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ISSUE # 19
March 1992
FROM BRENDAN HAGGERTY ('50): The first Marist Brothers Annual Fund
has just been kicked off. Richie Foy and I have taken on the job of contacting as
many former monks as possible. I think we all believe in the mission of the
Brothers. Financial support at whatever level each can muster will certainly be
encouragement to those still in that special vineyard. There are numerous former
monks who are proving difficult to reach by phone, our first strategy, and we're
turning to Marists All to help get the word out.
One former student heard about what we're doing and sent $5000. Two others in
the leadership contingent have already met or surpassed that gift. If the students
who are not even a targeted audience for this first fund are that eager to help as a
result of conviction concerning what their education has meant, what about those
of us so deeply involved for such a significant part of our lives. (3210 Crest
Avenue, Cheverly, Md. 20785; 301-772-1613; 202-639-3652)
Editor's note: Sorry that the above letter is included well after the beginning of
the drive; the letter was dated October 20, 1991, and our last issue went into the
mail October 18th. However, it might be well to mention that Br. Sean Sammon,
provincial of the Poughkeepsie province, tells us in a phone conversation that the
drive will continue for a full year. He also makes it clear that although the drive
was organized by his province, donations may be earmarked for either American
province. Mail to Marist Brothers' Esopus Provincial Office, 1241 Kennedy
Boulevard, Bayonne, New Jersey, 07002 ... or to the Marist Brothers'
Poughkeepsie Development Office, 4200 West 115th Street, Chicago, Illinois,
60655-9980.
FROM BR. PETER CHANEL ('37): Congratulations on the success of Marists
All. I enjoy reading the letters and seeing how well those who correspond are
doing and how anxious they are to get news of their former classmates and how
anxious they are to get in touch with one another,
Things at Leeds Terrace, the monks' retirement home in Lawrence have been
very hectic, Bee (Br. Etienne Emile), Izzy (Br. Francis Gerard) and Ernest Mary
are in the nursing home. Br. Emile Michel just had a triple "by-pass." Charlie
Raymond had a stroke ... plenty of activity for our new Director, Br. Denis
Buckley. I was asked to come to Eugene, Oregon, to take care of Br. Bob Ryan
who had a severe stroke. I'll be here till the middle of February. (Marist Brothers,
26 Leeds Terrace, Lawrence, Ma. 01843) (Marist High School, 1900 Kingsley
Road, Eugene, Oregon, 97401)
LATE NEWS: Br. John Klein ('66) has recently been elected provincial of the
Esopus province. John has been serving as principal of Archbishop Molloy High
School. He replaces Br. Richard Shea ('54) whose term expired.
FROM JACK TEVLIN: Just a note of thanks for all your work on Marists All. I
look forward to each issue as a way of keeping in touch with all of you. All is


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well with us. I am now Deputy City Manager for the City of Phoenix, and
Andrea is the City Budget Director. Our son Sean is now twelve years old and a
sixth grader at St. Theresa's School.
Arizona has been good to us, and though we enjoy our trips back to New York
periodically, we are firmly rooted in the Valley of the Sun. (5419 East Sandra
Terrace, Scottsdale, Ar. 85254)
FROM BR. MICHAEL LARATONDA ('62): After serving as a chaplain with
the elderly for five years in Oakland, California, I then studied for a year at
Mercy Center in Burlingame, California, doing an Internship in Spiritual
Direction. This had been a long time coming, I think, without my being
consciously aware of it ... stemming from some individual spiritual direction
with people, working with the elderly, doing some volunteer counseling with
AIDS patients in the Bay Area, doing retreat work and days of prayer.
In mid June of 1991, I left California to accept an offer to join the staff at a
renewal sabbatical center called Wellsprings in upstate New York in a little town
called Glens Falls, a few miles south of Lake George. I am now one of three
Associate Directors working with a new Director; two of four are "new kids on
the block." Wellsprings offers two sabbatical programs each year, four months
each. The program is geared for Christian ministers working in service arenas,
people who are in need of rest/re-creation/renewal. It is excellent in its holistic
approach. Mornings are spent in classes or workshops with the rest of the day
free for exercise, reading, prayer, journal work, electives, rest.
I am doing a bit of everything here and loving it: teaching, individual spiritual
companioning, group work, and an evening elective called "Film and
Spirituality." There are also organizational and administrative duties shared by
the four of us.
I continue to be grateful for the work behind Marists All, and I enjoy reading
about various people, known and unknown to me. Thanks to Dave and to Gus.
Best wishes to all. (New address: 93 Maple Street, Glens Falls, New York,
12801) (Day phone: 518-792-3183; night: 518-745-1617)
FROM FRERE HENRI LOUIS MATHIEU: I am always interested in reading
Marists All .... Canadian Marist and I thank you for sending it to me. Since last
June we have started something in our province that we call "Famille Mariste."
Many former Brothers with their wives take part in the movement ... and we
have newcomers at every meeting. It is very interesting, because it answers to
the desires of all who have kept the Marist spirit in their families, even though
living afar. If ever you come to Quebec don't fail to bring my address. (20
Avenue des Braves, Quebec, P.Q. GLS 3C4)
FROM EMIDIO ANTHONY APOSTOLI ('58): A quick HI, and a change of
address from New Orleans, Louisiana, to 4132 Carmichael Road, Montgomery,
Alabama, 36106. Take care. Anthony.
BR. PAUL AMBROSE'S SPEECH on the Rededication of Donnelly Hall
(October 12, 1991):
We thank you, Lord, for the gift of Nilus Vincent Donnelly. We are gathered here
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Donnelly Hall, and to honor the many Marist Brothers who worked here so
many summers to make this building a reality.
As we all know, Nilus Vincent was a person of exceptional vision and a man
who loved beauty ... and he was a compulsive worker. I first found out about this
new building-in-the-round at Cappolo's restaurant, where Nilus and I would go
every Monday night to plan our work for the coming week. The building, he
said, would be completely round with science classrooms and labs in the center,
surrounded by administrative offices and other classrooms.
At the 1954 dedication of the Seat of Wisdom Chapel, everyone was pleased
with Nilus' chapel; it was time for him to move ahead. However, because the old
St. Ann's Hermitage was to be burned to the ground, we had to work on Fontaine
Hall to provide living quarters for the Brothers. Then there was the smaller
project of Adrian Hall. When that was completed, Nilus was given the OK to go
ahead with his "biggie." He had had the plans ripening for some time, and now
he had the manpower. Some of the older Brothers helped with funds; all helped
with their prayers; and before we realized it, Nilus delivered a unique building
which was the talk of the campus, indeed the talk of the town. Nilus' building
has served us well for some thirty years, with changes effected each year as
needs varied. Today is the culmination of a daring plan to completely refurbish
and enlarge Donnelly Hall, both inside and out. We now have more than just a
face-lift; we have a much needed new roof, air-conditioning, a greenhouse, and
adequate new parking areas. It took almost eight million dollars. Nilus' original
vision has now been perfected.
I am sure that Nilus is here in spirit, as are so very many deceased Marist
Brothers who worked here for many years to provide for Marist College and its
growth. Nilus was not a one man team. He had an exceptional "clerk of the
works" as Br. Gus Landry was called. Nilus would indicate what had to be done,
and Gus would pass the orders on to the Brothers. As we usually had some fifty
or sixty Brothers working here during the summers, we had to have a community
separate from the college students, due to different schedules. That community
had its own boss man. He was a very special person who knew how to get the
Brothers to work, and he also knew when to let up a bit. We have the pleasure
and privilege of having that boss man with us today, Br. Edward Michael, better
known as Eddie Mike or 'Ti" Mike. He was the Director of the Summer Project
Community for years, the Boss of the "Donnelly Construction Co." Like Nilus,
Gus and Mike were people who could get things done, and done well, in the
spirit of our Founder, doing good quietly.
Our college motto has two key words: prayer and work. Nilus had provided a
unique octagonal building for the new chapel with the altar in dead center, and
that nine years before Vatican II would request the same for all new churches.
Nilus was avant-guard for the Chapel, and he was equally so for his unique
building-in-the-round. Thus, Nilus gave us both a unique Prayer Center and a
unique Work Center. Orare et Laborare!
The Marist Brothers are proud and grateful that their work here has not been in
vain and that the loyalty to their Marist Heritage is still recognized. The number
of workers who have returned for this occasion is a testimony to that gratitude.
We thank the lord for the gifts bestowed on Nilus and put at our disposal. We ask
the Lord to bless those who work in this building, that their work here will
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FROM REV. GEORGE MORELLI ('61): I was very happy to receive Marists
All and to chat with you on the phone. The following note encapsulates almost
thirty years.
During my last year at Marist College I became attracted to a heritage from my
mother: the Eastern Church, its theology and its spirituality. With Kieran's
permission I even attended several Orthodox Liturgies, After my brother was
killed by the lightening accident in 1964, I left the order.
I finished my B.A. at SUNY, New Paltz, and started graduate work in
anthropology. I shifted to psychology and transferred to the New School for
Social Research, M.A. in 1968; Ph.D. in 1975. During this time I was a
caseworker for the NYC welfare department and an instructor at Newark State
College in New Jersey. I found myself dealing with issues of faith, God's mercy,
justice, all of which I found quite troubling.
I spent a number of years searching and trying to balance New Age and
Christian philosophies of life. In the early 70's I began tutorial and extern studies
program with some of the faculty at Saint Vladimir's Seminary. In 1972 I was
ordained a priest for a small Ukrainian Orthodox Catholic Diocese. I have since
transferred to the Greek Orthodox, Patriarchate of Antioch. I have done writing
and consulting for the Church on psychological and spiritual issues. I went on
for post-graduate training in cognitive-behavioral and child clinical
neurophyschology, Diplomate in 1985, and am licensed in California and in New
Jersey. I am director of Holy Cross Counseling Center in New Jersey, and since
1985 have been serving regularly as assistant pastor at St. Mary's, Ridge
Boulevard, Brooklyn.
My marriage in 1972 was also a major turning point in my life, helping me to
discern my value system. Although regretably not blessed to have children.
Nancy and I are very happy. She shares in my clinical work.
The last seven years of pastoral work have been the happiest of my life. The
Marist spirit and religious training have never left me. Any of Our Lord's work
that I have accomplished is permeated by it. What monk can forget the first
words after the morning bell: "Laudetur Jesus Christus; et Maria Mater ejus." I
look forward to hearing from my former "Brothers" in Christ.I will try to attend
the next reunion.Marists All is a wonderful piece of God's work. (105 Summit
Court, Westfield, N. J. 07090)
FROM BOB LOPEZ ('59): I am doing what no self-respecting New Yorker
would do willingly ... mailing cash. Surely there is a checking account into
which funds for Marists All are deposited. Please list that account name, along
with the address, and I'll send a check to help sustain the publication and
distribution of the paper. P.S. I've already been published in the newsletter but
may send another letter in the future. I don't see much evidence that contributors
feel comfortable with encores. (59 Heritage Drive, Terre Haute, Indiana, 47803)
Editor's Response: Checks to help sustain the newsletter may be made out to
"Marists All" and may be mailed to David Kammer, 107 Woodland Drive,
Harwinton, Ct. 06791 ... or to Gus Nolan, % Marist College, Poughkeepsie, N.
Y. 12601. "Encore articles" are most welcomed; already over thirty people have
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FROM JOE (Joel Gilmary) STRANG ('53): This summer I acted the role of the
pope in a local production of "Beckett." After one of the last performances with
a recording of monks chanting Gregorian in the background, I joined the cast on
stage for our curtain call. I couldn't help imaging that the audience was
applauding my whole life. They seemed to be thinking: you were a Brother early
in your life and now you are pope, true to form. It was nostalgia time for me!
I remember splitting rocks in the spring with Myles Eric, loading hay into the
silo and making outdoor notes on nature for an essay in John Francis' class in
Tyngsboro. Labeling trees with Pat Stephen and making perma-stone bricks for
the new refectory at Marian. I remember swimming in the quarry, canning in
silence, and washing up at a common trough. Sitting around the pool at Marian
while listening to exciting tales of the previous year of teaching, and I remember
appetite stimulating hikes to Esopus. Floating blissfully in a canoe at Camp
Marist and relishing the top tunes at Camp Sunset. Singing calypso after a day of
manual labor on the project. Savoring Norbie's lobster Newburg in Bellport.
I remember the first time ever I heard the Salve Regina on a September evening
in Tyngsboro and searching for number sixty-three on Berkie's Saturday work
list. I've had too much of apple eating in all its forms, as well as fire and rat
patrol at the old dorms in Poughkeepsie. Coaching football at Resurrection-
Ascension against the teams of Felix, Dirty Dave, and Willie Maura. The trauma
of leaving my first community for Molloy. I remember vainly trying to sleep
after reveillon Christmas in Tyngsboro and making a yule log with Jogues
Zirkel. I can still picture the vivid winter scene well created by Raymond
Richard in Marian's old dining hall, and I can still hear about the "Greystone
Gazette" while we hand signalled for food. The taste of pizza after chaperoning a
"Beatles" dance at Molloy. So many other memories. Do keep the Marist
memories flowing! (P.O. Box 857, Pacific Grove, Ca. 93950)
FROM PATRICK MURPHY ('67): It's hard to believe that almost twenty-five
years have passed since I left Esopus. Yet my connection with the Marists has
never ceased. The friends I made at Esopus in many cases continue to today,
even though we are separated by miles, occupations, and families. My son is in
his second year at Molloy and presently has Br. Robert Mc Cauley for music.
Bob and I spent four years in the same classroom at Molloy and then entered
Esopus at the same time. One evening while picking up my son at a Molloy
dance, who should I meet but Tom "Binsky" Murphy!
Bob Gorman ('67) is married and the father of two. Bob works as the import
manager for a retail chain of stores. Bill Hentrich ('67) is married and the father
of one. Bill works for the New York City Board of Education and conducts a law
practice in his spare time. John Rogener ('67) is married and now the father of
three.The youngest was born this past summer.John works for Citibank in lower
Manhattan.
I'm married and the father of two, and I work for a re-insurance company in New
York City. I guess I'm one of the latest to be added to your mailing list. (92 West
Poplar Street, Floral Park, New York, 11001)
FROM JOE OLIVET ('64): Thank you for continuing to include me in Marists
All. I am amazed at the diverse paths we have all taken over the years. For
myself the roller coaster ride of life continues, although the highs are not as high
and the lows are not as low. We have settled into a routine that resembles a cross
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in the New York City public school system. In February of 1992 I will have
completed twenty-two years, all spent in the South Bronx, in "Fort Apache." I
am not dodging bullets, but it has been a long haul nonetheless.
To be able to afford my house I work a second job with the local bus company,
Shortline, In exchange for being a part-time driver, I get to ride the bus free,
commuting to and from the Bronx. After we moved to Middletown, I joined the
local volunteer fire department, Currently I am the financial secretary and third
lieutenant. It is a mix of being responsible for the receipts of the fire company
and making sure that the fire truck I am responsible for is up and running and
completely equipped.
The glue holding all this together is an unswerving faith in Jesus Christ. In the
last year my wife started going to a new church: Trinity Assembly of God,
outside Middletown. I thought she was crazy.She was crazy like a fox. Subtly
she worked on me, and then I started investigating the church. It is a wonderful
relationship. The church stresses that every person should develop a personal
relationship with Jesus Christ, and should develop a deep faith that He will take
care of us through good times and bad. This faith in Jesus is a daily commitment
and keeps me from burning out while working six and seven days a week.
Religion has become much simpler and is more clearly focused. Since I ride the
subway every day, I read the Bible and study its wonderful parts.I feel that the
seeds planted through my Marist days have now borne fruit in my life. Praise the
Lord, (134 Rockwell Ave., Middletown, N. Y. 10940; 914-343-0607)
FROM RONALD "Reggie" DISS ('60): We are all fine and healthy ... just
bigger! MARY is still teaching fifth/sixth grade children how to read; she
received her second masters degree from the University of Virginia this past
May, and we're all glad that's over with! Mary worries constantly about the rest
of the family ... especially about John and Lily, who are both at THAT age!
REG is still teaching at Emory and Henry College and at the University of
Virginia most weekends. (Mary was a student in one of his classes; she got an
A). Reg celebrated his BIG 5-Oh this past July by throwing himself a big party.
He even asked people to bring him presents; Mary worries about him.
JOHN is a junior in his third year at boarding school. He is on the distinguished
honor roll, an electronic whiz, a computer freak, and a "mean" trombone player.
John remains an avid reader and a talented writer. His favorite quote: "Don't
worry, be happy,"
LILY is a sophomore, an honor student, a member of the varsity basketball team,
a trombone player, and an ecological activist who has the whole town of Rural
Retreat recycling garbage. Lily spends most of her time at home on the phone.
She goes to school dances with sixteen year old boys. Her favorite quote: "Trust
me." (Box A-5, Main Street, Rural Retreat, Va. 24368)
FROM GUS NOLAN ('48): Our trip to Japan was delightful. On Thursday,
December 19th, Liz and I flew from Newark non-stop to Tokyo, a flight of 14
hours. We celebrated Christmas in Japan, a beautiful experience. We attended
Midnight Mass and heard the traditional carols in Japanese; we sang in English.
Very few Westerners attended that Mass.
The principal factor that made our Japan trip so enjoyable was that we had an
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the Reverend Prior, but to us as Pete. Pete has well mastered the Japanese
language as well as the culture, traditions, and geography. The subway and train
systems are a breeze to learn when traveling with Pete. No time is wasted on
incidental things. In Japan, Pete has learned so many unique features that we
believe we got an insight into Japanese life that was very special. We met all
kinds of friends: native parishioners, priests who have lived for many years in
Japan, and young college students who are just beginning life there.
We left Japan on Sunday night, December 29th, and arrived in Sydney,
Australia, on Monday morning, a ten hour flight. Nowhere did we experience
any kind of delay; we were lucky in being able to walk through all customs
checks: Japanese, Australian, and American.
Our two-week stay with the Hardmans in Australia was a real vacation. As it
was summer there, we did experience a few real hot days, mid-90's, but for the
most part it was just delightful.
We landed in Sydney just before President Bush, and we visited Canberra, the
capital, after him. Our only real brush with Bush was that we saw Sydney's
harbor from the same yacht he used.
Pete's hospitality in Tokyo and the Hardmans in Australia made us realize how
blessed we really are. We have nothing but very wonderful things to say about
our four weeks away. We do, of course, have pictures galore to show, but only if
you ask! (30 South Randolph Ave., Pksie, N. Y. 12601)
FEATURES: Do you have any good ideas for newsletter features? Something
like memorable quotes; we could have a field day sharing "Sargisms." Do you
remember Br. Adolf Armand's "You kid you, too far east is west." Or Brother
Henry Charles's "Needless to say, Brothers, Brother is no longer with us." And
Sarge's "Get back, kid, or I'll kick you in the front."
How about recalling some of our fine confreres and their unique nicknames: Br.
Leo Stratonic, Minn; Br. Louis Omer, Bimbo; Br. Leo Camille, Elli Mac; Br.
Peter Morrissette, Pete the Pouch; Br. Frederick Charles, Ma Tante; Br. Regis
James, Giss. How come it was dominantly the old, old timers who had these
unusual names?
And there were Coal Tar and Plinky and Hoover and Pipe Down and Al the
Short. Of course, there were the easy ones like: Flax and Bax and Bee and
Berkie and Effie and Trot and Izzy and Tiffie and Strats. How about King Tut
and the Black Prince. Write to share with us other memorable quotes, other
nicknames, or other features. We promise to keep it friendly, kind, and
charitable!
FROM PAT GALLAGHER ('53): We just spent a glorious weekend here at
North Fork of Goose Creek. Mary and I took our two dogs (Old English,
Sheepdogs) and drove four miles over to a neighbor's property and hiked along
the Appalachian Trail for a couple of miles, then we sat on the side of a rock
with cheese and crackers and water.
Mary and I celebrate our eleventh anniversary on October 25th, and I can say
without reservation that our relationship couldn't be better. Love has been
deepened and enriched; looking to the time ahead, I only see deep peace ... over
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I've learned to pace myself, stay hone at our cottage, an old milking shed, and
write. Just turned in the manuscript of another book on police liability for risk
managers. Speaking of pacing myself, I've been doing a good deal of jogging
and gotten up to ten miles. It's really beautiful to run the dirt roads and pass
homes that were built before the French-Indian War, close to the founding of the
country, in 1738.
Mary is now working with the hospice program going up and down the dirt
country roads counseling and ministering to program participants, helping them
in their final days and hours. Additionally she is starting a practice in cranial-
sacral therapy. I don't understand the whole approach, but it has provided the
most uplifting joy to her ... as well as to me.
One daughter will graduate in May, and the last is now having her time as a high
school sophomore.
I always have the best of intentions of writing letters to two or three friends as a
result of reading Marists All, but never get around to it. It's always good reading
about the Brothers; for me associations and good memories go back to St. Ann's
Academy in 1945, starting in the fourth grade with Peter Eustace Cassidy, and
then with you, Dave, in the fifth grade, your first year teaching.(Box 82-A,
Lincoln, Virginia, 22078)
FROM BR. GEORGE MATHEWS ('53): I just finished reading Marists All. To
be honest, this is the first time I have REALLY read the newsletter with care and
interest. The afternoon of the GMC "get-together" I managed to visit for a short
time ... after I had finished a six hour Safety Class. That is the National Safety
Council DDC program for those looking for a 10% discount on their insurance,
as well as for those looking to have points removed from their driving record.
(4300 Murdock Ave., Bronx, N. Y. 10466)
FROM BR. NICK CAFFREY ('57): I would like to thank Gus and Dave for the
great job they are doing keeping the Greater Marist Community informed. I must
tell you that I thoroughly enjoy the newsletter. I am writing to let you know that
I am back in community and no longer at the Brighton. Massachusetts, address. I
really appreciated your keeping me posted while I was in the Boston area. I had
a great support group in Boston and I hated to leave. At the present time I am
doing extremely well in Chicago as an Administrative Assistant at Marist High
School. Keep up the good work. (4300 West 115th Street, Chicago, Illinois,
60655)
LATE NEWS: Br. Edward Michael ('Ti Mike) is seriously ill at Marist High
School in Chicago.
FROM BILL REGER ('61): Another delightfully peaceful winter is approaching
in Wheeling. The more time I spend here, the more I appreciate our community.
Wheeling has a simplicity, tranquility, and quality of life second to none. We
have several active theater groups, a nice symphony, good schools, and one of
the best park systems in the country; Oglebay Park is very popular with people
throughout neighboring states and beyond.
Life continues to evolve well for me. I'm quite fortunate. Although my father,
Joe, has been in a nursing home for the past five years, he is quite lucid. I've had
a wonderful opportunity to get to know him and myself better since I returned
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November 1990 I spent two weeks at the Generalate in Rome, guest of our
colleagues, especially Leonard Voegtle. I visited, toured, and ran the Rome
Marathon Race past what is arguably 26 miles of the most monumental of sights
in the world. The experience in Italy culminated with a day in Assisi.
My present career focuses on holistic wellness and preventive health care. After
serving three years as director of the Bayer Wellness Program in Wellsburg, W.
Va., I'm now with the West Virginia University School of Medicine. The Bayer
project demonstrated significant reduction in cardio-vascular risk factors for that
community of 11,000. The challenge now is to bring the same healthful changes
to medical school students; across the nation they have been observed to become
less healthy as they trudge through medical school. I also hope to be able to
duplicate the successes of the Bayer program in other West Virginia
communities. Our state continues to lead the nation in unhealthy lifestyles.
As for my own health and wellness, I sail and bicycle ... somewhat fanatically.I
spent last September sailing the Great Barrier Reef in Australia.I hope to be able
to sail from Midway Island to Hawaii this coming summer. No major bike trips
are planned though, but I cycle almost daily.
Regretted missing the GMC picnic. Mick Stoehr and I are adamant about getting
a carload of Wheeling based "Marists.All" to come to the 1992 edition of the
picnic next September. Hope 2 C U there! (37 Era Street, Wheeling, WV, 26003)
FROM BR. JOSEPH BOSSAERT: (Marist in Belgium): I was happily surprised
to receive your very long newsletter dated the month of August with all the
interesting news and your delicate attention to mention my Way of the Cross at
the Hermitage chapel; that pleased me very much.
A very warm hello to John Wilcox whom I remember fondly from his stay in
Nimegen. Where has the time gone since I carried John's study books back to the
states at the time of my visit to New York and Poughkeepsie.
Here everything is going along very quietly. The interior court has been
renovated, and in the spring we are to enlarge the house by six rooms for the
Brothers; at the moment we are very tight for space.
I recently completed a large stained glass window, twenty meters, for the chapel
of the professional school at Malmedy. I am also working hard on several
publications. At the moment I am preparing a Christmas card for 1991, which I
shall send to you in due time. Besides that, I am doing oil paintings, still life, and
portraits. You can see that I am not bored. (Fraternite Champagnat, Vieille
Habay, Belgium)
FROM MIKE (Kevin Michael) SHERIDAN ('55): Thanks for all your years of
effort on behalf of the Marist newsletter. Just to catch you and all my dear
friends up: I have been working for the Hicksville School District in various
capacities for the last twenty-three years. The last twelve years I have been in
Senior High Special Education, and I have been the Coordinator of Vocation
Occupation for Specials. I do assessments, recommendations, and monitoring of
our placed children.
I have been married to Linda Curtiss of Yorktown Heights for eighteen years.
We have two lovely children who now attend St. Anthony High School in South
Huntington, run by the Brooklyn Franciscans. Matt is a junior; he plays


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basketball and lacross. Jenny is a freshman; she plays four sports, the flute, and
is a National Honor Student. Jenny is also the current state and regional champ
in soccer, as well as a long Island Select A player. She will play in the Dallas
Cup on. Thanksgiving Day. Linda works as an I.C.U. nurse at Huntington
Hospital.
We see the Stengels, the Meehans, Friels, Gargans, Rich and Judy Schiavone,
Frank Sutton, Tom and Kathy Hourican many times a year, and we see Gene
Donnelly and Adrienne on occasion. I saw many of our group at the reunion at
Marist College last, August, but have not been able to get to the GMC picnics in
September due to Linda's schedule or Jenny's games.
Every day makes me appreciate the contributions that the Marist life has made to
me and what I am. I marvel at your continuing work. Though my life since I left
has been fruitful and happy all these years, this past August, I was unexpectedly
operated on for a brain tumor, cancerous. Currently I am using my sick leave
that will carry me into January of 1993. I have finished radiology treatment and
have just started chemotherapy that will continue for almost a year. I am feeling
healthy and vigorous at this point and am hopeful that things will go well. Please
keep me and the family in your prayers. (10 Sue Circle, Huntington, N. Y.
11743; 516-673-9023)
FROM BR. SIXTUS VICTOR ('42) I do enjoy reading Marist ALL. Please note
my new address(below). .During the week I live at another house called
Manziana-45 miles north of the Generalate. I am presently supervising the
reconstruction of a juniorate building to become a spiritual renewal center for the
English Brothers. The project should be completed for occupancy Jan.'93. I live
alone prepare my own meals during week,& just 5 minute walk each morning to
Sisters' Convent for liturgy. Drive back to Rome on weekends for meals with the
Brothers at the Generalate. So long and stay well. Regards to all who know me.
(Fratelli Maristi Delle Scuole, Piazza Champagnat, 2 Cas. Post. 10250 1-00144 -
Roma )
REUNION: The Esopus classes of 1966 and 1967 are celebrating their 25th
anniversary at Molloy High in Jamaica, long Island, on Saturday, April 4th at 7
p.m. All faculty as well as students of that era have been invited. Spouses are
welcome. Cost is to be determined. For further information contact Patrick
Murphy, 92 West Poplar Street, Floral Park, New York, 11001.
EDITOR'S NOTE: Since the publication of our last issue in early November, we
have received names and addresses of seven people new to our list. We have also
had eight address changes. We appreciate being kept up to date. Our next issue ...
#20, never dreamed we'd get this far ... is to be in the mail by early August. Keep
the cards and letters coming! Write now before you forget. Mail to David
Kammer.. 107 Woodland Drive, Harwinton, Ct. 06791; or to Gus Nolan, %
Marist College, Poughkeepsie,
N. Y. 12601.