In This Issue McCLANCY BOARD OF GOVERNORS€¦ · Lettieri, Nicholas ’63 (Cranford, NJ) – is...
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The McClancy eNewsletter is intended to inform our alumni and friends in a timely manner about happenings in the greater McClancy school community. In This Issue Msgr. McClancy High School Board of Governors The Jim Michelini Memorial Walkathon The 2014 McClancy Open House Alumni Notes... Falkiew icz, Michael ‘60 (Churchville, PA) - is a consultant to the Chemical Industry, having retired from FMC and ICL Performance Products. Eileen and Michael have six grandchildren and are quite busy enjoying the sporting events and plays, etc. Locastro, Frank ’60 (Oradell, NJ) – has been officiating High School and College Basketball games for 38 years. Congratulations, Frank. Moran, Raymond ’60 (Tequesta, FL) – is proud to announce the birth of their third granddaughter, Mirabel Grace. Mirabel w as born on October 4 (2012). She joins her big sisters Maeve, 6 ½ and Mackenzie, soon to be 5. Congratulations to all!!! Shepherd, James ’60 (Scottsdale, AZ) – is currently President of GMRA, General Motors Retirees Asscoation, w w w .gmret.org and Vice President 28 th Infantry Regiment, Black Lions – both are volunteer positions. Congratulations Jim! Bousquet, Robert ’61 (Hamilton Sq.) – is active in the Civil Air Patrol and in attending various Sherlock Holmes Societies. Kepko, Richard ’62 (Aiken, SC) – is proud to announce that in early August, 2013, his oldest daughter gave birth to identical tw in girls, Gabriella and Sophia. Congratulations to all!! Morris, Donald ’62 (Fairlaw n, NJ) – is retired since 2005 after 40 years in Corp. Sales in NYC. Donald has three grow n children, eight grandkids. He served USMC – honorably discharged 1964. Lettieri, Nicholas ’63 (Cranford, NJ) – is married to Renee Lettieri for 47 years and has five grandchildren. Nicholas retired in 2010 and has lots of good memories and still having fun! Shannon, Tim ’63 (Boonton, NJ) – Tim’s mother, Mary Jane Shannon, is 92 and still lives in Jackson Heights. Tim’s w ife is Joan, his son, Patrick (36) is the Manager at Dell, and his daughter, Katie is at Facebook. Tim and his w ife, Joan have tw o grandkids, Addie (7) and Jack (6) Shannon. Irons, James ’64 (Whitestone, NY) – is getting ready to retire, married for 42 years to Nancy. They have three w onderful children – Kelly, Shannon, and Nicholas and four extremely loving and enjoyable grandchildren – Aiden, Jake, Angelina, and Logan. Thank GOD for a w onderf ul lif e. Lucadamo, Stephen ’64 (Staten Island, NY) – is busy w ith six grandchildren and w orking w ith several families affected by Hurricane Sandy. Deely, Daniel ’65 (Morristown, NJ) – retired after 41 years in the Insurance Business. Daniel is married 39 years to Kathleen (nee Marshall) – brother is Bill, class of 1963 graduate. Daniel and Kathleen have three grandchildren – tw ins – Ashley Marie and Riley Grace and Grandson Liam Daniel. Congratulations to all! Principe, Thomas ’65 (Glen Head, NY) – finished his term as President of the St. John’s Law school Alumni Assoication and received the Honoral Guy J. Mangano aw ard from the Nassau County Chapter of the St. John’s University School of Law on September 13, 2012 at their Golf Classic. As President of the Veterans of the Seventh Regiment, our guest speaker for Veterans Day w as Cardinal Edw in Ferederick O’Brien. Tom has been a Partner of Krmer, Dillof, Livingston, & Moore in Manhattan, for 25 years. Spector, Matthew ’65 (Peekskill, NY) – opened a State Farm Agency in Peekskill, NY. Good luck, Matthew ! Valentini, John ’65 (Elmont, NY) – retired from a major insurance company in 2012 after 40 years of service. Congratulations, John. Basmajian, Andre ’66 (Richmond, VA) – retired from Federal Civil Service after 42 years of public service through the M.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development serving in various capacities from the East Coast to the West Coast. Armellino, Chester ’67 (Tracy, CA) – is presently a part time College Instructor and part time retired. Chester is still heavily involved in amateur radio and w ishes he could return to McClancy to restart the Radio Club. Bradley, Eugene ’68 (Mineola, NY) – retired January, 2013 af ter w orking 40 years for the Great Neck Park District. Congratulations, Eugene. Greco, Gregory ’68 (Rockville Centre, NY) – and his w ife, Rita, had a 5 th grandchild in 2012. That means 6 of Greg’s 7 children have started their families. Greg’s youngest is in no rush – Thank you, Jane. Congratulations to all, Greg! Greg still follow s the Baseball team has five grandchildren and counting. Grey is 66 years old now and still plays ball!!! Modica, Vincent ’68 (Floral Park, NY) – w as elected “Chief of Department” for the Floral Park Volunteer Fire Department in April, 2012. Congratulations, Vincent. McMonagle, James ’69 (Monroe, NY) – is retired from NYPD and Army Reserve. James now is w orking part time as a pharmacist in Orange County, New York. Congratulations on retirement, James! Blake, Vice Admiral John Terrence (’71) – retired from the US Nave on February 1, 2013. He is currently one of the Deputy Chief of Naval Operations, essentially the CFO of the Navy. Good luck on your retirement! Winters, Rev. Sean ’72 (Carteret, NJ) – continues to serve as a Catholic priest here in the Metuchen Diocese in Central New Jersey. Rev. Sean is the Director of Prison Ministry and serves in the 7 prisons here in the Diocese. Kosina, Robert ’79 (Port Washington, NY) – just started a new job. Rob is Vice President of Marketing for New York Deferred Exchange Corporation, w hich facilitates IRC Section 1031 transactions as a Qualified Intermediary. Congratulation, Rob! Minor, James ’79 (Fairfax, VA) – is currently a supervisor in the Office of Protective Intelligence Investigation, Threat Investigations, and Analysis Directorate. James w orks on threats and counter terrorism investigations domestically and overseas. Scardigno, Luke ’79 (Port Washington, NY) – is offering Legal Services. Miglietta, John ’80 (Nashville, TN) – w as the Green Party candidate for U.S. House of Representatives Tenth District. John received over 5,200 votes w hich w as about 29%. Greetings to the McClancy committee from Music City, USA. McMahon, Michael ’83 (Monroe, NY) – is a retired NYPD Lieutenant Commander after 26 years. Michael is married w ith tw o children. Bermudez, Rodney ’84 (Estell Manor, NJ) – has been w orking in the biomedical research field for 21 years now . Rodney’s house is full of animals – 3 dogs, 2 cats, and a parrot. Rodney and his w ife and tw o kids continually w ant to bring more into their house. God Bless Class of 1984. O’Sullivan, Jam es ’84 (Rockaw ay Park, NY) – survived Hurricane Sandy. Lupo, Salvatore ’86 (Woodside, NY) – Thank you for a great education. Great to see some of my great teachers still teaching at McClancy today. McMahon, Brian ’86 (New Hyde Park, NY) – is a Deputy Inspector NYPD Narcotic Divison. Schneider, Craig ’92 (Australia) – currently lives in Australia. Craig is attending law school yes I am 40 never too old to better yourself. Craig is studying to be a human rights law yer and international law . He has been fighting to end hunger and homelessness. No one ever deserves to go hungry and homeless. God Bless the good people keeping peace alive. Good luck, Craig in all you’re doing!! Spector, Matthew 95 (Lynbrook, NY) – opened a State Farm Agency in Peekskill, NY on January 1, 2013. Good luck, Matthew ! Fraraccio, Anthony 2000 (Whitestone, NY) – w ill never forget all the w onderf ul, caring dedicated teachers and staff. We thank God for all the blessing that a McClancy education brought. Olszewski, Anthony 2001 (Brooklyn, NY) – and his w ife Tina are the proud parents of a beautiful baby girl, Juliana Rose on June 6, 2012. Juliana w eighted 7 lbs/7.6 ounces and w as 20.5 inches long. Tony and Karen Olszew ski are thrilled to be first time grandparents. Congratulations to all!!!! Klim ow ich, Alexander 2005 – deployed to Af ghanistan w ith the 1st Infantry Division out of Ft. Riley, KS in support of Operation Enduring Freedom from May 2012 until February 2013. He is currently serving as a Captain in the US Army Reserve w ith the 411th Civil Affairs Battalion out of Danbury, CT. Msgr. McClancy Memorial High School 71-06 31st Avenue East Elmhurst, NY 11370 (718) 397-9343 [email protected] OR Contact Brother Joseph Holthaus [email protected] McClancy eNewsletter Conducted in the Educational Tradition of the Brothers of the Sacred Heart McCLANCY BOARD OF GOVERNORS The McClancy Board of Governors is entering upon a significant transition to a fully empowered board. This coincides with the unification on July 1, 2014, of the three United States provinces of the Brothers of the Sacred Heart into one entity called the Province of the United States. Pictured above are the members present for the first meeting of the 2014 – 2015 school year as well as support staff who were present at the beginning of the meeting to provide various reports. From left: Mr. George Medlin 1970 (Chair); Ms. Michelle Giocastro (Admin. Asst. for Tuition and Finance); Mr. Nicholas Melito 1976 (Asst. to the President); Mr. Thomas Principe 1965; Mr. John Fellin 1973; Mr. Daniel Fusco 1978; Mr. Mark Kanian 1972; Ms. Diane Pisido; Br. Francis David, sc; Br. Robert Breault, sc; Mr. Louis Magnan 1970; Br. Paul Hebert, sc; Mr. Gary Miret 1979; Mr. Leonard Smith 1972; Sr. Alexandria Wolochuck, OP; Rev. Jeffrey Dillon; Mr. James Castrataro (Principal and Ex Officio); and Br. Joseph Rocco, sc (President and Ex Officio). Excused: Mr. Steve Squeri 1977. THE JIM MICHELINI WALKATHON The Annual Jim Michelini Walkathon was another success with the 600+ student body and faculty walking a two-mile course on a brisk fall morning. All the proceeds generated from the event go back to the school through the Office of Advancement. And this year the fund raiser will be used to install a new floor for the gymnasium and stage area. As in previous years, the local NYPD 115th Precinct provided full cooperation and assistance along the route. It was a great day with a fine school spirit. OPEN HOUSE 2014 Over 500 families attended McClancy’s 2014 Open House on Saturday, October 11, 2014. The rain had stopped just before starting time, but the inclement weather didn’t detract from the large turnout. What makes McClancy’s Open House special is the high number of students who volunteer to assist faculty members as tour guides (called Student Ambassadors), represent their activity or sport at a table, and otherwise help out with all the logistics. There was a high level enthusiasm on the part of the faculty, staff, and students, which always makes a favorable impression. Visitors could also sign up their son or daughter to be a Crusader for a Day by which they spend a day at the school with a McClancy student and follow his or her schedule. Thomas Principe, McClancy Board Member and Class of 1965, attended and spoke to groups as they passed through the Media Center. The tour showcased the new Media Center, Art Room, and Science Labs. And visitors could pose for a picture with the Crusader Mascot! Monsignor McClancy Memorial High School 7106 31st Avenue East Elmhurst, NY 11370 If you wish to be removed from this group's mailing list, click here
Transcript of In This Issue McCLANCY BOARD OF GOVERNORS€¦ · Lettieri, Nicholas ’63 (Cranford, NJ) – is...
The McClancy eNewsletter isintended to inform our alumni and friendsin a timely manner about happenings inthe greater McClancy school community.
In This IssueMsgr. McClancy High SchoolBoard of Governors
The Jim Michelini MemorialWalkathon
The 2014 McClancy Open House
Alumni Notes...
Falkiewicz, Michael ‘60 (Churchville,PA) - is a consultant to the ChemicalIndustry, having retired from FMC and ICLPerformance Products. Eileen andMichael have six grandchildren and arequite busy enjoying the sporting eventsand plays, etc.
Locastro, Frank ’60 (Oradell, NJ) –has been off iciating High School andCollege Basketball games for 38 years. Congratulations, Frank.
Moran, Raymond ’60 (Tequesta, FL)– is proud to announce the birth of theirthird granddaughter, Mirabel Grace. Mirabel w as born on October 4 (2012). She joins her big sisters Maeve, 6 ½ andMackenzie, soon to be 5. Congratulations to all!!!
Shepherd, James ’60 (Scottsdale,AZ) – is currently President of GMRA,General Motors Retirees Asscoation,w w w .gmret.org and Vice President 28th
Infantry Regiment, Black Lions – both arevolunteer positions. Congratulations Jim!
Bousquet, Robert ’61 (Hamilton Sq.)– is active in the Civil Air Patrol and inattending various Sherlock HolmesSocieties.
Kepko, Richard ’62 (Aiken, SC) – isproud to announce that in early August,2013, his oldest daughter gave birth toidentical tw in girls, Gabriella and Sophia. Congratulations to all!!
Morris, Donald ’62 (Fairlawn, NJ) – isretired since 2005 after 40 years in Corp.Sales in NYC. Donald has three grow nchildren, eight grandkids. He servedUSMC – honorably discharged 1964.
Lettieri, Nicholas ’63 (Cranford, NJ) –is married to Renee Lettieri for 47 yearsand has f ive grandchildren. Nicholasretired in 2010 and has lots of goodmemories and still having fun!
Shannon, Tim ’63 (Boonton, NJ) –Tim’s mother, Mary Jane Shannon, is 92and still lives in Jackson Heights. Tim’sw ife is Joan, his son, Patrick (36) is theManager at Dell, and his daughter, Katieis at Facebook. Tim and his w ife, Joanhave tw o grandkids, Addie (7) and Jack(6) Shannon.
Irons, James ’64 (Whitestone, NY) –is getting ready to retire, married for 42years to Nancy. They have threew onderful children – Kelly, Shannon, andNicholas and four extremely loving andenjoyable grandchildren – Aiden, Jake,Angelina, and Logan. Thank GOD for aw onderful life.
Lucadamo, Stephen ’64 (StatenIsland, NY) – is busy w ith sixgrandchildren and w orking w ith severalfamilies affected by Hurricane Sandy.
Deely, Daniel ’65 (Morristown, NJ) –retired after 41 years in the InsuranceBusiness. Daniel is married 39 years toKathleen (nee Marshall) – brother is Bill,class of 1963 graduate. Daniel andKathleen have three grandchildren –tw ins – Ashley Marie and Riley Graceand Grandson Liam Daniel. Congratulations to all!
Principe, Thomas ’65 (Glen Head, NY)– f inished his term as President of the St.John’s Law school Alumni Assoicationand received the Honoral Guy J.Mangano aw ard from the Nassau CountyChapter of the St. John’s UniversitySchool of Law on September 13, 2012 attheir Golf Classic. As President of theVeterans of the Seventh Regiment, ourguest speaker for Veterans Day w asCardinal Edw in Ferederick O’Brien. Tomhas been a Partner of Krmer, Dillof,Livingston, & Moore in Manhattan, for 25years.
Spector, Matthew ’65 (Peekskill, NY)– opened a State Farm Agency inPeekskill, NY. Good luck, Matthew !
Valentini, John ’65 (Elmont, NY) –retired from a major insurance companyin 2012 after 40 years of service. Congratulations, John.
Basmajian, Andre ’66 (Richmond,VA) – retired from Federal Civil Serviceafter 42 years of public service throughthe M.S. Department of Housing andUrban Development serving in variouscapacities from the East Coast to theWest Coast.
Armellino, Chester ’67 (Tracy, CA) –is presently a part time College Instructorand part time retired. Chester is stillheavily involved in amateur radio andw ishes he could return to McClancy torestart the Radio Club.
Bradley, Eugene ’68 (Mineola, NY) –retired January, 2013 after w orking 40years for the Great Neck Park District. Congratulations, Eugene.
Greco, Gregory ’68 (RockvilleCentre, NY) – and his w ife, Rita, had a5th grandchild in 2012. That means 6 ofGreg’s 7 children have started theirfamilies. Greg’s youngest is in no rush –Thank you, Jane. Congratulations to all,Greg! Greg still follow s the Baseballteam has f ive grandchildren andcounting. Grey is 66 years old now andstill plays ball!!!
Modica, Vincent ’68 (Floral Park, NY)– w as elected “Chief of Department” forthe Floral Park Volunteer Fire Departmentin April, 2012. Congratulations, Vincent.
McMonagle, James ’69 (Monroe, NY)– is retired from NYPD and ArmyReserve. James now is w orking parttime as a pharmacist in Orange County,New York. Congratulations onretirement, James!
Blake, Vice Admiral John Terrence(’71) – retired from the US Nave onFebruary 1, 2013. He is currently one ofthe Deputy Chief of Naval Operations,essentially the CFO of the Navy. Goodluck on your retirement!
Winters, Rev. Sean ’72 (Carteret, NJ)– continues to serve as a Catholic priesthere in the Metuchen Diocese in CentralNew Jersey. Rev. Sean is the Directorof Prison Ministry and serves in the 7prisons here in the Diocese.
Kosina, Robert ’79 (Port Washington,NY) – just started a new job. Rob is VicePresident of Marketing for New YorkDeferred Exchange Corporation, w hichfacilitates IRC Section 1031 transactionsas a Qualif ied Intermediary. Congratulation, Rob!
Minor, James ’79 (Fairfax, VA) – iscurrently a supervisor in the Office ofProtective Intelligence Investigation,Threat Investigations, and AnalysisDirectorate. James w orks on threats andcounter terrorism investigationsdomestically and overseas.
Scardigno, Luke ’79 (PortWashington, NY) – is offering LegalServices.
Miglietta, John ’80 (Nashville, TN) –w as the Green Party candidate for U.S.House of Representatives Tenth District. John received over 5,200 votes w hichw as about 29%. Greetings to theMcClancy committee from Music City,USA.
McMahon, Michael ’83 (Monroe, NY)– is a retired NYPD LieutenantCommander after 26 years. Michael ismarried w ith tw o children.
Bermudez, Rodney ’84 (Estell Manor,NJ) – has been w orking in the biomedicalresearch f ield for 21 years now . Rodney’s house is full of animals – 3dogs, 2 cats, and a parrot. Rodney andhis w ife and tw o kids continually w ant tobring more into their house. God BlessClass of 1984.
O’Sullivan, James ’84 (RockawayPark, NY) – survived Hurricane Sandy.
Lupo, Salvatore ’86 (Woodside, NY) –Thank you for a great education. Greatto see some of my great teachers stillteaching at McClancy today.
McMahon, Brian ’86 (New Hyde Park,NY) – is a Deputy Inspector NYPDNarcotic Divison.
Schneider, Craig ’92 (Australia) –currently lives in Australia. Craig isattending law school yes I am 40 nevertoo old to better yourself. Craig isstudying to be a human rights law yer andinternational law . He has been f ighting toend hunger and homelessness. No oneever deserves to go hungry andhomeless. God Bless the good peoplekeeping peace alive. Good luck, Craig inall you’re doing!!
Spector, Matthew 95 (Lynbrook, NY)– opened a State Farm Agency inPeekskill, NY on January 1, 2013. Goodluck, Matthew !
Fraraccio, Anthony 2000(Whitestone, NY) – w ill never forget allthe w onderful, caring dedicated teachersand staff. We thank God for all theblessing that a McClancy educationbrought.
Olszewski, Anthony 2001 (Brooklyn,NY) – and his w ife Tina are the proudparents of a beautiful baby girl, JulianaRose on June 6, 2012. Juliana w eighted7 lbs/7.6 ounces and w as 20.5 incheslong. Tony and Karen Olszew ski arethrilled to be f irst time grandparents. Congratulations to all!!!!
Klimowich, Alexander 2005 –deployed to Afghanistan w ith the 1stInfantry Division out of Ft. Riley, KS insupport of Operation Enduring Freedomfrom May 2012 until February 2013. He iscurrently serving as a Captain in the USArmy Reserve w ith the 411th CivilAffairs Battalion out of Danbury, CT.
Msgr. McClancy Memorial High School
71-06 31st AvenueEast Elmhurst, NY 11370
(718) [email protected]
OR
Contact Brother Joseph Holthaus
McClancy eNewsletterConducted in the Educational Tradition
of the Brothers of the Sacred Heart
McCLANCY BOARD OF GOVERNORS
The McClancy Board of Governors is entering upon a significanttransition to a fully empowered board. This coincides with the unification onJuly 1, 2014, of the three United States provinces of the Brothers of theSacred Heart into one entity called the Province of the United States.
Pictured above are the members present for the first meeting of the 2014 –2015 school year as well as support staff who were present at thebeginning of the meeting to provide various reports. From left: Mr. GeorgeMedlin 1970 (Chair); Ms. Michelle Giocastro (Admin. Asst. for Tuition andFinance); Mr. Nicholas Melito 1976 (Asst. to the President); Mr. ThomasPrincipe 1965; Mr. John Fellin 1973; Mr. Daniel Fusco 1978; Mr. MarkKanian 1972; Ms. Diane Pisido; Br. Francis David, sc; Br. Robert Breault,sc; Mr. Louis Magnan 1970; Br. Paul Hebert, sc; Mr. Gary Miret 1979; Mr.Leonard Smith 1972; Sr. Alexandria Wolochuck, OP; Rev. Jeffrey Dillon;Mr. James Castrataro (Principal and Ex Officio); and Br. Joseph Rocco, sc(President and Ex Officio). Excused: Mr. Steve Squeri 1977.
THE JIM MICHELINI WALKATHON
The Annual Jim MicheliniWalkathon was another successwith the 600+ student body andfaculty walking a two-mile course ona brisk fall morning. All the proceedsgenerated from the event go back tothe school through the Office ofAdvancement. And this year the fundraiser will be used to install a newfloor for the gymnasium and stagearea. As in previous years, the localNYPD 115th Precinct provided full cooperation andassistance along the route. It was a great day with afine school spirit.
OPEN HOUSE 2014
Over 500 families attended McClancy’s 2014 Open House on Saturday,October 11, 2014. The rain had stopped just before starting time, but theinclement weather didn’t detract from the large turnout. What makesMcClancy’s Open House special is the high number of students whovolunteer to assist faculty members as tour guides (called StudentAmbassadors), represent their activity or sport at a table, and otherwisehelp out with all the logistics. There was a high level enthusiasm on thepart of the faculty, staff, and students, which always makes a favorableimpression. Visitors could also sign up their son or daughter to be aCrusader for a Day by which they spend a day at the school with aMcClancy student and follow his or her schedule. Thomas Principe,McClancy Board Member and Class of 1965, attended and spoke to groupsas they passed through the Media Center. The tour showcased the newMedia Center, Art Room, and Science Labs. And visitors could pose for apicture with the Crusader Mascot!
Monsignor McClancy Memorial High School7106 31st Avenue
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