ALUMNI CLASS NOTES Editors: Mary Beth Finnerty ’85, director of alumni relations; Brandon Murphy ’17, assistant director of alumni relations; Kathy Palumbo, development assistant of alumni relations; and Brittany Kane ’20 alumni relations graduate intern. Please submit all of your Class Notes information to your class coordinator. If there is no coordinator listed for your class, please send all information to alumni@siena.edu for posting in the magazine. We look forward to hearing from you.
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Joe Harrison Jotler60@gmail.com
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Lou Zampier campzamp@yahoo.com
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Kevin Raymond Kraymond27@comcast.net
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Joe Suozzi joesuozzi@msn.com
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Jack Mulvey jkmulvey@gmail.com
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Nick Laiacona nlaiacona43@gmail.com Brown Robes by Dr. Robert Porcelli The Brown Robes It was my first day on Campus, On the steps of the Hall. Speaking under hooded habits, Rope, sandals and all, They taught me to learn, In fulfilling their part. With writing and thinking And Science as an Art. My time in the Hall Was more than just learning. It was how to live life, Apart from just earning. I learned life is short And must be well lived-in. It’s not what you’ve received, But what you have given. I learned that living life Should be more than just chances. And the best path to follow Is that of Saint Francis. So at night when I pray, I hope there’s a Heaven. For Friars Amadeus, Anthony, For Cyprian, and Sennen.
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Rick Spataro rspataro67@gmail.com
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Jerry DeFrancisco gdefrancisco@siena.edu I hope you are all c oping with the pandemic, and staying safe. Don’t you hate it when they say, “Remember, you are in a vulnerable group?” When the heck did that happen? Tom Candon is serving as the President of the Board of The Green Mountain Club, the founder and maintainer of The Long Trail, the oldest longdistance hiking trail in America that stretches the length of Vermont. Last month he completed his second “end to end” hike of The Long Trail from the Massachusetts border to the Canadian border. This is quite the accomplishment and Mary says he found his way back both times! Their mission is to, “Make Vermont mountains play a larger role in the life of the people.” Great work Tom, St. Francis would be pleased. Joe Ciarciaglino is the pastor of St. Philip the Apostle Orthodox Church in Tampa and the Holy Synod recently awarded him the title of Archpriest. Fr. Joe’s parish opened a medical clinic in northern Uganda, just thirty miles south of the South Sudan border. Although unable to visit recently due to the pandemic, he reports that they continue to serve the poorest of God’s children. Bob Guido is retired in Sea Island, Georgia, but f requently
joins Zoom calls for the “Spirit of ’68” Committee. The committee’s October event was very successful, featuring community activists from Albany, Schenectady and Troy in a conversation with students about, “What is ours to do” with respect to racial and social justice in theCapital Region. It was virtual, of course, but very well attended, with probing questions and open dialogue. We will start planning for a spring event shortly. If you were unable to attend, I can assure you that the Franciscan spirit that guided us is alive and well in our successors. Stay well my friends! We still have a lot to accomplish!
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Ken Dedrick ken.dedrick1030@gmail.com Pat Riley says he grew a OVID beard that may allow C him to get to work as Santa, and I think he also could pass for writer Ernest Hemingway. Mike O’Higgins writes that he and Donna celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary and that he lives in Miami. He continues to run O’Higgins Asset Management, play golf and take an annual around the world trip. Mike has 4 sons and 6 grandchildren. Some in the Class of ’69 might not know that the Alumni Office has a new group called Senior Saints for anyone who has had their