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Boston College Alumni Association classnotes@bc.edu Cadigan Alumni Center 140 Commonwealth Avenue Chestnut Hill, MA 02467 Tom Robinson Jr. ’61 reports that his father, “T. Donald Robinson, MA’32, celebrated his 104th birthday in January of this year with his sons and daughters-in-law at the Harvard Club in Boston. He also enjoyed an evening at his home in Belmont for an additional celebration with his grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. He remains busy with his many hobbies and is looking forward to summer, which allows him to get around more freely. He also enjoys an occasional trip to Chatham to visit me and my family.”
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Correspondent: William M. Hogan Jr. Brookhaven, A-305 Lexington, MA 02421; 781-863-1998
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Boston College Alumni Association classnotes@bc.edu Cadigan Alumni Center 140 Commonwealth Avenue Chestnut Hill, MA 02467 Jim Breagy, MA’68, reports the passing of his uncle Clarence Dwyer on June 15. Clarence was born and raised on Mission Hill in Roxbury near the Basilica of Our Lady of Perpetual Help; he studied for the Redemptorist Order at their seminary in North East, PA, but later returned to Boston
and graduated from BC High in 1930. He worked at Fenway Park in the 1920s, and Jim writes, “All of his 15 grandsons wore Red Sox hats at his funeral.” Clarence is survived by his wife, Grayce.
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Correspondent: John D. Donovan jddboppa@graber.org 12 Wessonville Way Westborough, MA 01581; 508-366-4782 Greetings once again. Lucky us! Today the good news is that our few ’39 survivors are still hanging in there. Of course, our memories may not be perfect, but the odds are good we can remember that some 75plus years ago the letters A, B, C, D, and F were important. They were the letters by which the BC faculty graded our academic performances. We know too that in scholarly language A meant awesome, B brilliant, C competitive, and D doubtful. The letter F we never got or had conveniently forgotten, or it was a faculty mistake. Today, in our mature years, we prefer to use these letters to form non-academic adjectives that more or less describe us—A for alert and amiable, B for bright and busy, C for capable and comfortable, and D for dutiful and maybe once in a while devilish. If you have free time and wish to change these adjectives please do so. Of course, the letter F may now be used to mean familial, faithful, forgetful, and funny. This said, the letter G is really the key letter in our use today. It starts the spelling of the word grateful, and that’s what we are. We are grateful to our families, to our friends, and to many others. Please don’t forget we are especially grateful to God, who has consistently brought joy to our youthful and now aging years. Deo gratias. Amen.
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Correspondent: Sherman Rogan 34 Oak Street Reading, MA 01867
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1941
Correspondent: John M. Callahan 3 Preacher Road Milton, MA 02186; 617-698-2082 Greetings to my classmates of 1941. I wish you all well and good health. I thought you would enjoy reading the poem by our dear classmate and loyal friend, Bishop Emeritus Joe Maguire, H’76, about our beloved class. May God bless you. AMDG. The Class of ’41 In the fall of ’37 When our high school days were done We enrolled at Boston College As the Class of ’41. We were quintessential rookies Whose careers had just begun; We had yet to sense the spirit Of the Class of ’41. But we learned quickly that college Was much more than games and fun; It was time for education For the Class of ’41. So many memories we share Of ventures lost and won, But heads held high, we’ve carried on, The Class of ’41. And now that we stand hopefully Beneath the setting sun, We thank God for His love for us, The Class of ’41.
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Correspondent: John C. Fitzgerald johnfitz85@verizon.net 22 Joyce Road Hyde Park, MA 02136-3807; 617-364-2309
You loved your Boston College experience—and you loved those who made it meaningful. To make a gift that honors the memory of a special BC graduate or faculty member, go to www.bc.edu/honor. 33 class class notes notes
Let’s open on a joyful note: we celebrated the 61st Laetare Sunday gathering of BC alumni on March 18. University President William P. Leahy, SJ, was the presider, accompanied by Jesuit faculty members as concelebrants, at the 9:30 Mass in Conte Forum. The BC choir sang many beautiful hymns accompanying the Mass, after which we moved to the lower level for a delicious brunch. John Feudo ’82, associate VP for alumni relations, welcomed us and presented Don MacMillan, SJ, ’66, MDiv’72, for the benediction. Following the brunch, Dineen Riviezzo ’89, president of the Alumni Association, presented Fr. Leahy, who gave us an outline of the current plans for the