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Dinner Auction ........... 2-3 Class Notes .............. 8-9 VOLUME 41, SPRING 2015 Hall of Fame 2014 .......... 4 Birth Announcements ....... 10 Alumni Awards ............. 5 Bridal Aisle .............. 10 Cooney Estate Gift .......... 5 In Memory ............... 11 Remember When ........... 5 Class Reunion ......... 11-12 Around Campus .......... 6-7 VALEDICTORIAN Hannah O’Hagan N T R E A L C LANDERS SALUTATORIAN HURRICC ANE Taylor Sledz A RETIREMENT T N HONORS DAY H A A P U BLICATIO N O F THE O FFIC E O O F DEVELfterO PMEN 34 yearsT at Marian May 21 I L R Central, Superintendent I A A C Tom Landers will be retiring V S BACCALAUREATE I I M A A T MASS V E R I T at the end of June. In 1981 he started as assistant May 28 principal, was named Marian’s Superintendent in GRADUATION 1983, and is also Superintendent of the seven Catholic May 29 grade schools in McHenry County. During this time over 4,300 students passed through Marian as the GOLF OUTING school went through three strategic planning processes June 17 resulting in two large additions and the purchase of 27 acres for athletic fields. The school doubled in size HOMECOMING and the student population grew by 80%. October 9 Mr. Landers still sits behind the same vintage brown desk from the 1960s. He and his wife Carol raised three children; Kevin ’98, Kelly Brabec ’99 Thomas Landers ON THE WEB and Kathleen ’11, who are also all Notre Dame www.marian.com grads. The Landers family is also enjoying their first grandchild, Hailey Brabec, born in December 2014. For more news from Around Campus turn to page 6 Thank you Mr. Landers and enjoy your retirement! onorary Chairs Julie and Jeff Rhodes, Crystal Lake and Helen ’82 and Tony ’82 Marian Central Catholic High School’s Annual Dinner Auction HWember, Woodstock, along with General Chairs Nick ‘87 and Kellie Bucci, Woodstock and A Bob and Jenn Seegers, Woodstock, worked over the winter to ensure the success of “A Walk Through the Emerald Isle”. The dinner auction was held at the Walk school on March 14 where Landers Pavillion was through the transformed into an Irish castle and the commons area an Irish Pub. New games this year were the Emerald Pick of the Live and a Paddle Raise which resulted in Isle several thousand more dollars for the school. Over $70,000 in proceeds from the evening will go toward tuition assistance, department programs, technology, and parent support groups. Around 390 guests enjoyed a buffet dinner from Joe’s Place while bidding on live and silent auction items. The cash raffle prize was won by Elva Le. Shelly Schwalback was the winner of the 52 card draw and she went home with a beautiful sapphire and diamond ring donated by Steffan’s Jewelers and Suzanne Cannon ’79. Saturday, March 14, 2015 . The dinner auction committee gives a great big thank you to the volunteers at the event and all who contributed in any way to make the evening successful. The 3 of Diamonds won Shelly Auction Leadership: Helen and Tony Wember, Jeff and Julie Rhodes, Bob and Jenn Seegers, and Schwalback a gorgeous ring Kellie and Nick Bucci 2 Carmen LaMoutte and Kellie Bucci Vonn Schmidt, Tom McCabe, and Caroline Nemtuda Sports Items on the Silent Auction SAVE THE DATE SEE YOU NEXT YEAR ON MARCH 12, 2016 Auction clerks Karen Markowski, Tracy Schaefer, and Lori Hirsch 3 Friend of Marian – Mary Ann Martinez ’66, Woodstock. As the school Development Director, Mary Ann has HALL OF FAME facilitated the annual golf outing and Hall of Fame ceremony for 15 years. She was named Marian’s 1995 Distinguished CEREMONY - 2014 Alumni of the Year. Mary Ann is married to classmate Len Marian Central’s Sports Hall of Fame winners Martinez and they are the parents of Michele Wingate ‘88, were inducted on Homecoming, September 26. Kris Farrell ‘91, Joe ‘96 and Beth ‘00 Friend of Marian – the late Bob Kies started at Marian in 1996 as Athletic Director. Even in retirement he was active at Marian helping with the annual golf outing and coaching. He was named the Illinois High School State Athletic Director of the year in 1995 and was inducted into the Illinois Golf Coaches Hall of Fame in 1995. In 2000, he spearheaded the Marian Central Hall of Fame program. Bob passed into eternal life December 2013. The 2003 golf team was Marian’s 4th appearance in the Pictured are individual winners: Mary Ann (Stilling) Martinez ’66, Kathie Sembach, daughter of the late state finals and the Coach Bob Kies, Brittany Nobilio ’04, Coach Tom Parker, team’s 5th place finish Colleen Nilson ’04, and Dan Freund ‘61 was the highest in school history. The Dan Freund ’61 , Elgin, was MVP and Co-Captain of team won first place both the basketball and baseball teams his senior year. He at the Pecatonica started officiating high school sports in 1971 and worked regional with John the football state finals from 1995 thru 1997. He is Chris Frame, Nate Peters, Dave Vurdelja the first married 51 years to classmate Ruth Dunham. Mikolaitis and Coach Mike Haase. place medalist. Colleen Nilson ’04 , Chicago, was a volleyball standout The 2003 soccer team finished the season with 19 wins. at Marian earning all-conference and all-area honors. Their last win captured 5th place in the state finals. Her senior year, the team went to the Class A Super This was the first appearance in school history. They Sectional game. At Belmont University, Colleen is the beat Richmond to win regional and beat Wauconda in 2 only player in school history to earn all-conference all overtimes to win sectional. four years. She is an attorney. Brittany Nobilio ’04, Oak Park, was another volleyball standout at Marian earning all-conference and all-area honors. The team went to the Class A Super Sectional game in the state playoffs. Brittany graduated with honors from Eastern Kentucky University and holds a NCAA record for digs per set. She was a 3 time Ohio Valley Conference Defensive Player of the year. Coach Tom Parker, Chicago, coached and taught at Marian from 1964 to 1978. He was head football coach for 10 years and one of his fondest memories was coaching the 1964 Suburban Catholic Football Conference winners. He was also Athletic Director for 5 years. Tom is married Front: Jim Thomas, Brock Donovan, Max Johnson, and to Cindy Smith ‘65, and their children, Tom ‘91 and Mike Huemann. Back: Coach Tony Allen, Zack Lambo, Pat Tully, Coach Jose Arias, and Coach Gordon Husby. Cynthi ‘95, are both in the Hall of Fame. 4 2014 ALUMNI AWARDS PROGRAM EXCELLENCE AWARD DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI RECIPIENT Ron Nye ’82, South Barrington, Pat McAndrews ‘69, McHenry, has earned his B.A. from Notre Dame been practicing law in McHenry and law degree from the University after receiving his Bachelors from of Virginia. He is a managing Loras College and law degree partner of the Chicago Office of from Creighton. He served on Major, Lindsey and Africa, the the Marian Central Council of largest legal search and consultancy Administration and Executive firm in the world. Ron is the Board Council for many years. President of Fellowship Housing. Erin Gallagher Smith ‘83 is a To nominate a worthy candidate for the Human Resource Executive with ALUMNI AWARDS PROGRAM Avanade, a global IT professional send info to: service company. She is the Village Marian Central Development Office, of Lakewood President and has 1001 McHenry Ave. Woodstock, IL 60098 extensive community service. or email: [email protected] LEO AND JEAN COONEY Estate GIFT In December Marian Central was REMEMBER WHEN the recipient of an estate gift of Fifty years ago, Marian Central was the $250,000 from Leo and Jean Cooney Football Suburban Catholic Conference of Woodstock. We are extremely winner. Conference members were Notre grateful for this very generous gift Dame of Niles, Joliet Catholic, Marmion, from Mr. and Mrs. Cooney who St. Francis, St. Edward, Immaculate have been supporters and benefactors Conception and St. Procopius (now Benet of the school’s many efforts since Academy). Marian went through the its inception in 1959. This gift will conference schedule undefeated but lost to become a memorial scholarship Edgewood of Madison, WI and Boylan. endowment account in the Rockford Seniors on the team will be celebrating Diocesan Foundation. The gift will their 50th class reunion this fall. be safeguarded throughout the life of the school with the earnings from Twenty five years ago Marian Central won the account available to be withdrawn for tuition assistance for Marian a fourth football state championship. The students. In fact, this is the second such gift Mr. and Mrs. Cooney have team lost their beloved coach, Don Penza, made to help families in their quest to have their children attend Marian that spring and dedicated the season to Central. In 2002, Mr. and Mrs. Cooney set up their first endowed him. Assistant Coach Steve Patton took scholarship account in the Diocesan Foundation to provide Marian over as head coach and the team went Central scholarships to students from families belonging to their home undefeated beating Burlington, Byron, parish, St. Mary, Woodstock. Since that time, that endowment has Galena, Momence and St. Joseph Ogden provided tens of thousands of dollars of assistance to St. Mary parishioner to win the first place trophy. One of families. The earnings from the new account will be made available to the captains of the team, Tom Kruse, families whose students graduate from the Catholic elementary schools is currently on staff at the school as a in McHenry County.