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MagnificatSaint Mary’s College Preparatory High School Alumni Association Magazine | Winter 2008 Coming Home Again 16th Annual Don Monti Memorial Golf Classic Who Says You Can’t Go Home? Fall Reunion Highlights School News Students to Watch Windows on Saint Mary’s

in the Spotlight Gaels Society Members Double Your Money, Take the Siedlick Challenge

Wishing you and your families a very blessed Christmas season. contents sections

alumni association | 5 February 26, 2009 Young Alumni Night student profiles | 6 6:00 PM Bar 9 807 Ninth Avenue, NYC For more information, please in the spotlight | 11 & 20 contact the Office of Alumni Relations at 516 627 4605 or visit www.stmaryalumni.ws school news | 13

March 19, 2009 coming home | 17 Ladies’ Night Out: Fashion Show & Dinner Leonard’s - La Dolce Vita reunions | 23 Cocktail Hour: 6:30 PM Dinner: 7:30-10:30 PM All alumnae and mothers of in memorium | 38 alumnae are invited to attend and reconnect with Saint Mary’s. Make this your mini-reunion in 2009! Please contact Alice Evans at [email protected] for more information and reservations.

On the Cover: Shannon Farley '97, Eileen Symmons '86, and Kristin April 23, 2009 Lynch Graham '88. Photo by Constance Brukin. For story, see page 17. 4th Annual St. Mary’s High School Alumni Hall of Fame Induction & On the Web! Spring Alumni Reception 6:00 PM Please visit the high school website www.stmary.ws/highschool for New York Athletic Club, NYC the Spring Athletic schedule. Alumni are invited to attend night For more information, please games and BBQs to reconnect and see the current teams in action! contact the Office of Alumni Relations at 516 627 4605 or visit www.stmaryalumni.ws Alumni Updates Wanted... We are currently restructuring our Gael Winds section. We would love to hear from you and publish your news and photos in the next issue September 24, 2009 of Magnificat. Please submit your entries to [email protected]. 17th Annual Don Monti Golf Classic & Fall Alumni All digital photos must be hi-res for quality printing. Reception Visit our website for the latest updates, news, and events for the Plandome Country Club For more information, please Alumni Association and Saint Mary’s College Preparatory High School contact the Office of Alumni at www.stmaryalumni.ws or call the Alumni Relations Relations at 516 627 4605 or visit Office at 516 627 4605. www.stmaryalumni.ws calendar of events contents MagnificatALUMNI Editorial Editor in Chief | Kristin Lynch Graham ‘88 Editor | Jay McDonnell Creative Director | Eileen Symmons ‘86 Contributing Authors Eileen T. McMahon Terry Laughlin ‘68 feature stories

16th Annual Don Monti Memorial Golf Classic 7 & Fall Dinner Reception Administrative Pastor | Rev. Msgr. John J. McCann ‘57 Principal | Dr. Kevin McBride Director of Development | Kristin Lynch Graham ‘88 Gaels Society Members Director of Alumni Relations | Jay McDonnell Director of Communications | Eileen Symmons ‘86 11 Saint mary’s Alumni Association Officers President | Andrew DellaRatta ‘88 Windows on Saint Mary's Vice President | Thomas Smyth ‘86 Secretary | Janet Barth McHale ‘69 Treasurer | Robert Pennachio ‘86 13 Chaplain | Sr. Marylin Grosselfinger, IHM ‘61 Moderator | Sr. Mariette Quinn, IHM Board Robert Anastasia ‘71 Who Says You Can't Go Home? Alice Phillips Belmonte ‘84 Judi Annibale Betts ‘59 Thomas Clifford ‘99 17 Robert Dunphy ‘93 Melissa DeRosa Johnston ‘94 Gary Leli ‘00 Larry Siedlick and His Call to Action Mary Beth Welsh ‘84 20 Gaels Society Chairperson | Sr. Barbara Jablonski, IHM ‘59 Chairperson | Br. John Klein, FMS ‘65 Co-Chairs Fall Reunion Highlights Anthony Bonomo Francis J. Coughlin, Jr. ‘73 Donald Denihan ‘79 23 Margaret Grace Teaching the Gospel Values Stephen Hannan ‘80 John Idol ‘76 Rev. Msgr. John J. McCann ‘57 30 Daniel Nolan Arthur & Caroline Monti Saladino Silvana Scotto Zangri ‘88 33 2008 Annual Fund Donor Listing www.stmaryalumni.ws | 3 The 2009-2010 school year marks the 60th Anniversary of the founding of St. Mary’s College Preparatory High School.

When the Class of 1949 entered as freshmen, the legacy of St. Mary’s High School education began. Sixty years later, St. Mary’s continues to provide excellent and accessible Catholic education 60th to young men and women. Plan to join us for a year of Anniversary anniversary celebrations. Details to follow.

If you have a piece of St. Mary’s Celebration history to share, please contact the Office of Alumni Relations at 516 627 4605. All stories, photos and memorabilia are welcome. "Joyful, Loving Service." "To Jesus, through Mary."

Saint Mary's College Preparatory High School ✟ Founded 1949 www.stmaryalumni.ws alumni association

Association is planning two alumni social, networking receptions in Manhattan. The first is on February 26th at Bar 9, and plans are underway for a July date. We will return to the New York Athletic Club in April for our Hall of Fame Induction Reception. We will gather to honor those that have given selflessly to their profession, communities and have made your Alma Mater so proud. Finally, Tom Smyth ‘86, has been hard at work planning a theater night in Manhattan. We hope to have tickets available for a Broadway play next year. I hope you will make an effort to attend and enjoy these events with family and fellow alumni.

As you may know, St. Mary’s High School was founded in 1949 by St. Mary’s parish pastor Monsignor John K. Sharpe, and was encouraged by Bishop Thomas E. Molloy of Brooklyn. Monsignor Dear Fellow Alumnus, Sharpe was an early benefactor to our school, donating $2,000 of his personal savings to help make our school a reality. Two It is a pleasure to serve as the Saint Mary’s High School Alumni thousand dollars was quite a large sum in the late 1940s, Association President for the current term. I am a graduate of the especially for a man of the cloth. In that same spirit, I hope Class of 1988, celebrating our 20th reunion this year. I attended you will consider giving to St. Mary’s High School to continue St. Mary’s High School by following in the foot steps of my brother the Catholic education and development of young men and John ‘82, and my sister Regina ‘84. Our parents were married in women. Make your donations personal; give in honor or memory the parish church and we were all born and raised in the parish. of a teacher or classmate. Remember, your donations are tax The parish and our high school have always played an important deductible, which will benefit you while benefiting our school. and central role in my life and family. Finally and on behalf of the Alumni Association and St. Mary’s Our Alumni Association is over 13,000 strong with members High School, I extend my deep gratitude to past president Frank serving in all walks of life. From teaching our future leaders in the Coughlin, Jr. ‘73, and past trustees Laura Mastrogianni Landgraff classroom, to serving as first responders, to serving in our military ‘63 and Michael Doran ‘69. Over the years, Frank’s leadership has and protecting our nation, to serving as doctors, engineers, been instrumental in the success of the Association and direction lawyers, scientists, financial representatives, and many other of our school. Laura and Michael have given personally of their professions, as well as serving Christ and mankind in various time and energy to plan and attend countless Alumni events. We religious orders. We are a very special group with a common owe a great deal of gratitude to them and will sorely miss their denominator. We are all graduates of St. Mary’s High School. guidance, wisdom and energy. Something for which we are all very proud. I extend to you and your family a very Merry Christmas and a The Alumni Association has again been hard at work hosting happy and healthy New Year. I look forward to meeting you at our and planning events for the year. The Annual St. Mary’s High upcoming events. School Don Monti Golf Classic was another huge success. Alumni enjoyed the Plandome Country Club golf course, along with With best wishes, a wonderful cocktail hour and reception where relationships were rekindled and new ones created. The Annual Alumni Mass honoring our deceased Alumni was held at St. Mary’s Church on October 12, 2008. Another huge success, the Mass was said Andrew F.J. Della Ratta ‘88 by Father Edward Doran ‘59 who shared anecdotes of his Irish childhood with his grandmother, parents and many siblings. A reception followed below the Church in the Marian Room. The student profiles

Students to Watch Grace Chao and Gregory Sullivan ‘09 by Eileen T. McMahon about how advocacy works, about the art of compromise, and of the power to One of the outstanding members of her effect change. “That sort of power is not class, Grace Chao is a person able to something most people are exposed to,” combine academic excellence, volunteer she noted. One example of the group’s work and advocacy. Daughter of Dr. work is that it lobbied to have students Chu-Liang and Soon-Eng Chao, Grace is become members of school boards. Her a member of our Scholar Service Institute. membership in the Reformed Church Grace finds community service worthwhile and her faith help her to be very positive for the assistance it gives others, but she and hopeful about life. Effecting change, also considers it fun. One of her favorite she says, is about using one’s God-given talents to share with others. Currently, Grace is applying to college, hoping to pursue a career in medicine. She Gregory Sullivan was recently notified that she was one of two Ahmet (Turkey), Marcos (Spain), Ruben New York students to (Mexico) and Tiago (Portugal). He reports earn a perfect score of that the experience has “enriched my 36 on the September life.” His family may be adopting three 2008 ACT Test. children from the Ukraine shortly. When speaking of this, Greg uses the pronoun Gregory Sullivan’s career “we” because all family members are part Grace Chao goal is to become a of the decision making. His family doesn’t ways is to tutor at Adventures in Learning novelist. He has had a short story, “The want to see brothers separated from one through Campus Ministry. She has taken Window,” published in The Phoenix, our another. Because he is close to his older initiative here, founding clubs when she literary magazine. Greg participates in brother, he knows how difficult that would sees a need. The Asian Club is important the Creative Writing Club and is in English be. He sees these children as children in to Grace because with a large population Honors. Among his activities is teaching need and has come to love them. Greg of international students at St. Mary’s, this sixth grade CCD at St. Anastasia’s Parish. has kept in touch with all of the people club assists the new students in meeting Faith is important to Gregory and to his who have lived with his family and has others, contributes to their sense of family; they strive to express their beliefs been able to visit some of them in their belonging, and provides an opportunity through their everyday lives. home countries. Perhaps what he has for cross-cultural learning. Having played observed on his journey and through the violin since the age of four, Grace also From Little Neck, Greg is the son of Gene the interactions with people of different started a Chamber Music ensemble. and Regina Sullivan and has an older cultures will one day be reflected in his Grace is actively involved in an brother, Ryan, who graduated from St. novels. organization called YouthAction which is Mary’s in 2005. His family has hosted Eileen T. McMahon is the director of the involved in improving the New York City a number of exchange students from Scholar Service Institute and teaches English Public Schools. She has learned much around the world: Sebastian (Germany), and Religion at St. Mary’s. www.stmaryalumni.ws | 6 16th Annual Don Monti Golf Classic Another Success for the Alumni Association

The Saint Mary’s Alumni Association’s introducing the Coughlin family to present my good friends and other alum during 16th Annual Don Monti Golf Classic and the Timothy Coughlin Award, which was our round of golf and at the dinner that Fall Dinner Reception took place on presented most deservedly to Mary Beth follows that keep me coming back. September 25. Seventy-six golfers, and Welsh! Congratulations to Mary Beth, and over 100 alumni and guests attended my personal thanks to her for all her help This year’s dinner was particularly special the dinner and auction at the Plandome and guidance with this year’s event. for me. Each year at the dinner, the

Country Club. The event raised over Coughlin family recognizes an alum in Kathleen Cawley ‘78 $45,000 which directly benefits St. Mary’s memory of their brother and son, Timmy High School. Coughlin, in honor of his commitment “To be honest, it’s and dedication to St Mary’s High School. It was a fun filled day of golf and sharing The name of the recipient is a closely new and old memories. Below are held secret, shared with only a select few the unique perspectives of this year’s the laughs that until the award is presented. I think the chairperson, Kathleen “Rooney” Coughlins enjoy seeing that look of shock Cawley ’78 and the 2008 Timothy I have with my when the name is announced, and the Coughlin Award winner, Mary Beth look on my face when my name was Welsh ‘84. good friends and announced did not disappoint. Sudddenly, in my dumbfounded state, I found myself The 16th Annual Don Monti Memorial other alum during standing, still in my golf clothes, in front Golf Classic and Fall Reception, was again of a microphone with a room full of a great day of golf, fun and reconnecting our round of golf appropriately dressed diners waiting for with friends and rekindling past my remarks. So I eloquently said the first relationships, as well as starting new ones. and at the dinner thing that came to mind, “This was a It was a resounding success and I want bad day to forget a change of clothes”. to thank all the participants, volunteers, that follows that After a moment, I was able to regain my my committee members, the staff at composure and attempted to convey just Plandome Country Club and the St. Mary’s keep me coming how honored and touched I was to receive alumni staff for making it so! this award. This was the first time I’ve actually been back.” I have fond memories of Timmy Coughlin able to play in the event, and I now know from the St Mary’s outing. He was among what I’ve been missing. In recent years, the St. Mary’s outing has a core group who established the outing become the one-and-only day each year The golfers had a true challenge on a years ago and made it a success every that I play golf. For most golfers that blustery day, but the wet weather held off year. His enthusiasm for St. Mary’s was statement conjures up images of some until well after we left the course for the contagious, and you could feel the energy really ugly golf. And I definitely had my scrumptious dinner. he brought to this event. You didn’t need to share of really bad golf moments this know Timmy well to know his enthusiasm, After cocktails and dinner, we conducted year, which prompted me to emphatically commitment and dedication to the people the live auction with several interesting announce that this was the last time I and places that were important to him. items including a “Swim with Michael would play in the outing. But then there’s I am both humbled and honored to be Phelps” which gave the winner a chance that one nice shot that lures me to believe recognized in his name. to get in the pool with the most decorated that next time my game will be better. To Mary Beth Welsh ‘84 Olympian. I also had the honor of be honest, it’s the laughs that I have with 1

Photo 1: Dennis Burns, Bruce Ginder, Kathy Cawley ‘76 and Ed Lipinsky. Photo 2: George Beglin ‘66, Frank Giovanzio, James Walsh ‘69, and William McDonnell ‘66.

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Photo 3: Dennis Coughlin '75, Mary Beth Welsh ‘84, this year's recipient of the Timothy J. Coughlin Award, Rob Coughlin '80 and Frank Coughlin, Jr. '73. Photo 4 : Jodi Kiggins Gilligan ‘84, Cathy Welsh, Libby Welsh and Amy Marsigliano. 4 9

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Photo 5: Rob Dunphy ‘93, James Blake ‘93, John Morrissey ‘93, and Matt Feeney ‘93. Photo 6: Stephen Mink ‘68, Gregory Mink ‘81, Jeffrey Mink ‘73, and Ted Lull. Photo 7: Lee Hayes ’62, Ken McGinnis , and Tom Raleigh Sr. Photo 8: Alice Phillips Belmonte ’84, and Shawn Kelly ‘70. 3

Photo 9: Mel McLaughlin ‘79 joins other alumni golfers on the course. 6 Photo 10: James Devins ’01, Patrick Devaney ‘90, Mike Devaney ’93, and Tom Devaney ‘91. Photo 11: Alumni Friends reconnect. Photo 12: Louise Bianculli '61, Meghan McHale Canty ‘96, Janet Barth McHale ’69, and Sr. Marylin Grosselfinger ‘61. Photo 13: Craig Campbell, Scott Heaney, Stephen Hannan ‘80, and Peter Buckley. Photo 14: A happy foursome enjoys a day on the course. 7 8 9

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13 14 Save the Date! The Gaels Society

Inaugurated in 2007 as the most prestigious donor recognition society of St. Mary’s High School, the Gaels Society recognizes our most generous 17th Annual benefactors with cumulative lifetime giving of $25,000 or more to St. Mary’s High School. Members receive private school mailings, invitations Don Monti to exclusive events, and special public recognition.

Golf Classic The leadership of the society encourages other benefactors to join the cycle of generosity at St. Mary’s High School.

& Fall Dinner Chairpersons Sr. Barbara Jablonski, IHM ‘59 Reception Br. John Klein, FMS ‘65

Co-Chairpersons Anthony Bonomo John Idol ‘76 Francis J. Coughlin, Jr. ‘73 Rev. Msgr. John J. McCann ‘57 Donald Denihan ‘79 Daniel Nolan Margaret Grace Arthur and Caroline Monti Saladino Thursday Stephen Hannan ‘80 Silvana Scotto Zangri ‘88 9/24/2009 Donors Daniel Amoruso Maureen Ferrari ‘73 Anthony and MaryEllen Bonomo John Foerst Brooke Barrett ‘67 Raymond Gentile ‘76 Plandome Thomas Burke ‘81 J. Peter and Margaret Grace Country Club Daniel J. Cahill ‘80 Stephen Hannan ‘80 Richard F. Chapdelaine John Idol ‘76 Roger Coleman ‘78 John Iskyan Francis J. Coughlin, Sr. Rev. Jeffrey Johnston ‘69 Francis J. Coughlin, Jr. ‘73 The Family of John Marshall Robert E. Coughlin ‘80 Joseph and Tita Monti Timothy Coughlin ‘76 Richard Monti Hank and Ann Z. DeCarlo Donal Murphy ‘54 The Family of Enriquetta DeGaal Eugene F. Murphy Daniel Denihan ‘61 Daniel Nolan Donald Denihan ‘79 The Sauvigne Family John DiStefano ‘97 Arthur and Caroline Monti Saladino Benjamin and Irene Denihan Eugene Sullivan Laurence Denihan ‘82 Mary Jane Surgala Don’t miss it! James A. D’Orta, MD ‘69 Timothy J. Welsh ‘79

Call 516 627 4605 The above represents a working list of donors to St. Mary’s College Preparatory for sponsorship High School. We apologize in advance for any inconsistencies or omissions. If you have feedback or comments, please contact Kristin Lynch Graham ’88, opportunities and Director of Development at 516 627 4605 or via email at [email protected]. ticket information. in the spotlight Gaels Society Members Caroline Monti Saladino and Anthony J. Bonomo are Helping to Make Tomorrow Possible, Today. Caroline Monti Saladino and her family anniversary this year. The library in Marist began their relationship with Saint Mary’s Hall was recently re-dedicated to honor She and her High School more than 35 years ago the late Joe and Tita Monti in addition to husband Arthur when Caroline’s brother, Don Monti, was a Don, for whom the library was dedicated sophomore and lost his battle with acute after his death. also serve as co-chairs for the Since its inception, The Don Monti Memorial Research Foundation has raised Saint Mary’s Gaels more than $36 million to support research, education and patient care at North Society and are Shore University Hospital. Long Island is involved with now home to several Don Monti Cancer Centers, forming the largest network of many philanthropic cancer treatment centers in the region. organizations in Two years ago, Caroline Monti Saladino and the Don Monti Memorial Research the New York area. Foundation established a relationship with They are frequently honored for their Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL). continuing support of the community. The Caroline takes pride in serving as a bridge Saladinos have been residents of Lloyd between the cancer biology research at Harbor for the past twenty-seven years. CSHL and its clinical application at North They are a very close knit family and enjoy Shore Hospital. The Don Monti Memorial spending time with their four children Caroline Monti Saladino Research Foundation is supporting the and eight grandchildren. St. Mary’s holds myeloblastic leukemia in 1972. Don was research of laboratory scientist Dr. Scott a special place in the hearts of this special a special young man who brightened the Lowe. In the Tita Monti Cancer Research family. lives of all those who knew him. Through Laboratory at CSHL, Dr. Lowe and his team are their profound sorrow, Caroline’s parents, working to better understand the genetics Anthony J. Bonomo values the lessons Joseph and Tita Monti, established the behind cancers, including leukemia Caroline his Italian heritage taught him: hard work, Don Monti Memorial Research Foundation has recently initiated a collaborative effort loyalty, and the value of education. He in Don’s memory. Caroline has served as between the North Shore-LIJ Health System grew up in a house jumping with laughter, President of the Foundation since her Doctors and CSHL scientists to study the Italian stories, and of course, filled with mother’s passing in June 2006. The Don cause of relapse in leukemia patients. In family and food. Family drives to visit his Monti Memorial Research Foundation 2009, the Joseph and Tita Monti Research grandparents in the “country” (Merrick, is the premier organization dedicated Center will be established as part of CSHL’s Long Island), developed Anthony’s love for to research, education, fellowship and Hillside research building expansion where family, and inspired him to find a nurturing patient care in the fields of oncology and the Monti family’s mission to cure cancer family-like environment for his children to hematology in the Long Island/Tri-State will continue. study and learn. That is why Anthony and area. The Foundation is also extremely his wife, MaryEllen, selected Saint Mary’s generous to St. Mary’s High School with In addition to the Don Monti Memorial High School for their children: Anthony Jr. annual support of the Don Monti Memorial Research Foundation, Caroline is an ‘05, Julianne ‘07, and Jaclyn ’08. Golf Classic, which celebrated its 16th Associate Trustee at North Shore Hospital.

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start up company called Physicians Reciprocal Insurers. Again, blessed by some luck, hard work and family support, today, Anthony is the President and Chief Executive Officer of that small company which has grown to be the second largest in the state of New York and fifth largest in the country.

Anthony coached the St. Mary’s boys’ baseball team for many years. He says, “Being around the students made me realize what honorable and respectful young men and women were coming out of St. Mary’s.” A believer in passing along the value of Catholic education to the next generation, Anthony wanted to support the place where his children studied and spent most of their time. Subsequently, he created the Gaels Foundation, an independent foundation which raises money for St. Mary’s High School’s most pressing needs. The Foundation has contributed to the Denihan turf field and refurbished the Immaculata Hall auditorium and the boys’ locker room in Marist Hall. We look forward to featuring the Foundation’s most recent gift Anthony J. Bonomo proudly displays his Gaels uniform jersey. to refurbish the weight room in the student, but spent most of his time playing Spring issue of Magnificat. Anthony’s baseball. Upon graduation, he attended St appreciation for John’s University on a baseball scholarship. In 2006, Anthony was the honoree at After college graduation, he began St. the 14th Annual Don Monti Golf Classic Catholic education John’s Law School. He went at night and for his tremendous support of St. Mary’s. began with his worked during the day at the law firm of Anthony and MaryEllen have opened their Hayt, Hayt & Landau to defray the cost and home to host Gaels Society receptions own experiences gain experience in the field of law. to encourage others to get involved and at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Elementary support St. Mary’s. They are a tremendous School and Bishop Loughlin High School. He stayed with Hayt, Hayt & Landau until example of parental involvement and In high school, Anthony excelled as a February 1986 when he left to join a small generosity.

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The Fall Play speaker. A renowned inspirational speaker, route. $100 prizes were offered to the top The Drama Club prepared it’s Annual Fall he completely captured the attention student at each level, and to the top senior, production, You’re a Good Man, Charlie and the hearts of all present as he told of a much-cherished parking space on the Brown, an award-winning musical based the tragic accident on the football field campus. For every ten dollars raised above upon the characters from the famous that left him paralyzed. Deacon Bice $120, students had the chance to win $500 "Peanuts" comic strip. A team of more went on to become a coach. Resisting all or an iPod. Mr. Krams noted the school than fifty students touched our emotions temptations to give up on himself, Deacon spirit, the bonding across homeroom and as Charlie Brown, Snoopy, Linus, Lucy and Bice told the story of a young man whose grade lines, and the general comraderie the rest of the gang were brought that this annual event engenders to life. in our students.

Campus Ministry The Ring Ceremony Our Campus Ministry is in full Ring Night celebrates a milestone swing, making concrete the and is a rite of passage for our spiritual component of our juniors. The ceremony focuses mission. Students in all grades on the unique gifts of each junior are involved in outreach to and the responsibility each has to the community through our utilize these gifts for the greater afterschool and weekend good of the community. The volunteering opportunities. This ring symbolizes the role St. Mary’s includes tutoring, visiting the Students enjoy the Night of Soccer. plays in their journey. Through elderly and serving in a soup kitchen. The their parents, teachers and classmates, Senior Shepherds are employing their life was changed by imitating him, a story students find their faith in the abiding leadership skills by giving retreat days to that truly touched all of the students and presence of God in their lives deepened the freshmen, serving as liturgical ministers faculty present. Later that evening at the during their high school experience at at Mass, and continuing to inspire by kick-off dinner for the coaches, Deacon St. Mary’s. example. Through our Spiritual Adoption Bice gave an encore presentation which Program, our students have “adopted” again deeply moved those present. a child in danger of abortion, praying Night of Soccer Game The Fourth Annual "Night of Soccer" Game for her and for her mother as the child’s Marathon was held on Friday, October 3. The smell development in the womb is monitored. On Friday, October 24, a lovely fall day of hamburgers and hot dogs attracted We will have a baby shower to which the with the leaves at their autumnal peak, many customers, especially at the unheard students will bring baby items to donate the student body and faculty of St. Mary’s price of $1.00 thanks to the Gaels Parents’ to Momma’s House, a program for girls participated in the 22nd Annual Marathon Association. Faculty chefs, parent cashiers in crisis pregnancies as well as for young to raise money for the school. When and patient customers made the barbecue moms and their children. we’ve needed buses or vans to transport a huge success. The lineup of the event Fall Prayer Sports Breakfast teams or clubs, money raised in the featured the St. Mary’s High School Girls’ At St. Mary’s, each sports season begins Marathon has enabled us to purchase and Boys’ Varsity Soccer Teams and the with a prayer breakfast for all of the student them. The Marathon was begun by the St. Mary’s Elementary School Boys’ Soccer athletes. Always an inspiring experience, Marist Brothers, and Mr. Richard Krams Team squaring off against opponents from this year’s breakfast was even more so has coordinated this event for many years. the Lutheran High School, otherwise known because Deacon Frank Bice was our guest The police assist with safety along the as LuHi. The first game featured the Girls’ www.stmaryalumni.ws | 13 Kevin Dillon was a Saint Mary’s Elementary School Boys’ Soccer Team planning teacher-chef pre-game strategy as dusk fell on the field. serving up burgers and dogs for the crowd.

Larry Kupferman proudly posed with Thomas Mehmet, Class of 2008 as he returned to St. Mary’s for the Night of Soccer Event. Varsity Team, coached by Ms. Shannon inclusion are the strongest characteristics order to assist each person in becoming a Farley ‘97. The Lady Gaels were led to a 2-0 of our student population. We pride positive and productive leader in today’s victory by Bianca Salerno and Lauren Price. ourselves on providing an environment society. that is characterized by mutual respect for As twilight approached during the The September 14, 2008 edition of The elementary school’s game, the rented “St. Mary’s is a cutting New York Times Magazine stated: “But if we lights bathed the field in a glow, giving are going to be innovative and creative the teams the “under the lights” feeling. edge school - light and have more breakthrough thinking that Despite their loss, the SMES boys' game years ahead of most produces better ideas, we must accept the was exciting and enjoyable to parents and mountain of evidence that tells us that the players. The Boys’ Varsity Soccer game saw schools - in regard more diverse team outperforms.” During a lone goal scored by AJ Scaraglio. The to diversity, inclusion the past ten years, St. Mary’s diversity has final score was 3-1. Their new coach is tripled. As one member of the Middle Mr. Paul Amato. Cheerleading, dance and and academic States evaluation team noted, “St. Mary’s is numerous raffles rounded out the activities excellence.” a cutting edge school - light years ahead at this well-attended event. of most schools - in regard to diversity, racial and cultural diversity. At St. Mary’s, inclusion and academic excellence.” Mission and Diversity the uniqueness of each individual is The faces of all of God’s children can be celebrated by educating the whole person The Blood Drive seen in the halls of St. Mary’s. Diversity and spiritually, intellectually and emotionally in On November 12th, St. Mary’s students

Teacher Competency Last year, through their hard work and dedication, St. Mary’s teachers achieved 100% competency on all New York State Regents competency examinations. Dr. Kevin McBride notes, “the results support research findings concerning the importance of offering a rigorous academic program as well as extra help programs.” This incredible statistic also underscores the Middle States evaluation which cited St. Mary’s as a faith community within an educational community that exceeds expectations in critical academic, social, safety, and moral areas. Faculty competency is one of the key factors leading to student success. Below is a graph depicting the academic scholarship money earned by the class of 2008. These scholarships and the acceptance rate of St. Mary’s students to some of our nation’s most competitive colleges and universities make St. Mary’s an outstanding academic institution of which current parents and alumni can be proud.

1999 $1,750,000.00 2000 $2,200,000.00 2001 $2,600,000.00 2002 $2,500,000.00 2003 $3,200,000.00 2004 $4,600,000.00 2005 $5,400,000.00 2006 $6,500,000.00 2007 $6,500,000.00 2008 $10,000,000.00

0 $2,000,000.00 $4,000,000.00 $6,000,000.00 $8,000,000.00 $10,000,000.00

www.stmaryalumni.ws | 15 and faculty participated in a Blood so, and strengthening ties within the St. first of many efforts we undertake to build Drive. Long Island Blood Services has Mary’s school community are all outcomes a school community that embraces all. proudly recognized St. Mary’s College stemming from this game. Opportunities for Leadership Preparatory High School for its leadership Freshmen Camp During the nearly two years of listening in introducing automated collection The transition to high school can often be to the campaigning for the Presidency, technology at blood drives in Nassau challenging for freshmen on many levels. voters frequently reflected on the County for 2008. Through the continued Entering a new educational environment candidates’ leadership qualities and efforts and generosity of our students who is in itself a challenge to many students. judgement. St. Mary’s seniors have had want to give back to the community, we Even more daunting at times can be many opportunities to grow in leadership have donated over two hundred pints of the social challenges of finding oneself, skills over their time here, and senior year is blood. The blood was then separated into making new friends, and finding where when those in our community notice how its components and distributed to patients one “fits in.” To aid this transition which is all the work is bearing fruit. in hospitals throughout our area. These a challenge all schools face, twenty-four blood drives not only provide much- As a school rooted in the Gospel values years ago, St. Mary’s began what remains of Jesus, His leadership style of service is needed blood for immediate transfusions a unique program called Freshmen but also lay the groundwork for a stable the model to which we aspire. Through Camp, held at Camp Marist in New Campus Ministry, seniors serve as donor base in the future. St. Mary’s students Hampshire. The sole purpose is to create should be applauded for their efforts. Ambassadors to freshmen homerooms, as retreat leaders and as facilitators The Senior/Faculty on Spirit Days. Members on the Basketball Game Student Council strive to implement The Senior/Faculty Basketball Game ideas to improve our school took place November 25th in the community. Through publications Marist Gym. A tradition begun many like the yearbook and the school years ago as a spirit builder between newspaper, The Magnificat, students faculty and students, the game’s keep a record of the wealth of proceeds support different charitable activities here and seek to inform causes each year. Last year, we others about St. Mary’s student chose the Robert Terry Foundation life. Many hours of pain-staking which supports families of children work goes into the preparation suffering from brain tumors. Robert’s of both. Smiling members of the father, Bob Terry, graduated from Tom DiBlasi ’09, Bobby Anastasia ’71 National Honor Society are on hand when and Danny Rivera ’09 share a moment at St. Mary’s in 1990, and was a member of we have an Open House or parent/teacher the golf outing. the Gaels hockey team. He named the evenings to assist visitors or parents with foundation in memory of his son, Robert an atmosphere conducive to making locating the places or people that they Terry, Jr., who lost his battle with cancer. friends and having a great time. Of course, seek. Members of the Scholar Service The game is always a good-natured we have the traditional icebreakers, yet it Institute (SSI) have a requirement to fulfill competition featuring many laughs, is the dynamic of senior-led groups that thirty hours of service during their time of some pratfalls and even some basketball. participate in the summer camp activities membership, but most regularly exceed While the Class of 2009 was hopeful, the which make Freshmen Camp work. Within that. SSI members each do individual faculty remain undefeated. The format a day, barriers and defenses come down, service-related projects ranging from of the game remains two quarters of and friendships which may last throughout walkathons to bake sales, from donating co-ed students and one quarter each high school or beyond are forged. The hair so wigs can be made for sick children for just boys or girls. With the current first week of school is quite different for to creating a handbook in Korean to state of the economy, we will keep the the students who choose to participate in welcome our international students. In money available to assist someone in our Freshmen Camp. No longer feeling alone, many ways and with joyful spirits St. Mary’s community who may require assistance to they have made friends, can recognize students are making a difference in our get through these difficult times. Helping faces, and may even be acquainted with school and local community. ■ those in need, having fun while doing some of the faculty. Freshmen Camp is the www.stmaryalumni.ws | 16 coming home Who Says You Can’t Go Home? Meet Three Women Who Have Done Just That...

This year, three St. Mary’s need everyone’s participation alumnae returned to St. Mary’s to ensure an excellent St. as members of the faculty and Mary’s experience for the next administration. They joined the generation of students.” twelve other alumni who are already part of the St. Mary’s Eileen Symmons ‘86 returned community. to St. Mary’s officially in March 2008. Since graduating from Shannon Farley ‘97 returns to New York Institute of St. Mary’s as a physical education Technology in 1990, Eileen has teacher and coach. Shannon worked closely with St. Mary’s spent the last seven years over the years as a consultant coaching college basketball on many design projects and full time at St. John’s University. fundraising campaigns, never While at St. John’s, she helped leaving St. Mary’s out of sight. guide the Red Storm to national She brings over 18 years of her success as well as post season talents as a graphic designer play each season. During the and marketing communications 2005-2006 season, the team professional to the table as our cracked national rankings in Director of Communications. the Top 25 polls and advanced Her position includes working to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA for the high school, elementary tournament where they lost to school and the parish. Eileen eventual national champions, graduated from both the the University of Maryland. Ms. elementary and high school Farley will be coaching all three and has many fond memories seasons at St. Mary’s. She is of her twelve years as a student currently coaching the Varsity Eileen, Kristin, and Shannon join the twelve other alumni who here, as well as a parishioner. Girl’s Soccer Team, she is taking are currently working at St. Mary’s. on Girl’s JV Basketball this winter, When the opportunity to and will be coaching Girl’s Varsity to Columbia, Kristin spent ten years at her work full time at St. Mary’s was Lacrosse in the spring. college alma mater, Fordham University, presented to her by Dr. Kevin McBride, she as the assistant vice president for alumni knew her life was about to change, and for Kristin Lynch Graham ‘88 is proud relations and individual giving. She and the better. “Life is an incredible journey and to return to St. Mary’s as the Director of her husband, Chris, welcomed their first returning to where I got my start could Development. Kristin was formerly the daughter, Cecilia Faith, in November 2007. not be a better way to come full circle. St. director of leadership gifts at Columbia Kristin says, “It is an honor to be a part of Mary’s was always my home, no matter Law School where she worked with the St. Mary’s at this exciting time in its history. where I was in my career or personal life, so dean and associate dean raising money So many alumni had great experiences this is truly a special home coming for me.” toward the $350 million law school at St. Mary’s, and I believe that they will fundraising campaign and the multi- get involved and support St. Mary’s. We Eileen looks forward to working closely billion dollar University campaign. Prior www.stmaryalumni.ws | 17 with everyone at St. Mary’s, in particular the high school and alumni association where she can bring her St. Mary’s experience to the students of tomorrow, today. If you still haven’t St. Mary’s has made an impression on registered on the many former students as they too returned to serve their alma mater. Saint Mary’s Alumni Maria Gorycki ‘81 Association’s website... Jeanine Buatti ‘81 Jonathan Kramer ‘92 Christina Nagy ‘98 Do you know what you Diane Papa ‘58 Robert Phelan '01 are missing? Carlo Puca ‘02 Elizabeth Bice ‘77 Did you know... Anne Tomlinson ‘84 Christine Hanne Schifaudo ‘99 once registered, you will be able to Kevin Weber '02 Jared Weir '02 • send and receive E-mail from classmates, We look forward to highlighting these alumni-faculty in future issues. • update your contact information so you will be notified about class happenings, Attention St. Mary’s Alumni • shop online for St. Mary’s Gaels apparel Lacrosse Players such as t-shirts and sweatshirts etc...

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OpenHouseflyer.indd 1 11/17/2008 4:22:20 PM Photo by Constance Brukin in the spotlight Larry Siedlick and His Call to Action One Man’s Challenge to All Alumni by Terry Laughlin ‘68 day of school and he sat directly in front of had listed Larry, for years, as CEO of Sunrise me in every freshman class. Since neither Medical Laboratories. I was curious to In September 1964, when the Class of of us had the self-control to keep a funny learn how he’d come to the capacity – 1968 first arrived on Clapham Avenue, it’s comment to ourselves, we spent a record and motivation – to show such striking likely that every male freshman had seen amount of time in detention.” In fact, the generosity. “The Bridge over the River Kwai” a movie soon-notorious duo of Sweeney and depicting a WWII-era Japanese POW camp, Siedlick finished that year on suspension Larry came to St. Mary’s, in the footsteps in which one inmate cheerfully endured and spent the first week of vacation of his brother Ed a decade earlier. “To repeated banishments to “the hole” – an sentenced to clean out every locker in the be honest, I wasn’t very focused on life’s airless box in the baking sun – for his bold building. goals but my father had always stressed defiance of their captors. It’s possible that education was important for my some of us drew a connection between future. He passed away after freshman Larry Siedlick and that character…albeit Forty years year but his message stayed with me.” requiring a self-dramatizing willingness That influence was evidenced in Larry’s to cast our teachers as “cruel captors.” But later, Larry is ability to wrangle sterling grades from few will disagree that Larry left a stronger the same teachers whose authority – and impression than any other member of the still leaving dignity – he continually challenged, male half of our class – many of us sharing making Honor Roll as consistently as he something like awe over his willingness a deep earned demerits. As Jim Sweeney says, to test authority and endure – indeed “Larry was unquestionably bright and got welcome – consequences. good grades while having more fun than impression on anyone.” About his inclination to needle Like many less-secure members of the teachers, Larry says, “I think something in class, I “kept my head down” around Larry. the rest of us, my DNA makes me question authority and Both from a fear of accompanying him to for reasons that typify his still-intriguing march to my own drummer. Fortunately “the hole” – after-school detention – and makeup. In the weeks leading up to that tendency to resist conventional to remain safely beyond range of his our 40th reunion, word filtered out of a thinking turned out to be an asset in stinging wit. From virtually the first day stunning challenge Larry had issued to the business. I think I liked the idea of proving Larry became known for highlighting and class. He asked us to take the lead among to more experienced people that I could skewering any perceived foible in a teacher all classes in demonstrating appreciation to overcome challenges.” – seldom covertly. George Shaughness, St. Mary’s, and backed it up by promising our 4-year class president and a radiologist For Larry that meant recognizing to donate up to $100,000 in matching in Tampa today, sums up a common possibility, where most of us probably gifts for every dollar pledged by our class. fascination: “We were attracted to Larry saw only a paycheck -- in a summer Larry has since generously extended that because his wit was razor sharp, but it was job. “The summer after my first year in challenge to all St. Mary’s alumni. his nerve that set him apart. He did the college, I worked in a medical lab washing things we were afraid to do. Larry was the At the first evening of our reunion, that test tubes, which opened my eyes to ‘Fonzie’ in our group, with a confidence news drew me to Larry as strongly as I’d opportunities in that field. I worked there we all envied that made him seem larger been inclined to keep my distance at 15. I throughout college and, after graduating, than life.” Jim Sweeney, a mutual fund quickly found him to be as approachable, started Sunrise.” executive from Essex Fells NJ, was Larry’s direct and sincere now as he was, well, The venture Larry started on a shoestring, closest friend and most frequent “partner intimidating then. The alumni directory in crime.” He recalls: “I met Larry the first Sunrise Medical Laboratories, now has 500 www.stmaryalumni.ws | 21 employees and is recognized as one of the from the inside-out. “We thought of our say how grateful she was for what she had most successful regional laboratories in the staff as internal customers, who deserved and there were many people who had less.” United States. As CEO, his responsibilities our keen awareness of their needs. In now include strategic planning, mergers turn, they’d be more likely to treat our It’s likely that example was on his mind and acquisitions, regulatory issues and external customers in the same way.” That as Larry stood before us at dinner and compliance. Farther afield, Larry has risen inclination begins with hiring policies. delivered a brief, but impassioned, plea to leadership among his peers, speaking “When filling a customer service position, to consider how we had benefitted from often at industry gatherings in the US, UK, if we have a choice between hiring our St. Mary’s education and to respond and Canada. someone with great technical knowledge by giving back: “Please understand that versus someone who’s innately helpful, we the size of your gift is less important than Management consulting firm KPMG hire the person with a helpful personality. your participation. Give what you can, recognized Sunrise as one of the “25 So we take great pains during our hiring but please give something. Every gift is Fastest-Growing Private Firms” and last year process to know candidates as people.” important to St. Mary’s future.” the company made Inc. Magazine’s honor roll Speaking personally, of the “Fastest Growing though my introduction Private Companies in to swimming at St. Mary’s America” for having led directly to a rewarding doubled revenues since life’s work, I’d neglected 2001. In 2007, Sunrise to show material attracted a bid from the appreciation. Larry’s talk Australian company, recalled the impact of a Sonic Healthcare, which rigorous yet affordable paid one of the highest Catholic education for multiples ever for a countless young people, laboratory company, to and moved me to commit acquire it. Larry remains to begin repaying the aboard as CEO of Sonic value I had received so Northeast. others can benefit in the future. Jim Sweeney spoke When I asked Larry to Development Director Kristin Lynch Graham, and Alumni Association for all when he said: “I was describe milestones President Andrew Della Ratta join Larry at the 1988 reunion, where he overwhelmed by Larry’s he’d experienced in shared his challenge with other reunion classes. generosity. Like most of us growing along with his he values his experience company, he replied: “One day I looked In a hotly competitive industry that at St. Mary’s and wants to return the favor. around and realized we had about 50 has evidently been an effective way to We’re all fortunate for his example.” people working for us. I had this sudden differentiate Sunrise from competitors. epiphany that I was responsible for all of Returning his attention to St. Mary’s, The Siedlick Challenge is now open to all them…and their families. That drove me to Larry said, “St. Mary’s gave me an ethical alumni through December 31st. Please become much more thoughtful about the foundation that helped me in business and consider being part of it by making a gift impact of my decisions on the company life. It also gave me an intellectual curiosity to St. Mary’s. and our people.” that helped me succeed.” His inclination to pay back came from his mother. “Even Terry Laughlin ‘68 is the founder and CEO of One outcome was Larry’s decision to though she lived on Social Security, Total Immersion Swimming and the author move Sunrise from technically-focused to I would still find her donating small of numerous top-selling books on swimming. people-oriented. “I was a good technical amounts to various charities. I questioned He was a member of St. Mary’s charter swim manager but I had to learn how customers her giving away money she needed for team when it launched in 1965. Terry lives in wanted our services delivered.” He worked herself. Though she had so little she would New Paltz, NY.

www.stmaryalumni.ws | 22 reunions Double This fall was a very successful reunion season for St. Mary’s High School alumni. Five classes (1958, ‘68, ‘83, ‘88 and ‘93) planned reunions to reunite their classmates and col- Your Money: lectively raised over $20,000 to date to support current St. Mary’s High School students. Accept the If you are interested in serving on the planning committee for your class reunion, please contact the Office of Alumni Relations at 516-627-4605 or visit the alumni website at Siedlick www.stmaryalumni.ws for more information. 15th Reunion - Class of 1993 Challenge Alumni board member, Robert Dunphy, and Brian Kralj organized a great evening for the Class of 1993 on November 1 at the Strathmore-Vanderbilt Country Club.

Last year, St. Mary’s had 3% of its alumni make contributions which is well behind other Catholic schools. Larry Siedlick, ‘68 has challenged all of us to do better.

Up until December 31, 2008, your gift to Saint Mary’s will be matched dollar for dollar up to $100,000 by Larry as part of the “Siedlick Challenge”. Larry says, “The size of your gift is less important than 20th Reunion - Class of 1988 your participation. Give what you Kristine Dunn Flannery, Kristin Lynch Graham and Laura Driscoll helped unite their can, but please give something. classmates on October 24 at the Swan Club. Every gift is important to St. Mary’s 25th Reunion – Class of 1983 future.” John O’Hara and Gerry & Sheila Riley put together a great night for the Class of 1983 on June 14 at Strathmore-Vanderbilt Country Club. Approximately 60 classmates and friends gathered for a great evening of fun memories. If you believe St. Mary’s helped 40th Reunion – Class of 1968 you in your life you can now help The tireless efforts of George Shaughness and the power of the internet made this secure St. Mary’s future by being reunion a record breaking success. Larry Siedlick’s tremendous challenge gift of part of this unique opportunity. $100,000 set a new standard for reunion participation (see full story on pg. 20). Make a gift of any size to Saint 50th Reunion - Class of 1958 Even tropical storm Hanna could not dim the spirits of the Class of 1958 on September Mary’s today. 5 at the Port Washington Yacht Club. Eileen Granito Simons worked hard to plan a weekend of events for her fellow classmates which included a Friday night dinner at her home, school tours and lunch on Saturday afternoon.

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Photo 1: Peter Viall, Peter Pace, & Peter Artinian Photo 2: Alan & Terry McAnally Photo 3: Connie Cowley Elliot, Judy Stradar Menachio, Janet Firmbach Shaw, Kathy Rossworn Thomas, Cathy Gyurik LeBel, & Mary Ann Radowski Mazzola Photo 4: Cecile Bergold Williamson, Leonard Williamson, Carole Ann Hudson, & Anne Marie Garry Smith Photo 5: Eileen Granito Simons, Dave & Peggy McCarthy 5 Photo 6: Dave & Roseanne Wands, Jim Peck, Bob & Sandi Murphy, Mark Proper; front: Carole Ann Hudson, Walter Silbert, Ray Ganser, & Rosemary Proper Photo 7: Joyce 8 9 Waters Flynn, Frank Flynn, Ellen Tobin Gillespie, George Gillespie, Annette “Ronnie” Cronin Kopp, & Ronald Kopp Photo 8: Peggy Reilly Taylor & Anne Marie Garry Smith Photo 9: Mimi Kravis, Denny Blagden & Patricia Kenny Blagden, and Mary McDonald Callstrom. Saint Mary's Gaels Parents' Association cordially invites you to the  Annual Ladies' Night Out Boutique, Fashion Show & Dinner Thursday, March 19, 2009 Cocktails: 6:30 pm Dinner: 7:30 pm Leonard's | Dolce Vita 555 Northern Boulevard Great Neck, New York

Make this your mini-reunion and spend the evening with fellow alumnae and current mothers.

Please contact Alice Evans at [email protected] for more information, sponsorship opportunities and reservations. school notes Teaching the Gospel Values in Today's Culturally Diverse Society

When you enter Marist and Immaculata Global Warming Statistics (Solidarity) while to take these days with so much hatred Halls these days, you’ll notice something Juniors will be creating a Scatter Plot for in society. But Dr. McBride is determined new. At first glance, it may look like a Civil Rights (Rights and Responsibilities). to make an impression; one that will last jumble of letters on the walls, but stop and In addition to Math, the course outline in the minds of each and every student. take a moment to see that these letters are has been developed to encompass other In his project development, he took the really words. Words that form sentences subjects such as English, Social Studies, time to grasp a quote to reflect on a value, meant to teach and bring meaning to Foreign Language, Science, Religion, PE/ coincided a prayer, then ended with a everyday Christian life. Teaching the Gospel Health and Fine Arts with the study of question for self-study. values, also known as Catholic social these values. teaching has become a project that Dr. The Importance of Human Rights and Kevin McBride, Principal brought to fruition So, whether the students of St. Mary’s Our Responsibilities last year in the academic curriculum. When are feeding the world, learning ways to he decided to decorate the main hallways recycle-reuse-renew, or examining world Implicit in Jesus’ Gospel message is the of each school this past summer, it was his issues of injustice, they are creating a understanding that there are rights that intention to not only have the students stability of sense and awareness for their we claim on people in society, so we can read each statement, but develop them future, as well as for their children to come. live a full human life. We do not have to into a mission in which to live by daily. earn rights; they are due to us because we The statements are based on these seven In a recent issue of Momentum magazine, are made in God’s image. themes: excerpts from the U.S Bishop’s website, www.faithfulcitizenship.org, were used "The right to life is fundamental and includes 1. The Sanctity of Life to create an article that recapped the a right to food, clothing, shelter, education, 2. The Importance of Family volumes of useful information available to medical care and essential social services." and Community individuals looking for a clearer introspect Pope John XXIII 3. The Importance of Human Rights on these teachings. Appropriately and Our Responsibilities published in September/October of 2008, "Yesterday is gone. Tomorrow has not come 4. The Preferential Option for the Poor the magazine clearly asked readers to be yet. We have only today. Send us your Holy 5. The Dignity of Work sure that they know all of the facts about Spirit so that we may live committed to the 6. Solidarity – We Are One their political candidate of choice, and understanding that the human rights of each Human Family should “use the framework of Catholic person are balanced by a responsibility to 7. Care for God’s Creation teaching” to do so. respect the rights of all other people." Amen. Mother Teresa Students and teachers alike are studying What St. Mary’s is trying to instill in today’s the values in classes together, developing challenging, diverse society is critical to How are you being called to proclaim projects based on them, reporting on their survival in peace and understanding. and promote the rights of other experiences and sharing them with each Teaching these lessons to young teens people for the common good? other. is the more viable route to travel, as they will be our leaders of tomorrow. Visit www.stmary.ws/highschool and How does a Gospel value parlay into a Learning how to coexist in troubled times, download the Gospel Values Project and Math class? That’s easy. Freshmen are learning to love each other equally and explore how you can make a difference in learning about Introspection-Use of Time unconditionally, and taking responsibility your life and those around you. (Tolerance); Sophomores are studying for their actions is a giant step for anyone

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Matching Gift 4th Annual Companies

The following companies provided matching Alumni Hall of Fame gifts to the 2007-2008 Annual Fund: American International Group, Inc. AXA Equitable Induction & Spring Reception Chevron Goldman, Sachs & Co. Thursday, April 23, 2009 | 6:00 PM MMC Morgan Stanley New York Athletic Club | Central Park West, NYC Many corporations offer matching gift programs that increase the impact of their employees’ charitable donations. If you or For more information, please call the Office of Alumni Relations your spouse work for a company with a at 516 627 4605 or E-mail Jay McDonnell at [email protected] matching gift program, you can participate in the program on behalf of St. Mary’s College Preparatory High School and significantly increase the total value of your gift.

How do I know if my company has a Class of 1968 Reunion Photo Captions matching gift program? Your human pages 24-25 resources representative can tell you if your company has a matching gift program. You 1. Cara Sheridan, Carolyn Dague Shuh, and reunion organizer Dr. George Shaughness may also call the St. Mary’s Development 2. Lorraine LoCurto and Patricia Lynch Gaffney Office or Alumni Relations at (516) 627-4605. 3. Margaret Baierwalter and Careen Bondel Hubbard 4. Mary Breslin-Shackel, Steve Shackel and Kathleen Buck Dubester How can I initiate a matching gift to St. 5. Maureen McGlynn-Sheehy, Brenda Madigan, and Eileen Drummond Cadigan Mary’s College Preparatory High School? 6. Jerry Anderson and Robert Betz Simply obtain a matching gift form from your 7. Husband and wife Robert Kahan & Jane Papas company’s human resources office. It will 8. Jolene Jennings Cuppello, Elaine Phillips Stinchfield, and Kathy McManus Carey provide information for initiating a matching 9. Peggy McLaughlin and Eve Breslin Strawn gift from your company to St. Mary’s. 10. Robert McGuigan and Tony Bamonte 11. Michael Grace and Paul Tressa Is my matching gift tax deductible? Only 12. Brother Alphonse Matuga, FMS and John Simone your portion of the gift is tax deductible. You 13. Capt. and Mrs. Brian Basel and Paul & Kathleen Milo will not receive tax credit for your company’s 14. Richard Cogliandro and Mike Riccio matching gift. However, St. Mary’s will credit you with the combined contribution of your Class of 1993 Reunion Photo Captions gift plus the match from your company. The page 26 total gift amount is considered when 1. Karena Sanchez Gallagher, Raphaela Pasqualina Dekkers determining membership in such societies as 2. Matt Feeney, Joe Nieves, Jim Blake and Giaccome Ciccone the Sr. Theresa Maxis Duchemin, IHM and St. 3. Bill Lang, Mike Zmuda, and Rob Dunphy Marcelin Champagnat, FMS Society. 4. Mary Pat Lynch Lang, Jim Blake, and Terence Doran 5. Vincent Ianuele (far right) joins two alumni spouses I have more questions about matching 6. Liz McCrea Dalton (middle) joins 2 classmates gifts. How do I get in touch with someone 7. Drew Miller, Maureen Jamison Anderson, and Wyatt Anderson who can help me? In addition to your human resources representative, a member Class of 1988 Reunion Photo Captions of the St. Mary’s Development Office or page 27 Alumni Relations Office is available to answer 1. John FitzGerald and Andrew DellaRatta any question you may have. Please call 516 2. Kristine Flannery Dunn, Kathy Francavilla, Valerie Gentile, and Diane McCullagh 627 4605. 3. Laura Driscoll, Regina Phillips Munster and Janice DelDuca Hyland 4. Jorge Garcia, Bobby Hyer, and Larry FitzPatrick 5. Tom Raleigh, Farrell Sheridan, and John Nicholas 6. Linda Keilich, Margaret Walsh, Kristen Ahlfeld, and Claire Harvey 7. Brian Flannery and Courtney Schweitzer Fitzpatrick '89 www.stmaryalumni.ws | 32 2008 Annual Fund Giving by Level

Below is a listing of alumni Golden Gaels Circle Kevin B. Connolly ‘71 John J. Sheerin ‘78 and friends who generously ($500-999) Joseph G. Connolly, Jr. ‘66 Maria Murillo Taliercio ‘91 contributed to the St. Mary’s High Patricia Hayes Axtmayer ‘69 Dennis Cooney ‘75 Patricia Sanford Tierney ‘60 School Annual Fund during fiscal David Bonagura ‘72 Leo Crowley ‘73 Jane Dyer Trevisan ‘73 year 2008 (September 1, 2007- August 31, 2008). Diane Mascioli Bonagura ‘72 Mark P. Davies ‘76 Maurice J. Voity ‘62 Christopher Brady ‘81 Christopher DeCerbo ‘08 William Weisner ‘77 Sister Theresa Maxis Nancy Betowski Brooks ‘65 Brian Devaney ‘72 John H. Yamamoto ‘59 Duchemin, IHM Society Robert Brooks ‘62 Peggy O’Neill Dillenbeck ‘58 ($10,000 and above) Roger V. Coleman ‘78 Robert B. Dunphy ‘93 Bronze Gaels Circle Richard and Therese Chapdelaine Suzanne Quinn Craig ‘87 Donald Dunphy, Jr. ‘60 ($100-249) Richard Monti Brian Davies ‘79 Eugene Ferguson ‘62 C. Roy Acker ‘60 Arthur and Caroline Patricia Concannon De Santis ‘83 Jeffrey Fisher ‘82 Marykate Trainor Alcusky ‘95 Monti Saladino Laurence Denihan ‘82 David Francescani ‘60 Charles Alutto ‘84 Lawrence Siedlick ‘68 Andrew Doulos ‘92 Michael Fucigna ‘83 Frederick Anderson ‘56 Laura Driscoll ‘88 The Gabrielli Family George Areson ‘53 Saint Marcellin Champagnat Noel Kade Foley ‘65 Michael Gaffney ‘68 Virginia Blissert Bachman ‘82 FMS Society Gennaro Granito ‘57 Patricia Lynch Gaffney ‘68 James Belter ‘65 ($5,000 to $9,999) John C. Greco ‘86 Kristin Lynch Graham ‘88 Kieran Blake ‘89 Robert Coughlin ‘80 Dennis Lee Hayes ‘62 Mary Mackey Gross ‘75 Maureen Brady ‘93 Peter J. Clare ‘83 Steven Iglio ‘89 Robert Halliday ‘60 Brian Breheny ‘86 Donald Denihan ‘79 Henry King ‘55 Paul G. Hines ‘72 Patricia Callahan Brennan ‘59 Maureen Denihan Ferrari ‘73 John LeViness ‘74 Jane Hoffman ‘71 Christopher Caldwell ‘79 Eugene and Mary Murphy Jennifer Lynch ‘80 Margaret Concannon Joyce ‘83 Richard A. Citarella ‘68 Kevin F. Lyons ‘90 Edward H. Koch ‘92 Wayne M. Clinch ‘69 Monsignor John K. Sharp Bill Meyer ‘66 Michael Lightfoot ‘56 Karen Franjola Confoy ‘59 Council Edward Moran ‘56 Carl Ludecke ‘59 Jane McHale Cotter ‘67 ($1,000 to $4,999) Kevin Nolan ‘66 Christopher March ‘80 Robert E. Cullen Nancy Alexander Peter O’Hanlon ‘89 Rev. Msgr. John J. McCann ‘57 Gerard P. Dankel ‘68 Donald Beckmann ‘62 Kevin F. Olson ‘64 Paul McCarthy ‘55 Richard J. Dee ‘84 Kathleen Cawley ‘78 Christian Platt ‘54 John McCormick, III ‘82 David DeGennaro ‘03 Francis J. Coughlin, Jr. ‘73 Tim Smollen ‘80 Frances Blissert McCutchin ‘75 Niall J. Delaney ‘81 Michael C. Denihan‘77 Anthony Truglio ‘87 Daniel McNally ‘82 Carmela DiMeo ‘91 Patrick Devaney ‘90 Albert J. Meyer ‘64 John Doran ‘62 John Driscoll ‘54 Silver Gaels Circle Deborah Fitzpatrick Mink ‘73 Diane Meenan Doyle ‘69 John P. Ernenwein ‘81 ($250-499) Jeffrey A. Mink ‘73 George Dunn Leonard and Geraldine Genovese Manny A. Alas ‘78 James J. Moloney ‘85 Anne Lynch Dussel ‘73 Stephen Hannan ‘80 Mary Healey Alas ‘80 Denise Walsh Moran ‘75 Gail Hotarek Dwyer ‘61 Thomas Hoban ‘76 James Alexander ‘04 Katherine King O’Connor ‘92 John Fitzgerald ‘65 Pat Barnard Kenny ‘60 Thomas Alexander ‘01 Janice Barbino Padden ‘62 Margaret Schreiber Fitzgerald ‘68 Peter J. Kenny ‘59 Warren W. Augenthaler ‘55 Marie McVeigh Pierce ‘72 Anne Hill Fitzgibbon ‘66 Alvaro Martinez-Fonts ‘75 Tara Shea Bacigalupo ‘91 Kerin King Rausch ‘90 Danielle Forbes ‘91 Mel McLaughlin ‘79 James B. Blaney ‘79 Jill Kennedy Regan ‘70 Paulette Furness ‘62 Murphy & Durieu Kerry Pollicino Brady ‘84 Alfred J. Ross ‘56 Lisa Maria Gattulli ‘83 Stephen J. Paluszek ‘75 Christine Cosgrove Brooks ‘70 Lynda Swanson Rubino ‘86 Michael Gayson Christopher Schneider ‘87 Joan Blissert Burns ‘71 Francis Ruddy ‘66 Bob Glaser ‘69 Timothy Welsh ‘79 Frank Caldwell ‘73 Nicholas Scobbo ‘68 Hope Furness Gottschall ‘66

www.stmaryalumni.ws | 33 Eileen Fitzpatrick Grishman ‘62 Richard F. Phelps ‘55 Gerald Dillon ‘79 Mary T. Malley ‘79 Richard Grund ‘62 Jennifer Ewing Pierce ‘91 Dan Doremus ‘04 Michelle Mally ‘66 Raymond Haller ‘74 Adm. Donald Pilling ‘61 Luke Driscoll ‘87 Laura Marchetti-Mullette ‘97 Thomas Haller ‘72 James Poplawski ‘76 Virginia Deedee Driscoll ‘57 Thomas E. Mawn ‘56 Debra Vey Voda Hamilton ‘76 Thomas Quinn ‘82 Charles J. Eagan ‘62 Philip J. McCabe ‘74 Arthur M. Hayes, Jr. ‘60 Eileen Forde Rivera ‘85 Mary E. Ehling ‘55 James J. McCann, III‘64 John Heusner ‘74 Mark J. Roldan ‘81 Brian Escobedo ‘00 Barbara McElroy ‘81 Linda Novotny Hildebrand ‘61 Charles J. Romanski ‘55 Kerri Escobedo ‘04 Constance I. McDermott ‘56 Carolyn Paget Howley ‘53 Ronald Ronzoni 56 Sean Escobedo ‘08 Michael X. McGuire ‘64 Maureen Wall Huber ‘61 John P. Ryan ‘77 Myles Fitzpatrick ‘55 Maureen Maybury Mealie ‘79 Gayle Simpson Iandoli ‘86 Robert Scheer ‘00 Philip Flor ‘63 Douglas Menelly ‘93 William Jablonski ‘55 Kenneth M. Scheriff ‘67 Floral Park Window Cleaning James J. Merkel ‘62 Melissa DeRosa Johnston ‘94 Patricia Van Bloem Schumacher ‘79 Hugh J. and Mary Ellen Forde Richard Merkel ‘67 Thomas Jordan ‘71 Kathleen Maurer Smith ‘71 Ronald F. Gallagher ‘54 Annette Butkovsky Messina ‘56 Alyson M. Kelly ‘80 Patricia E. Doran Spatola ‘71 Mary Jane Hudson Gannon ‘56 Margaret Ann Mitchell ‘56 Karen Kilhenny ‘72 George G. Stevenson ‘56 Maureen O’Kelly Garrett ‘96 Louis Monari ‘68 Bradley King ‘98 James Sweeney ‘68 Margaret Malloy Garte ‘97 Catherine Minichiello Montiel ‘85 Cristin Mathiez King ‘98 Mary Valentine-Gyorffy ‘74 Agnes Hughes Gaus ‘53 George Morr ‘62 Helen Gordon Kirsch ‘79 Joseph Vasek ‘56 Maureen Gaus ‘84 Rowena Larkin Morris ‘55 Bruce W. Kramer ‘59 Christian P. Vaupel ‘92 Tara Foley Geibel ‘83 Richard Mulvihill ‘66 Douglas Kublin ‘07 Cecilia Ladyzinski Verhaegen ‘74 Michael Golden ‘69 Nancy Bruno Muney ‘60 Courtney Kwas Francesca Mattone Volpe ‘76 Thomas J. Gorman ‘78 Kathleen Kennedy Murphy ‘70 Mary Jo Lilly ‘82 John G. Walsh ‘66 Kathleen Dunn Grigo ‘71 Christine Navaretta ‘99 Karen Mulligan Linarelli ‘64 Robert J. Ward ‘70 William Grogan James J. O’Connor ‘67 Theresa Loftman MaryBeth Welsh ‘84 Annette Ziller Guiliani ‘84 John G. O’Handley, Jr. ‘58 Laura Fosco Marceca ‘92 Joseph Whelan Edward Hanrahan, Jr. ‘64 John O’Hare ‘79 Alfonso Martinez-Fonts, Jr. ‘67 Paul T. Wilson ‘67 Joseph Harkins Lauren O’Leary ‘94 Matthew R. McCabe ‘90 Barry A. Worfolk ‘55 Ann-Marie Fassl Hartline ‘68 Richard E. Olson ‘59 Nancy Kumpfbeck McClintock ‘63 Diane Richmond Zanazzi ‘70 J. Michael Hayes ‘97 Maureen O’Sullivan O’Neill ‘83 Lawrence McDonald ‘56 Elizabeth Hudak Haynie ‘84 Michael Orlando ‘93 Gerald R. McGratty, Jr. ‘62 Blue and White Supporters Mary Elizabeth Heiskell ‘88 Patricia O’Rourke ‘60 Kevin McHale ‘69 (up to $99) Colleen Broderick Henrikson ‘95 Rosemary Schaefer Padala ‘60 John McKee ‘61 Eileen Dominici Aivaliotis ‘81 John Hitscherich ‘81 Arnold J. Perz ‘80 Cecilia McMahon Marilyn McKeever Angello ‘73 Michelle Anne Hololob ‘97 Thomas Petrie ‘60 James McNamara ‘54 Carroll A. Bolen Banta ‘59 Anne E. Hunt ‘84 John M. Polcari ‘69 Judith Stradar Menacho ‘58 Robert Baumgartner ‘62 Katherine Hynes Carmen-Felicia Recinello ‘92 Elizabeth Molnar-Girouard ‘82 Joseph Begen ‘59 Marijo Insalaco ‘76 Virginia Thode Reilly ‘72 Christopher F. Murphy ‘70 John Bellport ‘54 Leizel Anne Laserna Jose ‘94 Kathleen Egerer Ryan ‘63 Linda Nahles ‘74 Michael C. Bigler ‘64 John Jove ‘79 Ed Sapeta ‘68 James C. Neill ‘53 Barbara F. Blissert ‘69 Sharon Burger Judge ‘79 Thomas P. Sassi ‘79 John A. Nelson ‘67 Lori Montenegro Bredder ‘81 Kristen Karoff ‘05 John Schermerhorn ‘55 Mary Dalton Nicklas ‘56 Adriane Bringe ‘97 Thomas B. Kearns Deidre Diesing Schiela ‘77 Laurence A. Nummy ‘69 Joseph R. Bunce, Jr. ‘54 Catherine Davidson Kerr ‘69 Christopher Shea ‘71 Maureen Duffy O’Donnell ‘55 Craig Caceci ‘90 Adam Labadie ‘90 Mary Ann Murphy Smaldone ‘71 Thomas Olson ‘64 Stefane Cahill Farella ‘88 Vincent Faulkner Lally ‘54 Briane Sorice ‘01 Robert O’Neill ‘79 Madeline A. Nazzaro Cannon ‘67 Cesar Laucam ‘87 Patricia D’Atri Sparks ‘67 Elizabeth A. Parrella ‘80 Bruce Cappio ‘70 Anna Montenegro Lehman ‘83 Paul Steck ‘81 Florence M. Parrella ‘84 Kathy Miller Collyer ‘76 Belinda Gonzalez Leon ‘88 Kevin Toman ‘64 John M. Pearson ‘80 Richard J. Conklin ‘63 Frances Scrofani Levitt ‘68 James Tomlinson ‘78 Robert Pennachio ‘86 Donald L. Corrado ‘60 Nora Walsh Loughnane ‘81 Kevin J. Tomlinson ‘81 Gerhard L. Perz ‘76 Paul T. Cullen, Jr. ‘66 Frank R. Maiello, III ‘90 Shanise L. Tyler ‘03

www.stmaryalumni.ws | 34 Donna Jackowski Van Norden ‘80 Raymond A. Vogel, Jr. ‘74 Helen Deegan Wareham ‘68 If you have any questions or Frank Verderber ‘64 Helen Opferman Von Salzen ‘61 Kevin J. White ‘54 comments, please contact the Paul Vermaelen ‘56 Christopher Von Zwehl ‘80 Christopher A. Whyte ‘56 Office of Development at Arlene Persico Vislocky ‘71 Ralph Waite, Jr. ‘66 David M. Wilson ‘61 516 627 4605. Jack Vivinetto Richard F. Walsh ‘67 Alyce Robertell Wise ‘74 2008 Annual Fund Giving by Class

Class of 1953 Joseph Vasek David M. Wilson Anne Hill Fitzgibbon George Areson Paul Vermaelen Class of 1962 Hope Furness Gottschall Agnes Hughes Gaus Christopher A. Whyte Robert Baumgartner Michelle Mally Carolyn Paget Howley Class of 1957 Donald Beckmann Bill Meyer James C. Neill Gennaro Granito Robert Brooks Richard Mulvihill Class of 1954 Rev. Msgr. John J. McCann John Doran Kevin Nolan John Bellport Virginia Deedee Driscoll Charles J. Eagan Francis Ruddy Joseph R. Bunce, Jr. Class of 1958 Eugene Ferguson Ralph Waite, Jr. John Driscoll Peggy O’Neill Dillenbeck Paulette Furness John G. Walsh Ronald F. Gallagher Judith Stradar Menacho Eileen Fitzpatrick Grishman Class of 1967 Vincent Faulkner Lally John G. O’Handley, Jr. Richard Grund Madeline A. Nazzaro Cannon James McNamara Class of 1959 Dennis Lee Hayes Jane McHale Cotter Christian Platt Carroll A. Bolen Banta Gerald R. McGratty, Jr. Alfonso Martinez-Fonts, Jr. Kevin J. White Joseph Begen James J. Merkel Richard Merkel Class of 1955 Patricia Callahan Brennan George Morr John A. Nelson Warren W. Augenthaler Karen Franjola Confoy Janice Barbino Padden James J. O’Connor Mary E. Ehling Peter J. Kenny Maurice J. Voity Kenneth M. Scheriff Myles Fitzpatrick Bruce W. Kramer Class of 1963 Patricia D’Atri Sparks William Jablonski Carl Ludecke Richard J. Conklin Richard F. Walsh Henry King Richard E. Olson Philip Flor Paul T. Wilson Paul McCarthy John H. Yamamoto Nancy Kumpfbeck McClintock Class of 1968 Rowena Larkin Morris Class of 1960 Kathleen Egerer Ryan Richard A. Citarella Maureen Duffy O’Donnell C. Roy Acker Class of 1964 Gerard P. Dankel Richard F. Phelps Donald L. Corrado Michael C. Bigler Margaret Schreiber Fitzgerald Charles J. Romanski Donald Dunphy, Jr. Edward Hanrahan, Jr. Michael Gaffney John Schermerhorn David Francescani Karen Mulligan Linarelli Patricia Lynch Gaffney Barry A. Worfolk Robert Halliday James J. McCann, III Ann-Marie Fassl Hartline Class of 1956 Arthur M. Hayes, Jr. Michael X. McGuire Frances Scrofani Levitt Frederick Anderson Pat Barnard Kenny Albert J. Meyer Louis Monari Mary Jane Hudson Gannon Nancy Bruno Muney Kevin F. Olson Ed Sapeta Michael Lightfoot Patricia O’Rourke Thomas Olson Nicholas Scobbo Thomas E. Mawn Rosemary Schaefer Padala Kevin Toman Lawrence Siedlick Constance I. McDermott Thomas Petrie Frank Verderber James Sweeney Lawrence McDonald Patricia Sanford Tierney Class of 1965 Helen Deegan Wareham Annette Butkovsky Messina Class of 1961 James Belter Class of 1969 Margaret Ann Mitchell Gail Hotarek Dwyer Nancy Betowski Brooks Patricia Hayes Axtmayer Edward Moran Linda Novotny Hildebrand John Fitzgerald Barbara F. Blissert Mary Dalton Nicklas Maureen Wall Huber Noel Kade Foley Wayne M. Clinch Ronald Ronzoni John McKee Class of 1966 Diane Meenan Doyle Alfred J. Ross Adm. Donald Pilling Joseph G. Connolly, Jr. Bob Glaser George G. Stevenson Helen Opferman Von Salzen Paul T. Cullen, Jr. Michael Golden www.stmaryalumni.ws | 35 Catherine Davidson Kerr Alyce Robertell Wise Jennifer Lynch Eileen Forde Rivera Kevin McHale Class of 1975 Christopher March Class of 1986 Laurence A. Nummy Dennis Cooney Elizabeth A. Parrella Brian Breheny John M. Polcari Mary Mackey Gross John M. Pearson John C. Greco Class of 1970 Alvaro Martinez-Fonts Arnold J. Perz Gayle Simpson Iandoli Christine Cosgrove Brooks Frances Blissert McCutchin Tim Smollen Robert Pennachio Bruce Cappio Denise Walsh Moran Donna Jackowski Van Norden Lynda Swanson Rubino Christopher F. Murphy Stephen J. Paluszek Christopher Von Zwehl Class of 1987 Kathleen Kennedy Murphy Class of 1976 Class of 1981 Suzanne Quinn Craig Jill Kennedy Regan Kathy Miller Collyer Eileen Dominici Aivaliotis Luke Driscoll Robert J. Ward Mark P. Davies Christopher Brady Cesar Laucam Diane Richmond Zanazzi Debra Vey Voda Hamilton Lori Montenegro Bredder Christopher Schneider Class of 1971 Thomas Hoban Niall J. Delaney Anthony Truglio Joan Blissert Burns Marijo Insalaco John P. Ernenwein Class of 1988 Kevin B. Connolly Gerhard L. Perz John Hitscherich Stefane Cahill Farella Kathleen Dunn Grigo James Poplawski Nora Walsh Loughnane Laura Driscoll Jane Hoffman Francesca Mattone Volpe Barbara McElroy Kristin Lynch Graham Thomas Jordan Class of 1977 Mark J. Roldan Mary Elizabeth Heiskell Christopher Shea Michael C. Denihan Paul Steck Belinda Gonzalez Leon Mary Ann Murphy Smaldone John P. Ryan Kevin J. Tomlinson Class of 1989 Kathleen Maurer Smith Deidre Diesing Schiela Class of 1982 Kieran Blake Patricia E. Doran Spatola William Weisner Virginia Blissert Bachman Steven Iglio Arlene Persico Vislocky Class of 1978 Laurence Denihan Peter O’Hanlon Class of 1972 Manny A. Alas Jeffrey Fisher Class of 1990 David Bonagura Kathleen Cawley Mary Jo Lilly Craig Caceci Diane Mascioli Bonagura Roger V. Coleman John McCormick, III Patrick Devaney Brian Devaney Thomas J. Gorman Daniel McNally Adam Labadie Thomas Haller John J. Sheerin Elizabeth Molnar-Girouard Kevin F. Lyons Paul G. Hines James Tomlinson Thomas Quinn Frank R. Maiello, III Karen Kilhenny Class of 1979 Class of 1983 Matthew R. McCabe Marie McVeigh Pierce James B. Blaney Peter J. Clare Kerin King Rausch Virginia Thode Reilly Christopher Caldwell Patricia Concannon De Santis Class of 1991 Class of 1973 Brian Davies Michael Fucigna Tara Shea Bacigalupo Marilyn McKeever Angello Donald Denihan Lisa Maria Gattulli Carmela DiMeo Frank Caldwell Gerald Dillon Tara Foley Geibel Danielle Forbes Francis J. Coughlin, Jr. John Jove Margaret Concannon Joyce Jennifer Ewing Pierce Leo Crowley Sharon Burger Judge Anna Montenegro Lehman Maria Murillo Taliercio Anne Lynch Dussel Helen Gordon Kirsch Maureen O’Sullivan O’Neill Class of 1992 Maureen Denihan Ferrari Mary T. Malley Class of 1984 Andrew Doulos Deborah Fitzpatrick Mink Mel McLaughlin Charles Alutto Edward H. Koch Jeffrey A. Mink Maureen Maybury Mealie Kerry Pollicino Brady Laura Fosco Marceca Jane Dyer Trevisan John O’Hare Richard J. Dee Katherine King O’Connor Class of 1974 Robert O’Neill Maureen Gaus Carmen-Felicia Recinello Raymond Haller Thomas P. Sassi Annette Ziller Guiliani Christian P. Vaupel John Heusner Patricia Van Bloem Schumacher Elizabeth Hudak Haynie Class of 1993 John LeViness Timothy Welsh Anne E. Hunt Maureen Brady Philip J. McCabe Class of 1980 Florence M. Parrella Robert B. Dunphy Linda Nahles Mary Healey Alas MaryBeth Welsh Douglas Menelly Mary Valentine-Gyorffy Robert Coughlin Class of 1985 Michael Orlando CeciliaLadyzinski Verhaegen Stephen Hannan James J. Moloney Class of 1994 Raymond A. Vogel, Jr. Alyson M. Kelly Catherine Minichiello Montiel Melissa DeRosa Johnston

www.stmaryalumni.ws | 36 Leizel Anne Laserna Jose Class of 1999 Class of 2007 Thomas B. Kearns Lauren O’Leary Christine Navaretta Douglas Kublin Courtney Kwas Class of 1995 Class of 2000 Class of 2008 Theresa Loftman Marykate Trainor Alcusky Brian Escobedo Christopher DeCerbo Cecilia McMahon Colleen Broderick Henrikson Robert Scheer Sean Escobedo Richard Monti Class of 1996 Class of 2001 Friends Murphy & Durieu Maureen O’Kelly Garrett Thomas Alexander Nancy Alexander Eugene and Mary Murphy Class of 1997 Briane Sorice Richard and Therese Chapdelaine Arthur and Caroline Adriane Bringe Class of 2003 Robert E. Cullen Monti Saladino Jeffrey Garte David DeGennaro George Dunn Jack Vivinetto Margaret Malloy Garte Shanise L. Tyler Floral Park Window Cleaning Joseph Whelan J. Michael Hayes Class of 2004 Hugh J. and Mary Ellen Forde Michelle Anne Hololob James Alexander The Gabrielli Family Laura Marchetti-Mullette Dan Doremus Leonard and Geraldine Genovese Class of 1998 Kerri Escobedo William Grogan Bradley King Class of 2005 Joseph Harkins Cristin Mathiez King Kristen Karoff Katherine Hynes

Thank you for your generosity and support!

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The St. Mary’s Alumni Association expresses its deepest sympathy to the families, friends, and classmates of the following deceased alumni whose deaths were reported to the Alumni Office between May and November 2008.

John Bellport ‘54 – June 15, 2008 John J. Fritz ‘53 – September 2008 Kevin Farley ‘71 died suddenly on November 17, 2008 from a heart attack. Michelle Galluccio ‘94 passed away July 21, 2008. Carole Reder Jacquette ‘57 – November 2007 Michael S. McLaughlin ‘63 – July 13, 2008 Marion Denon Molitor ‘55 – May 16, 2008 Deidre O’Callaghan ‘68 passed away July 21, 2008 after losing her battle with cancer. Eileen magee Shaughness ‘69 died peacefully in her sleep on November 12, 2008. In 2000 Eileen was stricken with a brain cancer. She fought the tumor aggressively, researching every option and traveling extensively for treatments. As a result, she had survived nearly ten times her expected prognosis. Eileen was married to George Shaughness ‘68 and they have three sons; Kevin (28), Neill (23) and Craig (21).

Please contact the St. Mary’s Alumni Office at 516 627 4605 to report the passing of a St. Mary’s High School graduate. All deceased alumni are remembered at our Annual Memorial Mass.

David DeSanctis ‘86 It is with great sorrow that the Alumni Association announces the passing of David DeSanctis on September 25, 2008. His family sent the following message to us:

Some of the best years of David’s life were spent at St. Mary’s. Those who knew him, knew him as a compassionate, tolerant person. David struggled for a very long time with depression, but throughout it all, he never stopped caring for others or giving love and comfort to those in need.

A fitting tribute to David comes from the Book of Wisdom 4: 7-15: “The just man, though he die early, shall be at rest. For the age that is honorable comes not with the passing of time, Nor can it be measured in terms of years.

Having become perfect in a short while, he reached the fullness of a long career: For his soul was pleasing to the LORD, therefore he sped him out of the midst of wickedness." The world has lost a very special soul, but David will always be in our hearts.

And from David’s heart – “Remember, you are all very special.” did you know?

The National Catholic Education Association Report on Catholic High Schools

St. Mary's Endowment As of December 2008 $1,993,118

The average annual fund goal St. Mary's annual fund for 2007-08 was $333,283 as of August 2008 has commitments totaling On average, 18% of alumni $94,515 from 333 donors. contribute to the annual fund This represents an alumni The highest reported alumni participation rate of 3% contribution rate was 89%

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