Class Notes 1970

   
  Ted Heutsche

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fall 2008

The alumni office sent me the following press release: Dale Gabor, a 1966 graduate of Saint Ignatius High School, Cleveland, is stepping down July 1st as athletic director after 25 years as head of the Ignatius Wildcats athletic department. No other athletic director in the school’s history has held the post longer than Gabor. He will remain at Ignatius where he will continue to teach Latin. A 1970 graduate of JCU, Gabor also received two master’s degrees from Carroll, one in classics in 1980 and the other in humanities in 2002. He has been a member of the St. Ignatius faculty for 33 years. He teaches Advanced Placement Latin and his wife, Linda, is a college counselor at the school. Gabor’s devotion to the coaches and athletes has been a driving force behind the Wildcats’ regional, state and national acclaim in several sports. “Dale became the athletic director the same year (1983) I became head football coach,” said Chuck Kyle, a 1969 Ignatius graduate [’73 JCU]. “So we were these two rookies of authority that were kind of finding their way through this thing. When both of us took that step, there was a bond that certainly developed.” On Oct. 12, 2004, Gabor received the prestigious Ohio Athletic Administrator of the Year Award from the state’s Interscholastic Administrators Association. In 2005, Sports Illustrated rated St. Ignatius as the No. 1 all-around athletic program in Ohio and the 18th best program in the nation. A former cross country, track and basketball coach at Saint Ignatius, Gabor has been a track official for 29 years and presently serves as the Northeast state representative for the OHSAA Board of Control in Columbus. ... Toby Maloney - TMal222@aol.com - sent me the following note: “In case you’re short of copy - hope this is of some interest. Since I’ve never submitted a note since 1970, I thought it might be time. I have come to really appreciate the value of the great liberal arts education that I received at JCU. As an English major without a clue in terms of a career path, I’ve been well-served personally and professionally by such a solid, well-rounded undergraduate education. Most of my career was spent in corporate communications for SmithKline Beecham (now GlaxoSmithKline) in Philadelphia and London and with KeyCorp in Cleveland. My wife and I love living in suburban Cleveland and now have the joy of being angel investors and 24/7 employees of mental floss, a rapidly growing magazine and media company - www.mentalfloss.com. In our spare time, we’re busy with a building project for my high school, outside of Pittsburgh. Thanks John Carroll (and particularly the late Richard Clancy, English prof) for giving me such a great head-start in terms of my college education.” ... See, after 38 years, Toby sent in an update on what he has been doing since graduation. It’s not hard, the rest of you should try it! Hoping to hear from more of you soon! Ted
   
   
summer 2008

I received an e-mail from Stephen Nypaver - SteveNypaver@elpasoco.com - who is living in Colorado Springs, CO. “Just wanted to let you know that I did something great – on a personal level. I have always wanted to see Mount Everest and climb in the Himalayas in Nepal. In early October 2007 my wife and I went to Nepal with a group from the Colorado Mountain Club to trek in the Mount Everest area and to give me a chance to climb a 6,000 meter (20,000’) mountain named Island Peak. So after nine days of trekking from Lukla, I and five others and a group of Sherpas started on a two-day climb of Island Peak. We had a high camp at over 17,700’. After a short night of little sleep, we were up at 1:30 a.m. to go up. It was dark, cold, and rocky. At the snowline, we put on all of our snow gear – crampons, harnesses, ascenders, etc. – to go up snowfields and the glacier. At around 9 a.m. on Friday, October 12, 2007, a beautiful day, I stood on the small top of Island Peak, 20,305’! All around we could see the famous mountains of the Himalayas, to include Lhotse, Makalu, Nupste. I was really tired, but very happy that I could climb so high and fulfill a dream. Nepal was a great place to visit, and the Sherpas there are some of the best persons in the world (even though they never heard of JCU). My wife wants to go back next year! (After I retire from the district attorney’s office in Colorado Springs.)” ... Ty Freyvogel - tmf@freyvogel.com - had the opportunity to address Professor Tom Conklin’s class in the Boler School of Business last October, where he spoke on entrepreneurship. Ty is finishing his term on the JCU Board of Regents, and wanted to let us know how very excited he was about the future of Carroll under the leadership of Father Niehoff. One of Ty’s final acts as one of the regents will be to present a JCU diploma to his son, Bill (#6 of 7 children) at May’s commencement ceremonies. ... The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company named Thomas A. Connell, CPA, vice president and chief information officer. Connell had been vice president and controller for Goodyear since 2003. Prior to that, he spent 24 years in financial management positions with TRW Inc. Connell, joined TRW in 1979 as manager of financial accounting. He was named director of financial reporting in 1983; finance director and controller, valve division in 1986; and finance director and controller, engine components in 1987. He became vice president of finance, occupant restraint systems in 1990 and was named vice president and corporate controller in 1996. Prior to joining TRW, Connell was with the accounting firm Ernst & Whinney from 1970 to 1979. He worked in the company’s Cleveland and Sao Paulo, Brazil offices. “As controller, Tom led Goodyear through a critical period in which he created and then led a world-class controllership team. These strong leadership and organizational skills are both necessary traits as we look to enhance the business focus and functional capabilities within our IT organization,” said Goodyear CFO Mark Schmitz. “Throughout his career, Tom has led in the implementation of business process and IT systems standardization in complex, multi-divisional organizations, including enterprise-wide SAP implementations and shared services. Tom will lead our IT group to a new level of collaboration with the business units on real-world, information-based technology solutions to demand planning, supply chain implementation and other areas.” ... Keep the calls and the e-mails coming. Ted
   
   
spring 2008

Jack O’Connell e-mailed: “Chris Carmody was up from Atlanta for a visit in November. He is well and we talked long into the night about life and school. Chris spent a great deal of time in Scotland with Turner Broadcasting and I am headed there in March to visit a friend’s daughter at St. Andrews University. Right now I am aboard the Crystal Symphony, off the Mexican coast en route to the Panama Canal. Smooth seas, growing waistline and lots of books.” ... Rich Harkey sent his annual report on the December Cleveland DAT reunion. “Rick Sabolik took time out from his busy schedule in Dallas to fly in for the day. Rick has grown a start up mail order pharmacy business in a short period of time which has become one of the largest, if not the largest, mail order pharmacy in the country. ... Would you believe Mike Hatgas, who still has twin sons who are seniors at St. Ignatius High School, now has seven grandchildren? Mike is a key executive with a major Cleveland bank, and reports he’ll never be able to retire. ... West Side real estate magnate Pat Murphy attended; his business has been somewhat affected from the fallout from the credit crunch. ... Auto advertising mogul Terry Wichmann maintained his perfect attendance record at 37 years, the only Class of 1970 graduate to do so, and is chasing Mike with five grandchildren. We had very good attendance with classes of 1964 to 1980 represented this year, if you didn’t receive a free copy of the reunion pictures, e-mail class photographer RichardCHarkey@aol.com.” ... Jimmy McIntyre’s secretary (his wife Peggy) e-mailed: “They say things come in threes and I hope it is over now. Three years ago Jim passed out in August and we rushed him to the hospital with dizziness. In August 2006, he had a heart attack and now has a defibrillator implanted. This past August he did it again. He had a procedure this August and 10 days later had complications while at work, passed out from the loss of blood, fell and fractured his neck. He is fine now and finally has the neck brace off. In the middle of all this, our daughter, Tina, got married. Jim took his brace off to walk Tina down the aisle and to have the formal pictures taken. Our son, Roy, helped with the video taping of the wedding. Jim is fine and back to work. Hope this is a blessed New Year and that we can make it through August without anything else happening to Jimmy.” ... Tom Ahern e-mailed: “The John Carroll Class of 2029 is beginning to form! My wife, Pat, and I have just added the coveted credential of ‘grandparents.’ We traveled to London to welcome Grace Muriel Bouda to the Ahern clan. Our daughter Maureen and her husband Chris, both working for GE Healthcare in London, welcomed Grace into this world on Jan. 6, 2008. All are doing great. Our daughter Sheila will be ‘walking down the aisle’ in October to wed, Vincent Galloro. Sheila and Vince are journalists in Chicago, working for the Daily Herald and Crain’s Business. I continue to practice law in the Chicago area in between trips to London and emulating Steve Martin’s role in ‘Father of the Bride.’ We saw Donna ’72 and Don Brown, Ellen and Mike ’71 Walsdorf, Mike ’71 and Nancy ’73 Faems, and of course brother-in-law Matt Miller and wife Eileen, at their annual Super Bowl party - as we have for the last 32 years.” Little did Tom realize that Matt had already e-mailed me that Tom was a “grandpa.” Matt also wrote: “I’ve gotten taller and better looking!!,” to which I replied that while I could believe the height part, I found it hard to believe that Matt could get any better looking. ... Keep the e-mails coming, Ted
   
   
fall 2007

I received a nice note via e-mail from John O’Neil, who wrote: “Thought I’d check in. I retired from 30+ years in public accounting in July 2006. Since then, I keep busy by tying trout flies for a fishing lodge on Michigan’s Au Sable River, and by working part time in the fly fishing dept. of Cabela’s in Dundee, MI. Of course, I also fish -- a lot! So far, boring times have been few, but we’ll see if it continues. My wife of 37 years, Charlotte, is good, as well as our three kids. Only real negative is that my son, Norm, has been in Iraq for 13 months as a First Lt. and platoon leader with the 10th Mountain Division. He will be stateside in early November and we are counting the days. Next time you post in Alumni Journal put in a request as to whether anyone has heard from Wayne Milewski. He too is retired, sold his home in Toledo, and moved to Alaska somewhere. Wayne had become quite the hunter over the last decade, and I think he intended to start up an outfitter business up there. I can’t seem to find out where he ended up, but maybe he’s contacted some other alum. If I hear from him before the next magazine comes out I’ll let you know. Keep up the good work Ted, it’s great to hear about our old chums.” I only included that latter sentence to let all of you know how nice it is to read updates from classmates that we haven’t heard from in awhile. If anyone wants to contact John - bigcreekdad@aol.com. ... I also received an e-mail from G.I. Zaratsian, who is a career assistant in the Center for Career Services at JCU. He asked me to extend the following invitation to all of you: “The John Carroll Career Center has a new online program called Carroll Contacts. This program is designed to connect current JCU students to alumni and other faculty, staff, or friends of the John Carroll community. The goal is for students to be able to contact you and ask you career, or even life related questions. A student might be interested in working as a financial analyst in Chicago. With Carroll Contacts he/she can search for a qualified candidate to inquire about job requirements for an analyst, living conditions in Chicago, or something as simple as the best restaurant in town. The JCU Career Center invites you to sign up to become a Carroll Contact, through the Career Connection website. As a Carroll Contact you will join a new John Carroll network that gives students an opportunity to interact with you on a more professional level. Students who use Career Connection are able to search through the database of Carroll Contacts. As a Carroll Contact, you can offer students an insight into your career and the steps you took to get there. You can choose from a variety of interactions and can designate how often and by what means you are contacted. This is open to all alumni, faculty, staff, or anyone who wants to be a part of this great opportunity. To sign up, simply go to www.jcu.edu/careercenter, and click on the Career Connection link. Then click on Carroll Contact, and begin filling out your information.” ... Keep the “cards and letters” coming, classmates ... Ted
   
   
summer 2007

Rich Harkey - richardcharkey@aol.com - left the arid Salt Lake Valley, which currently has a great deal of smoke from forest fires, to return to Cleveland for some clean air to be the best man at his son, Richard’s wedding. Rich and Richard managed to play endless rounds of golf in the humid golf capital of the nation before the ceremony. Classmate Terry Wichmann, who was Rich’s best man way back when Rich and his wife, Pam, were married, also attended the event with his wife Marylou. Following his dad’s footsteps, Richard is a young CPA with the same Big 4 firm that his dad worked for. Rich also reported that niece Kristen Harkey ’07 graduated with honors in May, with more alumni from the Harkey family to follow. ... Ed Sandrick e-mailed me: “First, the Lord is good to us. We are healthy and enjoying a very fast-paced summer. We graduated three this spring. Mark, from grammar school to Marmion Military Academy where he’ll play golf, basketball and lacrosse, while working on his “position of attention” and hand salute. Tom and Andy are off to begin their college years at Marquette and Butler, respectively. What more can I say, they are going to college, remember? Ed Sandrick, III, graduated from Miami of Ohio with a degree in political science, and has made golf and baseball more his hobbies than his life, as he begins working in sales, still thinking of law school. Katie will begin her junior year at Creighton in nursing, just coming off spending spring semester at the University of Limerick in Ireland. Michael will be a junior at Benet Academy, on the golf and lacrosse teams. Marcia and I are doing our best to keep up with them. Otherwise, nothing to report.” How’s that last sentence in terms of the “classic understatement.” Ed is director of Group Medicare for Humana MarketPOINT in Oak Brook, IL - e.sandrick@humana.com. Ed, I am still waiting for you to come back to Lansing, MI, on one of your return sales calls. In light of your tuition bills, I will even pick up the tab for lunch. ... I received an e-mail from JCU’s Office of Alumni Relations, telling me that JCU Connect is now up and running on the university’s web site. I logged on, and verified all the information on my profile. I found it most easy to use. No sooner had I completed my “Connection” than I received an e-mail for Rick Gibson - jrickeygibson@compuserve.com - that he had also done so, and that we were both among the first 10 classmates from our class to do so. Check out the new JCU Connect today under the “Alumni” tab at www.jcu.edu. ... Richard Fridrich - rjfridrich@aol.com - updated his profile online just recently, and also sent some news that the alumni office forwarded to me. Richard retired from General Motors last year after 27 years of service. After graduating from JCU, he received his MS in acoustics from Penn State in 1978. He is staying active in the field of noise and vibration by participating in the standards writing activities in ASTM international and SAE international and by presenting papers at the SAE noise and vibration conference. Rich and his wife, Ann, celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary by taking a cruise to Alaska in June. They are the parents of four children:  Johanna, John, Kara and Brian. While at JCU, Richard was in the JCU band. Richard updated his profile online and sent me some news at the same time! In the alternative, e-mail me your news directly, or send it via “snail mail” right to my home address. ... Finally, on a sad note, the Alumni Office e-mailed me that our classmate James Koch passed away on May 18, 2007. Please pray for the peaceful repose of his soul. Ted
   
   
spring 2007

I don’t have a lot of news this time around. In my spare time, I have been trying to locate and contact some old classmates that I have not heard from or talked to in quite some time. My recent “detective work” turned up Bill O’Rourke. After John Carroll, Bill and I both attended Duquesne University School of Law (he graduated --- I didn’t). I “googled” his name and turned him up on the Alcoa Aluminum web site. I sent an e-mail to the web site editor asking if there was any way that I could get in contact with Bill, and lo and behold, a week or two later I received the following e-mail (dated in February): “Ted, I got a note from our Alcoa Internet editor saying you were looking for me. Well, you found me. In fact you found me in the middle of Russia where I have been for two years now. Alcoa invested ($257.5 million) in two very large aluminum manufacturing facilities in Russia -- they’re about 50-years old and include the largest forging press in the world, the largest extrusion press in the world, one of the largest rolling mills in the world -- and when we came here they had over 13,000 employees (down to under 10,000 now - while production is “up” by over 25% -- and investments exceed $200 million more -- revenue is $1 billion). The future for aluminum in Russia is very bright (per capita consumption of aluminum is about 4 kilogram/person in Russia, while in Western Europe and North America it’s closer to 40 kilogram/person. Life here is an adventure, that’s for sure. I live in the city of Samara where our largest plant is located (388 acres, 129 buildings, 20 kilometers of sidewalks, etc.). Samara sits on the Volga River. I’ll attach a photo of me standing in the middle of the frozen river. To give you an idea of the extremes, it’s -30 degrees (Centigrade) today - that’s cold. I hope you are well. Bill O.” According to the web site, Bill is a vice president of Alcoa Aluminum of America, and president of Alcoa Russia - William.O’Rourke@alcoa.com. Another JCU success story!! ... Paul DeFranco - the.oec.man@earthlink.net - updated his alumni profile online. Paul is living in Twinsburg, OH, and is a research associate at Ferro Corp. in Independence, OH. While at JCU, Paul was affiliated with the American Chemical Society. ... The alumni office also forwarded me notice of the passing of Robert C. Mann, ’70G, on March 28. Please pray for his family and friends, and the repose of his soul. ... Hope this finds you all well. Drop me a note or an e-mail with what’s going on with you and yours. Regards, Ted

   
winter 2007 I received two e-mails after the deadline for submission of my last column -- The first one was from Ed Sandrick, who sent me a long and touching recollection of Howie Burgh -- “Howie touched a lot of people in his brief stay with us. I had the pleasure of being one of his closest friends and always was thankful for that relationship. I met Howie in August of 1966, probably on the third floor of Dolan, as we gathered in the ‘T’ for one of Ripper Wilson’s orientation briefs. We became fast friends, as was the case with most of Howie’s friends. We came from the same neck of the woods, although I was from Whiting, IN. I recall how Joe Pokraka, Charlie Ellis (RIP), and I were adopted into the Chicago Club. Howie and I stayed in touch while I was in the Marine Corps, overseas and stateside. As I was leaving the Corps in 1979, then stationed at Camp Pendleton, CA, Howie flew out to San Diego to drive back with me. What a trip! We had the greatest time that I will treasure forever.” (note: Ed shared a hilarious story about the return trip here, but it was just too long to include, drop Ted an e-mail and he will forward it to you if you haven’t heard it before.) Ed continued that he once read a card that said: “It’s chance that makes brothers, but it’s hearts that makes friends.” Ed wrote: “It fits for so many of the friendships we made at Carroll, but is especially fitting for the way Howie held his friends and we, him. Howie gave his heart to many of us, and I believe that I am one of them and will be eternally grateful for the gift.” ... The second e-mail came from Dennis Casey ’87, about Pat Condon being honored by their high school alma mater – Brother Rice in Chicago – as the Alumni Association’s Man of the Year at their all alumni reunion this past November 10, where Pat and his class celebrated their 40th anniversary. Pat is the immediate past chairman of the Brother Rice Board of Directors and helped found the school’s Development Committee. (Info can be found under the alumni sections at www.brrice.org.) Dennis is also close friends with Donna ’72 and Don Brown. ... Rich Harkey sent his annual report on the DAT Reunion held at Flannery’s in downtown Cleveland on December 27. Attending were alumni from the ’60s, ’70s, and ’80s. Class of ’70 attendees included group historian and retired educator, Paul Antonin; real estate magnate Pat Murphy, Terry Wichmann, president of an advertising agency that specializes in automotive dealership ads, and of course Rich. Rich reported that he has taken a new position and in addition to working and residing in the state with the “Greatest Snow on Earth,” he also maintains offices in Palo Alto and Las Vegas, and while working in Vegas in December, Paul Antonin (Rich’s Bernet roommate) was vacationing at the Mandalay Bay at the same time. ... Rick Sabolik reported that he had to miss this year’s reunion. The retired Big 4 audit partner said that he was starting a mail order drug business in the Dallas area. Gerri and Pat Murphy and Penny and Rick Sabolik celebrated their 40th wedding anniversaries in 2007. Want pictures of the event -- RichardCHarkey@aol.com. ... Peggy McIntyre - peggy2140@yahoo.com - e-mailed me that “Jimmy had a heart attack sometime in July and on August 5 passed out in the car while I was driving. I took him to the hospital and he now has two stents and a defibrillator implanted in him. He is OK and on five meds a day and his defibrillator hasn’t gone off yet. Wedding plans for our daughter, Tina, are coming along. Tina is worried that Jimmy and I are going to dress like lawn gnomes for the reception since she always says we dress like them in winter.” ... Paul DeFranco and John Schlosser updated their alumni profiles online. Paul - the.oec.man@earthlink.net - is a senior research engineer for the Ferro Corporation in Independence, OH. Paul and his wife, Karen, have one son, David (31) and make their home in Twinsburg, OH. While at JCU, he was affiliated with the American Chemical Society. John - johnschlosser@juno.com - is living in Cincinnati. After leaving Carroll, he received his J.D. from Catholic U. While at JCU, he was affiliated with LTS and Alpha Sigma Nu. Ted
   
fall 2006
It was only after I had already submitted my last column that I learned of the passing of Howie Burgh in April after a long and valiant fight with cancer. I had not seen Howie in many years until we saw each other at our 35th reunion in June 2005. He greeted me as if we had just graduated 35 days rather than 35 years ago. Howie had a gift for always making people feel at ease around him. I will always remember him as someone with a perpetual smile on his face. Tom Ahern noted in an e-mail, “Howie knew everybody,” and is sorely missed by the JCU Chicago connection. Perhaps Don Brown speaks the most eloquently of him when he e-mailed me: “Howie taught us what it means to laugh, love, and keep friendships strong. He also taught me how to approach the game of golf. In his final months when he must have known that he would never play golf (which he loved) againhe gave me some advice that I will always remember with every stroke: ‘Brownie, just remember the three T’s: tempo, turn and trust.’ The next time I played after he told me that, I shot the best game of my life. He always was patient with me (a terrible golfer) on the course. I think of him often and miss him terribly. Howie’s wife and best friend (and fan) Julie Wilson was with him at all times through the almost two years Howie battled the various cancers. She made sure that friends were always welcome and that Howie had her smile and positive attitude waiting for him after every surgery and treatment. Julie was alone with him the afternoon he died as they returned home from a ride around beautiful Williams Bay, WI, the town they called home for the last several years. For anyone who would wish to send a note to Julie her address is 3 Highwood Court, Unit B, Williams Bay, WI, 53191. ... Donald Shina updated his alumni profile via the www.jcu.edu web site. He writes “More than four years ago I left University Hospitals of Cleveland where I was clinical director and residency director in the Department of Radiation Medicine to accept a position as medical director of the St. Vincent Regional Cancer Center in Santa Fe. As both a medical and radiation oncologist this was a great opportunity for me and allowed me the chance to realize my desire to live in New Mexico. After 18 years of traveling to Northern New Mexico for vacations, my partner, Kevin Waidmann, and I finally decided to make the move to this wonderful area. The geography, climate, traditions and history have always attracted us to this area. Kevin and I are avid cyclists and skiers and being in New Mexico has given us the opportunity to continue cycling most of the year -- and Taos is only an hour away. Over the past few years we have participated in a number of centuries (100-mile single day cycling events) throughout the Southwest. The past two years the cancer center sponsored the Santa Fe Century. This past August we participated in and completed our first triathlon event in Los Alamos. So in addition to the new cultural milieu we’re living in we’ve been motivated to make serious life style changes as well. We couldn’t have made a better decision.” Those of you wishing to can contact Donald -- donald.shina@stvin.org. ... Paul Svec -- pvsec@teamonesolutions.com -- also used the web site to update his alumni profile. He is living in Alameda, CA, and is CEO of Team One Solutions, Inc. in San Leandro, CA. ... I encourage everyone to update their own profiles online. And, please take a minute and drop me a line or an e-mail to let me know what is going on with you and yours. Ted
   
summer 2006
Having recently returned from my 40th high school class reunion, my thoughts drifted back to the year of 1966 when we first came together as a class just prior to Labor Day weekend. At the reunion, there were a couple of my fellow graduates from Sharon (PA) High School that joined us as freshmen but did not graduate from JCU. Does anyone remember Ron Fabian or Bill Mack? They were in Pacelli Hall that first year. Anyway, one of the greatest Jesuits of all time, Father Castellano, knew both my dad, Bob ’38 and Dick Leusch ’37, so he arranged to have Rich Leusch and I room together in Dolan. Some of the guys in our wing were Dave Dornheggen, Luke Magnotto, Joe Arcarese, and I think Dave’s roommate was Paul Hritz (although I can’t vouch for that as senility is starting to set in). If you have memories of that freshman year, please e-mail them to me. ... Patricia Fraser Munson updated her profile with the alumni office recently. She is a science teacher at Mayfield High School, and received her M.Ed. from JCU in 1992. She is married to Jeffrey Munson ’68, and they have two children --- Peter ’97, and Paul, Pratt College ’01. Her affiliations at JCU included Gamma Pi Epsilon and ACS. Old friends can contact Patricia at pmunson@adelphia.net. See, even if you don’t want to correspond with me directly, you can update your own profile at www.jcu.edu. Under the “Alumni” tab, click on “Alumni and Friends,” and once you’re there, click on “Update your record.” There, I have walked you through it, now all you have to do is “fill in the blanks.” ... Tom Montgomery also updated his profile and added some notes to share with all of us. He is president of the Korea Hub of Volvo Construction Equipment and is living in Singapore with his wife Gretchen. They have two children, Amanda (33) and Patrick (29). Tom writes: “Gretchen and I have been living and working in Asia for the last two years and have found it to be very interesting, exciting and fun. We have been able to travel all through Asia including China, India, Thailand, Malaysia, Cambodia, Indonesia (including Bali), Korea and Japan. Our daughter Amanda, married to Dr. A.J. Carvelli, presented us with our first grandchild, Sophia Carvelli, last December and we are looking forward to our visit this fall to Pittsburgh (Super Bowl champs) to see her. Our son Patrick, I am proud to say, won an Emmy in 2003 for his work as sound editor of Crime Scene Investigation. He is currently working for Coca Cola in LA, working on his master’s degree in computer science and is married to Melinda Villeges. It’s great to live in this part of the world and I would invite all our friends from JCU to come visit us.” Before you book your flights, you can touch base with Tom -- montytom@singnet.com.sg. ... Reunion notes: It’s hard to believe it’s been over a year since our 35th! Tom Swope has been married to Debbie for 33 years. They have two boys, Ben (27) and Andy (25). Tom is an attorney and has been with Frost, Brown and Todd since 1977. Their main offices are in Cincinnati and Louisville, while Tom is the managing partner of the Middletown, OH, office, specializing in management employment. ... Wes Catri has been married to Katie (Notre Dame College ’71) for 35 years and have two children. Nancy (27) is married to Joe and is a women’s Division I basketball referee in the Sunbelt and Atlantic Coast conferences and Wes, Jr. (26) ’02, and Nova Law ’05. Wes, Sr., has been a trial lawyer in Plantation, FL, since. ’74. ... That leaves me only a couple reunion tidbits for future columns. Send me news!! Ted
   
spring 2006
It must be a case of “spring fever,” as I have not heard from many of you in regard to your “news and views.” A couple of our classmates did update their alumni profile through the university web site -- www. jcu.edu. ... James Fay lives in Norfolk, MA, -- jameslfay@cs.com. He has an advanced degree from Villanova University, and is president of James L. Fay Associates. ... Edward Velyvis lives in Concord Twp., OH, with his wife, Celia. They are parents of three children: Stephen (35), Amy (33), and Kathryn (28). He has an advanced degree from Baldwin-Wallace in 1982, and is president of Fleet Fueling Systems, Inc. - evelyvis@sbcglobal.net. ... Here’s a new one for those of you who claim to be too busy to e-mail me -- have your spouse do it!!! That is what Jimmy McIntyre did --- he had his wife Peggy do it - peggy2140@yahoo.com. Peggy said Jimmy does not use the p.c. at home, as he is on one all day at work!! Jimmy is part of our class’ Cleveland connection. He has been with the Cuyahoga County Sheriff’s office the last 12 years as a corrections officer, as is his son, Roy (22). Their daughter, Tina (19) is studying massage therapy at community college, and just got engaged to be married. Peggy saw my note in my last column about Rick Sabolik. She said that she and Rick went to St. Malachi’s grade school together, and she wanted me to pass on to Rick “that Sister Naomi is still alive and shrinking.” ... Reunion notes: In one of my previous columns, I brought you up-to-date on some of our class’ Chicago area alumni, so I thought I would devote the rest of this column to the Cleveland area attendees. In addition to Jimmy McIntyre, George Vourlojianis, Dale DeRoia, Sue Eagan, and Jim Day were among those present. George is married to Sally, and he has 2 stepdaughters, Laura (26) and Stephanie (22). He has his Ph.D. in history, and has taught at Lorain Community College since ’90, at Kent State from ’90-’94, and at JCU since ’97. At JCU, he teaches Vietnam War History, and American Military History, and at LCC he teaches History Survey courses and Ohio History. ... Dale has been married to Dawn for 32 years, and they have three children Dani (32), Dion (29) and Dayle (22) and three grandchildren. Dale owns an independent contracting company that does helicopter maintenance for the U.S. Army. Sue is working at JCU as an alumni-in-admissions volunteer, after working for the Permabond Book Company for many years selling textbooks to schools. In 2000, Sue accompanied the JCU MBA class to China. Jim has been married to Linda for 18 years. Linda just retired from teaching special education for 30 years. They have four children: Meghan (25), Amy (22), Jimmy (14), and Christopher (13). Jim has owned an appraisal company for the last 30 years, and in addition, he worked for Cuyahoga County as a commercial and industrial auditor. ... Well, classmates, I only have just a few reunion tidbits left for future columns, so I am counting on you to get me the “lowdown” on what you have been up to, who you are married to, what advance degrees you have, who you are working for (or hopefully retired from), etc. Don’t let me down!!! Regards, Ted
   
winter 2006
Rich Harkey -- richardcharkey@aol.com -- e-mailed me on a sure sign of aging -- his golf handicap is no longer in single digits. Stating that his driving and fairway wood accuracy and distance are good in the high altitude Utah Rocky Mountains, the dreaded three putt has reared its ugly head. Rich also sent his annual review of the DAT reunion held at Flannery’s in downtown Cleveland in December. The event had the largest turnout ever with many 1960s, 1970s and 1980s attending. Among the attendees from our class: Terry Wichmann, president of an advertising agency in Cleveland, received a platinum award for perfect attendance in all the years following graduation. Terry is busy in the grandfathering stage of his life, and proudly displayed pictures of Ben, Mary Kate, and Jake. Terry and wife Mary live in Westlake, and if you listen carefully, you can frequently hear Terry’s voiceover in automobile commercials aired in NE Ohio. ... Paul Antonin, retired English teacher and noted historian on lots of stuff, attended. Paul, always known for his physical prowess and athletic conditioning at JCU and beyond, responded to the question, “...as group historian what happened to the scrapbooks?” Paul answered, “They were too heavy to carry.” Pat Murphy (a real estate magnate on Cleveland’s West Side) attended, also proudly displaying pictures of his four grandchildren. ... Rick Sabolik, retired Big 4 audit partner of Plano, TX, advised that he had every intention of attending this year, but scheduled hip surgery at the last minute. Rick, stating that he never responds to rumors, would neither confirm nor deny that he injured his hip in a touch football game from wife Penny. But he said, “Count on me for next year.” E-mail Rich Harkey if you need an invitation for the 2006 reunion. ... John O’Neil -- bigcreekdad@aol.com -- e-mailed that after 30 years or so in public accounting, he’s retiring from the CPA firm of Plante & Moran. His retirement plans center around learning to think like a trout. He also sent some news about our Toledo area classmates -- Wayne Milewski is still doing his music gig, but after years of pushing 280 pounds, Wayne went on a massive shape-up program on his owns. He is now just under 200, and looks very good but the resulting new wardrobe cut into his funding a bit. He now signs his e-mails to John as the “formerlyobeseone,” and is contemplating doing some self help weight loss consulting to large companies. Marty Mohler continues as the successful lawyer. One of his partners is the father of Katie Holmes (not kidding here), aka Tom Cruise’s fiancée. Marty indicates that, for a minor fee, he will pass along the “real” gossip. John "Moon" Mullin has surfaced in St. Louis after a three year disappearance (from Toledo folks anyway). For anyone who knew Moon, he has not changed (John said you will understand). ... Dick Ray -- rray59@comcast.net -- e-mailed that since school days, ROTC, and a short active duty stint, he has been in the flat rolled steel business in the Grosse Pointe, MI, area for the past 35 years. Dick and his wife, Clarinda, have raised four kids -- two graduated U Dayton and two still at DePaul in Chicago. Oldest married daughter met her husband, Joe Curtis, at U Dayton. Joe’s parents, local Clevelanders, graduated from JCU about seven years after our class. ... Sue Eagan -- smbe@prodigy.net -- e-mailed that she attended the alumni homecoming Mass and brunch at JCU on Sunday, October 2, and that on October 11 she was deeply honored to represent our class in the inaugural parade for the installation of Fr. Niehoff. ... News from the alumni office: Jack O’Connell -- 1greatelm@sbcglobal.net -- is enjoying his first year of retirement by spending the winter in Florida. Marcos Ionescu -- marcos.ionescu@marist.edu -- has his Ph.D. from CUNY. James L. Fay -- jameslfay@cs.com -- is living in Norfolk, MA, with his wife, Sherrie, and is president of James L. Fay Associates. Vytautas K. Dailide -- ndailide@aol.com -- is living in Canton, MI, with his wife, Nancy, working for Norfolk Southern Transportation in Dearborn, MI. He and Nancy have five children: Heather (34), Erik (33), Adam (27), Ethan (25), and Gina (22). Gerri Hura -- huragm@buffalostate.edu -- is an asst. professor at Buffalo State University, with an MBA from Bryant University, and received her Ph.D. from the University of Akron December 2005 -- congrats, Gerri. ... Reunion Tidbit: Greg Ganslen -- gganslen@hot.rr.com -- and his wife, Sharon, celebrated Mass at ND and had lunch with the celebrant, Father Ed Mehok, who just happened to concelebrate their wedding Mass on June 26, 1971. At Reunion, Greg discovered that he was the only one that entered the military after graduation that stayed on active duty and retired after 20 years. ... Keep the news coming, Ted
 
fall 2005
In my last column, I promised that anyone who e-mailed me with info to use in my future columns would receive a “bonus” back from me -- a series of pictures from Reunion Weekend e-mailed back to them. I hoped my e-mail inbox would be deluged with tidbits of info from all of you, but the only one who took me up on the offer (at least to this point) was Dennis Fogarty. Denny wrote to say that he was retired and living between Westport, CT, and Naples, FL, with his wife Pat. Their son, Michael, is attending James Madison University in Virginia. One of their neighbors in Naples is Tony DeCarlo G’66. You can reach Denny at Naples Capital Mgmt., 239-530-0291 - dfogarty@optonline.net. Now that Denny has “the ball rolling,” keep those e-mails coming!! ... The JCU alumni office had a couple of online updates to classmates’ profiles: Greg Schoen is living in Port Ludlow, WA, - gregschoen@hotmail.com. ... Michael A. McFarland is living in South Bend, IN, 574-288-2039 - mcfarland.1@ndu.edu. Michael and his wife, Sheila (nee Koenig), have one son, Michael. “Our” Michael is manager of Instructional Resources for the University of Notre Dame. His Notre Dame connection reminds me of an event held at ND a couple of years ago. My cousin, Dick Huether is an instructor at Notre Dame, and Dick made a rather substantial donation towards redoing the president’s and vice president’s offices when the ND Administration Bldg. (“the” golden dome) was being renovated. There was a dinner to recognize Dick’s generous contribution, and quite a few of our family members attended. The director of alumni giving for ND mentioned that any other Huether family members who also wanted to give a contribution to ND were welcome to do so. Since I was giving the invocation before the meal, I mentioned that there were far more JCU alumni (my brother Bob ’64, my cousin Mike Storey ’64, and myself) than ND grads in the crowd, and that if there was any “giving” to be done, it would be to JCU. ... I mentioned that I took some notes at the reunion, wanting to update all of you on what is going on in the lives of some of those that attended. You probably saw in the summer 2005 edition of John Carroll magazine that Donna Bowen Brown ’72 and her husband, our own Don Brown were recognized as being part of “The Chicago Network” of JCU alumni. Don and Donna have two daughters, Megan and Maura. Megan is married to Dan Mazzuca, and they have a son, Michael Joseph. Don has been practicing law for 32 years, and is with Donohue, Brown, Mathewson & Smyth, involved in civil litigation, primarily defending doctors and lawyers in malpractice matters. ... As long as we are talking about “The Chicago Network,” I gave you a partial update in my last column about another prominent Chicago area alumnus, Tom Ahern, who attended the reunion. Tom and his wife, Pat, have been married 32 years, and have three children, Sheila (a journalist), Maureen (an accountant who celebrated her marriage in September), and Dan (attending Marquette). Tom is an attorney who worked for United Air Lines until 1992, and has been in private practice since then, specifically in civil litigation and estate planning. ... Yet another Chi-town attendee was Howie Burgh. Howie and his wife, Julia Wilson Burgh have been married 22 years. Howie is president of Flow Products in Chicago, which deals with fluid power. Howie and Julia are renovating an old officers home at Old Fort Sheridan (a decommissioned military base) in Highland Park, IL. Howie is a cancer survivor, having had one of his kidneys removed in 2004. ... Keep those e-mails coming! Ted
 
summer 2005
Well, another reunion weekend has come and gone, but old acquaintances were renewed, and new memories were made. Here is a list of classmates that were in attendance at all or part of the weekend’s festivities: Tom Ahern, Pete Beirne, Frank Brady, Don Brown, Chris Carmody, Wes Catri, Charles (C.J.) Cole, Jim Day, Bob Deneweth, Dale Deroia, Sue Eagan, Ty Freyvogel, Pat Hutchinson Evans, Bob Faught, Greg Ganslen, Rick Gibson, Ted Heutsche, Gary Kelley, Jim McIntyre, Marty Mohler, Jack O’Connell, Tom Swope, Fran Ulrich, George Vourlojianis. To paraphrase Don Brown: “While quantity might be lacking, quality was present.” A great time was had by all who attended, and the staff at JCU did an outstanding job hosting us. The food and entertainment was wonderful, and the company we enjoyed was unsurpassed. For those of you who were unable to attend this year, “mark your calendars” for June 2010. I guarantee you will not regret attending. ... It might have been because the dorms were all male when we matriculated in the ’60s, but it took a little getting used to in regards to having men’s and women’s rooms designated in different wings on alternating floors in Millor Hall. Jim McIntyre’s wife, Peggy, said that Ahern and Brown were “standing guard” for each other in the hallway while each took turns availing themselves of the “unofficial” women’s room in their wing. Jim asked them to do the same for him, only to find the hallway empty when he exited the restroom. Sounds like freshman hi-jinx to me, eh? ... Tom Ahern was recently installed as the president of the Northwest Chicago Suburban Bar Association, a Bar Association of 600 attorneys in Illinois. Our classmate, Dan Gillespie, who is a Circuit Court Judge in Cook County, swore Tom into office. Another JCU alum, Mike Hagerty ’68 was appointed as the Association Attorney on that evening. In attendance at the dinner that followed was a JCU contingent consisting of Matt and Eileen Miller, Howie Burgh, Ken Sophie ’72, Mike and Sue Hagerty and their daughter, Katie Hagerty ’05, Dan and Patty Gillespie. Congratulations, Tom and Mike! ... Jack O’Connell is now “officially” retired from his 30+ years of teaching at the Brunswick School in Greenwich, CT, and is off to his retirement home in the Berkshire Hills in Northwest CT. ... In my last column, I wrote that Chris Carmody has three daughters. “Jamie” is Chris’ son -- sorry about that, Jamie. As I write this column, Chris is “suffering” due to his five week stay in England as a senior producer for Turner Network Sports covering the British Open, the British Senior Open, and the British Women’s Open. It’s a tough job, but some one has to do it! ... Christine Capasso update her alumni profile on line, www.jcu.edu. Her new address is 28190 Islet Trail, Bonita Springs, FL 34135. Her home phone is 239-992-0970, and her e-mail address is ccapasso@aol.com. ... Thomas R. Couvreur sent the alumni office his new e-mail address. It is trcouvreur@sbcglobal.net. ... Speaking of e-mail addresses, I am in the process of changing my home one, so if you need to e-mail me, please use tedh@midwestairfil.com. As an added bonus, if anyone e-mails me with info for my future columns, I will e-mail you back a whole series of pictures of the reunion weekend. ... I do have a whole series of “interviews” that I conducted with classmates during the reunion weekend festivities, and after I edit them, I will include the “news” in the next few issues of John Carroll magazine. Take care of yourselves, and “send mail”! Ted
 
spring 2005
Plans are finalized for our upcoming 35th Reunion the weekend of June 17-19. In addition to the normal reunion activities on campus, the reunion committee decided to have lunch Saturday at Hornblowers followed by a tour of the Rock And Roll Hall of Fame And Museum. While a list of confirmed reservations was unavailable at “press time,” the following classmates expressed their intention of attending in the preliminary mailing that was sent out last November: Tom Ahern, Don Brown, Chris Carmody, Richard Cicerchi, James Day, Pat Hutchinson Evans, Bob Faught, Greg Ganslen, Ted Heutsche, James Hogue, Hector Marchand, Marty Mohler, Joseph Moran, Mike Pellegrini, Deroia Usar, and George Vourlojianis. In addition, I know that the following reunion committee members are coming: Pete Beirne, Wes Catri, Sue Eagan, Ty Freyvogel, Bill Lynch, Jack O’Connell, Frank Piunno, Fran Ulrich. Don Brown and Wes Catri are in charge of the Class Gift portion of the reunion. ... The “dam broke” in terms of incoming news on our classmates. Pete Beirne e-mailed me that he is the recipient of the Bishop’s Distinguished Service Award from the Diocese of Columbus, OH, as a former board president of Catholic Social Services and as a trustee of the Catholic Foundation for the diocese. Pete was also installed as a Knight Commander of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre, a Papal Knighthood. Congratulations can be sent to Pete at pbeirne@winfab.com. ... Chris Carmody updated his alumni profile online at www.jcu.edu from his home in Alpharetta, GA, where he is a senior producer for Turner Sports. After leaving JCU, Chris got his Master of Science degree from Syracuse University in 1973. Chris has three daughters, Lark, Jamie and Robin. He wrote: “This will be my 32nd year in television. I have received seven National Emmy Awards, but working on the British Open at St. Andrews this summer will be one of the greatest highlights of my career.” Chris’ e-mail address is chris.carmody@turner.com. ... Jack O’Connell happens to be Robin Carmody’s godfather. He writes that Robin is graduating from the University of San Diego and hopes to pursue a career in drama and the teaching of drama after graduate school. Jack is retiring as of this June after 30+ years of teaching and moving to One Great Elm Rd, Sharon, CT, 06069 to a historic house “and the restoration has been a long process.” Jack said that he has no definite retirement plans other that a Transatlantic crossing from Lisbon to Ft. Lauderdale via the Azores and Bermuda. Jack can also be reached at Jackbville@aol.com. ... Ty Freyvogel called me with a double dose of good news -- In February, he was named to the JCU board of regents, and at the end of March he and his wife, Katherine, had their first grandchild, Theodore August Noethling. Ty said that “just two” of his seven children are married, and he has one in law school, several at Boston College, while his youngest, Bill, is a freshman at JCU. Ty continues to write and give motivational speeches. Check him out at www.tyfreyvogel.com. ... Congrats can be sent to Ty at tmf@freyvogel.com. ... Fran Ulrich e-mailed that she is now working at Notre Dame College after retiring from the county board of mental retardation after 31 years. She is a full time faculty member in the education division. Fran noted: “Sometimes I can’t seem to believe I am a college professor, oh by the way, my office used to be ‘Mother Superior’s, how fitting...” Fran can be congratulated on her retirement and her “new career” at fulrich@ndc.ecu. I am sure Fran’s dad would be proud of her. ... Finally, my wife, Karen, and I beat the Freyvogel’s by about three weeks. Our first grandchild, Braeden Thomas Hogan, son of John Hogan ’93 and Gretchen Heutsche ’93 was born on February 7th. ... Keep the notes, calls and letters coming. It makes my job much easier, and we all enjoy hearing from you!! Regards, Ted
 
winter 2005
Mark the dates! Set aside some calendar time! The JCU class of 1970 35th reunion is scheduled for June 17-19, 2005. We still need volunteers from our class for the reunion committee. Those who have already committed to the effort are: Tom Ahern, Don Brown, Sue Eagan, Bob Faught, Tom Freyvogel, Ted Heutsche, Jim Hogue, Frank Piunno. However, we need more help!! Tom Ahern communicated a great idea. If we could get 2-3 regional “directors” in the major metropolitan areas (Cleveland, Pittsburgh, Columbus, Cincinnati/Dayton, Toledo/Detroit, Chicago, Milwaukee, Buffalo/Rochester, NY/NJ), and 1-2 “organization directors” (Band, Carroll News, football, rugby, AED, DAT, Sailing Club, AKPsi, Beta Tau, U-Club, IBG, I-Chi, etc.), we could really get the reunion attendance effort rolling. We need help!! If you are interested in joining to plan the weekend, you can contact any of the committee members, or contact Rosalie Massey in the alumni office directly, at 216-397-3014 or e-mail her at rmassey@jcu.ecu. Rosalie has a great breakdown of our class by activity and by present contact info. You do not need to live in the greater Cleveland area to participate, and Rosalie has the means to keep all volunteers “in the loop” with reservation responses, etc. Please join us. ... In other news, Ron Moeller updated his alumni profile online at www.jcu.edu. Ron and his wife, Virginia, are living in Fremont, CA, where they are “enjoying being in California and the wonderful weather,” and are “doting grandparents of two grandchildren, five and three years old.” (Speaking of grandchildren, by the time you receive this, my wife Karen and I should be grandparents for the first time, compliments of our daughter, Gretchen, and her husband, John Hogan – both JCU ’93.) Ron and Virginia have 2 children, Robert and Susan, and Ron is employed as senior staff for Novellus Systems in San Jose. ... Rich Harkey sent an e-mail saying that he made it to the annual DAT holiday reunion event at Flannery’s downtown, after spending a few unplanned days in Chicago trying to get a flight out after the snowstorm. The reunion was comprised of about 60 alums, primarily from the JCU classes of 1964 through 1980. Our class was represented by Rich, Paul Antonin, and Terry Wichmann. There is talk of a summer event for the group. ... In some sad news, we were informed of the passing of classmate Neil Edward Rasmussen by his wife Mary. Neil passed away from cancer on December 16, 2004. Neil had been a Manager of Internal Audit for Goodrich Corp. in Charlotte, NC. In addition to Mary, Neil is survived by his daughter, Kristen Rasmussen Barry master’s of accountancy ’94 and her husband, Patrick Phillip Barry ’94, and his son, Jeffrey. Mary also wrote “Neil will be missed by all. He was looking forward to the reunion in June of 2005.” Condolences can by sent to the family at 2215 Beaucatcher Ln., Charlotte, NC 28270. ... Wishing all of you a happy and healthy year in 2005, the reunion committee hopes to hear from you soon, and to see you at Reunion 2005. Keep the news coming to either me directly, or to the Alumni Office. Ted
   
fall 04 Mark your calendars!!! Set aside the dates!!! Reunion weekend for our 35th class reunion will be Friday to Sunday, June 17/18/19, 2005. If you are like me, it is extremely hard to believe that it has been almost twice as long that we have been out of JCU as the ages we were when we began our freshman year!! In any event, we are looking for volunteers to serve on our class reunion committee. As of this writing, the following class members have volunteered to be on the committee: Tom Ahern, Don Brown, Bob Faught, Ted Heutsche, and Frank Piunno. You do not necessarily have to live in the greater Cleveland area to help out. If you are interested in helping to plan the weekend, please contact Rosalie Massey in the alumni office at 216-397-3014 or you can e-mail her at rmassey@jcu.edu. ... In other news, David Komar updated his alumni file online. He is living in Fairfax Station, VA, where he is a senior staff member for Systems Planning and Analysis, Inc. David’s e-mail address is combatdad@aol.com. ... If you have not done so recently, it is very easy to update your own profile online. Simply go to www.jcu.edu and click on the “Alumni and Friends” tab, then click on “Update Your Record Online,” and type away. You can also read our Class Notes if your copy of John Carroll magazine gets waylaid by the post office, like Rich Harkey’s always does. Rich actually had to “import” a copy from another JCU alumnus in the Los Angeles area. ... Speaking of our faithful JCU-west column contributor, Rich told me that the snow is starting to accumulate on the mountains around Salt Lake City. While he did not say so in as many words, I inferred from that weather report that it meant that Rich would be putting his golf clubs away for the season, much like the rest of us back in the good, ole’ Midwest. ... The impending cold weather was not about to deter Terry Wichmann from making his first trip to visit our favorite Ute. Could this be the beginning of a mass emigration of a lot of our Cleveland area alumni out west?!?! Keep tuned to this column for further developments. ... Take care, and have a happy and blessed holiday season. Take a minute to e-mail any news about what is going on in your lives. Ted
   
summer 04 The Alumni office forwarded some updates they received from some of our classmates. Bob Faught is living in Newtown Square, PA, where he is senior vice president of Retail and Commercial Sales for Comcast. Bob and his wife, Melissa, have 4 children: Connor (25), Caroline (21), Elizabeth (13), and Emily (9). While at JCU, Bob was a member of IBG. Bob’s can be reached at robert_faught@cable.comcast.com. ... Greg Ganslen is in Harker Hts., TX, where he lives with his wife, Sharon. Greg and Sharon have two children: John (32) and Maureen (29). He is a senior engineer for Computer Sciences Corp. in Fort Hood, TX, and was recently elected to the position of lay director for the Fort Hood Heart of Texas Cursillo community. Greg’s e-mail address is gganslen@vvm.com. ... Steve Nypaver has been waiting for Greg’s e-mail address since June ’03. He said he has not been in touch with Greg since they left JCU in 1970 to go into the Army. Sorry it took me so long to get that info to you, Steve, but as you can see, I saved your e-mail all this time. ... Tim Sullivan is a permanent deacon for the Archdiocese of Detroit, ordained October 2, 1999, assigned to Our Lady of Good Counsel Parish in Plymouth, MI. From 1970 to 1999, Tim was a special agent (Intelligence Officer) for the BATF in Detroit, and since then, he has been a Theology instructor at Loyola HS in Detroit. Tim is also a chaplain for the BATF, and he has an outreach ministry to the homeless www.pbjoutreach.org. Tim and his wife Gail, have 2 children: Shana (27) and Meghan (20). Tim’s e-mail address is timpsullivan@prodigy.net. ... Reminder – 35th reunion next year. Plan for it! Keep the updates coming, either to the Alumni Office or directly to me. Regards, Ted
   
spring 04 This year’s DAT Christmas Luncheon had the largest turnout ever. It was held at Flannery’s in downtown Cleveland on the Monday between Christmas and New Year’s. While the attendee list is way too long to mention here, Paul Antonin, retired from Willoughby-Eastlake Schools after 30 years of teaching, represented our class. Paul is now the group’s historian. If you looked at any of the scrapbooks at the event, it’s amazing how young we all looked 35 years ago. Please get your class stuff of historical significance and other class antiquities to Paul who resides in Willowick, OH with wife Rae. ... In attendance was Rich Harkey, now a Ute in Salt Lake City. Rich noted his handicap has fallen to single digits and is not attributable to the high altitude, low humidity, or the desert thin air that gives an additional 30 yards per shot, whether you want it to or not, but rather is due to slight swing modifications. ... From the West-is-Best Group, Pat Murphy disclosed that he has completed the necessary training and state certifications to be licensed with Realty One in Rocky River. Pat would be very grateful for any family and friend referrals that you might be able to pass on, he would love to represent them on Cleveland’s West Side. ... Terry Wichmann is the president of an advertising agency where he has sons Michael and TJ ’01 working and learning the advertising business, enabling Terry to focus on other important matters such as grandfathering. Daughter Katy, who teaches in the Cleveland school system, will make Terry and Mary grandparents a second time this fall. ... The event would not have been possible without the organizing skills of Vic Matteucci ’71 who this year managed to pull-in still more classmates. Based on last May’s highly successful second St. Patrick’s Day event, a second is scheduled this May, probably at the Harp or similar location, and will include spouses. Watch for the note regarding the annual Late Summer-Fall Classic at a yet-to-be-named East Side course. ... We learned that Mike Hatgas is with a large bank in the Cleveland area doing regulatory compliance. Mike and JoAnn have 5 boys, Christopher who graduated from Xavier and supervises a Cleveland bank’s derivative securities program, Joe and Kevin who are at JCU, and the twins who will be entering St. Ignatius as freshmen this fall. They live in Middleburg Heights, and are looking forward to the end of their tuition-paying phase of their life which may come as early as 2013. ... We also learned that Dan McGann is an empty nester living with wife Kristina in Danville, PA. Dan is the grandfather of five and does compensation and benefits planning for a community hospital in Scranton. ... Rick Sabolik, while being retired as a Big 4 partner, just couldn’t stay home. He is now getting additional income consulting for a medical company in the Dallas area. Rick reports that he is trying to figure out how to survive on very little sleep, but he’s having fun! ... Just in from the JCU E-News. Don Korb, a partner in the Cleveland law firm Thompson Hine, has been confirmed by the U.S. Senate as chief counsel of the IRS, the #2 position therein. He will be commuting to D.C. from Shaker Hts. for the next year while his daughter completes high school. You probably remember Don as the co-captain (along with Kerry Volkmann ’71) of the perennial champion Blue Streak wrestlers our senior year. ... Special thanks to contributing writer Rich Harkey! ... Reminder – 35th reunion next year. Plan for it! Ted
   
summer 2003 A rather short column this time around. I received a note from Gerry Grim ’69 and a copy of the book It’s Not Your Smarts, It’s Your Schmooze - How to Succeed Without Being Brilliant authored by our very own classmate (and former I Chi) Ty Freyvogel. Ty owns all or part of several different businesses and is an active investor in many diverse companies, as well as being a public speaker. He still resides in the Pittsburgh area with his wife, Katherine, and their seven children. Gerry reports that the book is selling well on Amazon.com. ... My mother, Anne, passed away on Palm Sunday at the age of 89. Of interest to Carroll alumni, she was the prom queen of 1938, along with her king, my father, Robert (Bob) G. Heutsche, Sr. ’38, who passed away Thanksgiving 1995. My parents gifted their seven children in many ways, including our Catholic faith, and a love for our alma mater, John Carroll. Dad was both a class columnist and a class agent for the Alumni fund for many, many years. ... I hope to hear from you regarding your own news -- about your families and your accomplishments. You are the fuel that keeps this column going. Drop me a line or an e-mail or give me a call. ... Regards to all, Ted
   
spring 2003 In an effort to garner more news for our class’ alumni column, I have “engaged the services” of a roaming reporter. Here are the latest notes from same: “Your roving reporter ran into Rick Sabolik of Plano, TX recently. Rick retired as a CPA from KPMG a few years ago after 30 years service being a lead partner in the firm’s health care industry practice. After accumulating more than 5 million air miles as a firm expert, Rick enjoys keeping both feet on the ground while he develops a new consulting practice for clients in the health care field as well as pursuing director level positions on boards of for-profit hospitals. Your memory is correct if you recall that Rick and now wife Penny were Homecoming King and Queen in 1967. Rick resides in Plano with Penny and enjoys getting together with their family who stayed in the area: children Jim and Jennifer, and two grandchildren. … Also, we heard from old number 43, Jerry Mihalek. Again, your memory is correct if you recall Jerry’s ‘bull-like rushes’ as fullback for the Blue Streaks. It’s also correct that, as a young second lieutenant during a field training exercise on an extremely cold January day at Camp AP Hill in Northern VA, 2LT Mihalek’s mission was to safeguard certain picnic tables. Not one of those tables was ever reported missing. Jerry currently resides in University Hts. with wife Mary Lou, and they are the proud parents of Jeff, Bob, Mike, Melanie, Jenny and Elizabeth. Jerry is currently in the tuition bill-paying phase of his life, and is willing to accept any and all contributions to the cause. Jerry maintains a tax practice in the Cleveland area.” … In other news received from the alumni office, we heard from Gregory Ganslen, who is now in Harker Hts., TX. He and his wife, Sharon, have two children, John and Maureen. Gregory is a senior logistics analyst for Computer Sciences Corp. at Fort Hood. While at Carroll, Gregory was affiliated with the NDTA Rangers. If you would like to contact Gregory, his e-mail address is gganslen@wm.com. … We also heard from Thomas G. Maertens. For those of you who, like me, are bearing the winter doldrums with gritted teeth, you’ll be happy to hear that Thomas resides in Honolulu, HI, with his wife, Rebecca. They are the proud parents of Julianne, Taylor, Matt, Marjorie and Richard. Thomas is affiliated with the Punahou School in Honolulu. While at Carroll, he was VP of the Ski Club, although me thinks that he is having a hard time finding any “powdery stuff” these days. His e-mail address is maertens@punahou.edu. … Joseph E. Perry let us know that he is another “warm weather” friend, residing in Palm Bay, FL, with his wife, Nancy, where he is manager of subcontracts for the Harris Corporation. They have two children: Jeffrey, who is a graduate of Herzing College and is also affiliated with Harris Corp., and Jennifer, who graduated from the University of Notre Dame and works in Washington, DC for the Dept. of Justice. While at Carroll, Joseph was with Alpha Kappa Psi and Iota Beta Gamma. His e-mail address is jperry01@harris.com. … Special thanks to our “roving reporter” for his contributions to this column. Don’t be surprised if you get a phone call from either him or your class reporter to get an “update” on where you’re at, what you’ve been doing, etc. And thanks also to those of you who sent your notes directly to the alumni office. We really do enjoy hearing from you! Ted
   
winter 2003 I received an e-mail from Richard Harkey advising me that he was in the process of relocating from Cleveland to Salt Lake City, but planned to return to the North Shore often. Rich wrote that he caught up with our classmates Terry Wichmann, Bob Novacek '69, Paul Antonin and Pat Murphy at their annual DAT Christmas luncheon down in the Flats during the last holiday season. Terry is president of his own advertising agency in Cleveland, Bob still lives and works on the East Side of Cleveland, Paul is retired from the Eastlake School System and is the new historian of the group, and Pat continues to get his picture on the front page of The Plain Dealer without breaking the law. ... Rich noted that the group had perhaps one of the greatest turnouts ever this past year with many JCU alums attending, and that the event is not confined to the Class of '70, but to any alumni from any graduating year. Group president Vic Matteucci '71 organizes the event that is typically held the Thursday between Christmas and New Year’s down in the Flats. Some of the regulars attending this past year were Ed Andros ’69, John McNamara ’69, Ray Andrews ’74, Tom Bodle ’74, Dennis Casey ’76, Frank Chenette ’73, Pete Hamm ’72 (who still rides his bike with the dinger to the event), Bill Kern ’76, Ernie Lallo ’76, Bill Lawrence ’69, Tom Loos ’72, Jim McHale ’72, Jim McPolin ’71, John Peca ’74, Bob Pfahl ’71, Mark Plush ’71, Tim Rabbitt ’75, Nick Restifo ’73, Al Salvatore ’76, Ted Shalek ’71, Bob Suazo ’73, Nick Tomino ’75, and Dave Urbanek ’75. The event will be held again this coming December, and the group welcomes all attendees. Rich said they would especially like to see some of the other members of the Class of '70 including Rick Sabolik, Bill Sobey '69, Dan McGann, and Mike Hatgas. The holidays are chosen as many out-of-towners return to the city and hopefully will stop in. Anyone interested can contact Rich via e-mail at RichardCHarkey@aol.com, and he will get their address to Vic, who will mail an invitation for this year’s luncheon. There is no charge to attend. ... It was great to hear from Rich, and I hope some of our other classmates will e-mail yours truly about what is going on, who you have seen, etc. I am still waiting to hear from some talented classmate who would like to help design a Class of ’70 Web site. Wishing you all the best, Ted
   
spring 2002 Greetings, classmates. It was good to hear from some of you recently, and I hope that you “keep the ball rolling” by continuing to e-mail either the magazine directly at journal@jcu.edu, or to my e-mail address noted above. ... Paul Fongheiser wrote to say that he and his wife, Pat, recently became grandparents for the first time. Their daughter, Lynn Fongheiser ’93 Iannizzi and her husband, Andrew, celebrated the birth of son, Anthony, on July 5, 2001. Paul and Pat visited the newborn and his parents at their home in Leesburg, VA. While grandma took her new role seriously and enjoyed Anthony, Paul was on assignment in New York City for six weeks to examine the credit card divisions at Chase and Citibank. Paul is a national bank examiner for the Comptroller of the Currency. He and Pat reside at 436 Vineyard Hills Dr., Cincinnati, OH 45255. Paul’s e-mail address is paul.fongheiser@occ.treas.gov. ... I also heard from John O’Neil about the Class of ’70 contingent in Toledo, OH. John is a partner in the CPA firm of Plante & Moran, and his favorite pastime these days is fly-fishing. John’s e-mail address is Bigcreekdad@aol.com. John wrote that Marty Mohler is a successful attorney in Toledo, whose name often appears in the local paper due to his involvement in so many high profile cases. John also reports that Wayne “Cat” Milewski has gone from a hugely successful career in sales at a Toledo based insurance and financial services firm to starting a recording company that backs and produces polka records. Wayne is actually lead accordion on one of the groups his company is backing, going by the name “New PolkdomNow”. ... Without being redundant, take a minute and drop me a line or an e-mail about either you or yours, or about any classmates. Also, I note that the class of ’70 does not have a Web site among the Alumni Classes in the alumni section of the Carroll homepage. If you have any experience with creating one, or even if one of your kids does, please e-mail either mquinn@jcu.edu or vclose@jcu.edu to get one going for us. Looking forward to hearing from you! Ted
   
 

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