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  Class Notes
     
    1926-1979

1980-1989

1990-1999


1980  
Class Co-Chairs  
J. Christopher Collins  
Kathleen L. Wiese  
Matthew C. Baber has joined McDonald & Company Securities Inc., headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, as manager of mortgage-backed securities trading in its fixed income capital markets group. Lt. Col. James H. Conlon, USAF, who was promoted to the rank of lieutenant colonel in November, is presently assigned to the Electronic Systems Center at Hanscom (Mass.) Air Force Base; he is responsible for developing and deploying a large space surveillance radar to the eastern hemisphere. Robert F. Davies maintains a general civil law practice in Totowa, N.J. After a 15-year career in journalism James F. Farrell is now a middle school language arts teacher at the Bennet Middle School in Manchester, Conn. He continues to work part time at The Hartford Courant. Christopher C. Grillo, a narcotics investigator with the Hawaii Department of Public Safety Narcotics Enforcement Division, was recently promoted to the rank of lieutenant colonel in the United States Marine Corps Reserve. He is currently serving as the assistant operations officer for the G-6 Division, Headquarters, Marine Forces Pacific, located at Camp H.M. Smith in Hawaii. Joseph D. Kringdon is senior vice president at Smith Barney in New York City. Thomas J. Lyman III and his wife, Nini, announce the birth of their daughter, Stephanie McGuire, on March 17. Tom is now a partner in the law firm of O'Hagan, Smith & Amundsen in Chicago, Ill., concentrating in civil personal injury defense/trial work. Timothy P. McCaffrey is now working in federal sales at Microsoft Corp. in Washington, D.C. Kathleen M. O'Keeffe and her partner, Jaime Johnstone, announce the adoption of their son, William, in July 1995. Kathleen, who lives in Seattle, Wash., works as a public librarian. Fleet Financial Group in Boston has promoted Kathleen M. Randall to division manager and head of the National Real Estate Lending Group. In addition to supervising a team of national leaders responsible for the production of new loans and overseeing a portfolio comprised of construction and interim loans, she also manages Fleet's Low Income Housing Tax Credit team and senior housing business. Kathleen M. Shannon is associate professor of mathematics and associate chair of the department of mathematics and computer science at Salisbury (Md.) State University. John P. Sinnott, who has been a law clerk for five years, works for the New York law department Family Court division, filing interstate petitions for child support. William J. Spellman Jr., who was recently named director of New Jersey operations for Phelps Dodge High Performance Conductors in Elizabeth, N.J., is responsible for four manufacturing facilities with over 500 employees. Elizabeth Palomba Sprague is working as a docent at the New York Historical Society in New York City, giving tours to elementary school students. Linda Leeth Warfield and her husband, Bill, announce the birth of their daughter, Elizabeth Joan, on Dec. 19. Harry C. Zimmer III is now vice president and senior property treaty officer at Gerling Global Reinsurance Corp. of America in New York City.  

1981  
Class Co-Chairs  
James G. Healy  
Elizabeth Stevens Murdy  
William J. Supple  
Deborah Dowd McCarthy and her husband, John '83, announce the birth of their son, William James, on Sept. 7. Neil F. McGinn and his wife, Wendy, announce the birth of their daughter, Kiera Sophia, on March 22, 1997. Neil, a commander in the U.S. Naval Reserve, transferred from Fleet Information Warfare Center to Tactical Training Group, Atlantic, where he teaches a tomahawk tactical commanders course. David A. Pantano was recently promoted to director of global sourcing for Boston Scientific Corp. Watertown, Mass., a manufacturer of non-invasive medical devices. John H. Sokul Jr., an attorney, has been elected president and treasurer of the Concord, N.H., law firm, Cleveland, Waters & Bass. 

MARRIED: Steven Jakubaitis, D.M.D., and Kim Battle on Aug. 23, 1997 in Port Charlotte, Fla.  

1982  
Class Co-Chairs  
Robert E. Chmiel  
Jean Kelly Cummings  
Thomas P. Joyce Jr.  
Kelly McCarthy Class has been promoted to senior vice president and director of communications for Wolf Group in Cleveland, Ohio. John G. D'Alessio, M.D., who works at the Elvis Presley Memorial Trauma Center, has recently been promoted to associate professor of anesthesiology at the University of Tennessee in Memphis. Margaret M. (Meg) Maggio, an attorney, is now with the law firm of Vinson & Elkins in Beijing, China. Elizabeth (O'Donnell) Randall and her husband, Roger, announce the birth of their daughter, Alison Elizabeth, on Aug. 31. Kenneth H. Riddick, who works in pharmaceutical sales for Johnson & Johnson in California, also serves as a major in the Army Reserve.  

MARRIED: Antonella Capicotto and Edward N. DeLia on Sept. 27 at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church in White Plains, N.Y. 

1983     15th Reunion   
Class Co-Chairs  
Patricia G. Haylon  
David J. Trasatti  
Laura (Spada) Baptiste is a study director for animal testing at Charles River Laboratories in Wilmington, Mass. The Rev. Mark F. Bowen, who was ordained a priest in the Evangelical Anglican Church in America in September, was appointed dean of the Eastern Pastoral District in January and elevated to monsignor. Kevin C. Buckley and his wife, Theresa, announce the birth of their daughter, Elizabeth Anna, on Dec. 1. Kevin recently accepted the position of vice president, corporate development, for Automatic Data Processing Inc., in Roseland, N.J. Darrell C. Byers has been promoted to director, business development, at the WGBH Educational Foundation, a public broadcasting service affiliate station located in Boston. Deborah DiVerdi Carlson and her husband, John, announce the birth of their son, Evan William, on Sept. 3, 1996. Deborah became a partner in the Boston law firm of Posternak, Blankstein & Lund on Jan. 1, 1997. Samuel Christian Jr. is an adjunct professor at the City University of New York and also at New York University. John J. Connors and his wife, Barbara, announce the birth of their daughter, Kendra Lyden, on Oct. 10, 1996. Elizabeth (Gasek) Dichiara and her husband, Peter, announce the birth of their son, Alden Michael, on Nov. 30. John. F.X. Dolan is a partner in the stock specialist firm of Lyden, Dolan & Nick of the New York Stock Exchange. Christopher R. Fahey and his wife, Marybeth '86, announce the birth of their son, Michael Patrick, on Dec. 26, 1996. Christopher S. Kearns-Barrett and his wife, Marybeth '84, announce the birth of their son, Matthew David, on Nov. 23. John K. McCarthy and his wife, Deborah '81, announce the birth of their son, William James, on Sept. 7. Mary Sheila (McGarvey) McDonald and her husband, Bob, announce the birth of their daughter, Kiersten Killeen. Maureen A. Milliken is chief sports editor for The Union Leader/New Hampshire Sunday News newspapers in Manchester. Suzanne (Coyne) O'Connell has been promoted to business unit executive at IBM within the banking, finance and securities industry, in New York City. James R. O'Keefe is vice president of Artmark Products Corp., an import-export company based in Miami, Fla. John A. Orechia is a computer systems designer developing cancer research systems at the Dana Farber Cancer Institute in Boston. Francis E. Raymond and his wife, Anne, announce the birth of their son, Christopher, on Oct. 15. Frank is currently a visiting professor in the economics department at Northeastern University in Boston. Mary (Fitzgerald) Riley is now special counsel with the law firm of Heller, Ehrman, White & McAuliffe in San Francisco, Calif. Maureen Rischitelli is director of community corrections and grants for the Barnstable (Mass.) Sheriff's Department. Richard F. Roy Jr., who has been associated with the Haddonfield, N.J., law practice of Archer & Greiner since 1988, was elected a partner in the firm in July. J. Douglas Smith and his wife, Cécile, announce the birth of their daughter, Charlotte Elize, on Sept. 17. Joseph J. Stavola, M.D., and his wife, Jeanne '84, announce the birth of their son, James Edward, on July 25. Joe is currently assistant professor of pediatrics at Cornell University Medical College and attending physician, division of pediatric infectious disease at The New York Hospital. He recently co-authored a book entitled Pediatric Infectious Disease: A Comprehensive Guide to the Subspecialty.  

1984  
Class Co-Chairs  
Patricia A. Johnson  
Fred J. O'Connor  
Richard W. Shea Jr.  
Elaine Amodeo Dimase and her husband, Frank, announce the birth of their son, John Joseph, on June 22, 1997. Ernest C. Floyd, a sales executive for Greater Media Cable in North Oxford, Mass., has organized Pride Productions Inc., a nonprofit television production company; one program, Youth Unity, a 30-minute talk show which debuted in 1995, targets young people of diverse cultural backgrounds, giving them an opportunity to learn about television production and to meet people from other cultures. Lt. Cmdr. Edward J. Harrington, USN, recently returned to his home port of San Diego, Calif., after a six-month deployment to the Western Pacific and Indian oceans and Arabian Gulf, while assigned to the dock landing ship USS Comstock. Marybeth Kearns-Barrett and her husband, Chris '83, announce the birth of their son, Matthew David, on Nov. 23. Christopher P. Morrill, director of research and budget for the city of Savannah, Ga., is a fellow in the W.K. Kellogg Foundation's national leadership program. Kevin T. Rosseel has been named communications director for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Stratospheric Protection Division in Washington, D.C. Jeanne C. Serocke and her husband, Joseph '83, announce the birth of their son, James Edward, on July 25. Jeanne is currently assistant counsel at Quest Diagnostics Inc.  

1985  
Class Co-Chair  
James M. O'Neill  
Daniel A. Grabauskas is the new director of the Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation in Boston. Paul K. Halloran Jr. has been promoted to news editor at the Daily Evening Item in Lynn, Mass. Brian A. Kelleher and his wife, Julie, announce the birth of their son, Jeremy James, on Sept. 22. Brian is now with Andersen Consulting in London. James M. O'Neill is now the higher education reporter for the Philadelphia (Pa.) Inquirer. Kate C. Richards received her master's degree in music therapy from New York University in September. Currently employed as a creative arts therapist at Tomorrow's Children's Institute at Hackensack (N.J.) University Medical Center, she presented at the first national symposium for music therapy and pediatric pain, on the use of the voice in music therapy in the treatment of hurt, fear and anxiety in children undergoing painful procedures. Lt. Cmdr. Patrick G. Roche, USN, has departed on a three-month deployment to Australia and Southeast Asia with Commander, Seventh Fleet, embarked aboard the amphibious command ship and flagship USS Blue Ridge. Lt. Cmdr. Brian J. Thackaberry, USN, and his wife, Jacquelyn, announce the birth of their daughter, Taylor Anne, on Nov. 14. 

1986  
Class Co-Chairs  
Patrick L. McCarthy Jr.  
Kathleen A. Quinn  
Desiree (Burba) Cantwell and her husband, Robert, announce the birth of their identical twin daughters, Shaelin and Perry, on Nov. 12, 1996. Marybeth (Wallace) Fahey and her husband, Christopher '83, announce the birth of their son, Michael Patrick, on Dec. 26, 1996. Wendi (Lantery) Grimaldi and her husband, Andrew, announce the birth of their daughter, Alyssa Julia, on Oct. 17. Amy (Michel) LaBelle and her husband, James, announce the birth of their daughter, Meredith Lord, on June 25, 1997.  

MARRIED: Kelley M. O'Loughlin and Jason J. Southwick in Leicester, Mass., on May 27, 1997. 

1987  
Class Co-Chairs  
Erin B. Grimes  
Kathleen E. Moylan  
James W. Nawn Jr.  
Lt. Karen A. Tsiantas, USN, is now flag aide to the rear admiral, Commander Naval Base San Diego. The National Catholic Educational Association in cooperation with St. Lawrence School, Huntington, Conn., has named Thomas J. Welch a 1997 NCEA Catholic Elementary School Distinguished Graduate for outstanding personal and professional achievements. Thomas is an attorney with Winnick, Vine & Welch in Shelton, Conn.  

MARRIED: Lynn M. Jennings and Daniel Hargrave on May 31, 1997 in St. Thomas Aquinas Church, Fairfield, Conn.  

1988     10th Reunion 
Class Co-Chairs 
Paul E. Demit 
Heidi M. Mechley-Felton 
Ronald J. Bukovac has joined Putnam Investments in Boston as a vice president in the global equity group. Thomas P. Creaser and his wife, Mary '89, announce the birth of their son, James Patrick, on Aug. 19. Tom is a finance manager with Disney Publishing in New York City. Catherine Crisham-Kim has become a partner in the law firm of Bates, Meckler, Bulger & Tilson in Chicago where she focuses her practice on insurance coverage litigation. Michael E. Farley, a Massachusetts state trooper, is currently part of the Worcester County Detective Unit. David M. Hartman, who left the Navy in March 1997, is now with Andersen Consulting in its Washington, D.C., office. Thomas R. Hession Jr. is associated with Merrill Lynch Institutional Sales in Chicago. Michael R. Horowitz and his wife, Ann, announce the birth of their daughter, Carly, on Oct 24, 1996. Michael is currently assistant district counsel with the U.S. Department of Justice Immigration and Naturalization Service in New York City. Dennis F. Kerrigan Jr. recently joined the Hartford, Conn., office of LeBoeuf, Lamb, Greene & McRae. He will continue his practice as a trial lawyer concentrating on business disputes and insurance-related litigation. Peter J. Malia practices law in Fryeburg, Maine. Paula Nelligan McEvoy, M.D., and her husband, James, announce the birth of their daughter, Sarah Ellis, on Nov. 26. Paula is currently completing her pediatric residency. Carolyn (Prohovich) Medeiros and her husband, Frank, announce the birth of their daughter, Marissa Lynn, on Dec. 19. Carolyn owns and operates a wedding floral business named Twigs and Sprigs in Concord, Mass. Peter A. Merrigan, who is the managing partner of a commercial real estate investment company, works with European investors on their U.S. real estate activities. Sean A. Moynihan made a guest-star appearance on the NBC sitcom, "Caroline in the City." Ann (Harrington) Murphy and her husband, Mike, announce the birth of their son, Edward John, on Jan. 23. Ann continues to work part time as a consultant for various health care institutions in the Boston area. Katherine McGuane Murphy is employed as a financial operations manager with Hewlett Packard Co., in Roseville, Calif. Lt. Lee A. Pietrangelo, USN, participated in a training exercise in the Arabian Desert while on a six-month deployment to the Mediterranean Sea with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, embarked aboard the ships of the USS Guam Amphibious Ready Group. Patrick G. Shanahan received his master of science degree in labor and industrial relations from the University of Rhode Island, Kingston, in May 1997. He is now a customer service supervisor with Comcast Cablevision of New Haven, in Connecticut. Regina R. Souther and her husband, Michael, announce the birth of their son, Matthew Reilly, on Feb. 18. Edward J. Thompson Jr. and his wife, Eloise, announce the birth of their son, Peter Richard, in September 1997. 

MARRIED: Laura S. English and Roger S. Marwill at the Old Ship Church in Hingham, Mass. Thomas R. Hession Jr. and Margaret Grote on June 21, 1997, at the Prince of Peace Church in Madison, Ind. Peter J. Malia and Katie Linsenmeyer in August 1997. James J. Murphy and Michele L. Harrington on July 26 at Holy Trinity Church in Georgetown, Washington D.C.  

1989 
Class Co-Chairs 
Christina F. Maggi 
Sean P. Martin 
Coleen (McGovern) Antico and her husband, Victor, announce the birth of their son, Stephen Joseph, on Aug. 5. Kathleen L. Crawford ran the Dublin (Ireland) Marathon in October with Team in Training which raises money for the Leukemia Society of America. Mary Curtin Creaser and her husband, Tom '88, announce the birth of their son, James Patrick, on Aug. 19. Mary is vice president in the health care division of the public relations agency, Fleishman-Hillard Inc., in New York City. Christopher J. Fedina and his wife, Alliene, announce the birth of their son, Cameron Christopher, on Oct. 17. Amy O'Connor Fitzpatrick and her husband, Bob, announce the birth of their twins, John Leonard and Linda Marie, on Sept. 12. In April 1997, Kathleen M. Grattan visited Cuba with a Global Exchange public health delegation. She witnessed alternative means of health care delivery employed by Cubans in the wake of the U.S. embargo. Barbara Geary Hadelman and her husband, Peter, announce the birth of their daughter, Claire Sara, on Jan. 28. Beth (Quealy) and her husband, John J. Hagerty, announce the birth of their son, Cavan Patrick, on Feb. 14. Beth is employed as a sales representative for Tufts Health Plan. Jay is currently a fellow in neonatology at Boston Children's Hospital. Stephen M. Kluge is a compliance project coordinator in the ERISA plan services department of Scudder-Kemper in Boston. Mary L. Long works as a physical therapist in Richmond, Va. Cara McCoyd-Blatney and her husband, Steve, announce the birth of their son, Burke, on Jan. 14. Robert P. McGovern, who continues to practice law in New Jersey, was recently commissioned a 1st lieutenant in the U.S. Army Reserve, Judge Advocate General Corps. Kathleen Nugent Mueller, M.D., who completed her residency in family medicine last June, joined a medical practice in Windsor, Conn., in the fall. Capt. Robert E. Paddock Jr., USA, is studying Arabic at the Defense Language Institute in Monterey, Calif. Gerardo E. Pérez, M.D., is in his fifth and final year of residency in orthopedic surgery at the University of Puerto Rico. Rosemary (Buffa) Reilly and her husband, Xavier, announce the birth of their son, Matthew, on Nov. 28. Michael P. Riendau and his wife, Mary Ann, announce the birth of their daughter, Finleigh Rose, on Sept. 27. In September, Michael became the director of education at Eagle Hill School, a boarding school in Hardwick, Mass. Susan (Trasatti) Sullivan and her husband, David, announce the birth of their son, David Alexander, on Sept. 29. David L. Taylor Jr. and his wife, Anika, announce the birth of their daughter, Moriah Simone, on Nov. 16. David is a trial attorney with the law firm of Heim, McEnroe & Urciuoli in Florham Park, N.J. Stephen M. Toman has recently joined Nelson Communications Incorporated Managed Care as a senior consultant in Princeton, N.J. Scott C. Wallace has recently joined Linours & Blocher, a law firm in Silver Spring, Md., that specializes in real estate.  

MARRIED: David L. Taylor Jr. and Anika Smith in December 1996. Patricia E. Zschau and Otto W. Wild on Aug. 23 at St. Andrew's Catholic Church in Portland, Ore.  

 

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