Jesuit Today Winter 2017

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Members of the Jesuit Class of 1966 were awarded their Golden Diplomas at midfield during a pregame ceremony before Jesuit’s homecoming football game. Tony Levatino ’58 was elected as chair of the 2017 Counselors of Real Estate, Dallas Fort Worth chapter. Appointed to the facilities committee of Catholic Charities of Dallas, he was also reappointed to the board of directors of the Catholic Housing Initiative. He is currently employed as senior vice president at Park Cities Interbank. Gene Mikeska ’58 now a retired GS-12 employer, still lives in the same log cabin house that he has lived in for the last 20 years. “My

Members of the Jesuit Class of 1969 gathered at Whitefish, Montana. L-R Javier Escobar, Dave McGowan and Brian Muldoon.

46 | Celebrating

YEARS

sons and daughters keep watch over me, making sure I behave and go to church on Sunday at St. Jerome in Waco, Texas, where I am a third degree knight. Friday and Saturday is dedicated to flying members of Chapter 59 experimental aircraft association at McGregor Airport. Jim Burnham ’59, CEO at the Law Offices of Jim Burnham was selected for inclusion in The Dallas 500, a D Magazine publication of Dallas-Fort Worth’s 500 most powerful business

leaders. Heavily involved in the banking business for the last 20 years, including as part owner of three different banks, Burnham served as a top assistant to legendary District Attorney Henry Wade, and has served as the President of the Dallas Bar Association and Chairman of the Board of the Dallas Bar Association. Jim and his wife Diane, have two daughters, Ann Burnham and Amy Ciatto, and is the proud grandfather of Elise Ciatto, who celebrated her first birthday on Aug. 19.

Billy Dore ’59 is president and chief executive officer of SOHO Realty Partners, which he founded in 1999. He is an international real estate development and investment veteran. He has achieved notable success in the international real estate arena through a deep understanding of the intricacies of doing business in diverse cultures, as well as a genuine appreciation of the social values and customs that create the unique fabric of these regions. Don Schol ’59 says turning 75 years old is somewhat of a landmark in his life. “My father always said that if he lived to be 75 everything thereafter would be gravy. I am now looking for the gravy! Having graduated from Jesuit 57 years ago gave me a taste of what gravy was like. Now I can fully enjoy it, God willing!”

1960s

Dick LaMarche ’60 is happy to announce the birth of Maya Valentina Graubart. “She is our ninth grandchild and we have the 10th on the way!” Jim Bradley ’62 celebrated his 50th college reunion at the


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