Paul Lewis ’14 Leading Global Health Initiative
Million Dollar Classic
Raising Funds for Athletics
Viatorians
Where are they now?
A LION FOR LIFE Saint Viator and Sacred Heart of Mary Alumni Magazine
Celebrating
Our Newest Alumni
VOLUME XXVI | NUMBER 2 | SUMMER 2019
ALION FOR LIFE | Staff Listing SUMMER 2019 A Lion for Life Magazine is a publication of the Saint Viator High School Office of Institutional Advancement
UPCOMING EVENTS Class of 1969 50th Reunion Weekend September 6-7
Vice President of Development Mr. Thomas Ramsden
Homecoming Week September 16-20
Director of Development Mrs. Kristen Daniels
Class Reunions September 21
Alumni Relations Manager Mrs. Kathleen Corrigan Lynde ’05
Fall Family Mass September 22
Special Events and Development Manager Mrs. Sara Root
Mahoney Classic October 4
Director of Marketing and Communications Ms. Cristina Willard
President’s Dinner October 10
Communications Manager Ms. Elizabeth Schuetz ’08
Fall Play October 17-20
Director of Enrollment Mrs. Christine Bremner Assistant Director of Enrollment Mr. Patrick Gaeger ’08 Advancement Assistant Mrs. Jennifer Bonifacic Anderson ’89 Director of Development Emeritus Mr. Patrick Mahoney Director of Alumni Relations Emeritus Mrs. Judith Wampach Amberg Printing NPN 360 - Mr. John Fox ’71
Saint Viator High School 1213 East Oakton Street Arlington Heights, Illinois 60004 847.392.4050 www.saintviator.com Please email alumni@saintviator.com for additional information, with new addresses, email addresses, phone numbers, photos, and other updates.
St. Viator Day October 21 Halloween Fun Fair October 23 Fall Band Concert October 24 Open House October 27-28 Fall Choral Concert October 29 Alumni Memorial Mass November 3 Grandparents Mass November 22 Saint Viator High School
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Friday, October 4, 2019 Old Orchard Golf Club
At Saint Viator High School, we embrace our responsibility to prepare young women and men for college while deepening their commitment to faith and service. This past school year, our students and alumni have been making a positive impact in the world, succeeding in athletics, serving in their communities, and sharing their God-given gifts with others. We congratulate our 2019 graduates as our newest alumni, who are heading to top colleges to continue their studies. Looking back on the 2018-2019 school year, we also want to highlight a few notable achievements. • • • •
Approximately one-third of seniors were named Illinois State Scholars 25 student-athletes committed to college athletics Four students achieved a perfect ACT score Students completed more than 35,000 service hours
This June, we held our 24th Annual Million Dollar Classic. It was great seeing many of you support student-athletes by participating in this annual golf outing, buying raffle tickets, as well as donating to athletics throughout the year. With the funds raised, we will continue to grow our Strength and Conditioning, training, prehab and rehab programs, all of which provide benefit and care for the whole student. We also welcomed current and past parents and alumni for a gathering in Lake Geneva, which provided a wonderful opportunity to reconnect and share ideas about the ongoing sustainability and success of Saint Viator. The day included a session with The Lakota Group, a planning and design firm that is helping shape the future of the school’s campus to best reflect our goals, mission, vision, and values. In addition to meeting with the group in Lake Geneva, the firm has met with faculty, staff, students, and alumni—and soon, we’ll invite the Saint Viator community to complete an online survey. For the immediate future, the school has planned campus improvements that will benefit many students for years to come. The Klues Family Innovation Center is set to launch this fall due in large part to generous benefactors. This Center will host technology and entrepreneurship classes with a design that invites student innovation and collaboration. We look forward to seeing you soon. God Bless and Go Lions!
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ALION FOR LIFE | Feature
Envisioning Change
Paul Lewis ’14 Leads Global Health Initiative at Harvard
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hen Paul Lewis ’14 was admitted to Harvard in the spring of his senior year, he
pointed to his commitment to service as a strong factor in his acceptance. In particular, he credited his involvement with the nonprofit organization, EYEsee, whose mission is to provide eyeglasses to people in developing nations. Now, as a Harvard graduate—Lewis holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Harvard College, where he concentrated in Neurobiology with a secondary focus in Global Health and Health Policy—he remains committed to advancing global health. He is the chief strategist and founder of Harvard College VISION, a Global Health Society that empowers youth to become civic-minded leaders for the future. In April, Lewis and Harvard VISION hosted the third Global Health and Leadership Conference that paired high school teens with Harvard students to create projects that impact their communities.
For this year’s conference, he drew Paulina Piwowarczyk ’17 to help as a volunteer. She finished her second year at Harvard and rejoined Lewis after working with him on EYEsee at Saint Viator. One of Lewis’ main goals for the conference is having Harvard faculty and students mentor high school students. This year’s group included 130 young people—from 68 high schools— including from Canada, China, Germany, Indonesia, and Japan. Students heard presentations from Harvard professors as well as special guests and also sat in on presentations by students about their community-based projects. “The program hopes to help students make a difference,” Lewis says, “and grow as civically minded leaders for the future.” Lewis says his years at Saint Viator laid the foundation for his passion to promote global health and empower young people. Specifically, he points to the faith environment, sense of community, social justice, and lifelong learning that he was immersed in during high school. “These are qualities that the teachers, classes, and environment at Saint Viator all possessed,” Lewis says. Up next for this young leader is working as a transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) clinician in Boston with one of his Harvard professors while he applies to medical school. n
The conference aims to enable students to go out and literally change the world. Br. Rob Robertson, CSV, who served as his guidance counselor for the Class of 2014, said he saw that in Lewis during his years at Saint Viator, with his leadership both in school and with EYEsee. “There are lots of students who are academically talented,” Robertson says, “but these kinds of selective schools are looking for student leaders who have taken a project and run with it. They want the whole package of a student who will serve their community in the future.” Lewis organized this year’s conference after taking several months after his graduation to do a fellowship in Japan, where he shadowed physicians and gave talks on global health to schools and at conferences.
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Photo by Stephanie Mitchell/Harvard
Lewis says his years at Saint Viator laid the foundation for his passion to promote global health and empower young people.
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Commencement 2019 Saint Viator Graduates Are Already Making a Difference in the World Every day, members of the Class of 2019 walked by a mural with a quote taken from Philippians: “Do not worry about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God.” During freshman orientation, they took ownership of the verse, adding their signatures to it. They walked past the Bible quote for the last time, before processing into graduation. “The members of the Class of 2019 are well suited to ask God who they are being invited to be,” says Br. John Eustice, CSV, Vice President of Viatorian Identity and Mission. “They already are making a difference in the world around them, even as they continue to discover what the world around them needs.” “I have no doubt the people they meet,” he added, “will encounter the gospel in action—through them.” In all, 241 seniors graduated, including 33 international students, representing China, South Korea, India, and Russia. Fr. Daniel Hall, CSV, Provincial, celebrated the Baccalaureate Mass and was on hand for commencement. At last count, they combined to draw nearly $320 million in scholarship offers and compiled more than 35,000 hours of service to the community over the last four years. Graduates now head to 95 different colleges and universities, spread across the country. They range from the University of Notre Dame and Boston College to Auburn, Baylor and Clemson, the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, UCLA and the University of California at Berkeley, to name just a few. Valedictorian, Maura Hogaboom • National Merit Scholar • Co-president of the Inter-Class Council with Daniel Thompson • Completed 674 hours of service over four years • East Suburban Catholic Conference scholar-athlete (cross country, soccer) Salutatorian, Patricia Miller • Outstanding achievement in social studies and theology • East Suburban Catholic Conference scholar in lacrosse Andrew Johnstone Award, Blaise Russo The Christopher Cup Award, Maura Hogaboom and Kevin Wilhite Forty-two alumni parents were on hand for the Class of 2019 Baccalaureate Mass and graduation ceremony to watch 34 legacy students graduate. ►
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INCubatoredu—Final Pitch Night Entrepreneurship Students Take on Final Pitch Night Saint Viator Alumni Provided Mentoring and Support At the end of its first year, students in INCubatoredu made their final pitches to investors in a Shark Tank-style event. The year-long entrepreneurship class helped them take an idea for a product or service through development. Their prospective start-ups included an interactive app that provides in-store coupons (Money Map), a charging device pad that will charge different platforms of phones or iPads (PowerMat), a sports bag that organizes equipment and valuables (DAC), as well as a therapeutic sleeve that provides a quicker recovery of sore muscles using electronic pulsations (S.O.R.E.). After a night of presentations to an audience of family and Saint Viator community members, the final award was presented to PowerMat and S.O.R.E. for their innovative product ideas. Mr. David Lyons says his students have exceeded all of his expectations. Through the valuable contributions of mentors, coaches, and sharks from the wider Saint Viator community, they have gone far beyond the traditional entrepreneurship class. “Many students had no real business experience before this year,” Mr. Lyons said, “and they are now on the cusp of creating something that could possibly be their life’s work.” While most schools now have some sort of entrepreneurship class that teaches the basics of how to write up a business plan, he doubts few go into as much detail as what INCubatoredu has given students, through its analysis of marketing, financial budgeting, and future funding.
“These students will have an advantage when they enter into college business schools,” Mr. Lyons adds, “because this program has laid the foundation for them.” Mr. Lyons formerly taught entrepreneurship at York High School in Elmhurst. He worked all year with John Aiello ’86, who reached out to the alumni base to serve as coaches and mentors. Aiello is the former founder, CEO and chairman of SAVO, a cloud-based software company, who after selling his company now teaches entrepreneurship at Northwestern’s Kellogg School of Management. “The best innovation ideas do not come from a desire to make money,” Aiello said at the outset, “but from a desire to solve a problem.” Mr. Lyons adds that interest in INCubatoredu is growing. “As of right now,” he says, “we have a 75 percent increase in enrollment for next year. Our students and our mentors are definitely helping to grow the program in the future.” n
Saint Viator Junior Lexi Covey Designs Swimwear Line to Benefit Charity While we often feature alumni who have created businesses, it’s not often that we get the chance to highlight a student business. Lexi Covey ’21, daughter of Board of Trustee member, F. Michael Covey, III ’90, has done just that and her business, Water Vibe Bikinis, lauched this past May. Her initial goal is to sell 1,000 suits and donate 15 percent of the proceeds to the Union League Boys & Girls Clubs. Her grandparents, Paula and Frank Covey, Jr., had long been supporters of the organization, and after they passed away Lexi wanted to honor them by her own charitable action. “The Catholic school community really helped me get more involved in service and helping others,” Covey said.
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Class Notes Class of 1965 Tom Zimmerman and Joe Grittani met in Vero Beach, Florida, this past spring with a lion flag in tow.
Class of 1975 Denise Josten Collins received a merit award from the Council of Nephrology Social Workers. Denise is the EndStage Renal Disease (ESRD) Social Work Coordinator for Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. of the Mid-Atlantic States.
A few of the ladies from Sacred Heart of Mary Class of 1975, showed off their new alumni gear. Kim Costello Shimon, Liz Tansil McGrath, Patti Scanlon Robinson, and Katy Augustin LaMantia. ►
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Class of 1992 ▼
Jason Goch was married this summer with some fellow lions by his side. Pictured are Greg McKenna, Jason Goch, Fr. Charlie Bolser, John Klopp, Matt Hynek, and Michael Lohmeier.
Class of 1979 ► Beth Beauvais Walberg and Tricia Gosch Gromala threw out the first pitch at the “throwback” softball game. They were joined by Peggy Gosch ’71, Rhonda Starr ’87, and Director of Alumni Relations Emeritus, Judy Amberg.
Class of 2016 Notable alumus Liam Warner was published in the Wall Street Journal. He wrote an opinion article titled, “Reparations and the Spirit of 1789.”
Multi-Class Gatherings The LaMantia and Collier families celebrated Evelyn Collier’s baptism with Fr. Bolser presiding. Katy Augustin LaMantia ’75, Nick LaMantia ’04, Korinne Collier ’98, Baleigh Ronan, Angie LaMantia Collier ’02, Suzanne Augustin ’78, Sean Collier ’04, Vic LaMantia ’75.
Class of 2006 & 2008 ▼
Dr. Mike Cirone ’06 and Dr. Elise Cataldo ’08 married on April 6 at Old St. Patrick’s Church in Chicago. They celebrated with 27 alumni!
Class of 2010 Dominic Lullo graduated from Chicago Medical School at Rosiland Franklin University May 31, 2019. Dominic will start his five-year surgical residency at Amita Health’s Presence St. Joseph Hospital in Chicago.
Lions of past, present, and future celebrated July 4th at the Arlington Heights parade.
Class of 2013 Elizabeth Meehan won the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program award, which includes a five-year fellowship with the National Science Foundation and three years of graduate school funding. She is a PhD student in Political Science at George Washington University.
Class of 2008 TBI, the largest, privately-owned technology distributor, announced that CRN—a brand of The Channel Company—has named Jackie Sima Landuyt, Director of Finance, to its prestigious 2019 Women of the Channel list. The leaders on this annual list are from all areas of the IT channel ecosystem; representing technology suppliers, distributors, solution providers, and other IT organizations.
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Alumni gathered at Lizzie McNeill’s to enjoy summer in Chicago at the second annual Alumni Happy Hour. ▼
ALION FOR LIFE | Viatorians
Newest Viatorian Brother Makes Final Vows In the Alumni Memorial Chapel at Saint Viator High School and before a gathering of nearly 150 people, the Viatorian Community welcomed its latest religious brother, Br. Peter Lamick , CSV, ’07. It was a Mass steeped in tradition, as Br. Peter made his perpetual vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience, committing his life to the Viatorian Community and its mission. “I ask to be a member of this congregation, for the glory of God and the service of the church,” Br. Peter said at the outset. Fr. Dan Hall, CSV, Provincial, officiated at the celebration. He had played an important role in Br. Peter’s vocation as a teacher and coach at Saint Viator. In giving his solemn blessing and consecration of Br. Peter as a professed religious, he urged him to go out and make a difference in the world. “Peter, make it your focus to go out and wake up the world,” Fr. Hall said. Br. Peter first met the Viatorians when he attended Saint Viator High School and graduated in 2007, before earning his undergraduate degree in history at Benedictine University in Lisle. He would go on to earn a master’s degree in education at DePaul University.
Over the past few years, Br. Peter has served at different Viatorian ministry sites, including pastoral work at parishes in the Bourbonnais/Kankakee region and the Henderson/Las Vegas area, as well as in Campus Ministry at Saint Viator High School, while working on peace and justice initiatives at St. Viator Parish in Chicago and at Viator House of Hospitality. Most recently, Br. Peter has been teaching at Saint Viator High School, in its Scanlan Center, supporting students with college prep academics. Br. Peter also serves as head freshman football coach and as an assistant basketball coach, reflecting his own experience—and calling—at Saint Viator. Fr. Hall added that not only had Br. Peter committed himself to the Viatorian Community for life, but that the community made the same promise to him. “Peter, we promise to walk with you on this journey,” Fr. Hall said, “as you become a deeper member of the Viatorian Community.” n
Viatorians: Where are they now? Learn about the important work the Viatorians are doing.
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Fr. Lawrence Lentz, CSV
Br. Don Houde, CSV
Fr. Lawrence Lentz, CSV, served as a teacher and later as president of Saint Viator High School. Since leaving, he has served in parochial ministry at St. Viator Parish in Chicago, Maternity BVM Parish in Bourbonnais, and since 2002 at Viatorian parishes in Las Vegas. Fr. Lentz also served as Assistant Provincial of Viatorians from 2013-2017.
Br. Don Houde, CSV, lives in retirement at the Viatorian Province Center, where he is the unofficial historian of its religious art collection and sacristan at daily Masses. Br. Houde served as principal of Saint Viator High School from 1972-1979 before serving in the Archdiocese of Chicago’s Office of Catholic Schools as director of curriculum.
ALION FOR LIFE | Business Spotlight
Alumni Business Spotlight
Costello Financial Planning Rob ’02 and Paul ’05 Costello
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products, and never receive any commissions or kickbacks.
Rob ’02 started Costello Financial Planning in 2007 and his younger brother Paul ’05 partnered with him. And, yes, they are the sons of the beloved Kate Schafer Costello ’70, theater teacher and director of the fall play and winter musical.
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Their motto, very fittingly is, family first. They feel clients work with them because of their clientcentric approach, essentially treating them like family. They use a consultative process to gain a detailed understanding of each client’s deepest values and most important goals. CFP employs customized recommendations designed to address each client’s unique needs. They develop a specific investment portfolio, tailored to each client’s risks and goals, and form a partnership with them to guide them through life’s challenging financial decisions. They are fee-only financial planners, which means they do not sell any
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In Memoriam ALUMNI Stephen A. Franz ’82, April 4, 2019. Son of Angela and Arthur Franz; brother of Jennifer Franz Matthews ’88 and Melissa Becker. Julie A. Hermanson ’ 74, June 24, 2019. Daughter of Clifford and the late Marcella Hermanson; sister of Thomas ’75, Michael ’76, and Robert Hermanson, Mary Cline and the late Catherine “Kate” Liberio. Debbie J. Malouf Humphries ’ 72, June 2, 2019. Daughter of Virginia “Ginny” and the late Arthur Malouf; wife of Donn Humphries; mother of Jill DiMaria and Scott Humphries and the late Brett and the late Evan Humphries; sister of Diane Malouf O’Neil ’71 (Dennis O’Neil ’70), Mark Malouf ’73, Maureen Malouf Gleixner ’76, Scott Malouf ’77, Peggy Malouf Miller ’80 and Steve Malouf ’83. Richard “Rick” M. Krumtinger Jr. ’ 77, May 13, 2019. Son of Priscilla and Richard Krumtinger; husband of Anna Krumtinger; father of Michael and Lee Krumtinger; brother of Pamela Valentine and Jill Tangney (Tom Tangney ’70). Nancy T. O’Connor ’ 76, April 29, 2019. Daughter of Daniel and Catherine O’Connor; sister of Daniel O’Connor Jr. ’74, Patrick O’Connor ’78, Kathleen Miller, Mary Walsh, Joan Means, John O’Connor, Gerald O’Connor, Peter O’Connor, and Nora O’Connor-Brady. Brian O’Neil ’67, January, 2018. Son of the late Virgina and the late Philip O’Neil; brother of Kathleen O’Neil Nedrow ’66, Patricia O’Neil Weber ’68, Dennis O’Neil ’70 (Diane Malouf O’Neil ’71), Peggy Brush and Terry, Kevin and Barbara O’Neil. Michael T. Pepich ’ 76, March 7, 2019. Son of Frances and the late Frank Pepich; husband of Susan Pepich; father of Karen, Michael and John Pepich; brother of Frank III ’70, Katherine ’72, Paul ’74, Joanne ’77, Joseph ’80, Thomas ’83, John, Daniel and Marie Pepich. Anthony T. Pontarelli ’89, April 9, 2019; son of Sally and Anthony Pontarelli; brother of AnneRae.
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Robert Sylvester Jr. ’ 73, May 25, 2019. Son of the late Alice and the late Robert Sylvester; husband of Anita Sylvester; father of Francis and Travis Sylvester; step-father of Daniel and Stacy Krell; brother of Alice Sylvester ’74, Anne Sylvester Grego ’76, Jeanne Sylvester ’80 and Mary Sylvester ’84.
FAMILY Sally J. Alesch, June 9, 2019. Wife of the late Donald Alesch; mother of Jennifer Alesch Parlier ’88, Steven Alesch, Donna AleschWoodin and Connie Nassif. Opal Lee Ameel, June 5, 2019. Wife of the late Lewis Ameel; mother of Mark ’72, Craig ’76 and Lewis Ameel and Carolyn Jonsson. Barbara A. Andruszko, May 5, 2019. Wife of Ernest Andruszko; mother of Eric ’11 and Alyssa ’18 Andruszko. Joan Claire Marie Annino, February 26, 2019. Wife of Girard Annino; mother of Thomas Annino ’79, Mary Knudson, Jane Delaney, Michael Annino, Timothy Annino and Karen de Zoeten. Joyce A. Barrow, April 14, 2019. Mother of Julie Barrow ’80, Janet Barrow Ford ’81, and David Barrow. Marilyn J. Blake, February 20, 2019. Mother of Kathleen Blake Aabram ’83, Daniel Blake ’84 and James Blake ’86. William Haas Bryant, April 2, 2019. Husband of Stella “Sally” Bryant; father of Paula ’98, William and Kathleen Bryant. Anne Bucaro, February 27, 2019. Wife of the late Frank J. Bucaro; mother of Michael ’72, Jamie ’74, Patrick ’75 and Daniel ’78 Bucaro and Catherine Taylor; grandmother of Jamie Bucaro Remak ’06, and Briana ’09 and Meghan ’10 Bucaro and Michael ’99, Frank ’01, Patrick ’03 and Anthony ’08 Bucaro. Ann K. Butler, March 1, 2019. Wife of the late John Butler; mother of Maureen Butler Sherwood ’74, John B. Butler ’75, Ellen Butler Dietrick ’77 and Sue Butler Howland ’80; grandmother of Mike ’03, Neal ’06 and Kevin ’09 Sherwood, and Larry ’02, John ’05, Michelle ’08 and Kelly ’17 Dietrick, and Jack and Lucy Butler, and Mariann, Tom and Kimberly Howland.
Frank P. Campise, May 27, 2019. Husband of Romaine Campise; father of Frank ’84 and John ’85 Campise and Margaret Tobias.
Eleanor E. Langton, March 26, 2019. Mother of Michael Langton ’80, Chris Langton Hickey ’83, Mark Langton ’95 and John Langton.
Kathleen J. “Katie” Chudik, May 30, 2019. Wife of the late Ronald Chudik; mother of Steven Chudik ’88, Brian Chudik ’89, Amy Chudik Mullane ’93 and Matthew Chudik ’99; sister of James Hora ’70; aunt of David ’83, Andrew ’10 and Jordan ’16 Hora.
Peter H. Lazzara, April 6, 2019. Husband of the late Charlene Lazzara; father of John Lazzara ’84, the late Patricia Murray, and the late Thomas Lazzara.
Audrey Eloise Coghlin, June 14, 2019. Wife of the late Thomas Coghlin Jr; mother of Kevin ’77, Thomas III and Dennis Coghlin and Catherine Hansen and the late Mary Angela. Frank Coppoletta, March 8, 2019. Husband of Barbara Coppoletta; father of Stephen ’73, Michael and Mary Coppoletta and Laura Philips, Elizabeth Bridier and Ann Dunlap. Terence J. “Terry” Dargan, March 6, 2019. Husband of Faye Dargan; father of Jim ’77, Deb, Cath and Sue. Edward Patrick DeVaney, March 8, 2019. Husband of Mary Ellen DeVaney; father of Mary Kate DeVaney Phillips ’89, Edward DeVaney Jr. ’93 and Kelly Spotak. Christopher J. Dunlavy, April 4, 2019. Son of James ’70 and Mary Pearson ’72 Dunlavy; husband of Mavreen Kuehn Dunlavy ’96; father of Kyla, James and Braden Dunlavy; nephew of Tim Dunlavy ’76 (Michelle Mallek Dunlavy ’76). Paul M. Ehlman, June 14, 2019. Husband of the late Diane Ehlman; father of Lesley Ehlman Brewster ’83, Todd Ehlman ’83, Brett Ehlman ’88 and Paige Ehlman ’92. Virgil Ellis Knowland, February 28, 2019. Husband of Dorothy Knowland; father of Karen ’92, Patricia, Gary and the late infant daughter Pamela Knowland. Violet A. Kosinski, March 21, 2019. Wife of the late Richard Kosinski; mother of Karen Kosinski O’Neill ’70 (J. Barry O’Neill ’70), Keith Kosinski ’74 and Kristine Rae Kosinski Hartman ’81. Dolores “Doris” Koziol, March 22, 2019. Wife of the late Casey Koziol; mother of Chris ’78, Ken ’81, Craig, Kathy, Mark and Kevin Koziol and Krista Coletto.
Arthur R. Lindgren, May 22, 2019. Husband of the late Donna Lindgren; father of Bill ’72, Dan, Rick, Steve, Jerry, Tom, Beth and the late Christopher Lindgren. Robert J. Lindgren, July 15, 2018. Husband of Jennifer Bleers Lindgren ’89; father of Buzz, Katie and Annie Lindgren; brother of Karyn; brother-in-law of Frank Bleers ’79 and Nancy Bleers O’Connell ’91. Patricia L. “Trish” Lynch, May 7, 2019. Wife of Dr. Jack Lynch; mother of Tera Lynch Van Liederkerke ’84, Tracy Lynch Ryan ’85, Kelly Lynch Sherlock ’95 and Kerry Lynch ’98. Joan M. Maloney, March 4, 2019. Wife of the late William James Maloney; mother of John ’ 77, Robert ’ 78, Steven ’80, Mary Jo and the late William James Jr. ’75 Maloney. Virginia “Ginny” Martin, May 4, 2019. Daughter of the late James and the late Rosemarie Martin; sister of Jim “Pit” Martin ’75, Peggy Martin Carelson ’ 77, John Martin ’ 78, Pat Martin Cullen ’79, Joe Martin ’80, Betsy Martin McAvoy ’81 and Anne Martin Huiras ’83; aunt of Mary Elizabeth McAvoy Staar ’04 and Patrick ’07, Kimberly ’11 and Martha ’11 McAvoy. Ronald A. Marwitz, March 16, 2019. Husband of the late Jean Marwitz; father of John Marwitz ’73, Annemarie Marwitz Kallenbach ’75 and Stephen ’78, Joan ’82, Ed ’88 and the late Timothy ’74 Marwitz. Pamela Massey, May 1, 2019. Wife of Michael Massey ’65; mother of Justin and Jordan Massey; sisterin-law of the late John Massey ’66. Rosemarie K. Matheson, February 24, 2019. Wife of the late Robert Matheson; mother of Michael Matheson ’68 and Janice Elbert.
James P. McCarthy, May 22, 2019. Husband of the late Eileen McCarthy; father of Dan ’87, John ’89, and the late Patrick ’93 McCarthy.
Philip C. Smith, March 24, 2019. Son of the late Hoyt and the late June Smith; husband of Stephanie Smith; brother of Catherine Joelle Smith Soder ’66 and Beverly Smith Dwyer ’73 (Daniel Dwyer ’71); uncle of Colleen Dwyer ’02
Jean T. McCoy, February 12, 2019. Wife of the late Walter McCoy; mother of Arline McCoy Feilen ’81 and Kathy, William and Marty McCoy.
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Elizabeth “Bette” Stachelski, March 10, 2019. Wife of the late Alexander; mother of Thomas ’65, David, Andrew and Gerard Sr. Stachelski.
Michael A. Meersman, March 21, 2019. Husband of Ann Meersman; father of Robert ’87, Phil ’89, Paula, Thomas, Mary and Mandy Meersman.
Charlotte A. Stevens, February 25, 2019. Wife of the late Gerard “Jerry” Stevens; mother of Margaret Stevens Goodman ’70 and James ’77, Michael ’82, Thomas and the late Darlene ’71 Stevens.
Alan E. Moersfelder, April 16, 2019. Husband of Rose Ann Moersfelder; father of Dan Moersfelder ’95 (Anne Klopp Moersfelder ’95) and John Moersfelder ’97.
Amelia “Millie” Trapani, April 1, 2019. Wife of the late Bennett Trapani; mother of B. Gregory Trapani ’69, Daniel Trapani ’71 (Beth Sommers Trapani ’77), Janet Trapani Abernethy ’74 and Joan Trapani Hastings ’74; grandmother of Ben Trapani ’97 and Michael Trapani ’99, Sarah Trapani Sullivan ’08, Nic Trapani ’10, Lisa and Dan Abernethy, Amy Hastings ’03, Megan Hastings ’07 and Kate Hastings Poetker ’08.
Warren Mundt, April 3, 2019. Husband of Elaine Mundt; father of Keith Mundt ’71, Darlene Mundt Rawls ’72, Dennis Mundt ’74, Mick Mundt ’87, Gary Mundt, Gaye Dell’Aringa and Craig Mundt; grandfather of Eric Dell’Aringa ’05. Mary Bernice Murphy, April 15, 2019. Wife of the late Robert Murphy; mother of Maureen Murphy Piszczor ’68, Deborah Murphy Schubert ’70 and the late Thomas Murphy ’ 73.
Lauretta G. Trebat, June 6, 2019. Wife of the late Joseph Trebat; mother of Patricia Trebat Hinkel ’66, Dorothy Trebat Longfellow ’69, Joseph Trebat Jr. ’72, Mary Ann Breitfelder, Thomas Trebat and Kathleen Pankau; grandmother of Christine Hinkel Adams, Saint Viator English teacher, 2008-2013.
John F. Osicek, June 6, 2019. Husband of Debra Osicek; father of Taylor Osicek ’07. Helen Elizabeth Prasnikar, April 1, 2019. Wife of the late Anthony “Doc” Prasnikar; mother of Mickie Prasnikar Keehan ’67, Jackie Prasnikar Stump ’68 (Greg Stump ’67), Cindy Prasnikar Mueller ’70, Tony Prasnikar ’74, Tess Prasnikar Horwath ’76 and Toni Moore; grandmother of Chris ’95 and Stephanie ’97 Stump.
Thomas J. “Casey” Van Der Bosch, February 9, 2019. Husband of Cornelia Van Der Bosch; father of Gretchen Van Der Bosch ’81 and Thomas Van Der Bosch ’83 (Erin Raftery Van Der Bosch ’83).
Fr. Robert T. Bolser, CSV, April 28, 2019. Brother of Rev. Charles Bolser, CSV, John Bolser, Joseph Bolser, Mary Catherine Bolser, Colleen Von De Bur, and the late Stephen Bolser and late Judith Ann Reale. Fr. Bolser served at Saint Viator High School from 1983 to 1989 as Director of Affiliates and in Campus Ministry.
Vincenza “Vicky” Giusti, May 14, 2019. Beloved wife of Giuseppe; loving mother of Elisa Morales (Jeffery) and Stefania (Russell) Svejnoha; grandmother of Nella Vincenza and Jericho Moon; sister of Luigi (Maria) and the late Rosa (late Amato) Banducci. Mrs. Giusti taught in the science department at Saint Viator High School from 2004 to 2018.
Bruce Toles Wintersteen, February 9, 2019. Husband of the late Kathy Romor Wintersteen ’81.
Herbert John “Jack” Rohr, M.D., March 28, 2019. Former husband of Doreen; father of Ruth Rohr Arden ’78 and Tim ’82, Kevin, Nancy and the late Patrick Rohr.
John “Jack” Zito, April 12, 2019. Husband of the late Margaret “Noni” Zito; father of Hugh Zito ’65, Catherine Zito Vincus ’66 and Kevin, Steven, Mark and the late James Patrick Zito.
Don Fredrick Ruhter, March 24, 2019. Husband of Carol Kesner; father of David Ruhter ’06 and Emily Lynn.
God, grant external rest to these members of the Saint Viator and Sacred Heart of Mary community.
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Fran Harwas, May 8, 2019. Ms. Harwas served as principal of Sacred Heart of Mary High School from 1983 to 1987. She worked closely with Fr. Charles Bolser, CSV and the Clerics of Saint Viator as the schools combined and went co-ed.
Rita Kompare, March 21, 2019. Wife of Karl; mother of David (Leslie) Kompare, Paul (Dori) Kompare, Julie (Jeff) Lefebvre and Christopher (Pam) Kompare; grandmother of 11 grandchildren. Mrs. Kompare worked at Sacred Heart of Mary from 1981 to 1987 in various roles, including as a library assistant, registrar and English teacher. She continued teaching English at Saint Viator from 1987 to 1993.
Sr. Mary Leahy, OP, April 30, 2019. Sister to Sheila Ruskauff and Margaret Frederick. Sr. Mary served as finance and development director at Sacred Heart of Mary High School from 1980 to 1985.
Fr. James E. Michaletz, CSV, April 10, 2019. Brother to Geraldine (August) Roller and Roberta Michaletz; uncle to many nieces and nephews (including Daniel ’74, David ’75, Richard ’76 and John ’79 Roller and Terri Roller Brzezinski ’78). Fr. Michaletz was on the founding faculty of Saint Viator High School, serving as a chemistry teacher from 1961 to 1964, assistant principal from 1964 to 1968, and principal from 1968 to 1972. From 1972 to 1975, he was superintendent of Sacred Heart of Mary High School.
Million Dollar Classic: Golf, Friends, and Athletics Each year, golfers at Saint Viator’s Million Dollar Classic take aim at enhancing the school’s athletic programs and empowering its student athletes. This year, they had a lot to celebrate, with the junior varsity hockey team winning a state championship, the varsity hockey team making an appearance in the final four, the girls’ basketball team winning their first-ever sectional championship, and the boys’ track team accumulating a few IHSA state championship qualifiers. And that only covers some of the many sports we have to offer here at Saint Viator. Despite the unpredictable weather, guests at the 24th annual Million Dollar Classic enthusiastically mingled with the student athletes at the acclaimed Jack Nicklaus-designed course at The Club at Wynstone in North Barrington. This event would not be nearly as successful without presenting sponsors, Dan, JoAnn, Dan ’04, and Jim ’08 Murphy and Idealease. “As a result of generous support, we have raised more than $2.5 million dollars for our athletic programs over the past 23 years. With those donations, we have seen many upgrades within our athletic department such as full-time trainers, world-class strength and conditioning programs, and the addition of indoor scoreboards for the Boler Center. You and hundreds of other donors have made this possible and, for that, I can not thank you enough” said Saint Viator President Brian Liedlich. The athletes chosen to address the crowd only underscored the outing’s success. Senior Athan Huelskamp spoke to golfers, just weeks after breaking a 14-year school record in the discus on his second-tolast throw at state. Huelskamp described working with Saint Viator’s Strength and Conditioning coach, Alex Nadolna, in the Murphy Wellness Center — which has benefitted from Million Dollar Classic proceeds — and how they helped him become the athlete he is today. In addition to a current student athlete speaker, there was also a young alumna speaking at this year’s Million Dollar Classic. Abby Dickey, a graduate from the Class of 2010, spoke about her story and how athletics has guided her through life. Dickey said, “I played both golf and softball at Saint Viator. I had an awesome experience on both teams, and I learned a lot about myself throughout my time here. Even in high school, being highly involved in sports taught me time management, how to work with different personalities, and how to identify and lean on mentors.” Funds raised from this year’s event will continue to support the conditioning initiative and athletic training program, including prehab and rehab programs. Join us for next year’s Million Dollar Classic on June 8, 2020, at The Club at Wynstone. n
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Lake Geneva Gathering
Alumni and Parents Share Ideas Looking Toward Saint Viator’s Future On July 8, a group of alumni, current parents, and past parents gathered at the Geneva National Golf Club to share and discuss opportunities for the future of Saint Viator. President Brian Liedlich provided updates on another outstanding year at the school, highlighting student successes, new initiatives, and progress toward strategic goals. “This was a great opportunity for the Saint Viator family to get together and talk about how we can continue to thrive and innovate,” said Vice President of Development Tom Ramsden. “It was an ideal way to reconnect and enjoy time with long-time friends of the school.” Fr. Charlie Bolser, CSV, had a message to share as well. He expressed his appreciation for everyone who remains involved with Saint Viator, and welcomed those who haven’t been at the school in a while to come home to visit and engage with Saint Viator. “We hope to make the Lake Geneva meeting an annual tradition in the Saint Viator community,” said Ramsden.
Donor-Advised Funds
How do they benefit Saint Viator? Think of a donor-advised fund (DAF) as a savings account for philanthropy. In many ways, they work the same as a 401k (a savings account for retirement), or a 529 account (a savings account for funding higher education costs). Like any of these savings accounts, they are designed to accumulate in value for the benefit of a future expenditure (or, in this case, donation). Donor-advised funds are simple to open, provide a charitable tax deduction whenever money goes into the account, and are easy to grant/gift money to a favorite cause such as Saint Viator High School when the donor is ready. Your financial advisor will know about DAFs and can help with establishing one for you. For more information on how DAFs can be used to benefit Saint Viator, please contact Tom Ramsden, Vice President of Development at tramsden@saintviator.com.
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Saint Viator and Sacred Heart of Mary High School Homecoming and Reunions 2019 SHM and SVHS Classes of 1969 Reunions Homecoming Game vs. Marian Central Catholic SHM and SVHS Classes of 1979 Reunions SVHS Classes of 1989 and 1999 Reunions SVHS Classes of 2009 and 2014 Reunions
Friday and Saturday, September 6 and 7 Saint Viator High School, 1213 E Oakton St., Arlington Heights Friday, September 20 Forest View Stadium, 2121 S Goebert Road, Arlington Heights Saturday, September 21 Arlington Race Track, 2200 W Euclid Ave., Arlington Heights Saturday, September 21 Arlington Race Track, 2200 W Euclid Ave., Arlington Heights Saturday, September 21 Red Lion Pub, 2446 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago
Visit saintviator.com/alumni/reunions for more information and registration.