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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