Massachusetts Maritime Academy was formally announced by Woods College Dean James Woods, SJ, ’54, MAT’61, STB’62, at the WCAS Class of 2010 dinner at Anthony’s Pier 4 in Boston on April 13. • The class extends its sincere sympathy to the families of John O. “Jack” Daly, who passed away on April 13, and William M. Bucelewicz, who died on February 25. • Class dues for the new academic year remain at $25. Please remit to Bill Tobin, MBA’70, 181 Central St., Holliston, MA 01746.
nc 1957 Correspondent: Connie Weldon LeMaitre lemaitre.cornelia@gmail.com Correspondent: Connie Hanley Smith cosmith35@hotmail.com Early May found Ellie Pope Clem, Liz Doyle Eckl, and Connie Hanley Smith as houseguests of Connie Weldon LeMaitre. The reason: to attend a recital by Cathy Connolly Beatty in Boston. There, we were joined by Nancy Bowdring, Carol McCurdy Regenauer, Lucille Saccone Giovino, and Rosemary Stuart Dwyer NC’58. The program comprised Broadway show tunes by Gershwin, Kern and Hammerstein, and Cole Porter. After an elegant lunch at the Taj, we four stopped by the Newton Campus en route back to Andover. We were met by Jack Howard, SJ, ’59, MA/PHL’62, BD’68, who kindly took us through Barat House, which houses offices of BC staff members. After an initial feeling of hesitation at entering what we remembered as the nuns’ cloistered residence, we appreciated the tour. We even visited the room that had been the “crypt” chapel, where Fr. Joyce said daily Mass. It was reassuring to see how well maintained the buildings and grounds are. • In the Spring 2010 issue, we read about Neil and Joan (Hanlon) Curley’s cruise to South America. Unfortunately, Don and Nancy (Harvey) Hunt, who had planned to join them, had to cancel due to Don’s sudden illness. Nancy writes that, after many of months of difficult treatment, Don is now back to playing golf and is feeling good. Nancy thanks everyone for their prayers. Perhaps Nancy and Don will get to take that cruise to South America after all! • Thank you all for keeping in touch.
1958 Correspondent: David Rafferty bcbusa58@bc.edu 2296 Ashton Oakes Lane, No. 101 Stonebridge Country Club Naples, FL 34109; 239-596-0290 Congratulations to Johanna Pallotta, who received the Outstanding Clinical Endocrinologist Award from the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists at its annual meeting in Boston. Johanna is an associate professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School and a senior physician at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. She formerly was a research and clinical fellow at Yale before beginning her illustrious career as a clinical endocrinologist. Johanna’s late husband and her four children are all physicians. • Peter Guilmette reports that he does not regret his
recent move from Acton, MA, to North Carolina. • An interesting article appeared recently in the Boston Globe, quoting Sheldon Daly’s comments on an issue regarding his parish, St. Paul’s in Hingham. Sheldon has been a lector at St. Paul’s parish for 42 years. • Condolences of the class go out to the families of Roland Desilets, John Flynn, and Bob Donehey. Roland lived in Malvern, PA, and was a software designer. He leaves his wife, Frances Veronica; four children; and eight grandchildren. John lived in Salt Lake City and spent his career as a law professor and a counsel in major antitrust and regulated industry cases. He leaves his wife, Sheila Anne; three children; and four grandchildren. Bob lived in Needham and was my classmate at BC High. He was in sales in the food industry and leaves his wife, Shirley; three children; and six grandchildren. • Bob Black, living in Buzzards Bay, is a professor at the Massachusetts Maritime Academy. Bob and wife Joan have 6 children, 13 grandchildren and 1 great-grandchild. • In recognition of his 26 years of dedicated service and teaching expertise at the Woods College of Advancing Studies, Boston College honored Jim Murphy, together with fellow WCAS teacher Mary Hogan ’57, MEd’61, by establishing a scholarship in their names. The Murphy name will be carried on in the English department of Woods College, as his son Ted ’93, a teacher and novelist, now teaches the same course Jim once taught. • After many years as a distinguished professor in the School of Law at SUNY Buffalo, Kenny Joyce, JD’61, and his bride, Rita Moore Joyce, are enjoying retirement on the Cape. They are now closer to their two children, Mary ’87 and Michael ’90, who are both attorneys in Massachusetts. • Joe Linnehan is keeping physically active in his retirement by running daily and has completed 13 marathons. Joe, formerly an assistant principal in Waltham, has three children and four grandchildren. • Please let me hear from you, and don’t forget your class dues. Send your check for $25 to Jack “Mucca” McDevitt, 28 Cedar Rd., Medford, MA 02155.
nc 1958 Correspondent: Jo Cleary jocleary@comcast.net 27 Kingswood Road Auburndale, MA 02466; 617-332-6798 The importance of staying connected is proven once again. Mary Keating McKell credits good hospital care plus the loving support and prayers of family and classmates Kate Glutting Arcand and Mary Azzara Archdeacon for pulling her through six days of hospitalization in January while fighting off a bad virus. Mary is now cutting back on her work and planning travels with Dave. • Another story of RSCJ connections: Shortly after World War II, when Audie Nolan Galvin was in the 10th grade at Newton Country Day School, a pen-pal project was started with Sacred Heart children in Japan. Audie’s original pen pal at the RSCJ Tokyo school stopped writing, but another student, Yori Oda, continued the correspondence. Through a series of paths not taken, Yori has been in this country for 42 years and is a resident of Cambridge. With a BA from www.bc.edu/alumni
the University of Manchester, England, and a background in economics, she maintained her interest in the Chinese language and in developing countries. She has now retired as senior preceptor at Harvard University, where she taught Japanese culture through literature. We welcome Yori at our Newton ’58 luncheons in Wellesley. • Beth Duffy Legare, committee member for the luncheon at the Dunes Club in Narragansett, RI, reports that RSCJ members of Teresian House in New York and the Rhode Island Food Bank were beneficiaries of the event. • Mary Denman O’Shea is a new volunteer at Selby Gardens—famous for its orchids—in Sarasota, FL. • Judith Young Runnette traveled to Jordan and Egypt recently, inspired by a picture of her grandmother and great-uncle on camels in front of a pyramid. “I thought I should follow suit,” she said. • Judy Carey Zesiger, grandmother of six, including triplets, has moved from New York City to Florida and travels at least once a year to Vietnam, where her son lives; she has seen most of the seven wonders of the Asian world. • Lucy Reuter Dolan and Margie George Vis have had wonderful reunions: Wisconsin in September and St. Louis in April. Lucy and husband Danny have four grandchildren graduating this season, two in the Chicago area and two in Tennessee. • Sue Fay Ryan, mother of five and grandmother of seven, including adopted sisters from Ethiopia, has several advanced degrees including a DEd. She plans to retire this season after 36 years of public school teaching, and she’s now studying Spanish. Sue was in Boca Raton, FL, for the wedding of the son of M. J. Eagan English, MEd’59, in March.
1959 Correspondent: George Holland bmw0324@msn.com 244 Hawthorne Street Malden, MA 02148; 781-321-4217 There was a fine representation of our class at the BC volunteers dinner: Beth Grady MS’64, Elizabeth Power Keohane, Andrea and Marty Redington, Margaret and Charlie Lynch, and Marilyn and Frank Scimone, along with my wife, Marilyn, and me. • The class is saddened to learn of the death of Nancy Pacious Lane on April 2. Nancy was married to Tom Lane ’58. Her family has requested that any donations in her name be made to the Boston College Connell School of Nursing.
nc 1959 Correspondent: Maryjane Mulvanity Casey pattyoneill@verizon.net 75 Savoy Road Needham, MA 02492; 781-400-5405
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REUNION
2010
Correspondent: Joseph R. Carty jrcarty1@gmail.com 253 River Street Norwell, MA 02061 The Golden Eagles celebrated a great reunion, meeting classmates from near and far. The