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Helping those who can’t go home again
Marie Jochum ’00 has
helped hundreds of refugees from some of the world’s most
dangerous places rebuild their lives in Chicago’s communities.
“Refugees have to move if they are to save their
lives or preserve their freedom…. If other countries
do not let them in, and do not help them once they
are in, then they may be condemning them to death
— or to an intolerable life in the shadows, without
sustenance and without rights.”
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— United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
hen many of
us think of
refugees, we picture
them subsisting in
sprawling settlements of
makeshift shelters or the
standard-issue white tents supplied by
the United Nations Refugee Agency.
But these iconic images of refugee life don’t tell the
whole story. The reality is that only about a third of the
world’s 10.5 million refugees live in camps like these —
and more than half reside in urban settings.
Since 1975, 133,000 of these refugees have found a
safe haven in Chicago’s communities. Last year, 2,412
resettled in the metropolitan Chicago area. By the end
of this year, an estimated 2,800 individuals and families
from the Congo, Ivory Coast, Bhutan, Burma, Iraq and
Afghanistan will have landed on the city’s doorstep.
Their welcome will be a warm one — thanks to a
diligent and compassionate corps of resettlement workers
like Marie Jochum ’00.
Jochum is a community resource developer for the
Catholic Charities Refugee Resettlement Program, one
of several resettlement programs in the city. Although
she has six years of resettlement work under her belt, she
admits that the process
of integrating this influx
of refugees can feel like
a Herculean undertaking
at times.
“When we receive
notification from our
national office, we may
have as much as a week
or as little as 24 hours
to prepare for the arrival
of a refugee family,” says
Marie was known
Jochum. “We use whatfor being passionate
ever time we have to
find an apartment, get
about social justice
it furnished and stock
issues during her
it with household items
and culturally appropriLoyola years.
ate foods. We purchase
It came naturally to her.
clothing for each family
Whether we were working
member. Then we meet
with the homeless in a
them at the airport, take
soup kitchen or serving our
them to their new apartfellow Ramblers by leading
ment and help them get
retreats, Marie was able to
settled. For some folks,
show all people that they
this will be the first time
had great significance,
they’ve encountered
ability and dignity.
Western amenities such
as running water, a toilet
Loyola classmate and friend
or a refrigerator.”
Mary Jo Dunne ’00
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Education Manager for
World Vision in Haiti
Every minute, according to UN Refugee Agency statistics, eight people leave everything behind to escape war,
persecution or terror. Marie Jochum ’00, shown here with members of her Women’s Empowerment Group, helps refugees like
these become independent and self-sufficient Americans.
The refugees’ long and arduous journey to escape
persecution or oppression in their homeland may be over.
But the hard work of resettlement has just begun.
“These are highly traumatized individuals,” Jochum
points out. “Many are grieving the loss of family members
or their native communities and cultural traditions. Many
can’t read or write or speak English — and these are just
a few of the obstacles to acculturation. Our case managers employ a holistic approach to help them overcome
these barriers, linking them to services that range from
therapeutic supports to language instruction to a nineweek job readiness course. I teach an adjustment class
that covers what they need to know to live in the U.S.,
including the U.S. Constitution and U.S. laws, how to
call the police and go to the doctor, how to navigate the
school system and the public transit system, how to shake
hands and even how to shop for groceries, which is often
a new experience for our clients.”
Jochum also runs a Women’s Empowerment Group,
which gives refugee women an opportunity to get together and work on traditional crafts while they discuss their
feelings about the adjustment process.
“We work with these women to raise their level of
empowerment,” she explains. “In the refugee camps, they
had very little control over their lives. They were told
how much they could eat, for example, and where they
would be resettled. In the wake of these feelings of powerlessness, personal empowerment is paramount.”
The Loyola graduate acknowledges that this is a lot of
ground to cover — in a dauntingly brief period of time.
“The State Department gives us a 90-day window
to help each refugee become self-sufficient,” she points
out. “We get a small amount of welcome money — about
$1,100 per person or $4,400 for a family of four — to
cover initial expenses, including the security deposit on
the apartment and the first month’s rent. Those funds get
depleted pretty quickly, so there’s a lot of pressure to help
newly arrived refugees become independent, productive
members of society as soon as possible.”
Despite the enormous upheavals in their lives, the
refugees served by the resettlement program have proved
to be surprisingly resilient. Jochum has many stories about
their tenacity, as well as their creative approaches to coping with the challenges of starting over in a new country.
“There’s one refugee couple I’ll never forget,” she says.
“One of them worked the day shift and one worked the
night shift at a chicken factory in Chicago. They owned
one pair of work boots between them, so they’d meet on
the train platform between shifts to pass the boots back
and forth. They did this cheerfully and without complaint
until my older brother gave them another pair of boots. ”
Although Jochum has worn many hats during
her years of resettlement work — including stints as a
volunteer, case manager and job developer — she has
recently taken on a new role that involves reaching out to
Chicago-area communities to recruit volunteers, generate
financial support and raise awareness of the growing need
for refugee resettlement services.
Her new job responsibilities are necessitated by hard
financial realities. Federal budgets for refugee resettlement
have been slashed in recent years, leaving NGOs and
nonprofits to pick up the slack.
“We are relying more and more on our partnerships
with individuals, faith organizations and educational
institutions,” she says. “Parishes and schools help us out
by sponsoring refugee families or purchasing school supplies for the children. There are folks who put together
‘Welcome to America’ baskets with pots, pans, dishes and
sheets. We also partner with institutions of higher education like Loyola University, which has a service learning
program and a course in refugee resettlement.”
Jochum stresses the importance of a strong volunteer
force. “We have seen tremendous changes in refugees’ lives
as a result of their interactions with our volunteers,” she
notes. “One high school student got a full-ride college
scholarship because of the many hours he spent working
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President’s Message
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“Class of 2012, from
this point forward,
every day is a bonus;
a gift of God, which
serves as an invitation
to embrace the
challenge to use your
gifts and talents in the
service of a weary world
in need of hope. May
your way of proceeding
be the Jesuit way of
proceeding ... a holy
boldness lived out
in the faith that does
justice.”
At the Academy’s 102nd Commencement Exercises on May 26, Loyola’s president
welcomed the school community and shared this reflection about a recent
conversation with his ailing father and the Jesuit call to make the most of our one
wild and precious life. Because this message is as relevant to our alumni as it is
to the members of our Class of 2012, we are sharing a condensed version of it
with you here:
Commencement Day Accolades
to an Outstanding Educator:
My father is 86 years old. In the last few months, he has found
English teacher Frances Gombac (left), with Fr.
himself battling cancer. The onset of the evening of his life has freed him to
McGrath, SJ and Principal Kathryn M. Baal, PhD,
speak in ways not normally his. A few weeks ago, he and I were sitting on
holds back tears as she accepts the Class of 2012’s
his back porch enjoying the sunny warmth of a spring day. He paused for a
Educator of the Year Award.
moment and then began a story.
“This year’s Educator of the Year challenges
He reached back 67 years into his memory and said, “When I was in
students to higher levels of learning and supports
them as they rise to this challenge,” noted Dr. Baal at
the hospital in London…,” indicating that he would tell me a story of his
the presentation. ✛
experiences of the Second World War. You see, my dad served as an infantryman in the Battle of the Bulge and received a Purple Heart for the injuries
he endured. He rarely speaks of his experience of war.
“When I was in the hospital in London,” he told me, “there was this
one day when an officer came into our ward to present us with our Purple Hearts. He walked up and down the row of hospital beds
and presented our medals. Then he walked to the center of the ward and addressed us all. ‘Gentlemen,’ he said, ‘every day from here
on out is a bonus.’”
My dad paused and closed his eyes. He tilted his head back and enjoyed a moment of sun and breeze and then said, “Man,
was that guy right.”
On a sunny suburban afternoon, a father instructed his son to make the most of each moment of precious life. Class of 2012,
over our years together, I have repeatedly asked you to ponder your response to the poetic inquiry, “What is it you plan to do with
your one, wild, precious life?”
Our shared Jesuit tradition prods us to see all of life as a great gift of God to which we are invited to respond. You have been
immersed in the vision and mission of St. Ignatius of Loyola. As graduates of this Jesuit high school, you have been equipped with
the unique Ignatian tools that will assist you in your pilgrimage to God through love and service. You have learned the power of
reflection and a prayerful examination of your life and your day in the companionship of God. You have been introduced to Ignatius
of Loyola’s tremendously positive and engaging view of the world and the call to test our limits, to discover our gifts and then to
give them away in service. In doing this, we find ourselves, we become ourselves and we deepen our friendship with God and our
companionship with Jesus....
God’s power is at work within you and, in the days and years to come, you will indeed do more than any of us could ever ask
or imagine. Class of 2012, from this point forward, every day is a bonus; a gift of God which serves as an invitation to embrace the
challenge to use your gifts and talents in the service of a weary world in need of hope. May your way of proceeding be the Jesuit way
of proceeding — a holy boldness lived out in the faith that does justice.
Congratulations, Class of 2012! ✛
Rev. Patrick E. McGrath, SJ President, Loyola Academy
Ushering in a new generation of RAmbler alumni
Three generations of Bredemanns (l-r): Martin J.
Bredemann ’80, Joseph J. Bredemann Sr ’44
and Brian Bredemann ’12 with Fr. McGrath.
Emily C. Phelan ’12 with her father, William
H. Phelan ’78
A Rambler Rite of Passage
Courtney M. Jacobs ’12 with her father,
Jeffery H. Jacobs ’74, and her mother,
Susan C. Jacobs LdM ’75
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More than 500 Ramblers joined the ranks of Loyola’s
global network of 25,000+ alumni at the Academy’s
102nd Commencement Exercises on May 26. ✛
Robert J. Dooley IV ’12 with his parents, Loyola
Trustee Dawn Dooley and Robert J. Dooley III ’81.
Robert IV represents the fourth generation of Robert
J. Dooleys to graduate from Loyola Academy.
Robert IV’s great-grandfather graduated in 1927,
followed by his grandfather, who graduated in 1955.
Answering the call to serve
J aq uan Grier ’13
CJA Scholar at Loyola Academy
The Gift of Opportunity
Changing lives with Chicago Jesuit Academy Scholarships
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s Loyola alumni, we are well
acquainted with the transformative
power of an outstanding Jesuit education.
But access to life-changing educational
opportunities isn’t a given for every young
person, especially on Chicago’s impoverished West Side. More than half of the minority male
students in this community will not complete high
school — and only three percent will earn a college
degree by the age of 25.
Troubled by this unrealized potential, the Jesuits
of the Chicago-Detroit Province of the Society
of Jesus embarked on an initiative to establish the
Chicago Jesuit Academy (CJA) on the city’s West
Side. Launched in 2005 under the leadership of
CJA Founder and President Matthew Lynch, this
visionary initiative gives young West Side males of
modest means an opportunity to earn a better
education — and to better realize the gifts that
God has entrusted to them.
Breaking the cycle of lost potential
Chicago Jesuit Academy, a full-scholarship middle school on Chicago’s West Side,
has made an exceptional investment in the lives of hundreds of young men of modest
means from the West Side community. Loyola Academy is investing in the next phase of
their educational journey to prepare them for success and achievement at the college
level and beyond through the CJA Scholars Program. Pictured above are 13 of the 20
CJA Scholars currently attending Loyola Academy.
CJA is a full-scholarship, college preparatory, Jesuit middle
school based on the Jesuit Nativity Model, which is distinguished by small classes, an extended school day and
an 11-month school year to prepare students for success in
college preparatory high schools. CJA is one of 16 Jesuit
Nativity Model middle schools in the nation.
Since 1971, when the Jesuit Nativity Model was first
created in New York City to serve students from low-income
families in urban communities, educators have observed that
these students have greater academic success in a single-sex
environment. West Side parents and community leaders
requested that CJA be established as an all-boys’ middle
school because they believed that the young males in their
community were in greater need of this specialized educational resource.
Much of Chicago Jesuit Academy’s funding comes
from benefactors who believe that the same educational
opportunities that they enjoyed should be available to the
young men of the West Side. Many see this as a social
justice issue and believe that children should not be denied
a good education simply because of their socioeconomic
circumstances.
A life-changing partnership with Loyola
community is about hope,” she adds. “These students have very
unique circumstances, but they are becoming active and involved
and successful Loyola students. It’s a great joy for us to see them
succeed, but there is obviously a cost involved.”
The actual cost to educate a Rambler is $16,250 ($13,750
in tuition fees, plus $2,500 in expenses that are covered by the
Annual Fund). The cost per CJA Scholar is $23,350, which
includes tuition, bus transportation, O’Shaughnessy Program fee
(if needed), summer school classes, schoolbooks, uniforms and
daily lunch.
Investing in a young man’s future
The first few years of the CJA Scholars Program at Loyola were
funded through the Academy’s tuition assistance program and
the Annual Fund. To generate support for the growing number
of CJA Scholars at the Academy, Loyola parents Thomas and
Elizabeth Parrott hosted an April 2012 cocktail reception at
the Exmoor Country Club in Highland Park. At the reception,
President Rev. Patrick E. McGrath, SJ shared the story of Loyola’s
commitment to help these West Side teens achieve their dreams.
Then two CJA Scholars spoke about their life-changing journeys
as Ramblers.
The Parrott’s event raised $145,000 for the CJA Scholars
Program, which included a major gift from the Parrotts to support a CJA Scholar for four years.
Other inaugural supporters included the Higher Path
Foundation, Joseph and Janet Nolan, David and Nancy O’Neill,
Donald and Cecile Schoenheider and Harold B. Tobin.
“The extraordinary generosity of these benefactors will
enable us to bring more CJA Scholars to Loyola,” says Principal
Gifts Officer Les J. Seitzinger ’88. “There are so many young
men at Chicago Jesuit Academy who have great potential. By
supporting these young men through the CJA Scholars Program,
these supporters will be playing a vital role in helping them
succeed at the high school level, in college and beyond.” ✛
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When plans for the Jesuit middle school were still on the
drawing board, Loyola’s leadership agreed to support CJA
graduates when they continued their education at the high
school level. Loyola administrators made a commitment
to meet the full financial needs of any CJA student who
earns admission to the Academy and to charter a school
bus to help the students travel safely from the West Side to
Wilmette each day.
The first four CJA Scholars matriculated at Loyola
in Fall 2009. Ten CJA Scholars were enrolled by Fall
2010 and 13 by Fall 2011. This fall, 20 CJA Scholars will
be reaping the benefits of a Jesuit, college preparatory
education at Loyola. Next spring, the first four CJA Scholars
will graduate from Loyola Academy.
“This is a great success story,” stresses Director of
Admissions Genevieve Atwood. “The educators at Chicago
Jesuit Academy encouraged these students to believe in
themselves and to set their sights on something beyond
today or the next day. They taught them that, with hard
work and sacrifices, they could be successful. The students
brought this work ethic with them when they came to
Loyola. They make a lot of sacrifices to be Ramblers: they
get up quite early, they’re here all day on their own and
they’re not getting home until 7:30 some evenings. It will
be a very proud moment for us when we see our first CJA
Scholars graduate with their fellow members of the Class
of 2013.
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Interested in volunteering or lending
your support? Email Marie Jochum ’00
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Jochum’s passion for resettlement
work was ignited during her Rambler
years.
“In school, you learn about war
as an historical thing,” she muses.
“I didn’t realize what was happening
to people who said ‘We want peace,
we want freedom’ until Joe Taylor, a
campus minister at Loyola, invited me
to an Amnesty International meeting.
That’s where my interest in working
with people who have survived war
began — and when it dawned on me
that it was an option to make this my
life’s work. Mr. Taylor opened up that
door for me.”
After graduating from Loyola,
Jochum majored in sociology at the
Catholic University of America in
Washington, DC and spent two summers in Guatemala, volunteering with
populations affected by the “Dirty
War,” a brutal civil war that raged
from 1960-1996.
“That time in Guatemala solidified my desire to work with people
affected by war. When you work with
these people and hear their stories,
you really do fall in love with the
work,” she confides. “I went on to get
my master’s in social work and began
working with the Catholic Charities
resettlement program in 2006.”
It’s a decision she has never
regretted.
“I learned at Loyola that it’s
important to use your gifts in service
to the world and that living simply
is an option. On my chosen path, I
won’t amass great wealth, but I will
have an opportunity to walk with
some incredible people and do work
that feels valuable and worthwhile. I
don’t see this as a job — I see it as my
calling. It’s what I was always meant
to do.” ✛
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with one of our volunteer tutors. An
Afghan woman suffering from posttraumatic stress syndrome was having
a terrible time learning English until
one very devoted volunteer stepped
in and literally changed her life. She
is now speaking English perfectly and
is fully engaged in her community.
This is partly because of the volunteer’s hard work, but also because this
traumatized refugee felt that she had
found a friend. That’s the most gratifying aspect of this work for me: when
I see our clients begin to build community in their new country.”
The Loyola Academy community has also pitched in to support
Jochum’s resettlement efforts.
“Loyola students tutor our kids
through the Arrupe Service Program,”
says Jochum. “Loyola faculty members
and coaches have also gotten involved.
It is so helpful for our clients to be
able to engage with the community and see what it means to be an
American. They have been so isolated
for so long because of their last name
or their religion or what they look like
or what they believe. It is so important for them to feel human again
and to feel like they are wanted and
welcomed. The Loyola community has
played an important role in that process and in helping them feel at home
in the Chicago area.”
“ I have a goal to be the first person in my family to go to college. That opportunity is right
in front of me and all I have to do is stay focused, stay smart and stay disciplined.”
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Actual cost to educate a CJA Scholar in 2012-2013
Annual bus transportation
O’Shaughnessy Program fee (if needed)
Summer school classes
Daily lunch
Schoolbooks
$ 16,250
$ 2,500
$ 1,500
$ 1,400
$ 1,100
$
600
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Total amount to support a CJA Scholar for one year: $ 23,350
Amount to support a CJA Scholar for four years:
$100,000
Amount to endow Loyola’s CJA Scholars Program: $ 6 million
For more information about Loyola’s CJA Scholars Program, please contact
Vice President for Development and Chief Financial Officer Terence K. Brennan
at 847.920.2424 or tbrennan@loy.org.
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Seven Billion Small Steps
ERambler’s
essay
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Imagine writing an essay about nonviolence so
compelling that it paves the way to a meeting with the
Dalai Lama — the world’s most famous Buddhist monk.
Gavin Sullivan ’13 did just that with his win
ning essay for the Dalai Lama Essay Contest, which
was held in conjunction with the monk’s April 26 visit
to Chicago. The contest was sponsored by Chicago’s
TIBETcenter to encourage Illinois 11th graders to think
deeply about the importance of promoting nonviolence
in their families, their communities, their country and
around the world.
Sullivan’s essay, entitled “Seven Billion Small Steps,”
was one of three winning essays chosen from more than
100 entries. The winners — who received $1,000 and five
tickets to attend the Dalai Lama’s presentation — read
their essays to the Buddhist monk in front of an audience of more than 3,000 people at Loyola University.
The Dalai Lama then shared his own thoughts
about nonviolence. Afterwards, the three essay winners
were invited to open the question and answer session
with one question each. Sullivan’s query? “What did the
Dalai Lama wish he had known when he was 17, before
he became the world’s most famous Buddhist monk?”
His Holiness paused, momentarily stumped, and then
delivered this small nugget of wisdom about the passionate pursuit of learning: “Knowledge, which we gain with
enthusiasm…tends to last longer and go deeper. Things
we learn out of duty? We don’t keep them for long.”
Sullivan began to craft his essay in December after
hearing about the essay contest during a meeting of
Loyola’s Amnesty International Club.
“The topic appealed to me because I’d learned a lot
about nonviolence through my participation in Amnesty
International and Loyola’s Arrupe Service Program,”
Sport Shorts
Year-end athletic highlights
Our Rambler athletes carried on Loyola’s longstanding
tradition of excellence with the following Spring 2012
championship wins:
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Women’s Lacrosse Team — IHSWLA State Champions
Men’s Lacrosse Team — IHSLA State Champions
Men’s Water Polo Team — IHSA Sectional Champions
and IHSA State Runners-Up
Women’s Soccer Team — GCAC Champions and IHSA
Regional Champions
GCAC Soccer Player
of the Year: Annie
Manganaro ’12
Women’s Track and
Field Team — GCAC
Champions
Oh! What a Difference Loyola Makes!
43rd annual Ramble highlights Loyola’s multifaceted mission
Being a force for good is
always fun at the Ramble — and
this year’s black-tie benefit on May
5 didn’t disappoint. The festive
Saturday night soiree raised $1.16
million for the Academy’s tuition
assistance program, which enables
qualified students to reap the many
benefits of a Jesuit education at
Loyola, regardless of their ability to
pay.
The theme for the evening,
Oh! What a Difference Loyola
Makes!, inspired the Decorations
Committee to transform the West
Gym and environs into a vibrant
testament to Jesuit education, with
colorful displays highlighting Loyola’s
Ramble Cochaircouples Jill C. and David J. Klusendorf (left) and Kathleen H.
mission, the colleges and universities
and Brian E. Johnson (right) joined Loyola President Rev. Patrick E. McGrath, SJ
in welcoming 565 supporters to Loyola’s 43rd annual Ramble, which raised
our graduates attend and the many
places Loyola alumni go in the world. $1.1 million for the Academy’s tuition assistance program.
More than 560 generous supporters attended the event, which
Beverly Wilshire Hotel, tickets and private plane
was cochaired by Jill C. and David J. Klusendorf and
transportation for eight to the 2013 Masters Golf
Kathleen H. and Brian E. Johnson. Our top-selling
Tournament in Atlanta and box seats for 20 at a
auction items included a trip for four to Rome, a Mini
Crosstown Classic Chicago Cubs and Chicago White
Cooper, a trip for two to the Emmy Awards with limo
Sox baseball series game at Cellular Field — with
transportation and accommodations at the Four Seasons Fr. McGrath as a boxmate! ✛
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First Singles Champion:
Anthony Arocho ’14
Anthony R. Lawless Coach of the Year: Head Tennis
Coach Thomas J. Fitzgerald
Men’s Volleyball Team — IHSA Regional Champions
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Men’s Tennis Team —
CCL Champions for 15th
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he says today. “I also liked the idea of combining two
of my interests — writing and promoting peace — to
convey the message that one simple benevolent action
can create a ripple effect and influence a far greater
number of people than we might imagine.”
He submitted the essay at the end of January and
learned about his winning status during spring break
while vacationing in Arizona with his family.
“I was really surprised,” he confides. “This has
been a huge honor — and it has challenged me to
more seriously evaluate my efforts to live up to the
ideals outlined in my essay.”
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Women’s Softball
Team — GCAC
Champions and IHSA
Regional Champions
Gavin Sullivan ‘13 met the Dalai Lama on April 26 after reading
his winning essay at Loyola University. Sullivan was accompanied
onstage by Loyola Principal Kathryn M. Baal, PhD, as well as actor
and activist Sean Penn, who introduced the Dalai Lama. Sullivan’s
parents, grandfather Louis J. Glunz ‘47 and two Loyola English
teachers were among the more than 3,000 people in attendance.
Sullivan credits his sophomore-year American
Literature class taught by Mary Clare White and his
junior-year AP Literature class taught by Colleen
Whelan for igniting his passion for writing.
Thanks to White and Whelan, says Sullivan,
“English has become my favorite subject in high
school. I’ve also discovered some talents I didn’t know
I had.”
Sullivan rewarded his teachers for their inspiration and instruction by giving them two of his five
Dalai Lama event tickets so that they could see the
fruits of their labors firsthand.
Loyola Academy Principal Kathryn M. Baal,
PhD, who accompanied Sullivan onstage, notes that
this extraordinary Rambler’s achievement “is a great
honor not just for Gavin and his family, but for our
entire school community.
“Gavin is a very humble young man who works
for peace as a member of Amnesty International and
tutors refugees through the Academy’s Arrupe Service
Program,” says Baal. “He believes that we don’t have
to go across the world to make a difference. We can
start now with small deeds that are local.”
Sullivan says that meeting the Dalai Lama,
who thanked him “for caring about the world,”
was “surreal, a little overwhelming and definitely
inspiring.”
But this peaceable teen isn’t interested in seeking
out the spotlight again anytime soon.
“I want to continue to work for peace, but in a
less public manner,” he says thoughtfully. “It’s my goal
to be a quiet advocate for nonviolence on a daily
basis — and to make sure my actions and decisions
reflect what I hope others will do.” ✛
A weekend of reconnecting and remembrance —
F ront R ow : Michael T. Mackey, Richard J. Bowles, Gerald E. Egan, James V. O’Connor, Stephen J. Galo, Patrick D. Kelly,
James J. O’Regan, Robert G. Barrett, Richard O. Castro and Richard J. Growney second R ow : Edward J. McFadden, John E. Flatley, James R. Voss, Edmund R. Donoghue, James A. Quinn, Ernest R.
Buckly, James J. O’Malley, Robert W. Hahn, Paul H. Fieberg, Joseph H. Romano, William J. Metzger and John O. Horkay third R ow : Peter J. Kane, Michael K. Murtaugh, William E. Steffey, Edward W.
Bough, Terence J. Murphy, A.J. Harrison, James M. Murphy, Clifford J. Smoluch, Robert E. Kelly, George P. Sullivan, Thomas R. Eiden, Michael P. Scott, William P. Burkart, Michael J. Mallach and Carl
J. Gebuhr F ourth R ow : Robert J. Maurer, E.J. Doyle, Francis J. Murtha, Frederick D. Keady, Joseph M. Robinson, Edward J. Fitzgerald, David A. McDonnell, Edward D. Meintzer, Dennis M. Boland,
John D. Byrnes, James H. Babler, Earl T. Julius and Terrence P. Doyle F ifth R ow : Francis V. Cook, Thomas M. Blake, Bernard E. Pettinger, John F. Hamilton, Bart W. Korb, William S. Barranco, Warren
J. Busscher, Albert J. Cannizzaro, James A. Vertenten, Garry A. Woodward, Robert J. Braasch, Bill O’Donovan, Patrick J. Hogan and Kenneth W. Penn back R ow : Thomas F. Leahy, James M. Pastore,
James F. Penfold, William T. Breen, Robert F. Sennott, John P. Gottschalk, Paul W. Hitzelberger, L. Robert Pasquesi, Robert J. Dixon, George T. Cenar, James K. Toohey, Dennis O. Murphy, Michael P.
Richer, John T. Walsh, John F. Gorman, James ‘Luke’ Lyons and James M. O’Loughlin
Class of 1962 Celebrates 50th Reunion
“This is too much fun. I don’t want it to end!” This sentiment voiced by
one 1962 alumnus summed up a truly memorable 50th Reunion Weekend. More
than 150 alumni, family members, friends and faculty reconnected and reminisced
during the weekend, which kicked off on Friday, June 17, with a golf outing and
BBQ. The festivities continued on Saturday with an architecture cruise, an Ignatian
Spirituality session and the official Class of 1962 Reunion on Saturday night.
Those who are gone were not forgotten. At a Reunion Weekend remembrance
and candle lighting ceremony, the assembled alumni honored classmates who
had passed away. To mark the occasion, alumnus Thomas M. Blake compiled
a memorial book entitled “With Us In Spirit” to celebrate the living spirit of
the Class of 1962’s departed classmates. A Veteran’s Tribute gave alumni an
opportunity to express their appreciation and gratitude to classmates who had served
in the armed forces and pay their respects to Stephan H. DeMerjian and Patrick R.
Scully, Jr., who gave their lives in service.
To commemorate the 50th Reunion Weekend, many alumni contributed to
the Class of 1962 50th Reunion Gift, which will fund the Class of 1962 James M.
O’Loughlin ’62 Scholarship. We are grateful to these “alumni for others” for their
continued commitment to Loyola’s mission and their generous support for today’s
Ramblers in need. ✛
To contribute to the Class of 1962 James M. O’Loughlin ’62 Scholarship, please contact
Alumni Relations Director Dennis R. Stonequist ’90 at 847.920.2443 or dstonequist@loy.org.
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Gerald M. Aamodt, father of Michael J. Aamodt ’75, grandfather of Michael G. ’07 and Patrick J. Hechinger ’09 and father-in-law of Mark J. Hechinger ’74.
Joseph B. Alberti, father of Joseph M. ’67 and Lawrence E. Alberti ’70.
Richard K. Alt, brother-in-law of Carol Alt, Loyola staff member 1998 to present.
John V. Annes, father of Andrew J. ’75, Rick J. ’76, Scott M. ’82 and Mark S.
Annes ’86.
Raymond F. Armstrong Sr., father of Raymond F. Armstrong II ’82.
James M. Asnis ’57, father of Michael G. ’82, John W. ’86, James D. ’88 and Daniel J. Asnis ’90.
Heliodoro Avila, grandfather of Christian M. ’07 and Jonathan Avila ’10.
Paul W. Babcock, grandfather of B. Willard “Will” ’10 and Preston N. Babcock ’13 and father-in-law of Melissa Babcock, Loyola staff member 2009 to present.
Lynnore M. Baer, wife of Lawrence W. Baer ’69.
Catherine Ytsen Barone, sister of Rev. Robert Ytsen, SJ, Loyola faculty member 1990-2006.
Dolores J. Bart, grandmother of Timothy J. Tanko ’84.
Corrine Passage Bernin, wife of John S. Bernin ’80.
Suzanne “Sue” Berry, widow of John F. Berry ’37 RIP; mother of John F. Jr. ’70, Robert J.’74 and Joseph C. Berry ’77 RIP; and mother-in-law of John P.
Slattery ’68.
Judith Roddewig Bissell, wife of Cushman B. Bissell Jr. ’49 and mother of C. Brad Bissell ’82.
Alan F. Blume ’57, father of A. Frank Blume ’78.
Mark G. Bomhack ’73, son of Raymond J. Bomhack Sr. ’45 RIP and brother of Raymond J. Jr. ’70 RIP, David S. ’71, Robert B. ’77 and Francis X. Bomhack ’79 and Mary Bomhack Neuman LdM ’74, Regina Bomhack Corkill LdM ’74 and Bonnie M. Bomhack LdM ’78.
Philip S. Brand, father of Megan Brand Chaffin LdM ’72.
Joan-Carol Bruns, mother of Nicolaus V. ’78 and Gregory L. Bruns ’83.
Andrew J. Buckley ’02, son of Paul Buckley ’65 and Jean Buckley, Loyola staff member 1998 to present and brother of Kate’99, Matthew ’00 and Annie Buckley ’04.
Dr. Arthur H. Bunten, DDS, father of David A. Bunten ’69 and Ellen Bunten McCabe
LdM ’72.
Robert E. Byrnes Sr., father of Robert E. Byrnes ’74.
Eugene Cabanski ’43, great-uncle of Griffin Baumeister ’12.
Mary M. Carey, widow of David F. Carey ’53 RIP.
Anne S. Carr, wife of Ronald A. Carr ’53 and mother of John M. Carr ’91.
Lauren Cavallo-Runzel, sister of Dr. Charles A. Cavallo ’59.
Anna Mae Cefalu, mother of Tyrone W. Cefalu ’71.
Aldona H. Cherry, mother of Michael J. Cherry ’66.
John P. Clennon, father of L. James Clennon ’69 and Jean Buckley, Loyola staff member 1998 to present; grandfather of Kate E. ’99, Matthew R.’00, Andrew J. ’02 RIP and Annie Buckley ’04 and Colleen ’99 and John P. Clennon ’02; and father-in-law of Paul D. Buckley ’65.
Dorothy C. Clesen, grandmother of Michael P. ’05 and Jacklyn D. Pepoon ’10.
Rosemary Collins, grandmother of Christine Collins Ramsey ’99 and Andrew J. ’01, Julie ’04 and Laura M. Collins ’09.
Philip H. Corboy, father of John R. ’72 and Thomas M. Corboy ’75.
Frank M. Covey Jr. ’50.
George H. Craine Jr. ’50.
Margaret P. Craine, mother of George H. Craine Jr. ’50 RIP.
Mary Gavin Crawford, former Marillac faculty member.
Peter G. Crofton, father of Martin P. Crofton ’68 and father-in-law of Suzanne Sbarboro Crofton LdM ’72.
Margaret M. Cunningham, mother of Thomas F. Cunningham ’64.
Theodore G. Cusack ’70, brother of Patti Cusack Zeleznak LdM ’75.
Suzanne Stockus Dawson, mother of Daniel P. ’81, John C. ’83 and Michael S. Dawson ’89.
Agnes C. DiProva, grandmother of Erin M. Guthrie ’99.
Grace A. Donnellan, mother of Edward J. Donnellan III ’70 and mother-in-law of James L. Lubawski ’64.
Rita K. Dubbs, mother of John W. Dubbs III ’69.
Rita K. Dunn, mother of J. Michael ’67 and Timothy J. Dunn ’69.
Josephine M. “Dodie” Dwyer, widow of John E. Dwyer Jr. ’36 RIP; mother of John E. III ’67 and Patrick J. Dwyer ’78; and grandmother of Nora Dwyer Andrews ’00, John E. ’93, Brian K. ’95, Bridget K. ’98, Conor J. ’07, Kathleen B. ’07, Spencer ’07, Patrick J. ’08, Brenden F. ’10 and Patricia A. Dwyer ’13, Ryan T. ’09 and Dylan P. Brennan ’12 and Philip B. Jr. ’96, Kara F. ’98, Shannon D. ’02, Rory P. ’06 and Alana M. Kenny ’11.
Helen L. Eatman, mother of Kimberley Eatman Artegasa LdM ’77.
Bernard J. Edwards Sr., father of Bernard J. Jr. ’79, Richard L. ’84 and Robert W.
Edwards ’86.
Robert L. Erbach Sr., grandfather of Karl F. ’01, Craig F. ’03, Kurt F. ’05 and Carolyn A. Erbach ’07.
Rosemary T. Erbach, mother of Gregory T. ’77 and Steven T. Erbach ’82 and
mother-in-law of James R. Nottoli ’74.
Robert T. Ewald ’95, brother of Steven A. Ewald ’98.
Ann M. Fallon, grandmother of Kelly A. ’94, Courtney A. ’98, Jamie M. ’01, Patrick K. ’02 and Kevin F. Fallon ’05 RIP.
Marie Ferrone, grandmother of Thomas E. Cullerton ’87.
Euphrosyne A. Fewer, mother of Clarence L. Fewer ’62 and grandmother of Elizabeth Fewer Gordon ’97.
Patricia Jane Field, mother of James M. Field ’72 and grandmother of Matthew M. ’08 and Meredith A. Grossbart ’10.
Marilyn A. Fincutter, mother of Robert W. Fincutter ’93.
Catherine M. Fish, mother of Kevin T. ’74 and Daniel J. Fish ’75.
Jeanne M. Fougerousse, widow of John T. Fougerousse ’47 RIP.
JoAnne Futrell, mother of Richard G. ’86 and John E. Futrell ’90.
Mary Claire Sheridan Gallagher, widow of John P. Gallagher ’45 RIP; mother of J. Patrick Jr.
’70, Thomas J. ’76, Mark E. ’79 and Paul J. Gallagher ’89; and grandmother of Kevin ’03, Christopher ’05, Margaret M. ’09, Michael T. ’11, Luke J. ’12 and John L. Gallagher ’15 and Hannah E. ’08, Ryan M. ’09, Melissa A. ’11 and Katherine M. Ring ’14.
Mary Anne Ganley, mother of John Ganley ’80.
Fred L. Gault, grandfather of Jennifer G. Gault ’13.
Albert E. Gehrke, father of A. Gregory ’76 and C. Griffith Gehrke ’77.
Rollie M. Goodrich, grandfather of Kathryn Goodrich Calderon ’01, Julie M. ’03 and Thomas R. Goodrich ’08 and Margaret Goodrich Hammon ’99.
John M. Grady ’35.
Elizabeth Grayhack, grandmother of J. Patrick ’08, Matthew C. ’10 and Timothy R. Grayhack ’15.
Cheryl L. Grodecki, mother of Michael W. ’01 and Matthew W. Grodecki ’05.
Br. William R. Haas, SJ, Loyola staff member 1980-1985.
Martin A. Halwix Jr., grandfather of William J. Palivos ’12.
Thomas L. Harte, father of Thomas L. Harte ’81 and grandfather of Patrick T. ’11, Anne ’13 and Tim Harte ’15.
Joan S. Hassmer, widow of John B. Hassmer ’43 RIP.
Richard A. Heinzen, father of William J. Heinzen ’80 RIP.
Eileen M. Helfenbein, mother of Patrick ’76, Daniel E. ’79 and Michael G. Helfenbein ’81 and grandmother of Stephanie M. ’08 and Matthew G. Helfenbein ’11.
Enrique Higuera, father of Henry H. ’70 and Albert A. Higuera ’71 RIP.
Thomas Doyle Hoyt, DDS, father of Peter W. Hoyt ’77 and grandfather of Jesse R. Hoyt ’06.
Katherine Huffman, mother of Robert H. Huffman, Loyola Trustee 2002-2006 and
grandmother of Meghan Elizabeth ’07 and Robert H. Huffman IV ’08.
Suren Ipjian, grandfather of Michael S. Ipjian ’98.
Dr. M. Michael Ivans, father of Daniel M. Ivans ’76.
Albert J. Izzo, father of Stephen K. Izzo ’73.
Edmund S. Jedry, grandfather of Ankica ’04 and Karina V. Jedry ’11.
Clare A. Kaiser, grandmother of Nicholas J. Sandoval ’07.
John R. Kammerer, father of Dennis P. Kammerer ’77 RIP.
Walter J. Kapecki, father of Garrin W. Kapecki ’85.
Rita June Kavanagh, grandmother of Erin E. ’00, Katherine ’03, Lauren E. ’06 and Michael D. Kavanagh ’09.
John W. Kelly, father of Julie Kelly Ruchniewicz LdM ’79.
Robert A. Kelly ’50.
James L. Kenney, father of Patrick S. Kenney ’89 and brother of Richard J. ’59 and Paul M.
Kenney ’65.
Dorothy M. Ketterhagen, grandmother of Mark A. Jr. ’99, Daniel L. ’02 and Matthew Blaszczyk ’03.
Robert W. King, father of David A. King ’76.
Jerry Kingsbury, Loyola faculty member 1960-1989.
Genevieve Kobelinski, mother of Gregg M. ’74 and Mark T. Kobelinski ’77.
Bob J. Kopp, grandfather of Lia M. LaMonica ’00.
Thomas H. Krejci, father of John A. Krejci ’81 and Kim Krejci Huffer LdM ’74 and Lori Krejci Hadley LdM ’76.
Alice Gervase LaPlante, grandmother of Henry W. Klauke ’13.
Frederick Charles Lindstrom ’47, son of Fred C. Lindstrom E’22 RIP and brother of Andrew F. Lindstrom ’51.
Roseann Maher, mother of Philip J. Maher ’89 and sister of John J. McHugh ’52.
Martin Jo Martin, grandmother of Tracy Winiecki Connell ’97 and Megan Winiecki ’00.
John Mateyko, father of Frances Mateyko LdM ’71, Barbara Mateyko Bunding LdM ’75 and Mary Mateyko Schroeder LdM ’81.
Mary M. McCabe, mother of Carol McCabe Lenz LdM ’75.
William D. McCance, father-in-law of Dennis Stonequist ’90, Loyola staff member 2003
to present.
Allan B. McFadden, grandfather of James M. ’01, Michael T. ’05 and John J. Dombrowski ’12 and Daniel A. Sullivan ’09.
Edward McGowan, father of David C. McGowan ’83.
J. James McGowan Jr. ’48.
Sharon Rose McGuire, mother of Daniel F. III ’82 and Michael M. McGuire ’83.
Michael W. McHugh, son of Robert D. McHugh ’50 and brother of David K. ’74, Peter E. ’75, William D. ’80 and Nicholas M. McHugh ’86.
Jeanne B. McKechney, widow of William McKechney ’33 RIP; mother of John M. ’65 RIP, William D. ’67 and Thomas D. McKechney ’70; and grandmother of Thomas W. ’91 and Michael P. Kavanaugh ’96.
Margaret M. McMenamin, mother of Peter J. ’67, James M. ’68, Joseph E. ’71, Thomas P.
’71, Richard A. ’74 and William V. McMenamin ’77 and grandmother of Christian
M. Felix ’95, Connor J. ’05, Peter ’07, Michaela J. ’11 and Victoria A. McMenamin ’15, Elizabeth M. ’04, Colleen A. ’06, Laura M. ’08, Christopher M. ’11 and Catherine M. Pastuovic ’15 and William G. ’03, Charles E. ’14 and Henry J. Richmond ’15.
Elaine K. Meo, mother of Melissa Meo Giannini LdM ’86.
Lois Meinken, mother of James M. ’66, Gary S. ’69 and Timothy G. Meinken ’71.
Jane Mitchel, mother of James F. Mitchel Jr. ’74.
Angela Mitchell, mother of Aristidis G. Mitchell ’85.
George Mitchell, father of Aristidis G. Mitchell ’85.
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Francis Molloy, mother of John M. ’76, Brian E. ’82, Kevin F. ’82, Daniel J. ’84, Thomas A. ’86 and Terrence P. Molloy ’88.
Mary K. Morrison, mother of Patrick J. Morrison ’86.
Mary Therese Moneer, sister of John J. Kottra ’58.
Rina L. Mugnolo, grandmother of Deandra D. ’10, Joseph N. ’12 and Nicholas V. Mugnolo ’14.
Francis T. Muller, father of F. Thomas Jr. ’71, John M. ’73, Daniel C. ’80 and Patrick R. Muller ’88.
Michael J. Murray, father of Michael J. Jr. ’74 and Thomas E. Murray ’80.
Charles J. Nesbitt ’35, father of John E. ’65 and Mark D. Nesbitt ’73 and brother of Edward J. Nesbitt ’35 RIP.
William L. Nold, father of Julie Thein Nold, Loyola faculty member 1994 to present.
Carmella Novello, mother of William J. and Victor A. Novello ’70 RIP.
Charlotte I. O’Brien, sister of Robert T. O’Brien ’43.
Timothy J. O’Shaughnessy ’61, brother of J. Michael ’58 RIP, Terence P. ’66 and Dennis M. O’Shaughnessy ’68.
Gregory “Leo” Pagliuzza, grandfather of Christopher ’90 and Stephen M. Michalak ’93 and Andrea Pagliuzza ’99.
William Palivos, grandfather of William J. Palivos ’12.
Joseph C. Pendola, father of Annette Pendola Zera, LA Loyola faculty member 1999 to present and father-in-law of Thomas P. Zera ’87.
Patricia H. Pepoon, grandmother of Michael P. ’05 and Jacklyn D. Pepoon ’10.
David M. Perlow, father-in-law of Gaetano “Guy” Comerci ’88.
Jane M. Piper, mother of Patrick M. Piper ’85.
Michael S. Porpora, grandfather of Michael ’00 and Phillip R. Porpora Jr. ’02.
Ernst Pumplé, stepfather of Mark K. ’82 and Brad M. Lund ’83.
Thomas J. Rebarchak, father of Thomas J. Jr. ’70, Stephen A. ’72, James M. ’73 and Michael Rebarchak ’79 RIP.
Aileen A. Redding, mother of James M. ’71, Michael A. ’79 and Jonathan X. Redding ’82 and Kathleen Redding Greisch LdM ’73, Loren Redding LdM ’75 and Aileen Redding Absil LdM ’77 and grandmother of Michael R. Greisch ’03.
Gerald O. Reece, grandfather of Melinda Flinchum Donelan ’02 and Russell G. ’04 and James W. Flinchum ’06 and father-in-law of Mark Flinchum, Loyola faculty member 1978 to present.
Ruth T. Remini, mother of Robert W. Remini ’78.
Henrietta M. Robertson, mother of John C. ’72, James M. ’78, Thomas C. ’79 and George W. Robertson ’81; grandmother of Haley B. Mack ’13; and mother-in-law of Kevin L. Mack ’74.
Gabriel A. Rodriguez, father of Gabriel M. ’75, Michael ’80 and Peter A. Rodriguez ’82 and grandfather of Isabella A. Rodriguez ’14.
Frank C. Sain, father of R. Chad Sain ’75.
Virginia F. Scallon, mother of Timothy J. ’76 and Patrick D. Scallon ’80.
Francis E. Schlax, father of Timothy J. ’72, Gregory J. ’73 and Peter M. Schlax ’77 and grandfather of Mary ’04, Peter N. ’08, John F. ’10 and Daniel P. Leemputte ’12.
Michael T. Schoenhoft, stepfather of John J. ’98 and Robert P. Coleman ’90.
David J. Shields, father of Timothy M. Shields ’82.
Leonard J. Shubeck, father of David J. Shubeck ’71.
Mildred Sklena, grandmother of Matthew D. ’08 and Lisa C. Knitter ’00.
Dorothy L. Small, sister-in-law of Br. James E. Small, SJ, Loyola staff member 1969 to
present.
Gordon Smith, father of Ronald P. Smith ’66.
John Z. Sobol, father of John T. ’66 and Michael J. Sobol ’69 and grandfather of Michael P. Loftus ’16, Seamus J. McGuire ’12, Luke M. ’11 and John K. Ray ’14 and Megan K. LdM ’89, Alexis A. ’03 and Elizabeth A. Sobol ’07.
Edith E. Sparough, mother of Rev. J. Michael, SJ ’68 and W. Stephen Sparough ’74.
Patrick J. Spillane, brother of Susan Spillane, Loyola faculty member 1997-2005.
Arlene Poden Stensby, mother of Robert P. Stensby ’91 and sister of Robert D. Poden ’50.
Patrick Taylor, brother of Joe Taylor, Loyola faculty 1965 to present.
Mary K. Tennison, sister of George J. Tennison ’78.
Daniel W. Terrell, brother of David W. Terrell, Loyola staff member 2008-2010.
Rev. Theodore C. Thepe, SJ, Loyola faculty member1949-1952.
Joan M. Thiel, wife of Robert E. Thiel ’47.
William M. Tobin ’11, brother of Carmel E. ’01, Matt ’05 and Margaret S. Tobin ’08.
Regina Tyrell, wife of J. Stephen Tyrell ’40.
Robert G. Ulrich ’53.
Patricia A. Waldeck, mother of Frederick T. ’67 and Joseph R. Waldeck ’70.
Arlene Walsh, mother of Mary Walsh Morello LdM ’77 and grandmother of Charles III ’07 and Michael E. Morello ’12.
Nancy Jane Waldman, wife of Leonard F. Waldman Jr. ’46.
Dorothy B. Wallin, mother of William G. ’86 and Peter J. Wallin ’88.
Dr. George E. Wendel, father of Thomas G. ’64 and Robert C. Wendel ’81.
Mary E. Wilhelm, mother of Dr. John Wilhelm ’61.
William H. Woitesek ’80.
Florence M. Wolf, grandmother of Brian C. Jr. ’00 and Matthew T. Baker ’02 and mother-in-
law of Brian C. Baker ’72.
Leroy J. Wood ’52, father of Michael J. ’77, Timothy C. ’79, Thomas E. ’82, Robert W. ’84, James M. ’88 and William L. Wood ’90 and brother of Douglas S. Wood ’41 RIP.
John Paul “Yosh” Yoshimura ’59.
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Class NOTES
Alumni write in from around the country and around the world
1954
retired as the North American
Martyrs’ Grand Knight for
Council #4338 in 2011, he continues his involvement with the
Knights. He is also a member of
the Shannon Rovers Pipe Band
and Toastmasters International.
1982
1966
Robert F. Martwick is a
Thomas D. “Tim” Foley ranked
28th on the Miami Dolphins
All-Time Top 100 Players list.
Rev. Robert H. Oldershaw ‘54
Rev. Robert H. Oldershaw is
1976
John T. “Terry” Gallagher is a
celebrating his 50th year as a
Democratic candidate for judge
priest. A mass was held in his
in the Fourth Judicial Subcircuit
honor at St. Nicholas Church in
of Cook County.
Evanston, where he served as pastor from 1988 to 2006. Currently,
Fr. Oldershaw is a member of the
Evanston Police Department’s
clergy team. He also works
with Solidarity Bridge, a nonprofit that sends U.S. doctors and
nurses to Bolivia and Paraguay to
train and equip the local medical
community.
1978
Alfred C. Stepan III received
the Karl Deutsch Award in
Comparative Politics from
the World Congress of the
International Political Science
Association. Dr. Stepan is
the Wallace Sayre Professor
of Government at Columbia
University; the founding director of the Center for the Study
of Democracy, Toleration and
Religion; and co-director of the
Institute for Religion, Culture
and Public Life.
1965
Dr. John R. Schmidt writes NPR’s
Chicago History Today blog and
is a regular contributor to Eight
Forty-Eight. He has retired from
teaching.
J. Kevin Chapman has been
named sales manager of Indah
Kiat (PapermaxUSA), an Asian
pulp and paper mill. Although he
J. Kevin Chapman ‘65
Martin L. Endre ‘78
Martin L. “Marty” Endre has
been named director of business
development at Disaster One,
Inc. in Greensboro, NC.
William J. Erfurth, former Miami-
Dade Police lieutenant and commander of The Tactical Narcotics
Team, is the president of Modern
City Entertainment and the
executive producer of The Great
Manhunt, a National Geographic
U.S. reality television show. He
was also the executive producer
for Heroes Behind the Badge.
1979
William K. Blanchard Jr. has
been named to the Evanston
Community Foundation Board
of Directors. Since 2000, he
has served as a volunteer, coach
and board member for the
Evanston Baseball and Softball
Association. He is also a member of the Independent Review
Board for the Archdiocese of
Chicago. A senior client account
manager for Bessemer Trust’s
Chicago office, Bill lives in
Evanston with his wife, Jane
Grover, and their three sons.
1981
James P. Boyle completed a
13-day, 2,000-mile bicycle ride
in May in memory of his friend,
Hank Schueler, to benefit
pediatric cancer research.
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Paul J. Hogan has been named
principal of Portland Jesuit High
School after 13 years as assistant
principal of academics.
1984
Democratic candidate for Illinois
State Representative in the 19th
legislative district on Chicago’s
Northwest Side.
1985
Matthew R. Devine was elected
to the partnership of Jenner &
Block LLP, a
national law
firm based
in Chicago.
Matthew is
a member
of the firm’s
Litigation
Matthew R.
Department
Devine ‘85
and Complex
Commercial Litigation Practice
Group. He lives in Evanston with
his wife, Maura, and their three
children.
Hugh H. Neff and his team of
sled dogs won the 2012 Yukon
Quest by 26 seconds, the closest
race in Quest history. His race
time was the sixth-fastest finish
in the race’s history.
Joseph M.
Sanner and
his wife,
Kathleen,
celebrated
the birth of
their second
child, Sean,
in January.
1986
John T. O’Loughlin has been
named president of the Hearst
Corporation’s Houston Chronicle.
John has spent the past 20 years
with the Tribune Company, most
recently as the chief revenue
officer and executive vice president of advertising and marketing at the Los Angeles Times
Media Group.
1988
Peter T. Bowens has relocated
to Los Angeles to serve as director of sales for CBS Radio. Prior
to the move, Peter served as
director of sales for CBS Radio’s
Chicago cluster of stations.
Christopher E. O’Donnell is
lending his support to America
Wants You, an organization
dedicated to finding job
opportunities for unemployed
veterans. O’Donnell is featured
in a video promoting the
organization’s mission at
americawantsyou.net.
Charles B. Whittaker, CPCU has
been named senior vice president at HUB International in
Los Angeles. He is engaged to
marry Liz Habib.
1989
Dr. Jeffrey
A. Rzepiela
and his wife,
Leanne, celebrated the
birth of their
daughter,
Katherine
Lynn, in
February.
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children affected by natural
disasters, humanitarian crises
and counterinsurgency warfare.
Thomas J. Scholand is swimming
Katherine Lynn
Rzepiela, daughter
of Dr. Jeffrey A.
Rzepiela ‘85
with Horsetooth Open Water
Swim, a masters group that participates in an annual 10k swim
to benefit Team Fort Collins, a
nonprofit that educates young
people about healthy alternatives
to tobacco, alcohol and drug use.
1992
James M. Baisley Jr. was inducted into the Chicago Catholic
League Hall of Fame in May for
his accomplishments as a Loyola
Academy athlete.
Erich K. Haupt and his wife,
Sean Sanner,
son of Joseph M.
Sanner ‘85
Col. Daniel B. Bruzzini, MD,
USAF was promoted to the
rank of Colonel (0-6) in the
U.S. Air Force in May. He is
stationed in St. Louis at the
Cardinal Glennon Children’s
Medical Center, where he serves
as director of pediatric intensive
and emergency medicine. He is
responsible for preparing the Air
Force and Air National Guard
medical personnel who care for
Sherry, celebrated the birth of
their daughter, Lily Elizabeth,
in January. The family lives in
Glencoe.
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Robert E. Owens is president
of VTS Homes in Huntsville,
AL. He founded his company
in 2010, the same year that
Haiti was hit by a devastating
earthquake. Owens donates one
percent of the profits from each
home closing to support Haiti’s
rebuilding effort. To date, he has
built 39 homes in Haiti.
1994
William D. Breen is a manufac-
turer’s representative for Smith
Optics and other companies.
He and his wife, Louise, reside
in Louisville, KY with their
daughter, Van, who was born in
September 2010.
Thomas G. Foley, CAE has
joined the Professional
Convention Management
Association as senior director of
Member Services and Business
Development.
Gregory A. Qaiyum and
Jeffrey A. Qaiyum ’97, aka
“The Q Brothers,” presented
their hip-hop version of
Othello: The Remix with the
Chicago Shakespeare Theatre
at London’s Globe to Globe
Festival in May and Germany’s
Globe Neuss Festival in July.
Their show is running at
Scotland’s Edinburgh Fringe
Festival in August.
1996
Michael R. “Mick” Swanson,
principal of Our Lady of Good
Counsel in Aurora, credited
his Loyola experience as a
turning point in his life in a
Sun-Times Media/Beacon News
article. He graduated from
the University of Illinois and
taught history and coached
football at Rockhurst Jesuit
High School in Kansas City,
MO. After earning his master’s
in education administration
from the University of Notre
Dame, he accepted the assistant
principal position at Cristo
Rey Kansas City, where he
served until his most recent
appointment.
1997
Lily Elizabeth Haupt with her big
brother, Graham.
Michael P. Kandarev has been
named vice president of contest
for the Chicago Screenwriters
Network. He oversees the
Midwest’s premier screenwriting
contest, which sends the
winning screenwriter to Los
Angeles to meet with top names
in the film industry. Find out
more at chicagoscreenwriters.org.
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Jeffrey A. Qaiyum — see class note
from Gregory A. Qaiyum ‘94
1998
Eleanor G.
“Nellie”
Brennan Hall
and her husband, Brandon
Hall, celebratCharlotte Fitzgerald
ed the birth
Hall, daughter of
of their first
Eleanor G. “Nellie”
child, Charlotte Brennan Hall ‘98
Fitzgerald Hall,
in February. The family resides in
Easton, MA.
1999
Christopher
J. Callahan
and his wife,
Shields,
celebrated
the birth
of their first
child, Whilden
Christopher, in
March.
Dr. Samir K. Shah married
Khanjan Bax in February. He
is completing his general surgery residency at the Cleveland
Clinic and resides with his wife
in Cleveland, OH.
2002
Michael A. Bestvina, former
Loyola swim team captain, competed in the Ironman France in
Nice, France, in June, finishing
the 140.6-mile race in 12:36:17.
Karen M. (Beach) Handsfield and
her husband, Will, celebrated the
birth of their first child, Martin
Thomas, in September. Karen
works for the U.S. General Services
Administration and resides in
Washington, DC with her family.
2000
Andrew G. “Drew” Pandaleon has
been cast in Mitchell Maxwell’s offbroadway musical, The City Club,
at the Minetta Lane Theatre. View
a promotional video at www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_Dh3TBl0cc.
Angela Pawlicki and Travis
Diamond are getting married in
August. Angie earned a BFA from
Ohio University and owns and
operates One Body Pilates.
2001
Capt. Brian G.
Lutz, US Army
has been named
company commander for the
Glenview Army
Recruiting
Company. He is Capt. Brian G.
Lutz ‘01
responsible for
three recruiting
stations and 28 Army recruiters. A seven-year Army veteran,
Brian graduated from West Point
and served as a CH-47 Chinook
helicopter pilot. He completed successful tours of duty at the Forward
Operating Base in Sharana,
Afghanistan, with Task Force
Gambler.
in Los Angeles on the night of Loyola’s inaugural Universal Reunion in
June (l-r): Charles B. Whittaker, Michael J. Fitzgibbon, Christopher E. O’Donnell, Peter T. Bowen, Loyola Academy
Principal Gifts Officer Les J. Seitzinger, David M. McIntosh and Thomas M. Pasquesi. The Los Angeles reunion was
hosted by actor Chris O’Donnell at The Beach Club in Santa Monica.
spent spring break working with
residents of the Makah Indian
Reservation on Washington’s
Olympic Peninsula and the
month of June volunteering in
Zambia.
Katherine M. Culp competed in
the Ironman Coeur d’Alene in
Coeur d’Alene, ID, in June, finishing fifth in her age group and
earning a spot on the Ironman
podium. The former Loyola
swim team captain finished the
140.6-mile race in 11:54.
Peter J. Koziol, US Navy has
Whilden Christopher
Callahan, son of
Christopher J.
Callahan ‘99
Members of the Class of 1988
been named a Pat Tillman
Military Scholar. Peter will enter
Stanford University’s Graduate
School of Business in December
to study how civilian nuclear
energy programs can reduce
America’s reliance on foreign
oil. He graduated from the U.S.
Naval Academy in Annapolis,
MD with a political science
degree and earned his master’s
in national security policy from
Georgetown University. He lives
with his wife, Jill, and serves as
a personal aide to a three-star
general.
2003
Mairin B.
(Amato)
Wilkie
and her
husband,
Jim,
celebrated Morgan Adele
Wilkie, daughter of
the birth
Mairin B. (Amato)
of their
Wilkie ‘03
first child,
Morgan Adele, in February.
Mairin’s brother, Augustus J.
“Jack” Amato ‘08, is the baby’s
godfather. Mairin recently
completed her master’s from
Loyola University Chicago. A
social worker, she resides with
her family in Chicago’s Lincoln
Park neighborhood.
St. Patrick’s Day Queen Sara M. Collins
‘05 (center) with Mary Catherine
Casey ‘05 (second from left)
2008
Christopher M. Serritella has
been drafted by the Philadelphia
Phillies. He was drafted by the
Kansas City Royals in 2011, but
a wrist injury sidelined him for
the spring season and he opted to
return to college.
2009
Mariah R. Szpunar ‘09 with President
Barack Obama
vocal jazz performance major
at Roosevelt University’s Music
Conservatory.
Paige C. Brunett, a sociology
major at Gonzaga University,
Mariah R. Szpunar, a mechani-
Thomas E. Pins spent his winter
break serving on a medical
mission trip with Little by Little,
a nonprofit that enhances the
well-being of Haitian residents
through healthcare services and
hygiene education.
cal engineering major at the
University of Miami, was selected
to present an industrial engineering, energy-efficiency, US DOEsponsored project to President
Obama. She is the only female,
and the only mechanical engineer,
in her research group.
2011
2010
Nora K. Charron spent a gap
Aylin N. Bayramoglu is a con-
testant in the summer reality
series, The Glee Project, airing on
the Oxygen Network. Aylin is a
Thomas S. Pins ‘10 in Haiti
Paige C. Brunett ‘10 at the Makah
Indian Reservation
year in Cape Town, South
Africa, where she volunteered
as a primary school teacher
and served at a care center for
toddlers. ✛
Nora K. Charron ‘11 with her students in Cape Town, South Africa
2005
Christian Friedrich made his
major league pitching debut with
the Colorado Rockies in May.
Sara M. Collins was chosen as
the 2012 St. Patrick’s Day queen
in Chicago. Classmate Mary
Catherine Casey ‘05 served as a
member of her court.
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One night, five major cities and nearly 500 alumni: It was a
Rambler reunion of epic proportions! Our first annual Universal Reunion — which took place
in Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, New York and Washington, DC on the night of March
22 — went off without a hitch, kickstarting a new alumni tradition that’s tailor made for our
mobile, twenty-first century society.
“Our alumni were very excited about the event, which attracted graduates from the
1950s through 2011,” reports Director of Alumni Relations Dennis R. Stonequist ’90. “It was
invigorating to think that alumni from so many different cities and class years were gathering
across the nation on the same night.”
According to Stonequist, who attended the New York reunion, many alumni who had
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moved out of the Midwest were surprised by the number of fellow Ramblers who lived in
their cities.
“They really liked the idea of being surrounded by familiar faces, even if they lived far
from the Chicago area, and knowing that they were part of such a large national network,”
he notes.
The reunions were held in a variety of venues — from The Terrace Club in Midtown
Manhattan to a reunion hosted and generously underwritten by actor Christopher E.
O’Donnell ’88 at a private beach club in Santa Monica.
“We plan to continue this event on an annual basis,” says Stonequist, “and we hope
to hold it in different cities each year.” ✛
Boston • Chicago • Los Angeles • New York • Washington, DC
Rambler calendar
Friday, November 2
All Souls Mass
8 am
FRIday, November 2
President’s Dinner
Honoring Fr. Jack Wall
Chicago Hilton and Towers
6:30 pm
Principal
Kathryn M. Baal, PhD
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Terence K. Brennan
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Executive Director of the
athletic hall of fame
Leave a lasting legacy
with a bequest to Loyola
Academy. For more information,
please contact Vice President
for Development Terence K.
Brennan at 847.920.2424 or
tbrennan@loy.org.
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scores of young men from Chicago’s West
Side, including Donzell Purnell ‘13, shown
here with O’Shaughnessy Program Director
ChrisJon L. Simon ‘86. Find out more
about Loyola’s CJA Scholars Program
on page 3.
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Sunday, January 6, 2013
200th Kairos Celebration
Mass and Reception
10 am
Vice President for Development
and Chief Financial Officer
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Monday, September 10
Ramblers Golf Outing
North Shore Country Club
(Please note new location.)
Friday, OctobEr 26
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Leadership Council
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Wednesday, August 29 –
Monday, September 3
Loyola Dublin 2012 Trip
President
Rev. Patrick E. McGrath, SJ
Loyola Academy publishes Focus
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Marillac alumni, parents and friends.
Please send correspondence, address
changes and requests to receive
Focus via email to Robin Hunt, Focus
Editor, Loyola Academy, 1100 Laramie
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rhunt@loy.org.
Frank J. Amato
Alumni chaplain
Rev. James C.L. Arimond, SJ ‘57
Vice President for Development
and Chief Financial Officer
Terence K. Brennan
Principal gifts Officer
Thomas J. Cramer
Principal’s office
Kathleen Corby Fitzgerald
Director of Public Relations
Robin Hunt
assistant Director of Alumni Relations
O’Donavan Johnson ‘00
Director of the Annual Fund
Elizabeth P. Kadison ‘02
Director of Development
Ann O’Hara
director of alumni relations
Dennis R. Stonequist ‘90