Pictured above is the Reimold family at the baptism of Mary Claire. Front row from L-R: Dierdre holding Emma, Jenny holding Mary Claire, Nolan, Shamus. Back row from L-R: Mary, John Jr. and John Sr.
FAMILY, FAITH, AND FORTITUDE SHAPE LECOM 2014 GRADUATE LECOM Class of 2014 graduate, Shamus Reimold is no stranger to success stories. His two brothers are professional athletes and his sister is a professional actress! Hailing from a family of notably high achievers, Shamus Reimold, DO has his own purposed plan; one wrought from a well-taught, lovingly parented, and decidedly close family.
age thanks to their mother, Mary Reimold, who, along with her husband, John, raised four solidly successful children brimming with personal achievements.
Shamus Reimold, graduates with the Class of 2014 after completing his clinical rotations at Grove City Medical Center and UPMC Horizon in Sharon, PA.
All of the Reimolds succeeded remarkably in the field of sports, making it to the state levels during their days at Kennedy Catholic High School.
His sports-famed brother, Nolan Reimold, garnered outfielder status with the Toronto Blue Jays. His eldest brother, John, plays European basketball for Americale of Luxembourg.
Although Greenville, PA native, Shamus played high school basketball, he chose to pursue a strictly academic calling by turning his attention to pursuing his medical degree at the Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine.
Equally notably, sister Dierdre, is listed in the cast for Wolf of Wall Street and she enjoys globe-trotting kudos as a magazine cover model. Shamus comments that he and his siblings enjoyed a fabulous childhood and coming-of32 LECOM CONNECTION | SUMMER 2014 | LECOM.edu
“We were raised with an attention to goals and values beyond the tangible,” explained Shamus.
Author, Somerset Maugham once commented: “the common idea that success spoils people by making them vain, egotistic, and selfcomplacent is erroneous; on the contrary, for the most part, it makes them humble, tolerant, and kind;” and Maugham’s words could not be
more aptly applied to the close-knit Reimold family. Truly, in large measure, such successes may be traced back to the foundation of parenting. “I protected their childhood,” mother, Mary, noted in a recent interview. Moreover, Shamus expounds that faith kept their lives centered and focused. “It was important to keep our lives about more than just momentary attainments,” he remarked. The family’s strong Catholic faith found Mary teaching theology at Kennedy Catholic School for more than a decade. “Remaining faithcentered allowed everything else to find its proper place,” the LECOM scholar stated. After graduation, Shamus will begin a residency in Ophthalmology at Millcreek Community Hospital. He continues his family success stories as he answers his medical calling and he continues the LECOM family story of success with this, and each, subsequent attainment.