insights. We certainly tried to remember the many resources from our SWC days!” And Mary writes: “We saw and did so much more than we had expected: from swimming in the Mediterranean, the Sea of Galilee, and the Dead Sea, to exploring one Roman ruin after another (Herod was a very busy man), to visiting the Golan Heights, where, in close visual proximity to Syria and Lebanon, we learned about the situation on the ground. Fr. Hayes celebrated Mass for us outside on the Mount of Beatitudes and inside at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, both highlights of the trip. One particularly memorable afternoon, the 40 of us walked and prayed the Stations of the Cross on the Via Dolorosa, a narrow street in Jerusalem crowded with markets, as the Muslims responded to their call to prayer. Three weeks after our return, our first grandchild, Liam Joseph Sullivan, was born to our daughter Anne (Holy Cross ’00) and her husband, John. We are thrilled with our new role!” • Kathy Barrie also reports: “Recently, I was just charmed to visit a retrospective of the artwork of Sr. Corita Kent, such a presence in Boston in those days and an influence on all the art students at Newton.” Kathy urges us to see this exhibit, “Someday Is Now: The Art of Corita Kent,” as Corita’s work really reflects the time and yet looks so fresh and relevant. The show travels from Cleveland to the Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh in January and will be in California at the Pasadena Museum of California Art next summer. • For my next Ignatian Volunteer Corps assignment, I will be working at the Catholic Mobilizing Network. You can read more about the organization at www.catholicsmobilizing.org.
Correspondent: Nancy Brouillard McKenzie newton885@bc.edu
1973 I am happy to report that Eagles finally have something to “crow” about: In May, Jack McDonald was presented with the 2013–2014 Under Armour AD of the Year Award by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics. Jack is director of athletics and recreation at Quinnipiac University. Since joining the school in 1997, he has built a broad-based Division I athletics program comprising 21 varsity sports, and 31 Quinnipiac teams have won conference championships, with 20 qualifying for the NCAA and national tournaments. Under his guidance, in 2013, Quinnipiac gained membership to the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference and successfully bid to host the 2014 NCAA Women’s Ice Hockey Frozen Four. Also active in philanthropy, Jack has overseen fundraising programs for the Quinnipiac community and charities and has also raised funds in his own community with the Irish Eyes are Miling (Cheshire Relay for Life), the Labor Day Movie Night (Petit Family Foundation), and the Gurnet Saquish Beach Run (Gurnet Saquish Fire Fund). Already a star while at BC, Jack was track and field captain in his senior year. He was the first Eagle to run a “four-minute” mile and won three New England championships in this event; he was inducted into the Boston College Varsity Club Hall of Fame in 1982. After earning his master’s from Springfield College in 1984, he returned to BC to become its first full-time track coach and then was appointed assistant director 62
of athletics in 1986. In 1990, he was named director of athletics at the University of Denver. Jack lives with his wife, Linda, and their four sons—Brian, Jim, Jack, and David—in Cheshire, CT. Great news from the Heights this time! • Enjoy the fall, and go, Pats!
Correspondent: Patricia DiPillo perseus813@aol.com
NC 1973 My inbox is a bit empty right now, but I am happy to say that I heard from Maureen Lynch. Maureen reported that her daughter, Caitriona Foley, graduated from Northeastern University in April with a degree in international business. Donna Heuchling joined Maureen and her family and friends at a graduation celebratory dinner in the North End. Caitriona will stay in the Boston area and has joined EMC, in Franklin, in sales and marketing. Maureen is still in Ireland, where she is HR director at MCS Kenny, a leader in the subsea drilling industry. • Since I am so short of news from others, here’s my current story: My husband, James, and I are still busy with our second career, running J. Stockard Fly Fishing, an online retailer. Being very active on the Web helps keep us young. Our son, Charles, is a second-year MBA candidate at Cornell and just wrapped up his summer internship at Bayer. Daughter Sarah lives in Somerville, where she is a technology strategy consultant and racks up plenty of frequentflyer miles. • Please email me. I want your news for my next column!
Correspondent: Kate Novak Vick kate@vick.net
1974 Correspondent: Patricia McNabb Evans patricia.mcnabb.evans@gmail.com
NC 1974 Our 40th reunion news notes continue, thanks to Patty Devlin Driskel, who transcribed your notes! In your own words, here they are. • Elizabeth Mullaney writes she is “still in Worcester, living in a small, urban, historic district and trying to become fluent in Spanish, and a die-hard progressive with a son still in college. Life is good.” • From Kathleen O’Brien Tracy: “I am taking care of my mother full-time and so happy to have this opportunity. I have been an education administrator for 22 years and now live in Windsor, CT.” • Johanna Ferry Laadt writes that she is “thrilled to be celebrating our 40th. This can’t be possible. We are all so blessed. Our son, John ’13, is working for the mayor’s office as a community liaison in Allston-Brighton, and our daughter, Sarah, is a sophomore at Loyola in Maryland.” • Martha O’Donnell Rogers and her husband, Chip, JD’75, have five children. She writes: “Our children are all well. The youngest is transferring to BC after a wonderful freshman year at Fordham. We have four boys. One is married and looking forward to starting a family. Chick, the oldest, is working for Frahan Capital in Connecticut. Mary ’12 is working for a consulting firm, Changing Our World. She lived in Dallas and now works for the same firm in New York City. David
graduated from BC in May 2014.” • Jean O’Leary Gaffney and her husband, Mark (Notre Dame ’73), live in Pelham Manor, NY, where they’re active sailors, tennis players, and swimmers. They also have a home on Nantucket, where they love to host family reunions. Jean has worked for 35 years in employee communications for a variety of employers, including Verizon Communications and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York. Mark, an attorney, continues to practice litigation law in the New York area. Jean and Mark have been to many NCSH reunions but concluded that the 40th was the best event. “It was fabulous to see so many old friends again,” she writes, and they look forward to many more Newton Class of ’74 reunions. • Cathy Comerford Smyth and her husband, Peter, live in Milton and are the parents of three children: “Nancy ’01 (married mother of five) lives in Denver; Colin (married father of one) lives in Hingham; and daughter Kathleen (single) lives in LA. We have a home on Cape Cod (Harwich Port) and are always happy to have visitors. I am a geriatric social worker at MGH. We keep busy with work, travel, and family. Lots of fun to see Newton friends again.” • More 40th reunion notes follow next time, with our class thanks to Patty Driskel for deciphering our handwriting!
Correspondent: Beth Docktor Nolan beth.docktor.nolan@bc.edu
1975 40TH REUNION May 29–31, 2015 Please mark your calendars for our upcoming 40th reunion, May 29–31, 2015, at the Heights. It will be a great opportunity to reconnect with friends, share memorable experiences, and be part of a fun-filled weekend. Highlights will include special events, a reunion Mass, and the class party. As always, on-campus housing will be available. • Juliana McGovern retired from IBM this past April after a 32-year career. She plans to begin working in Roxbury at the Sister Mary Hart Children’s Program, an after-school program, in September. She is looking
REUNION WEEKEND May 29–31, 2015
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