Paul Lannon wrote in: “The Class of 1948 and I want to thank Tim Buckley for his many years as our class correspondent. Several years ago, he appointed Al DeVito and me to be co-class correspondents. It was then that we found out how much effort Tim put into making sure the Class of 1948 had a listing in the Class Notes. … Congratulations to my granddaughter, Kate Christos, captain of the Madison, New Jersey, high school lacrosse team, on being named an All-American. … She will attend San Diego State. BC missed a good one! Along with Governor Charlie Baker, Bill Belichick, the Gronk, Mike Tyson, and others, I had my hair cut short in support of the annual cancer charity event run yearly by Rob Hale and his company, Granite Telecommunications of Quincy. For each participant, $5,000 was given to Boston Children’s Hospital.”

Richard Connors, JD’60, writes, “Greetings from the Old Pueblo, where I live steps away from the households of three of my six children. In August, I plan to drive east to Providence, Rhode Island, to assist in the burial ashes of my beloved brother, John Connors ’58. While there, I will visit the Heights and my birthplace, Brighton, where I started my education on Chestnut Hill Avenue and ended it at St. Thomas More Drive, where the Law School was then located. A special shout-out to the ROTC Class of 1955.” • Thomas Griffin wrote that he and his wife, Arlene, “BC’55” (Bryant College), have “pretty much stayed housebound for over a year.” The years 2020 and 2021 have been particularly difficult for him after hearing of the passing of two classmates and friends. “Dick Renehan was a BC High and BC classmate. Dick was probably one of the very few lawyers with an undergraduate degree in physics! Fred Kelley, MA’58, was a neighborhood (Jamaica Plain) chum, grammar school (OLOL), BC High, and BC classmate. We would meet for dinner on my annual visit home to JP.”

Tom Sheehan, an author, poet, and writer, has published 52 books. Twenty-eight of them are on the Amazon Authors Page (with three to be added) as “Tom Sheehan, Saugus, Mass” because, as he explains, “there are two of us on those pages.” He has won some contests (such as Ageless Writers) and has about 33 Pushcart Prize nominations. He has had two pieces in the Boston Globe Magazine Ideas section. His piece “Hey, Saugus, Get off My Back” is a permanent fixture on Literally Stories, a site with worldwide judges who have selected at least 150 of his submissions. • John (Jack) Bergin, of Osterville, passed away on December 25, 2020, while living with his daughter, Kristin Anderson ’95, in Southern California. Kristin shared that he spoke often of his days at BC as the president of the Gold Key Society and winning the Finnegan Award with his proud mother sitting in the front row. He joins his beloved wife, Ellie, and is survived by 5 children (including Colleen Amirsakis ’92), 12 grandchildren, and 5—nearly 6—great grandchildren. His family was his greatest joy, and BC was not too far behind!

Many thanks to Bill Cunningham for hosting our group luncheon this June at Woodland Golf Club. Those in attendance were Ed Brickley, Dave McAvoy, Frank Higgins, Jim Devlin, Fr. Gene Sullivan, Paul Daly, Paul McAdams, Bill McKenzie, and John Harrington. • I received a note from Charlie Ryder that he and his wife, Cynthia, have enjoyed 33 years of living in Hull. • Paul Daly reported that a few of our classmates got together for golf recently at Crosswinds Golf Club in Plymouth. Players included Paul McAdams, Dave McAvoy, Jim Connolly, Bill Cunningham, Jim Devlin, and Paul. • I am sad to report the recent passing of classmates John Wissler, MBA’72, Vin Looney, Jim Daly, Dr. Vic Popeo, and Gerry Kelly, MM. For many years, our class was fortunate to enjoy annual Masses after football games celebrated by Tom Ahearn, MM, Gerry, and Fr. Gene Sullivan. And John will be missed by countless BC alumni after serving as executive director of the Alumni Association for 31 years. • On a personal note, I’m happy that I’m still able to watch some of my grandchildren’s sporting activities. Grandson Frankie Higgins is playing lacrosse at Bucknell University, grandson Jake Higgins is playing hockey at Holy Cross, and granddaughter Alex is co-captain of the Hingham High School soccer team.

Thanks to all who answered our call for class notes. Delighted to know you are “still kicking”! • Ann and Bill McGurk, of Venice, Florida, have been wed for 62 years. They spend six months each year on Prince Edward Island on their 40-acre farm—part of the original 360-acre farm that has been in Bill’s family since 1802. Bill kept busy during the COVID-19 quarantine by publishing his second book, Sailing as Metaphor: Poems and Essays. • Carol and Tom Kurey—and Tom’s BC vintage headgear—will be missed at our 65th Reunion in 2023. We know you were taken up “on Eagles’ wings,” Tom. • Jean (Harrington) Crowley, of Solomons, Maryland, and Joan (Keenan) Barry, of Wareham, recently reconnected by phone. Jean and Joan met in freshman year and have been “forever friends” for over 66 years! Joan introduced Jean to Tom Crowley (d. 2002) and was a bridesmaid in their wedding. Jean has six daughters and seven grandchildren. She recently celebrated her grandson’s wedding in Orlando, Florida. • Barbara (deMontigny) Morin has resided at Brooksby Village in Peabody since leaving her Marblehead home almost 20 years ago. She recently relocated from her independent-living apartment into an assisted-living apartment, where she is happily ensconced with her cat, Rusty. • Claire and Wally Vaughan, of Franklin, celebrated their 60th anniversary, virtually enjoying the families of their 5 children, which include 10 grandchildren. During the pandemic, Wally missed the fun of sharing harmonica tunes at schools and nursing homes. From his front steps, though, with neighbors on horns and a tuba, Wally and his harmonica participated in a 14-week series of mini-concerts, featuring “Shedding the COVID Blues.” • Kenny Joyce reports that he and his daughter, Mary ’87, still maintain a real estate and estate law practice (Joyce and Joyce Associates) on Cape Cod. His son, Michael ’90, practices as a mesothelioma plaintiff lawyer in Boston. • Kenny Joyce and Bill Bulger are among the few remaining Triple Eagles (BC High, BC, BC Law) in our class. • Louise and Peter Guilmette sold their Acton home in 2008, retired to Greensboro, North Carolina, and love the South. Twice a year they visit their two children in the Boston area. • We are happy to hear of the resumption of the annual Sesuit Harbor Cruise, sponsored by the BC Alumni Club of Cape Cod.

It’s been 62 years since we left BC full of plans and expectations. We’re all well into our 80s, approaching the end of the trip at different paces but with the same destination. • I communicated with Peter McLaughlin recently. He’s still involved with the Office of the President at BC in some vague “senior” status with a title. He’s earned it. No one has done more to hold our class together in recent years. We discussed the possibility of holding a luncheon later this year, something casual and low key. Is there any interest? Please respond to Peter or me. I don’t have any other news; maybe a result of where we all are is a gradual silencing or shutting down? I note that Class Notes for our era seems to be shrinking. Stay in touch; send news.

With the recent pandemic, there has been little travel or other activity reported by class members. Thus, we have a relatively brief column this quarter. • Rev. Leo Shea, MM, was able to celebrate his 55th anniversary as a Maryknoll priest in June. Fr. Shea also officiated at the funeral of his Sudbury neighbor and our classmate John “Jack” Wenchenbaugh. John was an IBM stalwart who is rumored to have gone through his entire life without ever using a single Apple product. • We extend our condolences to John’s family as well as to the family of Bill Sullivan. Bill was a man of many accomplishments. A longtime Miltonite, he founded Sullivan Insurance, which is now in the hands of his four sons. Bill was a past recipient of the Philip J. Callan, Sr., ’25 Young Alumni Award for distinguished service to Boston College. But by far his most notable achievement was the help and guidance he provided to many of those recovering from alcohol dependency. • Widely read poet Brendan Galvin writes from Truro on the Cape that LSU Press has published his 19th book of poems, Partway to Geophany. He is now working on his 20th. (I must admit that I had to look up the word “geophany”.) • Finally, Fred O’Neill, probably our last remaining active skier, reports that this winter will probably be his last on the slopes. Henceforth he will stick to golf. • Hopefully, we will run into some of you at a BC football game. Sláinte.

Bob Branca retired in 1995 after selling his businesses. “Ann and I are celebrating the 60th anniversary of our marriage and splitting our time between Florida and Rhode Island. Our son, Robert Jr. ’84, is an alumnus of BC and the University of Michigan Law School (’87). Our daughter, Elizabeth, graduated from Smith College in 1988. Robert Jr. has three children, and Elizabeth has two children. We spend our time enjoying our family, playing golf, and traveling.” • Rita Ailinger retired from a long career of teaching public health nursing at Georgetown University, George Mason University, and UMass Boston. She worked for several years in Latin America (Nicaragua, Colombia, and Chile) and became fluent in Spanish, adding that she didn’t speak a word it before she traveled there. She is the volunteer parish nurse for the Hispanic Catholic Community of Cape Cod and also volunteers on the Cape in administering COVID vaccinations. She enjoys living on Cape Cod with her husband of 47 years. Rita hopes to see classmates at our 60th Reunion!

Richard Dewar ended his political career after serving three years on the Aiken City Council in South Carolina. That left time for golf, which was very productive last year, according to Dick. He got his first and only hole-in-one in November and shot his age in October. His friendships with Ronald Reilly and William Cronin continue. • Caroleann Bready-Lyons writes to say “hello” to former classmates. After retiring from the community college system in Massachusetts, she and her husband moved to Providence, Rhode Island, to be close to family. • Westborough is home for Paul Horrigan. He is looking forward to attending some of the BC functions that have been out of reach during the pandemic. • Urban planner Mark Dullea’s recent article “Climate Action” appeared in the April 22 online edition of Boston Magazine. • John Donovan moved to an assisted living complex in Corte Madera, California, to be near family. He has faced several major health challenges, including a stroke and two cancer surgeries. His wife died four years ago. • After retiring in 2005, Ralph Surette taught psychology at Washington College in Chestertown, Maryland, for 10 years. Church commitments keep him busy as does volunteering at Home Ports, an organization that attempts to keep the elderly in their homes by providing such necessities as transportation. • Paul Deeley was recently elected president of the Needham Exchange Club, which supports local scholarships, child abuse prevention, and many other Needham projects, all without the use of town government funds. • With a PhD and expertise in literacy, Edward Dwyer spent 45 years at East Tennessee State University guiding the Department of Curriculum and Instruction. It was at ETSU where he met and later married Evelyn. They have three children and five grandchildren. “BC was good to me, and I love the school.” • We offer our sincere condolences to the families of the following classmates: Albert Donaldson served in the U.S. Coast Guard, taught and became a principal in Medford, and earned a doctorate in psychology. He leaves his wife, Lorraine, and four children. • Using his BC degrees, John Hurley worked as business manager for the Revere Public Schools and had his own tax practice. He leaves his wife, Virginia, and a large family. • Wayne Losano earned a PhD in communication, retiring as associate professor emeritus at the University of Florida. He leaves his wife, Mary Ann, and one daughter. • After retiring from Exxon Mobil, Vince McDermott remained active as vice president of the board of Houston Hospice and loved traveling with his wife, Patty. • Sending you all our best wishes.

Dr. Phil Landrigan returned to the Heights in July 2018. His mission: launch a new program for Global Public Health and the Common Good. His initiative successfully started an undergraduate minor in global public health. [1] Plaudits due, Dr. Landrigan’s graduates are excelling. To date, they have won three Fulbright Scholarships and one Harry S. Truman Scholarship. Another accolade-achiever was named winner at BC Commencement, earning this year’s Edward H. Finnegan, SJ, Memorial Award. • Dave O’Neill ’91, head coach for the University of Texas rowing team, led the Longhorns to the 2021 NCAA Championship—the program’s very first! This qualifies Dan O’Neill as one proud dad. Kudos, Dave, for having been named 2021 Division I Coach of the Year. Young Dave was among 1987’s groundbreaking crew at the Heights who inaugurated our Eagles rowing team. • June 4 convened the lunch at Lewis’ Grille—the first since our perennial lunch host, Lewis’ owner, Dave Kelley, passed away. As lunch began, we observed a moment of silent prayer for Dave and for Joe Quinn. So sad to say that Joe died on May 24. Lewis’ chow and chat fest gathering included Tom Gosnell, Paul Hardiman, Mike Lydon, MBA ’70. Jim Norton, Bob Parks, JD’66, Tom Quirk, Ed Rae, and Joe Sullivan. Frank Carney, Dick Gould, Paul Hardiman, Jim Norton, Tom Quirk, and Ed Rae attended Joe’s wake and church services on June 10 and 11 at St. Margaret Mary Church in Westwood. • Still teaching alpine skiing in Telluride, Frank Connolly reports from Ridgway, Colorado. Admitting to slowing down, Frank assures us that it’s only minimally! Offseason, wanderlust invites National Park visits, and he says that the San Juan Mountain range in southwest Colorado boasts beautiful sights to behold. Frank feels very blessed to have retired there. Last winter marked his 15th year at Telluride. Before moving west, Frank instructed skiing at Wildcat and Attitash Mountains in Gorham and Bartlett, New Hampshire, respectively. • Retired from teaching, Tom Kirwan extols a marvelous middle-school career in his home city of Medford. • Bill Frongillo and Tom were friendly, both attending local parish St. Joseph School in early grades. He remembers well our studious, bright classmate and social city native Kathy Roycroft Hill, RN. • In Plymouth, Michigan, Dave Knipper is retired from a career in accounting, formerly employed with General Motors, General Motors Acceptance Corporation, and American Axle. Finding quality time, he completed 15 years as a local community college adjunct accounting professor. Quoting Dave, he “anxiously awaits football season and Tom McCabe’s weekly blogs!”

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Michael Densmore lives in Punta Gorda, Florida, where he is “enjoying retirement and all that beautiful Southwest Florida has to offer: golf, beaches, softball, etc.” • Ron Martino writes: “All is well with Maureen and I in Newburyport. We are pleased to see one of our grandchildren—the child of one of our three BC-graduated kids—now at BC and potentially more grandkids looking to apply.” • Bill and Ruth Bennett made an eastern odyssey from their home in Arizona. On the trip they were able to catch the football games vs. Colgate and Mizzou as well as some time in Maine and Cape Cod. • Friends and former students of Bill Collins are currently involved with endowing a scholarship in his name at BC High. As of press time, they are a bit short of their target. If you would like to help push them over the goal, contact the development office at BC High. • John Martini writes, “Our family operates Martini Vineyards in the Finger Lakes region of New York. We use some of the grapes we grow to produce the wines under the Anthony Road Wine Company label.” • Tom Mulvoy wrote, “I told Sister Eleanor Frances, my seventh-grade teacher, that I wanted to work on a newspaper. Some 66 years later, I’m doing just that. After 35 years at the Globe, from which I retired as managing editor in 2000, and six years running a journalism seminar at the Heights, I took on a new job as a three-day-a-week associate editor with the Dorchester Reporter, a weekly from my boyhood neighborhood.” • Stephen Curley sent this note: “John ‘Jack’ T. Shea, my freshman roommate and lifelong best friend, passed away peacefully in December 2020.” • Bill Cormier shared: “After nearly 30 years leading a large local real estate company, a business partner and I formed Hourihane, Cormier & Associates in 1998 in my hometown of Rochester, New Hampshire. My wife, Cally, and I live on Great Bay and are finally getting back to visiting our children, Monique ’90, a corporate general counsel in Atlanta, and Billy ’92, a high-yield bond salesman with JP Morgan in London.” • Ann Carty-Thrailkill retired from the Palo Alto VA hospital as a nurse practitioner. She returned to Boston in early May 2021 for the funeral of her younger brother, who died of cancer. Her daughter (BC ’89) works for Boston’s Wellington Co., and her son lives in Chicago, where he is a chemist and patent attorney for a pharmaceutical company. Her grandson lives in New York and is a Harvard graduate working on Wall Street. Her granddaughter is a third-generation BC graduate who also works on Wall Street. • Milly and Fred Dunfey have moved from Tucson to Westborough to live at Del Webb Lake Chauncy. “We both have played pickleball all over the country, winning a couple of national tournaments along the way. We moved to be closer to family after nine years in Tucson.” • The cover of the summer 2021 edition of Boston College Magazine featured a letter from Arthur Doyle when he was director of admissions for BC. The letter in question welcomes the first woman to the college of Arts and Sciences. Arthur was also known as the first director to reject an applicant from BC High. • I received a few obituaries: Richard Agnitsch was a senior officer and executive in both the military and the hospitality industry, as well as a 30-year reservist in the U.S. Navy Reserve and retired captain. Dick’s passion was to raise money for Special Olympics. Over a 10-year period, he raised more than $1 million. • Thomas Latschaw was a former varsity hockey player who went on to play semi-professionally for the Lowell Chiefs. After receiving a master’s degree from Salem State University, he became an educator and a principal for several years. • John Moore had a long career as a financial auditor with General Foods, retiring in 2002 as executive vice president of IT for Bestfoods Baking Company.

Carol LeClair Bergin just visited campus with her daughter (BC ’96) and granddaughter, who will be in the Class of 2025. Three generations of BC women. Very proud! The campus has changed! They also had lunch at the BC Club, and that was memorable as well. Carol and her husband live in Bethesda, Maryland, and Delray Beach, Florida, in the winter. • John Kennedy retired to Palm Springs, California, in 2009 from commercial banking, riding Amtrak back and forth across the country and points in-between, and visiting Oahu, Hawaii, and Gloucester annually with Barbara. He’s relatively healthy and plays a lot of golf, which he does not tire of. • Jim Lucie passed away suddenly in June. Jim and some of the other members of the Heightsmen were also in our class (Mike Connor, Bob Camaco, Dave Glover) as well as in the Class of ’64 (Ken Calabria and Bill Cormier). Jim left a legacy of providing music and dancing for members of many classes at BC. As part of his band, Jim and the Heightsmen, his saxophone and vocal renderings brought much joy to dances through the years, including multiple reunions for both Classes of ’64 and ’65 over the intervening years. He is truly missed by all. • Victor Ciardello retired as chair of the City of Methuen Conservation Commission after eight years of community service. He just sold his overly large home in only two days and over the asking price. While he searches for a new, suitable abode, he will occupy the Andover home of a fellow Peace Corps volunteer with whom he served more than 50 years ago. Victor is looking forward to an exciting BC football season. • John Callahan, JD’68, just had an article published in the FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin, which is distributed to law enforcement officers across America and the world. John spent 30 years in the FBI and retired in 1999 as a supervisory special agent and chief division counsel. Now, he writes pro bono for policeone.com, the IACP Police Chief Magazine, and the FBI. • After multiple job relocations (New York, New Jersey, Minneapolis, and Toronto), Dave Wilson settled in Cincinnati in 1989—a great place to live! His eldest daughter lives in Cincinnati with two children, his second daughter lives in Atlanta, and his son and three children live in Framingham. His son and daughter-in-law are both BC alumni (’03 and ’04, respectively). • Paul Belford writes that, following graduation, he spent a year in Baghdad teaching economics at Al-Hikmah University, the Jesuit school there. He followed this with a master’s degree in economics from Fordham University and a move to the Washington, D.C., area, where he has been ever since. Over the last 20 years, he has undertaken what has developed into a trilogy about the Irish in that city, and it has recently been released as a set, The Swampoodle Trilogy. He thought we might find it of interest. The website can be found at theswampoodletrilogy.com. Paul looks forward to seeing everyone in 2025 at our 60th! • Sally Stevens was extremely lucky to be in Honolulu for the pandemic! It was a tropical paradise, much like it was in 1967 when she moved there. The absence of tourists resulted in quiet, empty beaches, pristine waters, no traffic, and generally a much nicer place all around. Tourism has now returned, bringing noise, crowds, traffic, and reality! • Larry O’Neill suffered from a stroke this past November and, fortunately, was able to recover quickly after five days at Beverly Hospital and Mass General. He will forever be thankful that Maureen, MEd’70, PhD’74, was home when the stroke happened. They were able to spend the winter in Naples, Florida, and most of the summer at their home on Cape Cod, which included visits from their two daughters, their husbands, and their grandchildren. In 2018, he finally retired after 53 years at St. John’s Prep in Danvers, where he taught American history, government, and politics and served as varsity golf coach, department chair, alumni director, development director, and dean of students.

Monica (Sheehan) Sullivan ’91 sadly informed us of the death of her father, James Sheehan, on May 16, 2021. Jim died, the family says, of vascular parkinsonism but also of a broken heart. His passing was just 50 days after that of his wife, Donna, whose year-and-a-half battle with ALS ended in March. Jim was extremely proud of his Boston College experience and took both his education and friendships far into his successful life. He and Donna were season ticket holders to BC football games for over 30 years, and their friends, families, and anyone else who was lucky enough to park near them enjoyed the warm hospitality and amazing food at their tailgates. Jim leaves behind 7 children and 10 grandchildren and would be proud for any of them to carry on the BC legacy.

Jerry Hickman writes that he and Kathy, MA’68, celebrated the marriage of their grandson, Taner Campbell, to Hannah Whitehead on May 22 in Maggie Valley, North Carolina. The wedding had been postponed from April 2020 due to COVID-19. • Kelley ’68 and Don MacDonald are celebrating 50 years of marriage. Their son Donald’s children, Sarah Kunil MacDonald and Joseph Kunil, are world travelers. Sarah attends Waseda University in Tokyo and will attend Oxford University in London this fall. Joseph is an accomplished violinist, having served as co-concertmaster at the Boston Youth Symphony Orchestra. Joe will attend The Royal College of Music, also in London. • Vincent Parrella and Mary Ellen are enjoying retirement in Acton. Vin recently retired from teaching, and they hope to start traveling in 2022. They are also celebrating 50 years of marriage. All of their four children are married with their own families. Their oldest granddaughter will return as a sophomore to Assumption University. • Hubert Walsh is celebrating 22 years in Texas after 33 years with Eastman Kodak Company in Rochester, New York. Hubie has 12 grandchildren by 3 daughters; two reside in Texas and one resides in Colorado. Hubie is currently employed by the City of Irving, serving convention clients wishing to bring large trade groups for business, awards, or training events. • Sherie and Bill Welch prove that you can go home again, as they have returned to St. Simons Island, Georgia, where Bill continues arbitrating virtually. • In May, Fred Faherty was inducted into the DePaul Catholic High School (Wayne, New Jersey) Athletic Hall of Fame. Joining Fred at the ceremony were his wife, Marilyn, and sons Brian and Kevin. Also attending were classmates Pete Canning, Mike Ford, Joe Kiely, Bill Kitley, and Bill Murray. Fred and Marilyn live in Acton and summer on Cape Cod. • Your correspondents were invited guests at the 53rd reunion of the 508th Engineer-OCS convening here in Boston this year at the New England Aquarium. Attending were reunion host and emcee Kate and Rob Wilde from Tampa; Hannelore and Chuck McCann from Hazlet, New Jersey; Maurine and Bill “Blake” Murray of Rye, New York; and Patricia and Ken McDonnell of West Roxbury. They successfully completed this Army OCS program in 1968. • Charlie ’66 and Bitsy Kelly Smith have seven grandchildren at BC this fall (one just graduated). • Karen Schwoerer Chapman (Connell School), originally from Katonah, New York, passed away. The class also lost two well-known athletes, Ed Lipson (football) and Willie Wolters (basketball). Ed was living in, Naples, Maine, and Willie Wolters, Esq., in Holliston. Willie was predeceased by his wife, Florence. • The class also extends its condolences to the family of Paul Francis, Esq., JD’74, who retired as assistant chief council at the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) in Springfield, Virginia. • Roger Keith is retiring as an investment advisor at LaSalle St. Securities after a 40-year career. He and his wife, Jean Hennelly ’71, plan to spend more leisure time with their children and grandchildren at their Rockport home.

Greetings, friends. Lots of interesting adventures for our classmates. • Griff Doyle reports a large group of ’68ers have been sharing email discussions on books, videos, poetry, and politics as well as our timeless ‘60s folk, jazz, rock, R&B, and Club 47 music scene—with great memories of fun concerts at Roberts featuring Motown stars, Joan Baez, The Beach Boys, and more. Topics have included stories of the unique age in which we lived during our years on the Heights. Their Vietnam War experiences, along with the impact of the draft, were at times heroic, frightening, shocking, absurd, and hilarious. Many discussions focus on the fortunes of BC sports. • Cynthia Davis-Sbaschnig of Houston teaches English at San Jacinto College. Her forthcoming book, Images in the River: The Life and Work of Waring Cuney, about the Cuney family of Texas and Massachusetts, will be published by Texas Tech Press in a series on Afro-Texans. Cynthia has six grandchildren. • Tom Sullivan of West Roxbury enjoys the freedom and fun of driving for Uber and Lyft and urges others to give it a try. • Rabbi Ken Block was featured on The Big Wedding Planning Podcast on June 16. He was also featured in a YouTube video titled “The Rabbi & I—the Jesuit Rabbi,” in which Ken discusses how BC influenced his decision to become a rabbi. • Leslie Gillis of Chatham attended her granddaughter Allison Hartnett’s BC graduation in May. Her daughter Kristin Gillis Hartnett ’91 was a faculty marshal. • In March, Carmine Sarno was the featured speaker to open the golf year at the Essex County Club in Manchester. This was his second invitation to address the members as featured speaker at this historic club. • In June, Bill McDonald was a volunteer at the U.S. Open at Torrey Pines, serving as hole captain and overseeing marshals at the par-3 11th hole. Bill had the same role in January at the Farmers Insurance Open, also at Torrey Pines. He was recently elected president of the Anza-Borrego Foundation. The beautiful Anza-Borrego is one of the largest state parks in the U.S. at more than 600,000 acres. Bill’s family recently moved to join him in Fallbrook, California. • Jim Hinchey closed his private law practice after 48 years and has accepted the general counsel position at Equiscript Corporation in Charleston, South Carolina. Jim hosted his large clan on the Cape in July, followed by a bike trip in Maine in August. His post-COVID travel plans include Vietnam and Ireland. • This summer Dave Griffith of New Hartford, New York, retired after 53 years as a financial advisor in upstate New York. He remains in contact with his BC roommate Rob Larson and with Doug Hajjar, when the Griffiths spend winters in Naples, FL. • Sadly, John Young reports the loss of his former BC roommate Bob Quinn of Rochester, New York, in April. Bob received a Purple Heart after being wounded in Vietnam while serving in the Air Force. He later graduated from BC Law School and had a dual career as an attorney and financial professional in Irondequoit County. We offer our sincere sympathy to his wife, Barbara, and their family. • We equally mourn the sudden loss of our classmate Peter Negri of Garden City, New York, in April. He was a passionate Eagle and friend to all of us. We send our prayers to his beloved wife, Kaye, and their family. 

Joe McDonough, who is living in Columbia, Maryland, is still working part-time at Johns Hopkins University in the Applied Physics Laboratory. Like many of us, Joe is trying to come out of the COVID-induced haze, with plans for cruising in Europe on the Main and Moselle Rivers. • Jim O’Reilly’s 56th book, Vaccines: Risk & Compensation, was launched in June 2021, and in the spring of 2021, he updated four of his other texts, including COVID-19 & Other Pandemics. Jim teaches public health policy and ethics at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine and has been quoted by the U.S. Supreme Court and other courts. • Bob Wise and his wife, Vicki, celebrated the 50th anniversary of their wedding in Strasbourg, France. It followed, by two months, the arrival of their third grandchild, Elizabeth. After retiring from hospital administration three years ago, Bob continues to chair the Raritan Valley Community College board of trustees in Branchburg, New Jersey, while Vicki volunteers for the regional hospital. As COVID restrictions are being lifted, they look forward to trips to Cape Cod, Williamsburg, and the 53rd reunion of the Boston Invitation Tournament of Every September (BITES) golf outing in New Hampshire this year—a reunion of BC Class of 1969 graduates from Xavier II and Cheverus. • Michael Morrissey, who lives in Georgetown, Texas, was recently named chair of the board of Protective Life Corporation, a Fortune 500 life and retirement product provider. Mike assumed this position upon stepping down from his role as president and CEO of the International Insurance Society for more than 11 years. • We have some classmates who have recently retired. Katherine O’Brien Gibb, who resides in Boiling Spring, South Carolina, retired in May 2021 from her faculty position after five years as dean and four years as interim dean at the Mary Black School of Nursing at the University of South Carolina Upstate. Katherine was awarded the title of dean emerita by the board of trustees in June of 2021. She continues to serve as an accreditation evaluator for the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) and teaches part-time. Katherine plans to enjoy her retirement with her husband of 52 years, Cedric, their three daughters, eight grandchildren, and one great-grandson. • Joe Egan retired after 30 years with Johnson & Johnson. Joe has 5 kids and 11 grandchildren. Joe lives in Annandale, New Jersey. • Kathleen Kelleher retired after many years as a women’s nurse practitioner in private practice, in college health, and on a National Institutes of Health nationwide clinical trial. Kathy enjoyed serving on the board of Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric, and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN) with former dean Susan Gennaro and getting her doctorate in medical humanities at Drew University in Madison, New Jersey. Kathy lives in Whippany, New Jersey. • Jim Littleton (your class correspondent) retired in June of 2021 after 40 years as a CPA and financial advisor. Please email me and let me know what is new with you.

Hi, gang…Got a great note from Dan Sapienza, who is still working as an environmental engineer dealing with waste combustion and air pollution control systems. Can’t say that Dan has the closest residence to campus, but Washington Street in Brookline is certainly in the running. Despite the pandemic, Dan is proud of getting in 18 days of skiing last year and even ski racing. • He sent along a note that Don Piecuch’s 50th wedding anniversary was set for last year in the Big Apple but, like so many other celebrations, had to be canceled due to the pandemic. Congratulations anyways, Don. • Another classmate hit by the pandemic was our chef extraordinaire Jim Gallivan. He had been teaching in a culinary school in Georgia until COVID hit hard. He is now semi-retired and working out of his home studio in Tennessee, teaching online courses on culture and cuisine. • Charlie Regan, a longtime resident of Michigan, was back in Massachusetts for the Tom Sexton memorial golf outing. Among others at the event were Mike Mingolelli, Frank Doyle, Norm Cavallaro, Paul Mahoney, Eddie Vozzella, and Phil Cody. In his note, Charlie reflected on one of his great moments, a 70th birthday present from his daughters, when he assisted in laying a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. From the picture he sent along, Charlie looked his most distinguished for the ceremony and actually heard one of those in attendance ask, “Who was that senator?” • I look forward to seeing many of you at Alumni Stadium as the resurgent Eagles take on the best of the ACC.

Sam Reidy ’06 reports that his parents, Joseph and Linda Reidy, will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on August 1, 2021. They were married at St. Ignatius Church on campus. •  Robert Amen and his wife, Claudia, will also celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary this year. Robert relates that his marriage was the best decision he ever made. Robert and Claudia have five children and eight grandchildren, joys all. He is now happily retired and living in Naples, Florida, after a wonderfully successful and exciting professional career. Robert is still involved with mentoring and charities in Naples as well as in New York and Connecticut. Robert states, “All in all a very blessed life.” • Bernie Blotner moved to San Diego in 1972 and received his master’s degree from San Diego State University. He retired from Morgan Stanley in 2020. He is married with two children and four grandchildren. • Carmen Schmidt reports that since 2015, she has been happily retired near Tampa after a wide-ranging, 43-year career as a nurse. She discloses that her life after retirement has been anything but boring! Carmen has been taking painting lessons (a lifelong wish), learning to create Japanese flower arrangements as a member of Ikebana International, delivering Meals on Wheels two to three days a week, exploring the Tampa-St. Petersburg area, and swimming and taking water Zumba classes in the pool near her home. Her oldest son, John, a computer software analyst in Connecticut, has married Renata and is now the proud father of Mark, a happy, energetic 2-year-old. Her younger son, Michael, now living in St. Petersburg, is an expert at working from his home office as the product manager for a major San Francisco-based investment bank. • Christine Landrey Savage reports that The American Journal of Nursing 2020 Books of the Year Awards selected her textbook, Public/Community Health Nursing and Practice (published by F.A. Davis), as the first- place winner in the Community/Public Health category. Christine is currently living in St. Augustine, Florida, and has five grandchildren, with one more on the way! • Ginny Mapes ’80, MS’81, writes that after Michael Dunn retired as executive vice-president from C&W Services in December 2020, the organization created the Michael F. Dunn Humanitarian Award to recognize his work in the communities he’s served and also his strong character and values. This was a pleasant surprise for Michael! • It is with deep sorrow that Jay Kane reports the death of his college roommate and lifelong friend, Greg Johnson. Greg was very active in the BC Dramatics Society, and he directed our junior class musical, Mame. After graduating from BC, Greg received an MFA from the New York University School of Drama. He went on to a long and distinguished career in both worlds of theater and academia. Recently retired, Greg had been on the faculty of the University of Montana in Missoula for many years, and he served as the director of the Montana Repertory Theater. Greg is mourned by his wife, Anita, his family, and many loving friends. • Reflecting back on the years that we spent at BC, truly “the times they were a-changin’.” It is astonishing to contemplate all the major events that occurred in history, science, exploration, culture, and music during the years 1967–1971. Regretfully, our 50th Reunion was yet another victim of the COVID-19 pandemic, and it has now been postponed to June 2022. In the meantime, please take a few minutes to contribute to the virtual 50th Reunion class yearbook and share your milestones, surprises, opportunities, setbacks, and miracles. Contact reunion@bc.edu with any questions. Until next time, stay safe and healthy.

Time flies! Already we’re making plans to attend the 50th Reunion June 3–5, 2022. I hope you’ll be there. • I got more than expected when opening this message from Tom Bregnani: “Members of our class held a Zoom reunion on June 5, celebrating the anniversaries of the excursions of the Department of Geology and Geophysics to the U.S. Southwest in May and June of ’71 and ’72. John Doherty, Cliff Kinley, Hank Malasky, Dan Natchek, and others shared biographical sketches about careers, hobbies, and reflections on the lasting impact of the two excursions. Tom and Dr. Priscilla Dudley Grew (BC faculty, ’67–’72) organized the three-hour event, using slides to display personal photos and historic original material contributed and presented by each participant. Current department chair and professor Ethan Baxter, former department secretary Clara Porter, and former chair and professor emeritus J. Chris Hepburn joined us. The excursions were the brainchild of the late lecturer Robert Riecker. Together, Drs. Riecker and Dudley helped their field trip students learn geology and develop a lifelong appreciation for the wonders of the Colorado Plateau—whether or not they went on to become geologists. We were joined by Dr. Pat Leahy ’68; Leo Martin ’70; William Rizer ’70; James Centorino ’71, MS’75; Peter D’Onfro ’73, MS’80; Brian Quinn ’73; Dorothy Richter, MS’73; and Barbara Arney Carlos ’74. Many of us had not been in touch since leaving BC.” • Tom Kiely has started a new business in Hawaii, Active Travel TV. It follows his previous, highly successful venture, XTERRA. • In response to my mention of him in the summer issue, Bill Thomas wrote that he earned an MA in history and taught for 39 years following his professional football career. • Cathie and Jack Harrington have bought a second home in Port St. Lucie, Florida. They’ll divide their time between there and Brewster, New York. • Susan Leclerc O’Neill wrote from Canada. She and her husband, Kevin, have moved from the town of Bella Coola, British Columbia, to live permanently in Vancouver. • Charles Donovan wrote that he’s retired in Tempe, Arizona, has been married for over 40 years, and has three grandchildren. • Steve Sharkey wrote from Riverside, Rhode Island, that he’s a distance runner preparing for a Halloween half-marathon. • Harold Rogers is retired in Gloucester after 27 years as the CEO of a savings and loan. • Finally, Ernie Dubester has been named chair of the Federal Labor Relations Authority, where he has served since 2009.

Bob “Rah” Connor is president of the BC Alumni Club of Cape Cod, which hosted the annual BC of Cape Cod Charity Golf Tournament on September 10. He also wrote that “the Class of ’73 has an informal Scramble Golf Tournament every year during the first weekend in October at the Captains Golf Course in Brewster. All are welcome. Contact Bob at cfo.capecod@gmail.com. Some of our classmates that play include Bill Riley, Gerry Sanfilippo, Joe Casey, Jimmy Hogan, Richie Bowman, Ric Beaudoin, Eddie Kelley, Eddie Foley, Bo Belinsky, Flash Monaco, John O’Brien, Dom Marinelli ’74, Bob Connor, Joe Culhane, Pat Gallivan, and Fish Sheehan. John Kelleher is playing about 300 rounds of golf a year in Hilton Head, South Carolina, and Ocean Edge in Brewster.”

Thanks to everyone who submitted news. You’re the best! • Rich McMahon retired in 2020 as deputy mayor of Montclair, New Jersey, and is practicing law part-time. He and Annie celebrated their 40th anniversary and welcomed their third grandchild this year. With Rock Bloniarz and Jim Morrison ’75 at Atlantic City Country Club, their team won the 30th Damaino Open[1] . • Mark Gibney, Belk Distinguished Professor at UNC Asheville, has been awarded a Fulbright at the University of Trento (Italy) for spring 2022, his third Fulbright since 1989. Among other topics, he focuses on climate change and also serves as chair of the board of Inclusive Development International addressing “land-grabbing” issues in Southeast Asia and Western Africa, applying pressure to financial institutions that support projects resulting in human rights violations. Thank you, Mark! • Susan Fezza and Eric were married on Nantucket in July of 2020; her daughters were bridesmaids and his son served as best man. They live mainly on the island of Bequia (St. Vincent/the Grenadines). Sadly, there was a devastating volcanic eruption there in April that destroyed homes and water supplies, uprooting many families. They have established the Valhalla Volcano Relief Fund through “Action Bequia”; check it out and their good works. • “Best wishes” also go to Debbie Werner Whitney and Michael Marchetti! After not seeing each other for 30 years while they were raising their families, they reconnected at our 40th Reunion and were married in October 2020. They now reside in Jacksonville, Florida. • An article in the last Boston College Magazine prompted Denise Young Wessen to write about her impromptu interview with admissions’ Arthur Doyle, which resulted in her being the first woman admitted to the (then) School of Management—a great story! After 32 years in food business sales management, she is enjoying retirement in North Conway, New Hampshire, keeping in touch with Cathy Kearney, Mary Jane Burke Robinson, Kathy Dunn, Anne Dever, Beth Doherty, and Donna (Sprague) Chase. • Dennis McCleary wrote that the pandemic postponed the 50th reunion of the football team’s first meeting. I hope for an update from their September 2021 gathering in Siesta Key, Florida! Planning to attend were Tom Condon, Tom Marinelli, Jay Tully, Pat Sgambati, Gary Marangi, Greg Brand, and Donnie Macek ’76. • After working in high-tech sales until 2018, Helen Condell is enjoying retirement and hoping to travel more. She bought in Fort Myers and looks forward to becoming a “snow bird” and seeing friends at our next reunion (50th! Yikes!). • Welcome to more grandbabies! Congratulations to Tom Kelleher and Vicki on the birth of Lily; John Lane and Bernadette, MS’81, on the birth of Liam Patrick; Jayne (Saperstein) ’75 and Chris Mehne on the birth of Cooper; and John and Maureen (Galvin) McCafferty on the birth of Colin! Take care!

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Greetings to all! • Steve Carroll has been happily married for 39 years to Cindy, a Villanova University grad, and they have lived in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, since 1986. They are the proud parents of Chris ’07, MEd’08, and Aisling (who is getting married in 2022!). Steve is a happy daideo (Irish for grandfather) to Chris and his wife, Lyn’s, two children. An added plus: they only live a few minutes away! They normally host a BC family reunion for 32A Mod-mates disguised as a Christmas tree–cutting party every December. Due to COVID canceling last year’s event, there was a “Christmas in July party” to make up for it. There have been several new “additions” to the Mod 32A family tree. Steve’s 32A Mod-mates Bob Feeney, Pete Foley ’76, Paul Kelleher, and Mark Moran are mourning the loss of one of their own, Billy Clare. He will be forever missed by his dear friends, and one day they may “tip some Kona Longboards” together again. • Jack Donovan just retired from Boise Cascade after 45 years in the forest products industry. Jack, his wife Anna, and their four grandchildren enjoy hiking and exploring the Pacific Northwest. • Joan Luise Hill informed us that the second book on miracles, The Miracle Collectors: Uncovering Stories of Wonder, Joy, and Mystery was published and asks, “Any miracle stories anyone?” • Jayne Saperstein Mehne and her husband, Christopher G. Mehne ’74, JD’77, are overjoyed with the birth of their fifth grandson, Cooper Stanley Sabourin. Congratulations to the elated grandparents, their daughter, Julie ’05, MEd’06, and her husband, Matt. • Cardinal Cushing Centers in Hanover hosted its first virtual gala, Springtime Reimagined, on June 3, 2021, where Dolly Di Pesa, managing partner of Di Pesa & Company, CPAs of Quincy, received the Franciscan Leadership Award. The award is given to those who embody the values of the sisters of St. Francis of Assisi, who were integral in the founding of the Cardinal Cushing Centers back in 1947. Dolly and her family hosted a “watch party,” which included her brother, David, who has a disability and has always been an inspiration to the family. • John Halcovitch is reaching out to alums interested in his growing “Chat Group,” consisting of Ed Meehan ’76, Kevin MacDonald ’78, Brian Smith, Geno Brown, Johnny O’Leary, Dennis McCleary ’74, John Murphy, John Cappiello ’76, Terry Henninger, Howie Richardson, Billy Paulsen, Tony Sukienik, Mike Kruczek ’76, and John Peterson. Most chatting takes place during football season and when there is news to share. They are looking to get together for a game, possibly Missouri, and enjoy a round of golf the day before. 

Susan Santos resides in Medford and dotes on her college-aged daughter. Sue worked hard during COVID as director of education and risk communication for the Veterans Health Administration, training providers in proper ways to communicate about deployment-exposure concerns, COVID, and vaccine acceptance. On top of that, she maintains an environmental consulting firm, in business for over 31 years. She is also a certified wine educator. • Anne Gallagher Collins married Chris Collins ’75 in 1977! Both attended law school and resided in Arlington, Virginia, for 33 years, working for law firms in Washington, D.C. They raised three sons and now reside in Williamsburg, Virginia, having retired in 2018. They enjoy four grandchildren. • Tom Ward remains active in private equity sales at Donnelly Financial but is “in the two-minute drill, 4th quarter, career-wise.” Well put! He resides in Plymouth. • Marblehead is home to Rob Howie and Marian Wu Howie. They recently welcomed their sixth grandchild! Rob is an accomplished sailor and was cited for his dedication to ocean conservation. Global brand Nautica asked him to do a public service announcement on ocean sustainability. • Bob Coates, MD, graduated from SUNY Downstate College of Medicine and practiced as a family physician for 25 years. He then pursued a master’s in medical management from Carnegie Mellon University and joined hospital administration. Bob recently retired as chief medical officer at Hunterdon Medical Center in Flemington, New Jersey. His future plans involve travel, golf, and reading things other than medical journals! He resides in Hampton, New Jersey. • Former state auditor for Maine, Pola (Papetti) Buckley retired this year after a long and successful career. She fondly remembers her days in the Carroll School of Management and the lifelong friends she made in Williams and Welch Halls. Good luck in all the days ahead! • Several classmates are excited about the return of fans to BC football games, including this writer. Have a healthy and happy fall. There is talk about a possible reunion in the autumn. God bless!

In July 2019, Dannel Malloy, JD’80—a former prosecutor, private practice lawyer, 14-year mayor of Stamford, Connecticut, and two-term governor of the State of Connecticut—began his fifth career as the chancellor of the University of Maine System. Dan and his wife, Cathy Lambert Malloy ’77, split their time between Maine and Connecticut, where they enjoy spending time with their three grandkids, with another one on the way. • Robert Watts is very excited to announce the launch of his software as a service (SaaS) platform S.O.I.G (Show, Observe, Interact, and Grow). S.O.I.G has dual capacity as both an organizational development/talent management system and an internal consultancy, training, and coaching platform. • Joseph Fay wound up his career in nonprofit leadership. He is now undertaking a new nonprofit venture, A Home Among Friends, to provide housing for low-income LGBTQ seniors who suffer from poorer health and social isolation than other seniors. The organization just secured its 501(c)(3) status. • Elaine Deleso is currently CEO of the Natick Walpole VNA and was recently elected chair of the Visiting Nurse Association of New England. She is also serving as a member of the board of directors of the Home Care Alliance of Massachusetts. When Elaine is not working, she is enjoying her grandchildren and spending every moment she can in Brewster and enjoying Cape Cod. Elaine, like all of us, is forever a loyal Eagle! • Joseph Gargiulo’s first child, Katie, was married on May 8, 2021, to Nick Fiorini in a beautiful Northern Virginia wedding venue. They gathered with about 115 close friends and family, including four of Joseph’s five apartment A-26 roommates and their wives. Two of his roommates are also BC graduates! Joseph, next time you write, let us know who those two BC roommates are and what they are up to. • MaryAnn (Apicella) Tweedy has been appointed the director of the Massapequa Public Library in New York. • Yours truly, Nicholas Kydes, and my beloved wife, Carol, are proud grandparents for the second time. Our daughter, Olympia, and our son-in-law, Michael Thomson, welcomed their second daughter, Byrdie, on March 15, 2021. Sybil, their first daughter, was born June 13, 2019, and is extremely affectionate toward her little sister. •  God bless the world, and may all good things find the path to your door.

Hi, all! A lot of news made its way to my inbox—yay! However, I have a limited word count, so apologies in advance for needing to edit down your shares. • Mimi Sherry Lurio and her husband, Doug, own Lurio & Associates, a law firm in Philadelphia. They have three grown children and four grandkids, the youngest of whom are twins born in May. For the past 25 years, Mimi and a group of BC’ers usually take an annual trip, but COVID thwarted that idea last year. So, they got creative with Zoom in March 2020, and that weekly call is still taking place with Joyce Sweeney, Chuck Morris, Becky Weisel Black, Ed Black ’79, Barb Burke, Nancy DeNatale Collins, Andy Collins, Sue Walley DeNatale, Jack Hanwell, Ray Harris, and his wife, Shaun Butler (“honorary” BC alum), Patty McGuire Harrison, Maryanne Tessier Richards, Andria Smith, and Ro Reidy St. Onge. This past June in Spring Lake, New Jersey, classmates Jerry Mahony, Bill McKiernan, Kevin McLaughlin, Steve Rosales, Rich Scheller, Carol (Snow) Tesconi and Lee Tesconi, John Theiss, Mary (Walls) Thompson and Rich Thompson, and Tad Waldbauer gathered for an extended weekend for the marriage of Cathy (Cronin) O’Sullivan ’75 and Ed O’Sullivan’s son Matthew O’Sullivan ’12 to Catie Harte, a Georgetown grad. Speaking of weddings, Tom Muscarella’s daughter Lucy ’12 married her fellow classmate Peter McQuaid in August in Waltham. • Check out the photograph in the summer issue of Boston College Magazine on pages 30 and 31 that captured five roommates from Mod 43A as they filed into convocation ceremonies 43 years ago with other Arts & Sciences grads. Pictured are Steph Markiewicz, Denise Beaudoin, Linda Landry, Jennifer (Peck) Vetromile, and Beth Everett. Their sixth roommate, Wendy Lovejoy, walked with the School of Management SOM grads. • Jonathan Scott was honored at the Ignatian Volunteer Corps at the Annual Madonna Della Strada Award Ceremony at Boston College High School. Jon founded Victory Programs and served as CEO for 43 years, focusing on “housing-first” solutions for those living with AIDS and addiction and establishing 30 programs. Retired, Jon lives in Provincetown. • Tom Quinn wrote about the December 2020 passing of his dear friend and roommate senior-year, Greg Keefe. Greg had been diagnosed with COVID-19. Greg’s wife is classmate Rosemarie Smith. Their oldest daughter, Rose Mary, graduated from BC in ’08. Greg had three children and five grandchildren at the time of his death. • Patti Stades McLaughlin and husband of 41 years, William McLaughlin, both retired this year. Patti says William is a big golfer; ergo, she’s a golf widow. This year, despite COVID, they decided for the first time to winter for a month on Captiva Island in Florida. Patti hopes all is well with all of her roommates from South Street and the Reservoirs. 

Jim Sano recently retired from Dell EMC after 32 years and has been enjoying writing faith-based novels. His first novel, The Father’s Son, is about a successful Boston executive’s journey from brokenness to wholeness. Gus Busbi, is a timely story about a curmudgeonly old Italian man and a Black teen battling the pull from the gangs in the South End of Boston. His most recent book is a mystery titled Stolen Blessing, which was released in March 2021. • Molly Duggan Russin, Carol Moretti, and Lauren Millard spent a few days together in Philadelphia. They visited the Philadelphia Flower Show—which was held outdoors for the very first time—had lunch at Parc on Rittenhouse Square, and shared endless memories and laughs. Molly said, “What a fantastic, mask-free kickoff to the summer of ’21!” • Paul Ferrarone just retired after nearly 40 years as a solo pastor in China, Africa, Philadelphia, Atlanta, and Nebraska. He wrote, “I am living with my wife, Linda, and mother-in-law, Marge, in Atlanta while my 29-year-old triplet children are scattered throughout the U.S. I will be officiating the wedding of my daughter, Caroline, in October who is a teacher in Birmingham, Alabama. Andy is running his own tech business writing code on the West Coast, and Tom is a physical therapist in Oregon. My years at BC were some of the best years in my life.” • Richard Assaf shared that “the 20-something annual 19B golf outing” was scheduled for July 9. Every year, the core four of roommates from 19B—Paul Nylen, Ed Bouvier, Steve Toomey, and Richard—get together and play a little golf but mostly just catch up. This year, they are meeting up near Mohegan Sun, as it is somewhat halfway between New York and Massachusetts. Dinner and maybe a little gambling will follow. • Wendy Jones Kuda and her husband, Peter, live in Chelmsford and Hyannisport, spending as much time as possible at the latter address. Their three children, PJ, Kimberly, and Matt, are “launched.” PJ is an artist and musician in Philadelphia, Kimberly a BS RN in Boston, and Matt ’20 (their “Baby Eagle”) a software engineer in Boston. Wendy has enjoyed two careers since graduation, first as a software engineer for HP and then, after raising her kids and getting an MEd, as a mathematics teacher in Andover. Wendy keeps in touch with Lori Gagne Pendleton and Rosemary Rossi ’80. A recent day spent together at Lori’s home in New Seabury, Connecticut, was filled with joy, endless conversation, and fun memories of BC. • An annual dinner was held in June with Keith Shaughnessy, John DeStefano, Bill Casey, and Tom Oberdorf in the North End. They missed John Naughton, Mike Horton, Jeff Cammans, and Ted Macek, but they will try again in September. • Marty Fenton is living in Duxbury. Over Memorial Day weekend, his son, Andrew, got married, and ’79 classmates Dick Iannucci, Brad Curley, and Lisa Hahn Cantey ’82 and Jim Cantey were in attendance. • Steve Watson retired in January after a 40-year career at Bessemer Trust. Steve and his wife, Lynn, are living on Nantucket but did spend time in Naples, Florida, this year visiting with classmates Aldo Baretta, MD, and John O’Connell. The Watsons are grandparents of five! • Kathleen O’Keefe moved to Cape Cod in 2003 from Southern California. She wrote, “Feels good to be back on the East Coast. I have two grown kids (one in Colorado and one in Massachusetts) and three great grandchildren. I keep in touch with quite a few BC friends, and I’m enjoying semi-retirement on the Cape.”

Bill Skerry has been a realtor for over 35 years and with Keller Williams in Newton for the past eight. He still plays ice hockey two to three times per week. His daughter, Jillian ’21, graduated from BC with honors and now works for the Forge Company in Somerville in the marketing department. Bill’s son, Thomas, just finished his junior year at Xaverian Brothers in Westwood and plays hockey, runs track, and got his Eagle Scout rank. Bill’s wife, Mindy, is an auditor for the Massachusetts Department of Revenue and is working remotely, as is her entire department. • Joseph Lucier received a BA in Chinese studies and was previously a Chinese translator and a software engineer before becoming a holistic practitioner. He is currently an herbalist, an author of eight books about wellness, a medical massage therapist, and an international educator. He manages an international live workshop and self-paced online institute called Anusara Wellness. • Stephen Smith wrote, “My wife, Leslie, and I moved to Savannah last year after seven years in Philadelphia and 27 in San Francisco. Our goal was to downsize and travel the world for extended periods of time. That was pre-COVID, so we took advantage of the time to explore this part of the world. Love keeping in touch with our class virtually via John Carabatsos’s faithful posting of a song each day that was popular during our time at BC, along with a bit of visual history from that time as well. Would love to hear of any Eagles who make it to Savannah. Best to all in 2021–2022.”

Congratulations to Phil Brown, who retired in June after a long career as a chemistry professor and director of the Trans-Atlantic Science Student Exchange Program at North Carolina State University. Phil and wife, Lisa, live in Apex, North Carolina. • Frank Viano reports that he hears from many classmates routinely: Dan Leary, Donald Fraser, Kevin Thomas, Chris Foy, Frank O’Connor, Rich Whalen, and dear friend Ed Reid ’80. They recently played in a memorial golf tournament in honor of classmate Peter McCourt, who passed in December 2020, to raise funds through The McCourt Foundation for cancer, MS, and Alzheimer’s research. As a grandparent of seven, Frank says the BC family is more important than ever to him! • It’s taken 40 years, but we have an update from John Perry! After BC, John attended graduate school for biomedical engineering and moved to the Washington, D.C., area. He married Tracy in 1995 and raised two boys, Andrew and Christopher. He is a proud member of the “Philly Boys” roommate club (Robert Panaro, Rich Farrelly, and Rich Canning), remembered for their outstanding dorm/Mods parties! John is a chief technology officer with a major government contractor in the Washington, D.C., area and encourages those in the area to reach out. • Last spring, Jim Thorsen was confirmed as the director of administration under Rhode Island Governor Dan McKee, after a brief time as the director of revenue. Wife, Cindy, is a neonatal nurse at Women & Infants Hospital in Providence, Rhode Island, where she occasionally gets to work with their daughter Margaret, a third-year OB/GYN resident. Their daughter Biz moved back to Rhode Island after leaving Pixar Animation Studios to take a job as producer of Molly of Denali for WGBH. Their son John is working at EF Tours in Boston, and their youngest, Josef, studies at Johnson & Wales in culinary arts. The Thorsens recently vacationed with Rob and Ann Lanney and Eleanor and Ig Maclellan. • Upon graduation from the University of Virginia Law School and after spending over 20 years in private law practice, Gary Siegel helped take a client public, which became a Washington, D.C.-area office real estate investment trust (REIT). Gary joined the REIT when it was formed in 2006 (including participating in ringing the opening bell on the New York Stock Exchange), and following its sale in 2007, he helped form a real estate investment and advisory firm, Edge Funds Management LLC, where they raised funds and acquired commercial office buildings in Washington, D.C., and New York City. Gary is now chief executive officer of the company, which continues to own two office buildings in New York City. He writes that his most significant accomplishments, however, are his three children and three granddaughters (ages 4, 2, and 1). • Plan to attend our 40th Reunion in October!

Kelly and Barry Lyden shared that their son Daniel will be joining his sister Shea at BC in the Carroll School of Management. • Frank Smyth is a journalist and the author of The NRA: The Unauthorized History, published by Flatiron Books in hardcover in 2020 and in paperback this year. It tells the story of the National Rifle Association, whose longtime CEO Wayne LaPierre earned a master’s degree in political science from BC in 1975. • Michael Paiva’s youngest son, Christopher, graduated from the Carroll School this past May. He will be working at EY in Boston. Christopher’s brothers are also BC grads: Michael ’17 and Nicolas ’18. Michael and BC roomies Michael Beatty, Tony Kinsley, Mike Gaffney, and Joe Jest enjoyed bimonthly Zoom happy hours during COVID. • Carolyn Wilkinson is happy to share that her twins, Catelyn and Cole, graduated from Methuen High School. Catelyn will be a freshman at UMass Boston, and Cole will be a freshman at Fitchburg State. Her son Christopher will be a junior at Suffolk University. She is happy to share that she had a 100-percent-vaccinated night out with fellow Eagles Michelle Marcotte Coullahan, Kevin Heaney, and Marlene Parella. • Patty ’81 and Brian Cummins are grandparents to a beautiful little girl named Aoife. They live in Fairfax, Virginia. • Last February, John Hurley finished a two-year assignment in Rome as the lead regional economist for West and Central Africa at the International Fund for Agricultural Development. He’s now the acting United States executive director on the Asian Development Bank board of directors, which is based in Manila. Beginning with a trip to Ireland after graduating from BC, John has lived in or visited some 130 countries around the world. • Richard Frates celebrated his 35th wedding anniversary to Mary Wells. They were married at Saint Ignatius, with Patty Raube Wilson as the soloist. Their reception was held in the basement of Lyons Hall, a.k.a. the Rat. Thanks again to Class of ’82 friends John Blessington, John Kane, Ron Melillo, Bruce Musler, Mike Piti, Toti Perez, John Punzak, Mike Sonier, Richie Syretz, and Ted Simonetti, who attended. Grateful to other BC attendees Tom Blessington ’84, Billy Moylan, and John and Nancy Delfonzo Frates ’80. • Daniel Portanova shared that his wife, Patricia (Norton) Portanova, passed away on April 30. Her kindness and laughter will be missed by all who knew her. Patty lived in Ho-Ho-Kus, New Jersey, with Dan and is survived by her son Michael, daughter Andrea ’16, son Matthew ’13, and Matthew’s wife, Marion. Dan is incredibly grateful to the large BC presence and those who supported and mourned with the family at her services.

Gina Sisti writes: “We are selling our Westchester, New York, home and moving full time to Palm Beach, Florida. Andrew, our son, is in NYU College of Dentistry, and Christina, our daughter, works for Ernst & Young and lives in FiDi. I am keeping my New York real estate license and obtaining a Florida real estate license. Looking forward to a new beginning!” • Congratulations to Peter Rockett, who received the Boston Business Journal F. Gorham Brigham Jr. Lifetime Achievement Award at the CFO of the Year Award ceremony in July. • Barbara Kerr writes: “After BC, I received a master’s in library science from Simmons University with a second master’s in classical civilizations from Harvard in 1995. I have worked at the Medford Public Library since 1984 and as library director since 2016. In 2017 we received a construction grant from the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners. With the MBLC grant, city funding, and many donations, including a most generous gift from Michael Bloomberg and his family, we have been able to build a wonderful building with lots of room to grow. We are slated to be the first net-zero library in Massachusetts. The brand-new Charlotte and William Bloomberg Medford Public Library will be opening to the public in the fall of 2021.” • After serving a combined 26 years on active duty in the Army and Air Force as a podiatric surgeon, Alexander Servino felt the time was right to fully retire. Among the attendees at his retirement ceremony in May at Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada was fellow BC Army ROTC classmate Michael Connell. His career has spanned 6 assignments—having lived in 4 states and 1 foreign country, while visiting 22 countries. Along the journey, he was joined by his wife of 27 years, Grace, and their 3 children. He plans to reside on Cape Cod. • Barry Hynes joined the renowned global real estate firm JLL in Boston as a managing director, advising companies and property owners with real estate strategy and solutions around the globe. • Luisa Frey writes: “It was great having BC roommate Barb Fassoulitis Rogers and her husband, Bob Rogers, at my recent 6-0 celebration! In other news, after switching careers seven years ago from travel writer to high school English teacher, I continue to grow my specialty of being a writing teacher and private tutor for college-bound high school students with learning challenges such as ADHD, dyslexia, and organizational issues. One of my students from my first year of teaching is headed to grad school in the fall! … Also, this coming fall, I’ll be my school’s first student support liaison—I’ll provide guidance to instructors on how to teach English skills to students with learning challenges. But most of all, I’m thankful that my family and I stayed healthy during this past challenging year!”

Greetings! • Thomas Egger is entering his 29th year at Emergency Physicians Professional Association in Minneapolis. His three sons now live in different areas of the country and the world. Thomas Jr. (27) is a former U.S. Marine Corps graduate, finishing third in his class of 1,077. A former USMC infantry officer, with recent deployment to the South Pacific, he is now a USMC captain in special operations training. Son Andrew (24) is a Colby College graduate with a major in physics. He is now a first lieutenant in the USMC and in jet fighter school for F-18 and F-35 aircraft. Third son Matthew (19) is a sophomore studying international relations with a minor in Chinese at Durham University in the U.K. Tom writes that his home is quiet without the boys, but he is busy with work, long-needed repairs on his home, assisting with his elderly mother, and training for Nordic ski racing and triathlons. COVID curtailed his international travel, initially decreased his ER volumes, and isolated him initially from friends and family due to his frequent exposure to COVID patients. So far, he has stayed healthy. • About three years ago, Catherine Keyes encouraged Maureen Cullum to join her at Affiliated Monitors, Inc., and Catherine is really pleased to have such a good friend on her team. They keep in touch with Veronica Jarek-Prinz, Mark Murphy, and Mark McLaren via Zoom. Catherine recently met Juliette Dacy Fay while accompanying their mothers to CVS for COVID vaccinations. Julie said she is working on her next book. • Catherine also keeps in touch with Laura Fitzpatrick Nager, who is the senior associate minister at First Congregational Church in Old Lyme, Connecticut. The church conducted outdoor services with social distance through the fall for an appreciative congregation. Laura and her husband, Paul, live in Old Lyme. • In January 2020, Lydia Voles joined Confidant, a New York–based public relations agency as its first chief of staff. Lydia oversees the agency’s client work and is responsible for the operations and growth of the boutique firm. She is proud that Confidant was short-listed for PRWeek’s 2021 Outstanding Boutique Agency (which was to be awarded last March). Lydia and her husband, Rick, have lived in Ossining, New York, for 21 years, and they currently enjoy empty nesting. • Timothy Doyle recently joined the International Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation as its president and chief operating officer.

In June, Matthew Sullivan finished up nine very happy years in Singapore as the head of an international school. Before that Matthew spent eight amazing years in India as principal of an international boarding school, and prior to that he spent 14 great years teaching English in the U.K. at both university and school level. Matthew’s wife is British, and they have three sons (all in the U.K.: one with them and two in Edinburgh). Matthew remembers fondly all the wonderful teachers at BC and sincerely thanks them for their inspirational example. The late Ray Biggar (English) and Bill Daly (history) were by far the best teachers he has encountered anywhere in his long career in education. He is now settled in the U.K., enjoying sailing and hiking along the British coastline, where he is settling into something like retirement. • Maria Leonard Olsen is an attorney, author, radio show host, and public speaker in the Washington, D.C., area. She recently started a podcast, Becoming Your Best Version, which builds on the success of her book 50 After 50: Reframing the Next Chapter of Your Life. • Michelle Byrne recently celebrated her 10-year anniversary working at Harvard University Police Department as manager of communications and physical security. She is completing a master’s of liberal arts in legal studies through Harvard’s Division of Continuing Education. • Jenn Irleand Mazza lived in Wisconsin for 10 years before a recent move to Denver. She developed a successful media company offering photography and live streaming. Jenn’s youngest recently graduated high school. • Pam (Risio) Ferraro is thrilled to be sending her son off to BC in the fall—Class of 2024! • Jim Moore continues to live in Bangor, Maine, with his wife, Mary, and retired in 2020 as an assistant U.S. attorney after more than 30 years of federal service. Their twin sons graduated from college in May.

Hi ’86 Eagles! We are BC, so I’m sure we have all figured out that we are social beings who don’t respond well to quarantine, respect others, appreciate all the little things in life, and don’t take them for granted anymore. Most of all, we realize our BC family got us through these crazy, unprecedented times, and we are stronger for it. • There were already some pregaming kickoff events to start our 35th Reunion year. • I know Patrick McGeehan and Billy Bishop spearheaded one at Spring Lake, New Jersey, on our originally scheduled reunion weekend, June 4–6. It looked spectacular, well attended, and crazy fun, and our Eagle classmates partied Lionel Ritchie–style: “all night long.” Sorry I missed this beach party, but driving distance and traffic prevented my crew from combining party efforts. • Matt Taylor, Judy Von Feldt Taylor, and Dave O’Connor were the party planners and hosts of a boat ride, dinner, and beach-party celebration in Avalon, New Jersey. It felt like Senior Week packed into one epic weekend. • Everyone get fired up and put on your party hat and happy-feet dancing shoes because our official reunion at Boston College is in October, with a Friday night “prom” event, Saturday home football game (BC vs. NC State), tailgating, and another TBD Saturday-night extravaganza. • Lou Motta writes that he is CEO of J. Cain & Co., the leading third-party logistics services providers in Panama. Lou is honored to have two sons already graduate from BC in 2015 and 2018, respectively, and his youngest son is starting his senior year. Wow, three Eagles—that is totally awesome. Congrats to all, and everyone is looking forward to football season too. • Mod 24B, with Tom Larkin, Brian Murphy, Matt Downey, and Bob Cichewicz, are celebrating our 35th Reunion with fly fishing the Kootenay River in northwest Montana along with fellow classmates Mark Connon, Steve Ulian, and Dan McLaughlin ’87. So cool that they have remained in touch over the years and that they’re healthy and doing great. This is an awesome trip, and I love BC forever-friend stories. Be safe and happy—and bring some pictures to the October reunion. • Everyone, please take a moment to update our digital yearbook—a very cool, high-tech idea and a great way to keep classmates up to date on your current life. Thanks for sharing your news with us. See you all at our 35th Reunion, and remember, once an Eagle, always an Eagle. 

Joseph P. Cinney was recently named CEO and president of Learn to Read in St. Johns County, Florida. The organization provides adult basic education, GED test preparation, ESL lessons, preparation for U.S. citizenship, and job-readiness skills. He welcomes your involvement and support! You can learn more at learntoreadstjohns.org. • Law firm MacElree Harvey shared that Lance J. Nelson, chair of the firm’s family law practice, was recently interviewed on Main Line Network TV’s show Legal Talk with Stacy Clark. In the interview, Lance—who represents men, women, grandparents, same-sex couples, and more—spoke on such important topics as divorce, alimony, support, custody, and adoption issues.

The pandemic seems to be winding down. I’m writing this from Rome, and our class seems to be on the move! • Carol Palmer Winig is attending two weddings: the first for Thomas Negron, son of Sharon Harrington Negron, in July and the second for Dr. Jay Puleo, son of Erin Fleming Puleo, in September. Fun that being the parents’ friend can lead to a mini BC reunion. • Dear friend Lillian Garcia Palmer is super proud that her eldest, Nicholas, was accepted into BC’s Carroll School as a member of the Class of 2025, an early decision with four years of housing. Lillian and husband, Scott, are happy to keep the BC tradition alive. Younger son Charlie will be a senior in high school and hopes to get into the school of his dreams too. • Melissa Shaheen, Linda Malenfant, and Jenny McMahon-Varick kicked off their pandemic by closing Disney World but made up for lost time by hosting BC ’88 cocktail parties! Melissa, along with Ralph Santora and Mike Muller, is also organizing an informal reunion in Provincetown this September 17–19. All are invited. Melissa adds that she’s now a recruiter at McKinney and loving it. • Steve Condon wrote in from Framingham, where he and his wife, Maureen, are enjoying their new empty nest. Daughter Alison graduated from Siena College in 2019, while Erin graduated from Boston University in 2020. Steve has been in sales and marketing with The Allied Group, based in Cranston, Rhode Island, for the past 26 years. He is now managing a team of 15 that covers New England. Steve is happy with his work-life balance and the constant growth his business has had. He’d love to catch up with classmates at a BC football or basketball game this year! • Charles “Chuck” Gregory is a lieutenant with the Detroit Police Department, with 27 years on the job. Married with two kids, he’d like to offer us many blessings as we head out of the pandemic and suggests reaching out to an old friend (like me for the next column!).

Classmates! Thanks for the wonderful updates this quarter. We have a strict word limit, and I want to include as much detail as possible, so your updates may appear later than sent. I heard from several proud parents about how beautiful BC Commencement was this spring and how good it was to attend in person. • John Grassel retired from the Rhode Island State Police, where he led the Forensic Services Unit. John did jump the BC ship (temporarily) to obtain a master’s in forensics from the Boston University School of Medicine. Also, after 28 years of service in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve, which included two combat deployments to the Middle East, he retired as a lieutenant colonel. John is now working as a research forensic scientist with RTI International and moved to Raleigh, North Carolina. John’s daughter Sarah is in the BC Class of 2022. • This year, Bob Karwin celebrates the 15th anniversary of his private law practice, focusing on plaintiff personal injury matters. His firm earned the largest personal injury jury verdict in California in 2020 (third-largest overall). Bob was elected in November 2020 to his first term as a city councilman for the City of Menifee, California. His daughter committed to playing volleyball at DePauw University and is starting in the fall of 2021, following in the footsteps of her brother, who is a junior setter at Aurora University in Illinois. • Michael O’Loughlin and family celebrated daughter Margot’s graduation from BC in May 2021 (son Michael is at Notre Dame). Michael shares that the virtual connections with BC—including Masses, the Eagle Exchange program, helping students with career development, and more—really helped him stay connected with BC, meet new friends, and strengthen existing relationships. • Daniel McConnell celebrated son Kevin’s graduation from the College of Arts & Sciences in May 2021 and was delighted to attend in person with his wife, Meg (Holy Cross ’89). • Mark Canno is living in West Harrison, New York, and operating a tennis bubble in White Plains. He is coaching the varsity tennis and golf teams at his old school, Rye Neck. Daughter Brooke ’20 is a teacher in Mount Kisco, son Michael will be a junior at Penn State, and son Christopher will be a freshman at Villanova. Mark keeps in touch with fellow ’89 friends Tony McNamara, Chris Manning, Rob Lordi, James Didden, Mike Rice, David Knapp, Jen Cooney, and Suzanne Harvey. • Finally, our class lost another great light this spring. Kristina Cicoria Yonker passed peacefully on April 28 after a 13-year battle with ovarian cancer. She is survived by husband Aaron, son Nicholas, daughter Natalie, and many siblings, cousins, nephews, and nieces. Memorial services honoring Krissy’s life were held in California and Massachusetts, with several BC classmates joining.

Laura Raftery’s daughter, Kiera Blake, was accepted to the Lynch School and will be attending this fall as part of the Class of 2025. • Elizabeth Mahanor writes that she is excited to now be in a new vascular surgery group on Cape Cod with our own office, Cath Lab. • Chuck Bean and his wife, Kerri ’94, have a daughter, Caroline, who just finished her junior year at the Connell School of Nursing. She worked at Mass General Hospital in the post-anesthesia care unit (PACU) this summer and plans to eventually become a nurse practitioner. The Beans are very proud parents! • For the last 29 years, Wendy Willman has worked as an adoption social worker, living in Atlanta. In 2014, she started Georgia Adoption Specialists, a nonprofit adoption agency. She lives with her husband, who is a firefighter with the City of Atlanta. They have two sons who are seniors in high school, and their daughter is a senior at George Washington University. • Jim Mangraviti, JD’93, is excited that his son will begin his freshman year at the Morrissey College of Arts & Sciences in the fall of 2021, marking the third generation of Mangravitis at the Heights. • Jim is looking forward to running with fellow BC dad Ivan Arteaga in the Red Bandanna 5K. Both of Ivan’s children are also attending BC. • Tom and Kristin Pelletier Kelleher were thrilled to be in Alumni Stadium as proud alumni parents to watch their daughter, Kathryn, graduate this May! They can’t wait to be back on campus in the fall for football and tailgating.

A busy time for our class—here is hoping we can all be together soon! • Laurie McLeod recently joined the New Jersey League of Conservation Voters as its chief operating officer. She is excited about supporting work on environmental conservation and environmental justice, especially in her own state. And it has become even more relevant, as she is thoroughly enjoying her new home at the Jersey Shore. Working toward clean air and water couldn’t be more pertinent. • Hon. Joseph Harrington was appointed by Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker as an associate justice of the Fall River District Court. Classmate Walter Timilty[1] , member of the Massachusetts State Senate, attended his swearing-in ceremony in January. Joe and his wife, Tina, live outside of Boston and have three sons: Colin (BC ’23), Brendan, and Declan. • Katie O’Connell continues to own and operate Dragonfly Yoga Barn, Studio & Retreat in her hometown of North Sandwich, New Hampshire. Last year was a bust for the retreat business, and Katie was forced to close Dragonfly’s doors abruptly due to the pandemic, so she shifted to the world of online yoga literally overnight! By January 1, Katie clocked 15,000 hours of yoga teaching since 2003. Katie and her husband, Declan, celebrated 29 years of marriage this year. Their kids Finnian (25) and Bridie (23) are all grown up and doing amazing things in the world. • Elizabeth “Liz” Jack was elected last month as a circuit court judge in the sixth judicial circuit of Florida. Prior to being elected, Liz served as a prosecutor for the state attorney’s office. Liz won a hard-fought election after having to make significant adjustments to her campaign due to COVID-19. • Congratulations to Dave O’Neill, head coach at the University of Texas, for leading his team to the 2021 NCAA Women’s Rowing Championship! • Elizabeth Melahn is enjoying life as a kindergarten teacher at Saint Augustine School in Andover, successfully completing the most challenging teaching year ever during this pandemic. She is married to Matt Stroika and is the parent of five amazing boys. • Manuel Muchacho sends greetings to all from Puerto Rico. (Yeah, a Venezuelan in Puerto Rico.) He has two boys: Manolo (20, at Duquesne University) and Enrique (17 soon, at Loyola Maryland). If you land on the island, give him a call—only Muchacho on the island.

Hi, everyone! I hope you and your families are doing well. Thanks to those who sent in updates. Please reach out if you have news to share. We would all love to hear from you! • Ingrid Chiemi Schroffner was recently reappointed to the Standing Advisory Committee on Professionalism for the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court. She was also featured in an article in the Yale Journal on Regulation and the ABA Section of Administrative Law and Regulatory Practice regarding her public service. • Dimitrios Angelis lives in Chatham, New Jersey, with his wife and three kids. He founded a biotech company with products targeting rotator cuff repair and cartilage replacement therapy. His company has offices in San Antonio, Texas, and Research Triangle, North Carolina. • Gina La Rocca, MD, MHSc is a cardiologist and physician-scientist at the National Institutes of Health and Mount Sinai Medical Center and co-director of advanced cardiovascular imaging. Gina ran the busiest COVID-19 unit in New York City at the start of the pandemic and was also involved in the COVID-19 Good Samaritan Tent in Central Park. In October 2020, Gina was named BC “Hometown Hero of the Game” during the BC vs. Pittsburgh football game. She is grateful to Boston College, BC Athletics, and all BC alumni for this honor! • Kirk and Pam Piorkowski Ruoff are proud of their daughter, Annie Ruoff ’21, on her recent graduation. They are hopeful their son, Charlie Ruoff ’24, follows in her footsteps. Kirk and Pam live in Monmouth Beach, New Jersey. • Amy Ryberg Doyle sent in the following: “My son, Jack, will be attending BC this fall and swimming for the swim team. He was wowed by the coach, staff, and new pool—no more plex!” Amy lives in Greenville, South Carolina. • Maureen K. Monahan serves as chair of the board of the Metropolitan Community College in Omaha. “I have been on the front lines of managing the COVID-19 pandemic in higher education. Not a day has gone by that has not made me realize what BC students must be going through as I make hard decisions at Metro Community College. On the plus side, my college friends have rallied with texts and Zooms—we are more in touch than we have been in years!” • Bryan Hawkom of Needham passed away on March 3, 2021, after a long battle with cancer. We send our heartfelt condolences to his family, especially his wife, Katie, and their four children.

It’s 5:30 a.m., and I’m wide awake in my new (very old) house in Falmouth because the morning light and birds here get me up early. I bought a Cape house for summers and got a second cat. But it feels great to have a permanent East Coast connection back in my life after 22 years in Austin. I’ll even get back to the Heights more now. Florida State game, anyone? As for the rest of you, lots of updates! • In May, Brian Boussy showed up unannounced from Maryland on Steven Piluso’s doorstep as a surprise 50th birthday present—the whole plan hatched by Steve’s wife, Mia. • Jeanie Zmijewski Taddeo lives in Wayne, PA, and says, “I was diagnosed with invasive triple negative breast cancer while 16 weeks pregnant with my twins. I had two surgeries and four strong chemotherapy treatments while pregnant with my miracles. The twins just turned 13 in early June, happy and healthy! And I am 13 years cancer free!” • Christiaan Johnson writes, “I am ridiculously proud to announce my wife, Elissa, was promoted to associate professor. She is a professor of music and music education at UMass Lowell, where our son, Saul, just finished his freshman year.” They and daughter Eldon live in Newton, right next door to Christine Fahey! • Sandi (Wysocki) and Sean Capplis write, “We are grateful our oldest, Macie Claire, successfully managed corona during her freshman year at BC. Our others are Liam, a junior at Xaverian Brothers, and Mackenzie, a sophomore at Newton Country Day. We live in Milton and practice law at Capplis, Connors & Carroll in Boston.” • Andrew Moscardini lives in Tampa with his wife, Michelle and dogs Fenway and Sammie and just celebrated their 17th anniversary. Andrew has been with Los Angeles-based investment manager Capital Group for 18 years. • Matt Prisco shared that his eldest daughter, Sam, will head to UC San Diego to study marine biology, adding, “I am currently looking for anyone who can drive a getaway car for the many bank heists now required to pay for the aforementioned West Coast studies!” • Michele Campisi is running the Boston Marathon on October 11. She says she “can’t wait to hit Heartbreak Hill and see the students partying on Comm Ave!” • Andy Vranos and Anne (Pavlides) shared, “We are proud to announce our son, Paul, will be an Eagle this fall! Anne is working for Fred Paulmann at legal data analytics firm Counsel Management Group, founded by Fred.” • Michael Garnsey is in Colorado, where he won the “Top Forensic Examiner” award from the U.S. Secret Service for the fifth year in a row and going for six! His oldest daughter headed to University of Denver this fall. He also shared that he’s eligible for retirement in less than three years. Thanks for reminding us all we are old, Garnsey! • Hope you are channeling your best Sally O’Malley and celebrating it up! Cheers!

I hope this finds you feeling hopeful after such a tumultuous year-plus. Please reach out to share good news as we continue toward healing. • Johnny “Maui” Flavin and Shannon (Crotty) Flavin have been married for 19 years and live in Seattle with their three wonderful children. They run an investment firm together, where Shannon is putting that BC accounting degree to good use as the operations principal. Their children (13, 10, and 8) are the center of their lives and “the center of all the miles we put on our cars running from one activity to the next.” Johnny said that if anyone is passing through Seattle, look them up as the door is always open! • Amy Lutz, along with Pamela R. Bennett and Lakshmi Jayaram, is an author of the forthcoming book Parenting in Privilege or Peril: How Social Class Enables or Derails the American Dream, which examines the role of social class in educationally relevant parenting practices. It is available for preorder on Amazon. Speaking of education, Brenda Milouchev completed her first year at Rutgers Law School and made the dean’s list! She is interning with a Children in Court judge in the Jersey City Court Family Law Division. As she aptly put it, “not bad for a 48-year-old mom of three.” • Lisa Santagate Moreland is starting a master of science in nursing (MSN) program for her pediatric nurse practitioner-acute care (PNP-AC) this fall at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center. • And now, some career transitions. In mid-2020, Claudine Sorenson Nydegger moved from New York to Florida with her two kids, Landon (16) and Maggie (13), to start a new career in real estate. She is focusing on relocation advising and getting certified in divorce real estate settlements. • Last June, after spending 17 years as an attorney at Pfizer, Yolanda Lyle began a new position as chief of staff to the chairman and CEO of Pfizer Inc. • After 23 years with ESPN, Rob Savinelli has moved on to become senior vice president of content and brand strategy for Barstool Sports. • Amanda Koenig Stone has been with EBI Consulting, Inc. for almost eight years and was recently promoted to program director, CMR Technical Services, in the construction loan monitoring group. She is responsible for all sales and initial client contact for her group in addition to providing guidance and technical support to junior staff. • Finally, congratulations to Lisa Vuona, who in May became a managing partner for Boyden, a premier leadership and talent advisory firm with more than 75 offices in over 45 countries. Lisa joins Boyden’s global human resources practice and global social impact practice, serving clients in the education, health care, not-for-profit, and public sectors.

Last summer during the pandemic, Stephanie Butler Persson finished her library science certification and internship through Old Dominion University. After 20 years of teaching middle school English, she has transitioned to a high school librarian. She wrote, “My kids are now looking at colleges to apply to, so my husband and I will be empty nesters before we know it. New adventures await. I hope that we will have a reunion soon.”

Two years after the passing of Tim Czech, his classmates Joe Lobozzo, Dr. Neal Tyrrell, Kevin “Stinky” Costello, and Nathan Fisher helped publish his manuscript on how to achieve happiness. Happiness Hacks is the result of a lifetime’s research on science-based methods to improve mental well-being, and royalties benefit the nonprofit Narcolepsy Network. You can order a copy of Tim’s book at tinyurl.com/timczech. • Congratulations to Kim Cressy, who graduated in May 2021 from the University of Minnesota with a doctorate of education (EdD) in organizational leadership, policy, and development, with a focus on international higher education.

Johanna Fuentes has been promoted to head of global communications for WarnerMedia Studios and Networks Group. She previously served as executive vice president of worldwide corporate communications and public affairs for Warner Bros. Fuentes is responsible for the company’s communications strategies globally. As the division’s senior-most communications executive, Fuentes works cross-divisionally overseeing all content teams across the Studios and Networks Group, including the Warner Bros. Pictures Group, HBO and HBO Max, the Warner Bros. Television Group, DC, Cartoon Network, Adult Swim, Turner Classic Movies, WB Animation, WB Games, TBS, TNT, Wizarding World, consumer products, studio operations, brand, and experiences, to work together across titles and franchises to ensure alignment and consistency of messaging. • Dr. Erin Croddick Avery was recognized by UC Irvine’s Division of Continuing Education as a distinguished instructor for 2021. She has taught in the certificate program for eight years. Her recent book, The College Labyrinth: A Mindful Admissions Approach, is available on Amazon. It combines her research, her background in systematic theology, which began as a theology major at BC, and her practical knowledge gleaned from running a thriving educational planning practice since 2003 (averyeducation.com). • Tonya De Melo is senior vice president at Bank of America Merrill Lynch and recently purchased a new home in Laguna Niguel, California. In addition, she is honored to have been selected to serve as chair of the Catholic Coalition for Habitat for Humanity. • Andrea (Silano) Griffin completed her 21st year in Boston Public Schools. This remote-hybrid year made her feel like a first-year teacher. Unfortunately, BC did not prepare people for pandemic-era teaching. When she’s not hanging around fifth graders, she is at baseball or football games for her 12- and 14-year-old sons, reading, walking her dog, Bailey, or getting together with friends. • It has been an exciting year professionally for Cedric Notz at Float Lending, which launched a new product in Sweden. It’s a similar product that was recently launched in the U.S., pipe.com. It has received a lot of traction, although now there are a lot of challenges ahead with expanding the product and the team. Cedric reports it is going to be an exciting year with a steep learning curve. • Gary MacDonald writes that his daughter, Maya, is graduating from Skyline High School in Sammamish, Washington, and will be studying environment science at University of Portland, class of 2025. Dad is relieved that the Eagles and Pilots are unlikely to face each other in NCAA competition! • Looking forward to hearing from you! Keep your updates coming.

Hello Class of 1998! • Colleen Vann (Walsh) celebrated 20 years of service as a firefighter with the Orlando Fire Department. • Christopher Boscia started his own law firm, Boscia Legal, in Silicon Valley. The firm does civil, criminal, and family court trials. In an early success, they recovered $1 million in Bitcoin from a thief who conducted a SIM-swap of their client’s phone. Chris and his wife, a Santa Clara Bronco and immigration attorney, have two girls and a boy—all of whom want to play on the BC football team! • Greg Kutylo writes, “One positive aspect of COVID-19 was an unexpected opportunity for classmates to reconnect. Mike Diforio and I are full-time South Florida residents, and we were joined by Martin Leborgne and Dean Bell as seasonal residents from Washington, D.C., and Connecticut over the past year. We have been able to meet for golfing and drinks in the Miami-Ft. Lauderdale-Palm Beaches area over the past year, while Martin and Dean pass the COVID-19 time here. It has been nice to catch up with old BC friends after far too long.” • Christopher Weidling writes, “The Steel Horse Riders, the Bon Jovi cover band made up exclusively of BC alumni, will not be playing the New Jersey shore scene for the second summer in a row. Although the original lineup hasn’t played together since Ryan Quinn moved to Singapore, there was hope for a full reunion post-pandemic. Family and work schedules would not cooperate this year, but keep an eye out for John Araneo in Motor City Modmen, a solo project celebrating the entire catalogue of Ted Nugent and the music of the mid-60s British political and cultural ‘Mod’ movement.” Now that sounds like a crazy plan. • Hope you are all safe and well!

In 2019, Danielle Shea Tan published her first book, 52 Small Changes for the Family. In the book, readers are encouraged to make one small change a week for 52 weeks so that parents and children can enjoy a happier, healthier lifestyle. Her book is available wherever books are sold. • Jake Myers has formally launched his new business, GayTherapySpace.com, which is the first LGBTQ-owned-and-operated platform for online therapy for the community, by the community. They match LGBTQ clients and therapists all over the country.

Happy fall, Class of 2000! • Liz Hauck, MEd’09, published her first book, Home Made: A Story of Grief, Groceries, Showing Up—And What We Make When We Make Dinner with Dial Press, an imprint of Random House. During its June 2021 launch, Home Made received a rave review in the New York Times and starred reviews from Booklist and Kirkus, and it appeared in People. It’s a story about a cooking program she ran in a group home for kids in state care. Fellow Eagles will especially appreciate references to volunteer stories about 4Boston, Ignacio Volunteers, and Appalachia Volunteers—including digging an outhouse on the side of a mountain with Katie Lane. Please check out the book and find Liz at the Boston Book Festival in October! • Kevin Joyce and his wife, Camille, have had quite an eventful 2021 so far. They welcomed their son, James Ryan Joyce, on January 11. He arrived a month and a half early, but thankfully there were minimal complications. James and big-sister Quinn are doing well. Quinn has been very sweet toward “baby James.” She recently celebrated her second birthday. In April, the couple purchased a new house and already love their new neighborhood. • Thank you, as always, for sharing your wonderful news. It is so amazing to hear your stories.

Happy fall, classmates! • Monica (Bellapravalu) Edelstein was appointed by the governor to the Maricopa County Superior Court Bench to serve as a judge in October 2020. • Josh Rollins and wife Jackie welcomed the arrival of their son, Parker Blake Rollins, on November 19, 2020. Parker joins his sister, Kiera Michaela (4). The family lives in Hamilton, Massachusetts. • Alison (Piazza) MacDonald was appointed vice principal of teaching and learning at Boston College High School. • Steve Walkowiak has just returned from an EcoTeach adventure with his wife, Jaime, and three sons, Ethan (11), Liam (10), and Beckham (8). They spent 12 days across Costa Rica working on a sea turtle preserve, assisting threatened leatherback turtles in their yearly nesting. They traveled to forest reserves, worked to preserve native wetlands and jungle, and took home memories and enough mosquito bites to last a lifetime. Steve returns to the law firm of Greenberg Traurig, where he runs the international video games and esports practice and remembers what warm showers are like. • Greg Hagin is grateful to become a principal and managing director at CCS Fundraising and join the board of directors. He is looking forward to exploring Chile and Antarctica in December on a family trip. • I, Sandi (Birkeland) Kanne, am proud to be a founding member of CARE: Cultural Advocacy, Respect & Empowerment, in my children’s school district. Our mission is “championing diversity, empowering individuals, and strengthening community through empathy and inclusion.” We are working to elevate marginalized voices and foster an informed and inclusive neighborhood community. It has been wonderful connecting with administrators, faculty, staff, and parents who are committed not only to creating the most welcoming and affirming environment for our students and their families but also exposing the children to stories and experiences unlike their own—to prepare them for the world beyond our school walls. • Depending on when this issue hits doorsteps, I either hope to see many of you at our postponed 20th Reunion or I hope that you enjoyed your time back on campus. I will have reunion stories to share in the new year!

Congratulations to Julia Bott, two-time graduate of BC (BA in English ’02, MEd educational administration and moderate special needs ’08), who is currently the principal of the Ellis Mendell School in Roxbury. She has been named the 2021 Thomas C. Passios Elementary Principal of the Year and the National Elementary School Principal of the Year by the Massachusetts School Administrators Association. The program annually recognizes elementary school principals who demonstrate exemplary skills in instructional leadership, in supporting a safe learning environment, and in fostering a collaborative culture of shared decision-making among all members of their school community. She will also begin postgraduate studies in pursuit of a doctorate in educational leadership at Boston College this July. • Martin McLaughlin and Cathy Meyer just moved to Switzerland with their two-year-old daughter, Samantha. Martin recently started a new job at Syngenta outside of Basel. • Jonathan Buck and his wife, Emily ’08, are thrilled that they welcomed their first child to the world this fall. • Shayne Guiliano’s cellular agriculture startup, 108Labs, became the first biotech to successfully produce cell-cultured human milk in January 2020, and now it’s opening the world’s first pilot factory for milking cells to make human milk in Shayne’s rural town of Hillsborough, North Carolina. The company plans to build an industry to feed all 2,500 babies who will die today because there’s not enough human milk in the world. • Beth (Horan) Helgerson got married nine years ago to Jim Helgerson. They’re raising their three little ones (7, 5, and 1—future Eagles!) on Cape Cod. Life is good, and she hopes that everyone is doing well! • Michael Kane founded Kane Mills Media, a firm specializing in personal branding, résumé development, and career changes. His office is in Hyannis, and he looks forward to helping anyone who needs his services. • Angelica Wilshire has released a self-published devotional entitled Between You and I: 28 days with Jesus, inspired by a body of songs she has written and her years of pursuing prayer and relationship with God. Her devotional has received a five-star review on Readers’ Favorite, and her book is available on Amazon by searching for the title or her name. She says that the related self-written songs will encourage your soul and can be found by searching her name on all music streaming platforms.

Ryan Broz and his wife, Talia, welcomed their first child on March 3, 2021. They had a healthy baby boy named Christian Robert Broz. The new family of three resides in Newport, Rhode Island.

Drew Schaffer accepted a position as a senior associate at Jackson Lewis law firm. Drew works in the firm’s Orange County, California, office. • Brendan Housler celebrated his one-year wedding anniversary to his husband, Chris, and they relocated from Tennessee to Blowing Rock, North Carolina. Brendan leads EVOQ.BIKE, a cycling media and coaching platform. • Joe Ballard was appointed by Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear as the new circuit judge for the 10th Judicial Circuit, Division 2. • Brandon Barford and his wife, Susie, welcomed their first child, Orion Leonard Rocco Barford, in early December 2020. The family will split time between Washington, D.C., and their home in the Cotswolds, U.K.. • Andrew Kelley and his wife welcomed their second child, Keira Tilva Kelley, on January 21, 2021. Alina (2) is a great big sister! • Kate Riedell and her husband, Kevin Trott, welcomed Evelyn Kate Trott on February 6, 2021. Kate owns True Learning Educational Services in Lafayette, Colorado. • Jill and Mike Pullano welcomed their newest little Eagle, Clara Ann Pullano, on January 31, 2021. Will (born July 2019) is so excited to be a big brother!

Harrison Wilcox is working as a creative executive at Marvel Studios. He is the executive producer on a new TV series titled Marvel’s Spidey and His Amazing Friends for Disney Junior and Disney+. The series premieres in August 2021. • After many years of moving and traveling, Cat Portner and her partner, Keiron Greenhalgh, are putting down roots in Reston, Virginia. They are thrilled to share that they are welcoming their first child in November. Cat previously owned Portner Brewhouse, a brewpub in Alexandria. Presently, she provides financial planning guidance to fellow entrepreneurs in her role as a certified exit planning advisor at Merrill Lynch. • Joe Bowden was elected to serve on the board of directors of the Massachusetts Speech and Debate League (MSDL) as the chair of Student Congress. He previously served as an appointed member-at-large of the board from 2019 to 2021. The MSDL promotes speech and debate education and sanctions tournaments for high school students in Massachusetts. Student Congress is an event similar to Model U.N. or Mock Trial, in which competitors emulate the workings of the U.S. Congress by writing, debating, and voting on legislation covering the issues of the day.

Anne Rush is proud to announce the launch of her new company, Elasta Jobs (elastajobs.com), a digital marketplace connecting human resources and project management freelancing talent with companies in the U.S. It provides a network of trusted talent on a simple platform with transparent pricing.

Paul Chiozzi started a new fundraising role at St. John’s Prep in Danvers in July. • Meg (Wesp) and Paul Roessner were married in Dallas on July 20, 2019. The ceremony took place at Holy Trinity Catholic Church, where Meg is now the director of Holy Trinity Catholic School’s Extended Day Academy. The reception took place at the Hilton Anatole and was a great night full of dancing and fun. Other ’07 Eagles in attendance included Katie Murphy, Jennifer Mahoney, and Mike Dubinsky. Meg and Paul honeymooned in Hawaii and are so thankful they got that magical trip in before the pandemic. In January of 2020, Meg and Paul purchased a home in Bedford, Texas. In March of 2020, Paul made a lateral move to the newly opened Dallas office of Baker Hostetler, LLP, where he practices in the firm’s corporate governance and private equity groups. • Brian Roche finally got fed up with his mobile phone service at AT&T and switched carriers. Well done, Brian! This note was submitted by Kyle Norton.

Chrissie Glenn welcomed her second child and first daughter, Eleanor, this past fall. She and her husband both worked through the pandemic in the ER at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston. She added, “…to say the last year has been unprecedented would be an understatement!” • Angela Barraco-Levine welcomed a baby boy, Aniello Kamuela, on October 18, 2020, with her husband, Justin. • Kristin White and her husband, Kevin Cornwell, celebrated their five-year wedding anniversary by hiking across the Grand Canyon! • Dr. Eugene I. Kane III and Alejandra Maruri welcomed their first child, Antonio Ignacio Kane, into the world on April 21, 2021, in Washington, D.C. • Marissa Bortone Smulligan and her husband, Tom, welcomed their second child, Jake, in February. He joins his big sister, Natalie, to complete their family. Marissa has spent the last 13 years teaching grades 9 and 12 English, with a specialty in inclusion English. • On July 24, 2021, Ryan Karlsgodt married Sarah Dawe at a small wedding in Montana. In attendance were several of Ryan’s Boston College friends, though he was unable to invite more due to the pandemic and remote location of the ceremony. Both native San Diegans, Ryan met Sarah when he moved back home to San Diego in 2017. • Matthew Becker II was promoted to strategic sourcing manager for glass at Andersen Windows. His family is relocating back to Minnesota from Massachusetts. • Bryce Donohue and Caroline Pepek ’11 were married in Ogunquit, Maine, on June 18, 2021, in a small ceremony officiated by Bryce’s former roommate and fellow “jorts connoisseur,” Michael Ramirez. Thayer Surette introduced the happy couple to each other while they were all living in Washington, D.C. Caroline’s parents, Nina Pepek ’78 and Jack Pepek ’79, are happy to add another BC Eagle to their flock. Caroline and Bryce will continue to live in the South End, where they recently bought their first home, and look forward to celebrating with their friends and extended family in April 2022. • Liz Riley and her husband, Kenny Melillo ’07, welcomed their third daughter, Kelsey Ann Melillo, in June 2020. Kelsey joins her big sisters, Riley Rose and Kendall Noelle.

Patrice Forster graduated in May 2021 with a doctorate of nursing practice. She will continue her full-time role as a senior staff medical science liaison for a medical device company while also practicing as a consultative infectious disease nurse practitioner. • Katie Kelley Burns and her husband, Sam Burns, welcomed their son, Noah Thomas Burns, on February 25, 2021. Noah was named after his grandfather, Thomas Kelley ’75, MST’77. • Michael and Annette Romero Ragusa welcomed a baby boy, Michael Jorge Ragusa, on February 21, 2021. He is already a proud Eagle and can’t wait to visit his parents’ alma mater! • In the spring of 2021, Thomas Forrester was elevated to partner within the law firm Connell Foley, where he has been practicing environmental and commercial litigation for eight years. • Rachel Weinstein and her husband, Christopher Pflum, welcomed their first son, William James Pflum, on March 28, 2021. • In January, Vanessa Vacante Healy and her husband, Patrick, welcomed Sommer’s little sister, Sabrina Evelyn, into the world. • Alison Struhs’ son, James, was born this spring and joins his big sister, Charlotte (4), and big brother, Thayer (2). The family has “officially moved from man-to-man coverage to zone defense.” • Jason and Casey Holdych welcomed their daughter, Grace, in March 2021, joining her two older brothers, Danny and Luke. They are living in Larchmont, New York, and are excited to get back to BC soon! • Congratulations to Kristin Ferguson, DNP, RN, OCN, who recently became the senior director of Cancer Care Delivery & Health Policy at the Association of Community Cancer Centers (ACCC). • Joseph and Caity (Tweedy) Van Manen welcomed the birth of their daughter, Evelyn Rose, on April 5, 2021. • Following a 10-plus year career at DKC/O&M, Broadway’s leading public relations firm, as well as loss of work due to the pandemic-related Broadway shutdown, Michael Jorgensen formed his own full-service public relations office, Jorgensen PR, in the spring of 2021. • Martin Bernal-Hafner is very excited to launch his own winery, Alta Orsa and Orsa Wines. The winery produces Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, and rosé. • Ben Wormser completed a general academic pediatrics fellowship at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine this spring and accepted a position as the child health medical director for the Maryland Department of Health. • Brendan ’07, MBA’17, and Krystle DaSilva Boyce, MS’10, were married by Jack Butler, SJ, in Bay Shore, New York, on May 1, 2021, surrounded by most of their closest family and friends. Although COVID-19 restrictions limited them to only 50 guests, there were still many proud BC alumni in attendance and joining them via livestream. Brendan and Krystle plan to celebrate their marriage at a larger reception, with even more Eagles in attendance, in March 2022. • Courtney Caliendo, MA’10, and her husband, Ian Kittle, JD’14, welcomed their son, Callen Harry Hayes Kittle, on Earth Day, April 22, 2021. The future Eagle has already been blessed with BC gear, books, and Eagle love from many of the couple’s fellow BC alums and the BC Alumni Association.

Anne Muscarella married Matthew Hayes on Saturday, June 19, 2021, at the Killington Peak Lodge in Killington, Vermont. The date and location are significant, as the bride’s parents, Leni Muscarella ’69 and Sally Muscarella, were also married on June 19 at Killington Mountain 39 years ago. Anne’s BC classmates Erika Boltz Keegan and Samantha Covelle served as bridesmaids, and her uncle, Tom Muscarella ’73, served as the officiant. Other Eagles in attendance included Lucy Muscarella ’12, Abby Muscarella ’18, Andrew Keegan ’09, Josh Meidenbauer, and Rosie Guerin. • Amy Fisher moved to San Francisco in 2020 and opened R3’s first West Coast office just prior to COVID lockdowns. R3 is a global technology software company focused on blockchain, based in London. • On August 20, 2021, Caitlin Maguire married Michael Young at a family-only ceremony at Our Lady of the Lake Parish Church in Seattle. They look forward to celebrating with their BC friends in the spring of 2022. Caitlin and Michael live in Charleston, SC, and look forward to watching the Eagles take on the Clemson Tigers this fall! • Liz Drake, JD’13, and Mike Coutu, JD’13, welcomed their son, Theodore Drake Coutu, on March 31, 2020. Alexandra Mitropoulos ’12, JD’15, is Theo’s godmother. • Congratulations to George Somi, who married Caroline Bucholz in two separate ceremonies on October 17, 2020, and November 7, 2020. • Michael and Ashley Walsh welcomed a baby boy to their family this past November. Logan James was born on November 15, 2020, and has been showing his BC pride since the day he came home from the hospital. • Catherine D’Ascoli earned her MBA from Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business in May 2021, graduating in the top 10 percent of the class. She married Joe Torlucci in June 2021 and started working at Microsoft as a customer success account manager in August 2021. • Cathleen Chopra-McGowan and her husband, Daniel Jacobius Morgan, welcomed a baby girl, Uma Joy, in April 2020 at the start (and height!) of the pandemic in Chicago. As if a pandemic and new baby weren’t enough, they also made a cross-country move to California, where Cathleen and Daniel joined Santa Clara University as assistant professors. • Adam Cardullo is currently a pediatric gastroenterology fellow at the University of Utah-Primary Children’s Hospital. He earned his MD at Tufts University School of Medicine.

Emily Parsons started teaching immediately after graduation and recently attended the high school graduation party of a former student from her first class! Emily met her husband in 2012. The two adopted a dog, Kennedy, in 2014, and got married in 2017. They welcomed their first daughter, Eileen Jane Parsons, in 2018, and their second daughter, Eleanor Louise Parsons, joined them as a pandemic baby in 2020! • Erin Russo welcomed her son, Conner Thomas Russo, on Christmas Eve 2020. • Kyndal Michel Marks and her husband, Sam, are excited to announce the birth of their son, Henry Donald, born on February 13, 2021, in Cincinnati. • Michelle Arguelles is now director of marketing at Afresh, a startup with a mission to eliminate food waste by optimizing grocery retail operations with AI—purpose-built to overcome fresh food’s challenges. The company is on a trajectory to be ordering 10 percent of produce in the United States by the end of 2021. • Congratulations to Donald Conway, who recently became a financial representative at The Bulfinch Group, which is a wealth management firm founded in 1994 and headquartered in Needham, with offices throughout New England.

David Willner recently joined the board of directors of The Village Institute, a nonprofit organization that serves as a live-learn-work center for single-mother refugee families. In addition to his BC degree, David is a 2020 graduate of the University of Colorado Law School. • Alexander Olivieri is currently in the last year of his MFA in dance at the University of Washington, where he is focused on pedagogy and performance, with an emphasis on screendance and queer studies. He says that he is trying to take what he learned at BC and set the world aflame with one dance for equity and inclusion at a time. • Aaron Parayno married Emmanuel “Noel” Llado Jr. on November 21, 2020, at the Lenox Hotel in Boston. • In an effort to bring back live events to New York City coming out of the pandemic, Hilary Wyse’s team at Wasserman worked with AT&T to partner with Tribeca 2021 on the first major live event in the city in June 2021. They created virtual extensions of the program to reach a broader audience, including those people who were not able to attend in person. • Megan Fitzgerald was recently named a shareholder at Boyle Shaughnessy Law. She is based out of the Boston office and currently practices civil defense litigation. • Erin Boyce Swinehart and her husband, Eric, welcomed a daughter, Emma Kathleen, on December 20, 2020, in Chicago. • Max and Annie Orlowski McGuire welcomed their second son, Michael Francis McGuire, on October 27, 2020. They are already preparing him to be a member of BC 2043 and can’t wait for all of their BC gang to meet him! • On May 28, Michael Maguire married Paige Fallon in Newport, Rhode Island. Michael said that he and Paige had an amazing evening with family and friends and that the wedding was well attended by BC alumni, including maid of honor Margaret Maguire, MEd’17, best man William Maguire ’17, father of the groom Kevin Maguire ’80, and grandfather of the groom Sheldon Daly ’58. • Brittany Thornburg coached her high school softball team to back-to-back state championships! The team won the championship in 2019, lost the entire season to COVID-19 in 2020, and won it again this spring. • On May 15, 2021, just under six years after having to relearn how to walk due to breaking her back and becoming paralyzed, Meredith Koch walked down the aisle and married Ryan Hayes. Fellow Class of 2012 Eagles joining the newlyweds on the dance floor were Rachel Vitale, Phil Gill, Alex Goldowsky, and MacLean and Val Bell Cadman. Meredith and Ryan reside in Boston and are excited to attend a BC vs. BU hockey game, where Ryan will cheer on his grad school alma mater (but we all know BC will win)! • Katie Shannon writes, “Aloha from Maui! Although still pursuing photography and capturing nature in every direction living in Hawaii, I have the honor of being the marketing manager at Maui Humane Society. Tim Lamb ’09 and I are happily living on Maui with our new puppy, Kirribilli (named after a suburb of Sydney, Australia, where we used to live).”

Steve Nicholas graduated from Stetson University College of Law in May. • On June 12, 2021, Deven McCarthy married James Murphy in Madison, Connecticut, surrounded by over 30 fellow Eagles! The two met at BC in 2012 and had their first date at Cityside Tavern. • Lauren Ghazal successfully defended her dissertation and received a PhD from the New York University Rory Meyers College of Nursing. She was the valedictorian of this year’s PhD class and received the Outstanding Dissertation Award for her work on young adult cancer survivorship. She will pursue a National Cancer Institute-funded postdoctoral fellowship at University of Michigan Ann Arbor. • Kim Curtis married Christopher Rossie at Holy Comforter Catholic Church in Charlottesville, Virginia, on April 10, 2021. Kim graduated from the University of Virginia School of Law (JD) and Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy (MPP) in May 2021. • Gunnar Esiason graduated with an MBA from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College on June 11 and then married Darcy Cunningham (Colgate ’14) the following week on June 19 in Lenox surrounded by family and friends (including quite a few Eagles!). • Siobhan Tellez has been accepted into the doctor of nursing practice (DNP) program at the University of Cincinnati. She will start in the fall while continuing to work in her current role as a pediatric nurse practitioner at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center in the endocrinology division. • Dylan Sidell writes, “I graduated from BC in 2013 with a BS in environmental geosciences. I completed my MBA from New York University Stern School of Business in 2020, working full-time and attending the program as a part-time student, where I specialized in finance, accounting, and management. After finishing, I pivoted from an unsatisfying career path as a business analyst at a public company to my dream job as an investment associate at a unique private equity firm based in Miami. The heavy investment in attending NYU Stern’s MBA program was, in my opinion, well worth it. If you are considering getting your MBA to change or enhance your career trajectory, especially at a top-ranked program, I would recommend it. … If any BC alumni have any questions about what life is like balancing a full-time work schedule with an in-person MBA program, feel free to reach out.” • Congratulations to Steve, Deven and James, Lauren, Kim, Gunnar, Siobhan, and Dylan!

Congratulations to William Stoll, who recently became an associate in the litigation practice group at Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP. William received his JD (cum laude) from the University of Alabama School of Law, where he served on the managing board and was articles editor for the Alabama Law Review. • Victoria Carter, MSW’15, wrote, “I was able to marry my best friend in August 2020 in front of an intimate group of friends and family. Despite the pandemic, we were able to share our union amongst these close family and friends and become husband and wife!” • Patrick Angiolillo and his wife, Megan, welcomed their first child, Arthur Daniel, into the world on April 8, 2021, and they could not be happier! • Allison Paul will pursue an MBA this fall at Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth. She will join Christian McKean in the Tuck Class of 2023! • As a producer at ESPN, Joseph Bushee won an Emmy Award for his work on SportsCenter. This was ESPN’s first time winning an Emmy for SportsCenter since 2004. He wrote, “Countless hours of hard work surrounded by an incredible team paid off as we won for Best Studio Show-Daily. This year marks my sixth year at ESPN, and I have enjoyed it thoroughly.”

Danielle Dybbro finished a master’s in history at San Francisco State University in 2018 and will join the incoming class at Santa Clara University’s School of Law in the fall of 2021. “Third degree, here I come!” • Patricia Boslet married her “absolute love,” BC alumnus Aristotle Boslet ’18. They were excited to move to Florida at the end of summer for his graduate degree in nurse anesthesia at Florida State University and to start a family together! • Eugenia Neri Mini has launched an Instagram page (@eurekamoments) to share best practices with working professionals on productivity, time management, and overall better work habits. She thanked BC “for giving me the chance to explore my passion for psychology during my undergraduate studies!” • On June 5, Dhara Bhatt married Anthony Moro in Mahwah, New Jersey. “Anthony is not an Eagle (though we treat him as an honorary one), but I want to point out the large BC presence, which felt like our own mini reunion!” Dhara and Anthony had many Eagles from the Classes of 2013 to 2016 in attendance. • Michelle Tomassi and Brendon Anderson were married in their home state of New York on August 14, 2021. They met at BC in the fall of 2011 (shout-out to the Medeiros study lounge for bringing them together!). Many of their fellow Eagles were in attendance for their special day. They are excited to begin this next chapter together! • Noah Olenchek was married to Ipek Emekli on June 11 in Groton. Nick Glovin, Conor Leary, Ted Peacock, and Mike Rosella stood at the ceremony. • Sean McBride and Nicole Gabaldon were married on August 21 in their hometown of Milwaukee with significant support from their Boston College friends! Sean and Nicole currently reside in Chicago.

Congratulations to Elizabeth Farrenkopf, who received her JD from Northeastern University School of Law and recently joined Hinckley Allen’s litigation group as an associate. Prior to joining Hinckley Allen, she was an attorney fellow at Northeastern University Office of the General Counsel.

Richard Sawin ’82, JD’85, wrote in that he recently attended the wedding of Matthew Ryan Michienzie and Dr. Chiara Barbara (Heintz) Michienzie at the first post-COVID wedding held at the Connors Center in Dover on June 5, 2021. Congratulations to Matt and Chiara! The wedding was officiated by Donald MacMillan, SJ’66. In attendance were Matt’s father, Paul Michienzie ’83, JD’86; Matt’s mother, Deborah Michienzie, MEd’93; Chiara’s brother, Nathaniel Heintz ’21; and her sister, Arianna Heintz ’09. More than 30 BC alumni from the Classes of 1966 to 2021 also attended the wedding. • Congratulations to Jonah Goldblatt, who graduated from Tufts Medical School in May and began his residency in ophthalmology at LSU New Orleans this summer. • Nicholas Auriemma is starting at Rutgers Law School Newark in the fall of 2021. • Gabrielle Fitzpatrick is excited to have launched her company, Damn Right Cocktails (@damnrightcocktails on Instagram), which provides consumers with a great-tasting, USDA Organic–certified tequila cocktail while also donating up to 5 percent of its profits to nonprofits focused on improving access to high-quality primary and secondary school education.

Samantha Robles wrote, “April Fool’s Day was no joke this year! I welcomed a sweet baby boy on April 1.” • Helene Snyder graduated from Duke University School of Law with a dual JD and specialized LLM in international and comparative law. She will begin working at Simpson Thacher in New York this fall and is excited to see her fellow BC classmates in New York! • Congratulations to Mike Buzy, who graduated from the U.S. Army Ranger School, the U.S. Army Airborne School, and the U.S. Army Jungle School on March 4, March 26, and June 18, respectively. • Shannon Kelly and Michael Sullivan were married on November 21, 2020, in a small ceremony at the Regis High School chapel in New York City. In attendance were their immediate family, including Katie Kelly ’20 and Joelle Kelly ’22, and four of the couple’s closest friends from college: Tom DeVoto ’17, Keaton McAuliffe, Connor Murphy ’19, and Gabriella Mezzacappa (Notre Dame ’18, but they love her anyway).

In August 2020, Nic Buonanduci married his now-husband in a “COVID wedding” in his in-laws’ backyard. In May 2021, Nic graduated from the Harvard Graduate School of Education with an EdM in education policy and management, and he now works at Jewish Vocational Service, Boston. • Chris Russo, principal of Russo Strategic Partners, met Clinton Kelly ’91, TV personality, style expert, and author, for the first time in June. They had known each other for over a year before meeting for a photoshoot at Kelly’s apartment in New York City. The photoshoot was for Kelly’s partnership with meal-kit delivery service Blue Apron, which Russo forged. You can watch Kelly’s social media show, Happy Half Hour, on Instagram (@clintonkellyoh), and you can learn more about Russo’s work at russostrategicpartners.com.

Timothy M. Facciola won a Pulitzer Prize on Friday, June 11, for public service journalism coverage of the coronavirus by the New York Times. He shares the award with members of many departments at the paper. He was part of the multi-department, in-depth, data-heavy coverage of the pandemic. The Pulitzer board called the Times’s coverage “courageous, prescient, and sweeping.” Congratulations, Timothy! • After almost two years of writing and editing, Joseph Nano is “super excited” to announce that he is publishing two books this year: his first science book, Controversies in Biology and Neuroscience, and his second poetry book, Flowers Are People, Too, Part II: Reality. Part I shared his experience as a Syrian immigrant, and Part II will share his experience as a Syrian American living in the U.S. His goal is to continue investing in poetry during medical school and turn Flowers Are People, Too, into a book series. • A new art gallery popped up on 14th Street in Washington, D.C., in June. Pigments and Oil Shop, whose mission is to showcase local artists while making the highest quality art accessible throughout the District of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia area (DMV), is owned and operated by Adrian Giannattasio and his sister, Alex. The gallery featured a collection of established local artists for two months and had a formal opening reception that was attended by over 200 art lovers. Adrian and Alex were born and raised a block away from the gallery.