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1929
Class Chair
Justin J. Murphy
The Rev. Francis P. Harrity, who retired from active ministry
in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Worcester in November 1982,
recently celebrated the 65th anniversary of his ordination
to the priesthood. The
Rev. Msgr. John J. O'Brien, who retired from active ministry in July 1983, recently
celebrated the 60th anniversary of his ordination to the priesthood.
1933
The Rev. Msgr. Thomas J. Daley, who retired from active ministry
in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Worcester in July 1982,
recently celebrated the 60th anniversary
of his ordination to the priesthood.
1936
James R. Gilson served as Lord Mayor in Torrington, Conn.,
during the St. Patrick's Day festivities at City Hall.
1938
Class Chair
Gerald R. Anderson
Paul F. X. Powers, a practicing attorney with a local office
in Belmont, Mass., has been appointed to serve as a member
of the
State Ballot Law Commission.
1939
Class Chair
George J. White
Class Correspondent
William J. O'Connor Jr.
In January, John J. Carroll, retired chief probation officer,
was one of six individuals to have their portraits unveiled
at the Attleboro (Mass.) District
Court. His predecessor, the late Daniel
J. Kiley Jr. '35, was also honored in this way.
1940
Class Chair
Paul F. Saint
Class Correspondent
Charles M. Callahan Jr.
The Rev. Charles T. Duggan Jr. was named "Irishman of
the Year" by the Friendly Knights of St. Patrick at a dinner in Lynn, Mass.,
on March 12.
1942
Class Chair
Thomas P. O'Boyle
Class Correspondent
Robert J.M. O'Hare
Daniel F. O'Keeffe, M.D., who has practiced medicine in Glens Falls, N.Y., for
45 years, has written a book, One Heartbeat from Heaven, which recounts Adirondack
hunting history and tradition.
1943
Class Chair
James L. Garrity
Class Correspondent
Anthony N. Tomasiello
J. Edward (Jay) Conners continues to testify in various courts
for seriously
disabled clients.
1945
Class Chair
Francis J. McCabe Jr.
The Rev. Henry S. Banach, who retired from active ministry
on May 28, 1993, recently celebrated the 50th anniversary
of his ordination to the priesthood. The Rev.
Msgr. Leo J. Battista, who retired from active ministry on May 1, 1995, also
recently celebrated the 50th anniversary
of his ordination to the priesthood.
1950
Class Chair
James P. Diggins
Henry A. Sullivan Jr., who taught 41 years in Shrewsbury,
Mass., retired in June 1997 after 47 years of teaching Latin
on the high
school level.
1951
Class Co-Chairs
Thomas M. Ganley Jr.
Albert J. McEvoy Jr.
David P. Anderson, New York Times columnist and author of
more than 350 magazine articles and 22 books, has been named
the recipient of the 1998 Professional
Golfer's Association of America's Lifetime Achievement Award in Journalism. John
S. Fallon serves as mediator and juvenile arbitrator for the 19th judicial circuit
in Florida.
Lancaster '52 named special prosecutor
Ralph I. Lancaster '52 was recently named special prosecutor to investigate allegations
of campaign finance impropriety against United States Labor Secretary Alexis
Herman. Lancaster was chosen by a three-judge panel of the U.S. Circuit Court
of Appeals for the District of Columbia to head the investigation. A 1955 Harvard
Law School graduate, he is a managing partner of Pierce, Atwood, Lancaster of
Portland, Maine, that
state's largest law firm. In 1984, Lancaster represented the United States in
a boundary dispute with Canada that was heard by the International Court of Justice
in The Hague. He is former president of the American College of Trial Lawyers.
Lancaster and his wife, Mary Lou, live in Falmouth, Maine.
1953 45th Reunion
Class Chair
Rev. Msgr. John J. Kelliher
Edward T. Duffy, who had owned Crowell's Market in Canton, Mass., sold the business
in January after 43 years of operation, and retired. The Rev. Msgr. John J. Kelliher,
pastor of Our Lady of the Rosary Parish in Worcester, co-director of the diocesan
Office of Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs and current moderator of the
Bishops' Fund, recently celebrated the 40th anniversary of his ordination to
the priesthood. Paul R. Szlyk,, D.M.D., who closed his dental practice in Worcester
in May 1997, is now
working part time with two other dentists.
1954
Class Chair
Barry R. McDonough
Class Correspondent
Paul F. Dupuis
The Rev. Joseph H. Ash, who retired from active ministry
in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Worcester in November 1993,
recently celebrated the 40th anniversary
of his ordination to the priesthood. The Rev. George
L. O'Brien, who is currently pastor of Holy Cross Parish, East Templeton, Mass.,
recently celebrated the 40th anniversary of his ordination to the
priesthood.
1956
Class Chair
Daniel M. Dunn
Paul K. Maloney Jr., M.D., chief of staff at Norwalk (Conn.)
Hospital, has been
appointed to the hospital's board of trustees.
1957
Class Chair
Franklin M. Hundley
Class Correspondent
Joseph W. Mullen Jr.
Joseph T. Hannigan, who taught mathematics at Framingham
(Mass.) High School and served as department chair since
1986, retired in January after more than
32 years of service.
1958 40th Reunion
Class Chair
Braden A. Mechley
Class Correspondent
Arthur J. Andreoli
Thomas F. Bennett retired in November as general counsel
of Veda Inc., in Alexandria, Va. The New England Theatre
Company in Paxton, Mass., has named Kenneth F. Happe,
associate professor of classics at Holy Cross, as its new artistic director.
The Rev. Paul T. Keyes, pastor of
St. Michael's Church in North Andover, Mass., is currently overseeing the construction
of a new parish church and elementary school. In recognition of his years of
community service, Kenneth F. Kunzman was honored recently by the Sons of St.
Patrick Honor Guard in West Orange, N.J., as "Irishman
of the Year." Joseph W. Sokolowski Jr., M.D., was elected president of the Alumni
Association of Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia.
He was also elected chairman of the Medical Review and Accrediting Committee
Inc., a subsidiary of the Medical Society of New Jersey, and was appointed by
the American Medical Association Board of Trustees to the Governing Body of the
American Medical Accreditation
Program.
MARRIED: James J. Murdocco, M.D., and the Rev. Sandra Haines
on Oct. 18.
1959
Class Chair
William P. Maloney
Class Correspondent
John J. Ormond
Robert J. Bartlett is a business education/technology teacher
at Doherty Memorial High School in Worcester. Richard J.
Berardino manages the Lowell (Mass.) Spinners
Baseball Club, Class A affiliate of the Boston Red Sox. Richard P. Donohue
is an assistant principal at Doherty Memorial High School in Worcester. Leonard
R. Dorrien, who retired from Kimberly-Clark Corp., Roswell, Ga., in December
1996, is now director of sales with National Industries for the Blind. The
Rev. Msgr. Francis D. Kelly is president/rector of Pope John XXIII National
Seminary for "mature vocations" in Weston, Mass. David B. Perini is chief executive
with Perini Corp. in Framingham, Mass.
1960
Class Co-Chairs
George M. Ford
George F. Sullivan Jr.
Louis F. Cumming has been appointed regional vice president
for South Orange County, Calif., at Sun Country Bank. He
also continues to serve as board member
emeritus for the San Diego Rescue Mission. James D. FitzPatrick, a partner
in the Syracuse, N.Y., law firm of Bond, Schoeneck & King, was recently
named to the Marquis publication of "Who's Who in the World" edition. He was
selected in recognition of his international endeavors which include the introduction
of the "Plain Language Law" to Russia in 1992 and his association with the
Women's Literacy Movement in India. John M. Greaney, associate justice of the
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, was guest speaker at the fourth annual
celebration of Law Day held April 20 at Bay Path College in Longmeadow.
1961
Class Chair
Joseph E. Dertinger Jr.
Daniel T. McAneny volunteers with the Monticello Area Community
Action Agency's "Cars
and Taxes and Turnarounds" program in Albemarle County, Va. Paul J. Roy, co-owner
and principal of Elliott, Whittier, Hardy & Roy Insurance Agency in Winthrop,
Mass., was the recipient of the Chamber of Commerce's Beautification Award.
1962
Class Chair
William J. O'Leary Jr.
Class Correspondent
Michael J. Leding Jr.
Jerome M. Comcowich was recently appointed director of technology
development for the School of Ocean and Earth Science and
Technology at the University
of Hawaii-Manoa. In January, the Rev. John E. Crean Jr. was received as a confrater
in the Order of St. Benedict, at St. Gregory's (Anglican) Benedictine Abbey
in Three Rivers, Mich. Kevin P. Greene is now west regional manager-sales with
APV Homogenizer Group, based in San Diego, Calif. Michael G. Smith retired
from Schroder, Wertheim & Co., New York City, in February.
1963 35th Reunion
Class Chair
Charles J. Buchta
Class Correspondent
Michael J. Toner
Paul H. Durnan, president of the Durnan Brindley Agency in
Rockville Centre, N.Y., was elected chairman of the board
of trustees of Molloy College, also
in Rockville Centre. In May 1997, Warren P. Howe received his Ph.D. in education
administration from the Fordham University Graduate School of Education in
New York City. A portion of his dissertation concerning education equity financing
during the 1990-93 administration of New Jersey Gov. James Florio was published
by JAI Press, Greenwich, Conn., in 1996. George J. Miller, M.D., continues
to practice orthopedic surgery in Washington, N.C.
1964
Class Co-Chairs
Ronald T. Maheu
Robert P. Trudel
The Rev. George H. Hill Jr. is in his fourth year as chaplain
for Bailey House in New York City, which provides housing
and related services for people living
with AIDS. He also does some parish work, pastoral counseling and spiritual
direction at St. Bernard's and St. Veronica's churches in Greenwich Village.
1965
Class Co-Chairs
David J. Martel
Thomas F. McCabe
Dennis B. Kelly, M.D., continues to practice cardiology in
Lexington, Ky.
1967
Class Co-Chairs
P. Kevin Condron
John P. Sindoni
The Rev. Edward R. Dufresne is now the executive minister
of the Inter-Church Council of Greater New Bedford, Mass.,
an ecumenical ministry of 41 congregations.
Robert D. Kavanaugh, professor and chair of the psychology department at Williams
College, Williamstown, Mass., has been awarded "fellow of American College
of Psychology" at Williams College.
1968 30th Reunion
Class Co-Chairs
John T. Collins
Brian W. Hotarek
John J. Cogan, M.D., who is in a cardiology group practice
in Honolulu, Hawaii, is the chief of cardiology at Queen's Medical Center, the major tertiary care
center of the Pacific. James P. Dillon, who now works in operations at the
Boston Edison Co., manages construction and services for the company's distribution
and generation businesses and RCN Fiber network. R. Kelly Gray, who has completed
law school and retired from the Navy, is now director, city services for Augusta,
Maine. Brian W. Heller, a cinematographer specializing in aerial images, was
the second-unit director of photography for the movie, "Good Will Hunting." Thomas
J. Lada is professor of mathematics at North Carolina State University in Raleigh.
Francis A. Reed Jr., M.D., who has relocated to DeLand, Fla., is associated
with a group cardiology practice headquartered in Daytona Beach.
1969
Class Chair
David H. Drinan
Robert J. Clancy Jr. has been promoted to vice president
of financial planning and analysis at Elizabethtown Gas Co.,
in Union, N.J. The Rev. Joseph J. Jurgelonis,
who is currently pastor of St. Denis Parish in Ashburnham and St. Anne Parish,
South Ashburnham, Mass., recently celebrated the 25th anniversary of his ordination
to the priesthood. Col. Thomas P. Maguire Jr., USAF, 105th Airlift Wing commander,
has been promoted to brigadier general. Maguire received the silver stars signifying
his new rank during a pinning ceremony in March. The Rev. Chester J. Misiewicz,
who is currently pastor of St. Aloysius Parish in Gilbertville, Mass., recently
celebrated the 25th anniversary of his ordination to the priesthood. Paul F.
Scopetski, who owns a specialized hobby store, the Spare Time Shop, in Marlboro,
Mass., is celebrating his 25th year in business. Peter F. Welch, senior partner
in the law firm of Welch, Graham & Manby, has been elected to a three-year
term on the board of directors of the Vermont Council on the Humanities.
1970
Class Co-Chairs
Brian T. Mahon
James O. Walsh
Stephen J. Bier is now managing director, chief financial
officer of North America for Westdeutsche Landesbank in New
York City. Richard S. Dufresne is
in his third year of providing management training and team-building programs
for the directors, managers and supervisors of Optima Healthcare, Southern
Division, in Nashua, N.H. His human resources consulting firm specializes in
providing programs for schools, health care facilities and nonprofit organizations.
Kevin M. Hume was recently promoted to executive vice president of Public Employer
Risk Management Association in Albany, N.Y. Thomas J. Kelley, who has been
associated with Arthur Andersen for 14 years in Orange County, Calif., transferred
to Moscow in September to assume responsibility for the company's financial
markets practice in Eastern Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States.
Thomas J. Neagle has been named director of administration for Nationwide General
Insurance Co., in Columbus, Ohio. Michael C. Parkin continues to work at Bill
Johnson Agency in Lewiston, Maine. At the October 1997 meeting of the American
College of Gastroenterology held in Chicago, Peter F. Purcell, M.D., was appointed
chair of the college's national patient care committee, established to educate
the membership in the areas of office management, patient education and the
practice of gastroenterology. He was also elected to represent the board of
governors on the nominating committee. Timothy O'Grady Sheehan, who retired
in June 1996 from the U.S. Coast Guard Reserve as commander and earned a master's
degree in education, now teaches bilingual Spanish, fourth grade, in Lowell,
Mass.
1971
Class Chair
Robert T. Bonagura
Class Correspondent
Jerome J. Cura Jr.
Ronald D. Beaudoin is director of operations with Isaacson
Steel Inc. in Berlin, N.H. Daniel A. Capen, M.D., who maintains
a practice in orthopedic surgery
in Los Angeles, Calif., is also an associate clinical professor at the University
of Southern California. Stephen W. Lilienthal, U.S. Fidelity & Guaranty's
chief underwriting officer, has been named president of its Commercial Insurance
Group in Baltimore, Md. He is responsible for leading the company's specialty
and core commercial operations. Michael M. McLaughlin, who practices law in
Nashua, N.H., is the owner of Capitol Insights Group of Concord, N.H., a government
relations lobbying firm.
1972
Class Co-Chairs
Allan F. Kramer II
Mark L. Monty
Rabbi Norman M. Cohen of Bet Shalom Congregation in Minneapolis,
Minn., was recently elected president of the Midwest Association
of Reform Rabbis at its
annual meeting. Leonard P. Cooper is area director-Sturbridge, for the Massachusetts
Rehabilitation Commission. David P. Maslen, who is a senior vice president
with Aon Consulting in Newburyport, Mass., manages research and technical services
for the firm. His group supports 3,400 human resources and employee benefits
consultants in the United States.
1973 25th Reunion
Class Co-Chairs
Gregory C. Flynn
Edward P. Meyers
Col. Philip J. Crowley, USAF, has moved from the Department
of Defense to the White House, where he is a staff member
of the National Security Council and
assistant press secretary for Foreign Affairs. David A. Eagle is now principal
of Lake George (N.Y.) Junior-Senior High School. Michael C. Farrell recently
completed his master of arts degree in organizational leadership from Chapman
University in Orange, Calif. William M. Hughes has been appointed to the disaster
assistance stress management cadre of the U.S. Federal Emergency Management
Agency. Capt. Paul A. Laedlein, USN, is deputy chief of staff for support/logistics
at the headquarters of the U.S. Naval Force, Europe, in London. Citizens Bank
of Providence, R.I., has named Joseph J. MarcAurele executive vice president/commercial
banking. Charles M. O'Neill Jr. has been named vice president of technical
consulting services for Vality Technology Inc. in Boston. John L. Tierney is
currently vice president - finance, with Energia Global International in Wakefield,
Mass.
1974
Class Co-Chairs
Stanley J. Kostka Jr.
Edward J. Sullivan
Michael F. Audette has been appointed the principal of Clara
T. O'Connell Elementary
School in Bristol, Conn. Johan G. (Hans) Blickman, M.D., who is vice chairman
and director of education, radiology department, at Boston Medical Center,
also does pediatric radiology clinical and teaching work. Phillip M. Daniels
is the compensation manager at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Md. Francisco
Fernandez, M.D., is now chairman, department of psychiatry and behavioral neurosciences
at Loyola University Medical Center in Chicago. James J. Spach has been promoted
to senior vice president, re-engineering and organization development, at the
Thomson Corp., a publishing conglomerate based in Stamford, Conn. Michael J.
Winslow, who retired from the U.S. Navy in 1997 after 23 years of service,
is now working in the private information systems industry. Roger A. Zalneraitis
has left radio station WXLO in Worcester to be a marketing representative with
John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Co. in Florida.
MARRIED: Christine M. Bania and Robert Kesten on June 6,
1997.
1975
Class Co-Chairs
Joseph W. Cummings
Joseph A. Sasso Jr.
Michael R. Dulac was named conductor of the South Hadley
(Mass.) Chorale in January. Louis C. Galdieri, M.D., has
been named chief of urology at St. Barnabas
Medical Center in Livingston, N.J.
Quinlan '76 named G.M. of Weekend Journal
Mary Donahue Quinlan '76 was recently named general manager of Weekend Journal,
a new fourth section of The Wall Street Journal. Quinlan will be responsible
for the section's advertising, sales and marketing. She was formerly publisher
of New Woman Magazine and corporate sales director of The Conde Nast Publications.
Weekend Journal will feature a wide range of personal, business and leisure
pursuits including movies, books, wine, cars, fitness, fashion, and personal
technology.
1976
Class Chair
Thomas E. Ryan
Class Correspondent
Thomas C. Healey
Jeanine (Pyrzenski) Audette owns the Village Florist in Terryville,
Conn. Maryann D'Amato Wood and her husband, Ian, announce the birth of their son, Stephen
Anthony, on Feb. 24. Zdenek Zak, O.D., is a self-employed optometrist in Webster,
Mass.
1977
Class Co-Chairs
Kathleen T. Connolly
Shaun P. Mathews
Michele E. Chausse has been named public relations manager
for the Mind/Body Medical Institute of Beth Israel Deaconess
Medical Center and Harvard Medical
School in Boston.
1978 20th Reunion
Class Co-Chairs
Marcia Hennelly Moran
Mark T. Murray
Michael H. Shanahan
Stephen L. Bresnahan, M.D., and his wife, Jocelyn, announce
the birth of their son, Gabriel, on May 6, 1997. Paul F.
Lynch and his wife, Kathy, announce the
birth of their daughter, Kayla, on April 11, 1997. Paul maintains a private
law practice in Boston. Jane L. Moore is now a credit officer with the Bank
of Western Massachusetts in Springfield, Mass. Mary Pax-Lenney, a research
assistant professor at the Center for Remote Sensing, Boston University, is
working on a project to develop algorithms to monitor temperate conifer forests
with satellite images. Cmdr. Matthew E. Schellhorn, USN, recently returned
to his home port of Norfolk, Va., after a six-month deployment to the Mediterranean
Sea and Arabian Gulf aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Guam.
1979
Class Co-Chairs
George A. Ashur
Deborah Pelles
Margaret A. Sweeny-McDonald and her husband, Donogh, announce
the birth of their daughter, Caroline Marie, on Oct. 23.
MARRIED: Deirdre Scudellari and George F. Schlosser at the
Bretton Woods, Morris Plains, N.J.
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