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  Class Notes
     
    1926-1979

1980-1989

1990-1998


1980 
Class Co-Chairs  
J. Christopher Collins  
Elizabeth Palomba Sprague  
Kathleen L. Wiese  
James C. Bee, senior vice president of investments and senior consulting group associate for Smith Barney, has been named to the board of directors of Easter Seals in New Hampshire. Paula Flynn Connors and her husband, Charlie, announce the birth of their son, Kevin Patrick, on Oct. 19. Paula M. Kane holds the John C. Jr. and Lucine O'Brien Marous Chair in Contemporary Catholic Studies in the faculty of arts and sciences at the University of Pittsburgh in Pennsylvania. Rev. John F. Madden III has been named the pastor of Our Lady of Jasna Gora Parish in Clinton, Mass. Alfred P. Quirk Jr. and his wife, Sheila, announce the birth of their daughter, Kathryn Paige. Quirk is vice president of finance for Aetna Inc. in Hartford, Conn. Marcia A. Reni and her husband, Robert Scherer '77, announce the birth of their daughter, Katherine Reni, on Sept. 17. In November, Kathleen Janetatos Smith was elected to the Ojai (Calif.) United School Board. William F. Stotz is now a managing director at Staley Capital Advisors Inc. in Pittsburgh, Pa. Andrew M. Wallace and his wife, Lynne, announce the birth of their son, Alexander James, on May 15.   

1981 
Class Co-Chairs  
James G. Healy  
Elizabeth Stevens Murdy  
William J. Supple  
Debra L. Fickett-Wilbar has recently been named assistant vice president, structured settlements, of Commercial Union Life Insurance Co. in North Quincy, Mass. In 1998, Thomas J. Parenty testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee on "Why Encryption Protects Privacy, Prevents Crime and Promotes National Security"; he also testified before the House International Relations, National Security and Commerce Committees. Parenty has recently been appointed to the National Research Council's Board on Information Technology. Since 1994, Jacqueline Goddard Snyder has been the press secretary to Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino. She was recently profiled for her work in the field of public relations in the Oct. 18 issue of the Boston Sunday Globe. 
MARRIED: Ronald A. Anderson and Ericka E. Johnson in the Evangelical Lutheran Church, Northwood, N.D.  

1982 
Class Co-Chairs  
Robert E. Chmiel  
Jean Kelly Cummings  
Thomas P. Joyce Jr.  
Elizabeth McAnaney Altonji and her husband, Gerard, announce the birth of their daughter, Emma Grace, on Sept. 11. Alison (Arena) Blackburn and her husband, Edward, announce the birth of their son, Edward Raymond III, on Feb. 15, 1998. Charles H. Cummings III, D.O., has been named to the Caritas Medical Group at St. Anne's Hospital, Fall River, Mass. A member of St. Anne's medical staff since 1990, Cummings maintains a practice in osteopathic and family medicine in Tiverton, R.I. Elisabeth M. (Beth) DelPrete, D.O., announces the adoption of her twin boys from Vietnam, Luke Warren and Samuel James, born on Nov. 20, 1997. Daniel J. (Dan) Kelly is a partner in the Boston law firm of Gadsby & Hannah. In October, Thomas D. Laue was made a partner in the law firm of Ungaretti & Harris, which has offices in Chicago, Ill., and Washington, D.C. Paul L. Medrek, M.D., is an attending emergency physician at Mount Auburn Hospital, Cambridge, Mass., and an instructor in medicine at Harvard Medical School. David M. Murphy recently accepted the position of vice president of agencies for Met Life in the northern California area. Mark M. Tomaino, who has relocated to Southern California, is now general counsel for Bausch & Lomb Surgical, a manufacturer of ophthalmic surgery products.  
MARRIED: John K. Gilchrist and Regina A. Long on July 25 at St. Patrick-St. Anthony's Church in Hartford, Conn. Andrew G. McBride and Elizabeth A. Walton on Sept. 12 at Christ Church in Alexandria, Va.  

1983 
Class Co-Chairs  
Patricia G. Haylon  
David J. Trasatti  
Michael A. Carnevale has joined the Webster Five Cents Savings Bank as financial advisor of the Robert Thomas Securities office located at the bank's branch office in Auburn, Mass. Elizabeth (Gasek) Dichiara and her husband, Peter, announce the birth of their son, Alden Michael, on Nov. 30, 1997. Charles D. Leahy and his wife, Teresa, announce the birth of their daughter, Madeline Mary, in August. Kathleen P. O'Hagan and Kyle Ramsey announce the birth of their son, Matthew O'Hagan Ramsey, on Sept. 26.  

1984     15th Reunion 
Class Co-Chairs  
Fred J. O'Connor  
Richard W. Shea Jr.  
Susan McCann Brown and her husband, Scott, announce the birth of their daughter, Annie Celia, on April 8, 1998. Jane DeSisto Harrity, M.D., and her husband, Paul, announce the birth of their daughter, Jennifer Mary, on June 11, 1997. Harrity continues to work as the director of pediatrics at Caritas Norwood (Mass.) Hospital. Steven M. Malley has been named national sales manager for Citadel Communications Corporation's six Rhode Island radio stations. Edward S. Mazurek continues to practice labor law with Morgan Lewis and Bockius in Philadelphia, Pa. Elaine Fisher Phipps and her husband, David, announce the birth of their son, Daniel Lawrence, on May 24. Phipps is currently a director and senior fixed income analyst in the global investment group at the Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. in New York. Erin Casey Walsh and her husband, John, announce the birth of their daughter, Emma Catherine, on Feb. 25, 1998.  

1985 
Class Co-Chair  
James M. O'Neill  
Mary Codd Fuchs and her husband, Richard, announce the birth of their daughter, Katherine Mary-Therese, on June 4. Joan Hogan Gillman, who is currently living in London, England, is the business development director for British Interactive Broadcasting. Arthur W. Kinsman, who has been promoted to the position of director of government affairs for AAA Southern New England, is also serving on Massachusetts Gov. Paul Cellucci's transition team. Maureen (Donfield) Nahill and her husband, John, announce the birth of their daughter, Caroline Frances, on Feb. 23, 1998. Joseph Terranova recently opened a law practice in Melrose, Mass., specializing in the areas of civil litigation, personal injuries, insurance defense and real estate matters. 
MARRIED: Patricia M. Connor, M.D., and Philip C. Devine, M.D., at Our Lady of Good Counsel Church in New York on May 25.  

1986 
Class Co-Chairs  
Patrick L. McCarthy Jr.  
Kathleen A. Quinn  
Lynn M. Bibeault was recently appointed the director of the Rhode Island Department of Health's new "healthy homes" initiative, a program designed to reduce asthma and other building-related illnesses. Michael J. Chojnacki, who has accepted an appointment to the New York City fire department, has begun training at the department's Fire Academy on Randall's Island. Cathleen D. Donahue and her husband, William, announce the birth of their daughter, Rebecca, in July 1996. Kathleen Smith Ennis and her husband, Chris, announce the birth of their son, Connor Patrick, on June 29. Ennis was recently elected to the board of directors of the Junior League of Bergen County, N.J., for 1998-99. In November, Brendan M. Fox Jr. was appointed the executive director of the Capital City Economic Development Authority in Hartford, Conn. Kirk L. Freund, a major in the Marine Reserve and operations officer for MAG-42 in Atlanta, Ga., is a consultant with Richard Chang Associates. He also was selected a Georgia Oglethorpe Award examiner as well as a Presidential Classroom Instructor for the third consecutive year. David P. Hock and his wife, Leanne '87, announce the birth of their son, Matthew Joseph, on Jan. 16, 1998. Robert A. Indeglia Jr. has been named a partner in the Providence, R.I., law firm of Adler Pollock & Sheehan. Christopher M. Marrs is director of research for Cortex Pharmaceuticals in Irvine, Calif. E. Jean Mello, who has relocated to Tokyo, Japan, is assistant vice president of global custody and trust services at State Street Trust and Banking. John V. O'Hara and his wife, Lisa, announce the birth of their daughter, Elaine Grace, on March 28, 1997. John T. Rollins, who is a partner of Vibe/Spin Ventures, a division of Miller Publishing located in New York City, serves as group publisher for the company. Lisa (Kelley) Tyburski and her husband, Edward, announce the birth of their daughter, Erin Kathleen, on Sept. 20. Peter F. Weiss, who is a partner with Weiss Law Offices in Wayne, N.J., is currently serving as chair of the New Jersey State Bar Association Young Lawyers Division. 
MARRIED: Lynn M. Bibeault and Ron Lancaster on May 4 on the Island of Antigua. John F. (Jay) Brennan Jr. and Wendy Racicot on May 23 at St. Matthew's Church in Tolland, Conn. Thomas A. Brennan III and Lisa Brooke on Aug. 8 at the Church of the Blessed Sacrament in New York City. Maureen A. Conway and Maury B. Gittelman on July 5 at Boulder Hills Country Club in Richmond, R.I. Christopher M. Marrs and Maychin Lin on March 28, 1998 in Irvine, Calif. Shawn P. Reilly and Kathleen A. Kennedy at St. Bridget's Church in Abington, Mass., on June 14.  

1987 
Class Co-Chairs  
Erin B. Grimes  
Kathleen E. Moylan  
James W. Nawn Jr.  
Angela M. Barlow has joined the firm of Button, Yeaman and Associates, Culpeper, Va., as an associate attorney. Christopher J. Burroughs recently joined BankWest Capital Corp. in Marlboro, Mass., as an asset manager, responsible for equipment remarketing and residual setting. Paul J. Eberle is president and chief executive officer of Capital Data Inc. in Milwaukee, Wis. Peter M. Gibb has been named vice president of the New England insurance agency, Starkweather & Shepley Inc. Leanne (Kearney) Hock and her husband, David '86, announce the birth of their son, Matthew Joseph, on Jan. 16, 1998. Lt. David C. McCarthy, USN, recently completed a six-month deployment to Iwakuni, Japan, with the Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 121, as part of the Unit Deployment Program. Jon A. Sullivan and his wife, Kate, announce the birth of their son, James Roy, on Sept. 9. Verne (Mainville) Sullivan now works part time at the North Shore Medical Center, Salem, Mass., in orthopedic/neurological surgery. Jessica (Gobey) Thompson and her husband, Kent, announce the birth of their daughter, Emily Rose, on July 7. Thompson works for PR Newswire in San Francisco, Calif. Aline (Doino) Weiller and her husband, Mark, announce the birth of their son, Grant Robert, on April 14, 1998. In November, Carl A. Weiss III, M.D., presented a talk entitled, "Development of Novel Endotoxin Antagonists," to the Minnesota Surgical Society. Mary C. Hohman Zinsner and her husband, Chuck, announce the birth of their son, Charles Theodore, on Aug. 13. 
MARRIED: Thomas F. Coonan and Sandy Summers on Aug. 8 at the Spencer (Mass.) Country Inn. Virginia A. Lucey and Thomas A. Conti in St. Joseph Memorial Chapel.  

1988 
Class Co-Chairs 
Paul E. Demit 
Heidi M. Mechley-Felton 
Ronald J. Bukovac recently joined Putnam Investments in Boston as a vice president in its global equity group. Victoria (Olson) DeSimone and her husband, Joe, announce the birth of their daughter, Julia Marie, on March 9, 1998. Kelly Ann Guariglia is now with the Newark, N.J., law firm of Sills Cummis Zuckerman Radin in its labor and employment department where she concentrates in school law. Christine (Broghammer) Long is currently practicing law on a part-time basis in Des Moines, Iowa. Rebecca A. Lupone and her husband, Joaquim Aragones, announce the birth of their son, Quim, on July 9. Christine Considine McCormack and her husband, Paul, announce the birth of their son, Timothy Patrick, on April 8, 1998. Paula Nelligan McEvoy, M.D., who recently completed her pediatric residency at the University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, where she was the recipient of the Outstanding House Officer Teacher Award, is now associated with Needham (Mass.) Pediatrics. Glenn A. McQuade has been named major gifts officer at Bryant College in Smithfield, R.I. Kimberly A. Vaglica, who has relocated to Houston, Texas with Aspen Technology, has been promoted to project manager for corporate customer support technology. 
MARRIED: Stephen M. Brusini and Barbara Mellodge at St. Matthew Church, Cranston, R.I., on Sept. 12. Mary Beth O'Hara and James Burke on Sept. 19 at St. Thomas Chapel in Falmouth, Mass. Jeffrey P. Sullivan and Katherine M. Taylor at Holy Redeemer Church in Chatham, Mass. Jacquelyn B. Wojak and Stanley R. Pietruska on June 20 in St. Valentine's Roman Catholic Church, Glen Ridge, N.J.

1989     10th reunion 
Class Co-Chairs 
Christina M. Buckley 
Sean P. Martin 
Kathleen A. Drinane-Davis and her husband, Tom, announce the birth of their son, Thomas Sanders, on March 24, 1998. Capt. Nancy L. Grass, M.D., USA, and her husband, Ed '90, announce the birth of their son, Andrew Edward, on April 26, 1998. Richard T. Munn, who has been living in Moscow since September 1995, is a senior manager with PriceWaterhouseCoopers; his current tour of duty ends in June. Capt. Terence D. Trenchard, USMC, is currently the commanding officer of Battery L, 3rd Battalion, 10th Marines, 2nd Marine Division at Camp Lejeune, N.C.  
MARRIED: John J. Bauer and Tricia Schoelwer on Nov. 8, 1997 in Cincinnati, Ohio. Caren A. Cotoia and Anthony W. Pacheco Jr. on Sept. 5 at St. Peter Church, Warwick, R.I. Martha R. Cullum and Michael J. Riley on June 27 at the Church of Christ the King, New Vernon, N.J. Mary L. Long and Brian D. Kilcomons on Sept. 5 at St. Paul's Church in Hingham, Mass.  

 

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