A magazine for alumni, parents, students, faculty and friends

of St. Joseph’s Preparatory School

Vol. 3 No. 1, Winter 2007

• Fr. Byron Returns• Lynch and Primick• Mr. Roberts

• “Patrick’s Dreams”• Murray Wins 500th• Reunion Weekend

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REV.WILLIAM J. BYRON, S.J. ’45

RREEVV..WWIILLLLIIAAMM JJ.. BBYYRROONN,, SS..JJ.. ’’4455Priest, Leader and Evangelist

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president’s letter

Welcome to another issue of The Prep News!

THIS ONE TELLS YOU A BIT MORE ABOUT ME than you may ever have wanted to

know, but it also introduces you to several notables from our faculty and student body

and you will surely enjoy reading about them. You’ll also get an update on English

Department offerings, which, not surprisingly, get better every year.

Nancy Primick and Paul Lynch are outstanding teachers; Chris Whitney and James

Gallagher are unusually talented members of our student body. We are proud to be

able to present them to you in these pages.

If you think “swing on along” when you hear from the Prep, be sure to go right into

action by reading the recaps of the Communion breakfasts and alumni reunions,

noting the dates for next year and signing up accordingly. Those events will be all the

better for your presence.

Spring Semester is well underway. February 25th will mark the kickoff of the public

phase of our capital campaign. More information has been sent concerning all that.

Let me just say thanks for your enthusiasm for all that happens here.

Thanks, indeed, for helping to make it happen!

Yours gratefully,

William J. Byron, S.J. ’45

President

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inside:

school newsMission Renewal 3

Forensics 4

Mr. Roberts 6

Communion Breakfasts 7

alumni news Reunion 20

Alumni Profiles 22

Class Notes 24

Calendar 31

Perspectives 32

school features Fr. Byron Returns 8

Faculty Profiles 12

Student Profiles 14

English Profile 16

Sports 18

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Rev. William J. Byron, S.J. ’45 PresidentMichael Gomez PrincipalJohn T. Anderson Vice President for DevelopmentTimothy Klarich ’71 Executive Vice President/

Chief Financial OfficerRev. Bruce A. Maivelett, S.J. Director of Ignatian IdentityAlbert J. Zimmerman ’73 Director of Alumni Relations

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Bill Avington ’90 Director, Marketing and Communications

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Maridel McCloskey McCloskey Designs

c l a s s n o t e s e d i t o r

Angie Falcone Development Services

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Bonny Barry Director, Annual GivingBeth Missett Director, Hawktion and

Special EventsNancy Moule Development ServicesH. Carton Rogers '00 Development Services

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Lauren Puglisi, Kathleen Smith

p h o t o g r a p h y

Terry Connors, David DeBalko, Ann Iannocone, Mike Monti,Brendan Murphy ’01, Frank Raffa, University of ScrantonThe Catholic University of America

The Prep News is published three times a year. Please sendcomments or contributions to:Attn: Editor The Prep News St Joseph’s Preparatory School 1733 Girard Avenue Philadelphia, PA 19130 or e-mail to: afalcone@sjprep.orgFor additional information, check our websitewww.sjprep.org

ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL MR. JOSEPH NAWN IS THENEWEST ADDITION TO THE ACADEMIC ADMINISTRATIVE TEAM and he brings a lot of

experience. At The Prep, Mr. Nawn

fills a newly created position after

serving as principal at Klinger Middle

School in the Centennial School

District and as assistant principal at

Beverly Hills Middle School in the

Upper Darby School District.

For Mr. Nawn, the public to private

school transition is a significant one.

“There is truly no sense of family

within public schools,” he says. “Here

it is warm and personal. The Prep is

about caring for the whole person.”

During the short amount of time that

Mr. Nawn has been working at The

Prep he has already found a sense of

comfort within the school’s atmos-

phere. “For me it was a sense of com-

ing home,” Nawn says. “I am from the area and have

always enjoyed working in a Catholic environment. It’s like

family here.”

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Just three months into the school year, Mr. Nawn has

become an essential part of The Prep, especially to faculty

and the student body. And the long hours needed in the

new position haven’t affected Mr.

Nawn at all. “I am very happy here;

every day I wake up with a smile on

my face,” he says. “I never feel like I

am dragging to go to work.”

There has always been a sense of

belonging at The Prep; upon walking

through the front doors, many peo-

ple feel as though they are immedi-

ately accepted. Mr. Nawn can now be

added to that group. “At The Prep

everyone is welcoming and has

accepted me for me,” he says. “That

closeness has made working here

more about the right fit instead of

the right job. For years I had an occu-

pation. Now I feel like I have a voca-

tion.”

AS A WELCOME TO PHILADELPHIA, PRINCIPAL MICHAEL GOMEZ threw outthe first pitch at a Phillies game over the summer. (Right) He stands with hiswife Sarah at the game. (Above) A scoreboard photo of Mr. Gomez with Prepalum, Tom Burgoyne ’83, inside the persona of the Phillie Phanatic.

Nawn finds “Vocation” at The Prep

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IN KEEPING WITH THE SCHOOL’S MISSION, ST. JOSEPH’SPREP STUDENTS, FACULTY AND STAFF HAVE BEENACTIVE IN COMMUNITY SERVICE:

Prep students were a great support to PhiladelphiaInsurance Companies’ (PHLY) fight against Pediatric CancerAwareness Week 2006. Students, led by the Student Counciland Dan Kaufmann ’07, [below with Debbie Sutton, seniorVP at PHLY] organized a pretzel sale that raised over $1,100for pediatric cancer research. The fundraiser was sponsoredby PHLY and held in conjunction with The Parkway 5k Runand Family 2k Fun Walk.

The Community Service Corps’ annual Thanksgiving FoodDrive collected enough food for 150 families in the neigh-borhood directly surrounding The Prep. Each homeroomthen delivered the food directly to the homes. [Picturedabove]

More than 2,000 pounds of food were delivered toNutritional Development Services of the Archdiocese afterbeing collected at the Catholic League Championship foot-ball game between The Prep and La Salle. Terry Materese,President of Our Community Works and a member of LaSalle’s Fathers’ Club, said, “While the outcome of the gamedid not favor St. Joe’s, the outpouring of students, alumni,families and friends who contributed to the collectionbrightly reflected The Prep’s continuing traditions of socialjustice.”

The very successful Prep Book Drive, organized by Mr. JoeCoyle, was completed and, once again, The Prep communitywas extremely generous. The final tally was 15,620, beatinglast year’s total of 15,100. The drive received 3,700 books onthe last day alone. Each year the drive has collected morebooks than the year before (5,700 in 2003, 11,200 in 2004,and 15,300 in 2005) for a total of 47,170. The books weredonated to PhillyReads and needy schools in thePhiladelphia region.

The Prep and Merion Mercy Academy swim teamsrecently completed its first “Breaking the Waves”Swim-A-Thon. The event – which took place onSunday, January 14 and Monday, January 15 –raised more than $6,000. The swim-a-thon wasdesigned to raise awareness of adolescentdepression and suicide. In addition, mayoralcandidate Michael Nutter ’75 spoke to the swim-mers about the importance of community service. Inconjunction with the Counseling Department,Breaking the Waves kicked off The Prep’s MentalHealth and Awareness Week.

Prep Communityembarks onRenewal ProcessCurrently, the entire Prep community is taking part inApostolic Discernment and Mission Renewal, a processinitiated last summer to make the community moreeffective in the education and formation of young men.

The goals of the on-going apostolic discernment andmission renewal are:• to achieve greater clarity and a shared understanding

of our mission; • to instill a deeper commitment to mission; • to communicate our mission more effectively among

all members of the Prep community and beyond; • to achieve an increased ability to connect our every-

day attitudes, decisions and actions to our mission; • to achieve a deeper sense of belonging to an apostolic

community dedicated to the Ignatian education andformation of young men.

One of the first tasks undertaken during this renewalwas a revision of the St. Joseph’s Prep MissionStatement. The new statement, which was approved bythe Board of Trustees at its September meeting, nowreads:

“The mission of St. Joseph’s Prep as a Catholic, Jesuit, urban, collegepreparatory school is to develop the minds, hearts, souls, and

characters of young men in their pursuit of becomingmen for and with others.”

Each member of the Prep faculty and staff spent timediscussing the mission of the school, enumerating theways that he/she can be a part of it in their particularrole. Currently, parents, alumni and students are having

their chance to be a part of the process.

For more information on the discernment andrenewal process, please go towww.sjprep.org/news/missionrenewal.

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Men and Women for and with othersMMeenn aanndd WWoommeenn ffoorr aanndd wwiitthh ootthheerrss

Below are the new members of the faculty and staff for 2006-07: [Standing]: Tim Klarich ’71, Joe Nawn, Dennis Hart ’95,Matt Kelly ’02, Pat McKenzie ’02, Michael Gomez,Kathleen Sullivan, Mike Damiano ‘02, Greg Connors ’02,Andrew Davis ’02. [Sitting]: Patrizia Clerico, Gina Steinberg,William J. Byron, S.J. ’45, Tayla Hammer and Leslie Ryan.

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NINE SENIORS QUALIFY AS NATIONAL MERIT SEMIFINALISTS

Nine Prep seniors—Jake Braithwaite, David Campbell,Kevin Crenny, Matthew Diener, Brian Dillon,Ross Drueding, Peter Dugan, Andrew Matas, andLuke Reilly—have qualified as semifinalists in the2007 National Achievement Scholarship Program.They join approximately 16,000 semifinalists fromaround the country in meeting the criteria for thishonor.

The initial screen for the semifinalists was determined by taking the 2005 Preliminary/ NationalMerit Scholarship Qualifying Test. Semifinalists represent less than one percent of the U.S. highschool seniors, including the highest scoring entrantsin each state. To become a Finalist, a Semifinalistmust have an outstanding academic record through-out high school, be endorsed and recommended bythe school principal and earn SAT scores that confirmthe students earlier qualifying test performance.Approximately 15,000 Semifinalists from this groupwill advance to the Finalist Level where the MeritScholarship winners will be chosen.

The National Merit Scholarship Program is a not-for-profit organization that operates without governmentassistance. Founded in 1955 to conduct the annualNational Merit Program, it offers talented high schoolstudents the opportunity to compete for MeritScholarship awards. The awards are worth $33 millionand will be offered next spring.

Forensics UpdateAs always, The Prep forensics team has gotten outstandingresults this year, competing in prestigious tournaments atYale, Penn, Princeton and Saint Joseph’s University. Here aresome top results:

YALE UNIVERSITY INVITATIONALExtemporaneous Speaking:

Luke Reilly ’07 - SemifinalistOriginal Oratory:

Andrew Matas ’07 - 7th Place [Finalist]Student Congress:

Bill Woody ’07 - 6th Place [Finalist]

UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA LIBERTY BELL CLASSICExtemporaneous Speaking:

Luke Reilly ’07 - SemifinalistDan DuPont ’09 - Semifinalist

Lincoln Douglas Debate:Ryan Zehner ’08 - 2nd Place; Michael J. Smith Speaker AwardMatt Angiolillo ’09 - Quarterfinalist

Oral Interpretation of Literature:Jeffrey Kubiak ’07 - Semifinalist

Student Congress:Ed Phillips ’07 - 4th Place [Finalist]Bill Woody ’07 - Super Session, Finals Presiding OfficerAlex Rulon ’07 - Super Session

SAINT JOSEPH’S UNIVERSITY VILLIGER TOURNAMENTLincoln-Douglas Debate:

Ryan Zehner ’08 - Double-octafinalistOral Interpretation of Literature:

Jeffrey Kubiak ’07 - QuarterfinalistStudent Congress:

Bill Woody ’07 - (1st place);Maria Pia Carusi Outstanding Speaker Award

Ed Phillips ’07 - 6th Place

PRINCETON UNIVERSITY CLASSICExtemporaneous Speaking:

Luke Reilly ’07 - 4th PlaceDan DuPont ’09 - 5th Place

Lincoln-Douglas DebateMatt Angiolillo ’09 - Double-octafinalist

Original Oratory:Andrew Matas ’07 - 1st Place

Student Congress:Bill Woody ’07 - 4th Place; Final Round Presiding OfficerAndrew McAuley ’08 - 7th PlaceEd Phillips ’07 - Super SessionFred DeRitis ’10 - Super Session

New FacultyNNeeww FFaaccuullttyy

Christopher Gannon ’07, a Chief Petty Officer in the U.S.Naval Sea Cadet Program, completed JAG Training and wasselected as the Honor Grad. Gannon participated in and staffedthe JAG Legal Academy held last summer at the Naval WarCollege in Newport, RI. The program is an academically intense

training in which students were requiredto read and brief several appellatecases each evening, were called onand expected to participate in class,

and were required to make argumentsor conduct questioning during the mocktrial. As “Honor Cadet” Chris was citedfor having the highest grade in the class

while serving in the dual capacity as studentand staff. Chris has been a cadet in the

U.S. Naval Sea Cadet programsince 2001 and is currently

the Assistant DivisionOfficer for the Aegis

Division which drillsat Ft. Dix, N.J. Chris

was promoted toChief Petty

Officer, thehighest level

in the program,in early 2006and was select-ed to participatein twoInternationalExchange pro-grams in the UKand Canada the

previous summer.

Gannon wins JAG Award

Settle qualifies forNational VocabularyChampionsSamuel Settle ’08 is one of 50

high school students who won a

trip to the Finals of the National

Vocabulary Championship (NVC).

Settle qualified for the Finals by

earning among the highest scores in

the nation on a vocabulary exam

created and administered by The

Princeton Review. The champi-

onship will be held in March and

televised on the Game Show

Network. The Grand Prize is

$40,000 toward college tuition and

the title of National Vocabulary

Champion.

Hawktion Celebrates ItsSilver Anniversary

Plans are well underway for this year’s 25th anniversary celebration of Hawktion. Co-chairsJoann and Bob Duff and Sheila and Jim McGlone ’79are creating a James Bond themed night to celebrate

the big 2-5. For the first time this year, Hawktionkicked off the celebration with a Gift Gathering party

on February 23 at the Gillin Boat House. All Prepalums, family and friends are encouraged to visithttp://hawktion.sjprep.org to find out the latest andgreatest about our upcoming gala event! So mark

those calendars for April 28 and plan on attendingThe Prep’s own “Casino Royale.”

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Mr. RobertsLAST FALL, THE CAPE AND SWORD DRAMASOCIETY hosted sellout crowds to its per-formances of “Mr. Robert’s.” The show —directed by Tony Braithwaite ’89 and star-ring Kevin Ryan ’08, Jake Braithwaite ’07,Steve Wood ’07 and David Cullen ’08 — isbased on a 1946 novel by Thomas Heggenabout his experiences aboard the USSVirgo, a navy cargo ship positioned in theSouth Pacific in the waning days of WWII.

Many alumni members of the Cape andSword were invited to attend the show,which was dedicated in memory of thosePrep alums who died in service to theircountry in WWII.

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Alumni/Father-Son CommunionBREAKFASTThe Alumni/Father-Son Breakfast took place onSunday, October 22. Mass was celebrated by PrepPresident Rev. William J. Byron, S.J. ‘45 andseveral awards were presented, including theAlumnus of the Year Award to John Paul ‘66,the Rev. Charles Schnorr Service Award to Dr. L. Stewart Barbera ‘50 and the Rev. DavidA. Sauter Award to Chris Whitney ‘07. DavidMingey ‘88, [at left] head of Olympic Marketingfor Johnson & Johnson who formerly worked forNike and Sirius, was keynote speaker.

Mother-Son CommunionBREAKFASTThe Mother-Son Breakfast was held on Sunday, October 1.The keynote speaker was Pete Cipollone ’89 [above], theformer editor-in-chief of The Hawklet who has participatedin three Olympic Games and holds a gold medal as thecoxswain of the men’s 8 boat in the Summer Olympics inAthens in 2004.

One thing was certain: young Bill Byron was headed to St. Joseph’s Prep. A native of EastGermantown, Byron was a big fan ofthe school, much of that was due tothe fact that legendary Prep footballcoach Ank Scanlan was his mother’scousin.

“He was like an uncle to me and Iwas going to Prep football gameswhen I was six years old,” Fr. Byronsays. “I never thought about goinganyplace else but The Prep.”

In high school, Byron played footballand rowed. He also harbored dreamsof following his grandfather andfather into the medical field.

“I came from a medical family and Ireally thought about becoming adoctor,” says Byron. “Bill Quain, aclassmate of mine, had an aunt whoworked at Jefferson Hospital and shelet us go down there and watchoperations anytime we wanted. Itwas like that famous painting, GrossClinic, where we would all sit thereand watch the procedures.”

Byron also considered working withan uncle who ran an engineeringfirm. But first, World War II pressedhim into duty and Byron became a

paratrooper. It was after his time inthe Army, while a junior at SaintJoseph’s College, that he felt the call.

“I was still thinking about the possi-bility of engineering but I decidedthat I was being called in the direc-tion of the priesthood,” he says.Eleven years later, Byron wasordained a priest, sending him on alife of spirituality and leadership.

PRIESTHOOD

During Fr. Byron’s early days as aJesuit, it was common for priests toearn doctorates in varying areas to“fill the trenches” of Jesuit collegesand universities. Fr. Byron decidedto get a Ph.D. in economics, an areathat he felt matched his interest insocial justice.

“I felt that economics played such apivotal role in social science and Icould relate it to a lot of the prob-lems in contemporary society, suchas unemployment and economicdevelopment in less developedareas,” he says. “To me, there was anice balance between social science,economics and ethics.”

TTHE LORD WORKS IN MYSTERIOUS WAYS and

looking at the life and career of Rev. William J. Byron, S.J. ’45

is a good way to prove that old adage. A different move here or

there could have resulted in him going in a very different

direction and the Society of Jesus (along with many genera-

tions of students, teachers and staff) would be the lesser for it,

having lost an outstanding priest, leader and evangelist.

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REV.WILLIAM J. BYRON, S.J. ’45Priest, Leader and Evangelist

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Fr. Byron figured that he wouldspend time teaching undergraduatesand he did do some of that at theUniversity of Maryland, where hereceived his Ph.D., and at LoyolaCollege in Baltimore, where he alsohelped to start the school’s MBAprogram. However, higher adminis-trative leadership roles soon becameavailable and the Society turned tohim to fill them.

He moved to New York City, wherehe oversaw the WoodstockTheological Seminary’s relocationfrom Woodstock, Md., toMorningside Heights. He also taughtsocial ethics to the seminarians andset up a field education program forthem in New York City.

His star continued to rise quickly ashe became the dean of arts and sciences at Loyola University in NewOrleans for two years before ascend-ing to the presidency of theUniversity of Scranton in 1975.

“I would have stayed longer in NewOrleans but the Jesuit President atScranton became disabled and I wasurged to make myself available forthe position,” he says. “I had taughtat Scranton Prep as a scholastic so Iwas quite willing to do it.”

In his seven years there, Fr. Byronhelped the school build into a

regional power. He is especiallyproud of the work that led to thecity closing a thoroughfare that ranthrough campus.

After announcing the end of histenure at Scranton in 1982, Fr. Byronlanded an even bigger opportunity,the presidency of The CatholicUniversity of America inWashington, D.C. It was not the firsttime that Catholic’s board hadapproached him for the position butFr. Byron had not felt the time wasright. Now, with Scranton behindhim, he could pursue the new joband become the first Jesuit to leadCUA.

“It’s the national Catholic universityso there was a lot of work to do,” hesays. “It was a research-orienteduniversity with a high powered fac-ulty and a high quality of students.They were interested in raising theirnational profile and I thought Icould help them in that area.”

Fr. Byron spent a decade leadingCatholic University and thenbecame rector of the Jesuit commu-nity at Georgetown University,where he also taught and wrote. AtGeorgetown, he led the effort tobuild a new living space for thecommunity, which had been spreadover several properties in the area.After a successful tenure there,

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[Clockwise from top left of previous page] As President at Scranton, Fr. Byron metwith President Gerald R. Ford and Senator Edward Kennedy; at CatholicUniversity, Fr. Byron helped raise funds but also served as a spiritual leader,marching for life with members of the CUA for Life group; one of the best days inthe life of a president is Commencement and the chance to hand out diplomas.

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Although he was not there duringthe catastrophic days of HurricaneKatrina, Fr. Byron says he wishes hewere. “All the time, people wouldsay, ‘boy, you must be glad to be outof there,’” he says. “I really wasn’t. Ihad been involved with many peo-ple in the city during my year thereand thought I could have helpedthem manage that recovery, whichwas an enormous challenge andfraught with political complica-tions.”

Fr. Byron returned to Baltimore andsettled into a time of writing andteaching. But again, in the summerof 2006, circumstances upset thoseplans a bit.

“I got a call from Fr. Tim Brown(Provincial of Maryland Province)

while I was on retreat and he toldme about what was going on here atThe Prep and would I be willing tocome here and do what I had donein New Orleans,” he says. “I said surebecause I figured I could help. I hadsome experience in areas that ThePrep needed and it would have beenselfish on my part to say no.”

Since arriving in August, Fr. Byronhas set upon finding a permanentpresident and completing the capi-tal campaign. He also sees working

school. Encouraging youngsters to be “with” as well as “for”

others, is an affirmation of the “solidarity” they enjoy by virtue

of a shared human nature with those less fortunate and “differ-

ent” in so many other respects. Moreover, solidarity is explained

as an ethical category that makes the promotion of justice an

evolving responsibility in the lives of these young men.

Never dreaming that I’d be running a prep school this year, I’ve

said in past columns and in many lectures that there is no more

important work being done anywhere in America than what

dedicated teachers are doing every day in high school class-

rooms. I’m now part of that, not in the classroom, admittedly,

but in generating support for faculty and staff and organizing a

schoolwide approach to the formation of character and the

shaping of young potential in the direction of competence,

compassion, and conscience.

If adolescence is “where it’s at,” as is so often remarked, then

the high school classroom, along with scholastic venues for

sports, dramatics, debating, publishing, and other extra-curricu-

lar activities, is the meeting ground for generous professionals

and youngsters in need of affirmation, instruction, encourage-

ment, and direct contact with models of maturity who can moti-

vate them to develop their potential. Only great teachers can do

this.

Everyone knows how peer-pressure can push youngsters in the

wrong direction. My job now is to build a student body of posi-

tive peers who welcome the influence of great teachers and

coaches. I’ll also be looking for ways to come up with the finan-

cial resources needed to attract and retain great mentors in our

high school classrooms.

Novelist Thomas Wolfe wrote, “You

Can’t Go Home Again,” but my

Jesuit provincial didn’t get the mes-

sage. He’s asked me recently to move

from Baltimore to Philadelphia to

serve for the next year or two as

president of St. Joseph’s Preparatory

School, where I spent my high school

years from 1941-45. The students,

who can certainly do the arithmetic,

will undoubtedly see this as the

return of Methuselah. But through

my eyes it all looks new and exciting.

I realize that it is not a literal return home. Most of the physical

plant I knew was destroyed in a fire in the mid-1960s. The deci-

sion to rebuild on the same site in a decaying North Central

Philadelphia neighborhood was an act of courage on the part of

the Jesuits and their lay colleagues who had brought into being

one of the city’s finest high schools. It was easily accessible from

all points on the metropolitan map. Many outsiders simply pre-

sumed that the Prep would take this opportunity to escape

what were referred to euphemistically as “inner-city problems”

and relocate to the suburbs. But they didn’t. They now enroll

nearly 1000 boys whose academic and athletic attainments are

remarkable, and this is being done in the new Jesuit model of

educating them to be men who are “with and for others.”

“For” others means proper consideration of classmates, of

course, but it prompts volunteer community service in the

neighborhood as well. It also means in-class analysis of the caus-

es of the poverty, racism, violence, addiction, joblessness, home-

lessness, and despair that are in view on the way to and from

LOOKING AROUND (first appeared on the Catholic News Service wire)

Educating Boys to Become Men for OthersBY Rev. William J. Byron, S.J. ’45

Fr. Byron became pastor at HolyTrinity Parish, just outside the gatesof Georgetown.

“Working in a parish was a niceopportunity and I am glad I had it,”he says. “No matter where you go asa Jesuit, there is always a pastoraldimension to your life, but I wasglad to have a chance to serve aparish.”

Looking for a more predictable lifewriting, Fr. Byron moved back toBaltimore, agreeing to help theprovincial on a project and servingas a research professor at LoyolaCollege. However, circumstancesagain changed his plans as LoyolaUniversity in New Orleans neededan interim president and he filledthat void for 2003-04.

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with the Board of Trustees as a pri-ority. But, more than that, it is goodto come back to his old school.

“It wasn’t anything I counted ondoing but it’s the alma mater andthe home province and it feels goodto do what I can,” he says. “Beinghere, I feel that The Prep can fillsome of the gaps that exist inPhiladelphia, economically, sociolog-ically and physically. You lookaround and see real challenges,acres of urban decay, but there areopportunities to make some realprogress in the development of thecity.”

AGENT OF CHANGE

In all of his stops, Fr. Byron hasworked to make a difference in theeconomic and social atmosphere.“Every place I went, I got involved inthe community, things like theUnited Way or local Chambers ofCommerce,” he says. “There is agreat demand on your time if youget involved in off-campus servicebut I see a great benefit, not only tothe community but to whateverinstitution I am with.”

In the late 1970s, the Scranton areawas trying to pursue economicdevelopment. Fr. Byron was among ahigh-powered team that turned awatershed area into a ski area thatbecame Montage Mountain.

“At the time, it was 421 acres of landthat was no longer used due to achange in federal legislation,” saysFr. Byron. “We created a not-for-profit development corporation incooperation with the county to put aski slope there that would help shiftthe image from an old coal town tomore of an upbeat place.”

For Byron, the successes had manyrepercussions. “I got involved withthe project foremost because Ibelieved in the need for economicdevelopment in the region,” he says.“But, it was also very good for theUniversity. We not only won friendsin the city but we were also able tooffer prospective students a skislope just 10 minutes from campus.”

Being at Catholic University, in theheart of Washington’s power base,put Fr. Byron on an even largerstage. “As President of CUA, you getpretty well known around town andon Capitol Hill with invitations to

state dinners at the White House,that sort of thing,” he says. “Butmore importantly, I had the chanceto articulate positions on a varietyof public policy issues. Although Iwas not an official spokesperson, Ihad the opportunity to explain posi-tions to members of Congress, thenational media and others.”

Fr. Byron testified in front ofCongress on many occasions. Healso made contacts that would behelpful in spreading his message ofsocial and economic justice.

“I now know a lot of decision mak-ers and still get calls from peopleinterested in getting a feel for theCatholic position or looking to sharesome ideas,” he says.

EVANGELIST

Today, much of Fr. Byron’s work is inspreading the word of God. Andalthough he is now 79 years old,there is no communications medi-um that scares him.

“You don’t have to be intimidated bythe media,” he says with a laugh.“You handle what you can handle.There are so many new opportuni-ties to reach out to people.

Fr. Byron is a prolific writer. He pensa bi-weekly column (“LookingAround”) for the Catholic NewsService [see p.10] and is a columnistfor Catholic Digest. He has also writ-ten several books including TowardStewardship, QuadrangleConsiderations, Take Your Diploma andRun!, Finding Work Without LosingHeart, The 365 Days of Christmas,Answers From Within: Spiritual

Guidelines for Managing Setbacks inWork and Life and Jesuit Saturdays:Sharing the Ignatian Spirit with LayColleagues and Friends. He also editedThe Causes of World Hunger and TakeCourage: Psalms of Support andEncouragement. His current book,The Power of Principles: Ethics for theNew Corporate Culture, is a guidebookfor companies to avoid the ethicalproblems that beset companies likeEnron, WorldCom and ArthurAnderson.

Through a new voice publishingcompany (NowYou KnowMedia.com),Fr. Byron put together a series of 36lectures that answer questionsabout Catholicism. He is also work-ing on a project to turn his A Book onQuiet Prayers into a CD that is notjust an audio book but a series oflectures to go along with it.

Fr. Byron has reached into othertechnologies as he is involved in aweekly series on Sirius SatelliteRadio and possibly another on XMSatellite Radio. He is also one of thefeatured bloggers on the WashingtonPost/Newsweek Website called “OnFaith.”

“I am happy that I have the opportu-nity to do the writing and otherforms of communications,” he says.“I just hope I stay clear enough toget good results. As long as theknuckles are nimble and I am clearbetween the ears, I will work to getthe ideas out.”

If, as Fr. Byron has said, you read thecall by measuring the talent of theperson, it’s obvious that while medi-cine may have lost out on a greatdoctor, the world gained an out-standing priest and leader.

C discipline from their curriculum. “It’s a ‘classic’example of throwing the baby out with the bathwater,” she says. “The advantages of studyingLatin are so numerous that I think it’s downrightcriminal to deprive students of the opportunity.”It is especially sad for Primick because her love ofLatin began at an Archdiocesan High School,West Catholic High School for Girls, under SisterMarie Michelle. “She inspired me, not only tostudy Latin but to teach,” says Primick. “Sheshowed me what an inspired teacher could meanto students.”

Nancy and her husband Pete have three sons(Peter ’01, Greg ’04 and Tim ’08). In additionto her duties on parish council, Nancy sings atthe Saturday Vigil Mass, works on theDevelopment committee of the elementaryschool and serves with Pete as instructors in theparish’s Pre-Cana program. At The Prep, she isthe faculty representative to the Board ofTrustees, a position she values because it givesher a chance to “work with people who care somuch about The Prep that they devote a consid-erable amount of time and effort to make agreat place even better. I also feel privileged tobring the perspective of the faculty to a Boardthat is willing to listen.”

All in all, Primick uses her skills to the benefit ofmany, a trait that St. Ignatius would haveapplauded. “You don’t live in a vacuum,” shesays. “Our talents are meant to be shared.”

CLASSICS TEACHER MRS. NANCY PRIMICKBELIEVES THAT TEACHING AT ST. JOSEPH’SPREP WAS MEANT TO BE. After all, just daysbefore accepting a position at Harriton HighSchool, The Prep came calling. The rest, as theymight say, is ancient history.

When Primick came to The Prep in 1996, shewas just getting back into teaching after stayinghome to raise her three sons. Prior to having chil-dren, she had taught at Harriton for three yearsand, while they had an excellent Latin programthere, there is something different about teach-ing at The Prep.

“It is a real privilege to work in a Catholic envi-ronment,” says Primick, who serves on the parishcouncil at Sacred Heart Church in Manoa. “Idon’t have to be careful of what I say and canreveal more of myself to the students. My faith isso much a part of who I am.”

Along those lines, Primick embraces The Prep’sIgnatian mission and identity. “The Prep valuesacademic rigor; when you challenge our stu-dents, they step up to meet that challenge,” shesays. “Also, our Ignatian mission compels us toeducate and form the entire student in all thedimensions of his being: intellectual, social, phys-ical and spiritual. This mission allows me to sharenot only what I know but also who I am.”

Another advantage to working at St. Joseph’sPrep is the school’s commitment to Classics.Primick is perplexed that so many schools in theArchdiocese of Philadelphia have dropped this

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“The Prep values academicrigor; when youchallenge ourstudents, theystep up to meet that challenge...”—Nancy Primick

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dents’ beliefs that they know enoughafter years of American history in elemen-tary school. Lynch says that is a specialchallenge.

“A lot of students have a pre-conceptionthat they already know their history,” hesays. “However, I have found that most ofthat knowledge is names and facts, notin-depth knowledge. That is the part Iwant them to understand.”

Many alumni from the late-1970s untilmid-1980s will remember Lynch as thehead basketball coach as his two tenuresspanned eight seasons (1977-81 and1985-89). He also served as an assistantcoach to his brother Tom from 1975-77.

“That coaching experience was my firsttime spending time at The Prep and I real-ly enjoyed it,” he says. That first interac-tion has now lasted more than 30 yearsand Lynch says that he still loves his work.

“I continue to enjoy the challenges andmy friendships with colleagues,” he says.“I am fortunate to have a job that I likegoing to each day.”

Lynch recognizes the great responsibilitythat comes along with the trust placed inhim. “These parents send their sons hereand trust us to do our best with them,”he says. “Because of that, you have totake pride in what you do every day.”

Lynch is also extremely proud of his family. He and his wife Regina have threechildren, Colleen (26), Paul ’04 (20) andMichael ’06 (19). Wanting to spend timewith them and coach their sports teams

was why he stopped coaching highschool basketball and he recalls handingSt. Joseph’s Prep diplomas to his sons asone of his great memories.

After 30 years, Lynch still sees greatthings at The Prep. “There is a schoolspirit, a camaraderie, a quest for academ-ic excellence and a tradition that has beenhere for my entire time,” he says. “BeforeI got here, I had always heard great thingsabout The Prep and I have found thatthose things are still true today.”

Paul Lynch

IIN MANY WAYS, MR. PAUL LYNCH ISTHE EPITOME OF A TEACHER. NEVERONE TO LOOK FOR THE SPOTLIGHT,Lynch instead thrives on educatinghis students. And he earns theirrespect.

The soft-spoken Lynch, chair of the histo-ry department, rarely raises his voiceabove conversational tone, even in theclassroom. But that has not hindered himfrom getting his point across to his stu-dents.

“My personality is one that’s more relaxedand open,” he says. “I think students seethat and are comfortable with it.”

For Lynch, history is not just about memo-rizing key dates or facts. It is also aboutdiscussion and using your knowledge totalk about current events.

“There are always lessons to be learned inhistory that you can apply to events hap-pening in the world today,” says Lynch.“For example, a conversation on theVietnam War can lead to a discussionabout the current situation in Iraq.Students who learn history can form theirown opinions and criticisms of events oftoday.”

This belief, melded with his style of teach-ing, make discussions flow. “I think I chal-lenge students to think and speak freely,”he says. “In the classroom, I try to look atissues from all sides and not just give mypersonal opinion.”

A history teacher also trudges through adifficult road, having to overcome stu-

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Whitney has started at free safetyand quarterback for nearly threeyears now, winning a Catholic LeagueRed Division title in 2005 and thedivision MVP award in 2005 and 2006.In addition, he earned a spot on theAP all-state team and in the presti-gious “Big 33” game that pits the bestof Pennsylvania against the best ofOhio. It’s hard to imagine now, but hewas not originally slated for stardomhere.

“My sophomore year, I didn’t startand really did not have a spot here,”he says. “When I got my chance thatyear, I didn’t want to let it go by so Iworked really hard to get better.”

That hard work led to much successand that was where Whitney was hitby the loss of his dad. “Going to thejunior college days, I would see otherguys there with their dads and I real-ized how much I missed him,” hesays. “That was when it really hithome for me.”

Whitney, who has committed to play-ing at Villanova, is lucky to haveadults who have made a difference inhis life. His mother and brotherremain role models while his grand-mother (Maryanne) and grandfather(John) and a large extended familyhave lent their support. “My motherwent through a lot but she wasalways there for me and my sisterand brother,” says Whitney. “It wasgreat having my family around tosupport us.”

Two more adults who have meant alot to Whitney have been Brooks andassistant football coach Steve Devlin,the offensive coordinator and quar-terback coach who has been a mentorto Whitney.

“Coach Brooks can be demanding onthe field but when it comes down toit, he will do anything for you, foot-ball or otherwise,” Whitney says. “AndCoach Devlin has always been therefor me, in football and outside. Hemade me into the quarterback I amtoday and he is one of the people Ican talk to about anything, even mydad.”

It was fitting that Devlin presentedWhitney with the Rev. David A.Sauter, S.J. Award at the annualAlumni/Father-Son CommunionBreakfast. The award is presented to astudent who had to overcome a greatobstacle to complete his high schooleducation.

In his introduction, Devlin said: “Ihave developed a great relationshipwith Chris and people ask me all thetime, ‘What type of kid is he?’ I giveeveryone the same answer, he is awinner. He is admired and respectedby his fellow students, teachers,teammates and coaches. I believe inmy heart that we are all better peoplefor knowing Chris and having him inour lives.”

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IT WAS THE SUMMEROF 2003 WHEN EVERYTHINGCHANGED FOR CHRIS WHITNEY ’07.In June, his father, Rich, lost his battlewith lung cancer. Just prior to hisdad’s passing, Whitney’s momMargaret moved the family fromOverland Park, Kan., back to thePhiladelphia area to be closer to herfamily.

That changed Whitney’s high schoolplans as well. Now, instead of follow-ing in his older brother Rich’s foot-steps at Rockhurst High School,Kansas City’s Jesuit high school,Whitney headed to St. Joseph’s Prep, anew school in an unfamiliar city. But,characteristically, Whitney took it allin stride.

“It was difficult but I used school andfootball as a way to get away from itfor a while,” he says. “The nice thingis everyone welcomed me right away,the teachers and the students. Plus, Iwasn’t the only person here who wasnew and didn’t know anybody.”

Although perhaps better known forhis prowess on the football field,Whitney is a standout in the class-room, maintaining a 3.9 grade pointaverage and challenging himself witha demanding course load. He creditshis parents and football coach GilBrooks ’75 for his academic success.

“It’s hard to do all of the work but youhave to find the time,” he says.“Growing up, my mom and dad letme know that schoolwork was impor-tant and that I needed to do my best.And Coach Brooks always talks abouthow important it is to achieve in theclassroom.”

“My sophmoreyear, I didn’t startand really did not

have a spothere...When I got

my chance thatyear, I didn’t wantto let it go by so I

worked really hardto get better.”

—Chris Whitney ’07

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IT WAS LIKE ANY OTHER DAY ATTHE PREP FOR JAMES GALLAGHER ’07, until he gotcalled down to the main office. Happily, though, he wasnot in trouble; actually he was being congratulated onearning a prestigious academic award, the 2007National Achievement Scholarship Program.

“I was shocked,” he says with a smile. “They wanted tocongratulate me and handed me a five-page packet ofpapers to fill out in hopes of advancing as a finalist. Itwas a bit overwhelming.”

Gallagher is one of only 1,600 Black American highschool seniors from around the country who met thecriteria for the prestigious award. Gallagher and hisfamily take pride in the honor that he describes as a“huge win.”

The privately financed National Achievement Programwas initiated in 1964 to honor academically-promisingblack youth throughout the nation and to provide schol-arships to a substantial number of the most outstand-ing participants. More than 27,000 young men andwomen have received Achievement Scholarship awardsworth about $86 million.

The initial screen for semifinalists was determined bytaking the 2005 Preliminary SAT/ National MeritScholarship Qualifying Test. All AchievementScholarship winners are selected from the Finalistgroup on the basis of the abilities, accomplishments,and potential for success in college.

Academics have always played a major role inGallagher’s life. Prior to attending The Prep, he studiedat Our Lady of Good Counsel grade school inMoorestown, N.J., where his mother also works. “I’d liketo think that my mother is a great force in my life,”James says.

Attending The Prep was a decision that came to him ata relatively young age. Throughout his time spent atOLGC, he was constantly being told positive things

about The Prep. “My school was like a feeder school forThe Prep,” he says. “We would always have people visit-ing our school telling us how great The Prep was. WhenI visited I saw for myself how great it is. I really liked it.”

As a contributing academic member of the school,Gallagher is confident that he made the right decisionselecting The Prep. Since his experiences have beenpositive, it is hard for him to choose one specific aspectthat is his favorite. “The Prep Pride at sporting events,the experience here and the people, it’s just a differentatmosphere,” he says.

In his mind, Gallagher has transformed from a quiet,nervous freshman whose main goal was just to make itthrough to a confident senior who achieves excellencein academics. “Freshman year was about meetingfriends and finding my way around the school, he says.“Now I have a close group of friends, I know whereeverything is and I can drive to school now, which is aplus.”

Outside of school Gallagher is like many high schoolseniors; he spends the majority of his spare time withhis friends and guitar. “Playing guitar is a big part of mylife,” he says with a smile.

Gallagher is focused on filling out applications andawaiting responses; he has applied to Georgetown,Penn, Boston College and Loyola and admits that thewhole process can be a little intimidating. “Right nowit’s all about the applications,” he laughs. “After I gradu-ate, I will enjoy my summer and then head off to col-lege.”

But while great things are likely in store for Gallagher,he is understandably emotional about leaving St.Joseph’s Prep. “I will really miss The Prep; it has trulybecome a second home for me.”

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respectively. That allowed students inthe senior year to take two electives,one for each semester. Each elective,which is designed by the teacher whowill then present the material, isapproved before a faculty committeebefore being added as an option tostudents.

“There are teachers here who havevarious areas of expertise and canteach at a deeper level than you canin a survey course,” says current chairMr. Chris Rupertus. “Our electives area testament to the creativity of thefaculty to develop courses, to do morethan just what is expected.”

Through the years, interesting elec-tives have included journalism, filmand literature, censorship,Shakespeare and poetry of lyrics.“The teachers have to do a lot ofresearch when developing thecourse,” says Rupertus. “They have tofind appropriate books to read and domuch more than a normal surveycourse would require. However, any-one who has created an elective hasfound that the rewards far outweighthe work.”

One teacher who has become verypopular on the elective circuit is Mr. Andrew Whelan. Whelan joinedthe faculty in 2001-02 to teach filmand literature and became a full-timemember of the department the fol-lowing year. He also teaches a jour-nalism course and in the past acourse on personal writing in addi-tion to a few sections of sophomoreAmerican literature. This spring, hehas developed a course on publicspeaking and will present it for thefirst time.

“Compared to my own high schoolexperience, this department is verylively,” he says. “Teaching electives isinteresting for me as a teacherbecause when I stand in front of theclass, I know they have chosen to bethere. Immediately, that changes thedynamic from a regular survey class.”

For Whelan’s courses, more technolo-gy is needed, especially in film andliterature. He thinks that it is impor-tant to recognize the presence oftechnology. “It is unrealistic and irre-sponsible to deny the fact that tech-nology is a huge part of the students’day- to-day lives and what part it isgoing to play in the future,” he says.“They love it when we use technologyin the classroom. Their minds poplike popcorn when they get thechance to work with new technolo-gies or with old technologies in newways.”

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ALUMS OF A CERTAIN VINTAGE MAY

REMEMBER STANDING IN FRONT OF

AN ENGLISH CLASS TAUGHT BY

JIM O’BRIEN ’62 AND RECITING THE

FOLLOWING VERSE FROM MACBETH:

“Is this a dagger which I see before me,The handle toward my hand? Come, letme clutch thee.I have thee not, and yet I see thee still.”

Well, happily, that moment (or thoselike it) still happens regularly inEnglish classes at St. Joseph’s Prep.But English classes have changed,becoming even more challenging andgiving students a chance to writemore and also to select classes thatappeal to them.

In 2000-01, the English curriculumwas changed to include electives forseniors and some juniors. Theseclasses, designed and taught by facul-ty with a strong interest in the sub-ject, allow students to gain a deeperunderstanding of a certain area ofEnglish while also learning fromsomeone passionate about the topic.

“We wanted to try and engage thestudents in new ways,” says Ms. Judith Christian, who was thenthe chair of the department. “We hada very traditional curriculum but wewanted to offer solid courses thatwould also pique their interest.People were very excited about theidea of electives but the only way todo that was to realign the curricu-lum.”

The changes moved American litera-ture and British/World literature up ayear to sophomore and junior years

“Teaching electives is interesting for me asa teacher because when I stand in front of

the class, I know they have chosen to bethere. Immediately, that changes thedynamic from a regular survey class.”

—Andrew Whelan

[Standing l-r]: Joe Coyle, Judith Christian, Matt Kelly, Greg Connors, Joe Griffin.[Sitting l-r]: Andrew Whelan, Jim O’Brien, Chris Rupertus, Susie Cook.

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Chris has asked us to take what oth-ers have created and make it ourown,” she says. “To me, that is goodbecause we have to read the workand understand it but resist conform-ing to old interpretations and thinkcreatively. That trickles down to thestudents.”

With these new approaches, it isimportant not to lose sight of thefundamentals of English. “I think thatwe complement the classicalapproach,” says Rupertus. “We stillteach grammar, do a ton of readingand a lot of critical writing. However,we have infused the curriculum withmore public speaking, personal narra-

Ms. Susie Cook, in just her secondyear at The Prep, has her studentsworking at a high level as well.Although her content matter is a bitmore traditional than those found inelectives, she brings a different bentto it and, according to Rupertus, “thebreadth of material that she covers isincredible.”

“I teach books that are a part of thecanon, but do it with a different lens,to bring a new approach to the sub-ject,” she says. “Maybe we will chooseto look at a book from the feministapproach or a transcendentalist’sviewpoint. Each work has multipleinterpretations and it is important toconsider different points of view.”

She credits Rupertus for inspiring thefaculty to adapt the material to theirown personality. “Jesuits have alwayshad an open mind in education and

tives and poetry to create more effec-tive communicators.”

O’Brien has been on the English fac-ulty for more than 35 years and is inhis sixth decade of Jesuit education.He sees the English curriculum of today even more challenging than

when he was a student or when hefirst started teaching.

“The sophistication of the depart-ment has changed and our courseshave gotten richer, more content ori-ented,” he says. “I think that our stu-dents are better for the opportunitiesthey are provided.”

“I teach books that are a part of the canon, butdo it with a different lens, to bring a newapproach to the subject...”—Susie Cook

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have people cheering you on when youreally need it,” he says. “You can’t run likethat all the time though because youwould lose all of your energy but at theend you need that extra push.”

This year’s cross country team, under thedirection of Curt Cockenberg ’71, hadsuccess, winning the Jesuit SchoolsChampionship, finishing second at theIndependent Schools Championship andthird in the Catholic League. Shields saysthat it has a lot to do with Cockenberg.“Coach has been here a long time andknows what he is doing,” says Shields.“We listened to him and trusted him and itworked well.”

Shields says his parents, Renie and Jim,have been great support. “I’ve had sometimes when I hated running but my parents

have always gotten me back on track whenI needed it,” he says.

His parents were also the main reason hecame to The Prep. “They talked about it alot, that The Prep was the best schoolaround,” he says. “They were right and ithas been great for me. The academics aretough but the classes are interesting and Iknow that I am ready to go to college.”

Right now, the college choices are still wideopen. Shields is considering Penn State,Fordham, Villanova, Boston College, SaintJoseph’s, Pittsburgh and Penn. Wherever hegoes, he hopes to run. “I’m not sure I willdo it if I’m not on the team,” he says witha laugh. “I don’t love it that much.”

Shields is from an athletic family. His moth-er has run marathons and played basketballat Saint Joseph’s University and his sisters(Kerri, 16; Erin, 14 and Shannon, 13) playbasketball and run cross country and track.Still, running cross country requires a spe-cial discipline, an inner push. That appealsto him.

“I like the idea of being secluded when Irun,” says Shields, a resident of Drexel Hilland a member of St. Bernadette’s Parish.“It’s all mental. It’s me against the guys Iam running against. I played a lot of sportsgrowing up but I never gravitated towardsone until I ran cross country.”

At a cross country meet, most of the eventhappens far from spectators’ eyes. It is onlyat the beginning and end when the crowdcan make a difference. “That last mile, you

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FOR JIM SHIELDS ’07, running comes naturally.That doesn’t mean it’s always easy.

prep sports

“I kept bugging (the athleticdirector) even when I was (still)at Friends Central,” Murrayrecalled. “I said, ‘You’ve got tostart a soccer team.’ He keptsaying, ‘No, no, no.’”

Things changed when that ath-letic director and the principalleft The Prep. Murray assumedthe role of Dean of Studentsand the following year, 1971,also became the new athleticdirector.

“When I became the athleticdirector, I sat on one side of thedesk and said, ‘May I start asoccer team at St. Joseph’sPrep?’” Murray said. “I shotaround to the other side of thedesk and said, ‘of course’ withmy AD hat on, so that’s histori-cally how it started.”

“I knew it would be a struggle,because there were probablynot that many true soccer play-ers here and there weren’t. Wewere 0-13 in our first year. Ithink we scored two goals andgave up about 50 or so.

“As you moved into the eight-ies and the nineties, you were getting moreand more boys who were playing thegame,” Murray said. “Today, you couldn’tgo on to a college campus and walk up tothe soccer coach and say ‘Hey, I think I’dlike to try this sport.’

The only remaining challenge for Murray, agraduate of Saint Joseph’s University (B.S.)and Villanova University (M.A.), is gettingthat elusive first Catholic League champi-onship. The prolonged success of the Prepprogram should not be limited to quantita-tive numbers, however. The number ofquality people that have passed through isequally impressive.

“What I find I’m frequently thinking backupon are the players,” Murray said. “Manyof the Prep players have stayed in touch.Some have come back and coached. Once(our program) got up and rolling, I wouldalmost invariably have a former Prep playeras an assistant.”

I couldn’t resist asking my former mathteacher one math question pertaining tosports. How many college basketball gamesare played among the Big Five teams witha round-robin schedule? Without hesita-tion, he said 10.

Don’t believe it? Just do the math.

This article first appeared in the dinner pro-gram at the Philadelphia SportswritersAssociation (PSWA) banquet, held inJanuary. At that time, the association hon-ored Murray for his 500th win and his out-standing career. A special thank you to thePSWA and to Vince DiGregorio ’77, whoworks as a stringer for SportsTicker.

MURRAY EARNS 500th WINBY Vince DiGregorio ’77

When St. Joseph’s Prep soccer coach Jim Murray ’59 was asked to comment onbecoming just the second coach inPennsylvania history to reach the 500-winmark, he pointed to a plaque that honoredhim for his 100th coaching victory.

“I remember the 100th victory especiallybecause of the date,” Murray said. “It was10-10-80. The three numbers added up toa hundred. I remember the bus ride out toArchbishop Carroll that day. I said to theteam on the bus ‘It’s in the bag today,guys.’”

I shouldn’t have been surprised since I hadbeen one of many Prep students who hadMr. Murray for a probability/math course.So coming up with a numerical reasonmade sense.

“If I were an English teacher, I might havenever noticed it,” Murray said. “If youcoach long enough, I guess eventually thenumbers are just going to add up.”

The numbers are impressive for the manwho also happens to be the Prep’s athleticdirector. Since Murray began coaching atThe Prep, the soccer team has won orshared 25 Catholic League SouthernDivision titles and made the playoffs for 32consecutive years. Murray’s overall recordcurrently stands at 508-238-72, includingfour years at Friends’ Central.

But the success story can be reflected inthis mathematical equation: St. Joseph’sPrep Soccer equals Jim Murray.

Murray established the Prep soccer pro-gram back in the early seventies, when theterm “soccer mom” wasn’t a part of theAmerican lexicon. Even the great Pele had-n’t yet signed to play for the New YorkCosmos of the defunct North AmericanSoccer League.

Building a program from scratch is toughenough, but even more so when it’s a sportwhich at that time was played mainly inethnic communities and other select areas.

However, Murray had to deal with anobstacle even before the first ball was everkicked. He had to convince the Prep hierar-chy to agree to begin a soccer program.

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“What I find I’mfrequently thinkingback upon are theplayers.”—Jim Murray

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Today, John is the president of the firm that bears the familyname. Along with his brothers Jim and Jeff who are also Prepgrads and executives at the firm, they employ over 100 profes-sionals engaged in marketing, package design, and communica-tions strategies for some of the largest companies in the world.Unknowingly, you have no doubt experienced the Paul firm’swork with products from Mars Candy and Kraft Foods, Johnsonand Johnson Pharmaceuticals, just to name a few of theirclients.

Having graduated from St. Anselm’s College in 1970 and busybuilding his business career, John had the good fortune to marryhis wife Judy and became the father of Christopher and Laura.And, it is through his growing family that John experienced hiscall to the infamous Jesuit mantra to become a “man for oth-ers.” Fortunately or unfortunately, depending on your point ofview, John did not hear it correctly. John thought the phrasewas to “be a man for brothers-with a “B” and so it was whilehis son was attending LaSalle College High School that Johnbegan “pitching in” for the Christian Brothers. His tireless workwith the Fathers’ Club there led to positions on the LaSalleboard of trustees and culminating as the chairman of a capitalcampaign that raised a record amount for the school.

As you can imagine, he experienced a fair amount of mostlygood-natured ribbing from both the Prep and LaSalle sides. Andwhen the rivalry became a bit too serious over the recent years,John saw an opportunity to bring alums from both schools closer together in a bond of friendship by launching a mostenjoyable golf tourney, “The War at the Shore.” This friendlycompetition has given each school’s alumni a better understand-ing of the true meaning of a private Catholic education andalong with an understanding of the need to sustain and nurtureboth schools’ traditions.

John’s work for the community does not stop there. Having previously been a trustee at Holy Redeemer Hospital, Mount St. Joseph’s Academy and others, John currently serves on theboard of directors of St. Anselm’s College in New Hampshire,and Rosemont College locally. In addition, John now serves onthe Prep’s board of trustees, having joined in 2005 and currentlyco-chairs the capital campaign.

Today I have the pleasure of introducing a man who does notknow how to say no when it comes to “pitching in” for hiscommunity and his faith. This year’s alumnus of the year is myoldest and dearest friend, your Prep brother, John T. Paul.

John Paul ’66At the Communion Breakfast in October,John Paul ’66 was presented with the Alumnus of the YearAward for his unselfish efforts which have brought honor toSt. Joseph’s Prep and his fellow alumni. His friend John Meehan ’66 presented the award and here are hisremarks:

John Paul and I have been close friends for 44 years now! Wefirst met in 1962. To put the years in perspective, back then, gascost 24 cents a gallon and a mug of beer cost 15 cents. Oh andthe Phillies had a 24 game losing streak. I guess some thingsnever change.

Not knowing a soul at The Prep, we got to know each other ina summer session before freshman year. It turned out to be anacademic year that stretched into the following summer. Assmart as he is, he didn’t have a clue about first declension Latinnor did he know how to apply the “side angle side” theorem ingeometry. Don’t get the wrong idea; here was a guy who wassmart as a whip. He knew every word to every Motown songrecorded in the sixties. He can say “hello” and “thank you” in20 languages and he could do the best “Bristol stomp” youever saw. At 14 years of age, what more could you want in afriend?

I promised to say only nice things about him so, I will not berecounting a few of my favorite memories about our timestogether at the Prep. I can’t mention the time John:

• Received JUG for “driving without a license” in history class.

• Nor can I mention the time John’s poor aim with a waterpistol that claimed Mr. Delclose’s glasses and textbook withan errant shot.

Early on and evident to everyone, John excelled at being the guyto go to if you wanted to get things done. Maybe this trait isdue to the fact that John is the eldest son of eight children inhis family. Always willing to be part of a team, you could counton John. His particular talent is that of the consummate word-smith. He could fill up a bluebook with more Jesuit philosophythan anyone. His ease with the written word served him wellafter college with resumes. In his early working days, it wasreports and analysis. Today, he is skilled in preparing sophisticat-ed marketing strategies for Fortune 500 companies. If there is aproblem, hand John a pen, give him an hour, and watch himwork. What you get back arewell thought-out strategies,complete with tactics.

Evidence of his talent is thatmany of the largest brandedcompanies in the world havecome to rely on his work.Early in his career, Johnworked in marketing for suchbrands as Bachman pretzeland Drakes cakes. He usedthis experience to take thenext step in business when hejoined with his father indeveloping the very successfulmarketing firm, Thomas J.Paul Incorporated.

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Paul [center] receives award from Fr. Byron and Meehan

former Superior General of theSociety of Jesus…the care for yourpatients and the science of medi-cine seize your imagination, it iswhat amazes you and fills youwith joy and gratitude.

Secondly, he has the gift of livingeach day with a profound aware-ness of the Presence of God in theordinary and the extraordinary. AsSt. Ignatius wrote, throughprayer—such as the SpiritualExercises— and grace, we can findGod in all things. He is keenlyaware of God’s presence and it iseasily recognized in the conversa-tions he has and the expert med-

ical care that he provides. He always said that it is a great privi-lege to serve his patients and their families because he hascome to recognize God in faces of the children whom he caresfor each day.

Whether it was serving as the medical director of the DruedingCenter located just a few blocks from The Prep - where he volunteered his time and talent on Tuesday evenings for morethan a decade so that the children and families living therecould receive excellent medical care, as well as the support andthe means necessary to improve their lives—or visiting with anewborn child and her mother shortly after delivery at HolyRedeemer Hospital, he takes the time with these young families,to listen to their hopes and ease their worries through his gen-tle, genuine and reassuring care – he has helped us all becomemore aware of God’s presence and the miracle that is the gift oflife through the perfection of his bedside manner.

His is a life of steadfast faith rooted in prayer. My dad’s life ofservice and his very being is fueled by a deep prayer life anddevotion to daily mass that is centered in the Eucharist. No matter how many calls he takes throughout the night or howbusy and long the day ahead may be – he begins each day withmass - at the Table of the Lord seeking His Spirit, His Grace andHis Love so that he can serve and love more effectively andmore fully.

Lastly, his is a life of Generosity, Gratitude and Service– a lifewhich is other-centered, a life of love that as St. Ignatius said isbest shown in deeds rather than words. Whether it is makingsure that we are doing well, taking care of mom, teaching thePenn medical students, caring for a child who is seriously ill,advocating for the unborn, chairing a board committee meetingat the Bank or the Hospital – he has a tireless spirit ofGenerosity – all of which is suffused and marked by gratitudeand joy which is conveyed by his optimism, his sense of possibility and wonder.

Dad, thank you for being such a good steward of the gifts thatyou’ve been entrusted, thank you for sharing your gifts so generously and so effectively with all of us and for truly trans-forming the world. Thank you for your example, your kindness,integrity, and leadership, but most of all thank you for yourlegacy of love – and for being such a great father and rolemodel. You are a tremendous ambassador of the Prep and agraduate who embodies the mission and values of our school –you are a man of competence, conscience and compassion, aperson who, as it is written in the book of Micah, loves good-ness and walks humbly with God – you truly are a man for andwith others.

Dr. L. StewartBarbera ’50At the Communion Breakfast in October,Dr. L. Stewart Barbera ’50 was presented with the Rev. Charles A. Schnorr Award for his having exemplified inhis devotion to the Prep those virtues of loyalty, service, andIgnatian mission so amply demonstrated during and fondlyremembered of the tenure of Fr. Schnorr as Moderator of theAlumni Association. His son, Dr. L Stewart Barbera ’86,Chair of The Prep’s Counseling Department, presented theaward and here are his remarks:

I am truly grateful and honored to have the opportunity andprivilege to introduce this year’s Reverend Charles A. SchnorrAward, to a recipient who is one of the Prep’s finest graduates…a person who has literally transformed the lives ofthousands of children and their families through his distinguished career in pediatric medicine…a career that spansnearly four decades and vibrantly continues today…a manwhom I respect and love … my father Dr. Stew Barbera, a member of the class of 1950.

This award commemorates the life of Father Charles A. Schnorr–a Jesuit Priest whose life was animated by a deep loyalty to The Prep, a life marked by service for others, and one thatreflected the Ignatian values that we strive to impart to our students each day at The Prep.

My father is likewise an exemplar of these same Ignatian values.He is a person who personally and professionally embodiesthese qualities and whose life is a shining example of the corecharacteristics that comprise a Jesuit education - namely the lifelong pursuit of being Open to Growth, Intellectually Competent,Religious, Loving and Committed to Doing Justice.

I’d like to focus my remarks this morning on six Ignatian Values– Values with which we are all familiar and which I think cap-ture and eloquently convey dad’s spirit and approach to life – hisWay of Proceeding as the Jesuits would say.

These values are: Discovering God’s Will, Finding God in AllThings, Faith, Generosity, Gratitude and Service.

As a physician, my dad has discerned, discovered and faithfullyfollowed God’s Will - his work is truly a ministry and a vocation.To paraphrase the poem that is attributed to Pedro Arrupe, the

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Dr. Barbera [right] receives award from Fr. Byron and son Stew.

1930s

Robert Riethmiller ’31 has 21 grandchildrenand 19 great-grandchildren. His grandson, DavidLadd ’10, who is a freshman, is his only descen-dent to attend the Prep.

John Callahan ’39 and his wife Peg have beenmarried for 62 years and have 10 children. Theylive on a golf course in Florida and spend theirsummers in Ireland.

Rev. John Deeney, S.J. ’39, who wrote and pub-lished a Ho-English dictionary in 1978, has justrevised and enlarged a second edition. The Holanguage belongs to the Austro-Asiatic languagefamily, which comprises languages spoken inCambodia, Vietnam, Indonesia, Laos, Burma andparts of India. Almost all of the Ho speakers inIndia live within the areas of Singh hum andOrissa, which are in the Jesuit JamshedpurProvince. Approximately 25,000 of those areCatholic. The Jesuits in India have developed a fullliturgy for Mass and the sacraments in the Ho lan-guage. Fr. Deeney was granted honorary Indiancitizenship for his pioneering work on the HoMunda tribal language and customs.

1940s

Harry Byrne ’40 and the late Joseph Donaghue’40 both have grandsons in the current freshmanclass at The Prep. Kevin Byrne and Joe Madsen,who are very good friends, will graduate 70 yearsafter their grandfathers.

Rev. John Conlin, S.J. ’40 is now retired and liv-ing at Manresa Hall at Saint Joseph’s University.Fr. Conlin was a parish priest at St. AloysiusChurch in Washington, D.C., and former Tertian

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Instructor for the Province. His past assignmentsalso include teacher and counselor while Rector atThe Prep as well as Rector of Scranton Prep,directing retreats during summers.

William Hodges ’41 is a Eucharistic Minister athis parish, Our Lady of Grace Church. He also isthe longtime President of the Holy Name Societyand a Pastoral Care Volunteer at Virtua Hospital inVoorhees, N.J.

James Carbine ’42 recently celebrated his 60thanniversary of graduation from the United StatesMilitary Academy and completed his third year aspresident for his class. He is also responsible forraising $360,000 as a 60th Reunion class gift.

Louis Duffy ’45, Senior Vice President Emeritusand International Consultant at LexisNexisMartindale-Hubbell, was recently honored by JohnG. Roberts, Jr., Chief Justice of the United StatesSupreme Court, for his continued support to theHistorical Society of the Supreme Court and hisongoing work with the legal profession through-out the world.

Thomas Reilly ’45 and his wife Nancy live in anadult community in Harleysville. Their eight chil-dren and their spouses have made them the proudgrandparents of 23 grandchildren.

Archbishop Francis Schulte ’45 recently cele-brated his 25th anniversary as a bishop.

Gordon Cavanaugh, Esq. ’46 is an AdjunctProfessor of Law at George Washington UniversityLaw School and Commissioner with the District ofColumbia Housing Authority.

Rev. George Wilson, S.J. ’46, a priest for thepast 47 years, has published his first book,Patches, a memoir about the life of the Catholicchurch of the past 60 years. A theologian, organi-zational consultant and quilt maker, Fr. Wilsonshows how the pieces of one’s life, like a quilt inprogress, can reveal unexpected patterns and arealways in flux. Patches can be purchased throughLong Dash Publishing. (www.longdash.com)

Rev. Edwin Sanders, S.J. ’47 is retired but con-tinues to serve at St. Mary’s Church (Lebanon,Pa.), and the Berks County Jail, in various ecu-menical endeavors as well as spiritual director.

Peter Sigmund ’47 is proud of his grandsonJoseph, Jr., who can speak English and Russian at3 1/2 years of age.

1950s

Leo Robb ’51 recently celebrated the arrival ofhis 10th grandchild, Colin Robb. His oldest grand-child, Zachary Certa, is a Prep senior.

Rev. Raymond Schroth, S.J. ’51 writes amonthly column on the media for NationalCatholic Reporter. He is now finishing TheAmerican Jesuits: A History for New YorkUniversity Press.

Rev. Joseph Feeney, S.J. ’52 continues asProfessor of English at Saint Joseph’s University.Last summer, he gave lectures in Ireland andSpain.

Bernard Grimes ’52 has been retired for fouryears but has been kept busy with being an IRSvolunteer, a tutor for first grade English and help-ing teach medical students Physical Diagnosis.

Thomas Jennings ’53 married Deborah Naulty inMay 2006. All 13 grandchildren, ages 2 to 15,were in the wedding party. After a two week tripto Italy, they will split their time between OceanCity, N.J., and Lighthouse Point, Fla.

John O’Leary ’53 has been busy since his retire-ment in 1984 as President of BurroughsCorporation. He started ll Mac, Inc., took it publicin 1995, sold it in 1998 and retired. Since then hehas been financing the building of hospitals inKenya, Africa. They now have a warehouse inNairobi, the Capitol of Kenya, where 40 containersof hospital equipment and medical supplies havebeen sent and distributed free to 56 hospitals andclinics run by the Archdiocese of Nairobi. TheArchbishop Raphael Ndqmi is a close friend ofArchbishop John Foley ’53, a classmate ofO’Leary’s.

Dr, Robert O’Donnell ’54 has retired fromteaching in the Psychology Department of WrightState University. However, he is still working asPresident and Chief Scientist of NTI, Inc., a cogni-tive neuroscience research firm. He recentlywelcomed his 19th grandchild.

Francis “Hank” Raucci ’54 and his wife Sandratook time out on their trip to Philadelphia to visitThe Prep and the Gesu. Pictured below with Hankand Sandra [center] are friends Michael and JackieStrosnider [left] and Lloyd and Judy Strosnider[right].

The Class of ‘46 celebrated their 60th reunion on Thursday, October 19 with a luncheon at the Overbrook Country Club. Special thanks to Tom Brady ’46, class agent, for bringing this group together.[Standing, l - r] Tom McCreesh, Dick Stranix, Tom Brady, Jim Markham, Paul Niedringhaus, Joe Farrell, Ed Bradley, Bob Allen,Paul Corr, Dan Begley, Marty McKenzie. Ray Joson, Ed Coll, Paul Sigmund, Charlie McCue.[Sitting, l - r] Jim Connor, Tom Dowd, Bill Hemp, Bob Klinges, Joe Crilly and Fr. Joe McGovern, SJ.

Robert Riethmiller ’31 and David Ladd ’10

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John Salera ’56 and his wife Ann Marie haverecently been blessed with their first grandson,Jace Ronan Cocola.

Rev. Stephen Garrity, S.J. ’57 continues to bepastor of Holy Cross Church in Durham, N.C.,where the parish is preparing to move and build anew church which will open in December 2007.

Anthony Stevens-Arroyo ‘58 has retired asProfessor Emeritus of Brooklyn College. He joinsPrep President Rev. William J. Byron, S.J. ’45 asa panelist on the “Faith” page of Newsweek-Washington Post.

Dr. Albert Chinappi ’59 is the recipient of the2006 University of Pennsylvania, School of DentalMedicine’s J. George Coslet DistinguishedTeaching Award. Dr. Chinappi practices in Marlton,N.J., and Philadelphia and specializes in orthodon-tic care for children and adults.

Col. Patrick Heaney ’59 is retired and living inCibolo, Tex. He and his wife Sylvia keep busy beingfull-time grandparents to their two granddaugh-ters, ages six and three.

Stephen Heumann ’59, an Arden TheatreCompany Board Member, attended every rehearsalof the company’s recent production, “A Prayer forOwen Meany” and has created the company’sfirst-ever blog. The blog tells about his experi-ences observing the rehearsal process. “TheHeumann Blog” can be found at:http://blog.ardentheatre.org/

James Murray ’59, longtime Prep soccer coach,won the 500th game of his career in a 9-1 winover Monsignor Bonner during the 2006 soccerseason. For the honor, Jim received a lifetimeachievement award from the PhiladelphiaSportswriters Association. At the dinner honoringhim, three tables attended, including his wife, chil-dren and siblings, along with principal MichaelGomez and members of The Prep athletic depart-ment.

Dr. Andrew von Eschenbach ’59, head of theFederal Drug Administration (FDA) and NationalCancer Institute, was named by Time magazine asone of the “100 People Who Shape Our World.”

1960s

Dr. Gerald Madden ’60 has joined CentralMichigan University as a Visiting Finance Professorfor 2006-2007. His paper, “Asset Allocation andRetirement Planning,” appeared in the Spring2006 issue of the Journal of InvestmentConsulting.

Gene Pasymowski ’60 recently presented apaper on “Econometric Solutions of Real EstateValuation” at the 23rd Pan Pacific Congress ofReal Estate Appraisers in San Francisco, Calif. Itwas selected as the best paper presented at theCongress by a panel of real estate experts andeconometricians representing countries from theentire Pan Pacific Rim.

Gordon Conwell ’61 works with his son, daugh-ter and wife in an insurance/investment business.He and his wife Nancy have four grandchildren.

Edward Devlin ’61 is employed as a real estateagent in Ocean City, N.J. He and his wife Patriciahave been married 37 years and have two sonsand two granddaughters.

George Pradel ’61 is enjoying his retirement inArizona after spending 37 years with the Dept. ofDefense (NSA) as a communications and informa-tion technology specialist/manager. He provides ITsupport to two non-profits: the Friends of the SanPedro River and the Volunteer Interfaith CaregiverProgram. Pradel notes that St. Andrew’s, theparish he attends, was named by his mother’suncle, Daniel James Gerche, who was the Bishopof Tucson.

Dr. Michael Farrell ’62 is beginning his 14thyear as Chief of Staff of Cincinnati’s Children’sHospital. He recently received the Founder’sAward from Cincinnati Pediatric Society.

Thomas Sexton ’62 just retired from public edu-cation after 18 years with Centennial SchoolDistrict in Bucks County and 22 years with theSchool District of Philadelphia.

Vincent Curran ’63 is back working part-time atCurran Associates after a long illness. He alsoserves as chief operating officer for companies inSanta Monica, Calif., and Troy, Mich.

Robert Wombwell ’63 has started a new com-pany which opened its doors recently in thePhiladelphia area. Wombwell, who has more than30 years of management experience, is the princi-pal of The Roberts Organization which isdedicated to providing custom fundraising solu-tions to nonprofit organizations.

William Conway ’64 is the Chairman of theBoard of Trustees for University of Detroit JesuitHigh and Academy. He was awarded the 2006Michigan Hospital Association’s Safety and QualityLeadership Award.

Charles Burns, Esq. ’66 was recently appointedas Chief Counsel for District 13 of Communica-tions Workers of America, AFL-CIO.

Joseph Canuso ’66, Founder and Artistic Directorof Theatre Exile in Philadelphia, recently directed“The Philly Fan” by Bruce Graham as well as“Killer Joe” by Tracy Letts, which was nominatedfor seven Barrymore Awards including BestDirector and Best Play.

Thomas Dolan ’66, President of Dolan MediaManagement, won a silver medallion and secondplace in the Interactive Media/Business Web Sitecategory at the Broadcast Industry’s MarketingConvention Awards Ceremony in New York City.He spent over 25 years in TV news before devel-oping a company that builds management teamsfor TV stations.

Eugene Gillin, Esq. ’66 was presented the 2006Distinguished Estate Planner Award by thePhiladelphia Estate Planning Council. This awardhonors an individual for outstanding contributionsin the field of estate planning.

Terence Gurley, Esq. ’66 has been a lawyer for30 years. He lives in New Mexico and serves asDirector of Administration for the Legal AidSociety on a Navajo Indian Reservation.

John McGraw ’66 retired from the United StatesMint in 2003 after 37 years of service. Hereturned to school and received his Pennsylvaniateacher certification and is currently teachingchemistry at Strath Haven High School inWallingford.

Richard Orlando ’66 is president of TDN MoneySystems. Recently, he was awarded one of 12Pennsylvania slot machine distribution licenses bythe Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board.

Joseph Ryan, Esq. ’66 is a partner in the lawfirm of Porter, Wright, Morris & Arthur inColumbus, Ohio. He was recently elected to theBoard of Directors of the International AssociationDefense Counsel.

James Sheehan ’66 is executive director of theInterfaith Coalition of Food Centers of DelawareCounty.

John Sheehan ’66 recently retired after 24 yearswith the Long Island Railroad. He lives inWestfield, N.J. with his wife Jane and three sons,John, Christopher and Michael.

At the Philadelphia Sportswriters Association banquet, some former players came to support Murray.With Murray [middle] are [l-r] Jim Wallace ’81, Fenton Fitzpatrick ’80, Fernando Mendez (Prepteacher and assistant soccer coach) and Dr. Ed Burnetta ’80.

Dr. Raymond Theilacker ’66 defended his dis-sertation in March 2006 and received hisDoctorial degree in May. For his work, he wasawarded the Presidents Award for Leadership andspent the summer of 2006 in New Haven, Ct., asa Yale Fellow, studying the art and literature of theMaya.

Dr. Paul Anderer ’67 has been appointed to thenewly created position of Vice Provost forInternational Relations at Columbia University inNew York, N.Y. As Vice Provost, he will help tocoordinate existing international research andeducation programs as well as working with thePresident, Provost and Deans to articulateColumbia’s international vision and academicleadership.

Alfonse Pizzica ’67 retired from PrudentialFinancial after 27 years of service and is now withProfessional Services Agency, Inc., in Marlton, N.J.He’s the proud first-time grandfather of MadelineRosemary Pizzica, born this fall.

John Dougherty ’68 received the 2006 GeneralElectric Edison Award, which honors technologistsacross the company. He is currently SeniorConsulting Engineer for Industrial Systems andholds 29 U.S. patents for the company.

Michael Guzzardi ’68 is proud to report that hisdaughter, who graduated from Waldron MercyAcademy in the spring, is now a freshman atMerion Mercy Academy.

Frank Kuhn ’69 is the chair of the Department ofTheatre at SUNY-Brockport. Recently, in a book ofcritical essays, he had articles published onOthello and the Tennessee Williams Encyclopedia.This past summer, he directed “The LonesomeWest” for the Stoneleaf Festival in Asheville, N.C.,and “Sweeney Todd” for the Creede RepertoryTheatre in Colorado. He lives in western New Yorkwith his wife and daughter.

1970s

Timothy Corlies ’71 is a management specialistfor the Social Security Administration. He and hiswife Donna have one daughter Jennifer.

Hon. Thomas DelRicci ’71 is presently complet-ing his ninth year of service as a judge in the 38thJudicial District of the Commonwealth ofPennsylvania, serving Montgomery County. Hewas recently elected as an officer of thePennsylvania Conference of State Trial Judges. Heresides in Blue Bell with his wife Carol and daugh-ters Sarah and Anna.

Thomas Devine ’71 has been working with BillWechsler ’71 for the past 12 years, first at DataVoice Networks and presently with PAETECCommunications. He and his wife Marianne havethree children in high school and one in kinder-garten.

William Greenlee ’71 won a special election toreplace the late David Cohen as an at-large mem-ber of the Philadelphia City Council. He will join

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two other Prep graduates on City Council, JimKenney ‘76 and Brian O’Neill ‘67.

Dr. John Hickey ’71, a Pediatrician in BurlingtonTwp., N.J., was named one of the “Top Docs” in2006 by South Jersey Magazine.

Dominic Vallone ’71 is the Director ofOperations at the Jewish Federation of GreaterPhiladelphia and is responsible for real estate,property management and security for the non-profit philanthropic organization. Also, hecurrently chairs the building committee of theCathedral Kitchen in Camden, N.J., which servesover 350 meals each night to the city’s neglectedpoor and hungry.

Roger Bruno ’72 has been operating his ownaccounting firm for the last 25 years.

Gerald McHugh, Esq. ’72 has been named oneof the top ten lawyers in Pennsylvania for the thirdconsecutive year, in the annual Super Lawyerspoll, a survey of 35,000 members of the legal pro-fession. He has also been listed again in thenational directory Best Lawyers in America.

Rev. John Swope, S.J. ’72 is President of thenew Cristo Rey Jesuit High School in Baltimore,Md. The school is slated to open in 2007.

Dr. Anthony Pedicino ’73 practices restorativeand aesthetic dentistry in the far northeast regionof Philadelphia. He was recently certified in“Invisalign” (invisible braces) and “Imtec”implants. Dr. Pedicino and his wife Mary Jo are theproud parents of 17 year old twins, John ’08 andMaureen (Mount St. Joseph’s Academy ’08).

Michael Fox ’74 plays a baseball coach in thesoon-to-be-released movie “We Are Marshall”and served as equipment manager for that movieand “Invincible,” a film based on the life ofPhiladelphia Eagle Vince Papale. In real life, he isthe equipment manager for the PhiladelphiaBarrage and Philadelphia Wings lacrosse teamsand communications coordinator for the TempleUniversity football team.

Marc Liciardello ’74 has joined ARAMARK asVice President of Corporate Services. In this posi-tion, Marc will be responsible for the overallleadership of the following areas: facilities andreal estate services, administrative support (i.e.,mailroom, distribution, maintenance, records man-agement, etc.), fitness centers, video conferencing,air services corporate restaurants and drivers.

David Betz ’75 is the Director of the Santa CruzNewman Catholic Center that serves theUniversity of California at Santa Cruz, CaliforniaState University at Monterey Bay and CabrilloCollege.

Rev. Gerald McGlone, S.J. ’75 was invited tolecture at the Church Management Institute spon-sored by Villanova University this past summerand to be a Plenary speaker at the sixth AnnualGuest House Institute held in Minneapolis, Minn.Additionally, Saint Mary’s Press announced that

over 20 different Dioceses in the USA are usinghis book Creating Safe and Sacred Places in theirhigh schools to help comply with the Bishop’sCharter for the Protection of Children.

Michael Nutter ’75 announced that he wasstepping down from his position on Philadelphia’sCity Council to launch a run for mayor of the cityin 2007.

James Swope, Esq. ’75 is co-owner of ColumbiaContainer in Baltimore, Md.

Joseph Capozzoli, Esq. ’76 practices law inWest Chester, Delaware County and Philadelphia.He is a local community advocate and still enjoysplaying basketball and running in his spare time.

Rev. John Cecero, S.J. ’76 professed his finalvows in The Society of Jesus at Fordham UniversityChurch in December. Fr. Cecero is a Professor ofPsychology at Fordham.

Anthony Dulisse ’76 is employed with CooperHealth System, has a cleaning business and sellsreal estate part time.

Frank Miceli ’76 was named Chief OperatingOfficer (COO) of the Philadelphia Wings of theNational Indoor Lacrosse League. Miceli alsoretains his title as COO of the PhiladelphiaPhantoms of the American Hockey League.

Peter Watko ’76 serves on the Diocesan SchoolBoard in Portland, Me. He and his wife Kathy livein Auburn, Me.

Clifton Williams ’76 has joined the practice atGreene County (N.C.) Health Care, Inc. He and hiswife Barbara and their four daughters (Lauren,Kristen, Jay and Myra) live in Snow Hill, N.C.

Wadell Ridley ’77, former director of constituentservices and community liaison for former CityCouncilman Michael Nutter ’75, has beennamed the new Assistant Vice President forGovernment and Community Relations at SaintJoseph’s University. He also is a founder of ThePrep’s African American Alumni Association.

William Sharp ’77 reports that sons Bill ’08 andJon ’10 are excelling on the Rugby Pitch andCross Country at Belmont Plateau and in theclassroom.

Jerry Wojt ’78 started a new career withScottrade, Inc., in March 2006 as the BranchManager for the Allentown office.

1980s

Dr. Edward Phinney ’80 is a third yearPsychiatry resident training at the University ofMedicine and Dentistry in New Jersey. He and hiswife Maryann and son Ian live in Rocky Hill, N.J.

Michael Daley ’81 is a plumbing and heatingcontractor for Daley Heating and Plumbing inProspect Park. He enjoys spending weekends atthe Jersey shore.

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Paul Gangemi ’81 is the President of three suc-cessful corporations: Aquatic World, Blue PlanetAquatics and BluChem. He is married to Jean andhas two stepdaughters and four grandsons.

Mark Kennedy ’81 and his wife Patricia live inYardley and have three sons; Liam, Patrick andRyan.

James McGlynn ’81, uncle of Shane ’09 andPat ’10, created a blog for the 2006 Prep soccerteam. (http:/prepsoccer.blogspot.com)

Cdr. Thomas McGovern ’81 recently completeda tour in Hawaii as commanding officer of PatrolSquadron 47. He is now working in the Pentagonas a manpower analyst and programmer for theNaval Aviation Enterprise. He and his wife Katieand their two daughters live in Clifton, Va.

Thomas Muldoon, Esq. ’81 is the sole memberof his own law office, TP Muldoon, Jr. LLC whichhe opened in January 2006. He practices construc-tion litigation, real estate transactions andcommercial/business transaction law. He and hiswife Lisa have three children, a daughter and twosons.

Joseph Nasevich ’81 is a software engineer withNorthrop Grumman-Sperry Marine working onmilitary and commercial radar systems. He is livingin Charlottesville, Va., with his daughter Tasha andson Michael. He continues to play and referee icehockey and soccer.

Stephen O’Connor ’81, a Vice President at EaglePublishing in Washington, D.C., was one of theinitiators of a statue of former President RonaldReagan that was erected and unveiled inBudapest, Hungary last year. He was also presentat the dedication ceremonies.

Michael Olley, Esq. ’81, a trial lawyer and part-ner in the firm of Coffey, Kaye, Myers & Olley inBala Cynwyd, resides in Penn Valley with his wifeKristine and daughters Grace Ann and MaryKatherine. Olley is the President of the SaintJoseph’s University Law Alumni Association.

Paul Shoup ’81 is a property tax consultant withShoup, Causey & Horning. He and his wife Kimlive in Downingtown with their son and fourdaughters.

Rev. Philip Florio, S.J., ‘83 is working as anassistant to the Vice Presidents of Developmentand Student Affairs at Saint Joseph’s University.

Matthew Horvat ’83 and his wife Susan havemoved to Chicago where he is the principal at theUniversity of Chicago Laboratory Schools.

James Knowles ’83 is the head football coach atCornell University. Clayton Carlin ’83 is hisoffensive coordinator.

Paul McKenzie ’83 recently moved to Acton,Mass., to be Vice President and General Managerof a new Bristol Myers Squibb Large-Scale CellCulture Facility now under construction.

Dr. Thomas Swope ’83 is a general surgeon atMercy Hospital in Baltimore, Md.

Patrick Bradley ’84, a Latin teacher with theRockbridge County Schools in Lexington, Va., wasrecently inducted into the U.S. Bass Fishing Hall ofFame.

Robert Dobie, Ph.D. ’84 spent the summer of2005 in Cairo, Egypt as a Fulbright Fellow atAmerican University. He is a professor ofPhilosophy at La Salle University.

Dr. Edward Higgins ’84 is a pediatrician whopractices in Abington. He and his wife Marie livein Willow Grove with their two children, Patrickand Rebecca.

Gregory O’Connor ’85 won an Emmy Award forBest Original Music for his work on “Mad TV.”

Henry Richards ’85, his wife Elizabeth and sonHenry live in Dhaka, Bangladesh. He is employedas communications manager at ICDDRB, an inter-national health organization.

Lt. Col. Kevin Vizzarri ’85 recently sent home aflag that had flown with his unit in Afghanistan.Kevin’s mother donated the flag to the VFW postin Warminster which will display the flag in honorof Kevin and his unit. Vizzarri will shortly be relo-cating to Austin, Tex., to become a Professor ofMilitary Science at the University of Texas.

Lt. Cmdr. David Cute ’86 is currently on activeduty in the U. S. Navy stationed at Fort Hood, Tex.He is Chief of the Ophthalmology Service andRefractive Surgery Center at the Carl R. DarnallArmy Medical Center.

John Palermo ’86 is the owner of Gavone’s barand restaurant in South Philadelphia, where healso is a teacher at Sts. Neumann-Goretti HighSchool. He also works in real estate development.

Patrick Sweeney, Esq. ’86 was selected by hispeers as one of Pennsylvania’s “Rising Stars” ofoutstanding young attorneys. He recently receivedthe Community Service Award from the DefenseResearch Institute, a national organization of CivilDefense Lawyers. He and his wife and two chil-dren live in the Fairmount section of Philadelphia.

Arthur Wheeler, Esq. ’86 is an attorney withMarshall, Dennehey, Warner, Coleman and Gogginin Cherry Hill, N.J. He and his wife Kathy live inMt. Laurel, N.J., with their two children, Elizabethand Arthur.

Anselm Richards ’88 is currently serving in Iraqas a 1st Lieutenant in the U.S. Army and as amember of the First City Troop of Philadelphia.

Cornelius Rightley ’88 was recently namedglobal finance manager for FMC’s InnovaSolutions Group. He lives in Media with his wifeNancy and their two sons, Nathan and Benjamin.

Antony Braithwaite ’89 starred in the Arden

Theatre Company’s rendition of StephenSondheim’s musical comedy “A Funny ThingHappened on the Way to the Forum” in thespring. Tony has a real history with this show hav-ing starred in it while a student here and alsoproducing it many years later.

Timothy McKenna ’89 recently graduated fromLehigh University with a M.Ed. in EducationalLeadership and is the new principal of WillardElementary School in Philadelphia.

Francis Staples ’89 and his wife Jill live inCranbury, N.J., with their three children, Jack andDrew, both five, and Tess, one.

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James DeMarco, Esq. ’90 was named a “RisingStar” for the second year in PhiladelphiaMagazine’s Super Lawyer issue.

Steven Rosso ’90 is the Associate Producer ofthe “Rachel Ray Show,” which was just picked upfor its second season.

Daniel Sweeney, Esq. ’90 is a Chief DeputyDistrict Attorney in Bucks County. Dan and hiswife Ann Marie live in Doylestown.

Joseph Armstrong, Esq. ’91 is a partner in thePhiladelphia law firm of Salla & Armstrong, PC. Heand his wife Susan have three children and live inPhiladelphia.

Daniel Barry, Esq. ’91 is employed at the U.S.Department of Health and Human Services asdeputy associate general counsel for Procurement,Fiscal and Information Law.

John Cole ’91 is currently living in centralConnecticut with his wife Ludmila and daughterEmma Rose. He is employed at CIGNA Healthcarein the Strategy, Product and MarketingDepartment.

Edmund DeHoratius ’91 is still teaching Latinand classics at a high school outside of Bostonwhere he also coaches soccer. He and his wifeElizabeth live in Worcester, Mass., with their twosons, William and Matthew.

Dr. Brendan DeLacy ’91 received a Ph.D. in ana-lytical chemistry from Drexel University and iscurrently working for SAIC as a senior scientistdoing research for the U.S. Army at AberdeenProving Ground.

Brian DiMeo ’91 is a web designer for Rohm andHaas Company. He and his wife Stacey live inSewell, N.J.

Anthony Klarman ’91 is a managing directorand group head at Deutsche Bank in New York.He, his wife Laura and son Lucas enjoy the manyfacets of living in the Big Apple.

Timothy McDonnell, Ph.D. ’91 is the new musicdirector at the Pontifical North American Collegein Rome.

Sean Moran ’91 has been named Director ofOperations for Diamond Settlement Services, afull-service Title Insurance and Settlement Agencylocated in Newtown. Sean is a licensed TitleOfficer in Pennsylvania and New Jersey.

Alfred Yates ’91 is the practice leader of thesolid waste division at Walter B. SatterthwaiteAssociates in West Chester. He and his wifeKathleen have a daughter, Elizabeth.

Timothy E. Smith ’92 is the Advanced PlacementLatin teacher at Ridgeview Classical Schools inFort Collins, Col. His efforts to enhance the classi-cal base of students was featured in a recent issueof The Coloradan.

Brian Dubas ’93 is a Senior Branch Manager forCommerce Bank in Haverford.

Timothy Hogan ’93 and Ed Carlson ’93 arecurrently third-year law students at TempleUniversity studying Chinese law for the semesterat Tsinghua University in Beijing. During their timethere they have met up with Tim Keeler ’93, whowas in town after attending the ASEANConference in Kuala Lumpur, and Todd Biermann ’95, who was in Beijing as AssistantProducer for a new travel show called “Trip of aLifetime”.

Timothy Keeler, Esq. ’93 has been named thenew Chief of Staff to the United States TradeRepresentative. He most recently served as Deputyto the Assistant Secretary for Legislative Affairs atthe Treasury Department.

Christopher Lui ’93 was promoted to VicePresident/Managing Director at J. P. MorganChase in New York. He lives in Hong Kong and ismanaging Treasury and Securities Services and theInvestment Bank in J. P. Morgan Chase, Asia. He isa graduate of Vanderbilt University in Nashville,Tenn.

Christopher Coulston, Esq. ’94 recently gradu-ated from New York University’s School of Law. Hepreviously received a Masters degree in theHistory of Science from Harvard University. He andhis wife Rachel live in Wynnewood.

Gregory Kuklinski ’94 got engaged to DawnDunbar this summer while in Italy. The engage-ment took place in St. Mark’s Square in Venice.

Benjamin Crowley ’95 received a scholarship tothe Kogod School of Business at AmericanUniversity in Washington, D.C., where he is pursu-ing an MBA.

Matthew Fullmer ’95 was one of the leaders ofa Saint Joseph’s University service trip to aid thoseaffected by Hurricane Katrina. He is ImmersionPrograms Coordinator at the University.

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John Gorman ’95 graduated from the ArlingtonCounty Fire Department (ACFD) Fire TrainingAcademy. A member of recruit Class 63, he is cur-rently assigned to Engine 108 of the ACFD.

Robert McElhenney ’95 has lots to smile aboutas his FX series, “It’s Always Sunny inPhiladelphia,” has been renewed for a third sea-son. Rob is the creator/writer/director and star ofthe series which also features Danny DeVito.

Brendon Crowther ’96 is a financial coordinatorwith the Philadelphia Parking Authority. He andhis fiancée Leslie are planning a wedding inJanuary ’08.

Joseph DeCamara ’96 is host of a sports talkshow on “SportsTalk 950 - WPEN” in Philadelphiawith former Phillie and ESPN broadcaster JohnKruk. He is also the host of Sports Talk 950’sEagles pre-game show and the executive producerand sports update anchor for Jody McDonald’sprogram. People outside the Philadelphia area canlisten live on the internet atwww.sportstalk950.com.

Robert Herpen ’96 received a M.A. inCommunications last January. He has worked forseveral area radio stations including Sports Talk950 WPEN with fellow ’96er Joe DeCamara. He iscurrently working as a writer/editor for The SportsNetwork, based in Hatboro.

Capt. Jason McClain ’96 is serving in the U.S.Marine Corps. He is currently a student atExpeditionary Warfare School and resides inArlington, Va.

Brad Scalio ’96 left his career as a meteorologistin 2005 to fulfill a lifelong dream of becoming apolice officer. Since graduating from the Metro-politan Police Academy in Washington, D.C., hehas been a police officer in the nation’s capital.His continued interest in the weather helped himcatch a man who had allegedly kidnapped an 8year old boy. The boy, the kidnapper’s son who isblind and a quadriplegic, was the focus of anAmber Alert, which was posted by the NationalWeather Service. Scalio, who was tracking a thun-derstorm, found out about the kidnapping in thatway.

Daniel Annarelli ’97 returned in August after liv-ing in Rome for eight months. While there, hecompleted studies for his Masters Degree in EarlyModern European History. He is currently teachinghistory in California at the Loyola PreparatoryHigh School of Los Angeles.

Capt. Alec Barker ’97 just completed his firstyear at the Johns Hopkins Nitze School ofAdvanced International Studies at the school’sBologna campus. He will finish his Masters inInternational Studies in Washington this year.

Nicholas Bucci ’97 won a gold medal in May atthe Dad Vail Regatta on the Schuylkill River as a

member of SEI Investment’s mixed eight. The goldmedal was for a portion of the race called theCorporate Challenge Cup-novice division.

John Dougherty ’97 reports that he and 10other Preppers (Pat McKenna ’97, CharlesFagan ’99, Chris Haas ’99, Steve Harris ’99,Jay O’Donovan ’99, Greg Cobb ’00, John Reiff’00, Howard Riley ’00, Dennis Mahon ’00 andPatrick James ’03) all work at J.G. Wentworth, aleading specialty finance company headquarteredin Bryn Mawr.

Christopher Gennaria ’97 is a Registered Nurseat Abington Memorial Hospital’s EmergencyDepartment. He and his wife Anne live inNorristown with their two children, Alyssa andChristopher, Jr.

Patrick Morgan ’97 and Tom Every, formerAssistant Director of Development at The Prep,have started an organization called theSalvadoran Children of the Poor Education(SCOPE) Foundation. The SCOPE Foundation wascreated out of the University of Scranton’s Bridgesto El Salvador pilgrimage program. The foundationmakes a commitment to the poor through sup-porting education in El Salvador, specificallyproviding financial support to the Santa LuisaSchool located in the capital of El Salvador, SanSalvador.

Charles Ramsey ’97 and his band made theirPhiladelphia debut at Grape Street in Manayunkthis past spring. He performed songs off his debutCD, “Something New,” which he recorded withJake Munch ’97 and Dave Munch ’98.

Charles Roman ’97 has opened Blackfish, a newrestaurant in Conshohocken. Roman, who has abusiness degree in Restaurant and HotelManagement from Drexel University, worked at LeBec Fin and Vetri restaurants in Philadelphiawhere he perfected his skills. He then started hisown gourmet catering business, Charles RomanCatering, before opening Blackfish.

Ryan Carney ’98 has recently become engaged.He and his fiancée Amy are planning a July 2007wedding.

Rev. Mr. John Donia ’98 was ordained to theTransitional Deaconate in May 2006 by BishopJoseph R. Cistone, Auxiliary Bishop ofPhiladelphia, at St. Charles Seminary. DeaconDonia is assigned to Mother of Divine ProvidenceParish in King of Prussia, where he will assist forone year while he concludes his seminary training.

W. Sean McLaughlin ’98 was recently promotedto Senior Associate of DFI Government Services.He oversees a variety of analytical work for theDepartment of Homeland Security and othernational security clients.

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Peter Nocito ’98 teaches at Randolph PublicSchool in Chicago and plays the drums for TheBeasley Phillips Band which performs throughoutIllinois and Michigan.

Keith Ramsey ’98 wrote the music for a movie,“Consolation,” which was aired on WYBE, a localpublic television station. The film was aired as partof the “Philadelphia Stories” TV series, whichshowcases shorts from area filmmakers.

Robert White ’98 is a marketing specialist forMerck’s TeleRx Division in Horsham. He marketsMerck’s new Rx products and services.

Michael Delaney ’99 is an electronics engineerat the NASA Dryden Flight Research Centerlocated at Edwards AFB. He designs instrumenta-tion and telemetry systems to support flight testsfor research aircraft and will be supporting flighttest activities for the new manned spacecraft.

James DiGiulio ’99 received a J.D. degree magnacum laude from Rutgers School of Law in Camdenlast spring. He is clerking for the AssignmentJudge of Passaic County in New Jersey.

Christopher O’Donnell ’99 has a recurring roleas an intern on the NBC series, “Scrubs.”

Michael Rady ’99 will be in three episodes ofthe Showtime series, “Sleeper Cell” as “Jason,” arecurring character.

Daniel Thistle, Esq. ’99 graduated fromVillanova University Law School and is currentlyworking at the Thistle Law Firm in Philadelphia.

2000s

Daniel Cellucci ’00 came up with the winningdesign in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia’sBicentennial logo contest. His design will be usedto promote the year-long celebration of theArchdiocese’s 200th anniversary which will beobserved from April 2007 through April 2008. Thelogo will be used on banners, posters and otherprinted material throughout the Bicentennial. Over200 artists submitted entries as part of the con-test.

Michael Day ’00 received a Masters inPhilosophy with distinction from the St. CrossCollege of Oxford University following graduatework in Classical Studies. He is presently attend-ing the Weill College of Medicine at CornellUniversity.

Daniel McMonigle ’00 and his band “Lomita”formed in the summer of 2004 are getting a lot ofattention in the Austin, Tex., music scene.

John Sprandio ’00 is a third year medical stu-dent at Temple University Medical School.

Robert Vogelbacher ’00 has been named the2006 Miles Technologies Young Entrepreneur forhis work with Men of Steel, a customized rebarsupply company that he founded in 2004. TheMiles Award is presented to a successful businessowner under 30 in cooperation with theEntrepreneurs Forum of Southern New Jersey.

Christopher Egoville ’01 is currently a studentat Widener University’s School of Law, concentrat-ing on Corporate and Health law.

Shawn Gennaria ’01 graduated magna cumlaude from Manhattan College. He is employed atFort Monmouth as a software engineer and is cur-rently in graduate school at Monmouth University.

Jamie Kelly ’01 is a second year JD/MBA studentat the University of Miami and is president of thehonors fraternity, Phi Delta Phi.

Toma Lazar ’01 graduated from the College ofthe Holy Cross and is presently employed atMedical Data Management in Conshohocken.

William Newman ’01 graduated from theUniversity of Scranton with degrees in PoliticalScience and Philosophy. Upon graduation hejoined the Walt Disney World College Program andrecently worked at Kane, Pugh, Knoell, Troy andKramer LLP. He is currently a first year student atthe Widener University School of Law inWilmington, Del.

Raymond Stankiewicz ’01 is working at astrategic communications firm in Washington,D.C., as an account executive.

Anthony Wagner ’01 is working for the Bureauof Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives inWashington, D.C.

Brendan Day ’02 graduated from the SchreyerHonors College of Penn State University with abachelor’s degree in science and honors in civicand community engagement. He is currently serv-ing an internship with the World HealthOrganization in Geneva, Switzerland.

Peter Franconi ’02 graduated with honors fromthe University of North Carolina and is currentlyemployed at Triage in Atlanta, GA.

Justin Hopkins ’02 met up with Prep ReligionTeacher John Groch, who was vacationing with hiswife Mer in France this past summer. Hopkins was

visiting a small coastal town near Marseilleswhere the Groch’s were having lunch. Justin, whograduated from Loyola New Orleans in the spring,spent the fall semester in Los Angeles while NewOrleans recovered from Katrina. He plans to per-form for the Philadelphia Opera Company this fall.

Thomas Kuklinski ’02 joined the Peace Corpsshortly after graduation from the University ofVirginia in May. He is working as a teacher’s assis-tant for three elementary schools in Ngwenyeni,South Africa.

Matthew Duke ’03 has released a CD titled“Winter Child” that is receiving a lot of radio play.The CD is available at many local record storesand through Amazon.com.

Daryl Lloyd ’03 is serving as President of thestudent government of Catholic University ofAmerica.

David Morris ’03 has been elected to theUniversity of Pittsburgh’s chapter of Chi Epsilon, aNational Honor Society in Civil Engineering.

Justin Mrazik ’03 won first place in the studentdivision of the annual Company MagazinePhotography Contest - The Ignatian View, for hisphoto “Tres Ninas.” The photo is in black andwhite and features three little girls who were stu-dents at Colegio Santa Gema in Santiago deMaria, El Salvador where they were taught Englishby Prep alumni including Mrazik.

Mark Tartaglia ’03 and his band “Tremor” wonthe first-ever O’Malley Fest Battle of the Bands2006 which was organized by the O’Malley NewYear’s Brigade. “Tremor” beat out seven otherlocal bands and won a cash prize of $1,000.

Carl Engel ’04 has been elected 2007-08 captainof the Columbia University men’s lightweight crewteam.

Alan Guffanti ’05 is a sophomore at FairfieldUniversity and has been accepted into IgnatianResidential College and its nursing program.

Gerald Mannion ’05 was recently awarded the“golden skate” award at the U. S. Rollerbladingconvention in Lake Placid, N.Y., for promoting thesport in low income neighborhoods. He requestedthat the $5,000 grant be given to The Boys andGirls Club of America so that they can continue topromote the sport around the world.

CORRECTION:

In the summer issue of The Prep News, we neg-lected to mention that John Hendrickson ’06won the inaugural Gregg F. Ciarrocchi ’86Memorial Award. We apologize for the omission.

John Groch and Justin Hopkins ’02

alumni news

Daniel to Eloise and Robert Radomile ‘68

Katharine Burns to Mary Ellen and William Lamb ‘79

Grace Elizabeth to Noelle and Thomas Gilson ‘80

Ian Michael to Maryann and Edward Phinney ‘80

Nicholas James to Jennifer and Frederick Marinari ‘83 [1]

Henry Anthony to Elizabeth and Henry Richards ‘85

Erin McKendry to Kelly and Edward Sweeney ‘87

Liam Patrick born to Keri Jo and Patrick McHugh ‘88

Margaret Louise to Laura and Dean Marino ‘89 [2]

William Lawrence to Jessica and Walter Piecyk ‘89

David Patrick to Patricia and John Given ‘90 [3]

Dolan James to Farryn and James Harte ‘90

Michael Thomas to Cheryl and Greg Kupniewski ‘90

Gabriel Michael to Anna and Dewey LaRosa ‘90 [4]

Melina Maria to Effie and Christian Lucarini ‘90 [5]

Angelina to Diana and John O’Neill ‘90 [6]

Peter Edward to Valarie and Sean Bard ‘91

Matthew Edmund to Elizabeth and Edmund DeHoratius ‘91

Mia Cayley to Maridel and Brian McCloskey ‘91 [7]

Elizabeth Diane to Kathleen and Alfred Yates ‘91

Erin Elizabeth to Renee and Wade Houlihan ‘93 [8]

Thomas Jr. to Alicia and Thomas Farren ‘94

Vincent James to Nancy and Daniel Kilpatrick ‘94

Addison Anna Simone to Cibele and William Moule ‘94 [9]

Catherine Loretta to Kealy and Michael Murray ‘94 [10]

Edmund Hennessy ‘83 and Joy Harris

Robert Dobie ‘84 and Aurora Deshauteurs

Christopher Coulston ‘94 and Rachel Bruenstein

Michael Levins ‘94 and Carla Sanchez

Kevin Smith ‘94 and Danielle Saupe

Timothy Murphy ‘95 and Alexandria Hotmer

Christopher Kusek ‘96 and Molly Betzhold

Brian Pinter ‘96 and Jessica Altieri

Jeff Glanzmann ‘98 and Patricia Quinn

H. Daniel Heist ‘98 and Katie St. Clair

Christopher Pauzano’98 and Denise Webster

Frank Koehl ‘99 and Jennifer Miller

Scott Mullen ’99 and Melissa Hamson

Alumni Weddings Alumni Births

Frank Raffa, Prep teacher; Brian ’96 and Jessica Pinter; John Campbell ’96, and John Gill ’96

A large Prep contingent celebrated the wedding of Jeff Glanzmann’98, son of former Hawktion director Maureen Glanzmann, andPatty Quinn, daughter of former Hawktion chairs Pat andJoe Quinn ’71

A number of Preppers helped Frank Koehl ’99 celebrate his weddingto Jennifer Miller.

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Rev. Martin J. Casey, S.J. ‘27

Rev. M. Francis X. Kavanaugh,OCSO ‘30

Joseph F. X. Fenerty ‘33

Frank P. Kelly ‘36

Edmund G. Dale, Jr. ‘38

Dr. Joseph E. Larkin ‘38

James F. Nelson ‘38

James J. Quinn ‘38

Norman J. Smith ‘38 (former Prep history teacher)

Matthew D. Kelley Jr. ‘39

Louis X. Lyons ‘41

A. James Ellis ‘42

C. Raymond Larkin ‘44

William J. Adams ‘45

Charles P. Doyle ‘45

George A. Hespe ‘46

Joseph E. Heffernan Jr. ‘48

Thomas E. Morris ‘48

Joseph J. King ‘49

Dr. Karl M. Meyer ‘49

Joseph F. Bushek ‘50

John S. Friel Jr. ‘50

Paul J. Geib ‘50

Dr. Vincent J. Cristofalo. ‘51

Edward J. Friel Jr. ‘51

Dr. Francis E. Rosato ‘52

Richard A. Doran ‘53

Joseph F. Gruninger ‘53

Dr. William R. Morris ‘53

William A. Verna ‘53

Dr. Ronald L. Fante ‘54

Peter E. Kerr ‘54

Capt. Edward A. Davis USN ‘57

John K. McCormick ‘58

Charles M. Mosser, Jr. ’58

John M. Uhland ‘58

Dr. James B. McGovern, Jr. ‘60

John G. Buchholz ‘63

Peter J. Scavello ‘64

Mulford E. Emmel, Jr. ‘65

Rev. Francis Joseph P. Kline ‘66

Richard T. McSorley ‘66

Edward A. Onorato ‘68

Nicholas Taraborrelli ‘68

Richard C. Collins ‘71

Lt. Col. Richard J. Harrington,USA ‘72

Gene E. Otto ‘92

Allen M. Muszynski ‘04

Joseph Wright, a long timemember of The Prep maintenance staff

In Memoriam

FOUR YEARS AGO, AS WE GRIEVED FOR OUR SON – ASON SO FULL OF LIFE AND ENERGY AND HOPE FOR THEFUTURE – we also wrestled with the task of finding a way tokeep Patrick’s hopes and dreams alive. Hopefully, what we haveachieved in the years since has not only kept Patrick alive in thehearts of those who loved him but also ensured that his dreamstouched the lives of people who never even knew him.

Patrick really embraced the Jesuit ideal of becoming a man forothers. He often spent Saturdays serving the poor at theCathedral Soup Kitchen in Trenton, N.J. In July 2002, he and hisfather traveled to West Virginia with the youth group from St.Mary of the Lakes in Medford, New Jersey, for a weeklongHabitat for Humanity trip. Patrick was not exactly a manuallabor sort of guy. Traveling in crowded vans, sleeping on thefloor, sharing a bathroom with 30 other people and work-ing long shifts in the hot sun were all foreign to him– yet he loved every minute of it. Collapsing on thesofa upon his return, he informed me that it was“the best week of my life.”

Since the Habitat trip hadbeen so important toPatrick, Frank and I start-ed there. We workedquickly to set up thePatrick F. MonaghanFoundation, a regis-tered nonprofit organi-zation, to sponsor aHabitat house

in our son’s name. Money poured in to a charity that soonbecame known as “Patrick’s Dreams.” We wanted to encourageteens to volunteer as Patrick had done, giving back to theircommunities and working alongside their parents. We wantedto foster a lifelong commitment to service.

A whirlwind of service activity followed. A large group ofPatrick’s friends and Prep classmates were present when aHabitat house called “Patrick’s Place I” broke ground in Beverly,New Jersey, in April 2003. Prep students were active participantsfrom day one, working alongside Frank and I, our younger chil-dren Rory and Dennis ’09, members of St. Mary of the Lakes’youth group and parents of many teens. In June ’04, youthfulvolunteers began working on “Patrick’s Place II,” the reconstruc-tion of a dilapidated, long-vacant Philadelphia row home gutted

down to the bricks, its roof open to the sky. The followingyear, Prep ice hockey players and their parents helped con-

struct “Patrick’s Place III,” one-half of a new two-familyhome in North Philadelphia. Volunteers enjoyed a briefbrush with fame when rocker Jon Bon Jovi sponsoredfour Habitat houses in Philadelphia and highlighted theorganization by filming a music video in Patrick’s PlaceIII. “Patrick’s Place IV,” another renovation in NorthPhilly, was completed in spring ’06.

While prospective homeowners were provid-ing sweat equity on the homes under

construction, “guys like me weregiving bloods, sweat and tears,”recalls Alex Tarnif ’02, who callsthe volunteer effort “… tangibleproof of the enthusiasm and dedi-cation of Prep students past andpresent.” A typical day at theworksite often felt like a Prepreunion, Tarnif says.

Perspectives

It’s hard to imagine anything good growing out of something as devastating as the loss

of a child. Yet Frank and Suellen Monaghan have worked hard to ensure this is exactly

what would happen following the death of their oldest son, Patrick F. Monaghan ’05.

Here are the words of Suellen about the work of “Patrick’s Dreams.”

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[Left] Patrick and Frank at a Habitat site.[Opposite, top] A group of Prep students, led

by Ignatian Service Director Sam Deitchand math teacher Jennifer Lyons

[seated in doorway], volunteered at a“Patrick’s Place” house. [Opposite,

bottom] The Prep volunteers, includ-ing Suellen and Frank

Monaghan [standing at farright] and Patrick’s siblingsRory and Dennis ‘09,relaxed at a Phillies game at

Citizens Bank Park.

Patrick’s Place II hosted the first weeklong Prep service group, atradition that continues. Patrick’s classmate Mike Sciblo ’05was part of that first work crew and returned with friends sever-al more times.

“Service is an important part of Ignatian ideals,” says Sciblo,“and by going through an experience like Habitat, I was able tosee how blessed I am, and also the impact that my actions candirectly have on a family and community which may not be asfortunate.”

Prep graduates continue to serve. Alex’s brother, Andrew Tarnif’04, has helped during breaks from the University of Scranton.John Galleo ’05 and Ken Ewell ’05 also brought some collegeclassmates from Drexel and Princeton, respectively. MichaelCunningham ’04 coordinated a service day for fellow Villanovastudents, and work will begin in April on a new home thanks tothe efforts of those students and Montgomery County Habitatfor Humanity.

We have organized three golf tour-naments to fund the Foundation’sprojects, holding the Patrick F.Monaghan Golf Classic in the sum-mers of 2003, 2004, and 2005.Here, again, our family workedalongside Prep students, whohelped by organizing the golfgroups and auction lots, taking pic-tures, decorating, parking cars, cre-ating a power point slideshow, andwriting thank you notes to all thesponsors. (A few also played golf.)The very successful tournamentsenabled us to expand the scope ofdonations, funding the renovationof a room in Ronald McDonaldHouse in Camden; providing schol-

arships for Prep students; supporting organ transplant aware-ness programs; and twice sponsoring teens from St. Mary of theLakes youth group on Habitat trips to Western Pennsylvania.

Teens from more than a dozen high schools and youth groups inthe Delaware Valley have worked so far on Patrick’s Place hous-es. We get the feeling we are accomplishing our goals and help-ing to spread Jesuit ideals when teens shoot us e-mails asking toreturn … and to bring friends. That’s the rewarding part forFrank and me: The students get it, and now they are helping tospread the message.

Frank Monaghan continues to wield his hammer on the Bon Jovi-sponsored houses while waiting for construction to begin in Aprilon “Patrick’s Place V” in West Philadelphia and “Patrick’s Place VI”in Norristown. Information for anyone wishing to join him isavailable from The Patrick F. Monaghan Foundation, P.O. Box 432,Medford, NJ 08055 and at www.patricksdreams.org; e-mail toinfo@patricksdreams.org. -

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