schools throughout the country. Meg reports Mike’s job is tough, but he truly enjoys it. Mario continues to work on perfecting the art of semiretirement. He published his first book and is working on a second, he still sees patients and coaches senior executives and family businesses, and he writes monthly columns for a national magazine and a regional business journal. In his spare time, Mario enjoys playing tennis and continuing his training to become a professional poker player. You can check out his website: www. alonsostrategyconsulting.com. Meg has jumped back with all four feet into the world of veterinary medicine as medical director of AnimalScan, the first veterinary MRI center in her region (www.animalscan.org). She also works part-time at a local veterinary practice. She plans her retirement circa 2045. • In May, Weld and Ellen Conway Morse were in the Berkshires celebrating their anniversary. Kathy Connor joined them for a very delightful dinner one evening. This past fall, Richard Avellone and Kathy spent a weekend in Boston, where they enjoyed a delicious dinner at Mary-Catherine Deibel’s wonderful restaurant and a visit with Mary-Catherine. Also, Kathy has seen Cathy Clark McCarthy twice—once when Cathy and her husband, Chris, were in the Berkshires on a business trip and stayed at the Cranwell Resort, the beautiful former Jesuit prep school, and more recently, when she and Richard joined Cathy and Chris in Worcester to see a Neil Diamond concert (yes, Neil Diamond). And last, but certainly not least, Kathy recently had lunch with Mary Wurzelbacher Hogan, whom she had not seen in 15 years.
1973 Correspondent: Patricia DiPillo perseus813@aol.com 19 Hartlawn Road Boston, MA 02132 Is everyone ready for spring and opening day at Fenway? I know I am! • One note on me: I have acquired a seat on the Board of Program Reviewers for NCATE, which reviews undergraduate programs, in my case foreign languages. • Frank J. Riccio has been appointed by the Massachusetts Bar Association as cochair of its Health Law section. Frank went on to earn his doctor of dental medicine degree from the Boston University School of Graduate Dentistry and his law degree from Suffolk University
Law School. He currently maintains a private practice, the Law Office of Frank J. Riccio, in Braintree, where he concentrates on a variety of areas, including medical and dental malpractice, product liability, liquor liability, general negligence, and insurance law. Frank is also a member of the part-time faculty at Harvard Dental School. • On a sad note, we have lost two classmates since I last wrote: Frank Careri Jr. of Hackensack, NJ, and Robert Zaks of Brockton. Our condolences go out to their families. • That’s all for now. Where are you, West Coast people? Let’s hear from you!
nc 1973 Correspondent: Joan B. Brouillard JBBrouillard@aol.com PO Box 1207 Glen, NH 03838; 603-383-4003 Maureen McKeown checked in from San Francisco. She works in a local hospital with disabled kids as a speech/language pathologist and has a small private practice. Husband John Larkin is an electrical engineer, and their daughter Liz is a recent Cornell graduate. They have a cabin near Lake Tahoe. I laughed when she quoted me, that “some people are just not meant to ski,” after an adventure on the slopes. Yes, my instructor said that to me. • Patrice Muchowski-Conley appeared on my TV one afternoon! She is vice president of clinical services at AdCare Hospital, which treats individuals at all levels of addiction. Patrice earned her doctorate from BU and is an associate in UMass Medical School’s Department of Psychiatry and a clinical instructor in Harvard’s Department of Psychiatry. She says that she is fortunate in having worked in a profession in which she feels she “gets” much more than she gives. • Marianne Clarke and her husband, John Redman, divide their time between Maryland and Fortunes Rocks on the Maine coast. Their daughter, Katie Redman, is a BC senior, finishing a premed program. Marianne does consulting on tech-based economic development for Battelle, a large nonprofit R&D company. • My biggest cheerleader on Facebook is Susan Jaquet. She suggests a subgroup called “offspring of the NCSH ’73 moms,” since so many classmates have children who have attended BC. She is thrilled that after 35 years of little correspondence, we have painlessly reconnected! I agree, Sue. Children Christopher and Alexandra Jaquet Marciniak are both seniors, he at Sidwell Friends in DC and she www.bc.edu/alumni
at BC. Marianne Short, JD’76, has faithfully sent a Christmas card every single year, and Sue is delighted. • Our condolences to Peggy Warnken on the death of her father. Peggy had selflessly packed up from Massachusetts and returned to Connecticut years ago to be with her dad. Their Christmas photograph was always a joy to receive. • Kathy McDonough Hinderhofer, Mary Sue Ryan McKenna, and Donna Heuchling had the pleasure of attending Joan Garrity Flynn’s daughter’s wedding in November. Great fun! Kathy is involved in the RACK Society of Sacred Heart, which supports the 300 RSCJ nuns remaining in the United States. • Remember to keep in touch and to take advantage of BC’s “e-mail for life” for alumni. I am grateful for all that BC has shared with us.
1974 Correspondent: Patricia McNabb Evans pae74bc@aol.com 35 Stratton Lane Foxborough, MA 02035 As I am writing, we are waiting for another foot of snow in the Boston area. You will be reading this right about reunion time, and I am looking forward to a great, warm weekend filled with friends in May! • Congratulations to the newest first-time grandparents in our class: John and Maureen (Galvin) McCafferty welcomed daughter Meaghan’s first baby, Clare Blake Levasseur, on December 29, and Jayne (Saperstein) ’75 and Chris Mehne, JD’77, are the proud grandparents of Cole William Mehne, born in January. Cole’s parents are Jeffrey and Kimberly (McKenna) Mehne ’02. Who knows? Maybe the new additions will be members of the BC Class of 2031! • On a sad note, please remember the family and friends of William D. Manning of East Boston in your prayers, as he passed away in January. • Take care and please write.
nc 1974 Correspondent: Beth Docktor Nolan beth.docktor.nolan@bc.edu 693 Boston Post Road Weston, MA 02493 I regretfully report the death of Elena Morelli Van Poznak on January 2, 2009, after a long battle with multiple myeloma. Elena was a positive force and a model of strength; her wisdom and wit will be greatly