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REGIS
alumni news
Validating the Vision
President’s Report
James E. Buggy
Vice President for Development
Tina Throckmorton
Annual Fund Director
John W. Prael, Jr. ‘63
Alumni Director
Edward Stenger ‘02
Alumni Communications Director
Jennifer Reeder
Executive Assistant
Chelsea Glickfield
Database Manager
Thomas A. Hein ‘99
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Validating the Vision: President’s Report
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A Pilgrimage for Our Children’s Future
Regis News & Notes
Deo Et MTA
Regis and China
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When there are so few schools
that attempt the Regis mission
of an all-scholarship, leadership
education for the academically
gifted, a legitimate question is
how we measure our success.
While we have an absolute charter
from the Board of Regents of the
University of the State of New
York, we do not participate in the
Regents testing program. Without
boasting, the scores our students
achieve on standardized tests,
beginning with our own entrance exam and running through
Advanced Placement exams and the SATs are already among
the highest in the nation. We would expect that from the
kind of student we attract. Similarly, all of our students go
to college, and the colleges they attend are among the most
competitive in the country. It could be easy to become a bit
complacent and self-congratulatory. All schools need to avoid
the former; at Regis there might be more of a temptation to
the latter. In fact, our ongoing self-assessment is both holistic
and comprehensive.
This April Regis will finish a year and a half-long process for
re-accreditation by the Commission on Secondary Schools
of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools.
We have been a member of the Association since 1929,
shortly after it began itself in 1921. The accreditation process
occurs every ten years. The process began with our choice
of an instrument for evaluation, “Reflections on Standards
of Quality: A Comprehensive Curriculum Based Self-Study
Guide.” This 260 page guidebook established the rationale
for a large number of school committees to evaluate every
program at the school from each academic department,
through areas such as Finance, Governance, and Health and
Safety. Committees have been meeting since the fall of 2005
to prepare reports for the accreditation visit. The next-to-last
version of the book of reports runs to some 918 pages! Each
area of the school is examined in light of data collected from a
community wide survey (including recent alumni and parents),
a review of the goals of a particular program or department,
a test of the program against our mission statement, and an
assessment of strengths and accomplishments. Based on that
reflection, each report notes areas that need to be addressed
and three to five “action steps” for the next five years.
A Steering Committee, chaired by Dr, Ralph Nofi, our school
psychologist, coordinated all of these efforts and worked
closely with the final and essential School Improvement Plans
Committee. This last Committee was charged with reviewing
the whole of our self study and identifying the school-wide
goals we will address in a systematic way for the next five
years, until our “mid-accreditation review.” The areas we have
determined to address are: 1) to establish a regular review
and assessment of standing programs, 2) to strengthen our
students’ Catholic identity in light of the “religious” goal of our
Profile of the Regis Student at Graduation, 3) to improve the
collection, analysis, and communication of data throughout
the building, and 4) to expand the skills and behaviors that
characterize students as “independent learners.” While any
one of these goals might sound somewhat vague, each has
anywhere between seven and 15 action steps, with time-lines,
responsibilities, and outcomes for accountability.
All of this work comes to fruition from 24-27 April when
we welcome a “Validation Team” of 12 visitors from the
Commission. They will be chaired by Br. James Butler, FSC,
who is a member of the Christian Brothers Leadership Team
responsible for their secondary schools. As the name implies,
their days of visiting classes, meeting as many members of
the community as possible, and reflecting on our reports has
as its goal the “validation” of our self-review. In particular, they
will look to see that our mission is clear and coherent, that we
respond appropriately to its challenges, and that we have real
and realistic plans for growth in the coming years. There is
no doubt that we will be re-accredited as always. The team’s
report, though, will give constructive support and criticism of
our self-measures of success and our future hopes.
While the whole process is a bit grueling for the Regis
community, the benefits of ongoing reflection and amendment
are lessons that lie at the heart of Ignatian Spirituality and the
educational enterprise. So, please know there’s no “resting
on our laurels” here at the school! Enjoy the rest of this issue
of the RAN, and thank you for your ongoing support of our
vision and mission.
Philip Judge, S.J.

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A Letter from the
Regis Alumni Board
In less than a full year’s worth of
meetings, the tack that the Alumni
Board is taking in service of our
fellow Regians is becoming apparent.
Our meetings primarily cover those
social events, outreach and volunteer
efforts that speak to the experience of
being “men for others” long after our
graduation from Regis. We’ve tended,
thus far, to confine our discussion to
practical concerns of planning and
outreach over the coming few quarters.
It is in this vein that we have covered
so much ground already in reshaping and lending our support to a
number of events.
In an effort to help continue the intellectual connection of alumni
to Regis, the Board will make a concerted effort to advertise “The
Classroom Revisited” at Regis on April 21st. Participants will be able
to choose a few courses from among 20 offerings by Regis faculty
and alumni across a variety of fields including foreign language,
film, theology, etc.
Additionally, at the urging of the Board, the Alumni office continues
to gather reading lists and syllabi for a sampling of current courses
offered to Regis students for posting to the alumni section of the
website. These materials will give some insight into the evolving
subject matter making up the Regis curriculum, and may also serve
to spark interest in the texts being studied. Further, the Alumni
Board has advised Regis to have its technology staff determine the
feasibility of adding capability to the website for alumni to post their
literary and academic work of interest for public viewing.
The next “Beyond the Quad” program, featuring Regians in the
entertainment industry, will take place in Los Angeles on April
17th. Though the event is not open to the public, the minutes will
be subsequently submitted for publication in the RAN. We welcome
suggestions for future topics to be addressed in the “Beyond the
Quad” series.
Early board discussions of a possible retreat program for alumni
have taken root. Planning is underway for a “Day of Reflection.”
Fr. Mike Holleran ’67, Fr. Judge ‘80, Tom Hickey ’53, and Bernie
Kilkelly ’78 are working together on the event which will focus on
Adult Christianity. We expect the retreat to occur on a Saturday in
September after Labor Day. The day will run from about 9am to 3pm
and be comprised of a general session and guest speaker followed
by smaller, break-out groups in the afternoon. Each small group will
be lead by a priest or other qualified individual and focus on any
of several possible topics including: family issues, bereavement,
estrangement from the church, etc. The board welcomes ideas for
future retreat topics.
With respect to existing, annual events, the Golden Owls event
will continue this year in its usual, mass and brunch format. We
anticipate having a greater time period between the Golden Owls
and this year’s 50th Reunion (for ’57) to strengthen attendance at the
former. The Golden Owl members of the Board will be advertising
the event to their classmates as it approaches.
The Alumni/Senior event will be held as a breakfast on Monday,
May 7th featuring presentations by alumni and staff. The breakfast
will be a welcoming of the graduating senior class into the alumni
ranks and those interested in participating should reach out to the
Alumni office or members of the Board.
The Board discussed the format of the Deo Et Patriae celebration,
which will be similar to last year’s reception. It is expected that this
practical solution to the growing ranks of Order of the Owl members
will be able to accommodate both those who prefer a sit-down dinner
experience as well as those who would prefer to mingle during the
shorter program.
The 2007 Regis Alumni Basketball League season is now underway.
Play started in February and continues through April playoffs. The
RABL, in addition to the regular games, also features a family day on
March 31st at Regis with a slate of games and a reception.
Discussions of the methods by which alumni are keeping in touch
with fellow Regians have lead to us to recommend making greater
use of Regis website for facilitating email listserves and virtual
communities to bolster those existing offline and to complement
the efforts of successful alumni groups like the Regis Business
Network and Regis Bar Association. Such an effort would have to
wait until the end of the academic year at the earliest, but alumni
may presently make use of the online Alumni Database.
As always, we welcome input from all alumni on ways to be of better
service to the Regis community.
Chris Nooney ‘00
Member of the Board
Regis Alumni Association
Regis Alumni Board
Mr. J. Kenneth Hickman ’46, jkenhickman@verizon.net
Mr. Andrew J. Hernon ’49, hernon0613@earthlink.net
Mr. Thomas J. Hickey ’53, tjhickey@warpdriveonline.com
Mr. John M. Morriss ’55, jmorriss11@optonline.net
Mr. John F. Tweedy ’63, john.tweedy@verizon.net
Rev. Michael Holleran ’67, celestial49@msn.com
Mr. William J. O’Connell ’74, billo@bestweb.net
Mr. Bernard J. Kilkelly ’78, bjkilkelly@gmail.com
Mr. William G. Passannante ’80, wpassannante@andersonkill.com
Mr. Richard W. Morgner ’88, richard.morgner@millerbuckfire.com
Mr. James F. Donohue ’90, jdonohue@wrhambrecht.com
Mr. John P. Morris ’98, johnpmorris@gmail.com
Mr. Christopher J. Nooney ’00, chrisnooney@optonline.net
A Pilgrimage for Our
Children’s Future (or what I learned by failing)…
By Chris Lowney ‘76
On a rainy August morning, I started walking from the French border
(and Pyrenees foothills) toward Santiago de Compostela in northwest
Spain, one of Christendom’s most famous pilgrimage sites as the
traditional resting place of St. James the Apostle.
Devoted RAN readers may recall that, before leaving, I sought pledgesper-mile-walked
to benefit various education and healthcare charities
in the developing world (most of them Jesuit-sponsored, like Jesuit
Refugee Services). Because of Regis’s nascent relationship with St.
Aloysius Gonzaga secondary school, all pledges I received from
Regians were allocated to St. Al’s. This relatively new school, located
in one of Africa’s worst slum districts in Nairobi (Kenya), is offering a
wonderful secondary education to AIDS orphans, under the auspices of
the Christian Life Communities, which are rooted in the Jesuit, Ignatian
tradition.
I planned to walk the 500 miles in under thirty days, averaging about
17 miles a day. I carried my belongings in a backpack, slept in bunks at
50-bed pilgrim hostels, blogged from internet cafes, hand-washed my
clothes each night, ate lots of bread and cheese drank Spanish wines,
attended mass at medieval Churches, walked by headlamp very early
most mornings, and befriended fellow pilgrims from Argentina, Japan,
across Europe, and elsewhere.
I had little doubt I would make it all the way to Santiago. After all, as a
Regis graduate and former investment banker, I’m all about “can do”
and “Type A” and “strong to endure, daring though skies be dark.” But
by mile 225, I was sitting in medical center at Carrion de los Condes
with one badly ulcerated foot blister, a fever, and a respiratory infection
requiring a course of antibiotics. Santiago or bust? Bust.
My trek had gone exactly according to plan; unfortunately for my ego,
however, it just hadn’t gone according to my plan. It’s God’s world, not
mine. And much though I behave otherwise, I’m not in control of this
world. That was one of many lessons learned (well, re-learned) during
my wonderful 225-mile trek. Here’s another lesson learned: be grateful.
Let me share my prayers of gratitude with you:
For a beautiful journey: My last day of walking (post-ulcerated-blister but
pre-respiratory crisis) was both my most painful and happiest. I knew
my foot condition would prevent me from finishing. So, for once, I wasn’t
thinking about clocking extra miles and getting ahead of schedule.
Instead, I was grateful for the day, happy to be alive. I was gifted with
one more day to walk, look at the beautiful landscape, chat with passersby,
and admire the handiwork of medieval Church-builders.
For generous Regians: Regians of various generations, from around the
U.S. and as far away as Hong Kong, donated enough money to support
ten students at St. Al’s for a year (about $8000). I’m hoping that some
of them will continue to do so (and that others of you may join us going
forward). What a testament to the true spirit of Regis that we alumni as
a group are helping to educate through our donations not only our own
“protégés” at 84th Street, but some of the world’s neediest children in
Africa.
For the Regis administration: When I first floated the idea of soliciting
pledges for St. Al’s from Regis alumni, I told Fr. Judge and Jim Buggy
that I would (reluctantly) understand that they may not want to publicize
a pledge drive that could conceivably “cannibalize” alumni donations to
Regis. They completely brushed aside that concern and supported the
idea unhesitatingly. I’m grateful for their “abundance mentality,” their
embrace of gospel mystery that, “give, and it will be given to you; good
measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, will be put into
your lap.” Amen. What we give comes back to us, if not in our pockets,
then surely in our hearts.
For Regis students and faculty: Regis students have themselves raised
about $7,000 to support St. Al’s students through various ingenious
fundraising activities. They are also actively and insightfully discussing
and learning about this modern plague of AIDS in Africa.
For the St. Al’s students: the real heroes of this pilgrim story are, of
course, the students of St. Aloysius Gonzaga, who are determined to
make a better life for themselves and therefore walk forward with hope
and optimism, despite lacking even the most basic life amenities that
you and I take utterly for granted.
For those who are lifting me up and carrying me forward: As I trekked
toward Santiago, I was well aware that many thousands of my medieval
Christian ancestors had died during this same journey and lie buried all
along the route. I very palpably felt I was carrying their hopes forward
as I went. Now others are, metaphorically, carrying me forward on the
journey I couldn’t complete: three recent Boston College graduates, for
example, will this Spring undertake the same pilgrimage to Santiago to
raise money for the same causes I supported.
God is good. We have today. Let’s be thankful for how much we have
rather than resentful over what little we lack.
Brother Regians and friends, would you be willing to commit to join
me in supporting not only our successor students at Regis, but also
these students at St. Al’s? We alumni and students are already sending
approximately 20 St. Al’s students to school: could we keep doing at
least this much or more? Please email me (chrislowney@verizon.net)
if you are willing to pledge ongoing support. Or, perhaps you yourself
want to mount a pilgrimage to Santiago or anywhere else (from the NY
subway system or to Mt. Everest!) that could become a “pilgrimage for
our children’s future” (www.pocf.org). Trekking to Santiago was one of
the best things I’ve ever done; I’ll definitely try it again, and would be
happy to share my practical learnings with any other Regian.

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Regis News & Notes
Regis Class of 2011
On January 6th, 2007 each of about 230 semi-finalists for admission
to Regis was interviewed by two members of the Regis community of
faculty, staff, alumni, and friends. From these 230 young men, around
150 were invited to join the Regis Class of 2011. This year’s class has
been hailed as a strong one- some 40 or more students than last year
scored in the 99th percentile on the entrance exam. The REACH
program also continued its tremendous success; nine students are set
to enter the Regis Class of 2011 and the remainder of the students are in
strong demand for scholarships at other Jesuit schools.
Regis Mentioned in National Catholic
Reporter 11/3/06
Quote from Free Tuition by Tom Beaudoin: “It is not as if there are no
examples today of the free Jesuit education in the United States. Regis
High School in New York offers free tuition to young men fortunate
enough to be accepted, combining the traditional Jesuit commitment
to education for all social classes with a special consideration for those
in need. Jesuit colleges and universities have much to learn from the
leadership and generosity that keeps the endowment going for this Jesuit,
Catholic school that, because its very existence appears to us so radical,
reminds us of what should in fact be “normal” for Jesuit education.”
Article on James Nobile ’80 in
Newark Star Ledger
In the January 15, 2007 issue of the Newark Star-Ledger, John P.
Martin, a staff writer, published an article entitled “Prosecutor shuns
the limelight”. The subject of the article is James Nobile ’80. Jim has
supervised the U.S. Attorney’s Special Prosecution’s Unit for nearly
a decade. This unit is charged with investigating public corruption in
New Jersey and under Jim, prosecutors have won scores of convictions
against politicians and businessmen. Nobile is a career prosecutor with
no political roots, party affiliation or palpable aspirations, someone
so respected he has kept his post under three U.S. attorneys but who
humbly runs from a spotlight that he insists belongs on the investigating
agents, his assistants or his boss. Nobile credits the Dominican nuns
at Saint Peter and Paul grammar school and the Jesuit priests at Regis
with instilling in him the discipline to learn. Those who know him say
Nobile works nights and weekends, raely takes vacation, and is known
for prosecuting the small, forgettable cases- like tax evasion or petty
bribes- so his line assistants can focus on the bigger ones. If Nobile
allows himself an indulgence, it might be sports, particularly the Mets
and Jets. Most weeknights, Nobile unwinds by running four or five miles
around a high school track and listening to sports talk radio.
Interested in the Regis Archives?
Find Out More Online
Although the newly-formed Regis Archives is not open to the general
public, the school does hope to gradually make some of its contents
available to alumni in digitized format. Currently available online at www.
regis-nyc.org are transcripts of the first four years of the Regis Diary, a
handwritten, official document detailing daily events of note during the
school year. An article regarding the contracts from the construction of
the school is also online. Make sure to check the website periodically
for more updates!
Regian Serves as 2006 Jersey City Pulaski
Day Parade Grand Marshall
Kenneth Jan Kwiatkowski ’69 was chosen as the 2006 Grand Marshall
for Jersey City . He proudly led the Jersey City contingent on Sunday,
October 1, 2006 down Fifth Avenue in Manhattan as his father, Gary,
did in 1990. Ken’s family has served the community in Jersey City for
many years. He is the fourth generation funeral director with Evergreen
Funeral Home and Plaza
Funeral Home. Chester
Kwiatkowski began the
family business in 1911,
succeeded by Frank and
Stacia Kwiatkowski who
opened a second office in
1944. Ken’s parents Gary
and Sue are currently active
in the family business and
are happy that Ken has
joined them. Ken graduated
from McAllister School of
Mortuary Science in 2000
and received his license
as a funeral director in
New Jersey. He is the vicepresident
of the Hudson
County Funeral Directors
Association and also serves
as President of St. Ann’s
Polish RC Church Council.
Salvatore Rand ’51 Honored with ASTM
International Lowrie B. Sargent Jr. Award
W. Conshohocken, Pa. – On January 18th, 2007, ASTM (American Society
for Testing and Materials) International Committee D02 on Petroleum
Products and Lubricants honored Salvatore Rand, Ph.D., a consultant
and principal of Rand Associates in Fort Myers, Fla., with the Lowrie B.
Sargent Jr. Award. The committee cited Rand for his outstanding and
dedicated leadership to standards development complemented by his
technical understanding and communications abilities particularly in
Subcommittee D02.A0 on Gasoline and Oxygenated Fuels.
An ASTM fellow and Award of Merit recipient, Rand serves on a number
of D02 technical standards-writing groups and has been involved with
the committee’s work since 1980 including a stint as vice-chairman. In
addition to D02, Rand is a member of the ASTM Committee on Technical
Committee Operations and a 50-year member of the American Chemical
Society.
A graduate of Fordham University with a B.S. in Chemistry, Rand earned
his Ph.D. in physical chemistry from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
For much of his career, Rand was a senior consultant with Texaco
Research Lab in Beacon, NY. Throughout his professional work, he has
focused on fuels research and fuels test laboratory management.
William P. Berlinghoff ’57 One of
Two Recipients of MAA’s Beckenbach
Book Prize
“Beckenbach winning authors
Fernando Gouvea and Regis’
William Berlinghoff ‘57
FARMINGTON, Maine – The
Mathematical Association of
America (MAA) announced that
Oxton House authors William
P. Berlinghoff ‘57 and Fernando
Gouvêa are the recipients of the
prestigious Beckenbach Book
Prize for their co-written book
Math through the Ages, A Gentle
History for Teachers and Others
(Expanded Edition). The prize,
established in 1986, is awarded
to an author or authors of a
distinguished, innovative book
published by the MAA. The Beckenbach Book Prize is not awarded on a
regular basis, but is given only when a book appears that is judged to be
truly outstanding. The citation notes:
Regis Faculty Member Fr. Anthony D.
Andreassi, C.O. Ordained by Bishop
Frank Caggiano ‘77
Father Anthony Andreassi, C.O. was ordained by Auxiliary Bishop
Frank Caggiano ’77 at the Oratory Church of St. Boniface in Brooklyn on
Saturday, January 13, 2007. This was Bishop Caggiano’s first ordination-
Regis clearly provided him with some good practice material. Father
Andreassi has been a teacher of religion and history at Regis since 2003.
He joined the Oratory as a brother in 2004.
Around 40 priests concelebrated the Mass with Bishop Caggiano
including President Philip Judge, S.J. ’80, Art Bender, S.J. ’67, Joe
Lienhard, S.J. ’58, and Fr. Bob Imbelli ’56. In attendance at the ordination
were Fr. Andreassi’s family, many longtime friends, parishioners from
St. Boniface, and a number of students from Regis some of whom were
the servers for the liturgy.
Fr. Andreassi’s order, the Oratorians, have always had a close connection
with the Jesuits. St. Philip Neri founded the Oratory in Rome in 1575, and
he and Ignatius were friends. Anthony now continues this tradition. In
his homily, Bishop Caggiano addressed Fr. Andreassi saying, “Through
your ministry at Regis you are touching many…you have revealed the
face of Christ. Teach courageously. Practice what you teach.”
Father Jim Carney, SJ, ‘43
Father Jim Carney, SJ, ‘43 has informed us that he has been assigned
to Murray-Weigel Hall located on the Rose Hill Campus of Fordham
University. Father Carney has been staying at Murray-Weigel for
the past few months and is in good health now. Our retired Alumni
“Math Through The Ages, A Gentle History for Teachers and Others
consists of twenty-five short historical sketches of important topics in
general mathematics and a 54-page mathematical ‘history in a nutshell’.
The graceful writing in William P. Berlinghoff and Fernando Q. Gouvêa’s
short expanded edition has the great advantage of being appealingly
readable to a wide audience ranging from secondary school and liberal
arts students through the mathematical community’s educators and
practitioners. For each of the important concepts it treats, a carefully
chosen sketch concisely brings together in a single unified chapter its
many centuries of development…The beautiful writing makes it difficult
for a reader to put the book down, and it is inviting to jump from one
historical sketch to another.”
After Regis, Mr. Berlinghoff was educated at Holy Cross, Boston College,
and Wesleyan University, where he received his Ph.D. in mathematics.
Now retired, he was recently a Visiting Professor at Colby College in
Maine. There he often taught a first-year course in mathematics for
liberal arts students. Bill is author or co-author of four college texts,
including A Mathematics Sampler (5th ed., Ardsley House, 2001) and
The Mathematics of the Elementary Grades (Ardsley House, 1990), and
was a Senior Writer of MATH Connections, a Standards-based secondary
core curriculum. He currently resides in Farmington, Maine.
Bishop Frank Caggiano ’77 and Fr. Anthony Andreassi surrounded
by Regians at Fr. Andreassi’s ordination
Moderator welcomes visitors and can arrange his schedule with
advance notice. Murray-Weigel Hall is located at 515 East Fordham
Road (near the Bathgate Avenue entrance to the campus), Bronx,
NY 10458. Please call Father Carney at 718-430-4936 at least one day
in advance if you plan to visit him.

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Six classmates from 1996 break the Guinness World Record
for riding the entire NYC Subway system.
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By Kieran Darcy ‘96
Some interesting topics tend to come up in
conversation at Regis reunions. Religion.
Politics. And even more importantly, the
Regis alumni basketball league.
But occasionally other topics come up as
well. And at the Class of 1996’s 10-year
reunion last summer, a few Regians were
talking, and dreaming, big.
Guinness Book of World Records big.
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Bill Amarosa was the ringleader. Amarosa
has always been fascinated by the subway,
and ever since his days at 55 East 84th Street
he’d had a dream – to ride the entire New
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York City subway system on a single fare,
and break the record for the fastest time.
That’s the kind of lofty goal that sounds a lot
more attainable after a few adult beverages.
But five of his classmates were still serious
about it after the reunion. “I don’t think
I’ll get around to running a New York
City marathon,” said Michael Boyle, “so
this challenge seemed like a fair enough
replacement for running through all five
boroughs.” Soon, plans for the historic ride
were underway.
To break the record, the Regians needed
to stop (doors opening and closing) at each
and every one of the sprawling system’s 468
stations. (There’s another record, for which
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the trains don’t need to physically stop and
open the doors at every station, but that’s
not officially recognized by Guinness.) The
previous record was 26 hours, 21 minutes
and 8 seconds – set by a man named Kevin
Foster back in 1989.
With the help of some computer modeling,
Amarosa along with his “teammates” -- Boyle,
Brian Brockmeyer, Stefan Karpinski, Jason
Laska and Andrew Weir, all members of the
Class of ‘96 – designed a route projected to
break the record by a significant margin.
Weir’s scientific approach to the route
planning, combined with Amarosa’s infinite
knowledge of the subway system, made for
an extremely efficient ride.
The Regians kicked off their journey by
boarding a shuttle train at the Rockaway
Park station in Queens at 3:43 p.m. on
Thursday, December 28th. Confidence was
high. But there was a lot of work to be done.
Team members had to document train car
numbers and the exact time they stopped
at each and every station, as well as gather
dozens of witness signatures along the way.
“We rarely got a break and I never got the
chance to put my iPod on and relax during
the ride,” said Boyle. “We were constantly
noting our log books or preparing for the
next scramble through a transfer station.”
In all, the group made 75 transfers. Their
longest ride on a single train was 1 hour, 9
minutes and 27 seconds, on the L train.
The group spent the majority of Thursday
afternoon and evening blanketing the
boroughs of Brooklyn and Queens. The
overnight portion of the journey was the
toughest. The guys were operating on
practically no sleep and little food, and
limiting their liquid intake so as to avoid
lots of time-consuming bathroom breaks.
(Although the group had mapped out
bathroom availability along their route, too).
But there were also some pick-me-ups
along the way. The guys got early-edition
copies of the New York Daily News Friday
morning, with their pictures and story
featured prominently. Members of the
public and MTA workers recognized them
and cheered them on, even egging them on
to run between transfers. And several fellow
Regians hopped on board at various points
in the journey to offer support, particularly
Tom Noone ’96 – who brought some
much-needed delicacies from McDonald’s
Thursday night, and coffee on Friday
morning, along with his witty banter.
As the sun rose and they continued to
make good time, the Subway Six knew that,
barring a disaster, they would break the
record easily. The journey was downhill
from there. The group wrapped up their trip
on a No. 2 train at the Wakefield-241st Street
station in the Bronx at 4:37 p.m. Friday
afternoon, surrounded by well-wishers
and news crews. Their final time, 24:54:03,
shattered the world record by almost an
hour and a half.
“The best part of the experience was
the teamwork among the six of us,” said
Amarosa. “Whenever one person was tired
or needed a break, someone else would step
in right away and take over. I don’t think
we could have completed the ride without
everyone doing their part.”
So, the hard part is over – but the group’s
journey is not complete. In order to make
the record official, they had to submit
an extensive package of information to
Guinness documenting their journey – and
they’re still waiting for the record to be
verified. The earliest they expect to hear
from Guinness is the end of March.
In the meantime, these six Regians are
soaking in the satisfaction of a job well done.
And by the way, the guys also managed to
raise more than $2,600 for their alma mater
as well.
Will they ever convene again for another
record-breaking attempt? Doubtful, they
say. But these six now share a bond they’ll
treasure for a lifetime.
“It was a unique experience, it was definitely
worth 10 years of waiting for,” said Amarosa.
“It was great to spend the day on the subway
with other New Yorkers, with my friends
and classmates. It was just an awesome
experience.”
And if the 2nd Avenue subway line ever
does get built … well, watch out.
For more information on the record setting
ride, please visit
rapidtransitchallenge.com.
Facts About The Ride
ABOVE: Bill Amarosa points out an
upcoming segment to Brian Brockmeyer while
on the L Train at 2:53 a.m.
LEFT: At the final station on their journey:
Bill Amarosa (front) with Brian Brockmeyer,
Stefan Karpinski, Andrew Weir, Jason Laska,
and Michael Boyle (left to right)
Stations and Transfers:
• 75 transfers were made over the course of the run
• 579 stations were visited, 111 of which were
repeats
• All but one of the 26 subway routes were taken,
the Z train being the only omission
• The route was arranged to meet the requirement
of stopping at the Aqueduct Racetrack station in
Queens. This station is only open on racing days
(there are about 120 each year), from 11am-7pm on
those days, and trains stop only in the Manhattanbound
direction
• Both Cortlandt Street stations are closed for longterm
construction, so the Guinness rules allowed
them to pass through them without stopping
A Typical Hour During the Ride Included:
• Stops at 23 stations with 19 being first time visits
• 3 transfers between trains
• 11.7 miles of track traveled
• 4 new witness signatures collected
Speed and Distance:
• The approximate distance covered during the run was 292.2 miles of track
• Only 44.3% of the 660 miles of passenger track in service were covered
• Excluding transfer time, the average speed was 16.1 miles per hour
• Total travel time was 18 hours, 8 minutes, 17 seconds
• Total transfer and waiting time was 6 hours, 45 minutes, 46 seconds

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Regians
in China
Mr. Acosta and the Regis
Chinese Program
by Kevin Gallagher
‘07
In November of 2006,
Regis was visited by a
delegation of Chinese
representatives from
the Hanban Group
of the Chinese
Education Ministry
who are working on the Chinese AP textbook.
The Chinese AP exam will be offered for
the first time in May of 2007, even though
the textbook will not be available until the
fall. Professors Zhu Ruiping, of Beijing
Normal University, and Ma Ruojiang, of
Beijing University, sat in on Mr. Acosta’s
Chinese classes at Regis to witness how
American students study Chinese. This was
a follow-up to their initial visit in February
of last year. The professors chose Regis for
these visits because our school offers four
levels of Chinese and because they saw
the high level of accomplishment of Regis
students. Over the past several months, the
professors have been collaborating with Mr.
Acosta on the preparation of a textbook that
will be used to help students prepare for the
AP exam. Mr. Acosta is one of the authors
of this textbook project.
One of the main purposes of Professor
Ma and Professor Zhu’s visit was to get
to know American students, and to try to
determine what sort of lessons and reading
passages they would find most interesting.
Students in Mr. Acosta’s Chinese classes
tested out sample materials from the
Chinese AP preparation book, and provided
lively feedback. These interpretations
were hardly limited to the pages of the
textbook. Presentations on a sample
lesson about traditional Chinese sports in
Chinese IV soon evolved into a pantomime
of various Olympic events, with students
providing commentary in Mandarin. The
visiting professors were impressed by the
energetic classroom atmosphere, and they
later remarked that they had admired the
students’ ability to express themselves in
Chinese.
Professors Ma and Zhu returned to China
in November, but they remain in touch with
Mr. Acosta as work continues on the AP
textbook and supplementary materials. The
AP textbook will be published by Thomson
Publishers and by Beijing University Press.
It will be made available to high schools
across the United States by the fall of 2007.
Mr. Acosta has been a teacher at Regis
since September of 2001. He was hired as a
teacher of French and Spanish, but he also
was asked to set up a Chinese program for
Regis. After obtaining his B.A. in Chinese
and Modern Languages at Seton Hall
University, Mr. Acosta earned his M.A. and
M.Phil. (all but dissertation for the Ph.D.)
in Chinese at Yale University. Later on he
also earned an M.A. in French at Montclair
State University and an M.A.T. in Spanish
at Rutgers University. Prior to coming to
Regis, Mr. Acosta taught at East Hamden
(Connecticut) High School for one year; at
Pope John XXIII High School in Sparta, New
Jersey, for nine years; at Oak Knoll School
of the Holy Child in Summit, New Jersey
for four years. He also taught Spanish parttime
at Saint Peter’s College in Jersey City
for one year.
Mr. Acosta has written articles for the
Journal of the Chinese Language Teachers’
Association. He contributed thirteen
translations to Classical Chinese Tales of
the Supernatural and the Fantastic, a book
edited by Karl S.Y. Kao and published by
Indiana University Press in 1985. He also
wrote an article on the Ming Dynasty writer
Fang Hsiao-ju for the Indiana Companion
to Chinese Literature (1986), a book edited
by William Nienhauser, Jr. As Chinese
language studies at the high school level
begin to grow in popularity, Mr. Acosta says
he is confident that Regians will be able to do
extraordinary things with their knowledge
of the language in the coming years.
By Jay Jay Loftus ‘07
During the summer before my Junior year,
whilst most of my friends were either on the
beach or stuck at their summer jobs, I was
boarding a 747 en route to Shanghai, China
where I was to spend a month studying
and living as part of the Glimpses of China
program. Although this program is not
Regis-run, I was introduced to it by my
Chinese teacher here at Regis, Mr. Pedro
Acosta, and was convinced to make the trip by the upperclassmen
who took it before me.
Although I was skeptical at first, I can honestly say that my time
in Shanghai was not only one of the most rewarding experiences
during my time at Regis, but of my life as well. I was able to immerse
myself in an ancient and proud culture, interacting and forming
relationships with local Shanghai students on a daily basis. I took
intensive Mandarin classes as well as other classes with topics
ranging from ancient seal carving to China’s role in the 21st century.
I was able to make lasting friendships with high school students
from all over the world. The other program participants hailed from
countries such as South Africa, England, and Colombia.
The month flew by, and I found myself not wanting to leave. I wanted
to spend more time learning and experiencing the Chinese culture,
and I am certain I will return in the near future.
By Tully McLoughlin ‘07
“I spent a month in Shanghai with fellow Regians
Kevin Gallagher, D.J. Judd, Conor Halloran,
Tim McCormick, and James Melvin. It was the
furthest any of us had been from home—it is
almost as far away as you can go. As a part of the
Glimpses of China program, in late June we met
fifty other students from around the world to
study the language and culture of China. I met
some phenomenal people—there was a young
lady from Belgium who spoke English, French, Spanish, and some
Italian, and a young man from Mexico whose native tongue was Spanish
and who decided to spend a month of his summer in, of all places, China.
In class, we hearda from professors of architecture, history, theater,
music, and economics. But it was the time spent in the city itself
that left an indelible impression on me. It was a month of enormous
learning and joy: at the nearby Trust-Mart we purchased everything
from dirt-cheap ice-tea to flip-flops; in open markets we bargained for
bags, T-shirts, and watches decorated with the face of Mao; and on dirt
fields near the dormitories we played soccer with high-school students,
practicing our new languages on each other.
The language barrier held its own problems and mysteries. The food
took some adjustment. But the amount of pollution in the Shanghai air
produced some of the most beautiful sunsets I have ever seen. And from
a small vendor on a side-street I purchased, at the going rate of eight
for a dollar, the most delicious dumplings I have ever had the pleasure
of eating! I wrote my college essay about my trip to China, because
that summer in Shanghai opened the world to me. I recommend an
adventure in China to anybody. It is unforgettable.

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Prowlings
1938
Jim Holahan, 5 Mohegan Trail,
Saddle River, NJ 07458
Mrs. Lawrence J. Durney writes: “Larry would
have been so happy to see our grandson, Timothy
Hudson graduate this coming spring. I’m sure he
will be with us on that joyful day!”
1939
Kevin Tubridy, 3524 Taft St.,
Wantagh, NY 11793, k.tubridy@att.net
1940
Patrick McCarthy is still an active Dickensian,
trans Dickens-L (listserv@listserv.ucsb.edu),
and reports that Fr. Eddie McGrath, S.J. is still
fully active in India and hopes to visit the States
in June. James Toolan retired from practice of
psychiatry in April. He’s now
1941
Russell K. Casey’s wife, Kathleen C. Casey,
died on April 30, 2006. Please keep her in your
prayers.
1942
Marjorie, wife of the late John Mooney, proudly
announces the first great grandchild, Donovan
Patrick Mooney, born on September 15 th . This
also means that Gregory Mooney ’71 is a greatuncle.
Frank Schmid writes: “It’s great to see
how the REACH program is working.”
1943
Al Volpe, 52-40 39 Dr., Apt. 12-F,
Woodside, NY 11377
1944
Gene Maloney, 19 Cropsey Street,
Warwick, NY 10990, emaloney31@yahoo.com
News from Jim O’Connell. In 2006, he was
honored with a plaque and a mass, followed by
a small reception, for 50 years membership in
the Knights of Columbus. Jim’s son , Chris, was
inducted into the Hall of Fame at Seton Hall
Prep for swimming. He previously was inducted
into the Fairfield Univ. Hall of Fame, also for
swimming. Chris is an attorney in south Jersey.
Bob Lynch has been stationed at Our Lady of
Peace parish in Pinedale, Wyoming since the
mid 80’s. It’s a small town of 1800 people. Bob
says the population will increase now that natural
gas deposits have been found. He enjoys crosscountry
skiing to keep in shape. Bob Rafferty
proudly reports that he now has a grandson at
Regis. Win Holfeld had dupuytrens contraction
in both hands 2 years ago. Surgery, with
extended re-hab was suggested. His son, who is
a TV investigator in Florida on medical issues,
found a doctor in Jupiter, Fla., who had recently
learned a non-invasive procedure with minimal
recovery period. He did the surgery and it was
taped and shown on TV. Win says the Doctor’s
business “took off.” Jim Holland doing nicely in
Jersey. Enjoys visiting his 2 great-grandchildren
in Ohio. Sends his best to all. Jack Scully resting
and taking it easy at Fordham, recovering from
surgery on both carotid arteries in the early part
of this year. Gene Maloney and Barbara sold
their house and moved to a Condo in the same
town of Warwick, NY. Gene’s 2 daughters will
be inducted into the basketball Hall of Fame at
Albertus Magnus High School this spring. He’s
proud to see that Harvard is one of the colleges
with the “most current Regis graduates.” He
believes that when he entered Harvard in 1944
he was the first Regis graduate to matriculate
at the school. Dan Brockway gave a talk to a
group called Global Decisions in his hometown
in Maryland. The topic was “Nuclear Threats
from Terrorists.” Dan had worked many years
as an Aerospace Consultant. Incidentally, Dan
earned 2 battle stars in WWII as an artilleryman
in the Battle of the Bulge and Remagen Bridge.
Art Colligan says things are gong pretty well
and says hello to all of his old buddies. Bill Dunn
Michael Pyatok ’61, Sharon Harper, and Ollie Harper ’61 at the Harper’s home in Phoenix during the
Regional Reunion held there on January 24th
admits that he is slowing down a bit. (aren’t we
all). Enjoys his Barca lounge chair and beautiful
Cape Cod. John McGeechan checks in from
Mahwah, New Jersey. Feeling good and sends his
best to all. Bill Thorwarth and Noreen enjoy the
easy living at their Retirement Community home
in Lansdale, Pa. Bill was recently presented with
an award from the Community Board for coming
to the aid of an elderly resident who was the
victim of an attempted mugging. Bill pursued the
assailant and subdued him with his famous ju-jitsu
hold, that he was known for at Regis. When the
police arrived, they took the mugger and his wheel
chair to the station house for booking. The Broph
would be proud of Bill. Sev Ambrosio retired
from his medical practice in Parlin, NJ almost 2
years ago. His son is an Allergist in the area. Sev
has joined the choir at his local parish church and
is considered one of the groups leading soloists.
Gene (Bud) Rooney disappeared off the radar
screen for awhile. We knew he was headed up
from Chile to the States in Jan. Finally, in Mar., he
surfaces at the Woodstock Theological Center in
Georgetown. He is looking forward to a reunion
in June with fellow classmates, Jack Scully, Tom
Murphy, Tom Sheridan, Bob Kelly et al who
will celebrate their 50 years since ordination in
the Jesuit Community. Joe Williams reports
that he doesn’t get around as well as he used to.
Welcome to the club, Joe. Tom Glasser doing
fine in the north country in upstate NY. Still
manages to keep in shape by skiing. Jack Cronin
and Bud O’Mara joined the Polar Bear Club at
Coney Island. That’s the group that runs into the
frigid waters at Coney Island in mid winter. Bud
tells us that Jack fell asleep in the water and had
to be pulled out by the life guards.
1945
William J. O’Brien, 92 Riva Ave.,
North Brunswick, NJ 08902
William J. O’Brien and his wife attended the
wedding of their granddaughter, Maria Hooks, to
Matthew Alberty in Houston, Texas where she
works for NASA. John P McCabe is joyfully
recovering from a heart attack and quadruple
bypass surgery in July of 06.
1946
Roman Chapelsky, 7 Clinton Pl.,
Cranford, NJ 07016-1938, chapelRN@verizon.net
Charles Schneider, 112 Fenway,
Rockville Centre, NY 11570
James G. Barron writers: “At my venerable age,
I have become a first time grandfather courtesy
of my son and daughter-in-law, Greg and Amy
Barron. She was born February 28, 2006. Her
name in Keira Rose.
1947
Joe Miranda, 269 Sparrow Dr. Estates I,
Manhasset, NY 11030, jcm59@optonline.net
Diva and Jim Muller are kept very busy with 14
grandchildren and number 15 on the way. Their
ages range from 1 year to 17 years, eight girls
and six boys. Perhaps a future student at Regis
many years off- would Jim love that! Kimiko and
Hank D’Angelo celebrated their 50 th wedding
anniversary with a cruise to the Mexican Riviera.
They enjoyed their visits to Acapulco, Puerto
Vallarta and Cabo San Lucas but didn’t drink
the water. In 2005, Jerry O’Neil moved to Penn
National, a golf community near Gettysburg,
PA. He’s started playing golf after a several year
layoff. He and Joan will be celebrating their 55 th
wedding anniversary next June. He reports that
they’re both in good health and do a lot of visiting
with their children and their families in Buffalo,
South Carolina, Iowa, and near Pittsburgh.
1948
William F. Churchill, 411 Second Avenue,
Satellite Beach, FL 32937, DOODNYFL@aol.com
Ray Bergan, The Ashby at McLean,
McLean, VA 22101, rwbergan@aol.com
We have some good news, some sad news,
some goings-on, and some bios. Some good
news- Fr. Joe O’Hare, S.J. has volunteered
to organize arrangements for our 60 th reunion.
Congratulations and thanks, Joe. Joe says that
he “would be happy to head up a NY based
committee to plan the reunion.” You can help Joe
in this work by volunteering and notifying him
at any of the following: johare@fordham.edu,
(212) 515-0136, 106 West 56 th St, New York,
NY 10019. Fr. Joe would also like to hear from
you regarding what kind of program you would
like to have. One of you has suggested Mass at
Regis and dinner at the Lincoln Center (a oneday
affair). Another has suggested Mass and
dinner in one place, the Lincoln Center. Another
classmate suggested a boat ride to Rye Beach
and everybody do the Savoy (the favorite dance
in the Bronx in 1948). One class actually did
have a reunion on a boat ride around Manhattan.
Please contact Joe and give him your thoughts
on what you think we shoul do. Right now we
need an answer to the question about when we
should have the reunion- fall of 2007 or spring of
2008. Joe says “that decision is our first important
question. WE NEED TO DECIDE THIS SOON
IN ORDER TO ADVISE REGIS PEOPLE AND
GET AN EXACT DATE.” Joe asked your class
correspondents (Bill Churchill and Ray Bergan)
to canvass the class and get a preference. So
please Bill Churchill at: DOODNYFL@aol.com,
(321) 777-1780, 411 Second Avenue, Satellite
Beach, FL 32937. PLEASE ADVISE Bill Churchill
ASAP. FALL OF 2007 OR SPRING OF 2008? Fr.
Jack Keating, S.J. tells us that since November
2006 he has been on leave from Fordham to
teach a semester-long course on “The Hebrew
Prophets” at Loyola School of Theology in Manila.
It is a school with over 400 students, diocesan
seminarians, and members of religious orders
preparing for priesthood and other ministries.
Jack is grateful for the chance to reconnect with
classmates in the Phillipines, including Fathers
Tom Steinbugler, S.J. and Jim O’Donnell,
S.J., and Denis Murphy. Jack expects to return
stateside by Easter 2007. Denis Murphy has
published another book. It is entitled A Woman
Pope, Neanderthals, and Other Stories. This is
his fourth collection of short stories. Denis has
also written a novel. Denis and his wife Alicia
reside in the Phillipines. He has spent much of his
life in social work assisting the urban poor. Their
daughter Marifel now works and studies in New
York City. Some sad news- Our classmate, Tom
Egan, died on October 18 th , 2006 in New Jersey.
Tom had been an Executive at Haskins and Sells
Accounting Firm in New York City for five years.
Phoenix-area Regians gathered at the home of Sharon and Ollie Harper ’61 on January 24th
For forty-two years, he had his own business as a
Tax Accountant. Surviving are his two sons, two
daughters, two grandchildren, and a sister. Dan
McCabe died in December 2006 in a Pompano
Beach, FL hospital after a long illness. Dan spent
most of his career working for Pitney-Bowes Corp.
Dan’s survivors include his sister, two nieces,
and a nephew. Hank McCormack, our class
president, died in Chatham, MA on February 20,
2007. He is survived by his wife, Carol, two sons,
two daughters, and six grandchildren. Hank was
in charge of the Notre Dame Development Office
for the New York Area. May they all Requiescant
in Pace. Some goings-on- Joe Sweeting, MD
reports that he has reduced his clinical medical
practice but continues to teach regularly at
Columbia University Medical School. In March
and April of this year, Joe will be in Taiwan and
China as a visiting professor at several medical
schools. Like Fr. Jack Keating, Dr. Joe is hoping
for an opportunity to meet our other classmates
in the area of Southeast Asia. John White
reports that his house escaped damage when
that terrible storm went through Washington
State last December. He said that, “there were
a tremendous number of trees knocked down
or uprooted.” Fortunately, John’s wife Carol had
insisted that all the fir trees on their property be
cleared before they had the hoise built. John sent
us a picture of a nearby house that had ten fallen
trees on top of it. In John’s planning for a possible
bad storm, he had purchased a gasoline-driven
engine-generator. Unfortunately, after the storm
hit, all local power was lost. As a result, the local
gas stations had no power to provide gasoline.
John and Carol were without power for eight
days. Joe Breen and his wife Allison enjoyed a
mild winter in their home in the foothills of the
Adirondack Mountains northwest of Albany, NY
until mid-January. Then a horrid ice storm hit.
Power was cut off for four days. One night the
outside temperature was -12 with a wind chill of
-25. The generator worked hard but did not have
enough juice to provide full radiant heat. The
kitchen stove and the wood-burning fireplaces
added some more heat to make the in-house temp
a cozy 44 degrees. After power was restored, Joe
and Allison rewarded themselves and went on
a ten day Caribbean cruise to St. Maartin and
San Juan, PR. One of Joe’s daughters, Chrissie
Williams, lives in County Claire, Ireland. Joe is
very proud that his grandson, Joseph Williams,
was named the outstanding student last semester
at Glenstat abbey, a Benedictine prep school
in Limerick. Chrissie and Joseph are going to
Capetown, South Africa for six weeks to teach
reading to school children there. Commendable.
Ray Bergan and his wife, Mary Elizabeth,
have just completed their annual winter Florida
vacation, with a month in Ft. Lauderdale, ten
days on Marco Island, a South Caribbean cruise,
stopping at Half Moon Key, St. Thomas, Aruba,
Curacao, and Domenica, and finally a week in
North Palm Beach. While in Ft. Lauderdale, they
had lunch with Dr. Jerry Waters ’47, older
brother of the late Ed Waters. And some bio
news- Len Dank. After leaving Regis, Len went
to Cornell University and graduated in 1952 with
a degree in zoology. Then he completed a threeyear
postgraduate Medical Illustration program
at Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts
General Hospital. He formed Medical Illustrations
Company in 1958 in NYC and moved his company
into St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital, NYC in 1960 as
Consultant Medical Illustrator and Department
Head until 1983. Len has co-authored Gynecologic
Operations, New York, Harper Collins, 1978, and
he is the major illustrator of seven editions of the
best-selling high school textbooks, Principles
of Anatomy and Physiology, and Principles
of Human Anatomy by Gerard Tortora, New
York, Harper & Row 1983-2005. Len has created
illustrations and accompanying text in more
than 50 books, in numerous medical journals
and popular magazines. As a nationally known
Medical Illustrator, Len has earned many honors
and awards. His biography appears in (among
others) Who’s Who in America. He lives on a
horse farm in Cutchogue, in Eastern Long Island
with his wife, Beryl. He also has a daughter, Mia.
FINAL MESSAGE: Send your preferences, NOW
to Fr. Joe O’Hare and Bill Churchill. We need to
hear from you.
1949
Andy Hernon, 60 Sutton Place S., Apt.#10,
New York, NY 10022, hernon0613@earthlink.net
As many of you who have Internet-access know,
just before Christmas Charlie Schneider ’46,
the brother-in-law of Bob Groenewold, called

REGIS HIGH SCHOOL | page 14 SPRING 2007 | page 15
me with an offer to give and ship all four of
Bob’s Class Yearbooks to any member of the
class who might have lost or mislaid them. Bill
Storz, happily, took Charlie up on the offer. Bill
in an E-mail noted: “In our 14 Navy moves (with
4 kids) my Regis year books never made it to
the 14th move so I haven’t had them for some
28 years. I called Charlie Schneider … and he
is going to send me the year books.” Dave
O’Keeffe received a wonderful 25 th wedding
anniversary present in January, a letter from The
Eugene O’Neill Theater Center in Waterford,
Connecticut. His play, Just A Few Pennies Down,
has been selected from 600 submissions as a
semi-finalist for consideration in this summer’s
National Playwrights Conference. If his play is
one of the eight chosen, he will receive a stipend,
travel, room and board for the month of July
where a director and cast will work on developing
the script. Dave writes: “I’m still pinching myself
to see if this is some wild imagining of mine, but
even if I don’t get to the finals I feel that I have
at least written a half way decent comedy.” Rest
assured, Dave, we are all pulling for you. Claudia
and Joe Garon spent February and March in
Florida after returning from a cruise on which
they circumnavigated Cape Horn. Al Pinado
and his wife Pat in September and October
cruised the Greek Isles. On December 15 th Al
observed his 75 th birthday but the celebration
was deferred until the first week of January when
three of his four children joined in the festivities.
Ken Keating sent the following glad tidings: “On
January 9, 2007 my wife Connie and I became
grandparents for the third time. Our daughterin-law,
Ingrid gave birth to a healthy baby girl,
Isabella Keating. Our son, Raymond, is the proud
father. For Raymond and Ingrid, Isabella is their
first child.” Raymond last fall was promoted to
the position of Director of Project Organization
at the New York Mercantile Exchange and
Ingrid is a Vice-President for Sales, Marketing
and Trading in the Banknotes Department of
the international bank HSBC. Rolanda Keene,
daughter of Ed Romary has done it again – she
has located another of our missing classmates,
Richard Geruson. To contact Rich, you can
write to him care of his son Gregory Geruson,
1008 Cypress Rd, Jenkintown, PA 19046-3806.
1950
William Allingham, 5 Jill Drive,
Holmdel, NJ 07733, allingb2@yahoo.com
Marie and Warren C. Nolan celebrated their
50 th wedding anniversary on Nov. 24, 2006. Their
8 th grandchild, Emily Marie, was born in Virginia
on Jan. 19 th . Tom Farrelly has been in Seattle
four years now. It’s far from NYC, but he’s seen a
number of Regians come through including Jack
Corrigan. Donald O’Brien writes: “On 5/28/06,
St. Eleanor and I celebrated a dual anniversary-
50 years of marriage and my 23 rd anniversary of
ordination to the Diaconate. Present were 6 of
our 8 children and all 16 grandchildren. So too,
Laura and Rich Donovan. It was a glorious day.
God is good.” We are sad to report the passing
of Richie Hughes on February 24, 2007. We
offer our deepest condolences to Roberta, and to
Richie’s 10 children and 23 grandchildren. May
he rest in peace.
1951
Donal McCarthy, 22 Shorehaven Ln., Manhasset,
NY 11030-1826, finbarr@optonline.net
Joseph D. Saccio’s first year of retirement
has been less than satisfactory. Surgery on his
left foot has terminated his mountaineering at
least for the time being- the eventual outcome is
uncertain. Still, he’s able to work at his sculpture
studio everyday and that goes well. He says he
misses caring for patients but his second career
as a sculptor makes up for that loss. The 55 th year
party, sponsored by an anonymous benefactor,
was held in December. Attending (most with
spouses) were Rich Meyer, Tom Fahey, Don
Butterfield, Joe Saccio, Don McCarthy,
Jack Higgins, John Lawler (retired from
engineering, but teaching math at St. Thomas
Aquinas College), Bill O’Connor, Bob Walsh,
Don DeMarco, Jack Reilly, Jim O’Rourke,
Bill Foote (recently retired), Peter Mullany,
Dave LaBelle, Hank Kensing, Bernie Tracey,
John Ryan, and Ken Hellwig all of whom
are located in the greater metropolitan area.
Chris Connell ’67, John Dunleavy, chairman of the NYC St. Patrick’s Day Parade, and Greg D’Alessio ’62
at Gadsby’s Tavern in Alexandria, VA
This year’s cooperative weather also brought
Bill Hanrahan and Bob Cavalier from their
upstate haunts. (This account is from memory;
apologies to anyone we left out and, as usual,
apologies to all the unnamed wives.) Where was
everybody else? Herewith a few items that your
preoccupied reporter omitted from previous
Prowlings: Agnes and Sal Rand celebrated their
50th wedding anniversary last summer. (Agnes
was Sal’s date for the Regis senior prom.) Their
children surprised them with a week at the
Jersey Shore, and all five children, their spouses
and nine grandchildren attended. One highlight
of the week was a mass celebrated at a church
in Wildwood Crest, during which they were
presented with a scroll signed by Pope Benedict.
The Summer/Fall 2006 edition of the St. John’s
University Alumni Magazine recognized Rich
Meyer with a cover story that briefly discussed
his career but focused on his good works,
specifically his substantial help in funding some
of the capital costs and operations of Boys Hope
Girls Hope, a unique residential program for
promising students from bad neighborhoods or
unstable family situations. (Rich’s generosity has
had a far wider sweep than what was mentioned
in the St. John’s article; as we know, he has also
done a lot for Regis and for Calvary Hospital.)
In October, Don McCarthy received the Silver
Beaver award from the Theodore Roosevelt
Council of the Boy Scouts. This is the highest
award a scout council can bestow on a volunteer
leader. Don has been in Scouting for all but ten
of the last 62 years, having originally joined
as a boy in 1944. Dick Backe sent an email to
the class requesting prayers for John Burke. I
have since spoken to John. After an operation a
couple of years ago, he had a recurrence in 2006
of two chordomas. If they do not grow in size, he
won’t need an operation. He goes in for an MRI
periodically, and – thus far – has had no growth.
He is nevertheless in some pain and is unable to
travel. I join with Dick in urging your prayers.
Kudos to Bill Foote, who has been doing a
nice job of keeping up and circulating the everchanging
email address list of ’51. Many of us
depend on him quite a bit. (This marks the end
of McCarthy’s class notes.)
1952
James McGough, 12 Highland Ave., Sleepy Hollow,
NY 10591, jamcgough@optonline.net
Charles A. Lynch writes: “I retired from the New
Jersey Commerce Economic Growth & Tourism
Commission on January 31, 2006 after eight
years as Account Executive for the NJ chemical
industry. Marilyn, my spouse, retired on 3/31/06
from the NJ Dept of Health & Senior Services
after 23 years as Program Manager in the US/
DA-funded WIC programs.” John Keutmann’s
first grandson, John, was commissioned as a 2LT
in the Army at Arizona State in August. He’s at
Fort Rucker, Alabama learning to fly helicopters.
His dad, John, is a Captain with SWA and his
uncle, Kevin, flies the airbus for FedEx. Ed Kelly
is still working full-time at the Way Group, an
international human resources management
consulting firm. Unfortunately they have not sent
him overseas on an assignment. He’s also still on
the board of a concert/orchestra series. He and
Kathy enjoy their grandchildren (all nearby) and
overseas traveling (Salzburg and Ireland this
year). George Lardner is working on a book
as an associate at the Center for the Study of
the Presidency. He was awarded a residency in
August at the Rockefeller Foundation’s Bellagio
Center. May the 16th marks the 55th anniversary
of our graduation from Regis. It is more than
appropriate that we come together once again
to celebrate that auspicious happenings in our
young lives and the happy friendships that
evolved at 84th Street. The 16th of May (no
matter what day of the week!) has become our
tradition, under the leadership of Gerry Loftus,
to gather for dinner in Manhattan. The venue for
many years was the Back Porch restaurant, which
over time some felt was rather compressed and
not very conducive to easy mingling. Last year,
we met at DoTomasso - excellent Italian cuisine,
private room, BUT expensive when New York
prices for wine and desserts were factored into
the final tab. I’ve floated the idea with some of
the Class about having this year’s commoration
at my home in Sleepy Hollow, Westchester
County. It’s about a 50 minute train ride from
Grand Central Station. Rose and I would be
delighted to be hosts. Our house permits an easy
flow for folks to move about. If Mother Nature
cooperates with warm weather, we could enjoy
our comfortable back porch (no reference to the
restaurant) or spread into the back yard. Dinner
would be catered, along with whatever form
of sarsaparilla folks might prefer. It’s an easy
format, and certainly less expensive per person
than DaTomasso or most other restaurants in
Manhattan. Because our 55th is literally a oncein-a-lifetime
special event, the feeling has been
expressed that wives and significant others
(including children and grandchildren, should
they be interested) definitely join in the evening’s
festivities. Some guidance is sought, please:
1. May 16th is a Wednesday. Should we advance
the gathering forward to the Friday, Saturday
or Sunday of May 11, 12 or 13? Or, perhaps slip
it back to May 18, 19 or 20? What might prove
easier for travelling considerations versus other
commitments? 2. Who might be interested
in carpooling from Long Island, Manhattan,
Jersey. Westchester, Hudson Valley? 3. Who
might be interested in driving? 4. Who might
prefer to come by train (Harry DeMaio and
Frank Neeson have volunteered to Run a “taxi”
service fom the Philipse Manor train station to
our home for those who are unable or prefer not
to walk the five-minute distance) Incidentally,
train service runs every hour from GCT and
back to GCT. Please let me know your interest
and your thoughts: jamccgough@optonline.net
1953
Thomas Hickey, 474 Kossuth St., Paramus,
NJ 07652, tjhickey@warpdriveonline.com
Bob Mulligan is busy enjoying his six
grandchildren- ages 6 ½ to 2 years, 4 boys
and 2 girls. He even finds time for tennis and
skiing. In addition to his teaching duties at St.
Peter’s College, Tony Aracich also acts as copastor
of a Jersey City parish that boasts not
one, but two churches. (John Sullivan, take
note.) The first, St. Patrick’s Church, was built
by Irish immigrants 140 years ago and is listed
in the National Register of Historic Places;
its parishioners are predominantly black and
Haitian. The second, Assumption and All Saints
Due to a faculty absence, Alumni Director Jack Prael ’63 fills in as homeroom advisor for an unsuspecting
group of Regians
Church, was created by an earlier merger of
two parishes bearing those names and whose
parishioners were originally Polish and Slovak
but are now predominantly Spanish-speaking
Central Americans. “Keeps me moving,” Tony
adds. Tom Hickey’s daughter, Rebecca Lainovic,
was recently elected to the Board of Trustees of
her alma mater, Providence College. Jim Shea
is an active member of the St. Charles (Arlington
VA) Advocacy Committee. The group sends
weekly e-mail newsletters on social justice issues
to 100 or so parish subscribers who are inclined
to advocate on behalf of these causes. Jim has
been concentrating on affordable housing and
homelessness issues but also contributes to
other areas of interest such as international
affairs. In a recent message, for example, he
wrote an article about the Buckingham Villages
affordable housing redevelopment in Arlington.
He also arranged for inclusion of an article on an
upcoming Just War Symposium sponsored by the
Arlington Diocese and arranged by a Georgetown
University group. Another affordable housing
project to which Jim has contributed is the
Clarendon Baptist Church’s Clarendon Views,
approved last month by the Arlington County
Board. The Views project will provide 70 badlyneeded
affordable apartments located close to a
Metro station, shopping, and restaurants as well
as convenient employment opportunities. The
mix of apartments will enable low-to-moderate
income disabled and working individuals and
families to have a safe, decent and affordable
place to live. The tenants will include teachers,
police, firefighters and other public servants who
have been increasingly priced out of the Arlington
housing market. Kathy and Brian Fitzgerald
celebrated their fifth anniversary recently. Their
combined family includes seven children and
eleven grandchildren. Kathy is recovering nicely
from knee replacement surgery and hopes to be
back, pretty close to normal for the golf season.
Brian reports, “Kathy has been teaching me to
golf, but I’m a slow learner. I’m hoping this will be
the year I break 100!” Pete Hamill’s new novel,
North River, will be released in early June by
Little, Brown and Company. The novel tells a love
story set on the Lower West Side with the City
in the grips of the Great Depression. In a panel
discussion sponsored by the Lower East Side
Tenement Museum in early March, Pete and
five other well-known New Yorkers discussed
the question of how the Irish shaped New York:
an appropriate run-up to our City’s St. Patrick’s
Day celebration. At the annual public meeting
of the Académie française in Paris on November
30, 2006, Ron Tobin was awarded the Grand
Prize for the promotion of French language and
literature throughout the world. The prize took
the form of a medal “en vermeille”, which (for
us non-Francophiles) means silver on the inside
and gold on the outside. The ceremony itself
was very formal, as befits an institution founded
in 1635 under the Bourbon monarchy. A total of
60 prizes were given, but only 25 were “Grands
Prix”. This is the first Grand Prize that the
Académie has bestowed on an American in ten
years and the first ever to a faculty member of the
University of California. While in Washington,
DC, for a meeting, Ron had supper with Phyllis
and Jim Shea at their home. He notes that “Not
only is Phyllis a great cook and Jim a connoisseur
of wine, but Phyllis entertained us with, among
other melodies, the Regis anthem, from memory,
on the violin. Her first musical love, the violin
has now reentered her life as she plays one of
the two that the Sheas own - and she is very
talented. Her passion [for the violin] warmed
us all on a cold northeastern night.” Ron also
alerted us to a national television appearance on
The People’s Court by Joe Barbosa as a friend
of the victorious defendant. According to Joe, the
whole thing “was a gas! My best pal runs a group
house and was sued because she did not carry
Direct TV.” The parties agreed to have the case
tried on People’s Court, instead of Small Claims
Court in Nassau County. “So instead of going
out there several times for nothing, we were
picked up by a limo, got made up, shot [with a
camera] etc. in about 3 hours, and Lila received
$500 for defending successfully. The limo drove
5 of us (including her witnesses) to lunch, at
which we spent about $250 of her award.” Our
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Avenue included Jack Wallace, Joe McDonald,
Ken Lally, John Cannon, Bob Golden, Msgr.
John Sullivan, Joe Barbosa and Tom Hickey. A
final note: For many of us, 2007 marks the 50th
anniversary of our college graduation. The
reunion celebrations at our various alma maters
will provide additional opportunities to spend
time with our classmates. We might even take
time out to make car pooling plans so as to attend
one - or both - of the class of ‘53 55th reunions
taking place in 2008: New York in late spring and
Santa Barbara post-Labor Day. Please keep on
sending in your news and remember to let Tom
Hickey know when you change your e-mail or
residential addresses.
1954
John Conroy, 180 Forest Avenue,
New Rochelle, NY 10804, jmconroy1@aol.com
William Ungvarsky, 728 Boulevard,
Westfield, NJ 07090-3212
James O’Brien’s grandson John Magarian
(mother Jean O’Brien) is a freshman at Jesuit
High School in Carmichael, CA. He plays
freshman football and is in the glee club which
sung at Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament in
Sacramento at Christmas time. Ben Trigani
reminds everyone that he is still vertical and
sends his warmest regards to all his classmates.
Tom Finnegan is alive and well enough in North
Carolina.
1955
John Morriss, 3 Salem Pl.,
Valhalla, NY 10595, jmorriss11@optonline.net
Ron Polant shares the following: “Enjoying our
first winter in Florida. Yes the ‘Leisure Police’
came and got Bev and Ron Polant and took them
to Tierra Verde, Fl. We plan to travel as long as we
are able- life being uncertain. 2007 will see us in
FL, Hawaii, New York, Connecticut, and Alaska.”
William T. O’Leary III is currently enjoying
8 grandchildren (6 boys, 2 girls) from his sons
Bill IV and Brian. In March he expects to have
two more. In March 2007, John Morriss did
the Annual Fund Phonathon and was delighted
to learn that all of our classmates are enjoying
their post-professional career: children and
grandchildren, travel, water coloring, physical
exercise, golf, teaching, research, real estate,
investing, hobbies, etc. You name it, they do it!
Please keep the Alumni/Development Office
up to date on your present home address, home
telephone number, and e-mail address. Alumni
Board minutes have been sent to some e-mail
addresses, which are no longer current. Thanks,
as always, for your cooperation.
1956
Paul Lennon, 17 Pine Ridge Road,
Larchmont, NY 10538, PaulT.Lennon@verizon.net
John McLoone writes in to Prowlings: “Great
50 th reunion. I’m glad I made the trip. Although I
was hoping that the prize for coming the farthest
would have an automatic transmission and blue
metallic paint.” Jim McShane writes that he
thoroughly enjoyed reading the reunion book we
sent him. Jim and Carol were enroute to Burkina
Faso in West Africa, to spend Christmas with
their daughter, who is serving in the Peace Corps
there.
1957
John Hannaway, 67 Ridge Road,
New Rochelle, NY 10804, hannawayjj@aol.com
Packy Lawler, 29 Division Ave.,
South Nyack, NY 10960, pjjal@verizon.net
Florian Storch writes: “The tomato crop this
year was minuscule whereas in our graduation
year, I grew a record 232 pounds of tomatoes.
What a tomato grower!” Bill Byrnes was married
in Mid-February, with Dan Daly in attendance.
Congratulations Bill, we hope you and your wife
will be at the reunion. Bill Berlinghoff has been
awarded the Bechenbach book prize for his most
recent co-authored work: Math Through the Ages:
a Gentle Guide for Teachers and Others. This
prize is awarded by the Mathematics Association
of America, the world’s largest society for
undergraduate mathematics teachers. Peter
Schineller, S.J. writes that he is looking forward
to seeing old friends at the reunion and beyond,
including the golf outing. Check out his new
website: www.loyolajesuit.org/peterschineller.
He’ll be in New York for the month of June.
Kevin Farrelly ’72, President of the Regis Bar Association, surrounded by the Guests of Honor at the RBA’s
“Meet the Judges” event which recognized the considerable amount of Regians now serving as judges
1958
Gerard McKenna, 7 Hilltop Rd.,
Katonah, NY 10536, colmckenna0715@aol.com
Thomas Ryan checks in with the following: “This
year I was appointed Benefit Fund Administrator
for Local 74, SEIU, and served as grand marshal
of the St. Patrick’s Day parade in Rockaway,
Queens.” Michael Napoliello submits the
following: “As many of you noted in a previous
edition’s In Memoriam section, our classmate,
John Kruger, passed away on June 3, 2006.
Ironically, this occurred on the day preceding
the passing of another wonderful classmate, Don
McMahon. John and I go back 51 years, starting
with sophomore year at Regis, in Class 2C (also,
coincidentally, the same class of Don McMahon).
After Regis, we both went to Fordham and to
NYU Medical School and kept in close touch
since graduation. During those student years,
John and I studied together, played football
together, drove around the U.S., and did trips
to Nova Scotia and Newfoundland. John leaves
behind a wonderful family – his wife Nancy and
three grown children, and his sister Carroll -
and a myriad of friends. Friends and colleagues
were represented in abundance at the funeral,
in addition to a phenomenal number of patients
whom he had treated over the years (John was a
gastroenterologist in the Delaware Valley area of
Pennsylvania/New Jersey). The attendance, the
eulogies and the many side conversations were
an enduring testimony to the warmth, charisma,
and excellence with which he had touched so
many of us. He is terribly missed but leaves
behind an ocean of memories to sustain those of
us who had the privilege to know him.”
1959
Leo Tymon, 6 Greenwood Rd.,
Mountainside, NJ 07092, ltymon@icbny.com
Jack Boorman has retired (for the second time!)
from the International Monetary Fund where
he was Director of Policy and Special Advisor
to the Managing Director. He’s now relaxing
in Florida at his home on Sanibel Island and
contemplating the future. John Felago, M.M.
is still in California helping his parents- mom at
92 and dad at 90. A rare blessing! Chris Conroy
retired from Simpson Thacher last December
and started a new job as CFO in January ’06.
To quote Chesterton, “Anything worth doing is
worth doing badly.” On a sad note, John Felago
sent notice in early January of the passing of our
classmate Steve Agli. For those who have not
read his original notice, here are some excerpts
from John’s moving tribute to his friend. “I need
to share with you tonight my sadness to learn
yesterday [January 8] of the death of Steve Agli.
I am still in some shock. I am blessed to not
yet lose any immediate family members, so it
is rare for me to say of a death, ‘I can’t believe
it’, but this is my true feeling regarding Steve. I
feel like I have lost a brother. Steve and I were
rather different, our lives went in quite different
directions, but we also had much in common. At
times years went by without any direct contact,
but partly because geographically he was the
nearest classmate when I visited my parents in
Yonkers, I was somehow in touch with him, if
thru his wonderful mother…Steve and I actually
go back to 1A together at Regis.Mr. Quinty
insisted on calling him ‘Ahl-yee’ and at least to
me, he continued to refer to himself that way for
the rest of his life...I don’t know how many years it
took Steve to finally get his PhD on G M Hopkins,
well-known Jesuit English poet - it was surely at
least 20...But he stayed with it and was still able to
go back to his many studies to offer a course on
Great Thinkers in his final earthly home in Holy
Apostles Seminary in CT...Steve struggled with
pursuing a religious vocation, I believe, thru his
whole life. He finally decided, entered a seminary
for older vocations and was there for only a few
months before his God decided Steve had suffered
enough...For me, Steve’s death is a reminder
again of how fast life goes by, strengthening
my hope and desire that all of us use as many
opportunities as we can to be together. God bless
you, Steve, and soon give you total life and joy.
I know you will remember us poor brothers of
yours who live in hope of joining you someday.
I surely will miss you. Your brother, John F”
(Please contact Leo Tymon if you would like a
complete copy of John’s remarks. Many thanks
to those who shared their remembrances via e-
mail.) Bob Fraleigh now is retired and enjoying
his ten grandchildren. Ed Montell also reports
ten grandchildren. Can anyone from the class top
this? Mike Shef announced the birth on January
4th of his granddaughter, Stephanie, his and
Lorraine’s second grandchild. Jack Boorman
recently retired from the International Monetary
Fund where he was Director of Policy for 11 years.
He’s now splitting time between Washington, DC
and Sanibel Island, Florida. Peter Burchyns
claims to have failed Retirement 101 and has
returned to work on a 75% basis at the San Mateo
County Office of Education, where he toiled for
most of the past 30 years. Vacation time will still
allow for ample time to travel and spoil the three
grandchildren. In July, Chris Daly plans to trade
in his professorial gear at Duquesne Univ. for
some irons and woods, but hopes to keep active
with some part time consultation work.
1960
Joseph Vaccarino, 49-23 216th St.,
Bayside, NY 11364, JVQLA@aol.com
Charles Altieri writes: “I discovered I cannot
retire because I have no skills other than
university teaching. So I am very glad I still very
much enjoy what I do.”
1961
Joseph Carlucci, 130 Barrow Street, Apt. 219,
New York, NY 10014, jfcarlucci@verizon.net
Barbara and Jack O’Connell will celebrate 35
years of marriage in July. Jack is semi-retired
and a consultant to the Dilenschneider Group
in New York. Barbara does a thriving business
in her art studio. John C. Chendo recently had
his poetry published in a hardbound volume,
entitled “Blessing the Animals: God’s Creatures
Wild and Tame” edited by Ms. Lynn L. Caruso,
2006. The ISBN# is 1-59473-145-4. John adds that
he owes Mr. Jerry Kappes a debt of gratitude for
introducing him to the world of poetry in his first
year of studying, and Mr. Kappes’ first year of
teaching, at Regis. Bob Bonnell took an early
retirement from Saint Francis Medical Center,
Grand Island, NE on Dec. 31. He and Winnie
have sold their house and purchased a 38’ motor
home to travel the country. “I will be able to
practice my avocations of scenic photography
Rich Pfeiffer ’68, Larry Ehmer ’78, Greg Tino ’78, and Joe Torregrossa ’62 at Mr. Pfeiffer’s home for the
Philadelphia Regional Reunion on December 8th
and writing, while seeing this beautiful country
and visiting the four kids and four grandkids in
Ohio, Pennsylvania and Florida.”
1962
Ron Ferreri, 4776 Alberton Court #2702,
Naples, FL 34105, rferreri@swfla.rr.com
Richard Wendt retired from Towers Perrin in
May, 2006 and now spends his time trying to beat
the stock market and visiting his kids in Atlanta.
His first grandchild, Dylan, was born in July,
2006. K.B. Meagher’s daughter Caitlin is in the
3 rd year of a Ph.D. program at U. of Wisconsin.
His son Evan is in his first year of ID/MBA
program at Northwestern. Retirement delayed.
In preparation for our 45th Anniversary and
Reunion the “Regis Road Show” toured the Robert
Trent Jones Trail (as in golf trail) throughout
the State of Alabama. Yes, Alabama, the place to
which Ron Ferreri fled in 2002. John Paxton
organized the trip which began on April 12th and
ended on April 19th. Greg Burke, Dave “Wild
Man” Birch, Ned “Do Over” Butler, Curt “It
was Supposed to Go Straight” Brand, Bob “Do
they allow Georgians to play” Radics and Ron
rounded out the group. Anyone attending the
reunion will hear all of the gory details.
1963
John Tweedy, 26 Huron Rd., Floral Park,
NY 11001-4007, john.tweedy@verizon.net
John Prael, 34-06 81 St., Apt. #1,
Jackson Heights, NY 11372, john.prael@gmail.com
John Sesody’s son John was married on
December 9 th to Laura Marchisi at Sacred Heart
Church in Brooklyn. Richard A. Chiarello’s
father, Carmelo Joseph Chiarello, passed away
October 9 th , 2006 at the age of 98 (still driving
until 97 years old). Daughter Stephanie married
Brent Grissom on April 29 th , 2006. For his own
part, Dick “starred” as Jacob in “Joseph and the
Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat” at Theatre
Arlington. Last year Denise and Jack Stack
and Barbara and Dick Chiarello attended each
other’s daughter’s wedding. Stephanie Chiarello
was married in Austin TX in April, and Karen
Stack tied the knot in Stamford CT in June.
Notably, Jack and Dick each served as the other’s
best man many years ago.
1964
Ken Beirne, 417 N. St. Asaph St., Alexandria,
VA 22314-2317, kjbeirne@mindspring.com
Dennis Moulton, 326 E. 90th St., #4-E, New York,
NY 10128, moultond@saintignatiusloyola.org
Louis Scheeder is the Associate Dean of
Faculty at NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts. Ron
Malanga writes: “Rosemarie and I are enjoying
retirement. We now have three grandsons-
Anthony Malanga (3), Dominic Malanga (4
months) and Noah Schafer (6 months). Two
oldest children, Chris and Veronica, are married
and doing well. Youngest, Monica, will graduate
from Northwestern in June, 2007. Louis Fuoco
says: “My daughter will be married in August to
Matt Landry and my son just moved out on his
own and is doing very well.”
1965
George Griffith, 73 Sunset Rd.,
Blauvelt, NY 10913, gtg1esq@aol.com
Brendan Reilly is the subject of a 15-page
section of Malcolm Gladwell’s latest book, Blink
(2005). Gladwell’s prior work, Tipping Point,
is one of the most influential books of the past
decade. In Blink, he describes Brendan Reilly’s
innovation as Chairman of the Department
of Medicine at Cook County Hospital. The
innovation involved how to rapidly recognize
and treat patients presenting with potential heart
attacks in the ER.
1966
James Maguire, 419 Third Ave., #4D,
New York, NY 10016, jmaguire@courts.state.ny.us
Bob Mollenhauer, 225 W. 34th St., Ste. 1800,
New York, NY 10122, yobob928@aol.com
Charles Webel spent the fall term as Fulbright
Senior Specialist in Peace and Conflict Studies
at the University of Rome. His next book, the
Handbook of Peace and Conflict Studies, is to be
published this winter by Routledge in London.
Bob Mollehauaer’s daughter is expecting
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LI. He and Jim Maguire spent another warm
Christmas on Maui. Vinny Hevern, S.J. was
recently promoted to full Professor in the Le
Moyne College Psychology Department where
he has taught for 16 years. Lawrence Sheerin
writes: “Another productive winter: Alice Quinn
Mayer was born on October 28th, 2006 in Athens,
GA and joins her sister Katie Rose (b. 3/6/05).
Matthew James Irwin was born on February
2nd, 2007 (125 years after Jame Joyce!) in Garden
City, NY and joins his brothers Brendan (b.
5/7/03) and Sean (b. 1/15/05). And now I have a
basketball team! Can’t wait for 2009!”
1967
Bill Armbruster, 42 Van Wagenen Ave., Apt. 8,
Jersey City, NJ 07306, billarmbruster@comcast.net
Frank Prestipino’s son, Frank Jr., graduated
magna cum laude from the University of Florida,
Gainseville, FL, in August 2006. Chris Connell
writes: “You New Yorkers might enjoy my
pictures from Saturday’s St. Patrick’s Parade
in Alexandria, Va., which claims to be the first
in the nation each year. They are online at:
www.kodakgallery.com/connellphotos/parade. I
was the official photographer for the Ballyshaners,
who put the parade on. I inherited the volunteer
duties from another Regian, Greg D’Alessio ‘62,
who came to my Regis alumni cocktail party last
November. We got a picture of ourselves taken
with John Dunleavy, the chairman of the NYC
parade, at historic Gadsby’s Tavern in Alexandria
after Saturday’s festivities. He looks like a million
bucks and we look like schlubs, which I guess
it is our respective positions in life.” Victor
Skowronski has had a couple articles published
in IEEE Computer. The first, in August 2004, was
a critique of a computer software development
methodology called Agile Methods. His theme
was that the verbal communication style used
by Agile Methods might be incompatible with
the working styles of some very capable people.
One example that Victor used was St. Thomas
Aquinas, so quiet in college that he was called
“the Dumb Ox.” Some of the comments that Mr.
Skowronski received from the first article were
to the effect that Agile Methods managers did
not want solitary geniuses working for them.
This gave him the idea for the second article,
which was that these managers were frustrated
because they did not know how to communicate
with these geniuses. As it turns out, he was
able to use St. Thomas Aquinas as an example
because he had earlier asked Arthur Bender,
S.J. to recommend a biography of him. Victor
says: “With a Masters Degree in both History and
Theology, I knew Arthur was the perfect choice.
At the time, I was interested in determining
whether Aquinas’s life history was consistent
with autism and Asperger Syndrome. It was. So I
think we can say that my Regis education helped
me with the articles.”
1968
James Sherwood, 325 Riverside Dr. #32,
New York, NY 10025-4156, jcs@schlamstone.com
For Fall of 2006, Carl Guarneri was at Colgate
University as A. Lindsay O’Connor Visiting
Professor of History. His book, America in the
World: United States History in Global Context,
has been published by McGraw-Hill. Terence
Chorba retired from his distinguished career
at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC), much of which was spent
overseas promoting global health in African and
Asia, in May, 2006. At that point, he accepted
a position as Vice President in the Applied
Research Division of Macro International, Inc.,
with responsibility for overseeing Macro’s
Global AIDS program. Jim Ross ‘65 is Senior
Vice President and Managing Director of the
division Terry joined. Tom McCormick, who
attended Regis from 1964-67 writes: “Although I
never graduated from Regis (Chemistry was my
Achilles heel), I still relish the time spent with so
many wonderful friends, faculty and Jesuits priests
who made my three years there unforgettable.
The Jesuit influence was such that I landed in
Omaha, Nebraska in 1968 where I attended
Creighton University, graduating with a degree in
Journalism/Mass Communications. After stints
as a disc jockey, director or communications
for Mutual of Omaha, development director for
a local parish and free lance writer, I am now a
The crowd at Karen Sue and Erich Wolz’s ’79 home for the Houston Regional Reunion on January 20th
customer service specialist for a major employer
in Omaha that is owned by Warren Buffet’s
Berkshire Hathaway Company. I have many
fond memories of Regis– playing table hockey
with Gerry Purtell (With two popsicle sticks and
three dimes if I remember right). Taking the
subway to the George Washington bridge bus
station with Bill Mullin, Rich Pfeiffer, Dennis
Degnan, Dan Murphy and the rest of the New
Jersey crew. Running track for Mr. Ferguson,
knowing, no matter how poorly I ran, if I passed
the baton to Mike Plate, we were always in the
running for a medal. Mr. Clancy curling my lips
so I could learn how to “twill” the “r” sound.
Mass in the chapel. Walking Jug, only to find out
I wasn’t supposed to be there. (I was “excused”
because so many others New Jersey classmates
were also late because of a major accident on the
bridge. I found this out after Jug was over). And
so many other great times. I would love to hear
from my friends and classmates who graduated
in 1968. If any Regians make the annual trek to
hear Warren Buffet, aka “The Oracle of Omaha”,
address shareholders at the annual Berkshire
Hathaway meeting held in May, or if you would
like to experience the treasure that is the annual
College World Series held each June in Omaha,
please let me know. I promise you sizzling steaks,
cold beer and warm hospitality. If any of my
former classmates know the whereabouts of two
other close friends of mine who did not graduate
with the class of ‘68– Steve Stock or Joe Molloy –
I would appreciate an address. I thank John Prael
for allowing this Chemistry-challenged former
Regian the opportunity to be included with my
class of ’68 update and sending me copies of the
Alumni Newsletter. Now that I know there are
other Regians here in the Omaha area, I would
hope to be able to get a Regis reunion organized
in the near future. I have already heard from
Kevin Cassidy ’87 – also a Creighton alumnus -
- so ‘the wheels are turning.’ I would ask you to
kindly remember my parents, who passed away
recently, in your prayers as I will remember all
of you in mine.”
1969
Bart Robbett, 76 Hillandale Rd.,
Westport, CT 06880, Bart@Robbett.com
David Krol writes, “After over twenty five
years of working for major museums, including
the Metropolitan Museum and the American
Museum of Natural History, I have moved to
Prague, Czech Republic, as the Deputy Director
of The Princely Collections, Lobkowicz Palace
Museum, on Castle Hill in the heart of the
city. The website www.lobkowicz.cz gives the
remarkable history of this amazing collection
(including Breughel’s Haymaking and other
major paintings, the manuscripts of Beethoven’s
Third, Fourth and Sixth symphonies, firearms,
furniture, porcelain, castles, palaces, vineyards
and a brewery!) and its restitution after The
Velvet Revolution. Nothing like uprooting to
a new city to let you know how much stuff
you have accumulated over the years!” Mike
D’Angelo writes: “Our oldest daughter, Gina, is
getting married June ’07. Matt is still sailing with
Moran. Meredith is in her junior year at Florida
State; she will be interning with Ritz-Carlton
this summer. Jen is in her freshman year in the
BFA Drama program at Syracuse University.
Deb and I are adjusting to the empty nest.” Lou
Coglianese says it was terrific to be in the city
for his son Charles’ wedding in October. The
ceremony was right on the old neighborhood
at 80 th and Lex. The reception was at Gramercy
Park. It was a day to reflect on how life, love, and
learning are refreshed and renewed every year.
Bill Quinn who is a Professor of English at the
University of Arkansas, is currently a Visiting
Fellow at Wolfson College, Cambridge. “I have
been married to Tricia Reed Quinn since 1977,
and we have two children: Catherine (21) and Bill
(19).” Bart Robbett recently had the pleasure of
working with former classmate Rich Schrader
who is the New York legislative director for
Natural Resources Defense Council. Rich has
had an interesting career including a stint as
head of NYC Department of Consumer Affairs
where he took the lead in passing one of the
nation’s first laws prohibiting the sale of tobacco
to minors. And, just in from John Twomey, “My
wife, Uli, and I presently reside in the DC suburb
of Springfield VA, where I commute daily to my
vineyard labor as an IT manager in the Office of
the Secretary of Defense in the Pentagon. Uli
and I recently celebrated, or in her perspective,
suffered, our thirtieth wedding anniversary.
Our twenty-three year old daughter, Alessandra,
who, though born in Texas, grew up while I was
stationed in Germany with the Department of
the Army, hopes to graduate this coming May
from the US Coast Guard Academy, incidentally,
Bernie Roan’s Alma Mater, and pursue a
career in the USCG, guarding the coasts and
saving lives. Not bad work. Give my best to our
classmates.”
1970
Robert Leonard, 56 Highland Ave.,
Chatham, NJ 07928, robert.leonard@dbr.com
Michael Fitzgerald’s son, a Regian of the class
of 2010, has won his first medal on the track
team. He also attended his first Regis vs. Xavier
basketball tripleheader- from his account, it
appears times haven’t changed the Regis-Xavier
rivalry. J. Herbie DiFonzo received the Stanley
Cohen Distinguished Award for “outstanding
research in the field of family and divorce.” Tomas
“Muggs” O’Dalaigh reports that Thomas J.
Daly IV and Antonia Victoria Petrizzo-Daly are
expecting Thomas J. Daly V in May 2007. Siobhan
Erin Daly-Ruperto is expecting a boy also in May.
Which grandson will be #3 and #4? CPL Martin J.
Daly II, USMC has returned to Camp Le Jeune,
NC after desert and urban training in California.
Please keep him in your prayers. He adds, “yours
truly started working at St. Vincent’s Midtown
Hospital in Hell Kitchen in October (Psych Unit
& Detox).” Bruce Williamson has both sad
and happy news to report. In the Spring of 2005
his marriage to Roberta Bell Williamson ended
with a separation and, in early 2006, divorce.
On October 14, 2006, mirabile dictu, he married
Marianne C. (now)Williamson in Canandaigua,
New York. Kevin Bryant was there with Joan
and their daughter Annie. Annie, 10, stole
the show Saturday night at an after-reception
gathering that included Bruce’s daughters Erin
and Sarah. Annie watched them play charades
and word games, said “I know a game!”, and
became the life of the party...until her bedtime
an hour or two later. Kevin, Bruce, Marianne
The Beyond the Quad panel listens as Vin Maher ’73 and Ken Lynch ’63 deliver some remarks
and their Australian mate Ian McNeilly toured
Regis on November 4, 2006 (Admission Exam
day). McNeilly, in to run the NYC Marathon the
next day, sports a multi-color cap topped by a
propeller. Bruce, Marianne and Kevin wore like
hats in Ian’s honor. Kevin and Bruce explained to
several prospective members of the Class of 2011
who gave us skeptical looks that we were Class of
‘70 and “this is what happens when you get old.”
A pleasant time was had by all.
1971
Luke Garvey, 3 Ridge Road, Weston,
CT 06883, ltgarvey@aol.com
Roger Rooney, 203 Carrollwood Dr.,
Tarrytown, NY 10591, rooney414@aol.com
Edward Miller continues as a psychologist at
Aurora. He has a daughter who is a senior in high
school and a son who is a freshman in high school
so he has his hands full. He would also like to
hear from anyone who visited with Bill Roethel
before his untimely death last year. Alfred W.
Pirovits completed the 2006 LA Marathon with a
pulled hamstring, hangover, shingles, and recent
infectious tick bite without training.
1972
Michael Davies, 887 Park Ave., Huntington,
NY 11743-4520, mdavies1@optonline.net
Kevin Farrelly, 272 First Ave., Apt. 11F,
New York, NY 10009-1804, kjf@farrellylaw.com
1973
John O’Toole, 4 Haldimann Lane,Blairstown,
NJ 07825, john.o’toole@morganstanley.com
After many years as a partner with Dewey
Ballantine, effective November 27 th Tom
Giegerich accepted a partner position with the
law firm of McDermott, Will & Emery as head of
the deferral tax practice in their New York office.
Bill Popovich writes: “My oldest son Bill just
got a JD from Rutgers-Camden this December
in 2 ½ years, after an electrical engineering
degree in 3 years at Villanova. I’ll be starting
at Rutgers-Camden part time as a first year law
student myself, following in my son’s footsteps,
this fall, after 30 years in technology, the last 20
for the East Windsor, NJ school district. My sons
Bill, 24, Brian, 22, and Nick, 20, as well as my
wife of 26 years, Lee Ann, and myself, were all
in college at the same time a few years ago, my
wife completing her bachelor’s, my sons working
on their undergraduate degrees, as I finished an
MBA in technology management. We have lived
in Robbinsville for the last 3 years.”
1974
William O’Connell, 26 Peachtree Drive, Cortlandt
Manor, NY 10567-5232, billo@bestweb.net
Jim DiMartini Mandala says: “It’s interesting to
watch my oldest as she goes through the college
application process as a high school senior. My
son is finishing up 8 th grade and reminding me
that I am growing old.” Bill O’Connell writes:
“On December 7, I joined several members of the
class of ‘74 at Polonia Restaurant on First Avenue
to fete Mark Koltko-Rivera on the occasion
of his 50th birthday. Mark’s wife, Kathleen,
organized the affair. Jim Solloway and his wife
Elaine attended as did Damian Pezzano and his
wife Olya. Kudos to Peter Rivera who presented
Mark with selected photos from his years at
Regis. One picture from the Regis Dramatic
Society brought the house down. On a serious
note, Dr. Harold Takooshian, longtime Fordham
Professor, surprised Mark with the presentation
of a medal from American Psychological
Association - Division 1, honoring Mark’s
contribution to psychological theory, especially
in the area of Worldview and multi-cultural
psychology. We also learned that Kathleen will
soon be joining the Fordham family when she
embarks on her doctoral studies in counseling
psychology. Needless to say, a grand time was
had by all! On a personal note, my wife Lynne
has recently joined Fordham in the capacity
of Assistant Dean of Admissions at Fordham
College of Liberal Studies at Tarrytown.”
1975
Steve Tranchina, 124 Dartmouth Rd.,
Manhasset, NY 11030, satmd@hotmail.com
Michael Del Rosso, 2404 Old Ballard Farm Road,
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1976
Neil Grealy, 17 Overlook Drive,
Greenwich, CT 06830, grealc@ldcorp.com
Joe Bringman writes: “June 2006 brought
to an end my 3-year term as a King County
Bar Association trustee (including one year
as Secretary). At the KCBA Annual Dinner,
I received the 2006 President’s Award “for
Distinguished and Exemplary Service” to
KCBA, in recognition of my contributions, while
a trustee, to the efforts of the Audit Committee
(which I chaired), and subcommittees on task
forces addressing issues of judicial campaign
standards, allocation of judges to different
divisions of the King County District Court, and
same-sex marriage. No longer a trustee, I’ve been
using my “leisure” time to write articles- profiles,
really- concerning some of the more prominent
local lawyers. I’m currently working on one
concerning William Neukom, President-Elect of
the ABA, which will appear in the January 2007
Bar Bulletin. As to non-leisure time, it’s mostly
a combination of securities, antitrust and other
complex commercial litigation at Perkins Coie,
where I’ve been practicing law for the last 21+
years.”
1977
James Shanahan, MD, 37 Crystal Farm Rd.,
Warwick, NY 10990-3028, shanahan@warwick.net
Michael Gutierez is Standard and Poors
director of U.S. servicer evaluations. He was
recently honored by the National Hispanic
Corporate Achiever Organization as their 2006
Corporate Achiever. He was featured in an article
in The World, the news letter for McGraw- Hill
Company, and was honored at a banquet at The
Waldorf Astoria. Congratulations Mike!
1978
Bernie Kilkelly, 595 Scranton Avenue,
Lynbrook, NY 11563, bjkilkelly@gmail.com
Jim Baldassarre has worked overseas (England
3 years and Italy 2 years) and has traveled
throughout Europe with his family. He’s back
in the states and still travels extensively. He’s
the proud father of two girls and one boy. Stan
The Beyond the Quad panel discusses New York City: 5 Years After 9/11
Parchin has been researching the lost painting
“Leda and the Swan” by Italian High Renaissance
master Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) for an
upcoming article on About.com, The New
York Times Company’s’ educational website.
His scholarly essay, “Sacred and Profane:
Christian Imagery and Witchcraft in Prints by
Hans Baldung Grien,” is now available by link
from Wikipedia. Robert Spring ‘58, Stan’s
neighbor who shares many of his academic
interests, just gave him brand new Encyclopedia
Britannica software on European paintings and
museums. Father Ray Sweitzer. S.J. ‘63 is
happily teaching German and Latin at Fordham
Preparatory (High) School in The Bronx.
Gregory Rapisarda, retired (?) Dean of Regis’
faculty, enjoys tutoring some of our alma mater’s
present students in Spanish. Bob Marraccino,
who teaches at City University of New York-
Hunter College, looks forward to the opening of
the new Hall of Human Origins at the American
Museum of Natural History. Jack Fowler of “The
National Review” checks in periodically from his
publishing duties. Both Regians and their families
are doing quite well. Fresh from her successful
Venezuelan Consulate gallery opening with five
of her contemporaries (opposite St. Patrick’s
Cathedral off Fifth Avenue), Hilda O’Connell-
Harris has more students in her Senior Year
Studio Art course. She continues to nurture
Matisse (what else?), her German Shepherd/
Beagle mix pup; “Matty” will turn two this
April. Chicago’s Armando Pauker contacted
Stan about taking Clara, his eight-year-old
daughter, to The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
And Jerrold Kappes ‘52, past English teacher
of “Landmarks in Literature” fame and director
of an uproarious production of “The Mikado”
by Gilbert & Sullivan, resurfaced “sans scrim” at
Regis this past January.
1979
Richard Weber, 176 Broadway, #4F,
New York, NY 10038, rick.weber@mccann.com
Mike McConnell continues at Stanford as an
Associate Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine
doing imaging research and clinical work. He and
Lena Wu had their 15 th anniversary this year and
spent a week on the Big Island. His daughters
Kelly and Mia are now 11 and 8.
1980
William Passannante, 7 Hook Rd,
Rye, NY 10580, wpassannante@andersonkill.com
Peter Schiano writes: “We now have 2 teenage
boys, so we’ve assumed crash positions. Still
doing process control engineering with Siemens
outside Philly. Lisa & I have gotten sucked into
the local zydeco dance cult which helps keep
us in shape.” Mike McLoughlin sends in the
following: “My wife, Jennifer, and I and our two
sons, Evan, 5, and Kyle, 2, recently moved from
Providence, RI to Pittsburgh, in order to be closer
to Jennifer’s family who live here. I’m enjoying my
new job as a psychologist at Allegheny Children’s
Initiative and adjusting to life in ‘Steeler country.’
Pittsburgh’s a very hilly and surprisingly treefilled
city with lots of great things to do with
kids. It’s also kind of cool having a 26 yearold
mayor- Luke Ravenstahl”. Dr. Giuseppe
(Joe) Del Priore is the lead author of a study
related to uterine transplants for young female
cancer patients, which was discussed in the
January 30 edition of the New York Times at F5.
1981
Robert Schirling, 63-46 252 St.,
Little Neck, NY 11362, rschirling@nyc.rr.com
Romeo B. Mateo is currently living in
Westchester, New York with his wife Zora and
two boys: Vincent and Stephen. His email is
romeobmateo@optonline.net. He’d love to hear
from old friends anywhere in the country.
1982
John McGuinness, 175 Union Avenue,
Apt E102, Rutherford, NJ 07070-3520
john.o.mcguinness@jpmorgan.com
Lt Col Gene Zuratynsky was deployed to
Afghanistan in October and will be serving there
until April of this year. He is an Air Force security
police officer. Please pray for Dan McGrath’s
father who passed away on March 11 th , 2006.
Sean Reddington is living in Montclair with
his wife, Hollie. They have 3 children- Paige (8),
Grace (6) and Callum (3). He’s looking forward
to catching up with the class at the 25 th reunion.
1983
Joseph Accetta, 140 Grand St., 9th Floor,
White Plains, NY 10601, jsaccetta@aol.com
John J. Zipay writes: “I am still working on the
Space Shuttle tile repair project, have participated
in a lunar lander study and am working on
the requirements for the spacecraft that will
go back to the Moon. I also played the King
and choreographed the sword fight for a local
production of Hamlet.” Gerard Forster writes:
“Believe it or not, my daughter Janine is now
a Junior at Whittier College, in Calif., and just
spent the fall semester as an intern at the United
Nations in NYC with the UN High Commission
on Refugees. I got to visit her several times over
the semester and was impressed at how quickly
she has become a New Yorker. My son Patrick
will be graduating high school this year and then
my wife and I will be ‘empty nesters.’ Does that
make you guys feel old or what? I know it makes
me feel that way.”
1984
Emanuel Grillo, 130 Aldershot Lane,
Manhasset, NY 11030, lgrillo@optonline.net
Michael Murphy, 102 Park Avenue, Williston
Park, NY 11596, mickmurph@hotmail.com
1985
Thomas Flood, 5 Reed Avenue,
Floral Park, NY 11001, tflood@rcdob.org
Joseph G. DiMare is presently working as
a statistician for mlb.com. Edward Straka
married Yuko in Hawaii last September 19 th .
They’ll continue to live and work in Tokyo. He’s
still at Citigroup and Yuko is still working for JAL
as a flight attendant.
1986
Robert Sciarrone, 3158 Perry Ave. #5B,
Bronx, NY 10467-4137, rob_bxny@yahoo.com
1987
John Wing, 309 Avenue C, #10B,
New York, NY 10009-1606, johnw@tzell.com
1988
John Middleton, 411 E. 53rd St., Apt. 8G,
New York, NY 10022,
jrmiddleton92@post.harvard.edu
Bill McGeveran writes: “I’ve moved (in 2006)
to St. Paul, Minnesota where I’m a law professor
at the University of Minnesota (teaching
civil procedure, data privacy, and intellectual
property), and survived open-heart surgery.
Big year. My wife and I have fun with 3-year old
Estella.” Keith Murphy retired from the FDNY
in July 2006. He’s currently a full time stay-athome
dad for Gretchen, and she has him working
harder than ever!
1989
Joseph Macchiarola, 91 Adams Street, Garden City,
NY 11530, joseph.macchiarola@thehartford.com
Jeremy Clifford and his wife Laura have moved
to Watertown, CT and are now teaching at the
Taft school. Aldina and David Kennedy are
happy to announce the birth of Jonah Declan
Vazao Kennedy on January 17 th , 2006.
1990
James Donohue, 59 West 76th St. Apt. 4E, New York,
NY 10023-1553, jdonohue@wrhambrecht.com
Joseph Sciabica, 62 Verbena Ave.,
Floral Park, NY 11001, jsciabica@wagroupllc.com
John Farrelly shares the following news: “On
April 13, 2006, Aileen and I had our fourth child,
Aileen Mary Farrelly. Aileen Mary’s godfather is
Kevin Moclair. Big sisters, Ellen (9) and Clare (6)
and big brother, Sean (3) are great with their new
baby sister.” Jim Wilson will be getting married
to Michele Tate on May 12 in DC. Kevin Moclair
reports the birth of his third son, Aidan Joseph,
on June 6, 2006. He joins Kevin, 5, and Ryan, 3.
Jason Creux married Kathryn Young of Houston,
TX on July 2, 2006 in Hastings-On-Hudson, NY.
Kathryn works as a Speech Pathologist at the
Westchester School for Special Children in
Yonkers, and Jason works as a Systems Engineer
for Instinet Incorporated in Manhattan. They live
in Bronxville, NY. Woody Victor writes that he
is currently the Director of On-Air Operations for
Black Entertainment Television. Ricky Kullen
got married 1/13/07 to Vicki Casker, in sunny
Jupiter, FL. The wedding took place on the beach
“Attendees at the wedding of Emma Brazier and Peter Buff ’91 included Tom Downey ’91, Jonathan
Iwaskow ’91, best man Paul Henninger ’93, Jose Marquez ’91, Fr. Dan O’Reilly ’93 who celebrated the
wedding, James McGovern ’91, Tim O’Reilly ’91, and Peter Henninger ’98”
at sunset. They were joined in the ceremony by
ring bearers Dakota and Daniel, and flower girls
Morgan and Alexandra. The celebration included
other Regis alumni: Mike Kullen ‘92 with wife
Kathy, Mike Lorraine with wife Stephanie, and
Mark Reilly. Chris Ocampo and his wife, Iris
Kassem, had their first child on January 3. His
name is Ryan Kassem Ocampo, weighing in at a
healthy 8lbs 4oz. Eddie Gamara is busy trying
to do the Hollywood thing, setting up film and TV
projects. Ed writes that, “The big buzz out here is
‘hedge funds,’ so if any of those fiscally successful
Regians out there want to get in the game, I’d love
to chat - eddiegamarra@hotmail.com.”
1991
Chris Caslin, 770 Elm Ave.,
River Edge, NJ 07091, ccaslin@coleschotz.com
Nolan Shanahan, 61 Hillcrest Road,
Warren, NJ 07059, Nolan@TheShanahans.org
Tom Rodi is expecting #2 this May. Terry Wilson
and his wife are expecting their first child June
29 th . Elizabeth and Todd Cosenza had their first
child, Matthew Todd, on September 15, 2006. On
December 16 th , 2006 Peter Buff married Emma
Brazier in Cambridgeshire, England. The couple
live in London. Among those attending included
Tom Downey, Jonathan Iwaskow, best man
Paul Henninger ‘93, Jose Marquez, Father
Dan O’Reilly ‘93 who celebrated the wedding,
James McGovern, Tim O’Reilly and Peter
Henninger ’98.
1992
Michael McCarthy, 76-15 35th Avenue,
Apt. 2-P, Jackson Heights, NY 11372,
mccarthym@stpetersprep.org
Major Christopher Dougherty is separated
from active Air Force after 10 years as a pilot- 4
tours in Iraq, landed in North Korea, now flying
for the Delaware National Guard and looking
for commercial pilot slots. Cedric G. Heraux
and his wife recently bought their first house
in East Lansing, MI, and Cedric started work at
the University of Michigan. Any Regians in the
area are welcome to look him up. Tim Gallen
was recently named to the Strategic Planning
Committee for the Pennsylvania Association for
College Admission Counseling. His big news,
though, is that he recently became engaged
to be married to Susan Naab, an alumna of St.
Joseph’s University and a production editor
with the National Catholic Bioethics Center in
Philadelphia.
1993
Brendan Loonam, 227 E. 88th Street,
Apt. 5W, New York, NY 10128-3398,
Loonambk@yahoo.com
Daniel Roche, 600 West 246th St., Apt. 409,
Bronx, NY 10471, droche@talkpoint.com
Brian Fodera recently graduated from USC
Law School and passed the California Bar. Denis
Reilly left Kodak in January after working there
for more than eight year. He moved to a smaller
company, Spectracom Corporation, which is also
in Rochester, NY. Abner Louissaint, M.D. PhD
from Cornell, is at Mass General Hospital in
Boston with his wife Dr. Angelica Louissaint. Dave
LoRe got engaged to Amber Field on February
23rd. The wedding is tentatively scheduled for
April or May of 2008. Christian Talbot recently
had the chance to catch up with Andy Lee in
Palo Alto, CA while he was there attending the
JSEA Seminars in Ignatian Leadership. Christian
will be moderating the third “Beyond the Quad”
roundtable discussion in Los Angeles on April
17th. The topic is the entertainment industry.
He’s also written two psychological thrillers
and is currently looking for a literary agent. In
his spare time, he rescues kittens from burning
buildings. Barrett Comiskey writes: “Jojo
(wife), Lia (stepdaughter) and I have been here
in Shanghai for about 2.5 years now, and I’m
happy to report we are well settled in, personally
and professionally. I was recently in Boston, to
celebrate the 10th anniversary of the company
we started out of undergrad in ‘97, E Ink. E Ink is
doing well, with products in the market by Sony,
Lexar, and Motorola. E Ink is also a customer
of my current company Nicobar – we’ve built
most of the manufacturing infrastructure here in
China and still support E Ink on production and
logistics – it’s been rewarding for me to see the
technology through from conception to very high
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also doing well, we have offices in Shanghai and
NYC and a good mix of clients. We’re working on
interesting problems in manufacturing, logistics,
and international investments. You can check out
the website at www.nicobargroup.com. MOST
IMPORTANTLY – it’s sometimes lonely over
here on the other side of the world, so PLEASE
STAY IN TOUCH! Technology has dropped the
cost so much, so stay close.
EMAIL: bc@nicobargroup.com”
1994
Christian Browne, 16 Main Street, Apt. 2N,
East Rockaway, NY 11518, cb9498@yahoo.com
Basil Kolani, 403 Pacific Street #3,
Brooklyn, NY 11217, bkolani@mac.com
Paul McGuire is a freelance writer from Las
Vegas. He covered the 2005 and 2006 World
Series of Poker for Fox Sports and Poker Player
Newspaper. He recently returned from a month
long assignment in Melbourne, Australia where
he covered the Aussie Millions poker tournament.
He’s a partner in LasVegasVegas.com. Dana and
Jeff Briscoe announce the birth of their third
child, Joseph Thomas Briscoe, born October
10th, 2006 in Port Charlotte, Florida. Joey now
joins son Jimmy, age 4, and daughter Anna, age 2,
in a crowded, loud, but very blessed household!
Frank Martignetti submits the following online:
“I’m in my second year of teaching college as
an adjunct, at the University of Bridgeport.
I love it! I direct the University Singers and
Chamber Singers, give lessons, and teach one
class a semester in music or music education.
It’s great! I’m in my fourth year at High School
in the Community in New Haven, where I was
hired to start a music program from scratch in
2003. It’s been rough, but it’s finally there. There
are a few aspects of it that are suspiciously like
Band/Chorus... This past spring, the New Haven
Symphony gave me their Excellence in Music
Teaching Award. That was humbling, as it usually
goes to much more experienced people. I’m living
in New Haven (a great town these days) and have
room for guests if anyone is passing though!”
1995
Stephen McGrath, 1421 Hemlock Farms,
Hawley, PA 18428-9067, sdm25@columbia.edu
John Zadrozny, 57 Montague Street, #8K,
Brooklyn, NY 11201, zadroznyj@dany.nyc.gov
Frank R. Cowan, IV will transfer to the Naval
Postgraduate School in March 2007 to study
electrical engineering for the next two years.
Michael O’Brien has moved to Hackensack, NJ
07601, 310 Prospect Ave, Apt 404 (212-228-4262).
He continues his employment where he began as
an intern when he was 18. He is now a director at
Blackrock Finance and played a key role in the
recent merger with Merrill Lynch. Joe King’s
father, Joseph P. King, passed away on February 2,
2007. Donations in lieu of flowers may be made to
Regis in his name. Please keep his family in your
prayers. Paul Zummo was married to Lauren
Streusand in Washington, D.C., on Saturday,
February 17, 2007. John A. Zadrozny performed
best man duties (and somehow managed to not
lose the rings on the way to the church), while
Mike Francis served as one of several of Paul’s
groomsmen. Other Regians in attendance at
the wedding included Denis Brogan, Imre
Knausz, Rich O’Connor, Spencer Reames,
Rob Votin, and Ted LaBarbera ‘94. Michael
Francis send the following: “Greetings! I’m
writing to announce the birth of Samantha Grace
Francis, born November 27, 2006. Wife Kim
and big brother Alex are quite happy fawning
all over her, though we are not quite as happy
to be experiencing sleep deprivation again. I’ve
posted pictures at my blog, http://francaseplace.
blogspot.com. In addition, I also began the MBA
program at Georgia State University. I continue
to work for Bank of America after a promotion
earlier this year into the Business Capital (Risk)
department. We are all doing quite well here in
Atlanta, so if you happen to be in town, drop by!”
1996
Michael Boyle, 349 Village Pointe Dr., Apt C,
Akron, OH 44313, boylemj@gmail.com
Brian Lennon, 40 Sutton Place, Apt. 5F,
New York, NY 10022, brlennon@gmail.com
Faculty members take part in “Faculty Feud,” a Family Feud take-off organized by the student government.
Teams competed to find out who best knew Regis trivia- the winners received the proceeds from the audience
of students to donate to a charity of their choice
Luis Gutierrez is living in Chicago and attending
Northwestern University part-time pursuing his
MBA. Stefan Karpinski is still out on the left
coast working away on his graduate studies and
longing to move back to the east coast soon.
1997
John Rossiello, im2bigred@yahoo.com
1998
Daniel Kirchoff, 180 West 82nd Street,
New York, NY 10024, ddk2107@columbia.edu
John Morris, 33-55 14th Street, Apt 4C, Long
Island City, NY 11106, johnpmorris@gmail.com
Jerry Carita just got back from Austin, TX where
he was producing a pilot for MTV. This is his
second producer role for MTV. Between creating
trashy reality TV programs, Jerry works as a
location scout for such network shows as “Love
Monkey” for CBS and “The Black Donnellys” for
NBC. He is planning a trip to Mardi Gras this year
along with fellow alum James Veneruso. Joe
Kondel finished his MS in Computer Science at
Fordham University, a feat made more impressive
by his being located in Washington, DC, where
he works at NASA Headquarters. Jesse Saviola
has become a master of the 3am wakeup call,
a result of working in production on Law &
Order: SVU. Mike Griffin has matriculated at
his third Jesuit school, this time as a graduate
student in Fordham’s MBA program. Russell
Capone is working at the New York office of
Davis, Polk & Wardwell. Matthew Connolly will
start working at the Nassau County DA’s office
after graduating from Hofstra Law this May.
Mike Zanetti writes from Chicago, “I moved
from Germany to Chicago and bought a place
in Naperville. I also transferred my commission
from active duty Army to the National Guard and
now I am training future officers for service in
Iraq and Afghanistan. I accepted a management
position with Caterpillar and have been working
there (quite a bit I might add!) since mid-
December. Beyond the necessary settling in, my
next big event is that I will be getting married on
September 29th, 2007. So all in all, lots going on
but definitely very positive across the board.”
Rich Paulis is practicing emergency medicine at
Hartford Hospital in Connecticut. He’ll be getting
married on September 8, 2007, to Lisa Asgaonkar,
whom he met while the two were students at
Albany Medical School. Lisa is a physician at
Bryn Mawr Hospital in Philadelphia, where she’s
completing her residency in radiology.
1999
Tom Hein, 5 Midland Gardens, Apt. 4G,
Bronxville, NY 10708, tomhein@heindesign.org
Brian Hughes, 149 Park Drive North,
Staten Island, NY 10314, RWiggum99@aol.com
Andy Horner is working in the Marketing &
Communications Department of the New York
Mets.
2000
Chris Nooney, 359 East 62nd St., Apt 3B,
New York, NY 10021, chrisnooney@optonline.net
Daniel Shapiro is still living in the Seattle
area and working on the new, upcoming 787
“Dreamliner” for the Boeing Company. John
Witkiewicz reports that life is good in Colorado.
He is teaching Theology full-time at Arrupe Jesuit
High School in Northwest Denver, coaching the
Soccer team, and doing his best to mold ‘young
men and women for others.’ He is getting married
in June of this year to Kelsey Hanno in Boulder,
CO and hopefully heading back East after a stint
down in Mexico. He’s divided his time between
freeing his heels in the mountains, playing indoor
soccer, and organizing and executing eccentric
pub crawls. He spent some time last summer in
Northern India and might be in the market for
a degree in counseling in the near future. His
Subaru is still alive, though he no longer drives
it in the mountains. He hopes everyone is well.
Chris O’Leary is finishing up his 2L year at BC
Law and will be a summer associate at Thacher
Proffitt & Wood in NYC. Jim Walsh is nearing
completion of his final year at Brooklyn Law and
looks forward to starting a career in the Real
Estate Development arena. Denis Lyons and
Angela Cogswell are engaged to be married
this September in Cape Cod. The two have
been together since their undergraduate days at
Georgetown. Adding to anecdotal evidence that
there is something in the water at G-town, fellow
Regian and Hoya, Kevin Bailey proposed to his
undergraduate sweetheart, Mary Dombrowski on
December 9 th . Fortunately for him, she accepted,
and the pair plan to wed on December 15 th , 2007
in New Haven, CT. Intellectual journeyman Neil
Toomey has accepted a new role as School Affairs
Coordinator at the Harlem Success Academy,
a charter school run under the stewardship of
former NYC Councilwoman Eva Moskowitz. The
school opened to an inaugural class of 150 K-1 st
graders and will expand one grade per year until
it is fully K-8.
2001
Kevin Galligan, 19 Rutgers Pl., Scarsdale,
NY 10583, Kevin.Galligan@hotmail.com
Mike Schimel, 16-59 155th Street,
Whitestone, NY 11357, MMSchimel@aol.com
Peter James Cook graduated from Yale in 2005
(along with Kevin Abels and Mike Palmieri) and
majored in History and Theater. He spent the
2005-2006 school year at Regis as an Alumnus
Mentor. Summer 2006 saw him in a directing
internship sponsored by Drama League at
Hanger Theater in Ithaca. He’s currently acting
in and directing plays around NYC, including
“Hell House,” for fun, not money. Tom Corsillo
is currently working as an Assistant Account
Executive at the Marino Organization, a public
relations firm located in midtown Manhattan.
2002
Anthony Manganiello, mangan@cooper.edu
John Donodeo, Manhattan College class
of 2006, was recently accepted for a full-time
position with AIG, a global investment firm in
NYC. Greg Gencarello, Hamilton College ’06
Phi Beta Kappa, was awarded The Edwin B. Lee,
Jr. Prize in Asian History/Asian Studies and The
Jeffrey P. Mass Prize in Japanese History from the
college. Bobby Heaney has been awarded a full,
3 year scholarship to the New England School of
Law in Boston. Ted Stenger has been awarded
a scholarship of sorts to study well-crafted beer
under the tutelage of Jack Prael ’63.
2003
Bennett Chan, bcc2101@columbia.edu
Mathias B. Weiden will graduate from Holy
Cross in May 2007, after majoring in Economics,
Pablo Torre ’03 (center) leads a scholarly discussion amidst the masses at College JUG Night at Regis on
December 27th
with a minor in German. Mathias is the captain
of the Holy Cross crew team. Evan Simko-
Bednarski writes: “Chris Stanton and I
spent the week of New Year’s in New Orleans’
Lower Ninth Ward, assessing and gutting flood
damaged houses so that they can be rebuilt. This
was my fourth trip to the ninth, and Chris’ first.
If any Regians are interested in doing hurricane
relief work, or coming along on a grand southern
roadtrip should I make a fifth visit, please
email me at esimkobednar@wesleyan.edu. An
all-Regian house-gutting crew, complete with
crowbars, respirators and collared shirts, would
be a sight to be seen.” Nicholas Zimick and
John Latella will be Alumni Mentors in the AMP
program for the 2007-2008 school year, while
Nick applies to Medical School and John figures
out Law School.
Milestones
2004
Chris Seneca, cjs58@georgetown.edu
Michael Nanna is a junior at Colgate University
– premed. Dean’s List 04-06, Phi Eta Sigma
Honor Society, Co-Editor Sports Section Colgate
Maroon, Co-Captain Baseball Club, Biology
Honor Society. Thanks Regis!
2005
Kevin Bowles, kbb25@georgetown.edu
Peter Gallotta, PeteNYC343@aol.com
Marriages
Bruce Williamson ’70 and Marianne C. Williamson on October 14, 2006
Jason Creux ’90 and Kathryn Young on July 2, 2006
Richard Kullen ’90 and Vicki Casker on January 13, 2007
Peter Buff ’91 and Emma Frazier on December 16, 2006
Paul Zummo ’95 and Lauren Streusand on February 17, 2007
2006
Edward Walsh, etw5@georgetown.edu
Daniel Denicola, dan.denicola@gmail.com
Births
Jonah Declan Vazao on January 17, 2006 to Aldina and David Kennedy ‘89
Aileen Mary on April 13, 2006 to Aileen and John Farrelly ‘90
Aidan Joseph on June 6, 2006 to Dyan and Kevin Moclair ‘90
Ryan Kassem on January 3, 2007 to Iris and Chris Ocampo ‘90
Matthew Todd on September 15, 2006 to Elizabeth and Todd Cosenza ‘91
Joseph Thomas on October 10, 2006 to Dana and Jeff Briscoe ‘94
Samantha Grace on November 27, 2006 to Kim and Michael Francis ‘95
Deaths
Charles W. Lynch ’30 on March 3, 2007
Harry P. Cronin ’32 on December 6, 2006
William P. Richardson ’34 on January 21, 2007
James J. Brant ’35 on September 20, 2006
Robert J. Fitzgerald ’35 on January 18, 2007
Harold T. Broderick ’40 on December 19, 2006
Robert F. Walsh ’41 on August 18, 2006
Daniel L. McCabe ’48 in December, 2006
Henry A. McCormack ’48 on February 20, 2007
J. Richard Hughes ’50 on February 24, 2007
William F. O’Leary ’55 on March 4, 2007
Stephen M. Agli ’59 on January 8, 2007
Robert D. Juliano ’67 on October 15, 2006
Gerald P. Jeromski ’68 on December 18, 2006
John P. Suozzo ’68 on December 3, 2005

Calendar of Events
April 14
April 19-22
April 21
April 21
April 28
May 4
June 9
June 16
5 Year Reunions at Regis for the Classes of 1977 and 1992
Regis Alumni Events in San Francisco
The Classroom Revisited at Regis
5 Year Reunions at Regis for the Classes of 1962, 1972, & 1987
5 Year Reunion for the Class of 1967
Vision to Lead Celebration at Regis
5 Year Reunions at Regis for the Classes of 1997 and 2002
Class of 1957’s 50th Reunion at Regis
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