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1945
Roland F. Largay was one of 80 travel agents from North America honored by Crystal Cruises at its 17th annual Sales Achievement Gala; the event took place in June aboard the Crystal Symphony, as part of a six-day cruise from Monte Carlo to the port of Le Verdon in Bordeaux, France. Largay is the president of Largay Travel in Southbury, Conn.
1947
Class Chair
John A. Facey Jr.
Rev. James F. Bresnahan, S.J., professor emeritus, medical ethics and humanities and medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago, writes that he is now a member of the Jesuit community at Boston College, where he is continuing his pastoral ministry—assisting weekends at two parishes in western Massachusetts and doing some occasional consulting on medical ethics issues, among other responsibilities. The Archdiocese of Hartford, Conn., selected Walter J. Majsak as a recipient of its sixth annual Saint Joseph Archdiocesan Medal of Appreciation for 2007—in recognition of his many years of dedicated service to his parish.
1954
Class Chair
Barry R. McDonough
Class Correspondent
Paul F. Dupuis
Cornelius F. Murphy Jr. writes that he published the work Person and Society in American Thought: A Study in Christian Humanism (Peter Lang Press, 2007). Raymond L.H. Murphy Jr., M.D., co-captain of the 1954 College swimming team, notes that he took part in the National Senior Games (called the Senior Olympics), held June 27-July 8 in Louisville, Ky.—qualifying and swimming in all six events. Murphy reports that he finished “in 18th place in two events, 17th in one event, 11th place in two and 10th place in one.” He adds that he is now in training for the next Senior Games to be held in two years in San Francisco.
1955
Class Chair
Robert J. McKay
Class Correspondent
Robert F. Danahy
Rev. James J. Hosie, S.J., writes that he continues to teach full time in the religious education department at Boston College High School—he also coaches tennis and conducts retreats for faculty and staff.
1958
Class Chair
Braden A. Mechley
Class Correspondent
Arthur J. Andreoli
David M. McKeon writes that his wife, Margie, and he continue to maintain a marriage and family counseling practice in Rockwall, Texas.
1961
Class Chair
C. Clark Hodgson Jr.
Richard A. “Dick” Wiklund, M.D., writes that he is now in semi-retirement, working two days a week doing clinical anesthesia at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, in Boston.
1962
Class Chair
William J. O’Leary Jr.
Rev. John E. Crean Jr., an Episcopal priest of the Diocese of Western Michigan, writes that, in March, he was named rector of St. Alban’s Church in Muskegon. Frederick W.T. Hoogland notes that, following his 39-year career practicing corporate contract/marketing law in New York City, Stamford, San Francisco and Houston, he retired in 2006 and moved with his wife, Maryalice, from Houston to Naples, Fla., and Guilford, Conn. William P. “Bill” Loewe writes that he has been teaching theology at the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C., for more than 30 years.
1964
Class Chair
Ronald T. Maheu
Class Correspondent
William S. Richards
Michael E. Burke writes that, following his retirement from Villanova (Pa.) University as a longtime professor of Latin American history, he relocated to North Carolina where he continues to teach occasionally and work actively with the Mexican immigrant community. Rimvydas P. Miksys notes that he has been elected to a third consecutive term as president of the Washington state chapter of the Lithuanian-American Community Inc.
1965
Class Co-Chairs
David J. Martel
Thomas F. McCabe Jr.
Stephen G. “Steve” Bowen Jr. writes that he currently serves as president of James Patterson Entertainment. Joseph F. Miele, D.D.S., notes that he continues to maintain an oral and maxillofacial surgery practice in Middletown, N.J. A. Thomas “Tom” Tebbens Jr. writes that, as part of his work as the vice president of marketing with the Montefiore Medical Center in New York, he has developed a weekly television series on parenting, called “Keeping Kids Healthy”; the program, which is currently syndicated nationally on public television, received its fourth Emmy Award last April.
1966
Class Co-Chairs
Kenneth M. Padgett
Rev. John A. Worthley
Stephen A. “Steve” Connelly writes that he returned last year to full-time Civil Service employment in Washington, D.C., as program director for the federal job application process, USAJOBS. Last April, the Catholic Charities Foundation in Washington, D.C., presented John M. Facciola with its Father John O’Connor Caritas Empowerment Award—in recognition of his volunteer service with Catholic Charities’ Tenants Empowerment Network—a transitional housing outreach program for homeless families in the Washington, D.C., area. Facciola, who is a magistrate judge for the U.S. District Court of the District of Columbia, currently serves as chairperson of the network’s Advisory Council. John C. Scott, M.D., notes that, since retiring from Kaiser Pemanente following 25 years of service, he is now teaching internal medicine and geriatrics three days a week at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center in Denver.
1968
Class Co-Chairs
Alfred J. Carolan Jr.
John T. Collins
James A. Norris writes that he is starting his third year of teaching as a middle school department head at the Prince of Peace Catholic School in Plano, Texas. John T. Nugent notes that, in October 2006, he was invested into the Minor Order of Reader by Archbishop Henry Mansell of the Archdiocese of Hartford, Conn. He adds that, in September 2006, he was appointed chairman of the Veterans’ and Military Affairs Committee of the Connecticut Bar Association.
1969
Class Co-Chairs
David H. Drinan
James W. Igoe
Robert G. Powderly
Michael R. McNulty, who is currently serving his 10th term in the U.S. House of Representatives, writes that he has been appointed chair of the Social Security Subcommittee of the House Ways and Means Committee; McNulty represents the 21st Congressional District of the state of New York. Rev. Bruce N. Teague notes that he is taking part in a new film about the retreat held last November at Auschwitz; the film features stories about the participants’ retreat experiences.
1971
Class Chair
Robert T. Bonagura
Class Correspondent
Jerome J. Cura Jr.
Daniel A. Capen, M.D., writes that he continues to practice orthopedic spinal surgery in Los Angeles.
1973
Class Co-Chairs
William F. Bagley Jr.
Philip J. Crowley
Robert F. Vacchelli writes that he has been appointed a judge of the Connecticut Superior Court.
1974
Class Co-Chairs
Brian R. Forts
Edward J. Sullivan
Thomas J. Basile writes that he retired last February, following more than 30 years of public service to the state of Connecticut—most recently holding the post of criminal justice information system program coordinator for six years within the department of information technology. Basile notes that, in this capacity, he oversaw the implementation of the Offender Based Tracking System and—in conjunction with the Connecticut State Police—the implementation of an upgraded Automated Fingerprint Identification System; he adds that, in collaboration with the Connecticut Police Chiefs Association, he took part in plans for data sharing among municipal, state and federal law enforcement. Robert J. Brennan, who serves as a consul at the U.S. Embassy in Santo Domingo, the Dominican Republic, notes that he has been promoted to the diplomatic rank of second secretary. Francis A. Ford is now of counsel in the law firm Fletcher, Tilton & Whipple, with offices in Worcester and Framingham; he concentrates his practice in the areas of civil litigation and mediation. Prior to joining the firm, Ford had served for four years as the elected Clerk of Courts for Worcester County; a former president of the Worcester County Bar Association, he completed a two-year term as president of the Massachusetts Bar Foundation in January. The New Jersey State Bar Foundation announced in June the reappointment of Ralph J. Lamparello as a trustee of the foundation. Lamparello, who serves as a managing partner in the Secaucus, N.J., law firm of Chasan Leyner & Lamparello, concentrates his practice in civil and criminal litigation.
1975
Class Co-Chairs
Joseph W. Cummings
Joseph A. Sasso Jr.
Adrian G. Beaulieu writes that he has recently been appointed the dean of international studies at Providence (R.I.) College. Mary Dacey White notes that, on March 16, 2006, she was appointed associate justice of the Massachusetts District Court by former Gov. Mitt Romney.
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