Explorer Magazine - Spring 2013

E X P LO R E RThe Official Magazine of La Salle College High School


The Official Magazine of La Salle College High School

E X P LO R E R

spring 2013

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Pas s i n g The BaTon

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“To help others know and receive God’s love and guidance from the La Salle family.”

“La Salle gave me so much at a critical period in my life – I am eternally grateful.”

“Because eighteen years later I still smile when I think about my time at La Salle.”

“Because I want other La Salle students to have the same experience and advantage that all La Salle graduates earn while attending this great school.”

ARTICLES

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HIGHLIGHTS

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Mission Statement adopted by the Middle States Evaluation Team March 2006

La Salle College High School, a Catholic independent, college preparatory school for young men of varied backgrounds, is conducted in the tradition of St. John Baptist de La Salle.

Through a broad and balanced, human and Christian education, La Salle College High School guides each student in the development of his unique God-given talents and fosters

a commitment to academic excellence, service, and leadership.

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WHAT’S INSIDEPas s i n g The BaTon

PresidentBrother James L. Butler, FSC

PrincipalMichael A. O’Toole ’68

Vice President of Institutional AdvancementDaniel L. McGowan

EditorChristopher M. Carabello ’82

Contributing WritersChristopher M. Carabello ’82 William T. Donohoe, Jr. ’96 Kaitlyn McCreaChristopher C. Rocco ’13 Robert Stott ’06

Editorial and Production AssistanceMaura M. DiehlCathleen P. Winning

PhotographyJohn BurnsChristopher M. Carabello ’82 Sam FritchIntercollegiate AthleticsMike MaicherBrother James Rieck, FSC ’57Mark SeldersRegina Sacco

Artwork and DesignJohn Burns Graphic Design

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What’s in a nickname? I never had one growing up, which was

probably a good thing. My wife, on the other hand, had one

from a young age. Although today, apart from her immediate

family, no one refers to her as Mimi. My son, A.J., was given

one at birth, and by no means has he ever been called anything

else. He never even knew that his real name was Andrew John

until he got to school and they were teaching him to write his

full name.

I have often been fascinated by the vari-ous nicknames given to the Christian Brothers. They all entered the Institute with their given name, but upon receiv-ing the religious habit, they were given a new name – one often proceeded by an initial (D, E, F, or G) that corre-sponded to the Baltimore Province of the Christian Brothers. Then there are the nicknames. Perhaps it speaks to the true fraternity of these men or, perhaps, to a distorted sense of humor that The White Owl, Big Tom, The Bird, Naz, Rocky, and Stretch are all part of the long and storied history of La Salle College High School.

Several years ago, Brother Richard Kestler and I discussed the nicknames of various Brothers. He shared some of which I was unaware. Some were funny, others were not, and some I simply didn’t compre-hend. Curiosity got the best of me and I had the courage to ask him his nickname. True to his character, he openly shared it with me. It didn’t fit – at least not the individual sitting next to me.

Personally, I like the nickname “Buddy” for Brother Richard. After all, he seem-ingly knows everyone. Rarely does he go someplace where he doesn’t know someone. Students, parents, faculty, col-leagues, and religious – he always spots someone he knows and is never the stranger in the room. If he doesn’t know you, he cer-tainly doesn’t have any qualms about meeting you. He is also very good with names. Ironically, he would never have to refer to someone as “Buddy” because he remembers every-one’s name.

The nickname Buddy is also fitting for Brother Richard because of Elf, the 2003 Christmas comedy that stars Will Ferell in the role of Buddy Hobbs, a displaced elf in Manhattan who single handedly decorates the sales displays at Gimbel’s department store. Brother Richard’s affection for Christmas is unparalleled. While at La Salle, he loved nothing more than to see the campus decorated in ways that rival Longwood Gardens. Trees, buildings, manger scenes – indoors and out – Brother Richard loves Christmas and the decorations associated there-with. Even the small sitting room that adjoins Brother Richard’s bedroom fea-tures a miniature Christmas village that

stretches the length of an entire wall and features lights and fake snow.

On the other side of the Christian Brothers’ Residence was “Brother Kodak.” In addition to having a pro-

lific portfolio of photos from

every

La Salle event, Brother James’ affinity for photography was surpassed only by his love for Christmas. His focus, how-ever, was the Christmas tree. The ten foot Scotch Pine that adorned the foyer was Brother James’ pride and joy. The lights, decorations, and most important-ly, the tinsel, were meticulously placed by Brother James. Due to his untimely death in November, this past Christmas marked the first time in over twenty years that one of his trees did not deck the halls of the Brothers’ House.

Whether it is a nickname that you received as a child or one that you earned on the athletic fields, it is part of your personal history. Some names fit, others stick, and some simply fade away. La Salle College High School has had and contin-ues to have a number of nicknames – La Salle, La Salle High, the Little Explorers, Blue and Gold, and LSCHS – all have which have evolved over time. However, to over 14,000 alumni of the school it has just one – home.

CHRISTOPHER M. CARABELLO ’82 Editor




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spring 2013

FromTHEHip

From The President

Dear alumni, Parents, anD FrienDs,

Would you have known instantly when greeting the incoming freshmen on Wednesday after Labor Day in 1956, 1963, or 1965? Would you have seen something special about a young man from Saint Martin of Tours School arriving at 20th and Olney? A pair arriving at the “new school” two years apart, one from Immaculate Conception, Germantown and one from Maternity BVM in the rapidly expanding Greater Northeast? No band played then as now, but would Brother Francis McLean, the principal of that era, have realized he was shaking hands with a future leader for education and the Church, an entrepreneur fiercely loyal to his roots and those who helped him along the way, a visionary whose contribution to the way we communicate and process information can-not be overstated?

When I survey the parade of sleepy freshmen leaving their buses these cold winter mornings or those Class of 2017 scholarship winners I met at January’s recognition dinner, I know I cannot predict who among them will be a great leader, a generous benefactor, a striking innovator. On average, most will be reasonably successful, while a few never fulfill their potential. Perhaps in a good year one or two will be among the next generation inducted into La Salle’s Hall of Fame, sometime around the bicentennial of the school’s foundation.

Who knoWs? GoD Does. La Salle was founded 155 years ago, the Brothers of the Christian Schools three and a quarter centuries ago, on this rock solid conviction: God has a plan for every young person who crosses this school’s threshold. God can and will give them the Grace to cooperate with that plan if they are willing. When Jack Kestler, Jake Whalen, and Leonard Bosack entered La Salle, it was not with foreknowledge that they would become the president of three high schools or of a major commercial real estate company, the co-founder of a multinational corporation and a pioneer of routing technology. They only knew that they were entering a school imbued with the Spirit of Faith, a school where much would be provided to them and much expected of them as well. I expect those schol-arship winners who will graduate exactly fifty years after Jake still know the same exact things.

One of the things expected of all such La Salle men is that they serve others, that they use their talents to benefit more than just themselves or their families. It’s an idea as old as The Conduct of the Christian Schools, Saint John Baptist de La Salle’s classic educational manual. In that book, the Founder prescribes that a basket be passed around early in the school day. A boy with more than suf-ficient bread for his nourishment could contribute some. Another whose parents could not provide for his needs that day could help himself to someone else’s extra. It’s an idea as modern as the second half of La Salle’s cur-rent tag line, “Leave to Serve,” which our students do, seven days a week, including Christmas Eve. It’s an idea so key to our identity, Mission and values that significant recognition from La Salle like this Alumni Hall of Fame induction wouldn’t follow without it. Each of these three men has been a success in his chosen field. That’s great; we recognize and celebrate them. Each of them has affected positive change – has as changed La Salle, has changed lives, has in some way changed the world. That’s essential.

Service was at the core of another life honored in this edition of the Explorer, another member of the Alumni Hall of Fame, Brother James Rieck, FSC ’57. A Google search about him won’t yield a significant publication, a single patent, a list of corporate board directorships, photographs with Oprah or the Queen. You will find countless photographs with the hundreds of young men he accompanied on Kairos retreats, shepherded across the rough terrain of adolescence. You will find Twitter tributes that must have trended. Search your memory instead, and

you may recall a viewing with a line that stretched around the exterior of the Whalen Courtyard, one in which people waited for two hours at some points.

in his sixteenth and Final meditation for the time of retreat, saint John Baptist de la salle promises his first Brothers:Consider, then, that your reward in heaven will be all the greater inasmuch as you will have accomplished more good in the souls of the children entrusted to your care. In this spirit Saint Paul told the Corinthians, You will be our glory in the time to come on the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.

You can say the same thing of your disciples, namely, that on the day of judgment, they will be your glory if you have instructed them well and if they have profited from your instructions, because the lessons you have given them and the profit they have made from them will be unveiled before the whole world. Not only on that day but throughout all eternity, you will receive the glory of having instructed them well, because the glory that you have procured for them will reflect on you.

In honoring the achievements of Brother Richard Kestler, FSC ’60; Jake Whalen ’67; and Leonard Bosack ’69, and hallowing the memory of Brother James Rieck, FSC ’57, La Salle recognizes four men who truly did profit from our school’s instruction, each in his unique way. We at La Salle today join with their teachers, most of whom have already “received the glory of having instructed them well,” to thank our honorees for the ways in which their accomplishments, their generous service, their vision and intensity reflect well on us. We at La Salle today thank God for the good accomplished through Brother James Rieck for the young men entrusted to our care.

Fraternally,

Brother James l. Butler, FsC President

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1.NaTioNaL MeriT reCogNized STudeNTS

The National Merit Scholarship Corporation announced on September 21, 2012 that ten seniors from La Salle College High School were semifinalists in the 2013 competition for National Merit Scholarship Awards. The ten students place La Salle at the top among private, Catholic, and independent schools in the State of Pennsylvania. An additional seven students were recognized as National Merit Commended Students.

2.CoLLege iNTerview day

On October 2, 2012, the Class of 2013 participated in the school’s College Interview Day. Held in the school gymnasium, 75 admissions representatives from 58 colleges and universities attended the event. Seniors were scheduled for almost 900 individual appointments with the colleges of their choice. In the exchange, seniors presented their transcripts, had the opportunity to provide additional personal information, and asked questions about the colleges and universities.

3.goLf CHaMpioNSHip

On October 3, 2012, the Golf Team shot one the best scores in league history and repeated as Philadelphia Catholic League Champions, winning their 15th championship in nineteen years. Junior Jack Gregor and sophomore Gary McCabe finished tied for second place overall with 1-over par rounds of 72 at LuLu Country Club. Senior Brian Fischer followed with a 73. La Salle placed five golfers in the Top 10 and all eight members of the La Salle team received All-Catholic honors.

4.HoNorS CoNvoCaTioN

La Salle College High School held its annual Academic Convocation on October 12, 2012 and awarded a Scholastic “L” to 245 First Honor Students – 93 seniors, 75 juniors, and 77 sophomores – who distinguished themselves by attaining a final grade point average of 3.75 or above and no grade below a “B-“ at the conclusion of the 2011-2012 academic year.Brother James Rieck, FSC ’57 and Ms. Tina Shustack were recognized for twenty – five years of service to La Salle College High School and Mary Kay Meeks-Hank, Executive Director of Face to Face Germantown, was the featured speaker.

5.Career day

On October 18, 2012, over forty-five La Salle College High School alumni returned to campus for Career Day. About half were first time presenters and several others had not returned to campus since their own graduation. The sophomore and junior classes attended small group presentations, which included finance, accounting, engineering, medicine, law, education, and the arts. In each specific career presentation, alumni shared stories of how their La Salle education helped shape their career path. Students also had the opportunity at the end of each presentation to ask questions of the presenters. Frank P. Cervone, Esq. ’78, Executive Director of the Support Center for Child Advocates, was the keynote speaker.

6.freSHMaN BraNCH-ouT day

The 11th Annual Freshmen Branch-Out Day was held on October 18, 2012. Serving as an introduction to the culture of service, Branch-Out Day provides freshmen with the opportunity to engage in a full day of service in the greater Philadelphia area. Serving alongside more than half of the fathers of the freshmen class and 20 faculty, the 272 members of the freshmen class provided over 1,200 hours of service to more than sixteen social service agencies and Catholic elementary schools. Freshmen Branch-Out Day represents the only mandatory service requirement that students perform at La Salle, and contributes less than 10% of the over 18,000 hours deliv-ered by the entire student body annually.

7.waTer poLo

The Water Polo team won the Beast of the East Championship on September 22, 2012 at Reading High School. The Explorers competed in six games over the weekend in both Pottsville and Reading, getting three consecutive wins against Germantown Academy, Wyoming Valley West, and Episcopal Academy to wrap up the champion-ship. The Explorers concluded the season by winning the Eastern Conference Championship and finishing fourth in the Pennsylvania State Championship.

8.BarefooT iN THe park

Senior Josh Graham starred in the lead role of Paul Batter in three performances of Neil Simon’s Barefoot In The Park, which was played to audiences at La Salle College High School from October 26 – 28, 2012.The Tony Award winning classic also featured the talents of Josh Graham and junior John Schoenewald in addition to supporting and cameo roles by seniors Mark Chandler and Dan DeBrakeleer.

9.SoCCer

The Soccer Team defeated Father Judge High School 3-0 on November, 1, 2012 to win their 2nd straight Philadelphia Catholic League Championship and 7th title in school history. The following evening, the Explorers defeated the Public League Champions from Northeast High School 4-0 to win the District XII (City) Championship and advance to the PIAA State Tournament for the 2nd consecutive year, where they ultimately lost in the semifinals.

10.opeN HouSe

La Salle College High School held its annual Open House on November 11, 2012. Over 600 prospective families attended and more than 1,700 people toured the buildings and campus. Tours were conducted by tandems of Student Ambassadors that included an upperclassman paired with a freshman, which allowed for smaller groups to move throughout the school and visit particular areas of interest. Information sessions were held at the top of each hour in the auditorium with President Brother James Butler, FSC and Principal Michael O’Toole ’68. Additional presentations on Service, College Counseling, Technology, Science, and the David Program were held throughout the day. All of the athletic pro-grams were present in the gym and over fifty clubs and activities were represented in “The Pit” area outside the cafeteria.


11.SpeeCH aNd deBaTe

Eighteen members from the Speech and Debate team competed at three different regional tournaments in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Virginia. Seven students were recognized with awards for outstanding performance. Five La Salle students competed in Congressional Debate and Speech Events at the Patriot Games Classic held at George Mason University in Fairfax, VA. At the Electric City Invitational Tournament held at Scranton High School, ten La Salle students competed in Policy Debate. Finally, three La Salle students competed in Lincoln Douglas Debate at the Princeton Classic at Princeton University in Princeton, NJ.

12.MiCroSofT reCogNiTioN

The Lab Manager Program was selected by the Microsoft Corporation as one of the Top 100 Innovative Technological Program in the USA. The Partners in Learning Global Forum is the signature program of Microsoft Partners in Learning to honor innovative teachers and schools, and to showcase how technology can further educational transformation by being appropriately incorporated into curricula, pedagogy, and classrooms.

13.faTHer/SoN BaNqueT

The 63rd Annual Father/Son Banquet was held on November 15, 2012 at Williamson’s Restaurant in Horsham. Overall 600 La Salle students, fathers, grandfathers, guardians, faculty, staff, and administration enjoyed the event. The attendees heard Mike Missanelli, sports talk show host on FM 97.5 The Fanatic, recall some interesting stories from the past thirty years of Philadelphia sports. He also spoke to the boys about his career path and how he ended-up in a profession he would never have imagined.

14.freSHMaN graNdpareNTS’ day

On November 21, 2010, La Salle College High School hosted the grandparents of the freshman class. Over 325 grandparents of cur-rent freshmen participated in a Thanksgiving Prayer Service celebrated by Reverend Anthony Janton, AFSC ’69. The morning concluded with a reception as the boys came down to the gym to meet with their grandparents. The students took their grandparents on tours of the school and stopped for a photo that will become a cherished item.

15.THaNkSgiviNg food drive

The Thanksgiving Food Drive to benefit Saint Vincent’s Parish in Germantown and La Salle’s Pheed Philly service initiative wrapped up on Tuesday, November 20, 2012. In all, over 10,000 items were collected by the La Salle community for donation. The donations were used to benefit families in need around the Thanksgiving holiday and throughout the year.

16.fooTBaLL CHaMpioNSHipS

The Football Team defeated Saint Joseph’s Prep 28-27 in overtime to win the program’s 5th straight Catholic League Championship and 6th in the last seven seasons on November 10, 2012 at Plymouth-Whitemarsh Stadium. The following weekend, they defeated the Public League Champions from Frankford High School 37-20 to win the District XII (City) Championship and advance to the PIAA State Tournament for the 4th consecutive year, where they suffered a heart-breaking loss in the semifinals.

17.BaNd aNd CHoraL CoNCerTS

The Music Department rocked around the Christmas tree as it played to a packed auditorium at the annual Band Christmas Concert on December 10, 2012. The audi-ence sang along to holiday favorite, “White Christmas”, and enjoyed performances by the Concert Band, the Guitar Ensemble, the Concert Band, the Saxophone Ensemble, the String Ensemble, the Freshman Band, the Sixth Period Band, and the Fifth Period Band. The voices of the Choral Groups performed seasonal songs on December 17, 2012 at the annual Choral Christmas Concert. Singing to a cheerful and heavily crowded auditorium, Mr. Mark Norman conducted the performances by the Upperclassmen Chorus, the Freshmen Chorus, and the Belcrofters (Advanced Choral Group).

18.SeCreT SaNTa

The La Salle community raised in excess of $16,000 to purchase gifts for 69 patients in the Oncology and/or Hematology Departments at Saint Christopher’s Hospital for Children. All of these children are currently undergoing treatment for either cancer, leukemia, or a chronic blood disorder. In addition, gifts were purchased for all of the patients’ siblings, which brought the total number of boys and girls served by the project to 176 children. Almost 900 gifts (897 in total) were wrapped, tagged, bagged, and sorted into routes for delivery on Christmas Eve by 61 La Salle students, including nine student Santas, along with members of the Alumni Association and faculty/staff members. The effort marks the tenth consecutive year that La Salle has partnered with the Committee to Benefit the Children to provide Christmas to these needy families. The La Salle community was also able to provide each family with a turkey and a bag of food along with Shop Rite and Target Gift cards.

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When John Kestler graduated from La Salle College High School in 1960 as part of the last class to complete

all four years on the campus of 20th Street and Olney Avenue, no one would have suspected that fifty-two

years later a building would be named in his honor and the hallways of the new campus would bear his image.

Not even he could have envisioned the impact that he would one day have on his Alma Mater.

The eldest of two children, John Kestler was raised in the Oxford Circle section of Philadelphia and attended Saint Martin of Tours School. He was a good student who began sporting his signature eyeglasses at an early age. He went on to La Salle College High School where he was active in a number clubs and activities and was first introduced to serving others and the lives of the Brothers of the Christian Schools. He was inspired by the actions of Christian Brothers such as Brother Claude Demetrius, Brother George William, and Brother David Albert and was touched by how their lives imitated Christ. He was equaled moved by Mr. John Moore

and Mr Gerald Tremblay ’53, two lay teachers who lived by the principles of Lasallian education.

He entered the Christian Brother’s Novitiate in Amendable, MD within weeks of his graduation and took the name Richard. After a year in Maryland, he attended La Salle College while living in the Christian Brothers’ Scholasticate located in nearby Elkins Park. He had student teaching assignments at a number of local schools including Bishop McDevitt High School and, upon graduation from La Salle College, assumed his first official assignment at Hudson Catholic High School in North Jersey.


Brother Richard became a Christian Brother to teach the minds and touch the hearts of the boys in his care. He always thought he would do so as a teacher, but his skills as an administrator soon found him serving outside the classroom and in a variety of capacities. In 1973, he was appointed Principal of West Catholic High School – a place where he was stationed on three occasions and the site of his current position. Six years later, he was appointed Provincial Superior of the Baltimore District of the Christian Brothers and, at age 37, held one of the highest positions that a Christian Brother can attain. He returned to his Alma Mater for the first time in 1985 before serving five years as Chief Administrator of Saint Gabriel’s Hall, a residence in Audubon, PA that the Christian Brothers run in conjunction with Catholic Social Services for court adjudicated young men.

Brother Richard would spend seventeen of the next twenty years of his career as President of a Catholic high school. Three years at Archbishop Carroll High School were followed by six years at West Catholic High School before he became the third President of La Salle College High School in July of 2005.

Things changed the moment he came to Wyndmoor that summer. Winning teams began to win championships and headlines on the school’s athletic success became commonplace in the local news-papers. Admissions and enrollment were at an all-time high and interest in the school could not have been stronger. He sat front and center at every concert and show and enjoyed the performance as if it were one of his own children in the production. It was his voice that could always be heard when singing the Alma Mater.

To Brother Richard, La Salle College High School was pseudony-mous with “excellence and character”. “Boys will be Boys, but La Salle Boys will be Gentlemen.” He had signs with the quote erected in each classroom. More importantly, he took the saying to heart and made sure the students did the same.

1965–1973 JERSEY CITY, NJ HUDSON CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL Director of Students Affairs Teacher

1973–1979 PHILADELPHIA, PA WEST CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL Principal

1979–1985 ADAMSTOWN, MD CHRISTIAN BROTHERS’ PROVINCIALATE Provincial Superior

1985–1986 WYNDMOOR, PA LA SALLE COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL Teacher

1986–1991 AUDUBON, PA SAINT GABRIEL’S HALL chief Administrator

1991–1993 WYNDMOOR, PA LA SALLE COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL Assistant Principal

1993–1996 RADNOR, PA ARCHBISHOP CARROLL HIGH SCHOOL President

1996–1999 WYNDMOOR, PA LA SALLE COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL Director of Alumni Affairs Director of Financial Aid Teacher

1999–2005 PHILADELPHIA, PA WEST CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL President

2005–2012 WYNDMOOR, PA LA SALLE COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL President

2012–Present PHILADELPHIA, PA WEST CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL President


Brother Richard’s boundless energy was focused on implementing the school’s Strategic Plan, while ensuring that students were educated in the Lasallian tradition. He once described Lasallian education as “openness to all.” His varied relationships with faculty, staff, students, parents, colleagues, and alumni certainly demonstrate this distinctive quality. Through his constant presence greeting the boys as they entered each morning or at the events where he became a mainstay, he successfully managed to touch the hearts of his students.

The campus changed – radically. The addition of the 29 acres adjacent to Route 309 and the subsequent development of athletic fields forever changed the landscape of the school. In 2006, La Salle College High School launched one of the most ambitious initiatives the institution had ever undertaken. The $25 million

capital campaign, Fulfilling the Promise, was the largest fundraising effort in school history. Brother Richard was committed to the effort and stayed at the forefront of the project until the last dollar was raised in June of 2011 and the promise was fulfilled. In October of 2012, Kestler Hall, the 40,000 square foot academic expansion and the only concrete evidence of that capital campaign was named in his honor.

Brother Richard enjoys landscaping and gardening – perhaps a little too much as he can often be found pulling weeds, planting bulbs, or on a ladder trimming bushes and shrubs. Despite his affection for the outdoors, he is an avid movie-goer and one can always count on him for first-hand reviews.

It is his fascination with Christmas and “decking the halls” that will forever be part of his legacy. On Black Friday, the decorations began to make their way down from the attic of Alumni House and up from the maintenance department. By the first week of Advent, the life-size manger scenes were erected on the lawn facing Cheltenham Avenue as well as outside of the auditorium. Lights – lots of color-ful lights – would adorn the campus along with wreaths, Christmas trees, bows, and decorations. Between his own labor and the efforts of the maintenance staff along with his “elves” from the Mothers’

Club, each Christmas the campus was transformed into something bright and colorful – features that mirrored his personality. Brother Richard’s favorite holiday is often coined the “Season of Giving” and one would be hard-pressed to find a more giving man.

In March of 2013, Brother Richard Kestler, FSC ’60 decked a different hall – the Alumni Hall of Fame. His image joined one of his favorite ladies, Florence Ward, along with seventy-two fel-low alums. He was the third member from the Class of 1960 to be honored and the seventh Christian Brother. He was selected for excellence in his profession as well as for service, loyalty, and con-tributions to La Salle College High School. On a wall of great men (and one woman) there might not be another who has demonstrated excellence and character, while at the same time had such a pro-found effect on the La Salle community.


To be a “Lasallian” school is to belong to something very special.

Lasallian schools are part of a worldwide educational network spanning every

continent except Antarctica. Lasallian schools cross all levels of education

from elementary to university and include schools for dependent and delinquent

youth. Lasallian students come from all economic classes and faiths.

A characteristic of Lasallian education is openness to all. A Christian Brothers’

school is Lasallian in its mission and in those served. Brothers work with

all classes of students to share the Gospel message and to ensure a quality

education. Brothers add a unique element to the mission of their

schools. Brothers’ schools strive to “touch the hearts of youth” and to

make real the Gospel message.

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“If I wasn’t introduced to La Salle, I very realistically would have ended up on a different path,”

said Whalen, the founder and president of WHARCO Realty Group, Inc., in Bethesda, Maryland.

“Growing up and going to Immaculate Conception (which was recently closed),

it was a great school, but it was in a very transitional neighborhood.”

Gentleman Jake


Whalen was born and raised in East Germantown. His parents divorced while he was young, and Whalen spent a lot of time under the care of his grandparents, with his younger brother Michael.

Germantown, like the rest of the city in the 1950’s and 60’s, was hit hard by economic decline and fleeing businesses, leading to an influx of crime and violence. He did his best to avoid all of that, but Whalen knew he needed to find a way out.

Through the older kids in his neighbor-hood—many of whom also moved on to LaSalle—and at youth basketball camps, Whalen was introduced to the Christian Brothers’ high school.

“The older kids would just always talk about how great the environment was, and everyone knew that the education had a reputation of being top-notch,” he said.

“I knew that if I was going to avoid getting stuck where I was, this was going to be it.”

With his mind made up and his grades good enough to get in, Whalen knew where he was destined to go. Despite all of that though, being able to afford tuition—$500 at the time—was a bit of a concern. The summer prior to his freshman year Whalen’s father scraped together some money, and he worked to make up the difference. His path-way to success was starting to open up.

His first year was everything he expected and then some.

“It let me get away from Germantown,” Whalen said, cracking a smile. “La Salle just worked. Everyone was so down to Earth and humble. No one was judgmental about where you came from or what your parents did for a living, and that culture was just very refreshing.”

In his first year at La Salle, Whalen joined the freshman basketball intramural teams and developed friendships with his fellow classmates —many of which he keeps in touch with to this day, including Joe Slabinski ’67 and Bob McAnespey ’66. One friend in particular, Jack Meehan Jr. ’67, a fellow classmate, would be important to Whalen’s continued attendance at La Salle.

“Jack’s father, Jack, Sr., himself a well known figure at La Salle, had a construction company and gave a lot of Jack’s classmates jobs over the summer,” said Whalen.

“My parents always helped how they could, but those summer jobs from Mr. Meehan helped get me through La Salle.”

With the finances in order, Whalen was able to stay at La Salle, play sports, and participate in many other activities to

“pad that resume for colleges.”

The education, of course, was important as well.

Whalen became close with several teachers including Brother Carl Clayton, FSC and David Diehl ’55.

“The way they taught and their ability to just make everyone see the bigger picture, they were a big influence on me,” Whalen said of Clayton and Diehl. “They were great, and still keep in touch with them and let them know that.”

After graduating from La Salle in May of 1967, Whalen was accepted into Temple University—something he probably wishes never happened.

“It was a complete culture shock,” he said. “I went from having an entire graduating class of 187 boys at La Salle to a history class of over 1,000 at Temple. It was terrible. I really disliked it.”

After his first year Whalen left Temple and enrolled in the Marine Corps.

“I just needed to get away from it all for a little bit, it was a frightening experience,” he said. “The Marines helped get me back into that disciplined routine.”

While in the reserves, Whalen worked towards getting himself back in school quickly, applying to programs at Villanova and (at that time) La Salle College. He was accepted into both, but La Salle—still an all-male institution—offered him the option of starting sooner.

“The familiarity also made the choice easier,” said Whalen. “It was a pretty common pro-gression for guys to go from the high school to the college, and I knew the culture would be the same with the Christian Brothers. Class sizes weren’t nearly as large, either. And, a lot of my former high school friends were there. It just made sense.”

While in college, Whalen began working at a local Pantry Pride food market. The small food chain store not only helped him con-tinue to pay his way through school, it also would help him launch his career.

“The hours were a bit crazy, but you did what you had to,” he said.

He worked his way up through the ranks from sales associate to assistant manager by the time he graduated from college in 1972. During that time, Pantry Pride, which was owned by Food Fair, began expanding. By the time Whalen enrolled in Widener University, in their night class program—he was working towards his MBA in econom-ics and management—the company trans-ferred him to the real estate portion of the business—a move that put him on the path towards his current-day work.

“I started as an administrator, working for one of the property managers,” said Whalen.

“It was a great change of pace, working 9-to-5, Monday-Friday.”


He would move up fast through the com-pany—by the time he finished his four-year program at Widener in 1976 Whalen was in charge of the entire Northeast division of Food Fair, which stretched from Delaware to Massachusetts.

Financial troubles were starting to hit the company, though. Unprofitable stores were being closed, and people were leaving out of fear that Food Fair might fold. This meant other opportunities were opening though, and Whalen eventually became vice president of the entire East Coast.

After a year, he too realized what was happening—Food Fair filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 1978—and decided to get out.

Through some connections, Whalen was offered the opportunity to move to the Washington, DC, area and work with Sam Rosenfeld at Rosenfeld Realty, a retail property managing company. His pathway out of a rough neighborhood, and hard situation was right in front of him. He would take the position and moved a few hours south down I-95.

“Sam taught me everything I know about real estate,” Whalen said. “The business, the nuances, everything; he was very old-fashioned—he actually added and multi-plied numbers on a piece of paper. He really introduced me to the business and helped give me the tools to get to where I am.”

After four years of work with Rosenfeld though, the projects began to run low, and the work slowed.

Whalen was offered to work on project with Oliver Carr Company, another retail property management company. The Carr project gave Whalen another four years of work, during which he managed twenty-three office buildings in Washington, on top of the major retail space projects he was brought in to work on.

While with the Carr Company, Whalen was introduced to Linda Rabbitt, founder and owner of Rand* Construction Corporation. Both were working on the renovation of the historic Willard Hotel. Whalen was in charge of the retail renova-tion, while Rabbitt’s company was working on the rest of the hotel.

“John and I were fixed up on a blind date by a woman who worked for him,” said Rabbitt. “The date was for the reopening festivities of the Willard in the fall of 1986.”

They became close after the date, and the relationship matured quickly. He made his first move, however to get her two daughters, Ashleigh and Lauren, on board, taking them out to dinner on Friday nights, while Linda played in a women’s tennis league. The two married on Valentine’s Day in 1990.

Business began to slow down with the Carr Company, though, as projects finished up.

With all of the experience he had, Whalen decided when he left it was time to form his own company. In December of 1987, he would found the WHARCO Realty Group, Inc. The company started small, but in his 28 years of work, Whalen has seen his efforts pay off.

“I started with one property that I managed for a couple of friends,” said Whalen.

“Over time I worked up to managing around eighteen properties that were owned by other guys, and now, over the last twelve years, I have about fifteen properties, but I own parts of them all and have a group of great guys who are my partners.”

Through those partnerships, Whalen works primarily with retail and office space in Maryland and Virginia. “The thing now is buying warehouses and storage spaces, and converting them to high tech spaces that can be used as offices and co-working spaces,” he said.

Whalen recently expanded WHARCO into the residential space, purchasing some apartments in North Carolina.

Through everything, Whalen has maintained his connection with the LaSalle community.

“I enjoyed coming back for the golf out-ings and brunches and reunions,” he said.

“About ten years ago, right around the time Linda and I decided it was time for us to start giving back, La Salle introduced the Capital Campaign. I didn’t have to think twice about where I was going to give, so it was just a matter of getting a donation plan put together.”

After this, the 10th year of his ten year plan, Whalen will have completed his gift of $1 million to La Salle. Through his dona-tions, La Salle set up the John Whalen ’67 Grant Fund, which provides financial assistance to students demonstrating need.

“My challenge to Dave Diehl, who was administering this program, was to make sure students like me—students who had the academic ability to make it but needed a few extra dollars to pay the tuition—would be able to take advantage of my fund,” Whalen said. “No one should have to miss out on the opportunities to attend a school like La Salle because of financial reasons,” said Whalen. “I know what it’s like to scrape to make it through there, and I’m happy to help those students now that I can.”

Whalen continues to give his time to the La Salle community. He was invited onto the Board of Trustees in 2007, and served first as vice chair of the Finance and Property Committee, and currently as chair of the Investment Committee. Whalen also was instrumental in starting the Washington, DC Roundtable, an alumni

“club” for Washington-area Explorers.

“I know where I could’ve been if it wasn’t for the Christian Brothers,” said Whalen.

“I never forgot where I came from, and knew that I wanted to get the hell out, and they helped me. I wouldn’t be sitting here today if it wasn’t for my wife, the Marines, and La Salle College High School.”


The Cisco KidBY KAITLYN MCCREA

Can you imagine a life without the ability to share information through a computer network, email, or even the Internet? If we can’t Google it, read emails, or open documents from a server, where would our information come from – perusing through pages of old tattered books and waiting on U.S. Postal Service deliveries? Although these are absolutely absurd thoughts to people across the globe, we can thank a La Salle alum for paving the way so infor-mation could be shared from one computer to another. Leonard Bosack, whiz-kid of the Class of 1969, was inducted into the La Salle College High School Hall of Fame for being a technology hero, as his brainy romance at Stanford University changed the way people communicate all over the world. Leonard Bosack ’69, co-founder of Cisco Systems, helped lead the way to our high-tech lifestyles through the creation and com-mercialization of router technology.

La Salle College High School has seen many great students walk through its hallways, but it is particularly proud to say one of their own truly changed communication across the globe. Raised in Northeast Philadelphia on Rising Sun Avenue, Leonard Bosack came to La Salle in 1964 from Maternity BVM Parish. His brilliance quickly radiated in the classroom as a “beautiful mind” mak-ing the best of the best students feel ordi-nary in his presence.

Other students in the Class of 1969 recog-nized Bosack as anything but average, as his brilliance certainly stuck out amongst the crowd. Although he was never a star on the

basketball court, baseball team, or in the school play, he became the shining star of the Math, Science, and German Clubs on campus, earning Scholastic letters in all four years of his involvement.

As he prepared to leave his high school years behind, acceptance to the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania was no shock to those around him. Bosack contin-ued to excel during his undergraduate years at the University of Pennsylvania, and upon graduation in 1973, he began working as a hardware engineer. Dedicated to continu-ing his education, Bosack was accepted to Stanford University in 1979 to pursue stud-ies in computer science. Stanford University was the place that helped Leonard change the way of communication as we know it.

While on campus at Stanford, Bosack met his future wife, Sandy Lerner, who worked as the Director for Computer Facilities for the Graduate School of Business. As the

two worked in separate buildings on cam-pus, Lerner in the Business School Lab and Bosack in the Computer Science Lab, they dreamed about the day that they would be able to send warm messages to each other through their computers, sparking a brilliant idea. They quickly attempted to connect the two disconnected computers by running cables through the campus, first connected by bridges and then connected by routers. Messages soon were being sent back and forth through the two once completely dis-connected computers, and then they were being sent through all 5,000 computers on campus through 16 square miles creating the first true local area network (LAN) system.

Once other organizations and universi-ties caught wind of this new technology on Stanford’s campus, Bosack and Lerner soon found that their routers were of high demand, being approached numerous times to purchase their product. The couple then went to Stanford University to see if the school would like to purchase their rout-ers from them. Stanford passed, and Cisco Systems was born.

Named after the city north of Stanford University, Cisco Systems established head-quarters in Bosack and Lerner’s home, filling the living room with wires and parts as the team created the first commercial routers to distribute to its customers. With Bosack acting as the computer brains and Lerner acting as the entrepreneur, the couple spread word of their new business and products by word of mouth, and generated contracts worth over $200,000 within its first month in operation.

Although they had the start-up for the business placed on personal credit cards, Leonard and Sandy quickly made a profit from their routers, and soon realized that they needed to turn their home operation into a well-managed company.

“At that point I think we were – Cisco was doing, I think, a quarter million, maybe $350,000 a month without a professional sales staff and without an official conven-tionally recognized marketing campaign. So it wasn’t a bad business just right then. And so I think just for the novelty of it, the folks at Sequoia listened to us,” Leonard Bosack told PBS Online.

Cisco Systems brought in Don Valentine of Sequoia Capital to provide the capital that Cisco didn’t have, as well as create a sense of management for the company. John Morgridge was brought in to manage the entire company, not only as President and CEO of Cisco Systems, but also Bosack and Lerner’s boss.

“we were gifted with certain abilities before our entry into La Salle,

and those gifts and others were developed during our four years there,”

says classmate Bill wasylenko ’69. “One of those great gifts we received,

and which we all have utilized, is our ability to see things in a different way.

Len Bosack was someone who saw things so differently from me.

while I was working as hard as I could to succeed in those math classes,

Len was looking well beyond those classes for other challenges.”


As the company went public in 1990, Cisco Systems became an established name, growing into a well-organized billion-dollar company; however, Bosack and Lerner began to feel as they were no longer wanted in that new organization. That very same year, management forced Lerner to leave Cisco, and Bosack resigned shortly after he heard the news. They sold their shares of the company, and walked away with a healthy profit.

Although Leonard Bosack and Sandy Lerner are no longer together, they still remain great friends giving back to the community through a charitable foundation. About 70 percent of the money that they walked away with from the sale of Cisco Systems funds a trust and that foundation gives back to a wide variety of organizations, including animal welfare and science organizations.

Life after Cisco has brought great things to Bosack. He launched his own company in Kirkland, WA called, XKL, LLC. The company works to provide a forward thinking approach to technology as it identifies problems in emerging internet technology before these problems are identified by the public.

As Bosack continues to enhance today’s technology at XKL, society never forgets his contributions to the world of technology. Bosack has won several prestigious awards including the Computer Entrepreneur Award in 2009, and in March of 2013, his Alma Mater inducted him into the La Salle College High School Hall of Fame. His plaque will stand amongst the greatest students to ever pass through the halls of La Salle and he will forever be honored by his classmates, faculty, and current students as the “whiz- kid of 1969” whose contributions to technology has made fundamental changes for the world of telecommunications.

JanuaryHockey defeated Malvern Prep by a score of 3-0 in front of 2,200 fans at Citizens Bank Park to win the inaugural High School Winter Classic.

Forty 8th grade students were awarded Presidential Scholarships based on their performance on the Scholarship and Entrance Exam.

Speech and Debate won the Philadelphia Catholic League (PCL) Overall School Championship as well as their 6th consecutive PCL Debate School Championship.

Lasallian Youth from four schools in the Christian Brothers District of Eastern North America (DENA) gathered at La Salle College High School for a Leadership Day focusing on faith,

service, and community.

FebruaryWrestling remained unbeaten during the regular season enroute to defeating Father Judge and winning their fourth consecutive Philadelphia Catholic League Championship. The following day, they defeated Northeast High School to win the PIAA District XII (City) Championship.

Speech and Debate won the Pennsylvania High School Speech League (PHSSL) District 11 Team Championship for the 10th consecutive year and twelve students placed in the Top 10 of their events at the PHSSL State Championship.

Swimming continued its dominance by capturing a 24th consecutive Philadelphia Catholic League Championship and fourth straight District XII (City) Championship.

Students and faculty donated over ninety units of blood to the American Red Cross, which benefitted approximately 270 people in the Philadelphia Area.

Over 550 mothers and sons gathered for the Mother/Son

Communion Breakfast.

MarchBrother James Rieck, FSC ’57 and Frank P. Cervone, Esq. ’76 were inducted into the La Salle College High School Hall of Fame.

Hockey won their second consecutive Flyers Cup with a 6-3 victory over Holy Ghost Prep. Two weeks later, they traveled to Pittsburgh and defeated Bethel Park High School, the Penguins Cup Champions, to capture the Pennsylvania State Championship.

Mathletes won the Philadelphia Catholic League Championship with a cumulative season score of 266 to outscore the second and third place schools Bishop Shanahan and Monsignor Bonner High.

Swimming traveled to Bucknell University where they swept all three relay races and captured the Pennsylvania State Championship with 325.5 point, which was 113.5 points more than the second place team and defending State Champions Hershey High School. The 200 Yard Freestyle Relay Team swam the fastest time in America and was crowned National Champions.

Membership in the National Honor Society increased to 220, as 111 ju-niors with a grade point average of 3.50 or higher and no grade lower than a “C” joined 109 seniors who were already members.

City of Angels, featuring a cast of over one hundred La Salle students and young ladies from area high schools, performed to four sell-out crowds and left audiences laughing and humming its tunes long after the curtain went down.

Over 400 sophomores and their fathers participated in Sophomore Branch-Out Day, which celebrated its tenth anniversary with a day of service at twenty sites throughout the

Philadelphia Area.

AprilThe 8th Annual Field Day was held in honor of Fran Johnson and Mary Jo Smith, two beloved faculty members who succumbed to battles with cancer. Homerooms competed against each other in over three dozen events taking place simultaneously in four areas of the campus.

The Competition and Lab Bands were both honored at the Cavalcade Association of Bands Competition. The Competition Band received superior ratings in all five area jazz competitions and an Outstanding Soloist Award was earned by a La Salle musician at each competition.

The Engineering Club completed a Renewable Energy Study, which stud-ied the feasibility of installing wind and solar generation equipment at La Salle.

The school community, through “La Salle Responds,” raised over $30,000 to benefit thirty

different charities.

MayThe 29th Annual Arts Festival exhib-ited student artwork in every available space in the school and was highlighted by performances from the band and cho-rus. The Band Concert featured over 300 musicians and the Choral Concert fea-tured three performing groups. Over 90% of the students who took an art class at La Salle had at least one piece of artwork included in the exhibition, which featured art ranging from ceramics and sculptures to drawings and paintings.

Over 200 sharply dressed gentlemen, accompanied by their dates, attended the Senior Prom at Spring Mill Manor.

Tennis won its sixth consecutive Philadelphia Catholic League Championship by defeating Saint Joseph’s Prep and then defeated Central High School to win the District XII (City) Championship.

300 students took a total of 615 Advanced Placement exams in nineteen different subject areas.

Track and Field captured the PIAA District XII (City) Championship. The following week, Tom Coyle won the 1600 Meter Run at the Pennsylvania State Championship. Earlier in the year, Coyle and fellow junior, Andrew Stone, ran the two fastest times in America in the

1500 Meter Run.

JuneThe Class of 2012 graduated 246 seniors. 100% of the Class of 2012 is continuing their formal education at 91 colleges and universities in 23 states and two international universities. 80% of the Class of 2012 earned an academic and/or athletic scholarship, which totaled $29.3 million.

Lacrosse defeated Saint Joseph’s Prep to win the Philadelphia Catholic Championship. The following day, they defeated Northeast High School to capture the PIAA District XII (City) Championship. The season ended in Hershey, PA with a loss to Conestoga in the PIAA State Championship Game.

265 students, which represented 40% of the upper classmen, along with 27 faculty members participated in summer service experiences in Philadelphia, Bolivia, Saint Lucia, Arizona, Louisiana, Montana, Louisiana, New Mexico, and West Virginia.

Baseball traveled to State College where they defeated Council Rock South by a score of 3-1 to win the Pennsylvania State Championship. In doing, so they became the first Philadelphia Catholic League and PIAA District XII team to win a State Championship in baseball.

Student Lab Managers earned 93 individual Microsoft certifications and La Salle College High School remained the only Level One Microsoft IT

Academy in the State of Pennsylvania.

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JulyBrother James L. Butler, FSC became the fourth President of La Salle College High School. At the same time, Michael A. O’Toole ’68 returned to his Alma Mater to assume the role of Principal.

Contributions to the De la Salle Annual Fund, which supports financial aid, exceeded $1.12 million and reached

the highest level in school history.

AugustLa Salle College High School is the only high school in America to be invited by Microsoft Corporation to join the Technology Adoption Program (joining the likes of Boeing, Hewlett Packard, Intel, the U.S. Army, and Bank of America).

Advancement Placement Exams identified 117 AP Scholars – students with a score of 3 or higher on three or more AP exams taken in a single academic year – including fifteen National Scholars – students with a score of 4 or higher on eight or more AP

exams taken in a single academic year.

SeptemberLa Salle College High School opened its doors for the 154th time and welcomed 277 members of the Class of 2016.

The Office of Information Technology becomes a Regional Winner of Microsoft Corporation’s Partners in Learning Competition.

The National Merit Scholarship Corporation recognized ten students as National Merit Semifinalists and an additional seven students as National Merit Commended, which was the most among private and Catholic high schools in the State of Pennsylvania.

Sterner Hall, a wing dedicated to music and athletics, is named in memory of Brother René Sterner who served as President of La Salle College High School from 1991 to 2005.

Over 1,000 alumni returned to campus for an activity-packed weekend that included the inaugural induction of the Hall of Athletics and Homecoming, which included the home opener for the Football Team. The 1957 Football Team, which captured both Philadelphia Catho-lic and City Championships, was honored during halftime of the football game as twenty-five members of that team returned to commemorate their

athletic milestone.

OctoberGolf shot one of the best scores in league history and defeated Saint Joseph’s Prep to repeat as Philadelphia Catholic League Champions.

Kestler Hall, a 40,000 square foot academic expansion, is named in honor of Brother Richard Kestler, FSC ’60, President Emeritus of La Salle College High School.

The Fall drama production featured three performances of Neil Simon’s Barefoot In The Park.

Mary Kay Meeks-Hanks, Executive Director of Face to Face in Germantown, was the featured speaker at the annual Honors Convocation, where Scholastic Letters for First Honors were bestowed to 245 sophomores, juniors, and seniors for achieving a grade point average of 3.75 or higher and no grade lower than a “B-”.

Over 400 freshmen and their fathers participated in Freshman Branch-Out Day – a day of service at twenty sites throughout the Philadelphia Area.

Water Polo won the first Eastern Conference Championship in school history and reached the semi-finals

of the PIAA State Championships.

NovemberThe Mothers’ Club and Men of La Salle hosted a capacity crowd of over 600 guests and raised in excess of $300,000 at the La Salle Auction – “Auction Royale” – which was sent to a James Bond Theme and celebrated its 30th year.

Soccer posted nine consecutive shutouts including a 3-0 blanking of Father Judge to repeat as Philadelphia Catholic League Champions and a 4-0 defeat of Northeast High School to repeat as PIAA District XII (City) Champi-ons. The season ended with a semi-final loss in the PIAA State Championships.

Over 600 prospective families attended the annual Open House as more than 1,700 people toured the buildings and campus.

Football defeated Saint Joseph’s Prep in overtime to win their fifth consecutive Philadelphia Catholic League Championship and went on to defeat Frankford High School to repeat as PIAA District XII (City) Champions. The season ended with a semi-final loss in the PIAA State Championships.

Over 600 fathers and sons attended the 63rd Annual Father/Son Banquet.

Students collected over 10,000 non-perishable food items for a Thanksgiving Food Drive that benefitted Saint Vincent’s Parish in Germantown.

The school community mourned the loss of Brother James Rieck, FSC ’57, a beloved Christian Brother, mentor, colleague, and friend, who served as Director of Admissions

for eighteen years.

DecemberOver 560 8th grade boys took the Scholarship/Entrance Exam.

The Rho Kappa National Social Stud-ies Honor Society, the only national organization for high school juniors and seniors that recognizes excellence in the field of Social Studies, granted a local chapter to La Salle College High School.

The annual Band and Choral Christmas Concerts played to packed houses and featured the Sounds of the Season from over 300 musicians and three choral groups.

The Lab Manager Program partic-ipated with hundreds of high school students from Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, and around the world in the Interna-tional Student Summit hosted by the World Affairs Council of Philadelphia at Temple University. The summit simulated a Worldwide Cybersecurity Conference convened in response to rising tensions between China and some of its neighbors over access to resource-rich islands in the South China Sea.

Secret Santa celebrated its tenth anniversary by providing the Christmas miracle to patients in the Oncology and/or Hematology Departments at Saint Christopher’s Hospital for Children. Over $16,000 was raised by the La Salle community to buy almost 900 gifts that were wrapped, tagged, and delivered by over 60 students on Christmas Eve to 69 patients and their families (a total of

176 children).


when Penn State university head Football coach Bill O’Brien was asked recently if he knew that

two members of his staff, John Butler ’91 (Defensive coordinator) and craig Fitzgerald ’91 (Director

of Strength and conditioning) were high school classmates he said, “I did, actually the reason I

knew about John was through Fitz. These are the type of guys that come from the same background,

catholic school guys. I’m from Boston they’re from Philly, so we have the same common values.

They have been a big part of Penn State.” he went on to say, “They have a unique ability to

coach very hard, but at the same time the kids know they care about them, if that makes sense.

They are both fantastic coaches, and we are lucky to have them at Penn State.”

Pride of La SaLLe

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The story of Butler and Fitzgerald, Penn State coaches, close friends, teammates and classmates, began in wyndmoor in the eighties. Each agrees that La Salle college high School is an integral part of their story, laying the groundwork for their success. In addition to being classmates and teammates, their shared story includes stints working together at catholic university, harvard university, university of South carolina and Penn State. Their individual resumes include time coaching at Arizona State university and university of maryland (Fitzgerald), and university of Texas, midwestern State university, Southwest Texas State university and university of minnesota (Butler.) But their stories could have been very different if John Butler hadn’t decided to attend La Salle. A three sport athlete, he was also seriously considering Germantown Academy and Bishop mcDevitt, but the influence of his grade school coach, Joe magarity ’70, led him to cheltenham Avenue. Says Butler, “Joe is the reason I went to La Salle. I knew at a young age that I wanted to grow and leave, take the road less traveled and create my own path. La Salle was the best place to maximize the poten-tial I knew I had inside me.” According to Joe, “I firmly believed that John would be best served on all counts at La Salle. I worked together with John’s family and the La Salle family and I know that both John and La Salle were winners in that game.”

John also credits his development as a man to Joe Parisi, Joe colistra, marty Jackson, and Brother Tim Ahern, acknowledging that these are only a few of the many great teachers, coaches and christian Brothers that made an impact on him at La Salle. John remembers his teachers and coaches teaching him to be competitive and the importance of academic and athletic prepara-tion. “At La Salle, you are going to be left behind if you don’t have a mindset of pushing yourself.” John played football, basketball and baseball all four years at La Salle and reflects, “I believe wholeheartedly if I played only one sport then I would have been better at the par-ticular sport but I also think it would have taken away from my overall experience in developing as a man.”

For Butler’s football and baseball teammate craig Fitzgerald, the decision to go to La Salle came because of La Salle’s academic and athletic reputation and the fact that, as craig puts it, “La Salle felt like they were going to raise you to be a man. At fourteen years old, this is what I needed. From Brother Linus’ typing class, being taught to respect your parents, especially your mom, this sort of thing was always hammered in to you in a subtle way.” he goes on to say, “Joe colistra and Joe Parisi were great mentors for me. From the christian Brothers to all of the lay teachers, they all cared deeply for their stu-dents.” Adds Fitzgerald, “I wouldn’t be where I am today without La Salle. As a husband, father and profes-sional, it has made me the person I am today.”

Their coaches speak equally well of their former players. marty Jackson, Butler’s basketball coach, says, “John was a tremendous high school athlete. he was very self-less and made the other players better. I wish John well, he is a man of character and integrity and he will do great things at Penn State.” Joe colistra, their football coach, remembers John’s personality and character as the things that set him apart from most kids, and his toughness was beyond compare. “John was always comfortable in his skin. You have to know who you are, before you can get kids to do what you want them to do. In coaching it’s not what you do, it’s really who you are, and John is a quality person. People are willing to follow him, especially young people.”

when talking with Joe colistra about craig, he fondly remembers “I couldn’t get him out of the weight room, literally. In those days we lifted before school at 6 am.” Joe remembers craig as a leader and is sure that the football players he trains are “in good hands for every workout he puts them through. They listen to craig because he is self-confident, he knows who he is and he’s a good person. I think coach O’Brien has chosen two outstanding people…and he’s a pretty good judge of character.”

During the college chapters of their story, Butler and Fitzgerald continued to compete. John was a four-year letterman in football at catholic university, and a two-year letterman in basketball and part of the school’s 1992-1993 ncAA Tournament team. During his third year at catholic, John caught the “coaching bug” and began to actively pursue his future career. In the mean-time, his friend craig was close by, playing on a football scholarship at the university of maryland, where he was a three year letter winner. craig attributes his ability to succeed in college to his time at La Salle. “making it through La Salle, I thought I would be prepared for anything. Before coming to La Salle I underachieved academically- after going to La Salle and graduating, using the val-ues the christian Brothers instilled in me, I knew I was ready for anything.”

“Anything” ended up being a great career in collegiate coaching, and the next chapters to be written.

Through Butler, craig made the connections he

needed for his first job, and became catholic university’s first ever

Strength &

conditioning coach. his determination led him to suc-cessful careers at several quality programs, including his college alma mater, university of maryland. It was at maryland that Fitzgerald first worked with Bill O’Brien. Based upon their experience working together, when coach O’Brien was putting together his coaching staff at Penn State, he knew he needed craig’s work ethic and enthusiasm as the foundation of his strength and condi-tioning program at Penn State.

In the meantime, Butler’s road to the Defensive Coordinator position at Penn State has brought him to several schools across the nation. His experience includes:

2013-Present Defensive coordinator Penn State

2012 Secondary coach Penn State

2011 Special Teams coordinator South carolina

2007-2010 Linebacker coach and minnesota Special Teams coach

2003-2006 Linebacker coach and harvard Special Teams coordinator

2001-2002 Safety coach and Southwest Special Teams coordinator Texas State

In addition to the things they learned from their coaches and mentors, John and craig made some very dear friends at La Salle. Two of those friends and former teammates, kevin Schmidt ’91 (currently a La Salle assistant football coach) and keith conlin ’91 (an All Big Ten Offensive Lineman for Penn State, current Penn State analyst for ESPn radio 1450, and Penn State podcast host) aren’t surprised by their friends’ success. Schmidt states, “I couldn’t be more proud of them but would be remiss if I didn’t say I expected it. They are men you want to coach your sons and daughters, because they do it with a passion, respect and character that undoubtedly was instilled in them at La Salle.” Adds conlin: “The two of them just loved football and

everything about it. I still see today what I saw from the two of them in 1987.”

And so, the story that started at La Salle college high School continues at Penn

State. Both men are now living in State college and have young families. John and his wife carmen are the parents to manny (2). craig and his wife mary have 3 boys, mack (5), Joe (3), and Luke (1). we are proud of their accomplishments and wish them continued success. The story of the pride of La Salle has a happy (valley) ending.


HALL OF ATHLETICSIn September of 2012, La Salle College High School inducted the inaugural class into its

Hall of Athletics in an effort to honor athletic legends at the school.

The Class of 2013 will be honored at an induction ceremony that will take place on

Friday evening, October 4, 2013, in conjunction with Homecoming Weekend.

Alumni, parents, faculty, students, and friends of La Salle College High School can nominate individual athletes, teams,

and leaders (coaches, moderators, athletic directors). The Hall of Athletics Selection Committee will review all nominations solely on accomplishments

and performances at La Salle College High School. Accolades achieved following high school or while not representing La Salle College High School

will not be considered. Individual athletes must have graduated at least ten years ago (prior to 2004 for this nominating class) and coaches must have

been retired from active coaching for at least one year. An announcement regarding the initial inductees will be made in early June and the inductees

will be formally presented in the Summer 2013 issue of the Explorer as well as on the school’s website.

THE HALL OF ATHLETICS SELECTION COMMITTEE IS COMPRISED OF THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS:

MARTY STANCzAK ’60, CHAIRMAN

• Athletic Director 1970-1991• Dean of Students 1991-2007

BOB PEFFLE• hall of Fame Soccer coach• head wrestling and Baseball

coach (Frankford high School)

JOSEPH COLISTRA ’64• hall of Fame Football coach

SEAN MCCOOK ’86• Alumni Association

representative• All-catholic runner

PAUL COLISTRA ’00• All-catholic Selection in

Football and Lacrosse

TONY RESCH• hall of Fame Lacrosse coach• Athletic Director 2001-2012

DAVE DIEHL ’55• 50 Years as a Principal, Teacher,

and/or Administrator • Football and Golf coach

WILLIAM WHITESIDE, ESq. ’46• Board of Trustees representative• Football Player,

university of notre Dame• Founder of the hockey Program

at La Salle college high School

BILL DONOHOE ’96• Football and Basketball

coach • School historian

JOE PARISI• Athletic Director 1991-2001, 2012

to present• head Baseball coach

CALL FOR NOMINATIONSPlease visit www.lschs.org to view induction rules and qualifications as well as download a nomination form.

NOMINATIONS CAN BE SUBMITTED ONLINE OR DIRECTED TO:La Salle College High School

ATTn: hall of Athletics8605 cheltenham Avenue

wyndmoor, PA 19038

THE DEADLINE FOR ALL NOMINATIONS IS MAY 3, 2013.


pHoTogaLLery HoMeCoMiNg weekeNdSepTeMBer 14–15, 2012

< coaching Legends Joe colistra ’64, Dave Diehl ’55, Joe Parisi, and marty Jackson with hall of Athletics Inductee Jack Stanczak ’89

< CLASS OF 1958 Ed Solvibile, harry Eustace, and John Gallagher

< Susan and chip rocco

hall of Fame Basketball coach Jim Phelan ’47 and Brother James Butler, FSc

Players from 1957 championship Football Team honored at halftime

mark Sutton ’72, Joe Turk ’63, > Jim Belcher ’72, and Steve Gardner ’72

< DEDICATION OF STERNER HALL David Sterner, margaret kenworthy, Brother James Butler, FSc, and Stephen Sterner

The Gallagher Family

< Ferocious Bidding on the Floor of the Silent Auction

< Auction Leadership – ray and carolyn Delaney, Auction coordinator Gina Giuliani, and mike and Laura Savage

John and Sharon Smart, candise mcAllister, and Bernie Saxon ‘85

Lock Box winner Susan Dearolf and master of ceremonies christopher carabello ‘82

Jim ’88 and Siobhan morrissey, > and mary Frances Suter

< Lynn Seay and Lou Beccaria ‘63

< new Technology – BidPal Staff members Assist Suzanne and ward O’Donnell

pHoTogaLLery auCTioNNoveMBer 3, 2012


pHoTogaLLery Mardi graS diNNer daNCefeBruary 9, 2013

Bob ’69 and mary moran with reverend Anthony Janton, AFSc ‘69

Leslie and Al Salvitti’70 along with charles ’70 and karen Dunton

wally and michele muehlbronner with Louise and kevin Dougherty ‘00

Brother John mcGoldrick, FSc, Brother Dave Deradoorian, FSc, and Brother John mcDonnell, FSc

Sarah magarity, Lisa and Joe magarity ‘70, Julie and Ernie koschineg ’91, carmen and John Butler ’91, and chris magarity ‘96

christopher ’82 and mary Jean carabello with Betsy and chuck minnich ‘85

Stephanie and Jerry cosgrove ‘58


EDUCATIONAL IMPROVEMENT TAx CREDIT PROGRAM (EITC)

SUCCESS FOR ALL

HOW TO GET A $10,000 TAx CREDIT for $1,000.

HOW DOES IT WORK?Here’s a sample calculation of a $10,000 donation to share with your accountant; however, a donation in any amount can earn the tax credit.

No Donation $ 10,000 Donation

net S-corp Income $ 50,000 $ 50,000

Donation $ 0 $ 10,000

PA Taxable Income $ 50,000 $ 40,000

PA Personal Income Tax (3.07%) $ 1,535 $ 1,228

PA Personal Tax Savings $ 0 $ 307

EITc Tax credit $ 0 $ 9,000

Total PA Tax Savings $ 0 $ 9,307

Net Cost to Donate $ 10,000 $ 693

IT’S EASY TO PARTICIPATE:1. Submit a one-page application to the PA Department of

community and Economic Development (DcED).2. make a donation to La Salle for scholarships.3. Forward La Salle’s acknowledgement to DcED, and the

Department of revenue will post your credit — 90% if you participate for two years and 75% for one year.

YOU ARE ELIGIBLE IF YOU PAY ANY OF THESE PENNSYLVANIA TAxES:• Personal Income Tax of S corporation shareholders or

partners in a general or limited partnership

• corporate net Income Tax

• capital Stock Franchise Tax

• Bank and Trust company Shares Tax

• Title Insurance companies Shares Tax

• Insurance Premiums Tax

• mutual Thrift Institutions Tax

RAYMOND S. ANGELO ’70Presidentwestinghouse Lighting corporationPhiladelphia, PA

“La Salle made it easy for us. They did all of the work. We received the tax benefit and a young man received financial assistance to attend La Salle. The program is a win win.”

AUSTIN J. NOONAN, DC ’89chiropractor/Ownerchestnut hill chiropracticPhiladelphia, PA

“No contribution is too small. Even the smallest of tax liabilities can result in a sizeable donation to La Salle.”


Golden Explorers (1930’s, 1940’s, and 1950’s)

WILLIAM FOSTER ’38 received the New Jersey Distinguished Medal with Cluster for World War II on August 16, 2012 at the Naval Air Station in Wildwood.

PHILIP O’NEILL ’41 recently moved to Fort Collins, CO to be near his son and daughter. As Phil approach-es his 90th birthday, he is feeling well and hopes to enjoy mountain living after thirty years in Florida.

CLASS OF 1943 will celebrate its 70-Year Reunion at the Golden Explorers Luncheon on October 2, 2013.

JOSEPH GERNGROSS ’43 reminds his class that they will be celebrating their 70th anniversary in 2013.

JAMES LOGUE, JR. ’43 is still working at the Blue Heron Pines Golf Club.

HARRY RECKNER ’46 is on the mend from some recent illnesses and hopes to get back into his shop to finish rebuilding his Austin Healy Sprite soon. His goal is to finish it by his 85th birthday next July.

GEORGE HINES ’46 still can’t leave the river. Down river from the bridge crossing the Schuylkill from the “expressway” into Conshohock-en is the Hines Rowing Center. With the vision and ideas of his wife, Lois Trench-Hines, of Mount Saint Joseph’s Academy, three acres of Whitemarsh Township have blos-somed with the rowers representing a mix of eight rowing institutions, including three colleges/universities.

WILLIAM CROSSON ’47 is still maintaining a West Coast presence for La Salle in Los Angeles, CA.

RICHARD DAISLEY, CPA ’47 recently received the Drexel University Lebow College of Business Department of Accounting 2011 Outstanding Teacher Award. He has served as an Adjunct Professor for over thirty-five years.

REVEREND JOHN FITzGERALD ’47 has been ordained for fifty-five years and is still enjoying an active life at Saint Anselm’s Parish – Spiritual Director of Parish Legion of Mary – and each Saturday morning.

REVEREND FRANCIS KELLY ’47 is still kicking – slowly!

VINCENT MCANENEY ’47 is enjoying “good” health and he and his wife, Holly, are traveling.

LAWRENCE NUGENT ’47 moved from Bucks County to Ocean City, NJ in February 2012.

HUGH SHARP ’47 took up golf at the age of 68 when we moved to a house on a golf course. He has had two holes in one and twice shot his age.

ALBERT TROTTNOW, JR. ’47 and his wife, Mary Lou, celebrated their 62nd wedding anniversary in August 2012. They have seven children, twelve grandchildren, and five great-grandsons.

Class of 1948 will celebrate its 65-Year Reunion at the Golden Explorers Luncheon on October 2, 2013.

WILLIAM SHARPE ’48 retired from Hughes Aircraft in 1989, retired from teaching at Santa Monica College in 2003, and is still writing a monthly column for Linn’s Stamp News.

PETER FINLEY, EDD ’49 a retired Marine Colonel and his wife, Nancy, were two of the Grand Marshalls in the Atlantic City Boardwalk Parade.

JOSEPH MARGRE ’49 writes that he has five children, sixteen grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren with one on the way – ironically, he was an only child.

JOSEPH LABRUM ’50 and his wife, Eileen, became great grandparents for the first time with birth of baby girl, Keira Marie, on July 17, 2012. He has thirteen grandchildren and his grandson and Third Generation Explorer, Kyle Martin, graduated in June as a member of the Class of 2012.

ENOS NEY ’51 is enjoying his 25th year of retirement.

JOHN LYNCH ’51 wrote that class-mates Jim Malloy, John Haggerty, Jack Cobb and himself had a mini-reunion at the Lynch’s home in August, all fashionably served by John’s wife, the former Dot Sandstrom of “Oklahoma” fame.


JOSEPH KOCH ’53 writes that his grandson, Brendan, is a senior at La Salle College High School. Brendan was on the State Champion Swimming Team and is also a member of the Water Polo Team.

ANTHONY GIAMPETRO, SR., MD ’54 is presently celebrating 50 years as a Physician.

JOHN qUIGLEY ’54 and his wife, Kathleen, celebrated their 50th anniversary in the Holy Land.

ROBERT WILSON ’54 and his wife, Marianne, celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on February 11, 2012. The Class of 1954 now holds their luncheons at MaGerk’s Pub in Flourtown, PA, where over twenty classmates attend each month.

GERALD P. O’NEILL ’55 reports that the Class of 1955 held its annual golf outing on July 12, 2012 at North Hills Country Club. Jack Langan won the longest-drive con-test. The closest-to-the-pin contest was won by Dave Diehl (it took them 7 minutes to rewind the tape measure) with a great shot that landed 72’4” from the flag. Dave edged Dr. Joe Flanagan, who was 81’7” from the pin.

DAVID M. SPRATT, DO ’55 is retired from practice.

JAMES CATALINO ’56 is pleased to report that his 7th, 8th and 9th grandsons are now attending La Salle College High School – Michael Catalino ’13, Ian McIntosh ’15, and Nicholas Catalino ’15.

CLASS NOTES

RAY FITzPATRICK, JR. ’56 enjoys retirement playing lots of golf and tennis. Mostly enjoys his son Raymond ’96’s boys, Liam 3 and Colin 1½.

PETER FREY, PHDD ’56 and his wife enjoyed a Hawaiian cruise.

CARL HELWIG ’56 writes that a Reunion for the Class fo 1956 was held on the Helwig home on the Chesapeake Bay in July. In attendance were: Kevin Carey, Jim Goodyear, Cliff Gillespie, and John Tuohy.

SAMUEL HERB, PE ’56 is the Curator of “Model Railroad Buildings in the ’50’s” with his own examples from his teens at Reading Railroad Museum in Harrisburg, PA. Samuel is preparing SCADA courses in Chicago and preparing for a three day seminar on Control Systems in Orlando.

HONORABLE PETER PERRY ’56 is a self-employed attorney since retirement from the bench in 2010.

RICHARD PRENDERGAST ’56 celebrated the birth of his eighth grandchild, Patrick Hopper, on June 23, 2012.

JAMES SHERIDAN ’56 is a 13-year survivor of throat cancer and says hello to the Class of 1956.

JOHN SINGISER ’56 is still selling athletic equipment and clothing (uniforms, etc.) in New England.

DONALD TRAPPLER ’56 and his wife, Trudy, celebrated their golden anniversary on a family cruise to the Caribbean.

HARRY WOODCOCK, PHD ’56 is still a full-time Professor of Physics at Philadelphia University.

THOMAS MURPHY ’57 just had his new spy novel, “Lie Not In Wait” published. The book is available on amazon.com as well as in Kindle format and is a sequel to his first book, “Edge of Allegiance”.


JOHN CONVEY, PHD ’58 completed strategic planning study for the Catholic Schools in the Archdiocese of New Orleans in June 2012. He is currently conducting studies for the Catholic schools in the Diocese of Trenton and the Archdiocese of San Antonio.

HENRY DOEHNE ’58 is fully retired as of May 2011.

EDWARD MILLER, PHD ’58 was the convention chairman of the Newman Association of America annual meeting in Mundelein, IL.

JAMES SIRAVO, DDS ’58 and his wife, Ana, celebrated their 44th wedding anniversary on August 31st in Austin, TX with children and grandchildren.

CORNELIUS MCKELVEY ’59 is semi-retired and back teaching part-time on Health Administration. He returned to Holy Cross as part-time Advisor on Construction Project.

JOSEPH WARGO, JR. ’59 and his wife, Lucille, celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on September 8, 2012.

1960’sBROTHER RICHARD KESTLER, FSC ’60 was selected as the Archdiocesan of Philadelphia Distinguished Educator.

JOHN qUINN ’60 celebrated his first grandchild on March 19, 2012, Linley Ava Quinn.

THOMAS CROW ’61 took some of his grandkids to Disneyworld and had a great time. How things have changed since Tom’s kids went over 30 years ago!

MICHAEL GUMROT ’61 is a Grand Knight of Knights of Columbus Council 14317 at Saint Bernadette Church in Harrington, DE.

HERBERT MATTHEWS ’62 retired from Abington Memorial Hospital in December 2011 after 35 years.

JOHN WALHEIM ’62 was inducted into the La Salle University Hall of Athletics for his accomplishments in swimming.

Class of 1963 will celebrate its 50-Year Reunion in Conjunction with Graduation on May 31-June 1, 2013

MEMBERS OF THE CLASS OF 1963 WHO WISH TO HELP PLAN AND ORGANIzE THIS MILESTONE OCCASION SHOULD CONTACT BOB MCANESPEY ’66 AT (215) 402-4808 OR [email protected]

JOSEPH D’ANGELO, EDD ’63 will be retiring as Principal of The Academy of Notre Dame in June of 2013.

DAVID SMITH, MD ’63 has a new grandson, Logan Sebastian Rivera, born August 24, 2012.

JOSEPH TURK ’63 and his son Jonathan ’98 completed the “Triple Crown” of father/son golf, having played together at Saint Andrews, Augusta National, and Pine Valley. Joe retired from Johnson Controls

in November 2011 and is now a part-time energy consultant and full time golfer, playing many rounds with former students, faculty,and classmates. Joe also teaches a course in Energy Resources at La Salle University.

ANTHONY VOLPE, ESq. ’63 has earned the distinction of being included “Top 100 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers” as well as the “Top 100 Philadelphia Super Lawyers” lists for 2012. He has been named to the Pennsylvania Super Lawyers List every year since 2005.

CAPT JOSEPH YANNESSA, USMC (RET.) ’63 is still working as federal investigator and had the honor of conducting commissioning of his oldest son, Joseph, as a 2nd Lt. in the Marine Corps in June of 2012.

THOMAS GALLAGHER, ESq. ’64 enjoys seeing all the local news about what great things the Brothers Boys are doing.

ROBERT YACOBELLIS ’64 is still enjoying retirement in sunny Tampa, FL.

BRIAN BOALES ’66 will be retir-ing in June after 41 years in the property/casualty insurance industry. Brian plans to continue living in the Atlanta area until his youngest child leaves for college in 2015.

TIMOTHY ERB ’66 taught “Group Processes” to graduate students from seven different countries in Prague, Czech Republic this summer for La Salle University.

MICHAEL ETzL, JR. MD ’66 is keeping busy as Division Chief, Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders at Phoenix Children’s Hospital and recently was appointed Clinical Professor and Chief of Oncology/Hematology Department of Child Health, University of Arizona College of Medicine. Mike and his wife had a great time at dinner in April with several classmates and their wives.


DENIS LAWLER, ESq. ’66 is a Partner with Blank Rome, LLP and has become a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, one of the premier legal associations. He was inducted during the recent 2012 Annual Meeting of the College in New York.

REVEREND FRANCIS DANIELSKI, O. PRAEM. ’67 celebrated his anniver-sary of ordination in September and assumed the position of Director of Formation for the Daylesford Abbey Canonry.

ROBIN GALLAGHER, DMD ’67 has moved his office to 825 Bethlehem Pike, Suite 200, Flourtown, PA 19031.

RICHARD KREIPE, MD ’67 was named Dr. Elizabeth R. McAnarney Professor in Pediatrics at the University of Rochester and received the Outstanding Achievement Award of The Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine 2012.

ANTHONY LOPRESTI ’67 notes recent activities as Mime Director – Festival Musica Sull’ Acqua, Lake Como, Italy (www.festivalmusicasullacqua.org).

CAPT JOHN MCGILL, USN (RET.) ’67 and his wife Mary just completed a 1,200 mile round trip from Pensacola, FL to Huntsville, AL in their boat. They traveled the rivers and waterways visiting civil war battlegrounds, old towns, and their children in Huntsville.

JOHN TURzER ’67 is in his 20th year officiating high school basketball and baseball.

The Class of 1968 will celebrate its 45-Year Reunion on April 27, 2013.

ANDREW STEPHENSON ’68 was named Executive Partner of Holland & Knight’s Office in Abu Dhabi, UAE.

JAKE BARRETT ’69 is one of five District Counselors in Syracuse’s Common Council – only four of his 29,000 constituents have not called needing something.

1970’sCHARLES DUNTON, MD ’70 spent a week in Honduras on a medical teaching mission, where he met Dr. Salinas, a fellow Lasallian.

JOSEPH GIDJUNIS ’70 retired and is spending time between Saint Augustine, FL and Cape May, NJ.

JAMES HACKNEY ’70 completed his fourth mission trip to Russia where he taught English using the Bible.

PHILIP MCCARTHY, III ’70 married Linda Richissin-Wolbers on August 18, 2012.

MICHAEL SCHUESSLER ’70 joined Key Impact Sales and Systems in 2005. He is enjoying taking what was a local business to a national level.

RICHARD YUSKAVAGE ’70 retired after nearly thirty-seven years with the federal government. He did some consulting work for the United Nations this past spring.

JEROME CURTIN ’71 retired from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency after thirty-eight years of Federal Services as an Environmental Engineer.

PHILIP KRETSCHMANN ’71 was recently named CFO for Cooney Brothers, Inc. in Plymouth Meeting, PA.

MARK LOMANNO ’71 recently moved back to Philadelphia area after twenty years in Nashville, TN.

RICHARD BRIGGS ’72 is a 2012 re-cipient of a Pollock-Krasner Founda-tion Fellowship award in the field of Painting and was also named a 2012 New York Foundation for the Arts Fellowship Finalist in Painting.

JAMES HAGGERTY, ESq. ’72 writes that after thirty-two years with a Philadelphia law firm which he helped build form 20 to 115 lawyers, he has embarked on a new phase of his career. With several respected colleagues, Jim has formed a new firm – Haggerty, Goldberg, Schleifer & Kupersmith – which represents individuals in personal injury, coverage disputes, class ac-tions and litigation against insurance companies. The new firm has 8 offices throughout Eastern PA.

MATTHEW MULLEN, MD ’72 is the Medical Director of a new clinic in Youngsville, NC that opened in December of 2012.

THOMAS KEATING ’73 received the Distinguished Coach/Golden Plaque of Distinction from Iowa Athletic Union at State Volleyball Tourna-ment on November 11, 2012.

Class of 1973 will celebrate its 40-Year Reunion on April 27, 2013.

CHRISTOPHER KIRK ’73 retired from the Department of the Navy as Comptroller, Naval Surface Warfare Center Carderock in 2011 after thirty-four years working for the Navy.

JAMES TURNITSA ’73 is now living in Tuscon, Arizona and teaching elementary school.

STEVEN WEBER ’73 is a recipient of the 2012 Christian R. and Mary F. Lindback Foundation’s Distin-guished Teaching Award. He is also the recipient of the 2012 Rose Lindenbaum Award for excellence in education.

JOSEPH CHECCHIO, DDS ’75 writes that both of his sons, Anthony ’13 and Joseph, Jr. ’16 are students at La Salle College High School. Joseph has been teaching part time at NYU and has completed a fellowship in surgical and restorative dental implantology in 2010 to receive his fellowship.

DONALD RONGIONE ’75 is the Founder and President of American Made Matters whose mission is to educate U.S. consumers that buying American made goods strengthens the American Dream.

JOHN SUCHY ’75 is pretty excited that the Lindal Homes Company, which he represents, has collaborated with the Frank Llloyd Wright School of Architecture at Taliesin West.


JAMES CUMMINGS, APR ’76 received the Barry Gaskins Mentor Legacy Award in recognition of a practic-ing public relations professional for outstanding efforts in mentoring colleagues new to school public rela-tions. He is Director of Commu-nications and Parent/Community Engagement of the School District in Glendale, AZ.

MARTIN MALLOY ’77 published his first novel – “That Which We Are”, which is available on amazon.com.

JOHN WOzNIAK ’77 writes that his son, Sean, will be a member of the Class of 2017.


GEORGE CONROY ’78 has joined the R.J. Fitzymer Company as Shop Mechanic. George brings with him twenty-five years of experience as a Merchant Marine Chief.

JEFF O’DONNELL ’78 was once again recognized as one of the Top CEO’s in the Life Sciences Industry yes-terday by the Philadelphia Business Journal. Over his career, he has been a prolific achiever and significant contributor to the Philadelphia Medical Device community.

CAPT J. CHRISTOPHER DANIEL, MD, USN ’76 is currently in transition after serving over twenty-eight years in the U.S. Navy as a physician and health executive.

1980’sANTHONY DILUCIA, JR. ’80 writes that in addition to becoming a partner at Aspen Associates Realty Group, he has returned to the Hotel Jerome as General Manager.

EDWARD LOFTUS, JR., MD ’80 was recently elected vice-chair of the Immunology, Microbiology and Inflammatory Bowel Disease section of the American Gastroenterological Association.

ALBERT SOLECKI, JR. ESq. ’81 was recently recognized as a Manhat-tan Super Lawyer for the seventh consecutive year.

KEVIN CREGAN ’82 is President-Elect of the North Carolina Chapter ACR Immediate Past President and Medical Staff, Wayne Memorial Hospital, Goldsboro, NC.


KENNETH BOOKER ’84 joined Starbuck’s Coffee Company as a Project Development Manager.

WILLIAM REGLI, PHD ’85 was named Fulbright Specialist Scholar for 2011-2014. He is now Associate Dean for Research at Drexel’s College of Information Science and Technology overseeing a portfolio of over $5M in annual research projects.

TOM GIzzI ’85 is at Adecco Solutions RPO as VP Government Solutions and Executive Leader of Government Vertical. He is also studying for his MBA Loyola University Maryland.

WILLIAM MATTHEWS, ESq. ’86 has been named a “Super Lawyer” by Philadelphia Magazine for 9th straight year. His son, Billy, is a freshman at La Salle College High School and a member of the Class of 2016.

JOHN MEKO, JR. ’86 was Co-Author and Project Manager of “The Union League of Philadelphia: The First 150 Years.”, published in September by the Abraham Lincoln Foundation.


1990’sMICHAEL MAGRO, JR., DO ’92 has been appointed Vice-President, Chief Medical Officer/Physician Advisor for Mercy Suburban Hospital in Norristown, PA.

TIMOTHY MICSKO ’92 joined Warner Brothers Television as Director of Post Production in January. In this new role, Time is responsible for overseeing various hit shows produced by WBTV for all the major networks including The Middle (ABC) and several highly anticipated new shows like Partners (CBS) and Revolution (NBC).


THOMAS RAGUSA ’93 has two boys – Charlie (4) and Ryan (2).

STEVEN BLASI, MD ’94 is currently working for Saint Luke’s Hospital in Bethlehem, PA as a family physician/geriatrician. He enjoys spending time with his family – wife Gessie, daughter Nora, and son Aaron.

ROBERT CLEMENTS, JR. ’94 was elected as First Vice President of the Board of Directors of Turning Points for Children, a major Philadelphia charitable organization.

MAJ ADAM FRED, USAF ’96 is stationed at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland as a JAG Officer.

KENNETH GAVIN ’97 has been named Director of Communications for the Archdiocese of Philadelphia.

PATRICK MCLAUGHLIN, MD ’97 was recently named LCDR (Lieutenant Commander). He married Dr. Susanne Francis in Blowing Rock, NC on September 29, 2012. His classmates Charlie Durham, Sean Quinn, and Dan Goettner ’97 attended the ceremony.


EDWARD NARKE ’98 is living the dream with three children: Kellen (9), Hudson (7), and Willa (5). He is running a successful chemistry, manufacturing, and controls consulting group called DS InPharmatics.

JONATHAN TURK ’98 has been the First Assistant Golf Professional at East Hampton Golf Club in East Hampton, NY for the past eight years. He and his dad Joe ’63 com-pleted the “Triple Crown” of father/son golf, having played together at Saint Andrews, Augusta National, and Pine Valley.

JEREMY COOKE ’99 and his wife, Melissa, moved to Boston this fall so she could attend MGH Institute of Health Professions where she is studying to become a speech-language pathologist. Jeremy still works for Bloomberg News from the company’s Boston bureau.

FRANK FERRO ’99

CONTINUING THE TRADITION OF SERVICEBY chrISTOPhEr c. rOccO ’13

La Salle is a service oriented school. “Leave to serve”, reminds

us all what we are called to do in life. La Salle does not require any

hours of service. Yet, a majority of the students participate in

one way or another. It is not part of the curriculum; it is just a way

of life here. When students graduate from La Salle they decide

what they will major in. They turn their knowledge from the high

school classroom to their career choice. You cannot major in service

in college, but one alumnus of La Salle has turned a passion for

helping others into his career.

Frank Ferro, class of 1999 did not intend for his life to turn out the way it did while traveling off to distant lands very foreign to himself. During Frank’s La Salle years there were no service trips that took students all around the country. (Today, La Salle students are traveling to Bolivia, Montana, St. Lucia, Arizona and many more destinations that are in the need of community service.) After high school Frank attended the University of West Virginia majoring in Business Administration and minor in History. Following college he joined the Peace Corps. This decision was truly “Lasallian” and allowed him to forward his passion for helping others into a job.

Frank, also known as “Duke”, started in India teaching communications to computer technicians. After joining the Peace Corps in 2006, Vatomandry, Madagascar was his first assignment. He focused his efforts on education and micro finance. (This means he concentrated on helping people out who just need some money to start off their working life.) He learned how just small amounts of money gave people tremendous opportunities. Madagascar suffered an overthrow of their government. Protests and riots from the rebels made it dangerous, especially for foreigners. Frank found that it was difficult to raise monies from donors for Madagascar. Corruption of the government destroyed income and tourism which made it much more difficult to establish a controlled state. He lived in Madagascar for two and a half years.

Frank’s next destination was Afghanistan. For two years, he was placed in a Swiss based non-government organization helping farming communities learn irrigation techniques. Battling threats of weather and violence left him filled with unpredictable moments. He learned to conceal his American identity as he could end up captured and held hostage, so he told many that he was Swiss. Avoiding kidnappers, hurricanes, and the violence of war, Frank still made a huge impact in Afghanistan.

All the experiences that Frank shared have made me think about how special a place La Salle is. Turning a passion for service into a career has made a huge impact on so many people. It made me realize I can do whatever I want in life. The day after this interview took place “Duke” returned to Madagascar. He will be setting up offices with contacts and relations in the capital. Although Frank Ferro did not have the opportunity to go on high school service trips during his time at La Salle, he clearly learned the Lasal-lian philosophy of service and helping others. I know his trips to Madagascar and Afghanistan make up for those missed opportunities that I have had as a student at La Salle College High School. “Enter to learn, leave to serve”. The tradition continues.

2000’sSEAN BROOKS ’00 was married to Julie Kurtzman in Annapolis, MD on September 29, 2012.

PAUL COLISTRA ’00 has taken the position of Vice-President for Institutional Advancement at fellow Christian Brothers School, West Philadelphia Catholic High School.

JEREMY TURK ’00 recently com-pleted this dissertation for a Master’s of Science from the University of Edinburgh, Scotland, in Carbon Management. He will be teaching at Edinburgh and just completed the Paris Marathon in 3:37.

ROBERT MCCREIGHT, JR. ’01 married Kerri Brennan of Marlton, NJ on September 10, 2011.

WILLIAM PARKER ’01 and his wife, Julie, were married in February 2011.

SEAN AHERN ’02 married Erin Roehm September 24, 2011 at Mission San Diego de Alcala, the oldest of the historic California Missions.

CHARLES PARKER ’02 is the Chef at Star Restaurant’s Talulah’s Garden in Philadelphia. Charles gradu-ated from the Culinary Institute of American in 2008 and from Saint Joseph’s University in 2006.

MARK D’ANGELO ’02 was mar-ried to Gretchen Schulz on Labor Day Weekend. Classmates Ryan O’Connell, Andrew Urbanski, and Dave Rock were in attendance.

JEFFREY MILLS ’02 is currently attending Oxford University in England for post graduate studies in Finance.


GREGORY HELENIAK ’03 graduated in May 2012 from the Widener University School of Law.

DAVID NAAB ’03 is living and working in Melbourne, Australia for two years. He is a CPA for PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP. David is enjoying his time in Australia and plans to visit China, Malaysia, Nepal, Cambodia, Thailand and New Zealand while in that part of the world.

CONOR AHERN ’04 spent the summer in various South American countries honing his Spanish and has begun classes at Harvard Law School

KEVIN MILLER ’04 received an NSF fellowship to conduct experiments in condensed-matter physics in Australia, June-August 2012.

PATRICK LOMBARD ’05 is teaching and coaching at Penn Charter

JAMES MURPHY ’05 is a postgraduate student on fellowship at University of Chicago.

MATTHEW zIELINSKI ’06 is still “living the dream” and playing professional baseball with the Evansville Otters in Indiana.


GIVING MADE EASYAutomatic Deductions from your Checking

Account or Credit/Debit Card

visit www.lschs.org/recurringgift

investing IN THE FUTURE

SOME OF THE GIFT PLANNING IDEAS THAT YOU MIGHT WISH TO CONSIDER:

A bequest provision in your will or living trust.

A gift that provides a life income to you and your family, such as a charitable gift annuity or a charitable trust.

A charitable lead trust that allows you to retain ownership, while providing income to La Salle college high School for a

specified period of time.

A gift of life insurance (benefits or policy).

A beneficiary designation or assignment of an IrA, 401(k) 403(b), or other retirement plan.

certain other estate related gifts.

Gift planning options such as the ones listed above can be incorporated into your overall estate and financial plans to provide

significant benefits, such as tax savings and possible additional income.

The Office of Institutional Advancement welcomes the Opportunity to explore the possibilities and opportunities of creative gift planning

as a way to support La Salle’s mission while ensuring your family’s financial security.

For more information, check out our website at www.lschs.org/plannedgiving or contact call

Daniel L. mcGowan, vice President of Institutional Advancement at (215) 402-4809 or [email protected]

RICK COSGROVE ’06 recently completed the Two-Year Analyst Program in the Technology, Media and Telecommunications (TMT) Group within the Investment Banking Division at Goldman Sachs in New York. After a short break, he will be moving to Boston and joining Providence Equity Partners’ Private Equity Team in Providence, RI.

KELLY LOMBARD ’07 is stationed at Eglin AFB in training for Naval Special Operations.

KEVIN TURK ’07 graduated from Penn State with concurrent degrees in Finance and Professional Golf Management. He is currently an Assistant Golf Professional at Sun-nybrook Golf Club in Flourtown PA. Kevin will be an Assistant Golf Professional at Kauri Cliffs and Cape Kidnappers in New Zealand this coming winter.


BRENDAN AHERN ’08 graduated from University of Pittsburgh with a BS in Nursing and is working in the Trauma Unit at UPMC/Presbyterian Hospital in Pittsburgh.

MATTHEW LAMSON ’08 graduated from La Salle University.

PATRICK SINNOTT ’08 is an Advisory Associate with KPMG Accounting and represents SJU Men’s Lacrosse Alumni.

VICTOR BENVENUTO ’08 graduated from Temple University with a Bachelor of Science in Biology and iss student at Penn State College of Medicine in Hershey, PA.

DOUGLAS “WESTY” HOPKINS ’09 is studying at Notre Dame and was recently featured on the cover of Lacrosse Magazine.

2010’sTIMOTHY DURKIN ’10 just started his junior year at Mount Saint Mary’s University, where he is studying criminal justice and playing Division 1 lacrosse.

NOLAN FUNCHION ’10, a junior at Dickinson College, is playing lacrosse and studying at the re-nowned Oxford University in England.

KEVIN JOHNSON ’09 is a senior at the University of Delaware. His brother, Kyle’ 16, is a freshman and member of the Class of 2016.

STEPHEN SINNOTT ’10 has been accepted into the Mason School of Business, The College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, VA, where he is starting defensive end on the football team.

KEVIN HARVEY ’10 was one of ten students nationally selected to study nuclear forensics this summer at the University of Missouri, sponsored by the Department of Homeland Security. He is a junior at Catholic University majoring in biochemistry and math.

JOHN “J.P.” TONER ’10 is in his junior year at Penn State University.

TYLER DUNPHY ’11 is in his sophomore year at The College of William and Mary.

HARRY BONET ’11 transferred to Barry University in Miami, FL. In tennis, Harry was “Rookie of the Year” in singles tennis and undefeated playing for the University of Scranton.

MICHAEL FERRIER 11 is a sopho-more accounting major at Saint Joseph’s University. He is a writer for “The Hawk” newspaper, and writes for the website “Philahoops.com”.

BRIAN zIELINSKI ’11 is in his second year at Alvernia University, where he plays baseball.

WILLIAM TONER ’12 is a freshman at Georgetown University.

LOOKING FOR A WAY TO INCREASE THE IMPACT OF YOUR GIFT TO LA SALLE WITHOUT ACTUALLY

GIVING MORE?

The solution may be easier than you think!

many companies have matching Gift Programs that double or sometimes even triple your contribution to La Salle.

All it takes is a quick call or email to your hr Department to see if your company has a program in place.

After that, you simply mail or email the matching gift form to La Salle, and we take care of the rest!

not sure if your company has a matching Gift Program? call the Office of Institutional Advancement at (215) 402-4812.


An icon at La Salle College High School for almost sixty years,

Brother James Rieck, FSC, died peacefully on Saturday, November 17,

2012 at Abington Hospice in Warminster, PA, surrounded by

his family.

He was born James Francis Rieck in Philadelphia, PA on June 6, 1939. He attended Saint Helena School in the Olney section of Philadelphia and went on to graduate from La Salle College High School as member of the Class of 1957. He entered the Ammendale Novitiate for the Brothers of the Christian Schools in June of 1957, received the Religious Habit and Name Brother James Leo in September of 1957, and pronounced perpetual vows in 1964. He graduated from La Salle College in 1962 and received Masters Degrees from both La Salle College and Villanova University.

Brother James spent the early part of his 50-year career at Bishop Denis J. O’Connell High School in Arlington, VA, where he taught social studies and religion as well as coached tennis and served as Athletic Director. In 1971, he went to Archbishop John Carroll High School in Radnor, PA where he served as a teacher, Dean of Students, and Vice Principal. In 1984, he returned to his Alma Mater and spent the next five years as Assistant Principal. He went on to serve as Principal of Archbishop Carroll from 1990 to 1993.

In 1993, he returned to La Salle College High School, where he spent eighteen wonderful years as Director of Admissions. During this time, applications and enrollment were at an all-time high, and the admissions process was brought to a new level. He stepped down in June of 2011 and turned the reigns over to Kevin Dougherty ’00, one of his former students.

Brother James Rieck, FSC continued to serve as Director of the Christian Brothers Community at La Salle College High School. In addition, he served as moderator of the Men of La Salle and assumed the role of Lasallian Animator, which in the Lasallian context refers to someone within the local educational community who carries out the special responsibility of making known the essential elements of the Lasallian tradition.

Brother James Butler, President of La Salle College High School, remembers his confrere. “Brother James Rieck was an excellent, influential, and ideal Christian Brother. The voca-tion was completely natural to him. His energy, intelli-gence, resourcefulness, and practicality made him an effective and successful teacher as a young man. As an administrator, he held high standards but was generous and understanding when people were in need. As his quarter century at La Salle went by, he became progressively more adept at transform-ing lives by a minis-try of presence. He was always there: when there was reason to cele-brate, when pain was experienced, when hope was required.

As you would expect with a good photographer, the focus was never on Jim. In some ways, he was almost transparent. When the La Salle family looked at him, they saw the love of God.”

David Gates of Bread wrote that “a picture paints a thousand words.” If this is true, then Brother James Rieck created a library. Although he was charged with the arduous task of “capturing” students, Brother James is best known for capturing a different side of La Salle’s student body. Brother could be found at almost every game and event with a camera in hand. There is not an event or team over the years that Brother James did not chronicle with his Nikon cameras and his photos can be found throughout our campus and in every school publication.

Brother James wasn’t the school’s photographer; rather, he was the school’s biggest fan. He captured those special moments, but did so with the heart and soul of an “Explorer.” He was always present to share the joy of place that was rooted deep in his heart. The students were the subjects, but Brother James was the ultimate role model. His accomplishments were great and many; yet, he chose to focus on the success of others, which further proves that his humility was surpassed only by his love for La Salle College High School.

Brother’s distinct connection to La Salle and its students is perhaps most evident by his participation in Kairos – the retreat program for seniors. In Greek, Kairos means a “special time of the Lord,” and for the last ten years, Brother James has made the trip to Diamond Ridge (formerly Camp

Neumann) to share his own life experiences and help La Salle retreatants take advan-tage of this special time. In all, Brother has served as an adult leader on over thirty-five Kairos retreats.

Brother James was an avid cyclist, having participated in a number of local events including Pedal for Prevention, which benefits Fox Chase Cancer Center. A true “explorer” by nature, his

travels took him around the globe from Ireland to Alaska and Hawaii to Rome. All the time, the shutter and flash of that trusty Nikon

got a workout.

Brother James Rieck is predeceased by his parents: Joseph F. Rieck and Margaret Rieck (nee Courtney). He is sur-

vived by his sister, Anne (Nancy) O’Connor (Joseph, Jr.); nephew, Joseph, III (Christina); niece, Courtney; grandnephew, Ryan; and a grandniece, Kathleen.

Brother, teacher, director, administrator, moderator, coach, confident, photographer, fan, and friend are but a few of the words that can describe Brother James

Rieck, FSC ’57. However, none adequately “paints the picture” of a man who was as integral a

part of La Salle College High School as any of the buildings that he pho-

tographed. No words can suffice when describing his love for

God, the Christian Brothers, and his Alma Mater. No

photo could possibly capture the impact he

had on the lives of so many.

Brother James Rieck, FSC ’57 1939 – 2012


WEwelcomeNORMAN CARPENTER ’85 and his wife, christine, welcomed a baby boy, Grant Stephen, to their family, along with their sons connor (11) and Owen (9) on February 27, 2012.

ROBERT DOUGHERTY ’87 and his wife, Jennifer, welcomed a son, Braeden Francis, on may 4, 2012.

CHRISTOPHER MURPHY ’87 and his wife welcomed a baby girl, claire Leslie, on november 11, 2011 (11/11/11).

MATTHEW MCDONALD ’89 and his wife, rebecca, welcomed a son, Luke Gerald mcDonald, on June 27, 2012. Luke joins big brother hayden and sister morgan.

CHRISTOPHER BONNER ’91 and his wife, kristi , welcomed twin girls, keira and kinsley, born July 20, 2012.

JERRY HARTEY ’93 and his wife, renee, welcomed a girl, vivian Grace, on February 15, 2013.

JOSEPH MEADE ’97 and his wife, Linsey, welcomed a girl, mehenzie camille, on July 10, 2012.

ROBERT MILLER ’98 and his wife, Jennifer, welcomed their first child, a girl, Evelyn, on August 5, 2012.

TIM PONISCIAK ’99 and his wife, Erin, welcomed a son, Finn michael, on December 12, 2014.

RICK TARGET ’99 and his wife, Alison, welcomed their second child, Grace maureen, on July 6, 2012. Grace joins big brother colin and proud grandparents, Bob ’66 and Linda mcAnespey.

GREGORY VIzzA ’99 and his wife, Erin, welcomed a baby boy, Gabriel, on April 19, 2012.

JOE SOBOCINSKI ’05 and his wife, Jenna, welcomed their first child, Avalyn Theresa, on may 25, 2012.

WALLY MUEHLBRONNER and his wife, michelle, welcomed a son, walter, on October 13, 2012.

WErememberJAMES ADAMS ’49

ROBERT W. BEITz ’59

DAVID A. BENNIS, JR. ’44, brother of robert Bennis ’50.

BERNHARDT BLUMENTHAL ’55

PAUL J. BROMLEY ’51

DONALD F. BURNS ’61, brother of richard Burns ’64.

THOMAS J. CALLAN, JR. ’58

PATRICK C. CAMPBELL, ESq. ’55

CAPT DONALD J. CARR, USAF (RET.) ’70

JOHN J. CARROLL ’45

GEORGE CASPER ’62, father of John ’87 and George ’88.

JOHN DEVER ’53, father of michael ’81, John ’89, and Gregory ’89.

RICHARD J. DONOVAN ’51

EDWARD A. FARNAN, JR. ’43, brother of John (Dec’d) Farnan’47.

DANIEL A. FRITz ’93

FRANK A. FRUMENTO, JR. ’57

WILLIAM F. GEISEL ’45

FRANCIS C. KEENAN ’53, father of Francis keenan ’90.

WALTER J. KONOPKA ’69

REVEREND CHARLES P. LAFERTY, OSA ’44

JOSEPH J. MARK ’57

AUSTIN A. MEEHAN, JR. ’49, father of Austin ’81, Joseph ’93 and Daniel ’96; brother of John ’38 and william ’44.

JOSEPH E. MCGRATH ’49

GEORGE J. MCHUGH ’40

THOMAS F. MCTEAR ’59

JOHN A. MEYER, JR. ’53

BROTHER JAMES RIECK, FSC ’57

FELIx T. RUSSO ’52

ROBERT SCHERER ’48

THOMAS W. SHEEHAN, CPA ’48, brother of william Sheehan ’49.

THOMAS L. SMITH ’60

EDWARD A. TARSA ’51

ALBERT H. TROTTNOW ’47

ARCHANGELO ACIERNO, grandfather of P.J. ’12; father-in-law of roy hanshaw ’70.

PHILOMENA ANGELONE, grandmother of mark Angelone ’10 and Andrew Garoppa ’14.

ROBERT F. ANSEL, son of charles ’41, brother of richard ’72 and John (Dec’d) ’67.

RAYMOND P. BAIN, father of raymond ’71.

ALMA BEATY, mother of J. Paul ’65, Gregg ’73, mark ’63 (Dec’d), Peter ’62 (Dec’d), and robert ’70.

JOSEPH J. BIRL, father of Joseph ’75.

JOSEPH E. BRADIGAN, father-in-law of robert Szostak ’72; grandfather of rob ’04 and Steven ’09 Szostak.

MARY ANN CASEY, daughter of James ’43; aunt of Philip haggerty ’07; sister of carol haggerty.

RUTH ANN CASEY, mother of Joseph ’65; grandmother of michael ’10.

MARY LOUISE CERVONE, sister of Frank ’75 and Paul ’79.

TERESITA COYLE, mother of Bernard ’69, James ’71, Thomas ’74, and richard ’76.

DOMINIC J. DIBELLA, SR., father of rick ’71.

ANTHONY M. DIDIO, father of richard A. DiDio, PhD ’71.

THOMAS J. DOLAN, father of Thomas ’71, christopher ’75, and David ’79.

ANNA E. DUNPHY, mother of John ’53.

CONSTANCE D’ESPOSITO, sister of robert mccreight, Sr. ’71.

JOAN C. FASY, mother of william ’78.

FRANK P. FELTON III, father-in-law of Timothy Foley ’66; grandfather of T.J. ’06, kevin ’10, and michael Foley ’10.

LESLIE ANN GAIDJUNAS, wife of Frank’63.

HELEN GALLAGHER, wife of Eugene (Dec’d) ’41; mother of Gene ’76; grandmother of Eugene III ’05.

ANNE C. GILLESPIE, wife of Frank (Dec’d) ’43; mother of Tony ’68, and Frank ’71.

MARTIN GRESH, father of Gary ’74.

HOWARD A. GUARINI, father of howard ’60.

SHELICé HIGHSMITH, mother of Zaire Franklin ’14.

MARGARET JONELLO, mother of Steve Jonello.

CATHERINE KELLY, wife of Philip ’51; mother of Philip ’74 and kevin ’77; grandmother of Tyler Freeman ’09.

TEOFILA KRzYWICKI, mother of Jan’66 and Philip ’82.

THOMAS LEONARD, father of Edward ’96, Anthony ’98, and Thomas ’01.

BERNADINE D. MACNEAL, mother of robert, Jr. ’89.

JOSEPH V. MALAzITA, father of Joseph ’69.

JAMES MALLOY, father of matthew ’04.

WINIFRED A. MARINO, wife of Dominic ’44.

MARY ELIzABETH MCMACKIN, wife of Bob ’45.

DOLORES MIHALICH, mother of Joseph ’74, matthew ’76, and John ’79.

ROBERT A. NOLEN, grandfather of Joseph winning ’03.

MARGARET NOLFI, mother of Glenn ’69; grandmother of michael ’04; mother-in-law of robert mcAnespey ’66; grand-mother-in-law of richard Target ’99.

MARY PATRICIA O’NEILL, grandmother of robert ’02 and James ’97 O’neill and william ’12 and Thomas ’14 Joyce.

JOHN N. PATKUS, father of John’74.

JOSEPH J. PRISCO, father of Francis ’90.

IGNATIUS A. qUINN ’47, brother of charles ’49.

VINCENT R. REGAN, father of vincent ’90 and conor ’05; father-in-law of Gabriel vizza ’95.

THOMAS P. RILEY, SR., father of Thomas ’78 and michael ’80.

GEORGE W. REUTLINGER, father of christopher ’93.

DOLORES T. SHUTTLE, mother of Eugene, Jr. ’77.

WILLIAM D. SIMPSON, father of Jonathan ’96.

GAVIN M. SMITH, father of Gavin ’98.

MARGUERITE STOUT, mother-in-law of chip Behr ’73.

EDMUND F. SWIACKI, father of Edmund, Jr. ’63.

EILEEN TADDEI, mother of michael ’84 and matthew ’90.

MARIE D. TETI, grandmother of James and robert Sullivan ’02.

PATRICIA TUROWSKI, mother of Joseph, Jr. ’74.

ALBERT J. VISEK, father of Patrick ’84.

STEPHANIE WOCHOK, mother of Taras ’58.

53BIRTHS DEATHS


53rd annual alumni Scholarship golf outing

Monday, april 29, 2013

philadelphia Cricket Club6025 West valley Green RoadFlourtown, Pennsylvania

53ALUMNIGOLF

For additional information, pleasecontact Bob McAnespey at (215) 402-4808 or [email protected]

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