Being Xaverian - Our Lady of Good Counsel High School

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1964
After graduating from Good Counsel in 1964, Dr. paul
corcoran earned his bachelor’s degree from the
University of Maryland and then went on to graduate
from the University of Maryland Dental School. Since 1980,
Paul has been practicing dentistry and serving on the
medical staff at the hospital in Vail, Colorado. He is also
a published dental author. Paul and his wife, Jean, enjoy
the mountains and endurance athletics. He looks forward
to reconnecting with his classmates from the class of 1964
as they approach their 50th reunion.
1965
Larry Troan worked for IBM for 33
years before retiring and starting
with Red Hat. He has been at Red
Hat for over 10 years. Larry and his
wife visited Maui and Molokai with
one of their sons, daughter-in-law
and three grandchildren in July.
The picture is from the top of the
Haleakala Crater on Maui.
David pollock has worked for Catholic Charities DC since
1996 as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker. He started as a
Program Manager of Bethesda House, a homeless shelter
for adult men with a chronic mental illness. In June 2011,
David became a clinical manager at another Catholic
Charities program, Anchor Mental Health in Washington,
DC. He supervises 10 social workers who work with adults
with a chronic mental illness. On November 30, David
retired from Catholic Charities and continues as a
part-time psychotherapist. The Catholic moral values
of giving shelter to the homeless, feeding the hungry,
clothing the naked and assisting those in jail were
instrumental in his eventual career decision to enter the
field of social work
1966
cliff Brown was inducted into the Our Lady of Good
Counsel Athletic Hall of Fame in October 2012. Cliff was
also named one of six finalists for Field and Stream
Magazine’s “Heroes of Conservation.” Cliff founded the
Maryland Wood Duck Initiative to rehab and maintain
almost 1800 nesting structures on 85 wetland sites
across the Chesapeake Bay area. There are two videos
created by Cliff, which can be viewed at
www.fieldandstream.com/heroes/videos.
1970
Bill Brown and his wife lived and worked in Venezuela
from 1977-1993, first with Maryknoll as Lay Missioners,
and later they worked independently with non-profits in
the area of communication and peace education with
community groups. In 1993, they returned to the
Baltimore area, and Bill has been working in education.
Since 1995, he has been teaching Spanish at the Institute
of Notre Dame, which coincidentally is where Dr. Gail
Donahue came on board as principal after her successful
tenure as the director of staff development at GC. Bill
also collaborates with EBLO (Education Based Latino
Outreach), an organization which works in Baltimore's
Latino community. He has a radio program, "Fiesta
Musical," featuring classic salsa and Latin jazz. To listen to
his program, tune in on Tuesday evenings from 8:30 PM
until midnight on Morgan State University Public Radio,
WEAA 88.9 FM, or live stream the program at
www.weaa.org.
1972
mark Ramsey and his wife, Margo, recently became the
grandparents of Emma Ramsey, who was born on
September 21, 2012. Mark’s son, Steven, and his wife,
Ashley, are the proud parents.
1976
Members from the Class of 1976 gathered in early
December for their annual Christmas get-together at the
Knights of Columbus, Rosensteel in Silver Spring, MD.
1979
Dan Keusal just celebrated his 20th year in private
practice as a psychotherapist.
1981
stan spottswood has recently released a professional CD
of sacred, choral songs. The 14 song collection is entitled,
“Hallelujah to the King” and will be available through all
the available digital outlets, including iTunes. CDs are also
available for sale at the GC Campus Store. (See related
story, page 33.)
1982
Edward schreier graduated from the University of
Maryland with a B.A. Degree in criminal justice. He joined
the Ocean City Police Department in 1989. Edward was
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