Notes 1966 Walter’s Egan’s song, “Magnet and Steel,” is featured on the soundtrack of the movie, “This is 40.” His latest cd, “Raw Elegant,” is now available on iTunes. 1975 Jim Dwyer was a consultant for the Broadway play, “Lucky Guy,” by Nora Ephron, a show set 25 years ago in the raucous, ragged New York City of 1988 about Mike McAlary, a colleague and fellow journalist who died in 1998. Jim is an actual character in the play and most of his entire interview with Nora Ephron in developing the script is used. Loyola School is also mentioned in the article as a former classmate, Malachy Cleary, auditioned to play Jim in the play. Visit http://theater.nytimes.com/2013/03/31/theater/lucky-guy-by-nora-ephron-as-recalled-by-jimdwyer.html?pagewanted=1&_r=0&adxnnlx=1364826450-8tXlSZ3Jyymbhp%20JVfgb0g to read the full article. 1979 Michael Larkin, Vice President for Advancement at St. Edward’s University in Austin, Texas, was quoted in the February 14, 2013 issues of the Austin American-Statesman and the Austin Business Journal regarding a $20M gift for a scholarship endowment at the school. Visit http://www.bizjournals.com/austin/news/2013/02/14/mundays-give-20mto-st-edwards.html to read the full article. 1991 Peter D’Arcy was quoted in a February 17, 2013 article of Crain’s entitled, “Lenders loosening up: Stronger economy and property market, low interest rates lift the sector's appeal.” 1994 Laura Armstrong was honored on February 21, 2013 at the Irish Echo newspaper’s sixth annual Irish Top 40 Under 40 Awards. In attendance were Laura’s mother, Mary, sister, Marian, and fellow alumni, John Smith and Joe Tiernan. 2001 Emilie Castro is engaged to be married to Christos Xidias.
Laura Armstrong ’94
2009 Kristen Miano was accepted into the domestic program of the Jesuit Volunteer Corps for 2013-2014. Faculty Loyola School has an official connection to the Papacy! Faculty member, Rev. Hernán Paredes, S.J., spent time during the summer of 2012 with Pope Francis who also served as Fr. Paredes’ Jesuit Superior when he was a scholastic at Colegio Maximo in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Fr. Paredes said that Pope Francis’ influence and direction ultimately led him to life as a Jesuit. Fr. Paredes and Pope Francis