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Family Footsteps Run Through Grand & Warren The Class of 2015 included an incredible 22 graduates whose fathers or grandfathers are Prep alumni. In what promises to be a new Prep tradition, many of the legacy seniors received their diplomas from their dads or grandfathers during the ceremony. In addition, the group gathered for the usual photo prior to the ceremony. Pictured above, left to right, are: Daniel Chu, ’77 and son Winston Chu • Paul LaBruno, ’83 and son Jack LaBruno • Craig Richards, ’84 and son Marc Richards • Hubie O’Toole, ’51 and grandson Conor Long • James Serpico, ’79 and son Alex Serpico • Pat Lee, ’81 and son Christopher Lee • Joe Crowley, ’81 and son Sean Crowley • Jack Nulty, ’60 and grandson Jack Nulty • Bill Petrick, ’79 and son Andrew Petrick • Joe Cooney, ’45 and grandson Dan Cooney • Jeff Kellner, ’85 and son Stephen Kellner • Joe Doren, ’76 and son Nick Doren • Rich Connors, ’81 and son Sean Connors • Jack Cassedy, ’48 and grandson Dan Callaghan • Bill Oser, ’77 and sons Ed and Will Oser. Not available for our group photo were Brian Cahill, ’84 and son James Mendyk, Tom Casulli, ’89 and son Luca Casulli, James Clark, ’81 and son James Clark, George Dawybida, ’73 and son Nick Dawybida, Robert Faherty, ’49 and grandson Griffin Faherty, and Tom McGovern, ’75 and son Christopher McGovern.
LEFT: The Baccalaureate Mass, celebrated at Saint Aedan’s Church the evening before graduation, included the traditional blessing of the students by members of Prep’s faculty and staff. Right: Dave Tolentino, ’15 accepts the Jerome Pedersen, ’92 Award from Fr. Boller, as Prep trustee Tracey Thayer, P’01,’04 looks on.
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