Alumni News

A Message from the President

Dear Alumni and Friends,

The 2022-2023 school year is upon us, and I am confident that it will be one of our best years yet!

I want to begin by congratulating Greg Normandin ’78 on an incredible career and a well-deserved retirement. Forty years is a lifetime of service to the young men of Catholic Central, and the impact of that service on our world cannot be measured. I hope you enjoy reading about his career, as featured in this issue. We look forward to the continued growth of our music program under the leadership of Logan Bonathan ’07 who now serves as only the third band director in our school’s history.

You will often hear us talk about the fact that we are a school for active young men. The music program traditionally homes 10-15% of our student population. Our athletics program houses close to 70% of our students, and robotics, quiz bowl, and our other activities round out the 95% of our student population who participate in at least one optional activity outside of the 8:00 a.m.-2:45 p.m. school day. Without these options for students to engage in our community, Catholic Central would simply not be the school it is.

If you have been on campus recently, you’ve seen the construction. It’s exciting to see the progress on the George and Mary Turek Hall of Science, the JV baseball field turf, and the new connector road that will add a north entrance to our campus on 12 Mile Road.

If it has been a while since your last visit, I invite you to come and see all of the incredible activity. Join us at Boys’ Bowl, or simply stop by the school to visit us in the Alumni Office.

You are always welcome home.

Your Fellow Shamrock,

Mr. Ed Turek ’85 President Staying Connected With Your Classmates

THE PSYCHEDELIC ’60s

1965 - MIKE MADDEN and RICH CZOP won Silver Medals in basketball at the National Senior Olympics in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. They played for Madden’s Code Blue team from Alabama. Dr. Czop missed the class reunion team which Madden put together in 2012 with Leo Kowalyk ’65, the late Mike Gearty ’65, Mike Harrison ’65, and the late Rich Lewandowski ’65. Madden kept at it with the over-60 gym rats in Alabama. Czop looked him up in 2015 and joined the team. After achieving Gold Medals at the 2017 Games in Birmingham and 2019 Games in Albuquerque in the 70+ Division II, they moved up to the 75+ Division I this year and went 7-0 into the finals, where they led at half but couldn’t hold on for the National Championship. They’ll try again in Pittsburgh in July 2023.

Kneeling in front: Mike Madden ’65 and Rich Czop ’65 Back row, left to right: Joe Allbritton, Bill Hill, Tony Willis, Buddy Cope, and Glenn Kemp

THE GROOVY ’70s

1971 - FRANK TANANA

was inducted into the Michigan Baseball Hall of Fame at Jackson Field, home of the Lansing Lugnuts, on Saturday, July 9, 2022. Frank Frank Tanana ’71 and his wife, Cathy was drafted by the California Angels in 1971, and his major league career spanned 21 seasons. He was a three-time All Star, won 240 games, amassed 2,773 strikeouts, and finished with a career 3.66 ERA. He was inducted into CHSL Hall of Fame in 1977, the Michigan Sports Hall of Fame in 2006, and the inaugural class of the CC Athletic Hall of Fame in 2007.

THE HAPPENING ’90s

Michael Tomey ’07 and Anthony Tomey ’99

1999 & 2007 -

ANTHONY and

MICHAEL TOMEY

and their company, 4 Detroiters Liquor LLC, were recognized when their 8 Mile Vodka won Best In Class Vodka and Best Overall Vodka in the world at the prestigious San Francisco World Spirits Competition.

THE VIRTUAL ’00s

2005 - MICHAEL OAKLEAF and his wife, Sara, welcomed their son, Carter Michael, on May 7, 2022. Carter weighed 6.82 lbs. and measured 19.5 inches. Michael is the Director of Operations at CC.

2008 - KEN HERMANN and his wife, Molly, welcomed twins, Anna and Blake, on April 28, 2022. Blake will be a future Shamrock in the Class of 2040. They join big brother, Mark, who will be a future Shamrock as well in the Class of 2039.

2008 - ERIC INGRODY and his wife, JoAnna Klotz, were married on November 19, 2021.

Left to right: Matt Orrico ’08, Rick Lorenz ’08, Chris Singer ’08, Eric Ingrody ’08, JoAnna Klotz, Kellen Lynch ’08, Cam Innis ’08, Joe Barnes ’08, and Nieko Ianni ’07

Harrison Nguyen ’08 with his parents, Hung and Loan

2008 - HARRISON NGUYEN, MD, MBA, MPH,

recently graduated as Chief Resident from Emory Dermatology. Harrison was the recipient of the Fr. Daniel Dillon, CSB Award as the academic valedictorian in 2008.

2008 - IAN RONAYNE is the Head Rugby Coach at CC. Ian is part of the illustrious Ronayne Family with several generations of CC alumni. Ian’s father, Tim ’74, and several uncles attended a rugby game in May 2022 to support Ian and the Shamrocks.

Left to right: John Ronayne III ’64, Tim Ronayne ’74, Brendan Ronayne ’78, Ian Ronayne ’08, Matt Ronayne ’80, Pat Ronayne ’66, and Kelly Ronayne ’83

THE CONNECTED ’10s

2013 - MIKE

BABICZ and his fiancé, Kennedy Chiglo, are engaged to be married in June 2023. Mike and Kennedy met at and graduated from DePaul University in 2017. Kennedy will graduate from Loyola Law School in 2022. 2013 - RYAN DEWAN and Kylie Doyle were married on May 27, 2022. Ryan is continuing to build the Social Media/Video Production agency, Wave Media, and Kylie runs her own Women’s Health Coaching business. They live in Berkley and spend most of their free time traveling and taking care of their two dogs, Goose and Maverick.

2015 - NICO STANTE and his wife, Anna, welcomed their second child, Santino Lewis, on July 7, 2022. He weighed 7 lbs., 14 oz. and measured 22 inches. Santino is the grandson of CC Assistant Principal, Dave Lewis ‘79.

Front row, left to right: Connor Dewan ’21, Chris Dulzo ’14, Pat Dewan ’80, Ryan Dewan ’13, Kylie Dewan, Mike Dewan ’85, Mark Merucci ’87, and Joe Dulzo ’85 Back row, left to right: Eddie Turek ’13, Danny Turek ’21, Tommy Turek ’18, Chase Spieser ’13, Jake Glaser ’13, Brendan Dewan ’17, Justin Dewan ’24, AJ Turek ’14, Paul Rosowski ’83, Ed Turek ’85, Chris Berent ’13, Dan Doyle ’84, Ryan Doyle ’11, Tim McClorey ’82, Kyle Dalal ’15, and David Dulzo ’12

CC FACULTY

AMANDA LOFFLER and her husband, Scott, welcomed their daughter, Helen Adrian Charlotte, on July 20, 2022. Mrs. Loffler is a teacher, Business Department Chair, and DECA moderator at CC.

MIKE RODRIGUEZ was recognized at the inaugural Beat the Streets gala held at the Detroit Athletic Club on June 2, 2022. Coach Rod followed up his hall of fame wrestling coaching career by co-founding the Beat the Streets wrestling program in Detroit in 2009.

Left to right: Mike Carrier ’06, Brent Butwill ’18, Shane Butwill ’10, Steve Rodriguez ’72, Tom Blaine ’70, Nemir Nadhir ’78, Rocky McHenry ’71, Coach Mike Rodriguez, Tony Tedesco ’71, Mitch Hancock ’00, and June Rodriguez Not Pictured: John Foley ’73, Bob Moreau ’75, Dave Lewis ’79, Chris Rodriguez ’89, Dylan Hagan ’10, Casey Hagan ’12, Malik Amine ’14, Myles Amine ’15, Cameron Amine ’19, and Brendin Yatooma ’20

ADMISSIONS OFFICE Update

Dear Fellow Shamrocks,

As we begin another school year, I am pleased to welcome 250 new freshmen, and 18 transfer students to our school community (as of August 1). These new families represent more than 80 feeder schools, 57 zip codes, including families moving to the area from Brazil, Canada, Texas, and New York, a prior family returning from Florida, and an alumnus moving home from Taiwan. The young men possess a wealth of diverse talents and interests, and I cannot wait to see the impact they have on our school!

By far, our biggest recruiting tool continues to be the word of mouth from our current and alumni families. Thank you to all of you who encouraged a family to reach out or who brought a new family with you to an event on campus. Please continue to encourage families to reach out to us, and we will guide them through the rest of the process.

In addition to our normal Shadow Days and tours, we are excited to offer some new options for families looking to explore Catholic Central. We will be hosting online Admissions “Tuesday Town Halls” the first Tuesday evening of each month, which will consist of a 30-minute Zoom presentation and Q&A, and we are also offering “Wednesday Walkabouts” the second Wednesday of each month, which will consist of an evening tour open to families who may not be able to make it to campus during the school day.

You will also see some new faces in our office, as we welcomed Mrs. Faye Maddox as our office assistant back in April. With Mr. David Sofran’s move to the Athletics Office as the new Assistant Athletic Director, we are excited to welcome Mrs. Kelly McSweeney (married to Dan McSweeney ’94) as our new Admissions Associate. Kelly joins us from Mercy High School, where she served as Director of Admissions for the last six years.

As always, we welcome all referrals and questions regarding admissions to Catholic Central. You can email us at admissions@catholiccentral.net or schedule an appointment online at www.catholiccentral.net/admissions.

God bless, and go Shamrocks!

Jake Marmul ’07 Director of Admissions and Public Relations (248) 596-3874 jmarmul@catholiccentral.net