Director, he taught Physical Education and Drivers Education while coaching three seasons for most of his career. Raymond Kosinski and his wife, Elaine, were married after graduating from Hunter College. They have two wonderful daughters 1967 William B. Fornaro has been married since November 1979 and has lived in Islip, NY since August 1984. He has been active in the local fire department since June 1985. 1968 Michael P. Sadler is presently a commissioner to the Governor of Tennessee on the the board of Building and Finance Committee. 1970 James R. Turley has worked in banking since graduating from college, including three years at Irving Trust Company, 13 years at Midlantic Bank, three years at First American Bank in Washington, D.C., three years at Riggs Bank, and almost 14 years at Chevy Chase Bank which was acquired by Capital One Bank. James P. McDade has been married for 22 years to his wonderful wife, Gina. They have two children. His hobbies include golf, reading, writing, travel and sports. He has worked at Swiss Bank Corp/UBS Securities LLC for 28 years. He is now working as an independent management consultant but seeking opportunities in the financial industry. Benjamin Borelli has been a general manager of a luxury travel consulting
firm for over 30 years. He took a break fom the industry in 1994 to become a professional chef. He worked in various restaurants for two years then finally went back to his original field, travel. Samuel R. Crescente spent the last 35 years in different positions throughout city government and is currently the Director of Desktop Support for Manhattan and Staten Island for NYC Children’s Services. Paul V. Cucarese retired from the NYC Department of Education in 2009 and is currently a private school teacher in Literacy and Social Studies. Edward V. DiLello would love to connect with any alums who remember his late brother, Paul DiLello, who taught music at the Prep for two years in the 1980s. Paul conducted the chorus and the Prep’s musicals. Michael A. Rozza retired in 2009 after 30 years of teaching English in NYC Public Schools. His last school was Flushing High School and he continues to teach part-time in the Specialized High School Institute. 1971 Stephen T. Doyle was appointed to the NYPD in 1981, retiring in 2001 as a Police Sergeant. He started work at the Transportation Security Administration at JFK Airport in 2002 and is presently the Manager of the TSA/JFK Coordination Center. 1972 Vincent F. Manzo worked at a sattelite base on the border of Darfur and Chad. (This is where tens of thousands of refugees cross the border from Darfur
each week to flee the killings and starvation.) He flew there on a four engine prop U. N. plane that took two hours from N’Djamena. He spent time meeting with the Chief of Operations for Communication and Information technology, inspecting their warehouse and writing up a report for the U.N. General Assembly. He found that the quality of life (even for staff) is really poor. Driving from the airstrip to the compound they came across masses of people along the road, emaciated and begging, and others just lying on the ground.
Long Island Jewish Medical Center. Kenneth W. Wolf and his wife Claire are running a family farm in northern New York since Ken’s retirement from the New York State Police.
Brendan T. Black has been with the ABC Television Network as a Videotape Editor since 1976.
Mario Arena is married to Janine Grotano-Arena from the Class of 1976. They have two daughters who are both St. Francis alumni.
1974 Vincent P. Mancini is still playing electric guitar after all these years. He really enjoyed the night his band played in the gym for the Spring 1974 Dance and marching in the St. Pat’s Day parade. 1975 Christine M. Tomaszewski-Komp is married for 21 years to her best friend, and is employed as Controller of plastics manufacturer for the last 13 years. She lives in Georgia with the family’s two Golden Retriever mix dogs. Joan K. Sireci established a new business in 2004; JC Tutoring. She currently owns, runs and provides private instruction for students in grades 1 through 8 (all subjects) and 9 through 12 (Math and Science). She takes particular pleasure in giving back to Prep by helping students that attend SFP. Elvira M. DiBiase-Francischelli is a senior Mammography Technologist at
Maria E. Mastromauro-Comparato is married to Raymond Comparato and lives in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. Bernadette Dean-Lonergan completed her Masters Degree in Nursing from Monmouth University in August of 2009 .
Robert G. Elliot and his wife Lenora have two sons; Robert and Joseph. Joseph attended St. Francis Prep and played on the varsity football team. Anthony Girgenti was married in 1986 and has one child, Joseph, who was born in 1989. Roy W. Pastor has been happily married to Ann Marie Mercadante since 1982. They have two daughters; Antonia and Alessandra. He is living and practicing law in the small town of Harvard, MA. Louis G. Pastina has a daughter Katie who graduated from Catholic University in Washington D.C. in May 2010. 1976 Edward A. Vanek is an orthopedic surgeon and married to Karee. They have two children, Chloe and Edward.
There were bigger players for the Irish, faster players, and players who went on to stellar professional careers. But no one cherished his role as a leader of the Notre Dame squad more than the 6-foot1, 250-pound Pomarico. His journey to and through Notre Dame truly was a labor of love. Frank is now in sales and living in Jackson, MI. He does a radio show with former UNLV football coach Harvey Hyde (1982-85) in Las Vegas and still loves talking about Notre Dame football. He is a motivational speaker and maintains a website www.thedrivenspirit.com
Frank Pomarico ‘70 was the co-captain of the 1973 National Championship Notre Dame Fighting Irish. He moved into the starting lineup at left guard during his sophomore year in 1971. He remained a fixture for the Irish through the 1973 season when he was named tri-captain, along with Dave Casper and Mike Townsend. He recalls, “Notre Dame was a simple choice for me. When I was growing up in New York, Gerry DiNardo and I were classmates in grade school and at Prep, and his brother, Larry, was someone we looked up to.”
He also coaches football tight ends and tackles at Lumen Christi High School, where his son, Tommy, starred the past couple of years before accepting a preferred walk-on offer from Lloyd Carr at the University of Michigan. People ask Frank, “How can you send your son to Michigan?” He tells them, “I pray for Notre Dame but now I root for Michigan.” Pictured: (l-r) Frank, his daughter, Lisa, his wife, Eileen, and son, Tommy, outside of the University of Michigan stadium.
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