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Volume 70 | Number 4 | Summer 2005 

GREG VADASDI ’94 SUMMITS MOUNT EVEREST! 

Regis High School | 55 East 84th Street | New York, NY 10028

Volume 70, Number 4 

Summer 2005 

James E. Buggy 

Vice President for Development 

John W. Prael, Jr. ‘63 

Alumni Director 

Owen D. Reidy ‘99 

Alumni Communications Director 

Jennifer Reeder 

Executive Assistant 

Rebecca Taylor 

Database & Gift Entry Management 

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On The 

INSIDE 

Letter from the President 03 

Alumni Senior Luncheon Recap 04 

Athletics Year In Review 06 

Regis Repertory Year In Review 07 

Regis News and Notes 07 

Year In Review Photo Collection 08 

Senior College Destinations 10 

Regis “On Top of the World” (Cover Story) 11 

Prowlings 14 

Milestones 23 

Calendar of Events 24

Summer 2005 3 

Letter From 

The President 

Regis High School bade farewell to the Class of 2005 on 

Saturday morning, June 4, in commencement exercises 

held in the great Church of St. Ignatius Loyola. Despite 

ominous warnings earlier that day of possible thunder 

storms, the sun shone brightly on 84 th Street as the 

families and friends of the 2005 Regians walked across 

from the Church to a reception in the Regis auditorium 

and quadrangle. On the preceding Thursday night, June 

2, a baccalaureate Mass was held in the Church, with a 

reception at Regis afterwards. Thursday’s crowd of family 

and friends was somewhat smaller but no less engaged 

and enthusiastic. 

As has happened so often in the past year, my mind 

wandered back 57 years to my own graduation from 

Regis. I don’t believe we had anything like a baccalaureate 

Mass. Friday morning Mass in St. Ignatius Loyola Church 

was a weekly event, not the grand occasion it now is in 

the Regis school calendar. The commencement exercises 

were held not in the Church but in the Regis auditorium 

with its great vaulted ceiling that reached up two floors 

through what is now our much needed gym. In the 1940’s 

the Regis graduation was always held on the evening 

of June 16 th , then the feast of St. John Francis Regis. 

Alas, liturgical reformers, always a dangerous lot, have 

relegated our patron saint to another date in the calendar, 

one that he must share with a few other blessed. But in 

1948, if memory serves, we wore the same white dinner 

jackets that the Class of 2005 sported at their graduation, 

and we certainly sang “our marching song” with similar 

gusto. 

Since I finish my one-year assignment in the President’s 

office at the end of this school year, I consider myself a 

honorary member of the Regis Class of 2005. This time 

around there was no pressure to make the transition to 

Sophomore Year as there was in 1945, when the war had 

just ended and the Jesuits imprisoned in the Philippines, 

whose names were listed in the Regis library, came home 

and spoke at our assemblies during that Sophomore year. 

It’s a different world that today’s men of Regis inherit and 

create, but the Regis idea is alive and well on 84 th Street. 

Joseph A. O’Hare, S.J.

4 Regis Alumni News 

2005 Alumni Senior 

Luncheon Recap 

On May 4, 2005 at the Alumni – Senior Luncheon the Regis Alumni Association honored Don Gross ’43 with the St. 

John Francis Regis award. Don received the award in recognition for his lifetime of service and generosity to those in 

need. The following is the text of Don’s remarks from that afternoon. 

Father O’Hare, members of the 

faculty of Regis High School, fellow 

Alumni and soon-to-be-graduates 

of the class of 2005. 

In reviewing the list of those who 

had previously received the “John 

Francis Regis Award”, I was very 

impressed with the credentials 

of those individuals who were 

honored. I was also very humbled 

that Regis saw fit to make me this 

year’s honoree. Since I am the first 

graduate from the 1940’s to be so 

honored, I can only assume that the 

decision may have had something 

to do with respect for the elderly. 

I would like to extend my sincere 

thanks to Fr. O’Hare and the 

administration of Regis High School 

for this honor. It means a great deal 

to me because Regis High School 

has played such an important part 

in the formation of my life. 

“Each of us 

has our own 

unique talents 

and God given 

abilities that we 

should be truly 

grateful for.“ 

When told that I would have to say a few 

words to you today, I wondered what I 

could possibly say to this year’s seniors. 

I thought of the Jesuit educational 

mantra of preparing “men and women 

for others”. While at Regis, I was never 

a great debater or speaker, so I can’t 

expect to say anything to you today 

that you’ll find unforgettable. I would, 

however, like to talk to you about just 

two words and I hope that you will think 

about them after you go home today. 

The first word is EXAMPLE. A dear 

friend of mine, Msgr. Jim McNamara 

recently wrote that - “our worth lies 

not in what we do, but in who we are”. 

He was writing about the life of Pope 

John Paul II. Msgr. Jim’s point was that 

the Pope was such a great example to 

the world. It wasn’t so much what John 

Paul accomplished in his life but the 

model he was for all to see of a man 

living a dedicated life and accepting the 

suffering he had to endure. 

These words apply to us too. Your 

worth and my worth doesn’t come 

from the things we do or the goals we 

achieve, but in the kind of person that 

we are. What kind of an example are 

we to those around us? Those who 

are in contact with us each day? Our 

family? Our friends? Our co-workers or 

co-students? Are the people around us 

better because we are who we are? 

As I was preparing this talk, I thought of 

so many people in my life whose example 

was such a gift to me. People 

whose goodness and kindness and 

yes, love made a difference in my 

life. I thought of my parents and my 

elementary school principal, a nun 

who was the one person mainly 

responsible for my attending Regis. 

I thought of the many wonderful 

examples that were given to me at 

Regis by such dedicated Jesuits as 

Fr. Dan Burke and his brother Tom 

Burke. My freshman year teacher, 

Fr. Mike Costello and two presidents 

at Regis who meant a lot to me, Fr. 

Bill Wood, a dear friend and Fr. Ray 

Swords. To me these men were 

outstanding living examples to be 

imitated and followed. There were 

wonderful lay teachers like Joe 

Quintavalle and Harry Kirwin, who 

gave their lives to the students of 

Regis and were outstanding 

examples. You can think of those 

people in your own life who are 

great examples including those 

wonderful teachers at Regis today. 

Just six weeks ago, Regis lost a great 

teacher, Fr. Steve Duffy. He gave over 

50 years of his life to the students 

of Regis, but it was his example 

of how to live a life joyfully and 

humbly that touched so many. To 

some, Fr. Stephen Duffy was “just” 

a high school teacher but he was 

a wonderful example to so many 

Regis grads. Steve’s worth was not 

in what he did~ but in who he was.


To The Right: 

Rob Gross, Kathy Gross, Rev. 

Joseph A. O’Hare, SJ ‘48, Don 

Gross ‘43, Donne Gross and 

Rev. James R. Carney, SJ ‘43 

I would like to share with you one 

final person who was such a great 

example to me. Just over six months 

ago, I lost my wife of 51 years. She 

was for me the finest living example 

of true goodness. She was a gift 

to me for which I will be eternally 

grateful. This was a woman who 

accepted everyone just where they 

were. She treated everyone in the 

same loving manner. She never 

accomplished any great deeds but 

she touched many lives because she 

treated all she met with respect and 

kindness. She was one of the most 

loved people I have ever known. 

Her example touched many more 

people than she ever realized. 

I would like you to ask yourself, 

“What kind of an example am I 

to those in my life?” Do I measure 

my worth by the things that I do? 

The goals that I accomplish? The 

awards I receive? Am I aware of the 

Example that I project by the person 

I am? Are the people around me 

better because of who I am? 

I mentioned earlier that there were 

two words that I would ask you 

to think about when you leave 

here today. That second word is 

“I encourage you today to be a living 

EXAMPLE of goodness and truth and to be 

GRATEFUL for your life, your talents, your 

family and friends AND for the opportunity to 

be an EXAMPLE for others.” 

GRATITUDE. I’m told that St. Ignatius 

Loyola said that, “the basis of all prayer 

is gratitude”. 

When you think of the attitude of the 

world around us today, it seems that our 

main goal is to acquire as much money 

as we can, as much power as we can, as 

much recognition as we can. We never 

seem to be satisfied with what we have. 

Every day we ought to set aside some 

time to consciously be aware of the gifts 

we have been given...to take the time to 

thank God for who we are and for the 

many blessings we have received. There 

is no one here today, who, if you are 

completely honest with yourself, can’t 

say that I have been much blessed. So 

often we concentrate our thoughts on 

the things we DON’T have in our lives. 

Each of us has our own unique talents 

and God given abilities that we should 

be truly grateful for. I urge you to 

spend a little time thinking about 

gratitude. When we are thankful 

people, we are happier people. 

I have asked you today to consider 

what “being a man for others” 

really means. I have offered you two 

words, EXAMPLE and GRATITUDE, 

that will, I hope, make this idea a 

little clearer. We can accomplish 

many great deeds in our life but we 

can sometimes over emphasize our 

accomplishments. 

I encourage you today to be a living 

EXAMPLE of goodness and truth 

and to be GRATEFUL for your life, 

your talents, your family and friends 

AND for the opportunity to be an 

EXAMPLE for others. Thank you.


Regis Athletics: 

A Year In Review 

by Brad Serton, Athletic Director 

The 2004-2005 school year was certainly a banner 

one for Regis athletics. Some teams enjoyed 

unprecedented success, while many studentathletes 

collected individual achievements. While 

we are quite proud of our state championships 

and post-season honors, we are even more proud 

to continue our tradition of producing studentathletes 

who are successful both on and off the 

field. As we look back on all we have accomplished 

over the past year, let us remember that our success 

is not judged by wins and losses but by the effort 

we put forth on the playing field. 

A number of teams brought home championships 

this season. In the fall, the Varsity Cross Country 

team won meets on consecutive weekends; The 

Mayor’s Cup All-City Cross Country Championships 

and the Sacred Heart 5K Invitational. The team 

finished in the top 5 in the highly competitive New 

York section of the CHSAA (Catholic High School 

Athletic Association) and in the top 10 in the ultracompetitive 

CHSAA Intersectional Championships, 

which includes schools from all five boroughs and 

Long Island. The Junior Varsity Soccer team won 

the CHSAA New York Archdiocesan championship 

in route to the semi-finals of the intersectional 

tournament. 

This winter the basketball program had tremendous 

success on both the Junior Varsity and Varsity levels. 

The Junior Varsity finished the regular season as 

CHSAA Division “B” champions. Unfortunately, 

the Raiders lost the City Championship game to 

Blessed Sacrament, a team they had beaten twice 

during the regular season. These sophomores 

certainly seem ready for a move up to the varsity 

after enjoying so much success on the JV level. 

The Varsity Basketball team had a season to 

remember. Not only did they successfully defend 

their 2004 CHSAA City Championship, after 

being crowned regular season Division “B” 

champions, but they captured the CHSAA State 

Championship and the New York State Federation 

Championship as well. This was the schools first 

Federation Championship since 1993. With a 20-9 

record and the most post-season hardware of any 

Catholic school in New York City, the basketball 

program has established itself as one of the 

premier programs in any division in the CHSAA. 

Both coaches and players were honored with 

post-season awards. They included but were not 

limited to; Head Coach Kevin Cullen, New York 

Newsday Manhattan Coach of the Year, Daily 

News Manhattan Coach of the Year; Rob Quinn 

’05, CHSAA All Division; Noel Mangan ’05, New 

York Newsday All Manhattan Second Team, New 

York Daily News All Manhattan First Team; Andrew 

Calcagno ’05, New York Daily Star (Oneonta, NY) 

All State Fourth Team, New York Daily News All 

Manhattan Honorable Mention; Joe McBride ’06, 

New York State Federation Tournament MVP, New 

York Daily Star (Oneonta, NY) All State First Team. 

During the spring the Junior Varsity Baseball team 

finished its regular season at 12-5 and took home 

the Bronx/Manhattan Division Championship. 

While the Varsity did not enjoy the same level of 

on the field success as the JV, it was honored by 

the North Shore Baseball Umpire’s Assignors with 

its Sportsmanship Award for the third consecutive 

season. 

Some of the more impressive individual 

achievements this season included; Brendan 

Hannon ’07, Matt Talbot ’05, and Rory Donnelly 

’05 all qualified for the New York State Cross 

Country Championships, Kevin Cullinan ’05 was 

named to Newsday’s All City Soccer Second Team, 

Brian Li-a-Ping ’06 set indoor track records for 

the 400m and 600m, Rob Ranieri ’06 set indoor 

track records for 55m and 100m high hurdles, 

Mike Manfred ’05 qualified for CHSAA state golf 

championships for the fourth consecutive year. 

At the athletic dinner in May senior Mike Gorynski 

was awarded the Sean Mannion award for 

outstanding student-athlete. Mike was a three 

year varsity letter winner for baseball and soccer. 

He also played point guard for this year’s state 

champion basketball team, was named All Division 

in soccer, and was awarded the MVP of the 

baseball team. His individual accomplishments are 

more impressive in that Mike’s teams were always 

competitive and more often that not contended 

for championships. He is one of the best athletes 

Regis has seen in recent years and his talents will 

be missed. 

The athletic program at Regis has never been 

stronger. Our student-athletes are talented and 

hardworking and our coaching staff is the most 

dedicated in the CHSAA. While we will miss the 

class of 2005 and their talents that brought about 

so much of the success we had this year, a group 

of eager underclassmen is ready to take their 

place. These talented student-athletes will help 

insure success in the Regis Athletic Department for 

years to come. 

To The Right: 

2005 New York State B Division 

Federation Basketball Champions.


Regis Repertory: 


by Kevin Bowles ‘05 

It has been said that the Regis Repertory is an activity that gives everyone the chance to shine, to be 

a star, be it on the stage, in the ticket booth, designing programs, applying makeup, building sets, 

or performing in the orchestra, and Regis audiences are continually given extremely professional and 

superlative performances that never fail to satisfy even the greatest theatergoer’s hunger for good 

drama. In another spectacular year the Repertory proved all of these statements true with its lavish 

production of “The Scarlet Pimpernel” and the powerfully heartrending and evocative performance 

of “Romeo and Juliet.” 

The gifted directorial duo of Tom Kenney and Laurie Haller, both heading to new jobs this fall, made 

their debut with “The Scarlet Pimpernel” working side by side with the exceptional creative team of 

veterans Jim Phillips, Kris Cupillari, Cristie Tursi, and George Watson. The roof-raising orchestrations 

and singing, phenomenal acting—particularly of stars Jeffrey Morris and Lacey Gutekunst, and the 

professional costumes, sets and lighting astounded students, faculty, friends and family as “The 

Scarlet Pimpernel”, a breathless adventure story filled with love, sacrifice, loyalty, and deception and 

set in the dark time of the French Revolution, was brought to the Regis stage. 

In a grand directorial finale, the exceptionally accomplished Meg Sturiano brought the words of 

William Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet” to life in a magical and innovative way in the round, 

performing on the theater’s floor. The tragic drama of star-crossed young lovers, starring the gifted 

underclassman Tully McLoughlin and the beautiful Caroline Giuliani, supported by an incredible cast 

of players, brought the audience laughter and tears and later brought them to their feet in heartfelt 

standing ovations during each of the five performances. 

The year marked many sad curtain calls for the Regis Rep, as the school bids farewell not only to the 

incomparable Meg Sturiano after her sixth show, but also directors Tom Kenney and Laurie Haller, as 

well as a group of particularly talented and dedicated seniors, including Jeffrey Morris, Kevin Bowles, 

David Grunner, Matt Barbot, Fiore Mastroianni, Dani Abatelli, and Emily Lirag. These farewells are made 

with the proud confidence that the Regis Repertory will continue to thrive as it offers students and 

teachers a place to come together and create a world of magic, music, drama and dreams on stage. 

Above: Juliet (Caroline Giuliani) and Romeo 

(Tully McLoughlin) look out over fair Verona (the 

Regis auditorium) in a scene from the Regis Rep’s 

Spring production of Romeo and Juliet. 

Regis News & Notes 

Kevin McCarthy, Regis class of 1985, was recently 

selected by the Wall Street Journal Best of the Street 

Survey as the number one chemical-industry analyst. 

When the Regis Alumni News staff contacted Kevin 

to congratulate him he was very modest saying, 

“Broken clocks are right twice a day. In my business 

you’re lucky to be right twice a year.” Well Kevin was 

indeed right twice this year – in a very big way. The 

following is the text from the Wall Street Journal 

article which cites Kevin for his achievement. 

The top performing chemical-industry analysts in 

this year’s Best on the Street survey made a good 

bet: Strong demand for commodity chemicals 

would more than offset the high cost of energy, 

which the industry uses for feedstock and to power 

its plants. 

Kevin W. McCarthy of Bank of America Corp.’s 

Banc of America Securities unit in New York made 

a smart call on Lyondell Chemical Co., a maker of 

plastic resin, rating it a “buy” from July through 

the end of the year. Lyondell returned 77% for 

the period. Westlake Chemical Corp., which Mr. 

McCarthy recommended in September, returned 

59% between then and the end of the year. 

“Chemicals are a cyclical commodity,” says Mr. 

McCarthy, the No. 1 chemicals analyst in this 

year’s rankings. “The question is, at what point do 

manufacturers gain pricing power?” 

Mr. McCarthy watches utilization rates -- how much 

manufacturing capacity chemical companies use. 

Last year manufacturers were producing at more 

than 90% of capacity; two key plants had closed 

the year before, and the remaining operations 

were ramping up to meet booming demand. 

Those high rates signaled to Mr. McCarthy that the 

chemical companies had the upper hand with their 

customers. 

The 37-year-old analyst made an even better 

call on niche player Monsanto Co., which he 

recommended for the entire year, as it returned 

96%. The company achieved significant price 

increases for its corn and soybean seeds in 2004, 

he says. In addition, Brazil took big steps to allow 

its farmers to use Monsanto’s genetically modified 

soybeans. 

For 2005, with growth in the demand for 

commodity chemicals expected to slow a bit, Mr. 

McCarthy is again looking to Monsanto; he expects 

its earnings to grow at an average annual rate 

of 20% over the next five years. “There’s a rich 

pipeline of products,” he says.


2004-2005: 


On your mark, get set… 

Three of Regis’ sprinters toe the line and wait for the “Go” in this outdoor track and 

field meet. The Regis track and field program had a banner year as two students set 

indoor records. Brian Li-a-Ping ’06 set indoor track records for the 400m and 600m 

and Rob Ranieri ’06 set indoor track records for 55m and 100m high hurdles. 

They’ve got rhythm… 

The Senior Prom was held at the Waldorf Astoria this 

May since the Plaza is closed for renovations. Despite 

the change of scenery, these Regis seniors felt 

right at home showing off the moves they learned in 

Ms. Kristin Cupillari’s senior dance elective. 

They’ve got music… 

The Regis Jazz Band takes a deep breath and prepares for another 

show stopping number at this year’s Festival of the Arts. 

The Jazz Band, under the direction of Mr. Jim Phillips, performs 

at a number of recitals and school events throughout the year. 

So, Mr. Lund, about that last exam… 

Seniors Anthony Constantine and Lou Foglia share a table with 

Mr. Chris Lund ’91 at the Senior Faculty Dinner. The Senior 

Faculty Dinner is just one of the many events that Seniors participate 

in over their last week of classes at Regis. Other events 

include a Senior Faculty basketball game and the Senior Prom.


Ladies and Gentlemen – 

The Masquerade Ball. 

Stars of the Regis repertory production of Romeo and Juliet 

take part in a dress rehearsal before opening night. This 

year the drama was performed in the round which gave a 

more modern, intimate feel to this classic love story. 

Bring it in, guys… 

Varsity Baseball Coach Dan Dougherty ’86 gathers his squad 

for some words of inspiration before their turn at bat in a game 

this Spring. Coach Dougherty certainly taught his team how 

the game is supposed to be played as the Varsity team was 

honored by the North Shore Baseball Umpire’s Assignors with 

its Sportsmanship Award for the third consecutive season. 

Almost Alumni… 

Assistant Principal Dan Lynch (in black) leads the Seniors down 

the main aisle in St. Ignatius Loyola at graduation on June 4th. 

Graduation is the culmination of four challenging years and 

congratulations are certainly in order for the class of 2005.


The Class of 2005 

Who’s Going Where 

Amherst College 

Douglas Eickman 

John Grein, IV 

Bates College 

Michael Kiyashka 

Boston College 

Christopher Alvino 

John Johnsen 

Keenan McBride 

Michael Gorynski 

Robert Johnsen 

Robert Quinn 

Gustavo Fajardo 

Michael DiSalvo 

Carnegie Mellon University 

Calvin Saunders 

Christopher Borges 

James Dougherty 

Colgate University 

Alexander Brewer 

John Cavanagh 

Jonathan Spagnola 

Teddy Hills 

College of the Holy Cross 

Brian McGinn 

Matthew Talbot 

Nicholas Campolettano 

Patrick Barnable 

Sean O’Reilly 

Columbia University 

Joshua Narciso 

Matthew Guido 

Peter Gallotta 

Thomas Rory Donnelly 

Cooper Union 

Anton Dela Cruz 

Christopher Mitchell 

Cornell University 

Joshua Martinez 

LeVon James 

Nicholas Menillo 

Ryan O’Halloran 

Dartmouth College 

Conlan O’Leary 

Davidson College 

Brian Aoyama 

Stephen Kalin 

Fordham University 

Angelo Smeragliuolo 

Anthony Constantine 

Christopher Kerins 

David Grunner 

Enoch Cary Hooper 

Jorge Santiago 

Mark Estrellado 

Peter Marra 

Rrok Rudovic 

Franklin & Marshall College 

Matthew Barbot 

Georgetown University 

Benjamin Lindbergh 

Brian Farrell 

Fiore Mastroianni 

James Potepa 

Jared Pilosio 

Jason Sison 

John Polanin III 

Kevin Bowles 

Kristofer Rodgers 

Lawrence Keats Sexton 

Luiz Felipe das Neves 

Nino Mihatov 

Russell Gallaro 

Thomas Warwick 

Harvard University 

Daniel Lee 

Emmet McDermott 

Evan O’Brien 

Evan Rose 

Francisco Perese 

John Dunn 

Normandy Villa 

Sabino Ciorciari 

Theodore Pak 

Kenyon College 

Patrick Smyth 

Le Moyne College 

Kyle Mullins 

Loyola College (MD) 

James Matamoros 

John Fitch 

John Magrogan 

Karl Bicknese III 

Kevin Cullinan 

Kyle Sluder 

Michael McDonnell 

Richard Fogal 

Xavier Simon 

Mount Saint Mary’s University 

Charles Baker 

New York University 

Andrew Jacob 

Anthony Versaci 

Carmine Lengua, Jr. 

David Plaza 

Jeffrey Morris Jr. 

Matthew Garippa 

Peter Torre 

Pomona College 

Joshua Lippai 

Pratt Institute 

Christopher Sweeney 

Princeton University 

Douglas Ellman 

Rice University 

Androw Banda 

William McGuinness, IV 

William Pryor 

Rutgers University 

Kyle Ramas 

Skidmore College 

Devin Landry 

Stanford University 

Christopher York 

Stevens Institute of Technology 

Kenneth Fajardo 

Kevin Ang 

Syracuse University 

Louis Foglia 

Trinity College (CT) 

Matthew Bermudez 

Tufts University 

Mark Fagan 

Daniel Sullivan 

United States Naval Academy 

Michael Wolff 

University of Notre Dame 

Andrew Nesi 

Eugene Leyden, Jr. 

Matthew Walters 

Timothy Duda 

University of Pennsylvania 

Andrew Harris 

Matthew Abreu 

University of Richmond 

John Calhoun 

University of Scranton 

Alan Rojas 

University of Virginia 

Darius Guc 

Joseph Longarino 

Stephen Giordano 

Vanderbilt University 

Peter Madden 

Villanova University 

Andrew Calcagno 

James Loperfido 

Matthew Donnelly 

Noel Mangan 

William Luciani 

Wake Forest University 

Francis Manfred 

Wesleyan University 

Harold Flores 

Yale University 

John Hannon 

Emory University 

Richie Dubey 

Macalester College 

Martin Paul 

Fairfield University 

William Sonnemann 

McGill University 

Thomas Katavic


“A Margin of Luck” 

By: Greg Vadasdi ‘94 

November of 2004 I stood at the top of 

In Mt. Ama Dablam (22,494 feet) in the 

Nepal Himalaya and looked across the valley 

at Mt. Everest (29,028 feet). Hundred mileper-hour 

jet winds had scoured the snow 

form the upper mountain and the rocky, 

dark summit pyramid looked sinister. It was 

a breath taking view and at that moment 

all my hesitation vanished. I would return to 

attempt Everest, despite its regularly tragic 

history. 

In the summer of 2004 I wrote down an 

ambitious list of objectives for my year away 

from the corporate world. The list included 

some work related items, but in reality it 

centered on endurance events around the 

globe such as triathlons and mountaineering. 

The plan, on paper at least, was to climax 

the year with an attempt on Everest. After 

leading a successful expedition to Mt. 

McKinley (20,320 feet) in May 2004, I felt 

that I could mount a credible effort with ten 

months to train, prepare and gain additional 

experience. I shared my plan with some close 

friends and their response was muted; they 

thought I was mad. Privately, I was also 

apprehensive regarding the dangers and 

difficulties of the path I chose. 

My confidence increased as I completed 

milestones such as Ama Dablam, the aptly 

named Epic Camp Australia (a triathlon 

training camp), and the Ironman Canada 

and New Zealand triathlons. In a sense I had 

trained for Everest ever since I started hiking 

with my parents at age five and rock climbing 

at age thirteen. The idea of attempting 

Everest gradually changed from a far fetched 

dream into a reasonable proposition. I knew 

I needed a strong partner to have a chance 

to summit, and sharing the adventure with a 

friend would make it much more enjoyable. 

Daniel Protz was my college crew teammate, 

a world champion rower, investment 

colleague, and regular climbing partner. He 

was the ideal mate for the ten week journey 

and not just because he was my only friend 

with the inclination, time and resources to 

commit to the venture. We had climbed 

Mt. Elbrus (18,510 feet) and Mt. McKinley 

together, and we were equally stubborn and 

aggressive. Most importantly, we were both 

fully committed, willing to do and endure 

anything required for success, while climbing 

safely. We share a passion for tackling athletic 

challenges, and in March we completed the 

New Zealand Ironman triathlon and climbed 

in the Southern Alps. These were our final 

mental and physical preparations for our 

Everest expedition. It is critical to have a 

compatible team as nothing torpedoes an 

expedition faster than personality conflicts. 

In January of 2005 we wired the deposit to 

Asian Trekking and ordered oxygen bottles 

from Russia. Asian Trekking was our Nepal 

based expedition support agent. With their 

help we acquired government permits, 

purchased food, and hired two cooks and 

two high altitude climbing Sherpas. The 

staff, equipment and support provided 

were excellent and essential to our success. 

Despite the hardships of living in Tibet and 

Nepal, the Sherpas have a positive attitude, 

are sharp and possess an immense work 

ethic. We called ourselves The Big Green 

Everest Expedition after the mascot of our 

alma mater, Dartmouth College. 

Climbing Everest was an unforgettable 

athletic, spiritual, cultural and learning 

experience. It was a much broader adventure 

than I expected. On June second, after a ten 

hour climb from high camp, I stood on the 

summit with Dan and our two indefatigable 

Sherpas, Ang Mingma and Mingma Dorjee. 

I felt joy and satisfaction, but these were 

tempered by my fatigue, cold feet and 

awareness of the precarious nature of our 

position. At the summit the oxygen in the air 

was a third of that at sea level, and we had a 

long, complicated descent ahead of us. 

Climbing at extreme high altitudes, even 

with the aid of supplementary oxygen, is 

demanding and the margin for error is razor 

thin. A climber can feel strong one minute 

and suddenly, fall apart the next, struggling to 

survive. The four bodies we passed on summit 

day were a grim reminder of this. One was 

of a Slovenian climber who had run out of 

oxygen on his return from the summit. He sat 

down, too exhausted to continue and died. 

When we passed by two weeks later, he was 

still attached to the fixed rope on the summit 

pyramid, his anguished face and clawed 

fingers were a terrible sight. Thankfully, we 

had strength and good health, spare oxygen 

bottles in our backpacks, and great support 

from our Sherpas. Nevertheless, I have never 

felt as tired in my life as I did on summit day, 

especially in the last hours of the down climb 

to high camp. 

While we had been remarkably healthy 

throughout the expedition, Everest would 

not let us part unscathed. On summit day 

I suffered minor frostbite to my toes. Dan 

developed a serious chest infection a few 

hours after we dragged ourselves into 

advanced base camp, shattered from our 

summit push. His lungs filled with fluid, 

nearly drowning him. I scrambled through 

the cold night to find a doctor. At 2 am Dan 

received an IV of antibiotics and oxygen. He 

was weak, but able to hike to base camp the 

next day. 

We were lucky on our climb of Everest. Any 

number of variables such as high winds, 

a faulty oxygen regulator, or a slip at an 

inopportune moment could have derailed 

our summit bid or worse. I shudder to 

think of what could have happened if Dan’s 

debilitating infection had struck a day or 

even a few hours earlier. There is virtually no 

chance of rescue from high on the mountain. 

Our margin of luck was just enough for us to 

summit and return safely. 

I hope the following photo-essay gives a 

feel for our experiences. You can find more 

photos and information about the expedition 

at www.biggreeneverest.com. The website 

will soon incorporate our foundation to aid 

Sherpa education. Tourism to the Himalaya 

brings money and awareness of the region. 

High altitude climbing Sherpas, who would 

otherwise be sustenance farmers, can make 

a better living by working on expeditions. 

However, many Sherpas would prefer 

their children didn’t have to work in such 

a hazardous occupation. The foundation 

will provide aid for the higher education of 

Sherpa children. 

PHOTO ESSAY


“A MARGIN OF LUCK”: 

A Photo Essay 

April 6, Lhasa, Tibet. Elev. 12,000 ft. Greg and 

Dan in front of the Potala. Before the Chinese invasion 

and illegal annexation of Tibet in 1950, the Potala was 

the home of the Dalai Lama and center of Tibetan life 

with Buddhist monasteries and government offices. 

April 4, 2005, Kathmandu, Nepal. Elevation 

4,000 feet. Dan and Greg spinning prayer wheels at 

the Monkey Temple. Buddhists believe that each time 

the wheels are spun prayers are sent to the heavens. 

We prayed for good weather and a safe journey. Later, 

before our summit attempt, we had another prayer 

ceremony called a Puja to show our respect to the 

mountain, which both the Nepalese and Tibetans 

hold sacred. 

April 26, Elev. 23,000 ft. Climbers, 

clipped to fixed ropes, crossing a 

crevasse directly below the North Col. 

Large commercial expeditions with 

numerous Sherpas, fixed new rope 

on the climbing route above ABC to 

increase safety. This critical task was 

organized by Russell Brice (a.k.a. “Big 

Boss”), the most experienced guide 

on the mountain and leader of the 

Himalayan Experience Expedition. In the 

picture, tents of the Russian Team are 

visible. Our team’s Camp 1 on the North 

Col was a few meters higher, out of sight. 

May 2, Camp 1. Elev. 23,000ft. View from the 

North Col of our line of ascent. The North Ridge is 

directly ahead and connects with the Northeast 

Ridge, which leads to the summit. On summit day 

the most difficult sections were the First, Second 

and Third Steps visible as three bumps on the ridge 

crest, just before the final steeper summit pyramid. 

The Steps are relatively short, but contain steep 

technical rock climbing sections, including a 20 

foot vertical ladder on the Second Step. 

May 2, Camp 2. Elev. 25,500ft. The view 

from the tent at Camp 2, high winds and storm 

clouds moving in. The summit pyramid of Pumori 

is on the left. Cho Oyu the 6th highest peak in the 

world at 26,906 ft. is the broad flat-topped peak 

in the distance. The shoulder of Changtse is on the 

lower right.


April 15, Everest Base Camp, Tibet. Elev. 17,000 ft. The team 

arrived at base camp on April 10 after a three day jeep ride on dirt roads 

from Lhasa and spent several days acclimatizing. Despite being dusty, windy 

and cold, BC was the warmest camp on the mountain, and we would 

return twice during the expedition to recuperate. In the picture the yellow 

dome tents are Dan and Greg’s and the blue a-frame tents belong to the 

Sherpas and cooks. Larger dining (green) and cook (blue) tents are on the 

right. The team and Tibetans are weighing gear for yak loads to Advanced 

Base Camp (ABC). The immense north side of Everest is in the center of the 

picture. The Northeast Ridge to the left of the summit was the team’s line of 

ascent. The air at BC has half the oxygen of air at sea level. 

yak herder for a dzi stone necklace replica. Dzi stones are believed to have 

magical properties that bring good luck and ward off evil. Genuine dzi 

stones are hundreds, if not thousands of years old and are passed from 

generation to generation. Life at base camp revolved around sleeping 

and eating, but we also read, played chess, visited other expeditions, and 

explored the nearby Rongbuk Monastery. 

April 19, Elev. 22,000 ft. The North Col is 

at the top of the picture and climbers can be 

seen on the steep snow slopes and ice cliffs 

winding their way up. Our first acclimatization 

climb to the North Col took five hours and we 

were completely exhausted. Six weeks later, 

during our summit push, it took us under four 

hours and we were still fresh, the wonders of 

acclimatization. Our near super-human Sherpas, 

who live above 12,000 feet most of the year and 

have a genetic advantage at high altitude, would 

regularly carry 40 pound loads to the North Col 

in two and a half hours and sometimes continue 

to Camp 2 the same day. 

June 2, Summit Elev. 29,028 

ft. View from the summit of 

Everest toward Tibet, the climber 

in red approaching is Greg. We 

struggled to stay on our feet on 

this final section of the Northeast 

ridge as 60 mph crosswind gusts 

threatened to blow us down the 

corniced, 10,000 ft. Kangshung 

Face to the right. The winding river 

of ice in the middle of the picture is 

the East Rongbuk Glacier, our route 

to and from ABC. 

June 4, evening, Base 

Camp. A close-up farewell 

of Everest at dusk, as we 

packed into jeeps with our 

mountain of equipment 

for the drive back to 

Kathmandu. 

June 2, 9:30 AM, Summit. The Big 

Green Everest Expedition on top of the world, 

temperatures were below 0 F and windy. From 

left, Greg, Ang Mingma Sherpa (5th summit), 

Dan, and Mingma Dorjee Sherpa (2nd summit) 

with the Nepalese flag. We stayed for a little 

less than a half hour taking pictures and gazing 

at the incredible views of Nepal, Tibet and India. 

We could see five of the six highest mountains 

in the world: Kangchenjunga (3rd), Lhotse (4th), 

Makalu (5th), and Cho Oyu (6th). The second 

highest mountain in the world, K2 (28,250 ft.) is 

eight-hundred miles away in Northern Pakistan.


Prowlings 

1930 

On April 26, 2005, Mrs. Edward A. Lord and 

Mrs. Raymond J. Ruckel met for the first time 

at their 75th and 50th alumnae reunion from St. 

Catharine Academy, Pelham Parkway, Bronx. Both 

are widows of 1920 Regis classmates, and had 

many fond memories of the “boys” from Regis. 

Mrs. Lord’s grandson, Eamon Daul, graduated 

Regis in 1998 and served as an alumni mentor. 

Mrs. Louis Jablonski and Mrs. Ruckel had a good 

time touring the Golden Isles of Georgia (St. Simon 

and Jekyll) and Savannah for a week in April. They 

all wish the class of ’30 peace and good health. 

1935 

A Power Chair has become part of Jim Flynn’s 

travel equipment. 

1937 

Of about 66 students, eleven have entered the 

priesthood. Joe Walsh, Joe Finnerty, Tom Muldoon, 

Fred Canavan, Frank McFarland, Ed Kennedy, John 

L. Leonard, and Pat Sullivan chose the Society of 

Jesus. Matt Reilly became a Dominican, Paul D’Arcy 

a Maryknoller, and Henry Kaufman a Diocesan 

priest. The class of ’37 has about 20 survivors and 

11 unknown. 

1939 

Kevin G. Tubridy, 3524 Taft St., 

Wantagh, NY, 11793, k.tubridy@att.net 

Lou Piro is now living in an adult home in lower 

Westchester. Shortly after entering he was 

welcomed at an afternoon reception attended 

by, among others, his daughter, his brother 

John ‘40, Ken McLaughlin and the daughter of 

Frank Walters. Most of us will remember Frank’s 

untimely death in an auto accident while still a 

young man. His daughter shared several fond 

recollections of her father. Kevin Tubridy, Lou 

and Ken recently lunched together in Yonkers 

and in June the same threesome will join Fr. 

Tom Golden for lunch somewhere close to his 

residence in Maryknoll, NY. Robert J. Flynn and 

his wife have been “Snowbirds” for 18 years and 

6 months in Huntington L.I. and 6 in Sarasota FL. 

They love swimming in the gulf and playing poor 

golf. Jim Carney, SJ and Don Gross (both ‘43) 

went to Maryknoll Seminary in late May to visit 

their classmate Ed Malone, M.M. While waiting 

for Ed to arrive, Tom Golden, M.M. showed up 

on the scene. Tom, glowing as usual, have a 

resounding report of the twelve ‘39ers who had a 

luncheon meeting in the Hyatt Hotel next to Grand 

Central. He encourages other seniors to go and do 

likewise. 

1939 

Don Gross was kind enough to drive Jim Carney, 

SJ up to the beautiful Maryknoll seminary to pay a 

visit to our newly returned missionary, Ed Malone, 

M.M. The 1943 trio had a most enjoyable lunch 

together. Like the other two Ed has slowed down a 

bit but is otherwise in fine fettle. On a sadder note 

please pray for John Hanigan who had to enter a 

nursing home in late May. 

1944 

Gene Maloney, 31 Almond Tree Lane, 

Warwick, NY 10990, Emaloney31@yahoo.com 

Jack Scully was laid up for a few months with a 

slight breathing problem and vision difficulty. He 

reports that all is going pretty well for him now. He 

resides at Kohlmann Hall on the Fordham Campus. 

Bill Thorwarth is doing fine down in PA. He sends 

his best to all. Vin McKenna is working three days 

a week as a P.R. consultant. He is leaving for Las 

Vegas where he will join forces with his oldest 

son who lives in California and they will tour the 

Grand Canyon and other national parks. Vin has 

chatted a few times with Vic Kenyon who is 

retired in Florida. Mac McGarry, the longtime 

Quizmaster of “It’s Academic” in the D.C. area, 

received an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters 

Degree from Marymount Univ. in Arlington, VA. 

On May 8, 2005. Tomas Ryan is still practicing 

law in NYC. He goes to the office every day. As 

you know, Tomas had extremely poor vision in 

Margaret and Ron Statile ‘65 and George and Eileen Griffith ‘65 at the class of 1965’s 40th 

reunion on April 16 2005. 

high school as well as in college and law school. 

He graduated 1 st in his class at Columbia Law 

School and was on the law review, in spite of 

the handicap. A few years ago, he had surgery 

on his eyes at Columbia Presbyterian Hospital, 

which has since greatly improved his vision. Bill 

Dunn is enjoying his retirement up on the Cape. 

His son, a Regis graduate, is a detective with the 

NYPD in Harlem. Sev Ambrosio is cutting back 

on his medical practice a little bit in Parlin, N.J. 

Dan and Mary Brockway celebrated their 50 th 

wedding anniversary with a mass at the National 

Shrine Church in D.C. Three daughters live near 

him in MD, and their son is an engineer with NASA 

in Houston. He passed on information that Dick 

Keenan had not been feeling well. Keep him in 

your prayers. John McGeechan reports that all 

is quiet in Mahwah, N.J. Jack Jackman also says 

that all is well down in Piney Woods, Texas. Tom 

Glasser reports in from upstate NY. He and Ruth 

are doing well. His brother, Frank, Regis ’39, died 

of cancer at the end of ’04. In the winter, Tom and 

his buddies do a lot of skiing. His buddies are 76 to 

84 years old. A couple of them are even alive. Tom 

has his walker attached to his skis. Bob McGrath 

does free clinic work two times a week at his local 

hospital in Georgetown, S.C. Elmer Matthews 

is working with a law firm in Morristown, N.J. 

He spends the winter in Palm Beach, FL, and his 

summers at the Jersey Shore. 

1945 

William J. O’Brien, 92 Riva Ave., 

North Brunswick, NJ 08902 

Harry Olmsted’s wife Clare passed away suddenly 

on December 12, 2004. They had been married for 

40 years. Please remember her in your prayers 

1946 

Roman N. Chapelsky, 7 Clinton Pl., 

Cranford, NJ 07016, chapelrv@worldnet.att.net 

Charles H. Schneider, 112 Fenway, 

Rockville Centre, NY 11570 

John Haskins had heart surgery in December 

and is recuperating from the operation. George 

O’Donnel and his wife, Kay Bea, returned from a 

six week sojourn in Europe. They visited friends in 

London and then toured Czechoslovakia, Poland, 

and Hungary. Tom Cross and his wife, Marion, 

are busy planning a trip to Alaska this summer. 

Al (Larry) Shields died in May after a long illness. 

He is survived by his wife, Patty, two sons and 

three daughters. Regians who were present at the 

funeral mass were Ken and Irene Hickman (’46), 

Matty Murtaugh (’44), and Fr. Joe O’Hare (’48), 

Celebrant of the Mass. 

1947 

Joseph C. Miranda, 1270 Plandome Rd., 

Plandome Manor, NY 11030, jcm59@juno.com 

Class representative Joseph Miranda writes: I 

called Jim Muller’s home and spoke with his 

wife Diva. I then spoke to Jim. He is retired as 

an accountant and has five children and 13 

grandchildren. They are still living in Franklin Lakes, 

NJ. Bob and Mary Schumers left on their exotic 

European Baltic cruise. Dick Schwendinger is 

also retired and in Denver with his wife Jean. Joe 

Reilly retired from J.C. Penny after 36 years, and 

is living in Delaware. We had a long discussion 

about the new Pope, matters in the Church and


the Jesuits. By the way, who but Joe Reilly still 

remembers what the “Paulene Privlege” is? Frank 

McCarthy returned my call after playing telephone 

tag. After graduation from RPI, Frank worked for 

Union Carbide after retiring. Years ago he taught 

graduate business courses at Benedictine University. 

For the past six years he has sat on the Board of the 

Organization that records books for the Blind and 

Dyslexic. He has six children and five grandchildren. 

He gave me a fascinating history of Benedictine 

University - No time to review here but perhaps he 

should write me said history and we could print it 

here. I finally reached Joe Judge from my office. 

He is living in the mountains of Northeast Georgia 

with his English wife, Phyllis. Joe started his career 

in the “Ad Game”. He later moved to Florida 

where he did P.R. for Florida Power and Light 

Speechwriting for the CEO. In the process he got 

his MBA in Florida. Most interesting (to a fellow 

Boater) are his Florida sails from Ft. Lauderdale to 

the Bahamas. His wife was a computer engineer 

for Southern Bell. She is also retired. Ray Scully 

returned my call, unfortunately while I was in 

court; but he spoke to my dear wife Joan. Ray 

was my best man and Joan grew up with Ray’s 

brother John, Ray and his sister Helen, (her close 

friend). His points of interest were that brother, 

father, John (Regis ’43), a Jesuit is well and living at 

Fordham. Ray and his wife Babette are very proud 

of Ray’s granddaughter who is graduating this 

weekend from a private school in New Jersey, and 

has been accepted by all of her college choices. 

When down to John’s Hopkins and MIT, she chose 

MIT. Jackie Byrne, widow of George Byrne, is 

leaving St. Simon’s Island, Georgia and relocating 

in St. Michael’s Parish in Maryland. As for us, 

we are this week following our son in law Rob 

Schmidt (’78), partner in Deloitte, as he roams 

around Hong Kong, mainland China, and Japan. 

We also are hosting next week a dinner for our son 

Neal’s (Xavier ’73) 50 th birthday - happy and hard 

to believe. I have asked the Regis Development 

Office to send me an up to date list of our class of 

1947 with the status of each of us. Has any one 

any knowledge of those we’ve lost track of, like 

John Powers who has been in absence since 1947? 

1949 

Andy J. Hernon, 60 Sutton Place, S., Apt#10AS, 

NY, NY 10022, hernon0613@earthlink.net 

Class representative Andy Hernon writes: As 

noted in the Milestones section of the Spring 

issue of the RAN, Dave McKean passed away in 

January. Dave practiced law in the Washington, 

D.C. area for many years and made his home 

in Arlington, Virginia. Please remember Dave 

in your prayers. Also, please add the family of 

Frank Heeney to your prayer list; Frank‘s wife, 

Winifred, suffered a stroke early last year and has 

since been in a nursing home. I spoke with Bishop 

Ed O’Donnell on May 24. You may recall Ed is 

suffering from Parkinson’s disease; Ed says he has 

his “good days and bad days”. Please include him 

in your prayers; he welcomes calls from his old 

classmates. Ed’s number is (314) 863-0173. Paying 

their respects at the wake for Fr. Steve Duffy in the 

Regis Chapel in late March were Gerry Murray, 

Art Romagnoli and Audrey and Barry Sullivan; 

the next evening gathered at the Church of St. 

Ignatius Loyola for the funeral liturgy were the 

Sullivans, Mary Jane and Gerry Murray and Bernie 

Tracey ’51, brother of Bill. Having survived the 

spring floods in Wayne, New Jersey and having 

retired after twenty years as a school counselor 

in June, Ed Romary is getting ready to move in 

early summer to his new home on a two acre site 

in Bartlett, Tennessee, just outside of Memphis. Ed 

will have plenty of acreage to engage in one of 

his favorite pursuits – gardening. Bob Byrnes e- 

mailed the following: “My son, Timothy, a Political 

Science Professor at Colgate University, was a 

recent guest speaker at Harvard at the request 

of the Rev. Brian Hehir. He’s a political scientist 

who specializes in Religion and Politics (a fairly 

topical subject these days.)” Bill Storz and his wife 

Eileen celebrated their 50 th wedding anniversary 

in Hawaii in June with their four children and 

seven grandchildren. Their children are spread 

throughout the continental U.S. - California, Illinois 

and Massachusetts; Bill blames their dispersal on 

his “old Navy days”. Joe Garon reports that “Bill 

Kearney and I spent a four day mini-reunion with 

16 of our fellow classmates of Fordham ‘ 53 on 

Cape Cod in May… accompanied by our spouses.” 

The reunion has been an on-longing event for 

some years held at various locations in the U.S. 

and Europe. Dr. George Brennan was given 

the Bishop’s Award by the bishop of the diocese 

of Metuchen, Bishop Bootkoski, because of his 

meritorious dedication to the children for four 

decades. George, a pediatrician, was described 

by the Bishop as a “champion for the ‘culture of 

life.’” Rear Admiral Dave Donohue is serving 

as the 2004-2005 Chairman of the Tidewater, 

Virignia section of the American Society of Naval 

Engineers. Dave is also completing his fifth year 

of service as a National Councilor of ASNE. Barry 

Sullivan writes: “With 15 grandchildren we had 

the usual first Communion Masses. One was at St. 

Ignatius Loyola. The Church is still beautiful and 

echoes Memories of Friday Masses long ago.” I 

want to thank Art Romagnoli, Bob Byrnes, 

Dick Caplice and Al Pinado for their prayers 

and messages of hope and encouragement. Dave 

O’Keeffe, living in Baltimore, underwent a medical 

procedure to correct a bothersome drooping 

eyelid condition. During this year’s phonathons 

in March and May I had the opportunity to speak 

with the following members of the Class of ’49: 

Andy Baber, Tom Farley, Paul Kennedy, Jack 

O’Connell, Gerry Dolan, Marty Duetsch, Jim 

Evrard, Billl Kearney, Dave O’Keeffe and Paul 

Geissler. Paul Geissler has been living down 

in Louisiana for thirty years. Last but not least, 

Bill Kearney wonders how many class members 

would be receptive to another class get-together, 

possibly this fall. A survey of possible sites has 

already begun. 

1950 

William J. Allingham, 5 Jill Dr., 

Holmdel, NJ 07733, allingb2@yahoo.com 

April 2005 was a sad month for the class of ‘50 

- within a period of two weeks we lost Leo Walsh 

and Vin Vicinanzo. May they rest in peace. On 

a happier note, Mickey Carroll was recently 

inducted into the Rockland County Sports Hall of 

Fame. During Mickey’s long tenure as volleyball 

coach in the North Rockland School District, his 

teams won two New York State championships 

and numerous other titles. Howard McCormack 

has become counsel at the leading admiralty 

law firm of Burke and Parsons in New York. He 

also continued his academic career as an adjunct 

professor of law at Fordham Law School and 

Cardozo School of Law. Bill and Pat Allingham 

welcomed their second great-grandchild, to go 

along with the seventeen grandchildren. Our minireunion 

at Hurley’s Saloon on 5/26 was attended 

by Del Ceroni, Jack Corrigan, Tim Harrington, 

Jerry Jarrett, Bill Peloso, Jerry Rubin, Dan 

Lavery, Mike O’Connor and Bill Allingham. 

Marty Collins was planning to be with us, but 

had a last-minute schedule conflict. A fine time 

was had by all... Remember to keep September 

16 open for our 55th Reunion celebration at the 

NYAC. See you then!!! 

1951 

Donal F. McCarthy, 22 Shorehaven Lane, 

Manhasset, NY 11030-1826, finbarr@optonline.net 

In May, a number of us attended a lunch at the 

NYAC with our old physics teacher, Father John 

Long. Bernie Tracy organized it by email, and 

Tom Fahey’s membership got us in the door. Also 

present were Jim O’Rourke, Jack Reilly, Vincent 

Guinee, Bill O’Connor and Don McCarthy. (One 

of the attendees savored the beautiful Spring day 

by walking to the AC through a corner of Central 

Park, where he spotted a Black-crowned Night 

Heron). You all remember the folklore of high 

school days, that the scholastics had never studied 

anything but Latin, and that those who taught the 

sciences were keeping just one chapter ahead of 

us. Well, it turns out not to be true. Father Long 

Susan Evans P’07 Jack Prael ‘63 Pat Taddei P’04’07 and Susan Walters ‘05 at the Volunteer 

Barbeque.


had indeed studied physics in preparation for his 

regency. He told us he left Regis after our senior year 

to take Russian studies at Georgetown. Thereafter, 

he spent much of his priesthood at the Vatican’s 

center for Christian unity. A native of Brooklyn 

(East New York), Father is now retired and living at 

the Jesuit residence at America House in New York 

City. One incidental bit of intelligence gleaned at 

this lunch: Jim O’Rourke said he had visited Notre 

Dame and seen Bernie Tracy’s name inscribed at 

some hallowed academic site; it turns out that 

Bernie’s distinction is that he was the first engineer 

(in any field of engineering) to graduate summa 

cum laude from ND. We mentioned an issue or 

two back that Manhattan College had made John 

Lawler an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters. 

More recently we discovered that one of John’s 

fellow recipients at the same convocation was John 

Paluszek, who had been briefly in our class at Regis 

in 1947-48. Some of you may remember him from 

Freshmen D. Our copy deadline precludes us from 

reporting on Calvary Hospital’s upcoming June 22 

dinner in honor of Tom Fahey. As all of you know, 

Rich Meyer invited the members of the class to 

attend as his guests. More about this another time. 

In keeping with our newly revived tradition, this 

marks the end of the authentic McCarthy text. 

1952 

James A. McGough, 12 Highland Ave., 

Sleepy Hollow, NY 10591 

It was a grand evening indeed!! Seventeen 

members of the Class gathered for drinks and 

dinner at the Back Porch Restaurant on May 16th 

to once again reminisce on our “good old days” 

at Regis, myriad adventures since graduation, 

children, grandchildren, retirement pleasures, 

Church issues, World issues, significant solutions 

to those issues, etc. Within five minutes, the 

group was happily chatting away as though we 

were back in the Quadrangle the week before. 

In attendance were Larry Boland, Don Corke, 

Harry DeMaio, John Donohue, Frank Dunn, 

Ray Johnson, Al Kennecke, John Leo, Gerry 

Loftus, Charlie Lynch, Ted McAniff, Jim 

McGough, Frank Neeson, John Peloso, Bob 

Reuss, Leon Sculti and Gerry Shanley. Lew 

Bowlby and Bill Sullivan were not able to join 

in the festivities because of conflicts, but sent 

regrets and were present in spirit. Long distance 

travelers were Ted McAniff from Los Angeles, 

Harry DeMaio from Cincinatti, Gerry Loftus 

from Cape Cod and Al Kenneke from Bethesda. 

The rest of the group was spread across various 

communities in the Metropolitan New York area. 

Special kudos to Gerry Loftus for having initiated 

our annual reunions back in 1992 – “May 16th, no 

matter what day of the week!” Let us look forward 

to 2006, with the hope that even more of the Class 

will be able to share in that reunion. 

1953 

Thomas J. Hickey, 474 Kossuth Street, Paramus, NJ 

07652, tjhickey@warpdriveonline.com; 

Ronald W. Tobin, Office of Academic Programs, 

UCSB, Santa Barbara, CA 93106, 

tobin@oap.ucsb.edu 

Ed Boyle’s son, Edward III, wrote to us that Ed 

passed away on March 1, 2005 from complications 

arising as the result of an outpatient procedure. His 

son’s message said, in part: “My father cherished 

not only the education he received at Regis, but 

the life long relationships which were forged 

during those years.” Ed had traveled from Dallas 

for our 50th reunion and many of us enjoyed his 

company during that weekend. Tragically, Ron 

and Ann Tobin lost their 38-year-old son, Roger, 

to heart failure on April 18, 2005. While few of us 

have known the sorrow that flows from the loss 

of a child, we pray that Ron and Ann will, in time, 

find peace. Ron has established a fund in Roger’s 

name to benefit men’s water polo at UCSB where 

Roger started for three years. Anyone who cares 

to help memorialize Roger should send a (tax-free) 

contribution made to: The Roger W. Tobin Fund, 

Institutional Advancement, UCSB, Santa Barbara, 

CA 93106. May Ed and Roger rest in peace. On 

a less severe note, John Wallace reports that 

his daughter, Ann Marie, has recovered from 

injuries suffered in an auto accident in March. 

Ann Marie’s young daughter was a passenger 

in the car but escaped unscathed. Ann Marie 

spent several days in the hospital where she was 

treated for serious facial injuries. She is expecting 

a baby in late May and, despite the trauma of the 

accident, is maintaining that schedule. Good news 

from Joe Junker on two fronts: first, Joe reports: 

“Hallelujah! After a radical surgery and months of 

chemotherapy and weeks of everyday radiation 

treatments, the cancer in (Joe’s son) Christopher’s 

brain is 99% gone!!” Joe’s wife, Holley, had 

her quilt, “Salt Meadow”, accepted into the 

permanent collection of the Smithsonian American 

Art Museum where it will be on exhibit in the 

Kevin Bowles ‘05 Eddie Walsh ‘06 Matt Walters ‘ 05 Dan DeNicola ‘06 and Peter Gallotta ‘05 

at the Volunteer Barbeque. 

Museum’s Renwick Gallery through July 23rd. 

On Thursday, June 9th, Regis dedicated a plaque 

honoring the memory of three of Regis’ sons 

who gave their lives in the Vietnam conflict. Our 

classmate Bob Fitzgerald was memorialized at the 

ceremony led by Fr. O’Hare. The Vietnam Veterans 

Association website (www.262vietnam.org/Wall) 

contains the following narrative: “He died on 

June 1, 1970 in Quang Nam Province. He was the 

aircraft commander of a CH-46D which crashed on 

land due to hostile causes. He was participating in 

a recon insert when a team member stepped on a 

booby trap in the zone, causing severe damage to 

the aircraft which then crashed in the zone, causing 

Fitzgerald’s death and minor injuries to his crew.” 

Fr. John Sullivan reports that he recently lost his 

fellow Bronxite when Msgr. Tom Bergin moved 

from St. Raymond’s to take up pastoral duties at 

the Church of St. Charles in Staten Island. Nine 

members of our class celebrated the beginning 

of spring with a lunch at Pasquale’s Rigoletto 

restaurant on Arthur Avenue in The Bronx. The 

late March gathering brought together John 

Cannon, John Duffy, Bob Golden, Ken Lally, 

Joe McDonald, Jim McGuire, Kevin Naughton, 

John Sullivan and Tom Hickey. Joe Barbosa 

(moot court judge duties), Fr. Gerry Ettlinger 

(dental work), Gerry Karg (family obligations) 

and Tom Rossano were last minute drop-outs 

but we hope to see them at our next Metro-Regis 

get-together – perhaps mid-summer. Tom and 

his wife, Pamela, traveled to Florida, instead, to 

greet their nephew, a U.S. Marine who was just 

returning from his third hitch in Iraq – Fallujah, no 

less. Although his work schedule doesn’t bring 

him to New York “except for the good parts 

of the summer,” Bruce McAllister asked to be 

notified of any future Arthur Avenue outings. Will 

do, Bruce. In early March, Ron Tobin enjoyed a 

“riotous” lunch with fellow Santa Barbara resident 

John Cleese. Mr. Cleese will participate in Ron’s 

Moliere seminar next year. Fred Gluck published 

an article entitled “God’s line manager” in the 

Financial Times, an interesting and challenging 

analysis examining the state of the Church from 

the standpoint of a McKinsey consultant. Vic 

Figurelli’s oldest son, Gerard, has received a 

scholarship to Baylor University to pursue a PhD 

in Church-State studies. He is doing this while 

engaged in a full-time job and being a father 

of 5. Vic and his wife are very proud of Gerard 

and his wife. George Bouvet recently lectured 

on International Marketing to second year MBA 

students at the University of Washington. He was 

shocked to learn that all 40 of the students were 

from Asian countries. Jim and Phyllis Shea visited 

the Big Apple in late February. In a whirlwind of 

activity, they experienced Christo’s “The Gates” 

in Central Park and enjoyed Verdi’s “Nabucco” 

at the Met as well as a Rubens exhibit at the 

Metropolitan Museum of Art. And that was just 

Saturday. On Sunday they followed Pete Hamill’s 

guidance in his terrific new book, “Downtown 

– my Manhattan”, to discover for themselves 

some of New York’s less-famous landmarks such 

as the Customs House and Bowling Green. Tom 

and Patrizia Hickey returned from a two-week 

land-sea visit to Greece but, it turned out, not 

the Cyclades due to high winds in the Aegean. 

Although he unknowingly traveled with a case of 

pneumonia, Tom believes that he’d rather learn of 

things Greek first hand rather than by three years


in the classroom. If you have a new or updated 

e-mail or residential address; please send the 

information to either Ron or Tom who will make 

certain it gets circulated. 

1954 

John Conroy, 180 Forest Ave., 

New Rochelle, NY, 10804, jmconroy1@aol.com 

Class representative Jack Conroy writes: During 

my spring phone encounters with many of you I 

picked up the following news: George Majeska is 

leading a river trip from Moscow to St. Petersburg 

this fall with the University of Maryland. Traug 

Lawler will be doing the same for Yale in the 

Greek Isles. Tom Tierney is able to bear life in Sun 

Valley reasonably well and he and Peg travel the 

country frequently to visit their dispersed children. 

This summer he hopes to get on the golf course 

with Billy Collins, former Poet Laureate and fellow 

Holy Cross alum. Tom was just elected chairman 

of the board of the Hospice of the Wood River 

Valley. The Hospice provides end-of-life care free 

of charge to residents of Blaine County, Idaho. It 

also conducts grief support groups and summer 

bereavement camp for children (all free). Ed 

Wilson has come along very well since his open 

heart surgery and continues as an outpatient 

at Rusk Institute. Frank O’Regan has settled in 

at Hilton Head although he frequently travels 

to civilization (NYC) for continuing trials and 

arbitration. Fred Burgess just moved, literally 

across the street, to accommodate his expanding 

family on visits. With the birth of their latest 

grandson, they are now up to 8 grandchildren from 

three of their four married children-their “third 

caboose” is at Loyola University in New Orleans 

and is graduating in 2006, into the Navy like his 

eldest brother. Their kids are spread out: one in 

Fairfax, VA; one in San Diego, CA; one at the US 

Naval Academy en route to a Port Hueneme, CA 

command this summer. While Fred is still doing 

some consulting and expert work, Patty is a nurse 

Practitioner and Acupuncturist. Fred still gets to do 

some big boat competitive sailing, as a navigator. 

James J. O’Brien’s daughter Eileen graduated 

from Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, on Sunday, 

June 12 with Master of Education and Master of 

Computer Science degrees (Summa Cum Laude). 

Her goal is to develop computer software for 

those with learning disabilities. Phil Trainor flew 

up for Father Duffy’s funeral and, together with 

Traug Lawler and me, had a mini-reunion in New 

Rochelle where he was able to tour his ancestral 

home. Ben Trigani continues to relish his teaching 

at Convent Station and the company of his many 

grandchildren who all live nearby. He sends 

warm regards to all. John McLaughlin and his 

wife have moved into an assisted living facility in 

Pennsylvania because of the neuropathy which has 

limited his walking. Chris McKenna is abandoning 

Nieman Marcus and San Francisco to take up 

residence in Connecticut. Jim Perrone’s son is a 

junior at Fordham and joined Jim, Jim Carr, Bill 

Monaghan, Tom Cahill and me at the Fordham 

Gym when Regis beat Niagra Prep for the Catholic 

high schools state championship in March. These 

past months have been a time of significant loss 

for us which has brought a host of memories from 

that time that Hank Radowski described so well, 

“Vanished are the youths, unkempt in shirt and 

tie, / Who hurled their boundless energy at the 

rectangular sky.” The “J”, Don Kennedy, and Father 

Duffy were all in different ways both sources and 

objects of that energy. The variety of responses to 

our experiences with them makes clear the lasting 

significance of those four years which come alive 

so easily in conversation sparked by their deaths. 

More immediately the loss of Gerry Cahill, Steve 

Sarsfield and Joe Binsack on the heels of our 50th 

make the progress of time all too real. Gerry was in 

the midst of chemo in the winter and spring of ‘04 

but was determined to get to the reunion which he 

did. He was especially delighted because it was his 

wife’s first trip to NYC. He died in October. Steve 

looked so well both at the Reunion and at Jug 

Night that his death in December came as a real 

shock. Jim Carr, Traug Lawler, Jim McGroddy, 

Bob Stibler, Ben Trigani and myself were able to 

get to Steve’s funeral and there were many stories 

of Steve’s basketball wonders and his exploits on 

City Island. Thomas Finnegan and his wife Mandy 

wish to thank all of the members of the Class of 

1954 and the other classes for their expressions 

on the death of Steve, Mandy’s brother. Joe 

Binsack regaled many of us at the reunion with his 

outdoor exploits, especially his biking trip to the 

north country with one of his grandsons. He died 

suddenly on May 30 after “a walk in the woods at 

the base of his beloved mountain, Mt. Chocorua, 

in Tamworth, NH.” Dick Ward recalled playing 

basketball with Joe on the courts at the pier in 

New Dorp. Sam Milana remembered Joe cutting 

his nails in a serrated pattern so that he could 

throw a better curveball when he was pitching for 

the Varsity. Please keep in touch; the easiest way is 

by e-mail to: jmconroy1@aol.com 

1955 

Karl Brunhuber, 35-44 167 th St., 

Flushing, NY 11358 

John M. Morriss, 3 Salem Pl., 

Valhalla, NY 10505, jmorriss11@aol.com 

Father Stephen Duffy, S.J., was a special friend 

of the Class of 1955, especially those of us who 

studied Greek with him for three years. The respect 

and affection were mutual during and after Regis. 

Our deepest condolences to the Duffy Family. 

Father Duffy was a superb teacher of Religion and 

Greek who taught thousands of students with 

scholarship, excitement, wonder, insight, precision, 

and humor. Those traits were also instilled in 

his students in a life-long way. He had a keen 

understanding of the maturing and development 

of teenage American boys. He also had a deep 

interest in Catholic Jesuit missions and in all the 

developments of the post-Vatican II Church. He will 

be missed, will not be forgotten, and will always 

remembered as one of us! R.I.P. 

‘55 TAKES ITS 50TH ANNIVERSARY TO THE TOP! 

Reported by the Co-Class Rep, John Morriss 

Our 50th Reunion took place on May 20-22, 2005. 

On Friday, we had a delightful evening at Moran’s 

Restaurant on West 19th Street, in Old New York 

(fitting for a school that opened its doors in 1914). 

There was much bonding, storytelling, a speech 

by Gene McGuire, and singing from Arthur 

Weisenseel. On Saturday, we had a great tour 

of the school, which is very state-of-the-art and 

very 21st Century. Mass was concelebrated by 

Rev. Joseph A. O’Hare, SJ ’48, Ned Murphy, S.J.; 

and the Rev. Harry Burke. We prayed for our 

deceased classmates (21), by name, during the 

Mass. The singing of the School song at the end of 

Mass was full-throated and particularly poignant. 

The weather was picture perfect for the cocktail 

hour en plein air in the Courtyard. Dinner in the 

Auditorium was first-rate, accompanied by stirring 

speeches from Paul Anderson, Bill Brennan, 

Bill Delaney, Peter McNamee, John Morriss, 

Ron Polant, and Joel Sherlock. All speakers 

and classmates agreed that in a unique way Regis 

prepared and motivated us toward excellence 

(“magis”) in all areas, love for God and country 

(“Deo et Patriae”), and concern for others and the 

rest of the world (Ignatian, or “Men for Others”). 

Dessert was topped off by the singing of Arthur 

Weisenseel. On Sunday, we had a wonderful 

brunch at the home of Arthur and Connie 

Weisenseel in West Nyack, NY, in a seaside setting 

reminiscent of the Bay of Naples. Many thanks to 

all who attended the Reunion and best wishes to 

those who could not. Preliminary planning is under 

way for mini-reunions and our 55th. Attendees 

came from 11 states, plus South America. Joe 

Ramos came 10,000 miles from Chile. The Class 

sent get-well cards to Jim Carney, S.J. ‘43, who 

was recuperating from pneumonia. During the 

evening, John Morriss lauded “Mr. Carney,” in 

absentia, for his highly positive and motivational 

influence on the Class, both in the classroom and 

on the basketball court. John also pointed out that 

the Class has acquired over 200 academic degrees 

and has produced over 200 children and over 200 

grandchildren, and thus our legacy will endure 

forever. We have lived in 30 States and worked 

Kevin Dumbach ‘80 Paul Squitieri ‘80 Marty Barry ‘80 John DeGregorio ‘80 and Mark Moss ‘80 

at the class of 1980’s Silver Anniversary Reunion on April 30 2005.


in, or traveled to, 30 countries. Our professional 

careers include doctors, lawyers, educators, 

professional religious, U.S. military personnel, 

entrepreneurs, investors, inventors, company 

presidents, business managers, sports specialists, 

publishers, translators, theater reviewers, book 

writers, etc. Half of our surviving class (joined by 

wives/guests) attended the Reunion. Many thanks 

to all the ‘55 Committee members who put our 

Reunion together. Jerry and Marcia Ambrose 

live in Bradenton, FL, and traveled to Oregon and 

New York before returning to the Sunshine State. 

Michael and Trish Ambrose enjoy Millersville, MD. 

Paul and Mary Anderson enjoy life and activities 

in Chicago. Mike Aratingi sends greetings from 

Hamburg, NJ. Tom and Bridget Atkinson enjoy 

retirement living in Lynbrook, NY. Karl (Co-Class 

Rep) and Jane Brunhuber enjoy life in Flushing, 

NY; Karl continues to practice accounting. John 

and Andrea Brannelly live in Draper, UT (suburb 

of Salt Lake City) and stay in touch with children 

and grandchildren. Dom and Helen Buffa enjoy 

Mount Sinai, NY; Dom continues to practice 

medicine. Bill and Rochelle Brennan enjoy 

Tucson, AZ, where Bill swims, golfs, jogs, and does 

digital photography. Harry and Ellen Blair enjoy 

New York and Florida, with Harry practicing law. 

Juan Del Rosario sends his greetings from San 

Francisco. Roland and Marsha Donohue enjoy 

Point Lookout, NY, and live near the Blairs. Rev. 

Harry Burke ministers at Cardinal Hayes High 

School in New York City. Bill Clare enjoys life in 

Chadds Ford, PA. Jim and Pat Crovello enjoy 

condominium living in Port Jefferson, NY; Jim 

continues to practice medecine. Bob Kral came all 

the way from Decatur, GA; his spirit is indomitable 

and inspired us all. Joe and Ellen Foley enjoy 

suburban life in Irvington, NY. Bill Hayes sends his 

best wishes from Beverly, MA. Mike and Diane 

Hynes enjoy balmy Escondido, CA. Gerry and 

Beverly Gillia moved to Rockaway, Queens, and 

enjoy life by the sea. Vincent Manganiello is a 

biomedical researcher with the National Institutes 

of Health in Bethesda, MD. Ben and Nancy 

Mastrototaro enjoy retirement in Rensselaer, 

NY, where Ben bikes, jogs, plays tennis, etc. Tom 

McBride and family enjoy Bellmore, NY. 

Gene and Rosemary McGuire enjoy life in 

Albuquerque, NM. Ed and Michele Ahearn 

enjoy life in Providence, RI, where Ed chairs the 

Department of French at Brown University. Bill 

Delaney lives in Capitola, CA, where he does 

genealogical research. Pat and Thea Bannon 

moved to Breezy Point, Queens, and will look for a 

new residence in New York or Connecticut. John 

Githens enjoys living and translating in New York 

City. Bob Goodman practices law in New Jersey 

and he and Andrea brought to the Reunion great 

photos of our high school years. Vinny Malito 

and Pat Filiberto brought a student-signed 1955 

Yearbook, which we all enjoyed. Peter and 

Tereza McNamee enjoy Menlo Park, CA, where 

Peter is a co-founder and director of SmartOrg, 

Inc. Ned Murphy, S.J., directs POTS (Part of the 

Solution), which assists the needy in the Bronx. 

In April, John and Judy Morriss visited Italy; in 

August, Ireland (45th wedding anniversary); and in 

September, Spain. Joe Murray enjoys retirement 

in Whitestone, NY, along with parenting and 

grandparenting. In May, Charley Meehan visited 

England to join American friends from Israel and 

Holland and also visited York and Oxford. George 

Royall lives in McLean, VA, where his son was 

married in June. Chuck and Mary Ann Vaughan 

enjoy life in Cary, NC. Ron and Bev Polant 

brought a book of Ron’s paintings containing 

land and sea scapes. Bill and Lillian O’Leary 

enjoy Sarasota, FL, where Bill owns and operates a 

sailing school and restaurant. John Pelletieri and 

his wife enjoy Manhasset, NY; John continues to 

practice medicine. Herb and Jan Raymond enjoy 

life in Rancho Palos Verdes, CA. Joe Ramos is 

Dean of the School of Economics and Business at 

the University of Chile. Charley and Pat Riordan 

enjoy Madison, CT; Charley continues to practice 

medecine. Paul and Rita Rosso enjoy Lompoc, 

CA. Tom Sheehan sends warm greetings from 

Rixeyville, VA. John and Mary Srnecz enjoy 

Germantown, MD. Joel and Roberta Sherlock 

do considerable sailing from Northport, NY; 

Joel continues to practice medicine. Tom and 

Trudy Smith enjoy Tappan, NY; Tom teaches 

mathematics at Manhattan College. Don Swallow 

enjoys Fleetwood, NY, and travels to Europe. Lou 

and Carole Umscheid enjoy Pennington, NJ, and 

traveling. Arthur and Connie Weisenseel enjoy 

West Nyack, NY; Arthur practices medicine in New 

York City. John Yacobellis sends greetings from 

Wheat Ridge, CO. 

Join us for the Golden Owls Breakfast and Jug Night 

in October to continue our Reunion conversations. 

We, Band of Brothers! Let’s continue to e-mail, 

contact, and visit with one another to keep the 

conversations going! Much to be said for caring 

and sharing, mutually informing and maturing! 

There’s a big future and world out there and we 

should be part of it! ‘55, Keep the Spirit Alive! Take 

Pride in ‘55! ‘55, Rock on! 

P.S. Apart from the professional achievements of 

the Class, it was soul-stirring to observe the ‘55ers 

obvious devotion to God, Church, country, and 

family; their conviviality and camaraderie; their 

ever present sense of humor; and their lifelong 

sense of duty, honor, and responsibility. The 

Reunion was truly a “Kodak moment” and very 

reflective of Regis, 1951-1955! 

1956 

Paul T. Lennon, 17 Pine Ridge Road, 

Larchmont, NY 10538, pault.lennon@verizon.net 

The Class of 1956 will conduct its 50th reunion on 

September 29 and 30, and October 1, 2006. Save 

the date. 

1957 

William P. Gillen, 30 Clinton St., Apt. 2-J, 

Brooklyn, NY 11201, wpgillen@aol.com 

John J. Hannaway, 67 Ridge Rd., 

New Rochelle, NY 10804, hannawayjj@aol.com 

Jim Cox reports that his last day of work as a 

local veterans employment representative with the 

Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry 

was June 17. Jim has worked there nearly 35 years. 

He says he has an endless list of unfinished chores 

to start his retirement. Fr. Pat Ryan, S.J., will return 

to New York in August to fill the new position of 

vice president for university mission and ministry at 

Fordham University. He leaves Loyola Jesuit College 

in Abuja, the capital of Nigeria, after six years as 

president of that Jesuit high school. Fr. Peter 

Schineller, S.J., who also has served in Africa for 

many years, will succeed Pat as president of the 

nine-year-old school. Jack Hannon has retired 

as General Counsel, American Rivers, Inc., and is 

enjoying his new role as a first-time grandfather to 

Anna Klimenko, born February 18, 2005. Patrick 

C. FitzPatrick is now fully retired and is taking up 

his life-long wish to learn how to play the piano. 

1958 

Gerard M. McKenna, 7 Hilltop Rd., 

Katonah, NY 10536, colmckenna0715@aol.com 

Matt Hassett has retired from his latest industry 

job in order to write actuaries Study Materials. He 

just finished the new Actex Study Guide for the 

exam of the Society of Actuaries. 

Eileen Flood Thomas Flood ‘85 Pat Bannon ‘85 and Susan Bannon at the class of 1985’s 20th 

reunion on April 16 2005. 

1959 

Leo F. Tymon, Jr., 6 Greenwood Rd., 

Mountainside, NJ 07092, lftymon@msn.com 

Rich Loeffler and a St. Peter’s College classmate 

took a river boat trip in Germany this past March. 

They had some ice problems in the locks, so Rich 

suggested that warmer weather would have 

been a better choice. He’s also considering a trip 

to Fatima, Portugal in the fall. Meanwhile, he 

keeps busy with his grandchildren and volunteer 

activities. His younger daughter is starting nursing 

school this September. Rich Olszewski notes that 

his wife has been diagnosed with cancer and was 

treated at Sloan Kettering earlier this year. His 

daughter is the assistant manager at the flagship 

Home Depot store in Brooklyn, and her picture


appears on the Home depot billboard on the BQE 

going south as you go over the Gowanus Canal. 

Jim Bonnell on the move again. As of July 1, 

2005, he’s relocating near Auburn, PA. His son 

just celebrated his first birthday. Mike Shef on 

the mend after falling on the ice at home during 

a March storm. He tore the quadriceps and had 

a small fracture of the knee-cap He had to work 

from home while the New York law office in which 

he is a partner split from its Texas headquarters 

and merged with Trautman Sanders LLP, an 

Atlanta based firm. Frank Figlozzi reports the 

birth of his first grandchild last December. A busy 

winter and spring for the O’Leary family; two 

daughters married (December and February) and 

their son engaged on Valentine’s day. They are 

also expecting their second grandchild. Dan still 

commuting from Southampton LI to his Chicago 

law office. Marty Gavin reports that Chris Daly is 

now toiling at Duquesne University in Pittsburgh. 

Marty’s wife now almost fully recovered from last 

year’s accident. Leo Tymon visited San Francisco 

in May for the wedding of his younger daughter 

Severine. 

1962 

Carl P. Saunders, 32 W. 82 nd St., 

New York, NY 10024, csaun31644@cs.com 

After 38 years of circling the Globe for Bechtel 

Corp. of San Francisco, William G. Leunig has 

finally retired on June 30. He will remain in the San 

Francisco area and look forward to seeing fellow 

Regians. 

1963 

John W. Prael, Jr., 34-06 81 St. 

Jackson Heights, NY 11372, johnprael@yahoo.com 

John F. Tweedy, Jr., 26 Huron Rd., 

Floral Park, NY 11001, john.tweedy@verizon.net 

13 classmates and 11 spouses spent an enjoyable 

evening at O’Reilly’s Pub and Restaurant in 

Manhattan May 14th for our 42nd reunion dinner. 

Tim and Hyon O’Brien got the award for the 

longest distance, coming all the way from Seoul, 

Korea. John and Bernice Sesody came in second, 

traveling from Phoenix, AZ. Bernice has recovered 

from some very serious illness over the past few 

years so we were happy to see her doing well. Also 

attending were Jim Trezza, Jack and Pat Prael, 

Tom Mullaney, John Timm and his wife Jeanne, 

John and Denise Stack, John and Pat Tweedy, 

John and Trudi Kelly, John Tuccillo and his wife 

Jane, Kevin and Mary Ellen Morris, Fred and 

Jill Kuehn, and Ken and Mary Lynch. Tim and 

Hyon O’Brien recently moved from Hong Kong to 

Seoul. Tim joined the Korean law firm Shin & Kim 

in March, 2005 as senior foreign legal consultant 

after completing 25 years with Coudert Brothers in 

New York and Hong Kong. They came to New York 

for their daughter Jane’s graduation from NYU Law 

School, the third birthday of granddaughter Esme, 

and most importantly, the Class of ‘63 dinner! 

Bob Kelly notes that he is enjoying teaching 

software engineering and information systems at 

Monmouth University and Stevens Institute. Len 

Smiley is still teaching in Anchorage and invites 

any classmates traveling to Alaska to visit him. 

Dennis M. Moulton, 326 E. 90 th St., #4-E, 

New York, NY 10128, 

moultond@saintignatiusloyola.org 

Ken Beirne is allowing his wife Susan to carry him 

off to Ireland for four months, starting in June, 

while she does an executive exchange with the 

Irish Commission for Energy Regulation. Ken will 

be writing and reading in the land of poet-warriors, 

and may even do something gainful himself, if he 

can tear himself away from the visions of the 

Wicklow Mountains and the Blessington Lakes. 

1965 

George T. Griffith, 73 Sunset Rd., 

Blauvelt, NY 10913, GTG1ESQ@aol.com 

The class of 1965 celebrated their 40th reunion on 

April 16, 2005. Efforts were made to contact all 

members of the class and those efforts paid off as 

the class enjoyed a record turnout. The following 

people were at the reunion: James Barry, Joan 

and Joel Bonamo, Paul Bressan, Francis and 

Georgia Browne, Kevin and Joan Carey, 

Andrew Cavanaugh, Patrick and Jane Dallet, 

Vincent de Daly, Jeffrey Davis, James Derham, 

Kenneth Dillon, Dennis During, Richard 

FitzGerald, John and Deborah Fogarty, George 

and Eileen Griffith, Kenneth and Patricia Heid, 

Betty Jordan Huysman, Michael and Karen 

Ingrisani, Robert and Allyson Kalisch, William 

Keane, James Klein, Edmund Kulsick, Harry 

Kutner Jr., William and Patricia Leininger, 

Robert Logan, Joseph and Miriam Lyons, Paul 

McAuliffe, James and Karen McCann, Robert 

McCarthy, Joseph and Webster McEvoy, Kevin 

McKenna, Winifred McNeill, Richard Merz, 

David O’Brien, James and Ginger Ross, John 

Seta, Ronald and Margaret Statile, John and 

Alana Steffen, Donald Ulisse, Marinus and 

Marita Van der Have, Melanie Wilson and 

John Woodruff. Many thanks to all those who 

made the effort to attend – please keep in touch 

and remember the 45 th is just around the corner, 

Spring 2010! Joseph Featherstone was recently 

awarded the Borough President’s Declaration of 

Honor Award due to his efforts and achievements 

on behalf of persons with disabilities, most visible 

through his service in the Special Olympics. 

1966 

James E. Maguire, 419 Third Ave., #4D, 

New York, NY 10016, jmaguire@courts.state.ny.us 

Rick Service is recovering nicely from cancer 

surgery and without major interruption to his 

divinity studies at General Theological Seminary 

in Chelsea (NYC) in preparation for ordination to 

the Episcopal priesthood. His son, Tim, is engaged 

and teaching high school in Maine. Jim Mullany 

is traveling to China working on a venture that 

will bring children’s and lifestyle programming 

to Shanghai. According to Lemoine classmate 

Terry McDonough, Jim is also deeply involved in 

pulling together Lemoine’70s 35 th reunion. Tom 

Sullivan, his wife Patricia, and their youngest 

son, now in high school, have moved back to 

Albuquerque where Tom is now serving as the 

Executive Director of the New Mexico Coalition 

of School Administrators. This is a natural step 

for Tom who was voted Superintendent of 

the Year two years ago by his peers serving as 

superintendents of New Mexico’s eighty-nine 

school districts. Terry McDonough is alive and well 

and in Ada, Michingan (close to the Grand Rapids) 

with his wife and youngest child, now a college 

student. His insurance business is doing well and 

if it continues to thrive, Terry hopes that he will 

be joined in the business by the oldest of his three 

children, currently living back East. Vinny Hevern, 

SJ, will be living at Holy Cross and working on a 

book at Clark University in Worcester, MA during a 

sabbatical leave from Le Moyne during the 2005- 

2006 academic year. William H. Mulligan Jr. was 

awarded the 2005 Murray State University Board 

of Regent’s Award for Teaching Excellence. He was 

also appointed newsletter editor for the American 

Council for Irish studies, and had an article in the 

Tipperary Historical Journal in 2004. Larry Sheerin 

writes: I guess the one season of the year for shutdown 

and hibernation is the winter. (Remembering 

hiberna from J.Caesar!) NOPE! This winter we 

have exploded with two new grandchildren Sean 

Patrick Irwin was born on Jan 15, 05 and Katherine 

Rose Mayer was born on Mar 6, 05. Mothers and 

children and especially grandparents are doing 

fine! Sean joins his brother Brendan Jones Irwin 

who will enter the two’s on May 7. Can’t wait 

to see what next winter brings! Charles Webel 

writes: My latest book, Terror, Terrorism, and the 

Human Condition was just published in the UK 

and the rest of the world by Palgrave-Macmillan. 

I will be traveling to Cape Town in June to deliver 

a lecture at the International Society of Theoretical 

Psychology. And in July, I will be giving another 

lecture at the World Congress of Psychoanalysis 

1964 

Kenneth J. Beirne, 417 N. St. Asaph St., 

Alexandria, VA 22314, kjbeirne@mindspring.com 

Ed Kulsick ‘65 Andy Cavanaugh ‘65 and Jack Prael ‘63 at the class of 1965’s 40th reunion on 

April 16 2005.


in Brazil. Bill Arnone has purchased an apartment 

in NYC. John Hunt’s son just graduated from 

Fordham, and will pursue a career in acting. 

Contacts are welcome. Denis Achacoso plans 

to take summer classes in intensive drawing 

workshop and intaglio printing. Bob Mollenhauer 

is back from his Spring cruise. His divorce will soon 

be finalized. 

1967 

Robert Sharp, 320 E. 50th St., Apt. 4C, 

New York, NY, 10022 

Fr. Mike Holleran, St. Lucy’s Church-833 Mace Ave., 

Bronx, NY 10467, celestial49@msn.com 

Francis X. Clooney, one of the world’s leading 

comparative-theology scholars, will become the 

Parkman Professor of Divinity and Professor of 

Comparative Theology at Harvard Divinity School, 

effective July 1, 2005, Dean William A. Graham 

has announced. Clooney, a Roman Catholic 

priest and a member of the Society of Jesus, is 

currently Professor of Comparative Theology 

at Boston College, where he has taught since 

1984. His primary area of scholarship has been 

Hindu-Christian studies, and he is the author of 

many articles and books in that area, as well as 

in comparative theology more generally. His book 

Divine Mother, Blessed Mother: Hindu Goddesses 

and the Virgin Mary has just been published 

by Oxford University Press, and Hindu God, 

Christian God: How Reason Helps Break Down 

the Boundaries between Religions was published 

by Oxford in 2001. John Kelly was happy to have 

John Dean as a guest at the weddings of each of 

his daughters this past November and May. 

1968 

Nick Mele just returned from Sri Lanka, where 

he participated in an encouraging review of 

nonviolent peace for CE’s pilot project in Civilian 

nonviolent peacekeeping. 

1970 

Robert M. Leonard, 56 Highland Ave., 

Chatham, NJ 07928, rleonard@dbr.com 

The 35th Reunion was held at Regis on April 

2nd. It was a great evening attended by the 

following members of the Class of 1970: Allen, 

Als, Bachop, Bergin, Bozek, Conboy, Daly, 

Dee, DeLeo, DiFonzo, Doherty, Gonzales, 

Janeczek, Kellner, Leonard, Loffredo, Logusch, 

Martin, McDonald, Osborn, Peiser, Regan, 

Sansone, Williamson and Wisniewski. We also 

had the pleasure of the company of many wives 

and significant others. Hope to see more people 

at the next event. Herbie DiFonzo has been 

chosen to give the Fall 2005 Distinguished Faculty 

Lecture at Hofstra University. His topic will be “The 

Surprising Unreliability of DNA Evidence: A Tale of 

Bad Labs and Good Statutes of Limitations.” Bert 

Sarmiento’s granddaughter Alicia turned 4 on 

May 9, while his grandson Christian turned 2 on 

February 25. Jack Martin’s son scored his first goal 

in a youth hockey league in Elmsford. The coach 

of Jack’s son’s team is none other than Larry Vitale 

(Regis ’80). 

1971 

Roger P. Rooney, 203 Carrollwood Dr., 

Tarrytown, NY 10591, rooney414@aol.com 

Luke T. Garvey, 3 Ridge Rd., 

Weston, CT 06883, ltgarvey@aol.com 

Alexander Moytl’s first novel, Whiskey Priest, was 

published by iUniverse in 2005. 

1972 

Michael J. Davies, 887 Park Ave., 

Huntington, NY 11743, mdavies1@optonline.net 

Bob Kelly took 1st place in Rutgers Law-Newark’s 

David Cohn Appellate Advocacy Competition, and 

will lead a team representing RU-N in the National 

Appellate Advocacy competition in the fall. Bob 

also had the pleasure of seeing his nephew Tom 

Di Napoli (son of his sister Anne and Lou Di 

Napoli, ‘74), along with the other members of a 

blues band called “The Joliets,” take 1st place in 

a section of the Jersey Shore Battle of the Bands in 

April. Regians wishing to cheer them on in the next 

stage in June should contact Lou. Mike Battiston 

showed Bob a DVD of Mike’s daughter Susanna’s 

star turn as Adelaide in “Guys and Dolls” this year 

(Mike played in the orchestra)- looks like the girl 

inherited both parents’ musical and comedic 

genes. And Frank Kelly will no doubt be glad 

to show you a similar recording of his Moira’s 

upcoming performance as Nancy in “Oliver!” 

Andy Schilling and his family have returned to 

northern Virginia this summer after a three year 

tour at the U.S. Embassy in Oslo, Norway. They will 

be in the U.S. for a year while Andy studies Polish 

at the Foreign Service Institute. Then, in 2006, 

they are off to Warsaw where Andy will be the 

Embassy’s Press Attaché. Doug Redosh’s newest 

avocation is playing keyboards in a rock band, 

the Bottom Feeders. They play 60s-70s classic 

rock, making the 50 th birthday party rounds in the 

neighborhood of Golden, CO. 

1973 

John O’Toole, 4 Haldimann Lane, 

Blairstown, NJ 07825, 

john.o’toole@morganstanley.com 

John Smalley has had a busy year on the health 

front. He had a heart valve replaced in January, 

then underwent a kidney transplant in May. 

Recovery seems to be going well. He’s looking 

forward to returning to work in the not-too-distant 

future as a senior editor in institutional marketing 

for investment firm Alliance Capital Management, 

where he’s been for the past 11 years. Meanwhile, 

his son Matthew is heading into junior year at 

Regis, along with the sons of Tony Sollecito and 

Bill Driscoll. They’re waiting for the archivists to 

rule on whether three progeny from the same 

graduating class entering Regis in the same year 

constitutes a school record. 

1976 

Cornelius Grealy, 17 Overlook Drive, 

Greenwich, CT 06830, grealc@ldcorp.com 

Andrew Tymocz, 207 Farragut Ave., 

Hastings-on-Hudson, NY 10706, atymocz@nyp.org 

Thanks to a gift of free RT passage to London that 

neither fellow Regian Lou Jerome nor Lou’s family 

could use, and thanks to the moral support of 

Lou and other buddies Cinch and Lowney, Peter 

Honchaurk spent part of March communing with 

the mountain gorillas in Rwanda and dancing 

with the Massai in the scrubby hills where early 

hominids roamed in Kenya. He also learned of the 

vast horror of the Rwandan genocide and of that 

poor country’s redemption since. 

1977 

James Shanahan, MD, 37 Crystal Farm Rd., 

Warwick, NY, 10990, shanahan@warwick.net 

Vincent Shiraldi was recently appointed by D.C.’s 

mayor and confirmed by the D.C. City Council to 

become the first Director of the newly created 

Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services (This is 

D.C.’s juvenile justice system). Mark Kolakowski’s 

website River2u.com, for which he is a principal 

content writer, is attracting increasing amounts of 

traffic. After starting to play hockey again last year 

after a 10+ year layoff, Mark has regularly played 

3-4 times a week. Mark states that: “Father Duffy 

taught me that age is a state of mind.” 

Co-Class Reps from the class of 1955 John Morriss and Karl Brunhuber at their 50th reunion 

on May 21 2005. 

1978 

Bernard Kilkelly, 595 Scranton Ave., 

Lynbrook NY 11563 , kilkellybj@cs.com 

Dr. Michael H. Mendeszoon had been elected 

as the President-elect and will be the President of 

the New York State Society of Anesthesiologists 

starting in December of 2005. An investor 

group led by prominent boxing promoter and 

entertainment entrepreneur Lou DiBella of 

DiBella Entertainment has purchased the Norwich 

Navigators Double-A baseball tem. DiBella is the 

managing partner and new president of the 

Norwich Navigators, the San Francisco Giants 

Double A Eastern League affiliate.


1979 

Richard J. Weber, 240 W. 102 St., #24, 

New York, NY 10025, weberrick@rcn.com 

Duane Blue Spruce will soon be moving 

back to the NC area from D.C. to work at the 

National Museum of the American Indian in lower 

Manhattan. He looks forward to catching up 

with old Regis contacts. Brian Scully’s daughter 

Amanda will be attending Rider University in the 

Fall on both soccer and academic scholarships. 

Wife Madeline has been recovering from brain 

tumor, meningitis, and heart attack over the last 

eighteen months. Rough times, but things are 

looking better. 

1980 

William G. Passannante, Anderson Kill & Olick, PC 

1251 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 

10020, wpassannante@andersonkill.com 

The Class of 1980 held a very successful 25th 

Reunion get-together, starting with tours of the 

School, Mass in the Chapel and Dinner at the 

Heartland Chophouse. Over 100 people attended 

including 52 members of the Class of 1980. 

Several class members (Ken Berger, Hubie Lem 

and Tim Wong) literally flew around the world 

from China and Hong Kong to attend. Many 

friendships were rekindled, and a good time was 

had by all. In attendance were: Marty Barry, 

Patricia Barry, Edie Belcastro, Peter Belcastro, Ken 

Berger, Jean-Luc Briguet, John Buckheit, Kevin 

Cahill, John Cannon, Kyran Cassidy, Thomas 

Clancy, Brian Coll, Anne Marie Collum, Robert 

Collum, Cate DeGraw, Jim DeGraw, Joe Del 

Priore, Men-Jean Del Priore, Arthur DeLuca, Kely 

DeLuca, Andrew DeMaio, Lorraine DeMaio, John 

DiGregorio, Anthony DiNovi, Deanna DiNovi, 

Anthony Domino, Linda Doyle, Thomas Doyle, 

Kevin Dumbach, Jimmy Galla, Helen Garbowski, 

Mark Garbowski, Thomas Giugliano, Cynthia 

Harisch, John Hayden, Philip Judge, Denis 

Keane, Leah Keane, Marianne Kirwan, William 

Kirwan, Alexander LaBianca, Maureen LaBianca, 

Allison Lavallato, Michael Lavallato, Hubie 

Lem, Joycelyn Lem, Yolanda Leonard, Jonathan 

Lucas, Maria Lucas, Richard Macksoud, Patrick 

Mahoney, Thomas Mandia, Timo McGillicuddy, 

Una McGillicuddy, Ginny McGovern, Michael 

McGovern, Amanda McGowan, Jennifer 

McLoughlin, Michael McLoughlin, Denise 

McNicholas, John McNicholas, David Mollon, 

Rachel Mollon, Robert Morahan, Mark Moss, 

Patrick Muldowney, James Nobile, Peter 

O’Driscoll, John Parr, Yasmin Parr, Judith 

Passannante, William Passannante, Thomas 

Pecorini, Penny Pitaro, Vincent Pitaro, Christine 

Reesor, Cheryl Reilly, Manuel Ribot, Catherine 

Schorn, John Schorn, Kevin Schweers, Susan 

Schweers, Patty Shwartz, Paul Sidoti, John 

Singler, Shawna Singler, JoAlice Smyth, Matthew 

Smyth, Robert Snow, Paul Squire, Jeremiah 

Sullivan, Judy Sullivan, Joseph Tito, Lisa Tito, 

Lawrence Vitale, Frank Whelan, Joellen Whelan 

and Timothy Wong. 

agency in Westport, CT, as EVP, Account Director. 

Ed lives in Trumbull, CT with his wife Eileen and 

three children Brian, Meaghan and Erin. 

1982 

John O. McGuinness, 33-21 82 nd St., 

Jackson Heights, NY 11372, 

john.o.mcguinness@chase.com 

Tom Kwiatkowski married Cindy Jaeger on 

October 2, 2004 in Boston. Many Regians from 

the classes of ’82 and ’83 were in attendance. 

Tom works at Massachusetts General Hospital as 

a Neurologist, primarily in ALS research. His new 

wife Cindy is a writer. 

1983 

Joseph M. Accetta, Esq., 24 Agnola St., 

Tuckahoe, NY 10707, jsaccetta@aol.com 

Bob Gallagher reports that Nora Constance 

Gallagher was born the week of April 15th. Bob 

writes, “She’s a beautiful daughter to me and wife 

Jean.” Rich MacEwen recently relocated his wife 

Mary Lou and their daughter Antonia Valentina 

to Trumbull, CT. After 6 years of commuting 

from Carmel, NY to the office in Shelton CT, the 

motivation was pure and simple - Rich did not have 

enough time with his daughter (aka, “Peanut”) 

at the end of the work day. Now he’s about 15 

minutes from the office and enjoying every extra 

minute of quality time with the family. All’s well 

and the whole family - including Mary Lou’s Mom 

Clara - are settled in and just celebrated Antonia’s 

2nd birthday. Hope everyone is well and healthy. 

Pax vobiscum! Michael Kelly’s fourth son Henry 

Thomas was born December 16, 2004. 

1984 

Emanuel C. Grillo, 130 Aldershot Ln., Manhasset, 

NY 11030, lgrillo@optonline.net 

Michael Murphy, 39 St. Agnes Lane, Loudonville, 

NY 12211, mmurphy@bnysecurities.com 

Patrick Coffey will see the first of his three 

daughters graduate from grammar school this 

June. Ashling will be attending Mt. St. Mary 

Academy in Watchung, NJ where Pat was recently 

overheard reminiscing about dances he attended 

there with fellow Regian, Joe Carrollb. Glory 

Days!!! 

1985 

Thomas F. Flood, 5 Reed Ave., 

Floral Park, NY 11001, tomflood@earthlink.net 

Class representative Tom Flood writes: Class of 

1985 Reunion a SMASHING SUCCESS! What a 

GREAT turnout! What a Great event! Certainly 

GREAT to see those that could make it! We really 

enjoyed returning to alma mater for our 20th 

reunion and seeing you all. We know that many 

traveled a great distance to attend. Classmates 

came from Wellesley, MA, Cambridge, MA, 

Groveland, MA, Burlington, CT, Kensington, MD, 

Houston, TX, Miami, FL, Evanston, IL, Highland, 

CA, Telluride, Colorado and others made the trip 

in from their tri-state homes. Bottom-line, we are 

glad that you made the trip and happy to hear 

some of the news that was shared ranging from 

wedding plans, to pending parenthood, to new 

career opportunities, etc. Rev. Joseph A. O’Hare, SJ 

’48, President of Regis High School, captured the 

day perfectly in his welcoming statements - “it’s 

a day to recollect and reinvent your high school 

memories.” That it was. Please join us in thanking 

the Regis Alumni Office for all the planning and 

preparation that went into the day. The liturgy, the 

tour (the school has changed hasn’t it - all for the 

better we might add) the food and spirits (GREAT 

JOB Antonio from Divino’s Restaurant located on 

81 st St. and Second Ave - we are counting on a 

freebee for the plug Antonio), and of course, the 

company - ALL TOP NOTCH. Those of you that 

could not make it - know YOU WERE MISSED. 

The 25th is right around the corner - so block 

out April and May in 2010 on your calendars. 

There are plenty of opportunities for us all to get 

together whether in a formal setting (Jug Night) or 

an informal setting (Sully’s Annual Happy Hour. If 

you are coming to town, let us know, we will try 

and hook up. May ours be the noble heart - no 

matter how old we get and let us remember the 

gift that is Regis. Let’s continue to treasure it (the 

education, the experience and the friendships) and 

share it with others. Speaking of gifts, yours truly 

and wife, Eileen, welcomed our third child to the 

Flood family. Luke Thomas was born on April 30th. 

And yes, I used the “Luke, I am your father” line 

in the delivery room. Mom, Luke and siblings are 

well. 

1981 

Robert Schirling, 63-46 252 St., 

Little Neck, NY 11362, rschirling@nyc.rr.com 

Bob Scott recently accepted a position as a staff 

attorney with the United States Court of Appeals 

for the tenth Circuit in Denver. Ed Gillespie has 

recently joined VogtGoldstein, a full-service ad 

Charlie Nastro ‘60 John Werwaiss ‘60 Jim Paduano ‘60 and Jack Barnosky ‘60 at the 45th 

reunion of the class of 1960 on April 16 2005.


1987 

John J. Wing, 309 Avenue ‘C’#10B, 

New York, NY 10009, johnw@tzell.com 

Peter Geis writes: I had an eventful Spring. In 

March I moved to Cozen O’Connor Attorneys 

where I will continue to specialize in NYC Land 

Use Law and Government Relations. In April we 

adopted our third child, Rebecca Lynn (formerly 

Fu Ai Qiu) from Sichuan Province, China. Rebecca 

(DOB April 11, 2004) is adjusting well and getting 

along with big sister Jessica and big brother 

Thomas. 

1988 

John R, Middleton, Jr., 411 E. 53 rd St., Apt. 8G, 

New York, NY 10022, jrmiddleton@pbwt.com 

Mark Mascia was recently granted tenure and 

promotion to the rank of Associate Professor 

at Sacred Heart University where he continues 

to teach Spanish. Lily Julia Mulhall was born to 

Martin Mulhall & Jodilynn Greico-Mulhall on 

February, 2, 2005. 

1989 

Joseph J. Macchiarola, Esq., 116 New Hyde Park Rd., 

Garden City, NY 10022, jmacchiarola@rmefpc.com 

Jim McCue and his wife Molly had a baby, Jack 

McCue in November 2004. Matthew Christian 

Dowd, son of Matthew Dowd and his wife 

Cyndi, turned 1 in May. Kieran O’Shea and his 

wife Katie are expecting their first child in the fall. 

On January 12, 2005, Alec Passantino and his 

wife Kristin welcomed their daughter, Mia Isabella, 

into the world. 

1991 

Chris J. Caslin, 770 Elm Ave., 

River Edge, NJ 07091, ccaslin@ddanyc.com 

Nolan E. Shanahan, 61 Hillcrest Rd, 

Warren, NY 07059, Nolan@TheShanahans.org 

Robert Porada and his wife are pleased to 

announce that they had a baby girl in January, 

born Amanda Stephanie Porada. 

1992 

Michael J.B. McCarthy, 35-35 82 St., Apt.52, 

Jackson Heights, NY 11372, 

michaeljbmccarthy@hotmail.com 

Thomas Sullivan was honored with The Young 

Alumni Award in April 2005 for his dedication to 

the Notre Dame Club of San Francisco. He has been 

particularly successful in drawing young alumni to 

club activities and coordinating multiple events. 

Mickey Brons and his wife Lynne are expecting 

their 3 rd child in December. Mickey’s submarine is 

finishing a year-long overhaul in Portsmouth, NH, 

after which the family will move back to Virginia 

Beach, VA. Jacob Sheehan is an associate in the 

Chicago office of Mayer, Brown, Rowe, and Maw 

LLP along with fellow Regian Tom Geraghty. He 

is loving life in the windy city. Matthew Bolton 

received his PhD in English literature this spring. 

1993 

Brendan K. Loonam, 227 E. 88 th St., Apt. 5W, 

New York, NY 10128, loonambk@yahoo.com 

Daniel W. Roche, 4966 Broadway #8, 

New York, NY 10034, Daniel.roche@vnci.net 

Matt McGough writes: “Doubleday had a small 

book party on May 23rd for “Bat Boy” at Mickey 

Mantle’s Restaurant, and a number of Regians 

were in attendance: Matt Thomas and John 

James ‘93, Tom Downey and John Werwaiss ‘91, 

Pete McEntegart ‘87 (author of SI.com’s “The 

10 Spot” column), Mike Molyneux ‘71, John 

Werwaiss ‘60, my Dad Jim McGough ‘52, and 

the President of the school, Joseph A. O’Hare, S.J. 

‘48. I’d love to reconnect with other classmates at 

any of the various readings I’ll be doing over the 

next few months -- a schedule of readings and 

events, which I’ll update through the summer, 

www.batboybook.com.” Christian Talbot will take 

over as Chair of the English Department starting in 

September of 2005. In spite of Christian’s best 

efforts to hire Ed Cap as Mike Vode’s sabbatical 

replacement, Matt Thomas will be covering 

for Mr. Vode in the Spring Semester of 2006. 

1994 

Basil R. Kolani, 18 E. 23 rd St., Apt. 4C, 

New York, NY 10010, bkolani@panix.com 

Christian P. Browne, 150 West 47th Street Apt. 5A, 

NY, NY 10036, cb9498@yahoo.com 

Dan Russo and his wife Megan just purchased 

their first house. Dan is also in the process of 

convincing Megan to let him turn the basement 

into a recording studio. Check out his music at 

www.sonicbids.com/dannrusso 

1995 

Stephen McGrath, 1421 Hemlock Farms, 

Hawley, PA 18428, mcgrath@columbia.edu 

John Zadrozny, 16 Second Pl., Apt 3, 

Brooklyn, NY, 11231, zadroznyj@dany.nyc.gov 

Michael Brown is graduating from Suffolk 

University Law School. Michael Spinelli was 

married to his high school sweetheart, Victoria 

in June 2002. He graduated from Georgetown 

Medical School and is currently completing his 

residency at Montefiore Hospital in the Bronx. He 

also became a father in January 2004 to Kaylin 

Marie. Tom Kelley writes: Hello Regis! After 

almost 6 and a half years in the Navy, I have decided 

to submit my request for release form active duty! 

Until I find out when I’m finished, I”ll be stationed 

in Bangor, Washington at Trident Training Facility. I 

finished my 3 year tour aboard USS NEVADA (SSBN 

733B) in late 2003, and for the past year and a 

half I’ve been teaching other Submarine Officers. 

First I was teaching nuclear reactor design and 

operation, and more recently strategic weapons 

policy and procedure. If all goes well I will be 

getting out of the Navy in December and traveling 

to Southeast Asia with my girlfriend for a month. 

Upon my return stateside I’ll be getting a job doing 

something... but who knows what. Anyone in 

Seattle want to give me a job? In the mean time 

I’m keeping busy living aboard my boat (check 

out bigbadboatblog.blogspot.com to track the 

craziness) and enjoying the outdoorsy life up here 

in the Pacific Nothwest. Come on out and visit! And 

sadly, I was unable to attend our 10 year reunion 

as I was climbing Mt. Hood on June 11th and 12th 

to raise money for breast cancer research (check 

out tipk99.pledgepage.org for more info). I must 

say I was really looking forward to seeing all of you 

again then... I suppose it’ll have to wait until the 

15 year! Frank Cowan writes: First, I would like to 

say that I am happily married now. My wife Kaoru 

and I had our ceremony on 23 April in Yokohama 

Japan at her church. It was our third try at having 

a wedding ceremony (the last two fell through due 

to my deployments). I am in my third tour out here 

in Japan aboard the 7th Fleet Flagship USS BLUE 

RIDGE. I will not be coming back to the states until 

2007 at the earliest. My friend LT Oscar Simmons 

posted some pictures from the wedding at 

http://homepage.mac.com/simmons_ke/Cowan_Wedding/. 

I am sorry I couldn’t make the reunion, I am/was in 

Australia for an exercise for May, June and July. 

1997 

John M. Rossiello, im2bigred@yahoo.com 

John Sullivan writes: I am currently working at 

GE Commercial Finance and I can be contacted at 

john.sullivan4@ge.com. Also, I am getting married 

to Alexandra Williams on October 14, 2005 in 

Valley Stream, NY. George Alvarado graduated 

from New York Medical College on May 23, 2005. 

George will be starting his residency in Psychiatry 

at St. Vincent’s Hospital in NYC on July 

1, 2005. Sean Greene graduated from 

Georgetown Law Center in May 2004 

and had been working as an attorney 

in Manhattan since August 2004. In 

November, he passed the NY Bar. Kieran 

Boyle is finishing his 3 rd year at Graduate 

School in Stonybrook, getting his PhD in 

Physics. He was married on May 28 to 

Amy Lau. Both were graduates of Vassar 

in 2001 and 2002. James Barsi just 

graduated New York University School 

of Medicine and will start a residency 

in orthopaedic surgery at St. Luke’s 

Roosevelt Hospital. 

Tom Mandia ‘80 Pat Muldowney ‘80 Tony DiNovi ‘80 Bob Collum ‘80 Hubert Lem ‘80 and Ken Berger 

‘80 at the class of 1980’s Silver Anniversary Reunion on April 30 2005.


1998 

Daniel D. Kirchoff, 630 W. 168 th St., Box 583, 

New York, NY 10032, ddkircho@yahoo.com 

John P. Morris, 33-67 161st St., 

Flushing, NY 11358, morrisj@alum.rpi.edu 

Rich Paulis, M.D. started his residency in 

emergency medicine in Hartford, CT. Tony 

Chow has started his third year medical school 

rotations; he’s learning the nuances of surgery 

in Philadelphia. Russell Capone graduated from 

Harvard; he’s spending his summer studying for the 

bar exam. Luis Barrera will be attending Michigan 

Law School in the fall. The class of 1998 hoisted 

high the Alumni Basketball League Championship 

trophy. The team consisted of Luke Amentas, 

Kenny Cunningham, Brian Foley, Geoff Clyne, 

Ari MacKinnon, Dan Ennis, Gerard Carita, Paul 

Challan, Thomas Lennon, Chris Walsh, and 

John Cagney. Vladimir Sentome has wandered 

into the “lost alumni” category; if anyone has 

contact information for him, please pass it along 

to the alumni office. Mike Zanetti has completed 

a one year tour in Iraq with the Field Artillery and is 

currently stationed in Germany. He sends along the 

following news: After I graduated from the Virginia 

Military Institute, I went off to Fort Sill, Oklahoma 

for further training as a Field Artillery Officer. My 

first assignment landed me in Bamberg, Germany 

in July 2003. While it was my third time living in 

Europe (I studied for a bit at L’Ecole Polytechnique 

outside Paris and at St. Anne’s College in Oxford) 

traveling never gets boring. However, my fun was 

cut short with a year-long deployment to Iraq 

with 1/33 Field Artillery, part of the 1st Infantry 

Division. I was based just north of Tikrit, in a 

key oil-production city of Bayji. During my year 

there I commanded over 300 combat patrols, 

was involved in countless actions with insurgents 

ranging from small arms firefights to being 

blown up by Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs), 

Rocket Propelled Grenades (RPGs) and suicide car 

bombers. My men and I were credited with saving 

the lives of numerous American soldiers who were 

wounded under fire and we directly engaged and 

eliminated a sizeable number of Anti-Iraqi Forces 

(AIF). I have been awarded the Bronze Star for my 

actions and will be receiving the Combat Action 

Badge (CAB) later this summer when the design 

is finalized. I returned to Germany in February of 

this year, will be stationed here until at least July 

2006 pending further deployments. If anyone is in 

Europe in the near future, feel free to contact me. 

I can be reached at zanettimr@hotmail.com, 773- 

290-2385, or 0179-840-4568 in Germany. 

1999 

Thomas A. Hein, 400 Kneeland Ave., 

Yonkers, NY, 10704, thein@fordhamgrad.com 

Brian C. Hughes, 149 Park Drive North, 

Staten Island, NY 10314, rwiggum99@aol.com 

Dave and Amanda Bonagura would like to 

announce the birth of their first child, Joseph 

Gerard, born 24 April 2005, and weighing six and 

a half pounds. Michael Aherne has been working 

for the Office of Commercial Space Transportation 

(AST) for the past two years, licensing rockets and 

being a safety inspector at many launches. His first 

year there he received several awards, including 

Employee of the Year. He is having a great time and 

he appreciates Regis more and more each day. 

2000 

Christopher Nooney, 339 East 240th St., 

Bronx, NY 10470, chrisnooney@optonline.net 

Francis T. Fallon completed his final thesis at 

Cambridge University for the Masters in the History 

of Intellectual Thought. He is returning to consider 

his options here in his home town of NYC in June. 

2001 

Kevin G. Galligan, 19 Rutgers Pl., 

Scarsdale, NY 10583, kgg2001@columbia.edu 

Brian Nadres, 116 Congress Rd., 

Emerson, NJ 07630 

Michael M. Schimel, 23-23 144th St., 

Whitestone, NY 11357, MMSchimel@aol.com 

Sean P. Mannion will be graduating Loyola 

College of Maryland this May (he had a Full 

Scholarship thanks to his hard work and the great 

Regis education). He was also recently accepted to 

Notre Dame for a PhD graduate program, again, 

full scholarship. Justin Gallagher married Melissa 

McGrady of Colorado Springs, CO, at the Basilica 

of the Sacred Heart in Notre Dame, IN, on June 

11, 2005. They will be moving to Charleston, 

SC, in October where he will begin Navy Nuclear 

Power School in preparation for deployment in the 

submarine force. 

2002 

Anthony Manganiello, mangan@cooper.edu 

Calogero Castania has just completed his junior 

year at Cooper Union studying civil engineering. 

Ned Hanlon can be heard this summer 

throughout the Adirondacks singing the roles of 

Il Commendatore in Mozart’s “Don Giovani”, as 

Trutolpino in Ariaone aut Naxos, and as the strong 

man in Sid the Serpent. Check seigheColony.com 

for dates and times. Rick Fasano has been 

wrapping up a very busy junior year at Fairfield 

University. After starring in the short play 

“Variations on the Death of Trotsky,” Rick traded 

in his Leon Trotsky wig for the politician’s gavel, 

and ran for Class Senator of the Fairfield University 

Student Association. When he is not making life 

difficult for the administration from the well of the 

Senate, he can be found studying furiously for the 

upcoming LSAT examination. 

2003 

Bennet Chan, bcc2101@columbia.edu 

John Latella is a sophomore U.S. History major at 

UChicago. He spent last summer in Washington, 

D.C. at the Cato Institute working for the Project 

on Social Security Choice as a Research Intern. 

This summer, he will work as an intern for the 

Michigan Land Use Institute in Beulah, Michigan 

as a writer/reporter and researcher focusing on 

urban development and environmental policy 

issues. He hopes his classmates keep in touch 

while he is away in Michigan, and that he gets to 

see everyone at the next JUG Night. 

2005 

Mr. Kevin Bowles, 14-21 144th Place, 

Whitestone, NY, 11357 

Mr. Peter Gallotta, 152 Rolling Hills Road, 

Thornwood, NY, 10594, PeteNYC343@aol.com 

Daniel Sullivan was accepted into the Honors 

Program in Biology at the Tulane University in New 

Orleans, LA. Daniel also received his Eagle Scout 

award in May ’05. 

Milestones 

BIRTHS 

Nora Constance on April 12, 2005 

to Jean and Bob Gallagher ‘83 

Henry Thomas on December 16, 2004 

to Tara and Michael Kelly ‘83 

Nicholas Charles on May 27, 2005 

to Karen and Peter Labbat ‘83 

Luke Thomas on April 30, 2005 

to Eileen and Thomas Flood ‘85 

Lily Julia on February 2, 2005 

to Jodilynn and Martin Mulhall ‘88 

Jack McCue in November 2004 

to Molly and Jim McCue ‘89 

Mia Isabella on January 12, 2005 

to Kristin and Alec Passantino ‘89 

Amanda Stephanie in January 2005 

to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Porada ‘91 

Kaylin Marie in January 2004 

to Victoria and Michael Spinelli ‘95 

Joseph Gerard on April 24, 2005 

to Amanda and Dave Bonagura ‘99 

MARRIAGES 

Tom Kwiatkowski ’82 married Cindy Jaeger 

on October 2, 2004 

Frank Cowan ’95 married Kaoru Cowan 

on April 23, 2005 

Kieran Boyle ’97 married Amy Lau 

on May 28, 2005 

Justin Gallagher ’01 married Melissa McGrady 

on June 11, 2005 

DEATHS 

Hon. Thomas P. Farley ’26 on April 29, 2005 

James S. Conway ’29 on April 12, 2005 

John D. Boyd, SJ ’34 on May 6, 2005 

Charles X. McCarthy ’34 in April 2005 

Alfred L. Shiels ’46 on May 19, 2005 

Vincent E. Vicinanzo ’50 in April 2005 

John H. Qualey ’52 on February 4, 2004 

Joseph H. Binsack ’54 on June 1, 2005 

Jon E. Vomacka ’65 in December 2004 

John J. Kusalavage ’66 on January 22, 2005 

Gerard J. Lieb ’67 on April 18, 2005 

Tom Smith ‘55 and Vin Malito ‘55 at the class 

of 1955’s 50th Reunion on May 21 2005.

CALENDAR OF 

EVENTS 

August 3 

Young Alumni Happy Hour at Red Sky Bar & 

Lounge (47 East 29th St, between Park and 

Madison Ave.) 

September 23 

Deo et Patriae Dinner at the New York 

Athletic Club 

October 3 

Stephen V. Duffy, SJ Memorial Golf Outing 

at Sleepy Hollow Country Club 

October 23 

Golden Owls Brunch & Mass at Regis 

October 28 

JUG Night at Regis 

November 4 

Alumni Parents Reception at Regis 

November 7-10 

Fall Phonathon at Regis 

Regis High School 

55 East 84th Street 

New York, NY 10028 

Address Service Requested 

NON-PROFIT 

ORGANIZATION 

U.S. POSTAGE 

PAID 

PERMIT NO. 314 

JERSEY CITY, NJ

RAN - Summer 2005 08.indd - Regis High School

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