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James H. Jones
June 14, 2005
At his home in Glenview, Ill., at 93. During his career, Mr. Jones had been the president and chairman of the Midland Shoe Co. in St. Louis. In 1965, he became the vice president of the Craddock-Terry Co. of Lynchburg, Va., following the company’s acquisition of Midland Shoe; Mr. Jones retired in the 1970s. A former board member of Hosea House, he had also served as a senior warden, treasurer and vestryman of St. Peter’s Episcopal Church in Ladue, Mo. Mr. Jones is survived by his wife, Mary; two sons; two daughters; six grandchildren; and a great-grandson.
Z. Walter Janiak
March 29, 2005
At Cape Cod ( Mass.) Hospital, at 92. During his career, Mr. Janiak had worked many years at his alma mater, New Bedford ( Mass.) Vocational High School, where he had been a teacher, coach and administrator; in 1958, he was elevated to the post of director. Named the first superintendent-director of the newly created Greater New Bedford Regional Vocational-Technical High School in 1971, Mr. Janiak served in this capacity until his retirement in 1984; in 1995, the school’s field house was named in his honor. A Navy lieutenant during World War II, Mr. Janiak had been a flight instructor at Pearl Harbor; he had also served aboard the USS Riverside. Mr. Janiak was a recipient of the Asiatic-Pacific Theater Campaign Ribbon; the Philippine Liberation Medal; the American Theater Campaign Ribbon; and the World War II Victory Medal. Inducted into the Holy Cross Varsity Club Hall of Fame in 1997, he had been a member of the College football and track teams. Mr. Janiak had also been inducted into the hall of fame of New Bedford Vocational High School where he had served as a captain of the 1930-31 track team and played both football and basketball. Mr. Janiak is survived by a daughter; two sisters; three grandchildren; and several nephews and nieces.
Roy W. Bruninghaus Jr.
July 7, 2005
At the Cape Cod Hospital in Hyannis, Mass., at 89. Prior to his retirement in 1980, Mr. Bruninghaus had taught 33 years at the Rippowam School in Bedford, N.Y. At the start of his career, he had served as a teacher in Millbury and, later, Orleans, Mass. A member of the Orleans Cardinals of the Cape Cod League during the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s, Mr. Bruninghaus was inducted into the league’s hall of fame in 2004; a graduate of Millbury High School, he had been inducted as well into the school’s hall of fame. At Holy Cross, Mr. Bruninghaus had been a member of the varsity baseball team. During World War II, he served in the Navy. Mr. Bruninghaus is survived by his wife, Louise; two sons; a sister; five grandchildren; and several nephews and nieces.
Joseph T. Donohue
May 21, 2005
In UMass Memorial Hospital, Worcester, at 90. Active in the insurance industry for more than 50 years, Mr. Donohue had most recently been the owner of Buckley Insurance in Worcester, until his retirement in 2003. During World War II, he had served in U.S. Army Intelligence. Mr. Donohue is survived by his daughter; and several nephews and nieces.
Andrew H. Giardi
April 18, 2005
In Connecticut, at 90. A longtime coach, Mr. Giardi had worked 32 years at East Hartford ( Conn.) High School, retiring in 1984; he joined the staff as the head coach of varsity football and subsequently held the post of director of athletics for many years; his 1962 team won the state championship. Mr. Giardi began his career as a coach at Uxbridge ( Mass.) High School. An outstanding athlete at his alma mater, Hartford ( Conn.) Public High School, he starred as a running back on the College football team; in 1977, Mr. Giardi was inducted into the Holy Cross Varsity Club Hall of Fame for football, baseball and basketball. The recipient of numerous honors, he was a member of the Hartford Public and Uxbridge halls of fame; in addition, the High School National Football Foundation selected him for induction into the National Hall of Fame, “for his dedication to the youth in East Hartford.” In 1981 the football field at East Hartford High School was named in his honor. Mr. Giardi also received the Italian American “Man of the Year” award. During World War II, he served in the Coast Guard. Mr. Giardi is survived by a son; four daughters; four sons-in-law, including William A. Howard ’75; a daughter-in-law; 11 grandchildren, including Matthew W. Howard ’06; two great-grandchildren; and many nephews and nieces. His son was the late Richard H. ’68.
Victor R. Lepore
June 15, 2005
At the Park Avenue Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, Arlington, Mass., at 90. Prior to his retirement, Mr. Lepore had served 32 years as a teacher in the Medford, Mass., school system; he had taught at the Hobbs School. A World War II veteran, Mr. Lepore was a recipient of the Purple Heart. He is survived by his wife, Anita; a brother; a sister; and many nephews and nieces.
Herbert J. Bliss
April 19, 2005
At White Plains (N.Y.) Hospital Center, at 86. During his career, Mr. Bliss had served many years as town justice and town attorney for Mount Pleasant, N.Y.; he had also maintained a private law practice in New York City—Egan and Bliss—and, in Mount Pleasant. Former New York Gov. Malcom Wilson appointed him a judge in the Westchester County Court. During World War II, Mr. Bliss served in the U.S. Army Air Corps, attaining the rank of top sergeant. He was recognized by the New York State Bar Association and the Westchester County Bar Association for 50 years of legal practice. Mr. Bliss is survived by his wife, Frances; four sons; a daughter; a son-in-law; two daughters-in-law; nine grandchildren; and a sister.
Rev. Joseph W. Drohan
April 26, 2005
In Shrewsbury, Mass., at 85. A priest of the Diocese of Savannah-Atlanta, Ga., for more than 40 years, Fr. Drohan began his ministry in 1956 at Christ the King Cathedral in Atlanta; he then served one year at St. John the Evangelist Church in Hapeville, four years at St. Thomas More Parish in Decatur and three years at the Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish in Atlanta. Appointed pastor of Mother of Our Divine Savior Church in Toccoa, Ga., in 1964, Fr. Drohan served there for seven years; during this time he assisted at the mission in Hartwell, Sacred Heart of Jesus Church. He subsequently served four years as the pastor of the Most Blessed Sacrament Parish in Atlanta and 10 years as pastor of Sacred Heart Church in Milledgeville, Ga. Prior to his retirement in 1996, Fr. Drohan had been the chaplain for 11 years at Our Lady of Perpetual Help hospice in Atlanta. During his ministry, he had also been a prison chaplain; religion teacher at St. Pius X High School, from 1961-63; and a member of the Archdiocesan Commission on Sacred Liturgy, from 1962-64. Following his retirement to Worcester, he worked with a pro-life group. At the start of his career, Fr. Drohan had been employed by the H H Brown Shoe Company prior to entering St. Mary’s Seminary in Baltimore; he was ordained to the priesthood at St. Paul’s Cathedral in Worcester, in 1956. A first lieutenant in the Army during World War II, Fr. Drohan served in Europe, landing at Omaha Beach in June 1944 and leading his men to Berlin under Gen. Mark Clarke; he earned four Campaign Stars. Fr. Drohan had been a member of the President’s Council at Holy Cross. He is survived by a sister-in-law, Judith (Ruiz) Drohan; nine nephews and nieces; a cousin and family; several in-laws; 31 grandnephews and grandnieces; and six great-grandnephews and great-grandnieces. His brothers were the late Rev. James J., S.J., ’34 and Richard F. ’41.
William B. Lyons, M.D.
Nov. 13, 2004
At his home in Southbury, Conn., at 83. A longtime physician, Dr. Lyons began his career as an anesthesiologist in Connecticut and, then, in Maryland, in the 1950s. Appointed the chief of anesthesiology services at the VA Medical Center in West Haven, Conn., in 1962, he subsequently served as associate professor of clinical anesthesiology at the Yale University School of Medicine in New Haven, Conn. In the 1960s, Dr. Lyons volunteered as a consultant for U.S.A.I.D. to civilian hospitals in Vietnam and, in the 1970s, in Haiti, for the Albert Schweitzer Hospital; he received the Humanitarian Service Award from the American Medical Association in 1968. Interested in addiction medicine, Dr. Lyons became the president and a board member at the Morris Foundation in Waterbury, Conn. Certified in substance abuse by the American Medical Society on Alcoholism and Other Drug Dependencies, he was a founding board member and chairman of the board at the Eagle Hill Alcohol Rehabilitation Center in Newton; he had also served as medical director there for more than 16 years. In addition, Dr. Lyons had been the chairman of both the Connecticut State and New Haven County Medical Societies’ Committees on Physicians’ Health. His community involvement included serving as chairman and a board member of the Southbury Zoning Board of Appeals. A veteran, Dr. Lyons had been a lieutenant (j.g.) in the Navy, serving as a medical officer in Destroyer Division 82; from 1948-50, he had been a ship’s surgeon with the Merchant Marine. Dr. Lyons is survived by his wife, Joyce; four sons; three daughters; a brother, John J. ’39; a sister; and seven grandchildren. His brothers were the late Paul V. ’44 and Daniel C. ’52.
Rev. Francis C. Mackin, S.J.
April 20, 2005
In Boston, at 85. Prior to his retirement, Fr. Mackin had been the pastor of St. Ignatius Parish, Chestnut Hill, Mass.; previously, he had worked at Fordham University in New York, serving as provost and vice president of the Westchester campus. At the start of his career, Fr. Mackin had been a faculty member, dean, executive assistant to the president and a member of the board at Boston College; he subsequently held the post of rector at the Cranwell School in Lenox, Mass. Entering the Society of Jesus at Shadowbrook after receiving his degree from Holy Cross, Fr. Mackin completed his noviceship and pursued classical studies there; he was ordained to the priesthood in 1954. Fr. Mackin is survived by his sister; 26 nephews and nieces; and 43 grandnephews and grandnieces.
Rev. Paul V. Sullivan, O.C.S.O.
July 8, 2005
In Shrewsbury, Mass., at 84. Prior to his retirement in 1995, Fr. Sullivan had served 20 years at St. Joseph’s Parish in Yonkers, N.Y.; previously, he had been assigned for two years to St. Catherine Laboure Parish in Lake Katrine, N.Y. After receiving his degree from Holy Cross, Fr. Sullivan entered the Society of Jesus in Lenox, Mass.; on Feb. 23, 1946, he entered the Order of Cistercians of the Strict Observance at Our Lady of the Valley Monastery in Cumberland, R.I. Known as Fr. Ignatius in the Trappist Order, he made solemn vows as a Cisterican monk in 1948; he was ordained to the priesthood in 1950 at St. Anthony’s Church in Fitchburg, Mass. Fr. Sullivan became a priest of the Archdiocese of New York in 1973. He is survived by nephews and nieces; and friends James and Eileen Postale.
Thomas P. Casey
May 26, 2005
At his home in Westcliffe, Colo., at 84. Mr. Casey had served many years in the military, retiring in 1969 as a full colonel of the U.S. Marine Corps. A veteran of World War II, he saw action with the Second Division in Saipan and Tinian and received a Purple Heart and a Bronze Star. Earning his juris doctor at DePaul Law School in Chicago following the war, Mr. Casey re-entered the Marine Corps and served as a legal officer; a veteran of both the Korean War and the Vietnam War, he was awarded a second Bronze Star for bravery in combat situations. From 1956-59, Mr. Casey taught at the Naval Justice School in Newport, R.I. Relocating to Arvada, Colo., after his retirement from the Marines, he worked 16 years as an assistant district attorney in Denver. Mr. Casey is survived by his wife, Mozelle; a son; two daughters; two brothers; a sister; two grandsons; and many nephews and nieces.
Chester J. Gustowski
July 15, 2005
At his home in Framingham, Mass., at 86. During his career, Mr. Gustowski had worked more than 40 years for the FBI; joining the bureau in 1947, he had served as a special agent in New York for more than 20 years. Following his formal retirement in January 1976, Mr. Gustowski continued to be involved in foreign counterintelligence work for the agency, until June of 1989, due to his linguistic abilities. Over the course of his career, he had been the recipient of numerous commendations. A lieutenant (S.G.) in the Navy during World War II, Mr. Gustowski had taken part in the invasion of Okinawa. At Holy Cross, he had been a member of the basketball team for four years; at his alma mater, St. Peter’s High School in Worcester, he had been a three-sport athlete and the class valedictorian. Mr. Gustowski had been a Holy Cross class agent. He is survived by his wife, Stasia; a son, Paul J. ’70; three daughters, including Carol G. Mahoney ’86; two sons-in-law, including Dennis E. Mahoney ’85; a daughter-in-law; 11 grandchildren, including Michele Trotta DeVito ’97; three great-grandchildren; and nephews and nieces.
Joseph A. Belisle
Feb. 27, 2005
In New York. Mr. Belisle is survived by his wife, Barbara; five children; 11 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
William A. Gildea
April 8, 2005
In Boston Medical Center, at 83. During his career, Mr. Gildea served 23 years as the executive director of the New England Governors’ Conference; appointed to this position in 1981, he was responsible for promoting the region as a good place to do business. Mr. Gildea had also been a founding partner of the regional public affairs consulting firm Gildea, O’Donnell and Darlington, with offices in Boston and Providence. Previously, he had been the city manager of Newport, R.I., from 1954-56 and, of Brockton, Mass., from 1956-63. In 1967, Mr. Gildea became the director of government relations for the New England Regional Commission, a post he held until 1981. In addition, he had been the secretary of the Conference of New England Governors and Eastern Canadian Premiers. At the start of his career, Mr. Gildea went into business with his father; their company, Imperial Parking Meters, sold the units nationally. In 1999, the Center for National Policy, a nonpartisan public policy group, honored him with its Edward S. Muskie Award. Mr. Gildea is survived by his wife, Catherine; five sons, including Edward J. ’73; five daughters; a sister; 32 grandchildren, including Edward J. Jr. ’03; and many nephews and nieces.
Francis R. Grady
June 27, 2005
In Holy Spirit Hospital, East Pennsboro Township, Pa., at 84. A longtime fund-raising consultant, Mr. Grady had served many years as chief executive officer for the United Way in Elizabeth, N.J., Meriden, Conn., and York, Pa.; he retired as executive vice president and chief executive officer of the United Way Capital Region—the agency subsequently honored him with the title “executive vice president emeritus.” Mr. Grady had also been the president and chief executive officer of the Hockenbury System Inc. in Camp Hill, Pa. Other professional accomplishments included his work as a lecturer and director of seminars at: Ohio State University; the University of Pittsburgh; the University of Maryland; Boston College; Harrisburg Community College; and Penn State University and its satellite campuses. At the end of his career, he had been a substitute teacher in three local Pennsylvania districts. An ambassador for the United Way, Mr. Grady had served in a volunteer capacity at numerous organizations, including the AARP, American Cancer Society, Allied Arts, American Heart Association and the Boy Scouts; in addition, he had been a member of several regulatory agencies for the state of Pennsylvania. Recognized by many groups for his efforts on their behalf, Mr. Grady was named ambassador emeritus, United Way International; Citizen of the Year, Urban League of Central Pennsylvania; and Citizen of the Year, Notre Dame University Alumni Association. Listed in Who’s Who in the East from 1978-98, he received the Community Service Award from the Rotary Club of Harrisburg, Pa., among other honors. Active in veterans’ organizations, church, civic and school groups, Mr. Grady had served as a member of the Disabled Veterans Council, Military Order of the Purple Heart, Veterans of Foreign Wars and World War II Association; president of the Harrisburg Rotary Club and district governor of Rotary International; past president of the U.S. Navy League; and founder of the David Grady Memorial Scholarship Fund and the golf tournament held annually to benefit the endowment fund of Trinity High School in Camp Hill. He had been a member of the President’s Council at Holy Cross and the Holy Cross Club of Philadelphia. An Army veteran of World War II, Mr. Grady had served as a rifleman in Company G of the 109th Infantry, 28th Division. Landing on Omaha Beach, he fought in France and Germany; his book, Surviving Combat Hurtgen Forest Germany World War II, describes his war experiences. Mr. Grady was a recipient of the Purple Heart; two Bronze Stars for valor in combat; the Jubilee of Liberty for combat duty in Normandy; and the Combat Infantry Badge. He was also the author of other works, including Who Sets the Campaign Goal, Improving Social Welfare Services, Scouting and the United Way and Open Admissions the United Way. Mr. Grady is survived by his wife, Martha; two sons; a daughter; and eight grandchildren.
John F. Sullivan Jr.
Jan. 19, 2005
In Wisconsin, at 83. A veteran of World War II, Mr. Sullivan had served at Pearl Harbor. He is survived by his wife, Rita; three sons; a daughter; four grandchildren; a great-grandchild; and two cousins. His father was the late John F. ’(19)09.
Raymond I. Rigney
April 13, 2005
In Hyannis, Mass., at 82. During his career, Mr. Rigney had worked many years in state government, serving under former Massachusetts governors Foster Furcolo, John A. Volpe, Endicott Peabody and Francis Sargent; becoming fiscal and education adviser for Furcolo in 1957, he worked to promote the establishment of community colleges in the state. Mr. Rigney was the first chairman of the Massachusetts Commission on Atomic Energy, holding this post from 1958-60; he had also served as the deputy commissioner of the Department of Commerce, budget commissioner at the Budget Bureau and first deputy commissioner of administration and finance. Appointed the treasurer of the Southeastern Massachusetts Technical Institute in 1964, Mr. Rigney became the budget director of the Senate Ways and Means Committee in 1966. He was then named the director of fiscal affairs for the Lowell ( Mass.) Technological Institute in 1973; in this capacity, he helped oversee the merger of the school with Lowell State College to form the University of Lowell in 1975. Mr. Rigney was the vice president of fiscal affairs for the university (now called University of Massachusetts at Lowell), from 1976-85. He began his career as a teacher in Roxbury, Mass., in 1947, and subsequently taught science, history and mathematics in Boston and Somerville, Mass., elementary and junior high schools. An Army Air Corps veteran, Mr. Rigney served with the 24th Tank Destroyers Group in the Pacific during World War II. Active in Democratic state politics, he had been the chairman of the Winchester ( Mass.) Democratic Party. Mr. Rigney had played center for the Holy Cross football team; a former president of the Holy Cross Club of Boston, he had also served as a member of the Holy Cross Club of Cape Cod. In addition, Mr. Rigney had been a member of the Emerald Society and the New England Football Officials Association. He is survived by his wife, Anne; five sons; two daughters; 15 grandchildren; and a great-grandson.
Roy H. Sandstrom
Oct. 25, 2003
In New Jersey. Mr. Sandstrom is survived by his wife, Martha; two sons; and a daughter.
Thomas F. Bowes Jr.
March 25, 2005
At his home in Carver, Mass., at 79. Mr. Bowes had maintained a private law firm in Plympton, Mass., for many years, retiring in 2001. Becoming town counsel for Plympton in the mid-1960s, he had also served as town meeting moderator. Following retirement, Mr. Bowes and his wife converted his law office into an antiques store, called Trove 274. A Navy pilot during World War II, he flew missions in the Pacific; he also sang with military bands at various functions overseas. Mr. Bowes was the author of two volumes of poetry, Images Past and Flickering Shadows of Time. He is survived by a son; a brother; two sisters; and two grandchildren.
John G. Chiari
April 19, 2005
In Florida. Mr. Chiari is survived by his wife, June; 11 children; and 20 grandchildren.
James W. Hurley
June 16, 2005
In Waterbury ( Conn.) Hospital, at 80. During his career, Mr. Hurley had served as the personnel director of the Homer D. Bronson Co., Beacon Falls, Conn., for many years. He had been a member of the Republican Town Committee and the Board of Assessors of Beacon Falls; a justice of the peace; and a patron of the Beacon Falls Public Library. Mr. Hurley is survived by four sons; eight daughters; and 13 grandchildren.
Edward T. Rowe
July 1, 2005
In New York. During his career, Mr. Rowe had served many years as an executive of United States Lines. He had been a veteran of World War II. Mr. Rowe is survived by his wife, Eleanor; four sons; four daughters; a brother; 19 grandchildren, including Christine R. O’Keefe ’02; and two great-grandchildren.
William J. Brady
June 12, 2005
In the Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, Mass., at 77. Prior to his retirement in 1992, Mr. Brady had served 23 years as the director of social and psychological services for the Springfield, Mass., Public Schools; from 1955-69, he had held varied management, teaching and counseling positions in the system. Mr. Brady had also been a graduate school instructor at Westfield ( Mass.) State College, from 1973-80; a member of the board of directors of the Chicopee ( Mass.) Boys Club, from 1973-74; and a member of the board of directors of the Willie Ross School for the Deaf in Longmeadow, Mass., from 1974-76. At the start of his career, he had worked at Southington ( Conn.) High School, from 1952-53, and at John J. Lynch Junior High School in Holyoke, Mass., from 1953-55. Following retirement, Mr. Brady had been a trustee of the Chicopee Public Library, from 1995-2001; appointed to a two-year term as chairman of the board, he had also been a member of the Building Committee during the “Raise the Roof” campaign to construct a new town library. Mr. Brady had been a member of the President’s Council at Holy Cross and a Holy Cross class agent. He was a Navy veteran of World War II and the Korean War; a communications specialist, he had served aboard the USS Oakland and submarine chasers during World War II. A member of the Knights of Columbus, the Shriners and the Masons, Mr. Brady had played the saxophone and the clarinet for the Shriners’ Band; the Ronnie Drumm Band; and the Al Strohman Orchestra. He is survived by his wife, Elizabeth; a son; a daughter, Mary T. ’81; a brother, John L. ’57; a sister; two grandsons; and 20 nephews and nieces. His father-in-law was the late Edward F. McDonnell ’13.
Joseph A. McGowan Jr.
June 22, 2005
At the Westchester Medical Center, Valhalla, N.Y. During his career, Mr. McGowan had owned and operated a lumber mill in Bethel, Maine. After receiving his degree from Holy Cross, he had worked with his father, who owned the Superior Dowel Corp. in New York City; following the death of his father, he returned to New York City and assumed ownership of the company. Mr. McGowan later assisted his son Gary in the operation of a limousine service in White Plains, N.Y. A Marine Corps veteran, he had served in the South Pacific theater during World War II. Mr. McGowan is survived by his wife, Florence; three sons; four daughters; and nine grandchildren.
Walter J. Zawistowski
May 18, 2005
In Boston University Medical Center, at 78. Prior to his retirement in 1989, Mr. Zawistowski had worked 48 years as a social studies teacher at Auburn ( Mass.) Middle School. In 1986, he received the Teacher of the Year Award from the Massachusetts Teachers Association and an honorary citation from the Massachusetts State Senate recognizing his achievement. During World War II, Mr. Zawistowski had served in the Army. He had been an avid piano player. Mr. Zawistowski is survived by a daughter; a brother; two sisters; two grandchildren; and several nephews and nieces.
Leonard P. Rychlik
June 20, 2005
In Massachusetts, at 75. Prior to his retirement in 1983, Mr. Rychlik had held a Civil Service position for many years at Hanscom Air Force Base, Mass., as a budget analyst; he had been awarded an outstanding performance rating by the Air Force. A Navy veteran, Mr. Rychlik had served three years during the Korean War. He is survived by his wife, Bertha; and his twin sister.
Owen F. Ryder Jr.
July 6, 2005
At his home in Worcester, at 76. Mr. Ryder had served many years in the Worcester Public Schools as a physical education teacher, coach and administrator; he retired in 1991 as the director of athletics, health and physical education for the city schools. Mr. Ryder began his career in the system as a teacher and coach at North High School and the former Classical High School. Appointed head football coach at the newly opened Burncoat High School in 1965, he served 20 years there as a teacher and a coach: Mr. Ryder had been the assistant basketball coach for 12 years; the assistant baseball coach for 10 years; and the head girls’ basketball coach for seven years. His football teams won 10 Inter-High titles and four Central Mass Class A championships; the Ryder Cup, formerly presented to the Inter-High football champions, was named in his honor. An outstanding athlete at St. John’s High School in Worcester, Mr. Ryder had played second base on the varsity baseball team and center on the football team for three years; co-captain of both teams his final year, he was named All-City in football. Mr. Ryder received his master’s degree in physical education from Boston University and was director of the South Boston Boys Club. Elected to the Massachusetts High School Coaches Association Hall of Fame in 1987, he received the National Football Foundation Award for contributions to Central Massachusetts football in 1990. Mr. Ryder had been a member of the St. John’s High School Athletic Hall of Fame and the Burncoat High School Athletic Hall of Fame. He is survived by his wife, Ann; a son; three daughters, including Ellen, director of public affairs at Holy Cross, and Jane F. ’82; two grandsons; and many nephews and nieces. His brother was the late Robert P.’53.
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