1938
Class Chair
Gerald R. Anderson
The Worcester Country Club named its Columbus Day weekend Invitational Golf Tournament in honor of Gerald R. “Gerry” Anderson. A lifelong golfer, Anderson won several amateur titles during his career and wrote about golf for the Worcester Telegram from 1938 to 1942; he had also been a member of the Holy Cross golf team.

1939
Class Chair
George J. White
Class Correspondent
William T. Shea
Edward C. Peck Jr. was one of seven judges selected for recognition by the Saint Thomas More Society of the Diocese of Springfield, Mass., at the annual Red Mass held in October at Saint Michael’s Cathedral. A retired Land Court judge, Peck had served more than 20 years as town counsel for West Springfield, Mass.

1946
Class Chair
Robert X. Tivnan
The New England Basketball Hall of Fame selected Robert A. “Bob” Devlin for induction into its Inaugural Class; during his career, Devlin had served as head basketball coach at St. John’s High School in Shrewsbury, Mass., holding a win/loss record of 419-80.

1947
Class Chair
George A. Cashman
The board of directors of Turning Point, Inc. has recently named George A. Cashman as president. He currently serves as president of Newburyport District Nursing Services, Inc., and as vice president of the Newburyport Educational Foundation. Cashman has been the Holy Cross 1947-class chair for more than 40 years.

1951
Class Chair
Albert J. McEvoy Jr.
Michael J. Abbazia, D.D.S., has retired from the practice of general dentistry.

1952
Class Chair
William J. Casey
Class Correspondent
Rev. John R. Mulvehill
In September, a letter by Joseph A. Califano Jr., president of the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University in New York City, appeared in the syndicated newspaper column, “Annie’s Mailbox.” The letter served as a reminder to parents that, beginning last year, the Center has set aside the fourth Monday of September to observe “Family Day – A Day to eat Dinner with your Children.” The Association of American Geographers recently announced that James F. Marran has been named the 2003 recipient of the Gilbert Grosvenor Honors Award for Geography Education; its purpose is to recognize the awardee’s contributions to promoting geography instruction in the nation’s K-12 schools.

1953
Class Chair
Rev. Msgr. John J. Kelliher
Rev. Peter J. Scanlon, who has retired from the board of trustees of Becker College in Worcester after 30 years of service, has been named a trustee emeritus.

1954
Class Chair
Barry R. McDonough
Class Correspondent
Paul F. Dupuis
Walter J. MacDonald Jr. retired as a captain of the Plymouth County (Mass.) Sheriff’s Department; he is now working as a contract consultant and instructor in the use of force and firearms, with law enforcement and security agencies. Robert A. Rubino, D.M.D., who retired from the practice of dentistry in December 1997 after 39 years of service, went to work in September 2000 at Frisbie Memorial Hospital, Rochester, N.H., in the food and nutrition department.

1955
Class Chair
Joseph J. Reilly Jr.
Class Correspondent
Robert F. Danahy
The November 2002 edition of the Gregorian University Foundation’s publication, Report from Rome, included a photo of Stephen I. D’Agostino, who attended the foundation’s 2002 Colloquium held in Rome last April. Works by James A. Paradis were included in the exhibition, “Emerging: The Creative Process,” which was held last fall at the Massachusetts College of Art in Boston.

1956
Class Chair
Daniel M. Dunn
Ronald G. Barry is now teaching a graduate course at Dowling College, Long Island, N.Y., and supervising student teachers. William J. Lane has been elected to a three-year term on the national advisory council of the Financial Planning Association, the membership organization for the financial planning profession. Thomas F. Moriarty has recently retired after teaching Irish history for more than 30 years at Elms College in Chicopee, Mass. In addition to teaching a course in Irish language at Holyoke (Mass.) Community College, Moriarty continues to be involved with the Irish Cultural Center at the Elms, which he founded in the 1990s.

1958
Class Chair
Braden A. Mechley
Class Correspondent
Arthur J. Andreoli
The Spiritual Life Center of Bloomfield, Conn., selected William H. Farley as the recipient of its Living Spirit Award, presented “to persons and/or organizations who have, over the course of their lives and ministries, witnessed to the integration of spirituality and life.” The Nov. 22 edition of the Southbridge (Mass.) Evening News included a feature about Rev. Robert A. Grattaroti, who is celebrating the 40th anniversary of his ordination to the priesthood. Fr. Grattaroti has served as the pastor of St. Joseph’s Church in Charlton, Mass., since 1989. Kenneth F. Happe, who recently retired as an associate professor in the classics department at Holy Cross, has spent about five months traveling through Tunisia, Turkey, Greece, Sicily, Southern Italy, Outer Hebrides, Edinburgh, London, Paris, Brussels and Munich. The November 2002 edition of the Gregorian University Foundation’s publication, Report from Rome, included a photo of Carrol A. Muccia Jr. and his wife, Margo, taken at the Jesuit headquarters in Rome during the foundation’s annual conference held last April. Joseph J. Reardon was selected as a recipient of the St. Thomas More Award in the Diocese of Fall River, Mass. Honored as a serving jurist, Reardon is the first judge of the Barnstable (Mass.) District Court; he was appointed to the bench in 1992. Instrumental in instituting Alcoholics Anonymous programs, introducing a “Changing Lives Through Literature” program for men and women and a “Choices of Consequence” program for adolescents, he is a senior lecturer in criminal law at the Western New England College’s off-campus program.

1960
Class Co-Chairs
George M. Ford
George F. Sullivan Jr.
Pitco Frialator and MagiKitch’n, Bow, N.H., recently announced the appointment of Thomas C. Cassin as vice president of the commercial food service equipment manufacturers. Cassin, who had previously worked for Pitco, managing for many years its sales and marketing efforts, is now responsible for key account sales and industry relations. The December 2002 issue of the Massachusetts Bar Association Lawyers Journal included an article about Michael F. Donlan, titled “Boston attorney takes legal issues international.” In September, the Italian Cultural Center in Worcester presented a photographic exhibition by Daniel McCann, titled “Olive Oil and Family Life in the Mountains of Southern Italy.” The Worcester Telegram & Gazette also featured a story about McCann’s work as a photographer and his interest in Alpice, Italy, the subject of the exhibition.

1961
Class Chair
Joseph E. Dertinger Jr.
Rev. Msgr. George W. Coleman, vicar general and moderator of the curia for the Diocese of Fall River, Mass., has been elected to serve as interim administrator pending the installation of a new bishop for the diocese. Kevin J. Collins, a retired managing director and operating committee member of the First Boston Corp., has been named to the board of trustees of the Scholarship Fund for Inner-City Children of the Archdiocese of Newark, N.J. The St. Thomas More Society of the Worcester Diocese selected Thomas J. Donahue Jr. as the recipient of its distinguished attorney award, presented at the annual Red Mass held in October at St. Paul’s Cathedral. Donahue, who is a partner in the Worcester law firm of Donahue, Rauscher & McGrail, has practiced in Worcester Probate and Family Court for the past 35 years.

1962
Class Chair
William J. O’Leary Jr.
John E. Foley has been selected as one of the first inductees into the New England Basketball Hall of Fame, North Kingstown, R.I. Thomas E. Hennessy Jr., deputy mayor of Colts Neck, N.J., was recently elected to a second three-year term on the Township Committee. In November, Douglas R. Hoyt was elected president of the Block Island (R.I.) Conservancy. Hoyt, who has practiced law in New Rochelle, N.Y., since 1967, has maintained a private practice since 1991. Harry A.M. Rush Jr., who retired from teaching at Schenck High School, East Millinocket, Maine, after 35 years in secondary education, was recently honored by having the 2002 yearbook scholarship presented in appreciation of his 30 years of service as the yearbook advisor.

1963
Class Chair
Charles J. Buchta
Class Correspondent
Michael J. Toner
The poem, “The Names,” by U.S. Poet Laureate Billy Collins, appeared in the Sept. 6 edition of The New York Times; it was also read before the joint session of Congress, which took place that day in New York City. From Sept. 10 to Oct. 5, the First Street Gallery in New York City held an exhibition of the new paintings and sculpture of Henry J. “Hank” Feeley Jr., titled “The Information Age.” The Export-Import Bank of the United States announced in November the appointment of John A. McAdams to its newly created position of senior vice president of the credit and risk management group. His responsibilities include overseeing risk management, including credit underwriting; credit review and compliance; country risk and economic analysis; and engineering and environmental analysis. Anthony P. Sterling, M.D., has published his first book – a collection of short stories, titled The Tears and Laughter of a Physician.

1964
Class Chair
Ronald T. Maheu
Class Correspondent
William S. Richards
William D. Metzger has recently been named to the position of associate dean for Admissions, Alumni Affairs and Career Services at Western New England College (WNEC) in Springfield, Mass. Metzger, who has been a member of the WNEC faculty for 25 years, most recently served as associate dean for Admissions.

1965
Class Co-Chairs
David J. Martel
Thomas F. McCabe Jr.
The Advertising Council recently honored Robert C. Wright, NBC chairman and chief executive officer, with its 49th Annual Public Service Award – presented in recognition of his commitment to public service in his personal and corporate endeavors.

1966
Class Chair
Kenneth M. Padgett
Class Correspondent
William L. Juska Jr.
Ronald J. Ferreri is the vice president for development and college relations at Spring Hill College in Mobile, Ala.

1967
Class Co-Chairs
John J. McLaughlin Jr.
John P. Sindoni
In September, Stuart E. Graham was appointed president and chief executive officer of the Skanska Group. Graham, who joined the company in 1990, has served as its executive vice president since 2001. The Dec. ’02 / Jan. ’03 edition of Irish America featured a profile of Christopher J. Matthews, host of CNBC’s Hardball, as its cover story.

1968
Class Co-Chairs
Alfred J. Carolan Jr.
John T. Collins
Brian W. Hotarek
Vincent T. “Vin” Brown Jr., who is the chief financial officer of the Highland Group, a management consulting firm in St. Michael’s Md., is also active in community theater; he has recently appeared in 12 Angry Men, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest; and Rainmaker. Thomas E. Keener is a financial advisor and chartered financial consultant with Certified Financial Services in Paramus, N.J. Edward M. Kronk has recently been inducted into the American College of Trial Lawyers; an attorney and shareholder in the Detroit, Mich., office of Butzel Long, he is co-chair of the firm’s litigation department, specializing in product liability defense and commercial litigation. Robert C. Pascucci, M.D., recently served as the sound designer for the production of Dinner with Friends at the Quannapowitt Community Theater in Reading, Mass. Pascucci is a pediatric anesthesiologist and critical care physician at Children’s Hospital, Boston Medical Center and Franciscan Children’s Hospital. The Connecticut Society of Certified Public Accountants recently awarded Donald T. Studley its 2002 Public Service Award, presented in recognition of his commitment to community service throughout his career as a CPA. Studley, who is a managing partner in the Danbury, Conn., firm of Studley, White & Associates, has held leadership positions in numerous civic, community, religious and charitable organizations. In September, Southwestern University School of Law, Los Angeles, Calif., announced that Edwin V. Woodsome Jr. has been elected to its board of trustees. Woodsome is a partner in the Los Angeles law firm of Howrey Simon Arnold & White and chair of its commercial trial practice group.

1969
Class Co-Chairs
David H. Drinan
James W. Igoe
Daniel L. Spada, M.D.
The Nov. 29 edition of the Catholic Free Press announced the Dec. 7 ordination of Paul T. Audette to the diaconate. Audette, who is a member of St. Patrick Parish, Rutland, Mass., is employed by the Worcester Public Schools as head counselor at Burncoat Middle School. Richard L. Iandoli, who specializes in U.S. immigration law, is a member of the Boston firm, Iandoli & Associates; he recently wrote an article and presented a lecture for Massachusetts Continuing Education on the topic, “Processing Business Visas at U.S. Consulates Worldwide.”

1970
Class Co-Chairs
Anthony M. Barclay
John R. Doyle, M.D.
The Nov. 10 edition of the Boston Sunday Globe included a story about Patrick J. Creevy and his recently published novel, Tyrus, which is based on the life of the baseball player, Ty Cobb; Creevy is a professor of English at Mississippi State University. Roanoke College, Salem, Va., recently announced the appointment of John T. Day Jr. as vice president/academic dean. Richard S. Dufresne was selected as a presenter at the Professional Development Institute, a national conference of the Employee Assistance Professionals Association, held on Oct. 22; his topic was “Train the Trainer: Effective Design and Delivery.”

1971
Class Chair
Robert T. Bonagura
Class Correspondent
Jerome J. Cura Jr.
William B. Duff has joined the New York City office of Katten Muchin Zavis Rosenman in the firm’s national employee benefits and executive compensation practice.

MARRIED: Robert R. Bliss and Karen Lachner, on June 17, 2000.

1972
Class Chair
Allan F. Kramer II
In November, Timothy H. Bishop was elected to his first term in the U.S. House of Representatives; he serves the First District New York. The Nov. 26 edition of The New York Times included a profile of Bishop in its “Public Lives” column. Colby-Sawyer College, New London, N.H., recently announced that Joseph C. Carroll has been awarded one of the first two endowed faculty chairs at the college – the M. Roy London Endowed Chair. Carroll, who is a professor of social sciences, joined the faculty in 1977; during his tenure, he has served in several capacities, including assistant dean of faculty and director of academic services; chair of the social sciences and education department and faculty representative to the board of trustees. John G. Lavin Jr., M.D., has practiced internal medicine in the Towson, Md., area for the past 23 years. Joseph B. McDonough is the executive director of the Massachusetts Judges Conference; the position involves spending a month in Asia, training judges in Mongolia and China under the sponsorship of the U.S. State Department. Mark L. Monty is a senior development officer at Hamilton College in Clinton, N.Y. Joseph B. Savage, M.D., completed his 20th year volunteering as an endocrinologist at NH Camp for Children with Diabetes. Dennis J. Sullivan, M.D., an orthopedic surgeon who maintains a private practice in South Portland, Maine, was one of the physicians featured in the Rumford Falls Times’ Oct. 2 article, “Orthopedic surgeons create specialties within specialty.”

1973
Class Co-Chairs
Gregory C. Flynn
Edward P. Meyers
Richard P. Cambria, M.D., who is a professor of surgery at Harvard Medical School, has been named chief of the division of vascular and endovascular surgery at the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. The Nov. 14 edition of the Rutland (Vt.) Herald included a story, titled “Prepared for Battle,” about Rear Adm. Barry M. Costello, USN, and his command of the USS Constellation and its battle group. In November, Costello and the carrier group joined the Fifth Fleet in the Persian Gulf for a six-month deployment as part of “Operation Enduring Freedom.” Rev. John J. Heffernan, O.F.M., has relocated to Wilmington, Del., where he serves as the pastor of St. Paul’s Church. Thomas A. Hickey III has joined the Boston law firm of Hill & Barlow in its venture capital and private equity and securities and corporate governance groups. James B. McQuide has been promoted to director of inspection and certification in the New York state Office of Mental Health (OMH); his responsibilities include overseeing the inspection and licensing of over 1,800 mental health programs in New York state as well as licensing new program development. McQuide has been with OMH for more than 28 years. Stephen A. Truhon presented a paper titled, “Equal Opportunity: Are Differences in the Eye of the Beholder?” at the fourth annual conference of the International Military Testing Association in Ottawa, Canada.

1974
Class Co-Chairs
Brian R. Forts
Stanley J. Kostka Jr.
Robert C. Lorette
Deborah W. Fulham-Winston is the director of philanthropic initiatives at WITF Inc., Harrisburg, Pa. – the public radio and television broadcaster for the 17 counties in central Pennsylvania. The law firm of Wilson, Elser, Moskowitz, Edelman & Dicker recently announced that James T. Whalen Jr. has been named a partner in its White Plains, N.Y., office.

1975
Class Co-Chairs
Joseph W. Cummings
Joseph A. Sasso Jr.
In October, Pelago Networks of Marlboro, Mass., announced the appointment of Dennis R. Chateauneuf as its president and chief executive. Paul J. McKenna III, D.M.D., and his wife, Karen, announce the birth of their daughter, Emily Collins, on June 16. The Oct. 7 issue of Radio Ink included an interview with Peter H. Smyth, titled “Keeper of the Crown Jewels.” Smyth is the president and chief executive officer of Greater Media, Inc., in Boston.

1976
Class Chair
Thomas E. Ryan
Class Correspondent
Thomas C. Healey
Thomas R. Gleason, the executive director of MassHousing in Boston, has been selected to serve a one-year term on the advisory board of the real estate, banking and commercial weekly, Banker & Tradesman. Lionel J. “Bud” Remillard has returned to the Dunkin’ Donuts legal department after four years with Ocean Spray. Ordained a permanent deacon in October in the Diocese of Providence, R.I., Remillard has been assigned to St. Jude Parish, Lincoln, R.I.

1977
Class Co-Chairs
Kathleen T. Connolly
Shaun P. Mathews
The November 2002 edition of the Gregorian University Foundation’s publication, Report from Rome, included the announcement that William A. Eagan III has been elected to the board of trustees of the foundation. Eagan currently serves as a managing director of Sandler O’Neill & Partners in New York City.

1978
Class Co-Chairs
Marcia Hennelly Moran
Mark T. Murray
Michael H. Shanahan
Edward M. Burgess has been appointed to the advisory board of the Rhode Island Catholic School Parents Federation, which is dedicated to educating, advocating and mobilizing Catholic school parents, public policy-makers and the public to ensure that a Catholic education is accessible to all. Toya A. Graham has joined the law firm of Moynahan, Minnella, Broderick & Tindall in Waterbury, Conn. Colleen A. O’Keefe has recently been employed by NCR Corp. as the vice president of Worldwide Customer Care. Humbert J. “Bert” Polito Jr. has opened his own practice with a former partner – Polito & Quinn, in Waterford, Conn.; his specialty is civil litigation. Nancy Lusignan Schultz has been named a senior fellow at Harvard University’s Center for the Study of World Religion for the academic year 2002-03. Schultz currently serves as a professor and coordinator of graduate programs in English at Salem (Mass.) State College. Joseph P. Wagner is the director of admissions at Elms College in Chicopee, Mass.

1979
Class Co-Chairs
Glennon L. Paredes
Deborah Pelles
George A. Ashur, president of the Caritas Carney Hospital Foundation and trustee of Caritas Carney Hospital since 1996, was the recipient of the 2002 Andrew Carney Award, Humanitarian of the Year. John F. X. Blawie, who is the assistant chief state’s attorney in Connecticut, delivered the keynote speech at Securities Forum 2002, held in October in Cromwell; the Oct. 21 edition of the Connecticut Law Tribune covered the forum in an article, titled “Spare the Rod, Spoil the CEO / Business Crisis Solution: State Needs Tough Cops.” Syracuse (N.Y.) University announced in September that Catherine “Cathy” McHugh Engstrom has been selected to serve as a co-director of the Higher Education Program which received a grant from the Lumina Foundation for Education “to carry out a three-year study of the impact of learning communities and collaborative learning strategies on under-prepared students in urban community and state colleges.” Engstrom is an associate professor and coordinator of the Higher Education Master’s Degree Program at Syracuse.