Homecoming 1998
Kevin T. Kenny ’78 Robert E. Mulcahy III Boyd A. Sands ’55
2016
Hall of Honor inductee James Maguire with his three Delbarton sons, from left, Mike Maguire ’82, Jim Maguire ’79 and Paul Maguire ’86.
1999
Elizabeth T. & John G. Gilfillan III† Anthony M. Nugent ’74 Peter L. O’Neill ’59 2000
E. Pat Brady ’70 David F. McBride ’65 Rev. Peter J. Meaney, OSB† 2001
C. Sean Closkey ’85 Donald L. Criqui Robert L. Sheridan ’81 2002
Lawrence H. McLernon ’57 J. Craig Paris ’82 2003
John F. Conner ’53 Hilda Maloney† Bill Smith ’63 2004
Abbot Brian H. Clarke, OSB Eugene “Doc” Doherty ’54† J. Brian Thebault ’69 2005
Rt Reverend Thomas J. Confroy, OSB† Ronald P. Mealey ’50 William J. Waldron III ’65 2006
Brian E. Fleury† John P. “JP” Flynn ’86† Richard L. Wade ’61 2007
Patrick Henry ’57 Richard W. Herbst George H. Miller, Jr. ’52
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DELBARTON TODAY
James Maguire P’79,’82,’86 Jim Maguire was born in South Orange, New Jersey on October 13, 1930. He was the fifth of nine children born to Frank and Fran Maguire. He attended Marshall School and received his first Sacraments at Our Lady of Sorrows Church in South Orange. Jim remembers witnessing his mother give food to needy individuals who found their way to the Maguire family back door during the Depression. Jim quickly discovered how a close, loving family is crucial to shaping morality and good character. He graduated from Seton Hall Prep in June, 1948 and began his Wall Street career on September 12, 1949. The starting date of his career is memorialized by a framed calendar page of that date that has hung on his wall ever since. His work ethic is legendary. Jim’s only time away from Wall Street was two years of service to his country during the Korean War. His focus on maintaining a sterling reputation helped him build a career as a universally respected New York Stock Exchange specialist affectionately known as “Chief”. In 1988, Jim’s reputation prompted
Warren Buffett to entrust him with market making responsibility for Berkshire Hathaway, a duty Jim performed until his retirement in 2012. On the occasion of his 60th anniversary on Wall St., Jim wrote the following note to his NYSE colleagues: It is with a profound sense of humility and abiding gratitude that I express my appreciation for your overly enthusiastic acclamation marking my sixty years of service to our community. Borrowing Lou Gehrig’s immortal comment, I too feel that I am the “luckiest man on the face of the earth. ”I am often asked, “Why don’t you retire?” and my response has been, “I don’t know, I have never thought about it other than as a gift of the Holy Spirit.” After Friday’s display, I know now why I continue in my work. It is because I have an opportunity to interact with people of various beliefs and origins whom I love and respect. It is, for me, a rich mosaic of life that I doubt could be replicated. Finally, I want you to know that I accept the appellation “Chief” as meaning “friend,” certainly not one of higher status.