Gonzaga Magazine - Fall 2020

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GONZAGA • T H E J E S U I T H I G H S C H O O L IN TH E N ATIO N ’S C A P ITA L •

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Gonzaga College High School is a Roman Catholic, private, independent, college-preparatory school for young men, sponsored by the Society of Jesus, a Roman Catholic Order, and governed by an independent Board of Trustees.

PRESIDENT Rev. Stephen W. Planning, S.J. CHAIR OF THE GONZAGA BOARD OF TRUSTEES Michael P. Tierney ’70 HEADMASTER Thomas K. Every II CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Stephen M. Neill ’89 VICE PRESIDENT OF ALUMNI & ADVANCEMENT David Dugan ’98 VICE PRESIDENT FOR MAJOR & PLANNED GIFTS Daniel P. Costello ’72 DIRECTOR OF ALUMNI RELATIONS Byron T. Harper ’84

Gonzaga Magazine, the official magazine of Gonzaga College High School, is published by the Gonzaga Office of Marketing and Communications.

EDITOR Mary Clare Glover DESIGNER Brea Neri CONTRIBUTORS Daniel P. Costello ’72 Brea Neri Conrad Singh ’00 Patricia M. Stone PHOTOGRAPHY Priscilla Flynn Alexia Gino-Saliba Katie Murphy Conrad Singh ’00 Please send comments, suggestions, corrections, and changes of address to info@gonzaga.org.

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IN THIS ISSUE

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Rising to the Challenge

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Building on a Strong Legacy

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Coping with a Crisis

A tribute to the young men of the Class of 2020—a class Gonzaga will never forget.

After 35 years, the Carmody family and Gonzaga recently announced that beginning this fall, the Carmody Open would be renamed the Carmody Lynn Open, in honor of both Kevin Carmody ’62 and Michael Lynn ’94.

In a matter of days, Covid-19 changed everything on Eye Street.

Here’s how a tight-knit community like Gonzaga is staying together, while keeping our distance.

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Message From the President

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Message From the Chairman of the Board

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The Good News from 19 Eye Street

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Eye on Eye Street

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MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT

Dear Gonzaga Alumni, Friends, and Supporters: I have always found that if you want to see a person’s “true colors,” just wait until a moment of crisis. Moments of difficulty and challenge have a unique ability to strip away the thin veneers that hide our most fundamental selves. Frequently, we are surprised by what we see, even sometimes in our own selves. The same is true for a community of people. Crisis has a way of laying us bare.

Since the coronavirus crisis began, it has been a tremendous blessing to see the true nature of the Gonzaga school community on full display. Our faculty and staff have worked heroically to ensure uninterrupted learning through our distance learning protocols. Creative, talented, and tireless are only a few of the adjectives which tell the story of our faculty, coaches, and administrators as we have navigated these uncharted waters. Not to be outdone, our students have shown unparalleled generosity of spirit and grit as their homes have been their classrooms and they have longed to be back on Eye Street. Yet, as true Eagles do, they have risen to the occasion and have met the challenges head on. As we come to the end of Gonzaga’s second century of service and embark on its third, the heart of the Gonzaga community beats stronger than ever, even in these uncertain times.

What I hope that you will see as you page through this magazine is the fact that Gonzaga has not missed a beat through all of these challenges. We have installed new, state-of-the-art technology that allows our boys to engage fully in their classes, whether online or in person. Our boys marched to the Capitol to show their support for each other in these times of racial tensions and unrest. Never forgetting those most in need, we ran an extensive, community-wide summer food drive to support the McKenna Center.

We welcomed new faculty and finished the renovations to our beloved St. Aloysius Church, lest we forget our spiritual heart.

Lastly, this crisis has revealed just how much you, our beloved alumni and benefactors, continue to love Gonzaga when times are tough. Running a school in a time of crisis is not only logistically daunting, it is actually very expensive. Moreover, it is expensive at a time when many in our community are experiencing unanticipated financial hardships. However, thanks to your generosity and good will, we have been able to meet the educational, spiritual, emotional, and economic needs of our boys without missing a beat.

The true colors of the Gonzaga community have indeed been laid bare by this time of crisis. And not surprisingly, the color is only one: purple.

May God continue to bless you and your family with health and happiness. Please know that you remain in my prayers and those of the entire Gonzaga Jesuit Community.

Sincerely,

Rev. Stephen W. Planning, S.J. President

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message from the board chair

Dear Members of the Gonzaga Community: As you page through this magazine, take some time to study the faces, read between the lines and reflect on what four short years at Gonzaga mean to a young man. And what they mean to society long after he has graduated. It is the rare alumnus who, looking back, does not view his years at Gonzaga as the most foundational of his life.

For two centuries Gonzaga has witnessed—indeed, often stood at the geographic center of—countless national and world events. More than merely witnessing those events, however, she has influenced them by forming leaders in science, politics, the arts, academics, religious life, the military, athletics, and business.

The school’s impact on thousands of young men and, through them, on the life of our country is enormous and undeniably for the good. There are few institutions which can claim as much.

During my ten years serving on the Board of Trustees, I have witnessed the profound and myriad ways in which Gonzaga shapes the lives of all she touches. Cura personalis, Men for Others, Ignatian identity, the power of a Jesuit education, and Gonzaga spirit are not mere slogans. They are tightly woven into the fabric of the institution. They are at the center of each decision taken by the board, and by Father Planning, his staff, and our faculty. They are why Gonzaga has not only survived but prospered for two hundred years, and why she will continue to do so.

Each of you knows Gonzaga; each of you appreciates the broad significance for so many of sustaining her traditions. The lives, accomplishments, and aspirations described in the following pages are but a small part of a 200-year old story which each of us has the honor to support far into the future. You have the commitment of Gonzaga’s board, administration, and faculty to preserve accessibility to all deserving young men, to maintain our core Ignatian values, and to keep vibrant the powerful Gonzaga spirit.

I respectfully ask each of you, according to your means, to give to Gonzaga as she gives to others. You will be hard pressed to find a nobler, more grateful, or more impactful recipient of your generosity.

Go Eagles.

Michael P. Tierney ’70 Chair of the Gonzaga Board of Trustees

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Sing Her Praises Loudly After several months of work, the restoration of St. Aloysius Church was completed in July.

“During my time on Eye Street, we have invested millions of dollars in the maintenance of our beloved St. Al’s. While many of the initial renovations were functional, this most recent project really spotlights the beauty of the building. The new paint looks spectacular, the rebuilt organ sounds magnificent, and the new, state-of-the-art sound system practically allows you to hear a pin drop on the altar all the way up in the third balcony. All of this will greatly enhance the prayer experience of Eagles for generations to come. Thank you to all who helped make this work possible through your generous support!”

—Reverend Stephen W. Planning, S.J. Gonzaga President

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1. In early January, Gonzaga closed the church’s doors for some much-needed renovations including a complete restoration of the pipe organ, which was built in 1950 and was beginning to show signs of failure.

2, 3. The church’s beautiful blue, white, and gold ceiling was meticulously cleaned and repainted.

4, 5. New gold-leaf paint accents the architectural details on the ceiling of the sanctuary.

Originally built in 1859, St. Al’s is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

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Welcome New Faculty and Staff!

Gonzaga is thrilled to welcome 15 new faculty and staff members to the community this fall.

Andrew Bevilacqua English Teacher Hometown: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Education: MS Ed, Saint Joseph’s University; BA, English, Fordham University On joining Gonzaga: “After attending a Jesuit high school and Jesuit universities, I always wanted to be back in that environment as a teacher. With each person I meet and everything I learn about Gonzaga, it’s easy to see why it’s such a welcoming, special place that lives out its mission so well. For me, the best part of being a teacher is learning from and being inspired by your students and seeing how they use their gifts and talents.”

Steve Beaulieu English Teacher Hometown: Miami, Florida Education: PhD, English, Florida International University; MA, Literature, American University On teaching: “I have taught literature, film, and writing at the University of Maryland and American University. I love teaching because every class is different, even if the subject is the same.”

Thomas “Mac” Kimmitt ’04 Counselor, Class of 2024

Kate Griffith Mathematics Teacher Hometown: Angwin, California Education: M Ed, Curriculum and Instruction, Catholic University of America; MA, Theatre Education, Gonzaga University; BA, Mathematics, Boston College On finding her passion: “I enjoy the intersection and duality of math and theatre arts, and the opportunities I have to pursue my creative and logical sides in combination through teaching. I also love getting to share my passions with students and watch them grow in their knowledge and confidence over time. Their energy and humor are contagious and make teaching feel less like work.”

Hometown: Arlington, Virginia Education: Post-Master’s, Mental Health Licensure, Trinity Washington University; MA, School Counseling, Trinity Washington University; BA, History, John Carroll University On coming home: “As an alumnus and former Gonzaga Alumni Director, I am excited to come home and put my education and experience to good use! I also love counseling because I get to know students on a deeper level.”

Amy P. Harper, RN, MSN, ACNP-BC School Nurse

Shelly Farace Fine Arts Teacher Hometown: Marietta, Georgia Education: BFA, Art Education, University of Georgia; BFA, Studio Painting, University of Georgia Familiar Face: “I taught at Gonzaga for three years before leaving after the 2018-2019 school year to invest in my personal photography skills and business. I am excited to bring everything I’ve learned back to the Gonzaga students and photography program.”

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Hometown: Follansbee, West Virginia Education: MSN with certification as an Acute Care Nurse Practitioner, Georgetown University; BSN, West Virginia University Professional background: “I began my career at The Johns Hopkins Hospital as a nurse in the Cardiac Surgery ICU. After I received my Nurse Practitioner degree, I worked for three years at the Washington Hospital Center in Cardiac Surgery. I then worked for 11 years at The George Washington University Hospital as the Chief NP for the Division of Interventional Radiology. Most recently, I was the nurse at St. Albans. I’m excited to join the Gonzaga community!”

Emily Kokol-Rivera Social Studies Teacher Hometown: Tampa, Florida

Education: MA, Education, University of Florida; MA, Educational Leadership, Saint Leo University; BA, History, American University Favorite part of teaching: “I love helping students understand how the past both connects to and still impacts the present.”

Andrew Wood ’12 Band Director Hometown: Alexandria, Virginia Education: MM, Trumpet Performance, Louisiana State University; BM, Trumpet Performance, James Madison University On following the steps of his mentor: “As an alumnus and former member of the Alumni Service Corps, I’m looking forward to being back where I went to school and served for a year, as well as to take the position that my mentor, Chris Flannery, held for many years.”

Dan Lawrey Mathematics Teacher Hometown: Havertown,

Pennsylvania Education: BS, Mathematics Secondary Education, The Catholic University of America Why he loves teaching: “I particularly love seeing when a concept clicks in a student’s head and they have that ‘Aha!’ moment where suddenly everything makes sense.”

Christopher V. Smith, S.J. Science Teacher Hometown: Asheville, North

Carolina Education: MA, Social Philosophy, Loyola University Chicago; MS, Chemistry/Biochemistry, Loyola University Chicago; BS, Chemistry and Russian Language, University of Notre Dame Background: “I’m a Jesuit Regent, so I’m halfway through formation for the priesthood. Before entering the Society I was an analytical chemist for a short time and then a high school science teacher. As a science teacher at Gonzaga, I’m excited to be able to share faith and reason: science with conscience.”

Michael Libunao-Macalintal Assistant Director of Campus Ministry Hometown: Moonachie, New Jersey Education: MDiv, Yale Divinity School; BA, Theology, Fordham

University Why Campus Ministry: “I love being able to challenge and empower students to look at the world differently and see themselves as vessels with gifts and abilities that can transform our society. There is a real privilege and responsibility to be companions to these students as they make their formative journeys into men for and with others.”

Lucy Mugford Spanish Teacher Hometown: Excelsior, Minnesota Education: MA, Leadership in Teaching with TESOL, Notre Dame of Maryland University; BA, Secondary Education and Spanish, Marquette University First impressions: “The community has already been so welcoming to me. I’m looking forward to building relationships with students and fellow teachers as well as sharing my passion for the Spanish language and culture.”

Kevin Reilly Assistant Athletic Trainer Hometown: Lovettsville, Virginia Education: MAT, Health Education, East Carolina University; BS, Sports Medicine, James Madison University Professional background: “I have worked as an Athletic Trainer for eight years at the high school and college level. I particularly enjoy working with athletes post surgery who are returning to competition.”

Ian Wuertz Assistant Dean of Students Hometown: Denver, Colorado Education: BA, Creative Writing, Seattle University Why he’s excited to join the Gonzaga community: “I’m excited to get involved at a Jesuit school that treats the surrounding city as a part of the campus. Education and care of the whole person often happens outside of the classroom, and Gonzaga’s mission and commitment to the DC area embodies this very well.”

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THE GOOD NEWS FROM 19 EYE STREET Thomas Kish Director of Advancement Operations Hometown: Kensington, Maryland Education: MBA, Duke University; BS, Finance and Economics, University of Scranton Why Gonzaga: “The Advancement team at Gonzaga has a long history of great success with tremendous future opportunity. I’m extremely excited about the chance to work with this team and with the strong alumni and parent community to advance our mission of developing young men for others.”

Dale Johnson Chief Financial Officer Hometown: Stillwater, Minnesota Education: MS, Johns Hopkins University; BA, Williams College Why Gonzaga: “I am drawn to the strong sense of community united in the purpose of developing boys into Men for Others; I love the location on Eye Street; and I am inspired by Gonzaga’s partnership with the McKenna Center. In my role as CFO, I have the opportunity to advance the mission of the school, the work of the faculty, and the strength of the institution through the stewardship of resources.”

Save the Date

Presented by the Gonzaga Mothers Club, the Gala is going virtual this year and will include a live auction, Raise the Paddle, and several fun surprises.

For more information—including how to become a sponsor, volunteer, donate, and buy tickets—visit

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McKenna Center by Summer Food Drive

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In early June, the Gonzaga Fathers Club got word that the food pantry at the Father McKenna Center was running low. In response, the GFC organized a summer food drive with drop-off points all over the Washington metro area. Here’s a look at the McKenna Center Summer Food Drive by the numbers.

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Number of months that the McKenna Center expects to be able to feed those in need with the donated food items

We were confident the Gonzaga community would respond when we put the word out about the food drive, but the huge outpouring of support was amazing. I guess I shouldn’t be surprised! This drive was totally in character with Gonzaga’s longstanding support of the McKenna Center and service to others.

—Mike Griffen, GFC

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Love Thy Neighbor The Gonzaga Peace Club began advocating for our homeless neighbors in early January. The pandemic made their work even more important.

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n early January, members of Gonzaga’s Peace Club read an article in the Washington Post about the city’s plans to evict several dozen men and women experiencing homelessness who were living in a tent community a few blocks from Gonzaga’s campus. The group of students sprang into action, visiting and listening to the residents and trying to better understand the issues at play. The club collected 352 signatures for a petition and wrote an article for The Aquilian about the encampments.

On March 5, then-Peace Club president Henry Sullivan ’20 and club member Andrew Gans ’20 testified at a hearing of the DC Committee on Health. They presented four specific action items to the committee, including offering more housing vouchers, providing waste management, expanding mental health services, and ceasing evictions.

“This issue is complex and does not have simple answers,” said Henry

Sullivan during the hearing. “One thing is for certain: These women and men living on K, L, and M Streets are not litter to be cleaned up. What we need to clean up is the injustice of homelessness.”

Just a week later, everything changed as the coronavirus pandemic ground daily life to a halt in the nation’s capital. But the Peace Club remained committed to the men and women they met living in the homeless encampments, continuing to follow their story in the news.

Eventually, they partnered with several nonprofit organizations that work in the neighborhood—including Legal Aid Clinic for the Homeless, Pathways to Housing DC, DC Mutual Aid, and People for Fairness Coalition—to begin delivering much-needed supplies every week.

In early August, the students launched a drive for supplies, asking the Gonzaga community to donate hygiene products, ready-to-eat food,

bottled water, masks, wipes, travel-size toiletry kits, and first aid kits. Thirteen students offered to let their homes be used as drop-off points for donations.

As school began, the group was continuing to deliver these much-needed supplies every Sunday morning. “From the moment you step on campus as a freshman, Gonzaga students develop a unique sense of generosity and empathy that allows them to tackle moral and ethical issues within our society,” says Gonzaga Peace Club member Michael LesStrang ’22. “Seeing our homeless brothers and sisters living in tents just blocks away from the U.S. Capitol building is both deeply disturbing and heartbreaking.

To combat homelessness and serve our unhoused neighbors is not just the right thing to do, it’s a way to fulfill the promise we all made to be Men for Others.”

Members of Gonzaga’s Peace Club have been delivering food and supplies to people experiencing homelessness during the pandemic.

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C A MPUS NEWS

A Groundbreaking Partnership In May of 2019, Gonzaga announced a new partnership with Georgetown University whereby the university would lease the old “tennis court” lot adjacent to Buchanan Field for the construction of student housing. The arrangement will provide a dedicated, long-term revenue stream to Gonzaga that will help service the debt on the school’s parking garage and other capital projects, as well as support scholarships and other school priorities.

While construction won’t be completed for some time, crews broke ground on the new building in September. The renderings below offer an exciting glimpse of what’s to come.

Top: The new building, which is in close proximity to Georgetown’s Law Center and School of Continuing Studies, will be used for student housing.

Bottom left: This rendering shows the building from the north, with Buchanan Field in the foreground.

Bottom right: This rendering of the new Georgetown University building at 55 H Street, NW, shows the view from the southwest.

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Marching for Justice

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n June 9, a group of Gonzaga students and recent graduates marched silently from Eye Street to the U.S. Capitol in protest of systemic racism and the deaths of Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, and George Floyd. The march was led by Onyx Club president Simon Armstrong ’22 and was one of several ways the Gonzaga community came together in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement across the country. “It is humbling and rewarding to see our students center Black and brown voices during this troubling, but hopefully transformational time,” says Devon Leary, Gonzaga’s Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. “Black Lives Matter and these young men give us hope.”

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When the Class of 2020 started their senior year, no one could have predicted that March 12 would be the last day that they would spend on Eye Street as current students. Despite the challenges and profound disappointment of being apart, the members of the Class of 2020 continued to come together virtually and in spirit, serving as leaders to underclassmen and supporting one another throughout it all.

The pages that follow are a tribute to and celebration of the Class of 2020—a class Gonzaga will never forget.

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hroughout the month of May, the Gonzaga community rallied in many different ways to celebrate the Class of 2020—from a Virtual Senior Week with lighthearted competitions and a daylong retreat to a series of videos honoring senior spring athletes and a surprise tribute to the entire class on Buchanan Field. “While we know nothing could make up for what this time of year typically looks like on Eye Street, we still wanted to celebrate,” said Assistant Director of Campus Ministry Danielle Flood, who was fundamental in organizing many of the events. “What I loved about our Virtual Senior Week was that it was uniquely grounded in community, relationships, and a celebration of one another—something that has always been at the heart of what Gonzaga students represent, whether or not we are physically on campus.”

Here are some photos of the ways the Gonzaga community congratulated and honored the Class of 2020.

1. On May 8, Gonzaga held its annual Charter Day Celebration virtually.

The community came together over Facebook to watch a program that honored the many accomplishments of our faculty, staff, and students— and in particular our seniors. This behind-the-scenes photo shows Jonathan Kokotajlo ’16 filming Headmaster Mr. Every, who served as emcee of the day.

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2. During Virtual Senior Week, students were invited to take part in daily competitions such as a trick shot contest and a Rube Goldberg Machine competition. Pictured is an entry in the “Grad at Grad” art competition.

3. Campus Ministry organized a day-long virtual Senior Retreat, which included opportunities for students to reflect, connect, and pray. Ahead of the retreat, faculty and staff members submitted prayers for a prayer book dedicated to the Class of 2020 called “Go Forth.”

4. Students raise a La Croix over Zoom during Mr. Pugliese’s “La Croix Friday”—one of several light-hearted gatherings organized by teachers during Senior Week.

5. Class of 2020 Valedictorian Josh Pfefferkorn was named “Most Likely to Find a Cure for the Coronavirus” in the Aetonian’s senior superlative video, which was streamed during Senior Week.

6. Students had fun with the daily competitions. Here’s a photo of Carson Schaefer ’20 during the Chopped Cooking Competition.

7. On Thursday night of Senior Week, at 8:20 PM (which in military time is 20:20), Gonzaga turned on the lights on Buchanan Field for 20 minutes and 20 seconds. The surprise countdown was streamed

on Gonzaga’s social media channels alongside photos of every member of the Class of 2020.

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8. Throughout the month of May, Gonzaga aired several special tributes to the senior athletes whose Spring seasons were cut short. Called Virtual Senior Days, these video tributes included special montages about the members of the Class of 2020 who played baseball, crew, golf, lacrosse, rugby, tennis, and track. Here you can see a slide honoring the seniors who ran track.

9. And here is a photo—taken from their Virtual Senior Day Video—of some of the members of the Class of 2020 who rowed crew.

10. Virtual Senior Week culminated with a Mass streamed from Our Lady’s Chapel on Sunday, May 31.

Father Planning celebrated the Mass and was joined by Mr. Every, who read the names of all of the members of the Class of 2020. To read Father Planning’s full homily from that day, turn to page 20.

Once again, congratulations to the Class of 2020! We’re proud to now welcome you all into the Gonzaga alumni community.

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To watch the videos that are mentioned on these two pages, as well as to see more photos of our celebrations of the Class of 2020, visit Gonzaga.org/2020.

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“Men on a Mission”

On the morning of Sunday, May 31—the day that would have been Gonzaga’s 199th Commencement Ceremony—the Class of 2020 and their families, teachers, and friends tuned into Facebook to watch a Virtual Mass and Celebration in their honor. Printed on these two pages is Gonzaga President Father Stephen Planning’s homily on that bittersweet occasion.

Father Planning addressing the Class of 2020 from Our Lady’s Chapel.

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raduates of the Class of 2020, you don’t need me to tell you that you are graduating in a time of great adversity.

Every day the news is filled with stories of the challenges all around us. Our country, and indeed our world, is facing some of the greatest challenges we have ever faced in modern times. This is indeed a time of extraordinary adversity.

While people have used many adjectives to describe the difficulties that we are going through, the one adjective that I do not agree with is ‘unprecedented.’ While the challenges that face us are unique to this time, Class of 2020, you are not

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alone among your fellow Eagles for graduating in a time of great adversity.

Next year, our school will celebrate its bicentennial. When you look over the extraordinary expanse of our school’s existence, you will see multiple examples of Gonzaga students graduating during times of tremendous adversity and facing uncertain futures.

In the hallway outside my office, you can see photos of our students that date back to the 1800s. In those days, Gonzaga had a Cadet Corps. There are photos on the walls of our Eagles in their Civil War era cadet uniforms lined up in formation.

During the first half of the 1860s, many of our graduates found themselves at war with their own former citizens in a country that had been ripped apart. It’s hard to imagine this kind of adversity today.

The beginning of the 20th century found our graduates confronting both the First World War and the global influenza pandemic of 1918, an illness which in the course of one year would claim almost 600,000 American lives. During the early 1930s, our graduates found themselves leaving Eye Street and stepping out into a world ravaged by the Great Depression.

In the late 1960s, the neighborhood around Gonzaga would explode from the race riots resulting after the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. The graduates of that era found themselves entering a world of civil unrest, cultural upheaval, and the Vietnam War. Class of 2020, you are not alone in graduating during a time of great adversity.

Some of the greatest examples of our Eagles graduating during one of the most extraordinary times of adversity are found among our alumni who graduated during the Second World War. I hold in my hands the yearbook from the Class of 1943.

The very first pictures you see inside the yearbook are not of student life, but rather of the war that marked this class’s entire time at Gonzaga.

The forward to the yearbook is deeply moving. In it, the senior class recounts what it was like to have their four years of high school completely overshadowed by one of the greatest wars in history. Within eight days of starting their freshman year in 1939, the war in Europe had begun with England and France declaring war on Germany.

By the fall of their junior year, the United States was at war. In their yearbook, the seniors write, ‘On

December 7, 1941, our own fathers, brothers, and friends went forth to do battle… Draft age was lowered to include us—and now our graduation was merely a stepping stone to military life.’

In talking about what awaited them after graduation, they write, ‘As dawn breaks over the horizon of our lives, we behold not a glorious sunrise of bright prospects,… but a grim one, overshadowed by clouds of war and hate. We plunge into the midst of a tremendous conflict, many to play the role of active combatants. But we do not march forth alone. We are accompanied by many former teachers now serving both as chaplains and fighters…’

Most Gonzaga students who graduated during this time did not go to college until years later. In fact, every single graduate of the Class of 1944 entered the armed forces immediately after graduation. That is why we honor them with the stadium portal along Eye Street.

Graduates of the Class of 2020, you are not alone in graduating during a time of great adversity.

Rather, you join the company of some of our most distinguished alumni who have graduated under most difficult circumstances and who have always risen to the occasion.

What does it mean for you to step out from the comfort of Eye Street into a world of adversity? I would suggest to you that there are two basic mindsets that people have when confronted with adversity.

Some view adversity as a curse, while others see it as a calling. Some men are confronted with adversity and they ask the question, ‘Why me?’

While others ask, ‘What can I do?’

A Gonzaga man who has truly internalized the values of our school falls into the second class of men.

He asks himself not, ‘Why me?’ But, rather, ‘What can I do?’ He approaches adversity and struggle not with the attitude of the victim, but rather with the enthusiasm of a man on a mission.

Today, as a church we celebrate the extraordinary moment of Pentecost. There could not be a more fitting celebration to mark the day of your official graduation. The parallels are extraordinary between what those early apostles were living, and the place you find yourselves

today.

After the crucifixion of Christ, the disciples found themselves disillusioned and demoralized. The high hopes and dreams that the apostles experienced for more than three years following Christ were dashed and imploded when their leader was executed as a common criminal.

Afraid and depressed, they went into hiding for 40 days. They behaved not as men on a mission, but as victims.

They hid themselves from the world, licked their wounds, and asked themselves, ‘Why me?’

When the Holy Spirit came upon them at Pentecost nothing had changed in the world around them. It was still the same dark, scary place that had sent them into hiding. What changed, however, were their own minds and hearts. The Spirit of God which rushed upon them freed them from their sense of fear and victimhood, and transformed them into men on a mission. Gradually, they would emerge from the place of their seclusion, and over time they would transform the world.

Graduates of the Class of 2020, we know that there is a special spirit in the Gonzaga community. You can call it camaraderie, you can call it brotherhood, call it what you like.

However, I have always believed that the spirit of Gonzaga is special because it is ultimately rooted in God’s Holy Spirit. The reason Gonzaga is special is because it is a place where God’s Spirit is allowed to roam free.

Graduates of the Class of 2020, you have been recipients of that extraordinary spirit, not today on Pentecost, but every day during your four years on Eye Street. Gentlemen of the Class of 2020, your Pentecost moment has taken place gradually since the first day you entered the halls of Gonzaga. You have heard the call of Christ not to be a victim, but rather to be a man on a mission.

Open your hearts again to that extraordinary and real presence of God’s Spirit as you have experienced it over these years. Let the Spirit of God into your hearts as you step forward from Gonzaga and ask yourself not, ‘Why me?’ But rather, ‘What can I do to heal and transform my broken world?’

Do this, and you do not graduate a victim. Rather you will take your place in the long line of heroic graduates from Gonzaga who have graduated during times of extraordinary adversity and who have gone forth with the mindset of Christ to heal our broken world.

Graduates of the Class of 2020, congratulations on all you have accomplished. We celebrate you for all that you’ve achieved during your amazing four-year tenure on Eye Street. We have done our best to prepare you for the challenges that lie ahead in these uncertain times.

Now go forth with our blessing, and in the power of God’s Spirit, as men on a mission, to serve and heal our broken world.”

The forward to the 1943 Aetonian features photos of the war that marked the class’s entire time at Gonzaga.

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“Forged by the Fires They Endured”

Smoke rises behind the U.S. Capitol building on April 6, 1968. Credit: Library of Congress.

like the Class of 2020, the M uch Class of 1968 graduated from

Gonzaga in a time of great uncertainty and change. Although the challenges the two classes faced were different, there are striking parallels.

Both classes saw the Spring of their senior year disrupted in ways they will never forget. Both classes saw America struggling with and confronting racial

Former Gonzaga Board Member William Miner ’68 says that the adversity his class endured only made them stronger. And he believes the same will be true for the Class of 2020.

“Most young men think about their Senior Spring in high school as a victory party—a semester full of fond farewells, reflections on past achievements, and optimism for a limitless future. I can hardly imagine that being the case for

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inequality. Both classes graduated from the comfort of Eye Street to enter into a world of civil unrest and social upheaval.

We reached out to several members of the Class of 1968 and asked them to share some memories from their senior year—a time in Gonzaga’s history that in many ways reminds us of today.

the Gonzaga Class of 2020. It certainly was not for the Eagles graduating in 1968.

In the Spring of 1968, the plans for graduating with fanfare and stepping forward into a new world of promise were abruptly canceled. The Vietnam War consumed the news and mortally threatened all young men that qualified for the draft. Any deferment for college or otherwise would do. The fear of the draft

William Miner ’68

was even more threatening after the January 1968 Tet Offensive, when the U.S. Embassy in Saigon surrendered, and 70,000 Viet Cong washed across South Vietnam.

More uncertainty was created in March 1968, when President Lyndon Banes Johnson, now weary of the war, announced he would not be running for re-election. This opened the door for President Richard Nixon. We would have to wait until our Freshmen year in college to fully appreciate his audacity.

However, not to worry, Easter was coming with warm weather and Spring colors to boost our spirits. Who would ever imagine that the beacon of social justice, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., would be abruptly gunned down on a Memphis hotel balcony? It was the evening of Thursday, April 4, 1968, just one week before Easter break.

For the next month, there was a sickly, furious smoke in the air. Washington, D.C., like nearly every other major city in the U.S., was set ablaze. Driving around with my family to witness my Northeast neighborhood seemed both dangerous and necessary. I remember in that moment how Capitol Hill mirrored the Vietnamese war zone we saw on television each night. Miraculously, Gonzaga High School, St. Al’s, and the McKenna Center remained untouched, protected by Eye Street residents thankful for decades of community service.

Fifty years on, the rest of the timeline becomes a blur. The assassination of Presidential hopeful Robert F. Kennedy on June 5, 1968 was too much to comprehend, and I cannot remember if I marched out of St. Aloysius Church before or after that tragedy. These were indeed trying times with no end in sight.

A dark cloud of hopelessness hung over the Summer of 1968, a lot like the cloud over the

Michael Dolan ’68

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Summer of 2020.

If hard times make men stronger, the Classes of 1968 and 2020 were forged by the fires they endured. Although we are a half century apart, we share the belief that Black Lives Matter, climate change is real, and if we all do our part, COVID-19 will be tamed. Together, we raise our clenched fists in the air to signal our hope for the future.

The same way members of the U.S. Olympic Track Team did in October 1968 after winning gold in Mexico City.”

Several members of the Class of ’68 have vivid memories of being at Gonzaga on Friday, April 5, 1968, the day after Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated. Michael Dolan ’68 remembers a rare call from his father: “I remember few details of the first two hours of school but the only talk was of the assassination and its impact; somebody said he had seen smoke coming from Seventh Street, NW. In 4B, Jack King skipped the standard yuka-minute homeroom monologue.

At midmorning, the headmaster’s office summoned me. My father was on the line, Mrs. Joyner said.

‘Find your brothers, take the car, and get home,’ he said.”

some news on the radio. Others were there listening to WOL or WOOK, and we heard reports about dangerous activity all around us, especially Georgia Avenue and H Street NE. It may be my old imagination, but I remember Stokely Carmichael saying that all white people who didn’t live in the District should get out of town as fast as possible.

I didn’t believe then or now that it was a threat. I believe it was a kind of public safety announcement to avoid conflict. That was enough for me. I barged into my brother’s class, in progress, and told whoever was teaching I was taking Bob with me, now.”

Bill Howard ’68 stayed at Gonzaga late that afternoon with his Greek class to watch the Orson Wells adaptation of All the King’s Men: “After the movie, Mr. Martin, a Jesuit scholastic, told us that there were riots throughout the city, and cautioned us to get

Joseph Spaniol ’68 also remembers leaving school early that day: “During a morning break in classes, I went to the senior smoking lounge for a Kool and

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home safely and quickly. I offered a ride to several classmates, including Mike deBettencourt and Pete Corrado, both of whom lived in Bethesda. There were others —maybe John Madigan, maybe Joe Morris—whom I forget, but my ’63 Chevy II station wagon was packed.

When we turned onto North Capitol Street, the scene was eerie; at rush hour, the street and sidewalks should have been congested. They were surprisingly clear. As we traveled north, there really was no evidence of any unrest, until we reached Florida Ave. Looking east and west, there were fires and clouds of black smoke in many places. The traffic lights on North Capitol cooperated, however, and we made it to Missouri Avenue without much stopping. I turned left onto Missouri, and our luck continued, until the light at Missouri and 4th, where those streets converge with New Hampshire and Kennedy. The light turned red. I was second in line. We saw a group of youths walking south on 4th, with the light, when two of them left the line, walked over to the car in front of us and started to hit the driver through his open window.

I asked everyone to roll up their windows and keep quiet. When the light turned green, the crowd got out of the street, the car in front was able to move, and we followed. It was an interesting journey, to say the least.”

Daniel Madzelan ’68 on the drive into school on Monday morning,

This photo of a street in downtown D.C. was taken on April 8, 1968. Credit: Library of Congress.

April 8, 1968: “Michigan Avenue to 4th Street NE to Lincoln Road seemed pretty normal. We spilled onto North Capitol and everything changed. We stopped at the traffic light at Florida. A halftrack parked in the middle of the intersection facing north as if to say, yes, this is a checkpoint.

Numerous M38 Jeeps with whip

antennas and mounted .50-cals.

A soldier posted at the front door of every business. Walter Johnson Liquors on the SW corner had two sentries on duty, as did every liquor store on North Capitol.

The military presence was highly evident and in-your-face. I would not have thought of it at that time, but later on I imagined this is what occupied Paris looked like in the 1940s.”

Joseph McCarthy ’68 on the lessons he learned from Fr. Horace McKenna—and carried with him into adulthood:

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“I can recall, on the day following Dr. King’s assassination, riding very nervously in Don Beyer’s mammoth Chrysler through downtown DC with Rich Park, Steve Brown, and Pat Stanton and watching angry crowds smash shop windows and carry away merchandise.

In retrospect, the rage and despair evident on that long-ago afternoon seems now a natural reaction to both the assassination of Dr. King and to the apparently intractable poverty that we had witnessed every day for four years as we traveled to and from 19 Eye Street. Looking back, I believe continual exposure to that stark urban reality provided a unique and valuable dimension to our educations, as did the shining example of Fr. McKenna’s efforts to reduce human suffering in the neighborhoods around Gonzaga.

Black lives always mattered to Horace McKenna, S.J., and he taught this through his ministry.”

In the Spring of 2018, more than 70 members of the Class of 1968 gathered on Eye Street for their 50th Reunion. In the months leading up to the reunion, the class had decided that they wanted to endow a scholarship that would provide tuition assistance to graduates of the Washington Jesuit Academy who matriculated to Gonzaga.

“People were reflecting back on what Gonzaga did for them while they were there, but more importantly thereafter,” says John Madigan ’68, about how the idea for the scholarship came about. “People in our class went on to do a wide variety of really interesting and wonderful things—work in medicine, politics, education, entertainment. And as people were reflecting back, there was also a desire to give back.”

The Class of 1968 ended up contributing $500,000 to the scholarship fund on their reunion weekend—twice the amount they set out to raise originally.

Many of them say that the events that shaped the spring of their senior year stayed with them forever, creating a spirit of generosity, a desire to help others, and a bond with their classmates and Alma Mater that few classes experience.

Let us hope that—despite the disappointment and disruption of the second semester of their senior year—the Class of 2020 will eventually come to experience similar outcomes.

Top: The 1968 Aetonian includes a tribute to the Civil Rights leaders who were slain during the spring of the class’ senior year.

Bottom: In June 2018, more than 70 members of the Class of 1968 came back to Eye Street to celebrate their 50th Reunion. “As people were reflecting back,” says John Madigan ’68,“there was a desire to give back.”

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Building on a Strong Legacy After 35 years, the Carmody family and Gonzaga recently announced that beginning in the Fall of 2020, the Carmody Open would be renamed the Carmody Lynn Open, in honor of both Kevin Carmody ’62 and Michael Lynn ’94.

Closewise from left to right: Aetonian photos of Kevin Carmody ’62 and Michael Lynn ’94; Michael with his son, Noah, on Buchanan Field; This year’s Carmody Lynn Open will be played on October 16 at P.B. Dye and Worthington Manor golf courses.

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s many Gonzaga alumni and benefactors know, the Carmody Open has been one of Gonzaga’s signature events for over three decades. Spearheaded by John Carmody ’54 and Michael Murray ’62, the tournament was first played in 1984 in loving memory of Kevin Carmody ’62.

Kevin Carmody passed away suddenly at age 40 while jogging in his neighborhood, leaving behind a wife and two young children. John and Michael, along with many of Kevin’s friends and classmates, created the golf tournament to raise money for the Kevin W. Carmody ’62 Endowed Scholarship Fund, which provides tuition assistance for deserving Gonzaga students without a father

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present in their lives.

“We are so proud of and humbled by the generosity of the Gonzaga community over the years,” says John Carmody ’54. “Many young men have been able to attend Gonzaga because of this scholarship fund. It’s a wonderful tribute to Kevin and a way to honor his legacy.”

This past year, John and Michael, along with the extended Carmody family, began thinking about opportunities to grow the scholarship fund in Kevin’s name. “This year marked our 35th Carmody Open—an impressive milestone,” says Michael Murray ’62.

“We want to ensure that it thrives for another 35 years, and that it continues to bring together Gonzaga alumni and supporters of all generations.”

It was with that in mind that the Carmody family recently announced that they would like to honor another Gonzaga graduate who—like Kevin— passed away at a young age, leaving behind a wife and two small children.

A member of the Class of 1994, Mike Lynn’s love of Gonzaga began, as it has for so many, through brotherhood. From the moment he first set foot on campus with his older brothers, Dan ’87 and Kevin ’92, he dreamed of being a Man for Others.

During his four years on Eye Street, Mike was a captain of the football team, a stand-out student, and an exuberant participant in Kairos and other service projects. He treated everyone—teachers, coaches, friends, and shy underclassmen—

with the same kindness, respect, and selflessness.

After graduating from Gonzaga, Mike went on to Georgetown University, where he majored in International Relations and was a leader on the football team. In 2008, he married his wife, Erica, and later they had two children, Noah and Emerson. Sadly, Mike passed away in September 2019 after battling multiple myeloma.

“Mike loved and took great pride in all things Gonzaga and looked forward to seeing his son Noah become a Man for Others,” says Mike’s brother, Dan. “Erica, Noah, Emerson, and the rest of Lynn family greatly appreciate the generosity of both Gonzaga and the Carmody family in making the memory of Mike a part of this great cause.”

Beginning this fall, Gonzaga is thrilled to continue the tradition of this event as the Carmody Lynn Open. “Much like Kevin, Mike carried his friendships and memories from Gonzaga with him for the rest of his life,” says John Carmody ’54. “We are honored to be able to pay tribute with this tournament to another son of Gonzaga, and continue the important work of giving deserving young men a chance to

receive an Eye Street education.”

Jimmy Miller ’94, a close friend of Mike’s, adds: “Always a leader, Mike inspired everyone who met him with his contagious smile, dedication to

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Always a leader, Mike inspired everyone who met him with his contagious smile, dedication to his faith, and tireless work ethic. As an alumnus, Mike loved attending football games with his family and the annual Smoker and five-year reunions with his former classmates. Even though we will always miss Mike, we are so thankful to have his name associated with this prestigious event to remind everyone of Mike’s generosity and selflessness.

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his faith, and tireless work ethic. As an alumnus, Mike loved attending football games with his family and the annual Smoker and five-year reunions with his former classmates.

Even though we will always miss Mike, we are so thankful to have his name associated with this prestigious event to remind everyone of Mike's generosity and selflessness."

This year, the Carmody Lynn Open will take place on Friday, October 16 at PB Dye and Worthington Manor golf courses. For those who cannot join us in person, we plan to offer—for the first time this year—the chance to register to play in the Open at a course of your choice as a virtual golfer. For more details about this year’s tournament, including information on how to register to golf or become a sponsor, visit www.

Gonzaga.org/CarmodyLynnOpen.

“As Gonzaga approaches its 200th anniversary, we are more aware than ever of the crucial role endowed scholarships play in our future,” says Rev. Stephen W. Planning, S.J. “Over the years, this scholarship has enabled dozens of young men to attend Gonzaga. The golf tournament has also helped to maintain friendships and create new ones among our alumni and supporters.

Gonzaga is enormously grateful to the Carmody family for their dedication and support, and we look forward to honoring Michael Lynn and his family in the years to come.”

Left: Michael Murray ’62 and John Carmody ’54 at a recent Carmody Open.

Right: The Lynn Family: Noah, Erica, Emerson, and Mike.

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Coping with a Crisis In a matter of days, Covid-19 changed everything on Eye Street. Here’s how a tightknit community like Gonzaga is staying together, while keeping our distance.

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Left: Gonzaga’s Facilities team, including Francisco Gonzales, worked tirelessly throughout the summer to prepare Eye Street for the 2020-2021 school year.

Top: Directional arrows were installed all around campus, creating traffic patterns for students and faculty.

Bottom: Students take part in socially-distant Retreat Team Training in late August.

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very Monday afternoon this summer, a group of about a dozen Gonzaga administrators and faculty logged onto their computers to join a weekly Zoom meeting called Reopen Gonzaga. Each of the staffers on the call was overseeing its own Task Force charged with a different aspect of bringing students and faculty back to campus in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic.

Back in mid-March, Gonzaga—like many schools around the country— had made the difficult but necessary decision to shift to distance learning, moving all academic instruction and extracurricular activities online. Although teachers and students did an amazing job of teaching and learning over their computer screens, the community desperately missed being with one another. An essential part of the Gonzaga experience—joking, laughing, just being together—was missing, and everyone wanted to get it back.

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on these Task Forces were asked to re-examine life on Eye Street to make sure it complied with recommendations from public health experts and requirements from the D.C. Department of Health. They looked at everything—from parking and classroom configurations to extracurricular activities, technology, and student schedules. As discussions took place and plans began to take shape, it quickly became clear that Gonzaga’s urban location and historic buildings would make reopening particularly complicated.

“Gonzaga’s campus is old and crowded and we don’t have much open space,” says Stephen Neill ’89, Gonzaga’s Chief Operating Officer.

“On a normal day here on Eye Street, it is chaotic and hectic—and that’s part of what we love about Gonzaga.

It’s part of the character and the soul of the school. But we knew that all those things we love present real logistical challenges in our current environment. They’re not insur-

mountable, but they require us to rethink our daily life down here and make changes to virtually everything we do.”

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ver the summer, Gonzaga’s Facilities team got to work clearing out and reconfiguring all of our classrooms and teacher work areas. Classrooms were measured for socially distant occupancy, markings were placed on the floor where desks should go, and a “teaching lane” was marked off in the front of the classroom.

At the same time, Educational Technologist John Kilroy and the Technology Task Force began installing new cameras and microphones in all of our classrooms. Made by Logitech, the new camera system connects the classroom to those at home through video conferencing, allowing the remote user to engage with those in the classroom as if they were in the room with one another.

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“We wanted to make absolutely certain that there was the same educational experience and opportunity for engagement whether students are present physically or attending class virtually,” says Headmaster Mr. Tom Every. “This technology really achieves that goal. It’s remarkable.”

Each week of the summer brought another upgrade or change. New outdoor seating areas and tents were set up along Eye Street and Buchanan Field; directional arrows were installed all around campus, creating new traffic patterns for students and faculty; bathrooms and locker rooms were renovated; and daily health screening protocols were introduced. In addition, the school hired a second school nurse, Mrs. Amy Harper, to help manage and track potential exposure to the virus among our community.

In early August, Gonzaga and the Board of Trustees made the decision to begin the school year with academic instruction taking place virtually for the first quarter. However, faculty and staff would be on Eye Street, an important and significant step towards reopening. In addition, the schedule incorporated something called “G Days,” when students would be allowed to come to campus in small groups for co-curricular activities.

As the summer wound down, teachers, coaches, and staff were encouraged to think about creative, safe ways to bring students back to campus for G Days. “We knew student life would look different this year,” says Jim Kilroy, Gonzaga’s Dean of Students. “But we were energized by the idea of coming up with opportunities for students to come together in person again. Our goal became: How can we recreate some of that sense of community we lost last spring?”

As the first day of classes approached, the feeling around school was one of cautious optimism. “I am so incredibly proud and grateful to all the people who worked tirelessly over the summer to get us ready for the new school year,” says Mr. Every. “Despite all the challenges and obstacles that our students and faculty have faced, I’ve witnessed an inspiring level of resilience in the face of that disappointment. Gonzaga’s sense of community has and will continue to play a big role in carrying us through this challenging time.”

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Top: Math Teacher Mark Howell ’73, Librarian Pam Valerias, and Religion Teacher Harry Rissetto ’89 catch up, at a distance, on the first day of faculty and staff meetings in August.

Middle: Using the new video technology that was installed over the summer, Religion Teacher Brendan Hartnett ’97 leads a discussion from his classroom with students, who are at home.

Bottom: New cameras and microphones have been installed in all of Gonzaga’s classrooms.

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Top: Seniors taking part in Gonzaga’s first G Day, a commemoration of the 1963 March on Washington.

Middle: Father Gap LoBiondo, S.J. helped lead Retreat Team Training.

Bottom: New outdoor seating areas have been set up around Eye Street.

n Saturday, August 22, a group of students sat at desks in a classroom writing notes that would eventually be posted on a message board outside the Campus Ministry office. Written with the freshman class in mind, the colorful post-it notes said things like Stay Positive and We Are Strong Together.

The students were on campus as part of Retreat Team Training, a weekend-long program organized

by Campus Ministry to train the students who would be leading this year’s retreats. Over the course of two days, more than 100 juniors and seniors came to campus in groups of 10 to take part in the training.

“The students relished the time being back on Eye Street and reconnecting with friends,” says Dr. Stephen Szolosi, Director of Campus Ministry. “Despite all that’s been thrown at these young men over the last few months, they remain hopeful for the year, determined to rise above, and confident that we will prove resilient.”

A few days later, more than 100 seniors came down to Eye Street for Gonzaga’s first official G Day of the year, a commemoration of the 1963 March on Washington. The following week, the junior class was on campus for an introduction to College Counseling and a chance to play some socially-distant games on Buchanan Field.

On the days in between, Gonzaga’s faculty and staff have been on campus, using the new video technology to teach from their classrooms, spending time in the new seating areas outdoors, and connecting with students over Zoom, Google Meet, and countless other platforms.

“The beginning of this school year has felt different from anything we have ever experienced before,” says Gonzaga President Father Planning.

“But it is a delight to hear our faculty and staff teaching and interacting with students from their classrooms, and to see students returning in small waves to Eye Street. Over the course of the past few months, the dedication and creativity of our faculty and the determination and resilience of our students have been an impressive sight to see. We know this coming year will present challenges, but I am hopeful that our students will come away from this time with stronger bonds with both Gonzaga and each other.”

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Faculty & Staff Counselor Thomas “Mac” Kimmitt ’04 and his wife, Megan, welcomed a son, Malcolm MacDonald Kimmitt, on April 20, 2020.

English Teacher Bill Pierce ’07 and his wife, Callie, welcomed a son, Oliver William Pierce, on June 22, 2020.

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David J. Muller ’52 says that, at age 85, he believes Gonzaga has enabled a very good life for him. He notes that marrying a girl from Notre Dame High School across the quadrangle was a keystone.

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Richard H. Reed, MD ’54 is pleased to announce that he is “alive and well and of sound mind at age 83.” He still pursues his life pleasures of hunting and fishing and is a practicing Catholic.

He attributes all of this to the grace of God and a Gonzaga/Jesuit education.

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Bob Devaney ’55 published a book called You Hate Computers, Admit It, which he describes as “a somewhat snarky book about issues we all have with computers, both Mac and Windows.” The book is available on Amazon.com and BN.com.

Martin Gallagher Jr., MD ’55 became an ordained Jesuit priest in the Maryland Province in 1969. He went on to receive his RN degree from the University of DC and to graduate from the Georgetown University School of Medicine in 1983.

After, he completed a residency in Internal Medicine at the Washington Hospital Center. He also served in the National Health Service Corps in Larose, Louisiana from 1986-1989. Martin and his business partner started the Community Free Clinic for the medically uninsured and underinsured in 1990, which celebrated its 30th year on Febuary 13, 2020.

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Thomas LaMoure ’56 writes to update that he is the proud grandfather of Grace and Will LaMoure. Grace is a graduate of Loyola University Maryland and Will is a sophomore at Fordham University in New York City.

and a bowl on the front steps of his home in Northwest Washington.” Richard is the founder of Our House, a home and job training program for at-risk young men in Brookeville, Maryland. He has won several awards for his work, including being featured as a CNN hero in 2015.

On February 29, 2020, brothers Mike Palm ’66 and Herb Palm ’70 celebrated their shared leap year birthday, having been born on the same day, four years apart in 1948 and 1952, respectively.

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In March, Larry Vagnoni, Tom Donohoe, Tony Restaino, Pete Quimby, and

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Ron Saemann ’59 was proud to have both managed and played outfield for his softball team this past season. Fourteen players aged 58 to 80, including Ron, represented the Continental Country Club of Wildwood, Florida, in the “Sun & Fun” Senior Softball League. The team scored an average of 16 runs a game and finished the five-month season with a record of 24-4!

1966 On May 5, Washington Post columnist John Kelly featured Gonzaga alumnus Richard Bienvenue ’66 in his column.

Kelly wrote: “Richard Bienvenue was struck by the many well-deserved tributes to hospital workers and first responders: the applause and songs and homemade masks. He felt delivery people should get some love, too. And so he put a cooler

Far Left: Richard Bienvenue ’66 (left) having some fun with Tavon Bean, a young man who attended Bienvenue’s nonprofit, Our House.

Photo Credit: David Karas for the Christian Science Monitor.

Left: Members of the Class of 1971 from left to right: Larry Vagnoni, Tom Donohoe, Tony Restaino, Pete Quimby, and William Malloy.

Top: Brothers Herb Palm ’70 (left) and Mike Palm ’66 (right).

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William Malloy, all members of the Class of 1971, met up at Larry’s house in Edgewater, Maryland, to enjoy some Ledo’s pizza and reminiscing.

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At 65 years old, George Steinback ’73 enjoys spending his time on the golf course. At Wescott Golf Club in Charleston, South Carolina, he “putted” 83 yards for an eagle on Black Robin’s hole #9 (Par 5 - 486 yds). He also had dinner and golfed with Arnold Palmer.

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On Saturday, March 7, 13 members from the Class of 1976 volunteered at the McKenna Center, where they helped paint and clean. Members in attendance included Brian Jarvis, Tim Veith, Chris Cullen, John Delaney, Denis O’Reily, Brendan Collins, David Williams, Pat Kimener, Billy O’Reilly, Paul Mayhew, Michael Murphy, Jim Begg, and Garry Baker. The group had the opportunity to hear directly from Kim Cox, President and CEO of the McKenna Center, about its mission and plans for the future.

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José Acosta ’83 recently wrote and directed a short film called Hey Zeus about the horrors happening in our immigration system on the Southern border. The film has won awards in several Georgia film festivals and was screened at the DC Independent Film Festival in March. The film also appeared in two recent festivals in the Atlanta area: Atlanta ShortsFest and Summer in the South where José was also nominated for best director.

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help. Donations began to trickle in and Vince decided to put that money towards delivering meals to healthcare workers. Vince made connections with local hospitals, and set up a program where, for $6.50, people could buy a meal and Vince would deliver it to a local hospital to give to a doctor or nurse.

Nearly two years after receiving a kidney transplant at the end of 2018, Seamus Nash ’90 is in good health. He thanks everyone for their thoughts and prayers, and gives a special thank you to the deceased anonymous donor who gave a lifesaving gift.

In February, American playwright, director, choreographer, and performing arts leader Michael Bobbitt ’90 returned to Gonzaga to talk with students about culture, identity, and intersectionality.

Michael was the third speaker in Gonzaga’s four-part Black History Month speaker series.

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In July, Earle Chambers, Ph.D., M.P.H. ’92 was appointed director of the division of research in the department of family and social medicine at Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Montefiore Health System. In this role, Dr. Chambers will help determine the priorities and focus of the department’s research agenda and manage the resources available for the research faculty.

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In May, Kevin McHugh ’96 retired from the U.S. Navy after 20 years of service.

He and his family have moved to the San Francisco Bay area.

Patrick Ruff ’87 currently serves as the Head of School at Woodside Priory in Portola Valley, California. He was named Head of School on July 1, 2020.

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Vince Carbone ’90 owns a Subway franchise restaurant in Ashburn, Virginia.

When the pandemic reached his community, Vince—like many small business owners—was forced to close his restaurant’s doors. In an attempt to stay afloat, Vince started taking virtual orders and doing local, no-contact deliveries. That was when friends and community members began to ask what they could do to

Left: Earle Chambers, Ph.D., M.P.H. ’92 Top Right: Members of the Class of 1976 serving in the McKenna Center. From left to right: Brian Jarvis, Tim Veith, Chris Cullen, John Delaney, Denis O’Reily, Brendan Collins, David Williams, Pat Kimener, Billy O’Reilly, Paul Mayhew, Michael Murphy, and Jim Begg. Not pictured is Garry Baker.

Middle Right: Vince Carbone ’90 (right) delivering Subway meals to healthcare workers during the coronavirus pandemic.

Bottom Right: Michael Bobbitt ’90 at Gonzaga as part of the 2020 Black History Month speaker series.

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Nathaniel Hathaway ’98 was promoted to full Commander in the U.S. Navy. He is still serving our country in the Norfolk, Virginia area as a Navy Pilot and lives with his wife and three sons in Chesapeake.

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Paul Madsen ’00 and wife, Jessica, welcomed Arthur Joseph Madsen on March 8, 2020 in Akron, Ohio. Arthur joins siblings Clara (7), William (5), and Jackson (2).

Colin Roussil ’00 and his wife, Elizabeth, welcomed a baby boy, Theodore David Roussil, on May 12, 2020. The family resides in Santa Monica, California.

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Top: Lieutenant Commander Paul Miller ’01 Bottom: Justin Scurlock ’04 (center) with his parents, Rev. Gregory Scurlock and Mrs. Vanessa Scurlock at Gonzaga’s Athletic Hall of Fame induction ceremony.

On March 6, Lieutenant Commander Paul Miller ’01 was awarded the George Washington University (GWU) Trachtenberg School of Public Policy & Administration’s 2020 Outstanding Recent Alumni Award. Paul is currently assigned as the Operations Center Chief for the Coast Guard Sector San Francisco where he is responsible for oversight of all search and rescue, port safety and security, and domestic and international vessel oversight missions from the California-Oregon border to the San Luis Obispo County,

California line. Prior, he served as Deputy Senior Director for Legislative Affairs on the National Security Council at the White House and as the Coast Guard’s Deputy Senate Liaison on Capitol Hill. He received his MPA from GWU in 2015 and also holds a BS in Mechanical Engineering from the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, an MBA from Oklahoma State University, and a Master’s Degree in National Security and Strategic studies from the U.S. Naval War College.

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Michael J. Kelley ’02 and his wife, Anne, welcomed their fourth child, Samuel Joseph, on December 13, 2019, who looks forward to joining Gonzaga’s Class of 2037.

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Justin Scurlock ’04 was recently named the Branch Chief of the High Performance Computing and Communications Branch under the Strategic Sourcing Acquisition Division at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric administration (NOAA). In this role, he will manage a team, along with an acquisition portfolio, of over $1 billion. The portfolio will include both operational and developmental computer modeling procurements used for weather forecast modeling and predictions. Justin recently oversaw the awarding of NOAA’s Weather and Climate

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Operational Supercomputer System Contract to CSRA, a General Dynamics Company. This system was featured in the Washington Post and will dramatically increase weather forecast accuracy. Prior to taking this position, Justin served as a Contracting Officer where he awarded major federal contracts including, but not limited to, those for supplies and services, information technology, construction, architecture, and engineering. Justin has also participated in and has been accepted into many prestigious federal government programs and fellowships aimed at developing tomorrow’s federal acquisition leaders.

2005

Nic Bash ’05 and his brother Jamie Bash ’13 founded HoneyFlower Foods in 2018 to provide healthy, sustainable, and delicious meals to residents of DC. The business has grown and evolved, but their primary focus has remained on their core values: healthy food, sustainable food, zero waste, and community. In the Spring, they partnered with organizations such as José Andrés and World Central Kitchen (DC & New York), So Others Might Eat, and DC Food Runners to provide thousands of nutritious meals to health care workers on the front lines.

Nyere-Gibran Miller ’05 is the men’s head basketball coach at Montgomery County Community College (MCCC) in Pennsylvania. In his second year as coach of the MCCC Mustangs, Nyere-Gibran was named the Eastern Pennsylvania Athletic Conference (EPAC) Coach of the Year. He was also named the NJCAA Coach of the Year for the North Atlantic District in Division III basketball after leading his squad to a 22-4 regular season.

Bryant C. Yee ’05 was married to Caroline Davidson in February in Annapolis, Maryland. Bryant was also promoted to Major in the U.S. Marine Corps in July and was recently deployed to Japan for three years.

2007

Evan Seward ’07 and his wife, Katherine, welcomed a baby girl, Ivy Emelia Seward, into their family on March 23.

Ivy already can’t wait to cheer for her older cousin, James Seward, son of Cameron

Seward ’04, and future Gonzaga Class of 2036!

2011

In February, Gonzaga varsity assistant hockey coach Marquise Cotten ’11 was spotlighted by the Washington Capitals as a part of the National Hockey League’s celebration of Black History Month. Marquise’s father, John, has served as director of Gonzaga’s annual National Capital Hockey Tournament (also known as the Purple Puck) since 2007, and was recently recognized by the NHL as well.

2012

In 2011, after returning from a summer service trip to the Red Cloud Indian School in Pine Ridge, South Dakota, Christopher Kilner ’12 was inspired to found a nonprofit organization called the Woape Foundation. The mission of the Woape Foundation is to empower Native American youth through educational and social justice programs. One such program that was recently created is a #NativeLivesMatter educational email series that discusses the history of oppression and racism towards indigenous peoples, the unique challenges faced by Native Americans, and the many, subtle forms of oppression that still exist today.

2014

Prior to the Covid-19 pandemic, Sean Maloney ’14 was managing Nancy Silverton’s Michelin-starred restaurant Osteria Mozza in Los Angeles, California.

Once they were forced to shut down the restaurant, Sean and his team partnered with the Lee Initiative to provide meals and supplies to restaurant workers who were suddenly laid off.

The relief center was eventually moved to another local restaurant called Sqirl and since beginning in early March, Sean and his team have been able to provide almost 10,000 meals.

Top Left: Ivy Emelia Seward, daughter of Evan Seward ’07 and his wife, Katherine.

Top Right: Bryant C. Yee ’05 and his wife, Caroline, at their wedding in February 2020.

Middle: Marquise Cotten ’11 Bottom: Sean Maloney ’14 (center), with Congressman Adam Schiff (left) serving meals to restaurant workers who have been laid off due to COVID-19.

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2015

Chris Jaicks ’15 is a 2019 graduate of MIT where he was a four-year member of the men’s lightweight crew team and graduated with a degree in Course 20 (Biological Engineering). He is currently a research technician in the Ting Lab, which is within the Center for Cancer Research at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH). He was recently featured as an “Engineer Spotlight” on the MIT Athletics website where he shared how the Covid-19 pandemic has impacted his professional and personal life and the unique role he found for himself as a “vent listener” once work at his lab came to a halt due to the virus. “When I was on the floor, I was assigned a handful of rooms to observe and listen for any alarms. If I heard something, I immediately notified the nurses in charge of caring for that patient, to which they always sprang into action,” said Chris. “Sometimes I was asked to help relay messages or send samples to the hospital lab, but my main job was really simply listening.

Many people I encountered made sure to say that even my small job of listening for nurses and doctors contributed to making their very stressful lives a bit easier in this time of need.”

Patrick T. Rives ’15, 2nd Lieutenant, U.S. Army, graduated from U.S. Army Ranger School On April 2, 2020. He successfully completed one of the most demanding courses the military offers without recycling a single phase, a feat only 35 percent of Ranger candidates

achieve. Patrick credits his success to faith and fraternity, values he first learned on Eye Street.

2016

Luke Allen ’16 and Patrick Edwards ’16 will be serving in the Gonzaga Alumni Service Corps for the 2020-2021 school year. Luke is a recent graduate of the College of William and Mary. Patrick is a recent graduate of the University of Maryland, College Park, and says, “I love that I’ll be able to be a role model for the current students just like the ASC guys were role models for me.”

While the country practices social distancing, Gonzaga graduates Andy Carluccio ’16 and Jonathan Kokotajlo ’16 are helping to keep communities connected. In the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, the pair launched Liminal Entertainment Technologies, which creates technology and systems to move events and performances online. “We see these technologies as not only a means of recovering some of what we have lost due to the impossibility of in-person performances during these times,” says Andy, “but as a platform from which artists can design an entirely new artistic form that redefines what performance can be in a digital age.” In addition to helping their home parish, St. Bernadette Catholic Church in Springfield, Virginia, stream Masses online for the past few months, Andy and Jonathan have worked closely with Gonzaga on several streaming and video projects.

Earlier this year, Will Huisentruit ’16, who recently graduated from Duquesne University’s Palumbo-Donahue School of Business, created Nice Thing Per Day, an online community to promote kindness.

According to Will and his fellow senior and business partner, Jack Knapton, the vision of Nice Thing Per Day is “to provide daily reminders and encouragement to be nice to those in your local communities, and, in turn, build up confidence and self-esteem within each member of our own community to be nice to your loved ones, your personal networks, your local environment and, most importantly, yourselves.” The duo has plans for Nice Thing Per Day to grow to a point where they can host community service events under the brand name to give back to the community. Nice Thing Per Day can be found at @nicethingperday on both Instagram and Twitter.

2017

Christian Tabash ’17 (Harvard University) and Woods Connell ’16 (Yale University) were selected by USRowing to participate in the 2020 Under 23 Men’s National Team Selection Camp. Spearheaded

by Harvard University men’s assistant coach Jesse Foglia, the open men’s U23 camp was scheduled to take place in Boston this year, but due to the Covid-19 pandemic, this year’s international racing schedule was canceled. Despite the cancellation, USRowing still recognized those athletes who were selected.

Left: Chris Jaicks ’15 during one of his shifts as a “vent listener.”

Center: Patrick Rives ’15 with his recently earned Ranger Tab on his left shoulder at Fort Benning, Georgia.

Right: Andy Carluccio ’16 (left) and Jonathan Kokotajlo ’16 (right).

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2018

Michael Kerns ’18 is a third year student at the University of Virginia and has been accepted into the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy.

2019

Justin Ball ’19, who plays football at Vanderbilt University, was named to the 2019-20 First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll.

2020

Colin Fletcher ’20 is pleased to announce that he passed his checkride on August 14, 2020 and is now a FAA certified pilot.

Left: Justin Ball ’19 and his family.

Right: Colin Fletcher ’20

With Gonzaga’s Eternal Gratitude Gonzaga recently became the beneficiary of the estates of two alumni, John McGuire ’59 and his wife, Mary Joyce, and Sotires P. “Sam” Mantis ’52. Gonzaga is so very grateful to these wonderful benefactors for their longstanding loyal support on behalf of the young men of Eye Street throughout their lives and for including the school with provisions in their estate plans to further the school’s mission for generations to come.

John J. (’59) and Mary Joyce McGuire Remembered by his Class of 1959 classmates as being friendly and involved in a variety of school clubs, John went on to attend Holy Cross College in Worcester, Massachusetts. He then joined the United States Air Force in 1963, serving two tours of duty in Vietnam. John retired from his distinguished military career with the rank of Lt. Colonel. He married his sweetheart, Mary Joyce Lyngdal, in 1992. John would go on to enjoy a 20-year career as a Systems Engineer with the Lockheed Corporation. Throughout his life, John lived in Virginia, Colorado, California, and Nebraska, and yet a part of his heart remained forever on Eye Street Sotires P. “Sam” Mantis ’52 Sotires “Sam” Mantis was a four-year honor student while at Gonzaga and lover of poetry. Devoted to his alma mater and his 1952 classmates throughout his life, he helped lead a class effort to establish an endowed scholarship in memory of their beloved teacher, Rev. Bernard A. Suppe, S.J. Sam was an avid skier and an involved member of the Washington, D.C. area Greek community. He was known to his nieces and nephews affectionately as “Thee,” a Greek nickname for “uncle.”

For more information on the Forever Gonzaga Society, visit www.gonzaga.org/forever.

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In Memoriam: Sean Boynes ’91 Gonzaga was heartbroken by the news in early April that Sean Boynes, Gonzaga Class of 1991, passed away due to complications from the coronavirus. Below are a few remembrances from members of the Gonzaga community. Please keep Sean’s wife, Nicole, and their daughters in your prayers.

“It was Fall of 1995, a young Gonzaga freshman had just served JUG and missed the team bus to Anacostia for practice. In fear of the punishment that would ensue, he reached out to a young brazen Junior Varsity Football coach who still happened to be on campus. The coach would give the young Eagle a ride and a much-needed conversation.

The young man would have never guessed that this chance meeting would be the catalyst of the most impactful, dynamic, and deep friendship of his life. In fact, it was more than a friendship, it was a brotherhood. The young man was me, Mark Owens, Gonzaga Class of 1999. The Coach was the late great Sean Boynes, Gonzaga Class of 1991.

That next year, Sean Boynes would coach me during the JV football portion of my career. He was animated and fun, he loved the game, he loved Gonzaga, and most importantly he loved working with young men. I challenge any person to find me another human being who embodies the Gonzaga mantra, “Men for Others” more than Sean Boynes. In 1996, Sean would serve as the defensive coordinator under Head Coach Leonard Moore, Class of 1991, for an undefeated JV Eagles team that he was so proud to lead. He coached with such passion that oftentimes after games I wondered if he was more physically exhausted than we were. Sean maintained relationships and mentored numerous young Gonzaga men from that team; many of us he would mentor all the way through our collegiate careers.

I would have never predicted that from the close of that season, a bond would form like no other. Sean would somehow morph from a coach to a friend, advisor, mentor, therapist, and brother. Sean and I talked every single day. Those times have proven to be more than special. Over 24 years, he filled numerous roles: he personally trained me for my senior year of football and a portion of my collegiate career; he filled in for my parents by taking me on road trips to visit universities; he stood as best man at my wedding; he attended my high school and college graduations; he was present for the birth of my children; he served as an uncle to those children; he supported my business endeavors, and more.

Sean was so much to so many people who had the good fortune to meet him. Any person who knew Sean, knew him as family. My parents would often refer to him as a son. I mentioned the many roles that Sean filled and titles he had, but I would like to summarize it with the following verse: Ezekial 22:30 says, “I searched for a young man among them who would build up the wall and stand in the gap before me for the land, so that I would not destroy it; but I found no one.” Sean Boynes was the ultimate Gap Filler. He was strong enough and dynamic enough to stand in for me in so many ways. I am so glad that I found that man who would stand in for me.

Sean, my friend and brother, I love and miss you dearly. To the man who epitomizes Gonzaga through how he loved us—especially his beautiful wife, Nicole, and children, Sierra and Gabrielle—thank you for being there every single day.”

--Mark Owens ’99 “I am focused on all the blessings of Sean. We shared countless laughs and special memories and those are what I’m currently thinking of as I mourn. When I think back to the days at Gonzaga, I recall Sean’s late father, who was a stickler for Sean to complete all of his homework over the weekends before any social activities. Sean was a stellar student, he had a close bond with Mr. Paul Burke ’61 who taught us English. In terms of our tenure as coaches, Sean was as passionate a coach as I’ve ever been blessed to be around. He loved teaching fundamentals, oftentimes, getting in drills to share the knowledge with the young men. He deeply cared about the kids we were fortunate to coach.”

--Lenny Moore ’91 “Sean was a great classmate, a great teammate, and a great friend. He could light a room up with his smile and laughter. Gonzaga lost a great man. My prayers go out to Sean and his family and friends. God will raise you up on Eagles Wings. RIP Sean Boynes.”

--Joe Reyda ’85, Gonzaga Athletic Director “Sean was a hell of a guy. He had an incredible smile and spoke a lot of words through his facial expressions; good and bad words. He loved Gonzaga and Howard University and was a great representative of both schools. On the field or on the track, Sean always gave his best and was there for his teammates. Sean, you will be missed by everyone who knew you and our prayers go out to your family and friends.”

--Jeff Reid ’90

Condolences can be sent to Nicole Boynes at nboynes@gmail.com or by mail to 703 Beacon Road, Silver Spring, MD, 20903.

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MAY THEY REST IN PEACE Andrew F. Anastasi, son of the late Joseph G. ’54; uncle of Joseph M. ’13 and Jonathan R. “Jack” ’16 Karen C. Beathard, sister of William J. Cassidy Jr. ’79 Dennis R. Bolster ’51

John C. Hartman ’45 Karl V. Hetherington Jr., grandfather of Henry D. Seiler ’16, Anthony E. Seiler ’19 and Matthew J. Seiler ’21; father-in-law of Matthew E. Seiler ’85

Ann Murphy, mother of faculty member Katherine A.; wife of the late Thomas J. ’44; sister-in-law of the late Maurice P. ’49 Marilyn A. O’Keefe, wife of the late Cmdr.

Martin P. ’50 Cmdr. Martin P. O’Keefe USN (Ret.) ’50

Sean Boynes ’91, former coach

James W. Hoggatt, father-in-law of Michael B. Winters ’79; grandfather of John J. Winters ’16 and Luke M. Winters ’19

Charles B. Brewer ’52

David L. Hooker ’83

David G. “Greg” Rayman ’66

Leonard F. Cain, father of Anthony ’80

Rev. Bernard R. Ihrie ’45

Robert E. Carter, husband of former faculty, Dorothy W.; father of Dr. William R. ’83 and Jeffrey D. ’85; grandfather of Dylan P. ’09 and Liam A. ’11

Michelle Jones, wife of Antoini M. ’82

Richard X. Redmond ’46, brother of Dr. Ronald E. ’48, the late James J. ’51, and Robert F. ’52

Joanne L. Jordan, mother of Carl C. Sumter ’79; grandmother of Jakobi A. Sana ’23

Kathleen M. Schaefer, mother of faculty member Dr. Christopher J.; grandmother of Sean C. ’21

Karma N. Kenny, mother of Conor S. ’10

David H. Seiler ’80, brother of Andrew J. ’81, Timothy M. ’83, and Matthew E. ’85; uncle of Henry D. ’16, Anthony E. ’19, and Matthew J. ’21

Benjamin R. Castro ’44, grandfather of Andre M. Guzman ’04 Richard B. Brown ’05 Col. William F. Cody (USA Ret.) ’52 Lawrence E. Comey, former faculty Joseph A. DeCesaris, brother of Marco A. ’69 Robert B. Donohoe, father of Robert B. Jr. ’93, the late John ’98, and Michael ’99 John R. “Jay” Dugan ’61, father of John ’91, Joseph ’94, David ’98, and Matthew ’01; father-in-law of Luke Veale ’95

David Kestel, father of staff member Karen K. McGee; grandfather of Quinlan J. “Quinn” McGee ’12, Reilly C. McGee ’16, Dylan J. Young ’17, and Brady D. Young ’20 Anne Kilcullen, mother of Dennis T. ’81; grandmother of Ian T. ’18 and Sean P. ’21 John F. Klein ’49 Thomas J. Kucevich ’78

John A. “Jack” Duganne ’60

C. Theodore “Ted” Lizas ’83, son of former staff member Anita James

Armondo D. Elia ’54

Jose L. Longoria, father of Gabriel ’92

Mary G. “Mimi” Fleury, wife of the late Dr. George J. Jr.’33, sister-in-law of the late Dr. Albert F. ’40, mother of George J. III ’71, John G. ’75, the late William F. ’77 and Peter W. ’82; grandmother of Paul G. ’07, Patrick B. ’08, William C. ’10, Luke H. Ryan ’98, John F. Ryan ’00, Christopher D. Forte ’02, Brian F. Forte ’04, Matthew J. Kerns ’15, Daniel F. Kerns ’18; great aunt of John K. Fleury ’15, J. Randall McAuley ’04, John W. Murray ’93, and staff member Mary Clare Fleury Glover

Emmett G. McCarthy ’67

Robert G. Forbes, father of Andrew E. ’00 William L. Gates ’49, father of the late Charles C. Futterer ’79 and Stephen F. Futterer ’82 Elsie L. Gray, mother of Dr. Marcus F. Cherry ’85 Capt. John J. Gregory USN (ret.) ’49 Edward T. Gurski ’66, brother of John P. ’68 Charles G. Hadeed ’53 Mary M. Hamill, sister of Andrew ’67 and John R. ’69 William T. Hannan Jr., father of Chip Hannan ’89; father-in-law of Daniel J. Leonard Sr. ’83; grandfather of Daniel J. Leonard Jr. ’13 and Ryan P. Leonard ’14

Thomas E. O’Neill ’46

Franklin A. Shearard ’83 Stephen J. Smith ’62 Wesley T. Spewak ’54 Peter K. Stackhouse, father of M. Chadwick “Chad” ’93; grandfather of Max W. ’23 Linda Thompson, mother of Dana J. ’91 James H. Twynham ’57 Robert S. Violett ’59

Mary Joyce McGuire, wife of the late John J. Jr. ‘59

Lawrence T. Walsh ’82, son of the late John F. ’41; brother of Timothy M. ’79 and Gregory P. ’85

Kenneth O. Miles ’88

Dr. Thomas Walton ’70, father of Tristan J. ’09

Eursaline J. Miller, mother of Robert F. ’86

Augustus J. Welling ’54

Thomas Bayard Mowe, brother of staff member Pamela B. Valeiras; uncle of James R. Valeiras ’10, Mark D. Valeiras ’11, and John D. Valeiras ’14

Agnes N. Williams, mother of Anthony T. Williams ’82; grandmother of Edward H. “Teddy” Bender ’07; aunt of John P. Neill ’83, James T. Neill ’85, and Stephen M. Neill ’89; great aunt of Charles P. Neill ’21 and Thomas P. Neill ’21

William Blake Mowe, brother of staff member Pamela B. Valeiras; uncle of James R. Valeiras ’10, Mark D. Valeiras ’11, and John D. Valeiras ’14 Michael H. Mullin ’78, brother of Timothy C. ’81 and Jerome J. ’84; nephew of the late Michael J. Doherty ’46 and Raymond F. Rinn ’48; uncle of Charles M. Connolly ’19 and Patrick J. Connolly ’21

Daniel L. Wolff ’75, brother of Richard B. ’81 Linda Zaharevitz, wife of Walter B. ’74; sister-in-law of Daniel W. ’73, John P. ’76, B. Edward ’79, and Andrew T. ’84

Patricia S. Mullins, wife of the late Hugh J. ’48; sister of the late Daniel J. Sullivan ’41 and the late Robert C. Sullivan ’44; sister-inlaw of the late Joseph F. Mullins Jr. ’48; great aunt of Conor Welch ’01, Matthew J. Mulligan ’16, and Daniel P. Mulligan ’18

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