In Memoriam

1940s

Patrick Garvey ‘49. March 16, 2020. Father of Patrick Garvey Jr. ‘78 and Michael Garvey ‘91. Grandfather of Anthony Palazzolo ‘14 and Alex Palazzolo ‘10.

Albert Gelineau ‘47. March 19, 2020. Brother of Bill Gelineau ‘57.

Edward Higgins ‘42. March 5, 2020. Brother of Wiliam Higgins ‘45. Uncle of Mark Gnaster ‘71.

William Higgins, ‘45, March 14, 2020. Brother of Edward Higgins ‘42.

Frank Mercadante, SJ ‘47. October 15, 2017.

1950s

Patrick Duggan ‘52. March 18, 2020. Father of the Mayor of Detroit, Mike Duggan.

Dr. Jeremiah Turcotte ‘50. February 12, 2020. Brother of Dr. Vincent Turcotte ‘48.

Anthony J. Viviano ‘51. October 29, 2019. Brother of Peter S. Viviano ‘45. Great-uncle of Peter J. Hunt ‘19.

Louis Zoia ‘57. January 5, 2020. Father of Raymond Zoia ‘80.

This list represents notifications received thru May 8, 2020. If you know of an alumnus or extended family member who has passed, please notify Dennis Koch in the Alumni Office at 586-541-6212 or dkoch@delasallehs.com.

1960s

Richard Emmet Powers ‘61. April 20, 2020, of Covid-19.

Dan Scenga ‘63. March 13, 2020.

Robert Ziolkowski ‘62. April 3, 2020. Brother of Thomas Ziolkowski ‘65. Robert was a longtime judge in Wayne County. His late mother, Josephine was a CBA President. Robert was inducted into the DLS Athletic Hall of Fame in 2001.

1970s

Charles Toms ‘73. April 1, 2020.

1980s

Daniel Marsh ‘81. March 31, 2020. Uncle of Thomas Marsh ‘21, John Marsh ‘10, and John Ruskus ‘16. Dan was a board member of the Pilot Bar Association.

1990s

Matthew Hornung ‘95. April 20, 2020.

2010s

Ben Hirschmann ‘14. March 31, 2020. Brother of Jacob Hirschmann ‘12. Ben passed away due to complications from COVID-19.

Extended Family

Marie Allessio. April 19, 2020. Grandmother of Todd Benigni ‘91, Scott Benigni ‘94, Brad Benigni ‘99, and Anthony Ballor ‘08.

Marlene Bamford. April 4, 2020. Mother of David Bamford ‘85, and Michael Bamford ‘88.

Thomas Hellebuyck. April 15, 2020. Father of Tim Hellebuyck ‘92, Trevor Hellebuyck ‘95, Thayne Hellebuyck, ‘01, and Taylor Hellebuyck ‘04.

Rupert Keais. February 1, 2020. Father of Garrett Keals ‘82 and Greg Keals ‘85.

Jean Laske. March 14, 2020. Wife of Roger Laske ‘58.

Eugene McGinnis. March 16, 2020. Father of Michael McGinniss ‘71, the late Jim McGinniss ‘77, Patrick McGinniss ‘81, and Bob McGinniss ‘82.

Fred Millard. February 26, 2020. Father-in-law of Mike Watson, DLS Athletic Director.

Mary Odoerfer. April 18, 2020. Grandmother of Bradley Thomas ‘00, Joe Thomas ‘02, Chris Thomas ‘05, and Nick Thomas ‘08. Mother of Jan Thomas, past president of the Christian Brothers’ Auxiliary, and a past member of the De La Salle Collegiate Board of Trustees.

Gerard Peplowski. March 17, 2020. Father of Patrick Peplowski ‘87 and Mike Peplowski ‘88.

Jerry Phillips. April 5, 2020. Father of Terry Phillips ‘80, Steve Phillips ‘81, Dan Phillips ‘83, and Matt Phillips ‘87. Jerry was an active Pilots sports fan for many years.

Harvey Puckett. March 30, 2020. Father of Nino Puckett ‘18.

Rosemary Roraff. April 23, 2020. Grandmother of Richard Roraff ‘88, David Roraff ‘90, and Daniel Roraff ‘94. Great-grandmother of Richard Roraff ‘19. Mrs. Roraff retired as the De La Salle bookkeeper.

Francis “Joan” Seiferlein. May 3, 2020. Wife of late Don Seiferlein. Mother-in-law of Amy Seiferlein, Director of Annual Fund in the Advancement Office.

Antoinette Sokolosky. March 18, 2020. Wife of the late John Sokolosky ‘74. Sister-in-law of George Sokolosky ‘81. Aunt of Justin Kraski ‘04, Christian Kraski ‘06, and Karl Sokolowsky ‘15.

Betty Lou Wisniewski. April 26, 2020. Mother of James Wisniewski ‘81, Brian Wisniewski ‘81, Chris Wisniewski ‘82, and Mark Wisniewski ‘83. Grandmother of Ryan Wisniewski ‘16 and Michael Wisniewski ‘21.