The Eye Street Boys of Summer Crew Leads Historic Season For Gonzaga
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Features 2 Jim Ronan ’83 “Spirit of Gonzaga” Photo Contest 4 60th Annual Father-Son Communion Breakfast
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6 Spring Champions – Crew, Rugby, and Track Teams Win Titles 10 “Collegium Cum Ecclesiam” – As St. Aloysius Parish Prepares To Celebrate Its 150th Anniversary, Pastor Rev. Thomas Clifford, S.J., Looks At Its Origins
Departments 1 From the President: Rev. Allen P. Novotny, S.J. 14 News Of 20 Calendar of Events 20 Errata 21 May They Rest In Peace
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Others 5 Fuqua ’53 Honored With Williams College Fund 8 In Memoriam: Monsignor William F. O’Donnell ’39 9 Classes of ’44, ’49, and ’59 Return For Spring Reunions
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On the Cover The Gonzaga Varsity Eight crew rowed to the best season in the program’s history in spring and summer 2009. The Eagles, shown here on the Anacostia River, won multiple
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championships and medaled at the Stotesbury Cup Regatta in Philadelphia. The team’s spring success propelled it to the prestigious Henley Royal Regatta in London, England in July, where Gonzaga made a strong showing and earned its first Henley victory. The crew team was just one of three Gonzaga squads to win a championship last spring.
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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 #954-900. Summer 2009, Issue Number 39, Volume 2. 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: Elizabeth Veith or Susan Hanifin; Gonzaga College High School; 19 Eye Street, NW; Washington, DC 20001; email: eveith@gonzaga.org or 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 Connor McCarthy ’02 at cmccarthy@gonzaga.org or Steve Langevin ’89 at slangevin@gonzaga.org. Visit Gonzaga’s website: www.gonzaga. org Visit Gonzaga’s website: www.gonzaga.org
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hose who work in education experience a definite change in tempo during these months of summer. It’s certainly not that there’s nothing going on down here on Eye Street after exams and graduation. At any given time, there have been several hundred people on campus engaged in a variety of activities. Summer School offered an enrichment program for those seeking an intensive learning experience to prepare for SATs, hone their computer skills, or practice writing college essays; freshman transition workshops helped ease eighth-graders into the rigors of high school life, and, of course, a program of “credit review” enabled the less fortunate to make up for not passing a course. All these rolled along as they have for so long under the watchful eye of their director, Rick Cannon. Then there was a full complement of sports camps, as well as volunteer community service opportunities with Campus Kitchen and the McKenna Center, not to mention the many service trips, including one to Africa this year. Yet, for all the activity, there is a palpable difference from the pace of the rest of the year, which all of us can sense. In verse, song, and cinema, summer has long been celebrated as a time of romance, relaxation and reflection. Being a disciple of Ignatius Loyola, whose feast falls in the midst of summer, I am given to the third of those three R’s. I reflect especially on Gonzaga’s recent blessings: an athletic program named by Sports Illustrated as the best in D.C. with spring championships in rugby, track, and crew. In addition, our rowers qualified to travel to England for their first Royal Henley Regatta. Despite the down economy, it also proved to be a successful admissions season for Gonzaga with more applications and our largest enrollment ever. There was also good news from the results of the Advanced Placement exams our students took in spring, with well over three-quarters of them scoring well enough to gain college credit for their course work. Indeed, the Lord’s divine light has been shining on Eye Street during the long, sunny days of summer. Even, and perhaps especially, in this time of enjoyment and recreation for our students and teachers, our campers and counselors, He has guided their hearts and minds to closer union with Him. I have no doubt that everyone they have encountered during this time of rest and relaxation have been able to recognize His saving power working in them, encouraging all to work for His greater honor and glory.
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he annual Jim Ronan ’83 “Spirit of Gonzaga” Photo Contest was held in April and over forty entries were submitted by aspiring young Eye Street photographers. Named for the late Jim Ronan ’83, who loved Gonzaga and served as the school’s unofficial photographer for many years, the contest featured several categories including Service/ Spiritual, Sports/Social, Black & White, and Campus. Fine arts teacher Jennifer Carter moderated the contest and winners were selected by a panel of judges. Some of the contest entries and winners are shown here with the photographer’s name and the title. n
“Spirit of Kicking Cabbages – Apopka, FL Chris Bahret ’10 1st Place – Service/Spiritual
Just a Blur Devin Kelly ’09 1st Place – Sports/Social Crocus Tony Dattoli ’11 Honorable Mention – Black & White
In The Tangelo Tree Chris Bahret ’10 Service/Spiritual
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Basking In The Sun Sebastian Caceres-Sisa ’11 2nd Place – Campus
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A Bird’s Home Sebastian Caceres-Sisa ’11 1st Place – Campus
Two of a Kind Kevin Berry ’11 Best Sophomore Photo
Cross-Country Champions Willie Leach ’10 1st Place Overall – Best In Show
Aaron Trap Jervey ’11 1st Place – Black & White
Mr. Robinson Devin Kelly ’09 Honorable Mention – Sports/Social gonzaga.org
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60th Annual Father-Son Communion Breakfast
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he 60th Annual Gonzaga Father-Son Communion Breakfast was held on May 3. Despite a steady morning rain, hundreds of sons and fathers filled St. Aloysius Church for Mass and then walked a few blocks to the Hyatt Regency Hotel on Capitol Hill for breakfast and the presentation program. As it does each year, the Gonzaga Alumni Association honored one of its own with the Alumni Association Man of the Year Award. This year’s honoree was Tony Interdonato ’66, a most deserving recipient for all that he has done and continues to do for his alma mater. Mr. Interdonato spoke about his family’s long history with Gonzaga, dating back to his father’s graduation with the class of 1938, and what the school and community have meant to them. The keynote speaker was Senator Robert P. Casey, Jr. (D-Pa.), who spoke to the audience, and especially the students, about the importance of giving back to the larger community. He urged them to figure out their own ways, however large or small, of serving others throughout their lives and to get involved in their communities. As it is each year, the Father-Son Communion Breakfast was a wonderful event for the Gonzaga community and was yet another example of what makes it a unique place. n
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Gonzaga President Reverend Allen P. Novotny, S.J. (left) and Mr. Anthony P. Interdonato ’66, the 2009 Gonzaga Alumni Association Man of the Year
Senator Robert P. Casey, Jr. (D-Pa.) gave the keynote address at the 60th Annual Father-Son Communion Breakfast. His message had a special poignancy for the Gonzaga students, as he himself is a product of Jesuit education, having graduated from Scranton Preparatory HS and the College of the Holy Cross. He also spent a year serving in the Jesuit Volunteer Corps.
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Williams College Tutorial Fund Honors Fuqua ’53
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harles J. Fuqua ’53, professor emeritus of classics at Williams College in Massachusetts, was recently bestowed with the honor of having a tutorial fund at Williams established and named for him as part of the school’s campaign. John Foster, a former student of Professor Fuqua’s at Williams, established the fund in appreciation for what he learned from Fuqua. The following is from the announcement of the fund’s establishment. One of John Foster’s ’80 few regrets about his Williams education was that he shied away from forming close relationships with his professors. But he fondly remembers Charlie Fuqua, who taught one of Foster’s first college classes, as “the man who introduced me to education at Williams in a generous and thoughtful way.” And so, as a part of a $1 million dollar gift commitment to the Williams Campaign, Foster has chosen to celebrate that experience by endowing a tutorial fund in Fuqua’s honor. gonzaga.org
“I was an ill-prepared rookie who was learning quickly that the water at Williams can be deep,” Foster says of his time as one of only eight students in Fuqua’s survey of the poetry of Catullus and Propertius. “Had Charlie been of a mind to do it, he could have blown me away. Instead, I remember a man who loved his subject and infected those around him with it.” Foster thus focused his gift on tutorials, which involve weekly sessions between a professor and two students, because “there is no doubt in my mind that a relationship with the instructor is going to be formed. So if Williams is able to offer more tutorials, I want to support it.” Fuqua, the new fund’s honoree and the Garfield Professor of Ancient Languages Emeritus, agrees. “And the very best part of John’s gift,” he adds, “is that it’s coming from a former student and is going to help current and future students.”
Gonzaga Swordsmen Make Strides
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embers of the newly formed Gonzaga fencing club had never stepped on a fencing strip before September 2008. By the end of the academic year, though, the club had made significant strides and each member improved greatly. A milestone victory, the club’s first ever, came on April 24 in Gonzaga’s own Carmody Center against Landon School of Bethesda, Maryland. In that competition, the Eagles’ foil team won eight bouts to four, while the épée team tied Landon, six to six. In a four-school competition hosted by St. Alban’s School in Washington, D.C. on May 8, the Eagles again performed very well. The “A” team’s match came down to a point-for-point struggle against St. Anselm’s School, which the Eagles finally ceded by one point. The “B” team also put on an impressive performance, winning two out of three matches by solid margins against St. Anselm’s and Landon before losing to Georgetown Prep. Said Spanish teacher and fencing club moderator Sra. Barbara Nierman, “In my opinion, these guys have made incredible progress.” Congratulations to the Gonzaga fencing club, Coach Frank Kelley, and moderator Sra. Nierman on their successes this year! n Gonzaga l Summer 2009
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Gonzaga Claims 3 Spring Championships
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he Gonzaga crew program made school rowing history this past spring and summer by winning multiple championships and medals. The first significant win of the season was the 2009 Washington Metropolitan Interscholastic Rowing Association title on May 9. It was the Eagles’ second consecutive W.M.I.R.A. title and the first for Head Coach Marc Mandel at the helm of the Gonzaga crew program. A week later Gonzaga won its first medals ever at the 83rd Stotesbury Cup Regatta, the largest high school rowing regatta in the world. The Eagles’ Senior Eight boat and Freshman Eight boat won the silver and bronze medals, respectively. The biggest win ever for the Gonzaga crew program came on
The Gonzaga crew team is shown here after two of its boats earned medals at the Stotesbury Regatta in Philadelphia.
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The Gonzaga varsity eight crew and coaches are pictured here with Brian Flattery ’64 (center) at the Henley Royal Regatta in London. Mr. Flattery lives on the Thames River near the regatta May 23 at the 75th Scholastic Rowing finish line; he hosted a reception Association of America (SRAA) at his home for the team, Nationals in New Jersey, where the coaches, and parents during their Senior Eight boat finished in first trip to England. place to win the high school rowing n a t i o n a l championship. The Eagles claimed the title by outracing fellow Jesuit rivals St. Joseph’s Prep of Philadelphia and Canisius High School of New York, among others, in an allThe Gonzaga varsity eight is Catholic-schools final. pictured here racing in the Henley The wave of success during the Royal Regatta on the River Thames spring carried the varsity eight all in London, England on July 1. the way to London, England for the prestigious Henley Royal Regatta end Gonzaga’s historic run. on the River Thames in early July, The trip wasn’t all business, where the though. While in London, the Eagles rowed rowers, coaches, and parents against some attended a reception in their honor of the best hosted by Mr. Brian Flattery ’64 at teams in the his home on the Thames near the w o r l d . finish line of the Henley Regatta Gonzaga course. b e s t e d Congratulations to Coach Wi n ch e s t e r Mandel, Assistant Coach Aliyah College in its Snyder, freshman coaches Eric first Henley Gehrke ’03, Andrew Killion ’04, race ever on and Bobby Brown ’04, and the July 1, but The Brunswick School of entire crew program on a successful Greenwich, Connecticut outraced and historic 2009 season! n the Eagles in their second race to gonzaga.org
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Crew Program Enjoys Most Successful Season Ever
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Rugby Program Continues Winning Ways In ’09
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he Gonzaga rugby team extended its dominance over the area during the 2009 season. Following another outstanding regular season, the Eagles claimed their tenth straight Potomac Rugby Union (PRU) title on April 25 with a 41-20 win over John Carroll High School at the University of Maryland. The victory earned the Eagles a trip to the Mid-
Atlantic Rugby Football Union (MARFU) championship game in Baltimore on May 3 against St. Gregory’s Academy of Pennsylvania. Gonzaga prevailed, 29-0, for its third straight MARFU title (pictured) and its fifth in six years. That victory propelled the team to the USA Rugby High School National Championship tournament in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on May
15-16 as the #6-seed. The Eagles faced tough competition and lost two of three games over the weekend, but they still finished the season as the #4-ranked high school team in the country. Congratulations to Head Coach Lee Kelly and the entire Gonzaga rugby program on their superb 2009 season! n
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Track & Field Team Has Championship Season
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he Gonzaga track and field team forged another successful season this past spring under the direction of Coach Alvin Maddox. The Eagles won the boys’ team championship at the prestigious 28th Annual Draper Invitational on May 2 at St. Stephen’s/St. Agnes High School in Alexandria, Virginia, by defeating Good Counsel High School and St. Alban’s School in the two-day event. Several Gonzaga athletes led the way with outstanding individual efforts, including Billy Ledder ’10, Leo McLaughlin ’10, Aaron Sheppard ’11 (pictured, right), and Eric Pittman, Jr. ’11 (pictured, left). gonzaga.org
The Eagles then won the Washington Catholic Athletic Conference (WCAC) boys’ team championship over rivals DeMatha Catholic High School and Good Counsel on May 16. Outstanding individual performances by Sheppard, Stacey Robinson ’10,
and Ledder, who was named the meet’s most valuable male athlete, sealed the win for Gonzaga. Congratulations to Coach Alvin Maddox and the entire track and field team on a fantastic 2009 season! n Gonzaga l Summer 2009
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In Memoriam Reverend Monsignor William F. O’Donnell ’39 (photo – Michael Hoyt/ Catholic Standard)
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everend Monsignor William F. O’Donnell, a 1939 Gonzaga graduate and a priest in the Archdiocese of Washington since 1962, passed away on April 23. Monsignor O’Donnell was a very accomplished and respected man who dedicated his life to serving others, whether as a soldier during World War II or later as a priest at various parishes around the archdiocese. He was honored as the Gonzaga Alumni Association Man of the Year in 2004. The following article about Monsignor O’Donnell was written by Mark Zimmerman, editor of the Catholic Standard in Washington, D.C., and is reprinted with his permission: As a soldier in World War II, he fought in the Battle of the Bulge, and won many awards for bravery. As a priest for the Archdiocese of Washington, Msgr. William O’Donnell served as a pastor, administrator and as editor of the Catholic Standard newspaper. And at his April 28 Funeral Mass at St. Thomas Apostle Church in Washington, the priest was remembered as a man of God who dedicated his life to serving others. “You have been a wonderful servant both to your country and to your Church,” said Msgr. William Awalt, a retired priest, in his homily. A Washington native, William O’Donnell attended St. Thomas Apostle and Immaculate Conception grade schools and Gonzaga College High School. After graduating from Georgetown University, he entered the Army during World War II and was awarded the Silver Star, the
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Bronze Star with Oak Leaf Cluster and the Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster for service in Europe, and was later discharged with the rank of captain. During a 2004 interview, he said his faith was a source of strength to him and other soldiers. “It was something there with us, that comes to the fore when the situation is very difficult and dangerous,” he said. With his typical humor, he joked about trying to say the Act of Contrition one day when he was a platoon leader with the Army’s 87th Infantry Division, pinned down on a hillside as German guns zeroed in on his position. As he stumbled over the words of the prayer, shells kept hitting closer and closer. Finally, he said to himself, “The heck with this,” and he got up to look after his platoon. His friends later teased him that was the best prayer he ever said. As a platoon leader, he knew all of his troops by name, and over the years, he continued to pray for those who had died in battle. “So many of them met the challenges that led to their deaths, because they knew they had to do it. That was their makeup,” he said. Years after his bravery in the Battle of the Bulge, he served as priest chaplain for those veterans, forever sharing a bond with those who had survived the freezing temperatures and deep snow of that battle on the border of Germany and Belgium. Later, he was with the Third Army when it liberated several concentration camps. Witnessing the horrors of the death camps later shaped his strong opposition to abortion. He once wrote, “We thought that one of the reasons we fought was to obliterate such inhuman treatment of other human beings, but the passage of time
demonstrates that this is not the case.” After the war, he entered the U.S. Foreign Service and was vicecounsel at Hamburg, Germany, from 1946-47. After graduating from Georgetown Law School, he served as a trial lawyer for the Justice Department. In 1957, his brother, Father James O’Donnell, a priest of the Archdiocese of Washington, died. Msgr. Awalt remembers William O’Donnell sitting across the desk from him and asking, “Do you think I can take his place?” Father William O’Donnell was ordained a priest for the archdiocese in 1962, and over the years served as pastor of Our Lady of Lourdes Parish in Bethesda and St. Hugh’s Parish in Greenbelt, and as priest director of Catholic Cemeteries of the Archdiocese of Washington. He served as the Catholic Standard’s editor from 1966-78. He also served at St. Jane de Chantal in Bethesda, St. Ann Parish in Washington, and at St. Ignatius Parish in Oxon Hill. He was a member of the Priest Senate and Archdiocesan Pastoral Council and was spiritual director of the Blue Army of Our Lady of Fatima and moderator of the John Carroll Society. “He was a vigorous advocate for the Church and traditional morality,” said Tom Rowan, who worked with him at the Catholic Standard and later became the paper’s editor. “He had strong convictions about what was right and wrong and would happily take on all comers.” “He was a leader, even when he was a kid,” said Jude O’Donnell, his brother, in a tribute near the end of Mass. “He’s always been a role model for me and for everyone else... I’m so proud of him.” n gonzaga.org
Spring Reunions On Eye Street
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onzaga welcomed back some of its most loyal alumni this past spring as three distinguished classes celebrated milestone reunions. Members of the Gonzaga Class of 1944, also known as the ’44 Club, gathered for their 65-year reunion during the weekend of April 24-26. The classmates and their spouses enjoyed dinner together on Friday evening, followed by a sightseeing tour of Washington, D.C. on Saturday, and Mass and brunch at Gonzaga on Sunday. Although sixty-five years have passed since their days at Gonzaga, the members of the ’44 Club remains extremely close. The classmates have been meeting every other month, except during summers, since their graduation. The Class of 1949 got together a few weeks later on May 24 at Gonzaga for its 60-year reunion. Like the ’44 Club, the ’49ers met on Eye Street on Sunday morning for Mass in Our Lady’s Chapel, followed by brunch in the Jesuit Dining Room and a tour of the renovated Gonzaga campus led by Alumni Director Connor McCarthy ’02. Several dozen members of the Class of 1959 gathered May 29-31 for a weekend of events marking the 50th anniversary of their graduation. An informal gathering at the Dubliner, just a few blocks from Gonzaga, kicked off the weekend on Friday evening, followed by a casual picnic on campus on Saturday evening in the Collins Rotunda. A Mass in Our Lady’s Chapel and breakfast in the Jesuit Dining Room were held on Sunday morning. Also on Sunday, the ’59 class members led the graduation procession into St. Aloysius Church for the 2009 graduation ceremony and were given special recognition during the program. ■
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“Collegium cum eccl
This photograph was taken on June 27, 1861 from the roof of the U.S. Capitol looking north. The large building behind the flag pole is the U.S. Government Printing Office; St. Aloysius Church and its bell tower are visible just beyond the GPO beneath the flag. The lone building to the left of them is the eastern half of what is now Kohlmann Hall. The wide road in the left side of the picture is New Jersey Avenue.
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s the North American colonies hurtled toward independence, the Society of Jesus, long the face of the Catholic Church in Maryland hurtled toward oblivion. By the time of the U.S. Constitution, the Jesuits had been suppressed in most of the world. As a result, when St. Patrick’s was founded within Washington itself, the pastor was a priest of the Archdiocese of Baltimore. After the restoration of the Society, Jesuits sought to have a Church and College close to the center of government, though they already had such an establishment in the distant suburb of Georgetown. In the 1850s, an impatient and elderly benefactor, church politics, and strong-willed Jesuits eventually produced an apostolic center which looked nothing like anyone’s dream, but which eventually produced vibrant works in the midst of a growing city. (continued on page 12)
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“Collegium cum eccl Some Jesuits clearly hoped to take over the parish whenever Fr. Matthews would move on or die, which he did in 1854. The decision by the then archbishop to appoint a new diocesan pastor seems to have refocused the Maryland Province Jesuits on acquiring a new site. On the Feast of Ignatius 1855, Archbishop Francis Kenrick gave permission for the Provincial, Fr. Charles Stonestreet, to accept the gift of land “in loco dicto ‘Birch’s Hill’ in urbe respublicanae princicipe,Vasintonopoli, fundi in quo erigatur collegium cum eccelesia…” While the proffered site rising from the banks of the Tiber Creek along First Street NE to a peak at the junction of 2nd, New Jersey and I Streets NW may have provided a stunning view of the capitol, it was not to the liking of the fathers at the
On August 7, 1814, Pope Pius VII issued a Papal Bull restoring the Society; seventeen days later British troops burned the capitol, the President’s House and other buildings. While Washington struggled to survive, Jesuits sought to be part of the city. Archbishop Carroll, a Jesuit prior to the Suppression, denied the request of the local Jesuit superior to restore all of the Society’s mission and its jurisdiction over Washington. His successor, Leonard Neale, promised in 1816 to do what Carroll had refused and local Jesuits set their eyes on St. Patrick’s Church, whose pastor, Fr. Matthews, invited Jesuits to establish a school on property behind the Church. After a few false starts, Washington Seminary, later Gonzaga, grew on that site. Early attempts by the Jesuits to gain control of St. Patrick’s failed.
Washington Seminary. They sought a cheaper solution closer to the center of business. During the winter of 1855-56, the Rector and others at the Seminary pushed Fr. Stonestreet to buy a bankrupt Congregational Church “on 5th Street opposite City Hall, now owned by a Society called Congregationalist.” The 4,000square-foot church could be had for about $7,000. The Church and College built on free land farther from downtown would prove to be much more spectacular but also expensive. In the end, the Society accepted the gift of land on North Capitol Street. Ambrose Lynch, father of Fr. Daniel Lynch, S.J., deeded the land to Georgetown in 1857 with the understanding that the land would be transferred to a new Jesuit corporation in Washington when
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esiam…” that became possible. It was clearly the intention of Mr. Lynch that his property would be the home of both a church and a college. The deed specifies land be used for:
educational and charitable purposes to wit to erect on the said piece or parcel of land and premises a College and church. The college to be covered in within four years from the date of these presents and the church to be covered in within two years from the same date. While the Church was covered but not finished on time, resistance by the college faculty, the cost of building the Church, and the rising national crisis prevented the construction of the college. Mr. Lynch later allowed the full transfer of the property without the completion of the college trusting that it would be done when possible. Not only was the college loath to move to the rural districts of I Street, students and alumni resented the name change to Gonzaga that came with the new corporation. Only the U.S. Congress could charter corporations in Washington, which they did in 1858. The new corporation was called The Present and Directors of Gonzaga College, though the land it was created to accept would for years be home to St. Aloysius Gonzaga Church and not the college. The college did join the by-then-well-established parish in 1871, but none too willingly. The move was achieved not by constructing a college building as gonzaga.org
mandated by Mr. Lynch, but by buying what is now Kohlmann Hall. That land had been given by Lynch to St. Joseph’s Male Orphan Asylum, which erected a building but never occupied it. Instead the Quartermaster Corps used it for doctors’ offices at St. Aloysius Hospital during the Civil War. After the war, the Sisters of Mercy added the west wing of the building and briefly operated a girls’ school. Fr. James Clarke, S.J., the president/rector, had resisted moving the college as long as possible. When ordered to do so, he complied, but sent a scathing letter to Fr. General Beckx, S.J. in Rome. He noted that the purchase was made against the wishes of rector and his consultors (who constituted the corporation). They did however “expect to try the experiment of running the College next year on the newly purchased premises… Our expense will be less in the new position than they are now because we shall have one [Jesuit] community; but at the same time we shall probably have fewer scholars. Our present position however is the best in the city for a school, being in the center of population.” Clarke clearly sensed a long struggle to make the college successful on the new site. He concluded his letter by asking to be replaced as rector and summarizing the outstanding debt of the combined College and Church which stood at a substantial $108,984. Through the rest of the century and into the 1930s, though the corporation bore the name Gonzaga College, the parish was clearly the stronger institution. Even after the building of the Jesuit residence in 1877, the Provincial
and Superior General considered closing the college and turning the church over to the diocese. It was not until the building of the new Gonzaga Hall (theater) in 1896 that the survival of the College and Church seemed assured. The College and the Church were bound together from the very inception of the parish, but they have grown and evolved in ways no one could have imagined in 1857.n
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Spanish teacher and varsity tennis coach Mr. Ariel Laguilles ’96 earned his Master’s degree in Latin American Studies from George Washington University in May… Fifties
Class Captains: John Delaney ’50, Strat Laios ’51, Earle Young ’52, Joe Delahanty ’52 Ash Hawken ’53, Ray La Placa ’54, Frank Vita ’55, Roger Haley ’56, Len Ralston ’57, Jim O’Donnell ’57, Ned Cotter ’58, Charlie Wolf ’59 Jeb Walker ’57 has won the Republican nomination for another term as mayor of New Canaan, CT… Tom Clark ’59, Myron Loyd ’60, and Judge Dick Clark ’60 have formed an athletic club based in Hyattsville, MD named “Scubbies”… Sixties
Class Captains: Stu Long ’60, Mike Ryan ’61, Skip Lynch ’62, Mike Murray ’62, Harry Carey ’63, John Himmelberg ’64, John Gaughan ’65, Tony Interdonato ’66, Patrick McKenna ’67, Paul Warren ’68, Chuck Miller ’69 Dick Calgaro ’61 reports that the Class of 1961 recently celebrated its 48th annual reunion at the home of John Simpson ’61. Dick says of his
class, “We are on target to pull together the largest 50th Anniversary Reunion in Gonzaga’s history in 2011…and will set a record we predict will last for decades…” Tom Rafferty ’61 reports that his son Andrew graduated “cum laude” from John Carroll University with a degree in communications… Dr. Terry Wolfe ’69 recently accepted a position as Clinical Associate Professor of Management at the University of Southern California’s Marshall School of Business… Seventies
Class Captains: Wayne Wyvill ’70, Timothy Dolan ’70, William H. Malloy, III ’71, Tony Ristaino ’71, Doug Free ’72, Charlie Bonuccelli ’73, Joe Lively ’74, Tom Delaney ’75, Dan DeLacey ’75, Tim Veith ’76, Pat Williams ’77, Mark Emory ’78, Peter Carroccio ’79 Rudy Mazariegos ’78 was recently named the Deputy CIO of the U.S. Army Research Lab in Adelphi, MD… Steve Wilson ’78 and his wife Ann welcomed their first grandchild, Jacob William Miller, on January 8. Jake lives with his parents Genny and Kevin Miller in Leesburg, VA. Steve says, “I thought about one day becoming a grandfather, but did not realize
Don Beyer ’68, former lieutenant governor of Virginia from 1990-98, has been named as the United States Ambassador to Switzerland by President Barack Obama. Beyer will also serve as the ambassador to the principality of Lichtenstein.
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Jon Morris ’60 has been named to the New England Patriots 50th Anniversary Team and AllDecade Team for the 1960s. He and the rest of the 50th Anniversary Team will be honored during a halftime ceremony of the Patriots’ game against the Buffalo Bills on Monday Night Football on September 14. Morris played center for the Patriots from 1964-74 and was a seven-time All-Star in the American Football League. He played at the College of the Holy Cross and was drafted by New England in 1964. (photo – www.patriots.com)
Steve Brown ’86 has been elected a member of the Wake Forest University Athletic Hall of Fame for his outstanding athletic career in football and track and field. He is tied for ninth on Wake’s all-time career receptions list with 122 from 1987-90; he is tenth on the school’s all-time receiving yards list with 1,678. Steve was also an exceptional track and field athlete; he was a two-time All-American in the 110M hurdle event while at Wake Forest and later competed in the same event for Trinidad and Tobago in the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia. gonzaga.org
Chris Garner ’90 completed the U.S. Navy SEAL Challenge in May. The SEAL Challenge is a physical and mental gauntlet similar to the “Hell Week” that Navy SEALs undergo at the end of their training. Chris wanted to complete the Challenge to honor fellow Gonzaga alumnus LCDR Erik Kristensen ’90, a Navy SEAL team commander who was killed in action in Afghanistan in 2005, and to raise money for the Gonzaga scholarship in Erik’s name. After taking pledges on his effort to complete the grueling week, Chris was able to raise $7,000 for Erik’s scholarship fund. “I met a few guys throughout the week who knew Erik from BUD/S and RDAC,” Chris said. “They spoke highly of him and were very appreciative of what I was doing and for the memorial scholarship fund in Erik’s name.”
D.D.S. ’87 is the president of the Howard County (Md.) D e n t a l Association. He hosted a d i n n e r meeting of the HCDA in November 2008 at which his classmate, Dr. Benjamin D. Watkins, D.D.S. ’87, was the guest speaker discussing the topic of dental implant dentistry. Dr. Walter J. Mazzella, D.D.S. ’52 was also in attendance… Jonathan Palmer ’87 and Emily Lilja were married on May 23, 2009 in Washington, DC… Nineties
Class Captains: Josh Brady ’90, Tom Mastal ’91, Nick Lopes ’92, Sean Redmond ’93, Mike Sewell ’94, Chris Rubio ’95, Jack Egle
Senator Ken Cuccinelli ’86 (R-Va.) won the Republican nomination for Virginia Attorney General in May and will face off in November against the Democrat nominee, Del. Steve Shannon, also a former Gonzaga student. (photo – www.cuccinelli.com)
’96, Quincy Waldron ’97, Emilio Allen ’98, Brian Mosley ’99 Afonso Garcia ’90 and his wife Elizabeth had a daughter, Giselle Forbes, on December 12, 2008… Chris Garner ’90 and his wife Suzanne welcomed a daughter, Sophia Helen, on June 6… Matt Gentilcore ’90 and his wife Keri had a son, Tyler Aiden, on December 15, 2008… Bobby Orgeira ’90 and his wife Katie have a son named Roberto who celebrated his first birthday on May 8, 2009… Andrew Deerin ’95 and his wife Christine had a new baby boy named Ford Michael in April 2009. Andrew and his family live in Redondo Beach, CA… Mike
that I would be married to a grandmother – WHOA!”… Eighties
Class Captains: Michael Crilley ’80, Martin Oliverio ’81, Sean Glynn ’82, Emmett McGroarty ’83, Patrick Gittings ’84, John Goetcheus ’85, Michael Casey ’86, Kevin Rowe ’87, Joe Ralston ’88, Jeff Murray ’89 Steve Brown ’86 has been elected to the Wake Forest University Athletic Hall of Fame and will be inducted in September. He is currently the associate director of admissions and financial aid at The Lovett School in Atlanta, GA… Sen. Ken Cuccinelli ’86 (R-Va.) won the Republican nomination for Virginia Attorney General in May and will face off in November against the Democrat nominee… Dr. Walter M. Mazzella, gonzaga.org
Doug Dutch ’04 (left) and Colin Cloherty ’05 (right) became the latest Gonzaga alumni to join the National Football League when they signed free agent contracts earlier this spring. On April 27, Dutch, a cornerback who played at the University of Michigan, signed with the Washington Redskins and Cloherty, a tight end at Brown University, signed with the Indianapolis Colts. Gonzaga l Summer 2009
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Wilson ’95 and his wife Laura welcomed their first child, a daughter named Cecilia Clara, on July 28… Dr. Brian Tighe ’96 earned his Ph.D. in physics from Duke University and is in a post-doctorate year at the University of Leiden Institute of Physics in the Netherlands… Chris Wilson ’96 and his wife Nicole welcomed their second son, Ryan Patrick, on May 5. Ryan joins his older brother Connor (2). Gonzaga college counselor Bill Wilson is the proud grandfather… Tim McCarthy ’97 and his wife Lauren are proud to
Richard Fenati ’91, a registered pilot and flight instructor who flies out of Montgomery County (Md.) Airpark, is featured in the June 2009 issue of Washingtonian magazine in that publication’s “Pets” column. The story is about an organization called Animal Rescue Flights, whose mission is to transport abandoned and stray dogs and cats to no-kill shelters around the country. Recreational pilots like Fenati volunteer their time and flying skills to take various legs of the trips. According to the article, Fenati and more than two hundred other pilots have volunteered to help since the mission got underway last year and they have helped save almost two hundred animals. (photo – Chris Leaman/Washingtonian) announce the birth of their first child, a son named Logan Denis. He was born on Mother’s Day, May 10, 2009… Geoffrey Barron ’98 is living and working in Changsha, Hunan Province, China. He is working for Kaplan – China as the headmaster of a small international school and he also teaches economics and business. Geoffrey says, “China is an extremely dynamic and exciting place to work
Jay Mulieri ’08 won the Maryland State Golf Association 88th Amateur Championship on June 10 at Chevy Chase Club. He won the title on the final hole of a rain-delayed match and becomes the second Mulieri in a row to win the championship. Jay’s brother, Mike ’05, won the MSGA Amateur title in 2008. This is the first time in the history of the tournament that brothers won in back to back years.
and I would recommend a visit to anyone interested!”… John Flannery ’99 and Kristina Dohlie-Evenson were married on April 25 at St. Aloysius Church… Jeffrey Johnson ’99 earned his undergraduate degree in engineering from Johns Hopkins University and then earned his Master’s degree in engineering at Cornell University. He also received his MBA from Cornell this year and
Kevin Landry ’06, a pitcher for the College of William & Mary baseball team, was selected by the Baltimore Orioles in the twenty-first round of the Major League Baseball draft on June 10. He had an excellent 2009 season and was the 626th overall pick in the 50-round draft. This marks the second year in a row that a former Gonzaga player at William & Mary has been drafted; Mike Sheridan ‘05 was taken by the Tampa Bay Rays in the fifth round of the 2008 draft.
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Patrick Conley ’98 and Bridget Nalls Conley were married on March 21 at St. Patrick’s Church in Rockville, Maryland. Bridget’s parents, Kathy and Jimmy Nalls, Jr. ’72, hosted the reception at their home where a few hundred guests joined in the celebration. Among them were over forty Gonzaga men. Pictured here are: Front row (l to r): Bobby Taylor ’74, Rob Schottler, Jr. ’92, Bob Schottler, Sr. ’69, Dennis Nalls ’12, Tim Conley ’02, Dr. Bob Conley, Jr. ’71, Doug Free ’72 Seated (l to r): Billy Zeigler ’02, Rev. James J. Conn, S.J., Jimmy Nalls, Jr. ’72, Jimmy Nalls III ’98, Jim Nalls, Sr. ’44, Patrick Veith ’98, Patrick Nalls ’76 Standing (l to r): Brian Gallagher ’98, Joe McGowan ’98, Jesse Oursler ’99, Mark Lyman ’99, Sean Lopes ’97, John Flannery ’99, Kevin Taylor ’72, Jeffery Lester ’99, Joey Haynos ’03, Johnny Nalls ’82, Patrick and Bridget Nalls Conley, Matt Morris ’98, Danny Costello ’72, Joey Coleman ’98, Tim Nalls ’74, Devin Ryan ’98, Joseph Nalls ’83, Richard Green ’98, Jeremy Schottler ’94, Danny Veith ’72, Hugh McKenna ’72, Michael Nalls ’77 Back row (l to r): Johnny Taylor ’80, Joe Gormley ’99, Steve Langevin ’89, Tim Warren ’99, Dan Sweeney ’98, Drew Walsh ’98, Simon Flavin ’98 Not pictured: Maurice “Mo” Conley ’94, Michael Conley ’95, Erik Boone ’99 he is employed with Accenture… Brendan Reed ’99 and his wife Emily recently welcomed a son named Samuel Joseph… 00’s
Class Captains: John Costello ’00, Michael Raia ’01, Connor McCarthy ’02, John Dufief ’03, John Reardon ’04 Timmy Veith, Jr. ’00 married Ashley Stallsmith on August 16, 2008 at St. Aloysius Church. Timmy currently works for Merrill Lynch in Washington, D.C. He and Ashley live in Silver Spring, Maryland… John Cannon ’01 married Susie Casey on July 11, 2009 in St. Michaels, MD. John and Susie met at Gonzaga in the spring of 2004 when he was an assistant JV lacrosse coach and she was a student intern teaching in the English department gonzaga.org
with John’s father, longtime English teacher Rick Cannon, and John’s brother, Billy Cannon ’94. The celebrant at the wedding was Reverend Gregory Schenden, S.J., who taught at Gonzaga from 200205. John’s groomsmen were Mike Graves ’01, Sam Greninger ’01, Pat Phelan ’01, Joe Cannon ’01, and Billy Cannon ’94. Also in attendance were Mike Raia ’01, Terrence Bayly ’01, Dennis Woo ’01, and Shane Wilkerson ’01… Connor McCarthy ’02 and Kelsey Walker were married on May
2 in Charlotte, NC. Martin McCarthy ’96 served as Connor’s best man and a few dozen Gonzaga graduates were
Dr. Brian Tighe ’96 earned his Ph.D. in physics from Duke University in 2006. He is now a post-doctoral researcher at the University of Leiden Institute of Physics in the Netherlands.
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Former U.S. President George H.W. Bush (left foreground) is shown here in May watching flight operations on the deck of the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier named for him – USS George H.W. Bush. The F/A-18F Super Hornet jet pictured to the right is being piloted by Lt. Matthew Liashek ’00, USN. Lt. Liashek’s squadron, VFA-11, is stationed at Naval Air Station Oceana in Virginia Beach, Virginia. (photo – U.S. Navy) also there to celebrate with them… Mark Tilch ’03 graduated from the U.S. Military Academy on May 23 and was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army. He will report to Fort Hood, Texas for his first assignment… Michael Casano ’05 received his B.S. from the United
States Air Force Academy and was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the U.S. Air Force. He will report to Laughlin Air Force Base in Del Rio, Texas in August to begin pilot training… Ellis Fenwick ’05 graduated cum laude from Morehouse College in Atlanta, GA on May 17. He plans
John Cannon ’01 and Susie Casey were married on July 11 in St. Michaels, MD. Pictured here at their reception are (l to r) Mike Raia ’01, Mike Graves ’01, Sam Greninger ’01, Pat Phelan ’01, Joe Cannon ’01, Rick Cannon, Susie Cannon, John Cannon ’01, Terrence Bayly ’01, Dennis Woo ’01, Billy Cannon’94, Reverend Greg Schenden, S.J., and Shane Wilkerson ’01.
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to work in finance for a couple of years before pursuing an MBA at the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of Business… Mike Mulieri ’05 won his second consecutive individual championship in the 2009 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference men’s golf tournament in April. Mike,
Emily and Jonathan Palmer ’87 are picture here on their wedding day at the Jefferson Memorial in Washington, D.C. They were married on May 23. gonzaga.org
Timmy Veith, Jr. ’00 married Ashley Stallsmith on August 16, 2008 at St. Aloysius Church. Almost two dozen Gonzaga alumni celebrated with them at the reception at the Audubon Society’s Woodend Sanctuary in Chevy Chase, Maryland. Pictured here in the front row are (l to r) John Costello ’00, Danny Veith ’72, Tim Veith, Sr. ’76, Ashley Stallsmith Veith, Scott Bradley ’00, Steve Genegaban ’00, Chase Glasgow ’00, Cory Maynard ’00, and Peter Bowman ’00. In the middle row are (l to r) Tommy McGloon ’76, Joe Veith ’70, Tommy Veith ’78, Timmy Veith, Jr. ’00, Mark McConnell ’00, John DuFief ’03, Phil Boland ’00, and Paul Wilson ’62. In the back row are (l to r) Kevin Keegan ’76, Paul Veith ’74, Timmy Boylan ’99, Jamie Hartnett ’00, Dan Shea ’00, Dan Hagan ’00, and Mick Stallsmith ’08. his brother Jay Mulieri ’08, and Ryan McCarthy ’08 helped lead Loyola
College (Md.) to its fifth MAAC team championship in the last seven
Phil Kabatt ’85 (right) is seen here, as he says, “…enjoying the finest views that Kabul, Afghanistan has to offer.” gonzaga.org
seasons… Will Fehringer ’08 and Nick Pugliese ’08 were both named to the 2008 Collegiate Water Polo Association Scholar-Athlete Team. Fehringer (UVA) was named on the “Outstanding List” and Pugliese (Princeton) was named on the “Superior List”… Ryan Lichtenfels ’08 was named the 2008-09 Rookie of the Year for the Amherst College swim and dive team for his outstanding freshman achievements. He won three NCAA trophies, had three Top 10 NCAA finishes, and helped Amherst finish in fifth place at the 2009 NCAA Swimming Championships, the best finish in school history…
Dr. Robert Kulesher ’70 received permanent tenure and a promotion to Associate Professor at East Carolina University effective July 1, 2009. Dr. Kulesher is the Program Director of the B.S. in Health Services Management degree at ECU’s College of Allied Health Sciences. He has been a faculty member at East Carolina since 2003 and he previously held faculty appointments at Penn State, St. Joseph’s, and Rutgers universities. Gonzaga l Summer 2009
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First Day of Classes Mass of the Holy Spirit Varsity Football @ Anacostia HS – 7:00 PM
September Fri 4 Varsity Football @ Friendship Edison – 7:00 PM Mon 7 Labor Day – No Classes Thurs 10 Back-To-School Night – 6:45 PM Sun 13 Eagles’ Wings Mass & Reception – 10:00 AM Gonzaga/Visitation Mass & Picnic @ Visitation – 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM Tues 15 Alumni Association Meeting – 6:00 PM Fri-Sat 18-19 Jesuit Soccer Classic @ Rockhurst HS Sat 19 Jesuit Gridiron Classic – Gonzaga vs. Georgetown Prep – 2:00 PM Reunion Weekend – Classes of ’79, ’84, ’89, ’99 & ’04 Sat 26 Varsity Football vs. Bishop McNamara HS – 2:00 PM Reunion Weekend – Classes of ’64, ’69, ’74 and ’94
October Fri 2 25th Annual Carmody Open – 9:00 AM Sat 3 Varsity Football @ DeMatha Catholic HS – 2:30 PM Class of 1954 Reunion Sat 10 Varsity Football vs. Bishop O’Connell HS – 2:00 PM Mon 12 Columbus Day – No Classes Wed 14 Gonzaga Mothers Club Meeting – 7:00 PM Fri-Sun 16-18 St. Aloysius Church 150th Anniversary Celebration Sat 17 Varsity Football @ Archbishop Carroll HS – 2:00 PM Wed 21 Joint GMC and GFC Meeting – 7:00 PM Sat 24 Varsity Football vs. Paul VI Catholic HS – 2:00 PM Thurs 29 Parent-Teacher Conferences – 5:00-7:30 PM Fri 30 Varsity Football @ Good Counsel HS – 7:00 PM
Errata John P. Cinotti was incorrectly listed as an alumnus from the Class of 1950 in the “May They Rest In Peace” section of the Spring 2009 issue of the Good News From 19 Eye Street. His cousin, John B. Cinotti, is a 1950 Gonzaga graduate and is currently living in Adelphi, Maryland. The Gonzaga Development Office apologizes for the error.
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St. Aloysius Dinner Regional Reunion – Boston, MA 27th Annual Athletic Hall of Fame Induction Father/Son Pep Rally Varsity Football vs. St. John’s College HS @ Blair HS – 3:00 PM Sun 8 GMC Mass of Thanksgiving – 10:00 AM Wed 11 Veterans Day – No Classes Fri-Sat 13-14 GDA Fall Play – Cyrano de Bergerac – 7:30 PM Tues 17 Alumni Association Meeting – 6:00 PM Wed 18 Gonzaga Mothers Club Meeting – 7:00 PM Thurs 19 28th Annual Dedication Concert – 8:00 PM Fri-Sat 20-21 GDA Fall Play – Cyrano de Bergerac – 7:30 PM Fri 20 HSPA Professional Day – No Classes Sun 22 Open House – 10:00-2:00 PM Wed-Fri 25-27 Thanksgiving Holiday – No Classes Wed 25 114th Annual Alumni Smoker
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May They Rest In Peace William B. Abert ’38, Brother of the late Charles, III ’35 Gordon V. Barnes, Father of former faculty member William L.; grandfather of Jeffrey C. ’95 Patrick V. Barron, Father of Dr. Michael O. ’83 Charlotte L. Bowers, Mother of Christopher M. ’95 David R. Brosnahan, Brother of William J. ’71 William G. Carr, Father of Michael D. ’84 Raymond J. Celada, Father of John P. ’89 Edward J. Cook ’47
Anthony F. Musolino ’45
Jacqueline S. Rocks, Mother of Thomas G. ’60
Catherine A. O’Connor, Wife of the late Thomas M. ’37
David C. Rowan, Brother of Kevin J. ’84
Joan N. O’Donnell, Wife of the late Thomas J., III ’48 Rev. Msgr. William F. O’Donnell ’39, Brother of the late Dr. Vincent L. ’40 and the late Dr. Robert J. ’41 George F. Page, Brother of Joseph P. ’69, Kenneth E. ’72, and Lawrence J. ’75 Mary Pollard, Mother of Rev. Thomas W. ’58
Carol Sausville, Mother of Justin ’98 John A. Shields Jr. ’37, Brother of the late Edward B. ’31 Ann Marie Slattery, Wife of the late John F. ’44; sister-in-law of the late James P. ’40 Matthew T. Spiegelberg ’01 Levell J. Wynne Sr., Father of Levell J. (Jeff), Jr. ’80, Kevin C. ’82, and Gary B. ’86
Ralph De La Vergne ’38 Onias D. Dickson Jr. ’76 John F. DiMisa, Son of the late Joseph M. ’46; brother of Thomas C. ’80 and Stephen J. ’83 Michael F. X. Dolan ’39, Father of James P. ’73, Michael F. X., Jr. ’77, and Joseph V. ’80 Louise R. Donelan, Mother of Dr. Matthias B. ’63 Robert H. Egan, Father of Dr. Thomas J. ’61 and Robert H., Jr. ’68 Richard M. Frank, Father of Justin X. ’70, Phillip A. ’76, and Peter H. ’80 Philip J. Ganey, Son of the late Aloysius G. ’37 Bernard R. Gannon ’51 Joseph A. Genovese ’41 Veronica Ritzman Havertine, Mother of Br. Joseph M. Ritzman, S.J., former Gonzaga faculty member and administrator Andrew H. W. Hessman, Brother of James D. ’50 Francis J. Kellaher ’52 Col. John H. Kerkering, USA (ret.), Father of Dr. Thomas M. ’66 Frances M. Larson, Mother of Louis M., Jr. ’90, Christian B. ’92, and Jeffrey R. ’95 Frances P. Logan, Wife of the late Patrick H. ’46; sister-in-law of the late Matthew L. ’40; mother of H. Lawrence ’67; sister of Rev. Dominic J. Totaro, S.J. ’53 Csilla P. Luckett, Mother of Charles E. ’99 Elizabeth H. Madigan, Mother of John S. ’68; grandmother of Tim ’06 Emmett G. McCarthy Sr., Father of Emmett G., Jr. ’67 Gerard T. McDonough Sr., Father of Gerard T., Jr. ’64; grandfather of Gerard T., III ’87 Virginia E. McEnearney, Mother of Mark C. ’71; grandmother of Colin ’93 Sue M. McGrath, Wife of Francis X. ’48 Terence D. McGuire ’48 John T. McManus, Brother of Francis M. ’51; uncle of John F. ’82; great-uncle of Justin ’11 Antoinette M. McMorrow, Sister of John F. ’62
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Academic Team Has Successful Year In ’08-’09 Gonzaga’s Academic Team continued the tradition of success the club has come to expect and enjoy in recent years. During the 2008-09 school year, the team participated in twenty-one tournaments that were sponsored by various universities and high schools. Gonzaga’s “A” team of Alex Costa ’09, Dan Puma ’09, and Paul Fontelo ’09 won a total of 154 individual games – the most in Gonzaga history – and team captain Dan Puma received numerous individual high scorer awards. The PA-MD-DC-VA area is considered one of the toughest in the whole country for Quiz Bowl and Gonzaga has proudly distinguished itself in competition against many “magnet” public schools and elite private schools for the past ten years. The team also scored well at the prestigious PACE Nationals at the end of the year. Congratulations to team moderator and coach Reverend Ken Meehan, S.J. and all the Academic Team members on another outstanding year!