1926 
Helen McCartin, wife of the late Francis E. McCartin, has received membership in the George F. Hixson Fellowship-diamond level, in recognition of her commitment to the Kiwanis New London Club; a contribution has been made in her name to the Kiwanis International Worldwide Service. 

1940 
Class Chair 
Paul F. Saint 
Rev. Robert G. Howes, a retired priest of the Diocese of Worcester, has won a Catholic Press Association award for his latest book, Bridges-Toward the Inter-Parish Regional Community . Deaneries, Clusters, Plural Parishes. 

1942 
Class Chair 
Thomas P. O'Boyle 
Class Correspondent 
Robert J.M. O'Hare 
The Sept. 29 edition of the Kingston, N.Y., newspaper, the Daily Freeman, included a profile of Thomas D. Connelly which described the highlights of his 40-year career in the pharmaceutical field as well as his involvement in many civic activities. 

1943 
Class Chair 
James L. Garrity 
Class Correspondent 
Anthony N. Tomasiello 
Cornelius V. McGillicuddy was honored in June at a ceremony held in Delaware Park, Buffalo, N.Y. Baseball fans and former players from the western New York area gathered as Mayor Anthony Masiello officially named a baseball diamond for him, in recognition of the 50 years he devoted to coaching high school-level teams in a variety of school and summer leagues at this field. 

1944  
Francis R. Grady has been appointed by Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Ridge to serve on the state regulatory board for social workers, mental health counselors and family therapists. 

1945 
Class Chair 
Francis J. McCabe Jr. 
Roland F. Largay continues to manage Largay Travel Inc. of Waterbury and Southbury, Conn. 

1946 
Class Chair 
Thomas H. Smith 
Joseph Azzolina wrote an article, "As School Starts, a Lesson in the American Dream," for the Sept. 3 edition of the Red Bank, N.J., newspaper, Two River Times. In the essay, Azzolina, who is the president of Food Circus Supermarkets, Middletown, and a New Jersey state assemblyman, gave examples from his own life to illustrate the importance of hard work and personal sacrifice in achieving the American Dream. Rev. Joseph H. Morrissette, who has served in the Diocese of Norwich, Conn., since 1966, retired in September from his full-time duties at the Diocesan Tribunal. Appointed in 1971, Fr. Morrissette had served as associate judge and then as full-time advocate; in 1995, he was appointed to a five-year term as judge and instructor for the tribunal. 

1947 
Class Chair 
George A. Cashman 
Joseph F. Kilmartin Jr. has embarked on a second career as a builder/developer of a 500-unit community for young military families entitled "Heritage Village," located in Cameron, N.C. 

1949 
Class Co-Chairs 
Donal J. Burns 
George E. Cahill 

By George Cahill 

Dear Classmates: 
Bob Massa is starting his 50th year of high school recruiting for football. Now you know why so many Holy Cross football players through the years have been from Cincinnati, Ohio. One of the friendships Bob made along the way was with former head coach, Mark Duffner. Now that Duffner is line coach of the Cincinnati Bengals, Bob continues his friendship with him. 

Mike Marchese has been elected to the Long Island section of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Council. He also serves as vice president of his local AARP Chapter of 400 members. A New York Jets fan, Mike still enjoys following collegiate sports. 

Leo Troy has recently celebrated his 50th wedding anniversary. Can you believe that all of his 10 children, their wives and 26 grandchildren attended! Leo reports that he rested for a week thereafter! Congratulations! 

1950 
Class Chair 
James P. Diggins 
The California-based recording studios, Hilltop Records, included two songs written by Austin T. Fitzgerald on its newest cassette album, America: "The Only Thing That I Do Well is Dream" and "Red Roses Make Me Blue." John J. North, who retired as a coordinator with the Middlesex Community College in Middletown, Conn., continues on the Advisory Council. For several years, he has acted and sung solos at the Ivoryton Theatre in Essex and, for many years, has been a member of the 120-voice Cappella Cantorum, which recently performed at Carnegie Hall. 

1951 
Class Co-Chairs 
Thomas M. Ganley Jr. 
Albert J. McEvoy Jr. 
The book, Reaching Jesus-Five Steps to a Fuller Life, by Rev. David Knight, is being translated into Indonesian and republished as Experiencing Jesus. Fr. Knight recently published his 17th book, Living God's Word-Reflections on the Weekly Gospels-Year B (St. Anthony Messenger Press, 1999). 

1952 
Class Chair 
William J. Casey 
Class Correspondent 
Rev. John R. Mulvehill, S.T.D. 
Ralph I. Lancaster Jr. has been working as an independent counsel since his appointment in 1998 to investigate allegations of campaign finance impropriety against U.S. Labor Secretary Alexis M. Herman; Lancaster is associated with the Portland, Maine law firm of Pierce Atwood where he has served as managing partner and chair of the litigation department. Robert H. McCooey Sr. was profiled in the Aug./Sept. 1999 issue of Irish America magazine, as part of its second annual "Wall Street 50/A Tribute to Irish Americans in Investment and Banking;" McCooey is the chairman of the Griswold Co. Inc. in New York City. Jack McKeon was the recipient of the 1999 Associated Press (Baseball) Manager of the Year award. 

1954 
Class Chair 
Barry R. McDonough 
Class Correspondent 
Paul F. Dupuis 
Robert E. Dorton has retired as an editor of The Wall Street Journal after 42 years of service. 

1955 
Class Chair 
Paul F. Coveney 
Class Correspondent 
Robert F. Danahy 
The Uniroyal Chemical Co., Middlebury, Conn., recently presented the company's 1999 Robert W. Brown Award for lifetime technical achievement to Frank E. Lussier, manager of the chemical characterization laboratory, in recognition of high ethical standards, technical excellence, sound business judgment, enthusiasm and loyalty to the company and colleagues. Paul R. Murphy, who continues to be active in life, annuity and mutual fund sales, works for H & R Block in South Yarmouth, Mass., during tax season. Murphy is treasurer for the Barnstable (Mass.) Friends, Council on Aging, and assistant treasurer for the Hyannis (Mass.) Rotary Club. 

1956 
Class Chair 
Daniel M. Dunn 
James J. Kilbride, who is the chairman and chief executive officer of Morse, Payson & Noyes Insurance, South Portland, Maine, has been elected the chairman of the National Council of Insurance Agents and Brokers. The International Association for Financial Planning (IAFP) presented William J. Lane II its award for "Inspired Leadership," in recognition of his three years as president and chairman of the IAFP/Fairfield County Chapter. Lane, who also serves as chairman of the editorial review board of IAFP/National and as a member of its chapter's grants committee, is the president of Austin Associates in Stamford, Conn. 

1958 
Class Chair 
Braden A. Mechley 
Class Correspondent 
Arthur J. Andreoli 
In October, Michael F. Moynihan Jr., with his brothers, Gerard W. '63 and John J. '67, celebrated the 40th anniversary of their business, Moynihan Lumber Inc., located in North Reading and Beverly, Mass., and Plaistow, N.H. 

1959 
Class Chair 
William P. Maloney 
Class Correspondent 
John J. Ormond 
James M. Farino Jr. is a senior loan officer at Nevada State Bank in Las Vegas. James C. Griffin has been named executive vice president of administration for the Chamberlain Group Inc., a Duchossois enterprise based in Elmhurst, Ill. His duties include management of distribution, parts and service, transportation services, human resources, information technology and building services. Walter L. Murphy, who is an Associate Justice on the New Hampshire Superior Court, recently was the keynote speaker at the annual meeting of the New Hampshire Trial Lawyers Association. In January 1999, the New Hampshire Bar Association awarded him its first Justice William A. Grimes Award for Judicial Professionalism. In addition to serving as an adjunct professor at the Franklin Pierce Law Center, he is currently a member of the Superior Court committee on media in the courtroom and a member of the Supreme Court committee on corrections. 

1960 
Class Co-Chairs 
George M. Ford 
George F. Sullivan Jr. 

By George Ford 

Dear Classmates: 
John Robshaw writes that he is still engaged in the practice of law in Buffalo. Aside from running his new law firm, raising the family, and playing golf, he is in the process of building a townhouse in Florida. John has four children-all have completed school, except that the last child is in her third year at the College of Charleston in South Carolina. His oldest son is married and John has a 7-year-old grandchild. His law firm comprises four attorneys and John does mostly corporate, estate and real estate work. 

Dave Mills, who is currently employed by the city of Honolulu as director of golf, manages six public courses. He is a retired lieutenant colonel in the Marine Corps. 

J.J. Ryan continues to practice law in Haverhill, Mass. He has been active with local politics, assisting others with their campaigns. 

Peter H. Baker is vice president for institutional research and planning at Marymount Manhattan College in New York City. He has been teaching there since 1962. Prior to his present position, he was chair of the division of sciences for 16 years and was acting academic vice president for a year. 

Tom Cassin has been named vice president, sales, national accounts, for a new sales alliance created by Stanley Knight Corporation, Traulsen & Co., Inc. and Vulkin-Hart Company. Tom left his previous position as vice president of marketing at Pitco Frialator, Inc. where he had spent 25 years in the food service equipment industry. Tom and his wife, who reside in Nashua, N.H., have six daughters. Tom serves on the board of directors of the National Association of Food Service Equipment Manufacturers as well as a member of the National Restaurant Association and the American Oil Chemists Society. 

Peter Fallon retired as of January 1999. He describes the retirement as "fantastic"-time for golf, fishing and other interests. Peter is still quite busy in a number of volunteer groups, including the boards of "Christmas in April," and "Life Resources" and is the president of the Union Club in Boston. He still remains as consultant to his former company, Boston Financial, where he had served as senior vice president. He and his wife, Ellen, became grandparents when their daughter, Jennifer, who is a television producer in San Francisco, presented them with a grandchild. 

Jim FitzPatrick, who practices law in Syracuse, was recently named as one of the outstanding people of the 20th century by the International Biographical Centre, Cambridge, England. Jim specializes in international banking law. He mentioned that he has spent a considerable amount of time in the emerging European countries, assisting them to develop banking regulations. 

John Issa has received some honors recently. In 1998 he received Jamaica's highest national honor which is The Order of Jamaica for his pioneering work in tourism in Jamaica and in the Caribbean. In June of this year, he received an honorary doctor of law degree from the Northern Caribbean University, again presented to him for his outstanding contribution in the fields of training and tourism. 

Joe Jowaisas lives in Richmond, Va., and is still very active in residential real estate. He also spends a considerable amount of time in church work. He is currently president of the Serra Club of Richmond, which is a group fostering vocations to the ordained priesthood and religious life. Joe reports that Bob Bruce has moved to Williamsburg, Va. 

Paul McEnery, M.D., is a nephrologist at the Children's Hospital in Cincinnati. He is also president of a large community-based management service organization for pediatric and family physicians of Cincinnati. His three daughters have attended Holy Cross, with the third graduating in the Class of 2000. 

Art Menard, who is an attorney specializing in management, labor and employment law, opened a Washington, D.C., branch of his firm, Menard, Murphy & Walsh. He indicates he did so because his wife, Ellen, had a great job offer as senior vice president for human resources with Inova Healthcare Systems. Art travels to Boston frequently and reports that he has a grandson living in the Boston area. 

1961 
Class Chair 
Joseph E. Dertinger Jr. 
Charles F. Benoit is now teaching math at the Cardinal Gibbons High School in Raleigh, N.C. Harvey G. Clermont, M.D., who has served as a general surgeon with the Fallon Clinic in Worcester for the past 27 years, is the founder of the free medical program operating once a week at St. Anne's Church in Shrewsbury, Mass. In the spring, Rev. James N. Loughran, S.J., was honored as Brooklyn Prep alumnus of the year. 

1962 
Class Chair 
William J. O'Leary Jr. 
Vito H. Acconci, artist and owner of Acconci Studio in Brooklyn, N.Y., was recently selected to present the first lecture of Arkansas State University's 1999-2000 Lecture-Concert Series. Rev. John E. Crean Jr. is currently a visiting professor of German at Grand Valley State University, Allendale, Mich., and the part-time pastor of a small church. Named co-editor of the scholarly journal, Magistra, in 1998, he continues to give scholarly papers on Benedictine spirituality and liturgies. Our Lady of Guadalupe School, Brooklyn, N.Y., announced that the National Catholic Educational Association (NCEA) has named Anthony S. Fauci, M.D., a 1999 NCEA Catholic Elementary School Distinguished Graduate; he is currently the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Md. 

1963 
Class Chair 
Charles J. Buchta 
Class Correspondent 
Michael J. Toner 
In October, Gerard W. Moynihan, with his brothers, Michael F. Jr. '58 and John J. '67, celebrated the 40th anniversary of their business, Moynihan Lumber Inc., located in North Reading and Beverly, Mass., and Plaistow, N.H. 

1964 
Class Chair 
Ronald T. Maheu 
In October, Samuel E. Zoll, Chief Justice of the District Court, announced the appointment of Charles A. Abdella as First Justice of the East Brookfield (Mass.) District Court. Charles N. Jolly has joined the Chattanooga, Tenn., law firm of Baker, Donelson, Bearman & Caldwell as of counsel. 

1967 
Class Co-Chairs 
P. Kevin Condron 
John P. Sindoni 
Albert F. Barber Jr., who had joined e-Media, a global Internet company headquartered in New Canaan, Conn., as a vice chairman, recently assumed the additional position of chief operating officer for the company. John T. Hickey continues to serve as the catalog librarian at Ithaca (N.Y.) College. In October, John J. Moynihan, with his brothers, Michael F. Jr. '58 and Gerard W. '63, celebrated the 40th anniversary of their business, Moynihan Lumber Inc., located in North Reading and Beverly, Mass., and Plaistow, N.H. 

1968 
Class Co-Chairs 
John T. Collins 
Brian W. Hotarek 
Edward B. Dinan, who has served as president and chief executive officer of Bell Atlantic-Maine since 1992, was recently selected by Central Maine Technical College, Auburn, to serve as one of its 1999-2000 executives-in-residence. Keith J. Hochstein is now the principal of Turkey Hill Middle School in Lunenburg, Mass. Paul F. McGrath, a partner in the certified public accounting firm of Mottle, McGrath, Braney and Flynn in Worcester, is currently serving as the president of the Westborough/Northborough (Mass.) Chamber of Commerce. Paul E. Petry, president and chief executive officer, Boston Mutual Life Insurance Company, has been re-elected to a four-year term on the company's board of directors. 

1969 
Class Chair 
David H. Drinan 
John C. Dean Jr. is the chairman and chief executive officer of Silicon Valley Bank in Santa Clara, Calif. Philip C. Harley, who was with the U.S. Foreign Service for 29 years prior to his retirement in 1998, is now the co-owner of East and Design, an Oriental arts collectible shop in Kennebunkport, Maine. Robert M. O'Connor has recently joined Pirrone & Co., a full-service brokerage firm in Hudson, N.Y.; his specialties include long-term investment growth strategies and small business planning. 

1970 
Class Co-Chairs 
Brian T. Mahon 
James O. Walsh 
Richard A. Morin was recently elected vice president of finance and chief financial officer of Cognex Corp., Natick, Mass., a leading maker of Vision Systems for the semiconductor and electronics industries. 

1971 
Class Chair 
Robert T. Bonagura 
Class Correspondent 
Jerome J. Cura Jr. 
William J. Coughlin recently accepted a position as director of operations with the human services division of The Community Builders Inc. in Boston. Michael E. Duffy recently retired from the Navy as a captain after 28 years of service; at the time of his retirement, he was awarded the Defense Superior Service Medal. Duffy is now with the Logicon Corp. at the Office of Naval Research in Washington, D.C. The National Association of Independent Insurers recently named Michael M. McLaughlin its New Hampshire local counsel. McLaughlin, who is president of the Capitol Insights Group Inc. of Concord, N.H., also serves as a member of the Manchester, N.H., law firm of Smith-Weiss, Shepart and Durmer. Brian J. Nerney, who has been a resident faculty member in the College of Arts and Science at Metropolitan State University, St. Paul, Minn., since January 1994, recently received a Metropolitan State University 1998-99 Excellence in Teaching Award. 

1972 
Class Chair 
Allan F. Kramer II 
Stanley E. Grayson, manager of public finance at Prudential Securities Inc. in New York City, has been elected to a three-year term on the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board, effective Oct. 1. Rev. Robert F. Slesinski has accepted a position on the staff of Mary Queen of the Apostles Church Seminary, Saint Petersburg, Russia, as a professor of philosophy. The author of two books, he specializes in Russian religious philosophy. Dennis J. Sullivan, M.D., was the team physician for the U.S.A. Hockey Select Team at the International Ice Hockey Federation four-nation tournament held Aug. 13-23 in Prague, Czechoslovakia. Joseph P. (Pat) Ward Jr. is now working for Salomon Smith Barney in New York City. In April, Richard J. Witry was elected to a six-year term as trustee of the Skokie (Ill.) Public Library. 
MARRIED: William C. Arzt and Susan Fogarty on Sept. 26, 1998. 

1973 
Class Co-Chairs 
Gregory C. Flynn 
Edward P. Meyers 
Andrew Askland is now on the faculty of the Arizona State University College of Law at Tempe. Richard M. Harty, who continues to serve as an officer in the retirement and investment services department at CIGNA in Hartford, Conn., has been elected to the Farmington (Conn.) Board of Education; he also serves as a town constable. Michael D. McCue was the researcher for the recently published biography, Derek Jeter, Pride of the Yankees, by Patrick Giles. John W. McKernan, who is a professional marketing specialist for All-State Legal, a printer, engraver and supplier of marketing products for law firms, works in downtown Boston and north, to Portland, Maine. He is also a senior representative for the long-distance company, Excel Communications Inc. Alaska Airlines, a subsidiary of Alaska Air Group, recently announced the appointment of Thomas R. O'Grady to the new post of staff vice president of labor and employment law and deputy general counsel. In this position, O'Grady is responsible for the airline's labor contract negotiations, the administration of grievances and the supervision of arbitration proceedings; he also oversees legal issues related to the company's employment policies and practices. Stephen A. Truhon had been a summer research fellow at the Defense Equal Opportunity Institute, at Patrick Air Force Base, Fla. 

1974 
Class Co-Chairs 
Stanley J. Kostka Jr. 
Edward J. Sullivan 
Alexander R. Marasco is now the executive vice president of marketing for USFANS, a national sports fan association. 

1975 
Class Co-Chairs 
Joseph W. Cummings 
Joseph A. Sasso Jr. 
Dennis J. Darcey, M.D., who has been a member of the faculty of the Duke University Medical Center, Durham, N.C., since 1989, has been appointed residency director, occupational and environmental medicine. Maureen F. Ferguson is the special education director for the Leicester (Mass.) school system. R. Peter Fontaine recently joined Arthur Andersen as a partner in charge of the U.S. Legal Group. John S. Gibadlo is the southeastern regional sales manager for the Aurora (Ind.) Casket Co. Paul V. May, who is an attorney with the Stamford, Conn., law firm of Kelley, Drye and Warren, specializes in securities. Robert G. Soucy Jr., D.O., is a family physician in Colebrook, N.H. Laurence E. Tobey recently completed his assignment as transportation officer for the Department of State's Office of Russian Affairs; he received the Department's Superior Honor Award for his contributions in negotiating three civil aviation agreements with Russia. Tobey's next assignment is a three-year tour as chief of the consular section at the U.S. Embassy in Sofia, Bulgaria. 

1976 
Class Chair 
Thomas E. Ryan 
Class Correspondent 
Thomas C. Healey 
Mark J. Andrews is the principal of Greenbush Elementary School in West Warwick, R.I. The Keene, N.H.-based Monadnock Family Services recently announced that Michael F. Harank, R.N., joined the adult outpatient department as a psychiatric nurse. Margaret Connolly May is currently the campaign treasurer for Congresswoman Carolyn McCarthy from the 4th Congressional District in New York. John P. McDermott and his wife, Lena Jessup, announce the birth of their daughter, Maria Elizabeth, on Aug. 7. McDermott, who recently retired, had taught for 20 years in Alaska. In September, Rev. Gerard R. McKeon, S.J., joined the Holy Cross Chaplains' Office as assistant chaplain. Previously, he had served four years in Kingston, Jamaica where he had worked at the Pastoral Center for the archdiocese. Fr. McKeon had also served in Jamaica from 1987 to 1991. Michael J. Palmer has accepted the position of director of the Office of Community Affairs at Duke University, Durham, N.C. 

1977 
Class Co-Chairs 
Kathleen T. Connolly 
Shaun P. Mathews 
Raymond E. Veroneau Jr. recently co-chaired a campaign to raise funds for the Sacred Heart/St. Dominic Parish in Portland, Maine. On July 22, Maine's Catholic weekly, Church World, published his article outlining the key principles of a successful campaign effort. 

1978 
Class Co-Chairs 
Marcia Hennelly Moran 
Mark T. Murray 
Michael H. Shanahan 
Col. Michael F. Cuenin, USA, who was promoted to the rank of colonel in June, continues to serve as the director of the Army periodontics postgraduate residency program. Lawrence DeSalvatore, who earned his Ph.D. in developmental psychology from Boston College in May 1998, has been working as a senior researcher at Jobs for the Future, a national policy and research organization based in Boston, that focuses on issues of workforce transition for urban teens and adults. William H. Diamond Jr. is now marketing vice president and officer of E-Tek Dynamics of San Jose, Calif., which manufactures fiber-optic network components. Michael J. Jank is the director, risk management and assets protection, for the Advantica Restaurant Group in Spartanburg, S.C. Capt. Arnold O. Lotring, USN, has been named commander of the Naval Submarine School in Groton, Conn. Elizabeth A. O'Connor is a Political Officer at the American Embassy in Kuwait. Humbert J. Polito Jr., a principal in the New London, Conn., law firm of Faulkner & Boyce, has been reappointed as a lecturer at the University of Connecticut School of Law for the 1999-2000 academic year. Patricia A. Radice is the director of marketing and public relations for the Northeast Guidance Center, a community mental health agency in Detroit, Mich. Nancy Lusignan Schultz has been promoted to professor of English at Salem (Mass.) State College. In 1999, she published two edited collections, Fear Itself: Enemies Real and Imagined in American Culture and A Veil of Fear: Nineteenth Century Convent Tales, both with Purdue University Press.  

1979 
Class Co-Chairs 
George A. Ashur 
Deborah Pelles 
Maureen Cavanaugh Amoresano and her husband, Rodolfo, announce the birth of their daughter, Katherine Maureen, on Aug. 21. Brian J. Coutu currently owns a manufacturer's representative company dedicated to the home furnishings industry. Loretta Ivich Edmondson, M.D., and her husband, Mitch, announce the adoption of their daughter, Anna Lee, from the People's Republic of China, on April 28. George F. Leidig is the director of physician contracting for the Optima Health Plan in Virginia Beach, Va. Ann Marie Mierzykowski has been promoted to vice president in the client services group of First Data Corp. in Westboro, Mass.; her responsibilities include developing retirement products for broker-dealers. Alice King O'Connor, who continues to work for MCI Telecommunications in Colorado, is a senior manager of a software development and test organization. In September, Sally L. Sorrentino joined the staff of the North Reading (Mass.) Middle School as a sixth-grade math and language arts teacher.