class notes at his Chatham address: 39 Doane Rd., Chatham, MA 02633. • Jack McKinnon called to tell me that Dick Couture retired from Coopers & Lybrand (now PricewaterhouseCoopers) after 48 years with the company. Dick joined Coopers right after graduating from BC with a degree in accounting. He is clearly a rare breed in today’s fluid work environment. He now spends his time playing golf and also hockey in a senior league. • Paul Norton wanted classmates to know that Charlie Hughes passed away recently. Paul mentioned that there was an exceptional tribute in the Boston Globe (May 20, 2010) honoring Charlie for his nearly 20 years of service as a youth basketball coordinator in West Roxbury and Roslindale. Those who knew Charlie said his motivation came from seeing kids develop and overcome physical and mental challenges. The article praised Charlie for his long life of giving back to others. We extend our sincere condolences to Charlie’s family. • Best wishes to all and remember, we would love to hear from you!
nc 1962 Correspondent: Mary Ann Brennan Keyes makmad@comcast.net 26 Ridgewood Crossing Hingham, MA 02043 Barbara Collette Sauve was recently visiting Anne Morgan O’Connor, and I was glad to be able to catch up with her a bit. I was so sorry to hear that Barbara’s husband, Donald, passed away in 2008. Barbara’s two sons live in British Columbia, one in Vancouver and the other in Whistler. Her daughter is nearby in Montreal. Barbara is in touch with Maureen Slattery Durley, who is also from the Montreal area. Gail Capon Hill and Edwina Lynch McCarthy joined Anne and Barbara for lunch and had a wonderful reunion. • It was a privilege to attend the memorial Mass for Paul Mooney, son of Bill ’60 and Jackie Gegan Mooney, held on May 1 at Trinity Chapel on the Newton Campus. Paul died in December 2009 at age 44 after having battled cystic fibrosis since the age of 9. I came away touched by the very full life Paul led despite this chronic disease, his deep spirituality, and his connection to the cystic fibrosis community, many members of which came from all over the country to pay their respects. • For the third year, a group from the Newton College Class of ’62 gathered in Florida for a minireunion. Once again, Anne Gallagher Murphy kindly sent a write-up about it: “Several of us continued our Florida March reunion tradition, which seems to be getting bigger and better every year. Despite a chilly March, Pat Beck Klebba, Holley Hicok Schroeder, Bonnie Tubridy Blosat, Kathy Mahoney Guilmette, Janet Richmond Latour, Pat McArdle Shaw, Susan Wall Harris, Marie Sullivan Gorham, and I met at various times: a walk on the beach, lunch, dinner, shopping, and our highlight dinner at Ron and Holley Schroeder’s beautiful home in Osprey. Our main reunion is the first week of March, but if you come anytime between February 15 and April 1, at least a few us are available, and we love to get together. Hope to see you there.” Judy Bertsch Ritter, Joanna Bertsch Yaukey, and I had planned on being there but had to cancel at
the last minute. We hope to make it next year. • Katie Fishel McCullough wrote from Arizona that she and husband Bill see a lot of Ginger Wurzer O’Neal and her husband, Denny. • Please send me news about yourself or other classmates.
1963 Correspondent: Matthew J. McDonnell matthew.mcdonnell.esq@gmail.com 121 Shore Avenue Quincy, MA 02169; 617-479-1714 I met the inseparable Gene Durgin and Ed O’Brien at the BC–Red Sox spring training game in Fort Myers. Both admitted to having had two months of sunny Florida relaxation without being able to stick a toe in the Gulf or a swimming pool. During the ensuing month of March, Eileen ’64 and I never used the air conditioner, except for heat! It can only get better next year! Gene is retired from a career in financial management, while Eddie continues his radiology practice in St. Louis. The Red Sox and the Flynn Fund nicely collaborated on the barbecue luncheon prior to the BC–Sox game, to the enjoyment of BC fans, and it was well worth the take. • While in Florida, we also attended the annual St. Pat’s parade in Naples and bumped into our class president, Tom McCabe, and his wife, Marge, who persuaded us to march in the parade with the current class of Golden Eagles. Our “marching” ended prematurely, as we passed the well-known McCabe’s (Tom says no relation) on Fifth Ave., where we thoroughly enjoyed great Irish music and the usual corned beef and cabbage. Tom is a great and well-traveled ambassador for our class, particularly as we approach our Golden Eagle anniversary reunion in 2013. Sounds like a parade entry in Naples in March of that year is in the works. • I am sad to report we have lost the following classmates: Elizabeth H. McCool of Woonsocket, RI, died on January 28. Elizabeth had retired after a career as a nurse and a teacher. William C. Franz died on December 15, 2009. Bill was a journalist, editor, and longtime resident of West Brighton on Staten Island. He leaves his wife, Maureen (McGlynn); a son; a daughter; his father; and one grandchild. John M. Marinofsky of Framingham died on March 14, and Peter McGrath of Billerica died on April 19. • Please write with class news!
nc 1963 Correspondent: Colette Koechley McCarty ckm2@mindspring.com 106 Woodhue Lane Cary, NC 27518; 919-233-0563 Kudos to Carolyn McInerney McGrath! She had the idea for a Newton gathering in New York City at the Metropolitan Museum of Art with a SWC-ish theme, and she pulled it off beautifully. After a dinner for local attendees in Connecticut the evening before, on April 13, 11 of our lucky classmates gathered at the Met for a tour of the Greek and Roman collections. They were Susan Frisbee, Margie Dever Shea, Judy DeMarco, Marion Kelly Daley, Carol Donovan Levis, Susan McAuliffe Brown, 11 class notes
Dorothy Daly Voris, Maureen Lambert Roxe, Carol Singleton Dockery, Mary Peirce Connor Burke, and Carolyn. (Sadly, Sharon Leahy Mahar and Martha Meaney Cummings had to cancel.) The private tour was “fabulous”—the docent’s extensive knowledge of the period led many to vow to reread The Iliad. The group had lunch at the museum and that night, they met Sue Moynahan Spain for dinner. The day was so successful that it inspired a plan for next year—our 48th—a tour of the MFA in Boston. Carol Donovan Levis will plan it. We have plenty of time to clear our calendars to attend. • After discovering that they have lived in the same town—Cary, NC—for years, Colette Koechley McCarty and Nancy Waeber Gleiman, MEd’79, recently had lunch together—a long lunch—it’s daunting to catch up on almost 50 years. Nancy has a daughter and grandchildren living in the area, so she gets a lot of grandmother time. I was sorry to learn that the Gleimans lived here for several years before Dr. Gleiman’s death, which meant I missed the opportunity to visit with him. Those who took “The Alienation of Western Culture” with me will appreciate this loss. • Maureen Sennott O’Leary visited with Colette and Tom McCarty in North Carolina last April to celebrate her birthday. • Boston College sponsored a daylong conference, “Living the Journey: Spirituality for the Second Half of Life,” at which there were almost 900 attendees. Among them were Carol Donovan Levis, Maureen Sennott O’Leary, Mary Peirce Connor Burke, and Margie Dever Shea. The talk given by Fr. Michael Himes—one of the most popular teachers in the theology department—was outstanding, according to reports. Any chance of reprints? • I’d love to include your news here; just drop me an e-mail at ckm2@mindspring.com. • Have a great summer—talk to you in the fall.
1964 Correspondent: John Moynihan moynihan_john@hotmail.com 27 Rockland Street Swampscott, MA 01907 BC is currently in the design phase of Stokes Hall, an 180,000-square-foot building that will contain offices for various humanities departments as well as space for classrooms and student formation programs. The building will be named after Patrick T. Stokes, who recently received the James F. Cleary ’50, H’93, “Masters Award,” presented to an individual of “exceptional leadership and imagination pertaining to the life of the University.” Pat has served on BC’s board of trustees since 1996. As vice chair in 2004, he was part of the BC team that negotiated the purchase of the University’s new Brighton Campus. • Michael St. Clair, MA’65, professor of psychology at Emmanuel College, presented “Changes, Challenges, and Opportunities in Midlife and Beyond” at the BC alumni conference “Living the Journey: Spirituality for the Second Half of Life.” You can download his presentation from the alumni Web site at www.bc.edu/journey. • Dan Higgins reports that he has retired from Boston Coach and is delivering Meals on Wheels in Brookline five days a week to keep busy. • Jim Spillane, SJ, MA’68, MDiv’76,