Class notes
REMEMBRANCES MSG James Jones (USA) Ret. March 9, 2012 For more than 20 years, James Jones served the Xavier community as a dedicated member of the Military James Jones Science department and moderator of the X-Squad. Prior to his work at Xavier, MSG Jones served in the U.S. Army as a member of the only Airborne Mechanized Infantry Unit in the world. As a master sergeant, he would go on to teach at the Army Ranger school for 24 years before coming to Xavier in the fall of 1986. He retired in June 2007. Following his death last spring, several Xavier alumni remembered the indelible impression MSG Jones left on many of those around him. “Respect is the first word that comes to mind when I think of MSG Jones. I was never sure what the biggest source for the respect I felt toward him was. Perhaps it was in class; with his stoic and stern demeanor, mixed with his ability to always find the right opening for a punch-line or a joke to make us feel at ease. However, there is one particular memory, which has stayed with me for over a decade, that possibly puts things in perspective: A certain odd morning early in my JROTC experience, I decided to not shine my shoes. Instead, before the drill, I applied a thin layer of vegetable oil onto their tips. This gave my shoes a fleeting — but astounding — luster. Charles W. Muller, Esq. ’47 P’77 ’81 3/24/12 Mr. Joseph Tutundgy ’47 7/26/11 Dr. Walter M. Yannett ’47 11/27/11 Frederick R. Schumacher ’48 5/29/10 Rev. Vincent E. Butler, S.J. ’49 2/8/12 Mr. Thomas F. McGarey, Jr. ’49 10/19/05 Mr. Brendan G. Rafferty ’49 2/3/12 Dr. John E. Donnelly, Jr. ’50 2/20/12 Donald F. Moore, Esq. ’50 1/10/12 COL (Ret) John J. Murphy, Jr. ’50 3/10/12 Mr. Ronald C. Clines ’51 12/29/07 Peter Eckerson, D.D.S. ’51 12/3/11 Mr. Francis J. Petriccione ’51 1/8/12 Mr. Willis J. Reilly ’51 9/19/11 Mr. J. James Bambury ’52 1/20/12
With my friends (who knew what I was cooking) both stupefied and envious, and all the senior cadets duped, and dishing compliments, I was quite content with the genius of my laziness and decided to continue with the ruse indefinitely. I did so successfully for some time until one eventful morning. That morning, MSG Jones walked casually past my column, but something made him stop. He turned around, looked at my shoes, and slowly made his way towards me. He looked at my shoes again, and then bent down to take a swipe at them with his finger. Rubbing the oil with his thumb and index finger, he looked me straight in the eyes and smirked with the hint of a smile. He then simply continued on his path, walking away both chuckling and shaking his head. To my own surprise, I did not question how he knew, but I questioned and regretted what I did. I have been spit-shining my shoes ever since. In retrospect, what I remember MSG Jones for: the man who taught me valuable lessons in dignity, composure, and respect, all without ever formally saying a word on the subject.” – Michael Szczesny ’99 Grace Lamour July 3, 2012 Long-time Xavier faculty member and 2012 Hall of Fame Honoree Grace Lamour P’82 passed away July 3, after a long and brave battle with cancer.
Mrs. Lamour first began teaching at Xavier in the fall of 1969, and was the first female teacher to join the Xavier faculty full-time, and would be a part of the Science and Technology department for 38 years. Her son, Hank, graduated as a member of Xavier’s Class of 1982, while her daughters Jacqueline and Tiffany also worked on 16th Street, both in the classroom and on the fields as head of Xavier’s cheerleading team. “Some 70 years ago Grace was given to us as a gift from God, and she had an important role in the lives of many of us, with family, friends and Xavier. She was indeed Grace and grace, so aptly named by her parents, but God did not lose her in giving her to us. She was first and foremost a daughter of God. It colored all she did. We gather today to give Grace back to God; and, just as God did not lose her in giving her to us, so we do not lose her in giving her back to God. She always will be with us in the same important roles she had in the past with family, friends and Xavier. How could she not be? At times in the future we will come to realize this. Grace will always be grace for us.” – Rev. Jack Replogle, S.J., ’51, spoken during the funeral Mass for Mrs. Lamour, July 10, 2012. “God rest your soul, dear friend. We, the women who came after you, thank you for your professionalism and class.” – Mrs. Jayne Lee P ’92, ’93, former faculty member
Grace Lamour P’82
Mr. Raymond P. Camano ’52 11/15/11 Rev. Walter D. Cron ’52 7/4/10 Mr. John A. Manicone ’52 2/16/12 Mr. James P. McQuade ’52 8/23/11 Mr. Thomas F. Shea ’53 3/25/12 Mr. Joseph A. Von Zwehl ’53 1/28/12 Mr. Denis J. Sullivan, Jr. ’54 6/5/11 Mr. Gerard A. Merola ’55 12/10/11 Mr. John J. Slattery ’55 9/19/11 Mr. Daniel H. Wilson ’55 10/2/09 COL (Ret) William J. Dobson, Jr. ’56 10/14/11 Casimir C. Patrick II, Esq. ’56 6/13/12 Dr. Richard S. Podgorski ’57 6/15/12 Mr. Vincent J. Zullo ’57 10/7/11 Mr. Frank M. Kubelka ’58 11/2/10 Mr. James J. Tallent ’58 2/7/12
Mr. Francis W. Chiarella ’62 11/2/10 Mr. Richard J Jurges ’62 12/1/86 Mr. Edward J. Keenan, Jr. ’62 5/1/88 Mr. Michael J. Marshall ’62 6/21/11 Mr. Vincent J. McGuire ’62 6/17/11 Dr. Stephen J. O’Hagan ’62 10/17/08 Dr. Gerard J. Werckle, Jr. ’62 7/14/07 Mr. Michael P. Boyen ’63 3/22/09 Mr. John J. Maher ’63 12/26/09 Mr. Charles A. Randina, Jr. ’63 5/4/10 Mr. Robert J. Schron ’63 6/13/12 Mr. Victor Paul Addonizio, Jr. ’65 5/4/10 Mr. Charles J. Herrmann ’70 1/16/12 Eugene J. Laurich, Esq. ’71 2/15/12 Mr. Anthony C. Colon ’78 5/3/12 Mr. Joseph A. Margiotta ’85 1/31/12 Mr. Joseph T. Unger ’87 2/15/10
Parents Mrs. Mary Gyves P’66 ’67 ’69 ’78 ’79 ’83 7/5/12 Mrs. Ruth Coyle P’60 ’63 ’64 ’70 4/26/12 Mrs. Helen Stack P’70 ’76 8/3/08 Thomas A. Beckett, Sr. P’77 3/1/12 Mr. William Orchard P’70 ’71 ’80 12/23/11 Ms. Grace Lamour P’82 7/3/12 Dr. Janet Carney P’07 ’08 7/9/12 Mr. John Baroudos P’15 1/25/12 Former Faculty MSG James A. Jones 3/9/12 Mr. Robert E. Moroney 1/20/12 Ms. Grace Lamour P’82 7/3/12
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