Alumni NotesFrancis Wobber ’55 has been retired since 2003. Prior to his retirement, Francis had conducted geological research (since 1963), and now has had his decade-long research of the deep biosphere included in the book Deep Life: The hunt for the Hidden Biology of Earth, Mars, & Beyond, written by Tullis Onstott, and published by Princeton Press.

Frank Dinger ’57 has stepped down fromhis executive position in the William H.Sadlier Inc. company to become a Special Advisor to the Company. He will also playan active role as Chairman on the Boardof Directors. Frank has been with thecompany for over 50 years.

William Dinger ’59 has stepped downfrom his executive position in the William H. Sadlier Inc. company to become a Special Advisor to the Company. He will also playan active role as President Emeritus on the Board of Directors. William has been withthe company for over 50 years.

Msgr. James McDonald ’59 celebrated his 50th anniversary of ordination to the priest-hood on May 27, 2017.

Chuck Mansfield ’62 has written his second book, Bits and Pieces: Stories to Soothe the Soul or Raise the Hackles, a collection of articles, essays, letters, poems, and speeches, many his own. One reader has described it as “Powerful with no guessing where Mansfield stands. I have friends who would probably burn it, but I know more who will be cheering when they read this.” The book is available for purchase on Amazon.com, Barnesandnoble.com and xlibris.com.

Robert Gately ’64 had a book signing for his latest book South of Main Street at the East Northport Barnes & Noble on August 1. His book is available on Amazon.com and Barnes and Noble Bookstores. He has also written 8 screenplays, two stage plays, and a novel. He has won the grand prize and/or first place in several competitions, not the least of which are first place in comedy in FADE IN Magazine, Telluride Indiefest, Woods Hole Festival, Split-Screen, Hollywood Scriptwrit-ing Institute, plus more.

Drew Keil ’64 had teamed up with fellow alumnus Robert Gately ’64 at St. Paul’s Methodist Church in Northport to do read-ings of a play that they jointly wrote. This event will also include other readings and skits based on their other writings.

Bill Sheerin ’64 recently stepped down from office after completing his 25th year of service on the Board of Trustees of the Yonkers Public Library—the past 16 of them as Board President. He also served in Yonkers as host

of a cable television program for the city’s Office of Economic Development from 2001 to 2006. Retired from teaching since 2008, he worked for 37 years at Yorktown High School, Yorktown Heights, NY, taught previ-ously in New York City public schools and at the Fordham University Graduate School of Education where he completed his Ph.D. He and his wife, Patricia, live in Scarsdale NY, and will be celebrating their 45th wedding anniversary on October 9, 2016.

RichardSherman ’65and his wife Kathy, were honored at Falmouth Educa-tion Foundation’s 2017 Winter Gala on March 4, 2017 for their support of public education

John Meyers ’56 cheered on the 2017 Chaminade Varsity Crew Team at the USRowing Youth National Champion-ships in Sarasota, Florida. He is shown above, at center, with the 2017 Chami-nade Varsity Crew Team.

Gardner Michael Nason ’65 joined five fellow members of Chaminade’s Class of 1965 in Amherst, Mass. for lunch. A 2-hour lunch is not enough time for six Chaminade grads to catch-up on 50 years, but it was a good start. Shown above, from left to right, are Paul Baiocchi, or-ganizer John Beagan, Mike Nason, Mike Carey, Kerry Baruth and Greg McGinty.

and their contributions to the Falmouth, MA community. For 38 years they served as co-directors of the Falmouth Road Race before co-founding the Flag Day 5K in 2011, an event that has raised more than $40,000 on behalf of the education foundation.

Frank Liantonio ’66 was honored at this year’s 2017 Stars for Students Scholarship Gala from the Tomorrow’s Hope Founda-tion for his support of Catholic education.

John T. Repke, M.D. ’70, after Chairing the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Penn State University College of Medicine for the past 15 years, stepped down from this po-sition on June 30, 2017. “I shall wind down my clinical practice over the next 12 months and expect to be fully retired by June 30, 2018, which will give me two years to rest up for our 50th reunion in 2020!” John and his wife Jaque (who were married by Fr. Philip’53 in 1980) reside in Hershey, PA.

William Murphy ’71 retired from theSuffolk Police Department on July 18,2017 after serving more than 42 years inthe department. He retired as an inspector and commanding officer of the 6thprecinct in Selden, NY.

David Maloof ‘76, taking time off from his law practice, has published a 222 page book on Christian history entitled Christianity Matters: How Over Two Millennia the Meek and the Merciful Revolutionized Civilization - and Why It Needs to Happen Again. Dave is also speaking at schools and parishes on the subject of his book, which was recently in the top 1% of sales on Amazon.

John C. Doherty ’79 has been namedManaging Partner of Tully Rinckey PLLC. In his new role, he will oversee the daily opera-tions of the firm’s New York City team and the expansion of the firm’s new office, along with providing exceptional legal representa-tion for all clients. He brings over 2 decades of legal expertise and a wealth of knowledge and acumen in advising businesses of all stages to Tully Rinckey PLLC.

Rev. Guy W. Selvester ’82 was promoted by the Bishop of Metuchen, Most Rev. James Checchio, on June 12, 2017 from Admin-istrator to Pastor of St. Joseph Parish in Washington, NJ.

Chris Concannon ’85 was honored at this year’s 2017 Stars for Students Scholarship Gala from the Tomorrow’s Hope Founda-tion for his support of Catholic education.

Vinoo Varghese ’90 has been rated as a2017 AV Preeminent Attorney by Martin-dale-Hubbell. Martindale’s rating reflectsthe fact that 30 of his peers each rankedhim at the peak level of excellence for hislegal knowledge, communication skills, andethical standards. Martindale-Hubbell®Peer Review Ratings™ are the gold standardin attorney ratings, and have been for morethan a century. Attorneys looking to refer a client, as well as individuals researching lawyers for their own legal needs, use these ratings to identify, evaluate and select the most appropriate lawyer for their legal issue.

Michael Breslin ’97 founded an executive recruitment firm called Landing Point Search Group that will be celebrating its two-year anniversary in April 2017. The company is up to ten employees, and has a focus on Financial Services. He currently resides in Manhattan, NY.

Kevin Folan ’99 will be the next headof school at Hilltop Country Day Schoolin Sparta, Maine, the Board of Trusteesannounced. He is currently the assistant head of school and executive director of enrollment at Hyde School in Maine. In his current role he oversees the admissions teams on both Hyde boarding campuses (Maine and Connecticut) and manages the independent school’s financial aid budget, brand and external relationships.

Brian Meberg ’99 was admitted as a partner at Deloitte & Touche LLP in the firm’s audit practice.

Paul D’Elia ’03 has joined HPM Partners LLC as of August 1st as a Principal. He is a Client Advisor in their NY office, providing comprehensive financial planning services to corporate executives and individuals through their Executive Financial Counselinginitiative.

Dan Becak ’05, a current third year student at Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine, was part of a four member team who won first place in an international SIMCHAL-LENGE competition in Paris, France in June.

Jonathan Karl ’05 joined the law firm of Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP. He specializes in Real Estate and Finance matters.

Richard Clark ’87 is the music direc-tor and organist at St. Cecilia Parish in Boston, MA. He is also the organist and Cantor for St Mary’s Chapel, Boston College, as well as a published composer. Richard has four children.

Fr. Christopher Costigan ’98 was honored as the Irish Man of the Year by the Ancient Order of the Hibernians, Lynbrook Chapter, on Saturday, Febru-ary 25th. Pictured below, from left, are Edward Kraus ’00, Brendan Narell ’00, Fr. Christopher Costigan ’98, Sean Costigan ’00, Peter Bernacki ’00 and Ryan Costigan ’05.

John M. Carey ’01 celebrated his wed-ding to Natalie Fetherston on June 3, 2017. Pictured above is John, joined by many of his fellow Chaminade Flyers!

Bryan Piligra ’11 has been named Deputy Communications Director for Congressman Chris Collins (NY-27).

Joseph Bucaria ’12 graduated from the University of Dayton on June 17, 2017 with a Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering and a minor in Biochemistry. He is currently em-ployed as a production management engineer with Cargill Inc., Global Edible Oil Solutions Division in Sidney, Ohio.

Terence Connelly ’12, shown below right, has been drafted by the Arizona Diamondbacks Minor League team following his collegiate career with the Univer-sity of North Carolina Seahawks. Connelly, originally from Garden City, played baseball at Chaminade and served as the team’s captain during his senior year.

John Gallego ’12 will be attending Fordham University Law School in Manhattan, NY this fall.

Timothy Duffy ’13, an Army Reserve Officers’ Training Corps cadet in Providence, RI, re-ceived the George C. Marshall Award during an awards ceremony at the U.S. Army Com-bined Arms Center, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. This award is the highest award that an ROTC cadet can receive. It is presented annually to the most outstanding senior cadets in military science studies and leadership values in each battalion at host universities or colleges.

Matthew Ambrosio ’16 was placed on the Dean’s list at Clemson University at the completion of his first academic year.

Peter C. Charalambous ’16, left, was awarded a scholar-ship from the The PanHellenic Scholarship Foundation on June17, 2017, which honors undergraduates of Hellenic de-

scent for their outstanding academic achieve-ments. Peter is currently attending Dartmouth college, majoring in Government and History.

BIRTHS —————————————

Rudolph Baptiste ’01 and Sarah – Evangeline Mary – March 14, 2017.

Stephen Bonventre ’02 and Laura – Nicholas Stephen – June 2, 2017.

Peter Carriero ’96 (CHS Faculty) and Jessica – William Francis – August 29, 2017

Brian Carroll ’98 and Jamie – Sullivan John (right) – May 9, 2017.

Matt Chicavich ’98 (CHS Faculty) and Tamar – Noah John – May 9, 2017.

Peter Dubon ’99 (CHS Faculty) and Erin – Kate Harley – August 3, 2017.

Daniel Feeney (CHS Faculty) and Julia – Michael Joseph – May 21, 2017.

Matthew Harrison ’03 and Susan – Bridget Maeve (left) – March 10, 2017.

Thomas Hogan’95 and Liz –Kelsie Lia (right)– May 11, 2017.

Patrick Kemp ’04 (CHS Faculty) and Meghan – Brady Terrence – May 24, 2017.

Matthew Klein ’01 and Ashley – Francesca June Klein – June 11, 2016.

Michael Lucchesi ’02 and Lisa – Joseph John (left) – June 13, 2017

Michael Sabanos ’03 and Amanda – Lucie Michelle – July 16, 2017

Gregory Saporita ’02 (CHS Faculty) and Meghan – John James – April 22, 2017.

MARRIAGES —————— John Ibarra ’07 and Samantha Buck – June 17, 2017.

Kris Kalibat ’07 and Kelly Covell(at right) – March 11, 2017.

Patrick Tulley ’07, shown above at far left with fellow FDNY members, received the Salutatorian award at his FDNY graduation on April 18, 2017. He is stationed in Brownsville Brooklyn.

Colin Dickinson ’09 (Lieutenant Junior Grade) was recently welcomed home by fellow Chaminade friends, after being deployed for two years overseas with the U.S. Navy.Pictured below, from left to right, are Reed Kern ’09, Chris Dooley ’09, John Hannan ’09, Stephen Chmil ’09, Steven Pfail ’07, Colin Dickerson ’09, Mike Gamber ’09, Mike Stepniewski ’09, Timothy Pond ’09.

Ryan Mehern ’13, Will Kerwick ’13 and Joseph Mattiello ’13, shown above from left to right, received their Bachelor of Science degrees from Fordham University Gabelli School of Business on May 20, 2017.

Bridget Maeve

Kelsie Lia

Joseph John

Sullivan John

Kelly Covell and Kris Kalibat ’07

DEATHS ————————————

Teresa Abbott – mother of William ’80, grandmother of Oliver Rapp’16 and James Rapp ’18 – April 15, 2017

Kathleen Alfano – wife of Anthony ’62, and aunt of Thomas Dillon ’92 (CHS Faculty) – July 12, 2017

Angela Amorizzo – grandmother of Joseph Amorizzo ’07 (CHS faculty) – August 19, 2017

Francesca Archilesi – great-grandmother of Giuseppe Giammarinaro ’18 – February 25, 2017

John J. Beechert – father of Scott ’87 – May 2017

John Bonsignore – great-grandfather ofMatthew Ahearn ’18 – March 21, 2017

Thomas Brattan – grandfather of John’20 – May 18, 2017

James Brush – uncle of Cole Dougherty’18 – February 19, 2017

Larry Byrne – former CHS track and field head coach (1970-1974) – February 9, 2017

Allen Caldwell ’48 – brother ofWilliam ’40 (RIP), and Charles ’45 (RIP), and brother-in-law of Donald Dovey ’49(RIP) and Robert Dovey ’49 (RIP)– July 14, 2017

Paul Callahan – father of Paul ’72 and grandfather of Sean ’11 – May 6, 2017

Theresa Caragee – grandmother ofDaniel Greene ’20 – May 15, 2017

James Joseph Carrigan ’42 – brother of Gregory ’53 (RIP) – July 12, 2016

Carmine Cava – father of Christopher’84 (CHS faculty), father-in-law ofVeronica (CHS staff), and grandfatherof Nicholas ’16 – August 22, 2017

Wallace Christensen – father of Wallace’68 and Bruce ’75 – July 4, 2017

Vincent Cinturati ’84 – May 4, 2017

Vincent Clayton ’59 – cousin of James O’Leary ’71, Charles O’Leary ’59, John Ormond ’64 (RIP), Bro. Mark Ormond ’63, Robert Ormond ’66, Francis Breen ’67 (RIP), and uncle of Timothy Novarro ’95 and Michael Novarro ’97 – August 29, 2017

Fr. Christopher Conlon, S.M. (CHS faculty 1966-1969) – March 26, 2017

Paul Cottone ’67 – March 18, 2017

Carol Curran – mother of Timothy ’88– May 5, 2017

Harry Daly – father-in-law of William Mitchell ’80, and grandfather of Edward Mitchell ’18 and Patrick Mitchell ’18 – April 4, 2017

Concetta Decloniles – great-grandmother of James Dougherty ’17 – February 28, 2017

Vincent Dolce – father of Michael ’99 (CHS faculty) – June 14, 2017

Bill Doster – uncle of Robert Doster ’20 – January 16, 2017

Florence Ehrhardt – mother of Thomas ’80 – April 22, 2017

Barbara Eith – mother of Ronald ’89and Collin ’06 – April 17, 2017

Matthew Fitzgerald – grandfather of Logan ’19 and Lucas ’13 – March 16, 2017

Elizabeth Fitzpatrick – mother of Edward ’76, Thomas ’77, Daniel ’83 and Brendan ’88 – April 28, 2017

Catherine Freed – aunt of Bro. Peter Heiskell ’86 – August 15, 2017

Joyce French – grandmother of AlbertGabberty ’17 – February 13, 2017

John Gavin – grandfather of Ryan Wittleder ’20 – February 26, 2017

Robert Gerner – grandfather of Gregory Gerner ’10 (CHS Faculty) – March 7, 2017

Brian Gibbons ’66 – brother of Foster’74 and James ’65 – May 4, 2017

John F. Gibbons – father-in-law of Chris Hanley ’80 (CHS staff), grandfather of Brendan Hanley ’09, Sean Hanley ’12, and Colin Hanley ’18, cousin of Christopher ’69, Christopher ’00, and David ’74 – March 8, 2018

William Going – father of William ’85 and grandfather of Ian Gallagher ’18 and John Gallagher ’13 – August 22, 2017

Margaret Grady – aunt of Timothy Philips ’17 – March 13, 2017

Deborah Grim – aunt of Peter ’17 –February 1, 2017

Rosemary Hagemann – grandmother of Donald ’20 – April 9, 2017

Thomas Hanley – father of Thomas ’77and Chris ’80 (CHS staff), grandfather of Brendan ’09, Sean ’12, and Colin ’18.

William Harmon ’71 – August 3, 2017

Cornelius Harrington – grandfather of Joseph Harrington ’18 – May 29, 2017

Paul Hartmann ’61 – son of Paul ’35(RIP) - May 9, 2017

William Hill Sr. – grandfather of William ’17 – March 17, 2017

John Hirten ’44 – brother of Robert’45 (RIP) and granduncle of DanielAgostinacchio ’08– September 18, 2016

Beryl Illman –mother of Sally Zehnter (CHS faculty) – July 28, 2017

Raphael Kelly ’57 – April 14, 2017

Noel Kingston – father of Noel Jr. ’11 – March 3, 2017

Margaret Lamere-Roskosky – mother-in-law of Jeff Martin ’71 and grandmother of Kevin Martin ’06 – November 10, 2016

Bernard Lally – father-in-law of Thomas Ryan ’86 and grandfather of Thomas Ryan ’17 and Jack Ryan ’19 – June 22, 2017

Francis Lavin ’69 – August 17, 2017

Marion Liantonio – (former CHScafeteria staff member) – mother ofFrank ’66 and aunt of Michael Braito’85– April 17, 2017

Katherine Lundberg – grandmother of Justin Luu ’18 – June 7, 2017

Joyce Frances Lynch – mother of Thomas ’77, Joseph ’79 and Christopher ’83 –January 30, 2017

Michael Madigan ’96 – brother of Robert ’96 – May 22, 2017

Geraldine Maggipinto – grandmotherof Nicholas ’03 – May 3, 2017

John Mahler ’43 – April 22, 2017

Fr. Thomas Maloney ’62 – March 7, 2017

James McConville ’57 – September 1, 2017

Patricia McDonald – grandaunt ofAlexander Agnone ’20 – May 24, 2017

Geraldine McGuire – mother of Terence’96 – July 23, 2016

Joseph McKeon – brother of Jean Drumm (CHS school nurse) – August 19, 2017

John Meegan ’73 – son of John ’42 (RIP), brother of James ’80, father of Michael ’15– April 22, 2017

Peter Meehan – grandfather of JosephHarrington ’18 – January 27, 2017

Edward Moran – grandfather of Finn Cody ’18 – May 29, 2017

Andrew Murphy ’42 – brother of Paul ’41, Fr. John ’46 (RIP), Lawrence ’54 (RIP), Peter ’56 and Joseph ’58 – May 30, 2017

Gavin Erick Murphy ’94 – July 4, 2017

Arthur Murray ’42 – brother of William’34 (RIP), Morgan ’35 (RIP), and Matthew ’39 (RIP), uncle of Eugene Marquardt ’88,William Marquardt ’93, and AnielloMarquardt ’21 - January 2, 2014

John Murray – grandfather of Kevin ’17– February 13, 2017

Edward O’Hagan – grandfather of Liam’19 – March 3, 2017

Robert O’Hara – uncle of Conor O’Connell ’18 – June 16, 2017

William O’Mahony ’86 – March 11, 2017

Thomas O’Meara – grandfather of Zach Colen ’08 (CHS staff) – July 31, 2017

Patrick M. O’Neill ’69 – July 6, 2017

Rev. Charles Papa ’59 – March 18, 2017

William Peragine – grandfather of John Chave ’17 – February 15, 2017

Joseph Perschetti – great-grandfather ofAustin Cusumano ’19 – February 2017

Palma Pullo – grandmother of Luke ’18 – March 20, 2017

Emily Radice – grandmother of Aidan Wrynn ’19 – February 19, 2017

John J. Reedy – father of John ’04 andBrendan ’08 – July 28, 2017

Mary Reever – great-grandmother ofChristopher Devlin ’19 – January 22, 2017

Donald Reilly ’54 – brother of Kevin’54 (RIP), uncle of Kevin P. ’80,Michael J. ’85, and Brian M. ’81– May 18, 2017

Ann Marie Roberts – grandmother of Luke ’19 and James ’14 – March 6, 2017

Thomas Rodriguez – uncle of CarlosTorres ’18 – March 24, 2017

Mary Salogub – grandmother ofChristopher ’94, Thomas ’04, Daniel’07, and Michael ’09 – July 1, 2017

Mary Ellen Sampson – wife ofJoseph ’75, sister of Stephen Carey ’73, Timothy Carey ’79, and Sean Carey ’82, sister-in-law of Kevin ’73 and John ’79,aunt of Andrew ’01, John ’08, andTroy ’10 – March 15, 2017

Jane Sangenito – grandmother of Robert Squillace ’20 – May 24, 2017

Joseph Schmitt – grandfather of Thomas Connors ’18, Liam Connors ’16, and John Connors ’11 – January 2017

Aileen Neville Schulte – great-grandmother of Cameron Dunn ’18 – January 26, 2017

Clifford Serie ’98 – June 23, 2017

Andrew Serp – grandfather of AndrewGraham ’18 and Dylan Graham ’20 – March 7, 2017

Dorothy Shannon – mother of Richard ’79 and John ’77, and grandmother of Brian’15 – July 15, 2017

Peter Shevlin – grandfather of Brian ’17 and Luke ’19 – June 4, 2017

Eleanor Slattery – mother of James ’77 and William ’78, and grandmother of Thomas ’14 and William ’11 – February 14, 2017

Charles Slicklen ’52 – grandfather ofRiley P. Gunther ’15 and uncle of R.D. Gilmartin ’79 – May 26, 2017

William Smyth ’51 – uncle of Gerard Smyth ’63 – July 18, 2017

Eleanor Squiccirini – grandmother ofBrian ’17 – March 15, 2017

Marian Paradine Stewart – mother of Mark Paradine ’63 – August 2, 2017

George Stockerl – grandfather of Timothy Stumpel ’17 – May 27, 2017

Marguerite Suozzi – mother of Joseph’72 (RIP), William ’75, Christopher (CAPA) and Thomas ’80 and grandmother of Timothy ’11, Andrew ’12, Joseph ’16, Michael ’21 and the aunt of Michael ’71and Paul ’72 – September 2, 2017

Alice Surico – aunt of Matthew Mullin ’17 – March 13, 2017

Barrington South ’92 – August 18, 2017

Matthew Tanck ’95 – brother of Paul ’97 – March 7, 2017

Antonina Tarasenko – grandmother of Nikolas ’20 – February 23, 2017

Nora Terriberry – grandmother of Liam Higgins ’17 – March 18, 2017

Edward Theliam – grandfather of EricSpiegel ’17 – March 24, 2017

Pauline Tredwell – mother of Scott ’77 and grandmother of Paul ’13 – November 10, 2016Theresa Turner – mother of Donald ’82 and Paul ’84, and grandmother of Brian Patton ’19 and Thomas Patton ’06 – July 2, 2017

Lester Umland – grandfather of Alexander ’14 – July 03, 2017

Mary Jo Vecchiarelli – grandmother ofJonathan Smith ’04 – December 5, 2016

Thomas Whearty Jr. ’50 – brother of Richard ’57 and Robert ’54 – March 28, 2017

Frances Widmann – mother of Thomas ’86 – June 2017

Charles Woram ’57 – father of Peter ’86 and Christopher ’98 and grandfather of Andrew ’20 and Sean ’20 – April 30, 2017