GENESISTHE ALUMNI MAGAZINE OF SAINT IGNATIUS COLLEGE PREPAR ATORY, SF, SPRINGV 2010 Mulkerrins Takes ’Cats to NorCal genesis v 1 Joe Boswell ’02 and Kate Brandt ’03, who both work in the Obama Administration, are pictured here in the historic Indian Treaty Room in the Eisenhower Office Building with the White House in the background. Read about them on pages 35 and 38. AttleePhotography.com. 2 genesis v JUNIORS CARE FOR CREATION The entire junior class went to Mori Point in Pacifica in February to add more than 600 native plants to the Golden Gate National Recreation Area as part of SI’s Care for Creation Unit. They studied genesis v themes of sense of place, interconnection and stewardship in their English, religious studies and science classes in a program A Report to Concerned Individuals pioneered by SI parent and former park ranger Mary Petrilli. “It’s Vol. 47, No. 1 Spring 2010 good to know that we can do something to help the natural cycle of Administration life rebuild itself,” said junior Francesca Puerzer. “It was so much fun to get down and really experience nature instead of just learning Rev. Robert T. Walsh, S.J. President about it in the classroom.” Mr. Joseph A. Vollert Vice President for Development Mr. Patrick Ruff Principal Rev. Thomas H. O’Neill, S.J. Superior Mr. John J. Ring Director of Alumni Relations Ms. Marielle A. Murphy Associate Director of Development Mrs. Cynthia Fitzgibbon Director of Special Events Mr. Fred L. Tocchini Director of Special Projects Mr. John J. Grealish Business Manager Editorial Staff Mr. Paul J. Totah Director of Communications Arthur Cecchin Sports Editor Nancy Hess Layout & Design Douglas A. Salin Photo Editor GENESIS V (USPS 899-060) is published quarterly by St. Ignatius College Preparatory, 2001 37th Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94116-9981. Periodicals Postage Paid at San Francisco, CA, and at additional mailing offices. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to GENE SIS V, 2001 37th Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94116-9981. CONTACT US: You can send e-mail to [email protected] or reach us at (415) 731-7500, ext. 206. You can also read the issue on our web site at www.siprep.org/genesis. ST. IGNATIUS, mindful of its mission to be witness to the love of Christ for all, admits students of any race, color and national and/or ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs and activities generally accorded to or made available to students at this school. St. Ignatius does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and/or ethnic origin, age, sex or disability in the administration of educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs and athletic and other school-administered programs. Likewise, St. Ignatius does not discriminate against any applicant for employment on the basis of race, color, national and/or ethnic origin, age, sex or disability. GENESIS V is printed on recycled paper, which contains 10 percent post-consumer waste. In addition, 9 percent of the ink comes from agriculturally-based, renewable sources. SI’s Chamber Singers and Concert Choir performed Carols by Candlelight at Holy Name of Jesus Church in December under the direction of Chad Zullinger. genesis v 3 First Words Saint Ignatius Board of Trustees THE LATE, GREAT SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE THOMAS and national history. Under his direction, SI’s football Rev. Michael McCarthy, S.J. ’82 “Tip” O’Neill famously declared that “all politics is teams in 1962 and 1963 won 19 straight games to earn Chair local.” Some would argue, too, that all history is local. a first-place ranking in the nation. He coached Dan Rev. Kevin Dilworth, S.J. The great events that define history took place not in Fouts ’69, who later broke dozens of records as QB for Rev. Charles Gagan, S.J. ’55 the abstract but in backyards and on city streets. the Chargers and who earned entry into the NFL Hall Mr. Curtis Mallegni ’67 Take a look at the stories about some of SI’s very of Fame. Later, while sitting in the stands watching a Rev. Thomas O’Neill, S.J. ’74 own local historians in the feature section here. These JV football game, Tringali convinced Igor Olshansky Rev. Mario Prietto, S.J. are men who first discovered each other through their ’00, a star basketball player, to try his hand at football. Mr. Stanley P. Raggio ’73 shared passion for neighborhoods, eras or institutions. Olshansky, the first Soviet-born player to compete in Nancy Stretch, Esq. Later, they discovered that they all had graduated from the NFL, and one of the few Jewish athletes in the Rev. Robert T. Walsh, S.J. ’68 the same high school. league, now plays for the Dallas Cowboys. The histories they wrote and researched, you will What defines Tringali, too, is what he did in 1951 Board of Regents find, reveal at once small facts about San Francisco and while playing for USF’s undefeated football team. A Mr. Curtis Mallegni ’67 great truths about our own nation. call came to inquire if USF would leave behind its two Chair Even though I’m an English teacher, I have a passion African American members (Ollie Matson and Burl Mrs. Anne Ryan for history. I served as co-editor of The San Francisco Toler) in order to compete in a national bowl game. Vice Chair Fair: Treasure Island 1939–1940, in which I collected, Tringali and his teammates refused, and their team Mr. Kerwin Allen ’78 along with my late mother-in-law, Pat Carpenter, oral earned the moniker of “unbeaten, untied and uninvited.” Mrs. Marlies Bruning histories from those who worked at or attended the This was 1951, long before the Civil Rights Mrs. Catherine Cannata Golden Gate International Exposition. This small fair, Movement would take root in the U.S., but Tringali Mr. Peter Casey ’68 I realized through my research, was both a local event and his teammates did the right thing and presaged the Mr. Paul Cesari ’75 and one far grander. It introduced talking robots and coming struggles that would define the 1960s. Mr. Sherman Chan ’85 television for the first time to wide-eyed crowds, and, on The story of Tringali and his teams, of Alcatraz Mr. Jeff Columbini ’79 its opening day in 1939, saw flags from around the world and Fort Point, of Sutro Baths and the Zoo, of theatres Mr. Joseph Diffley ’64 come in peace, including the German swastika, the and streetcars, of the monumental effort to rebuild Mrs. Sue Dudum rising sun of Japan and the French tricolour. The events the city after the 1906 earthquake and fire—all of Mrs. Dana Emery on this island Utopia would belie the realities that would these local stories can be found on the pages to follow. Mr. Robert Enright ’76 soon unfold in Europe and the Pacific, and dreams of I know you will enjoy the local angles, and, I hope, Mr. Tom Fitzpatrick ’64 world peace would be put on hold. you will find something else—truths about us all that Mr. Gordon Getty* ’51 I also had the pleasure of writing Spiritus Magis: transcend and endure. Mrs. Yvonne Go 150 Years of Saint Ignatius College Preparatory to help — Paul Totah ’75 Mrs. Nanette Gordon celebrate SI’s sesquicentennial. Once again, I found Mr. John Grealish ’79 that the story of a local place echoed world events. SI’s Ms. Kathryn Hall success came about so quickly thanks to turmoil in Mr. Brit Hahn Europe, where citizens grew tired of princes and popes Mr. Peter Imperial ’77 and rallied for revolution. Crowds, who saw the Jesuits Mr. John Jack ’73 as linked to these institutions, chased the Superior The Hon. Kathleen Kelly General out of Rome, while Jesuits in the Turin Mr. Greg Labagh ’66 Province and elsewhere went into hiding. The newly Mrs. Mary Kay Leveroni created St. Ignatius and Santa Clara Colleges became Mrs. Louise Lucchesi places of refuge for some of the greatest European Jesuit Mr. Ivan Maroevich ’69 professors, who quickly established the reputation of Mr. William McDonnell* ’42 both schools as places of higher learning equivalent to Mr. Paul Mohun ’84 the best universities in the world. Dr. Richard Moran Historian Kevin Starr, who attended SI in his Christopher Moscone, Esq. ’80 freshman year before leaving to enter the minor Martin D. Murphy, Esq.* ’52 seminary, would never call himself a local historian, Rev. Thomas H. O’Neill, S.J. ’74 even though he has written extensively about California. Mr. Clyde Ostler For him, the trick is to write about national and Mrs. Beverly Riehm international history through the lens of the local. Given Photo: Kevin Tobin ’66 Mrs. Karen Rollandi all that had its start in California, from fast food to the Dr. Robert Szarnicki film industry, that’s an easy point to grasp: all history, Mr. Gregory Vaughan ’74 whether about the Sunset District or the discovery of Rev. Robert T. Walsh, S.J. ’68 the New World, tells the story of humanity. Emerson * Lifetime Members put it another way: “All history is biography.” Take a look at the life of coach Vince Tringali, who died March 31. Here’s a man who made local The late coach Vince Tringali and QB John Cercos ’67. 4 genesis v Contents Development 6 Genesis V: New Horizons Campaign in FInal Lap 7 Fred Molfino Bequest to SI Invests in “Kids Like Me” 8 Great Catsby Auction Celebrates Roaring 20th Anniversary Features tell me a story that’s true 12 Telling Tales of Alcatraz, Fort Point & Sutro Baths 8 16 Grant Ute’s Love of San Francisco Transports Him Back in Time 20 Jack Tillmany Shines the Light on Movies & Theatres 24 John Freeman Reconstructs the City’s Post Earthquake Past 28 Tom Torriglia’s Main Squeeze Will Always Be the Accordion 30 Junior Katie Girlich Helps Celebrate the Zoo’s 80th Anniversary 32 Kevin Starr Sees the Big Picture Through the Lens of California School News 34 SI Hosts First West Coast Latino Summit 35 CalShakes to Offer Summer Conservatory at SI 36 SI Students Experience Civics in Snowmageddon 37 Art Teacher Katie Wolf Honored by Archdiocese 12 38 Tim Reardon Tackles Race Issues in First Novel 40 Brian Rhodes Has Hope for Haiti Despite the Devastation 41 Joe Fangon’s Piano Playing Helps Buy Solar Ovens for Africa 42 Michael Lin Is Master of Virtual and Real Chessboards Sports 43 Sports News 44 The Spirituality of Sports in Catholic Schools 46 Finding God on the Volleyball Court 48 Brett & Darren Cde Baca: First Father-Son J.