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SAI N T M ICH AEL’ S COLLEGE NE W S AND N OT E S | SPRIN G/SUMMER 2 0 2 1
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ere in Vermont, the beautiful flowers of spring have faded, yielding to the warmer weather. Yet any sadness from seeing those petals drop is quickly replaced by excitement for new, later-blooming flowers and shrubs, each attracting new kinds of birds and their unique songs. This eternal cycle reminds me of our place in God’s great world. Life seeks renewal and can persist through even the most trying situations.
I find myself reflecting on this as we carefully come out of the pandemic, having recently celebrated a wonderful in-person Commencement for the Class of 2021. We are also actively planning to welcome members of the Class of 2020 back to campus for a belated in-person Commencement celebration this fall. This generation of young, motivated, and brilliant minds persevered and steadfastly continued their studies despite all the challenges. Throughout an uncertain and unsettling present, they have focused on preparing for their future and, importantly, have come together to make the world a more just and inclusive place. Having had the chance to get to know many of them personally, I can say that our future is in good hands.
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Speaking of the future, we are actively working on the final stages of our strategic planning process. This will ultimately result in a plan for the direction and investments of the College over the next five years and beyond. I thank all of those in our community who have worked so diligently throughout this project. In these pages you will also find information about an upcoming historical tour to France. You are invited to join Rev. Marcel Rainville, my husband Bert Lain, and me, together with others from the community, to visit beautiful sites and learn about our Edmundite foundations. This issue also has a story about the 50th anniversary of women first being admitted to Saint Michael’s College
in 1970. These women were groundbreakers and path forgers, and we are happy to honor and recognize them for how they transformed the College. Additionally, these pages proudly share recent College news, class notes, and fond memories and dedications to the dear alumni and friends we have lost in recent months. Our memories of them, and their contributions to the legacy and culture of caring at Saint Michael’s, will endure far into the future. I hope you will enjoy reading about your Saint Michael’s College community. I wish you a safe and healthy summer.
Lorraine Sterritt President
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WHAT’S NEW?
BY MARK TARNACKI
wetlands easement program and its Vermont agents to protect 163 acres of the natural area’s roughly 350 total acres from agricultural use or development, in perpetuity. In 2016–17, biology professor Declan McCabe and others initiated preservation in the area and its greatly increased use by the College and community.
Professor McCabe snapped this shot while cross-country skiing through the College’s Natural Area recently.
HEALTH EQUITY CERTIFICATE: ADDRESSING URGENT CHALLENGES
EASEMENT BOOSTS VIBRANT NATURAL AREA AND ITS ECOLOGY
Saint Michael’s College has become the first Vermont higher education institution to work with a federal wetlands easement program in the long-term preservation of natural habitat, reducing harmful phosphorus runoff into Lake Champlain and supporting educational and research programs in the College’s increasingly popular natural area across Route 15 from the main campus. In a formal agreement signed in late December 2020, the College partnered with the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)
devoted heart and soul to the College,” said President Lorraine Sterritt. The gift designates roughly $750,000 to a newly established endowed scholarship fund in memory of Roy’s parents, which will support underrepresented minority students and applicants; $1.2 million to the Class of 1967 Endowed Scholarship Fund, providing need-based, unrestricted scholarship aid to students; and $2 million to the unrestricted Saint Michael’s Fund, for strategic investment by College leaders.
BARRY ROY ’67 LEAVES LARGEST SINGLE GIFT IN SCHOOL HISTORY
Class of 1967 alumnus and longtime trustee Barry Roy bequeathed $4 million to Saint Michael’s College through his estate, the largest single gift in the school’s 117-year history, College officials announced in January.
A larger-than-life figure on campus and within New England philanthropic circles, Roy died on August 9, 2019, at the age of 73. “He was
The recently established Saint Michael’s College Health Equity Graduate Certificate is an online educational opportunity for career professionals, college graduates contemplating further graduate study, and community members interested in the timely challenge of health equity. “One of the biggest challenges facing the country is an enormous health crisis that is grounded in the delivery of health equity,” said Patricia Siplon, Saint Michael’s political science professor and director of the Public Health program. The 18-credit full certificate program reduces time and financial commitments and provides students with the skills to address health equity issues
Trish Siplon, head of the public health program, launches the Public Health Equity Certificate Program. in a variety of healthcare professions. An agreement between Saint Michael’s College and Boston University extends opportunities for graduates of the health equity program to attain “Select Scholar” status there.
MILITARY SHAPED COLLEGE FLEET CHIEF SABENS FOR 41 YEARS
When the alarm awakens Army Reserve Sgt. Major Russell Sabens each morning for his civilian job as fleet administrator at Saint Michael’s, it is considerably less jarring than the wake-up call from an explosives-laden (though just safely distant) truck during a recent deployment in Afghanistan with the Army Field Support Battalion at Bagram Airfield. Sabens will retire this year from distinguished service with the Vermont National Guard and Army Reserves after 41 years—though the
Russ Sabens during his 2007 Tour of Duty in Afghanistan.
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58-year-old still plans to continue working for the College, which also employs his wife, Laurie Sabens, in the Campus Ministry office. “Military experience can be very valuable to civilian careers,” Sabens said. As far as he knows, he has been the College’s only active Guard or Reserves member in recent years
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SUTHERLAND LECTURER BLANCO EMBRACES POETRY, IDENTITY, “HOME”
Alon Tal
RABBI WALL SPEAKER EXPLORES JEWISH ENVIRONMENTALISM
Jewish environmentalists are enthusiastic and optimistic in embracing technology to advance the cause, unlike many outside Judaism who might consider technology more suspect for being beyond immediate organic nature, said Alon Tal, a scholar, activist, and policy official who spoke from Israel by Zoom in March for the College’s annual Rabbi Max B. Wall Memorial Lecture. Tal’s topic was “What is Jewish about Jewish environmentalism?” Nearly 80 people participated in the Zoom lecture. They included Saint Michael’s students, administrators, faculty, and staff; members of the greater Burlington Jewish community; and other interested scholars around the U.S. and world—some invited by the family (who also took part) of the lecture’s namesake, the late Rabbi Max Wall. In non-pandemic years, the lecture is held on campus.
For the annual Sutherland Lecture at Saint Michael’s College, Richard Blanco, the historic inaugural poet for President Barack Obama, shared his poems and personal story with nearly 90 viewers in March, reflecting via Zoom on his focusing ideas of “home,” country, identity, and belonging.
The amiable and precise Blanco told of growing up in a Cuban-American immigrant family in Miami, becoming an engineer, and finding his way to poetry. Reflecting enthusiastic audience feedback, Tara Natarajan, dean of the College and online lecture host, said of Blanco’s final thoughts on the central importance of humanities in a democracy (as articulated in his new book How to Love a Country) “Richard, thank you for that meditation—that was captivating and brilliant.”
COLLEGE SELECTS ANOTHER UNG ’93 MEMOIR FOR BOOK AWARD The College has selected another memoir from award-winning author and human rights activist Loung Ung as the Saint Michael’s Book Award for Academic Achievement and Social Conscience. Lulu in the Sky: A Daughter of Cambodia Finds Love, Healing, and Double Happiness will be
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cannabis on neurocognitive functions: things like reaction time, time perception, and concentration—which are all affected by THC, the main chemical component of marijuana.
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Loung Ung awarded to high school juniors throughout the U.S. and world who exhibit strong academic success and community service involvement. The memoir, third in a trilogy, details her experience as a Saint Michael’s student in the early 1990s and her post-graduate adulthood, and chronicles her difficult assimilation to life as a young refugee in Vermont and later at college. Ung is a world-renowned human rights activist, a lecturer, and a leading campaigner to rid the world of land mines.
The free app, called “Indicator,” which uses artificial intelligence for advanced data analytics, became publicly available this spring to home cannabis users with devices using iOS (an Android version is coming soon). The app allows users to measure and record how the cannabis products they use affect them in order to promote insight, awareness, and ultimately broader public safety efforts, Kirshenbaum said. His interest in the subject expanded when he got cancer in 2019 and saw therapeutic promise in cannabis.
AWARD-WINNING STUDENT PAPER FOCUSES ON RACE, DISABILITY
SAINT MICHAEL’S PROFESSOR: APP MEASURES CANNABIS EFFECTS
Saint Michael’s College psychology professor Ari Kirshenbaum has been using a $224,000 National Science Foundation grant he received in September 2020 to develop a mobile app that measures the effects of
Students conducting research in a river bed.
OF PANDEMICS, SCIENCE FIELD STUDY, AND CONFERENCES
Molly Thompson ’23 at Saint Michael’s College
Professor Ari Kirshenbaum in his office at Saint Michael’s College
through St. Anselm College. “As a disabled woman, this is really personal to me,” Thompson said, crediting strong support from Saint Michael’s mentors Kathryn Dungy (history), Katie Kirby (philosophy), and Toni Messuri (academic affairs/ student support).
Molly Thompson ’23, a Saint Michael’s sophomore working toward both a Political Science major and a newly approved self-designed and self-directed major in Equity Studies, in late March presented a paper for a virtual conference of the national history honor society Phi Alpha Theta, and won an award.
She presented her paper titled “Race, Disability, and the Intersectional Struggle: The Humanizing Bonds of Solidarity” at the group’s (virtual) New England Regional Conference,
Saint Michael’s student researchers regularly present research at scientific conferences both national and international. The pandemic has necessarily put a crimp in travel plans, but that has not prevented students’ active participation in scientific conferences.
In April, 12 Saint Michael’s College undergraduates and their mentors participated in the Northeast Natural History Conference. To do so safely and legally, the conference was virtual. “Our students have become Zoom experts and were more than up to producing professional presentations,” said biology faculty mentor Declan McCabe. The Saint Michael’s students presented on parasitic infections of bobcats, Lake Champlain macroinvertebrates, and mammals of the Champlain Valley. Presentations are the culmination of months and sometimes years of research that often involves getting out in the woods and waterways of the region.
In the spring of 2021, dozens of students participated in stewarding their environment through “hyperlocal” campus events over about a week, said Kristyn Achilich ’05, director of the College’s Center for the Environment.
Father Marcel Rainville, SSE ’67 (left) Father Richard Myhalyk, SSE ’66 (right) 50th anniversary of their ordinations to the priesthood.
More tree-planting in the Natural Area Saturday. (photo by Megan Schneider ’22) It culminated in a special volunteer planting push on Vermont Green Up Day, May 1; by the end of the week, 70 students had harvested, washed, and planted spring crops on the farm, 30 or so had planted native pollinator plants in center campus, complementing the tree nursery installed in 2019; and another 30 had gone to the 360-acre natural area across Route 15 to contribute to ecological restoration on the watershed. “Their efforts will live on in the fabric of our campus community and build an ethos and expectation of continued consciousness for each subsequent year of students,” Achilich said.
FRS. RAINVILLE, MYHALYK CELEBRATE 50TH ORDINATION ANNIVERSARIES
On May 1, Rev. Marcel Rainville, SSE ’67, of the resident campus Edmundite community and Rev. Richard Myhalyk, SSE ’66, now at Enders Island in Mystic, Connecticut (and former superior general), noted the
Fr. Rainville can be emailed at mrainville@smcvt.edu and Fr. Myhalyk at Myhalyk@aol.com with congratulations. A public celebration was to be held at St. Anne’s Shrine on June 13 liturgy, which also was to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Ordination to the Priesthood of Edmundite Campus Ministry and Shrine Director Rev. Brian Cummings, SSE ’86, which falls on June 15.
A respected administrator for nearly three decades at Saint Michael’s and a driving force in the College being admitted to the Northeast-10 Conference in the late 1980s, Markey in early winter was named one of 40 outstanding individuals in the league’s 40-year history. “Ed demanded respect and loyalty, and he always gave it in return,” said Zaf Bludevich, whom Markey hired as the Department of Athletics’ first fulltime athletic trainer in fall 1975.
Senator Leahy speaking with President Obama and President Biden
LEAHY ’61 WITNESSES HISTORY, BECOMES THIRD IN PRESIDENTIAL SUCCESSION
Ed Markey ’51 named one of NE10’s ‘Forty Outstanding Individuals’ in league’s history
MARKEY AMONG NE10’S “40 OUTSTANDING INDIVIDUALS” IN HISTORY
The late Ed Markey ’51 was known even to his longest-associated coworkers as Mr. Markey, a formal moniker that belied a more compassionate side revealing a deep love for his alma mater, Saint Michael’s
U.S. Sen. Patrick Leahy ’61, D-VT, in January became Senate pro tem once again with a new Democratic majority, placing him once more as third in presidential succession. Frequently an active witness to history with his enthusiastic interest in photography (including a gallery exhibit at Saint Michael’s years ago), Leahy continued in that tradition during the Inauguration of Joseph Biden as the 46th U.S. president. Biden and Leahy have been close colleagues and friends for decades. The senator’s office shared images at the time of Leahy with Biden and President Obama (seen here), as well
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College, and a strong belief in supporting athletic opportunities for students.
PLANTING EVENTS FOSTER GROWTH ACROSS SAINT MICHAEL’S CAMPUS
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as others of the senator with thenVice President Biden on a visit to Vermont, and another of Marcelle Leahy, the senator’s wife, with Biden on Air Force Two.
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Rabbi Glazier speaks during St. Mike’s Interfaith Service
INTERFAITH SERVICE AFFIRMS WISDOM, PEACE, AND COMMUNITY
“It felt good to pray with people from different faith traditions who gathered in the same place at the same time,” said Saint Michael’s campus music minister Jerome Monachino ’91 following an uplifting “interfaith prayer service for healing and peace” in the chapel late in February.
The Edmundite Campus Ministry team—Director Rev. Brian Cummings ’86, Anna Lester ’9, and Monachino—assembled a program inclusive of the many faith traditions infusing wisdom and diverse richness into the College community. Dean Tara Natarajan read from ancient Sanskrit sacred texts of her native India; another participant was Rabbi James Glazier, instructor of religious studies (photo).
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It’s been a year for the record books! I’d like to thank St. Mike’s, because although I haven’t set foot on campus in over 16 months, I still feel incredibly connected with the College, its students, its faculty, and, most importantly, my fellow alumni. That’s mainly because I’ve participated in a variety of virtual programs the Alumni Office has offered since the pandemic began. For some reason, Zoom fatigue didn’t affect me when logging on to one of the fun and interesting online alumni events. A year of virtual events wasn’t so bad, was it? As this is my last letter as Alumni Association president, it’s important for me to invite you to join SMC Connect (smcvt.wisr.io) if you haven’t already. It’s a very simple process and gets you access to the College’svery own online community! Help us build an online alumni directory just for the St. Mike’scommunity and stay connected with one another. It’s also the best way to exchange career advice with fellow alumni and students. There are nearly 40 specific “communities” on SMC Connect that you can
join to keep abreast of what’s up on campus. Give it a try! Students are also joining SMC Connect to seek out alumni in their chosen field. I never pass up a chance to have a conversation with a current student,and you shouldn’t either. Speaking of that, if you’ve got a job available, or an internship to fill, please post them on Handshake (smcvt.joinhandshake.com) as well as SMC Connect (smcvt.wisr.io). The Alumni Association should do all it can to support the Classes of 2020 and 2021. Lastly, if you haven’t given to St. Mike’s yet this year, please join me and my wife, Janet, in making a gift. Alumni giving is a very important metric for school ranking. No amount is too small, or too big! And keep in mind there are lots of ways to volunteer as well: classroom and panel speakers, Reunion 2022 committees, and maybe even some in-person event hosting. Stay well, and GO ST. MIKE’S!
Celebrating 50 Years of Women BY AN G IE ARM O U R ’9 9 , M ’0 9
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n the fall of 1970, Saint Michael’s College admitted 23 female students, the first cohort of women, who paved the way for thousands of others. Fifty years later, we celebrate with pride and awe all that the women of Saint Michael’s have contributed to the College and to the world.
We have spent the past year paying tribute to Purple Knight students, staff, faculty, and alumnae through a variety of online events, honors, and reunions, featuring women from across the five decades and from every area of campus. In September, the program kicked off with a lively Zoom discussion with four of Saint Michael’s first female students. Senior Molly Crafts ’21 moderated the panel, which included Louise Stafford ’72, Carol Johnson, Carol Dixon ’72, and Rosario Gongora.
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The women, who have remained close for five decades, had an insightful and often hilarious conversation about their experience as four of just 23 female students among 800 men on campus in the fall of 1970. Dozens of current students heard from notable alumnae at the 2020 Career Symposium. Keynote speaker Siham Elhamoumi ’07 shared her experience as a program manager at Boston’s Broad Institute, which has processed millions of COVID-19 tests since the start of the pandemic. Elhamoumi was interviewed by incoming Alumni Board President Suzy Leous ’86, chief policy officer at the American Society of Hematology. An incredible sports panel was assembled in December 2020, featuring Sue Duprat, longtime Women’s Basketball coach, first female athletic administrator, and the true matriarch of Saint Michael’s athletics. Duprat was joined by Hall of Famers and former players Pam Batalis ’85, Kathy O’Neill ’81, and Amy Molina ’93 for a fun walk down memory lane. Several high-profile alumnae and parents have also been featured throughout the yearlong celebration. Career Coach Susan Reitano Davey ’83 offered advice to alumni, faculty, and staff on negotiating in the
workplace. The current (and first female) CEO of insurance and investment giant John Hancock, Marianne Harrison P’22, spoke about leadership at the highest levels of corporate America. And internationally acclaimed author, film producer, and peace activist Loung Ung ’93, H’17, led an SMC Reads discussion of Lulu in the Sky, the final book in her haunting autobiographical trilogy, which includes First They Killed My Father. For an in-depth look at women at
Saint Michael’s, a historical timeline, and links to the Zoom recordings listed above, visit www.smcvt. edu/50women. Stay tuned for more details on a campus event to close out our official 50th anniversary celebration this fall. And rest assured the pride in Saint Michael’s women will continue for decades to come.
HERITAGE CIRCLE SPOTLIGHT: COLIN ’02 AND JESSICA ’04 SHEA
Saint Michael’s Experience Sparks Fire and Rescue Alumni to Create Estate Gift BY C ARL A FR A N CI S, D E V E LO PM E NT A N D G I F T PL A N N I N G O F F I C E R
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alumni Colin ’02 and Jessica ’04 Shea settled into their careers, their attention turned to their long-term financial future. With overarching goals in mind, they met with a trusted financial planner, who asked them, “Do you want to include charitable giving in your estate plans?”
SAINT MICHAEL’S EXPERIENCE BOLSTERS CAREERS
Colin (Religious Studies/Computer Science) and Jess (Biochemistry) have stayed well-connected with the College since graduation, particularly with Fire and Rescue, of which they were both members. They lived in the Burlington area for several years after graduation, and although they now live in Maine, they still visit campus every year for the Fire and Rescue banquet. They look forward to catching up with old friends and meeting the current student members. For the Sheas, who enjoyed meeting local alumni when they were undergraduates, the student-to-alumni experience has come full circle. Reflecting on how their campus experience has stuck with them, they emphasize how happy they were with their choice to attend Saint Michael’s. As the Emprove program manager at MilliporeSigma—a science company where she manages the portfolios for filters, single-use, and chromatography products—Jess cites the College’s emphasis on diversity, travel, and understanding of global cultures as crucial to her career success in the biotech industry. To explain, she describes a typical workday, in which
she connects virtually with colleagues in India and Germany in the morning, colleagues in the U.S. around midday, and those in Asia in the evening. Colin credits the College with instilling the value of passing on his knowledge and having diverse communication skills, both verbal and written. As a full-time captain of Falmouth, Maine’s, Fire-EMS and a parttime senior staff instructor with the N.H. Fire Academy, he finds that these skills are particularly vital. And as former Fire and Rescue members on campus, they both believe the experience taught them the ability to make the right decisions while operating under stress.
REMEMBERING SAINT MICHAEL’S IN THEIR ESTATE PLANS
The impact that the Saint Michael’s experience has had on their lives is apparent to both Colin and Jess. And whether it’s leadership opportunities in the Fire and Rescue community, encouragement from the College to experience international culture, or curriculum and faculty relationships, they want to ensure that future generations of students have the same opportunity to succeed on campus and beyond. Through conversations with their financial planner, the Sheas discovered that they could provide
for loved ones while still including charitable giving in their estate plans. They chose to set up a living trust for the protection it gives to a surviving spouse, the helpful tax implications for the beneficiaries, and the clear beneficiary structure. Naming Saint
Colin ’02 and Jessica ’04 Shea Michael’s College as a beneficiary was an easy choice, as was designating a portion of their gift to Fire and Rescue. If you are considering an estate gift, the Sheas recommend finding a financial/estate planner who listens to your goals and works with you to accomplish them. They see estate planning as a total package for financial health, and one that allows them to provide for loved ones while still having a meaningful impact on local charities and on their alma mater.
Class Notes 1966 REV. RICHARD MYHALYK, SSE, Enders Island, CT, on
May 1 celebrated the 50th anniversary of his ordination to the priesthood.
1967 REV. MARCEL RAINVILLE, SSE, Colchester, VT, on
May 1 celebrated the 50th anniversary of his ordination to the priesthood.
1974 GARY ANDERSON,
Trumbull, CT, is currently serving on his second term on the Board of Directors for Mercy Learning Center, Bridgeport, CT. Mercy Learning Center is a not-for-profit women’s literacy organization that educates and teaches life skills to women from the greater Bridgeport area. He has also been a volunteer tutor at the center since 2015.
1975 ALAN J. MURRAY, Nor-
cross, GA, was presented the prestigious Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Wright Brothers Master Pilot award on December 20, 2020, in
recognition of 50 years of safe flying. Alan completed his first solo flight in a Cessna 150 on August 6, 1970, in East Middlebury. He was commissioned a U.S. Air Force (USAF) second lieutenant through the AFROTC program at Saint Michael’s College in 1975 and graduated from USAF pilot training at Columbus, MS, in 1977, after which he flew for both the Vermont Air and Army National Guard in Burlington.
RICHARD PERKINS, Bath, ME, had his first illustrated children’s book published on Amazon, titled The Salamander King, Book One: “Just Like Grandpa Taught Me.” Says Richard, “It is a story and a learning experience for 7- to 12-year-old children about a salamander, his friend Wayne, their friends, a fragile pond, and ... bullies!”
1976 TIM CAREY, Fairfield, CT,
retired from Synchrony Financial in December 2020 as vice president of IT credit systems; he managed the information technology credit departments supporting credit card authorizations, acquisitions, bureau processing, fraud, and point-of-sale process-
ing, with teams worldwide. Prior to Synchrony he held a similar position for GE Capital, leading the two, prior to Synchrony’s IPO, for 24 years. In the 1980s and 1990s he ran a software development company, working with major retailers in the consumer market. In retirement, Tim says, he’s looking forward to travel time with his wife Julie (see photo) and enjoying his passions of drone, underwater, and 360 videography; scuba diving; and visiting his grandchild and six children/stepchildren (one of whom, Tierney Carey ’09, is also a St. Mike’s alumnus). Tim says with his new free hours, he will “devote more time to much-needed local volunteer activities. Hard to believe 2021 will see the 45th reunion for the Class of 1976.” He wishes “Best of Luck” to his classmates, “and prayers to those who are no longer with us. Stay safe.”
PAUL YELLEN, Old Lyme, CT, retired after 25 years of service as the Plainfield, CT, town fire marshal. Said Paul at the time from his former home in the town he served, “My wife, who’s an infection control consultant, and I plan to move to our renovated home in Old Lyme.” Paul began working for the town in 1988 as
Plainfield’s deputy fire marshal and was promoted in 1995. His path through the fire service began in the late 1970s while attending St. Mike’s.
1977 MIKE BROWN, Pataskala, OH, has written and published a book titled The Umpire’s Bunkhouse: Stories from Cooperstown. Writes Mike, “A sports editor in New York during the 1980s, an award-winning public relations and marketing professional in the 1990s and 2000s in New York and Ohio, I am now retired in Ohio. Of course, reinventing my career again. I’m now a high school baseball umpire and an author. My first book is a close look at the many umpires who come from all over the nation to attend a national baseball tournament. It also marks the 40th anniversary of my work as a sports editor covering the nearby Baseball Hall of Fame. Available through Outskirts Press of Colorado. I’m working on my second book, Burnham & Brown, a 75-Year Friendship, featuring a forward from Vermont Governor Tom Salmon. The governor and former president of the University of Vermont was
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Tom Kelley wrote to share this photo of a group of Saint Michael’s alumni who gathered this winter in Naples, FL, at Coconut Jack’s for lunch and posed together afterward. They are, left to right, Mike Renzulli ’69, Dennis O’Connor ’69, Tom Kelley ’69, Joe Boutin ’69, Bob Minetti ’69, Jeff Sullivan ’69, Pete Pesenti ’69, Bob O’Donnell ’69, John Verrett ’67, and Paul Murphy ’69. “Greg Malloy ’69, who died recently, was one of the ‘Naples crew’ and had planned to attend. We all tipped a glass to ‘the Wheel,’” Tom writes.
Tim Carey ’76 retired from Synchrony Financial in December 2020 as vice president of IT credit systems, and says he is looking forward in retirement to travel time with his wife, Julie, seen here with Tim on a recent trip. (See 1976 class notes for more details.)
Paul Galbraith ’78 writes, “I just wanted to send in a new update on my career as an actor in New York. I recently filmed part one of three called The Cup Cake Chronicles—The Dream. I play a bakery chef/owner.”
a personal friend of Richard Brown. The book details the lives of Brown (my father) and Lisle Burnham, who grew up in Brattleboro, Vermont, from playing high school football, serving together in the Korean War, and plenty of trials, tribulations, and tragedy along the way. It’s an American success story. It is expected to be published in late 2021.”
JEAN A. HACHE, JR.,
Dominican Republic, wrote recently with fond memories from her St. Mike’s college days: “SMC brings a lot of memories; the chapel every Sunday at 9 p.m., the library (a nap was mandatory), Alliot Hall in the evenings for a cheese sandwich, the sport center to watch a basketball game, the International Center to say hello to old friends, and the classrooms for finals— ah, the Crown and Sword Society took me more than 10 visits to convince other members to accept me … well, lives go by—hoping to go back to SMC soon, keep safe, God bless you all.”
PETER SILVERBERG, Halifax, VT, as a Select Board candidate in the small town of Halifax this winter, was profiled by the local daily newspaper, the Brattleboro Reformer. The story notes that Peter “earned a degree in biology from Saint Michael’s College, then worked in the industry for about 10 years. He said he owned a company for 20 years
before it was acquired and he recently retired after working for the new owner. After owning property in Halifax since 2002, Silverberg said he became a full-time resident last year and wants to contribute more to the community. He said he felt compelled to run for the board after hearing about a lack of trust in the current board.”
MICHAEL TOUGIAS, Plymouth, MA, a best-selling author, describes his younger years and the beginnings of his passion for the outdoors in his new memoir. Tougias says that the book, The Waters Between Us, has several main components: his childhood experiences of learning about life through trial and error with very little adult supervision; his relationship with his father; and his experiences as a student at Saint Michael’s College and his “love affair” with the state of Vermont both before and after those college years in Winooski Park.
1978 PAUL GALBRAITH, Highland Falls, NY, writes, “I just wanted to send in a new update on my career as an actor in New York. I recently filmed part one of three called The Cup Cake Chronicles—The Dream. I play a bakery chef/owner.” (See photo.)
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Garry Harrington ’82 completed another epic adventure, this time on a bicycle. Garry and his girlfriend, Leonie Dodd, recently completed the grueling Baja Divide bikepacking route in Mexico, covering roughly 1,400 miles of rugged terrain and approximately 80,000 feet of elevation gain on the Baja peninsula on their mountain bikes. (See 1982 class notes for details.)
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1980 MARYANNE BAVARO O’HARA , Boston, MA, has
written a book titled Little Matches: A Memoir of Grief and Light (HarperOne, April 20, 2021, release date). The book is about the death of Maryanne’s only child, Caitlin, from cystic fibrosis and its effects on her family. A review from Publishers Weekly states, “Novelist Maryanne O’Hara illuminates a mother’s grief over the loss of her adult child and her quest for hope and wisdom.” Maryanne is also the author of the novel Cascade—the Boston Globe Book Club’s inaugural pick and finalist for the Massachusetts Book Award and a People Book of the Week. The former associate fiction editor of Ploughshares, she has taught creative writing at Emerson College and Clark University, and has had her writing recognized by the artist grants programs of the Massachusetts Cultural Council and the St. Botolph Club Foundation. She is a Reiki master and was recently certified by the University of Vermont’s Larner College of Medicine as an end-of-life doula so
that she might better speak to the state of end-of-life care in our culture.
1981 GEORGE HADDAD, Pitts-
field, MA, was featured in a January 2021 newspaper report about his plans for a new Subaru car dealership in St. Albans, which he had brought forth for site approval from the town. The proposed dealership recently received conditional site plan and use approval from St. Albans Town’s Development Review Board, with plans to break ground on the project this spring. George is president of Haddad Dealerships of the Berkshires, the company that would run the proposed St. Albans dealership. He represents the third generation of his family to run the group of Massachusetts car dealerships.
1982 JEFFREY E. DODGE, Attleboro, MA, lead dentist with CareLink’s Mobile Dentistry program, has been honored with the
Rhode Island Public Health Association (RIPHA) Distinguished Service Award. Each year, RIPHA honors an individual who has made significant contributions to advance the public’s health at a national, state, or local level. Jeffrey was recognized for his role as lead dentist on the CareLink mobile team as well as his longtime leadership role with Rhode Island’s Mission of Mercy free dental service program.
GARRY HARRINGTON,
Tucson, AZ, is at it again, completing another epic adventure, this time on a bicycle. Garry and his girlfriend, Leonie Dodd, completed the grueling Baja Divide bikepacking route in Mexico, covering roughly 1,400 miles of rugged terrain and approximately 80,000 feet of elevation gain on the Baja peninsula on their mountain bikes. The trip took 51 days as they crisscrossed several times from the Pacific to the Sea of Cortez while making their way south. Along the way, they had to deal with deep mud in northern Baja and then deep sand as they progressed south, stopping
them in their tracks on many occasions. Fortunately, they endured only one mechanical issue, when Garry suffered a punctured tire after riding over a cactus thorn, which was a constant threat. The trip finished in the town of Todos Santos, where the van the couple live and travel in for much of the year was awaiting them for the drive back to Arizona. In the past, most of Garry’s adventures have involved running ultramarathon races or climbing big mountains, and he planned to resume his climbing endeavors in May when returning to Alaska for a second attempt to summit Denali, at 20,320 feet the highest peak in North America. A successful climb will complete the 50 state high points for Garry. His previous attempt on Denali, in 2016, was aborted due to bad weather, and is chronicled in his latest book, Chasing Summits: In Pursuit of High Places and an Unconventional Life, which is available on Amazon. (See photo.)
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Raleigh, NC, was in the news this spring when he stepped down from his role as CEO of GameStop as the company looks to transition into e-commerce. The move came as Ryan Cohen, a cofounder of pet food retailer Chewy.com and one of GameStop’s board members, solidified his control over the country’s best-known gaming store. George joined GameStop in 2019, at a time when the company still largely relied on its brick-and-mortar stores for business. Prior to becoming GameStop’s CEO, he graduated from Central Michigan University after St. Mike’s and spent more than 25 years in leadership roles at Advance Auto Parts, Best Buy, Target, and Home Depot. He was also the CEO of Victra, one of the largest retailers for Verizon Wireless.
1986 DIANE LEBLANC, North-
field, MN, professor of interdisciplinary studies at St. Olaf College in Northfield, MN, recently published The Feast Delayed, a full-length collection of poems (Terrapin Books). Poet and environmental studies professor Todd Davis observed, “This beautiful and fraught book is born from a closely observed life, one rich in compassion for the natural and human worlds, for the blessings and violences we do to one another.”
SUZANNE PRENTISS, West Lebanon, NH, was elected to the New Hampshire State Senate on November 3, 2020, for a two-year term, representing nine communities. She has been serving as a Lebanon city councilor for 12 years, and previously was a two-term mayor of that city.
1987 KAARLA PIERSON WESTON, Gilford, NH,
retired from the New Hampshire Bureau of Developmental Services on June 5, 2020. In 2014, Kaarla founded Gilford’s Golden Guardians, LLC (GGG). Her business pairs eligible children with puppies for a life of service. She specializes in training diabetic-alert, seizure-response, and autism service animals. Please visit her website (www.Gilfordsgoldenguardians.com) to see pups and kids in action. GGG is committed to serving youth one service animal at a time.
1988 KERRIN MCCADDEN,
South Burlington, VT, recently published American Wake, a collection of her poetry. Kerrin taught high school English in Montpelier for several decades but is moving on to teach English at the Center for Technology Essex, a vocational center in Chittenden County.
JACK MURPHY, Duxbury, MA, in March was named president and chief executive officer of OceanPoint Financial Partners, MHC, and BankNewport, based in Rhode Island. Jack brings more than 30 years of financial services experience to BankNewport, most recently as president of business banking at Citizens Bank. During his career he has managed multiple lines of business including small business, business banking, community banking, equipment finance, and auto finance. Prior to his time at Citizens Bank, he held leadership positions at Santander Bank, TD Bank, JPMorgan Chase, and American Express. He and his wife, Kelly, have raised five children in Duxbury.
1989 KEVIN FLAHERTY, Reading, MA, this past winter joined the Foundry Financial Group, Inc., a fee-only registered investment advisor with offices in Laconia and Durham, NH, as a wealth advisor. Kevin is a certified financial planner professional and has 23 years of experience in the financial industry. He will be responsible for financial planning and investment management primarily focused on employees of academia. The move follows his 22 years at TIAA, most recently as a wealth management advisor counseling individuals and families, in New Hampshire and the North Shore of
Massachusetts. Before that he was a managing consultant responsible for the retirement plans of six large state university systems including the University System of New Hampshire. In addition to his Saint Michael’s degree, Kevin holds an MBA from Babson College in Massachusetts.
1991 CHAD MCEACHERN,
Selma, AL, was featured as an “American Portrait” recently on the website of PBS on February 1 for his work as president and CEO of the Edmundite Missions in Selma.
1992 PAUL CONSTANTINO,
Burlington, VT, of the St. Mike’s biology faculty, worked with a number of colleagues from around the world and major universities to publish four papers over the past year, all revolving around the question of how teeth adapt to diet.
1993 ALF BARBALUNGA ,
Pittsfield, MA, and his wife, Jonalee, welcomed twins, Kaleena Christiane Grace and Thorin Alfredo Santino, on April 7, 2021. (See photo.)
SCOTT “RENZO” RENZONI,
Lenox, MA, played the part of James Joyce in an online
in portraying the human stories behind historic events. The podcast explored Loung’s life in America, and the support she received from her secondary school teachers in Essex Junction, her professors at Saint Michael’s, and local and religious institutions. The episode concluded with a reading from Loung’s memoir.
LOUNG UNG, Shaker Heights, OH, was a special guest interviewed in March for a podcast, The Learning G. RICHARD AMES, Curve, through the website Burlington, VT, in April Ricochet, which describes starred in his newest solo its focus as “conservative conversation.” Loung talked show, “It’s Him Material: A G. Richard Ames Retabout her three memoirs ro-Spectacle,” presented sharing her life story and live online by Montpelier’s the experience of working Lost Nation Theater. As a with Angelina Jolie on the Vermont reviewer noted, film version of the first, First They Killed My Father, “With songs, monologues, and punny poems, the show and the role that documenis written and performed by taries like hers and the Ames. Celebrating his 51 award-winning 1984 film years, it runs 51 minutes. The Killing Fields can play
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Ames’s sartorial splendor— so many very cool 1970s shirts—and fabulous props accompany him … Vermont audiences know Ames well as an actor. As a theater and English major at Saint Michael’s College in the 1990s, he played 80 roles there in four years.”
BRIAN ANDERSON,
Frankfurt, Germany, in February 2020 was selected as an assistant attaché for the Department of Homeland Security, Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), Office of International Operations, and was assigned to the HSI Frankfurt (Germany) attaché office. Owing to the situation brought on by COVID-19, it took until October 2020 before Special Agent Anderson could pack up his belongings outside Boston, MA, and move to Frankfurt. Upon arrival in Germany, Brian assumed his new post
at the United States Consulate. As an assistant attaché, he is responsible for collaborating with international partners from 10 countries in Central and Northern Europe on criminal and intelligence matters. This assignment is expected to last three to five years. (See photo of Brian with some St. Mike’s golf buddies before he headed to Germany.)
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reading on St. Patrick’s Day, March 17, of a new play by Montpelier’s Lost Nation Theater. Renzo has trained, taught, and acted at Shakespeare & Company (Lenox, MA) and appeared in many other local and regional productions. A Vermont native and Jeopardy! champion, he is currently based in the Berkshires.
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1997 MATTHEW WEST, Canterbury, CT, this spring was a finalist in the selection of West Hartford Teacher of the Year. Matthew joined West Hartford Public Schools in November 2007, and teaches English to grades 9–12 at Hall High School. He has served as a mentor to many new teachers, has led building-wide cultural competence training, and led a
Alf Barbalunga ’93 and his wife, Jonalee, welcomed twins, Kaleena Christiane Grace and Thorin Alfredo Santino, on April 7, 2021. Alf writes, “Thanks to Amanda (Class of ’96) and Greg (Class of ’93) for sending the twins their first SMC gear!!”
Brian Anderson ’95 writes: “On October 1, 2020, St. Mike’s alums Brian Andersen ’95, Charlotte Gorham ’94, and Michael Davies ’93 gathered to play golf at the Waverly Oaks Country Club in Plymouth, MA, before Brian moved to Germany. Mike Davies claimed to have won the round, but this claim is under dispute.”
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statewide professional development session on implicit bias. He also organized and moderated Hall’s Human Rights Day speaking panel, co-chaired the Safe School Climate Committee, and coordinated the National Walkout Day advisory response. After St. Mike’s, he received his master’s degree from the University of New Haven, and earned his 092 certification in educational leadership from Sacred Heart University.
1999 MICHAEL MANO, Cohasset,
MA, last winter was appointed senior vice president, general counsel for Karyopharm Therapeutics Inc., a commercial-stage pharmaceutical company pioneering novel cancer therapies. Michael has over 15 years of legal experience and previously served as counsel, business development, at Biogen Inc. Prior to working at Biogen, he was senior counsel at Proskauer Rose LLP. After Saint Michael’s, he earned a J.D. from Washington University in St. Louis School of Law.
2000 SUE BETTE, Burlington, VT, former Saint Michael’s women’s lacrosse captain and longtime owner of Bluebird Barbecue in Burlington, was quoted this spring in a Washington Post story titled “Independent
restaurants lobbied hard for Michael’s. They live with targeted economic relief. their two sons in Williston. Now, they’re finally getting MICHELE PISACANO it.” Sue helped start a KNIGHT, Summit, CO, was Vermont restaurant featured in a Colorado lobbying group in 2020, newspaper report recently and her quote related to about her volunteer activity that work. From the Post fostering dogs. An excerpt: story: “‘It was very empowering and, for me, one of the “Michele—a member of The Rotary Club of Summit most important things that County and a tax preparer happened this year,’ said who volunteers with Sue Bette, owner of Bluebird Barbecue in Burlington, organizations such as the National Alliance for Mental VT. ‘I felt like I had a role to Illness—also sees fostering play, and I could do dogs as a charitable way to something.’” give back. She works with rescues like Low Riders of TED BRADY, Williston, VT, the West to foster animals this winter was appointed to save shelters money and the new executive director resources … Fostering the of the Vermont League of animals is a big boost of Cities and Towns (VLCT) by morale for the Knight the League’s Board of family. The practice started Directors. Ted, who had in 2016 after [Michele’s been serving as deputy son] Ethan had his first of secretary of the Vermont two brain surgeries for his Agency of Commerce and chiari malformation, a Community Development, condition where brain assumed his new responsitissue extends into his bilities in early April. Ted spinal canal. This means has served in his current Ethan has issues with role since 2017. Previously balance, sleep, breathing (2013–17), he worked with and swallowing, along with communities across two neck and back pain and states as rural development joint hypermobility.” state director for Vermont and New Hampshire, U.S. Department of Agriculture. From 2000 to 2013, he TIM BIRMINGHAM, worked in the office of U.S. Jericho, VT, career educaSenator Patrick Leahy ’61. tion coach with the Saint Ted’s wife, Erin Brady, is a Michael’s Career Education member of the Vermont & Alumni Engagement House of Representatives Center, completed a course and the Champlain Valley titled Facilitating Career School District Board. She Development, sponsored by is a nationally recognized high school teacher and also the National Career Development Association an adjunct instructor in the (NCDA), this past winter. Graduate Education After completion of the Department at Saint
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course, Tim was able to test for the CCSP credential. He passed the exam and received the certified career services provider (CCSP) designation through the NCDA.
2003 MARIUSZ MISIASZEK,
Ellicott City, MD, and his wife, Kimberly Ho Misiaszek, welcomed their second child, a son, Maximilian Antonin, on August 19, 2020.
2004 ALEX ABRAMI, Essex Junction, VT, a Burlington Free Press staff writer, in January was selected as Vermont’s sportswriter of the year, the National Sports Media Association announced. Alex, who also won the award in 2014 and 2018, was chosen in a vote among his Vermont peers. His primary beats are University of Vermont basketball, high school football, various prep sports, and issues of statewide interest. Before Saint Michael’s, Alex played soccer and ran track and field at South Burlington Rice High School.
2005 DANIELLE LAPIERRE GOODRICH, Shelburne, VT,
and her husband John Goodrich celebrated the birth of their first child, Emmett, on May 18, 2020.
2006 SEAN COOLEY, Los
Angeles, CA, is leading a fundraising push for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society of Greater Los Angeles to honor his father, who died of lymphoma in 2010, joining about 25 other activists now in the running for his region’s Man of the Year Award for the Society. Sean spent years as a successful journalist in the Chicago area before moving with his wife to Los Angeles to seek new opportunities.
He is making a name for himself as a (legal) cannabis entrepreneur, all while undertaking his all-in push to help fight cancer through the society.
REBECCA (BECKY) JAMES,
Essex Junction, VT, in early January was named a partner with the accounting firm Johnson Lambert LLP. A press release stated that Becky, based in the firm’s Vermont office, “serves a nationwide portfolio of clients and exemplifies leadership not only within the firm but also in the communities and the industries she serves … and plays an active role in Johnson Lambert’s culture; recruiting, internship, and mentoring programs; and firm activities.” Heavily involved in her field, she is a member of regional and national professional groups and holds a governor-appointed board seat with the Vermont Board of Public Accountancy. She also is a member of the Vermont Captive Insurance
Association’s Membership Committee and treasurer for the Texas Captive Insurance Association Board of Directors, and was recognized by Vermont Business Magazine as a “rising star” in 2020 (VBM’s 40 Under 40 list).
JONAH KESSEL , New York, NY, has won another prestigious honor for his work. The National Press Foundation announced in December that Jonah and Hiroko Tabuchi of The New York Times had won the Innovative Storytelling Award from the National Press Foundation for a groundbreaking piece that made invisible methane emissions visible to readers for the first time. Also, Jonah recently joined The New York Times opinion section as the deputy director of opinion video. KATIE KEVORKIAN, North Hollywood, CA, in recent months joined the community at Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy, a Catholic,
Dominican, independent, college-preparatory, day and boarding school for girls, as the director of advancement.
JONATHAN PEREZ, Sher-
man Oaks, CA, was recently named senior vice president, regional manager for Bank of Southern California, which announced the opening of a new branch in Encino and related personnel changes. A press release states that Jonathan “will be responsible for managing customer relationships and driving loan and deposit growth in the region. A 15-year banking veteran with a wealth of in-market knowledge and a commitment to helping local businesses grow and succeed, Mr. Perez previously held the position of senior vice president, commercial banking at a well-known commercial bank.” He graduated from the Pacific Coast Banking School after St. Mike’s.
Danielle Lapierre Goodrich ’05 and her husband, John Goodrich, celebrated the birth of their first child, Emmett, on May 18, 2020. (See 2005 class notes.)
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Danielle works on the helicopter for the UVM Medical Center as a flight paramedic and John works as a firefighter/paramedic for the South Burlington Fire Department. “Working on the front lines during the pandemic posed an interesting challenge with a newborn, but Emmett provided some much-needed cheer and hope during the difficult times,” Danielle says. (See photo.)
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MICHELLE ROACH, Peabody, MA, was featured this winter in a story by the Lynn Journal, a large Massachusetts newspaper/ website in the suburban Boston area, about the former St. Mike’s student athlete being a pioneer and a role model for aspiring young women in the fields of sports, education, and business. The piece notes that Michelle is an assistant vice president at Brown Brothers Harriman and Company in Boston and also head coach of the Peabody High School girls’ hockey team. After St. Mike’s, Michelle attended graduate school at Harvard, where she received her master’s degree in human resources and organizational behavior. She worked at Bear Stearns, a finance company in Boston where she had enjoyed a college internship while at Saint Michael’s. She also worked for 10 years in human resources at Harvard.
AMDEWORK ASSEFA ,
Westford, VT, in April moved on from his job in the Saint Michael’s Information Technology Office for a new opportunity with a Winooski-based technology company. While he was at the College, his work focused on supporting Mac computers, the art department and its Mac Lab, and educational technology issues and support. In 2020, he made a significant contribution to the successful transition to online teaching and learning with his excellent support of the College’s Zoom platform.
WHITNEY HINE, MD, Worland, WY, shares: “A little behind on the times—I married Nick Parsons in September 2019. Attending from St. Mike’s was Jill (Chabot) Lannen ’09 and Fire and Rescue associate member Adam Boise. I finished fellowship training for rural medicine in Tacoma, WA, [in] summer 2020 and moved to Worland, WY, to be a family
medicine physician with my husband and dog Rusty.”
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MEGHAN SWEEZEY, South Burlington, VT, was the subject of a feature story in late February by sports reporter Marshall Kramsky for WPTZ Channel 5, the Burlington/Plattsburgh area NBC affiliate. Meg, a former Saint Michael’s varsity women’s ice hockey player/coach and onetime employee of the College’s Alumni and Parent Engagement Office, was in the spotlight for starting a program called Girls 4 Hockey, giving Vermont girls a chance that so many in the previous generation did not have, as she says in the piece.
Whitney Hine, MD, ’09, shares: “I married Nick Parsons in September 2019. Attending from St. Mike’s was Jill (Chabot) Lannen ’09 and Fire and Rescue associate member Adam Boise.” (See 2009 class notes for more details on Whitney’s career.)
2011 CHRISTIAN D’AMOUR, Wilbraham, MA, this winter was named in promotions for Big Y foods in Massachusetts. Working alongside other third-generation D’Amour family members
Rachel Kucharski ’17, left, and Maddy Moore ’19 at their new job site in Burlington in early May. (See class notes for their years to learn more details of their new responsibilities.)
2013 DAN TOLAN, Cambridge,
England, who is completing his doctorate at Cambridge, contributed to a new volume published by his Saint Michael’s mentor, John Kenney, religious studies faculty emeritus. Kenney is co-editor of a new book titled Christian Platonism: A History, released by prestigious Cambridge University Press in January. Said Kenney, “I received impetus for this project from the Centre for the Study of Platonism at Cambridge University, of which I am a member, and Dan Tolan … is a fellow of the Centre and contributed to the volume.”
2006 KATIE ST. RAYMOND,
Burlington, VT, who teaches civics at Spaulding High School in Barre, VT, was featured in January in a Vermont Public Radio report by Anna Van Dine of the VPR news staff focusing on the way Vermont teachers and students were processing news of the January 6 mob attack on the U.S. Capitol by supporters of then-President Donald Trump.
2017 RACHEL KUCHARSKI, Exeter, NH, in early May was hired as digital marketing specialist for Hotel Vermont in Burlington/ Westport Hospitality. She will support and develop the sales team for Westport, the management company that operates several Burlington-area hotels and restaurants.
2018 ISABELLA BACKMAN, Broadview Heights, OH, last winter wrote an article for Science magazine. Science and Nature “are the top journals in all of science, don’t care what discipline, so to see one of our graduates reporting on science there is truly amazing!” said Izzy’s St. Mike’s mentor Declan McCabe of the biology faculty. The Science article by Izzy that Declan admired was titled “Even as young adults, male chimps are ‘mama’s boys.’” GREG GRIPPO, Edison, NJ,
starting in the spring was a contestant on the popular ABC television show The Bachelorette, and in the early going seemed to have an inside track by receiving a special “first impression rose” from the bachelorette in question!
SEAN HILTON, Middleboro, MA, has been appointed senior transportation planner at the Southeastern Regional Planning and Economic Development
District (SRPEDD) in Taunton, MA. Sean completed a well-regarded graduate school program in urban and regional planning at the University of Iowa.
IVY LUKE, Fairfax, VT, and Daniel Krezinski ’19 were married on October 11, 2020, in Middlesex, VT. (See photo.) ANNA WILLENBAKER, Vergennes, VT, was spotlighted this winter in a TV news feature by Local 22 ABC (Burlington) reporter Jolie Sherman, about Anna’s achieving her dream to operate her own horse farm. Anna says she followed her father’s advice and opened Better Days Ranch in September alongside her fiancée, determined to provide what she calls a “happy place” for riders. She hopes to get her therapy certification in order to provide additional therapeutic services. TAYLOR WINCHESTER, San Diego, CA, was featured in a front-page story of a major West Coast newspaper, the San Diego Union-Tribune, January 19, 2021. After leaving Saint Michael’s, Taylor earned a master’s degree in nursing (MSN) from the University of San Diego in May 2020. She completed her boards and was accepted into a new graduate residency program working in critical care in the intensive care unit at Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center in San Diego, and the story was
about the critical work she and others were doing during the COVID-19 pandemic.
2019 DANIEL KREZINSKI got married (see 2018 notes and photo). JEREMY MIKAELSON
(WEIGUO YU), Orlando, FL, was invited to Orlando’s late-night talk show Lowdown starring comedian James Yon. Shares Jeremy, “My episode aired on the evening of February 23–24, 2021, on Xfinity to 12 million people! I am super excited and humbled to share my art with more audience! Now 12 million people have seen my magic … I have been a corporate entertainer since 2017. I love putting a smile on people’s face with my magic. My goal is to bring people, the community, together while they laugh, giggle, and [are] in awe watching my magic.”
MADISON “MADDY” MOORE, Lincoln, RI, in
early May was hired as marketing manager for Hotel Vermont/Westport Hospitality in downtown Burlington. She now is responsible for implementing and executing the marketing plans for both Hotel Vermont and the restaurants Juniper and Brick, including brand marketing and managing social media outlets.
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promoted in the family business in the recent announcement, Christian will be director of e-commerce for Big Y. He and his wife, Olivia, have three children.
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President Lorraine Sterritt’s Historical Tour of the Edmundite Foundation in France Rev. Marcel Rainville, S.S.E. ’67, invites you to join President Sterritt and her husband, Bert Lain, on a tour of principal Foundation Places of the Edmundites in Burgundy and Normandy. See the remote villages and vibrant cities in France that contributed to the beginnings of the Edmundites and eventually Saint Michael’s College. 18
June 13–22, 2022
(or June 25th with the extension to the Loire Valley)
For more information visit: grouptoursite.com/tours/edmunditefoundation or call Education First/Go Ahead Tours at 1.800.438.7672
Ivy Luke ’18 and Daniel Krezinski ’19 were married on October 11, 2020, in Middlesex, VT, on a beautiful Vermont fall day. In attendance were fellow St. Mike’s alumni Anna Jager ’18 as a bridesmaid and Austin Flueckiger ’19 and Aaron Deeter ’19 as groomsmen.
MARIE SHEPHERD, Essex, VT, was named 2020 Rookie of the Year by the Northwestern Vermont Board of Realtors (NVBR). The 2020 NVBR Rookie of the Year is part of the Malley Group, a team of realtors under the Keller Williams (KW) Vermont brokerage umbrella. Marie also volunteers with the Essex Junction Fire Department (EJFD). She comes from a family of first responders and joined the fire unit at Saint Michael’s as a first-year student.
2020 ALLISON “ALLIE” CULLEN, North Attleboro, MA, has completed a novel—a project begun during her Saint Michael’s student
days and now self-published through Barnes & Noble Press (publication date February 14, 2021). The title is Arrian’s Lion, inspired by a quote from Machiavelli’s The Prince. Best described as historical fiction that intertwines adventure and personal growth with murder mystery and complex relationships, the book targets an older young adult/new adult audience and is perfect for high school and college readers, she says.
2021 MARLON HYDE, Colchester, VT, has been hired by Vermont Public Radio as its first news fellow. Marlon graduated May 13 with a degree in media studies,
journalism, and digital arts. Originally from Queens, NY, he built on his storytelling, writing, and reporting skills while studying abroad in Morocco in 2020, where he created content for Reporting Morocco, an online news magazine.
MCKENNA POPPENGA,
Bridport, VT, was hired as associate director of information technology operations for Saint Michael’s College. McKenna started in the College Makerspace in 2017 and quickly moved to become student manager in 2018. She graduated as an Art and Design major in June 2021. She began working parttime during her last student semester and was to come on full-time June 1.
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ROBERT A. HEBERT, SR., Pinehurst, NC, died February 9, 2021, at the age of 101—the College’s second-oldest alumnus at the time of his death. After college, Robert taught high school in Highgate Springs, VT, before he was drafted into the U.S. Army during World War II and sent to Fort Devens for training. He became a personnel specialist, and after studying at the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School and getting married, served out the war based in North Carolina. Upon his discharge he moved to Boston and earned a master’s degree in education at Harvard, returning afterward to Saint Michael’s to work as a counselor and professor. He moved his growing family to New Jersey in 1954 and became an administrator at the Nanuet, NY, high school. He retired in 1978 to Pinehurst, where he was an avid golfer—he once had a hole-in-one, and another time, shot his age. Robert and his wife were active volunteers at a hospice in their region, and at their church. They also enjoyed travel through the U.S. and Europe, including France, Italy, Germany, Ireland, England, and Canada. Robert’s wife of 65 years, Ursula, died in 2008. He is survived by a daughter and a son.
LUCIAN R. BERNARD, Cumberland Head, NY, died November 3, 2020. Lucian, an identical twin, did graduate studies after Saint Michael’s at SUNY Albany, and later at Union College in Schenectady, NY. He was a physics and chemistry instructor at Plattsburgh High School for 31 years, followed by a stint at his alma mater, Mount Assumption Institute. He is survived by his wife of 67 years, Philomena; three sons; four daughters; and extended family.
1950 ROBERT J. CICIONE, Cranston, RI, died January 6, 2021. Robert served in the U.S. Coast Guard during World War II before earning his chemistry degree at Saint Michael’s, followed by a master’s degree in research chemistry from Providence College in Rhode Island, where he later was an adjunct professor. He worked at Geigy Chemical in Cranston as a research chemist, with a career spanning several aspects of textile and polymer chemistry for companies in Rhode Island and California. He had been a chemicals and materials analyst for bridges and roads for the Rhode Island Department of Transporta-
tion. He holds numerous patents. He was an inventor, scientist, horticulturalist, nature lover, sports fan, and singer. He also was a Eucharistic Minister at his parish and for the homebound. Robert is survived by his wife, Marie; a son; three daughters; and extended family.
FRANCIS C. “FRANK” MERRIGAN, North Adams,
MA, died November 2, 2020. After Saint Michael’s he earned a master’s degree in English from Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts. Frank served as a U.S. Army sergeant in World War II and the Korean War. A career English teacher, Frank taught in Hillsdale, NY, and Great Barrington, MA, before a long tenure at Drury High School; he was the first president of the North Adams Teachers’ Association, where he played a key role in crafting the North Adams Public Schools teacher contract still used today. In retirement he produced dozens of oil, pastel, and watercolor landscapes, published poems in local journals, and performed his written work at literary events. He enjoyed spending time at coffee and ice cream shops, smoking a pipe, exploring military and presidential history, playing Scrabble, gardening, being in the woods, and tracking the weather. Frank is survived
by three daughters and extended family.
JAMES M. “DIXIE” WALKER, M.D., Cherry Hill, NJ, died January 15, 2021. At age 17 he enlisted as a private in the U.S. Army and served 17 months in Korea before his 1948 honorable discharge. He completed his senior high school year at North High School in Worcester, MA, before coming to Saint Michael’s, where he was a standout baseball and basketball player. He transferred to LaSalle University for his remaining two years. He attended Jefferson Medical College from 1954 to 1958; he was a family practitioner on staff at St. Joseph’s Hospital and had a solo practice in Overbrook. He also was police surgeon at the Roundhouse and was the Phillies team physician from 1964 to 1972. For his last nine years he worked for Sunoil in corporate medicine. In retirement he was an avid traveler, history buff, reader, and music lover, especially of classical, swing, and opera. He also loved crossword puzzles, Jeopardy, and sports. He is survived by a son and daughter from his first marriage, a son and daughter from his second marriage, two half-sisters, and extended family.
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FATHER RAYMOND J. DOHERTY, S.S.E., died unex-
pectedly and peacefully in his sleep on June 7, 2021. Father Doherty was born in Newton, Massachusetts on May 4, 1930, the son of James R. Doherty and Ruth K. Fogarty Doherty. He attended Newton Catholic schools and graduated from Saint Michael’s College, Winooski Park, Vermont in 1951. Following two years in the United States Marine Corps he entered the Edmundite Novitiate in Putney, Vermont in 1953, professing his first vows on September 16, 1954. He was ordained to the priesthood on May 30, 1958 in the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Burlington, Vermont. Father Doherty served in many assignments as an Edmundite, including as Secretary to the Superior General; as Director of Vocations at Saint Edmund’s Novitiate, Mystic, Connecticut from 1963 to 1967; as Director of Spiritual Affairs and Chaplain, Rector of the Chapel, and Religious Superior at Saint Michael’s College at various times from 1967 to 1980; as Director of Novices, Director of the Edmundite Seminary Guild, and Local Superior at Mystic, Connecticut from 1980 to 1982; as a chaplain and teacher at Rice Memorial High School, South Burlington, Vermont from 1982 to 1983; as Assistant Pastor at Saint Edmund of Canterbury Parish, Whitton, Middlesex, England from 1983 to 1985; and again at Saint Michael’s College, from 1985 until his death, in the Admissions Office, in Campus Ministry, and in many other supportive roles at the College, in local parishes, and in the Diocese of Burlington. From 1990 to 1995 he was Director of the Edmundite House at Fairholt in Burlington, Vermont. You can make donations in his honor to the Rev. Raymond J. Doherty, S.S.E. ‘51 Scholarship Fund or to the SMC Baseball Team both in c/o of Saint Michael’s College, 1 Winooski Park, Box 256, Colchester, VT, 05439.
1952 ALPHONSE CASTELLANA ,
Winter Park, FL, died March 15, 2021. After Saint Michael’s he entered the U.S. Marines in 1952 and had a storied career, retiring with the rank of colonel after more than 30 years of active service and several combat tours. He was a decorated veteran of the Vietnam War, and had assignments that included East Coast Marine headquarters, the Pentagon and the State Department, Iceland, and Europe. Al was ordained to the permanent diaconate with the Catholic Church in 1985 and served as an active deacon with the Naval Training Center recruit chapel, and then with his parish in Winter Park, FL. He was also a gifted artist and created the Stations of the Cross at his parish, as well as largerthan-life statues of the patron saints. He is survived by his wife of 68 years, Catherine; two sons; two daughters; a brother; a sister; and extended family.
RICHARD M. MCGRANE, Boston, MA, died November 8, 2020. Richard served in the U.S. Army 318th Engineer Combat Battalion during the Korean War, and after Saint Michael’s earned a political science degree at Boston University. Richard worked as a purchasing agent for Raytheon, retiring in 1992 after 15 years of service. He belonged to the Foxboro Art Association and the Elks, and was a volunteer at Cape Cod
National Seashore. He was a talented painter and enjoyed flower gardening. His wife of 61 years, Ann, died in 2019. Richard is survived by a brother and extended family.
JAMES T. MCLAUGHLIN, Windsor Locks, CT, died February 1, 2021. James served in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II. His work career included time as an underwriter for Transamerica Insurance in California and Connecticut. He was a regular at Saint Michael’s alumni luncheons, enjoyed his Irish heritage and golf, and was a longtime member of the K of C. He is survived by his wife, Patricia; a son; two daughters; a brother; a sister; and extended family.
1953 RICHARD F. O’BRIEN SR., Chicopee, MA, died October 27, 2020. He was a tax auditor for 23 years with the Massachusetts Department of Revenue, retiring in 1998. Previously he was employed with Metropolitan Life Insurance Company and the Kaman Aerospace Corporation. Richard spent most of his life in Springfield (MA) before moving to Chicopee. He was active in the John Boyle O’Reilly Club and the Glenwood Sportsman’s Club. He enjoyed playing cards, backing New England sports teams, and supporting his parish as a 22-year BINGO worker, Men’s Club member, and
BERNARD J. SMYTH,
South Hadley, MA, died May 31, 2019. After Saint Michael’s he did further studies at Western New England College, earning an L.L.B. degree. Bernie was a probation officer in Hampden County (MA) for more than 20 years, retiring as chief probation officer of the Hampden Superior Court in 1997. He enjoyed reading, golf, and travel, particularly trips to Fenway Park and beaches on the Cape. He was a Fellows Club supporter of the College. He is survived by his wife of 61 years, Geraldine; two sons; a daughter; a sister; and extended family.
1954 RICHARD E. BURKE,
Worcester, MA, died November 16, 2020. After Saint Michael’s Richard served in the U.S. Air Force, retiring as a captain, and he did further graduate studies in education at Fitchburg State College, graduating in 1960. He was a teacher in the Shrewsbury Public Schools and active in his parish. He enjoyed Fourth of July vacations at Hampton Beach and in Rhode Island. Richard is survived by his wife of 52 years, Kathleen; a brother; a
sister; and extended family.
PHILIP B. HAMILTON, Phoenix, AZ, died May 15, 2015, the College learned recently. Philip served as a first lieutenant in the U.S. Air Force and was a veteran of the Korean War. He was in the first ROTC graduating class from Saint Michael’s, having also played varsity basketball under Coach “Doc” Jacobs. After his discharge from the Air Force, he began working for Raytheon Company in Andover, MA. No information on survivors was available. MAURICE T. KEEFE, Barre,
VT, died January 20, 2021. He was employed as an auditor by the State of Vermont. In 1969 he was appointed deputy auditor of accounts, a position that he held until his retirement at the end of 1992. His wife of 52 years, Rita, died in 2015. Maurice is survived by a son, a daughter, and extended family.
1955 DAVID R. BUTEAU, Ormand Beach, FL, died March 20, 2021. In 1955 his college years were interrupted when he became a commissioned officer in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict. After the service he was a sales representative for Mobil Oil Company in Connecticut for a time, before moving his family in 1958 to Walton, NY, where he owned and operated Buteau’s Esso
Service, ultimately becoming a franchised Dodge dealer in 1965. Very active in his community, David was a charter member of his local Lions Club and belonged to Kiwanis, the Club Royal, and Walton Cruiser Car Club; he was a councilman for the Town of Walton and was on the Zoning Board of Appeals, was a director of the Walton Cemetery Association, and was a longtime member of the his local parish. He also was in the American Legion and its Honor Guard. An avid outdoorsman, he enjoyed hunting and fishing, along with poolside gatherings and bonfires. He was a Fellows Club supporter of the College. His wife of 47 years, Patricia, died in 1999; two sons and grandsons also predeceased him, including his son David Buteau ’75, in 1986 during military service, and his son James, in 2020. He is survived by two sons including Peter Buteau ’79, two daughters, a brother, and extended family.
DR. JOHN M. FITZSIMMONS, Berlin, CT, died
January 1, 2021. John graduated from St. Thomas Seminary in Hartford before Saint Michael’s, and after college went on to earn his doctor of optometry degree from the Illinois School of Optometry. He opened his optometry practice in Kensington, CT, in 1959. He was a member of the Connecticut Optometric Association, Berlin Board of Education, Kensington Art League,
Berlin Lions Club, and a country club; he was past president of Peck Library Society and a corporator of Berlin Savings Bank. John was a professional artist and continued painting through most of his life. His landscapes and seascapes were viewed in juried shows, exhibitions, and galleries across New England. He enjoyed tennis, golf, paddle tennis, books, puzzles, and summers at Misquamicut. John is survived by his wife, Peg; two sons; two daughters; two stepsons; and extended family.
LESTER A. KIPP, Ballston Lake, NY/Viera, FL, died November 18, 2020. After earning his Saint Michael’s business degree, he joined the U.S. Army and was stationed at Fort Lewis, WA, earning expert marksmanship medals. After the service, Lester joined the State Bank of Albany, earned all three American Institute of Banking (AIB) certificates, and won several public speaking competitions. Eight years later he began work with New York State employment and helped design the state’s lottery system while working as an administrator for many departments. Lester was president of the Albany Photography Club and won several awards for his photos. He taught at Empire State College. He enjoyed travel and cruises, and played tennis in a league well into his later years. He also was active in his parish. Lester is survived by his wife of 64
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usher. He enjoyed travel, including to Ireland. He is survived by his wife of 61 years, Marilyn; a daughter; a son; and extended family. A brother, Edward O’Brien ’43, predeceased him.
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years, Claire; three sons; four daughters; and extended family.
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1956 RAYMOND H. MCNULTY
SR., Portland, CT, died March 10, 2021. Shortly after his Saint Michael’s graduation he joined the U.S. Marines. He had worked for a time as a superintendent with Continental Can Co. in Connecticut, and had been retired with health conditions for some time. He is survived by a son and extended family.
1957 JOSEPH C. BALLISTER,
Henrietta, NY, died December 18, 2020, of pneumonia. An attorney by profession after earning his law degree from SUNY Buffalo, Joe was a President’s Medallion supporter of the College. He was a retired U.S. Air Force lieutenant colonel and also worked as a business consultant and sales agent in his professional career. He is survived by his wife of 61 years, Nancy; three sons; and a daughter.
1958 THOMAS DIBIASE, Way-
cross, GA, died March 25, 2021. After earning his Saint Michael’s business degree he enrolled in the U.S. Navy Officer Candidate School in Newport, RI, and
became a naval pilot. He was deployed to the USS Midway and USS Constellation carriers, flying Skywarrior bomber jets on missions in Southeast Asia and the South Pacific. He later was deployed to the USS Enterprise in the Mediterranean, where he began an “around the world” tour introducing the first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier. Tom participated in 21 air shows over as many countries and four continents, and completed more than 400 carrier landings. He later spent two and a half years as a flight instructor in Jacksonville, FL, and survived a midair collision with another A-4 aircraft that resulted in his ejection from the plane. Soon thereafter he completed his 11 years of military service. In 1970 Tom moved to Waycross and started C&D Investment Properties, bringing the first luxury apartment complex and first ministorage complex to the area. He also owned and operated the Hallmark Pool franchise and opened, with partners, Airflight, Inc., a full-service aircraft dealership with flight instruction and charter service. He served on the Waycross Zoning Board and was CFO and executive board member of Southwood School. Tom loved golf and at 52 began a career as a senior professional golfer, playing on many mini tours and winning four tournaments. He is survived by his wife of 17 years, Wanda Fowler-DiBiase; and by the
mother of his children, JoAnn; a daughter; a son; a stepdaughter; and extended family.
PAUL W. RAINVILLE (M’71),
South Burlington, VT, died January 19, 2021. After Saint Michael’s he took bookkeeping courses, became a certified nursing assistant, attained a certificate in gerontology, and trained as a hospice volunteer. He enjoyed reading, music, walking, gardening, and sports. Paul is survived by his wife, Dolores; a son; a sister; and extended family.
ROBERT S. SPRAFKE, Yarmouth Port, MA/ Wallingford, CT, died October 16, 2020. After Saint Michael’s he worked at Hubbard Park before joining his father in business at Sprafke’s Shoes in Wallingford. He retired in 2005. Bob was very involved in his community including as a member of the Rotary, Jaycees, Yalesville Volunteer Fire Department, the Merchants Association, the Democratic Town Committee, and the Parks and Recreation Commission. He served as president of the Yalesville PTA, vice president of the Tercentenary Committee, and a director of the Wallingford Chamber of Commerce. He was active in his parish on the parish council and as chair and treasurer of the church carnival, and as an usher. He retired to Cape Cod. His wife of 62 years, Elizabeth, predeceased him. Bob is
survived by two sons, two daughters, and extended family including nieces Lisa Sullivan ’93 and Emily Sullivan ’23 and nephew Stephen Pfeiffer ’81. He was survived at his death by brother Dr. Donald Sprafke ’59, who died January 24, 2021 (see 1959 notes).
1959 GERALD A. CAFARELLI, Pompano Beach, FL, died March 2, 2021. After high school Jerry joined the U.S. Navy and served four years during the Korean War. Upon discharge he enrolled at Saint Michael’s, and after college attended Suffolk University and New England Law School. He practiced law with his brother, Eugene, in Clinton, MA, for several years. He served as Clinton town solicitor and clerk pro tem at the Clinton court. In 1974 he moved to Cape Cod and continued practicing law in Falmouth until retiring in 1994. He was a Fellows Club supporter of the College and a former member of Clinton Fire Department, the American Bar Association, and local and state bar associations. Jerry is survived by extended family. DR. DONALD F. SPRAFKE, Ludlow, VT, died January 24, 2021. He received his medical degree from Georgetown University in 1963, began his residency at St. Francis Hospital in Hartford, CT, then enlisted in the U.S. Navy and
1960 ADRIAN RICCA , Weirton,
WV, died April 18, 2016, the College learned recently. A U.S. Army veteran (National Guard and Reserves), Adrian was a former caseworker for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Beaver County Department of Health and Human Resources. He was active in his congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Follensbee, WV. At the time of his death he was survived by his wife, Carole; two daughters; a brother; five sisters; and extended family.
1961 KEITH G. AMERMAN,
Onley, VA, died December 11, 2019, the College learned recently. After Saint Michael’s he was commissioned into the U.S. Marine Corps as a second lieutenant. Keith was predeceased by his wife, Jacqueline. He is survived by a son, a daughter, a sister, and extended family.
COL. CARL B. “BERNIE” DENISIO, San Antonio, TX,
died January 21, 2021. After earning his Saint Michael’s education degree, he was commissioned a second lieutenant in the U.S. Air Force and had a long, distinguished career as an air police officer with assignments including Germany; Vietnam; Virginia; San Antonio, TX; Washington, DC; and Maryland. He retired after
21 year of service as commander of the Security Police Academy at Lackland AFB in San Antonio in October 1982 with the rank of colonel. The year he was promoted, he became the youngest full colonel in the Air Force. While stationed at Langley AFB in Virginia, Bernie attended the 83rd session of the FBI National Academy in Washington, DC, the first Air Force police officer to attend, and he was vice president of his class, with graduation at the White House. After that he completed Air Force Command and Staff College at Maxwell AFB in Alabama, and that year also received his master’s degree in guidance and counseling from Troy State in Alabama; in 1976 he attended the National War College in the nation’s capital, the first security police officer to do so. He received several medals and awards for his military service, including the Silver Star for gallantry for his time in Vietnam during the Tet Offensive in 1968. Other awards include the Air Force Legion of Merit, Bronze Star, and combat medals from Vietnam. In 1983 after his retirement from the Air Force he became director of loss prevention and security for HEB Grocery Company, based at the arsenal headquarters in San Antonio. He was active in several national professional societies in the security and law enforcement fields. He retired from HEB in 2001. In retirement, he and his wife traveled through-
out the U.S., Europe, Central and South America, the Holy Land, and Egypt. He was active in leadership for his homeowners association and in various parish ministries. He and his wife in 1973 became involved in Worldwide Marriage Encounter, and were very active leaders at diocesan and national levels; he also was a fourth-degree Knight in the K of C. He enjoyed watching football, along with playing board and card games. Bernie was a President’s Medallion supporter of the College. A son predeceased him. He is survived by his wife of 59 years, Carolin; two daughters; and extended family.
DANIEL E. MAHONEY,
Southbridge/Charlton, MA, died November 1, 2020. After majoring in history and playing baseball for Saint Michael’s, Daniel served as a first lieutenant in the U.S. Marines during the Vietnam War era. His work career was in sales of water treatment chemicals for industrial applications. He worked for several large chemical companies through his career, ending with Gurney Engineering in Sutton, from which he retired. He was an avid golfer and loved reading about history, particularly Civil War history. He enjoyed crossword puzzles, gardening, and watching sports. He also enjoyed cards, especially cribbage and pitch, and loved the ocean, the beach, boats, and sailing. Daniel is survived by three
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finished his residency in orthopedic surgery on the USS Albany and at the U.S. Naval Hospital in San Diego, CA. He and his family then were stationed at the U.S. Naval Hospital Guam, where he was part of the medical staff triaging wounded soldiers of the Vietnam War. Lt. Commander Sprafke was honorably discharged in 1971, and he returned to Connecticut and private practice. He was a surgeon in the orthopedic department of Lawrence and Memorial Hospital in New London, CT, until his 1999 retirement. He was chair of the Sports Medicine Committee of the Connecticut Medical Society and consulted for the state’s Interscholastic Athletic Conference and the Coast Guard Academy. He enjoyed extensive travel in retirement. He had a home in Vermont and was an avid skier and outdoorsman. He also loved being on the water and had been a member of yacht clubs in Connecticut. Don was a President’s Medallion supporter of the College. His wife, Sarah, died in 2014. He is survived by three daughters, including Lisa Sullivan ’93, P’23, and extended family including granddaughter Emily Sullivan ’23 and nephew Stephen Pfeifer ’81. His brother, Robert Sprafke ’58, died in 2020 (see 1958 notes).
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sons; two daughters; his longtime companion, Dorothy; two sisters; his former wife; and extended family.
GERARD “JERRY” E. REED, JR., Cohasset, MA, died
March 17, 2021. After Saint Michael’s he earned his education master’s degree at Boston University before moving to North Weymouth, MA, to start his career and family. He was a public school teacher for 38-plus years, starting in Rockland and Hingham, MA, then spending most of his career in Quincy teaching junior high English and history, while also spending a third of his career teaching special needs students. He also taught adult education and was a salesman part-time to help support his family, selling kitchens, cast iron woodstoves, specialty lumber, and flooring for a store called Mr. Beam—a business he purchased in 1982 and managed with his family until retiring at age 72. He enjoyed camping in New Hampshire, boating, fishing, waterskiing, coaching youth sports, photography, gardening, golf, and bowling. He served for a time on his local school board. He is survived by his wife of 58 years, Margaret; four sons; a daughter; a brother; and extended family.
GERALD J. SMILGIN,
Canton, NY, died January 3, 2021. After Saint Michael’s he graduated from Potsdam State University. He served
in the U.S. Marines as a field radio operator. Jerry started teaching social studies at Canton Central School in 1966, working there until his 1999 retirement. He became the JV soccer coach at the program’s founding, seeing the sport’s rapid growth in the area as Canton became a flagship soccer program in the region with very competitive teams. At one time his JV teams won 76 straight games. He and the school’s varsity soccer coach were inducted into the New York State Boys Soccer Coaches Hall of Fame after their retirements. He was an official for boys and girls soccer, as well as basketball at the high school and college levels in both sports. Jerry was a fan of the St. Lawrence University soccer team coached by one of his former players, and was an avid Giants football fan. He helped establish an open golf tournament to honor a longtime coaching and sports-official colleague, funding scholarships for youth sports opportunities and other good causes. He also was dedicated to the Wounded Warriors Program in various ways. Jerry was deeply involved in the Canton community, particularly the library. He was a voracious reader and member of the Elks and VFW. His first wife, Sheila, predeceased him. Jerry is survived by his wife, Carol; six daughters; and extended family.
LINCOLN H. STREETER, South Windsor, CT, died March 6, 2021, after a long period living with Alzheimer’s disease. He was a natural athlete and threesport letterman in high school (Lee, MA), and played for a 1956 state championship football team. After Saint Michael’s Linc served in the U.S. Air Force as a navigator on C-133s and was a veteran of the Vietnam War. He later worked as a financial advisor and stockbroker before beginning a 25-year career in sales with General Electric’s lighting division. In retirement he enjoyed working at Topstone Golf Course and traveling the globe. He was long an active member of the Saint Michael’s Alumni Association including as president (1981–82) and was named Alumnus of the Year in 1981. As Alumni Board president he also served as representative on the Board of Trustees in 1981–82. Linc also volunteered on many boards and commissions in his hometown of South Windsor and was a founding member of the town’s Community Foundation as well as a member of its Republican Town Committee. He also was a 40-year member and past president of his local Rotary Club. He served two of his seven terms on the South Windsor Town Council as mayor (1989–93). A son and a daughter followed in his footsteps as the town’s mayor. He was a President’s Medallion supporter of the College. John was a
fan of all Boston sports teams, UConn and Notre Dame, and local leagues in his town. He also was a volunteer coach for his children’s teams and enjoyed shooting hoops in his driveway. Linc enjoyed history and family genealogy and was a member of the Sons of the American Revolution and the Connecticut Society of Mayflower Descendants. He is survived by his wife of nearly 60 years, Janet; three sons; two daughters; a sister; a brother; and extended family.
BRIAN L. TARLETON, Ridgewood, NJ, died March 29, 2021. He spent most of his career as a senior systems engineer at IBM. After retiring from IBM he started a consulting company and continued working for years. He was an avid golfer and once was club champion at his home course in 2011. He was a Founders Club supporter of the College. His wife, Janet, died in 2019. Brian is survived by six sons, a daughter, an identical twin brother, two sisters, and extended family.
1962 WILLIAM A. HAYDEN, Old
Saybrook, CT, died November 1, 2020. Bill was president of Spring & Buckley, wholesale electric suppliers, in New Britain for many years, and prior to that, served in the U.S. Navy on the USS Princeton during the Vietnam War.
WAYNE H. ROBERTS JR., Ossining, NY, died March 10, 2021. After studying journalism at Saint Michael’s he attended U.S. Air Force officer training and served in Alaska, Texas, and Syracuse during the Vietnam War. He became a certified life underwriter in 1968 and worked with New England Life Insurance Company; after retiring he became a drug and alcohol counselor at St. John’s College in Yonkers, NY. He was active in his parish as a Eucharistic Minister, lector, and Grand Knight of the K of C. Wayne is survived by his wife of 58 years, Cathie; two sons; a brother; and extended family.
1963 LEO V. HAND, JR., Gardner, MA, died May 30, 2020. For many years Leo served in the Sharon Police Department and the Boston College Security Unit, and also as a customs broker, retiring in 2008 after 44 years with Intercontinental Air Freight and C.H. Powell Company. He was a past
master of his local Masonic lodge. His first wife, Mary, predeceased him. Leo is survived by his wife, Marion; two daughters; and extended family.
BARD E. O’NEILL , West
Springfield, VA, died November 29, 2020. After Saint Michael’s, Bard earned a political science master’s degree from San Diego State College and a doctorate from the University of Denver School of International Relations in 1972. He was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Air Force in 1963 directly out of college, going on to serve in Vietnam 1965–66, before retiring from active duty in 1985. During his time in the Air Force, he taught political science at the Air Force Academy; in 1976, he became professor of national security strategy at the National War College (NWC) in Washington, DC. After retiring from active duty, he stayed on at the NWC and assumed the position of director of Middle East Studies and Studies of Insurgency and Revolution. In 2011, Bard retired as NWC’s emeritus distinguished professor of national security strategy. He was a lecturer and teacher for over 40 years, and wrote countless journals and books, including Insurgency and Terrorism: Inside Modern Revolution Warfare, considered a seminal work on the subject, and The Deadly Embrace, about Israeli– Palestinian peace diploma-
cy. He consulted for international and defense think tanks and government agencies, including the Defense and State Departments, Joint Chiefs of Staff, CIA, Defense Intelligence Agency, and National Security Agency. He led study groups with heads of state and cabinet members in countries across the Middle East. He loved Notre Dame football, the Washington Capitals hockey teams, baseball and softball, Civil War history, and family time at the beach in Delaware. Bard was a President’s Medallion supporter of the College and an invited guest speaker for an Alumni Weekend one year. He is survived by his wife of 55 years, Nancy; two sons; two daughters; and extended family.
1964 RENE L. “JAY” BOUCHARD, Hornell, NY, died March 8. After earning his English degree at Saint Michael’s, Jay completed an education master’s degree from St. Lawrence University in Canton, NY. He began his education career in 1960 as a secondary school teacher in English, Latin, and social studies, eventually teaching in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Texas, and New York. He also was a teacher in Philadelphia (PA), vice principal in Potsdam (NY), superintendent in Alfred-Almond (NY), and superintendent of the Steuben & Allegany County
Board of Cooperative Education Services (BOCES). He retired in 2004. Jay had done graduate studies at universities in New York, Maryland, and New York and belonged to many professional groups. He had lived in Hornell since 1980 and was active in his local parishes. He loved woodworking, his tractor, and napping. His wife of 38 years, Joan, died in 2004, and a son also predeceased him. Jay is survived by a daughter, two sons, three brothers, two sisters, and extended family.
ALAN W. HANTMAN,
Oakdale, CT, died February 15, 2021. After Saint Michael’s he received a master’s degree in marine biology from the University of Connecticut in 1968. He worked for the State of Connecticut Health Department as a chemist for more than 30 years, and then for the Montville school system. He enjoyed storytelling and nature. Alan was a tinkerer, constantly in his workshop or yard, and an avid fan of UConn basketball and soccer. He is survived by his wife, Ellen; a daughter; two sons; two brothers; a sister; and extended family.
FRANK M. MCCOLL ,
Saratoga Springs, NY, died December 8, 2021. After Saint Michael’s he did graduate work at Siena College in New York. After a brief stint with the Canada Dry soft drinks company in the late 1960s,
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He loved the ocean, camping on Martha’s Vineyard beaches in the ’50s and ’60s, and later owning a vacation home there. He enjoyed bodysurfing, flying planes, sailing, and driving fast cars and motorcycles. He was mechanical and loved cameras and photography. He also was an avid skier, reader, and cyclist. Bill is survived by a son, a daughter, and a sister.
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Frank moved with his family to take a position in the Office of the Comptroller for the State of New York, where he would do tax-related database programming and management for almost 20 years before retiring in the early 2000s. In retirement Frank took a position as a tax preparer for H&R Block offices in Naples, FL, and Clifton Park, and eventually he became an instructor of other tax preparers at Block. He was active in his parish and supported his Catholic high school alumni association throughout his life. He was a keen horse racing fan and volunteered for a time as a tour guide at the racetrack in Saratoga, where he and his wife settled in his retirement. He was a golf enthusiast, both playing and watching, as well as an amateur train enthusiast and devoted student of history. Frank is survived by his wife of 55 years, Joan; two sons; a daughter; and extended family.
JAMES F. MCMURRAY, Lawrence, KS, died December 4, 2020. After Saint Michael’s and AFROTC he was commissioned in the U.S. Air Force, serving active duty as an intelligence officer with tours in Japan and Korea; he also spent time as a forward air controller in Vietnam. In 1976 he moved to Lincoln, NE, and became a full-time member of the Nebraska Air National Guard. Jim graduated from the USAF Air War College in 1987,
and during his 30-year Air Force career was awarded three Meritorious Service medals and the USAF Legion of Merit. He was a member of the Air Force Association, Military Officers Association of America, American Legion, VFW, and Vietnam Veterans of America. After his Air Force retirement with the rank of colonel, he worked for several years at Girls and Boys Town in Omaha, NE, as the training coordinator in leadership and management. He was active with his wife in their parish, and volunteered at the Lawrence Interdenominational Nutrition Kitchen. He also volunteered with AARP Tax-Aide service at a senior center and at Lawrence Habitat for Humanity, receiving its Spirit of Service award in 2009 and the United Way’s Outstanding Volunteer Award in 2011. He enjoyed nature, travel, and animals. He is survived by his wife of 44 years, Vicki; a daughter; a sister; a brother; and extended family.
RICHARD A MOYEN, M.D., Lexington, KY, died November 3, 2020, of COVID-19. After Saint Michael’s he completed his medical degree at St. Louis University in 1968. Rich served as a Navy physician from 1969 to 1972 during the Vietnam War, earning a national Defense Service Medal and serving in Virginia and Massachusetts. After three years of private practice in Granville, OH, he and his family moved to
Lexington, KY, where he spent the rest of his professional career as a physician and chief of medical services at Eastern State Hospital in Lexington. He enjoyed coaching youth sports and gardening, and served many roles in his church. Rich is survived by his wife of 53 years, Mary; two sons; two daughters; four brothers; three sisters; and extended family.
1965 GERALD M. CONNORS (M’66, P’09), Chenango
Bridge, NY, died of a stroke on April 5, 2021. After earning his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in history from Saint Michael’s, he was drafted into the U.S. Army and after completing officer candidate school in Georgia, he declined an officer’s commission and ended up stationed for the next two years in Germany as an atomic munitions demolitions specialist. After his 1968 discharge he became a social studies teacher in Hancock, NY, where he remained teaching for 37 years. He enjoyed spring break golf trips to Hershey, PA, or Myrtle Beach, SC, road trips to Yankee Stadium, and poker. He was active in the teachers union and followed history, sports, politics, and current events. He was an avid reader, book collector, and baseball fan, enjoyed Irish dance, and was active in his local church as an usher and administrative council
chair. He also enjoyed storytelling, humor, travel, and relaxing at his Vermont Sugarbush condo. Jerry is survived by his wife of 36 years, Mary; three sons, including Cullen Connors ’09; two sisters; and extended family.
ROBERT W. EAGER, JR., Mt. Pleasant, SC, died January 23, 2021. After Saint Michael’s, Bob served in the U.S. Navy and was stationed in Hawaii. He followed his father into the insurance industry and specialized in the reinsurance business. In the late 1970s he started his career with National Reinsurance, where he became executive vice president of underwriting and a director with that company, and then was with General Reinsurance, before retiring in the late 1990s. In retirement he enjoyed golf and pub time with his pals and travels with his wife. He was a President’s Medallion supporter of the College. He is survived by his wife, Cassandra; three daughters; two stepdaughters; two sisters; and extended family. EDWARD V. EGERT, Skaneateles, NY, died January 1, 2021. After Saint Michael’s he earned his law degree from Fordham University. His work career included law and marketing, in Skaneateles; Ann Arbor, MI; and back to Skaneateles. He retired as senior vice president of marketing and sales of Philips Electronics. He was
1966 WAYNE R. BORDEAU,
Hanahan, SC, died November 6, 2020. After Saint Michael’s, Wayne completed his MBA at Central Michigan University. As a major in the U.S. Air Force, he was stationed across the continental U.S., Hawaii, and Wake Island and received the Meritorious Service medal. After retirement he and his wife launched a successful corporate transportation business in Raleigh, NC. He was deeply involved as a Make-A-Wish Foundation volunteer in Raleigh, serving critically ill children and their families. He enjoyed his vintage Corvettes and loved accompanying his daughter to horse shows. Wayne is survived by his wife of 58 years, Sandra; a daughter; and a sister.
RICHARD W. KEANE, Cuttingsville, VT, died November 2, 2020. After Saint Michael’s, Dick received his master’s degree in counseling psychology from Lesley University (MA) in 1995. He was a licensed drug and alcohol counselor, the core of his life’s work focusing on addiction recovery. For 15 years he was CEO at
Recovery House, a substance abuse services nonprofit comprising Serenity House in Wallingford and Grace House in Rutland. He also served as director of the Vermont Department of Health Project CRASH, an impaired driver rehabilitation program. He was a restaurateur, a college professor, and a PSIA (Professional Ski Instructor of America) at Killington for 44 years. He also was on the Serenity House Board of Directors and was a trustee of the Shrewsbury Library and administrator of the water district for Cuttingsville. He enjoyed humor, doing imitations and reciting funny poems. He enjoyed reading, horses, and sailing, and was a Phoenix Suns and New York Giants fan. He was an avid skier and enjoyed golf, and jetskiing at high speeds. A daughter predeceased him. Dick is survived by his wife, Judy; three daughters; three stepsons; a stepdaughter; and extended family.
executive management from the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard in 1981. Ted held multiple teaching and leadership positions in the public school systems in and around northern Vermont until he moved on to an adjunct professor position at Saint Michael’s in the administration and management graduate program. In 1982 he moved from education to state government, becoming deputy secretary of the Agency of Human Services for Vermont and later director of policy planning and research. In 1998, Ted returned to St. Albans to become executive director of Northwestern Counseling and Support Services until his 2017 retirement. He was a lifelong Giants football fan and loved golf, reading, travel, good food and wine, and Sunday breakfast at Denny’s. He is survived by his wife of 52 years, Patty; a son; a daughter; a brother; and extended family.
TED J. MABLE (M’68),
M.D., Bethel, CT, died January 10, 2021.He was an ROTC cadet at Saint Michael’s before going on to study medicine at the National Autonomous University of Mexico in Mexico City on sponsorship from Mrs. Margaret Lee Crofts of Stamford, his home town. He completed internships at St. Johns Newfoundland and Stamford Hospitals and did his residency at Danbury Hospital. He opened his practice, Bethel Medical
South Burlington, VT, died April 22, 2021, after living several years with Lewy body dementia. He earned his Saint Michael’s degree while working nights at IBM as a quality control manager. He went on to obtain his master’s degree in counseling from the College in 1968, and an education doctorate from Boston University in 1978 in organizational behavior. He also had a post-doctoral fellowship in senior
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Group, in 1975 as a primary care physician, serving the Bethel community for 45 years. He launched the Primary Care Round Table at Danbury Hospital, serving as its chairman from 1994 to 2002, and hosted a television program, Dr. V on Call, that connected medicine and the public from 2008 to 2012. Ed also was chair of the Fairfield County Medical Association and a delegate in the House of Delegates of the Connecticut State Medical Society for years. He was outspoken on healthcare issues and published more than 1,200 articles, essays, and letters to editors in medical publications and newspapers, statewide and nationally, always as a steadfast advocate for patients, colleagues, and quality care. He is survived by his wife, Nami; two sons; three daughters; two brothers; and extended family.
1967 THOMAS E. DELAHANTY II (H’97, P’97), Falmouth, ME,
died April 12 of pancreatic cancer. After playing on a Maine high school champion football team he came to Saint Michael’s and helped reinstate club football. After St. Mike’s he returned to Maine to attend the University of Maine School of Law, graduating in 1970 (playing on a Portland club football team even then). Tom became an associate at a Lewiston, ME, law firm and was part-time assistant
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county attorney; he was elected county attorney in 1972. In 1974 Tom was elected the first full-time district attorney for the newly created state prosecutorial district for three counties, becoming widely recognized as a leader for new programs and procedures among prosecutors, including creating the state’s first victim-witness assistance program, later adopted by the Maine Legislature statewide. He served the Maine Bar Association’s board of governors and had leadership posts at more local levels. In 1980, President Jimmy Carter appointed Tom to replace George Mitchell as U.S. Attorney for Maine. Tom’s grandfather, John D. Clifford, Jr., had previously held the position from 1933 to 1947. After the election of President Ronald Reagan, Tom left the U.S. Attorney’s Office and opened the law firm of Delahanty & Longley in his native Lewiston, where he practiced until his appointment in 1983 to a seven-year term as a justice of the Maine Superior Court. He was reappointed to three successive terms by four different governors, serving more than 26 years, including a five-year term as the court’s chief justice. He served as a Superior Court justice and as the senior justice of the court longer than any other person on the statewide Superior Court. During his prosecutor and justice tenures he participated in more than 1,000 jury trials
NC, died August 17, 2020, involving all types of crimes at a hospice house, from and civil claims. He was lung and brain cancer. His responsible for the implewife, Marge, shared with mentation and oversight of classmates that “Dools” new procedural programs and court policies. He was a “loved his teammates and spoke about SMC basketthird-generation judge in ball often.” James’s former Maine, following his teammate Bobby Joyce grandfather’s and father’s shared that his friend “was footsteps in that role. In a great teammate and a lot 1997 he received an honorof fun to be around.” James ary doctorate of laws from lived in the 1980s for a time Saint Michael’s in recogniin Staten Island. Little tion of his work for victims additional information and witnesses and for about James’s career or implementing innovative survivors other than his court programs and wife, Marge, was available. procedures. In March 2010 President Barack Obama nominated Tom to return as U.S. Attorney for Maine, making him the fifth person EDWARD A. DEHM, JR., to serve two terms in this Milford, CT, died January 6, role. He played a national 2021. He was a biology and role in the fight against chemistry teacher at opioid abuse with the Weston (CT) High School Attorney General’s Office as well as the varsity boys’ and served subcommittees soccer coach for many for violent crime, border years. Ed was a member of and immigration, and the Connecticut Association Native American issues. He of Retired Teachers. He was worked to create closer an avid golfer and enjoyed relations between federal walks on beaches in and state law enforcement, Connecticut and Florida. initiated a pharmacy He had been a College robbery task force, and Fellows Club supporter of helped found the Maine the College. He is survived Opioid Coalition. He by his wife, Eileen; two resigned as U.S. Attorney in sons; two daughters; and 2017 and was appointed to extended family. be an active-retired justice of the Maine Superior Court. See 2014 note about the death of Malachi G. SheahTom was an avid Red Sox an II, who began at Saint fan, visiting spring training Michael’s with the Class of near his Fort Myers, FL, 1968 before completing his home, and also was a fan of degree later in life. the Patriots, the Packers, and Notre Dame. He is survived by his wife, Ruth; two sons; a brother; and extended family. HENRY “BUD” BOUCHER, JAMES DOOLEY, Newport, Wilton, CT, died January
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24, 2021. Bud served as a captain in the Air Force after Saint Michael’s, and later worked as an energy, finance, healthcare, and insurance management consultant. After a long and distinguished career as a senior partner for some of the country’s top consulting firms, he headed a public company while also owning a small Wilton business. He was active in Wilton civic organizations as a fundraiser, and was an officer in his American Legion post, the Trackside Teen Board treasurer, Wilton Rotary founder and two-time president, and a fourth-degree K of C district officer. He started Rotary’s annual carnival in his community. He is survived by his wife, Antonietta (Toni); a daughter; two sons; four brothers; a sister; and extended family.
JOHN C. CILLIZZA , Marlborough, CT, died May 8, 2020. John earned a master’s degree in elementary education from the University of Hartford and spent his professional career as an elementary school teacher in Connecticut, including as a sixth grade teacher for Hartford public schools. Although no obituary was available, a touching tribute of John written by his son, CNN commentator Chris Cillizza, and shared with the College by classmate Jack Scully ’69, disclosed some details of John’s life persevering and making a positive difference in the world despite late struggles with
GREGORY W. MALLOY,
Naples, FL, died February 20, 2021. After college he accepted a position at Crum & Forster Insurance Company as a file clerk in New York City, leading to a 27-year career with C&F, in which he rose to executive vice president for field operations and marketing. In 1997 he moved to Boston and started PMC Insurance Group, growing the firm into one of the largest workers’ compensation specialty insurance brokers in the U.S. In 2006 he became a snowbird, splitting time among Andover, MA; Naples, FL; and Wolfeboro, NH. In Florida, he enjoyed golf, hot tubs, cocktails, and dinners with friends. In New Hampshire, he enjoyed boating on Lake Winnipesaukee during summer. He enjoyed fine food and wine. Greg was a President’s Medallion supporter of the
College and active in class Reunion activities through the years. He is survived by his wife, Barbara; two sons; his mother; a sister; a brother; and extended family.
ROGER A. PELTIER, West
Springfield, MA, died January 30, 2021. After Saint Michael’s he earned a master’s degree from American International College. He was a highly decorated U.S. Air Force combat veteran serving in Vietnam, and received, among other awards, the Distinguished Flying Cross. He owned and operated Peltier Tool Company for many years. He was active in his community as a youth sports coach, Cub Scout leader, and Arts Council member. His hobbies included photography, painting, and model trains, and he belonged to the Berkshire Model Railroad Club. He is survived by his wife, Florence; a son; a daughter; two brothers; a sister; two stepsons; a stepdaughter; his former wife; and extended family.
1970 ANTHONY F. D’AMATO,
Killingworth, CT, died December 24, 2020. After Saint Michael’s he earned an education master’s degree from Southern Connecticut State University and served in the National Guard as an MP. He taught middle school science in East Haven, CT,
for seven years and then was a mainframe programmer at Travelers Insurance and United Healthcare for close to 40 years before retiring. Anthony was an avid woodsman and loved hunting; he also collected firearms and coins, loved cooking Italian cuisine, and was a dog-lover. He is survived by his wife, Jamie; two daughters; his mother; a sister; a stepson; a stepdaughter; his former wife, Carol; and extended family.
THOMAS F. FOLEY, JR., West Hartford, CT, died October 22, 2020. Tom was active in the Saint Michael’s Alumni Association, serving as president and alumni representative on the Board of Trustees, and he was named Alumnus of the Year in 1980. Tom and his family lived in West Hartford for 43 years before moving to Lewiston, ID, after he retired from the insurance industry. Tom was a lifelong Democrat and worked on many national, state, and local campaigns. He served on the West Hartford Democratic Town Committee for years and later the Nez Perce County Democratic Central Committee. He also hosted his own television show, Democratic Discourse, on West Hartford’s public access channel, with his wife as producer. He loved music and had a beautiful singing voice, singing in his church choirs. In retirement he volunteered with Gifts of Music, a charity providing instruments and
music lessons to West Hartford Public School students in need. Tom was a fourth degree K of C member, and a President’s Medallion supporter of the College. He enjoyed world travel and was an avid Yankees fan. He is survived by his wife of 50 years, Bernadette; two daughters; and extended family.
EDWARD J. O’CONNOR, Springfield, MA, died November 27, 2020. After Saint Michael’s he had a career in sales, primarily with the R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company. He was skilled at home repairs. Edward is survived by his wife of 45 years, Christine; two sons; and extended family.
1971 ANTHONY J. DIBIASE,
Coral Spring, FL, died August 6, 2013, the College learned recently. Anthony worked for a time with the U.S. Department of Justice Immigration and Naturalization Service in San Diego as a special agent. He also had lived in New Jersey, in Alpine, CA, and in Doylestown, PA, at different times. He was married and had earned a master’s degree, according to death records. No further information was available. See 1992 note about the death of Peter A. Diminico, who began at Saint Michael’s with the Class of 1971 before completing his degree later in life.
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depression, anxiety, and health. Among son Chris’s remembrances were that John, who grew up one of four sons of Italian immigrants in New Britain, CT, “had a kind face, was generous, was a collector” (of sports cards, art, and sculpture), was loyal and funny, and was a perfectionist who had excellent musical taste, with particular fondness for Bob Dylan and the Rolling Stones. John was a President’s Medallion supporter of the College. Survivors at the time of John’s death included his wife, MaryEllen, and son Chris.
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PAUL J. LYNCH, Lakewood Ranch, FL, died April 10, 2021, of cardiac arrest. Paul enlisted in the U.S. Navy after college and completed a seven-year tour as a naval aviator, flying fixed wings and helicopters, stationed in Florida and Maine. He followed that by having a long career with Delta Air Lines, where he was captain and line check airman on the 727 and captain on the 757 and 767. He enjoyed sailing, surfing, and waterskiing off Cape Cod. In Florida retirement he enjoyed playing golf, motorcycling, swimming, and landscaping. He is survived by his wife of nearly 50 years, Anne; two daughters; a sister; two brothers; and extended family.
1972 LAWRENCE M. BERARDI, Lancaster, PA, died December 14, 2020. Larry worked in retail management for most of his life and most recently was a self-employed contractor. He was active in Democratic politics in his community and in his parish. Larry was a Heritage Circle supporter of the College. He is survived by five brothers, a sister, and extended family. LEO P. COREY, Saugus/ Revere, MA, died October 30, 2020, after a long period living with ALS. After Saint Michael’s he graduated from the Georgetown University School of Dentistry in 1976. He had a long professional
career as a pediatric dentist and had associations with Children’s National (Washington, DC), Lakeville Regional (MA), and Franciscan Children’s (Brighton, MA). He belonged to the K of C. Leo was a President’s Medallion supporter of the College. Leo is survived by his wife, Debra; a son; two daughters; a sister; and extended family.
1974 MATTHEW V. CROSS, Fuquay Varina, NC, died January 21, 2021. After earning his Saint Michael’s business degree (including a year abroad in Spain) Matt started his work career at Quality Superette in Colchester and went on to hold various store management positions with Willard Street Market, P&C, Butson’s, and Hannaford. He moved to North Carolina with his family in 1996 and settled in Fuquay-Varina, where he began a career in assisted living, holding various management positions for different assisted living facilities. Matt’s father, Verne Cross, worked at Saint Michael’s as building and grounds supervisor for 47 years and was a volunteer for Saint Michael’s Fire and Rescue. Matt is survived by his wife of 32 years, Alice; a son; two daughters; his mother; two brothers, including Stephen Cross ’77; three sisters; and extended family.
1976 KENNETH L. JOHNSON, Jeffersonville, IN, died October 15, 2020. Kenneth was a varsity All-America basketball star for Saint Michael’s during his College years, going over 1,000 in both points and rebounds. He helped fundraise for an ambulance for Saint Michael’s Fire and Rescue during his student-athlete days. His wife of 22 years, Peggy, died in 2008. Ken is survived by a brother, a sister, and extended family.
1978 STEVEN A. MELESKI, DDS, Berlin, CT, died December 10, 2020. After Saint Michael’s he earned his doctor of dental surgery degree at New York University. Steve built a successful dental practice of his own in Southington, CT, over 30 years. He was an avid golfer, bowler, and skier and enjoyed travel, as well as fine food and wine. He is survived by his wife, Amy; a son; three daughters; his mother; a sister; and extended family.
1979 PAUL J. PASKO, Naples, FL,
died October 2, 2020. After Saint Michael’s he earned a master’s degree in plant and soil science from the University of Massachusetts in 1982. His work took him to Florida, where he lived since. He worked for a time as a vegetable crop breeder
for Rogers Seed Co. in Naples. He loved history and gardening and was dedicated to his plants and flowers. Paul was a member of the Naples Botanical Garden and active in his parish. He is survived by two brothers.
1981 JOHN D. GALLAGHER, North Ferrisburgh, VT, died April 2, 2021. After Saint Michael’s he earned an education master’s degree from Johnson State College. John dedicated much of his working life to supporting labor unions and fighting for the rights of workers, inspired by his early work for Bernie Sanders in the 1980s. He worked to organize the nurses’ union at UVM Medical Center. In the 1990s he also worked as program manager at the Vermont Humanities Council, managing the Creating Communities of Readers literacy grants program and other literacy programs. Before that he was area director for the American Diabetes Association, state coordinator of Sanders for Congress ’96, and executive director of the Vermont Progressive Coalition. He loved poetry, philosophy, and literature, particularly the classics, and appreciated the dance choreography of Bob Fosse and the music of Johnny Cash, Bob Dylan, and the Grateful Dead. He also was a Giants football fan. John is survived by his wife, Betsy; a son; a daughter;
four sisters; and extended family.
JAMES B. CALLANAN JR., Wake Forest, NC, died March 2, 2021. He attended Saint Michael’s in the early 1970s but returned to complete his degree in 1983. He worked for General Medical Corporation in Raleigh, NC, as district operations manager. A son predeceased him. Jim is survived by his wife, Wanda; a son; two daughters; three stepsons; three stepdaughters; a sister; and extended family.
1984 ROBERT E. SULLIVAN, Park
City, UT, and formerly of Melrose, MA, died January 14, 2021, of cancer. Bob, known to some as Sully, was a vice president, regional sales for McCracken Financial Services—a job that precipitated his move to Park City from Massachusetts to open a new office in 1994. Prior to that, he worked as a marketing representative for McCracken Computer in Burlington, MA. He was a very talented skier and golfer and loved skiing Deer Valley trails and attending concerts with his daughter. Bob is survived by his daughter, Samantha Sullivan ’24; her mother, Christina; three brothers; and a sister.
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PETER A. DIMINICO, Bristol, VT, died December 25, 2020 after living with liver disease (Hepatitis C and cancer) for over a decade. He was a high school sports star in Connecticut and once went up against future pro star Calvin Murphy in a state semifinal game. At Saint Michael’s, entering with the Class of 1971 during late 1960s, Pete played basketball and golf on scholarship, and in those years came to love fishing on the New Haven River in Bristol, where he made his home later in life. He lived for a time after College in several European and Middle Eastern countries before returning to complete his Saint Michael’s degree. He was a skilled carpenter and cabinetmaker and built Habitat for Humanity houses. He loved to hunt and fly-fish, and was skilled at fly-tying. He also loved to forage for wild leeks and mushrooms. His abiding passion was for the rivers and streams that he loved to fish, leading him to found the New Haven River Anglers Association and serve leadership posts with regional and state conservation agencies and groups. Pete was instrumental in the installation of the universal fishing platform on the New Haven River in Lincoln. He is survived by his mother, his identical twin brother, another brother, and extended family.
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RACHEL PITNEY, Worcester, MA, died of Type 1 diabetes complications on March 31, 2021. She was an accomplished gymnast, having won a New England regional award for allaround performance at the height of her gymnastics career. She also was a big fan of the band New Kids on the Block, attending many concerts. Rachel loved travel, especially internationally, and for some years in the 2000s and 2010s she lived in England and Dubai. She also loved cats. She is survived by four brothers, including Jamie Pitney ’95; a sister; and extended family, including sister-inlaw Diane Pitney ’95.
Burlington, VT, died February 19, 2021, of colon cancer. Andy took an interest in cooking and spent his career working in some of Burlington’s best restaurants. He enjoyed reading, drawing, fishing, and playing guitar. He built his own boat and enjoyed time on Lake Champlain with that boat. He is survived by his wife of 14 years, Bridget Corkery ’97; his parents; two sisters, Amanda Saver ’02 and Megan Criss ’97; and extended family.
1995 ERICA E. CUMMINGS, Montpelier, VT, died March 27 of cancer. A fixture in her local pottery and artist communities, Erica was happiest when molding clay, wielding her knitting needles, digging in the soil, diving in the ocean, or doing anything else involving nature. She had a successful career in agriculture, spending more than a decade with the University of Vermont Extension Program and most recently for the Vermont Department of Agriculture. She also spent two years as a Peace Corps volunteer in Senegal, Africa. She enjoyed concerts, walks on the beach, movies, and humor. Erica is survived by her parents; a brother; two sisters, including Meaghan Conly of the College Admission Office; and extended family.
1998 LORRAINE J. GARLAND,
San Antonio, TX, died August 30, 2018, the College learned recently. Her work career included time as a computer programmer for business software, and as an elementary school teacher. She enjoyed flea markets, garage sales, making jewelry, and travel. Lorraine is survived by two daughters, four brothers, five sisters, and extended family.
1999 RANDY P. ORSO, Greentown, PA, died February 4, 2021. Randy was an
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ordained interfaith minister and passionate about his advocacy for the mentally ill and LGBTQI+ communities. Randy was fond of Coca-Cola, memorabilia, Andy Warhol art, and funny T-shirts, and was a dedicated lifelong learner. He was an avid foodie who loved sharing his recipes and meal ideas through his daily Facebook posts. He served as a poll watcher in his Pennsylvania community during the 2008 election. He is survived by his father, a sister, and extended family.
2005 MATTHEW TOMASETTA,
Pointe Claire, Quebec, Canada, died May 12, 2020. He is survived by his parents, a brother, and extended family. No further details were available.
2009 PAUL R. JARVIS, M.D., Bellerose, NY, died January 3, 2021. Graduating from Saint Michael’s with degrees in biology and mathematics, he went on to receive his medical degree from the Larner College of Medicine at the University of Vermont, Class of 2014. Paul was in his second year of a four-year residency program specializing in neurology with rotations at North Shore Hospital in Manhasset, NY, and Long Island Jewish Medical Center in Queens, NY. He was an avid runner and
enjoyed playing video games online with his friends. He was an Eagle Scout and member of the K of C in his hometown of Barton, VT. Paul is survived by his parents, a sister, and extended family.
2013 MARC E. MASSERY, Pittsfield, MA, died April 10, 2021. After graduating as a Saint Michael’s humanities major, Marc worked as an assistant editor for the Marians of the Immaculate Conception in Stockbridge, MA, where he specialized in writing for the Marian Helper magazine and video editing. A devout Catholic, Marc was altar server for many years. He participated in the Meals on Wheels delivery program and was a frequent visitor to the adoration chapel at his Pittsfield parish. He was an avid New England sports fan and enjoyed reading, praying his divine mercy chaplet, and attending Mass. He is survived by his parents, a brother, a sister, and extended family.
2014 MALACHI SHEAHAN II, New York, NY, died November 9, 2020. He attended Saint Michael’s initially with the Class of 1968, and decades later worked with former registrar John Sheehey ’70 to complete his degree in 2014. His first profession was as a teacher. In the
1970s he began his career with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), working in New York, Washington, DC, and other locations. On New Year’s Eve 1999, national networks covered his work on the Host and Oceanic Computer System Replacement program for the FAA’s Y2K readiness efforts. He retired from his management role in national airspace implementation and system requirements in 2006 to care for his wife, but continued to consult on aviation projects domestically and abroad. He loved sports, music, history, reading, and exploring New York City’s subways, museums, zoos, restaurants, and parks with his grandchildren. He was a fan of New York sports teams and all aspects of New York City. Predeceased by his wife, Danielle, he is survived by a son, a daughter, three sisters, and extended family. Master’s Degree Graduates
M1970 CHARLES MICHAEL DODSON, Springfield, MA,
died February 10, 2021. He went by “Michael” all his life. Michael was an Air Force medic from 1955 to 1961 before earning a bachelor’s degree from Johnson State College in 1964 prior to completing his Saint Michael’s master’s degree in education. He had a long career in education in Vermont and Pennsylvania, including as a teaching principal and basketball
coach in Fairlee, before he continued with numerous positions in elementary and middle school administration. Michael was active in his Methodist church in East Longmeadow, MA, where he was a trustee and volunteer on many committees. He was a fan of the Red Sox and Philadelphia Eagles, and enjoyed attending sports games of children and grandchildren and spending time on the family “farm” in Berlin. He is survived by his wife, Suzanne; a son; two daughters; a stepson; a stepdaughter; two brothers; and extended family.
M1976 SISTER SHEILA ANN DALY,
Rutland, VT, died October 22, 2019, the College learned recently. She entered the Sisters of St. Joseph in 1960 and became part of the Springfield, MA, SSJ community in 2001 when two communities merged. She earned an education bachelor’s degree from College of St. Joseph, Rutland, and ministered as a teacher for many years in Rutland, Fair Haven, and Bennington where she also was a principal. Sister Sheila was coordinator of Mount St. Joseph Convent in Rutland when there. She is survived by two brothers, including her twin; three sisters; and extended family.
M1981 died December 20, 2020. She was a Sister of St. Joseph of Carondelet for 67 years, having entered the novitiate in 1953 and professing final vows in 1960. She received a bachelor’s degree in French from the College of Saint Rose before later completing her theology master’s degree from Saint Michael’s. For 22 years she taught elementary school in the Albany and Syracuse dioceses. In 1977 she began her ministry in religious education and faith formation for parishes in Troy, Hudson, and later in the Syracuse Diocese. She enjoyed movies, sightseeing, and her annual summer week at camp. She is survived by a brother and extended family.
M1 9 8 9 REV. GERALD P. WILMSEN, Bristol, RI, died April 6, 2021. He was a Chicago native, inspired in his youth by a Columban missionary from China whom he heard speak, so he entered the order’s seminary through high school and then continued Columban religious studies before ordination in 1959. He was appointed to serve in Korea, and in 1960, after a year of language study, took assignment in Chuncon, and later other Korean cities. He did vocation work in Chicago for a short U.S.
M1990 JOAN N. AICHROTH, Charlotte, VT, died March 4, 2021. The wife of a U.S. Marine after graduating from Douglas College of Rutgers University and marrying, she and her family lived at bases across the U.S. before moving to Vermont. In Burlington, Joan began her teaching career in earnest, first at Manpower Training and then as an English teacher at Burlington High School for 20 years. She was a member of Delta Kappa Gamma for women educators, belonged to the DAR, and was a board member of Home Base, Inc., a nonprofit organization serving the disabled. She loved reading, swimming, and flowers. Joan was predeceased by her husband, Donald; a son; and a daughter. She is survived by
a son, two daughters, and extended family.
M1991 DAVID D. BARASH, Waterbury Center, VT, died February 11, 2020. Before his Saint Michael’s graduate studies, he graduated from the University of Vermont and National Outdoor Leadership School. His extensive work history includes the Vermont State Parks (naturalist), Shelburne Farms (environmental education director), Ben & Jerry’s (founding senior executive), Autumn Harp (vice president and general manager), Burton Snowboards (director and GM of BMC), Organic Commodity Products (CEO), Vermont Mystic Pie (founder and CEO), Vermont Energy Investment Corporation (executive leader). All his life he devoted his work to helping others and growing small businesses in an environmentally conscious and socially responsible manner. He loved nature and was active in land conservation. He also loved mountain hikes and reading by the woodstove or in a hammock. He is survived by his wife of 38 years, Juliet; a son; a daughter; a sister; two brothers; and extended family.
M1999 FLOYD K. MOODIE, Hummelstown, PA, died January 12, 2021. The Vermont native had degrees
from Champlain College (associate’s degree, 1970) and Plymouth State (bachelor’s degree, 1972) in addition to his Saint Michael’s master’s degree. He had a long career as an educator at the high school and college level alongside his long professional career as an accountant. His creative interests included crafting, cake decorating, and home holiday decorating. He most enjoyed attending the sporting events of his children and grandchildren. His wife of 45 years, Barbara, predeceased him. Though not a military veteran himself, Floyd was active in many memorial activities for service members out of gratitude. Floyd is survived by two sons, three sisters, and extended family.
FACULT Y, S TAFF AN D FR IE N DS ELEANOR D. “ELLIE” ATHERTON, Milton, VT,
died January 2, 2021. Ellie retired in 2003 after nearly 30 years working at Saint Michael’s in the Information Technology Department. She loved fishing, reading, playing computer games, and spending time with her vast family and circle of friends. She was predeceased by her husband, eldest son, and a granddaughter. She is survived by two sons, including Steven Dusablon ’’77; two daughters, including Karen Dusablon Badger ’78, and extended family.
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assignment and took a clowning course, incorporating that in his Korea ministry. In 1988 he responded to a call for volunteers to teach in China, learning to speak Taiwanese, and completed his Saint Michael’s master’s degree in teaching English as a second language. For most of the decade to follow he taught at universities in Wuhan and Guangzhou, China. He returned to the U.S. in 2000 and lived in Wisconsin, helping in mission appeals, before moving to a house of his order in Bristol. He is survived by a brother.
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THOMAS M. FEELEY, SR., Andover, MA, died February 5, 2021. He was a Saint Michael’s Trustee from 1997 through 2002. In 1963 he received his bachelor’s degree in accounting from Salem State, going on to earn an MBA from Babson College in 1971 and a master’s degree in taxation from Bentley College in 1982. Tom served on the Melrose Board of Aldermen from 1974 to 1978 and was president 1977–78. In 1978 he moved with his family to Andover, and for the past 15 years divided his time among Andover, MA; Kennebunk, ME: and Sanibel, FL. He was deeply involved in the Boston business and political community. In 1974 he started the Boston-based accounting firm Feeley & Driscoll, PC, which grew into one of the largest CPA firms in Massachusetts. He retired in 2016. He was a leader for professional groups in his field and volunteered for Mike Dukakis’s gubernatorial race in 1972, continuing to work with politicians locally and nationally the rest of his life. He was active as a volunteer and philanthropist, donating to food banks, affordable housing groups, medical research and treatment centers, after-school programs, and higher education. He loved reading, politics, sports, Irish music, conversation, and golf. He was a President’s Medallion supporter of the College. Tom is survived by his wife, Joan; a daughter; three sons; a
sister; and extended family.
MARY D. GRIFFIN, Ashland, MA, died May 23, 2019, the College learned recently. She was elected to the Saint Michael’s Board of Trustees in 1983 and served until 1990. She had a bachelor’s degree from Mundelein College and a master’s degree and doctorate from the University of Chicago. For 25 years she was a Sister of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary and later served many years at Boston College as associate professor and, ultimately, dean of that university’s Lynch School of Education. At the time of her death she was survived by her husband, James McGahay, who died in April 2020; extended family also survive. REV. MSGR CHARLES W. GUSMER, STD, died March
24, 2021. Fr. Gusmer taught in the summer graduate theology program at Saint Michael’s for several years. His early-life studies included stints in Vienna and at Seton Hall in New Jersey, where he entered seminary in 1960, later serving parishes in the New York/ New Jersey area and teaching at that seminary, Immaculate Conception, and studying internationally in Innsbruck, Austria, eventually earning a theology doctorate. He served many priestly and scholarly assignments nationally and internationally and became a monsignor in 1997. He enjoyed travel, playing violin, and
reading. He is survived by two brothers and extended family.
LABAN C. HILL , Winooski, VT, an English instructor for the College in the mid-1990s, died February 15, 2021. He was dedicated to storytelling and poetry most of his adult life, since his college studies at NYU, Baruch College, and Columbia University, where he earned an MFA in poetry. Early in his work career Laban was in sales for the New Yorker before entering publishing at several houses, including Scholastic, to whom he proposed writing a “Choose Your Own Adventure” series before learning he could not live in New York to do so—so he moved his family to Vermont and was hired for many books in the series. Eventually he created his own series, the Extreme Sports Mysteries, featuring his daughters as characters. In Vermont, Laban wrote more than 30 books, including several that won prominent national awards. He also was passionate for the oral tradition of storytelling, pursued vigorously over a host of venues through his life. Besides Saint Michael’s, he taught at Columbia, the University of Vermont, and Vermont College of Fine Arts. He also taught English at Essex High School. He was a Fulbright Scholar in Ghana and helped found the Ghana Poetry project, and also traveled to Sri Lanka, Indonesia, and the Philippines as an invited
culture and history ambassador. Laban is survived by two daughters, a sister, his mother, his ex-wife, and extended family.
HARRY F. IVERSON, Williston, VT, died March 23, 2021. Harry worked as a custodian in the Saint Michael’s Facilities Department from 1985 until 2003. He earned his GED and at 18 enlisted in the Army, serving stateside and then in Germany for three years. After discharge, he fervently embraced religious faith, married, and moved with his wife to Vermont in 1970. Harry owned a janitorial business and spent the majority of his career cleaning commercial buildings. He retired from Saint Michael’s in 2003. In the 1980s he went searching for his four siblings who had been all placed, as had he, in Minnesota state custody not long after birth, and found them all with a newspaper ad in a town paper, leading to a reunion with his siblings. He was active with Maranatha Christian Church for many years. He and his wife became foster parents to many troubled children for six years starting in 1979. He enjoyed black coffee, playing his organ, listening to hymns, and reading devotionals. His wife of 24 years, Janice, died in 1998. He is survived by his daughter, Wendee Pringle ’95, and extended family. MARY EDITH PIERCEMINCH, Colchester, VT/
Northport, FL, died October
RITA M. POMERLEAU,
Burlington, VT, died March 10, 2021. Rita was the widow of Tony Pomerleau, who died in 2018. They were longtime generous benefactors of the College— Tony was a former trustee and honorary degree recipient, and the College’s Pomerleau Alumni Center
is named to honor Tony and Rita, who both lived to celebrate their 100th birthdays. She grew up in Canada and became a registered nurse, working at a hospital in Quebec. A younger brother of one of her nursing patients was Tony Pomerleau, and the rest is history. Rita loved animals, the arts, books, politics, and fashion, along with reading, painting, and calligraphy, and she had a reputation for keeping a most elegant appearance. She loved family trips throughout North America, Europe, and the islands. She also enjoyed a winter home in Florida. She and Tony spent years building a business, and their financial success allowed many charities to benefit from the Antonio B. and Rita M. Pomerleau Foundation. She and Tony were President’s Medallion supporters of the College. Two daughters and a granddaughter predeceased her. Rita’s husband of 71 years, Tony, died in 2018; she is survived by two sons, Ernie Pomerleau ’69 and Dennis Pomerleau ’80; six daughters, including Grace Pomerleau P’04; and extended family, including
granddaughter Alexis Pomerleau ’04.
JOAN SHEEHEY PFEIFER,
Marshfield, VT, died March 2, 2021. The widow of the late longtime Saint Michael’s humanities professor Ed Pfeifer ’43, Joan was matriarch of a true Saint Michael’s family as the mother of three alumni, aunt of three, sister and sister-in-law of two more, and grandmother of one. She studied two years at Trinity College and pursued her nursing degree at Bishop DeGoesbriand Hospital, spending the first three years of her nursing career in New York City before moving back to Vermont to continue nursing at the American Red Cross. She retired from the Red Cross in 1961 to raise her family and later volunteered for Meals on Wheels, the Red Cross Blood Bank, and many other organizations. In 1990 she retired with her husband to Cabot, VT, where they enjoyed long walks and sledding with frequent family visitors. Her husband of 58 years predeceased her. She is survived by two sons, John
Pfeifer ’85 and Martin Pfeifer ’92; two daughters, Justine Landry ’84 and Elizabeth Sweeney P’16; a sister; and extended family, including granddaughter Jessica Sweeney ’16 and nephews James Sheehey ’71, Joel Sheehey ’77, and John Sheehey ’70 (the College’s registrar for many decades). Besides her husband, she was predeceased by a brother, Paul Sheehey ’41, and a brother-in-law, Robert Stanton ’50.
CICELY TYSON, New York,
NY, died January 28, 2021. Saint Michael’s College at its 1976 Commencement ceremonies presented an honorary doctorate to Tyson, award-winning icon of the stage and screen, who was an American actress, model, and author. In a career that spanned more than seven decades, she became known for her portrayal of strong African-American women in film, on television, and in live theater. She once was married to trumpeter and jazz legend Miles Davis. No details were available about survivors.
IN MEMORIAM
16, 2020. She worked in administrative and management positions for the College for a time and was the wife of Paul Minch, also formerly of the Saint Michael’s faculty/staff. Through her work career she worked for National Life Insurance and the Vermont Department of Employment Security, and she took many language and arts classes at Saint Michael’s later in life. As a young woman she worked at the Springfield Armory in Massachusetts as a lathe operator, finishing rifle barrels to arm World War II troops, a point of pride all her life. Mary is survived by Paul, her husband of 32 years; three sons; three daughters; and extended family. She was predeceased by her first husband, Elton Pierce, and a daughter.
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