Class Notes 1948 Anthony J. Panuccio wrote in to update the Xavier community: After graduating from the Citadel in 1952, Anthony helped run his family steel business, worked in real estate, and even ran for U.S. Congress in 1978. Even after retiring in 1999, Anthony began working again in 2006. 1949 Fr. Tom O’Brien will celebrate his 50th year as a diocesan priest. 1959 Michael Toner and Frank Buongiorno ’61 swam from the island of Lanai to the island of Maui in the Maui Channel Relay Race. 1963 Ernie Dewald spent two weeks in the Gulfport, MS, working as a forensic dentist following Hurricane Katrina. 1964 Bob Donnelly is combining his law practice with the entertainment department of the Midwest firm named Lommen, Ado, Cole, King & Stageberg. William Lundy runs the Chester House Inn, a seven-room bed & breakfast, in Chester, VT, 1968 Carl Hoffmeyer has written a book about Pope Pius XII. 1972 Thomas M. Flynn accepted a position as National Sales Director at Golf Digest Digital.
1973 Bob Wilke is the on-site manager for the additions being made to the Holy Name Hospital in Teaneck, NJ. 1977 Matthew Frank was named “Mr. December” in the 3rd Annual Accountants of New Jersey Calendar for 2007. 1983 William Olsen recently accepted the position of a Senior Sales Executive for a software financial services firm specializing in commodities and financial derivatives trading. 1991 Peter Kullman is a sales manager for the New York Giants. 1993 Richard Menziuso, a CPA working for PricewaterhouseCoopers, lives with his beautiful wife in Metuchen, NJ and is expecting the birth of their child in September. 1996 Gregory Morison has completed his studies at the Naval Justice School in Newport, RI and has been assigned to the Naval Legal Service Office at the Kitsap-Bangor Naval Base in the state of Washington.
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Rob was given leave to attend the birth of his baby boy, Alexander Marcos Suarez, who was born on February 23, 2007.
1997 Donald Hooper recently published a book titled “Lenox Lizzard and the Kukumacka Duppy.” 2002 Brian Byrd was recently dispatched for boot camp in the U.S. Navy. 2003 Joseph Guster interned for the public relations department for the New York Rangers during the spring 2007 semester. He graduated magna cum laude from St. John’s University in May.
Brian Purnell graduated with honors from Fordham University and has earned his PhD. in American studies from New York University.
On Sunday Nov. 13, 1966, the Xavier Varsity Football Team played the undefeated Msgr. Farrell High School team from Staten Island, which had won 15 consecutive games. At the time, all the local newspapers had Farrell heavily favored. In fact, during the match up just a year earlier, Farrell had won by a score of 42-0. When the dust had finally settled at Downing Stadium, Randall’s Island, late that Sunday afternoon Xavier had recorded what had to be the biggest upset that year in any football game in the city. Leading 15-13 at halftime, the Kaydets went on to complete a 29-19 defeat of the Lions! The following Monday morning’s Staten Island newspapers led with the headline “Lions Shocked by Xavier 29-19.” On Saturday, October 28, 2006, the 1966 team was honored by a group of Xavier football alumni at the Xavier/Moore Catholic game, won by Xavier 41-0. Ironically, Moore Catholic is also from Staten Island.
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Robert Suarez ’86 is currenly serving in Ninewah and Kurdistan as a 1LT Suarez for the 144MP Company. He works with Iraqi leaders, and conducts Police operations to eliminate terrorism.
Standing, from left to right: Roger McTiernan ’69, Bill Montanaro ’67, Joe Garvey ’67, Chris Stephens ’83 (current Xavier Varsity Football coach), Joe Cervini ’67, and George Dwyer ’67. Seated, from left to right: Jim Rich ’67, Tom Lyons ’67, John Murray ’67, Jim Angelone ’67, and John Weber ’67. From left to right: George Dwyer ’67, John Weber ’67, Tom Lyons ’67, John Murray ’67, Kevin Regan ’68, Joe Garvey ’67, Bill Montanaro ’67, Jim Angelone ’67, Joe Cervini ’67, and to this day the “#1 Fan,” Jim Rich ’67.