The Good News From 19 Eye Street - Spring 2011 by Gonzaga College High School

Gonzaga Board of Directors Names Rev. Stephen W. Planning, S.J., Thirty-Sixth President of Gonzaga

Gonzaga Bands Triumph!

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S p r i n g 2011

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An Interview with Rev. Stephen W. Planning, S.J., 36th President of Gonzaga College High School

Gonzaga, Hail!

10 2010 Reunions on Eye Street

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From the President: Rev. Joseph E. Lingan, S.J.

14 News Of 17 May They Rest In Peace

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Sr. Seton Cunneen, SND – “Gael of the Year”

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On the Cover Reverend Stephen W. Planning, S.J., was selected as the thirty-sixth President of Gonzaga College High School in March by the Gonzaga Board of Directors.

The Good News (ISSN 1543-3331) is published quarterly in winter, spring, summer and fall by the Development Office of Gonzaga College High School for the alumni, parents and friends of Gonzaga. Periodicals Postage Paid at Washington, DC, USPS #954900. Spring 2011, Issue Number 41, Volume 1. Gonzaga College High School is a Roman Catholic, private, independent college-preparatory school for young men, sponsored by the Society of Jesus, a Roman Catholic Order, and governed by an independent Board of Directors. Gonzaga does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national or ethnic origin in the administration of educational policies, admission policies, financial aid programs, athletic or other school-administered programs, nor does it discriminate on the basis of sex in its hiring practices. POSTMASTER and those with new addresses, please send address corrections to: The Good News; Attn: Susan Hanifin; Gonzaga College High School; 19 Eye Street, NW; Washington, DC 20001; email: shanifin@gonzaga.org; phone: (202)336-7151. Please send editorial correspondence to the same address as above: Attn: Steve Langevin, Editor, The Good News; email: goodnewseditor@ gonzaga.org; phone: (202)336-7144; fax: (202)842-2085. Email alumni news to Thomas “Mac” Kimmit ’04 at tkimmit@gonzaga.org or Steve Langevin ’89 at slangevin@ gonzaga.org. Visit Gonzaga’s website: www.gonzaga.org

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Dear Alumni, Parents, and Friends of Gonzaga, I am often asked by students, parents, alumni, and friends of Gonzaga: “Has much changed since you were a student or a faculty member here?” My answer is consistent: “Yes and no.” “Yes,” there has been much change since the days when I was a student in the early ’70s and, later, a faculty member in the early ’90s. Most notably, the school has grown. Our academic and extra-curricular offerings and our enrollment have all increased. The campus, through capital improvements, has undergone a remarkable transformation, and we are planning for more. It is terrific! And, “No,” there remains one clear constant: the Gonzaga Spirit! It is a spirit that is generous, infectious, and enduring. Gonzaga Hail! When meeting with alumni, one good story leads to another about classmates, teachers, “JUG,” a particular Gonzaga play, game, match, or other extra-curricular activity. Over and over again, I hear about fond memories of good times with good people, which are always shared with a broad smile. Gonzaga Hail! Frequently, when I meet current Gonzaga parents, I ask, “How does your son enjoy Gonzaga?” The answer I most often hear is, “He loves it!” As president, I could not be more encouraged or heartened. Gonzaga continues to generate fond memories of good times with good people, as well as broad smiles. Gonzaga Hail! This Spring Issue of “The Good News” introduces Gonzaga’s next president, Fr. Stephen Planning, S.J. I look forward to welcoming him to Gonzaga and beginning his introduction to the Gonzaga community. I am confident he will lead Gonzaga well and continue to move us forward. In addition, with this issue, Gonzaga hails and recognizes good people who have done good work for Gonzaga and beyond: • This year’s St. Aloysius Medal recipients are a notable mix of generous, hardworking, and unassuming individuals who have served Gonzaga and our surrounding community with great dedication. • Gonzaga’s Theater and Athletic Hall of Fame inductees are fine performers who contributed to several outstanding productions staged in Gonzaga’s Historic Theater, as well as some tremendous achievements by Gonzaga athletes on our own Buchanan Field and Carmody Center court, as well as on other athletic fields, courts, tracks, and waters throughout the Washington metropolitan area and beyond. • Finally, Hail to the “Gael of the Year”… Sr. Seton Cunneen, Gonzaga’s Director of Service Programs, who was honored this St. Patrick’s Day, an honor she richly deserves for a life of service we deeply appreciate. As you read what follows, I invite you to recall fond memories of good times with good people. Recall times and people that reflect the generous, infectious, and enduring spirit that is Gonzaga! Hail! Sincerely,

Rev. Joseph E. Lingan, S.J. ’75 President

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Rev. Stephen Planning, S.J., Named Th degrees from De Sales U n i v e r s i t y, Fordham U n i v e r s i t y, the Jesuit School of Theology in Berkeley, California, and Loyola University in Chicago. “Gonzaga is very fortunate to have Fr. Planning Fr. Joseph Lingan, S.J. ’75 (right), Gonzaga’s 35th President, and as our next Fr. Stephen Planning, S.J., Gonzaga’s 36th President president” said Board Chair Jack Vardaman. “He brings a he Board of Trustees of Gonzaga wealth of experience, enthusiasm, College High School selected Fr. and passion to the position. He is the Stephen W. Planning, S.J., as the perfect person to lead us at this time.” next President of Gonzaga on March Fr. Planning was recently 4th. Fr. Planning will assume his role as interviewed for The Good News From the thirty-sixth president of the school 19 Eye Street and The Aquilian, on July 1, 2011, and will succeed Gonzaga’s student newspaper. In the Fr. Joseph E. Lingan, S.J. ’75, the first following excerpts, he comments on Gonzaga alumnus to serve as president his vocation, his experiences, and his of the school. Fr. Lingan assumed the new presidential position. presidency on December 1, 2010, following the untimely death of Fr. What drew you to apply for the Allen P. Novotny, S.J., last October. presidency of Gonzaga? Fr. Lingan will move to Georgetown This is a pretty simple question to University to become Rector of the answer. Gonzaga is widely-known as Jesuit Community there. a great school. Anyone who is Fr. Planning has a long history with interested in being the president of a Jesuit high schools. He served as the Jesuit high school would be silly not to founding president of Arrupe Jesuit want the job. High School in Denver, Colorado, from 2001-2009. During his tenure Can you tell us a little about there, the school was established, yourself? Where did you grow up? funded, and reached its enrollment I was born in Milwaukee, WI, and capacity. Prior to his service at Arrupe, lived there through the fourth grade. In Fr. Planning served three years as 1976, when I was eleven years old, we Assistant Principal of Cristo Rey Jesuit moved to Alexandria, VA. I completed High School in Chicago, Illinois. He fifth through eighth grades at St. Mary’s has also taught English and Religious School in Old Town, Alexandria. I Studies in Jesuit high schools in the attended Bishop Ireton High School United States and Chile. He holds which was close to my house. At that

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time, the Metro did not reach Alexandria, making travel into DC trickier than it is now. So, I would not get a Jesuit education until I became one eight years later. What led you to the priesthood and, specifically, to the Society of Jesus? A vocation to the priesthood is a difficult thing to explain in a few words. However, I believe my call to the priesthood and to the Jesuits is simply the best way for me to respond to God’s extraordinary love for me. Jesuit priesthood just fits who I am. It excites me, challenges me, and keeps me young at heart. It has been a very effective and fulfilling way for me to love God and to love others. As far as what attracted me to the Jesuits, it was our formation program. I wanted a priestly formation that would be challenging, exciting, and rewarding. In the Jesuits, I got what I was looking for, and more. It was during that 11-year formation program that I really came to know the Society. The more I came to know it, the more I loved it. Jesuit spirituality is an endless source of life for me. I couldn’t be happier than I am as a Jesuit. Aside from St. Ignatius, do you have a Jesuit role model, living or dead? There are a lot of great Jesuits to choose from, however, I would have to pick Pedro Arrupe, SJ, who was the Superior General of the Society of Jesus from 1965-1983. He embodies all the best of the Society of Jesus. He was a deeply spiritual man who kept both his feet planted in this world. He was a great thinker, a daring dreamer, and someone who never took his focus off of Christ. You have worked in schools that are based on the Cristo Rey model of education. Is there anything from those experiences that you can bring gonzaga.org

hirty-Sixth President of Gonzaga there is a comfort in knowing what has always worked in the past. As president of Gonzaga, I hope that I can strike a balance between respecting what has always worked in the past, while at the same time bringing to the community some new ideas to consider. What are the some of the challenges you’ve faced in Jesuit secondary education? Do you see Fr. Stephen Planning, S.J., and Gonzaga any challenges facing Headmaster Fr. Vincent Conti, S.J. (right) the future of Jesuit education? to Gonzaga? Starting a new Jesuit high school While a Cristo Rey school differs was filled more challenges than I can from a traditional Jesuit school like count. While I would not change the Gonzaga in terms of the type of student experience for anything, at times, it served, the role of the president in seemed to be nothing but challenges. both institutions is the same. I believe However, while it might sound a little that the three most important roles of trite, it is the challenges that make life the president of a Jesuit school are to interesting. preserve, promote, and protect the I see three big challenges to Jesuit Jesuit and Catholic identity and education. First, we are facing the mission of the school, to insure that reality that in the not too distant future the school remains on strong financial there will be Jesuit schools with no footing, and to lead the school in Jesuits in them. In some parts of the values-based planning for the future. I country, those days are coming sooner think I did that successfully as president rather than later. Second, we have to of Arrupe Jesuit High School in Denver. find a way to keep the cost of a Jesuit I pray that, with God’s help, I will be education from rising beyond the able to do the same at Gonzaga. reach of most people. Third, we have to be discerning in our use of technology You served as the first President of in our schools. While technology is a Arrupe Jesuit High School in Colorado wonderful thing, not all technology and you will be the thirty-sixth makes kids better critical thinkers. President of Gonzaga. What are your Unfortunately, there are no simple thoughts about coming from a very answers to any of these challenges. new school to one with a very long However, in spite of these challenges, history? I see a bright future for our high A new school has all the excitement schools. of being new and you never get to say, “This is the way we have always done it.” You get to try new things and see what works and what doesn’t. However, with history and tradition gonzaga.org

What are some of your immediate and long-term goals as President of Gonzaga? My most immediate goal is to get to

know the Gonzaga school community. I ask for people’s patience as I struggle to learn names. There are more than 900 families and only one of me! However, beyond names and faces, I want to understand where Gonzaga has been and where it needs to go. A complex institution like Gonzaga can take on a momentum and direction all its own. We want to make sure that we are always carefully and prayerfully discerning where that momentum is moving us. As far as long-term goals, I want to make sure that Gonzaga remains financially strong, academically and athletically outstanding, challenging to students’ varied extra-curricular interests, and, most importantly, rooted in Christ. As the president of the school, what do you think is most important for the students to know about you? I think that it is important not just for the students to know, but for everybody to know that what I consider the most important goal for a Jesuit education is to help students develop some kind of a real relationship with Christ. We talk about excellence as being one of the aims of Jesuit education. However, for me, excellence is not an end in itself. Rather, it is excellence at the service of the Gospel which needs to be our goal. Excellence alone will not get you into heaven. Excellence placed at the service of Christ will. Are you looking forward to the switch from wide open spaces to urban bustle? Colorado is beautiful, that’s for sure. Also, Denver is a place with no humidity. I know I’ll miss that in July and August! However, more than the urban bustle, I’m looking forward to living back in my home town. To live in the heart of this great city at an extraordinary school like Gonzaga will be a real privilege. n Gonzaga l Spring 2011

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Gonzaga is a unique place full of special people. Whether it’s students and teachers who fill classr countless people who “bleed purple.” In the following pages are just a few examples of those peo

John P. Breen ’40 2010 St. Aloysius Medal John Breen ’40 has not strayed too far from Gonzaga. He was born just a few blocks from the school Gonzaga and lived around the corner at 34 K Street, N.W. Eight years at St. Aloysius parish grade school, now Cantwell Hall, were followed by four years at Gonzaga. If stability characterized much of John’s life, service pervaded the rest. Soon after graduating from Gonzaga in 1940, he joined the U.S. Army Air Corps and served as a radio operator and tail gunner on a B-24 Liberator heavy bomber in the Pacific Theater during World War II, completing fifty bombing missions. He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross and Air Medal with two Oak Leaf Clusters in recognition. John gave over three decades of public service to his community, beginning with his appointment to the D.C. Fire Department in 1945. He was a firefighter and officer in the Engine and Aerial Companies before being promoted to Battalion Chief in 1968. In 1973, he became the Deputy Chief, before retiring as Fire Marshall in 1978. Despite this impressive record, it has been John’s service to Gonzaga that has been his burning desire. Since 1999, he has meticulously scanned the

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obituary pages of the Washington Post each day, checking every name for a possible Gonzaga connection. As soon as he discovers any, he immediately calls the president’s office with all the pertinent information, making it possible for Gonzaga to reach out to grieving families with presence at a viewing or funeral, or at least with a timely Mass card. For his service to family, country, and community, as well as his help with its ministry of Cura Personalis, Gonzaga College High School gratefully awarded the St. Aloysius Gonzaga Medal to John P. Breen last October at the St. Aloysius Dinner. n

Andrew L. Prosky ’83 2011 Theater Hall of Fame Andrew Prosky ’83 made his Gonzaga Dramatic Association debut in the musical Carnival in 1980. He went on to perform in eight musicals, including On The Town, West Side Story, and his personal favorite, Man Of La Mancha, in which he played the role of Sancho Panza. Andy graduated from Rutgers University with a B.F.A. degree in Theatre Arts in 1987 and moved to New York City, where he continues to

live and work in professional theatre, film, and television. Highlights of his career have included performing with his father – the late award-winning actor Robert Prosky – in Arthur Miller’s The Price, which toured several cities in the U.S. and Europe. He joined the Broadway cast of King Lear in 2004. He has also worked in theaters throughout the country, including Arena Stage and Ford’s Theatre in D.C., Cincinnati’s Playhouse in the Park, Dallas Theater Center, Actors Theatre of Louisville, and The New York Shakespeare Festival. Andy has also made guest appearances on hit television shows such as Law and Order and ER. Film audiences have seen him in Men In Black, Mrs. Doubtfire, and Up Close and Personal. He was also blessed with the opportunity to work with his father again in The Great Outdoors. In 2009, he was cast as Andy in the film Taking Woodstock. This spring Andy will perform the role of Karl Lindner in Lorraine Hansberry’s classic play A Raisin In The Sun at the Tony Award-winning Crossroads Theatre in New Jersey. Andy was inducted into the Gonzaga Theater Hall of Fame in March. Andy would like to thank The Gonzaga Dramatic Association for this honor, as well as his family and friends for all of their support.n

Col. John Ewers, Jr. ’77 2010 Athletic Hall of Fame John Ewers ’77 and his friends and teammates labored on the gridiron and other playing fields and courts during what might be called Gonzaga’s leaner years. He played on the 1974 varsity football team as a sophomore defensive back and linebacker. The team entered his junior year with high hopes; the highlight for the 1975 Eagles was getting the first-ever Gonzaga gonzaga.org

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rooms by day or alumni and friends who support the school behind the scenes, there are seemingly ople – alumni, faculty and staff, friends – who have given some part of themselves to Gonzaga. Program. She also volunteered with Catholic Charities of Washington and in her “spare time” she served as Director of the CCD Program for St. Joseph Catholic Church in Beltsville, Maryland. Today, she serves as Coordinator for the Alzheimer’s Association of the Washington Metropolitan Area. It was with honor and gratitude that Gonzaga College High School awarded the St. Aloysius Medal for service to school and community to Agnes Renehan Collins. n win on Buchanan Field by beating DeMatha, 14-7. John played tailback and linebacker and was a team tricaptain in his senior season. Despite another difficult year in the standings, he was selected for the All-Washington Metropolitan Athletic Conference team by the old Washington Star. John went on to play at the University of Delaware and started on the school’s freshman team that went 9-1. He graduated from Delaware in 1981 and from Georgetown University Law Center in 1985. John joined the U.S. Marine Corps in 1984 and he has spent the intervening 26 years on active duty as a Marine judge advocate. His assignments have included two tours as a military judge, two tours as a recruit training commander, and two tours in Iraq, including service as the 1st Marine Division Staff Judge Advocate during the initial invasion of Iraq. He is currently the Deputy SJA to the Commandant of the Marine Corps. The Gonzaga Alumni Association was pleased to welcome John Ewers ’77 into the Gonzaga Athletic Hall of Fame last November. n

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Agnes Renehan Collins 2010 St. Aloysius Medal Many people know Agnes Collins first as the “football coach’s wife.” Agnes’ husband of 46 years was Dr. Maurice “Maus” Collins, whose more than 322 victories made him one of the most successful high school football coaches ever in the nation. Agnes and Maus opened their home for many functions in support of Catholic education. The Washington Catholic Athletic Conference coaches, the CYO, the Catholic School Guidance Counselors, and many more were all beneficiaries of the Collins’ hospitality. The underlying and significant message is that, for all those years, Agnes and Maus worked as a team ministering to hundreds of fellow Catholic educators and literally thousands of Catholic children. Agnes grew up in Gonzaga’s Swampoodle neighborhood and attended the Academy of Notre Dame. She earned her Bachelor’s Degree from Trinity College and Master’s in Social Work from Catholic University, after which she worked as a social worker in the District of Columbia and Maryland. For twenty years, she was a professor of social work at Trinity College and the Director of the Educational Parish Service

Paul L. Warren ’68 2010 St. Aloysius Medal Gonzaga has always held a special place in Paul Warren’s heart. He has gone well beyond the profile of a loyal graduate who serves as captain for the Class of 1968. He has served as a Board of Trustees member, as the Fathers’ Club president, and as a President’s Council member, and he has funded the Warren Family Scholarship. In 2001, he was honored as the Gonzaga Alumni Association Man of the Year. Paul has used his love of writing and history for Gonzaga’s Gonzaga l Spring 2011

G o n z a g a benefit by publishing three books: Gonzaga Memories, Echo Ever Proudly: Gonzaga College in the Press 1821-1899, and In the Web of History: Gonzaga and the Lincoln Assassination. He has generously donated all sales proceeds to the Michael Kelly ’75 Scholarship Fund at Gonzaga. He has also taken digging into Gonzaga’s history quite literally. A few years ago, he unearthed a piece of rock from the school’s original foundation on F Street, NW, and christened it the “Spirit Stone.” It has become part of the Gonzaga athletic tradition as teams give it a reverent touch in passing before a game. The Shepherd Foundation, the McKenna Center, Don Bosco Cristo Rey High School, and the Washington Middle School for Girls number among his other charitable interests. Paul and his wife Kathy have four children, including alumni Chris ’95 and Tim ’01. Gonzaga was pleased to honor Paul Warren ’68 with the St. Aloysius Medal last October for his numerous contributions to the school and community. n

William J. “Bill” Wilson, Jr. 2010 St. Aloysius Medal Bill Wilson arrived on Eye Street in the fall of 1970 and quickly settled into dual roles as counselor and basketball coach. The school was on unsteady

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ground in those days and it seemed likely he would only stay a few years before moving on to something else. As the ’70s became the ’80s, Bill found himself still on Eye Street and at the core of a faculty that was growing together and forming a foundation upon which good fortunes for the school were being built. As the ’90s came, Gonzaga continued to rise as an educational institution and soon became, once again, a preeminent school in the Washington area. Ignatian educators like Bill undoubtedly had a lot to do with it. His colleagues in the Counseling Department concur, describing him as a “mentor” and “the epitome of a counseling professional.” His peers have said of him, “…perhaps his most remarkable quality is his innate ability to help us see the funny ironies and joys of everyday life.” Praise for Bill’s compassion and work on behalf of those less fortunate has also been recognized beyond Gonzaga. The Catholic University of America bestowed upon Bill its prestigious Smathers Award for Distinguished Alumni in recognition for his work with a homeless shelter in Laurel, Maryland, and at the McKenna Center. Bill Wilson and Gonzaga have been together for forty-one years, during which he has served as a counselor, coach, colleague, and even as the father of three Gonzaga graduates. These roles have given him a keen perspective into what Ignatius called “cura personalis,” care of the individual, and have helped him guide generations toward becoming persons for others. It , therefore, with affection and gratitude that Gonzaga bestowed upon Bill the St. Aloysius Medal for service to school and community last October. n

Michael J. Hackett III ’68 2011 Theater Hall of Fame As a student at Gonzaga, Michael Hackett performed as the Priest of Apollo in Oedipus Rex and he played percussion with the off-stage orchestra. He also performed as Jocasta in scenes from the production representing Gonzaga in the Jesuit Maryland Province play contest and he assisted Dr. Warman in producing a one-act play festival. He has great affection for the Gonzaga theater because it is where he studied speech, participated in speech and debate, and even took his Greek oral final. After Gonzaga, Michael attended Boston College, where he began directing plays, and Stanford University, where he received a doctorate in Drama and the Humanities. He is currently a Professor of Directing and Theater History and the Chair of Theater in the UCLA School of Theater, Film, and Television. He has directed for the Royal Opera, Covent Garden; the Royal Theatre at The Hague; the Centrum Sztuki Studio and Dramatyczny Theatre in Warsaw, Poland; the Santa Fe Short Story Festival; the Los Angeles Philharmonic at the Hollywood Bowl; the Los Angeles Opera; the Geffen Playhouse; and twelve radio productions for LA Theater Works/National Public Radio. gonzaga.org

H a i l He taught at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art for three years and instituted a music-drama program. He has also given workshops for the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama, conducted Greek chorus workshops and performances for the National Theatre Institute, and he directed Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas for the inaugural season of the indoor theater at the Getty Villa. Michael is married to Claire Leddy Hackett, who is the Head of Performing Arts at Marymount High School in Los Angeles. They have two daughters who are also involved in the arts. The Gonzaga Alumni Association was pleased to induct Michael into the Theater Hall of Fame in March. n

South Pacific. From 1970 to 1973, he performed in the chorus of The Pajama Game, Camelot, The Unsinkable Molly Brown, Damn Yankees, Flower Drum Song, as Liver Lips Louie in Guys & Dolls, and as Will Parker/Dream Curly in Oklahoma! In 1971, he began his formal dance training at The Regional Ballet of Washington and discovered his true passion. Always a much stronger dancer than singer, Tim was a choreographer for Guys & Dolls, Flower Drum Song, and Oklahoma! Tim studied at the American Ballet Theater School in New York City and later joined the Feld Ballet. As a dancer, Tim also appeared with the New York City Opera, the Washington Opera, the Sante Fe Opera, the American Ballet Theater, the Ohio Ballet, the Colorado Ballet, the Cleveland Ballet, and the Universal Ballet in Seoul, South Korea. In 1989, Tim joined the Atlanta Ballet and performed there for the remainder of his professional career. He was the company’s associate artistic director from 1994 to 2003. Tim left the world of dance in 2003. He is currently a realtor in Atlanta, where he lives with his wife, Veronica, and his daughters, Addie and Sophie, all three of whom are the loves of his life. The Gonzaga Alumni Association was pleased to welcome Timothy Cronin ’74 to the Theater Hall of Fame in March. n

Timothy J. Cronin ’74 2011 Theater Hall of Fame

Sean T. Enright ’79 2011 Theater Hall of Fame

Tim Cronin was already a veteran of musical theater before he set foot on Eye Street, having performed with the District Heights Theater of the Arts from the age of eight. It was during these years that he officially caught the performing “bug.” It was also during this time that he had his first contact with the Gonzaga theater by seeing Bye Bye Birdie, Take Me Along, and

As a student on Eye Street, Sean Enright ’79 took a great liking to performing onstage in Gonzaga’s historic theater. He appeared in several classic GDA productions, including How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying, Fiddler On The Roof, No, No, Nannette!, Guys & Dolls, and The Sound of Music. He also began to feel the tug of creative writing while

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at Gonzaga and was profoundly influenced by Mr. Rick Cannon and Dr. John Warman ’57. Sean went on to Northwestern University where he appeared in What The Butler Saw and J.B. He began to concentrate on writing after college and earned an MFA degree from the University of Maryland. He has taught fiction writing workshops and undergraduate workshops at Maryland and poetry workshops at the Writer’s Center in Bethesda. He has written novels and essays and his work has appeared in TriQuarterly, Threepenny Review, The Sewanee Review, The Kenyon Review, Tikkun, and The American Scholar. He has also written for the stage, penning a one-act play called Atomic Dog, The Third Walking Gentleman (about the Lincoln assassination), and Home for the Holocaust, a black comedy about a suburban family, a prodigal son, and bioterrorism. These efforts have earned him critical recognition. Sean is married to Ame Enright and they have two children. His family shares fully with him in the glory of his Hall of Fame induction. The Gonzaga Alumni Association welcomed Sean to the Theater Hall of Fame in March. n

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Michael D. Hollis ’86 2010 Athletic Hall of Fame

Christopher M. Ritter ’88 2010 Athletic Hall of Fame

Daniel K. Reed ’92 2010 Athletic Hall of Fame

After surviving the training ground of CYO sports, Michael Hollis ’86 set his sights on making the Gonzaga football team. He played on the freshman team and made the varsity team as a sophomore. He became a starter at cornerback in his junior year and helped lead Gonzaga to its best record, 6-2-1 (including a 53-0 victory over St. John’s), since the formation of the Washington Metropolitan Athletic Conference. Mike entered his senior season with high hopes for the Eagles. Gonzaga slipped to a 5-5 record, but the team trounced archrivals Georgetown Prep and St. John’s. Mike and several teammates were selected for the W.M.A.C. All-Star Team following the season. Mike was an outstanding athlete who also played freshman and JV basketball, and he was a four-year member of the varsity track-and-field team. He set the school long-jump record of 23 feet in 1986. His hard work in athletics and academics earned him a scholarship to the University of Maryland, where he enjoyed a successful collegiate football career. Today, he lives in New York and is happily married with two children. “I owe so much to Gonzaga,” he says, “because it made me not just a man, but a man for others.” For his stellar career on the gridiron and for his continuing commitment to being a “Man for Others,” the Gonzaga Alumni Association was pleased to welcome Michael Hollis ’86 to the Gonzaga Athletic Hall of Fame last November. n

Chris Ritter ’88 and his father, Dave ’50, were instrumental in starting the Gonzaga swimming program in 1984. Chris came to Eye Street as an accomplished age-group swimmer. In his junior year, he became captain of the varsity swimming team and helped lead the Eagles to top ten finishes at the Washington Metro Championships and the National Catholic High School Championships. He swam the 4th-fastest high school 200M freestyle in the U.S. in 1987 and he set several Gonzaga swimming records. The Gonzaga Fathers’ Club honored him in 1988 with its annual award for combining achievements in athletics, academics, and service leadership. Chris went to Northwestern University where he earned AllAmerican honors and was elected captain of the men’s swimming team in 1990. Upon graduating in 1992, Chris joined Teach For America and taught high school special education in Arkansas for two years before serving as a director in the program’s New York City headquarters. Chris and his wife Suzanne married in 1995 and later started their own company, Outcome Advisors. They have three children. For helping to make Gonzaga swimming and diving a reality, for his many athletic accomplishments, and for being a true “Man For Others,” the Gonzaga Athletic Hall of Fame welcomed Chris Ritter ’88 to its ranks last November. n

Dan Reed is the oldest of four brothers who played baseball at Gonzaga. He was on the varsity team for three years and earned Washington Post Honorable Mention All-Metropolitan honors as a pitcher and designated hitter in 1991. Following his junior season, Dan attended a baseball camp at Stanford University, after which the Stanford coaches offered him a full scholarship. At Stanford, he earned several honors, including team MVP, the PAC-10 Southern Division Pitcher of the Year, and Stanford Athlete of the Year. In 1994, he led the team with ten wins, 83 strikeouts, and 115 innings pitched and was named to the All-PAC-10 Conference team. In his junior year, Stanford started the season ranked #1 in the country and competed in the College World Series. Dan graduated from Stanford in 1995 and was drafted by the Baltimore Orioles. He played three seasons in the Orioles’ farm system and he played in the Carolina League All-Star Game in 1997. Following his baseball career, Dan studied business at the University of Chicago and worked for several years with the Boston Consulting Group. He now owns two businesses, has served as board president for a non-profit organization providing support for abused children, and is becoming increasingly involved in politics. He is married and has two daughters. For his stellar baseball career and for his continued quest for excellence, sportsmanship, and integrity, the Gonzaga Athletic Hall of Fame welcomed Daniel Reed ’92 to its ranks last November. n

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Sr. Seton Cunneen, SND, Honored As “Gael of the Year” Sr. Seton Cunneen, Second Language SND, Gonzaga’s Director of at Queensborough Community Service, was Community College honored as the Gael of the in New York, and then Year for the 2011 St. returned to Trinity as Patrick’s Day Parade of Director of Campus Washington, D.C., on Ministry. In 1995, she March 13. She was an became the Director “overwhelming choice” by of Service Programs the Parade Committee for at Gonzaga College this honor because of her High School. distinguished service and In 1995, Trinity outstanding dedication to College established the community. As the Gael The Sister Seton of the Year, Sr. Seton rode in Sr. Seton Cunneen gives a “thumbs up” as she rides in the Cunneen Summer St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Washington, D.C., on March 13. the first division of the Service Fellowship parade and then joined the which offers students at Trinity College. While at Trinity, she Grand Marshal and other dignitaries the opportunity to work in community became acquainted with the Sisters of on the reviewing stand. service outreach as a way of exploring Notre Dame de Namur and entered The following article was authored social issues and experiencing the value that congregation after graduating by members of the St. Patrick’s Day of community service as a basic tenet in 1965. After a brief stint teaching Parade Committee for inclusion in its of Catholic social teaching. In 2004, high school Latin in Georgia and 2011 parade program. It has been Seton received the St. Aloysius Gonzaga Pennsylvania, Seton returned to school edited for length and is reprinted with Medal for her unwavering service to to earn an M.A. in Classics from NYU permission from the committee for the Church, her boundless love of the and then spent a decade teaching The Good News From 19 Eye Street. poor, and her grace-filled teaching of Classics at Trinity College. During the young men in her care. In 2005, that period, she spent a summer at or her life-long dedication to she was selected to participate in the the American Academy in Rome as a education and her amazing Toyota International Teacher Program in Fulbright scholar, another summer at ability to inspire and lead others Japan. Last year, Martha’s Table honored the University of Texas as a National towards a life of service to their her for twenty-five years of dedicated Endowment of the Humanities scholar, communities, the St. Patrick’s Day service. and a year directing a study program Parade is proud to honor Sister Seton For the past fifteen years, Sister in Oxford. Cunneen as our 2011 Gael of the Year. Seton has been instrumental in the Born on July 1, 1943 creation and expansion in Orange, New Jersey to of service programs at Raymond and Eileen Cunneen, Gonzaga designed to Seton is the middle child with provide opportunities an older brother, Sean, and that increase in depth a younger brother, Thomas. and intensity as students Seton’s grandparents emigrated mature. She travels from Ireland, where her family with Gonzaga students hails from Castlerea, County to many domestic and Roscommon, and Athlone, international outreach County Westmeath, and settled trips on which the in New Jersey. In the 1970s, students are given the Seton and her parents had the opportunity to make opportunity to explore their Irish accompanying the needy heritage in Roscommon. She a “habit of the heart.” now holds dual citizenship in the USA The Washington, DC, St. Patrick’s Day She then earned an M.A. in and Ireland and will proudly show you Parade Committee is honored to have Religious Studies at Fordham her Irish passport if you ask. Sister Seton Cunneen as its 2011 Gael University, became a Campus Sister Seton came to Washington, of the Year. n Minister and teacher of English as a DC, from New Jersey to study Classics

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Class of 1950 60-Year Reunion

Class of 1965 45-Year Reunion

Class of 1975 35-Year Reunion

Class of 1980 30-Year Reunion

Class of 1970 40-Year Reunion

Hundreds of alumni returned to Eye Street last September and October for the 2010 Reunion Weekends and all who attended enjoyed seeing old friends and catching up with one another. On September 18, the classes

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of 1965, 1970, 1995, 2000, and 2005 gathered for their reunions, while the classes of 1975, 1980, 1985, and 1990 returned on October 2. The laughter and smiles of the former classmates was a sure sign that

everyone was glad to be back. The strong reunion tradition continues at Gonzaga thanks to all of those who help in the planning to make them so memorable.

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Class of 1985 25-Year Reunion

Class of 2000 10-Year Reunion

Class of 1995 15-Year Reunion

Class of 2005 5-Year Reunion

2011 Reunions

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The 4th Annual McKenna Center Irish Fundraiser was held on February 27 in the Lower Church of St. Aloysius. More than 200 people came to hear great Irish music and see traditional Irish dancing. Concert goers were entertained by Gonzaga’s own Eye Street Boys (Joe Boston ’11, Connor Riley ’12, John L. Sullivan ’11, Sean Spata ’12, Sean Kerrigan ’11, Quinn McGee ’12, and Jacob Sweeney ’13). Father Horace McKenna’s great-niece, Connie McKenna, sang several Irish tunes with Paul Gannon ’79. Pete Moss and the Bog Band (including Patrick Armstrong ’11) played rollicking Irish music and accompanied talented dancers from the Culkin

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School of Irish Dance, the Boyle School of Irish Dance, and the Shannon Dunne Dance Group. Money raised at this year’s concert will be used for a muchneeded refurbishment of the Center’s kitchen. To begin the event, a $6,000 gift from the Gonzaga Fathers’ and Mothers’

Clubs was presented to McKenna Center Director Tom Howarth (pictured, right). GFC President David Armstrong (left) and GMC McKenna Service Chairs Michelle Phipps-Evans, Anita Rothwell, and Carmen Boston presented the check. Before the last song had played, $14,000 had been raised. n

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National Signing Day Ceremony Six Gonzaga studentathletes signed letters of intent to play their respective sports in college during a ceremony held in Gonzaga’s Carmody Center on February 2. Pictured here are (l to r) Gonzaga Athletic Director Joe Reyda ’85, Austin Gund ’11 (University of Richmond – football), Kyle Bruun ’11 (St. Joseph’s University – lacrosse), Josh Godec ’11 (St. John’s University – soccer), Joey Wilkins ’11 (Loyola University Maryland – soccer), David

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Debate Team Excels In National Tournament 2011 Black History Month Celebration The Onyx Club of Gonzaga sponsored its annual Black History Month celebration on February 17 in St. Aloysius Church. The club and the whole school were honored to welcome Roman Oben ’90,

Gonzaga’s 2008 Man of the Year, back to Eye Street to give this year’s address at the assembly. He is pictured here (center) with some members of the Onyx Club, as well as Coach Joe Jackson (fourth from right). n

26th Annual Mother-Son Celebration The Gonzaga Mothers’ Club held its 26th Annual Mother-Son Mass and Brunch on March 13. Hundreds gathered for Mass, celebrated by Gonzaga President Fr. Joseph Lingan, S.J. ’75, in St. Aloysius Church. A brunch followed in the Carmody Center and Commons areas. The

Gonzaga moms and sons then listened to guest speaker José Andrés, owner of ThinkFoodGroup and chairman emeritus of D.C. Central Kitchen. The GMC also presented Fr. Lingan with a check (pictured here) in the amount of $150,000, to help support the mission of Gonzaga. n

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The Gonzaga Debate Team turned in outstanding performances recently. At the George Mason University National Forensics League Debate Tournament in January, five of the Eagles’ six teams qualified for the quarterfinal elimination rounds and the exceptional duo of Robbie Granoski ’11 and Stephen Morris ’13 took first place for the overall win in the Public Forum Division. In March, the team debated brilliantly at the Washington-Arlington Catholic Forensics League Metro Finals. This tournament brought together the top teams from D.C., Maryland, and Virginia, and Gonzaga dominated in Public Forum. Chris DiMisa ’11 and Shan Guleria ’12 finished in first place, Stephen Morris ’13 and Neil Guleria ’14 finished in third, and Charlie McRoberts ’11 and John Butrus ’11 came in eighth overall. The top six teams qualify for the National Catholic Forensic League Finals, held in D.C. in May, so the Guleria brothers, DiMisa, and Morris will face the best debaters in the country during the Memorial Day Weekend. Congratulations to the Debate Team and moderator Mrs. Leslie Keiser!! n

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Faculty & Staff Director of Admissions Andrew Battaile ’90 and Tina Hammerschmidt were married on January 1, 2011, in Austin,

Texas… English teacher Mr. Rick Cannon was awarded a $1,000 grant by the Maryland State Arts Council in the “Poetry” category in January. This was

the third such award he has received from the MSAC over the last twenty years… Director of Community Service Sr. Seton Cunneen, SND, served as the Gael of the Year for George Sanker ’86 the 2011 St. was named the new Patrick’s Day Head of School at Parade of The Covenant Washington, School in D.C., on Charlottesville, March 13… Virginia, on Mr. Stephen February 28. He will S z o l o s i , assume his new role Assistant on July 1, 2011. Director of Retreats (photo – Andrew and Service, Shurtleff/The Daily will become Progress) G o n z a g a ’s new Director of Campus Ministry next year. He will succeed Fr. Bob Rokusek, who is retiring after fourteen years of faithful and dedicated service to Gonzaga…

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1960s Mike Dolan ’68 is researching and writing a book about the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts celebrating the Center’s 40th anniversary…

In 1963, Darryl Hill ’60 made history by becoming the first African-American to play football at the University of Maryland and in the Atlantic Coast Conference. His story was recounted in a staged reading of a play called “Moving The Chains: The Darryl Hill Story” by Emmy Award-winning screenwriter, playwright, and University of Maryland Professor Michael Olmert. The play was presented at the historic Lincoln Theatre in Washington, DC, on March 21 and was followed by a post-show discussion with sports journalists, athletes, and actors.

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1980s Mark McCaig ’80 was awarded a $1,000 grant by the Maryland State Arts Council in the “Poetry” category in January. Coincidentally, Mark’s first poetry teacher, Mr. Rick Cannon, was also awarded an MSAC grant this year… David Shaheen ’89 had a particularly fun 2010, thanks to the weddings of classmates Francisco Espinel ’89 and Pierre Chauvet ’89. Joining him

David Costabile ’85 is a successful film, television, and stage actor who has appeared in more than two dozen productions including The Wire on HBO and Law & Order on NBC. One of his most recent parts was the recurring role of Dr. Grandon in the FOX drama Lie To Me, which aired in January. in the fun were his wife, Stacie, son David (4), and newborn daughter Piper… 1990s Mike Wood ’90 is in his third year as an Assistant Professor in the Physics

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Patrick McCormick ’08 was elected president of the student body at the University of Notre Dame in February. His campaign was praised by the school newspaper for presenting “a compelling platform of uniting student government with larger social justice causes,” and by the school magazine for offering a vision “in the spirit of (former ND president) Rev. Theodore Hesburgh.” He won with 64% of the vote in the general election. gonzaga.org

Andrew Battaile ’90 and Tina Hammerschmidt were married on January 1, 2011, in Austin, Texas. They received a great deal of support, literally, from family and Department at Canisius College, a Jesuit liberal arts college in Buffalo, NY. He was recently awarded a $42,500 grant to support his nuclear physics research… Chris Hoponick ’91 and Kara Johnston were married on October 2, 2010, at Whitehall Manor in Bluemont, VA. Trevor Stone ’91, Shane McLaughlin ’91, and Rich Fenati ’91 were in the wedding party… Chris Pilkerton ’91 and Amanda Cook were married on New Year’s Eve, December 31, 2010. They will be moving to New York City where Chris will become the chief operating officer of IKON, a Wall Street trading company. Amanda is a pastry chef who was recently a runner-up in the James Beard National Pastry Chef Awards… Christopher Trimble ’93 married Dr. Alicia Buchwalter at Georgetown University’s Dahlgren

friends. Pictured here from left to right are BG Battaile ’82, Pablo Perez ’90, Andrew and Tina, Lawrence Battaile ’79, Josh Brady ’90, and John Battaile ’78.

Many Gonzaga alumni living in the Los Angeles area, including Laurence Jarvis ’39 (center, right), got together in January in West Hollywood. The group shared food, drinks, and stories of Gonzaga, and got an update on the happenings on Eye Street from Vice President for Advancement Danny Costello ’72 (center).

Matthew Cullinane ’02 and Allison Janetis were married on March 20, 2010, in St. Aloysius Church. Dr. John Warman ’57 played the organ at the ceremony and many other Gonzaga alumni were in attendance, including (l to r) Ryan O’Boyle ’03, Brendan O’Boyle ’03, Sean Cullinane ’01, Patrick Murray ’02, Kevin Dougherty ’02, Matthew and Allison, Brendan Cullinane ’99, Joseph LeMense ’02, Michael Dudley ’02, and Robert Bell ’02. (Missing: Michael Stedman ’05; In Spirit: Kevin Cullinane ’99) gonzaga.org

Chapel on October 30, 2010. Gregory Trimble ’95 served as the best man and Tom Loverro ’93 was in attendance… Jeff Barnes ’95 and his wife Amy welcomed a son, Bradley Joseph, on March 15… Christopher Warren ’95 has accepted a job as an assistant professor of English at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, PA… Alex McCall ’98 married Lauren Eisenbrey on June 12, 2010, in Rehoboth Beach, DE. Kevin Zimmer ’98 served as a

groomsman. Also present was Dave Pontius ’61. Alex and Lauren live in Reston, VA, where he is employed as a vice president for AmCad, a software consulting firm… Marcus Washington ’98 was selected as the next Headmaster of Washington Jesuit Academy in March. He taught at Gonzaga for four years before moving on to WJA as a teacher and Assistant Headmaster in the summer of 2010… Kemi James ’99 is enjoying his first year in dental school at Howard University. He also appeared on the November 26, 2010, episode of the TV game show “Jeopardy,” finishing in second place… 2000s Vincent Esguerra ’01 graduated from the Medical College of Virginia (VCU) in May 2010. He is currently doing his Gonzaga l Spring 2011

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working at the U.S. Embassy… 2d Lt Michael Casano ’05, USAF, was awarded his pilot’s wings in December 2010. He has been assigned to fly the KC-135 them were Patrick Conley Charles Lewis ’98 and Meg Stratotanker out ’98, Ryan Carey ’98, Brendan Leubecker were married on of Kadena Air Hart ’98, Geoffrey Salyer May 15, 2010, at St. Aloysius Base in ’98, Eric Larsen ’98, Timothy Church. The groomsmen Okinawa, Warren ’01, Paul Lindsay ’00, included Robert Lewis ’01, Japan… Daniel Matthew Morris ’98, Joseph John Leubecker ’00, John Albornoz ’07, Coleman ’98, Daniel Sweeney Minton ’98, Christopher John Connolly ’98, Michael Neary ’98, Ryan Deutsch ’98, John Mullins ’07, and Carlos Worch ’95, Matthew Murray ’98, Emilio Allen ’98, Marquez ’07, ’93, Kyle Weidie ’98, William Andrew Walsh ’98, and Mike current seniors Tarantino ’98. Other Gonzaga Bryant ’98, Devin Ryan ’98, at the University and Robert Foster ’98. alumni who celebrated with of Pennsylvania, B o w d o i n residency program in internal medicine College, and Emory University, at the Ohio State University Medical respectively, were selected for the Center in Columbus, Ohio… Andrew prestigious and highly competitive Pelkey ’01 married Tina Gray on July “Teach For America” program. Carlos 23, 2010, in Charlottesville, VA. The has been assigned to teach in the groomsmen were Danny McDermott Houston school system; Daniel will be ’01, Matt Pelkey ’99, Steve Pelkey ’06, in Memphis over the next two years Pete Micker ’01, Anthony Caron ’01, before going into law school; John will and Andres Martinez ’01. Other Eagles be teaching in the D.C. area. Their in attendance were Chris Lewis ’01, placements begin in the fall of 2011… Christian Glynn ’01, J.P. Fontelo ’01, Nick Interdonato ’07 is a captain on the Mike Orfini ’01, Ben Navarro ’01, Colorado State University rugby club. Dominic Pandolfino ’01, and John He had a strong performance for the McDermott ’69… Matthew Cullinane Eastern Rockies Rugby Football Union ’02 and Allison Janetis were married on (ERRFU)/Rio Grande Men’s Collegiate March 20, 2010, at St. Aloysius Church All-Stars against the Heart of America/ with several Gonzaga alumni in Great Plains Collegiate All-Stars in attendance (see photo). Matt and Allison November 2010… Marty Dolan ’08 now live in Thailand, where he is spent the fall 2010 semester in Prague NASA astronaut and Gonzaga alumnus Col. Alvin Drew ’80, USAF (Ret.), lifted off from Kennedy Space Center in Florida aboard Space Shuttle Discovery on February 24. He was a Mission Specialist for mission number STS-133, which was Discovery’s final mission. This was Drew’s second space shuttle mission; his first was also as a Mission Specialist for STS-118 aboard Space Shuttle Endeavour in August 2007, after which he visited Eye Street to talk to students and faculty members about his experience (pictured here).

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John Cannon ’01 and his sister Corinne Cannon, two of Gonzaga English teacher Mr. Rick Cannon’s children, recently joined their talents to establish an outreach to low-income families called the D.C. Diaper Bank. Through this program they collect and distribute diapers to social service programs that are already connected to communities in need. John is pictured here at the “Hockey for Huggies®” event during a Washington Capitals game at Verizon Center in D.C on February 12, where almost 7,000 diapers were donated by fans. (photo – dcdiaperbank.org) studying economics and filmmaking. He returned to Fordham University for the spring semester to finish his junior year… Patrick McCormick ’08 was elected president of the student body at the University of Notre Dame in February…

Phil Boland ’00 and Lauren DiPirro Boland were married on July 10, 2010, in St. Aloysius Church. They had many Gonzaga alumni celebrating with them. Pictured here at their reception are (l to r): 1st row – Tim Veith, Sr. ’76, Tim Veith, Jr. ’00, Steve Genegaban ’00, Lauren and Phil, Dan Hagan ’00, Brian Loome ’88 2nd row – Chase Glasgow ’00, Paul Gabriel ’01, Dr. John Loome ’84, Mark McConnell ’00, Kevin Loome ’86, Maurice Rowe ’84, Fr. Allen Novotny, S.J. 3rd row – John Costello ’00, Dan Shea ’00, Jack McCaleb ’54, Dan Boland ’61, Cris Maina ’99 4th row – Dave Keder ’01, Patrick Boland ’03, Jamie Hartnett ’00, Scott McCaleb ’84, Kevin O’Donovan ’73, Jeremiah O’Donovan ’66 gonzaga.org

May They Rest In Peace Angela M. Ball, Mother of Joseph A. ’65, Michael O. ’68, and Gregory F. ’73 Dr. Timothy C. Bayly ’64, Father of Colin ’88; brother of The Honorable John H., Jr. ’62, Dr. Brian S. ’65, Terrence ’70, and Kevin ’71; uncle of Kevin L., Jr. ’00, Terrence ’01, Timothy K. Gallagher, Jr. ’99, and Adrian R. Zarate ’07 Maurine E. Brannigan, Mother of Vincent M. ’68 Alfred J. and Kathleen Bridy, Parents of the late Lawrence J. ’63 Lois K. Burnett, Mother of Christopher V. ’88

Marianne M. Harig, Mother of Timothy B. ’74 and Christopher B. ’79

Wilhelmina R. Perry, Mother of Kenneth M. ’81

Clara C. Hawken, Wife of Ashley L. ’53

Agatha Pisani, Mother of Robert J. ’70

Martin W. Henry ’64

Mary G. Prahinski, Mother of Dr. John R. ’84

Kevin D. Jacobs, Son of Michael P. ’88; nephew of Martin D. ’91

Katherine Quindlen, Mother of Dr. Eugene A. ’62 and James D. ’63

Dolores M. Johnson, Wife of the late LCDR Henry J., Jr. ’39, USN, Ret.

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Fortunata (Evelyn) Johnston, Sister of former Gonzaga faculty member Rev. Raymond Lelii, S.J. William J. Kellaher, Jr. ’50, Brother of Stephen P. ’56 James A. Kinnahan ’54

Patrick C. Casey ’75, Brother of Francis L., III ’72 and Thomas D. ’76; son of Roseanne, former Gonzaga employee and St. Aloysius Medal recipient

Rose L. Kirby, Mother of John J., Jr. ’57 and Michael P. ’60; grandmother of Kevin M. ’88

Jane S. Cassidy, Wife of Gerald K. ’41

Jeremiah J. Madden, Father of Michael M. ’87, Paco ’89, Carlos ’92, and Christopher ’93

Richard L. Conroy ’53 Marian A. Czarnecki, Father of Andrew W. Czarnecki-Gale ’74 Thomas M. Dammen ’71 Marco A. DeCesaris, Jr., Father of Marco A., III ’69 Nancy L. DeLisi, Wife of the late Joseph V., Sr. ’51 Marguerite R. Dugan, Mother of Francis L. ’56 Charles A. Fiore, Father of Stanley C. ’56

Eileen C. Langley, Mother of Howard F., Jr. ’58

Frances E. Maddox, Mother of Gonzaga faculty member Alvin D.; grandmother of Lemond ’96 and Alvin ’99 Peggy Magee, Wife of LTC Michael H. ’53, USA, Ret. Alice K. May, Mother of Walter R., Jr. ’63 and Stephen P. ’67 Joseph F. Mealy, Jr., Son of the late Joseph F., Sr. ’26

Charles T. Fuqua, Brother of Paul S. ’63 and the late Stephen O., III ’67; uncle of Paul S., Jr. ’84

Martin J. Mesmer ’64, Brother of Frederick M. ’61, the late John F. ’68, and Joseph W. ’76; uncle of Frederick J. ’14

Dr. Francis P. Griffith, Jr. ’53

Kathryn Miller, Wife of John A. ’42

Chalmer J. Grossnickle, Father of Peter C. ’62, Timothy O. ’64, and Stephan J. ’68

William R. Mitchell, Brother of Brian ’98

Michael J. Hackett, Jr., Father of Michael J., III ’68, T. Peter ’71, and John F. ’74 Rev. Dr. Bruce E. Haliburton, Father of Troy E. ’05 J. Lane Hanan ’46 Gabriel Hanna, Father of Joseph G. ’05 gonzaga.org

Mary Burrell Moore, Sister of Frederick A. Burrell ’61, Benjamin F. Burrell ’64, and Robert M. Burrell ’71 Thomas P. Mudd, Jr. ’48, Son of the late Thomas P., Sr., ’21; brother of Francis F. ’48, John P. ’50, and Richard J. ’59 Vivian O’Neill, Mother of Eric M. ’91, David C. ’95, Sean T. ’00, and Daniel R. ’02

Alfred B. Riley, Sr. ’41, Brother of the late Wallace A. ’35 and the late Rev. Charles W., S.J. ’37; father of Joseph W. ’80 and Thomas H. ’81; grandfather of Joseph Donnelly ’91, Matthew A. Donnelly ’95, Patrick Donnelly ’98, Peter B. Carroccio, Jr. ’08, and Kevin M. Riley ’10; father-inLaw of Peter B. Carroccio, Sr. ’79; uncle of Joseph C. McCeney ’72, the late Stephen K. McCeney ’74, J. Kevin McCeney ’78, and Michael H. McCeney ’80 Philip L. Roache, Jr. ’35, Brother of Donald A. ’38; uncle of Bernard E., Jr. ’59, Raymond R. ’61, William H. ’63, the late John C. Coakley ’79, and Timothy N. Coakley ’85; grandfather of Brendan Roache ’99 James L. Rogers, Brother of William C. ’53; father of James W. ’73 and Timothy J. ’75; grandfather of James B. ’09; brother-in-law of D. Joseph Lane ’53 Evelyn E. Routt, Mother of Dr. James Richard Burke ’52 Carlette M. Rowan, Wife of Francis W. ’42 Francis W. Rowan ’42, Brother of the late Dr. Aloysius I. ’40 Elizabeth Saemann, Mother of Ronald L. ’59 Kay Sheehy, Wife of the late Dr. Stephen J. ’41 Rev. Deacon Anthony S. Smith, Father of Anthony M. ’68 Robert J. Taylor, Jr. ’61 Grace D. Toomey, Daughter of the late S. Dolan Donohoe ’12 Agnès van der Mensbrugghe, Mother of Dr. Benoît ’70 and Dominique Y. ’73 Gonzaga l Spring 2011

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Gonzaga Bands Awarded Highest Honors at All-American Music Festival Gonzaga’s Symphonic Wind Ensemble and Jazz Ensemble, under the direction of Mr. Chris Flannery (back to camera), were awarded “Superior” ratings, the highest adjudication standard, at the All-American Music Festival held at Universal Studios Florida in Orlando in late March. Additionally, both groups received First Place trophies in their class and respective divisions. The Jazz Ensemble performed in concert on March 25 at the Melody Gardens Stage in EPCOT at the Walt Disney World Resort. The ensemble had the honor of being the first group to perform in the newly completed facility; its program was a mix of American jazz classics. Walt Disney World Performing Arts management believes that this was the finest performance by any high school jazz group in any EPCOTGonzaga performance venue. 2011 This was Gonzaga’s ninth Spring Festival Performance Tour since 1991. spring gonzaga.org