In Memoriam

In a Memoriam

Patrick F. Cadigan ’52

Pat Cadigan ’52 passed away on April 20, 2020. After graduating from BC High in 1952 and Boston College in 1957, Pat worked as a product manager at Sylvania Electronic Systems in Waltham for five years before being recruited to the West Coast to oversee sales and marketing for the Electronic Engineering Company of California (EECO). He rose rapidly to become its President and CEO, running the company for nearly 20 years, and expanding it both nationally and internationally. During this time, he also served on the boards of 15 firms. He retired from EECO after his wife, Barbara, was diagnosed with terminal cancer, and later served as chairman and CEO of several public companies, including Gateway Communications, Inc., and Linear Instruments Corporation. He invested in Orange County real estate for 40 years – his primary focus upon retiring from the high-tech business world.

In addition to his Jesuit education, he received an MBA from Boston University, a degree from Harvard University’s Advanced Management Program, and a master’s degree and Ph.D. from Claremont Graduate University – where he studied under the late business philosopher Peter Drucker, and where he would eventually serve on its board of trustees. He also served on the foundation board at the University of California, Irvine.

But Pat cited his Jesuit education as the pivotal factor in his personal formation and professional success, “My education at BC High and Boston College was a great experience that taught me the importance of hard work, and instilled in me values and discipline that stayed with me throughout my years. The foundation I received at both schools left an indelible impression on me, and prepared me for success in business and in life.” He credited the discipline and moral training of his Jesuit teachers as factors that helped him, the son of Irish immigrants who worked part-time at his father’s bar in Cambridge to help pay for his education, to become one of Orange County’s most successful high-tech leaders and real estate investors.

Pat transformed the fine and performing arts program at BC High with his $12 million donation – the largest gift in our school’s history. His philanthropy enabled us to envision and build Cadigan Hall, a center for arts and recreation that provided additional studio space and a new gymnasium.

— St. Ignatius a Lord, welcome into your calm and peaceful kingdom, those who have departed out of this present life to be with you.

Jose h Edward Corcoran ’53

Joseph Edward Corcoran ’53, P’80, ’82, ’90, GP’11, ’14,

’17, ’19 passed away on June 3, 2020 peacefully in the company of his children, grandchildren, and great grandchild at his home in Milton.

Joe was born in Dorchester during the Great Depression, the youngest of eight children of Irish Immigrants. He grew up in the Uphams Corner neighborhood, a diverse, mixed-income neighborhood that would later shape his vision for how communities can and should be developed. He only considered his family as materially poor, but as a member of a mixed-income community, never inferior. “All throughout my life, that was my concept of what a neighborhood should be, and I still think this is how people should live”.

Joe attended St. Peter’s school and continued on to Boston College High School. Following in the footsteps of his older brothers, after graduation, Joe enlisted in the Army during the Korean War. After returning home, Joe attended Boston College on the GI Bill ® , where he “learned what St. Ignatius did to make the world a better place.” His faith, and more specifically, his Jesuit education, played an instrumental role in both his personal and professional life, a self-described, “product of Jesuit values.”

In 1973, Joe founded Corcoran Jennison Companies, a real estate development firm that has built and managed $4.5 billion properties in over 15 states across the country, much of it affordable housing. Corcoran Jennison earned national recognition for advancing the concept of mixed-income housing and converting troubled public housing projects into successful communities. He made it his mission to bring people from different incomes together and provide social services for those of humble means.

A champion for the less fortunate, Joe’s philanthropic contributions reflected his belief that a good education has the power to transform a young person’s life. Joe leaves behind a tremendous legacy at BC High. His philanthropic investments spanned a broad range of programs including the Corcoran Library and a unique Living Library program that brings noted contemporary scholars to campus to share their work with students, faculty, and the community at large. Following his belief that education equals opportunity, he established a scholarship at BC High for African-American students who show outstanding academic ability. Since 2003, BC High has named 13 of our most accomplished students to be Corcoran City Scholars. For his contributions to the BC High community, Boston and beyond, Joe received the St. Ignatius award in 1997.

Mr. Ron Adams Mr. Joseph M. Aglio ’52 Mr. Richard Ahern Mr. Michael J. Attridge ’71 Mr. Michael J. Berrigan ’49 Mrs. Marie A. Bradley Dr. Stephen L. Bresnahan ’74 Mr. John P. Buckley ’49 Mrs. Mary S. Bulger Mrs. Mary Ellen Burke Patrick F. Cadigan Ph.D. ’52 John M. Cahill MD ’41 Mr. George J. Callahan ’55 Mr. Jeremiah M. Callahan Mr. Paul Canavan Theresa S. Carrabis Mr. John J. Carroll ’85 Mr. John M. Carroll ’56 Mr. Stephen E. Casey ’83 Mr. Albert J. Cass Jr. ’45 Mr. John F. Clark Mr. William I. Coakley ’35 Mr. William E. Cohan ’42 Mr. Joseph E. Comerford ’54 Mr. Robert A. Connelly ’51 Mrs. M. Bernadette Corbett Mr. Joseph E. Corcoran ’53 Mr. Dennis F. Creedon ’42 Mr. George F. Cronin Jr. ’55 Mr. Robert J. Cruz ’77 Mr. James J. Cummings ’48 Mr. Thomas A. Cummings Jr. ’55 Mrs. Linda Cunningham Mr. Francis X. Curry ’52 Mrs. Janice M. Curry Reverend Robert S. Curry SJ ’49 Mr. John D. Curtin Mrs. Nancy Curtin Mr. Paul B. Daly ’80 Mr. Paul F. Degnan Mr. George R. Desmond ’47

GIL SULLIVAN ’62

GIL SULLIVAN ’62, passed on Easter Sunday, April 12, 2020. He was a proud graduate of St. Mark’s, Dorchester, Boston College High School and Boston College. All were very dear to his heart along with all the Sisters, Jesuits and lay teachers who helped him along. Gil was the founder of Independent Packaging, Inc., a New England container distributing company. I-PAK was sold in 2007, and Gil retired and was able to spend more time helping friends. He was a former trustee of BC High, the National Association of Container Distributors, Carney Hospital Foundation Board and Nativity Prep, Boston and Nativity Prep, New Bedford. All were beneficiaries of his time, talent and treasure – and especially his humor. He was a member of the Clover Club of Boston, the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company, numerous Irish organizations, and a proud St. Ignatius Award Recipient in 2009. Mr. William P. Dever ’61 Mrs. Anne Devin Mr. Francis X. Devin ’46 Mr. Charles F. Doherty ’53 Mr. John T. Doherty ’56 Mr. Francis T. Donahue ’48 Mr. Peter Donahue Dr. John F. Donovan Jr. ’60 Mrs. Vicky M. Dougherty Mr. Joseph P. Doyle ’58 Mr. Joseph R. Doyle ’45 Mr. Richard W. Doyle Mr. James Joseph Dunn Jr. Mr. Thomas H. Dunn Jr. ’64 Mr. Terence M. Farrell ’44 Mr. David A. Fay ’56 Mr. Eugene E. Fitzpatrick ’49 Mr. John P. Fleming ’76 Mr. Edward Fletcher Mrs. Frances E. Flint Roland J. Florio MD ’67 Mr. John Flowers Nicholas P. Flynn Esq. ’38 Martin C. Foster Esq. ’70 Mrs. Patricia A. Foster Mr. Hugh A. Gallagher ’50 Kevin W. Gaughen Esq. ’72 Mr. Bernard L. Geddry ’53 Mrs. Kathleen T. Gill Mr. Robert W. Goehring ’63 Mr. Richard F. Goggin ’45 Mr. Thomas E. Grant ’53 Mr. Edward C. Griffin ’01 Mr. H. W. Griffin ’52 Mr. Francis G. Hale IV ’77 Mr. Kenneth P. Halloran ’53 Mr. John B. Hanley ’54 Mr. William J. Hayes ’58 Mr. Gary R. Hendershot ’72 Mr. John P. Horrigan ’54 Mr. Michael A. Hughes ’87

Most Reverend Francis X. Irwin ’52 Mr. James G. Jacobs P.E. ’53 The Honorable Richard S. Kelley ’42 Mr. John Kickham Mr. Robert R. Kustka Jr. ’71 Mr. John J. Landers Jr. ’54 Mr. Kenneth Lane Mr. William J. LaPoint Sr. Mr. Michael J. Lariano ’45 Mr. Kevin B. Leahy ’73 Mr. Francis J. LeBlanc ’46 Mr. Thomas A. Leonard ’53 Mrs. Marie Lojek Mr. Paul J. Looney Sr. ’51 Mr. F. Beirne Lovely Mr. John J. Lynch Jr. ’50 Mr. William A. Lynch Jr. ’66 Paul V. Lyons Esq. ’56 Mr. Andrew H. Macdonald Mr. John G. MacLennan ’66 Charles F. Mahoney DMD ’46 John F. Mahoney MD ’64 Mrs. Maragret L. Mahoney Reverend Paul F. Manning ’58 Mr. Frederick J. Mason Jr. ’50 Ms. Adrienne D. Mattaliano Col. John C. McCafferty MD ’75 Mr. John McCormack Reverend Frederick R. McGowan ’42 Mr. John I. McGrath ’45 Mr. Peter W. McGrath ’77 Mr. W. Stephen McKenna ’49 George B. McManama MD ’37 Mr. Robert M. McNeil ’66 Dr. Thomas S. Monahan III ’93 Mr. W. Roger Morton ’48 Mr. Albert J. Murphy ’51 Mr. Edmund F. Murphy Jr. ’46 Mrs. Gloria Murphy Mr. William D. Murphy Jr. ’60 Mrs. Virginia A. Norton Mrs. Jane O’Shea Hanley home to God on October 24, 2019. As nephew Andrew Walsh ’22 have carried

aBOB WALSH ’59, GP’13 Mr. Maurice J. O’Connell ’50 Ms. Catherine D. O’Halloran Mr. Leo P. O’Keefe ’47 Mr. Daniel W. O’Leary ’64 Mr. James B. O’Sullivan ’47 Mr. Paul F. O’Sullivan ’38 Mr. Joseph M. Panetta ’40 Mr. Edward F. Percy ’46 Mr. John H. Peterson ’61 Mr. Richard Pyne Mr. William A. Reilly Jr. ’60 Mr. James P. Ridge ’53 Martin F. Roach MD ’58 Mr. Matthew N. Roper ’21 Vicky M. Ruvido James W. Savage Esq. ’56 Mr. Richard L. Savage Mr. Robert J. Schiffmann ’46 Former Chairman of the Board of Trustees Mr. Brendon F. Shea ’67 BOB WALSH ’59, GP’13 was called Mr. Francis G. Shea ’47 Chairman of the 150th Anniversary CamMr. John M. Shea ’37 paign, Bob helped to establish a renewed Mr. Bernard J. Shine Jr. ’48 era of excellence in our school. He was Mr. Joseph F. Slason ’49 honored for his commitment and dedicaMr. Gregory A. Smith ’52 tion to BC High with the Paul J. Hunter George L. Snider Ph.D. ’51 ’53 “Man for Others” Award in 2013. Mr. Wyman Corley Sox Bob’s legacy at BC High will live on not Mr. George T. Spellissy ’48 just through the fruits of his labors, but Mr. Francis E. Stasium ’60 a family full of BC High alumni. BrothMrs. Barbara P. Sullivan ers Jack ’52, Jim ’54 RIP, Don ’64 and Mr. Eugene R. Sullivan ’60 nephews Mike ’82 and Steve ’93 are all Mr. Francis J. Sullivan ’52 proud graduates. Most recently, Bob’s Mr. Gil Sullivan ’62 grandson David Coletti ’13 and great Mrs. Mary M. Sullivan Mrs. Maureen C. Shaw on the proud family tradition. The family’s Mrs. Virginia T. Sullivan John W. & Anna R. Walsh Scholarship Mrs. Barbara P. Toomey has supported several students in recent Mr. Michael G. Walsh ’11 years – enabling young men to receive Mr. Robert F. Walsh ’59 the same gift of education that Bob so Mr. Edward F. Welch ’46 cherished. Mr. James A. Willwerth ’48 Dr. Stephen M. Yovina ’57 Mrs. Marie F. Zukas

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