Christian Brothers’ Dinner

Thirty-Fourth Annual

The 34th Annual Christian Brothers’ Dinner Thursday, April 30, 2015 at Penna’s of Sterling Cocktails at 6 p.m. • Dinner at 7:30 p.m. Tickets $200 per person • $225 at the door Purchase tickets by calling John Monigold at 586.541.6212 or purchase online at www.thePilotHangar.com

The Dinner Committee congratulates 2015 Honoree Thom Lipari.

The Auction

You do NOT have to be physically present at the Dinner to bid on golf and vacation packages, and more, in the Silent Auction. Please check the DLS website at www.delasallehs.com in mid-April for details on how to register at QTEGO, our online auction site. On the QTEGO site, you will find details on each of the more than 100 packages available at the auction. You can make bids online, via your computer or smartphone, and receive notifications via text every time there is a bid on your items. Bidding closes at 9:30 p.m. on April 30.

2015 Committee Members

Michael A. Brillati ‘93 Chairman Stephen Brillati ‘93 Anthony Catullo ‘59 Christopher Czarnik Onorio D’Agostini Matt DeAngelis Chris Fett ‘90 Steve Graus ‘74 Tony Lamerato ‘02 Greg Martinko ‘99 John C. Monigold, Sr. ‘66 Michael Ringler Amy Seiferlein Sam Serra Sal Simone ‘74 Ray Skowronski ‘74 Mike Taylor Michael Wasik ‘91

Past Honorees

Jim Addy ‘63 John Addy, Jr. ‘34 W Russ Agosta ‘64 Len Brillati W Brothers of the Christian Schools Tony Brune, Sr. ‘38 W Br. Robert Carnaghi, FSC ‘48 SJ Jerry Carnago ‘49 W Julius Cicchini, ‘55 SJ William Cromie ‘35 W Tony DeSantis ‘60 W Rich Dobrzynski ‘60 Bill Fox ‘50 Br. Kevin Gilhooly, FSC W Vincent Goeddeke ‘18 SJ W Jim Gunn ‘56 Br. Bernard Guzewicz, FSC W Rich Jungwirth, ‘52 Br. Tom Lackey, FSC ‘65 Robert J. LeFevre ‘48 W Pete Maceroni ‘58 Tony Mattar ‘50 J.P. McCarthy ‘50 W Br. Pat McNally, FSC ‘55 SJ John C. Monigold ‘66 Anthony W. Muer, Jr ‘39 W Gino Paliaroli ‘55 SJ Br. Xavier Pankovits, FSC ‘60 John Potvin ‘54 Joe Quasarano ‘42 W Roger Rinke ‘47 W Roland Rinke ‘43 Al Schaller ‘55 Justin Schaller ‘53 W Roger Schaller ‘56 Dr. Raymond Skowronski ‘74 Br. George Synan, FSC W Walter Van Den Bossche ‘29 W Br. Lewis Weins, FSC W Mark Wisniewski ‘83 Jerry Zaccardelli ‘75 Paul Zimmer ‘66

W Indicates Deceased

Christian Brothers’ Dinner

Remembering the First Christian Brothers’ Dinner

During the 1981-82 school event the Christian Brothers’ Brother looked at me and said year, then Principal Br. Kevin Dinner, and to hold the event at what have you been drinking?” Gilhooly and the Board of the Grosse Pointe Yacht Club Roland is happy he was right. Trustees made the decision to (GPYC). Tickets would be $150 After a few years, the dinbuy Holly Middle School from - a hefty price in 1982. Roland ner outgrew the GPYC, and the Warren Woods Consolidated said he insisted the price needed moved to the Gourmet House School System. Teachers, to be at that point; otherwise, in St. Clair Shores. Attendance students, alumni, and parents it would take years to have the grew, and in the early 1990’s, would all work diligently during funds to build a new house, as the the dinner moved to Penna’s the summer of 1982 to move Glenfield property deteriorated. of Sterling. Now nearly 1,000 over 50 years’ worth men, including alumni, of textbooks, equipfathers of current and ment, and more to the past students, and other new Common Road friends of De La Salle campus. are in attendance. However, the The dinners long Christian Brothers ago paid for the new would not be moving. Brothers’ house. They would continue Proceeds from the dinto live in the Brothers’ ner now support the House on Glenfield, in Brothers’ mission of Detroit, and commute “providing a human and every day, until a new house could be built. Roland Rinke, (‘43) chats with John Monigold (‘66) about the first Christian Brothers’ Dinner. Christian education to the young, especially Roland Rinke, ‘43, was “The committee met at my car the poor.” Without the one of the alumni who stepped dealership, at 11 Mile and Van commitment of so many alumni, up and met with Br. Kevin. Dyke, on several evenings, makmany students would not be Roland had chaired the St. John ing calls from the various phones, able to receive the excellent Hospital Men’s Guild Dinner for encouraging their fellow Pilots education De La Salle offers, several years, and had served to attend the dinner,” recalled nor become “Brothers’ Boys” on the St. John Board. He Roland. upon graduation. suggested a dinner to raise money for the new Brothers’ house, and became the Chairman of the First Dinner. He also remembers confidently telling Br. Kevin the number who attended would grow from the 125 attendees in 1982. “I told Brother Roland and his late brother Roger, ‘47, were the co-honorees in 1992, at the 11th Annual Christian Brothers’ Dinner. He recently recalled those that someday we’re going to have And Roland? initial planning meetings. The group decided to call the 1,000 at this dinner. We’re going to outgrow the Yacht Club. And He’ll be at the 34th.