SPECIAL SECTION MOURNING OUR LOSS: Remembering Fr. Zinger, CSB, OSM ___ 8 ___ ED SANTI, OSM ORDER OF ST. MICHAEL DOUBLE BLUE PICTORIAL: ARCHANGEL’S DEN ___ ___ Remembered 14 Turkey Roll ___ 20 ___ ___ ___ ___ 13 ___ 18 ALUMNI MAGAZINE | SPRING / SUMMER 2018 | VOLUME 23 CONTACT DIRECTORY St. Michael’s College School: The Order of St. Michael 2018 www.stmichaelscollegeschool.com Blue Banner Online: www.mybluebanner.com Basilian Fathers: www.basilian.org Recognizing the leaders in our community who embody our motto The St. Michael’s College School alumni magazine, CISAA (Athletic Schedule): www.cisaa.ca “Teach Me Goodness, Discipline, and Knowledge” Blue Banner, is published twice a year. It reflects the Twitter: www.twitter.com/smcs1852 history, accomplishments, and stories of graduates and its Advancement Office: [email protected] purpose is to promote collegiality, respect and Christian Alumni Affairs: [email protected] values under the direction of the Basilian Fathers. Honouring: Archives Office: [email protected] Blue Banner Feedback: [email protected] PRESIDENT: Fr. Jefferson Thompson, CSB ’79 Communications Office: [email protected] Hon. Consiglio Di Nino (Honorary ’13) EDITOR: Gavin Davidson ’93 CO-EDITOR: Michael De Pellegrin ’94 Tel: 416-653-3180 (ext. 292) Fax: 416-653-8789 Jerry Howarth CONTRIBUTORS E-mail: [email protected] David Keon ’60 Joe Younder ’56, Frank Di Nino ’80, • Admissions (ext. 195) Brandon Sousa ‘07, Kimberley Bailey, • Advancement (ext. 118) Stephanie Nicholls, Peter Fillman Reg Quinn • Alumni Affairs (ext. 273) • Archives (ext. 457) TABLE OF CONTENTS Armand Scaini ’58 • Arena (ext. 422) President’s Message 4 • Chief Operating Officer (ext. 239) Alumni Association Message 5 Justice Bryan Shaughnessy ’68 • Communications (ext. 292) Editor’s Letter 6 • Finance (ext. 117) Letters to the Editor 7 • Main Reception (ext. 0) Reflections on a Man for all Seasons: 8 • Mporium – School Store (ext. 431) Fr. Zinger, CSB, OSM • Property Manager (ext. 129) Induction Ceremony Remembering Ed Santi 13 • President – Fr. Jefferson Thompson, CSB ’79 (ext. 174) Order of St. Michael Nominees 14 • Principal – Mr. Greg Reeves ’73 (ext. 139) May 30, 2018 Double Blue pictorial: Turkey Roll 18 • Vice Principal – Mr. Emile John ’87 (ext. 156) Welcome to the Den, Gentlemen 20 • Vice Principal – Mr. David Lee ’94 (ext. 179) Liberty Grand Entertainment Complex Thank you Frank 24 Canada Publications Mail Agreement #40006997 Securing our Future by giving back: Leaving a Legacy 25 TicketsTickets $200 $200 Includes HST Where are they now: Buzzers edition 26 Where are they now 27 On the Cover: Remembering our beloved Fr. Zinger, CSB, In Memoriam 30 OSM. Pictured here celebrating mass at Holy Rosary stmichaelscollegeschool.com/osm Church, Toronto. The way we were: 34 St. Michael’s College School flashback 2 GOOD-NIGHT, SWEET PRINCE; AND FLIGHTS OF ANGELS SING THEE TO THY REST 3 MESSAGE ALUMNI FROM THE ASSOCIATION PRESIDENT MESSAGE My fellow alumni, As winter draws to a close, so does my tenure as your 2nd Vice-President – GAVIN DAVIDSON ’93 president. What an experience. It has been an honour and a Gavin has been the co-editor of the Blue Banner since Fall Dear St. Michael’s Alumni and Friends, privilege to serve you. Three years ago we established three 2015. Gavin has assisted with Skate for Kids and most key areas of focus. I am proud to say we have made great recently, brought the Archangel’s Den initiative to fruition. It is a school day in early Spring in Toronto as I begin to service, and their presence to us as the face of Jesus Christ progress in achieving our objectives. compose this greeting. Many of our students are remarking act as beacons that light the way for us and our students. Events Coordinator – RON SCARAFILE ’05 that it is snowing outside today (stop chuckling, you We continue to bring graduates back to the school with Ron has been involved with the Alumni Association since Alumni in warmer climes). I am trying to reassure our The Double Blue Brotherhood of the past 165 years and the events like Turkey Roll, the Spring Reunion and BBQ, and 2012. Ron is the co-founder of the Enzo Montemurro ’81 Touch young men that it is not snow that is falling – surely not entire St. Michael’s community join in one enthusiastic Homecoming to name but a few. We have built solid ties with Football Classic and has volunteered for many alumni events. snow in Spring! – but manna from heaven. That’s right, chorus to congratulate and celebrate the Graduating Class the Parents’ Association, working together to enrich the because we know that St. Michael’s is the Promised Land, of 2018. May their education, formation, and SMCS experience for our students. In closing, I encourage you to stay connected to the school and make St. Mike's a part of your daily life. Attend the or very close to it. accomplishments at St. Michael’s College School, and The achievement I am most proud of is the focus on mentoring. We alumni events and, better still, become active in the especially their many valuable contributions to the world in have held a number of networking and mentoring events where SMCSAA. It is a truly rewarding experience and a great way The Israelites wandered in the desert, looking forward to a the years and decades to come, inspire faith and recent graduates have had the opportunity to be paired with to give back to our growing community. Promised Land that would be flowing with milk and honey. confidence in us all to believe and proclaim that the saintly professionals across a variety of industries. Most recently, we held We look forward to our Promised Land where we will meet are indeed among us even now. our first ‘Archangel's Den’. Graduates under age 30 presented I hope to see you at the porchetta table at the upcoming our Risen Lord face to face, in the company of all those their business ideas to a panel of judges and had the opportunity Turkey Roll in November. whom we have loved in this world and who have loved us. Our Lady, Seat of Wisdom, pray for us. to come away with funding to help develop their ideas. It was an We will gather around the table of the promised heavenly St. Michael the Archangel, pray for us. impressive event and one that is sure to be repeated. God bless and may we continue to take care of each other and banquet, in the full presence of God and the Saints. St. Basil the Great, pray for us. practice Goodness, Discipline, and Knowledge every day. None of this could have happened without the tireless efforts of the SMCSAA members, the Advancement Office, and the The saintly are among us even now. We will always Sincerely in Christ, school's faculty and administration. I sincerely thank you all. remember and cherish Fr. Cecil Zinger, OSM, CSB with Frank Di Nino ’80 deep love and gratitude, praying that his life of faith and After a nomination and voting process among the Alumni President, SMCSAA devotion to our Lord and to St. Michael’s may serve as a Association Directors, I am happy to announce the Executive perpetual exemplar for all of us, in the certainty that he is Fr. Jefferson Mark Thompson, CSB ’79 for the 2018-2020/21 term: moving from the saintly whom we knew to the Saint whom President PAST PRESIDENTS we shall meet again. President – JOHN P. O’NEILL ’86 John has been an active member of the SMCSAA for many Frank Di Nino ’80 John McCusker ’57 W. Frank Morneau ‘59 years. Most recently, John held the position of Vice-President Marc Montemurro ’93 William Metzler ’65 Frank Glionna ’53 + The 2018 inductees into the Order of St. Michael are and Order of St. Michael committee member. Josh Colle ’92 John Bonvivere ’50 + George Cormack ’49 outstanding models of faith, character, and service in our Romeo Milano ’80 Michael Duffy ‘65 Richard Wakely ’64 + community: Hon. Consiglio Di Nino (Honorary ’13), Vice-President – MATT MONTEMURRO ’05 Peter Thurton ’81 Ross Robertson ‘64 Gordon Ashworth ’45 + Jerry Howarth, David Keon ’60, Reg Quinn, Matt has been an active part of the association and for the last Dennis Caponi Jr. ’86 William Rosenitsch ‘57 G. J. McGoey ’58 + Armand Scaini ’58, and Justice Bryan Shaughnessy three years been on the Executive as Events Coordinator. Matt Rob Grossi ’72 Paul Tomson ‘65 Paul McNamara ’40 + ’68. May their embodiment of the motto of our school and is the co-founder of the Enzo Montemurro ’81 Touch Football Paul Grossi ’69 John G. Walsh ’58 + Joseph Primeau ’28 + the Basilian Fathers, their examples of leadership and Classic and coordinated several successful networking events. Daniel Brennan ’70 Frank Thickett ’57 Dick Foster ’30 + 4 GOOD-NIGHT, SWEET PRINCE; AND FLIGHTS OF ANGELS SING THEE TO THY REST 5 DEAR EDITOR, LETTER LETTERS I actually graduated in '98 I think, definitely not '17. Never- FROM THE TO THE theless, I'm flattered by the mention. Krisjon Vargas ’98 EDITOR EDITOR ED’S REPLY: It is the magical Blue Banner Time Machine, Krisjon. It will take years off your life! DEAR EDITOR, DEAR EDITOR, I am an alumnus of Saint Mike’s, going back to the class of 1958. Once again I note that the list of some of the biggest contribu- It was a long time ago but I still wear my graduating year school Dear Readers, Fr. Jefferson Thompson, CSB ’79’s homily at the tors to the continuation of the Alumni Association has been ring. I have supported the Fr.