In Memoriam

Extended Family

Dante Gonzales. September 2, 2019. Stepson of Jeff Baxa (‘90), stepbrother of Jacob Baxa (‘20).

Gil Demers. February 25, 2019. Father of Gregg Demers (‘76) and Keith Demers (‘78). Grandfather of Rick Demers (‘97), Daniel Demers (‘03), Adam Bozimowski (‘13), Max Badalamenti (‘12), Sam Badalamenti (‘14), and Jacob Badalamenti (‘18).

Donald DeNardis. May 31, 2019. Father of John DeNardis (‘00).

Vittorio “Vic” Di Rita. June 2, 2019. Father of Lawrence (‘76), Victor (76), and David Di Rita (‘82). Grandfather of James Van Dyke (‘97) and Peter Van Dyke (‘99). Uncle of Daniel Guay (‘74) and Edmond Guay (‘78).

Theresa Gallo. March 24, 2019. Mother of Len Gallo (‘75). Grandmother of Jordan Gallo (‘21).

Mario Izzi. May 19, 2019. Father of Mario Izzi (‘90). Grandfather of Mario Izzi (‘16) and Lorenzo Izzi (‘19).

Arthur Jozefczyk. March 30, 2019. Father of Kenneth G. Jozefczyk (‘76) and Paul Jozefczyk (‘83). Grandfather of Matthew Jozefczyk (‘15) and Nicholas Jozefczyk (‘15).

Deborah Ann Karas. June 15, 2019. Wife of retired De La Salle Collegiate faculty member Mike Karas.

Mary Ann Linsley. July 22, 2018. Wife of Ron Linsley (‘55). Mother of David Linsley (‘80) and Michael Linsley (‘87). Grandmother of John Siwa (‘08). Aunt of Stephen Kopas (‘84) and Richard Kopas (‘87).

Evelyn Louwers. December 22, 2018. Wife of James Louwers (‘54). Sister-in-law of Bill Louwers (‘52).

Peter J. Lucido Sr. February 23, 2019. Father of Peter J. Lucido Jr. (‘78). Grandfather of Peter J. Lucido III (‘00).

Paul Mandziara. September 4, 2019. Varsity basketball and football coach at DLS in the late 1960s. See article on page 31. Carol Ann Norgard. March 1, 2019. Mother of Jon Norgard (‘91). Wife of Michael Norgard, longtime Dads’ Club member and volunteer.

Frank Pacifico. July 8, 2019. Brother of Angie Aldini, past CBA President, and administrative assistant in the DLS Admissions Department. Uncle of Lido Aldini (‘10) and Dominic Aldini (‘12).

Ann Purrenhage. July 28, 2019. Mother of Thomas (‘83), David (‘85), Patrick (‘86), John (‘89), and Daniel Purrenhage (‘91).

Salvatore Pizzo. December 20, 2018. Grandfather of Mario (‘16) and Lorenzo Izzi (‘19). Father-in-law of Mario Izzi (‘90).

Larry Rancilio Sr. July 31, 2019. Father of Larry Rancilio, Jr., (‘86). Grandfather of Nick Rancilio (‘14) and Ben Rancilio (‘18).

Jerry Schypinski. March 25, 2019. Grandfather of Michael Schypinski (‘09), and Steve Schypinski (‘06), current teacher and coach.

Brad Staeb. April 7, 2018. Father of John Staeb (‘13) and Stephen Staeb (‘16).

Joan Diane Superson. March 14, 2019. Mother of John Superson (‘94).

Robert Wais. June 13, 2019. Grandfather of Kyle Fuquay (‘11).

Julie Wegener. August 22,2019. Wife of Ed Wegener (SJ ‘52).

James Wiles. July 16, 2019. Father of Joseph Wiles (‘11). Husband of Anne Wiles, former DLS Vice President of Finance.

Helene Zmurkiewicz. February 23, 2019. Mother of the late Aleksander Zmurkiewicz (‘69) and Andrzej Zmurkiewicz (‘71).

Prayer 101 By Father Brian Meldrum ‘02

The following is adapted from an article Father Meldrum wrote for the Archdiocese of Detroit’s Unleash the Gospel magazine. For Christians, prayer is at the heart of divine liturgy and daily life. If prayer is the lifeline of communication with God, why do so many people struggle with it? Why is it so difficult to start praying and to keep it going? If God is always listening and responding, why is it so hard for us to find the words to say and the ways to listen? Fortunately, Jesus had an answer when His own Apostles asked for help in praying: He taught them the Our Father. Christ reminded them that they were never alone in prayer because God loves them as a Father. He has the same answer for you, too. Prayer is a quest. It is a journey you embark upon to encounter Jesus, to grow daily in friendship with Him, and to give witness to Him before others.

FIND THE SPACE Choose a Location Find a physical space: a room in your house, your parish church, a Eucharistic adoration chapel or your car during your morning commute. Carve out some space in your noisy surroundings that will help you speak to God and to listen to Him.

Dedicate Your Day Start your day with the sign of the cross, even lying in bed before your feet hit the floor. Remind yourself that because of the Cross and the Resurrection, you belong to God: Father, Son and Spirit. Each night, pray for the faithful departed, especially from your family and friends.

Express Your Gratitude Every morning, praise God for the gift of the day. As

Father Meldrum giving a homily at a De La Salle Liturgy.

evening falls, thank God for the blessings of the day. As the light of day fades, pray for the light of the Holy Spirit to review your day. Pray with gratitude for the times when you felt God’s presence and did God’s will; pray for forgiveness for the times that you did not.

FIND THE SCRIPTURES Read the Gospels Read and pray with the Gospel for Mass on Sundays or feast days. Even better, read it with your family and friends! Reflect on what you heard in prayer, what the priest said during the homily and what others in your family and friends experienced. Ask God throughout the week to open your heart to the particular word that He wants to speak to you and to the response He is asking from you.

Pray the Psalms The Psalms serve as God’s prayer book; He gave you the perfect words to talk to Him! As divine words, the Psalms also speak to every real human experience: love and loss, joy and sadness, expectation and regret, victory and defeat. Jesus speaks to you in the Psalms, but he also speaks through you when you use them to pray to the Our Father.