class notes table to comment on how dressed up we were. Carolyn Kenney Foley arranged for people to get together in smaller groups for meals in several restaurants. Marie and I had one lunch with Kathleen Donovan Goudie, another with Leo WCAS’58 and Claire Hoban McCormack, and a dinner with Gene and Miriam O’Toole Dessereau. • We returned the day before Reunion Weekend, and on Saturday, we had more than 140 at our Mass and dinner at the Connor Family Retreat and Convention Center in Dover. Fr. Dave Gill, MA’60, came from California to be the celebrant, and Marie’s brother, Fr. Ray Helmick, and the alumni chaplain, Fr. Anthony Penna ’70, MDiv’74, MEd’75, were at the altar. Bishop Frank Irwin, MSW’70, was not able to attend the Mass but came for the dinner. Carolyn had invited Fr. Monan to join us; he had intended to be present for the entire evening to honor the class but had been ill with pneumonia, so he visited only briefly. Bill Bulger ’58, JD’61, who started with our class but graduated after returning from military service, also joined us that evening. Charlie Laverty and Owen Lynch, JD’59, co-chairmen, lauded the efforts of the Class Gift Committee. The final total was $3,400,470, with 49 percent of the class contributing. As the third class to reach the goal, we will have a $100,000 scholarship named for the class. • Frank Odlum retired in July after 51 years as a dentist. • Marge Callahan was inducted into St. Mary’s High School’s Hall of Fame in Lynn. • Our Laetare Sunday Mass and breakfast drew 27 classmates. Marie and I sat with Joe Connors, Diane and Joseph Desmond, and Janet (Page) ’58 and George Cartier. We also saw Carolyn, Betty Casey, Bea ’62 and Peter Colleary, Carol Hines Gleason, Leo and Claire McCormack, Mary Fraser Pizzelli, Connie Regolino MEd’61, and Mary Walsh MS’58. University President Leahy came over to greet Carolyn and the class after the breakfast. • Marie, MS’55, and I sat with Natalie and Fred Hickey and Pat MEd’69 and Frank Furey at the annual Distinguished Volunteer Tribute Dinner at the Copley Plaza Hotel. Carolyn managed to visit all the ’56 tables. We also saw Leo and Claire McCormack, Betty Casey, Margie Murphy, and Carol Gleason. • Sadly we have several deaths to report: The Alumni Office sent a notice that Walter J. Eaton Jr. died in Switzerland in 2009. Carolyn emailed that Anne Hosie Golden died in Georgia in March. Charlie Laverty heard from Maureen McInerney that her husband, John McInerney, died in April. Mary Ann Tierney Woodward emailed news of Eddie Nazzaro’s death in May. Col. Clovis Proulx died in April in Niceville, FL. Please remember them, their families, and any classmates who are ill in your prayers. • Thanks to all who sent news. A reminder: you can log in to the alumni online community to read and post news of accomplishments, travel, and other items. be
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Correspondent: Patricia Leary Dowling pandsdowling@comcast.net 39 Woodside Drive Milton, MA 02186; 617-696-0163 Our 55th reunion was a wonderful day! Shirley Spencer Duggan (who came the farthest—
from Texas!), Aileen Mannix Schaefer, Marion Linehan Kraemer, Ellie McSally Taft, Sheila McCarthy Higgins, Ursula Cahalan Connors, and Patricia Leary Dowling, were in attendance. We met at the Museum of Fine Arts, where we enjoyed the “Highlights of the Art of the Americas” tour! It was the best, given by Ellen Donovan Fallon NC’64, who shared her knowledge and expertise with us. We chatted with Paul Revere, visited with the Boit sisters, and saw George Washington in many action poses! After enlightening our minds, we had a lovely lunch at the new café under the beautiful glass tree by Chihuly, and after lunch we all visited the exhibit Chihuly: Through the Looking Glass. • On Sunday, Ursula, Sheila, Ellie, Shirley with daughter Cheryl, and Pat attended Mass at Trinity Chapel on the Newton Campus. William Neenan, SJ, celebrated Mass in memory of Sr. Gabrielle Husson, MA’51. The deceased from our class—Mary Ellen Garrity, Jean O’Donoghue Connor, and Margaret Doyle—were also remembered at the Mass, which was followed by a brunch at Stuart Commons. • I heard from Margot Bourgois Miller; Mary Ellen McKeon Harvey; Jan Murphy Hannah MA’69, PhD’76; and Gail O’Donnell MDiv’80 (who was giving a retreat in Canada): they were unable to join us but wanted to be remembered. • See you in five years! be
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Correspondent: Francis E. Lynch flynch@maritime.edu 27 Arbutus Lane West Dennis, MA 02670 Bill Donlan, MA’60, continues to reside in Spiddal, County Galway, with his wife, Carmel, and daughters Claire and Eileen. Carmel teaches science, Claire is in medical school, and Eileen is a university student. Bill uses a tall walker to get around, and his speech is very limited. His family is working diligently to help him make progress with his mobility and speech. We always knew about Bill’s academic and athletic accomplishments, but we didn’t know he played the piano and loved to sing. Pictures of Bill and his family were taken on his birthday in April, and Bill looks great! Please remember him and his family in your daily prayers. • Jim and Betty (Scanlon) Turley foiled a robbery on April 9 by calling 911. The Braintree police apprehended a North Carolina pair who were wanted for robbing homes all over the country. • Joan Driscoll Lynch recently authored a novel, Women of the Passion (ACTA Publication). Best of luck, Joan, with this great undertaking! • Paul McAdams recently had lung surgery and is now on the mend. • Paul O’Leary’s eldest granddaughter, Courtney, will soon be a member of the Class of 2015 at the Carroll School of Management. • James McIntyre, MEd’61, DEd’67, received an honorary doctorate at BC’s Commencement in May. He is a senior VP at the University. • In May, the late Bernie Teliszewski was elected to the Boston College Varsity Club Hall of Fame for baseball and football. • Jim Devlin will soon be providing the results of the class golf outing at Sandy Burr on May 24. • All best 7 class notes
wishes to Sr. Ellen Leddy, MEd’60, who celebrated her 100th birthday on April 9! • The class extends its sincere sympathy to the families of the following departed: We lost Willam R. Kane on September 18, 2010; and this year, John T. Conway on January 21; James H. Cronin on March 26; Anne McKenney Green, MS’59, on April 1; and John D. Trasatti on January 5. Also, Sr. Paula, sister of Jim Kelly, MBA’61, passed away on March 31. • Class dues in the amount of $25 should be submitted to Bill Tobin, MBA’70, 181 Central St., Holliston, MA 01746. • Best wishes for a very happy and safe summer. “Fair winds and following seas.” be
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Correspondent: Connie Weldon LeMaitre lemaitre.cornelia@gmail.com Correspondent: Connie Hanley Smith cosmith35@hotmail.com This winter, a minireunion took place in Naples, FL. George ’55 and Connie Weldon LeMaitre, Neil and Joan Hanlon Curley, longtime class friend Bob Murphy and wife Miriam, Dick and Peg McMurrer Haberlin, and Bill and Bonnie Walsh Stoloski NC’59 all got together for various dinner parties. Bob had just celebrated his 80th birthday. We wish him well. • Back in the Northeast, Liz Doyle Eckl writes that she and Chris traveled to France to cruise the Saône and Rhône Rivers. They visited several castles, ruins, and cathedrals, and the cities of Arles, Lyon, Beaune, Viviers, and Avignon. Liz was delighted to have a chance to resuscitate her French! Back in the United States, Liz had a grand celebration with her two sisters in honor of all their birthdays and anniversaries. The ladies stayed at the Willard Hotel in DC and had their own “pajama party”—so much for “putting away the things of childhood”! • Yours truly, Connie Hanley Smith, took an excellent course in botanical Latin at the New York Botanical Garden. Unfortunately, the study of Caesar’s Gallic wars and liturgical Latin in school was of no use in identifying plants in the garden. I also help out at the local hospital and am a docent at the Katonah Museum of Art. • Thanks to you all for keeping in touch. be
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Correspondent: David Rafferty bcbusa58@bc.edu 2296 Ashton Oakes Lane, No. 101 Stonebridge Country Club Naples, FL 34109; 239-596-0290 June and Bill O’Rourke recently celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary by taking their family to Bermuda. • Carol and Tom Kurey are enjoying their retirement, spending six months in Belleair, FL, and six months in Brookfield, WI. They recently welcomed their first grandchild when daughter Mary Louise and her husband adopted a baby boy. Their other daughter, Elizabeth, is finishing her third year of residency in family practice as an