H U R R I C A N EA P U B L I C A T I O N O F T H E O F F I C E O F D E V E L O P M E N T

V o l u m e 4 2 , f a l l 2 0 1 4Graduation 2014 . . . . . . 2

Sports Hall of Fame . . . . 3

Alumni Awards . . . . . . . . 4

Athletic Benefit Wrap-Up 5

Around Campus . . . . . . . 6

Development News . . . . . 7

Class Notes . . . . . . . 8 & 9

Birth Announcements . . 10

In Memory . . . . . . . . . . 11

HOMECOMINGSeptember 26

GRANDPARENT MASSOctober 17

ALL NIGHT BINGOOctober 18

PHONATHONOctober 21, 22, 23, 28, 29

OPEN HOUSENovember 23

ON THE WEBwww.marian.com

In June, 159 seniors graduated with over $19 million in scholarship money, a new school record. There were 44 in National Honor Society, 37 Illinois State Scholars, and 60 Marian Senior Scholars. Jeremiah Lindquist, Timothy Phillips, and Caitlyn Prisching attained perfect attendance.

The graduating class of 2014

$19 MILLION IN SCHOLARSHIPS – NEW SCHOOL RECORD!

“These students were a joy to work with. They were focused on their futures and especially devoted to projects of community and school service.”

– Chuck Rakers, Principal

Graduation 2014

Antonia Calderaro, Katie McConville, and Sarah Strauss

Valedictorian Bethany Bucci

Haley Burroughs

Salutatorian Charles Shin

Bishop David Malloy

Valedictorian Anthony Fitzpatrick

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Hall of Fame Committee Chairman Rich Hoover ’84 has announced the 2013 Sports Hall of Fame winners. Individual winners are Dan Freund ’61, Colleen Nilson ’03, Brittany Nobilio ’04, and

Coach Tom Parker. Friend of Marian winners are Mary Ann (Stilling) Martinez ’66, and the late Bob Kies. Team winners are the 2003 Boys Golf Team and the 2003 Boys Soccer Team. The induction ceremony will take place during halftime of the varsity Homecoming game on Friday, September 26. Family, friends, and classmates are invited to attend. Congratulations to all.

2014 SPORTS HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES

Marian Central’s Sports Hall of Fame was initiated 14 years ago at the direction of Athletic Director Bob Kies. Chairman, Rich Hoover ’84, compiles the data from IHSA records, college and career events. Individuals and teams are considered 10 years after graduation.

Members of the current committee are Hans Rokus, Tom VanDaele, Jim Speaker, Tom Harding ’61, Pete Merkel ’70, Chris Thelen Nobilio ’74, Joe

Dan Freund ‘61Bob Kies Colleen Nilson ‘03

Brittany Nobilio ’04Mary Ann Martinez

2003 Boys Golf2003 Boys Soccer

Tom Parker

Huemann ’78, Erin McConnell Widmayer ‘92, and Laura Witek Jones ’93. Over 350 individuals and 18 teams have been honored to date.

To nominate a worthy candidate to the Hall of Fame send info to:

Marian Central Development Office, 1001 McHenry Ave . Woodstock, IL 60098or email: mamartinez@marian .com

ABOUT THE HALL OF FAME

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Pat McAndrews received his Bachelors from Loras College and Law Degree with honors from Creighton. He practices in McHenry County and belongs to the Knights of Columbus. For many years Pat was on the Marian Central Council of Administration and Executive Council, and is a former member of the McHenry County Bar Association Board of Governors. He resides in McHenry with Mary Lou and sons John ’06 and Justin ‘04 are Marian alums.

Class valedictorian, Ron Nye, earned a B.A., with honors, from Notre Dame and a law degree from the University of Virginia. He is the Managing Partner of the Chicago Office of Major, Lindsey & Africa, the largest legal search and consultancy firm in the world. Ron is the Board President of Fellowship Housing, a charitable organization based in Hoffman Estates helping homeless mothers find shelter. He resides in South Barrington with his wife, Natasha, and three sons.

Erin Smith is a Human Resource executive with Avanade, Inc. a global IT professional services company. She is the Village of Lakewood President and has extensive community service. Class valedictorian, Erin, earned her B.S. at North Central College, and M.B.A. from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management. Erin and husband Mike reside in Lakewood and are the parents of Marian alums; Brittani ’06, Morgan ’08, Rachael ’10 and son Keith, a senior at Crystal Lake Central.

To nominate a worthy candidate for the Alumni Awards Program send info to:Marian Central Development Office,1001 McHenry Ave. Woodstock, IL 60098or email: mamartinez@marian.com

DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI: Pat McAndrews ’69

ALUMNI ExCELLENCE AWARD: Ron Nye ’82 • Erin Gallagher Smith ’83

Patrick McAndrews ‘69

Ron Nye ‘82

Erin Gallagher Smith ‘83

The Hurricane Award program annually honors individuals who have contributed outstanding service over the years to Marian Central, thus advancing the school’s mission and adding quality to the Marian Central experience. This year’s winners are Leo and Jean Cooney, Don Kaminski, and Ed Dschida.

Leo (deceased) and Jean Cooney have been continuous supporters of Marian for decades. Their particular interests

were providing tuition for several students through a scholarship program and supporting three Capital Campaigns.

Don Kaminski has been involved with the Fathers Club Bingo program, spearheading the football pavilion construction and the tailgate dinners for home football games. He still sells pull tabs on bingo nights. Ed Dschida ran the food service for the Bingo Program for many years and still supports the Bingo Program.

The Hurricane Award winners were recognized during halftime of the first home football game on August 29.

HURRICANE AWARD WINNERS

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42ND ANNUAL ATHLETIC BENEFIT -OVER $28K RAISEDAfter a rain delay, the Athletic Benefit at Crystal Woods Golf Club on June 18 raised over $28K for equipment and uniforms for the sports teams.

The low gross winners were Scott Smith ’94, Mike Berndt ’96, John Georgy, and Steve Mertel ’96. Brian Jakowbowsky had the longest drive and Tony Biell had the longest putt. Nikole Burke won the 50/50 drawing.

A putting contest sponsored by American Community Bank & Trust had Marian alum, Rick Draffkorn ’89, working the event. One of the successful putters, Tom McCabe, won the IPad drawing.

BULK LIFT INTERNATIONAL, INC. • CHAS. HERDRICH & SONHUEMANN WATER CONDITIONING • PEPPER CONSTRUCTION

RIDGEVIEW ELECTRIC, INC. • ROCKFORD ORTHOPEDIC

CORPORATE SPONSORS

Alumni Craig Hesch ‘76, Don Fisher, Chris Hesch ‘81, Paul Sandall ‘81, Tom Sharp ‘81, Tim Sherwood ‘81, Jeff Schaefer ‘81 and Tony Wember ‘82 always have a great time at this event.

Sydney and Sam Hirsch helped with the basket drawings.

Fr. Bill Etherege and Superintendent Tom Landers.

Low Gross; Scott Smith ’94, Mike Berndt ’96, John Georgy, Steve Mertel ’96.

Scott Schaefer, Katie Franger, and Sarah Schaefer helped with registration.

Student athletes at the bag drop: Front: Jackie Chmiel, Meredith Bryan, Karol Torres, Johnny Churak, Sophie Streveler, Molly Mocogni, Mary Gende, Kenzie Mocogni, Emily Johnson, Ashley Daniels, and Shane Kirwan. Back: Emily Radecki, Allison Mercurio, Sam Ohlrich, Mike Hartlieb, Billy Bahl, Andrew Virzi, T. J. Kaufman, Michael Miceli, and Steven Wember.

2015 ATHLETIC BENEFIT

SAVE THE DATEWEDNESDAY, JUNE 17

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Remember a family member, classmate or friend with

a gift to Marian Central. Marian Central students are the beneficiaries of your gift.

HURRICANES around campusLEGACY FAMILIESThe following alumni are parents of incoming freshman this year: Phillip Brown ’82, Jennifer Jerominski Brown ’88, Nick Bucci ’87, John Diedrich ’79 Rick Draffkorn ’89, Jeff Dusthimer ’78, Mary Stahl Flynn ’85, Darren Fortin ’84, Steve Garrelts ’83, Matt Hopp ’89, Brian Kelly ’83, Robert Kunz ’82, Laura Martino Littner ’85, Daphne Dober McCann ’85, Mike McNulty ’91, Mary Merryman McNulty ’91, Amy Tonyan Mercurio ’85, Patrick Merryman ’94, Richard Merryman ‘84, Bridget McGinnis Messino ’88, Peggy Durkin Mocogni ’82, Ray Niehaus ’91, Jean Herff Simmons ’84, Madeline Stahl Spitson ’94, Laurie Mankowski Stanley ’91, George Thompson ’77, Scott Truckenbrod ’82, and John Wember ’87.

BRUCKER IN 12TH YEAREd Brucker starts his 12th year as Marian’s Head Football Coach with a 94-31 record. Fifteen of the losses were to eventual State Champions and four losses were to eventual State Runner Ups. Ed has seen 12 of his players recruited to D-1 colleges, including four quarterbacks in a row. The current quarterback, Billy Bahl ‘15, has committed to Miami of Ohio after receiving 14 offers. Billy follows in the footsteps of Chris Streveler ’13 (Minnesota), Ben Krol ‘11(Eastern Illinois), and Jon Budmayr ’09 (Wisconsin).

THANK YOU MR . MAVEUSChuck Maveus started at Marian in 1998 and retired this past May. He served as the Dean of Students and Activities Director. In addition, during Christmas, Spring Break, and summer vacations, Mr. Maveus put on his “painters hat” and painted for Mr. Etten, the Director of Maintenance.

After serving in the U.S. Army in Vietnam, Mr. Maveus earned his BS in Education and MS in Education and Administration from Illinois State University in Normal, IL. His career in education spanned 43 years and he will now spend more time with his family including six grandchildren, and golfing.

For the past 16 years at Marian, Chuck Maveus did what he loved best . . . “striving to make a difference in the lives of our young adults.” Thank you Mr. Maveus, and best of luck in your retirement.

Mr. Maveus

CAMPUS UPGRADESAs part of the Transitioning to the 20’s Strategic Plan, there were many physical improvements over the summer. The cafeteria has new ceilings, lighting, walls, and floor tile replacing the 1959 items. The bleachers in the aux gym from 1959 were removed and replaced with bleachers meeting the current safety codes. Parking lot and exterior lighting was replaced with energy efficient LED fixtures. Also, new servers have been added along with other technology upgrades.

SPRING ALL CONFERENCE ATHLETESThe following athletes from Marian Central were named All-Suburban Christian Conference: baseball, Sal Rodriquez and Corte Trebacz; girls soccer, Victoria Girolamo and Jacqueline Guilbeault; softball, Jacqueline Chmiel, Michaela Faunce, Jennifer Geisey, Emily Miller and Sarah Schaefer; and girls track and field, Brenna Koch.

IHSA HONORS MARIAN ATHLETIC DIRECTORMarian’s Athletic Director, Drew Potthoff, was awarded the IHSA Distinguished Service Award in June. Drew has worked in education for 36 years and has served as president of the Illinois Athletic Directors Association for two years.

“We hired Drew a year ago and one of the reasons we hired him was because of his experience as an athletic director in McHenry County and his awareness of statewide issues.” Marian superintendent Tom Landers said. “We wanted an experienced administrator and obviously he is one.”

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HURRICANES around campusDEVELOPMENT news

Annual Fund Goalof $120,000The 2014-15 Annual Fund Appeal kicks off in September. Co-General Chairpersons Matt and Becky Walker and John and Cathy Sharp ’82 Tinkham, all from Crystal Lake, will be looking for volunteers to man the phone lines during the five nights of calling in October. If you can help, please call the Development Office at 815-338-4220 ext. 125 or email: mamartinez@marian.com

Please give careful consideration to your participation and respond generously as the Marian Central family works together to raise $120,000 for the school. Proceeds are used for financial assistance for qualifying families. Any size gift is appreciated. You have until June 30th to contribute to this year’s Annual Fund.

CLASS OF 1961KAREN (SCHULER) FROELICH, Palatine, is retired from teaching at Harper College in Palatine.

CLASS OF 1962MARTIN WOERTER, Elmwood Park, is retired and loving it.

CLASS OF 1964KATHY (PITZEN) SCHOON, Columbia, SC, is busy with her jobs and 8 grandchildren.

CLASS OF 1966PAT WIRTZ, McHenry, was the Parade Marshal for McHenry Fiesta Days in July. Pat retired from McHenry East after 40 years in education, but remains busy as Vice President of the

McHenry Area Historical Society, Chairman of the City of McHenry Landmark Commission, and Chairman of the McHenry High School Hall of Fame Committee.

CLASS OF 1970MARY JEAN (WEBER) AND PHIL KIEFER, McHenry, are enjoying their first grandchildren. Their daughter, Katie, and husband, T.J. Riley welcomed Kiefer Thomas on March 20, 2014. Their son, Matt and wife, Lauren, welcomed McKenna Malone on April 4, 2014.

CLASS OF 1988MICHELE (MARTINEZ) WINGATE, Madison, WI, was recently appointed Customer Experience Director at American Family Insurance. She has a B.A. from UW-Madison and an M.A. from UW-Milwaukee.

CLASS OF 1990ADAM ZANCK, Woodstock, is the head coach for Marian’s track and field team.

SAVE THE DATE! SEE YOU NExT YEAR ON MARCH 14, 2015

Honorary Chairs Julie and Jeff Rhodes and Helen ’82 and Tony ’82 Wember, along with General Chairs Nick ‘89 and Kellie Bucci and Bob and Jen Seegers, will start organizing the event this Fall.

Cathy Sharp Tinkham ‘82, Patty Coughlin DeRoo and Peggy Durkin Mocogni ’82 will be at the dinner auction again this March.

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CLASS OF 1994JOEL ZARNSTORFF, Wonder Lake, has worked at First Midwest Bank for over 15 years and was recently promoted to Vice President in the Commercial Lending Department.

CLASS OF 1995MEGAN (KUSEK) WORKMAN, Aitkin, MN, graduated from the University of Minnesota and is now a Doctor of Nursing Practice and a Certified Nurse Midwife practicing at Riverwood Healthcare.

CLASS OF 1997CORI CUNDIFF, Algonquin, is attending Law School at DePaul University.

ELIZABETH IZZY NEIS, San Francisco, CA, is Director of User Development at Metaverse Mod Squad in San Francisco. She earned a B.A. in Creative Writing from Millikin University and a Masters in Creative Writing from Cardiff University in Wales.

CLASS OF 1998COLLEEN (COTE) SLAMA, Henderson, NV, lives with her husband, Jayson and their two sons. Griffen was born January of 2012 and Hudson was born June of 2013. Colleen is the daughter of Tom (’74) and Lisa (Huemann) Cote (’75).

MELISSA (NEIS) WITTENBORN, Chicago, is Vice President at Parr Insurance Brokerage. She majored in Art at Illinois Wesleyan University and earned an Executive MBA at Notre Dame in 2013.

CLASS OF 2000NICHOLAS PARTIPILO, Chicago, is a partner at the Chicago Law Firm of Simon and McClosky.

PETE ROCKERS, Woodstock, finished his PhD at Harvard, and is an Associate Professor at the School of Public Health at Boston University. Along with teaching, he continues to do consulting work in global health.

CLASS OF 2002JOHN CARRUTHERS, Chicago, is a published author who has been a guest on The Today Show. His book, ManBQue: Meat. Beer. Rock and Roll delves into the history, art, and camaraderie that is barbeque grilling. He’s been approached for a second book option and has recently filmed a pilot for a cooking show.

SARA GUDERYAHN, Chicago, spent 10 years in Washington D.C. working for Senator Durbin and with the Obama Administration across a variety of education policies. She currently runs the Midwest Region of Education Pioneers.

CLASS OF 2003MELISSA LEROY, St. Louis, MO, graduated from St. Louis University with a degree in Electrical Engineering and earned a second degree in Nursing. She currently works at St. John Mercy Hospital as an Operating Nurse.

CLASS OF 2004FATHER ANDREW DIETZ, Crystal Lake, was ordained to the diocesan priesthood June 28, 2014 at the Cathedral of St. Peter. Andrew is the brother of Amy Deitz, religion teacher at Marian, Anna Deitz ’06 and Aaron Deitz ’11.

MICHAEL HEIDEMANN, McHenry, is a WGN radio producer.

CLASS OF 2005KATHERINE MURRAY, Rochelle, is a Territory Manager at RJ Reynolds. She graduated from Saint Mary’s College, Notre Dame in 2009.

CARA O’BRIEN, Woodstock, was awarded a Doctor of Medicine in May at the University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology at Northwestern University, Evanston. She will pursue a residency at the Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals, Milwaukee, with a specialty in Internal Medicine-Geriatrics.

BENJAMIN SIMON, Cortland, is a pilot for American Eagle.

Fr. Andrew Dietz

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CLASS OF 2006MICHAEL MARK LEROY, Madison, earned degrees in Mathematics and Electro-Mechanical Engineering with a minor in Physics from Loras College. He works at Epic Corporation in Verona, Wisconsin.

CLASS OF 2007COURTNEY COCCIEMIGLIO, Hampshire, earned a B.S. in Architecture at the University of Illinois, Chicago, a J.D. at Northern Illinois University and an M.B.A. at Northern Illinois University.

PETER FRANGER, Dallas, TX, graduated from Oklahoma State University in 2012 and is an Engineer for Halliburton.

KELLY HANRAHAN, Woodstock, earned her Doctorate of Pharmacy from Southern Illinois University.

CLASS OF 2008KEVIN LEROY, Bloomington, IN, earned a degree in Psychology and an M.B.A. at Franciscan University. He currently attends Law School at Indiana University and will graduate in 2015.

TIM ROCKERS, Chicago, earned a degree in Mechanical Engineering from Northwestern University. He completed a Masters in Mechanical Engineering from Northwestern University in December, 2012. He works at MWH Global.

CLASS OF 2009CODY O’NEILL, Harvard, has been hired as the offensive line coach for the Montana State University-Northern Lights in Havre, Montana, an NAIA school.

CLASS OF 2010ELIZABETH DICKER, McHenry, earned a B.S. in Chemistry at Bemidji State University in Minnesota. She works as a Quality Control Analyst at ANI Pharmaceuticals.

WILLIAM HASS, Algonquin, earned a Business degree at Augustana. He spent his senior year studying in France and played football in Europe with his Augustana team.

BENJAMIN VALLE, Charleston, SC, graduated from Franciscan University in Steubenville, Ohio. He is a Religion teacher and Liturgy Coordinator at Summerville Catholic School in South Carolina.

CLASS OF 2011STEPHANIE CARRAN, Wonder Lake, is a member of Alpha Sigma Nu, Marquette University Chapter. Stephanie is the daughter of John and Janet (Sullivan) Carran (’83). Benjamin Valle

Ken Salvi

KEN SALVI, Crystal Lake, is in the seminary at St. Gregory the Great in Seward, NE.

CLASS OF 2012ABBY GILLELAND, McHenry, was one of four athletes who travelled to Pula, Croatia to represent Adidas Midwest in the 10th annual European Global Challenge.

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For any alums who sendin a baby announcementfor the Hurricane Alert, The Development Office will send a Marian “onesie”.Email: alumni@marian.com

ATTENTION BABY CANES!

CLASS OF 2004KAILEY (HUSBY) WALTER, Johnsburg, and husband Jack welcomed Joseph Gordon on November 22, 2013. Kailey is an Executive Team Leader in Human Resources at Target Corporation.

CLASS OF 1995REBECCA (HAAG) CZERW, Elgin, and husband Joe wel-comed William (Liam) Sawyer on February 4, 2014. Liam joins big brother, Ethan and big sister, Scarlett.

CLASS OF 1997MATT SCHULIEN, McHenry, and wife Madelyn welcomed Charles Edward on April 8, 2014.

CLASS OF 1998MANDY (WINKELMAN) RAGAN, McHenry, and husband Tim welcomed Hadley Victoria on July 11, 2014. Hadley joins big sister, Moira. Hadley is the granddaughter of Larry and Vicki (Brda) ’68 Winkelman.

CLASS OF 1999DR. ELIZABETH (CAREY) THOMPSON, Oak Park, and husband Irish welcomed Connor Patrick on March 3, 2014. Connor joins big sister, Claire and big brother, Emmitt.

CLASS OF 2002ANDREW CAREY, McHenry, and wife Bobbijean welcomed William Duke on May 23, 2013. William joins big brother, Declan Joseph, age 2.

CLASS OF 2003EMILY

(MARCANTONIO) HOLLAND,

Crystal Lake, and husband Edward

welcomed Adam Jacob on June 19, 2014.

Adam joins big sisters Hannah and Sophia.

CLASS OF 1999Kara Oeffling Murren, Lake In The Hills, and husband Jason welcomed Kendall Jean on June 20, 2014. Older sister Bailey is 3.

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CRAIG SCHNEIDER ’67, February 19, 2014, sister of Virginia Shaheen ’65.

RUTH (PIERCE) GORE ’83, March 30, 2014, sister of Patrick ’64, Kathy ’66, Susan Meyer ’67, Jeannie Featherstone ’69, Mary Vitek ’73, Michael ’74, Annie Tiffany ’75, Willard ’79 and Tom ’81.

GARY BOUGIE ’96, April 18, 2014, sister of Sommer Bougie ’98.

KEVIN COUGHLIN ’77, April 23, 2014, brother of Jim ’73, Mike ’73, Robert ’75, Maribeth Dhom ’78, William ’79, Daniel ’80, Larry ’81 (deceased), Theresa Lewandowski ’82, Peggy Visconti ’84, Tim, Patricia DeRoo, Kathy O’Brien and Karen Pump.

WILLIAM DIGGS ’66, May 30, 2014, brother of Sherrie Flueter ’66, Larry Padolski ’70 and Diane Miller ’72.

THINK GREENThe Hurricane Alert is available for

viewing on our website: www.marian.com.If you would like to still get a hard copy,

please call 815-338-4220 ext. 124 oremail alumni@marian.com.

Publishing InformationThe Hurricane Alert is published twice a year by the Development Office. All information is accurate to the best of our knowledge. All news items should be addressed to: Marian Central Development Office, 1001 McHenry Avenue, Woodstock, IL 60098. Information may also be sent via FAX (815) 338-8445 or emailed to mamartinez@marian.com. Thank you in advance for your efforts and support. These issues would not be possible without your generosity.

Mary Ann (Stilling) Martinez ’66,Development Director, Editor/writerTracy Schaefer, Development SecretaryLori Hirsch, Alumni AssistantMC Students, photos

MAY CROWNINGKairos leaders formed the procession for the MayCrowning on May 1.Front: Tim Bryan, Lincoln Rzonca. Middle: Jamie Prus, Moira Stotz, Kristen Hartlieb, Jack Rhodes, Victoria Girolamo, Brie Baumert, Megan Mink, Kairos Leader Amy Deitz

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