Loyola Magazine: Spring 2022 by Loyola High School

SPRING

MAGAZINE

2022

THE CHARISM

ISSUE

LOYOL A HIGH SCHOOL OF LOS ANGELES

Loyola High School

Photo by ArchLenz Photography. LOYOL A MAG A ZINE SPRING 2022

A Letter From the President DEAR LOYOLA FAMILY, Where do I start? Everything seems new again and exciting after the two-year absence of our students being on campus. Now, when I look out of my fourth-floor Ruppert window at Smith Field, I see our athletic teams training in that soft sunrise light, getting ready for a championship season. Loyola at its best. As I walk through Malloy Commons, the boys who greet me are full of energy and laughter. It’s always interesting to catch snippets of their conversations—the whys of the biology experiment and the essay that was critiqued. I’m constantly surprised, and I shouldn’t be, that their classes, what their teachers have to say, spills into their life, far beyond the classroom. And even though we are still a little tethered by some lingering COVID restrictions, we are all embracing Loyola and Los Angeles once again. That’s why this is the Charism issue. Charism, a gift of grace. It is what we have received in so many ways at 1901 Venice Boulevard, during the last two years, which then spreads through many ways to our 16,000plus alumni, their families, their friends. Whether it is the gift of leadership, vocation, education, spirituality or service, we are blessed by the community we serve. Our alumni continue to humble me. Did you know that Marc Knapper ’87 is the new U.S. Ambassador to Vietnam? And by the time you receive this issue, three extraordinary alumni—Lou Castruccio ’56; Fr. Stephen Privett, SJ ’60;

and Gene Sykes ’76—will have received the Cahalan Award for their meritorious service to our school, our city and our country. As this school year comes to a close, I look forward to our 153rd Commencement Exercises, back in the newly reimagined Hayden Circle. The seniors will walk down the Grad at Grad Walkway embodying those attributes etched in stone: Open to Growth, Intellectually Distinguished, Religious, Loving, Committed to Justice and Developing as a Leader. With their diplomas in hand, they will be our newest alumni. I can’t wait to see where life will take them. Wishing you and your family continued blessings and joy. Yours in Christ,

AMDG Rev. Gregory M. Goethals, SJ ’73 President, Loyola High School of Los Angeles

ABOUT THE COVER

By Fr. John Quinn, SJ

My incredible Chaplain Assistant, SGT Sam Hess, took the cover shot from inside the Blackhawk helicopter during an impromptu in-flight Communion Service. He was awarded the Meritorious Service Medal (MSM) for his above and beyond performance in direct support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF 05-07). That was the highest medal earned by any chaplain assistant during the 4th Infantry Division’s 2005–2006 tour of duty in Iraq. Sam did his job so well, and took such good care of his chaplain, that they awarded me the Meritorious Service Medal (MSM) as well.

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TA BLE OF CON T EN T S 03

A Letter From the President

Charism: A Gift of Grace By Dr. Jesse Rodriguez, Director of the Center for Service & Justice

Charism: Helping to Lead Loyola Out of the COVID Era By Tracy Edwards

Charism: My Path to Becoming a Jesuit Priest By Fr. John Quinn, SJ; Fine Arts Teacher

Charism: The Grace of Brotherhood By F. Douglas Brown, Director of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion; English and Social Studies Teacher

Charism: ‘Custodians of Wonder’ By Robert Stephan, Director for Formation and Adult Spirituality

Charism: The Joy of Reimagining Aging By Braeden Riley ’22

A Man for and With Others: U.S. Ambassador to Vietnam Marc Knapper ’87 By Jim Muyo

Loyola Alumni Golf Tournament

It’s a Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood By Jim Muyo

LET’S INTERCHANGE!

Loyola Alumni Greats: the Cahalan Award Honorees

Faculty in Focus: Damaine Powell By Tracy Edwards

#1 Ranked Loyola Volleyball Ready for CIF Playoffs By Sean Kelly ‘24

Class Notes

In Memoriam

Board of Directors

LOYOLA MAGAZINE Editor: Maite Saralegui Berry Design and Creative Direction: Charity Capili Ellis Cover: Sargent Sam Hess

Photography: Annenberg Foundation; ArchLenz Photography; Dlugolecki ’ Nhât, ’ Photography; Brody Hannon ’22; Hoàng Thông ˜ Xuân Phúc; exclusive photographer of Vietnam President Nguyên Spc. Michael Molinaro, 2nd Brigade Combat team, 4th Infantry Division Public Affairs; and Dustin Snipes Contributors: F. Douglas Brown; Tracy Edwards; Sean Kelly ’24; Jim Muyo; Fr. John Quinn, SJ; Braeden Riley ’22; Dr. Jesse Rodriguez; Robert Stephan and the Advancement team

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CHARISM: A GIFT OF GRACE

Many Gifts but the Same Spirit for the Good of All By Dr. Jesse Rodriguez, Director of the Center for Service & Justice I AM OFTEN ASKED, “What makes Loyola so

Although some charisms are extraordinary

special?” As an educator having worked in different

(healing or prophecy), others like preaching,

school settings (private, public, secondary and

teaching, administration and generosity remain

university), I can certainly provide a litany of things

important charisms for the growth of the Christian

that makes Loyola unique. But what often comes

community, but love is (and remains) the greatest

to mind first are its people—the young people and

of all (McBrien, 1989).

those accompanying them on their Ignatian journey. Each person that makes up this beautiful

So what makes Loyola so special? It is, I believe, the spiritual gifts—the charism—that each member

community brings to it a special gift; that “something” that adds to the building up of our Ignatian family.

animates on a daily basis not for his / her / their own personal sanctification, but for the benefit of others. In this way, perhaps we are all mystics.

Addressing the Church at Corinth, St. Paul introduced the word “charism” or gift (Greek for a divine spiritual gift to an individual or to a group for the good of the community) as a way to further understand his concept of the Church as the Body of Christ:

The charisms derived from the lived experience of Ignatius of Loyola are those Ignatian foundational values that we embody: “to find God in all things” and to serve / help people “for the Greater Glory of God.” In this edition of our Loyola Magazine, we read

To each individual the manifestation of the Spirit is given for some benefit; to one is given through the Spirit the expression of wisdom;

the stories from members of our community sharing their gifts on leadership, education,

to another the expression of knowledge according

spirituality, vocation and service. The charism

to the same Spirit; to another faith by the same

that was given to Ignatius over 450 years ago

Spirit; to another gifts of healing by the one Spirit;

is alive and transmitted by each of the authors

to another mighty deeds; to another prophecy; to

who, along with each of you, are the beneficiaries

another discernment of spirits; to another varieties

of his charism. As a parent, guardian, alumni,

of tongues; to another interpretation of tongues.

student, or other friend of Loyola, we invite you

But one and the same Spirit produces all of these,

to think about your own gifts. How will you

distributing them individually.

animate your gifts for the Greater Glory of God?

So what makes Loyola so special? It is, I believe, the spiritual gifts—the charism—that each member animates on a daily basis not for his / her / their own personal sanctification, but for the benefit of others. — Dr. Jesse Rodriguez

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LOYOLA AND THE REST OF THE WORLD have come a long way since March of 2020. Though the journey over the last two years has been fraught with surges of disruption and frustration, there have been tireless leaders on staff, helping to shepherd students and faculty through the everchanging tangle of guidelines and protocols. Two of these leaders, Director of Human Resources, Kerry Katz, and Director of Student Health/Head Athletic Trainer, Tim Moscicki, shared a charism of grace and guidance as they took on the challenges of navigating our school community through state, county and city COVID-19 regulations. Complicating matters were varying health department rules for paid employees versus students. Ms. Katz took the lead for the faculty and staff while Mr. Moscicki took the lead for the Loyola student body. “It was a 24/7 job,” says Ms. Katz, “and critical that we stayed aware of what each other was doing. Tim and I became each other’s right arm and tried to mirror the other when possible.” Early on, when it became apparent that faculty and staff were going to need to work from home, Ms. Katz had to manage the issues of whether jobs could be done remotely, and if it was possible to mobilize teachers to conduct classes online. When utilizing necessary technology was a challenge for some faculty members, Ms. Katz oversaw a mentorship program that facilitated faculty helping faculty. As the Omicron variant hit harshly over the holidays and tests became essential but scarce, Mr. Moscicki organized testing on campus. Together they implemented the myMedbot app and other screening applications that were utilized by both students and employees. Giving teachers and staff job security was a top priority of Loyola President Fr. Gregory M. Goethals, SJ ’73. Even those jobs which did not require normal hours during the school closure, still received full pay. “We understood we needed to care for our

By Tracy Edwards

employees and keep them employed throughout the pandemic,” explains Ms. Katz. “They still had to feed their families and pay bills, and we needed them to have that assurance. We did not let anyone go.” When the Health Department demanded that schools implement contact tracing, Mr. Moscicki and his staff took on the mammoth task of researching possible exposures for every reported positive case. Mr. Moscicki emphasizes that, “throughout the whole pandemic our priority has been, how do we keep the boys in school and how do we keep everybody safe.” It hasn’t been easy. Mr. Moscicki recalls the day in March 2021 right before the first football game was to be played after over a year of bans on sports. “I woke up Friday morning with one positive case on the football team, and we had to cancel the game. At that time, if one person had COVID, you had to act as if the whole team had it. That was my worst day ever, in all my years at Loyola.” “We are forever grateful to Kerry Katz and Tim Moscicki and their steadfast commitment to keeping Loyola safe,” says Loyola Principal Mr. Frank Kozakowski. “The last two years have been difficult on everyone, and despite the hurdles, Kerry and Tim took on the brave and often thankless task of leading us with unyielding focus.” For Ms. Katz, the lessons of the pandemic include the realization that, “our response to unexpected situations is what is most important. Are we compassionate? Are we acting like leaders? Are we modeling the behavior we expect from the students and each other? Are we doing things that make sense?”

CHARISM: LEADERSHIP

Helping to Lead Loyola Out of the COVID Era

While most of the COVID-19 mandates have relaxed, the Loyola community is cautiously optimistic about the future and appreciative for leaders like Ms. Katz and Mr. Moscicki who took the reins and forged a path through the COVID complexities for others to follow. LOYOL A MAG A ZINE SPRING 2022

CHARISM: VOCATION

My Path to Becoming a Jesuit Priest By Fr. John Quinn, SJ; Fine Arts Teacher I WAS BORN IN 1953, about 10 years before the Second Vatican Council began. It’s interesting to note that Vatican II was the first Catholic Church Council to have electricity! When I received First Communion in the second grade, followed by Confirmation in the third grade, the Mass was said only in Latin. In addition to playing Little League football, baseball and joining the Cub Scouts, I became an altar server while my father was stationed at Fort Leavenworth, KS. The priest chaplains I assisted were impressive, with their spit-shined jump boots and starched fatigue uniforms. I remember thinking to myself, “Instead of ringing the bells, pouring wine and water, and giving all of the responses in Latin, I think I’d like to be doing what the priest is doing.” I continued to be an altar server through eighth grade, and the thought of becoming a priest continued to float around in my head. I even thought about attending a minor seminary in Savannah, GA after graduating from the local Catholic grammar school. My mother scheduled an appointment with the school’s headmaster, Fr. Dowling. He suggested, “John, maybe you should attend a public high school and get a little experience in the real world before you make such an important decision. If your vocation to the priesthood is truly from God, it will grow and mature as you do.”

I am incredibly grateful for the gift, grace and miracle, which has been my life as a Jesuit in the Society of Jesus. “If you love what you do, you’ll never work a day in your life.” — Fr. John Quinn, SJ

Well, so much for that idea. I didn’t give priesthood much thought during my four years in a public high school. In my senior year, I had many things to consider. My father was serving his third combat tour in Vietnam as a West Point grad, Airborne, Ranger, Infantry Colonel. He’d always told us about the importance he placed on having a solid 7

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connection with the priests who served as combat chaplains. The idea of becoming a priest and serving in the military sounded pretty good to me, especially since it was 1971, the last year of the draft and the only year where there were no college deferments. Going to college or even to a seminary was not going to be a way out of the draft—I could either be conscripted into the Army, or enlist in the U.S. Marine Corps. I chose the Marines and jokingly told my father, “A Marine Corps PFC (Private First Class) outranks an Army colonel.” When my hitch in the Marine Corps was completed, I took my honorable discharge and my G.I. Bill education benefits back to the job I had before I enlisted. I bought a new car, got an apartment, had a girlfriend I wanted to marry, enrolled in college, and began living the life that I thought I wanted for myself. Even though I had a check mark next to virtually every item on my bucket list, I felt like I was swimming upstream, against the current, instead of with it. I decided that I needed to break up with my girlfriend, quit both my job and school, sell my car, move out of my apartment and figure out what God wanted me to do with my life. I bought a 30-day Greyhound Bus pass, loaded up a backpack, said good-bye to the Washington, DC area, and headed out across the country, with my next destination being Hawaii where my family lived. Sometimes I rode the bus; sometimes I hitchhiked; and sometimes I just walked for hours on end. Somewhere along that 3,000-mile trek from Virginia to California, I had my “St. Paul on the Road to

Damascus experience.” When I landed and showed up at my parents’ quarters on Schofield Barracks, I told them that I was going to be a priest…a Jesuit priest at that. Ten months later, in August 1976, I got back on a plane, and headed for the Jesuit Novitiate in Santa Barbara, CA. When, over the course of the past 45-plus years, people have asked me about my vocation as a Jesuit priest, they’re very surprised to hear that I never went to a Jesuit high school or university; never was a member of a Jesuitrun parish. I just walked into the University of Hawaii’s Newman Center and told the Jesuit Campus Minister that I wanted to apply to the Society of Jesus. In my mind, I’d divided the military priest chaplains I’d met into two categories—the ‘bozos’ in one group, and the Jesuits in the other group. I was in for quite a surprise when my father looked at the list of Jesuits I said I knew, and proceeded to cross off every name on the list. I was forced to accept the reality that I’d never even met a Jesuit before declaring that I wanted to be one. Since I had absolutely no human connection with Jesuits or the Society of Jesus, I had to find consolation in the fact that my vocation must have come from God. And, it certainly didn’t hurt when I began reading about the life of St. Ignatius of Loyola. His wild youth, military service, lofty secular dreams and the formation of a religious order very much reflected the structure and discipline of the military. I felt that I could relate to both the man and his model of spirituality based upon his Spiritual Exercises.

It’s been quite a ride, lo these past 46 years! I spent 16 years in Formation* before being ordained a priest on June 13, 1992. The 30 years since Ordination have been even more diverse.** I am incredibly grateful for the gift, grace and miracle, which has been my life as a Jesuit in the Society of Jesus. “If you love what you do, you’ll never work a day in your life.” I have been given the opportunity to travel the globe and serve the People of God in many different ways. I know of nowhere else where one could hope to find such a variety of ‘mini careers,’ which afford someone many opportunities to, “go anywhere and do anything...so long as it’s for God’s Greater Glory”—Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam (AMDG).

The Flying Padre An excerpt from the Loyola Marymount University MFA thesis project in video production by Fr. Florin Silaghi, SJ, a Romanian Jesuit from Transylvania: Iraq 2006. The helicopters landed, and we started (Mass) 10 minutes later. And, just like clockwork, those helicopters had to come back and pick us up and bring us to the next place. There was no waiting around. Sometimes Mass had to collapse from a full Mass down to a Communion Service. Sometimes there’d be a mortar attack. Sometimes there would be an interruption and we had no control. During one particular time, 10 seconds after I began the homily…BOOM… nobody moved… 10 seconds later… BOOM, much closer, much louder. So, I looked at the congregation and said, “In chaplain school, they told us

BOOM means, amen. I think you people have to get to the bunker.” And so, 30 seconds later, the chapel was empty except for five people, four Marines in the front row and me. And I looked at them and I looked at the Major and I said, “Sir, you’re still here.” “Yes, Padre. You’re here, we’re here.” “Gentlemen, do you think we all ought to get to the bunker?” “Padre, we’re in the best chapel in Iraq.” I looked at the Major and said, “Unless they started pouring a lot of concrete from the beginning of Mass, we’re still in just a tent.” He goes, “Padre, we’re in the chapel…with you.” I was blown away. Instead of doing the preaching that day, that Major in the front row was preaching to me.

*Two years as a Novice; two years completing a B.A. in History from Loyola Marymount University; two years completing a B.A. equivalent program in Philosophy and Mass Media Communications (Loyola University; New Orleans, LA); two years of teaching (Bellarmine College Prep; San Jose, CA); three years completing an M.S. degree in Professional Photography (Brooks Institute; Santa Barbara, CA); one year as a staff photographer for Franciscan Communications (Los Angeles, CA); three years earning an M.Div. (JSTB; Berkeley, CA); and one year serving as a Deacon (Holy Family Parish; San Jose, CA). **Director of Publications/Retreat Director (Jesuit High School; Sacramento, CA); Tertianship (final year of Jesuit Formation) in Boston/Kenya; Managing Editor, National Jesuit Newspaper (U.S. Jesuit Conference; Washington, DC); CALPROV Communication Office (Los Gatos, CA); combat Chaplain, U.S. Army Chaplain Corps (Fort Jackson, SC; Fort Hood, TX; 4th Infantry Division in IRAQ – OIF 05-07); Digital Photography teacher (Loyola High School; Los Angeles, CA).

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CHARISM: EDUCATION 9

The Grace of Brotherhood By F. Douglas Brown, Director of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion; English and Social Studies Teacher

“Charism is a gift of grace, conferred not for one’s personal sanctification but for the benefit of others.” —Avery Dulles, SJ MUCH HAS BEEN SAID ABOUT toxic masculinity, and not enough about the healthy masculinity that exists amongst all-male institutions that are trying to understand and evolve archaic notions of being a man. Colleague Dan Annarelli recently shared with our faculty the stark realities that face young men today in this regard. One of the points Mr. Annarelli cited was taken from the Survey for the Center of American Life, which reported, “43% of young adults reported increases in loneliness since the outbreak of the pandemic. About half of the lonely young adults in our survey reported that no one in the past few weeks had ‘taken more than just a few minutes’ to ask how they are doing in a way that made them feel like the person ‘genuinely cared.’”

peer-to-peer space amongst many others (there was an Asian American area, a Manhattan Beach area, etc.). In fact, there were others invited to hang out who might not have been from those areas or who represented those affinity groups. Teens migrate and travel to whomever they trust and wish to befriend.

Instead of prescribing solutions or explanations to what the pandemic has done, perhaps what might be better is to sit with this and accept it as a truth. As we sit with it, what might also help is a glimpse at a momentary phenomenon at Loyola that addressed this very issue in an organic manner that is worth the pause. The phenomenon was known as “The Row,” an intentional, peer-to-peer, African American space, created to serve the needs of a burgeoning population who, at the time, found themselves in need of kinship and brotherhood.

What stands out about The Row is that it catered to both the African American students as well as who they were becoming as Cubs. It was a mutual love for the self and the school in a way that dispelled feelings of isolation and the despondency many BIPOC (Black, Indigenous and people of color) students feel in predominately White institutions (PWI). It built collective confidence to overcome any ideas of not fitting in. When students left The Row, they joined the student government or CLC’s. African American students developed a love for one’s culture while deepening and expanding the complexity of all their male relationships. It brought them closer to all their fellow Cubs which still carries on into our contemporary time on the campus. The Row no longer exists but its former “members” have gone on to become board members, donors, Loyola teachers and parents of Cubs.

I am not a Loyola alumnus, but I have known about The Row for as long as I have known about Loyola. I have been a teacher here long enough to witness how The Row functioned. The idea of a solitary space seems anything but inclusive and relational; it seems siloed and unwelcoming. In my many conversations with Loyola alums, The Row was not an exclusive space. It was an intentional,

In a COVID and post-George Floyd era, the need for encounter is at an all-time high. When done appropriately, students can form beautiful moments of togetherness to see and hear one another in real and authentic ways. It is good to know that becoming a Loyola Cub means the possibility exists for students to create a dignified and supportive community.

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By Robert Stephan, Director for Ignatian Formation and Adult Spirituality

“WE ARE CUSTODIANS OF WONDER. A wonder that asks to be constantly renewed.” As Jesuit schools throughout the world reflect on our shared mission, these words of Pope Francis draw from the core of the Jesuit charism. In his long and painful conversion from soldier to pilgrim, Ignatius of Loyola came to see the world with an expanded vision. Through the months of forced stillness caused by his injury at Pamplona, he gradually found new ways of “finding God in all things.” In reading, prayer, solitude and nature, Ignatius learned to find a world charged with wonder. As we commemorate 500 years since those key events in the life of St. Ignatius, we have faced our own disruptions. In these difficult times, the gifts of Ignatian spirituality have provided us with a powerful guide for discerning our path forward. It is the privilege for us in Loyola’s Office for Mission to celebrate and support our contemporary embodiment of this Jesuit charism. As we seek to “find God in all things,” we are blessed to have at our core as an institution the desire to continually seek out the signs of God’s action in the world. In that spirit we have found creative adaptations of these Ignatian spiritual practices. Through online

prayer services, recorded Examens, outdoor Masses and hybrid gatherings, we have cultivated our ability to find God individually and collectively. One recent example is the annual Colleagues’ Day held at the beginning of the second semester. The day was shaped by St. Ignatius’ directive to keep “your soul always in peace and quiet for whatever God may wish to work in you.” Beginning with shared prayer, Loyola’s faculty and staff were sent out to spend the day in ways that renewed them. As the photos and reflections rolled in at the end of the day, there was a consistent theme. From museum visits, walks at the beach, quiet time in the garden, shared meals with colleagues and much more, the images and stories expressed moments of wonder and joy. As theology teacher John Ahearn said, “It was a spiritual renewal.” For digital photography teacher Fr. John Quinn, SJ, “It all came together beautifully, and made for a great day of prayer and reflection.”

CHARISM: SPIRITUALITY

‘Custodians of Wonder’

The core of our shared charism does not change. In the midst of uncertainty and challenge, God is at work. In all our actions and attitudes we are called to seek God and recognize the wonder that asks to be constantly renewed. LOYOL A MAG A ZINE SPRING 2022

CHARISM: SERVICE

The Joy of Reimagining Aging By Braeden Riley ’22 YOU’D BE FORGIVEN TO ASSUME that the building occupied by the Annenberg GenSpace was an alien spaceship upon first glance. With its sleek walls, bizarrely placed windows and creative landscaping, it looks like it came right out of the comic books. However, this futuristic building services a much more traditional audience: Los Angeles’ older adult population. The Wallis Annenberg GenSpace is a non-profit organization that is devoted to reimagining aging by providing the older members of the Los Angeles community with the facilities and resources they need to successfully navigate the challenges that present themselves as they age. According to Reuters,* the senior community is recorded as being one of the most isolated, lonely, and ignored in society. In the same article, the author remarks that just two hours of interaction with volunteers greatly alleviate these feelings of loneliness. The Annenberg GenSpace works to be that link between older adults and outreach programs through the GenChats Project.** It was within this program which includes counseling and senior tech services that I, along with a group of other Loyola students, had the opportunity to participate. But to be completely candid, ever since my grandfather died, I felt a bit uncomfortable talking to the elderly. He moved in with us his last year of life with Stage 4 pancreatic cancer, and although I treasure the time that I was lucky enough to have with him before his passing, his death left a void. For a good while, talking to an elderly person gave me the morbid thought of their deaths, and the short amount of time they had left. It really shook me up, and for years, I didn’t interact with the elderly of our community. Then, during the summer of my junior year, I saw an opportunity to sign up for the GenChats Project, a way to help out a new

organization as well as to become more comfortable with talking to the elderly again. I was placed with a woman named Angie Snow, a schoolteacher who had taught for over 40 years. I spoke with her every week. We went over her life, her family, and even what she did the previous day. The most valuable thing that I noticed was that while she was a remarkable person, our talks were not. I realized that her life existed, just as mine did. We exist in the same world together to share our experiences and emotions with others, letting others know what we’ve learned, felt and undergone. After my tenure at the GenChats Project, I found myself incredibly fulfilled by the experience and the conversations that I had with Angie, but I felt like I could do more. So for my Senior Service Project, I was given the chance to rework the GenChats system as well as scale up the project’s scope and capacity by talking to student volunteers and analyzing reports of how the project went. While scouring its history, I saw something much more important: the reciprocal relationship between students and older adults. It was just as fulfilling for the student as it was for their partner, with multiple volunteers remarking that they saw older adults in a whole new light. For example, John Ohannesian ’22, found common ground with his GenChats partner in the sport of golf and was able to connect with him instantly. I found that the student-senior relationship was to be the most critical aspect of the GenChats Project, and with this in mind, I was able to create a second, more impactful iteration of GenChats. Spending time with the older members of our community should not be seen as time spent before their death, but as an active and earnest celebration of their life, which we are lucky enough to share. I’m not afraid to talk to the elderly anymore.

*https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-widowhood-volunteering/lonely-volunteering-just-two-hours-a-week-may-help-idUSKBN1AD2P1 **GenChats is a virtual outreach program that connects student volunteers to older adults in Los Angeles. Established to fight off the loneliness felt as a result of the statewide lockdown, GenChats consisted of one-hour chats between students and their senior “GenChats partner.” The pilot program of 12-15 meetings took place during the summer of 2021. Throughout this time, the students and their partners kept in touch, talked about their lives and experiences and stayed up-to-date with what was going on in each other’s lives.

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A M A N FO R A N D W ITH OTH E R S:

U.S. Ambassador to Vietnam Marc Knapper ’87 By Jim Muyo

MAYBE IT WAS HIS FRENCH CLASS with Madame Liliane Goczal; maybe it was listening to his grandmother’s stories of life in Asia; or maybe it was his father’s service as a Marine in Japan, Korea and Vietnam. Or maybe it was a combination of all three that led United States Ambassador to the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, Marc Knapper ’87, to his current position. Ambassador Knapper arrived in Hanoi in January 2022 and is settling into his new role and living the life of service he believes he was meant for in life. After graduating from Princeton and studying at the University of Tokyo, Ambassador Knapper joined the U.S. Department of State in 1993. At Princeton he learned Japanese while earning his A.B. in politics and a certificate in East Asian Studies. He learned Korean and Vietnamese thanks to the State Department’s language training program. Nominated by President Joe Biden and serving under the current U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, the Ambassador was confirmed by the U.S. Senate in December 2021. “The issues we work on with Vietnam are numerous and complex,” Ambassador Knapper says. “Fortunately, I have a great team that ensures I get things right. While it’s busy, it’s the honor of a lifetime to represent the United States and the American people. “I lead a large and very diverse community of dedicated Americans and Vietnamese, almost 1,100 individuals in total at our Embassy in Hanoi and Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City, who are committed to strengthening

our relationship with Vietnam. It is still a young relationship —we only normalized relations in 1995, after all—and there is great potential for our two countries to cooperate on shared goals, which today include trade and investment, security, health, climate change and energy as well as people-to-people ties.” As an alum of Loyola, Ambassador Knapper was clearly influenced by the school’s emphasis on service. “Of course, the motto of ‘Men for Others’ had a deep impact on me, particularly my desire to do something in public service. My French class with Madame Goczal also helped me discover that I loved learning languages. Not to mention my AP History class senior year with Mr. (Thomas) Goepel that really cemented for me that I wanted to live and work overseas, someday. “I remember very clearly learning the story of St. Francis Xavier, who of course spent many years in Asia, and his belief that ‘from those to whom much has been given, much will be required,’” Ambassador Knapper says. Ambassador Knapper’s service in Asia might be best attributed to his late father, who served in the region while a Marine. “My Dad’s life of service rubbed off and sparked an interest in Asia in me. My grandmother also lived in Asia in the 1960s and 70s, and I certainly was fascinated by her stories. I think I’m blessed to have found this path. My father passed away a few years ago so unfortunately he couldn’t see me serving in this position. I’m sure he’d be proud.” As is his alma mater, Loyola.

Ambassador Knapper’s other appointments prior to U.S. Ambassador to the Socialist Republic of Vietnam include Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Japan and Korea (2018–2021); Chargé d’Affaires and Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. Embassy in Seoul (2015–2018); Director, Office of India Affairs (2014–2015); Director, Office of Japanese Affairs (2011–2014); and Political Counselor at the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad (2010–2011). LOYOL A MAG A ZINE SPRING 2022

THE ALUMNI GOLF TOURNAMENT WAS BACK in full swing after taking a bye during the pandemic. On a crisp November morning, 280 Cub golfers—a record breaker at the Loyola event—were primed to hit the course in friendly rivalry. Held at Brookside Golf Club in Pasadena on November 18th for the first time, there were new twists to how the day would unfold. From hole-in-one winner Lee Bennett ’95 who won a Lexus 350 RX from Lexus of Glendale President Kevin Wuepper (current parent of Loyola Cub Jackson Wuepper ’23) to alumni-donated food, drink and swag at each hole, the excitement was palpable as the day wore on. The day-long tournament culminated in a million-dollar shoot-out with five semi-finalists: Sean Barrett ’03, JD DeRosa ’89, Mark Jacobs, Paul Pernecky ’89 and Mark Vanis ’94. Though JD’s swing missed the hole by a mere six feet, he was the closest Cub to it. For that distinction, he won a week at a Sun Valley vacation home, generously donated by Paul Johnson ’81. As the afternoon waned, a full moon rose dramatically behind the clubhouse, illuminating the greens and the 19th hole cocktail reception. Hundreds of alumni had congregated, laughing and sharing (tall) stories. The highlight of the night was a special ceremony honoring Mrs. Pat Salvaty for her dedication to decades of Cubs that she still greets by name. The evening ended with shout-outs of “Same time, next year. See you back at Brookside in November!” C4L

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It’s a Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood

By Jim Muyo

PUTTING IT MILDLY, the Pico-Union district is rough around the edges. It’s known for some of the highest rates of renters, minorities and single-parent families in Los Angeles. It’s an area wherein less than 10 percent of its population aged 25 and older hold college degrees. In 2008 (the last year for which data is available), the median household income hovered around $26,400. There are no quaint cafes nearby, no dog parks.

buildings and businesses in the greater Pico-Union area,” said Loyola freshman Dominic Mitchell ’25. “I was surprised to see so many different cultural backgrounds. It was also a nice surprise that almost everyone we encountered on our walk was friendly and said either, ‘Good morning’ or ‘Hello.’ Everything about the Pico-Union area is so welcoming and lively. I noticed that there was a lot of art all over Pico in the form of graffiti and murals.”

In short, Pico-Union is likely the best place where Loyola High could hold its Community Walk for freshmen. The annual event is designed to give them a greater understanding of their surrounding neighborhood and its residents. Dr. Jordan ’88 should know. He’s been at Loyola for 30 years as a teacher and administrator. And, prior to that, he was a student.

Dominic Mitchell’s reaction is just what Dr. Jordan was hoping for. “I think our goal was to kind of open the students’ eyes to the fact that we are neighbors and we are part of a community,” he says. “We wanted them to appreciate how rich this area is with many different businesses, people and opportunities.”

“I drove to school with blinders on,” Dr. Jordan says. “I’m not from this area. When I was a student, I’d just drive through and not really pay attention to what was going on.” Many years later, Dr. Jordan, the school’s Assistant Principal for Student Life, and two other Loyola staffers, conjured the idea of a community walk so that Loyola students could get to learn about their neighbors. They hatched a plan in 2018 and started with a walk for faculty and staff. By 2019, they were ready to launch it with freshmen. Fourteen groups went north, south, east and west from the Loyola campus. Some started walking; others were bussed out about a mile and a half from the school and walked back, stopping at local businesses along the way to meet owners, customers and residents. On the routes, Loyola had sprinkled in docents to inform the students of the intricacies of each route. The experience had to be stopped in 2020 and 2021 due to the COVID pandemic, but it returned this year with some eye-opening impact. “It was cool to walk a great distance and make different stops around the neighborhood and learn about the 15

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The opening of the students’ eyes came, in part, from the inspiration of St. Ignatius Loyola. “The first principle and foundation in the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius challenges us to find God at work in all creation and to find God alive in one another,” Dr. Jordan wrote in this year’s letter to parents of Loyola freshmen about the walk. “A community walk can be a starting point for each of us to see a new and different reality of our Loyola community outside of its gates. “It’s a visible sign of us going out into the community,” Dr. Jordan continues. “We’ve received a lot of positive feedback from the business owners telling us, ‘We’re so grateful that you have taken an interest and become a part of what we’re doing.’ And I tell the freshmen, ‘Before you go out, you have a big responsibility because you are likely going to be somebody’s first experience of Loyola High School, and you’re a representative of the school in that way.’” This year’s walk started with what has become a tradition —Mass at St. Thomas the Apostle right next door to Loyola. “Fr. Greg (Goethals) said the opening Mass with the freshmen. I think it’s a pretty cool way to start the

day in terms of just setting a context, getting off campus and celebrating Mass in another place, but still in our neighborhood.”

both good and challenging sometimes. That’s the point of the whole walk—to appreciate all of those things and celebrate them.”

Though the students did see much kindness and interest from local businesses and residents, they also saw some of the more challenging aspects in living in inner-city, economically challenged surroundings. “They saw some things that aren’t too pleasant,” Dr. Jordan explains. “Every community has their kind of sore spots. And so there are homeless people in our neighborhood. I know that was experienced by a particular group that went in a different direction, but that’s our reality. That’s where we live. I think the idea is for our students to recognize that every community has different characteristics,

Students have responded as Dr. Jordan hoped. Small group reflection activities of their experience after their walks give the students an opportunity to consider what they’ve seen—both the good and the not-so-good. Many students sign up for service opportunities in Pico-Union because of their exposure on the walk. “They’re freshmen, so they’re 14, but it opens up their eyes to the blessings that they have in their life and then some of the challenges, too,” Dr. Jordan adds.

A community walk can be a starting point for each of us to see a new and different reality of our Loyola community outside of its gates. — Assistant Principal for Student Life Dr. Paul Jordan ‘88

The walk has proven to be a valuable instrument, not only exposing Loyola students to their surroundings but doing so with context. Students come away from the walk with an awareness that they did not have before. Their blinders are off, they are moved to action, they are moved to be Men for and With Others. “I get great feedback from parents about their son coming home and talking to them at dinner about the neighborhood and sharing the stories of what happened. So I feel that it’s an extremely worthwhile endeavor. A lot of time and resources go into it, but it is something that we feel pays off.” LOYOL A MAG A ZINE SPRING 2022

LET’S INTERCHANGE!

STRANDS OF LIGHT crisscrossed the newly reimagined entrance to Loyola, shimmering silver tablecloths caught the moonlight and more than 600 guests came together for our school’s biggest fundraiser of the year: Interchange: A Special Edition. Hayden Circle literally came alive during our first in-person Interchange since 2019. The term magical is often used to describe an event, but this Interchange night was exactly that. The evening began with Mass at Clougherty Chapel where the congregation gathered in prayer before the festivities began. It was a wonderful return to the Loyola way of beginning a celebration, Mass as an essential part of the evening. While cocktails and hors d’oeuvres were served, guests bid on the many silent auction and Big Board items which included the much-coveted graduation seats with breakfast on the Ruppert Hall balcony, Lakers tickets at a luxury 17

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suite and the very fun—and useful!—daily lunch for a lucky Cub for the entire 2022–2023 school year. With every inch of Hayden Circle taken for the tables and the auction, the guests sat down to enjoy the fare and begin bidding on the live auction. Hosted by Loyola President Fr. Gregory M. Goethals, SJ ’73 and Spectrum News 1 anchor Melvin Robert ’01, the bidding got off to a lively start for such sought-after items as Park City for 10 for Three Nights, a Golden Retriever puppy and a private LACMA Tour With Museum Director Michael Govan and Fr. Gregory Goethals. Once the last paddle waved in the air for a winning bid, the dancing erupted to the rock tunes of party band Tijuana Dogs and lasted way into the brisk night. The goal of the evening was to gross over $1 million for financial aid. And it certainly did, helping to usher in a new generation of Cubs.

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Loyola Alumni Greats: the Cahalan ASK MANY A LOYOLA CUB what is one of his favorite nights back on campus and you’ll hear the same answer: the Alumni Dinner, honoring the Cahalan Award honorees. That night, epic in that only a few of the 16,000-plus alumni strewn throughout the world are chosen to receive the Cahalan Award, resonates with everyone who attends. It cements what a Man for and With Others is all about; what service means to school, city and country; what Loyola gave them, so they can give back. This year on May 21st, three Loyola alumni will receive this coveted award as the Alumni Dinner returns to campus for an in-person celebration of exemplary Cubs. To be held at Caruso Hall, the sit-down dinner will honor Louis Castruccio ’56, Fr. Stephen Privett, SJ ’60 and Gene Sykes ’76. In their own words, this is what Loyola’s Cahalan Award means to them:

Louis Castruccio ’56

school applicants are no longer accepted) because

Receiving the Cahalan award has caused me, after all these years, to reflect anew on my good fortune to have attended Loyola High School. The award also carries the message that I don’t deserve it. Many have done more for the High than I.

I liked what I saw in the Jesuits as a group: they enjoyed

But the Cahalan Award is not really about the awardee, it’s about the institution. About an institution that over many years has helped boys grow into young men and then adults of competence, conscience and compassion who are leaders in living life. The award causes me to hope that all of us, directly or indirectly connected to the High, recognize how fortunate we are to be part of Loyola High School. And it encourages my hope that as we reflect on our good fortune, we redouble our efforts to in all ways help and support the High so it can continue to vigorously carry on with its great and important mission for many years to come!

one another, were smart and funny, generous in the time and interest they showed us, engaged with the issues of the times, clearly enjoyed their work and their life together. It looked like a great deal to a 17-year-old, and such it has proven to be. I was into everything at Loyola. Participating in Loyola’s multifarious activities promoted confidence and a “can do” attitude that has served me well. I would be remiss not to acknowledge the academic contributions of Loyola. Fr. Doyle taught me to speak loudly and to pronounce every syllable; I learned about topic sentences and writing clearly and crisply; Fr. Richardson pushed us beyond the Q&As of the Baltimore catechism; memorized lines from Shakespeare and other poets still pop-up in my homilies; Elliott Short’s social justice focus provided context for the overarching issues of the times: the struggle for civil rights and the Vietnam war. Loyola High’s education equipped me for college and life.

Fr. Stephen Privett, SJ ’60

My four years at Loyola evoke a blur of images and

Receiving the Cahalan Award

memories—all colored by warmth, humor, affection and

is an opportunity to express my

a bit of nostalgia for a time that has passed, but an impact

profound gratitude to Loyola High

that remains. Men for Others was not in the Jesuit lexicon

School for all that it has given me,

in the 1950s, but the ideal was there and remains at the

not the least of which is my Jesuit

core of what we share with Jesuit alums across the globe.

vocation. I entered the Jesuits

Loyola today is doing what Loyola of my day did: educating

right after graduating from Loyola

boys to be the light, salt and leaven the world needs to be

(and may be the reason high

a more humane and just home for all.

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Award Honorees

2022

Cahalan Award Honorees Louis Castruccio ’56

Fr. Stephen Privett, SJ ’60 Gene Sykes ’76

Gene Sykes ’76 I am honored to receive the Cahalan Award, along with two other alumni of Loyola High School. Together we represent many years of history and devotion to the principles of Jesuit education, and in particular, the idea that Loyola High School students are educated to become Men for Others. My formative years as a youth were spent here at Loyola. My sense of responsibility and spirit of community engagement were developed when I was a Loyola High School student. Finally, I recall Fr. Pat Cahalan as a tremendous leader who prioritized his responsibilities to the success of Loyola High School so that there was never any question of his loyalty, commitment and faith in the school’s potential to be the best possible educational institution. I was always impressed by his wisdom, persistence and confidence in guiding the Loyola community.

AMDG

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Coach Powell Inspires a Culture of Commitment By Tracy Edwards LHS VARSITY BASKETBALL COACH, Damaine Powell, kicked off his inaugural season with an impressive record of success and upsets. With 26 years of coaching experience at the high school and college level, Coach Powell intends to continue to build the program by challenging players to perform and excel beyond their own expectations. Coach Powell acknowledges that stepping in as a new coach can be an adjustment for the team. “I’m the new coach with a new system and a new philosophy. The expectations and demands on the team are a little different,” he says. But after securing the win at their first tournament in November, “I knew we were on to something,” he says. Coach Powell came to Loyola from St. Paul’s High School in Santa Fe Springs where he led his team to four conference championships. Prior to that he coached successful teams at Cal State Dominguez Hills, Compton College and USC. His coaching philosophy revolves around players’ focus on accountability to the team and giving their best effort. “I’m building a culture of commitment,” he explains. “Players are held to a championship standard and I challenge them to give their best to the team every day.” Coach Powell continues, “It’s 16 people that need to pull together for a common goal, not individual agendas.” Perhaps the biggest highlight this past season was the team’s triumph over powerhouse Etiwanda High School in the CIF playoffs. “Etiwanda has a great group of athletes and size, and we outplayed them,” Coach Powell says of the upset. “It would be the equivalent of Nebraska beating Duke in basketball… very unexpected.” For Coach Powell, the best part of coaching is seeing players enjoy the rewards and successes of pushing beyond comfort zones to achieve goals. In addition to his work on the basketball court, Coach Powell is just as enthusiastic about his work in the classroom, “I have passion for teaching,” he says “Increasing academic confidence in students is as rewarding as coaching basketball.” In the off season, Coach Powell enjoys travelling with his wife and young sons. National Parks are some of his favorite destinations, “Yellowstone, Zion, Yosemite, we’ve been multiple times. I love to see the spirit of God in the beauty of nature.” LOYOL A MAG A ZINE SPRING 2022

SPORTS #1 Ranked Loyola Volleyball Ready for CIF Playoffs By Sean Kelly ’24 Reprinted With Permission of The Loyalist. AFTER AN UNEXPECTED EARLY SEASON STUMBLE, the Loyola Varsity Volleyball team is now ranked #1 in the country and more focused than ever as they head into the playoffs. The Cubs are 19-2 and riding a twelve-match win streak including big wins against archrivals Mira Costa and Newport Harbor. Coach Michael Boehle has his team working hard and committed to each other and to their collective goal to win the 2022 CIF Championship. “We are starting to buy in and play the way we know how while trusting the process,” commented Boehle after the team’s most recent wins. Early in the season, the team traveled to San Diego for the high profile Best of the West tournament. Loyola dominated their first six matches with straight set wins against Palos Verdes, Clovis, Torrey Pines, Mater Dei, Royal, and Santa Barbara to set the stage for the finals against a powerhouse Arizona squad Sandra Day O’Connor. The Cubs lost in two close sets 20-25 and 22-25 to finish second place overall. The weekend showcased the great talent of this year’s team; everyone contributed and made their mark. With dashed hopes for a perfect season, the Cubs went back to the practice gym determined to dig deeper and work harder one day at a time, one match at a time. USC-committed Senior Dillon Klein looked on the bright side after the initial disappointments when he said, “Losing twice actually helped because it humbled us as a team.” Fellow Co-Captain and future Trojan Senior Ryan Sprague added that the struggles “made us focus on the little things… which lead us to play more for each other and sacrifice for the better of the team.” The Cubs returned from San Diego to a loaded schedule with three matches in five days. They played a home match against a strong Corona Del Mar team and won decisively in four sets 25-16, 25-19, 23-25, 26-24. Two days later the 21

the energy was electric. The first set proved to be the closest but Costa had no answer for seniors Luke Morley and Ryan Vena in the middle and Loyola prevailed 25-23. After that, Dillon Klein did what he does best, soaring well above the Costa block for a game high 18 kills and leading the team to complete the sweep by winning the next two sets 25-19, 25-17. According to Klein, “We didn’t play our best volleyball against Costa, but we got the job done.” Ryan Vena ‘22 dealing the net against Mira Costa

team faced Santa Barbara and won handily in straight sets 25-19, 25-17, 25-20. With those two strong wins, the Cubs felt confident heading into their next match against rival Newport Harbor. Every player on the team and all three coaches were locked in and determined to avenge last year’s CIF semi-final loss to Newport Harbor. The Saturday game registered a packed house complete with the usual Newport student section hecklers. But it didn’t matter because Loyola destroyed the Sailors in straight sets 25-20, 25-17, 25-18. Princeton commit ’22 Ryan Vena dominated both at the net and from the service line while setter Ryan Sprague enabled pins Dillon Klein, ’24 Sean Kelly and UCSDbound Michael Robertson to all put on an offensive show that left Newport scrambling defensively. “We really came together as a team and finally played as one single unit instead of as individual players,” commented Ryan Vena about the Newport match. In fact, Coach Boehle called it the most “complete match” the team had played this season. Exactly one week later, fans packed Leavey Gymnasium to watch Loyola seize another opportunity for redemption when the Cubs faced off against Mira Costa. The residual sting from last year’s State Regional Finals loss to the Mustangs fueled the team and

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Before traveling down to Mira Costa’s gym to play the Mustangs a second time, Ryan Sprague felt the team had only scratched the surface, “We are playing well, but nowhere near how great we can be. We have so much talent and show flashes of being one of the best teams high school volleyball has ever seen.” They proved that to possibly be the case with another clean and decisive win at Costa (25-20, 25-19, 25-13). The team was intent on sweeping their archrival yet again and did exactly that with a balanced attack from Dillon Klein, UCSB-Bound Owen Loncar, and Sean Kelly. Loyola went on to run the table in the Mission League with dominant wins and efficient play by every member of the squad, showcasing the great depth of this year’s team. The Cubs are the 2022 Mission League Champions with six sweeps against Chaminade (25-4, 25-6, 25-14), Alemeny (25-13, 25-11, 25-17), St. Francis (25-13, 25-14, 25-21), Harvard-Westlake (25-13. 25-7. 25-16), Crespi (25-6, 25-12, 25-13) and Notre Dame (25-14, 25-11, 25-12). The team set their sights on a CIF Championship this season from day one in the practice gym. There have been bumps in the road, but the trying times have only strengthened the resolve and honed in the focus. Loyola Volleyball is ranked #1 in the country and has found their rhythm; the team is dialed in, determined and destined for greatness this season.

1940s

Class Notes

Leo McElroy ’49

I married my wife, Margit, in 2006 and

Fredrick P. Fruhling ’56

I don’t see much info from folks in my

returned to LA County after being a

Hockey and horseracing occupy my

class, 49ers. So here’s one: Leo McElroy ’49

bachelor for 67 years. I used the freedom offered by challenging winter slopes, to

recreational time as an observer, not

is still pounding a keyboard and “pounding the boards.” I’m a working actor, director

enjoy the summers of wildflowers, scenery

and award-winning playwright in

and travel and to be Tio Lobo, to aid

Sacramento. While working on a book

Fr. Syl, a hermit priest, raise his packs

of my more than 30 plays, I am active in

of hybrid wolves for 31 years. We now live

Sacramento’s “Playwrights Collaborative”

in Whittier, enjoy Margit’s four kids and

(which I co-founded) and I’m a frequent

grandchildren in Solana Beach and Big

actor (playing a difficult client) at UC

Bear Lake and a train loving cousin in

Davis Med School and Vet School.

Australia riding Oz’s Ghan, Pacific &

I’m eagerly awaiting the world premiere of my latest play, “Curtain Call— The Trial of John Wilkes Booth,” next June at Sacramento’s Chautauqua Playhouse. OK—there’s my update.

1950s Elton Hankins ’50 Still married after 66 years, living in Cambria, riding my bicycle, walking my dog and enjoying the Pacific Ocean. William R. Bornhorst ’55 Walter S. Home’s ’55 disappointment at not seeing any communications in Class Notes from our class prompted me to contribute my bit here. Although I attended Loyola only my senior year, I did transfer in from a Jesuit HS in New Orleans so I have the

Indian, Canada’s VIA old streamers anywhere and AMTRAK.

a participant. My wife passed away in early 2015 and since have remarried to a wonderful woman, Jan, in 2017. We divide our time between our primary home in Hermosa Beach and our vacation homes in Rancho Mirage; Seaside, OR; and Poipu Beach, Kauai, HI. We enjoy Kings games and have been lucky enough to have our picture taken with a few of our horses.

1960s

Zeno J. Pfau, Jr. ’55

P. Martin Peters ’60

Just FYI as I don’t think I have ever given

The Loyola gentleman is really alive at

a background bio to Loyola HS. I am a 20-

St. James and St. Leo’s Parish in Solana

year retired Naval Intelligence Officer, a

Beach, California. Over these past few

30-year retired International Professional

years, we have had a group of LHS

Supervisor Referee responsible for all

gentlemen join our Parish. Maybe it was

the men’s and women’s professional

because of the location and weather but

tennis tournaments in Canada, Mexico,

I truly believe it has been because of

Central and South America as well as

the Loyola High School commitment to

the Caribbean, traveling outside the

serve! Let’s see, our alumni are as follows:

USA on average of 44 weeks per year. To

Al Graff ’36, Joseph Collins ’49, Victor

keep busy, I am now a Citizen On Patrol

Tostado ’51, Marty Peters ’60, Rod Deakers

(COP) volunteer with our Mansfield Police

’63, Neil Quinn ’63, Joe McRoskey ’73 and

Department for the past 14 years working about 35 hours/week as the Program

strong bond to the Jesuits, too. I worked

Coordinator for our “Senior Citizens

three years for the Santa Fe RR and five

Program” which I developed and have been

years at Aerojet while going to college and

running for the past seven years. Have

deciding what to do as a career. I finished

signed up over 500 residents who are 65+

my BS at UC Davis and my MS at San

and do a monthly “Welfare Check” on them

Diego State in Chemistry and stayed

every month. It is a unique program in the

in San Diego teaching at SD City and

State of Texas. Turned 84 on 16 Dec. and

Grossmont Colleges for 34 years.

in excellent health…blessed!!

most recently, John Morris ’66. There is something that we all have in common— service to others. AMDG is our motto and Just Do It matches our efforts here in the Del Mar and Solana Beach area as well as the border.

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(Continued from page 22) Barry J. Dysart ’64 Retired at last after two careers! My first career was 28 years in the Navy as an aviator including command of an FA-18 Hornet squadron. After that retirement, I worked as a contractor supporting Federal IT programs in Washington, DC for 25 years. Now it’s time to work on the “Honey Do” list. 2021 is a milestone year for us as we celebrated our 50th wedding anniversary. Donald J. Sullivan ’64 Life is good! I retired from the San Francisco Superior Court in March of 2017 and became a private judge with ADR Provider, Judicate West, in 2018 doing mediations and arbitrations. I am also a volunteer settlement officer for the San Francisco court. Since retiring, I have had many fabulous trips in the US and Europe. C’est formidable! My wife, Genevieve, is still teaching her French conversation classes (on Zoom). She just celebrated the 50th anniversary of her arrival in the US from la Belle France! Our eldest daughter, Anouck, is a makeup artist on film and TV, based in NYC. Our youngest daughter, Alissa, is a beauty products consultant and entrepreneur and has created her own perfume line. She is based in LA—very proud of them!! Larry Steven Londre ’67 Has been elected to the Board of Directors of the Half Century Trojans (HCTs), caretakers of USC history and tradition. HCTs are uniquely positioned to promote the Trojan Spirit with events and programs. John E. Watson ’68 After 34 years of providing risk management professional services to higher education institutions, I have taken the leap into full-time retirement. Upon retirement, the University Risk Management and Insurance Association presented John with the “Risk Manager Emeritus” recognition for his exemplary role in URMIA and higher education risk management. Cheryl and I continue to reside in Thousand Oaks. Ralph J. Christiana ’69 Happily, retired in Chattanooga, TN.

Robert C. Konop ’69 I just returned from the Venice Film Festival and hope to have two new future film projects in production during 2022.

1970s Raymond C. Karch ’70 Like Gaul, Karch is divided into three parts: sandcastles, magic and law. He won the U.S. Open Sandcastle Contest in 1999 and 2011. Became a performing member of the Magic Castle in 1989 and represented them at F.I.S.M. (the Olympics of Magic) in Stockholm in 2006 where he took fifth place doing stage mentalism. He is Grand Sheik of the Sons of the Desert (the Laurel & Hardy fan club). He attributes his tremendous success in life to having been elected Loyola High School speech team president. Any Cub wanting a guest pass to the Magic Castle can email him at raykarch@cox.net. He retired after practicing law 40 years and lives in Laguna Niguel with his lovely wife, Diana. Robert S. Taylor ’70 Janie and I just celebrated our 46th wedding anniversary in Kauai...Tempus Fugit! Six wonderful grandkids: youngest Camille is 10 months old, a real cutie... Our son Jonathan, Jesuit HS, Sacramento (2003) and Creighton Medical School (2018) is completing his residency training (psychiatry) through UCLA, spring 2022. Angling towards retirement after 46 years in medical (32 in private practice), feeling very blessed, indeed (Philippians 1:6). AMDG Raymond D. Dwyer III ’73 Retired in 2016 after 33-year career as a pilot with Continental and UPS Airlines. I play golf, work with young baseball pitchers and travel now. Robert J. Sotito ’74 After 26 years living in the Capital Hill district of Seattle, my partner and I moved to Marysville, WA, 55km N. of Seattle. We plan to purchase a rambler as soon as the housing market collapses in 2022. David M. Griffin ’77 Kelly & David doing great, married 36 years happily. Thrilled that my son Ryan

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won a Superbowl ring with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Son Maclaine plays WR for Boise State. My daughter Molly played volleyball for Spring Hill College (oldest Catholic college in the south) and my son Charlie graduated from Boulder. Frederick H. Katayama ’78 I left my job at Reuters and left journalism to take on a senior executive role at a major nonprofit organization, the U.S.–Japan Council. James “Jim” Oswald, Jr. ’78 and J. Patrick Whelan ’78 These two alumni are actively fundraising to establish a social justice scholarship in the memory of Fr. Jim Rude, SJ ’50†. Please contact Jim Oswald for more information at jas.oswald@gmail.com

1980s David C. Estwick ’88 “I Love Loyola!”

1990s Kyle A. Lewis ’90 Was promoted to Colonel as a Judge Advocate in the United States Marine Corps Reserves. He is currently also a deputy attorney for the State of California. David L. Olsen ’92 My wife and I and our four daughters moved to Dallas, TX in June where I joined a private equity firm, Highlander Partners. Joseph J. Baratta ’96 Joe Baratta joined Bonhams as SVP, Head of Trusts & Estates, West Coast based in the Los Angeles office after 20 years at Abell Auction Co. Joe works closely with an extensive network of professional fiduciaries, trust officers, attorneys and client advisors on estate collections ranging from fine art and jewelry to collectible motor cars. Karl K.H. Kwok ’97 My lead author article: “American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Radiation and Fluoroscopy Safety in GI Endoscopy” was published. I’m honored to use among many things, my writing skills learned from Mr. Caldwell and Ms. Rousseve!

IN MEMORIAM

2000s Patrick M. Amos ’03 Will, our oldest, started kindergarten at St. Paul the Apostle and Gracie our youngest, started preschool at Brentwood Presbyterian Preschool, this year. Lindsay and I are so proud of them! Joseph P. M. Lee ’06 Go Cubs! Not in a position to donate yet but hope to soon. I’m well. Working on making a difference through digital marketing.

2010s Christopher R. Llerena ’12 I am currently a medical student in Chicago, graduating in May 2023. I’m happy to speak to any Loyola students/alumni interested in medicine. James R. Shalvoy ’12 James is a professional tri-athlete and is currently competing in Europe on the men’s professional triathlon circuit. Nikolas G. Econn ’17 Currently a commercial insurance underwriter at Allianz, working toward my CPLU. Christopher R. Bermack ’19 Studying aerospace engineering at Purdue University. William H. Godfrey ’19 I am a MAG Major at Princeton and enjoying running with the club cross country team. C4L!

2020s Wyckliffe C. Godfrey ’21 I am majoring in computer engineering and loving Princeton! Mikas A. Marinos ’21 Attending College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, MA. Continuing my community service at the local soup kitchen. Loyola more than prepared me

Requiescant in Pace—May They Rest in Peace Robert “Bob” F. Akins Father of Robert ’89

Ralph T. Beers Father of Blake ’17 and Brett ’19

Ruben S. Aldrete ’65

Patricia M. Bradley Mother of Robert ’74 and Jeffrey ’75; grandmother of Robert ’03

Kenneth L. Allen ’50 Brother of Robert ’48†

John C. Brown ’66 José Almaraz Former Loyola staff member Juan Alvarez Father of Sander ’88; grandfather of Brendan ’18 Mitchell T. Andrejich ’04 Brother of Nick ’01; brother-in-law of Nick Bertole ’06 Esperanza F. Arellano Mother of Steven ’79; grandmother of Steven ’20 and Jake ’24 Elizabeth Rusnak Arizmendi Wife of Andrew ’78; mother of Andrew ’12; daughter of Paul Rusnak ’51; sister-in-law of Mark ’77; niece of Peter Rusnak ’51† Patricia Ann Margaret Foote (Crook) Bagwell Daughter of Ed Foote ’21†; mother of Michael “Tim” ’76, James “Jim” ’80 and Thomas “Tom” Bagwell ’86; grandmother of Carlos Carrillo ’10

Ann Caffey Mother of Michael ’68† and Steve ’70 Fernando D. Carranza ’81 Cousin of Michael Romo ’76 Richard Patrick Carter Grandfather of Guy ’24 Raymond Richard Conners ’65 Robert A. Curry ’50 William “Bill” R. Dahlman Father of Darren ’89†; grandfather of Will ’25 Christopher M. Davis ’78 Bryan E. Dean Father of Joseph ’22 Ian Desdune ’14 Mark D. DiBenedetti ’76

Anthony I. Baxter ’68 Son of Robert ’36†; brother of Michael ’72; stepson of William Box ’36†; stepbrother of John ’64†, Paul ’66 and Stephen Box ’69

Nick Dixon Son of Lori Crawford-Dixon, current Loyola faculty member

Martha C. Becker Wife of John ’80; daughter-in-law of Richard Becker ’44†

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for the rigors of college studies. Timmy P. Von Der Ahe ’21 Up at Santa Clara! Go Broncos! Go Cubs!

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IN MEMORIAM

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Tom P. Dolkas ’63

William “Billy” E. Hinsche ’69

Allen H. Dunne ’59 Father of Anthony ’92 and Stephen ’95; former Loyola staff member

Norbert “Norb” J. Kanowsky ’49 Brother of Eugene ’46† and Urban ’46†; father-in-law of Enrique Coto ’73

Omar Duran Uncle of Martin Mazloom ’89, current Loyola faculty member Ronnie E. Duran ’82

Malcolm A. King ’54 Lauren J. Lee Mother of Ethan ’14 and Adam ’16 David McCarthy Father of Connor ’18 and Trevor ’18

Rev. James Flynn, SJ Brother of Thomas ’50†; former Loyola faculty member

Dennis M. McCoy ’57

Dennis Franks Father of Kevin ’08

Neil O. McGovern, Sr. Father of Neil, Jr. ’82 and Michael ’86

Rev. William J. Fulco, SJ ’54

Thaddeus McNamara Father of Terrence ’94

Michael S. Genewick Father of Andrew ’89 and Michael ’94; grandfather of Lucas ’24 John A. Gocke, Jr. ’52 Son of John ’23†; father of Douglas ’89, Thomas ’90, Matthew ’93 and John ’97; grandfather of Theodore ’25; uncle of Michael ’83, Fr. John ’84 and Patrick ’87 O’Brien; great uncle of Brendan McInerny ’15, Robert O’Brien ’15 and William O’Brien ’19 R. Bruce Hankins ’58 Brother of Elton “Bud” ’50 Peter J. Henning ’74 Brother of Philip ’64 and Ed ’71; brother-in-law of Thomas Tancredi ’76 and uncle of Matthew Henning ’99 Mary Herlihy Wife of Jack ’51 James H. Herold ’45 Maureen Hickey Sister of Thomas ’64, Michael ’66 and Patrick ’79; cousin of Gregory ’68 Joseph G. Hill ’50 Rose Hill Widow of Joseph ’50†

Andrew B. Macdonald ’67

Carol Poss Widow of Charles ’52†; daughter-in-law of Charles 1919† Stephen W. Rasch ’68 Son of William ’27†; Brother of Robert ’71; cousin of William ’51†, Larry ’52 and Thomas Mackel ’55 Fr. Thomas J. Reilley, SJ Former Loyola faculty/staff, member of the Jesuit Community Kevin W. Robb ’54 Ted Rogers Brother-in-law of John Vella ’93, current Loyola faculty member Beatrice Rojas

Richard P. Magary ’58

Grandmother of Alec ’01 and Eric ’02

Louis E. Mahoney ’56 Uncle of Kyle Lewis ’90

Fr. Richard W. Rolfs, SJ ’41

Frank B. Mapel Father of Kevin ’98

W. Ronald Romo ’71

Former Loyola faculty member

Brother of Steven ’79

Edward “Sonny” E. Mitchell ’56 Jonathan Moffat Son of Tom ’82; brother of Tyler ’15; grandson of Thomas ’55†; nephew of Kelly ’83, Christopher ’85 and David ’95 John Joseph “Jay” Molloy III Father of Sean ’95 and Michael ’96 Brock J. Nelson ’70 Joseph Oliver, Jr. Father of Evan ’98 Devin M. Page ’12 Thomas W. Page ’57 Brother-in-law of Fred ’51, Vincent ’64 and Theodore Von Der Ahe ’67 Anthony Perram ’47 Judy N. Portillo Widow of Joe ’62†; daughter of Patrick Duffy, Sr. ’37†; sister of Patrick ’62 and Dennis ’68 Duffy; aunt of Henry Boylston ’23

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Christine R. Rose Mother of Jonathan ’05† Paul A. Rude Father of Michael ’70, Patrick ’71, David ’74, Eric ’77, Gregory ’80 and Steven ’83; grandfather of Matthew ’10; brother of Fr. Jim Rude, SJ ’50† and Arthur ’55; cousin of Leo ’48 and Peter Lagasse ’85 Anthony D. Ruiz ’57 Patricia Dolores Driscoll Ruiz Wife of James ’54; mother of Christopher ’81; grandmother of Ryan ’15† and Sean ’18 Emile “Jim” P. St. Geme ’52 Father of Paul ’87 and Greg ’92; brother of Joe ’49†; uncle of Rob ’83 James J. Salz Father of James ’85 and Mark ’87; grandfather of Brody ’25

Loyola High School of Los Angeles Board of Directors 2021–2022 Rev. Anthony P. Sauer, SJ ’52 Son of former Loyola staff member Rita Sauer†; brother of Kearney ’50†, Michael ’55† and Patrick ’59†; uncle of Timothy ’77 J. Patrick Sauer ’59 Son of former Loyola staff member Rita Sauer†; brother of Kearney ’50†, Anthony ’52† and Michael ’55†; uncle of Timothy ’77 Elisa Sobrepena Mother of Victor ’84

Mr. Rick J. Caruso, Chairman Mr. Dan Medina ’75, Secretary Mr. Victor Hawley ’77

Ms. Reon Roski

Ms. Jacqueline Landry

Ms. Maria Salinas

Ms. Ellen K. Laughlin

Rev. Robert Scholla, SJ ’70

Ms. Michelle Maravich

Mr. Jim Scilacci

Mr. Michael McCracken ’86

Mr. Russell Silvers ’98

Mr. Michael O’Brien ’83

Mrs. Mari Snyder Johnson

Ms. Cara Esposito

Mr. Chris O’Donnell

Dr. Timothy Law Snyder

Mr. Tim Flynn ’90

Dr. Brandi Odom Lucas

Mr. Darrell Stewart ’78

Mr. Robert Foster

Mr. Drew Planting ’77

Mr. Ritchie Tuazon ’96

Rev. Ted Gabrielli, SJ Rev. Gregory M. Goethals, SJ ’73

Rev. Mario Prietto, SJ ’62

Hon. Anthony Williams ’69

Mr. Jaime Rojas ’91

Mr. Thomas Von Der Ahe, Jr.

Mrs. Mollie Baumer Mr. Kevin Bender ’91 Mr. Andy Camacho ’58 Rev. Chris Cartwright, SJ Rev. Jack Dennis, SJ Mr. David DeVito ’80 Mrs. Kathleen Duncan

Ex-Officio Members Hardy Sobrepena Father of Victor ’84 JoAnn Sykes Mother of Gene ’76 and Richard ’77 Maria Cinderella Cua Tan Grandmother of Nicholas ’20 and Jeremy Tan ’24

Mr. Gary Bacio, Parent Association Co-President/Fathers’ Club President Mrs. Julie Minck, Parent Association Co-President/ Mothers’ Guild President Mr. Christopher Ramirez ’82, President, Alumni Association

Consultants to the Board Mrs. Alexy Coughlin, Vice President for Advancement Dr. Ann Holmquist, Vice President for Mission Mr. Frank Kozakowski, Principal Mr. Steven Tolbert, Vice President of Finance and Administration

Liaison for the Board of Directors Mrs. Melinda Wiggins, Executive Assistant to the President

Derrick Tynan-Connolly, Sr. Father of Derrick ’82 and Sean ’87 Nicholas J. Vella Brother of John ’93, current Loyola faculty member

Directors Emeritus Mrs. Cheryl Baker Mr. Tom Barrack, Jr. ’65 Rev. Gregory Boyle, SJ ’72 Mr. Kevin Clifford Mr. Barry Connell

Mr. Michael Enright ’54 Mr. Pat Graham Mr. Phil Hawley Mr. Enrique Hernandez, Jr. ’73 Mr. William McMorrow ’65

Mr. O’Malley Miller ’69 Mr. Nelson Rising Mr. Edward P. Roski, Jr. ’57 Mr. Robert A. Smith III ’59 Mr. William Wardlaw

President’s Cabinet Fr. Gregory M. Goethals, SJ ’73

Antonio Villar Grandfather of Ethan Bacio ’22

Mrs. Alexy Coughlin, Vice President for Advancement Dr. Ann Holmquist, Vice President for Mission Mrs. Kerry Katz, Director of Human Resources

Albert F. Ward Father of Daniel ’86 and Matthew ’89

Mr. Frank Kozakowski, Principal

Mr. Michael McDermott, Senior Director of Facilities Management Mr. Terence Stephenson, Director of Information Technology Mr. Steven D. Tolbert, Vice President of Finance and Administration

Jesuit Superior Fr. Chris Cartwright, SJ

Barbara Marie Whittet Mother of Richard ’83† and Jeffrey ’86 John “Mike” Williams ’56 Lewis I. Williams IV ’67 Brother of Anthony ’69 Christine “Christy” Wolfe Wife of John ’56; sister-in-law of Daniel ’55† Larry T. Woods ’62

Administrators and Directors Mr. Daniel Annarelli Director of Faculty; Director of Global Education

Dr. Paul D. Jordan ’88 Assistant Principal for Student Life; Director of Counseling

Mr. Michael W. Boehle ’84 Director of Business Operations, Financial Aid

Mrs. Kerry Katz Director of Human Resources

Dr. Jesse Rodriguez Director, Center for Service and Justice

Mrs. Teri Kawamata Director of Faculty

Mr. Matthew Schaeffer Director of Campus Ministry

Mr. Frank Kozakowski Principal

Mr. Terence Stephenson Director of Information Technology

Mr. Douglas Brown Director of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Mrs. Judy Dell’Amico Director of Summer Session Mr. Robb Gorr Assistant Principal for Academics Mrs. April Hannah Director of Academic Information Resources

Dr. Daniel J. O’Connell ’95 Assistant Principal for Faculty Development Mr. Christopher J. O’Donnell ’88 Athletic Director

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Ms. Angela Reno Director of Admissions

Mr. Heath B. Utley Dean of Men Mr. Chris T. Walter ’93 Director of Student Activities

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