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In This Issue• 75th Anniversary• Living Lasallian at Loughlin•Athletic Hall of Fame• 2008 Alumni Reunion• Golf Outing

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The ClermontFall 2008

Bishop Loughlin Memorial High School

AdministrationBr. Dennis Cronin, FSC, PresidentJames Dorney, Principal

Department of Development & Alumni RelationsJohn E. Klemm ‘65, Director of DevelopmentJanet Griffin, Alumni Events & Publications DirectorMelissa Benjamin, Development Associate Joan Hotaling-Cramer, Development AssociateCharlie O’Donnell ‘59, Development AssistantRita Monaghan-Maloney BMD ‘59, Bishop McDonnell LiaisonEd Bowes ‘60, Development Assistant

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Board of Governors 2008-2009Henry F. Barry ‘60Hector Batista ‘77Rev. Richard J. BeutherBr. Raymond R. Blixt, FSCBr. Thomas CaseyPhilip E. ChanceRobert K. Conry ‘70Br. Dennis Cronin, FSC, Principal ex-officioAndrew L. Jacob ‘65Rev. James F. Keenan, S.J. ‘55James P. Flaherty, St. Augustine `65Frank J. Macchiarola, PhD, St. Augustine ‘58Dorothy E. McCabe, Bishop McDonnell ‘63Noreen McCartney-Haffner, Bishop McDonnell ‘63Yvonne A. Mason, MD ‘76Clinton M. Miller `85John D. Preiss ‘52James J. Quinn, Esq. ‘63Daren Roberts ‘96Claude Trahan Peter Williams ‘77

The Clermont is published by the Bishop Loughlin Memorial High School Development Office.

Correspondence and address changes should be mailed to: Development OfficeBishop Loughlin Memorial High School 357 Clermont AvenueBrooklyn, NY 11238 Phone: 718-857-2700 x2250 • Fax:718-857-2833E-mail: [email protected] our website: www.blmhs.org

This month’s cover story:Celebrating 75 years of Lasallian education

on Clermont Avenue.

In this issue

President’s Address 1

Principal’s Address 2

Around Loughlin 3

2008 Alumni Reunion 7

Marching As Before 8

Living Lasallian at Loughlin 10

75th Anniversary 12

Athletic Hall of Fame 14

Golf Outing 16

Class Notes and Memorial 18

www.blmhs.org Bishop Loughlin Memorial High School

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Dear Alumni & Friends of

Bishop Loughlin,

T his issue of the Clermont celebrates

Loughlin’s 75th anniversary on

Clermont Avenue and what it means

to be Lasallian. For some of you it means

Christian Brothers, a teaching community

of religious men founded by St. John

Baptist De La Salle. For others of you, it

means the Lasallian Youth Group focused

on “Faith, Service, Community”. It is of

course these two things and much more.

To be a Lasallian school today means to participate in the Twinning Program. Our brother school is St. Mary’s, Kenya. It means that faculty members, our partners in mission, participate in formation programs like the Buttimer Institute, the Lasallian Leadership Institute, and the Lasallian Social Justice Institute. Fortunately for Loughlin, we have been blessed with Lasallian Volunteers who have worked as campus ministers, tutors and technology specialists. In addition, the school, through its President, belongs to the Conference of Chief Administrators of Lasallian Secondary Schools – a national network of 54 administrators and schools.

However, at the heart of identity is mission. If this statement is true, then Loughlin lives in De La Salle’s heart. Why would I make this bold assertion? Here is one example why I do. This summer, Williamsburg, Brooklyn was the scene of some gang related violence harkening back to the turbulent 1970’s. Even our garden had a gun thrown into it. One pastor told me a dramatic story of a young man who five years ago was an altar boy. Five years later, the summer of 2008, this alter boy is an alleged murderer entangled in what appears to be a gang related clash. I don’t know what the particulars are that lead to this transformation from altar boy to alleged murderer. However, I am willing to bet one thing (among others) was missing – a quality high school community

where a young person could grow in faith and knowledge. Without being simplistic, education, in particular a solid catholic education with all its strengths, provides a strong foundation for moral growth and development. This is the education Loughlin has provided young people for 157 years.

At the start of the summer we decided to do an outreach to the parishes in Williamsburg. Three pastors responded and Loughlin will be enriched by seven students. These students are receiving varying degrees of scholarship dollars. Your support makes our response possible. Loughlin can play a role in supporting a

“good kid” to stay on the right path. When church, school and family work together, the work will bear much fruit and a very different transformation occurs.

De La Salle was about the work of saving lives. I am proud of all you do to sustain the Lasallian family and its mission. Thank you for enabling this work to continue.

Live Jesus in our hearts,

Br. Dennis Cronin, FSC President

“When church, school

and family work together,

the work will bear much

fruit and a very different

transformation occurs”

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President’s Message • 1

Dear Alumni & Friends of

Bishop Loughlin,

It is with a paradoxical combination of

pride and humility that I pen my first

letter to you. We have reached a time

in the school’s illustrious history when

twenty-first- century circumstances call

for a revitalized structure. I am delighted

to witness Br. Dennis assume the office

of the first President of Bishop Loughlin,

and I am honored and blessed to work

with him as the fortieth Principal since St.

James/Bishop Loughlin opened its doors

in 1851. It is, indeed, daunting and thrilling

to join a list that includes the likes of Br.

Stephen (1957 - 1966), Br. Baldwin Peter

(1966 - 1971), Mr. Robert Muccigrosso

(1975 - 1980), Br. Daniel Casey (1980 –

1986), Br. James Bonilla (1986 – 1997)

and Br. Dennis Cronin (2001 – 2008), all

of whom dedicated five or more years as

Principal of Loughlin. During my 35 years

at Loughlin I have been privileged to work

with all of these men save Br. Stephen. I

have learned more from them than can

possibly be put into words. Please rest

assured though, that I will put all of it

into practice, as best the Lord allows me.

After getting to know a number of you as

a math teacher, a coach and an athletic

director and then so many of you as the

assistant principal for student affairs, it

feels strange to be shifting roles in the

school that I have come to know and love

so well. I make the move with complete

confidence, however, that from my new

office and altered perspective, I will

witness the same love and goodness among

the Bishop Loughlin community, the

students, the parents, the entire staff and

all of you that I have witnessed for the last

35 years. It is in that true spirit of St. John

Baptist de La Salle that we move forward

as the embodiment of Christ to this and

future generations of young people.

I humbly ask you to pray fervently. Please

pray for me and Br. Dennis that the Holy

Spirit infuses us with much wisdom in

our decision making. Please pray for our

students, that the good Lord bless them

with safety, diligence and peace. Lastly,

please pray for all of us in the Bishop

Loughlin community, that we be blessed

with contentment and a strong faith in God.

Sincerely,

James DorneyPrincipal


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Once again we Lions have something to roar about. In May 2008 The Middle

States Association of Colleges and Schools

granted accreditation to our school.

The Middle States is a non-governmental, peer-administered organization of diverse educational institutions committed to the highest quality education for students. Its purpose is to ensure the continuous improvement of its member schools through self-study, peer evaluation and accreditation.

Loughlin was first granted Middle States Accreditation in 1967 when Brother Baldwin Peter was principal. In the past, the term of accreditation was ten years. Under the new protocol the term is seven years. The Accreditation for Growth (AFG) process requires that the school formulate at least two measurable objectives, one academic and the other affective, with a vision of a preferred future. Thus, the process is oriented toward the future. The process further requires a year of self-study and a three day visitation by peers from member schools.

As early as the spring of 2004, our principal had the foresight to begin planting the seeds for the year of self-study. Since that time the stakeholders, faculty, students, parents, and alumni have engaged in a dynamic process that included brainstorming, surveys, discussions, discernment, planning and finally committing to paper what our vision and efforts for the next seven years will be. The process was guided by two internal coordinators, Pam Turzo and Cecilia Gottsegen, and a Planning Team made up of faculty and other stakeholders.

Ultimately, we produced foundational documents: Mission Statement, Statement of Beliefs, and Graduate Profile. We also formulated our two student performance objectives: Objective#1-by the year 2014, the graduates of Bishop Loughlin will demonstrate improved academic performance as measured by the NYS Regents Examinations. Objective#2-by the year 2014, students at Bishop Loughlin will improve their leadership skill set as measured by the number of students being identified as leaders. For each objective, an Action Plan is required. Already significant progress has been made. Our graduating class had the largest number of Advanced Designation Diplomas in recent years. Curriculum innovations and staff development opportunities are all in the plan. As for our second objective, faculty volunteers and selected students have formed a Leadership Committee coordinated by Heather McNamara whose first order of business is to investigate models for a Student Council that would best serve our students. Other projects to develop leadership skills are planned. Much energy and creativity went into creating the Action Plan and there is much enthusiasm for implementing the plan. Stay tuned for further reports of progress.

The Validation Team, under the outstanding leadership of Brother James Butler, FSC, visited us for four days in November 2007. In his oral report to the faculty on the final afternoon of the visit, Brother James said, “In Psalm 127 we read, ‘Unless the LORD build the house, they labor in vain who build.’ …At Loughlin we have truly found a house that Christ built…You have been well led in your efforts to create blueprints for the future renovations of this house.”


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T This fall the students will return to school to find

a restructured administrative staff. As the school

continues to grow, its needs continue to grow and change as well.

Br. Dennis Cronin, FSC has served as Principal for the last six

years but will now begin a new role as President. This will allow

him more time to spend growing and implementing the vision of

the school as well as developing community and alumni relations.

Jim Dorney, who has joyfully served as Assistant Principal of Student Affairs for 27 years, will be the new Principal overseeing the detailed, day to day operations of the school. English teacher John Flack will become Co-Dean of Student Affairs.

Mr. Dorney is a lifelong resident of Brooklyn, growing up in St. Ephrem parish and graduating from Brooklyn

Prep. Since receiving his BS in mathematics from Saint Francis College in 1973, he has devoted his entire professional career as an educator at Bishop Loughlin. He taught math for his first eight years, while coaching basketball and baseball before becoming the athletic director. In 1981 he became assistant principal and has held that position until this year. During his career at Loughlin, he has earned an MS in secondary education at Hofstra University and a professional diploma in educational administration from Fordham University.

After spending the last 27 years as the Assistant Principal of Student Affairs, he is looking forward to his new role as Principal and carrying out the Lasallian mission. He will be leading the school into a new and positive direction as guidelines from Middle States are implemented to build up our student leaders. While encouraging teachers and students to continue to strive for excellence in academics, he hopes to work with the staff to infuse innovations into the state mandated curriculum. He is also excited to be more involved with alumni events and sustaining the connections of Loughlin’s past, present and future.

Through the years, he has balanced the rigors of academic life with relaxing activities. Mr. Dorney has done extensive road racing over the years. The highlights of these experiences being the completion of the 1980 and 1990 New York City marathons and the running of the half marathon in each one of the five boroughs in 1991. He is also a horse racing enthusiast.

Mr. Flack has been teaching English and study skills classes at Bishop Loughlin for 27 years. This fall he will become Dean of Student Affairs and serve alongside Ms. Nicole Maxwell `95 in creating a safe and secure environment for our students. He will support the faculty in behavioral management, attendance and discipline and work mainly with sophomores and seniors.

He coached the bowling team for 17 years, served as Assistant Athletic Director for nearly 17 years and Athletic Director for two years. Through the years he also moderated the track team. Mr. Flack has really enjoyed working with the Loughlin students in and out of the classroom and has many exciting memories of the Loughlin track team winning close victories.

He is an omnivorous reader but baseball books are his favorite. His book collection includes 3500 books about baseball. He enjoys the history of baseball and other sports as much as what’s happening currently. His wife, Jeanne, has worked for Blue Cross Blue Shield for 41 years and survived the World Trade Center attack in 2001. They have two children; Stephen is a film and video editor and Elizabeth is a student at St. Joseph’s College studying early childhood education.

Mr. James Dorney

Mr. John Flack

Bro. Dennis Cronin with Students


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The success of the retreat was evident the first day back to school. Luis Montes, a computer teacher who knew very little about the retreat, said he noticed that a group of his students who attended Kairos “had come out of their shells and were reaching out to their friends and families.” Luke Patrick O’Connell, a religion teacher who was an adult leader on Kairos said, “In three years of working in Catholic education, Kairos is the single most important retreat experience for teenagers.” Our hope is that Kairos will touch the hearts of Loughlin students for years to come.

Kairos means “God’s Time” in ancient Greek

and the Kairos retreat is about putting one-

self on “God’s time” to build relationships with

God and peers as well as spending time in self-

reflection. The Kairos retreat is done in many forms and

many names all over the country with a heavy emphasis

on student leadership as each leader gives a personal

witness and leads a small group. The retreat aims to show

participants that they are loved, both by God, and by other

people, and it is in these interpersonal relationships that

God works actively in our lives.

Loughlin’s Kairos journey started when nine juniors and seniors attended Kairos, run by Archbishop Wood High School outside Philadelphia, PA. They had an adventure that junior Jimmy Tejeda called “a once in a lifetime experience,” and they decided that this retreat was some-thing needed at Loughlin. “The relationship between God and yourself becomes stronger. I realized that people are more alike as human beings,” said Jimmy. “I want to share the experience I had there with others. I want to help my classmates realize the same things that I did.”

Five of these students led 24 Loughlin students on the first Loughlin Kairos from May 7th-10th, the first of many to come for junior and senior Loughlinites. After this retreat, student response for Kairos was exceptional. Rising seniors signed up to fill two retreats planned for next year with roughly 25 students on each retreat. There will also be one retreat of rising juniors in the spring. Students who go on Kairos can be leaders on future Kairos retreats.


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Alumni Share Advice on Life after High School

Loughin welcomed back seven of its alumni to take part in our 2nd Annual Alumni Panel

Discussion. Members of the panel were Jeanette Enriquez ‘99, Jamaal Lewis ‘00, Corey

Thomas ’01, Holly Chambers ’03, Ronald Lewis ’03, Ayana Young ’05, and Rajini McRae ’06.

Moderated by Development Associate Melissa Benjamin, the panel addressed several topics,

including the do’s and don’ts of freshman year, how to choose your classes, and managing the

social and academic aspects of college life.

The panel members stressed the importance of utilizing the various resources available at college campuses, such as resident advisors, campus ministry, tutors, office hours for professors, and academic advisors. Rajini McRae brought up one of the most important resources any alumni can have, Loughlin. She remarked, “Don’t forget about Loughlin. Whether you’re going away or staying in New York for college, remember to keep in contact with Loughlin and get involved. You could be sitting on this panel in a few years.”The Development Department would like to thank our alumni for taking the time from school and work to spend the morning with our 2008 graduates.

Lions Continue Tradition of Excellence

Nickolei Mahlung ’08 was voted the Outstand-

ing Athlete of the Brooklyn Diocesan Outdoor

Track & Field Championships in May 2008. He was

also voted Outstanding Athlete of the CHSAA Inter-

sectional City Championships. Nickolei boldly wrote his

name in the annals of Loughlin Track & Field history as

he won gold medals in both the 100 and 200 meter dashes.

Other City Championship Medalists included Darnell Allen ’08 (Silver Medal- 110 Meter High Hurdles), Ozzie Henderson ’08 (Silver Medal – 400 Meter Intermedi-ate Hurdles), Sheina Roberts ’09 (Silver Medal – 400 Meter Run), Larry Ashton ’08 (Bronze Medal- Discus Throw), and the Frosh Sprint Medley Relay Team won a Bronze medal (Nana Atuah ’11, Kamoni Robinson ’11, Mahawa-kai Lahai ’11, and Dominique Miller ’11).

Nickolei Mahlung ‘08 and Sheina Roberts ‘09 were both honored by the New York Daily News as members of the CHSAA All City Team.

These students have shown through their hard work and dedication to athletics and academ-ics that Loughlin’s legacy of Track and Field greatness will go on for years to come.

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Join your Loughlin classmates at the Alumni Reunion!

Alumni Reunion Registration Form

Please make ___ reservations at $80/Person for Saturday, October 18, 2008. (Class of 1998 is $50/person)_____ Yes, I will participate in the Class Gift. Enclosed is my gift of $___________. _____ I am interested in joining the Reunion Committee.

Name __________________________________________ Year ______________Name of Guest ______________________________________________________Address ___________________________________________________________Phone Number ____________________ Email ____________________________Circle one: Check (payable to Bishop Loughlin) Amex Visa MasterCard Card #_________________________________________ Exp. ________________ Total Amount _____________ Authorized Signature _________________________

Please return registration form and fees to Melissa Benjamin at Bishop Loughlin MHS, 357 Clermont Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11238.

Questions? Contact Melissa Benjamin at 718-857-2700 x2252 or [email protected].

TICKETS WILL BE HELD AT THE DOOR

Loughlin Alumni Reunion

October 18, 2008

2:00-9:00 PM

Anniversary Suites will celebrate the reunion classes of 1930s, 1940s, 1953, 1958, 1963, 1968, 1973, 1978, 1983, 1988,

1993 and 1998. All alumni are invited to attend. Spouses and guests are welcome.

Anniversary Suites At 2:00 pm, you will be escorted to your anniversary suites. This is a great, relaxed and fun-filled atmosphere where many alumni meet up with each other after years or even decades apart. Light refresh-ments will be served.

Celebration of the Mass All alumni and guests are wel-come to attend Mass (Sunday Liturgy). Mass is celebrated in the auditorium and begins at 4:00 pm. The Loughlin Choir will lead the music.

Welcome Ceremony The ceremony will begin at 5:00 pm in the auditorium and will include a slide show presentation of Loughlin yesterday and today, highlighting all the an-niversary classes, presentation of class gifts and a rousing rendition of the school song.

Cocktail Reception and Dinner Enjoy fine food in the com-pany of your Loughlin classmates, former and current fac-ulty members, and their guests. Last year, over 350 alumni and guests attended! Cocktails and Dinner are included in registration price.

Secured parking available for 200 cars on Clermont Avenue.


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The first Christian Brothers arrived in New York City in 1848

and opened St. Vincent’s School on Canal Street. In 1851

St. James Parish on Jay Street asked the Brothers to staff

the first Catholic parochial school in Brooklyn, which had

existed since 1823 but was moving to a new

brick basement-and-upper story building. In

1851 they began teaching 320 students in six

grades, arriving each morning on the Fulton

Street ferry from their community house on

Canal Street until 1854 when a community

house was opened at 256 Pearl Street.

St. James Commercial High School, the first Catholic high school on Long Island, was opened at the same location in 1883. By 1891 there were 500 students and seven Brothers. In 1903 it was chartered by the Regents as St. James Acad-emy and in 1907 a new building was erected across from the Pro-Cathedral. Here, full academic and commercial courses were taught until 1926 when the Diocesan school system was organized and the Academy became St. James Diocesan High School. It became a tuition free school and two boys from each parish were chosen to attend each year. Bishop McDonnell High School for girls also opened that same year and the Brothers teaching at St. Augustine High School on Park Place were honored to have their school renamed the Bishop Loughlin Memorial High School.

In 1860 Bishop Loughlin purchased a block of land bound-ed by Green, Vanderbilt, Lafayette and Clermont Avenues for $75,200 in order to erect a cathedral. On June 21, 1868, the Bishop dedicated the cornerstone for the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception. St. John’s Chapel, a part of the original plans for the cathedral, was built and opened as a parish church in December 1878. It was located on Clermont Avenue between the current La Salle Hall and the entrance to the track and field. The rectory was built

on the site of the present chancery building at 75 Greene Avenue. The Bishop’s Residence (now La Salle Hall) was completed and used by Bishop Loughlin from May 7, 1889 until his death on December 29, 1891. Bishop McDonnell and Archbishop Molloy lived there until 1933 when it was turned over to the Christian Brothers.

When Charles E. McDonnell became the second Bishop of Brooklyn he considered completing the Cathedral. However, World War I, the flu epidemic of 1918 and re-newed anti-Catholicism distracted him from the Cathedral project. Bishop Molloy succeeded Bishop McDonnell and ordered the dismantling of St. John’s Chapel and the foun-dation walls of the Cathedral and broke ground for Bishop Loughlin Memorial High School on this same site in 1932.

In 1933, the high school for boys was discontinued in St. James’ parish and the Brothers were transferred to the new school on Clermont Avenue, Bishop Loughlin Memorial High School, dedicated to the memory of the first Bishop of Brooklyn. Class sessions began on September 11, 1933 and St. Augustine High School regained its name. The staff consisted of 25 brothers and 14 laymen teaching approximately 900 students -

about 500 from St. James and 400 new freshmen.

Loughlin graduated its first class of four year students in 1937. The music for the school song was composed by Angelo Consoli and the following year the first edition of the Loughlinite was published. In 1947, 300 students par-ticipated in a contest to name the school’s mascot. James Sutton 4̀8 submitted the winning idea. Leo the Lion was named after Br. Leo who was the former athletic director and later the bursar at St. James/Bishop Loughlin from 1933 until his death in 1947.

Old St. James 1851

Bishop John Loughlin


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1973 Protest march

In 1957, the Rockville Centre Diocese was created and students from Nassau and Suffolk County began attending schools on Long Island. The parishes from Brooklyn and Queens increased the num-bers of students they sent to Loughlin. At this time the January graduating classes were accelerated so that all seniors would graduate in June each year. Over the next few years, more Catholic schools opened in Queens leaving Loughlin to enroll most of its students from Brooklyn and Rock-away. In 1961 the school began charging tuition at approximately $75 per year.

In the 1960s, enrollment began to decline at the Brooklyn Catholic schools and they struggled financially. The Baby Boom was over, many people were moving to the suburbs and the number of lay teachers began to increase. In 1969, St. Augustine Diocesan High School closed its doors

and approximately one third of the students transferred to Loughlin. Bishop McDonnell closed in 1973 and girls were admitted to Loughlin for the first time.

Bishop Loughlin was slated to join the list of school clos-ings. In September 1973, students and faculty staged a protest outside the chancery office. With picket post-ers in hand, they took to the streets chanting “Keep Loughlin Alive.” Athletes wore their uniforms and displayed their trophies while others carried purple and gold banners. Their efforts were a success and Loughlin continues to carry on its traditions today.

As the Brooklyn Diocese continued to change so did Loughlin. Lay teachers continued the Lasallian traditions of the Christian Brothers. In 1982, the Loughlin band began performing at the New York City Marathon becoming the

first marathon band. In 1984 the school received the Exemplary School Award in recognition of its excellence in education. In the 1990s, the track was rebuilt and the sci-ence labs were remodeled.

At the turn of a new cen-tury, Loughlin looks for-ward to another 75 years of Catholic education in Brooklyn. The school

continues to be well maintained, the Lasallian tradi-tions are infused into all of student life and the tradition of excellence in academics and athletics continues.

Girls track team 1981

1948 Baseball team


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Nothing in the history of Bishop Loughlin has been

more influential than the teachings of St. John

Baptist de La Salle and the leadership of the Christian

Brothers. For most of the school’s history, Loughlin

students were proud to be Brothers’ Boys. Today,

students will proudly tell you they are Lasallian.

Being Lasallian captures the same spirit instilled into all Brothers’ Boys. It embodies a community caring for one another, lead by a spirit of faith to see Christ in every-one and whose zeal compels them to touch the hearts of others to lead them to God. The Lasallian tradition holds high the banner “together and by association.”

Br. Dennis Cronin often says “To whom much is given, much is expected in return.” This quote is the epitome of what it means to be Lasallian. Loughlin offers an education to those who might not other-wise receive one with the intention of our students not only gaining a solid education, but a purpose-ful goal to help others less fortunate than them.

The Christian Brothers have done an amazing job of continuing St. John Baptist de La Salle’s mis-

sion through many lay people and Lasallian volun-teers, young college graduates who commit to a one or two year term of service at a Lasallian school.

I came to Bishop Loughlin six years ago as a Lasal-lian volunteer and I never left. I joined the Loughlin Faculty as the Director of Campus Ministry and now supervise the Lasallian Volunteers at Loughlin. This past year there were two Lasallian volunteers at Bishop Loughlin, Sarah Jane Engle from Saint Mary’s Univer-sity of Minnesota and Gary Pritts from the University of Notre Dame. Together we work with students and faculty to grow the Lasallian spirit at the school by plan-ning retreats, liturgies, community service projects and fundraising for our brother school St. Mary’s in Kenya.

Gary recalled that a Christian Brother once said to him that the role of the brothers as teachers was to fully immerse themselves in the lives of their students to educate them as people, not just academics. “Immers-ing one’s self in a student’s life is not always the easiest thing,” Gary reflected, “but I try to live that by going to basketball games, asking about their families, their neighborhoods, listening to their music and I do my best to understand where they are so I can meet them there.”


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1 9 3 3 7 5 t h2 0 0 8Written by Melissa Altman


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1933 ~ 75th Anniversary ~ 2008

The administration, faculty and student body are thrilled to celebrate the 75th Anniversary of Bishop Loughlin on October 9, 2008. To commemorate the opening of the school on Clermont Avenue in Sep-tember 1933, several activities have been planned.

• Historical Display on the First Floor •

• Penn Relays Championship Display •

• Mass at St. James Cathedral •

• Processional from St. James to Bishop Loughlin •

• Special Blessing from the Bishop •

• Alumni Guest Speakers •

“Together and by association” Loughlin will continue educating leaders for another 75 years. Be a part of this special celebration by volunteering, attending or supporting the school.

• Volunteer to speak with our students about your experience at Loughlin and growing up in Brooklyn.

• Attend the 75th Anniversary Mass at St. James Cathedral.

•Support the celebration by making a gift to help build the historical display and preserve the archives of the school.

If you are interested in speaking with a group of students about your experience at Loughlin and/or growing up in Brooklyn, or need more information about this event, please contact the Development Office at 718-857-2700 x2251 or [email protected].

St. James Track team

Leo the Lion1949 One Mile Penn Relay Champions: Ron Lucas `50, Roy

Lucas `49, Vernon Dixon `51, Peter Marsh `49


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Early Reflections of Loughlin

As we embark on the 75th Anniversary of Bishop Loughlin, we recently asked some of our alumni from the 1930s to share their memories of Loughlin with us. Here are some

of their fondest moments:

James A. Brogan ‘31

My favorite teacher was Br. Donation. He was French-Canadian and liked cigars. Right before graduation, his class bought Br. Donation a box of cigars as a gift. I remember our great basketball team, namely Pop Travers `31 and Art Tully `31. Most of all, I remember the dedicated teachers who provided a great education and set an example worth following for all the students.

Daniel F. Metta ‘36

I attended St. James on a full scholarship. We weren’t required to wear uniform but we did have a specific dress code. It was mandatory to carry a briefcase to school and at the end of the day, the Christian Brothers would randomly choose students and check their briefcases to assure that the proper material was brought home to study.

I was an athletic student and played baseball, but never on a varsity team. I still bear a small grudge with the school being that my classmate, John Highland, and I were play-ing baseball and the bat flew off his hand, hitting my head, which resulted in a fracture and frontal lobe hemorrhage which destroyed my sense of smell.

I had an English teacher named Mr. Clark who had a significant impact on my life primarily because he told me, “you always had your hand up and I didn’t choose you because you already knew the answers, therefore, I wanted to give other students the opportunity to be involved as well.” This is one of my fondest memories. My experi-ence at St. James was unforgettable.

J. Vincent Gallagher ‘37

I had a wonderful experience as a student at Loughlin. The Christian Brothers were very well respected because of the good men that they were. I was valedictorian of my class and was a participant of many extra-curricular activities including J.V. Basketball. I also won the oratory contest in 1937 for Northeast New York.

Eugene J. Sullivan ‘38

I had a great experience during my years at Loughlin and it prepared me for college as well as the outside world. The students had to wear a jacket and tie every day. I was the manager of the basketball team and while participating in extra – curricular activities, I also did well academically.

Robert E. Zimmer ‘39

I was very active in fund raising during my years at Loughlin and later was a member of the Familiares. I was unable to participate in many activities because of the length of time it took to get home. My fondest memory is graduation. Loughlin enabled me to attend City College. I have always admired and honored the brothers’ mission and what it is today. This is why I continue to contribute to the school.


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Honors Past and Present Loughlin Athletes

The 18th Annual St. James/Bishop Loughlin Brother

Aurelius James McManus Athletic Hall of Fame

Induction Ceremony took place on Saturday, May 3,

2008. The gathering brought together Loughlinites across

the years to honor this year’s inductees, a group of alumni

whose athletic achievements still amaze us years later. The

2008 inductees were George P. Blaha ’45 (Swimming), Jo-

seph W. Blythe ’61 (Baseball), Patrick M. Downs ’44 (Track

& Field), Reginald L. Jessie ’97 (Basketball), Gerard C.

Klinger ’46 (Track & Field), Jerome F. Murphy ’49 (Track

& Field), and Jovan L. Thompson ’95 (Track & Field).

The ceremony was dedicat-ed to two members of the Hall of Fame Committee who passed away just weeks before this year’s event, Anthony “Tony” Benjamin ’88, and Donald Ryan Sr. ’53. After all the Induct-ees gave their acceptance speeches, we recognized the past Nugent Brothers Award winners, who were this year’s honored team.

Following the Honored Team Award, it was time to honor the Loughlin student athletes of today. The Brother James Bonilla Award honors two juniors who have added to the high school experience of others by their participation in athletics and other extra-curricular activities. This year’s recipients, Stephanie Rose ’09 and Trevon Hamlet ’09, have both set a great example for their fellow classmates, excelling in academics and athletics.

The Nugent Brothers Award honors the athletic achieve-ments of brothers John ’40, James ’43, and the late Robert ’47 and is given to two seniors who exemplify Christian character and outstanding athletic achievement. This year’s recipients are no strangers to being honored at the Hall of Fame Ceremony, since both Ozzie Henderson ’08 and Elizabeth Knight ’08 also received the Brother James Bonilla Award last year as juniors.

The gathering ended with the singing of the Loughlin School song. Everyone retired to the cafeteria for a buffet

Joe Blythe 61, Diane Martellaro, Tom Mitrovich

Nichole Bullard `01, Jim Nugent `43, Janele Henderson `04

George Blaha `45 with his family

Pat Downs `44 and his family

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and for the drawing of the Hall of Fame Raffle. The raffle winners were Harold Nichter `64, $5,000; Bob Leckie, $2,000; Br. Thomas Casey, $1,000; Br. Brendan Gerity `55, $500; and Alfred Schrafel 4̀6, $500. Special thanks goes to Bob Leckie who donated his prize to the Antonio Benjamin Scholarship Fund and Br. Brendan Gerrity who donated half his winnings back to the school.

The evening was enjoyed by all. The Athletic & Develop-ment Departments thank all who attended, and those who participated in the raffle for your continued support of your alma mater.

Athletic Hall of Fame Nomination Form

The Development Office is now accepting nominations for the 2009 Athletic Hall of Fame. The objective is to have a broad representation of qualified candidates. Please submit detailed athletic and biographical infor-mation for each candidate nominated in this competi-tive process. Candidates must have graduated at least 10 years ago to be considered.

To nominate a Loughlin athlete, please fill out the form below and return it to Bishop Loughlin MHS, Devel-opment Office, 357 Clermont Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11238.

Your Name __________________________________

Class ________________

Nominee’s Name ______________________________

Class ________________

Briefly describe the reason for nomination:

___________________________________________

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Stephen Murphy, Allan Mulligan `49, Bob Kubic `51, Theresa Murphy, Jerry Murphy `49, Michael Murphy

Jerry Klingler `46 and his family

George Blaha ̀45, Joe Blythe 61, Pat Downs ̀44, Gerard Klingler ̀46


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On Thursday morning of June 26th, 2008,

188 Bishop Loughlin, St. Augustine,

and Bishop McDonnell alumni and friends

gathered at Middle Island Country Club for our

12th Annual Lion/Lancer Golf Outing. The

eager golfers began the day with registration

and a continental breakfast. The crowd

was buzzing as old friends got reacquainted

and geared up for a day of golfing.

Through out the day the golfers played under cloudy skies

with a few passing rain showers, but the weather didn’t

dampen the spirits of the group. Later that afternoon, the

sun began to come out, just as the golfers were wrapping

up their final holes and heading back to the clubhouse for

cocktails and dinner. Once everyone was back, the golfers

were busy recounting stories of the day and purchasing

50/50 raffle tickets. Our emcee for the evening was Joe

Charles, and not being a stranger to this event he made the

program fun and well received. We were pleased to have

Brooklyn Dodger Ralph Branca with us and were able to

ask him questions about his experiences playing profes-

sional baseball, as well as his opinion on the state of major

Bob Conry `70, Russell Fumuso `70

John Burke, Ralph Amato, Blaise Guzzardo `65

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league baseball today. Dinner was served buffet style, and

then it was time for awards and prizes to be given out.

The first place team was from JNB Printing lead by John

Bottega. The second place team was Tom Duffy `56 and

his sons Brian, Glen and Tom Jr. Third place went to the

foursome from Coca –Cola Bottling Company. Longest

drive winners were Joe Long, John Mitchell and Martha

Parry, Bishop McDonnell class of `54. Closest to the Pin

was awarded to Tim Roth, Bernie O’Hara `73 and Paul

Tapogna `65. Three prizes were awarded for the Grand

Prize Raffle. Sal Curiale `62 won the Caribbean cruise

After the last award was given and the last raffle ticket

pulled, alumni spent a little more time together before

they all headed home. This year’s event raised over

$30,000 to fund scholarships at Bishop Loughlin. On

behalf of the Golf Committee, we thank all who attended

and participated to make this event a success. We also

thank all the volunteers (parents, alumni, and Loughlin

Staff) for all your hard work the day of the event.

John Fehling `60, Bob Dunne `60, Kevin Frain `58, Kevin Daly `61

Peter Grassel, Nancy Chinchar, Allan Grassel, Bob Bolebruch

Ray Russo `56, Chuck Monahan `56, Al Gaudelli `56, Jack Tenaglia `56Ed Lannan `73, John Kelly, Bernie O’Hara `73,

Jimmy Bennett `73

Tim Bolan `76, Derek Cox `77, Pat Killen, Kevin O’Neill

Mike Ridge `71, Bill Heaney `71, Brian Connolly`73, Bill Wise `74


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Class of 1934

Capt. Francis X. Riley USCG, Ret. will celebrate 66 years of marriage to his wife, Rosemary, in June 2008.

Class of 1939

Francis G. Spillane turned 87 on May 7, 2008. He is looking forward to the reunion of World War 2 – 8th Air Force Bomb Group in England in late May. He contributes his good health to four years of track under George Eastment.

Class of 1941

John E. Dolan and his wife are now great grandparents and enjoying over 20 years of retirement in Florida and visits with their 8 sons and 19 grand children.

Anthony Thomas remembers that during his four years at Loughlin, he was never late or absent!

William E. Quinn, passed away on September 20, 2007. His widow, Margaret Quinn, remem-bers that William continued to be a proud alumnus of Loughlin throughout his life. He truly loved the school and his time spent there.

Class of 1943

Clarence J. Hoeffner enjoyed reading the names in the Cler-mont of many of his fellow track teammates at Loughlin and at Manhattan.

Class of 1944

Edward E. Conway has great memories, even at 82 years old, and hopes that Loughlin will always be around! He went from Loughlin into the US Air Force and was already adjusted for dis-cipline. He sends many thanks to the Christian Brothers.

Daniel B. Murphy celebrated his 50th anniversary of receiving a Ph.D. in Fuel Science from

Penn State University. He was also honored by the American Chemical Society for 60 years of membership.

William J. Pfeiffer and his wife, Carol, took a trip to the Holy Land with a group from the Passionists Retreat Center in Riverdale last year. It was an awe-inspiring experience.

Class of 1945

Walter T. McDonald recently co-authored Finding Freedom – The Untold Story of Joshua Glover, Runaway Slave, pub-lished by Wisconsin Historical Society Press.

Class of 1947

Julius Fiori enjoys hearing from his old friends. He and his wife have retired and their two grandchildren moved to North Carolina.

Robert P. McManus recalls that one of the happiest days in his life was being admitted to Loughlin. It launched him into a life of total fulfillment.

Class of 1948

Francis A. Keegan received his Bachelor’s in Chemical Engi-neering from Rensellear Poly-technic and L.L.B. Georgetown University. He retired from Lalos & Keegan – a law firm in D.C. He works as a volunteer at The Science Museum of Vir-ginia, demonstrating scientific principles to students. He is a very active tennis player, and remains very fit from YMCA activities.

Joseph Parrino is a retired school teacher from Westford, MA and currently resides in

Lowell, MA. His photos and sketches created during his military service have been pub-lished in the Joseph V. Parrino: Veterans History Project.

Class of 1949

Joseph A. Dehler says hello to everyone and looks forward to seeing everyone again soon!

Henry J. Spinner remembers the rafters shaking when everyone sang Holy God We Praise Thy Name, Brother Adrian Lewis saying “Okie Dokie Sonny Boy,” and wearing the same tie for four years while at Loughlin.

Class of 1951

Paul J. Glynn will always keep his memories of his years at Loughlin in his heart.

Carl S. Koch remembers holding the record for the 50 yard dash. As a freshman in May of 1947, he was clocked at 8.4 seconds by Howard Bolger, assistant to Bill Miles. If anyone was slower, God bless him!

Class of 1952

James J. Costello is retired after spending 20 years in the Air Force and nearly 25 years at the investment banking firm of Lazard Freres.

Class of 1954

Joseph G. Kiefer went onto St. John’s University after graduat-ing from Loughlin. He taught at a Catholic high school in Queens soon after. He retired after almost 35 years of teaching in 1996. He is happily married to his wife, Mary Ann, and enjoys spending time with his three children and four grandchil-dren. He had a great time at his 50th reunion in 2004. He still remembers his days at Loughlin, especially when the train cost five cents and tuition was only $30. What a bargain!

John Mellard remembers that

between his freshman and sophomore years at Loughlin he and classmate Don DeJar-din earned $70 - $80 a month working at a cauliflower farm near Stamford, NY during their summer vacations.

William J. Swords retired after 40 years of practice in family medicine. Now he works in a free clinic two days a week. He enjoys playing golf and skiing, and spending time with his nine grandchildren.

Gregory J. Wilson retired after a career in the helicopter industry. He currently enjoys home fix up projects for his five daughters and 12 grandchildren.

Class of 1955

Thomas O’Keeffe is a pharma-cist for New York State. He has five children, and is very thank-ful for the education he received from Loughlin.

Class of 1956

Eugene D. Alexander recently moved to an active adult com-munity in Jackson, NJ. He and his wife are fully enjoying their new home and available activi-ties.

Peter Beyer will be inducted into the Manhattan College Athletic Hall of Fame on De-cember 6, 2008.

Frank J. Dehler still lives in Floral Park & South Hampton, Long Island and works in the insurance business. He really enjoyed the 50th reunion & golf outings he has attended in the past.

Edward M. McDermott and his family are involved with assisting a priest from Kenya

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whom they met in Rome seven years ago. This priest has now completed his studies there and is in The Vatican Diplomatic Service. The priest speaks seven languages and is currently working in Ghana. Education works wonders!

Phil O’Mara has retired from Bridgewater College, Bridge-water, Virginia, where he has taught English since 1989.

Ray Russo now teaches at Dowl-ing College in Oakdale, after teaching history at St. Joseph’s College in Patchogue. He was promoted to Associate Adjunct Professor and moderates the history club. His wife is the Director of Student Life at St. Joseph’s College in Patchogue. Ray loves history and fondly remembers how his 10th grade history teacher at Loughlin, Mr. Zember, nurtured his desire to teach history.

Class of 1957

Kevin M. Casey is enjoying his first grandchild who was born in January 2006. He is still selling oil paintings at art shows and is looking forward to the ski sea-son, a sport he began at age 64.

Lawrence Devine entered the Coast Guard after graduation and four years later he became a police officer in Suffolk County. In 1966 he was shot while on duty and became paralyzed from the waist down. Despite his injuries, he was promoted to sergeant in 1969 and created a magazine for the Suffolk County Police Department. He retired in 1971 and passed away in 1981 due to health problems related to the shooting.

Donald McCarthy is living hap-pily in the Maine woods after retiring 11 years ago from teach-ing mathematics at St. John’s University.

Bert Bunyan and his family (wife and two sons, ages 14 & 12) had the pleasure of attending Loughlin’s 1st Homecoming &

Alumni Networking Reception. The night was also coincidental-ly his 50th basketball anniversary. It was a great evening: Loughlin defeated Xaverian in a hotly contested game; the alumni basketball players, both men and women, were recognized during halftime and were greeted with rousing applause. John Klemm ’65, Charles O’Donnell ‘59(also former teammate), and the De-velopment staff made everyone feel welcome. Kudos to all for your hard work that evening.

Class of 1958

Charles M. March, MD, wife Ja-mie, and daughter Isabella look forward to the 50th reunion on October 18th. Congratulations to the class of 2008, and to the Christian Brothers for excellent accomplishments.

Michael B. Walsh looks forward to his 50th anniversary this fall. He wants the ceremony to end with a “rapid dismissal.”

Class of 1959

Jack Russell celebrated the 100th anniversary of St. Charles Hos-pital in Port Jefferson as a board member. He also looks forward to 2009 when he will celebrate his 50th Anniversary with the class of 1959. He is proud that 2 of his 11 grandchildren will attend John Hopkins University to play lacrosse. He remembers Brother Alfred & Brother Au-relius James who taught him to think. Too few people do it now.

Class of 1960

Robert Pritchard married a Bishop’s Girl 50 years ago. He retired from the aerospace industry (Apollo program, space shuttle program & GPS pro-gram). He holds a B.S. & M.S. Degree in Engineering. He and his wife live in Southern Califor-nia and play a lot of golf.

Howard E. Ammerman retired as Senior Vice President/Chief Marketing Officer of Lifetime Brands, a producer and dis-tributor of kitchenware products. He is enjoying life with his six grandchildren and doing some volunteer work.

Jospeh Hurley retired after 32 years working with the Federal Courts and plans to remain on Long Island.

Thomas H. Shay was awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award by the Photo Imaging Manufactur-ers & Distributors Association in recognition for his contribu-tions to and achievements in the photographic industry for more than 40 years. He thanks Loughlin for the preparation and education that enabled him to earn this award.

Class of 1961

Kenneth P. Harvey is enjoying retirement from being a New York City high school principal. All 10 children have finished college and life revolves around grandchildren, travelling with his wife, Veronica, and swimming.

Frank Rizzo is moving to the Berkshires to be near the National Shrine of the Divine Mercy where he and his wife worship and volunteer.

Thomas Schnatz retired from Entergy Corporation after 33 years. He lives with his wife, Darlene, in New Orleans, and has almost completed the res-toration of his home which was nearly destroyed by Hurricane Katrina. He has fond memories

of the handball courts, swim-ming team, dances, and the Loughlin faculty.

Class of 1962

Donald Lerario retired at the end of 2007 from the pharmacy staff at the VA Hospital in Bath, NY. After a 40 year pharmacy career, Don now works a day or two a week pouring wine in the tasting room of Herman J. Weimer Winery on Seneca Lake in the Finger Lakes of New York. Community Theater and occasional per diem pharmacy work fills out most of his time. Don also participated in a World Class Driving tour last February in Borrego Springs, CA. It was the thrill of a lifetime to drive a Ferrari, a Lamborghini and other exotic cars.

John P. Mellor retired from his banking career in 1998. He divides his time between his homes in Greenwich Village and New Orleans.

Class of 1963

Joseph DiBenedetto is a Litigation Partner at Winston & Strawn.

John V. Salierno fondly remem-bers his days at Loughlin. He

Br. Dennis Cronin, Gerard Klingler ̀46

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worked hard on the yearbook putting together the senior section. Brother Christian was the moderator. He has been practicing law in Middle Village, Queens for over 35 years. He also sits as a Director for Mas-peth Federal Savings & Loan.

Class of 1964

Mike Cunningham is proud of his son who has received a base-ball scholarship to ASU and has been drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Class of 1965

John W. Dattner retired from his position as Vice President of Claims at General Reinsur-ance Corporation in January 2006. He moved to Delaware in August 2006, where he began his own LLC to provide arbitration and consulting services to the reinsurance industry. He was also recently elected President of a newly created home workers civic association.

Class of 1966

Frank J. Cheswick’s favor-ite memory of Loughlin was Brother Aquinas Kevin. They must have made the movie “Dead Poets Society” after him. Brother Aquinas was the best teacher he ever had.

Class of 1967

John C. Lupero continued his education at St. Francis College after graduating from Lough-lin. He has been married to his wife, Stephanie, for 35 years and has two daughters, one is an architect and the other is a New York City teacher. He owns Big Apple Warehouse & Distribu-tion located in the Brooklyn

Navy Yard. He also owns 316 Realty Group LLC- Apartment Complex around the corner from Bishop Loughlin. What he remembers most about Loughlin was the discipline he received from the faculty.

Class of 1968

James D. Schmid can’t believe that 40 years have passed since his graduation. He wonders where the time has gone.

Class of 1969

Joseph H. LaMura is the Chief Deputy Clerk of Court, U.S. District Court, Southern District of NY Federal Court.

Gerard J. Quinn graduated from City College of New York and Yale Law School. He has been working on Wall Street for the last 25 years. He says he’s sorry now that he didn’t pay more attention in Brother Eugene’s Latin Class.

Joseph M. Savino will soon be-gin his 10th year as a Controller for Waste Management of New York. The four years he spent at Loughlin were the best years of his life.

Class of 1970

Arthur B. Sturm remembers having fun playing tennis throughout the Brooklyn bor-ough. He currently works as an Electrical Troubleshooter at Con Edison in Brooklyn.

Class of 1973

Thomas Robertazzi is a profes-sor at Stony Brook University, and published a new computer networking textbook last fall. He still remembers the Wang calculator the Loughlin Math Department had in the seventies, which he saw in a museum years later.

Class of 1974

Peter Attanasio currently serves as Senior Vice President with JP

Morgan Chase, providing cor-respondent bank services with New York State. He missed the 2007 Lion/Lancer Golf Outing, but was happy to see old friend Billy Wise representing the Class of ’74.

Class of 1976

Luis Ostolozaga will be inducted into the Manhattan College Athletic Hall of Fame on December 6, 2008.

Class of 1981

Joseph Kisinki has worked in the securities field since his graduation in 1981. He presently works for the French bank So-ciete Generale. He remembers how nice the teachers were and also how nice his fellow students were at Loughlin. He is single and living in Brooklyn, NY.

Joseph Robinson had a baby girl, Jazzmin, on April 28, 2008.

Class of 1987

Vaughn Young and Sharon

We Want Your St. James/Bishop Loughlin Memorabilia!

The Development Office is always looking for any and all Bishop Loughlin memorabilia to preserve the

school’s history and create displays for alumni events. Banners, pictures, scrapbooks, report cards, ticket

stubs, Jamesonian’s (especially from 1994 to 2004) and anything else you can find from your high school days.

Do you have news to share with your fellow Classmates?

Send your Class Notes to:

Janet Griffin, Alumni Events & Publications Director

at [email protected]

or contact her at

1.718.857.2700, x2251.

Johnson have been married for ten years and are living in Charlotte, NC with their three children. The youngest, Anaya, was born on July 6, 2007.

Class of 1990

Sheret Young is living happily in Brooklyn with her husband and two children, a 13 year old daughter and five year old son.

Class of 1993

Janice M. Campbell – Stiwart received her Master’s of Science from the Graduate School of Education and Psychology from Touro College this past January.

Richie Leib, Kevin Gallagher Jr., Kevin Gallagher ̀66, Kerry Fleming

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In Memoriam

Bishop Loughlin expresses sympathy to the families and friends of these individuals.

Alumni & Staff

Rosemary Kenny-Franklin Hayes ’30, BMDJames P. Egan ’34, St. A’sWarren Lowe ’35, St. A’sHarold J. Withers ’35, St. A’sBr. Richard Duerr FSC ‘37Edith Donato-Grasson ’39, BMDFrancis T. Murray ‘39Robert J. Norman ‘39James W. Ballow ‘40Rev. Daniel J. Sheehan ‘40Joseph A. Murphy ’41, St. A’sWalter F. Schretzman ‘41John E. Gallagher ’42 St. A’sRobert A. Snowber ‘42Cornelius F. Gillespie ‘43Joseph F. McGuire ‘43Vincent J. Gallagher ‘45Edward T. Griffin ’45, St. A’sMary Jacob-Corigliano ’45, BMDDonald Miles ’45, St. A’sGilbert F. O’Grady ’45, St. A’sRobert E. Spye ’45, St. A’sSalvatore J. Sciano ‘46Edward F. Shedlick ’46, BLJames P. Donlon ’47, St. A’sEdward J. Fitzsimmons ‘47Eugene W. O’Hara ’47 St. A’sDaniel V. Titus ’47, St. A’sJohn J. Waldron ’47 St. A’sAnthony P. Apollo ‘48Richard Ward ’48, St. A’sJohn J. Bernhard ’49, St. A’sFrank J. Gerrato ‘49Robert R. Morgan ‘49Salvatore E. Nespoli ‘49George A. Asseng ’50, St. A’sAlexander F. Logatto ‘50Ronald Lucas ‘50Mario A. Ruocco ’50, St. A’sRocco Camerieri ‘51William J. Fitzgerald ‘51Edward J. Mitchell ‘51James R. Cox ‘53Robert Grant ’53John Lawrence Heckmer ’53Donald F. Ryan ‘53George J. Costigan ’54 Francis J. Donohue ‘54James F. Ganley ’54, St. A’sJames J. Rogers ’54, St. A’sDaniel W. Rouse ‘54

Edward A. Zepernick ’54, St. A’sArthur J. Spring ’55 St. A’sJohn H. Coburn ’56, St. A’sDennis Conca ’56, St. A’sVictor A. Leonardi ’56, St. A’sWilliam J. Roth ’56, St. A’sEdward Sperzel ’56, St. A’sRichard J. Klenert ‘57Robert E. Haverlin ’58, St. A’sJoseph E. McGlynn ’58, St. A’sAlbert Santangelo ’58, St. A’sPatrick M. Joyce ’59, St. A’sKevin E. Panker ‘59Anthony Quagliano ’59, St. A’sMichael T. Gregg ’61, St. A’sRobert Hansen ‘62Robert C. Hassett ’62, St. A’sLouise Mille - Mother of Gary E. Milo ’62, St. A’sRobert Stefano ’62, St. A’sFrancis Cassidy ’63 St. A’sRobert Massato ’63 St. A’sRaymond C. Sullivan ’64, St. A’sStanley Antoniewicz ’65, St. A’sRonald DiCapua ’65, St. A’sGerard R. Littlefield ‘65Timothy J. Fitzpatrick ‘68Joseph Galloghy ’68, St. A’sRoy Prieto ’68, St. A’William A. Kenney ‘70John J. Gruenfelder ‘72Shane D. Officer ’80Antonio Benjamin ‘88

Loughlin Family

Richard M. Sheehan ’34, St. A’s Father of Marianne Sheehan, former Faculty BLMHSHenry Hennessey, Sr. Husband of Catherine E. Murphy-Hennessey ’53, BMDStephen Perrell Son-in-Law of Dorothy Markianus-Ilijic ’58, BMDCarolyn Mille Wife of Eric Mille ‘62Jocelyn Wieder Wife of Robert J. Wieder ’70, St. A’sJoseph Bradley Father of Clarise Bradley ‘81Rueben Crichlow Father of Duane Crichlow ‘91Mary Cronin Mother of Bro. Dennis Cronin FSC, Principal BLMHS

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A lu m n i E v E n t s

September 27, 2008 St. Augustine Alumni Reunion

October 9, 2008 75th Anniversary Celebration

October 15, 2008 Career Day

October 18, 2008 Bishop Loughlin Alumni Reunion

November 13, 2008Bishop John Loughlin Council Dinner

February 13, 2009Alumni Homecoming Basketball Game

March 1, 2009An Afternoon of Culture and Fashion Angelo Consoli Award Ceremony

April 4, 2009Bishop McDonnell Alumnae Reunion

May 2, 2009 Athletic Hall of Fame

May 2009 (Date TBA) Mid-Atlantic Reunion - Washington, DC

June 2009 (Date TBA) Lion/Lancer Open Golf Outing

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