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Brendan O’Neill ’60 designed and sculpted the new Eagles Fly High athletic plaque which now hangs in the Carmody Center. The bas relief sculpture was cast in bronze and shipped to Gonzaga from a foundry in Oregon.

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Dear Gonzaga Friends: The 2013-2014 school year continues to be an extraordinary one for Gonzaga in so many ways. There is certainly no shortage of reasons to be proud of all that happens here, from classrooms and labs to the stage to training rooms, fields, courts, and beyond! Our students have excelled academically, as they always do. More than two-thirds of the student body achieved First, Second, or Third Honors for the first semester. The Retreat Program has seen nearly every student on campus participate in one retreat or another. This year, more than 175 juniors and seniors have taken part in the Kairos retreat and most of the sophomore class members have gone on overnight sophomore retreats. Additionally, the annual freshman class retreat was held on campus during the Martin Luther King, Jr. Day weekend. In the arts, Gonzaga students staged a successful production of Noises Off in the fall and the classic Fiddler On The Roof in the spring. Student artists, writers, and musicians continue to hone their talents and amaze with their creativity. Gonzaga’s athletic teams have excelled so far this year, also. The varsity soccer team made its fourteenth consecutive appearance in the W.C.A.C. championship game in November and had seven players earn All-WCAC honors. The indoor track team won the D.C. State Athletic Association championship in February and the swimming and diving team won its fourth consecutive WMPSSDL championship. Not to be outdone, the varsity hockey team won the Mid-Atlantic Prep Hockey League title for the second straight season. Sadly, Gonzaga bid farewell to one of its most beloved faculty members last fall. Mr. Christopher Flannery – bandleader and music instructor extraordinaire – passed away unexpectedly in October. He was a respected colleague, a mentor to many young musicians, and a friend to all. He was truly a “man for others” and he will be missed by all who had the pleasure of knowing him. Please enjoy reading about some of what’s happening at Gonzaga in the following pages. And throughout the remainder of this year and beyond, please be assured of my continuing prayers for you and your loved ones. May God bless you for all that you do to support the young men of Eye Street.

Sincerely,

Rev. Stephen Planning, S.J. President

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The Art of Athletics Artist Brendan O’Neill ’60 Sculpture Offers Unique Gift Naming Opportunity

ith expansion of Gonzaga’s indoor athletic facilities a priority in Gonzaga’s strategic campus revitalization plan, the Keeping The Promise campaign committee pondered what sort of memorial could capture the significance of Gonzaga’s long and storied athletic tradition. The answer to the committee’s wish is a stunning bronze bas relief entitled Eagles Fly High, which now adorns a wall in the foyer of the Carmody Center. It is a gift to Gonzaga by the artist, Brendan O’Neill of the Class of 1960, himself a former Eye Street athlete and the father of two alumni, Brendan, Jr. ’86 and Casey ’96. Brendan, who is president of O’Neill Development, a construction, remodeling, and development firm, believes that

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there is a natural connection between being a builder of homes and a sculptor in that they both deal with three-dimensional art. Having long been interested in developing his artistic talents, Brendan attended the Corcoran School of Art after graduating from Georgetown University. He has since earned an impressive reputation as a portrait sculptor in a genre described as “textured realism.” A few years ago Brendan began sculpting a series of busts of Native American

chieftains. Today, his bronze portrait of Native American Chief Dull Knife resides at Chief Dull Knife College on the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation in Lame Deer, Montana. His bronze portrait of Chief Sitting Bull is displayed in the library at Sitting Bull College in Fort Yates, North Dakota. Locally, Brendan’s art can be found at the Don Bosco School in Silver Spring, Maryland, where his bronze wolf represents the school’s mascot. In addition to his training, Brendan credits much of his success to someone he considers his mentor, master gonzaga.org

sculptor Walter Matia. Matia is the artist responsible for the eagle sculpture entitled On Eagles’ Wings in front of the Carmody Center. The process of creating Gonzaga’s bas relief from conception to completion required fifteen months. The bulk of the work was done in a studio at the O’Neill home in Easton, Maryland. Notably represented within the bas relief are symbols depicting each of the seventeen different varsity sports in which Gonzaga students participate. References to the core values of a Gonzaga education are more subtle, perhaps, but are abundant throughout the work. For example, when explaining his work, Brendan takes care to explain how the student holding a book is slightly taller than the student holding the football, “Because at Gonzaga, academics are the top priority,” he says. For this same reason of placing emphasis on Gonzaga’s Jesuit education priorities, arching across the top of the sculpture is the Latin phrase Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam – For the Greater Glory of God. Accompanying the bas relief is a separate dedication plaque which reads: This sculpture is in grateful recognition of benefactors who cherish their days as Gonzaga student-athletes, coaches, and trainers. The bas relief is located in the part of the Carmody Center that includes the Alumni Association Athletic Hall of Fame display, trophies, and other historic Gonzaga athletic memorabilia. Danny Costello ’72, Gonzaga’s Vice President for Institutional Advancement and an Eagle football coach from 1974-1990, says of the new memorial, “Most of us who played and coached here on Eye Street will never have our names put up on the Hall of Fame wall. That’s for a special few. But where athletes are all equal is in their love of the game, their teammates, and the lessons we learned while competing. The importance of wins and losses fades over time. The memories never do. In that way, we’re all Hall of Famers.” n

Brendan O’Neill ’60 (center) is pictured with his sons, Casey ’96 (left) and Brendan, Jr. ’86, in front of the Eagles Fly High sculpture in the Carmody Center lobby.

A special video introducing the ‘Eagles Fly High’ bas relief was produced by Conrad Sigh ’00, Gonzaga’s Director of Social Media. You can watch the video online at http://www.gonzaga.org/EaglesFlyHigh. Also, look inside the center section of this issue to learn how you can support the Keeping The Promise campaign by having your name placed on this special tribute to Gonzaga and its student-athletes. gonzaga.org

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The 2013 St. Aloysius Medal

The 2013 St. Aloysius Medal recipients pictured with Gonzaga President Rev. Stephen Planning, S.J. (right): (l-r) Mr. Rick Cannon, Rev. Harry Hock, S.J., Dr. John Warman ’57, Mr. and Mrs. Scott and Courtney Clark Pastrick.

he Gonzaga community paid tribute to five distinguished individuals by presenting them with the St. Aloysius Gonzaga Medal on October 27th at the annual St. Aloysius Dinner. This year’s recipients were Mr. Rick Cannon, Rev. Harry Hock, S.J., Dr. John Warman ’57, and Mr. and Mrs. Scott and Courtney Clark Pastrick. The award is recognition for individuals who have shown outstanding devotion and service to Gonzaga and the larger community. Each of these members of the Gonzaga family is truly deserving of this special honor. Mr. Rick Cannon arrived on Eye Street in the fall of 1976 to begin what he would later describe as “the best job in the world.” In the thirty-seven years since, he has helped transform thousands of boys into young men confident in their ability to communicate with the written word. His teaching methods have been deemed demanding and uncompromising, but fair and effective. In 1993, the Gonzaga Faculty voted him its outstanding teacher as the school recognized him with the Rev. Cornelius A. Herlihy, S.J., Award. He is also a published poet who has earned numerous awards and recognition. For nearly

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four decades, Mr. Cannon has expressed his joy at teaching the young men of Eye Street and Gonzaga has been lucky to have him. Rev. Harry Hock, S.J., came to Gonzaga in 1976 to serve as the school’s treasurer. During his twentyone years on Eye Street, he took on the work of three or four people in his various other roles – teacher, team chaplain, mentor – and was, in a word, Gonzaga’s ‘rudder.’ In his quiet and largely unseen way, he kept the school moving ever forward and was a vital part of helping transform it from the brink of closure in the 1970s to the brink of unprecedented campus revitalization in the 1990s. For all of his efforts, Fr. Hock was granted an honorary doctorate degree by the Board of Directors in 1986 and he was inducted into the Gonzaga Athletic Hall of Fame in 1999. Mr. and Mrs. Scott and Courtney Clark Pastrick have lent their time and talents to the Gonzaga community since 2005 when their son Clark arrived on Eye Street as a freshman. Since then, Mr. Pastrick has joined the Gonzaga Board of Directors and both he and Mrs. Pastrick have led the Keeping The Promise capital campaign as chairs. As Gonzaga President Rev. Stephen Planning, S.J. remarked, “…

they continue to wrestle with whatever issues or challenges we face at the school. They have been a tremendous blessing to Eye Street and to me.” The Pastricks’ community outreach extends beyond Gonzaga, too, as they have been actively involved with organizations such as Washington Jesuit Academy, Catholic Charities, and Children’s Hospital. Dr. John Warman ’57 began his association with Gonzaga in 1954 when he entered as a freshman. He returned in 1967 and began his fourdecades-and-counting teaching career in the Classics Department, of which he has been the chair since 1970. He is also the heart of the school’s theater program, serving for various productions as director, producer, associate producer, and musical director, and piloting more than 350 performances from the pit piano. In 1999, he was the inaugural inductee in the Gonzaga Theater Hall of Fame and in 2013 the Gonzaga stage was dedicated as the Warman Stage in his honor. He has also provided the music for countless school graduations, masses, alumni weddings and funerals, and school liturgies. Dr. Warman’s list of awards and honors is extensive and well-deserved and he is a beloved fixture of Eye Street. n gonzaga.org

Alumni Spotlight on… Hines ’77 Presented With Novotny Alumni Service Award Gary Hines ’77 (left) was presented with the annual Fr. Allen P. Novotny Alumni Service Award by the Gonzaga Alumni Association on November 12th. Hines was recognized for his work with the Fr. Horace McKenna Center at St. Aloysius Church. The Novotny Award was instituted by the Alumni Association to honor graduates who have put their Gonzaga training as ‘men for others’ to productive use in their lives. Hines is pictured here receiving the award from Gonzaga Alumni Association President John Gaughan ’65 at the Alumni Association meeting in November.

Gonzaga Alumnus Takes Final Vows as a Jesuit Fr. David Collins, S.J. ’83 professed his final vows as a member of the Society of Jesus on October 19, 2013, in a ceremony in the Chapel of the Sacred Heart at Georgetown University. Fr. Collins entered the Jesuit novitiate in 1987 and was ordained to the priesthood in 1998. He joined the faculty of the History Department at Georgetown in 2004. During 2012, Fr. Collins was on leave and spent the time doing various pastoral works in preparation for his final vows. The profession of final vows is the conclusion of a Jesuit’s formation and it is a reaffirmation of his commitment to serve God and the Church wherever he is needed.

Bienvenue ’66 Selected as a ‘Washingtonian of the Year’ Richard “Benny” Bienvenue ’66 was selected in November as one of the winners of the 2013 Washingtonian of the Year Award for his work as the founder and director of the Our House Program, which provides job training and GED classes for at-risk youth. The award is presented annually by Washingtonian magazine and is considered “one of the highest honors the Washington, DC, community bestows on people who make the area a better place.” Bienvenue was nominated for the award by his Gonzaga classmate Jim Scott ’66, who wrote that he “continues to be inspired by what he and the staff have accomplished at Our House.” The winners are featured in the January 2014 issue of the magazine.

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~ In Memoriam ~

Christopher T. Flannery by Jack Mullally ‘14 The following eulogy was written by Jack Mullally ’14, president of the Gonzaga Band Leadership Council, and delivered to the Gonzaga community at a memorial service for Christopher Flannery on November 4, 2013.

n behalf of the current members of the Gonzaga Band and all Gonzaga Band Members who have walked before us under Mr. Flannery’s 32 amazing years of leadership, I would like to express what we feel to all those who mourn with us. We loved Flan and Flan loved us. We loved Flan as a teacher, a mentor, and most of all, a trusted friend. From his unending love of music he received his inspiration, his passion, his calling, which he so graciously passed on to all of us. He gave us strength in time of trouble, wisdom in time of uncertainty, sharing in time of happiness. Flan was, and will always be, by our side. Gonzaga has so many wonderful and renowned qualities, from the faculty, to the students, to the athletics, the arts and the academics. And we all know our school spirit is the best in the world. I believe that it is the Gonzaga Band program that is the heart, the soul, and the ever present and continuous beat of the Gonzaga family and community which keeps us moving forward. This is all due to our teacher, Mr. Christopher T. Flannery.

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Flan came to Gonzaga at the young age of 26 to run the music program. In a relatively short period of time, he took a small band and created a nationally recognized symphonic band and jazz band. Under his leadership, our band today includes over 75 members and has won numerous awards for outstanding performances. As a member of the symphonic, liturgical, and jazz ensembles, I can assure you that Symphonic Band at Gonzaga is not your typical high school band experience. Why? Because we had Flan. He was our fearless leader. There is no other band director like him. He was zany, he was witty, he was a genius. His motto was, “If you can’t clap it, you can’t play it.” He used his “perfect time” to teach us every rhythm for every song we would play. Since Mr. Flannery was a drummer, rhythms were his primary concern. And it worked! The first time I met Flan was when I auditioned for the band the

spring of my eighth grade year. We met in the Chapel of Our Lady after I showed up 45 minutes late. I still don’t know why he let me audition. After all, according to Flan, “If you are on time, you are late.” At first glance, I recognized Flan as your usual band teacher with a ponytail. But it didn’t take me long to figure out Flan was different. He was cool, way cool. The more he told me about the band and all the opportunities it offered, the more excited I became. There was the Symphonic Band, the Liturgical Ensemble, the Jazz Band, and more. There was the International Food Fair, a.k.a Jazz in Gonzaga Park. And then there was Orlando. For those who don’t know, every three years, Flan took us to Disney World. Quickly doing the math as a freshman, I realized I could go two times…my freshman year and my senior year. At Disney World, Flan was King. He told us all the must-sees... where to eat, what to ride. He claimed gonzaga.org

Jazz band, to the student-led sectionals when the jazz or liturgical ensembles were playing proved that he trusted his students that much. He treated us like professionals and expected professionalism throughout the year. We responded by doing the absolute best we could for him because we never wanted to let him down. The great thing about Flan was that he saw not what you were, but rather, what you could become. It didn’t matter if you were Concert Master or you were last chair in the third trumpets. Sitting with your instrument, looking up at him, you saw Flan with that twisted grin and mischievous sparkle in his eye, always beckoning, always encouraging. He motivated us with just a few simple words, like, “I’m not yelling, I’m being emphatic!” or “Cool” or “Groovy.” If we weren’t playing up to his satisfaction, he’d tell you to go to the practice room and put on a pot of coffee. Then he would mutter, “July 15th,” which was the day he sent all the music to us so we would be prepared when school began. If you were early, you were on time. If you were on time, you were late. Being “Johnny, Larry, or Shecky” was unacceptable. Representing our school in true Jesuit fashion was a must. I could go on and on, but you get the gist. Through his Flan-isms he taught us important life skills that will remain with us always. Flan was our friend. Personally, he was one of my best that the best burger in the World was in Epcot. Of course friends. Along with the Band Leadership Council, I checked we were there to perform, and that we did, winning high in with him every day during my lunch period to go over accolades every year. But being in Disney with Flan was the the plan of the day. Sometimes the conversation involved best. Watching him strut around the park was truly a sight band. Many times it involved golf or some new trick he to see. In his golf shirt, shorts, shades, and Titleist hat, he discovered on his iPad. Every day he always greeted me belonged in Disney like nobody else. Planning the trip was a with a smile, a laugh, and an outstretched hand waiting to full time job in and of itself, but Flan did it because he lived be taken. to have fun with his family, the brotherhood of boys whom Flan was one of the few teachers who “got us.” Many he loved so much. claim, but few deliver. He understood that band could be Jazz in Gonzaga Park was another incredible event Mr. dull. He knew evening rehearsals could be a drag. How Flannery created. Every year during the International Food did he remedy this? By being the corniest, zaniest, most Fair, he brought students and teachers together through encouraging, and yet the most honest man ever. the power of music and humor to celebrate our world. I would like to conclude by simply saying this: We, It was his way of sharing, of giving, of teaching. Walking the members of the band, are who we are today because through the quad on those breezy spring days you couldn’t of Flan. He taught us the value of fun and hard work. He help but feel free, energized, and happy. Life is wonderful instilled in us the importance of becoming ‘A Man for and Flan helped us celebrate this. It is no surprise that Others.’ And he gave us the remarkable gift of leadership the International Food Fair has become one of the most and trust. We are sad as we bid farewell to our awesome celebrated days of the school year. For our performance, teacher, our mentor, our friend. We are also comforted Flan made a binder filled with corny jokes which he in knowing that the gifts he so generously and selflessly delivered periodically throughout the gig. My favorite was, taught us will remain with us always: the gift of friendship, “How many surrealists does it take to screw in a lightbulb? A leadership, laughter, and most of all, the gift of music. fish! Think about that.” Flan...we may never hear the likes of “You da man” One of Flan’s pride and joys was the Bandsman’s again, but your spirit will live on forever in our hearts. And Manual. If you had any question about the band, Mr. tomorrow and each and every day henceforth, we will play Flannery would tell you to “refer to the Bandsman’s in your honor. n Manual.” He devoted the beginning of his summer to writing this text and expected us to know that book inside and out. Flan was our mentor. His genius lay in the fact that he trusted so much of the band’s work to the students. Everything from Band Leadership Council, to solos in the gonzaga.org

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The Gonzaga Alumni Association welcomed four new in The 1982 Varsity Football Team, Chad Leonard ’92, Brian Gallagher ’98, a

The 1982 Varsity Football Team • Ranked as high as #2 in the Washington metropolitan area by the Washington Post • Finished the 1982 season with a record of 8-2 • Advanced to the WMAC league championship game • Post-season honors for individuals included: • Coach of the Year • Defensive Player of the Year • an All-Metropolitan selection • a member of the Golden Eleven Team • several All-League players • five team members and Head Coach Mark Gowin are Gonzaga Athletic Hall of Fame inductees

Chad Leonard ’92 • Played varsity basketball, football, and golf • MVP of the 1991 Gonzaga football team as a wide receiver • Won Best Defensive Player Award in basketball in junior and senior seasons • 1991 All-Tournament Player (Altoona, PA) • 1992 Mid-Atlantic Invitational Tournament MVP • Four-year starter on The Citadel basketball team

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nductees to its Athletic Hall of Fame on October 5, 2013. and the 2003 City Championship Basketball Team were the 2013 honorees.

The 2003 City Championship Varsity Basketball Team • Perfect 32-0 record in pre-season summer leagues in 2002 • Regular season record of 27-5 in 2002-2003 • Defeated Paul VI High School to win the 2003 WCAC Championship • Defeated Dunbar High School to win the 2003 D.C. City Championship • Five All-WCAC players • First Team – co-captains Luke Owings ’03 and Lorenzo Miles ’03 • Third Team – Stanley Hodge ’04 • Honorable Mention – Antwan Harrington ’04 and Taurean Marshall ’03 • Two All-Metropolitan players • First Team – Lorenzo Miles ’03 • Third Team – Luke Owings ’03

Brian T. Gallagher ’98 • Led Eagles to back-to-back WCAC football championships (1996, 1997) • 22-4 record as a starting QB • 1996 Washington Post Honorable Mention All-Metropolitan • 1996 All-WCAC First Team selection • MVP of the 1996 football team • 1997 Washington Post First Team All-Metropolitan • 1997 Coaches’ Award recipient • George Michael (NBC4) ‘Golden Eleven’ Team • Washington, DC, Pigskin Club First Team • Played collegiately at Lafayette College and Catholic University gonzaga.org

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Mr. Connor McCarthy ’02, Gonzaga Advancement staff member and assistant varsity lacrosse coach, and his wife Kelsey welcomed their first child, a daughter named Ellis Marie, on January 28, 2014… Mr. Paul Hamm ’03, Gonzaga biology teacher and assistant varsity crew coach, and his wife Bethany welcomed their first child, a boy named Walter Gerard, on December 8, 2013…

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The Honorable Robert Timlin ’50

paid his brother, the late John L. Timlin ’49, quite a compliment while recently informing Gonzaga of John’s passing. Robert said of John, “He was truly a sustaining member of the Gonzaga theme – a man for others. He practiced this life on a daily basis…” Dave Dr. Tom Marzetta ’68 (right) received the 2013 IEEE Muller ’52 has written (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) his seventh book of Guglielmo Marconi Prize Paper Award in Wireless Colorado trails – Communications for a paper he published in Colorado Easy and November 2010 entitled “Noncooperative Cellular Scenic Hikes. Dave Wireless with Unlimited Numbers of Base Station has written guide Antennas.” The awards ceremony, which he attended with his wife Ingrid who is a professor at Uppsala books for all levels of University in Sweden, was held on June 10 at the IEEE hiker and all for all International Communications Conference in kinds of conditions… Budapest, Hungary. Dr. Tony Matan ’54 reports that he is still (photo – www.comsoc.org) practicing orthopedic surgery and operates three or four times a called Professor Moriarty’s Short week. He also does a weekly Stories, in which he mentions clinic at San Quentin Prison… Gonzaga and describes the school

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Mike Casem ’61 published a book entitled Circle of Grace in May 2013. The book recounts the true story of Mike and his wife Rita welcoming an unwed pregnant teenager named Theresa Palumbo into their home and Theresa’s return 32 years later as a living kidney donor for Mike… James Moriarty ’62 recently published a book

Bill Maksymiec ’78 was ordained a permanent deacon for the Archdiocese of Washington on June 22, 2013. He was assigned to �Church of the Annunciation Parish in Washington, D.C., and is doing works of charity at the Jean Jugan House of the Little Sisters of the Poor. Of his ordination, Bill says, “Many people at Gonzaga have supported me down this path and I wanted to share the good news that their efforts have come to fruition.”

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Vince Brannigan ’68 and Ruth Dayhoff recently celebrated their 38th wedding anniversary and welcomed their first grandchild, Joshua Omar Werfel. Vince continues as Professor Emeritus at the University of Maryland and is working on topics ranging from historic buildings and fire safety to outer space law. His wife, Ruth, is retiring as the Director of Digital Imaging in Medicine for the Veterans Administration. Their older daughter, Margaret, in addition to being a new mom, is finishing her PhD in biochemistry at Johns Hopkins University. Their younger daughter, Eleanor, is a family rights attorney in Baltimore. gonzaga.org

ethics and morals are taught and lived on a daily basis…” Vince Brannigan ’68 is a Professor Emeritus at the University of Maryland and is working on topics ranging from historic buildings and fire safety to outer space law (see photo)…

Kenneth Miles ’88 is the Assistant Vice Chancellor and Executive Director of the Cox Communications Academic Center for Student-Athletes at Louisiana State University. Under his leadership, the graduation rate among all LSU studentathletes has risen twelve percent since 2008 and stands at 81% as of November 2013. (photo – acsa.lsu.edu)�

David Lavan ’80 joined Dinsmore & Shohl LLP in July 2013 as a partner in the firm’s Washington, D.C., office. He practices in the firm’s Corporate Department, focusing on capital market matters and advises clients on issues involving the Security and Exchange Commission (SEC). According to the firm’s press rele�ase announcing his joining the firm, he represents public and private companies, as well as independent board and committee members, investment banks, private equity funds, and other financial institutions.

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Tom D’Agostino ’76 recently joined the Fluor Corporation’s Government Group as Senior Vice President of Strategic Planning and Development. He is based in Greenville, SC. Earlier in 2013, gonzaga.org

Tom retired from a 36-year federal career, which included serving as the Under Secretary for Nuclear Security in the U.S. Department of Energy from 20072013… Bill Maksymiec ’78 was ordained a permanent deacon for the Archdiocese of Washington on June 22, 2013. He has been assigned to the Church of the Annunciation Parish in Washington, D.C., and will be doing

Mike Murray ’62 (third from right) was presented with the Paul G. Zurkowski Founder’s Award by the Catholic Business Network-Montgomery County in November 2013 for his loyalty and long-term commitment to that organization, as well as many other Catholic organizations in the Archdiocese of Washington. Mike is pictured here at the CBN-MC Gala with his sons (l to r) Bo ’95, Jeff ’89, Joe ’85, Matt ’93, and Tim ’86. (photo – Our Parish Times)�

Bill Rodriguez ’90 (center) was presented with the Law Enforcement Commendation Award by the National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution on October 16, 2013. The award is given in “recognition of outstanding achievement and dedication to the maintenance of law and order.” Bill is a Field Training Officer in the Operations Division of the Arli�ngton County (VA) Police Department. Gonzaga l SPring 2014

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works of charity at the Jean Jugan House of the Little Sisters of the

LT John Butler ’97, JAGC, USN, was chosen by the Federal Bar Association as the 2013 Young Federal Lawyer of the Year. This award recognizes younger federal lawyers, either military or civilian, who have attained high standards of professional achievement. LT Butler has served in the U.S. Navy for the past eight years and was the 2010 Trial Counsel of the Year for the U.S. Navy. The award was conferred at the Annual Meeting of the FBA in September.�

IV ’81 retired from the United States Navy on June 25, 2013… PierreGaspard Chauvet ’89 became a partner at Central Properties, LLC, a real estate brokerage and property management firm in Washington, D.C., in June 2013…

Phillip Tang ’00 was named one of Food & Wine’s Best New Chefs in the New England region for 2013 in November. He is the owner and chef at East by Northeast Restaurant in Cambridge, Massachusetts.�

On May 4, 2013, Colin Cappadona ’00 married Mary Kathleen Graefe in St Michael’s, Maryland. Joining them to celebrate were several Gonzaga alumni including (l to r) John Leubecker ’00, Mike Oristian ’00, John Schlegel ’01, Martin McCarthy ’96, Ed Deegan ’01, Sean Cave ’04, Tim Warren ’01, Connor McCarthy ’02, Paul Francis Casey ’42, Kevin Rapp ’02, Dylan Oursler ’02, Gabe Kelley ’06, Jack Kelley ’03, Joe Gormley ’99, Paul Lindsay ’00, Casey O’Neill ’96, Ed Snyder ’51, Jesse Oursler ’99, Robert Walsh ’03, Andrew Forbes ’00, Nick de Franceaux ’11, and Matt Greaney ’04.

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Andrew Leach ’03 and Simmie Berman were married on May 26, 2013, at the Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art in Amherst, MA. The groom’s brothers participated in the ceremony along with Robert Hutchinson ’03 who served as best man. Many Gonzaga alumni celebrated with them including (l to r): Patrick Fallwell ’03, Michael Schreiber ’03, Aaron Palmer ’03, Ryan Cantwell ’03, Juan Carlos Hamud ’03, Jon Waters ’03, Rob Hutchinson ’03, John Leach ’15, William Leach ’10, Patrick Healey ’03, Alex Leach ’06, and Kyle Pascual ’03 (not pictured). gonzaga.org

Four members of the class of 1973 were proud fathers on June 1, 2013, as their sons graduated with the class of 2013. Pictured here on Buchanan Field after the graduation ceremony are (l to r) Patrick ’13 and Jerry McNamara ’73, Jake ’13 and Kevin Furnary ’73, Alex ’13 and Bill Corboy ’73, and Ryan ’13 and Mark Howell ’73.

Paul Fontelo ’09 received a Fulbright grant in May 2013 �to study classical music composition at the University of the Philippines College of Music. He is studying with leading Filipino musicians and composers for the 2013-14 academic year.

Patrick Colligan ’09 graduated from Georgetown University in May 2013 and is a “Teach For China” fellow. He is currently teaching in rural southwest China in Gengga, Changning county, Baoshan prefecture, Yunnan province. Despite some hardships associated with teaching in rural China, he is enjoying the experience. He is pictured here in Zhujiajiao.� Brendan Tracz ’05 and Maria Messina were married on June 29, 2013, at St. Aloysius Church. In the wedding party were five of Brendan’s best Gonzaga friends, as well as his brother and best man Joe Siciliano ’17. Being a big Washington Redskins fan, Brendan presented each of his groomsmen with a pair of the “Superman” socks worn by Robert Griffin III when he received the Heisman Trophy. Some of them are pictured here outside St. Aloysius Church – (l-r) Josh Eager ’05, Zeke Eager ’05, Chad Dudley ’05, Brendan Tracz ’05, Joe Siciliano ’17, and Matthew Massey ’05. (Not pictured – Tommy Scanlon ’04.)

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Andrew Knauf ’91 and his wife Jennifer welcomed their second daughter, Paige, on July 8, 2013. They also have another daughter named Annie… Mark Greaney ’95 and his wife Joanna welcomed a daughter, Maya, in June 2013… gonzaga.org

Jonathan Thessin ’96 and his wife Rebecca welcomed twin boys, Andrew Jonathan and Jacob

Chris Saint ’07 was a member of the USA national rugby team that represented the United States in the 2013 Americas Rugby Championship, which took place October 11-19 in British Columbia, Canada�. The team was comprised of some of the best rugby players from around the country. Saint, a former All-American at Penn State University, currently plays the scrumhalf position for the Houston Area Rugby Club. (photo – Judy Teasdale) Gonzaga l SPring 2014

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Williams, on May 22, 2013… Thomas Bryant III ’97 and his wife Terri had their third child, Titus C’Arthur, on June 26, 2013. Thomas and Terri also have a daughter, Tori, who is in kindergarten, and a one-year-old

Anthony Oliverio ’10 graduated on July 6, 2013, from Officer Candidate School, U.S. Marine Corps Quantico, Virginia. He earned the top physical fitness award with a score of 99.8. Anthony was joined at the graduation ceremony by family members and friends, including (l-r) his father, Martin ’81, Will Harrison ’11, and Kevin Riley ’10. Anthony will be commissioned in the Marine Corps in May 2014 upon his graduation from the University of Mississippi.�

son, Thomas IV… John Butler ’97 (see photo) was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant Commander (LCDR) in the U.S. Navy JAG

Several Gonzaga alumni oarsmen and coxswains participated in the Head of the Charles Regatta in Boston in October 2013. John McNulty ’11 (second from left) and his University of Virginia teammates set a new course record and won gold in the Collegiate Four event. Other former Eagle rowers at the regatta included Colin Ethridge ’07, Carl Thunman ’07 (Princeton University), Jack Devlin ’09 (Georgetown University), Peter Prominski ’09 (Holy Cross), Joe Hanlon ’10 (Yale University), Jorge Galindo ’11 (Penn State University), Phil Bates ’12 (Harvard University), and Christian Kerrigan ’13 (Holy Cross).

(l to r) Athletic Director Joe Reyda ’85, Gonzaga JV soccer coach Jim Kilroy, Ian Harkes ’13, and Gonzaga varsity head coach Scott Waller are pictured here at the University of Maryland on October 19th, following the MarylandWake Forest soccer game. Harkes is a starting midfielder for Wake Forest and played this entire game against the Terrapinsn, whom they defeated, 4-3. Harkes started every game of the 2013 season for the Demon Deacons�.

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Cullen Watson ’98 was inducted into the Sewanee (The University of the South) Athletics Hall of Fame as part of the Class of 2013 during the weekend of September 6-7. He was joined at the ceremony at Sewanee by his wife Rebecca, daughter Charlotte, his parents Linda and Stephen, his brother Bradley ’04, and baseball teammates from Sewanee. �Cullen was a 2002 All-Region baseball selection, three-time FirstTeam All-SCAC honoree, and left Sewanee as one of the baseball program’s most productive players. In 2001, he finished with a teamleading .415 batting average. During his senior season, he led the Tigers and SCAC in RBI (43) and ranked in the top-five in four other SCAC categories. Since 2000, Watson holds the single-season record for runs batted in. gonzaga.org

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Dr. David Greaney ’00 is an anesthesiologist in Dublin, Ireland… LT Michael Orfini, USN

Ben Brooks ’07 is in the third year of a three-year postbachelor fellowship at the University of Washington’s Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation in Seattle, Washington. He is studying for a master’s degree in Global Health.�

’01 and his wife Betsy welcomed a son, Oliver “Ollie” Michael, on November 8, 2013, in Virginia Beach, VA… Tim Warren ’01 and his wife Sunni welcomed their first child, a son named Grant Edward, on November 21, 2013�… Wes Wyvill ’01 and his wife Linda Ethan Brooks ’09 welcomed daughter graduated from Carly Theresa on Fordham University in January 18, 2014… May 2013 and was CPT Mark Tilch ’03 Fordham’s varsity graduated on January squash team captain in 24, 2014, from U.S. 2013. Ethan plans to Army Ranger School at work for a New York Fort Benning, GA. He City advertising firm and his wife, Jessica, following graduation. are currently stationed at Fort Bragg, NC… Dan Lechner ’06 is into the Sewanee (The University currently a first-year law student at of the South) Athletics Hall of the Columbus School of Law at Fame as part of the Class of 2013. Catholic University… 1LT Cullen was a 2002 All-Region Brendan Murphy ’06 and his wife baseball selection, three-time First Caitlin welcomed a daughter, Team All-SCAC honoree, and he Molly Brianne, on December 29, left Sewanee as one of the 2013. Although he was deployed baseball program’s most to Afghanistan in April 2013 with productive players (see photo)… a U.S. Army artillery unit, Brendan Mark Lyman ’99 and his wife was present for Molly’s birth via Meghan welcomed a son, John Skype… Ben Brooks ’07 Michael, on June 6, 2013… graduated with honors from the Corps in January 2014… Kevin Greaney ’98 is a lawyer for Stryker in northern Europe… Greg Soulé ’98 and his wife Sara welcomed a daughter named Abigail on November 25, 2013… Cullen Watson ’98 was inducted

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University of Virginia in 2011 with a degree in biomedical engineering and is in the third year of a three-year post bachelor

Joe Hanlon ’10 earned a roster spot on the US Rowing Under 23 National Team last July. The team represented the United States at the Under 23 World Rowing Championships held in Austria. Joe, a varsity rower at Yale University, rowed with the lightweight men’s 4 crew, which finished sixth in the finals.�

fellowship at the University of Washington’s Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation in Seattle, Washington. IHME fellows are employed full-time while studying for master’s degrees in Global Health (see photo)… Chris Saint ’07 was a member of the USA national rugby team that represented the United States in the 2013 Americas Rugby Championship, which took place October 11-19 in British Columbia, Canada (see photo)… Ethan Brooks ’09 graduated from Fordham University in May 2013. He played on Fordham’s varsity squash team for two years and was the team captain in 2013. He was invited twice to the school’s “Breakfast for Champions” honoring varsity athletes who excel in the classroom. He plans to work for a New York City advertising firm following graduation (see photo)… Patrick Colligan ’09 graduated from Georgetown University in May 2013 and is a “Teach For China” fellow. He is currently teaching in rural southwest China (see photo)… Paul Fontelo ’09 received a Fulbright grant to study Gonzaga l SPring 2014

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classical music composition at the University of the Philippines College of Music for the 2013-14 academic year (see photo)… Peter

CPT Mark Tilch ’03 is pictured here with his wife, Jessica, following his graduation from U.S. Army Ranger School at Fort Benning, Georgia, on January 24th. Ranger School is an intense 61-day combat leadership course conducted in various locations. Mark will head to Airborne School next.�

and the swimming and diving teams… Anthony Oliverio ’10 graduated on Kevin Hogan ’11, quarterback of the July 6, 2013, Stanford University football team, was from Officer selected to receive the College Player of the Year Award at the Sixth Annual Washington Candidate Football Legends event on March 29th. He School, U.S. was chosen by a selection committee as the Marine Corps top college football player in or from the Quantico, greater D.C. area for 2013. The Washington Virginia. He Football Legends event honors greater earned the top Washington, D.C., area football players, physical fitness community leaders, members of the media, award with a Ian Hummer ’09 was signed by ‘ratiopharm and Washington Redskins legends, and score of 99.8. Ulm,’ a professional team in the first division provides scholarships for minority higher of Germany’s Basketball Bundesliga in He will be education assistance. January. He will play with the team for the commissioned (photo – Jim Shorin/stanfordphoto.com) remainder of this season (as little as 2 months in the Marine and as much as about 4 months depending Corps in May on how his team does in the league and 2014 upon his McGrath ’09 graduated from the Eurocup playoffs) and also for next season graduation from the University of Mary Washington (team option).� University of with a B.A. in History, and played Mississippi (see four years of varsity lacrosse… photo)… Kevin Hogan Football Legends event on March Brian Murphy ’09 is currently ’11 was selected to receive the 29th (see photo)… working at Gonzaga as part of the College Player of the Year Award Alumni Service Corps. He also at the Sixth Annual Washington helps coach the water polo teams

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May They Rest In Peace Joseph F. Anastasi, Father of the late Joseph G. ’54; great-grandfather of Jonathan R. ’16 Joseph M. Anderson ’66 Dr. James D. August ’58, Father of the late Jeffrey H. ’83 and Gregory J. ’85 Josephine L. Balla, Mother of Louis G. ’78 and Stephane M. “Steve” ’81 Thomas J. Barbagallo ’39 Bruce Bradley, Father of Devin B. ’95, Todd P. ’97, and Scott C. ’00 Gene M. Buckingham ’52 William J. Burns, Father of William J., Jr. ’04 and Robert E. ’04 RDML William M. Callaghan, Jr. ’43 Dr. S. Joseph Campanella ’45, Brother of the late Vincent M. ’40 Jeanne C. Conn, Mother of former Dean of Studies and Board member Rev. James J., S.J. Thecla Coppolo, Mother of Gonzaga staff member Mrs. Priscilla C. Flynn; grandmother of Daniel C. Flynn ’12 and Matthew A. Flynn ’13; mother-in-law of Daniel J. Flynn ’77 Paul T. Cosimano ’45, Brother of the late Benedict C. ’40, the late Dr. Salvador J., Jr. ’40, and John C. ’49; father of Paul J. ’75 Edna May Devlin, Wife of R. Daniel ’53 William H. Donellan, Sr., Father of William H., Jr. ’85; grandfather of Joseph ’16 Robert M. Dougherty ’50, Father of R. Michael, Jr. ’75, John F. ’84, and William P. ’85

Dr. Roland H. Drum, DDS, Father of Logan R. J. ’10 Beatrice F. Fitzgerald, Wife of the late William J., Jr. ’49; mother of James M. ’91 Dolores S. Fitzgerald, Wife of Lawrence J., Jr. ’48; mother of Michael K. ’72 and Stephen B. ’78; sister-in-law of Robert A. ’50 and Joseph M. ’60 John F. Grimes ’44 Susan Hitchcock-Lowe, Wife of Harvey S. Lowe, Jr. ’47 Rosalie L. Iadarola, Mother of Dr. Michael J. ’69 and Dr. Paul E. ’72; grandmother of Joseph C. ’02 Thomas E. Jacobs III, Father of Michael P. ’88 and Martin D. ’91 Maj. John W. Jarrett, USAF (Ret.), Foster brother of David R. Terbush ’81 Catherine Kennedy, Sister of Peter J. ’79; aunt of Christopher D. ’08 George W. Koch, Grandfather of Sam B. LeBlond ’02, Daniel R. Koch ’07, Robert D. Koch ’11, and Robert M. Koch ’12 Ludwig R. Konzman, Grandfather of Gonzaga faculty member Mr. Brian G., S.J. Francis M. Lucas ’52 Grace O’Connor, Mother of Matthew P. ’75, Timothy J. ’82, and Michael J. ’85; mother-in-law of Kevin M. Whitcomb ’79; grandmother of Connor T. Whitcomb ’11

Donald H. McLaughlin ’41 Cynthia McMullen, Mother of Paul T. ’94; mother-in-law of Scott M. Hamburger ’89 Mabel M. Murphy, Mother of William A. ’64 Maria Murphy-Andary, Wife of James F. Andary ’62 Edward A. Ransom ’53 Dr. Robert L. Regan ’40 Richard R. Robinson ’55 Julian P. Rodriguez ’54, Brother of the late Kenneth A. ’55 Kenneth A. Rodriguez, Brother of the late Julian P. ’54 Paul M. Rodriguez, Father of Christian M. ’13 Rita T. Posey-Moore, Mother of William J. Moore ’07 Dr. John A. “Jack” Sanders, Husband of Gonzaga faculty member Dr. Heather Sanders; grandfather of John A. “Jack” III ’15 Richard F. Sheehy, Brother of Vincent A., III ’46; uncle of Paul A. ’81 John L. Timlin ’49, Brother of The Honorable Robert J. ’50 Kathleen E. Topelius, Sister of Stephen P. Ellis ’63 Caroline S. Weiner, Sister of Chad Stackhouse ’93

John O’Malley, Father of Edward S. ’77

Virginia H. Wilson, Mother of Dr. Paul R., Jr. ’62

Mary Elizabeth McCarron, Wife of Vincent P. ’40; mother of Stephen P. ’69, the late David J. ’71, and Vincent S. ’72

LtCol Joseph M. Zurlo III, USMC (Ret.), Son of Joseph M., Jr. ’54

ERRATA Each year the Gonzaga Development Office staff does its best to reflect the loyalty and kindness of Gonzaga’s many benefactors in the annual Honor Roll of Donors. However, mistakes are inevitable and, unfortunately, the following listing from the 2013 Honor Roll contained errors. Please accept both our heartfelt apology for the errors and our deep gratitude for your continued support of Gonzaga’s mission. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Taft were incorrectly listed on separate lines in the Memorial Funds listing on page 47. Their correct listing is Marion E. and Walter J. Taft

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2014 St. Aloysius Medal Recipients Announced

Dr. John S. Dillon ’48

Rev. Raymond M. Lelii, S.J.

Brendan T. O’Neill, Sr. ’60

Martha “Marty” Tuohey

Father Stephen Planning, S.J., President of Gonzaga is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2014 St. Aloysius Medal, given for exemplary service to school and community. The recipients are Dr. John S. Dillon ‘48, Rev. Raymond M. Lelii, S.J., Brendan T. O’Neill, Sr. ‘60, and Martha “Marty” Tuohey. The medals will be presented at the St. Aloysius Dinner on October 26, 2014.

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