Alumni X-Cerpts 30’s
70’s
Frank Hoenemeyer ’37 turned 100 years old on November 1, 2019. Happy Birthday!
Dennis Corbett ’71 recently shared Bomber tales in Washington, DC with Ohio Senator Sherrod Brown and his daughter Elizabeth, a Member of the Columbus City Council.
Major Ed Burke ’38 After the Battle of the Bulge, a hero emerged. He’s now 99. Major Ed Burke ’39 was featured in the news in recognition of his efforts in the Allied Campaign in Germany and Normandy during WWII. He earned the Silver Star for Gallantry in Action.
40’s Sons Wayne Grimme ’63 and Glen Grimme ’67 accompanied their dad, Paul Grimme ’42, as he made his first sky dive jump in honor of his late wife. The day of the jump would have been their 75th wedding anniversary.
60’s Jay Moriarty ’64 has written a book about his experiences in Hollywood movin’ on up with the classic sitcom The Jeffersons, first as a writer, then as Executive Producer. The book introduces us to some of the leading minds in television comedy, including Norman Lear, the first TV producer to successfully combine humor with biting social satire. This groundbreaking TV series dared to take on such issues as interracial marriage, suicide, transgender and even the KKK. The book is titled HONKY IN THE HOUSE –Writing & Producing The Jeffersons and is available online at Amazon and Barnes & Noble. Michael Harbison ’66 was inducted into the Ohio High School Athletic Association Officials Hall of Fame, and he just completed his 49th season of officiating high school football. This year he also coached the Indian Hill boys golf team to the state final and finish in the top 10.
Stephen D. Wolnitzek ’66 has stepped down as Chair of the Kentucky Judicial Conduct Commission after 24-plus years of service. He was first appointed in July,1995 by the Kentucky Bar Association Board of Governors to fill an opening and then for a 4-year term beginning January 1996 and was reappointed every four years thereafter.
John Barrett ’67 celebrated 30 years as President of the Western Southern Financial Group in November.
W. Michael Nelson III ’67 retired from Xavier University after 41 years. With his 4 years at St. X and 4 years at XU as a student, Nelson has spent 49 years with the Jesuits! For 47 of those years, Nelson has been married to his wife, Sarah. 18
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Congratulations to Michael Geraci ’77 on his MBA from Xavier University
Major Ed Burke ’39
Jay Moriarty ’64
Mark Kitrick ’73 became the President of the Ohio State Bar Foundation in January 2020. This is the largest legal non-profit foundation in the nation. Mark will also be President of Ohio’s American Board of Trial Advocates, the mission being to preserve the right to a civil jury trial.
80’s
Glen Grimme ’67 with father Paul Grimme ’42
Mark Kitrick ’73
James Michael Lafferty ’81 is the CEO of Fine Hygienic.
90’s Matt Betley ’90 was honored by the Cincinnati Reds at GABP as their Soldier of the Game in September.
Commander Matt Luff ’97 is anticipating
Dennis Corbett ’71
Matt Betley ‘90
Commander Matt Luff ’97
Captain Mack Ohlinger ’11
“going to sea for the first time as captain,” he reported by email. A USS Tennessee change of command ceremony took place in the chapel onboard Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay, Georgia on August 29, said a U.S. Navy news release.
Kyle T. Seifried ’98 was recently elected partner at the law firm Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP in New York, New York. Kyle focuses on mergers & acquisitions, securities law and related matters. He lives with his wife and two children in Brooklyn, New York.
00’s Rob Schrimpf ’02 has joined the law firm of Roetzel & Andress as an associate after nine years in the Hamilton County Prosecutor’s Office.
Brian Koenig ‘09
Brian Koenig ’09 was part of TX while at St X. He’s made a career as an entertainer/juggler/ comedic performer. Here he is performing at the Metropolitan opera at the Lincoln Center, New York as part of the Gandini juggling brothers in The Philip Glass Opera, Akhnaten.
Rob Ries ’13
Patrick Rotsching ’19
