Spring 2003 - Fenwick High School

2003 St. Martin de Porres Award
to John Cahill, M.D. ’72
For almost two decades, Dr. John Cahill has
been making a difference in the lives of
heart patients. As a cardiologist with
Midwest Heart Specialists in Elmhurst,
Illinois, he is involved in interventional
cardiology, which includes angiograms and
angioplasty, and also participates in
research designed to improve the outcome
of heart patients through new devices and
medications. He is also the former
President of the Medical Staff at Elmhurst Memorial Hospital.
After graduating from Fenwick, John attended Yale
University and then Loyola Stritch School of Medicine. He
completed a residency in internal medicine and a fellowship
in cardiovascular diseases at Loyola.
He is the sixth medical professional to receive the St. Martin
de Porres Award for Meritorious Service to the Medical
Profession. Previous honorees include: Leonard Vertuno,
M.D. ’57; Richard A. Prinz, M.D. ’64; Gerard Aranha, M.D.;
Joseph Kerwin, M.D. ’49; and Joseph Mejia, M.D.
CLASS NOTES
CLASS OF 1948
Bradenton, Florida
GEORGE BLAKE has written a new
book: The Lemming Disaster.
CLASS OF 1956
Lady Lake, Florida
MICHAEL FRANCIS retired from
AT&T and now serves as Mayor of
Lady Lake.
Norman Oklahoma
BOB KOPECKY retired from the
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
where he was an aviation safety
inspector. In 1990, he also retired as
Colonel in the U.S. Army Reserve
after 30 years of service. He and wife
Paula plan to travel, especially to see
their grandchildren in Las Vegas.
CLASS OF 1961
Fayetteville, Arkansas
After a successful career with Xerox,
ROBERT HARTNEY retired to the
Ozarks with his wife Nancy. Now he
works for the U.S. Postal Service
and tours the Ozarks on his
Harley Davidson.
ALUMNI/AE NEWS
CLASS OF 1972
Waukegan, Illinois
DAN HIRSCH earned a degree in
civil engineering from University of
Illinois in 1977 and an MBA from
University of Chicago in 1986. With
career experience gained at
Underwriter’s Laboratories, United
Conveyor, and Westinghouse
Electric, he started his own consulting
business in 1998. He has two sons,
born in 1978 and 1987.
CLASS OF 1976
Cincinnati, Ohio
CONRAD KOLIS and his wife have
seven children, the youngest born in
February 2002. Conrad is a project
manager for Convergys Corporation
and also a deacon in the Archdiocese
of Cincinnati. He received preaching
faculties last summer after completing
a one-year internship.
CLASS OF 1978
Chicago, Illinois
JOE CAVANAGH has opened Red
Rose Music – Chicago, a specialized
audio, video and home theater store
located at 672 N. Wells in Chicago.
Joe invites you to mention Fenwick
and receive a 10% discount on your
system.
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2003 Accipiter Award to
Thomas H. Morsch ‘49
May 9 - Union League Club of Chicago
Tom Morsch, winner of the 2003 Accipiter
Award for Meritorious Service to the Legal
Profession, says that he has greatly enjoyed
his long private law practice. What has
brought him even more satisfaction through
the years is his pro-bono work for clients who
are disadvantaged or the objects of
discrimination. He also encouraged other
lawyers to do the same.
Now a successor with the Northwestern University School of
Law, the encouragement starts earlier; his audience is at the
very beginning of their legal careers. Tom also leads the Small
Business Opportunity Center at Northwestern, where students
(with Tom’s guidance) provide legal services to start-ups and
not-for-profit companies.
After Fenwick, Tom graduated from University of Notre Dame
and earned his law degree from Northwestern. He began his
career in 1955 with Liebman, Williams, Bennett, Baird & Minow
in Chicago and from 1972 to 1997 was a partner with Sidley &
Austin. His many honors include the Chicago Legal Clinic,
Cardinal Bernadin Award in 1999 and the Public Interest Law
Initiative, Special Pro Bono Recognition Award, also in 1999.
Thanks to the Class of 1952
In honor of their
Golden Anniversary in
2002, members of the
class of 1952 have
enhanced the entrance
from the parking lot at
the south side of the
school. This entrance is
used by students and most guests who attend special events.
Additional plans are for a large cross, a formal portrait of
Bishop Dominic Fenwick, and banners depicting the four pillars
of Dominican Life (prayer, study, community, and service).
For the Love of the Game
The “Monday AM
Golf Group” plays
under all weather
conditions, from
April through
November, at
Timber Trails Golf
Course in Indian
Head Park. Five of
the nearly 30
people (mostly Fenwick alums) who play are (left to right):
John Dwyer ’50, Dick Dunne ’48, Glenn Brooker ’46,
Bill Cowhey ’44, and Frank Gibbons ’44.
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