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NOTES Prior to writing this letter, I was curious to review the mindset and events that were included in the Chaminade Magazine one year ago. At that time, I discussed Chaminade’s resilient ability to overcome difficult, unforeseen challenges mostly caused by the impact of COVID. While still in the process of conquering those challenges, we were hit with the unexpected passing of our long-time leader, Fr. Ralph. He meant so much to the Chaminade family, and to us individually, that there was never going to be a great time for him to leave. Further, there is never going to be enough memorialization of Fr. Ralph nor prayers of thanksgiving to God, but we must press forward. It’s what Fr. Ralph would have wanted, and praise God, we are! The Alumni Board could not be more proud and excited for the induction of our new president, Dr. Todd Guidry. Despite the many challenges we face today, we are confident in our new leader and stand ready to support him in any way possible. One of the best ways Chaminade alumni can honor Fr. Ralph and Dr. Guidry is to stay active and supportive of the school. If you have not done so already, please make sure your contact information is up to date at www.chaminade-stl.org/updateinfo. Also please consider participating in our upcoming events including Blessed Chaminade Day in January, the Esto Vir Auction in February, Trivia Night in March, the Sports Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony in April, the golf tournament in May, and/or the many other club and sporting events throughout the year. One of the greatest pleasures in serving as the Alumni Board President is contacting the recipients of the annual Alumni Awards. Our Alumni Board is honored to award the 2022 “Alumnus of the Year” to Jim Chrismer ’85 and the “Honorary Alumnus” to Philip Rone, current High School Principal. The awards will be presented at mass on Blessed Chaminade Day, January 18 and it is always a wonderful event. Please come to support these two fantastic role models of Chaminade who embody the spirit of the Marianist tradition. May God bless you all and may God continue to bless Chaminade!
Bradley Beal ’11 and Jayson Tatum ’16 met in the NBA’s Play-in Tournament matchup in May 2021. Jayson scored 50 points for the third time that season as the Celtics beat the Wizards 118-110. Sam Korb ’17 graduated from the University of Dallas where he was awarded the Cardinal Spillman Award, which is conferred annually upon a senior man or woman who has attained a G.P. A. of at least 3.5, aspires to graduate study in an academic or professional field, and exemplifies the ideals of the University. Sam also claimed the First Academic Honor medal as the only person in his class to graduate with a 4.0. Sam’s proud mom is Chaminade faculty member, Margie Korb. Sam graduated with degrees in Theology, Classical Philology - Greek and Classical Philology - Latin. He was Phi Beta Kappa and Summa Cum Laude. In his book, Another Big Lie, author Tim Pagliara ’75 details the decadelong fight over the government’s role in regulating a safe and sound mortgage market. At the heart of the story is the contrarian bet investors made to buy Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac government sponsored entities, GSEs securities in the heat of the mortgage crisis in late 2008. This is the story of how a select group of GSE investors exposed the government’s theft of billions of dollars from the American dream of homeownership. Congratulations to Chaminade’s oldest living alumnus, Albert Schweitzer, Jr., who turned 100 in November! Chris Marsek ’98 participated in a two-weekends-long Scout Leadership Training called Wood Badge. In it, attendees learned about leadership styles, communication, teamwork and more... all while camping and practicing the Scouting traditions.
Esto Vir, Aaron Thompson ’03
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