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PROLOGUE 


Where  God  lives 


When  He  cursed  the  serpent,  God  con- 
demned him  to  slither  on  the  ground  and 
feed  on  dust.  How  strange!  The  serpent  will 
never  be  hungry.  Is  that  a  curse?  Yes,  and 
a  dreadful  one. 

Rav  Menahem  Mendel  of  Kotzk 

As  a  rather  long-term  resident  of 
this  jittery,  alarming  and  exhaust- 
ing century,  I  have  learned  to  take  my 
theology  wherever  and  whenever  I  can 
get  it.  Books  have  at  times  been  a  fairly 
reliable  source,  and  poetry  in  particu- 
lar. Hopkins'  line  "Mine,  O  thou  lord 
of  life,  send  my  roots  rain"  has  at  some 
moments  seemed  to  me  worth  a  year's 
supply  of  sermons,  as  has  Blake's 
"Nurse's  Song" — as  have  some  works 
of  music,  and  even  TV  on  occasion. 

Last  summer,  for  example,  I  was  laid 
up  after  minor  surgery.  Alone  in  the 
house  one  afternoon,  I  was  drifting  in 
the  easy  chair  between  pain  and 
Percocet  and  awoke  to  find  the  TV 
running  and  tuned  to  "Club  Dance," 
which  emanates  from  a  country- 
western  palace  in  Texas,  where  people 
as  real  as  you  and  me  dance  past  a 
camera  that  unblinkingly  broadcasts 
their  earnest  graces  and  valiant  mis- 
steps as  well  as  the  corporeal  evidence 
of  every  folly,  vanity,  vice  and  misfor- 
tune that  can't  be  concealed  by  a  10- 
gallon  hat,  loose  clothing  or  sunglasses. 
They  were  waltzing  when  I  joined 
them.  Man  and  woman,  kid  and  crone, 
beer  belly  and  Soloflexer,  comb-over 
artist  and  femme  fatale,  on  the  make 
and  on  the  mend,  they  turned  and 
floated  across  the  screen — a  line  dance 
out  of  Brueghel  by  way  of  the  Ponde- 
rosa.  It  took  me  a  moment  to  find  the 
gentle  pulse  to  which  they  were  mov- 
ing and  then  to  discern  the  song  that 
propelled  them  on  its  chorus  of  conso- 


lation: "But  when  I  get  to  heaven,  I 
know  He'll  let  me  in."  In  my  weakened 
state,  the  scene  moved  me  to  tears,  a 
healing  moment  when  I  surely  needed 
one.  I  was  still  glowing  from  the  expe- 
rience (or  maybe  the  Percocet)  when 
my  wife  came  home.  "I've  seen  Truth 
on  television,"  I  said. 

Once  asked  by  a  provocateur 

whether  he  could  revive  the 

dead,  he  responded  coolly, 

"Of  course  I  can,  but  I  prefer 

to  revive  the  living. " 

Rav  Menahem  Mendel  of  Kotzk, 
one  of  the  few  theologians  from  whom 
I  take  my  theology  these  days,  would 
certainly  have  understood.  "Where  does 
God  live?"  he  once  asked  a  group  of  his 
followers.  They  were  puzzled.  God  lives 
everywhere.  No,  Menahem  Mendel 
replied,  "God  lives  where  man  lets  him." 

The  Hasidic  movement,  of  which 
MenahemMendel  (1787-1859)  was  the 
last  great  interpreter,  took  root  in  early 
18th-century  Eastern  Europe  as  a  re- 
vivalist reaction  to  stricter  forms  of 
scholastic  Judaism.  It  was  revolution- 
ary and  daring,  a  sanctification  of  joy 
and  fervor.  It  was  jazz  as  compared  with 
the  rigorous  classical  forms  that  came 
before  it,  and  Menahem  Mendel  was  its 
final,  iconoclastic  genius,  its  Miles 
Davis — rueful,  brooding,  minimalistic, 
provocative.  The  Hasidic  movement 
survived  Menahem  Mendel,  as  jazz  sur- 
vived Miles,  but  it's  all  repertory  now. 

Menahem  Mendel  left  no  printed 
works  behind.  What  survives  comes 
from  memories.  The  result  is  a  shim- 
mery  pointillist  portrait  of  a  man  who 
took  every  risk,  who  preached,  "The 


middle  of  the  road  is  for  horses." 

He  was  a  rabbi  who  praised  the 
biblical  Pharaoh  for  his  bravery  in  stand- 
ingup  to  God;  who  settled  in  the  village 
of  Kotzk,  Poland,  after  the  local  Jews 
greeted  his  arrival  with  a  fusillade  of 
stones,  leading  him  to  remark,  "A  good 
omen — they  aren't  indifferent  here"; 
and  who  once  told  a  follower  who  com- 
plained that  a  hard  life  kept  him  from 
study  and  prayer:  "And  how  are  you 
sure  that  God  doesn't  prefer  your  tears 
and  suffering  to  your  study  and  prayer?" 

Remarks  like  that  cost  him  friends 
and  followers,  but  in  his  search  for 
truth,  Menahem  Mendel  gave  no  quar- 
ter and  asked  for  none.  "Holy  revela- 
tion [has]  deteriorated  into  habit,"  he 
said.  Habit,  even  the  habit  of  miracles, 
was  suspect  in  Kotzk.  Once  asked  by  a 
provocateur  whether  he  could  revive 
the  dead  (and  so  prove  himself  a  won- 
der-working rabbi  in  the  Hasidic  tradi- 
tion), he  responded  coolly,  "Of  course 
I  can,  but  I  prefer  to  revive  the  living." 

Elie  Wiesel  called  Menahem  Mendel 
"a  stranger  to  his  own  generation."  In 
the  end  the  alienation  was  too  great  a 
burden.  At  age  52  he  had  a  breakdown. 
He  spent  the  next  20  years  a  recluse, 
writing  his  thoughts  each  day  and  burn- 
ing the  manuscript  each  night.  One 
night,  alone  in  the  room,  he  cried  out  to 
the  passing  watchman,  asking  if  he'd 
heard  the  footsteps.  What  footsteps? 
the  watchman  asked.  "My  ears  can  still 
perceive  the  sound  of  His  steps,  but  His 
voice  no  longer  reaches  me,"  Menahem 
Mendel  replied.  If  no  other  of  his  words 
remained  to  establish  his  kinship  with 
our  own  time,  those  would  do. 

Our  story  on  late-20th-century  ef- 
forts to  hear  transcendent  sounds  be- 
gins on  page  16. 

Ben  Birnbaum 


SUMMER    1995 
VOLUME    54   NUMBER    3 

EDITOR 

Ben  Birnbaum 

SENIOR  EDITOR 

Charlotte  Bruce  Harvey 

ASSOCIATE   EDITOR 

Bruce  Morgan 

SENIOR  WRITER 

John  Ombelets 

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ACTING   DESIGN   DIRECTOR 

Susan  Callaghan 

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PHOTOGRAPHY   DIRECTOR 

Gary  Gilbert 

PHOTOGRAPHER 

Geoffrey  Why  '88 

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CONTRIBUTING   STAFF 

Valerie  Sullivan  '90 


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Deliverance 


28 


By  Bruce  Morgan 

Raised  in  a  gritty  New  Hampshire  mill  town,  Peter 
Callahan  '96,  could  never  see  much  of  a  future  for  himself. 
Sudden  blindness  at  age  26  would  change  all  that. 


The  return 

of  the  Weston  1 1 


37 


By  Jan  Wojcik  '68 

A  quarter  century  ago  they  were  part  of  a  startling  exodus 
from  the  Jesuit  order.  Last  fall  they  held  their  first 
reunion.  The  tales  of  a  lost  generation. 


DE  PARTME NTS 


Letters  2 

Linden  Lane  4 

News  &  Notes  1 1 

Advancement  44 


Q  &  A  46 

Works  &  Days  49 

ALUMNOTES  (follows  page  24) 


Authentic  ignorance 

David  Plante's  memoir  of  childhood  ["Na- 
tive son,"  Spring  1995]  is  delightful  reading. 
The  sprinkling  of  Canuck  patois  lends  the 
piece  an  ethnic  authenticity  that  rings  true. 
Poor  benighted  Canucks!  A  cultural  island 
with  no  James  Joyce  to  translate  their  expe- 
rience into  English.  They  make  fine  material 
for  an  elitist  snob  like  Plante. 

Plante's  piece  is  a  good  example  of  dis- 
guised but  continuing  "Sambo"  literature. 
Delightful,  but  not  much  truth  to  it,  in  fact 
not  much  to  it  at  all,  reflecting  more  on  its 
author  than  on  its  subject.  It  is  soon  forgot- 
ten, a  curiosity  to  be  sneered  at  later. 

It  is  curious  that  a  place  like  BC  should 
continue  to  be  so  ignorant  of  a  great,  relevant 
and  defining  Catholic  tradition  as  is  the 
Franco-American  here.  Perhaps  the  history 
of  Church  persecuting  Church  is  too  much 
to  bear  for  BC's  Irish  roots.  In  any  event,  this 
Canuck  invites  the  BC  community  out  of  its 
narrow  ghetto  into  the  wide,  wide  world  of 
Catholicism.  Invitation  accepted,  BC  may 
even  learn  what  is  means  to  be  a  university. 

J.R.  BRETON  '57 

Walpole,  Massachusetts 

Absolute  nonsense 

Your  article  ["Absolute  Drinan,"  Spring 
1995]  needs  further  clarification  as  to  the 
reason  Fr.  Drinan  voted  for  Medicaid  fund- 
ing for  abortion.  If  you  are  correct,  his  rea- 
soning now  is  that  "if  it  is  legal  for  the  rich, 
it  must  be  for  the  poor."  This  is  nonsense. 
Just  because  the  rich  are  able  to  kill  their  own 
children,  it  does  not  follow  that  the  poor 
should  have  the  same  right.  In  any  event  his 
support  for  abortion  rights  has  had  disas- 
trous consequences  because  of  the  cover  it 
gave  to  politicians  such  as  Tip  O'Neill  and 
Ted  Kennedy  and  others  in  the  "personally 
opposed  but .  .  ."  camp. 

JAMESJ.  MORANJD'4<' 

Prairie  Village,  Kansas 

I  graduated  from  BC  in  1967  and  was  imme- 
diately thrust  into  the  Vietnam  dilemma.  I 
was  drafted,  served  honorably  and  came  back 
to  make  a  life  for  myself.  I  was  disgusted  by 


LETTERS 


some  of  Fr.  Drinan's  rhetoric.  I  was  ashamed 
of  him  as  a  BC  graduate  and  as  a  Roman 
Catholic. 

I  concede  that  he  was  right  about  Richard 
Nixon  (I  never  voted  for  him).  But  Drinan's 
vote  on  abortion  funding  from  Medicaid 
funds  is  an  absolute  disgrace.  On  a  moral 
basis  it  opened  the  floodgates  to  millions  of 
abortions  (many  of  which  were  an  alterna- 
tive for  birth  control). 

What  troubles  me  most  is  the  absolute 
lack  ot  challenge  and  objectivity  in  the  ar- 
ticle. Fr.  Drinan  and  his  admirers  are  not 
alone  in  their  concerns  for  social  justice.  It  is 
people  like  Bob  Drinan  who  turned  the  crimi- 
nal justice  system  upside  down  and  inside 
out.  Why  no  question  on  that?  A  simple 
question:  "Fr.  Drinan,  do  you  think  that  Bill 
Clinton  supports  the  values  and  goals  of  the 
American  working  family?"  I,  for  one,  would 
expect  that  he  would  answer  in  the  affirma- 
tive. Out  here  in  the  real  world,  this  presi- 
dent is  viewed  as  a  disaster.  Here  is  a  lawyer 
who  never  tried  a  case.  His  main  goal  in  life 
was  to  be  elected  to  higher  office.  As  a  law 
professor,  what  is  Drinan's  view  of  such 
political  animals? 

DAN  SULLn/AN  '67 

Bedford,  New  Hampshire 

Misdiagnosis 

Some  of  the  things  discussed  by  Judith 
Shindul-Rothschild  ["Careless:  hospitals  cut 
too  close  to  the  bone,"  Q&A,  Spring  1995] 
are  certainly  true.  Hospital  lengths  of  stay 
are  shorter,  there  is  a  tendency  toward  man- 
aged care,  and  hospital  costs  are  not  low.  But 
that's  about  all  that  I  agree  with.  First  of  all, 
the  nurse  is  not  and  never  should  be  the  focal 
point  in  health  care.  Yes,  the  nurse  is  an 
integral  part  of  caring  for  a  patient.  Yes,  the 
nurse  should  be  well  trained  and  well  paid. 
But  the  use  of  licensed  practical  nurses  and 
certified  nurses  aides  is  appropriate  and  nec- 
essary in  today's  health  care  scene. 

The  focus  of  health  care  always  rests  with 
the  physician.  The  doctor  determines  diag- 
nosis, treatment  and  length  of  stay  (govern- 
ment regulations  aside).  My  guess  is  that  if  a 
physician  was  asked  the  same  questions 
Shindul-Rothschild  was  asked,  the  answers 
would  have  been  substantially  different. 


Perhaps  the  next  time  you  venture  into  an 
arena  as  complicated  as  this  one — and  I  be- 
lieve that  you  should — you  may  wish  to  ques- 
tion a  panel  of  a  physician,  a  nurse  and  a 
health  care  administrator.  The  answers  might 
be  a  bit  more  balanced  and  reasonable  rather 
than  biased  and  pointed  toward  the  well- 
being  of  nurses.  And  don't  get  me  wrong,  I 
love  nurses.  I'm  even  married  to  one.  But 
health  care  management  does  not  deserve 
the  incessant  raps  that  it  has  been  receiving 
from  one  component  of  the  industry. 

But  then,  I've  been  a  health  care  worker 
and  administrator  for  only  45  years.  And,  I 
know,  I  don't  have  all  the  answers. 

VETO  F.  TAMBOLI  '56 

St.  Louis,  Missouri 

Believers 

As  one  who  left  Catholicism  for  agnosticism 
and  later  moved  through  that  to  eventually 
become  a  priest  in  an  alternative  religious 
faith,  I  was  refreshed  by  Suzanne  Matson's 
essay  ["Coming  out"]  in  the  Spring  1995 
Linden  Lane.  The  inclusion  of  this  essay  in 
BCM  helps  me  to  feel  that  there  is  room  for 
people  like  me  in  the  BC  community.  In  this 
urgent,  late  time  in  which  we  find  ourselves, 
it  seems  that  only  by  actively  cooperating 
with  and  tolerating  each  other,  no  matter 
our  beliefs  or  lack  of  them,  will  we  ever  touch 
peace  in  our  lifetimes. 

JOHNVIEIRA71 

Washington,  D.C. 

Look  homeward 

"Homeward  bound"  [News  &  Notes,  Spring 
1995]  reminded  me  of  why  I  vowed  never  to 
contribute  a  dime  to  BC  (although  the  ab- 
surdity of  a  foreign  monarch  exhorting  the 
Class  of  1993  to  be  "socially  conscious"  is 
pretty  fresh  in  my  memory  and  still  makes 
me  gag  from  time  to  time). 

The  last  time  I  checked,  the  homosexual 
"lifestyle"  was  still  considered  an  abomina- 
tion by  Catholic  doctrine.  The  last  time  I 
checked,  BC  was  still  considered  a  Catholic 
institution. 

Hence  my  problem:  why  was  a  syrupy 
article  concerning  a  student's  transcendence 


2  BOSTON  COLLEGE  MAGAZINE 


into  homosexuality  and  his  family's  unques- 
tioning acceptance  printed  in  the  periodical 
of  a  Catholic  university?  And  furthermore, 
what  exactly  is  the  function  of  the  Commit- 
tee on  Sexual  Diversity  within  this  same 
Catholic  university?  Am  I  naive  to  hope  that 
this  committee  is  not  officially  sanctioned 
and  gets  no  funding  from  the  school?  Bisexu- 
ality  was  fashionable  when  I  was  at  BC;  is  it 
part  of  the  core  curriculum  now? 

Out  of  this  idiocy,  one  thing  seems  clear. 
Boston  College,  like  so  many  other  of  our 
once-vaunted  institutions,  is  only  too  willing 
to  pander  slavishly  to  the  vapid  political 
fancies  of  the  times  and  thinks  nothing  of 
carelessly  discarding  our  ancient  values  like 
so  much  useless  refuse. 

ANTHONY  P.  SCHIAVO,  JR.  '93 

Lafayette  Hill,  Pennsylvania 

Editor's  note:  The  Committee  on  Sexual  Di- 
versity was  created  in  1993  to  provide  a 
forum  for  topics  related  to  sexuality  and  to 
sponsor  educational  programs  that  explore 
related  developmental  issues. 

Thank  you  for  "Homeward  bound:  a  gay 
student  and  his  family  talk  of  transformation 
and  continuity."  I  was  so  pleased  to  read 
about  the  forum  at  which  the  Greers  spoke. 
As  the  gay  community  continues  its  struggle 
for  civil  rights,  it  is  people  like  Joe  and  his 
family  who  are  leading  the  way  in  breaking 
down  negative  stereotypes. 

MELANEEDANA'84 

Somerville,  Massachusetts 

I  am  extremely  proud  that  Boston  College 
presented  such  an  important  program.  It 
proves  once  again  that  Boston  College  is  a 
great  university  that  understands  that  the 
exchange  of  ideas  should  not  be  feared;  that 
instead,  such  an  exchange  should  be  aspired 
to  as  fulfilling  the  highest  ideal  of  an  institu- 
tion of  learning.  I  applaud  the  Greer  family 
for  their  courage  and  love.  They  clearly 
know  the  real  meaning  of  "family  values." 

JANE  HOFFMAN  75 

New  York  City 

I  was  present  in  the  Fulton  Debate  Room 
when  Joseph  Greer  and  his  family  shared  the 
story  ofjoe's  "coming  out."  The  Committee 
on  Sexual  Diversity  has  carried  forward  on 
the  Boston  College  promise  to  end  the  si- 
lence within  our  community  on  matters  of 
sexual  orientation.  The  Greer  family  witness 


carries  forward  that  work  with  dignity,  in- 
tegrity and  reconciling  potential  for  lesbian, 
gay  and  bisexual  graduates,  faculty  and  ad- 
ministrators. 

Silence  on  the  issue  of  human  sexuality 
has  been  a  profound  disservice  of  universi- 
ties that  have  otherwise  hoped  and  worked  to 
be  fully  attentive  to  the  needs  of  students. 
We  must  take  responsibility  for  the  silence 
of  the  past  and  for  current  opportunities  to 
teach  and  to  heal. 

DAVID  A.  MILLS  '64,  JD'67 

Danvers,  Massachusetts 

Editor's  note:  The  writer  is  co-founder  of  the 
Lambda  Association,  an  organization  of  gay 
and  lesbian  BC  graduates. 

Kudos  to  the  Greer  family  for  their  courage 
and  their  honesty.  Their  process  of  accept- 
ing Joe's  homosexuality  can  teach  us  all  a 
lesson  about  struggles,  acceptance  and  love. 

ANNE  VOSS  PEARLSTEIN  79 

Nashua,  New  Hampshire 

As  a  Catholic  campus  minister  I  feel  it  cru- 
cial that  our  educational  and  religious  insti- 
tutions address  the  issue  of  sexual  orientation 
with  honesty,  intelligence  and  compassion 
rather  than  from  a  posture  of  fear,  which 
unfortunately  distinguishes  our  current  so- 
cial climate.  I  work  with  many  faith-filled 
young  adults  who  painfully,  and  perhaps 
unnecessarily,  struggle  as  they  confront  their 
homosexuality,  particularly  within  the 
Christian  community,  which  often  demon- 
izes  such  persons. 

JOAN  E.  PEDERSEN  NC75 

Eemdale,  Michigan 

I  have  one  question  concerning  the  printing 
of  "Homeward  bound."  Cut  Bono? 

NICHOLASJ.  SOTTILE  '41 

Waltham,  Massachusetts 

The  Greer  family  is  truly  a  model  of  Chris- 
tian love  and  relationship.  In  presenting  this 
family's  story,  Boston  College  reaffirms  what 
is  best  in  its  Christian  humanist  tradition  and 
demonstrates  the  importance  of  this  tradi- 
tion to  contemporary  American  social  and 
political  culture. 

PATRICIA  RAUBE- WILSON  '82,  MA'93 
STEPHEN  RAUBE-WILSON  '82JD'86 

Binghamton,  New  York 


I  laughed  when  I  saw  the  article  entitled 
"Coming  out"  about  a  non-Catholic 
professor's  struggle  with  Boston  College's 
Jesuit  identity  because  I  thought  that's  as 
close  as  BC  would  ever  come  to  acknowledg- 
ing that  anyone  has  anything  to  "come  out" 
about.  So  I  was  thrilled  to  flip  the  page  and 
see  "Homeward  bound." 

I  stayed  in  the  closet  while  a  student  out 
of  both  self-loathing  and  genuine  fear  of 
harassment,  and  the  two  are  well  connected, 
as  "Homeward  bound"  points  out.  I  am  glad 
that  BC  is  now  running  support  programs 
for  gay  and  lesbian  students  and  their  fami- 
lies. The  highest  Jesuit  ideal  is  care  of  the 
person — and  this  means  all  persons.  The 
programs  described  in  "Coming  out"  and 
"Homeward  bound"  are  critical  to  the  suc- 
cess of  Boston  College  because  through  such 
programs  all  persons  can  learn  positive  ways 
they  can  contribute  to  the  Jesuit  mission  of 
the  school  and  to  the  world  beyond. 

SHARON  M.  MEAGHER  '82 

Scranton,  Pennsylvania 

Bravo  and  thankyou  for  "Homeward  bound." 
I  thought  the  article  was  well  written  and 
courageous,  especially  in  light  of  the  climate 
of  hatred  and  prejudice  against  gays  and 
lesbians.  Such  injustice  has  cancerous  effects 
on  our  communities  and,  unfortunately,  I 
have  seen  it  at  work  in  the  Boston  College 
community.  It  is  essential  that  Boston  Col- 
lege be  an  example  of  strength,  compassion 
and  injustice.  Our  Jesuit  tradition  challenges 
us  to  answer  God's  call  to  seek  justice  and  to 
build  loving  relationships  and  families. 

KIMBERLY  FRAPPIER  '93 
Seattle,  Washington 

I  was  one  of  many  contributing  gay  and 
lesbian  members  of  the  BC  family.  Due  to 
the  rather  extreme  level  of  homophobia  at 
BC,  however,  we  were  almost  invisible  until 
recently.  Thanks  to  individuals  such  as  Joe 
Greer  and  to  the  Committee  on  Sexual  Di- 
versity, BC  is  on  its  way  to  becoming  a  place 
where  being  gay  doesn't  automatically  mean 
having  to  lie  about  one's  sexual  identity. 

ANTHONY  VARONA  '89,  JD'92 

Washington,  D.C. 

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BOSTON  COLLI  GI  UU.AZTNE  3 


LINDEN   LANE 


Silence  and  dust 

Fifty  years  after  the  Nuremberg  War  Trial,  a  former  prosecutor  makes  his  reckoning 


Senator  Robert  A.  Taft  and  other 
illuminati  once  cursed  the  Nur- 
emberg Trial  as  a  war  crime  in  itself — 
the  victor's  justice  out  for  blood.  That 
judgment  reminds  me  of  a  comment  one 
of  my  distinguished  colleagues  made 
about  Senator  Taft:  he  had  the  finest 
mind  in  the  U.S.  Senate  until  he  made  it 
up.  I  submit  that  Nuremberg  was  more 
than  the  idle  chatter  of  inconsequential 
jurisprudential  apparatchiks;  I  think  it 
will  last  until  lips  are  silent  and  tongues 
are  dust,  for  three  solid  reasons. 

First,  Nuremberg  established  in  in- 
ternational law  the  proposition  that  ag- 
gressive war  is  the  greatest  of  all  crimes; 
it  comprehends  all  the  other  sins  and 
offenses  that  are  even  conceivable.  If  to 
plot  and  plan  and  carry  into  execution  a 
war  of  aggression,  with  all  that  went 
with  it,  is  not  criminal,  how  can  we  hold 
pickpockets  and  share  pushers  and  land 
developers  in  jail? 

Second,  Nuremberg  laid  down  the 
proposition  that  there  would  be  indi- 
vidual accountability  for  individual  par- 
ticipation in  the  planning,  waging  and 
carrying  out  of  a  war  of  aggression.  In 
other  words,  if  aggressive  war  comes, 
not  only  do  the  GIs  and  the  corporals 
die,  but  so  do  the  captains  and  the  kings, 
the  industrialists,  the  financiers,  the 
bankers,  the  generals  and  the  admirals, 
the  presidents,  the  prime  ministers,  the 
secretaries  of  political  parties,  and  all  their 
cabals,  coteries  and  co-conspirators.  Into 
their  hands,  as  Nuremberg's  first  chief 
prosecutor,  Justice  Robert  H.  Jackson, 


By  Thomas  Lambert,  Jr. 

said,  "we  will  pass  the  poisoned  chalice." 
Third,  as  far  as  I  know,  Nuremberg 
was  the  first  postmortem  analysis  of  a 
totalitarian  state:  how  does  it  come  about? 
What  are  the  forces  that  drive  and  shape 
it?  What  are  its  ends  and  aims?  How  can 
God-fearing,  brother-loving  people  con- 
front it  and  oppose  it? 

John  Wyant,  the  former  governor  of 
New  Hampshire,  and  the  U.S.  ambassa- 
dor to  Great  Britain  during  World  War 
II,  once  told  me  the  lesson  we  were 
learning  from  the  Nazis  was  that  next 
time  we  must  not  wait  until  the  sun  is 
gleaming  on  the  bayonets.  You  take  this 
dragon  of  totalitarianism  when  it  is  an 
eggshell  and  stamp  it  out  and  do  not  wait 
until  it  is  ordering  democracies  from  the 
menu  a  la  carte. 

I  submit  to  you  that  the  record  of 
Nuremberg  is  an  anvil  that  will  outlast 
the  hammers  of  the  critics.  Justice  Jack- 
son was  not  his  own  best  PR  man — in 
fact,  he  had  a  disdain  for  the  concept  of 
public  relations — but  he  had  vision.  He 
was  a  man  of  high  vision  and  low  visibil- 
ity, not  one  of  low  vision  and  high  vis- 
ibility. We  had  those,  too,  atNuremberg, 
but  he  was  decidedly  not  one.  He  showed 
us  that  a  trial  lawyer  needed  to  be  at  the 
same  time  a  master  of  the  microscope 
and  a  master  of  the  telescope.  I  think  of 
the  story  of  the  New  Englander  who  was 
out  climbing  the  mountains  in  Califor- 
nia with  an  Indian  guide.  The  New  En- 
glander had  a  lot  of  trouble.  When  he 
kept  his  eye  on  the  polestar,  he  didn't  get 
lost,  but  he  kept  stumbling,  fumbling, 


\ 

falling  all  over  the  trail.  When  he  kept 
his  eye  on  the  trail  before  him,  he  didn't 
stumble,  fumble  or  fall,  but  he  kept 
getting  lost.  The  Indian  guide  said  that 
the  white  man  needs  the  near  look  and 
the  far  vision.  And  that's  what  we  got  at 
Nuremberg  from  Justice  Jackson. 

He  said  we  are  here  to  punish  wrongs 
which  in  their  enormity  and  their  calcu- 
lation were  not  crimes  of  inadvertence 
or  ingrained  stupidity;  these  were 
planned  and  plotted  and  carried  into 
execution  by  an  evil  fusion  of  science, 
technology  and  lunatic  efficiency  that 
was  designed  to  occupy  Germany  and 
dominate  the  world.  There  were  des- 
pots before  Hitler,  but  here,  for  the  first 
time,  you  had  the  industrial  urban  state: 
you  had  people  who  knew  how  to  be 
masters  of  the  mobilized,  moronic  mind; 
you  had  an  orchestration  and  a  deploy- 
ment of  all  the  resources  of  the  modern 
state.  That  made  this  particular  chal- 
lenge to  the  rule  of  law  unique.  The 
Nazis  made  modern  barbarism  almost 
contemporary  and  chic. 

Justice  Jackson  was  not  without  a 
sense  of  humor.  I  remember  one  night  at 
a  skull  session  he  said,  "Don't  try  to 
make  your  case  by  an  overinvocation  of 
legal  history.  That's  too  much  like  oxtail 
soup;  it's  going  too  far  back  to  find 
something  good."  He  said  you  mustn't 
give  a  talk,  you  mustn't  hold  a  confer- 
ence, you  mustn't  write  a  song  unless  it's 
an  ice  pick  to  break  up  what  Franz  Kafka 
called  "the  frozen  sea  inside  us."  The 
opposite  of  love  is  not  hate,  but  apathy. 


4  BOST<  )N  COLLEGE  MAGAZINE 


Thomas  Lambert  (far  right)  and  his  former  colleagues  with  Chief  Nuremberg  Prosecutor  Telford  Taylor  (front)  on  the  Law  School  campus. 


What  do  I  mean  by  applying  that  to 
Nuremberg?  After  Nuremberg  I  lec- 
tured at  synagogues  from  Portland, 
Maine,  down  to  Key  West,  Florida,  and 
I  always  found  I  had  the  same  trouble 
when  I  would  say  "the  systematic  perse- 
cution and  killing  of  6  million  Jews."  I 
would  look  at  the  faces  before  me,  and 
that  figure  made  little  impact.  It  was  just 
like  saying  6  million  Suzuki  Samurais  or 
6  million  billiard  balls;  it  didn't  reach 
people.  A  statistic  is  a  human  being  with 
the  tears  wiped  off.  But  what  would  reach 
them  was  the  story  of  Anne  Frank — a 
child-girl,  in  her  teens,  waiting  at  the 
top  of  the  staircase  with  the  din  of  the 
storm  troopers'  bullets  in  her  ears,  trem- 
bling on  the  threshold  of  destruction. 
That's  the  ice  pick. 

Another  example  is  the  testimony  of 
SS  General  Ohlendorf.  He  was  in  civvies 
when  I  saw  him.  Amild-mannered  man — 
diminutive,  not  without  his  own  special 
breed  of  inverted  charm — cool,  laid  back 


like  the  vice  president  of  a  bank  in  charge 
of  the  loan  department.  "How  many 
people  were  your  Einsatz-gruppe  respon- 
sible for  the  systematic  killing  of?"  he 
was  asked  of  one  of  his  operations. 

He  hesitated.  He  was  thoughtful. 
"Well,  it  was  somewhere  between  90,000 
and  100,000,"  he  said,  a  small  smile  play- 
ing around  his  lips.  "You  must  allow  me 
a  margin  of  error."  We  pointed  out  that 
other  small  special-action  groups  which 
followed  the  armies  into  the  east  claimed 
more  than  his  total.  He  spat  back,  "But 
my  methods  were  more  efficient." 

"What  do  you  mean  they  were  more 
efficient?" 

"They  used  gas  vans,"  he  said.  "And 
toward  the  end  of  the  war  with  the 
disorganization  it  became  harder  and 
harder  to  get  replacement  parts  for  the 
gas  vans.  Also,  we  would  tell  the  inmates 
that  they  were  just  being  relocated,  but 
they  knew,  and  the  wailing,  the  lamenta- 
tions for  the  dead,  would  begin  when 


Wow  many  people  were 
your  Einsatz-gruppe  re- 
sponsible for  the  systematic 
killing  of?"  Ohlendorf  was 
asked.  He  was  thoughtful. 
"Well,  it  was  somewhere 
between  90,000  and 
100,000, "  he  said,  a  small 
smile  playing  around  his 
lips.  "You  must  allow  me 
a  margin  of  error. " 


B<  >STON  COLLEGE  MAGAZINE  5 


LINDEN    LANE 


these  vans  were  driven  through  the  coun- 
tryside. The  German  civil  population 
would  hear  it,  and  it  depressed  their 
morale.  Gas  vanning  was  hard  on  the 
German  civil  population.  My  methods 
were  more  efficient." 
,    "What  do  you  mean  more  efficient? " 

"Well,  after  my  men  shot  them,  I 
allowed  them  to  shovel  dirt  on  them.  It 
relaxed  their  nerves.  You  might  say  I  did 
it  out  of  consideration  of  humanity." 

Now  I  know  and  you  know  that  in 
every  part  of  the  world  there  are  serial 
killers — psychotics.  But  this  Ohlendorf 
was  not  a  sporadic  psychotic  thrown  up 
from  the  bowels  of  the  earth  by  cosmic 
forces.  Nazi  civilization  was  designed  to 
breed  the  Ohlendorfs  of  the  world.  I  ask 
you  to  consider  briefly:  if  they  had  got 
the  V-weapons  program  operational  six 
months  earlier  and  it  had  shattered  the 
invasion  ports  from  which  Operation 
Overlord  was  mounted,  would  we  have 
ever  been  able  to  do  it?  And  if  the  Nazis 
had  carried  out  their  final  plan,  using 
Germany  as  a  springboard  from  which 
to  dominate  the  world,  they  would  be  in 
charge  of  your  media,  your  law  schools, 
your  schools  of  theology  and  your  medi- 
cal schools — not  only  those, but  also  your 
kaffeeklatsches,  your  backyard  fence  and 
your  PTA. 

We  have  not,  of  course,  suppressed 
all  aggressive  wars  around  the 
world.  But  isn't  it  better — even  if  we 
cannot  banish  them  from  the  face  of  the 
earth — isn't  it  important  and  gratifying 
that  sometime  in  our  long,  painful  climb 
upward  from  the  caves  and  savage  isola- 
tion into  the  cities  and  a  semblance  of 
civilization  that  we've  stood  up  and  said, 
"Even  if  we  can't  abolish  it,  we  condemn 
it"?  In  our  condemnation  we  crystallize 
our  conscience.  From  now  on  it  will  be 
easier  for  those  so  minded  to  condemn 
the  aggression  into  Kuwait  than  it  would 
have  been  before.  Nuremberg  couldn't 
do  everything.  Something  had  to  be  left 
for  you  and  your  children  and  the  on- 
going life  of  reason.  The  work  is  incom- 
plete, but  the  precedent  has  been  laid 
down — the  power  of  the  beaten  track. 
Lastly,  I  believe  international  law  does 


not  consist  of  a  set  of  treaties  and  com- 
pacts and  assurances,  merely.  It  also  has 
its  invisible  line  of  growth.  As  Roger  J. 
Traynor,  that  magnificent  magistrate, 
chief  justice  from  California,  once  said, 
"the  common  law  is  not  finished,  and 
with  luck  it  never  will  be."  Why  cannot 
the  same  be  true  of  international  law?  It 
grows,  as  one  of  my  colleagues  said,  with 
glacial  speed.  It's  invisible  but  verifiable. 
Every  now  and  then  you  see  on  TV  a 
volcanic  island  being  born  before  your 
eyes.  Nuremberg  was  such  a  moment, 
when  the  life  of  reason  leapt  forward, 
took  high  ground  and  held  it. 


If  this  is  so,  we  can  narrow  the  gap 
between  where  we  are  and  where  we 
ought  to  be,  and  it  may  yet  well  be  the 
dawn  and  not  the  dust  of  the  gods.  And 
there  is  always  the  ultimate  injunction  of 
the  Sisyphean  legend:  it  isn't  necessary  to 
hope  in  order  to  persevere. 

Thomas  Lambert,  Jr.,  holds  an  endowed  profes- 
sorship in  his  name  at  Suffolk  University  Lais 
School.  He  was  one  of  six  Nuremberg  prosecutors 
who  spoke  this  spring  at  the  seventh  annual 
conference  of  BC  Law  School's  Owen  M. 
Kupferschmid  Holocaust  and  Human  Rights 
Project.  This  essay  is  taken  fro?n  his  remarks. 


The  decision 


In  a  letter  to  student  petitioners,  Fr.  Monan  details  BC's  reasons  for 
turning  down  a  registration  bid  from  a  gay  student  group 


Editor's-  note:  The  following  is  an  edited 
version  of  a  letter  from  Fr.  Monan  to  gradu- 
ate students  David  Leonard  and  Kathleen 
Mackin  and  Ryan  Brady  '96.  The  three  had 
earlier  this  year  petitioned  the  University 
for  formal  registration  of  a  gay  student 
group.  [See  story  on  page  1 3.] 

June  15, 1995 

Dear  David,  Kathy  and  Ryan: 
I  am  writing  in  response  to  your  request 
for  registration  of  a  student  organization 
under  the  title  of  the  Lesbian,  Gay  and 
Bisexual  Community  at  Boston  College. 
Since,  at  your  request,  I  have  met  and 
discussed  the  matter  with  some  of  you 
and  have  personally  heard  from  a  num- 
ber of  other  members  of  the  community, 
I  have  chosen  to  convey  a  decision  on 
your  application  in  my  own  name. 

. . .  Your  request  did  not  arise  within 
a  cultural  vacuum.  Three  years  ago  the 
University  received  a  request  for  regis- 
tration of  an  almost  identical  constitu- 
tion. At  that  time  we  devoted  very 
extensive  study  and  consultation  to  as- 


certain what  means  would  educationally 
and  developmentally  best  serve  the  Uni- 
versity and  all  of  our  undergraduate  stu- 
dents in  better  understanding  the  role 
and  importance  of  their  individual  sexu- 
ality and  successfully  integrating  it  within 
their  total  personal  development.  That 
study  resulted  in  the  formation  of  a 
creative  organization  that  had  the  chal- 
lenging task  of  promoting  educational 
programs  to  assist  in  the  successful  for- 
mation of  individual  personality  for  all 
students  during  the  transitional  years  of 
undergraduate  education. 

The  College  did  not  believe  at  that 
time  that  the  formal  registration  of  a 
student  organization  of  gay,  lesbian  and 
bisexual  persons  was  in  the  best  interests 
of  the  College  or  individual  undergradu- 
ate students  and  therefore  declined  for- 
mal registration.  The  College  continues 
in  that  belief. 

The  reason  for  this  position  in  no 
way  reflects  an  obligation  stemming  from 
the  Catholic  character  of  Boston  Col- 
lege. The  background  materials  you  pro- 
vided indicate  that  you  are  already  aware 


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6  BOSTON  COLLI  (, I   MAGAZINE 


of  our  own  clear  understanding  that  the 
University  is  under  no  religious  obliga- 
tion as  a  Catholic  institution  to  refuse 
registration  to  every  form  of  gay,  lesbian 
organization.  Both  the  Catholic  Church 
and  most  other  religious  traditions  rec- 
ognize that  sexual  orientation,  whether 
homosexual  or  heterosexual,  is  in  no 
way  morally  blameworthy  or  sinful.  Al- 
though constitutions  of  gay,  lesbian  stu- 
dent groups  differ  significantly  from 
institution  to  institution,  a  number  of 
Catholic  colleges  and  universities  have 
recognized  some  form  of  student  orga- 
nization based  on  sexual  orientation. 

This  is  precisely  the  course,  however, 
that  Boston  College  chooses  not  to  fol- 
low. Sexual  orientation  is  perhaps  one  of 
the  most  personal  and  private  elements  of 
an  individual's  personality.  The  full 
achievement  of  one's  sexual  identity  and 
its  integration  within  total  personality  is  a 
complex  developmental  process  whose 
stages  are  markedly  different  for  entering 
first-year  college  students  and  for  ad- 
vanced graduate  students.  If  students  wish 
to  communicate  their  orientation  to  oth- 
ers, and  there  is  today  an  increasing  will- 
ingness to  do  so,  they  should  enjoy 
complete  freedom  to  do  so.  On  the  other 
hand,  whatever  the  practice  at  other  uni- 
versities, Boston  College  does  not  con- 
sider it  to  be  in  the  best  interests  of  our 
students  or  of  our  community  to  establish 
structures  that  categorize  students  on  the 
basis  of  characteristics  as  personal  and 
private  as  their  sexual  orientation. 

The  categories  we  use  to  define  one 
another  are  always  in  some  sense  self- 
defining  and  limiting.  They  in  some 
sense  reduce  what  we  are  to  one  aspect 
of  our  personhood.  Although  the  use  of 
categories  in  self  description  is  a  neces- 
sity of  language,  Boston  College  consid- 
ers it  singularly  reductionist  to  create 
institutionally  recognized  structures  that 
categorize  students  according  to  their 
sexual  orientation. 

Finally,  I  wish  to  reflect  briefly  on  the 
observation  contained  in  both  our  con- 
versation and  your  document  to  the  effect 
that  registration  would  add  nothing  sub- 
stantive to  the  understanding  and  sup- 
port which  the  University  already  provides 


to  our  gay  and  lesbian  students,  but  that 
it  would  be  symbolically  important  as 
proof  of  their  acceptance  as  students  and 
as  persons  by  the  College.  On  the  con- 
trary, the  University's  policies  and  un- 
ambiguous actions  carry  the  implicit  and 
more  powerful  message  that,  no  matter 
whether  students  are  heterosexual,  ho- 
mosexual or  as  yet  struggling  with  ambi- 
guity, each  is  fully  accepted  as  a  person 
and  a  valued  Boston  College  student. 

...  As  a  private  institution,  Boston 
College  does  frame  its  policies  and  ex- 
pectations regarding  student  conduct 
on  the  basis  of  moral  values,  some  of 
which  derive  from  its  Catholic  charac- 
ter. As  noted,  it  has  long  been  the  posi- 
tion of  the  Church  that,  since  homosexual 
orientation  is  not  a  freely  chosen  human 
act,  it  is  no  way  blameworthy;  together 
with  many  other  religious  groups,  how- 
ever, the  Church's  consistent  position 
has  been  that  homogenital  acts  are  mor- 
ally wrong.  While  respecting  the  diver- 
sity of  religious  and  philosophical  belief 
among  the  student  body,  there  are  nev- 
ertheless a  number  of  University  poli- 
cies regarding  conduct  that  reflect  the 
University's  distinctive  moral  values, 
[and]  I  want  to  avoid  any  misunder- 
standing others  may  have  with  regard  to 
the  College's  prerogatives  in  establish- 
ing standards  of  campus  conduct. 

The  fact  that  you  have  attached  a 
particular  symbolic  meaning  to  the  pro- 
cess of  registering  student  organizations, 
will,  I  recognize,  make  this  response  to 
your  request  a  greater  disappointment 
than  it  otherwise  might  have  been.  I  can 
assure  you,  however,  of  Boston  College's 
continued  uncompromising  dealing  with 
any  form  of  harassment  or  intolerance 
based  on  sexual  orientation.  More  im- 
portantly, the  University  will  seek  your 
continued  assistance  in  providing  its 
many  substantive  forms  of  educational 
and  social  support  to  all  of  our  students 
through  the  critical  intellectual  and  per- 
sonal development  of  their  undergradu- 
ate years. 

Sincerely, 

J.  Donald  Monan,  SJ 

President 


Doston  College  considers 
it  singularly  reductionist 
to  create  institutionally 
recognized  structures  that 
categorize  students 
according  to  their  sexual 
orientation. 


BOSTON  COLLEGE  MAGAZINE  7 


LINDEN   LANE 


Orphaned 

From  a  new  book,  a  theory  on  why  the  Boston  Irish  came  to  value 
family  over  individualism,  and  security  over  personal  achievement 


By  Thomas  O'Connor 


In  the  19th  century  the 

death  of  Irish  fathers  in 

their  late  thirties  or  early 

forties  was  so  common  that 

Boston  V  Theodore  Parker 

referred  to  these  men  as  a 

"perishing  class"  and 

observed  that  he  rarely 

encountered  a  'gray-haired 

Irishman. ' 


Early  1 9th-century  Boston  was  a  city 
of  fatherless  boys — Irish-American 
sons  whose  fathers  had  died  young,  bro- 
ken by  poverty,  hard  labor  and  disease. 
When  their  mothers  took  menial  jobs  to 
keep  their  families  together,  the  sons 
did,  too,  dropping  out  of  school  at  an 
early  age.  It's  a  pattern  so  striking  that  it 
is  impossible  to  dismiss  as  mere  coinci- 
dence. Some  of  Boston's  most  promi- 
nent politicians  came  from  these 
circumstances:  Martin  Lomasney,  Pat- 
rick A.  Collins,  Patrick  Kennedy,  John 


F.  Fitzgerald,  James  Michael  Curley. 
The  premature  death  of  so  many  heads 
of  families  left  a  tragic  mark  on  the 
community,  and  its  legacy  haunts  the 
Boston  Irish  still. 

In  the  first  decades  of  the  19th  cen- 
tury, positions  for  unskilled  laborers  were 
so  scarce  that  immigrant  fathers  took 
jobs  no  one  else  would  take.  They  wore 
themselves  out  digging,  shoveling,  lift- 
ing, hauling  and  dragging,  laboring  for 
10,  12,  14  hours  a  day  with  seldom  a 
breakand  never  a  vacation.  Ralph  Waldo 


The  fate  of  a  working  man — a  crew  lays  gas  pipes  beneath  the  streets  of  Dorchester,  Massachusetts,  July  26,  1901. 


8  BOSTON  COLLEGE  MAGAZINE 


Emerson  once  wrote  his  friend  Henry 
David  Thoreau  describing  his  astonish- 
ment at  discovering  Irish  laborers  who 
regularly  worked  a  15 -hour  day  for  no 
more  than  50  cents.  Considering  the 
nature  of  the  jobs,  the  long  hours  and 
the  general  inexperience  of  the  immi- 
grant workers,  it  is  not  surprising  that 
they  fell  victim  to  industrial  accidents  at 
a  staggering  rate.  One  Irishman  was 
struck  by  the  almost  daily  litany  of  disas- 
ters reported  in  the  papers:  "an  Irishman 
drowned — an  Irishman  crushed  by  a 
beam — an  Irishman  suffocated  in  a  pit — 
an  Irishman  blown  to  atoms  by  a  steam- 
engine — 10,  20  Irishmen  buried  alive." 

The  hours,  the  poverty,  the  over- 
crowding and  the  unsanitary  conditions 
in  which  workers  were  forced  to  live 
caused  outbreaks  of  tuberculosis,  influ- 
enza, cholera,  typhus  and  other  illnesses 
that  carried  off  still  more  young  immi- 
grant fathers;  cardiovascular  disease  took 
an  extraordinary  toll  of  Irish-American 
males  and  continued  to  do  so  for  gen- 
erations. Indeed,  the  death  of  Irish  fa- 
thers in  their  late  thirties  or  early  forties 
was  so  common  that  Boston's  Theodore 
Parker  referred  to  these  men  as  a  "per- 
ishing class"  and  observed  on  one  occa- 
sion that  he  rarely  encountered  a 
"gray-haired  Irishman." 

Because  there  was  seldom  enough  in- 
surance or  other  financial  assistance  to 
support  the  widows  and  children,  the 
mother  usually  became  central  to  a 
family's  will  to  survive  after  the  father's 
death,  impressing  upon  her  children  the 
necessity  to  "stick  together."  To  support 
the  family,  she  scrubbed  floors  in  a  nearby 
hotel  or  rooming  house  during  the  day- 
time, or  took  up  lodgings  in  a  private 
home  in  the  Back  Bay  or  nearby  Brookline 
as  a  domestic  servant.  Children  accepted 
their  responsibility  to  help  maintain  the 
family  as  a  fact  of  life — the  inevitable 
consequence  of  living  in  this  vale  of  tears. 
They  went  out  into  the  streets  at  age  five 
or  six  to  peddle  newspapers,  run  errands, 
shine  shoes,  pick  coal  or  rummage 
through  the  junkyards  for  salable  items. 
At  12  or  13,  they  usually  left  school  and 
took  full-time  jobs  handling  freight  on 
the  piers  or  carrying  hods  of  bricks  on 


construction  projects. 

Although  in  most  cases,  with  every- 
body working  and  with  help  from  aunts, 
uncles  and  cousins,  families  were  able  to 
survive  and  even  occasionally  prosper, 
the  impact  of  this  personal  trauma  and 
social  dislocation  must  have  produced 
incalculable  psychological  effects.  Wil- 
liam Shannon,  author  of  The  Irish,  has 
suggested  it  "pulled  the  family  inward." 
The  death  of  the  father  focused  the 
children  more  intensely  than  ever  on  the 
importance  of  the  family  in  their  lives 
and  often  made  family  the  consideration 
upon  which  they  based  decisions  for  the 
rest  of  their  lives.  It  also  centered  the 
love  and  devotion  of  the  children  on  the 
mother,  who  assumed  an  almost  mythi- 
cal position  in  Irish-Catholic  society. 
With  this  collective  history,  many  Irish 
Americans  in  Boston  persisted  in  the 
personal  insecurity  and  national  paro- 
chialism their  ancestors  brought  with 
them  from  Ireland  long  after  those  char- 
acteristics had  disappeared  among  other 


ethnic  groups  and  even  among  the  Irish 
in  other  parts  of  the  country. 

At  a  time  in  American  history  when 
individual  ambition  was  encouraged  and 
personal  achievement  applauded  as  cri- 
teria for  success,  the  loss  of  a  father 
caused  many  young  Irishmen  and  Irish- 
women to  subordinate  their  personal 
and  professional  aspirations  to  the  in- 
terests of  the  family.  Tied  to  the  family, 
rooted  in  the  neighborhood,  devoted  to 
the  mother,  committed  to  siblings,  the 
emerging  Irish  American  in  Boston  was 
more  concerned  than  ever  with  the  im- 
mediate comforts  of  friendship,  security 
and  close  family  ties  than  with  the  more 
distant  prospects  of  riches,  refinement 
and  renown. 

Emeritus  Prof essor  of  History  Thomas  0  'Connor 
'49,  MA  '50,  has  written  widely  on  Boston  his- 
tory. This  essay  is  excerpted  fro?n  his  most  recent 
hook,  "The  Boston  Irish:  A  Political  Histoty" 
(Northeastern  University  Press,  1995).  It  is 
reprinted  by  permission. 


Telltale  heart 


Sometimes  things  go  right  but  still  feel  wrong 


An  administrator  writes: 

One  hot  morning  in  late  June,  I 
went  to  a  campus  meeting  with 
some  BC  colleagues  and  a  guest — a  busi- 
ness consultant.  When  it  was  over,  a 
colleague  and  I  adjourned  to  her  office 
to  continue  the  discussion.  We'd  hardly 
been  there  a  minute  when  our  guest 
returned,  his  face  dark  from  a  four- 
flight  climb.  Someone  had  broken  into 
his  car  and  stolen  his  cellular  phone. 

The  car  was  parked  in  one  of  the 
University's  outdoor  lots,  and  the  three 
of  us  went  there  to  wait  for  the  BC 
Police.  The  rear  window  on  our  guest's 
car  was  smashed — a  hole  just  large 
enough  to  admit  an  arm. 

Next  to  his  imported  sedan  was  an 
old  American  car,  painted  an  unlikely 


dull  black.  Maybe  it  was  wall  paint.  Cer- 
tainly, it  was  a  shade  that  had  never  seen 
the  inside  of  a  showroom.  Curiously, 
although  the  car  appeared  to  be  locked 
and  the  windows  were  rolled  up  and 
whole,  the  interior  showed  signs  of  a 
thorough  pillaging.  Where  the  radio 
should  have  been,  four  wires  dangled, 
and  the  seats  were  neatly  slashed  in  a 
pattern  of  precise,  large  X's  that  were 
incised  edge  to  edge  in  the  seat  cushions 
and  back  rests,  bleeding  gray  fluff. 

As  we  stood  looking  at  this  car,  won- 
dering if  it,  too,  had  been  broken  into,  a 
young  man  appeared.  None  of  us  saw 
him  walk  up.  He  simply  appeared.  He 
stood  and  looked  at  the  car  in  silence,  as 
if  he  were  considering  buying  it. 
"Yours?"  we  asked.  "My  brother's,"  he 


BOSTON  COLLEGE  MAGAZINI    9 


LINDEN   LANE 


I  could  see  from  the  look  on 

the  face  of  our  guest  that  he 

knew  the  boy  was  lying.  We 

stood  and  waited  for  the 

police.  The  boy  went  and 

waited  in  the  sunlight 

beside  his  car,  not  moving, 

as  though  his  feet  were 

anchored  in  the  asphalt. 


said;  and,  showing  us  the  stub  of  a  bro- 
ken car  key,  he  told  us  he  was  waiting  for 
his  brother  to  come  with  a  spare  so  he 
could  go  out  for  lunch.  He  was  about  1 7, 
a  boy  really,  with  a  reedy  mustache  and 
a  reedy  Hispanic  accent.  You  work  at 
BC?  we  asked.  Yes,  he  had  a  summer  job 
in  a  nearby  office.  We  asked  if  the  radio 
had  been  stolen  from  his  car.  No,  he 
replied,  that  was  how  the  car  was.  Our 
guest  showed  the  boy  his  smashed  win- 
dow and  asked  if  he'd  seen  any  suspi- 
cious activity.  No,  the  boy  said,  looking 
sympathetically  at  the  damage,  he  hadn't. 
Our  guest  asked  him  how  long  his  car 
had  been  parked  there.  The  boy  replied 
that  it  had  been  there  since  eight  that 
morning.  I  could  see  from  the  look  on 
the  face  of  our  guest  that  he  knew  the 
boy  was  lying.  We  stood  and  waited  for 
the  police.  The  boy  went  and  waited  in 
the  sunlight  beside  his  car,  not  moving, 
as  though  his  feet  were  anchored  in  the 
asphalt. 

I  went  to  talk  with  him.  He  told  me  he 
was  a  junior  at  a  public  high  school  in 
Boston  and  that  he'd  gotten  his  BC  job 
through  a  city  program  that  found  sum- 
mer work  for  Boston  teenagers.  To  keep 
us  out  of  trouble  and  off  the  streets,  he 
said — or  words  to  that  effect.  The  high 
school  he  attended  had  recently  gained 
local  infamy  by  losing  its  academic  ac- 
creditation, and  I  asked  him  how  he  was 
going  to  graduate  under  that  condition. 
He  told  me  that  it  wasn't  a  real  problem — 
the  diploma  would  be  issued  by  another 
of  Boston's  high  schools.  Ah,  I  said,  as 
though  that  made  sense  to  me.  He  said 
the  school  he  attended  wasn't  as  bad  as 
the  media  had  made  it  out  to  be.  We  then 
talked  about  his  BC  job,  which  consisted 
of  filing  pieces  of  paper  and  delivering 
other  pieces  of  paper  around  the  campus, 
and  he  agreed  with  me  that  it  was  a  very 
good  summer  job,  no  heavy  lifting — or 
words  to  that  effect.  He  told  me  he  planned 
to  go  into  the  army  when  he  graduated 
from  high  school  and  to  save  enough 
money  to  go  to  college.  He  said  he  wanted 
to  go  to  college  full-time,  without  having 
also  to  work.  I  told  him  I  had  worked 
while  going  to  college,  and  it  had  taken 
me  seven  years  to  finish  my  degree.  The 


boy  made  a  whooshing  sound  and  smiled. 
"I  could  never  do  that,"  he  said.  I  said  it 
wasn't  so  bad,  and  once  you  had  the 
degree,  you  had  your  life  ahead  of  you — 
or  words  to  that  effect. 

Then  a  patrolman  on  a  bicycle  ar- 
rived, and  soon  after  came  the  detectives 
with  fingerprint  kits  and  other  crime- 
detection  paraphernalia.  Questions  were 
asked  of  us,  and  the  answers  recorded  in 
notebooks.  A  reported  witness  was 
sought.  IDs  were  confirmed  and  stories 
reconfirmed.  It  was  approaching  noon 
and  groups  of  lunchgoers  paused  to 
watch  the  activity  before  driving  off.  I 
saw  a  middle-aged  man  who  worked  in 
the  office  where  the  boy  worked  go  up  to 
him  and  ask  if  he  was  all  right.  The  boy 
nodded,  his  jaw  set,  not  looking  in  any 
particular  direction.  I  saw  a  detective 
whisper  something  to  the  boy.  The  boy 
nodded,  and  the  detective  quickly  pat- 
ted the  boy  down  from  behind.  The 
middle-aged  man  from  the  office  the 
boy  worked  in  had  backed  away.  He 
stood  and  watched,  looking  like  the  ac- 
cidental witness  to  a  car  wreck.  My  col- 
league and  I  had  to  leave  for  a  scheduled 
lunch  meeting.  As  we  walked  away,  I 
heard  the  boy  say  to  a  BC  patrolman, 
"You  don't  think  I  did  this,  do  you?" 
"That's  a  funny  question  to  ask,"  I  heard 
the  patrolman  say.  "Why  would  I  think 
that?" 

When  we  returned  to  the  parking  lot 
an  hour  later,  the  lunchgoers  were  gone, 
and  the  boy  was  gone,  but  some  of  the 
police  were  still  there,  and  so  was  a  lock- 
smith, who  was  on  his  knees,  working  on 
the  trunk  of  the  black  car.  I  returned  to 
my  office.  My  colleague  called  me  later 
that  afternoon,  just  before  I  left  for  home. 
They  had  found  the  telephone  and  a 
crowbar  in  the  car.  The  boy  had  given 
up  an  accomplice,  a  pal  with  a  reportedly 
impressive  record  of  criminal  activity. 
The  boy  had  been  arraigned;  the  accom- 
plice was  being  sought. 

Everything  had  worked  the  way  it 
was  supposed  to — the  investigation,  the 
apprehension  of  a  suspect,  even  the  re- 
turn of  the  stolen  property  to  our  guest. 
So  why  did  I  go  home  heartsick?        • 


newsr_? 

CTnotes 


Capstone 

Student  center  project  is  reborn  as  part  of  a  new 
Gothic-style  development  on  the  main  campus 


The  complex  (above) 
comprises  a  new 
academic  building 
(labeled  1 ),  a  student 
center  (2)  and  a  replace- 
ment for  McElroy  (3). 


BC  has  announced  plans  to  com- 
plete the  last  underdeveloped  sec- 
tion of  the  Middle  Campus  in  the 
Gothic  architectural  style  of  the 
University's  hallmark  buildings. 
The  linchpin  of  the  project  is 
the  relocation  of  the  proposed 
student  center  from  a  planned 
site  behind  the  O'Neill  Library 
to  the  corner  of  Beacon  Street 
and  College  Road — the  current 
site  of  McElroy  Commons  and 
its  parking  lot.  The  new  plan 
calls  for  a  three-building  com- 
plex comprising  an  academic 
building,  a  student  center  and  a 
replacement  for  McElroy.  The 
project  also  includes  the  renova- 
tion and  expansion  of  Carney 
Hall,  adjacent  to  McElroy,  in  the 


same  Gothic  style,  and  an  under- 
ground parking  lot. 

Pending  approvals,  construc- 
tion of  the  academic  building  and 
student  center  will  begin  in  March 
1996  and  conclude  in  September 
1997.  McElroy  will  then  be  torn 
down  and  its  replacement  erected 
by  December  2000.  The  work  on 
Carney  Hall  will  begin  in  1997 
and  conclude  two  years  later. 

Trustees  approved  the  plans 
in  June,  the  same  month  in  which 
the  University  was  to  have  broken 
ground  for  a  new  student  center 
on  the  Lower  Campus.  Executive 
Vice  President  Frank  Campanella 
said  the  change  in  plans  was  driven 
by  an  opportunity  to  "revitalize" 
the  southwest  area  of  Middle 


Campus,  add  a  new  academic 
quadrangle  to  an  architecturally 
neglected  area,  and  recapture  the 
University's  architectural  style  for 
the  campus  gateway  at  Beacon 
Street.  The  new  plan  also  allows 
BC  to  house  student  organiza- 
tions in  one  area  rather  than  split- 
ting them  between  the  Lower 
Campus  center  and  a  refurbished 
McElroy,  as  had  been  planned. 
"These  buildings  are  going  to  be 
here  for  100  years,"  Campanella 
said.  "We  need  to  take  a  good  long 
look  at  what's  going  to  be  involved 
and  do  it  right." 

BC  is  now  seeking  responses 
to,  and  support  of,  the  project 
from  neighbors  and  municipal  of- 
ficials in  Newton  and  Boston. 


NEWS  &  NOTES 


Kiefer  wanted  to 
market  Pops  on  the 

Heights  ball  caps. 

"We  told  her  it 

wouldn't  be  a  good 

idea,"  said  Stone. 

"Students  take  their 

caps  seriously;  their 

caps  say  something 

about  them." 


Summer  stock 

Pops  on  the  Heights  takes  on  a  youthful  cast  with 
help  from  a  youthful  cast  of  planners 


Conte  Forum  dressed  up  as 
an  enchanted  forest? 
Hardly  your  father's  Pops  on  the 
Heights.  But  this  year  the  three- 
year-old  rite  of  fall — the  Boston 
Pops  concert  to  benefit  BC's 
scholarship  fund — is  aiming  for  a 
younger  affect:  sort  of  Disney 
meets  Sousa.  According  to  Karen 
Kelly  Kiefer,  BC's  behind-the- 
scenes  Pops  maestro,  this  year's 
event  will  feature  more  student 
singers  and  musicians  on  the  bill, 
some  performing  at  the  pre- 
concert cocktail  reception  and 
others  at  small  stages  thrown  up 
around  Conte. 

Driving  it  all  is  the  Pops  on 
the  Heights  Student  Task  Force 
and  its  auxiliary  group  in  set  de- 
sign; all  told,  some  25  peppy 
young  men  and  women  who  are 
spending  the  summer  toiling  on 
the  September  15  show.  Junior 


Megan  Kerrigan's  mood — a  con- 
tinual bubbly  simmer — is  repre- 
sentative. "It's  a  great  event,"  she 
says.  "There's  nothing  else  like  it 
on  campus  the  rest  of  the  year, 
and  it  benefits  students,  so  I  re- 
ally want  to  make  it  work." 

The  student  set  designers  are 
puzzling  out  the  enchanted- 
forest  look — which  plays  on  this 
year's  student-driven  theme  of 
"To  change,  to  grow,  to  become." 
Unfurling  his  design  drawings  at 
a  late-June  task  force  meeting, 
Greg  Park  '97,  directs  attention 
to  a  plastic  and  somewhat  surreal- 
looking  wishing  well,  explaining 
that  when  singing  groups  are  not 
using  the  well  as  a  performance 
venue,  people  can  climb  on  it,  use 
it  as  a  prop  for  family  snapshots — 
even  toss  coins  into  it.  "It's  part 
of  a  whole  interactive  design  we're 
working  on  to  encourage  the  au- 


On  site — with  a  summer  of  work  still  ahead  of  them,  members  of  the  Pops  student  planning 
group  gather  at  the  Conte  Forum  venue. 


dience  to  be  part  of  the  show," 
the  theater  arts  major  says. 

The  task  force  members, 
meanwhile,  have  been  address- 
ing mailing  labels  and  gently 
prodding  potential  sponsors — 
while  also  lending  their  youthful 
vision  to  the  proceedings.  "We're 
representing  the  student  point  of 
view,  and  that's  something 
they've  missed  in  the  past,"  said 
task  force  chairman  Keith  Stone 
'96.  It's  already  paid  off,  he  said. 
Kiefer  wanted  to  market  Pops  on 
the  Heights  ball  caps  to  students 
in  addition  to  the  T-shirts  that 
have  been  standard.  "We  told 
her  it  wouldn't  be  a  good  idea," 
said  Stone.  "Students  take  their 
caps  seriously;  their  caps  say 
something  about  them,  so  they 
won't  wear  just  anything."  The 
idea  was  shelved. 

At  the  same  meeting  that  fea- 
tured Park's  wishing-well  con- 
cept, Kiefer  broke  the  news  that 
John  Williams  could  not  con- 
duct due  to  movie  commitments, 
and  that  composer  Marvin 
Hamlisch  would  be  filling  in. 
"How  should  Hamlisch  be  mar- 
keted?" she  asked. 

Once  they  found  out  who 
Hamlisch  was,  the  students 
warmed  to  the  task.  Emily  Tiberio 
'97,  who  is  writing  copy  for  the 
Pops  program,  opined  that  BC 
students  would  respond  to  public- 
ity focusing  on  Hamlisch's  movie 
and  stage  credits.  There  were  vig- 
orous nods  all  around.  "If  he's 
done  the  music  for  A  ChonisLine, 
he's  got  to  be  good,"  shrugged 
Tim  Gavin  '98,  a  task  force  mem- 
ber who  has  benefited  from  a  Pops 
scholarship. 

Then,  like  a  general  walking 
her  lieutenants  through  a  battle 
plan,  Kiefer  flew  on  to  the  next 
topic — student  ticket  sales.  The 
lieutenants  listened  closely. 
There  were  1 1  weeks  to  go. 


1 2  BOSK  )N  COLLEGE  MAGAZINE 


Private  lives 

Gay  and  lesbian  student  group  is  declined  in  bid  for  formal  registration 


Calling  sexual  orientation 
"one  of  the  most  personal 
and  private  elements  of  an 
individual's  personality,"  Boston 
College  has  turned  down  an  ap- 
plication for  formal  registration 
of  a  gay  student  organization. 

The  decision  was  conveyed  in 
a  June  1 5  letter  from  University 
President  J.  Donald  Monan,  SJ, 
to  the  three  student  petitioners 
for  the  Lesbian,  Gay  and  Bisexual 
Community  at  Boston  College 
(LGBC). 

The  president  said  in  his  let- 
ter that  while  homosexual  orien- 
tation was  of  itself  "in  no  way 
morally  blameworthy  or  sinful" 
and  that  several  Catholic  colleges 
had  recognized  gay  student  or- 
ganizations, "this  is  precisely  the 
course . . .  Boston  College  chooses 


not  to  follow."  He  said  that  stu- 
dents who  wished  to  communi- 
cate their  sexual  orientation  to 
others  should  have  the  freedom 
to  do  so  but  that  Boston  College 
would  not  "establish  structures 
that  categorize  students  on  the 
basis  of  characteristics  as  personal 
and  private  as  their  sexual  orien- 
tation." Observing  that  all  terms 
of  self-identification  are  to  some 
degree  limiting,  Fr.  Monan  added 
that  the  practice  of  creating  "in- 
stitutional structures"  to  identify 
individuals  by  sexual  orientation 
was  "singularly  reductionist." 
[Editor's  note:  an  edited  version 
of  Fr.  Monan's  letter  appears  on 
page  6.] 

Petitioner  Ryan  Brady  '96,  a 
co-director  of  LGBC,  said  he  be- 
lieved the  University's  decision 


SCOUTING   REPORT 


ran  counter  "to  the  progress  and 
change  that  has  been  unfolding 
in  recent  years."  David  Leonard, 
PhD'96,  another  of  the  petition- 
ers, said  that  while  LGBC  was 
still  considering  its  formal  re- 
sponse, its  members  were  "heart- 
ened by  expressions  of  support, 
both  before  and  since  the 
president's  announcement." 

According  to  Dean  of  Stu- 
dents Robert  Sherwood,  gay  and 
lesbian  students  currently  are  al- 
located space  for  meetings  and 
programs  and  receive  funding  for 
educational  programs  through 
the  Committee  on  Sexual  Diver- 
sity, which  was  founded  three 
years  ago  to  sponsor  and  pro- 
mote programs  dealing  with 
sexual  identity. 


When  I  was  asked  to  speak  to  you  today,  my  mind  raced  ahead  of  the  invitation,  imagining 
what  bromides  of  advice,  truth,  profundity,  could  serve  to  solemnify  this  important 
occasion.  I  was  on  the  point  of  refusing — why  embarrass  both  of  us  with  the  paucity  of  my 
wisdom — when  [A&S  Associate]  Dean  [Marie]  McHugh  mentioned  that  my  time  could 
be  filled  anyway  I  pleased,  with  a  reading  of  my  poems,  for  instance.  Now,  any  poet  snaps 
to  attention  at  an  invitation  to  read  her  work,  and  my  mind  then  began  working  in  a 
different  direction:  how  many  poems  would  I  read,  which  ones,  and  how  would  I  relate 
them  to  your  accomplishments,  which  we  are  gathered  to  celebrate?  The  idea  of  offering 
poems  as  a  way  to  mark  this  celebration  seemed  right:  poems,  like  any  made  art,  are  by  their 
nature  gifts  to  others.  They  are  the  traces  of  the  poet's  attention  to  things;  as  such,  they 
bear  witness  to  another's  way  of  being  in  the  world.  Poems  are  our  signposts,  our 
touchstones.  They  do  not  so  much  offer  advice  as  much  as  they  reenact  experience  and  the 
thought  accorded  to  that  experience.  Think  of  them  not  as  linguistic  artifacts  but  rather 
as  voices  in  the  air  waiting  to  include  you  in  the  conversation.  Because  of  this  notion  of 
conversation,  let's  call  it  the  sociability  of  poetry,  I  decided  not  to  read  to  you  only  from 
my  own  work.  Poems  I  would  read  and,  yes,  a  few  of  my  own  among  them,  but  a  solo 
performance  seemed  the  wrong  approach  to  take  today.  What  I  bring  is  a  small  chorus  of 
contemporary  poets'  voices  with  me — W.S.  Merwin,  Sharon  Olds,  Denise  Levertov, 
Philip  Levine,  Elizabeth  Bishop  and  Mary  Oliver:  scouts  reporting  back  to  you  on  what 
it  is  like  to  be  grappling  with  life  at  the  close  of  the  20th  century. 

English  faculty  member  Suzanne  Matson  speaking  at  the  Cross  and  Crown  honor  society 
induction  ceremony  in  May.  Matson's  ?nost  recent  book  of  poems  is  Durable  Goods. 


GOOD  FELLOWS 

Three  of  this  year's  gradu- 
ates received  Fulbright  Fel- 
lowships. Scott  McGehee,  a 
doctoral  candidate  in  history, 
will  attend  the  University  of 
Rome  researching  1 8th-  and 
19th-century  Italian  agrarian 
life.  At  Trier  University  in 
Germany,  Jennifer  Burkart 
'95,  will  research  manu- 
scripts produced  during 
Charlemagne's  reign.  And, 
at  the  University  of  Potsdam 
in  Germany,  Neil  McDevitt 
will  study  links  between 
fascism  and  1 9th-century 
German  ideological  history. 

NATIVE  TALENTS 

The  Law  School's  Immigra- 
tion and  Asylum  Project  has 
completed  its  inaugural  year 
offering  pro  bono  legal  rep- 
resentation to  indigent  asy- 
lum seekers  and  immigrants 
facing  deportation.  With  a 
grant  from  the  U.S.  Depart- 
ment of  Education,  1  5  BC 
law  students  have  been 
working  through  the  BC 
Neighborhood  Resource  Cen- 
ter, in  Brighton,  and  the  Im- 
migration and  Naturalization 
Service's  detention  center  in 
Boston.  Clients  have  included 
natives  of  Liberia,  Haiti, 
Nigeria,  Afghanistan  and 
Guatemala. 

TROPHY  HUNT 

Is  a  piece  of  goalpost  from 
the  1941  Sugar  Bowl  gath- 
ering dust  in  your  attic?  A 
ticket  stub  from  the  1 949 
NCAA  hockey  championship 
in  your  desk  drawer?  The 
Athletic  Association  and 
Varsity  Club  are  stocking 
new  trophy  and  memora- 
bilia cases  in  Conte  Forum. 
Equipment,  uniforms,  game 
programs,  photographs  and 
awards  will  all  be  consid- 
ered for  placement  along- 
side the  likes  of  Doug 
Flutie's  Heisman  Trophy  and 
the  women's  field  hockey 
team's  1994  championship 
cup.  Potential  donors  and 
lenders  are  asked  to  contact 
Reid  Oslin  at  Conte  Forum. 


BOSTON  COLLEGE  MAGAZINE  1 3 


NEWS  &  NOTES 


BLOWING  TIME — Bubble  gum  helps  one  member  of  the  Class  of  1995  pass  Commencement  morning.  The  soon-to-be-alumni  saw  BC 
confer  honorary  degrees  upon  Northern  Ireland's  Social  Democratic  and  Labor  Party  leader  John  Hume,  U.S.  poet  laureate  Rita  Dove, 
former  Jerusalem  mayor  Teddy  Kollek,  Wall  Street  wizard  Peter  Lynch  '65,  and  Museum  of  Fine  Arts  curator  Cornelius  Vermeule  III. 


Words  apart 

Intent  of  new  academic  journal  is  to  develop  a  conversation 
between  religious  faith  and  the  arts 


Boston  College  is  the  home  of 
a  new  quarterly  journal  that 
will  explore  religious  experience 
and  its  expression  in  the  verbal, 
visual  and  performing  arts,  ac- 
cording to  editor  and  English 
Professor  Dennis  Taylor. 

"We  look  for  discussions  of 
modern  artistic  works  that  seek 
out  religious  terms,  and  for  new 
ways  of  talking  about  traditional 
religious  experiences  in  the  arts," 
he  said.  "We're  trying  to  pro- 
mote a  conversation  about  the 
role  of  religion  in  cultural  studies 
and  its  expression  in  painting, 


sculpture,  film,  architecture  and 
other  forms  of  art — about  how 
you  integrate  religious  and  secu- 
lar ways  of  speaking  to  these 
matters." 

Religion  and  the  Arts,  which  is 
scheduled  to  debut  next  March, 
is  an  outgrowth  of  faculty  discus- 
sions that  began  at  the  Boston 
College  Jesuit  Institute  in  1990. 
In  1993,  a  grant  from  the 
McCarthy  Foundation  provided 
support  for  start-up  costs,  and  a 
planning  committee  was  formed. 
Taylor  was  appointed  editor  last 
year,  and  an  advisory  board  in- 


cluding such  luminaries  as 
JaroslavPelikan,  Harold  Bloom, 
Elie  Wiesel  and  Czeslaw  Milosz 
was  named. 

"We  have  a  pretty  good  sense 
of  the  scholars  who  might  be  in- 
terested in  the  journal, "  said  Tay- 
lor, who  has  begun  soliciting 
charter  subscriptions  and  articles 
from  scholars  and  artists  for  the 
new  publication.  "We  are  asking 
for  submissions,  recommenda- 
tions and  general  advice,  and  thus 
far  the  idea  of  the  journal  seems 
to  have  aroused  a  lot  of  interest." 


14  BOSTON  COLLEGE  MAGAZINE 


Point  after 

BC  shares  national  award  for  football  players' 
graduation  rates 


Boston  College  was  one  of 
three  institutions  to  receive 
this  year's  College  Football  As- 
sociation (CFA)  Academic 
Achievement  Award  for  the  high- 
est graduation  rate  in  the  nation 
for  football  players.  The  rate  of 
94.4  percent  was  calculated  for 
the  1 7  students  on  football  schol- 
arships who  entered  the  Univer- 
sity in  the  fall  of  1989.  Players  at 
Duke  and  Wake  Forest  compiled 
identical  records  over  those  years. 
An  affiliation  of  67  colleges 
who  play  football  at  the  Division 
IA  level,  the  CFA  calculates 


graduation  rates  based  on  five 
years  of  attendance,  but  all  of  the 
graduating  players  from  BC's 
Class  of  1993  graduated  in  four 
years,  according  to  Kevin  Lyons, 
who  directs  academic  advising 
for  the  University's  student  ath- 
letes and  who  also  was  recog- 
nized by  the  CFA. 

BC  had  previously  won  the 
CFA  award  in  1992  with  a  100 
percent  graduation  rate.  Duke, 
Virginia  and  Notre  Dame  are  the 
only  other  institutions  to  have 
won  the  award  twice  or  more. 

"There's  nowhere  to  hide  on 


this  campus  when  it  comes  to 
academics,"  said  Athletic  Direc- 
tor Chet  Gladchuk.  "Student 
athletes  attend  the  same  courses 
as  other  students  so  they  are  not 
only  competing  at  the  highest 
levels  on  the  field  but  also  in  the 
classroom.  As  a  result,  our  [gradu- 
ation] numbers  are  real.  They 
reflect  something  clearly  earned." 
In  the  1 5  years  since  the  CFA 
began  giving  the  award,  the  aver- 
age graduation  rate  for  football 
players  among  its  members  has 
increased  from  49  percent  to  58.6 
percent.  • 


STAR   IS   BORN,   FINALLY 


When  Lorie  Conway  decided  to  hire  History  Professor  Emeritus 
Thomas  O'Connor  for  a  television  job,  she  had  never  met  him.  She 
had,  however,  listened  to  his  voice-mail  message  three  times,  and 
she  knew  he  was  right  for  telling  tales  of  former  Boston 
Mayor  James  Michael  Curley  and  Scollay  Square  on 
"Boston:  The  Way  It  Was,"  a  history  program  she  was 
producing  for  Boston's  WGBH-TV.  "There  was 
something  about  his  voice  that  stuck  in  my  head,  very 
easy  on  the  ears,  peppered  slightly  with  a  Boston 
accent,"  she  recalled.  That  O'Connor  happened 
to  be  an  expert  on  Boston  history  (see  page  8) 
didn't  hurt,  either,  of  course,  and  then  neither 
did  what  turned  out  to  be  his  hitherto-undis- 
covered affinity  for  the  small  screen.  "A  natu- 
ral," said  Conway.  "Completely  accessible  with  an 
unusual  ability  to  communicate."  In  fact,  O'Connor  narrated 
the  hour-long  program  in  one  take,  after  reading  the  script  for  less 
than  30  minutes.  And  "Boston:  The  Way  it  Was"  became  one  of  the  most 
successful  fund-raising  programs  of  the  year  for  the  PBS  affiliate,  leading  Conway 
to  hope  nobody  else  discovers  O'Connor  and  ruins  his  "unspoiled  quality" — at  least 
not  before  she  can  sign  him  for  her  next  program.  O'Connor  said  he  had  indeed 
planned  to  let  stardom  go  to  his  head.  But  then  he  ran  the  show's  videotape  for  his 
two-year-old  grandson,  who,  expecting  Barney,  burst  into  tears  of  disappointment 
at  the  sight  of  Grandpa. 


HISTORIAN  APPOINTED 

Gerald  P.  Fogarty,  SJ,  the 
author  of  works  on  American 
and  modern  Catholic  history 
and  a  professor  at  the  Univer- 
sity of  Virginia,  has  been  ap- 
pointed the  Thomas  I.  Gasson, 
SJ,  Professor  for  the  1 995-96 
academic  year.  Fr.  Fogarty  is 
working  on  a  book  about  U.S.- 
Vatican relations  during  World 
War  II.  He  will  teach  and 
present  two  public  lectures  dur- 
ing his  residency.  Founded  by 
the  Boston  College  Jesuit  Com- 
munity, the  Gasson  Chair  is  the 
University's  oldest  endowed 
professorship  and  is  reserved 
for  Jesuit  scholars. 

TOP  CHOICES 

Marc  Molinsky  '95,  is  one  of 
14  scholarship  athletes  to  re- 
ceive a  1995  NCAA  scholarship 
for  postgraduate  study.  The 
third-best  three-point  percent- 
age shooter  in  BC  basketball 
history  and  only  the  seventh 
player  to  participate  in  every 
game  of  his  collegiate  career, 
Molinsky  was  this  year's  Big 
East  Basketball  Scholar-Athlete 
of  the  Year.  Currently  poised 
between  an  auditor's  job  at  a 
Big  Eight  firm  and  the  possibility 
of  an  overseas  pro  basketball 
career,  Molinsky  has  five  years 
to  use  the  $5,000  scholarship  at 
a  university  of  his  choice. 

DEATHS 

•Francis  O.  Corcoran,  SJ,  dean 
of  the  College  of  A&S  from  1 95 1 
to  1954,  on  April  7,  1995,  at 
age  89. 

•Margaret  M.  Gorman,  RSCJ,  a 
member  of  the  theology  and 
psychology  faculties  at  Newton 
College  of  the  Sacred  Heart  and 
at  BC  since  1959,  on  May  16, 
1995,  at  age  75. 
•Spencer  C.  MacDonald,  director 
of  admissions  at  the  Graduate 
School  of  A&S  from  1 982  to 
1994,  on  May  26,  1995,  at 
age  66. 

•Francis  J.  Kelly,  a  professor  of 
counseling  psychology  in  the 
School  of  Education  since  1965, 
on  July  3,  1995,  at  age  69.       • 


BOSTON  COI  I  K.I    \1U.\ZI\F    15 


Four  BC  faculty  discuss  America  s  quest 

for  a  new — and  preferably  paperback — 

road  to  salvation 

Spirituality 

lite 


AMERICANS  LOVE  A  SOLUTION.  WE  LOVE  PEOPLE  TO 
show  us  the  way.  We  love  Dale  Carnegie  and  Ann  Landers 
and  Dr.  Ruth.  We  love  books  that  tell  us  how  to  fix  our 
bodies,  our  marriages,  our  businesses — even  our  souls.  For 
the  past  decade  U.S.  best-seller  lists  have  chronicled  our  seemingly 
insatiable  hunger  for  books  telling  us  how  to  rediscover  the  angels  within 
and  around  us. 

It's  not  an  unprecedented  phenomenon.  Henry  David  Thoreau's 
Walden  has  been  in  publication  for  nearly  150  years.  But  if  Walden  has 
endured,  it  was  not  an  immediate  hit.  In  Pilgrims  in  Their  Own  hand:  200 
Years  of  Religion  in  America,  historian  Martin  E.  Marty  points  out  that 
shortly  after  Waldetfs  publication  in  1854,  Thoreau  commented  that  his 
personal  library  numbered  900  volumes;  700  were  copies  of  Walden, 
returned  by  the  publisher.  The  spiritual  best-sellers  of  Thoreau's  day  are 
now  obscure,  Marty  notes — flashes  in  the  pan  of  pop  history. 

BCM  recently  assigned  a  reading  list  of  current  spiritual  best-sellers  to 
four  members  of  the  faculty.  On  April  1 3  we  brought  them  to  a  quiet  room 
in  Bapst  Library  and  turned  on  a  tape  recorder.  The  discussion,  which 
follows,  was  moderated  by  Associate  Dean  of  the  Graduate  School  of  Arts 
and  Sciences  Patricia  De  Leeuw. 


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Patricia  De  Leeuw:  Let's  begin  with  the 
phenomenon.  In  the  past  year  seven 
books  relating  to  the  quest  for  spiritual 
fulfillment  have  made  the  New  York 
Times's  lists  of  best-sellers.  Collectively, 
they  have  sold  almost  1 3  million  copies. 
One  of  these  books,  Scott  Peck's  Road 
Less  Traveled,  in  fact,  has  been  on  the 
paperback  list  for  more  than  10  years 
and  has  sold  more  than  6  million  cop- 
ies— one  for  every  16  households  in  the 
United  States.  Clearly  there's  something 
going  on  worth  talking  about. 
Paul  Schervish:  It's  that  old  Boston  prob- 
lem: how  do  you  get  from  here  to  there? 
People  have  a  yearning  for  a  spiritual 
life.  What  Peck,  for  example,  offers  in 
rather  available  terms  is  a  methodology 
for  getting  there.  Peck  is  also  very  clear 
about  discipline  and  energy  and  lazi- 
ness, and  these  are,  I  think,  enduring 


American  traits — hands-on  self-devel- 
opment in  the  pragmatic  tradition. 
Maryanne  Confoy:  And  I  think  Peck's 
pragmatism  addresses  issues  that  people 
are  working  on.  It's  a  methodology  in 
relationship  to  the  issues  of  family,  try- 
ing to  love,  trying  to  grow.  Peck  points 
out  the  way  people  are  open  to  growth 
but  at  the  same  time  resistant.  The  book 
is  so  personal  that  one  feels  engaged. 
And  this  makes  his  methodology  seem 
useful.  I  think  lonely  people  can  feel 
they're  having  a  conversation  with  an 
expert. 

De  Leeuw:  For  the  sake  of  the  five  or  six 
BCM  readers  who  may  not  be  aware  of 
what  The  Road  Less  Traveled  and  Further 
Along  the  Road  Less  Traveled  are  about, 
perhaps  I  should  state  Peck's  message  in 
brief.  It's  that  if  we  just  do  what  our 
mothers  always  told  us  to  do — delay 


gratification,  confront  problems,  take 
responsibility  and  face  reality  squarely, 
using  the  "basic  tools  of  discipline,"  as 
he  calls  them — Peck,  who  is  a  psychia- 
trist, promises  that  we  can  overcome 
the  original  sin  of  laziness  and  respond 
with  love  and  readiness  to  God's  grace. 
Willemien  Often:  But  I'll  tell  you,  I  didn't 
like  that  "conversation  with  an  expert" 
tone  that  Maryanne  mentions.  Ulti- 
mately, there  is  something  in  Peck's 
vision  that  makes  you  eternally  depen- 
dent on  some  expert — that  everyone  is 
basically  neurotic  and  that  everything  is 
linked  to  psychopathology.  He  actually 
believes  everyone  can  benefit  from  psy- 
chotherapy. Maybe  so,  but  I  think  it's 
good  for  people  not  to  move  too  quickly 
in  that  direction.  I  think  Thomas  Moore, 
in  Care  of  the  Soul,  moves  beyond  that 
dependency. 


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spirituality  in  Scott  Peck's  book, 
either.  If  there  is,  it's  a  very  secu- 
larized form,  with  the  psychia- 
trist replacing  the  confessor.  The 
curate — the  man  who  takes  care 
of  your  soul — is  relegated  to  the 
background.  So  where  is 
God  in  all  this? 


Schervish:  Moore  is  a  little  more  Euro- 
pean, a  little  less  Freudian,  a  little  more 
Jungian. 

Ernest  Fortin:  Moore  wants  the  care  of 
the  soul,  not  therapy  of  the  soul. 
De  Leeuw:  Again,  it  might  be  prudent 
simply  to  note  that  in  his  best-seller 
Moore  says  we  will  find  fulfillment  only 
if  we  listen  to  and  care  for  the  soul,  that 
"quality  or  dimension  of  experiencing 
life  and  ourselves"  that,  as  he  puts  it, 
"has  to  do  with  depth,  value,  related- 
ness,  heart  and  personal  substance."  He 
says  we  care  for  the  soul  by  turning  away 
from  the  modern  myths  of  growth, 
progress  and  success.  Moore,  I  gather, 
lived  in  a  Catholic  religious  order  for 
more  than  a  decade  and  has  been  trained 
in  theology  and  philosophy  as  well  as 
Jungian  psychology. 
Fortin:  You  know,  Maryanne  mentioned 
loneliness.  It  needs  to  be  said  that  Peck's 
book  addresses  the  loneliness  of  most 
people  in  our  society,  and  that's  a  deep 
problem.  People  don't  have  much  to 
dedicate  themselves  to  in  our  society. 
It's  characterized  by  intense  individual- 
ism, which  is  part  of  the  American  psyche 
now. 

That  struck  me  about  all  these 
books — the  focus  on  the  individual  in- 
stead of  looking  at  what  the  individual 
would  need  to  do  in  order  to  grow.  In 
fact,  I  think  people  are  better  off  if  they 


think  less  about  themselves  and  more 
about  the  things  they  might  be  doing, 
assuming  there  are  opportunities  to  de- 
velop themselves  in  those  things. 
Confoy:  That's  interesting,  Ernie,  be- 
cause in  Further  Along  the  Road  Less  Trav- 
eled, Peck  comes  back  to  the  need  for 
community.  He  talks  about  coming  back 
to  be  baptized,  but  still  he  won't  be 
baptized  within  a  specific  confessional 
tradition.  He  deliberately  makes  it  an 
ecumenical  baptism  into  the  whole  of 
Christianity,  which  again,  I  think,  con- 
tributes to  the  individual  and  piecemeal 
flavor. 

Fortin:  Someone  was  telling  me  this  week 
that  Moore  converted  to  Catholicism. 
De  Leeuw:  What  about  Moore's  notion 
of  the  unconscious  equaling  God?  Is 
that  compatible  with  Christianity? 
Schervish:  I  think  his  notion  is  not  that 
the  edge  of  consciousness  is  equal  to 
God,  but  that  it's  the  window  to  God — 
the  pathway.  Take  a  hierarchical  model 
of  consciousness,  from  self-reflective 
consciousness  down  to  the  unconscious. 
Is  the  normal  working  of  our  conscious- 
ness a  window  to  God?  I  would  say  yes. 
If  I'm  experiencing  God,  there  is  no 
window  but  my  consciousness. 
De  Leeuw:  That's  hardly  an  insight  on 
his  part,  though.  And  I  wonder,  in  fact, 
if  any  of  you  believe  there's  anything 
new,  of  real  value,  in  these  books?  Are 
any  of  these  classics  that  will  be  read  20 
years  from  now? 

Schervish:  I  would  say  that  any  book 
that's  sold  6  million  copies  is  a  classic. 
And  Peck's  now  part  of  BC's  Capstone 
Courses,  so  there's  another  70  or  80 
copies  a  year  that  are  going  to  be  sold. 
But  there  is  something  to  be  skeptical 
about.  Look  at  the  shiny  faces  on  these 
book  jackets— they're  all  the  same — 
they're  all  one  person.  And  they're  all 
writing  sequels.  They  have  an  industry 
here. 

But  at  the  same  time  I  take  it  seri- 
ously. I  don't  spend  enough  time  caring 
for  my  soul,  and  I  am  lazy  about  it,  to 
use  Scott  Peck's  terminology.  Remem- 
ber the  Neil  Young  song  about  "mining 
for  a  heart  of  gold?"  Well,  I  need  to  be 
reminded  of  the  importance  of  panning 


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THE   PARTICIPANTS 


for  gold.  Yes,  these  books  could  be  cat- 
egorized as  dangerous;  if  everybody  fol- 
lowed these  shiny  faces,  we'd  go  off  the 
deep  end.  But  there  is  another  way  of 
reading  these  books,  and  that  is  to  ask: 
what  are  they  doing  for  me?  Reading 
these  books,  however  superficial  they 
may  in  part  be,  is  like  a  good  liturgy,  a 
reminder  of  what  I  have  abandoned  and 
what  I'm  yearning  for.  If  I  read  them 
seriously,  I  am  forced  to  experience  the 
distance  between  what  I'm  yearning  for 
in  spiritual  life — an  edge  of  transcen- 
dence— and  what  I  actually  have.  So 
each  one  of  these  books,  for  me,  is  a 
grace. 

Often:  I  have  no  trouble  with  the  idea  of 
finding  God  in  your  consciousness,  as 
the  great  Christian  mystics  did,  but  I  do 
think  the  danger  is  as  Ernie  stated  it. 
The  vision  here  is  too  individualistic.  I 
come  out  of  a  Protestant  tradition  in 
which  we  strongly  value  the  transcen- 
dence of  God.  And  if  you  have  a  tran- 
scendent God,  God  can  act  in  history; 
you  can  see  God  in  society.  In  this  re- 
gard I  found  Peck  to  be  very  negative 
about  politics.  For  instance,  in  The  Road 
Less  Traveled  he  shows  no  interest  in 
people's  being  citizens.  I  think 
God  acts  not  only  through 
individual  consciousness  but 
also  in  society,  and  I  believe 
we  can  collaborate  in  that  en- 
terprise. 

By  the  same  token,  the 
book  is  dated.  When  he  talks 
about  parenting,  the  women 
are  cooking  and  cleaning,  and 
from  time  to  time  the  men  do 
a  little  bit  of  their  share.  It 
seems  to  reinforce  traditional 
structures,  which  I  think 
Christianity  can  coincide  with 
but  doesn't  necessarily.  Chris- 
tianity can  be  on  the  edge  of 
transforming  society. 
Fortin:  You're  right  about  the 
politics,  but  I'm  not  sure 
there's  much  spirituality  in 
Peck's  book,  either.  If  there 
is,  it's  a  very  secularized 
form — the  psychiatrist  replac- 
ing the  confessor.  The  cu- 


Be/ow,  from  left  to  right: 


Paul  Schervish 


is  an  associate  professor  of  sociology  and  director  of  BC's 
Social  Welfare  Research  Institute.  He  writes  about  the  roots  and  role  of 
charitable  giving  in  American  culture.  In  1994  he  edited  a  series  of  essays 
analyzing  American  cultural  consciousness  of  wealth.  Schervish  lives  in 
Belmont,  Massachusetts,  with  his  wife  and  three  children. 


Willemien  Often 


joined  the  theology  department  last  fall  as  an  assistant 
professor  specializing  in  the  history  of  Christian  life  and  thought.  She  is 
particularly  interested  in  medieval  intellectual  history  and  is  working  on  a 
book  about  the  development  of  theology  prior  to  the  rise  of  scholasticism. 
She  lives  with  her  husband  in  Newtonville,  Massachusetts. 


Ernest  Fortin,  AA 


has  been  a  professor  of  theology  since  1971.  He  has 
written  widely  on  the  relationship  between  Christianity  and  the  political 
order  from  antiquity  to  modern  liberal  society,  focusing  on  the  moral 
issues  that  arise  when  Christians  take  part  in  imperfect  civil  societies. 
An  Assumptionist  priest,  Fr.  Fortin  resides  in  Boston. 


Patricia  All  win  De  LeeuwF 


jnel  moderator,  is  associate  dean  of  the 
Graduate  School  of  Arts  and  Sciences  and  has  taught  graduate  and 
undergraduate  courses  in  theology  since  1 979.  Her  academic  specialty  is 
church  history  in  the  early  Middle  Ages,  with  a  particular  focus  on  pasto- 
ral care  and  popular  piety  during  the  period.  She  has  a  book  in  progress 
on  the  parish  in  early  medieval  Germany.  De  Leeuw  lives  in  Lexington, 
Massachusetts,  with  her  husband  and  two  children. 


Maryanne  Confoy,  RSC 


is  an  adjunct  associate  professor  of  theology  and 
a  member  of  the  Australian  congregation  of  the  Sisters  of  Charity.  She 
writes  on  feminist  and  liberation  theology  and  spirituality  and  recently 
served  as  a  contributing  editor  for  a  collection  of  essays  on  Australian 
feminist  theology.  She  lives  in  Chestnut  Hill,  Massachusetts. 


rate — the  man  who  takes  care  of  your 
soul — is  relegated  to  the  background, 
and  someone  else  has  now  occupied  the 
space  that  has  been  vacated.  So  where  is 
God  in  all  this? 

The  political  thinker  Leo  Strauss  once 
said  that  the  two  most  important  things 
in  life  were  God  and  politics,  and  today 
we  have  neither.  I  think  these  books  are 
symptomatic  of  that  condition. 
Schervish:  Let  me  read  that  complaint 
as  Thomas  Moore  might  read  it.  Why 
does  it  bother  us  so  much  that  these 
writers  don't  talk  about  politics  or  citi- 
zenship? When  Robert  McNamara's 
book  came  out  this  spring,  it  struck  a 
nerve — about  the  betrayal,  the  empti- 
ness of  politics,  the  lack  of  courage  in 
our  political  leaders,  which  in  that  in- 
stance cost  25,000  U.S.  lives  because  of 
his  continuing  silence.  I  don't  miss  poli- 
tics in  Peck's  book.  I  am  more  and  more 
convinced  of  the  intercession  of 
agency — that  is,  unless  the  heart  is 
touched,  there  is  no  politics.  Our  poli- 
tics has  for  too  long  been  based  on  the 
absence  of  this  yearning  for  spirituality, 
and  it's  time  to  take  a  rest  from  declar- 
ing who  our  political  enemies  and 
friends  are.  I  don't  think  this  will  last 
forever,  but  it's  important  for  us  to  step 
back  and  examine  the  personal  spiritu- 
ality within  which  we  do  our  public 
living.  It's  the  classic  reversal  of  Dor- 
othy Day's  notion  that  if  you  wish  to 
care  for  your  soul,  you  must  care  for  the 
community,  and  your  soul  will  follow. 
I'm  saying  if  you  care  for  your  soul,  the 
care  for  the  community  will  follow. 
Confoy:  Peck  does  emphasize  personal 
responsibility;  he  pushes  that  with  the 
Orestes  myth,  saying,  It  was  not  the 
gods;  it  was  I.  What  I  see  missing  in 
Peck  is  community  accountability. 
McNamara  has  made  himself  account- 
able to  the  community  for  what  he  saw 
as  his  personal  responsibility  and  his 
failure.  Peck  focuses  on  the  person  as  a 
person — at  the  expense  of  accountabil- 
ity to  the  larger  society.  I  think  part  of 
that  comes  from  his  idea  of  God.  He's 
bought  into  the  "New  Age  god"  with  a 
Jesus  flavor. 


But  when  I  came  to  the  sequel,  I  did 
think  it  would  say,  Well  now,  having 
seen  the  privatizing  possibilities  of  this, 
I  begin  to  see  the  need  to  belong  to  a 
community.  But  Peck  doesn't  see  him- 
self as  accountable  to  a  community  with 
whom  he  shares  an  identity.  By  being 
baptized  generically  Christian,  he  is  say- 
ing, "I  am  Christian,  but  I  won't  be 
accountable  for  Lutherans;  I  won't  be 
accountable  for  Catholics;  I  won't  be 
accountable  for  Baptists." 
Schervish:  Well  I  won't,  either.  But  I 
will  be  accountable  for  a  Baptist.  I  will 
be  accountable  for  a  Catholic.  I  will  be 
accountable  for  a  child.  But  I  am  not 
accountable  for  groups  anymore. 
Confoy:  But  don't  you  have  account- 
ability for  how  that  group  engages 
itself? 

Schervish:  Yes,  once  I  can  figure  out 
what  the  policy  should  be.  But  we  don't 
have  a  clue.  I  think  this  reflects  the  crisis 
of  politics,  the  crisis  of  Utopia.  When 
these  writers  say,  Here's  a  way  of  man- 
aging the  microdecisions  of  daily  life,  a 
way  of  raising  your  children  to  be  open 
to  the  flow  of  the  spirit,  the  power  of 
grace,  we  grab  for  the  help.  At  this  point 
in  my  life,  with  three  little  children,  that 
is  an  amazing  task  in  and  of  itself. 
Fortin:  That's  absolutely  true,  but  this  is 
the  problem  of  our  time  that  has  to  be 
addressed.  It's  not  a  normal  human  ex- 
istence to  live  outside  a  larger  commu- 
nity. People  have  not  always  been  in 
that  situation.  We  are,  in  a  very  acute 
way.  Can  we  be  individuals  and  take 
care  of  ourselves  as  individuals  and  de- 
velop a  sense  of  responsibility  for  our 
families  and  all  of  that  unless  we're  part 
of  a  larger  group  that  sustains  our  lives 
and  makes  them  possible?  We  don't  live 
in  the  wilderness;  we  don't  live  in  the 
desert.  The  only  place  we  can  develop  is 
within  this  larger  group  that  you  claim 
not  to  be  terribly  interested  in. 
Schervish:  I'm  not  saying  I'm  not  inter- 
ested in  it;  I'm  saying  there  is  no  larger 
group.  There's  Pat  [De  Leeuw],  and 
there's  you;  there's  the  kids  at  the  Cam- 
pus School  [for  multihandicapped  chil- 
dren]. As  I  said,  what's  the  agenda  for 


the  group?  If  you  tell  me  what  to  do  in 
regard  to  the  group,  you're  going  to  put 
me  face-to-face  with  individuals.  And 
you're  going  to  ask  me  how  I'm  using 
my  time,  and  you're  going  to  talk  about 
my  consciousness,  you're  going  to  be 
dealing  with  my  generosity,  with  my 
commitments.  None  of  that  has  to  do 
with  the  group. 

Fortin:  But  you're  part  of  the  group,  and 
you  can't  help  being  influenced  by  a 
group  of  which  you  are  a  part. 
Schervish:  I  think  it's  a  facade. 
Fortin:  Well,  we  disagree. 
Otten:  The  point  of  talking  about  poli- 
tics and  citizenship  is  to  construct  a 
better  future.  I  feel  Peck's  book  appeals 
largely  to  an  audience  that  probably  has 
a  pretty  nice  future  ahead  of  it  anyway. 
But  I  taught  in  Chicago  for  the  past  four 
years;  why  would  somebody  on  the 
South  Side  read  this? 
Schervish:  I'll  tell  you  why.  Because  the 
very  first  chapter  asks  what  the  crisis  of 
child  rearing  in  the  inner-city  family 
has  in  common  with  the  child-rearing 
crisis  of  the  middle-class  family.  The 
content  of  people's  lives  won't  be  the 
same,  obviously,  but  the  issues  are.  For 
instance,  this  issue  of  delayed  gratifica- 
tion— that's  a  terribly  important  prob- 
lem whether  you're  on  the  South  Side 
of  Chicago  or  in  Newton. 
Otten:  Poor  people  need  all  their  energy 
just  to  get  by,  to  survive;  they  have  no 
time  to  delay  anything,  let  alone  gratifi- 
cation. I  think  a  more  urgent  matter  for 
people  on  the  South  Side  would  be  to 
get  an  education,  to  vote. 
Schervish:  But  this  is  how  they  can  do 
that;  this  is  why  they  don't  vote.  It's  not 
because  they're  immoral  people  but  be- 
cause they  lack  social  capital.  The  re- 
sources of  grace  are  not  available  to 
them,  just  as  they  might  be  unavailable 
to  me  or  to  some  of  my  neighbors. 

Look,  we  were  poor  growing  up;  they 
came  and  towed  our  car  away.  We  didn't 
have  money  for  a  Christmas  tree  one 
year.  We  didn't  take  vacations.  We  went 
to  the  neighbors  and  asked  for  food.  So 
we  were  poor,  so  we  studied  our  butts  off. 
Confoy:  Can  I  slip  in  for  just  a  moment? 


20  BOSTON  COLLEGE  MAGAZIN I 


Often:  No.  I  was  born  in  a  condemned 
house,  pretty  poor  also.  And  if  one  of 
Peck's  concerns  is  to  address  an  audi- 
ence other  than  the  middle  class,  this  is 
nowhere  evident  in  this  book.  The  only 
thing  Peck  says  about  politics  is  that  it 
corrupts  and  that  power  is  bad.  If  he 
wanted  to  give  a  positive  message  to  the 
South  Side,  maybe  he  should  have  said 
that  after  you  are  able  to  abide  by  these 
rules  of  delayed  gratification,  you  be- 
come a  more  balanced  citizen,  and  life 
goes  on,  and  then  you  can  help  build  a 
better  future  for  the  rest  of  us. 
Confoy:  Can  I  comment  that  I  think  a 
strength  and  a  weakness  of  this  book  is 
that  it's  given  up  on  society  and  that  it's 
taking  individuals  so  seriously?  Peck  says 
the  only  way  we'll  transform  society  is 
through  local  communities. 
Schervish:  You  theologians  want  us  to 
take  care  of  society.  I'm  a  sociologist;  I 
want  us  to  take  care  of  the  soul.  Can  you 
give  me  one  example  of  how  society  can 
be  transformed? 
Often:  First  of  all,  vote. 
Schervish:  How  is  that  transforming 
society? 

Often:  Well,  for  one  thing  it's  going  to 
get  us  a  more  representative  govern- 
ment. I've  taught  doctoral  students  who 
never  voted.  That  lack  of  concern  for 
the  breadth,  the  wholeness,  of  society  is 
astonishing  to  me. 

Schervish:  Or  is  not  voting  a  spiritual 
statement  of  ennui — the  discernment 
that  there  is  no  choice?  I'm  not  going  to 
vote  on  whether  Saddam  Hussein  is  a 
maniac  and  whether  the  United  States 
should  have  beaten  the  daylights  out  of 
him.  That's  not  my  choice.  There  may 
be  great  wisdom  in  not  voting. 
Confoy:  But  voting  does  give  you  power. 
If  you  back  off,  don't  you  give  your 
power  to  the  people  who  do  vote? 
Schervish:  That  is  what  Peck  meant  when 
he  said  we  need  the  courage  for  a  while 
to  refuse  to  have  the  choices  be  either- 
or.  I'm  not  saying  we  will  never  have  a 
political  agenda.  I'm  not  abandoning 
this  as  the  ultimate  hope.  But  I  am  im- 
pressed by  the  need  to  reject  the  alter- 
natives we  have  right  now. 


H 


ow  do  you  know  what 
the  soul  is?  These  writers  never 
define  it.  If  you  want  to  under- 
stand the  soul,  you  look  at  what  it 
can  do.  The  soul  reveals  itself  in  its 
activities.  How  else  are  you  going 
to  know  it? 


SPIRITUAL  JUDO 

Often:  Maybe  I'm  too  endemically  a 
Christian,  but  when  Peck  was  talking 
about  good  and  evil,  I  felt  there  were 
strong  Manichaean  tendencies.  There 
was  a  sense  that  evil's  out  there,  and  we 
can't  do  anything  about  it,  so  let's  just 
hope  it  doesn't  triumph.  In  the  Chris- 
tian tradition — in  St.  Augustine,  for  ex- 
ample— evil  has  no  existence  as  a 
separate  power.  It's  the  absence  of  good. 
In  the  moral  sphere  it's  the  perversion 
of  will.  So  when  you  see  evil  or  things 
that  come  across  as  evil,  you  have  a 
strong  responsibility  to  change  them.  I 
did  not  feel  that  responsibility  in  Peck's 
book. 

Fortin:  That's  a  fundamental  problem: 
the  distinction  between  good  and  evil 
has  just  disappeared.  I'll  tell  you  a  story 
from  a  former  student  of  mine  who  now 
teaches  writing  at  Hampden-Sydney 
College.  He  asked  his  students  to  write 
about  heroism  or  what  a  heroic  life  might 
be.  They  were  to  write  about  a  young 
man  who  had  been  very  successful  in 
this  town;  he'd  starred  on  the  football 
team  and  he  went  on  to  play  profes- 
sional football.  In  the  summertime  he 
went  back  home  to  Alabama,  where  he 
liked  to  hunt  'coons — raccoons.  So  was 
this  kid  a  hero?  Very  dutifully,  the  stu- 
dents wrote  essays  on  that.  And  one 
black  kid  in  the  classroom  said  yes,  al- 


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though  he  wasn't  absolutely  sure.  I  don't 
like  very  much  this  business  of  shooting 
blacks  in  your  spare  time  during  the  off- 
season, this  student  said;  but  if  that's  the 
way  they  do  it  down  there,  who  am  I  to 
judge?  It's  not  easy  to  distinguish  be- 
tween good  and  evil  if  you've  been 
brought  up  in  the  kind  of  atmosphere 
that  prevails  in  our  culture. 
De  Leeuw:  Isn't  that  much  more  a  prob- 
lem in  Moore's  book  than  in  Peck's?  In 
Moore,  you  just  embrace  everything  as 
it  is;  it's  all  there  in  the  soul — good  and 
evil — and  it's  all  part  of  me.  I  found  that 
frustrating. 

Schervish:  I  think  we're  all  engaged  in 
some  kind  of  spiritual  judo.  What  I  mean 
by  that  is  you  take  a  situation  and  you 
get  a  creative  twist  on  it,  and  that's 
grace.  You  don't  accept  it  as  it  is.  In 
Moore,  you  don't  deflect  it  or  try  to 
conquer  it.  So  you're  neither  to  em- 
brace evil  nor  simply  to  ward  it  off; 
you're  to  transform  it. 
Fortin:  Moore  is  a  Jungian.  In  his  view, 
you  don't  try  to  change  things;  you  try 
to  understand  them  and  look  for  some 
kind  of  balance.  He  doesn't  talk  about 
problem  solving,  he  talks  about  difficul- 
ties. Well,  is  someone  else  supposed  to 
take  care  of  you  if  there's  a  problem  to 
be  solved,  if  there  is  that  kind  of  need? 
There  is  something  passive  about  him,  a 
resignation  to  whatever  exists,  through 
which  you  try  to  understand  a  little  bit 
better  and,  possibly,  by  so  doing,  to 
improve. 

I  was  annoyed  by  Moore.  His  is  a 
much  more  profound  book  than  Peck's 
but  it's  ultimately  disappointing.  He 
wants  to  retrieve  the  soul.  All  of  these 
writers  want  to  retrieve  something  lost. 
There  is  every  reason  to  want  to  recover 
this  notion  of  the  soul  that  has  disap- 
peared. Just  talking  about  the  soul  is 
old-fashioned.  If  you  want  to  be  up-to- 
date,  you  talk  about  the  self.  But  how  do 
you  know  what  the  soul  is?  These  writ- 
ers never  define  it.  And  it's  not  that  easy 
to  find  out  what  the  soul  is.  If  you  want 
to  understand  the  soul,  you  look  at  what 
it  can  do.  The  soul  reveals  itself  in  its 
activities.  How  else  are  you  going  to 
know  it?  You  go  from  the  act  to  the 


power  that  generates  the  act.  And,  fur- 
thermore, you  know  what  the  soul  can 
do  when  it  does  it.  We  don't  know  what 
the  power  of  the  soul  is  beforehand. 
That's  not  written  in  the  sky  some- 
where. 

Often:  I  like  Moore  better  than  Peck 
precisely  because  Peck  is  so  problem 
solving.  His  is  a  mechanics  of  life:  if  all 
the  parts  are  connected,  then  it  works, 
and  you  don't  have  to  talk  about  it  again. 
Moore  has  a  more  enriching  vision,  talk- 
ing about  a  soulful  life  and  how  families 
should  have  soulful  fathers.  I  think  that's 
a  valuable  message — one  applicable  to 
Newton  and  the  South  Side  of  Chicago, 
one  that  leads  you  beyond  the  sheer 
mechanics  of  life. 

Confoy:  Peck  is  a  carpenter,  whereas 
Moore  is  an  architect.  I  agree  that  there 
is  a  certain  passivity  in  the  spirituality 
that  Moore  professes,  but  I  think  that's 
possibly  where  he  wants  us  to  be  artists 
and  observe  more  carefully. 
Fortin:  The  one  thing  they  never  talk 
about — that's  completely  taboo — is  the 
rational  soul. 

Confoy:  It  seems  that  he's  trying  to 
counter  the  emphasis  on  the  rational 
soul  with  the  aesthetic  dimension  of  the 
human  person.  The  task  of  the  soul  is 
"to  thine  own  self  be  true,"  and  one 
can't  be  true  unless  one  knows  oneself. 
I  found  that  helpful  and  very  positive. 
Fortin:  Do  you  know  why  these  writers 
are  so  reluctant  to  talk  about  reason, 
which  was  the  most  important  part  of  the 
soul?  They  confuse  reason  with  Carte- 
sian reason — with  an  abstraction  that  ne- 
glects all  the  aspects  that  Moore  is  trying 
to  bring  back  by  his  emphasis  on  artistic 
experience.  But  the  Cartesian  notion  of 
reason  is  a  relatively  recent  one,  and  it's  a 
terribly  impoverished  one. 
Schervish:  I  don't  understand.  Help  me. 
What's  so  crucial  about  reason? 
Fortin:  Well,  because  human  beings  used 
to  be  defined  as  rational  animals;  if  you 
wanted  to  understand  them,  you  had  to 
make  room  for  reason  in  your  account. 
I  don't  see  Moore  or  Peck  leaving  much 
room  for  reason.  And  I  think  what  preju- 
dices us  against  reason  is  the  triumph  of 
Cartesian  reason  in  the  modern  pe- 


riod— mechanical  reason.  Not  reason 
that  perceives  human  existence  as  a 
whole,  but  reason  that  divides,  compart- 
mentalizes this  life  and  retains  as  its 
focus  of  interest  only  those  things  that 
can  be  measured  or  quantified. 
Often:  In  the  medieval  view,  reason  defi- 
nitely would  be  a  part  of  the  soul.  These 
days  people  quickly  move  from  a 
commonsensical,  ordinary  life  to  an  eso- 
teric one  in  which  there  is  mystery  but 
not  much  structure.  I  don't  think  theo- 
logical reflection  used  to  work  in  that 
manner.  It  was  very  logical,  with  a  pur- 
pose. What  do  you  replace  that  with?  A 
fuzzy  feeling  or  just  a  celebration  of 
mysticism?  To  me,  it's  important  that 
what  you  think  about  the  divine  be  some- 
how logical.  Because  even  there  you  are 
accountable — to  society,  to  the  church, 
as  well  as  to  yourself. 
Schervish:  It  strikes  me  that  several  of  you 
are  saying  these  writers  have  missed  a  set 
of  issues — citizenship,  rationality,  com- 
munity— that  you  feel  are  dangerous  to 
overlook.  And  while  I  share  some  of  that 
concern,  my  experience  of  these  books  is 
not  that  they  have  failed  to  touch  on  these 
issues,  but  that  I  can't  yet  get  anywhere 
near  the  dimension  and  the  depth  of  spiri- 
tual life  that  they're  saying  is  available  to 
me  as  an  individual  person. 
Often:  But  spirituality  precisely  involves 
the  whole  person,  so  omissions  like  these 
seem  to  indicate  that  these  writers  are 
not  quite  doing  what  they're  saying  they 
set  out  to  do  or  have  done. 
Schervish:  But  I  haven't  internalized 
Peck's  one-sided  view  enough  to  get  to 
the  point  where  it's  unbalancing  me.  Do 
you  see  what  I  mean? 
De  Leeuw:  What  does  Moore  say  you 
can  do  that  you  don't  do? 
Schervish:  When  I  sit  and  read  this  book 
in  a  coffee  shop,  and  I've  had  two  espres- 
sos, I  start  to  say,  What  a  life  this  would 
be.  Life  is  so  rich,  my  children  are  so 
rich,  the  paschal  mystery  is  so  rich,  my 
teaching  is  so  rich.  I  may  have  a  glimpse 
of  the  depth  of  what  happiness  in  this  life 
is  about,  a  glimpse  of  what  my  spiritual 
life  is  about,  a  glimpse  of  who  God  is  for 
me,  a  glimpse  of  who  my  children  are 
and  what  they  can  become.  I  get  the 


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sense  that  there  is  layer  upon  layer  upon 
layer  that  I  haven't  even  gotten  to.  And 
the  fact  that  Moore  may  have  missed 
the  rational  part  of  my  soul  is  so  far 
below  the  level  of  my  concern  because  I 
have  only  begun  to  touch  upon  these 
other  things. 

Fortin:  That's  fine,  that's  fine,  except 
that  I'm  afraid  that  when  you  leave  hu- 
man reason  out  of  your  account  of  the 
soul,  that  account  will  be  truncated.  You 
will  lose  some  of  the  richness. 
Confoy:  I  see  Care  of  the  Soul  as  a  valu- 
able accompaniment  to  the  rational 
stance  that  theology  has  taken — a  useful 
complement.  The  book  is  billed  as  "a 
guide  for  cultivating  depth  in  sacred- 
ness  in  everyday  life,"  and  it's  an  exquis- 
ite expression  of  the  sacred  in  ways 
ordinary  people  can  grasp — the  idea  that 
there  is  something  more  to  life. 

SIMPLE  GIFTS 

Fortin:  The  two  books  on  our  reading 
list  that  I  liked  best  were  Chicken  Soup 
for  the  Soul  and  A  Book  of  Angels.  With- 
out denigrating  the  other  books  for  what 
they  were,  I'll  say  they  didn't  move  me. 
These  did. 

Often:  I  liked  Chicken  Soup  because  it 
was  the  least  pretentious,  and  in  that 
sense  it  completely  fulfills  its  modest 
goals.  Chicken  Soup  is  a  very  simple  medi- 
cine— really  nice  stories. 
Confoy:  Well,  I  respect  your  opinions. 
But  when  I  looked  at  Chicken  Soup,  I 
thought  that  another  title  for  it  would  be 
McNuggets  of  Inspiration  for  the  Nonnally 
Neurotic.  For  a  man  like  yourself,  Ernie, 
with  your  depth,  obviously  you  can  pick 
it  up,  and  it  can  recharge  your  batteries. 
My  problem  is  that  it's  a  short-term  sat- 
isfaction, a  sugar  high.  I  can  see  where 
you've  gone  with  it,  but  my  problem  is 
it's  too  easy  to  take  short-term,  saccha- 
rine solutions  to  lifelong  problems. 
Schervish:  I  don't  know  anyone  who 
does  that.  And  the  reason  is  because 
short-term  solutions  falter,  and  our  bod- 
ies and  our  emotions  and  the  grace  of 
the  universe  tell  us  they're  unsatisfying. 
There  is  a  great  blessing  in  the  fact  that 
evil  or  sin  or  unhappiness  is  not  really 


satisfying.  That's  kind  of  the  grace  of 
history. 

Confoy:  But  how  different  are  books 
like  Chicken  Soup  from  TV  evangelism 
in  their  effect? 

Schervish:  I  don't  know.  All  I  know  is 
that  TV  evangelism  is  absolutely  fine  if 
it  helps  one  person  find  the  depth  of  the 
spiritual  path. 

De  Leeuw:  For  five  minutes  or  for  a 
lifetime?  And  can't  TV  evangelists 
hinder  a  person's  spiritual  development? 
Schervish:  TV  evangelists  can  hinder  a 
person's  spirituality,  but  so  can  the 
Catholic  Church.  So  can  the  pope.  So 
can  the  latest  encyclical.  So  can  a  bad 
sermon.  And  so  can  not  having  women 
priests.  But  one  of  these  stories  may 
bring  insight. 

Fortin:  On  the  other  hand,  you  do  have 
to  raise  the  question  of  the  more  perma- 
nent solution:  real  virtue,  a  permanent 
disposition  that  transcends  you  in  the 
face  of  the  evils  we  all  have  to  face,  and 
that  enriches  your  life  in  a  more  pro- 
found and  lasting  way.  Not  just  the  fix 
that  the  stories  give  you — as  much  as  I 
like  them. 

The  other  book  I  wanted  to  praise  is 
Sophy  Burnham's  Book  of  Angels.  I  get  a 
little  annoyed  with  the  certitude  of  sci- 
ence, psychological  science,  Freudian 
psychology.  It  goes  back  to  Descartes 
again — to  finding  the  bedrock,  the  sure 
path  of  science,  as  Descartes  used  to  put 
it,  the  unshakable  foundation.  "I  think; 
therefore  I  am":  that's  the  principle  on 
which  modern  science  is  founded.  Or 
else  there's  existentialism,  anguish.  A 
Book  of  Angels  is  different  insofar  as  it 
tries  to  inculcate  the  sense  of  wonder — 
not  anxiety,  not  the  sense  that  you  should 
be  pulling  your  hair  out,  that  you'll  never 
get  to  the  bottom  of  things,  or  that  you 
should  ditch  the  whole  thing  and  live 
and  be  merry  if  you  can.  Yes,  there  are 
angels  around.  She's  not  making  a  theo- 
logical pronouncement,  but  just  that 
this  is  a  way  in  which  we  express  all 
these  things  within  us  that  are  really 
inexpressible  but  that  mean  something 
nevertheless.  Wonder  used  to  be  con- 
sidered the  fundamental  mood.  Hamlet 
instructs  Horatio,  "There  are  more 


things  in  heaven  and  earth,  Horatio, 
than  are  dreamt  of  in  your  philosophy." 
Why  not  be  open  to  that?  It's  one  of  the 
most  hopeful  things  one  could  think  of. 
Often:  I  agree  with  that  last  statement, 
but  I  did  think  that  this  was  the  absolute 
worst  book  we  read.  I  was  also  ashamed 
that  it  was  the  only  one  written  by  a 
woman.  I  was  ashamed  of  my  gender. 
There  is  no  structure,  there  is  no  argu- 
ment; it's  just  the  flower-power  genera- 
tion having  a  midlife  crisis  and  needing 
some  sort  of  otherworldly  experience. 
Many  of  the  historical  facts  in  it  are 
wrong,  and  where  she  could  have  stressed 
imagination  and  mystery,  she  wants 
these  angels  to  be  real  the  way  some 
people  believe  UFOs  are  real.  And  she 
doesn't  weigh  sources;  everything  is 
equal  as  far  as  she's  concerned.  If  it  has 
an  angel  in  it,  it  winds  up  in  the  book,  no 
matter  where  it  comes  from.  This  fasci- 
nation with  angels  is  a  fad;  it's  spiritual 
entertainment  rather  than  spirituality. 
People  have  angel  earrings;  there's  a 
whole  angel  industry. 
Fortin:  Well,  I'm  sorry  to  hear  that.  I 
won't  pass  the  book  around. 
Confoy:  I  was  intrigued  by  this  book 
because  there  is  so  much  of  human  ex- 
perience that  touches  mystery  and  won- 
der but  touches  it  without  knowing  quite 
where  to  go  with  it.  When  I  came  on  the 
chapter  on  "angelology"  in  the  middle, 
which  gave  the  appearance  of  science,  I 
was  very  discomforted.  The  integrity  of 
Chicken  Soup  is  that  it's  simply  that.  But 
this  does  try  to  be  more;  this  is  much 
more  pretentious  than  either  Moore  or 
Peck. 


TRUE  CONFESSIONS 

De  Leeuw:  Let's  talk  about  The  Celestine 
Prophecy.  Paul,  I  know  you  liked  it.  Does 
it  matter  whether  it's  true? 
Schervish:  Is  the  gospel  true,  Pat?  Every 
one  of  these  books  is  about  stories:  the 
story  of  a  person  coming  to  Scott  Peck 
or  to  Tom  Moore  for  therapy,  or  the 
stories  of  the  angels.  The  Celestine  Proph- 
ecy is  the  story  of  a  guy  who  goes  to 
Peru,  where  he  and  his  companions  dis- 
cover a  manuscript.  It's  revealed  to  them 


24  BOSTON  COLLEGE  MAGAZINE 


1995  PRESIDENT'S  MESSAGE 

A  Look  Back 


Alumni  Association 

President 

John  H.  MacKinnon  '62 


Broadened  apos- 
tolic programs;  a 
new  alumni  di- 
rectory; Laetare 
Sunday  better 
than  ever;  the 
"strike  year" 
graduating  class 
returns  for  its 
twenty-fifth  re- 
union; a  Legends 
Luncheon  pre- 
cedes the  BC-Notre  Dame  football  game; 
and  the  Alumni  Association  takes  a  criti- 
cal look  at  alcohol  abuse.  These  are  just 
a  few  of  the  programs  and  issues  which 
fell  to  my  stewardship  as  your  alumni 
president  this  year,  and  I'm  happy  to  give 
you  a  wrap-up  report. 

Our  apostolic  outreach  work,  which 
began  with  Second  Helping  seven  years 
ago,  last  year  grew  to  four  distinct  pro- 
grams, as  we  added  to  our  list  a  partner- 
ship with  Mother  Caroline  Academy.  A 
group  of  alumnae  have  taken  on  the 


responsibility  for  arranging  Friday 
evening  socials  for  these  young  women 
from  the  inner  city.  Second  Helping 
cruises  along  in  its  two  food  trucks,  sup- 
ported by  our  annual  food  drive  and  the 
traditional  Second  Helping  Gala,  which 
this  year  exceeded  all  expectations.  Sixty 
volunteers  participated  in  a  major  cleanup 
and  paint  job  at  Allston's  West  End 
House  as  part  of  April  29th's  Christmas 
in  April,  and  the  year  concluded  with 
alumni  descending  on  BC's  dormitories 
at  the  end  of  the  semester  to  collect 
usable  clothing,  non-perishable  food, 
furniture,  and  appliances.  Over  30  grate- 
ful social  service  agencies  benefit  from 
this  project  which  we  call  Operation 
Cleansweep. 

Benefits  and  services  continued  to 
flourish.  Over  7,000  alumni  have  re- 
quested their  own  library  card,  and  gradu- 
ating classes  are  now  automatically  added 
to  the  list.  The  1995  alumni  directory  is 
in  the  hands  of  all  who  ordered  it  and  is 
the  subject  of  many  compliments;  and 


12,500  alumni  now  hold  our  privileged 
MBNA  Visa  bank  card.  To  date,  we  have 
distributed  over  $40,000  in  scholarships, 
thanks  to  the  Visa  program. 

It  is  difficult  to  imagine  that  our 
Laetare  Sunday  Communion  Breakfast 
could  continue  to  be  a  renewable  suc- 
cess; yet,  March  2  6th  witnessed  the  gath- 
ering of  1,050  alumni  and  friends  who 
heard  a  magnificent  talk  by  Washington 
punster,  Mark  Shields — so  excellent  it 
earned  him  a  standing  ovation.  The  lit- 
urgy was  highlighted  by  the  participa- 
tion of  four  priests  from  the  silver 
anniversary  class  of  1970,  a  figure  future 
jubilee  classes  will  find  a  challenge.  I 
won't  dwell  on  the  year's  other  fabulous 
events — like  the  Christmas  Chorale  Con- 
cert, Family  Day,  or  Boston  College 
Alumni  Night  at  the  Pops  (at  which  we 
gave  Keith  Lockhart  a  rousing  BC  wel- 
come)—but  let  me  mention  the  pre- 
game  BC- 

continned  on  next  page 


BOSTON  COLLEGE 
ALUMNI  ASSOCIATION 

1995-96  Board  of 

Directors 

President 

John  P.  Connor,  Jr.,  Esq.  '65, 
law  '68 
Walpole,  MA 

Vice  President/ 
President  Elect 

Richard  J.  O'Brien  '58, 
GSSW  '60 
Springfield,  VA 


Treasurer 

Thomas  J.  Martin  '61 
Canton,  MA 

Secretary 

Karen  McCabe  Hare  '87 
Cape  Elizabeth,  ME 

Past  President 

John  H.  MacKinnon  '62 
Hingham,  MA 

Directors 

Dennis  J.  Berry,  Esq.  '70, 

LAW'73 

Way/and,  MA 


Amy  Allegrezza  Donahue  '90 
Holliston,  MA 

Donald  J.  Emond  GSSW  '62 
Taunton,  MA 

Donald  A.  Garnett  '77 
Boston,  MA 

Jean  M.  Graham  '90 
Arlington,  MA 

Kristina  D.  Gustafson  '96 
Seattle,  WA 

Robert  F.X.  Hart  '60,  GSSW  '62 
Denver,  CO 

Philip  C.  Hazard,  Jr.  '78 
E.  Providence,  Rl 


Carol  Donovan  Levis  NEW  '63 
Attleboro,  MA 

Andres  J.  Lopez  CGSOM  '82 
Wellesley,  MA 

James  J.  Marcellino,  Esq. 
LAW  '68 
Providence,  Rl 

Keith  S.  Mathews  '80 
Providence,  Rl 


James  F.  Nagle  '89 
Medfield,  MA 

Edward  J.  O'Brien,  Jr., 

MD'63 

St.  Louis,  MO 


Kristin  A.  Quirk  '90 
Walertown,  MA 

Rhonda  C  Raffi  NEW  '75 
Arlington,  MA 

John  M.  Riley  '82 
Watertown,  MA 

Jeanne  C  Salvucci  '84 
Wellesley,  MA 

Louis  V.  Sorgi  '45 
Milton,  MA 

John  D.  Sullivan,  PhD  '50 
Osterville,  MA 

Thomas  M.  Sullivan  '89 
Washington,  DC 


Executive  Director 

John  F.  Wissler  '57,  CGSOM  '72 

Class  Notes  Editor 

Maura  King  Scully  '88, 
GA&S  '93 

Assistant  Editor 

jane  M.  Crowley  '92 


Boston  College  Alumni 

Association 

Alumni  House 

825  Centre  Street 

Newton,  MA  02158 

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(800)  669-8430 


ALUMNOTES 


We  must  accept  our 

obligation  as  role 

models  for  the 

students,  regarding 

alcohol  consumption 


continued  from  previous  page 
Notre  Dame  Legends  Luncheon. 
Over  1 ,200  alumni  and  friends  of 
both  schools  gathered  at  the 
Castle  at  Park  Plaza  to  appropri- 
ately launch  this  now  "home  and 
home"  rivalry. 

The  University  has  asked  us 
to  join  in  the  effort  to  reduce 
alcohol  abuse  on  the  campus. 
Among  other  things,  alumni  con- 
tribute to  an  unfavorable  image 
just  by  the  way  we  display  alcohol 
at  tailgate  parties  and  other  pub- 
lic events.  At  the  conclusion  of 
the  year,  we  adopted  a  mission 
statement  and  added  some  tan- 
gible suggestions  to  help  the  pro- 
gram along.  Next  year,  we'll  be 
talking  to  alumni  class  leaders 
about  the  problem  and  how  they 
can  help.  We  must  accept  our 
obligation  as  role  models  for  the 
students,  regarding  alcohol  con- 
sumption. 

Picking  up  on  a  suggestion  by 
Father  Monan,  I  chaired  a  gath- 
ering of  alumni  to  examine  how 
we  might  enlist  AHANA  alumni 
to  recruit  qualified  high  school 
students  of  color,  an  area  of  ad- 


missions where  we  feel  we  can  do 
a  better  job.  The  meeting  was 
very  constructive,  with  several 
excellent  recommendations 
adopted.  The  Alumni  Associa- 
tion clearly  can  be  a  part  of  the 
solution.  Also,  on  admissions, 
after  a  few  years  of  disappointing 
results,  our  alumni  children  ad- 
missions took  an  upswing  this 
year.  Fully  1 3  percent  of  the  fresh- 
men class  will  be  alumni  chil- 
dren, moving  toward  our  goal  of 
15  percent.  This  is  good  news. 

Career  planning  services  re- 
main a  high  priority  for  us,  and  I 
can  promise  that  my  successor, 
Jack  Connor  will  continue  to 
press  ahead  on  this  issue.  We 
recognize  that  this  is  one  of  the 
most  important  ways  we  can  con- 
structively serve  you. 

Reunions  were  better  at- 
tended than  ever.  Of  note,  the 
class  of  1945  had  an  80  percent 
attendance,  with  98  percent  con- 
tributing to  their  class  gift  of 
$384,000.  These  three  figures  are 
all  record-breakers  and  quite  a 
challenge  to  succeeding  Golden 
Eagles.  The  class  of  1970  experi- 


enced a  marvelous  reunion,  as  its 
members  recalled  with  wry  smiles 
that  1970's  graduation  was  in  far 
more  tempestuous  times  than  the 
silver  anniversary  celebration. 
Class  members  also  proved  by 
the  "good  time  had  by  all"  that 
time  does  heal  all  wounds.  On 
Saturday  of  Alumni  Weekend, 
over  3,000  alumni,  spouses,  and 
guests  were  on  campus  for  their 
reunion  parties. 

The  year  for  me  has  been  most 
fulfilling.  I  wanted  to  advance 
our  goal  of  service  to  members 
while  serving  the  University,  and 
we  have  done  that.  There  is  no 
end  to  the  possibilities  for  your 
alumni  association,  and  you  can 
help  make  things  happen  by  your 
support  and  involvement. 

I  leave  the  association  leader- 
ship in  the  capable  hands  of  Jack 
Connor  '65,  and  I  wish  him  and 
the  '95-'96  Alumni  Board  great 
success  in  the  coming  year,  while 
I  extend  my  heartfelt  thanks  to 
the  '94-'95  Alumni  Board,  the 
association  staff  and  all  the  vol- 
unteers who  made  my  year  as 
president  a  joy. 


'95  Election  Results 

Spring  Elections  bring  ten  new  members  to  the 
Alumni  Board  ofDirectiors 


The  ballots  have  been  tallied 
and  the  results  in  from  the 
Spring  1995  Alumni  Elections. 
Incoming  Alumni  Presidentjohn 
P.  Connor,  Jr.  '65,  LAW  '68  an- 
nounced the  winners  during  this 
year's  Reunion  Weekend,  held 
on  the  Heights  May  19-21. 

The  Board  of  Directors  will 
welcome  ten  new  members  in 
the  fall,  representing  a  range  of 
ages,  interests  and  geography. 
Joining  the  board  for  a  three- 
year  term  will  be  Richard  J. 
O'Brien '58,  GSSW '60  of  Spring- 
field, VA.  O'Brien  will  serve  as 


vice  president/president-elect  for 
'95-'96,  president  for  '96-'97  and 
past-president  for  '97-'98.  Newly 
elected  treasurerThomasJ.  Mar- 
tin '61  of  Canton  and  secretary 
Karen  McCabe  Hare  '87  of  Cape 
Elizabeth,  ME  will  serve  for  one 
year,  and  will  run  on  next  year's 
ballot  for  vice  president/presi- 
dent-elect and  treasurer,  respec- 
tively. 

Freshmen  two-year  term 
members  include:  DennisJ.  Berry 
'70,  LAW  '73  of Wayland;  Robert 
F.X.  Hart  '60,  GSSW  '62  of  Den- 
ver, CO;  Jean  M.  Graham  '90  of 


Arlington;  Keith  S.  Mathews  '80 
of  Providence,  RI;  Rhonda  C. 
Raffi  NC  75  of  Arlington;  John 
D.  Sullivan,  PhD,  '50  of 
Osterville;  and  Thomas  M. 
Sullivan  '89  of  Washington,  DC. 
The  Board  of  Directors  is  the 
volunteer  governing  body  of  the 
Alumni  Association  which  directs 
programs  and  services  for  Bos- 
ton College's  113,284  alurnni 
world  wide.  The  Boston  College 
Alumni  Association  is  the  largest 
Catholic  university  alumni  asso- 
ciation in  the  world. 


2  BOSTON  COLLEGE  ALUMNOTES 


Reunion  '95 


May  19-21  brought  over  3,000  alumni,  family 
and  friends  back  to  the  Heights  for  a  weekend  of 
remembering,  reminiscing  and  celebrating.  Re- 
union classes  from  the  50th — the  Class  of  '45,  to 
the  5th — the  Class  of  '90,  joined  in  the  weekend ' s 
revelry  which  included  the  annual  BC  Night  at 
Pops  at  Symphony  Hall  on  Friday;  the  all-alumni 
barbecue,  the  Chestnut  Hill  Grill,  on  Saturday 
and  individual  class  parties  at  locations  all  over 
campus  Saturday  evening. 

Alumni  from  non-reunion  classes  came  back  for 
Alumni  Day  on  Saturday  to  participate  in  the 
day's  events,  including  the  Continuing  Learning 
programs  offered  as  part  of  Reunion  Weekend. 

Next  year,  Reunion  Weekend  will  be  held  May 
17-19,  when  classes  ending  in  1  and  6  will  have 
their  turn  to  rediscover  the  people  and  places 
that  make  Boston  College. 


BOSTON  COLLEGE  ALUMNOTES   3 


CLASSES 


25 


William  E.  O'Brien 

900  Arbor  Lake  Dr.,  Apt.  304 

Naples,  FL  33963 

(813)592-0393 

Talked  to  Ed  O'Neil  on  the  phone 
this  morning.  He  is  fine,  but  is  the 
only  classmate  I  hear  from.  I  would 
appreciate  a  call  or  note  from  any- 
one else  alive  and  kicking — let's  keep 
the  Class  of  1925  represented  in 
these  Alumni  Notes! 


27 


c/o  BC  Alumni  Association 
825  Centre  Street 
Newton,  MA  02 1 58-2527 

On  May  17,  Boston  College  lost  one 
of  her  greatest  alumni,  Joe 
McKenney.  He  will  be  remembered 
by  his  classmates  and  others  for  his 
athletic  prowess,  his  record-setting 
coaching  career  at  BC,  and  for  his 
class  leadership — including  many 
years  as  class  correspondent.  In  ad- 
dition, his  attention  to  classmates 
and  other  alumni  at  their  time  of 
illness  and  death  occupied  many 
hours  of  his  later  years.  Father 
Monan  called  him  "our  most  be- 
loved alumnus,"  and  who  could  ar- 
gue with  that?  Joe  received  all  our 
honors,  including  the  William  V. 
McKenney  award  and  an  honorary 
degree  in  1983,  when  the  "third  gen- 
eration Joe  McKenney"  graduated 
from  BC.  His  funeral  Mass  at  St. 
Ignatius,  fittingly  on  Alumni  Day, 
was  celebrated  by  Father  Monan  and 
a  throng  of  concelebrants.  From  us 
at  the  Alumni  Office,  who  knew  and 
loved  him,  we  offer  this  remem- 
brance while  extending  our  sympa- 
thies to  his  family. — John  F.  Wissler 
'57,  CGSOM  '72,  Executive  Director 


28 


Maurice  J.  Downey 

1 5  Dell  Ave. 

Hyde  Park,  MA  02 136 

(617)361-0752 

Heartfelt  sympathy  is  in  the  ascen- 
dancy when  it  is  reported  that  three 
of  our  classmates  have  entered  eter- 
nity since  the  last  issue.  Dr.  John 
O'Loughlin  was  a  quintessential 
teacher  and  educational  administra- 
tor, as  evidenced  by  his  many  teach- 
ing assignments  at  Somerville  High, 
BC  and  Emmanuel,  to  name  just  a 
few.  •  Atty.  Edward  Monahan,  a 


graduate  of  Harvard  Law,  was  for 
many  years  of  the  bar  in  his  native 
Lowell.  •  Joseph  McKenna  died 
recently  in  California  after  a  long 
and  fruitful  career  as  a  teacher  in 
Cambridge.  •  To  those  they  have 
left  behind,  we  offer  our  sincere 
condolences.  •  Word  reaches  me 
that  Bernard  McCabe,  a  retired 
Boston  schoolteacher,  was  featured 
in  an  article  in  one  of  the  Cape  Cod 
newspapers.  •  The  lucidly  written 
biography  of  our  classmate,  Wallace 
Carroll,  is  now  available.  The  chap- 
ter dealing  with  the  years  he  spent  at 
BC  is  especially  interesting.  •  May 
our  football  team  have  a  successful 
season,  highlighted  by  another  vic- 
tory over  Notre  Dame. 


29 


Robert  T.  Hughes,  Esq. 
3  Ridgeway  Rd. 
Wellesley,  MA02181 
(617)235-4199 

Very  little  news  to  pass  on  to  you  at 
this  time.  •  Saw  Barr  Dolan  re- 
cently and,  as  usual,  he  looked  fine. 
He  is  still  active  in  the  insurance 
business  and  sends  his  best  to  all  of 
you.  •  Talked  with  president  Jim 
Riley  on  the  phone,  and  he  indicates 
that  the  class  will  line  up  some  activ- 
ity in  the  fall.  He  was  pleased  with 
the  showing  at  Laetare  Sunday.  • 
We  received  a  letter  from  Evelyn 
Cronin  informing  us  of  John 
Cronin's  death  on  February  26. 
Evidently  it  came  as  a  blessing,  as  he 
had  been  bed-ridden  for  the  last 
seven  years.  They  had  been  living  in 
Roanoke,  VA.  May  John's  soul  rest 
in  peace.  •  On  a  brighter  note,  BC  is 
looking  forward  to  a  great  football 
season.  They  have  been  selected  to 
open  the  national  campaign  by  play- 
ing Ohio  State,  and  their  other 
games — including  Notre  Dame — 
present  them  with  a  very  difficult 
schedule.  We  understand  that  most 
of  the  home  games  are  already  a  sell- 
out. •  My  grandson,  Ryan  Quinn, 
has  just  completed  his  freshman  year 
at  BC  and  was  among  the  top  in  his 
class.  •  Let's  hear  from  you.  Ad 
Majorem  Dei  Gloriam. 


30 


Charles  A.  McCarthy 
208 1  Beacon  St. 
Waban,  MA  02 168 
(617)244-9025 

Although  it  was  a  relatively  mild 
winter  (for  Boston),  Mary  and  I  spent 


most  of  it  in  Naples,  FL.  We  just 
can't  take  the  ice,  snow  and  wind  like 
we  used  to.  St.  Anne's  Church  in 
Naples  has  a  17-year  tradition  to 
celebrate  St.  Patrick's  Day  with  a 
parade.  While  it  doesn't  compare 
with  South  Boston's,  it  provides  en- 
tertainment and  excitement  for  the 
"snow  birds."  This  year,  I  was  sur- 
prised and  pleased  to  see  a  small  but 
vocal  contingent  of  BC  alumni 
marching  and  singing  "For  Boston!" 
These  young  alumni  are  everywhere ! 
•  With  sadness,  I  report  the  death  of 
Bill  Toomey  who  died  in  N.  Cam- 
bridge, Dec.  29, 1994. 1  first  met  Bill 
in  old  Freshman  G,  always  cheerful 
and  up-beat.  Our  condolences  go  to 
his  widow,  Irene,  daughter  Ann,  and 
grandchildren.  •  I  had  hoped  that 
the  baseball  strike  might  revive  in- 
terest in  the  college  game.  Remem- 
ber the  junkets  to  Worcester  each 
May  30  for  the  BC-  HC  contests? 
That  was  real  baseball.  I  recall  a  duel 
between  HC's  Owen  Carroll  and 
BC's  FrankMcCrehan  before  40,000 
fans  at  old  Braves  Field.  There  used 
to  be  a  picture  of  that  event  hanging 
in  the  old  A.  A.  office  at  the  Heights. 
With  memories  like  that,  who  needs 
the  Fenway  millionaires?  As  Casey 
Stengel  would  say  "You  could  look  it 
up."  •  Some  of  you  may  have  known, 
but  it  came  as  a  surprise  to  me  that 
our  late  classmate  John  Haverty 
was  a  Civil  War  buff  and  had  col- 
lected a  valuable  and  extensive  li- 
brary on  the  subject.  His  widow, 
Margaret,  has  graciously  donated  this 
collection  to  BC  in  memory  of  John 
and  her  brother,  the  late  Cardinal 
Wright.  •  Bill  Tobin  attended  the 
Washington,  DC  reception  for  Fa- 
ther Monan.  He  sends  his  regards  to 
us.  •  Don't  forget  the  concert  com- 
ing Sept.  1 5 ,  Pops  on  the  Heights,  to 
raise  funds  for  scholarships.  This 
will  be  the  third  year  for  this  event 
which  has  already  provided  funds 
for  14  scholarships. 


31 


Thomas  W.  Crosby,  Esq. 
New  Pond  Village  Suite  B306 
1 80  Main  St. 
Walpole,  MA  02081 
(508)660-1174 

With  sadness  we  report  the  death  of 
Reverend  Monsignor  Edward  B, 
Flaherty,  retired  director  of  Regina 
Cleri  Home.  During  World  War  II, 
he  served  as  an  Army  chaplain  in  the 
Pacific  Theater  (Guadalcanal).  Fa- 
ther Ed  was  director  of  Regina  Cleri 
from  1974  to  his  retirement  in  1990. 
As  we  may  recall,  he  was  the  brother 


of  the  late  Reverend  Monsignor 
Anthony,  Reverend  Monsignor 
Walter  and  Dr.  Albert.  He  is  sur- 
vived by  his  brother  Paul.  The  fu- 
neral Mass  was  celebrated  by 
Cardinal  Bernard  Law  in  St.  Charles 
Church,  Woburn  on  May  27.  •  The 
class  was  well  represented  on  Laetare 
Sunday  by  the  attendance  of  Mike 
Curran;  Mary  Rowlinson,  accom- 
panied by  her  granddaughter,  Jenni- 
fer Thalman  '98,  who  as  a  freshman 
is  carrying  on  the  BC  tradition,  as 
her  mother,  Jane,  is  '70;  and  Tom 
Crosby,  accompanied  by  his  grand- 
son, Neil  Deininger  '96,  just  now 
completing  his  junior  year.  •  A  bit  of 
nostalgia:  Recently  Mike  Curran 
and  your  scribe  were  invited  guests 
at  a  luncheon  sponsored  by  the  Jo- 
seph Coolidge  Shaw  Society.  The 
luncheon  was  held  in  our  senior  class 
lecture  hall  (now  known  as  Gasson 
100)  and  to  their  surprise,  their  as- 
signed table  was  in  the  exact  location 
of  their  classroom  seats  some  64 
years  ago.  •  Our  class  contribution 
to  the  1994  Annual  Fund  is  worthy 
of  mention.  Number  of  gifts:  38; 
total  contributions,  $13,77  5 .00,  with 
Mike  Curran  being  noted  as  a  Fides 
Patron.  •  Phone  conversations  with 
several  of  our  classmates  were  most 
pleasant  and  we  report  the  follow- 
ing: Bill  Bennett  up  Gloucester  way 
is  busily  engaged  in  getting  his  boat 
on  the  water  for  summer  cruising; 
Father  Bill  Donlon  travels  from 
Natick  to  Scituate  every  Tuesday  to 
visit  Dr.  Frank  West;  John  Gill  is 
his  usual  "happy  self  as  a  resident  of 
St.  Patrick's  Manor;  Tom  Maguire 
is  on  the  golf  course  at  least  once  a 
week;  Frank  Romeo  is  a  weekly 
bowler;  and  Johnny  Temple,  as  an 
ardent  baseball  fan,  is  overseeing  the 
trials  and  tribulations  of  the  Red 
Sox.  •  May  we  all  enjoy  a  healthful 
fall  season  again;  telephone  calls  from 
you  and  your  family  members  will 
be  most  appreciated. 


32 


John  P.  Connor 
24  Crestwood  Cir. 
Norwood,  MA  02062 
(617)762-6377 

On  June  1,  we  had  a  very  fine  63rd 
reunion.  It  started  with  Mass,  cel- 
ebrated by  classmate  Fr.  Ed  Nowlan, 
SJ,  and  continued  with  a  delicious 
meal  and  con-fab  with  one  another. 
Peter  Quinn,  at  the  reunion,  an- 
nounced his  retirement  as  class  presi- 
dent after  many  years  of  doing  a 
wonderful  job.  We  are  going  to  miss 
him  very  much  and  thank  him  for  his 


4  BOSTON  COLLEGE  ALUMNOTES 


untiring  efforts  in  holding  the  Class 
of  '32  together.  Have  a  happy, 
healthy  and  peaceful  retirement, 
Peter.  •  Fred  Meier  was  chosen  to 
succeed  Peter  and  we  know  he  will 
do  a  great  job.  •  Those  attending  the 
reunion  were  Josephine  and  Fran 
Curtin;  Fr.  Ed  Nowlan,  SJ;  Mary 
and  Ed  Hurley;  Jerry  Kelley;  Ed 
Herlihy;  Nancy  and  Peter  Quinn; 
Walter  Drohan;  Louise  and  Fred 
Meier;  Mary  and  Dan  Larkin; 
Mildred  and  Jim  Donovan;  Lillian 
and  Emil  Romanowsky  and  their 
daughter  Ann;  Frank  Moynihan; 
Mrs.  Alvin  Richie;  Mrs.  Edmund 
Brennan;  Mrs.  DiVirgilio;  Dante 
DiVirgilio;  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Arthur 
O'Keefe;  Mrs.  Charlie  Callery;  and 
Helen  and  Barbara  Callery.  •  Due  to 
the  illness  of  his  wife  Josephine,  Paul 
Stacy  was  unable  to  attend  but 
wanted  to  be  remembered  to  all. 
Due  to  unfortunate  circumstances, 
my  wife  and  I  were  also  unable  to 
attend,  but  hope  we  were  remem- 
bered to  all.  Eva  and  Tom  Connelly 
were  unable  to  attend,  being  in  Ber- 
muda. •  Sorry  to  have  to  report  the 
passing  of  three  of  our  classmates: 
John  Collins  in  April,  who  left  his 
wife  Regina,  sons  John,  Peter,  James 
and  Daniel,  and  daughters  Ann  and 
Mary;  Tom  Collins  on  Aug.  20, 
who  had  retired  from  Boston  Edison; 
and  James  Hayden,  former  super- 
intendent of  schools  for  New 
Bedford,  on  April  10.  Jim  left  a  son 
James  and  a  sister  Vancini.  We  offer 
our  sincere  condolences.  •  Got  a 
nice  note  from  Chris  Nugent  stat- 
ing all  is  well  but  he  was  unable  to 
attend  the  reunion  this  year.  So,  he 
stayed  home  in  Sarasota,  FL.  •  Re- 
ceived a  letter  from  James  Cleary 
'50,  asking  me  to  promote  the  return 
of  Pops  on  the  Heights  on  Sept.  15. 
•  Ed  Gallagher's  daughter  Susan  is 
a  teacher  and  lacrosse  coach  at  the 
Belmont  Hill  school. 


33 


John  F.  Desmond 
780  S.  Main  St. 
Centerville,  MA  02632 
(508)  775-5492 


34 


Herbert  A.  Kenny 
804  Summer  St. 
Manchester,  MA  01944 

John  A.  Long  of  Westwood,  for- 
merly of  Newton  and  Needham,  a 
well-known  real  estate  attorney,  died 


at  his  home  in  May  after  a  brief 
illness.  His  wife  and  ten  children 
were  at  his  bedside.  John  was  the 
first  great-grandfather  in  the  class. 
He  was  a  triple  eagle,  graduating 
from  BC  High  in  1930,  from  BC  in 
1934  and  from  BC  Law  in  1943.  He 
was  a  member  of  the  Mass.  Bar  Asso- 
ciation for  5 1  years.  John  was  a  se- 
nior partner  in  the  law  firm  of  Lyne, 
Woodworth  and  Evarts  in  Boston, 
and  a  long-time  member  of  the  Bos- 
ton Catholic  Lawyers  Guild,  estab- 
lishing the  annual  Boston  Lawyers 
Retreat  in  1944.  The  Martindale- 
Hubbell  Law  Directory  gave  him  its 
highest  rating  for  legal  ability.  As  a 
real  estate  attorney,  he  represented 
many  major  banks,  insurance  com- 
panies and  developers.  Two  of  his 
classmates,  the  Rev.  Jack  Saunders 
and  the  Rev.  John  Caulfield  were 
on  the  altar  with  several  other  priests 
at  his  funeral  mass  at  St. 
Bartholomew's  church  in  Needham. 
He  is  survived  by  his  wife,  Gervaise 
(nee  Kelley);  three  sons:  William  P. 
of  Irvine,  Calif;  Francis  X.  of  West 
Newbury;  and  Robert  J.  of  Scituate; 
and  seven  daughters:  Gervaise  Haley 
of  Hull,  SusanneMcInerney-Hickey 
of  Southborough,  Valerie  Cooper 
of  Derry,  NH;  Mary -Jeanne  Kuehn 
of  Tustin,  Calif.;  Lynnie  Mahoney 
of  Bridgewater;  Jacquelynne 
Gardiner  of  Derry,  NH;  and  Vir- 
ginia Martins  of  Southborough;  3 1 
grandchildren  and  four  great-grand- 
children; and  one  sister,  Mrs. 
Madeline  Long  Grady  of  Chestnut 
Hill.  •  Bill  Joyce  is  back  in  Osterville 
after  his  winter  sojourn  in  Florida.  • 
Msgr.  John  Dillon  Day  gave  the 
invocation  for  the  Boston  City  Coun- 
cil in  May  and  made  the  papers.  • 
Msgr.  Russell  Davis  is  mending  at 
his  sister's  home  in  Duxbury  after 
major  surgery  at  Norwood  Hospi- 
tal. •  Your  correspondent  has  not 
been  idle.  His  novel,  Paddy  Madigan, 
will  be  published  this  summer. 


35 


Daniel  G.  Holland,  Esq. 

164  Elgin  St. 

Newton  Centre,  MA  02 1 59 

As  these  notes  were  being  prepared, 
the  class  was  looking  forward  ea- 
gerly to  our  60th  anniversary  cel- 
ebration to  be  held  on  June  7  with 
Mass  and  luncheon  arranged  through 
the  courtesy  of  the  Alumni  Associa- 
tion. All  who  could  do  so  were  ex- 
pected to  show  solidarity  of  Class  by 
supporting  the  reunion  effort  made 
possible  by  the  enthusiastic  coop- 
eration of  the  Alumni  Association 


staff.  •  The  Laetare  Sunday  celebra- 
tion consisted  of  Mass  at  St.  Ignatius 
Church  and  breakfast  at  McElroy 
Commons  at  which  the  principal 
address  was  given  by  the  noted  po- 
litical analyst  and  syndicated  colum- 
nist Mark  Shields.  Laetare  greetings 
to  the  Class  were  received  from  Bill 
Hannan  and  Dr.  Bill  Nash.  •  The 
Class  also  received  a  very  touching 
note  from  Catherine  Dougherty  of 
Brick,  NJ,  widow  Dr.  Bill 
Dougherty.  •  The  Class  shared  in 
the  honor  of  the  Development 
Office's  Volunteer  Award  Presenta- 
tions by  the  class  agent  award  given 
in  the  name  of  John  Griffin.  This 
was  the  first  year  the  award  was  pre- 
sented; Samuel  S.  Church  '43  re- 
ceived it  for  his  work  on  the  BC 
Fund.  John's  devotion  to  BC  and  his 
years  of  dedicated  service  invested 
this  award  with  special  meaning.  • 
Jim  Cleary  '50,  chairman  of  Pops  on 
the  Heights  concert  with  the  Boston 
Pops  Esplanade  Orchestra  and  the 
BC  Chorale,  is  working  overtime  to 
assure  the  success  of  this  year's  gala 
event  on  Fri.,  Sept.  15  which  pro- 
duces funds  for  scholarships  to  wor- 
thy students.  This  worthwhile  and 
challenging  undertaking  has  raised 
funds  in  excess  of  one  million  dollars 
over  the  past  two  years.  If  you  are 
interested  in  tickets,  call  617-552- 
2234.  •  Our  Class  notes  with  sad- 
ness the  death  of  our  former  coach 
and  dear  friend  Joe  McKenney  '27. 


36 


Joseph  P.  Keating 
24  High  St. 
Natick,  MA  01 760 
(508)  653-4902 

Thanks  to  Brendon  Shea,  the  an- 
nual class  luncheon  held  in  May  was 
again  a  most  enjoyable  take-in. 
Those  at  the  luncheon  were:  Julie 
and  Al  Burgoyne,  Grace  and  Gerry 
Burke,  Rita  and  Dr.  Bob  Condon, 
Madeline  and  Dennis  Dooley, 
Helen  and  John  Fahey,  Virginia 
and  John  Haggerty,  Steve  Hart, 
Dorothy  and  Frank  Hilbrunner, 
Mary  and  Joe  Keating,  Mary  and 
Bernie  Kelley,  Frank  Mahoney, 
Phyllis  and  Tom  Mahoney,  Gerry 
and  Jack  McLaughlin,  Bishop 
Lawrence  Riley  and  Brendon  and 
Mary  Shea.  Also  joining  us  were 
Ursula  Mahoney,  PegMcCarthy  and 
Terrie  Provenzano.  Helen  and  John 
Kilderry  and  Kathleen  and  Charlie 
Sampson  planned  to  attend  but  were 
unable  to  make  it.  The  good  Bishop, 
Larry  Riley,  said  grace  and  benedic- 
tion and  Jack  McLaughlin  signed  up 


the  accordion  player  to  lend  music 
to  the  affair.  In  addition  to  the  above, 
Brendon  heard  from  the  following: 
Paul  McGrady  from  Indian  Hills, 
CO,  who  will  be  visiting  in  Maine  in 
mid-June — too  late  for  the  luncheon; 
Dr.  Jack  Burke,  who  wrote  from 
Hilton  Head  and  felt  the  1 500  miles 
to  Boston  was  a  little  bit  far  to  come; 
Leo  Horgan,  living  in  Pompano 
Beach,  sent  regrets  and  hopes  to  be 
here  for  our  60th;  Fr.  Tom  Navien, 
presently  confined  in  Regina  Cleri; 
and  Johnny  Fiumaro  from  Bryan, 
TX — time  and  distance  stopped  him 
from  coming  but  not  from  "joining" 
us;  he  and  his  wife  Anna  went  to 
lunch  the  day  of  our  luncheon  at  the 
Hilton  Hotel  and  in  that  sense  was 
with  us.  All  of  the  above  wanted  to 
be  remembered  to  everyone  in  the 
class.  All  seemed  in  great  shape,  es- 
pecially Leo  Horgan  who,  from  his 
letter,  is  certainly  young  at  heart!  At 
the  luncheon,  Tom  Mahoney  sug- 
gested that,  since  various  50th  anni- 
versary celebrations  of  victory  in 
Europe  were  occurring,  it  would  be 
appropriate  to  remember  that  two 
of  our  classmates,  Arnold  Red 
O'Donnell  of  Attleboro,  and  John 
Rusty  O'Brien,  of  Jamaica  Plain, 
had  been  killed  in  action.  Bishop 
Riley  led  us  in  prayer  for  those  two 
and  all  our  classmates,  especially 
those  who  had  died  since  our  last 
meeting.  •  Peg  Mahoney,  wife  of 
George  Mahoney,  died  in  mid- 
April;  I'm  sure  many  classmates  were 
at  her  wake.  Among  those  attending 
the  funeral  were  Gerry  and  Jack 
McLaughlin,  Mary  and  Phil  Tracy, 
Mary  and  Joe  Keating,  Mary  Shea, 
and  Tom  Mahoney.  Bishop  Riley 
was  on  the  altar  and  gave  the  homily. 
He  also  gave  the  final  prayers  and 
blessing.  •  Mrs.  Mary  Dacey  wrote 
to  inform  us  that  her  beloved  hus- 
band, Joseph  E.  Dacey,  passed  away 
on  May  7.  The  class  is  saddened  by 
the  news  and  our  heartfelt  condo- 
lences to  Mary  and  the  rest  of  Joe's 
family.  •  Also,  I  have  to  report  that 
Dr.  Fred  Howard  of  Chestnut  Hill 
died  in  March;  and  Helen  Connors, 
wife  of  Jim  Connors  of  West  Ha- 
ven, CT,  died  in  April.  You  are  asked 
to  remember  all  of  the  above  and 
their  families  in  your  prayers.  •  Next 
year  will  be  our  60th.  Brendon  plans 
to  form  a  committee  to  come  up 
with  suggestions  as  to  what  we  might 
do  for  this  big  anniversary.  If  you 
have  any  ideas,  send  them  along  to 
either  Brendon  or  me.  Of  all  the 
suggestions  received  at  our  luncheon 
as  to  how  best  to  celebrate  the  60th, 
Bishop  Larry's  table  came  up  with 
the  best:  "Survive!"  Hear!  Hear! 


BOSTON  COLLEGE  ALUMNOTES    5 


CLASSES 


37 


Angelo  A.  DiMattia 
82  Perthshire  Rd. 
Brighton,  MA  02 135 
(617)782-3078 

It  is  my  sad  duty  to  report  that  sev- 
eral classmates  have  been  called  to 
their  eternal  reward.  First  I  want  to 
report  the  passing  of  Edward  J.  Hart 
on  Dec.  26,  1994  at  his  home  in 
Bradenton,  FL.  This  news  came  to 
me  from  Charlie  Iarrobino.  Hart 
was  former  personnel  manager  of 
Chrysler  Corp.  at  Newark  assembly 
from  1960  to  1971.  In  1971  he  was 
transferred  to  the  same  post  at  the 
firm's  Ann  Arbor,  MI  plant.  He  re- 
tired in  1975.  He  is  survived  by  his 
wife  Jane,  two  sons:  Stephen  J.  and 
ThomasJ.;  and  daughter,  Rosemary 
T.  Kessberger  of  Florida.  We  ex- 
tend to  them  our  condolences.  •  Dr. 
Charles  J.  Quigley  died  on  Jan.  7  in 
Salem,  NH.  He  owned  and  operated 
Quigley  and  Sons  Consulting  Pe- 
troleum Engineering  for  several 
years.  He  leaves  his  wife  Constance 
and  his  children  Dr.  Charles  Jr., 
Clarkson,  Joan  and  Jill  Quigley 
Roberge.  We  extend  to  them  our 
sympathy.  •  As  I  mentioned  in  my 
previous  notes,  Fr.  Edwin  Crowley, 
SJ  passed  away  on  Jan.  14.  Much  of 
Fr.  Crowley's  life  was  spent  at  BC 
High  where  he  held  many  service 
positions,  including  moderator  of 
the  mothers'  guild  from  1958  until 
1992  when  he  retired  to  the  Cam- 
pion Center  in  Weston.  He  leaves 
one  cousin,  John  P.  Sullivan  of  Hyde 
Park.  •  Next  was  Arthur  Durkin  on 
Jan.  29.  Arthur  was  a  chemistry  ma- 
jor and  became  a  successful  business 
man.  He  was  self-employed  and 
owned  the  American  Metal  Process- 
ing Co.  in  Wakefield.  I  can  attest  to 
his  knowledge  of  chemistry  as  he 
was  a  classmate  of  mine  in  the  BS 
program  at  the  Heights.  We  extend 
to  his  wife  Catherine,  his  son  Arthur 
Jr.  and  his  two  daughters:  Priscilla, 
who  teaches  Latin  at  Boston  Latin 
High  School  in  Boston,  and  Nancy 
Orazem,  our  most  sincere  condo- 
lences. •  I  must  add  that  I  have  lost 
a  very  dear  friend.  I  received  a  note 
from  John  Keary  of  Fairhaven  who 
informed  me  about  his  wife's  pass- 
ing on  Feb.  24.  She  died  after  a  long 
illness  and  is  survived  byjohn;  their 
four  sons:  Thomas,  Michael,  Timo- 
thy and  Paul;  and  daughter,  Ann 
Marie  Toraya.  We  extend  our  sin- 
cere condolences.  I  regret  to  an- 
nounce that  John  has  had  his  share 
of  illnesses.  •  Hazel  Lomax  and 
Casper  Ferguson  celebrated  their 
50th  wedding  anniversary  at  the  old 


mansion  where  they  were  married  at 
Chester  Park  in  the  South  End.  This 
mansion  is  in  need  of  repair,  so  the 
Fergusons  eschewed  anniversary 
gifts  and  asked  their  guests  to  make 
a  donation  to  the  building  fund.  The 
strategy  raised  $2,500  for  restora- 
tion! •  Prayers  are  solicited  for  our 
ill  clergy  who  are  at  Regina  Cleri 
and  also  for  the  many  in  our  class 
that  need  prayers  for  recovery.  In 
your  kindness,  remember  my  wife 
Julia  who  has  suffered  another  stroke 
on  May  5.  Andrew  Gaquin,  Eric 
Stenholm  and  I  believe  there  may 
be  some  others  who  have  not  been 
brought  to  my  attention.  •  I  wish  to 
make  a  correction  from  the  last  is- 
sue: Dr.  Jack  O'Hara  changed  resi- 
dences in  Athol. 


38 


Thomas  F.  True,  Jr. 

37  Pomfret  St. 

W.  Roxbury,  MA  02132 

(617)327-7281 

John  Janusas  has  been  voted  into 
the  Varsity  Club  Hall  of  Fame.  He 
will  be  honored  at  a  dinner  in  Conte 
Forum  Oct.  20.  A  large  number  of 
his  family,  teammates  and  '38ers  are 
expected  to  attend.  The  following 
day  at  the  BC-Army  game,  John  and 
the  other  inductees  will  be  intro- 
duced to  the  fans.  •  We  recently 
learned  of  the  passing  of  Dr.  John 
Duffy  and  Walter  Lepiesha  last 
fall.  John  had  been  living  in 
Manchester,  NH  and  died  last  Oct. 
Walter  made  his  home  in  Worces- 
ter. To  their  families,  we  offer  our 
sincere  sympathy.  •  In  the  last  issue 
we  neglected  to  mention  that  Dr. 
Ed  Ryan  had  sent  along  his  year- 
book along  with  the  letter.  We  for- 
warded it  to  Jim  Cahill  as  he  had 
requested.  •  Although  we  were  sad- 
dened to  learn  the  news  that  it  con- 
tained, we  want  to  thank  Gene  Soles' 
brother  for  sending  us  the  follow- 
ing: "It  is  with  deep  regret  and  sad- 
ness that  I  must  tell  you  of  the  death 
of  my  brother  Eugene  Soles.  He 
died  suddenly  from  a  rare  pneumo- 
nia on  May  1 .  He  was  79  years  of  age. 
He  lived  in  New  Castle,  NH  for  45 
years  and  was  a  retired  VP  of  Dunphy 
Corp.  He  is  survived  by  his  wife 
Jeanne;  his  sister  Geraldine  of 
Clearwater  Beach,  FL;  and  his  broth- 
ers, Jerome  of  Dennis  and  Thomas 
'44  of  Harwichport.  Our  condo- 
lences to  Gene's  wife,  sister  and 
brothers.  •  Our  '38  foursome  had 
their  annual  get-together  again  this 
year — Bill  Finan,  Paul  Mulkern, 
Charlie  Kimball  and  Frank  Hunt. 


No  mention  was  made  as  to  whether 
their  scores  had  improved  since  last 
year.  •  We  have  lost  another  loyal 
classmate,  Fr.  John  McLaughlin. 
Bill  Finan  and  I  paid  our  respects  at 
St.  John's  Church  in  Beverly.  While 
there  we  met  John  Caselli  with  Paul 
Chavane.  At  the  Church  we  had  a 
brief  reunion  with  Charlie  Logue 
and  Fr.  Bill  Guindon,  SJ.  Charlie 
wanted  to  be  remembered  to  Joe 
Home.  Bill  tells  us  that  he  is  at  the 
Jesuit  House  at  300  Newbury  St.; 
Fr.  Joe  Keaney,  SJ  is  at  the  same 
residence.  In  appreciation  of  all  that 
Fr.  McLaughlin  had  done  for  the 
Class  over  the  years,  we  sent  a  dona- 
tion to  Regina  Cleri  in  his  memory. 
•  My  grandson,  Thomas  F.  True  rV, 
graduated  from  Colby  College  this 
year.  His  brother  John  is  entering 
Fairfield  Univ.  in  Sept.  •  While  Bill 
Finan  was  in  Florida,  Paul  Mulkern 
took  care  of  arrangements  for 
Laetare  Sunday.  At  our  two  tables 
were  Barbara  and  Frank  Hunt,  Tom 
O'Connor,  Ellie  and  John  Marshall 
(who  won  a  book  written  by  guest 
speaker  Mark  Shields),  Ruth  Castelli, 
Phyllis  and  Paul  Mulkern,  Ruth  and 
Tom  True,  Fr.  John  McLaughlin 
(who  also  concelebrated  the  Mass), 
Carol  and  Jim  Cahill,  Phyllis  and 
Tony  DiNatale  and  Peter  Kirslis. 
The  Guthries  were  in  Florida  at  the 
time;  and  Dick  Canavan  had  sent 
his  payment  for  a  ticket,  but  couldn't 
make  it.  •  Plans  are  underway  for  a 
Memorial  Mass,  luncheon,  get-to- 
gether, etc.  in  the  fall. 


39 


William  E.  McCarthy 

39  Fairway  Dr. 

W.  Newton,  MA  02 165 

(617)332-5196 

On  April  30 — under  the  chairman- 
ship of  our  president  Paul  A.  Keane 
and  a  committee  consisting  of 
Charlie  Murphy,  Al  Branca,  Pete 
Kerr  and  Bill  McCarthy — the 
'39ers  enjoyed  an  afternoon  of  the- 
atre at  Robsham  with  the  produc- 
tion of  "Company,"  followed  by  a 
cocktail  party  and  dinner.  Those  at- 
tending were:  Nancy  Norberg,  Ann 
Peyton,  Larry  Fitzgerald,  Bill  Hol- 
land, John  Donovan  and  Bill  Flynn. 
All  the  following,  with  the  exception 
of  Simeon  Legendre,  who  came 
with  his  son-in-law,  came  with  their 
wives:  George  Devlin,  Arthur 
Sullivan,  Al  Branca,  Pete  Kerr,  Bill 
McCarthy,  Herb  Chernack  and 
Paul  Keane.  •  Received  a  letter  from 
Jim  Cleary  '50,  chairman  of  Pops  on 
the  Heights,  reminding  people  of 


this  upcoming  event  on  Sept.  15.  It 
features  conductor  Marvin 
Hamlisch,  the  world-renowned  Bos- 
ton Pops  Orchestra  and  the  BC 
Chorale,  and  has  raised  funds  well  in 
excess  of  $1  million  over  the  past 
two  years.  Those  who  are  interested 
in  attending  would  give  a  big  boost 
in  providing  scholarship  assistance 
to  qualified  students.  •  We  had  a 
great  turnout  for  Laetare  Sunday 
under  the  chairmanship  of  Charlie 
Murphy.  We  had  an  excellent 
speaker,  Mark  Shields,  the  political 
analyst  and  syndicated  columnist. 
Those  attending  were  George 
Devlin,  Nelson  Erickson,  Larry 
Fitzgerald,  Peter  Kerr,  Mary  and 
John  Donovan,  Gina  and  Bill 
McCarthy,  Natalie  and  Charlie 
Murphy,  Barbara  and  Ed  Quinn,  Ann 
and  Frank  Sennott,  Mary  and  Arthur 
Sullivan,  Kathleen  and  Paul  Nagle, 
and  Fr.  Joe  Fallon,  SJ.  •  Received  a 
note  from  Paul  Needham  regard- 
ing the  60th  reunion  from  Lawrence 
Academy,  which  he  and  Bill  Flynn 
attended.  Paul's  grandson  Brian 
graduated  from  Assumption  College 
in  Worcester,  where  he  was  captain 
of  the  football  team,  and  Paul's 
granddaughter  Diane  graduated 
from  Middlebury  College.  Hope  that 
Paul's  wife  Kay  is  improving  after 
her  recent  illness.  •  Received  a  letter 
from  Frank  Brennan  saying  that  his 
son,  Jack,  will  soon  become  CEO  of 
the  $150  billion  Vanguard  Mutual 
Fund.  The  Wall  Street  Journal  states 
that  Jack  has  been  Vanguard's  presi- 
dent since  1989  and  has  completely 
bought  into  the  tightfisted  tradition; 
in  fact,  he  recently  got  a  letter  from 
a  Vanguard  institutional  client  who 
was  "so  happy  to  see  him  get  into  the 
back  of  a  rented  Ford."  •  Received  a 
note  from  Frank  McBride's  widow, 
Mary,  with  an  obituary  from 
Norwalk,  CT.  After  graduation  from 
BC,  Frank  attended  Southeastern 
Univ.  Law  School  in  Washington, 
DC  prior  to  his  appointment  as  a 
special  agent  in  the  FBI.  After  re- 
signing from  the  FBI,  he  joined 
Stamford  Rolling  Mills  Co.,  where 
he  served  as  director  of  industrial 
relations.  Later  on,  Frank  was  man- 
ager of  personnel  and  labor  relations 
for  Westinghouse  Corp.  He  was  also 
finance  chairman  of  the  Norwalk 
Republican  party  in  1 966  and  a  com- 
missioner of  the  Norwalk  Redevel- 
opment Agency.  He  was  a  founder 
of  the  Connecticut  Catholic  Con- 
ference, was  president  of  Norwalk 
Catholic  Charities,  and  was  awarded 
knighthood  in  the  Order  of  St.  Gre- 
gory the  Great  by  Pope  John  Paul  II. 
•  Our  sympathy  is  extended  to  Pete 
Ricciuti  on  the  passing  of  his  wife 
Doris  in  April,  and  also  to  Kathleen 


6  BOSTON  COLLEGE  ALUMNOTES 


Ash  of  Clearwater,  FL  on  the  death 
of  her  husband,  Edward  J.  Ash.  Ed 
was  a  former  supervisor  in  the  Mass. 
Social  Service  Dept.  Ed  was  a  gradu- 
ate of  New  Hampton  Prep  and  BC, 
where  he  was  a  baseball  star  and 
member  of  the  Varsity  Club.  He  was 
also  a  former  CYO  baseball  coach. 
Pete  Kerr,  our  class  treasurer,  will 
send  the  spiritual  bouquets. 


40 


Daniel  J.  Griffin 
1 70  Great  Pond  Rd. 
N.  Andover,  AAA  01 845 

Barbara  Goodman  has  again  ar- 
ranged for  a  luncheon  for  the  wives 
and  widows  of  our  class  for  Sept.  2 1 
at  the  Wellesley  College  Club.  The 
affair  will  begin  at  1 1 :30  am  and  will 
include  a  multi-course  buffet,  tax, 
tip  and  parking.  Ladies  interested 
should  send  a  check  in  the  amount  of 
$11.50   payable   to   Mrs.  John 
Goodman,     40     College     Rd., 
Wellesley,  MA  02181.  For  further 
information,  phone  617-235-4188. 
This  is  a  repeat  affair  held  for  the 
past  few  years,  and  has  been  enjoyed 
by  a  goodly  number  of  wives  or  wid- 
ows of  the  famous  class  of '40.  •  Our 
class  is  requested  to  support  the  Pops 
on  the  Heights  concert  featuring 
conductor  Marvin  Hamlisch,  the 
world  renowned  Boston  Pops  Espla- 
nade Orchestra  and  the  BC  Chorale 
on  Sept.  1 5 .  This  concert  raises  funds 
for  scholarship  endowment,  and  we 
should  "pop"  for  a  good  cause.  •  The 
Pilot  on  March  24  carried  pictures  of 
3 1  priests  celebrating  their  50th  an- 
niversary of  ordination  this  year.  In- 
cluded was  Rev.  Lawrence  Doyle, 
senior  priest  in  residence  at  St. 
Patrick's  parish  in  Lawrence.  John 
Foristall  and  I  attended  the  celebra- 
tion marking  this  event  on  June  25; 
his  twin  brother  Walter  Doyle  and 
wife  Catherine  also  attended  the  cel- 
ebration at  the  parish,  along  with 
many  friends  and   parishioners. 
Walter  is  the  retired  city  clerk  in 
Beverly,  but  Lawrence  still  labors  in 
the  vineyard  at  St.  Patrick's.  Also 
listed  was  Rev.  William  Smith, 
OMI,  bursar,  Oblate  Infirmary,  and 
senior  priest  in  residence  at  St. 
William's  Parish  in  Tewksbury .  Rev. 
William  Carpenger,  who  died  in 
1973,  was  also  mentioned.  •  We 
learned  of  the  passing  of  three  class- 
mates this  quarter.  PatrickJ.  Ennis, 
a  retired  social  worker,  died  on  Jan. 
25  in  Northampton.  Frederick  J. 
Dobbrats  of  Hilton  Head,  SC  died 
on  March  14.  He  had  served  as  an 
agent  with  the  FBI  for  27  years.  Also 


Sidney  S.  Bogen  of  Randolph,  a 
retired  manufacturer  of  leather 
clothing,  died  on  April  4. 1  know  you 
will  keep  these  and  all  our  deceased 
classmates  in  your  prayers.  • 
Catherine  and  John  Foristall  re- 
cently attended  their  granddaughter 
Kendyl's  graduation  from  Cornell 
Univ.  where  she  received  a  BA  in 
animal  science.  Kendyl,  daughter  of 
Ed  Foristall  '72,  plans  to  become  a 
vet. 


41 


Richard  B.  Daley 
160  Old  Billerica  Rd. 
Bedford,  AAA  01 730 
(617)275-7651 

Please  remember  the  following  class- 
mates, who  have  passed  on.  John 
Guinee  of  Somerville,  a  former 
teacher  in  the  Somerville  school  sys- 
tem for  38  years,  died  on  Dec.  3.  He 
was  also  a  former  director  of  St. 
Bernard's  Church,  past  member  of 
the  St.  Vincent  DePaul  Society  and 
the  Holy  Name  Society.  •  John 
O'Brien  died  Jan.  2.  He  was  a  re- 
tired consultant  to  the  Ford  Motor 
Co.  •  John  Mulvehill  died  in  May. 
Classmates  attending  his  wake  were 
John  Colahan,  John  Jansen,  Jim 
McLaughlin,  Tom  Donelin,  Nick 
Sottile  and  Jim  Kiely.  •  The  open- 
ing of  our  55  th  anniversary  for  the 
Class  of  1941  will  be  the  attendance 
at  the  BC-Syracuse  football  game  at 
Syracuse.  The  game  is  on  Nov.  18; 
transportation  will  be  by  bus  and 
overnight  will  be  at  a  local  hotel. 
Keep  this  event  in  mind — it  shall  be 
a  winner!  •  The  annual  luncheon  on 
May  23  was  a  great  affair!  Sixty-five 
classmates  and  wives  were  present, 
plus  a  good  showing  by  the  clergy. 
Those  in  attendance  were  John 
Kehoe,  John  Bowes,  Dick  Daley, 
Leonard  McDermott,  Joe 
McCafferty,  Gene  Goodreaut,  Nick 
Sottile,  John  Jansen,  Paul  Jennings, 
Msgr.  Tom  Finnegan,  Frank 
Galvant,  Jim  Kiely,  Bob  Sliney, 
Bishop  Joe  Maguire,  Brendon 
Crotty,  ST.  Colamaria,  Jim  Murray, 
Fred  jaquith,  Jack  Colahan,  Ceclia 
McDonague,  Fr.  Jim  Rogers,  Fran 
Bellew,  Fran  Blouin,  Helen  Ryan, 
John  Hayes,  J.  Warren  Heffeman, 
Harry  Fulchino,  Jack  Calahan, 
George  McManama,  Ethel  Sheehan, 
George  Kerivan,  George  Hanlon, 
Paul  True,  Leonard  Frisoli,  Emil 
Slizewski,  Jim  McLaughlin,  Dave 
White,  Walt  Dubzinski,  Bill  Brewin, 
Charles  O'Rourke,  Fran  Hegarty  and 
Fr.  Ed  Cowhig. 


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Ernest  J.  Handy 

84  Walpole  St.  Unit  4-M 

Canton,  MA  02021 

(617)821-4576 

I  am  extremely  grateful  to  John 
Fitzgerald  and  John  Irrabino  for 

sending  material  from  which  these 
notes  are  composed.  At  the  dinner  in 
his  honor,  held  on  March  1 8  at  the 
Ritz-Carlton  Ballroom,  Washing- 
ton, DC,  Bob  Drinan  received  the 
congratulations  of  President  and 
Mrs.  Clinton.  The  opening  page  of 
the  tribute  booklet  reads,  "Robert  F. 
Drinan's  name  is  signed  to  every 
petition  in  behalf  of  the  persecuted, 
because  we  can  always  count  on  him 
to  raise  his  voice  for  the  victims  who 
are  forgotten,  cheated  or  betrayed." 
Bob  closed  his  remarks  that  evening 
with  a  quotation  from  Irish  poet 
William  Butler  Yeats,  "Think  where 
a  man's  glory  most  begins  and  ends. 
And  say  my  glory  was  I  had  such 
friends."  If  interested,  contact  me 
for  a  copy  of  his  speech.  Have  you 
read  the  biography  of  Bob  in  the 
spring  issue  of  BCM?  •  Thanks  to 
Tom  Hinchey  the  Class  was  repre- 
sented by  16  classmates  at  the  Laetare 
Sunday  celebration.  In  addition  to 
Tom,  Terry  Geoghegan  and  John 
Lane  were  accompanied  by  their 
wives.  Unaccompanied  included  Jim 
Boudreau,   Paul   O'Hara,   Gerry 
Joyce,  Leo  Strumski,  Dave  O'Keefe, 
Charlie  Ahern,  Bucky  Harris,  Jim 
Calahane,   Paul   Heffron,  John 
Fitzgerald,  Frank  Mahoney,  Martin 
Hansberry  and  yours  truly.  •  On 
April  3,  Louise  and  Jack  Hart  be- 
came the  proud  grandparents  of  Sh- 
annon Louise  who  checked  in  at  7  1/ 
2  pounds.  One  month  later  Jack  and 
Louise  celebrated  their  Golden 
Wedding  Anniversary  with  a  grand 
reception  at  the  Framingham  Coun- 
try Club.  Jack  still  envies  me  the  title 
"Best  Man."  •  Also  celebrating  50 
Golden  Years  together  in  1995  were 
Winifred  and  Bob  Troy.  Marie  and 
Frank  Dever  finalized  the  celebra- 
tion of  their  50  years  of  happiness 
together  with  a  trip  to  Italy,  courtesy 
of  their  two  sons  and  three  daugh- 
ters. •  Jim  Stanton  continues  to 
reign    as    golf   club    champ    at 
Wyndemere  in  Naples,  FL.  Shortly 
before  his  return  to  New  England, 
Jim  shot  a  round  of  his  age  (74)  less 
2,  i.e.,  he  parred  the  course.  Jim  still 
found  time  to  work  with  Dan  Barrett 
and  organize  our  Annual  Memorial 
Mass,  which,  this  year,  also  served  as 
a  testimonial  to  our  classmates  Tony 
Cintolo,  Joe  Downey,  Bill  Flynn, 
John  Kelly,  John  Lawler  and  Jim 


Maloney,  each  of  whom  celebrated 
their  Golden  Anniversaries  as 
priests.  Space  does  not  permit  the 
listing  of  the  many  who  attended. 
Long  distance  travelers  included 
Joan  and  Jack  McMahon  up  from 
Vero  Beach,  FL.  for  the  summer. 
Both  are  bragging  about  their  1 6th 
grandchild  and  their  2nd  great- 
grandchild. Congratulations!  •  I 
look  forward  to  seeing  many  of 
you  at  the  football  games  this  fall. 
Before  or  after  the  game,  as  you  are 
walk  through  Shea  Field,  Frank 
Dever  and  I  will  be  pleased  to  serve 
as  hosts  with  refreshments. 


43 


Thomas  O'C.  Murray 

14  Churchill  Rd. 

W.  Roxbury,  MA02132 

(617)323-3737 

First  and  foremost,  we  must  begin 
with  thanks  to  Ernie  Santosuosso 
for  his  great  work  on  the  last  col- 
umn while  your  regular  scribe  was 
"down  south!"  •  Again,  sadly,  we 
must  report  the  passing  of  two  more 
classmates:  Dr.  Bob  Nangle,  from 
Atkinson,  NH,  on  April  15;  and 
again  in  April,  Marc  Carrigan — 
one  of  the  old  CBA  men  from 
Newbury  Street — after  a  long  ill- 
ness in  Weston,  MA.  Marc  began 
with  the  old  CBA  gang  "down- 
town," left  early  to  join  the  Air 
Force,  later  was  associated  with 
the  automobile  industry  for  many 
years,  co-founded  the  NE  Shuttle 
Co.,  was  a  director  of  Shawmut 
Bank  and  a  member  of  Woodland 
Golf  Club.  To  Catherine  and  his 
family,  our  sincere  sympathy.  • 
Now  from  notes  on  hand.  Many 
thanks  to  Eddie  O'Connor  for  his 
great  work  on  another  fine  theater 
party  on  April  30.  The  usual  group 
was  present,  but  we  were  pleased 
to  see  Bill  Noonan  from 
Gloucester  for  the  first  time  in 
many  years.  Also,  Ed  O'Connor 
told  us  of  a  nice  letter  from  Fr. 
Larry  Cedrone,  who  hopes  to 
make  more  class  functions  in  the 
future.  •  Ed  McEnroe  reports  that 
Dot  and  Dan  Healy  stopped  for  a 
visit  with  them  in  Florida,  and  that 
our  old  fencing  "master"  Yale 
Richmond  was  a  featured  speaker 
at  a  world-wide  symposium  in  St. 
Petersburg  on  the  negotiations 
with  Russia.  •  Best  wishes  to  Jack 
Kelleher  on  his  recent  hip  opera- 
tions. •  Thanks  to  Frank  Hill  for 
"late"  payment  of  class  dues — ac- 
tually, it  was  in  advance!!  Also,  if 
you  need  some  good  travel  advice, 


BOSTON  COLLEGE  ALUMNOTES    7 


"Oh,  he's  been  like  this  ever 
since  he  got  his  first  annuity 
check  from  Boston  College. " 


"What's  up  with  Ed 
these  days?" 


>e         ^ 


-*^T\  f 

*           \ 

J  '                                -   "      "JULuJfe 

Support  Boston  College  and  receive 
your  first  check  September  30. 


When  Ed's  CDs  were  rolling  over  last  year, 
he  doubled  his  income  by  establishing  a 
Boston  College  Gift  Annuity.  At  his  age,  72  „ 
he  receives  7.2  percent  for  the  rest  of  his  life. 
Plus,  he  received  a  substantial  income  tax 
deduction.  And,  for  the  duration  of  his  life 
expectancy,  about  half  of  the  annuity  pay- 
ment will  be  tax-free  (federal  and  state). 


If  you  are  age  60  or  older  and  have  cash  or 
securities  that  just  aren'tyielding  whatyou'd 
hoped  they  would,  return  the  form  below 
and  see  what  BC  can  do  for  you.  The  rates 
increase  from  6.1  percent  for  age  60  to  11 
percent  for  age  90  and  older.  The  minimum 
gift  is  $10,000. 


Yes,  please  tell  me  how  I  can  make  a  gift  to  Boston  College 
and  receive  an  annuity  for  life. 

I  have  included  Boston  College  in  my  will. 


NAME 

DATE  OF  BIRTH 

ADDRESS 

BC  AFFILIATION 

PHONE 

Please  include  an  example  -with  ?ny  spouse  as  second  beneficiary 
SPOUSE'S  DATE  OF  BIRTH 

Mail  to: 

Debra  Ashton 

Office  of  Gift  and  Estate  Planning 

Boston  College 

More  Hall  220 

Chestnut  Hill,  MA  02167 

Telephone:  (617)  552-3409 
Fax:  (617)  552-2894 


8/95 


8  BOSTON  COLLEGE  MAGAZINF. 


please  see  Frank  at  Global  Travel  in 
Framingham.  •  Tom  Kennedy 
sends  greetings  to  all,  and  Leo  Reilly 
asks  that  he  appear  on  the  invitation 
list  to  the  '95  golf  day  at  Wayland.  • 
Speaking  about  that  ...  we  must 
thank  Jim  Harvey  for  again  master- 
minding this  annual  event.  Any  re- 
ports of  prizes,  great  scores,  etc.  will 
be  announced  in  our  fall  column.  • 
With  thanks  to  Ernie  Santosuosso, 
the  Alumni  Association-sponsored 
Second  Helping  "Magic  Ball"  at  the 
600  Club  at  Fenway  Park  was  a  great 
success.  •  Had  a  short  note  from 
Tom  Heath  in  January,  protesting 
another  attack  of  malaria — he  says 
this  is  malaria  country  (not  Marlboro 
country!!) — but  checked  back  in  Feb- 
ruary in  better  health.  Letters  would 
be  most  welcome!!  •  We  hear  that 
the  Bob  Rehlings  will  be  in  resi- 
dence in  Cotuit  for  the  summer,  and 
that  Jim  P.  Connolly  had  a  good 
golf  day  at  the  Cape  Cod  Country 
Club.  •  NB:  It's  mid-'95,  but  just  a 
reminder  that  your  '95  class  dues  are 
still  payable.  Check  your  records;  if 
late,  please  remit  now. 


44 


James  F.  McSorley,  Jr. 
1204  Washington  St. 
N.  Abington,  MA  02351 
(617)878-3008 

Harry  Roberts  let  us  know  he  and 
Nancy  wintered  in  Stuart,  FL,  just 
north  of  Jupiter  where  Charlotte  and 
I  spent  Feb.  Harry  plans  to  be  in  the 
same  place  next  year.  •  Frank 
Doherty  continues  to  travel  to  near 
and  far  away  places.  Last  winter  he 
got  to  ski  with  his  children  and  grand- 
children in  the  good  old  USA.  He 
also  made  it  to  Singapore  and  recol- 
lected the  last  time  he  saw  the  city 
was  April  15,  1945  while  on  an  un- 
friendly sky  recon  photo  mission  out 
of  Calcutta.  •  In  May,  theMcSorleys 
were  honored  by  the  Abington 
Council  On  Aging  with  an  award  for 
"Exceptional  Service  to  the  Abington 
Senior  Citizens."  •  The  class  had 
another  good  representation  at  the 
44th  annual  Laetare  Communion 
Breakfast  which  Tom  Donelan 
chaired.  Among  those  attending  were 
John  Cataldo,  Bill  Daley,  Frank 
Doherty,  Tom  Donelan, Jim  Dowd, 
Paul  Fleming,  Jim  McSorley,  John 
O'Connor,  Bob  O'Leary,  Tom 
Soles,  Leo  Wilson,  and  Dr.  Don 
White  who  is  enjoying  his  semi- 
retirement.  It  was  also  so  pleasant  to 
see  the  wives  of  those  attending  who 
also  came.  •  Phil  Carey  of  E. 
Bridgewater  and  BC  Hockey  fame 


was  again  elected  Town  Moderator, 
a  position  he  has  been  re-elected  to 
every  year  since  1962.  Congratula- 
tions Phil!  •  The  class  extends  its 
sympathy  to  the  family  of  Paul  Z. 
Vartigian  who  died  Nov.  1,  1994  in 
Tewksbury  after  a  long  illness  which 
prevented  his  working.  Paul,  how- 
ever was  able  to  help  his  wife  with 
the  care  of  their  handicapped  son. 
Paul  leaves  his  son  and  wife  Beatrice. 
•  Our  sympathy  also  to  the  family  of 
Frank  H.  Harris  of  SOM  and  Sa- 
lem who  died  on  Feb.  1 8.  After  serv- 
ing three  years  in  the  Navy  in  the 
South  Pacific,  he  worked  as  a  bank 
examiner  for  14  years  which  was 
followed  by  employment  at  three 
other  commercial  banks  as  CEO 
before  retiring  in  1987.  He  was  an 
ardent  golfer  as  was  his  whole  fam- 
ily. Frank  was  a  member  and  former 
president  of  the  Salem  Country  Club 
as  well  as  holder  of  the  course  record 
there.  He  was  also  the  recipient  of 
the  Robert  Morris  Association's 
award  as  Certified  Commercial 
Lender.  Frank  leaves  his  wife 
Gertrude,  six  children  and  seven 
grandchildren.  •  Our  condolences 
to  the  family  of  Edward  J.  Duffy  of 
W.  Roxbury  who  died  April  26.  Ed 
saw  service  in  the  Army  Air  Corps  in 
World  War  II  where  he  was  awarded 
the  Purple  Heart.  He  attended  Ob- 
lates  College  in  Washington,  DC, 
and  then  studied  at  their  seminary 
several  years  before  opening  his  own 
real  estate  business  in  W.  Roxbury 
from  which  he  retired.  He  took  an 
active  part  in  helping  rehabilitate 
former  prisoners  in  the  Mass.  Com- 
munity Assistance  Program  which 
helped  in  the  parole  adjustment  of 
retarded  parolees  14  and  1 5  years  of 
age.  Ed  was  past  president  of  the 
Mass.  Parole  Officers  Association. 
He  leaves  two  brothers:  Thomas  of 
Concord  and  Center  Harbor,  NH, 
and  James  of  Jupiter,  FL;  12  nieces 
and  nephews;  and  20  grandnieces 
and  grandnephews. 


45 


Louis  V.  Sorgi 
5  Augusta  Rd. 
Milton,  MA  02 186 
(617)698-0623 

Congratulations,  Golden  Eagles — 
you  really  turned  out  for  our  re- 
union weekend!  From  what  I  saw 
and  heard,  the  class  thoroughly  en- 
joyed all  of  the  weekend's  events  and 
activities.  Of  a  current  class  of  105, 
72  classmates  were  present  at  vari- 
ous events.  For  those  unable  to  make 
it,  I  will  try  and  summarize  the  week- 


end. •  I  told  everyone  at  the  reunion 
that  we  were  a  unique  class,  and  the 
first  day  we  proved  it.  Rain  was  pre- 
dicted for  Thursday,  the  day  of  our 
golf  tournament,  but  on  that  morn- 
ing the  sun  shone  bright  and  early 
with  clear  skies.  Twenty-one  of  us 
teed  off  at  the  Commonwealth 
Country  Club,  with  yours  truly  win- 
ning the  handicap  event  and  Charlie 
McKenzie  winning  the  Calloway. 
Thanks  to  Bill  Cornyn  for  a  well- 
run  tournament.  Our  welcoming 
dinner  that  evening  in  the  Heights 
Room  of  the  New  Dining  Facility 
was  a  great  affair,  and  it  gave  all  of  us 
a  chance  to  renew  old  acquaintan- 
ces. I  saw  Charlie  Rodgers  for  the 
first  time  since  our  Navy  days  at 
Brown.  He  and  Bud  Keenan  have  a 
total  of  49  grandchildren.  Also  saw 
Joe  Bellissimo  for  the  first  time  in 
probably  25  years;  he  now  lives  in 
Wisconsin.  Don  McMorrow  came 
all  the  way  from  California,  as  did 
Warren  Mills.  Warren  has  a  great 
voice,  which  we  utilized  that  evening, 
singing  our  "Alma  Mater."  After  din- 
ner, we  had  dessert  at  the  BC  Mu- 
seum of  Art,  complete  with  a  private 
tour  of  the  "Memory  and  the  Middle 
Ages"  exhibit,  which  has  over  100 
objects  assembled  from  more  than 
30  museums  and  libraries  in  the  US 
and  France.  •  On  Friday  morning, 
we  had  our  Investiture  ceremony  in 
Robsham  Theater,  where  Fr.  Monan 
and  Alumni  Association  president 
Jack  MacKinnon  presented  us  with 
our  Golden  Eagle  pins.  Fr.  Monan 
spoke  of  the  uniqueness  of  our  class, 
starting  out  500  strong  in  1941  and 
ending  up  with  105  in  1995,  the 
smallest  class  of  Golden  Eagles  to 
date.  After  the  ceremony,  we  had 
lunch  with  our  families  in  the  Heights 
Room.  Paul  Paget,  on  behalf  of  the 
class,  presented  me  with  a  "cash  gift" 
for  my  efforts  with  the  class  over  the 
years,  especially  as  chairman  of  the 
Reunion  Committee.  He  also  pre- 
sented my  wife  Lillian  with  a  ster- 
ling silver  replica  pin  of  the  swan 
boats  for  her  support  of  my  work 
with  the  class.  He  also  gave  out  200 
swan  boat  tickets  for  classmates  to 
enjoy  when  in  Boston.  From  5-7  pm 
Friday  night,  there  was  a  buffet  prior 
to  BC  Night  at  the  Pops.  After  the 
buffet,  we  were  off  in  our  private 
buses  to  the  concert,  where  we  lis- 
tened to  a  great  program  directed  by 
new  conductor  Keith  Lockhart — 
who  wore  his  BC  tie  and  hat!  Fol- 
lowing Pops,  we  returned  to  the 
Heights  for  dessert,  coffee  and  danc- 
ing. •  On  Saturday  morning,  we 
enjoyed  the  Celebration  of  Loyalty 
ceremony  in  Bapst  Library's  Gargan 
Hall.  Here,  yours  truly  and  John 
Campbell,  co-chairs  of  the  reunion 


committee,  presented  Fr.  Monan 
with  our  class  gift  of  $378,000,  the 
largest  gift  ever  for  Golden  Eagle 
classes.  We  also  had  the  largest  per- 
centage of  participation  ever,  with 
97%  of  the  class  giving.  This  is  an 
amazing  accomplishment,  consider- 
ing the  small  numbers  of  classmates. 
These  numbers  will  have  increased 
by  the  conclusion  of  the  campaign 
on  May  31,  because  money  is  still 
coming  in.  In  fact,  I  received  over 
$5,000  during  the  weekend.  Follow- 
ing this,  we  had  a  BBQ  in  a  large  tent 
on  campus.  At  4:30  we  had  our  Mass 
of  Petition  in  St.  Mary's  Chapel  in 
honor  of  all  our  classmates  (living 
and  deceased)  and  their  families.  Cel- 
ebrant was  Vincent  Burns,  SJ; 
concelebrants  were  John  Berube, 
Gerard  McGann  and  Deacon  Ri- 
chard Hassey.  We  then  hurried  to 
the  steps  in  front  of  O'Neill  Library 
for  our  class  picture,  and  then  it  was 
on  to  Gasson  Hall  T-100  for  our 
50th  anniversary  dinner-dance.  This 
was  a  classy  affair,  with  fancy  hors 
d'oeuvres,  a  delicious  roast  beef  din- 
ner and  dancing  to  the  music  of  the 
'40s  with  the  White  Heat  band.  It 
was  great  to  see  John  Murphy,  Jake 
SantaMaria,Tom  Moran  (Texas), 
Jack  McCarthy  and  many  others 
dancing  up  a  storm  in  the  room 
where  the  great  Fr.  McCarthy  lec- 
tured on  natural  theology.  At  this 
event,  we  honored  our  lovely  wives 
and  class  widows  with  beautiful  silk 
scarves,  compliments  of  the  Golden 
Eagles.  •  Sunday  was  a  day  of  rest 
with  no  special  functions  scheduled. 
•  Monday  was  Commencement,  and 

I  had  the  pleasure  of  being  Honor- 
ary Grand  Marshal.  It  was  quite  a 
thrill  to  march  into  Alumni  Stadium 
holding  the  mace  with  the  Golden 
Eagle.  It  was  an  experience  I  will 
never  forget.  •  Well,  that's  it — the 
Golden  Eagle  weekend  of  the  Class 
of  1945,  leaders  in  class  gift  dollars, 
percentage  of  participation  and  an- 
nuities (27).  My  personal  thanks  to 
yearbook  committee  chairman  John 
Hogan.  •  I  will  end  the  notes  with  a 
paragraph  from  a  letter  I  received 
from  Don  McMorrow:  "I  have  al- 
ways felt  saddened  that  World  War 

II  interrupted  the  collegiate  career 
of  so  many  of  us,  pulling  us  out  of 
school  and  sending  us  in  all  direc- 
tions. This  recent  reunion,  more  than 
anything  else  previously,  pulled  us 
back  together  for  four  wonderful 
days  and  did  much  to  make  us  a  class 
again.  We  felt  that  everyone  was 
experiencing  a  very  strong  'togeth- 
erness' at  all  our  activities.  I  firmly 
believe  that  we  truly  achieved  're- 
union' as  we  became  Golden  Eagles 
together." 


BOSTON  COLLEGE  ALUMNOTES   9 


CLASSES 


46 


Reunion 


Leo  F.  Roche,  Esq. 
26  Sargent  Rd. 
Winchester,  MA  01  890 
(617)  729-2340 


47 


Richard  J.  Fitzgerald 
P.O.  Box  171 
Falmouth,  MA  02556 
(508)563-6168 

Marty  Underwood,  now  living  in 
Roseburg,  OR,  received  a  lot  of  pub- 
licity concerning  his  volunteer  work 
at  Pitchford  Boys'  Ranch,  a  county- 
operated  center.  Marty,  who  signed 
up  with  the  FBI  just  after  gradua- 
tion, retired  in  1978.  Many  of  his 
assignments  included  spending  a  lot 
of  time  in  Alaska.  After  retiring  from 
the  Bureau,  he  became  commissioner 
onpublic  safety  for  the  state  of  Alaska 
arid  later  became  head  of  security  for 
die  University  of  Alaska-Fairbanks. 
•  Fr.  Bob  Bogle  is  pastor  at  St. 
Elizabeth  of  Hungary  in  Acton. 
Some  of  you  might  have  had  him  in 
your  parish  atone  time.  He  has  served 
at  Holy  Name  in  West  Roxbury  and 
Cathedral  High,  and  also  spent  ten 
years  at  St.  Mary's  in  Charlestown.  • 
Jim  McSharry,  who  spent  summers 
on  Cape  Cod,  has  now  made  his 
permanent  home  in  East  Dennis.  • 
Jim  Ryan  is  probably  more  familiar 
to  many  of  the  athletes  at  the  college 
than  some  of  the  coaches  are,  as  he  is 
a  fixture  at  most  practices  and  foot- 
ball, hockey  and  basketball  scrim- 
mages. He  was  spotted  most  recently 
at  the  Spring  Game.  •  Sorry  to  re- 
port the  death  of  Art  Fagan  in  April. 
He  had  made  his  home  in  Levittown, 
PA  for  many  years.  He  had  three 
children.  Art's  brother  phoned  in  to 
inform  the  class  that  Arthur  passed 
away  on  April  16.  We  are  tremen- 
dously saddened  by  the  news;  our 
condolences  go  out  to  the  family. 


48 


William  P.  Melville 

31  Rockledge  Rd. 

Newton  Highlands,  MA  02161 

(617)  244-2020 

In  the  winter  issue,  I  waxed  enthusi- 
astically about  last  September's  Pops 
on  the  Heights.  Now  I  would  like  to 
bring  you  advance  information  about 
the  next  presentation  of  this  great 
musical  extravaganza.  For  the  past 
two  years,  the  University  has  spon- 


sored this  concert  which  raises  sig- 
nificant funds  for  scholarship  en- 
dowment. This  is  one  of  the 
University's  greatest  challenges — 
providing  scholarship  assistance  to 
qualified  students.  On  Sept.  15,  Pops 
on  the  Heights  returns  with  conduc- 
tor Marvin  Hamlisch,  the  world- 
renowned  Boston  Pops  Orchestra 
and  the  BC  Chorale.  I  can  guarantee 
you  will  come  away  knowing  that 
you  have  heard  one  of  the  finest 
nights  of  music  ever.  So,  order  your 
tickets  now  by  calling  (617)  552- 
2234  and  while  you  are  helpingyour- 
self  to  much  pleasure  and  enjoyment, 
you  will  have  the  satisfaction  of 
knowing  you  have  helped  a  most 
worthy  cause.  •  Jim  Calabrese  and 
Len  Sherry  did  a  great  job  in  alert- 
ing our  classmates  to  the  annual 
Laetare  Communion  Breakfast.  En- 
joying the  camaraderie  of  the  occa- 
sion along  with  their  families  were 
John  Corcoran,  Warren  Watson, 
Jim  Calabrese,  John  Nee,  Len 
Sherry,  Jim  Hogan,  Tim  Buckley 
and  Bill  Curley.  •  Paul  Morin  is 
traveling  again — this  time  to  the  Ba- 
hamas and  Arizona.  •  Bill  Curley 
was  in  Naples,  FL  in  Feb.  and  March; 
he  and  Ann  now  have  three  grand- 
children. •  Irene  and  yours  truly 
were  also  in  Naples  this  winter  and 
were  quite  impressed  with  the  large 
contingent  of  BC  alumni  that 
marched  in  the  St.  Patrick's  Day 
Parade.  •  Tim  Buckely  and  Bill 
Melville  have  become  members  of 
the  Fides  Executive  Committee.  • 
The  members  of  our  Class  board  of 
directors  want  to  thank  all  of  you 
who  responded  to  the  survey  we  sent 
out  in  Jan.  More  on  this  at  a  later 
date.  •  Cornelius  Scanlon  tells  us 
that  although  he  is  now  retired  as  a 
law  school  prof,  and  on  oxygen  20 
hours  a  day  on  account  of  emphy- 
sema, he  still  manages  to  teach  occa- 
sionally, serve  on  the  Conn.  State 
Labor  Relations  Board,  the  Simsbury 
Town's  Charter  Review  Commis- 
sion and  consultant  to  the  Conn. 
State  Dept.  of  Education.  •  Bill 
Curley  retired  in  June  after  1 1  years 
in  a  second  career  as  career  counse- 
lor at  Babson  College.  •  Henry  T. 
Burke,  Esq.  of  NYC  responded  to 
our  questionnaire  with  an  unsolic- 
ited sizable  check — thanks  Henry.  • 
We  are  saddened  to  learn  of  the 
death  of  Rita  M.  Canney  of  Belmont, 
sister  of  Joe  Canney  '51.  Rita  was 
retired  assistant  commissioner  for 
the  Mass.  Division  of  Child  Guard- 
ianship. The  sympathy  of  the  Class 
is  extended  to  Rita's  family.  •  Our 
hard  working,  genial  class  treasurer, 
Tim  Buckley  wants  all  of  us  to  know 
that  our  dues  paying  year  is  from 
June  30  to  June  30.  You  are  there- 


fore encouraged  to  send  in  $25  dues 
for  1996.  Send  your  checks  made 
out  to  BC  Class  of  1 948  to  Tim  at  1 5 
Standish  Rd.,  Wayland,  MA  01778. 
•  Saw  the  lovely  Janet  Greehan  at  a 
recent  gathering  of  BC's  Institute  of 
Learning  in  Retirement,  and  the 
lovely  Ginnie  Oliver  at  Emmanuel 
College's  75th  Gala  Party. 


49 


John  T.  Prince 

66  Donnybrook  Rd. 

Brighton,  MA  02 135 

Bob  Bidwell  is  teaching  a  course  in 
entrepreneurship  and  small  business 
management  at  the  Univ.  of  Day- 
ton. He  is  to  be  congratulated  on  the 
April  publication  of  his  new  book, 
Skills  for  Managerial  Excellence,  which 
targets  people  already  in  manage- 
ment. His  goal  is  to  teach  managers 
to  cope  with  issues  they  face  in  the 
workplace.  Bob's  views  on  the  im- 
portance of  managing  frustration 
were  featured  in  the  cover  article  of 
Industry  Week  on  Nov.  7.  •  Con- 
gratulations are  also  extended  to  Joe 
Quinn  for  his  tremendous  hockey 
coaching  at  Coyle-Cassidy  High.  He 
was  selected  as  Ice  Hockey  Coach  of 
the  Year  in  Division  3 .  His  team  had 
19  wins,  the  most  in  school  history. 
•  Our  sympathy  is  extended  to  the 
family  of  John  McMahon,  who  died 
after  a  lengthy  illness.  John  was  an 
accountant  with  the  Bank  of  New 
England.  •  Bill  Flaherty,  chairman 
of  the  golf  outing,  sends  the  follow- 
ing report:  "It  was  raining  as  I  drove 
along  Rt.  128  at  7  a.m.  on  May  25, 
headed  for  Wayland  Country  Club 
for  the  class  golf  outing.  It  didn't 
look  good.  When  I  arrived,  the  rain 
stopped  and  we  never  saw  another 
drop  all  day."  Players  were  John 
McQuillan,  Jerry  Leonard,  Bill 
Cohan,  Ernie  Ciampa,  Fran  Dolan, 
John  Forkin,  Don  McAnulty,  Ed 
Murphyjoe  Dowd,  John  Brosnahan 
(all  the  way  from  Virginia),  Bob 
Crane,  John  Driscoll,  John  Carney 
and  myself.  Also  joining  us  were 
Eileen  Flaherty,  Dot  McQuillan, 
Mary  Murphy,  Mary  Dowd  and 
Carol  McAnulty.  I'm  happy  to  re- 
port the  results:  Winner,  John 
Driscoll  with  an  82,  followed  by 
Bob  Crane  with  an  83.  John 
Brosnahan  broke  90  for  the  first 
time,  tallying  a  scorching  88.  Ernie 
Ciampa  and  John  Carney  set  an 
NCAA  record  for  strokes,  and  the 
latest  report  is  they  're  still  out  there! 
We  plan  a  repeat  next  year  and  hope 
we  can  entice  some  more  '49ers  onto 
the  links! 


50 


John  A.  Dewire 
15  Chester  St.,  #31 
Cambridge,  MA  02 1 40 
(617)876-1461 

Our  West  Coast  correspondent  ad- 
vises that  Warren  Lewis  hasn't  yet 
hung  up  his  skates.  After  playing  in 
the  Seniors  tournament  in  Victoria, 
BC  in  early  April,  he  returned  to 
Portland,  OR  in  time  to  engage  Guy 
LaFleur,  among  others,  in  the  NHL 
Old-Timers'  Challenge.  Warren 
plays  hockey  year  'round  on  all  ama- 
teur levels  and  coaches  in  the  vicin- 
ity of  his  home  in  Vancouver,  WA. 
To  relax,  he  cross-country  hikes  in 
the  Cascade  Mts.,  and  does  get  back 
to  the  Cape  each  summer.  •  John 
O'Neill  died  of  heart  failure  on  Feb. 
9  in  the  Deaconess  Hospital  in 
Needham.  He  was  born  in  Medford 
and  lived  in  Needham  for  30  years. 
He  earned  a  master's  in  education 
from  Boston  Teachers'  College,  and 
taught  chemistry  and  physics  at  En- 
glish High  School  for  30  years,  until 
his  retirement  in  1986.  John  was  a 
retired  major  in  the  National  Guard 
and  was  a  member  and  past  com- 
mander of  the  Nobscot  Power 
Squadron  in  Natick  for  2  5  years.  He 
leaves  his  wife  Muriel  of  Needham; 
two  sons,  John  M.  of  Leominster 
and  Daniel  P.  of  Brighton;  two 
daughters,  Elaine  C.  Yarnall  of 
Windsor,  CT  and  Ann  Conway  of 
Norwalk,  CT;  and  seven  grandchil- 
dren. •  Edward  J.  Furey  died  in 
Lynnfield  on  Dec.  26.  He  was  the 
retired  president  of  Northeast  Ma- 
chinery Co.  and  the  brother  of  John 
J.  Furey  '49  of  Florida.  He  leaves  his 
wife  Barbara;  three  sons,  Edward  Jr. 
of  Acton,  Lt.  Col.  (Dr.)  Dennis  C.  of 
Ramsten  AFB  in  Germany,  and 
Christopher  of  Newburyport.  Burial 
was  in  the  Bourne  National  Cem- 
etery. •  On  May  7 , 1  took  the  Eurostar 
train  from  Paris  to  London.  It's  about 
the  same  distance  as  Portland,  ME 
to  Philadelphia,  and  it  makes  the 
trip  in  exactly  three  hours.  The  tun- 
nel under  the  English  Channel  is  24 
miles  long,  taking  exactly  20  min- 
utes to  go  through  it — and  it  feels 
like  traveling  through  a  toothpaste 
tube.  It  was  another  first  for  me,  and 
an  experience  late  in  life  that  I  shall 
never  forget.  The  Eurostar  came  into 
London's  Waterloo  Station.  You 
may  know  that  Winston  Churchill's 
funeral  train  left  here  after  a  service 
in  London's  St.  Paul's  Cathedral, 
and  traveled  to  the  little  town  of 
Blagdon  near  Oxford,  where  he  was 
buried  in  his  family  plot  next  to  the 
centuries-old  church.  •  Our  class 


10  BOSTON  COLLEGE  ALUMNOTES 


president,  Bob  Harwood,  was  quite 
pleased  with  the  turnout  for  Laetare 
Sunday  on  March  26.  We  had  three 
full  tables,  more  than  we've  had  in 
six  or  seven  years.  •  I  have  been 
informed  by  our  Alumni  Associa- 
tion that  three  of  our  classmates 
passed  away  in  November.  Mark  E. 
Casey,  Nov.  13  in  Abington;  James 
M.  Collins,  Nov.  17  in  West 
Roxbury;  and  John  D.  McCarthy, 
Nov.  4  in  Waltham.  Gn  behalf  of  the 
class,  I  wish  the  families  of  these 
classmates  our  sympathy. 

50n 

Mary  McManus  Frechette 
42  Brookdale  Ave. 
Newtonville,  MA  02 1 60 
(617)244-8764 

Our  45  th  reunion  for  the  first  gradu- 
ating class  of  Newton  College  of  the 
Sacred  Heart!  In  Sept.  '46,  when,  as 
freshwomen,  we  had  our  picture 
taken  with  Cardinal  Cushing,  the 
Boston  newspapers  hailed  us  as  the 
pioneer  class  of  the  new  college. 
Thanks  to  BC,  we  had  a  warm  and 
nostalgic  reunion  weekend  starting 
on  Friday  night  with  Pops,  con- 
ducted by  our  wonderful  new  mae- 
stro, Keith  Lockhart.  Saturday  was 
the  Garden  Party  Luncheon  in  a 
tent  between  Stuart  and  Barat;  fol- 
lowing was  our  reunion  in  the  li- 
brary of  Duchesne,  where  Lydia 
Casavant  Hecht  and  Lincoln,  Claire 
De  Blais  Canning  and  Joe,  Ann 
Devereux,  Kate  Doyle,  Mary  Lou 
Julian  Natoli  and  John,  Mary  King 
Supple  and  Ed,  Mary  Kyne  Maze, 
Chic  LaBante  White  and  Mark, 
Mary  McManus  Frechette  and  Al, 
Joan  Mitchell  Curran  and  Arthur, 
Helene  Sweeney  Doyle  and  Bill, 
toasted  each  other  and  tried  to  ex- 
plain to  the  husbands  why  Newton 
was  so  special.  Connie  Ryan  Eagan 
had  to  cancel  due  to  family  illness, 
Hilda  Carey,  RSCJ  was  on  retreat 
and  unable  to  join  us,  and  Agnes 
Hauford  wrote  from  Florida  that 
she  would  be  with  us  in  spirit  and  see 
us  at  our  50th.  We  closed  our  week- 
end with  the  annual  alumnae  Mass 
in  the  Newton  Chapel  of  the  Blessed 
Trinity,  where  we  remembered  class- 
mates no  longer  with  us:  Irene 
(Muffle)  Good,  RSCJ,  Mimi  Hayes 
Pardo,  Mary  Lou  McGowan,  Elena 
Ruggiero  Kissell,  Trudy  Walsh 
Crowley  and  Mary  Ann  White 
Cullen.  May  they  rest  in  peace.  •  In 
April,  your  correspondent  was  one 
of  the  Newton  College  delegates  to 
the  AASH  conference  in  Houston, 
where  I  met  Alicia  Elosua  Talinas 


of  Monerrey,  Mexico,  who  was  in 
our  freshman  class.  Because  we 
hadn't  met  since  1947,  we  had  to  do 
a  lot  of  updating. 


51 


Reunion 


MAY    1  7  -   1  9  •  1    996 


Esq. 


Francis  X.  Quinn, 
1 205  Azalea  Dr. 
Rockville,  MD  20850 
{301)762-5049 

I  trust  you've  noted  a  lack  of  notes 
for  our  class.  If  you're  reading  this,  I 
ask  you  to  drop  me  a  line  about  your 
present  activities  and  location.  •  Jack 
Riley,  MD  lives  in  La  Jolla,  CA.  He 
and  John  Stevens  "play  golf  regu- 
larly and  erratically!"  •  Bill 
Harwood,  who  is  retired  from  both 
the  FBI  and  United  Telephone  Co. 
of  Florida,  lives  in  Longwood,  FL 
and  is  an  investigator  with  Central 
Florida  Investigations,  Inc.  of  Or- 
lando. •  Paul  Doyle,  retired  State  of 
California  administrative  judge,  re- 
sides in  Walnut  Creek,  CA  and  re- 
lates the  joys  of  "Senior  Softball."  • 
Pat  Roche,  Roche  Bros. /Sudbury 
Farms,  received  the  Bald  Eagle 
Alumnus  Award  for  "tremendous 
deeds  worthy  of  emulation."  The 
honor  is  bestowed  annually  by  the 
undergraduate  government  of  BC. 


52 


Edward  L.  Englert,  Jr.,  Esq. 
1  28  Colberg  Ave. 
Roslindale,  MA  02131 
(617)  323-1500 

Double  congratulations  to  Judge 
John  Irwin  who  was  recently  pre- 
sented the  St.  Thomas  More  Award 
by  the  BC  Law  School  Alumni  Asso- 
ciation. This  is  the  highest  award 
given  by  the  Law  School  Alumni  in 
recognition  of  exemplary  service  by 
an  individual.  In  May,  the  BC  Alumni 
Association  honored  him  with  the 
Award  of  Excellence  in  the  field  of 
Law — and  he  is  the  first  recipient  of 
this  particular  award.  John  served  as 
an  assistant  District  Attorney  in 
Middlesex  County  until  his  appoint- 
ment in  1970  as  Chief  of  the  Crimi- 
nal Division  in  the  Mass.  General 
Attorney's  office.  John  was  appointed 
to  the  Superior  Court  in  1976,  and 
in  1994  was  appointed  Chief  Ad- 
ministrative Justice  of  the  Trial 
Court,  the  state  trial  court's  highest 
position.  •  Due  to  the  hard  work  of 
Fred  Meagher,  our  class  had  one  of 
the  best  turnouts  in  years  at  the 
Laetare    Sunday   gathering.    Al 


Deshaies  came  down  from  Biddeford 
and  joined  Fred,  Jim  Kenneally, 
Bernie  Dwyer,  Ed  Goulart,  Joe 
Fagan,  Al  Pizzi,  Gene  McMorrow, 
Charlie  Brown,  Paul  Smith,  Tom 
Dolan,  Roger  Connor,  Fred 
O'Sullivan,  Bob  Quinn  and  Frank 
Dooley.  •  Al  Sexton  and  Jim 
Mulrooney  were  ushers  for  two  Red 
Sox  spring  training  seasons,  starting 
with  the  replacement  team  and  then 
when  the  regulars  returned.  •  The 
winter  reunion  in  Naples,  FL  con- 
tinues to  grow,  and  this  year  Al  Sex- 
ton and  Bob  Allen  did  an  excellent 
job  in  arranging  various  functions. 
The  get-together  started  with  a  wel- 
come reception  on  Wednesday,  and 
on  Thursday  there  was  a  sunset  boat 
ride.  Friday,  the  group  attended  the 
Red  Sox-BC  baseball  game,  and  on 
Saturday  evening  they  finished  with 
a  cocktail  party  and  dinner  at  the 
LaPlaya  Resort  Hotel.  Both  the  snow 
birds  and  temporary  escapees  from 
the  North  thoroughly  enjoyed  the 
scheduled  events.  Those  attending 
some  or  all  of  the  events  were  Lex 
Blood,  Bill  Bond,  George  Campbell, 
Al  Casassa,  Steve  Casey,  Tom 
Cummiskey,  Paul  Daly,  Bill  Dolan, 
Bob  Ferroli,  Jay  Hughes,  Bert  Kelley, 
Jim  Leonard,  Jim  Moroney,  Evelyn 
Thomas  and  Charlie  O'Donnell. 
Also  joining  the  group  were  Joe 
O'Shaughnessy,  Art  Powell,  Bob 
Quinn,  Paul  Smith,  Frank  Torpey, 
Bill  Walsh,  Bob  Doherty,  Jim 
Callahan,  Jack  Leary  and  Tom 
McElroy,  as  well  as  Dave  Murphy, 
Jack  Donovan,  Charlie  Sherman,  Jim 
Mulrooney,  Frank  McDermott, 
Bernie  O'Sullivan,  Bob  Kincade  and 
Bob  Shea.  I  don't  know  what  Al  and 
Bob  will  do  for  an  encore,  but  I'm 
sure  it  will  be  interesting!  •  Sandy 
and  Mike  McCarthy's  daughter, 
Lynn  Ann,  graduated  BC  '95  to  join 
the  alumni  with  her  sisters  Julie  '84 
and  Patricia  '87.  •  On  the  sad  side,  I 
am  sorry  to  report  the  deaths  of  two 
classmates,  Jim  Doyle  and  Dan 
Duggan.  Jim  was  one  of  the  most 
loyal  and  faithful  members  of  our 
class  and  was  a  past  president  of  the 
class.  Jim  was  senior  VP  of  invest- 
ments at  Paine  Weber  at  the  time  of 
his  retirement  in  1988.  He  leaves  his 
wife,  Lois,  two  sons  and  three  daugh- 
ters. Dan  passed  away  in  Feb.  in 
Roanoke,  VAand  worked  for  AT&T 
for  30  years  after  moving  from 
Rockland  where  he  lived  while  go- 
ing to  BC.  •  In  closing,  I  want  to 
remind  you  that  Pops  on  the  Heights 
will  be  held  on  Sept.  15.  This  will  be 
the  third  return  of  this  event  which 
features  Marvin  Hamlisch  and  the 
BC  Chorale.  The  funds  will  go  to- 
ward providing  scholarship  assis- 
tance to  qualified  students.  Over  the 


past  two  years  this  event  has  raised 
over  one  million  dollars  and  prom- 
ises to  be  more  successful  this  year. 


53 


Robert  W.  Kelly 
98  Standish  Rd. 
Watertown,  MA  02 172 
(617)  926-0121 

My  cry  for  help  didn't  go  unno- 
ticed— I've  received  correspondence 
from  classmates  we  haven't  heard 
from  in  years.  •  John  O'Gorman 
writes  that  he  and  Eileen  just  cel- 
ebrated their  40th  anniversary  on 
May  20.  Joining  them  were  their  six 
children,  nine  grandchildren,  and 
family  and  friends  from  Ireland, 
Canada  and  nine  states.  John  retired 
after  3 1  years  with  NCR.  Their  home 
is  1223  Maue  Road,  Miamisburg, 
OH  45  342 ,  but  they  return  each  July 
to  West  Yarmouth  for  a  vacation. 
John,  my  knee  surgery  was  very  suc- 
cessful; thanks  for  asking.  I  highly 
recommend  it  to  any  of  you  who 
might  be  bothered  with  arthritis  in 
the  knees.  •  Herb  McCarthy,  an- 
other "name  out  of  the  past,"  was 
kind  enough  to  write  about  his  life 
after  leaving  us  in  '53.  He  spent  five 
years  in  active  duty  (four  in  Ger- 
many) after  graduating,  returned  for 
a  few  years  to  Cleveland,  OH,  then 
moved  to  Washington  DC,  where 
he  worked  at  the  Navy  Finance  Cen- 
ter and  the  office  of  the  Secretary  of 
Defense  (McNamara).  He  received 
an  MS  in  administration  from 
George  Washington  Univ.  and  was 
commissioner  of  the  Federal  Naval 
Supply  System  Command  for  five 
years.  After  that,  he  returned  to  the 
Pentagon,  where  he  became  Deputy 
Assistant  Secretary  of  Defense  for 
Logistics  and  Material  Management. 
In  1984,  Herb  retired  and  became 
consultant  to  the  National  Academy 
of  Public  Administration.  Herb  and 
Barbara  have  three  children  and  five 
grandchildren,  all  of  whom  live  in 
Florida.  Herb  and  Barbara  live  at 
2604  Long  Boat  Court,  N  in  Ponte 
Vedra  Beach,  FL  32082.  In  1990 
Herb  and  Barbara  really  retired  and 
moved  to  Florida,  where  he  became 
adjunct  professor  at  the  Univ.  of 
North  Florida,  Jacksonville  Univer- 
sity and  Nova  Univ.  In  1993,  the 
mayor  of  Jacksonville  hired  him  as 
executive  director  of  the  Cecil  Field 
Development  Commission.  • 
Ernest  Criscuoli,  Jr.  also  retired  to 
Florida,  to  3  06 1  Big  Pass  Lane,  Punta 
Gorda  33955.  He's  looking  to  buy  a 
cabin  cruiser  and  do  some  fishing 
and  traveling.  He  says  if  any  class- 


BOSTON  COLLEGE  ALUMNOTES    1 1 


CLASSES 


mates  are  in  the  area,  give  him  a  call. 
He's  the  only  Criscuoli  in  the  whole 
state  of  Florida.  •  John  F.  Jack 
Coleman  just  retired  and  was  named 
professor  emeritus  of  history  at  St. 
Francis  College  in  Loretto,  PA.  Jack 
wrote  The  Disruption  to  the  Pennsyl- 
vania Democracy  1848-1860,  as  well  as 
numerous  articles,  book  reviews  and 
abstracts.  Jack  has  served  on  the  St. 
Francis  College  faculty  senate,  the 
Penn.  Historical  Association,  and  the 
Cambria  County  Historical  Society, 
serving  as  president  at  some  point  of 
all  organizations.  His  other  activi- 
ties include  the  Organization  of 
American  Historians,  the  Pennsyl- 
vania Historical  Association, 
Cambria  County  Historical  Asso- 
ciation, Phi  Theta  Alpha  Interna- 
tional Honor  Society  in  History,  and 
the  Phi  Kappa  Phi  Honor  Society.  • 
Finally,  for  the  past  two  years,  the 
university  has  sponsored  a  concert 
which  raises  significant  funds  for  the 
scholarship  endowment.  This  event 
is  Pops  on  the  Heights,  featuring 
Marvin  Hamlisch,  the  world-re- 
nowned Boston  Pops  Orchestra  and 
the  BC  Chorale — slated  for  Sept. 
15.  You'll  find  a  ticket  order  form  in 
this  issue.  Fill  it  out  and  send  it  in. 
You  won't  forget  or  regret  the 
evening.  See  you  there!  •  P.S.  Hot 
off  the  press!!  I  just  received  notice 
that  Guy  DiGirolano  was  honored 
for  his  work  with  the  elderly.  It  seems 
that  Guy  has  been  involved  in  vol- 
unteer work  sponsored  by  Mass. 
Home  Care,  The  Executive  Office 
of  Elder  Affairs  and  the  American 
Association  of  Retired  Persons.  This 
year  the  Health  and  Social  Services 
Consortium  nominated  him  as  its 
Outstanding  Money  Manager.  A 
buffet  reception  was  held  at  the  Fed- 
eral Building  in  Boston,  a  presenta- 
tio.n  was  made  to  Guy  by  Vice 
President  Al  Gore,  and  flowers  were 
sent  and  presented  to  his  wife  Joan 
by  the  Vice  President's  wife  Tipper. 
Guy  said,  "He  would  never  forget 
the  outpouring  of  good  wishes  at  the 
event  by  his  many  friends  in  high 
governmenfplaces." 

53n 

Alice  Higgins  Slattery 
9  Cornell  Rd. 
Framingham,  MA  01701 
(508)  877-4238 

Thanks  to  a  note  from  Pauline  Polly 
Madden  Murphy  we  have  some 
news  to  share.  Polly  lives  in 
Watertown  and  works  at  the  Fernald 
State  School  in  Waltham  as  a  service 
coordinator.  While  she  loves  her 


work,  she  plans  to  retire  in  2  1/2 
years.  She  then  hopes  to  pursue  some 
research  that  she  had  engaged  in 
when  volunteering  as  an  aid  to  an 
anthropologist  atMcLean  Hospital. 
The  research  involved  the  study  of 
atypical  psychiatric  syndrome  in  a 
wide  variety  of  countries.  Between 
gardening  and  traveling  it  sounds  as 
though  she  will  be  busier  than  ever! 
Polly  and  her  husband  Jim  will  spend 
time  in  Kansas  this  Sept.  to  help 
daughter  Martha  Ellen  and  her  hus- 
band John  Dowling  with  the  arrival 
of  their  second  child.  Son  Jay  has 
two  children,  Kevin  and  Erica.  Their 
oldest  daughter  Maureen  recently 
married  Darwin  Ortiz,  a  card  magi- 
cian. Polly  notes  that  she  has  always 
loved  show  business  and  has  taken 
advantage  of  open  mic  nights  in  the 
comedy  clubs  around  Boston — do- 
ing about  16  stand  up  gigs.  I  hope 
Polly  will  let  us  know  about  any 
appearances  she  may  be  making  since 
it  would  be  great  to  see  her.  I  well 
remember  her  wonderful  sense  of 
humor  that  kept  all  the  "day-hops" 
in  good  humor  while  at  Newton!  • 
On  a  sad  note,  it  was  with  deep 
regret  that  we  heard  of  the  death  of 
Sister  Gorman.  She  died  suddenly 
on  May  16.  According  to  Rosemary 
Dwyer,  she  had  gone  to  her  office  to 
correct  some  papers  and  died  sud- 
denly. She  was  buried  on  May  20 
from  the  Sacred  Heart  Chapel  at 
Newton  Country  Day  School.  •  On 
a  more  cheerful  note,  it  was  a  jubi- 
lant evening  a  short  time  earlier,  on 
May  12,  when  Francie  Mannix 
Ziminsky  received  the  Alumni 
Award  of  Excellence  in  Religion  at  a 
beautiful  ceremony  at  BC.  Francie's 
reception  speech  received  sustained 
applause  from  the  more  than  400 
alumni  present  for  the  awards.  She 
noted  that  we  would  all  do  well  to 
listen  very  carefully  to  the  Holy 
Father's  words  as  presented  in  his 
last  two  encyclicals.  Francie  has 
brought  the  hope  of  sustaining  life 
to  many  girls  who  might  have  suc- 
cumbed to  the  culture  of  death  and 
the  temptation  to  take  the  life  of 
their  child  in  the  womb.  It  was  a 
pleasure  to  see  her  honored.  Sister 
Sweeney  joined  Ann  Fulton  Cote, 
Barbara  Gould  Henry,  myself  and 
Francie's  husband  Vic  in  attending 
the  celebration.  We  had  a  delightful 
time  recalling  our  years  at  Newton. 
Sister  Sweeney  reports  that  Newton 
Country  Day  School,  under  the  di- 
rection of  Sister  Barbara  Rodgers,  is 
enjoying  great  success.  •  I  was  un- 
able to  attend  the  alumnae  Mass  at 
Newton  chapel  on  May  21  since  I 
was  on  retreat  with  the  secular 
Carmelites  from  the  Danvers 
Carmelite  Community.  •  Please  let 


me  know  any  news  that  you  may 
have.  Also,  if  anyone  has  an  alumna 
in  mind  to  recommend  for  an  Alumni 
Association  award,  please  send  me 
the  information. 


54 


Francis  X.  Flannery 
72  Sunset  Hill  Rd. 
W.  Roxbury,  MA02132 
(617)323-1592 

Our  class  has  been  busy  this  past 
spring  with  26  at  the  Night  at  the  BC 
Pops  on  April  22  and  about  21  at 
Laetare  Sunday.  Dan  Miley  informs 
me  that  the  reunion  on  the  Cape  was 
a  great  success.  Twelve  rooms  were 
booked  at  the  hotel,  and  a  total  of  56 
attended  the  dinner.  Rose  and  Lenny 
Matthews  were  responsible  for 
making  the  arrangements  and  a  won- 
derful job  they  did.  Among  those  in 
attendance  were  Margaret  and  Dan 
Miley,  Nancy  and  Tom  Murphy, 
Pat  and  Bob  King,  Mary  and  Herb 
Burridge,  Judy  and  Frank  Bonarrigo, 
June  and  Don  Preskenis,  Joan  and 
Frank  Patchell,  Connie  and  Charlie 
Pelczarski,  Jane  and  John  Ford, 
Alberta  and  Gerard  Natoli,  Ruth 
and  Jerry  Monaghan,  Linda  and 
Dave  Pierre,  Shirley  and  Bob 
Sanborn,  Lori  and  Lou  Totino, 
Carol  and  Dick  Foley,  June  and  Ray 
McPherson,  Mary  and  Murray 
Regan,  Mary  and  Kevin  Lane,  Jack 
Duggan,  Bea  and  George  McDevitt, 
Nancy  and  John  Moreschi,  Caroline 
and  Bob  Donovan,  Bobby  and  Jerry 
McCusker,  Helenjean  and  Jack 
Parker,  Mary  and  Bill  Kelly,  Lois 
and  Lou  Florio,  and  Mary  and  Jim 
Coughlin.  A  good  time  was  had  by 
all.  •  I  received  a  note  that  Dr. 
MarvinJ.  LaHood  has  recendy  been 
appointed  a  Distinguished  Teach- 
ing Professor  by  the  SUNY  Board  of 
Trustees.  This  designation  is  con- 
ferred to  faculty  who  have  achieved 
national  or  international  prominence 
and  a  distinguished  reputation  within 
a  chosen  field.  •  After  ten  plus  years 
writing  this  column,  I  am  pleased  to 
inform  you  that  Dave  Pierre  has 
been  named  my  successor  as  class 
correspondent.  My  very  best  to  Dave 
on  this  new  endeavor.  I  would  like  to 
thank  all  who  have  contributed  in- 
formation over  the  past  ten  years. 
Without  your  assistance,  I  would 
not  have  been  able  to  write  this  col- 
umn. Please  continue  to  send  your 
notes  to  Dave.  His  address  is  PO 
Box  72,  Prides  Crossing,  MA 01 965. 


55 


Marie  J.  Kelleher 
1 2  Tappan  St. 
Melrose,  MA  02176 
(617)665-2669 

Since  I  wrote  my  last  column,  I  re- 
ceived word  from  Dr.  Bob  Cefalo 
that  he's  been  elected  president  of 
the  American  Board  of  Obstetrics 
and  Gynecology.  Bob  has  a  PhD, 
continues  to  be  an  ob/gyn  professor, 
and  is  the  assistant  dean  for  graduate 
medical  education — all  while  carry- 
ing on  his  medical  practice  in  Chapel 
Hill.  •  Tom  Reynolds  sent  word 
from  Weymouth  of  his  recent  re- 
tirement from  the  Dept.  of  Defense 
as  the  Northeast  Regional  Contrac- 
tor of  the  Labor  Relations  Office. 
He  and  his  wife  Grace  have  bought 
a  home  in  S.  Yarmouth  and  look 
forward  to  spending  many  happy 
years  there.  •  During  our  reunion 
festivities,  I  passed  around  a  book  so 
those  present  could  jot  down 
thoughts  and  memories.  A  question 
found  within  seems  so  appropriate: 
Koro  on  Mbali  Ayjam?  Tim 
Heffernan,  Marie  Considine 
Heffernan's  husband,  wrote  both 
the  question  and  translation.  Writ- 
ten in  African,  it  means  "did  you 
spend  the  night  in  peace? "  I  think  all 
who  attended  would  answer  "yes," 
and  if  we  knew  the  word  for  joy, 
would  add  that  as  well.  •  Nick 
Grugnale,  husband  of  Patricia 
Lavoie  Grugnale,  has  become  a 
successful  painter,  recently  display- 
ing four  of  his  works  in  an  art  show. 
•  Ralph  Vigeant  and  wife  Phyllis 
wrote  in  the  book  that  they  are  par- 
ents of  six  daughters  and  one  son, 
and  are  grandparents  of  12  grand- 
children. •  Joining  our  growing  list 
of  retirees  are  Tom  Griffen,  from 
GE;  and  Gail  Maguire,  from  the 
Waltham  VNA.  •  Marie  DiMarzio 
Rutland  expects  to  move  back  to 
New  England  from  Pennsylvania 
very  soon.  She  has  traveled  around 
the  world  and  looks  forward  to  see- 
ing many  more  friends  in  the  year 
2000  (our  45th).  •  Dave  Sheehan 
returned  after  spending  40  years  in 
California.  •  Sally  Walsh  Logan 
enjoys  getting  away  from  her 
Needham  residence  to  her  home  in 
Newburyport.  She  plans  on  retiring 
in  about  a  year.  She  is  a  school  nurse 
working  for  the  City  of  Boston.  • 
Justine  and  Ralph  Donnelly  report 
that  they  live  (most  of  the  year)  on 
Marco  Island,  but  still  spend  a  few 
months  in  Wisconsin.  •  To  Joannie 
"G"  (as  in  Gospodarek)  Lett,  I 
thought  of  Fr.  G,  too,  on  Satur- 
day— but  I  think  of  him  every  time  I 


1 2  BOSTON  COLLEGE  ALUMNOTES 


hear  "Danny  Boy"  or  go  to  the  Pops. 
He  organized  the  first  SON  night 
there  when  we  were  students,  and 
surprised  the  Pops  officials  by  re- 
questing the  1812  Overture.  • 
Vincent  Milano  and  his  wife  Jane 
still  live  in  W.  Roxbury  and  summer 
in  Manomet.  Being  retired  helps 
them  enjoy  getting  together  with 
their  eight  grandchildren,  as  well  as 
their  three  sons  and  one  daughter, 
even  more.  •  Charlie  Costello  re- 
ports that  he  and  Anne  have  moved 
to  Merry  Point,  VA.  Since  retiring, 
they  enjoy  activities  such  as  volun- 
teering, sailing,  and  time — with  their 
six  daughters,  one  son,  two  sons-in- 
law  and  four  grandchildren.  •  Beverly 
and  Walter  Fitzgibbon  came  up 
from  Wethersfield  for  the  second 
time  in  40  years.  •  Bob  Pagliarulo 
should  be  well  into  his  campaign 
mode  by  the  time  this  column  ar- 
rives. He  is  a  candidate  for  state  rep. 
from  Ward  20.  This  Ward  covers 
W.  Roxbury,  S.  Brookline  and 
Roslindale.  Bob  is  a  wonderful  gar- 
dener and  also  enjoys  photography. 

•  Rosemary  and  John  Vozzella  will 
be  keeping  a  close  eye  on  future 
Russian  space  missions.  Their 
daughter  Gail  and  son-in-law,  Dr. 
Scott  Parazynski,  have  gone  to  Rus- 
sia for  two  years.  Scott  will  train 
with  cosmonauts  and  eventually  go 
into  space  on  a  Russian  space  craft.  • 
Dick  Olson  has  joined  Candela,  Inc. 

•  Another  classmate  making  a  change 
is  class  president,  John  Johnson. 
He  now  travels  to  Worcester  where 
he  practices  law  for  the  firm  of  JJ 
Fuller,  Rosenberg,  Palmer  and 
Belliveau.  •  Bob  Connors  was  due 
to  go  to  Medjugore  a  few  days  after 
the  reunion.  Someday  I  hope  to  make 
that  pilgrimage.  •  I  cannot  end  this 
column  without  expressing  thanks 
to  some  very  special  people,  without 
whom  the  night  wouldn't  have  been 
as  successful.  Marie  Heffernan 
made  many  trips  for  meetings  from 
Worcester,  and  helped  with  the  se- 
lection of  the  favor.  To  Ann  Th- 
ompson and  the  staff  of  the  Alumni 
Association,  no  praise  or  thanks  is 
ever  enough  to  acknowledge  all  the 
work  they  do  and  the  long  hours 
they  put  in  to  ensure  that  not  only 
our  class,  but  every  class,  had  a  won- 
derful time.  Every  event  we  have 
receives  their  competent  assistance. 
Thanks  also  to  Joan  Curran  in  the 
BC  Bookstore  for  her  ideas  for  our 
favor  and  for  her  assistance  in  order- 
ing them.  Ernestine  Bolduc  '56  and 
Claire  Hoban  McCormack  '56  gave 
up  a  Saturday  night  to  greet  you  as 
you  arrived  and  give  out  your  pic- 
ture badges.  Many  thanks  for  doing 
this  for  us.  Rick  Farrell  and  his  or- 
chestra provided  wonderful  music 


for  dancing — or  just  for  listening.  • 
It  was  great  to  meet  so  many  of  you, 
and  I  hope  that  all  of  you  had  such  a 
good  time  that  you'll  come  back  soon, 
especially  if  you  haven't  been  com- 
ing to  events  and  live  locally.  •  On 
that  note,  let  me  remind  you  to  pay 
attention  to  mail  from  the  Alumni 
Association,  as  I  already  have  a  couple 
of  ideas  for  some  off-campus  activi- 
ties for  our  41st  year.  I  wish  I  had 
space  enough  to  list  the  names  of  all 
who  came,  but  I  have  a  word  limit. 
For  those  of  you  who  couldn't  come, 
but  may  be  interested,  we  did  have 
two  group  pictures  taken,  one  of  all 
of  us  and  one  of  the  nurses.  If  you 
would  like  one,  please  contact  me 
quickly  and  I'll  tell  you  how  to  pur- 
chase it.  •  I'm  sure  I've  missed  a  lot 
of  news,  so  please  let  me  know  what 
I  missed  so  I  can  put  it  in  my  next 
column.  I  can  only  share  the  news 
you  provide.  •  As  I  was  about  to  out 
this  column  into  its  envelope,  I 
learned  that  Carla  DePrizio 
LaPlante's  mother  has  died.  Our 
sympathy  to  Carla  and  her  family. 

55n 

Jane  Quigley  Hone 
425  Nassau  Ave. 
Manhasset,  NY  1 1 030 
(516)627-0973 

The  reunion  weekend  for  some  of  us 
began  with  Friday  evening's  buffet 
reception  at  our  old  Putnam  House 
before  going  to  the  Pops — a  delight- 
ful evening.  The  Saturday  outdoor 
lunch  at  Newton  was  also  most  en- 
joyable. In  the  evening  we  all  came 
together  for  a  dinner  at  the  Sullivans' 
home  in  Medfield.  There  was  Carra 
Wetzel,  who  drove  from  Virginia 
with  Weasie  Wilding.  Carra  and 
Ed  have  four  children  and  seven 
grandchildren.  She's  just  finished 
graduate  school  for  her  master's  in 
social  work  and  is  a  therapist  in  Win- 
chester, VA  for  a  child  abuse  pre- 
vention organization.  •  Weasie 
Wilding  and  Joe  (retired)  live  in 
Columbia,  MD.  They  have  five  chil- 
dren (one  girl)  and  four  grandsons.  • 
Sugie  Tully  and  daughter  Mary  flew 
in  from  Cincinnati.  She  has  six  sons 
and  nine  grandchildren.  •  Nick  (re- 
tired doctor)  and  Nadia 
Deychakiwsky  came  from  Ohio. 
She  works  full-time  as  head  of  adult 
services  in  the  public  library.  They 
have  three  sons  and  four  grandchil- 
dren. Their  youngest  son  is  working 
in  Kiev,  helping  the  new  democracy. 
•  Ray  (retired)  and  Dalia  Ivaska 
have  four  children,  three  of  whom 
are  married,  and  one  granddaugh- 


ter. She  is  a  chemistry  teacher  at 
Boston  Latin.  •  Frank  and  Sue 
Crowley  came  from  New  Hamp- 
shire. They  have  two  children  and 
two  grandchildren.  Sue  is  co-direc- 
tor of  Birthright  of  Manchester.  • 
Mike  and  Pat  Mitchell  recendy  re- 
turned from  a  long-awaited  trip  to 
Europe.  One  of  their  three  children 
is  married.  Pat  works  in  guidance 
and  is  secretary  to  its  program  direc- 
tor at  Wellesley  High.  •  Gerry  and 
Mary  Jane  Murray  came  from 
Providence,  where  they  visited  their 
daughter  Mary  Jane  and  two  chil- 
dren. Their  son  Gerry  is  a  priest;  he 
is  studying  at  the  Gregorian  Insti- 
tute in  Rome  for  a  doctorate  in  canon 
law.  •  Ed  (retired)  and  Winnie  Hicks 
were  there,  and  Ed  became  the  chief 
dishwasher  for  the  evening.  Another 
of  their  seven  children  is  being  mar- 
ried. •  Frank  and  Jane  Hone  visited 
with  their  son  and  his  wife  and  daugh- 
ter in  Newton.  Allison  Lynch  Hone 
had  her  10th  reunion  from  BC.  •  A 
real  surprise  was  seeing  Cecilia 
Muydi,  with  us  for  only  our  fresh- 
man year.  She  still  lives  in  Colom- 
bia, SA.  Her  husband  Henry  and 
two  sons  also  joined  us.  She  has 
three  other  children  and  six  grand- 
children. She  volunteers  at  the  Co- 
lombian Cancer  Society.  Our  hosts 
for  the  evening,  Paul  and  Mary 
Sullivan,  were  most  gracious,  and 
they  want  us  back  in  five  years!  They 
have  1 1  children  and  three  grand- 
children. Chris  has  just  retired  from 
having  a  day  care  center  at  her  home. 


56 


[Reunion 


MAY    17-   !?•!    996 


Steve  Barry 

1  1  Albamont  Rd. 

Winchester,  AAA  01 890 

(617)729-6389 

By  now,  you  have  probably  re- 
sponded to  the  letter  about  our  an- 
niversary and  Reunion  Weekend 
events.  •  We've  reserved  60  tickets 
for  the  Army  football  game  on  Sat., 
Oct.  2 1  (Family  Day),  preceded  by  a 
brunch  in  the  Science  building  and 
followed  by  a  reception  with  cash 
bar  and  complimentary  hors 
d'oeuvres.  •  We're  also  reserving 
tickets  for  the  Boston  Pops  concert 
on  the  Heights.  This  terrific  event 
has  raised  $2  million  for  scholar- 
ships in  its  first  two  years.  If  you  can 
possibly  make  it,  you'll  enjoy  it.  • 
Other  events  may  include  the  BC 
Christmas  Chorale,  a  BC  basketball 
(if  tickets  are  available)  or  hockey 
game,  theater  event,  Red  Sox  game 
or  golf  tournament.  We'll,  as  al- 
ways, be  attending  the  Laetare  Sun- 


day Mass  and  Communion  Break- 
fast. •  The  reunion  is  on  Commence- 
ment Weekend,  May  18-20.  Our 
suggestions  include  a  visit  to  the  BC 
Museum,  Trolley  Tour  of  Boston, 
separate  brunch/lunch  by  schools, 
and  either  a  dinner  dance  or  clam- 
bake/barbecue for  Saturday  evening. 
This  went  to  press  before  the  ques- 
tionnaire returns,  so  there  may  be 
other  possibilities.  •  We  had  about 
40  at  Laetare  Sunday.  Marie  and  I 
couldn't  go;  Cardinal  Law  was  visit- 
ing our  parish  and  I'm  in  the  choir. 
We  also  had  about  14  at  the  BC 
Pops,  a  small  turnout  since  it  was 
Easter  vacation  week.  •  How  much 
is  a  tenth  of  a  point  on  the  stock 
market  worth?  At  St.  Agnes  School 
in  Arlington  (  Rev.  Frank  Irwin  is 
pastor)  it  was  worth  lunch  at  a  local 
Au  Bon  Pain  restaurant  from  Peter 
Lynch  '63,  Fidelity  Investments' 
Wall  Street  whiz.  In  Jan.  '94,  the 
seventh  graders  challenged  him  to 
see  whose  10  stocks  would  do  better 
for  the  year.  If  the  students  had  lost, 
they  would  have  cleaned  Peter's  of- 
fice. •  Jack  Kennedy  is  selling  very 
classy  BC  "throws"  through  the 
Alumni  office.  They  have  the  col- 
lege seal  and  representations  of  St. 
Mary's,  Gasson,  Fulton,  Devlin, 
Bapst  and  Lyons  in  maroon  on  a 
cream  background.  •  Rev.  John 
Surette,  SJ  is  director  of  Spiritearth, 
a  Center  for  Spirituality  in  the  Eco- 
logical Age,  in  Poughkeepsie,  NY. 
The  center  offers  workshops,  pro- 
fessional study  days,  internships,  sab- 
batical programs,  private  study, 
research  and  thesis  work.  •  After 
Richard  Tobin  of  Stamford,  CT, 
retired  from  law  practice,  he  was 
appointed  and  confirmed  as  a  Con- 
necticut Superior  Court  Judge  on 
Oct.  1,  1994.  The  next  day,  he  went 
to  Jean  and  Bernie  Doherty's 
daughter's  wedding  in  Portsmouth, 
NH.  Ann  and  Frank  Merrigan  also 
attended.  •  Alan  Keiran  and  Bar- 
bara are  sitting  the  Longmont,  CO 
home  of  their  son-in-law,  who  trans- 
ferred to  London  to  manage  six  Eu- 
ropean affiliates.  Three  others  of 
their  seven  children  live  there,  and 
two  arrived  from  California  and 
Florida  for  Christmas.  A  member  of 
the  Class  of  1 95 1 ,  Alan  served  in  the 
US  Navy  during  the  Korean  War, 
and  graduated  with  us.  He  received 
his  MBA  in  1970.  After  early  retire- 
ment from  Digital  Equipment  in 
1992,  Alan  settled  in  Nashua,  NH. 
His  new  address  is  8223  Sawtooth 
Lane,  Longmont,  CO,  80503.  His 
telephone  number  is  (303)652-3001. 
•  Marie  and  I  attended  the  second 
annual  BC  Alumni  Retreat  attended 
by  about  27  at  Weston,  given  by  Fr. 
Paul  Messer,  SJ  of  the  BC  English 


BOSTON  COLLEGE  ALUMNOTES    1 3 


CLASSES 


department.  •  Incidentally,  I've  of- 
ficially retired,  receiving  Social  Se- 
curity. Carolyn  Kenney  Foley  tells 
me  that  Dan  planned  to  retire  in 
June  and  she  will  follow  suit  in  De- 
cember. •  Carolyn  met  Dorothy 
McCauley  Flood  and  Frank  at 
Frank's  reunion  (Class  of  '55).  • 
Carolyn  has  spent  much  time  com- 
miserating on  the  phone  with  Jean 
Riley  Roche,  who  is  recovering  from 
a  broken  leg  suffered  in  a  car  acci- 
dent. •  Jack  McCarthy  is  recuper- 
ating from  colon  surgery.  •  Jim 
Martin  called  to  say  that  George 
Riley  of  Quincy  has  passed  away.  A 
retired  insurance  man,  George  was 
active  in  the  community,  serving 
under  two  mayors.  He  leaves  his 
wife,  Pat,  four  sons  and  four  grand- 
children, two  sisters,  Kathy  and  Vir- 
ginia, and  his  twin  brother,  Steve, 
also  a  classmate,  in  Florida.  Our  con- 
dolences to  his  family. 


56n 


Reunion 


9  9  6 


Patricia  Leary  Dowling 
39  Woodside  Dr. 
Milton,  MA  02 186 


57 


Francis  E.  Lynch 
27  Arbutus  Ln.,  P.O.  Box  1 287 
W.  Dennis,  MA  02670 
(508)  398-5368 

Before  we  know  it,  the  football  sea- 
son will  be  upon  us.  The  class  plans 
a  football  event  scheduled  for  Home- 
coming weekend;  a  class  mailing 
details  this  event  will  be  forthcom- 
ing. •  Tom  Bray  dropped  me  a  line 
about  Joe  Donovan.  Joe  was  fea- 
tured in  the  Nov.  '94  issue  of 
Firehouse  as  fire  chief  of  Jackson, 
MS.  Tom  explained  that  he  spent 
over  30  years  at  Hughes  Aircraft  in 
nearby  San  Clemente,  CA,  where  he 
held  several  positions  ranging  from 
test  engineer  to  manager  of  manu- 
facturing engineering  to  division 
contracts  manager.  •  Norma  DeFeo 
Cacciamani  is  former  president  of 
Zonta  International  in  Arlington. 
Just  recently  she  chaired  a  Zonta 
Intercity  Dinner  held  in  Lexington. 
Norma  is  administrative  coordina- 
tor for  the  infectious  disease  divi- 
sion at  Mt.  Auburn  Hospital  in 
Cambridge.  She  and  her  husband 
Vin  have  three  children  and  live  in 
Arlington.  •  Joan  and  Jay  Cronin 
are  proud  first-time  grandparents  to 
a  little  girl  born  last  August.  Siobhan 
Cronin  is  the  daughter  of  Jay's  son, 


John  Jr.  Their  son  Neil  will  be  get- 
ting married  in  Sept.  in  Stemboat 
Springs,  CO;  daughter  Kerin  is  a 
special  education  teacher;  and  Kristin 
is  manager  of  the  Four  Seasons  Ho- 
tel in  NYC.  •  I  was  recently  able  to 
assist  Delores  Cerutti  Gallagher 
in  tracking  down  Mary  Lou  Hogan 
of  Arlington.  Dolores  lives  in  the 
Baltimore  area.  •  During  February 
and  March,  Tom  Harrington  (who 
is  on  sabbatical  from  Northeastern) 
and  his  wife  worked  for  six  weeks  at 
five  university  psychology  depart- 
ments in  South  Africa,  lecturing  on 
job  search  methods  and  locating  psy- 
chological tests.  They  also  consulted 
on  provincial  research  projects.  Tom 
is  currently  president  of  the  assess- 
ment division  of  the  American  Coun- 
seling Association.  •  My  daughter 
Carolyn  '88  was  married  to  John 
Frederick  Egan  on  June  24  in 
Moretown,  VT.  Carolyn  is  a  nurse 
at  UVM  Medical  Center  and  will 
live  in  Moretown.  •  The  sympathy 
of  the  class  is  extended  to  James 
Cantwell  and  his  family  on  the  death 
of  his  wife  Joanne  in  January. 


57n 

Marjorie  L.  McLaughlin 
139  Parker  Rd. 
Needham,  MA  02 194 
(617)444-7252 


58 


David  A.  Rafferty,  Jr. 
33  Huntley  Rd. 
Hingham,  MA  02043 
(617)749-3590 

Ed  Albertini  is  director  of  guidance 
at  Mansfield  High.  •  Bill  Ambrose 
has  retired  from  Febreeka  Industrial 
Products.  •  David  Callagy  is  assis- 
tant director  of  Catholic  Charities 
in  Honolulu.  •  Bill  Callahan  is  a 
professor  of  history  at  the  Univ.  of 
Toronto.  •  Bob  Carroll,  living  in 
Dedham,  is  a  systems  manager  at 
Harvard.  •  Frank  Callnan  is  an  im- 
migration officer  in  Houlton,  ME.  • 
Joe  DiCarlo,  living  in  Revere,  is 
director  of  Boston  Port  Services.  • 
Joe  Desmond  is  chairman  &  CEO 
of  the  Concord  Group  Insurance 
Co.  in  Concord,  NH.  •  Ed  Devin 
recendy  retired  from  Fleet  National 
Bank  and  will  be  making  his  home- 
stead in  Naples,  FL.  •  Paul  Ellis  is  a 
management  consultant  with  Ellis 
Enterprises  in  La  Canada,  CA.  • 
Helen  Fagan  is  director  of  nursing 
at  St.  Elizabeth's  Hospital.  •  Harvey 


Federman,  living  in  Randolph,  is 
VP  of  Printers  Service  in  Hingham. 
•  Paul  Fennell  is  president  of  PD 
Fennell  &  Co.  in  Orlando.  Paul, 
how  do  you  compare  Orlando  with 
Vienna?  Joe  Gabis,  living  in 
Lunenburg,  has  retired  from  Ben- 
eficial Management  Co.  •  Joe 
Giardina,  living  on  the  Cape,  is  a 
retired  VP  of  Beech  Aircraft.  •  Ron 
Ghiradella  is  a  social  studies  teacher 
in  Merrick,  NY.  •  Ed  Glavickas  has 
retired  from  American  Express.  • 
Bill  Griffin  is  CFO  of  Marwais  Stell 
Co.  in  San  Francisco.  •  Charlie 
McGowan  is  program  manager  for 
IBM  in  Guilford,  CT.  •  Bill 
Monahan  is  president  of  Eastern 
Securities  in  Westport,  CT.  •  Apolo- 
gies to  Alex  Kulevich,  who  is  not 
with  Lotus  Development  but  is,  and 
has  been,  the  athletic  director  at 
Marblehead  High.  Alex  and  Henry 
Zielinski  have  been  frequenting 
George  Harrington's  great  restau- 
rant in  Salem,  the  Lyceum.  •  Lou 
Ennis  is  retiring  from  Brandeis  Univ. 
this  year.  His  current  position  is  VP 
of  employee  relations.  •  Joe 
O'Donnell  is  a  physicist  with  the 
US  Naval  Ship  R&D  Center  in 
Bethesda,  MD.  •  Carl  Pitaro  is 
mayor  of  Brockton.  •  Peter  Power 
is  managing  director  for  Cowen  & 
Co.  in  NYC.  •  Bill  Rochford  is 
executive  director  of  Action,  Inc.  in 
Gloucester.  Bill  and  family  are  liv- 
ing in  Magnolia.  •  Bill  Ryan,  living 
in  Swampscott,  is  account  manager 
for  Network  Systems  in  Waltham.  • 
Ed  Sabatino  is  a  plant  environmen- 
talist for  Cytec  Industries  in  Willow 
Island,  WV.  •  Bob  Santi,  living  in 
Duluth,  GA,  is  retired  from  IBM.  • 
Paul  Ronan  is  president  of  PJR  In- 
vestments in  Sausalito,  CA.  •  Bill 
Monagle  is  president  of  Somerset 
Medical  Center  in  Somerville,  NJ.  • 
Arthur  Mooney  is  with  Dean  Witter 
in  Boston.  •  Frank  Day,  after  many 
years  with  Casey  &  Hayes  Movers, 
is  now  with  Wakefield  Industries.  • 
Eddie  Malloy  and  Joe  Casper  re- 
tired from  the  Social  Security  Ad- 
ministration in  Dec.  Pretty  soon 
they'll  be  collecting  their  own!  • 
Prayers  of  the  class  are  requested  for 
Fred  Holbrow,  who  passed  away  on 
June  16.  Fred  was  an  attorney  prac- 
ticing in  Marina  Bay  in  Quincy.  • 
Jim  Higgins,  living  in  Hingham,  is 
VP  of  JC  Higgins  Corp.  •  Joe 
Hinchey  has  retired  from  the 
Maiden  School  Dept.  •  On  Sept.  1 5 , 
Pops  on  the  Heights  returns  for  a 
third  year.  This  year  the  goal  is  to 
raise  $1  million  over  &  above  the 
cost  of  the  event.  This  money  will 
provide  scholarship  assistance  to 
qualified  students.  The  only  way  this 
goal  can  be  achieved  is  through  the 


sale  of  many  corporate  and  benefac- 
tor packages,  as  well  as  individual 
tickets.  The  event  will  feature  con- 
ductor Marvin  Hamlisch,  the  world- 
renowned  Boston  Pops  Orchestra 
and  the  BC  Chorale.  •  Condolences 
of  the  class  to  the  family  of  James 
Horgan,  who  died  of  cancer  in  June. 
Jim  was  a  lifelong  resident  of  New- 
ton and  a  retired  English  teacher  at 
Medway  High.  He  leaves  his  wife 
Kathleen  and  two  sons,  Neil  and 
James.  •  The  class  gave  $500  to 
Second  Helping.  This  is  the  7th  con- 
secutive year  the  class  has  donated  to 
this  mostworthy  cause.  •  Keep  those 
cards  and  letters  coming.  Any  news 
is  good  news.  Don't  forget  to  send 
your  $25  class  dues  to  Jack  Mucca 
McDevitt  at  28  Cedar  Rd.,  Medford 
02155. 

58n 

Sheila  Hurley  Canty 
8  Sherbrooke  Dr. 
Dover,  MA  02030 

59 

Robert  P.  Latkany 
c/o  NML,  P.O.  Box  4008 
Darien,  CT  06820 
(203)  857-5738 

Pops  on  the  Heights:  mark  your  calen- 
dars for  Sept.  15  at  8  pm  in  Conte 
Forum.  This  is  the  third  annual  event 
for  the  University's  scholarship  en- 
dowment. The  affair  has  raised  al- 
most $1  million  per  year  for 
deserving  students.  Conductor 
Marvin  Hamlisch  and  the  Boston 
Pops  Esplanade  Orchestra,  the  BC 
Chorale  and  special  guest  perform- 
ers will  play  Broadway  show  tunes 
and  light  classical  and  popular  music 
selections.  Tickets  range  from  as  low 
as  $50  for  a  balcony  seat  with  a 
gourmet  picnic  dinner  and  two  bev- 
erage tickets;  $75  for  a  loge  seat; 
$100  for  a  preferred  loge  seat;  and  a 
$6,000  package  (12  tickets)— 8  floor 
seats  (champagne  included)  and  4 
preferred  loge.  These  12  are  invited 
to  a  private  cocktail  reception.  This 
is  a  very  worthwhile  event.  Call 
Meggan  O'Leary  at  the  Develop- 
ment Office,  (617)  552-4400,  for 
more  info.  •  When  I  reported  about 
my  attendance  at  the  BC-Rutgers 
game  last  fall,  after  the  George 
Giersch  Hall  Of  Fame  induction  the 
night  before,  I  raved  about  the  great 
time  at  the  pre-  and  post-game  par- 
ties. However,  I  was  remiss  in  one 
major  detail.  The  Class  of  '59  was 


14  BOSTON  COLLEGE  ALUMNOTES 


well-represented,  but  the  word  must 
be  out:  the  crowd  was  (as  always) 
largest  where  lovely  Ellen  Markey 
Thurmond  set  her  table.  This  in- 
vestment company  executive  does 
not  limit  her  talent  to  the  financial 
field.  Word  of  her  culinary  expertise 
has  spread  throughout  the  Boston 
city  limits  to  as  far  as  the  NH,  RI  and 
CT  borders.  Her  remarkable  gour- 
met treats  which,  she  says,  she  "just 
threw  together  last  night,"  have 
people  scurrying  to  try  to  get  an 
invitation  for  her  Epicurean  delights. 
Great  job,  Ellen,  and  thank  you  from 
those  of  us  from  the  class  who  were 
there.  •  Barbara  and  Gerry 
McElaney's  youngest  son,  Keith,  a 
Desert  Storm  veteran,  just  com- 
pleted his  first  year  at  So.  Conn. 
State  Univ.,  majoring  in  phys.  ed. 
He  played  first-line  defense  for  the 
club  hockey  team,  which  finished  at 
23-6.  They  advanced  to  the  nation- 
als at  Colorado  State,  where  they 
went  1-2  in  the  double  elimination 
tournament.  They  beat  UKentucky 
before  losing  to  Colorado  State  and 
San  Jose  State,  4-3 .  They  represented 
the  Northeast  in  the  8-team  tour- 
ney. Congrats,  Keith!  My  wife 
Regina  and  I  spent  Easter  week  in 
surprising  Santa  Fe  (elev.  8000  ft). 
We  stayed  at  gracious  host  Jack 
Harrington's  condo  for  part  of  the 
time.  We  had  six  inches  of  snow  the 
first  day,  which  was  melted  by  the 
noonday  sun.  It's  a  beautiful  part  of 
the  country  and  an  artist's  delight. 
Santa  Fe  has  more  art  galleries  than 
any  other  US  city  except  New  York 
and  Chicago.  That  is  not  a  misprint: 
little  Santa  Fe  is  #3.  "Little  Santa 
Fe!"  Hard  to  believe.  •  The  Brook- 
lyn Prep  (Jesuit)  annual  dinner  on 
April  2 8  was  attended  by  5  50  alumni. 
Here's  a  school  that  closed  in  1972. 
It  gives  $60,000  per  year  in  scholar- 
ships to  the  five  Jesuit  high  schools 
in  the  New  York  metropolitan  area — 
$12,000  each  for  young  men  who 
would  otherwise  be  unable  to  re- 
ceive a  Jesuit  education.  The  recipi- 
ent schools  are  Xavier,  Fordham 
Prep,  Loyola,  Regis,  and  St.  Peter's 
of  Jersey  City.  This  unusual  phe- 
nomenon has  the  NYJesuit  commu- 
nity smiling.  Great  job  by  the 
Brooklyn  Prep  Alumni. 


59n 


Maryjane  Mulvanity  Casey 
28  Briarwood  Dr. 
Taunton,  MA  02780 
(508)  823-1188 


60 


Joseph  R.  Carry 
920  Main  St. 
Norwell,  MA  02061 

It  is  with  deep  sympathy  and  delay 
that  I  report  the  deaths  of  three 
classmates.  Condolences  to  the  fami- 
lies and  please  keep  their  memory  in 
your  prayers.  They  are:  Marty  Lee 
of  Woburn,  who  died  in  January  of 
'94;  Vin  Siefcak  of  N.  Weymouth 
in  November  of  '94;  and  Frank 
Keaney  ofMillis  in  January.  •  Kevin 
O'Neil  of  Wells,  ME  has  been  reap- 
pointed to  the  Diocesan  Pastoral 
Council  of  Portland.  •  Lorraine 
Renda  O'Leary  writes  from  Maiden 
that  her  family  is  mostly  married  and 
they  are  enjoying  life.  •  Steve 
Coyne,  living  in  Granada  Hills,  CA, 
withstood  thejanuary  '94  earthquake 
with  some  house  damage.  •  Tom 
Kelly,  MD  recently  married  in 
Carmel,  CA  and  resides  in  Nashua, 
NH.  •  Joe  Walker  purchased  and 
renovated  an  apartment  in  Ft.  Lau- 
derdale and  planned  to  winter  there. 
However,  duty  called  with  Chrysler, 
and  he  is  tied  up  for  a  year  with 
them.  •  Tom  Flynn  of  Bedford 
writes  he  is  very  busy  with  Raytheon's 
air  defense  systems.  He's  been  mar- 
ried for  37  years  and  is  the  grandfa- 
ther of  four.  •  David  Russo  was  in 
town  last  fall  from  Palantine,  IL.  • 
Ralph  Shea  now  resides  in 
Falmouth.  He's  self-employed  in  real 
estate  ownership  and  management. 
•  Dan  Sughrue,  who  retired  from 
the  FBI  after  26  years,  now  operates 
a  PI  company  with  his  wife  in  Con- 
cord, NH.  He  has  a  number  of  grand- 
children and  was  recently  elected 
the  NE  regional  VP  of  the  FBI's 
Society  of  Former  Special  Agents.  • 
Bob  Reagan  of  Arlington  writes  that, 
at  his  advanced  age,  he  has  a  second 
child  recently  born.  He  teaches  at 
Cambridge  Rindge  &  Latin  and  still 
runs  road  races.  •  Lawrence 
Boucher  of  N.  Billerica  writes  that 
his  three  children  have  graduated 
from  Tufts.  His  son  is  pursuing  a 
PhD  at  UMass-Amherst  and  his  two 
daughters  are  in  volunteer  teaching 
programs.  •  The  class  reunion  was  a 
huge  success,  with  120  people  in 
attendance.  The  committee  worked 
with  the  Alumni  Association  to  plan 
a  gala  event  appreciated  by  all.  • 
Paul  Cunningham  arrived  the  day 
of  the  reunion  from  Stockholm  from 
his  vacation.  He  recently  moved  to 
Northboro  from  Southboro  and  is 
associated  with  Ericsson  as  sales 
manager.  He  skis  at  Sugarbush  in 
the  winter  and  summers  in 
Edgartown;  he  wants  to  smell  the 


roses.  Seems  he's  on  the  way  .  .  .• 
Mike  Hawley  is  now  president  of 
the  Gillette  Co.  He  has  been  instru- 
mental in  opening  the  market  for  his 
company  in  China.  Approximately 
80%  of  the  company's  sales  and  prof- 
its come  from  outside  the  US.  Mike 
has  been  with  Gillette  for  34years.  • 
Dave  Pergola  of  Belmont,  an  ex- 
ecutive VP  with  Meredith  &  Grew, 
was  named  Commercial  Broker  of 
the  Year  by  the  Greater  Boston  Real 
Estate  Board.  •  Other  news  from  the 
reunion:  Edith  Cackowski 
Wetherell  came  in  from  Paris.  • 
Joe  Nadeau  and  Tom  Rattigati  ar- 
rived from  Florida.  •  Bob  Winston 
came  in  from  California.  •  Bill 
Hyland,  who  still  resides  in  Foxboro, 
relates  the  following  information: 
both  sons  are  married;  one  lives  in 
Philly  and  the  other  in  Hopedale. 
He's  a  grandfather  twice.  Bill  is  the 
regional  officer  for  AG  Edwards — 
the  largest  brokerage  firm  in  New 
England — with  39  offices  and  over 
400  brokers.  Bill  was  also  recently 
appointed  to  its  board  of  directors. 
Red  Baron  Hyland  has  purchased  a 
small  plane  and  flies  it  recreationally. 
•  Msgr.  Walter  J.  Edyvean,  who 
was  elevated  to  that  position  in  Janu- 
ary of  '92,  writes  from  Rome.  He 
was  assigned  in  1990  to  the  Congre- 
gation for  Catholic  Education  at  the 
Vatican,  the  office  of  the  Roman 
Curia  which  is  responsible  for  semi- 
naries, Catholic  universities  and 
Catholic  schools.  In  1 993  he  became 
the  head  of  the  universities  section, 
which  deals  with  Catholic  universi- 
ties throughout  the  world.  Monsi- 
gnor  is  also  director  of  "Villa 
Stritch,"  the  residence  in  Rome  for 
diocesan  priests  from  the  US  who 
work  in  the  Vatican.  •  Among  oth- 
ers at  our  reunion  were  Dick  Cou- 
ture and  Father  Leo  Shea. 


60n 

Patricia  McCarthy  Dorsey 
53  Clarke  Rd. 
Needham,  MA02192 
(617)235-3752 

The  35  th  reunion  was  a  great  suc- 
cess! We  had  43  classmates  attend 
some  part  of  the  weekend — 44%  of 
the  class.  Congratulations  to  all  of 
you  who  spread  the  word  and  en- 
couraged someone  to  join  us!  •  A  big 
thankyou  to  Marie  Stebbins,  Carol 
Cardinal  and  Joanne  Goggins,  alum- 
nae coordinator,  for  a  superb  job  of 
organizing  our  class  events.  I  know  I 
speak  for  all  who  attended;  it  was  a 
fun,  relaxing  and  nostalgic  weekend. 
•  Friday  evening  began  with  a  cock- 


tail party  in  the  old  Putnam  Library, 
now  Alumni  House.  About  12  class- 
mates were  present,  including  Betsy 
DeLone  Balas,  Mary  Egan  Boland 
and  Mary  Elizabeth  Brusch 
Mulkeen,  who  couldn't  be  present 
Saturday.  •  The  dinner  at  Wood- 
land Country  Club  on  Saturday  was 
the  highlight  of  the  weekend.  We 
didn't  have  a  difficult  time  recogniz- 
ing former  classmates  and  enjoyed 
mixing  and  trying  to  learn  a  bit  about 
each  other's  lives  now.  Cameras  were 
clicking  and  several  shots  were  taken 
of  the  whole  group  on  the  stairway. 
After  a  delicious  meal,  we  attempted 
to  answer  trivia  questions;  the  prize 
went  to  Loretta  Maguire,  who  even 
knew  the  last  line  of  the  Alma  Mater! 
(Down  through  our  Newton  Days). 
Rosemary  Stuart  Dwyer,  Joanne 
Stuart's  sister,  joined  us,  and  we 
remembered  Joanne  and  Jane 
O'Connor,  our  classmates  who  have 
died.  •  These  are  some  tidbits  of 
information  on  those  who  were 
present  (in  alphabetical  order  by 
maiden  name):  Alex  Armstrong  was 
married  in  Sept.  to  Jerry  McCoy, 
whom  we  were  glad  to  meet.  Alex 
has  written  a  book  about  financial 
matters  for  women,  entitled  On  Your 
Own.  •  Pat  Beattie  still  lives  in 
Greenwich,  CT.  •  Mary  Elizabeth 
Brusch  Mulkeen  is  living  in  Lin- 
coln and  working  as  a 
biotechnologist.  •  Lita  Capobianco 
is  enjoying  her  home  on  the  Rhode 
Island  shore.  •  Stella  Clark  owns  a 
successful  catering  business  in  New 
York  called  "Stellabrations."  • 
Lennie  Coniglio  continues  to  teach 
music  at  Sacred  Heart  in  Green- 
wich, CT.  •  Joan  Di  Menna  is  also 
living  in  New  York  and  is  teaching. 
•  Moira  Donnelly  has  done  well  in 
the  real  estate  world,  especially  in 
Newton.  •  Betsy  Delone  is  in  the 
process  of  building  a  new  home  in 
Wilmington,  NC.  •  Peggy  Flynn 
lives  in  Milton  and  is  in  her  eighth 
year  of  teaching  math  at  Cohasset 
High.  •  Mary  Egan  practices  law  in 
Springfield  and  is  keeping  up  with 
her  five  children.  •  Fran  Fortin  vol- 
unteers for  Rosie's  Place  and  loves 
her  time  at  her  home  in  Maine.  • 
Mary  Lou  Foster  is  employed  by 
Headstart  as  a  social  worker  in  New 
Jersey.  •  Lindsay  Gowan  celebrated 
her  first  visit  back  to  Newton.  • 
Berenice  Hackett  continues  to 
work  part-time  for  a  physician  in 
Rhode  Island.  She  retired  from  many 
years  of  teaching  history  on  the  high 
school  level.  •  Jeanne  Hanrihan  is 
looking  forward  to  joining  Ed  on 
Martha's  Vineyard  at  their  bed  & 
breakfast,  "Ocean  Side  Inn."  •  Mary 
Harrington  is  retired  from  IBM  and 
joins  Carole  McNamara  in  taking  a 


BOSTON  COLLEGE  ALUMNOTES    1 5 


CLASSES 


painting  class.   •  Elaine  Holland 

took  a  vacation  from  BU's  chemistry 
dept.  and  flew  off  to  Italy  with  me  on 
June  1.  •  Gail  Hanaford  came  to 
every  event  over  the  weekend !  She  is 
a  graphic  artist  by  trade  and  has 
volunteered  to  co-chair  the  next  re- 
union with  Brenda  Koehler.  • 
Carol  Johnson  has  been  employed 
several  years  at  an  insurance  com- 
pany in  Springfield  and  did  a  great 
job  as  co-chair  of  our  reunion.  •  Sue 
Kenney  and  her  husband  travel  be- 
tween their  apartment  in  Brooldine 
and  their  place  to  relax  in  Marshfield. ' 

•  Brenda  Koehler  keeps  in  touch  so 
well,  she  was  chosen  to  chair  Re- 
union 2000!  Thanks,  Brenda,  for 
saying  yes.  •  Brenda  Kowalski  is 
working  in  the  blood  lab  at  Boston 
City  Hospital.  •  Loretta  Maguire 
just  returned  from  a  quick,  fun  trip 
to  Disney  World  in  Florida.  • 
Mickey  Mahon  is  living  in  Cotuit 
and  has  gone  into  real  estate  on  the 
Cape.  •  Rosemary  Maravantano  is 
an  executive  owner  of  McDonald's 
in  Saint  Louis  and  came  the  farthest 
distance  for  this  reunion.  •  Sheila 
Marshall  continues  to  teach  elemen- 
tary school  and  is  enjoying  her  grand- 
children. •  Michaelene  Martin  still 
tells  a  great  story  and  will  assist  with 
Reunion  2000.  •  Marie  McCabe, 
our  co-chair,  did  such  a  great  job 
that  Dick  took  her  to  Italy  in  June.  • 
Pat  McCarthy  is  enjoying  the  chal- 
lenge as  Recruiting  Coordinator  at 
Babson  and  is  delighted  to  be  head- 
ing to  Italy  for  two  weeks  with  Elaine. 

•  Kathy  McDermott  took  a  break 
from  her  paralegal  jargon  and  was  so 
glad  she  made  the  decision  to  come 
and  see  everyone.  •  Norah 
McGinity  hailed  from  Cincinnati, 
OH  where  she  is  involved  with  a 
nursery  school.  •  Sally  O'Connell 
was  also  instrumental  in  calling 
people  for  this  event  and  continues 
to  sell  real  estate  in  Newport,  RI.  • 
Sheila  O'Connor's  specialty  is  space 
planning,  and  she  has  a  successful 
business  in  New  York.  •  Julie  O'Neil 
is  teaching  and  looks  forward  to 
spending  time  this  summer  at  the 
Cape.  •  Darryln  Powers  will  soon 
be  moving  into  a  new  condominium 
in  Wayland.  •  Rosemary  Roche 
has  become  involved  in  a  women's 
health  study  in  Rhode  Island.  • 
Judith  Romano  is  living  in  Danvers 
and  just  returned  from  a  winter  in 
Florida.  •  Ferna  Ronci  is  the  proud 
owner  of  "Pasta  Patch"  in  Warwick, 
RI.  •  Kathy  Runkle  has  lived  in 
South  America  and  is  now  back  in 
Chicago;  she  loves  a  good  game  of 
golf.  •  Sue  Thornton  is  packing  up 
and  moving  to  Tuscon,  AZ.  •  Carole 
Ward  is  looking  forward  to  her  6th 
grandson  in  Sept.;  in  addition  to  her 


real  estate,  she  loves  to  paint.  •  Pat 
Winkler  continues  to  organize  the 
preparation  of  baby  buntings  for 
hundreds  of  newborns. 


61 


Reunion 


MAY1719«1996 


John  H.  Rossetti 
9  Raleigh  Rd. 
Dover,  MA  02030 
(508)  785-2496 

Laetare  Sunday  again  proved  to  be 
an  irresistible  draw,  with  Dick 
Glasheen  spotting  Tom 
Concannon,  Herb  Scofield,  Jack 
V.  Lane,  Ginny  O'Neil  and  Bob 
Kelly.  Circulating  faithful  included 
MaryTurbiniJackJoyce  and  Ann- 
Marie  Wasalauski  Mulligan. 
McElroy  Commons  hosted  break- 
fast to  Paul  Brennan  and  Bob 
Hannon,  just  back  from  Aruba,  and 
to  Jack  Carr,  newly  returned  from 
skiing  in  Vail,  who  attended  with  an 
entourage  of  his  family.  Peg  Ryan 
Collins  did  much  work  behind  the 
scenes  to  make  this  another  success- 
ful event.  •  Mazel  Tov  to  our  class- 
mate Dan  Cohen  on  his  engagement 
to  Dr.  Sandra  dicker.  After  a  No- 
vember wedding,  the  couple  plans  to 
live  in  Newton  near  Sandra's  prac- 
tice at  Newton-Wellesley  Hospital. 
•  Two  of  our  own  were  honored  for 
their  professional  achievements  at 
the  Alumni  Association's  awards  cer- 
emony on  May  12  in  the  Robsham 
Theater.  George  Downey  received 
the  William  V.  McKenney  Award, 
the  Association's  highest  honor,  for 
his  work  with  Second  Helping  and 
numerous  other  volunteer  endeav- 
ors. An  Award  of  Excellence  also 
went  to  Dr.  John  McNamara,  chief 
of  pediatrics  at  Brockton  Hospital.  • 
A  note  from  Peg  Ryan  Collins  in- 
forms us  that  the  12th  annual  class 
Mass,  concelebrated  by  Rev.  Dick 
Harrington  and  Rev.  John  Acres, 
was  quite  meaningful;  the  memory 
of  departed  classmates  was  honored 
with  beautiful,  anonymously-do- 
nated vestments.  They  are  appro- 
priately decorated  with  symbols  of 
knowledge  and  will  be  used  for  this 
special  annual  service.  From  all  the 
rest  of  us,  thank  you.  •  Among  let- 
ters of  apology  for  their  absence: 
Tom  Jones,  managing  director  for 
Pinkerton's  European  operations, 
could  not  make  it  from  Frankfort, 
understandably;  Tom  Hynes,  with 
Meredith  &  Grew,  had  left  Boston 
for  business  in  the  Old  World;  and 
Francis  Vacca,  with  the  US  State 
Dept.,  was  kept  busy  with  his  new 
assignment  in  Rome.  Jack  Sutton 
of  Falmouth,  ME,  marched  to  his 


company's  tune  in  Denver  (a  long 
walk),  and  LA's  Joe  Lally  was  at- 
tending his  son's  graduation.  Joe  has 
suggested  that  our  35th  Big  One  be 
held  under  the  Hollywood  sign. 
Maybe.  If  they  do  a  remake  of  Co- 
coon. Roger  Sweeney  was  teed  off. 
Actually,  he  had  plans  at  the  Arnotto 
Bay  Golf  Tourney,  claiming  Charlie 
Duffy  was  going  to  be  his  caddie.  I 
was  going  to  refute  this  until  I  no- 
ticed that  Charlie  didn't  attend  our 
evening,  either.  Paul  Mclntyre, 
president  of  Crystallume  in  Santa 
Clara,  CA,  would  like  to  have  come 
back  across  the  Great  Divide;  and 
here  at  home,  Bob  Sullivan  in  Easton 
has  decided  there  must  be  conspira- 
torial forces  that  plan  class  dinners 
only  on  weekends  for  which  he  has 
plans.  We'd  better  get  dates  for  the 
35th  to  him  ASAP!  •  The  evening 
was  wonderful  with  drinks,  dinner 
and  Paul  Brennan.  The  first  two 
were  tasteful  and  well-presented. 
Paul,  on  the  other  hand,  provided 
serious  laughing  in  his  perfected  role 
of  MC.  Table-hopping  showed 
Larry  Eisenhauer,  John  Lonergan, 
Nancy  Bonazzoli  Connelly, 
George  Downey,  Dick  Gill,  Mary 
Turbini  and  Jack  Carr.  More  hop- 
ping produced  Cliff  Hoey,  John  V. 
Lane,  Peg  Ryan  Collins  and  Dick 
Glasheen.  •  Dick  Gill  informs  us 
that  he  headed  Down  Under  in  June 
for  his  son's  Australian  wedding  to 
new  daughter-in-law  Paula  Quinlan. 
•  It's  been  a  long  and  busy  year  to 
date  for  Walter  Shields.  In  addition 
to  moving  into  a  condo  after  selling 
his  home  of  22  years,  his  son  Wayne 
was  married  inMarch  and  his  daugh- 
ter will  be  doing  the  same  in  August. 
With  3  3  years  teaching  in  Needham, 
Walt  has  taken  a  special  assignment 
with  Polaroid  designed  to  give  teach- 
ers insight  into  the  business  world. 
After  the  year's  sabbatical  he  will 
return  to  the  Needham  schools.  Walt 
writes  of  other  irons  in  the  fire  and 
seems  happy  to  keep  the  sparks  fly- 
ing. •  This  last  entry  from  Jack 
McDowell  just  arrived.  Jack  assures 
Ed  McDonough  that  the  class  pro- 
duced more  Marines  than  Ed's  fal- 
tering ability  with  numbers  indicated 
in  the  last  issue.  This  ex-Marine 
thanks  everyone  at  the  class  dinner 
for  helping  share  his  and  his  wife 
Patty's  2  8th  anniversary.  •  Our  class 
funds  are  very  low,  and  35th  anni- 
versary costs  can  be  high.  If  each  of 
us  sends  $25  payable  to  the  Class  of 
1961,  we  can  have  a  successful  year. 
Send  your  dues  to  class  treasurer 
lames  Russell,  337  Hayward  Mill 
Road,  Concord,  MA  01742. 


61In: 


Reunion 


9  9  6 


Rosemary  Hanley  Cloran 

30  Ransom  Rd. 

Newton  Centre,  MA  02 1 59 

(617)965-0636 


62 


Richard  N.  Hart,  Jr. 
5  Amber  Rd. 
Hingham,  MA  02043 
(617)  749-3918 

Congratulations  to  John  G. 
Sullivan,  MD,  chairman  of  the  Dept. 
of  Surgery  at  St.  Elizabeth's  Medical 
Center  and  clinical  professor  of  sur- 
gery at  Tufts  University  School  of 
Medicine,  who  was  recently  named 
to  the  Board  of  Trustees  at  St. 
Elizabeth's.  John  is  also  proud  to 
announce  the  first  recipient  of  the 
Forrester  A.  Clark  Scholarship  at 
Tufts  Med.,  set  up  byjohn  to  honor 
his  medical  school  benefactor.  This 
year's  recipient  is  Scott  Dunbar  '92, 
a  fourth-year  medical  student  at 
Tufts.  John  also  serves  as  the  surgi- 
cal consultant  at  Boston  College 
Health  Services.  His  daughter 
Caitlin  will  be  entering  BC  in  Sep- 
tember as  part  of  the  Class  of  1999. 
•  Congratulations  to  Bob  Caprio, 
who  took  early  retirement  from 
Polaroid  Corp.  after  24  years  of  ser- 
vice. Bob  has  started  a  new  career 
with  Cotton  Real  Estate  in  Cotuit, 
and  would  be  happy  to  help  any 
classmates  looking  for  a  summer 
rental,  retirement  or  second  home. 
Bob  resides  in  Cotuit  with  his  wife 
Charlene.  •  Our  condolences  to  the 
family  of  Patrick  McLaughlin,  who 
recently  passed  away.  Patrick  had 
resided  in  San  Diego,  CA.  •  Our 
condolences  also  to  the  family  of 
Joan  Roth  Lannan  who  passed  away 
in  Sept.. Joan  had  resided  in  Charles- 
ton, SC.  •  Class  condolences  to  the 
family  of  Howard  Ponty,  who 
passed  away  in  Nov.  Howard  had 
resided  in  Andover.  •  Daniel  Reilly 
Hart,  son  of  your  correspondent  and 
wife  Monica,  recently  graduated 
from  Bowdoin  College,  where,  as 
president  of  the  class,  he  led  the 
academic  procession  throughout  the 
entire  campus  prior  to  the  gradua- 
tion ceremony.  •  As  a  closing  re- 
minder, you  all  should  keep  Friday, 
Sept.  15  open  for  Pops  on  the 
Heights,  where  conductor  Marvin 
Hamlisch  will  appear  for  the  first 
year.  Any  classmate  desiring  more 
information  can  call  (800)  767-5  591 . 


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62n 

Mary  Ann  Brennan  Dalton 
94  Abbott  Rd. 
Wellesley,  AM  02181 
(617)  235-6226 

It  is  with  great  sadness  that  I  write  to 
you  about  Sister  Margaret  Gorman's 
sudden  death.  Sister  Gorman,  a  Re- 
ligious of  the  Sacred  Heart,  came  to 
Newton  College  in  1960.  Many  of 
us  benefited  from  her  role  as  teacher, 
advisor  and  friend.  At  Newton  she 
was  head  of  the  psychology  depart- 
ment, and  during  her  years  at  BC  she 
taught  in  both  the  psychology  and 
theology  departments.  She  was 
highly  respected  in  her  field  and 
admired  by  her  colleagues  in 
academia.  Until  the  very  end,  Sister 
Gorman  was  always  accessible  to  her 
students  as  advisor  and  confidante. 
They  responded  to  her  great  open- 
ness and  appreciated  her  care  for 
them  by  loving  her  in  return.  Any- 
one who  would  like  to  write  some- 
thing about  Sister  Gorman  and  what 
she  meant  to  them  is  asked  to  send  it 
to:  Sister  Alice  Husson,  RSCJ,  55 
Lee  Road,  Chestnut  Hill,  MA  02 167. 
It  can  be  a  personal  reflection — 
something  serious  or  humorous! 


63 


William  P.  Koughan 
173-10  Eyck  St. 
Watertown,  NY  13601 
(315)785-4132 

Jim  Bunnell,  PhD  is  head  of  a 
school  sponsored  by  the  Icarda/ 
World  Bank  in  Aleppo,  Syria.  Since 
graduation,  Dr.  Bonnell  spent  four 
years  in  Africa  and  1 1  years  in  Eu- 
rope working  in  international  edu- 
cation. He  is  a  retired  colonel  of  the 
US  Army,  spending  30  years  in  the 
active  reserves.  He  may  be  contacted 
at  ICARDA/ISA,  PO  Box  5466, 
Aleppo,  Syria.  •  David  Collins  re- 
cently became  general  manager  of 
the  Glens  Falls  Communications 
Corp.,  a  locally-based  long  distance 
telephone  company  located  in  Glens 
Falls,  NY.  •  Edward  L.  Curley  re- 
ceived his  MBA  from  Rensselaer 
Polytechnic  Institute  in  June  '94. 
He  lives  in  Wethersfield,  CT  with 
his  wife  Jeanne,  and  they  have  three 
children.  •  Paul  Daley  is  a  senior 
partner  with  the  law  firm  Hale  and 
Dorr  in  Boston,  where  he  is  chair- 
man of  the  firm's  bankruptcy  and 
commercial  dept.  and  a  member  of 
the  corporate  and  litigation  depart- 
ments. In  Sept.  '94,  Paul  retired  as  a 


captain  from  the  US  Navy  after  3 1 
years  of  active  and  reserve  service. 
He  and  his  wife  Barbara  reside  in 
Waban  with  their  son  Patrick.  • 
George  Perrault's  second  volume 
of  poetry,  Trying  to  be  Round,  has 
been  published  by  Singular  Speech 
Press  in  Canton,  CT.  He  teaches  at 
Gonzaga  Univ.  in  Spokane,  WA, 
and  is  the  founding  editor  of  the 
electronic  journal  Research  if  Reflec- 
tion. •  Robert  D.  Willix,  Jr.,  MD 
has  written  a  new  book,  Healthy  at 
100 — 7  Steps  to  a  Century  of  Great 
Health.  Dr.  Willix  completed  his  in- 
ternship and  residency  in  cardiac 
surgery  at  the  Univ.  of  Michigan 
Medical  Center.  He  founded  and 
developed  the  first  open  heart  sur- 
gery program  in  South  Dakota.  By 
blending  the  ancient  medical  wis- 
dom of  the  East  with  the  modern 
systems  of  the  West,  Dr.  Willix  has 
enabled  people  of  all  walks  of  life  to 
achieve  the  ultimate  goal  of  good 
health. 


63n 


Marie  Craigin  Wilson 
10319  Grant  Ln. 
Overland  Park,  KS66212 
(913)492-5030 


64 


Ellen  E.  Kane 

15  Glen  Rd. 

Wellesley  Hills,  MA  02181 

John  Callaghan  of  New  York  died 
May  5,  1994;  our  condolences  to  his 
family  and  mother  Helen.  •  Walter 
Rossiter  received  the  ASTM's  award 
of  merit  for  distinguished  service. 
Walter  is  a  research  chemist  at  the 
Institute  of  Standards  of  Technol- 
ogy. •  Father  Jim  Spillane,  SJ  is  at 
BC  to  enjoy  his  first  home  leave  in 
seven  years  from  Indonesia.  Father 
has  published  two  books  on  the  In- 
donesian economy.  •  The  School  of 
Ed.'s  '64  women's  luncheon  was  a 
grand  success;  Mary — (I  mean 
Murray)  Regan  was  there  and  pro- 
vided us  with  gifts  of  silk  flowers  and 
white  wine!  What  a  sweetie  is 
Murray!!!!!!!  We  have  a  great  pic- 
ture of  us  girls  with  the 
"Heartthrob!"  •  George  Saulnier 
sent  in  the  following  information 
(thanks,  George!):WalterJ.  Arabasz 
has  a  PhD  from  Cal.  Tech.  He  lives 
in  Salt  Lake  City  and  is  a  professor  of 
geophysics  at  the  Univ.  of  Utah, 
where  he  is  helping  to  organize  a 
national  seismologic  observation 


network.  Pasquale  De  Caprariis 

has  a  PhD  from  Rensselaer.  He  is  a 
professor  of  hydrology  at  Indiana/ 
Purdue  Univ.  in  Indianapolis.  Jo- 
seph Jackimovicz  has  an  MS  from 
the  Univ.  of  Missouri-Rolla.  After 
graduate  school,  Joe  served  in  the 
US  Army  Corps  of  Engineers  in 
Korea  and  then  as  a  geologist  for 
state  agencies.  He  has  changed  ca- 
reers and  is  now  a  boatman  near  Bar 
Harbor,  ME.  Randolph  J.  Martin 
III  has  a  PhD  from  MIT.  Randy 
lives  with  his  wife  Therese  in  Ver- 
mont (they  have  four  boys),  heads  a 
small  rock  mechanics  research  lab, 
and  teaches  part-time  at  BC.  Gre- 
gory J.  McCarthy  has  a  PhD  from 
Penn.  State.  He  lives  in  Fargo,  ND, 
is  head  of  the  geosciences  dept.  at 
ND  State  Univ.,  and  is  active  in  local 
choral  groups.  Dermis  W.  O'Leary 
also  has  a  PhD  from  Penn.  State. 
Dennis  lives  with  his  wife  Christina 
and  their  two  girls  in  Evergreen, 
CO.  He  works  for  the  US  Geologi- 
cal Survey  on  the  Yucca  Mountain 
nuclear  waste  repository  project.  He 
spent  several  years  at  Woods  Hole, 
where  he  was  once  on  assignment  to 
the  bottom  of  the  sea  in  the  Alvin 
deep-sea  research  vessel.  George 
Saulnier,  Jr.,  PhD  lives  with  his  wife 
Mary  in  Austin,  TX.  The  Saulniers 
have  three  boys  scattered  over  the 
country.  George  works  for 
INTERA,  Inc.,  which  specializes  in 
hazardous  and  nuclear  waste  prob- 
lems. What  an  impressive  group  of 
geology  grads!  •  John  Granara  is 
currently  practicing  law  in  Medford 
Square.  You  can  find  John  in  Sec- 
tion D  during  the  upcoming  football 
games!  John,  my  son  Marty  is  a  DA 
in  Maiden.  I  trust  you'll  keep  your 
eye  on  him  and  make  sure  he's  be- 
having! •  Please  send  news  or  I'll 
have  to  fill  up  the  column  with  my 
old  jokes.  Trust  me — you'd  rather 
read  news. 


64n 

Susan  Roy  Patten 
1  36  North  Inverway 
Inverness,  IL  60067 
(708)  358-8897 

Margot  Butler  Kirsis  writes  from 
NYC:  Susan  Roy  Patten  returns 
next  edition  as  class  correspondent, 
meanwhile  sends  along  this  note:  Jill 
Schoemer  Hunter  and  Dennis  are 
proud  grandparents — twice!  The 
oldest  of  their  four  sons  had  his  sec- 
ond child,  a  boy,  named  after  Jill's 
father  who  turned  80  shortly  after 
the  birth.  The  Hunters  live  in 
Saratoga,  CA  where  Jill  is  on  the 


school  board  and  has  been  for  quite 
a  few  years,  including  a  term  as  presi- 
dent. •  Thank  you  for  the  kind  notes 
I,  Margot,  received  after  the  publi- 
cation of  the  address  directory.  Sue 
Bellanca  Walsh  has  recently  wit- 
nessed the  marriage  of  her  first-born, 
twenty-eight  year  old  son.  He  and 
his  wife  will  be  living  in  Salt  Lake 
City.  Sue,  who  has  a  career  counsel- 
ing practice  and  corporate  training 
business,  and  her  husband  Jack,  a 
pediatrician,  live  in  Alamo,  CA.  • 
Pat  Rice  is  the  religion  editor  and  a 
writer  on  classical  music  for  the  St. 
Louis  Post  Dispatch.  She  is  also  active 
in  AASH  and  a  faithful  correspon- 
dent to  this  reporter.  •  Mary  Cricket 
Liebert  Coleman  sent  a  note  from 
Washington,  DC — what  a  treat  to 
hear  from  you!  •  Sheila  Chip 
Donahue  Boes  sent  thanks  from 
Wayland,  but  she  gets  to  visit  her 
son  and  daughter-in-law  in  my 
neighborhood,  the  Upper  West  Side 
of  Manhattan,  occasionally.  What  a 
small  world.  •  Carol  Sorace  Whalen 
also  sent  a  note  and  is  a  regular 
attendee  to  our  NYC  area  get- 
togethers.  •  On  that  note,  I  partici- 
pated in  the  first  reception  for 
Newton  College  alumnae  during  the 
91st  St.  Reunion  Weekend,  which  is 
an  annual  spring  event.  Some  of  us 
in  the  NYC  area  have  decided  that 
the  time  has  come  for  us  to  get  to- 
gether, and  the  Convent  of  the  Sa- 
cred Heart  91st  St.  graciously 
provided  the  setting.  I  learned  among 
other  things  that  BC  has  a  very  well- 
organized  career  network,  and  that 
Newton  College  alumnae  are  en- 
tirely welcome  to  join.  If  anyone 
cares,  the  presence  is  overwhelm- 
ingly masculine  and  for  that  reason, 
particularly  interesting  and  unique 
for  some  of  us.  For  instance,  one 
Newton  College  alumna  met  her 
husband  there,  OK?  As  for  me,  I 
have  been  happily  married  for  22 
years  and  I  would  be  more  interested 
in  the  career  aspect.  My  career  could 
certainly  use  a  boost!  •  Directories 
were  returned  from  Mary  Jane 
Collins  Aquilar,  Patricia 
Hanrahan  Loewen,  Marcia 
Murphy,  Janet  Regan  and 
Bernadine  Moore.  Anybody  else 
out  there  want  to  play  detective?  I 
am  slowly  plodding  through  our  class 
list  provided  by  BC  one  last  time  to 
catch  lingering  errors.  I  thank  all  of 
you  for  giving  me  the  opportunity  to 
get  to  know  you  once  more.  •  Susan 
Roy  Patten,  back  to  you. 


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CLASSES 


65 


Patricia  McNulty  Harte 
6  Everett  Ave. 
Winchester,  MA  01 890 
(617)729-1187 

The  30th  reunion  has  come  and 
gone;  if  you  didn't  return  to  the 
Heights  for  it,  you  missed  a  wonder- 
ful time  to  renew  old  friendships. 
Our  committee  did  a  great  job  of 
planning  a  very  casual,  fun  event. 
Special  thanks  to  Judy  Nisius  Hagan 
for  Saturday's  Duck  Tour  and  lob- 
ster dinner  at  the  Chart  House,  with 
a  bus  return  to  BC.  The  weather  was 
perfect  for  a  tour  of  Boston  on  these 
unique  vehicles,  the  highlight  being 
a  ride  on  the  Charles  with  classmates 
taking  the  wheel.  We  returned  to 
BC  for  a  moving  memorial  Mass  in 
St.  Joseph's  Chapel.  Ed  Duggan, 
with  help  from  Jack  O'Toole,  Jack 
Fidele  and  Jim  Hartnett,  planned  a 
eulogy  with  a  slide  presentation  of 
our  deceased  classmates.  Following 
Mass  we  proceeded  to  O'Connell 
House  for  more  talk  and  a  great 
evening.  Pops  on  Friday  evening  was 
also  enjoyable,  with  new  conductor 
Keith  Lockhart  appreciating  his  BC 
audience.  •  Steve  Colucci  writes 
from  Riverside,  CA  that  his  only  son 
Michael  is  a  star  place-kicker  at  Riv- 
erside Poly  High;  he  hopes  to  make 
the  BC  team  as  a  walk-on.  Steve  is 
the  medical  director  at  three  nursing 
homes  and  has  his  own  medical  prac- 
tice as  well.  His  wife,  Marie  '66,  runs 
the  Dept.  of  Nursing  at  Riverside 
Community  College.  •  Congratula- 
tions to  Mindy  Nicoloro,  who 
teaches  in  Cambridge.  Mindy  has 
taken  a  leave  of  absence  to  continue 
her  studies  in  education  administra- 
tion at  BC.  Her  research  for  her 
doctoral  dissertation,  dealing  with 
the  implementation  and  retention 
of  innovative  television  programs, 
led  to  her  induction  into  Phi  Delta 
Kappa.  •  Kevin  Flatley  is  VP  of  the 
private  bankatBankofBoston.  Kevin 
has  written  a  series  of  articles  for  the 
Boston  Business  Journal.  •  Steve  Bow- 
ers has  moved  to  Johannesburg  to 
be  the  CFO  of  IBM-South  Africa  for 
the  next  three  years.  He  writes  that 
he'll  dearly  miss  the  BC  Club  of  St. 
Louis.  •  Peter  Femino  has  com- 
pleted a  class  at  BC  in  technical 
writing  and  wonders  if  knowing  the 
professor,  Dr.  Wally  Coyle,  will 
help  his  final  grade.  •  Speaking  of 
Wally,  he  and  Mary  McNamara 
Coyle  are  grandparents.  Congratu- 
lations! •  Bette  Michalski  Greene 
still  lives  on  the  central  New  Jersey 
shore.  She  is  executive  director  of 
one  of  seven  NJ.  Perinatal  Consor- 


tia. Her  husband  Bob  is  a  mortgage 
broker  for  CORE  States  Bank.  Bette 
and  Bob's  son  Tim  graduated  from 
the  US  Military  Academy  in  June; 
Bryan  will  be  a  sophomore  at  the 
College  of  Charleston,  SC;  and 
Amanda  is  in  high  school.  •  Claire 
Stacey  Yee  writes  from  Wayland 
asking  for  prayers  for  her  husband, 
Yu  Hoke  who  is  seriously  ill  and,  at 
the  time  of  this  writing,  was  receiv- 
ing chemotherapy.  Claire  would  like 
to  be  remembered  to  her  classmates. 
•  Our  class  has  received  a  thank-you 
note  from  Rosemary  Thomas 
MacKinnon,  who  chaired  the  Sec- 
ond Helping  Gala  this  past  April. 
Our  class  wanted  to  donate  to  a  spe- 
cial charity  as  part  of  our  reunion 
celebration,  and  chose  Second  Help- 
ing, feeling  it  was  very  appropriate 
since  our  president  was  chairing  the 
event.  •  For  all  classmates  who  at- 
tended the  30th,  I'd  like  you  to  take 
a  minute  to  drop  me  a  line.  •  Good 
luck  to  Jack  Connor,  this  year's 
president  of  the  Alumni  Association. 


65n 


Gretchen  Monagan  Sterling 
14  Morse  Rd. 
Wayland,  MA  01 778 

It  is  my  pleasure  to  announce  that 
Cathie  Lugar  will  be  taking  over 
this  column  in  the  fall.  After  watch- 
ing Cathie's  enthusiasm  and  energy 
working  on  the  questionnaire  and 
the  reunion,  I  know  she  will  do  a 
superb  job.  Although  I  was  not  able 
to  attend  the  reunion,  the  report  is 
that  everyone  enjoyed  a  wonderful 
evening.  Forty  members  of  our  class 
were  present.  Cathie  will  be  writing 
about  the  results  of  her  survey  and 
about  her  observations  at  the  re- 
union when  she  begins  her  column. 
•  Midge  Schmitt  Schmidt  won  a 
copy  of  Simone  Poirier's  book,  and 
several  others  purchased  copies 
which  Cathie  had  the  bookstore  or- 
der. •  Suzanne  Huyot  Matthau 
videotaped  the  reunion,  asking  two 
questions:  what  is  your  most  impor- 
tant memory  from  Newton  College; 
and  what  three  things  do  you  believe 
identify  you  as  a  person?  She  is  in  the 
process  of  editing  it  and  will  sell  it  in 
a  few  months  at  cost.  •  Cathie  re- 
ported that  one  of  the  evening's  high- 
lights  was  Maureen  Crowley 
Cahir's  singing  of  "Scotch  and 
Soda."  •  Cathie  has  compiled  a  list 
of  former  Newton  College  faculty 
telling  where  they  are  now,  which 
she  will  be  including  in  her  mailing 
of  the  survey  results.  •  Pat  Wolf '68 
is  encouraging  distribution  of  a  vid- 


eotape of  a  30-minute  interview  with 
Mother  Putnam  five  months  before 
her  death.  Information  on  how  to 
obtain  this  tape  will  be  forthcoming. 
•  Condolences  to  Eileen  Glynn 
Carr  on  the  death  of  her  mother  and 
to  Priscilla  Durkin  on  the  death  of 
her  father. 


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Reunion 


MAYI7-19-1996 


Kathleen  Brennan  McMenimen 
147TrapeloRd. 
Waltham,  MA021 54 
(617)  894-1247 

Without  a  doubt,  the  proudest  fam- 
ily to  attend  BC's  commencement 
this  year  were  the  Connors,  to  see 
wife/mom/classmate  Eileen  Ahearn 
Connors  receive  her  master's  in  so- 
cial work.  Ever  proud  of  Eileen  was 
husband  Jack,  former  chair  of  the 
Board  of  Trustees,  as  well  as  many  of 
her  former  classmates  from  the 
School  of  Ed.  •  Another  joyful  occa- 
sion was  the  evening  of  May  12, 
when  Sr.  Cecilia  Harrison  received 
the  Alumni  Award  of  Excellence  in 
Education.  Many  classmates  were 
on  hand  to  congratulate  Sister,  who 
attended  BC  while  a  nun  in  Jamaica, 
and  who  has  since  been  named  prin- 
cipal of  a  Catholic  elementary  school 
in  Alabama.  Maura  Buckley  spent 
the  year  after  graduating  in  the  Je- 
suit missions  with  Sr.  Cecilia  in  Ja- 
maica. •  Edward  Hines,Jr.  has  been 
elected  national  VP  for  development 
of  the  American  Heart  Association. 
He  is  a  partner  at  Choate,  Hall  & 
Stewart  and  lives  in  Andover  with 
his  wife  Elaine  and  two  children, 
Jonathan  and  Carolyn.  •  I  received  a 
great  note  from  Msgr.  Tom  Wells, 
who  is  pastor  at  Our  Lady  of  Lourdes 
parish  in  Bethesda,  MD.  He  has  of- 
fered to  say  Mass  for  any  deceased 
classmates  when  notified.  His  ad- 
dress is  7500  Pearl  St.,  Bethesda, 
MD  and  his  phone  is  (30 1)654-1 287. 
•  I  also  had  a  wonderful  phone  con- 
versation with  Jim  Millea,  Jr.  who 
was  elected  chair  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees  at  Hudson  Valley  Com- 
munity College.  He  is  an  attorney  in 
Rensselaer,  NY;  he  and  his  wife, 
Cheryl  Wilcke,  have  four  children. 
Jim  also  notes  that  Ed  Hockenberry 
has  not  been  well.  His  address  is  9 
Hill  St.,  Northfield,  VT.  •  The  New 
York  Times  of  1/12/95  featured  a 
full-page  profile  on  Dick  Syron, 
chair  of  the  American  Stock  Ex- 
change. •  Paul  Delaney  and  his  son 
Brian  visited  with  President  Eduardo 
Frei  Ruiz-Tagle  of  the  Republic  of 
Chile  at  Harvard  last  December. 
Brian  is  the  Chilean  consular  agent 


in  Boston  with  additional  scholastic 
activities  at  BC.  Bob  Costello  is  the 
new  president  of  the  Mass.  Academy 
of  Trial  Attorneys.  His  list  of  affili- 
ations and  accomplishments  associ- 
ated with  law  and  public  justice  is 
extensive;  he,  his  wife  Janet  and  three 
daughters  live  in  Belmont.  •  Jim 
O'Connor  is  executive  VP  of  cor- 
porate development  strategy  for  the 
worldwide  interests  of  BBA  Group 
PLC,  an  international  engineering 
and  manufacturing  group  serving  the 
transportation  and  industrial  mar- 
kets; their  offices  are  in  Wakefield 
and  London.  "June  5  saw  the  happy 
reunion  of  80  classmates,  relatives 
and  friends,  who  came  together  to 
kick  off  the  beginning  of  our  cel- 
ebration as  3  0-year  graduates  of  Alma 
Mater!  We  gathered  in  the  Diamond 
Room  of  Fenway  Park  for  a  twilight 
buffet  and  a  Red  Sox  win  over  the 
California  Angels.  Our  gracious 
event  chairperson  was  our  own  John 
Buckley,  now  the  VP  for  the  Red 
Sox.  Thirty  members  of  our  class 
were  present.  Christian  Baird,  son 
of  Joella  and  Dane  Baird,  will  enter 
BC  with  the  Class  of  1999.  As  al- 
ways, Dane  has  kept  our  class  books 
in  impeccable  order!  •  Lisa  Downes, 
daughter  of  Judy  Burns  Downes 
and  Ed  Downes  '65,  graduated  from 
BC  in  May.  •  Tom  and  Marianne 
McCinnifi  Torrisi  live  in  Andover. 
Tom's  dental  practice  is  in  Methuen, 
and  Marianne  is  a  Chapter  One 
teacher  in  Lawrence.  They  have 
three  children:  Maryellen,  Rosemary 
and  Tommy.  •  Paul  Miles  received 
several  postcards  from  Dan  Healy, 
who  biked  across  the  US  last  year. 
Paul  says  the  best  was  the  card  from 
South  Bend  with  just  the  score  of 
"The  Game!"  •  Jack  and  Paula 
Corbett  Fedele  finally  managed  to 
get  their  last  daughter  our  of  high 
school!  In  September  they'll  have 
two  children  in  college  and  the  third 
in  law  school.  (Paula  says  they'd 
hoped  for  a  plumber  in  the  family 
but  are  getting  another  attorney  in- 
stead)! •  We're  planning  a  variety  of 
events  for  next  year,  beginning  on 
Sept.  15  with  Pops  on  the  Heights 
and  the  BC-Michigan  football  game 
and  reception  the  next  day.  For  Pops 
tickets  in  Conte  Forum,  contact 
Meggan  O'Leary,  Coordinator,  at 
(800)  767-5591.  Our  class  has  re- 
served a  block  of  tickets  for  both 
events.  Detailed  news  will  he  mailed 
to  you  this  summer.  We're  also  plan- 
ning a  meeting  for  Thurs.,  Oct.  5, 
1 995  from  6-8  pm  at  Alumni  House. 
All  classmates  are  invited;  call 
Patty  Ann  Lyons  at  the  Alumni  Of- 
fice if  you  can  attend  or  for  info.  •  As 
I  prepare  news  for  each  issue,  sad- 
ness seems  to  come  more  frequently 


1 8  BOSTON  COLLEGE  ALUMNOTES 


as  I  report  the  deaths  of  our  class- 
mates. Requiscat  in  pace.  Kevin  T. 
Kelley  of  Southington,  CT  died 
Aug.  20,  1994.  He  had  owned  and 
operated  his  own  CPA  firm  as  well  as 
the  Southington  Monumental 
Works.  •  Michael  T.  Clifford  died 
on  Jan.  25.  Mike  was  audit  supervi- 
sor for  the  Mass.  Department  of 
Education.  Our  condolences  to  his 
wife  Marie,  his  six  children  and  his 
grandchildren.  •  Condolences  also 
to  Denise  Perron,  whose  mother 
and  father  passed  away  last  winter. 


66n 


Reunion 


9  9  6 


Catherine  Beyer  Hurst 
49  Lincoln  St. 
Cambridge,  MA  02141 

Beth  Gundlach  Williams  contin- 
ues to  pursue  entrepreneurial  busi- 
ness opportunities  in  Eastern  Europe 
and  elsewhere.  During  1994,  she 
spent  nine  weeks  in  Poland,  begin- 
ning work  on  a  five-year  project  for 
an  electronic  system  for  interbank 
transactional  processing.  She  and  her 
partners  are  working  with  banks,  the 
central  government,  municipal  gov- 
ernments, etc.  She  is  also  buying  and 
selling  sugar  and  petroleum  prod- 
ucts in  the  international  arena.  Beth 
reports  that  her  daughter  Anne  has 
several  clients  for  computer  graph- 
ics and  promotional  works.  She  also 
does  photographic  work  with  Ron  at 
the  auto  race  track  where  he  works 
with  one  of  the  race  teams  on  week- 
ends. (Ron  does  portrait  photogra- 
phy during  the  week.)  Beth 
concludes:  "My  life  seems  to  be  be- 
ginning over  since  I  turned  50.  Yes, 
now  I  am  in  the  second  half  of  my 
life;  it  is  going  to  be  fabulous!"  •  Got 
a  note  from  Skeetie  McCabe  this 
spring;  she  is  interested  in  working 
on  a  reunion  questionnaire  address- 
ing significant  and  relevant  issues 
that  we  face  at  this  point  in  our  lives. 
She's  volunteered  to  compile  and 
print  the  results;  wants  to  include 
photos  of  significant  moments  as 
well.  She  reports  that  printing  is 
very  inexpensive  in  Guatemala, 
where  she  lives.  Are  there  two  more 
classmates  who'd  like  to  volunteer 
to  help  Skeetie  with  this  project? 
You  can  contact  her  directly  at  the 
following  address  (a  private  mailing 
address  which  forwards  her  mail  to 
Guatemala):  Caroline  McCabe, 
"Panajachel",  PO  Box  520-972,  Mi- 
ami, FL  3  3 1 52-0972,  or  call  or  write 
to  me.  •  This  brings  up  reunion 
planning  in  general:  we  need  at  least 
another  two  or  three  people  to  vol- 
unteer to  take  this  project  on  for  the 


spring  of  1996.  Let  me  hear  from 
you!  •  On  a  sadder  note,  our  condo- 
lences to  the  family  of  Sister  Marga- 
ret Gorman,  who  died  on  May  16 
and  was  buried  from  the  Newton 
Country  Day  School  Chapel. 


67 


Charles  and  Mary-Anne  Benedict 

84  Rockland  PI. 

Newton  Upper  Falls,  MA  02164 

Roland  Skip  Loper  of  Franklin  has 
been  elected  internal  auditor  of  the 
Gillette  Co.  by  its  Board  of  Direc- 
tors. Skip  earned  his  master's  in  fi- 
nance from  Western  New  England 
College.  •  Susan  Donovan  Redman 
has  been  named  a  full-time  special 
needs  teacher  at  Huckleberry  Hill 
School  in  Lynnfield.  Susan  received 
her  master's  from  Boston  State.  • 
Dennis  E.  O'Neill  was  re-elected 
town  treasurer  of  Westboro  in  1 993 , 
but  resigned  his  position  to  become 
a  candidate  for  the  position  of  town 
coordinator.  •  As  this  is  written, 
Marianne  Dacko  Martin  is  cel- 
ebrating her  first  anniversary  as  the 
assistant  principal  at  Norwell  High. 
Marianne  earned  her  master's  in 
school  administration  from 
Bridgewater  State.  Marianne,  her 
husband  Tom  and  their  three  chil- 
dren live  in  Weymouth.  •  Michael 
Normile  writes  to  let  us  know  of  the 
passing  of  his  father,  who  was  a  mem- 
ber of  BC  Law's  Class  of  '40.  The 
class  offers  its  condolences  to 
Michael,  who  is  a  partner  in  the  law 
offices  of  Chaves  &  Normile  in  Falls 
Church,  VA.  •  Condolences  are  also 
offered  to  the  family  of  Bob 
Wallwork.  Bob  was  a  CPA  and  had 
worked  in  public  accounting  his 
whole  life,  most  recently  with  Price 
Waterhouse  and  Altheimer  &  Gray 
in  Chicago.  Bob  helped  with  the 
class  treasury  duties  and  was  an  avid 
supporter  of  the  class.  •  On  a  more 
positive  note,  I  am  happy  to  report 
that  my  co-correspondent,  Mary- 
Anne  Benedict,  earned  her  master's 
in  nursing  from  Salem  State  Col- 
lege. No  more  nights  in  class  or 
Sundays  in  the  library.  •  Dave  and 
Ann  Kremmel  Fowler  celebrated 
their  25th  anniversary.  Joining  in 
the  festivities  were  Mike  Ryan,  Rich 
Martin  and  Noel  Schaub.  •  By  the 
time  you  read  this,  plans  will  be 
finalized  for  some  class  events.  This 
year  we  actually  have  a  chance  to  get 
some  football  tickets.  The  class  has 
set  aside  some  seats  for  the  Pops  on 
the  Heights  concert  on  Fri.,  Sept.  1 5 
at  Conte  Forum.  Seats  are  available 
in  each  giving  category.  We  urge 


you  to  attend,  as  all  funds  go  to 
scholarship  endowment.  BC's  goal 
is  to  raise  over  $1  million  this  year. 
When  you  order  your  tickets,  please 
indicate  that  you're  a  member  of  the 
Class  of '67.  Many  thanks!  •  Good 
luck  to  all  of  you  who  have  gradu- 
ates, seniors  and  entering  freshmen! 

67n 

Faith  Brouillard-Hughes 
19MarrickCt. 
Centerville,  MA  02632 
(508)  790-2785 

Christopher  Carignan,  13 -year-old 
son  of  Jan  Curry  and  Ken  Carignan 
of  Boca  Raton,  FL,  died  after  being 
shot  Feb.  1 0.  To  quote  from  Rev.  Ed 
Duffy's  eulogy,  "...  let's  reflect  on 
what  Christopher  brought  to  all  of 
us.  Let's  shake  this  crazy  world  we 
live  in  and  make  it  more  loving  and 
forgiving."  Keep  Jan  and  Ken  and 
the  rest  of  their  family  in  your 
prayers.  •  In  April  news  reached  me 
indirectly  of  a  cancer  battle  being 
quietly  won  by  a  yet  another  class- 
mate. •  This  May  Sr.  Margaret 
Gorman  died  within  hours  of  grad- 
ing her  last  exam.  Many,  many  col- 
leagues and  friends  from  BC,  DOD, 
and  NCSH  attended  the  service  on 
the  Saturday  of  reunion  weekend. 
She  was  said  by  some  to  be  a  reunion 
groupie  and  finally  arranged  for  ev- 
eryone to  visit  at  the  same  time. 
Margaret  Smith  '69,  her  niece,  would 
certainly  enjoy  receiving  your  favor- 
ite Gorman  story . . .  Doesn't  every- 
body have  one?  •  Adrienne  Tan- 
Free  joined  forces  with  Carol 
O'Donaghue  McGarry  to  get  the 
Washington  contingent  of  the  class 
together  at  the  NCSH  Tea.  Carol's 
encouragement  brought  out  Hillary 
Schmitt  Fennell,  Nancy  Birdsall, 
Jane  Hannaway,  Donna  Shelton 
and  Mary  Lou  Hinchey-Clemons. 
Good  job!  •  See  you  at  the  BC  Pops 
on  the  Heights  Concert  on  Sept.  15. 


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Judith  Anderson  Day 
415  Burr  St. 
Fairfield,  CT  06430 
(203)  255-2448 

jBuenos  dias  desde  Barcelona!  •  Joe 
Basile  was  a  participating  member 
at  the  Babe  Ruth  Conference,  held 
at  Hofstra  Univ.,  celebrating  the 
100th  birthday  of  the  Bambino.  Joe 
presented  a  paper,  "Babe  Ruth: 
Baseball's  Whitmanesque  Hero,"  as 


part  of  the  Babe  Ruth  in  Literature 
segment  of  the  conference,  titled 
"Baseball  and  the  Sultan  of  Swat." 
Joe  is  an  English  professor  at  the 
Univ.  of  South  Dakota.  •  Lt.  Col. 
John  Kulas  of  Belmont  was  named 
by  the  Air  Force  judge  advocate  gen- 
eral as  the  1994  winner  of  the  Maj. 
Gen.  Reginald  C.  Harmon  Award. 
The  award  is  presented  to  the  out- 
standing Air  Force  Reserve  judge 
advocate  worldwide.  He  was  hailed 
as  "an  absolutely  superior  officer  and 
attorney"  who  "delivered  top-notch 
legal  services  to  his  many  clients."  • 
Raymond  Brassard  was  sworn  in  as 
associate  justice  of  the  Superior 
Court  at  the  State  House  in  Boston. 
•  Henry  Metcalf  of  Walpole  has 
been  promoted  to  VP  of  manufac- 
turing by  the  Foxboro  Co.,  oversee- 
ing worldwide  manufacturing 
operations.  •  Dr.  Robert  Santoro, 
professor  of  mechanical  engineer- 
ing at  Penn  State,  has  been  appointed 
director  of  the  Propulsion  Engineer- 
ing Research  Center,  established  by 
NASA  to  provide  graduate  educa- 
tion. Bob  holds  BS  and  PhD  degrees 
from  BC  in  physics.  •  David  Caven 
of  Holden  has  been  named  assistant 
principal  of  Naquag  School.  He  and 
his  wife  Karen  have  two  sons  and  a 
daughter.  Dave  is  very  active  in 
Holden,  having  been  a  scout  leader 
and  coach  of  several  sports.  He  holds 
a  master's  in  education  from  Worces- 
ter State  and  has  experience  in  both 
teaching  and  private  sector  work.  • 
Sheila  O'Shea  Melli,  EdD,  RN, 
writes:  "For  several  weeks  this  past 
summer  I  was  involved  in  a  nursing 
education  project  in  Hanoi,  Viet- 
nam. Our  team  of  five  doctorally- 
prepared  nurses  conducted  a 
concentrated  seminar  designed  to 
strengthen  the  teaching  skills  of  re- 
habilitation nursing  educators 
throughout  the  country.  In  addition 
to  the  formal  classroom  content,  we 
interacted  with  patients  and  staff  at 
Bach  Mai,  Hanoi's  largest  teaching 
hospital,  and  visited  with  rehab  pa- 
tients and  their  families  in  the  outly- 
ing communities.  It  was  rewarding 
to  be  part  of  an  educational  process 
that,  over  the  years,  will  enable  the 
people  ofVietnam  to  obtain  adequate 
health  care.  This  project  was  spon- 
sored by  Health  Volunteers  Over- 
seas, a  private,  nonprofit 
organization  funded  by  the  US 
Agency  for  International  Develop- 
ment." •  Art  Derosiers'  son  Arthur 
was  named  to  the  third  team  of  the 
1995  All-USA  Academic  Team,  an 
elite  group  of  top  high  school  stu- 
dents throughout  the  country. 
Arthur  attends  Barnstable  High  in 
Hyannis.  •  Our  third  son,  Matthew, 
graduated  from  BC  in  May,  adding 


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CLASSES 


our  5th  family  member(!)  to  the 
Alumni  Association.  Matthew  works 
in  the  investment  banking  division 
of  Barclays  Bank  in  NYC.  His 
younger  brother  Andrew  is  now  a 
sophomore  at  the  Heights. 

68n 

Kathleen  Hastings  Miller 
8  Brookline  Rd. 
Scarsdale,  NY  10583 
(914)  723-9241 

Ellen  Mooney  Mello  hosted  a  birth- 
day get-together  for  Barry  Noone 
Remley  and  Jean  Sullivan 
Burchard  at  her  home  in  Rye,  NY 
last  March.  Jane  Sullivan  Burke 
and  I  both  commented  that  it  seemed 
as  if  no  time  had  passed  since  our 
college  days.  Were  all  your  ears  burn- 
ing? We  gossiped  the  night  away, 
trading  old  Newton  stories.  Jean 
manages  the  Capital  Grill  in  Provi- 
dence, RI,  so  call  her  for  a  reserva- 
tion (and  TLC)  if  you're  in  the  area. 
It's  a  great  place  to  eat!  Barry's  ar- 
chitectural salvage  company  is  boom- 
ing. As  a  buyer,  designer,  marketing 
director  and  CEO,  she  is  constantly 
on  the  go.  •  Pat  Wolf  writes  that  the 
first  of  two  90-min.  cassette  tapes, 
containing  46  Newtone  songs  from 
the  1966,  1968  and  1970  albums,  is 
now  available.  Send  a  check  for  $6  to 
her  at  44  Oak  St.,  Shrewsbury,  MA 
01545  if  you'd  like  a  copy.  A  second 
tape  will  follow  later  this  year.  •  Save 
the  datel  The  third  annual  Pops  on 
the  Heights  concert  will  be  held  on 
Sept.  15.  Proceeds  from  the  concert 
provide  scholarship  assistance. 


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James  R.  Littleton 

39  Dale  St. 

Chestnut  Hill,  MA  02167 

(617)738-5147 

Kathleen   Kelleher  Furniss  of 

Florham  Park,  NJ  has  been  ap- 
pointed section  legislative  coordi- 
nator of  the  Nj  section  of 
AWHONN,  the  Association  of 
Women's  Health,  Obstetric  and 
Neonatal  Nurses,  a  national  organi- 
zation of  over  20,000  nursing  pro- 
fessionals. Kathleen  is  currently  an 
OB/GYN  nurse  practitioner  at  the 
Women's  Health  Initiative  at  the 
Univ.  of  Medicine  and  Dentistry  of 
New  Jersey  in  Newark.  She  is  also 
employed  by  Drew  University's 
health  services  and  is  the  coordina- 
tor of  the  Domestic  Violence  Project 


based  at  St.  Barnabas  Medical  Cen- 
ter in  Livington,  NJ.  •  Molly  (Mary 
Graville)  Kelley  is  principal  of  Our 
Lady  of  Nazareth  Academy  in 
Wakefield.  Molly  previously  taught 
English  at  St.  Mary's  High  School  in 
Lynn.  Molly,  husband  Dennis  and 
sons  Michael  and  Peter  live  in 
Melrose.  Michael  will  be  a  freshman 
at  William  &  Mary  in  Virginia  start- 
ing in  Sept.  •  Mike  Barry  is  an  attor- 
ney in  Framingham  and  is  also  a 
member  of  the  Framingham  school 
committee.  Mike,  wife  Patricia  and 
children  Christine,  13  and  Peter,  9 
reside  in  Framingham.  •  Anne 
DiFilippo  Basiliere  is  a  math 
teacher  in  the  Quincy  public  schools. 
Anne  and  her  husband  Robert  reside 
in  Hanover.  •  Ron  Beattie  is  VP/ 
CFO  at  Youville  Hospital  and  Re- 
habilitation Center  in  Cambridge. 
Ron,  wife  Carol  and  children 
Michael,  17  and  Kristina,  15  live  in 
Watertown.  •  I  hope  to  see  many 
classmates  at  Pops  on  the  Heights 
on  Sept.  15th  on  the  BC  campus. 


69n 

Patricia  Kenny  Seremet 
39  Newport  Ave. 
W.  Hartford,  CT  06107 
(203)521-8567 


70 


Dennis  Razz  Berry,  Esq. 
1 5  George  St. 
Wayland,  MA01778 
(508)655-1497 

Congratulations  to  Mike  Mingolelli 

and  the  rest  of  the  committee  for  a 
job  very  well  done  on  our  25  th  re- 
union. •  Individual  accolades  might 
detract  from  the  group  effort,  but  a 
couple  of  special  notes  are  in  order. 
First  is  the  work  of  Ed  Vozzella  in 
spearheading  the  effort  to  present  a 
class  gift  of  a  clock  for  Conte  Fo- 
rum— a  lasting  memento  you  should 
make  the  effort  to  see.  A  testament 
of  lasting  memories  is  the  work  of 
Pat  Mee  Marvin  and  Nancy  Wil- 
son, who  put  together  the  25  th  an- 
niversary yearbook.  The  books  are 
great!  Thanks  also  to  all  those  who 
provided  information.  •  Too  many 
classmates  to  list  all,  but  a  few  notes 
from  my  personal  memory  bank.  • 
Reunion  conversation  involves  all 
kinds  of  things,  including,  for  the 
first  time,  my  getting  the  full  story  of 
how  I'm  related  to  Alice  Power 
Heaton.  Not  only  are  we  second 
cousins  (or  something  like  that),  but 


she  and  her  husband  Bob  live  in 
Ashland  and  their  oldest  son  Timo- 
thy (Cornell  '97)  graduated  from 
high  school  with  my  niece.  Alice  is  a 
nurse  at  the  Metro  West  Medical 
Center  in  Framingham.  •  Another 
nursing  grad  I  talked  with  for  the 
first  time  in  25  years  was  Linda 
Turcotte-Shamsky,  who  runs  the 
family  nursing  home  and  lives  in 
Mattapoisett.  Her  husband  Ed  is 
involved  in  similar  work  at  a  larger 
facility  in  the  same  area.  Linda  and 
Ed  have  four  children.  •  Had  a  chance 
to  talk  with  Bill  Fogarty,  a  cable  TV 
executive  who  lives  in  Atlanta  with 
his  wife  and  two  children.  He's  been 
in  the  industry  for  a  number  of  years 
and  has  had  the  opportunity  to  live 
in  a  variety  of  locales.  •  Steve  Hanley 
and  his  wife  Teri  (PhD  '93)  made 
the  long,  200-yard  trek  from  their 
Chestnut  Hill  home.  Steve  is  a  sys- 
tems analyst  at  John  Hancock  and 
Teri  works  for  DC  Heath  in  book 
publishing.  •  Bernie  O'Kane  is  an- 
other proximal  resident,  and  one 
who's  never  really  left  campus.  After 
a  .number  of  years  in  student  affairs 
at  BC,  he  transferred  to  the  human 
resources  dept.  and  enjoys  it  quite  a 
bit.  •  While  thinking  of  those  close 
by,  I'd  like  to  mention  two  class- 
mates I  never  really  got  to  know 
until  this  year,  though  they  both  live 
in  my  home  town.  Joan  O'Brien 
who,  after  teaching  for  several  years, 
got  her  JD  from  Pepperdine  Law; 
she's  busy  raising  her  two  children, 
12  and  9,  and  working  part-time  as 
an  immigration  attorney.  •  Maureen 
Tully  Lopez  is  married  to  a  doctor 
at  Newton-Wellesley  Hospital  and 
is  actively  involved  as  an  AIDS  edu- 
cator. Maureen's  three  children 
range  in  age  from  a  '94  Georgetown 
grad  to  a  10-year-old.  •  I  can't  get 
over  how  many  classmates  were  mar- 
ried very  soon  after  college  and  have 
children  in  the  20-plus  age  range!  I 
guess  I  was  too  busy  writing  this 
column  back  then  ...»  Dan 
Lammon  is  VP  of  Marketing  with 
Fort,  Inc.  in  Providence,  RI.  Dan 
has  remained  close  to  campus 
through  sporting  and  other  events, 
has  two  daughters  at  the  Heights 
('96  and  '98),  and  a  son  at  home  in 
high  school  in  Cumberland,  RI.  • 
On  Saturday  night  I  had  a  chat  with 
George  King,  who  is  now  the  gifts 
librarian  at  BC  (and  if  your  impres- 
sion of  the  BC  library  is  Bapst,  are 
you  behind  the  times!).  On  Monday 
morning  I  was  among  the  marshals 
at  graduation  and,  due  to  the  traffic 
jam  on  Comm.  Ave.,  had  to  walk 
from  Centre  St.  When  I  finally  ar- 
rived at  Conte  Forum,  it  was  a  mecca 
of  confusion.  I  was  late,  hpt,  unsure 
of  where  to  go  and  certain  they  had 


started  without  me.  Entering  that 
large  building  through  the  wrong 
entrance,  the  first  person  I  saw  was 
George,  who  was  helping  out  with 
final  preparations.  He  calmly  left  his 
post,  walked  me  to  the  correct  en- 
trance, and  pointed  out  the  right 
door.  I  made  it  with  time  to  spare. 
Thanks,  George;  a  tip  of  my  top  hat. 
•  I  wasn't  alone  on  my  morning 
stroll  wearing  formal  attire.  Right  in 
front  of  me  was  Dr.  Jim  Phelan,  a 
Dracut  dentist.  In  fact,  it  was  seeing 
Jim  walk  by  while  I  was  snarled  in 
traffic  that  caused  me  to  abandon 
my  wife  and  head  out  on  foot.  While 
hot-footing  it  past  the  stalled  col- 
umn of  cars,  I  passed  Pat  Carney, 
not  only  a  member  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees  but  the  proud  father  of  Pat 
Jr.  '95.  •  I  need  to  correct  an  error 
from  last  time:  I  confused  the  title  of 
John  Hughes  in  the  last  issue.  John 
is  now  the  principal  of  Kennedy 
Middle  School  in  Natick.  Sorry  for 
the  last  time,  John.  Second,  sincere 
thanks  to  all  who  found  my  name  on 
the  ballot.  I  was  elected  to  a  term  on 
the  Alumni  Assoc.  Board  of  Direc- 
tors. I'm  looking  forward  to  it. 

70n 

Patricia  Brum  Keefe 
309  Walnut  St. 
Wellesley,  MA  02181 
(617)237-3268 

Our  25th  reunion  was  certainly  a 
wonderful  event.  One  sentiment 
heard  over  and  over  was,  "Girls  of 
the  class  seem  happier  and  friend- 
lier, and  everyone  enjoyed  getting 
re-acquainted.  The  weekend  was  too 
short! "  Teresita  Manalic  Jose  trav- 
eled from  Saudi  Arabia  and  com- 
bined the  reunion  with  daughter 
Gina's  graduation  from  Mount 
Holyoke  and  a  trip  to  Ann 
McDermott's  country  house  in  up- 
state NY.  Her  son  George  came  from 
California,  and  we  who  remember 
him  as  a  baby  saw  first-hand  that  25 
years  is  a  long  time.  I'm  proud  to  say 
that  my  three  freshman  roommates 
made  it  to  the  reunion.  Ann 
McDermott,  Lynn  McCarthy  and 
Chris  Couglan  also  showed  up  for 
the  event.  Lynn  lives  in  the  family 
homestead  in  Newjersey  and  Chris 
is  in  western  Mass.  doing  high  school 
guidance  counseling.  Muriel  Daly 
Schumacher  is  also  doing  guidance 
counseling,  but  in  Essex,  NH.  It  was 
great  to  visit  with  Muriel's  son 
Bobby,  who  just  completed  his  fresh- 
man year  at  BC,  and  son  Kurt,  who 
is  beginning  his  senior  year  at 
Harvard.  Nine  of  my  children  were 


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privileged  to  sing  at  the  Mass  on 
Sunday  and  were  able  to  meet  Ryan, 
Connor  and  Coleman  Chamberlain, 
sons  of  Miceal  and  Nancie  Sullivan 
Chamberlain.  Ryan  will  attend 
Wesleyan  in  Sept.  and  son  Miceal 
has  already  graduated  from 
Dartmouth.  Nancie  and  Lauree 
Gallagher  Laliberte  work  together 
remodeling  and  decorating  homes 
in  the  greater  Boston  area.  Nancie 
was  very  enthusiastic  about  their 
work.  The  highlight  of  Saturday 
night's  class  party  was  the  mini  con- 
cert presented  by  Kathy  Sheehan, 
Kathy  Cronin  LaTourelle,  Katchy 
Clarke-Pearson,  Joan  O'Callahan, 
Sheila  Crowley  Sullivan  and  Lois 
Cartnick.  Their  rendition  of  "But- 
ton Up  Your  Overcoat"  and  "San 
Francisco  Bay"  were  tremendous, 
bringing  back  great  memories.  •  Pat 
Wolf '68  has  put  together  the  firstof 
two  90-min.  cassette  tapes  contain- 
ing 46  Newtones  songs  from  1970, 
1968  and  1966  (14  of  16).  This  tape 
is  available  by  mail  for  $6  (including 
s&h)  from  Pat  Wolf,  44  Oak  St., 
Shrewsbury,  MA  01545.  The  sec- 
ond tape  will  include  the  1 96 1 , 1 964 
and  all  of  1966  albums,  and  four 
songs  by  the  Veydlers,  to  be  com- 
pleted by  Reunion  '96.  Speaking 
first-hand,  the  first  tape  is  fabulous 
and  not  to  be  missed.  The  Keefe 
Family  Singers  are  already  humming 
the  tunes  and  are  very  impressed 
that  Mom's  friends  can  sing  so  well. 
•  While  we're  in  a  musical  vein,  I 
encourage  all  to  attend  Pops  on  the 
Heights  on  Sept.  1 5 .  This  gala  event 
raises  thousands  of  dollars  in  schol- 
arship assistance  to  qualified  stu- 
dents who  wish  to  attend  BC — truly 
a  worthwhile  activity.  •  I'm  actually 
writing  this  column  as  I  attend  my 
husband's  25th  Harvard  reunion. 
We've  moved  practically  our  entire 
family  into  the  dorms,  and  some  of 
our  children  are  in  activities  with 
some  of  Barbara  Cook  Fabiani's 
daughters.  Barbara  and  her  husband 
Jim  are  attending  the  reunion  from 
the  DC  area;  Katchy  Clarke- 
Pearson,  husband  Dan  and  children 
Emily,  Mary  and  Michael  are  also 
here.  Katchy,  a  pediatrician  in 
Chapel  Hill,  NC,  has  a  son  Don  who 
lived  in  the  Hardy  dorm  last  year  as 
a  freshman  at  BC.  •  I  have  lots  more 
news — stay  tuned  to  class  notes! 
Once  again,  many  thanks  to  Bar- 
bara Coveney  Harkins  and  An- 
drea Moore  Johnson  for  organizing 
and  planning  an  awesome  event. 


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MAY17-    19*1996 


Thomas  J.  Capano,  Esq. 
2500  West  17th  St. 
Wilmington,  DE  19806 
(302)  658-7461 

We're  beginning  our  25th  reunion 
year.  Our  kick-off  event  will  be  on 
Sept.  16  when  the  Eagles  meet 
Michigan  on  the  "new"  Alumni 
Field.  Our  reunion  committee  has 
also  scheduled  an  event  for  the 
Christmas  Chorale  on  Dec.  8.  Watch 
your  mail  for  details!  •  Fred  Willis 
is  developing  a  chain  of  restaurants, 
Willy's  Texas  BBQ,  in  the  Boston 
area.  His  son  Drew,  who  was  present 
at  our  graduation  at  the  age  of  2 
months,  graduated  from  BC  in  1 993 . 
His  son  Brett  is  a  student  at  Trinity 
College.  •  John  Loretz  is  director 
of  public  relations  at  Mass.  School 
of  Law.  He  formerly  served  as  direc- 
tor of  communications  for  Physi- 
cians for  Social  Responsibility  and 
directed  press  and  fund  raising  pro- 
grams at  the  Boston  office  of  the 
World  Society  for  the  Protection  of 
Animals.  •  Michael  Tocci  and  his 
wife  of  2 1  years,  Marlene,  are  the 
proud  parents  of  2  -year-old  Margaux 
Hayley.  Mike  writes  that  his 
daughter's  birth  was  a  significant 
event  in  their  lives  "since  it  took  so 
long  to  get  to  this  point."  He  contin- 
ues as  president  of  Carrera  Graphic 
in  Newark,  NJ.  •  Mike  Franco  is 
VP  for  development  and  public  af- 
fairs at  Rhode  Island  School  of  De^ 
sign  where  he  manages  development, 
communications  and  alumni  rela- 
tions. He  was  previously  associate 
VP  for  university  development  at 
the  University  of  Rochester,  and  held 
similar  administrative  positions  at 
BC  from  '86-'90.  Mike  and  his  wife 
Susan  have  a  14-year-old  daughter, 
Lauren.  •  Robert  LeBlanc  was 
elected  executive  VP  of  Elf  Atochem 
in  Feb.  '94,  and  is  responsible  for  the 
fine  chemicals  and  industrial  chemi- 
cals operations  of  the  company.  He 
lives  in  Bridgewater,  NJ  with  his 
wife  Margaret  and  their  two  daugh- 
ters. Prior  to  joining  Elf  Atochem  in 
1984,  he  was  director  of  sales  and 
marketing  for  the  special  products 
division  of  Rhone  Poulenc,  and  ear- 
lier held  various  marketing  and  busi- 
ness management  positions  with 
M&T  Chemicals  and  Morton  Inter- 
national. •  Ubaldo  Bezoari  is  a  VP 
for  Citibank,  Paris  where  he  is  in 
charge  of  Citibank's  business  with 
financial  institutions  in  France.  He 
holds  an  MS  from  MIT  and  previ- 
ously worked  for  Citibankin  Britain 
and  Canada.  •  Tim  Gens  is  senior 
director  of  government  relations  for 


the  Mass.  Hospital  Association;  he 
manages  MHA's  Boston  office, 
working  closely  with  state  govern- 
ment officials  on  health  care  issues. 
Tim  previously  served  as  assistant 
general  counsel  to  the  MBTA.  In  his 
1 1  years  there,  he  was  director  of 
policy,  planning  and  inter-govern- 
ment affairs  as  well  as  director  of 
development  and  public  affairs.  He 
also  has  12  years  of  consulting  expe- 
rience and  strategic  planning  and 
management.  •  Jim  Dunn  writes 
that  he,  Rosalie  and  their  two  daugh- 
ters, Marissa,  19  and  Lauren,  16, 
now  live  outside  of  Toronto  since 
being  transferred  by  his  company 
from  New  Hampshire  two  years  ago. 
Jim  works  for  a  German  company, 
Heidelberg,  which  manufactures 
printing  presses.  He  started  with 
them  in  1977  in  Denver.  Both  of  his 
daughters  were  born  in  Colorado. 
They  moved  to  San  Francisco  in 
1980  and  lived  there  for  10  years 
until  the  transfer  to  Dover,  NH.  He 
notes  that  while  attending  a  BC  bas- 
ketball game  with  a  group  of  alumni, 
his  daughter  remarked  that  every- 
one looked  the  same  from  the  top — 
bald.  He  would  be  happy  to  hear 
from  college  friends  visiting 
Toronto.  •  Robert  Longden  was 
elected  president  of  the  Worcester 
County  Bar  Association  last  year. 
He  is  a  partner  in  the  law  firm  of 
Bowditch  &  Dewey  in  Worcester, 
where  he  is  chairman  of  the  Real 
Estate  Practice  Area.  He  is  a  past 
president  of  the  Legal  Assistance 
Corporation  of  Central  Mass.,  Elm 
Park  Center  for  Early  Childhood 
Development  and  Rainbow  Child 
Development  Center.  He  is  a  fellow 
of  the  Mass.  Bar  Foundation,  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Board  of  Delegates  of  the 
Mass.  Bar  Association,  and  a  trustee 
and  life  member  of  the  Worcester 
Bar  Association,  where  he  has  served 
on  the  executive  committee  since 
1991.  He  is  also  a  member  of  the 
Emergency  Medical  Care  Advisory 
Board  of  the  Mass.  Dept.  of  Public 
Health  and  has  lectured  at  UMass 
Medical  School  on  liability  issues  in 
pre-hospital  emergency  care.  Rob- 
ert and  wife  Joanna  have  two  chil- 
dren, Timothy,  13;  and  Carolyn,  10. 


71n1 


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MAY17-19*199  6 


Georgino,  M.  Pardo 
6800  S.W.  67th  St. 
S.Miami,  FL  33143 
(305)  663-4420 

It  was  marvelous  to  hear  from  Jane 
Hudson,  who  lives  in  Connecticut 
with  spouse  Don  and  children  Jed, 


12  and  Catherine,  8.  Jane  has  a 
freelance  business,  Moving  Words. 
She  continues  to  publish  her  works 
in  various  magazines  and  newspa- 
pers. She  also  offers  workshops  in 
writing.  This  summer  Jane  received 
her  second  master's  degree  in  liberal 
studies,  with  a  humanities  major, 
from  Wesleyan  Univ.  In  keeping 
with  Jane's  apparent  schedule  of  a 
degree  every  20  years,  we  look  for- 
ward to  her  next  report  in  the  year 
2015.  She  does  report  a  rather  curi- 
ous feeling  during  her  American 
History  in  the  '50s  and  '60s  class.  It 
seems  there  were  only  two  people  in 
the  class  who  were  alive  during  that 
period.  Jane  states,  "Now  in  addi- 
tion to  studying  history,  we  are  his- 
tory." •  The  last  time  I  heard  from 
Anne  Butler  she  lived  in  Pennsyl- 
vania. (Previous  letters  had  post 
marks  from  CO  and  NY.)  She  wrote 
Jane  from  Germany  where  she  is 
living  with  spouse  Carlos  and  chil- 
dren Marcos  and  Elena.  She  is  still 
working  for  Mary  Kay  cosmetics 
international.  Jane  wonders  if  she 
might  be  driving  one  of  those  pink 
Mary  Kay  cars,  a  Mercedes  perhaps? 

•  Jane  also  heard  from  Pat  Chiota 
who  lives  in  Singapore  with  her 
spouse  Rick  and  their  daughter 
Kendra.  They  return  to  the  US  ev- 
ery year  in  the  summer,  and  Patty 
comes  to  Connecticut  to  visit  and 
catch  up.  •  To  commemorate  the 
25th  anniversary  of  Earth  Day,  I 
coordinated  construction  of  an  ur- 
ban park  in  downtown  Miami.  We 
took  an  empty  lot  and  turned  it  into 
a  garden  landscaped  with  native 
plants.  Brittle  Star  Park  has  a  two- 
story  high,  200  feet  long  mural  on 
one  side  and  an  80  foot-long  brightly 
colored  Brittle  Starfish  in  the  middle. 
The  starfish  snakes  its  way  up  the 
mural  and  can  be  used  as  a  bench  or 
a  playground.  The  project  was  a 
wonderful  community  effort. 
Mother  Earth  has  already  expressed 
her  gratitude  since  we  already  have 
birds  and  butterflies  visiting  the  site. 

•  My  thanks  to  Jane  for  all  the  news 
on  our  classmates. 


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Lawrence  G.  Edgar 

530  S.  Barrington  Ave.,  #110 

Los  Angeles,  CA  90049 

(310)471-6710 

This  was  about  to  be  a  very  sparse 
column  until  I  got  a  long  letter  from 
Joe  Ahearn.  He  reports  that  he 
played  in  the  alumni  game  on  May  6, 
pitched  two  shutout  innings,  and  hit 
a  triple  off  coach  Moe  Maloney.  No 


BOSTON  COLLEGE  ALUMNOTES    2 1 


CLASSES 


classmates  were  there,  but  former 
teammate  Paul  Santilli  '75  was.  Joe 
has  a  software  consulting  company 
in  Gloucester  and  lives  in  Manches- 
ter- by-the-Sea  with  his  wife  and  four 
children.  He  formerly  lived  in  Paris 
and  was  a  friend  of  Joe  Armbrust  '65, 
a  lawyer  and  survivor  of  the  World 
Trade  Center  bombing.  He's  seen 
classmates  Norm  Spitzig,  a  country 
club  manager  in  Cincinnati,  Bill 
Haggerty,  an  investment  banker  in 
Cleveland,  and  Jeff  Plum,  a  lawyer 
in  Baltimore.  •  Dick  Mucci  has  been 
promoted  from  chief  actuary  to 
COO  for  the  Paul  Revere  Insurance 
Group  in  Worcester,  where  he's 
worked  since  earning  his  "master's 
degree  in  math  from  BC  in  74.  • 
Kevin  Shannon  is  back  to  his  law  prac- 
tice in  San  Francisco  after  a  3 -week  trip 
to  Italy  in  April. 


72n 


Nancy  Brouillard  McKenzie,  Esq. 
7526  Sebago  Rd. 
Bethesda,  MD  208 1 7 

We  join  with  all  members  of  the 
Newton  College  and  Boston  Col- 
lege community  in  praying  for  the 
repose  of  the  soul  of  Sister  Margaret 
Gorman,  RSCJ,  who  died  suddenly 
on  May  16.  •  On  Palm  Sunday,  Eva 
Sereghy  '71  hosted  the  Second 
Springtime  Tea  for  Newton  Col- 
lege Alumnae  of  the  Washington, 
Maryland  and  Virginia  area.  Atten- 
dance was  outstanding  as  Newton 
alumnae  gathered  for  a  wonderful 
afternoon  catching  up  with  friends 
and  meeting  other  alumnae  living  in 
the  Washington  area.  Joining  us 
again  from  Boston  were  Joanne 
McCarthy  Goggins  '75,  our  repre- 
sentative in  the  BC  Alumni  Office; 
Rosemary  Stuart  Dwyer  '58,  and 
Carol  Donovan  Levis  '63,  one  of  the 
two  Newton  College  representative 
on  the  board  of  directors  of  the  BC 
Alumni  Association.  Eva,  Adrienne 
Tarr  Free  '67,  the  committee  mem- 
bers, and  Penny  Brennan  Conaway 
'63,  our  own  Newton  alumna  ca- 
terer, deserve  a  big  thank  you  for  the 
success  of  the  tea.  Shelly  Noone 
Connolly,  Lisa  Kirby  Greissing, 
Kathy  Fogarty  and  I  represented 
our  class  at  the  tea.  Shelly  stopped  in 
before  running  to  a  mother-son  din- 
ner at  Georgetown  Preparatory 
School.  Lisa  existed  on  a  cucumber 
canape  for  two  days  after  the  tea  as 
she  and  Ed  nursed  a  son  through  an 
emergency  appendectomy.  Lastyear, 
Kathy  missed  the  tea  and  decided 
that  nothing  was  going  to  prevent 
her  from  coming  this  year.  •  In  Jan., 


Phil  Lader,  head  of  the  U.S.  Small 
Business  Administration,  spoke  to 
students  and  faculty  at  BC.  •  Con- 
gratulations to  Anne  Brescia  and 
Brian  Connell  on  the  birth  of  An- 
thony Gabriel  last  June.  Two  weeks 
before  Anthony's  birth,  Anne  and 
Brian  moved  into  their  home  in 
Medford.  •  Margaret  Beany 
Verdon  wrote  that  her  husband  Ri- 
chard Byrnes  just  finished  the  phar- 
macy program  at  St.  John's 
University  and  is  now  studying  for 
his  boards.  As  always,  Beany  contin- 
ues to  be  busy  with  her  private  clini- 
cal psychology  practice  and  her  work 
in  an  elementary  school,  and  yet 
managed  to  begin  ice  skating  les- 
sons! Beany  is  very  thankful  for  the 
prayers  offered  for  her  sister  Jane 
'64  who  miraculously  battled  men- 
ingitis last  fall.  •  Congratulations  to 
Vance  Bonner,  who  just  returned 
from  a  national  27-city  tour  for  her 
book  on  her  technique  to  correct 
poor  posture  and  its  effects,  The  Vance 
Stance,  with  appearances  on  "CBS 
This  Morning"  and  CNN.  •  BC  Night 
at  the  POPS  on  Sept.  15  will  benefit 
the  scholarship  fund  and  will  be  a 
wonderful  opportunity  to  meet  with 
Newton  alumnae. 


73 


Joy  A.  Malone,  Esq. 
16  Lewis  St. 
Little  Falls,  NY  13365 
(315)  823-2720 
fax:  (315)823-2723 

Hello  classmates.  Did  you  make  it 
through  the  spring  in  one  piece? 
The  Malones  had  Tess's  Confirma- 
tion, Jane's  10th  birthday,  Rob  and 
Joy's  20th  Anniversary,  and  Will's 
high  school  graduation — not  to  men- 
tion a  shower  and  wedding  (Rob's 
nephew),  track  meets,  tennis 
matches,  spring  concert,  piano  re- 
cital and  sports  banquet  during  the 
spring.  It  sure  was  a  busy  time.  How 
about  you?  •  Received  a  nice  fax 
from  Jack  Woods.  Jack  recendy  ran 
into  Ken  Nelson  at  a  Bishop  Feehan 
High  School  hockey  game.  It  seems 
they  both  have  daughters  attending 
that  school.  Ken  is  the  superinten- 
dent of  the  Bridgewater  Correctional 
facility.  Jack  has  retired  as  a  com- 
mander in  the  Naval  Reserve  after 
20  years  of  service.  Since  he  left 
active  duty  (submarines),  he  has 
worked  for  Stone  and  Webster  En- 
gineering Corp.  in  Connecticut  and 
Texas.  For  the  last  few  years  Jack  has 
been  back  in  Boston  doing  work  on 
international  projects  for  his  com- 
pany. In  the  fall,  Jack's  daughter  will 


be   attending  UMass  Amherst. 
Tempus  Fugitjack  wrote.  We  agree! 
•  HMS  of  Newport,  Inc.,  which  owns 
and  manages  three  rehabilitative  care 
facilities  in  southern  Rhode  Island, 
has  announced  the  appointment  of 
Jeanne  B.  Stowe,  RN,  MBA,  as 
director  of  program  services.  Jeanne 
has  had  a  20-year  career  in  health 
care  that  includes  extensive  experi- 
ence in  nursing  management  and 
rehabilitation  programs.  At  HMS, 
Jeanne  will  direct  all  activities  relat- 
ing to  subacute  care  programs  at  the 
three  HMS  facilities.  HMS  has  286 
beds  and  annual  revenues  and  assets 
exceeding  $13  million.  At  HMS,  an 
interdisciplinary,  team-managed  re- 
covery program  is  provided  for  those 
patients  needing  personal  transi- 
tional medical  care  or  brief  rehabili- 
tation after  an  illness  or  injury. 
Nearly  three-quarters  of  HMS's  sub- 
acute care  patients  are  discharged  in 
about  30  days.  Keep  up  the  good 
work,  Jeanne!  •  Did  you  know  that 
for  the  past  two  years,  BC  has  spon- 
sored a  concert  which  raises  mucho 
money  for  their  scholarship  endow- 
ment? That's  right,  I  am  talking 
about  Pops  on  the  Heights,  which 
will   feature   conductor  Marvin 
Hamlisch,  the  Boston  Pops  Orches- 
tra and  the  BC  Chorale.  They  have 
raised  over  one  million  dollars  over 
the  last  two  years,  and  have  given  out 
six  Pops  scholarships.  Eight  more 
scholarships  will  be  awarded  in  the 
next  few  months.  This  year's  goal  is 
to  raise  one  million  dollars  over  and 
above  the  cost  of  the  concert.  Cor- 
porate and  benefactor  packages  are 
being  sold  as  well  as  individual  tick- 
ets in  order  to  achieve  this  goal.  So 
where  do  we  all  fit  in?  What  part  can 
the  class  of '73  play?  If  you  are  free 
on  Sept.  15  and  wish  to  attend  the 
concert,  then  call  1-800-767-5591 
for  more  information  about  buying 
your  tickets.  A  corporate  donation 
from  a  member  of  our  class  would  be 
super.  •  Read  any  good  books  lately? 
I  wanted  to  see  what  all  the  fuss  was 
about,  so  I  waded  through  The 
Celestine  Prophecy.  Did  you  catch  "The 
Langoliers"?  Sorry,  Stephen,  but  it 
was  way  too  long.  Now  I  think  our 
class  should  take  votes  on  guilty  or 
not.  Call,  write  or  fax  me,  OJ  watch- 
ers, and  cast  your  ballot.  The  results 
will  be  discussed  in  the  next  column. 


73n 

Christine  A.  Hardiman 
1 6  Prospect  St. 
Hyde  Park,  MA  02 136 
(617)361-4524 


74 


Patricia  McNabb  Evans 
35  Stratton  Ln. 
Foxboro,  MA  02035 


74n 

Beth  Docktor  Nolan 
693  Boston  Post  Rd. 
Weston,  MA  02 1 93 


Reunion  1994  news  notes  continue — 
the  news  is  dated,  but  better  than 
another  empty  column!  •  Jean 
O'Leary  and  husband  Mark  Goffrey 
are  living  in  Pelham  Manor,  NY  and 
recently  bought  a  summer  home  in 
Nantucket.  Jean  is  a  corporate  writer, 
and  Mark  is  an  entertainment  law- 
yer. They  both  had  a  great  time  at 
the  NCSH  reunion  and  are  looking 
forward  to  many  more.  •  Kathy 
Renda  Flaherty  and  husband 
Michael  are  still  living  in  Millis. 
Michael  is  a  self-employed  CPA,  and 
Kathy  is  assistant  principal  at 
Mansfield  High  School.  They  have 
two  children:  Katie,  10  and  Michael, 
1 3 .  'Johanna  Ferry  Laadt  and  hus- 
band Jack  are  in  the  process  of  mov- 
ing from  NYC  to  Remsebus,  NY 
with  their  son  John,  4.  Jack  is  in  the 
reinsurance  consulting  business.  • 
Trisha  Keogh  Almquist  and  hus- 
band Glenn  live  in  Rumford,  RI  with 
children  Meredith,  15;  Rachel,  12; 
and  Jenny,  9.  Trisha  is  back  to  full- 
time  teaching  in  a  9th  grade  learn- 
ing-disabled class  in  E.  Providence, 
and  Glenn  is  an  environmental  con- 
sultant in  Providence.  Trisha  also 
coaches  Little  League.  •  Robbie 
Grassi  Magee  and  Michael  are  liv- 
ing in  Rochester,  NY  with  children 
Jay,  17  and  Genevieve,  1 5 .  Robbie  is 
a  VP  at  Saatchi;  her  clients  include 
"Good  Morning  America,  "Viacom  and 
Lifetime  TV.  •  Chris  Mafo  Gre- 
gory is  living  in  Seekonk  with 
Meghan,  15;  John,  12;  and  Caitlin, 
8.  Husband  Jay  is  the  commissioner 
of  Little  League  in  Seekonk.  •  Chris 
Crowley  Fitzpatrick  lives  in  Milton. 
•  Gloria  McPike  Tamlyn  lives  with 
her  husband  Ralph  in  both 
Westchester  and  NYC.  Gloria  is  VP 
of  communications  for  Georgio 
Armani  Fashion  Co.  Gloria  and 
Ralph  were  expecting  their  first  child 
in  Oct.  '94.  •  Cathy  Comerfor 
Smyth  lives  in  Milton  with  husband 
Peter  and  children  Nancy,  Thayer, 
Colin  and  Kathleen.  •  Elise  Brad- 
ley and  children,  ages  18,  13  and  7, 
live  in  Wellesley. 


22  BOSTON  COLLEGE  ALUMNOTES 


75 


Hellas  M.  Assad 
149  Lincoln  St. 
Norwood,  AAA  02062 

Our  20th  reunion,  which  was  as  suc- 
cessful as  the  committee  had  hoped, 
has  come  and  gone.  Thankyou,  com- 
mittee members,  for  putting  together 
a  fine  reunion  at  Lyons  Hall.  It  was 
a  fun-filled  evening  of  renewing  ac- 
quaintances, great  food,  music,  a 
clever  magician,  and,  of  course,  non- 
stop photo  opportunities  for  every- 
one. •  Here  are  what  some  of  our 
classmates  are  doing  and  where  they 
are  living.  •  Patricia  Niwi'Jacobson 
Overton  and  husband  Carl  live  in 
Baldwinsville,  NY  with  their  four 
children.  •  Louann  Privitera  has 
advanced  in  her  nursing  career  and 
lives  in  Buffalo,  NY  with  her  hus- 
band and  three  children.  •  Mary 
Rose  Noonan  Delaney  is  back  to 
teaching  in  Newton.  •  Joe  Trad  is 
an  attorney  with  the  firm  of  Lewis, 
Rice  &  Fingersh  in  St.  Louis,  MO. 
Joe  and  his  wife  have  five  children.  • 
Classmates  Jay  and  Jill  Irwin  Garvin 
reside  in  Westwood  with  their  two 
daughters.  •  Thank  you,  Judy  Bow- 
man Healey,  for  the  colorful  and 
festive  decorations.  Judy,  her  hus- 
band Richard  and  young  son  Bo  live 
in  N.  Walpole.  Judy  is  director  of 
the  Etiquette  School  of  Boston, 
where  she  teaches  etiquette  to  chil- 
dren and  adults.  She'd  love  to  hear 
from  you  at  (508)  668-6619.  •  Also 
seen  circulating  at  the  reunion  were 
Kathy  Bannon,  Patricia  Casey,  Su- 
san Darveau,  Dolly  Dipesa,  Patricia 
Flood,  Mary  Kane,  Janet  Kiely, 
Maureen  Murphy,  Lorraine 
Montuori,  Nancy  O'Sullivan, 
Kathleen  Ring  Corcoran,  Kathleen 
Donnelly  Betts,  Kate  Murray,  Sheila 
Roche,  Marie  White,  Bill  Donovan, 
John  Gauthier,  Mike  Hugo,  Jack 
Irwin,  Ray  Julian,  Ardie  Klement, 
Peter  Lawlor,  Dave  LeShane,  Mike 
Morgan,  Shawn  Sheehy,  David  Tho- 
mas and  Jeff  Wright.  •  Very  special 
thanks  to  Ann  Thompson  of  the 
Alumni  Association  for  her  behind- 
the-scenes  diligent  efforts.  The  20th 
reunion  was  rewarding,  as  the  turn- 
out was  better  than  anticipated. 
Please  keep  in  touch,  as  the  25th  is 
not  that  far  away  and  we  hope  for  an 
even  greater  turnout.  •  Jayne 
Saperstein  Mehne  (who  was  also 
my  classmate  at  Norwood  High) 
wrote  to  tell  me  about  a  mini-re- 
union of  the  Mod  18  gang  on  April 
Fool's  Day.  It  was  a  warm-up  for  the 
real  thing  on  May  20.  Jayne  lives  in 
Shrewsbury  with  husband  Chris 
Mehne  74,  Law  77,  son  Jeffrey  and 


daughter  Julie.  Jayne,  a  former  spe- 
cial ed  teacher  in  Boston,  is  a  man- 
ager with  Discovery  Toys,  selling 
educational  toys,  books  and  games. 
Jeff  and  Tricia  Jordan  Graeber 
live  in  Quincy  with  sons  Justin,  Ryan 
and  Adam.  Jeff  is  a  partner  with  the 
law  firm  of  Boland,  Frank  and 
Graeber,  while  Tricia  is  the  firm's 
administrator.  Karen  Maguire 
Reeves  is  a  4th-grade  teacher  in 
Boxboro;  she  and  husband  Dana  live 
in  Lunenburg  with  sons  Jeffrey  and 
Brian.  Judy  Rainha  Whitney  and 
husband  Bob  hosted  the  party  at 
their  home  in  Winchester,  where 
they  live  with  sons  Robbie  and  Chris- 
topher and  daughter  Jeana.  Judy  runs 
her  own  aerobics  school  and  stays  fit 
by  jogging,  exercising  and  teaching 
from  morning  'til  night!  Jayne, 
Tricia,  Jeff,  Karen  and  Judy  expected 
to  continue  the  reunion  celebration 
with  Mod-mates  Ann  Broderick 
Nieskins  and  husband  Jack,  Judy 
Forlenza  Wesley  and  Suzanne 
Cadieux  Eastman  at  the  big  event 
on  May  20!  •  Leslie  Visser,  a  pio- 
neer among  women  sports  journal- 
ists, now  with  ESPN  and  ABC 
Sports,  gave  the  main  address  at  the 
1995  commencement  exercises  at 
Elms  College  in  Chicopee.  She  re- 
ceived the  Outstanding  Woman 
Sportswriter  in  America  award  in 
1983  and  twice  was  named  the  New 
England  Newswoman  of  the  Year. 
In  1988,  Leslie  joined  CBS  Sports 
on  a  full-time  basis,  having  served  as 
a  feature  reporter  in  1982.  For  CBS 
she  covered  the  NBA,  college  bas- 
ketball and  football,  major  league 
baseball,  US  Open  Tennis,  and  gym- 
nastics, bobsled  and  luge  at  the  1992 
Winter  Olympic  Games.  In  addi- 
tion, Leslie  has  been  on  NFL  Today 
since  1990.  In  1992  she  became  the 
first  woman  to  handle  the  post-game 
presentation  ceremonies  at  the  Su- 
per Bowl.  Leslie  is  married  to  sports- 
caster  Dick  Stockton  and  they  live  in 
Boca  Raton,  FL. 


75n 

Deborah  Melino-Wender 
HOChamplinPl.  N. 
Newport,  Rl  02840 


76 


Reunion 


MAY17-!9»1996 


Gerald  B.  Shea,  Esq. 

lOGreaton  Rd. 

W.  Roxbury,  MA02132 

The  Reunion  Committee  has  met 
twice  since  the  last  epistle,  and  things 
seem  to  be  going  quite  well.  We've 


been  graced  with  the  input  of  several 
76ers  who  now  have  the  time  to 
plan  what  we  all  hope  will  be  a  memo- 
rable 20th  Reunion.  Has  it  really 
been  that  long?  When  I  see  the  chil- 
dren of  classmates,  the  answer  is 
always  a  resounding  affirmative.  It's 
still  not  too  late  to  get  involved  with 
the  scheming  and  planning,  so  all 
are  invited  (again)  to  contact  this 
writer  with  your  thoughts  about  the 
reunion.  What  have  you  liked  in  the 
past?  What  do  you  think  we  would 
all  enjoy  at  this  phase  of  our  lives? 
The  Reunion  Committee  has  au- 
thorized a  (hopefully)  representa- 
tive survey  of  classmates  in  order  to 
make  our  20th  a  wonderful  time.  So, 
please,  take  the  time,  drop  a  line,  and 
let  us  know  what  you're  interested  in 
doing,  because  not  everyone  is  being 
surveyed.  •  On  Sept.  1 5 ,  Pops  on  the 
Heights  returns  for  a  third  year.  A 
BC  scholarship  fundraising  event,  it 
has  been  extremely  entertaining;  this 
year's  goal  is  to  raise  one  million 
dollars.  If  you  like  great  music  and  a 
great  cause,  contactMeggan  O'Leary 
at  BC,  617-552-2234.  •  Ria 
Antonetz  advises  that  she  and  eight 
BC  roommates  combined  for  a 
"Forty  isn't  Fatal"  mini-reunion, 
apparently  at  a  Marriott  Hotel,  given 
the  stationery.  Here's  the  scoop: 
Janice  Clover  Burke  lives  in  Natick 
with  husband  Peter  and  three  "ter- 
rific kids" — Danny,  7;  Kaitlyn,  6; 
and  Michael,  2.  Donna  Gaynor 
Cambria  is  assistant  superintendent 
of  schools  and  resides  in  Windsor, 
CTwith  husbandjoe  and  son  Bryan, 
8.  Kathy  Powers  Haley  spent  time 
in  England,  but  home  is  now 
Harvard,  along  with  husband  Steve 
and  children  Matthew,  7;  Cortney, 
6;  and  Christopher,  2,  who  is  bring- 
ing up  the  rear.  Lynn  Sterett  lives 
in  Edgewater,  NJ  and  works  in  NYC 
(The  Big  Apple)  for  Estee  Lauder  as 
associate  broadcast  director  for  the 
corporate  division.  Carla  Falento 
Lepke,  "the  carpool  queen  of  N. 
Andover,"  has  three  munchkins: 
Eric,  11;  Kirk,  9;  and  Brianha,  5. 
Husband  George  is  also  on  site.  Janet 
Nako  Andreo  and  (my  old  Welch 
Hall  pal)  Andy  Loren  Andreo  live 
in  West  Simsbury,  CT  with  their 
lovely  brood:  Andy,  13;  Melissa,  11; 
Meghan,  9;  and  little  sisterMichelle, 
5.  Andy  owns  and  runs  Andy's  Su- 
permarket in  Simsbury.  (Hey,  Andy, 
how's  Mo  doing?)  Karen  Chiacu 
lives  in  Bristol,  Rl,  where  she  serves 
as  director  of  professional  services 
for  Caldre  Tech.  She's  often  seen 
floating  in  her  boat,  "Kalalla."  Fi- 
nally, the  aforementioned  Ria 
Antonetz  and  husband  Bob 
Battaglia  live  in  Simsbury,  CT  with 
their  two  boys:  Matthew,  6;  and  Billy, 


2 .  Bob  is  corporation  insurance  man- 
ager for  Locktite  Corp.  in  Hartford, 
CT.  (Thanks,  Ria!  See  how  much 
info,  one  can  get  from  one  infor- 
mant? Any  more  stool  pigeons  out 
there?).  •  He's  a  sole  man  (do,  do 
,do,  do,  do)!  Our  own  Charles 
Duczakowski  has  been  named  di- 
rector of  business  systems  develop- 
ment at  Thom  McAn  Footwear. 
After  graduation,  Charles  completed 
graduate  studies  at  Clark  Univ., 
earned  a  certificate  from  the  Insur- 
ance Institute  of  America,  married 
Wanda  Stakutis  (not  necessarily  in 
that  order)  and  moved  from  W. 
Roxbury  to  Uxbridge.  •  Peggy 
Ring-Moynihan,  ever  the 
Celticphile,  criticized  BC's  inten- 
tion of  honoring  Maggie  Thatcher 
last  May.  The  Iron  Lady's  schedule 
was  too  full,  she  couldn't  show,  and 
that's  all  we  really  need  to  know! 


77 


Mary  Jo  Mancuso  Otto 
256  Woodland  Rd. 
Pittsford,  NY  14534 
(716)383-1475 

I  hope  you  are  all  having  a  wonderful 
summer!  This  column  brings  news 
of  Mary  Keenan  Besser,  a  School 
of  Nursing  graduate.  Mary  and  her 
husband  Gary  live  in  Newington, 
CT.  They  became  first-time  parents 
in  Oct.  '94  with  the  birth  of  twin 
sons,  Daniel  and  Scott.  Congratula- 
tions! Prior  to  the  birth  of  the  twins, 
Mary  was  working  in  a  hospital  out- 
patient department  as  a  clinical  man- 
ager. Her  husband  Gary  is  chief  of 
finance  for  the  U.S.  Small  Business 
Administration  in  Hartford.  The 
godmother  of  Mary's  sons  is  class- 
mate Carol  McCarthy.  Carol  lives 
in  Newton  and  works  for  WBZ  ra- 
dio. •  I  know  there  must  be  job 
promotions,  career  changes  and  fam- 
ily news  out  there  amongst  the  class 
of  77,  so  please  write.  There  is  a 
three-month  gap  between  issues,  so 
if  you  don't  see  your  news  immedi- 
ately, please  be  patient.  I  send  in  any 
and  all  news  I  receive. 


78 


CathleenJ.  Ball  Foster 
1 5 1 05  Cedar  Tree  Dr. 
Burtonsville,  MD  20866 
(301)549-3211 
CathyBC78@aol.com 


BOSTON  COLLEGE  ALUMNOTES    23 


CLASSES 


79 


Laura  Vitagliano 
78  Wareham  St. 
Medford,  MA  02 155 

Michael  Downey  was  elected  presi- 
dent of  O'Connell  Engineering  & 
Financial  and  O'Connell  Properties. 
His  responsibilities  include  all 
project  development  activities  and 
the  overall  management  of  the  real 
estate  portfolio  of  the  company.  He 
received  his  law  degree  from  West- 
ern New  England  Law.  •  I'm  sad  to 
report  the  following:  Ann 
McSweeney's  infant  daughter, 
Ximaro,  died  suddenly  on  April  26 
in  Managua,  Nicaragua,  where  Ann 
teaches  at  the  American  School. 
Please  remember  Ann,  her  husband 
Mark  and  their  child  in  your  prayers. 
•  Pops  on  the  Heights  has  asked  me 
to  mention  a  concert  which  features 
Marvin  Hamlisch,  the  Boston  Pops 
Orchestra  and  the  BC  Chorale  on 
Sept.  15.  This  concert  raises  funds 
for  scholarship  endowment.  For 
more  info.,  call  (617)  552-2234.  •  As 
you  can  see,  my  mailbox  has  been 
empty!  Please  help! 


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Jay  Geary 
1  1  Pond  St. 

Needham,  AM  02 1 92 
(617)449-9212 

I  would  like  to  invite  all  classmates 
to  continue  the  good  time  enjoyed 
by  all  at  our  reunion  last  May  by 
attending  Pops  on  the  Heights  on 
Fri.,  Sept.  15.  This  concert,  which 
features  the  Boston  Pops  Orchestra, 
raises  money  for  much  needed  schol- 
arships and  really  deserves  everyone's 
support.  Watch  for  additional  mail- 
ings about  this  event  or  contact  the 
Development  Office  at  (617)  552- 
2234.1  look  forward  to  seeing  fellow 
classmates  at  this  event.  •  Thanks 
again  to  all  the  members  of  our  class 
reunion  committee  for  their  efforts 
in  putting  together  a  successful  re- 
union weekend.  The  members  of 
the  committee  included:  John 
Annese,  Anne  Baccari,  Bob  Bejoian, 
John  Carabatsos,  Larry  Casey, 
Demse  Clifford,  Steve  Daley,  Anne 
Marie  Fallon,  Bruce  Ginsberg,  An- 
drew Glincher,  Gary  Houle,  Lynn 
and  Brian  O'Connor,  David  Pirani, 
Brian  Sullivan  and  Rosemary  Traini. 
•  Now  for  the  updates:  Timothy 
Perkins  was  appointed  VP  of  mar- 
keting for  Segue  Software,  Inc.,  an 
automated  software  testing  company 


for  client/server  software  applica- 
tions located  in  Newton  Centre.  • 
John  O'Neill  has  joined  Golden 
Bear  International  as  corporate  mar- 
keting manager  for  Jack  Nicklaus 
Marketing  Services,  where  he  will 
be  representing  Golden  Bear  prod- 
ucts and  services  to  the  corporate 
marketplace.  He  and  his  wife  Amy 
are  living  in  the  New  York  area.  •  It 
was  great  to  see  everyone  at  the 
reunion.  Please  send  me  a  note  or 
give  me  a  call  so  I  can  pass  along  your 
updates  to  the  class. 


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Reunion 


MAY    17  -   19  •  1    99  6 


Alison  Mitchell  McKee,  Esq. 
c/o  Hunton  &  Williams 
P.O.  Box  3889 
Norfolk,  VA  235 14 
(804)  640-5329 

Congratulations  to  Ralph  Picardi, 

who  was  named  a  partner  early  this 
year  with  the  law  firm  of  Burns  & 
Levinson  in  Boston.  Ralph  practices 
in  the  area  of  business  litigation.  He 
and  his  wife  Diane  reside  in  Belmont 
with  their  three  children:  Christo- 
pher, Robert  and  Emily.  •  Joy 
Haywood  Moore  was  appointed 
director  of  development  and  alum- 
nae relations  at  Dana  Hall  School  in 
Wellesley.  Joy  graduated  from  the 
independent  boarding  and  day 
school  for  young  women  in  grades 
6-12  in  1977  and  served  as  a  member 
of  its  Board  of  Trustees.  Joy  will  be 
responsible  for  all  development  and 
alumnae  programs,  special  events, 
reunions  and  other  alumnae  and 
donor  activities.  She  will  also  over- 
see all  external  publications  and  pub- 
lic relations.  Joy  and  her  husband 
Robert  have  two  children,  Christo- 
pher and  Amanda.  •  Rick  Nunez  is 
a  partner  with  the  law  firm  of  Klar, 
Piergrossi  &  Nunez  in  Bronx,  NY. 
He  has  a  short  commute  from  his 
home  in  New  Rochelle,  where  he 
lives  with  his  wife  Susan  and  four- 
year-old  daughter  Julia.  •  Anne 
Kavanaugh  was  named  executive  VP 
and  head  of  NatWest's  North 
America  Equity  Division,  NatWest 
Securities  in  New  York.  She  is 
charged  with  managing  the  firm's 
U.S.  research,  sales  and  trading  op- 
erations. •  Congratulations  to 
Domenic  D'Intino  who  was  re- 
cently promoted  to  principal  engi- 
neer at  Digital  Equipment  Corp.  in 
Nashua,  NH.  Domenic  and  his  wife 
Karen  both  completed  the  Boston 
Marathon  in  April.  It  was  Domenic's 
twelfth  Boston  Marathon  and 
Karen's  second.  Domenic  sends  his 
regards  to  his  roommates  from  Mod 


3A  and  friends  from  South  Street, 
especially  Rob  Wilson,  his  wife  Kim 
and  daughter  Nicole  who  live  in 
Trumbull,  CT;  and  Tony  Gray,  his 
wife  Judy  and  sons  Anthony  and 
George  who  live  in  Boxboro.  •  We 
have  lots  of  news  of  babies  this  quar- 
ter!. Best  wishes  to  Lee  Slap  and  his 
wife  Laurie  on  the  birth  of  their 
second  son,  Andrew  Quay,  in  March. 
Andrew,  William  (age  2-1/2),  Lee 
and  Laurie  live  in  Belmont.  •  Robyn 
Kaminski  Greene  and  husband 
Chris  were  blessed  with  their  second 
son,  Connor  Philip,  on  April  8.  He 
joins  his  brother  Cameron  who  is 
three.  •  Jeannie  Driscoll  Howard 
and  husband  Joe  have  two  daugh- 
ters, Kara  Elizabeth,  who  was  born 
Aug.  '93  and  Elizabeth  Jean,  who 
was  born  Dec.  '94.  Jeannie  resigned 
from  her  position  at  Fleet  Bank  after 
the  birth  of  her  first  child  and  is 
enjoying  being  a  full-time  mom.  The 
Howards  live  in  N.  Attleborough.  • 
Congratulations  to  my  roommate 
Mary  Ryan  Kusiak  and  her  hus- 
band Tony  on  the  birth  of  their 
fourth  child,  Caroline,  in  Jan.  The 
Kusiak  clan  lives  in  Springfield.  • 
Best  wishes,  too,  to  my  good  friends, 
Bob  Shea  and  his  wife  Julie,  on  the 
birth  of  their  third  daughter,  Laura 
Catherine,  in  April.  Laura  joins  her 
big  sisters,  Molly  and  Annie,  in 
Westwood.  •  I  am  also  delighted  to 
report  the  birth  of  Brae's  and  my 
third  child,  Thomas  Braxton  McKee, 
Jr.,  born  May  20.  His  big  sisters,  Alii 
and  Katheryn,  are  thrilled  with  the 
new  addition  to  our  family. 


82 


Lisa  M.  Capalbo 
49  Maplecrest  Dr. 
Greenville,  Rl  02828 

Ellen  Edelman  married  Josef 
Franklin  last  Sept.  They  spent  two 
weeks  in  Tahiti  and  Bora  Bora.  Ellen 
is  a  national  account  manager  for  the 
Ross  Products  Division  of  Abbott 
Laboratories.  They  live  in  Alexan- 
dria, VA.  •  Denise  Prenosil  Stack 
and  husband  Ed  announced  the  birth 
of  their  fifth  child,  Mary,  last  Dec. 
They  recently  moved  to  Pittsburgh. 
•  Ann  Marie  Jasse  and  husband 
Bruce  Fram  became  parents  of  a  son, 
Nicolas  Regan,  who  joins  brother 
Benjamin.  Ann  Marie  is  a  business 
re-engineering  program  manager  at 
Apple  Computer.  They  live  near  San 
Francisco.  •  James  Connolly  mar- 
ried Janet  Keating  last  Sept.  in 
Stoneham.  James  received  a  master's 
degree  in  management  from 
Rensselaer  Polytechnic  Institute.  He 


is  a  project  engineer  at  Earthtech  in 
Concord.  The  Connollys  reside  in 
Ayer.  •  John  Simoneau  recently 
became  a  partner  in  the  New  En- 
gland Financial  Services  practice  at 
KPMG,  the  international  public  ac- 
counting &  consulting  firm  in  Hart- 
ford, CT.  John  lives  in  Farmington 
with  his  wife  Mary  Jane  and  their 
daughter.  •  Bill  Merrigan  an- 
nounced his  candidacy  for  Town 
Moderator  in  Holbrook.  He  and  wife 
Linda  have  three  children:  Brian, 
Kyle  and  Emily.  He  is  a  partner  in 
the  Braintree  law  firm  of  Merrigan 
&  Merrigan.  •  News  arrived  from 
John  Foo  Feudo  in  western  Mass., 
who  wrote  of  his  recent  promotion 
to  Associate  Chancellor  for  Univer- 
sity Relations  at  UMass-Amherst. 
He's  still  responsible  for  alumni  re- 
lations, but  also  assumes  the  leader- 
ship of  the  public  relations,  university 
and  community  relations  efforts.  Foo 
has  spent  the  past  two  seasons  as  a 
member  of  the  UMass  basketball 
radio  broadcast  team.  •  Congratula- 
tions to  Bruce  Pearl  and  his  Univ. 
of  S.  Indiana  basketball  team,  who 
won  the  Division  II  national  cham- 
pionship this  year!  As  always,  thanks 
for  the  update,  Foo.  •  Jennifer  Pline 
and  husband  Hans  Dettgen  an- 
nounced the  birth  of  their  daughter, 
Hannah  Louise,  last  Dec.  Jennifer  is 
a  VP  and  portfolio  manager  at 
Standish,  Ayer  &  Wood  in  Boston.  • 
Bill  McGuire  wrote  that  he  received 
a  BSEE  from  Northeastern  Univ. 
He  is  a  member  of  the  Naval  Re- 
serve and  was  sent  overseas  for  Op- 
eration Desert  Storm.  Bill  works  as 
an  IS  manager  for  Subfina  Machine 
Co.  He  lives  in  Warwick,  RI  with  his 
wife  Susan.  •  Congratulations  to 
Dave  and  Bev  Hayden  Canavan  on 
the  birth  of  their  daughter,  Drew 
Anne.  •  Joe  Blood  is  a  municipal 
bond  trader  with  Baybank  in  Bos- 
ton. •  Marcy  Granata  and  husband 
Tom  Currier  recendy  returned  to 
NYC  after  spending  a  few  years  in 
LA.  Marcy  is  in  PR  for  Miramar 
Pictures  in  NY.  Welcome  home!  • 
Congratulations  to  Dorie  Kraweic, 
who  married  Billy  Cusick  last  April 
in  Darien,  CT.  Diane  Miller  served 
as  an  honor  attendant.  Dorie  and 
Billy  live  in  West  Roxbury. 


83 


Cynthia  J.  Bocko 

71  Hood  Rd. 

N.  Tewksbury,  MA  01  876 

(508)  851-6119 

Gloria  Mastrocola  Gavris  and  hus- 
band Lee  had  a  baby  boy,  Michael 


24  BOSTON  COLLEGE  AXUMNOTES 


Achilles  Gavris,  on  Dec.  10.  Gloria 
is  an  attorney  and  lobbyist  for  the 
law  firm  of  Coyne,  Kennedy  &  Kerr 
in  Boston  and  was  recently  named  to 
the  board  of  directors  for  the  Make 
a  Wish  Foundation  of  Greater  Bos- 
ton. •  After  eight  years  as  in-house 
counsel  with  Liberty  Mutual  Insur- 
ance Co.,  Susan  Grondine  is  now 
counsel  for  ITT  New  England  Man- 
agement Co.,  a  reinsurance  asset 
management  group.  Susan  is  at  150 
Federal  Street  in  Boston  and  would 
love  to  hear  from  area  alumni  at  6 1 7- 
526-7720.  •  Margaret  O'Connell 
is  a  software  GUI  development  en- 
gineer at  Iconics  in  Foxborough. 
Margaret  was  also  a  volunteer  for 
Rosie's  Place  (a  shelter  for  homeless 
women  and  children)  and  served  for 
two  years  as  its  president.  •  Russ 
Joyner,  general  manager  of  Fox  Hills 
Mall  and  former  professional  foot- 
ball player,  received  the  Los  Angeles 
Area  Council  Boy  Scouts  of  America 
Vincent  T.  Lombardi  Hall  of  Fame 
Award  for  his  contributions  in  sports, 
community  involvement  and  dedi- 
cation to  improving  the  lives  of  in- 
ner city  youth.  Congratulations, 
Russ!  •  Alison  Guiney  married 
Bryan  Sweeney  and  resides  in 
Hingham.  •  Sally  Hill  Deehan  and 
husband  Alan  proudly  welcomed 
their  third  child,  Caroline,  on  Feb. 
10.  Sally  and  Alan  live  in  Montclair, 
NJ  with  their  other  children:  Allison, 
5;  and  Billy,  3.  •  Sue  Kenneally 
Walton  and  husband  Michael  wel- 
comed their  first  child,  Jenny,  on 
Feb.  16.  Sue  and  Michael  live  in 
Concord.  •  Irene  Sullivan  Herrera 
and  husband  James  announce  the 
birth  of  Maureen  Teresa,  born  May 
10.  Irene  and  James  reside  in  Avon, 
CT,  and  Irene  manages  personal 
lines  specialty  markets  for  ITT  Hart- 
ford, CT. 


84 


Carol  A.  Baclawski,  Esq. 

29  Beacon  Hill  Rd. 

W.  Springfield,  MA  01089 

(413)737-2166 

On  January  1,  Ed  Rabasco  became 
a  partner  in  the  Lewiston,  ME  law 
firm  of  Gosselin  &  Dubord,  PA. 
The  firm's  name  has  been  changed 
to  Gosselin,  Dubord  &  Rabasco,  PA. 
•  Kirk  A.  Carters  has  become  di- 
rector of  the  Worcester  law  firm 
Fletcher,  Tilton,  Whipple,  PC.  His 
practice  includes  corporate,  com- 
mercial and  immigration  law.  He  is 
involved  in  community  affairs  in  his 
hometown  of  Southboro,  where  he 
serves  as  chair  and  elected  member 


of  the  Board  of  Assessors  and  as 
chair  of  the  music  committee  of  Pil- 
grim Church.  •  Philip  Cate 
Huckins  was  named  an  adjunct  fac- 
ulty member  in  the  dept.  of  educa- 
tion of  Merrimack  College,  and  is 
currently  a  PhD  candidate  at  BC. 
He  also  recently  published  an  ar- 
ticle, "Selections  From  an  Air  Force 
Memoir,"  which  appeared  in  the 
Salem  State  College  faculty  journal 
Sextant ,  and  presented  a  paper  en- 
titled "Broken  Vows,  Broken  Ar- 
rows: A  Critical  Analysis  of  the 
Federal  Government's  Off-Reser- 
vation Boarding  School  Program, 
1879-1900,"  at  a  conference  at  the 
Univ.  of  Nebraska-Omaha.  •  John 
T.  Holtquist,  Jr.  is  a  teacher  at 
Hawkey  Bluff  Elementary  School  in 
Davie,  FL.  •  Tom  McNeice  has 
been  promoted  to  principal  of  Camp, 
Dresser  &  McKee's  design/build 
subsidiary,  CDM  Engineers  &  Con- 
structors, Inc.  Tom  is  an  environ- 
mental technology  specialist, 
responsible  for  industrial  and  pub- 
lic-section hazardous  waste  clean- 
up projects  throughout  New 
England  and  the  mid- Atlantic  states. 
He  resides  in  Needham.  •  Navy  Lt. 
Cmdr.  Ann-Marie  Looney  is  cur- 
rently stationed  in  Norfolk,  VA  and 
flies  a  Sea  Knight  helicopter.  Most 
recently  she  was  deployed  aboard 
the  amphibious  assault  ship,  USS 
Wasp,  while  it  operated  in  the  Carib- 
bean and  off  the  coast  of  Haiti.  She 
flew  missions  in  Haiti  for  two-and- 
a-half  months.  Next  on  her  agenda 
is  the  command  of  a  seagoing  de- 
tachment of  the  Sea  Knight  •  On 
January  19,  Mary  Ellen  Quigley 
Breen  and  husband  Mike  '78  wel- 
comed their  first  child,  a  son,  James 
Michael.  They  live  in  Westfield,  NJ. 
•  On  Feb.  14,  Melissa  Baker  and 
husband  Wayne  Chou  had  a  special 
valentine,  their  first  child,  a  daugh- 
ter named  Lindsay  Louise.  •  Beth 
Scott  Widner  is  currently  living  near 
Boulder,  CO  with  her  husbandjames 
and  their  son  Payden,  2.  Beth  works 
at  Denver  Children's  Hospital.  She 
would  like  to  hear  from  Carolyn  Y., 
Kim  A.  and  Donna  Z. 


85 


Barbara  Ward  Wilson 
32  Saw  Mill  Ln. 
Medfield,  MA  02052 
(508)  359-6498 

The  reunion  party  at  McElroy  on 
May  20  was  a  great  success  with  a 
huge  turnout.  In  addition,  there  were 
quite  a  few  classmates  at  the  after- 
noon cookout — with  many,  many 


children.  •  Steven  Fachada  is  living 
in  London  and  received  his  MBA  at 
London  Business  School  in  July. 
Steven  is  planning  a  career  in  mu- 
seum administration  and  will  read 
for  a  master's  degree  in  art  history  at 
Courtauld  Institute  in  London.  • 
Billy  and  Kathy  Reilly  Britt  were 
missed  at  the  reunion,  but  they  were 
quite  busy  with  a  new  son  who  was 
born  in  early  May,  joining  brother 
Sean,  2  1/2.  The  Britt  family  has 
recently  moved  to  Chicago.  •  Diane 
Dahlquist  Farina  is  a  labor  and  de- 
livery nurse  at  Brockton  Hospital. 
Diane  and  husband  David  have  three 
children:  Jaclyn,  5;  and  twins,  David, 
Jr.  and  Allison  who  were  born  in  Jan. 
"94.  The  Farinas  live  in  Duxbury.  • 
Mimi  Barrett  Bouchard  and  hus- 
band Bob  had  a  new  baby,  Victoria, 
in  Feb.  •  Nancy  Schneibly  Jones 
and  her  husband  had  a  son,  Airus,  in 
June  '94.  •  Bob  and  Sara  McCarthy 
Casassa  welcomed  son  Matthew 
Francis  in  July  '94  and  are  living  in 
Hampton,  NH.  •  Angela  Rella 
Manning  missed  the  reunion  for  a 
very  special  reason.  .  .  John  (Jack) 
Manning  rV  was  born  on  May  18, 
joining  sister  Allie,  2  1/2,  who  thinks 
he  is  great.  •  Caroline  and  Dave 
Smalley  were  joined  by  their  first 
child,  Madeline  Quincy,  on  May  7. 
The  Smalleys  live  in  S.  Pasadena, 
CA.  •  Maria  Cachi  Ramos  is  living 
in  Madrid,  Spain  and  in  Sept.  started 
as  financial  controller  for  Hard  Rock 
Cafe  in  Madrid.  •  Mike  McDonald 
and  his  wife  Dinah  '94  (master's  in 
adult  health)  were  joined  Feb.  27  by 
Thomas  Patrick  McDonald  II,  who 
is  named  after  his  grandfather— BC 
'57.  Mike  is  VP  of  Thomas  P. 
McDonald  Insurance  Agency,  Inc. 
in  Quincy.  •  Lynn  Desantels 
Gallandt  and  husband  Bob  are  liv- 
ing in  Long  Beach,  CA  with  their 
daughter  Madelane,  3.  Lynn  works 
part  time  as  a  bilingual  teacher  in 
Lennox,  CA.  Lynn  continues  to  be 
pleasantly  surprised  that  even  on  the 
West  Coast  she  works  with  and  meets 
BC  grads!  Lynn  would  love  to  hear 
from  Laurie  Moran  Light  and 
Jeanne  D'Olivera.  •  Mark  and 
Grace  Bergdahl  McNamara  live  in 
Boston.  Mark  is  VP  and  general 
manager  of  Boston  Photo  Imaging, 
a  digital  imaging  archival  company. 
He  received  his  MBA  from  UNH  in 
'93.  Grace  is  director  of  marketing 
and  public  relations  for  Boston  Cen- 
ter for  Adult  Education.  •  Mark 
Yamazaki  recently  began  to  publish 
a  magazine  for  handicapped  people 
in  Japan,  Active  Japan,  which  pro- 
vides information  on  products  avail- 
able for  handicapped  people.  In 
addition,  Mark  started  a  company  to 
import  American-made  wheelchairs 


five  years  ago.  It  is  the  first  company 
to  be  successful  in  importing  and 
marketing  wheelchairs  from  the  US. 

•  Bob  O'Brien,  his  wife  Cathy  and 
son  Robert  Emmett  O'Brien  III  are 
living  in  Duxbury.  Bob  works  for 
Merrill  Lynch.  •  Ann  Renehan  is 
living  in  Norwich,  CT  with  her  son 
Mark,  6,  and  works  as  a  substitute 
teacher.  •  Martha  Bagley  gradu- 
ated from  New  England  School  of 
Law  in  May.  She  passed  the  Mass. 
bar  exam  and  is  practicing  law  at 
Bagley  and  Bagley,  PC  in  Boston.  • 
Alec  Petro  is  living  in  Paris  and 
working  for  Banque  Nationale  de 
Paris  Derivatives  Trading  Business. 

•  Sue  and  Jim  Ferrara  live  in  Milton 
with  their  sons,  AJ  and  Joe.  •  Con- 
gratulations to  Scott  and  Mimi 
Mannle  Humphrey  on  the  arrival 
of  Elizabeth  on  May  24,  1994.  •  Pat 
'82  and  Resie  Carney  Flaherty  live 
in  Milton  with  Ian,  6;  Heather,  2  1/ 
2;  and  Meredith,  who  was  born  in 
April.  •  Greg  Perez  is  practicing 
dentistry  in  Nutley,NJ.  •Since  leav- 
ing the  US  Marine  Corps  in  '92, 
Dan  Murner  has  been  practicing 
insurance  defense  lawwith  Landrum 
&  Shouse  in  Lexington,  KY.  Dan, 
his  wife  Beth  and  children  Edward 
Teddy  William,  4  1/2;  and  Kelly 
Elizabeth-Anne,  2  live  in  Lexing- 
ton. •  Nancy  Gonsalves  is  living  in 
Colorado  Springs  and  works  and 
travels  with  the  US  Olympic  Com- 
mittee. •  Patrick  Clifford  is  living 
in  Woburn,  working  as  a  credit  ana- 
lyst at  Lifeline  Systems  in  Cambridge 
and  is  working  towards  an  MBA  at 
Bentley  College.  Pat  says  hello  to 
Kevin  Convery  and  wants  to  hear 
from  him.  •  Frederick  Steeves,  his 
wife  Kippy  and  two  children  are  liv- 
ing in  N.  Attleboro.  Fred  works  in 
sales  for  Catalink  Direct  and  is  won- 
dering what  ever  happened  to  Glenn 
Fontaine?  •  Lewis  Madley  earned 
a  master's  in  biology  in  '89  and  is 
working  as  director  of  laboratories 
for  New  Haven  Health  Department. 

•  Mary  Kate  O'Donoghue  O'Mara 
is  living  in  Oak  Park,  IL  with  her 
husband  and  four  children.  After 
teaching  college  writing  and  litera- 
ture courses  at  a  local  community 
college,  Mary  Kate  is  now  teaching 
high  school.  •  Laurie  Blauvelt  Cook 
is  living  in  San  Francisco  and  has 
been  working  for  Sun  Microsystems 
in  marketing  for  five  years.  •  Steve 
Orzell  and  wife  Mimi  live  in  Suffern, 
NY.  Steve  is  a  district  sales  manager 
for  Abbott  Laboratories  in  NYC.  • 
After  three  years  of  practicing  law  in 
Hartford,  CT,  Rob  McAndrew  has 
relocated  to  NYC  and  is  working  as 
a  financial  advisor  with  Prudential 
Securities.  •  John  Phelan  is  cur- 
rently a  hematology/oncology  fel- 


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CLASSES 


low  at  Univ.  of  Alabama/Birming- 
ham. •  See  you  at  Pops  on  the 
Heights  Sept.  15! 


86 


Reunion 


M  A  Y  17  •  19  •  I   9  9  6 


Karen  Broughton  Boyarsky 
34  Powder  Hill  Road 
Bedford,  NH  031 10 

One  of  our  beloved  classmates,  An- 
drew Docktor,  was  recently 
awarded  the  Young  Alumni  Achieve- 
ment Award.  Doc  is  a  homeless  shel- 
ter liaison  to  Hope  House  in 
Milwaukee,  WI.  His  work  in  edu- 
cating homeless  youth  is  an  inspira- 
tion to  us  all.  Congratulations,  Doc, 
we're  so  proud  of  you  and  your  mis- 
sion. •  The  mail  has  been  steady  and 
I  appreciate  it!  Carolyn  Morrissey 
Lemone  sent  a  lovely  birth  an- 
nouncement for  her  daughter 
Margot.  Carolyn,  husband  Scott  and 
daughters  Katherine  and  Margot  live 
in  Greenwich,  CT.  •  Hi  to  Elissa 
Rearing  O'Hara,  who  wrote  with 
news  of  her  new  baby,  John. 
Congrats!  She  also  informed  me  that 
Carolyn  Boldry  Weiby  welcomed 
their  new  baby  Hannah  in  Decem- 
ber. •  Hi  also  to  Rob  McLafferty,  a 
vascular  surgeon  in  Oregon.  He 
sends  his  best  to  all  BC  friends!  • 
Anne  Marie  Meyers  Miller  is  the 
proud  mom  of  Kelly  and  new 
brother,  Andrew!  •  Andrea  Gagne 
Pierce,  husband  Brian  and  two  little 
ones,  Kevin  and  Margaret,  recently 
moved  to  Andrews  AFB,  where  Brian 
will  do  his  medical  residency  in  fam- 
ily practice.  Andrea  would  love  to 
hook  up  with  any  classmates  living 
in  the  Maryland/DC  area.  She  hopes 
to  pursue  a  master's  in  museum  edu- 
cation. •  Dave  and  Karen  Smith 
live  in  Morristown,  NJ  and  are  the 
proud  parents  of  a  new  baby,  Gerard 
Clancy.  Congrats  to  the  Smiths!  • 
Martha  Lee  was  married  recently  to 
Dave  Slocum  '85  and  lives  in 
Scituate,  where  she  is  a  teacher  at 
the  Mass.  Hospital  School.  She  will 
soon  begin  a  graduate  program  at 
Wheelock.  Jenny  Miller  Rand  and 
Ruth  Fusco  both  attended  the  wed- 
ding. Ruth  has  completed  her  MEd 
at  Harvard.  •  Rev.  Mark  O'Connell 
has  recently  completed  his  first  term 
as  a  priest  at  St.  Barbara's  Parish  in 
Woburn.  He's  now  on  his  second 
term  at  St.  Mary's  in  Danvers.  All 
the  best  with  your  new  assignment! 
•  Congrats  to  Bob  and  Margaret 
Leighton  who  have  a  new  baby, 
David,  who  joins  two-year-old  An- 
drew! Bob  is  the  VP  of  Norcross  and 
Leighton  Insurance  in  Lowell.  • 
Greg  Licholai  recently  graduated 


from  Yale  Medical  and  will  begin  his 
residency  in  neurosurgery  at 
Harvard — at  both  Children's  and 
Brigham  and  Women's.  He  and  his 
wife  Charlotte  live  in  Brookline. 
Congrats  and  good  luck,  Greg!  •  Hi, 
Tricia  Casey  Sullivan!  Tricia  writes 
that  she  and  her  husband  Tim  have 
a  new  baby,  Kevin,  and  that  they  live 
in  Bristol,  CT.  Tricia  works  at  Hart- 
ford Hospital  in  the  pediatric  inten- 
sive care  unit.  She  reports  that 
Cheryl  Wade  Murphy  has  a  new 
baby,  Katherine,  and  lives  in 
Stoneham.  •  Kerri  Moroney  mar- 
ried Jimmy  White  last  fall;  they  live 
in  Georgetown.  •  Maureen  Walsh 
Giggey  has  another  new  baby,  Alex, 
who  joins  two-year-old  Matthew;  the 
family  lives  in  Dunstable.  •  Bruce 
and  I  (and  of  course  Michael,  5  and 
Katherine,  3)  ran  into  Vinnie 
Sylvestri  and  his  family  at  Burger 
King.  (We  usually  don't  go  there 
without  the  kids!).  Vinnie  and  his 
wife  have  a  beautiful  daughter  and 
Vinnie  works  for  Digital  in 
Merrimack,  NH.  •  Jose  R.  Andrade 
is  now  the  AHANA  Alumni  Council 
VP.  He  encourages  all  AHANA 
alumni  to  contact  him  through  the 
Alumni  Association,  (800)  669-843  0, 
and  reconnect  with  friends  from  BC. 
Jose's  wife,  Vilma  Rodriguez 
Andrade  '85,  received  her  master's 
in  moderate  special  needs  at  BC  in 
May.  They  have  two  children, 
Claudia,  7  and  Ricardo,  3.  Good 
luck  with  your  post,  Jose!  •  Want  to 
know  how  high-tech  I  am  now?  You 
can  now  e-mail  me  at 
boyarsky@aoI.com! 


87 


Catherine  Stanton  Rooney 
343H  Bolivar  Street 
Canton,  MA  0202 1 
(617)821-0746 

Hi!  Another  football  season  is  upon 
us  already.  •  As  you  may  have  no- 
ticed, there's  been  a  slight  name  and 
address  change  up  above.  After  re- 
porting so  many  weddings,  I  finally 
get  to  write  about  mine!  I  was  mar- 
ried on  May  20  at  St.  Ignatius  to  my 
college  sweetheart,  Sean,  by  my 
cousin,  Fr.  Jack  Hanwell,  SJ  '78. 
Molly  Martin  and  Julie  Stamos 
were  two  of  my  bridesmaids,  and 
some  of  our  guests  were  Dave  and 
Shawn  Curren  Widell  (Dave  just 
signed  on  with  Tom  Coughlin's  Jack- 
sonville Jaguars),  Rob  Sabella,  and 
Eric  and  Laurie  Quint  Slifka  .  I've 
also  left  the  beer  business  and  am 
now  working  as  the  Mass.  on- 
premise  manager  for  Bacardi-Mar- 


tini, USA  (Bacardi  Rum  and  Martini 
&  Rossi  products).  •  Karen 
McKenzie  and  Mike  Gorman  were 
also  married  on  May  20,  and  they're 
living  in  Middleton.  Some  other 
weddings  to  report:  Gerard  Frost, 
Jr.  was  married  to  Jennifer  Matthews 
by  Rev.  Edward  Hanrahan,  SJ,  and 
they're  living  in  NYC.  Kathryn 
Horton  married  Daniel  Caldicott 
in  July  '94.  She's  a  sales  manager  at 
Pitney  Bowes,  and  they  live  in  Con- 
cord. Robert  Burke  III  married 
Kelly  Ann  Barrett  in  July  '94.  He's 
employed  by  Star  Market,  and  they 
live  in  Plymouth.  Stephen  Masiello 
and  Suzanne  Swain  were  married  in 
June  '94.  Steve  is  the  regional  direc- 
tor at  Trust  Fund  Advisors,  and 
they're  living  in  Winchester. 
Kathleen  MacDonald  and  Will- 
iam Murray,  Jr.  were  married  in 
June  '94.  William  is  a  business  con- 
sultant with  MetLife  Corp.,  and 
Kathleen  received  her  master's  from 
Yale.  Sharon  McCarty  married 
David  Fitzgerald  last  summer. 
Sharon  attends  Suffolk  Univ.  Law 
School  and  is  working  at  Sullivan, 
Sullivan  and  Pinta.  Steven  O'Brien 
wed  Erin  Drakeley  '89  in  June  '94. 
Steven  is  a  branch  manager  of  US 
Telecenters  in  San  Francisco  where 
they  are  now  living.  Christine  Fettig 
was  married  to  Timothy  Dever  last 
fall.  She  is  a  registered  nurse,  and 
they  are  living  in  Woburn.  Michelle 
Casavant  married  Timothy  Ber- 
nard, and  she's  employed  at 
Children's  Hospital  in  Boston.  • 
Kathleen  Koen  wrote  in  with  this: 
Ellen  McDonald  Muller  and  her 
husband  Joe  welcomed  their  first 
child,  Emily  Kathleen,  in  Nov.  • 
Rebecca  Rose  Bocian,  her  husband 
Frank  and  son  Jake,  4,  live  in  Old 
Lyme,  CT  where  Rebecca  is  teach- 
ing. •  Christine  Wisleder  Burke 
wrote  in  with  the  news  of  her  new 
daughter  Erica's  birth  in  March.  She 
joins  brother  Matthew  and  dad  Rick. 
Christine  is  a  compensation  analyst 
at  Putnam  Investments  in  Boston.  • 
Natalie  Ricciuti  Ducharme  wrote 
with  the  news  of  her  son's  birth  in 
April.  Johnathan  William  was  born 
just  a  few  weeks  before  Natalie  and 
husband  Bill's  5th  wedding  anniver- 
sary. She's  a  sales  manager  at  AT  & 
T  in  Boston.  •  Paul  Martin  wrote  in 
from  Santa  Barbara,  CA  where  he 
owns  a  growing  career  consulting 
and  job  s. arch  assistance  business.  • 
Mary  Kenney  Monagle  and  hus- 
band Bill  welcomed  their  first  child, 
Eileen,  in  Jan.,  and  they're  living  in 
Wellesley  Hills.  •  Karen  Murray 
Wargovich  and  husband  Jim  are 
also  the  proud  parents  of  a  baby  girl. 
Mairead  Christina  was  born  in  Jan., 
and  joins  two  others,  Bridgette  and 


Paul.  •  Congratulations  to  Gina 
Caruso  who  landed  a  great  new  job 
with  the  Boston  Athletic  Associa- 
tion as  project  coordinator  for  the 
100th  running  of  the  Boston  Mara- 
thon. •  Mark  Haddad  completed 
his  master's  in  creative  arts  educa- 
tion at  Lesley  College,  and  is  now 
heading  the  music  and  drama  dept. 
at  Newton  Country  Day  School.  • 
Margie  Campbell,  RN  is  complet- 
ing her  second  year  at  Suffolk  Law. 
•  Gina  Calise  is  the  manager  of  the 
actuarial  dept.  at  Blue  Cross  of  RI.  • 
Kim  Machado  is  still  working  for 
Marriott  Corp.,  but  has  moved  from 
Orlando  to  Scottsdale,  AZ.  •  Dr. 
Paul  Aswad,  DMD  recently  opened 
his  own  practice  in  Needham.  • 
Debbie  Garcia  Carey  and  husband 
John  welcomed  Allison  Marie  in  Feb. 
Debbie  is  a  foreign  equities  trader  at 
AIG  Global  Investors.  •  Nick  and 
Barbara  Barry  Gendron  have  two 
sons,  Nicholas  and  Kevin,  and  are 
living  in  Ramsey,  NJ.  •  Cindy  Pierce 
Marett  has  "retired"  from  her  job  as 
Newton's  health  inspector  to  be- 
come a  full-time  mom.  She  and  hus- 
band Mike  have  two  children,  Ryan 
and  Amanda,  and  they  live  in 
Londonderry,  NH.  •  John  and 
Cathy  Blasi  Petosa  are  living  in 
Camillus,  NY  with  their  two  chil- 
dren, Jay  and  Allison.  Cathy's  also  a 
full-time  mom,  while  John's  run- 
ning the  family  deli  business,  at- 
tends Syracuse  Law  and  has  his  own 
independent  accountant  business!  • 
See  you  at  Pops  on  the  Heights  on 
Sept.  15! 


88 


Kara  Connell  Thompson 
338  Meadowview  Dr. 
Collegeville,  PA  1 9426 
(610)489-0837 

Sheila  McCarthy  DeFelice  wrote 
in  to  let  us  know  that  she  and  Paul, 
her  husband  of  six  years,  had  a  baby 
boy  on  Dec.  30,  1994  (cutting  it 
awfully  close  for  that  tax  break!). 
James  Patrick  weighed  in  at  7  lbs.,  5 
oz.,  and  the  three  of  them  are  living 
happily  in  Pelham  Manor,  NY.  • 
Mary  Wasmer  Heuring  was  mar- 
ried on  July  3 , 1 993  to  Kevin  Heuring 
of  Point  Pleasant,  NJ.  The  couple 
lives  in  Colorado  where  they  own  a 
construction  and  development  firm 
in  the  Vail  Valley.  Mary  has  two 
stepdaughters,  Caroline  and 
Whitney,  ages  9  and  12.  •  Doreen 
Dantono  graduated  from  an  ultra- 
sound program  at  Yale  in  1993  and 
has  been  employed  as  a  clinical  ap- 
plication specialist  with  ATL  since 


26  BOSTON  COLLEGE  ALUMNOTES 


January  '95.  Doreen  is  now  living  in 
Munich,  Germany  and  covers  2  3  for- 
eign countries  as  her  territory!  So 
far  she  loves  it  (who  wouldn't?)  and 
is  hoping  that  if  any  BC  buddies  are 
in  the  area  they'll  look  her  up.  •  Eve 
Rutyna  was  married  this  past  Dec. 
to  Taso  Daskalakis.  Eve  received 
her  master's  in  human  resources 
management  from  Emmanuel  Col- 
lege in  May  '94  and  is  currently 
working  for  EG&G  in  Cambridge. 
Eve  and  Taso  live  in  Watertown. 
Some  of  the  BC  classmates  attend- 
ing Eve's  wedding  included  Cathy 
McCarron  and  her  husband  Bert 
Entwhistle  '89,  as  well  as  Julie 
Carrigg  Charrette.  Also  spotted  at 
the  wedding  was  Moira  Clancy,  who 
is  living  in  Charlestown  with  Ann 
Kulevich.  Moira  is  working  in  sales 
for  American  Express  and  is  getting 
married  this  Sept.  to  Felix  Riccio. 
Other  attendees  at  Eve's  wedding 
included  Ellen  Broderick  Brock 
and  Kathy  Brustman  Rasor,  who 
was  married  to  Rich  Rasor  last  sum- 
mer and  is  now  living  in  Larchmont, 
NY.  •  We  received  word  that 
Pamela  Genovese  Baltz  and  her 
husband  Raymond  CGSOM  '95  are 
currently  residing  in  Atlanta,  GA.  • 
A  BC  campus  wedding  was  held  last 
fall  for  Ellen  Principato  and  John 
McNamara,  now  residing  in 
Cohasset.  Ellen  is  employed  by  Clean 
Harbors,  Inc.  where  she  is  a  cus- 
tomer service  account  manager.  • 
Also  married  last  fall  were  Jennier 
Deveney  and  Thomas  Anderson. 
The  couple  lives  in  Newton,  and 
Jennifer  is  working  for  Liberty  Mu- 
tual in  Boston  as  a  communications 
specialist.  •  Hearts  were  breaking 
up  and  down  the  east  coast  when 
Sam  Palmisano  announced  his  en- 
gagement to  Victoria  Evans.  The 
couple  was  married  in  Milton  in  June 
and  resides  now  in  Vermont.  For  the 
most  part,  "The  Dorks"  were  present 
and  accounted  for  and  a  great  time 
was  had  by  all!  •  Speaking  of  the 
dorks,  word  is  out  that  den  mother 
of  the  dorks,  John  Scoop  Morrier, 
and  his  lovely  wife  Lori  are  expect- 
ing a  baby  in  Nov.  •  Also  in  the  baby 
department,  Joe  and  Kim  Fontaine 
Gindhart  will  have  had  their  baby 
by  the  time  this  letter  is  published! 
Details  on  that  one  will  be  included 
in  the  next  issue.  •  It's  also  been 
rumored  that  Keith  and  Kathy 
O'Brien  Longson  are  expecting 
their  second  child  as  this  column  is 
heading  off  to  print.  Their  first, 
Charles,  was  born  last  spring  and  by 
the  time  we're  reading  this,  he  should 
have  a  playmate!!  We've  also  heard 
that  they've  relocated  to  California, 
so  we'll  wish  them  all  the  best  on  the 
West  Coast.  Say  hi  to  Rob  Murray 


(still  in  San  Francisco)  for  us !  •  Laura 
Nelson  was  spotted  at  Comedy  Cen- 
tral in  NY  and  is  apparently  living  in 
the  City.  •  Dan  Gilligan  and  his 
lovely  wife  Jodi  have  moved  out  of 
NYC  and  are  now  residing  in  Port 
Washington,  NY  (on  the  island).  • 
Dr.  Anne  Boyd  (still  so  hard  to 
believe)  is  living  and  working  at  a 
hospital  in  Beverly  (okay,  she's  not 
living  at  the  hospital,  but  it  seems 
she  may  as  well  be)  where  she  is 
doing  a  residency.  •  Elizabeth  Lisa 
Colpitts  married  Matthew  Hall  in 
Bedford,  NH  in  July  '94.  Lisa  is  a 
special  ed  teacher  in  Pembroke,  NH; 
Matthew  is  a  civil  engineer.  They 
live  in  Manchester,  NH.  •  Natalie 
Renee  Munroe  married  Leo  Hill  of 
Newton  in  June  '94.  Renee  is  a  spe- 
cial ed  teacher  in  Litchfield,  NH. 
She  and  Leo  live  in  Bedford.  •  The 
girls  from  Mod  43  A  wrote  in  to  let  us 
know  what  they've  been  up  to.  Stacia 
Krowski  married  Peter  Speliakos 
last  Aug.  Mary  Dwyer  also  tied  the 
knot,  marrying  Jack  Chapin  in  Oct. 
'93.  Kendra  Maisitis  Condon  had 
her  second  daughter,  Lauren.  Kim 
Moore  Smith  and  husband  Greg 
have  two  sons,  Connor  and  Brayden. 
Chris  and  Deanna  Sullivan  Moran 
bought  a  new  home  in  Westwood. 
Last  but  not  least,  Jackie  Cox  and 
Michael  Sly  were  married  in  May. 
The  girls  are  looking  forward  to 
getting  together  over  the  football 
season. 

89 

Joanne  Foley 

936  E.  Fourth  St.  #3 

S.  Boston,  MA  02 1 27 

(617)464-3300 

Heard  from  Christine  Pier  and 
Suzanne  Suppelsa  with  much  info. 
•  Thomas  and  Christine  Bracciotti 
Pier  were  married  in  summer  '91. 
They  live  in  Montclair,  NJ  and  work 
in  NYC  at  Andersen  Consulting  and 
the  FDIC,  respectively.  •  Suzanne 
Suppelsa  and  George  Zlvetti  are 
planning  an  Oct.  14  wedding  at  St. 
Ignatius.  Suzanne  currently  teaches 
biology  at  Teaneck  High  in  NJ,  and 
George  graduated  with  his  MBA 
from  Michigan  this  past  April.  •Julie 
Tierney  Spurr  graduated  from 
Leslie  College  in  '94  with  a  master's 
in  education  and  is  currently  teach- 
ing in  Needham.  Tim  Spurr  is  a 
consultant  for  Parthenon.  They  re- 
side in  Charlestown.  •  Colleen 
Borger  O'Connor  and  husband 
Kevin  live  in  Buffalo,  NY  with 
Murphy,  their  black  lab.  Colleen 
teaches  kindergarten.  •  Gianni  and 


Laura  Pollock  Salamone  currently 
live  and  work  in  Piano,  TX.  •  Karen 
Sullivan  Garry  and  husband  Joe  are 
busy  with  Katie  Erin,  who  was  born 
Nov.  '93.  •  John  Skwiot  continues 
to  work  in  Washington,  DC.  He  has 
recendy  become  a  nationally-ranked 
triathelete.  •  Matthew  Ray  works 
for  Andersen  Consulting  in  Hart- 
ford, CT.  He  and  his  wife  Cio  are 
enjoying  their  baby  boy  Max.  • 
Steven  Pellegrino  enjoys  living  in 
his  Back  Bay  apartment  and  contin- 
ues to  work  in  public  relations  for 
Kortenhaus  Communications  on 
Newbury  St.  •  Wesley  and  Kaoru 
Numata  Wenig  are  new 
homeowners  in  Simi  Valley,  CA. 
Wes,  who  graduated  from  law  school 
in  '92,  works  for  Michaelis, 
Montanari  and  Johnson,  a  law  firm 
specializing  in  aviation-related  liti- 
gation. Kaoru  works  for  a  company 
that  imports  and  exports  steel  prod- 
ucts. •  Jim  Massman  is  engaged  to 
Diane  O'Donnell  '88  and  is  plan- 
ning a  Sept.  wedding.  Jim  works  for 
Fleet  Bank  in  Boston  and  lives  in 
Charlestown.  •  David  Meyer,  wife 
Karen  and  their  daughter  Caitlin 
live  in  Kansas  City,  MO.  David 
graduated  from  law  school  in  '92.  • 
Paul  Stefanacci,  MD  graduated 
from  NJ  Medical  School  in  '93  and 
is  currently  doing  his  residency  in 
San  Diego.  •  John  Beil  and  Mike 
Salvato  can't  escape  those  college 
days  and  are  rooming  together  in 
Norwalk,  CT.  •  Joshua  Plorde,  MD 
graduated  from  Univ.  of  Washing- 
ton Medical  School  in  '93  and  is 
currendy  doing  his  residency  in  ra- 
diology in  Seattle.  •  Bob  Savio  also 
graduated  this  year  from  Univ.  of 
Washington  Med.  School  and  will 
be  doing  his  residency  in  the  San 
Francisco  area.  •  Tom  Civitanova 
graduated  last  year  from  Univ.  of 
Michigan  with  a  degree  in  facilities 
management.  •  Mark  Donohoe 
graduated  from  Suffolk  Law  School 
in  '94.  •  Kenny  Alleyne  works  for 
Bank  of  Tokyo  in  Boston.  •  Tim 
Lopes  married  Jen  Flaherty  in  July 
'92.  Tim  and  Jen  recently  relocated 
to  Dalton,  GA  where  Tim  works  for 
International  Carpet  Mills.  •  Mike 
Darling  is  still  out  on  the  West 
Coast.  He  lives  in  Carlsbad,  CA  and 
works  for  a  brokerage  firm  in  San 
Diego.  •  Sean  Blair  and  his  wife 
Vicki  live  in  suburban  Dallas.  Sean 
graduated  from  Univ.  of  Chicago 
with  an  MBA  in  '94.  He  works  for 
American  Airlines  in  Dallas.  • 
Cynthia  Recchia  was  recently  en- 
gaged to  Jeffrey  Graff;  a  May  '96 
wedding  is  planned.  •Jeffrey  Silvia 
is  working  at  RM  Bradley  in  Boston. 
Jeff  is  living  in  Cambridge  with  Ted 
Anderson.  •  James  Gasperoni  is 


happily  married  to  wife  Lisa  and 
lives  in  Danvers  along  with  their 
"newest  edition:"  daughter  Rebecca. 
•  Michael  Passanisi  was  married  in 
Oct.  '94  to  Joanne  at  the  Hillview 
CC  in  Reading.  The  couple  resides 
in  Somerville.  Michael  recently 
passed  the  bar  exam.  •  Lynn 
DellaPietra  recently  received  her 
PhD  in  clinical  psychology  from 
Hahnemann  Univ.  in  Philadelphia. 
Lynn  will  be  finishing  her  intern- 
ship at  Univ.  of  Florida  and  then 
plans  to  head  back  to  the  Boston  area 
to  do  a  Harvard  fellowship  at 
Children's  Hospital.  •  John 
Wilkinson  and  Cheryl  Home 
Wilkinson  announced  the  birth  of 
their  first  child,  daughter  Lindsey 
Rose,  born  May  28.  John  is  a  senior 
accountant  for  Gallo  Wines  and  re- 
cently sat  for  the  CPA  exam  in  May. 
Cheryl  is  a  human  resources  admin- 
istrator for  National  Electronic  In- 
formation Corp.  •  Catherine 
Garvey  Welsh  and  her  husband 
Richard  leftMaplewood,  NJ  lastyear 
and  moved  to  Kansas  City,  MO 
where  Richard  is  working  for  Twen- 
tieth Century  Mutual  Funds.  On 
Jan.  28,  Colin  Richard  Welsh  was 
born!  Congrats!  •  Grace  Cho  is 
currently  working  in  GE  Capital,  a 
company  based  in  Stamford,  CT,  as 
a  manager  of  international  market- 
ing and  strategic  planning.  Grace 
has  had  the  opportunity  to  travel 
and  work  in  various  countries  in 
Europe  and  Asia,  including  England, 
Sweden  and  Germany.  Grace  cur- 
rently has  an  office  and  an  apart- 
ment in  both  Stamford,  CT  and 
Tokyo.  •  John  Horvack  married 
Stacy  Tutino  last  Sept.  John  is  an 
attorney  with  law  firm  of  Gager  and 
Henry.  •  Maria  Joseph  married 
Philip  Peckham  last  Aug.  in  Milton. 
Maria  is  a  business  development 
manager  at  Allied  Security,  Inc.  • 
Carol  Anguilla  and  Eric  Weissman 
were  married  last  Oct.  in  Newport, 
RI.  The  couple  is  currently  living  in 
Arlington,  VA  where  Carol  is  an 
attorney  at  the  office  of  Bryan  Cave. 


90 


Kara  Corso  Nelson 
2 100  Dover  Ct. 
Windsor,  CT  06095 
(203)  285-8626 

It  was  wonderful  seeing  everybody  at 
reunion  weekend!  There  was  quite 
an  impressive  turnout  of  '90ers.  • 
Did  Walsh  Hall  feel  like  a  time  warp 
to  anyone  else? !  I  think  the  fire  alarms 
each  night  really  clinched  it  for  me. 
A  note  of  thanks  to  our  reunion 


BOSTON  COLLEGE  ALUMNOTES    27 


CLASSES 


committee  for  their  hard  work  in 
putting  it  together:  Maureen 
Appleyard,  Elise  DeWinter,  Dave 
Flynn,  Fran  Forte,  Willie  Gartner, 
Jean  Graham,  Jim  Hickson,  Tom 
Nee,  Mike  Pimental  and  Debbie 
Sprindzunas.  There  are  Class  of 
'90  T-shirts  available  through  the 
Alumni  Office;  call  (800)  669-8430 
to  order  yours.  Jean  Graham  also 
wanted  to  thank  everyone  who  voted 
for  her — she  was  elected  to  the 
Alumni  Board  of  Directors!  • 
Minnie  Tse  and  Nick  Husni  were 
married  on  May  6  in  Boston.  They 
honeymooned  in  Disney  World  and 
are  currently  living  in  Boston,  where 
they  are  both  medical  students  at 
BU.  •  Monique  Choiniere,  Chuck 
Clapton  and  Paul  McCullagh  are 
currently  studying  for  their  law  de- 
grees at  Catholic  Univ.  in  Washing- 
ton, DC.  Chuck  just  finished  his 
term  as  president  of  the  student  bar 
association;  Paul  served  as  president 
of  the  Federalist  Society  this  past 
year;  Monique  is  currently  on  the 
staff  of  the  Health  Law  Journal.  • 
Lynnly  Tydings  and  Philip  Lynch 
celebrated  their  first  anniversary  May 
2  8 .  Lynnly  works  for  Catholic  Chari- 
ties in  Washington,  DC  and  Phil  is  a 
special  education  teacher  with 
Chelsea  School  in  Maryland.  Lynnly 
is  completing  her  master's  in  theol- 
ogy at  Washington  Theological 
Union.  •  Since  graduation, 
Kathleen  Straub  McAuslin  has 
spent  time  in  Haiti  and  Romania 
doing  volunteer  work.  She  is  pres- 
endy  living  in  Rhode  Island  with  her 
husband  Jeff  and  newborn  son  Joel 
and  is  a  full-time  mom.  •  Phil  Rectra 
is  a  corporate  account  manager  for 
Harvard  Business  School  Publish- 
ing. In  his  spare  time  Phil  trains  for 
competition  in  short-track 
speedskating,  and  fronts  a  cheesy 
(his  description,  not  mine!)  cover 
band  called  Organic  Panic — great 
name!  •  On  Dec.  1 5, 1994 Stephanie 
Tang  Bartoldus  gave  birth  to  Alison 
Lucy — she,  baby  and  husband  Joe 
are  doing  fine.  Alison's  godmother 
is  Diana  Winarski.  •  Keith  Wargo 
and  Anne  Margiloff  were  married 
April  8  at  Trinity  Church  in  Boston. 
(They  met  on  a  blind  date!)  John 
Hefferon,  Charlie  Yzaguirre, 
Steve  Soukup,  Peter  Alia  and  Matt 
Jeannerer  '89  were  members  of  the 
wedding  party.  They  honeymooned 
in  St.  Vincent,  West  Indies.  Anne  is 
a  consultant  with  Mercer  Manage- 
ment Consulting.  Keith  has  finished 
his  MBA  at  Harvard  Business  School; 
they  have  moved  back  to  NYC  where 
Keith  will  return  to  Goldman  Sachs. 
•  Denise  Angelo  landed  a  great 
promotion  with  Roll  Systems  in 
Burlington  {way  to  go,  Dee!)  and  will 


be  going  back  to  school  for  her  MB  A. 
•  Shannon  Smith  Brown  and  hus- 
band Jeff  live  in  Texas  with  their  two 
children,  Tucker  and  Ryan.  Jeff  is 
finishing  medical  school  with  the 
US  Army  Special  Forces  and  Shan- 
non is  gearing  up  for  law  school.  We 
hope  they  end  up  back  in  New  En- 
gland soon.  •  Larissa  Castriotta 
became  engaged  to  Daniel  Marshall 
this  past  Christmas.  A  June  '96  wed- 
ding is  planned — congrats,  Lara  and 
Dan!  Larissa  is  completing  a  master's 
degree  in  Chinese  at  UMass- 
Amherst  and  is  planning  to  study  in 
China  this  summer.  •  Amy 
MacDonald  finished  her  master's 
in  education  at  BC  and  will  be  mov- 
ing to  Arizona  this  fall  to  do  her 
student  teaching  in  health  science 
on  the  Fort  Apache  Indian  Reserva- 
tion at  Whiteriver  High  School.  • 
Katie  Spain  McLaren  and  husband 
Frank  are  expecting  their  third  child! 
Daniel  and  Meghan  are  eagerly 
awaiting  the  arrival  of  their  newest 
sibling  some  time  this  summer.  • 
Patrick  McEleney  married  Kesae 
Ishiwa  of  Japan  on  June  11,  1994. 
They  live  in  Huntsville,  AL  where 
Patrick  works  as  a  computer  pro- 
grammer for  the  US  Army  LOGSA. 
They  were  expecting  their  first  child 
in  June.  •  Xavier  Pedroza  married 
Alison  Hume  in  1993;  they  have 
since  had  twins  (who  are  just  over  a 
year  old).  They  live  in  Boston  where 
Xavier  is  an  administrator  for  Bos- 
ton Primary  Care.  •  Kevin  Mahoney 
married  Karen  Basta  on  March  1 7  in 
Garfield,  NJ.  Sean  Gavin  was  best 
man;  ushers  included  Mike  DeSala, 
Pat  Patruno,  Mike  Foley  and  John 
McKenzie.  •  Wedding  bells  will  be 
ringing  for  Robert  Romano  and 
Rita  DiCecca  this  July.  Robert  is  a 
CPA  and  has  established  his  own 
firm  in  Arlington.  •  Leslie  Laroche 
Bishop  and  Richard  Bishop  '92  were 
married  July  1 6, 1 994  at  St.  Ignatius. 
Leslie  is  working  on  her  doctorate  in 
chemistry  at  BC;  her  husband  is  a 
fund  accountant  at  State  Street  Bank 
in  Quincy.  •  On  October  26,  1994 
Maria  Elena  Nadarse  lost  her  battle 
with  cancer.  Our  thoughts  and 
prayers  go  out  to  her  family  and 
friends.  She  will  be  greatly  missed. 


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Reunion 


MAY17      19»1996 


Christine  Bodoin 
55  Lands  End  Ln. 
Sudbury,  MA  01 776 

I  had  a  large  response  this  time,  so  if 
you  don't  see  your  info,  here,  it  will 
be  in  the  next  issue.  •  Martin 
Hernandez  will  attend  Thunderbird 


American  Graduate  School  of  Inter- 
national Management  in  Phoenix  for 
his  master's  this  fall.  •  Ted  Jenkin 
married  Gena  Ranellone  Oct.  9, 1 994 
in  Dobbs  Ferry,  NY.  They  live  in 
Chevy  Chase,  MD.  Ted  is  a  district 
manager  for  American  Express  Fi- 
nancial Advisors  in  Washington, 
DC.  He  completed  studies  to  be- 
come a  certified  financial  planner. 
Harold  H  Ehrmann,  D.J.  Simon, 
Dan  Bevere,  Mike  Nangle  and 
Shaun  Spencer  were  all  at  the  wed- 
ding. Heming  Nelson  was  not  able 
to  make  it  because  he  is  in  a  one-year 
program  at  the  London  School  of 
Economics.  Tom  Hines  was  also 
unable  to  attend  because  he  had  a 
role  in  his  first  movie,  Exit  to  Eden.  • 
Annie  R.  Edwards  married  Rev. 
Eric  Edwards  in  Feb.  1993.  Annie 
works  in  marketing  and  corporate 
communication  at  EBSCO  Indus- 
tries, an  international  manufactur- 
ing plant  in  Birmingham,  AL.  Annie 
also  teaches  Sunday  school  (grades 
K-5)  and  travels  throughout  the  US 
with  her  husband  as  he  teaches  the 
Word  of  God.  •  Bea  Maloney  re- 
ceived her  law  degree  from  Univ.  of 
Montana  in  Missoula,  MT,  Bea  mar- 
ried Joel  Kaleva  on  Aug.  13,  1994. 
Pam  Parker  was  her  maid  of  honor. 
Also  in  attendance  were  Tim 
Minahan  and  Renee  Rabeni.  •  On 
June  4,  1994,  Stephan  Wronski 
married  Inga  Usalis  '90  at  St. 
Ignatius.  Tim  Morse  was  their  best 
man.  Also  in  attendance  were  Tom 
Penque,  Matt  Samson,  Don  Niss, 
Jon  Gallagher,  Dina  Coffman,  Sheila 
Finan,  Savina  Mallozzi,  Laura 
Gallagher,  Laura  Prantil,  Dave 
Delaney,  PatMoran,  Mike  Primiano, 
John  Padilla,  Lara  SanGiovanni  and 
Kate  Jacinto.  Stephan  is  a  buyer-in- 
training  at  Filene's  and  lives  in 
Quincy.  •  Nancy  Lee  Wheeler  was 
admitted  to  the  California  bar  on 
Dec.  5,  1994.  She  graduated  from 
Loyola  Law  School  and  studied 
abroad,  both  at  the  London  School 
of  Economics  and  the  London  Insti- 
tute of  International  Law.  Nancy 
intends  to  specialize  in  entertain- 
ment law  in  the  Los  Angeles  area.  • 
Andrew  Piela  and  Rebecca  Coo- 
per were  married  at  St.  Ignatius  May 
28,  1994.  Anna  Crane  was  a  brides- 
maid. At  the  wedding  were:  Claudia 
Rodriguez,  Corinne  Knolblach, 
Maribel  Custodio,  David  Daly,  Jon 
Gelber,  Dana  Ducharme,  Ken  Small, 
Susan  Masters  and  Erin  Miller.  An- 
drew passed  the  New  Hampshire 
bar  exam  and  works  as  a  law  clerk  for 
the  NH  Superior  court.  Rebecca 
passed  her  ANCC  Nurse  Practitio- 
ner Certification  Exam  and  works  as 
an  adult  nurse  practitioner  in 
Nashua,  NH.  •  Anthony  Parlato 


and  Kellyann  Bartolomei  were 
married  Sept.  12,  1993  on  Long  Is- 
land. Present  were  Keith  Solomon, 
Gene  Reed,  Jacqueline  McClean, 
Tsedal  Beyene,  Dominique 
Verdieu,  Monique  Acevedo  and 
Alycia  Sarjeant.  They  are  also  the 
proud  parents  of  a  baby  girl,  Alexis 
Torri  Parlato.  Anthony  would  like 
to  know  Kenny  Norwood's  '92 
whereabouts.  •  Attending  Teri  and 
John  Spielberger's  last  Labor  Day 
on  the  Cape  were:  bridesmaids  Patty 
Donahue  and  Christine  Pokoly,  best 
man  Amue  Thapar,  ushers  D.J. 
Simon  and  Mark  Sexton.  Also,  Troy 
Bracher,  Biz  Renick,  Christine  Berl, 
Kari  Cadwallader,  Kathleen  Cronin, 
Sarah  Lev,  Kerry  Carmody,  Jeff 
Jerrier,  Dan  Grady,  Harold 
Ehrmann,  Gregg  George,  Lois 
Hanrahan,  Brian  Wogenson,  Neil 
McCullagh,  Robjasminski, Jennifer 
Silvernail,  Sherry  Rutherford,  Kevin 
Reid,  Sean  Salene,  Diana  Schnitka, 
Drew  Tripodi,  Laura  DeBrux, 
Christopher  Zoidid,  Craig 
Tagliamonte,andJim  and  Pat  Wood. 

•  In  San  Francisco,  Christine 
Pokoly,  Karen  Olson,  Sandy 
Uribe,  Lena  Kim  and  Tara 
Henwood  all  get  together  once  a 
month.  •  On  Oct.  15,  1994  Katie 
Bresnahan  and  John  Ragan  were 
married  at  St.  Ignatius.  Kelly  Biby- 
Morales  was  a  bridesmaid,  and  Matt 
Metz  an  usher.  Also  there  were: 
Andy  Klare,  John  Ravenna,  Mike 
Delwiche,  Matt  Burke,  Dave  Per- 
gola and  Roland  Pritchett.  •  Rey 
Roldan  is  a  publicist  at  IRS  records 
in  NYC.  He  is  also  a  music  review 
editor  of  LOOK!  Magazine  and  a 
contributing  writer  for  Boston  Rock 
and  Cake  Magazine.  Rey  still  main- 
tains a  long-distance  relationship 
with  Maureen  Blandino  in  Boston. 
Rey's  e-mail  address  is 
Raybee@aol.com.  •JohnMontrone 
is  working  on  his  MBA  at  Columbia. 

•  John  Olson  graduated  from 
Fordham  Law.  •  Mark  Sexton  and 
Kathleen  Byrne  are  married  and 
living  in  St.  Paul,  MN.  Mark  is  a 
lawyer  in  St.  Paul,  and  Kathy  works 
for  Aetna  Health  Plan  in  Minneapo- 
lis. They  have  assumed  leadership  of 
the  Twin  Cities  BC  Club.  •  Ken 
DeStephano  lives  in  NYC.  •  Eliza- 
beth Johnston  and  Jean  Newell 
work  together  as  elementary  school 
teachers.  •  Fran  Clorio  lives  in 
NYC.  •  Peggy  Morin  is  working  on 
her  master's  in  education  at  BC.  • 
Petina  Joe  lives  in  Hong  Kong.  • 
Kerrie  Shaheen  is  at  Georgetown 
working  on  her  MBA.  •  Maryann 
Brennan  married  Thomas  Dillon 
March  25  in  New  Jersey.  Peggy 
Morin  was  her  bridesmaid.  •  Travis 
Thayer  graduated  from  Vanderbilt 


28  BOSTON  COLLEGE  ALUMNOTES 


Law  School.  •  Sheila  Rinaldi  teaches 
fourth  grade  in  W.  Roxbury.  • 
Sheree  Nuccio  teaches  fourth  grade 
in  Enfield,  CT.  •  Lisa  Billings  mar- 
ried Robert  Cerulli  in  July  '94.  They 
live  in  Norwalk,  CT.  Lisa  is  a  sev- 
enth grade  social  studies  teacher  and 
received  her  master's  in  education 
from  Sacred  Heart  Univ.  last  Dec.  • 
Roberta  Lampoon  passed  the  Vir- 
ginia bar  and  is  a  judicial  clerk  for  a 
circuit  court  in  Virginia.  Roberta 
has  been  married  for  two  years. 


92 


Paul  L.  Cantello 
1 30  Garden  St.  #3 
Hoboken,  NJ  07030 

Drew  Massey  has  founded  a  new 
magazine  called  P.O.  V.  The  current 
issue  is  on  newsstands  now.  Kramer 
from  "Seinfeld"  is  on  the  cover.  There 
are  many  interesting  articles,  like 
"Where  the  jobs  are,"  "Mutual  Funds 
you  can  afford  "  and  "Choosing  an 
appropriate  bottle  of  wine. "  Call  212- 
421-8676  for  subscription  info.  • 
Trent  Janik  works  for  J.  Crew  as  an 
assistant  product  manager  of  men's 
sweaters.  She  lives  and  works  in 
NYC.  Trent  reports  that  J.  Crew  is 
an  exciting  company  to  work  for  and 
was  able  to  travel  to  Hong  Kong  on 
business.  •  Dina  Strada  has  been 
promoted  to  account  rep  for  ABC's 
affiliate  relations  dept.  in  NYC.  • 
Claire  Kates  was  married  in  June  to 
a  doctor  she  met  while  working  as  a 
nurse  at  Brigham  &  Women's  Hos- 
pital. •  Kris  Hager  was  promoted  to 
promotion  director  at  Classic  Rock 
94.5  KFOX  in  San  Jose,  CA.  •  Alisa 
Picerno  has  been  promoted  to  press 
secretary  for  the  State  of 
Connecticut's  GOP.  Alisa  recently 
purchased  a  piano  and  acquired  a 
family  member — a  new  kitten.  • 
Chris  Eidt  wrote  in  about  a  recent 
gathering  of  roommates  in  DC. 
Dean  Kueter  is  working  for  Con- 
gressman Barney  Frank.*  Dimi trios 
Angelis  has  been  a  teacher  with 
Teach  for  America  in  L.A.  He  earned 
his  master's  degree  and  decided  to 
spend  this  summer  teaching  in  Ja- 
pan. Dimitiros  was  also  involved  with 
interviewing  prospective  kids  for  ad- 
mission to  BC.  •  Cynthia  Finley  is 
attending  graduate  school  at  Louisi- 
ana State  Univ.  She  will  receive  her 
master's  in  social  work  in  May  '96. 
Cynthia  is  engaged  to  Eric 
Waguespack,  whom  she  met  at  LSU. 
They  will  marry  this  Dec.  in  L.A.  • 
Susan  Hannifin  and  Maureen  Wall 
are  roommates  in  San  Diego.  Susan 
teaches  at  Polinsky  Children's  Cen- 


ter. Maureen  is  engaged  to  John 
Levangie  of  Lexington.  They  will 
marry  in  the  spring  with  Susan  as  the 
maid  of  honor,  and  Maura  Feeley, 
Trent  Janik,  Pamela  Maskara  and 
Mary  Kate  Meis  as  bridesmaids.  • 
Brian  Coleman  is  a  DJ  at  The 
Linwood  Grille  (off  Boylston  St.  near 
Star  Market)  Thursdays  from  1 0  pm 
to  2  am.  He  spins  deep  funk,  soul 
jazz  and  rare  groove  records.  Brian 
also  has  a  radio  show,  "Funk  to  the 
Folks,"  Tuesdays  from  5-6  pm  on 
WZBC  (90.3  FM).  •  Ron  Wessel 
won  the  prestigious  Quimby  Award 
from  Creighton  Univ.  Law  School 
in  Omaha,  NE.  Ron  graduated  with 
his  JD  in  May  and  is  considering 
relocating  to  Denver.  •  Steve 
Lavelle  proposed  to  Mary 
Wasserman  on  March  1 7  in  Toronto. 
She  said  yes!  A  June  '96  wedding  is 
planned — with  many  '92ers  expected 
to  be  in  attendance.  •  Malena 
Amato  is  finishing  up  her  third  year 
at  Georgetown  Univ.  Medical 
School  and  still  lives  with  Caroline 
Mendoza  and  Tina  Castellano. 
Erin  Graefe  lives  nearby  and  is  re- 
gional fundraising  coordinator  for 
the  Democratic  Congressional  Cam- 
paign Committee.  Tina  is  in  her 
third  year  working  for  Special  Olym- 
pics International.  Caroline  is  the 
assistant  press  secretary  for  Con- 
gressman Henry  Bonilla  of  Texas. 
Ann  Kurtz  is  in  her  first  year  of  law 
school  at  Catholic  Univ.  All  three 
roommates  attended  Sheila  Mahony 
and  Steve  Schlageter's  wedding  in 
Edina,  MN  in  April.  Billy 
McMurtrie,  Pat  Caulfield, 
Brendan  McGowan,  Bryan 
Bourke,  Amy  Brown,  Stephanie 
Sayfie  and  Todd  Johnson  also  at- 
tended. The  couple  honeymooned 
in  the  Cayman  Islands  and  returned 
to  live  and  work  in  the  Seattle  area. 
Steve  works  for  Arthur  Andersen; 
Sheila  is  a  sales  rep.  for  Pfizer  Phar- 
maceutical Co.  •  Michelle  Korn 
lives  in  NYC  and  works  for  CBS 
news.  •  Kelley  Noreen  is  in  Minne- 
apolis working  as  a  stockbroker  with 
Dean  Witter.  •  After  a  year-long  cou- 
rageous battle  with  leukemia,  Kevin 
Rappa  passed  away.  He  loved  BC  and 
our  prayers  are  with  his  family. 


93 


Alison  J.  Pothier 

c/o  BC  Alumni  Association 

825  Centre  St. 

Newton,  MA  02158 

pothier_alison@jpmorgan.com 

The  class  officers  have  already  started 
planning  ahead  for  football  season 


by  reserving  Harper's  Ferry  for 
homecoming  weekend  again  this 
year.  If  you're  in  town  that  weekend, 
hope  you  can  join  us  for  a  quick 
reunion!  •  Please  note  the  new  ad- 
dress to  which  you  can  mail  all  cor- 
respondence to  me.  If  all  works  out 
as  planned,  I  will  be  relocating  to 
London  with  my  job  and  can  be 
contacted  through  either  the  alumni 
office  or  the  above  e-mail  adress 
until  my  home  address  becomes 
more  permanent.  If  your  letter  is  not 
included  here,  keep  an  eye  out  in  the 
next  article  to  see  that  they've  been 
forwarded  and  published.  •  Saw 
many  '93  classmates  at  the  Presiden- 
tial Scholars  dinner  sponsored  by 
die  NY  Alumni  Club  earlier  this 
year — a  few  representatives  included: 
Jose  Garcia,  Noelle  Brogi,  Mike 
Ascione,  Pat  Lalor  and  Rob 
Carroll.  •  Recently  heard  from 
Wendy  Burgess  and  Nicole 
Choiniere.  Nicole  is  a  3rd  grade 
teacher  at  the  Commodore 
Macdonough  School  inMiddletown, 
CT  and  is  living  in  Rocky  Hills. 
Wendy,  who  is  currently  living  in 
Chicago  and  working  at  the  Run- 
away Switchboard,  will  be  attending 
graduate  school  for  social  work  this 
fall.  •  Congratulations  to  Tammy 
Bouda  and  George  Doehner  '94  who 
are  planning  to  marry  in  August  of 
this  year  .  Tammy  recently  finished 
her  second  year  at  Univ.  of  Ne- 
braska Medical  Center.  •  Congratu- 
lations also  to  Carrie  Malone  and 
Chris  Rivera  '94  who  are  planning 
to  marry  at  BC  in  April  '96.  Carrie 
lives  in  Walpole  and  works  for  CIBA/ 
Corning.  Her  roommate,  Sarah 
Bintinger,  is  a  human  resource  ad- 
ministrator with  the  Mass.  Co.  in 
Boston.  •  Best  wishes  to  Mary 
Orlowski  and  Jay  Yuskis,  who  are 
engaged  and  are  planning  a  May  '96 
wedding.  Mary  is  attending  gradu- 
ate school  at  Arizona  State  Univ.  to 
pursue  her  master's  of  education. 
She  works  as  a  graduate  assistant  in 
undergraduate  admissions  at  ASU.  • 
Congratulations  to  Laura 
Maniscaleo  and  Damon  DeLise, 
who  were  engaged  in  January  and 
are  planning  a  March  '96  wedding. 
Laura  received  her  master's  in  envi- 
ronmental management  and  Damon 
works  for  Andersen  Consulting  in 
NJ.  •  Heard  from JP  Plunkett,  who 
recently  joined  the  Boston  office  of 
Cushman  &  Wakefield  as  a  com- 
mercial real  estate  broker.  He  also 
writes  a  monthly  column  for  Eagle 
Action  covering  BC  sports.  •  Kelly 
Johnson  graduated  from  Boston 
Univ.  in  May  with  a  master's  in  sci- 
ence in  occupational  therapy.  She 
works  at  the  Mayo  Clinic  in  Roches- 
ter, MN  as  an  intern  in  physical 


rehabilitation  while  working  toward 
her  certification  in  occupational 
therapy.  •  Kathy  Cammarata  re- 
ceived a  university  fellowship  from 
Ohio  Univ.'s  Scripp's  School  ofjour- 
nalism  and  will  continue  on  in  the 
master's  program  this  June.  She  also 
let  us  know  that  Ellen  Gallagher  is 
the  editor  of  a  local  newspaper  in 
Buffalo. •  Heard  from  John  Kim, 
who  is  living  outside  of  Washing- 
ton, DC.  After  spending  time  work- 
ing as  a  marketing  consultant  at  an 
advertising  firm,  he  has  decided  to 
change  career  directions.  John  is  now 
heading  off  to  Virginia  Tech  to  study 
accounting  and  information  systems. 
•  After  graduation,  John  Snoey  trav- 
elled throughout  Europe  for  two 
months  and  spent  the  next  year  es- 
tablishing his  own  construction  com- 
pany in  Oregon.  He  is  now  doing 
consulting  work  for  Ernst  &  Young 
in  Chicago.  •  Mike  Burke  and  Jenny 
Osborne  '94  are  engaged  and  plan- 
ning a  July  wedding.  Congratula- 
tions! •  Heard  that  Louis  Tirino  is 
living  in  Norwalk,  CT  where  he 
now  works  as  a  consultant  for  Hewitt 
Associates.  •  Lorajakubczak  is  cur- 
rently working  at  the  Italian  Home 
for  Children  in  Boston.  She  would 
like  to  extend  a  hello  to  her  previous 
roomates:  Michele  Egan,  Chris 
D'Ellesandro,  Stacy  Stecher  and 
Kara  Heffernan — all  working  in  San 
Francisco.  #Monique  Laflamme 
Hapgood  is  living  in  Honolulu, HI 
attending  a  pediatric  specialty  nurs- 
ing course  at  Tripler  Army  Medical 
Center.  She  and  her  husband  will  be 
moving  to  Tacoma,  WA  where  she 
will  work  at  the  Madigan  Army 
Medical  Center  once  she  has  com- 
pleted the  course.  •  Heard  from  Ja- 
son Raia,  who  is  currently  living  in 
Allston  while  working  on  his  master's 
in  philosophy  at  BC.  He  works  as  a 
full-time  youth  minister  at  St. 
Joseph's  Parish  in  Medford.  • 
Phoebe  Loyer  is  working  toward 
her  master's  in  social  work  at  UPenn; 
word  has  it  that,  though  she  enjoys 
PA,  she  misses  life  in  Boston.  •  Con- 
gratulations to  Tom  Hickey  and 
Jennifer  Sarnie  who  were  married 
on  July  9.  Tom  is  working  as  a  his- 
tory teacher  in  a  high  school  on  the 
South  Shore.  •  Congrats  also  to 
Robert  Drapeau,  who  received  his 
master's  in  Anglo  Irish  studies  from 
Univ.  College,  Dublin,  Ireland. 


BOSTON  COLLEGE  ALUMNOTES    29 


CLASSES 


94 

Alyce  T.  Hatem 
208  South  Ann  St. 
Mobile,  AL  36604 


Brian  Falvey  is  entertaining  another 
football  season;  however,  this  time 
he  was  behind  the  scenes.  He  had 
the  opportunity  to  be  the  first  former 
mascot  to  judge  the  Eagle  Mascot 
tryouts.  Hey  Brian,  tell  us  your  se- 
cret! •  Derek  Hughes  was  appointed 
to  marketing  trainee  for  Janssen 
Pharmaceutical,  NJ  in  Jan.  After  a 
year  of  training  he  will  become  a 
sales  rep.  •  Christine  Leonard 
joined  World  Teach  in  Feb.  and  is  in 
Costa  Rica  teaching  English.  •  We 
have  some  more  JVC  updates:  this 
list  just  keeps  getting  longer  and 
longer.  Keith  Haig  is  in  Anaheim 
working  with  the  homeless,  trying 
to  find  them  transitional  housing. 
Maria  Haggarty  is  in  East  L.A. 
teaching  physical  education.  Dave 
O'Toole  is  in  L.A.  teaching  history 
in  an  alternative  high  school.  Debbie 
Carrasquillo  is  living  in  Manhattan 
Beach,  CA  and  working  with  home- 
less and  mentally  handicapped 
women.  •  BC  grads  just  don't  like  to 
leave  Boston.  Here  goes  it.  Mark 
Viveros  is  a  fund  accountant  and 
recently  took  his  CPA  exam.  Good 
luck,  Mark.  Sharon  Friedman  is  a 
high  school  math  teacher.  Jim  Kelly 
is  working  at  Tower  Records. 
Carolyn  Healy  works  at  Sun  Life  of 
Canada  as  a  programmer  for  indi- 
vidual systems  development.  • 
Cheryl  Hockman  and  Paul 
McNamara  work  at  KATZ  radio. 
They  love  their  jobs  so  much  they 
are  planning  to  get  married  in  June 
'96.  •  The  New  England  Patriots 
have  a  new  star  with  them.  Katie 
Delay  is  in  the  Foxboro  offensive 
line  office.  Jerry  Caruso  is  working 
for  Arthur  Andersen.  John  Burns  is 
at  Merrill  Lynch.  Katie  Rollins  is 
working  part  time  as  a  shoe  shiner  in 
downtown  Boston  and  for  the  Visit- 
ing Nurses'  Association  on  the  week- 
ends. Matt  Finte  is  working  at  a 
bakery  in  the  North  End,  with  aspi- 
rations to  have  one  of  his  own  one 
day.  Ann  Highland  and  Jen 
Phillippe  work  at  Fidelity.  Mike 
Spalla  has  returned  from  playing 
hockey  in  Italy  and  is  also  working  at 
Fidelity  with  Ann  and  Jen.  Andy 
Mahar  is  a  high  school  hockey  ref- 
eree. Tom  Ryan  was  promoted  to 
senior  account  executive  with 
Baybank,  Inc.  Meredith  McNeilage 
is  working  for  Furman  Selz.  Tara 
Goshco,  Ann  Brisetle  and  Andrea 
Palermo  are  living  together  and 
working  in  Boston.  BenD'Agostino 


and  Jerry  Spencer  are  living  in 
Medford  and  working  in  Boston.  • 
Melissa  Mastriani  is  living  and 
working  in  Norway.  •  Brian  Saxton 
and  Steve  Marciano  are  playing 
baseball  for  Moe  Maloney's  '95  BC 
team.  •  Stephanie  Nakielny  was  a 
contestant  in  the  Miss  Rhode  Island 
Beauty  Pageant  on  April  22.  Hope 
you  did  well!  Please  tell  us  the  re- 
sults. •  Chrisy  McLain  is  working 
in  Australia  at  the  Consulate.  •  Brian 
Delaney  has  taken  a  leave  of  ab- 
sence from  Coopers  and  Lybrand  to 
pursue  a  singing  career  in  NY.  • 
Chris  Woody  Accardo  and  his  group 
the  "Reitions  Brothers"  were  sched- 
uled to  tour  ten  cities  in  the  Midwest 
this  summer.  Cooll  •  We  still  have 
some  folks  who  are  attending  school. 
Rich  Alcock  will  attend  Harvard 
Law  School  in  the  fall.  Michelle 
Damian  is  attending  law  school  at 
American  Univ.  Gaew  Phadungchi 
is  a  medical  student  at  Georgetown 
Univ.  Antonia  Moser  is  a  grad  stu- 
dent studying  English  in  Nashville, 
TN.  •  Jenny  Osborne  called  to  let 
us  know  she's  engaged  to  Mike  Burke 
'93.  AJuly  weddingis  planned.  Con- 
gratulations! •  John  Joyce  is  cur- 
rently skating  in  Disney  on  Ice's 
production  of  "The  Lion  King. "  • 
Charlotte  Altmeyer  is  living  and 
working  as  a  nurse  in  Charleston, 
SC.  •  Dennis  Thornton  is  a  finalist 
for  MTV's  Real  World  production 
in  London.  •  Martha  Lynch  has 
recendy  moved  to  NYC  and  Kelly 
Mulcahy  is  working  at  Lord  Abbet 
Mutual  Funds  in  NYC.  Melanie 
Prusinki  is  working  for  Price 
Waterhouse.  •  Jack  Callahan  has 
finished  his  season  in  the  East  Coast 
Hockey  League  and  will  be  training 
as  a  franchising  associate  for 
McDonald's  •  John  Driscoll  has 
moved  to  Honolulu  to  train  for  the 
Ironman  Triathlon.  •  Connie 
Cicolini  is  opening  a  new  office  for 
the  company  she  is  working  for. 
Good  luck,  Connie! 


EVENING 
COLLEGE 

Jane  T.  Crimlisk  '74 

416  Belgrade  Ave.  Apt.  25 

W.  Roxbury,  MA  02 1 32 

Jeremiah  J.  Lonergan  '55  informs 
me  that  on  Dec.  24, 1994,  Channel  7 
showed  "Christmas  in  Massachusetts, " 
an  animated  Christmas  story.  The 
voices  of  Santa  and  The  Snowman 
were  Jerry's.  •  Jerry  Long  '62  re- 
tired last  Sept.  after  3  3  years  of  teach- 
ing— 32  in  the  Norwood  public 
schools.  Jerry's  sister,  wife,  two 


daughters,  and  one  son-in-law  are 
all  BC  grads.  •  Gerry  Harvey  79's 
daughter  Kristen  will  enter  BC  in 
the  fall.  His  daughter  Carol  Ann  will 
receive  an  MS  in  nursing  in  '96  and 
his  wife,  Ginny,  who  works  at  BC  as 
a  librarian,  will  receive  a  BA  in  '97.  • 
Susan  G.  Robinson  '85  was  elected 
an  officer  with  Paul  Revere  Insur- 
ance in  Worcester.  Susan  received  a 
law  degree  from  New  England 
School  of  Law.  She  is  a  member  of 
the  Mass.,  Worcester  and  American 
Bar  Associations  and  is  a  Worcester 
Legal  Services  volunteer.  •  I  met 
Walter  Sullivan  '64  and  his  wife 
Joan  at  Pops  on  May  19.  Walter 
expects  to  retire  from  the  Federal 
Reserve  Bank  in  Oct.  Walter  and 
Joan  have  three  sons:  John,  Ed  and 
Jim.  They  are  proud  parents  of  a 
daughter  Gourtney,  born  April  26.  • 
Condolences  are  extended  to  the 
family  and  the  Sisters  of  St.  Joseph 
on  the  death  of  Sister  Mariona 
Hurley  '45.  Also,  condolences  are 
extended  to  the  family  of  Dorothy 
Devlin  '53.  May  they  rest  in  peace. 


GA&S 

Dean  Michael  A.  Smyer 
McGuinn  Hall  221 A 
Boston  College 
Chestnut  Hill,  MA  02 167 
(617)552-3265 

Karen  Hassey  Dow,  nursing  '92, 
PhD  '94,  is  a  recipient  of  both  the 
Oncology  Nursing  Society  (ONS)/ 
Schering  Corp.  Excellence  in  Can- 
cer Nursing  Research  Award  and 
the  ONS/Upjohn  Co.  Quality  of 
Life  Award,  which  were  presented  at 
the  Society's  20th  Anniversary  Con- 
gress in  April  in  Anaheim,  CA.  Dr. 
Dow  is  a  cancer  consultant  in 
Melbourne,  FL.  •  Robert  J. 
Gerardi,  DEd  '79,  retired  Lynn  su- 
perintendent of  schools  and  most 
recently  VP  for  education  sales  with 
Eastern  Building  Services  in 
Woburn,  has  now  been  appointed 
superintendent  of  schools  in 
Kingfield,  ME  in  the  Sugarloaf 
Mountain  area.  •  J.  William  Harm- 
less, PhD  religion  and  education 
'90,  assistant  professor  of  theology, 
was  awarded  Teacher  of  the  Year  at 
Spring  Hill  College  last  spring.  This 
fall,  Liturgical  Press  will  be  publish- 
ing his  new  book,  Augustine  and  the 
Catechumenate.  •  Philip  Cate 
Huckins,  MAT  '85,  had  an  article, 
"Selections  from  an  Air  Force  Mem- 
oir, "  published  in  the  faculty  journal 
of  Salem  State  College,  Sextant,  late 
last  year.  He  also  presented  a  paper, 
"Broken  Voids,  Broken  Arrows:  A  Criti- 
cal A  nalysis  of  the  Federal  Government 's 


Off-Reservation  Boarding  School  Pro- 
gram, 1879-1900," at  the  Pedagogy 
of  the  Oppressed  Conference  at  the 
Univ.  of  Nebraska,  Omaha  in  Feb., 
and  was  recently  appointed  as  an 
adjunct  faculty  member  in  the  edu- 
cation department  at  Merrimack 
College.  •  P.  Patrick  Leahy,  MS 
geology  '70,  has  recently  become 
chief  geologist  and  chief  of  the  geo- 
logical division  of  the  U.S.  Geologi- 
cal Survey.  The  geology  department 
at  BC  is  nominating  Pat  for  the 
Alumni  Achievement  Award  in  Sci- 
ence next  year.  •  MaryKay 
Mahoney,  MA  English  '73,  an  En- 
glish professor  at  Merrimack  Col- 
lege, has  contributed  an  essay,  "A 
Train  Running  on  Two  Sets  of  Tracks: 
Highsmith  's  and  Hitchcock 's  Strangers 
on  a  Train  "  to  the  book,  It's  a  Print!: 
Detective  Fiction  fro?n  Page  to  Screen. 
She  has  presented  papers  on  detec- 
tive fiction  at  national  Popular  Cul- 
ture Association  conferences,  and 
participated  in  a  panel  at  the  annual 
conference  of  the  New  England  As- 
sociation of  Teachers  of  English.  • 
Christopher  Martes,  PhD  ed. 
admin.  '93,  director  of  personnel  for 
the  Brookline  schools,  became  su- 
perintendent of  the  Medfield  Schools 
in  June.  •  Rev.  Francis  S.  Tebbe, 
OFM,  MEd  '82,  was  unanimously 
elected  to  serve  a  second  term  ('95- 
'98)  as  president  of  the  Nat'l  Orga- 
nization for  Continuing  Education 
of  Roman  Catholic  Clergy.  It  was 
the  first  time  in  its  22-year  history 
that  a  president  was  re-elected.  He 
edited  their  Handbook  for  the  Con- 
tinuing Formation  of  Priests.  He  also 
wrote,  "Living  with  Pain:  Windows  of 
Hope, "  which  was  published  by  Di- 
ocesan Publications  of  Columbus, 
OH;  the  Catholic  Chronicle,  the  news- 
paper of  the  Diocese  of  Toledo,  re- 
printed the  article  in  a  special  insert 
in  its  May  27,  1994  issue.  •  Rev. 
Charles  Vavonese,  MEd  78,  has 
been  appointed  to  the  New  York 
State  Regents  Review  Committee. 
He  is  a  member  of  the  U.S.  Catholic 
Conference  Federal  Assistance  Ad- 
visory Council,  advising  bishops  on 
federal  legislation  affecting  educa- 
tion. He  serves  on  the  Syracuse  and 
Onondaga  County  Drug  and  Alco- 
hol Abuse  Commission.  •  Linda 
Brown  Wilson,  PhD  counseling 
psych.  '80,  was  elected  interim  presi- 
dent of  Quincy  College  in  Jan.  She's 
been  affiliated  with  the  college  since 
'79  and  with  Quincy  public  schools 
since  '69. 


30  BOSTON  COLLEGE  ALUMNOTES 


GSOM 

Lesley  Fox  Denny  '91 
1  1  Tumelty  Rd. 
Pea  body,  MA  01 960 
(508)  535-8791 


GSSW 

Sr.  Joanne  Westwater,  RGS,  '55 
57  Avalon  Ave. 
Quincy,  MA  02 169 
(617)328-5053 

Fr.  John  Driscoll  '41  has  retired 
after  eight  years  of  serving  as  execu- 
tive director  of  the  GSSW's  Alumni 
Association.  Father  will  be  living  at 
a  retirement  center  called  New  Pond 
Village,  located  at  180  Main  St., 
Walpole  0208 1 .  His  telephone  num- 
ber is  (508)  668-8553.  Words  can 
never  express  our  thanks  and  appre- 
ciation for  all  his  years  of  generous 
and  dedicated  service  in  a  variety  of 
important  human  service  positions, 
including  as  dean  of  GSSW.  Our 
fond  memories  and  best  wishes  are 
extended  to  Father.  •  Tom 
O'Donnell, '59,  after  many  years 
working  for  the  Veterans'  Adminis- 
tration in  Brockton,  the  Commis- 
sion for  the  Blind  and  Catholic 
Charities  of  Boston,  is  enjoying  his 
retirement.  He  has  been  volunteer- 
ing at  The  Good  Shephard's  Maria 
Droste  Services  in  Quincy  and  re- 
cently was  elected  to  the  GSSW 
Alumni  Board  for  a  two-year  term.  • 
Bill  Allen  71  is  executive  VP  for 
community  services  at  the  United 
Way  of  Southeastern  New  England. 
His  office  is  located  in  Providence, 
RI.  Bill  has  been  with  this  United 
Way  for  18  years.  He  is  also  on  the 
GSSW  Alumni  Board.  Bill  resides 
with  his  wife  Anabel  and  two  daugh- 
ters in  Cumberland,  RI.  •  Margaret 
Vann  72  just  concluded  her  two- 
year  term  on  the  GSSW  Alumni 
Board.  Margaret  volunteers  with 
several  agencies  and  she  recently 
returned  from  Saudi  Arabia,  where 
she  visited  her  son  and  his  family. 
When  speaking  of  this,  Margaret 
can  be  heard  to  say,  "I  had  a  great 
visit  there;  I  had  a  wonderful  time; 
and  I  had  an  extraordinary  adven- 
ture." •  Nancy  C.  Slamin  74  is 
executive  director  of  the  Newton- 
Wellesley-Weston  Committee  for 
Community  Living.  This  private, 
non-profit  organization  provides 
community  residences/group 
homes,  family  support  services,  and 
leisure  and  recreation  for  develop- 
mentally-disabled  individuals. 
Nancy  is  married  and  has  two  boys. 
•  June  Cooper  76  of  the  Cooper 
Group  in  Jamaica  Plain,  is  a  consult- 


ant working  with  a  variety  of  pro- 
grams, particularly  maternal  and 
child  health.  June  also  provides  di- 
versity training  to  various  organiza- 
tions and  teaches  two  courses  at  BC: 
Racism  and  Cross-Cultural  Inter- 
ventions. •  Connie  K.  Wilhite  '89 
received  a  graduate  certificate  from 
BC's  Women  in  Politics  and  Gov- 
ernment program  in  1 990;  she  gradu- 
ated from  South  Texas  College  of 
Law  in  Houston  in  1994.  Connie 
passed  the  Feb.  '95  Texas  bar  exam 
and  is  now  a  licensed  attorney.  She 
works  for  the  Attorney  General's 
office  in  Austin  and  plans  to  special- 
ize in  civil  rights  and  employment 
discrimination  law.  Connie  lives  in 
Austin.  •  Rick  Goggin  '90  com- 
pleted his  term  as  president  of  the 
board  of  the  GSSW  Alumni  Asso- 
ciation. Rick  has  now  assumed  the 
role  of  president  emeritus  and  is 
heading  a  committee  of  all  former 
GSSW  executive  board  presidents, 
now  in  the  process  of  being  estab- 
lished. This  new  committee  will  serve 
in  an  advisory  capacity.  While  doing 
all  of  this,  Rick  continues  to  work 
full-time  at  Mentor  as  a  clinical  su- 
pervisor of  traumatically  brain-dam- 
aged  individuals.  •  Our  new 
executive  board  members  are: 
Donald  J.  Emond  '62,  president 
(Donald  is  president  and  CEO  of 
Family  Services  in  Fall  River);  Paul 
Segal  '66,  vice  president  (he  is  ex- 
ecutive director  of  Jewish  Family 
Services  in  Providence,  RI);  Mary 
Ellen  Provencher -66,  treasurer  (she 
is  a  consultant  for  two  agencies  work- 
ing with  the  developmentally  dis- 
abled); and  Catherine  Nowak 
DeMassi  '90,  secretary  (Catherine 
is  a  full-time  mother  taking  care  of 
her  first  child,  Nicolas,  born  in  Sept. 
of  '94.) 


LAW 

Amy  S.  DerBedrosian 
Director  of  Communications 
Boston  College  Law  School 
885  Centre  St. 
Newton,  MA  02 159 

The  Honorable  James  A.  Redden 

'54,  a  federal  district  court  judge  for 
the  District  of  Oregon,  has  stepped 
down  as  chief  district  judge  and  as- 
sumed senior  status.  •  Richard  J. 
Tobin  '62  has  become  a  Connecti- 
cut Superior  Court  judge.  •  Herbert 
L.  Turney  '62  has  become  a  partner 
in  the  Boston  office  of  the  law  firm 
of  Jackson,  Lewis,  Schnitzler  & 
Krupman.  •  Thomas  J.  May  '66 
recently  was  named  a  judge  in  the  E. 
Boston  District  Court.  •  David  F. 
Hannon  '68  has  been  included  in 


the  most  recent  edition  of  Best  Law- 
yers in  America.  *  Alan  S.  Kaplinsky 
70  has  become  a  partner  in  the  busi- 
ness and  finance  department  of  the 
Philadelphia  law  firm  of  Spahr, 
Andrews  &  Ingersoll.  •  Ernest  B. 
Murphy  70  has  been  appointed  to  a 
four-year  term  as  a  member  of  the 
Board  of  Bar  Overseers  by  the  Su- 
preme Judicial  Court  of  Mass.  • 
Raymond  J.  Brassard  71  has  been 
named  a  Mass.  Superior  Court  judge. 

•  Harold  Damelin  72  recently  was 
named  staff  director  and  chief  coun- 
sel for  the  Governmental  Affairs  In- 
vestigations Subcommittee  by 
Senator  William  Roth  of  Delaware. 

•  Timothy  E.  Kish  72  has  been 
named  an  executive  VP  of  Capital 
Bank  in  Miami,  FL.  •  Dennis  J. 
LaCroix  72  has  joined  the  Boston 
law  firm  of  Schwartz,  Shaw  and 
Griffith,  where  he  is  involved  in 
healthcare  business  and  regulatory 
law.  •  Walter  A.  Costello,Jr.  73 
has  formed  the  law  firm  of  Walter  A. 
Costello,  Jr.  &  Associates  in  Salem. 

•  Thomas  A.  Connors  76  has  been 
nominated  as  a  circuit  judge  for  the 
District  Court  of  Mass.  •  Mary  J. 
Healey  76  has  been  named  VP, 
general  counsel  and  secretary  of 
Yankee  Energy  in  Connecticut.  • 
Alan  G.  Philibosian  78  has  been 
appointed  Commissioner  of  the  Port 
Authority  of  New  York  and  New 
Jersey.  •  James  J.  Yukevich  78  has 
formed  the  law  firm  of  Yukevich  & 
Sonnett  in  Los  Angeles.  •  John  P. 
Pucci  '80  has  become  a  partner  in 
the  Northampton  law  firm  of  Fierst, 
Mitchell  &  Pucci.  •  Mary  Ann 
Chirba-Martin  '8 1  is  the  co-author 
of  the  article  "The  Critical  Role  of 
ERISA  in  State  Health  Reform;'  13 
Health  Affairs  142  (1994).  She  also 
has  been  teaching  health  care  law  at 
BC  Law  School.  •  Christopher  P. 
Kauders  '81  has  formed  Pre-Trial 
Solutions,  Inc.  in  Boston.  •  Leonard 
F.  Zandrow,  Jr.  '81  recently  was 
elected  to  the  board  of  directors  of 
the  National  Spinal  Cord  Injury 
Association.  •  John  A.  Herbers  '82 
has  been  named  a  fellow  of  the 
American  College  of  Trust  and  Es- 
tate Counsel.  •  Jonathan  P.  Norris 
'83  has  formed  the  law  firm  of 
Jonathan  P.  Norris,  P.C.  in  Chest- 
nut Hill.  •  Daniel  B.  Winslow  '83 
has  been  named  a  judge  in  the 
Wrentham  District  Court.  •  Susan 
L.S.  Ernst  '84  recently  was  ap- 
pointed treasurer  of  the  franchise 
section  of  the  Dallas  Bar  Associa- 
tion. •  John  P.  Connolly  '85  has 
been  named  a  partner  in  the  Boston 
office  of  the  law  firm  of  Peabody  & 
Arnold.  •  Richard  H.  Durben  '85 
has  joined  the  Boston  law  firm  of 
Gilmore,  Rees  &  Carlson  as  a  senior 


associate.  •  Robert  D.  Hoffman  '85 

is  now  a  partner  in  the  Los  Angeles 
law  firm  of  Charlston,  Revich  & 
Williams.  •Jeremy Ritzenberg '85 
has  been  named  a  partner  in  the  law 
firm  of  Hinckley,  Allen  &  Snyder.  • 
Jeffrey  Spitzer-Resnick  '85  is  the 
author  of  an  article  titled  "Protecting 
the  Rights  of  Nursing  Home  Residents: 
How  Tort  Liability  Interacts  with  Statu- 
tory Protections"  and  published  in  19 
Nova  L.R.  630  (1995).  •  Abigail  R. 
Hechtman  '87  has  been  named  a 
member  of  the  Boston  law  firm  of 
Brown,  Rudnick,  Freed  &  Gesmer. 
•  Patrick  Q.  Hustead  '87  has  been 
named  a  partner  in  the  Denver,  CO 
law  firm  of  Rothgerber,  Appel,  Pow- 
ers &  Johnson.  •  Andrea  Peraner- 
Sweet  '87  has  been  elected  a  partner 
in  the  Boston  civil  litigation  firm  of 
Sally  &  Fitch.  •  A.  Brian  Albritton 
'88  has  been  elected  president  of  the 
Hillsborough  County  [Florida]  As- 
sociation of  Criminal  Defense  Law- 
yers. •  Leizer  Z.  Goldsmith  '88  has 
established  a  Washington,  DC  law 
practice  emphasizing  employment 
litigation.  •  Christopher  J.  Devlin 
'89  is  now  an  attorney  in  the  com- 
mercial department  of  the  Portland, 
ME  law  firm  of  Bernstein,  Shur, 
Sawyer  &  Nelson.  •  Kathleen 
Connelly  Moline  '89  has  opened  a 
general  law  practice  in  Danvers.  • 
KevinJ.  O'Connell  '89  has  become 
associated  with  the  New  York  law 
firm  of  Curtis,  Mallet-Prevost,  Colt 
&  Mosler.  •  Alina  P.  Marquez  '90 
has  joined  the  criminal  division  as  an 
assistant  U.S.  Attorney  in  Connecti- 
cut. •  Brian  R.  Connors  '91  has 
become  an  associate  in  the  business 
department  of  the  Boston  law  firm 
of  Perkins,  Smith  &  Cohen.  •  Erin 
K.  Higgins  '91  has  become  associ- 
ated with  the  Boston  law  firm  of 
Conn,  Kavanaugh,  Rosenthal,  Peisch 
&  Ford.  •  M.J.  Reynders 
MacKenzie  '91  has  become  an  as- 
sociate in  the  Syracuse,  NY  office  of 
the  law  firm  of  Harris,  Beach  & 
Wilcox.  •  Timothy  J.  Shea  II  '92 
has  joined  the  science  and  technol- 
ogy department  of  the  Boston  law 
firm  of  Perkins,  Smith  &  Cohen.  • 
Gina  M.  Signorello  '92  is  now  as- 
sistant city  solicitor  for  the  city  of 
Lowell.  She  also  serves  on  the  board 
of  directors  of  Rape  Crisis  Services 
of  Greater  Lowell.  •  Joseph  J. 
Centeno  '93  has  joined  the  Phila- 
delphia office  of  the  law  firm  of 
Swartz  Campbell  &  Detweiler.  • 
Jason  A.  Farber  '93  is  now  an  attor- 
ney with  the  law  firm  of  Davis  Wright 
Tremaine  in  Seattle,  WA.  •  Julie 
Park  Farber  '93  has  an  insurance 
defense  practice  with  the  Seattle, 
WA  law  firm  of  Johnson  &  Martens. 


BOSTON  COLLEGE  ALUMNOTES   31 


CLASSES 


DEATHS 


George  W.  Boner  EX  '21, 

Groveland,  12/31/94 
Francis  J.  Hickey,  '23,  Medford, 

1/14/94 

Frederick  W.  Blatchford,  SJ  '25, 

GA&S  '26,  Weston,  3/29 
Joseph  V.  Sheerin  '27, 

Lexington,  1/31 
Edward  L.  Monahan,  Esq.  '28, 

Lowell,  12/9/94 
John  Lloyd  Carnegie  '29,  GA&S 

'32,  Denver,  CO,  7/10/94 
Keelan  S.  Milbury  '29,  Medford, 

1/22 

William  J.  Toomey  '30,  GA&S  '31, 

Cambridge,  12/29/94 
Thomas  F.  McGann  '31,  Long 

Beach,  CA,  1/14 

Sr.  M.  Rose  Sheehy,  CSJ  '31, 
Framingham,  1/22 

Thomas  F.  Collins  '32, 
Dorchester,  7/29/94 

Francis  J.  Crump,  OMI  '32 

Washington,  DC,  12/08/94 
William  S.  Downey  '32,  Silver 

Spring,  MD,  12/23/94 
Arthur  F.  Ward  '33,  Lawrence, 

11/23/94 
John  T.  Broderick  '34,  GA&S  '35, 

South  Harwich,  6/16/94 

Sr.  Mary  Rosella,  RSM,  GA&S  '34, 
Cumberland,  RI,  12/15/94 

Flavio  J.  Tosi  EC  '34,  Beverly, 

12/28/94 
Raymond  N.  Funchion  '35,  West 

Palm  Beach,  FL,  1/22 

Daniel  P.  Keenan  '35,  Venice, 
FL,  2/19 

James  A.  McLaughlin,  MD  '35, 

Marshfield,  2/26 
Edwin  J.  Crowley,  SJ  '37,  WES 

'40,  '50,  Dorchester,  1/14 
Arthur  E.  Durkin  '37,  Melrose, 

1/29 
Charles  J.  Quigley  '37,  Salem, 

NH,  1/7 

Amos  J.  Guarente,  MD  '38, 
Winchester,  3/28 

Oliver  Laronde  '38,  Waltham, 
12/7/94 

Paul  F.  Sharkey  '38,  N. 

Hollywood,  CA,  11/21/94 

William  J.  Condon,  Esq.  '40,  LAW 
'47,  Larchmont,  NY,  3/25 

James  M.  Doonan,  MD  '40, 
Milton,  2/16 

Leo  F.  Fittabile  GA&S  '40, 

Willimantic,  CT,  1/4 
Charles  M.  Normile,  Esq.  LAW 

'40,  Newport,  RI,  2/25 

Mildred  Kinnier  Delrios  GA&S 
'41,  Framingham,  3/8 


John  V.  Guinee  '41,  Acton, 
12/30/94 

John  F.  O'  Brien  '41,  Cohasset, 
1/3 

Sr.  Clare  Marie  Russell,  SCH, 
GA&S  '42,  Wellesley  Hills,  1/13 

Donald  E.  Bonnette  '43, 
Atdeboro,  11/23/94 

Walter  F.  Cassell  '43,  Vero 
Beach,  FL,  1/7 

Joseph  F.  Dinneen,  Jr.  '43, 

Needham,  1/8 
James  D.  Edgeworth  '44,  GSSW 

'49,  Houston,  TX,  1/11 

William  F.  Haley  '44,  Belmont, 
12/26/94 

Frank  H.  Harris  '44,  Salem,  2/18 
Arthur  J.  O'  Connor,  MD  '44, 
Newton,  12/29/94 

Robert  F.  Sullivan  '44, 

Hendersonville,  NC,  4/30/94 
Sr.  Mariona  Hurley,  CSJ,  EC  '45, 

GA&S  '49,  Weymouth,  1/6 

Robert  P.  Murphy  '45, 
Brooklihe,  3/2 

C.  Richard  Powers  '45,  Weston, 

6/15/94 
Sr.  Ruth  Marie  Kelley,  SND, 

GA&S  '46,  Ipswich,  1/27 

Arthur  M.  Fagan,  Jr.  '47, 

Levittown,  PA,  4/16 
Rita  M.  Canney  GSSW  '48, 

Belmont,  2/13 
James  F.  Kearns,  Esq.  LAW  '48, 

Miami,  FL,  1/16 

Paul  A.  Lovett  '48,  Randolph,  1/3 
Richard  L.  Wilder,  Esq.  LAW  '48, 

Parish,  FL  3/11 
JohnJ.Hogan,Jr.'49,N. 

Andover,  3/9 

Sr.  Victorette  Mary  Kiczuk, 

CSFN  '49,  Monroe,  CT,  1/20 

Edward  J.  Furey  '50,  Lynnfield, 

12/26/94 
JohnH.  O'Neill,  Jr. '50, 

Needham,  2/9 

Joseph  A.  Torchio,  Esq.  LAW  '50, 

Pittsfield,  12/18/94 
Arthur  J.  Collins  '51,  N.  Reading, 

3/4 
Lawrence  E.  Delaney  '51, 

Derwood,MD,  1/12/94 

Donald  J.  Evans  '51,  Dedham,  3/4 
William  J.  Meehan,  Esq.  LAW  '51, 
Worcester,   1/8 

Gerald  T.  Peters  '51,  Chatham, 

3/26 
James  M.  Doyle  '52,  Waltham,  3/26 
Thomas  F.  Martin  '52,  Fort 

Myers,  FL,  1/6 

Patricia  Cuttell  Murray  '52, 
Na tick,  9/15 


Sebastian  Sicari  '53,  Medford, 

12/4/94 
Mary  T  Loftus  '54,  N.  Easton, 

11/20/94 
David  G.  Sanford  '54,  Old  Town, 

ME,  2/5 
Rev.  Walter  R.  Lethin  '55, 

Canton,  3/4 

Sr.  M.  Anita  Salmon,  PBVM 

GA&S  '55,  Leominster,  1 1/30/94 
Francis  X.  Curry  '56,  Medfield, 
1/1 

George  R.  Riley  '56,  Quincy,  4/8 

James  L.  Leary  '58,  Winthrop,  1/04 

Edward  F.  Phelan,  Jr.  '58,  CGSOM 
'65,  Milton,  1/16 

Sr.  Ann  Edward  Regan  ,  SND, 

GA&S  '58,  Lawrence,  1/20 
Florence  Michaud  Bourcier  '59, 
GA&S  '63,  Claries  Green,  PA, 
11/26/94 

John  L.  Dennehy  '59,  Laguna 

Hills,  CA,  2/1 
John  J.  Finn,  Esq.  '59,  GA&S  '60, 

law  '70,  Augusta,  ME  1/23 
Dorothy  Terrio  Devlin  EC  '60, 

Washington,  DC,  10/25/94 

William  L.  Hammond  '60, 

Marblehead,  2/23 
Francis  P.  Keaney  '60,  Millis,  1/12 

Martin  R.  Lee  '60,  Woburn, 
1/10/94 

Robert  J.  Mc  Donald  '60,  W. 
Roxbury,  3/19 

Vincent  S.  Siefcak  '60,  N. 
Weymouth,  11/18/94 

Elizabeth  Scheib  Anderson  '61, 

Darien,  CT,  11/24/94 
James  J.  Doherty,  Esq.  LAW  '61, 

N.  Hampton,  12/8/94 
Patricia  O'  Neill  Wagner  '61, 

Palo  Alto,  CA,  2/1/94 
Ann  M.  Cahill  '62,  ga&s  '69, 

Newton,  12/19/94 
Arline  Gehrmann  Hilditch  '62, 

Finksburg,  MD,  10/14/94 
Joan  Roth  I  .in nan  '62, 

Charleston,  SC,  9/12/94 

Owen  A.  McCarty  '62,  Lawrence, 

2/28 
Howard  D.  Ponty  CGSOM  '62, 

Andover,  11/17/94 
Rev.  James  Francis  Kenney,  SSE 

GA&S '65,  Fall  River,  11/21/94 
Michael  T.  Clifford  '66,  Hanson, 

1/25 
Sr.  M.  Alberta  Nicewicz,  CSSF 

GA&S  '66,  Enfield,  CT,  10/1/94 
Richard  A.  Rogalski,  Esq.  '67, 

law  '70,  Saugus,  11/26/94 
Robert  F.  Wallwork  '67, 

Chicago,  IL,  12/5/94 


Thomas  J.  Whalen  GA&S  '67, 
Bridgewater,  3/9 

Sr.  Jeanne  Frank,  OSF,  GA&S  '72, 
Buffalo,  NY,  12/16/94 

Bathelemy  A.  Rousseve  WES  '72, 

Brighton,  8/13/94 
Nancy  Cox  DeSheplo  '74,  Fort 

Lee,  NJ,  11/22/94 
Jean  Hudson  Ransden  '75, 

Framingham,  1/19 

David  Francis  Gallerani  GA&S 
'77,  Provincetown,  2/21 

Brian  F.  Wilkins  '77,  Milton,  3/13 

Richard  M.  A.  Beaudoin  '78, 

Milwaukee,  WI,  1/06 
Robert  Francis  Kiley  '78,  GA&S 

'83,  Milton,  3/17 
Janice  E.  O'  Grady  GA&S  '79, 

Needham,  12/16/94 
Fay  J.  Henry  '81,  Dorchester,  1/4 
Brendan  L.  Hickey,  PhD  GA&S 

'83,  '87,  Boston,  1/6 

Barry  P.  Karamourtopoulos, 

CGSOM  '83,  Lawrence,  1/20 
Theodore  T.  Poulous  '84, 
Weston,  11/22/94 

David  W.  Alessandrini  GA&S  '86, 
Orlando,  FL,  12/5/94 


32  BOSTON  COLLEGE  ALUMNOTES 


by  everyday  teachers,  one  truth  at  a  time. 
It's  about  life.  We're  all  in  Peru,  and  if 
we  pay  attention  to  the  world  around  us, 
these  insights  can  be  ours. 
De  Leeuw:  You  found  the  insights  useful? 
Schervish:  Absolutely.  The  major  one — 
and  it's  true  of  all  these  books,  I  think — 
is  that  the  divine  is  approaching  us  in 
addition  to  us  approaching  the  divine. 
That's  what  grace  is  about;  that's  what 
these  angels  are  about  in  some  ways. 
Scott  Peck's  emphasis  on  grace  is  in  the 
dreams  that  come  to  you.  There  is  this 
emphasis  on  mediators,  on  mentors;  if 
you  can  learn  how  to  learn,  the  world 
will  teach  you.  The  grace  of  the  universe 
is  coming  to  you;  it's  flowing  through 
you.  The  Celestine  Prophecy  is  about  seeing 
this  energy. 

Ultimately,  it  seems  to  me  that  the 
thing  all  these  books  converge  on  and 
miss  is  worship:  bowing  our  heads  be- 
fore this  incredible  flow  of  energy.  That 
is  probably  the  one  nonpsychother- 
apeutic  dimension  of  religion  at  its  deep- 
est that  these  books  have  omitted 
explicitly.  Though  I  think  it's  implicitly 
there.  So  we're  in  the  middle  of  this 
incredible  story,  and  we  have  only  a 
glimpse  of  how  rich  it  is  and  how  pro- 
found it  is.  That's  what  I  got  out  of  The 
Celestine  Prophecy. 

Fortin:  But  The  Celestine  Prophecy  has  pre- 
tensions like  the  others.  What  are  these 
prophecies?  It's  a  condensed  form  of 
some  currently  fashionable  philosophy. 
It's  too  cliche  ridden  in  that  sense.  The 
other  books  didn't  strike  me  as  being  as 
committed  to  fashionable  modes  of 
thought.  The  book  disappointed  me,  al- 
though I  liked  the  conceit,  this  business 
of  an  ancient  manuscript.  I  must  say  that 
I  was  greatly  interested  in  the  premise 
when  I  began. 

Often:  The  search  for  the  exotic  put  me 
off.  You  can  see  this  being  turned  into  a 
movie  with  Harrison  Ford.  My  own  sense 
of  Christian  spirituality  is  that  it  can  be 
in  the  ordinary.  You  don't  have  to  go  to 
Peru.  You  don't  have  to  retrieve  some 
paradise. 

Confoy:  May  I  make  the  point  that  if  the 
fundamental  spirituality  that's  implicit 
in  Moore's  book  is  Benedictine,  con- 


templative, then  the  fundamental  spiri- 
tuality in  The  Celestine  Prophecy  seems  to 
be  Ignatian.  This  is  a  book  about  a  spiri- 
tual quest.  That  sense  of  the  quest  and 
defining  God  in  all  things  strikes  me  as 
Ignatian.  While  in  one  way  it  could  be 
seen  as  going  out  into  the  Peruvian  wilds, 
in  another  way  it's  really  just  the  raw- 
ness of  life.  It's  exotic,  yes,  but  it's  na- 
ture; it's  human  beings  in  a  house;  it's 
buying  gas;  it's  all  of  that  ordinariness. 
And  the  story  isn't  really  completed — 
there's  no  conclusion  to  it.  I  think  that's 
another  dimension  of  Ignatian  spiritu- 
ality; it  moves  us  along  toward  some- 
thing more. 

Schervish:  What  it's  moving  us  along 
toward  is  a  sequel. 

De  Leeuw:  In  the  author's  note  to  The 
Celestine  Prophecy,  he  says  that  for  half  a 
century  now  a  new  consciousness  has 
been  entering  the  human  world,  an  aware- 
ness that  can  only  be  called  transcendent 
or  spiritual.  Is  he  right  about  that? 
Fortin:  Well,  it's  certainly  conceivable. 
One  never  knows  when  something  new 
flourishes  and  imposes  itself  as  an  or- 
thodoxy. That  can  be  the  start  of  it.  We 
may  live  in  that  kind  of  period.  New 
things  emerge  when  the  old  things  have 
lost -their  power  and  everybody  is  grop- 
ing for  something,  something  that  will 
satisfy  their  curiosity  or  their  longing. 
We  may  have  to  wait  a  long  time,  how- 
ever, to  know  if  this  really  marks  a  de- 
parture. 

Schervish:  I  do  think  this  marks  a  trend.  I 
think  the  popularity  of  these  books  paral- 
lels the  tremendous  growth  of  wealth  in 
the  United  States  and  the  world.  We're 
increasingly  able  to  have  what  we  want 
materially,  which  simply  leaves  us  more 
time  to  consider  what  we  want. 

Secondly,  part  of  our  culture  is  the 
notion  that  we  as  individuals  have  a 
right  to  salvation:  if  I'm  not  feeling  good, 
I  should  feel  good.  We  believe  this  in  a 
spiritual  context;  we  believe  it  in  a  thera- 
peutic context.  The  notion  that  we  ought 
to  remain  unhappy  is  no  longer  cultur- 
ally acceptable,  and  we  have  a  great  range 
of  spiritualities  and  therapies  to  help  us 
be  less  unhappy.  This  trend  allows  for  a 
deeper  spiritual  anxiety  and  a  deeper 


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hat  we're  looking 
at  on  the  best-seller  list  is  a 
source  of  teaching  other  than 
mainstream  religious  teach- 
ers. People  want  more,  and 
they're  not  accepting  the  less 
that  they  get  from  traditional 
sources.  So  who  is  the 
teacher?  It's  not  the  pope; 
it's  not  the  pastor; 
it's  reality. 


spiritual  evil,  but  also  a  deeper  spiritual 
opportunity. 

Finally,  I  think  there  is  a  crisis  of 
teachers.  What  we're  really  looking  at 
on  the  best-seller  list  is  a  source  of 
teaching  other  than  mainstream  reli- 
gious teachers.  People  want  more,  and 
they're  not  accepting  the  less  that  they 
get  from  traditional  sources.  So  who  is 
the  teacher?  It's  not  the  pope.  It's  not 
the  pastor.  It's  reality:  the  pulse  of  my 
heart;  the  energy  in  nature;  the  sea's 
rise  and  fall;  the  gospels;  the  life,  death 
and  resurrection  of  Jesus.  There  is  no 
teacher  but  reality.  This  is  what  these 
books  are  about.  This  is  what  these 
angels  are  all  about. 
Fortin:  You  cite  prosperity  as  a  precon- 
dition for  this  situation  that  we're  in.  I 
think  you're  right,  but  that's  another 
way  of  saying  these  books  are  bour- 
geois. There  is  a  problem  there.  Bour- 
geois life  is  not  conducive  to  the  kind  of 
exploration  you  say  is  now  possible  be- 
cause we  have  time  to  engage  in  it.  That 
intense  desire  to  find  the  truth  about 
these  matters  tends  to  be  weakened  by 
the  conditions  of  life  in  the  modern 
world.  Easygoing  modern  life  does  not 
lead  to  manifestations  of  an  intense  spiri- 
tuality. The  bow  has  been  unbent.  There 
is  something  missing.  We  don't  have 
intense  desires  anymore.  That  is  to  say, 
there  is  no  real  passion. 


I  try  to  get  my  students  to  express 
their  deep  feelings.  They  don't  even 
dare  talk  about  love.  The  other  day  a 
student  came  to  see  me;  something  was 
eating  away  at  her.  It  had  to  do  with  a 
boy.  Finally  she  blurted  it  out:  "I  like 
him."  Like  him?  She  was  madly  in  love 
with  him;  she  had  gone  out  of  her  mind. 
But  that  word  so  intimidated  her  that 
she  didn't  dare  use  it.  Students  are  afraid 
of  these  wild  passions  that  make  you  go 
up  like  a  volcano  and  transform  a  young 
person's  life.  I  found  that  revealing. 
Otten:  I'm  not  sure  that's  true,  but  I  do 
think  some  of  this  interest  in  exotic 
spiritual  quests  may  have  to  do  with  the 
approach  of  the  end  of  the  millennium; 
around  the  year  1000  you  had  the  same 
thing.  I'll  be  curious  to  see  if  any  of 
these  books  are  still  being  read  in  the 
year  2004. 1  think  there  is  some  kind  of 
anxiety  about  approaching  2000. 

Another  element  of  this,  I  think,  is 
postmodernism,  and  that  has  to  do  with 
the  dissolution  of  structures,  the  disso- 
lution of  culture.  You're  not  going  to 
have  a  post-postmodernism.  You're  go- 
ing to  have  something  new  after  this. 
And  I  think  people  are  trying  to  find  a 
way  to  really  combine  various  resources 
that  were  not  traditionally  combined 
before. 

Fortin:  The  first  millennium  is  men- 
tioned in  the  Bible — the  devil  at  the  end 
of  the  first  1000  years.  Maybe  people 
had  reason  to  be  worried,  though  I'm 
not  sure  they  were  on  a  large  scale.  You 
know  the  story  about  the  Bishop  of 
Fulda.  Parishioners  came  to  him  asking 
what  they  could  do  with  the  end  of  the 
world  coming,  and  he  told  them  to  build 
a  cathedral.  That  took  care  of  their  anxi- 
eties for  the  next  200  years.  They  sailed 
right  through  the  turn  of  the  millen- 
nium. 

Confoy:  In  some  ways,  the  author's  note 
in  The  Celestine  Prophecy  is  a  comment 
on  all  of  the  books.  He  talks  about  a 
spiritual  unfolding  that's  personal  and 
enchanting.  But  that's  the  delusion  be- 
cause if  we  stay  with  that,  we're  sold 
short.  I  like  where  he  talks  about  maxi- 
mizing the  occurrence  of  that  search  in 
our  lives  so  that  history  and  society  will 


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take  a  quantum  leap.  That's  what  I'm 
yearning  for  when  I  critique  the  lack  of 
social  consciousness  in  the  books.  And 
Paul,  when  you  talked  about  those  dif- 
ferent sets  of  needs,  that  was  a  reminder 
to  me  of  the  way  in  which  there  is  a 
continuity  of  healing ,  a  redemptiveness 
that  is  always  present  in  our  society — 
people  are  looking  for  a  new  ethic,  a 
new  set  of  values,  a  new  set  of  teachings. 
And  I  find  myself  wondering  whether 
we'll  come  back  from  this  and  claim  the 
traditional  wisdoms  of  humanity,  the 
mainstream  religions,  the  classics,  but 
in  a  new  way,  with  a  new  understand- 
ing. So  rethinking,  rewriting  and  then  a 
revisioning  of  the  vision  that's  there. 
Schervish:  That's  how  I  would  express  it. 
De  Leeuw:  These  are  all  rebuilding 
books,  aren't  they? 

Fortin:  They  are,  but  at  least  they  be- 
lieve in  the  possibility  of  a  rebuilding. 
The  greatest  crisis  I  know  of  today  is 
the  notion  that  we  have  not  only  burned 
our  bridges  behind  us,  but  we  have  also 
burned  our  continent;  there  is  no  going 
back  to  anything.  Everything  has  to  be 
reinvented  from  scratch;  everything  has 
to  be  created.  I  think  that  a  lot  of  people 
are  affected  by  this  without  knowing  it. 
But  crises,  we've  had  them  galore.  I 
think  you  have  to  think  of  history  in 
exactly  the  opposite  terms.  You  have 
these  very  brief  periods  of  noncrisis,  of 
real  creativity,  when  great  things  hap- 
pen. Fourth-century  Greece,  the  so- 
called  Greek  miracle,  how  often  do  you 
find  that?  And  it  lasted  about  75  years. 
Confoy:  I  think  one  of  the  problems  is 
that  we're  looking  at  spirituality  from  a 
primarily  Western  classicist  viewpoint. 
And  I  think  we've  yet  to  hear  the  voices 
of  a  global  consciousness.  They're  be- 
ginning to  be  heard.  We're  beginning 
to  be  aware  of  the  fact  that  there  is  a  new 
conversation  that  is  taking  place  about 
spirituality,  and  so  that  sense  of  a  mar- 
riage of  the  East  and  the  West  is  begin- 
ning to  take  place.  The  South  Side  of 
Chicago,  yes,  but  also  South  Dakar. 
And  I  think  that  is  shaping  our  under- 
standing of  spirituality. 
Fortin:  You're  talking  like  a  Westerner. 
If  the  people  of  Dakar  talk  about  this  at 


all,  it's  because  they've  been  educated  in 
Western  universities. 
Schervish:  The  thing  about  this  trend 
that  I  find  new  is  that  intellectual  and 
psychotherapeutic  approaches  have  be- 
come the  allies  of  spirituality  instead  of 
the  Enlightenment  enemy,  so  that  so- 
phisticated knowledge  among  scholars 
and  artists — not  just  theologians  now — 
is  turning  into  kind  of  a  counter- 
Enlightenment  appreciation,  so  that  the 
resources  of  intellectual  life  are  being 
used  to  reinforce  spirituality  instead  of 
being  its  enemy. 

De  Leeuw:  There  has  always  been  a 
tension  between  the  intellect  and  the 
spirit.  Look  at  the  late  Middle  Ages; 
people  argued  that  to  save  your  soul  you 
had  to  stay  as  far  away  from  the  univer- 
sity as  possible.  And  in  the  19th  century 
people  veered  away  from  industry  and 
technology  and  the  intellect,  embracing 
an  emotional,  romantic  spirituality.  I 
don't  think  this  is  new. 
Schervish:  I  don't  see  this  current  phe- 
nomenon as  veering  away  from  the  in- 
tellect, do  you? 

De  Leeuw:  I  do  in  Moore  especially. 
He's  the  one  who  most  explicitly  says, 
Stop  thinking. 

Schervish:  I  read  his  book  for  hours, 
though,  and  I  was  thinking  and  thinking 
and  thinking. 

Otten:  I  was  worried  by  the  anti- 
academic  tone  in  these  books;  a  lot  of 
them  get  their  facts  wrong.  Why  can 
you  not  tell  a  story  and  have  the  facts 
right?  Even  Moore,  whom  I  liked  best, 
had  mistakes  in  his  information,  and  he 
also  has  a  penchant  for  deliberately  us- 
ing exotic  sources  such  as  Renaissance 
alchemy.  I  think  you  can  find  pretty 
much  the  same  message  in  mainstream 
Christian  sources.  One  of  the  tragedies 
for  me  in  this  regard  is  that  there  are  so 
many  resources  inside  the  Christian  tra- 
dition that  people  do  not  pick  up  on. 

Although  I  like  Moore,  compared 
with  Augustine's  Confessions  or  some  of 
St.  Anselm's  prayers  or  Bernard  of 
Clairvaux,  some  of  this  reads  like  chew- 
ing gum.  I  mean  there  is  taste,  but  there 
is  not  immense  nutritional  value.  I  would 
like,  after  this  stage,  to  see  a  stage  in 


which  people  are  really  going  to  read 
some  of  the  classics  and  can  savor  them 
again  somehow. 

De  Leeuw:  Before  we  go,  some  conclud- 
ing words  from  each  of  you,  please. 
Confoy:  I  think  that  each  of  these  writ- 
ers, in  inviting  us  to  be  attentive  to  our 
experience,  our  sufferings,  the  ordinari- 
ness of  our  lives,  offers  us  hope  and 
invites  us  to  the  possibility  of  a  vision  of 
something  other.  So  I  think  this  is  a 
spirituality  of  hopefulness  that  we  are 
about,  that  we  see  in  these  books  and  in 
the  culture. 

Otten:  We  are  yearning  for  some  re- 
birth. I  think  it's  going  to  happen. 
Postmodernism  is  so  centrifugal  that 
it's  ultimately  not  going  to  last.  A  real 
cultural  pessimist  would  say  everything 
is  coming  to  an  end.  But  I  think  there 
will  probably  be  some  new  cycle. 
Fortin:  I  would  like  to  say  something 
about  spirituality.  The  first  author  to 
use  the  word  spirituality  was  Shakespeare. 
At  the  beginning  of  Henry  V,  the  two 
bishops  come  to  see  the  king.  He  wants 
them  to  validate  his  claim  to  Burgundy, 
and  they  want  to  get  back  their  land, 
which  has  been  expropriated  by  the  gov- 
ernment. So  there's  a  marvelous  under- 
standing; each  needs  the  other,  but  for 
different  reasons.  The  spokesman  for 
the  bishop  presents  the  two  of  them  as 
"we  of  the  spirituality" — like  we  of  the 
admiralty.  The  ironic  thing,  of  course, 
is  that  there  is  nothing  spiritual  about 
their  concerns.  They're  talking  about 
money  on  both  sides.  So,  it's  funny  that 
the  word  spirituality  should  have  been 
used  for  the  first  time  in  that  context. 
Schervish:  What  seems  to  motivate  a  lot 
of  this  is  people  wanting  to  understand 
their  suffering.  Before  the  Enlighten- 
ment we  could  say  it  was  God's  will.  But 
after  the  Enlightenment  we  have  to 
blame  ourselves  or  social  injustice. 

Now  I  am  going  home.  I'm  going  to 
go  back  to  my  office  and  get  my  stuff; 
then  I'm  going  to  be  with  my  kids  this 
afternoon.  I  really  am  because  of  the 
issues  that  I've  been  reminded  of  this 
afternoon.  • 


BOSTON  COLLEGE  MAGAZINE  27 


Deliveranc  e 


By  Bruce  Morgan 

ONE  DAY  SHORTLY  AFTER  HE  WENT  BLIND,  PETER 
Callahan  walked  into  his  mother's  kitchen  in 
Somersworth,  New  Hampshire,  to  make  himself 
some  tea.  He  put  the  water  on  to  boil  and  left  the 
room.  Before  long  he  smelled  something  burning. 

Edging  back  toward  the  stove,  he  felt  intense  heat  on  his  face  and 
sensed  a  brilliant  orange  glow  in  front  of  his  eyes.  (He  learned  later 
that  a  pot  holder  had  dropped  onto  a  burner  and  the  blaze  had 
spread.)  Callahan  threw  water  in  the  direction  of  the  glow  but 
completely  missed  the  flames.  A  blind  man  trying  to  fight  a  fire,  he 
thought — hey,  this  was  just  too  crazy.  So  he  dialed  911.  Then  he 
stepped  out  onto  the  front  porch  and  sat  down  to  wait  for  help. 
Behind  him  the  house  was  filling  with  acrid  smoke.  In  little  more 
than  a  year  Callahan,  26,  had  lost  a  beloved  older  brother,  a  girlfriend 


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Photography  by  Geoff  Why 


Raised  in  a  gritty  New  Hampshire  mill  town, 
Peter  Callahan  '96,  could  never  see  much 
of  a  future  for  himself.  Sudden  blindness 
at  age  26  would  change  all  that 


and  his  eyesight.  Now  he  had  managed  to  set  his 
parents'  house  afire.  He  was  at  the  lowest  point  in 
his  life. 

So  far,  that  life  wasn't  much  to  brag  about.  Dur- 
ing his  high-school  days  in  this  blue-collar  town 
hunched  up  against  the  Maine  border,  he  had  distin- 
guished himself  by  shirking  class  work,  getting  drunk 
early  and  often,  and  wading  into  fistfights  at  the  least 
provocation.  He  had  graduated  from  Somersworth 
High  into  a  series  of  dead-end  jobs,  working  on 
construction  jobs,  building  swimming  pools,  scrub- 
bing pots  and  pans.  His  early  twenties  found  him 
locked  in  a  rut  of  hard  work,  hard  partying  and 
abusive  relationships. 

Peter's  life  had  always  been  tightly  bound  by 
geography  and  class.  His  horizons  extended  as  far 
as — well,  maybe  Portsmouth  on  a  clear  day.  By  his, 
own  description,  he  was  "just  a  local  yokel,  New 
England  Yankee." 

Blindness  made  him  a  double  loser.  Now  not 
only  did  he  have  no  future,  but  he  needed  other 
people  to  help  him  tap  his  way  toward  it.  Drive 
nails?  Shovel  cement?  Chase  girls?  Roar  around  on 
motorcycles?  Forget  it,  pal.  Those  days  and  that 
life  were  gone.  Blind,  Peter  Callahan  would  be 
shunned  by  some  people,  including  many  old 
friends,  and  pitied  by  the  rest.  The  town — "very 
French,  very  closed  minded  and  conservative," 
according  to  one  resident — would  surely  talk.  And 
the  gist  of  that  talk  would  be  as  follows:  this  time 
the  Callahan  boy  has  fallen  into  a  hole  he'll  never 
get  out  of.  He's  young,  uneducated,  moody,  a 
boozer,  unemployed  and  blind. 

Slumped  on  the  porch  with  the  fire  smoking 
away  in  the  background,  Peter  could  not  glimpse 
the  unlikely  and  exorbitant  brightness  to  come. 
The  life  he  would  discover  for  himself  over  the 
next  few  years  would  bear  little  resemblance  to  the 
grindingly  physical  life  of  his  past;  it  would  be 
something  altogether  new.  In  effect,  he  would 
walk  off  this  porch,  turn  on  his  heel  and  never  look 
back.  And  blindness  would  be  his  ticket  out. 


No  direction 

Pizza  joints  and  blank  storefronts  line  the 
broad  main  street  of  Somersworth.  Where 
the  road  dips  around  to  the  right,  the  Salmon 
Falls  River  churns  under  a  stubby  bridge  linking 
Maine  and  New  Hampshire.  In  the  middle  dis- 
tance a  modern  General  Electric  plant,  smooth 
skinned  and  pastel  on  the  exterior,  resembles  an 
alien  pod  set  down  amid  the  roughage  at  water's 
edge.  Callahan,  now  31,  describes  his  hometown 


unsentimentally.  "It's  a  mill  town  from  the  early 
1 900s  that's  washed  up  now,"  he  says.  "Most  people 
born  there  die  there.  The  majority  of  those  who  go 
to  college  go  to  the  University  of  New  Hampshire 
[in  Durham,  10  miles  away],  come  back  and  work 
in  the  GE  plant." 

Peter  and  his  family — his  two  brothers,  two 
sisters,  plus  mom  and  dad — lived  in  a  three- 
bedroom  Cape  at  the  edge  of  town.  There  wasn't  a 
lot  to  go  around.  Peter,  second  youngest,  re- 
members eating  the  same  brand  of  breakfast  cereal 
every  day  for  1 5  years  and  riding  secondhand  bikes 
whose  chains  always  fell  off.  "We  made  do  with 
what  we  had,"  he  says.  The  Callahans  were  a  tight- 
knit  family,  Peter  always  had  someone  to  play  with, 
and  a  stretch  of  deep  woods  beckoned  out  back. 
Now  and  then  he  would  see  deer  standing  in  the 
yard. 

At  age  13  Peter  was  diagnosed  with  diabetes. 
That  meant  he  needed  daily  insulin  injections  and 
a  strict  diet;  it  also  meant  he  was  vulnerable  to  a  raft 
of  sobering  long-term  diabetic  complications  such 
as  kidney  failure,  heart  disease,  nerve  decay  and 
blindness.  "It  was  traumatic  for  Peter,"  says  Louise, 
his  mother.  Paul,  his  father,  dates  an  attitude  of 
withdrawal  and  hostility  in  his  son  from  the  time 
that  Peter  became  diabetic  and  was  forced  to  live  a 
regimented  life  under  his  parents'  thumb. 

A  resdess,  moody  teenager,  Peter  didn't  take  well 
to  a  regular  daily  routine,  with  meals  measured  out 
and  eaten  by  the  clock.  His  dad's  alcoholism  didn't 
help,  either.  "When  I  was  very  young,  I  just  assumed 
he  was  tired,"  says  Peter.  But  his  father's  distracted, 
unresponsive  air  had  a  more  troubling  cause.  "I  was 
a  very  heavy  drinker  then,"  concedes  Paul,  who  quit 
drinking  six  years  ago.  His  alcoholism  undermined 
the  family's  stability,  and  Peter  went  wild.  Dr.  Wil- 
liam Dudley,  Peter's  physician  of  the  past  1 5  years, 
uses  one  word  to  sum  up  his  patient's  preblindness 
level  of  self-control:  "awful." 

Peter  was  by  his  own  admission  a  mediocre 
high-school  student  who  seldom  bothered  to  do 
his  homework,  but  he  knew  about  booze  and  he 
knew  how  to  throw  a  punch.  Tom  Sevigny  at- 
tended Somersworth  High  with  Peter  but  didn't 
become  a  friend  until  later.  He  remembers  watch- 
ing Peter  dive  into  fistfights  on  many  occasions. 
"He  was  drunk,  Irish  and  ready  to  go,"  says  Tom, 
now  a  hydrologist  and  a  part-time  bike  messenger 
living  in  the  Boston  area.  Peter's  class  of  150 
students  was  "one  of  the  king  partying  classes  at 
Somersworth  High,"  Tom  says.  "Almost  no  one 
went  to  college." 

Fighting,  Peter  now  says,  "was  the  thermom- 


30  I!(  )ST(  )N  ( X  (LLEGE  ALU , A/ 1 N I 


eter  by  which  you  would  gauge  who  was  who. 
That's  where  guys  got  their  self-esteem.  A  lot  of 
those  guys  I  fought  with  in  high  school  are  still 
sitting  in  bars  around  town."  Although  slight  in 
build,  Peter  became  an  occasional  member  of  a 
bunch  of  20  local  toughs  who  called  themselves 
The  Gang.  "They'd  beat  everybody  up,"  Peter 
relates.  "After  a  while  they'd  gotten  so  proficient  at 
what  they  did  that  they  had  to  go  to  UNH  to  find 
guys  to  fight." 

Peter's  teens  were  bleak.  "There  were  a  lot  of 
times  when  I  went  to  bed  not  feeling  like  much,"  he 
says.  "I  didn't  feel  that  I  mattered  much  in  the 
world."  The  bare-knuckled  culture  waiting  out- 
side his  front  door  kept  him  fearful.  "When  I  was 
15,  I  used  to  worry,  Am  I  going  to  get  through 
today,  or  am  I  going  to  be  a  wuss?"  Being  a  wuss 
meant  being  pushed  around,  meant  having  one's 
face,  and  one's  pride,  rubbed  in  the  mud  for  the 
world  to  see. 

It  may  have  been  a  life  with  determinedly  low 
horizons,  but  young  Peter  had  little  incentive  to 
imagine  any  other  kind  of  life — anything  much 
beyond  the  models  available  to  him  near  at  hand. 
Neither  of  his  parents  had  been  to  college  and  they 
seemed  to  be  doing  all  right,  with  his  dad  employed 
as  a  car  salesman  and  his  mom  a  secretary  at  UNH. 
The  same  was  true  of  his  friends.  "I  thought  I'd  do 
what  the  others  did — try  to  get  into  one  of  the 
better  factories  in  the  area,"  Peter  says. 

Locally,  thinking  big  was  as  suspect  as  Roman- 
tic poetry  or  quiche  and  not  much  encouraged. 
"We  had  this  one  girl  in  my  class  who  was  really 
smart,"  Peter  recalls.  "The  counselor  told  her  not 
to  bother  applying  to  Boston  University,  because 
she  wouldn't  get  in."  The  young  woman  went  on 
to  earn  her  bachelor's  degree  at  Stanford  Univer- 
sity and  her  master's  at  Tufts.  She  picked  up  a 
doctorate  from  one  of  the  better  academic  facto- 
ries (Harvard)  not  long  ago. 

Senior  year,  Callahan  applied  to  UNH  and  was 
rejected.  It  didn't  faze  him.  He  went  to  work,  shut- 
tling from  one  manual-labor  job  to  another  for  the 
next  nine  years.  He  worked  construction.  He  helped 
install  and  repair  swimming  pools  at  sites  around 
New  England.  Out  in  the  sun,  sweating  hard  and 
lugging  things  around,  Peter  was  right  at  home. 

"I  have  a  lot  of  respect  for  blue-collar  work, 
going  home  sore  at  night,"  he  says.  "I  miss  it,  in 
fact.  I  was  in  good  shape  then.  I  was  getting  bigger, 
stronger.  And  the  camaraderie  among  the  guys  is 
great.  You're  all  in  the  same  boat;  you  have  to 
depend  on  each  other.  You  might  be  60  feet  off  the 
ground,  standing  on  someone  else's  planks."  His 


righting,  Peter  says,  "was  the  thermometer  by  which  you 
would  gauge  who  was  who."  He  became  an  occasional 
member  of  a  bunch  of  local  toughs  who  called  themselves 
The  Gang.  "They  d  beat  everybody  up.  After  a  while  they'd 
gotten  so  proficient  that  they  had  to  go  to  the  University  of 
New  Hampshire  to  find  guys  to  fight." 


life  felt  as  loose  and  natural  as  a  stone  skipping 
across  a  pond.  As  Peter  asks,  "What  did  I  have  to  be 
stressed  about?  Just  make  sure  all  my  tools  were  in 
my  belt." 

Callahan  came  from  a  long  line  of  hard  workers; 
his  maternal  grandparents  had  toiled  in  shoe  shops 
in  the  northern  Massachusetts  mill  town  of 
Lawrence  their  whole  lives.  Installing  pools,  Peter 
had  a  backbreaking  specialty.  Whenever  the  pool 
walls  were  sprayed  on  too  thick,  the  mix  would 
slide  down,  forming  a  slurry  of  cement  at  the 
bottom  of  the  pool.  Someone  would  yell,  "Get 
Callahan!"  and  Peter  would  hop  in  to  shovel  three 
tons  of  cement  out  of  the  pool  single-handedly.  "It 
would  be  120  degrees  in  the  pool,  and  I'd  be 
shoveling  cement  10  feet  into  the  air  for  maybe  a 
half  hour,"  recounts  Peter.  "I  don't  know  anybody 
here  at  BC  who  could  do  that,  but  I  did,  and  I'm 
proud  of  it." 

Although  Peter  may  have  been  gaining  physical 
confidence  in  his  early  twenties,  other  aspects  of 
his  life  were  classically  self-destructive.  His  rela- 
tionships with  women  were  superficial  and  empty, 
if  not  downright  dangerous.  For  several  years  he 
was  involved  with  a  girlfriend  who  once  pulled  a 
knife  on  him  and  another  time  clunked  him  on  the 
head  with  a  beer  bottle.  During  one  rampage  Peter 
was  calling  the  police  when  she  ripped  the  phone 
out  of  the  wall.  The  police  arrived  with  guns  drawn. 

Peter  was  drinking  heavily.  He'd  become  friends 
with  Tom  Sevigny,  and  the  two  of  them  would  put 
away  two  cases  of  beer  between  them — that's  24 
beers  each — on  an  average  night,  beginning  at  five 
o'clock  and  continuing  past  midnight.  "We  partied 
a  lot,"  says  Tom.  "We'd  go  bar  hopping  or  to  small 
parties;  we'd  also  go  hiking  or  ride  our  bicycles 
around.  It  was  like  we'd  wreck  our  bodies,  then 
take  care  of  them."  Still  living  at  home,  Peter  was 
moody  and  uncommunicative  with  his  family  when 
he  wasn't  dashing  out.  "If  I  came  home,  he'd  be 
sitting  in  a  corner,  brooding,"  says  his  dad.  "I'd  be 
lucky  to  get  a  'Hiya'  out  of  him. 

"From  the  age  of  16  on  up  through  his  mid- 


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■  or  Peter,  the  summer  following  his  brother's  death  was  a 
blur.  By  late  fall  he  was  troubled  by  light-headedness  and  a 
rapid  heartbeat — ailments  for  which  no  ready  medical  expla- 
nation could  be  found.  Soon  after,  his  eyesight  began  to  fail. 


twenties,  him  and  I  didn't  have  the  best  of  relation- 
ships," Paul  admits.  "My  drinking,  combined  with 
the  diabetes,  made  it  very  difficult  on  Peter.  He 
had  no  direction  to  his  life.  He  would  drift  in  and 
out  of  jobs;  things  were  pretty  much  helter-skelter 
for  him.  During  that  time  he  had  probably  as  poor 
a  control  over  his  own  life  as  I  did  mine.  I  could  see 
he  was  going  nowhere." 

Knife-wielding  girlfriends,  grueling  work,  his, 
dad's  alcoholism,  his  own  thirst,  and  the  shadow  of 
an  incurable  disease  had  put  Peter  on  the  ropes  at 
age  25.  Unfortunately,  the  news  would  get  much 
worse  before  it  got  better. 

The  real  game 

Peter's  mom  came  home  from  work  one 
spring  day  six  years  ago  and  found  her 
oldest  son,  Scott,  sprawled  on  the  couch. 
She  assumed  he  was  napping.  He  was  dead. 

Scott,  then  29,  had  suffered  from  an  irregular 
heartbeat  since  birth — an  arrhythmia  severe  enough 
to  bring  on  frightening  seizures  periodically.  Once 
Peter  and  his  brother  were  shooting  hoops  when 
Scott  collapsed  and  turned  blue;  Peter  got  him 
breathing  again  through  mouth-to-mouth  resusci- 
tation. The  two  brothers  shared  a  bed  for  1 3  years. 
Asked  to  describe  his  brother,  Peter  grows  quiet. 
"He  was  indescribable,"  he  says  finally.  Peter  and 
Scott  were  unusually  close,  says  Louise,  pointing 
out  that  Peter  was  the  only  one  of  her  children  who 
went  to  the  hospital  to  view  Scott's  body. 

For  Peter,  the  summer  following  his  brother's 
death  was  a  blur.  By  late  fall  he  was  troubled  by  light- 
headedness and  a  rapid  heartbeat — ailments  for  which 
no  ready  medical  explanation  could  be  found.  Even- 
tually Peter  was  diagnosed  with  posttraumatic  stress 
disorder.  Soon  after,  his  eyesight  began  to  fail.  A 
cloudiness  appeared  in  his  right  eye,  quickly  fol- 
lowed by  a  similar  condition  in  his  left  eye.  The  haze 
in  both  eyes  grew  worse.  "Every  time  I'd  go  to  see 
the  doctors,  they'd  start  shaking  their  heads  and 
sighing,"  Peter  remembers.  Within  14  months  of  his 
brother's  death  Peter  was  legally  blind. 

It  was  July  1991.  In  personal  terms,  for  those 
friends  and  family  members  who  witnessed  Peter's 


descent  into  blindness,  it  was  a  nasty  and  surprising 
twist  of  fate.  Medically,  the  phenomenon  was  not 
so  peculiar.  Only  about  one  percent  of  those  with 
juvenile-onset  diabetes  go  blind  these  days.  But 
Peter  had  let  his  illness  run  uncontrolled  for  a 
dozen  years,  and  his  lifestyle  had  lifted  him  into  a 
high-risk  category.  The  clouded  vision  that  Peter 
experienced  was  the  result  of  diabetic  retinopathy, 
which  begins  with  bleeding  at  the  back  of  the  eye 
and  progresses  in  severe  cases  to  detachment  of  the 
retina.  When  the  retinas  detach,  the  result  is  blind- 
ness. That  is  what  happened  to  Peter. 

Did  the  death  of  his  brother  trigger  Peter's 
blindness?  Here  the  answers  are  not  so  clear.  Some 
doctors  believe  emotional  trauma  is  a  contributing 
factor  in  the  onset  of  diabetes  and  plays  a  role, 
however  ambiguous,  in  subsequent  diabetic  com- 
plications. However  Dr.  Dudley  quickly  dismisses 
the  suggestion  of  a  simple  psychosomatic  cause 
and  effect  in  Peter's  case.  The  more  compelling 
cause  of  blindness,  he  suggests,  was  his  patient's 
profligate  behavior. 

"We  brought  to  bear  all  our  high-tech  weap- 
onry, but  the  damage  was  already  done,"  com- 
ments Dr.  Matthew  Norman,  the  ophthalmologist 
who  did  the  initial  diagnosis  of  eye  trouble  and 
handled  Peter's  early  laser  treatments.  Following 
the  laser  intervention,  Peter  underwent  two  opera- 
tions per  eye  at  the  New  England  Medical  Center 
in  Boston  to  reattach  his  retinas,  but  all  four  sur- 
geries failed. 

Immediately  after  he  went  blind,  Peter  lived  at 
home  with  his  parents.  He  was  like  a  child  again. 
He  couldn't  see  to  butter  his  toast.  He  couldn't 
shave  or  squeeze  a  dab  of  toothpaste  onto  his 
toothbrush  or  tell  containers  of  shampoo  and  con- 
ditioner apart.  His  family  treated  him  protectively, 
like  an  invalid.  Once  when  Peter  ventured  out  to 
the  mailbox  using  a  golf  club  as  a  cane,  his  parents 
urged  him  back  inside,  saying,  "Oh  no,  Peter,  you 
shouldn't  be  doing  that."  Relatives  would  tiptoe 
into  the  house  bearing  thoughtful  gifts  such  as 
cassette  recorders  and  touch  him  lightly  on  the 


arm. 


Friends  were  less  solicitous.  A  girlfriend  who 
had  been  with  him  for  three  years  was  among  those 
who  could  not  make  the  adjustment.  Shortly  after 
Peter  began  to  go  blind,  she  told  him  the  relation- 
ship was  no  longer  working  for  her.  "You  can't 
expect  it  to,"  argued  Peter.  "I'm  going  through  a 
tough  time — I'm  losing  my  sight."  She  split.  Other 
friends,  too,  backed  off  in  a  hurry.  "They'd  tell  me, 
'I  don't  know  what  to  say,'  "  Tom  remembers. 

Tom,  in  contrast,  proved  to  be  a  stalwart  buddy. 


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He  would  show  up,  slap  Peter  on  the  side  of  the 
head,  and  say,  "C'mon,  man,  let's  go  out."  And  the 
two  of  them  would  go  to  a  bar  and  dance  and  flirt 
with  girls,  just  like  before — only  now,  Peter  drank 
water  or  sipped  a  single  glass  of  wine.  Tom's 
attitude  rescued  Peter  from  the  cardigan-sweater- 
in-the-wheelchair  mind-set  and  the  self-pity  that 
threatened  to  smother  him.  "He  kept  me  in  touch 
with  my  personality,"  Peter  says  gratefully.  In  the 
days  before  Peter  got  a  cane,  Tom  helped  him  walk 
the  streets  of  Somersworth,  the  two  men  proceed- 
ing slowly,  arm  in  arm. 

Peter  needed  something  akin  to  a  new  naviga- 
tional system.  His  old  life  had  been  entirely  physi- 
cal; that  no  longer  made  sense.  "If  seeing  nature, 
playing  ball  and  riding  my  motorcycle  were  the 
world,  then  I  was  a  loser,"  he  explains,  with  syllo- 
gistic logic.  "My  world  had  to  change."  Peter  was 
surprised  to  find  himself  reasonably  happy,  even  as 
he  sat  around  the  house  going  in  and  out  of  funks. 
The  disastrous  year  gone  by  "should  have  killed 
me,  and  it  didn't,"  he  recalls  thinking.  "So  what  am 
I  supposed  to  be  doing  here  if  I'm  not  supposed  to 
be  playing  ball  or  finding  a  pretty  girl?" 

Family  friend  and  advisor  Sister  Judith  Moun- 
tain, now  82 ,  visited  weekly  to  talk  with  Peter.  The 
Callahans  had  attended  Holy  Trinity  Church  in 
Somersworth  for  years,  and  Peter  had  been  an  altar 
boy  there.  Suddenly  unable  to  see  the  most  basic 
elements  of  the  church — the  crucifix  over  the  altar 
or  the  stained-glass  windows  or  the  priest's  vest- 
ments— he  felt  guilty  and  estranged  from  their 
meanings.  Sister  Judith,  who  had  known  Peter 
since  he  was  in  first  grade,  told  him,  in  her  soft, 
deliberate  manner,  "No,  don't  feel  guilty,  those 
things  are  merely  symbolic.  You've  gone  to  the 
next  step."  She  cited  John  20:29,  Jesus'  words  to 
Thomas:  "Blessed  are  they  that  have  not  seen,  and 
yet  have  believed." 

Peter — "not  terribly  religious,  but  awfully  spiri- 
tual," in  his  father's  words — was  already  looking 
beyond  the  religious  framework  he  had  known.  He 
had  begun  studying  Ram  Dass,  an  author  who 
promoted,  in  books  such  as  Be  Heir  Now,  a  pared- 
down  life  built  on  awareness  of  the  moment.  With 
Tom,  he  ventured  to  Portsmouth  to  attend  a  "chan- 
neling" session,  in  which  a  spirit  from  the  1600s 
named  Scotty  assured  Peter  that  everything  that 
had  happened  was  supposed  to  have  happened. 
Peter,  who  had  begun  to  toy  with  the  idea  of 
attending  college,  confessed  to  the  medium  that  he 
was  nervous  about  being  a  student  again  after  so 
many  years.  "You're  not  a  student;  you're  a  teacher," 
the  voice  told  Peter. 


"What  I  was  searching  for  was  peace,"  Peter 
suggests.  "I  could  no  longer  see  outwardly  so  I 
concentrated  on  what  was  going  on  within  me." 
Always  observant,  he  was  becoming  more  so  now, 
in  the  stillness  of  his  parents'  house.  He  noticed 
that  his  cat,  Jasper,  would  sidle  over  to  comfort 
him  when  he  was  in  a  bad  mood.  He  noticed  the 
slow,  lovely  way  that  winter  sun  would  advance 
into  his  bedroom  and  flood  the  corners  with 
warmth.  He  came  to  appreciate  the  nimble  touch 
his  father  used  when  assembling  a  sandwich,  so 
that  the  crust  would  crunch  just  so  in  the  mouth. 

According  to  Peter,  the  goal  of  all  his  reflec- 
tiveness was  to  become  a  kinder  and  a  more  "cen- 
tered" person  and,  after  a  dozen  years  of  thrashing 
back  and  forth,  to  settle  himself  lightly  on  the 


Blindness  led  Peter  into  a  new  life — one  less  physical  and  more  cerebral,  less 
reactive  and  more  responsive.  He  must  listen  carefully  now,  whether  he  is 
being  read  to  by  another  student  (top)  or  trying  to  follow  a  discussion  in  class. 


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With  his  dog,  Stella,  Peter  walks  a  campus  he  has  never  seen.  "Doors  have  opened  that  I  didn't  even  know  were  doors,"  he  says. 


earth.  Even  in  high  school,  Mahatma  Gandhi  had 
been  a  secret  hero  of  his,  for  the  inner  peace  that  he 
had  embodied.  "That  was  something  I  always  felt 
was  missing  when  I  was  bangin'  around 
Somersworth,"  says  Peter.  "In  my  dreams  as  a 
teenager  I  was  infatuated  with  Gandhi,  who  could 
live  amid  the  violence  [of  Indian  resistance  to 
British  rule]  and  take  it." 

Blinded,  Peter  reclaimed  a  gentler  self,  one  he 
had  submerged  years  earlier.  The  centered  life 
"didn't  come  with  my  blindness;  it  came  out  with 
my  blindness,"  Peter  emphasizes.  Does  a  general 
correlation  exist,  then,  between  physical  affliction 
and  insight?  Yes,  Peter  responds  unequivocally. 
"You  no  longer  play  the  game  that  people  have 
created,"  he  explains,  "and  so  you  start  playing  the 
real  game." 

Brawn  for  brain 

In  February  of  1992  Peter  came  down  from 
New  Hampshire  with  Tom  to  join  Tom's 
cousin  and  three  other  women  at  a  coffee- 
house in  Harvard  Square  in  Cambridge,  Massa- 
chusetts. Folksinger  Greg  Greenway  was 
performing.  Previously  a  fan  of  heavy-metal  bands 


such  as  Van  Halen  and  Thin  Lizzie,  Peter  had 
recently  discovered  the  quieter,  ringing  charms  of 
the  acoustic  guitar.  In  the  group  that  night  was 
Suzanne  Guiod,  a  soft-spoken  graduate  student  in 
English  at  UNH.  That  first  evening  she  and  Peter 
talked  pleasantly  about  folk  music.  At  their  next 
meeting,  when  Peter  stood  up  to  give  Suzanne  a 
quick  hug  goodbye,  he  misjudged  her  position  and 
smacked  his  forehead  into  hers.  They  laughed  and 
moved  on  from  there. 

Peter's  face  lights  up  when  he's  asked  to  de- 
scribe Suzanne  now.  "She's  beautiful,"  he  says. 
"She's  petite,  about  five-foot-three,  with  brown, 
curly  hair  and  delicate  features.  I  was  really  at- 
tracted to  her  voice;  she  has  a  good  vocabulary  and 
uses  words  well."  Suzanne  began  reading  books 
aloud  to  Peter — classic  works  he  had  never  cracked 
open,  like  Wuthering  Heights.  She  also  gave  him 
confidence,  assuring  him  that  he  had  the  ability  to 
do  anything  he  wanted. 

He  had  already  decided  to  dip  a  toe  into  the 
academic  waters  at  Keene  State  College  in  New 
Hampshire.  The  summer  Peter  enrolled,  he  was 
the  only  full-time  blind  student  on  a  campus  of 
6,000  students.  The  place  proved  a  difficult  testing 
ground  for  someone  just  learning  to  use  a  cane.  "It 


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was  tough,"  says  Peter,  "and  a  little  humiliating — 
being  27  or  28  years  old  and  being  led  200  yards  to 
your  classroom." 

Living  on  his  own  was  risky,  too.  Once  Peter 
moved  the  stereo  speakers  in  his  bedroom  and 
forgot  about  the  change.  Later,  bending  down  to 
put  on  his  sneakers,  he  whacked  his  head  so  hard 
that  he  almost  knocked  himself  out.  "I  would  swear 
and  curse  and  throw  things,"  says  Peter.  Then  he 
adds  ruefully,  "patience  is  necessary  if  you're  going 
to  lose  a  major  sense."  Bit  by  bit,  he  was  learning 
how  to  be  blind  and  mobile  in  the  world:  to  recog- 
nize the  edges  of  buildings  by  the  puff  of  wind 
detectable  at  their  corners  or  to  pick  up  the  faint 
drone  of  approaching  cars. 

At  Keene  State,  Peter  learned  he  was  a  gifted 
student.  After  a  year  of  taking  courses  in  history, 
English  and  psychology,  his  grade-point  average 
stood  at  3.9,  and  he  found  himself  wanting  greater 
challenges.  Encouraging  him  to  move  on,  a  profes- 
sor put  him  in  touch  with  Richard  Ely  MS'88,  who 
had  earned  his  master's  degree  at  Boston  College 
and  was  also  blind.  Ely  persuaded  Callahan  to  cross 
the  state  line. 

In  the  fall  of  1993  Peter  came  to  BC  as  a 
sophomore  transfer  student.  Here,  on  a  campus  he 
has  never  seen,  he  has  flexed  his  brainpower  and  his 
confidence  and  thrived.  "Doors  have  opened  that  I 
didn't  even  know  were  doors,"  he  says,  still  sound- 
ing a  little  awestruck. 

Leaving  his  dormitory  room  for  a  history  class 
in  Higgins  Hall  this  spring,  Peter  does  not  appear 
from  a  distance  to  be  blind  at  all.  He  strides  briskly 
along,  gripping  the  harness  of  his  guide  dog,  Stella 
(the  two  have  been  inseparable  since  the  summer 
of  1993 — a  clear  boon  for  Peter  in  mobility  and 
companionship),  swings  through  the  arboreal  cool- 
ness of  Linden  Lane,  then  off  toward  the  open  air 
of  O'Neill  Plaza.  He  seems  about  to  enter  O'Neill 
Library  by  its  main  glass  doors  when,  without  a 
blink,  Stella  veers  right.  The  two  advance  in  the 
narrow  space  between  the  slanted  concrete  col- 
umns and  the  building's  exterior.  Then  out  the  end 
of  the  portico  and  downhill  goes  Peter  at  a  clip, 
right  to  the  Higgins  entrance. 

Once  in  the  classroom — the  class  is  "Cultural 
History  of  Modern  Europe,"  taught  by  Associate 
Professor  of  History  Francis  Murphy — Peter  settles 
into  a  chair  up  front  with  Stella  sprawled  at  his  feet. 
"Is  Raoul  here?"  he  calls  out,  turning  around  and 
angling  his  gaze  toward  the  ceiling.  "Here,"  an- 
swers a  classmate  from  the  back  of  the  room.  "Can 
I  talk  to  you  after  class?"  Peter  asks;  he  wants  to 
consult  Raoul  about  organizing  a  study  group. 


Blindness  has  been  Peter's  deliverer;  it  continues  to  be  his 
friend.  "My  blindness  has  gotten  me  so  far  that  now  I've 
climbed  onto  the  blindness  and  I'm  riding  it  for  all  it's 
worth,  all  the  way  to  happiness,"  he  says. 


Then  Fr.  Murphy  begins  his  lecture,  and  Peter 
presses  the  button  on  his  cassette  recorder. 

Peter  tapes  courses  such  as  this  one,  with  its 
peppering  of  dates  and  facts;  for  an  afternoon  class 
in  logic,  he  leaves  the  recorder  at  home.  Back  in  his 
dorm  room  Peter  has  a  special  "talking"  computer 
that  reads  aloud  what  he  is  typing,  enabling  him  to 
compose  and  type  papers  the  same  as  any  other 
student.  For  eight  or  10  hours  a  week,  the  Univer- 
sity hires  a  student  to  read  course  materials  to 
him — Peter  has  never  learned  Braille,  which  he 
deems  difficult  and  cumbersome.  His  professors 
give  him  tests  orally. 

Despite  these  hurdles,  Peter  outshines  all  but  a 
few  of  his  classmates.  He  works  as  hard  at  his  class 
work  as  he  used  to  work  shoveling  cement  10  feet 
into  the  air.  After  two  years  on  campus,  he  is  a 
psychology  major  with  a  cumulative  GPA  of  3.7. 
He  is  unusually  charismatic  and  focused  as  a  stu- 
dent, betraying  no  hint  of  the  crippling  self-doubt 
of  his  teens  and  twenties.  Associate  Dean  of  Arts 
and  Sciences  Carol  Hurd  Green,  Peter's  advisor, 
comments  that  her  office  colleagues  are  "all  vying 
with  one  another  to  write  letters  of  recommenda- 
tion for  him  because  we  feel  such  confidence  and 
borrowed  pride." 

Peter's  dry  humor  percolates  through  every- 
thing he  does.  Associate  Professor  of  Psychology 
John  Mitchell  tells  about  Peter  showing  up  late  for 
class  one  day.  The  room  was  jammed.  "Can  any- 
one tell  me  where  an  open  desk  is?"  Peter  asked, 
standing  inside  the  door.  In  response,  four  or  five 
students  simultaneously  called  out  differing  direc- 
tions. "OK,  let's  have  fun  and  confuse  the  blind 
guy,"  Peter  joked. 

Under  Mitchell's  supervision,  Peter  and  a  team 
of  four  other  students  have  been  using  a  computer 
model  to  explore  alterations  in  brain  chemistry 
that  characterize  Alzheimer's  disease.  The  pur- 
pose is  to  discover  "what  happens  to  old  memories 
with  gradual  and  accumulating  damage  to  the  cor- 
tex," explains  Mitchell.  Describing  the  project, 
Peter  becomes  animated.  "Essentially,  our  brain 
works  by  neurotransmitters,"  he  begins.  "It's  a 
binary  code,  either  on  or  off  ..."  The  reporter 


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scribbles  a  few  notes  but  can't  keep  up.  This  young 
blind  man  in  tattered  jeans  and  a  flannel  shirt, 
using  his  hands  so  expressively,  his  gaze  slightly 
askew,  is  in  his  element.  He  has  superb  control  of 
his  diabetes;  he  sees  Suzanne  often;  his  future  is  a 
translucent,  shimmering  thing. 

Asked  to  connect  his  campus  life  with  his  years 
in  Somersworth,  Peter  shrugs.  They  are  two  dis- 
tinct worlds  75  miles  apart.  "I'm  much  more  de- 
pendent on  my  brain  now,"  he  says.  Then  he  adds 
with  an  edge  of  ferocity,  "If  there  was  an  argument, 
I  know.  I  could  make  any  lug  go  away  with  his  tail 
between  his  legs."  Peter  returns  periodically  to 
touch  base  with  the  old  gang  but  finds  he  has  less 
and  less  to  say  to  those  guys  or  that  part  of  himself, 
still  lodged  in  a  time  when  college  "didn't  seem  like 
something  I  Could  touch."  At  a  birthday  party  in 
Somersworth  this  year  he  found  himself  listening , 
to  friends  get  drunk  all  around  him.  "Nobody  was 
interested  in  what  I'm  doing  now,"  he  says. 

From  the  Somersworth  newspaper  recently, 
Peter  was  shocked  to  learn  about  some  cats  in  town 
that  had  been  hanged — by  parties  unknown — for 
fun.  "That's  barbaric,"  says  Peter,  with  a  slow, 
marveling  shake  of  his  head.  After  a  pause  he 
concedes,  "But  I  might  have  done  that  at  age  15. 
Thank  God,  the  Good  Lord  took  away  my  sight 
and  got  me  out  of  there." 


Deliverance 

When  you  consult  Peter's  family  and 
friends  about  the  effects  of  blindness 
on  the  course  of  his  life,  there's  a  clear 
uniformity  to  their  response.  "He  changed.  He  be- 
came far,  far  more  sensitive,"  says  Tom.  "One  time 
he  told  me,  'In  many  ways  I  can  see  much  better 
now.'  I  think  he  meant  that  he  could  see  his  own  path 
in  the  world.  Before,  he  had  been  clouded  up  in  a 
lifestyle  with  not  much  learning  or  wonderment." 

Peter's  father  remembers,  "Peter  made  the  re- 
mark to  his  cousin,  a  couple  of  years  after  he  went 
blind,  that  if  he  had  the  chance  to  get  his  sight  back, 
he  wouldn't  want  it.  And  I  think  I  would  say  the 
same  thing — that  he's  better  off  being  blind.  He 
seems  a  lot  more  contented." 

Pat  Hilton,  a  psychotherapist  in  Dover,  New 
Hampshire,  met  Peter  shortly  before  the  onset  of 
his  blindness,  while  counseling  the  family.  She 
continued  to  treat  Peter  privately,  off  and  on  for 
four  or  five  years.  Hilton  views  Peter's  earlier  self- 
destructive  lifestyle  as  a  defense  against  his  father's 


alcoholism.  "Peter  was  very,  very,  very  angry," 
Hilton  recalls. 

"His  anger  came  from  sensitivity.  He  could  see 
other  people's  pain,  and  he  needed  to  medicate 
himself  against  it.  Because  of  his  family  situation, 
he  worried,  Was  it  OK  to  be  a  sensitive,  loving  guy? 
He  didn't  have  any  model.  So  he  took  his  sensitivity 
and  put  it  in  a  box  and  covered  it  with  a  lot  of  anger 
so  he  wouldn't  be  hurt." 

Together,  the  sudden  death  of  his  brother  and 
rapidly  failing  eyesight  posed  a  critical  challenge 
for  Peter,  Hilton  reasons.  "He  could  get  more 
angry,  more  into  drugs  and  resentment,"  she  says, 
"or  he  could  look  at  the  pain  and  look  at  his  life.  To 
his  credit,  he  chose  the  latter  process.  Peter's  situ- 
ation was  that  he  was  either  going  to  get  crushed  or 
he  was  going  to  change.  And  he  changed."  In  effect, 
she  says,  Peter's  blindness  enabled  him  to  shed  the 
brute  armor  of  the  tipped-back  bottle  and  the  he- 
man  swagger.  As  Hilton  puts  it,  the  blindness  was 
"totally  humbling." 

Blindness  has  been  Peter's  deliverer;  it  contin- 
ues to  be  his  friend.  "My  blindness  has  gotten  me  so 
far  that  now  I've  climbed  onto  the  blindness  and 
I'm  riding  it  for  all  it's  worth,  all  the  way  to  happi- 
ness," he  says. 

Law  school  will  likely  be  the  next  step.  "I  know 
it  sounds  crazy,  but  I'll  be  disappointed  if  I  don't 
get  into  Harvard,"  says  this  kid  who  barely  mus- 
tered Cs  in  high  school.  He  has  a  decent  shot.  On 
an  initial  diagnostic  version  of  the  LSAT,  which  he 
took  early  this  summer  before  enrolling  in  a  special 
preparatory  course  for  blind  students,  Peter  placed 
in  the  88th  percentile  in  the  nation.  "It's  hard  for 
me  to  sit  back  and  let  someone  else  take  the  reins," 
he  has  said.  It's  becoming  more  apparent  by  the  day 
that  he  may  not  need  to  ever  again. 

Over  every  prospect  hovers  the  enigma  of  Peter's 
blindness,  its  purpose  in  the  cosmic  scheme  of 
things.  "For  some  reason  I  was  meant  to  be  blind," 
Peter  says  simply.  "I  don't  yet  know  why."  Seated 
in  the  living  room  of  her  second-floor  apartment  at 
the  edge  of  Somersworth,  Sister  Judith  contends 
that  her  longtime  friend  is  "very  special.  God  is 
using  him  as  an  instrument  for  something.  It's  all 
mystery,  and  that's  the  way  it  should  be.  It's  like 
death,"  she  offers  with  a  serene  smile.  "We're  all 
given  our  own  way  to  get  there." 

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A  quarter  century  ago  they  were  part  of  a 

startling  exodus  from  the  Jesuit  order. 

Last  fall  they  held  their  first  reunion. 

The  tales  of  a  lost  generation 


By  Jan  Wojcik  *68 


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AMID  HAPPY  SHOUTING  THE  REUNION  BEGAN  IN  THE 
tarred  parking  lot  of  what's  now  called  Campion  Center — 
the  New  England  Province  Jesuit  retirement  home,  infir- 
•mary  and  place  of  retreat.  It  was  early  Saturday  morning  of 
Old  Saints  and  Old  Souls  weekend  last  October.  "O  my  Captain,"  the  still 
robust  Denny  LaCroix  called  out  to  me  from  a  distance.  I'd  been  primus 
inter  pares  with  him  on  the  work  detail  of  maintaining  the  novitiate  septic 
beds.  Drawing  near,  he  took  an  awkward  second  before  recognizing  my 
face.  "It's  your  mustache,"  he  suggested  charitably. 


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photo  illustration 
by  Gary  Gilbert 


We  were  standing  in  a  loose 
knot,  1 1  former  Jesuits  in  our  late 
forties  and  fifties,  returning  to 
what  had  been  called  Weston  Col- 
lege, in  the  elegant  suburban  vil- 
lage of  Weston,  Massachusetts.  Our  ranks  included 
Phil  Rose,  Charlie  O'Leary,  Joe  Mendola  and  Nick 
Corvino,  all  psychologists  or  counselors;  Paul 
Quinlan,  a  driver  for  United  Parcel  Service;  Paul 
Howard,  a  sanitary  engineer;  Fran  Walsh,  a  plan- 
ner for  a  nonprofit  elder-services  organization; 
Steve  Conner  and  Bill  Carlson,  both  businessmen; 
Denny,  a  corporate  lawyer;  and  me,  a  college  pro- 
fessor and  farmer.  Behind  us,  as  we  hugged,  loomed 
Campion  Center,  its  burly  Italianate  wings  fending 
off  a  spare  New  England  sky. 

In  the  1960s  and  70s  all  of  us  had  lived  here, 
commuting  daily  to  our  undergraduate  classes  on 
the  Chestnut  Hill  campus  of  Boston  College.  As  we 
carried  our  bags  to  our  assigned  rooms,  we  found  the 
once-bustling  halls  haunting;  a  thin  maroon  carpet 
stifled  the  creak  in  the  old  wooden  floors. 

Initially  this  weekend  had  begun  as  a  reunion  of 
singers.  The  organizers,  Phil  and  Joe,  had  be- 
longed to  several  traveling  singing  groups  25  years 
ago,  calling  themselves  the  Celibate  Six,  the  Good 
News  Singers  and  the  Unrestricted  Notion,  a  name 
they  took  from  a  chapter  heading  in  one  of  Jesuit 
Bernard  Lonnergan's  philosophy  books.  As  old 
singing  friends  called  other  ex-Jesuits,  the  evolving 
reunion's  compass  widened.  Still  youthfully  slim, 
Charlie  had  traveled  the  farthest,  from  California, 
insisting  his  wife  had  given  him  permission.  At  56, 
the  oldest  to  return  was  Paul  Quinlan,  who  as  a 
scholastic  had  written  new  melodies  for  the  psalms 
and  canticles  the  groups  had  sung.  Now  he  had 
seven  children  and  hair  as  white  as  a  grandfather's; 
his  wit  and  anguish  were  as  youthfully  sharp  as 
anyone's  memories. 

During  the  eight  rich  years  of  my  youth  I  had 


shared  with  these  now-grown  men,  being  Jesuit 
had  meant  an  immortality  of  continuity.  I  wore  a 
black  robe  as  Jesuits  had  for  400  years,  and  it  did 
not  matter  to  me  whether  any  one  of  those  men 
was  living  or  dead;  those  temporarily  out  of  sight 
were  simply  in  a  place  I'd  reach  eventually.  It  was 
because  we  shared  this  feeling,  I  think,  that  after 
unpacking  our  bags  we  agreed  with  surprising 
warmth  and  unanimity  to  convene  our  first  gath- 
ering Saturday  morning  in  the  New  England  Prov- 
ince cemetery  on  the  grounds  at  Campion.  The 
day  was  mild,  and  bronze  oak  leaves  hung  over  the 
gravestones.  Overhead,  pairs  of  ducks  flew  south. 
Quickly  the  names  of  the  dead  cast  spells  over  us. 

In  the  cemetery  identical  Jesuit  gravestones 
form  evenly  spaced  rows,  providing  each  name  an 
initial  prefix:  "P"  for  Pater,  or  priest;  "F"  for 
Frater,  or  brother;  and  "S"  for  Scholastiais,  or 
seminarian.  For  a  suffix  are  two  initials:  "SJ"  all. 
First  names  are  latinized  where  possible:  Joannes 
and  Carolus,  but  not  Harveyus.  Otherwise,  egali- 
tarian severity  levels  all  distinctions.  Three  suc- 
cessive lines  bear  three  designated  dates:  ortus, 
ingressus  and  obiit,  for  born,  entered  and  died.  As  if 
to  suggest  it  takes  three  days  to  perfect  the  life  of 
a  Jesuit. 

At  breakfast  Sunday  morning  Pat  Sullivan,  SJ, 
now  the  administrator  of  the  hospital  at  Campion, 
stopped  by  our  table  and  recognized  among  us 
some  of  his  former  classics  students  from  the  novi- 
tiate. When  we  mentioned  rediscovering  the  aura 
of  the  gravestones,  he  described  the  recent  Prov- 
ince discussion  whether  to  cast  future  inscriptions 
in  English,  because,  he  said  laughing,  "soon  the 
only  people  who  could  translate  the  stones  would  be 
lying  under  them."  For  now  the  tradition  held,  and 
we  could  still  read  them.  Former  Boston  College 
presidents  Seavey  Joyce  and  Michael  Walsh  were 
buried  in  adjacent  rows,  along  with  the  lesser- 
known  Jesuits  Ola  Nelson  and  Neil  Callahan.  The 


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ingressus  dates  for  the  latter  two  men  held  our  eyes 
because  they  were  the  same  as  ours.  Ola  had  died  of 
leukemia  contracted  in  the  Brazilian  mission. 

Later  that  morning  we  gathered  in  the  dark- 
paneled  receiving  room  of  the  original  mansion  on 
the  Weston  site.  Beer,  fruit  juice,  bread,  chips  and 
cold  cuts  were  laid  on  sideboards,  guitars  and  a  bass 
fiddle  uncased,  and  music  stands  set  up.  Songbooks 
were  opened,  still  expressing  in  ghostly  mimeo- 
graph blue  the  words  and  chord  progressions  of  the 
lively  sacred  songs  we  used  to  sing  as  young  men. 
After  a  few  flat  starts  we  belted  out  the  harmonies 
of  Paul's  psalmic  anthem  "It's  a  Brand  New  Day." 
Then  we  dropped  into  armchairs  and  couches.  We 
quickly  agreed  on  a  protocol  for  the  two  days  of  the 
reunion:  each  would  tell  his  story  to  the  others, 
speculating  on  why  he  had  left  the  Society  of  Jesus 
and  telling  what  had  happened  since.  In  between, 
we  would  sing  our  old  songs  in  what  would  become 
a  ritual  of  readings  and  songs. 

In  his  story  Paul  told  us  he  had  been  unable  to 
sing  his  own  songs  after  he  left  because  they  still 
expressed  so  much  of  the  anguish  he  had  felt  as  a 
Jesuit  and  afterward.  This  amazed  us,  because  many 
of  us  remembered  his  writing  and  music  as  the 
source  of  our  deepest  spirituality  as  young  Jesuits. 
"Paul,  doesn't  the  reverence  we  always  held  for 
your  songs  make  you  feel  any  differently  about 
them?"  I  asked  him. 

"I  wasn't  really  the  writer,"  he  said.  "Whatever 
energy  I  put  into  my  music  I  was  just  gathering.up 
from  all  of  you."  At  first  he  would  not  join  us  when, 
after  listening  to  several  stories,  we  wandered  over 
to  the  music  stand  and  sang  a  psalm  in  his  vernacu- 
lar translation. 

The  psalms'  moods  moved  between  sadness  and 
joy,  just  as  our  stories  did:  "I  yell,  'God,  where  are 
you?/  Where  can  you  be? '/But  I  know  after  all  is 
said  and  done/That  my  God  has  known  me  from 
before  all  time/ And  I'll  see  His  face."  On  Sunday 
morning  Paul  finally  got  up  to  sing,  once  again, 
"It's  a  Brand  New  Day."  His  bobbing  to  the  beat 
with  the  rest  of  us  seemed  as  natural  as  another  shift 
of  mood,  even  as  we  found  ourselves  belting  with  a 
little  more  emphasis  and,  to  extend  the  harmony  of 
the  moment,  repeating  extra  choruses. 

MISSING  JESUITS 

The  demographics  that  emerged  from  our 
stories  reckoned  us  exemplary  Boston 
College  alumni  of  a  certain  age.  We  prac- 
ticed professions  we  had  begun  training  for  there. 


We  had  been  successful  and  unemployed  by  turns. 
We  were  responsible  for  27  children — eight  of  them 
adopted.  Ten  of  us  had  been  married  a  total  of  12 
times,  with  two  divorces.  We  included  one  bachelor. 
We  had  kids  in  trouble  and  kids  in  good  schools. 
Bill's  daughter  was  a  freshman  in  music  at  a  small 
college  in  Wisconsin.  Driving  there  earlier  in  the 
fall,  she  and  her  father  had  sung  all  the  way.  "It  seems 
the  day  they  become  adults  and  friends  they  move 
out,"  Bill  said  with  a  sad  smile. 

But  we  were  not  typical  BC  alumni,  in  the  sense 
that  we  had  also  been  Jesuit  scholastics  in  the 
1960s.  During  our  two-day  reunion  we  sharpened 
and  deepened  one  another's  thinking  about  what 
that  difference  had  made  of  us  over  25  years. 

"We  all  had  the  same  yearnings  for  something 
bigger  than  ourselves  when  we  joined,"  Steve  told 
us  in  his  story.  "First  we  found  it  in  a  Jesuit  commu- 
nity, and  I  still  think  I  want  what  I  found  there.  One 
of  the  reasons  I  joined  the  Lutheran  Church  is  that 
there  is  a  more  comfortable  place  for  women  within 
the  denomination.  We  have  women  clergy  and  the 
like.  But  I  still  get  upset  when  we  wind  up  bickering 
at  church  com- 
mittee meetings. 
It's  hard  to  find 
the  spirit  there. 
One  woman  in 
our  congregation 
lost  her  husband 
and  then  stopped 
coming  to  the 
church.  I  said  to 
myself,  'What  is  a 
church  for  unless 
we  can  console 
one  another?'  It's  like  the  old  Ignatian  idea  of  the 
gift  of  tears,  the  consolation  we  bring  to  one 
another." 

Each  of  us  remarked  during  the  weekend  and  in 
phone  calls  to  one  another  over  the  next  few  weeks 
how  easily  we  validated  one  another's  stories,  what- 
ever our  differences.  Some  of  us  remained  Catho- 
lics. There  was  another  Lutheran;  there  were  several 
Unitarian  Universalists  and  several  indifferent  ag- 
nostics— one  describing  himself  as  "a  Catholic  pa- 
gan." We  had  struggled  with  alcoholism,  infertility, 
other  illnesses  and  the  enthralling  drama  of  the  life 
of  a  handicapped  child. 

We  had  joined  the  Jesuits  for  many  different 
reasons — to  do  God's  will,  to  follow  a  relative,  to 
escape  a  family.  But  we  had  stayed  as  long  as  we  did 
because  of  the  family  we  found  in  one  another. 


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TWO  WHO  STAYED 

BC  Jesuits  who  watched  friends  and  associates  leave 
the  Society  in  the  1 960s  reflect  on  that  loss 


In  a  small,  humbly  furnished  room  on  the  first  floor  of  St. 
Mary's  Rectory,  William  Leonard,  SJ,  is  remembering  a 
friend  he  lost  50  or  60  years  ago.  The  friend  was  a  high-school 
classmate  who  had  entered  the  novitiate  with  him  at 
Shadowbrook,  in  western  Massachusetts,  studying,  working 
and  praying  beside  him— a  man  seemingly  devout  and  utterly 
committed  to  a  spiritual  life.  Three  months  before  his  ordina- 
tion, the  young  man  dropped  out  to  become  a  lawyer  and  raise 
a  family  instead.  He  announced  his  decision  to  Leonard  in  a 
letter.  "I  remember  looking  at  that  note  in  my  hand.  I  just 
couldn't  believe  it,"  Leonard  says  softly,  decades  later. 

In  1965  American  Jesuits  numbered  more  than  8,000,  but 
by  1990  their  numbers  had  dropped  to  less  than  5,000.  Many 
Jesuits  experienced  the  loss  of  a  brother.  The  exodus  caught 
these  men  at  different  points  in  their  lives.  Leonard,  for  one, 
was  nearing  retirement  age  when  the  young  men  started 
packing  up.  He  had  cast  his  lot  with  the  Jesuits  in  1 92  5  and  had 
served  on  the  BC  faculty  since  1939,  chairing  the  theology 
department  from  1965  to  1969.  Some  of  those  who  left  were 
his  former  students. 

To  David  Hollenbach,  SJ,  the  young  Je- 
suits who  left  were  peers — his  classmates  as 
well  as  his  brothers.  He'd  entered  the  novi- 
tiate at  St.  Isaacjogues  in  Wernersville,  Penn- 
sylvania, in  1964  and  was  in  his  twenties 
during  the  tumultuous  years.  After  being 
ordained  in  1 97 1  and  earning  his  doctorate  in 
religious  ethics  at  Yale  University, 
Hollenbach  lived  among  the  Jesuits  in  suc- 
cessive stints  at  the  Woodstock  Theological 
Center  of  Georgetown  University  and  at  the 
Weston  School  of  Theology.  He  joined  the 
BC  faculty  as  the  Margaret  O'Brien  Flatley  Professor  of 
Catholic  Theology  in  1991. 

Although  Hollenbach  and  Leonard  are  among  those  who 
stayed  within  the  fold,  neither  bears  any  hint  of  hard  feeling 
toward  those  who  departed.  Years  of  reflecting  on  the  ordeal 
of  his  early  religious  training  have  given  Leonard  a  large 
measure  of  sympathy  for  the  restlessness  that  led  Jan  Wojcik 
'68,  and  his  fellow  scholastics  to  leave.  "The  life  was  rigid  and, 
well,  suffocating,"  Leonard  says  of  his  time  at  Shadowbrook. 
"We  of  my  generation  tolerated  it;  we  found  it  supportable. 
You  could  say  we  knuckled  under  to  it. 

"Why  did  people  leave  religious  life?"  Leonard  wonders.  "It 
was  in  the  air,  I  guess."  He  and  Hollenbach  both  see  the  1960s 
exodus  as  a  direct  consequence  of  that  volatile  era.  They  believe 
the  spirit  of  radical  change  then  transforming  other  institutions 
in  Western  culture  could  not  help  but  touch  the  Jesuits.  "It  was 
a  time  of  enormous  ferment  and  considerable  upheaval  in 


Fr.  Leonard 


Fr.  Hollenbach 


American  society  and  in  the  life  of  the  Church," 
Hollenbach  says.  "The  upheaval  made  it  pos- 
sible for  people  to  consider  changing  the  di- 
rection of  their  lives  in  ways  previous 
generations  might  not  have.  A  fluidity  of  com- 
mitment was  more  part  of  the  accepted  social 
picture  than  before." 

Both  men  cite  the  signal  role  played  by 
the  Second  Vatican  Council  (1962-65)  in 
opening  up  life  within  the  Church — and, 
paradoxically,  perhaps  making  it  easier  for 
Jesuitsrin-training  to  abandon  the  rigorous 
and  demanding  life  they  had  chosen.  As  Leonard  remarks, 
"Pope  John,  who  called  the  Council,  said  he  just  wanted  to 
open  a  few  windows  and  let  a  little  fresh  air  into  the  Church. 
I  don't  think  he  knew  what  a  tornado  would  come  in." 

Jesuits  who  stayed  behind  watched  those  who  fled  the 
Society  in  the  late  1960s  with  decidedly  mixed  feelings, 
according  to  Hollenbach  and  Leonard.  "The  reaction  among 
older  Jesuits  was  disappointment,  of  course.  There  was  some 
anger — but  mostly,  I  think,  perplexity,"  Leonard  says.  "There 
was  a  sense  of  What's  happening?" 

Hollenbach,  about  the  same  age  as  many  of  the  men  who 
left  ("I  was  given  the  gift  of  stronger  reasons  to  stay  than 
reasons  to  leave,"  he  explains),  remembers  his  fellow  scholas- 
tics as  being  generally  supportive  of  the  men's  decisions  but 
saddened,  too.  "These  were  people  you  had  been  living  with 
for  years  and  with  whom  you  had  been  engaged  in  a  common 
effort.  To  have  them  leaving — some  piece  of  your  own  life 
goes  out  the  door  when  they  leave,"  he  says.  "One  could 
understand  why  they  had  decided  to  leave  even  if  one  didn't 
want  to  celebrate  it." 

Fewer  young  American  men  are  entering  the  Society  now 
than  30  years  ago,  notes  Hollenbach,  and  that  decline  in 
numbers  is  likely  to  continue.  The  relative  thinness  of  the 
Jesuit  ranks  has  many  implications  for  Boston  College. 
Leonard  points  to  the  difficulty  of  finding  a  successor  to 
University  President  J.  Donald  Monan,  SJ,  as  one  example  of 
an  obvious  effect:  "There  just  isn't  the  abundance  of  candi- 
dates there  once  was,"  Leonard  says.  At  a  lower  institutional 
level,  he  cites  the  diminished  Jesuit  presence  on  campus.  "I 
can  think  of  only  one  Jesuit  department  chairman — Fr.  Frank 
Kennedy  of  the  music  department,"  he  says,  "whereas  40 
years  ago  every  department  had  one." 

Still,  Hollenbach  believes  the  current  trend  "is  forcing 
Jesuits  to  take  a  more  focused  approach  to  their  work  instead 
of  simply  filling  a  slot  somewhere.  These  days,  one  has  to  be 
quite  intentional  about  where  one  puts  one's  time  and  energy 
in  the  service  of  God." 

Bruce  Morgan 


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Sunday  morning,  as  our  final  ceremony,  we  sat  in  a 
close  circle  holding  hands.  Each  told  the  others 
what  their  stories  had  meant  to  him.  A  few  who  had 
not  been  friends  30  years  ago  found  themselves  for 
the  first  time  comfortable  with  our  old  official 
term  for  one  another — brother.  We  found  our 
stories  answered  questions  we  hadn't  known  we 
had  had  about  who  we  had  been  and  what  we  had 
become.  After  the  ritual  was  over,  we  laughed  and 
shook  arthritic  stiffness  out  of  our  fingers. 

Many  of  the  intimacies  we  shared  were  in- 
tensely private  and  remained  so,  I  suspect,  even 
after  we  returned  to  our  families  and  friends.  Who 
else  could  understand  this  stuff?  But  we  all  agreed 
to  share  with  a  wider  readership  these  reflections, 
which  bear  on  the  mass  exodus  from  the  Society 
that  occurred  in  the  late  '60s  and  early  '70s.  We 
know  many  people  involved  in  Jesuit  education 
who  think  about  what  happened  to  us.  If  we  had 
remained  Jesuits,  we  would  be  the  45-  to  5  5 -year- 
old  men  ripe  to  be  tapped  as  deans,  rectors,  college 
presidents,  provincials,  spiritual  fathers — ready  to 
assume  leadership  positions  in  the  Jesuit  institu- 
tions that  the  men  we  revered  had  led. 

Once,  the  talent  pool  of  Jesuits  seemed  oceanic. 
Since  its  formation  in  1924,  some  3,000  men  have 
entered  the  New  England  Province,  most  of  them, 
like  us,  matriculating  at  the  novitiate  called 
Shadowbrook,  in  Lenox,  Massachusetts.  In  1964 
the  New  England  Province  was  at  its  apex  with 
1,180  men.  Perhaps  500  were  between  35  and  65 
years  of  age,  working  as  missionaries,  parish  priests, 
teachers,  spiritual  fathers  and  superiors  through- 
out New  England  and  the  world.  Another  500  or 
so  were  younger  Jesuits  in  formation.  Every  year 
another  30  or  40  young  men  joined  us;  the  future 
looked  black  with  robes. 

Five  years  later  a  dramatic  winnowing  was  un- 
der way.  Starting  in  1969  and  continuing  for  the 
next  seven  years,  an  average  of  2  5  Jesuits  a  year  left 
the  order.  Significantly,  many  of  these  men  had 
been  Jesuits  for  between  eight  and  20  years.  This 
outflux  represented  a  profound  and  permanent 
loss.  Today  approximately  580  Jesuits  remain  mem- 
bers of  the  New  England  Province,  many  of  them 
retired  or  close  to  it. 

We  did  not  leave  the  Jesuits  to  get  rich.  Judging 
from  the  rust  spots  on  the  cars  and  pickup  trucks 
parked  in  the  Campion  lot,  only  the  lawyer  among 
us  could  afford  anything  like  the  clean,  new  house 
cars  we'd  occasionally  get  permission  to  drive  as 
Jesuits.  Women,  on  the  other  hand,  obviously  did 
have  something  to  do  with  our  leaving.  We  all 
agreed  celibacy  hadn't  been  a  problem  by  itself. 


w*aul  told  us  he  had  been  unable  to  sing 
his  own  songs  after  he  left  because  they  still 
expressed  so  much  of  the  anguish  he  had 
felt  as  a  Jesuit  and  afterward. 


Most  of  us  had  left  before  we  met  the  woman  we 
would  marry.  When  I  asked  if  anyone  would  have 
remained  a  Jesuit  if  Jesuits  could  marry,  everyone 
quickly  answered  no.  Instead,  each  of  us  had  found 
celibacy  insufferable  only  after  the  events  of  the 
'60s  had  delivered  profound  shocks  to  the  Jesuit 
tradition  of  obedience  to  religious  authority. 

A  NECESSARY  LONELINESS 

Even  after  30  years  it  was  still  painful  to 
recall  what  we  had  endured  under  the  stric- 
tures of  obedience.  Paul  only  half  jokingly 
described  the  towering  rage  of  a  houseful  of  Irish 
priests  at  what  he  acknowledges  was  a  foolish  prank. 
Before  dawn  on  St.  Patrick's  Day  in  1963,  he  had 
raised  a  British  flag  on  the  Shadowbrook  flagpole. 
For  the  usually  trivial  offense  of  leaving  the  house 
without  permission,  his  superiors  forced  Paul,  al- 
ready a  graduate  of  Dartmouth  College,  to  spend  a 
penitential  year  at  Shadowbrook  taking  entry-level 
courses  among  young  Jesuits  with  no  more  than  a 
high-school  education. 

We  remembered  other  events  of  this  kind.  In 
1964  the  relatively  liberal-minded  New  York  Prov- 
ince had  closed  its  novitiate  and  sent  its  novices  to 
New  England.  At  first  we  were  delighted  by  our 
sudden  surge  in  numbers.  But  culture  shock  fol- 
lowed. The  New  Englanders  observed  rules  of  si- 
lence and  still  spoke  Latin  in  the  house,  at  table  and 
on  work  details;  the  New  Yorkers  had  long  aban- 
doned the  use  of  house  Latin.  Our  superiors  insisted 
that  everyone  follow  what  struck  the  New  Yorkers  as 
brutally  archaic  house  rules.  And  the  young  New 
Englanders  found  that  to  obey  their  elders  was  to 
betray  their  peers.  At  dinner  one  scholastic  would 
ask  in  Latin  for  the  butter,  and  another  would  mock- 
ingly pretend  not  to  understand. 

This  sounds  trivial  to  anyone  but  a  kid  in  a 
novitiate  whose  walls  seemed  to  encompass  the 
whole  world.  At  the  reunion  Joe  asked  plaintively, 
"Why  didn't  any  one  of  our  superiors  ever  sit  down 


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£ach  of  us  discovered  himself  one  day  having 

drifted  over  a  blurring  line  between  loneliness 

within  the  Society  and  solitude  without.  For 

people  who  know  us,  that  line  is  still  blurry. 


with  us  and  try  to  help  us  work  things  out?" 

"At  that  time  the  Jesuits  hadn't  changed  in  400 
years,"  someone  answered.  "Suddenly  they  were 
supposed  to,  and  all  our  superiors  could  do  was 
what  they  had  always  done — just  more  of  it." 

In  1966  some  of  us  who  had  been  Jesuits  for 
three  years  had  been  promised  we  could  leave  for 
Boston  College  one  year  earlier  than  the  tradi- 
tional four  years  that  novices  and  young  scholastics 
spent  at  Shadowbrook.  That  promise  was  rescinded 
by  orders  from  Rome.  With  an  ashen  face,  Shadow- 
brook  rector  Thomas  M.  Lannon,  SJ,  called  us 
together  in  the  conference  room  and  told  the 
unfortunate  three-year  men  to  unpack  their  trunks. 
We  asked  our  superior  bitter  questions  and  filed 
out  of  the  room  in  silence.  At  the  reunion  Denny 
could  still  fit  an  Italian  accent  to  the  phrase  he  had 
made  popular  back  then:  "We  want  you  to  be 
where  the  action  is — not." 

But  none  of  us  had  stormed  out  in  reaction  to  a 
dumb  decision,  whether  someone  else's  or  our 
own.  What  led  to  our  undoing  as  Jesuits,  it  now 
appears,  were  the  consequences  of  our  superiors' 
resolve  to  avoid  making  such  terrible  demands  on 
our  obedience  again. 

In  Boston,  progressive  liberations  came  rapidly. 
Leaving  Shadowbrook,  we  all  finally  got  to  Weston 
and  began  taking  a  yellow  school  bus  each  day  to 
our  classes  at  Boston  College,  where,  in  a  radical 
break  with  tradition,  Professor  Peter  Kreeft,  a 
non-Jesuit,  was  permitted  to  teach  some  of  us  our 
official  Jesuit  philosophy  courses.  After  one  year 
our  superiors  allowed  us  to  join  in  extracurricular 
activities.  Our  most  famous  classmate,  the  late  A.J. 
Antoon,  began  staging  plays  on  campus,  beginning 
a  directing  career  that  would  win  him  a  Tony 
Award  five  years  later.  Enthusiastically,  we  began 
writing  for  campus  periodicals,  acting  in  plays, 
tutoring  in  Roxbury,  and  singing  at  Masses  and 
hootenannies  throughout  the  Boston  area. 

Originally  our  superiors  allowed  themselves  to 
think  they  were  simply  extending  to  us  the  tradi- 


tional Jesuit  cultivation  of  theater,  music,  art  and 
spiritual  counseling.  But  there  were  hot  ideas  in 
the  wind  at  the  time,  buffeting  large  and  traditional 
institutions  like  the  Roman  Catholic  Church.  Our 
superiors  approved  our  requests  to  pursue  the 
apostolates  of  the  light  cavalry  and  the  barefoot 
doctors.  The  singers  took  Paul  Quinlan's  psalms 
into  prisons.  Extracurricular  activities  tookjesuits 
and  other  undergraduates  afield  of  the  BC  campus, 
where  we  worked  in  shelters,  drug  programs,  and 
inner-city  health  services.  Back  in  the  rec  rooms  at 
Weston,  our  discussions  began  to  raise  questions 
about  social  and  political  structures,  about  class, 
race  and  gender. 

We  were  men  of  our  times.  In  those  times  the 
company  of  Jesuits — a  small  band  that  had  grown 
huge — was  rediscovering  its  inner  armature  of  Jesus' 
style  of  teaching.  He  had  wandered  alone  and  in 
small  groups  throughout  the  Galilean  countryside, 
finding  the  spiritual  meaning  of  a  child's  illness,  a 
heretic's  desire  and  the  hunger  of  the  poor.  Like 
him,  we  followed  our  apostolic  yearnings,  which  led 
us  into  small  circumstances  as  retreat  directors,  coun- 
selors, community  organizers,  hospital  chaplains  and 
writers.  But  in  these  small  circumstances  we  found 
our  necessary  loneliness  greater  than  the  grace  we 
had  been  granted  to  bear  it. 

Over  and  over  at  the  reunion,  we  mentioned 
how  terribly  lonely  our  lives  became  as  we — to  use 
a  phrase  from  those  times — got  so  far  out  we  could 
not  find  our  way  back.  Fran,  who  had  remained  a 
Jesuit  for  25  years  before  becoming  involved  in 
elderly  care,  had  succeeded  at  almost  a  half-dozen 
different  apostolic  endeavors.  He  spoke  for  the  rest 
of  us  when  he  described  the  emotional  crisis  each 
success  would  eventually  bring.  "I  used  to  love 
giving  retreats  at  Gloucester,"  he  said  with  a  strained 
smile,  "but  after  everybody  would  go  home,  I'd  go 
walking  on  the  cliffs  overlooking  the  ocean.  A 
loneliness  like  a  physical  presence  would  hit  me  so 
hard  I'd  almost  stand  still." 

Each  of  us  discovered  himself  one  day  having 
drifted  over  a  blurring  line  between  loneliness 
within  the  Society  and  solitude  without.  For  people 
who  know  us,  that  line  is  still  blurry.  My  wife  calls 
me  a  Jesuit  whenever  she  thinks  I'm  too  regi- 
mented— for  example,  I  always  cook  two  boiled 
eggs  for  breakfast  on  Wednesdays — and  my  aca- 
demic colleagues  have  called  me  a  Jesuit  for  teach- 
ing literature  as  humane  scripture.  Bill  spoke  for 
most  of  us  when  he  said,  "I  am  sometimes  consid- 
ered an  oddity  at  work  and  have  been  told  I  never 
left  the  Jesuits.  But  I  think  that  way  because  of  a 
spirit  of  community  I  got  from  you.  We  see  life  not 


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as  a  race  with  winners  and  losers  but  as  a  journey  on 
which  we  all  share  the  same  perils  and  can  only 
succeed  by  helping  one  another." 

LOST  AND  FOUND 

We  still  felt  what  we  had  lost.  Paul 
Quinlan  remembered  the  day  he 
signed  his  papers  of  resignation.  He 
said  it  felt  like  he  was  falling  down  a  long  hole. 
Acting  for  the  Provincial,  Paul  Lucey,  SJ,  had  tried 
to  buoy  him  up,  saying,  "Today  we  are  losing  a 
treasure."  Paul  had  countered,  "Today  I  am  leav- 
ing a  treasure  behind." 

We  talked  about  our  saints  as  well  as  our  souls. 
At  an  impromptu  memorial  service  Saturday  night 
we  stood  in  a  circle  around  a  large  table  telling 
funny  and  sad  stories  about  those  we  knew  as 
Jesuits  who  had  died.  Everyone  had  a  story  about 
A.J.  Antoon,  our  most  dramatic  brother,  and  usu- 
ally it  was  about  how  difficult  he  was.  "You  couldn't 
type  in  the  same  room  with  him,"  Joe  said.  I  told 
about  periodic  stretches  in  our  30-year  friendship 
in  which  A.J.  would  get  so  mad  he  would  refuse  to 
speak  to  me  for  days  or  weeks,  usually  for  my  being 
solemn  about  something  he  wanted  to  laugh  about 
or  curse.  Standing  at  the  table,  I  wept  in  gratitude, 
remembering  that  A.J.  had  been  speaking  to  me 
again — and  I  had  fed  him  some  soup — just  before 
he  died. 

In  our  elegies,  several  of  us  mentioned  taking 
walks  with  Thomas  Hennessey,  SJ,  at  whose  grave- 
stone we  had  paused  during  our  morning  gather- 
ing. As  a  wizened  old  man  he  had  suffered  through 
the  terminal  tremors  of  Parkinson's  disease  in  the 
infirmary  at  Shadowbrook.  Novices  were  assigned 
to  help  him  with  his  therapeutic  afternoon  walks. 
Being  young  and  wanting  to  cut  loose  for  a  few 
hours  a  day,  we  griped  childishly  about  the  assign- 
ment. Several  of  us  remembered  how  ashamed  we 
all  felt  the  day  Fr.  Lannon  called  us  together  in  the 
conference  room.  He  said  our  Stockbridge  Bowl 
neighbors  had  made  a  point  to  tell  him  they  were 
deeply  moved  when  they  drove  past  us  young  men 
in  black  robes  leading  the  lurching,  old  priest  by 
the  arm  down  the  road. 

We  recalled  another  occasion,  when  the  French 
theologian  Henri  de  Lubac,  SJ,  visited  Shadow- 
brook.  During  a  tour  of  the  infirmary,  he  had 
shaken  Fr.  Hennessey  by  the  shoulders  and  said  to 
him,  "Father,  without  your  prayers,  my  work  would 
be  a  failure."  Remembering  that  scene,  one  of  us 
said,  "Both  of  them  believed  that.  It  was  the  most 
powerful  act  of  faith  I  have  ever  witnessed,  before 


or  since."  Talk  of  Fr.  Hennessey  led  Steve  to 
describe  the  last  walk  he  had  taken  with  his  neigh- 
bor Jim  O'Hare,  another  beloved  former  Jesuit 
classmate,  who  had  died  subsequently  of  brain 
cancer.  The  last  time  their  families  sang  Christmas 
carols,  Steve  and  Jim's  wife  had  flanked  him,  ready 
to  grab  him  if  he  stumbled.  Like  Fr.  Hennessey 
before  him,  Jim  had  walked  lurching,  on  the  verge 
of  falling. 

Phil  figured  we  had  carried  off  a  treasury  of 
stories  since  leaving  the  Jesuits.  As  Steve  had  hoped, 
our  stories  included  and  conveyed  the  gift  of  tears, 
an  unusual-sounding  phrase  for  which  we  sug- 
gested new  meanings.  Paul  said  it  meant  "the  magic 
of  belonging"  to  a  group  of  people  who  still  yearned 
for  greatness.  "It's  like  picking  up  a  conversation 
that  we  suddenly  stopped  25  years  ago,"  Fran  said, 
"and  everything  fits  right  in." 

Our  first  days  in  formation  as  young  Jesuits  had 
prepared  us  for  living  apart  from  one  another  for 
long  periods  of  time.  We  were  taught  that  St. 
Ignatius  had  turned  monasticism  on  its  head  by 
adding  a  new  fourth  vow  to  the  standard  three 
religious  vows  of  Poverty,  Chastity  and  Obedi- 
ence. While  other  monks  took  a  fourth  vow  of 
Stability,  promising  to  remain  in  the  same  resi- 
dence for  life,  Jesuits  took  a  vow  of  Instability, 
agreeing  to  go  anywhere  in  the  world  that  a  supe- 
rior beckoned,  as  God's  will  inclined.  All  our  train- 
ing followed  from  that  because  if  you  took  the  man 
out  of  a  monastery,  you  had  to  put  a  monastery  into 
the  man — build  in  him  peace  and  reliance  and  a 
commitment  that  would  remain  secure  within, 
whatever  the  weather  outside. 

What  no  one  anticipated  was  that  for  some  of 
us,  the  landscapes  over  which  we  would  travel 
would  be  interior  as  well  as  geographic.  The  fierce 
integrity  of  the  intellectual  and  spiritual  explora- 
tions we  began  as  youngjesuits  would  lead  some  of 
us  outside  the  formal  religious  organization  that 
had  given  us  our  original  sense  of  direction.  What 
we  discovered  at  Campion  on  a  gray  autumn  week- 
end was  that  however  errant  our  lives  by  anyone 
else's  standards,  we  still  loved  the  Jesuits  we  found 
in  ourselves. 

Jan  Wojcik  '68,  left  the  Society  of  Jesus  in  1970.  He  teaches 
literature  at  Clarkson  University  and  raises  sheep,  chickens, 
turkeys  and  geese  in  the  foothills  oftheAdirondacks.  His  profile 
of  A.J.  Antoon  appeared  in  the  Fall  1992  issue  ofBCM. 

Photographs  by  Gary  Gilbert,  taken  at  Campion  Center  in 
Weston,  Massachusetts. 


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ADVANCEMENT 


High  societies 

Fides,  President's  Circle  push  1994-95  fund-raising  over  the  top 


With  strong  assistance  from 
the  two  major  giving  so- 
cieties, Fides  and  President's 
Circle,  the  University  reached 
two  significant  fund-raising  mile- 
stones in  1994-95.  BC  posted  a 
record  total  for  cash  gifts  of  $23 
million  and  raised  $29.1  million 
in  new  pledges.  The  latter  mark 
topped  the  previous  record  for  a 
noncampaign  year  of  $23  mil- 
lion, which  was  set  last  year. 

While  applauding  all  of  the 
volunteer  groups  that  drove  the 
fund-raising  effort,  Vice  Presi- 
dent for  University  Relations 
Mary  Lou  DeLong  singled  out 


record-breaking  performances  by 
Fides  and  President's  Circle. 
"They  are  the  foundation  of  our 
development  program,"  she  said. 
Both  set  new  membership  records 
for  the  second  consecutive  year: 
Fides  grew  to  1,605  members, 
and  President's  Circle  totaled  493 
members. 

"Our  success  was  really  a  mat- 
ter of  spreading  the  word  about 
Fides,"  said  University  Trustee 
Patrick  Carney  70,  who  leads  that 
group.  "The  society  has  a  long 
history  of  providing  Boston  Col- 
lege with  financial  support  that 
ensures  the  University's  status  as 


one  of  the  premier  Jesuit  colleges 
in  the  nation.  Today  the  group  is 
more  dynamic  and  forward-look- 
ing than  ever.  Fides  and  the  future 
of  Boston  College  go  hand  in  hand, 
and  people  responded  to  that  mes- 
sage with  enthusiasm." 

University  Trustee  Thomas 
P.  O'Neill  III  '68,  who  heads 
President's  Circle,  attributed  its 
growth  to  the  University's 
strength  in  general  and  to  its  em- 
phasis on  attracting  top-notch 
undergraduates  in  particular. 
"The  importance  of  increasing 
student  financial-aid  resources 
was  a  powerful  message  for  po- 


STATE  OF  THE  ART— The 
new  Law  School  Library's 
cathedral  ceiling  nears 
completion.  Scheduled  to 
open  next  January,  the 
Sl4-million  building  will 
provide  cutting-edge  tech- 
nology in  a  comfortable, 
open  setting  for  legal 
study  and  research.  An  el- 
egant rare-books  room 
will  house  important  his- 
torical texts.  A  year  and  a 
half  into  a  five-year  fund- 
raising  campaign,  donors 
have  contributed  $  1 .6  mil- 
lion toward  the  building's 
$5-million  goal. 


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tential  President's  Circle  mem- 
bers," he  said.  "They're  attuned 
to  leadership,  and  they  recognize 
that  one  important  measure  of  a 
great  university  is  its  ability  to 
educate  young  men  and  women 
who  will  be  leaders  in  their  cho- 
sen fields." 

Gifts  from  reunion  classes  also 
contributed  significantly  to  fund- 
raising  success  this  year (see  story 
below).  Pledges  from  the  10  re- 
union classes  reached  an  all-time 
high  of  $6.3  million,  led  by  the 
Class  of  1970,  which  set  a  25th- 
reunion-gift  record  of  $  1 .2  5  mil- 
lion, and  the  Class  of  1 960,  which 
raised  a  record  35th-reunion  to- 
tal of  $1.7  million. 

Such  successful  fund-raising 
during  a  noncampaign  period 
shows  that  BC  has  reached  a  new 
level  of  giving,  said  James  Cleary 
'50,  chairman  of  the  Trustee  De- 
velopment Committee.  "For  the 
University  to  achieve  such  a  lofty 
goal  without  the  impetus  of  a 
campaign  highlights  the  strength 
of  Boston  College  and  its  posi- 
tion as  one  of  the  nation's  leading 
Catholic  universities.  Each  year 
we  are  broadening  our  traditional 
circle  of  support." 

The  University's  1 994-95  cor- 
poration and  foundation  funding 
totaled  $8.5  million  in  new  pledges 
and  $7  million  in  cash  grants. 


MONEY  TALKS 


While  As  a  Tree  Planted:  The  Endowed  Funds  of  Boston 
College  is  unlikely  to  show  up  on  many  coffee  tables  or 
best-seller  lists,  it  can  lay  claim  to  one  distinction.  It  is 
the  first  complete  listing  of  every  endowed  fund  be- 
stowed upon  Boston  College — from  the  first,  a  $1,000 
fund  established  in  1 865,  to  the  $  1  -million-plus  endow- 
ments of  the  1990s. 

The  book  is  52  pages  thick,  it  contains  the  names  of 
nearly  700  of  the  University's  most  stalwart  supporters, 
and  published  in  July,  it  took  more  than  a  year  to 
compile,  index  and  print. 

As  a  Tree  Planted  was  created  as  a  reference  and 
marketing  tool  for  staff,  volunteers,  and  potential  and 
current  donors,  but  it  tells  a  story  that  goes  beyond  lists 
and  numbers.  BC's  rapid  growth  in  endowment  mirrors 
the  University's  growth  over  the  past  quarter  century 
from  a  regional  to  a  national  university.  The  en- 
dowment's history  also  reveals  the  broadening  of  the 
University's  educational  mission,  noted  Director  of 
Donor  Relations  Katherine  MacDonald,  who  headed 
the  project.  "You  can  see  in  the  book  the  kinds  of  things 
donors  believed  were  deserving  of  their  strongest  sup- 
port and  how  that  has  changed  over  time,"  she  said. 

For  anyone  curious  about  that  very  first  endowment 
given  130  years  ago,  the  book  contains  a  thumbnail 
sketch:  it  was  a  scholarship  fund  established  by  a  Phila- 
delphian  named  Joseph  J.  Sinnott — $1,000  at  a  time 
when  annual  tuition  was  $60.  The  first  recipient,  Henry 
Towle,  eventually  became  a  physician. 


Return  receipts 

Competition  among  classes  boosts  reunion  gifts 


This  year  reunion-class  giv- 
ing continued  its  upswing, 
with  1994-95  pledges  rising 
sharply  to  a  record-setting  $6.3 
million.  The  previous  high,  es- 
tablished last  year,  was  $4.6  mil- 
lion. This  marked  the  third 
straight  annual  increase  in  re- 
union giving.  Alumni  gift  totals 
at  reunion  time  have  more  than 
doubled  since  1992. 

"The  Class  of  1969  had  just 
set  the  record,  and  we  didn't  want 
to  let  them  beat  us  at  anything," 
joked   25th-reunion  co-chair 


Kevin  Hines  70.  His  classmates 
set  an  all-time  25th-reunion-gift 
high  of  $1.25  million. 

On  a  more  serious  note,  Hines 
said  raising  funds  for  financial  aid 
was  a  big  draw  for  his  class.  "When 
we  could  say,  'This  money  is  go- 
ing to  help  the  students,'  it  made 
a  real  difference.  People  liked  to 
know  that  their  gifts  were  going 
to  ensure  a  place  for  the  best  stu- 
dents at  Boston  College  regard- 
less of  economic  means." 

Robert  Connor  '70,  who  co- 
chaired  the  25th-reunion  drive 


with  Hines,  added,  "BC's  success 
in  the  last  25  years  has  been  self- 
evident,  and  it  just  draws  out  the 
support." 

The  Golden  Eagle  Class  of 
1945  set  a  record  for  participa- 
tion: of  the  class's  105  members, 
104  (99  percent)  made  pledges. 
The  class  raised  $378,000,  nearly 
twice  its  goal  of  $200,000.  Louis 
Sorgi  '45,  who  co-chaired  the 
50th-reunion  effort  with  classmate 
John  Campbell,  said  the  fund-rais- 
ing drive  helped  make  their  re- 
union memorable.  • 


NEVER  TOO  LATE 

The  Student  Center-to-be  re- 
ceived a  boost  from  BC-parent- 
to-be  Michael  Argyelan,  who 
pledged  a  gift  of  $100,000. 
Argyelan's  daughter  Melissa 
will  join  the  Class  of  1999  in 
September.  Her  father,  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Class  of  1972,  said 
the  new  student  center  is  20 
years  overdue.  The  University 
plans  to  begin  the  project's  first 
phase  next  March  (see  news 
story  page  11). 

REOPENING  DAY 

Renovated  and  expanded 
Fulton  Hall,  which  reopened  for 
classes  with  little  fanfare  last 
January,  will  have  its  official 
unveiling  September  19.  Xerox 
Corporation  Chairman  and  CEO 
Paul  Allaire  will  kick  off  the  cel- 
ebration with  an  afternoon  lec- 
ture. Then,  after  a  formal 
rededication,  a  reception  will 
be  held  in  Fulton's  glassy  new 
five-story  atrium,  and  a  dinner 
will  honor  contributors  to  the 
$22.4-million  project. 

IN  TRIBUTE 

The  following  are  among 
named  endowed  funds  recently 
established  at  Boston  College. 
New  funds  may  be  established, 
and  contributions  to  existing 
funds  made,  through  the  Office 
of  Development,  More  Hall. 

LAW  SCHOOL 

Black  Alumni  Leadership 

Initiative 

STUDENT  SCHOLARSHIPS 
Terrence  J.  '42,  and  Virginia  H. 
Geoghegan  Scholarship  Fund* 

Geraldine  M.  Lyon  Endowed 
Scholarship  Fund  honoring 
James  Ring,  SJ,  '35,  MA'36, 
MS'38* 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Vincent  F.  Martin, 
Jr.,  '63,  Scholarship  Fund 

Remondi  Family 
Scholarship  Fund 

Richard  L.  Trum  '37,  Endowed 
Scholarship  Fund* 

Frederick  A.  '32,   and  Louise  J. 
Meier  Endowed 
Scholarship  Fund* 

*  Established  through  the  Deferred 
Giving  Program  9 


BOSTON  COLLEGE  \1  U  .  \/I\E  45 


Q    &    A 


Sin  deep 


THE  ROOTS  OF  ANTI-SEMITISM 

To  understand  how  the  Holocaust  happened,  we  must  understand 
how  the  early  Christians'  refutation  of  Judaism  evolved  into  fear  and 
hatred  of  the  Jews,  says  Theology  Professor  Donald  Dietrich  in  his  new 
book  God  and  Humanity  in  Auschwitz  (Transaction,  1995).  An  inter- 
view by  senior  writer  John  Ombelets. 


Where  did  anti-Semitism  begin? 

Actually,  anti-Judaism,  which  is  the 
ancestor  of  anti-Semitism,  predates 
Christianity.  If  you  look  back  to  the 
ancient  Greeks,  you  can  find  thinkers 
such  as  Theophrastus,  a  pupil  of  Aristotle, 
hailing  the  Jews  as  great  philosophers. 
That  may  not  seem  like  bigotry,  but  it's  a 
start:  when  you  isolate  individuals  or 
individual  groups  in  a  category — even  to 
praise  them — you  are  already  marginaliz- 
ing them  in  some  way.  And,  of  course, 
there  were  numerous  instances  in  those 
pre-Christian  times  of  more  obvious 
bigotry  against  Jews.  Anti-Jewish  riots 
over  food  shortages  in  the  Nile  Delta 
around  500  B.C.E.  suggest  that  Jews 
were  being  stereotyped. 

By  their  very  nature,  the  original 
Christian  communities  were  not  anti- 
Semitic,  not  biased  against  the  Jewish 
people;  after  all,  Jesus  was  Jewish,  and  so 
were  the  original  apostles.  The  preju- 
dice initially  developed  as  a  bias  against 
Judaism.  As  Christian  communities  be- 
gan to  grow,  they  found  it  easier  to 
develop  an  identity  in  opposition  to  some 
other  religion,  and  that  was  Judaism, 
Christianity's  elder  brother. 

If  you  read  the  Gospel  of  John,  for 
example,  we  are  told  in  the  early  part 
that  the  Jews  are  saved.  But  by  the  end, 
the  verbal  assault  on  the  Jews  is  vicious. 
As  this  process  of  identity  building  de- 
veloped, there  was  a  radical  transforma- 
tion, so  that  by  the  middle  of  the  second 
century  C.E.,  the  Jews  were  considered 
beyond  salvation,  and  the  dominant 
Christian  theme  was  one  of  anti- 
Judaism.  As  Christianity  became  more 
institutionalized,  Christian  communi- 
ties also  became  more  homogeneous, 
and  others,  such  as  Jews,  no  longer  fit  in. 
This  development  also  coincided  with 
the  growth  of  the  notion  that  the  Jews 
had  murdered  God;  diatribes  to  that 
effect  were  very  useful  in  building  iden- 


46  BOSTON  COLLEGE  MAGAZINE 


V 


tity  within  the  young  Church. 

There  were  those  who  wanted  Jews 
and  Christians  to  continue  their  dia- 
logue and  seek  common  ground,  but  the 
institutional  church  won  out,  and  that 
triumph  was  reflected  in  patristic  refer- 
ences to  Jews  as  pigs  and  goats.  One 
father  of  the  early  church,  St.  Augustine, 
declared  that  the  Jews  must  be  kept  as  a 
remnant  simply  to  remind  Christians 
that  they  had  been  saved. 

Even  so,  at  the  noninstitutional  level 
it  seems  that  Christians  and  Jews  con- 
tinued to  mix  fairly  comfortably  and 
without  strong  prejudice  for  several  cen- 
turies. As  late  as  the  eighth  century,  for 
example,  the  institutional  Church  felt 
the  need  to  prohibit  intermarriage  and 
other  kinds  of  interaction,  which  sug- 
gested that  what  the  Church  had  been 
saying  for  hundreds  of  years  wasn't  aw- 
fully significant  to  the  average  person. 

When  did  anti-Judaism  develop  into  anti- 
Semitism  and  become  violent? 

The  hatred  and  prejudice  became  more 
widespread  and  violent  around  1100, 
when  the  first  crusade  was  launched. 
The  logic  was  that  if  Christian  soldiers 
were  going  to  empty  the  Holy  Land  of 
the  Muslims,  it  made  sense  to  remove 
from  Europe  other  alien  groups — 
namely,  Jews. 

From  that  point,  prejudice  against 
the  Jews  in  Europe  grew  worse.  Chris- 
tians began  to  create  such  anti-Judaic 
myths  as  the  "blood  libel"  myth  which 
claimed  that  Jews  used  the  blood  of 
Christian  babies  or  small  children  to 
incorporate  into  the  Passover  bread.  If  a 
Christian  child  disappeared  from  a  town, 
the  local  Jewish  community  frequently 
would  be  accused  of  kidnapping  and 
slaughtering  the  child.  That  belief  con- 
tinued right  up  until  the  20th  century. 
In  1215  the  Lateran  Council  even  in- 
sisted that  Jews  wear  distinctive  types  of 
clothing. 

During  the  14th  century,  when  the 
Black  Death  stalked  Europe,  Jews  were 
often  accused  of  poisoning  wells.  Add- 
ing to  that  fear  was  a  strong  economic 
bias  against  Jews.  Christians  considered 


it  a  sin  to  charge  interest  on  a  loan; 
therefore,  it  made  sense  to  relegate  the 
job  of  money  lending  to  Jews,  who  had 
no  such  prohibition. 

All  of  that  led  to  the  popular  belief 
that  Jews  were  a  foreign  and  sinister 
element  in  an  otherwise-homogeneous 
society.  By  the  end  of  the  15th  century, 
they  had  been  expelled  from  England, 
France  and  Spain,  forcing  them  to  con- 
centrate in  Eastern  Europe,  a  circum- 
stance that  would  have  direct  and  tragic 
consequences  450  years  later. 

How  did  religious  tensions  play  out  in 
prewar  Germany? 

Germany  in  the  early  1930s  was  about 
69  percent  Protestant,  3  0  percent  Catho- 
lic and  one  percent  Jewish.  Initially, 
Martin  Luther  apparently  had  been  pro- 
Jewish,  but  when  the  Jews  refused  to 
join  his  church,  he  came  out  against 
them  as  viciously  as  any  Catholic  cleric, 
employing  the  same  arguments.  In 
churches  in  southern  Germany  you  can 
still  see  stained-glass  windows  with  anti- 
Semitic  depictions.  One  shows,  of  all 
things,  the  circumcision  of  the  infant 
Jesus.  A  frightened  Mary  holds  Jesus 
with  the  mohalim  gathered  around  her 
looking  evil  and  brandishing  knives.  Well 
into  the  20th  century,  Catholic  liturgy 
called  on  the  faithful  to  pray  every  Good 
Friday  for  the  "perfidious  Jews"  in  the 
name  of  Jesus  Christ;  that  only  stopped 
in  the  past  few  decades. 

The  point  is  that  there  was  a  2,000- 
year  social-learning  process  in  which 
one  group  was  marginalized — 2,000 
years  of  selective  enmity.  That  partly 
explains  how  ordinary  people  in  the  20th 
century  could  do  extraordinarily  evil 
things.  They  had  been  conditioned  to 
look  at  the  Jewish  people  as  dangerous 
and  alien  and  as  economic  exploiters 
who  controlled  the  banks,  the  press  and 
the  department  stores. 

And  in  the  1920s  and  1930s  Catholic 
bishops  were  saying  the  same  kinds  of 
things  as  the  Nazis.  It  would  be  difficult 
for  a  German  Catholic  to  distinguish 
Adolph  Hitler's  words  at  that  time  from 
those  of  the  average  bishop — although 


you  must  keep  in  mind  that  the  Church 
sought  conversion,  while  Hitler's 
agenda,  ultimately,  was  extermination. 

Historians  have  argued  that  the  Holo- 
caust could  not  have  happened  without 
Hitler — in  effect,  saying  that  the  wide- 
spread anti-Judaism  of  Christian  Europe 
was  not,  in  and  of  itself,  sufficient  to 
cause  genocide.  Do  you  agree? 

A  debate  over  that  question  has  been 
raging  for  seven  or  eight  years,  so  much 
so  that  the  two  camps  are  identified  by 
name:  intentionalists  versus  functional- 
ists. Intentionalists  say  that  the  final  solu- 
tion occurred  because  Hider  wanted  it. 
Functionalists  say  that  the  causes  of  the 
Holocaust  were  more  complex,  that  it 
evolved  more  out  of  circumstances  and 
ruthless  pragmatism  than  out  of  Hider's 
conscious  will.  For  example,  functional- 
ists would  suggest  that  Nazi  bureaucrats, 
discovering  they  didn't  have  enough  food 
to  feed  the  Jews  in  the  Lodz  ghetto,  might 
simply  decide  that  some  Jews  must  be 
killed  so  others  could  eat. 

But  someone  had  to  give  the  order 
for  extermination,  and,  as  far  as  we  know, 
that  was  Hitler.  There  was  no  written 
order,  but  there  records  of  conversa- 
tions with  Hitler  during  the  spring  of 
1941,  in  which  he  refers  to  his  final 
solution  to  the  "Jewish  problem."  In 
2,000  years  of  European  anti-Semitism, 
no  one  had  ever  suggested  exterminat- 
ing the  Jews  until  Hitler  came  along. 

Were  Hitler's  audiences  more  moved  by 
his  appeal  to  their  economic  fears  of  the 
Jews  or  by  his  appeal  to  cultural  and 
religious  fears? 

The  two  tended  to  reinforce  each  other. 
If  I  were  a  father  in  1933  Germany,  and 
my  son  were  graduating  from  law  school 
into  a  depressed  economy  and  I  had 
been  brought  up  with  an  anti-Judaic 
bias,  it  would  not  be  hard  for  me  to 
think,  If  the  government  would  bar  Jews 
from  law,  my  son  could  have  a  great  job. 
So  cultural  or  religious  anti-Semitism 
helped  German  citizens  justify  their  eco- 
nomic anti-Semitism. 


47  BOSTON  COLLEGE  MAGAZINE 


Q    &    A 


The  Nazis  killed  nearly  6  million  Euro- 
pean Jews.  Why  didn't  the  Catholic 
Church  intervene? 

For  one  thing,  it  would  have  been  dif- 
ficult for  a  church  that  had  been  preach- 
ing anti -Judaism  for  1 ,900  years  to  take 
a  pro-Jewish  stand.  Also  the  Church 
blamed  the  Jews  for  many  of  the  prob- 
lems of  the  modern  world.  The  Church 
bought  into  the  myths  that  the  Jews 
controlled  the  West  economically  and 
that  they  were  leading  the  West  into 
cultural  decadence.  Since  anti- 
Semitism  was  so  routinely  ingrained  in 
the  culture  of  Christianity,  many 
Catholics  failed  to  see  that  Nazi-style 
anti-Semitism  was  a  more  ruthless, 
deadly  strain. 

Privately,  both  Pope  Pius  XI  and 
Pope  Pius  XII  went  as  far  as  they  be- 
lieved they  could  to  defend  Jews  against 
Nazi  persecution .  In  1 93  8  Pius  XI  com- 
missioned Fr.  John  LaFarge,  an  Ameri- 
can Jesuit  whose  book  on  interracial 
justice  challenged  pseudoscientific 
claims  of  white  supremacy,  to  write  an 
encyclical  on  racism.  At  the  Jesuit 
general's  insistence,  a  German  Jesuit, 
Fr.  GustavGundlach,  collaborated.  But 
Pius  XI  died  before  approving  their 
treatise,  Humanae  Generis  Unitas  (On 
the  Unity  of  the  Human  Race),  and  it 
was  subsequently  deep-sixed  by  the 
Jesuit  general  and  the  new  pope,  Pius 
XII.  Although  Pius  XII  personally  op- 
posed anti-Semitism — he  ordered  re- 
ligious institutions  and  monasteries  in 
Italy  to  hide  Jews  from  the  Germans — 
he  felt  the  timing  for  the  encyclical 
wasn't  right.  His  primary  responsibil- 
ity, he  felt,  was  to  the  institutional 
Church.  Essentially,  his  view  was  that 
the  Catholic  Church  had  existed  for 
nearly  2,000  years,  while  Hitler  had 
been  chancellor  for  fewer  than  1 0.  Pius 
assumed  that  the  Church  would  outlast 
Hitler  and  that  postwar  Germany  would 
need  a  strong  Catholic  Church  to  pick 
up  the  pieces  after  Hitler's  defeat.  He 
reasoned  that  forcing  German  Catho- 
lics to  choose  between  Church  and 
country  during  wartime  might  lead 


them  to  choose  country  and  so  weaken 
the  Church. 

It  took  Pope  John  XXIII  and  Vatican 
II  to  resolve  the  issue  by  speaking  pow- 
erfully in  terms  of  the  dignity  of  every 
individual  human  being  and  by  broadly 
opposing  anything  that  was  an  affront 
to  human  dignity.  That  encouraged 
Catholic  clergy  as  part  of  the  institu- 
tion to  speak  out  against  all  kinds  of 
discrimination. 

In  your  book,  you  present  four  Jewish 
theologians  wrestling  with  the  mean- 
ing of  the  Holocaust  within  the  context 
of  Judaism.  In  his  early  writings,  Rich- 
ard Rubenstein  says  he  could  find  no 
meaning  except  that  God  was  dead 
and  his  covenant  with  the  Jewish  people 
was  null  and  void.  Others,  such  as  Emil 
Fackenheim,  find  affirmation  in  the  Ho- 
locaust. How  about  you?  Do  you  find 
meaning  in  the  Holocaust? 

I  find  Fackenheim's  ideas  most  useful 
because  he  talks  in  terms  of  co-creation, 
the  notion  that  you  can't  depend  on  God 
to  do  it  all.  Humans  have  to  assume 
responsibility  for  preserving  themselves, 
for  structuring  their  world  and  for  main- 
taining their  dignity  in  the  most  horrible 
of  circumstances.  It  is  not  enough  sim- 
ply to  leave  that  responsibility  to  God. 
Fackenheim's  notion  fits  nicely  with  the 
Christian  belief  in  the  incarnation — that 
is,  the  idea  that  God  has  entered  human 
history  to  help  us  do  His  work.  Fac- 
kenheim saw  humans  doing  God's  work 
even  in  Auschwitz:  people  giving  the 
sick  food  and  risking  their  lives  to  help  in 
small  ways,  like  the  man  who  sneaked  in 
and  out  of  Auschwitz  two  or  three  times 
just  to  get  word  to  those  outside  about 
what  was  going  on  in  the  camp.  That's 
phenomenal  bravery.  The  Jews  said 
their  prayers,  kept  their  holy  days,  taught 
their  children.  Faced  with  brutal  totali- 
tarian rule,  they  maintained  their  com- 
munity and  their  faith. 

Have  Catholic  and  Jewish  theologians 
found  any  common  ground  in  their 
treatment  of  the  Holocaust? 


Yes,  and  the  key  I  think  lies  in  this 
notion  of  co-creation.  It's  a  way  for 
Christians  to  get  into  a  discussion  with 
Jewish  colleagues  and  still  maintain 
one  of  the  fundamental  events  of  our 
tradition.  The  incarnation — God  be- 
coming human — is  something  we're 
all  comfortable  with  because  it  puts  us 
on  an  equal  footing  with  God  in  terms 
of  having  responsibility  for  creating 
the  world.  The  idea  that  we  share  re- 
sponsibility for  the  world  can  be  found 
in  the  Jews'  Exodus  and  Sinai  experi- 
ences, and  it  was  reinforced  by  the 
Holocaust. 

Another  point  that's  come  out  of 
Auschwitz  is  especially  important  for 
Catholic  theologians  to  remember:  you 
have  to  live  the  theology  of  the  Catho- 
lic Church  in  light  of  events.  As  the 
Catholic  theologian  Johannes  Metz 
said,  you  have  to  do  theology  in  the 
presence  of  Auschwitz.  For  instance, 
the  Catholic  Church  has  been  ob- 
sessed with  individual  sin.  Increas- 
ingly, in  light  of  the  Holocaust  and 
more  recent  world  events,  Catholic 
theologians  have  begun  to  talk  about 
sin  as  something  that  is  built  into  a 
system  of  thought  or  belief,  such  as 
anti-Semitism  or  racism  or  sexism. 
Looked  at  in  this  light,  sin  is  not  just 
something  to  repent  personally  but 
something  that  can  be  attacked  struc- 
turally through  public  and  private  ac- 
tion in  politics,  in  the  workplace  and  in 
the  church,  and  it  is  something  to  be  on 
guard  against. 

David  Tracy,  a  professor  at  the 
University  of  Chicago  divinity  school, 
warns  us  to  be  suspicious  about  our 
expression  of  theological  doctrines  be- 
cause it  may  lead  to  disasters  down  the 
line.  In  this  case,  the  structural  sin  of 
anti-Semitism  that  was  embedded  in 
Christian  doctrine  prepared  the  ground 
for  the  Holocaust.  This  whole  notion 
of  structural  or  systemic  sin  has  given 
Catholic  thinkers  a  way  to  move  the 
Church  in  directions  that  will  prevent 
future  holocausts.  • 


48  BOSTON  COLLEGE  MA(  ■  \ZI\F 


WORKS  AND   DAYS 


Perfect  pitch 


'I  can  play  anything  I  want,"  Richard  Giglio  deadpans,  "except  'New  York,  New  York 


FENWAY  ORGANIST 
RICHARD  GIGLIO   '68 

It's  the  top  of  the  seventh,  with  two 
outs,  and  Richard  Giglio  is  ready. 
His  long  fingers  are  poised;  his  eyes  are 
on  the  ball.  As  it  floats  effortlessly  from 
Red  Sox  shortstopjohn  Valentin's  hand, 
nestling  snugly  into  first  baseman  Mo 
Vaughn's  glove,  Giglio  pauses  a  beat. 
Then  he  lets  loose  and  the  familiar 
calliope  strains  of  "Take  Me  Out  to  the 
Ball  Game"  sail  forth  from  his  Yamaha 
electronic  organ  across  Fenway  Park. 
On  cue,  23,000  fans  rise  as  one  in  the 
ritual  of  the  seventh-inning  stretch. 
For  Giglio  '68,  this  is  the  best  mo- 


ment of  the  game,  and  by  season's  end 
he  will  have  enjoyed  72  such  mo- 
ments— more  if  the  Sox  make  the  play- 
offs, a  prospect  that  positively  lights  up 
his  youthful  countenance:  "Wouldn't 
that  be  great}"  he  effuses.  "And  natu- 
rally, if  they  win  the  Series,  it'll  be 
because  of  the  music." 

From  his  six-foot-square  rooftop 
perch  just  a  spit  of  chewing  tobacco 
from  the  scruffy  denizens  of  the  press 
box,  Giglio  plays  a  repertoire  that  runs 
from  "Tijuana  Taxi"  to  "Love  Boat," 
each  tune  accompanied  by  the  appro- 
priately cheesy  programmed  beat.  It's 
an  odd  job  for  a  classically  trained  mu- 
sician who  once  served  as  pianist  for  a 
ballet  company  in  Geneva,  Switzer- 


land. But  Giglio  is 
not    your    average 
classical     musician. 
For  one  thing,  he's 
done  this  sort  of  gig 
before,  playing  organ  for 
the  San  Diego  Padres  in 
1970  and  1971.  ("They  ac- 
tually wanted  me  to  play 
the  'Mexican  Hat  Dance' 
during  the  seventh-inning 
stretch,"  he  winces.)  And 
Fenway    is    his    second 
home;  a  native  of  Quincy, 
Massachusetts,    Giglio 
grew  up  with  the  Green 
Monster  and  Pesky's  Pole. 
His  father,  Kelly,  has  held 
season  tickets  since  Ted 
Williams's  rookie  year  as  a 
professional,    1936,   and 
threw  out  the  first  ball  to 
open    the    1985    season. 
Richard's  mother,  Dora, 
once  confided  to  him  that 
despite  his  attainments  as  a  concert  or- 
ganist, her  dream  was  to  hear  him  play 
Fenway  Park. 

Dora  Giglio  got  her  wish  on  April 
26 — opening  day  in  this  strike-delayed 
season.  By  day  a  consultant  to  non- 
profit organizations  on  fund-raising  and 
promotions,  Richard  hadn't  played  a 
note  professionally  since  1987,  but  an 
organ  dealer  friend  recommended  him 
for  the  Red  Sox  job.  After  two  auditions 
in  March,  Giglio  was  hired — without 
knowing  when  or  even  if  there  would  be 
a  baseball  season.  Opening  day,  he  says, 
"I  was  so  terrified  I  wouldn't  let  my 
parents  come  up  to  the  booth  until  after 
the  game.  My  hands  were  shaking." 

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