January Alumni Notes

Notes The following alumni participated in the 2013 ING New York Marathon on Sunday, November 3: John McDermott ’87 Carmen Fernandez Romero ’89 Fred Feria ’93 Oscar Fernandez ’93 Mike Smith ’94 Joe Tiernan ’94 1964 Frederick Gretsch and his wife, Loyola Board of Trustees member, Dinah, were featured on the cover of the December 2013 issue of Georgia Magazine. Dinah was also an honoree of the 2014 She Rocks Award which was presented by The Women’s International Music Network on January 24, 2014 in Anaheim, California.

Fred ’64 and Dinah Gretsch

1971 Alex Calabrese was featured in the Daily News for his work at Brooklyn-based community court, the Red Hook Community Justice Center, which he founded in 1998. A federally funded survey of his program found that it reduced costs, decreased the number of defendants sent to jail, and also drove a drop in crime. Visit http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/brooklyn/red-hook-community-court-success-study-article-1.1513496 to read the full article.

1990 Jeff Alpi (Loyola former faculty member 1998-2008) received the James J. Gallagher Award at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s FPG Child Development Institute. The award is in recognition of outstanding service and commitment to the FPG community. Jeff has worked at the FPG Child Development Institute as a web developer since 2008.

2001 Catherine Bracco is engaged to be married to Wayne Busby.

Jeff Alpi ’90

Alex Olsen is engaged to be married to Erika Haskins. A wedding is planned for October 5, 2014 in Cape Cod, Massachusetts.

2004 Marcella Milio is engaged to be married to Justin Martin. A wedding is planned for March 15, 2014.

2005 & 2007 Victor Brienza ’05 is engaged to be married to Luisa Cavagna ’07. A wedding is scheduled for 2015 in Tuscany, Italy.

2010 James Alexander Molinaro graduated cum laude from Boston University’s College of Communications with a B.S. in Film and Television and a minor in English.

Weddings 1994 Anne Costello married Tom Zona on August 10, 2013. Maria Amorim Queen flew in from Brazil to attend.

1996 Laura Garvey married Jan Simmonds on November 16, 2013 at St. Paul’s Church in Stone Harbor, New Jersey.

1997 Chris Beha married Ally Andrews on January 4, 2014.

Births 1994 Maryhelen McCarthy McCaffrey and her husband, Patrick, welcomed the birth of their son, Connor Patrick, on October 29, 2013. Connor joins big sister, Grace.

1995 Andrew Galvin and his wife, Christie Philbrick Wheaton, welcomed the birth of their daughter, Lillian Joanna Galvin, on September 26, 2013. Lillian joins siblings Reagan and John.

1996 Laura Gutierrez Campbell and her husband, Alex, welcomed the birth of their daughter, Victoria Pilar Campbell, on October 23, 2013.

Andrew Galvin ’95 and his family Victoria Pilar Campbell

Michael Classe and his wife, Tara, welcomed the birth of their son, Charles, on November 11, 2013.

Patricia Santos and her husband, David, welcomed the birth of their son, Edward Santos Nicoll, on December 10, 2013. Edward joins big brother, Andrew.

1998 Stephen Feiler and his wife, Kelly, welcomed the birth of their son, William Joseph, in July 2014.

2003 Christine McCann Sullivan and her husband, Ryan, welcomed the birth of their son, Shane Michael Sullivan, on October 30, 2013.

Faculty David Palladino and his wife, Ann, welcomed the birth of their son, Luke Anthony Palladino, on December 24, 2013. Luke joins big brother, David.

Charles Classe

Shane Michael Sullivan

Deaths 1938 Thomas Walker on September 11, 2013.

1949 Robert J. Mozer on October 21, 2013.

1968 Andrea Schenck, wife of Carlos Schenck, on January 13, 2012.

1972 Muriel “Mimi” Adelman, mother of Thomas Adelman, on October 20, 2013.

1974 Robert Verdi, father of Peter and Paul ’74, on October 27, 2013.

1974 & 1976 Isabel Cappolla, mother of Albert ’74 and Dominick ’76, on November 5, 2013.

1984 Vincent Mbirika, father of Andayi Mbirika, on October 30, 2013.

1990 John Ragalli, father of Norma Ragalli Stafford, on December 21, 2013.

1995, 2002, 2003 & 2005 John Tubridy, grandfather of Daniel Tubridy ’95, Thomas Tubridy ’02, Megan Tubridy Moore ’03, and Molly Tubridy ’05, on December 21, 2013.

1997 & 2007 Kathleen F. Nardoza, grandmother of Brian ’97 and Colin ’07 Wheeler, on October 13, 2013.

2011 Shauna Gallagher, mother of Brittany Gallagher, on December 3, 2013.

Faculty Patricia Schiller, grandmother of Gabe Rotman, in December 2013.