Scott Crawford
Moments
Marriage. Is. Awesome. “I have a story for you,” Homer Twigg ’08 wrote to us last summer. “Marriage. Is. Awesome.” Homer’s, in particular. Attached to the email were several of photos of the Wabash man and his lovely bride, Jocelyn, talking with Pope Francis I outside St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City. As Homer tells it: After being married in Virginia, Jocelyn and I carted our wedding Jocelyn and Homer Twigg and Pope Francis I garments to Italy, where we attended the Papal Audience on Wednesday, June 5th. We showed up to a crowd of 50,000 in St. Peter’s square, thinking we’re never going to get to the front of this mess for the Papal Blessing of the sposi novelli, but you wouldn’t believe the places you can get when your beautiful bride is donned to the T. We walked right through three ranks of Swiss Guards, slowing realizing that we were the VIPest of VIPs. We settled down behind the Holy Father, and when he finished his message, we lined up on the steps of the Basilica to get our blessings. We were the very last in line, which means that it was just him and us on the steps, so we got about 90 seconds to chat. We told him that we had prayed two rosaries for him, and he said, “Magari! Un Terzo!” (Perhaps a third). We asked for his blessing, received it, and kissed the old fisherman’s ring. With a waterfall of pilgrims on the streets after the ceremony, there were no taxis to be found. So we walked back to our apartment to shouts of Algurone! Figli Maschi! (Best wishes, and may you have many sons!) all the way home.
In 2011, inspired by his wife Belinda’s successful struggle against breast cancer, Ray Jovanovich ’84 established Cut Down Cancer—with a goal of raising $10,000 for Hong Kong Cancer Fund’s CancerLink support center. The former investment banker brought in more than $15,000, with help and $500 from Wabash Betas, an effort initiated by Jimmy Kervan ’13. To help spread the word about Cut Down Cancer, Jovanovich also let his hair grow out past its length during his Wabash days. “People who aren't aware of the charity ask me about the hair, which gives me the perfect opportunity to tell them about Cut Down Belinda and Ray Jovanovich Cancer and other groups battling breast cancer,” said Jovanovich. He and Belinda returned to Indiana this fall, where Ray’s hair was cut by Spa Pointe hairstylists at Munster Community Hospital for Pink Heart Funds, which provides wigs free of charge to cancer patients. Some details:
We have a dedicated and inventive Career Services team, including our talented Peer Career Advisors, fantastic alumni support for and participation in our efforts, and we regularly re-invent our programs and initiatives to serve ever-changing student needs and interests. —Scott Crawford, Director of the College’s Schroeder Center for Career Development, after being named one of the top career services offices in the nation in The Princeton Review.
Cut Down Cancer By the Numbers
12” 15,100 54-0
Length of Ray’s hair when it was finally cut
Dollars raised for CancerLink support centers
Score of Wabash vs. Kenyon football game the Jovanoviches attended in Little Giant Stadium on Belinda’s 54th birthday
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The most important number: years Belinda has been cancer free