ALUMNI NEWS (Continued from page 69) preparing for kindergarten. Vin is coaching Marcello’s flag football team this fall. Youngest child Natalia recently turned 2. Lauren and Sam McFerran continue to enjoy living in DC. He graduated from Union Theological Seminary and began work at a faith based non-profit that provides healthcare to the homeless. Sam emails that their son, Brendan, “is a happy and curious 8 month old. So life is pretty darn good.” Dan McGovern moved out to Los Angeles a year ago with his wife Cathy. He formed a Merrill Lynch advisory team with his brother Mike McGovern ’96. Dan writes, “After 13 years in the business I can say that it’s very nice to work with family. We manage large 401(k) and retirement plans for businesses and manage wealth for high net worth individuals and their families. A good number of our clients are in the entertainment business which is pretty cool.” Cathy is a fashion designer for Kellwood out here in LA. Both are still getting used to the cultural difference which, says Dan, “is huge.” Last spring John Peirano received an MBA from Northeastern University as part of its Executive MBA program. Troy Turick just finished his 9th year teaching math at Trinity Catholic and took a Class of ’94 road trip with his wife Nicole to NJ. They stopped at Tom Gorke’s new home in Florham Park, saw his two girls Lila and Catie (Catie, the youngest, is Troy’s goddaughter) and then went in to New York City and stopped by Darren Gacicia’s to see his little boy, Teddy. Back to Boston where they saw Anand Surapaneni’s little girl, Anna. Troy emails, “It’s crazy where we
Making Waves
Tom McCarthy Drafted by Atlanta Falcons, then Jacksonville Jaguars One day after the NFL lockout ended, former Green Wave football player Tom McCarthy ’06 was signed as an undrafted rookie free agent by the defending NFC South champion Atlanta Falcons. McCarthy, a defensive end, was Yale’s 2010 team captain and a First-team All-Ivy League selection. He took up football in his sophomore year at Delbarton, where he was a two-sport athlete, two-year letter winner in football, one-year letter winner in baseball. Here he is pictured with Falcon teammates during an intra-squad game. After the Falcons made final cuts, Tom moved onto the Jacksonville Jaguars where he was signed for a practice squad position.
Making Waves
Alex Thew at West Point Alex Thew ’07 graduated from West Point May 21st, 2011 and two of his former Green Wave coaches were there to witness the event. On left is Green Wave Football Coach Brian Bowers, and on right, former Delbarton faculty member and assistant football coach Rik Dugan. After a two month summer break 2nd Lt Thew’s next step was a nine month basic infantry officer course at Ft. Benning, GA, then on to his permanent post at an Army base in Grafenwohr, Germany.
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