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CARDINALSt. Charles Preparatory School Alumni Magazine Fall 2007 Inside

In Memoriam: Kathleen A. Cull Cavello

In this edition’s Student News, you’ll learn about our academically talented and socially conscious students. Read about 31 seniors who were named 2008 National Merit Semifinalists and Commended Scholars and the “perfect” performance by last year’s sophomores on the 2007 Ohio Graduation Test (OGT). Pages 10-12

The second-ever Combined Class Reunion Celebration included the classes of ’57, ’62, ’67, ’77, ’82, ’87, ’92, & ’97. See pictures of the event’s program placed throughout the sections of this edition from the various Friday night class reunion gatherings to the results of their Class Gift fundraising efforts. Pages 13-15

Wow! Our Alumni News is filled with hundreds of biographical updates in our “Notes” section, and is especially loaded with great updates and stories sent in by those alumni in the reunion classes. Mix in stories of the great academic, philanthropic, and business achievements (to name just a few categories) and feel the pride grow inside you! Pages 21-42

In our Development section you’ll learn about the inspiring personal story of Walt Plank and his journey into the St. Charles pantheon of outstanding alumni. You can also read the special feature alumnus Richard L. Ferris’ ’63 prepared about charitable Legacy planning and get a life-time giving report on the school’s True Dedication! graduation classes. Pages 46-55 The devotion and commitment of the Cardinal Community—especially that of a 1941 St. Charles graduate—was celebrated at the Ribbon-Cutting ceremony on The Distinctive Leader in Catholic EducationSeptember 14 - which christened Walt Plank Field. 1 In Loving Memory -- Mrs. Kathleen Cavello the CARDINAL The St. students and school facilities. Charles family A joy to work with, Kathleen served The magazine for alumni and friends is deeply the school like no other St. Charles mom. of Saint Charles Preparatory School Spring 2007 Volume 22, Number 1 saddened at In 2004 she organized the Mothers of Saint Charles Preparatory School the loss of Alumni Tea, which quickly became a 2010 East Broad Street its first lady, favorite annual event. It was her hope Columbus, Ohio 43209-1665 www.stcharlesprep.org Kathleen A. that St. Charles mothers of alumni would Advisory Board (nee Cull) continue their bond long after their sons Robert W. Horner III ’79 Cavello, had graduated from St. Charles. Chairman who died of In August, several weeks before the Timothy M. Kelley ’76 Vice Chairman complications diagnosis of her gliablastoma, Kathleen Rev. William L. Arnold ’70 from a brain and Dominic traveled to Alaska for a Albert J. Bell ’78 tumor on well-deserved vacation with their friends Rev. Thomas J. Brosmer ’61 Hugh J. Dorrian ’53 October 10. Mrs. Cavello, 58, was the and fellow parents of St. Charles alumni, James P. Finn ’65 wife and constant companion of principal George and Terri Lewandowski, Dan Charles W. Gehring Sr. ’74 Paul G. Heller ’82 Dominic J. Cavello ’64, mother of two and Susan Dent, and Bernie and Sarah Thomas L. Horvath ’65 St. Charles graduates Christopher ’91, Mazer. Matthew A. Howard ’58 Joseph M. Isbell ’83 Dominic A. ’93, and a daughter, Kate Mrs. Cavello was a graduate of Mrs. Patricia D. Kletzly Cavello. She was also a tireless worker Immaculate Conception grade school, a Thomas J. Mackessy ’77 Richard J. Miller ’75 and supporter for St. Charles. 1967 graduate of Bishop Watterson High Thomas M. O’Leary ’64 For 19 years Mrs. Cavello was a lead School and 1971 graduate of Ohio State David L. Pemberton Jr. ’79 Daniel L. Rankin III ’53 organizer of the annual St. Charles University. In addition to her 22 years Michael J. Rankin, M.D. ’77 Mother’s Club Silent Auction and Dinner. as the school’s first lady, Kathleen was a Thomas N. Ryan, D.D.S. ’58 T. Jay Ryan III ’76 Under her direction, it has blossomed highly sought after seamstress of window John L. Sauter ’58 to become a joyous social event of the dressings and interior decorating. Many Press C. Southworth III ’65 Msgr. David V. Sorohan ’59 (College) Christmas Season that grows annually. of her works can be found in the homes George G. Vargo ’58 Over the years it has attracted thousands of St. Charles families as well as the St. Emeritus Members of parents, alumni, and new friends to St. Charles main academic building. Msgr. William A. Dunn ’57 Louis V. Fabro ’49 Charles, and raised funds for St. Charles continued on page 45 James T. Foley Jr. Leonard J. lannarino Jr. ’58 John J. Ritz ’47 Henry J. “Hank” Sherowski Photo contributors Richard R. Stedman ’54 Ed Winters ’79 and Sal Panarello of Tri-Village Studio, Phil Smith, The Columbus F. W. “Bill” Sullivan Jr. Michael M. Sullivan ’58 Diocese Department of Communications, Louis J. Fabro ’83, Douglas H. Stein ’78, Administration Amanda Lucidon of The Press-Enterprise newspaper, Bill Minckler of Bexley’s IT Dominic J. Cavello ’64 department, Clay Huff of TREETOPS MEDIA, and the many St. Charles alumni and Principal friends who shared photos of themselves and their families. Scott M. Pharion Assistant Principal & Academic Dean On the Cover­­— James R. Lower Assistant Principal & Walt Plank Field was officially dedicated prior to the Cardinal football team’s Dean of Students Homecoming victory against Marion Harding on Friday, September 14, 2007. 2007-08 Annual Fund Recognized at the ceremony were the parents, alumni, contractors, and other members Thomas M. O’Leary ’64 Alumni Chairman of the Cardinal community whose tireless efforts made the new synthetic field project Robert and Pat Griffith – and a host of other “stadium” amenities – a reality. Parents Fund Co-Chairs Prepared to cut the official 28-ft long red ribbon at the stadium’s entrance are, from Alumni & Development Staff the left- Chris Schneider (back to ticket booth, facing camera) Kevin Quinn, Mark Douglas H. Stein ’78 Senior Director of Development & Alumni (partially hidden) and Laurie Palmer, Sarah and Ed Kistner, (Andy Dejaco and Louis J. Fabro ’83 Michael Ryan ’08 in back row) Rick Ey ’94, Hank Sherowski and his grandson, Jack Editor, the Cardinal Knox, Ray Benjamin ’91, Bob Horner ’79, Tom O’Leary ’64, Mary Plank Underwood, Director of Alumni Affairs & Communications Dominic J. Cavello ’64, Tommy Plank, Carol Plank, Liz Plank (Mrs. Walter H. Plank), Cheryl F. Taynor Julie Plank, Carol Plank Jackson, Tim Plank (in front of Carol), John Plank ’82, Jane Development Secretary Plank Varga, Matthew Plank (in front of Jane), Don ’47 and Nancy Kelley, John Varga Louis V. Fabro ’49 and his father, Kurt (behind Don), Tim Kelley ’76 (partially hidden), Heidi Plank with Senior Editor, the Cardinal daughter, Jenna, Pat Kelley ’78, Joe Schaefer ’47, Monsignor Thomas Bennett, Byron Design and Layout Marcy Design Group Burwell (standing behind Msgr. Bennett), Ed Carlson (face hidden) Jim Dew, Craig Greg Krivicich ’75 Storch, Laurie Palmer (fully hidden behind Craig) Doug and Beth Byorth (standing Yuko Kelly next to Laurie and near the ticket booth), Annie Storch, Ralph Polletta ’79, and Bruce Wasserstrom. Photo by Ed Winters’79 of Tri-Village Studio.

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Welcome to this Monsignor related a sad story of a winning traditions. Recently we learned issue of the Car- former student of his who had lost consid- that 10 of our young scholars have been dinal magazine. erable mental and physical talents as the named National Merit Semi-Finalists and St. Charles prin- result of a tragic accident. The story was a 20 more were recognized as Commended cipal, Dominic J. cautionary tale about the tenuous nature Scholars. These achievements are a credit Cavello, has asked of our individual gifts. Through that un- to the hard work of our students, the fac- me to share a few derstanding, Monsignor urged us toward ulty, and our parents. As all new parents remarks about a humble appreciation of our God-given entering St. Charles are reminded, these the beginning of talents and capabilities. He also empha- three entities, which Principal Cavello this school year, sized the point that the only real value of refers to as the three-legged stool, are Robert W. Horner III ’79 which in typical our talents is derived from how we employ the essential elements for accepting the St. Charles fashion them in the service of our fellow man. challenge at St. Charles. Incidentally, holds great promise. On the evening of September 14, the this year’s Open House date is Sunday, Our enrollment this year is full, with Cardinal Community celebrated the life November 4, which is also the Feast of St. a little over 600 boys enrolled. Nearly 20 of Christian service of the late Walter H. Charles Borromeo our namesake and pa- percent of these students are attending Plank ’41 by dedicating the beautiful new tron. Please encourage the families of 8th St. Charles on some form of scholarship athletic fields that now bear his name. grade boys in your community to attend. assistance – most of them need-based. Walt Plank Field is an appropriate way As you will see from the features and Earlier this quarter, I was fortunate to honor a committed servant and model pictures that follow, the spirit of Christian enough to attend a Mass for our In the alumnus, as it is the result of considerable service is alive and well at St. Charles. As Know team offered by our own Monsignor sacrifices made by a new generation of you read about the exceptional achieve- Thomas M. Bennett. Monsignor deliv- benefactors and friends, who have joined ments of our students (and alumni), I ered a homily with which all St. Charles hands with the generation of alumni and suspect you will also share my confidence alumni over the past 30 are most familiar. parents who helped our school through in the school’s future, which we lovingly To put it simply, he challenged us to be the rebuilding years of the early 1970s. entrust to these fine young men. appreciative stewards of God’s gifts. It St. Charles is deeply grateful to those Robert W. Horner III is the chairman of seemed to me that Father’s observations who helped with the transformation of the the St. Charles Advisory Board. He is a also served as an outline of the fundamen- field and stadium gateway. 1979 graduate of St. Charles and is father tal elements of our shared philosophy and Many of our Cardinal teams have start- of a current sophomore, Robert Horner IV. mission here at St. Charles. ed the year by establishing or continuing

St. Charles Preparatory School Campus- Fall 2007. Photo by Clay Huff of TREETOPS MEDIA

The Distinctive Leader in Catholic Education 3 Leadership for Walt Plank Field Project Honored at the field’s Ribbon-Cutting ceremony Sept. 14, 2007 2006 Parent’s Fund Co-chairs with Dominic J. Cavello, Principal

Laurie and Mark Palmer, 2006 Parent’s Fund Co-Chairs

Tom O’Leary ’64, Fund Drive Chairman Kevin Quinn, 2006 Parent’s Fund Co-Chair (along with his wife, Marie)

Doug and Beth Byorth, 2006 Parent’s Fund Co-Chairs David and Laura Butler, 2006 Parent’s Fund Co-Chairs Sarah and Ed Kistner, 2006 Parent’s Fund Co-Chairs

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his year’s Homecoming football of his restaurant, he loved to engage all in presented each with a plaque to illustrate game September 14 took on historic spirited conversation. the school’s appreciation (see photos). T T importance as alumni, parents, and The ceremony attracted many members The new turf field is the crown jewel of friends of St. Charles gathered for the of the Plank Family. Also in attendance a project that welcomes visitors through dedication of the newly completed Walt were field contractors, architects, and a new brick stadium entranceway for the Plank Field. The ceremony was capped by leaders of the Parents Fund Committee school’s athletic complex. It’s flanked a Cardinal victory over long-time football that helped make the project reality. They by the newly designated Sean P. Reed opponent Marion Harding. joined to open “officially” the renovated Plaza and the Henry J. “Hank” Sherowski The state-of-the-art facility is named facility by cutting a huge red ribbon on Concessions Area. Also new are two in honor of the late Walt Plank, a 1941 Sean P. Reed Plaza, just outside the new baseball dugouts with built-in storage graduate of St. Charles who starred brick entrance to the stadium. units, fencing, and landscaping. The $1.5 for the Cardinals and later became Principal Dominic J. Cavello ’64, million project was funded by private recognized as one of Columbus’s great assistant principal Jim Lower, and donations from the Cardinal community. sportsmen. He died in 1993, but his the school’s Annual Fund Chairman, Walt Plank Field is an all-purpose legacy of service to his fellow man and Tom O’Leary ’64, in turn addressed the all-weather facility. It’s used for varsity strong devotion to his alma mater lives crowd. Lower acknowledged members football, baseball, soccer, lacrosse, and on in others. It was at his Plank’s Café at of the 2006-2007 Parents Annual Fund other athletic events. Sycamore and Parsons, where Walt held leadership and the contractors involved court from the steam table behind the bar. in the construction of the facility. Cavello There, in the middle of the hustle-bustle

4 St. Charles Preparatory School Project Contractors

Rock of Honor St. Charles cast its gratitude to Nick, Steve, and Marty Savko in the form of a bronze plate for their site work Jim Lower, Dominic J. Cavello, and Steve Savko of Nick Marty Savko, of Nick Savko & Sons, Inc. on the Walt Plank Field project. The plate is affixed to Savko & Sons, Inc. the rock, which fronts the west end zone. Conceding his expertise Hank Sherowski (left) has been recognized for his long-time project management leadership on many of the campus’ capital improvement projects. This bronze marker hangs alongside a new concessions area built into the east wall of the Multi-purpose Hank Sherowski and his grandson, Jack Knox room. Ed Carlson of Nick Savko & Sons, Inc.

Ralph Polletta ’79 of Nick Savko & Sons, Inc. Dominic J. Cavello with Tim Shremshock ’86, of Chris Schneider, area marketing director for Sprinturf Shremshock Architects, Inc.

Byron Burwell, project construction manager Jim Dew of Mid-City Electric Craig Storch of Lannis Fencing Systems

Note: Larry Guglielmi of Guglielmi Painting Co. also received commendation, but was unable to personally attend.

The Distinctive Leader in Catholic Education 5 New Athletic Field: Ribbon Cutting Ceremony

Peter Coccia, Laurie and Jon DiSabato, and SC junior Pat Kelley ’78, Tommy Plank, Mary Ginn and Bob Ryan Robert Polletta. Front, left – Horner family members Tommy, Maggie, SC ’69 junior Bobby, Bob ’79 and Mimi; Back, left - Bob Sr. and his wife, Jane.

Brothers Homer ’46 and Francis E. “Eugene” Beard Steve Savko and Ralph Polletta ’79 of Nick Savko & Eugene Beard, a former Carolian student, attended Sons Bruce Wasserstrom, president of AMTECKO St. Charles through most of his sophomore year (1946) until he contracted Rheumatic Fever and missed nine weeks of school. Because he fell well behind in Latin II, he had to enroll at Hamilton Township High School the next fall and went on to play for HT’s 1947 State Class B Championship baseball team. He later earned a degree in education at The Ohio State University and a master’s in school administration at Ohio University. Homer, his big brother, is a tireless supporter of St. Charles and is a member of the Alumni Association’s governing board.

Steve Schmitt ’84 with sons Zachary (left) and Austin. From left - Tierney (nee Thoman), Carrick, and Carson Reider with Sue Dell Thoman, wife of the late staunch SC supporter, Harry Thoman ’47.

Carol Plank Jackson, eldest daughter of Walt Plank ’41, Alumni and members of the Columbus Police and Fire Joe Ryan, father of St. Charles sophomore, Will, shares her family’s appreciation and pride in having Pipes & Drums Corps George A. Fulcher III ’77, Marty “hawking” Cardinal football programs before the SC their father honored by St. Charles with the naming of McSweeney ’77, and Tim Welsh ’82, performed at the vs. Marion Harding game. Joe is the youngest son of the field in his memory. ribbon cutting. legendary St. Charles teacher and coach, Jack Ryan.

6 St. Charles Preparatory School New Athletic Field: Pre-game Tailgate and Post-game Homecoming Pizza Party

Following the dedication ceremony for Walt Plank Field, all were invited to join the St. Charles Alumni Associa- tion at its traditional Homecoming Tailgate Party just before the Cardinal’s football victory over Marion Hard- ing. Later, those in attendance that night were encour- aged to gather at the Cavello Center on the lower level of the Campus Theatre building for a post-game fare of Planks Cafe Pizza. Our special thanks goes to Mike Sweeney ’82 of The Beer Dock East. Mike has gener- ously donated the cold refreshments served at this popular post-game gathering for several years. From left - Pat Baumann ’92, David Jones ’91, Chris Cavello ’91, and Ryan Sullivan ’91 From left - Chris Mahler ’78, Carla and Al Bell ’78, and Beth Mahler

Mike Sullivan ’58, Tom Mackessy ’77, Robert Miller ’ 67, Tom Rankin ’82 (left) with brother Tim ’83 and Tim’s Dick Schneider (Aquinas ’57) with son Andy ’82, and and Margie Sullivan son, Maxwell (center). grandson Anthony.

Sharing some good ol’ Cardinal camaraderie were, Father William DeVille ’55 (far right) with Jack O’Reilly Terry Welsh ’57 (left) and son, Pat ’84 from left, Joe Gruber ’94, Paul Copeland ’04 (front), Will ’52 and grandson, Liam. Gruber ’06, and Bart Mahoney

John ’78 (left) and Jim ’80 Mackessy (right) share a Alumni board at your service laugh with Mike Sweeney ’82 St. Charles Alumni Association governing board members on hand to help prepare and serve food for the pre- game tailgate party included from left -- Phil Caito ’72, Sean Whalen ’99, Michael Probst ’89 (President), Marion Smithberger ’72 (past president), Jack Gibbons ’81, Gerard Barrow ’72, Damion Clifford ’95, Zach Pavol ’00, and catering specialist, Bob Selhorst ’74. Also helping that night but not pictured here were Matt Weger ’89, Rob Ryan ’89, Bill Prophater ’86, and Homer Beard ’46. The Distinctive Leader in Catholic Education 7 New Athletic Field:

New Field Draws Praises from Varsity Coaches

Rick Ey ’94, Soccer against us without their turning an ankle The new field has benefited the soccer or losing a shoe in the mud. team in a number of ways. First, since soccer is a game of ball possession, and Ted Wierzbicki, Football the best way to possess the ball is to keep The new synthetic field allows us to it on the ground; finally having a flat practice and play on a consistent and safe surface on which to play makes that much surface all year round. It’s especially nice more possible. As a result, our play has not to have to practice and compete in a improved because there are a lot fewer “mud bowl.” The new surface also helps us St. Charles varsity coaches, from left, Ted Wierzbicki (Football), Ray Benjamin ’91 (Baseball), Rick Ey ’94 mistakes than with the old bumpy, muddy attract opponents willing to play us here (Soccer) and Robert Taylor (Lacrosse). field. on our home field. Also, being able to practice on the These new facilities also provide an their high school years. new surface has created better practice opportunity to showcase the school to continuity and productivity due to the young men in grade school who will Bill Taylor, Lacrosse aforementioned field integrity. It’s also use the field for football games and I don’t think people realize what this more fun for the kids and eliminates other sporting activities, and hopefully stadium upgrade means to the St. Charles unexpected bounces, allowing them encourage their future decision to attend lacrosse family. Since I have been the to play their game without having to St. Charles. head coach we have played our home compensate for the field conditions. games at Bexley High School, it will be so Finally, we have gotten some exposure Ray Benjamin ’91, Baseball very special to play our “home” games at as Diocesan schools have held a couple of The new baseball facility gives our home! all-diocesan soccer events at St. Charles. baseball program an opportunity to play Weather and mud will not be a factor Hopefully having this field will encourage outside before most other schools. As we in practice schedules, we’ll be able to them to come to SC for the education, the saw in the summer, it can rain all day practice full field on a real full field. The experience, as well as for the athletics. As and when it stops we can play. The whole biggest thing, I think, will be the pride a coach I can finally be proud of having baseball facility gives our student athletes factor that we hope translates into bigger other teams and schools come to play the best facility they will play on during student body support for our team! We are looking forward to the day when the student section is as large for a lacrosse game as it is now on football Friday nights! SC Pride is what the new stadium means to the lacrosse program, and now we feel like we are a part of that!

Remembering Sean P. Reed Sean P. Reed Plaza is a special location where people can meet before and after athletic events. It is the area just south of Walt Plank Field’s new brick entranceway. It’s named in memory of the late Sean Reed, a 2002 St. Charles alumnus. Here fans begin to line up before the Cardinal’s football game.

8 St. Charles Preparatory School 2007 St. Charles Open House & Application Review for 8th Graders

achievement rises This special page is being produced significantly when for parents and their eighth grade teachers regularly boys unable to attend the St. Charles assign homework Open House on Nov. 9. We hope this and students helps to answer some questions you conscientiously do might have about the school’s phi- it. losophy and enrollment process, and refreshes information for those who V. We believe in did attend. strong instructional leadership, both For nearly 85 years St. Charles has administrative and been very successful in educating young teaching, coupled men of this diocese with a solid college with a safe and preparatory course of study. If you are orderly school the least bit familiar with our school you climate. may know that many of our graduates Last November the Campus Theatre building’s upper lobby was filled with 8th grad- hold important leadership positions in Academia, ers and their parents filling out name tags and registration cards at the school’s 2006 Open House. The event’s main program was presented to a packed house in our community and that they exhibit well however, is not the only place where the theatre while a second group filled the Cavello Center a floor below to watch and their St. Charles education. listen to a simultaneous broadcast of the program on a giant screen. First and foremost St. Charles is a young men learn visit they will meet with each of the Catholic school. Our primary mission is to grow during administrators, have an opportunity to to spread the Gospel of Jesus Christ; and, their high school years. Students who talk with some of the coaches, and sit as our American Bishops expressed it so complement their academic studies with in on two or three freshman classes. eloquently, “To teach as Jesus did.” It is extracurricular activities gain experience Notification of these visitation days will within this Christian framework that we that contributes to their success in be sent out at the end of December. offer a rigorous college preparatory course college. Besides the 13 varsity sports we offer, students are able to participate of study. If you have been following the —-How much does it cost to attend in an array of interesting activities. recent state and national discussions St. Charles? Our tuition for this 2007- During our recently completed first concerning education, be aware that our 2008 school year is $6,790 for Catholics quarter, almost two-thirds of our nearly curriculum is now the recommended norm registered in a parish and $7,090 for non- 605 students were involved in some for any student who intends to go on to registered students. If you have financial sport, student activity or organization. obtain a college degree. need, both the diocese and St. Charles Involvement helps growth; growth leads Our academic success is reflected by, sponsor significant grant programs. to success. among other things, our students’ results This year we provided nearly $625,000 on SAT and ACT standardized tests in Frequently asked questions by parents in scholarships, grants, and work- which St. Charles ranks with the top 10% and students at the Open House study aid to those who need help. Our in the nation. It’s also reflected in the scholarship exam this year will be given quality of the colleges and universities —When does the application process at St. Charles on Saturday, January 26, from which our alumni graduate. begin? The answer is now. Each eighth in two sessions, 9 am and 1 pm. Eighth Our academic philosophy and success is grader who attended the St. Charles grade boys will receive notification for based on five basic tenets: Open House last November filled out a registration after Christmas. registration card and received a Thank I. We believe that parents are their You note for taking time to visit us and a —-Is St. Charles too far away? The children’s first and most influential courtesy application. When eighth grade school is centrally located. Transportation teachers. What parents do to help their first quarter grades have been received, should not be a major problem. Public children learn is more important to preliminary application may be made. school buses provide transportation from academic success than any other factor. The student’s most recent standardized almost every district in Central Ohio. Our th th office is willing to provide information II. We believe that many highly successful testing scores (6 or 7 grade) should be for setting up car pools by letting you individuals have above-average rather submitted along with the application and know who lives in your end of town and is than extraordinary intelligence. grade card. Students who apply during attending St. Charles. Achievement in a particular activity the month of January should send in th depends more often upon hard work and their 8 grade standardized test scores. Interviews with prospective students self-discipline than on innate ability. If you would like to have an applica- and their parents are also part of this tion mailed to your home, receive III. We believe that teachers, who set process but will be arranged after we have information as part of our 8th grade and communicate high expectations to received your application. E-mail list, or wish to receive any their students, obtain greater academic other general information (a copy of performance than teachers who set low —-What about eighth grader visits during the school profile, student handbook expectations. a regular school day? Starting the second week of January eighth grade students or alumni magazine), you are invited IV. We believe that how much time interested in attending St. Charles to contact our school secretary, Lau- students actively devote to learning next year will be given the opportunity rie Berendt at 614-252-9288. contributes to their achievement. Student to spend a half day here. During their The Distinctive Leader in Catholic Education 9 Student News 10 named National Merit Semifinalists

Ten St. Charles seniors have been named National Merit semifinalists for 2007-08. They earned this honor based on their scores in the qualifying test they took last year. Only 16,000 of 1.4 million students who took the test qualified. The qualifiers, including the 10 from St. Charles, are in the running for scholarships that total more than $34 million.

The St. Charles semifinalists are:

Alex Davis, son of Bruce and Karen Davis. He is a member of St. Matthew Parish and attended Gahanna Middle School 2007 East; Christopher Haas, son of Rene and Front row, from left --Daniel McGregor, Christopher Haas, Benson Lindsey, Alex Davis, and Stephen Hunter; Back S. Douglas Haas. He is a member of St. -- Jordan Meyer, Jared Huling, Jacob Krebs, Neil O’Kelly, and Nathan Maupin. Agatha Parish and attended St. Agatha School; Jared Huling, son of Jay and of Jennifer and John Kelleher and Allen and is a member of St. Peter Parish; Linda Huling. He is a member of Church Meyer. He is a member of St. Matthew Mikey Karnes, son of John and Marcia of the Messiah and attended Heritage Parish and attended St. Matthew School; Karnes. He attended St. Andrew School Middle School; Neil O’Kelly, son of Morton and Susan and is a member of St. Peter Parish; Stephen Hunter, son of John and Carol O’Kelly. He is a member of St. Brigid of Andrew Latimer, son of Dodd and Hunter. He is a member of St. Andrew Kildare parish and attended St. Brigid of Mary Latimer. He attended St. Pius X Parish and attended St. Andrew School; Kildare School; School and is a member of Seton Parish; Jacob Krebs, son of Timothy and Teresa Luke Lovett, son of Joe and Julie Lovett. Krebs. He is a member of St. Matthew 21 are commended He attended St. Mary School and is a Parish and attended St. Matthew School; member of that parish; Kevin Madison, Benson E. Lindsey, III son of Ben and scholars son of David Madison and Debi Balog. Betsy Lindsey. He is a member of St. He attended St. Paul School in German Margaret of Cortona parish and attended Twenty-one St. Charles seniors were Village and is a member of that parish; Trinity Elementary; Nathan Maupin, son named National Merit commended John Matson, son of John and Jane of Thomas Maupin and Beth Maupin. He scholars for 2007-2008. They placed Matson. He attended Ecole Kenwood; is a member of St. Catharine Parish and among the top 5% of the 1.4 million Sean McCutcheon, son of John and Cathy attended St. Catharine School; students who took the test. While they McCutcheon. He attended Monroe Middle Daniel McGregor, son of John and don’t continue in competition for National School; Mary Lou McGregor. He is a member of Merit scholarships, some are eligible Justin Miller, son of Henry and Our Lady of Victory parish and attended for special scholarships sponsored by Deborah Miller. He attended Holy Spirit Trinity Elementary; Jordan Meyer, son corporations and businesses. School and is a member of that parish; They include: Alexander Bastoky, son Christopher Morbitzer, son of Ben of Erin Bastoky. He attended St. Cecilia Morbitzer and Annie Kerr. He attended School and is a member of that parish; St. Mary School in German Village and Ian Bateman, son of Kurt and Susie is a member of that parish; Mathew Bateman. He attended St. Catharine Reggie, son of Rita Barnes. He attended School and is a member of that parish; St. Catharine School; Tejas Sinha, son of John Bourke, son of J. David and Mary Sadhana Sinha. He attended St. Timothy Bourke. He attended St. Catharine School School; and is a member of that parish; Sean Jeffrey Thompson, son of Mark and Bresler, son of Sandy and Jane Bresler. Mary Thompson. He attended St. He attended St. Agatha School and is a Matthew School and is a member of that member of that parish; parish; Kevin Warbis, son of Jeff and Richard Gieseck, son of Richard and Chris Warbis. He attended St. Brendan Missy Gieseck. He attended St. Michael Fresh paint = faster times? School and is a member of that parish; The Dedger & Rose Jones Natatorium received a fresh School and is a member of St. Joan of Arc David Whitesmith, son of Dave and Amy. coat of paint over the summer months. Larry Guglielmi, Parish; Matthew Grady, son of Tim and He attended Heritage Middle School; and owner of Guglielmi & Sons, Inc., and Watterson ’67 Pam Grady. He attended St. Timothy Chase Williams, son of Tom and Mary alumnus, prepares the pool for its fourth-ever paint job. School and is a member of that parish; Williams. He attended St. Catharine The Cardinal swim team is coming off back-to-back Daniel Hoffman, son of John and Lisa runners-up finishes in the Division I state swimming School and is a member of that parish. championships. Hoffman. He attended St. Timothy School 10 St. Charles Preparatory School Velez gets Achievement regular class work and testing, and visual arts, in journalism, or in music. using a reader/grader that employs recognition OGT rubrics for structured sophomore Stephen J. Cadieux composition writing and to provide ’07, son of Richard St. Charles senior Adrian R. Velez, son feedback. “Those efforts are coupled and Jo Ellen of Juan Velez and Vanessa Velez of with the general accountability required Cadieux – The St. Margaret of Cortona Parish, is one of each student regarding class and Monsignor Paul of only 3,000 seniors in the U. S. to be homework obligations,” Pharion said. J. O’Dea Latin named to the 2008 National Achievement Sophomores during exam week follow a Award. This award Scholarship program. He scored in the top schedule that focuses exclusively on the is given to the 5% of more than 140,000 Black Americans exams. On each test day, students report senior who attains who requested consideration for the to their homerooms and then move to the the highest grade program. Velez is on a list of students multipurpose room for testing. Lunch and average for 4 years being sent to more than 1,500 colleges a rest break are followed by a prepared Stephen J. Cadieux ’07 in the study of and universities noting his exceptional intensive review session for the next day’s Latin. academic promise. exam. John C. Bruce, 100% pass OGT again ’07 Senior Awards son of Kevin and Cherry Bruce and a member of St. St. Charles again racks up Here are the 2007 winners of the Patrick Parish – perfect-passing rate in state senior awards presented last spring. The Father Charles Jackson Leadership One hundred and thirty-two St. Charles Andrew J. Wright Medal. This medal sophomores scored an impressive ’07, son of Duane is presented to the academic “three-peat” last spring by and Peggy Wright, senior Student receiving a perfect passing rate on the and a member Council president Ohio Graduation Test (OGT). Hard work of St. Brendan John C. Bruce ’07 for service to the by the St. Charles Class of 2009 and Parish – The school and the faculty again produced the lofty results. Principal’s Award student body throughout the school year. This marked the third straight year for Outstanding the school registered the 100% feat- Service to School Nicholas in as many years as the test has been and Community. Hartmann, son of administered in Ohio. Andrew J. Wright ’07 This commendation Robert and Shelby The goal of St. Charles is not only to is awarded Hartmann, and have 100% of its students earn a passing for leadership by example, attitude, member of St. rate, but to score at the test’s highest disposition and courage. levels. Individual scores are ranked in a Catharine Parish –The Highest hierarchy of five categories: limited, basic, Phillip P. Hanson Accum for Four proficient, accelerated, and advanced. ’07, son of Pete and Years. (4.26 GPA) Nearly all (96.1%) St. Charles students Mariane Hanson, were at the accelerated and advanced and a member Matthew McJoynt- levels. of the Church of Nicholas Hartmann ’07 Griffith ’07, son of The Ohio Board of Education four the Resurrection Robert Griffith and years ago replaced the Ohio Ninth Grade Parish – The Pat McJoynt-Griffith, and a member of St. Proficiency Test with the OGT. The OGT Bishop Herrmann Catharine Parish – The Jack Ryan Most consists of tests in reading, math, writing, Service Award and valuable Student- science, and social studies. All students Scholarship. This Athlete Award. The are required to pass all five tests as a Award is presented St. Charles varsity graduation requirement. Ohio students Phillip P. Hanson ’07 to one senior in coaches voted him take the test as sophomores and have six each diocesan high the “Most Valuable additional opportunities to take and pass school who has, by his exceptional service Athlete” from all all five parts. to the community, continued the work of the athletic team St. Charles has taken steps to help Bishop Herrmann in our diocese. students prepare for the tests, academic MVPs in the 2006- 2007 school year in dean Scott Pharion said. The school’s Alan B. Tyson ’07, which he was voted curriculum, course schedules, and course son of Alan and the MVP of both content standards have been adjusted so Kim Tyson – The the baseball and that students will have covered by the Bishop Fulcher Matthew McJoynt-Griffith ’07 football teams. middle of their sophomore year subjects Memorial Award. that comprise the tests. St. Charles also Each year St. has implemented a two-week review Charles recognizes schedule to prepare for each exam in the one senior who has OGT battery. achieved excellence Other strategies include: inserting in creative writing, test samples from the OGT format in in drama, in the Alan B. Tyson ’07 The Distinctive Leader in Catholic Education 11 the University of Dayton. Student News Prior to accepting a teaching position at St. Charles, Leukhart was a graduate assistant at UD and an adjunct professor at ODU. She and her husband, Thom, have a son and daughter, three grandchildren, and are members of the Newman Center. As a 1995 graduate of SC, Daniel is no stranger to the school either. He was Dignitaries dedicate new bridge hired to teach algebra I and geometry. Columbus Mayor Michael Coleman (third from left), He has a degree in business management alongside Bexley Mayor David Madison, lead the ribbon cutting to dedicate the new Clifton Avenue Bridge from Wittenberg University (1999) and located at the rear (south) of St. Charles on August has served as the varsity basketball 22, 2007. Among the participants were St. Charles New faculty members team’s assistant coach for the past five principal Dominic J. Cavello (seventh from the left) and New faculty members Michael Warner, Jane Leukhart, years. He is currently taking graduate City of Columbus director Mark Kelsey ’73, standing to and Jacob Daniel ’95. courses at Ashland University. He is a Madison’s right. The bridge replacement project was led by the 3 new S.C. teachers member of St. Pius X Parish and lives in Franklin County Engineer’s department but involved Blacklick. both Columbus and Bexley in its design and Warner teaches juniors church history construction. The $1.1 million project replaced and Three full-time teachers -- Jane Leukhart, widened the bridge deck to accommodate two lanes of Jacob Daniel, and Michael Warner -- have and social justice and led the junior retreat in November. He earned a degree traffic, the addition of the Alum Creek Greenways Trail, been added to this year’s St Charles sidewalks, and the instillation of decorative railings and staff. They fill vacancies created by the in psychology from the University of new street lighting. The new structure sits upon the departures of Amanda Woods, Kathleen Toledo (2004) and a master’s in theology bridge’s original stone masonry abutments that were from the University of Notre Dame (2006). constructed to support the simple 1984 structure. Mahoney (who is on sabbatical to serve The first Clifton Avenue Bridge was built over a as president of the Diocesan Teachers He taught at St. John Jesuit High School in Toledo last year and moved hundred years ago, in 1894. Its structure consisted Union), and Matt Downey. of simple span steel girders with floor beams and Leukhart, who teaches Latin I and II, is to Columbus where his wife, Julie, has stringers that rested on sandstone abutments and a a very familiar face at St. Charles. Since entered a master’s program at The Ohio river pier. A decorative iron handrail was affixed to the oak plank deck. Improvements to the structure were the late 1980s she has been tutoring our State University. They have been married for a year and attend the Newman Center made in 1905, 1946, 1955, and 1983 to meet ever- students in Latin, religion, history, and growing traffic demands. English. She has a degree in theology and at OSU. English from Ohio Dominican University, a master’s in theology from the Pontifical College Josephinum, and currently is working on her doctorate in theology at

Shining examples The St. Charles chapter of the National Honor Society participated in the Light the Night Walk, which was held by the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society of Ohio on September 29. NHS members make the walk in memory Caring for Environment of Frank Dury, a 1992 St. Charles alumnus who died of Members of the St. Charles Environmental Club, and a number of other student volunteers, got a little wet and cancer. dirty Sept. 29 -- all for a good cause. As part of National Public Lands Day, they teamed up with volunteers from Front row, from left – Joining St. Charles participants the Friends of Alum Creek Tributaries (FACT) to clean the Alum Creek’s waterway near the Academy Park Bridge were family members of the late Frank Dury ’92, sisters just south of St. Charles. The clean up netted 38 bags of trash (13 recycled), 50 oversize items, 17 tires, 2 shopping Anne and Meg; parents Mike and Joan; and brother, carts, and 4 barrels. Tom ’04. Tom is entering his senior year at Ohio State, Those participating, from left, front row -- St. Charles faculty member Aaron Schrein (Club moderator) and where he is majoring in English. freshmen Anthony Buchta and Tyler Brady; back row -- senior Alex Davis, freshmen Joe Hartge, Ola Williams and Middle row, from left - senior Tommy Murcko; Christian Schneider; sophomores Jared Bobulski, Dan Latz ( head turned), Nick Wright ( directly behind Latz), juniors Joe Perrault and Mark Schmidley; seniors Sean and Kevin Colvin, freshmen Paul Nessler, and Zach Huston, and sophomores Steven Miller ( partially hidden), McCutcheon, Brian Bell and Alex Fullerton; Back row, Chris Wells, Paul Weisenbach, Michael Eckstein, Kurt Smail, and Julio Botello (See related article, page 28). from left – seniors Christopher Haas, Geoff Stein, Tejas Sinha, and Justin Miller; junior Patrick Grogan, and assistant principal and NHS advisor, Scott Pharion.

12 St. Charles Preparatory School Alumni News 2007 Combined Reunion great success

More than 260 graduates and spouses joined together Aug. 16 at the Robert C. Walter Student Commons on the St. Charles Campus to participate in the 2007 Combined Class Reunion Class of 1957 Class of 1962 Celebration. The event brought together From left, first row -- Dan Connor, Rudy August, Keith From left, front row -- Father Pat Toner, Jeff Page, and members of the Classes of 1957 (Golden Helfer, Dave Mahanna, Ralph Brush, Pete Warnick, and Robert DeStazio; second -- Mike Reilly, Pat O’Reilly, and Ferg Theibert; top -- Tom Tarpy, Mike Close, and Robert Anniversary), 1962, 1965, 1972, 1977, John Davis; Second row -- Ed Ferris, George Bright, Dave Kreuzer, Jack Murphy, Tom Rodenfels, and Rick Knapp. 1982 (Silver Anniversary), 1987, 1992, Baumann; Third row -- Joe Ridgeway, Chuck Maloney, and 1997. The camaraderie shared among Terry Welsh, Jack Gordon, Dick Geyer; Fourth row five decades of Carolian classmates and -- Don Schaefer, Bob Dusterberg, Dick Park, Monsignor graduates was very inspirational and Bill Dunn, and Joe DeLuca ; Top -- Jerry Morris, Alex joyful. Laymon ’58, Dan Baumann, Tom Jander, and Dave Wollenberg. This was the second year that a joint session of all reunion classes was held on the campus. This combined format was inaugurated successfully in 2006 with the completion of the beautiful and spacious Walter Student Commons. Thanks to this great campus addition, reunion classes celebrating five-year anniversaries in any Class of 1977 calendar year now can meet together on From left front row -- Joe Curran, Tom Phillips, Craig the campus on a single weekend. Lee, Kevin Coady and Marquis Miller; top -- Steven Miller, Dominic Prunte, Terry Kelley, and Father As in the inaugural of this format, Tim Hayes. alumni and their guests this year enjoyed campus tours lead by alumni director Class of 1967 Louis J. Fabro ’83, development director From left, first row -- Bill Fiorini, Stephen Mitchell, Bill Doug Stein ’78, and faculty member Dr. Lutz, and Robert Miller; middle row -- Dan Ross, Joe Rath, Father Peter Gideon, and Michael Cavanaugh; top Sarah Vandermeer. Events included --Andy Dick and Steve Mustard. an all-classes Mass in Mother of Mercy Chapel, a reception and bountiful buffet dinner, and a “state-of-the-school” presentation from principal Dominic J. Cavello ’64.

Class of 1987 From left, first row -- Dale See, Mike Carey, Erik Gilleland, Randy Thomas, Tom Wengerter, and Todd Wandtke; second row -- Chris Yoho and Jim Dillard; third row -- Pat Lyons, Daric Galden, Ron Jackson, Matt Malone, and Fred Moses; fourth row -- Heber Howard, Class of 1982 Joe Wolf, Sean McCarthy and Ed Hohmann; fifth row From left, first row - - Eric Bush, Brian Backiewicz, -- Mike Dreisbach, Sean McGovern, James Simbro and Terry Gibboney, Jeff Moore, and Rick Teague; second Jason Knapp; top -- Andy Beauseau and Sean Kelley. row on far right -- Verne Moore and Andy Schneider; third row -- John Conway, Chris Meacham, Shane Vandemark, Tom Rankin, Chris Paolini, and Randy Class of 1997 Ralston; fourth row -- Bill Fannin, Andy Gast, Steve From left, first row -- Jonathan Lutz, Matt Toomey, Mark Thompson, Kevin King, and Greg Smithberger; fifth Berndt, Mark Dobrowski, and Ivan West; second row -- row -- Michael Pettry, Mike Sweeney, Eric Weisheit, Nick Kusan, Daniel Hickey, and far right Ben Hemmert; and John Duddy; top -- Paul Heller, Steve Weed, Jack third row- - Kevin Fink, James Porter, Conor Flanagan, Burns, John Plank, Ken Plunkett, and Tom Grote. Joe Brehl, and John Hykes; top --Shane Farrell, Christopher Roscoe, and Zach Bradley.

Class of 1992 From left, first row -- Kevin Gipe, James DeSapri, Christian Rether, and Anthony Fabro; back row -Aaron Hohl, William “Taj” Berry, Anthony Cottone, and Jason Kint. The Distinctive Leader in Catholic Education 13 Alumni News

An All-Classes Mass was celebrated in Mother of Mercy 1957 classmates and former varsity football players Chapel by alumni priests Father Peter Gideon ’67 (Main Pete Warnick (left) and Rick Baumann inspect the Celebrant and Homilist), Monsignor Bill Dunn ’57 and newly-installed turf on Walt Plank Field during a tour of 1977 graduates and their wives take a moment to smile Father Tim Hayes ’77. Father Fred Loyd ’62, whose the campus. for the camera before heading up to the buffet dinner. beautiful voice enhanced the liturgy served as Cantor From left - Tom and Maria Phillips, brothers Steven and and James Yurkovich ’09 played the organ. Marquis Miller, Dominic and Beth Ann Prunte, Terry Kelley Joe Curran, and Kevin Coady.

From left - Ed Hohmann ’87 shares a conversation and a photo with 1982 alumni Paul Heller, Brian Backiewicz, Brad Knight, Tom Grote, and Kevin King.

The Class of 1972, which held its reunion on June 19, had alumni on hand to represent their class at the Combined celebration. (From left) Local ’72 alumni Chris Meacham ’82 and Brad Knight ’82 find their Class John Prunte and Gerard Barrow stand alongside their of 1982 graduation composite which hangs alongside former teacher, Monsignor Bill Dunn ’57, who was there those of every other graduating class in the second to celebrate a reunion himself. On the far right is Keith floor’s east hallway. Burris ’72, who made a special trip from Connecticut Virginia because he’d been unable to at- tend the class’ June reunion.

From left - Andrea and Jim DeSapri, John Duddy ’82, Craig Lee ’77 and Steven Moore ’77 visit the Holy Angels Library (once the Upper Chapel) on their tour of the St. Charles campus prior to Mass.

The Class of 1972, which held its reunion on June 19, had alumni on hand to represent their class at the Combined celebration. (From left) Local ’72 alumni Alex Laymon ’58 (on the left with his wife, Pat) and John Prunte and Gerard Barrow stand alongside their Rudy August ’57 flew in from far out west to take part former teacher, Monsignor Bill Dunn ’57, who was there in the Class of 1957’s Golden Anniversary reunion to celebrate a reunion himself. On the far right is Keith celebration. The Laymons came from California and Burris ’72, who made a special trip from August from New Mexico to mark the very special Connecticut because he’d been unable to attend the occasion. class’ June reunion.

Turnabout is fair play! John Plank ’82 is usually the one dishing out the food to patrons of his family’s restaurant, Plank’s Café on Parsons Avenue. But on this special night, John gets special treatment at the buffet from Mass Appeal Dining 1987 grads and their wives at the reception. From left Service’s Theresa Coady. Father Pat Toner ’62 is in the - Mike Carey, Jim and Beth Simbro, Fred and Molly background. Moses, and Jason Knapp. Enjoying the reunion’s buffet dinner were, from left, Robert Knapp ’62, Tom Tarpy ’62, Bill Lutz ’67, Michael Cavanaugh ’67, and, far right, Diana and Pat O’Reilly ’62.

14 St. Charles Preparatory School Monz’s Minstrels Whenever the Class of 1967 gathers for a reunion, members are reminded of the many hours of music instruction and rehearsals with the legendary faculty From left - Steven Thompson, Terry Gibboney, and member, Monsignor F. Thomas Gallen Plank’s Café was a busy Friday night destination for Chris Paolini get a few laughs out of seeing themselves ’40 (‘Monz’). This year the class took members of the reunion classes of 1977, 1982, 1997, in their Class of 1982 yearbook, the Spectrum, at advantage of the excellent acoustics of the and 1992. Front, from left - ’92 grads William “Taj” Plank’s Café. Walter Student Commons and serenaded Berry, Christian Rether, and Anthony Cottone; Back, from left - Anthony Fabro and Kelly Mullins. the other SC reunion classes with glee club favorites such as The Whiffenpoof Song and On the Street Where You Live. Joe Rath ’67 noted that during the Prep/Seminary experiment years, membership in the St. Charles Glee Club, under the fabulous direction of Monz, was not an optional elective, but a “command Members of the reunion Class of 1967 met in conjunc- performance.” Rath says one of Monz’s tion with the Class of 1962 at the Columbus Italian Club gifts to the class was The Whiffenpoof where they had held a Friday night Bocce tournament and dinner. (From left) - Pat O’Reilly ’62, Stephen Mus- Song, an old Yale fraternity song; hence, Plank’s Café was crowded with 1987 grads on “Reunion the phrase: tard ’67, Joe Rath ’67, Andy Dick ’67, Mike Cavanaugh Friday.” Front, from left - Heber Howard, Ron Wollett, ’67, Fr. Peter Gideon ’67, Dave Corna ’62, Bill Fiorini ’67, “To the tables down at Maury’s, to the Tom Wengerter, and Jason Knapp; Back row - - Daric and Robert Miller ’67. place where Louie dwells; to the dear Galden, Jim Holdrieth, Jim Stiltner and Ron Jackson. old Temple Bar we love so well. Sing the Whiffenpoofs assembled with their glasses raised on high; and the magic of their singing casts its spell.” Rath said “It became our class favorite, and we never pass up an opportunity to break into song whenever we’re together. It’s hard to believe that we’ve now reveled in that wonderful little tradition at eight consecutive five-year reunions, Class of 1987 alumni made Plank’s Café one of their commencing in 1972!... and many of us The Class of 1982’s Friday night gathering took place gathering spots as part of their reunion weekend. Front have never missed one!” in the private 2nd floor dining room at Plank’s Café. row, from left -Randy Thomas, Matt Rushay, and Mark “Monz was often a guest at our reunions All smiles here are (from left) John Plank, Kevin King, Thomas; Back row - - Sean Kelley; John Youger; Sean (as well as Father Bennett),” Rath said, Andy Gast, and John Conway. McGovern, Matt Malone, and Dan O’Reilly. “and we could always bring tears to his eyes. I’m sure that on Saturday night you could readily feel the bond and love that still exists among us, and will never die!”

1977 grads (From left)Craig Lee, Greg Moore, Joe Murray, Tim Devine, Father Tim Hayes, and Ray Stein 1982 graduates Mark Schmitt, Mike Schmitt, and Brian relax and talk about their days at St. Charles in the Mail Backiewicz at Plank’s Café. Pouch Room at Plank’s Café.

Alumni attendees from the Class of 1967 gathered around to engage in a reunion tradition of group sing- ing in memory of Msgr. F. Thomas Gallen. From left -Bill Lutz, Andy Dick, Robert Miller (leaning over), Dan Ross (seated), Stephen Mustard and Joe Rath (standing), 1977 reunion alumni (from left) Dave Driver, Tim Michael Cavanaugh (seated), Bill Fiorini (seated) and From left - ’77 grads Marquis Miller, Terry Kelley, Brian Krauss, Marty McSweeney, and Joe Curran at Plank’s Father Peter Gideon (standing). Connor and Steve Dodd catch up on old times Friday Cafe. August 18, 2007.

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From left - Klingler brothers Matthew ’03 and Jonathan From left- Tom Mackessy ’77 and his son, Andrew ’07 The Reis family, from left - Andy ’86, Jacob ’07, Tim ’60, ’07 with their father, Mike ’82 and Brian ’84

From left- Tom Buoni ’74 with sons Thomas ’07 and Joe Phil Schaeffing ’54 with sons Peter ’07 and Philip ’02 Joe Ralston ’07 and his father, Ron ’76 ’02

Platinum Reunion Celebration This year’s 2007 Platinum Reunion was held on June 7, 2007 and attended by more than 45 alumni and former students from the classes of 1927-1956, as well as their spouses and other family members. Held annually the first Thursday of June, the Platinum Reunion was established as part of the school’s 75th Anniversary celebration in 2001. It honors the school’s earliest graduates and serves to recall former students and teachers who have passed away. The day’s program included Mass in Mother of Mercy Chapel at 11 a.m. followed by a complimentary lunch in the Robert C. Walter Student Commons. A presentation by school principal Dominic J. Cavello ’64 and a tour of the campus followed the meal. Traditionally, alumni priests from the prep school or college (and in some cases, from both) concelebrate the Platinum Reunion Mass. This year St. Charles was blessed to have three priests as concelebrants. They were Father William H. DeVille ’55 (Main Celebrant), Monsignor Carl P. Clagett ’47, and Monsignor William A. Dunn ’57. Attendees for this year’s June event included: First row, from left - Father William Deville ’55, Colby Grimes ’46, Louis V. Fabro ’49, Bill Geiszler ’40, Pat Wagner, Mary Estelle Ehret, Carol Cassidy, Bill Barrow ’46 and Chuck King ’52 ; Second row - Monsignor Bill Dunn ’57, Ron Eifert ’52, Pat Albert, Bob Albert ’49, Jack Wagner ’46, Robert Heise, Dan Cassidy ’52, Pat Doyle ’49 college, and Jim Lehman ’56; Third row - Leo Grimes, Don Jackson ’52, Don Gable ’49, Suzy Coughlin, Bob Berwanger ’47, Ardie Berwanger, and JoAnn Hall; Fifth row - Jack Coughlin ’51, Joyce O’Reilly, Fran Ryan, Dick Ryan ’51, Hugh Miller ’49, Phil Hall ’47, and Ward Sheeran ’53, Sixth row - Ed Alten ’52, Jack O’Reilly ’52, Mary Ellen Miller, Tom Devine ’47, Homer Beard ’46, and Jim Doyle ’48; Back row - Monsignor Carl Clagett ’47, Tom Miller ’52, and Joe Murray ’ 51. 16 St. Charles Preparatory School Life,Life, giftgift ofof RichardRichard BerryBerry ’46’46 celebratedcelebrated amily, friends, and 1940-era delighted that his well-loved tomes have classmates of the late Richard G. found their way into the library at St. F F Berry III ’46, gathered Sept. 23 at Charles.” St. Charles to commemorate his life and Berry ’46 was a recognized Central see a collection of 300 of his art books that Ohio artist who participated in various his family had presented to the school exhibitions and proudly displayed in his memory in 2005. These beautiful some of his favorite works in his Berry volumes are displayed and getting much Brothers Bolt Works office. He grew up use in the Student Services and Fine Arts in Clintonville and attended Immaculate Center art room. Conception. One of his classmates from A reception featuring wine and hors IC grade school through St. Charles d’oeuvres was held in the Student Services was the late Page Heise ’46, whose Center where guests could view some of widow, Mary Ann, was at the reception to the books and initiate a tour of campus represent him. facilities. Richard G. Berry (in Berry’s wife, Mary Jane, had a circa 1920s photo) expressed a wish some time ago to have served on the school’s a special gathering at St. Charles to original board of trust- ees and helped finance officially recognize the special gift of the construction of St. Berry family. The books were housed Charles. temporarily in the Holy Angels Library when they arrived at St. Charles two Richard Berry III ’46 years ago. The plan called for moving them to the new home once construction plaque produced to commemorate the of the new student center was completed. gift. It reads: “This collection of books Berry’s son, Dick Berry Jr., said at the about the visual arts shelved nearby was Richard Berry ’46 joined the U.S. Navy time that their family “was delighted that owned and well-thumbed by Richard G. out of a patriotic desire to serve during his dad’s art books will be housed at St. “Dick” Berry III, Class of 1946. Mr. Berry, World War II, and thus missed his St. Charles, the educational institution he so a life long Columbus resident, was a Charles graduation ceremony. His father, loved. To learn that St. Charles is adding largely self-taught American painter and Richard G. Berry Jr., proudly accepted a brand new art education center as part aesthete, as well as a collector, patron, his diploma for him. “Dad trained at the of its new facility makes the gift of art and mentor – and long time supporter of famous Great Lakes center and served books even more appropriate and useful St. Charles Prep and its traditions. He on a destroyer escort out of San Diego for for the school than we had anticipated,” was a past president of the Columbus Art most of a year bridging 1945-1946, Dick he said. League, juror for many local art shows, Jr. said. “He and Mary Jane were married Along with the collection, housed in and friend of many local artists. He was a in 1949 and raised four children in St. two bookcases in the classroom, is a gold true American original, and he would be Agatha parish. The family later became charter members at St. Brendan’s, where Berry painted Stations of the Cross (whereabouts now sadly unknown) and directed the parish choir (a small male ensemble including his own tenor voice). The Berry siblings noted their father painted all his life (his earliest sketch that we have being one of his WWII ship). He was well known in Columbus art circles, serving more than once as president of the Columbus Art League, staging several public exhibitions of his work, and being collected by many friends and others in the area. The Berry family has several interesting ties to the school, as shared by Mary Ann Berry. She said that her husband’s grandfather, Richard G. Berry Sr., was a close friend with Columbus Bishop James J. Hartley. He and two other very wealthy friends of Bishop Hartley provided all of the $240,000 Berry classmates Mary Jane Berry (Center) stands with several of her late husband’s St. Charles contemporaries who were on hand needed to build St. Charles in 1924-25. at a special reception honoring her husband. From left: Bob Berwanger ’47, Homer Beard ’46, Bill Barrow ’46, Jack Richard G. was on the school’s original Babbert ’46, Monsignor Carl Clagett ’47, (Mrs. Berry), Louis V. Fabro ’49, Russ Finneran ’48, Dick Fenlon ’48, and Al board of trustees. Bell ’48. The Distinctive Leader in Catholic Education 17 Alumni News Golf Outing Record turnout for ’07 Alumni Golf Outing

A record 124 golfers met at Glenross Golf Club Sept. 30 for the 2007 Alumni Open, an annual event sponsored by the St. Charles Alumni Association. With a score of 13 under-par, the scramble event From left - Tony Austing ’85, Neal Roberts ’85, Jim From left - Kevin Kranz ’85, Kevin Intrieri ’85, and Hal Heller ’85, and Brian Boley ’85 Epler ’85 was won by the team of Jeff Mattingly ’89, Pete Tatera, Sean Roehrenbeck ’89, and David Probst ’91. “Skill prizes” went to Bobby Cameron (longest drive), Sean Tracy ’93 (longest putt), and Gerard Tracy ’91 (closest to the pin). Cost for the day of fun was $65. That included golf, cart, prizes, a school-crested From left - Jeff Olson, Bart Mahoney, Tom Pelland, and From left - Eric Horvath ’92, Anthony Mampieri ’93, John red visor, refreshments, dinner, and lots Tim Klunk ’75 Croswell, and St. Charles faculty member Joe Moyer of camaraderie. Special recognition goes out to Alumni Association golf committee members Mike Probst ’89, Rob Ryan ’89, Damion Clifford ’95, Matt Weger ’89, and Gerard Barrow ’72 for all their volunteer help. Our special thanks go to our tournament’s hole sponsors! They are: From left - Brian Scarberry, Julie Scarberry, Andy From left - Steven Moore ’00, Dwayne Bodrick, Steve Mike Sweeney ’82 and the Beer Dock Maciejewski ’92, and Pete Weimer ’92 Miller ’77, Gary Cavin, and Rashad Dubose East; Neal Roberts ’85 of Adrenaline Advertising; Jim Zink ’89 & Zink Marketing; The Pemberton Family of Dave Sr., David Jr. ’79, and Joe ’00 of Suburban Natural Gas Co.; Coleman J. Clougherty; Farmers Citizens Bank, Bucyrus; “The Cookie Cop” Craig Lee ’77; From left - Bob Mayhan ’94, Joe Rhea ’94, Derek Smith Brian ’89 and Kevin Saas ’87 of All Star From left - Sean Whitlatch ’00, Robert Miller ’67, Brian ’94, and Brian Alcox Whitlatch ’96, and Tom Whitlatch Chemical Co., Inc.; Steve Miller ’77 of Continental Office Environments; Jack ’74 & Tim Ryan ’76 of Merrill Lynch Financial Advisors; The Bell Family of Al ’48, Al ’78 and Brian ’08; Bob Selhorst ’74 of Mass Appeal Dining Services Inc.; Bill Prophater ’86 of Newhouse, Prophater & Letcher, LLC; From left - Brian Tarpy ’89, Brendan McSweeney ’89, From left - 2007 tournament champions David Probst Rob Ryan ’89 of Ruscilli Real Estate Rob Ryan ’89, and Tony Martin ’89 ’91, Sean Roehrenbeck ’89, Pete Tatera, and Jeff & Development; James Vonau ’74 and Mattingly ’87 Michael Probst ’89 of Decker Vonau Seguin Lackey & Viets Co LPA; and Class of 1972 Alumni Board members Gerard Barrow, Phil Caito and Marion Smithberger.

From left - Jack Frencho, Ben Carignan, Tom Horvath From left - Kevin Clay ’77, Rob Diamond, Dave Driver ’65, and Cal Hamrick ’77, and Tim Krauss ’77

From left - Dave Hayes ’85, Vince Fabro ’85, Matt Weger From left - Lance Hunt, Jeff Rodocker ’61, Scott From left - Peter Corbett, Robert Corbett, Daryl Corbett ’89, and Joe Moyer Rodocker ’89, and Conor Flanagan ’97 ’60, and Tim Corbett

18 St. Charles Preparatory School 2008 Reunions to be celebrated Aug. 15-16

Next August, St. Charles will welcome and serve as host to a Combined Class Reunion Celebration for the 2008 reunion classes. Those classes scheduled to meet are 1958 (Golden), 1963, 1968, 1973, 1978, 1983 (Silver), 1988, 1993, and 1998. The date is Aug. 15-16, 2008. From left - Jeff Havens ’84, Amy Havens, Brian Franz From left - Marion Smithberger ’72, Phil Caito ’72, Gerard In this new format, all reunion classes ’84, and Mike Gast ’84 Barrow ’72, Chris Leister ’72, and Sean Hannigan meet together as a single community for a Saturday afternoon and evening program in the Walter Student Commons. The combined event will feature campus tours, Mass concelebrated by alumni priests in Mother of Mercy Chapel, a “state-of-the- school” presentation, class photos, and From left - Jim DeVine ’58, Charlie Pickard ’58, Phil Hall From left - Andy MacKinnon ’94, Scott Arthur ’93, an “open” cocktail reception and buffet ’47, and John Connor ’58 Gregg Hamrick ’94, and Brian Hamrick ’94 dinner. In addition, classes are encouraged to organize their own separate activities around the collective Saturday program. Those could be some or all of the following: Friday morning golf, a Friday night stag or couples event, Saturday morning golf, Saturday lunch, and From left - Bobby Cameron, Jason Younger ’89, Mike From left - John Harrison, Don Harrison ’75, Rick Sunday brunch. Probst ’89, and Kevin Saas ’87 Ralston ’75, and Fred Messmer ’75 These events will offer several opportunities to meet as individual classes with classmates and invited guests. They afford many formal and informal opportunities to reminisce about special teachers, friends, and the athletic and academic challenges you enjoyed together as classmates. From left - Jeff Pharion ’86, Pat Rankin “61,” Joe From left – Jack Baumann ’53, Andy Baumann ’79, Rick If you would like to volunteer as a Gruber ’04, and Paul Copeland ’04 Baumann ’57, and Tom Shapaka member of your class’ reunion organizing Committee -- and you’re all welcome -- contact alumni director Louis J. Fabro ’83 by e-mail: [email protected]

From left - Bob Mayhan ’94, Joe Rhea ’94, Derek Smith From left - Marcus Whitehead ’91, Matt Whitehead ’89, ’94, and Brian Alcox Michael Whitehead ’87, and Mike Whitehead Sr. (Aquinas ’63)

From left - Gary Fisher, Al Bell ’48, Al Bell ’78, and Andy From left - Tim Richardson ’94, Brad Chelton ’94, Alex From left - John Greenhalge ’86, Elaine Greenhalge, McLaughlin Loehrer ’94, and Matt Cull ’94 Jack Greenhalge, and Jim Greenhalge ’88

From left - Mike Huff, Derek Knapp, Damion Clifford ’95, From left - Greg Fox ’91, George Gillespie, Bob From left - Jason Kubin ’94, Bobby Benjamin ’87, Ray and Chris Clifford Benjamin, and Andy Schweitzer ’92 Benjamin ’91, and Dave Hanrahan ’92

The Distinctive Leader in Catholic Education 19 Invitation to all S.C. alumni Alumni Notes The St. Charles Museum Goal: Volunteer donations of building Dear St. Charles Alumni: Director’s Column products & skilled labor Help make St. Charles Museum As president of beautiful reality. Project Needs the St. Charles * Licensed electrician Alumni Association Thoughts about St. Charles Museum (SCAA), I’m proud * Finish carpenter and very pleased to Many of St. * Track lighting to showcase art report that we are Charles’ oldest hanging on the lower and upper off to a tremendous artifacts, such as portions of the wall. Licensed start this year! furniture, books, electrician to install the lights safely. Fall is an and artwork, have extremely busy been lost, broken, * Bricks and masons to help Michael S. Probst ’89 time for our group or thrown away reassemble the marble and limestone as we go about over time. Having Mary Altar. preparing and serving as host for two recently created * Glass cases and/or book cases in wonderful annual events: Homecoming an Archive Room which to display historical artifacts. and the Alumni Golf Outing. Both Louis J. Fabro ’83 to secure the September events were smashing school’s written * Shelving to secure walls on which to successes attended by record numbers of and photographic history, I now turn display memorabilia. St. Charles alumni and supporters. my attention to a new project – creation * Painters and product to cover the We now turn our full attention to the of a museum to assemble, protect, and space with a fresh coating of paint. much-acclaimed rejuvenated Spaghetti showcase tangible items that have Dinner and the second annual Father-Son accompanied St. Charles faculty, staff, * New carpeting for the octagonal Mass & Breakfast. Mark your calendars: and students during the school’s 84 years. room’s floor and stairs. the spaghetti dinner is scheduled for A unique and available space for such a Can you help? Contact Louis J. Fabro Sunday, Feb. 24, and the Father-Son collection exists today: the main building’s ’83 in the Alumni & Development Mass is slated for Saturday, April 19. “Tower Room” that overlooks the campus. Office by phone at 614-252-9288 ext. 21 Plan to be with us! It has a high vaulted ceiling, huge empty or e-mail at [email protected] Last year’s dinner attracted more than wall space, and plenty of floor space to 1,000 people. More than 90 volunteers showcase school history. who had been eagerly awaiting the Principal Cavello has given the project traditional St. Charles event’s return his blessing, but there are few “resources” helped make it a smashing success. The available in the school budget for a Father-Son Mass & Breakfast enjoyed museum project. Therefore, I’m starting its inaugural gathering in March and a building product and labor “campaign” brought many young men, fathers and to attract the support of the Cardinal grandparents together. The Mass- community. You certainly have a great breakfast allows young men to bond with track record of coming forward generously their fathers, uncles, and grandfathers with the gifts of your time, talents, and as well as to share the St. Charles treasure! experience and tour the facilities. As with all campus projects, this Both events again will be held in will require professional planning the beautiful Robert C. Walter Student and execution if we are to create the Commons, which we have come to appropriate space that all can be proud of appreciate more and more as a fantastic and enjoy in person. place to assemble as a community! We’ve been working to retain a pro- The goal of our Alumni Association bono architect to create some artistic is to create camaraderie among St. renderings of what we envision the Charles alumni, family, and friends. We Recreating history accomplish this goal by creating diverse space to resemble when complete. We’ve Can you identify the young man attending to the Mary already taken the next step and secured Altar in the former Seminarian’s (Upper) Chapel on opportunities for individuals to gather at the commitment of St. Charles project- the third floor of St. Charles main building? We can’t alumni events, share special memories, manager extraordinaire, Hank Sherowki. give you a clue as to its date, because we don’t know. network, and create new lasting Hank has overseen numerous expansion Contact Louis J. Fabro ’83 at 614-2522-9288 ext. 21 if relationships. We hope that you will take you know! the opportunity to attend our upcoming and renovation projects at St. Charles, The Mary Altar pictured here was disassembled in including the new Walt Plank Field and 1992 when the Upper Chapel was converted into Holy events in 2008. As always, we welcome we are blessed to have his expertise once Angels Library. Those pieces, as well as those of the all Saint Charles alumni to become again. disassembled Joseph Altar and Communion Rail have involved and join the Alumni Board. We How can you help? Look over the since been stored in the chapel’s old sacristy located meet four times each year and welcome on the floor above the back altar dome. Plans are to St. Charles alumni of all ages to join us! accompanying chart to see if you might be reconstruct the altar in the school’s “fifth-floor” Tower able to donate any of the needed items or Room where it will serve as the focal point of a new We look forward to seeing you all at skills. St. Charles Museum. That space over the years has future SCAA events. housed a recreation room, art studio, lounge, and band Michael S. Probst ’89 room. President 20 St. Charles Preparatory School TwoTwo ’03’03 gradsgrads winwin FulbrightFulbright AwardsAwards

lthough John Amnah and Adam the largest population of Palestinian Kucharski headed on different refugees outside of the West Bank itself,” A A career paths after graduating he said. from St. Charles in 2003, they now find Amnah has a 12-year commitment to themselves sharing a highly prestigious the Air Force, which will take him to his achievement four years later. They 33rd birthday. He says once someone graduated last spring with academic graduates from flight school, he or she accolades and now have earned the owes 10 additional years to the military. distinction of being selected Fulbright After his time in Germany, he will return Scholars. to Texas for a year in flight school. And Considered one of the most esteemed as long as he’s enjoying the flying and the scholar awards, the Fulbright Program is people, he plans to make a career in the a series of educational grants (Fellowships service. “If I do get out of the military, and Scholarships) established in 1946 to though, I would like to fly for an airline or Adam Kucharski ’03 increase mutual understanding between perhaps go into business,” he said. the people of the United States and Amnah recollects the remarks principal Among my most vivid and most fond other countries through the exchange of Dominic Cavello gave at graduation, in memories of his time at St. Charles, persons, knowledge, and skills. which he told the graduates that if St. Kucharski says that his work with Amnah is a 2nd lieutenant in the U.S. Charles hadn’t Doug Montgomery and the St. Charles Air Force and graduated 51st last May taught them the Theater program ranks prominently. “The in a class of 967 cadets from the U.S. importance of being productions with which I was involved Air Force Academy. He earned a degree their brothers’ each demanded a great deal of hard in economics and a minor in German keeper, then the work, focus, and attention to detail - all of and now will study in Germany working school had failed which proved instrumental to success at toward the equivalent of a master’s them. “I think the U of C. Furthermore, the AP classes degree in economics. about that often, I took toward the end of my St. Charles Kucharski earned his degree Phi Beta and I believe that career prepared me amply for the college Kappa from the University of Chicago this message of experience—especially Mr. Pharion’s last spring. He also was a marshall at St. Charles is one superb AP English class.” the University of Chicago, which is the of the reasons I St. Charles prepared him well, Amnah highest honor a student can receive chose to serve in said, both academically, as well as U.S.A.F.’s John Amnah ’03 at that school based on academics and the military. SC physically (through sports teams and a outstanding pursuits. He’s attending the taught me that there’s much more to life nice weight room/gym) for the Air Force University of Jordan in Amman where than making money or being famous. As Academy. “I believe, though, that St. he’ll be studying the architecture of a man of Saint Charles, I feel obliged to Charles prepared me best in the areas of Palestinian refugee camps. make a difference and help others. The leadership and character development. In addition to working on his degree, military seems like a great opportunity It seems that there are a lot of people in Amnah will research a project that for me to do this.” the world who are smart and capable, but will compare details of the financial Most of Kucharski’s time is and will they don’t have the character that it takes aspects of the German and U.S. military continue to be engaged in his field work to lead an organization or run a business in areas such as pay, promotions, and in the camps, and he’ll continue to study successfully. St. Charles provides a great retirement. He’s completed six weeks of both formal and colloquial Arabic. He foundation in these hard-to-measure study in Marburg, Germany in a language studied Arabic throughout his college areas.” emersion school. He’s now enrolled at the career, though he says he first cultivated In the 60 years since it was created, University of Potsdam in Berlin for his an interest in the language independently more than 100,000 Americans have Fulbright Program, which will end next while at St. Charles. received Fulbright grants. More Fulbright July. With so many opportunities, alumni, including two in 2002, have won Kucharski says that while he is Kucharski’s career plans are hardly set Nobel Prizes than those of any other formally an anthropologist, his interests in stone once the Fulbright is done in academic program. lie in questions of space; what cultural June. He may remain in Jordan until the The Fulbright Program provides funds conventions govern various human fall “and there is always the chance that for students, scholars, and professionals perceptions of space. He’ll be trying to I may get a job here in Jordan and stay to undertake graduate study, advanced learn ways that “homes” are constructed longer,” he says. He also thinks he can research, university teaching, and by Palestinian refugees in Jordan, both very easily see himself pursuing a Ph.D. teaching in elementary and secondary materially and symbolically. in anthropology at a university in the schools abroad. The initial reach of this Last summer Kucharski worked for a states, and becoming a full-time career program had been primarily European Palestinian NGO in Bethlehem, which academic. “Though my brief stint with countries; now the program operates addresses environmental issues in the the corporate world in Chicago had a worldwide in 144 countries. Occupied Territories. “Jordan is the certain, unexpected allure, I do see more natural choice for my research as it hosts education in my near future.”

The Distinctive Leader in Catholic Education 21 the MBA program at Carnegie as many courses as they could Mellon. during their time at St. Charles Alumni Notes (Alex even went on to major in Matt Oberlander is playing on Classics at Miami University in “This has been an exciting op- the U.S. Naval Academy’s foot- Oxford.) He remembers work- portunity and a great experi- ball team. The Navy’s website ing very hard for Mr. Cavello ence for all three boys. They en- reports that Matt is coming off in Latin I, and for Mr. O’Neill in joy their jobs, they are learning a solid year serving as Navy’s Latin II and Latin III. He also valuable lessons and they know long snapper on PAT/FG and thinks about the times he stayed that they are very fortunate to punt teams ... and earned a var- up late at night with classmates have had this opportunity,” she sity letter. In 2006 he saw action living nearby in Clintonville to said. in all 13 games ... registered his cram for Latin exams. first collegiate tackle in the win 2005 over the U.S. Air Force Acade- ”Funny that my two favorite my. At St. Charles Matt lettered teachers at St. Charles were Ben Stinson, a sophomore at three times in football, two in Mr. (John) Salyer, who taught Walter Student Commons lacrosse and once in track He me (math) for two years, and the University of Pennsylvania, visitor Daniel T. Kelly ’04 is a Vagelos Scholar in Molecu- was named all-district and team Mr.(Brady) Brady (math). I went lar Life Sciences and is majoring MVP in football his senior cam- on to major in history and now I in biochemistry and sub matric- condition worldwide. They seek paign. teach history and English.” Nolan Christopher Roscoe (SC ulating in chemistry. Last year to help these people become Class of 2025) he received the Dean’s Scholar actively committed to address 2001 Don Whisler has worked as a Award, presented each year to these issues- whatever profes- pharmacy technician at Wal- sion they might choose to pur- greens and is applying to medi- nine students, from the 6,000 Matt Rahde and his wife, Jen, 2006 sue,” he says. cal school. enrolled in Penn’s College of celebrated their first anniversary Arts & Sciences. The award is in June in their new North Can- Adam Okuley’s parents reported Students and faculty members the College’s highest academic ton house. “We moved here af- 1999 some interesting news concern- must apply to get into the pro- honor and is given to recognize ter I was hired as a patrolman in ing their son and two of his fel- gram, he said. It’s a process that the student’s outstanding aca- the North Canton Police Depart- David J. Moehrman and Mi- low ’06 classmates. “We thought includes creating a service proj- demic achievement and intel- ment,” Matt said he graduated chele Tallarico were married you might be interested to learn ect that will benefit a particular lectual promise. He was also from the University of Akron September 22 and have moved that three 2006 St. Charles country of choice. If accepted selected for the Vagelos Sci- Police Academy at the end of to London for 18 months. Dave graduates are members of the into the McMaster program, ence Challenge Award. This August and “is looking forward works for the accounting firm, Ohio State football “team’” they students and faculty members award is made possible by an to getting out on the streets.” Ernst & Young, and he is be- wrote. receive a grant to pay their ex- endowment from Roy Vagelos, ing transferred through April of a former CEO of Merck & Co. penses. , 2009. Bryan Rogers Sam Sheets who holds a degree in chem- 2000 and , are all Adam Okuley istry from Penn. The award Burke said that because he is working as videographers for Ben Witten completed his mas- provides a two-year full tuition an athletic training, fitness, and Jeff Pierce has lived and the Ohio State Buckeye football ters degree in student services scholarship ($36,000/year), and corporate wellness major at worked in Hong Kong since team. Brian, Sam and Adam administration but found that is presented to “reward the very Defiance, he focused on how 2004 and isn’t sure just how he began with the Buckeye Video what he really loves is cooking, best, motivated and advanced certain physical movements ended up in Asia’s “World City.” Staff in April, where they learned his mother reports. He is cur- science students.” can improve cognitive learning. He teaches both humanities and the basics of videography as rently in culinary school. Through this research, Burke technology to middle schoolers they filmed the football team said he’s discovered an impor- at the recently established In- daily during spring practice. 2004 tant connection between the dependent Schools Foundation body’s movement and brain Academy there. When summer football camp be- Craig Burke traveled to Cam- function. Based on his find- gan in August, they worked full- bodia in December with the ings and the help of Dr. Paul Pierce attended Harvard Univer- time, filming every practice and McMaster School for Advancing E. Dennison, he instructed and sity, where he earned a degree in helping edit the films. “Now, the Humanity (MSAH) with a group demonstrated to more than 70 history along with a professional boys work whenever the team of students and faculty mem- Cambodian teachers (with the certificate in Secondary Educa- practices, and they work all day bers from Defiance College. assistance of a translator!) sev- tion. During his time at the Ivy on football Saturdays filming the eral easy physical movements League university, he spent half game for the coaches and the Burke said MSAH’s mission that they could perform along a year working at an orphanage players to review. Their photo is to help educate students so with their students at the begin- in the Moroccan countryside. appears in the football program that they can “become global ning of the day. He says that’s when his taste at each home game,” Adam’s citizens and leaders who recog- for overseas life began. mom says. nize the role individual liberties Burke feels the program he in- play in improving the human troduced to the educators has After college graduation he the potential to benefit the stu- knew one thing - he wanted to dents by enhancing their read- get overseas again. Eventu- ing and writing skills along with ally, he found himself in the high Matthew J. Oberlander ’03 helping them to remain more school humanities department focused throughout the entire at Hong Kong International school day. School, where he worked for two years. When he’s not busy 2003 teaching or founding cutting edge educational programs in Hong Kong, he loves to read The parents of Brian A. Barnhart and write. He reads anything he have updated the school on his can find, newspapers, websites, goings-on. Brian earned an en- novels, non-fiction, and poetry. gineering degree from The Ohio His writing isn’t half bad either. State University then walked Last fall he won the 2006 HK the Pacific Crest Trail – Mexi- Standard / RTHK Short Story co to Canada- in 2005. Since Competition. that time he has gone to work in Pittsburgh for Union Electric Jeff says that he and his young- Steel as a forensic engineer, er brother, Alex ’06, chose to bought a house, and married Jeffrey E. Pierce ’00 at the harbor with Hong Kong Island in the attend St. Charles for its great Cynthia Cryder (May 27, 2006) Campus visitor Russell N. background. “I was going for a tongue-in-cheek tourist pose; the academic reputation. Both Brian is now mid-way through Stitzlein ’03 double peace sign is a very HK / Asian pose in photos!” loved Latin and sought to take 22 St. Charles Preparatory School ects, his Camaro Z28, and com- puters and electronics.

Shane Farrell teaches 9th grade at Hilliard Darby H.S., having previously taught at St. James the Less (4th and 5th grade) and St. Matthias (4th grade) grade schools. He is the girls varsity volleyball coach at Darby and is also in his third year as varsity volleyball coach at St. Charles.

He has a degree from Xavier (OH) University (2001) where Brother’s keeper he was a University Scholar. He A collage of international advertising ads in which Richard Arthur Craig M. Burke ’04 working in Cambodia with the McMaster and his wife, Cassie, were mar- ’97 has appeared during his modeling career to date. School for Advancing Humanity. ried on a special “lucky” day: 7- 7-07. They have a daughter (4) and live in Columbus. 1997 grad Rich Arthur can be 1998 campaigns from 2001-2004. He has a degree from the Univer- Conor Flanagan is an assis- sity of Alabama (2001). seen often in public Ron Whisler now lives in the tant vice president with Fifth Next time you’re shopping for men’s underwear Salt Lake City, Utah area and Third Bank and was a Finan- John and his wife, Kelli, were at the local clothing store, you might spot pictures works for The Modelers, a mar- cial Center manager. He has a married in 2002 and they have ket research company. degree in finance from Bowling of a St. Charles graduate on the merchandise two sons (3 and 3 months). Green State University (2001). wrapping. That St. Charles graduate is none other In his free time he is “deeply into He enjoys playing Texas Hold 1997: 10-year Democratic politics” and loves than Rich Arthur, Class of 1997. ’Em, soccer, basketball, golf to play with the kids in the yard. He’s under contract to publicize Hanes Reunion Class and working on his house in Blacklick. His memories of St. underwear as is former college basketball all- Joseph Brehl has worked for Mark Berndt served 5 ½ years Charles are of playing soccer, American and pro star Michael Jordan whose the Pennsylvania Life Insur- as an officer in the navy and friendships made, and the high ance Company as an insurance picture is used by Hanes alternately with that of is now an energy analyst for level of academic competition salesman since 2001 when Rich. In addition to Hanes, Rich is under contract American Electric Power (AEP). and expectation at St. Charles. He has a degree in psychology, he eared a degree in busi- to publicize Mastercard, Nestea, and other major ness management from Costal with a double major in computer Steven A. Harris is a scientist company products, including Mazda and KFC, Carolina University. He enjoys applications, which he earned with Altus Pharmaceuticals in working out and keeping fit, and the latter whose commercial is dubbed in several from the University of Notre Cambridge, Mass., and is work- watching sports. languages in Asia. Rich’s picture can be seen in Dame in 200l. He and wife An- ing towards a master’s in chem- drea (they were married in 2003) istry at U. of Mass. in Lowell. numerous publications that carry advertising for “The friends I made at St. have a year-old son, Ethan, and He earned in 200l a BA in chem- these and other companies Charles are still my friends to live in Sunbury, Ohio. istry at Virginia Military Institute this day. There is something Rich Arthur has what you could describe as a where he also minored in Eng- about SC that creates a life-long peripatetic career that has taken him around the Among Mark’s fond St. Charles lish. From there he worked two bond with the people you meet memories is playing in the first years with the Massachusetts world. Most recently he has been living or working there.” His two favorite memo- home football game under the state police crime laboratory, in Singapore, Bangkok, and Hong Kong. Still ries are the calzone wars at lights – “an unforgettable night,” two years as a research asso- lunchtime and taco salad days. single, last year he was listed among Seventeen and “hanging out with friends.” ciate at Cetek Corp. in Marlbor- “Good times!” magazine’s “top 20 Hunks.” Another memory is watch- ough, and has been with Altus ing “Mr. O’Neil’s impression of since 2005. Following graduation from The Ohio State Yoda.” Zach Bradley is a partner and University in 2001, he finished in the top 10 of the marketing director for Pre- His work has included a range mier Mortgage partners. Pre- 3,000 participants in the international modeling John Hykes is the relationship of scientific instrumentations, viously he was the director of and talent agency show in New York City. “He got manager for the Ohio Treasurer including liquid chromatogra- development at First American of State, Richard Cordray. He phy, capillary electrophoresis, his good looks from his mother,” according to his Bank in Honolulu. served as Cordray’s finance di- isoelectric focusing, nuclear father, Richard. (His mother is Rita, who taught rector from 2005-2007 and was magnetic resonance, infrared He majored in political science, at the Ohio School for the Blind for 31 years.) the campaign manager for John spectroscopy, and electron mi- communications, and sociology That show started Rich on his current career. He O’Grady’s campaign to become croscopy to name some. Ohio’s Clerk of Courts in 2004. at Bowling Green State Uni- subsequently traveled to Milan and to Los Angeles versity where he graduated in Hykes was involved with various Harris married Kathryn Joan in where he began his acting and modeling career. 2001. He spends his free time January 2004, has a daughter training for the Columbus Mara- Since then he has been fortunate to travel and be a – Kathryn Virginia, born Feb. 11, thon, boating, and still plays la- guest at major events around the world. 2004, and is awaiting another crosse. arrival this November. He’s a Because of being out of the country, Rich was student of Japanese martial art unable to attend his 10-year class reunion, but he Mark Dobrowski has been a (Aikido) and has been practicing project process engineer with extended his best to all. Zen meditation five years. Pella Windows in Fairfield since At St. Charles, according to his father, Rich 2004. The previous two years Benjamin Hemmert works for had typical classroom struggles at the outset, but he spent as a quality engineer HER Real Living as a real es- eventually qualified for the honor roll. He was for the company in Carroll Indi- tate agent in Columbus and ana. He has a degree in indus- co-captain of the track team and played football surrounding areas. He gradu- trial engineering from Purdue for the Cardinals. At Ohio State where he earned ated in 2002 from Miami (OH) University (2001) and an MBA University with a degree in busi- a degree in communications, he made the football from Indiana University (2005). ness and marketing. team as a walk-on before being sidelined by injury He and his wife, Elizabeth, have been married five years in is senior year. He remains an athlete, playing He and his wife, Audra, have and have a son (almost 2). He flag football for a team sponsored by “a fashion been married almost three David J. Moehrman ’99 and his enjoys home improvement proj- bride, Michele years and live in German Vil- corporation in the Asian markets.”

The Distinctive Leader in Catholic Education 23 quality of instruction in all fields 1992: 15-year “Fr. Bennett was the most car- at SC and he was well prepared ing and good-humored teacher Alumni Notes for college. Reunion Class I have ever had. My wife and I …enjoy going back to Columbus lage. In his free time he likes to been married for six years, have Matthew Toomey is a 1st Lieu- Anthony T. Cottone IV has for to hear his Mass at Immaculate travel and play soccer, hockey, two sons (7, 2) and live in Chi- tenant in the Army National the last two years run his fami- Conception,” where he is week- and volleyball. His favorite no, California. He enjoys cycling Guard who works as a military ly’s business Cottone Construc- end assistant. memories include playing soc- and home improvement proj- police officer. He previously tion, Inc, a home remodeling cer and messing around during ects. “I cherish the Friday night served ten years as a military company. He spent the previous Anthony Fabro has worked class time.” dinners before football games intelligence analyst in the U.S. eight years managing money ten years for Pacer Interna- when we would talk with friends Army. He has a degree from and investments for JP Morgan tional, the last six as manager Dan Hickey is working part time and our moms who prepared Columbus State Community and Nationwide Insurance. He for the Continental Tire North while taking classes. He’s spent the food.” College (2001).Toomey lives in has a degree in financial man- American account. He has a de- the previous five years working Columbus and enjoys playing agement from The Ohio State gree in business administration in the banking field after gradu- Michael Picone is the manager softball. University (1998). from The Ohio State University ating from The Ohio State Uni- of business analytics at a divi- (1997). versity in 2001. He and his wife, sion of Johnson & Johnson. He Daniel White works for the He and his wife, Robin, have a Olivia, have been married for works with new product phar- Container Store in Easton, after daughter (1) and live in Colum- He and his wife, Orli, have been three years and live in Colum- maceutical marketing teams to transferring from its Washing- bus. He enjoys boating, volun- married for five years and live in bus. In his free time he likes to value new products and licens- ton, D.C location where he was teering, tinkering with his sports Hilliard. He is an amateur radio read, go biking, and play video ing opportunities. working as a store manager. car, and was recently installed operator and enjoys gardening games (“still”). He’s been with the company as a deacon at his church. and photographing trains. He He has an undergraduate de- since 2002. Previously he was a has also spent the last several I was always told that if I could gree from Boston College substitute teacher and a leader- “Everything about St. Charles years as the timekeeper for the survive St. Charles I would do (2001) and an MBA from Bos- ship/retreats administrator. He is special. The teachers, the St. Charles basketball team. fine in college. I barely man- ton University (2006). He and has a degree in anthropology faculty, the volunteers, the cam- aged a “C” in chemistry my ju- his wife, Donna, were married from the University of Cincinnati pus, the tradition, the education, Fabro says of his many memo- nior year at SC, but by college last year and live in New Hope, ( 2001). and most importantly, the stu- ries, a few stand out: he was I had learned how to study and Pennsylvania. In his free time dents, past and present. Other involved in the theater all four was able to earn “A’s” for the he plays lots of flag football and Josh Witten hopes to finish than winning a few more football of his years at St. Charles and whole sequence of chemistry he loves to ski. his doctorate in genetics in De- games, I can’t imagine a more says his favorite production was classes.” cember of 2008. According to perfect high school experience. Grease in the spring of 1990 for “I have a special memory of his mother, he won’t have com- Thank you to everyone at St. the size and versatility of the Nick Kusan is a loan officer for Brian Muha. He was a class act, pleted his schooling at that point Charles who made that pos- set. “When we were building the Priority Mortgage in Worthing- a true friend, and a great com- – he’ll need to do post doctorate sible!” set we joked there was enough ton. He has a degree in family petitor on the football field. His work, but he is inching up on it. wood to build a small house. We financial management from The death was a loss to us all.” He has been married two years James W. DeSapri, D.O. is a had lockers and even a diner’s Ohio State University (2003). and plays rugby for the St. Louis family practice physician with stools on flats with wheels so He and his wife, Maggie, have James Porter is a consulting Bombers. Licking Memorial Health Pro- that they could be easily rolled been married a year and they engineer for HAWA, Inc. and fessionals in Newark. He and on and off stage,” he said. live in Powell. has a degree in mechanical en- Christopher Zochowski is half his wife, Andrea, devote what gineering from the University of way through his residency in little spare time they have doing “Of course,” Fabro said, “the Matthew Little worked for Dayton. He and his wife, Lori, plastic surgery at Case West- restoration work on their 1913 highlight of the show was driv- Chase Home Finance fore five have two daughters (6, 4) and ern reserve in Cleveland. He vintage home in Granville and ing Greased Lightning on the years before joining DFAS five live in Columbus. In his free time earned a degree in chemistry collecting antiques. He earned stage! Combine all of that with months ago. He has a degree he likes to play poker and golf. (with a minor in Russian) in a degree in Spanish with a mi- the superior direction from Doug in accounting from Capital Uni- 2001 at Miami (OH) University nor in natural science at Xavier Montgomery and Fred Smith, versity. He likes to run and lift Chris Roscoe has been an and his MD at the University of in Cincinnati in 1996. and we had a first-rate show.” weights, as well as work on his engineer at Honda of America Cincinnati College of Medicine He says he regards his time at car in his free time. Mfg. in Marysville for six years. (2005).He and his wife, Sara, DeSapri described Senor St. Charles as some of the best He worked on the development were married recently. His inter- Pena as “undoubtedly the best years of his life. Jonathan Lutz has been an of the 2003 and 2008 Honda Ac- ests include cooking, wine, and teacher I have had on any edu- industrial hygienist and envi- cord models and the 2001 Acu- playing golf. cational level. His strict but fair Kevin Gipe has been an IT ronmental consultant for more ra TL. He has a degree in me- teaching style taught us not only specialist the last nine years than eight years and worked on chanical engineering from Ohio 1995 a great deal about the Spanish with Limited Brands. He has projects related to mold, lead, Northern University (2001) and language, but more importantly, a degree in computer science staph, noise, and Legionella. He an MBA from The Ohio State it taught us a distinguished work and engineering from The Ohio Matt Passaglia of Elmhurst, Il- has a zoology degree from The University (2007). ethic as a means to a true sense State University (1997). Ohio State University (2001) linois, is a territory sales manag- of accomplishment.” He added: and a masters of public health He and wife, Jaclyn, have er for Salix Pharmaceuticals. He from Cleveland State University been married four years and and his wife are the proud par- (2007). welcomed a son, Nolan Chris- ents of a one year-old daughter topher on September 7, 2007. and reports that they’re moving He and his wife, Elissa, live in Chris says he tries to play as to Denver. Cleveland. He enjoys travel, much golf and softball as time photography, volunteering, will allow. Ed Wolfel and his wife, Joy, cel- camping, and backpacking. ebrated their son Ethan’s first He remembers ‘Monz’ floating Kurt Strominger founded Cogi- birthday. They live in Zanes- through the corridors and Fa- to (IT) Consulting in 2002 and ville, Ohio where Ed is an assis- ther Bennett making other boys has worked as a management tant principal at Tri-Valley Mid- do his push ups when he had consultant at American Greet- dle School, and his wife, Joy, been injured. ings Corp. since 2006. He has teaches kindergarten at Bishop a degree in computer science Fenwick Elementary. Together, Michael Page is a post-doctoral (2002) and an MBA in corporate they graduated from Muskingum scholar performing cancer re- strategy (2006) from The Ohio College in 2005 with a masters search at the California Institute State University. degree, in Education. of Technology. He has an un- dergraduate degree from Xavier He lives in Cleveland and tries (OH) University (2001) and a to play as much golf as he can. masters and Ph.D (in chemistry) Of his time at St. Charles, he from UCLA (2006). says he made lifelong friends with his fellow ’97 graduates. He St. Charles assistant principal Jim Lower with campus visitor He and wife, Kymberlee, have adds that there was a very high Charles R. Porter III ’93 24 St. Charles Preparatory School John M. Marmion III has been two years. He was ordained to He has a degree from the Uni- a site manager for REStart the priesthood in May of 2003 versity of Notre Dame (1991). since the fall of 2000. He lives and he has an undergraduate He and his wife, Niccole, live in Minneapolis now after hav- degree from Franciscan Univer- in Lutz, Florida. He enjoys trav- ing lived in Quito, Ecuador from sity of Steubenville (1996) and a el, biking, and reading at the 1998-2000. After earning a M.A. and D.V. from the Pontifi- beach. He remembers beating degree from Loyola University cal College Josephinum (2003). Hartley in varsity football for the of Chicago (1996), he went to fist time in many years. work for First Chicago NBD as 1987: 20-year a foreign exchange specialist Erik Gilleland has been a po- in Chicago until 1998. He spent Reunion Class lice officer since 1991 and is 1998 as a volunteer teacher at currently with the City of Dublin. the Working Boys Center. In his Otto Beatty is owner of E.E. He has served as a private con- free time he enjoys hiking and Ward Moving and Storage sultant/ expert witness in acci- visiting Ecuador. Company. He was with Bates dent reconstruction since 2001. Hostetler LLP from 1995-2003 Christian Rether works for JP as an associate attorney and He and wife, Paula, live in Morgan Chase & Co. in Colum- from 2003-2007 as one of its Grandview, have been married bus. He was formerly with the partners. He has an undergrad- since 1999, and have a son (6). Bucks to fight Cancer 29th Street Repertory Company uate degree from Morehouse In his free time he’s very active [Cut.] The first-ever Buckeye FORE Cancer Research Charity Pro- and Georgeson Shareholder State University (1991) and his in Columbus’ Irish community JD from the University of Michi- Am raised more than $60,000. Mark Tomas ’87 (far right) organized Communications in New York through the Shamrock Club. He gan (1993). the event, with the help of a number of people and companies, in- City and the Bisys Fund Ser- is president of the Columbus vices in Columbus. Currach Club (Irish rowing) and cluding Jim Zink ’89 of Zink Marketing. From left - Kevin Stiverson, He and wife, Christine, were a member of the “Cyril Scott” Zink ’89, Chris Clunk, Kirk Herbstreit, and Thomas ’87. He has a degree from Ohio Uni- married in 2003 and live in Co- bagpipe band. versity (1998). He enjoys kick- lumbus. In his free time he likes boxing, playing golf and soccer, to follow Cleveland Browns foot- He says he remembers trying to Thomas ’87 Inspired to join fight and building a WEB community ball and is interested in films, start every class with Monsignor of fitness-minded market pro- business, and real estate. Gallen by asking the question: Last fall when Class of 1987 graduate Mark fessionals (traders, bankers, “Hey Monz, tell us about the Thomas lost his aunt to cancer, he “decided to join brokers, etc.). Michael Carey is a principal flood!” the fight to find a cure for this dreaded disease that, designer at the Whirlpool Cor- unfortunately, touches all of us.” His commitment “My first day freshman year poration where he manages Brian Hill is a Lieutenant I had no idea how to find my the design and color strategy Colonel in the U.S. Air Force led to organizing the inaugural Buckeye FORE homeroom. Two seniors, Jim for Kenmore branded laundry assigned to U.S. Pacific Com- Cancer Research Charity Pro-Am. He served as Forche ’89 and Mark Eberle ’89 products. From 1993-1997 he mand Headquarters at Camp chairman of the tournament was held August 13 at walked me to class. I knew then was an industrial designer for H.M. Smith in Hawaii, the head- The Lakes Golf & Country Club. that I was at the right school.” General Motors, and from 1997- quarters for all U.S. forces in 1999 he worked for S.C. John- the Asia-Pacific region. He was Thomas was joined in the cause by fellow St. Thomas P. Schindler has been son Wax. recently hired by four-star Navy Charles graduate, Jim Zink ’89 of Zink Marketing- a portfolio manager for Diamond Admiral Timothy J. Keating to who also served as one of the event’s major Hill Investments since 2000. He He served as the chair of the serve as his deputy executive sponsors. Perfect weather greeted 128 golfers and has a degree in business ad- Michigan chapter of the Indus- assistant. ministration from The Ohio State trial Designers Society of Amer- 32 PGA club professionals who participated in the University (1996) and became a ica (IDSA) from 2001-2005. He As deputy director he is “respon- Pro-Am, which included a live auction. Chartered Financial Analyst in earned a degree in industrial sible for supporting the direc- The event raised $50,000 for The V Foundation 1999. design (cum laude) in 1994 and tor’s efforts to integrate space, and another $10,000 for the Stephanie Spielman lives in Coloma, Michigan. missile defense, and Command He and his wife, Trish, have and Control and Joint Bat- Fund for breast cancer research. Celebrity guest been married almost five years, He met his wife, Autumn, while tlespace Awareness capabilities speakers included former Buckeye football players have a daughter (2), and live in serving in the U.S. Army at Ft. throughout the USPACOM Area and current ESPN analysts Kirk Herbstreit and Columbus. He enjoys travel and Davens in Massachusetts. They of Responsibility.” Chris Spielman. reading and remembers fondly were married in 1998 and have his senior year on the basketball an 11 year-old daughter. Prior to this latest assignment You can visit www BuckeyesForeCancerResearch. team with coaches Jim Lower In his free time he enjoys riding Hill was a student at the College org for information on next year’s event and to see and Wally Teeters. his Vespa scooter, volunteering of Naval Command and Staff, pictures and news from the 2007 event. for IDSA, and is an Apple/Mac Naval War College, Newport, Kevin Turner teaches high enthusiast. Rhode Island. He is a veteran school marine biology, zoology, of Operations IRAQI FREE- and biology in Pensacola, Flor- “I really miss Monz (Monsignor DOM, ENDURING FREEDOM, ida. He has degree in marine F. Thomas Gallen), he says. SOUTHERN WATCH, JOINT He and his wife, Ali, have been field of forestry as an educator, biology and a masters in educa- What an inspirational figure he FORGE, and JOINT ENDEAV- married 10 years and have two researcher, and consultant. tion from the University of West was in my life! He used to spend OR, Lt Col Hill is an instructor sons (9, 8) and two daughters Florida. some weeknights and Saturdays pilot with more than 2900 flight (7, 5). They live in Reynolds- He has an undergraduate de- tutoring me in math. He was hours, 220 of those in combat, burg. He spends most of his gree from John Carroll Univer- He and his wife, Andrea, never impatient and always had in several types of aircraft (those free time with kid-related activi- sity (1996), a masters of envi- have been married for seven kind words to say. He was also are the T-1, T-3, T-37, T-38, T- ties and has enjoyed coaching ronmental management from years and have two sons (3, 8 fluent in Latin, which freaked us 41, C-130E/H, and KC-135R/T youth soccer for the last five Duke University (1998), and months). In his free time he likes out a bit when he gave part of for our aviation enthusiasts!). He years. anticipates completing his doc- to get out on the family’s boat, his lecture in Latin. I will always was commissioned upon gradu- torate in 2008. scuba dive, and fly fish. remember his amazing soul.” ation from the United States Air “My favorite classes were Mr. He says he misses his former Force Academy in 1991. Hoelker’s math and physics. He He and wife, Sara, have a son teachers and classmates and James Dillard just started as awakened an interest in science (2) and daughter (6 months) and “can’t describe just how much a regional vice president with The Lieutenant Colonel reports and math that led me to pursue live in New haven, Connecticut. St. Charles helped me to be the Highland after serving as a that he, his wife of 14 years, a career in engineering.” He spends his free time “read- person I am today.’ branch manager with Randall Suzette, and 14-year old son ing children’s literature, chang- since 1999. From 1991-1997 Brayden, are still in Honolulu. Aaron Hohl is currently pursu- ing diapers, and devising ac- is he worked for Beneficial finan- Hill reports that he will be coach- ing a Ph.D. in environmental tivities to constructively channel Father Jonathan Wilson an associate pastor of the Co- cial as a branch manager and ing intermediate football (7th- studies at Yale University, hav- the energy of an exuberant two- lumbus Diocese and has been Countrywide Home Loans as an 9th grade) at Punahou School ing spent his career to date year old.” serving the Perry County Con- area manger from 1997-1999. where his son, Brayden is an working in that area and in the sortium of Catholic Parishes for The Distinctive Leader in Catholic Education 25 is attending a community col- Alumni Notes lege in Connecticut. Jackson recalled many happy memories at St. Charles – like Profile: James Heller ’85 “sitting at lunch with the guys and making fun of each other Jim Heller ’85 (cracking) until we had tears spends his weekdays in our eyes from laughter.” He as an account summed up by saying “I’m glad I attended and the guys (who) manager with MHL made me a stronger person. I Computer products. will never forget.” On football Friday nights in Toledo, Jim Sean Kelley is a CPA and works in London, England, for Price- is the radio sports waterhouse Coopers Global anchor. Previously Capital Market Group. Previous- he spent 10 years ly he worked for the company in working as a full- Denver (1999-2006).He has a degree in business administra- time sales job in the tion with majors in accounting steel business. and international business. He He says these Michael L. Green ’86 with Dominic J. Cavello and Jim Lower loves to travel, ski, and cook. jobs have “paid the James E. Heller ’85 bills” over the years, 8th grader and defensive back. Business Director of Ingredients He recalls Monsignor Gallen as Hill serves as the team’s defen- and two years as vice president a mentor, teacher, and friend. but a simultaneous career broadcasting high sive coordinator and inside line- of operations for Mitsubishi. He “During a particularly trying time school and college athletic events has remained backers coach. has a degree in business ad- in my life, he offered his friend- a passion of his for more than two decades. He ship, at any time, to talk.” He ministration. calls his announcing jobs his release from the Brian says that “island life is said Monz’s unconditional dis- treating us well and we invite He and his wife, Sharon, have play of friendship serves as a “real world.” any Carolians who are out this been married for 15 years and model to which he aspires. “I have been in the radio business for almost way in paradise to look us up. have two sons (14, 10) and 20 years, and have literally called “It is unfortunate that there is Please feel free to attach my two daughters (6, 2) and live in close to 1,000 games at the high school and email address - brian.hill2@ Hilliard. What little free time he a paucity of people like ‘Monz’ pacom. says he has is spent boating, in the world today. He was an collegiate level. It truly has been a labor of love, skiing, and wake boarding. He example of how much one life even if it is only for seven months out of the Ed Hohmann is a practicing ar- says memories of his time at could be impacted simply by an- year,” Heller said other person’s caring.” chitect and a vice president with SC are flooding back as he pre- Since 1997, he has been employed by radio Feinknopf- Macioce- Schappa pares to send his oldest son to Architects. He has an under- St. Charles next year. Patrick Lyons lives in West giant Clear Channel Communications as a graduate degree from Yale Uni- Chester, Pa., and owns Elec- sports anchor for Newsradio 1370 WSPD in versity (1991) and a masters Heber Wellington Howard tric Power Sales Inc., which he Toledo. founded four years ago. He in architecture from The Ohio is a CPA with the Ohio Police He handles the play-by-play duties for State University (1995). He and and Fire Pension Fund and has previously worked for 10 years his wife, Basia, have been mar- served as a chief financial offi- for Tyco International in engi- Division II high school football powerhouse ried 12 years and have two sons cer and controller with various neering, marketing, and sales Toledo Central Catholic. (6, 3). They live in Blacklick. He companies. He also serves as management. As if a full-time job and family didn’t tax enjoys running, fishing with the an adjunct faculty member with his time and energy, he also “moonlights” at kids, and spending time at his Ohio Dominican University and Patrick obtained bachelors and family farm in Pataskala. the University of Phoenix where master’s degrees in electrical two other Toledo-area stations. He’s a radio he teaches accounting classes. engineering from Purdue Uni- announcer for WSPD-AM in Toledo and WFIN- Jim Holdreith is the vice presi- He graduated in 1992 from The versity and an MBA in 2003 AM in Findlay. Heller announces high school from Wharton School of busi- dent of sales for Deiter Food Ohio State University where he and collegiate football and basketball games Ingredients. He spent 14 years doubled majored in account- ness at Univ. of Pennsylvania. at Ashland Distribution as its ing and finance. He earned an He and his wife, Lisa, whom and begins his 8th season broadcasting men’s MBA from Capital University in he married in 1997, have three basketball for NCAA Division II’s University of 2001. sons. They’re Jack, 7, Shane, Findlay- which will just happen to face the Ohio 5, and Nathan 1. Between run- State Buckeyes in November. Howard and Joelle, his wife of ning a business and family time, 11 years, have three daughters he says he “squeezes in an oc- “I am most fortunate to be working in radio – Cassidy (10), Carlie (8), and casional round of golf.” after all this time.” Marci (3), and two sons – Max In 1993, he was given the very special Nathaniel Malone specializes (6) and Gage (9 months). His opportunity of serving as the keynote speaker free time, Howard says, is spent in commercial real estate as a “with my family and training member of the Advisor Real Es- for the graduation ceremony at Ottawa-Glandorf for an occasional weight lifting tate Team. Previously he was High School- “a tremendous honor, usually competition or race.” The family with Huntington National bank reserved for politicians and dignitaries.” While lives in Pickerington. for 12 years. He left HNB as its sales and service manager he grew up in the cozy suburb of Worthington, Ronald L. Jackson II has for Business Banking to earn a he still considers Ottawa as a second home. worked in the telecommunica- real estate license. He earned a Heller earned a degree in journalism from tions field since his graduation degree in consumer economics Duquesne University in Pittsburgh in 1989. He from The Ohio State University in 1991 with a mass media de- spent six years in the steel business with Toledo gree from Hampton University. in 1991. He’s currently with Verizon Wire- area facilities of Columbus based Worthington less. He and his wife, Cynthia, He and his wife, Melissa, were Steel, and another four years in sales for the who live in Hilliard, have been married in the summer of 2005 steel tube division of Middletown, Ohio giant and have a daughter who was married four years and have a AK Steel. Brian A, Hill ’87 with wife, step-daughter, Tiffany, 19, who born in January. Suzette, and son, Brayden

26 St. Charles Preparatory School “Looking back, I’m very thankful a musician and a minister. He degree (magna cum laude) and for having attended St. Charles. earned an undergraduate de- JD from The Ohio State Univer- It’s a wonderful place for learn- gree from Southeastern Univer- sity. ing and molding one’s character sity (2002). In his free time he during the critical early period enjoys improve comedy and the He and wife, Denise, live in of a man’s life. I am definitely arts. Worthington and have two sons He and his wife, Janice, have been married a better person because of the (10, 8) and a daughter (6). He for nine years and they are the proud parents of great challenges, experiences, His special St. Charles memo- enjoys OSU football and coach- a four year-old son, William. “With two jobs and and people I encountered at St. ries includes winning a state ing (Worthington Youth Boost- Charles.” championship his freshman ers). a family, free time is very rare so really I enjoy year; the theater; and work spending time with my family,” he said. Sean McGovern serves as with the film club. He says he’s 1988 Heller shares a familiar sentiment expressed an outreach specialist for the very thankful for the memory of USDA’s sustainable agriculture growing up with “some great by Cardinal alumni of all ages: although it took Dr. Frederick H. White was Research and education pro- friends.” appointed in May to the posi- many years, he’s come to fully comprehend gram in Washington, D.C. From tion of associate dean of arts 1995- 2003 he was the execu- had been the the benefits he received from an extremely Todd Wandtke (Research and Graduate Pro- tive director of the Ohio Ecologi- senior director of segment mar- challenging high school experience. “A St. grams) at Memorial Univer- cal Food and Farm Association. keting for UPS. Through his Charles education helps prepare young men for sity of Newfoundland where he 13 years with UPS he’s held a teaches in the Department of the adversities that an imperfect world often McGovern has a degree in Or- variety of positions in market- German and Russian. He also ganizational Communication ing, sales management, and presents,” he said. reports that he was given ten- from The Ohio State University finance. He holds a finance de- Of his years at St. Charles, Jim says two ure and promoted to the rank of (1993). He and his wife, Dani- gree from Miami University and teachers were tremendous influences:Father associate professor. His book elle, were married in 1998. They an MBA from Clemson. He and Memoirs and Madness: Leonid Bill Arnold ’70 and Jim Anderson. have a son (6) and daughter (3) his wife, Allyson, have two sons, Andreev through the Prism of and live in Columbus. Peter (5) and Zack (3). The He appreciated that “Father took the time the Literary Portrait was short- family lives in Atlanta. to know students as individuals, and always listed for the Newfoundland and has been encouraged common sense thinking with solid Frederick Moses Labrador Writers’ Alliance 2007 an attorney in private practice Todd enjoys spending time Book Award. conservative values. A true advocate of since serving as a group man- with his family, playing with the St. Charles to this day.” ager for Anheuser- Busch from two boys, and studying martial At the time, Anderson was the varsity football 1993-2002. He has an under- arts (tai chi, wing chun, and 1986 coach and the school’s chemistry teacher. “He graduate degree from The Ohio escrima). He says St. Charles State University (1992) and his prepared him well for life. I look Michael Green is first vice pres- was without question one of the most genuine JD from Capital University Law back at my four years (there) ident, Wealth Management and people I have ever known. I vividly recall a School (2002). He and his wife, with a great sense of pride.” branch manager for Citigroup’s remark he made to me that has stuck with me Molly, have been married for Smith Barney offices in down- town St. Louis and Shiloh, Il- to this day: “The biggest sin one can commit is three years and live in Rock- Tom Wengerter is the director bridge, Ohio. of sales with Velvet Ice Cream linois. Mike supervises a staff not using the talents he was given!” in Columbus. He’s been with of financial advisors to the area Although he lives in Toledo, Jim still Dale E. See Jr. is a business the company for 15 years since corporations, endowments manages to visit and keep in close contact owner who has four Stanley graduating from The Ohio State and families. with several of his 1985 classmates who still Steamer franchises. They’re University in 1992 with a de- in Buffalo, N.Y., Corpus Christi gree in business and marketing. Green has been with Smith Bar- live in Columbus. The group’s core members and Beaumont/Port Arthur, Tex., During that time he worked in ney since 1991, and has previ- include Hal Epler, Neal Roberts, Vince Fabro, and Flagstaff, Ariz. He holds a Cincinnati for 12 years (1992- ously served as national training Kevin Intreri, Kevin Kranz, and Brian Boley. degree in education and a mas- 2004). officer in Hartford, Connecticut, and as vice president and finan- They enjoy participating in an annual dodge ter’s in organizational manage- ment. He enjoys weight training He and his wife, Heidi, have cial consultant in Columbus. ball tournament, the SC Alumni Golf Outing, and trail running, and books been married for 13 years and and meet on various other occasions such as about leadership, management, have two sons (7, 4). He enjoys Currently, he serves on the birthdays or holidays. and human performance. watersports, golf, and coaching board of directors of the Ur- ban League of Metropolitan St. “Without question, the Class of 1985 was a youth baseball. Dale married Faith Ali in May, Louis, Herbert Hoover Boys and unique blend of personalities from all different 2006, and has a 19-month Ron Wollett is a tax attorney Girls Club, the St. Louis Com- parts of Columbus. I have been fortunate daughter, Rhonda Sue. They and CPA with Deloitte Tax LLP. munity College Foundation, and to see many classmates get married and an live in Amherst, N.Y. He said He earned his undergraduate the Foundation for the Black Repertory Theatre of St. Louis. even greater treat to see our children playing he appreciates “the discipline taught me” at St. Charles and together,” he said. Mr. Cavello , a person “you Heller considers himself very fortunate to could look up to and respect.” come from a family that has been part of the St. Charles community for almost 30 years. His James Simbro has returned to school and is presently working brother, Paul ’82, is a member of the school’s toward a degree in Information Advisory Board, his parents, Jack and Alice, Systems. He spent more than attend a great many school-related activities, 12 years in the cycling industry and he has two nephews enrolled at SC (Jay ’05, followed by several more in the industrial electrical field. and Mark ’08) If anything, St. Charles teaches young men He and his wife, Alea, were en- the value of perseverance. While the campus gaged in Paris in 2003 and now has changed drastically in recent years, it is have an 18 month-old daugh- ter. He enjoys spending time my hope the principles and core values that working on cars, doing home have existed there for some 84 years will never improvement projects, and cy- change,” Heller said. cling. Randy Thomas lives in Lake- A father’s love land, Florida and says his work Major Daniel W. O’Leary III ’84 with his daughter, Megan (5), after history includes work as both returning from a year’s deployment in Afghanistan.

The Distinctive Leader in Catholic Education 27 ’84’84 gradgrad boostsboosts effortsefforts toto protectprotect AlumAlum CreekCreek . David Hohmann’s ’84 devotion to usual bottles and the environment, and more cans. They include J J specifically Alum Creek, goes back cars, washing as far as his high school days. A board machines, barrels, member of the Friends of Alum Creek bicycles, assorted Tributaries (FACT), Hohmann devotes athletic balls, much of his free time getting people a safe, vacuum in the Columbus community to “think cleaners, water globally but act locally” when it comes heaters, car to protecting one of the city’s important batteries, (“I could natural resources—its water. go on for a while Hohmann, who works for the Ohio here,” he said.) In EPA, said that FACT’s basic mission is to the seven years work with people and groups at the local Hohmann has level to protect, enhance, and enjoy Alum worked on Alum Creek as an environmental asset. In the Creek projects, his six years he’s served on the group’s board group has removed Getting the FACTS straight he’s seen the group grow from a couple over 1,400 bags of David Hohmann ’84 speaks to students after school in January about his involve- dozen members to more than 165 dues- trash and nearly ment with the Friends of Alum Creek Tributaries. paying members. 1,000 oversized He has engaged his alma mater to play items from the natural area, including 16 an assortment of chemistry, economics, a role in helping clean Alum Creek in shopping carts and 300 tires. “We recycle and public policy classes mixed in. the area around the St. Charles campus. what we can to keep stuff out of landfills,” Hohmann spent two summers working Faculty member Aaron Schrein, he said. at Princeton—one at an environmental moderator of the school’s Environmental Hohmann believes it’s critical for people engineering consulting firm and another Club, invited Hohmann to make a of all ages to understand and care for the working on a professor’s research project presentation to St. Charles students environment. He says people’s actions on campus. He became a local expert last winter. In his talk about FACT he begin at home, and at school. “Protecting there on the newly emerging problem of described how they could get involved in the environment is not just about events indoor radon. His senior thesis explored its cause. in some far off rainforest or exotic locale. the links between surface geology, soils That meeting helped spark an interest We all live downstream from somebody.” and actual indoor radon levels in New that manifested itself on March 31 when “Everyone should understand that Jersey residences. Hohmann and 30 students at the school the gutters on our streets are really He earned a masters degree in cleaned the Alum Creek area near the the headwater streams of our local environmental engineering and science school and Academy Park. FACT has also waterways,” he said. “So it’s important program at the University of Washington. facilitated projects with students from to take every effort to keep pollution After an engineering consulting job, Ohio Dominican University, Otterbein from going down the storm drains. he joined Washington’s Department of College, Capital University, and Construction practices with sediment Ecology (their EPA) and worked there Westerville South High School. control, fertilizer runoff, car-washing almost 10 years. Since then, SC students have been soap runoff, and of course littering are Hohmann said he grew up knowing involved in other clean-up projects. the biggest problems we face now in our something was special about Alum Working on Alum Creek service projects urban area. Other problems come from Creek through his father, Dr. John E. is rewarding, antiquated sanitary sewer systems that Hohmann ’59, who “spent his boyhood Hohmann said, overflow in moderate or heavy rainfall. “ days mucking around with boats on the because it is hands- “St. Charles uses the motto I am creek a short way upstream from St. on, honest work my brother’s keeper. I just have taken Charles.” But his motivation to care for and positive results that a bit further in my care for the his local watershed really began with an are immediate environment,” Hohmann noted. “I just awareness that grew from the 12 years he and visible. It’s a try to do as much as I can to live in the spent living in wet Seattle. good balance to his present…and think for the future. I’ve “I’m grateful for the evolving support professional job, planted many trees in the yards of four and relationship being fostered between which may involve homes; they say that planting trees is an FACT and St. Charles as a community multi-year projects, act of faith. Someone later in time will stakeholder, waterfront property owner lots of paperwork, enjoy the full fruit of those trees, God and first-rate educational entity in our and non-visible willing. How similar that may be to the area. Each of us together can make a big pollutants. faith of our teachers at St. Charles.” difference locally here in our home area. Discarded items After graduating from St. Charles, Enhanced environmental education of David Hohmann ’84 found in urban Hohmann attended Princeton University. all ages will be a big key to any ultimate leading the way at the streams are often His initial plan to major in astrophysics successes we may achieve,” Hohmann September 29 Alum Creek remarkable things evolved into a focus on the earth and its said. Clean-Up along with the health. He focused on geosciences with 28 St. Charles Preparatory School Michael is also a member of of Kansas City’s Missouri Law His SC memories include fresh- Andy Gast is a dentist and lives the Association of Governing Department. He’s been there man Latin with Mr. Cavello- in Whitehall. He earned his un- Boards of Universities and Col- since 1995 after working at the which “served as the foundation dergraduate degree from Miami leges. Mike received a degree Missouri Court of Appeals as a for my study habits throughout (OH) University in 1986 and his in management and marketing Law Clerk and as a member of college and law school and my DDS in 1991 from The Ohio from Capital University in Bex- the court’s research staff. professional work ethic. The State University. ley. He and his wife, Lynda, re- focus that was needed to sur- He has a daughter (16) and en- side in St. Louis’ historic Lafay- Brady has a degree in econom- vive that class was intense- yet joys sports, travel, and reading. ette Square neighborhood and ics and marketing (1986) and it prepared me well for my col- have a 14-year-old son, Michael an MBA (1998) from The Ohio lege, post-graduate, and profes- “The lessons I learned at St. Green II. State University and earned his sional career.” Charles regarding hard work, JD with Distinction from the Uni- perseverance, and discipline, 1984 versity of Missouri-Kansas City Brian Donato is the technology have been instrumental in my (1991). director for Vorys, Sater, Sey- development personally, profes- mour and Pease LLP in Colum- sionally, and spiritually.” Maj. Daniel O’Leary ’84 was He and his wife, Jo Ann, have bus. He’s worked in Information one of 31 Army reservists who been married for 18 years and Technology for the last 20 years is a radiologist were welcomed home to March Terry Gibboney have three sons (10, 9, and and his career has also included who earned his MD in 1993. He Air Reserve Base in July after David Scott ’84 7)—who incidentally attend positions at EDS, OCLC, and lives in Scottsdale, Arizona with being stationed in Afghanistan St. Charles in Kansas City. In State Savings Bank. his wife and three children. for a year. is free time he enjoys reading, habits and most importantly exercise, and watching Buck- Donato holds a degree in ap- is a part- friendships that last a lifetime.” While overseas, his 489th Com- Thomas J. Grote eye football “I will always trea- plied science in systems analy- owner of Donatos Pizza and Among those who instilled bat Support Unit provided lo- sure how everyone made me sis from Miami (OH) University lives in German Village. He those traits, he singled out Fa- gistical support for other units feel welcome as a junior trans- (1896). He and his wife, Julie, earned a degree cum laude in ther Bennett. including NATO and the Army’s fer, and of course, all the great live in Hilliard and have a son business administration in 1986 82nd Airborne Division. Soldiers friendships.” (high school freshman) and from Miami (OH) University. His A 1986 graduate of Dayton Uni- in the unit said they were not two daughters (7th grade and interests include travel and phil- versity, Verne has been married free to discuss where they were Among Brady’s favorite St. kindergarten). In his free time anthropic projects, and he is the to Kristin for 12 years. They live or what they did in Afghanistan. Charles memories is “how every- he plays the guitar, follows the founder of Equality Ohio. in South Lyon, Mich., and have O’Leary and his wife, Jennifer, one made me feel welcome as a Browns (too closely), and works two boys – Daniel (8) and Mat- live in San Bernardino near the junior transfer and, of course, all on whatever technology project lives in Cana, Wash- thew (5), both soccer players. base. They had been in Califor- Kevin King the great friendships.” catches his fancy. “However, ington, with his wife, Leshe, and Verne started as an indepen- nia just three months before he most of my free time is spent three sons (ages 12, 10, and 6). dent sales representative and was called to active duty last is a partner with chasing after kids.” He earned a degree in business currently is a national accounts year for his first deployment. Bob Brindza Brindza, McIntyre & Seed, es- administration from Miami (OH) executive for a footwear com- tablished in 2006. Previously Of his time at St. Charles, he University in 1986. pany. 1982: 25-year he worked for McCann & Liv- credits years of experience in Reunion Class ingstone (1989-2001) which the school’s theatrical produc- Chris Meacham is president Chris Paolini has spent his merged with Taft, Slettinus & tions prepared him to speak with of Automotive Integration (pro- career in office equipment and Hollister (2001-2004). confidence in front of people, an vides consulting for the automo- printing services sales. He has Brian Backiewicz is in sales with Purdue Pharma and previ- ability that he says has served tive industry), which is a division a management degree (1986) ously was with Syntex labs and He has an undergraduate de- him very well in his career. “I of The Millenium Company, of and an MBA (1991) from Case Staurt Pharmaceuticals. He has gree from The Ohio State Uni- remember helping David Lee which he is a partner. Western Reserve. He and wife, a degree from Miami (OH) Uni- versity (1986) and his JD from run for class president, Father Kimberly, have a son (13) and versity. He and his wife, Lyntee, Cleveland-Marshall College of Bennett letting the Presidents He and his wife, Carrie, have daughter (10) and live in Dub- have two daughters (19, 11) and Law (1989).He and his wife, in the window (can you still been married 17 years, live in lin. live in New Albany. In his free Betsy, were married in 1989 name them?), tagging along to Westerville and have a son (14) time he enjoys “watching TV” and have two daughters (15, away games with the football and daughter (10). He enjoys In his free time he enjoys coach- and “likes to play golf if nothing 10) and a son (13). He enjoys team (I still have the photos), playing golf, sailing and boating ing his children’s soccer and is on.” playing and following OSU foot- Health with Henne, and study- in his free time. baseball teams and participat- ball and basketball, sports, and ing “Sweeny Todd” in Literature ing in competitive swimming. running. class (wonder if that would fly in played varsity soc- James Brady is an attorney in Verne Moore the corporate section of the City today’s politically correct world). cer four years for St. Charles. Michael T. Pettry has served He played on the school’s 1981 as a county prosecutor, taught “I also remember spending late state runner-up team with twin law, was chief division counsel nights rehearsing for plays and brother, Jeff, and another broth- in Kansas City, and fulfilled a in retrospect, can’t believe how er, Pat. Jeff was all-Ohio that long-time dream by joining the much time Doug Montgomery year. John Bleum coached the FBI where he served in various put in (thank you!).” team and is currently the varsity assignments, including combat- soccer coach at The Ohio State ing international terrorism. In John “Ike” Eichner, a lieu- University. Referring to coach between, he pursued another tenant colonel in the Air Force Bluem, he said “we still stay in ambition -- teaching skiing in of which he’s been a member touch.” Among Verne’s fond Colorado. since 1988. His air force career memories was scoring the game included work in space launch winning goal in a state semifinal Pettry earned a law degree from operations, spacecraft design, game with Chagrin Falls and hit- the University of Cincinnati in and space systems manage- ting four goals in a district title 1989, earlier obtained an arts ment. He won an aero and game against DeSales. He degree in foreign affairs/Latin astro engineering degree from particularly savored friendships American studies at Cincin- Ohio State University in 1987 made with students from differ- nati, and received a certificate and a master’s in engineering ent Central Ohio communities. in Mexican legal studies at the management from West Coast University of Houston. He was University in 1993. Verne wrote that St. Charles, admitted to practice law before along with his parents, provided the Supreme Courts of Ohio Eichner, whose wife’s name is him a “better understanding of and Colorado. Megann, listed among his fa- our Catholic faith” that led to a vorite school memories Msgr. “greater appreciation of my faith He and his wife, Karen – they Gallen’s “presence, example, later in life.” He added that “St. were married in 1993 – have Margaret Crabtree with son, Richard ’83, enjoyed a tour of The and friendship” and Cavello’s Charles taught me most about two children, Ryan (10) and Magaret Crabtree Room in the new Student Center. Latin class that “taught me how personal responsibility, dealing Anna (8). to study.” with differences in people, study

The Distinctive Leader in Catholic Education 29 Andy Schneider has served as Alumni Notes the U.S. sales manager for the J.E. Grote Company for the last Looking back, he said “as with St. Charles had on my life over five years. Previously he served many of my classmates, I did and over again. The education, as a weapons officer for the U.S. not fully appreciate the value relationships, and religious ex- Navy (1986-1994) and as sales of a St. Charles education until periences from St. Charles are manager for the Ohio Transmis- well after I graduated. I consid- second to none.” He added: “I sion & Pump Company (1994- er myself very fortunate to have firmly believe that the success- 2002). been able to attend this incred- es I have had as an educator, ible school.” a head coach, academically in Schneider is a commander in my undergrad (years) and in re- the U.S. Naval Reserves, as- Ken Plunkett works for the ceiving my master’s from Day- signed to the Naval Inspector State of Ohio’s Department of ton result from my experiences General’s Office at Washington Health and also writes software through St. Charles.” D.C.’s Navy Yard. “on the side.” Previously he earned a pilot’s licenses and Rathburn, who lives in New Al- He has a degree from the U.S. went to work for ASI, worked for bany, has completed 20 years in Naval Academy (1986) and an the State of Ohio, and dabbled education, served as an English MBA from Miami (OH) Univer- in consulting. teacher, athletic director, head sity. He and his wife, Tina, have wrestling and assistant football been married 19 years and have He and his wife live in Lancaster. coach, high school assistant a daughter (18) and two sons He enjoys running marathons, and head principal. He’s cur- (Andrew, 15 is a St. Charles traveling, and gardening. rently middle school principal sophomore, and his brother is with Gahanna Jefferson. 11 and attends St. Michael’s Tom Rankin has been work- Grade School). Steven A. Miller ’77 ing in private practice with his Currently completing course father in Hilliard as a general work for school superintendent, His memories of his time at St. They include the Short North International in Cincinnati and dentist since 1989. He has de- Rathburn earned his BA in 1987 Charles include the food fight Neighborhood Foundation of became vice president of na- grees from Miami (OH) Univer- at Ohio Dominican and a mas- and ensuing “lock-down” in which he’s president. Others tional business development for sity (1986, chemistry) and The ter’s in educational administra- 1980 (’81?)- a story he says to are the Friends of WOSU board LCS Financial. The company Ohio State College of Dentistry tion at Dayton in 1999. He has this day Andrew doesn’t believe of trustees (vice president) the provides complete recovery (1989, DDS). two sons, Griffin (7) and Grant happened. SS Charitable Foundation (trea- solutions for a variety of indus- (11) at St. Matthew School. surer) and the Rainbow Golf tries including mortgage, private He and his wife, Kathy, were Greg Smithberger is a senior League of which he’s been a student loans, automobile, and married in 1983, live in Colum- Michael Schmitt is a part own- executive at the national Secu- member for seven years. credit Card. bus, and have a son (12) and er of Jet Container Company, rity Agency, where he’s worked two daughters (9, 6).In his free a family-run business he has for the past 19 years. During Weed is a 1988 graduate of the He earned a degree from Bowl- time he enjoys fishing, camping, worked in for the last 20 years. that time he has worked in a University of Texas at Austin ing Green State University in and coaching. He helped start He has a business degree from variety of positions in the intelli- where he pursued a double ma- 1986 and a master’s of fine arts the St. Charles Rugby Club. the University of Toledo. gence community at the Depart- jor in philosophy and psycholo- from Cincinnati in 1992. He ment of Defense. gy. He followed with a master’s married Shelley Ann in 1989. John R. Rathburn said “the re- He has a son (17) and lives in in developmental psychology at They have two children – Clara lationships that were developed New Albany. In his free time he He and his wife, Kristin, have the Univ. of Pittsburgh. Sophia, born in ’98 and Luke 25 years ago at St. Charles are enjoys attending wine tastings, been married for 20 years and Thomas ’04. still strong today with school working out, riding bicycles, and live in Potomac, Maryland. They He wrote about the value of classmates. I realize the impact hiking. have two daughters (11, 7). In persistence and excellence in 1979 his limited free time he enjoys academics. He said he was fly fishing, hiking, and playing mostly proud of attending and Robert W. Horner, III has been golf. graduating from St. Charles. He elected associate vice presi- singled out as special teachers dent, corporate governance W. Shane Vandermark is in Ann Cobler, Msgrs. Bennett and and assistant secretary at Na- the sales department at Fyda Gallen, and Dominic Cavello. tionwide Insurance. Bob joined Freightliner of Columbus, sell- He said he regrets that he didn’t Nationwide in 2006 working on ing heavy-duty semi tractors. make himself “march through mergers and acquisition matters He previously spent five years Latin 3 and 4.” Stephen is the in the corporate practice group. with Jet Container. son of the late Thurlow “Tad” He has more than 15 years of Weed, who gained considerable experience in M&A transac- He has two sons (13 year-old football fame as a sure-footed tions, corporate governance, twins) and two daughters (19, 2) place-kicker for the Ohio State and general corporate and SEC and lives in Blacklick. In his free Buckeyes football team. time he likes to hunt, fish, and matters. be involved in coaching. He has commented that Eric Weisheit Prior to coming to Nationwide, served as an assistant wrestling “all the hard work at St. Charles Bob had been in private practice coach for St. Charles for the last made college a breeze.” He’s Making people’s days focusing on companies in the eight years. been involved in more than 50 Craig Lee ’77 (left) and his wife, Lisa, pose with John Littlefield, health care industry, including theatrical productions around a carpenter/ designer on ABC-TV’s prime-time show, Extreme three years as a partner at the “The friendships made at St. the U.S., “none more enjoy- Makeover: Home Edition. Craig is known as the “Cookie Cop” and law firm of Kegler, Brown, Hill & Charles have lasted though the able than the four shows at St. has built a successful cookie company following his retirement Ritter. Prior to private practice, years. Many, many (of my class- Charles,” he said. from the Columbus police force due to a work-related injury. mates) have been there when I Bob served as the senior vice The Lees donated cookies last November to fortify the president and general counsel needed them. I will cherish He’s had a varied career. He for three public companies, Ad- volunteers working at the home of Marine Sergeant Jason Thomas, those wonderful people forever sold advertising for The Co- vance Paradigm, Inc., Vitalink whose home near Columbus was torn down and rebuilt. The and ever!” lumbus Dispatch, worked as Pharmacy Services, Inc. and In process was chronicled by Extreme, which did the work for free as an agent for Creative Talent in Home Health, Inc. Bob received a way to celebrate Thomas’ bravery and selflessness on 9-1-1 when Stephen T. Weed has been Columbus, worked for ArtReach an MBA and a Juris Doctorate he and a fellow marine descended on Ground Zero on September self-employed since 1996 and Touring Theatre in Cincinnati, from The Ohio State University 11, 2001 to rescue people. Thomas freed two New York City police describes himself more of a and sold for Western Distrib- and an undergraduate degree officers who were buried alive under rubble, then later, moved to “professional volunteer” with uting in Denver. For the past in history from Xavier (OH) Uni- Whitehall for a quiet life with his family. several non-profit organizations. 11 years he has been regional versity. sales manager for MoneyGram

30 St. Charles Preparatory School 1977: 30-Year Sean Cull. He praised Dominic Cavello for helping students Reunion Class with learning disabilities long before it was in vogue. He also ’74 grad Gehring leadership fuels LifeCare Kevin Coady has been involved cited the influence of Msgr. Ben- in his family’s business, Coady nett, Ed Hoffman, and Michael Alliance mission Construction, for 30 years. He Gilligan. earned a business degree from Thanks to the leadership of 1974 graduate The Ohio State University in Marty and his wife, Jean, have Charles “Chuck” Gehring ’74, Lifecare 1981. been married 20 years. They Alliance continues to grow and expand its have a son, Seamus, and services by following the 109-year mission He likes to travel and follow OSU daughter, Nuala. athletic teams. He and his wife of its founder, Catherine Nelson Black. Its of 25 years, Theresa, have two Steve Miller has been in office dedicated goal is to take care of the people daughters (23, 22) and a son furniture sales for the last 20 who nobody else paid attention to. (19) and live in Powell. “Having years, having moved back to “It used to be that tuberculosis and infant my son, Ryan, graduate from Columbus from Atlanta and now mortality were the worries,” Gehring said. St. Charles in 2006 was special with Continental Office Supply. both for Ryan and myself.” He has a son (18) and daugh- “Now we have moved to cancer, AIDS, and ter (15) and is involved with the aging.” Rev. Timothy M. Hayes has PTSA as its president. He is a Gehring is president and CEO of LifeCare been pastor of Church of the member of the NAACP and Alliance (LCA), which was presented Blessed Sacrament in Newark served on the Gwinett County since 1996. He was ordained School Board Discipline Task the 2007 Columbus Foundation Award a priest in 1985 and previously Force. at the Foundation’s Celebration of served at St. Mary in Lancaster, Charles W. “Chuck” Gehring ’74 Philanthropy event in May. The award director of vocations, and at St. Good friends and fond memories is given to organizations that have made Brendan in Hilliard and St. Joan come to his mind when thinking of Arc in Powell. These assign- about St. Charles. He has fond a difference in the quality of life in Central Ohio and to the individuals ments included being with his memories of basketball champi- whose extraordinary accomplishments have shaped those organizations. former St. Charles teachers onships and hard work. LifeCare Alliance is one of only 19 organizations to win this prestigious – Father Bill Dunn in Lancaster award. and Father Charlie Jackson at Joseph A. Murray noted that St. Brendan. the greatest influence on his Gehring and his wife, Kristin, are members of St. Michael Parish in life was, excepting his parents Worthington. They have four children—including St. Charles grads From a large family headed by and foster parents, was teacher Charles Jr. ’01, Joseph ’03, and current St. Charles senior, Will. After mother, Elaine, and father, Tom, Ed Hoffman, who taught at St. graduating from St. Charles, Chuck earned an undergraduate degree at his sister and brothers are Sue Charles from 197l to 1979. Oth- and Chuck, both DeSales grads, ers included Coach Wally Tee- The Ohio State University and an MBA from Xavier (OH) University. Jeff, Dave, Kevin, Steve, and ters, Ryan, Msgr. Gallen, and Under Gehring’s leadership, the Alliance provides high quality services Bill, all St. Charles graduates. classmates. He added that his through signature programs, such as Meals-on-Wheels and Visiting Dave’s son, Justin is attending memories of St. Charles “are Nurse Association. In addition, he has guided the agency through three St. Charles. mostly good.” significant mergers that expanded its social service mission. Father Hayes enjoys travel and Murray, who has an architecture They were: first, LCA in 2003 assumed operation of the Madison has led two pilgrimages to Italy, degree earned in 1983 from County Meals-on-Wheels Program; the following year it took on Project one in 2000 that Dominic Prunte, Notre Dame du Lac, does risk OpenHand-Columbus -- an organization dedicated to serving men, women, Class of 1977, joined and an- reduction and preparedness other in summer of 2006. work that includes recovery and children living with AIDS and HIV; and it followed up in 2005 with from natural hazards. He lives the merger of the Columbus Cancer Clinic, which was also founded by Terry Kelley was an associate in Salem, Oregon, and has nev- Catherine Nelson Black. The Columbus Cancer Clinic was the first in the at Donald W. Kelley & Associ- er married. ates from 1983-1996 before country to provide free cancer diagnostic and treatment services. founding the Serenity Street Tom Phillips has a degree in Before taking the reins at Lifecare Alliance in 2001, Gehring served as Foundation. He has a business architecture from the University executive vice president and COO of the Columbus Diocese’s Catholic administration degree from of Miami (1982) and an MBA Social Services for four years. Earlier, he was president and CFO of The Ohio Sate University and from The Ohio State University Sanese Services. spends his free time studying (1996). He describes his career the Bible. as “varied and interesting, most- LifeCare Alliance was also recognized by The Columbus Foundation ly non-profit- both intentionally for providing life-sustaining services to those in need in our community, “Father Bennett would ask me and unintentionally.” for its dedicated staff and volunteers, and for its development of social to approach him after I would entrepreneur programs. Because of the stagnation/decline in funding cuss, then he would slap me. He and his wife, Maria live in Today I don’t cuss.” Columbus. They’ve been mar- sources, Gehring felt that it was imperative for LifeCare to become more ried 23 years and have a son self-sufficient. Three new programs were launched: “Catch the Wellness Marty McSweeney recently (16) and daughter (14). He says Spirit,” Corporate Wellness Program,” “L. A. Catering,” and “Meals for passed the 25-year mark with Monsignor Gallen’s stories were Kids.” Proceeds from those endeavors are invested back into the Agency the Columbus Police Division the best (“Now you can just pick in which he’s been a sergeant it up!”), and remembers Mon- to provide services for those unable to pay for them. for the past 12 years. He and signor Bennett’s Presidents Lifecare Alliance takes care of mothers, fathers, grandmothers, fireman George A. Fulcher test and Mr. Cavello’s “Purple grandfathers, aunts, and uncles, all of whom have one thing in common III, nephew of former Bishop Patches.” George A. Fulcher ’40, started —they desperately want to live on their own and be independent. Gehring the Columbus Police and Fire Thomas B. Schleub works for now is conducting an ambitious capital campaign, “Time-to-Deliver,” Pipes & Drums Corps in 1977. the Southeast Mental Health which has raised $4.4 of the $5 million goal. Money donated is to be used The group practices weekly and Agency after having recently to expand services and continue building the agency’s endowment for performs more than 60 times a spent the last six years with client service scholarships. year. BancOne Corporation (Now Chase Bank). He has a degree In addition to Fulcher, Mc- in music education from The Sweeney says he remains Ohio State University (1982) good friends with fellow grads and has studied accounting and Greg Moore, Tony Polletta, and The Distinctive Leader in Catholic Education 31 medical assisting at the North a priest of the Columbus Catho- Adult Education Center (Fort lic diocese. He earned a degree Alumni Notes Hayes). in philosophy in 1971 from the Pontifical College Josephinum. He is very involved in liturgical music programs at various par- Miller and his wife, Linda (nee ishes and “family” prison min- Powell) have a daughter, a istry, which he started in 2000. sophomore at Bishop Hartley. At St. Charles he says he really He and his family spend their enjoyed being involved in the free time together with friends theater department’s produc- and in the parish church and tions of Dracula and My Fair school. He enjoys quiet reflec- Lady. tion, reading, golf, playing the violin, and writing. 1967: 40-Year “I fondly recall Monsignor O’Dea Van R. Stewart ’66 Reunion Class reading to us about father Juni- pero Serra, in the lower chapel. Andrew J. Dick lives in Bexley He read so beautifully. I appreci- Stephen Mustard praised the working as an appraiser. He en- ated the closeness of our class education and especially his joys fishing and says that Mon- in our senior year, and the many teachers at St. Charles. “Our signor Bennett “was my mother expressions of kindness and teachers expected the best for two years.” charity.” from us and showed us great respect as aspiring young gen- Stephen Mitchell has spent C. William Lutz has spent his tlemen. They also displayed a 35 years at State Teachers Re- career in the legal profession great deal of love and concern tirement Services of Ohio, the as a legal aid, in private prac- as we struggled with the chal- St. Charles assistant principal Jim Lower with Mark G. Kelsey ’73 at last 25 of them as director of tice, and as a public defender. lenges of the teenage world.” A the Clifton Avenue Bridge dedication in late August. investments. He earned both He and his wife, Deborah, have highlight, Mustard pointed out, his undergraduate (1970) and three sons, all of whom gradu- was “winning the state seminary Kelsey helping ensure Columbus MBA (1971) from the Ohio State ated from St. Charles (Eric ’89, basketball championship over University. He and his wife, Pa- Michael ’94, and Jonathan ’97). Josephinum our senior year.” (It necessities mela, have three children and In his free time he enjoys motor- was at this time that St. Charles live in Powell. cycling and canoeing. functioned as a seminary prep school.) As the director of Columbus’ Public Service Dan Ross is the director of Father Peter Gideon has Department, Mark Kelsey has one of the most the Ohio High School Athletic been a pastor in the Columbus A 1971 graduate of Ohio Uni- challenging positions in city government. He leads Association. He earned an un- Diocese since 1988, currently versity, Mustard earned a mas- dergraduate degree from Ohio serving St. Mark Parish in Lan- ter’s in public administration at a staff of 850 people who have the Herculean Dominican University in 1971, a caster. He says he very much Ohio State five years later. He task of handling responsibilities that tend to be MED from Xavier (OH) in 1973, enjoys the challenge and hopes worked for the state of Ohio for “lightning-rod” subjects: snow and ice removal, and a Ph.D. from Bowling Green that he will still be “ready and nearly 37 years in three different maintaining all city roads and bridges, refuse University in 1983. able” to continue his role into agencies. his 80’s like Monsignor James collection, and the operation of city parking meters. He’s spent most of his career Geiger (St. Charles College 1966 Kelsey graduated from St. Charles in 1973 before as an educator and administra- Class of 1946).In his free time, going on to earn his undergraduate degree in tor. He has served 30 years in Fr. Gideon restores pipe organs Van R. Stewart was promoted history and philosophy from Boston College (1977) the field of education as a su- and keeps bees. recently by Motorists Life Insur- perintendent, principal, teacher, and a JD from Capital University in 1981. ance Company to the position counselor, and coach. In 2003 “We have gathered often dur- of assistant vice president for He was a legal intern in the Ohio Attorney he was named Superintendent ing these past 40 years. I have Life Underwriting. In his new General’s Office in 1979 and served from 1982- of the Year by the Ohio PTA. learned from my classmates the role, Stewart will be responsible 1986 as the state’s assistant attorney general. In He also has experience as a importance of relationship, more for claims underwriting and for college instructor and in manu- than achievement, comfort or that role he represented state agencies, especially the continued management of facturing. security,” he said. Motorists Life’s underwriting the Ohio Department of Transportation, in functions. Stewart and his wife, eminent domain actions, outdoor advertising cases, He and his wife, Kris, have Marty, have two sons and live in and construction claims in courts throughout the been married for 35 years and Bob DelCorso is a history Powell. live in New Albany. They have teacher at Old Dominion Uni- state. a daughter, three sons, and two versity and Christopher New- He was administrator for the office of contracts grandsons. In his free time he port University. He is also very 1962: 45-Year for the Ohio Department of Transportation until enjoys reading, traveling, and involved in presenting marriage Reunion Class 2000 where he led a staff of 45 administering the working with various church and preparation courses for Our volunteer service groups. Lady of Mt. Carmel Parish. state’s annual highway construction budget of Ferg Theibert is retired, living in Columbus, and enjoying golf more than $1 billion. “The experience of growing up He and his wife, Gerri, live in and some limited travel. He Until last year, when he came to work for as a boarder (a St. Charles stu- Newport, Virginia, and have spent 23 years with the NCR the city, he’s spent the previous seven years dent from another city who lived three children and five grand- Corporation selling large main- in a school dormitory during the children. His educational back- as deputy director for the Ohio Department of frame computers and stayed school year) was like having 20 ground includes a masters in two more with the company that Transportation. There he provided legal advice brothers. The class becomes national security affairs from bought them out, AT&T. He has to department personnel regarding highway your extended family and Fa- the naval postgraduate School a degree in accounting from The construction contracts, design agreements and led ther (now Monsignor) Bennett (1982) and a masters in adult Ohio State University (1970). was ‘dad.’ It was an experience religious education from Loyola a staff of 65 who estimated, sold and administered I will always cherish.” University (1996). He and his wife, Margaret (nee a $1.5 billion construction program. Exline) have been married 30 Kelsey and his wife, Betty, are long-time Robert C. Miller is a teacher “Frankly, the entire four years years and together have five members of Immaculate Conception Parish and and librarian at St. Joseph Mon- [at St. Charles] were a life-trans- children. One son, Fergie, is a tessori School in Columbus. forming experience for me.” 1996 St. Charles graduate. have raised two daughters and a son. From 1975-1987, he served as

32 St. Charles Preparatory School “My closest friends today are were Monsignor O’Dea and Navy and never set foot on a David A. Corna of Dublin is an He and his wife of 40 years, the men I met at St. Charles. It Jack Ryan. They taught me to boat or a ship,” he said. investment banker who has an Myra, live in Powell. They have has been rewarding to get to- think wisely and how to be hum- undergraduate degree from the a son, Mark, who is a 1988 gether and hear all the success ble. They taught us ‘not to take He has a grown daughter and University of Massachusetts graduate of St. Charles and one stories (both large and small) at ourselves too seriously’ and me loves to play Texas Hold’Em and (Amherst). He has three sons year-old grandson (Cormac, St. the reunion.” how to have a sense of humor,” collect art glass paper weights, and a daughter and enjoys fly Charles Class of 2024). The he said. model sailing ships, and porce- fishing, bicycling, reading, and family also has several other John Rohyans lives in Bexley lain bird figures. singing in the church choir. ties to SC: Mike’s older brother, where he has served as a mem- “They taught us to think and care Jim, is a 1955 alumnus of the ber of the city council the last for our fellow human beings and DeStazio shares some short From his days at SC, he remem- school and the O’Reilly family eight years. After graduating solidified the moral foundation recollections about a variety of bers building a scaffold that (with multiple members who are from The Ohio State University given to us by our parents. They teachers: He rates Monsignor reached to the roof of the gym SC alumni) is related. College of Law in 1969, he went taught us a sense of community F. Thomas Gallen “the best to fix the old score clocks. He to work for Porter Wright Morris and gave us the tools to be suc- teacher;” Father Wolf “the best discovered written on the steel In his free time he enjoys solv- & Arthur and has been practic- cessful.” story teller;” remembers Father girders in a totally inaccessible ing the New York Times cross- ing real estate law ever since. Halsuka as always saying “I’ll place, “OB is fat.” word puzzles and exercising. He has an undergraduate de- Robert DeStazio retired after look it up,” and Father O’Brien’s, He remembers the Great Flood gree from Miami (OH) Univer- working in employment services “eh huh;” Father Duffy bumming Mike Bradley was a banker for of 1959, Tony DiNova singing sity in business administration with the State of Ohio for 23 cigarettes; Jack Ryan as a great 30 years with BancOne, and Volare, hitch hiking to school (1966). years. He lives in Perrysburg, coach for kids and the person was a financial manager for 10 and getting a ride one day with Ohio. After growing bored with responsible for his love of his- years. He was president and Mayor Sensenbrenner. Rohyans and his wife, JoAnn, retirement, he is now self-em- tory. CFO of Electronic Classroom of have four children. He enjoys ployed delivering medications Tomorrow. He is now semi-re- Tom Leard has worked most of running, skiing, golfing, and to nursing homes all over Ohio Jeffrey L. Page is an insurance tired and works as a consultant his years in the aviation industry biking. He is “passionate about and Michigan. and equities broker and has a to the E-school. after completing his education. the environment, sustainability, degree from The Ohio State He worked nearly 30 years for and global warming and his St. He served in the Navy but got University. He and wife, Sally, He has graduate and post-grad- Sperry Flight Systems in Phoe- Charles memories are count- out before the United States have two children and live in uate degrees from the School nix through what he described less and only good. got fully involved in the Vietnam Upper Arlington. Jeff loves fly- of Banking at the University of as three company buyouts. His War. “Interestingly enough, I ing and is an officer in the Civil Wisconsin. assignments included logistics “The two memorable influences spent almost four years in the Air Patrol. engineering, procurement, and

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over the hills and into the village. Coming walk and another hour’s drive away. back out involved a 10 minute “helo” ride Church services were held the second out to a landing site next to the nearest day under blue tent canopies, with dogs road. He then spent an hour in the back and chickens roaming in and out (“the pigs end of a truck that drove us back to Madang remained uninvited”) and the illustrated –“Spartan travel” he called it. Book of Jonah was read in their own Of some 6,912 different languages on the language. planet Earth, Jerry said that there are over Chub was one of seven PBT Interns 820 tribal languages in PNG, and Sob is and two adults—“Ten of us in one house! only one of about 137 in Madang Province “He took over 700 pictures on his travels, alone. and he’s made up about five separate “While many of the villagers in Igoi are PowerPoint presentations. “Have material, Christians, the only Bible they have to will travel. Let me know if anyone would read is in the trade language of Papau like a lunch-time or evening show and tell New Guinea. For about 2,500 people, Sob session!” Jerry Chubb ’59, with his Yorkshire terrier, Abbey, is packed and ready to make the arduous (but worthwhile) is their mother tongue, the language they trip to a village in Papua New Guinea. know and understand best. The Book of Jonah project is seven years in the making Jerry Chubb, Class of 1959, lives in Mesa, and the very first book of the Bible in their Arizona where he works for an Air Force native language.” Lab. This summer he spent his three-week Chubb says that the Bible has been “vacation” in Papua New Guinea (PNG) translated into fewer than 500 native assisting the Pioneer Bible Translators, a languages, “so, golf is NOT in my future at group that works to translate and print the this point in time,” he joked. Bible into the mother tongue of Bible-less To celebrate the presentation of the people. The goal was to participate in the translated Bible text, a two-day celebration dedication of the Book of Jonah translated was held for guests, many of whom walked into the Sob native language. from outlining villages and hamlets up to Jerry is planning to spend his retirement 5-6 miles away. It included a traditional One of the most rewarding occasions for Chubb on his as a church mobilization representative for sing-sing – an all night dance and song trip to Papua New Guinea was getting to see a gentle- man read an excerpt of the Bible for the first time in Pioneer Bible Translators, headquartered session. The open pit cooking event started at 3 a.m. the morning of the dedication. his own language. “He took his book home to study it on the Wycliffe campus in Dallas, Texas. all the more outside the door of his hutch. Praise the In PNG he traveled to the village of Multiple preachers participated: Lutheran, Lord, he now has at least one book of God’s Word in Igoi, a 20 minute helicopter ride from the Baptist, and Church of Christ – all of his own language! There are now four teams working Mission Aviation fellowship (MAF) hangar whom are active in neighboring areas. The to translate three Gospels and the Book of Acts into the Sob language. More books will surely follow. at Madang airport. The trip there took him Catholic Cathedral is in Madang, a day’s The Distinctive Leader in Catholic Education 33 Class of 1957 over the line and reap the con- science and physics, Mr. Rect- Alumni Notes sequences. Their experiences enwald chemistry and Spanish These are first-person com- also helped me learn. Thanks and Father Kraus for English guys. and French. for 25 years was a company Czech Republic, France, and ments (lightly edited) submit- development pilot. He currently Mexico. Reilly worked 23 years ted by members of the Class of 1957 celebrating their Dr. Rudolph W. August (Rudy) Edward C. Bainter (Ed) runs an avionics system devel- with Big Bear Stores handling -- Angel Fire, NM – Deceased opment. operations, merchandising, and Golden Anniversary. The tes- taments were collected and I graduated from Capitol Univer- Ed passed away at age 54 on other duties, and served as vice sity with a degree in economics June 25, 1994 in Canton, Ohio. After obtaining an electrical en- president of Harts Stores. He combined into a marvelous reunion keepsake booklet and from the Ohio State Uni- Surviving him are his wife, the gineering degree in 1967 from currently handles sales and versity College of Dentistry with former Elizabeth Schmuck, and Ohio State where he worked marketing for Acosta. thanks to the dedicated ef- forts of Bob Dusterberg, John post-graduate work in prosth- two children. Ed was an insur- part-time in the aviation depart- Reilly is very fond of traveling. odontics. I served in the U.S. ance claims manager. He’s ment, Tom served as a pilot in He has visited a dozen coun- Davis, Dan Baumann, and Larry Kendall. Navy as a dentist and was in buried in Evergreen Memorial the Air Force and worked as a tries, various islands, and most private practice in Atlanta for 25 Gardens in Canton. Ed valued systems engineer for Boeing. states in the U.S. He enjoys Dr. Jim Allen (Jimmy) years. I’ve been retired since his St. Charles education highly He also obtained an MBA from golf, Ohio State basketball and 1992. I’m presently a certified and would have sent his son Arizona State University and football games and spending -- Los Angeles I’m living in West LA with my professional ski instructor in An- there if they had been living in took several aircraft pilot rating time with his grandchildren of gel Fire, New Mexico. Columbus. courses. which he has four. He has two wife, Linda. My biography for married children – Theresa and our reunion book was late be- cause I was busy trying to get I spend six months a year in Richard Baumann (Rick) Leard has been married to Bar- Mike. A 1979 grad, he has a both Angel Fire and Naples, Fla. – Whitehall bara, who hails from Cincinnati, business degree from Ohio Paris Hilton out of jail. I graduat- ed from Ohio State with a B. Sc. in three-month stretches golf- My wife, Nancy, (St. Mary’s for 37 years. They have two State. ing and skiing. I’m a member of of the Springs ’57), my eighth daughters and two grandsons. in 1961 and from University Au- tonoma de Guadalajara Medical The Hinman Dental Society, the grade classmate, and I have He has 10 brothers and sisters, He credits St. Charles for pro- American Dental Association, a been married for 47 years, and all but one of them are college viding him the foundation for School in 1967. During the most recent 20 years, I’ve been on 4th degree Knight in the K of C, live in Columbus. We have five graduates. He said that “the success in his business and a Rotarian, and the professional beautiful children who have continuous hard work required personal life. He enjoyed the the active staff of the West Hills Medical Center “in the valley” Ski Instructors of America. I have given us nine wonderful grand- at St. Charles was superb prep- success of the school’s athletic two daughters, two grandsons, sons. aration for many challenges teams and the leadership pro- as a full-time emergency room physician. After ten years, I re- and a granddaughter. My hob- later in life.” vided by Jack Ryan on the field bies are golf, hiking, snow shoe- I enlisted in the Marine Corps and in the classroom. He and tired in 2001 from a private fam- ily practice in Malibu, Calif. Es- ing, skiing and ski racing. I have after St. Charles and, after com- Bob Knapp is retired after Corinne live in Columbus, very sentially, my entire professional my “Platinum Times.” Among pleting requirements necessary spending two years in the U.S. close to St. Charles. too many favorite memories of to become a “Marine,” I returned Army Reserve Corps of Engi- life has been as an emergency room physician. I have one son, my time at St. Charles is being to Columbus and joined Western neers and then 37 more as a Thomas “Tom” Tarpy and his scheduled to attend a meeting Electric. I’ve been involved with civil engineer with the Ohio De- wife, Mary Pat, who was his Josh, who graduated from St. Charles in 1991. in Monsignor O’Dea’s office with the Suicide Prevention Service partment of Transportation. He “high school sweetheart” (she’s several other freshman football for 18 years and recently have is currently a part-time senior a 1963 St. Mary of the Springs My time at St. Charles was the players after a summer practice taken on a new role as its “co- technical advisor for the HNTB graduate) celebrated their 40- session. His first question of me ordinating director.” This part of Corporation. year wedding anniversary last happiest of my life (with few exceptions). I loved the learn- was “what do you plan to do af- my life has been very fulfilling Sept. 9. They have four children ter you get out of here, Rudy?” for me. Knapp earned an undergradu- – Josh, Megan, Tom, and John ing experience, most teach- ers, my classmates and the After some thought, my answer ate degree from The Ohio State – and three grandchildren. was “well monsignor, I plan to St. Charles gave me the faith University (1968) and a bachelor camaraderie of sports. I loved the atmosphere, coach Ryan, get a haircut.” O’Dea laughed and foundation to sustain me degree in business from Frank- Tom has been an attorney with for quite a while before continu- through the good times and bad. lin University. He and his wife, Vorys, Sater, Seymour, and Square John and all the essen- tially no-nonsense priests. I re- ing the meeting. My faith is very important to me Mary, have been married for Pease, one of the largest law and, hopefully, it has filtered 36 years and live in Columbus. firms in Central Ohio, for 35 member Father Duffy on a bad day and Monsignor Spires on a Thomas J. Austin (Tom) down to our children and grand- They have two daughters and years. He obtained a degree in -- Sun City West, AZ children. I am very blessed to two granddaughters. He follows English/economics in 1966 from good day. I enjoyed the subjects taught, although four years of I received my bachelor of sci- have a full life, a loving wife, and the OSU Buckeyes faithfully in John Carroll University and ence in chemical engineering supportive friends. the fall and watches re-runs of earned his law degree in 1969 Latin may have been a stretch. History was my favorite. I took from the University of Dayton the games the rest of the year. at Ohio State. He said he’s in 1961 and my MBA from St. Daniel W. Baumann (Dan) “indebted to P. J. O’Dea (Msgr. pride in getting good grades and was honored to be up there with Mary’s College in Moraga, Calif. -- Lewis Center “I will always remember Monsi- Paul) and Thomas (Msgr.) Ga- in 1980. I’ve been married to Bobbie gnor Gallen directing our Glee len who encouraged my pursuit Bill Dunn and all the other brai- niacs. Reinhart (St. Joseph Academy Club. He passed along to us all of a legal career.” My wife’s name is Ragnhild but ’60) for 44 years. We have two his energy and enthusiasm dur- goes by Ronnie. We have four sons, a daughter, and five, soon ing every practice. He taught us In addition to golf, travel, and Sports was how I particularly defined myself. I always knew children, all living in Northern to be six, exceptionally gifted the Wiffenpoof Song which I still hunting, he said he’s trying “to California. I moved from Colum- and beautiful grandchildren. sing in the shower. complete the summer reading where I stood with coach Ryan. His sense of humor not only al- bus to Marion, Ind., after gradu- We moved to condo living 6 1/2 list we were given in 1962.” ating from Dayton, changed jobs years ago and do not miss the “My athletic ability was able layed performance anxiety but put a proper perspective on life. and moved to Pittsburgh where I yard work at all. to shine during the Watterson Father Patrick Toner is a priest However, there are still times met my wife and where all of our game my senior year. Coach in the Columbus Diocese, hav- children were born. Later I was I’m working as a loan origina- Ryan opted to use me as the ing been ordained in 1975. he (when) I imagine we somehow pulled out (a win over) Marion transferred to Northern Califor- tor for Priority Mortgage located first basketball substitute. Led has a degree from The Ohio nia and in 1996 to Atlanta, Geor- in Worthington, enjoy what I by Dave Corna, the crowd State University, a Master of Harding to give us a perfect football season or the Lorain gia, for my last full-time job. We do and have no plans to retire roared B.K! B.K!” Divinity from Pope John XXIII love the West, so we retired in anytime soon. My career in in Weston, Massachusetts, and baseball game that would have allowed us to play for the state Arizona. I’m still involved, hav- mortgage banking and real es- Michael J. Reilly Sr. and his a minor in Divinities from the championship. It is no stretch to ing set up my own Corporation tate has lasted for 32 fun-filled wife, Corinne, devote much Methodist Theological School in as a consultant in the plastics years. Bobbie’s and my passion time to serving as host to ex- Delaware, Ohio. credit Jack Ryan and St. Charles for gifting me to be a part of the industry. I do volunteer work at is traveling and we are always change students and interna- the local hospital. planning the next trip, which tional business associates of 1960 Ohio State national cham- pionshjp basketball team. now is set for Italy in October. In which they’ve had 30 who came My memories of St. Charles the last ten years we have been from Austria, Columbia, the Trouble? Not me! I always was revolve around personal rela- all over the Caribbean, Mexico, and still am a GOOD BOY. But tionships with my classmates Alaska, Hawaii, Las Vegas, and I always enjoyed seeing Packy and our teachers. I particularly parts of Europe. Sheeran or Dan Connor step remember Father Haluska for

34 St. Charles Preparatory School Best memory of Saint Charles? Atlanta, Hendersonville, NC, the Easy one to answer. Bill Mein- San Francisco area, in Avon, ert drove the South End gang to Fairfield, and Black Rock, CT, school every day. Whenever it and Lynchburg, VA. We (wife snowed we would drive around and I) retired on the same day for 1- 2 hours before getting to in 1997 and now live in Smith school. We always convinced Mountain Lake, VA. along a the priests that traffic was hor- 20,000 acre lake with 500 miles rible and we got there as fast as of shoreline. We completed one we could. Great school! Great of our dreams by starting a sail- times! Can we do it again? ing school business in 1999. We have taught sailing from 25 Ronald L. Breech (Ron) states. I am a Coast Guard li- -- Covington, GA censed captain and have skip- My wife, Thelma, and I have pered a sightseeing vessel (the been married for 47 years. I Virginia Dare) with as many as retired in 1990, from AT&T, Bell 125 passengers. I‘ve instructed Laboratories after 28 years of over 1,000 local residents in service. We have three chil- boating safety and coastal navi- dren, five grandchildren, and gation. one great grandchild. My most vivid St. Charles mem- George R. Bright Jr. ory was when Fr. Haluska disci- -- Gahanna plined a group of us for smoking. And so it was, back in a small We had to memorize a poem – town in eastern Pennsylvania “The Bells” and I still remember The Class of 1957 graduated 73 members and in a great show of camaraderie, more than 44 met up on where I was born. Just kidding. it. I believe that the academic Friday, August 18 for a special Class Dinner at the Concourse Hotel. On hand that night were: Front I’ll start with my entering St. and moral instruction I received Charles in 1953. I wanted to go at St. Charles has been my in- row, from left - Monsignor Bill Dunn, Chuck Maloney, Dave Mahanna, and Alex Laymon’58; Second to Holy Rosary because after ner compass throughout my row - Nick Zettler, Packy Sheeran, Ralph Brush, John Davis, Jack Gordon, Dan Connor, Steve Scherer, moving (to Columbus) from marriage, my career, my retire- and Terry Welsh; Third Row - George Bright, Keith Helfer, Jack Elliott, Don Schaefer, Rudy August, Joe Cleveland I lived only two blocks ment, and my volunteer work. DeLuca, Ed Ferris, and John Guzzo; Fourth row - Dick Schorr, Jim Allen , John Gibson, Jerry Morris, away. My parents decided oth- Pete Warnick, Larry Sopko, Tom Jander, Bob Dusterberg, Dick Park, Tom Rubadue, Joe Ridgeway, and erwise. How most fortunate I John K. Carter -- Columbus Tom Rodenfels; Top row - Jack Murphy, Fred Richards, Butch DeMatteis, Rick Baumann, Ed Dorgan, was. I could not have had bet- I’m retired from Capital Univer- Dan Baumann, John Rinehart, Dave Wollenberg, and Lou Martin. ter friends than those men with sity Conservatory of Music as a whom I attended high school. professor of piano. I received an vorced and engaged to be mar- moments before the game; Fr. my elves and Mrs. Claus. We Although I resisted, St. Charles M.A. in musicology and an M.M. ried to Sharon A. Dougherty. I O’Brien accusing Fred Richards travel a lot and I spend a lot of provided me with a scholastic, in piano performance, both from have two sons and a daughter. of stealing his hubcaps and time on the phone contacting religious, and social education. Ohio State University. I special- After an incredibly meager ath- apologizing to Fred after he was old friends and classmates and ize in duo-piano performance letic career at St. Charles, I was proven innocent. My proudest trying to stay in touch with all. If I The GI bill and my employer, and do concert tours as Gatch- awarded a letter for football at achievement at St. Charles was have not called you, it’s only be- Western Electric (AT&T) -- 34 ell and Carter, duo-pianists. I OSU when the Buckeyes were graduating first (in the bottom cause I don’t know how to reach years there -- helped with tuition also give private lessons. voted national champion by the 20% of the class). What an ac- you. Give me a lead at bjnmei@ to OSU. I graduated in 1975. I Sporting News. complishment! hotmail.com. am now retired. I am very proud My wife, Martha Lang Carter, is of, and deeply love my two an elementary art teacher in the My memories of my time at St. John L. Davis (Big John) Ernest DeMatteis (Butch) daughters. They both gradu- Dublin school system. Martha Charles are numerous. They -- Kernville, CA – Dublin ated from college. (Thanks St. received her MFA from Catho- include Fr. O’Dea’s “sink-or- My wife Chui-Mei is from Tai- Married to Patti. Am a Graduate Charles.) Of many blessings I lic University. We have one swim” tests in freshman Latin; wan. We live in a small mountain of Ohio State University where count, they top the list. daughter who is a professional Fr. Duffy being late for class and town in Southern California. I lettered in baseball. Retired violinist and has two children. then sleeping through the rest of I have two sons and three from professional sales. Patti Father Thomas Sabrey was my I’m currently a full-time student it; Rick Baumann and his tiny grandchildren, all living in Dal- graduated from Western Ken- favorite teacher, and also my at Columbus State Community harmonica driving Fr. O’Brien las, TX as does my first wife, tucky University as a dental friend. When I was in the Navy College working toward an as- nuts trying to find the source who is from Morocco. After 21 hygienist. She’s/ co-owner of he wrote to me. We stayed in sociate degree in veterinary of the noise; Jerry Morris cor- years in the Air Force, I had to a dental consulting company, touch after I returned to Co- technology. I volunteer for the recting Fr. Kraus on the correct retire early at age 50 because of Dental Hygiene Excellence lumbus. The stories we have at Columbus Aids Task Force and pronunciation of Hiroshima; Fr. my arthritic condition. I have had L.L.C. Have five children and St. Charles are many. Not like the Columbus Area Dog Shel- O’Brien refusing to let Johnny several joints replaced and get 14 grandchildren. “John Brown’s School Days”’ ter. Moskus sharpen his pencil, fol- around on a scooter. I attribute maybe, but close. They are lowed by O’B’s tirade on inter- all these problems to my love St. Charles remembrances: most enjoyed when talking with Daniel D. Connor (Dan) rupting class. The next day the of sports which I played in the the best memory for me was each other. So conjure up those – Westerville entire class lined up at the pen- service. Mei and I owned and when coach Ryan (“Mr. Ryan” memories fellow classmates After graduating from Ohio cil sharpener. operated a Chinese restaurant as we called him, “the greatest and chuckle to yourselves until State, I spent 3 ½ years in the here in Kernville for some time. high school coach God ever we get together and laugh out U.S. Navy. I completed my tour Other memories include Jerry created!”) called my mom the loud. as weapons officer on a destroy- Morris and his Hudson Hornet While at St. Charles, I earned summer of 1953 to invite me er out of San Diego. I returned to which evolved into “wasp” when letters in football and tennis. I to play summer baseball. I had Ralph I. Brush OSU to earn my law degree and all the gears except third failed was considered the class clown. just graduated from Immaculate -- Huddleston, VA have been practicing law since and then was simply known I am probably the only graduate Conception and had not made My wife, Barbara, and I were 1968. I am the senior partner in as “bug;” sidekicks Rudy and to have flunked “conduct” dur- a decision about which high married in 1962. We met in New the law firm of ConnorBehal Joe; Lou Martin leading the ing senior year. That Elvis thing school I would attend. After that Orleans while I was in the Navy where we employ seven attor- city with 13 touchdowns in four I did on stage made Fr. O’Dea great summer experience of and Barbara was in nurse’s neys and 20 staff people. I still games before being injured and Fr. Murphy very unhappy, playing baseball for coach Ryan training (RN). We have three work full time. and that lead standing until but that fostered my desire to with players like Joe Rotonda, children and two grandchildren. the last game of the season entertain, which has been my Lee DeMastry, Lee Kletzy, and I may hold the record among our I’m an annual volunteer at the when Johnny Moskus scored joy in life. While in the service, many more, I knew St. Charles St. Charles class for earning my sanctuary of Notre Dame de his 14th; Butch DeMatteis be- I performed at USO shows and was the school for me! B. A. at the latest date – 1962. Lourdes in Lourdes, France and ing suspended from all athletic played Santa Claus. I am still for the Missionaries of Charity activities for a minor offense on Santa Claus here in Kernville The privilege and honor of at- We’ve lived in New Orleans, Co- in Greenwich Village, the South the morning of the semi-finals where I am “official.” A beauti- tending the great St. Charles lumbus (south end of course), Bronx, and Harlem. I’m di- of the state baseball champion- ful village is built for me every Borromeo High School required ship game and being reinstated year where I hold court with all getting up at 5:30 am and driv- The Distinctive Leader in Catholic Education 35 en clues that still sometimes lead to exciting ideas and Jack Alumni Notes Ryan sentencing me to so much library. These were seminal ex- ing across town. All classes be- Morris. What a great all-sports periences. ing mandatory (like four years of athlete! Many memories about Latin) and no elective classes Jerry: his constant complaining I remember most of our class- (like wood class) to choose is and STINKY socks and jocks! mates positively; with the oth- not a good memory, but I recall How can we ever forget Rudy ers, I had very little interaction. coach Ryan telling a struggling and Joe? Counting Rudy’s Tom Rubadue was an especially young freshman athlete that St. push-ups after a hard practice good friend; his expulsion was a Charles’ academics were not are priceless! Quiet guys like stupid pomposity. Bill Rader had that difficult, because if Butch Rick Bauman and Don Shaefer the most lively, curious mind DeMatteis graduated anyone could have played college and and very real Christian values. If could. professional football! Guys like not for him, I never would have that are why we had such great taught English in Ecuador at Favorite teachers: I am grate- teams! Packy Sheridan was the age 18 and I doubt my daughter ful for the opportunity to receive “toughest little guard in football would be working this summer an outstanding education from and basketball” after he retired in Addis Ababa with the U.N. dedicated educators like Mon- from being a quarterback. panel of experts dealing with Several members of the Class of 1954 enjoyed lunch with the signors O’Dea, Gallen, and Darfur. I hope he (Tom) knows students and toured the new athletic facilities on September 14. Spiers, Fathers O’Brien, Wolf, Steve Scherer, one of our great- how inspirational he had been. Inspecting Walt Plank Field are, from left Jim McAdams, Dick Sted- Murphy and yes, even the fa- est little baseball players, grad- I also particularly regret the loss man, Bob Cherry, Joe Endres, Guy Lawler, Phil Schaeffing, and mous dean of discipline, Father uated near the top of the class of Mike Harris and Dave Koss- Guy’s son, St. Charles athletic director Dave Lawler ’80. Haluska! Let’s not leave out even though Monsignor Bill man. “Square” John Rectenwald and Dunn always seemed like the George Bright and Ed Dorgan firm, and was hired by a large Duffy. None of these guys were #1 academic “super star”! This Edward R. Dorgan (Ed) in chemistry, Saturday morn- conglomerate. In 1980, at age weak on their disciplinary skills! was quite an accomplishment --Payson, Arizona ing physics lab, Jim Tritschler’s 40 with kids ready for college, I Dan Connor became an attor- for Steve as he missed most of After farming in Madison Coun- caricatures and sketches. On gave up corporate life and pur- ney because of me and Father his senior year due to illness. ty, Ohio, for 23 years and serv- the less academic front, I recall chased a nearly bankrupt print- Haluska. He needed to learn My dear friend, “Big John Da- ing seven years in the Ohio Packy Sheeran’s nonchalant, ing company. I had never been how to defend himself! (It’s a vis,” could not play football at Army National Guard, we tardy entrance into Fr. O’Brien’s inside a printing plant before. long story.) Dan did not play I. C. as he weighed 220 in the moved to Payson in 1986. My Latin class, the Doyle geometry It turned around several times baseball, but he and his dad and sixth grade! Remember when wife, Penny, and I have two notebook episode of sophomore until I underwent several major Jim Allen’s dad attended every John almost got expelled from children. year, and MANY MORE. surgeries. After the company game! They were our biggest school for imitating Elvis and closed in 1992, I spent the next fans! I think Dan is the only St. Little Richard in the school tal- I earned my B.S. in agriculture Robert Dusterberg (Dusty) 13 years with a printing compa- Charles graduate who played ent show? from Ohio State University and – Columbus ny that had been a competitor. I Ohio State football for Coach an A.S. in respiratory therapy. I dated Barbara Carroll, (St. retired in 2005. Woody Hayes. (Editor’s note: I never knew Keith Helfer was Since moving to Arizona, I Mary of the Springs ’57) rather Tom Vargo ’62 also played at such a great St. Charles sports worked as a respiratory thera- regularly during high school. In high school, I remember OSU under Woody Hayes.) fan. I regret not knowing him pist in Tuscon hospitals. I retired She has been Mrs. Bob Dust- jumping out at Broad and High better in high school and am from full-time work in Tuscon in erberg for the past 46 years. of Jack Stack’s new Ford con- The rest of my memories are so happy to be friends with 2005, but still work part time as We also dated during my col- vertible rather than going to sports related. Like playing him now. Finally, I know ev- a home therapist in Payson. lege years and when she was school. Tom Young, Bill Patton baseball with great St. Charles eryone remembers the day of in nurse’s training. We met at a and I spent the day touring the athletes like Joe Rotondo, Paul the state final baseball game at Msgr. William A. Dunn (Bill) CYO dance and were married at Ohio House of Representa- and Larry Sopko, Dr. Jim Allen, Ohio State against Lorain High -- Logan, Ohio Immaculate Conception. Now, tives and sitting in a courtroom Jerry Morris and other outstand- School when Dan Connor and After graduating from St. after moving several times, we watching our justice system ing players of our time -- Frank I got detention for leaving cam- Charles Borromeo Seminary have downsized and are back work. We learned a lot that day. Howard, John Edwards, Claude pus to have breakfast at Burger College, I did graduate work in in Clintonville and IC. We have But that evening the phone rang Osteen, Jimmy Herbstreit, Boy! Coach Ryan delayed the theology in Cincinnati and in the four great children and seven at home and I heard my mother Wayne Fontes, John Havlichek, game 45 minutes because the classics at Ohio State Universi- grandchildren. say “Well Father Spiers, as far Hall of Famer Phil Niekro, OSU pitcher’s mound needed to be ty. I was ordained to the priest- as I know he was…” and I knew football players Jim Marshall moved back THREE INCHES! hood in 1965 and started as an Tragedy hit our family on April I was in trouble. I remember and Ernie Wheelright. Great memories!!!!! Thanks associate pastor while teaching 14, 2007, when our daughter, standing on a cold street corner Guys!!!!!!!!!! Thank you! St. high school religion. From 1968 Kathy, who was 44, passed in Westgate hitching and hop- How about Dr. Lou Martin, St Charles! And thank you coach through 1975 I taught at St. away suddenly in her sleep. ing that Ed Dorgan would come Charles all-American fullback Ryan! Charles in the seminary and in She was a magnificent woman along in his Model T. It was only running 36 crossbuck for all the prep school. In 1974, I was as evidenced by the 700 at her slightly warmer in his car, but the those touchdowns! Giving Lou Dr. Michael J. Donovan (Mike) appointed diocesan director of funeral, most of whom sought wind was not as bad. I remem- the ball we knew he was good -- Beachwood, OH religious education and chair of Barbara and me out to tell us ber smoking once in the tiny for at least 10 yards most of I am a psychologist in private the liturgical commission. During how she had touched their lives. men’s bathroom in the Theater the time! John Moskus scored practice, semi retired. My wife, part of that time, I was pastor of Kathy was a parish administrator building with Pat Quinn when a touchdown every time we ran Joyce, is a professor of nurs- Holy Rosary Parish. Additional for a poor parish in a bad area of Fr. Duffy walked in. Pat put out flanker trap 0. No one could ever ing at Case Western Reserve. pastorates included St. Mary, St. Louis and a “soccer mom” to the cigarette in the palm of his forget Dr. Jim Allen. He did it all We’ve lived in Shaker Heights Lancaster, and St. Michael, people of the parish where our hand. The room smelled of stale in football, baseball, and basket- for a quarter of a century. Our Worthington. Other teaching grandsons went to school. She’s cigarette smoke and burning ball at St. Charles. Jim walked children expect to complete experiences were at Mt. Carmel missed by all,especially by Bar- flesh and Duffy nailed us both. on at Ohio State and made the their schooling in the spring, School of Nursing, Ohio Domini- bara and me and her siblings. (1960) national championship one with her Ph.D. in eonomics can, and the Josephinum. My grades were in the mid-90s basketball team coached by and the other with a J.D. I am My career has been varied. I my first two years but dropped Fred Taylor with Jerry Lucas, mostly interested in people and My “spare time” is spent reading received my BS in mechanical to about 83 in junior year be- John Havilchek, Larry Sigfried, ideas. I read, listen, and watch – especially mysteries, history, engineering from the University cause I was having too much Mel Nowell, and Bob Knight.. a lot. I strongly resist travel and biographies, and novels. I en- of Notre Dame in 1961 and my fun. When my grades slipped, am a Cavs and Indians fan. joy music, natural history (trees, MBA from Ohio State in 1966. Father Kraus one day took me Larry Sopko stopping at third flowers, birds), genealogy, ar- I’ve worked in a large manufac- to his room, took off his Roman base after hitting home runs, My memories of classes and cheology, and stamp collecting. turing plant, traveled the country collar, and (read the riot act) he got tired! Sopko’s great- teachers include memorizing in the aerospace industry, been because I wasn’t performing to plays in football and baseball freshman Latin, Gus Winkler I particularly enjoyed languag- a staff consultant for an interna- my ability. I told him that I would are legendary! Jerry “Hock” teaching history, Hugh Murphy’s es and science at St. Charles. tional management consulting bring my average up senior year. personal decency to me, Easy Memories include working with Ed’s obiter dicta with small gold- 36 St. Charles Preparatory School I did and thanked him because help out. We spend about 75% professional surveyor at two teaching English as a second Gray and Associates, a con- he motivated me to perform. As of our time in London. We have different consulting engineer- language. For two years I was struction consulting firm in Co- did Kraus, Msgr. Paul J. O’Dea, three children and five grand- ing firms. I established my own instructional supervisor. lumbus. I worked there part time one of the kindest men I have children. My recollections at firm in 1987 and have served until I officially left the working ever known had a big influence St. Charles are minimal except as president since then (www. I retired three years ago and world in 2005. I own and man- on me. Early in our senior year, I received an outstanding edu- epferris.com). Joe Ridgeway returned to my haus in German age 16 rental apartments in Co- my grandmother offered to pay cation. joined me as a partner in 2001. Village where I enjoy (?) working lumbus and spend three to four my college expenses. Previ- In 1969 I resigned my commis- in the yard and garden. There is winter months in Mesa Arizona ously, I had planned to work Captain Walter J. Egger sion in the army with the rank a great 100-year-old grape vine where they still have free Texas my way through Ohio State. (Jack), USMC -- Deceased of captain. Kay and I have four and arbor there. My dog, Stella Hold’em tournaments. Msgr. O’Dea asked me if I had All evidence regarding Jack Eg- children. Barker, and I take daily walks in considered Notre Dame. That ger indicates that he was killed Schiller Park. My future plans John P. Gordon (Jack) thought had never entered my along with five other Marines in I received varsity letters in ten- include more genealogy and liv- -- Southport, NC mind, but with his help and en- a command post bunker in Khe nis at St. Charles and played ing in San Diego to watch sun- My wife is Eileen and we have couragement, I did get in and I Sanh, Viet Nam on March 22, intramural football. Coach Ryan sets on the Pacific. two daughters and a son. I did graduate. I’m now attending 1968 by hostile artillery, rocket told me I was too small for foot- have a B.S. in business admin- OSU taking courses in subjects and mortar fire. Jack had been ball and should try the soft shoe istration from Ohio State where I I know nothing about – philoso- in Viet Nam for only one month. sport. The only D grade I got Michael E. A. Gilchrist (Mike) majored in accounting. I retired phy, sociology, history, cultural Khe Sanh was the site of a stra- was in French from Fr. Kraus. -- Deceased after 39 years with General Mo- studies, political science. No tegic air base that supplied that Mike passed away July 11, 1964 tors/Delphi and currently am tests, no grades, no papers, area with ordnance and person- Richard J. Geyer (Dick) at the age 24. Michael’s funeral a volunteer staff officer, per- and it’s free. (This is under a nel. It had been under heavy -- Grove City was at St. Dominic Church in Co- sonnel services with the coast special 60 Program open to “se- enemy fire for an extended I’ve been a high school teacher lumbus and burial in St. Joseph guard auxiliary. The auxiliary nior citizens” at state-supported period. Jack’s (Walter) name and coach my entire career, Cemetery. His classmates recall is a 100% voluntary branch of schools.) can be found on the Vietnam starting at St. Charles in 1964 Mike as agreeable, thoughtful, the U. S. Coast Guard engaged Memorial wall in Washington, and at Bishop Hartley from 1965 and an able student. He was a in, among other things, SAR Thomas J. Eyerman D.C. on panel 45E – row 055. to the present. I earned a B.S. teacher in a Columbus public (Search and Rescue) support -- Chicago and London, Thanks to Keith Helfer for doing in education at The Ohio State school and left a wife, Jacque- for the active Coast Guard. Our England the research and providing this University in 1964 and during line, and two sons, Michael and flotilla is located on Oak Island, I received an architecture de- information. my last quarter began teaching Brian. Michael graduated from NC. We play in boats along the gree from Ohio State University and coaching at St. Charles. I St. Charles in 1982 and Brian, Intra-Coastal Waterway, Cape in 1963 when I was selected one John R. Elliott (Jack) taught world history and was in 1983. Brian’s son, Stuart, is a Fear River, and off shore in of the five outstanding senior -Cincinnati the head coach in football, junior at St. Charles. the Atlantic near Cape Fear. men graduating. I was presi- I received my degree in business basketball, and baseball until dent of Phi Delta Theta social from the University of Cincinnati St. Charles closed to become John J. Guzzo -- Columbus Following graduation from St. fraternity, Ohio Staters, Inc., a in 1963. I’m a Certified Public strictly a seminary prep at the I attended the University of Charles I enlisted in the active university service organization, Accountant and I retired in 1996 end of that school year. Notre Dame and in June 1962 duty Coast Guard for four years. and the OSU senior men’s hon- after 36 years with the Federal received a B.S. in civil engineer- After training, I spent the rest of orary. I was winner of the Ruber- Government, primarily with the At Hartley I taught physical ing. Immediately after gradua- my enlistment in Washington, oid 1963 design competition as Internal Revenue Service. My education for the first several tion, I accepted a position with D.C. in a clerical assignment well as the John Noble Richards responsibility included manage- years and also a variety of so- the Engineering Department of with a secondary responsibility Scholarship. In 1965 I received ment and coordination of corpo- cial studies courses. I currently the City of Columbus. While as a member of the Coast Guard a master’s of business adminis- rate tax audits. I currently work teach western civilization to at Notre Dame I met my future Honor Guard. Most memorable: tration from Harvard. during tax time preparing tax sophomores and American his- wife, Elaine. We were married presenting the Coast Guard Col- returns. My wife, Audrey, and I tory and advanced placement in October 1963. In 1966 we ors at John F Kennedy’s inau- In 1966 I joined the Chicago have two daughters. American history to juniors. moved to Worthington and in guration; Honor Guard (Death office of the architectural firm My coaching career at Hartley 1968 our son was born. Elaine Watch) for WWII five-star Gen- of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill. Some of my St. Charles memo- has been as follows: 1965-85 passed away in 1986 from colon eral Marshall, Admiral Halsey, In1973, I was elected a general ries, probably shared by other and 1997-99 head basketball cancer. I have not remarried. and Admiral Leahy. partner of the firm and assumed classmates, include Father coach; 1965-81 assistant foot- responsibility for the firm’s fi- O’Dea’s intimidating sink-or- ball coach under Mr. Ryan the I retired from the City of Colum- While serving in Washington, I nance and administration. I swim Latin quizzes and later, legendary Hall of Fame coach bus in 1992 and a few months began my college education at retired for medical reasons in Fr. Sabrey’s slap-or-swim Latin we all knew so well; 1981 to the thereafter joined the firm of H.R. George Washington University. September 1990. vocabulary quizzes. I reflect on present, head football coach; four years of Latin and still mar- 1965-81 and 1988-94 assistant During my career, I had direct vel that I graduated. My favorite baseball coach. responsibility for establishing class was physics lab. Fathers offices in London, Tehran, and Wolf, Duffy, Winkler, Kraus, and Mary Ellen Ferris (Ed’s sister) Paris. I handled the administra- Murphy and coach Jack Ryan and I were married Sept.7, tive functions for project offices affected my life by their example 1963. Mary Ellen graduated in Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi and dedication, and continue to from St. Mary’s of the Springs Arabia, Algiers, and Hong Kong. do so to this day. I remember and Mt. Carmel School of Nurs- I was involved in all the major vacation in detention for skip- ing. She’s been a practicing RN projects of the firm from 1970 ping class, the mock homecom- for 44 years in numerous areas through 1990. Those included ing, the Springs, the smoking such as hospitals, private duty the John Hancock Building dungeon and hitching to school. and home health care. We have and Sears Tower in Chicago; two children and five grandchil- Baxter Travenol Laboratories Edward P. Ferris (Ed) dren. in Dearfield, IL; Bu Ali Sina -- Upper Arlington University in Hanaden, Iran; I graduated from the University John J. Gibson – Columbus the Carlton Center in Johan- of Dayton in 1962 with a degree I have degrees from Xavier and nesburg, South Africa; Jeddah in civil engineering and ROTC. Ohio State, divided by two years International Airport in Jeddah, My wife, Kay, graduated in 1963 as a guest of Uncle Sam with Saudi Arabia: The Grupo Indus- with a degree in elementary Beachmaster Unit 2. I spent trial Alfa Headquarters Building education. I was commissioned eight years in Columbus as a in Monterrey, Mexico and the a 2nd Lieutenant in the army re- marketing education coordina- Ohio National Bank Building in serves and was with the U. S. tor. Bleak winters were followed Columbus, Ohio. Army Corps of Engineers in Fort by 25 or so years in hot Hous- Belvoir and Fort Knox. From ton. I have spent much time My wife, Mary Kay is editor of 1965 through 1986 I worked and travel researching the fam- a publication in London where I as a professional engineer and ily history, a never-ending ad- venture. I spent five years with Thomas J. Ryan ’52 and grandson, Evan, during a summer visit to Houston Community College the campus. The Distinctive Leader in Catholic Education 37 cherishing each day that we are football and basketball teams come February) and started my still here on earth. We still love that influenced my decision to own print shop. After eight years Alumni Notes each other very much. coach. And the great basketball I sold it to a friend in the same games we had at Dick Geyer’s business and stayed with him I was released from active duty Mike retired after 22 years and I’m now working as a shop at house. Finally, I remember the till now. early to continue full time at Ohio the company continued through home design consultant for Ed- “Dale” and Chuck Selby’s “Har- State where I joined Phi Kappa 2006. die Z’s Blinds and Draperies in lem Nocturn”. These were all Along the way I accumulated Psi fraternity. Following gradua- Chicago and I really enjoy it. I go great days I will always cherish. four sons and a daughter, nine tion in 1965, I began my career At St. Charles I remember get- to peoples’ homes and sell win- beautiful grandchildren (16 to with General Motors, Ternstedt ting caught smoking and re- dow treatments to beautify their Thomas R. Jander (Tom) 6), and more than my share of Division, in Warren (Detroit), ceiving two weeks detention. I homes. It’s a real kick. Warmest – Cincinnati good times, good friends, and Michigan. My entire career with was also to memorize a poem. personal regards to everyone. My wife, Marlene (Kellner), lived good fortune. For the past 30 GM was in finance and account- However, I only memorized the in Cincinnati. I attended Ohio years I have lived in the neigh- ing. I served as controller at first paragraph and lucked out James Kennedy O’Halleran State University and received borhood I grew up in and been operations in Grand Rapids and as I was asked to recite only the (Jim -- formerly Jim Hollern) a B.S. degree in business ad- an active parishoner at St Mi- Livonia, Michigan, and the Tern- first paragraph. I’ve enjoyed the -- Winter Haven, FL ministration in 1962. I joined the chael where my family were stedt plant in Columbus from ongoing relationships with my I changed my name to O’Halleran Air Force and served five years Charter members in 1948. God 1989 through 1993. My last job 1957 classmates throughout in memory of my great, great in Texas and Okinawa before has been very good to me and I was manager, general account- the past 50 years. Thank you grandfather who landed in Bos- being discharged in 1967 as a wish the same to all of you. ing for Delphi Interior in Troy, St. Charles for the experiences. ton and was promised a job on captain. Marlene and I have Mich. In 1999, General Motors the railroad if his name were been blessed with four children. John David Kossman (Dave) spun off Delphi as a separate Theodore P. Hensel (Ted) not so “Irish.” My degree from I’m retired from Proctor & Gam- -- Deceased 2002 company, summarily kicking me --St. Charles, IL OSU is a B.Sc. in education. I ble where I served as a distribu- This account was provided by out of GM. To show my appre- I went to work for Lazarus after also have a master’s in second- tion manager in Cincinnati and Dave’s wife, Sharon: David ciation, I took 180,000 people graduating from St. Charles. I ary school administration from for two years in Newcastle Upon served four years in the Air Force – worldwide – with me. volunteered for the draft and en- Xavier University. I have one ad- Tyne, England. as a military policeman. After his tered the U.S. Army in 1959. I opted son and two granddaugh- discharge in 1996, he held vari- Michael C. Harris (Mike) did a lot of job hopping between ters. I’m retired. My mother is My memories of St. Charles ous jobs, but the one he really – Deceased 1961 and 1968, all sales jobs. I in ill health and living under my get better every year as they enjoyed was being a Red Cross Mike passed away June 3, 1961 settled down and married Linda care. are reshaped by maturity. For delivery driver of blood products at the age of 22. He was a junior in 1968 in Detroit. We have example, I have no favorite to area hospitals. That enabled at Central State College in three children. We moved to My professional career has al- teacher. I am in awe of every- him to talk to many people. He Wilberforce, Ohio. His funeral Philadelphia and I worked for a ways been on two tracks. The one of them. What great minds never met a stranger. was at St. Dominic and he’s New York textile firm for the next Columbus public schools and each of them possessed and to buried in St. Joseph Cemetery. 13 years. In 1981 I began my The Columbus Dispatch. I was think they spent their time with David married Sharon Komives At St. Charles, Mike played foot- own business in the Chicago a teacher, coach, and assistant my little mind. How lucky we all in 1968. Unfortunately, we had ball. His classmates remember Merchandise Mart as a manu- principal for the equivalent of were. Fr. Haluska’s “poof, we no children, but he was a very him as pleasant, spirited, and factures rep. In 1995 I quit drink- 30 years. Most of that time, I have smoke” warning in phys- special uncle to my nieces and energetic. ing and got help (one of life’s taught English to 11th and 12th ics class and Packy’s version nephews. We celebrated our little miracles). graders. For the first 14 years, of same. Arriving late on snow 34th anniversary just before his I was an assistant football, bas- days and getting “late slips” final hospitalization and colon Keith A. Helfer – Columbus In 1995 Linda contracted a dead- ketball, and baseball coach. My from Fr. Haluska. We explained cancer diagnosis. Dave suf- I graduated from Xavier Univer- ly disease, which destroys both first head basketball coaching how bad the roads were on the fered a massive stroke in 1996, sity and married Marie (Bonna- lungs. In 2000 she received a experience was at the old North South side. I rode in Bill Mein- which left him paralyzed on his rigo) in 1962. Marie graduated lung transplant after graduating High and after “busing” I moved ert’s car pool and we made it to left side. He was fortunate to from Mt. Carmel School of Nurs- from hospice (another miracle). to Linden-McKinley. My career school via Canal Winchester, regain speech, mobility, and he ing. We have three children and There were three occasions was very satisfying as a teacher Burger Boy, St. Mary’s of the never lost his sense of humor. seven grandchildren. In 1965, when doctors advised Linda that and coach. Springs, and several other nec- This helped sustain him through together with my cousin Mike she wasn’t going to make it, but essary stops. the next six years – two heart at- Haist, St. Charles Class of ‘54, she is still here, alive and doing Basketball coaching highlights tacks and finally colon cancer. we established our own com- the best she can, all things con- include winning a game vs. De- Summer football practice. I pany – Capitol Business Forms. sidered. She’s going through Matha High (a perennial pow- don’t think hydration was even His positive attitude and sense some complications now, which erhouse) in Washington, DC, a word back then, let alone a of humor provided encourage- we are dealing with by winning the City League cham- medical necessity. No water al- ment to many stroke and heart pionship at North, 25 years af- lowed, ever, at our twice per day patients. Since he was unable ter Coach Frank Truitt also won three-hour sessions. Air Force to use his left arm, he would at North. While at Linden, we survivor school was a piece of introduce it as “Charlie”. He be- won several City League titles, cake after this. My scholastic lieved that since he had to carry district and regional champion- accomplishment is that in four it around, he might as well name ships and twice made the state years, I never made the Honor it. He would also joke about me finals. Roll. pushing the wheelchair filled with stuff while he would be walking I worked for the Dispatch during Lawrence Kendall with his cane. For many years the summer of my junior year at – Columbus prior to his illness, he served on St. Charles and every summer After surviving the “smoking parish council at both Corpus until I retired from teaching in dungeon”, Wild Man Balkans Christi and St. Joseph Cathe- 1989. Then I worked full time in his 1954 Corvette with Steve dral. He chaired the homecom- for the Dispatch until I retired at Scherer and I piled in the pas- ing festival at Corpus Christi for age 62. I have a special place in senger seat (from Worthington many years. Before his stroke, my heart for the Dispatch since to St. Charles most of our senior he served Mass and was a eu- I worked there beginning at age year). Flying chalk and eras- charistic minister at the Cathe- 11 with a paper route. To this ers in English class, a couple of dral. Dave enjoyed gardening, day some of my best friends “toilet bowls” and various other doing stained glass, baking worked with me at the paper. insanities, I finally made it to great desserts and painting ce- AQ/SC Blending OSU where I managed to fin- ramics, especially Santa Claus. Stopping by St. Charles in June to inspect the new Walter Student I will always love St. Charles ish three years of school over a Dave served as Ohio grand Commons and the new Turf Field are former SC and Aquinas with every bone in my body. I en- five-year span. In ‘62 I went to counselor (state president) for coaches Jim Veeley ’53 (left) and Ben Nye (Aquinas ’51). Also join- joyed Msgr. O’Dea’s Latin class, work for Xerox, known as The the International Fraternal Or- ing are Ben’s wife Carole and their great grand-daughter Meghan. especially since he and my Mom Haloid Corporation at that time, ganization, United Commercial Three of Coach Veeley’s sons graduated from St. Charles: Andy ’77; were classmates at Holy Name. and married Sharon Corrado in Travelers of America. After his Matt ’79, and Larry ’81, and Coach Nye also graduated three sons My favorite teacher was Fr. 1963. In 1983 I divorced Xerox from St. Charles: Ben ’77, Shawn ’78, and John ’86. Haluska. I remember the great (Sharon was a keeper, 45 years

38 St. Charles Preparatory School spine of the textbook saying “I paper and packaging company Peter taught in public schools in can hit a fly at 50 paces.” Later with annual sales of $200 mil- New York, Ohio, and California in the semester, Butch Donahue lion. I held many positions in from 1961 to 1964 and later at was eating lunch during class the firm, the last seven years as the State University of New York in order to be able to play bas- president and CEO. I now do at Buffalo before moving on to ketball during lunch break. Sud- some consulting work and serve Temple University in Philadel- denly, O’Dea’s Latin book flew on several other boards. phia. He taught elementary and through the air and knocked the secondary school social studies sandwich out of Butch’s hand. My St. Charles memories in- at Temple University where he clude the start of some great joined the faculty in 1966 as an The “Toilet Bowl” intramural long-term friendships. My best assistant professor and rose to football classic also is memo- friends, then and now are Mi- full professor in 1973. He re- rable. It seems that Fr. Gallen chael Grace (deceased), Dan signed from Temple in 1985 and had a special role, but I cannot Connor, Butch DeMatteis, Joe joined the faculty of North Caro- drag any details out of my brain. DeLuca and Lou Martin. My lina State University as head of “Square John” Rechtenwald’s favorite sports memories were: curriculum and instruction. He physics and chemistry classes. 1954 spring when we made the remained there until his death He always gave us a square state finals in baseball. Unfortu- in 2000. deal in his grading. Boxing ses- nately, we lost the game. But I Classmates Dick Fenlon ’48 and Paul Davis ’48 stopped by Walter sions in gym class. I’m sure had the opportunity to play with Student Commons in August. His primary areas of interest coach Ryan’s clock was broken, Joe Rotunda, Jack Batchek, were concept development and those two-minute rounds lasted Paul Sopko, and many other stroke we traveled 4500 miles, where I completed my pre-medi- technology applications as they forever. great ballplayers. In our senior just in the State of Ohio, visiting cal education. In 1961, I entered related to social studies educa- year (1956) our great football local councils. the OSU College of Medicine. tion and published many books I’m not attending the reunion be- team finished 9 and 1 losing Upon completion there, I did a and articles on those topics. cause I have difficulty speaking only to Marion Harding. I fondly straight medical internship at David Kreuzer (Dave) His books were primarily texts and being heard in a crowded remember Jack Ryan who had Milwaukee County Hospital. I – Galena for students in social studies environment. Two years ago in an absolutely positive influence After graduating from St. went into the U.S. Air Force in education. His belief was that June, I was diagnosed with pyri- on me. My friendship with him Charles, I worked in construc- 1966 on the Berry Plan, served good teaching was about “the form sinus cancer that affected continued until he passed away. tion. I married Rita DelGreco two years in Washington DC at head (reflection), the hand my larynx. Radiation therapy I also remember the kindness, (Watterson 1958) in January Andrews Air Force Base and the (competencies) and the heart and chemotherapy treatments dedication, and excellence of 1961. I started my own concrete Pentagon. I then completed a (concern), and he sought to destroyed the tumor, but I still many teachers, especially Fr. construction company in 1965 radiology residency and a two- inspire his students to achieve have problems speaking. But, Gallen and Msgr. O’Dea. from which I retired in 2005. year fellowship at Emory Uni- what they thought was beyond I am otherwise very well. The Two of our sons now own and versity in Atlanta and remained their grasp. treatments were success- John L. Murphy (Jack) operate the business. on its staff for a year. ful mainly due to the power of – Bexley Peter is survived by Mary, his prayer of my mother and family My wife, Barbara and I have We are blessed with six wonder- I went into private practice for wife of 37 years, two sons and members. So things could be been married for 37 years and ful children. In addition to David the next ten years in Atlanta. I a daughter, two grandchildren, a lot worse for me. My best to have four sons, a granddaugh- and Jeff, they are Robert, Shelli, returned to the Emory Universi- and his mother, Florence. We everyone! ter, and a grandson. I graduat- Brad, and Dean. We have 16 ty radiology faculty as a neuro- miss him dearly. Peter placed ed from The University of Notre wonderful grandchildren, in- radiologist in 1983 and switched a very high regard on education William E. Meinert Sr (Bill) Dame in 1961. cluding Shelli’s twin sons at St. to interventional radiology the throughout his life and valued -- Beverly Hills, MI Charles, Class of 2010. Son, following year and still practice greatly his experience at St. My wife, Elizabeth (Libby), and I’m semi-retired from the Mur- Dean, incidentally played foot- there. I did reduce my workload Charles. He lived with an aunt I are both retired from AT&T. phy Company, a third-genera- ball for Ohio State and recov- to 50% in 2004 and plan to con- and uncle while attending St. We enjoy traveling in winter and tion family business that sells ered a fumble in OSU’s win over tinue working for another three Charles and worked to pay his cruising classic 1957 Chevrolets printing supplies and equipment Notre Dame in 1995. or more years. own tuition. He also paid for the in summer. We have a 40-year- and dictation systems. My hob- four degrees he earned at OSU. old son. Sorry, but we were un- bies include reading, crossword In 1962, I married my next-door David E. Mahanna (Dave) The Peter H. Martorella Schol- able to attend the reunion due puzzles, languages (German, neighbor, Judy Magly, a gradu- -- Fallston, Md. arship Fund at North Carolina to a prior commitment. Our Russian, French) and arche- Julie and I have been married ate of Upper Arlington High State in Raleigh was established warmest regards are extended ology (amateur and Biblical). for 42 years. We have three School and former OSU stu- in his memory. to all our former classmates, St. Charles served me and our children, five grandchildren, and dent. We have four daughters though the memories may have family well with enduring friend- two great grandchildren. and three grandchildren. My Patrick McCarren (Pat) dimmed. ships, life lessons, academic parents, Louis and Ann, passed -- Bemus Point, NY excellence, and moral values I received degrees in engineer- away at ages 89 and 87 in 2004. I graduated from Immaculate Jeremiah O. Morris (Jerry) for a lifetime. Two of our sons ing and business from The Ohio My brother, Ray, St. Charles Conception in 1953, St. Charles -- Washington Crossing, PA also have had the opportunity State University. I retired after Class of 1959, is chairman of in 1957 andYoungstown Uni- [email protected] to graduate from St. Charles 35 years with Western Electric, the philosophy department at versity with a B.S. in business I graduated from the University – Brian, Class of 1994 and Tim, AT&T Network Systems, and Union College in Schenectady, administration in 1962. Fran- of Cincinnati in 1961 with a de- Class of 1997. Lucent Technologies. My career N.Y., and my brother, Mike, is a ces Makar of Girard, Ohio, and gree in business administration. included positions in Columbus, banker in Orlando, FL. I were married in 1965. We I had received a full four-year Steven Robert Nemeth Vancouver, Washington, Seattle, have three sons. We now live in football scholarship, so my edu- (Steve) -- Deceased April 23, Washington, St. Louis, Missouri, Dr. Peter H. Martorella Chatauqua County, NY which is cation was free. My wife Carol, 1999 and Baltimore. My current inter- -- Deceased: Oct. 23, 2000 the westernmost county in New whose maiden name also was Steve’s father was in the military ests include family, vacations, The following information was York, just 30 miles east of Erie Morris, and I have been mar- and Steve lived in Korea and landscaping, OSU football, golf, provided by Peter’s wife, Mary. County, PA. ried for over 40 years. Carol is a Japan before entering our St. Corvettes, and classic cars. Peter died of complications as- graduate of Ohio University and Charles class. Steve joined the Among St. Charles memories sociated with Parkinson’s dis- I retired as a software engineer pursued post-graduate studies military, serving several years in that stand out: I remember Fa- ease, ending a life dedicated from Mellon Financial Services at Oxford University in London. Germany. He worked at DCSC, ther Haluska. to his family and to education. Corp.in Pittsburgh. My other We have two sons and two as his father did. He retired at He received his bachelors, employers in reverse chrono- grandchildren. We have lived age 55. master’s, and doctoral degrees Dr. Louis G. Martin (Louie) logical order were General Nu- in Washington Crossing for the from Ohio State University and – Atlanta trition Inc.(GNC), Aptech Com- past 35 years. Steve and his wife, Joanne, who I attended Xavier University in completed post-doctoral studies puter Systems, G.C. Murphy preceded him in death, had a Cincinnati on a football schol- at the University of Washing- Company and IBM. I worked for more than 40 years daughter and a granddaughter. arship. The coach was no Jack ton. He also received Fulbright for the same company and have He enjoyed playing cards, bowl- Ryan, so after 1 ½ years, I trans- Study Awards to Japan and I remember freshman Latin class been retired for eight years, but ing, and Monte Carlo nights at ferred to Ohio State University South Korea. on our first day at St. Charles continue to serve on the com- area parishes. Funeral service when Msgr. O’Dea explained pany’s board of directors. It’s a the tape reinforcement on the The Distinctive Leader in Catholic Education 39 I have not kept in touch with since moving out of Columbus. Alumni Notes Jack was the exception since he also worked with GM and for Steve was at Our Mother of uated with honors from Regis we saw each other often. Great Sorrows Chapel and burial was University. We have four chil- teachers I remember are Msgr. at St. Joseph Cemetery. dren, six grandchildren, and two O’Dea, who always pronounced great grandchildren. my name “PITS SURO,” Father Michael Newlon (Mike) Haluska, Jack Ryan’s history – Groveport My military service with the U.S. class, and Mr. Rechtenwald’s I graduated from Columbia Army was as follows: 1) Com- Spanish class. State University in New Orleans mand for over three years; 2) with a B.S. in business admin- Staff – BN EX O Conus and istration. I am a veteran of the VN (infantry), NN S3, Bde S2, George William Rader (Bill) U.S. Marine Corps. Deputy G2 at Div Conus and -- Deceased March 10, 1992 Germany, Inspector General Bill died in Chicago at age 52. My wife, Madelyn is from Ak- VN, Intel Officer Army level Co- He attended St. Charles Semi- ron. We’ve been married for 44 nus; 3) Overseas tours – VN 2, nary and graduated from Ohio years. We have three children Germany 27 months As a civil- State University in 1961. He and a wonderful group of seven ian, I was a loss control special- was a high school teacher most grandchildren ranging in ages ist and a loss control manager of his life, and had a great love from 17 to three years old. I am for the Colorado Springs region of history, social sciences, and retired from a career in the print- covering North Dakota, South geography. He traveled exten- ing/print advertising business. Dakota, Nebraska, Wyoming sively in Africa, Asia, and Eu- Ed Schneider ’38 alongside his class’ engraved glass roster in We wish the best to all our and Colorado. To maintain our rope collecting artifacts during Walter Commons. classmates and their families. sanity we raised and showed his many trips. He had a keen Collies for years and now Whip- sense of the political situations ness schools and companies, ing and attended Northwestern Richard W. Park (Dick) pets, finishing nearly two dozen in various countries and a well and in 1984 took a permanent Traffic Engineering Institute. I -- Boerne, TX champions. Judi is now an AKC developed sense of justice, de- job as a company translator for served the City of Columbus I retired in 1998 after 33 years judge with two groups and best ploring the poverty and inequali- a manufacturing company for as an engineer in various posi- with Atlantic Richfield. I worked in show. ties he encountered in his trav- which he translated technical tions, including City Engineer in a number of locations around els. His memorial service was instruction manuals and com- and Service Director. I retired the country in manufacturing Coach Jack Ryan had the great- held in Columbus with Msgr. mercial correspondence into after 32 years with the city and and human resources. The last est affect on me and helped me William A. Dunn officiating. English. He retired in 1995. joined the engineering firm ten years I was vice president the most in my life, even though Moody-Nolan. I retired again of human resources with Lyon- I never had the chance to see David W. Reaver (Dave) Dave had no intention to live and am presently employed by dell Chemical Co. in Houston, him after graduation. I never -- Ouistreham, France indefinitely in France, but “One E. P. Ferris and Associates as Texas. My wife, Christine, and I had him as a teacher in the This information is adapted from year followed another and now senior vice president. Anne and live about 30 miles north of San classroom, but what he taught an article in The Carolian. David we are in our sixties. I guess I I are members of St. Catherine Antonio. We have three sons. me on the football field stayed Reaver, after many years as a just lost track of time.” He does Parish where I am a eucharis- I received a bachelor’s degree with me over the years. I used translator of Russian for various get back to Columbus every tic minister and an officer of the in economics from Ohio State his Ryanisms as a command- U. S. security agencies, is re- now and then to visit with family. Knights of Columbus. University and an MBA from the er, teacher, manager, and as tired in the French countryside. “My one regret,” he said “is that University of Louisville. a coach for the little guys time Living with him are his wife, Mi- I haven’t gotten back for any of I greatly appreciate the edu- and time again. His advice was chelle, and two daughters, one the class reunions. But, maybe cation that I received at St. I now volunteer, primarily at never out of date and I am sorry born in Japan and the other in one day I’ll make it.” Charles and value the friend- our church (St. Peter’s) as a I never had the chance to thank Caen, France. They ships of classmates I enjoy to eucharistic minister, usher, and him in person. live in an area of France that Fred W. Richards this day. My favorite teacher on various committees. I also borders the English Channel, an -- Louisville, KY was coach Jack Ryan. He al- volunteer at Cibolo Nature Cen- Paul Pizzurro area known as Normandy. That My wife, Julie, and I and our ways remembered the names of ter where I do bird surveys and -- Carmel, IN area is world famous because three small kids moved to Louis- his students, even many years conduct workshops on attracting My wife’s name is Rosemary. during World War II, in 1944, the ville in 1971and we are still here. after they had graduated. birds to our Texas Hill Country. We have three children and allies, led by the United States, Two of our kids are in Louisville five grandchildren. I graduated launched a massive invasion on and one is in Dayton at Wright Charles T. Rodenfels (Tom) I have fond memories of St. from The Ohio State University the Normandy beaches to begin Patterson Air Force base. They -- Palm Coast, FL Charles and believe the edu- in 1961 and worked for General the liberation of Europe from all have their own families and My wife is the former Frances cational experiences there had Motors for 32 years in Ohio, Nazi dictatorship. have produced eight grandchil- Gill and we have been mar- a significant impact on my spiri- Michigan and Indiana. I retired dren for us. ried since 1961. We live on tual, family, and professional in 1993 as a group comptroller Dave has worked in several Florida’s east coast about half life. I enjoyed all of the teachers, of the lighting group. different areas of professional I work a little, play a lot (mostly way between St. Augustine and but my favorite was Fr. Murphy translation, taking him to many on the golf course) and help Daytona Beach. We have four and his history class. I played My most VIVID memory is Fa- countries. He completed a 10- the church raise a little money. children. football, but not very well. I re- ther Wolf hitting Packy Sheeran month Russian language school We do get to Columbus and member Packy helping me with with his English book in the hall- in 1959 and then spent three the area fairly often to visit fam- I retired in 2000 from Nortel Net- blocking and tackling. way and using the bent book the years in Bavaria, Germany with ily still there. I look forward to works as senior sales executive rest of the term. I remember the the U.S. Army Security Agency. coming up and seeing some of after over 41 years working in Peter Park (Pete) long bus trips from the South After more training, he served in those faces I haven’t seen for the telephone industry. Most -- Colorado Springs, CO end to the end of Long Street Turkey and West Berlin where so long. All the memories that of those years were in sales in I was born in Ottmachau, East and stopping at the Gray’s drug- he met his wife. The two were I have of St. Charles are good which I received many awards Germany, in 1937 and came to store for hot chocolate before married at their embassies in ones, both during school and and plaques for meeting or ex- the United States (LEGALLY) walking across the bridge to Tokyo. after class let out. ceeding company sales objec- in 1950. I graduated from Ohio school. I remember four years tives. I’m still in the Telephone State University in 1963 with a of Latin, two years of Spanish After completing his service, Joseph A. Ridgeway, Jr. (Joe) Pioneers Association. B.S. and B.A. in international (Ugh! but it was nice when I got Dave worked for eight years in – Bexley trade and economics. I earned to OSU). a shipping agency as a sworn My wife, Anne, and I still live in Frankie and I have been blessed Varsity “O” (letters) t Ohio State translator for the local tribunal Columbus. We have two grown with a great retirement including in 1959, 1960 and 1961 for soc- I made great friends -- Keith translating legal documents. In children. Our oldest grandchild time spent with our six grand- cer. My wife, Judi (McGhee), Helfer, Patrick Connors, David 1981, he began a weekly com- is a sophomore at St. Charles. children here in Florida and and I were married in Septem- Kossman, David Radcliff, Jack mute to Paris that continued for elsewhere, the many activities ber 1962. Judi is a St. Mary’s Gordon and Jack Elliot, all of 15 years. He worked part time I graduated from Ohio State and friends we have discovered of the Springs graduate (1960) whom, with the exception of as an animator for adult English University College of Engineer- in Palm Coast, and the national and, after attending OSU, grad- Jack Gordon, I am sorry to say study groups in various busi-

40 St. Charles Preparatory School and international travel we have My East European connection St. Charles has nothing but the of St. Charles one way or an- served as pastor at Our Lady experienced. Of particular im- has led me into a business ven- best memories for me and was other and I continue to promote of Lourdes in Ada, Ohio and St. portance to us is an orphanage ture in Poprad, Slovakia where an especially important time it to the youth of today. Paul in Westerville. located in Paraguay which is I am a partner in a small (28 of my life. Being challenged partially funded by our parish; rooms) hotel, restaurant and academically, athletically, and Lawrence E. Sopko (Larry) Terrence P. Welsh (Terry) Santa Maria Del Mar. We hope bar. This 15-year effort has fi- spiritually all helped prepare me -- Columbus – Powell to be able to visit there in the nally begun to prosper, but it to take responsibility, which oc- “Uncle” Larry graduated from I received a BSBA degree from near future. has been a struggle. Along the curred with the death of my fa- Villanova University in 1961. I Xavier University and currently way in my academic career, I’ve ther six months after graduation. made the “all-Polish” football am a practicing CPA with my Since we left Columbus in 1968, taught in Scotland, Slovakia The St. Charles environment team in my sophomore year. own firm in Columbus. I have my only association with St. and, briefly, in Russia. As for and classmates helped prepare My wife, Kathy, and I have four four children, two stepchildren, Charles and my former class- hobbies, I collect Russian icons, me in so many ways, for which I daughters and one grandchild. and five grandchildren. My mates has been through the both painted wood and brass have been forever grateful. I spent ten years at Lazarus wife’s name is Melanie. newsletters I receive and at- ones. Also along the way in my (like a lot of us) as an assistant tendance at the 40th reunion teaching career, and as a kind of I remember Latin classes with buyer and then buyer. I spent My three sons are St. Charles in 1997. I did not attend St. hobby, I served for 12 years as Msgr. O’Dea and his beat ten years as sales manager for graduates. They are Timothy, Charles until the middle of our the organizer of a campus-wide, up book that took many trips a local insurance company and Class of 1982, J. Patrick, Class junior year. I regret that I did end-of-the-year, rock-and-roll across the room to hit someone 25 years in the automobile busi- of 1984, and Terrence, Class of not get to spend the entire four music and beer fest. This event who was napping and times ness. The last 15 years, I’ve 1989. years with the 1957 graduating was great fun, but sometimes we crawled out the basement been commercial truck manager class, but I do remember having dangerous. The drug and alco- windows during study hall and at Jack Maxton Chevrolet. David L. Wollenberg (Dave) some great times and meeting hol use at this show was truly volunteering coming in on Sat- – Columbus a lot of good guys. I also en- Herculean, but nonetheless I urdays for analytical chemistry Paul Warnick (Pete) My wife, Barbara (Woodward), joyed the faculty and staff at St. survived and was never sued, and Father Wolf shooting blanks – Columbus and I have seven children, 19 Charles. They did a wonderful though God only knows why from a starter pistol to get the I received a bachelor of arts grandchildren, and five great job preparing us for the rest of things worked out so well. The freshman running down the from The Ohio State University grandchildren. I defy anyone to our lives. local sheriff finally shut us down. stairs to lunch. There was the in 1962. My wife, Jean Chase, beat that record. That’s about as compressed as all-nighter in the Chapel when received bachelor and master’s Donald E. Schaefer (Don) I can make it and still hit the high the Bishop died, which was a degrees from Ohio State in I have been in the information – Columbus points. Best wishes and love to little unnerving, and the many music education. We have two technology business for 40 I am married to Connie Barr all, Steve trips to St Mary’s and the girl’s children and two grandchildren. years and currently work for the Schaefer and have three chil- trips to our campus. I was not I’m retired. I spent 38 years in Ohio Department of Family Ser- dren and14 grandchildren rang- Dr. J Richard Schorr (Dick) very athletic but I enjoyed being various administrative and se- vices. I plan to retire at the end ing in ages from 27 to eight. – Westerville on the teams and playing when- nior management positions of 2007. Previously, I worked as My wife, Annette, and I have ever I could. I remember fondly with companies in cost control an IT consultant in Atlanta and Connie and I are both retired. been married 44 years. I com- the many hours spent together services specializing in unem- Boston, as database manager I’m a retired plumber, but I do pleted my Ph.D. in materials talking about religion, politics, ployment and workers compen- with the Eureka Company in side jobs now and then, mostly engineering at The Ohio State girls, and whatever else. Seems sation. Companies I worked Bloomington, IL and as a con- to help out senior citizens at University. We have a son and like we had so much more time for included: R.E. Harrington, sultant to the City of Columbus the Reynoldsburg Senior Citi- daughter. I started a company back then. Gates McDonald, and the Frank and The Ohio National Bank zen Center where we belong. in 2002 and have 30 employees Gates Service Company. (now National City) We’re parishioners at St. Mary’s developing and applying nano- Daniel Packard Sheeran Church in Groveport. We are big technology for energy and wa- (Packy) – Hebron Fondest memory of St. Charles I remember when Fr. Wolf fans of Ohio State football. Re- ter clean-up applications. Wife My wife, Sherry, and I have three is the small enrollment that chased a classmate across sev- garding St. Charles, I was just says “I flunked retirement,” but children and five grandchildren. provided an opportunity to re- eral classes and desks, caught lucky to be there and lucky to be I look at it as taking advantage Our son, Dan graduated from ally know all of my classmates. him up against the lockers and here now! of career experiences with GE, St. Charles in 1982. I’m NOT I particularly enjoyed Father roughed him up. I don’t recall Columbia Energy, and Battelle, retired but continuing as a com- Kraus’ senior English, which what he did, but Father was Dr. Stephen Scherer (Steve) Liebert, ART and Orton Ceram- mercial real estate broker. I play was great preparation for col- not happy. The same Fr. Wolf -- Mt. Pleasant, MI ic, as well as two years teaching golf and tennis and am a boat- lege English. Enjoyed Square caught someone across from Hard to compress 50 years into in the military. We have lived in ing enthusiast when the boat is John Rectenwald in chemistry me either talking or sleeping a few words, but here are the Cincinnati, Oklahoma, and Buf- operational. but never really understood it. and bent his English book over high points. First, there were falo, but always was pulled back Major scholastic accomplish- his head. I remember Father’s two marriages. The first pro- to Columbus. Been a manager My time at St. Charles was ment was simply graduating. feet coming off the floor when duced two great daughters who since ’74 and ran a manufactur- the most cherished time of my Spent a good deal of time in he hit him. are successful and richer than ing company the previous 10 young life. It continues to be trouble, and particularly remem- their dad. Everyone came out years before deciding to launch very instrumental even after 50 ber being caught smoking in the Then there was the “Toilet Bowl” all right including my former wife on my own. years and I am proud to contin- library by Father Duffy. when seniors on the football and myself. The second one ue to associate myself with St. team played the seniors who was another story. But I’m back Life has been good and filled Charles. Father Arthur W. Wiles (Art) weren’t on the team, which I and found a stupendous girl- with lots of opportunities. Been -- Deceased May 18, 2004 think was ranked in the state. friend two years ago. Nietzsche involved in many professional The special memories I have are Father Wiles (Art) died while Thankfully, I was on the line was right. and community organizations many, with the most prominent serving as pastor of St. Christo- and had to block Larry Sopko and had the opportunity to lead being a participant in the sports pher Parish in Grandview. He and Rudy August. I didn’t have I finished a Ph.D. in history at several for a year or two. These programs and having the honor received his bachelor of science to run through them, only away Ohio State in 1969 and from included American Ceramic to play for coach Jack Ryan. degree from The Ohio State from them! I was a member of that time to the present have Society, National Institute of Coach Ryan is and has been University in 1961. He then the swim team for four years been a professor of history at Ceramic Engineers, Edison Ma- the most influential person in completed philosophy stud- and lettered each year. We Central Michigan University in terials Technology Center, North my life. Also, the education and ies at St. Charles College and didn’t have a practice facility so Mt. Pleasant, Michigan. I still Central Mental Health Services discipline at St. Charles have Theology at Catholic Univer- we either practiced at Colum- enjoy the work and plan to stay and Columbus Area Leadership played a big part in my life, al- sity of America in Washington, bus Academy or at the K of C at it for a few years, maybe Program. Been fortunate to be though, of course, I didn’t know D.C. He was ordained to the downtown. Why is high school even eight or ten. Given that I recognized by OSU College of it at the time. Special memories priesthood May 27, 1967, at St. swim competition only when the specialize in Russian and East Engineering as a Distinguished off campus, but related to the Joseph Cathedral. During his weather is so cold? The only European history, I’ve traveled Alumnus and receive Meritori- school are the friends I made priesthood Wiles taught at two time I remember getting caught four times to Russia and many, ous Service Citation, Profes- from the different areas of Co- diocesan high schools in addi- doing something wrong was many times to Eastern Europe. sional Achievement in Ceramic lumbus and now the world, the tion to St. Charles. He served when Jack Murphy and I went to I publish a bit, mostly on the Engineering Award, and recent- weekend card games, the St. as principal of Notre Dame High Notre Dame, with our parent’s thought of the 18th century, ly the TopCat Executive of the Mary’s parties and, of course, School in Portsmouth. He also permission, no less. That did Ukrainian religious philosopher, Year for technology company the chong-mobile. There is not not count with Fr. Haluska, he Hryhorij Skovoroda. under 50 employees. a day goes by that I don’t think was not a happy camper.

The Distinctive Leader in Catholic Education 41 difficult to name one over all the others. Mr. Ryan taught us one Alumni Notes special lesson that has meant a lot to me all of my life. He al- ways told us to give 110% in all that we do. This has paid great dividends for me all of my life.” 1955

Father William DeVille, pastor at Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal Parish, was honored by the Knights of Columbus for his years of service as chap- lain of Miraculous Medal Coun- cil 11188. At the annual K of C convention last June, he was named “Chaplain of the Year” for the Columbus diocese. 1953 Hugh J. Dorrian ’53, left, receives the Parson’s Avenue Merchants Jerry Gantzer (Aquinas ’57) visits the Student Services Center. Association’s inaugural Legend Award. Hugh J. Dorrian received the inaugural presentation of the Everyone remembers the as a teacher, principal, business Legend Award from the Parsons “smoking room”. Walking by you manager, assistant superinten- Avenue Merchants Association could not see anything but legs. dent, superintendent and even a at its 2007 awards dinner ban- The kneelers (in chapel) were time with the state’s department quet on July 26. Mr. Dorrian, soooo hard! The Latin tests of education in school finance. auditor of the City of Columbus were always “sink or swim”. One He taught for two years at St. and recipient of the 2002 Bor- miss and you were sunk. We Charles, in 1968 and 1969. romean Award for Distinguished were told we would have school Achievement, is a member of unless the front entrance had 2 Tumeo holds a degree from the St. Charles Advisory Board. feet of snow – then the school St. Charles College (1961) Also honored at that same din- would be closed. Go figure: we and a master of arts from the ner was the Walter H. Plank had to: (1) show up to see the Athenaeum of Ohio (1964). He Scholarship at St. Charles Pre- front entrance, and since it was completed some post-graduate paratory School, which received under roof it never got any snow work at The Ohio State Univer- a $500 grant to support young and (2) once we saw the snow, sity and earned an accounting men from Columbus’s South it was too late to go home. This degree from the International End who attend St. Charles. rule is probably still in effect to- Accountants Society in 1972. day. He took additional classes from SC treasures on display at August’s Combined Reunion Celebration Ashland University. Nicholas C. Zettler (Nick) Don’t trash the school’s – Worthington He and his wife, Monica Dosch, history –Send us your My wife, Janet, and I have five were married in 1974, raised 2007 Alumni Association children and six grandchildren. four children, and have two memorabilia! Two have Law degrees from grandchildren. George reports Governing Board Ohio State and two others grad- he has many interests, including uated from Ohio State. I gradu- reading, golf, stamp collecting, Graduates of St. Charles, spous- ated from OSU in 1961. bowling, and working around Michael Probst ’89, President es, and parents: We would like to the house. The Tumeos have Members provide your St. Charles memo- I started working at my hardware put about 30 acres into conser- rabilia a loving and safe home stores when I was 14 years old vation projects, including filter Homer Beard ’46 and continue today. I also have strips, a 300 tree windbreak, Gerard Barrow ’72 in the new St. Charles Archive a commercial real estate busi- an upland bird strip, a wetlands Philip Caito ’72 Room or in the St. Charles Mu- ness, which is less difficult and pond and two tall grass prairies. Damion Clifford ’95 seum now more profitable than hardware. They are active at St. John the “under construction” in the I’m still trying to sell hardware, Evangelist Parish where he Jack Gibbons Jr. ’81 and rent and develop real es- serves on the pastoral council Andy Piccolantonio ’97 school’s Tower Room. We’re look- tate. I’m also taking Spanish and on the Defiance Catholic Bill Prophater Jr. ’86 ing for items such as athletic and classes at Ohio State (Square School Finance Council and on Rob Ryan ’89 stage programs, Carolian news- John would be proud of me). the Defiance Catholic School papers, athletic apparel, school- Golf Outing Committee. Bob Selhorst ’74 I remember a time when I set Marion Smithberger ’72 related photographs, and Behind off a firecracker with a delayed When asked about sharing any Matt Weger ’89 Those fuse (a cigarette) on a window special memories or recollection Sean Whalen ’99 Arches, the school’s original sill. Then I went to class to see of his time at St. Charles, Tumeo yearbooks. Contact, Louis J. Fab- what would transpire. I’m glad said it would be hard to be brief. Ex-Officio I wasn’t in the hall when the “St. Charles has a special place ro ’83 at lfabro@stcharlesprep. priests came out of the class- in my heart. I went to school Dominic J. Cavello ’64, org or 614-252-9288 ext. 21 rooms. there for eight years and taught Principal about items or send them to there for two. I had to work to Douglas H. Stein ’78, his attention at 2010 E. Broad 1956 continue going to school there Director of Development so that I could pay for tuition. I Street, Cols., OH Louis J. Fabro ’83, George Tumeo is retired from a was able to be active my fresh- 43209-1665. career in education that included man year in theater produc- Director of Alumni five years in Catholic parochial tion of Coriolanus and I played Affairs and Communications education and another 31 years football for four years. All of the in public education. He’s served teachers were special and it is 42 St. Charles Preparatory School Inaugural St. Charles-Aquinas golf challenge ends in a tie

St. Charles Preparatory School and Aquinas College High School met once again on the “field of battle,” but this time as part of a special alumni golf match at Wyandot Golf Course in June. A beautiful, sunny day greeted all and 14 alumni upheld St. Charles’ honor as they prevented Aquinas from prevailing. Actually, this inaugural match ended From left- Lou Nobile (Aquinas ’57), Dick Myers (Aqui- From left- Bill Bringardner ’49, Paul Pardi ’49, John Gal- (appropriately?) in a tie. nas ’57), Ed Ferris ’57, and Butch DeMatteis ’57 lucci (Aquinas ’47), and Bruno Masdea (Aquinas ’47) The event’s special trophy holds 12 blank plates to be engraved with the winner’s name and the event year. It has found a permanent and public home on a wall at Plank’s Café, a regular destination for many alumni and family members from both schools. The “competition” was initiated by the Aquinas Alumni Association, which approached St. Charles with the idea of From left- Tom Ryan ’58, Richard Sellan (Aquinas ’62), From left- Barry Sweptston (Aquinas ’54), Marty Grosh establishing an ongoing series of golf Dick Schneider (Aquinas ’57), and Pat Rankin “61” (Aquinas ’54), Terry Welsh ’57, and Ed Schroeder ’55 matches between members of the two schools’ alumni ranks. Both sides agreed that not only would this be an enjoyable way to spend an afternoon, it also would be a fun way to stoke the old rivalry between both schools! The June outing was set up as a typical high school match-play, event except that each match would consist of two players per team playing a best-ball of two format. From left- Mike Momburg (Aquinas ’59), Albert Bellisari At stake was 3 points per team (1 point From left- Mike Reilly Sr. ’52, Phil Hall ’47, John Forkin (Aquinas ’60), Rob Kuhns ’65, and John Mullin ’54 (Aquinas ’57), and Larry Schumick (Aquinas ’57) for each nine holes plus 1 point for total.), and the group with the most points at the end of the day would be declared the winner. Since the youngest Aquinas graduate was from the class of 1965-66, St. Charles participants were limited to those who graduated in the classes of 1966 and before. Frank Roberts ’58 of Aquinas handled all the day’s details, which included 18 holes of golf, a cart, lunch, refreshments, From left- Frank Oddi (Aquinas ’57), James Krouse From left- Bob Mathews (Aquinas ’57), Mike Stafford (Aquinas ’58), James Blackburn ’61, and Bob Higgins and steak dinner. The event raised $219 (Aquinas ’65), Ted Kruse (Aquinas ’60), and Louis Fabro ’61 ’83 each for the Aquinas Alumni Association and the general scholarship fund at St. The “Challenge” trophy won’t be hidden away from Charles. Next year’s event planning falls year to year in the winning team’s display case. It will, to SC alumni director, Louis J. Fabro ’83, rather, be on display for the general public to see and admire. The trophy has found itself a permanent spot at who is accepting recommendations for a Plank’s Café on a shelf amidst the old photographs and course location. memorabilia that cover its unique barn timber walls.

The Distinctive Leader in Catholic Education 43 Father Patterson served Gregorian University in Rome. He was In Memoriam ordained to the priesthood in Rome in prisoners 1951. Among his many priestly assignments, The son of John Baker, Class of 1973, August 31, in 1959 Essman became the first priest William 2007. from the Columbus Diocese to be Patterson and appointed to the faculty of the North Thomas R. Bell, Class of 1950, June 5, Wilhelmina American College in Rome where he 2007. Forro, Father rose to vice chancellor. He returned to Patterson was that college in 1989 to serve as business Joseph C.K. Breiteneicher, Class of born May 2, manager, a position he held for three 1963, June 22, 2007. 1922. He earned years. a bachelors Father Essman served as pastor at Molly Campbell, wife of 1944 graduate, degree in six parishes – St. Pius in Reynoldsburg; Ted Campbell, July 16, 2007. philosophy at Church of the Ascension in Johnstown; Fr. William C. Patterson, St. Charles Church of the Nativity in Utica; St. Peter College ’47 Kathleen (nee Cull) Cavello, wife of St. Seminary, in Chillicothe; St. Brendan in Hilliard; Charles principal Dominic J. Cavello ’64 Columbus and and St. Michael in Worthington. He also and mother of Christopher (Class of 1991) studied theology at Mt. St. Mary of the was an assistant at St. Joseph Cathedral and Dominic A. (Class of 1993) Cavello, West, Norwood. He was ordained to the to begin his priestly career and at St. October 10, 2007. priesthood by Bishop Michael J. Ready Agatha. on May 26, 1951 at St. Joseph Cathedral, In addition, Father Essman served as Father Charles Peter Essman, St. Columbus. diocesan chancellor and a defender of Charles Preparatory Class of 1940 and St. During his years of service as a priest, justice, as a teacher at Watterson High, Charles College Class of 1948, June 18, Father Patterson served as an Assistant a member of the diocesan personnel and 2007. at St. Mary, Columbus; St. Mary and St. Catholic Social Services boards, and in Peter, Chillicothe; and Associate Pastor Mike Hanrahan, Class of 1963, several other assignments. He retired at St. Mary and Holy Redeemer parishes September 30, 2007. from active ministry in 1996. in Portsmouth. He was Pastor at St. His funeral Mass was at St. Pius John Hoffman, Class of 1961, brother of Joseph LaRue; Church of the Atonement, Church in Reynoldsburg and burial was Karl Hoffman ’53, September 24, 2007. Crooksville; St. Gabriel, Columbus; and in St. Joseph Cemetery. St. Monica, New Boston. Virginia Kotlinski, mother of 1965 Father Patterson also served as a Msgr. Trenor ’50 headed graduate Mark Kotlinski, chaplain at the Federal Reformatory, September 7, 2007. Chillicothe and Lucasville Correctional 3 parishes, served other Facility. He was an instructor at Marion David Mager, Class of 1963, Catholic High School, Marion; and roles September 2, 2007. was chaplain at St. Joseph Adoration Monastery, Portsmouth, until his Monsignor Father George J. Marzluf, Class of retirement in 2005. Edward F. 1939, June 3, 2007. Trenor was pastor of three Paul W. Martin, Class of 1938, Fr. Essman “lived his faith” Columbus-area September 6, 2007. parishes – St. Father Charles Leo, St. Michael John Moro, Class of 1944, August 26, Peter Essman, in Worthington, 2007. affectionately and Christ the referred to as King – and Bob Musto, father of St. Charles Msgr. Edward F. Trenor, P.A. served on many sophomore, Joe, August 31, 2007. “Father Pete,” ’50 was described diocesan commissions, Father William C. Patterson, St. as “a man who boards, and administrative panels during Charles College Class of 1947, lived his faith” his nearly half century as a priest. Msgr. September 19, 2007. who followed the model of Trenor died last Sept. 13, three weeks John T. “Jack” Ryan, Class of 1947, Christ in giving after his 75th birthday. February 6, 2007. Fr. Charles P. Essman, STD his life to the He was a 1950 graduate of St. Charles ’44 Church and the Prep and earned his bachelor’s degree in Msgr. Edward F. Trenor, St. Charles people he served. philosophy from St. Charles College. He Preparatory Class of 1950 and St. Charles Father Essman, a priest for 55 years, died studied theology at Mt. St. Mary of the College Class of 1954, September 13, June 18. He was 81. West in Norwood, Ohio, and earned a 2007. Essman was a 1944 graduate of St. licentiate degree from Catholic University Charles Prep and earned his bachelor’s in Washington, D. C. He was ordained David B. Tyckoski, father of 2007 degree at the former St. Charles College. a priest May 31, 1958, in St. Joseph graduate Phillip Tyckoski, He studied theology at Mt. St. Mary Cathedral. September 13, 2007. Seminary in Norwood, Ohio, and earned Msgr. Trenor began his priestly a doctor’s degree in sacred theology at service as associate pastor at St. Joseph

44 St. Charles Preparatory School Cathedral. From there he was assigned Project for almost two decades, and book published in 2000, and who also to St. Leo. In addition to his pastoral was national co-chair of the critically- performed all four high school years in duties, he served as diocesan assistant acclaimed PBS series, “Eyes on the Prize.” Stagecrafters productions, said “Martin and vice chancellor before moving up He also served as trustee of Berea College was an outstanding actor. He had an to chancellor. Among his many other in Appalachia, the Massachusetts Higher excellent voice – it projected well for assignments, he served on the board of Education Financing Authority, the theater.” consultors, Catholic-Jewish dialogue Carol DiMaiti Stuart Foundation, and Judge Martin earned a philosophy committee, diocesan ecumenical and St. Francis House in downtown Boston, degree in 1942 from Mount St. Mary’s interfaith commission, diocesan finance the largest day program for the homeless College in Emmitsburg, Md., and his committee, and others. in the city. Joe was a past member of law degree in 1948 from The Ohio State Pope John Paul II in 1992 bestowed the board of Associated Grantmakers of University. on Trenor the title Prelate of Honor Massachusetts, and was the founder of He was a World War II army veteran. (monsignor) and three years later the title its ground-breaking Emergency Loan Serving in the famed 101st Airborne Protonotary Apostolic. Bishop Frederick Fund. He also served as a past member Division, he jumped on D-Day in the F. Campbell celebrated Mass of Christian of the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Allied invasion of France – the largest Burial for Msgr. Trenor at Christ the Advisory Committee on Public Charities. in history -- on June 6, 1944, and King Church. Burial was in St. Joseph He is survived by his wife Marsha participated in Operation Market Garden Cemetery. Breiteneicher; Max Breiteneicher and in the famed Battle of the Bulge the Amy Whitter; Alexis Breiteneicher and following December. Breiteneicher was leading Cabell Coursey; Denise Breiteneicher, When mandatory retirement required Steve Vitello, and Sophia Vitello. For Martin to relinquish his active role as philanthropy advisor more information on Joe’s career and his common pleas judge in 1992, another St. legacy, please refer to http://www.tpi.org Charles graduate, John A. Connor, Class Joseph C. K. Breiteneicher, Class of 1963, of ’58, succeeded him and continues on the a leading advisor on philanthropy and Judge Martin ’38 was bench. non-profit management, died on June Martin is survived by his wife, 22 after a long battle with cancer. Based highly regarded jurist Harriet, and five children and seven in the Boston area, the Harvard College grandchildren. Mass of Christian burial graduate was a mentor to many in the Paul W. Martin, a 1938 St. Charles was celebrated at St. Agatha Church and field and one of the pioneers of promoting graduate, built a solid reputation as an burial was in St. Joseph Cemetery. In his philanthropy. At the time of his death, attorney and went on to become one of the memory, contributions were suggested for Joe was president and CEO of The most highly respected judges in Central scholarships at St Charles. Philanthropic Ohio. He devoted 23 years to the private Initiative. practice of law and 32 years as a Franklin Prior to that he County common pleas judge, which was president included 11 years in an “actively retired” In Loving Memory: of Beacon status. The honorable Judge Martin died Kathleen A. Cavello Management Sept. 6 at Riverside Methodist Hospital in continued from page 2 Company, a Columbus. He was 86. Kathleen was preceded in death by her real estate Franklin County prosecutor Ron mother, Margaret Cull, and is survived by management O’Brien was quoted as describing Martin her father, Robert T. Cull; a sister Midge; company with as a “friendly, personable judge,” who the four Cull brothers who are St. Charles major holdings was adept in handling “complicated graduates, Mike ’62; Bob ’63; Steve ’64; in the eastern legal issues.” Judge Martin encouraged and Sean ’78; and two nephew graduates, U.S, and also lawyers to settle cases before trial, Kyle ’00 and Matt ’94. Memorial Joe C.K. Breiteneicher ’73 was the founder figuring, he said in an interview nearly 20 contributions are preferred to Kathleen’s of Boston’s years ago, that they were best at weighing parish, St. Thomas the Apostle Church, Airport Water Shuttle Corporation. the strengths of their cases. 2692 East Fifth Avenue, Columbus, OH Joe had a special interest in At St. Charles, Martin performed all 43219 or St. Charles Preparatory School, expanding educational and employment four years in the Stagecrafters, which 2010 East Broad Street, Columbus, OH opportunities for lower-income youth. He attracted wide praise and recognition 43209 or via the St. Charles Website: created a trade apprenticeship program for its elaborate presentations of www.stcharlesprep.org for disadvantaged Boston high school Shakespeare and other classic stage Mass of Christian burial was celebrated students and was the first private sector plays. Among other prominent at St. Matthew Church in Gahanna and chair of the Mayor’s Summer Job Program roles, Martin played Mark Antony in burial was in St. Joseph Cemetery. in Boston. He also organized scholarship Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar and a lead programs around the country and served role in Shakespeare’s L’Aigion (the name as trustee of 13th Year, a prep school given to Prince Francis Charles, the son of program for inner-city youth sponsored by Napoleon Bonaparte). the National Association of Independent In an interview for the St. Charles’ Schools and underwritten by the DeWitt 75th anniversary history book, Judge Wallace-Reader’s Digest Fund. Martin said “Stagecrafters helped me Joe served as trustee of the Civil Rights in later life.” Charles Gambs, Class of ’41, who also was interviewed for the

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Development Column grass seed was applied. After a pinpoint gates. Adjacent to the front gates is a GPS-guided leveling process, 8,000 spacious concrete plaza named in honor of The Building of Walt lineal feet of “flat” drain pipe furnished St. Charles alumnus Sean P. Reed ’04. by Advanced Drainage System (ADS), A total of 270 benefactors supported Plank Field: A Lesson in was installed. After a synthetic porous the construction and renovation project. Teamwork fabric was installed over the ADS system, In addition to the field and plaza the 14,000-square-yard field received naming, the school has dedicated its 320 truckloads or 6,400 tons of crushed “rock of honor” to Steve and Marty Savko In September 1937, limestone. and family patriarch, Nick. The new a plucky teenager Again, the Savko Crew employed the athletics concessions area is dedicated in named Walter GPS leveling system with its bulldozers honor of Hank Sherowski, a St. Charles Plank, from 1266 and gravel compactors. The new artificial dad and longtime volunteer project Oakwood Avenue field was installed during a six-day period superintendent. on the south side, by a 10-man crew from Sprinturf. On May first navigated 22 the student body had a preview of the his bike (a gift St. Charles pays tribute: new field as part of the annual “Circus from his parish Walter H. Plank, Class of 1941 Day” festivities. pastor) to his new The field’s four sets of yard and high school, St. In the spring of 1937, an 8th grade boundary lines for the four sports are Charles. Seventy graduate from Corpus Christi named stitched and glued into place as separate Douglas H. Stein ’78 years later, almost Walter Plank received two special going- white, yellow, and blue strips made of to the exact week, away rewards from his pastor, Father the same synthetic surface. To cut down on an ideal football Friday night, several Walter Minder: a parish scholarship to on clutter, the decision was made to not hundred alumni, students, fans, and attend St. Charles and a new bicycle to include numerals on the field, so sideline members of the Plank Family gathered get him back and forth to school. The pylons are used for football. A large red for the dedication, blessing, and ribbon kindly priest had seen qualities in young and white “SC” is located on the 50-yard cutting for Walt Plank Field. Walt that pointed to the priesthood and line. For a variety of factors beyond the he was intent on St. Charles preparing Two spacious new dugouts with storage school’s control, the previous natural him. units were built, new goal posts were grass field was unable to sustain four In his four years at St. Charles, Walt installed, and new goals were purchased field sports per year. Today’s new and thrived. He was a standout in the for the soccer and lacrosse teams. improved synthetic fields, which now classroom, and was a natural born leader The new entryway to the stadium is a feature new cushioning technology that in baseball and basketball. His excellent handsome brick façade with two ticket makes artificial surfaces an athlete’s play earned him a baseball scholarship windows separated by black wrought iron friend, made the decision at St. Charles to to Georgetown University, where he “go turf” an easy one. The key ingredient remained enrolled for just one semester. for that cushion system is pulverized car It was December 1941 and Walt, like so and truck tires, and the only maintenance many other young men away at college, item is an occasional grooming from a found himself answering the call to enlist tractor-pulled bristle brush. Last year’s in the Army. Parents Fund mobilized a tremendous “He remained in the states during network of volunteers, and together they WWII to play on the Army baseball raised a little over $1 million in four team,” said Walt and Liz Plank’s oldest months. Please refer to the photo of the child, Carol Plank Jackson. “A booby trap Walt Plank Field dedication plate in blew up in his face during drills and he this issue that lists the volunteers and consequently lost vision in one eye,” she contractors. said. In the six months leading up to His competitive playing days over, Walt dedication of the new field, St. Charles turned his energies to raising a family, dads, Steve and Marty Savko, growing a business, and in one year assembled their site-management crew at sponsoring as many as 26 ball teams. Nick Savko & Sons, Inc. They met with Walt would also coach some of those Dominic Cavello and Jim Lower and teams, which pitted him against future project superintendent Hank Sherowski legends such as George Steinbrenner of and developed a field-prep plan. In early New York Yankees fame. March, the Savko crew began bulldozing Walt and his wife Liz raised a family and hauling away truckloads of topsoil. not too far from St. Charles on Bryden Overseeing the day-to-day job site Road and within walking distance to St. Catharine’s Church. He was successful was Ralph Polletta ’79, a Savko field Walt’s legacy eternal manager as well as a St. Charles dad. The dedication plaque for Walt Plank Field clearly growing his business at the corner of The dirt was relocated to the Cardinals’ spells out the legacy Walt left — one that can serve as Parsons and Sycamore, which to this day practice field along Broad Street and a model for others to emulate. The bronze plate is at- is a popular hangout for many St. Charles tached to the northeast column of the athletic facility’s and local catholic high school alumni. new brick and limestone entranceway. St. Charles Principal Dominic Cavello 46 St. Charles Preparatory School said it is Walt’s reputation as a man for Making Secure Online Gifts: Annual Fund-Cardinal Society celebration God and others, and living the Gospel WWW.STCHARLESPREP.ORG hosted by Bob and Peggy Walter. For that places him high on the list of St. more information, please call (614) 252- Charles success stories. Thanks to the special talents of 1989 9288. “I would like to think that St. Charles graduate Matt Weger, the St. Charles played an important role in bringing out Website (www.stcharlesprep.org) is now 2007 Silent Auction those high ideals in Walt Plank because offering a secure giving page for alumni, that is what we strive to instill in each parents, and friends of the school. The 2007 St. Charles Silent Auction is and every young man who comes through “It has taken a while but we are now scheduled for the evening of Saturday, these doors or walks out onto (Walt web-ready for secure online giving,” said Dec.1 in the Robert C. Walter Student Plank) field,” Cavello said. Doug Stein, director of development. Commons at St. Charles. Proceeds In 1993 at the age of 70, Walt died “Nationally, the number of online gift from this year’s auction will support after a brave battle with cancer. Today, receipts for schools and non-profits is furnishings for the St. Charles Student many photos of Walt and his loved ones soaring and we recognize a large number Services & Fine Arts Center and the adorn the walls of the venerable Café in of our alumni are changing addresses, Robert C. Walter Student Commons. This his name. The Plank family traditions and traveling abroad,” Stein added. year’s Auction is being co-chaired by St. are maintained by John Plank ’82, who Stein said Weger has helped the school Charles moms Theresa Jeric and Lisa made a promise to his dad that he would with Web development for several years. McCorkle. A request for auction items carry on with the nurturing of old-school “Once again, Matt has done another went out in early October and invitations camaraderie, sponsoring ball teams, and fine job of enhancing our Website and is were being mailed the middle of the making people feel at home. making us look good. The large amount of month. Call the Development Office at If you’re in the neighborhood, I time and effort he gives St. Charles goes (614) 252-9288 for additional information encourage you to visit St. Charles and see beyond the call.” the field dedicated to Walt. After you stop Parents of St. Charles alumni who still Class of 1982 Scholarship Fund here, head over to Planks and look up receive their son’s alumni “snail mail” are Initiated Johnny. Tell him thanks for having such encouraged to share the online address a great dad. update features of the Website as well as The Class of 1982 gathered for its 25-

the new online gifting capabilities, Stein year reunion on the weekend of August 2007-2008 Annual Fund Leadership said. “This is as easy as sending your son 17-19 and presented St. Charles with Announced a quick email,” he said. collective gifts and pledges of nearly $12,250. These funds have been invested St. Charles principal Dominic J. Cavello A Special Matching Gift Program in the St. Charles Endowment, which has announced the leadership of this exists to support the school’s mission year’s St. Charles Annual Fund. The Thanks to a generous matching-gift grant of granting need-based scholarships. Alumni Fund will be led by Thomas sponsored by Bob Walter ’63 and Peggy According to director of development M. O’Leary ’64, and the Parents Fund Walter (St. Mary of the Springs Academy Doug Stein, the benchmark for a new will be led by Robert Griffith and Pat ’63), any St. Charles supporter who has scholarship endowment at St. Charles is McJoynt-Griffith. O’Leary and the not given at a level of $500 or above to $25,000 over a period of five years. “After Griffiths are returning for their second any previous Annual Fund will have his one year, the Class of 1982 is nearly year as leaders for St. Charles. According or her gift to this year’s Annual Fund of 50 percent toward its goal. That is an to O’Leary, this year’s Annual Fund $500 or above matched dollar for dollar. outstanding effort and the class reunion seeks to raise $550,000 from parents and Any supporter who has given at a level leaders and participating alumni are to be alumni. of $500 or above to any previous Annual commended,” Stein said. The money will be designated for Fund will have a dollar for dollar match of scholarships for needy students, day-to- any amounts given in excess of $1,000 to day operations of the school, maintaining this year’s Annual Fund. buildings and grounds, improvements to technology program, and faculty Formation of The Cardinal Society recruitment and retention programs. “St. Charles gratefully acknowledges A donor-recognition organization known Tom, Pat, and Robert for their efforts in as The Cardinal Society will recognize leading this year’s respective appeals,” gifts of $1,000 or more (including any said Principal Dominic J. Cavello. applicable matching gifts) to the Annual If you have not received a pledge card Fund. Charter members will receive by now, please email us at: givetosc@ a commemorative 5”x6” section of the stcharlesprep.org or refer to the new original kneelers from the Mother of and secure online giving page on the St. Mercy Chapel. This is truly a keeper for Charles Website: www.stcharlesprep.org alumni. The original kneelers, which were installed in 1937 when the Chapel Robert D. Walter’63, and his wife, Peggy, alongside the was dedicated, were replaced recently bronze dedication plaque mounted outside the main with padded kneelers. Members will also entrance of the Robert C. Walter Student Commons receive an invitation to a spring 2008 — named in memory of Bob’s father.

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St. Charles Crest in the Walter Student St. Charles is pleased to report that the Commons – $25,000 rate of alumni giving reached an all-time Description: A 3’x 3’ limestone medallion high during the years of The Campaign located on the South Wall of the new for Saint Charles, which ran from July Walter Student Commons. A bronze 1, 2001 to June 30, 2006. The following dedication plate will be dedicated in any alumni are listed in their respective manner you wish. This tax-deductible gift graduating classes as those who have can be paid over a five-year period. made gifts during their lifetime (to date) to either the Annual Fund, one Name A St. Charles Column in West of five capital campaigns, any of the Colonnades – $10,000 extracurricular programs, and any of the Description: A total of 16 brick and special events such as the Silent Auction. limestone columns make up the new The school’s goal for each class is to have West Colonnades outside the new Walter at least a 50% donor rate. Student Commons and St. Charles If you would like to have your name Student Services & Fine Arts Center. For added to the giving roster for our next a gift of $10,000 you can name one of the issue, please refer to our new secure colonnades. A bronze dedication plate will online giving page at www.stcharlesprep. be dedicated in any manner you wish. org If you would like to make a gift of This tax deductible gift can be paid over a When Mike and Renee Sherman dedicated their family’s appreciated stock, please call our office legacy bench in the Walter Student Commons last three-year period. spring, Marshall had a simple request of his parents: at 614-252-9288 or email us at: givetosc@ “Wait until I graduate to add my name.” So when May stcharlesprep.org Multimedia Room of the new Student 30, 2008 rolls around, Marshall’s name will be engraved Services Center – $10,000 next to those of his parents and older brother, Mitchell, Description: Located on Floor Three of who graduated from SC in 2005. Mitchell, an All-Amer- St. Charles seal holds ica swimmer while at St. Charles, is now a member of the new Student Services & Fine Arts the University of Notre Dame’s swim team. rich meaning Center, the new multimedia room in the Arts Center can be named for a gift of The official seal $10,000. A bronze dedication plate will be The Cardinal Society – $1,000 and for St. Charles dedicated outside the room and named in above Preparatory School any manner you wish. This tax deductible Description: Gifts of $1,000 or more to was designed by gift can be paid over a three-year period. our Parents Annual Fund or the Alumni James E. Kraus Annual Fund qualify for an invitation ’44, who served for St. Charles Adopt-A-Student – $6,790 to our Cardinal Society. All members many years as a to $1,000 (tuition assistance) will receive a handsome St. Charles diocesan priest. It Description: You can support one of our memorabilia and an invitation to a year- depicts four figures 120 students in need by sponsoring one or end celebration. with historical significance: a unicorn, more students. All gifts are tax-deductible rosary, galleon, and chalice. as provided by law. Pledges of $1,000 or Paver Brick in Walt Plank Stadium • The unicorn is from the seal of the more can be paid over a 9-month period. Entryway – $500 noble Italian family of Borromeo, of which Description: Dedicate and engrave a St. Charles, patron of our school, was a Limestone Benches on the St. Charles paver brick in the plaza located inside the member. He was born in 1538. Campus – $5,000 new front entryway of Walt Plank Field. • Bishop James J. Hartley, who founded Dedicate one of the new limestone This is a tax-deductible, lump sum gift. St. Charles Prep in 1923, included the benches located outside the new Robert rosary in his official coat of arms. Hartley C. Walter Student Commons; outside the St. Charles General Scholarship was bishop of the Columbus Diocese from Campus Theatre Building; or inside the Fund – $1 to 1,000 1904 to 1944. Msgr. Thomas M. Bennett Courtyard. The Description: Help one of our 120 St. • The galleon is from the seal of the City benches can be engraved in any manner Charles students in need who qualify for of Columbus; it represents the ships you wish. This is a tax-deductible gift. some level of financial aid. Please note used by Christopher Columbus, the city’s that all gifts of $1,000 or above qualify namesake, in his “discovery” of America. Paver Brick in St. Charles Walk of for membership in our Cardinal Society. • And the chalice symbolizes the original Honor – $1,000 Gifts to our scholarship fund are 100% nature of St. Charles College-Seminary, of Description: Dedicate and engrave a tax-deductible. which the original preparatory school was paver brick in the new St. Charles Walk a department. of Honor located underneath the new For additional information on the • The shield, on which the figures West Colonnades located outside the new opportunities listed above, call the rest, symbolizes truth. The figures Walter Student Commons and student Development & Alumni Office at (614) are separated by a cross, the symbol of services center complex. This is a tax- 252-9288 or email us at: givetosc@ Christianity. deductible gift. stcharlesprep.org 48 St. Charles Preparatory School Number of living alumni on 1940 Mr. Francis R. Uttermohlen Mr. Paul E. Pardi Dr. Robert A. Quint SC database: 4,264 – total # of possible givers: 9 Mr. Donald E. Weisgerber Mr. Patrick H. Power Mr. Thomas J. Ryan Number of living Mr. & Mrs. Robert B. Stallard participation rate: 76% Mr. Clarence J. Schimmel Dr. & Mrs. Donald E. Schuele alumni donors: 1,580 Mr. Raymond J. Morgan Mr. John P. Snyder Mr. Donald R. Scott Participation rate of all Mr. David W. Murnane 1946 Mr. Robert S. Thomas Mr. Robert G. Sheehan alumni: 37% Mr. & Mrs. Stanley M. Turel – total # of possible givers: 16 Mr. & Mrs. Thomas A. Tracy Mr. Joseph W. Sheeran 1930s alumni giving rate: 23% participation rate: 44% Mr. Harry W. Barrow participation rate: 68% Mr. Jerry Timko 1940s alumni giving rate: 60% Mr. Homer V. Beard participation rate: 59% 1950s alumni giving rate: 60% 1941 Mr. & Mrs. Richard E. Brehm 1950 1960s alumni giving rate: 60% – total # of possible givers: 19 Mr. & Mrs. J. Colby Grimes – total # of possible givers: 31 1953 1970s alumni giving rate: 48% Col. Charles R. Mr. Francis R. Kreber Mr. James P. Altman – total # of possible givers: 50 1980s alumni giving rate: 39% Gambs Jr. (Ret.) Rev. John Louis Metzger Dr. Joseph L. Borowitz Mr. Clement J. Amorose III 1990s alumni giving rate: 26% Mr. David T. Hall Mr. Donald G. Schornak Dr. James E. Brehm Mr. John E. Baumann 2000s alumni giving rate: 6%* Mr. & Mrs. Joseph L. Reinhard Mr. & Mrs. John R. Wagner Mr. & Mrs. Howard J. Davies Dr. John P. Bell Total value of gifts among living Mr. & Mrs. Bernard A. Kulp participation rate: 50% Mr. Lawrence J. Doyle, CCM Mr. Thomas V. Bracken alumni: $12,014,012 participation rate: 21% Msgr. John J. Dreese Mr. David F. Bringardner 1947 Mr. William J. Fields Mr. Pasquale S. DeSantis Jr. 1942 – total # of possible givers: 26 Mr. Leo E. Finnen Dr. J. Quinn Dorgan 1929 – total # of possible givers: 15 Mr. Robert P. Berwanger Mr. & Mrs. Richard W. Gambs Mr. Hugh J. Dorrian – total # of possible givers: 1 Mr. Philip T. Driscoll Mr. Lawrence E. Call Mr. Paul P. Gutmann Mr. Richard Ellis Francis Preve Mr. Joseph W. Eberts Mr. John Carroll Mr. Jerome B. Haddox Mr. Timothy Faherty participation rate: 100% Msgr. Charles J. Foeller Msgr. Carl P. Clagett Mr. Richard F. Kessler Mr. Karl L. Hoffman Dr. William J. Gallen Mr. John T. Cummins Mr. & Mrs. Raymond E. Dr. E. Ramon Hosler 1930 Mr. Robert E. Hagman Mr. Thomas J. Devine Kreber Jr. Mr. Orlando J. Iacoboni – total # of possible givers: 5 Msgr. Ralph J. Huntzinger Mr. Charles H. Eckel Mr. & Mrs. Kevin McGovern Sr. Mr. Mark P. Kuskowski participation rate: 0% Mr. Manley McGee Mr. Charles L. Eckel Mr. John J. Perrini Mr. John A. McAndrews Jr. Mr. John H. Nester Mr. George J. Felkner Mr. Philip Schmelzer Dr. Joseph F. Meara 1931 participation rate: 53% Mr. & Mrs. Donald W. Kelley Mr. & Mrs. Loran F. Stutz Dr. & Mrs. Edward J. Miller – total # of possible givers: 6 Rev. Charles R. Griffin Mr. David Thompson Mr. Dwight L. Mottet participation rate: 0% 1943 Mr. Philip Hall Msgr. Edward F. Trenor, P.A. Mr. & Mrs. Patrick F. O’Reilly Jr. – total # of possible givers: 12 Mr. John B. Lavelle Dr. L. Tad Wagenbrenner Dr. John Pulskamp 1932 Msgr. George J. Adams Dr. Edward A. Marque participation rate: 64% Dr. Daniel L. Rankin III – total # of possible givers: 7 Dr. Fred T. Balthaser Msgr. Edward J. McFarland Mr. & Mrs. Clare A. Rubadue Mr. Harry E. Schmidt Mr. Thomas A. Bringardner Mr. William F. Plank 1951 Mr. Richard W. Sheeran Mr. Bernard A. Foose Msgr. John A. Cymbor Mr. John J. Ritz – total # of possible givers: 31 Mr. Robert Stevenson participation rate: 28% Mr. Thomas J. Finneran Mr. David F. Rodgers Deacon & Mrs. Richard L. Mr. & Mrs. Joe Tracy Mr. Edward F. Graham Mr. John T. Ryan Baumann Mr. James A. Veeley 1933 Mr. William M. Harper Mr. Joseph F. Schaefer Mr. Philip T. Cleary Mr. LeRoy R. Walter – total # of possible givers: 5 Mr. James J. Lang participation rate: 76% Mr. & Mrs. John J. Coughlin Mr. Theodore J. Wolfe Mr. Thomas E. Schreick Mr. Edward A. Timko Mr. John P. DiRosario participation rate: 56% Mr. Charles G. Clager Sr. Mr. Ralph A. Vogel 1948 Dr. Fredrick T. Drugan participation rate: 28% participation rate: 83% – total # of possible givers: 24 Mr. John L. Eberts 1954 Judge & Mrs. Albert L. Bell Mr. Richard J. Fagan – total # of possible givers: 52 1934 1944 Msgr. Thomas G. Bender, STL Mr. & Mrs. Roy K. Gutmann Mr. & Mrs. Donald E. Adams – total # of possible givers: 9 – total # of possible givers: 21 Dr. Paul I. Davis Mr. Thomas M. Igel Jr. Mr. Philip L. Amorose Mr. Norman J. Lynch Mr. & Mrs. James B. Albers Sr. Mr. Thomas F. DiRosario Mr. Richard A. Knipfer Mr. & Mrs. A. William Bickham participation rate: 11% Mr. & Mrs. Theodore D. Mr. James T. Doyle Sr. Mr. Gerald C. Kuhlmann Mr. & Mrs. Robert E. Cherry Campbell Mr. Robert A. Gable Mr. & Mrs. J. Peter Kuhns Mr. & Mrs. Jack Cherry 1935 Mr. & Mrs. John D. Duffy Mr. Joseph Glaser Mr. William C. McAuliffe Mr. & Mrs. Michael F. Colley – total # of possible givers: 8 Rev. Charles P. Essman, STD Mr. Melvin C. Hauser Mr. & Mrs. Joseph R. Murray Mr. Donald A. DeShetler Msgr. Lawrence J. Mr. Richard L. Ey Mr. Richard J. Kelley Mr. Edward F. Nardini Mr. & Mrs. Bernard E. Dick Corcoran, P.A. Mr. & Mrs. Robert N. Gallo Dr. Joseph D. Laufersweiler Mr. Paul Reilly Mr. John L. Donovan Msgr. Paul E. Metzger Mr. J. Joseph Harper Dr. Richard E. O’Brien Mr. Richard J. Ryan Dr. J. David Dorgan Mr. John Hoffmann Mr. Joseph L. MacKinnon Mr. James D. O’Neil, P.E. Mr. Joseph E. Sanderell Mr. Joseph A. Endres participation rate: 37% Mr. John J. O’Meara Mr. Theodore J. Sayer Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Gerald H. Spiers Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Edward J. Fulcher Mr. James E. Kraus Mr. Lawrence H. Stember Jr. Rev. Francis M. Stanton Mr. Paul R. Held 1936 participation rate: 47% Mr. Daniel J. Toth Dr. Thomas T. Vogel Mr. William P. Igel – total # of possible givers: 3 participation rate: 62% participation rate: 67% Mr. & Mrs. Richard Janita participation rate: 0% 1945 Mr. Guy F. Lawler – total # of possible givers: 26 1949 1952 Mr. John J. Leach 1937 Mr. P. Raymond Beery – total # of possible givers: 35 – total # of possible givers: 42 Mr. James E. McAdams – total # of possible givers: 1 Mr. William L. Bolster Mr. & Mrs. Robert H. Albert Mr. Edward H. Alten Mr. Richard J. McMullen Mr. Richard P. Schmidt Dr. & Mrs. Albert M. Mr. & Mrs. James L. Baumann Mr. & Mrs. Edward J. Bracken Mr. Edward W. Miller Jr. participation rate: 100% Bringardner Mr. & Mrs. William Bringardner Mr. J. Daniel Cassidy Mr. Maximilian A. Miller Mr. & Mrs. William A. Cohan Jr. Mr. John E. Burns Dr. Louis P. Castellarin Mr. John P. Mullin 1938 Mr. Charles F. Dolan Mr. Frank R. Cannata Mr. Marshall C. Downs Mr. Frank E. Murphy – total # of possible givers: 10 Mr. Carl A. Eifert Mr. James J. Conlon, Jr. Mr. William F. Drake Mr. Joseph N. Rotonda Mr. Robert M. Kraus Mr. Thomas J. Gilbert Mr. & Mrs. John F. Cox Mr. & Mrs. Ronald W. Eifert Mr. Robert B. Ryan Mr. Daniel W. Archer Mr. & Mrs. Derrell B. Hauser Mr. John A. DeMastry Dr. William J. Hunzicker Mr. Philip W. Schaeffing Mr. Cornelius T. Ducey Sr. Mr. William F. Killilea Mr. John Dowd Mr. Donald W. Jackson Mr. James F. Sexton participation rate: 30% Mr. Thomas S. Magaw Mr. Charles F. Duffey Mr. Charles C. King Mr. Richard R. Stedman Mr. Anthony J. Mangia Mr. & Mrs. Louis V. Fabro Mr. Charles A. LaForge Dr. William C. Steller 1939 Rev. Bernard J. McClory Mr. & Mrs. Joseph A. Favret Mr. & Mrs. Arthur E. Lee Mr. Gerald R. Strelecky – total # of possible givers: 7 Mr. Richard V. Montag Mr. & Mrs. Donald F. Gable Mr. Robert S. McMullen Mr. Jack Wagenbrenner Rev. William J. Connor Mr. Patrick J. Navin Msgr. Kenneth F. Grimes Msgr. Robert E. Metzger Mr. & Mrs. James Walsh Jr. Rev. George J. Marzluf Mr. Charles F. Raiser Mr. & Mrs. Ronald E. Hord Dr. & Mrs. Thomas J. Miller Rev. James A. Walter Mr. James M. Berger Mr. Robert C. Schwendenman LTC Thomas J. Mazuzan Mr. & Mrs. John J. O’Reilly COL & Mrs. Elliot J. Welch participation rate: 42% Mr. Eugene H. Swisher USAF (Ret.) Dr. James J. Pardi participation rate: 65% Mr. & Mrs. Arthur N. Ulrich Mr. David E. Merz Col. Robert T. Poliseno Mr. Cecil J. Paoletti USAF (Ret) The Distinctive Leader in Catholic Education 49 Development Update

1955 Mr. John P. Gordon 1959 1961 Mr. & Mrs. Michael J. – total # of possible givers: 38 Mr. John J. Guzzo – total # of possible givers: 71 – total # of possible givers: 54 Wagenbrenner Mr. Henry M. Banta Mr. Keith A. Helfer Mr. Paul T. Baehr Mr. Joseph Baehr Dr. Anthony J. Weisenberger Mr. & Mrs. Frank J. Bettendorf Mr. James R. Hollern Mr. Philip M. Baehr Mr. Paul H. Baumann participation rate: 52% Mr. & Mrs. Richard P. Conie Mr. & Mrs. Thomas R. Jander Mr. Ronald R. Beckman Rev. Thomas J. Brosmer Mr. Lee H. DeMastry Mr. David Kreuzer Deacon Paul C. Belhorn Mr. Michael A. Calvert 1963 Rev. William H. DeVille Mr. David E. Mahanna Lt. Col. Thomas J. Borowitz Dr. Walter M. Davies Jr. – total # of possible givers: 61 Mr. Brian P. Donahue Dr. Charles D. Maloney Mr. Charles J. Carter Mr. & Mrs. Robert L. Mr. Louis J. Asmo Mr. Robert G. Galbreath Dr. Louis G. Martin Mr. Michael J. Christ Dilenschneider Mr. Michael J. Baumann Mr. James J. Hughes Jr. Mr. Jeremiah O. Morris Mr. Joseph A. Conie Dr. James M. Donley Mr. Robert L. Berry Mr. John W. Jaeger, Jr. Mr. John L. Murphy Mr. John R. DeMatteo Mr. & Mrs. Michael L. Finn Mr. & Mrs. Joseph R. Boyle Mr. Joseph E. Little Sr. Mr. & Mrs. Richard W. Park Mr. Dennis Donahue Mr. John E. Fisher Mr. & Mrs. Robert Brehl Rev. William J. Metzger Mr. Joseph A. Ridgeway Jr. Mr. David A. Dorward Jr. Mr. William J. Geiszler Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Joseph C.K. Mr. James F. Osborne Mr. Charles Thomas Rodenfels Mr. Carmen P. Gargaro Mr. & Mrs. John T. Gugle Sr. Breiteneicher Mr. Salvatore A. Presutti Mr. Stephen Scherer Mr. Edward J. Gassman Mr. Mark J. Hanket Mr. & Mrs. Richard R. Burk Capt. Al Schmitt Mr. Daniel Packard Sheeran Mr. & Mrs. Christopher M. Mr. & Mrs. Donald Henne Mr. & Mrs. E. William Butler Mr. Edward C. Schroeder Mr. & Mrs. Gerald L. Stanton Gibson Mr. Robert L. Higgins Mr. & Mrs. John W. Connor Mr. David D. Sheehan Mr. Paul W. Warnick Mr. Paul Goode Mr. John A. Hoffman Mr. & Mrs. Robert J. Corna Mr. John E. Stack Jr. Mr. Anthony Warren Mr. John H. Graham Mr. & Mrs. Daniel J. Igoe Mr. & Mrs. Robert E. Cull Mr. David Wilson Mr. Terrence P. Welsh Mr. James J. Haban Mr. James B. Kauffman Mr. & Mrs. David O. Dingledy Mr. John J. Zettler Mr. Nicholas S. Zettler Dr. Edward F. Hackett Jr. Rev. Charles F. Klinger Mr. & Mrs. Robert W. Faller participation rate: 50% participation rate: 57% Dr. F. Thomas Hagman Mr. Robin M. Lorms Mr. Thomas J. Farley Mr. Leo J. Hall Mr. F. Michael Lorz Mr. & Mrs. Richard L. Ferris 1956 1958 Mr. Paul J. Hang Mr. Terrance E. Martin Mr. & Mrs. John R. Gall – total # of possible givers: 54 – total # of possible givers: 74 Mr. Charles F. Henestofel Mr. Robert Mildenberg Mr. & Mrs. George B. Mr. Felix R. Borowitz Mr. Evalds Bernans Dr. John E. Hohmann Mr. Dennis J. Miller Gottemoeller Mr. James E. Bray Mr. Robert J. Bettendorf Mr. George G. Hughes Mr. Joseph J. Morris Mr. A. Nelson Greene Mr. C. Donald Capretta Mr. & Mrs Joseph A. Bossetti Mr. James T. Jacobs Mr. John W. Panzer Mr. & Mrs. Gary Gugliemotto Mr. Thomas C. Coady Mr. & Mrs. David B. Brannigan Most Rev. Robert N. Lynch Mr. David Parker Mr. James D. Holtschulte Mr. William S. Davis Mr. John Broerman Mr. Raymond Martin Dr. Joseph C. Peters Mr. Michael J. Howard Dr. & Mrs. Louis DeSantis Jr. Mr. Robert M. Capuano Mr. & Mrs. Robert J. Meehan Dr. Patrick L. Rankin Mr. Daniel J. Kerscher Mr. John E. Dorrian Mr. Saverio Capuano Mr. Michael T. Miller Mr. John W. Reau Mr. Donald J. Knapp Mr. Leo A. Fath Hon. John A. Connor II Mr. Dennis Moore Rev. Justin J. Reis Mr. Frank J. Lally Mr. A. John Glockner Jr. Mr. Richard W. Corrigan Mr. Robert P. Moses Mr. P. Jeffrey Rodocker Mr. David Mager Mr. Joseph M. Hoffman Mr. James A. Devine Jr. Rev. Michael J. Reis Mr. Lawrence Roehrenbeck Mr. Mark K. Merkle Mr. Francis P. Howard Mr. Richard D. Dickas Mr. James S. Ridgeway Mr. Ronald R. Rowland Mr. & Mrs. Robert W. Mottet Mr. & Mrs. James D. Klunk Sr. Mr. & Mrs. Robert J. Dodd Jr. Mr. William P. Roach Mr. Daniel J. Sweeney Mr. Thomas C. Murphy Mr. James D. Lehman Mr. William J. Eberts Mr. F. Donald Rothermich Mr. Harry L. Turner Mr. & Mrs. Richard H. Mynark Mr. Robert N. Margraf Dr. & Mrs. Joseph F. Funaro Mr. Philip Schmitz Mr. J. Stephen Van Heyde Mr. Robin E. Phelan Mr. & Mrs. James C. McCrery Mr. & Mrs. William E. Gilham Dr. William A. Sprunk Jr. Dr. Stephen E. Werner Mr. Michael Ryan Mr. James D. McElroy Mr. Frederick J. Gottemoeller Mr. W. James Wesner participation rate: 68% Mr. & Mrs. James A. Saad Mr. Thomas M. O’Reilly Mr. Dennis C. Hayes Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Wiles Mr. & Mrs. Joseph R. Sabino Mr. William M. Patton Mr. Robert L. Hillis participation rate: 54% 1962 Mr. James W. Sharon Mr. William N. Petrakis Mr. Thomas E. Hoffman – total # of possible givers: 67 Mr. Mark J. Sheriff Dr. John J. Piecoro Jr. Mr. Michael Holzemer 1960 Dr. Michael S. Anthony Mr. Phil Smith Mr. Gerald J. Rankin Mr. & Mrs. Matthew A. Howard – total # of possible givers: 53 Mr. Michael L. Bradley Dr. Herbert R. Spiers Mr. Albert C. Roehrenbeck III Mr. & Mrs. James J. Howard Dr. Stephen H. Bickham Dr. Lee M. Butler Mr. Thomas Stepanovsky Jr. Mr. & Mrs. John C. Ryan Sr. Mr. William J. Huhn Rev. Homer D. Blubaugh Mr. Thomas A. Campbell “Mr. Gabriel S. Sterling Jr. Dr. Arthur T. Scherer Mr. Leonard J. Iannarino Jr. Mr. Michael T. Brown Mr. Charles G. Clager Jr. Mr. Joseph E. Sulick Dr. & Mrs. William P. Sexton Mr. Stephen G. Igel Mr. Michael A. Cianflona Mr. Michael L. Close Mr. Timothy Sullivan Mr. & Mrs. Daivd J. Sheehy Mr. Charles T. Keys Mr. & Mrs. John J. Clark Mr. Richard S. Coffman Mr. Paul L. Theado Mr. Timothy M. Stanton Mr. James C. Kloman Mr. Daryl W. Corbett Mr. David A. Corna Mr. & Mrs. Robert D. Walter Mr. Patrick O. Taynor Mr. Herman H. Knapp Mr. Michael E. Dickerson Mr. William E. Crisante Mr. Thomas Weiler Mr. Kenneth E. Teeters Mr. Alexander J. Laymon Mr. & Mrs. Anthony DiNovo Mr. Michael B. Cull Mr. & Mrs. James M. Wiles Mr. Jerry Thompson Mr. & Mrs. Larry Lorms Mr. & Mrs. Edward J. Mr. Robert L. DeStazio Col Frank G. Zauner Mr. Louis E. Tiberi Mr. Robert Lowry Dollenmayer Mr. John C. Duffy Jr. Dr. Bernard Zeier Mr. & Mrs. John C. Tracy Mr. Joseph C. Martin Dr. Robert Donley Mr. Michael M. Haran participation rate: 77% Mr. Thomas G. Wagenbrenner Mr. Paul F. Martin Mr. Lawrence Finneran Mr. & Mrs. Robert W. Knapp Mr. & Mrs. Arthur F. Wohlfrom Mr. & Mrs. Richard D. Mason Mr. John D. Fisher Mr. David W. Kuhns 1964 Mr. Francis X. Zang Mr. Michael J. McDonald Rev. Michael Glockner CSC Mr. Thomas M. Leard – total # of possible givers: 65 participation rate: 64% Mr. James T. Murphy Mr. John A. Houck Rev. Frederick A. Loyd Col. John M. Abbott Dr. & Mrs. David P. O’Brien Mr. & Mrs. Ted Hummer Mr. Thomas Mancuso Robert R. Begland, Ph.D. 1957 Mr. & Mrs. Charles M. Pickard Mr. Richard Iannarino Mr. Daniel D. Morrill LCDR Joseph F. Boetcher USN – total # of possible givers: 63 Mr. William H. Resch Mr. Roger D. Knott, Jr. Mr. Michael J. Morrissey Mr. Kenneth J. Castrop Dr. James W. Allen Dr. & Mrs. Thomas N. Ryan Mr. Michael J. Linder Mr. Patrick J. O’Reilly Mr. Shaun K. Cave Dr. Rudolf W. August Mr. Patrick E. Ryan Rev. James W. Lothamer S.S. Mr. Jeffrey L. Page Mr. & Mrs. Dominic J. Cavello Mr. Thomas J. Austin Mr. & Mrs. John L. Sauter Mr. Daniel J. Massey Mr. Daniel W. Pallay Dr. Myron L. Cramer Mr. Richard Baumann Mr. Bernard J. Schick Mr. Charles F. McCrery Mr. Michael J. Reilly Sr. Mr. Stephen J. Cull Mr. George R. Bright, Jr. Msgr. George J. Schlegel Dr. David A. Nardone Jr. Mr. & Mrs. John B. Rohyans Mr. James T. Dill Mr. Ralph I. Brush Mr. Joseph C. Schneider Mr. Joseph T. Nightwine Mr. Jeffrey Seidensticker Mr. Daniel L. Donovan Mr. Daniel D. Connor Mr. Roland P. Stanton Mr. Timothy F. Reis Mr. Philip L. Sheridan Mr. John R. Downes Mr. John L. Davis Mr. & Mrs. Michael M. Sullivan Mr. Richard J. Rodenfels Mr. Donald M. Simpson Dr. & Mrs. Thomas B. Drake Mr. Edward R. Dorgan Mr. Daniel D. Van Hoose Mr. Frederick C. Schramm Mr. Donald J. Smeltzer Mr. Paul J. Duffy Msgr. William A. Dunn Mr. & Mrs. George G. Vargo Mr. Richard J. Sheehan Mr. Michael J. Spires Mr. Jerry A. Emerick Mr. Robert Dusterberg Mr. Ernest J. Winnestaffer Mr. Edward J. Slattery Mr. Thomas M. Tarpy Msgr. Paul P. Enke Mr. John R. Elliott participation rate: 67% Mr. William J. Slattery Mr. Fergus A. Theibert Jr. Mr. James J. Erb Mr. & Mrs. Thomas J. Eyerman Mr. William G. Spiers Rev. Patrick A. Toner Dr. John R. Grady Mr. & Mrs. Edward P. Ferris Mr. & Mrs. Richard J. Terrill Mr. & Mrs. Stephen E. Greene Mr. John L. Gibson Mr. Thomas J. Wiles Mr. Donald Hayes participation rate: 60% 50 St. Charles Preparatory School Mr. Bryan F. Hickey 1967 Mr. Christopher T. Leister Mr Greg Kontras & Paula Mr. & Mrs. Thomas J. Mr. Frederick W. Jestand – total # of possible givers: 20 Mr. John D. McVey III Brooks Mackessy Mr. Thomas V. Kluesener Mr. Michael Berendt, Ph.D. Mr. James P. Pickard Mr. & Mrs. Gregory A. Krivicich Rev. William T. Miller, I.C. Mr. Peter T. LaFramboise Mr. J. Michael Cavanaugh Mr. John E. Prunte Mr. Mark A. Latorre Mr. Steven A. Miller Mr. John C. Martin Mr. David L. Clarkson Mr. & Mrs. Marion E. Mr. Ronald C. Lauber Mr. Marquis D. Miller Mr. & Mrs. Thomas M. O’Leary Col. Robert E. Del Corso Smithberger Mr. Daniel J. Leonhardt Mr. & Mrs. Gregory P. Moore Mr. Dennis H. Reeder Mr. Andrew J. Dick Mr. & Mrs. Todd Thoman Mr. Richard J. Mackessy Mr. Joseph A. Murray Dr. & Mrs. John L. Regner Dr. William D. Fiorini Mr. Thomas N. Trapp Mr. John J. MacKinnon Mr. Thomas R. O’Brien II Mr. Michael Reidelbach Mr. Patrick J. Flynn participation rate: 69% Mr. Michael J. McCabe Mr. Michael A. Pirik Mr. Gary C. Ritzer Rev. Peter M. Gideon Mr. Richard J. Miller Mr. & Mrs. Anthony J. Polletta Mr. Anthony Schommer Philip J. Jacobs 1973 Mr. & Mrs. George A. Paraskos Mr. Dominic W. Prunte Dr. Frederick M. Smeltzer Mr. C. William Lutz – total # of possible givers: 38 Mr. Philip C. Polk Dr. Michael J. Rankin Mr. Anthony L. Talat Mr. Michael P. Madigan Mr. John C. Albert Mr. Thomas J. Prunte Dr. Antonio R. Roman Mr. Jim Wynsen Mr. Terrance A. Martin Mr. Stephen M. Blubaugh Mr. & Mrs. Richard J. Mr. & Mrs. Raymond P. Stein Mr. & Mrs. Michael A. Wyss Mr. & Mrs. Robert Miller Mr. Frank D. Copeland Ralston Jr. participation rate: 38% Dr. James A. Yeager, D.M.A. Mr. Stephen A. Mitchell Mr. Charles H. Derr Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Ronald T. Rau Mr. David A. Yoe Mr. Stephen M. Mustard Mr. Robert A. Dorinsky Mr. & Mrs. J. Michael Reagan 1978 Mr. V. Craig Yuskewich Mr. Joseph P. Rath Mr. Donald A. Hausfeld Mr. & Mrs. Frank X. Resch – total # of possible givers: 71 participation rate: 56% Dr. & Mrs. Daniel B. Ross Mr. Mark G. Kelsey Mr. Timothy M. Ryan Mr. Anthony E. Absi participation rate: 85% Mr. Michael G. Kneeland “Mr. William L. Schmidt, Jr. Dr. Barry P. Backiewicz 1965 Mr. David J. Lorr Mr. Michael T. Shannon Mr. & Mrs. Albert J. Bell – total # of possible givers: 69 1968 Mr. Bryan C. Owens Mr. Michael J. Speidel Mr. Rob Brisley Mr. Lawrence R. Amicon – total # of possible givers: 14 Maj. Robert T. Plunkett Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Richard Stein Mr. Christopher A. Bryan Mr. Paul R. Bettinger Mr. William C. Brosmer Mr. & Mrs. Thomas E. Simmons Mr. Luke Stinnett Mr. & Mrs. Thomas I. Caine IV Mr. Hank Bobulski Dr. & Mrs. Matthew J. Gruber Mr. Geoffrey C. Stafford Mr. James J. Tracy Mr. & Mrs. Robert P. Carlisle Mr. Thomas E. Boyle Mr. Edward J.P. Hoffman participation rate: 34% Mr. Timothy A. Van Echo Mr. & Mrs. Sean D. Cull Mr. John A. Burns Mr. & Mrs. Paul C. Mahler Mr. & Mrs. Matthew J. Weis Dr. Christopher M. De Fiebre Mr. Michael B. Cantlon Mr. M. Kevin McGee 1974 Mr. Kirk J. Wuellner Mr. Scott M. Engle Mr. Kenneth R. Devos Mr. & Mrs. J. Eric Stevens – total # of possible givers: 49 participation rate: 58% Mr. Joseph A. Fawcett Mr. Joseph L. DiCesare Dr. Thomas P. Welsh DVM Mr. Jack A. Boller Mr. Mark A. Gordon Mr. Harry E. Eisel participation rate: 50% Mr. & Mrs. Donald R. Breeckner 1976 Mr. & Mrs. James Heinmiller Mr. David W. Ennis Mr. Thomas F. Brundage – total # of possible givers: 80 Mr. Christopher S. Holgate Mr. Lawrence Federer 1969 Dr. & Mrs. William G. Buoni Mr. & Mrs. Mark D. Bobulski Mr. & Mrs. Patrick J. Kelley Mr. & Mrs. James P. Finn – total # of possible givers: 12 Mr. Joseph A. Burcu Mr. Richard A. Burge Mr. & Mrs. Thomas M. Kessler Mr. & Mrs. John F. Finn Mr. Edward C. Barrow Mr. Timothy J. De Fiebre Mr. & Mrs. Brian E. Coady Dr. & Mrs. Julian A. Kim Mr. J. Richard Fisher Jr. Mr. Patrick N. Gordon Mr. John P. Durbin Mr. Kevin H. Connor Mr. Alan E. Koch Mr. & Mrs. Thomas L. Horvath Mr. Terrence R. Heffernan Mr. William C. Fulcher Jr. Mr. Jeffrey C. Cranston Mr. Brian J. Lehner Rev. Lawrence L. Hummer Mr. & Mrs. Robert E. Ryan Mr. & Mrs. Charles W. Gehring Mr. Mark E. Creamer Rev. Michael J. Lumpe Mr. James E. Knapp participation rate: 33% Mr. Thomas F. Gleich Mr. Francis G. Curran Jr. Mr. Joseph B. Luthman Mr. Mark D. Kotlinski Mr. John A. Groom Mr. David M. De Fiebre Mr. & Mrs. John T. Mackessy Mr. Michael J. Lannan 1970 Mr. & Mrs. George L. Gugle IV Mr. John A. Dodd Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Christopher M. Mr. Torrence A. Makley III – total # of possible givers: 20 Mr. Robert J. Iannarino Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Dorinsky Mahler Mr. Sean H. Maxfield Rev. William L. Arnold Mr. & Mrs. William N. Kelsey Mr. Thomas M. Farrell Mr. Anthony G. Monaco Mr. Joseph M. McAndrews Mr. Steven P. Carroll Mr. Martin Klunk Mr. Thomas L. Gabelman Mr. & Mrs. William J. Nye Jr. Mr. John P. McIntosh Mr. Richard S. Dinovo Mr. William C. Mahler Mr. Peter R. Gallen Mr. Shawn P. Nye Mr. James A. Moskus Mr. & Mrs. W. Mark Gramlich Mr. T. Gerald O’Neil Mr. Michael J. Gordon Mr. & Mrs. Jason C. Plank Mr.& Mrs. Thomas M. Murnane Mr. Charles M. Grimm Mr. William L. Phillips II Mr. Paul M. Hahn Mr & Mrs Edward J Ryan Mr. Richard C. Notebaert Mr. & Mrs. Joseph M. Groom Mr. Rhett A. Plank Mr. & Mrs. Kevin V Harte Mr. & Mrs. J. David Ryan III Dr. Michael A. Oddi Mr. Albert W. Koenig III Mr. John C. Rumm Mr. Paul K. Hemmer Mr. & Mrs. Michael A. Schaefer Mr. Merrill D. Phelan Deacon & Mrs. Donald A. Mr. & Mrs. John C. Ryan Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Timothy M. Kelley Mr. Stephen D. Sims Mr. & Mrs. Michael F. Rafferty Poirier Mr. Francis R. Schwinne Lt. Col. Charles P. Kielkopf Mr. & Mrs. Douglas H. Stein Mr. Timothy J. Rooney Mr. James F. Riley Mr. Robert L. Selhorst Mr. Paul J. Kunzen Jr. Mr. John J. Sugar Jr. Dr. John T. Ryan Jr. Mr. Scott Wolfe Mr. Kevin G. Smith Mr. David A. Leonhardt Mr. & Mrs. Raymond E. Zanon Mr. & Mrs. Press C. participation rate: 50% Dr. E. Joseph Trapp Ph.D. Mr. Michael J. Lorr participation rate: 47% Southworth III Mr. & Mrs. James M. Vonau Mr. Craig E. McGuirk Mr. Michael A. Tabery 1971 Mr. & Mrs. Frank P. Whyte Mr. Sean McSweeney 1979 Mr. Terrance A. Trojack – total # of possible givers: 20 participation rate: 55% Mr. Stephen N. McVey – total # of possible givers: 57 Dr. Joseph Van Balen Archbishop Lorenzo Casati Mr. Ronald J. Ralston Mr. & Mrs. Bradley J. Bauer Mr. Terrence M. Weiler Mr. John B. Farrell 1975 Mr. Daniel L. Rankin IV Mr. Patrick Byrne Mr. Richard Weisgerber Mr. & Mrs. John J. Hohl – total # of possible givers: 77 Mr. Terrence M. Ryan Mr. Thomas L. Coffman Mr. William Zapp Mr. Timothy Huffman Mr. Norman J. Altman Mr. & Mrs. Jay Ryan Mr. Matthew R. Connor participation rate: 55% Deacon Francis Iannarino Mr. John W. Boswell Mr. Jack G. Schmidt Jr. Mr. Michael J. Connor Mr. Martin J. Kerscher Mr. Mark P. Brown Dr. Daniel J. Stein Mr. Mark C. Daflucas 1966 Mr. Jerome Lowry Mr. Charles W. Bunstine II Mr. Daniel J. Stollenwerk Mr. Bernard C. DeLeo Jr. – total # of possible givers: 20 Mr. Kevin O. Meyers Dr. T. Murt Byrne Mr. Patrick M. Zuk Dr. Dennis R. Durbin Mr. & Mrs. Joseph F. Copeland Dr. Samuel P. Wallace Mr. Thomas J. Caito Jr. participation rate: 41% Mr. Timothy P. Flynn Mr. John C. Erb participation rate: 45% Mr. Michael F. Coady Mr. Timothy P. Furlong Msgr. Joseph N. Fete Coady Construction 1977 Mr. Thomas Harvey Jr. Dr. Andrew J. Catanzaro 1972 Mr. & Mrs. Patrick A. Connor – total # of possible givers: 60 Mr. & Mrs. Robert W. Horner III Mr. Daniel J. Howard – total # of possible givers: 23 Mr. Brian M. Decker Mr. & Mrs. Kevin P. Coady Mr. Frank J. Macioce Rev. W. Thomas Kessler Mr. Robert R. Baker Mr. Brad A. Del Matto Mr. & Mrs. Kevin R. Conners Mr. Lawrence E. Manierre Rev. Raymond Larussa Mr. Gerard M. Barrow Sr. Mr. Jeffrey D. Engle Mr. Brian A. Connor Mr. Thomas E. Milem Dr. Mark A. Mitchell Mr. Robert W. Blakeman Mr. Donald B. Harrison Mr. Timothy J. Devine Mr. David L. Pemberton Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Van R. Stewart Dr. Dana L. Bott Mr. & Mrs. Dale A Hatem Mr. David E. Driver Mr. Stephen C. Phillips participation rate: 45% Mr. & Mrs. Philip C. Caito Dr. Daniel J. Heinmiller Rev. Timothy M. Hayes Mr. Timothy M. Pierce Mr. Charles L. Grove III Mr. James E. Hoffman Mr. Dennis J. Hollern Mr. & Mrs. Ralph V. Polletta Mr. William P. Hannigan Mr. Raymond T. Hohl Mr. Terrence P. Kelley Mr. Ralph M. Recchie Mr. Joseph C. Iannarino Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Michael Holleran Mr. Daniel P. Kenney Mr. Edward Rice Mr. John F. Kramer Mr. Timothy J. Klunk Mr. Timothy W. Krauss Mr. G. Steven Ringley The Distinctive Leader in Catholic Education 51 Development Update

Rev. & Mrs. Steven Dr. Terence J. Gibboney Mr. Matthew D. Meara Mr. & Mrs. David Koebel Mr. & Mrs. John M. Dreska Smithberger Mr. Stephen D. Goodsell Mr. Joseph Mezera Mr. & Mrs. D. Bryan Kratz Mr. Scott C. Edsall Dr. & Mrs. Andrew M. Stein Mr. Thomas J. Grote Mr. Richard L. Nie Mr. Todd Kreider Mr. J. Christopher Flanagan Mr. William F. Sullivan Mr. & Mrs. Paul G. Heller Maj. & Mrs. Daniel W. Mr. Kurt J. Lauber Mr. David Foley Mr. Dean T. Wenger Dr. Andrew L. Hendrix Jr. O’Leary III Mr. Timothy J. McGhee Mr. James M. Greenhalge Mr. Edward Winters Mr. Harry L. Henning III Mr. Timothy J. Palmer Mr. Kevin McGinty Mr. John T. Gugle Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Paul Woodruff Mr. Kevin P. King Mr. Timothy L. Phillips Mr. George F. Meyers Mr. Scott A. Harmon participation rate: 49% Mr. & Mrs. Mike Klingler Mr. Todd W. Pinkerton Mr. James P. Minic Mr. Kevin A. Husch Mr. & Mrs. Christopher D. Mr. Brian C. Reis Mr. John M. Minic Mr. Bryan Jones 1980 Meacham Mr. Stephen J. Schmitt Mr. Ludwin Mora Mr. Mark Jones – total # of possible givers: 61 Mr. Jeffrey J. Moore Mr. Frederick W. Schuler Mr. Dennis G. O’Leary Mr. Matthew J. Kletzly Mr. Mark C. Batcheck Mr. Christopher K. Paolini Mr. David A. Scott Dr. & Dr. Kevin P. O’Reilly Mr. Robert Koebel Dr. Anthony J. Blum Mr. & Mrs. John W. Plank Mr. & Mrs. Omar Shiblaq Mr. Stephen N. Pellican Mr. Christopher J. Lauber Mr. Thomas E. Bogen Jr. Dr. & Mrs. Thomas S. Rankin Mr. Patrick W. Simeon Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey L. Pharion Mr. & Mrs. William L. Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence L. Mr. Mark J. Schmitt Mr. Robert W. St. John Mr. Raymond Phillips L’Esperance Dieker Jr. Mr. Michael J. Schmitt Mr. Brian E. Stiltner Mr. William H. Prophater Jr. Mr. Mark P. Majernik Dr. Hans Guter Mr. Andrew A. Schneider Mr. Peter D. Sullivan Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Reis Mr. Kenneth R. McKinley Mr. Christopher L. Harvey Mr. Richard T. Sheeran Mr. & Mrs. Peter Swisher Mr. Thomas A. Rubadue Jr. Mr. Christopher M. Mullins Mr. W. Scott Haselwood Mr. Michael J. Sweeney Jr. Mr. Nicholas Thurn Mr. Todd Sheets Mr. Kevin M. Murphy Mr. Douglas A. Jacobs Dr. Steven B. Thompson Mr. John A.Q. Tiberi Mr. Timothy J. Shremshock Mr. Joseph H. Murphy Mr. James A. King Mr. Daniel P. Thompson Mr. & Mrs. Thomas G. Vargo Mr. Nicholas A. Soulas Jr. Mr. & Mrs. David T. O’Reilly Mr. Mark H. Klingler Mr. Eric J. Weisheit Mr. Thomas T. Vogel Jr. Mr. & Mrs. James Stevenson Mr. & Mrs. Thomas G. Mr. James P. Koenig Mr. Gregory S. Woodruff Mr. & Mrs. Charles G. Warner Mr. David A. Thornton Pillifant IV Mr. & Mrs. David K. Lawler participation rate: 37% Mr. J. Patrick Welsh participation rate: 35% Mr. David M. Postlewaite II Mr. Mark C. Lotte Mr. Casimir P. Wieszczek III Mr. Braden W. Pritz Dr. & Mrs. James P. Mackessy 1983 participation rate: 41% 1987 Mr. Andrew D. Rogerson Mr. John B. Martin – total # of possible givers: 62 – total # of possible givers: 100 Mr. James Rubadue Mr. Gregory D. May Mr. Mark Taylor Bahlmann 1985 Mr. Otto Beatty III Mr. Timothy G. Schlotterer Maj. Shawn E. McManigell Dr. Anthony T. Bernens – total # of possible givers: 86 Mr. Andrew Beauseau Mr. John Short Mr. Patrick J. McSweeney Mr. William C. Bunstine Mr. Paul A. Arnold “Mr. & Mrs. Robert M. Mr. & Mrs. Press C. Mr. Joseph P. Meara Mr. & Mrs. Andrew R. Carr Mr. Michael P. Creedon Benjamin, II” Southworth IV Mr. John P. Meier Mr. & Mrs. Richard M. Crabtree Mr. Timothy E. Dunn “Mr. James T. Dillard, Jr.” Mr. Jeffrey W. Stiltner Mr. Brett A. Navin Mr. Christopher A. Durbin Mr. Harold B. Epler III Mr. Thomas E. Doon Mr. Kyle M. Sweeney Mr. & Mrs. Daniel A. Nye Mr. David Eblin Mr. Vincent J. Fabro Mr. Dennis M. Dreisbach Mr. Shawn Sweeney Mr. Louis J. Pallay Mr. & Mrs. Louis J. Fabro Mr. Jeffrey W. Farkas Mr. Daric J. Galden Mr. Mark P. Vogel Mr. & Mrs.Terrence P. Rankin Mr. James V. Felty Mr. Thomas L. Gerlacher Mr. Steven J. Hayes Dr. Frederick H. White Mr. & Mrs. Jonathan J. Ryan Dr. Timothy A. Freeman Jr. Mr. Michael Gimeson Mr. Marcus L. Herzberg Mr. Steven W. Wohlfrom Mr. Scott S. Schaefer Mr. & Mrs. Brian F. Gilchrist Mr. & Mrs. David J. Hayes Mr. Brian A. Hill Mr. Thomas R. Yonk Mr. H. David Shea Mr. Jeffrey A. Hayes Mr. & Mrs. James E. Heller Mr. Edward J. Hohmann participation rate: 39% Mr. Joe Smithberger Mr. & Mrs. Timothy J. Horner Mr. Michael J. Jarosi Mr. Heber Howard Mr. Timothy J. Sullivan Mr. & Mrs. Joseph M. Isbell Mr. Stephen R. Jones “Mr. S. Paul Kemerling, Jr.” 1989 Mr. & Mrs. Ronald L. Westhoff Mr. Jeffrey E. Kuzma Mr. Todd M. Kays Mr. Sean Kozak – total # of possible givers: 115 participation rate: 49% Mr. & Mrs. Patrick A. Lawler Mr. & Mrs. Michael L. Kletzly Mr. Patrick G. Lyons Mr. Andrew T. Allwein Mr. Scott G. Maddox Mr. Thomas M. Koch Mr. Matthew C. Malone Mr. Michael D. Anderson 1981 Mr. & Mrs. Timothy S. Rankin Dr. Robert F. Koerner Mr. Jeffrey J. Mattingly Mr. Matthew S. Backiewicz – total # of possible givers: 58 Mr. Kevin C. Shannon Mr. Kevin J. Kranz Mr. Sean L. McGovern Mr. & Mrs. Matthew I. Berrisford Mr. Michael J. Bennett Mr. & Mrs. William T. Sharpe Mr. Erick J. Lauber Mr. Frederick T. Moses Mr. James F. Borger Mr. Geary A. Bradley III Mr. Constantine A. Soulas Mr. Thomas M. McDonald Mr. & Mrs. Jerry J. Murray Jr. Mr. Terence J. Brennan Mr. Timothy M. Coady Mr. & Mrs. Daniel P. Sullivan Mr. Thomas A. McRae Mr. Shawn T. Rieder Mr. & Mrs. John K. Carollo Mr. Joseph J. Davis Mr. Stephen J. Valachovic Mr. Kevin Meara Mr. Mark D. Ritter Mr. Ernest E. Dancer III Mr. Robert L. Eblin Mr. Michael D. Warner Mr. Michael D. Orwick Mr. Matthew Rushay Mr. & Mrs. Hugh J. Dorrian Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Daniel J. Eifert Mr. & Mrs. Peter A. Wenger Mr. Mark Ridgeway Mr. Kevin Saas Mr. Michael S. Epler Mr. Peter C. Gallagher II Mr. William H. Werst III Mr. Mark A. Riordan Mr. Eric S. Sagun Mr. Edward A. Ferguson III Mr. & Mrs. John F. Gibbons Jr. participation rate: 41% Mr. James Saas Mr. Kurt Schilder Dr. & Mrs. Jon L. Forche Mr. & Mrs. Harry J. Haney III Mr. & Mrs. John M. Salyer “Mr. James L. Simbro, Jr.” Mr. Todd M. Gummer Mr. Michael S. Holgate 1984 Mr. Daniel R. Schneider Mr. Michael E. Smith Mr. Bryce A. Lenox Mr. Brian A. King – total # of possible givers: 110 Mr. Kevin R. Schockling Mr. James P. Steckler Mr. Bradley T. Leshnock Mr. John A. Lumpe Mr. Gregory S. Bigler Mr. & Mrs. Michael S. Spillan Mr. Loren C. Stone Mr. Christian J. Maiberger Mr. & Mrs. Steven D. Meier Mr. & Mrs. Andrew D. Brady Dr. Charles P. Sweeney Mr. Michael Tangeman Mr. Robert A. Martin Mr. Matthew J. Minic Mr. W. Gene Brooks II Mr. Richard A. Thomas Mr. Mark Thomas Mr. Jeffrey A. Martin Mr. Edmund C. Moore Mr. Richard Callahan Dr. & Mrs. Arthur A. Wall III Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Quint Tiberi Mr. Brendon M. McSweeney Mr. Robert R. Nourse Mr. & Mrs. Douglas Chrissan participation rate: 37% Mr. Michael Walsh Mr. Robert G. Nadalin Mr. Philip G. Schell Mr. Kevin P. Collins Mr. & Mrs. Todd P. Wandtke Mr. & Mrs. Michael S. Probst Mr. Daniel J. Sheeran Mr. Stephen A. Deibel Jr. 1986 “Mr. Michael T. Whitehead, Jr.” Mr. James B. Rafter III Mr. Paul W. Solomon Jr. Mr. Craig P. Engle – total # of possible givers: 104 Mr. Michael J. Wihl Mr. Rex J. Ralston Mr. Timothy J. Turner Dr. Robert J. Forche Mr. Timothy D. Allwein Mr. Joseph A. Wolf Mr. Sean E. Roehrenbeck Mr. & Mrs. Joseph A. Wagy Mr. & Mrs. Brian M. Franz Mr. Angelo Catenacci Mr. & Mrs. Ronald S. Wollett Mr. Robert S. Ryan Mr. William Michael Westwood Mr. & Mrs. Dane L. Galden Mr. John D. Crabtree Mr. John B. Youger Mr. & Mrs. Brian R. Saas participation rate: 37% Mr. & Mrs. John J. Garvey III Mr. Michael A. Deibel participation rate: 40% Mr. Peter M. Sanfelippo II Mr. Timothy H. Hamburger Mr. Michael R. Durbin Mr. Joseph T. Schmitt 1982 Dr. Patrick J. Haney Dr. Gary R. Gerlacher 1988 Mr. Richard R. Stedman II – total # of possible givers: 77 Mr. Jeffrey F. Havens Mr. Michael R. Gibson – total # of possible givers: 106 Mr. Matthew T. Strausbaugh Mr. & Mrs. James M. Brady Mr. Andrew Hughes Mr. Michael L. Green Mr. Gregory C. Billhardt Mr. Brian C. Tarpy Mr. Patrick S. Doon Mr. Scott A. Kays Mr. John Greenhalge Mr. & Mrs. Paul D. Blodgett Mr. Matthew S. Tibbs Dr. & Mrs. John T. Duddy Mr. Grant P. Kelley Mr. & Mrs. Lee Hanna Mr. Mark A. Bradley Dr. John A. Vaughn Mr. William S. Fannin Jr. Mr. Byron T. Kennedy Mr. Kevin P. Hayes Mr. Christopher Brady Mr. & Mrs. Scott R. Wardlow Mr. Kenneth P. Flaherty Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey A. Klingler Mr. Peter Hettinger Mr. & Mrs. Scott C. Casey Mr. Brian A. Webb Mr. Albert D. Francis Mr. James D. Klunk Jr. Mr. David Kerscher Mr. Michael J. Cooney Mr. & Mrs. Matt Weger Dr. Andrew M. Gast Mr. Jeffrey E. Meacham Rev. Robert J. Kitsmiller Mr. Christopher A. Denk Mr. William L. Werden Jr. 52 St. Charles Preparatory School Mr. Matthew T. Whitehead Mr. Chad P. Kays Mr. Nickolas Magora Jr. Mr. Joshua T. Witten 2002* Mr. Shawn P. Wilkinson Mr. Andrew J. Maciejewski Mr. Robert J. Mayhan Jr. participation rate: 13% – total # of possible givers: 98 Mr. Jason M. Younger Mr. John M. Marmion III Mr. James M. Molholm Mr. Jacob J. Drumheller Mr. Ronald L. Younkin Mr. & Mrs. Jonathan D. Mr. Brian L. Murphy 1998 Mr. Albert M. Johnston Mr. & Mrs. James H. Zink McGhee Mr. & Mrs. Andrew M. Parrish – total # of possible givers: 95 Mr. Andrew N. Magee participation rate: 36% Mr. Paul L. Miracle Mr. Timothy W. Richardson Mr. Dominic W. Biscuso Mr. Louis J. Sandor Mr. Joshua M. Monahan Mr. Jeremy D. Seidt Mr. Timothy A. Butcher Mr. Philip W. Schaeffing 1990 Mr. & Mrs. John T. Morgan Mr. Geoffrey S. Shaver Mr. & Mrs. Michael W. Federer Mr. Benjamin J. Tilton – total # of possible givers: 68 Mr. Kelly W. Mullins Dr. Steven R. Sierakowski Mr. Stephen M. Haggard Mr. Eric J. Vanderson Mr. Jason C. Blum Mr. Constantine S. Regas Mr. Derek P. Smith Mr. Ronald D. Heitz participation rate: 7% Mr. Jerry M Bodman Mr. Christian J. Rether Mr. Louis W. Susi Mr. Michael I. Kelleher Mr. Christopher J. Cage Mr. Christopher B. Reyes Mr. Nicholas A. Tichich Mr. Robert J. Kristof 2003* Mr. Matthew J. Cooney Mr. Nathaniel M. Saguisi participation rate: 27% Mr. Aleck K. Landgraf – total # of possible givers: 120 Mr. Christopher M. Dreska Mr. Thomas P. Schindler Mr. John A. Passaglia Mr. Coleman O. Clougherty Dr. Francisco A. Garabis, M.D. Mr. Andrew W. Schweitzer 1995 Mr. Adam P. Price Mr. Aaron J. Diehl Mr. Diallo Gentry Mr. & Mrs. Bradley S. Smith – total # of possible givers: 106 Mr. Mark J. Reiner Mr. Jeremy K. Gano Mr. & Mrs. Robert L. Harmon Mr. Kevin S. Turner Mr. Matthew J. Baehr Mr. Jeremy J. Rodock Mr. Alex Norman Mr. Christopher M. Kazor Mr. & Mrs. Paul A. Vellani Mr. Shane D. Ball Mr. Arthur J. Roehrenbeck participation rate: 3% Mr. Anthony M. Liakos Mr. Gordon S. Welt Mr. & Mrs. Zachary T. Ball Mr. Joseph L. Rugola Mr. Scott W. Lyons Rev. Jonathan F. Wilson Mr. Christopher A. Bush Mr. Philip J. Ryan 2004* Dr. Joseph F. Michalec Mr. & Mrs. Brian D. Wright Mr. Alexander M. Carlin participation rate: 15% – total # of possible givers: 124 Mr. Bradley N. Mullenix participation rate: 40% Mr. & Mrs. Daniel J. Clark Mr. Jonathon A. Ciancetta Mr. L. Frederick Sommer III Mr. Aaron R. Esmailzadeh 1999 Mr. Joseph Ebrahimian Mr. Michael E. Spires 1993 Mr. & Mrs. Joshua R. Gelhaus – total # of possible givers: 99 Mr. Charles W. Ewing Mr. Michael J. Stevenson – total # of possible givers: 83 Mr. Brent C. Gillies Mr. Gino A. Canini Mr. Gregory M. Forrest Mr. Damian S. Stone Mr. Michael T. Allen Mr. & Mrs. Bradford J. Glavan Mr. Finnian M.K. Carstens Mr. Marc A. Nappier Dr. Theodore L. Turocy III Mr. Scott R. Arthur Mr. William D. McKinley Mr. Daniel L. Castillo Mr. Michael L. Reggie participation rate: 26% Mr. Andrew N.C. Babson Mr. Jason A. Nappier Mr. Michael E. Fletcher Mr. Michael F. Wells Mr. Andrew W. Bartz Mr. Jeffrey G. Park Mr. Edward J. Giles IV participation rate: 7% 1991 Mr. John C. Baumann Mr. Andy Riederer Mr. Paul M. Gohr – total # of possible givers: 84 Mr. Vincent H. Bennett Mr. Kevin M. Ryan Mr. Benjamin E. Gruber 2005* Mr. Brandon G. Belli Mr. Michael T. Bradley Mr. & Mrs. Brian P. White Mr. David J. Igel – total # of possible givers: 119 Mr. Raymond M.E. Benjamin Mr. Michael O. Bryant participation rate: 15% Mr. Richard R. Jandrain IV Mr. Joseph A. Anastasi Mr. John C. Boggs Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey A. Carr Mr. Christopher P. Kohler Mr. Aaron M. Bachman Mr. Erik B. Bower Mr. Dominic A. Cavello 1996 Mr. Matthew J. Lower Mr. James I. Mills Mr. & Mrs. Thomas J. Clarke Mr. & Mrs. J. James Deutschle – total # of possible givers: 84 Mr. Jeremy J. Mazza Mr. Benjamin M. Stinson Mr. Christopher R. Crosby Mr. Craig E. Donley Mr. Jonathan A. Amico Mr. Brandon C. Merriman Mr. B.J. Yurkovich Rev. James C. Csaszar Mr. Keary M. Doon Mr. Michael W. Bissmeyer Mr. David J. Moehrman participation rate: 4% Mr. David W. Curran Mr. Andrew Z. Filiatraut Mr. Jeremiah Chmielewski Mr. Benjamin C. Recchie Mr. Daniel E. Donovan Mr. & Mrs. Bogomir Glavan Mr. Joseph D. DeSapri Mr. Francesco Ross 2006* Mr. & Mrs. Christopher J. Ellis Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey S. Gugle Mr. Michael R. Ducharme Mr. Jeffrey D. Schubert – total # of possible givers: 139 Mr. Chad D. Gibson Mr. Douglas W. Healy Mr. Brian D. English Mr. Charles F. Shonk Mr. Graham R. Campbell Mr. Paul J. Glass Mr. Joseph E. Held Mr. Nathan A. Erlinger Mr. Vincent P. Straub Mr. Patrick E. Damo Mr. Aaron D. Hatcher Mr. Anthony J. Mampieri Mr. Nathan A. Friend Mr. Sean A. Whalen Mr. Derek A. DiSabato Mr. William J. Hayes Mr. Jonathan J. Mess Mr. George G. Groszko Mr. Robert-Joshua D. Young Mr. David W. Riehl Mr. Erick C. Herzberg Mr. & Mrs. Brandon C. North Mr. Matthew M. Gynn participation rate: 21% Mr. Matthew E. Rochford Mr. & Mrs. Chip Hill Mr. Michael A. Pione Mr. Brian J. Harrison participation rate: 3% Mr. David C. Jones Mr. J. Aaron Purdy Mr. Richard A. Hershner 2000 Mr. James W. Mason Mr. Justin J. Reinmuth Mr. Justin F. Higdon – total # of possible givers: 93 * St. Charles does not solicit Mr. & Mrs. Michael A. Novak Mr. Robert E. Ryan III Mr. Benjamin P. Jones Mr. Brian A. Barnhart its alumni during their first four Mr. Brian P. O’Reilly Mr. Andrew W. Shawver Mr. Robert A. Kuehl Jr. Mr. Dru W. Belli years as graduates. Mr. & Mrs. Robert M. Pellican Mr. & Mrs. Kyle J. Strahler Mr. Coran E. Lorden Mr. Matthew C. Byrum Mr. Jonathan P. Porter Mr. William E. Switalski Mr. Richard A. Lucas Mr. Andrew L. Chelton Mr. J. David Probst Mr. Stephen M. Szolosi Mr. Lars P. Mahler Mr. Marcus A. Cornell Mr. Christopher M. Robine Mr. Jonathan Tarpy Mr. Nathan C. Myers Mr. Brian W. Dillard Mr. Aaron L. Schweitzer Mr. Sean T. Tracy Dr. Eric E. Neader Mr. Steven P. Moore Mr. Stephen A. Sherowski Mr. William F. Williams Jr. Mr. Daniel E. Porath Mr. David J. Pemberton Mr. & Mrs. Ryan P. Sullivan Mr. Wade L. Workman Mr. Adam F. Saad Mr. Stephen T. Quinn Mr. Kevin A. Sullivan participation rate: 39% Mr. Christopher G. Schleicher Mr. Nicholas C. Riehl Mr. Gerard J. Tracy Mr. Corey A. Todd Mr. Stephen R. Riley Mr. Marcus T. Whitehead 1994 Mr. & Mrs. Patrick J. Wackerly Mr. Andrew T. Robinson participation rate: 35% – total # of possible givers: 106 Mr. & Mrs. Christopher M. Ward Mr. Derrick D. Woodard Mr. & Mrs. Jian D. Allen Mr. Brian P. Whitlatch participation rate: 13% 1992 Mr. Thaddeus E. Burton Mr. Brett E. Younkin – total # of possible givers: 84 Mr. & Mrs. Chad C. Cage participation rate: 28% 2001 Mr. Paul M. Barr Mr. Bryan A. Carnahan – total # of possible givers: 90 Mr. & Mrs. Patrick Baumann Mr. Bradford K. Chelton 1997 Mr. Christopher Alvarez- Mr. & Mrs. C. Andrew Bush Mr. Christopher P. Dake – total # of possible givers: 89 Breckenridge Mr. Anthony T. Cottone IV Mr. Colin D. Devine Mr. Lucas R. Argobright Mr. Shamus B. Cassidy Mr. John K. Daulton Mr. & Mrs. Richard L. Ey Mr. Adam G. Gillespie Mr. Matthew P. Fletcher Dr. & Mrs. James W. DeSapri Mr. Steven M. Fix Mr. Daniel P. Hickey Mr. Matthew K. Garver Mr. & Mrs. Anthony P. Fabro Mr. Michael S. Flanagan Mr. Christopher C. Muha Mr. J. Liam Gruzs Mr. Andrew R. Haney Mr. Jeremiah S. Fultz Mr. Michael T. Picone Mr. Chad E. Iacovetta Mr. David H. Hanrahan Jr. Mr. Benjamin D. Hatcher Mr. Joseph C. Servick III Mr. Jason R. Koralewski Mr. & Mrs. Michael Harlow Mr. Christopher T. Hughes Mr. Craig A. Simon Mr. Joseph W. Kovell Mr. Seth T. Hill Mr. Jason C. Kubin Mr. Andrew M. Szolosi Mr. Colin D. Quigley Mr. & Mrs. Aaron M. Hohl Mr. & Mrs. Alex K. Loehrer Mr. Nicholas J. Ulrich Mr. James J. Sagona Mr. & Mrs. Michael T. Hughes Mr. Andrew T. MacKinnon Mr. Daniel H. White participation rate: 11% Mr. Joseph A. Jurkowitz Mr. Douglas P. MacLachlan Mr. Christopher M. Widell The Distinctive Leader in Catholic Education 53 Development Update Charitable Legacy Planning Gift of Residence or Farm with a the Ohio Attorney General’s Office, Tax retained lifetime right to use the property. Section. Dick founded Ferris & Associates The Right Thing to Do This can be a primary or secondary home in 1993, a Williamsburg, VA, law firm or a farm from which you retain its use whose practice is limited to estate & trust by Richard L. Ferris Class of ’63 or income and, at death, the property planning, probate & estate administration automatically passes to the charity. and business formation & planning. Each of us gives Gift of Undivided Interest in Property. Dick earned his B.S. Degree from the to our favorite An example of this type of gift would University of Dayton, Law Degree from charities on a be the conveyance of a one-quarter (¼) Ohio Northern University and LL.M. regular basis, undivided interest in a parcel of land. (Masters of Law in Taxation) from Boston and we are each Life income gifts allow you to give to University. motivated for a charity but receive a regular income He has authored many articles on different reasons. for life. Life income gifts include gift Estate and Charitable Planning, Over my years annuities, Charitable Remainder Trusts including publication in the Virginia of practice, I and pooled income funds. A variation State Bar Trusts and Estates. He has co- have found that of this type of gift is a Charitable Lead authored three books on Estate and Trust many parents Richard L. Ferris ’63 Trust. With this method, you transfer Planning: LEGACY – Plan, Protect and and grandparents property (example, real estate, securities, Preserve Your Estate; GENERATIONS use charitable bonds and the like) to a trust, and the – Planning Your Legacy; and, LOVE, giving to teach their children and charity receives the income from the trust MONEY, CONTROL – Reinventing Estate grandchildren the importance of helping each year for a specified period (example, Planning. their communities or favorite charity 10 years). At the end of the period, the respond to unmet needs. Yes, they property returns to you or another family understand and welcome the tax benefits member. (income, gift and estate taxes) of their Leaving a bequest in a Will or Revocable charitable gifts, but for many parents Living Trust is the easiest and most and grandparents, it is more about common way for you to make a charitable shaping the legacy they leave behind gift. Bequests work particularly well than just how many dollars they will for those who are unable to make large, leave to their families. Simply having the outright gifts but would like to benefit opportunity to show “active caring” can be the charity at death. For example, in an important lesson. Giving is an act of your Will or Trust, the wording would be strength; caring requires self-confidence “I give, devise and bequeath Ten Percent and self-awareness. When you, as a (10%) of the remaining assets of my parent or grandparent offer these lessons, estate or trust to St. Charles Preparatory the lessons can be especially powerful to School, Columbus, Ohio, for the general impressionable minds. The best way to purpose of the School”. Another would be As part of its Golden Reunion celebration, the Class of “teach” others what is important to you is “I give, devise and bequeath the sum of 1957 collected gifts and pledges totaling $10,000. The funds are going to supplement the Coach Jack Ryan through example. $100,000.00 to St. Charles Preparatory Charitable giving falls into a few Memorial Scholarship and the Robert J. Ferris Memorial School for your specific purpose or in Fund, as well as the 2007-2008 Annual Fund and the general categories. These categories memory of . . .” Class of 1957 Music Faculty Office. Members of that include outright gifts, gifts of a part of (or Life Insurance and Retirement class pose with Dominic Cavello, holding the oversized an interest in) property and charitable Plans. As you develop your charitable check. gifts in trust. All these methods can be giving legacy, do not forget the use of used during one’s lifetime or at one’s life insurance and retirement plans death. Each has separate income, gift (example IRAs) as testamentary gifts and estate tax benefits. Many times the to your charity. Significant amounts tax benefits of charitable giving can be of wealth can be left a charity through significant. As a result, it is important life insurance proceeds and retirement to always check with your accountant, benefits with huge income and estate tax financial planner or tax attorney before savings. making the gift. Let’s look at the various As you can see, there are myriad ways alternatives you have for charitable to benefit your favorite charities during giving. life and/or death. The method by which Outright Gift is an immediate transfer you contribute will determine the tax from you to a charity. This can include benefits. Every person’s situation is cash, securities, tangible personal unique. Doug Stein, Senior Director The Class of 1962 raised $4,615 in gifts and pledges as property (works of art, antiques, books of Development at St. Charles, would part of its 45-year reunion Class Gift. The money will be and the like), intangible personal be pleased to meet with you and your used in support of student financial aid. property (patents, contracts, promissory financial consultants to discuss these and notes, royalties and the like) and real other ways of giving. estate (residence, farm, vacation home, Richard L. “Dick” Ferris, Class of commercial building, and land). 1963, began his legal career in 1972 with

54 St. Charles Preparatory School The Frank Dury National Honor Society Endowment For their 10-year reunion, members of the Class of 1997 The Class of 1977 raised $3,750 in gifts and pledges Fund was selected by the Class of 1992 to receive the raised $1,670 for their Class Gift. The funds go towards to support student financial aid as part of its 30-year $2,100 in gifts and pledges made by Frank’s classmates supporting tuition assistance at St. Charles through the reunion. on the occasion of their 15-year class reunion. Brian C. Muha Memorial Scholarship and this year’s Annual Fund.

The Class of 1982 established the Class of 1982 The Class of 1987 raised $2,950 in gifts and pledges as The Class of 1967 presented principal Dominic J. Endowment as part of its 25-year anniversary part of its 20-year reunion Class Gift. The money will be Cavello with a Class Gift “check” for $5,100 in support celebration in August. It presented principal Dominic used in support of student financial aid. of the Monsignor Stephen B. Hawkins Scholarship J. Cavello with an initial commitment of $12,250 of its Fund. $25,000 goal, which it hopes to reach by its 30-year reunion in 2012.

Put these dates on your calendar and make plans today to attend!! Upcoming Community Events If you have any questions about these events please contact the school’s Main Office at 614-252-6714 Feast Day Mass and presentation of the Borromean Medals and Principal’s Award: November 1, 2007 Prospective Student Information Alumni Association meeting: Thursday, Nov. 8, 2007 St. Charles Open House for interested young men and their families; in the Campus Theatre: Sun., Nov. 4, 2007 at 1:00 pm Mother’s Club Annual Silent Auction: Saturday, Dec. 1, 2007 Scholarship Test for 8th grade boys in the Robert C. Walter Alumni Association meeting: Thursday, Feb. 21, 2008 Student Commons: Sat., Jan. 26, 2008 at 9:00 am & 1:00 pm Spaghetti Dinner: Sunday, February 24, 2008 Upcoming Student Events Father/Son Mass and Breakfast: April 19, 2008 Drama Department’s Fall production, The Odyssey; In the Campus Theatre; Thur.-Sunday, December 6-9, 2007 Combined Class Reunion Weekend for all 2008 Reunion Classes: August 15-16, 2008 The Cardinal Christmas Concert in the Campus Theatre (Free): Wednesday, December 12, 2007 To receive monthly e-mail updates on upcoming and current events such as alumni liturgies and awards; theatrical St. Charles-Columbus School for Girls band concert; productions and student-related activities,and many more Shedd Theatre at CSG; Free; Tue., March 11, 2008 special events like the ones highlighted above, e-mail lfabro@ Drama Department’s Winter production, The Beaux’ stcharlesprep.org and let alumni director Louis J. Fabro ’83 Strategem; In the Campus Theatre Thur.-Sunday, 6-9, 2008 know! St. Charles Annual Blood Drive; School Gymnasium; All welcome to participate! Wed., April 16, 2008

The Distinctive Leader in Catholic Education 55 In this nighttime aerial photograph, with “SC” prominently centered, Walt Plank Field radiates in all its glory amidst the darkened surroundings of the school’s Bexley campus and neighborhood. The picture truly showcases the multi-sport nature of the facility and its new all-weather synthetic surface. White markings outline the football field, blue denotes the lacrosse area, yellow indicates the soccer boundaries, and the burnt-red is part of the infield for the baseball diamond. On the occasion of its game against Youngstown Ursuline on October 5, the St. Charles football team prepares to charge through the “Tunnel of Pride” (in the Field’s upper right corner) and take the field prior to the start of the game. The new brick and limestone entrance to altW Plank Field and the Sean P. Reed Plaza can be seen on the far right of the field just below the Rose and Dedger Jones Natatorium (with the white roof).

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