Class Notes for 1980

Greetings. I recently returned from a vacation with the family up in Canada. We visited the falls and also spent some time at Great Wolf Lodge. I will offer a few more tidbits since many of you comment that I rarely tell you what I am doing ... well when I look at the calendar I see that I have been employed with Medical Mutual of Ohio for over 20 years. I never imagined staying at a company for that long when I think back the times that I would scan the bulletin board by Fr. Duffy�s co-op office. I sometimes think what if ... I imagine we all wonder if I would have done this or that where would I be today. I have three wonderful children -- twin boys, first graders, Adam and Patrick who are finishing up their soccer season on the Avalanche team and a daughter, Rosemary, entering the fourth grade that will be playing basketball this fall. My wife, Mary �89, is a stay at home mom, drives a van and qualifies as a soccer mom since she coaches the boys' soccer team. She will also be an assistant coach on Rosemary�s basketball team. I coached the boys� baseball team and will be looking to field a team in summer �07. Family duties keep me busy and have started to add the gray hairs. ... Former political science major like myself, Kate FitzGerald dropped a line form West Virginia that she finished her 5th year as assistant principal at Charleston Catholic High School. One of her duties is handling of the discipline duties. I can imagine the smile on Kate�s face when she says �sir, you have just been suspended for three days and if you think I am kidding, we�ll add two more.� Her oldest graduated from high school and will be attending Carleton College in Minnesota. Daughter, Nora, will be a junior. Kate also coaches track. I would think the track team is in great shape since back in our JCU days I never could keep up with Kate when we went running along the grass median on Belvoir. Kate also enjoys gardening and playing ultimate Frisbee. She and her spouse, Paul Sheridan, have been participating in school housing rehab service projects during their summers. I understand that Kate could give Bob Vila a lesson or two on how to use a hammer or power tools. I could have used Kate�s assistance when installing an in ground basketball hoop. It took me, three neighbors and two ladders to get the job done. This was not an America�s Funniest Home Video moment; just the hoop was much heavier than it looked ... go figure. ... I received an inspiring note from cancer survivor, Aileen Helbling Magnotto. She attended the 25th Reunion and enjoyed seeing many of her friends. She learned to deal with her cancer and conquer it. She now speaks about nutrition and her overall experience. Her main message is be diligent in health care and cancer, if caught early, is curable. Aileen also informed me that congratulations are in order to Shirley Novak in Pittsburgh on receiving the St. Thomas Moore Award. This is a very prestigious award given to attorneys. In the JCU sports world I see the men�s basketball team ventured into Chicago to take on the Loyola University Ramblers. Go Streaks! ... Thanks for the info and keep in touch, MFH

Hello class of 1980 ... Thomas �Joe� Mockler dropped a note that he and his wife, Sheryl, welcomed their second son, Sean Patrick, on December 31, 2005. The Mocklers have another son Joey (5). Joe, a Wakeman, OH, native lives with his family in Easton, PA, and is working for UnitedHealth Group in Philadelphia. ... We have a little JCU sports history to report in that Patrick Hulseman �09 was honorable mention All- American in diving. Patrick is the son of Patrice and Paul �82 Hulseman. Paul and Patrick form the second father-son All-American duo in Blue Streak history. Paul, my roommate in Bernet Hall, was an All- American swimmer. ... I received an e-mail from Jeanne Wall Cannon or actually Jeanne Ann Martha. She wanted to share some info about herself with her classmates which is very sweet on her part. She likes Chinese food, gets hot flashes when it gets warm outside and enjoys a really good Bloody Mary. Calls Chris Somosi �81 her crazy friend and last movie she saw was Disney�s High School Musical. My oldest, Rosemary, would have loved to watch it with her. I did buy Rosie the CD soundtrack. Jeanne has been at her current job for 200 years, enjoys the Today Show, convertibles and thinking about her favorite toy -- Chatty Cathy. ... Readers of the Christian Science Monitor will note that two recent editions contained book reviews by John Ettorre. John offered a primer on March Madness with a review on John Feinstein�s Last Dance: Behind the Scenes at the Final Four. Feinstein is a commentator on NPR and contributor to the Washington Post. Ettorre gives a must read account of a book that would surely interest all readers. John�s other review was a book written by Newsweek managing editor, Jon Meacham titled, American Gospel: God, the Founding Fathers and the Making of a Nation. Ettorre using his JCU history major background offers an insightful view on a book written by a well known author. ... Keep the notes coming, MFH

Spring training is full force and baseball is around the corner. Get ready to dust off your golf clubs. ... During the past holidays I had the opportunity to chat with Bruce Lockhart and his wife Kathy. Our topics touched everything from former classmates, to the cost of education, to the great food that we had the opportunity to sample at Theresa Fortunato�s �89 holiday gathering. ... I hear that Kevin Tighe has taken a position at a community college as an HR Compliance Manager in sunny North Carolina along with his normal duties as product tester for Golf Digest. ... Scott Heran reports that Rick Chelko surprised his wife with a gala 25th wedding celebration. Scott and his wife, Teresa Goodrich�81, will also celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary in July of this year. Others in attendance included John Moeschberger and his wife Mariann Nemeth Moeschberger �81 along with Bruce and Kathy Lockhart. ... Thanks for the notes. Talk to you soon, MFH

Greetings to the class of �80. I had the opportunity to represent the class at the inauguration of Robert L. Niehoff, S.J., Ph.D., as the 24th president of John Carroll University. The main theme of the celebration centered on �Engaging the World� and how John Carroll can provide the opportunity for a global education to its students and the community it represents. Prior to coming to John Carroll, Fr. Niehoff was associate provost and vice president for planning and budget at the University of San Francisco. He has worked in higher education, non-profit organizations, and church and Jesuit community administration. ... I received an e-mail from Beth Wright who spoke with Mimi Luecke regarding Rob Lombardi. Rob and his family are making the best of a challenging situation brought on by the recent hurricane Katrina. Rob�s business is in the French Quarter in New Orleans called Vincent Art. As of this writing, he had not had time to assess all his options. He can be reached at the following address: 3005 White Oak Lane, Mandeville, LA 70448, home phone 985-674-9630, cell phone 504-458-9473. ... Congratulations are in order to Bob Kasper upon his return from a tour of duty in Iraq. Bob, a family practice physician in the Army Medical Corp, provided medical assistance to U.S. soldiers in addition to making regular visits to Iraqi villages. ... Received a note from Clement Hren who is doing well and living in Mentor, OH. ... Keep the notes coming in, mfh

The weekend of June 17-19 marked the celebration of our 25 year class reunion. We had 49 members venture back in time to their old stomping ground. The weather, as in past reunions, was not sultry, humid and hot, but rather pleasant which boded well for those that camped out in the 1968 built Murphy Hall where basically time has stood still. ... Notes from the reunion ... Johnny Palumbo trekked in from Hinsdale, IL, located near Chicago and enjoyed talking to rugby teammates Mark Hutchison and Sean Meaney. John played golf with Denny Weyhe �82, Mark Hutchison, and Dave McKibben �82. John enjoyed meeting up with some of the �Columbus Boys� -- Paul Kunzen, Tom Cua and Rob Lombardi. John was hoping to see Don Rose, Steve Nini and Dan Liska. John enjoyed his visit and wished it was mandatory for everyone to attend their 25 year reunion. ... Former wrestler Tom Cua is enjoying Ohio�s tropical city, Columbus, working in his business as building contractor. ... Winona Flynn Lawrence had the opportunity to spend the weekend in her old room #361 in Murphy Hall with her roommate Judy Kostyo Alemagno. Apparently, there was a fair amount of noise in the dorm which they felt was coming from the direction of Steve Batanian. Plus, from what I heard, it did not sound like too many amenities were added to Murphy Hall. ... The new Dolan Science Center served as the setting for the class dinner which was enjoyed by many including Jim and Susan Antall. ... Faculty members mingling on Saturday evening included Fr. Casey Bukala, SJ and Dean Navratil. ... A way to go is in order to Garfield Hts native ( my hometown) and former WUJC radio personality, Gary Szelagowski, for bringing a bottle of champagne from the five year reunion. It tasted somewhat like moonshine, but hey, it was 20 years old. Gary is keeping busy as a senior VP at National City. ... Some of you may have remembered Maureen Gaffney Katanic working at the Boy Scouts of America in the past, but now Mo is busy working in the development office at the University of Akron. UA is the home of Browns rookie QB Charlie Frye. ... Speaking of the Browns, Steeltown native Shirley Novak is an attorney in Pittsburgh and has been active in politics. ... Flying in from San Diego for his first time at a reunion was former Blue Oyster Cult fan, now CEO of PETCO, James Myers. He still has some family in the local Cleveland area, but for obvious reasons -- everyone wants to visit San Diego. James� company purchased the naming rights to the PETCO Field where the San Diego Padres play baseball. ... Special thanks go out to the class gift chairs - Phil Lopez, John Mastrantoni and Kevin O�Neill for their help in raising over $53,000 as the 1980 class gift which actually more than doubles the class gift from our 20 year reunion. ... Mike Borrelli aka Speedo was taking in the reunion weekend. I still owe him a phone call. I should get him in time for our 30th reunion. ... John Ettorre served as our toastmaster at the dinner in Dolan Science Center. John is a Cleveland based writer and editor keeping busy writing about topics from LeBron James to �penning� a local column in the Cleveland/Akron Family magazine called �dad about town� which is both mildly amusing and reflective. ... Former Theta Kappa member Maureen McCarthy is on the Clinical Faculty in the Yale Medical School, Department of Psychiatry. ... Rosemarie Hari came up from Palm Harbor, FL. I know at the 20 year we talked about having Grouper dinner in Florida. Mimi Luecke attended the reunion and was spied on the dance floor under the Big Tent strutting to that famous song Electric Slide. ... Traded some Tampa Bay stories with Kevin Whalen who I reminded I still have, somewhere in my sophisticated home based filing system, a few of the orange Tampa Bay Buccanneer stickers. ... Mario Fioritto and Sam Bonsignore were reliving some old campus memories. ... Fellow St.Ignatius High classmate, Lew Zahara hoisted a few cold ones in honor of our 25 year bash. ... Karen Zemba was catching up with some of her former Political Science colleagues. ... Beth Wright provided Kodak moments as the official Saturday night photographer with her digital camera. Perhaps Beth may have some shots of Don McGuire and his wife dancing under the Big Tent. ... Special thanks go out to Rosalie Massey and her staff for the help with planning and details. ... Not all were able to attend the reunion ... former IXY Robert Beringer sends his greetings from Jacksonville, FL. ... Kathleen FitzGerald has been keeping busy with school and family in Charleston, WV. Kate spent the week of the reunion with high school juniors and seniors in a home repair program. ... Ken Perusek is the director of Operations for Great Lakes Management in Golden Valley, MN. ... Our thoughts and best wishes are with Bob Kasper who as of this writing is serving in Iraq. Bob is a doctor in the Tennesse Army National Guard. He is stationed at Camp Cobra which 75 miles northeast of Baghdad. His e-mail is rka6416528@aol.com or you can use Robert.e.kasper@us.army.mil to contact him. ... Thanks for the notes and please excuse any omissions. Feel free to provide additional pdates at mfh2885@wmconnect.com ... MFH

We are coming down to the homestretch in getting ready for the 25th Reunion which will be held the weekend of June 17-19. Activities range from a wine tasting, exploring Legacy Village, visiting the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum to hearing a presentation on the �DaVinci Code� by Religious Studies professor, Joseph Kelly. You can enjoy a Rat Bar replay during Saturday lunch then take a dip in the pool before getting ready for the Saturday night dinner. Nightly entertainment will be ongoing in the Big Tent. Reacquaint yourself with the campus. Check out what is new along and reminisce about the past. Be part of the fun and join your classmates for the best reunion ever. Information is always available at www.jcu.edu/alumni or via phone at 1-800-736-2586. ... Bob Knieriem is living in Cooper City, FL, with his family. Bob is the Southeast region manager for Specialty Foods Group. Bob ran a baseball program for 1500 kids in Cooper City. He also sits on the city Recreational Advisory Board. Bob�s wife started her own business called �Breakfast in Bed, Inc� that delivers a gourmet champagne basket by a white gloved, tuxedoed valet in the South Florida market. You can find info at www.breakfastinbed.com. ... George Elum is busy running Elum Music Company in Massillon, OH. However, he found time to have his own mini reunion at Naples Lakes Country Club in Naples, FL, with Tom Sassler, Dan Dodds and Dan Liska. ... Uwe Botzki is buying everything from soup to nuts as a purchasing agent for the Cleveland Clinic Foundation. He has been with CCF for 11 years. Uwe keeps in touch with Jim Nemeth and Bob Smriga. ... Bob Donelan is back in the Central Ohio area working as the controller for Owens-Corning. ... Guy Sanitate recently left the U.S. Air Force as a Lt. Colonel and is working with a defense-contracting firm in the Washington, D.C., area. ... Hope to see you at the reunion! Mfh

Welcome Reunion Class! Our 25th class reunion is fast approaching. Plan on attending the weekend of June 17-19. Information is always available at www.jcu.edu/alumni or via phone at 1-800-736-alum. The committee is busy planning the weekend and would enjoy your input. All class members who send in reservations before June 1 will be eligible to win a FREE weekend. As in past years, the weekend is designed around the entire family with planned activities for all. ... Here are some attendance figures for our past reunions -- in 1990 for our 10th reunion we had 93 attend, for our 15th reunion we had 55 attend and in 2000 for our 20th reunion we had 63 class members attend. For any class attending their 25th reunion the record was set at Reunion 2002 by the class of 1977 when 110 members attended which was 22.4% of their class. It would be great to surpass that record and set our own. ... Based on early exit polling and call reports, here is a sampling of who you might see the weekend of June 17-19th: Rick Chelko, Paul Goodworth, Michael Gordon, Scott Heran, Bryan Kennedy, Sean Meaney, Ron Zajaczkowski, Dave Daigler, John Ettorre, Margaret O�Hearn Finucane, Tom Finucane, Matt Holtz, Don McGuire, Rosanne Scanlan, Patrice McCauley Hulseman and Maureen McCarthy ... don�t be left out! Plan on attending and add your name to the list. ... During the Christmas holidays, Rich Chelko and family ventured down to Tampa, FL, for a soccer tournament that Rick�s son participated in. While in Florida, Rick met up with former roommate, Mark Wysocki and his family who drove from Naples to spend the day with them. Living in the Cleveland area has allowed Rick to cross paths with Walt Geary, Scott Heran, Bruce Lockhart, and John Moeschberger. ... Tim Glaab and Colleen Buckley Glaab �81 son, Jonathon, is a freshman at JCU. Jonathon has the distinction of being accepted into the dual admission program between JCU and the University of Cincinnati Medical School. ... Congratulations are also extended to my oldest, Rosemary, who wrote an essay in the 2005 Martin Luther King Jr. Art/Essay Contest and was awarded first place in the Primary K-2 division. This was a citywide contest sponsored by the Association of Rocky River Clergy. A budding columnist in the making. ... Maureen McCarthy is working in clinical social work at Yale. Her work is challenging, never dull and keeps her drinking the Diet Pepsis. She has stayed in touch with Tim Cook who is a professor at Creighton University in Omaha, NE. It appears Tim will be traveling and not be in attendance at the reunion. Mo mentions she would enjoy seeing Cheryl Kosak Wilson, Chris Clauson Rosinski, Chris Bavola, Shirley Novak, Mary Philiou Powers, Mary Jo Naples Miller and Beth Hammer to name a few. ... MFH

Class Notes 1980

	Matt Holtz 22487 Laramie Dr. Rocky River, OH 44116 440.331.1759 mfh2885@sbcglobal.net


fall 2008	Greetings to all. Hope everyone has had a great summer in their travels or connecting with friends and family. Received a note from Kevin Whalen who celebrated his 50th birthday with a surprise party that his spouse, Suzanne McChesney Whalen ’82, planned. It was a Jimmy Buffett themed party called “A pirate looks at 50.” Attending the all-night bash were the following: Sean Whalen ’86, Shannon McChesney Fanshawe ’88, Beth McChesney Wright ’80 and Tom Cua ’80. I am sure there are some good stories to be told from this gathering. Look for information as details become available. When Kevin is not attending pirate parties, he is a product specialist for Cisco Systems. ... Former Pacelli Hall resident, St. Ignatius High graduate, and Garfield Heights native, Mike O’Connor sends his greetings from the Rocky Mountain state of Colorado. Mike has been out West for almost five years and lives east of Boulder in Louisville with spouse Jeanie, daughters Haley and Molly, and son Matthew. Mike works for Pearl Izumi, a maker of running and cycling gear. ... Those of you that attended St. Ignatius High School may recognize a familiar name of 1980 master’s recipient in classical languages -- Dale Gabor. After 25 years at the helm as Ignatius athletic director, Dale is stepping down. No other athletic director in the school’s history has held the post longer. He will continue to teach Latin. ... JCU notes -- field hockey is the newest club sport at the school. For the 2007-2008 academic year, full-time tuition and room and board is almost $35,000. I remember our freshman year we were paying $68.00 a credit hour. ... Feel free to drop a note anytime and happy birthday to all turning 50 this year! MFH


summer 2008	Summer greetings to all. Reunion weekend will be hitting the campus June 20-22 and vacation season is in full swing. The Holtz family will be trekking out to Myrtle Beach at the end of July in the new Saturn Outlook. Great vehicle. Gas mileage is not much better than the 10 year old Venture that it replaced. Go figure. I would have thought that Detroit would have tried to improve the fuel economy without sacrificing safety and quality after 10 model years. I will do a Keith Olbermann if I see any GM execs complaining about market share. ... Summer time is also the opportunity for friends and family to gather for picnics or maybe catch a son or daughter participating in America’s grand old game, namely baseball. ... Good luck to Ron Zajaczkowski’s Westlake baseball team in which his son is a player. I saw the team taking in some spring drills then off to a local establishment, Loco Leprechaun, to enjoy some R&R. ... Pat Divito celebrated the big 5-0 birthday with his wife Gisele and kids Tim (25), Leah (22) and Erika (19). Pat’s two oldest have completed their undergraduate degrees from Heidelberg and John Carroll ’07. Erika attends school at Greensboro College in Greensboro, N.C. Pat and his family live outside of Youngstown, Ohio. Pat has been working at Reynolds American for almost 28 years. ... Tom Burland sends greetings to all from - www.linkedin.com. This site offers you the opportunity to network among associates and get acquainted with folks in your profession. I have not spent much time on the site but there are a number of JCU classmates registered. ... The Office of Alumni Relations sent out a survey via e-mail exploring the interest in establishing a mascot for John Carroll whose “identity and visibility may strengthen and enhance school spirit and tradition.” As of this writing I am not aware of any results being published. Perhaps with the next column I will have some news to share. ... Rick Chelko is keeping busy with his consulting business, The Chelko Consulting Group. He recently ran into Ted Grabowski who is working at Key Bank. Rick is chairing the JCU Entrepreneur’s Association this year. Rick’s son was a member of the 2007 NCAA Division I Championship soccer team - the Demon Deacons of Wake Forest University. Rich and spouse, Debbie (Toth), happily reside in a Western suburb of Cleveland. I think they have moved since I occasionally ran by their house doing the Bay Day 5K Run. ... Feel free to drop a line anytime, MFH


spring 2008	Hey folks ... guess what?? John Carroll’s gymnasium in the DeCarlo Varsity Center celebrated its 50th anniversary since being dedicated on December 4, 1957. The JCU basketball team opened up against the Xavier Musketeers, a team that would eventually win the National Invitational Tournament that year. The number 50 is significant to me and for probably many of you this year or in the near future because this is birthday year 50 for many of you ... 50 is just a number, but it is a milestone in any event. My wife, Mary Knurek Holtz ’89, coordinated a surprise party disguised as a holiday bash. Many friends attended including some distinguished JCU alumni; namely Steve ’90 and Mary ’91 Tirpak, Alan and Theresa ’89 Weinberg, Debbie ’81 and Greg Branic plus coming in all the way from Cary, N.C., were Staci and Kevin Tighe. I need to venture up to the Cary area some day to check out the golf courses and see how “Arnie” Tighe is playing. Rumor has it he may need some serious game improvement irons. Greg and Kevin send their greetings to all knowing full well that whatever they say could make it in print. Numerous gifts were left like a cane, bottle of whiskey, grapefruits, long hair gray hippie wig, numerous bottles of wine, etc. ... The recent holiday parties also let me cross paths with Bruce Lockhart at Theresa '89 Weinberg’s gathering. I usually see Bruce on an annual basis and he was looking as strong as ever getting ready for a great 2008. ... Those of you active in alumni events will note that Pete Bernardo ’67 has been elected to University Heights City Council. That may be historical in nature since I am unaware of anyone affiliated with the university serving in University Heights City government. ... The university also unveiled a new logo featuring a Bottony Cross thus connecting to its strong Jesuit Catholic identity. The January 2008 issue of e-News features Dr. Peggy O’Hearn Finucane in the Spotlight column. Peggy has worked at JCU since 1998 as an associate professor in Communications and Theatre Arts and recently as the interim director of the Center for Service and Social Action. ... Gary Szelagowski dropped me another line recently and is still working hard for the shareholders at National City Bank. ... For those of you that may be in the local area, Reunion Weekend will be held June 20-22 at JCU. You may remember the likes of Tim Freeman, Bruce Luecke, Rob Herald, and other members of the Class of ’78 who will be celebrating! ... Drop a line with any news, MFH


fall 2007	I am sure folks are starting to get ready for the holidays in addition to all the fall sports. The Indians postseason run has resulted in a short column and other broken items around the house -- more news next time. ... Scott Heran posted a message on JCU Connect looking for a better representation from the Class of 1980 at next year’s Alumni Golf Outing. That sounds like a good idea -- Fore! ... Garfield Heights native Gary Szelagowski reports that he is a SVP of Human Resources at National City Bank. He volunteers helping with the Alumni-in-Admission Program at JCU. He and his wife are very active as co-coordinators of the Catholic Engaged Encounter of Cleveland and the Trinity High Parents Club. Their daughter Diana is a senior at Trinity; their other daughter is starting her second year at the University of Akron and son Jim graduated magna cum laude with majors in English and graphic design from Saint Vincent College in Latrobe this past May. They happened to hear the president give the commencement speech which Gary mentioned was very impressive to witness. I believe Saint Vincent is where the Steelers have training camp and Latrobe is famous for its Rolling Rock beer. ... Beth Hammer dropped a note that she will be in Cleveland meeting up with some of the old gang, namely Shirley Novak, Maureen McCarthy, Cheryl Wilson and Chris Bavola. I will need to follow up and print some updates next column. ... Cheryl Wilson sent a note that she and her family are doing well in Bloomfield Hills, MI. Son Stephen is in college at Western Michigan University and younger son Matthew is a junior at Brother Rice High. ... Lance Whitson dropped a note from Newark, OH, which I need to follow up. More news next time! Keep the notes coming, MFH


summer 2007	Hello class ... you may want to check out JCU Connect which is the new online web site for John Carroll alumni at www.jcu.edu/jcuconnect. This site will allow you to check the Alumni Directory to locate contact information of classmates, post photos, chat online, get the latest JCU news, do career networking and much more. It is worth taking a look. ... Cheryl Kosak Wilson sends greetings from Bloomfield Hills, MI, with spouse Bob and sons, Stephen and Matthew. Cheryl is planning a mini-reunion with Shirley Novak, Debbie Brown ’81, Maureen McCarthy and Chris Bavola. She is hoping Chris Clauson, Mary Jo Naples and Kathy Joyce ’81 will join the group for some old time Murphy Hall fun. Cheryl reports that Maureen McCarthy lives in New Haven, CT, employed as a social worker. ... George Elum dropped a line from Massillon, OH, where he is the president/CEO of the family business, Elum Music Company. George has been keeping busy as the past president of the Rotary Club of Massillon and has been active on the boards of the Massillon Area Chamber of Commerce and Massillon YMCA. George met up with classmates, Dan Dodds, Tom Sassler, Dan Liska this past February in Scottsdale, AZ. Dan Dodds lives in Lancaster, OH, operating the family business, Dodds Modern Living Center. He has opened a new business, The Pool People, building residential pools and spas. Tom Sassler lives in Atlanta, GA, with wife Izzy and three children. Tom is an executive salesperson in the medical industry selling to doctors and hospitals. Dan Liska lives in Riverside, IL, and is an executive salesperson for North American Paper. George also keeps in contact with Carl Brunello who resides in Broadview Heights, OH, with spouse Ann and sons, Carl Jr. ’07 and Ross a shortstop on Walsh Jesuit High school’s team. ... Lee Ann Biegacki sends a note that her son, Dave, is attending JCU and a member of Class of 2010. Her other son, Matt, graduated from St. Louis University in May 2007. ... Drop a line anytime. Go Tribe! MFH


spring 2007	Hello from the North Coast ... it is summer vacation time. My gang, Adam, Patrick, Rosemary and spouse Mary are planning a get away to Myrtle Beach. We have never been there so it should be fun and the pictures look nice. I laugh to myself knowing that pictures can make Edgewater Beach on Lake Erie a hot vacation spot also. My other hot spot will be the Visa bill hitting my checking account. ... Let me share with you what I found in my e-mail bin. Wendy and Paul Lioon are celebrating their 10th year living in Southwest Florida where they celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary. I will never forget visiting the Indians at Chain O’Lakes Park in Winter Haven with about 5,000 other fans and hearing someone yell my name and seeing it was none other that Paul and Wendy. Clare Lioon is a junior at the University of Florida majoring in journalism, middle daughter, Virginia is a freshman at Florida State University majoring in mass communications and youngest, Geoff is a junior in high school playing football. Wendy is teaching first grade and Paul is working at Charlotte State Bank where he started a Trust Department five years ago. The Lioons spent Easter break with Herb Kramer and his family. Herb has two daughters -- Annalise a senior in high school and Julia a freshman in high school. Herb is a partner in the law firm of Carlisle, McNellie, Rini, Kramer & Ulrich Co., L.P.A. ... Rich Chelko keeps in touch reliving those Pacelli Hall memories with Scott Heran, Bruce Lockhart and John Moeschberger. Rich stays connected with happenings on the East coast via Don McGuire and has the latest news from the Columbus area coming to him from Tom Cua who is president of Cua Builders. Rick’s oldest daughter is out of college and his son is a soccer player at Wake Forest. Rick is also active in the JCU Entrepreneurs Association. ... Ken Perusek sends word that he is the director of operations for Great Lakes Management in Golden Valley, MN. His company develops and manages real estate -- apartments, condominiums, retail and office space throughout the state of Minnesota. Ken also manages his own portfolio of apartments, including student housing apartments on the University of Minnesota’s main campus -- home of the Golden Gophers. Ken and spouse, Joan, live in Inver Grove Heights which is located about nine miles south of St. Paul. Ken has two daughters, Katie and Jenny, living out of town. ... Kevin Whalen dropped me a note from sunny Florida. I am not sure if he sent it from his primary home, beach condo or while walking the dog using one of those high tech gizmos. Kevin has been with Cisco for the past seven years and prior to that he spent 13 years with Storage Tek. Suzanne and Kevin have two children. Their son, also a swimmer, will be graduating from Notre Dame and their daughter enrolling in Notre Dame. Kevin received a note from former Dolan Hall resident and Blue Streak swim team captain, Tom Burland. Tom is now a realtor for Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage in Madison, CT. Tom and spouse, Helen, have five kids. Tom is the oldest graduating from University of Delaware, Catherine is in her second year at University of Connecticut, John is junior in high school and Elizabeth and Helen are still in grade school. Tom also recently started on his MBA so that will keep his busy. ... June 22 to 24 is Reunion Weekend at JCU. The 30th class reunion is three years away. Keep the notes coming. Go Tribe ! MFH

winter 2007	Since the last column the winter blues are over and Spring is here. Time to shine the clubs and get ready for Indians baseball. The holiday season was pleasant in Rocky River, Oh, -- I can really say that I did not miss the snow that much. I am not a skier so who cares. I will say that as I am composing this column we are looking at potentially 6-12 inches of incoming snow. Santa was good to the Holtz family as he dropped off the Nintendo Wii game. This is my first foray into gaming so right now I am clueless as to what to do. Rest assured that this is the kids� present not mine, although the Tony Hawk game is pretty cool. John Ettorre asked who is Tony Hawk. I told him to �Google� it. ... As my wife and I were driving past a church with a Nativity scene during Christmas time, one of my twins, Adam or Patrick, noticed that Joseph moved, then Mary and then we saw real animals. We decided to stop at the Church of the Redeemer to enjoy their live Nativity scene. The church had a program in which we talked to King Herrod, the Wise Men and others. We also shared Christmas greetings with Donna and Ron Zajaczkowski�s family who were also in attendance. ... Congratulations are in order to Carol and Don McGuire on the birth of their second son, Daniel on December 1. Daniel joins big brother Kieran who is now 2 �. The McGuire family is doing fine in Greenwich, CT. ... Cathy Melfi - cmelfi@mac.com - sends greetings from Indianapolis where she and her husband have lived for the past 17 years. Cathy has a daughter Sarah (15) and is employed at Eli Lilly. Cathy also holds an adjunct faculty position at Indiana University. Cathy would enjoy hearing from her JCU classmates, especially from her old roommate, Beth Koenig Kasper �81, who just happens to be married to my old freshman year roommate, Bob Kasper. ... John Ettorre was in receipt of a photo from Tom Cua of the OSU marching band spelling out a variation of script Ohio which was a precursor to a disaster on January 8 against the University of Florida. At least for Kevin Tighe�s sake Michigan was smashed by Southern Cal. John also passed on a few other tidbits ... He visited Jeanne Ann Wall Cannon on a recent Chicago visit. He hung out on Jeanne Ann�s front porch like some rogue reporter till the Wall family returned from a family bike ride. Sam Bonsignore has been in the recruiting business for 25 years focusing on sales/management professionals - sam@targetrecruits.com. John bumped into Tony O�Malley at a local theater. Tony is the managing partner at the Cleveland office for the law firm of Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease. His trial practice focuses on business and health care litigation. ... Meg Towey Rabal�s husband, Brad, finished a tour of duty in Iraq. He is a dentist and in the Reserves. The Rabal�s son, also Brad, is a sophomore at St. Ignatius and plays basketball. ... Chris Clauson Rosinki�s son, Matt, also plays basketball at St. Ignatius. Just as a side note -- I attended St. Ignatius did not play basketball (to the surprise of many) but was a tanker on the swim team. In the JCU e-news I noticed the passing of two notable faculty members this November. Father Paul Woelfl, SJ, who founded the Department of Political Science and Dr. William (Bill) F. O�Hearn, the father of Dr. Margaret (Peggy) O. Finucane of the Department of Communications and Theatre Arts. Dr. O�Hearn worked and taught at JCU from 1956 to 1996. He served as assistant dean of the College of Arts and Sciences from and as director of Information Services. A scholarship has been established in his memory and donations can be sent to JCU in care of the Dr. William F. O�Hearn Memorial Scholarship Fund. ... Keep in touch. MFH

fall 2006	Greetings. I recently returned from a vacation with the family up in Canada. We visited the falls and also spent some time at Great Wolf Lodge. I will offer a few more tidbits since many of you comment that I rarely tell you what I am doing ... well when I look at the calendar I see that I have been employed with Medical Mutual of Ohio for over 20 years. I never imagined staying at a company for that long when I think back the times that I would scan the bulletin board by Fr. Duffy�s co-op office. I sometimes think what if ... I imagine we all wonder if I would have done this or that where would I be today. I have three wonderful children -- twin boys, first graders, Adam and Patrick who are finishing up their soccer season on the Avalanche team and a daughter, Rosemary, entering the fourth grade that will be playing basketball this fall. My wife, Mary �89, is a stay at home mom, drives a van and qualifies as a soccer mom since she coaches the boys' soccer team. She will also be an assistant coach on Rosemary�s basketball team. I coached the boys� baseball team and will be looking to field a team in summer �07. Family duties keep me busy and have started to add the gray hairs. ... Former political science major like myself, Kate FitzGerald dropped a line form West Virginia that she finished her 5th year as assistant principal at Charleston Catholic High School. One of her duties is handling of the discipline duties. I can imagine the smile on Kate�s face when she says �sir, you have just been suspended for three days and if you think I am kidding, we�ll add two more.� Her oldest graduated from high school and will be attending Carleton College in Minnesota. Daughter, Nora, will be a junior. Kate also coaches track. I would think the track team is in great shape since back in our JCU days I never could keep up with Kate when we went running along the grass median on Belvoir. Kate also enjoys gardening and playing ultimate Frisbee. She and her spouse, Paul Sheridan, have been participating in school housing rehab service projects during their summers. I understand that Kate could give Bob Vila a lesson or two on how to use a hammer or power tools. I could have used Kate�s assistance when installing an in ground basketball hoop. It took me, three neighbors and two ladders to get the job done. This was not an America�s Funniest Home Video moment; just the hoop was much heavier than it looked ... go figure. ... I received an inspiring note from cancer survivor, Aileen Helbling Magnotto. She attended the 25th Reunion and enjoyed seeing many of her friends. She learned to deal with her cancer and conquer it. She now speaks about nutrition and her overall experience. Her main message is be diligent in health care and cancer, if caught early, is curable. Aileen also informed me that congratulations are in order to Shirley Novak in Pittsburgh on receiving the St. Thomas Moore Award. This is a very prestigious award given to attorneys. In the JCU sports world I see the men�s basketball team ventured into Chicago to take on the Loyola University Ramblers. Go Streaks! ... Thanks for the info and keep in touch, MFH

spring 2006	Hello class of 1980 ... Thomas �Joe� Mockler dropped a note that he and his wife, Sheryl, welcomed their second son, Sean Patrick, on December 31, 2005. The Mocklers have another son Joey (5). Joe, a Wakeman, OH, native lives with his family in Easton, PA, and is working for UnitedHealth Group in Philadelphia. ... We have a little JCU sports history to report in that Patrick Hulseman �09 was honorable mention All- American in diving. Patrick is the son of Patrice and Paul �82 Hulseman. Paul and Patrick form the second father-son All-American duo in Blue Streak history. Paul, my roommate in Bernet Hall, was an All- American swimmer. ... I received an e-mail from Jeanne Wall Cannon or actually Jeanne Ann Martha. She wanted to share some info about herself with her classmates which is very sweet on her part. She likes Chinese food, gets hot flashes when it gets warm outside and enjoys a really good Bloody Mary. Calls Chris Somosi �81 her crazy friend and last movie she saw was Disney�s High School Musical. My oldest, Rosemary, would have loved to watch it with her. I did buy Rosie the CD soundtrack. Jeanne has been at her current job for 200 years, enjoys the Today Show, convertibles and thinking about her favorite toy -- Chatty Cathy. ... Readers of the Christian Science Monitor will note that two recent editions contained book reviews by John Ettorre. John offered a primer on March Madness with a review on John Feinstein�s Last Dance: Behind the Scenes at the Final Four. Feinstein is a commentator on NPR and contributor to the Washington Post. Ettorre gives a must read account of a book that would surely interest all readers. John�s other review was a book written by Newsweek managing editor, Jon Meacham titled, American Gospel: God, the Founding Fathers and the Making of a Nation. Ettorre using his JCU history major background offers an insightful view on a book written by a well known author. ... Keep the notes coming, MFH

winter 2006	Spring training is full force and baseball is around the corner. Get ready to dust off your golf clubs. ... During the past holidays I had the opportunity to chat with Bruce Lockhart and his wife Kathy. Our topics touched everything from former classmates, to the cost of education, to the great food that we had the opportunity to sample at Theresa Fortunato�s �89 holiday gathering. ... I hear that Kevin Tighe has taken a position at a community college as an HR Compliance Manager in sunny North Carolina along with his normal duties as product tester for Golf Digest. ... Scott Heran reports that Rick Chelko surprised his wife with a gala 25th wedding celebration. Scott and his wife, Teresa Goodrich�81, will also celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary in July of this year. Others in attendance included John Moeschberger and his wife Mariann Nemeth Moeschberger �81 along with Bruce and Kathy Lockhart. ... Thanks for the notes. Talk to you soon, MFH

fall 2005	Greetings to the class of �80. I had the opportunity to represent the class at the inauguration of Robert L. Niehoff, S.J., Ph.D., as the 24th president of John Carroll University. The main theme of the celebration centered on �Engaging the World� and how John Carroll can provide the opportunity for a global education to its students and the community it represents. Prior to coming to John Carroll, Fr. Niehoff was associate provost and vice president for planning and budget at the University of San Francisco. He has worked in higher education, non-profit organizations, and church and Jesuit community administration. ... I received an e-mail from Beth Wright who spoke with Mimi Luecke regarding Rob Lombardi. Rob and his family are making the best of a challenging situation brought on by the recent hurricane Katrina. Rob�s business is in the French Quarter in New Orleans called Vincent Art. As of this writing, he had not had time to assess all his options. He can be reached at the following address: 3005 White Oak Lane, Mandeville, LA 70448, home phone 985-674-9630, cell phone 504-458-9473. ... Congratulations are in order to Bob Kasper upon his return from a tour of duty in Iraq. Bob, a family practice physician in the Army Medical Corp, provided medical assistance to U.S. soldiers in addition to making regular visits to Iraqi villages. ... Received a note from Clement Hren who is doing well and living in Mentor, OH. ... Keep the notes coming in, mfh

summer 2005	The weekend of June 17-19 marked the celebration of our 25 year class reunion. We had 49 members venture back in time to their old stomping ground. The weather, as in past reunions, was not sultry, humid and hot, but rather pleasant which boded well for those that camped out in the 1968 built Murphy Hall where basically time has stood still. ... Notes from the reunion ... Johnny Palumbo trekked in from Hinsdale, IL, located near Chicago and enjoyed talking to rugby teammates Mark Hutchison and Sean Meaney. John played golf with Denny Weyhe �82, Mark Hutchison, and Dave McKibben �82. John enjoyed meeting up with some of the �Columbus Boys� -- Paul Kunzen, Tom Cua and Rob Lombardi. John was hoping to see Don Rose, Steve Nini and Dan Liska. John enjoyed his visit and wished it was mandatory for everyone to attend their 25 year reunion. ... Former wrestler Tom Cua is enjoying Ohio�s tropical city, Columbus, working in his business as building contractor. ... Winona Flynn Lawrence had the opportunity to spend the weekend in her old room #361 in Murphy Hall with her roommate Judy Kostyo Alemagno. Apparently, there was a fair amount of noise in the dorm which they felt was coming from the direction of Steve Batanian. Plus, from what I heard, it did not sound like too many amenities were added to Murphy Hall. ... The new Dolan Science Center served as the setting for the class dinner which was enjoyed by many including Jim and Susan Antall. ... Faculty members mingling on Saturday evening included Fr. Casey Bukala, SJ and Dean Navratil. ... A way to go is in order to Garfield Hts native ( my hometown) and former WUJC radio personality, Gary Szelagowski, for bringing a bottle of champagne from the five year reunion. It tasted somewhat like moonshine, but hey, it was 20 years old. Gary is keeping busy as a senior VP at National City. ... Some of you may have remembered Maureen Gaffney Katanic working at the Boy Scouts of America in the past, but now Mo is busy working in the development office at the University of Akron. UA is the home of Browns rookie QB Charlie Frye. ... Speaking of the Browns, Steeltown native Shirley Novak is an attorney in Pittsburgh and has been active in politics. ... Flying in from San Diego for his first time at a reunion was former Blue Oyster Cult fan, now CEO of PETCO, James Myers. He still has some family in the local Cleveland area, but for obvious reasons -- everyone wants to visit San Diego. James� company purchased the naming rights to the PETCO Field where the San Diego Padres play baseball. ... Special thanks go out to the class gift chairs - Phil Lopez, John Mastrantoni and Kevin O�Neill for their help in raising over $53,000 as the 1980 class gift which actually more than doubles the class gift from our 20 year reunion. ... Mike Borrelli aka Speedo was taking in the reunion weekend. I still owe him a phone call. I should get him in time for our 30th reunion. ... John Ettorre served as our toastmaster at the dinner in Dolan Science Center. John is a Cleveland based writer and editor keeping busy writing about topics from LeBron James to �penning� a local column in the Cleveland/Akron Family magazine called �dad about town� which is both mildly amusing and reflective. ... Former Theta Kappa member Maureen McCarthy is on the Clinical Faculty in the Yale Medical School, Department of Psychiatry. ... Rosemarie Hari came up from Palm Harbor, FL. I know at the 20 year we talked about having Grouper dinner in Florida. Mimi Luecke attended the reunion and was spied on the dance floor under the Big Tent strutting to that famous song Electric Slide. ... Traded some Tampa Bay stories with Kevin Whalen who I reminded I still have, somewhere in my sophisticated home based filing system, a few of the orange Tampa Bay Buccanneer stickers. ... Mario Fioritto and Sam Bonsignore were reliving some old campus memories. ... Fellow St.Ignatius High classmate, Lew Zahara hoisted a few cold ones in honor of our 25 year bash. ... Karen Zemba was catching up with some of her former Political Science colleagues. ... Beth Wright provided Kodak moments as the official Saturday night photographer with her digital camera. Perhaps Beth may have some shots of Don McGuire and his wife dancing under the Big Tent. ... Special thanks go out to Rosalie Massey and her staff for the help with planning and details. ... Not all were able to attend the reunion ... former IXY Robert Beringer sends his greetings from Jacksonville, FL. ... Kathleen FitzGerald has been keeping busy with school and family in Charleston, WV. Kate spent the week of the reunion with high school juniors and seniors in a home repair program. ... Ken Perusek is the director of Operations for Great Lakes Management in Golden Valley, MN. ... Our thoughts and best wishes are with Bob Kasper who as of this writing is serving in Iraq. Bob is a doctor in the Tennesse Army National Guard. He is stationed at Camp Cobra which 75 miles northeast of Baghdad. His e-mail is rka6416528@aol.com or you can use Robert.e.kasper@us.army.mil to contact him. ... Thanks for the notes and please excuse any omissions. Feel free to provide additional pdates at mfh2885@wmconnect.com ... MFH

spring 2005	We are coming down to the homestretch in getting ready for the 25th Reunion which will be held the weekend of June 17-19. Activities range from a wine tasting, exploring Legacy Village, visiting the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum to hearing a presentation on the �DaVinci Code� by Religious Studies professor, Joseph Kelly. You can enjoy a Rat Bar replay during Saturday lunch then take a dip in the pool before getting ready for the Saturday night dinner. Nightly entertainment will be ongoing in the Big Tent. Reacquaint yourself with the campus. Check out what is new along and reminisce about the past. Be part of the fun and join your classmates for the best reunion ever. Information is always available at www.jcu.edu/alumni or via phone at 1-800-736-2586. ... Bob Knieriem is living in Cooper City, FL, with his family. Bob is the Southeast region manager for Specialty Foods Group. Bob ran a baseball program for 1500 kids in Cooper City. He also sits on the city Recreational Advisory Board. Bob�s wife started her own business called �Breakfast in Bed, Inc� that delivers a gourmet champagne basket by a white gloved, tuxedoed valet in the South Florida market. You can find info at www.breakfastinbed.com. ... George Elum is busy running Elum Music Company in Massillon, OH. However, he found time to have his own mini reunion at Naples Lakes Country Club in Naples, FL, with Tom Sassler, Dan Dodds and Dan Liska. ... Uwe Botzki is buying everything from soup to nuts as a purchasing agent for the Cleveland Clinic Foundation. He has been with CCF for 11 years. Uwe keeps in touch with Jim Nemeth and Bob Smriga. ... Bob Donelan is back in the Central Ohio area working as the controller for Owens-Corning. ... Guy Sanitate recently left the U.S. Air Force as a Lt. Colonel and is working with a defense-contracting firm in the Washington, D.C., area. ... Hope to see you at the reunion! Mfh

winter 2005	Welcome Reunion Class! Our 25th class reunion is fast approaching. Plan on attending the weekend of June 17-19. Information is always available at www.jcu.edu/alumni or via phone at 1-800-736-alum. The committee is busy planning the weekend and would enjoy your input. All class members who send in reservations before June 1 will be eligible to win a FREE weekend. As in past years, the weekend is designed around the entire family with planned activities for all. ... Here are some attendance figures for our past reunions -- in 1990 for our 10th reunion we had 93 attend, for our 15th reunion we had 55 attend and in 2000 for our 20th reunion we had 63 class members attend. For any class attending their 25th reunion the record was set at Reunion 2002 by the class of 1977 when 110 members attended which was 22.4% of their class. It would be great to surpass that record and set our own. ... Based on early exit polling and call reports, here is a sampling of who you might see the weekend of June 17-19th: Rick Chelko, Paul Goodworth, Michael Gordon, Scott Heran, Bryan Kennedy, Sean Meaney, Ron Zajaczkowski, Dave Daigler, John Ettorre, Margaret O�Hearn Finucane, Tom Finucane, Matt Holtz, Don McGuire, Rosanne Scanlan, Patrice McCauley Hulseman and Maureen McCarthy ... don�t be left out! Plan on attending and add your name to the list. ... During the Christmas holidays, Rich Chelko and family ventured down to Tampa, FL, for a soccer tournament that Rick�s son participated in. While in Florida, Rick met up with former roommate, Mark Wysocki and his family who drove from Naples to spend the day with them. Living in the Cleveland area has allowed Rick to cross paths with Walt Geary, Scott Heran, Bruce Lockhart, and John Moeschberger. ... Tim Glaab and Colleen Buckley Glaab �81 son, Jonathon, is a freshman at JCU. Jonathon has the distinction of being accepted into the dual admission program between JCU and the University of Cincinnati Medical School. ... Congratulations are also extended to my oldest, Rosemary, who wrote an essay in the 2005 Martin Luther King Jr. Art/Essay Contest and was awarded first place in the Primary K-2 division. This was a citywide contest sponsored by the Association of Rocky River Clergy. A budding columnist in the making. ... Maureen McCarthy is working in clinical social work at Yale. Her work is challenging, never dull and keeps her drinking the Diet Pepsis. She has stayed in touch with Tim Cook who is a professor at Creighton University in Omaha, NE. It appears Tim will be traveling and not be in attendance at the reunion. Mo mentions she would enjoy seeing Cheryl Kosak Wilson, Chris Clauson Rosinski, Chris Bavola, Shirley Novak, Mary Philiou Powers, Mary Jo Naples Miller and Beth Hammer to name a few. ... MFH

fall 2004	Dear quarter-century classmates ... that�s right, next summer will be our 25th reunion. Please mark the dates -- June 17-19, 2005 -- on your calendar and plan to be with us. Those of you wishing to be on the reunion committee contact Rosalie Massey at 216-397-3014 or if e-mail works better try Matt Holtz at www.mfh2885@wmconnect.com or John Ettorre at jettorre@voyager.net. And for those of you guys who rarely or never got invited to Murphy Hall, here�s one more inducement to come back: our class will be headquartered there Reunion Weekend. It�s your chance to make up for lost visits ... In preparation for reunion, we�ve been taking a hard look at the current �80 class list. The vast majority of our classmates, it would seem, now live in either Ohio or Illinois, with a not insignificant number (15) in Florida. There�s a sprinkling of more exotic locales, too. Dave Kusner lives in Iowa City, Carol Raleigh in San Jose, CA; and Bonnie Repar Farley in Littleton, CO. And of course some classmates returned to their signature hometowns: where would Steeltown be without its homegrown Perry Mason, Shirley Novak, or Louisville, KY without the lovely Beth Hammer? There�d be no Mo Motown without Cheryl Kosak Wilson, and Beantown just wouldn�t be the same without Ann Mannion. Finally, everybody�s favorite Ragin� Cajun, Rob Lombardi, still lives in Louisiana. Here are a couple of fervent wishes: that the ebullient Katie FitzGerald will take a quick timeout from her life in West Virginia next summer to come back to see us at reunion, and that Californian songbird Rita Dollard-O�Malley will do likewise. ... For those of us who have stayed in Cleveland, there have been several classmate sightings recently. Dr. Peggy O�Hearn Finucane, who follows in the illustrious footsteps of her dad, the former dean of Arts & Sciences, now teaches communications at John Carroll. Not long after earning her doctorate, she added a faculty award to her wall. Congratulations, Peg. ... Meanwhile, we were listening to a recent public radio fund raising marathon and heard mention of Chelko Consulting, founded by former JCU footballer Rick Chelko. His former teammate, offensive lineman Pat Divito was also spotted at Homecoming �03, and his name remains up on the wall at JCU, in recognition of his generous support of the sparkling rehab of the gym complex. ... As summer wound down, we happened to breeze past Cleveland�s largest building, Key Tower, only to find Masina Frate catching a few lunchtime rays. A gifted graphic designer, she�s now working for the bank. ... Elsewhere, it seems classmate Mike Bacon has been making a name for himself. With his partner, wife Debbie, his Classic Teleproductions has quietly racked up more than 70 Emmy awards for TV excellence. The November issue of Northern Ohio Live covers his upcoming documentary on Cleveland Browns legendary running back Jim Brown. The article was written by yet another classmate: John Ettorre. Finally, the tale of the double Marios: We attended a funeral recently, for the mother of JCU graduate Frank Piunno �70. While in line, we noticed some gleaming choppers belonging to Mario Alemagno (he�s a dentist). And it all took place in a funeral home owned and operated by America�s cheeriest funeral director, Mario Fioritto, who made an appearance as well. ... I also had the chance to catch up with Greg Branic once I found him for round of golf at the beautiful Royal Crest golf club outside of Strongsville, OH. Greg is going strong at Southwest General Hospital keeping their budgets and finances on track. That�s all for now. A special �Hardy Boys� thanks goes out to John Ettorre for his research, design and contributions to this column. Have a great holiday season, everyone, and see you next summer. Matt

summer 2004	Greetings to the class of 1980. Looking at the calendar tells me that next year we will be celebrating our 25th year reunion. I know it is only a number, but it is pretty amazing. Here is what is in the current mailbag ... Colette Gibbons Beringer is president of Beringer & Associates in Chicago. Colette is in the consulting business focusing on business development strategies for lawyers. She works with large multi-national law firms in Chicago and Cleveland teaching attorneys how to expand relationships with existing clients and targeting new clients/industries for new business. She also works with firm management in developing business development techniques for women and minorities. ... Former IXY Dave Daigler is the chief financial officer for the Maine Community College System. Dave with his spouse, Karen, and Meegan and TJ live in Gorham, Maine. ... Diana Thimmig, a partner with Roetzel & Andress LPA in Cleveland, received the Ohio Legal Assistance Foundation�s 2004 Presidential Award for Pro Bono Legal Services. Diana received this award for her leadership in creating the Bankruptcy Pro Bono Project. This project provides free services to indigent debtors and creditors in bankruptcy cases. The award is presented annually to law firms, organizations or individuals who have made outstanding efforts in improving access to justice through pro bono or volunteer service in Ohio. ... Debra Zizelman Holy is president of Cynergies Consulting which specializes in providing IT consulting, support, recruitment and placement of technology professionals. Cynergies was named to the 2003 Weatherhead 100 list of fastest growing companies in northeastern Ohio by the Weatherhead School of Management, Case Western University. Debra also received National Association of Women Business Owners Top 10 Award which recognizes women who exemplify success in business ownership and community leadership. ... Take care and drop a note anytime ... MFH

winter 2004	Here are the notes to start 2004 ... Rick Jeric was recently named director of development for the Diocese of Columbus, OH. Rick�s duties include overseeing the Bishop�s Annual Appeal, giving campaigns, and capital fund drives for parishes and schools. Previously, Rick was the director for Institutional Advancement for Archbishop Hoban High School in Akron, OH. ... Scott Heran is a vice-president at ACE Equipment. He keeps in touch with fellow Pacelli Hall basement dwellers -- John Moeschberger, Rick Chelko, and Bruce Lockhart. They trade stories from the good old days of blocked drains and the like. ... I received holiday greetings from former roomie Paul Hulseman �82 and his spouse, Patrice McCauley Hulseman. They have 10 boys and 3 girls: Colin, Patrick, Conor, Michael, Sean, Molly, Brendan, Brian, Kathleen, Devitt, Delia, Emmett, and Aidan. ... John Ettorre�s son, Michael, is a freshman at St. Ignatius High in Cleveland and is making his presence felt on the Frosh basketball squad. ... Tony O�Malley�s son is also a freshman at St. Ignatius. Tony is an attorney living with his family in Chagrin Falls. ... Mario Alemagno was selected as Solon�s annual Italian Man of the Year. ... The Class of �80 had its first member inducted into the JCU Athletic Hall of Fame last year -- Marco Iglesias. He came to JCU from Costa Rica, now living in California, was a four-year starter as a defender and middle fielder on the soccer team and chosen All-PAC in �77 and �79. ... Paul Lioon and family are enjoying the Florida sunshine. Paul joined Charlotte State Bank and was given the task of starting a Personal Trust Department. In addition to working at the bank, Paul is president of Charlotte County Habitat for Humanity, serves as treasurer for Charlotte County Symphony Orchestra and is president of St. Charles Borromeo School Endowment Fund. As if Paul doesn�t have enough time with meetings, he is also an assistant coach for his son�s Pop Warner football team. Wendy Lioon is teaching first grade at St. Charles Borromeo school. The Lioons have three children, Clare who will be attending University of Florida in the fall, Ginny is a star soccer play for Charlotte High School as a sophomore and Geoff is in eighth grade at St. Charles where he plays basketball. Geoff also plays as an offensive lineman on the Charlotte Warrior Midget football team plus plays first base on the Port Charlotte Junior baseball team. I wonder if he is will follow in his dad�s footsteps as a star wrestler as Paul was at Cleveland St. Ignatius. ... Thanks for the info and drop a line anytime. MFH

winter 2003	Here's the recent info from the mailbag ... Thomas Lavelle is living in Fairview Park, Ohio with his wife and children, Thomas and Julie. Tom is an Industrial Sales Manager at Tremco. ... I recently had the opportunity to catch up over lunch with Don McGuire. Don resides in Greenwich, CT; however he has been in Cleveland doing some consulting work. He switched form investment banking to the world of venture capital and start-up companies. He was recently president of Beenz.com that was sold in December. Don is tracking various JCU athletic teams while in town and comparing notes with Rich Chelko '80, Charles Wagner '83, Alex Alavanja '81 and Gerry Grim '69. ... Another Tighe is walking the halls of Murphy. Kevin Tighe's youngest daughter, Meghan, is currently a freshman at JCU. They say time flies, but I remember the golf class Kevin and I took and the times we would throw grass clippings in the air to judge the wind direction. The famous grapefruit walk will always be one to remember. My oldest, Rosemary, just started kindergarten so I have a few years before she hits the college scene. ... John Ettorre was "dry" this time around with class info. He does tell me that his youngest son, Patrick, is making his mark on the defensive line for St Gregory the Great Jaguars. His oldest, Michael, is making his moves on the basketball court for the Gesu Bulldogs. Spouse Julie has been elected president of the Western Reserve Investment Club. ... Thanks for the notes and drop a line anytime. MFH

spring 2002	All classes are welcome to visit the campus during the upcoming Reunion Weekend, June 14-16. Class years ending in a 2 or 7 will be holding their reunions. You may contact the alumni office for more info. ... Dan Hockensmith has relocated from Lewisville, TX, to Dallas. Dan has been promoted as a service/modernization manager for KONE, Inc. ... Christine Luff �79, a former Lambda Chi Rho sorority member, is an accounting assistant for the Whitmore Group in Rockwall, TX. Chris missed the Dallas alumni reception due to a snow storm. Ohio sent all the snow down south. ... New car enthusiast, Greg Branic, is keeping busy at Southwest General Hospital crunching numbers and keeping everyone on budget. ... On my home front, Rosemary turned 5 already and begins kindergarten this fall. Twins, Adam and Patrick, are 2 and looking forward to spring weather. ... Drop a line anytime. MFH

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