Class notes 1933 Charles Tantillo writes to thank Mike Benigno ’00 for the fine article he wrote about him for the Xavier website.
1939 Ed Brown was named American Legion Commander of Garden City, N.Y. Ed attended Fordham University and Georgetown Law after serving in the 16th Regiment in World War II.
1945 Leo McGinty writes that he had lunch with Bill Laffan at Ponte Vedra Beach earlier this year, and plays golf regularly with Warren Nolan at the Wheatley Hill Golf Club where both Xavier alums have been members for 60 years. Rev. Bob McGuire, S.J., writes that he is still functioning for the Kingdom and assures us of his prayers. Myles Mierswa moved to California to be near his daughters and grandchildren.
1946 Jim O’Connor has four great grandchildren (three girls and one boy), ages 4 months to 3 ½ years.
1948 Tom Kennedy meets with Jack Hauss, ’49 in October of each year at a reunion of the officers of the USS Chilton APA 38. He hears from Manny Alvarado-Hinds via e-mail. Manny is retired and living in Tulsa, Okla.
1949 Gaspar Cipolla reports that he just returned from French Polynesia after cruising as a “dance host” and continues to work as a substitute teacher in Manalapan, N.J. “All because of Xavier,” he writes.
1950 John Tyrell is happy to report that he and John Donovan attended the 64th reunion of St. Ignatius Loyola Grade School. Both alums received altar boy/choirboy scholarships to attend Xavier. Joe Brostek enjoyed the 2010 Turkey Bowl game he attended with his grandson (a Fordham Prep student). Joe writes that he rooted for Xavier.
1951 In a recent letter, William Walsh remembered Rev. Frederick Frohnhoffer,
S.J., and the physics course he taught. He said led him to a fine career in electronics systems engineering. John Maher was inducted into the Sturzenbecker Hall of Fame at West Chester University on October 29, 2011.
1952 Anthony Kaspar has retired from the investment banking business and resides in New York City and Florida. Sil Resciniti still practices law and lives in midtown Manhattan. Sil is in touch with Ed Hawkins and Tom Conniff, and enjoyed seeing Bob Robertazzi and Bill McGuth at the President’s Council Dinner at the New York Athletic Club last October.
1953 John Methfessel, of the law firm Methfessel and Werbel, writes that the firm now has 43 attorneys with offices in New York and New Jersey. After 30 years practicing law in Dunedin, Fla., and the rearing and education of four children, William Uber, Jr. has retired. William lives quietly with his wife, Ginny, in Bloomington, Ind. John Spizziri announces the birth of his fourth great-grandchild, Cornelia Quinn, who joins Christopher, Elijah and Anthony Xavier Quinn.
1954 Ed Shalhoub retired to Sea Girt, N.J., in June 2010. George Gibson attended the Xavier Alumni Reception in Phoenix, Ariz. He reports it was great to hear the most up-to-date plans from the president of Xavier. Robert Gmelin wants to inform alums about the Xavier Emeritus Club, a club for all Xavier graduates who are now fully retired. Robert says, “They have earned their way!” Kenneth Kramer became a great grandfather on August 2, 2011. He recently returned from a 20-day Mediterranean transatlantic cruise from Venice to Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Richard Caime and his wife, Jane, celebrated 52 years of marriage. Their son, Rev. James Caime, S.J., is on a three-year Jesuit assignment in China.
1955 Francis Spera and his wife, Peggy,
celebrated their 51st wedding anniversary on September 17, 2011. They also visited their daughter, Lauren, and son-in-law, Steve, in Italy for three weeks. Fred (Rick) Mink, Hank Woehling and Larry Pesce meet for dinner every change of season in Queens. All classmates are welcome. Call Rick at F.M. Brush, Glendale, N.Y. James O’Connell and his wife, Pauline, are enjoying retirement in Williamsburg, Va., and ask that you let them know if you plan to visit.
1956 Lou Cumming and his wife, Gloria, welcomed grandchild number eight into the family last June.
1958 Raymond Flood, Jr., and his wife, Joyce, celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with their six children and 12 grandchildren last August.
1959 Thomas Fitzpatrick, of Warrensburg, Mo., writes that he is expecting a granddaughter on Christmas Day and asks for prayers for mother and daughter. Rev. Daniel Gatti, S.J., is the Interim Director of Alumni Relations at Fordham University. Fr. Gatti also serves as Alumni Chaplain at Fordham.
1960 Nick Connolly writes to recommend a new edition of The Bible Through the Seasons: A Version for Children and Families.
1962 Steven Arlinghaus writes to say that he is looking forward to meeting his classmates at the 50th reunion in June. Rocco Iacovone writes to say that the Xavier alumni “Band of Brothers” will play at charities, parties and cocktail parties. A portion of the band’s fee is donated to charity. Contact iacovoner@ xavierhs.org.
1963 John Dalessio and his wife, Kathie, have been married for 44 years. The couple has seven children and eight grandchildren. They are members of People of Hope, a charismatic covenant community with gifts of prayer, evangelization and family life. Two years ago their evangelization took them to Xavier Magazine
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