Peter Pucher ‘55, who has a lifelongassociation with coaching, teaching,and the development of educationalinstitutions, has been chosen to receivethe Cathedral Latin Alumni Associa-tion’s Merit Award – the highest honorgiven by the association.

The annual Merit Award is given toone who by his conduct and example

has brought renown to Cathedral LatinSchool in his chosen field of endeavor.

After earning his undergraduatedegree from John Carroll University in1960, Pucher spent 18 years as a guid-ance counselor, teacher and coach. Heattributes his choice of profession fromthe example of his Latin educators.

“Cathedral Latin gave me direction,”he says. “The Marianists tried to devel-op well-rounded individuals byfocusing on spiritual, academic,extracurricular, and social aspects.”

Pucher began his career at his almamater, teaching three years. He movedto St. John Cansius High School fortwo years, and then taught at HolyName High School for six years.Serving as head football coach and ath-letic director, his teams compiled a35-10-1 record. In 1970, he wasnamed West Senate Coach of the Year.

Pete spent a period in the late 1970sand early 1980s in the administrationof properties for the city of Cleveland,including Cleveland MunicipalStadium. In 1985 he returned to edu-cation as the head of major giftdevelopment for John CarrollUniversity. In 1988 he moved toNDCL as the development director,overseeing the funding of the MichaelJ. McGarry gymnasium.

Through life, Pucher continues hismission of giving back to his commu-nity. He served 25 years as a volunteerin the Selective Service System and has

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Vol. 46 No. 1 Spring 2005

CL Alumni Communion BreakfastSunday, April 17, St. John Cathedral and Cleveland Marriott at Key Center

Please reserve ______________ seats for breakfast, at $17 per adult.

($15 for students). ATTACH LIST OF PEOPLE ATTENDING.

Amount enclosed $ __________Class year_______

Make checks payable to CLAA

Reservation Deadline: April 10, 2005

Pucher to be honored as Latin Man of the Year

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Pete Pucher

Communion Breakfast April 17The 54th annual Cathedral Latin Alumni Communion Breakfast will be heldApril 17. Mass will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m. at St. John the EvangelistCathedral at East 9th Street and Superior Avenue in downtown Cleveland.Breakfast will follow at the Cleveland Marriot at Key Center near the publicsquare.

Free parking will be available in the Cathedral garage next to the church. Besure to have your ticket stamped by an usher at the church.

The Class of 1955 will celebrate its golden anniversary and will be honoredguests of the alumni association. The NDCL Stage Band will perform for thesecond consecutive year.

Ticket are $17 for adults and $15 for students. Guests are welcome.

PRESIDENT’S COLUMN

I hope you all are making itthrough the winter and that springcomes quickly to all of us.

The class of ’55 will hold its 50threunion later this year. I would liketo congratulate Pete Pucher of thatclass for being chosen this year’sMerit Award recipient. I encourageyou to make plans to attend ourannual Communion Breakfast onApril 17 where we will honor Pete.

The two other annual events wesponsor are the Athletic Hall ofFame induction in September andthe golf outing in June. Those whoattend always have a great time.Please plan on attending this year.

I would also like to express myconcern for Catholic education. Asmost of you know, it is gettingtougher for the Catholic family tofind the resources to put their chil-dren into Catholic primary andsecondary schools.

I believe that if a family cansomehow find the means to accom-plish this goal that it is well worththe effort for their children. Tohave the teachings of Christ in afaith-based environment in youreveryday life can only help our chil-dren become better individuals inour ever-changing global society.

Many of you have probably con-tributed to school endowments thatassist families in obtaining Catholiceducation for their children. I hope

you will give it some considerationtoday to help others achieve theCatholic traditions and teachingsthat we experienced.

We can not take for granted thatall those who desire to attendCatholic elementary and secondaryschools will have the means toaccomplish this goal. I feel this isone of the largest challenges anddecisions a Catholic family musttackle today and it will becomeincreasingly difficult in the years tocome.

One way youcan help with thischallenge is tocontribute to yourlocal Catholic highschool and ele-mentary schoolendowment orscholarship funds.Our alumni asso-ciation is focusedon assisting NotreDame-CathedralLatin School inthis effort.

There are a variety of scholarshipfunds that can use your contribu-tion, including 14 scholarships thatCathedral Latin alumni have estab-lished at NDCL.

The primary fund that the alum-ni association directly supports isthe Brother Francis NurthenScholarship Fund. Earnings fromthe Brother Frank fund are used tofinance eight $1,000 renewablescholarships to students at NDCL(two in each grade level).

With your help the associationwould like to greatly increase the

amount in this fund to enable us toincrease the number and value ofthe scholarships.

Contributions to these scholar-ships are a great way to supportCatholic education and assist fami-lies in their pursuit of providing aCatholic faith-based learning envi-ronment for their children.

Please join me in our effort toincrease the Brother FrancisNurthen Scholarship Fund by sending your checks to the

Cathedral LatinAlumni Associationor NDCL Schoolmade payable toNDCL – BrotherFrancis NurthenFund.

We also have addedthe capability toaccept electronic con-tributions to theBrother Frank Fundthrough our web siteat www.clatin.org.

If you would like toknow more about scholarship fundsand other options available atNDCL, please contact Leo Hyland’77, director of institutionaladvancement at 888-214-8109 ext.264.

Please consider making a contri-bution to the Brother FrancisNurthen Scholarship fund so we can help more families andstudents at NDCL.

Thanks for continuing to be car-ing Christian men of the world,and always keep that Latin pride!

Chris Lynch ’75

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Brother Frank still helping Catholic education

One way you canhelp with this challenge is to

contribute to yourlocal Catholic high

school and elementary school

endowment or scholarship funds.

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Yearbooks soughtThe Alumni Office is in need of thefollowing yearbooks: 1951, 1952,1953, 1954, 1958, 1960, 1965,1966, 1967 and 1971. Please call SueWise if you have one of these year-books that you could donate to theoffice. Thank you.

been an active member of the Knightsof Columbus for 43 years. A life mem-ber of the American Football CoachesAssociation, he received the GreaterCleveland Football Coaches Associa-tion’s Golden Deeds Award in 1991.

Pucher spent 16 years on the GreaterCleveland Convention Bureau and wasnamed the 1994 Greater ClevelandUnited Way Volunteer of the Year. In1989, he helped create the GeaugaCounty Touchdown Club and is now alifetime member. He was member ofthe Chardon Rotary Club and a mem-ber of the National Society of FundRaisers Executives, where he alsoserved as local chapter president andboard member.

Pucher serves as a Eucharistic minis-ter and lector at Resurrection CatholicChurch in Riverview, Fla. EveryWednesday, he and his 93-year-oldmother-in-law distribute food to theneedy at the church’s food pantry.

“Cathedral Latin gave me an awfullot that I can never return,” he says.“The Marianist brothers helped usbuild a devotion to the Blessed VirginMary that sticks with my classmatesand me today. I have a lot to pay back.I do it joyfully because of the fondmemories that I have of the school.”

Pucher also was the quarterback onthe football teams of 1953 and 1954,considered among the greatest in theschool’s history.

Pete and his wife, Terrie, have twodaughters, Jeanne(Schimeck) andJulie(Quattro). They have been mar-ried since 1959.

TRIVIA QUIZ

Think you know a lot about Cathedral Latin School? The Alumni Association’s History BookCommittee has pulled together a quick test about Latin’s lore. See how many you canget. Send your answers to the Alumni Office for grading. A perfect score earns you afree gift of Latin merchandise. Good luck!

1. Cardinal-Archbishop Mooney was the first president of Cathedral Latin. Who was theschool's second president?(a) Rev. Joseph Tetzlaff, S.M. (b) Brother Patrick Coyle, S.M.(c) Rev. Lawrence Yeske, S.M. (d) Rev. Andrew Seebold, S.M.

2. Where did the name “Squidgulum” come from?(a) Turkey (b) Plymouth Rock (c) Detroit (d) An early American Indian tribe

3. Who was the “winningest” football coach (percentage wise) at Cathedral Latin?(a) Augie Bossu (b) Herb Eisele (c) Dan Duffy (d) Dan Mormile

4. In what year was the name “Lions” adopted by Cathedral Latin for its sports teams?(a) 1931 (b) 1935 (c) 1936 (d) 1938

5. Latin students voted for the name “Lions.” Second choice was?(a) Mustangs (b) Panthers (c) Cougars (d) Knights

6. How many games did Coach Herb Eisele's teams lose during his coaching career atLatin? (Note: His teams won 127 and tied 19!)(a) 35 (b) 42 (c) 47 (d) 48

7. In what year did the Cathedral Latin band represent the city of Cleveland at the NewYork World's Fair?(a) 1939 (b) 1940 (c) 1941 (d) 1942

8. Who won the trophy as best drum major at the 1942 Charity Game?(a) Glen Phelps (b) Andy Putka (c) Doug Seymour (d) Elmer Synek

9. Who was the first Cathedral Latin graduate killed in World War II?(a) Edward Sadler (b) Edward Chambers(c) William Halloran (d) John Graney

10. Whose band played at the Latin senior prom in 1937?(a) Les Brown (b) Sammy Watkins c) Charlie Barnett (d) Ted Fio Rito

11. When was the first issue of The Latineer published?(a) December 20, 1920 (b) October 3, 1922(c) September 19, 1923 (d) September 15, 1924

12. Cathedral Latin had a baseball team in the 1920's and 1930's. The team went undefeat-ed one year, compiling 22 consecutive victories. What year did this happen?(a) 1921 (b) 1922 (c) 1924 (d) 1937

Some 325 Lion faithful packed a gor-geous tent for the 45th annualCathedral Latin Athletic Hall of FameInduction ceremony. The program anddinner were held as part of the secondHall of Fame Day at NDCL, followingthe Lions' rousing 51-19 triumph overthe Chanel Firebirds.

The victory was NDCL's third of aschool-record nine consecutive footballwins this fall. The game was attendedby over 2,500 fans at NDCL's LionStadium.

The crowd included scores ofCathedral Latin alumni, including overa dozen CL Hall of Fame members.Special recognition was made at half-time for the members of the 1945 and

1946 Cathedral Latin state champi-onship teams, whose teams wereinducted at the Hall of Fame ceremonylater that sunny afternoon.

Remarkably, 19 members of thosetwo great Latin squads showed up forthe awards ceremony and dinner.

“Everybody had a great time. I gotmany letters of appreciation for ourgathering. You might say it was aheartfelt 'last hurrah' for many of us,”declared HOF member GeorgeWerling '47, who rounded up all hisformer teammates and friends.

George also chaired the event's Hallof Fame Selection Committee for theCathedral Latin Alumni Association.He noted that the day was blessed with

near perfect weather, which he attrib-uted to Brother Frank (Nurthen).

The 2004 inductees included LeoHyland '45 (deceased - football andtrack), Alan Shatteen '65 (football andtrack), James Michals '70 (football,basketball and baseball) and the 1945and 1946 CL state championship foot-ball teams.

Also inducted were NDA alumnaSister Kay O'Malley, S.N.D. '57 andNDCL alumnus Charles Algier '92.

The Alumni Association and NDCLexpressed their gratitude to all thosewho had a hand in the success of theday, especially the scores of volunteers,the Winking Lizard Restaurant forserving the delicious barbecue dinnerand to Able Rents for providing thelovely tent venue. Their assistancehelped minimize overall cost of theday, while maximizing the enjoymentof all guests.

This year's Hall of Fame event willtake place at NDCL on Sept. 10,2005. The 1977 Cathedral Latin bas-ketball team will be inducted, alongwith other individuals who will beannounced later this year. GeorgeWerling will continue to chair theselection committee and the dinnerand event will be chaired by CLAAtrustee Ernie D'Amato '48.

If you have any questions about theevent or the HOF induction process,visit our website at www.clatin.org orcall Sue Wise at the alumni office.

2004 HALL OF FAME

Members of the 1945 and 1946 Latin football teams honored at the Hall of Fame event were (left to right) Bill Petersen '48, Jack Behm'46, John Beletic '47, Emery Csizma '47, Bob McMahon '46, Joe Pilla '48, Len Lapka '46, Cliff Hill '47, Bob Matoney '47, Jim O'Day '48,

John Petricig '47, Frank Mangione '47, Al Hasselo '47, Bro. Dave Schmitz, S.M. '47, Danny Smerritt '47, Bob Lally '46, Roger Saunders '48, George Werling '47 and Ziggy Sobczak '47.

Ed Hyland, brother of the late Leo Hyland ’45, Alan Shatteen ’65, Charles Algier ’92, SisterKay O’Malley SND ’57 and Jim Michaels ’70 show off their portraits as the newest

inductees to the Latin, Notre Dame Academy and NDCL Halls of Fame.

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Enjoying themselves at the 2004 Hall of Fame event were Bob Lally ’46, Bob Grisanti ’36,Tony Pozelnik ’31 and Joe Suchan ’48. Lally, a second-team all-state guard for the Lionsundefeated 1945 football team, never played in a losing game in his career, from CYO to

Latin to Notre Dame.

George Werling, a halfback on the 1945state champion football team, also served aschairman of the Alumni Association’s Hall

of Fame Selection Committee.

Accepting the portrait for deceased Hall ofFame inductee Leo Hyland ’45 were his

brother, Ed Hyland ’63, and widow ColettaHyland.

The History Book Committee is mov-ing along on schedule with the writingof the history of Cathedral LatinSchool.

Chairman Dominic A. LoGalbo '50reports that writer, Gene Gibbons '44has completed writing the years cover-ing 1916 through 1960. Proofreadingand editing of these chapters is under-way by committee members ThomasMeaney '47, Tom O'Connell '47, BobGrisanti ’36, Pat Hyland '76 andLoGalbo '50.

A wealth of information will bechronicled in this book which will beof interest to Latin alumni, family andfriends. Gibbons has interviewed manyalumni for their reflections on theiryears at Latin. He has visited a numberof Marianist priests and brothers whowere associated with Cathedral Latin.He also reviewed historical archives atthe University of Dayton and theCatholic Diocese of Cleveland.

Alumni who would like to be inter-viewed by Gibbons should call thealumni office and leave your name andtelephone number. Also, if anyone hasany information that is part of Latin'shistory (pictures, articles, or any othernoteworthy items) and should be con-sidered for inclusion in the book, theyshould contact LoGalbo or the alumnioffice.

The committee is looking for addi-tional sponsors to help underwrite thecost of publishing the book. It ishoped that enough can be raised notonly for the publication of the book,but to also be able to add colored pho-tos and design an outstanding cover.

To help us to accomplish this projectthe committee is looking for additionalsponsors of $1,000 or more. A numberof alumni have already made this com-mitment, how about you?

Sponsorships of $500 or more and$100 or more are also available. If youare interested in helping underwritethis project please contact LoGalbo at330-467-1700 or by e-mail at logalbo@netzero.net.

Latin 1965 classmates Rick Carbone, Tom Saxe, Alan Shatteen and Jim Martello pause for aphoto after the Hall of Fame ceremonies. Shatteen was a two-year starting running back for

the Lions, and holds several school gridiron records.

Latin history book writing, editingwell underway

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Cathedral Latin Alumni Association trustees

Thomas Ashdown '62(440) 349-3392 (H)firstash@yahoo.comRev. Michael Ausperk '80(330) 688-6411 (H)ausperkmd@holyfamilystow.orgFrank Cardinale '68(440) 729-0663 (H)(216) 373-1602 (W)fcardinale@benrose.orgRichard Cavolo '74(440) 285-8528 (H)(440) 473-5850 (W)rcavo@msn.comCarmen Cesa '59(440) 918-1333 (H)(440) 942-6266 (W)cjcesa@sbcglobal.netErnest D'Amato '48(330) 405-1378 (H)Dominic Delsander '46(216) 932-6154 (H)

James Denk '62(440) 232-7784 (H)(440) 717-5643 (W)jdenk@msn.comJames Feldkircher '52(216) 831-9808 (H)(216) 881-2560, ext 442 (W)feldkircher@neorsd.orgFrank Giaimo '44(216) 228-0881 (H)Sr. Margaret Gorman (888) 214-8109, ext. 212Robert Grisanti '36(330) 425-8509 (H)Leo Hyland '77(216) 691-1545 (H)(888) 214-8109, ext 264 (W)nd_hyland@lgca.orgPatrick Hyland '76(216) 381-2551 (H)(440) 891-2616 (W)phyland@advanstar.com

John Kinzer '47(216) 651-9264 (H)Kenneth Koprowski '57(440) 247-7839 (H)Donald Lesiak '48(440) 845-4129 (H)tip-age@ix.netcom.comDominic LoGalbo '50(330) 467-1700 (H)logalbo@netzero.netChristopher Lynch '75(216) 381-3375 (H)(216) 383-4926 (W)clynch@beminc.comWilliam Mason ‘45(440) 777-0660 (H)Thomas Meaney '47(216) 531-7903 (H)tpsmene@prodigy.net

Sr. Joanne Miller (440) 286-7101Jack Paulin '43(216) 731-3041 (H)Anthony Pozelnik '31(216) 391-2768 (H)Andrew Putka '44(440) 331-5532 (H)Terrence Roncagli '77(440) 543-6185 (H)(216) 444-4971 (W)troncagli@aol.comJoseph Spagnuolo '61(440) 892-0206 (H)jgspag@aol.comPaul Sturn '64(216) 381-6063 (H)John Vasek '39(216) 883-2659 (H)George Werling '47(440) 333-0020 (H)

Reunions

(Above) Class of 1979 – Don Stinson, Darrell Ross andWilliam Jennings renew acquaintances while (below) Ken

Williams, John Schneeberger and Victor Gill ham it up for thecamera.

(Above) Class of 1979 – Scott Klonowski, Jim Otto, Terry Lyonsand Nick LoPorto gather for a photo, while (below) LoPorto,

Don Stinson, Jeff Hoffman and Ken Williams have a few laughs.

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(Above) Class of 1959 – Front Row: Bill Divis, Mike Wasdovich, TomKraynak, Fred Cossick, Joe Wiesnewski, Ed Koscis, Walt Miller and CarmenCesa. Back row: Carl Pikus, Don Grande, Dennis Iacofano, Bob Metro, PatFriel, Chet Orlando, Tim Kennedy, Tom McGraw, Terry Cunningham, Sam

Yovanno, Mike Mullen, Tom Harrold, Gary Noble, Jack McIlwee, BillDeFranco, Bill Gannon, Robert Pilch, Roger Zelasko. (Below) buddies Bill

DeFranco, Roger Zelasko, Mike Wasdovich and Carmen Cesa enjoy the night.

(Above) Class of 1976 – Back row: Alan Mastromatto, Mike Myers, BillGardner, Tim Bauman, Jack Binder and Phil Fogarty. Middle row: Bernie

Tamburro, Joe Curran, Joe Allega, Bernie Stark, Bob Tyler, Ralph Jamiesonand Kevin O'Grady. Front row: Tom Kovacic, Tony Iacampo, Dave Murphy,

Pat Hyland, Phil Rini, Bob Helton and Phil D'Ambrosia.

ReunionsThe Class of 1959 held its 45threunion on August 28, 2004 in thelibrary at NDCL in Chardon.

The Class of 1974 held its 30threunion on September 4. There wasgolf in the morning at Grantwood anddinner that evening at the Manor PartyCenter in Euclid at the outdoor cabin.

The Class of 1979 held its 25threunion on August 13 and 14. A stagsocial was held on Friday at the MillTavern in Highland Heights. OnSaturday, there was golf at Glen Eagles.Later that evening, alums and spousesgathered at Pizzazz in Fairmont Circlefor dinner and drinks.

The Class of 1976 got together onDecember 20, 2004 at the GoldenCoins in Cleveland Heights. It was thefourth consecutive year that they gath-ered over the holidays at the Coins.

Old friends Bob Helton and RalphJamieson from the class of 1976 catch up

during the Christmas holidays.

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'31 Gen. Robert Seedlock, a retiredU.S. Army commander who led thearduous construction of the BurmaRoad that broke the Japanese blockadeof China during World War II, diedMay 5. As a colonel, Seedlock oversawa force of 1,000 U.S. engineers andother troops, plus 20,000 Chineselaborers, as they built more than 600miles of road across the Himalayasbetween China and Burma, often inextreme weather and under threat ofattack. At the end of his Army career,he took command of Fort Belvoir inVirginia in 1966 and led an effort todesegregate off-base housing.

'37 Father Paul Clines, pastor emeri-tus at St. Augustine Church inBarberton, celebrated the 60thanniversary of his ordination. Duringhis priesthood, Father Clines served atSt. Mary Parish in Akron, St. DominicParish in Shaker Heights, St. JosephParish in Collinwood, St. Paul Parishin Cleveland, Our Lady of the HolyTrinity Abbey of the order ofCistercians in Utah, St. ColumbaParish in Oakland, Calif., and St. LukeParish in Lakewood.

'39 Herbert Lehmann has been hon-ored as a Villa Angela-St. Joseph HighSchool Hall of Fame member. A popu-lar writer for the St. Clair Newsneighborhood newspaper, Lehmannwas recognized for his staunch supportof the school's athletic programs.

'46 Rev. Francis Paik has been hon-ored as a St. Vitus Parish Hall of Famemember. Since his ordination in 1954,Father Paik has served as an associatepastor at St. Mary Parish in Collin-wood, St. Mary in Mentor and St.Christine in Euclid. He was appointedpastor at St. Christine in 1977, buthad to resign from his duties due to illhealth in 1987.

'46 Myron Abood (right) was sur-prised to get a phone call out of theblue recently. The caller queried "Areyou the Myron Abood from CathedralLatin?" It was Latin classmate StevePitzer (left), whom he hadn't seen for58 years! Now living in Naples, Fla.,Pitzer saw Abood’s name on the IslaDel Sol Country Club-sponsored TVchannel as the club photographerresponsible for taking all the golf mem-bers' photo IDs for men’s locker roomroster. The two subsequentlyenjoyed breakfast at the club,spending hours recollectingevents and people from theircherished four years at Latin.

'53 Ron Occhionero hasbeen awarded the 2004 OhioDental Association Distin-guished Dentist Award, theorganization's highest honor.An associate dean for ClinicalAffairs at Case WesternReserve Dental School, hehas been associated with the school for40 years as a professor and administra-tor. He also has a part-time practice inRichmond Heights.

'66 Larry Fioritto is being called oneof Hollywood's hottest special effectsexperts following the recent hit movie"Ladder 49." The Burbank, Calif. resi-dent says the movie about firemen wasan assignment unlike anything everdone because all of the fires in the film

were real, not computer-generated. Hiscredits, about 100 films, include "PulpFiction," "Reservoir Dogs," "The SantaClause" and "The Client."

'71 John Schmitt Jr., a staff sargeantwith the Maine Army NationalGuard's 133rd Engineering Batallion,is serving in Mosul, Iraq. He wouldlike to hear from friends and class-mates, who can reach him atjohn.schmitt3@us.army.mil.

'72 Daniel Thompson retired fromthe U.S. Navy in September. Duringhis 32 years of active service, he servedin combat in the Persian Gulf andPanama. His last assignment was asspecial assistant to the chief of NavalOperations for Joint Chiefs of Staffmatters. He has accepted a positionwith System Planning and AnalysisInc., a defense consulting firm inAlexandria, Va.

'71 Rev. Neal Buckon in October

met and received a blessing from PopeJohn Paul II. Father Buckon serves asdeputy community chaplain for theU.S. Army's 411th Base SupportBattallion and as the priest forCatholic community in Heidelberg,Germany.

Alumnotables

Head football coach Dan Thorpe, whoguided the Lions to their first-everplayoff appearances, is leaving NotreDame-Cathedral Latin after two highlysuccessful years.

Thorpe, a full-time guidance coun-selor at NDCL, will finish out theschool year here before moving toChicago.

The move comes after his wife'sposition at the Western ReserveHistorical Society was eliminated inOctober, and attempts to find otherlocal professional opportunities provedunsuccessful. She accepted a positionas director of exhibits at the SheddAquarium in Chicago and began work-ing there in January.

“We did not want to leave theCleveland area. I loved my job here atNDCL. These are players with intelli-gent minds and big hearts. After thefirst year, I thought I would neverleave. I wanted my 10-year-old son toattend NDCL - and so did he. Wenever foresaw this happening. In fact,we had been making plans to move tothe Mayfield area,” Thorpe says.

Principal Sister Margaret Gormanadmits she is disappointed to loseThorpe from her staff.

“Dan Thorpe is a man of vision, andhe was just a perfect fit for us. He's anexcellent guidance counselor, a respect-ed professional, a man of integrity. Heembodies the blend of strong values,academic achievement and athletic suc-cess that we are trying to build atNDCL.”

She says the students responded wellto him because he was such a goodmatch.

“We hate to lose him. It has beenour great fortune to have him as thehead coach of the Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin football team for twoyears. Under his guidance, NDCL

enjoyed two exciting winning seasons,a league championship and competedtwice in the state playoffs.

“Perhaps more noteworthy was theclose relationship Coach Thorpeenjoyed with the students and playershe coached. He cared for them as indi-viduals and encouraged their academicachievements as well as their athleticsuccesses.”

Thorpe says it won’t be easy leavingNDCL.

“I will miss all the aspects of thisschool. It really is a special place. Theexcitement, energy and spirit of NotreDame-Cathedral Latin are keys to thisschool's academic and athletic successand growth. You don't often find somany positive things and such wonder-ful opportunities at one school. I willreally miss this school, the faculty, mycoaches and my players, but, unfortu-nately the bus keeps going,” he says.

A search committee to find a newcoach has been formed and is accept-ing applications.

NDCL bids fond farewell to counselor,head football coach Dan Thorpe

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Name ClassA. Stuart Armstrong ’26Rev. John Mueller ’29Eugene Rogers ’30Bro. John Gilfether ’33Rev. William Schreiner ’33James Likely ’35Regis McGann ’36Robert Schreiber ’36Joseph Rogers ’37Eugene O’Grady ’38Donald Mullally ’39Rev. John Kelley ’39Leo McManus ’39John Hutchinson ’40Rev. George Vituj ’41James Ames ’42George Knoblauch ’42Robert Sweeney ’44Albin Tercek ’44Anthony Lekan ’46Carl Muser ’46Robert Walczak ’47Francis Foy ’47Frank Heckman ’47William Loftus ’47Rev. John Mulligan ’47Neil Hedderman ’52Jack Rudmann ’52Rev. Charles Jackson ’53Paul Bartko ’54Thomas McKeon ’61David Hallal ’66David Bednarski ’69

FacultyBro. Paul Boeckerman, SMBro. George Dury, SM

In Memoriam

Popular NDCL head football coach DanThorpe is leaving the Cleveland area after

two highly successful seasons.

On a cold Friday night in the thick ofa brutal Geauga County winter, theNotre Dame-Cathedral Latin varsitybasketball team warms up as the gym-nasium stands fill and the anticipationbuilds. Dudley Murphy takes his seat -as he has for the last 10 years - andfights off the flashback.

Thirty-three years ago, he was the

one in floppy socks and tight shortstaking pre-game jump shots in the rau-cous bandbox that the Lions used tocall home.

"Yeah, I do still get flashbacks,"admits the gregarious Murphy, '72, a1992 Latin Hall of Fame inductee."Especially now that they have that biglion painted on the gym wall - sort oflike that huge painting of the lion thathung over the gym door at Latin."

His old teams featured a high-octaneoffense, but sputtering defense. Racingthe floor with Ray Polomsky, GerryRadzimski, Chris McGuire and Ken

Preseren, those Lion teams battled inthe old Crown Conference.

"We used to lose 107-102," laughsMurphy, who led all Greater Clevelandplayers in scoring his senior year with a26-point-per-game average.

From the stands, Murphy's eyesfocus on the familiar number 22 in thehome white jerseys with LIONS print-ed across the chest. T.J. Murphy is aquick, athletic 6-foot guard averaging9.4 points per game. The senior is atwo-year starter for coach RobLivingston.

A member of the National HonorsSociety with a 3.5 grade point average,T.J. has played basketball all four yearsin high school. This spring, he will bethe last of Ellen and Dudley Murphy'sfour children to earn diplomas fromNDCL.

T.J. has a brother and two sisterswho forged the path for him in thehalls and on the athletic fields atNDCL:

Casey '99 played basketball, baseball,

tennis and golf before heading to theUniversity of Dayton to earn a degreein history. He works as a financialplanner for AXA Advisors inCleveland.

Mollie '00 played basketball, volley-ball and softball and was a NationalHonors Society member before study-ing criminal justice at Dayton. She is afirst-year law student at OhioNorthern University.

Colleen '02 also competed in basket-ball, softball and volleyball. She is ajunior education major at Dayton whohopes for a career in teaching andcoaching.

As a family tradition, each siblingwore their dad's old number 22 onevery St. Clare and NDCL athleticteam they played.

"These have been such fun times,but they went way too fast. I amscratching my head thinking that thisis it; I can't believe it's almost over,"says Dudley, who rarely misses an ath-letic contest involving one of his kids.

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Sporting the familiar number 22, NDCLsenior T.J. Murphy is a two-year starting

guard for the Lions.

The Murphy clan: (left to right) T.J., Dudley, Colleen, Casey, Mollie and Ellen.

Forever a Lion NDCL senior T.J. Murphy closing out the family legacy

How much sway did their father'spurple and gold roots have in theLyndhurst family's choice of highschool?

"It was an automatic because mybrothers (Dave ’66, Dennis ’69 andJim ’71) and I all went to Latin, so Ipushed it," says Dudley, who graduat-ed from John Carroll University with adegree in sociology and worked eightyears as a probation officer before join-ing the family funeral home business18 years ago.

"Once he got to NDCL, he loved it.Mollie followed and she loved it,Colleen followed her and she loved it,and now T.J."

The youngest Murphy, who haspared his college choices to theUniversity of Dayton and John Carroll

University, is glad to bepart of a legacy that beganwith his grandfather, DavidMurphy '25.

"I think we all gained alot by going to NDCL,"T.J. said. "Each and everyone of us would say it wasa good choice. We got agood education, made lotsof friends and had a lot offun. I'm glad to be at aschool where my brothersand sisters went. I wouldn'tchange anything if I had tochoose all over again."

Even as a staunch sup-porter of the school and itsteams, Dudley acknowl-edges that NDCL willnever be what his all-boy,inner-city school was.

"I really don't think it'sthe same because it is co-edand because the locationgives it a whole differentatmosphere. The sports arenot really the same, buthow could it ever be thesame? But the education is

great, and the friends they have madeout there have made it all worthwhile."

Dudley still keeps in touch withLatin teammates Preseren, McGuire,Kim McCullough and Pat McGroder.And with two basketball hoops in hisdriveway at home, he hasn't lost thecompetitive passion of a gym rat.

So who wins the family shootingcontests in the backyard?

"Me," Dudley says only half-joking."And they know it."

T.J. laughs when told his father'sscouting report.

"I'm sure he said he does," hereplies. "For shooting, I'm going tohave to stick with him as well. He'stough to beat in P-I-G. He's gettingolder, though; if it was one-on-one hecan be beaten.”

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Changes on thehorizon at NDCL

The Notre Dame-Cathedral Latinboard of directors has announced thatSister Margaret Gorman, SND hasbeen appointed the school's first presi-dent as part of its operationalreorganization, and that the search fora new principal has begun for the2005-06 school year.

The announcement comes after theSisters of Notre Dame turned over thegovernance of the school to an inde-pendent board that formally tookcontrol of the school's operations inJuly 2003. Sister Gorman's appoint-ment is a first step in the implemen-tation of the new president/principalmodel of leadership.

Board President Bruce Jarosz says theprincipal will report to the president,who in turn will report to the board ofdirectors. He likened the change to acorporation where the president's roleis more external – like a chief executiveofficer – while the principal's role willremain more operational like a chiefoperating officer.

The primary objective is to allow theschool's president the freedom to workon building key relationships tostrengthen the school, Jarosz says.

The time frame for hiring the newprincipal will depend largely on find-ing the right candidate for theposition, according to school officials.Meanwhile, Sister Margaret will con-tinue to fill both roles.

The school also announced that itplans to hire an alumni director withinits Office of Institutional Advancementto organize and work with NDCLgraduates.

All qualified Latin alumni areencouraged to apply for both positions.

Back in the old Latin gym, Dudley Murphy was a flashyguard who led the Greater Cleveland area in scoring his

senior year.

Annual CathedralLatin Alumni GolfOuting will be Friday, June

24th at Grantwood Golf Course locat-ed at 38855 Aurora Road in Solon,Ohio near Pettibone Road.

The scramble tournament will beginwith the driving range opening at 8:30a.m. followed by a 9:30 a.m. shotgunstart. Cost is $99 per person andincludes golf with cart, driving range,lunch, dinner, beverages and doorprizes. Reservations for dinner only are$25.

Secure your reservation by sending acheck made payable to CLAA, to thealumni office. You also can use yourcredit card and register online atwww.clatin.org. For more information,please contact Sue at the AlumniOffice at 216-691-9999.

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