Class Notes for 1958

I write this on October 23 just after the first two games of the World Series. Having lived in St. Louis for a number of years, my heart is with the Cards, but my mind says it will be the Mets, even though St. Louis won the first game. The election campaign is brutal here, and the Republicans seem to be on the way out. San Antonio lost the life of another young man this week in Iraq. The war is brutal too, and doesn�t seem to be on the way out. So, I lead off with two great news items. First, there will soon be (if not now) an Alumni Lounge on campus. Check it out, class of �58. Second, great news about young Agnes Maynard. (You�ll recall that she is married to our own Robert Maynard -- to the great dismay of numerous fellow classmates.) Young Agnes received her MA from Carroll a number of years ago in education and continues to teach at St. Dominick�s. Her old husband turned 70 this fall, but continues to work as best he can as council for the Sisters of Charity of St. Augustine Health System. Bob�s trial work is history, gone the way of his spent youth. ... Speaking of turning 70, Thomas McGunigal reaches that milestone in January. Thomas was a graduate of Ursuline High School in Youngstown, which makes him a classmate of Bob Maynard -- not that that�s significant. More significant is the fact that when you are seeing the local weather on TV from a weather satellite somewhere in geophysical orbit, you can thank Thomas for his work as project director of the program that resulted in the placement of those satellites in space. That was the culmination of a long, very distinguished career with NASA starting as a ground satellite technician, moving up through the ranks in senior management, and being a part of the Satellite Aided Search and Rescue project. He speaks proudly of the lives saved and low cost of piggy backing that technology on weather satellites along with Canada, France and the Soviet Union during the cold war. Add all that to his work on a data relay satellite system that eventually got rid of the need for ground stations, and you have an impressive career in physics born under the influence of Fr. Monville, head of physics at Carroll. And this isn�t even mentioning his job as an NOAA manager. Oops, I mentioned it. Thomas and Deanna have six children. Son Colonel Mike is finishing up 20 years with the Air Force. I guess I should mention that he has a law degree from Georgetown -- same university that gave Bob Maynard his JD. And speaking of Bob Maynard, a third graduate of Ursuline High School in Youngstown, physics major John McNicholas, has joined the age 70 club. Jack now lives in Arizona, is retired (or, �retarded� as he puts it), and sometimes drives his �very beautiful and intelligent� granddaughter, Jackie, to kindergarten. Jack was the co-founder of Applied Hydro-Acoustics in Maryland, a company that did work for the Navy under the water. Having spent most of his life traveling to Hawaii, Alaska, the Bahamas, and Puerto Rico, when he sold the company he moved to a place far, far from under water. Hence, Prescott, AZ. Jack and Elizabeth have three children, Mainie (mother of Jackie), Michael and John Vincent. Michael has a most successful Toyota dealership in Virginia, despite having been a physics major and having worked in his Dad�s company. To take up some time, Jack teaches a five-week research course about six times a year at the University of Phoenix. He does not have a law degree. And speaking of not having a law degree, the Hon. William W. Weaver does! He received his from Cleveland State, Cleveland-Marshall College of Law back in 1967. He spent 24 years as a partner in McCarter & Weaver, during which time he also served as councilman, law director, and prosecutor for the city of Mentor-on-the-Lake. The last 16 years Bill has served as Judge, Court of Common Pleas, Lake County. His work in the Juvenile Division will end soon as he also joins the age 70 club and will be forced to retire. Bill and Reba have always lived in Lake County, where they raised their six children. All seven grandchildren are roughly in the area, so when Bill hangs up his robe for the last time he looks foreword to being kept busy with the family. He might even get back to sweeping out the stables and repairing fences at son Bill, Jr.�s horse-boarding stable in Concord, OH. ... That�s it for now! On this date in 1947 The Great Gildersleeve was running for Congress, and later that evening you could hear �The Fall of the House of Usher� on Escape on CBS; in 1945 Superman was still in a struggle with Atom Man; and in 1944 Cliff Mazzaro auditioned as a singer on The Jack Benny Show. Cliff who? If anyone ever asks you who was Cliff Mazzaro, now you know. Please write. Peace, JEC

It�s Monday, the 17th of April - tax day -- but, not to worry, I did mine last Sunday and filed it electronically last Wednesday. Won�t catch me procrastinating. The heat and dry conditions continue here in South Texas -- yesterday, Easter, it was 96 -- should reach 99 today, 101 on Wednesday and no rain in the foreseeable future. Speaking of taxes, John J. Bachhuber wrote and mentioned that he finished his taxes last Sunday, also. We of the Class of �58 sure learned discipline. Get things done before they�re due. John�s youngest son, Nathan, is a second-year voice student at the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia, and has had roles in several operas. The most recent one was in Albert Herring by Benjamin Britten on Good Friday. John and his wife, Karen, try to attend his performances, when he�s not baking, cooking, woodworking and caning chairs in his retirement in Appleton, WI. It�s John that does the baking and cooking, not Karen. She will join him in retirement this year from teaching high school math. Son Steve is an electronics chip designer (MS EE) working for the company that designs the transmit/receive chips for Nokia phones. He is single and lives in Greensboro, NC. Son John is vice president of Field Compensation Design and Measurement with Thrivent Financial for Lutherans. He is married (Mary) and has two sons, Owen (6) and Danny (4). They live in Apple Valley, MN. Daughter Amy lives in Houghton. MI, and has two sons, Oliver (5) and Elliot (3). John promises to be at the big 50 in 2008. ... Donald R. Emmerich reports that he is still living in Naples, FL, working part time at Sears, and volunteering at a local St. Vincent de Paul thrift store. Both Don and his wife Ann (nee Butler) are retired and keep busy traveling around the country visiting their six children and 12 grandchildren. Ann helps out at the thrift store and also volunteers at the new Ave Maria University in Naples. ... We want to recall our friend William A. Norkett who died a few months ago. He was our freshman and sophomore class president, and very active in Carroll organizations during those four years, including Scabbard and Blade. He attended the 45th reunion in 2003. I recall that every time I saw him, in the snack bar or the halls, he was always smiling. We send out best wishes to Barbara. ... Finally, on the road to the big five-0 in �08, we remember that on this day in 1947 in the afternoon you heard Superman in chapter five of �The Mystery of the Lost Planet,� and in the evening in 1955 you heard the broadcast of �The Final Problem� in which Sherlock Holmes and Professor Moriarity squared off (Gielgud, Richardson, and Welles). If you want any old time radio programs, I have a collection of over 6,000. Just let me know what interests you and I can e-mail them to you. Stay tuned ... peace, JEC

I write this on January 16. We look forward tonight to a 60% chance of rain. That could be the first measurable rain since October. In addition to being dry, it�s been hot in December and January -- 70s and 80s. We have escaped the brush fires -- the closest one was a few miles north of us. The New Orleans Saints have packed up and moved back to Louisiana, so we will have no NFL games here next year, unless the San Diego Chargers leave San Diego for the Alamo City. That was the headline in last week�s newspaper. And speaking of San Diego and moving, David L. Orosz has moved to Columbia Street in San Diego. I�ll have to get some details for you in the next issue. Stay tuned. ... Speaking of moving, John Phillips no longer practices labor law nor lives in Des Moines, nor do he and Sally live in their condo on the Gulf in Clearwater. After six years there, they just recently moved to The Plantation in Leesburg, an �active retirement community� of 3,000 population north of Orlando. John defines �active� as having billiards, bridge, lawn bowling, darts, and pickleball. Pickleball?! That�s played with a wiffleball and a table tennis racquet. I kid you not. When he�s not working up a sweat on these activities, he watches Sally practice her watercolor artistry, at which she excels. The Phillips extended family includes three children and four grandchildren. ... Finally, a long distance move for Erik, son of John Hanson. He�s teaching English at an American school run by the Redemptorist Fathers in Bangkok, Thailand. John and Tarri are still in Oregon �getting older sooner than we expected� in his words. His good news is the ski shop continues to thrive. ... That�s it for now. The final Katrina relocation center closed here in San Antonio the end of December. Thousands of former Louisiana citizens are housed now in more stable, semi-permanent homes and hotels here. I don�t know how or why they are so resilient! Remember them in your prayers, please. On this day in 1952 you probably heard �Two Boys and Their Dad� on The Lone Ranger Show, or later that night on NBC �Fatal Appointment� on Barry Craig, Confidential Investigator ... Peace, JEC

Today is October 17, the day after the New Orleans Saints got robbed in the final seconds of their game with Atlanta here in the Alamodome. Yes, we in San Antonio finally have a team in the NFL. Well, it�s not really �our� team, but the fan enthusiasm and support makes it seem as if it were �our� team. I was part of the largest crowd in Alamodome history yesterday - 65,589 in a 65,000 capacity dome. Go figure. In addition to the Saints and their families who are making San Antonio home for awhile, there are still thousands of other evacuees from Louisiana here. Many are at the former Kelly AFB, the old Levi-Strauss plant, and an abandoned shopping mall. Of course, a number are also staying in private homes and churches. ... Now on to the matter at hand. Tim Abraham is teaching part-time at Touro College (a Jewish-sponsored college on West 23rd Street in NYC) as his way of easing into retirement from the NYC Board of Education as an English teacher in an alternative high school program. He also recently taught English in different parts of China. He writes about his experience visiting the famous ice sculptures in Harbin in January where it was not only spectacular at night, but also �bloody cold.� ... Speaking of �bloody cold,� Bill Anderson and his wife live in Novi, MI. That�s somewhere off of I-96 between East Lansing (where I spent two �bloody cold� winters back in the �60s) and Detroit. But he only spends 6 months there. The other 6 months he can be found in Sarasota, FL. Now, that�s a good plan. Bill is in retirement now after 27 years in The Henry Ford Hospital System. He was section head of the Division of Behavioral Gynecology and Urogynecology. Whatever all that means. I know that �uro� probably has something to do with Urology, as I have had several Urologists operate on me over the past 15 years. Bill is recovering just fine from his second �4 vessel by-pass� at the Cleveland Clinic. ... Speaking again about �bloody cold,� and speaking about football, here�s an update on Chuck Jacobson. You recall the nice communication that we received from his wife, Margee, in the fall 2004 issue. He�s still living way up in the cold north in Rochester, MN. Well, he has just recently welcomed into this world his 20th grandchild! Two more, and he�ll have two football teams. Last week Chuck stepped down from the post of immediate past governor of the Minnesota-Dakotas district of the Kiwanis International, but it looks as though he might have to step back up as the IP governor. Stay tuned. Chuck would like to know if there are any other �58 classmates who are Kiwanians. It�s a good way to �repay the blessings that have come our way,� he says. If you are one, write him at cijacobson@charter.net. In the meantime, he will be rehearsing the role of Mr. Macy in the musical version of �Miracle on 34th Street� for the Rochester Community Theatre. ... Speaking of �miracles,� here�s some sort of unbelievable news about two of our classmates. Daniel Stegmaier writes about a series of strange coincidences. It seems that he and John J. Young were in accounting class at JCU and became friends. They both moved to Independence about fifteen years ago, where they have continued to enjoy their friendship, playing bridge together with their wives and engaging in other mundane friendly activities. Dan�s youngest daughter, Janet, and John�s youngest son, David, attended Independence High School together. Well, they started dating, and after college they got married. So ... both John and Dan are now the proud grandfathers of Rachel Young born in September 2004. And to think it all started in accounting class 50 years ago. Who would have thunk it? ... That�s it for now, October 17, 2004, the evening in 1946 when on The Burns Allen Show Gracie wanted George to replace Clark Gable in a film; and if you came home from school early that day in 1947, you heard Terry and the Pirates and the episode of �The Mechanical Eye�; and in 1948 you heard Don Ameche as the guest on The Charlie McCarthy Show on NBC, and little Alice refusing to eat on The Phil Harris-Alice Faye Show, and over on CBS Phillip Marlowe solved one more crime in the episode �Where There�s A Will� on The Adventures of Phillip Marlowe. Say good night, Gracie. ... Peace, JEC

Not much to report today, April 18. I should mention that John J. Bachhuber is living in Appleton, WI, these days. He might like to hear from some of you at jjb58@new.rr.com. How many of us put the year of our JCU class in our e-mail addresses? Not many, I reckon. I should also mention that John W. Moran recently moved (depending upon what one means by �recently�) from Hudson, NH, to Deerfield, NH. I got out my 2001 Oxford Essential World Atlas to look up those places to check out the length of the move. Couldn�t find either one. As a matter of fact, I had a hard time even finding NH. Finally found it way up there in the upper right hand corner of the USA. John received his MSW from Boston College many years ago, and is now retired from social work after 39 years of service. He credits Mr. Carpenter�s counsel and recommendation that led him to social work. I, too, recall with fondness Mr. Carpenter�s dedication to the betterment of society. May he rest in peace. John�s e-mail address is jacmare@hotmail.com. I should also mention that William A. Kysela is still in El Paso and still laboring for the betterment of society. He has taken on teaching classes at Dismas Charities. In his latest e-mail he speaks about the response that the men and women there give to the Gospel of Christ. �Teaching there brings me a bi-weekly shot of INSPIRATION ... and a renewed hope for the human race.� Thanks, William, for all that you do down there along the boarder. To contact Bill, write him at billyboyk@juno.com. ... Finally, I did have a fascinating letter from one of our classmates who described a remarkable series of coincidences that have taken place over the years with another classmate -- their children, families, etc. Well, I lost the letter. You know who you are, and I don�t want to give away the punch lines in your �Believe it or Not� saga, so could you send me that two-family history again. I promise not to misplace it. Thanks, and sorry! That�s it. On this day in 1947 you heard Superman solving the �Mystery of the Lost Planet�; in 1948 you heard the Escape broadcast of Rudyard Kipling�s �The Drums of Fore & Aft� on CBS; and in 1949 you may have heard Arthur Godfrey�s Talent Scouts winner that day -- Lenny Bruce. I kid you not. ... Peace, JEC

I write this on January 17, 2005. I just found out that WMD do not exist in Iraq, but our �war of choice� continues to bury young men in South Texas. Oh, guess I was confused as to why we went to war. Must be my advanced age. The ol� brain doesn�t seem to comprehend much any more. I turned 69 in November. ... Richard L. Graff still lives in South Carolina. His new e-mail address is Graffhhi@aol.com in case you would like to contact him. ... Joe Rill is no longer missing, if he ever was. He is retired from the military and alive and well in Virginia. E-mail him at JoeRill@aol.com. ... Gary Wechter used to be retired. No longer. He�s teaching political science part-time at Mount Union College. So, what do you think he did during the week of the Mount Union-JCU football game? Wore a JCU T-shirt to class, that�s what he did! He and wife Rita are at GRWechter@neo.rr.com. ... John Hanson had a rough 2004, but is looking at the bright lights of 2005 with new life. Wife Tarri broke her back, and John had a heart attack. All the children are doing well, as is the ski shop. We had some sad news here in San Antonio. One of our outstanding citizens, David D. Madorsky passed away on November 23 a week after his 68th birthday. David was known as �Doc the Clown,� a member of the local Alzafar Shrine Temple clown brigade. David spent a lifetime as a physician treating infectious diseases and brightening the lives of many unfortunates. His many accomplishments -- from being a lay leader for Jewish soldiers in the U.S. Army, to over 35 years as a member of the Masonic Brotherhood, to a board member of the Shriners Hospitals for Children in Houston, to active membership on the board of Jewish Family and Children Service of San Antonio -- were in keeping with the JCU tradition of service. San Antonio will miss our classmate. He leaves a son and daughter and relatives in Cleveland. The last time I spoke with him on the phone I said, �We need to get together for lunch sometime, David.� We never did. I always thought there�ll be a tomorrow. Didn�t realize that all we have is today. ... Peace, JEC

I write this on October 19. The Spurs play their first home pre-season game (We used to call them exhibition games.) tonight; the Astros lead the Cards three games to two; the high today will be 91; Kerry and Bush are tied; young Americans are still dying in our �war of choice.� When you read this you will know if the Spurs are any good now that the Lakers are no longer the Lakers of the past; if the Astros pulled it off; if cool weather ever came to South Texas; if there�s a new resident in the White House; and if we are still loosing our friends and neighbors to the brutality of war. ... So, in alphabetical order, here�s the news. Speaking of things military, Bill Doran is still a retired U.S. Army Colonel living outside Washington, DC, although he seems to spend much time with Judy on extended vacations in the mountains of New York. He claims to be spending time looking for Irish and Slovenian ancestors. Hmmm. ... Richard Graff is also retired, but does some volunteer tutoring. He�s living with Carol in Hilton Head claiming to be spending his free time playing golf and bicycling, but I suspect that their six grandchildren take some of his time. ... Some people don�t toot their own horn. Chuck Jacobson is a case in point. His wife Margee contacted me with not only factual information about what Chuck has been doing, but also with some very moving comments from one who is �honored to have been his wife for 45 years.� He is active in his church; has served as a Kiwanis Governor of the three-state Mn-Dak district; provides tax services for seniors and the less fortunate; has served as president of the Rochester Day Makers Club; acts in the Rochester Civic Theatre and educational films for Mayo Clinic. Most important, �he has remained a wonderful husband of 45 years, father of seven and grandfather of nineteen.� What more can one ask! Thanks, Margee, for sharing this with us. Any other proud wives out there willing to share with us? ... Pat Mingarelle is living in Erie, PA with Carol (not the same Carol that Richard Graff is with). His time is spent as a federal mediator and instructor at the Erie campus of Penn State. ... Harold Sheehan is still close to JCU - if Gates Mills can be considered close. Hal is a financial adviser - but aren�t we all? I guess he�s an �official� one - that is when he is not playing golf, running, and traveling. ... Roy Streetz calls Willoughby Hills home. He and Marlene - you remember Marlene Laurich a VA graduate who he met at a high school dance -- have four children and five grandchildren, ages eight to 17. The grandchildren, that is. Roy actually got his degree in �59, but was considered by many of us to be our classmate at Carroll, as well as St Joe�s. ... That�s it for now, October 19, 2004, the date in 1953 when Arthur Godfrey fired Julius LaRosa, and in 1945 when Superman was still up against Atom Man, and in 1955 when Johnny Dollar was solving The Chesapeake Fraud Matter. �We�re running a little late folks. Good night.� ... Peace, JEC

On the road to the big FIVE O. ... Had a nice Christmas letter from John Hanson. He wised up and decided to get out of town (Gresham, OR) for Christmas to a better climate - Tampa Bay. Daughter Mary Beth joined them for the first Christmas in 20 years. He and wife Tarri are pursuing their goal of visiting all of the lighthouses along the Oregon coast. Now, if I find out that there are only two, somebody's in big trouble. What would you need lighthouses in Oregon for? What's to see? ... Bill Doran (and Judy) report that they are still in Virginia outside the D.C. beltway and having a great time in retirement. (The Army in �85 and The Raytheon Company in 2001). Busy with golf, tennis and travel.� They made it to Germany, Slovenia, Italy ... then down under to Australia and even visited Cleveland, OH, once. Among other things went to hear the Cleveland Orchestra (for the first time) at the renovated Severance Hall. I envy you in Cleveland - our San Antonio Symphony Orchestra went "belly up" this year and had to cancel the season. Didn't even get a refund on my season tickets. But, the Spurs are doing well and the Rodeo makes much $$$$$$. I guess it's a matter of priorities. ... Stay out of spider holes. Peace, JEC

I am writing this in February and there is no war � only plans for a war. I wonder what the world will be like when you read this. Will there have been a war? I guess I need to say �stay tuned� to find out. I am teaching a public speaking class at Brooks AFB here in San Antonio, and the past months 4 of the 16 students have been shipped out somewhere. ... Anyway, let�s get to our 45-year reunion, which will take place June 12-15. This is being billed as the rehearsal for the biggie which arrives in 5 years � the big Five-O. The reunion committee, chaired by Tom Krukemeyer, has been meeting and making plans. There will be food, beverages, golf (for those who are mobile), more food and beverages, possibly an Indians game as they are home that weekend, and more food and beverages. Be sure to make your reservations. Check it out by following the appropriate links at www.jcu.edu. ... John T. Dockery, member of the JCU Institute of Radio Engineers in �58, reports that he has retired from the Federal Government and is living with wife, Charlotte, in Reston, VA. John received his M.A. and Ph.D. degrees after Carroll, has three very grown children, and even remembers that he played in the band at JCU. ... Also retired is former band member and president of the JCU Institute of Radio Engineers, Charles Jacobson. Charles has been doing some contract programming and teaching computer classes at a local college in Rochester, MN. He has discovered that he should have participated in theatre at JCU as he has recently taken up that profession as an avocation. We would have welcomed him in the LTS. By last count he had seven children and holding. He�ll be attending the reunion in June, and we hope to see you there also. ... Take care. Peace, J.E.C.

In a little less than seven months, we will be celebrating the 45th reunion of the Class of 1958! I still don't know how that is possible when I am only 39. I guess that's why I didn't take many math classes at JCU. Never was much good at counting. Algebra and trig were enough - the bare minimum. In case you are already making plans for 2003, the dates are June 12-15, so write those dates in our new 2003 calendar. The first reunion committee meeting was held back in September, and plans are underway for the big bash. Larry Dietz, Bob Nix, and Gary Wechter are working on the committee. They could use some help, if y'all have a few hours free. E-mail me and I will send them your name as a volunteer. You do NOT have to live in the Cleveland area to be on the committee. There are 323 of us out there, although some seem to have vanished, or at least, seem to be in hiding. If you know where any of the following classmates are, please let us know. John Boehnlein, David Buckis, William Cantion, George Dann, Donald Emmerich, John Evans, Robert Fedor, John Fitzgerald, John Flanagan, James Geary, Peter Golash, Daniel Grapenstein, Harvey Gregoire, William Gschwend, Paul Hayden, Richard Hiller, Frank Johnson, Herbert Johnson, Gerald Kavanaugh, Ray Keller, Paul Kelley, Richard Kent, John Koteles, Bob Kruger, Ronald Leary, Ronald Leavitt, Tom Makovic, John McGinness, Pat McGinty, Bob Mellert, George Metz, John Moran, Daniel Murphy, George Novak, Arthur O'Neill, R. Tomas Reilly, Ted Richardson, Joseph Rill, Joseph Shannon, Albert Strok, Richard Terzola, James Thompson, Charles Tramont, Robert Vieweg, John Vitale, Thomas Weber, E.J. Zilionis. We are looking to have a generous 1958 class gift to give to the school in June. So don't forget to send in our class gift pledge. ... I heard from someone who did not graduate with us in '58, but who attended for three years. David P. Connolly left JCU at the end of our junior year to attend medical school at Loyola University in Chicago. David has been a credit to our class since graduation from med school. He did annual overseas volunteer surgery for twelve years in such places as Mali, Nigeria, Kenya, Tanzania, Brazil, Paraguay, and Nepal. He traveled with a group named Surgicorps, taking his own operating instruments, staff of nurses, recovery room specialists, anesthetists, etc. to perform 50 to 60 operations a week. David is still married to Cooky, is granfather of three, and speaks with great fondness of those he knew him at Carroll during those three years. Seems to me he's at least due an honorary degree. I, for one, am proud to have him as an "unofficial" member of my Class of 1958. ... Take care, see you next year. Peace, J.E.C.

On that graduation day in June of 1958, you probably didn�t look too far ahead. You were consumed with the problems of getting a job, paying off the academic loans, and who was going to drive you home after the party that night. If you had looked ahead 45 years, you would have seen 2003, which is what we will be seeing next year. Yes, it will be 45 years next year. Seems like only 40 years ago. Or does it seem like 50? You have probably received a card in the mail asking for information about yourself and letting you know about the reunion year 2003. Be sure to send in the card. Stay tuned as we countdown to 2003 and the 45th reunion. More information will follow in the next column. ... William A. Kysela reports that for over 5 years he has been working on a Christian Job Corps called �Youth With Vision� (Juventud Con Vision) in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. It is a residential vocational training program for homeless youths. �We now have 20 members, both boys and girls, enrolled in the program and have built boys and girls residences, a vocational school, a sport court for soccer and basketball, and a productive tortilla and tamale factory called El Milagro. Now the mayor of Ciudad Juarez is trying to arrange for us to get 5 acres to build the same program but on a much larger scale. I am requesting your prayers on behalf of all the efforts being made. I can�t thank all the teachers I had enough for the many things I learned. Never did I think that I would be building these projects in Mexico - most especially I thank all the sisters and priests and professors and fellow students for their Christian example of faithfulness and prayer that was always present. Don�t lose the visions that the Lord gives you.� If you are ever in the El Paso-Ciudad Juarez area, you can contact William at BILLYBOYK@JUNO.COM. ... Before leaving, I wish to send condolences to the family of Stephen F. Halas who left us late last year. Stephen was �into science� (as we would say today) while at Carroll. It was a pleasure to have known him. I also wish to pay tribute to Gene O�Donnell �55, who graduated a few years before me. He was my brother-in-law for over 40 years, and a better husband for my sister, Donna, one could not imagine. Gene passed away in January. ... Peace, J.E.C.

Class Notes 1958

	John E. Clifford 922 Hedgestone Drive San Antonio, TX 78258-2335 210.497.3427 (W) - 1.888.248.3679 JohnEClifford@prodigy.net


fall 2008	I knew it. You knew it. Now the rest of the world knows it. Knows what? Knows that the JCU class of 1958 is the greatest class ever to set foot on the campus off Fairmount Circle. Pay attention, now. Our class won the James M. Mackey Award given to the class with the highest percentage of attendance at a reunion. Approximately 35% of our class attended the 50th. That is a new record, topping the old record of 30%. Seventy-three made the class picture Saturday night. Our class won the Dolan Award for the highest percent of increase in contributions from one reunion to the next. Our percentage increase from the 45th Reunion to the 50th Reunion was 184%. Finally our class had a goal of $100,000 as a 50th Reunion Class Gift. We topped that, as 44% of our class participated in donating $136,791. Attending were Abraham, Anderson, Beyer, Bonadio, Briatta, Buchta, Buckis, Caine, Christie, Cingel, Code, Dietz, DiGiovanni, Dockery, Emmerich, Fleischaker, Gaydosh, Geary, Ginley, Gioia, Glod, Glover, Graff, Grushetsky, Halas, Henkel, Hogan, Holtwick, Jacobson, Kandzer, Kavanaugh, Krukemeyer, Lato, Lepri, Logue, Malloy, Maynard, McCluer, McDonald, McGreal, McGunigal, McNicholas, Mercer, Mingarelle, Mirtch, Mong, Moran, Murphy, Narcisi, Nix, Joe Novak, Oakar, Ogonek, O’Grady, O’Meara, Orosz, Phillips, Porter, Reali, Richards, Rieger, Robertson, Santos, Seeberg, Sheehan, Slaughter, Smith, St. John, Staniskis, Stavole, Stegmaier, Weaver, Wechter, Young, Zuccaro. Some on the list had not stepped foot on campus in 50 years, and were amazed at the changes, many occurred during the tenure of John Reali as VP of Facilities. All were speechless when coming into the presence of the Saint John’s Bible, given to JCU in the name of John Pellegrene. A number of classmates’ children and grandchildren have attended JCU over the years. Rick Graff’s son Gregg ’83 was there for his 25th. Tom Code was “dancing up a storm” in the big tent, while Phil Grushetsky entertained folks with stories of old. There was reminiscing about nighttime excursions from Bernet, and how Fr. Millor would interrupt a few of those intended excursions. At the Saturday night dinner Bob Nix said he would speak for only a minute and immediately stated that he had never spoken for only a minute in his life. He proceeded to show pictures from the Senior Prom and Military Ball, commenting on each. On Saturday many attended the Wine Tasting Seminar, the Great Brews Seminar, the Put Your Financial House in Order Seminar, and the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius Seminar. Rick Graff and Tom Krukemeyer sent me this information, as I was unable to attend. Here’s a link explaining my absence: http://209.203.231.7/WhereWasHe.htm. Finally, according to Tom, the most enriching part of the weekend was the Mass Saturday night at Gesu. Thirteen classes were present. Classes were seated by year, front to back. Our class is now three rows from the front. Peace, JEC


summer 2008	Because of the high price of gas (currently $3.32 here in San Antonio), the unreliability of airline travel (currently many MD-80 aircraft are out of service being inspected), and my desire to get back to my normal weight of 148 (currently at 152), I have decided to walk to the 50th Reunion (“50 for 50 Years”). This column is due on April 17, and I started walking about March 19, so that is why there is no 1958 column in this issue. In addition, the issue is scheduled to be in the mail on June 13, so I saw no point in writing to encourage you to attend (“50 for 50 Years”). Such encouragement would be too late (too little, too late). I am pulling my little red wagon (Radio Flyer - what else?) packed with clothes (covered with a tarp). So if I am a little late for our 50th Reunion (“50 for 50 Years”) you’ll know why (only if you are there will you know I’m late). I am now just past Waco moving along I-35 north. Got to go -- I see a Texas DPS State Trouper (or trooper) so I need to pull over and hide this laptop. Walking along the Interstate in Texas while using a laptop is prohibited by law. Using a cell phone while driving is OK, though. Wish I would have remembered my cell phone! ... Peace, JEC


spring 2008	The road to the Big Five-O is now officially named “50 For 50 Years” meaning that we want to have an attendance of 50 classmates to celebrate the 50th anniversary. That road is now about as short as it can get. Instead of years and months, it can be measured in weeks. June 20-22 is the official date, although I’m not certain that was the date on which we actually graduated. I have that information somewhere up in my attic -- if only I knew how to get up in the attic. Anyone know the date? Let me know if you do. ... The 1958 reunion committee is working day and night planning the weekend. Well, maybe not night, but it is working day. Not every day, but those days on which it is working it works. Whatever that means. Members of the committee include Nix, Krukemeyer, Dietz, W. Moran, Sheehan, Jacobson, Briatta, Gill, Zuccaro, Wechter, Maynard, St. John, Seeberg, Weaver, Graff, and Clifford. (Only last names - the first name keys on my keyboard are broken.) If you wish to volunteer, send ideas, send money please contact one of the above. Let us know that you are planning to attend. Remember: it’s free! The university will be picking up the tab. The 50th is “on the house” so be there. ... Speaking of money, the committee decided to set a goal of $100,000 as our Class Gift and a participation goal of 25%. We have 223 class members, so 25% of us would be donating -- about 56 members of the 1958 Class (more or less). So when you send in your donation, please mention that it is to go toward the 1958 Class Gift. We need to remember that whatever success we have had in life can most probably be traced back to the JCU Jesuit education we received from 1954-1958. I know that is true for me. And we need not measure success only in terms of dollars earned. Our classes in Social Justice, Religion, Philosophy, Ethics, Speech, Marriage and Family, History, Education, etc., etc. all helped determined what we have become and what we have individually and collectively contributed to life on this planet. ... Speaking of this planet, there are a number of our classmates who have seemed to have dropped off Planet Earth. If you know where someone is, please let us know. Here is a list of those we can’t find: Joseph Archer, David Buckis, William Cantlon, George Dann, John Evans, Robert Fedor, John Fitzgerald, John Flanagan, James Geary, Peter Golash, Daniel Grapentien, Harvey Gregoire, William Gschwend, Richard Hiller, Frank Johnson, Herbert Johnson, Raymond Keller, Richard Kent, John Koteles, Bob Kruger, Ronald Leary, Ronald Leavitt, Bob Mellert, John Moran, Thomas Norton, George Novak, R. Thomas Reilly, Joseph Rill, Edward Robinson, Joseph Shannon, Albert Strok, Richard Terzola, James Thompson, Charles Tramont, Robert Vieweg, Thomas Weber, and E.J. Zilionis. ... I have some sad news to report. Gerard Milne died of a heart attack in Oceanside, N.Y., on October 30 last year. We send our condolences to his wife of 51 years, Marian, and to his two sons, Gerard Jr. and Michael, as well as the three grandchildren. Gerard was a librarian on Long Island. When not dealing with books, he won many prizes for his model sail boat racing, and was a skilled wood carver. I remember that Gerard always seemed to me to have that “I’m pulling your leg” attitude when telling me things at Carroll. I never knew if he was serious or just had a strange sense of humor. I’d go away scratching my head. But I always listened. ... Finally, here is an e-mail I received from Tom Krukemeyer that I publish as a most persuasive argument for attending the “50 For 50 Years” celebration June 20-22. The title is “Come and See.” We had an ideal October Saturday for homecoming this past fall. Carroll was playing cross-town rival B-W. No one from my Carroll days was close by so Diane along with our daughter and two of our teenage grandchildren headed with me to the campus. As we drove down Fairmount Blvd., we found Belvoir blocked off for the Street Fair part of homecoming so we had to enter campus from Fairmount Circle. We passed the old Fairmount Theater and Campus Drug that are now owned by the university. As we turned off the circle the first sight was the new Dolan Center for Science and Technology. The size of Dolan is overpowering. It is larger than the Administration Building. The center of Dolan was kept low as to not block Grasselli Tower. We had a marvelous day. The campus has changed so we took a grand guided tour. To mention a few places we visited - the Lombardo Student Center, Johnson Natatorium, two or three field houses, Don Shula Stadium at Wasmer Field, Saint Francis Chapel, Marinello Little Theatre and the Boler School of Business. We were all impressed, particularly the grandkids. Carroll has done well and certainly the alumni can take a good deal of credit for the university’s success. Be sure to come to our 50th June 20-22 to see not only all these physical changes but renew friendships from our Carroll days. Carroll’s homecomings are splendid! By the way Carroll won the football game in overtime. ... Thanks, Tom. On the road to the Big Five-O! Peace, JEC


fall 2007	As the deadline for this column started closing in on me, (it’s October 19) and as nobody returned my phone calls, and as e-mails were returned “no such address, no such number,” I was of the opinion that I’d have a blank column again ... But Chuck Jacobson said, “If no class members gave you any information, you should devote this column to yourself. Tell them the story of how you got out of the theatre business and into the computer programming business.” (I made the mistake of telling that to Chuck, once.) So, as I sat down to write the exciting, fascinating tale of my 30-year journey through the theatre, and then my 20-year (and still counting) exile into the world of computer programming, lo and behold an apple hit me in the head in the form of late-breaking news about one of our classmates. So, I chose to ignore Chuck’s advice, to disappoint my many fans, and switch from the road through directing, acting, and teaching, in this country and in Australia to the current news of our old friend, John E. Pellegrene, executive vice president emeritus of marketing for the Target Corporation. Target is currently the national sponsor of “Illuminating The Word - The Saint John’s Bible,” a major art exhibition currently traveling throughout the United States. It was also seen at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. (I spent many hours in that museum researching Renaissance Theatre design while I was studying directing at the Royal Shakespeare Company in London in the late 1960s.) Anyway, back to John Pellegrene. Target will be receiving a high-end facsimile of the seven volume bible, the first hand-written, illuminated bible since the advent of the printing press. Saint John’s University and Abbey in Collegeville, MN, - a Benedictine institution, commissioned the Saint John’s Bible. Target and St. John’s University will donate that book to John Carroll University, in John Pellegrene’s name. The presentation event, featuring the president of Saint John’s University, the president of John Carroll University, John Pellegrene, and several executives from the Target Corporation, will be held on Saturday, April 12 next year in the Dolan Center on the Carroll campus. If you live in the Cleveland area, put that on your calendar. The Saint John’s Bible will then have a permanent home (a gift of John Pellegrene) in the Grasselli Library on the JCU campus. (I’m thinking of donating a copy of my book on theatre management to the library, also.) Now, isn’t the Pellegrene news much more significant than the amazing story of my life from theatre to computers? ... Before I leave, please set aside the weekend of June 20-22, 2008. That’s when we celebrate our 50th Reunion. Please make plans to attend. And, as you read this, e-mail or call me if you would like to volunteer to join the Reunion Planning Committee. Remember, the 50th anniversary happens only once in about every 50 years or thereabouts, so get to this one. The next time it rolls around, odds are you won’t be able to make it. And if you expect me to remind you about it in this column in December 2057, forget it. You put it on your calendar yourself. Got to run - The Judy Canova Show is on tonight (10/19/1943) and she’s back from Army camp. Then it’s Sherlock Holmes and “Adventure of the Black Angus” (10/19/46). ... On the road to the Big Five O! Peace, JEC


spring 2007	I write this on April 24, during the wettest spring I can remember in my 35 years living in South Texas. As a result, my peach trees are full, and I trust that later the apple tree will bear fruit – apples. If you listened to WGAR at night on this day in 1951 you heard “The Micky McQueen Matter” on Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar. ... Speaking of accounting, we heard from another business major -- one who has not strayed too far from home. When he was at Carroll he lived in Wickliffe. Now Jim Cromie lives in Willowick with his wife Ellen Devitt Cromie ’60 English major. Jim and Ellen have six children and ten grandchildren, most living in the Cleveland area. He keeps busy working part-time at the public library. ... Speaking of another business major still living in the Cleveland area, James Gray lived in Lakewood during his JCU years, and he can still be found there. Jim was a graduate of St. Ignatius and served as a self-employed public accountant until he retired three years ago. His five children, and three grandchildren all live in the area. At age 74, Jim still manages to get up each day and turn on the TV, and occasionally get to a baseball game. A recent stroke has slowed him down, but his sense of humor is still evident. ... I conclude with a piece of sad news. Bill Doran died on the afternoon of March 14. His son, Bill Jr., told me that for several months before, and including the 14, his wife, Judy, and his four children and five grandchildren “got the opportunity to tell him exactly how they felt about him. Best of all, he had ample time for rebuttal.” Knowing Bill for 60 years, I’m sure the rebuttal was in good humor. When we were growing up, Bill and his sister, Elinor, lived on 201st Street in Euclid just down from Holy Cross School. I lived on 196th Street. We both graduated from St. Joseph High School in 1954. Col. William K. Doran, U.S Army (Ret.) is scheduled for burial with full military honors at Arlington National Cemetery in May. Over the past years Bill regularly sent me insulting, derogatory, negative, ridiculing (but funny) e-mails about Texans and Texas. I miss those e-mails, Bill. ... On the road to the Big Five O! Peace, JEC

winter 2007	You may never guess who has taken up watercolor painting in his retirement years. So, I�ll tell you -- the old business major, Al Buchta, that�s who. For the past four years, when not attending to his nine grandchildren (plus as we speak, one on the way in January), Al has been into the artistic world there in Rocky River. Active in church and other endeavors, he and wife, Carol, have four children (Cathy, Carin, John and Christy), three of whom live in the vicinity, and one over in Steelers territory. ... Speaking of nine, Bill Geary and Carol also have exactly nine grandchildren and Bill has been retired for exactly nine years from Chrysler and UNISYS. After the second heart attack, he got the message -- slow down. I can�t take the time to tell you all the other illnesses. His major exercise now is playing bridge three times a week, along with the treadmill twice a week. His claim to fame is his daughter, Jeanne. She was the first female Engine Division Plant manager for Ford in Europe. Kathleen is also an engineer; Brian JCU �93; John is in Boston. Bill and Carol, along with the Stegmaiers will be in Mexico for a vacation next month. (Stay tuned. More on Dan Stegmaier next issue.) ... Speaking of nine grandchildren, John F. Smith, a Bears fan for many years, still lives in Chicago with his wife Marilyn. He doesn�t have nine grandchildren -- only six to be exact, some of whom are in the vicinity and some in the East. John wrote for the Carillon and was active in international relations while at JCU, and so after getting out of the Army, he naturally continued those interests on his way to becoming a distinguished Carroll alumni. For the past six years he has been teaching a class called Politics and the Press for the Political Science Department at Loyola University. Who better to do that than a former executive producer for CNN in Washington, D.C., a former vice president of CBS News, and former CNN bureau chief in Washington and Moscow. That�s John! He and Marilyn have five children. ... And speaking of the Bears, Pat Doherty still lives in Chicago. When I spoke with his wife, Eileen, she said he watched yesterday�s victory over the Saints and, even though he wasn�t feeling well, he couldn�t help but smile. We can remember Pat in our prayers, and all fellow classmates who at this stage of our lives, are not as robust as we were 48 � years ago. Pat and Eileen have seven children. ... That�s it for now. You heard an episode of �Drought in Freeville� on Superman this day, January 22, 1947. On the road to the Big Five O! Write ... Peace, JEC

fall 2006	I write this on October 23 just after the first two games of the World Series. Having lived in St. Louis for a number of years, my heart is with the Cards, but my mind says it will be the Mets, even though St. Louis won the first game. The election campaign is brutal here, and the Republicans seem to be on the way out. San Antonio lost the life of another young man this week in Iraq. The war is brutal too, and doesn�t seem to be on the way out. So, I lead off with two great news items. First, there will soon be (if not now) an Alumni Lounge on campus. Check it out, class of �58. Second, great news about young Agnes Maynard. (You�ll recall that she is married to our own Robert Maynard -- to the great dismay of numerous fellow classmates.) Young Agnes received her MA from Carroll a number of years ago in education and continues to teach at St. Dominick�s. Her old husband turned 70 this fall, but continues to work as best he can as council for the Sisters of Charity of St. Augustine Health System. Bob�s trial work is history, gone the way of his spent youth. ... Speaking of turning 70, Thomas McGunigal reaches that milestone in January. Thomas was a graduate of Ursuline High School in Youngstown, which makes him a classmate of Bob Maynard -- not that that�s significant. More significant is the fact that when you are seeing the local weather on TV from a weather satellite somewhere in geophysical orbit, you can thank Thomas for his work as project director of the program that resulted in the placement of those satellites in space. That was the culmination of a long, very distinguished career with NASA starting as a ground satellite technician, moving up through the ranks in senior management, and being a part of the Satellite Aided Search and Rescue project. He speaks proudly of the lives saved and low cost of piggy backing that technology on weather satellites along with Canada, France and the Soviet Union during the cold war. Add all that to his work on a data relay satellite system that eventually got rid of the need for ground stations, and you have an impressive career in physics born under the influence of Fr. Monville, head of physics at Carroll. And this isn�t even mentioning his job as an NOAA manager. Oops, I mentioned it. Thomas and Deanna have six children. Son Colonel Mike is finishing up 20 years with the Air Force. I guess I should mention that he has a law degree from Georgetown -- same university that gave Bob Maynard his JD. And speaking of Bob Maynard, a third graduate of Ursuline High School in Youngstown, physics major John McNicholas, has joined the age 70 club. Jack now lives in Arizona, is retired (or, �retarded� as he puts it), and sometimes drives his �very beautiful and intelligent� granddaughter, Jackie, to kindergarten. Jack was the co-founder of Applied Hydro-Acoustics in Maryland, a company that did work for the Navy under the water. Having spent most of his life traveling to Hawaii, Alaska, the Bahamas, and Puerto Rico, when he sold the company he moved to a place far, far from under water. Hence, Prescott, AZ. Jack and Elizabeth have three children, Mainie (mother of Jackie), Michael and John Vincent. Michael has a most successful Toyota dealership in Virginia, despite having been a physics major and having worked in his Dad�s company. To take up some time, Jack teaches a five-week research course about six times a year at the University of Phoenix. He does not have a law degree. And speaking of not having a law degree, the Hon. William W. Weaver does! He received his from Cleveland State, Cleveland-Marshall College of Law back in 1967. He spent 24 years as a partner in McCarter & Weaver, during which time he also served as councilman, law director, and prosecutor for the city of Mentor-on-the-Lake. The last 16 years Bill has served as Judge, Court of Common Pleas, Lake County. His work in the Juvenile Division will end soon as he also joins the age 70 club and will be forced to retire. Bill and Reba have always lived in Lake County, where they raised their six children. All seven grandchildren are roughly in the area, so when Bill hangs up his robe for the last time he looks foreword to being kept busy with the family. He might even get back to sweeping out the stables and repairing fences at son Bill, Jr.�s horse-boarding stable in Concord, OH. ... That�s it for now! On this date in 1947 The Great Gildersleeve was running for Congress, and later that evening you could hear �The Fall of the House of Usher� on Escape on CBS; in 1945 Superman was still in a struggle with Atom Man; and in 1944 Cliff Mazzaro auditioned as a singer on The Jack Benny Show. Cliff who? If anyone ever asks you who was Cliff Mazzaro, now you know. Please write. Peace, JEC

spring 2006	It�s Monday, the 17th of April - tax day -- but, not to worry, I did mine last Sunday and filed it electronically last Wednesday. Won�t catch me procrastinating. The heat and dry conditions continue here in South Texas -- yesterday, Easter, it was 96 -- should reach 99 today, 101 on Wednesday and no rain in the foreseeable future. Speaking of taxes, John J. Bachhuber wrote and mentioned that he finished his taxes last Sunday, also. We of the Class of �58 sure learned discipline. Get things done before they�re due. John�s youngest son, Nathan, is a second-year voice student at the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia, and has had roles in several operas. The most recent one was in Albert Herring by Benjamin Britten on Good Friday. John and his wife, Karen, try to attend his performances, when he�s not baking, cooking, woodworking and caning chairs in his retirement in Appleton, WI. It�s John that does the baking and cooking, not Karen. She will join him in retirement this year from teaching high school math. Son Steve is an electronics chip designer (MS EE) working for the company that designs the transmit/receive chips for Nokia phones. He is single and lives in Greensboro, NC. Son John is vice president of Field Compensation Design and Measurement with Thrivent Financial for Lutherans. He is married (Mary) and has two sons, Owen (6) and Danny (4). They live in Apple Valley, MN. Daughter Amy lives in Houghton. MI, and has two sons, Oliver (5) and Elliot (3). John promises to be at the big 50 in 2008. ... Donald R. Emmerich reports that he is still living in Naples, FL, working part time at Sears, and volunteering at a local St. Vincent de Paul thrift store. Both Don and his wife Ann (nee Butler) are retired and keep busy traveling around the country visiting their six children and 12 grandchildren. Ann helps out at the thrift store and also volunteers at the new Ave Maria University in Naples. ... We want to recall our friend William A. Norkett who died a few months ago. He was our freshman and sophomore class president, and very active in Carroll organizations during those four years, including Scabbard and Blade. He attended the 45th reunion in 2003. I recall that every time I saw him, in the snack bar or the halls, he was always smiling. We send out best wishes to Barbara. ... Finally, on the road to the big five-0 in �08, we remember that on this day in 1947 in the afternoon you heard Superman in chapter five of �The Mystery of the Lost Planet,� and in the evening in 1955 you heard the broadcast of �The Final Problem� in which Sherlock Holmes and Professor Moriarity squared off (Gielgud, Richardson, and Welles). If you want any old time radio programs, I have a collection of over 6,000. Just let me know what interests you and I can e-mail them to you. Stay tuned ... peace, JEC

winter 2006	I write this on January 16. We look forward tonight to a 60% chance of rain. That could be the first measurable rain since October. In addition to being dry, it�s been hot in December and January -- 70s and 80s. We have escaped the brush fires -- the closest one was a few miles north of us. The New Orleans Saints have packed up and moved back to Louisiana, so we will have no NFL games here next year, unless the San Diego Chargers leave San Diego for the Alamo City. That was the headline in last week�s newspaper. And speaking of San Diego and moving, David L. Orosz has moved to Columbia Street in San Diego. I�ll have to get some details for you in the next issue. Stay tuned. ... Speaking of moving, John Phillips no longer practices labor law nor lives in Des Moines, nor do he and Sally live in their condo on the Gulf in Clearwater. After six years there, they just recently moved to The Plantation in Leesburg, an �active retirement community� of 3,000 population north of Orlando. John defines �active� as having billiards, bridge, lawn bowling, darts, and pickleball. Pickleball?! That�s played with a wiffleball and a table tennis racquet. I kid you not. When he�s not working up a sweat on these activities, he watches Sally practice her watercolor artistry, at which she excels. The Phillips extended family includes three children and four grandchildren. ... Finally, a long distance move for Erik, son of John Hanson. He�s teaching English at an American school run by the Redemptorist Fathers in Bangkok, Thailand. John and Tarri are still in Oregon �getting older sooner than we expected� in his words. His good news is the ski shop continues to thrive. ... That�s it for now. The final Katrina relocation center closed here in San Antonio the end of December. Thousands of former Louisiana citizens are housed now in more stable, semi-permanent homes and hotels here. I don�t know how or why they are so resilient! Remember them in your prayers, please. On this day in 1952 you probably heard �Two Boys and Their Dad� on The Lone Ranger Show, or later that night on NBC �Fatal Appointment� on Barry Craig, Confidential Investigator ... Peace, JEC

fall 2005	Today is October 17, the day after the New Orleans Saints got robbed in the final seconds of their game with Atlanta here in the Alamodome. Yes, we in San Antonio finally have a team in the NFL. Well, it�s not really �our� team, but the fan enthusiasm and support makes it seem as if it were �our� team. I was part of the largest crowd in Alamodome history yesterday - 65,589 in a 65,000 capacity dome. Go figure. In addition to the Saints and their families who are making San Antonio home for awhile, there are still thousands of other evacuees from Louisiana here. Many are at the former Kelly AFB, the old Levi-Strauss plant, and an abandoned shopping mall. Of course, a number are also staying in private homes and churches. ... Now on to the matter at hand. Tim Abraham is teaching part-time at Touro College (a Jewish-sponsored college on West 23rd Street in NYC) as his way of easing into retirement from the NYC Board of Education as an English teacher in an alternative high school program. He also recently taught English in different parts of China. He writes about his experience visiting the famous ice sculptures in Harbin in January where it was not only spectacular at night, but also �bloody cold.� ... Speaking of �bloody cold,� Bill Anderson and his wife live in Novi, MI. That�s somewhere off of I-96 between East Lansing (where I spent two �bloody cold� winters back in the �60s) and Detroit. But he only spends 6 months there. The other 6 months he can be found in Sarasota, FL. Now, that�s a good plan. Bill is in retirement now after 27 years in The Henry Ford Hospital System. He was section head of the Division of Behavioral Gynecology and Urogynecology. Whatever all that means. I know that �uro� probably has something to do with Urology, as I have had several Urologists operate on me over the past 15 years. Bill is recovering just fine from his second �4 vessel by-pass� at the Cleveland Clinic. ... Speaking again about �bloody cold,� and speaking about football, here�s an update on Chuck Jacobson. You recall the nice communication that we received from his wife, Margee, in the fall 2004 issue. He�s still living way up in the cold north in Rochester, MN. Well, he has just recently welcomed into this world his 20th grandchild! Two more, and he�ll have two football teams. Last week Chuck stepped down from the post of immediate past governor of the Minnesota-Dakotas district of the Kiwanis International, but it looks as though he might have to step back up as the IP governor. Stay tuned. Chuck would like to know if there are any other �58 classmates who are Kiwanians. It�s a good way to �repay the blessings that have come our way,� he says. If you are one, write him at cijacobson@charter.net. In the meantime, he will be rehearsing the role of Mr. Macy in the musical version of �Miracle on 34th Street� for the Rochester Community Theatre. ... Speaking of �miracles,� here�s some sort of unbelievable news about two of our classmates. Daniel Stegmaier writes about a series of strange coincidences. It seems that he and John J. Young were in accounting class at JCU and became friends. They both moved to Independence about fifteen years ago, where they have continued to enjoy their friendship, playing bridge together with their wives and engaging in other mundane friendly activities. Dan�s youngest daughter, Janet, and John�s youngest son, David, attended Independence High School together. Well, they started dating, and after college they got married. So ... both John and Dan are now the proud grandfathers of Rachel Young born in September 2004. And to think it all started in accounting class 50 years ago. Who would have thunk it? ... That�s it for now, October 17, 2004, the evening in 1946 when on The Burns Allen Show Gracie wanted George to replace Clark Gable in a film; and if you came home from school early that day in 1947, you heard Terry and the Pirates and the episode of �The Mechanical Eye�; and in 1948 you heard Don Ameche as the guest on The Charlie McCarthy Show on NBC, and little Alice refusing to eat on The Phil Harris-Alice Faye Show, and over on CBS Phillip Marlowe solved one more crime in the episode �Where There�s A Will� on The Adventures of Phillip Marlowe. Say good night, Gracie. ... Peace, JEC

spring 2005	Not much to report today, April 18. I should mention that John J. Bachhuber is living in Appleton, WI, these days. He might like to hear from some of you at jjb58@new.rr.com. How many of us put the year of our JCU class in our e-mail addresses? Not many, I reckon. I should also mention that John W. Moran recently moved (depending upon what one means by �recently�) from Hudson, NH, to Deerfield, NH. I got out my 2001 Oxford Essential World Atlas to look up those places to check out the length of the move. Couldn�t find either one. As a matter of fact, I had a hard time even finding NH. Finally found it way up there in the upper right hand corner of the USA. John received his MSW from Boston College many years ago, and is now retired from social work after 39 years of service. He credits Mr. Carpenter�s counsel and recommendation that led him to social work. I, too, recall with fondness Mr. Carpenter�s dedication to the betterment of society. May he rest in peace. John�s e-mail address is jacmare@hotmail.com. I should also mention that William A. Kysela is still in El Paso and still laboring for the betterment of society. He has taken on teaching classes at Dismas Charities. In his latest e-mail he speaks about the response that the men and women there give to the Gospel of Christ. �Teaching there brings me a bi-weekly shot of INSPIRATION ... and a renewed hope for the human race.� Thanks, William, for all that you do down there along the boarder. To contact Bill, write him at billyboyk@juno.com. ... Finally, I did have a fascinating letter from one of our classmates who described a remarkable series of coincidences that have taken place over the years with another classmate -- their children, families, etc. Well, I lost the letter. You know who you are, and I don�t want to give away the punch lines in your �Believe it or Not� saga, so could you send me that two-family history again. I promise not to misplace it. Thanks, and sorry! That�s it. On this day in 1947 you heard Superman solving the �Mystery of the Lost Planet�; in 1948 you heard the Escape broadcast of Rudyard Kipling�s �The Drums of Fore & Aft� on CBS; and in 1949 you may have heard Arthur Godfrey�s Talent Scouts winner that day -- Lenny Bruce. I kid you not. ... Peace, JEC

winter 2005	I write this on January 17, 2005. I just found out that WMD do not exist in Iraq, but our �war of choice� continues to bury young men in South Texas. Oh, guess I was confused as to why we went to war. Must be my advanced age. The ol� brain doesn�t seem to comprehend much any more. I turned 69 in November. ... Richard L. Graff still lives in South Carolina. His new e-mail address is Graffhhi@aol.com in case you would like to contact him. ... Joe Rill is no longer missing, if he ever was. He is retired from the military and alive and well in Virginia. E-mail him at JoeRill@aol.com. ... Gary Wechter used to be retired. No longer. He�s teaching political science part-time at Mount Union College. So, what do you think he did during the week of the Mount Union-JCU football game? Wore a JCU T-shirt to class, that�s what he did! He and wife Rita are at GRWechter@neo.rr.com. ... John Hanson had a rough 2004, but is looking at the bright lights of 2005 with new life. Wife Tarri broke her back, and John had a heart attack. All the children are doing well, as is the ski shop. We had some sad news here in San Antonio. One of our outstanding citizens, David D. Madorsky passed away on November 23 a week after his 68th birthday. David was known as �Doc the Clown,� a member of the local Alzafar Shrine Temple clown brigade. David spent a lifetime as a physician treating infectious diseases and brightening the lives of many unfortunates. His many accomplishments -- from being a lay leader for Jewish soldiers in the U.S. Army, to over 35 years as a member of the Masonic Brotherhood, to a board member of the Shriners Hospitals for Children in Houston, to active membership on the board of Jewish Family and Children Service of San Antonio -- were in keeping with the JCU tradition of service. San Antonio will miss our classmate. He leaves a son and daughter and relatives in Cleveland. The last time I spoke with him on the phone I said, �We need to get together for lunch sometime, David.� We never did. I always thought there�ll be a tomorrow. Didn�t realize that all we have is today. ... Peace, JEC

fall 2004	I write this on October 19. The Spurs play their first home pre-season game (We used to call them exhibition games.) tonight; the Astros lead the Cards three games to two; the high today will be 91; Kerry and Bush are tied; young Americans are still dying in our �war of choice.� When you read this you will know if the Spurs are any good now that the Lakers are no longer the Lakers of the past; if the Astros pulled it off; if cool weather ever came to South Texas; if there�s a new resident in the White House; and if we are still loosing our friends and neighbors to the brutality of war. ... So, in alphabetical order, here�s the news. Speaking of things military, Bill Doran is still a retired U.S. Army Colonel living outside Washington, DC, although he seems to spend much time with Judy on extended vacations in the mountains of New York. He claims to be spending time looking for Irish and Slovenian ancestors. Hmmm. ... Richard Graff is also retired, but does some volunteer tutoring. He�s living with Carol in Hilton Head claiming to be spending his free time playing golf and bicycling, but I suspect that their six grandchildren take some of his time. ... Some people don�t toot their own horn. Chuck Jacobson is a case in point. His wife Margee contacted me with not only factual information about what Chuck has been doing, but also with some very moving comments from one who is �honored to have been his wife for 45 years.� He is active in his church; has served as a Kiwanis Governor of the three-state Mn-Dak district; provides tax services for seniors and the less fortunate; has served as president of the Rochester Day Makers Club; acts in the Rochester Civic Theatre and educational films for Mayo Clinic. Most important, �he has remained a wonderful husband of 45 years, father of seven and grandfather of nineteen.� What more can one ask! Thanks, Margee, for sharing this with us. Any other proud wives out there willing to share with us? ... Pat Mingarelle is living in Erie, PA with Carol (not the same Carol that Richard Graff is with). His time is spent as a federal mediator and instructor at the Erie campus of Penn State. ... Harold Sheehan is still close to JCU - if Gates Mills can be considered close. Hal is a financial adviser - but aren�t we all? I guess he�s an �official� one - that is when he is not playing golf, running, and traveling. ... Roy Streetz calls Willoughby Hills home. He and Marlene - you remember Marlene Laurich a VA graduate who he met at a high school dance -- have four children and five grandchildren, ages eight to 17. The grandchildren, that is. Roy actually got his degree in �59, but was considered by many of us to be our classmate at Carroll, as well as St Joe�s. ... That�s it for now, October 19, 2004, the date in 1953 when Arthur Godfrey fired Julius LaRosa, and in 1945 when Superman was still up against Atom Man, and in 1955 when Johnny Dollar was solving The Chesapeake Fraud Matter. �We�re running a little late folks. Good night.� ... Peace, JEC

winter 2004	On the road to the big FIVE O. ... Had a nice Christmas letter from John Hanson. He wised up and decided to get out of town (Gresham, OR) for Christmas to a better climate - Tampa Bay. Daughter Mary Beth joined them for the first Christmas in 20 years. He and wife Tarri are pursuing their goal of visiting all of the lighthouses along the Oregon coast. Now, if I find out that there are only two, somebody's in big trouble. What would you need lighthouses in Oregon for? What's to see? ... Bill Doran (and Judy) report that they are still in Virginia outside the D.C. beltway and having a great time in retirement. (The Army in �85 and The Raytheon Company in 2001). Busy with golf, tennis and travel.� They made it to Germany, Slovenia, Italy ... then down under to Australia and even visited Cleveland, OH, once. Among other things went to hear the Cleveland Orchestra (for the first time) at the renovated Severance Hall. I envy you in Cleveland - our San Antonio Symphony Orchestra went "belly up" this year and had to cancel the season. Didn't even get a refund on my season tickets. But, the Spurs are doing well and the Rodeo makes much $$$$$$. I guess it's a matter of priorities. ... Stay out of spider holes. Peace, JEC

spring 2003	I am writing this in February and there is no war � only plans for a war. I wonder what the world will be like when you read this. Will there have been a war? I guess I need to say �stay tuned� to find out. I am teaching a public speaking class at Brooks AFB here in San Antonio, and the past months 4 of the 16 students have been shipped out somewhere. ... Anyway, let�s get to our 45-year reunion, which will take place June 12-15. This is being billed as the rehearsal for the biggie which arrives in 5 years � the big Five-O. The reunion committee, chaired by Tom Krukemeyer, has been meeting and making plans. There will be food, beverages, golf (for those who are mobile), more food and beverages, possibly an Indians game as they are home that weekend, and more food and beverages. Be sure to make your reservations. Check it out by following the appropriate links at www.jcu.edu. ... John T. Dockery, member of the JCU Institute of Radio Engineers in �58, reports that he has retired from the Federal Government and is living with wife, Charlotte, in Reston, VA. John received his M.A. and Ph.D. degrees after Carroll, has three very grown children, and even remembers that he played in the band at JCU. ... Also retired is former band member and president of the JCU Institute of Radio Engineers, Charles Jacobson. Charles has been doing some contract programming and teaching computer classes at a local college in Rochester, MN. He has discovered that he should have participated in theatre at JCU as he has recently taken up that profession as an avocation. We would have welcomed him in the LTS. By last count he had seven children and holding. He�ll be attending the reunion in June, and we hope to see you there also. ... Take care. Peace, J.E.C.

winter 2003	In a little less than seven months, we will be celebrating the 45th reunion of the Class of 1958! I still don't know how that is possible when I am only 39. I guess that's why I didn't take many math classes at JCU. Never was much good at counting. Algebra and trig were enough - the bare minimum. In case you are already making plans for 2003, the dates are June 12-15, so write those dates in our new 2003 calendar. The first reunion committee meeting was held back in September, and plans are underway for the big bash. Larry Dietz, Bob Nix, and Gary Wechter are working on the committee. They could use some help, if y'all have a few hours free. E-mail me and I will send them your name as a volunteer. You do NOT have to live in the Cleveland area to be on the committee. There are 323 of us out there, although some seem to have vanished, or at least, seem to be in hiding. If you know where any of the following classmates are, please let us know. John Boehnlein, David Buckis, William Cantion, George Dann, Donald Emmerich, John Evans, Robert Fedor, John Fitzgerald, John Flanagan, James Geary, Peter Golash, Daniel Grapenstein, Harvey Gregoire, William Gschwend, Paul Hayden, Richard Hiller, Frank Johnson, Herbert Johnson, Gerald Kavanaugh, Ray Keller, Paul Kelley, Richard Kent, John Koteles, Bob Kruger, Ronald Leary, Ronald Leavitt, Tom Makovic, John McGinness, Pat McGinty, Bob Mellert, George Metz, John Moran, Daniel Murphy, George Novak, Arthur O'Neill, R. Tomas Reilly, Ted Richardson, Joseph Rill, Joseph Shannon, Albert Strok, Richard Terzola, James Thompson, Charles Tramont, Robert Vieweg, John Vitale, Thomas Weber, E.J. Zilionis. We are looking to have a generous 1958 class gift to give to the school in June. So don't forget to send in our class gift pledge. ... I heard from someone who did not graduate with us in '58, but who attended for three years. David P. Connolly left JCU at the end of our junior year to attend medical school at Loyola University in Chicago. David has been a credit to our class since graduation from med school. He did annual overseas volunteer surgery for twelve years in such places as Mali, Nigeria, Kenya, Tanzania, Brazil, Paraguay, and Nepal. He traveled with a group named Surgicorps, taking his own operating instruments, staff of nurses, recovery room specialists, anesthetists, etc. to perform 50 to 60 operations a week. David is still married to Cooky, is granfather of three, and speaks with great fondness of those he knew him at Carroll during those three years. Seems to me he's at least due an honorary degree. I, for one, am proud to have him as an "unofficial" member of my Class of 1958. ... Take care, see you next year. Peace, J.E.C.

spring 2002	On that graduation day in June of 1958, you probably didn�t look too far ahead. You were consumed with the problems of getting a job, paying off the academic loans, and who was going to drive you home after the party that night. If you had looked ahead 45 years, you would have seen 2003, which is what we will be seeing next year. Yes, it will be 45 years next year. Seems like only 40 years ago. Or does it seem like 50? You have probably received a card in the mail asking for information about yourself and letting you know about the reunion year 2003. Be sure to send in the card. Stay tuned as we countdown to 2003 and the 45th reunion. More information will follow in the next column. ... William A. Kysela reports that for over 5 years he has been working on a Christian Job Corps called �Youth With Vision� (Juventud Con Vision) in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. It is a residential vocational training program for homeless youths. �We now have 20 members, both boys and girls, enrolled in the program and have built boys and girls residences, a vocational school, a sport court for soccer and basketball, and a productive tortilla and tamale factory called El Milagro. Now the mayor of Ciudad Juarez is trying to arrange for us to get 5 acres to build the same program but on a much larger scale. I am requesting your prayers on behalf of all the efforts being made. I can�t thank all the teachers I had enough for the many things I learned. Never did I think that I would be building these projects in Mexico - most especially I thank all the sisters and priests and professors and fellow students for their Christian example of faithfulness and prayer that was always present. Don�t lose the visions that the Lord gives you.� If you are ever in the El Paso-Ciudad Juarez area, you can contact William at BILLYBOYK@JUNO.COM. ... Before leaving, I wish to send condolences to the family of Stephen F. Halas who left us late last year. Stephen was �into science� (as we would say today) while at Carroll. It was a pleasure to have known him. I also wish to pay tribute to Gene O�Donnell �55, who graduated a few years before me. He was my brother-in-law for over 40 years, and a better husband for my sister, Donna, one could not imagine. Gene passed away in January. ... Peace, J.E.C.

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