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St. Vincent-St. Mary High School Alumni Magazine Spring 2008
JACK FITZPATRICK
V44
THOMAS JESSER
V53
PATRICK VERDERICO
M61
THOMAS J. STECZ
V65
KEVIN MCDONALD
V71
KATHLEEN ROMAN MICHEL
VM81

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Contents
IT’S HAPPENING HERE: L-R: Elizabeth Mundy, Julie Wolf, and Rachel Wotowicz
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Alumni Accomplishments
Our Alumni continue to make a mark on the
communities in which they live, the companies
for whom they work, and the generations they
inspire.
Class Reunions
Classes from St. Mary, St. Vincent and
St. Vincent-St. Mary gathered together once
again to share the memories of their high
school years.
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Mahar Awards
The 2008 Fr. Thomas F. Mahar Award
Recipients are highlighted, as are the newly
established Irish Crusader Award winners.
They will be honored at the Annual Mahar
Banquet to be held Thursday, April 24, 2008.
School News
Read all the latest news being made by our
students and faculty, plus a recap of the Fall
2007 Irish sports highlights.
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Plan Ahead
April 11, 2008
3 on 3 Alumni Basketball
Tournament
April 17-20, 2008
Brigadoon Spring Musical
April 24, 2008
Fr. Mahar Outstanding Alumni
Awards Banquet
May 1, 2008
Speaker Series:
Jim Christian
May 12, 2008
Annual Family and Memorial
Scholarship Reception
May 22, 2008
Jim Kelly Memorial
Scholarship Annual Reverse
Raffle & Silent Auction
May 23, 2008
Senior Farewell Mass
May 28, 2008
Baccalaureate Mass
St. Bernard Church
May 31, 2008
Graduation
EJ Thomas Hall
September 5, 2008
Shamrock Society
Mass & Reception
September 26, 2008
Come Home for
Homecoming

Irish Greeting
Dear Alumni
Please Join Me in Congratulating the 2008 Mahar Recipients and
Newly Established Irish Crusader Award Winners
The spring issue of the Alumni Connection is dedicated to the 2008 Father Thomas F.
Mahar Outstanding Alumni Award recipients. Each year, the impressive successes of some of
our alumni are spotlighted throughout this special award. Nominated by their peers, friends,
family or workmates, the alumni award recipients are selected based upon their
accomplishments in ministry, service to youth, service to school, service to community
and/or professional achievement. In addition, the STVM Alumni Association has an exciting
announcement regarding the newly established Irish Crusader Award.
Congratulations to our six Fr. Thomas F. Mahar Outstanding Alumni recipients. Our
annual dinner honoring the Alumni award winners and the newly established Irish Crusader
Award recipients will be held April 24, 2008 at Tangier Restaurant. For more information on
this event and this year’s recipients turn to page 27. All are invited to attend this event and
celebrate the special achievement of our alumni, our friends, our family and our school.
Be sure to mark your calendars and attend the fun events that are planned this Spring.
I look forward to seeing you!
Many blessings to you and your family,
Kathy Zehenni Holaday VM77
Alumni Director
ST. VINCENT-ST. MARY HIGH SCHOOL
15 N. Maple Street, Akron, Ohio 44303
(330) 253-9113
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Jim Conlon
Thomas Freeman
Rev. Joseph Kraker
Anthony S. Manna
Timothy Rickus
Fred Ost / ex officio
ENDOWMENT BOARD
Donald Utrup / President
Morris Laatsch / Vice President
Geraldine “Jerry” Kelly / Secretary
Thomas Presper / Treasurer
Pat Heslop Baker
Tim Castrigano
Daniel Figliola
John Haag
Deidre Hanlon
Bill Henkel
James Leslie
Louis A. Maglione
Louis D. Maglione
Dave Dages
Edward Metzger
George Newkome, Ph.D
Michael Ochsenhirt
Peter Piglia
David Rathz
Jean Staudt
Ralph Trecaso / Financial Advisor
CHAPLAIN
Father Gordon Yahner
HEADMASTER
David V. Rathz
CFO/DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR
Tim Castrigano
ACADEMIC ADMINISTRATION
Burke Stephens / Dean of Students
Ken McDonald / Campus Ministry
Carol Gill / Academic Advisor
Dan Nichols / Director of Operations
DEVELOPMENT
Joanne Zaratsian / Fiscal Resources
Susie Wallace / Financial Aid Coordinator
Peggy McDonald / Secretary
ALUMNI
Kathy Zehenni Holaday / Alumni Director
PUBLIC RELATIONS
Patty Burdon
ADMISSIONS
Joanne Wiseman
Anne Bickett
Pat Kokoczka / Secretary
ATHLETIC DIRECTOR
Gerald Chase
Mary Howard / Asst. Athletic Director
BUSINESS
Stella Weigand / Controller
Jim Hadley
VOLUNTEER COORDINATOR
Jerry Kelly
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Alumni Association
President’s Corner
Dave Dages, Alumni Association
Dave Dages VM78
Dear Alumni, Family & Friends,
One of the goals for the 2007-2008 Alumni Association Board of
Officers is to better acquaint you with your Alumni Association. The
Alumni Connection magazine is a wonderful vehicle for achieving that
goal. We hope you will agree.
To keep you informed about your Alumni Association, we wanted to
mention our Mission Statement. Please contact me with any ideas that
you might have to help us promote this mission. I can be reached via
e-mail at: ddages@stvm.com
Your input and information is important to us. Please take a moment
and fill out the reply card that is included in this magazine. We are
interested in hearing from you.
St. Vincent-St. Mary High School
Alumni Association Mission Statement:
The purpose of the STVM Alumni Association is to foster a continuing spirit of friendship,
tradition and loyalty among the alumni of St. Mary, St. Vincent, and St. Vincent-St. Mary High
Schools, and to sponsor and direct activities which will further the interests of its members
and St. Vincent-St. Mary High School.
Tailgate
Party
Puts The Fun
Into Fall
Your Alumni Association
hosted the third annual
“Fall Football Fun” Tailgate
Party at the home game
(STVM vs. Clear Fork) on
Friday, August 31, 2007. The
evening was well attended
by close to 300 and the old
fashioned cookout was
enjoyed by alumni, friends
and families as well as
reunion classes!
FAQs
STVM ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
Quick Facts+Frequently Asked Questions
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Did you know…
> The STVM Alumni
Association is a selffunded
organization
and operates separately
from the high school.
> The Alumni Association
Board is made up of 3
elected officers and 5
appointed chairs.
> Elections take place
every spring and new
officers begin their term
in June.
> Alumni Association dues
are only $10 per year
(July 1-June 30).
> Your $10 dues
membership is used
to help defray the cost
for:
• Annual Scholarships
Awarded every April to
eligible Junior Students
that have alumni parent(s).
• Senior Alumni Pins
Awarded during the
Senior Farewell Mass to
welcome our newest
alumni into the
association.
-First year of membership
is provided at no charge.
• Sponsored Events
-Mahar Banquet –
awards, programs,
invitations
-Winter Alumni &
Friends Night–free pizza
& subs
-Memorial Mass –
invitations, flowers,
refreshments
• Correspondence
Primarily mailing you the
membership card after
you have paid your annual
dues!
Events
> Annual Tailgate Party –
traditionally the 2nd home
game
> Winter Alumni & Friends
Night
> Annual Memorial Mass
> Fr. Thomas F. Mahar
Outstanding Alumni
Awards Banquet
> Senior Pin Ceremony
(at Senior Farewell Mass
in May)
> Introduction of the Irish
Crusader Award
SEND IN YOUR $10.00 ANNUAL DUES... ANYTIME!
3 ON 3 ALUMNI BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT
Friday, April 11, 2008 6:00 p.m. • St. Vincent-St. Mary High School Gym • $60 per team
Open to alumni & faculty (register as team or individual)
Contact Sean Walter at 330-352-9071 or sean@rivervalleypaper.com
L-R: Eileen Walter Moats VM80,
Marcy Smith VM86, Brian Kluender
VM04, and Chris Dougherty Marks
V72 help out at Winter Night
Winter
Night
Alumni Association
Shows Support
For Boys
Basketball Team
Alumni and friends came to
school to watch the Fighting
Irish Boys Basketball team
vs. Akron North. After the
game, the alumni and their
families were invited to the
Student Center for
complimentary pizza, subs,
snacks, pop and a good time
at the 5th Annual Winter
Alumni & Friends Night
hosted by the STVM
Alumni Association.

Alumni News
Don M56 and Darlene Utrup presenting Melissa (age 7) and Mackenzie (Age 10) with their
future STVM scholarship letters and t-shirts. Tom Dangel V60 (background far left)
Mike Dangel Benefit
Alum Receives Support from STVM Community
A benefit was held in honor
of Mike Dangel VM84 as he
endures his eight year battle
with an aggressive form of MS.
The benefit was held on
October 19th at St. Hilary’s
Horning Hall and over 750
people attended to show their
ongoing support to Mike, his
wife Carol and two daughters
Mackenzie and Melissa. Mike’s
condition now requires
handicap accessible renovations
to their Copley home and
funding to cover the immense
cost of his nursing care as well
as a handicap van.
There were many special parts
of this evening especially the
wide spread community support
from STVM alumni and
St. Hilary School faculty, staff,
parish and many school
families. In addition, many
supporters from surrounding
parishes such as St. Sebastian,
Immaculate Heart of Mary and
St. Vincent attended or sent in
donations.
The night was capped off by
an amazing surprise presented
to Mike and Carol by Don M56
and his wife, Darlene Utrup. If
Mackenzie and Melissa meet all
requirements for entrance to
St. Vincent–St. Mary High
School and they apply and meet
all criteria of select Family and
Memorial Scholarships they will
be awarded $2,000 per year
from the scholarship. One of
Mike’s biggest goals for his
daughters is that they attend his
alma mater and now this should
become a reality.
The Dangel family, including
Mike and Carol, and his parents,
Tom V60 and Poochie Dangel,
would like to send out their
heartfelt thanks to all who
contributed their time, talents,
prizes, monetary contributions
as well as the many prayers.
They feel very blessed to have
the outreach of such an amazing
community during this time of
challenge.
Contributions can be made to
the St. Vincent-St. Mary High
School Endowment Fund, in
“Honor of Mike Dangel,” 15 N.
Maple Street, Akron, OH 44303.
Or direct contributions for
medical expenses made payable
to: “Smith Barney-FBO Mike
Dangel”, c/o Smith Barney, 50 S.
Main Street, Suite #504, Akron,
OH 44308.
Photograph courtesy of West Side Leader,
Ken Crisafi photographer
Don’t Leave Home Without
Your Alumni Connection
Dick M54 and Bev M54 Waltz enjoy staying
connected to St. Vincent-St. Mary High School
even when Cruising the Caribbean during their
recent Panama Canal Cruise on the Coral Princess
Cruise Ship (Princess Cruise Lines).
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Alumni News
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Alumni Tie the Knot
Oliverio VM00 and Williamson VM99
When Rob Williamson VM99 and
Catherine Oliverio VM00 married this past
September, it was truly a St. Vincent-St. Mary
union and reunion.
Their wedding party included several
classmates: Shane Strnad VM99,
Ryan Kennedy VM99, Nate Goik VM99,
Bill McDonald VM00, Dan Marks VM00,
Brian Mancino VM00, Sal Oliverio VM03,
Vincent Oliverio VM09, Annie Ochsenhirt
VM00, Anna Conrad Armagno VM00,
Jennifer Gilbride Wernig VM00; Marta
Targosz Buist VM00; and Mamie Williamson
VM06. A special remembrance was included
for Rob’s classmate and close friend, the late
Ray Tricomi VM99.
Pictured are: (Top) Catherine Oliverio
Williamson and Jen Gilbride Wernig
(Bottom) Bill McDonald, Shane Strnad and
Rob Williamson.
Spoonster VM01 and Wooley VM01
Christine Spoonster VM01 and
Christopher Wooley VM01 were married
July 7, 2007, at the Sharon Center Circle
Gazebo in Sharon Center, Ohio. The couple
lives in Sharon Center where they own and
run Lily Valley Farm. Christine trains horses
and teaches riding lessons. Christopher is
attending The University of Akron where he
is working towards becoming a Special
Education teacher.
Sadar VM02 and Scarbrough VM02
Jennifer Sadar VM02 and Brent
Scarbrough VM02 announce their
engagement. The couple plans to be married
on August 30, 2008 at St. Sebastian Church in
Akron, Ohio.
Jennifer & Brent met when they were 14
years old and freshmen at STVM. Jennifer is
a graduate of Ohio University and will
graduate in May 2008 from the University of
Akron with her Master’s Degree. Brent
graduated from Ashland University and will
earn his Master’s Degree in August 2008 from
the University of Phoenix.
The wedding party will include these
STVM alumni: Julie Sadar VM98, Emily
Ochsenhirt VM02, Scott Sadar VM95, Brian
Scarbrough VM01, and Joe Osolin VM01.
M49
Classmates
Marry in
2008
The Alumni Office received a phone call and decided this
was one human interest story that needed to be included in our
magazine!
Marcelline Meyer Grassman Trares M49 writes….
Here are some statistics about our relationship that led to my
marriage to Bob Trares M49 on January 5, 2008.
We never dated in high school but we were friends. He was
our Class Treasurer and worked on all the class reunions and so
did I. Consequently, we never lost track of each other. I knew
his wife, Irene, and had been to his house for reunion meetings.
Our spouses are both deceased — my husband, also named
Bob, died in 1987 and his wife, Irene, died in 1994.
Bob has belonged to the Knights of Columbus since 1950.
He has been a 4th Degree Member since 1963. He is very active
in his Monsignor O’Keefe Assembly where he is the
Comptroller. When they were planning their 100th year
Anniversary celebration in 2002, Bob called and asked me to
attend the celebration with him. I was thrilled! It started with
Mass offered by Bishop Sheldon at St. Mary Church where we
had attended many times as students. How fitting! During the
mass, Bob took his rosary out of his pocket and I was instantly
impressed. How many guys carry their rosary in their pocket
these days (besides my 5 brothers)?
We continued to see each other and just fell in love! Since
this relationship started with the Knights of Columbus, it was
only fitting that they should be a part of our wedding. They
marched and formed an honor guard for us and some of the
Knights were from Bob’s assembly and some from Monsignor
Hannon Assembly in Wooster, Ohio where my brothers belong.
We had asked our classmate, Fr. Zeisig to officiate during our
wedding. Unfortunately, Fr. Zeisig passed away on the day we
were married. The wedding was truly a family affair and a
wonderful celebration.
I have 7 daughters, 1 foster son, 26 grandchildren and 5 great
grandchildren. One granddaughter and great granddaughter
are deceased. Bob has 2 daughters, 1 son and 5 grandchildren.
He didn’t get married until 1964 so he had a late start!
Anyway, we have quite a group when we all get together. We are
currently living in Wooster, Ohio and are both so happy that
we found each other. We are looking forward to a wonderful
life together.

Alumni Accomplishments
Former
Students
Honor
Mr. Klotz
Anne McDonald McGovern V65
and Bob McDonald V67
Anne McDonald
McGovern V65 and her
brother Bob McDonald V67
were among 12,000 athletes
in the 2007 National Senior
Games in Louisville,
Kentucky.
Anne participated in 6
events. Her best efforts were
10th place in the 100 yard
breaststroke, 12th in the 50
breaststroke and 13th in the
100 backstroke.
Bob participated in 5
events. His best efforts were
7th place in the 50
backstroke and 8th in the
100 backstroke.
Earlier in the year Anne
and Bob both completed the
USMS 1 hour postal swim.
Katie Dannemiller VM85
Katie Dannemiller VM85
was selected as the 2007
Woman of the Year by the
South Atlantic League and
received the award at the
eighth annual Awards
Luncheon held on October
18, 2007 in Asheville, North
Carolina. Katie is currently
the Greensboro
Grasshoppers’ Vice President
of Baseball Operations.
Brian Windhorst VM96
Brian Windhorst VM96
recently co-authored a book
with Terry Pluto, “The
Franchise: Lebron James and
the Remaking of the
Cleveland Cavaliers.” The
review of the book provided
by Gray & Company,
Publishers relays that the
book “takes an in-depth look
at how a team and a city are
being rebuilt around LeBron
James. They tell the
converging stories of a
struggling franchise that had
to get worse in order to get
better and a highly touted
teenage phenom, the local
kid who became their future.
This book will fascinate any
basketball fan who wants the
inside story of how LeBron
James became the young
superstar shouldering the
weight of an entire NBA
franchise.”
Brian has been a reporter
for the Akron Beacon
Journal since 2000. In
addition, he has covered the
Cleveland Cavaliers since
2003. Other areas of media
and sports-writing
involvement include: NBA
correspondent for
ESPN.com and ESPN First
Take since 2006. Brian
currently resides in Brook
Park, Ohio, and Jupiter,
Florida.
Dr. Darlene M. Khoury VM78
Dr. Darlene M. Khoury
VM78 is the Director of
Liturgy and Music at
St. Barnabas Parish Family
in Northfield, Ohio. Darlene
directed and accompanied
the St. Barnabas and St. Joan
of Arc Church Choirs
recently in Rome, Italy. The
choirs sang a Eucharistic
Liturgy at the Chair of
St. Peter in St. Peter's
Basilica. They also
performed a master’s concert
series at the Church of Gesu,
in Rome, and sang a
Eucharistic Liturgy at the
Basilica of Saint Francis in
Assisi. In addition, they
traveled and sang
throughout Stresa, Milan
and Florence. Their next
pilgrimage will be in
Austria/Germany, where
they will give concerts and
sing liturgies throughout the
major cathedrals and castles.
Brian Shoman VM97
Brian Shoman VM97
received the 2007 Herb Nold
Volunteer of the Year Award
due to his “most
distinguished and dedicated
service to the Northeastern
Ohio Tennis Association.”
Brian is a Towpath Teaching
Professional and also the
Local League Coordinator
for Junior Team Tennis.
Brian is married to
Stephanie Buschko Shoman
VM01 and they reside in
Akron, Ohio.
Fondly known as “Mr. Klotz”,
Carl “Bill” Klotz M53, long-time
social studies teacher (1957-
1996) at St. Mary High School
and at STVM, received a tribute
in the form of a “shadow box”
recognizing his many
archeological digs. The shadow
box plaque has a place of honor
in the LRC and features the
shovel from his last dig along
with a group photo of the
STVM students that
participated.
Engraved on the plaque: “His
annual “The Dig” Project
inspired inquiry and
imagination in the minds of his
World History students. He is
seen here in the spring of 1996
with students from the STVM
Class of 1999 enjoying his last
“dig.”
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Alumni Accomplishments
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The Touchdown Club
STVM Coaches and Athletes Win
L-R: Loralee Daily (Secretary,
Touchdown Club) and Don Haddox
M59
L-R: Jessica Bridenthal VM09 and
Mary Howard M68
The 66th Annual Fall
Sports Banquet of
Champions was hosted by
The Touchdown Club of
Greater Akron on January
14, 2008 at Guy’s Party
Centre. Since 1941, The
Touchdown Club honors top
athletes and coaches in
football, soccer, volleyball,
golf, cross-county and
tennis. Congratulations to
Mary Howard M68 and Don
Haddox M59 for being
named Coaches of the Year!
Also, congratulations to
STVM students: Jessica
Bridenthal, Volleyball All
Stars; Jack Uecker, Boys Golf
All Star; Igor Ilibasic, Boys
Soccer; Amanda Olszewski
and Mari O’Neill, Girls
Soccer All Stars; Colleen
Conrad, Girls Cross Country
All Stars; Igor Ilibasic, Nick
Thomas and Kevin
Saunders, Football All Stars.
Dapper Dan Awards
STVM Students and Alumni Recognized
The Dapper Dan Club of Akron held their annual banquet
on February 17, 2008 to recognize outstanding achievements
by local sports figures. The banquet proceeds are donated to
area youth sports organizations to increase opportunities for
young people to participate in athletics.
Ten special recognition awards were presented and the
St. Vincent-St. Mary students and alumni that were
recognized included Kara Murphy VM07 and Nick Thomas
VM08.
STVM Fighting Irish Football Coach Dan Boarman V70
and Steve Marks (Shamrock Society Member), founder of
the Road Runner Akron Marathon, also received awards for
their service to area athletics.
Guerrino Rich V65 and
Pat Frattura DeJacimo V65
Classmates Guerrino Rich
V65 and Pat Frattura
DeJacimo V65 have
collaborated to publish a
children’s story book entitled
“A Very Special Christmas
Delivery.” Rich, the author,
is a Walsh Jesuit High School
English teacher and a
freelance writer. He lives in
Stow with his wife,
Maribeth, and their children
Joe and Mary Theresa. Pat,
the illustrator, currently
lives in Green with her
husband Mike and their
children Lisa and David.
Fr. Ignatius Joseph Kury
VM94
Fr. Ignatius Joseph Kury
VM94 was ordained on
December 23, 2006 at
St. Josaphat Ukrainian
Catholic Cathedral and
currently serves as the Pastor
of Holy Ghost Ukrainian
Catholic Church on Brown
Street in Akron, Ohio. Father
Ignatius attended John
Carroll University and
earned a Bachelor of Arts
Degree in Political Science
and is also a 1998 graduate
from Borromeo Seminary in
Wickliffe, Ohio. In addition,
Father Ignatius completed
his theological studies and
graduated with a
Baccalaureate Degree in
Sacred Theology (STB) from
the Catholic University of
America, School of Theology
and Religious Studies in
Washington, D.C.
Brenda Justice VM80
Brenda Justice VM80
celebrated a musical concert
“Power of a Dream” at the
Akron Summit County
Public Library on
August 4, 2008. Brenda
provided her audience with
a wide variety of music,
which included gospel
music, jazz, classical and
rhythm and blues. This
fundraising concert was
established to raise money to
assist the Akron Symphony
Chorus and Gospel Meets
Symphony Choir in
purchasing performance
risers. The Brenda Justice &
Friends Concert event raised
$2000 toward the cost of the
chorus risers.
Brenda has worked with
the Akron Symphony for
over 8 years and is the
administrative assistant and
the coordinator of choral
programs.
Photo courtesy Bolden Photography

Alumni Accomplishments
Bill Henkel M54 and Marlene
Dunford V50
Bill Henkel M54
Bill Henkel M54 was
honored at the 4th Annual
Voices of Giving Honor
Awards on July 19, 2007.
The event celebrates the
“Jewels of our
Communities” and is
sponsored by the Leave A
Legacy organization.
Marlene Dunford V50 is the
Founder / Project Manager
of the Leave A Legacy
organization.
G.I. Zaratsian (R) accepts position
from Greg Ergenbright
G.I. Zaratsian VM04
Congratulations to G.I.
Zaratsian VM04. In Spring
2008, G.I. will graduate from
John Carroll University with
a Bachelor’s Degree in
Communications. During
his college career, G.I. served
as a class representative in
the Student Union and
recently completed an
internship with John
Carroll’s Career Center.
G.I. interviewed with Otis
Elevator and received an
offer to join the Otis team
and is seen here accepting the
position.
Otis Elevator Company is
the world’s largest
manufacturer and maintainer
of people-moving products
including elevators, escalators
and moving walkways. With
headquarters in Farmington,
Connecticut, Otis employs
62,000 people, offers
products and services in
more than 200 countries and
territories. Otis is a division
of United Technologies
Corporation.
Kathryn Graf VM81
Congratulations to
Kathryn Graf VM81 for
being inducted into the 2007
Summit County Sports Hall
of Fame. As reported in the
Akron Beacon Journal on
October 1, 2007, the
organization held its 51st
anniversary banquet at
Tangier Restaurant. Kathryn
was inducted for recognition
in the officiating field and
has officiated games for the
Mid-American Conference,
Mid-Atlantic League and
Horizon league as well as all
levels of Division I, II and
III.
Rodusky Tapped as
American Marshall
Memorial Fellow
Jan Dzuris Rodusky VM85
Jan Dzuris Rodusky
VM85, Vice President of
Grant Programs for Palm
Healthcare Foundation, Inc.,
has been awarded the
prestigious Marshall
Memorial Fellowship
(MMF) for 2008. Jan, along
with 15 other fellows, will
spend 25 days this spring in
Europe visiting institutions,
societies and cultures and
learning about economic,
political and social issues
facing the United States and
Europe.
Jan is proud to represent
her state and Palm Beach
County as she travels to
Brussels, Copenhagen,
Lisbon, Warsaw, Krakow,
and Bratislava. Her
professional background
includes: grant making and
nonprofit organizations.
Jan’s focus will be on a range
of health related issues
including healthcare
economics, the provision of
healthcare access and
insurance, healthcare
emergency response
practices, global healthcare
workforce shortages,
physical fitness, nutrition
and the diabetes epidemic.
Born and raised in Akron,
Ohio, Jan Dzuris Rodusky
graduated from STVM in
1985. She went on to Kent
State University and earned
a Bachelor of Science Degree
in Sociology and a Master’s
Degree in Public
Administration. She resides
in Royal Palm Beach, Florida
with her husband Andrew
and daughters Victoria
and Holly.
To learn more about Palm
Healthcare Foundation,
please visit
www.palmhealthcare.org
Holaday Wins Award
Our Alumni Director, Kathleen Zehenni Holaday VM77, was named a “Woman of the Year
for 2007” by the Summit Regional Council of Catholic Women at their Annual Christmas
Luncheon on December 10, 2007.
Kathy was nominated by the St. Sebastian Sanctuary Society as a result of her “outstanding
commitment and energetic dedication to St. Sebastian. Kathy is an exceptional woman who
consistently gives generously of her time and talents to our parish.”
Congratulations, Kathy! We are so proud of you and glad you are sharing your gifts with
the St. Vincent-St. Mary community.
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Class Reunions
St. Mary Class of 1952
Thomas Dudek reports…..
The St. Mary High School Class of 1952 got together for a
55th class reunion on Saturday, June 23, 2007. The festivities
started with the 5:30 p.m. Mass at St. Mary Church,
celebrated by classmate Father Jack Valley for the living and
deceased members of the class. After Mass, the reunion
continued at a reception and dinner held at the Crowne Plaza
at Historic Quaker Square in downtown Akron. Classmates
enjoyed the opportunity to reunite, to talk to one another, to
reminisce, to have fun and to remember classmates who have
passed on. Plans were made to hold the next reunion in three
years. Mary Lou Gardner Novitsky was elected as chair of the
2010 reunion committee.
Please help us find these missing M52 Classmates: Patricia
Flynn, Thomas Miller, Ed Ray and Ann Wilson.
Row 1: Don Schmalz, Tony Falcione, Fr. Jack Valley, Herndon Durett, Paul
Denchik, Shelia O’Donnell Brady, Marjorie Schultz Slicker, JoAnn Avellino
McGowan. Row 2: Richard Rauckhorst, Mickey Sullivan, Carol McDonald,
Barbara Gadel Young, Betty Kuhn Connolly, Patty Bennett Naef. Row 3: Tom
Dudek, Dick Curley, Ed Doherty, Frank Goolsby, Joan Dangel Wojcik, Gloria
Richie Doepker, Loretta Miller Bertsch. Row 4: Ray Finan, Bernard Rauckhorst,
Mary Lou Gardner Novitsky, Mary Ann D’Agostine Finelli, Martha Kolton Lipford,
Daniel Steinbrunner. Row 5: Jerry Koerber, Gene Beyman, Denny McCausland,
John Volpe, Tom Paulus, Paul Schlimm, Jim Buehrle, Dick McGowan, Al
DeGulis.
M62 and V62 classes pictured at the Italian Club in Akron where they
celebrated their 45th reunion.
St. Mary and
St. Vincent Classes
of 1962
The Class of 1962 celebrated their 45th Reunion –
Combined!
St. Mary Class of 1962, St. Vincent Class of 1962 and
Hoban Class of 1962 spent a reunion weekend celebrating
their 45th Reunion.
Activities included: Attending the STVM vs. Chaney High
School football game on September 28, 2007, Golf Outings
and Tennis Competitions on September 29, 2007 plus a
dinner and dance at the Italian Club with entertainment by
Larry Alltop and Nostalgia Gold.
Reunion Committee members included:
Vince Lobello, Jerry Wilson, Jim Woofter, Rosemary
Fletcher Richards, Kathy Williams Cook and Carol and
Kenny Dies.
Log onto hmv62reunion.com to see the photo album from
the reunion events.
Reunion in St. Croix
V70 Classmates
St. Vincent 1970 Classmates enjoyed a trip to St. Croix.
Fun in the sun included snorkeling, deep sea fishing,
swimming and sight-seeing. We are saddened to report that
Teri passed away February 25, 2008.
Pictured L-R: Teri Lynch (deceased), Lynn Sehika and Kathy Kalaman Welsh
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Class Reunions
St. Vincent
Class of 1965
Carol Lieb reports...
The 2007 reunion for the St. Vincent Class of 1965 was a
wonderful success. Since Jasper’s Restaurant closed down
after the Alumni Connection V65 reunion notice was posted
in the Fall Edition, we switched and returned to Louis’ on
Glenwood Avenue. In spite of the short notice, we had a great
turnout and some NewBee’s. It was a time of reminiscing,
remembering those who passed on, laughing at the past and
present, comparing notes on kids and grandkids, vacations,
and hopes of a 45th Reunion in 2010.
We overtook Louis’ and although there were no seats when
we arrived, we had ALL the tables occupied by the time the
reunion started. Even though the restaurant hours are
posted as “open until 10pm,” they kindly let us stay until
11pm! Then 12 of us from the V65 Class continued the party
at Luigi’s.
V65 is in desperate need of email addresses or any form of
contact with all our classmates. We want to get started on the
planning of our 45th reunion in 2010. Please have everyone
contact me at clieb@kent.edu, or you can call me and leave a
message on my machine (I’m in the phone book).
Thanks to all of you who came out (Judy S — we missed
you). It was one of the best! For those who couldn’t make it,
please come next year and in the mean time, please keep
in touch.
St. Mary Class of 1965
Lynne Wall Peters reports...
The St. Mary Class of 1965 celebrated their Mini-Reunion
on December 27, 2007 at Sarah's Vineyard on Steels
Corners Road.
Left to Right: Judi Sekarak Alberts, Lynne Wall Peters, Janet Schlosser, Mary
Donna DeCastro Rosneck, Paula Stone Tucker, Barbara Sibbio Ford, Nancy
Niam Sparrow, Donna Procaccio Dowler, Kathy Dyer Dempsey, Paula Mishler
Sepelak, Judy Nyitray Abdallah. Judy Watson, Mellany Myers Horvath,
Marianne Albanese Elliott, Rosemary Jordan Federic, Alice Wood, Lynne
Scheatzle Leiby.
St. Vincent
Class of 1967
Sue Ludwig McMullen reports…..
How did the Fighting Irish Class of 1967 celebrate their
40th reunion?
July 27 & 29, 2007 found 54 attendees enjoying fine dining
at legendary Tangier’s Restaurant. These alumni & guests also
danced to 60’s music, played a trivia game, won fabulous
prizes and were honored with “Emmy” awards reminiscent of
their high school days.
If you'd like the $20 commemorative CD of this event,
please contact Mark Way of By Request Music Services @
330-725-5190.
First Row: Tom Olechnowicz, Carol Phillips Lieb, and Carolyn Marshall Harmon.
Second Row: Jill Gardner, Steve Thompson, Carol Vinciquerra Vuillemin, Patty
O’Dea Illig. Third Row: (starts in the middle): John Seikel, Marci Bisesi, Denny
Graf, Chuck Myers, Bernie Kress, Guerrino Rich, Sam Bisesi. Last Row: Larry
Vuillemin, Frank Jessie, John Palmer, Jean Dixon Watts, Larry Kus, Tom Stecz,
Steve Johnson
TENNIS ANYONE?
Come join your classmates and alumni at the 1st Annual Alumni
Tennis Tournament. If interested and for more details, contact:
Jerry Wilson V62 at e-mail: jw1826@aol.com
Dan Sear, Ron Piekarski and Pat Dunlavy
Barb Sutter Eisaman and
Sue Ludwig McMullen
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Class Reunions
St. Mary Class of 1967
Ann Rutan reports...
St. Mary Class of 1967 met for their 40th reunion on
Saturday, August 11, 2007. A luncheon for classmates was
held at The Sheraton Suites in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio. Each
classmate received an address booklet with a CD featuring
favorite songs from the years 1963 to 1967. A DVD of photos
from high school days was shown during the short program.
Also awards were given in honor of our favorite teachers:
Sister Marie Lenore Bum Bum Little Girl Award went to
Gloria Zanandrea Offut and Sari Kelly; Sister Marie Michael
Reproductive Award went to Judy Dalaski Stecz; The Bells of
St. Mary Award to Eileen Mollica; Miss Delagrange Perfect
Hair Award to Janet Testa Masiella; Sister Florent Marie
Award (Home Ec) to Sue Hill Stefancik and Sue Pecko Ross;
Sister Marie Arthur Award (administrative) to Barb
Considine and Maryann Hay; Miss Dierker Journalism
Award to Pam McCarthy; Sister Francesca Writing Award to
Eileen Slattery Moushey.
Left to right: Midge Mueller Graham, Rita Considine Stallings, Georgeanna
Jesser Stoner, Nancy Finn Archer, Barb Considine Bucy, Mary Anne Tucker
Anderson, Judy Dalaski Stecz, Eileen Mollica.
1st row front left to right: Eileen Slattery Moushey, Georgeanna Jesser Stoner,
Janet Testa Masiella and Pat Varca Evans. 2d row left to right: Velma Valerio
Quinlan, Shari Kelley, Linda Cafarelli Sasanecki, Judy Dalaski Stecz, Pam
McCarthy. 3d row (short row) left to right: Mary Anne Tucker Anderson, Eileen
Mollica, Diane Dzurovcin Herhold and Athena Longhitano Garske. 4th row left
to right: Sr. Pat Thomas, Gloria Zanandrea Offutt, Paula Maggio, Midge Mueller
Graham, Josephine Fiocca Hansel, Karen Sadler Cole. 5th row (left side of
staircase) left to right: Denise Jonke-Stapleton, Nancy Estead Steingass. 6th
row left to right: Carolyn Falvy, Karen McCauley Fox. 7th row left to right: Pat
Haas Flaherty, Nancy Finn Archer, Barb Considine Bucy. 8th row left to right:
Stella Majewski Finn, Ann Ducharme Rutan. 5th row (right side staircase) left to
right: Kathy Gaffney, Rita Considine Stallings and Maryann Hay. 6th row left to
right: Jeanne Flowers Baird, Sue Hill Stefancik. 7th row left to right: Mary
Szalay Amonett, Pat Jendrisak Neidert, 8th row left to right: Jan Henry
Bachmann, Judy Bright, Liz Radwany, Sue Pecko Ross.
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Class Reunions
St. Vincent-St. Mary Class of 1977
Carla Bouschere Steiner reports…
On Friday, August 10th and Saturday,
August 11th, the St. Vincent-St. Mary Class
of 1977 gathered for their 30th Reunion. A
golf outing was held on Friday afternoon at
Mud Run followed by an informal gathering
at Edgar's.
The class gathered in the Cabaret at
Tangier Restaurant for the reunion on
Saturday evening. Everyone remarked how
great everyone looked. In addition, the
Class of 1977 made a donation of
approximately $2,750.00 to the Frank
Mellion Scholarship at St. Vincent-St. Mary
High School. The scholarship was named for
their classmate Frank Mellion who passed
away in 2003.
Kauffman
5K Open
Memorial Run
VM97 Classmates and Friends
Gather at Annual Event
Row 1 Left to Right: Jerry Costigan, Don Kline, Rick Hofacker, Phil George, Kevin Matuska, Mike Sutter, Tom Bader,
Gina Mollica Koncz, Paul Jost, Patti Williams, Janice Hunt Cook, Anna Hendon Romito, Dave Romito, Angela DiLullo
Stadler, Dave Cochran, Tom Carone. Row 2: Pat Wheeler, Joan Elewski Slack, Peggy Burkley Keller, Sue Reagan
O'Neill, Kathy Zehenni Holaday, Mike Murray, Kathy Carruthers, Kris Dugan Callahan, Barb Androsky Caruso, Sue
Wilson Cordle, Liz Lavery Klein, Mary Moscarillo Kallmeyer, Liz Trockle Pfeiffer, Gina Tomei Myers, Mary Anne Roke
Palik, Becky Arrington Moore, Anne Metzger Kelly, Kathy Szeles Schuster, Tony Salem, Kathy Coyne Bergh.
Row 3: Richard Baker, Laurie Fenwick Mellion, Mike Craig, Cathy Bujorian Drozda, Tim Mesek, Bernadette Craig
Jones, John Staudt, Tim Ondack, Carla Bouschere Steiner, Ted Walter, Peggy Lewis Sykora, Marty Johnson, John
Leonhard, Mike Klein
St. Vincent-St. Mary Class of 1987
Lou Maglione reports...
The STVM Class of 1987 celebrated their
20th Reunion on Saturday, November 24,
2007. Classmate, Reverend Curt Kondik
celebrated the 5:00 p.m. Mass at St. Vincent
Church. Then the class enjoyed an excellent
buffet and dancing at Todaro's Party Center.
We had 123 attendees with many from all
parts of the country. To get a copy of the
group photo taken, contact Dave Shoenfelt at
330-864-2924.
L-R: David Potter VM97, Susie Gaebel Wallace
VM91, Mrs. Marian Kauffman, Christine Kokoczka
VM97, Coach Dan Lancianese, and Michael
McDonald VM97.
On August 4, 2007, the 8th Annual Matt
Kauffman 5K Open Memorial Run was
held at Goodyear Heights Metro Park.
Mrs. Kauffman, joined by alumni and
friends of the Class of 1997, kicked-off
the 1 Mile Fun Walk/Run. Over 60
participants took part in the 5K Run
which served as a friendly warm-up for
the Fighting Irish cross-country season.
Following the race, lunch was provided
by the cross-country parents and the
Class of 1997 celebrated its 10th
reunion later that evening.
L-R seated: Fred Paonessa and his
wife, and Sue Puglia Hagey
L-R standing: Anne Haines Sarvis,
Chris Peterson
L-R: Sue Puglia Hagey, Katie Dangel
Bame, Anne Haines Sarvis
L-R: Mike Cummins, Mike Case,
Joe Lobello, Mike Childress
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Class Reunions
ANNUAL MASS V45
St. Vincent Class of 1945
The annual Mass for the living
and deceased members of the
St. Vincent Class of 1945 will be
Sunday, October 12, 2008 at
11:00 a.m. Mass at St. Vincent
Church. Please note the
change in mass time. It will be at
11:00 a.m.
MONTHLY LUNCH M51
St. Mary Class of 1951
Join your M51 classmates on
the 2nd Monday of each month
at 11:00 a.m. for lunch.
Location: Frontier Restaurant,
418 E. Maple, Hartville, Ohio
MONTHLY DINNER V63
St. Vincent Class of 1963
Join your V63 classmates each
month for dinner. Contact Bill
Price 330-923-4312 to find out
the restaurant location, date and
time for this month's dinner.
STAY IN TOUCH!
St. Mary Class of 1967
Calling all M67 classmates!
Please forward your e-mail
address to Ann Rutan so that
we can keep in touch more
easily and plan casual gettogethers
before our next
reunion. Contact
arutan@neo.rr.com
MONTHLY GIRL’S NIGHT OUT!
STVM Class of 1977
Contact: Carla Bouschere
Steiner at
MVCB@roadrunner.com
Join the VM77 classmates for a
girl’s night out. This is planned
monthly and if interested in
attending, please contact Carla.
Upcoming dates include:
April 9th – Arnies SRO
May 14th
June 11th
July 9th
August 13th
September 10th
October 8th
November 12th
December 10th
Coming Together
The Alumni Office helps reunion planners by providing class lists, mailing labels and other information.
We encourage all reunion committees to forward address updates to the alumni office to help maintain
our database. Contact the alumni office at 330-253-9113 ext. 120. For the very latest in reunion
information, visit the Alumni page of www.stvm.com
Deadline for Summer 2008 issue is June 15th.
60TH REUNION PLANNING
ST. VINCENT CLASS OF 1948
Plans are being made for a
St. Vincent Class of 1948 60th
Class Reunion in Akron, Ohio.
The tentative date is Saturday,
September 6, 2008. We will
plan to attend the 5:00 p.m.
Mass at St. Vincent Church
and then go to the Fairlawn
Country Club for a cocktail
hour and dinner. We would like
to hear from you even if you are
unable to come. If you know of
a classmate who may be
difficult for us to locate please
let us know. For additional
information, please contact:
Chuck Brady:
cbrady2001@neo.rr.com
Joe Edminister:
edministerjoe@aol.com
55TH REUNION
ST. VINCENT CLASS OF 1953
Friday, September 5, 2008
Guy's Party Centre
Join your V53 classmates for
our 55th Reunion. Evening
begins at 6:00 p.m. at Guy's
Party Centre and includes a
buffet dinner and cash bar.
$25.00 per person BARGAIN !!
For information or to make a
reservation, please contact:
Marilyn or Jim Sturmi at 330-
923-9212, Susie Meadows
Straits at 330-836-8133, Judy
Baughman at 330-864-9858,
Jeanne Iacomini Craig 330-
928-4683 for further
information. Please help us find
V53 Classmates: Theresa
Fellinger Davidson, Phillip
Fellinger, Joanne Marks Mahan,
Florence Hurcomb Nilges, Bob
Seitz and Yvonne Spallino
70TH BIRTHDAY DINNER
MINI REUNION
ST. MARY CLASS OF 1956
Saturday, September 6, 2008
Join the St. Mary Class of 1956
and celebrate 70th birthdays at
the dinner scheduled for
Saturday September 6, 2008 at
Papa Joe’s. Reservation forms
will be mailed in July 2008.
For information contact: Don
Utrup at 330-334-4495 or
email: dardonu@aol.com
50TH REUNION
ST. MARY CLASS OF 1958
Saturday, September 6, 2008
Join the St. Mary Class of 1958
and celebrate our 50th reunion
at the celebration scheduled for
Saturday September 6, 2008 at
the Sheraton in Cuyahoga Falls.
If interested in helping or
attending, please contact:
Loretta Carlisle 330-896-1317
or email: lcrn22@aol.com
Please help us find these
missing M58 alumni: Lois Ethel
Chermak McKinney and Jean
Pepe Ramey
50TH YEAR REUNION
ST. VINCENT CLASS OF 1958
Saturday, October 11, 2008
Hilton Akron Fairlawn,
3180 West Market Street
(across from Summit Mall),
Akron, 44333. For further
information contact John Cullen
at 330-666-1193 or email
rpinc@roadrunner.com
50TH REUNION PLANNING &
MONTHLY BREAKFAST
ST. MARY CLASS OF 1959
Join us for our monthly
breakfast on the 2nd Monday
of each month at Amber
Restaurant on Canton Road at
9:00 a.m. St. Mary Class of
1959 is starting to plan our
50th reunion for 2009.
Contact Jerry Rotunda at
rotunda@lek.net
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V62 and M62 celebrated their 45th reunion together.

Class Reunions
45TH REUNION –
LAS VEGAS TRIP!
ST. VINCENT CLASS OF 1963
August 2008. Join your
St. Vincent Class of 1963 and
spend 4 days and 3 nights in
Las Vegas and celebrate our
45th Reunion in August 2008!
Hurry, time is running out –
make your call today! For more
details please contact: Dave &
Kathy Balchak Case 330-494-
7377 or e-mail: dcase8@neo.rr.com
45TH REUNION PLANNING
ST. MARY CLASS OF 1964
St. Mary's Class of 1964 is
getting organized to plan our
45th reunion in 2009. If we
can get started now we could
have a lot of fun during the
planning stages! Contact
Lorrie Haddox at: 330-923-
8874 or lhaddox@stvm.com or
donlorh@earthlink.net
40TH YEAR REUNION
PLANNING
ST. VINCENT CLASS OF 1968
Friday, Nov. 28th. Thanksgiving
Weekend Nov. 2008. The St.
Vincent Class of 1968 will be
having our 40-year reunion on
Friday, November 28th during
the 2008 Thanksgiving
weekend. We welcome ideas
and participation from our
classmates. Contact Janet
Ede Zwisler at e-mail:
jzwisler@rivervalleypaper.com
Please forward your e-mail and
updated address to the STVM
Alumni office: alumni@stvm.com
35TH REUNION
ST. VINCENT-ST. MARY
CLASS OF 1973
Saturday, July 19, 2008 - Save
the Date! For more information,
please contact Georgine Clark
Lawson at gmc.lawson@gmail.com
30TH YEAR REUNION
ST. VINCENT-ST. MARY
CLASS OF 1978
Saturday, August 9, 2008
Menches Brothers Restaurant
at Canal Park. We have a list of
over 20 classmates that we
can not locate! Please join our
Myspace Reunion Page
http://groups.myspace.com/
stvm1978. Feel free to contact
the committee - we could use
a lot of help - especially with
pictures, music, or any
donations would be much
appreciated. Your VM78
Reunion Committee includes:
Michelle Sullivan Saunders
(Msrents@aol.com), Marilynn
Hohas McCoy, Susie Seikel
Ahbe, Debbie Kapper Dodson,
Mary Stampfli Foster, Michelle
Rossi Freeman, Judi O'Neil
Hamilton, and Valerie Sunday
Humphrey. For more details or
to make a reservation, please
call: Michelle Sullivan Saunders
330-644-5159 or Mary Stampli
Foster 330-922-0636
25TH YEAR REUNION
ST. VINCENT-ST. MARY
CLASS OF 1983
The class of VM83 25th
reunion is tentatively being
planned for Thanksgiving
Weekend 2008. Look for more
details from John Fazio, e-mail:
johnjfazio@aol.com
20TH YEAR REUNION
PLANNING
ST. VINCENT-ST. MARY
CLASS OF 1988
September 26 - 27, 2008
The STVM Class of 1988 will
be having our 20-year reunion
during the STVM Homecoming
weekend in September. Plan to
join your classmates and attend
the 2008 Come Home for
Homecoming Reunion Night
and the Football Game
scheduled for Friday,
September 26, 2008 at the
John Cistone Field/Green
Street Stadium. Then plan to
attend the Dinner/Dance on
September 27th at St. Thomas
Eastern Orthodox Church, 555
S. Cleveland-Massillon Road.
For more information and to
update your address, please
contact Jeff Gorman at e-mail:
gormanwriter@yahoo.com.
10TH YEAR REUNION
PLANNING
ST. VINCENT-ST. MARY
CLASS OF 1998
The VM98 Class is planning our
10th year reunion. If you are
interested in helping or want to
be sure to receive the invite -
please contact us: Kelli
Jackson 330-524-5216 or e-
mail kelso11679@yahoo.com or
Nick Ross 281.825.9219 or
e-mail: niross1@maxhealth.com
COME HOME
FOR
HOMECOMING
Alumni Reunion Night
September 26, 2008
1903 1908 1913 1918 1923 1928
1933 1938 1943 1948 1953 1958
1963 1968 1973 1978 1983 1988
1993 1998 2003
All alumni and the classes
listed above –
plan to join us!
All St. Mary, St. Vincent and
St. Vincent-St. Mary graduates are invited
to attend the first ever –
Come Home for Homecoming 2008!
Special invitations will be sent to those
graduating classes that end with a ‘3 or an ‘8.
Please mark your calendars and plan to attend
the STVM Come Home for Homecoming 2008
on Friday, September 26, 2008.
The activities for the evening will include:
❏ Complimentary light Refreshments in the
STVM Student Center
❏ Tour of STVM High School
❏ “Will Call” ticket reservations
❏ Reserved Alumni seating at the John Cistone
Field/Green Street Stadium where the STVM Fighting
Irish Football Team will play against Canton Central
Catholic (Varsity – 7:30 p.m.)
Plan to attend!
Call the STVM Alumni Office to make a reservation:
330-253-9113 x120 or e-mail Kathy Holaday, Alumni
Director: kholaday@stvm.com
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1953
Francis McVan V
E-Mail:
fireworks@windstream.net
Married to Anna, retired and
living in Geneva, Ohio. Francis
and Anna still exhibit fireworks.
1963
Jacqueline Ann Trout
Markwald M
E-Mail: retjackie@verizon.net
Married to Pete for 42 years.
Pete is a Permanent Deacon in
the Dallas Diocese (ordained in
2002). According to Jackie, “As
a Deacon's wife, you are called
in many different directions.
Pete and I are currently working
on the formation of a cancer
support group with other
members of the St. Ann Parish
in Coppell, Texas.” Jackie &
Pete have 4 children and 5
grandchildren.
1970
Kathleen Compton V
E-Mail: kcompton@neo.rr.com
Living in Wadsworth, Ohio,
married to Glenn Wojciak
1976
Jim Roetzel VM
The photography of Jim
Roetzel was featured at WRA’s
Moos Gallery on December 2,
2007. Jim's newest book,
“Birds of North America” and
posters are available at the
Moos Gallery, located in the
Knight Fine Arts Center on the
campus of Western Reserve
Academy in Hudson, Ohio.
1978
Carrie Cochrun Reese VM
E-Mail: carrie.reese@cbre.com
Single, living in Charlotte, NC,
working in Commercial
Property Management.
Children: Daniel 27, John 19,
and Robert 17.
1979
Mehmet Bayraktar VM
Mehmet received the
Champion of the Community
Spirit award. This award is
designed to honor those who
have displayed a commitment
to the greater Miami community
through their own good works.
The award is sponsored by The
Wellness Community—Greater
Miami. The Wellness
Community is a non-profit
organization that provides a
wide range of psycho-social
support services free of charge
to adult cancer patients and
their families.
1981
Jody Grueter Kenyon
Amato VM
E-Mail:
jodyamato@comcast.net
Living in California, married to
John with their four children:
Matthew Kenyon 17, Tony
Amato 17, Bill Kenyon 14, and
Peter Amato 14.
1983
Andrew Saal VM
E-Mail: asaal@northcountry
healthcare.org
Living in Flagstaff, Arizona,
married to Karen with their 2
daughters: Grace 4 and Anna
3. Medical Director of a
community health center with
nine offices in Northern Arizona
– including the urgent care at
Grand Canyon National Park.
Favorite Hobby: Andy is still
pursuing the ultimate sunset
over the Grand Canyon.
Andy writes….”If anyone is
headed to the Four Corners,
Sedona or the Grand Canyon,
please give me a call.”
1986
Nancy Ryan VM
E-Mail: nryan1@telus.net
1988
Julie Irwin Strazinsky VM
E-Mail:
juliestraz@insightbb.com
Vance Sanford VM
E-Mail: vs10071970@aol.com
Married to Sarah Baughman
Sanford VM92. Welcomed
home on April 19, 2007 Jane
Anne Lucille Sanford born on
March 24, 2007. We are thrilled
to share that we have adopted
our Jane!
1991
Noell Wolfgram Evans VM
Noell Wolfgram Evans VM91
resides in Columbus, Ohio and
is a writer/producer of plays:
‘Reaching Dave’ and ‘The
Elevator Play 2: Beyond the
Norm,’ original plays written by
Mills James writer/producer
Noell Wolfgram Evans, debut
took place on January 25,
2008 in Louisville, Kentucky. In
addition to playwriting,
Wolfgram Evans writes about
television, films and animation
for numerous print magazines
and Web sites. His articles
have been published by the
British Broadcasting Company,
Frames Per Second Magazine
and VideoVista: Monthly Film &
TV Review, among others.
Wolfgram Evans also serves as
the Mid-West Advisor to Group
Creativity Improv Projects,
based in New York City.
1992
Sarah Baughman
Sanford VM
E-Mail: sarahsanford0412
@hotmail.com
Married to Vance Sanford
VM88. Welcomed home on
April 19, 2007 Jane Anne
Lucille Sanford born on March
24, 2007. We are thrilled to
share that we have adopted
our Jane!
1993
Carl Hengsberger VM
E-Mail: cph8320@yahoo.com
Living in Clayton, North
Carolina. Single, entrepreneur
and independent
representative.
1994
Charla Hoffman Eastep VM
E-Mail: easteps@mac.com
1996
Catherine Timura VM
Catherine received her PhD
from Yale University in May
2007. She is currently working
at Vanderbilt University as a
Research Associate.
1997
Jessica Couch VM
E-Mail:
jessicabcouch@gmail.com
Living in Atlanta and practicing
law. Engaged to Sheppard
Lawrence with wedding date
set for May 10, 2008.
2002
Jeremy Cover VM
E-Mail:
jeremy.cover@us.army.mil
Married to Kim and living in
Enterprise, Alabama.
2003
Romeo Travis VM
Romeo Travis was named the
2006-2007 Student Athlete of
the Year for The University of
Akron.
Meghann Trecaso VM
Meghann Trecaso organized a
Pastafest to benefit the Greater
East Ohio Chapter of the
Alzheimer’s Association on
January 6, 2008.
2006
Elizabeth Heising VM
Elizabeth Heising has been
accepted into Romophos
Sophomore Class Honorary at
The Ohio State University.
Elizabeth is also active in The
Ohio Union Activities Board
(OUAB) which plans and
schedules student events at
Ohio State, such as Will Ferrill’s
recent visit to campus on
February 6, 2008.
Use the enclosed
reply card to inform
your fellow Alumni
about what you
have been up to
since graduation.

Alumni Alley
Happy 90th Birthday
Mary Elizabeth Dies V36
Liz Raines VM80 writes…..
Mary Elizabeth Dies turned 90 years old on February 19,
2008. She, like her 7 siblings, was raised in West Akron and
graduated from St. Vincent Grade School. All of the Dies
children then went on to graduate from St. Vincent High
School; Mary Elizabeth was a member of the Class of 1936.
Mary Elizabeth very fondly remembers her years at St. V,
saying that back then, she loved going to the football games to
watch the legendary Eddie Wentz coach The Fighting Irish. At
the time, St. V's fiercest rival was West High School, and this
was a game not to be missed. Her brothers, Bernie, Jerry, Bill,
and Jim, played sports for the Irish, with Jerry especially
excelling in basketball.
Mary Elizabeth also recalls many close friends from the
Class of 1936, including Mary Frances Bedell, Janet Frey, Mary
Metzler, and Mary Williams, and that the entire student body
was required to attend daily Mass and learn Latin, a language
that she and many others found challenging and difficult to
master. Most coursework was taught by priests and the
Immaculate Heart of Mary Sisters.
After graduation, Mary Elizabeth worked for many years,
retiring in 1978 with 37 years of service at the Downtown
Akron office of Dr. Dornan, an orthopedic surgeon at
St. Thomas Hospital. In retirement, Mary Elizabeth remained
very active by playing bridge, bowling in leagues, caring for
her mother, continuing to dote on her many nieces and
nephews as she had all their lives, and somehow even finding
time to generously volunteer at The Village at St. Edward’s, a
Catholic residential and nursing facility located in Fairlawn,
Ohio. In fact, Mary Elizabeth volunteered there for about
20 years.
It was only fitting then, when Mary Elizabeth herself
required some assistance with daily activities, that she move
into The Village at St. Edward's, where she has lived for about
10 years. She now enjoys watching the Cavaliers (particularly
LeBron James), Indians, and Browns, and follows Irish sports
through the Beacon Journal, which she reads every morning.
She also really looks forward to getting the STVM Alumni
Connection, which she likes to carefully browse through so
that she can stay abreast of the latest "Irish happenings." Mary
Elizabeth is truly proud that her beloved alma mater has
continued, over so many decades, to educate and inspire
young people in the tradition of the Catholic Church.
COME HOME
FOR
HOMECOMING
Back Row: Tim Rickus, Chuck Brunn, Rob Sunday Middle Row: Karen Royle
Layne, Eileen Walter Moats, Candi Kraus Weber, Teresa Schmidt Rickus, Molly
Zahn Friess Front Row: Teresa Kelly Pastor, Trish Palumbo Schlosser, Steve
Large, Toni Roncone Henterly
Reflections on the
Fellowship of Alumni
A Commitment to Community
Tim Rickus VM80 writes….
Reflecting back on 2007, my thoughts take me back to
Showcase, A ROMAN HOLIDAY. A wonderful evening with
so much hard work done by so many volunteers with a lot of
planning and great execution by our chairpersons Jerry Kelly
and Jennifer Ringer, the evening was a great success. It raised a
significant amount of money, keeping private education alive.
However what caught my attention was so many of my VM80
classmates whose children now attend private school,
participated so enthusiastically in the evening.
I think the importance and value of STVM lies in the
community and fellowship of all of the alumni dating back
ten, twenty, thirty, and more years. The basic community that
we experience when we are born is in our families. For me, the
community in the St. Vincent-St. Mary’s family has been an
extension of my own family life. As I looked out at all the
people from my own class of 1980, still heavily involved in
promoting all the benefits of Catholic education, I realized
how important commitment to community is.
I am very proud to raise my family within this community
of such proud tradition and great promise. As I so often state
to anyone who will listen, and to a few who don’t, Catholic
education has made a great positive difference in my life, my
family’s life, and of those classmates and members of the
St. Vincent-St. Mary community.
September 26, 2008
Alumni Reunion Night
ALL ST. MARY, ST. VINCENT AND ST. VINCENT-ST. MARY GRADUATES
ARE INVITED TO ATTEND
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They are in Our Prayers
Please remember our departed alumni and friends in your prayers.
(July 1, 2007 through December 31, 2007)
17
Thank you to all who inform the
Alumni Office of departed
classmates.
Ruth Zrelak Jenior M51
Wife of Tom M51. Mother of
Kathy Turner, Peggy Klein, Bob,
Mike and Jeff
Dr. Edward Hellwig
Husband of Irene Labbe
Hellwig V33 (deceased). Father
of Barbara Frank, Eddie, Jr.
V66, Ray V68, Marty, Louise
and Lyn Villequer
John “Jack” Scheatzle V49
Husband of Sandra Brown
Scheatzle V51. Father of Sally
Kinsley, Lynne Kovacs, Alan
and Bob. Brother of Marie
Buehler V34
Michael Smith V60
Father of Michele VM84, Marcy
VM86, Barry VM88, Bryan
VM89, Brant VM91. Brother to
Richard, Phil, Sue Smith Nease
V70 and Kaylynn Collins
Frances Mary Wiseman
Wife of George. Mother to Mary
Oesterle, Georgette Saxon.
Sister to Rita Haidnick
Livergood M49, Carol Miller
and Patty Lozier
Catherine Mary Kral
Coropolis M57
Wife of John M57. Mother of
Frances Davis, Joan Rainville,
Anita Oidtman, and Caren
Lesperance
Vincent A. Altier
Husband of Mary Wilma Altier.
Father of Joseph V72, James,
Stephen VM79, Kathleen VM76
and Sharon Fournier VM78
R. Thomas Ost V55
Husband of Betty. Father of
Michael VM81, Julie Hornsby
VM82, and Peggy. Brother of
Fred V50 and Ellen Ost McAvoy
V60
Christine M. Abshire
Wife of Bill. Mother of William,
Samual VM84, Thomas and
Debbie Wallen
William C. Warner
Husband of Mary. Father of Bill
(deceased), Bonita, Mark, Mary
Todd, Karen M71, James, and
Vincent
Eleanor Treitinger
McDaniel M53
Wife of Ray. Mother of Richard,
Michael, Cindy, William, Carol,
Helen, Christopher and Cindy
Enz (deceased)
Phillip Stebbins VM95
Son of Sandra and James
Stebbins. Brother to Mark,
Micah and Rebekah
Stella C. Roberts
Wife of Stidger Ken Roberts.
Mother of Connie Dattilo M67
Martha Ann Falter
Smith M63
Mother of Neil, Julie and
Deborah Casto. Sister of Mary
Janet Knapp M52 (deceased),
Agnes Tanner M56 (deceased),
William M50, John M51 and
Clement M59
Earl Frank V40 (1/3/07)
Husband of Marjorie Derr Frank
V45. Father of Cynthia Frank-
Sands, Sherry Bauers, Theresa,
Michael, Mark, John, Susan
(deceased), Sandra (deceased),
and Gary (deceased)
Harold J. Gabelman M37
Husband of Dorothy. Father of
John, Mary Louise Duke and
Don (deceased). Brother of
Margaret Meyers, Catherine
Finan M40, Mary Eleanor Willett
M51, Mary Louise (deceased),
Richard M45 (deceased), and
Donald M50 (deceased)
Yolanda Scalzo Derrig V41
Wife of David (deceased).
Mother of Therese Garske,
Kathleen Lovorn, Louise Beorn,
Juliana Wright, Mary
Berkenstock, Rebecca
Simmons, David, Don, Thomas,
John, Joseph and Stephen.
Sister of John (deceased), Joe
(deceased), Edith Wassity V33
(deceased) and Julie Scalzo
V38
Victor Fusco
Husband of Loretta (deceased).
Father of Sandra Williams V58,
Dennis and Mark V72
James M. Pier
Husband of Brenda. Father of
Tracy Wathen VM79, Juli
Uecker VM80, Dorothy Torresi
VM82, Jim Jr. VM84, Brian
VM04, and Gregg VM09.
Former Spouse of Carol Marks
M57
Marjorie Burke Crowley V43
Wife of Charles (deceased).
Mother of Charles VM78, and
Mary Ellen Huesken VM82
Carmen Salvatore
Wife of Frank. Mother of
Joseph, Anthony, Mary Ann
Cosentino VM75, and
Catherine Infield
Rosemarie Schaad
Wife of Elmer. Mother of
Theresa (deceased), Joseph
(deceased), Daniel, Bill,
Michael, Bonnie Karl V61, and
Jackie Schaad Tirey
Vincent Varrato
Husband of Gloria (deceased).
Father of Laura Sheeks VM80
and Lisa Hilling VM82
Molly A. Glynn
Wife of Andrew (deceased).
Mother of Dennis, Kathy
Thomas and Maureen M60
Thomas L. Cochrun V42
Husband of Mary Jeanne
Starner Cochrun V42. Father of
Ann Gorbach M70 and Jeanne
Van Doros VM73. Brother of
William V43, Robert V47 and
Jude Armour
Marianne Caruso
Wamsley V71
Mother of David and Kristy.
Sister of Nicholas (deceased)
and Madalyn Caruso Pastor
V66
Terrence J. Brett V53
Husband of Mary Barbara.
Father of Dan, Theresa, Kathy
Long, Karen Sepi, Beth Brady
and Laura Buckeye. Brother of
Tommy (deceased), Kevin,
Rosie V58 and Rita Dallesandro
V61
Judith Eck
Wife of James (deceased).
Mother of Christopher VM86,
Theresa, Joseph and Paul.
Wallace F. Witwer V52
Brother of David V60
(deceased), Charlotte Graves
and Jim V63
Michael Lowry
Father of Peter VM91,Chad
VM92, John Paul VM94, Gerald
VM00, Jennifer Sheldon and
Kathleen
Barbara Frances Seidel
Wife of Robert (deceased).
Mother of Robert D.
(deceased), Barbara Spasic
V63 and JoAnn Holmes V66
Mary Sweetie Weibel
Walsh V47
Wife of William V42 (deceased).
Mother of Colleen Wyszynski,
John VM77, Terry VM82, and
Ann VM84. Sister of Jean
McDermott V44, and Joseph
Weibel V52
Anna Matter
Wife of Karl (deceased).
Mother of Carol Browning and
Anna Scheks M63
Stephen J. McGowan M33
Husband of Ann (deceased).
Father of Dennis. Brother of
Agnes Lewis M29 (deceased)
and Richard McGowan M52
Robert C. Tabor, Sr.
Husband of Margaret
Rauckhorst Tabor M47.
Father of Robert C. Tabor, Jr.,
Thomas, Timothy and Sandra
Durnell
Joseph Egan V55
Husband of Barbara. Father of
Kathleen VM90 and Linda Fiala
VM91. Brother to Donald V56,
Paul V58, and Leonard V61
Elizabeth Hardt
Wife of Ben (deceased).
Sister to Robert Stadtmiller
(deceased), Bernadine V32
(deceased), Ruth Hieber V29,
Rosemary Marco V30, Irene
Krupp, Annamae Bianco, and
Jean Gill V45

They are in Our Prayers
Thomas A. Kuntzman V45
Husband of Darlene. Father of
Kathleen, Michael and Charles.
Brother of Margaret McCorkel
V40 (deceased), Mary
Catherine Johnson V42, and
Sally Callahan V46. Son of
Sarah (deceased) and Conrad
(St. Mary Class of 1905)
(deceased)
Patrick T. Manion
Husband of Julie. Son of Edna
(deceased) and Patrick R.
Manion M53
Sr. Ellen Baker IHM (Sr. Mary
Carl) M40
Sister of Gene M38 (deceased),
Howard M49 (deceased),
Marilyn Bott M43, Sr. Mildred
M45 and Vincent M58
Norma Bauer
Wife of Robert (deceased).
Mother of Jean Conroy. Sister
of Jerry Rothermel and Andy
Kostrubanich
Betty M. Pangburn M50
Sister of Helen Spalding M51,
Barbara DuPlantis M57 and
Joseph M55
Margaret Ann Baker
Wife of Jacob (deceased).
Mother of Richard A., Margaret
Ziehler V62, Daniel G., Susan
Poling V65, Mary Lou Jones
V66, Patricia E. V69, Jeanette
Mellion V72, Theresa VM73,
Elizabeth Tucker VM78 and
Paul
Leo B. Stadler, Sr.
Husband of Martha. Father of
Leo VM73, Nora Usberghi
VM78 and Katie Harns
Marjorie McCormick
Schaaf M40
Wife of Edmund. Mother of
Richard, James, Gary, Philip,
Carol Ann Martinez and Janet
Louis Saylor. Survived by
brothers Jack McCormick M41
and Ralph McCormick M51
Lawrence E. Knapp M51
Husband of Janet “Mary”
(deceased). Father of Karen
(deceased), Thomas, Michael,
James, Laura Alderman, Susan
Spangler, Victoria Brechbuhler
and Christine Litteral. Brother of
Patricia Pfeiffer, Robert Knapp,
and Janet Horning M51
Helen Amer Seib V37
Wife of Karl V35 (deceased).
Mother of Kathy Vargas, Karl,
Terry Neigel and Gregory
(deceased)
Paul Patris, Jr.
Husband of Angela. Father of
Pam Pazura VM75
John Thomas “Tom”
Sapp V45
Husband of Carolyn. Father of
Georgene (deceased), Peggy
Pennell, Mimi Zak, and Barbara
Bohn. Brother of Joseph V51
(deceased) and Paul V49
Helen Amer Seib V37
Wife of Karl V35 (deceased).
Mother of Kathy Vargas, Karl
Jr., Terry Neigel and Gregory
(deceased). Sister of Mary Jo
Brownfield V35 (deceased), Al
Amer V47, Barbara Walter V49
and Tom Amer V40 (deceased)
Eleanore Miller Garwitz V40
Wife of Bob. Mother of Paul,
Chirstine Puricelli, Deborah
Johnson, Elle McMahon and
Amy Blazer
Thomas W. Smith, Jr. M53
Husband of Elizabeth. Father of
Steve, Pam, Kim and Terry
Robert Chilson V61
Husband of Paula. Father of
David. Brother of Mary Ann
Lawson V67, Jeanne
Herbstreet M70 and Joyce
Gannon VM73
John R. “Jack”
Carpenter V42
Husband of Elizabeth (Betty
Anne) Dannemiller Carpenter
(deceased) V42 and Joan
Coyle Carpenter (deceased).
Father of Jacque Cancilla,
Mike, Tim, Leslee Lavin, Kent
Kitchingman, Geoff
Kitchingman and Greg
Kitchingman
Lawrence “Larry” Miller M51
Husband of Jennie. Father of
Linda Belcher, Lynn Cutler, Lisa
Kerner
Joseph Demeter
Husband of Nancy. Father of
Joseph VM77, Michael VM79,
James VM81 and Beth Ann
Hickson VM83
Mary Ellen Gibson
Wife of James. Mother of Helen
Tschirhart V71, Janie Jones
V66, Sue Nelson V67 and Ann
Gibson V61
Alfred J. Gauthier V44
Husband of Elma (deceased).
Father of Larry. Brother of Mary
Frances Sigmund V42
(deceased) and Eileen Marie
Gauthier V37 (deceased)
Richard P. Waickman V57
Husband of Margaret. Father of
Mark, Jeffrey, Paul, James and
Richard. Brother of Mary
Tenison V56 and Robert
Waickman V57
Stanley Wojcik
Husband of Frances Brennan
Wojcik M53. Father of Mike
Wojcik and Mary McCloud
Richard G. Heaton V50
Brother of John V45
(deceased), James (deceased),
Joseph V51 (deceased), David
V54 (deceased), Katherine
(deceased), Mary Heaton V46
and Dorothy Heaton Schueller
V53
Terrance “Murph”
Murphy V55
Husband of Phyllis Bocko
Murphy M56. Father of Brian,
Daniel and Patrick Murphy.
Brother of Michael Murphy V64
and Patricia Bartoleit V61.
Step-brother to Mary Ann
Forbes Riley V59 and Ellen J.
Forbes Davis V61
Amelia O’Brien Rohr M51
Wife of John. Mother of
Martha Conrad, Mary Lucas,
Sue Snow, Peggy Pierce, Janet
Dignan, John, Betty Broome,
Dave, Joe, Paul, Theresa
Williams, Ken, Mark, and Amy
Reef. Sister of Bill O'Brien,
Dolores Rohr, Cecelia O'Brien
and Martha McCuen M56
Robert U. Ashelman, Jr.
Husband of Joyce. Father of
Dale, Kim Mangello, Bobbie
Lynn Grabel. Brother of Mary
Wiggins M60 and Sharon Cue
M66
Lonnie Atkinson III VM84
Son of Lonnie and Imogena
(deceased). Father of
Chevonne Smith VM03, Lonnie
Marie, Lonnie IV and Erique
Leonard E. Jamison
Husband of Alice. Father of
Lennie, James, Jon (deceased)
and Joanne Zaratsian
Margaret J. Kumse
Wife of John (deceased).
Mother of Rev. Fr. John Kumse,
Rebecca Ambrosic M67, Joyce
Kumse, Cindy Zvansky and
Marty (deceased)
John F. Raymond M54
Husband of Patricia. Father of
John, Patrick, Joseph, and
Joelle Raymond-Nickel
Frank Pullo
Husband of Mary (deceased).
Father of Jacqueline
Rambacher V54 and Nancy
Wack
Helen Mundy (Congrove)
Munger M36
Wife of Willard Congrove
(deceased) and Harry Munger
(deceased). Mother of John
Congrove, Bill Congrove and
Dan Congrove. Sister of
George (deceased), Bill
(deceased), John (deceased),
Jim V40 (deceased), Mary
Morgan, Jane Perneau
(deceased), Peggy Whitehurst
V44 (deceased) and Adelaide
Sovinsky V45
Leslie M. Shields
Wife of Andrew V64. Mother of
Kaia Marie, Steven and
Thomas
Christine Hogan Morris V71
Wife of Christopher (deceased).
Mother of C.R. VM93,
Matthew VM95, Andrew VM01,
Michael and Patrick VM03.
Sister of Paula Brown, Therese
McIntosh, Kathleen Trexler,
Susan Hogan, John Hogan
V72, Gregory Hogan and Philip
Hogan
Mary Jeanne Segatta
Wife of Joseph J. Mother of
Joseph M. VM93, Kathy,
Thomas and Mary Jane Leidal
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They are in Our Prayers
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Anna Flora Spalding
Wife of William (deceased).
Mother of Marian Stolzenburg
V58, Carol Heim V61, and
William Spalding V64
Lucille Dies Walter V29
Wife of Clifford M29. Mother of
Eloise (deceased), Edward V54
(deceased), Thomas V51,
Gerald V58 and Luanne V67.
Sister of Bernard Dies V50
(deceased), William Dies V40
(deceased), Gerald Dies V37
(deceased), Ruth Starr V28
(deceased), Rosmeary Henry
V32 (deceased), James Dies
V43 and Mary Elizabeth Dies
V36
Patricia Fitzgerald
Smith M47
Wife of Harold (deceased).
Mother of Kevin, Mark and
Philip. Sister of John M45,
Tom M50, Rose Lovell M58,
Rita Gressley M52, Mary M56,
Irene Hruby M42 (deceased),
and Elizabeth Ashton M43
(deceased)
Daniel L. Houston VM80
Husband of Disela Cepeda de
Houston. Brother of James
VM78, Jane Fetrow, Judith,
and David VM89
Margaret Case Ball V54
Wife of Daniel (deceased).
Mother of Michele Ross,
Barbara Kerns, Kenneth Ball,
Jessica Greene, Terry
Thompson. Sister of Charles
(deceased), Mary Ann Lengi
V53 (deceased), David V63,
Joseph, Francis, Martha Hicks
V58 and Sally Kohut
Shirley Riley Little V52
Wife of Walter (deceased).
Mother of Tom V72 and Jim
Robert A. Schutzbach
Husband of Yvonne.
Father of Gary VM76, Robert
VM75 and Linda Kilkenny
VM77
Rosemary O’Neill
Harper V40
Wife of Jake V41. Mother of
Pat, John, Chris and Kelly.
Sister of Dick V37 and Pat Karr
V45
Kaye Borden Owen M61
Wife of Fred. Mother of Tamara
Sturm, Beth Hamric, Fred and
Martin. Sister of Barbara Faris
M69, Eileen Borden, Leonard
Borden and Gloria Beal
John Matuska
Husband of Josephine. Father
of Stephen (deceased), Patricia
Hearns V68, David, Francis
John and Kevin VM77
Anthony M. Richards
Husband of Mary. Father of
Mary Alice Cunningham M72,
Cynthia VM73, Kathleen
Richardson, and Kimberly
Shingleton
Paul D. Neitz M54
Husband of Rosemary Darden
Neitz M55. Father of Connie
Krunich, Tim, and Cyndy
Noaker. Brother of Joseph
M53 (deceased) and Elmer
M58
Peter M. Schultz
Husband of Catherine
(deceased). Father of Marjorie
Slicker M52, Marilyn Conley
M56, Catherine Conte M63,
John, Tracy Brown, Jim, Judy
May, and Patti McMurray
Thelma Jennings
Wife of Frederick (deceased).
Mother of Nancy (deceased),
Fred, Jim, Willie, and Carol Ann
Garmon M59
Nancy L. Semonin
Wife of Thomas V50. Mother of
Tom, Timothy, Christopher and
Patrick
Elizabeth “Lizzie” Ann
Marshel
Daughter of Timothy and Tricia
Marks Marshel VM85.
Sister of Brandon, Adam,
Joshua, and Brianna.
Granddaughter of Steve and
Generose Gill Marks V55
Carolyn J. Sapp
Wife of John V45 (deceased).
Mother of Georgene
(deceased), Peg Pennell, Mimi
Zak, and Barb Bohn
Frank T. Franks
Husband of Armanette. Father
of Janice Antal V63, Ronald
and Jeffery
Dorothy Gabelman
Wife of Harold M37 (deceased).
Mother of Donald (deceased),
John and Mary Louise Duke
Janet Harig Cox V39
Wife of Frank (deceased).
Mother of Jan, Frank, Phil and
Jeff. Sister of James, John V29
(deceased), Victor V32
(deceased) and Maxine
Armbruster (deceased)
Reverend B. Thomas
Zeisig M49
Son of Bernard (deceased) and
Margaret V23 (deceased).
Brother of Robert (deceased),
Richard (deceased) and Mary
Margaret Doran
William C. Schrader
Husband of Mary Tecca
Schrader V46 (deceased)
Mary Katherine Klein
Wife of Gerald V28. Mother of
Gerald, Mary Kay Danckaert
and Maribeth Rich
Joanne Quinn Antlfinger V40
Wife of George (deceased).
Mother of Ann, Mary and
Johann. Sister of Robert V42,
Joseph, Lawrence, James
(deceased), Janet Hopp V44
(deceased), Donna Clelland
(deceased), and Sister
Rosemary Quinn M52
(deceased)
Raymond A. Casey
Husband of Martha Beesing
Casey V63 (deceased). Father
of Troy, Christopher, Sean,
Janice Taylor, Angela and
Dawn
Marie Stephenson
Daily VM85
Mother of Anne VM09 and
John VM08. Daughter of John
V60 and Vicki Stephenson.
Sister of David VM84
Kathryn “Kit” Koegel
Grote V41
Wife of Robert. Mother of
Kathryn Moss, Mary Goetz, Jan
Poock, Tricia Davis, Thomas,
and Robert. Sister of David
Koegel V50, John (deceased),
Joseph (deceased), Francis
(deceased), Mary V40
(deceased), and Thomas V44
(deceased)
Frances A. Grucella
Wife of Charles V51. Mother of
Mark, Matt and John
Ann Noonan Haag V49
Wife of Jack V50. Mother of
Mary Helen (deceased), Kathy
Edwards VM76, Jim, Tom,
John, Joe and Ed
Kelli Ann Castner Hall VM83
Wife of Walter. Mother of
Jessica Bailey and David Hall
Mary H. Heisser
Wife of Leo M30 (deceased).
Mother of Mark, Christine
Stoeberman and David
Dorothy Howe
Wife of Charles (deceased).
Mother of Dorothy Christner
M72, Charles, Harry, James
M59, Ralph, Richard, Robert
and Edward
Richard “Dick” Justice V53
Wife of Joyce. Father of Mike,
Ric, Jolene Burke, Joyclenn
Beyner, and Joni Peters
Susan Hesidence
Manning V66
Mother of Sean. Daughter of
Arthur V28 and Gladys
Hesidence. Sister of Arthur
(deceased), Loretta Buzzi V57
(deceased), David Hesidence
V64, and Judith Ley V55
Bernard Francis Prussak
Husband of Betty Jane. Father
of Darlene O’Sullivan, Barbara
Nagel, Annette Wozniak and
Celeste Prussak-Klein VM80
John “Jack” T. Stenger V55
Wife of Vicki. Father of
Christopher (deceased), Deirdre
(deceased), Julie Spicer, Laurie
Willis, Kristyn Cespedes, Tom,
Courtney Russell and Hilary
Meadors
Richard A. Urdiales V72
Husband of Terry. Brother of
Rose Baker V65, Anthony V67,
Raymond V69 and Robert
Anna Dorothy Walsh
Steffee M43
A special mass is
celebrated each year in
memory of our departed
alumni and friends.
Please contact the
Alumni Office to
learn more.

Memorial and
Honor Gifts
St. Vincent-St. Mary is the Recipient
of Generous Gifts
Development News
IN THE MEMORY OF
Joseph P. Albanese
John A. Bader
Christine Clark
Marge Burke Crowley
Marie Stephenson Daily
Madeline Matusik Estafen
Ann Haag
Newt Henry
Martha Hensley
Dan Houston
Leonard Jamison
Agnes Lackney
Frank Mellion
Charlotte F. O'Connor
Jim Pier
Edward Rathz
Bernard Rickus
Lynda Utrup Schafer
Barbara F. Seidel
Michael F. Smith
Sandra Singleton Smith
Patricia A. Donahue Stocker
Joseph F. Trecaso
Ray Tricomi
Joseph M. Ulrich
IN HONOR OF
Antonino Family Scholarship
Father Berardi
Mr. and Mrs. James Bertsch
Dan Boarman
Breiding Family Scholarship
Ann and David Brennan for their 50th Wedding Anniversary
Mike Dangel
Lynch Family Scholarship
M. Teri Lynch
Henry J. McGuiness
Ed and Lynne Metzger for their 50th Wedding Anniversary
Leo B. Mills Family Memorial Scholarship
Jerry O'Neil
Bishop Gerard Lennon (back row, center) with STVM students.
Speaker Series
Continues
Mark Shapiro and Bishop Lennon latest to appear
The Brennan, Manna & Diamond, L.L.C. and
St. Vincent-St. Mary Speaker Series was established to bring
notable speakers to our school to share their insight and
experience with our students.
The most recent speakers included Mark Shapiro, General
Manager of the Cleveland Indians, on December 11, and The
Most Rev. Richard Gerard Lennon, 10th Bishop of the Diocese
of Cleveland, on January 23. The next scheduled speaker is
Jim Christian, Kent State University Men’s Basketball Coach,
who will appear on May 1, 2008.
Thank you to Brennan, Manna & Diamond, L.L.C., for
making this speaker series possible.
If you would like to attend, contact Joanne Zaratsian at
330-253-9113, ext 112.
Plans Underway for
Showcase 2008
Goal set at $350,000
The year 2007 was a recordbreaking
one for Showcase,
our annual silent and oral
auction, which raised an
impressive $315,000. This
year’s Showcase has been
set for October 18, and
Jerry Kelly and Jennifer
Jerry Kelly and Jennifer Ringer Ringer have graciously
agreed to lead our dedicated
volunteers once again. Mark your calendars as plans unfold to
bring Showcase 2008, The Yellow Rose of Texas, to life. Help
us surpass our new goal of $350,000. Please call the Showcase
office at 330-253-9113 ext. 143 for more information.
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Development News
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Shamrock Society
Mass Set for September 5, 2008
At the start of each school year, we take time to honor our
dedicated supporters at the annual Shamrock Society Mass,
which is followed by a reception in our Student Center before
the first home football game of the season.
Everyone who joins the Shamrock Society or renews their
support by June 30, 2008, will be invited to this special
evening, which has already been scheduled for Friday,
September 5, 2008.
In addition to being our guests of honor at this annual
Mass, our Shamrock Society members will also be presented
with a special key that entitles them to free admission at all of
our home sporting events and musical and theater
productions for the 2008-2009 school year. What a wonderful
way to witness how your gift is impacting the lives of our
students!
If your name is not listed here, there is still time to join this
distinguished group. Your annual gift of a minimum of $1,000
will secure your place in the Shamrock Society.
Call Joanne Zaratsian at 330-253-9113 ext. 112 for more
information.
New and Renewed Donors
July 1, 2007 through February 29, 2008
LIFETIME MEMBERS
Mr. and Mrs. David Brennan
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Haag
TRUSTEES
$50,000 OR MORE
Mr. Ralph Bernard
GAR Foundation
Ms. M. Teri Lynch (deceased)
Mr. and Mrs. Peter J. Piglia
BENEFACTORS
$25,000-$49,999
Mr. and Mrs. Nick Antonino
Mrs. Jerry Kelly
Anthony and Karen Manna
Jean and Jerry O'Neil
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Serpentini
Mr. and Mrs. John Staudt
The Ed Metzger Family
The Tricomi Family
Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Tricomi
Mr. and Mrs. James Tricomi
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Tricomi
Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Tricomi
INVESTORS
$10,000-$24,999
Mrs. Barbara Bader & Family
Mrs. Eileen D. Burg
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph M. Harvey
The House of LaRose
LaRose Family
Louis Perry & Associates, Inc.
Joan and Louis Perry
Mrs. Brenda Pier
Red Letter Events Group
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Sutter
The Tricomi Family
Leo G. and Mary Ann Walter III
Serpentini Chevrolet
PATRONS
$7,500-$9,999
The H.E. Graves, Jr.
Family Foundation, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Richard J. Waltz
SPONSORS
$5,000-$7,499
Americhem, Inc.
Paul and Marianne Bertsch
Carfagna Family Foundation
Bob and Margaret Coletta
Mr. and Mrs. Jerome C.
Costigan
Patrick and Daryl Dunlavy
Hanlon Family Scholarship
Mr. and Mrs. Todd Holmes
Peggy and Bill Maltarich
Mr. and Mrs. Patrick O'Neill
Rick and Michelle Saunders
Sully's Rent All Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. John A. Trecaso
Ted and Barb Walter
Wilson Plumbing and
Heating, Inc.
Patricia Zeno and Frank Parent
IRISH ASSOCIATES
$2,500-$4,999
Bob and Bev Bertsch
Mr. and Mrs. James Bowen, Sr.
Jim and Renee Conlon
Mr. Joseph Finocchio and
Ms. Susan Ray
Eaton Charitable Fund
Thomas P. and Michelle L.
Freeman
Bill and Deb Helmkamp
Mr. William J. Henkel, Jr.
JP Morgan Chase
Mike and Liz Klein
Mr. and Mrs. James Leslie
Mr. and Mrs. Robert May
The R.C. Musson and
Katharine M. Musson
Charitable Fdn.
Garett and Beth Van Tiem
Nesbitt
Qualiform, Inc. Custom
Rubber Molding
Tim and Teresa Rickus
Mr. Michael Sullivan
Mr. and Mrs. Robert O.
Thoman
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Trecaso
Williams Hardwood Flooring
MEMBERS
$1,000-$2,499
Akron Bearing Co. Inc.
Aladdin Food Management
Services, LLC.
Alpha Group Agency
Anonymous
Miss Bernadine M. Antonino
Paul and Betty Baldacci Family
Foundation, Louis Baldacci,
Thomas Baldacci
Mary Lou and John Ballard
Frank and Kathy Beer
Jim and Nancy Bennett
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph M.
Bennett
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Berdis
Bober, Markey, Fedorovich &
Company
Mrs. Carl Bouschere
Mr. and Mrs. Edward J. Brown
Bruce and Martha Campbell
Mr. and Mrs. Timothy C.
Campbell, Sr.
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Chiarappa
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Chopko
Michael and Mary Colarik
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Connell
Mr. and Mrs. Dean Corpas
Bill Costigan, Sr. and Patricia
Costigan
Mr. and Mrs. David Cox
Mrs. Mary O'Connor Cullen in
memory of James A. Cullen
Carl and Joan Dangel
Margaret Hoffmann Denning
Mr. Edward M. Engler
Mr. and Mrs. John F. Fiedler
Fifth Third Bank
Mr. Brendan Ford
Ms. Karen Gannon and Mr.
Bradd L. Rosenquist
Mr. and Mrs. David George
Gilbert D. Gingold in memory of
Kirk Gingold VM81
Mr. and Mrs. Don Haddox
Mr. T. Patrick Halaiko
Janet Walsh Hascek
Mr. and Mrs. William Hilkert
Tom and Rose Hlivko
Home Team Marketing, LLC
Mary E. Howard
ICI Group Services, Inc.
Mary Ann Isaac
Richard and Sharon Juve
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Kalgreen
Mr. and Mrs. Timothy J. Killian
Lowell and Jan Knight
Ellen O'Donnell Kollar
Ralph and Linda Linsalata
Mr. Frank N. Linsalata
Leo and Sally Longville
Lou and Mary Jean Maglione
David and Connie Marucco
Mr. Charles J. Maurer
Fr. Edward E. Mehok
Dr. and Mrs. John J. Murphy
National Machine Company
Dr. George R. Newkome
Dr. Joseph Nienaltowski
John and Meg Noethen
Northeast Ohio Nephrology
Associates, Inc.
Omnova Solutions
Mark and Teresa Kelly Pastor
PFI Displays, Inc.
Pier Associates
Mr. and Mrs. Michael A. Piglia
Public Design Company
James V. Robb
Roetzel & Andress
Company LPA
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph L. Ruby
SGS Tool Company
Mr. and Mrs. Barry Smith
Mrs. Jean A. Staudt
Michael and Kelly Staudt
Carla, Dan, and Sean Steiner
Jay and Marilyn Stitz
Foundation
T.M.R. & Associates, Inc.
Dorothy Torresi
UBS Financial Services,
Inc., Wells Trecaso
Financial Group
Dr. and Mrs. John Walsh

Development News
Raymond R. & Martha G.
Wernig Foundation, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Wernig
Mr. and Mrs. Patrick O.
Wheeler
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Zarlinski
The individuals above have generously
contributed to St. Vincent-St. Mary High
School. We have made every attempt to
ensure the accuracy of this list. If your gift
was omitted or improperly noted, please
accept our sincere apology. If you have
noticed such an error, please notify our
Development Office, so we can correct our
records.
Board
Member
Published
Author
Father
Joseph
Kraker, the
pastor of
St. Vincent
Church
has
written a
book
entitled:
“Vinnie Here: Fanciful
Conversations between a
Pastor and His Dog.” Father
was interviewed by The
Cleveland Plain Dealer and
the article provided this
insight into the book —
“Kraker’s book uses
imaginary conversations
with his pet to illustrate
spiritual lessons. The book
is a collection of columns
dealing with issues from
consumerism to prejudice to
hunger.”
Father Kraker and Vinnie
(the 86 pound, black Lab
mix) customarily take long
walks around Akron.
“Vinnie Here” is available
in paperback for $15.00 and
can be purchased at
Grismer’s Christian Gifts as
well as Amazon.com.
Green & Gold Annual
Appeal Update
Help Make this Year the Most Successful Yet!
Each year we are truly blessed by the
contributions of our alumni, past
parents, and friends! Help us make the
Green & Gold Annual Appeal 2007-
2008 the most successful yet. Our
Green & Gold Annual Appeal
commenced in August with the
Shamrock Society Mass and then gained
further momentum with the alumni
Green & Gold Annual Appeal Phon-athon
held from November 26 to
December 13, 2007. If we missed you
during the Phon-a-thon, there is still
time to donate through June 30, 2008
when our fiscal year closes.
Green & Gold Annual Appeal gifts demonstrate your
gratitude for the Catholic education you received at St. Mary,
St. Vincent, and St. Vincent–St. Mary High Schools. Annual
Appeal gifts are a vital means of support for the general
operating budget, tuition assistance, and academic
scholarships. You do make the difference!
While tuition, which must remain affordable for our
families, is the main source for our current academic
programs, Green & Gold Annual Appeal gifts help cover the
actual cost to educate our students which exceeds tuition by
approximately $1,500.00 per student per year.
If you are interested in supporting our mission through a
gift to the Green & Gold Annual Appeal, contributions may be
mailed to:
STVM Green & Gold Annual Appeal
15 N. Maple Street, Akron, Ohio 44303
Questions? Call Joanne Zaratsian at 330-253-9113, ext. 112.
Irish Car
Raffle a
Roaring
Success
Bob Serpentini to donate a
2009 Chevrolet Malibu
Next Year
On February 5, the Irish Family
Car Raffle came to a close with
the following alumni, friends and
students in the Winner’s Circle.
First Place Winner of a 2008
Chevrolet Aveo: Derek Over
(student ticket)
Second Place Winner of a 37-
inch LCD HDTV: Alice Terry
(student ticket)
Third Place Winner of $300
Circle K Gas Card and a roadside
assistance kit: P. Stuhldreher
(alumni ticket)
The following students will
receive tuition vouchers for selling
the most tickets.
First Place Winner of $1,000:
Ryan Carlozzi
Second Place Winner of $500:
Andrew Bentley
Third Place Winner of $250:
Garland Stokes
A total of $91,000 was raised,
of which $22,000 was a result of
the alumni and friends mailing,
for the students and programs
at STVM.
“Even before the 2008 car raffle
had ended, Bob Serpentini had
generously offered to donate an
even bigger and better car for
next year — a 2009 Chevy
Malibu,” said Joanne Zaratsian,
Director of Fiscal Resources. “We
are so grateful to the Serpentinis
for making this major fundraiser
possible!”
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Development News
The Development Office Team: Coming to
a City Near You
Tim Castrigano Visits the Windy City
A special thank you to Dennis Marks V64 who recently
hosted a gathering of STVM alumni at his office in Chicago.
The purpose of the gathering was to Share the Vision for the
plans for the new Student Activities Center. Tim Castrigano,
Chief Financial Officer and Development Director, presented
the plans and discussed why we need such a facility, if we are
to remain competitive in attracting the very best students.
A pleasant result of this gathering is that Kathleen “Katie”
Van Tiem VM99, along with Alumni Director, Kathleen
Zehenni Holaday VM77, are going to try to coordinate a new
alumni group for those who reside in the Windy City.
If you would like to find out more about this group, call
Kathy Holaday at 330-253-9113, ext. 120.
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L-R: Tim Castrigano, Ann and Dave Brennan, Joanne Zaratsian, and
Bill Costigan.
Development Department heads South for the
Winter...Not Quite — but they did Visit the South
Ann and Dave V49 Brennan graciously hosted a Share the
Vision Capital Campaign party in their lovely home in Naples,
Florida on February 7, 2008. Campaign Co-chairman, Bill
Costigan, Jr., V67 and his wife Barb Maltarich Costigan V71;
Tim Castrigano, CFO/ Development Director; and Joanne
Zaratsian, Director of Fiscal Resources, traveled to Naples to
meet with alumni and friends living in Florida.
Alumni from St. Mary, St. Vincent and St. Vincent-St. Mary
attended the party.
The big news of the evening was the announcement Joanne
Zaratsian made about a major donation the school received
just prior to the Florida trip. When she announced the
leadership campaign matching gift of one million dollars
towards the expansion project, you could probably hear the
applause in Akron!
The donor has requested no publicity in print but we will
be happy to share the identity to those interested in
participating in the matching gift program by contacting
Joanne Zaratsian at 330-253-9113, ext. 112. This donor’s
generosity will help the building process begin, and hopefully,
encourage giving from others. On behalf of the
St. Vincent-St. Mary High School community, we extend
our deepest appreciation.
You can also help us to Share the Vision for our capital
campaign. If you are interested in hosting an alumni gathering
in your city, please contact Tim Castrigano at 330-253-9113,
ext. 142.
STVM Receives GAR
Foundation Grant
$170,000 for Financial Assistance Endowment Fund
and $40,000 Challenge Grant Award
St. Vincent-St. Mary High School has received a GAR
Foundation Grant of $170,000 for its financial assistance
endowment fund. This fund provides tuition assistance and
scholarships to deserving students who might not otherwise
have an opportunity to attend our school.
The school is also the recipient of a GAR Foundation
Challenge Grant Award up to $40,000. Through this
challenge grant, GAR Foundation will match, with a $1,000
contribution, all contributions of at least $1,000 to existing
or newly established family and memorial scholarships. The
challenge expires on December 1, 2008.
“We are honored to be the recipient of these generous
awards from GAR Foundation. These grants will enable us
to further secure our endowment so that an increased
number of young men and women can benefit from our
outstanding college preparatory curriculum,” said Tim
Castrigano, Chief Financial Officer and Director of
Development at STVM. “The Challenge Grant also
provides an excellent opportunity for our donors to
establish or increase their support of a family or memorial
scholarship.”
For more information on how to establish or contribute
to a scholarship fund as part of this challenge grant, call
Susie Wallace at 330-253-9113, ext. 131, or e-mail
swallace@stvm.com.

Development News
The LeBron James
2008 King for Kids
Bikeathon
Friday, June 20 and Saturday June 21
This year the Bikeathon’s proceeds will be divided equally
between the Akron Area YMCA, the Akron Urban League, and
the LeBron James Family Foundation (LJFF). LJFF will use
their share of the Bikeathon proceeds to establish a grant
program to benefit other area non-profits in need of support.
The Bikeathon, scheduled for Saturday, June 21, 2008, includes
many exciting new features and elements.
• Friday night, June 20, 2008 - Sponsor-only Triathlon.
• 300 children ages 9-11 will be rewarded with new bikes
and helmets based upon academic achievement.
• 100 children ages 12-14 will be rewarded with new bikes
and helmets based upon the “most improved” in physical
fitness.
• Special chaperones will be selected from the 15-17 year-old
age group for the Kids Ride and will receive exclusive gift
bags.
• Red Cross CPR and First-Aid Training will be provided to
all volunteers.
• The 2008 Bikeathon will utilize the web to encourage
children around the world to participate in physical fitness
and volunteer opportunities in their hometown.
• An Experienced Rider Course is being added to the
Bikeathon, for those avid cyclists who attend the event.
Olympic cyclist and 8-time Tour de France competitor
George Hincapie has offered to help with this year’s
Bikeathon.
• The Lock 3 Community Celebration, which takes place
after the rides are finished, will include exciting
interactives and a thrilling drumline competition as well as
a raffle of special memorabilia.
Jim Kelly Memorial
Scholarship
The Jim Kelly Memorial Scholarship Reverse Raffle and
Mini-Silent Auction is scheduled for Thursday, May 22, 2008
at Guy’s Party Centre. You won’t want to miss this gala event
which brings together both old and new friends of our Irish
community. This popular fundraiser, for the benefit of our
Endowment Fund, is always a sell-out so plan now for an
evening of delicious food and spirited bidding of unique gifts.
Tickets are $100 each for a chance to win the $3,000 grand
prize. This cost includes two dinners, if needed.
This reverse raffle has become known as a “reunion” for
many of our longtime, as well as new, supporters. Our 2008
event will also recognize the 20th Anniversary of the STVM
1988 Fighting Irish football team’s State Championship!
Mark your calendars! The Jim Kelly Memorial Scholarship
of the STVM Endowment Fund has helped ease the tuition
burden for over 88 STVM students since 1989. For more
information, call Jerry Kelly at 330-253-9113 ext. 110 or 330-
376-9227.
Attention all STVM 1994-1997 Graduates
Were you a freshman in 1990, 1991, 1992, or 1993? Did you
receive or do you know who received the Jim Kelly Memorial
Scholarship during your freshman year? Please help the
Scholarship team identify the recipients of this scholarship by
calling Jerry Kelly 330-253-9113 ext. 110 or 330-376-9227.
For more information or if interested in being a volunteer
for the Bikeathon, this family-friendly fundraising event in
Northeast Ohio, please contact the LJFF office at
(216)325-0792 or via e-mail at jnance@lebronjamesff.org
COME HOME
FOR
HOMECOMING
Alumni Reunion Night
September 26, 2008
ALL ST. MARY, ST. VINCENT AND ST. VINCENT-ST. MARY GRADUATES
ARE INVITED TO ATTEND
STVM Students prepare for battle with faculty.
STVM Night at the Q
February 2, 2008 was STVM Night with the Cleveland
Cavaliers at Quicken Loans Arena. Before the game, our
students took on the staff in the annual shoot-out, with the
victory going to the staff. This was followed by spectator free
throws for all the fans before the Cavs took on (and defeated)
the L.A. Clippers. Thanks to everyone who participated. A
special thanks to LeBron James who signed a jersey that night
to be auctioned at Showcase 2008.
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Development News
Sharing Secrets
of Success
STVM Mentor Program
“A single conversation with a wise man is better than 10
years of study.” This Chinese Proverb exemplifies what our
Mentor Program means to our students.
On January 30, 2008, 24 professionals from diverse
backgrounds came together in the Student Center to talk with
our students about their career paths and what it takes to be
successful.
We are grateful for the following alumni and friends who
shared their knowledge and time: Philip Lombardo, James
Sneed, Ed Vargo, Dr. Ben Pearson, Dr. James Buchanan,
Theresa Piatt, Sharon Berg, John Tang, Jason Butterworth,
Larry Vuillemin, David Giffels, Dr. Lalene Kay, Dr. Maseelall,
Thomas F. Lukach, Tim Buse, Carin A. Helfer, Norbert
Majerus, Melissa Bowman, Akron Police Department, and
Sister Mary Coffelt.
“What these alumni and friends did was extremely valuable
to our student body,” said Joanne Zaratsian, Director of Fiscal
Resources, who assisted our new school guidance counselor,
Emily Knapp. “We are now looking for more professionals to
do the same.”
If you are interested in sharing your experiences with our
students through the Mentor Program, fill out the form below
or contact Mrs. Emily Knapp at 330-996-0023, ext. 138.
MENTOR PROGRAM
Please provide the following contact information:
Name
Profession
Employer
Title
Work address
I prefer to be contacted ❑ At work ❑ At home ❑ No preference
Work phone
Work website
Home phone
Home E-mail
Education/Training Background
Work E-mail
Cell phone
If you would like, please include a list of other Interests/hobbies/
pursuits/volunteer commitments.
Are you willing to mentor more than one student? ❑ Yes ❑ No
Mail this form to: St.Vincent–St. Mary High School
15 N. Maple St., Akron, OH 44303
ATTN: Emily Knapp or Fax: to the Guidance Office: 330-996-0022
Another Boarman
Backer Naming
Opportunity SOLD
1981 State Champions rally to fund new locker room
In the 1980s, our Fighting Irish
football teams dominated the field,
winning three state championships.
Head Coach Dan Boarman, who
served as defensive coordinator then,
played a big role in this legacy. Today,
we are thrilled to have Coach
Boarman back, leading our young
athletes. We are also proud of his
accomplishments; in his first season
he had an outstanding 9-3 record, made the playoffs, and
competed with the top teams in the state.
Today, members of the 1981 State Championship Team have
come forward to help ensure that the STVM winning tradition
continues. They have secured a gift of $20,000 to help fund a
new varsity locker room. It will provide our players and Coach
Boarman with a first-rate “home” to go along with the new
stadium, new freshman locker room and new weight room
and training facility.
This effort is led by teammates, Joe Harvey VM82, Craig
Mears VM82, Tim Wallace VM82, Dave Bittner VM82 and
Chip Hilling VM82. They are reaching out to members of the
state championship teams of 1981, which includes football
players of classes 1982 through 1985, to match the initial gift
of $20,000.
“STVM Football taught our team many “life lessons” and
opened many doors of opportunity for college and careers. We
want to help other young men have the same opportunities,”
said Joe Harvey. “It is particularly gratifying to rally behind
Dan Boarman, who was a special coach and mentor to us.”
While this appeal is directed to the 1981 Championship
Team to help memorialize an outstanding team and season,
the entire STVM community is invited to join in the matching
drive. As an incentive, those who contribute at the $500 level
will receive a commemorative DVD of the 1981 football
season.
The 1981 State Championship Team Locker Room will
serve as a daily reminder of the example set by these men, as
leaders both on and off the field.
“I am humbled by the outpouring of support I have
received from this school community. This latest effort
exemplifies the dedication, excellence and commitment that
is synonymous with Fighting Irish football and the STVM
community,” said Coach Dan Boarman.
To make a tax-deductible donation or for more
information, contact Joanne Zaratsian, Director of Fiscal
Resources, at 330-253-9113, ext.112.
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Development News
We Remember
Teri Lynch V70
On February 25, 2008 the
St. Vincent-St. Mary High School
community lost a dedicated alumna
when M. Teri Lynch V70 passed
away after a courageous battle with
cancer. Teri was actively involved
with her alma mater and had served
on both the Executive Committee
and the Endowment Board. She was
the daughter of Ellen and Dan Lynch
and is survived by her siblings, Patricia Lynch Hennessy V56,
Harriet Lynch Rorar V57, Barbara Lynch Bennett-Standridge
V60, Helen Lynch Brown V63, Frances Lynch, and Daniel Lynch.
In 1998, the St. Vincent-St. Mary High School Alumni
Association honored her with the Father Mahar Outstanding
Alumni Award. One of Teri’s greatest contributions has been her
involvement with the school’s Endowment Board and the
establishment of The Lynch Family Scholarship. Teri made the
scholarship a priority and was honored each year as a member of
the Shamrock Society at the Trustee level (donations of $50,000
or more).
The Lynch Family Scholarship was originally established to
honor the memory of Mary Alyce Lynch, the youngest child of
Ellen and Dan Lynch who passed away in March 2004.The Lynch
Family has continued to grow their scholarship which provides
tuition assistance for St. Vincent-St. Mary High School students
whose lives have been touched by cancer. The Lynch Family
understands that the devastation of cancer affects the strength of
a family, both emotionally and economically. By establishing the
Lynch Family Scholarship, the Lynch family can remember their
loss of Mary and Teri and continue to help others.
If you wish to make a contribution in Teri’s memory to the
Lynch Family Scholarship Fund, please send in your gift to:
STVM, 15 N. Maple Street, Akron, OH 44303 Attention: Lynch
Scholarship. Thanks to the generosity of the GAR Foundation
Challenge Grant, gifts received before December 1, 2008, will be
matched (up to $1,000). For more information, please contact
Susie Wallace at 330 253-9113 x 131.
Alumni And Friends Can
Ensure STVM’s Future
ST. VINCENT-ST. MARY HIGH SCHOOL has established a Planned
Giving program to help secure the long-term future of the school. The four
most common planned giving opportunities include the following:
OUTRIGHT GIFT OF CASH OR PERSONAL PROPERTY:
This gift is a donation of cash, securities, or real estate. The donor
receives an income tax deduction for the value of the gift, plus no capital
gains tax due on appreciated property. You can tailor your gift to the
school’s needs.
OUTRIGHT GIFT OF STOCK:
Gifts of appreciated stocks may allow you to avoid tax on capital gains
and entitle you to claim a charitable deduction for the full fair market value
of the stock.
GIFTS OF LIFE INSURANCE:
If you own a life insurance policy that is no longer needed, it may be the
perfect vehicle for a gift. To receive a charitable deduction for this type of
donation, name St. Vincent-St. Mary High School as both the owner and
the beneficiary of the policy. If the policy has cash value, you can take a
charitable deduction approximately equal to the cash value at the time of
the gift. In addition, if annual premiums are still to be made and you
continue to pay them, those premiums will become tax deductible each
year. Please check with your insurance agent for details on which forms
to complete.
BEQUEST IN WILL:
This is the most popular and easiest way to remember
St. Vincent-St. Mary High School. When preparing your will, you name
STVM as a beneficiary of your estate. Usually this is through a cash
donation or real estate. There is usually an estate tax deduction for the
value of your bequest. Please check with your attorney for more
information.
CONTACT INFORMATION:
NAME:
ADDRESS:
CITY:
STATE:
ZIP:
HOME PHONE:
WORK PHONE:
EMAIL:
I WOULD LIKE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON:
❏ INCLUDING STVM IN MY ESTATE PLANS
❏ SPECIFIC QUESTIONS ABOUT GIFT MAKING. PLEASE CALL ME.
THE BEST TIME TO CALL IS:
❏ I HAVE ALREADY INCLUDED STVM IN MY ESTATE PLAN
TO RECEIVE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT GIVING
THROUGH YOUR ESTATE, PLEASE RETURN THIS FORM TO:
Recipients of the 2007-2008 Lynch Family Scholarship. L-R: Caitlin Welsh, Kyle
Sickels, Colin Daugherty, Kevin Sickles, and Nate Graham
DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, ST. VINCENT-ST. MARY HIGH SCHOOL
15 N. MAPLE STREET, AKRON, OHIO 44303
OR CALL 330-253-9113 EXT. 112
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The Fr. Thomas F. Mahar Outstanding Alumni
Award honors living graduates of St. Mary,
St. Vincent, and St. Vincent-St. Mary High
Schools who exemplify the spirit and values of
Catholic secondary education in one or more
of five related areas: ministry, service to youth,
service to school, service to community, and
professional achievement. Since its inception
in 1979, this award has been presented to 93
outstanding alumni of our school.
2008 Father Thomas F. Mahar
Outstanding Alumni Award
Jack Fitzpatrick V44
Jack Fitzpatrick was born and raised in
Akron, Ohio. He attended St. Paul Grade
School before moving on to St. Vincent
High School.
Among many happy memories of
those high school years was the coaching of
Eddie Wentz. Jack considered him a role
model instilling in his teams all the
important values of discipline, dedication,
team work and fair play. Jack was proud to
be a St. Vincent High School student
named to the 1943-1944 Akron All-City
basketball team.
Jack’s mother, Anne, a 3-time
champion club champion at the Firestone
Country Club, encouraged her son’s
interest in golf early on. Jack, a natural
athlete, excelled in that sport as well. Most
notably, he was the Akron District Junior
Golf Champion in 1941, 1942 and 1943.
After graduation from St. Vincent, Jack
entered Notre Dame University. Along
with some academic studies, he still
managed to play competitive golf. He was
the #1 player on a four man Notre Dame
team, winning the 1944 national Collegiate
Amateur Athletics Championship in Golf at
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Inverness Country Club in Toledo, Ohio.
In 1945, Jack was inducted in the U.S.
Army and soon sent to the Pacific theatre.
He served with the 158th Regimental
Combat team on the island of Luzon in the
Philippines. They were practicing
maneuvers for an eventual landing in Japan
when President Truman authorized the
historic bombing run for the Enola Gay.
Jack often thought of how many
American men were alive because of
President Truman’s courage and
convictions.
Jack eventually did get to Japan,
however, as part of the army of occupation.
It was not such onerous duty for him
however, for he again found himself on golf
courses. He managed to win the
“Occupation Open” golf championship at
the Kavana Hotel in 1946.
After his war service was concluded,
Jack returned to Notre Dame to continue
his studies. Still playing competitive golf, he
won several more tournaments in 1947,
among them the Indiana Intercollegiate
Championship and the Akron District
Amateur Championship.
Jack turned professional in 1949,
serving as assistant pro at the Firestone
Country Club. In 1950, Jack qualified and
played in the U.S. Open at Merion Cricket
Club in Pennsylvania where he was paired
with Tommy Bolt, who went on to win the
U.S. Open in 1958.
It was now time for Jack to think about
marriage and earning a decent living. In
1951, he married Rosemary Aikey. They
shared 55 wonderful years together.
In 1952 he was hired by Firestone Tire
and Rubber Company as a quality control
inspector in the International Division.
This led, over a thirty year period, to
interesting assignments in different
countries of the world where Firestone had
plants in operation. With ever increasing
responsibility, he was put in charge of
production, marketing and the overall
viability of those factories in foreign lands.
He and Rosemary enjoyed living in so
many different countries and almost all of
his career was spent overseas – Brazil, New
Zealand, Mexico, Argentina, Costa Rica and
Australia. The last five years before
retirement, Jack, now a vice president, was
posted to London in charge of Firestone’s
European and African operations.
Upon retirement, Rosemary and Jack
moved to Vero Beach to a condo unit on
the 8th hole of a golf course. What else?! It
was Jack’s intention to golf all year in this
benign climate and he did just that for
quite a few years.
The hurricanes in Florida in 2004 did
much damage to their home. After moving
about a bit, they settled in Regency Park,
a “senior resort community.” Jack was so
glad to have Rosemary in such a caring
supportive community for the final year of
her life. She had been declining in health
for several years and passed away
June 2007.
Jack has continued to live at Regency
Park where the living really is easier.
Although he has spent little time in
Akron during his adult life, he has
maintained an abiding interest in the
welfare of St. Vincent-St. Mary High
School. Jack has made an unrestricted
bequest to STVM; confident the bequest
will be used wisely to further the goals of
this superior educational community. Jack
has never forgotten those formative years at
St. Vincent High School when he was a
student and knows STVM today is such a
special school, and hopes it will continue to
instruct and inspire many more students in
the days and years to come.
Thomas Norman Jesser V53
Thomas Norman Jesser was born in
Akron, Ohio and has remained a life long
resident of Akron. Tom attended St. Vincent
Elementary School and St. Vincent Catholic
High School, graduating in 1953.
Tom was very active during his years at
St. Vincent High School. He was a member
of the baseball team, was awarded the
Chrysler Award his senior year and was the
Co-Editor of the school newspaper “The
Vincentian.” While Tom was co-editor of
the school paper it was awarded “Best
Publication” among Summit County
Schools. Tom was also awarded other
various awards while at St. V.
Tom has so many cherished memories
of his time at St. Vincent High School. His
most affectionate memory is of his English
teacher, Sister Benita. She was a great
influence in Tom’s life and she really
motivated Tom to excel.
After graduation, Tom immediately
joined The United States Army. Tom served
with great pride during the Korean conflict.
During his time in the Army, Tom was
stationed in New Jersey. He decided to
make a trip to New York City to visit with
Cardinal Spellman who was the appointed
chaplain of The United States Military
Forces and the Cardinal for New York City.
During his visit, Tom was given a holy
medal that was blessed by the Chaplain.
Tom decided to send his medal to one of
his favorite St. Vincent High School
teachers who played such an important role
in his life, his English teacher, Sister Benita.
Tom wrote a letter to her explaining where
he had been and the meaning behind the
blessed medal that he was given. He sent
the medal to her and thanked her for the
important lessons that she taught him
during his time at St. Vincent. Sister Benita
was very touched and wrote Tom a letter
telling him how thankful she was and let
him know that it would be worn every day
on her rosary chain. She also made sure
that since she was an English teacher that
she sent back the original letter that Tom
wrote to her with all of the grammatical
corrections that she found in his letter!
After Tom’s term in the Army was
completed and he was discharged as a Staff
Sergeant, he attended The University of
Akron. He was a member of The Lone Star
Fraternity, a member of the Lacrosse team
and began dating again his life-long
sweetheart, Yvonne Berbari. When Tom
said “lifelong” he means it, because he fell
in love with Yvonne in the fourth grade!
They soon were married on October 19,
1957 and they celebrated their 50th
wedding anniversary in 2007.
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Soon after Tom and Yvonne were
married Tom joined the Army Reserves
where he soon earned his rank as a Master
Sergeant. Tom accepted a Regular Army
Commission and again, he proudly rose
through the ranks.
During this time in Tom’s life he and
Yvonne were blessed with five children,
built his life insurance business, The Jesser
Group, which fifty years later is being
managed by his second son Tom, where
they both are members of The Million
Dollar Round Table, educated his children
in Catholic schools, and still remained a
dedicated member and volunteer of Our
Lady of The Cedars Catholic Church.
During his lifetime membership to
Our Lady of The Cedars Church, Tom has
dedicated his life to serving God. Tom has
served on church council, council
President, served as chairperson many
times for the church’s annual festival,
served many years as a delegate to the
National Apostolate of Maronites, serves on
The National Shrine of Our Lady of
Lebanon Board of Directors and with
fellow parishioners established The
Interfaith Care Givers Ministry in
participation with the loving guidance of
the late Sister Jordan Haddad. Tom also
worked closely with Sister Jordan in many
areas of her ministry. Tom was awarded
“The Masabki Award” named after two
Maronite Saints who dedicated their lives to
serving God, their country and Christians
everywhere.
Tom’s service to his community and
country is also to be noted. He is involved
in Veterans rights, Rotary and Make a Wish
Foundation.
Not only dedicated to helping those in
need in this country, Tom (along with other
members of the Sahgbeen Society) is
responsible for carrying on the tradition
left to him by his father and others that
came before him. This is a group of men
that are descendants of a village in Lebanon
that raises money to continue to educate
children of all faiths in Lebanon. This
school was built by funds raised by Tom’s
father and many other benefactors. There is
also scholarship money granted to students
locally who apply for tuition assistance for
college.
Tom has remained an active member
in his class of 1953 quarterly lunches and
reunions. During his years of parenting,
Tom has been challenged with illnesses that
have threatened his own life and illnesses
that have challenged the lives of his
children. His prayers, his quiet support,
constant guidance and with Yvonne by his
side carried his family through these very
difficult times.
Toms’ years of service are far from
slowing down. He is still very active in his
insurance business with his son Tom, he is
still found running errands for the sick and
working in his church kitchen or just
lending an ear or praying with a friend.
Tom’s wish and prayers are that his
children and his sixteen grandchildren walk
in the path of our Lord, work in his various
fields and grow in stature in the Lord’s
image. What more could any man wish for?
Patrick Verderico M61
Patrick Verderico was born in Akron,
Ohio to Nick and Mary Verderico, the third
of eight children. He and his family were
members of St. Mary Parish where Pat
attended both grade school and high
school, graduating in 1961.
While a student at St. Mary High
School, he was Junior Class President,
President of the Student Council, Editor of
the Yearbook, Buckeye Boys State
Representative, Treasurer of the National
Honor Society, Co-captain of the football
team, and recipient of the Knights of
Columbus Manhood Award.
Pat graduated from The University of
Akron in 1965 with a major in Political
Science and minors in Math and Spanish.
Pat, as did his sister and brothers, worked
throughout his college years. While in
college, he enlisted in the U. S. Marine
Corps Reserve. After basic training, he
trained one weekend a month and two
weeks each summer.
After graduation, Pat joined the Peace
Corps and served as a volunteer in
Honduras, Central America, for two years.
He trained at St. Louis University, receiving
a Certificate in Latin American Studies,
followed by a month’s cultural immersion
in Puerto Rico. He spent the first year in
the rural countryside of Honduras as a
Community Developer, working with
subsistence farmers with a United Nations
backed demonstration project utilizing
fertilizers in the growing of watermelons,
beans, and corn. He organized the
community in completing the construction
of a central park, which was dedicated to
President Kennedy and inaugurated by the
U.S. Ambassador to Honduras. He then
moved to the capital, Tegucigalpa, where he
served as the National Commissioner of
Boy Scouts. He was in charge of 700 scouts
and founded many new troops. He
initiated adult leadership training programs
and served as the host of a half hour weekly
scouting radio program.
After the completion of his Peace
Corps service, Pat received a graduate
research assistantship from Pennsylvania
State University. He did research for a Ford
Foundation project studying agrarian
reform and its administration in Chile and
Peru. Pat graduated from Penn State with a
Masters Degree in Public Administration.
Pat began his business career with
Ford Motor Company in Los Angeles in
marketing, holding positions as a sales
planning analyst, assistant new car
merchandising manager, and assistant to
the general sales manager. Some highlights
of this experience were the hosting of the
South American Ford dealers, participating
in the international new car show, and
developing dealer incentive contests to help
sell new cars and trucks.
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Pat then changed his career orientation
and worked for Arthur Young & Co., a CPA
and consulting firm. He worked as an
auditor with some unusual assignments,
such as dip sticking the large Long Beach
Harbor oil tanks on New Year’s Eve and
counting sides of beef in a huge freezer to
ascertain year end inventory levels. He also
was a management consultant,
concentrating on internal control systems
for small businesses. As part of his personal
and career development, Pat attended
Northwestern University’s Graduate School
of Management for two successive summer
terms, graduating with a Certificate in the
Professional Accounting Program,
becoming a Certified Public Accountant in
California.
Joining Rockwell International, Pat
moved to their corporate headquarters in
Pittsburgh, working on the corporate
accounting staff and then transferred to the
automotive group in Detroit, as Manager of
International Finance. He traveled
extensively and prepared investment
proposals for joint ventures in Colombia
and Mexico and acquisitions in Spain,
Brazil, and the United Kingdom.
Pat continued his interest in
international operations, but now
combined it with a new high technology
focus by joining Fairchild Semiconductor at
the beginning of the rise to prominence of
Silicon Valley in San Jose, California. This
was an exciting and dynamic time with the
explosion of numerous new companies in
diverse high technology industries. Pat, as
Manager of International Finance, was
involved with the foreign subsidiaries and
affiliates, especially those of Hong Kong
and Japan, with a focus on planning and
transfer pricing.
Moving on to National Semiconductor,
Pat was an expatriate in Singapore, as
Director of Finance for the Asia Pacific
Manufacturing Operations. He was
responsible for all financial and accounting
matters for nine plants in Singapore,
Malaysia, Thailand, Hong Kong,
Philippines, Indonesia, and Australia, with
over 20,000 employees. He was promoted
to Corporate Controller, the Chief
Accounting Officer of the Corporation, and
returned to the Silicon Valley headquarters.
Pat also served as the Chairman of the
United Way Campaign and Treasurer of the
Employees’ Political Action Committee.
Expanding the scope of his experience,
Pat joined Philips Semiconductors, as Vice
President of Assembly Operations. He was
responsible for all manufacturing and test
operations at plants in the United States,
Korea, Thailand, and Philippines covering
6,000 employees. He introduced and
implemented Just-in-Time and Statistical
Process Control programs in all the plants
and installed a manufacturing control
system featuring a diagnostic cost system,
manufacturing standards, performance
measurements, and rigor in all planning
and commitments. For over seven years, he
traveled to Asia one week each month to
review performance at the plants. Pat led
the company to a recognized industry
leadership position in cost, quality,
reliability and delivery.
Pat then joined Coopers & Lybrand, an
international professional services firm, as
Partner-in-Charge, West Region
Manufacturing Consulting. Pat established
the firm in high technology consulting,
directing extended Just-in-Time
implementation engagements to three
different semiconductor manufacturers in
Malaysia, Taiwan, and Morocco.
He also led the installation of an
Activity Based Costing system for two other
semiconductor manufacturers in their
factories in the United States and their
assembly plants in Asia. Pat performed
litigation support and provided expert
consulting services for a law firm defending
a semiconductor manufacturer against the
Internal Revenue Service in a $100 million
transfer pricing case in U.S. Tax Court.
In the ensuing years, Pat continued his
career concentration in high technology
and international operations, serving as
Chief Financial Officer, Chief Operating
Officer, and Chief Executive Officer of
several high technology companies. These
firms were in various business sectors, such
as semiconductors, computer multimedia,
computer hard disk drives, and wireless
Internet network processors and software.
These companies ranged from a private
start-up company, to a small public
company to multi-billion dollar revenue
public companies. Pat’s activities included
several company restructurings and raising
capital through a $150 million debt offering
and $17 million equity offering with
venture capital investors. One successful
refinancing effort led to the sale of a
struggling company for a 20% premium in
excess of its market price.
Pat was a member of the Board of
Directors of Catalyst Semiconductor,
Integrated Packaging Assembly
Corporation, OSE USA, Inc, and Creative
Insights. He currently is serving as a
director on the Boards of Micro
Component Technology, Inc. and PLX
Technology, Inc.
Pat has spoken on various topics at
conferences and seminars sponsored by the
Institute of Management Accountants, the
American Electronics Association, the
Institute of International Research, the
Association for Manufacturing Excellence,
and the California Society of Certified
Public Accountants.
Pat is married to Roberta Laundrie, a
graduate of Akron Garfield High School,
The Ohio State University, and Santa Clara
University. They have two children, a
daughter Gail, and a son, Kent. Both Gail
and Kent are graduates of The University of
Southern California and live in Los Angeles.
Pat and Roberta live in Northern
California.
Now retired, Pat enjoys reading,
watching sports, especially football and
baseball, and cheering for all his alma
maters. Pat has rediscovered a long lost
interest in fitness and tries to exercise daily
and to live a healthy lifestyle. Roberta is
still working as a psychotherapist and Pat
is developing new skills and interest
in cooking.
As Pat reflects on the past, he marvels
that someone like himself could go from
Akron to Silicon Valley with many other
frequent U.S. and international stops along
the way. From entering college using a slide
rule and a No. 2 pencil, to working in the
most highly technical and complex sector
imaginable is, indeed, a far journey to have
traveled. Preparation was the key —
preparation that began at St. Mary High
School with a great education, great
training in work habits, discipline, and
ethics, and diverse extracurricular activities.
Pat is grateful and thankful to St. Mary
High School and the dedicated faculty,
priests, and nuns.
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Thomas John Stecz V65
Since his freshman year at St. Vincent
High School in 1961, Tom has proudly
been an active member of the
St. Vincent-St. Mary family in many
different ways – as a student, alumnus,
parent, volunteer, board member and avid
sports fan.
After graduating from St. Vincent in
1965, Tom attended The University of
Akron where he majored in accounting.
Some of his favorite college memories are
from the Friday nights each fall, which were
reserved for St. Vincent football games.
Proud of his alma mater, Tom often
brought his out-of-state fraternity brothers
with him to watch the games, and they were
amazed at the tradition and enthusiasm
generated by the high school community.
In 1969, Tom graduated from The
University of Akron, married Judy Dalaski
(St. Mary Class of 1967) and began his
professional career. Settling in the Copley
area, Tom and Judy raised five children, all
of whom attended St. Vincent-St. Mary
High School; Dan VM88, Eric VM89, Ben
VM92, Ryan VM95 and Molly VM02.
From a young age, Tom’s children were
regulars at STVM football games, awaiting
the day when they would have the
opportunity to participate in fighting Irish
football games, either as players or as
a cheerleader.
When their first child, Dan, enrolled as
a freshman in 1984, Tom and Judy
immersed themselves in STVM activities
and quickly became leaders in the school
community. Tom served on the Secondary
Education Commission (SEC) and was
chairman for several years leading up to the
school’s transition from a diocesan high
school to an independent Catholic High
School. Tom then served as a member of
the Board of Trustees for several years. Tom
and Judy were active members and officers
of the Parents Club. Together, they also
chaired Showcase, a major fundraiser for
the school, on two separate occasions.
Currently, Tom is Vice President of the
St. Vincent Booster Club, Inc. and has
served as the club’s secretary.
In addition to STVM volunteer
activities, Tom has also been active in the
Akron community. As a parishioner at
Guardian Angels in Copley, Tom has served
as a member of the parish council, a
representative of Catholic Charities, and a
Eucharistic Minister. He has also served as a
board member for the Opportunity
Industrialization Center, a volunteer at the
Akron Regional Development Board, and a
volunteer member of the Audit Committee
for the Copley Township Board of Trustees.
In addition, one of Tom’s favorite volunteer
pastimes has been as a soccer and football
coach for countless children through the
Copley Athletic Association, the Copley
Youth Football Association and the
Catholic Youth Organization (CYO).
Although his children are grown, Tom still
has the opportunity to show them a move
or two, not as their coach, but as their
teammate on an over-30 Greater Akron
Amateur Soccer Association team.
Professionally, Tom spent 12 years at
Arthur Andersen and Co., a public
accounting firm and 18 years as Corporate
Controller and Director of Information
Technology with the Standard Products
Co., an automotive parts supplier in
Cleveland, Ohio. Tom is currently the
Corporate Controller for Shiloh Industries,
Inc., also an automotive parts supplier in
Valley City, Ohio.
Now that their children have graduated
from college (two at John Carroll
University, one at The University of
Dayton, one at The University of Notre
Dame and one at The University of
Toledo), Tom and Judy still enjoy STVM
football games, without the pressure and
stress of watching their children play or
cheer. They also enjoy traveling to Chicago,
going to Notre Dame football games and
spending time with their 11 grandchildren.
Tom cherishes many memories of his
association with STVM. He has especially
enjoyed all of the great friendships he and
Judy have made, which includes many
alumni from many classes of the
St. Vincent, St. Mary, and
St. Vincent-St. Mary family.
Kevin Joseph McDonald V71
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Kevin McDonald V71 was born into
the STVM tradition. Kevin is the son of
Robert “Lefty” McDonald M43 and Marilyn
Sturmi McDonald V44. Kevin’s 2 brothers
(Bob V69 and Terry VM73) and sister,
(Maureen VM75) all attended the
high school.
Sports were the way of life growing up
in West Akron. The primary sports that
Kevin focused on were baseball and football
which he played all day long. Kevin
attended St. Sebastian Elementary School
and played football and baseball. He was
voted most valuable player in football and
also won championships in three of four
final seasons of organized baseball.
Kevin continued his education at
St. Vincent High School, graduating in 1971
after playing football and wrestling for the
Irish on the outstanding teams led by
Coach Bruce Brubach.

At The University of Akron Kevin
worked his way through school learning
new skills such as: sign painting, building
plastering, drywall, aluminum siding,
refinishing, staining and varnishing,
industrial coatings, wall coverings and
field striping, under the direction of
Robert Gesquiere, a legendary painting
and decorating tradesman at The University
of Akron Physical Facilities. Mr. Gesquiere
is the father of Irish classmate, Fred
Gesquiere V71.
Kevin’s love for sports remained and
he returned to St. Sebastian as head football
coach at age 22 assisting the athletic
director with equipment and gymnasium
care in his spare time. Kevin graduated
from The University of Akron with a degree
in Health Education in 1979 and continued
working for the University until 1990.
In 1990, Kevin started his own
painting & decorating business, “Kevin
McDonald Industries.” He is proud to have
worked on several STVM painting projects
such as the green exterior wood that
surrounds the school, the burnt-orange
corrugated wall to the school’s north side,
the front office areas and the varsity boys
locker room and coaches office as well as
the exterior field house, freshman locker
room, shower room and the Eddie Wentz
room. He enjoyed being involved in
creating the beautiful color schemes for the
school with several more projects coming
this spring.
While painting at the field house,
Kevin met Al Letta and Pete Cistone,
football team managers and began to assist
them with various team duties and helping
nearly 120 Irish footballers each year. Kevin
was ecstatic to watch nephews Tommy
VM02 and Matthew VM04 McDonald start
for the Irish in recent years. Kevin is
currently active in the Irish Booster Club,
Shamrock Society and has been a member
in the Knights of Columbus and Ancient
Order of the Hibernians.
Kevin is known for his fierce loyalty to
STVM and his hobbies include reading,
playing acoustic and electric guitar, the
New York Yankees and of course his threelegged
rottweiler “McHale,” the Irish
football team mascot.
Captain Kathleen Ann Roman Michel VM81
Kathleen Ann Roman Michel was born
in Akron, Ohio to Tom V60 and Sharon
Moore Roman M60, the second of three
children. She graduated from St. Vincent-
St. Mary High School in 1981 and then
from The Ohio State University with a
Bachelor Degree of Science in Nursing in
1985. She was commissioned an Ensign in
the U.S. Navy Nurse Corps in September
1985. Following Naval Officer
Indoctrination School in Newport, RI, she
served at the Naval Hospital, Jacksonville as
a staff nurse specializing in Intensive Care
Unit (ICU) Nursing. Subsequent tours
took her to Corpus Christi, Texas where she
worked in the ICU and Alcohol
Rehabilitation Departments and where she
also earned a Masters Degree of Arts in
Management and Resource Development
from Webster University.
In 1991 she reported to the Naval
Hospital Guam, where she worked in the
Newborn Nursery and then back to the
Ohio State University where she earned a
Masters Degree of Nursing in 1995,
specializing in care of the high risk
newborn. After graduate school, she and
her husband John (whom she met the first
day on the job in Jacksonville in 1985) were
stationed at the Naval Medical Center in
Portsmouth, Virginia where she served as
the Clinical Nurse Specialist in the
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) and
added a daughter, Parker (now 10) to her
family. In 1998 she reported to the Naval
Hospital, Bremerton, Washington, and
served as the Department Head, Maternal
Child services, and added three boys;
Griffin (now 9) and twins, Seth and Ethan
(now 7) to her family.
From 2001 to 2006, Captain Michel
was assigned to The Naval Hospital
Pensacola, Florida. During this period, her
duties included Department Head,
Maternal Child Services, Department Head,
Medical Surgical/ICU, then Acting Director
of Nursing. In 2006 she transferred back to
the Naval Hospital Jacksonville, Florida and
served as Associate Director, Medical
Services.
Concurrently from 2004 to 2007, she
was chosen to be the Specialty Advisor to
the Surgeon General for Maternal Child
and NICU Nursing, where she guided
perinatal and neonatal practices and
policies for all of Navy medicine and
participated in several patient safety
initiatives which impacted all Department
of Defense beneficiaries. During her tenure
as Specialty Leader, she initiated a Shaken
Baby Syndrome prevention program and a
perinatal pipeline training program for
nurses which are now standardized across
Navy Medicine.
In February 2007, she left for duty at
the Expeditionary Medical Facility-Kuwait,
the only coalition forces military hospital in
Kuwait. As the Director of Nursing for the
tent-hospital, she oversaw care in the
emergency room, medical/surgical unit,
mental health ward, post anesthesia care
unit, and operating rooms, and also
provided career support, and guidance to
40 military nurses in Kuwait. Continuing
her practice of serving as an Extraordinary
Minister of Holy Communion (LEM) and
lector at her stateside parishes, she quickly
completed the requirements to also serve in
that capacity in Kuwait. Her experience in
Kuwait was highlighted in the December
issue of the St. Augustine Catholic
Magazine, at http://www.staugcatholic.org
and subsequently featured at
http://www.catholicmil.org/. Despite
moving every couple of years, Captain
Michel integrates into the local parish,
having done many tasks over the years,
including, LEM, lector, and Religious
Education Teacher for elementary grades.
Soon Captain Kathleen Michel and her
family will transfer to the Great Lakes Naval
Hospital in Illinois, where she will assume
the Director of Nursing role, and assist in
planning the historical merger of the
VA/NAVY hospital, due to open in 2010.
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The STVM Alumni Association is
pleased to announce the
introduction of a new award...
2008
Irish
Crusader
Award
The St. Vincent-St. Mary Alumni Association wishes to
honor and recognize those individuals who have a
longstanding and positive relationship with St. Mary,
St. Vincent or St. Vincent-St. Mary High School.
The Irish Crusader Award has been created to recognize
those individuals who are not graduates of St. Mary,
St. Vincent or St. Vincent-St. Mary High School, but who
play an active and important role in the day-to-day running of
our school and special events. The Alumni Association
recognizes that the efforts of our non-alumni are integral to
the success of our school.
The Irish Crusader Award Recipient will be presented with
honorary alumni status and become an honorary member of
the STVM Alumni Association.
Albert Letta
Albert (Al) Letta was born in Akron,
Ohio and grew up in the North Hill area.
Al attended St. Martha Grade School and
graduated from North High School. While
at North High School, Al was a fullback on
the Football team and Honorary Captain of
the Basketball team where he earned his
varsity letters.
After High School, Al worked for
General Tire and was in the Marine Corps
Reserves. He left Akron to be stationed first
at Camp Pendleton, then Boot Camp in San
Diego, ultimately serving in Korea during
the war for close to 2 years. He then
returned to Akron and General Tire for 32
years as part of the final finish team.
Al has been married to Joann Fanody
for 55 years (April 11th) and they have 3
daughters, 7 wonderful grandchildren and 3
great-granddaughters. They currently
attend St. Bernards Church.
When Al looks back on
St. Vincent-St. Mary High School, he
remembers the call that he made to John
Cistone. Al had just retired from General
Tire and in his words “I just could not stay
at home.” Al asked John if he needed any
help and John said, “Yes, you can help Pete.”
According to Al, Pete Cistone “was the most
wonderful guy I ever met.”
Al first met Pete Cistone and John
Cistone when he was in high school.
Pete was coaching baseball at
St. Anthony along with John Zampino.
Pete and Al started working together at
STVM about 18 years ago, while John
coached the Fighting Irish Football team.
According to Al, “everyday working with
Pete was a joy!”
Ever since those first days, Al has been
helping the Fighting Irish athletic
department – initially with Football and
Basketball – and now during recent years –
Al has been a permanent fixture in the
ticket booth with Hank Mancino and
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Harold Jenkins.
When asked, what all did you do at
STVM? Al replied – “anything that needed
to be done – anything that I could do, I
helped them on.” Al has cleaned the field
house, disinfected the sporting equipment
at the end of the season, helped with
inventory and storage of the equipment
and more.
Al still attends all the sporting home
games and travels with the team to the
“away” games. He enjoys working with
Kevin McDonald.
When asked, “What is it about STVM
that made you stay?” Al responded, “I love
the teachers here. They are very good. I
love the people here. And most of all, I
really love the kids. They hooked me early
on – I keep coming back! Since my first day
here, the people have been so good to me.
The other schools may think they have the
teachers but they are wrong – the GREAT
teachers are here!”
Jerry Kelly
Professional baseball was the reason
Jerry Kelly’s parents moved to Texas and
that’s how she happened to have been born
there. Her father had signed with the
Chicago Cubs while he was attending
St. Viator College in Kankakee, Illinois, and
ended up in the Texas League.
Jerry was born in Turnertown, Texas,
the youngest of three children of Jimmy
and Angie Dalrymple. They grew up in
Kilgore, Texas where they attended grade
school, high school, and college. “I knew
from first grade that I wanted to be
involved in theatre. I was cast as the ‘lead’ in
our first grade play, ‘Little Bear’s Christmas,’
and I was Little Bear. There was only one
problem – my tail fell off just before I went
on stage, but my teacher ‘saved the day’
with a bobbie pin!”
In high school, Jerry was an active
participant! She was a cheerleader, member
of the Tri-Hi-Y Club, Assembly Committee,
Skating Club, Proficiency Club,
International Thespian Society, and was
cast in lead character roles in both her
Junior and Senior class plays. She loves
dancing and has taken dance lessons most
of her life. She admits that she still takes
out the “old tap shoes” on occasion to see if
she can “kick up her heels.” She says that
she was born with “rhythm in her bones”
and can still kick – just not as high! Jerry’s
favorite things are musicals – especially on
Broadway – and animals – especially dogs
and cats.
At Kilgore College, Jerry majored in
Speech and Drama and Business and was
chosen as “Best Actress” of the Drama
Department. Just out of high school, Jerry
was picked because of her dancing ability to
be a member of the famed Kilgore College
Rangerettes and was not required to go
through the try-out process. She was also
chosen to be a member of the Rangerette’s
“inside select group,” the Swingsters, who
are considered to be some of the best
dancers of the Rangerette line. Jerry
appeared with the Rangerettes in New York
City on the Ed Sullivan Show (“Toast of the
Town”), the Philadelphia Music Festival,
many of President Eisenhower’s
Inauguration Festivities in Washington,
D.C. (where they were introduced by John
Wayne), Soldier’s Field in Chicago, the
Senior Bowl in Mobile, Alabama, many
times at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, and
numerous other performances throughout
the country. Jerry, today, is a lifetime
member of the Rangerette Alumni Group –
Rangerettes Forever.
One summer Jerry spent her
vacation in Akron visiting relatives – the
Dalrymples – her uncle and aunt and
cousins, Jack Dalrymple V49 (now
deceased) and Joan Dalrymple Hoover V56.
While in Akron, she met Jim Kelly V50 and
in 1961 became his bride. Following their
Texas wedding and her move to Akron,
Jerry became a supporter of St. Vincent
High School and an Irish Fan! “I had no
choice in the beginning,” chuckled Jerry.
She continued, “Jim kept talking and
talking about his great high school and his
great teachers and the great education he
received and the great spirit and the great
this and the great that!” Jerry can
remember thinking that there was no high
school that could be that great! Little did
she know that it was the same high school
that would someday take over her heart.
Volunteering has always been a
part of Jerry Kelly. “My parents instilled in
us that we are here to serve others and they
set a great example for us,” Jerry
reminisced. Jerry’s daughter, Teresa VM80,
was born in 1962 and when she reached
“kindergarten age” in 1967, Jerry was one of
the room mothers at King School and from
then on, beginning with Teresa’s first grade
at St. Vincent Elementary School, Jerry
never looked back. She served as both a
Brownie and Girl Scout leader for six years,
and was both a founding and charter
member of the St. Vincent Elementary
School Parents Association, serving as its
first secretary. She volunteered in the grade
school cafeteria for 9 years, chaired many
fundraisers for the grade school and was a
certified CYO volleyball coach. She was a
member of the St. Vincent Altar Society,
serving in many capacities, including
president. A little known fact about Jerry is
that for over 35 years, she and her close
friend, Marcia Zarembka, and their crew
have decorated the St. Vincent Church altar
at Christmas and Easter time and many
have commented that the St. V altar is one
of the most beautiful in the city at those
times. Jerry was also a member of Parish
Council and belonged to Fr. Berardi’s
St. Vincent Drama Guild. Jerry has been a
member of St. Vincent Parish for nearly 47
years and, in addition, worked at
Annunciation Parish rectory as a part-time
secretary/receptionist for 22 years from
1984 to 2006. The last four years (2002 –
2006) she was the Development Director
for the parish and Annunciation – St. John
School. She helped raise $216,000 in a
gallant effort to keep the school open.
Unfortunately, the school’s doors closed in
June 2006. At their final fundraiser in
March, 2006, Ann Simmons, President of
the school PTO, said of Jerry, “I would like
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to extend a thank you to a wonderful lady
who helped us to stay focused on our
commitment to ASJ. Jerry Kelly has given
me personally, the drive and
encouragement to forge ahead. She taught
our board that “no” is unacceptable, “just
good enough” is non-existent, and “if you
are gonna do it, do it right and no turning
back!”
At Annunciation from 1982 to 1991,
Jerry performed in and was director of nine
productions - musical spoofs - written by
Fr. James Berardi, and put on by the drama
guild there known as A.C.T.O.R. (Akron
Catholic Thespians of Renown.)
Jerry began actively volunteering at
St. Vincent–St. Mary High School in 1976
when her daughter Teresa was a freshman
and has remained a volunteer for 32 years!
She began as mailing chairman, followed by
Irish Items Editor and today still proofreads
and writes articles for the school’s
monthly newsletter. She was a member of
our Board of Trustees from 1991 to 1999, a
member of our Endowment Board since
1984 (currently serving as secretary), a
member of SEC (Secondary Education
Commission), first serving a six-year term
and now as School Volunteer Coordinator,
a Parents’ Club member since 1976, Athletic
Booster Club and 200 Club member and
former chairman of the Hall of Fame
Committee. She has worked on many
fundraisers for Parents’ Club, Athletic
Boosters, and the school, including chairing
Showcase in 1998, and co-chairing with
Jennifer Ringer in 2007 and upcoming
2008. She was a member of the committee
that wrote our school’s Mission Statement.
Jerry answers the phone in the front office
two or three days a week or helps wherever
else there is a need. She established the Jim
Kelly Memorial Scholarship of the
Endowment Fund in early 1989 and has
helped at least 88 incoming Freshmen with
scholarship assistance since that time. She
hosts the Jim Kelly Memorial Scholarship
Reverse Raffle every year. She is a member
of the Shamrock Society, a member of the
steering committee of our Capital
Campaign, and a member of Boarman
Backers, recently donating $25,000 for
naming rights to our stadium press box to
honor the memory of her late husband Jim
Kelly V50. It is no wonder that Jerry was
selected as the STVM Volunteer of the Year
for the Cleveland Diocese Southern Region
in both 1991 and 1997.
There isn’t a whole lot that Jerry Kelly
hasn’t done for St. Vincent–St. Mary High
School and it’s all for the love of the Irish!
Jerry was fortunate to have been able to
experience the Eddie Wentz era, the John
Cistone era, and now the Dan Boarman era
as he carries on the tradition. She knows
the old St. V spirit and she knows the new
STVM spirit. She knows it is a feeling deep
down in your heart and that you have to be
willing to give and to serve, for that is
where the real Irish joy is – in serving
others. Although Jerry wouldn’t trade her
Texas friends or “growing up years” in Texas
for anything, she has developed a true love
for STVM.
Hank Mancino
Hank Mancino is a lifelong resident of
the Akron area. He grew up in Akron’s
North Hill and graduated from North High
School. He entered basic training in the
Army at Ft. Barkely, Texas, before being
volunteered to drive troops to locations
throughout the United States by
Greyhound Bus. After WWII, he joined
Ohio Edison in a career that spanned 45
years. Later, he attended The University
of Akron.
As a claims investigator for Ohio
Edison, Hank traveled all of Ohio,
Pennsylvania, and West Virginia working
with landowners to compensate them for
damages caused during construction of
power lines. He made many friends and
always brought home fresh fruit and
vegetables from grateful farmers. As a
special assignment, Hank was also
responsible for the employee driver’s
training for Ohio Edison. To drive a
company car, every person had to be
trained and tested by Hank. During this
time, he also served as Chairman of the
Ohio Edison Credit Union and President of
the Akron Claims Association.
Volunteer work has always been a part
of Hank’s life. In the 1960’s, Hank began
volunteering at St. Vincent High School
under Coach Eddie Wentz as the official
timer for both football and basketball
games. This work led to driving the team
bus for the away games under John Cistone
and Ned Endress, football and basketball
coaches for STVM.
Soon Hank turned his efforts to the
rebuilding of Green Street Stadium. He
made sure the football field had new lights
and a new press box. Later, he worked on
building a medical training center and
painting and rebuilding all of the lockers
for the football team.
Not to slight any other team, Hank
worked on rebuilding, painting and
installing bleachers and another medical
training room for the basketball team. He
also helped to rebuild the softball field
installing new fencing and a new backstop.
Away for STVM, Hank volunteered as
the radio announcer for the Akron Vulcan’s,
a semi-professional football team. He also
worked diligently at Camp Christopher for
many years, served as a coach and
timer/scorer for CYO and volunteered for
the PGA Golf Tournament and the Akron
Soap Box Derby. He also served as an
official timer for The University of Akron
basketball games for many years.
As a member of the Shamrock Society,
Boarman Backers, STVM Hall of Fame and
Athletic Boosters, Hank is still deeply
involved at STVM. You can always find him
at every STVM football, basketball,
volleyball game and wrestling match selling
and taking tickets. Hank has enjoyed the
time in the ticket booth with the late Pete
Cistone, the late Jim Kelly, the late Dave
Wiolland, Mary Howard, Dick Lang,
Harold Jenkins, Al Letta, Kevin McDonald
and now Hank’s son, Tom, has joined the
ticket booth team during football and
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asketball season. Hank is thankful to Jerry
Chase for his confidence in him.
Appropriately, the ticket booth at Green
Street Stadium has been named in his
honor. Hank likes to stay busy and even
ushers on Saturday evening at the
5:30 p.m. Mass.
In 1995, Hank was selected as the
STVM Volunteer of the Year for the
Cleveland Diocese. STVM has been the
lucky recipient of his time and talents.
Hank still enjoys traveling. After
visiting every state in the nation and many
foreign countries, he now limits his driving
to Cadillacs and Saabs — delivering cars
for Dave Towell Cadillac.
Hank married the former Barbara
Oreolt, a graduate of Sacred Heart Academy
in Akron, and had a family of four children
– Barbara, Bob, Tom and Beth (deceased).
The family has grown to include nine
grandchildren – Jennifer, Scott, Bruce, Ben,
Kate, Katlin, Steven, Brook & Tim as well as
three great-grandchildren. Several family
members are graduates of STVM.
Those who dare to fail miserably can
achieve greatly.
John F. Kennedy
The Fr. Thomas F. Mahar
Outstanding Alumni Awards Banquet
Thursday, April 24, 2008 at 6:00 p.m.
at Tangier Restaurant
$30.00 per person
6:00 p.m. Cash Bar / 7:00 p.m. Dinner
Make Your Reservation
Name(s)
❑ Will attend ❑ Will not attend
❑ $100 Patron
Publish donor name as:
❑ Scholarship Gift:
In honor of:
Total enclosed:
RSVP by April 17, 2008
Mail to: St. Vincent-St. Mary High School,
Mahar Banquet c/o Kathy Holaday
15 N. Maple St. Akron, OH 44303
Unable to join us?
Mail letters of congratulations for the honorees to the
Alumni Office. They will be delivered at the awards ceremony.
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School News
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Classes in Arabic and
Chinese Offered
St. Vincent-St. Mary High School sophomores, juniors, or
seniors have the opportunity to earn honors weighted high
school credit as well as college semester hours by participating
in a grant funded program sponsored by The University
of Akron.
Classes in Beginning Arabic or Chinese will be on-campus
offerings that will be grant funded though 2009 and therefore
be offered at no cost (including books) to participating
students.
Beginning classes in each language are worth 4 credit hours.
Therefore, participating students will attend The University of
Akron, 4 days per week and complete all University
assignments and requirements in order to earn high
school/college credit for the course. Each succeeding level of
the course will be offered on a semester basis.
To be eligible, St. Vincent-St. Mary students will have a 3.2
GPA or higher, will have excellent grades in their current
foreign language, and will have a recommendation from their
current teacher to participate in the program.
Ski Club Off to
Great Start
Joanne Zaratsian, Ski Club Advisor reports….
The newly establish STVM Ski Club is off to a great start!
On Wednesday, January 23rd, we boarded the bus with 40
people for the first ski club run. All students received lessons
and many were taking to the slopes for the very first time. As
the night progressed, many students decided to head for the
bigger hills! Also, a “great job” goes to the students – they were
complimented with outstanding remarks from the Boston
Mills Ski Resort staff.
We are so lucky to have had such an overwhelming response
to this new club! The bus is full for this year’s Ski Club but if
you are interested in next season – please contact Joanne
Zaratsian, Ski Club Advisor jzaratsian@stvm.com or call 330-
253-9113 extension 112. We would like to have 2 buses next
season (80 students) and we are tentatively planning for an
overnight ski trip to New York.
Keara Walsh VM07
Shares Expeience
Keara Walsh VM07, studied Spanish all four years at STVM.
She recently visited with the STVM students taking Spanish to
talk about her summer in Costa Rica. Keara prepared for her
trip through Amigos de Las Americas organization during her
senior year, attending weekly meetings for training during the
2006-2007 school year. She spent most of her summer
working with children in an impoverished town where she
lived with a local family. While in Costa Rica she helped to
plan activities to develop leadership with the local youth and
accomplished this in Spanish only! She shared many of her
experiences both good and bad but reflected nostalgically on
the bond that formed between her and her host family whom
she wishes to visit again some day. Keara also distributed
children's Spanish books like “Dora the Explorer” to the school
in her community that were donated by students in the STVM
Spanish classes last year.
Books for the
Bahamas
The STVM National Honor Society sponsored its second
annual “Books for the Bahamas” Project. The final tally for the
"Books for the Bahamas" drive has been calculated. This year
students and staff donated a total of 1184 books. These books
were sent to Andros Island in the Bahamas to help stock
elementary school libraries.

School News
Michael David
Kovarik VM08
Selected
Congratulations to
Michael David Kovarik
VM08 selected as American
Council of Teachers of
Russian (ACTR) Russian
Scholar Laureates for 2007.
Michael was featured in the
Fall 2007 issue of the ACTR
Letter magazine as one of
the 57 select group of
Russian students.
Ohio Magazine
Honors
“Teachers of
Excellence”
Once again this year, five
of our STVM teachers will
receive special recognition in
the April 2008 issue of Ohio
Magazine as “Teachers of
Excellence” in a Private High
School. The April 2008 issue
will recognize Gerard Neary,
Joanna Beyeler, Jen
McElhaney, Anne Bickett
and Brian Campbell as
teachers “who are making a
difference and contributing
to Ohio’s commitment in
achieving Excellence in
Education.” These five
honorees join Grace
Gorman, Lorrie Haddox,
Maureen Harrigal, Marcia
Korllos and Rita Lancianese
who were recipients in 2007.
Congratulations!
STVM Sweeps
Bridge Building
Contest
STVM students won all the
awards at the Bridge Building
contest that was held
Saturday, February 17 at The
University of Akron. The
contest is organized by the
local chapter of the American
Society of Civil Engineers. 84
high school students
participated from schools
throughout Northeast Ohio.
Last year our students won
the strength competition, this
year we won strength and
aesthetics. Matt Gaydos won
for the best looking bridge. It
was said that it was rare for a
truss bridge to win for
aesthetics. Nat Simonetti won
the strength contest. Matt
Schwenning took second and
Kyle Sickels came in third.
The following students
placed among the first 15 –
Matt Gaydos, Michael
Kovarik, Isaac Cabe, Joey
Miller, Ryan Porcellato and
John Roth. Congratulations
to all!
Making preparations for STVM Student Art Show
STVM Student Art
Pieces Advance in
Competition
STVM sets new winning record at Northeast Central Ohio
Scholastic Art Competition.
From over 3,500 entries, ten STVM student artists earned
recognition for their original designs in the 2008 Northeast
Central Ohio Scholastic Art Competition. This year’s results
represent the greatest number of winners in our school’s
history! The Scholastic Art Awards are the largest, longest
running and most prestigious recognition program for creative
young people in the United States. All silver and gold key art
work were on display January 16 through February 9 at the
Campus Center and the Fine Arts Building of Kent State
University Stark Campus. The award ceremony honored the
accomplishments of our students on January 26, 2008. The
gold key winners will advance to the national level and have
their works displayed in Washington D.C.
Gold Key
Tony Dolan, Senior
Brendan Quine, Junior
Silver Key
Lindsey Stanek, Sophomore
Ellen Rochford, Freshman
Rachel Munka, Junior
Nikki La Rose, Senior
Courtney Kovach,
Sophomore
Honorable Mention Class
Whitney Porter, Junior
Allie Beck, Senior
Bryenna Ligas, Senior
Tony Dolan, Senior
Congratulations to all these
artists and to STVM Art
Teacher Rita Lancianese!
STVM Bridge Builders
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Athletic News
Fall 2007
Sports Recap
Fall sports certainly added an air of excitement to the
St. Vincent–St. Mary community with so many of our teams
and athletes doing well and adding to the outstanding
traditions of Fighting Irish sports lore. We would like to thank
and congratulate the coaches and athletes that brought all of
the excitement and notoriety to the Irish community through
their athletic endeavors this year.
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Football
The football team led by veteran alumni Head Coach, Dan
Boarman V70, finished the regular season with a record of 8-2
and a spot in the playoffs. One highlight of the football season
would be the annual STVM game at the Rubber Bowl. STVM
33 – Hoban 28! Need we say anymore? The only losses
ruining a perfect season were to Cardinal Mooney in a come
from behind heartbreaker for the Irish and an overtime loss in
the season ending game with Ursuline. The playoffs started
well as the Irish beat a fine Perry team from Lake County but
then the season ended with a second loss to an outstanding
Cardinal Mooney team. Seniors Carnell Evans, Roger Wilson,
Andrew Destefano, Matt Oliverio, and Brandon Jefferys
provided the offensive heroics while Mike Shaeffer, Ben
Bertsch, Kevin Saunders, Frank Laury, and Nick Thomas were
leaders on the defense. Senior Igor Ilibasic brought his
powerful leg over from the soccer team to make our kicking
game one of the best in Northeast Ohio. Kevin Saunders was
named one of the “Best of the Best” garnering the highest
honors for football that the Plain Dealer gives to high school
athletes. Currently, Nick Thomas has signed his letter of
intent and will attend Wayne State University while several
others haven’t yet chosen the schools where they will continue
their academic and athletic careers. A list of the team awards is
as follows:
Captains Award: Matt Oliverio, Kevin Saunders,
Nick Thomas, and Andrew Destefano
Best Wide Receiver: Todd Culver
Best Back: Carnell Evans
Fred Maglio Award — Best Offensive Lineman:
Andrew Destefano, Matt Oliverio
Best Linebacker: Nick Thomas, Harvie Tuck IV
Frank Mancini — Best Defensive Lineman:
Mike Shaeffer, Ben Bertsch
Best Defensive Back: Frank Laury
Jim Horrigan Memorial Award — Special Teams Player:
Igor Ilibasic
Monsignor John J. Scullen Award — Most Improved:
Nate Nasrallah, Garrett Wilcox
John Cistone Award — Most Valuable Defensive Player:
Kevin Saunders
Eddie Wentz Award — Most Valuable Offensive Player:
Roger Wilson

Athletic News
“Red” Fassnacht Award — Scout Team Player: Cash Culver,
Dominique Mitchell, Brian Foster
Lifter of the Year: Kevin Kozlowski, Rhys Edwards
Cross Country
Senior Colleen Conrad once again led the runners with
some outstanding outings culminating with her efforts leading
her to All Ohio standing at the state meet. Colleen has finished
a brilliant running career for the cross country girls’ team and
bright promise for the future was shown by the efforts of
Maria Arnone, a freshman, who showed great promise along
with Jessica Durbin. It will not be long before the boys will be
sending more of our runners to Scioto Downs in Columbus
for the state meet in the near future. Dan Lancianese, a veteran
coach will bring his young runners along to continue the fine
tradition of St. Vincent–St. Mary cross country success. Tyler
Tomazic led the team as Most Valuable Runner while Ian
Walsh was the Most Promising Newcomer, Jacob Swords -
Most Improved, and Brian Raglow - Most Dedicated.
Boys Soccer
New head coach John Stavros led the Irish to a good season
before bowing out in the District Tournament to a very good
Highland team. Igor Ilibasic provided the offensive punch (in
addition to his football heroics) and the defense kept
opponents scoring to a minimum. Bryan McCausland,
graduating senior, has indicated he will be signing a letter of
intent with Division II Ashland University, while several others
are considering other colleges from various divisions that are
courting them. The future is bright for our young men as they
return several starters to continue the fine soccer tradition at
St. Vincent–St. Mary.
Girls Soccer
Change is in the air as veteran coach Don Haddox retired
from coaching the girls’ team. Coach Haddox had an
outstanding end to his coaching career at St. Vincent–St. Mary
as he won several well deserved awards. Coach Haddox was
named Coach of the Year by the Akron Touchdown Club,
League Coach of the Year, District Coach of the Year, Greater
Akron Coach of the Year, and State Coach of the Year in
Division II. Mari O’Neill, team MVP was named to the All
District Team along with Amanda Olszewski and Eleanor
Sovacool. Amanda, an outstanding goalie (10 shutouts),
garnered All State honors in this, her junior year. Mari and
Amanda were named Beacon Journal All Stars while Mari and
Eleanor were joined by Cassandra Manna, Natalie Freiss and
Shannon Phillips being named to the Senior All Star Team.
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The girls, led offensively by leading scorer Lauren Kennerly
finished at 10-7-2 bowing out of the tournament in a hard
fought 2-1 loss to Chippewa. They did, however, win their 9th
Tri-County Soccer League title in the past 11 seasons. Thanks
to Coach Haddox for his years of mentoring our soccer
players, not only on the field, but in many of their other
endeavors as well. The new mentor of the girls soccer program
is Santosh Kanakkanatt who will be ably assisted by current
assistant coach Kathleen Vass. Congratulations to the girls, and
“Thank You and Best of Luck” to Coach Haddox.
Girls Tennis
Veteran Coach Jim Hollenak gave Captains Awards to Alex
Ballard and Kelsey Lecerf, Most Improved to Natalie Winer,
Rookie of the Year to Taylor Wedlake, the Coach’s Award to
Caroline Bennett, and the MVP award was shared by Alex
Ballard and Kelsey Lecerf who also had the most wins.
Highlights of the season were wins over Hoban and the entire
team advancing to district play. With the return of Tabitha
Simpson (knee injury) and the showing of the underclassmen
led by newcomer Taylor Wedlake, the girls tennis future is
very bright.
Kristen Berzonsky, Leah Cistone, Elizabeth Conlon, Elizabeth
Hoffman, Kelly Schaffer, and Rachel Wojtowicz.
Team Spirit Award went to Kristen Berzonsky;
Best Offense went to Middle Hitter Jessica Bridenthal;
Team M.V.P. went to All-Around player Leah Cistone.
Twenty-Five girls in the Volleyball program were honor
roll students.
Junior, Jessica Bridenthal was named to the First Team All-
District for District III and the Beacon Journal. Jessica and
Coach Mary Howard were honored with Touchdown
Club Awards.
Wrestling
New head coach Joe Retherford has worked the small
number of wrestlers into a competitive group. Team leaders
entering the February 2008 sectional tournament were veteran
wrestlers Darren Tate, Zak Vargo, and Nate Nasrallah.
Promising youngsters have Brian Cresswell and Carlos Lugo
slightly ahead of the others as we enter into the tournament
phase of our winter sports. Good luck wrestlers!
Boys Golf
New coach John Grimm was pleasantly surprised as
sophomore Jack Uecker played through the District and
Regional and qualified for the State Tournament. The team
will lose seniors David Podrasky and team captain Randy Bye
who provided leadership as well as low scores but with Jack,
Chris Domer and James Lloyd returning along with some
promising JV’s, next year’s team looks very promising.
Congratulations Jack on a great sophomore season!
Girls Golf
New to the scene here at St. Vincent–St. Mary was our first
girls golf team. Coach Mike Bittner and John Noethan worked
hard to form the first ever team which finished with some
surprising victories. The young ladies are looking to improve
and add to their numbers as we hope our new program grows
both in interest and stature in girls golf competition.
Volleyball
The 2007 Volleyball team went above and beyond
expectations. The team finished with a 22-4 season record
with wins over Hoban, West Holmes, and Tallmadge. The
season ended in a well played match at the District Final at
Canton South. The team was led by 6 Senior Captains...
STVM Football Team Captains accept Sportsmanship Award
STVM Receives
Sportsmanship Award
St. Vincent-St. Mary has received the Sportsmanship Award
from the Portage and Summit County Football Official
Association.We were selected out of 44 schools to receive this
award. Criteria for the award included: Team Attitude,
Coaches' Attitudes, Crowd Attitude, Team's Attitude towards
Opponents, Treatment of Officials, and Accommodations
for Officials.
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STVM
Bookstore
News
Stop in at the bookstore and mention
that you are an alum and receive $5.00
off any purchase of $20.00 or more from
now until April 30, 2008.
New items and Featured
Favorites include:
> Embroidered crewneck
sweatshirts
> Monogrammed golf jackets
> Extra large golf umbrellas
Buy Me Some
Peanuts & Cracker Jack
Coach Tony Esola reports….
That’s right! Take me out to the ball game.
That will be the theme on the weekend of
April 18th and April 19th 2008.
Head Baseball Coach Tony Esola is excited
to announce that the Fighting Irish baseball
team will play their rival, Hoban High
School, on Friday, April 18, 2008 at Canal
Park at 7:30 p.m. Admission is FREE!
Here’s the big news... on Saturday, April
19th, the team will travel to Cleveland to play
Berea High School in the Cleveland Indians
Charities “Hardball Classic” at Progressive
Field. Time of the game 3:00 p.m. The
admission will be only $5.00 dollars and
available at the STVM Bookstore. All tickets
will be sold prior to the big weekend.
St. Vincent-St. Mary is also hosting “A Day
at Progressive Field” on Sunday, May 25,
2008, when the Cleveland Indians will host
the Texas Rangers. A limited number of
Upper Box seats, regularly priced at $20, have
been reserved for STVM and will be available
for a discounted price of $15 at the STVM
Bookstore. Please check the STVM website
for more information.
Mark your calendars today and come out
and Root, Root, Root for the Home Team!
Plus we have great private label caps in
stock as well as fleece jackets and much
more!
Please visit our store or shop on-line
at the www.stvm.com. Bookstore —
Alumni Store section.
Check out all
Irish Sports
schedules online at:
www.stvm.com
Caroline Bennett VM10 and Jesse Neumann
VM11 model the latest STVM fashions
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Dear Parents of STVM Graduates,
We are pleased to mail this Alumni
Connection magazine to your
household. If you would prefer that
your STVM graduate receives a
copy of this magazine, please
return the enclosed postcard with
the STVM graduate's updated
address. Indicate if you would like
to remain on our mailing list so that
future magazines can be also
mailed to your attention. Thank
you for your past support and for
your assistance in keeping our
records accurate and up-to-date.
Please do not hesitate to contact
Kathy Holaday at 330-253-9113
ext. 120 if you should require
further assistance.
COME HOME
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September 26, 2008
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