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<strong>CRUSADER</strong><br />

<strong>ALUMNI</strong><br />

Fall 2012<br />

Volume 1, Issue 1<br />

Gallery of<br />

Distinguished<br />

Achievers<br />

October 17, 2012<br />

Sheraton Waikiki<br />

Hawaii Ballroom<br />

Two Officers and a<br />

Gentleman<br />

Honoring:<br />

Lt. Gen. Joseph F. H.<br />

Peterson ‘68, USA Ret.<br />

Rear Adm. Melvin H.<br />

Chiogioji ‘57, USN Ret.<br />

Marianist Lifetime<br />

Achievement Awardee Dr.<br />

Lawrence K. W. Tseu ‘51<br />

CALL 808-739-4812<br />

Helpful weblinks:<br />

<strong>Saint</strong><strong>Louis</strong>Hawaii.org<br />

St. <strong>Louis</strong> Alumni<br />

Association<br />

stlouisalumni.com<br />

Marianist Province of<br />

the US marianist.com<br />

Like us on Facebook:<br />

<strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>School</strong><br />

Alumni<br />

Published quarterly by the Office of Advancement for all Alumni of Kalaepōhaku<br />

Crafting a world-class center for learning<br />

High-quality, rigorous education<br />

requires state-of-the-art facilities<br />

outlined in <strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong>’ ongoing<br />

campus redevelopment project.<br />

The Crusade for Opportunity capital<br />

campaign features five key initiatives:<br />

1) campus technology,<br />

equipment and furnishings; 2)<br />

renovation and upgrades for<br />

Newell and Bertram Halls; 3)<br />

McCabe Gymnasium; 4) Dr.<br />

Richard T. Mamiya Theatre; and<br />

5) design and construction of the<br />

athletics complex.<br />

A good number of SLS alumni<br />

forge ahead with established<br />

careers in Japan, China, Korea,<br />

the Philippines, Australia, and<br />

Taiwan. From private enterprise<br />

to government advisors, these<br />

overseas Crusaders thrive in<br />

this dynamic region and continue<br />

to nurture Marianist values<br />

in diverse cultures.<br />

For example, Charles Lake ’81,<br />

contacted us while here for the<br />

The first major phase, the Clarence<br />

T.C. Ching Learning &<br />

Technology Center, opened in<br />

March 2011, houses studio and<br />

performing arts, music courses,<br />

business leadership program,<br />

school archives, multimedia lab<br />

and the Presidential Suite function<br />

room.<br />

<br />

<br />

<br />

<br />

<strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> is a STEMcentered<br />

school, developing<br />

programs that focus<br />

on science, technology,<br />

engineering and math<br />

(STEM).<br />

New programs also serve<br />

to guide students to colleges<br />

of their choice,<br />

equipping them with the<br />

required grades/entrance<br />

criteria.<br />

Upgraded facilities with<br />

upgraded instructional<br />

equipment/materials will<br />

provide students competitive<br />

edge.<br />

<strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> will draw students<br />

interested in these<br />

Crusaders in the dynamic Asian region<br />

2011 APEC conference, and<br />

welcomes Japan-based <strong>Saint</strong><br />

<strong>Louis</strong> graduates to contact him<br />

to establish a stronger alumni<br />

network in that country.<br />

China, Hongkong, and Taiwan<br />

are the hubs of business for<br />

recent grads Ed Liu, Ivan<br />

Yeung, Chris Daniels to<br />

name a few. Jeremy Shao<br />

even served as interpreter for<br />

Chinese delegates to APEC.<br />

Slated for extensive upgrades for<br />

STEM-based learning, landmark<br />

Bertram Hall first opened in 1927.<br />

<br />

fields as well as other human<br />

resources to assist<br />

students in their academic<br />

progress.<br />

<strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> men will have<br />

the know-how to put<br />

added value to improve<br />

community and work with<br />

public and private sectors.<br />

Korea continues to be home<br />

for alumni and current students<br />

as well—and many of<br />

these men fulfill their mandatory<br />

military service as Korean<br />

citizens, some selected to work<br />

with the US Eighth Army<br />

thanks to their cross-cultural<br />

proficiency.<br />

Crusader Alumni invites alumni<br />

updates to keep these vital<br />

support groups thriving.


P a ge 2 <strong>CRUSADER</strong> <strong>ALUMNI</strong> V olume 1, I s s u e 1<br />

Walter’s Wisdom<br />

Clock tower, Clarence T. C. Ching<br />

Learning & Technology Center<br />

Many of you have asked when<br />

the next alumni newsletter<br />

would be coming, and we appreciate<br />

your enthusiasm and<br />

interest. In fact, our on-line<br />

alumni news will be coming<br />

soon—watch for updates on<br />

our website<br />

www.<strong>Saint</strong><strong>Louis</strong>Hawaii.org<br />

The President’s office receives<br />

all sorts of alumni updates<br />

from you and your brothers on<br />

a weekly basis, so we hope<br />

you’ll enjoy Crusader Alumni—a<br />

quarterly compilation of these<br />

snippets of information that’s<br />

like seeing old friends.<br />

We invite news and milestones<br />

from all classes so we can share<br />

them with the entire Crusader<br />

brotherhood. Be mindful that<br />

“once a Crusader, always a<br />

Crusader,” as Kalaepōhaku’s<br />

sons are united by a common<br />

bond to this campus that nurtured<br />

and shaped them. Drawing<br />

from our origins under the<br />

Hawaiian Monarchy, <strong>Saint</strong><br />

<strong>Louis</strong> <strong>School</strong> is a living legacy<br />

as we indeed stand upon the<br />

shoulders of giants.<br />

For now, I share with you the<br />

gratitude and aloha from all of<br />

us here on the hill.<br />

Memor et<br />

fidelis!<br />

Walter S.<br />

Kirimitsu<br />

‘58<br />

1930s: preview on Leon Thevenin ‘33<br />

Alumni<br />

updates by the<br />

decades<br />

Wanted: more<br />

information from<br />

each of the<br />

alumni classes!<br />

Send updates to:<br />

alumnews@saintlouishawaii.org<br />

We had no lay teachers. We<br />

had a boarding department for<br />

neighbor island boys and<br />

lunches were only ten cents. we<br />

used to ride the street car and<br />

we used to walk across Aala<br />

Park. I remember that one time<br />

Knute Rockne came to campus<br />

and spoke to us. I valued the<br />

education, because when I<br />

went to college. I wanted to be<br />

GODA 2012: Two Officers and a Gentleman<br />

The 15th Gallery of Distinguished<br />

Achievers (GODA)<br />

promises a gala celebration as<br />

we proudly honor alumni Rear<br />

Admiral Melvin Chigioji ’57,<br />

USN Ret.; Lt. Gen. Joseph<br />

Peterson ’68, USA Ret.; and<br />

Marianist Lifetime Achievement<br />

awardee Dr. Lawrence<br />

Tseu ’51 on October 17 at the<br />

Sheraton Waikiki. Call 739-<br />

4812 today!<br />

Each with his own remarkable<br />

journey of accomplishments,<br />

this year’s honorees exemplify<br />

the <strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> tradition of<br />

excellence in leadership and<br />

character.<br />

The legacy continues to thrive<br />

as recent Kalaepōhaku grads<br />

shine in the 21st century: Marcus<br />

Mariota ’11 and Matthew<br />

Y. Lee ’11 are filling those<br />

footsteps…a Mendoza business<br />

major at the University of<br />

Notre Dame, Matthew attained<br />

a doctor in the worst way, because<br />

at St. <strong>Louis</strong> I worked<br />

under Harvey Chilton, trainer<br />

for St. <strong>Louis</strong> athletic teams and<br />

a trainer for the U.S. Olympic<br />

team—he taught me all the<br />

tricks of the trade. I worked<br />

under Dr. Fred Lam in the<br />

athletic department. When I<br />

went to the University of Hawaii,<br />

I wanted to study medicine<br />

but I came from a poor<br />

family. I was working since I<br />

was 14. So I switched to<br />

chemical engineering, sugar<br />

technology. I was the only<br />

graduate from UH in sugar<br />

technology—part-Hawaiian—<br />

to manage a sugar plantation.<br />

See the detailed interview with SLC<br />

alumnus Thevenin in our next issue.<br />

membership as a first-year<br />

student on the Dean’s Honor<br />

List with a GPA of 3.813.<br />

Going westward, the hot item<br />

in Oregon is Crusader magic<br />

for the Ducks: athleticism,<br />

academic prowess and deep<br />

Christian humility are formidable<br />

traits that Marcus carries to<br />

this day. Kudos, Matt and Marcus<br />

in upholding the dignity of<br />

the Crusader heritage for a<br />

promising future.


<strong>CRUSADER</strong> <strong>ALUMNI</strong> V olume 1, I s s u e 1<br />

P a ge 3<br />

Knock, knock...who’s here on The Rock?<br />

Alumni currently make up 25%<br />

of <strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>School</strong> employees:<br />

Raymond Abregano,<br />

Hon. ’96 Dean of Faculty/<br />

Registrar… Doug<br />

Adachi ’03 Landscaper…<br />

Dennis<br />

Almodova, Hon.<br />

’00 Religion Dept.<br />

Chair… Joseph Cabansag<br />

’00 Instructor…<br />

Kevin Chang ’8 Instructor…<br />

Scotty Gonsalves ’84<br />

Student Activities Coordinator<br />

/Instructor… Leonard<br />

Milestones<br />

In Memoriam<br />

Gerald AhYo ’66<br />

Bill Ayres ’66<br />

Kevin Brunn ’80<br />

Wallace Chang ’42<br />

Jason Chun ‘59<br />

Bro. James Dods, S.M., ’57<br />

Dennis Ishii ’68<br />

1960s<br />

The Class of 1962 will gift a<br />

mosaic mural “Jesus in Hawaii”<br />

by Martin Charlot ‘62<br />

for the 2nd floor lobby of the<br />

new Clarence T. C. Ching<br />

Learning & Technology Center.<br />

Deacon Tom Miyashiro<br />

’62 retired from SLS<br />

teaching and counseling after<br />

nearly 4 decades of service.<br />

Mahalo nui, Deacon!<br />

Greg Hunt ’66 active in his<br />

Jenkins ’65 Instructor…<br />

Richard Juan ’79 Maintenance…<br />

Mark Kane ’66 Instructor…<br />

Walter S. Kirimitsu<br />

’58 President… Sam<br />

Kongkee ‘88 Admissions<br />

Director… Derrick<br />

Ligsay ’85 IT Coordinator…<br />

Tim Los<br />

Baños ’78 Grants/<br />

Alumni News… Kama<br />

McKeague ’02 PE Department<br />

Chair… Robbie Murakami<br />

’85 Social Studies Dept.<br />

Chair... Ryan Shimabukuro<br />

Frank Kam ’59<br />

Father James Mifsud, S.M.<br />

Hiroaki “Rocky” Morita<br />

’63<br />

Father Jack Russi, S.M.<br />

Kim Ho Lui ’78<br />

Donald Osurman Sr. ’54<br />

Paul Pham ’94<br />

… The Men of 2005 gath-<br />

retirement from HPD, scours<br />

collectors’ shows for SLC<br />

memorabilia—see some of<br />

his contributions in the Main<br />

Office showcase at Bertram<br />

Hall.<br />

Mark Kane ’66 social sciences<br />

faculty at SLS, excited<br />

about his “discovery” of early<br />

Hawaii Marianist memorabilia<br />

at the library University<br />

of Dayton last summer, in-<br />

’01 Instructor… Sam<br />

Taulealea ’98 Campus Security…<br />

Sione Thompson ’99<br />

Vice Principal… Alfred Torres,<br />

Jr. ’70 Instructor, Wrestling<br />

/Cross Country Coach…<br />

Russell Valente ’79 Advancement<br />

Officer… Dwayne Yamaguchi<br />

’89 Instructor…<br />

Ron Yoshida ’84 IT Support…<br />

Eric Young ’80 Community<br />

Liaison… Cody Wells<br />

‘06 Landscaper… Skyler<br />

Wells ‘04 Athletics Eqpt.<br />

Manager.<br />

ered in June to celebrate the life<br />

of Ms. Rene Nihipali, mother<br />

of Stanley ’05.<br />

Mass has been celebrated for the<br />

repose of their souls and for all the<br />

faithful departed.<br />

Email your postings for Milestones:<br />

tlosbanos@saintlouishawaii.org<br />

cluding digital files of thousands<br />

of photographs by Bro.<br />

Bertram Bellinghausen as<br />

well as a presentation staff<br />

gifted by King David<br />

Kalākaua.<br />

(Chaminade University’s Sullivan<br />

Family Library also<br />

has digital copies of the invaluable<br />

Bro. Bertram photos,<br />

accessible for viewing<br />

upon request.)<br />

Just watched the highlights of the Oregon<br />

football game last night...Marcus Mariota<br />

is a beast. That makes three quarterbacks<br />

with Crusader connections in the past 10<br />

years that people mention them in the same<br />

breath as the Heisman: Timmy Chang,<br />

Jeremiah Masoli, and now Marcus, who,<br />

given his age, poise and performance may<br />

be the one. Red and blue, baby!<br />

Marcus Nartatez ’01 via Facebook<br />

Crusader Chronicle<br />

The first school year on<br />

K a l a e p ō h a k u b e g a n<br />

September 1928, with 1,200<br />

students and 51 Marianists.<br />

To finance the construction<br />

of Science Hall (now Newell<br />

Hall), 80 of the 207 acres<br />

were sold to Bishop Trust as<br />

400 residential lots ‘ewa of<br />

the campus.<br />

Today St. <strong>Louis</strong> Heights<br />

bears Marianist street names<br />

for <strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> teachers:<br />

Robert, Frank, Herman,<br />

Eugene, Alphonse, Felix<br />

a n d B e r t r a m — w h i l e<br />

Alencastre is the SLC<br />

alumnus who rose to be<br />

Bishop of Honolulu.


<strong>CRUSADER</strong> <strong>ALUMNI</strong> V olume 1, I s s u e 1<br />

P a ge 4<br />

St. <strong>Louis</strong> Alumni Association<br />

Aloha SLS, SLAA & the entire Crusader Nation!<br />

I trust you, the dedicated SLS ‘Ohana and SLAA membership, eagerly and energetically welcome<br />

this newly (re-)launched, freshly (re-)formatted, and “super improved” Crusader Alumni<br />

Newsletter as much as I and the entire Crusader Nation does. The effort put forth by your<br />

SLS Office of Advancement and select SLAA folks (most particularly, the Publicity/Media<br />

Committee led by Board Member, Patrick Bullard, ’81) to get this great Newsletter “up and<br />

running” is yet another example of the successful bond which forever links ­ our Crusader Nation<br />

to the Slopes of Kalaepohaku. Congratulations to all who worked so hard to bring this<br />

newsletter to the “Red and Blue” Crusader Nation.<br />

As you enjoy each section of this fine new and improved Newsletter, always remember that<br />

SLAA is your Association. A home away from home, if you will, where common passion, energy,<br />

effort, commitment and loyalty to the Red & Blue Crusader Nation is displayed, embraced<br />

and almost religiously followed on an everyday basis by all who enter, support and enjoy our<br />

facilities, to include Crusader Lounge, the Clubhouse and SLAA’s exclusive caterer, Da<br />

Kitchen. Now, through this highly improved Newsletter, you can enter the worlds of both SLS<br />

and SLAA to enjoy our collective energy and passion for everything “Red and Blue”.<br />

Be part of the fun that defines us and that is both SLS and SLAA! Join us, both upon the<br />

Slopes of Kalaepohaku and at your SLAA Clubhouse! SLAA welcomes all SLS graduates and<br />

friends of SLS to join SLAA as “card carrying” members. Get and stay involved with SLAA<br />

whether it be with or on the Board of Directors, at the SLAA Committee level, or simply to<br />

attend SLAA gatherings, meetings, and parties. No matter the level of your involvement, as a<br />

“card carrying” member of SLAA, you’ll come away with the “chicken skin” feeling that defines<br />

the close camaraderie and Brotherhood of all SLS graduates and members of Crusader Nation.<br />

From the<br />

desk of<br />

SLAA<br />

Board<br />

President<br />

Greg Frey ’79<br />

Mahalo for your constant and consistent support of SLS and by extension, SLAA.<br />

P. GREGORY FREY ‘79<br />

Board President<br />

Dreier Manor<br />

Named for philanthropist<br />

and ice plant owner August<br />

Dreier whose generosity provided<br />

the first SLAA clubhouse<br />

on Union Street, this<br />

Victorian mansion stood on<br />

the site of today's SLAA<br />

Clubhouse until faulty circuits<br />

caused the fire that destroyed<br />

it in 1950. Originally constructed<br />

for sugar baron Claus<br />

Spreckels just off Wilder Ave-<br />

nue, it was later sold to the<br />

early 20th-century ukulelemanufacturing<br />

Kumalae<br />

family, who donated it to our<br />

Alumni Association in 1938.<br />

Prior to moving the residence<br />

to Isenberg Street an<br />

entire storey was removed,<br />

hence the open veranda in<br />

this photo had originally<br />

been on the second floor.


<strong>CRUSADER</strong> <strong>ALUMNI</strong> V olume 1, I s s u e 1<br />

P a ge 5<br />

A Message from the Executive Director<br />

Aloha and welcome to the new Crusader Alumni Newsletter.<br />

This is a busy time of the year for the Association as it enters the holiday season, so mark your calendars<br />

for the following events coming soon:<br />

Alumni Homecoming Event<br />

Robert Takei, Jr. ‘58<br />

SLAA Executive Director<br />

Saturday, October 6, 2012 – Aloha Stadium Parking Lot – Makai Side (4A, 4B, 4C) –<br />

6:00 p.m. – Cost: $5.00 for Active/Paid Members and $10.00 for Adult Guests/<br />

unpaid Members. Menu – Chili/Chicken, rice, mac salad, BYO drinks, water will<br />

be provided.<br />

Alumni Luau<br />

Sunday, October 28, 2012 – Alumni Clubhouse – 1:00 p.m. – $25.00 for Active/Paid<br />

Members - $35.00 for Adult Guests/unpaid Members. Hawaiian Luau menu and<br />

Hawaiian Entertainment.<br />

Upcoming<br />

events<br />

from our<br />

Alumni<br />

Association<br />

Alumni Christmas Party<br />

Saturday, December 8, 2012 – 5:00 p.m. – St. <strong>Louis</strong> Alumni Clubhouse – $25.00 for<br />

Active/Paid Members - $30.00 Adult Guests/unpaid Members. Christmas Program<br />

Super Bowl Party<br />

Sunday, February 3, 2013 – St. <strong>Louis</strong> Alumni Clubhouse – 11:00 a.m. Food and<br />

prizes - TBD<br />

Today approximately 2,500 alumni are active participating members of the SLAA, which is governed<br />

by a nine-member Board of Directors – making <strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> one of the largest and most active<br />

Alumni Associations in Hawaii. We have various standing committees that are responsible for implementing<br />

the wishes of the Board.<br />

Re-connecting with<br />

today’s Crusaders<br />

If you would like more information on our committees and would like to be a part of making our<br />

Association the best that we can be, please contact me at (808) 949-6633.<br />

Mahalo,<br />

Robert “Bob” Takei, Jr. ’58<br />

(Right) Honolulu Metropolitan Police<br />

Officers Derek Tang ’89 (4th, standing)<br />

and Herb Sardinha ’95 (3rd, standing)<br />

held a lunchtime session for high<br />

schoolers interested in the Law Enforcement<br />

Explorers in Bertram Hall’s<br />

Counseling Center.


<strong>CRUSADER</strong> <strong>ALUMNI</strong> V olume 1, I s s u e 1<br />

P a ge 6<br />

1970s<br />

Michael Tam ‘75 is CEO of<br />

koa artwork retailer Martin &<br />

Macarthur<br />

SLH-SHA Class of ’76 joint<br />

reunion in Vegas: Financiers<br />

Blenn Fujimoto and Gabe<br />

Lee found that occasional<br />

combined reunions with sister<br />

school alumnae can be enjoyably<br />

nostalgic.<br />

From the Class of ‘78: Jeff<br />

Bow works from the Pacific<br />

northwest as Executive Leadership<br />

Coach, speaker and author<br />

of Stop Thinking, Start Believing:<br />

How to Break Through<br />

Fear & Ignite Your Brilliance<br />

Stephen Siu is financial advisor<br />

with Merrill Lynch Kirk<br />

Matsumoto is assistant banquet<br />

service manager at Hilton<br />

Hawaiian Village Beach Resort<br />

& Spa.<br />

Class of ‘78 gathering at Kaimuki’s Happy Day Restaurant while Don<br />

Loa (center top with lei) flew in from Washington for his mother’s memorial<br />

services.<br />

Each Son of Kalaepōhaku is vital to continuing the legacy of <strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong>. Our alumni network is a vehicle that can benefit today’s <strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong><br />

students, and we welcome your support and interest in their multifaceted learning activities. For example, the sixth graders’ aquaponics and<br />

Native Hawaiian garden project under the guidance of teacher Joe Cabansag ‘00 and Hawaiian Studies Educational Support Keli‘i Puchalski<br />

is largely possible from contributions of supplies, plants, and talent. Career Day presenters, in-kind gifts, guest lecturers—these are some<br />

examples of the treasure that alumni can provide. So...stay involved!<br />

1980s<br />

1990s<br />

Darin Nakakura ’92 is a sales<br />

manager for Honolulu Star Advertiser...Duane<br />

DeSoto ’95 is<br />

CEO/Founder of Nā Kama Kai<br />

youth program...Junoh Ordenstein<br />

’95 is with Sodexho as<br />

director of concessions at UH<br />

Mānoa...Robert Rabacal ‘97<br />

serves proudly with the Hawaii<br />

Air National Guard... Rex<br />

Ganitano ’98 Construction<br />

Superintendent, Niking Corporation...Craig<br />

Stutzmann ’98 As-<br />

Jon Paul Akeo ’84 is Senior<br />

Human Resources Specialist<br />

for worldwide Booz, Allen &<br />

Hamilton... Joey Woolford ‘85<br />

has moved from LA-based<br />

actor to the other side of the<br />

lens as an independent filmmaker.<br />

His current project is a<br />

contemporary drama set in<br />

Hawai‘i—and that’s all we’ll<br />

reveal for now (search Facebook<br />

under Nā Haumāna!) —<br />

watch for Joey’s premier showing…<br />

Recently back from Indonesia<br />

is Hawaii Army National<br />

Guard LTC James<br />

Barros ‘85<br />

Class of ‘87 returned to campus<br />

for their silver anniversary<br />

get-together in the new Clarence<br />

T. C. Ching Learning &<br />

sistant Football Coach, at Weber<br />

State in Utah…Bradford Chun<br />

’98 Associate at Kessner Umebayashi<br />

Bain & Matsunaga...Kevin<br />

Gabriel ‘97 is Clinical Hemodialysis<br />

Technician, Fresenius<br />

Medical Care...Ty Sanga ’99<br />

gaining foothold as an indie<br />

filmmaker...Lawrence Ma ’96 is<br />

a physical therapist at Straub<br />

Clinic & Hospital.<br />

Technology Center’s Tseu<br />

Presidential Suite immediately<br />

after the 2014 Commencement<br />

exercises. Successful team effort<br />

led by Keone Moreira,<br />

Hall, Jason Agua, and Keith<br />

Haina... Jeffrey Sonson ’88<br />

DDS is with Kailua Center for<br />

Progressive Dentistry.<br />

Did you know?<br />

<strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong><br />

<strong>School</strong> is<br />

Get the news by email!<br />

America’s<br />

oldest existing<br />

school for<br />

boys west of<br />

Don’t miss an issue of the<br />

alumni newsletter—send<br />

us your email address:<br />

alumnews@saintlouishawaii.org<br />

or call 808-739-4887<br />

the Mississippi.


<strong>CRUSADER</strong> <strong>ALUMNI</strong> V olume 1, I s s u e 1<br />

P a ge 7<br />

Crusader Close-up<br />

Environmental steward: Jeff Kahler ‘07<br />

I am extremely isolated from society and civilization. There are no distractions of materialism,<br />

politics, social issues, and economics; as a result I am able to think at a much deeper<br />

and meaningful level. Life on an atoll is only nature; it is all that we have every single minute.<br />

It is a humbling experience that brings the reality of life in front of your face: the<br />

chain of life, the flow of energy, the fabric of an ecosystem. As humans we are only continuing<br />

our destruction of these intricate interactions that will lead to an unhealthy earth.<br />

I am beginning to put the puzzle of life together. The field is very broad for a biologist, so<br />

hopefully, jobs are always going to be available. The key for me is to give back to the earth<br />

in ways that directly or indirectly help the human race.<br />

I am even more proud to be part of the Crusader ‘ohana, more thankful for those educators<br />

and administrators who have helped shape my life, but more importantly, grateful for<br />

the faith, religion, spirit and culture that the Marianist education of <strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> has helped<br />

to instill in me.<br />

Each issue of Crusader Alumni features an alumnus contributor. Here we catch up with Jeff Kahler ‘07<br />

reflecting on his half-year of volunteering on remote Kure atoll with the DLNR 2011-12. Jeff now works<br />

for an environmental restoration agency in Hawaii.<br />

2000s<br />

My very first marine debris mission on Kure collecting<br />

entanglement netting and ropes that continue to<br />

threaten Hawaiian monk seals and turtles.<br />

2000 Ryan Hurley is a wind<br />

energy specialist with the Hawaii<br />

State Energy Office…<br />

2001 Matt Medeiros is in<br />

Brazil finishing a Ph.D. from<br />

University of Missouri, St.<br />

<strong>Louis</strong>…Davin Nakasato is<br />

Branch Manager for Bank of<br />

In the 167-year legacy<br />

that began at<br />

‘Āhuimanu, <strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong><br />

continues to build men<br />

of high moral character<br />

and confidence.<br />

Ron Hochuli, SLS Director of<br />

Advancement<br />

Hawaii Kahala Mall. Marcus<br />

Nartatez Personal Banker/<br />

Home Equity Specialist at<br />

Wells Fargo Bank, Belmont<br />

CA...2002 Jae Won Lee UW<br />

’07 served in the Public Affairs<br />

Office Headquarters Company<br />

19th Expeditionary Sustainment<br />

Command, Eighth<br />

United States Army…Chase<br />

Kutara Project Engineer /<br />

Estimator at AC Kobayashi<br />

Devin Chun MIS at Alexander<br />

& Baldwin… 2003 Song<br />

Woo Hong is a Meter Reader,<br />

Hawaiian Electric… Jaren<br />

Sasaki is employed with Union<br />

Bank in San Francisco...<br />

Recently married Capt. Ronson<br />

Honeychurch served as<br />

Judge Advocate General’s<br />

Corps in TX before entering<br />

Mānoa’s Richardson <strong>School</strong> of<br />

Law.… Kaulana (Fenton)<br />

Lee is in USMC… Isaiah<br />

Chang has own catering business…<br />

2004 Matt Dorsey is<br />

Dorsey Flooring… Jason Yokoyama<br />

regional manager for<br />

NCS Plus Inc. Marcus Kutara<br />

is a nurse at Campus Surgery<br />

Center, Daly<br />

City…2005 Rick<br />

Everett is a USMC<br />

First Lieutenant…<br />

2006 SGT Chris<br />

Arakawa is in his<br />

sixth year serving with the<br />

Army… 2007 Cody Gomes<br />

now LA-based… 2008 Irwin<br />

Jiang studying pianoism at the<br />

College of Charleston. Chris<br />

Kamaka carries the family<br />

tradition of ukulele craftsmanship<br />

to several retail outlets in<br />

Japan. Jeremy BoHeng Shao<br />

Chinese language translator for<br />

APEC, now a Georgetown<br />

grad student… Anthony Lum<br />

R2B2 Racing in Duluth Georgia,<br />

studied High Performance<br />

Powertrains at West Sacramento…2009<br />

Johnny Hu is<br />

in Taiwan studying at National<br />

Kaohsiung First University of<br />

Science and Technology<br />

Aaron Takenaka Intern, State<br />

of Hawaii Judiciary; Pre-Law at<br />

Chaminade University of<br />

Honolulu… Jacob Tokars<br />

’01, Taualae Fonoti<br />

’02, and Andrew Gines<br />

’07 are recent Stanford<br />

University grads.<br />

Update your<br />

Crusader<br />

Alumni:<br />

alumnews@saintlouis<br />

hawaii.org<br />

Newlyweds Ronson Honeychurch<br />

‘03 and Asia (Nakakura)<br />

honeymooning in Rome.


Crusader Alumni<br />

<strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>School</strong><br />

3142 Wai‘alae Avenue<br />

Honolulu Hawai‘i 96816-1579<br />

Phone: 808-739-4887<br />

Fax: 808-739-4780<br />

E-mail: alumnews@saintlouishawaii.org<br />

Crusader Alumni is the tentative name for our<br />

newsletter—we welcome your suggestions for a newsletter<br />

title! Send suggestions to: alumnews@saintlouishawaii.org<br />

Fr. Anthony V. Rodrigues ‘41<br />

(From a 2011 interview with the<br />

recently deceased Mrs. Lucille Caires,<br />

sister-in-law of Father Anthony,<br />

1923-2009)<br />

“Mama used to sing this song to<br />

him about a little boy that went<br />

off and never came back,” almost<br />

foretelling his future vocation<br />

that would take him a hemisphere<br />

away from home.<br />

Father<br />

Rodrigues’<br />

Bolivia mission<br />

received<br />

support of<br />

his Crusader<br />

alumni<br />

brothers.<br />

Back then,<br />

there was a<br />

horse ranch<br />

in Palolo valley<br />

and he<br />

would cut<br />

across Palolo<br />

stream to get<br />

to school. “It<br />

was an honor to go to St. <strong>Louis</strong><br />

College”, and Father Anthony<br />

attended from first grade<br />

through graduation.<br />

“St. <strong>Louis</strong> boys had perfect penmanship,<br />

and good pep rallies.<br />

The drum & bugle corps was especially<br />

well-liked.”<br />

Rodrigues had just entered the<br />

University of Dayton when war<br />

broke out. “At the end of the war,<br />

Mother told me to go to Liberty<br />

House and get all the white shirts<br />

you can”. Anthony was entering<br />

the seminary.<br />

Ordained a Maryknoll priest in<br />

1954, he then left for Bolivia, and<br />

later served as Army chaplain in<br />

Korea and Vietnam. Of his years<br />

in Bolivia, Lucille recalls that family<br />

and friends were major donors<br />

to his mission.<br />

Retiring to Montana in 2003, he<br />

served as pastor for Sacred Heart<br />

parish in Big Stone Gap. Father<br />

Anthony passed away in Billings<br />

in October 2011.<br />

The <strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> Advancement<br />

Office:<br />

<br />

<br />

<br />

<br />

<br />

<br />

Helps update your class roster for<br />

upcoming reunions<br />

Hosts on-campus meetings and<br />

campus tours for your class<br />

Includes your petitions for schoolwide<br />

prayers<br />

Assists with copies of archived<br />

documents—if available<br />

Helps coordinate your class gifts as<br />

well as planned giving<br />

...and more! Reach us at:<br />

Director Ron Hochuli 808-739-4722<br />

Advancement Officer Russ Valente ‘79<br />

808-739-4812

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