Capital Giving Capital Fund gifts allow us to meet the long-term goals identified in our strategic planning process. We thank the benefactors listed below who have so generously affirmed the mission and vision of Devon Prep through new gifts or pledge payments to the Capital Giving Fund from July 1, 2007 to June 30, 2008. Anonymous (2) Mr. and Mrs. Allan R. Becker Mr. and Mrs. Francis P. Brennan Mr. F. Thomas Brown Mr. and Mrs. Matthew J. Burns Dr. Dennis M. Byrne Mr. and Mrs. Thomas S. Coffey Dr. Anthony V. Coletta Mr. Paul J. Corr, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Daniel L. Damstra Mr. and Mrs. Richard DiColli Mr. Robert P. Donato Mr. Terrence J. Donohue, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. William J. Donohue Mr. and Mrs. Raymond C. Fox Mr. and Mrs. Jay Halsey Mr. and Mrs. Anthony J. Katona Mr. and Mrs. Joseph F. Kingston Mr. and Mrs. William F. Kiniry, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Geoffrey D. Lawrence Mr. and Mrs. William F. Martin, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. William R. McCann Mr. Brian J. McCormick, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. Luciano Migliarino Mr. Michael A. Morrone III Mr. and Mrs. Michael A. Morrone Mr. and Mrs. James J. Murphy Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. O'Shea Mr. Brian J. O’Sullivan Mr. and Mrs. Paul Pearce Mr. and Mrs. Whitey W. Rigsby Mr. and Mrs. John J. Savarese, Jr. Mr. Eric C. Schenk Mr. and Mrs. Alan T. Scherer Mr. Horace E. Scherer, Jr. Mrs. Horace E. Scherer, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph W. Sladek Mr. and Mrs. Kevin E. Souder Mr. and Mrs. Philip A. Taddeo Mr. and Mrs. John L. Toukatly Mrs. Theresa M. Yorgey
Rev. Stephen Mustos 1931-2008 Rev. Stephen N. Mustos, Sch.P., former headmaster of Devon Preparatory School, died on Sunday, April 20, the 50th anniversary of his priesthood in his native Hungary. He was 76 years old. Born in Veszprem, Hungary in August 1931, Fr. Mustos studied under the Piarist Fathers. He joined the Piarists and professed his simple vows in 1950. From 1954 to 1956 he taught at the Piarist school in Budapest. He left his homeland in 1956 to continue his academic life in Rome where he earned a degree in theology at Gregorian University. He professed his solemn vows to the Piarist Order in 1957 and was ordained on April 20, 1958 in Rome. He came to the United States the next year and joined the Piarist Fathers who were establishing a province in this country. After studying English for one year he was sent to the Community of Derby. He earned a masters degree in mathematics and physics at Canisius College in Buffalo, New York. He taught in the Piarist school in Buffalo, Calasanctius School, from 1960 until 1969. For the next 18 years, from 1969 until 1987, Fr. Mustos served as Headmaster of Devon Preparatory School. He also served as Superior of the Community from 1973 until 1979 and again from 1985 until 1987. He was elected Provincial Assistant on several occasions. While he served as Devon Prep’s headmaster Fr. Mustos also taught Latin and Math. In 1970 he celebrated Devon Prep’s first Christmas Midnight Mass which has become an annual tradition. He closed the boarding school in 1970 and he scheduled the first Open House in 1971, the same year he instituted the Advanced Placement Program. In 1972 he expanded Devon Prep to include seventh and eighth grades. In 1975 construction of the school’s athletic field was completed. While he served as headmaster Devon Prep marked both its 25th anniversary and its 30th anniversary. In 1985, Fr. Mustos became the President of the Association of Hungarian Priests on the East Coast of the United States. From 1987 to 1990, Fr. Mustos served as the administrator of St. Stephen’s Parish in Trenton. In 1990 he became the pastor of St. Stephen’s Magyar Church in Passaic, NJ. One of Father Mustos' real joys was his work among the Hungarian emigrants. For many years, he celebrated a monthly Mass for Hungarians in the school chapel on Devon Prep’s campus. He later served as the Delegate in the United States for Bishop Attila Mikloshazy from 1989 until 2006. Father Mustos retired from active ministry in 2007. He developed some serious health problems and retired to his native country where he resided in a nursing home for priests until his death. Donations in Rev. Mustos’ memory can be made to the “Fund For Retired Piarist Fathers,” c/o Rev. Father John Callan, Sch.P., 4605 Bay View Dr., Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 33308.