NCAA AND JUNIOR HOCKEY SIGNINGS

Memorial - -• Sister Loretta May, OP 1933-2022

Memorial--of of • On January 3, Sr. Loretta May, OP passed away at the age of 88 after 71 years of religious profession. Sr. Loretta was at Gilmour from 1988-1996 but, before her time on campus, she was an educator at numerous schools around the Midwest. In January of 1988, Sr. Loretta joined the Gilmour Lower School, becoming the school’s first administrator. She helped transition Glen Oak School into the Lower School we know today. Lower School Administrative Assistant Lois Boyer worked alongside Sr. Loretta and the pair became fast friends, often traveling together. She said, “Sr. Loretta was a true leader, decisive in her role yet kind and compassionate toward anyone she came in contact with.” A former student of Sr. Loretta’s at the Lower School shared in an online tribute, “Sr. Loretta was an amazing woman who shared her many gifts with so many of us across so many years. She was an extraordinary administrator. A light has gone out in our world. She lived a full life in service to others and was gifted at making a positive impact for teachers and students alike." After her years at the Lower School, Sr. Loretta took a sabbatical, leaving behind a school that was impacting students through its personalized approach to teaching and learning. Headmaster Emeritus Br. Robert Lavelle, C.S.C. reflected on Sr. Loretta’s legacy, “Over the years, her leadership and dedication greatly enhanced the Lower School and the development of all the youngsters who have graced those hallways. I will long remember and appreciate the gifts she brought and the tone she set for the Lower School that continues to live on, all these years later.”

Coach Jeff Klein, John Mulligan '64, Bill Mulligan '72, Kathy Kenny, Tom Mulligan '75 and Tom's grandson, Connor Pinto '35

50 Years and Counting!

It’s not often that a school record in track and field stands for 50 years! With the advances in equipment over five decades, and the differences in performance measured in fractions of an inch or second, it is that much more remarkable that Bill Mulligan ’72 still holds the school record in the high jump!

His 6’5” high jump occurred at the Beachwood Invitational in April of 1972. And Mulligan set three other records that year - long jump (21’6”), high hurdles (15.2) and low hurdles (20.2). Those have since been broken, but Mulligan’s high jump record remains intact!

To commemorate the feat, Bill’s brothers, John ’64 and Tom ’75 Mulligan, dedicated the high jump pit at the Wenstrup Track and Field Complex in Weber Stadium in honor of their brother at a special ceremony held April 30 before the Miele Invitational.