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At the All Alumni Gathering event in July, Marquette High School honored five distinguished alumni: (pictured left to right) John Gurda ’65, Mark Steinhafel ’79, William Cannon ’66, Alex Toole ’93 and Frank LoCoco ’79. For full biographies of the alumni award winners, please visit www.muhs.edu/alumni.
High’s 2012 Alumni Award Winners William Cannon ’66 Alumnus of the Year Bill is a trial attorney and co-founder of Cannon & Dunphy S.C. His practice specializes in medical malpractice, legal malpractice, product liability, corporate litigation and insurance coverage litigation. Bill has been named among the Best Lawyers in America and has been honored by Best Lawyers, the oldest and most respected peer-review group in the legal profession, as the 2011 Milwaukee Area Personal Injury Lawyer of the Year. He was also named one of the Top 10 Super Lawyers in Wisconsin and has been recognized as the top Personal Injury Trial Attorney in Milwaukee Magazine.
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What made you decide to come to MUHS for high school? My parents made the decision for me. However, I always intended to attend MUHS since most of my friends from St. Jude grade school matriculated there. My father, Robert C. Cannon, was a 1935 MUHS graduate and, to date, three generations of Cannons have attended MUHS.
Q Which MUHS faculty member had the greatest impact on your high school education? Why?
Father Patrick Murphy, SJ a history teacher and freshman football coach. He was an excellent teacher but more importantly he was a great mentor to many students, including me. He would come to our home in Wauwatosa to play football with my older brother Tom and the other MUHS football players who lived in our neighborhood.
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What should you have been jugged for in high school, but weren’t? I cannot think of anything the Marquette missed. I think I got all the JUGs I deserved and many more.
Q What is your fondest MUHS memory? My fondest memory is not an actual memory but the unexpected blessing of lifelong friends that have enhanced my life considerably.
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What did you learn during your time at MUHS that still sticks with you today in your professional or personal life? Learning to write well.