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Staying Connected With Your Classmates THE NIFTY ’50s 1950 - JERRY SCHMIDT and his spouse, Pat, celebrated their 65th Wedding Anniversary on October 27, 2021. Jerry and Pat continue to attend many CC gatherings. 1953 - The Werewolf of Belmont Avenue, a.k.a. Vince Lee ‘53, made his appearance along with Tom Moylan ‘53, Joe McKevitz ‘53, Jerry Zdeb ‘53, and Jerry Dywasuk ‘53 at a Halloween luncheon on October 29, 2021, at Rocky’s of Northville. Good stories and CC camaraderie are always shared when these guys get together.
1957 - Members of the Class of 1957 gathered for an outdoor lunch at CC on August 19, 2021. The event was organized by Ed Breyer ‘57 and the CC Office of Advancement.
Standing left to right: Bob Breslin ‘57, Len Else ‘57, Dan Collins Sr. ‘57, Jim Reinke ‘57, Tim Lauster ‘57, John Vereecke ‘57, Jack O’Connell ‘57, Jerry Black ‘57, and Jerry Burton ‘57 Sitting left to right: Bob Drittler ‘57, Rick Lemke ‘57, Tom Prus ‘57, Ed Breyer ‘57, and Fr. John Wheeler, CSB ‘57
THE GROOVY ’70s 1977 - PAT BYRNES works for the cartoon syndicate, Cagle Cartoons, and his work has been published in The New Yorker. He was recently featured in an October article in the Detroit Catholic. 1977 - MARC RULLO came home to CC for a visit in August 2021. He was able to catch up with one of his old football coaches, too, Jim Gibbons ‘68. Marc lives in North Carolina and is Senior Manager of Business Development for Energy Network.
Left to right: Tom Moylan ‘53, Joe McKevitz ‘53, Vince Lee ‘53 (standing), Jerry Zdeb ‘53, and Jerry Dywasuk ‘53
Fr. Dave Klein, CSB ‘60 and Robert Klein ‘56 8
ALUMNI NEWS • WINTER 2022
1956 & 1960 ROBERT KLEIN and FR. DAVE KLEIN, CSB went hiking together at Glacier National Park (Montana) in September 2021.
1979 - LANCE GOTKO, with many prayers to Mary, Alma Mater, successfully finished walking the 500-mile Camino de Santiago pilgrimage on October 18, 2021. His pilgrimage began in Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port in France and ended at the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela in Spain, which houses the remains of the apostle Saint James the Greater. It was hard but rewarding – the trek Lance Gotko ‘79 at the Cathedral of of a lifetime! Santiago de Compostela in Spain
