Class Clowns: Alumni Comedians

Class Clowns: Alumni Comedians

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inside...Pat Curtin ’62: Boat Guru

Commencement 2011

CM’s First 50th Reunion Class

C AT H O L I C M E M O R I A L M A G A Z I N EOn thE cOvER: Don Gavin �65 is serious about joking. The 30-year veteran of the comedy industry talks about his career in comedy on page 2.

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FEATURES

After three years as editor of CM Magazine, this marks the tenth issue that I’ve worked on. And though this magazine is certainly a collaborative effort, with everyone from individual students to teachers to alumni and advancement staff and principal and president contributing to each issue before it arrives on your doorstep, this is a good time to stop and reflect on the magazine’s purpose and impact.

CM Magazine is a rather new publication. Yes, it’s older than Oprah Magazine and The Huffington Post. But before its first issue in 2003, there was Silver and Red, and before that, Club and Sport News. Thanks to the work of my predecessors over the years,

going back to Chris Jackson – CM’s first true “communications” officer – and the fore-sight of the school’s leadership in its six decades, we have photographs, memora-bilia, and most importantly stories in our archives that will help us remember and pre-serve the memories of the alumni who have walked through our doors.

but who could have guessed what shape the drastic changes in communications of the past two decades would take? Now we tell stories of CM’s school life in 140-charac-ter doses every day, publish thousands of photos a year to our community’s website and network with one another and catch up with old classmates in moments. These are

2 The Godfather of Boston Comedy Don Gavin ’65 has made a career of making you laugh.

4 Class Clowns Jim Lauletta ’86, John Tobin ’87, Mike Baker ’91, and Dan Boulger ’04 on the comedy industry and their future in it.

7 Senior Service Projects For Haiti, MgH and one special Knight

8 Pat Curtin ’62, Boat Guru “It was like a crime, taking money to do On Golden Pond,” says Curtin. “It was so easy.”

10 Commencement 2011 graduation addresses, award winners and destinations

14 The Class of ’61 celebrates 50 years Who were these 180 young men in 1961? Who are they now? We look back on some extraordinary lives.

17 New Board Members36 Scales of Justice Kevin Powers ’70 on representing Guantanamo Bay prisoners

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DEPARTMENTSThe year in Sports .......20

baker Street bits .........23

Class Notes ..................26

In Memoriam .............. 34

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exchanges of information that used to take months, if not years, to complete.

As we continue to reshape the future of CM Magazine – and that of all our efforts at cel-ebrating our school and alumni – we’ve still got a lot to be proud of. In the past three years, under the direction of President Paul Sheff ’62, this magazine has gone from a newsletter, 75% of whose contents chron-icled school life, to one truly belonging to the nearly 10,000 alumni out there. Consider that nearly 90% of the contents of our last issue were devoted to alumni stories.

And the stories keep coming. The best part of my job is working with my edito-rial team to sleuth out and uncover what

remarkable endeavors our humble alumni have embarked upon. And when those alumni have a few minutes on the phone or in person, I actually get to hear those stories firsthand. I feel lucky and blessed to have that role in the community: hearing and publicizing the good and inspiring work our alumni do, many of whom are continu-ing in our school’s mission: conquering evil by doing good. Read through CM Magazine’s archives on our website and you’ll see what I mean.

Other efforts at preserving our history are generating excitement. visitors to our school now get to see a pictorial history of our school in the lobby when they arrive as well

as a snapshot of the last year’s accomplish-ments. The CM Memory Project, chronicling our first four graduating classes’ histories, has just begun. And online, you will soon see a new alumni portal that will help our ever-growing alumni community find one another, share stories and get connected.

In the meantime, enjoy the stories of our finest “class clowns” within this issue. They were fun to write. Check out the stories of our boat makers and attorneys, and the inspiring stories of our newest graduates and their new directions. Then take out pen and paper, pick up the phone, or log in and write – and tell us yours. – Joe McGonegal

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Three million laughs 32 years into comedy, Don Gavin’s still on the road

Six thousand shows into his career, Don Gavin ’65 still tells this joke: “I once tried to rob a bank from a drive-up window. I put a gun and a note in the vacuum thing and send it up. Two minutes later two guns come back with a note: ‘We have a security guard.’”

By his count, Don Gavin has told that joke, and many others, to over three million people in a career spanning four decades.

As “The Godfather of Boston comedy,” Gavin is one of the most revered and respected veteran comics in the Bay State. He’s had countless Comedy Central appearances and film roles in “Shallow Hal” and “Fever Pitch.” Gavin’s secret to longevity: “the vitamin of laughter.”

He says he has no plans of retiring; in May, he called from a cruise ship in Alaska, on which he was performing that night – no joke.

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Who was the funniest cM teacher in the ’60s?Chris Jackson. He was my English teacher, and he was probably in his 20s. I became an English teacher because of him. He made everything come alive and had a good sense of humor about it. In those days, the brothers ran the school by the strap, and this was comic relief. Do they have a corporal punishment hall of fame there, with Br. Barry’s strap on the wall? Or Br. Hennessey’s little stick? That stung like a bastard.

Did you ever get it?Everyone did. I used to always laugh when someone else got it, you had to. but most of the time, you’d done something that warranted it.

Were you the class clown?I wasn’t. I was the guy that got the class clown in trouble. Most comedians are the people who get someone else in trouble. but anybody that could imitate the teachers – without getting caught – made us laugh. The funniest guys were Paul Cummings ’63, Rich Webber ’71, Gerry Donnelly ’66, David Horney ’66…any of those four could have become professional comics.

What are the essential ingredients of a Don v joke?I don’t do anything about politics, or anything that’s ephemeral. A lot of my jokes are older than students at CM…I do jokes that have mass appeal. On a cruise ship, for example, I do jokes that three generations can get.

Whom did you look up to when you were starting out?George Carlin was a huge influence, and Robert Klein was a great teacher too. They transformed standup from

3-guys-walk-into-a-bar jokes or jokes about your Italian uncle to just real stuff. Their rule was: know your subject. Talk about what you know. So starting off, I just talked about West Roxbury, like about how you die twice in West Roxbury…they always list deaths in both places: West Roxbury and Roslindale.

Whom are you most proud to have performed with in the last thirty or more years?I’ve performed with so many…but any that I started out with. When we started out in ’79, there was a whole slew of great comics in boston, and no one knew who was going to be the best. There was Kenny Rogerson, Steve Sweeney, Steven Wright, Paula Poundstone, Jimmy Tingle, a whole slew of people.

Do you remember your first gig in 1978? I was teaching English in Weymouth at the time. It was in September, at The Comedy Connection. you had to audition for the two guys who ran it, and I walked in and said, �You two don’t look too intelligent, and one of you probably won’t get my jokes.� One guy laughed, and the other guy didn’t.

Did you ever need a day job, once you started doing comedy full time? I started Nick’s Comedy Stop in 1981 with Steve Sweeney and started doing comedy full time in 1983. It was very tenuous, and it

was a treacherous decision at the time. but I realized it was my vocation, and I got good backing from people.

You’ve performed with the USO, too?It’s one of the most rewarding aspects of my job. I’ve toured in the States, Japan, Bahrain, Baghdad, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia. It’s a lot of fun, doing those. They’re just so happy to have somebody showing up to entertain them. And it’s more rewarding for the entertainers, to be honest.

What’s the secret to longevity in this field?The vitamin of laughter. It’s a great feeling, to have a job where people come up and say to you, �That was great. � The average person doesn’t get that. I’m just thrilled to be able to still be doing this. ✥

Don Gavin, circa 1988: “The sightlines in Boston Garden are horrible. You can only see one basket from your seat, but everybody’s in the same boat. So you always have to say, ‘McHale scored, pass it down.’”

Laughtrack: watch Don Gavin roast Denis Leary on his Comedy Central Roast. Visit www.CatholicMemorial.org and click “CM Magazine.” Catch Don Gavin at the Nantucket Comedy Festival this summer: July 28-30th.

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Jim Lauletta ’86, John Tobin ’87, Mike Baker ’91 and Dan Boulger ’04 got a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity on May 1.

These four alumni got to stand in front of their teachers and principal and make fun of their quirky mannerisms and draconian rules. And the teachers had to stand there and take it.

Their teachers, in fact, were glad they were there. May 1, after all, was the “Knight for Chris” event, organized by Tobin and three seniors as a comedy show to benefit the Chris Donlon ’12 Scholarship Fund. And what better way to remember the always-smiling Donlon than by making two hundred of his friends, family and teachers smile.

The Baker St. Comedy Factory: CM’s best “Class Clowns”

CM has produced a countless number of class clowns over the years, but these four have committed their careers to that calling.

Mike Baker ’91 is loud, proud of his Dot roots and still bitter that he never made the varsity basketball team. At a CM fund-raiser in 1998, he recalls, “I spent 15 minutes zooing on Joe Day because I was always the 13th man on his 12-man team!”

When baker can see through the spot-light to find you in the crowd at one of his shows, beware. Not much for him is out of bounds.

“It’s never been a bill for me,” Baker says of being a comic, “it’s just always been fun. When you’re up there in front of 500 people, and you can do a strong 20-30 minutes, you just feel exhilarated.”

Baker’s repertoire of material is wide. He quotes Chris Rock as saying that the comedian is the guy in the movie theater who notices what no one else sees. Baker’s observations on bingo with his grand-mother, Jehovah, the red line to Ashmont, and being married gives crowds cramps.

As for the last subject, he says, “my wife doesn’t mind, because the picture I always paint of her is good, even it’s on the humor-ous side.” He adds, “you have to be able to derive humor from your own life.”

Baker’s combination of Dorchester charm and edgy lip got the attention of Comedy Central, MTV and 20th Century Fox at the turn of the century. In the decade since, he has opened for Jay Mohr, Colin Quinn, Richard Jeni and Louis CK, headlined the Chicago Comedy Festival and placed near

Jim Lauletta ’86

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the top of the field at the Boston Comedy Festival and National Comedy Contest.

“you need to leave when you peak,” baker says, referring to the general rule that comedians need to move to LA when they’re near the top. In 2001, at the top of his game, baker had to choose between two dreams. The other one, to be a happily married policeman in his old neighborhood, was too strong, and he stayed.

“When you’re single, you can bunk up and live that dream [in LA],” he says, “but we were expecting our first child in ’01, and I was responsible enough to know that it didn’t feel right at the time.”

Now, baker has the best of both worlds, serving as a policeman in District B-3 and continuing his comedy career recreationally rather than as a daily grind.

Baker’s police district includes Mattapan, and baker works the midnight shift.

“You see a lot,” he says. “And five years in Mattapan is like dog years in other dis-tricts. but I love it—we have a great unit here, and great camaraderie. but here, you still see a lot…so comedy is a great outlet for me.”

Jim Lauletta ’86 left Boston at his peak, moved to L.A., and gave show business an honest shake. Still, boston drew him back home.

A renowned comic who has appeared on HbO, Comedy Central, and NbC, Lauletta lost track of the number of shows he’s per-formed years ago. A true career comedian, Lauletta hasn’t had a day job since 1989.

“Actually, I had a little stint in a coffee shop in 2002,” he jokes, “you know, just to support my drug habit.”

Lauletta’s first audience was Sean Roberts, Henry basile and Chris bolton – in the CM cafeteria. Over 100,000 comedy fans have seen him since.

but Lauletta knew he could make it, he says, when one day brian Kiley, a head writer for Conan O’Brien Show, approached him. “I

had done this bit about my dad as a profes-sional wrestler,” Lauletta recalls, “because when he spanked me, he never actually hit me. And brian told me how funny that was. And I thought, this is a big thing now.”

Few jokes last twenty years in the busi-ness, but Lauletta still relishes his impres-sion of Roy Scheider in “Jaws” – as much as his audiences do. “It’s absurdism,” he says when asked to explain why it’s so funny. “And it’s irreverent. I think I’m most likely the only comic in the world doing a Roy Scheider impression. To some of the hipper audiences, I say, ‘I know you’re sick of Roy Scheider impressions…”

“It’s an onion joke,” Lauletta concludes. “It’s got a lot of layers.”

Lauletta’s had his share of challenges, from facing a tough market in LA to coming back to boston, battling with alcohol, and the death of his father in 2009. But he persists.

“For twenty-two years of being in the business, I’m one of those comics who hasn’t gotten the hint yet,” he jokes.

Over Memorial Day weekend, he was headed on a five-day Carnival Cruise of the Caribbean, where he would entertain 400

tourists a night. “It’s great work. It’s a bless-ing,” he says.

“Stan Greenfield once told me: don’t take anything personal in this business, and don’t try to think anything out. And if you don’t have bipolar disorder now, you will at the end.”

Dan Boulger ’04 is a more recent product off the line of the Baker Street Comedy Factory. A year after graduating, boulger won the boston Comedy Festival, the young-est comic to ever win. He was 20 at the time.

Since then, boulger has appeared on HbO, bbC and Comedy Central and performed at the great American Comedy Festival and on College Humor’s live tours. Last year, boulger went abroad to perform in England and Scotland.

boulger jokes about adoption, george bush, Muhammed Ali and Kellogs Corn Pops. He’s toured with Greg Giraldo and opened for Zach Galifianakis and Dennis Miller.

“Dennis Miller told me to just keep doing it, because before you know it, all the people you worked with will have quit,” says boulger.

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The best comic asset boulger has is his dry, droll voice and immobile stance on stage, something that few comedians can pull off while still holding a crowd’s atten-tion. boulger aims to maintain a pulse just above that of Steven Wright, one of his mentors and models.

As for leaving boston at his peak, boulger says he knows he has to, and intends to do so. “I try to avoid talking about boston [in my act], because I know you have to get out of here at some point, and that every joke only works within only a 40-mile radius,” he says.

In the meantime, you can see boulger at Nick’s, Motley’s, or the Comedy Studio in Cambridge on any given night, sharpening the tools of his trade.

“The other day I ran into a guy that I hadn’t seen in seven years,” Boulger says, midway through one set. “I said, ‘hey dude! I have seen you in so long! Is it…Steve?’ And he said ‘No! But you’re close! It’s Walt.’”

“That dude never made anything out of himself,” boulger continues. “He dropped out of college after one year, and then he was recently fired from Burger King. And I remem-ber as kids, when we were hanging out, how his dad would always barge into his room and say, ‘you are never going to amount to any-thing!’ I thought his dad was a [jerk], but as it turned out he was a psychic.” ✥

What made kids laugh at CM during your time here?

Mike Baker ’91

What’s so funny?We asked our alumni comedians – and one current senior – to reflect on what’s made boys here laugh over the past five decades.

What teacher made you laugh the most, or most influenced your comedic style?

Jim Lauletta ’86 “br. Sheridan had a really strange, wry sense of humor. It used to crack me up – and he knew I got his sense of humor. Mr. Capodilupo was also funny.”

Mike Baker ’91 “The funniest person was always Mr. Chisholm. I don’t know why…it was his mere presence. He always gave off that gruff, tough persona, but you could tell he just wanted people to think that.”

Dan Boulger ’04 “I remember Dr. Keane, in Theology class, being super funny. Kids would look forward to coming to his class every day.”

nolan Schmidlein ’11 “Mr. beatty's dry sense of humor. Mr. Mallonek is hilarious too, because he’s kind of a goofball.”

“Impressions. Characters made us laugh. I used to do an impression of Mr. Jackson – and once he walked into the cafeteria and saw me doing it.”

“Fr. Cordery ’72 once lent me his priest outfit, and I remember, I was returning it and I came in to school dressed in a priest outfit.”

“I remember just making fun of people. There were kids I thought of as friends, but we just had an equal relationship of ribbing each other all the time.”

“Mike Carroll ’11 came in dressed up as Mr. Wentworth for Halloween, and went around school all day with the high-waist pants and the glasses.”

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The “Knight for Chris” comedy benefit was just one Senior Service Project that alumni got involved with this spring. When he heard that Mike Slonina ’11 Slonina took 8,101 shots for 24 consecutive hours to benefit Mass General’s Curry Research Lab for brain cancer patients, Marshall Thomas ’85 was on board. Thomas, who owns beantown Sports in Dorchester, out-fitted Slonina and company with team jerseys and jackets.

Slonina’s event, the “Shot for Life” on April 9-10, raised over $17,000 for the lab run by Dr. Will Curry, who treated Slonina’s mother, Betsy Cullen, last year. During the event, Slonina made 8,101 shots in the Ronald Perry gymnasium before a crowd of hundreds who supported him all day and night.

Dr. Curry hosted Slonina and his eight-man support team for a thank-you reception at Mass general on May 16. “Don’t think this is just a drop in the bucket,” Curry told the team. “This is a real meaningful effort that will help us advance care in the brain tumor center.”

“This wasn’t just something I did, it was a whole team effort,” Slonina said in reply, gesturing to his team, “and these guys deserve as much credit as I do.”

back at CM that same week, Frank Theodat ’11 was preparing to ship hundreds

of backpacks and school supplies that he had collected through his “Call to Service Initiative,” a semester-long supply drive for two schools in Haiti that began on January 12, the one-year anniversary of that country’s devastat-ing earthquake.

With a team of his classmates supporting him, Theodat networked with area schools to join the “call” and worked closely with the CM adminis-tration and faculty. The result: 400 school kits for students at two schools in Leogane and gonalves, Haiti.

This year’s senior class again contrib-uted over 5,000 hours of service to their communities, according to adviser and theology chair Andrew Malionek ’89.

“this is what we do every year,” Malionek said. “Our students bring passion and enthusiasm to the projects they do. And it’s been inspir-ing to see students wanting to help in their own commu-nities beyond the 40-hours they do in their senior year. For many of them, this is just the beginning.”

Following passions and roots:Seniors use projects to serve with purpose

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It all started in Humarock, where Curtin’s father took his family every summer for vacation. “Some kids get into cars,” he says. “I never cared a damn about cars. It was boats from day one.”

before he was a teenager, Curtin was racing boats in the Fore River and prepared each summer for Humarock’s Labor Day race. “I was a boat rat,” he says. “If you had it, I’d race it. If it floated or not, I was going out in it.”

He bought his first boat in 1955 with money from his paper route for $20, an 8-foot Chris Craft Pram. When graduation day came, he went right back to boats, and started racing for a living. He didn’t give much thought to college.

After getting drafted and a brief stint in the army, Curtin moved to Ft. Lauderdale and got his master’s license with the Coast guard. That allowed him to work on private yachts, which he did for over a decade, sailing the nouveau riche back and

forth to the bahamas or up and down the coast.

After gary Martin saw a Tv segment about Ft. Lauderdale on which Curtin spoke as a boat expert, he called Curtin about a new project he was supervising construc-tion for in New Hampshire. It was On Golden Pond.

Martin, now the President of Production for Tri-Star Pictures, hired Curtin as the marine coordinator for a film that is now thought of as the iconic classic-boat movie. It won three Academy Awards – for its screenplay and for the legendary Henry Fonda and Katherine Hepburn.

Its most famous scene involved Henry Fonda at the wheel of a Chris Craft boat called the Thayer Iv when it crashes. Curtin, the boat aficionado, acquired three identical models of the boat, and made sure none got damaged in the crash scene.

“It was like a crime, taking money to do [that movie],” says Curtin. “It was so easy.”

Curtin made a friend on the set in Henry Fonda. “He liked me because I was an old sh*tkicker,” Curtin jokes. “We used to talk,

boat guruPat Curtin, boat guru

Pat Curtin ’62 served as the marine coordinator for On Golden Pond, Waterworld and Anaconda, among others.

Curtin, however, does not claim to be a smart man... “I’m stupid,” he jokes. “I’ve been in the boat business my whole life.”

Whether it’s vintage wooden boats, sleek catamarans, aluminum dinghies or fiberglass yachts, Curtin has devoted his whole life to this one, singular passion. visit his shop in Gilford, New Hampshire and you’ll find Curtin, 68, still tinkering with old Mercury engines and restoring Chris Craft hulls.

curtin in his shop in Gilford, nh.

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and we’d go out in the boat. He was kind of bashful, but when he got by himself he was talkative, and he’d talk about fishing off the destroyer with Admirals when he was in the Navy. And I got to know his wife Shirley.”

“We knew the movie was going to be good, but we were afraid the film lab would screw it up,” Curtin says of On Golden Pond. “And we were afraid of the best part ending up on the cutting room floor.”

It didn’t. And Curtin was suddenly on every film producer’s rolodex as the boat guy. In the following fifteen years, he’d supervise marine ops on another dozen films, like Striking Distance, Waterworld, Anaconda, and Interview with the Vampire.

Kevin Costner, Curtin learned, didn’t know how to sail to save his life. bruce Willis, on the other hand, was a guy’s guy and knew how to drive an outboard. brad Pitt was down to earth before meeting Angelina, and Jennifer Lopez in Anaconda – don’t ask. Curtin, who never had children or grandchil-dren, can nevertheless make children of that age blush.

“On Golden Pond was the start. They’d never had a wooden boat movie before,” Curtin recalls. “To me, it was just a movie. But they considered me a guru. It’s all garbage, as far as I’m concerned.”

Along the way, Curtin was invited to help on Titanic, Pirates of the Caribbean, and others he had little time for. As for Disney, he says, “the mouse is a rat.”

Since retiring from the movie business a decade ago, Curtin has enjoyed retirement in New Hampshire, and occa-sionally helping others appre-ciate and learn the intricacies of wooden boat construction. Friends encouraged Curtin to found “Old School boat School” a few years back. “but the boat industry is in the crapper,” he says wryly, “and the wooden boat busi-ness is even worse.”

For a man with salt water in his veins, you’ll still find

Curtin leaving an outboard wake behind him all summer on Squam Lake.

“you do what you want to do,” Curtin says. “Life is all about timing…and you don’t go down this road twice.” ✥

curtin, in yellow, advising Peter Fonda and Katherine hepburn in the thayer Iv during On Golden Pond rehearsals.

A photo of curtin (left) at the wheel of the boat used in On Golden Pond, signed by the film's three stars. Above, Curtin racing a boat off the coast of Florida.

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married, more than three-quarters answered, “Once.” That was very comforting in a culture where half of all marriages fail. Sixty percent of the respondents state that they attend Mass on a weekly basis, which is nearly twice the national average. Again, very comforting! The biggest surprise? Half of them claimed to be on Facebook. The biggest non-sur-prise? Only two of them admitted to smoking. Seventy percent exercise on a daily basis, and a rousing ninety percent report volunteering their time to public service and/or a charitable cause.

At the end of the survey, they were asked a very specific question: if you had only one piece of advice to give to the Class of 2011, what would it be? There is no easy way to simplify what they said. but in general, their advice gathered around three themes.

The first had to do with faith. “Love God,” one said. “Follow Christ,” said another. A third urged to “Pray often.” One fellow remarked, “Keep faith in god, no matter how bleak things get. god may take time to answer your prayers, but just keep talking and praying and god will give you an answer.” Perhaps speak-ing for all classmates, a reunioner wrote, “Know that god, our Father, has a purpose for us and has shaped each one of us in a unique fashion to love and serve him and each other.”

Commencement 2011

Two weeks from now, after you depart from these graduation ceremonies in Holy Name Church, another group of Catholic Memorial men will convene. Not here, but on

our campus. Nearly half of the living members of that class are returning to campus! I hope the Class of 2011 can say the same when your fiftieth reunion occurs. It will be a very special moment.

Leading up to this event, I have been won-dering – what would any of

them say to you should he be standing where I am standing right now? If one of them – 68 years old and having experienced a world very different from your own – was asked to deliver this commencement address, what advice would he offer? As it turns out, I know what he and others in his class would say. but before I share that, permit me to digress.

On October 4, 1957 – exactly one month after the Class of 1961 began its freshman year in Donahue Hall – the Soviet Union launched the first in a series of artificial, earth-orbit-ing satellites. These satellites were known in Russia as the Sputnik Program. For the Russian people, Sputnik provided a moment of tremendous pride. For America, however, it was an occasion for deep embarrassment.

The Sputnik crisis initiated a national examination of what must be improved if the United States was to regain its superiority. A particular focus was the state of math and science teaching in our schools. Clearly, the Soviet Union could only have done what it did because of superior skills in these areas. And so the United States began to overhaul how math and science was taught in our schools.

Meanwhile, in the midst of this turmoil, the Class of 1961 continued on with its edu-cation. Toward the end, in May of 1961, just as the class was readying for graduation, President Kennedy stood before Congress and announced that within a decade the U.S. would put a man on the moon and return him safely to earth. At the time, this seemed impossible, but the Sputnik crisis had embold-ened our nation. We could do it, we would do it, and we did it. And so in 1969, Neil Armstrong, buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins landed a United States spacecraft on the moon.

Fast forward fifty years, and just before Christmas this year, the national media covered an event that some political observ-ers described as a “second Sputnik moment.” It was occasioned by the release of the PISA test results. PISA stands for the “Program for International Student Assessment.” Administered to high school-aged students around the world, PISA test results revealed that students in Shanghai had outscored stu-dents in all other countries in both reading and mathematics. Among the 65 countries participating, the United States placed in the bottom third overall in most subjects. This poor showing led Secretary of Education Arne Duncan to remark, “We have to see this as a wake-up call.”

But let’s get back to our 50th Reunion Class. As our alumni relations office began to prepare for its arrival, we sent a questionnaire to the class, asking them to complete and return it. No names required. And the results were fascinating.

Eight-six percent of the respondents stated that they are currently married. When asked how many times they have been

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A second common theme had to do with failure. Specifically, the role failure will play – must play- in one’s life. One member of the class said, “Be prepared, and don’t be afraid of failure.” Another opined, “Learn from your errors and forgive yourself for them. No journey of any note lacks unintended turn-ings.” A third remarked, “Forgive yourself and others if you fail in any particular activity, be it school, business, a sporting contest, or what-ever.” Echoing this, one fellow said, “your regrets later in life will mostly be centered around decisions not to do something.”

The third and final common theme had to do with the search for one’s authentic self. More than once, I read versions of the follow-ing comment: “Choose a profession you will enjoy.” Or, “Find work that you love.”

Two cautions were offered. The first per-tains to riches. One respondent advised, “Do not measure yourselves by money or (the acquisition of) material things.” The second pertains to the temptation to turn inward. Time and again I read comments like these: “Put others first.” Or, “Be honest with your-self and with others.”

Perhaps none of this is groundbreaking advice, but I find it quite reassuring, for this is how I view my own life’s journey. Despite experiencing times that were confusing, even

dark, I have returned again and again to my faith not only as the one, true signal, but also as a source of consolation. Secondly, I have come to see failure not as some-thing to be avoided, but rather as a gift – even if an unwelcomed gift – that should be embraced. Many of the strongest lessons in my life have been gained through failure, from having to turn around, retrace my steps and start over again. Winston Churchill had it right when he said, “Success is not final. Failure is not fatal. It is the courage to continue that counts.”

Finally, I am convinced that to find one’s place in the world, one must first iden-tify one’s passion. When I am interviewing someone for employment, one of the ques-tions I always ask is, “tell me what gets you

John Michael Gaffney, ValedictorianI would like to thank all of the parents and families who have

helped us over the past four years and who have played an instru-mental part in our development. Without them, we would not be where we are today. Their sacrifices allowed us to attend Catholic Memorial and have enabled us to achieve the milestone of gradu-ation. All that we become from this night forward will stem from their selfless love, trust, and support.

On March 16th of this year, our classmate and brother, junior Chris Donlon, tragically passed away. Characteristically, our community, the CM commu-nity, pulled together and evinced what it truly means to be a Knight. As the funeral pro-cession passed by our school, it was greeted by throngs of CM students, standing silently along the curb of baker Street. It was an extraordinary show of support to the Donlon family during the most difficult time in their lives, but it was also a tangible sign to each of us that we are part of something bigger than our individual selves. That day, our focus wasn’t on taking a test in English or listening to a lecture on Siddhartha. It was to exhibit to a CM family and to the world around us our values as a community of faith and to share with others the

Patrick Ryan Carney, SalutatorianWhen many of us walked into Donahue Hall that first day

six years ago, we didn’t know anyone. Two years later in grade nine other new faces joined us and now….we are all brothers. Over the years, we have witnessed many memorable moments. In 2009 there were two state championships – hockey and soccer. This year – hopefully we might get to add 2 more with baseball and lacrosse. The good name of CM has also been spread statewide and nationally through the efforts of the forensics team.

But here at CM it’s not just about athletic prowess, the education we have received here has been first-rate. Although some of us might be nervous about what awaits us in college we should remain confident that the unparalleled dedication of our teachers,

out of bed in the morning?” And I am hoping that this passion includes an understanding of the need for connecting with others. Indeed, the very foundation of our Christian faith is community. We see it in the Last Supper, in the post-resurrection gatherings of those who came to believe that Jesus is what others claimed He was – the Messiah, the Anointed One, and in our encounters with those who are less fortunate than we – they are our brothers and Sisters in Christ.

In closing, I leave you this afternoon not by saying goodbye, for there should never be goodbyes in the Catholic Memorial family. Instead, I bid you farewell. Stay in touch, and continue to distinguish yourselves. you are, now and forever, CM. ✥

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transcendent, healing power of our community – of our family, known as CM.

As we move forward, we must remember the values instilled in us by Catholic Memorial. CM has taught us the core Christian values necessary to build the foundations upon which we can live our lives. Most impor-tantly, at CM we learned to appreci-ate and embrace our obligation to serve. In addition to a clothing drive, a Thanksgiving Food Drive, and two blood drives, the annual Walk for breast Cancer has become a school-wide event in which the majority of the student body willingly participates.

At CM, service isn’t something done begrudgingly; it’s an actively chosen way of life.

CM has prepared us to prosper in our future endeavors, and our edu-cation here will always serve as a reminder of our essential values. We learned from the examples of incred-ible teachers such as Mrs. Eberly, who tirelessly transformed us into “higher order thinkers;” from Mr. Peltier, who sacrificed his Friday afternoons to take CM students bowling; and from Dr. Malionek, who ensured that we each participated in the Senior Service Program and experienced first-hand our ability to make a positive impact upon the lives of those less fortunate.

Thank you CM and to my esteemed classmates on this very special evening: Congratulations! ✥

NelsoN B. AlvArez Hyde ParkGeorge Washington UniversityWorld Language Medal

Joseph F. Botsch WeymouthBrandeis UniversityEnglish Medal

pAtrick ryAN cArNeyMiltonJohns Hopkins UniversityBrother Cornelius P. Ryan, C.F.C. General Excellence AwardRonald S. Perry Scholar Athlete Award

MAtthew christopher FArrellDedhamWorcester State College Journalism/Writing Award

JohN MichAel GAFFNey West RoxburyNorthwestern UniversityBr. Joseph G. McKenna, C.F.C. General Excellence Award

MichAel A. GAllAGherNeedhamBentley UniversityTheology Medal

JAMes M. GoldiNG West RoxburyWentworth Institute of TechnologyComputer Science Medal

FrANcis A. hAwley West RoxburyUniversity of WisconsinSocial Studies Medal

seuNGJiN hoNG Ilsan, South KoreaUniversity of MichiganArt Medal

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staff, and coaches has paid-off, that the efforts of the CM community has worked its magic upon us, and molded us and shaped us in ways we might not yet fully realize to embrace the challenges that await us next year and throughout our lives.

Everyday, our teachers were there for us, whether it was Dr. Dempsey’s dedication to correct our multiple preliminaries, Mr. beatty using his free periods to meet with any student who needed extra help with class work or homework, or Mr. Catano’s constant presence in class even with his bad wheel. This devotion was also present outside the classroom.

Look around this Church right now…look at the smiling faces of your friends, your family, your teach-ers, and savor this moment. Each of us has earned the right to be here and to be graduates of Catholic Memorial School.

Today is our graduation and a celebration of our accomplishments, and I would like to thank my parents, my family, and my CM friends for all their help and all of their irrepressible humor, on the path to this night. We are always… CM. ✥

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suNGho JuNSeoul, South Korea University of IllinoisBrother Samuel A. Ryan, C.F.C. Mathematics Medal

JohN coNNor keehNle West RoxburyUniversity of Massachusetts – Boston Music Medal

ethAN doNNelly MAddeNRoslindaleSt. Michael’s College Br. William A. Hennessey, C.F.C. Forensic Award:

doMiNic J. MoNtAlBANo WellesleyVillanova UniversityBlessed Edmund Ignatius Rice, C.F.C. – Founder’s Award

christiAN AlexANder MowlesDedhamUniversity of South CarolinaBrother Patrick C. Fleming, C.F.C. Administrator’s Award

BriAN MichAel MurphyHyde ParkMassachusetts Maritime Academy Brother Arthur A. Loftus, C.F.C. Leadership Award

GwoNtAek rho Seoul, South KoreaCollege of William and Mary Brother E. John Sheehan Stewardship Award:

MichAel heNry sloNiNAWatertownQuinnipiac University Stephen R. Power ’72 Community Service Award

JAke G. uMiNski AvonBoston UniversityScience Medal

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The golden anniversary: Class of ’61 celebrates a first for CM

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Fifty years and one day after they grad-uated in the Ronald Perry gymnasium, members of the Class of ‘61 returned for their 50th Reunion on June 10, the first in school history.

Over fifty percent of the class turned out for the event, a two-day affair where they reminisced, celebrated Mass, cruised on boston Harbor and shared their class spirit with the other reunion classes on Saturday evening.

In sharing their memories with one another, the Class of ’61 remembered fondly the founding five Brothers who began with nearly 200 boys in Avila Hall.

They recalled the friends they made in those first days here – Owen Hanley, Paul Mitchell, Pete Femino, Joe Wood, John Techiera, Ed Monroe, Joe Hurley, Joe Walsh, Herb Mosher, Ford Peckham, Tom Holmes.

They recalled Saturday night dances,

co-editing the Object Opinion, singing in the glee Club, and the “untouchables” on the ninth grade basketball team.

They became lifelong learners – half of them earning a bachelor’s degree, a third earning a master’s degree and several earning doctorates. They became lawyers, lieutenants and educators. Nearly three-fourths of them served in the armed forces at one point in their life, with a fifth of them seeing action.

Based on the results of their 50th Reunion Survey, the Class of ’61 has thought about faith and god just about every day of their life. Nearly 75% are practicing Catholics, and nearly 90% of them pray at least once a week. They are political thinkers, too, leaning a little conservative though, for the most part, politically independent.

Fifty years later, they are not the same 191 young men who left on graduation day,

but their families, values and life-long edu-cation are just as important to them. Their secrets to success? According to the survey, it’s to “Define ‘family’ very broadly,” “Be inquisitive,” “Be a good networker,” “Put others first,” and of course, “Floss.”

What better way to kick off this year’s reunion than to gather, as the Class of ’61 did, in the CM board Room and set the record straight. As the beginning of a four-year “CM Memory Project,” the class began putting down on paper and in video and audio, exactly what they remember from the first days – and years – of the school.

That conversation continued into the evening, after they celebrated Mass together. And on June 11, when they sailed the historic waters of boston Harbor aboard the Spirit of boston. That evening, they joined the other generations of CM – from the Classes of ’66 through ’06 – in sharing and celebrating the Spirit of CM.

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clASS OF ’61: Howard Allen, bob Aspell, Tom benson, Pat Cammarata, gordon Castanza, Patrick Clifford, John Concannon, Robert Costello, John Coyne, Larry Curran, Michael D’Acci, Steve Dalton, Peter Dorsey, Fr. Nicholas Driscoll, Pete Femino, bill Flanagan, Richard Fleming, Jr., Thomas Fraher, Terry Fuller, Jim gibbons, Larry Griffen, Owen Hanley, Harry Harrington, Bill Hayward, george Hanscom, Tom Holmes,

Dennis Keefe, Tim Keefe, Fr. Richard Kelley, Edwin Kelly, Phil Kelly, bob Kelliher, bill Kelly, Douglas Keyes, Ron Kfoury, Ed Lajoie, Larry Larner, greg Lewis, Chuck Lisi, Charles Lynch, Ed Mahoney, Joe Manning, Neil Masterson, Jr., Frank McFarland, Richard Mellen, Dick Metz, Joe Mooney, John Morelli, Tom Murray, Michael O’Driscoll, Gerald O’Neill, Gerry Pasquantonio, Ford Peckham, Tom Phinney, John Russo, James Ruane, bruce

Ryan, gerald Scally, Frank Schigg, george Shea, John Shea, Ed Stenson, Richard Sullivan, John Techiera, Richard Tyldesley, Mike valenti, Jack Walsh, Tom White, Joe Wood.

clASS OF ’66: Paul bradley, John busalacchi, Daniel Driscoll, David Feeney, Kenneth Foscaldo, Richard gormley, Timothy Hegarty, Edward Lenox, bernard Monbouquette, Richard Murphy, Kenneth Neill, Daniel O’Sullivan.

CLAss oF ’71: William Ahearn, Stephen burke, William Cavanagh, Joseph Connolly, Thomas Connors, John Corcoran, Leo Dunn, Michael Dwyer, Joseph Finnigan, James galvin, Michael gavin, James Healey, Charles Kelly, Joseph Lally, Jim Manning, John Mcgowan, Thomas McIsaac, Charles O’Brien, Paul Pender, George Powers, Robert Quirk, John Roche, Michael Ryan, Mark Sullivan, bill Walsh, Stephen Webb.

CLAss oF ’76: Paul bartlett, Edward bulman, David Cleary, Robert Colton, Lawrence Concannon, Daniel Conley, Tom Connolly, Paul Corcoran, James Hooper, David Jurasek, Paul McCusker, Edward

Mcgonagle, Paul McNulty, Nelson Medina, Stephen Reilly, Francis Remmes, Martin Sullivan, Stephen Sutcliff, Michael Walsh.

CLAss oF ’81: Richard Devito, Kevin Diggins, William Drummy, Sean Kelly, Timothy Quinn, Thomas Scannell.

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CLAss oF ’86: Richard Callahan, Robert Cawley, James Ciesielski, Michael Conneely, David Dionne, Jack Doherty, gregory Duggan, Robert Evangelista, Daniel Farretta, Joe Finn, Matthew gallagher, John Harrington, Daniel Hern, Peter Hourihan, Michael Kane, Stephen Kenneally, Sean Lyon, Steven Marini, Michael McCarthy, Jerry McDermott, Edward McElaney, John McInerney, Richard Mulholland, Patrick Newell, Paul O’Malley, Kevin Pazienza, Christopher Power, Frederick Robinson, Paul Sardella, Christopher Serra,

Dana Smith, Kevin Smith, Terrence Smith, Henry Staines, Timothy Turley, Michael Zirilli.

CLAss oF ’91: Mike baker, Mike brown, Michael Doyle, William galvin, Michael McElaney, Leo Peltier, John Sheehan, Ed Sople, David St. Martin, Christopher Stockbridge, Joseph Sullivan.

CLAss oF ’96: David Erwin, Michael Flynn, Robert Harrington, Kevin Shanley.

clASS OF ’01: Adam busalacchi, Shaun Conley, Michael DeRose, Michael Drake, Frank Duffy, Derek Falcione, Gavin Flanagan, Donald grover, Patrick Hines, E. Ryan Kenty, Nicholas Muscato, Wayne Tull.

clASS OF ’06: Nick bonaceto, Robert Cummings, Michael Devin, Joseph Devin, Mike DiOrio, Daniel Edelston, Davenchy Erilus, Franco Federico, Matthew Lepardo, Matt Masucci, John Mcgowan, Alexander Orphanos, Armeen Shaidani, Justin Sollis, brendan Sullivan.

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Michael Hanley ’72 has distinguished himself in the field of finance in both Boston and New York for three decades. Currently the Senior Managing Director and Head of Sales for OTR global in New York and Boston, Hanley started as an equity research specialist for Kidder Peabody & Co. in 1980. After seven years with Drexel burnham and Lambert, Hanley was appointed Senior vice President at First Albany Corporation, where he became National Sales Manager.

Later, for NatWest Securities, Hanley managed a 75-person research department and 30-person sales force that did $200 million in revenue. A Columbia College football player, Hanley finished his studies at Harvard before earning an MbA with Distinction from Yale University in 1978.

“both my parents were from Ireland, and I grew up less than a mile from CM in West Roxbury,” says Hanley. “Enrolling at CM was a natural and expected decision for my family and I to make. CM provided me with lifelong lessons on how to compete well aca-demically, athletically and in many other ways. The mantra of ‘giving back’ was also ingrained in all of us and has become a guiding principle of our lives.”

Br. Paul Hannon, CFC ’71 teaches business Law and Theology at Monsignor Farrell High School in Staten Island, NY. He has also founded the school’s television studio, whose student producers have gone on to study broadcasting and work for the major New York broadcast affiliates.

After entering the Christian Brothers in 1981, Br. Hannon served at Power Memorial and All Hallows in New york City and bishop Kearney High School in Rochester. He currently serves on the board of the Catholic High School Athletic Association and Catholic High School Hockey League and is the director of the New york State CHSAA Hockey Championships. br. Hannon earned his bachelor’s degree from Boston College and his Master of Science degree from Manhattan College.

br. Hannon recalls fondly his memories of the many wonderful brothers and teachers who served at CM in his day. “The friends I made at CM remained friends for life,” he says. “Our school motto must always remind us who we are and where we came from and what we must pass on to others… I hope to see CM continue the fifty-plus years of academic and athletic excellence which is and continues to be our hallmark.”

Br. Robert W. harris, cFc is currently the Director of Campus Ministry and a science teacher at Iona Preparatory High School in New Rochelle, New York, from which he graduated in 1962. Br. Harris studied at Iona College and the University of Notre Dame and has also taught in Staten Island, Newark, and at Catholic Memorial, where he served as a physics teacher for many years. br. Harris has also served on the board at bishop Kearney High in Rochester and is a member of Iona Prep’s Administrative Team.

Br. Harris’s fondest memories of CM are the baccalaureate Masses with Fr. Cordery, the many state championship games in basketball and hockey, and Mr. Chisholm’s “ability to know things before they actually happened (even if they were to happen off campus).”

Asked what work he looks forward to while serving on the board, br. Harris says, “I am excited to see that there has been money set aside for renova-tions of the gym and the field, and that these will be completed this summer. We cannot let our facili-ties deteriorate. And renovations of the science labs is long overdue! I’m awed to see all of this coming together.”

Jack Mulhern ’63 spent over thirty years of his career in international business, developing an exten-sive knowledge of global culture. As vice President of Booz Allen Hamilton, where he worked since 1975, Mulhern directed technical and strategic programs for international clients, from financial manage-ment to professional military education and training. Mulhern’s programs helped organizations optimize investments through wise acquisition strategies. Prior to that, Mulhern worked for the Amerada Hess Corporation as a district engineer.

After CM, Mulhern studied civil engineering at Merrimack College. He served for six years in the U.S. Navy, rising to the position of senior ship superinten-dent and engineer on an auxiliary ship.

“Even as a 14 year-old, I felt fortunate to be part of this institution,” says Mulhern. “CM offered some-thing special and that made me feel special and proud.”

“After attending a couple of board meetings,” he says, “I am assured that the value proposition of attending CM is stronger than ever…the demand for what we offer will continue to increase, and our insti-tutional development efforts will make an enriched Catholic education available to even more families.”

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At the faculty/staff farewell dinner on June 16, President Paul Sheff ’62 honored all the retirees and thanked all of those who were completing their service to CM this year. The CM administra-tion also recognized each of those faculty and staff members who will continue their service after reaching a special milestone this year.

Two of these honorees, in particular, stand out as having devoted extraordinary lives of service to the community. Ms. Celia Susi – who is retiring this year – and Mr. vincent Catano both began at CM within a year of each other. both worked at CM through the 70s, 80s, 90s and 00s. Both sent their children here; Mrs. Susi sent John ’75 and Richard ’84 and was the proud grandmother of Anthony ’00. Mr. Catano was proud to call his son, James ’01, a graduate and one of his top track stars.

Over the years, Mrs. Susi served as an assistant librarian, an administrative assistant to the guid-ance department and development department, and finally as an administrative assistant to the dean of students. She has often been the first voice parents hear when they call CM and the first face they see when they walk in. She will be missed!

As for Mr. Catano, we hope to get another four decades in the classroom and 120 seasons of coaching out of this legendary man.

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5Years of ServiceNancy grahamDouglas Zack

10Years of ServiceElaine Adjemian Joe Mcgonegal Michael Mullaney Thomas Ryan Mark Smith ’88

15Years of ServiceDr. James Keane ’82Marlene StoutPatricia Walsh

40Years of Servicevincent Catano

Fond FarewellsThe Catholic Memorial community thanks the following individuals for their service to the school and wishes them well in the future.

✒ Congratulations to Assistant Dean of Students tom Meagher, who was inducted into the MSTCA Officials Hall of Fame May 23.

✒ One of the founding brothers of Catholic Memorial School, Br. lips, cFc celebrated 60 years as a Christian brother this spring.

✒ Coach Bill hanson was recognized with a plaque for his extraordinary coaching career at the South boston Youth Hockey League’s 2011 Banquet on May 21. Coach Hanson was honored alongside bU coach Jack Parker ’63 and Bruins great Terry O’Reilly.

✒ chris Boyle was honored in March by the Catholic Education Foundation for his commitment to and achievement in Catholic education.

✒ Rob Croteau ’93, Greg Cunningham ’88 and Br. Anthony cavet were honored to receive the Leading Chapter Award this spring on behalf of the school and the speech and debate team.

✒ Karen and Paul hynes celebrated the birth of their granddaughter on March 24. Isabella Grace weighed in at 8 pounds. Mrs. Hynes’s daughter Kerry and her husband Todd are the proud parents.

✒ English teacher Ellen Eberly was honored by the West Roxbury Public Library in April as the adult winner of its annual Intergenerational Poetry Contest.

✒ History teacher tom Jordan ’90 competed in the Lake Placid Marathon in June.

At the annual Faculty/Staff Appreciation Dinner held on June 16, the following individuals were recognized for their milestone years of service to Catholic Memorial School:

Richard bloomsteinKathryn boyleJoyce burkeDavid DonovanConnie Holland

yi JiangNaomi LockwoodAnn MalachowskiCelia Susi

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BaseBall The talented pitching staff of seniors John gorman, Matt goreham and John Mildner kept CM in each game this season with solid defensive efforts. John Gorman began the season by throwing his second no-hitter against Wachusett, and the bats got hot in our next two wins over Lincoln Sudbury and St. John’s Prep. On offense, Shane O’Leary ’13, Nick Barker ’11 and Steve Pike ’11 got on base and drove in runs when we needed them all season. Competing in the always difficult Catholic Conference, the team finished 4-4 and posted key wins against non-conference powerhouses like Lin-coln Sudbury, brockton and bishop Hendricken. The team earned a 14-6 record in the regular season.

As a #5-seed heading into the playoffs, the team first faced Mansfield, whom they defeated, 7-3. That brought them to the quarterfinals against #4-seed BC High. Despite a solid pitching performance, the team fell, 3-0. John Gorman was honored with the Gatorade Player of the Year award on June 1, and All-Conference players included goreham, Pike, O'Leary and gorman, who was named MvP. – Hal Carey ’95

Golf The golf team had a solid season, with wins over bC High, Quincy, Xaverian, Malden Catholic and Winchester. Senior Marc Hetnik led the way into the postseason, finishing in eighth place at sectionals on October 18 and finishing in the top 20

at the Division II state tournament by earning the seventh highest score. League all-stars included Hetnik and Matthew Wessenberg ’13, who scored consistently in the top five for CM. Other regular contributors to top team scores were Michael Mason ’13, Nick Boyle ’14, Brian Dalzell ’12 and David Tufts ’12. Mason recorded the team’s low-round score of the season with a 36. Special thanks to seniors Marc Hetnik and Ryan Curley who showed able leadership in their senior season. – John Palermo ’79

BasketBall The varsity basketball team finished the regular season with a 13-7 record, earning a 12th seed in the MIAA Division I south bracket for the postseason. Entering the postsea-son, the team faced #5-seed Attleboro in the first round on March 3, which they upset, 79-73. In the quarterfinal matchup, the Knights faced #13-seed BC High on March 5 at home. With the Eagles hitting high-percentage from the perimeter, the team had to fight back, but in the end fell, 56-53. The team would not have made it as far as it did without the stellar performances of Droney and Powers, the steadfast defense of Matt Goreham ’11, Chris Siggers ’13, Paul Fahey ’11, Malcolm Grant ‘11 and A.J. Doyle ’12 and the support off the bench provided by Aamahne Santos ’14 and Armani Reeves ’14. John McDonough ’13 and Ryan Reid ’13 contributed to the team’s strong record in the regular season as well. Thanks to the graduat-ing seniors – Matt goreham, Paul Fahey and Malcolm grant - for providing strong leadership as well all season, and manager Mike Slonina ’11 who supported the team in the past four years. –Denis Tobin

Cross-Country This year’s var-sity cross-country team showed great improvement as the season progressed with strong showings by a number of underclassmen. Ryan Reid ’13 qualified for a position in the All State Meet by recording a personal best time of 17:21 at the EMass Division III State Meet at historic Franklin Park on November 13. He was one of the top sophomore performers in the state. Highlights of the season included Ryan Reid ’13, Miles McCarthy ’12 and Alex Young ‘13 earning medals at the Manhattan College Invitational, the

largest cross country meet in the country. As a result of their performances at the Catholic Conference Championship Meet, Ryan Reid ’13 and Connor Muldoon ’12 were named as All Stars and voted onto the All Conference team. The 51st running of the Catholic Memorial Invitational drew a record number of entrants this year. Special thanks to senior Nolan Schmidlein, whose leadership this year capped off a four year career of consistent varsity performances. His attitude and commitment leave a strong nucleus of underclassmen, Ryan Reid ’13, Connor Muldoon ’12, Miles McCarthy ’12, Alex Young ’13, Jack Grubner ’12 and Richie Thompson ’12, who are poised to real-ize their full potential next year. – Tom Beatty ’68

footBall The CM football team proved their mettle this season with an overall record of 5-5 and several hard-fought battles against conference opponents. The Knights opened the season with a strong overall performance against Lynn Classical, which they won 21-14. Wins over Haverhill, Hartford (VT) and Bishop Guertin followed, and on October 8, the team outlasted western powerhouse Long-meadow in a 27-26 duel. In their conference opener against Malden Catholic on October 22, the team gained the upper hand with a late touchdown run

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by William Earl ’12, to win, 27-24. With a one-point loss to brockton and two-point loss to bC High on Thanksgiving, the team showed its talents and depth. All-conference players included AJ Doyle ’11, John Gorman ’11, Donovan Henry ’12, Armani Reeves ’12 and Camren Williams ’12. Reeves was also named to the ESPNboston All-State team. – Alex Campea

HoCkey After playing one of the most challenging schedules in the state, the varsity hockey team finished the season with an 8-10-2 record over-all and a record of 2-5-1 in the Conference. Despite not qualifying for postseason play, the team has a lot to be proud of. They defeated public school pow-erhouses Hingham and Needham, conference rivals Xaverian and bC High, and out-of-state contenders like bishop Hendricken. They earned commanding wins over six out of the eight teams who qualified for the Super-8 and a tie with #1-seed MC. The team had able leadership from senior co-captains Marc Hetnik and Tommy Knox and assistant captain Kevin McCarthy. On offense, seniors Dan O’Hear, Chris Stathopoulos, McCarthy and Hetnik were leaders in points, and the team earned strong offensive support from Liam Coughlin '13 and Jack O’Hear 13. In net, Shane Starrett ’13 and Tommy Knox ’11 split the season, providing solid defense, protecting our leads or keeping us in many games through the third buzzer. The season’s award winners: Marc Hetnik ’11 (MVP), Dan O’Hear ’11 (Unsung Hero), Kevin Mc-Carthy ’11 (Most Improved), Leo Stapleton ’11 (Joe Quinn), Tommy Knox ’11 (Dick Bavis), Chris Statho-poulos ’11 (Coaches Award). – Bill Hanson

Indoor traCk & fIeld The indoor track team was led this season by the extremely versatile senior athlete, Ryan Malone ’11. In addition to his contributions in the long jump and the high hurdles, his personal best in the high jump of 6’1 allowed him to place 2nd in the Tri-County League Championships as well as a very impressive finish in the state Pentathlon event at the end of the season. Other significant senior performers were runners Owen Carrell ’11 and Brendan Hughes ’11 along with shot putters Joe Isaksen ’11 and Christian Mowles ’11.

Donovan Henry ’12 was voted by the league’s coaches as the Outstanding Performer of the Tri-County League. He ran a personal best time in the 300 meter run of 35.85 at the McIntyre Elite Meet. This time qualified him to compete in the New

balance National Indoor Meet at the Armory in New York. As only one of 52 runners to qualify, Donovan placed 33rd and was the first Massachusetts finisher in the meet to conclude his season.

State qualifiers included miler Dennis Muldoon ’12 (4:33.87), sprinter Curtis West ’12 (6.83) and high hurdler Joshua Charles ’12 (8.45). Also contribut-ing were 300 meter runners Todd MacDonald ’13 and John Mildner ’12, sprinter William Earl ’12, long jumper David Berment ’12 and shot putter Godswill Igbokwe ’13. – Tom Beatty ’68

laCrosse This year’s lacrosse team had a lot to be proud about. Finishing the regular season with a 12-6 record, the team had huge wins over non-conference opponents Austin Prep, King Philip, Newton North, Central Catholic, Mansfield, Holliston and Norwell. They fought hard for two conference wins each over Xaverian and Malden Catholic. On offense, the team could count on players like Austin Bannister ’11, Steve Righini ’14, Kevin Bletzer ’14, Dimitri Claude ’11, Christian Durham ’11, Tom Stanton ’12, John Harrison ’12, Zack O'Brien ’14 and Dylan Ryan ’13. And on defense, we had the resilient Chris Stathopoulos ’11, Marc Hetnik ’11, Nolan Powers ’11, Chris Ryan ’12, and goaltender Myles McCarthy, consistently keeping us in games. In the postseason, the team drew a 14-seed and faced Apponequet in the preliminary round. The team got four goals from Righini, three from bannister, and two each from Harrison and Bletzer. Stanton ’12 and O'Brien ’14 were among the others who scored for CM. In their first round game against a tough #3-seed Hingham, the team fell, 11-4. All-conference players included McCarthy, Ryan, Stathopoulos and Durham with Tom Stanton (three goals) and Kevin Bletzer (one goal) providing solid offense. – Kevin Lynch

ruGBy The team opened the season in April with a win over Milton, 36-5. After a close loss to Scituate where they lost fly-half Tom Byrne ’11 to injury, the team lost, 33-24 to Needham. They suf-fered their worst defeat at the hands of a perennially strong brookline team, though they were missing six starters and relied on an eagler Daniel Duchiek who stepped up to play fly-half for the first time. In their last regular season outing against North Quincy last Wednesday, the team won, 26-12 thanks to the efforts of Brian Ziniti ’11, Pat Carney ’11 and Connor Griffin ’12. At the state tournament on May 14, the team first faced Needham, who used their size, age and weight against CM to play an outstanding game of rugby. They held off Needham inches from their own try and in the closing minutes came close to fin-ishing off with a score. With the score tied, the rules therefore had each side take a goal kick. CM missed, Needham scored. CM then played Scituate. With sev-eral injuries, and despite a very brave performance, the Knights lost 17-5. – Ross MacDonald

tennIs The varsity tennis team showed great improvement this year, proving that it could be capable of winning across the conference in the years to come. Our seniors were great role models for the rest of the team, including Elliott Simmons-Uvin, Sam Abi-Esber, and Mike gallagher. Sophomore Mark Anthony had a terrific debut year, going 16-2 in his individual matches and quali-fying for states. Our doubles teams were strong all season and we had regular support from brian Dalzell ’12 and Casey Hamel ’14. Thanks to their per-sistence, the team earned its first win against rival Malden Catholic (3-2) in years, and solid wins against Braintree and O’Bryant. We had two All-Conference honors for Mark Anthony and Elliott Simmons-Uvin. – Leo Peltier ’91

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soCCer Despite only returning three starters from the 2009 state championship team, the soccer team put together an outstanding record this season, finishing 3rd in the conference with a 3-3-2 record. Seven out of our nine losses were by one goal, and we allowed three goals from our opponent in only one game the entire season. Inexperience may have been our Achilles heel, but many underclassment stepped up big, including Todd MacDonald ’13 and Pat Hurley ’13. And we got consistent play from seniors Pat Carney, Ryland Foster-Gerbach, Steven Twerago and Pat O’Mara, and Asa Dixon. O’Mara was strong in goal with a 1.2 GAA through the end of the season. League All-Stars included O’Mara, Twerago and Owen Car-roll ’11. Twerago was honored as an Eastern Mass All-Star and played in the annual North/South game on November 26. – John Finn ’88

swImmInG The swim team earned a record of 4-4 in duel meets this season. Four individuals or relays qualified for sectionals and four qualified for states. The team recorded wins against O’Bryant, Madison Park, Boston Latin Academy and Malden Catholic through the regular season and lost close contests to St. John’s Prep and Brookline. At the Catholic Conference Championships on February 8, seniors Matt Farrell and Dom Montalbano led the team with fourth place finishes in the 100-yd. freestyle and the butterfly, respectively. Leading the team at Sectionals with a third place finish in the 200-yd. freestyle relay were the team of Ryan Clifford '11, Ryan Shanahan '11, Dominic Montalbano

'11 and Matt Farrell '11. And at States, the week following at Harvard, the same relay team earned a top ten finish with a time of 1:33.99. – Chris Boyle

traCk and fIeld This year’s spring track team was led by Ryan Malone ’11, winner of the James R. O’Connor “Poise and Class” Award. Ryan qualified for the state meet this season in the triple-jump and high-jump after winning those events and the high hurdles in three of his meets this season. Ryan will continue his track career at Northeastern. The team was also led by Donovan Henry ’12, who earned his second consecutive state championship in the 200-meter event and anchored the state champion, record-setting 4x100-meter relay team with Mike Techiera ’11, Curtis West ’12, David Ber-ment ’12 and Hanif Conrad ’13 (alternate). Others competing at states: Owen Carrell '11, who finished 9th in the 400-m hurdles; Curtis West '12 who finished 7th in the 100-m dash, Dennis Muldoon who finished 5th in the mile, Ryan Reid ’13 who finished 20th in the mile and Malone, who finished 7th in the high jump.

At the MIAA All-State meet on June 4, Donovan Henry '12 placed 6th in the qualifying round of the 200-meter dash, earning a berth in the finals. The 4x100-meter relay team came in 2nd place with a time of 42.75 seconds. The team continued its postseason run on June 11 at the New England Championships, at the University of vermont. – Tom Beatty ’68

VolleyBallComing into the season having only won one match in the regular season last year, this year’s volley-ball team showed it was ready to make its mark. Winning twelve individual sets over the course of the season – four times as many as last year – the team showed even the best conference and non-conference foes that it was not about to go easily.

The best match of the year was a 5-set, heart-breaker to St. John’s Shrewsbury on April 27. Each set was decided by two points, with the final score being 26-24, 23-25, 23-25, 26-24, 15-13, not in our favor. Nevertheless, the team showed poise and potential all season, with Greg Dubois '12 (middle), Denzel Gonzalez '12 (setter), Danny Kim '12 (outside hitter) and Pat Curtis '11 (outside hitter) showing

incredible improvement and persistence, and Chris Moriarty '11 stepping up and making the start-ing lineup after never having played before. We even had eighth grader bryan Sweeney make a few varsity appearances after having shown great improvement on the JV squad. Denzel Gonzalez ’12 was named to the All-Conference team. – Shawn Cusson

wrestlInG The varsity wrestling team earned a 10-12 team record in the regular season, defeating several top public school programs and earning conference wins over Xaverian, bC High and Malden Catholic. In the MIAA Division II Team Tournament on February 5, Ricardo Vieux '11, Emmit Tkach '12, and Rich Broderick '11 all went 3-0 on the day. Broderick finished the regular season with an undefeated 30-0 record and the team finished 11-14, second in the Catholic Conference. In tournament play, the team earned a 5th place finish at the Wake-field Tourney on December 18, led by a first-place finish by Broderick and second-place finish by Vieux. Two weeks later, broderick would win his weight class at the prestigious Lowell Tournament along with Brian Ferrara ’13 and Joe Kain ’13 who finished in the top 12. The team finished 7th at the Belmont High Tourney on January 8.

At the Metro Sectionals in Natick on February 12, Broderick and Vieux would again place 1st and 2nd, respectively, in their divisions, while P.J. Ishige ’12 finished 3rd and six others finished in the top 6. A week later, Vieux, Broderick and Kain earned top fin-ishes at the Division II State Tournament. vieux lost a close, hard-fought state final against Needham's top 130-lb. wrestler. Broderick finished 5th and Kain 6th—all three earning trips to All-States. At All-States, Ricardo Vieux '11 came in 5th place, earning a berth at All-New Englands, where he went 2-2, earning his 100th and 101st career wins, enough to tie his brother, Demetry ’09. – Matt Fay ’05

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In my life: independent studies conclude with a fab-four saluteSenior Connor Keehnle’s soulful script, acting, guitar solos and vocals brought two weeks of senior inde-pendent studies to a close this May. The UMass-bound senior, who has been a mainstay in CM’s music programs for four years, applied his own interpretation to twenty-four Beatles’s songs from albums that spanned the Fab Four’s discography.

In between acoustic and electric performances on guitar, Keehnle performed a conversation with a disembodied Paul McCartney, whose advice on love and life was piped in from speakers surrounding him, as he recounted his own experiences growing up. Keehnle entertained with memorable performances of “If I fell,” “In my life,” “Let it be” and “Here comes the sun.”

Fine arts chair Craig Spaner (pictured with the seniors and Mark Woodall '12) guided Keehnle’s work on the project through the year. “It was a challenge for him, what he was tackling,” said Spaner, “but I am really impressed by what he’s done.”

Keehnle’s was the third individual study performance in two weeks. It followed Kevin Beazley’s and Ethan Madden’s. Both seniors put as much soul and autobiographical spin into their original performances.

Spaner said that working with individual juniors and seniors on independent studies gives him insight into their world that he doesn’t ordinarily acquire in a classroom setting. “In the arts, you really get to know the whole person and what moti-vates him,” he said. “you learn a lot about who each student is and can help him show the community who he really is.”

what’s your line? Career day parents share life’s many choicesCEOs, CFOs, attorneys, supervisors, banking directors and detectives took a day off this spring to share the love of their work with seventh and eighth graders in the Middle School Program. For the seventh grade, Career Day took place on April 6. Eighth graders devoted a day to their futures on May 4.

Students watched with inquisitive minds as parents like Mark Young P’13 ‘15 talked about being a financial services expert, David Marshall P’15 shared stories from the Boston Fire Department, and Victoria Bifano P’16 discussed managing a company’s HR budget.

In each student’s face was the wonder and pos-sibility that lies behind the question: what will you be when you grow up

In hands-on demonstrations, students learned about national security crises with Homeland Se-curity agent Mr. Sansone and construction dilem-mas with superintendent Bill Provost P’15. They heard from bankruptcy experts and bank leaders, attorneys for prosecution and defense, and CEOs of small and large businesses. The entrepreneurial among them asked questions, and the dreamers listened. All students took something away from Career Day.

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latin Club places 7th at state ConventionCatholic Memorial School’s Latin Club placed seventh at the 55th Annual State Convention of the Massachusetts Junior Classical League on April 30. The convention was held in Barnstable, MA and attended by over 400 students from 37 schools.

Overall, the team placed 7th in the state, earning points from division winners like Hunter Larkin ‘13 (1st place, Large Mod-els), Brendan Hughes ‘11 (2nd place, Stylus), Shane Ferrick ‘13 (2nd place, Miscellaneous Art), David Colarossi ‘13 (3rd place, Latin Greeting Cards), Sean Sweeney ‘11 (3rd place, Large Mod-els) and Denis Riordan ‘14 (3rd place, Large Models).

The team earned two whole school awards, taking home a 1st place medal for community service (300 1/2 hours completed) and a 2nd place medal for spirit.

“We are very proud of all the students who attended the con-vention,” said Latin Club advisor Ms. Hynes. “Thank you to all Latin Club members for your service this year.”

Claude and shulman: model delegates for model un teamOn a beautiful spring weekend, Catholic Memorial’s Model United Nations team crossed the Sagamore bridge onto Cape Cod in order to compete at the Sandwich High School Model United Nations Conference.

There, junior Ronald Claude and freshman Dan Shulman paced the CM squad by each winning the “Outstanding Delegate” award for their respective committees.

Ronald Claude represented Nigeria on the Antartica Commit-tee, which examined countries’ claims to Antartica’s resources as well as the the environmental ramifications of energy resource development. Claude successfully argued for the passage of a resolution that forbid drilling for oil, ended the hunting of whales and opened Antartica for research under United Nations auspices. Notably, the resolution was ap-proved unanimously.

Freshman Dan Shulman garnered “Outstanding Delegate” honors for his work representing Spain on the Millennium Goals Summit Committee. Shulman’s comprehensive resolu-

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tion addressed health and poverty concerns in the develop-ing world through improvements in education, infrastruc-ture, pollution, and equal treatment of women.

Model United Nations allows high school students to simu-late real-life scenarios as they play out in the United Nations headquarters in New York City. The Sandwich Conference featured over 100 delegates from 12 schools, including BC High, Xaverian and Tabor Academy.

In addition to Claude and Shulman, Catholic Memorial was represented by Kevin Donnelly ’12, Raffi Grigorian ’12, Ryan Lepore ’14, Aidan Joyce ’13, Gus Erikson ’13, Michael Alvarez ’14, Conor McGee ’14, John Gaffney ’11, Gerry Lawler ’12 and John Cahoon ’14.

The Catholic Memorial Model United Nations team began this year after a joint proposal by Mr. bradley and sophomore Gus Erikson. It competed in five meets this year.

reports from spring Break: new orleans, dominican republicAt the end of his spring break in the Dominican Republic this April, Andrew Rogantino ’12 got up in front of his peers and talked about baseball.

Asked to choose one object he’d found, purchased or been given that week, Rogantino chose what for him was one em-blem of the country’s greatness, a greatness he’d discovered by meeting the people, tasting the food, and working the land in this unique Caribeean place.

As CM’s first delegation to the Dominican Republic, fifteen students on this bERSI trip had much to discuss when it came to reflections each night with Mr. Patrick Murray, who led the group.

“We talked a lot about the differences between our life here and what we saw there,” said Rogantino. “Some thought we were down there to help others, while others thought we were down there to learn from others.”

Rogantino found that it was a combination of the two. The students, guided also by staff of International Partners in Mission, toured a new Nutrifort clinic, which distributed high-protein peanut butter products to malnourished chil-dren. They learned the coffee trade at a farm, and cleaned the facilities at a co-op. They toured historic villages, visited elementary schools and youth group outings, and of course, played baseball.

In New Orleans that same week, another sixteen students from CM spent the week in service and immersion, gaining a rich appreciation for the big Easy through its sights, sounds and tastes. They ate po’boys, attended a jazz concert at Pres-ervation Hall, and encountered alligators in a national park.

For three days, students worked with Catholic Charities’ “Operation Helping Hands,” which has been working at rebuilding New Orleans since 2005.

Although many groups have come and gone since 2005 to help the city, Pat Carney ’11 felt his work was just as impor-tant. “Even after Katrina, there’s still so much damage to a lot of these homes that won’t be rebuilt,” Carney said. “Some people were able to move, but the poorer population won’t ever be able to.”

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1961“Is there a way to re-apply to CM, as a ‘ReFreshman,’” writes John Barry. “I had my ‘first tour of learning’ from 57-61, ‘Honor-Roll-able’ Discharge in ‘61. Looks like CM is more outstanding than ever!”

Sandy Barnard wanted nothing more than to join his classmates last month for his 50th CM Reunion, but his professional duties demanded otherwise. “I would not be the person I am today without the foun-dation that CM provided between 1957 and 1961,” he writes. But that same weekend, at the Little Big Horn Association’s annual conference in Oklahoma City, barnard was slated to receive the 2011 John M. Carroll

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1973Michael harris, was elected to the Northeastern University varsity Club Hall of Fame for excellence in the sport of football. Harris, NU Class of 1979, was inducted along with four others in formal ceremonies at Northeastern’s Matthews Arena on Thursday, April 14.

Mike Mulry is still teaching Spanish at Hingham High School. Mike enjoys watching his daught Kristin breaking women’s soccer scoring records at UMass-boston.

1974Paul O’Donnell has been elected vice President and President in waiting of the bC High Father’s Club. He joins Michael Joyce ’79 who is the current club president.

1975Mark Burton retired last year as a master chief for the Navy. He served in Pearl Har-bor for 20 years before moving to the Loui-siana/Mississippi area to become chief of all enlisted at the Naval Space Center. Mark is happily married and has three kids. In April, Mark came into New Orleans to have dinner with CM’s BERSI delegation. He spoke to the students about his years in the service, his new found love of the South, and the things he missed most about boston.

“I work for National Ramp,” writes Paul Phalan. “We design, engineer and build handicap ramps.”

1979Peter DiMarzio has clocked over a hundred thousand miles on the seat of his road bike over the years. On June 18th, he’ll add 525 miles to his odometer in a “Ride 2 Remember,” a DC-to-boston trek that he hopes will raise thousands of dollars for the Wounded Warrior Project. Founded in Virginia, the WWP’s aim is to support those “who took action to help the injured service men and women of this generation.” DiMarzio currently works as the sexual assault response coordinator for the U.S. Coast guard Academy in New Lon-don, CT. “being a veteran of the United

Award for book of the year for his book, A Hoosier Quaker Goes to War, The Life and Death of Major Joel H. Elliott, 7th Cavalry. “It will be the third time in nine years that I have received that award. Thus, I cannot be the person whom I became without going to Oklahoma City,” he says.

1963In March, Richard Rivoira, who lives in Carlsbad, California, retired as a DC8 and MD-11 Captain for United Parcel Service.

1966“I’m an empty-nester, transitioning to dot-ing grandfather of three, while still assisting a 21-yr. old who’s on a job search in the film industry,” writes Gerry Seely. “Where did I go wrong?”

1970The Boston Herald’s �Inside Track� man-aged to find Cameron Diaz at the Red Sox Opening Day game this April. They also found Manley Kiley, Senior Marketing Executive at Clear Channel, who was fea-tured in the same Inside Track Opening Day slideshow.

1971While vacationing with his family over Memorial Day weekend, Director of Ad-vancement Doug Zack stopped in to see John Ahern. John and his wife Norma are the owners of The Lantern Resort in Jefferson, NH. They built the motel & campground in 1988 and for the past 23 years have operated the family resort directly across Route 2 from Santa’s Village. During the winter months, John works on ski patrol at bretton Woods. John says hello to all of his classmates and especially to fellow defensive line mate, bob Quirk and the rest of his hockey teammates. John invites everyone to visit www.TheLanternResort.com to plan your vacation in the White Mountains!

Kevin Kiley was recently named presi-dent of Miles Electric vehicles, LLC in West-lake village, CA.

Jim troy is currently serving as Director of Recruiting for the United States for MFIvE Sports.

States Air Force and now working for the United States Coast guard, I wanted to do something myself to help those wounded soldiers and their families,” DiMarzio says. “I wanted to go one step further and remember all those who have served or are currently serving in our military.” After he imagined doing the ride on his own, Di-Marzio says he’s gotten an enthusiastic re-sponse from many riders who want to join in. But his “Ride 2 Remember” will remain intentionally small this year, with hopes to grow into a larger ride next summer.

1982Fr. Paul coughlin is parochial vicar at St. Agatha Parish in Milton, MA. He previously served at Saint John the baptist Church, in Peabody.

CM’s director of admissions Tom Ryan was pleased to report that Stephen Joyal and Rich DeVito ’81 did a great job coaching his son’s Parkway Little League team this spring.

John norton, a former pilot for the US Marince Corps, is currently a boston based Jetblue pilot. John says he’d love to hear from other 1982 grads.

ltc Bill Gormley, Army Reserve, has completed his second tour of duty in Afghanistan. bill was a team leader in the Army’s new Human Terrain System project, and supported a Polish brigade in ghazni Province. He was awarded his fourth bronze Star Medal for his service. bill lives in Monterey, California.

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1983Bob Deraney, head coach of Providence College Bruins women’s hockey team, was named a finalist this March for the Ameri-can Hockey Coaches Association’s Divi-sion I Women’s Coach of the Year award. Deraney’s Friars earned a 22-12-1 record this season, his 12th as head coach. The team made it to the Hockey East semifinals for the ninth consecutive year.

lt. colonel Robert A. Dwan, who is a member of the varsity hockey coaching staff, is currently deployed to Afghanistan with the 26th Maneuver Enhancement brigade. He is the base commander for the new Kabul Compound in the capital of Kabul. In early May, his base got a visit from general David Petraeus.

In April, Kevin Dyson was named Execu-tive VP of Barney’s New York. Dyson over-sees all Barneys stores, about 47 in total.

Kevin Keane helped us design parts of this magazine, and this year’s annual fund brochures, and the nice banners you see around campus, and a hundred other unsigned projects that we’ve mailed home or hung on the school website. Kevin lives in Needham, runs his own design business – genius Pool Design – grows amazing tomatoes and spends nearly every waking hour that he can with his adorable children.

1985Dave Bohane has been named the head football coach for Canton High School. Dave, who grew-up in Canton, recently resurrected the middle school football program in Canton and even had some games against CM’s Middle School Program team. Dave teaches physical education for the galvin Middle School in Canton.

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Mike conlon reports that Alix Cassidy was born May 23rd to Mike and his wife Nicole. Alix, who weighed in at 7 lbs., 14 oz., joins big sister Tara.

Marshall thomas, who owns beantown Athletics in Dorchester, was proud to sup-port Mike Slonina ’11 and his Shot for Life team this spring.

1986Michael conneelly has just started run-ning again, doing the Couch to 5k this year and hoping to run Falmouth this summer. After many years living in Cambridge, Mi-chael is currently living in West Roxbury.

1987Dan crehan spoke to the Class of 2015 in April about life as a special agent for the U.S. Secret Service. Crehan talked candidly about guarding the first family on Mar-tha’s Vineyard and even one embarrassing trip to Russia. “you always bring a suit,” he told them, “because you can always dress down. but I went to Russia once, and I forgot the pants with my suit. I had my jacket on a hanger but I got there, and I said, ‘Oh god, I forgot my suit.’ One of the big guys lent me his suit so I got to be a big guy that day.’”

1988Greg cunningham, assistant coach of CM’s Forensics speech and debate team, is being inducted into the Mass Forensics League Hall of Fame this year.

1990 tom Jordan competed in the Lake Placid Marathon in June.

For the third year in a row, the CM alumni office has organized receptions on both coasts of Florida. On March 20, Rich ’74 and Michele Woodman hosted CM alumni at their home in Naples.

In attendance were Bruce ’61 and Kathie Ryan, Ed ’62 and Nancy McElaney, Ed Sherman ’63, Marty ’64 and Peggy Joyce, Rich ’74 and Michele Woodman, Frank Schigg ‘61, Paul ’62 and Jamie Sheff, Jerry ’62 and Lorraine Lydon, and Joe Corsi ’80.

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1992Mike Rush, who is serving his first term as State Senator representing parts of Suffolk and Norfolk Counties, deployed to Iraq in March for a period of less than one year as an intelligence officer in support of the U.S. Military’s Operation New Dawn.

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1990“I’d like to thank everyone again for the fundraising support I received to benefit the American Liver Foundation over the past six months,” writes tim harrington. “As part of their boston Marathon team, I raised $5,100 from over a hundred different do-nors. The Liver Foundation team as a whole raised over $1,000,000. The marathon went well - the weather was perfect and the crowds were fantastic. If my left knee allows it, I will do it again.”

On the east coast of Florida, in Ft. Lauderdale, CM board of Director Jack Mulhern ’63 and his wife Carolyn hosted the CM alumni at the Coral Ridge Yacht Club on March 22. Attending were Jack ’63 and Carolyn Mulhern, brother Jason Ford, CFC ’98, Paul ’62 and Jamie Sheff, Joe Plunkett ’62, and JP Plunkett, CM board of Directors.

1991Joey McIntyre reports that Kira Kather-ine McIntyre was born May 31st at 12:30 pm PST. 7 lbs., 3 oz., 21 in. McIntyre called her "a beautiful baby girl with great timing and gorgeous hair."

Patrick Sylvester and his wife Nicole are the proud parents of Ryan Patrick Sylvester, born on February 9 and

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1994Yves Erilus is currently serving as the as-sistant director at Lincoln Tech in Somerville.

1995Garth Donovan wrote and directed Phillip the Fossil (2009), which debuted at the 2010 SXSW Film Festival and was an official selection for the 2010 Nashville Film Festival and 2010 Boston Independent Film Festival. In the Village Voice’s review of the film, Michelle Orange wrote that Donovan “strikes a tone of discomfiting restlessness by pitting frenetic, handheld camerawork against the stagnancy of the local lifestyle.” Mike Hale, writing for the New York Times, said Donovan “shows a talent for the poetic depiction of small-town life in flickering, quotidian scenes.” Coming soon to DVD: visit phillipthefossil.com.

Michael Sherrod just completed his first year of teaching Middle School Math and Social Studies at Pope John Paul II Catholic Academy in Dorchester.

1996Reverend Greg McGonigle is currently serving as the Director of Religious Life at Oberlin College.

2001Students in Vin Bradley’s Honors global Studies class started their week on Monday morning, May 2, with a briefing by John colleran, a program examiner for the White House’s Office of Management of the Budget (OMB). Colleran took the opportunity to get nostalgic about his days in the Middle School Program and his high school classes with Mr. Catano, Mr. Tracy and brother Oxx. Colleran addressed his time in the White House, where he over-sees policy and budget for the Consumer Product Safety Commission of the Depart-

2002To finish his first regular season as head coach of Foxborough High School’s baseball team, Bill Sittig and his team hosted CM on May 28 alongside a fundraiser they orga-nized for Curt’s Pitch for ALS. “The Foxboro baseball community thought this would be an excellent charity to donate all proceeds from our efforts to the Massachusetts Chap-ter of ALS, with the obvious ties to baseball in Massachusetts,” Sittig said.

ment of Health and Human Services. He relayed stories of meeting President bush and President Clinton, being in the White House on September 11, and working in the U.S. Embassy in Paris. “When I was in your seat, I was the biggest geek,” Colleran said to Bradley’s students. “And I remember sit-ting down in the cafeteria, saying to myself, ‘What am I doing here?’ and ‘Where am I going’?”

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Matt Sullivan did an outstanding job this year in the CM athletics office, filling in for his mother as a special assistant to the athletics department, unofficial advisor to countless students, and official smiling face for the first floor of offices.

“Thank you for keeping the alumni up to date on the latest CM news,” writes Michael Waite. “As for myself, I am living and working in Munich, germany. If there are other alumni in the area, I would be happy to meet them.”

2006As one of the senior captains who led his Cornell big Red to the ECAC championship game this season, Joe Devin earned an array of postseason honors this spring. He was named the Nicky bawlf Award winner (the team’s MVP prize), and the recipient of the Sam Woodside Award and the Joe DeLibero and Stan Tsapis Awards. Devin, who led Cornell in scoring during his final season, was praised for his dedication and competitive spirit.

Joe’s teammate and brother Mike was also honored with the Crimson Cup, given to the player who leads the team in offensive strength in its games against Harvard each season. In both big Red wins against the Crimson this season, Devin scored a go-ahead goal.

2004Andy Flynn is currently teaching at the Joyce Kilmer School in West Roxbury.

2005Brian Mahoney-Wilson graduated on April 30th from Lake Superior State Univer-sity. He was inducted into the Lambda Pi Eta National Honor Society for Communica-tions, one of only 3 LSSU students to be so honored this year. He will be at the rookie camps for not only the San Jose Sharks this summer(as a 2004 draft pick) but also the boston bruins as well.

Patrick Murphy graduated from Marine Corps Officer Candidate School on March 20.

2007Dan Adjemian graduated from Keane State College this spring and will continue his studies into chemical engineering with the U.S. Army, which he joined last Decem-ber as a reservist. Dan begins boot camp in Oklahoma in August, and will study to be a chemical operations specialist through February.

Fadil cantave will be serving as the ambassador for the Hope on a String, a non-profit focused on encouraging economic development in Haiti through the building of music resource centers.

“Just want to say congratulations to my old classmates on recently graduating,” writes Dermot Grealish, “and to say that I am currently an apprentice electrician with Manley Electric.”

John Jay graduated from Penn State University this spring, making the Dean’s List. He majored in business and finance and started a job at Hess Oil this summer in New york, as an analyst. During his time at PSU, John played for the university’s Division I club team.

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Joe Devin 2006

Matt sullivan 2005

Patrick Murphy 2005

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tim Mangan was recently commissioned as an officer in the U.S. Army. He is currently a 2nd Lieutenant in the Infantry serving on Active Duty. His next stop is Fort benning, gA for Airborne School, then an Infantry Officer Basic course for 4 months, followed by Ranger School.

Joe Mclean graduated from Holy Cross this May. His brother Cliff ‘03 is working on his master’s in education at Boston College.

2008After an outstanding season playing for the Merrimack College Warriors, Mike collins was named a finalist for Merrimack’s Male Rookie Athlete of the year. you can vote for him on Merrimack’s Athletics site, with the winner being announced this fall. Collins led all Hockey East rookies in points. His offen-sive powers brought Merrimack to its first NCAA Tournament since 1988. Mike, who scored 14 goals and 16 assists for the War-riors, was a two-time Rookie of the Month for Hockey East and was selected to be on the league’s All-Rookie team.

John Edmonston is currently attending bridgewater State University, having trans-ferred after his first year at Curry College.

Michael harrington is enjoying college life at the University of virginia in Char-lottesville. With a major in mechanical engineering, Mike has interned at the Shaw group and is working hard towards receiv-ing his degree in 2012.

John leBlanc joined the U.S. Army for four years and will graduate from boot camp at Fort Sill, Oklahoma on June 10. Then he will go to Ft. gordon, georgia for sixteen weeks for AIT. He went into com-munications.

Patrick curley writes, “I’m currently interning for fellow alum, State Represen-tative John Rogers ’83 at the State House and learning the ropes of Massachusetts government.”

Bo Simmons-Jennings, David Grant, lincoln Wright, christos Alexopou-los and Mike Ennis came by school on April 10 to cheer Mike Slonina ’11 on in his Shot for Life.

Dan Masterson released his six-song EP, “The Father Time EP,” on April 29, ahead of Harvard’s ARTS FIRST weekend. Aside from that good news, however, Dan had a troubling decision to make: accept a David Rockefeller International Experience grant to travel around the UK for ten weeks this summer, or intern with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra? He opted for the grant. Britain awaits. Listen to Dan’s music at danmasterson.bandcamp.com.

2009The University of North Carolina has finally learned what a creative talent they have in Brennan Williams. In a Carolina Week Sports broadcast on April 10, the network broadcast a profile of right-tackle Williams and his love of graphic design, Japanese culture and music. Watch the profile on the alumni news page at CatholicMemorial.org.

2010Eric Anderson is completing his sopho-more year at Florida Institute of Technology, where he is studying construction manage-ment. Eric ‘10 just completed his freshman year at Northeastern University where he is studying mechanical engineering.

Brian Keeley finished a prep year at St. Thomas Moore School in early May. He will be attending Roanoke College in virginia this fall.

Seung-eun Park is currently serving his two-year tour of duty in the South Korean Army. Pictured here with his mother, Seung-eun will resume his studies at NyU next year.

todd taylor is currently entering his second year at St. Michael’s College, where he is majoring in business.

Michael Woodall made the Dean’s List in his first term at Wake Forest University, in recognition of his earning at least a 3.4 grade point average.

Tim Mangan 2007

Mike Collins 2008

Seung-eun Park 2010

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In Memoriam

PARENTS

William J. carmichael, father of William J. Carmichael, Jr. ’67. March 12, 2011.

Marie v. (Walsh) conley, mother of Robert Conley ’84. March 1, 2011.

Robert h. costello, father of Robert H. Costello ’61. March 21, 2011.

William James cullinane, father of Michael T. Cullinane ’81. May 18, 2011.

Anne M. cuozzo, mother of Anthony F. Cuozzo ’66. March 19, 2011.

David G. curley, father of David M. Curley ’85 and Kevin S. Curley ’90. May 30, 2011.

tekla cyhan, mother of Michael Cyhan ’82. April 28, 2011.

Rachel J. (Foster) Davis, mother of Paul D. Davis ’82. April 19, 2011.

Edward A. Diggin, father of Michael A. Diggin ’65. March 18, 2011.

Marilyn t. (Sawiski) Donaher, mother of Joseph R. Donaher, Jr. ’82. May 9, 2011.

Brigid (Greenan) Duggan, mother of Kevin J. Duggan ’90. May 14, 2011.

timothy J. DuRoss, Sr., father of Timothy J. DuRoss, Jr. ’92 and Jeffrey R. DuRoss ’94. March 22, 2011.

thomas F. Flaherty, father of Dennis T. Flaherty ’69. March 21, 2011.

Marie E. (Donovan) Flynn, mother of William J. Flynn ’62, Timothy J. Flynn ’71, Joseph P. Flynn ’73 and Christopher P. Flynn ’76. March 21, 2011.

cecilia (constantine) Gill, mother of Michael F. Gill ’88. May 28, 2011.

John F. “Buddy” Golden, Jr., father of James L. Golden ’81. May 6, 2011.

nora A. (Roche) henderson, mother of John F. Henderson, Jr. ’64. March 27, 2011.

Robert E. hoban, father of Mark J. Hoban ’73. April 30, 2011.

Mary M. (hagerty) horigan, mother of Mi-chael A. Horigan ’68 and Gerard P. Horigan ’71 (deceased). March 19, 2011.

helen E. Barletta hulburt, mother of Frederick J. Barletta ’61. February 19, 2011.

Felix G. lastoria, father of Joseph Lastoria ’82 and Justin D. Lastoria ’85. May 13, 2011.

Marshall S. lazaro, grandfather of Michael MacLean ’97. May 21, 2011.

Kenneth J. leitner, father of Mark J. Leitner ’92. May 24, 2011.

christine Mary (Sullivan) lynch, mother of John J. Lynch ’73, Michael J. Lynch ’77 and Kevin C. Lynch ’79. March 23, 2011.

Margaret M. (Ollive) lynch, mother of James J. Lynch ’77 and David J. Lynch ’81. April 19, 2011.

Jane (Birmingham) Murphy, mother of Brian P. Murphy ’84. May 19, 2011.

William E. Murphy, father of John F. Murphy ’68, William E. Murphy ’71 and Gerard Murphy ’77. March 20, 2011.

Rita M. (Whalen) Murray, mother of Robert P. Murray, Jr. ’65. March 21, 2011.

William Francis O’hara, father of Joseph M. O’Hara ’82 and Thomas A. O’Hara ’84 and grandfather of Brian E. O’Hara ’02. April 14, 2011.

Jacob A. Santamaria, father of Jacob A. Santamaria ’71. April 3, 2011.

Jeremiah James Sheehan, father of Jeremiah F. Sheehan ’75 (deceased). April 9, 2011.

henry J. “hank” Staines, Jr., father of Henry J. Stains III ’86. May 24, 2011.

Edward D. Sullivan, father of Kevin E. Sullivan ’71. March 4, 2011.

Robert K. Sullivan, father of Robert K. Sullivan ’82. March 5, 2011.

Marilyn t. (McDonald) terranova, mother of John F. Terranova ’89. March 3, 2011.

Frank P. thompson, father of Mark F. Thompson ’95 and Paul F. Thompson ’95. May 30, 2011.

Robert F. Connors ’76April 22, 2011

Robert grew up on Cornell St. in Roslindale. At CM, he was involved in the intramural football, basketball, softball and volleyball programs.

Timothy Cunniff ’88April 2, 2011

Tim, brother of Sean Cunniff ’85 grew up in Dedham. At CM, he was involved in the athletics program, playing for the freshman and junior varsity basketball teams.

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Rita t. todesca, mother of Albert M. Todesca ’70 and Paul A. Todesca ’72 and grandmother of Albert M. Todesca, Jr. ’01, Michael Todesca ’03, Paul Todesca ’04, Angelo Todesca ’07 and Joseph Batista ’12. May 4, 2011.

henry von den Benken, father of Thom-as von den Benken ’77. March 30, 2011.

lois M. (Murdoch) Wallace, mother of Edward C. Wallace ’65. April 12, 2011.

Dorothy F. (Kinsella) Walsh, mother of Michael P. Walsh ’76. March 24, 2011.

James henry Walsh III, father of James H. Walsh IV ’74. March 9, 2011.

Michael E. Wells, Jr., father of Michael E. Wells III ’87 and Patrick J. Wells ’89.

Paul Grafton Wendler, father of Paul g. Wendler ’77 (deceased). May 13, 2011.

catherine M. (happnie) Wright, mother of Edward M. Wright ’65 (deceased) and Richard H. Wright ’71. April 11, 2011.

RELATIvES & FRIENDS

Ralph J. “Gus” Andrews, Jr., former faculty member and coach. March 30, 2011.

Rita (Paul) Bloomstein, mother of Richard Bloomstein (faculty member). April 11, 2011.

Mary F. (hill) corbett, grandmother of John A. Cameron ’06. March 24, 2011.

Thomas M. Conneely ’81, brother of Patrick J. Conneely ’84. April 20, 2011.

Audrey M. (Mclaughlin) Donahue, grandmother of Gregory E. Sabina ’09. March 13, 2011.

Mary (Bernard) DeRoche, grandmother of Daniel J. Cotter ’98 and Kevin E. Cotter ’02. May 7, 2011.

Elizabeth A. (hughes) Doherty, grandmother of Christopher M. Doherty ’11. May 30, 2011.

Destiny c. Evans, sister of DiJion Evans ’13. March 13, 2011.

Catherine t. (clougherty) Galewski, grand-mother of Brian M. Hurld ’05. April 20, 2011.

Robert h. hughes, grandfather of brennan M. Hughes ’14. April 24, 2011.

William t. Manganiello, grandfather of Gregory M. DuBois ’12. April 4, 2011.

catharine l. (linteris) Mastro, grandmoth-er of Philip R. Mastro ’04. April 12, 2011.

catherine P. (lonergan) Mccarthy, niece of Mark Lonergan and Damien Lonergan, who started the Lonergan Scholarship Fund. May 23, 2011.

Patricia A. (Boyden) Morris, grandmother of Robert H. Morris III ’12 and Owen C. Morris ’16. April 24, 2011.

Eugene M. Mullen, Sr., grandfather of Peter K. White ’11. April 11, 2011.

Margaret O’neil, grandmother of Stephen J. O’Neil ’14. March 21, 2011.

lucio Quintiliani, grandfather of Joseph A. McDonagh ’13. March 29, 2011.

Mary l. (nickell) Roth, grandmother of Matthew May ’07. April 21, 2011.

Joseph F. Sullivan, grandfather of benjamin J. Finn ’14. May 17, 2011.

Mary lou (nelligan) Sullivan, grandmother of Benjamin J. Finn ’14. March 20, 2011.

lisa M. (Dickson) vumbaco, wife of Steven T. Vumbaco ’82. May 6, 2011.

chelle (tengren) Walsh, wife of Timothy F. Walsh ’78 and aunt of Conor Walsh ’12. March 27, 2011.

louise (cannon) Whalley, sister of Austin L. Cannon ’63 and aunt of Austin L. Cannon ’90, Sean L. Cannon ’98 and Timothy P. Cannon ’02.

We Remember

christopher R. Donlon ’12March 16, 2011

Christopher was an active member of the CM community in his years here, participating in the Forensics team, Track and Field team and bowling Club. He had many friends among the student body, faculty and staff and was always known to have a smile on his face.

Michael J. Manning ’87March 15, 2011

Michael, brother of Thomas J. Manning ’85, grew up in Dorchester. He was an active member of the CM community. He was an athlete on the wrestling team and a contributor to many extracurricular events, winning the Stephen R. Power Community Service Award at graduation. He continued his studies after CM at Marquette University.

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One of your proudest wins in court was Clifton v. MBTA, which awarded $5.5 million to hiram clifton for enduring ten years of racist taunts from his supervisors. What’s been the legacy of that case? It’s meant that I’ve gotten a lot more of race discrimination cases. The case was filed in 1995, tried in 1999, and went up to the Appeals Court and then the Supreme Judicial Court in 2007. But the MBTA has not changed as much as I hoped it would and I continue to sue them. They have become more sensi-tive to race discrimination issues, and have a larger minority population, but there’s still some issues there.

Your heavy caseload in the past decade has included two inmates of the Guantanamo Bay prison. how did they contact you?I was contacted by the Center for Constitutional Rights, which is part of the ACLU. They were looking for lawyers to rep-resent the prisoners. We took on two.

how does an attorney go about visiting clients in Guantanamo Bay?In order to actual represent these people, we had to go through a 9-month investiga-tion by the federal government, to get the second highest level of clearance you can get. It took a long time to get that. When we got there, there were elaborate procedures we had to follow. We were able to take notes of our conversations, but we had to put them in a government folder, give them over to the military, which forwarded them to an office in Washington. They could redact the notes, then give them back to you. I’m not sure that it was due process, but it certainly impinged on the attorney-client privilege. back in boston, we had procedures too. We were supposed to close the blinds in our office whenever we met to talk about their cases.

What were your clients accused of?They were both accused of terrorist activi-ties…one was accused of being one of the

masterminds of the bombing of the U.S.S. Cole. If he was involved in that, of course he should’ve been jailed. But reading the first hearing he had, it became clear that they had the wrong guy. His first name was Mohammed, and when they started calling him that he kept saying, ‘that’s not my name.’ There was a third part of his name and he kept saying, ‘that’s not my name, that’s not who I am,’ and it just became clear to them that they had the wrong guy. And so six years later they release him, having kept the wrong man there all that time.

Both of your clients, who were from Saudi Arabia, were freed?yes, but it had nothing to do with my per-sonal representation. but the fact that many attorneys around the country started rep-resenting the entire group who were filing suit there, and the weight of all these people working on it, caused the government to assess and reassess. They’d still be in there if that hadn’t happened. There’s no question some people in there are guilty of terrorist acts, but many of them were picked up under questionable circumstances.

What are your clients up to now?I don’t know. The Saudi government, when they were released, promised them a certain amount of money, a house, and schooling, basically financial incentives to reintegrate them into society. Of course, the problem is that being in guantanamo for six years has to mess you up psychologically, wondering if you’ll ever get help or ever get out. It was ter-rible, talking to them and [hearing that].

You seem to like championing the little guys in David v. Goliath trials.The thing that separates this country from places like Iraq and Afghanistan is that we have the right to speak out and voice our views without retaliation. Once we allow retaliation to occur, we dimin-ish all our rights. In Sampaio v. Agar

Supply, I represented a man with a ninth-grade education, an older truck driver who was harassed on the job because of his age, and eventually fired when he told them he wouldn’t put up with it anymore. They wouldn’t talk about a settlement, and next to Clifton, this guy became the best witness I’d ever seen. And with the [$950,000] we settled for, he was able to change his life. He moved out of Dorchester to a small farm in NH, where he now breeds dogs.

In another case, Enos v. Mayor of brockton, this police officer who supported a challenger in the mayoral race was demoted from his detective position. We filed suit in federal court and won.

there seems to be a lot of work to be done in reducing age discrimination in the workplace. The stereotype is that with a 65 year-old person, you can’t teach the old dog new tricks and they’re not going to be around long. but statistically, an older worker is going to stay around longer, because they want to keep what they have. It’s a false stereotype to think they won’t be around as long.

You’ve received many honors for your work. What’s been the highest honor for you?

I received a plaque from Governor Patrick for my work in Guantanamo, in 2009, at a special awards dinner for the Mass bar Association. When Harvey Schwartz and I decided to get involved, we were concerned about how it would affect our reputation, but we decided to do it anyway, because it was the right thing to do. And so the fact that the governor recognized that was touching. ✥

Catching up with...

Kevin Powers ’70 Partner, Rodgers, Powers & Schwartz, LLP

Monday, September 26, 2011Walpole Country Club

Thanks to this year's senior Class Gift committee, who helped double the giving for the class of 2011 towards this year's Annual Fund. The committee brainstormed the idea this year of adding lampposts to the front entrance of the high school building. Not only do they add security to the campus, but they add to the overall aesthetic of the entrance.

This year�s committee included: Kenny and Susan White, Mike and Sue Montalbano, Joe �77 and Gigi Greene, Tom �78 and Noreen O'Hear, Barry and Ginny Madden, Kevin �72 and Marilyn Shea, Mike �87 and Kim Techiera, Stephen �76 and Renee Twerago, Tom and Nancy Ziniti and gerald Roy and Diane McDermott-Roy.

The 25th Annual Catholic Memorial Golf tournament

SAvE thE DAtE!

Trip for Four to Ireland Raffle$50 per ticket.Stay three days and two nights at the Waterville house in Waterville, Ireland. Golf and a $3,000 voucher for airfare included.

For additional information or to purchase raffle tickets, please contact Dave Erwin ’96 at 617-469-8052 or DavidErwin@CatholicMemorial.org

Alumni, parents and friends are invited to partici-pate as players, sponsors or auction/raffle donors. Proceeds benefit the CM Scholarship Program.

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Golden Knights Returnsixty-nine members of the Class of ’61 – 50% of the living alumni in the class – returned to catholic Memorial School on June 10-11 for their 50th Reunion.

they walked through the doors of Donahue hall, what they called Avila Hall in 1957, and the voices came back to them: classmates asking for cigarettes in the schoolyard, audition-ing for the Glee club, and Br. McKenna’s stern appellation: “Gentlemen.”

More than anything, perhaps, they remembered being the first. “We were like seniors for four years,” one said. Fifty years later, it was the same way: CM’s first 50th Reunion class.

Parents of Alumni: If this magazine is addressed to a son who no longer resides in your home, please email changes to: PatriciaWalsh@catholicMemorial.org. thank You.