October 2015 Notes Notes Congratulations to the Maccioni family and the Le Cirque New York Team for receiving the 2015 Wine Spectator Best Award of Excellence! Marco Maccioni ’85 and the Le Cirque Team
1964 This past May saw a very special event in Brooklyn, New York: a celebration of Fred Gretsch’s 50th anniversary in the music industry. Street Sounds, located on 3rd Avenue in Brooklyn staged an all-day event showcasing Gretsch products. A full article about the event and more can be found on the Gretsch internet blog at: http://blog.gretsch.com/a-brooklyn-bash/2015/06/. 1972 Indie Film Producer Thomas Adelman was highlighted in the Spring 2015 issue of Indie Slate Magazine. His article was listed as a highlighted article on the front cover. The article shares advice for indie producers. Check out more at indieslate.com. 1976 Congratulations to Teddy Zambetti, who recently launched a new website! Check it out at www.gemarocks.org. In addition to that, Teddy was mentioned in both The New York Times and Newsweek for his contribution in helping to build a SeaGlass carousel, set in the Battery Woodland. The carousel features 30 spinning, color-changing fish, almost all big enough to carry an adult and child. Congratulations Teddy! Read more by visiting http://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/14/arts/design/new-yorks-new-carousel-puts-you-in-awhirling-school-of-mechanized-fish.html?_r=1 or http://www.newsweek.com/behind-musicnew-york-citys-expensive-new-carousel-364561. 1978 Rafael Castellanos interviewed with The Wall Street Journal in early June on the importance of title insurance and how it can protect mortgage lenders and borrowers in disputes over property ownership. 1984 Congratulations to Jo-Ann Alvarez Webb, who is now Consulting Marketing Director at Fashion for Charity Gala. 1987 Visit the link below to check out a video featuring Palmer Murphy’s great work on MLB Hall of fame busts! http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/roadshow/season/19/bismarck-nd/appraisals/palmermurphy-hall-of-fame-busts--201401A43
1991 Paul Costiglio ‘91 Paul Costiglio was featured in an article in Yahoo Finance on the do’s and dont’s of the interviewing process. Read the full article here: http://finance.yahoo.com/news/hiring-manager-asks-whats-biggest-173423448.html 1993 Colm McMahon is now head of School at Rippowam Cisqua School. 1995 Dee Tubridy brought a taste of Rockaway Beach to NYC last spring as the Refinery Hotel featured the first ever Bungalow Bar pop-up from April – May. Dee interviewed with NY Live! Host Lauren Scala in early April to promote the pop-up. 1999 Sonali Bruschi received a new employment opportunity in April as Global Category Strategy Manager at Pfizer Global Category. 2002 Congratulations to Wilton Rene Fernandez, who has been thriving as an Attorney in the Bronx Family Court Division of the NYC Law Department. 2004 Mary Cirbus is now Landmarks Preservationist at New York city Landmarks Preservation Commission. Melissa Gonzalez Grey launched her debut novel “The Girl at Midnight”, a YA fantasy novel. Many attended her first reading at Books of Wonder on West 18th Street. She was also interviewed by the Huffington Post, where she expressed her path to writing her first novel and shared her experience. Joseph Sorbera was a guest on NBC’s New York Live on September 10, 2015. Joe was a part of their series on pet adoptions. Please watch the video by following the link below: http://www.nbcnewyork.com/on-air/as-seen-on/New-York-Live-Pet-Project_-Frank-_Felix_New-York-326396691.html# 2004 & 2007 Brothers Adam Belanich ’04 and Noah Belanich ’07 were mentioned on forbes.com for their great efforts in starting up their coffee distributing service called Joyride Coffee. Their efforts began in 2011 as a froyo truck and rapidly grew into one of NY’s best distributors for America’s most respected roasters (including Stumptown, Intelligentsia and Blue Bottle). Their goal is to spread quality coffee, eliminating Keurig coffee pods altogether! 2006 Caroline Leach is now Advisory Consultant at Deloitte & Touche.
2007 Join us in congratulating Justin Jahng, who has completed his first year as a Strategist at Praytell. John Curtin has received a new employment opportunity as Consultant at Continuum Worldwide. 2008 In his recent travels to Peru, Maurice Hicks has learned a lot about himself and those who live south of our border. He’s even found a way to spread the Loyola brand!
Maurice Hicks, Jr. ’08
2010 Brynn Norris is perusing her Master’s Degree in Special Education at Loyola University Maryland while working at a school for Autism. She anticipates completing the program in August. 2010 Congratulations to Sean Bonner, now Marketing Analytics Associate at Initiative. Alexandria Catherall has been enjoying her second full year teaching English at Cathedral High School in Boston. Ali is also looking forward to finishing her Master’s Degree at Boston College in the Spring of 2016. 2011 Daniela DiGuido became an Associate Teacher at Success Academy Charter Schools in May. Cara Esposito is currently working on her Master’s Degree at Drexel University. Congratulations to Chris Jaroszewski, who landed a job as a project manager at TransPerfect. Grace Lawton is now Account Coordinator at Rubenstein Communications. Congratulations to Michael Puntillo who graduated from Fordham in May 2015 and started up his own beverage company in New York. The company has been expanding rapidly; keep an eye out for the Splendid Blend brand! 2015 America Magazine published an article about Hanna May’s story of fulfilling an Irish-American Dream in attending a Jesuit high school. Find the full article (dated May 11, 2015) on americamagazine.org.
Lukas Auletti was among the many young stars that shined on the diamond this year, as Loyola brought home their first Championship in 15 years. While attempting to lay down a sacrifice bunt, Lukas dropped the bunt that rocketed back up to his face, splitting in open. Miraculously, he was able to return to the game to enjoy the win! The Daily News featured an article sharing this story on May 9th.
Congratulations to Jack Marino, checking-in at Kenyon College, in Gambier, Ohio and representing the class of 2019! Best of luck, Jack!
Weddings Iris Colon ’02 married Kevin Groen on September 20, 2014. Jonathan Suquet ’06 married Mary Abigail Zanone in New Orleans on April 18, 2015. Thomas Brennan ’01 married Amanda Nicastro on September 13, 2015. Vivienne and Theodore Mauro
Births Robert Mauro ’70 welcomed the birth of his grandchildren Vivienne Jane and Theodore Robert on June 22, 2015. Congratulations to the Mauro family! Doug Borkowski ’92 and his wife Rachel celebrated the birth of Brooke Lindsey on February 7, 2015. Maryhelen McCarthy McCaffrey ’94 and her husband Neil welcomed their third child, James Joseph McCaffrey on April 3, 2015. Felice Milani ’98 and her husband Michael welcomed their daughter Ava Charlotte Milani on February 18, 2015. Vinnie Vernuccio ’99 and his wife Katie welcomed their son Alexander James on June 4, 2015. Maria Perez ’00 and her husband Raul Perez ’94 welcomed their son Xavier Ignacio Perez into the Loyola family on March 8, 2015. Faculty Births Yesenia Ferrán and her husband Ivan welcomed their daughter Chloe Bernadette Rana on April 20, 2015.
Deaths John Carolin ’34 passed away on June 30, 2015. Albert Barsa ’42 passed away on October 4, 2015. Dr. William V. Healey ’48 passed away in Texas on May 1, 2015. John Dooley ’49 passed away in January 2014. Leo I. Racine, father of William Racine ’65 passed away on February 15, 2015. Macy Ann Beha, mother of Jim Beha II ’67 and grandmother of Chris ’97 and Jim ’97, passed away on June 18, 2015. Robert Salomone ’66 passed away in May 2015. Roy Vasile ’70 passed away on May 15, 2015. Peter Dougherty ’73 passed away in London on October 12, 2015. Katie Asch ’76 passed away on April 25, 2015. She was a part of Loyola’s first graduating class that included women. Theresa Larkin, mother of Michael Larkin ’79, passed away on July 15, 2015. Paula McGrath ’87 passed away on October 4, 2015. Christine Arena ’92, passed away on April 30, 2015. John Mark ’96 passed away on September 4, 2015. John Preston ’08 passed away on April 8, 2015. Michael King, father of Alexandra King ’08, passed away on May 27, 2015. Faculty Deaths Cathy Lyness, mother of former Headmaster Jim Lyness, passed away on June 15, 2015. Bruna Morson, mother of Lidia Tramontozzi; mother-in-law of Dan Tramontozzi; grandmother of Mark ’96, Vanessa ’98 Tramontozzi, passed away on July 15, 2015.
Faculty Notes Led by Sue Baber, Chair of Theology Department and Director of Campus Ministry, the Loyola community took part in promoting relief efforts for Xavier High School in Chuuk, who experienced a devastating typhoon last Spring. The Jesuits’ USA Northeast Province raised nearly $30,000 in this effort. Loyola’s Campus Ministry department is proud of a very successful 2014-15 school year, in which many successful service trips took place. Visit the website below to experience an overview of the school trips last school year. The 2015-16 year hopes to be a promising one as well! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5cy_MDVvEc
Below, please find a series of links that will direct you to articles and interviews Featuring Father Hernan Paredes, S.J. on Pope Francis. Amazingly, Fr. Paredes has a 30-year relationship with Pope Francis! http://on.wsj.com/1Wf0u1k Fr. Paredes and Pope Francis http://www.cnn.com/2015/07/07/world/father-hernan-paredes-pope-francis/ http://www.nbcnewyork.com/on-air/as-seen-on/Manhattan-Priest-Reflects-on-30-YearFriendship-With-Pope-Francis_New-York-325725291.html http://www.fox5ny.com/news/20261551-story http://www.ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/pope-visit-2015/2015/09/21/longtime-friend-of-popeexcited-for-nyc-visit.html