Page 8-CROSSROADS-November, 1971
Alumni News
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Co. in Fayetteville, N.C. Don
Brown is an account executive
with R. S. Dickson, Powell,
Kistler & Co., investment
bankers in Charlotte. Don and
Linda and their two boys live in
Belmont. Henry Drake is an
attorney in Wadesboro, N.C.
Pat Marotta teaches in
Sayreville, N.J. and he and
Barbara and their three
children live in Parlin, N.J.
Bruce Wofford is vice president
of Bruce’s Iron & Metal Inc., in
Gastonia. Bob Shaffee is an
accountant with J.K. Lasser &
Co. in Washington, D.C. and he
and Christine live in Bethesda,
Md. Joe Hurney is an accountant
with the Department of
Commerce in Washinton, D.C.
and he and Kathleen live in
Wheaton, Md. John Clemens is
Sales Representative for
Rueben D. Donnelley in
Washington, D.C. Bob Thanski
teaches Chemistry at Bishop
Moore High School in Orlando,
F’lorida and he and Jean live in
Casselberry. Henry Duval is
Application Engineer with
Honeywell in McLean, Va.
’67--George McCauley and Pat
Hurley (’68) stopped by on their
way to Florida and gave us lots
of news of their former
classmates. George has been
released from the Army where
he served as Captain in the
Military Police. He made two
tours of duty in Vietnam. Frank
Chupko is in the Navy in
California and getting ready to
leave on his second tour of duty
in Vietnam. Chuck Sullivan has
had a poem published and will be
working on his Master’s in
creative writing at UNC-
Greensboro this fall. Bruce
Thompson is with Bordens in
New York City. Creighton
Schneck received his Master’s
in business from C.W. Post in
New York and is working with
Metropolitan Life Insurance
Co. there. Richard Phillips
teaches history and religion in
Levittown, N. Y. Mike Del
Priore is with Chase Manhattan
Bank; he and Nancy Fisher were
married May 1. Mike Dugan is
an electrician in Washington,
D.C. George Affuso teaches in
Jersey City. ^ We enjoyed
talking with Bob Smithwick on
the telephone. He is with
Fahnstock Investment Co. and
he and his wife Glyn live in New
York. Enjoyed the letter with
news of Joe Pendergast. He is
District fclxecutive for Boy
Scouts of America in the
Central Ohio Council. He is
married to Cathy Brooks
(SH’66) and they have four
children-'Michelle, four,
Joseph, junior, two and a half,
John, fifteen months, and
Jennifer two months. They are
living in Columbus, Ohio. Carl
and Herb Obser stopped by when
they were visiting down South on
vacation. Herb is working on
his Master’s in health and
physical education at Brooklyn
College and teaches school in
Brooklyn.
Vince Tolson is airport
engineer with the City of
Richmond, Va. Vince, Susan
and their two daughters live in
Richmond. John Einstein is
Manufacturing Manager with
Advanced Mining Equipment &
Service Co. in Huntington, W.
Va., where he, Sidney and their
three children live. Michael
Zurhorst we hear, works in
the computer center at Cath.
University. Donald Dufaux is
working on a doctorate in
student personnel services at
the University of South
Carolina. Heath Strawn is a
chemist with American
Cyanamid Co. in Charlotte.
David Baer is Vice President of
Dave Baer Hosiery Mills in
Rock Hill, S.C. Roy Zic is
manager of Wexlers Formal
Wear in Queens, N.Y.
Congratulations and best
wishes to Steve Keller and
Blythe Artman, who were
married in St. Paul’s Episcopal
Church in Suffolk, Va., on
August 28.
’68 - Johnny Lawing is a
senior claims representative
with Aetna Casualty & Surety
Co. in Charlotte. Frank
Schaefer is a buyer for Grand
Way in Paramus, N.J. Larry
Armstrong teaches at Stanley
High School and is also head
basketball coach there. Sharon
Folk is Executive Vice
President of National
Business Forms in Greenville,
Tenn. Jim Nissley is with the
Central National Bank in
Richmond. James Carpenter is
an accountant with Walter E.
Baker in Mt. Holly, and he and
Katherine live in Bessemer
City. Pamela Wright is a social
worker with the Orange County
Department of Social Welfare in
Santa Ana, Calif. Pat Hurley is
back from Vietnam. Steve
Thayer is a Lieutenant in the
Army stationed in Vietnam.
Tommy Hirsch is out of the
Army, having served in Korea,
and is now in Law School at
Seton Hall. Pat Blevins is in the
Army. He and Bettie have been
living in Charlotte. Our deepest
sympathy to Kays Gary
(LHD’68)on the tragic death of
his wife in a fire at their home
on July 17. Congratulations and
best wishes to Julio Leung and
Amy Djang, who were married
July 31 in Brooklyn, N.Y.
Had a note from Jay Jarecki.
He and Jackie have two boys:
Adam, three, and John, one. Jay
is still with Burlington Madison
Yarn Co.
’69 -- Kevin O’Connor is a
pharmacist in the Army
stationed at Fort Dix. James
Fallishas received a Master’s
degree from Northern Arizona
University and will work on his
doctorate at Cambridge. Joe
Bullock is a social worker in
New York City. 1st Lt. James
Cook stopped by the Abbey in
June on his way to Washington,
D.C. to a TKE reunion. He left
for Vietnam on August 9 where
he will be a helicopter pilot. He
told us that Charles McNerney
is in Vietnam, and that Richard
Frick and Angie Sorrell (Sacred
Heart) were married June 19.
Burma (Hill) Wooten stopped by
in July. Her husband has
enrolled as a student here at the
Abbey, and they are living in
Charlotte. Peter Olenick
stopped by to say hello. He is
Sales Repre. for Holiday
Inn No. 4 in Charlotte. Bob and
Rochida (’68) Faille and their
young daughter Sarita visited
the Abbey in August. Bob is in
the Navy at the Naval Base in
Millington, Tenn. Michael
Keeney is Branch Manager of
Maryland National Bank in
Baltimore. David Gentilini is
an investigator in the
Cumberland County
Prosecutor’s Office in
Bridgeton, N.J., and he and
Diane live in Vineland. Richard
Russo is a sales representative
with Campbell Sales Co. in
Charlotte. Chuck Miller is with
theF.B.I. in Washington and he
and Jennifer live in Bethesda.
Watch your No. 3 card Chuck!
J.G. Mike Motley is an auditor
with the U.S. General
Accounting Office in
Washington. John Schrenker is
an accountant with W. O. Daley
& Co. in Orlando, Fla. John,
Virginia, and their three
daughters live in Orlando.
George Englert is an
Accountant-Auditor with the
U.S. General Accounting Office.
Robert Horan is in the Navy.
Max Swoboda is with Lloyd E.
Mitchell, Inc., in Baltimore.
Robert DiValentin is in dental
school at the Medical College of
Virginia. Ted Lynn is a
counselor with the N.C.
Vocational Rehabilitation in
Gastonia. Bob Chism is
manager of Western Auto in
Birmingham, Ala. Richard
Mudd is with the Division of
Parole & Probation of
Maryland. Robert McCarthy
stopped in when he was down on
vacation. He teaches fifth grade
in Lincoln Park, N.J. 1st Lt.
Mark McMahon, USMC,
completed his tour of duty in
Vietnam and was assigned to
Okinawa for the remainder of
this year. Before leaving
Saigon, he was awarded the
Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry
and Bronze Star in a special
ceremony. That’s more than I
got Mark. J.G.
It was good to see Walter
Kennedy when he was at the
Abbey for Bob Edsell’s
wedding. He was graduated
from OCSatFt. Benning, Ga. on
September 30 and was
commissioned in Military
Intelligence. He is stationed at
Ft‘. Huachuca, Arizona.
Edward Bielen visited the
Abbey in July. He and Marilyn
have been teaching and living in
Florida.
Sam Jermgan stopped by in
July and August. He is
mgr. of two Cablevision Cos.
one in Rockingham, N.C. , and
the other in Cheraw, S.C. and
lives in Rockingham.
Congratulations and best
wishes to Steve Wyatt
and Carol Ann Bianko (Sacred
Heart), who were married in
Jacksonville, Fla. on August 7.
They stopped by the Abbey in
August. Steve is a sales
representative for Chicopee
Mills, a division of Johnson &
Johnson, in Atlanta, Ga. Howard
Jones is Employee Benefits
Supervisor with Gerber Food
Products and he and Brenda live
in Hendersonville, N.C. Ronald
McCoy is a Lieutenant in the
Air Force. Edmond Richards is
with Suburban Trust Co. in
Hyattsville, Md. and he and
Christine live in Bethesda.
David Panter is Tax Analyst
with Fulton National Bank in
Atlanta. Gary Verno is an
auditor with Price, Waterhouse
& Co. in Pittsburgh.
Mike Fitzsimmons was here
for Ted Hayes’ wedding. Mike
has been working in a bank in.
River Forest, 111., ari'd
expects to go in the Army
in October. He and Theresa
Tassone are planning their
wedding for May.
Congratulations and best
wishes to Bob Edsell and Lydia
Lagomasino (Sacred Heart),
who were married in Belmont
Abbey Cathedral on September
11.
---Congratulations and best
wishes to Stanley Winner and
Patricia Ellen Bennett, who
were married September 27 in
Our Lady and Saint Phillip Neri
Church in Rock Hill, S.C. Hugh
Hersey is with Blount Bros.
Construction in Montgomery,
Ala. He has two boys, five and
one.
’70 -Frank Tassone came up
for Ted Hayes’ wedding.
Frank is in law school at
Florida State. While you’re
there, practice your tennis!!
J.G.
Bill Willis stopped by to see
us in September. He is with
Equitable Life, the Medicaid
Administration, in
Montgomery, Ala. He has a son
twenty months old.
’71 - Bill O’Connell is
married and in the Army.
Jerry Rodden is with the
Mullins Publishing Company in
Charlotte. Jerry Cloninger
attended Army Reserve
Officers’Training Corps basic
summer camp at Ft. Knox, Ky.
from June 11-July 22. William
Robichaud stopped by for a visit
in August. He is working on a
Master’s in Biology at Marshall
University.
IN MEMORIAM
Horace Abbaticchio
Class of 1895
Walter F. Murphy
Class of 1911
Oliver T. Bingham
Class of 1956