charleston catholic alumni news · resides in easton, maryland. she and her husband william...

8
1 Dear alumni: I am privileged to spend my days with young people and with teachers, administrators and staff, coaches, parents, alumni, and school supporters who are part of a community working together to build something that can be life-altering, not only for the students, but also for the adults involved. I believe that happiness and confidence grow from persistence and genuine achievement and that we can help our young people create their own good luck through their own hard work. After all, the world that our children will face in the future will ask more of them than to just show up. During morning announcements not long ago, I reminded the students what a remarkable year we’ve had. In addition to the numerous athletic successes our teams have experienced, there are so many other accomplishments to celebrate: quiz bowl, robotics, speech, drama, choir, spelling bee, math field day, state science fair, students’ test scores, college acceptances, scholarship offers, and so on. Add to these the individual triumphs that occur each day in the classroom as teachers and students work together to master academic material. The bottom line at your alma mater is student success. We aim high. So for the sake of our students’ futures, Charleston Catholic continues to be a wonderful, beautiful work in progress. Our school continues to prosper and evolve. With the spectacular student body, the talented and dedicated staff, the supportive parents and encouragement from the alumni and community at large, there’s just no imagining the great things ahead! Warmly, Debra K Sullivan, Principal A Remarkable Year Don’t forget! All-Class Reunion, June 22-24 Shamrock Golf Tournament Little Creek Golf Course June 22, 2012 Visit our website at charlestoncatholic-crw.org. In this issue: Principal’s Letter 1 All Class Reunion, Individual Class Reunions 2 Class Updates 3 Class Updates 4 Annual Appeal 5 Condolences 6 School Archives 7 MAY 2012 CONGRATULATIONS! Charleston Catholic is experiencing another spectacular year! Congratulations to the following teams on their accomplishments: The boys’ swim team finished third in the state meet despite only having five swimmers compete. Swimming does not divide teams based on class (A, AA, AAA), so the boys were competing against much larger schools! The girls’ basketball team qualified for the state tournament for the eighth consecutive year, under the direction of head coach Ashley Shepler (Class of 1999). The boys’ basketball team won the class A state championship over St. Mary’s. The team finished with an impressive 24-3 record. The high school robotics team qualified for the World Competition in St. Louis, Missouri, and competed in late April. They finished 18 th out of 64 teams. The high school quiz bowl team won their fifth consecutive state championship in the AA- A division and defeated a AAA school to win the overall state title regardless of division. CALLING ALL YEARBOOKS- We are seeking yearbooks to complete the school’s collection. We would like to maintain a complete history of Charleston Catholic in the school library. Our collection is missing 1946, 1950, 1951, 1958, 1961, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1975, 1976, and 1983. If you have a yearbook from any of these years that you would like to donate, please call the school at (304)342-8415. Charleston Catholic Alumni News

Upload: others

Post on 05-Nov-2020

4 views

Category:

Documents


0 download

TRANSCRIPT

Page 1: Charleston Catholic Alumni News · resides in Easton, Maryland. She and her husband William (deceased) have three children – Dan (CCHS class of 1976), Mary (CCHS class of 1977),

1

Dear alumni:

I am privileged to spend my days with young people and with teachers,

administrators and staff, coaches, parents, alumni, and school supporters who are part of a

community working together to build something that can be life-altering, not only for the

students, but also for the adults involved. I believe that happiness and confidence grow

from persistence and genuine achievement and that we can help our young people create

their own good luck through their own hard work. After all, the world that our children

will face in the future will ask more of them than to just show up.

During morning announcements not long ago, I reminded the students what a

remarkable year we’ve had. In addition to the numerous athletic successes our teams have

experienced, there are so many other accomplishments to celebrate: quiz bowl, robotics,

speech, drama, choir, spelling bee, math field day, state science fair, students’ test scores,

college acceptances, scholarship offers, and so on. Add to these the individual triumphs

that occur each day in the classroom as teachers and students work together to master

academic material.

The bottom line at your alma mater is student success. We aim high. So for the

sake of our students’ futures, Charleston Catholic continues to be a wonderful, beautiful

work in progress. Our school continues to prosper and evolve. With the spectacular

student body, the talented and dedicated staff, the supportive parents and encouragement

from the alumni and community at large, there’s just no imagining the great things ahead!

Warmly,

Debra K Sullivan, Principal

A Remarkable Year

Don’t forget!

All-Class Reunion,

June 22-24

Shamrock Golf Tournament

Little Creek Golf Course

June 22, 2012

Visit our website at

charlestoncatholic-crw.org.

In this issue:

Principal’s Letter 1

All Class Reunion,

Individual Class

Reunions

2

Class Updates 3

Class Updates 4

Annual Appeal 5

Condolences 6

School Archives 7

MAY 2012

CONGRATULATIONS!

Charleston Catholic is experiencing another spectacular year! Congratulations to the

following teams on their accomplishments:

The boys’ swim team finished third in the state meet despite only having five swimmers

compete. Swimming does not divide teams based on class (A, AA, AAA), so the

boys were competing against much larger schools!

The girls’ basketball team qualified for the state tournament for the eighth consecutive

year, under the direction of head coach Ashley Shepler (Class of 1999).

The boys’ basketball team won the class A state championship over St. Mary’s. The

team finished with an impressive 24-3 record.

The high school robotics team qualified for the World Competition in St. Louis,

Missouri, and competed in late April. They finished 18th out of 64 teams.

The high school quiz bowl team won their fifth consecutive state championship in the

AA- A division and defeated a AAA school to win the overall state title regardless

of division.

CALLING ALL YEARBOOKS- We are seeking yearbooks to complete the school’s collection. We would like to

maintain a complete history of Charleston Catholic in the school library. Our collection is missing 1946, 1950, 1951,

1958, 1961, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1975, 1976, and 1983. If you have a yearbook from any of these years that you would like

to donate, please call the school at (304)342-8415.

Charleston Catholic

Alumni News

Page 2: Charleston Catholic Alumni News · resides in Easton, Maryland. She and her husband William (deceased) have three children – Dan (CCHS class of 1976), Mary (CCHS class of 1977),

2

ALL CLASS REUNION 2012

Make your plans now for the All Class Reunion, scheduled for June 22, 23, and 24, 2012.

The reunion weekend will kick off Friday with the Shamrock Golf Tournament at Little Creek Park. Registration forms and

hole sponsorship information are available on the school website (www.charlestoncatholic-crw.org). Contact Bo Dolan ([email protected]), Dickinson Gould ([email protected]), or Eric Bailey ([email protected]) for more in-

formation.

The fun continues Friday evening with a reception at the school. Join us for light appetizers, memories, and laughter in the Commons from 6-8 p.m. Scrapbooks, yearbooks, and tours of the building will be available.

On Saturday, stop by the Charleston Catholic Athletic Facility (the old Players’ Club) on Hillcrest Drive between 11 a.m. and

2 p.m. to check out the impressive home of the Irish athletic program. Opened in 2004, the Athletic Facility features an Alumni Room with memorabilia from days gone by. Lunch (barbecue sandwiches) will be available for purchase from the con-

cession stand.

Saturday evening is free for individual classes to gather.

The weekend will conclude with mass as the Basilica of Sacred Heart Co-Cathedral at 9 a.m. on Sunday.

Discounted hotel room rates are available for the reunion weekend at the Hampton Inn at Southridge (304-746-4646) for

$94/ night and the Charleston Conference Center (304-744-4641) for $89/ night. Just call the hotel and mention the alumni reunion.

The CCHS Class of 1962 will meet in Charleston June 22

-24, 2012, to celebrate 50 years since their graduation. They have planned a weekend of activity to take advantage

of the CCHS All Class Reunion while also giving them an opportunity to spend time together and enjoy each other,

hear fifty years of stories, and reminisce. They look for-ward to hearing from more classmates. Please contact

Jeanne Brown Sander ([email protected] or 703-426-2880) or Judy Carroll Vickers ([email protected] or 386-

956-0935) for more information. Please contact them by the first of June.

The Class of 1965 is planning a reunion for the weekend

of June 8-10, 2012. The class has a page on Facebook called “CCHS Class of 65.” Plans are in the works for a get

together Friday evening, June 8, and a possible tour of the high school and a picnic on Saturday, June 9. Check out their Facebook page for further details: https://

www.Facebook.com/groups/160296340748842/. Please contact Rich Hopkins (1421 Virginia St. E Charleston, WV

25301, 304-342-9858) or Ruth Huber Ridolfo (300 E. Ka-nawha Ave., Columbus, OH. 513-378-0386) or email

[email protected]. HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE!

The Class of 1967 will gather at Timothy’s Bar at the Quarrier Diner at 7 p.m. on Saturday, June 23. They will

meet at the Quarrier Diner for brunch at 10:30 a.m. on Sunday, June 24. Please contact Tari McClintock Crouse

(304-744-5514) or Therese Cox (304-550-8538) for more information.

The Class of 1972 is planning a social hour and dinner at

the Blossom on Saturday evening of the All Class Reunion weekend (June 23rd). Many have expressed an interest in the Friday golf outing. For more information, contact Al

Lynch (304-757-0568) or email [email protected]) or check out the Face-

book Page “C.C.H.S. Class of 72 Reunion.”

The Class of 1992 will be having their 20th reunion the

same weekend as the All Class Reunion. They will have a casual gathering on Friday, June 22, at Timothy’s in the

Quarrier Diner at 8:00 p.m. On Saturday, June 23, they will have a family picnic at Little Creek Park, Shelter #6

from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. The picnic will be catered and will have inflatables for the kids. They will meet for dinner

at the Bridge Road Bistro at 7:15 p.m. Please contact Ste-phenie Annie Haynes at [email protected] or 304-395-

3762 (cell) or 304-722-0136 (home).

Twenty-eight members of the Class of 1961 (from all over the country) gathered in Charleston in October 2011 for a

special weekend to celebrate their 50th Reunion. The beau-tiful fall weekend began Friday evening with an informal

gathering at the Summit Conference Center, reliving old memories while watching a slide show of classmates and teachers from years past. The next day they lunched at

The Blossom, the after-school hangout in the 50s and 60s. Later that evening they had a sumptuous dinner at Edge-

wood Country Club followed by dancing in the ballroom to the likes of Conway Twitty, Jerry Lee Lewis, and The Plat-

ters. On Sunday morning the group attended mass at Sa-cred Heart Co-Cathedral followed by emotional goodbyes

over brunch at Shoney’s. The highlight of the weekend was Saturday evening on the front lawn of Edgewood Country

Club where they said a short prayer for their classmates and family members who are no longer with them, then

tearfully watched a beautiful display of white balloons tied with green ribbons rise to the heavens. Great weekend,

great friends, great memories! Their teachers were very perceptive when they said of the class, “Never before has

the school spirit been so sincere, so wholehearted, and so spontaneous! You have won a place in our hearts which cannot be replaced by any

other class.”

Class Reunions

Page 3: Charleston Catholic Alumni News · resides in Easton, Maryland. She and her husband William (deceased) have three children – Dan (CCHS class of 1976), Mary (CCHS class of 1977),

3

1943-44– Mr. and Mrs. James & Margaret (Gainer)

Bordas live in Cape Canaveral, Florida, where they

will celebrate sixty-eight years of marriage on July 22,

2012. They have nine children, seventeen

grandchildren, and twenty great-grandchildren.

1947- Rose Mary (Daly) McDermott is retired and

resides in Easton, Maryland. She and her husband

William (deceased) have three children – Dan (CCHS

class of 1976), Mary (CCHS class of 1977), and

Thomas (CCHS class of 1978). This May, Rose

Mary’s grandson Patrick will graduate from WVU and

her granddaughter Ellen will graduate as a nurse from

the University of West Georgia.

1948- Jerry Stricker graduated from the University of

Notre Dame in 1952. He was in the US Air Force

from 1952 to 1954 and employed by GE from 1954

to 1996. He and his wife, Nueza, whom he met in

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, just celebrated their fiftieth

anniversary. They have lived in twelve different

locations over the years, including three years in

Ireland and three years in Singapore.

1949 – Ralph Thomson has two children and is retired and

enjoying life in Hobe Sound, Florida.

1950- Carl Mazzella joined the US Navy in 1952 and

served four years active duty, with forty months

aboard the USS Wisconsin, the last battleship built

for the navy. After four years of inactive duty, while

attending West Virginia Tech and West Virginia State,

he was honorably discharged in 1960. He graduated

from West Virginia Tech in 1961 with a Bachelor of

Science in Electrical Engineering. Upon graduation he

worked for the US Naval Weapons Lab in Dahlgren,

Virginia, for almost five years and then went to work

for Pan Am World Airways in Florida. He worked

on the Apollo Space Program until 1969 when the

United States landed on the moon. Carl then

worked for the US Army at Rock Island Arsenal,

Illinois, until 1999 when he retired and worked on

the Apache Helicopter and M1Main Battle Tank as a

civilian engineer. He is presently enjoying retirement

in Colorado. He has seven children and seven

grandchildren.

1952- Phil Bohnert, MD, FAPAI, has been very happily

married for over thirty years, and has two children

and two grandchildren. He has been a practicing

psychiatrist for forty-six years, about one-half in full-

time practice and one-half teaching full-time in

medical schools. After retiring from teaching at the

University of Hawaii Medical School in 2007, the

medical school asked Phil to be the first “Resident

Resource” for any resident physicians in their

specialty who had a personal problem.

1954- Tucker Crusan retired from Amoco Oil Company

in 1995 after thirty-three years as the Area Retail

Manager in Florida. He and his wife Aida celebrated

their fiftieth anniversary in El Salvador in June 2011

with their four children and their grandchildren.

1955- Jacquelyn (Dailey) Baker is retired and living in

Williams, Arizona. She enjoys her children and

grandchildren, traveling, and taking long walks with

her dogs.

Robert L. Guthrie lives in Pembroke Pines, Florida,

with his wife Margaret Anne (Lambert) Guthrie. He

is a retired US Customs Service Supervisory Special

Agent. He has three children – Brian, Angela, and

Amanda.

1956- Joan (Gallagher) Ferber and her husband Jack live

in Arcadia, Florida, and celebrated fifty years of

marriage on May 8, 2011. The Ferbers have four

daughters and eight grandchildren.

1960- Nancy (Hillenbrand) Sullivan lives in Portland,

Oregon, and works as a nurse-midwife. She has twin

daughters and a son and is very proud of her two

grandchildren who, at six and four years old, attend

the French-American school in Portland and are

fluent in French and English. Nancy planned to travel

to Nepal in March for two months to help train

nurses from remote mountain villages as they work

to improve maternal and infant mortality rates. She

will post her adventures on Facebook and invites

followers (Nancy H Sullivan).

1963- John Millar is retired and enjoying North Carolina.

He and his wife Patricia Wallace Millar have five

grandchildren; they welcomed three new

grandchildren last year (including twins)!

1964- Shirley Anne (Scheirman) Weldon is a retired

school teacher and lives in Atlanta, Georgia. Shirley

and her husband Bill have one son, John.

1965- David Boyle has three sons and resides in Austin,

Texas. In his retirement, he is enjoying golf, bridge,

and travel. He is a part-time catering assistant; he

visited Italy/UK in April.

Ruth (Huber) Ridolfo is a retired homemaker in

Columbus, Ohio.

1966- Marguerite (Spelsberg) Hickman works part-

time for Fairmont State teaching English and is a

retired Harrison County teacher. She is a

grandmother to three beautiful grandchildren.

Marguerite still practices calligraphy and dabbles in

watercolor from time to time.

1968- Joseph E. Scheirman, III, is retired from the

Department of the Army. He resides in Mount

Pleasant, South Carolina, where he is an Officer in 4th

Degree in the Knights of Columbus; is a Eucharistic

Minister at St. Benedict Roman Catholic Church; and

has graduated from the Mount Pleasant Citizens

Police Academy. He and his wife Jeannie have three

children: Jeffrey, Jennifer, and Jo Ellen.

1971- Ronald W. DuBois, Jr. has five children and resides

in Steubenville, Ohio, with his wife Marianne. Ronald

is a music teacher at the Franciscan University of

Steubenville and the Pittsburgh Music Academy in

Carnegie, Pennsylvania.

Continued, next page...

Class Updates

Page 4: Charleston Catholic Alumni News · resides in Easton, Maryland. She and her husband William (deceased) have three children – Dan (CCHS class of 1976), Mary (CCHS class of 1977),

4

Class Updates

He is pursuing a Doctor of Sacred Music degree

through the Graduate Theological Foundation, based

in Mishawaka, Indiana.

1972- Kathleen (Adkins) Yelenic and her family moved

to North Carolina in July 2011. Her husband is prin-

cipal at St. Michael the Archangel School and Kath-

leen teaches Head Start in Cary, North Carolina.

Their sons were recently featured on House Hunters

on HGTV. Classmates from 1972 who visit North

Carolina should get in touch!

1977- Mary Beth (Burgess) Winter recently obtained a

Masters of Arts degree in Marriage and Family Ther-

apy and is now licensed and practicing in Indianapolis,

Indiana. She lives there with her husband and three

daughters.

Bob Hennekes is the father of three children – Ka-

tie (20), Mike (19), and Patrick (17). A Cincinnati,

Ohio, business owner for ten years, he misses the

mountains and says hello to all of his West Virginia

friends!

Christina Florence-Kiefer is employed by

CAMC.

1978- Laura (Hennekes) Brown lives in Floyds Knobs,

Indiana, with her husband Chris and two children,

Alan and Erin. Erin will be married during the summer

of 2012.

1982- Peggy (Schafer) Vincent lives in East Fallowfield,

Pennsylvania, with her husband Scott and their two

sons. She is the owner of Comfy Cozy, Inc., a line of

glow in the dark pillowcases and keepsake gifts and

Glowfx Designs, offering screen printing on apparel

and promotional products for schools, organizations,

and businesses. Peggy was featured by Martha Stew-

art as a “Doer of the Week” which highlights female

small business owners and was recognized in Philadel-

phia as a Mom business owner. She is a member of

MSLO Dreamers into Doers.

1987- Guy T. Anderson is a Chef Instructor in Cumming,

Georgia. He is enthralled with his work, has been

nominated as Instructor of the Year two of three

years in his current position, and has been honored

as Instructor of the Month eight times.

1989- Ronya Corey is a Financial Advisor for Merrill

Lynch and resides in Arlington, Virginia.

1998- John Board became the Chief Financial Officer of

The Ahrens Consulting Group in Beavercreek, Ohio,

in July 2011. TACG works closely with the Air Force

and other defense contractors at Wright Patterson

Air Force Base. In January 2011, John also became

Chairman of the Board of Directors of CHOICES,

Inc., a foster care agency located in Kettering, Ohio.

In May 2011 John and his wife Meghan adopted their

third great dane from a rescue shelter near Cincin-

nati, Ohio.

Jessica (Painter) Bowles resides in Cornelius,

North Carolina, with her husband Bryan Bowles and

Help us find your classmates! Please share any

contact information that you have for “lost” alumni.

their three sons, Blake, Sean, and Noah. Jessica is a

yoga teacher and a Thai yoga massage therapist.

Bryan McDonnell resides in Findlay, Ohio. A hos-

pital pharmacist, he is working his dream job and is

married to his dream girl. Now all they have to do is

“survive their three children Hollace, Garrison, and

Hildi.”

John Skaggs married Ann McKay on June 4, 2011, in

Asheville, North Carolina. The couple lives in Salt

Lake City, Utah, where John is employed by the Uni-

versity of Utah as a surgical intern/ anesthesiology

resident.

2003- Mary Beth Linger married Jason Georgiades on

July 30, 2011, in Charleston, South Carolina. Mary

Beth received a Master of Arts in Psychology: Clinical

Counseling from The Citadel in 2010. She currently

works for Easter Seals of South Carolina. They live in

Charleston, South Carolina.

Kristen McClung is a medical student at Marshall

University School of Medicine.

Kenny Proops married Michelle Arceneaux on Oc-

tober 15, 2011, in Charleston, West Virginia. Kenny

is currently enrolled in the West Virginia School of

Osteopathic Medicine, and the couple lives in

Charleston.

Emily Tallarico and Bret Edwards were married on

June 25, 2011, in Charleston, West Virginia. Emily

graduated from High Point University in 2007 with a

degree in Interior Design and Home Furnishing Mar-

keting. She works as a design consultant for Mosaic

Tile Company in Raleigh, North Carolina.

2004- Sarah (Coyle) Burke is a fourth year medical stu-

dent at Emory University School of Medicine. Sarah

and her husband Brandon were married May 15,

2011, and reside in Atlanta, Georgia. In May 2012

Sarah will complete medical school and begin resi-

dency programs in Anesthesiology and Critical Care.

2005- Lisa Slack married Matthew Schessler in Charleston,

West Virginia, on June 4, 2011. Lisa graduated from

WVU with a Bachelor of Science in Accounting in

2009 and a Masters of Professional Accounting in

2010. She works as a CPA tax associate with KPMG

LLP accounting firm in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

2008- Tess Marshall is attending WVU, majoring in Child

Development Family Studies. Tess is on track to

graduate in the spring of 2013.

2011- Tanner Jameson was honored for outstanding aca-

demic achievement at The Citadel, the Military Col-

lege of South Carolina, during the fall semester of the

2011-12 academic year. Tanner earned a Gold Star

which is presented to students who achieve a 3.7

grade point average or higher during a semester. He

was also named to the Dean’s List.

Page 5: Charleston Catholic Alumni News · resides in Easton, Maryland. She and her husband William (deceased) have three children – Dan (CCHS class of 1976), Mary (CCHS class of 1977),

5

Joe Aiello

Michael E. Bain John Baird

Debbie and Bill Barr Marie A. Bartges

Barbara and Frederick Black Mary (Sadd) and Jeff Blaydes

Margaret Anne (Gainer) and James G. Bordas, Sr. Laura Hennekes Brown

Mary Beth and Mark Casdorph John J. Casey

John Clark Shari Collias

Peter and Margie Courtney Pat and Frank Criniti

Tony Cupolo Megan McGhee DeRuiter

Mary Clare Finly Riklef V. Flor

Christina M. Florence-Kiefer Michael Fourney

Christine and Sam Fox Patrick E. Garten

Anna and Philip Gaziano Eileen and Todd Goldberg Lynn and John Golden

Mary L. Gorman Richard L. Gottlieb

Angela and Dickinson Gould III

Robert R. Green Robert L. Guthrie

John Hacala David E. Haid

Darlene Held Robert J. Hennekes

Marguerite Spelsberg Hickman Deanne Aigner Hill Robert J. Hoyer

Julia and Thomas Hurney Mary and Greg Jenkins

George H. Kerner, Sr. John Kessler

Mark C. Kilcollin Nancy and Robert Kohlbecker

Vincent F. Kohlbecker Karyl and James Kraft

Kimberli and Kevin Lanham Vince Lewis

Kristen A. McClung Christina K. McGlosson-Wilson

Thomas J. McQuain, Jr. Troy Meadows

Ann Miller Ellen Azar Morgan William J. Mulligan

Richard Papp Louie Paterno, Jr.

Thank you to those who contributed to our Annual Appeal!

Our annual appeal has earned over $12,000. As you well know, a Charleston Catholic education is an investment

that pays its rewards many times over. We ask your help in providing the quality education that is synonymous with

Charleston Catholic. Many of our families make significant sacrifices to send their children to school here. Please

consider a financial gift that will be used to help ease the burden of our families. Your support is much appreciated.

Mary F. Persinger

David and Anna Pollitt Richard Popp

Robert Maury Reishman James M. Reishman II

Lawrence Roberts William Tanis Dunivan Roberts

Reed and Julia Robinson Raymond F. Rowan

Thomas L. Rugel William and Martha Russo

Mark Smith Robert C. Smith

William Smoot Charles R. Smoot

Beverly Spencer Colleen Nally Stanton Richard Stephens

Betsy Thewes Kathleen Travinsky

James Vanbuskirk Rebecca Hamilton Varlas

Joseph F. Wade Elizabeth Wallis

Ann and Jim Weimer Jude R. Whelan

R. Judith and Kevin Whipkey Marit Withrow

Frederick M. Yarborough

ALUM VISITS SCHOOL, SPEAKS TO SENIORS

Peter Courtney (Class of 1961) returned to West Virginia for a weekend in April for the first time in fifty years. Mr.

Courtney now serves as the Senate President of the Oregon State Senate. The Courtney family moved to New England shortly after Mr. Courtney’s graduation from Charleston Catholic. He earned his bachelor’s and master’s

degrees from the University of Rhode Island and his juris doctorate from Boston University. He moved to Salem, Oregon, in 1969 to clerk for the Oregon Court of Appeals. He was elected to the Salem City Council in 1974 and

to the Oregon House of Representatives in 1980. He won a Senate seat in 1998 and was elected Senate President in 2003. He is currently the longest serving Senate President in Oregon history and the longest serving current

member of the Oregon Legislature.

Mr. Courtney spoke passionately to the Class of 2012 about his parents and brothers, his wife and three sons, and the impact lessons learned at Charleston Catholic have had on his life. He told the seniors that their concern and

action is so needed, especially in terms of the environment and what will be necessary to ensure our world's vitality for future generations. Thank you, Mr. Courtney, for returning to your alma mater!

Page 6: Charleston Catholic Alumni News · resides in Easton, Maryland. She and her husband William (deceased) have three children – Dan (CCHS class of 1976), Mary (CCHS class of 1977),

6

CONDOLENCES- MAY THEY REST IN PEACE

1937- Catherine (McCann) Merchant died on October 18, 2010, in Aberdeen, South Da-kota. She is survived by nine children, twenty-eight grandchildren, and twenty-one great

grandchildren.

1948 – Emily (Hoyer) Aldrich died in July 2010 in Charleston, West Virginia.

Peggy Ann (Guthrie) Suppa passed away on February 15, 2012, in Commerce Town-ship, Michigan.

1949 – Joan (Palmer) Benoist died on September 29, 2011, at her home in Dickinson, Texas. Joan is survived by three sons, six grandchildren, and one great-grandchild.

1951- Patricia Ann (O’Brien) Davis died in January 2011 in Venice, Florida.

1954 – Joseph Edward McCann died on February 20, 2012, in Charleston, West Virginia.

1955 - James A. Bowyer passed away December 8, 2001.

1958 – Joseph Duncan died on September 17, 2011.

1961 – Martin S. Gallagher died on January 19, 2007, in Ohio.

1967 – James McCarthy passed away March 29, 2011.

1971- Thomas V. Reishman of Hurricane, West Virginia, died on December 18, 2011.

1972- John J. Moriarty died February 8, 2012, in Charleston, West Virginia.

1974 – Robert W. Kiefer passed away July 8, 2010.

1992- Erin (Eddy) Stone passed away on March 2, 2012, in Lexington, Kentucky.

1993 – Elizabeth (Fridley) Moss passed away January 30, 2012, in Charleston, West Virginia.

Alumni at FESTIVALL— Charleston will celebrate FESTIVALL from June 15-24. During these ten days, the city will

host a variety of performances, events, and exhibits all around town. During the weekend of the All Class Reunion, the Uni-

versity of Charleston will host Blues, Brews &BBQ on Friday evening and Wine and All that Jazz on Saturday evening. Charles-ton Catholic alumni Paul Smith (1993), Tony Paterno (1998), Michael Shalhoup (2003), and Stephen Seitz

(2006) will be cooking and serving their own BBQ sliders and boneless ribs on Friday and pork carnitas tacos on Saturday in the tent near the boathouse. They call themselves WVQ. Stop by and check them out in between alumni events!!

“CASEY AT THE BAT” AUTHOR SOUGHT— Longtime Read Aloud volunteer and friend of CCHS Phyllis

Sadd is looking for a CCHS graduate from the 1980s or 1990s who penned a parody of “Casey at the Bat” in Mrs. Sadd’s

honor. Mrs. Sadd continues to volunteer with Read Aloud in the CCHS middle school and recently re-discovered the for-mer student’s version of the poem. Mrs. Sadd reads “Casey at the Bat” each spring as baseball season begins and this year

found the “rewrite” of the poem. The author did not sign her work, so Mrs. Sadd does not know who to thank for her con-tinued enjoyment of the poem. Please call the school at (304)342-8415 if you have any information on the missing author!

Fleece Blankets— Peggy (Schafer) Vincent (Class of 1982) owns Comfy Cozy Designs in

Fallowfield, Pennsylvania. To support the All Class Reunion, Comfy Cozy Designs will be offering

a fleece blanket (50 x 60) with the Charleston Catholic logo. An image of the logo is available on the Comfy Cozy site and on the Charleston Catholic Alumni Facebook page. Blankets can be

ordered through the website (http://comfycozy.com/pages/CharlestonCatholic.php) for $23.95 and will be available for pick up at the reunion in June or can be shipped directly to you. Peggy is

also offering additional discounts to Charleston Catholic folks. Ten percent of each blanket pur-chase (and discounted items) will be donated to the Charleston Catholic Needy Student Fund.

Don’t miss out on this opportunity!

Page 7: Charleston Catholic Alumni News · resides in Easton, Maryland. She and her husband William (deceased) have three children – Dan (CCHS class of 1976), Mary (CCHS class of 1977),

7

CHARLESTON CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL ARCHIVES

Thank you to Mrs. Mary (Sullivan) Burris, Class of 1952, who recently contributed to the

school’s rich legacy with memorabilia from the early years of the school’s history. A few items

from Mary’s collection are included below. It is always gratifying to hear from alumni. If you

would like to donate CCHS memorabilia to add to our growing archives, please contact Dara

Krack, our librarian.

Page 8: Charleston Catholic Alumni News · resides in Easton, Maryland. She and her husband William (deceased) have three children – Dan (CCHS class of 1976), Mary (CCHS class of 1977),

8

Please help us keep up-to-date!

We want to hear your news and share it with your fellow CCHS alums! Please update your information on-line at

www.charlestoncatholic-crw.org. Go to “Alumni” and then “Click here to update your alumni information.” Or, return this form

to Charleston Catholic High School, 1033 Virginia St. East, Charleston, WV 25301, email us at alumni@charlestoncatholic-

crw.org, call us at (304)342-8415, or fax to (304)342-1259.

Name______________________________ Maiden ___________Class ________

Address ______________________________________________________________

Email address __________________________________________________________

Spouse ____________________________________ Children ___________________

Employment ____________________________________________________________

News about you__________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________

Charleston Catholic High School 1033 Virginia Street East Charleston, West Virginia 25301

NON PROFIT ORG.

US POSTAGE

PAID

CHARLESTON, WV

PERMIT NO. 2256

RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED