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of Business at Mount St. Mary’s University in Maryland effective in July. He will bring to the Mount knowledge gained from a 28-year career on Wall Street as well as seven years as a professor. He is currently clinical professor and senior executive in residence in the Robert B. Willumstad School of Business at Adelphi University. Widely recognized as an expert on fiscal and monetary issues, Driscoll is often quoted in national media, including The New York Times, National Public Radio, and U.S. News & World Report. 1979
where he went. He said Xavier. I replied by singing Sons of Xavier. Turns out he is Justin Fortunato ’14. We were from the same parish in Brooklyn. It is a small world.” Daniel Garzon P’21 is part of a proud Xavier family. His relatives, Dr. Cornelio Porras ’79 and Fernando Porras ’80, are also Sons of Xavier.
Brendan ’77 P’13, Vincent ’72, Thomas Jr. ’69, Mary Ellen, Noreen, Denis ’79, Martin, Patrick ’70, and Arthur Doyle ’75†
THE DOYLES By Kyle Stelzer ’13 The Doyle family has many deep connections to Xavier, dating back to 1935, when Thomas Doyle ’39 P’69 ’70 ’72 ’75 ’77 ’79† first came to
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Angel Rivera P’14 shared a photo of himself with his son, Sean Rivera ’14, and his daughter, Kaelin Rivera, at Kaelin’s graduation from the University of Scranton. Sean is a senior at Loyola University Maryland, where he helps coach the rugby team. 1981 Philip Lynch writes that he recently “attended a Washington Capitals hockey game in D.C. I heard a young man talking about NYC Catholic high schools. I asked him
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Fernando Porras ’80 and Daniel Garzon
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John S. Matthews ’78 with his grandfather, John W. Matthews ’27†, in 1977
Justin Fortunato ’14 and Phil Lynch
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Sean ’14 and Angel Rivera with Kaelin
16th Street on a full scholarship. The Doyle patriarch, who was inducted into Xavier’s Hall of Fame in 2003, was cadet colonel and captain of the football and basketball teams at Xavier. He became good friends with classmate Neil Dennehy ’39†, who introduced Tom to his sister, Ellen Dennehy Doyle P’69 ’70 ’72 ’75 ’77 ’79†. Tom and Ellen wed a few years later and went on to send six of their nine children to Xavier. Thomas Jr. ’69, Patrick ’70, Vincent ’72, Arthur ’75†, Brendan ’77 P’13, Denis ’79, their brother Martin, and their sisters Mary Ellen and Noreen grew up about a mile from Xavier. The Doyles were one of many Xavier families from the Stuyvesant Town neighborhood; they spent summers in Breezy Point. Because of their father’s love for and continued support of Xavier, the family always attended the Turkey Bowl—the historic Xavier-Fordham Prep football game played annually on Thanksgiving morning. Beginning in 1965, when Thomas Jr. first arrived on 16th Street, at least one Doyle brother graced the halls of Xavier for 14 consecutive years. On the influence Xavier’s Jesuit education had on him and his family, Patrick said: “I don’t remember the expression ’Men for Others’ being used in 1970, but that philosophy was exemplified by some of the greatest people I ever knew, such as Leo Paquin P’64†, Jim Dinneen, S.J.†, and John Foley.” Patrick remains close with many members of the Class of 1970, and he and his brothers continue to support Xavier’s mission. Brendan is a current Regent who served on the Board of Trustees at the time of planning Xavier’s expansion into Fernandez-Duminuco Hall. This year, he served as a member of Xavier’s Hall of Fame Nominating Committee. The Doyles also contribute to a scholarship fund in memory of their brother Artie, who passed away in 1998. The second generation of Doyles passed on the Jesuit tradition to a third, as Patrick’s daughter Kathryn attended two Jesuit universities, served with the Jesuit Volunteer Corps in Micronesia, and currently works in Brussels for the Jesuit Refugee Service of Europe. Brendan’s son Christian ’13 attended the College of the Holy Cross. “My family has spoken fondly of Xavier ever since I was a child,” Christian said. “I would always overhear my dad and his brothers retell stories from their Xavier years while I played on the shore in Breezy Point. Years later, I remember being accepted to Xavier and admitted to the Ignatian Scholars Program. I was proud to continue the family tradition and felt that, by doing so, I was expanding the Doyle legacy.”
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