Alumni Notes - Chaminade High School

Alumni Notes
Rodney Mason ’56 retired from his job
at the Los Alamos National Lab in 2005.
He continues to work on laser fusion
issues from his company, Research Applications
Corp. For more information, visit
http://www.researchapplicationscorp.com.
1 st Lt. Stephen E. Karopczyc ’61 gave
his life most heroically in Vietnam on
March 12, 1967; he was posthumously
awarded the Congressional Medal of
Honor, a copy of which is on permanent
display in the lobby of Darby
Auditorium. In commemoration of Lt.
Karopczyc’s heroic death, the Village
of Bethpage unveiled and dedicated a
beautiful monument (shown above) on
June 15, 2013. His parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Edward Karopczyz, as well as other
family members were present for the
ceremony, which included Bro. Thomas
Cleary ’81 as one of the speakers.
Chase Riley ’70 recently retired from his chiropractic
practice in County Louth, Ireland, and has relocated to
his wife’s home country of the Philippines. He and his
family stopped on Long Island during their move and he
met with several CHS classmates. Above are (seated l.-r.)
Joe Rohner, Rob Donovan, Paul Burns, Russ Caso, Tim
Gorry; standing (l.-r.) John Lucchesi, Jack Searson, Bob
Treuber, Bill Fowler, Chase Riley, Barry Champney.
Stephen McCarthy ’71 is an executive
producer of “Insiders Peak,” a 90-minute
documentary of the iconic NYC retail
emporium, Bergdorf Goodman. This
feature-length film, a celebration of the
company’s 111 th anniversary, explores the
history of the store, family, designers,
windows and much more in a compelling
and critically acclaimed program. Stephen
is also taking a lead role in developing and
funding the 2014 release of a similar film
on Tiffany’s celebrating their 175 th
anniversary.
Bill Minutaglio ‘73 is a professor of journalism
at The University of Texas at Austin and
has been named one of the “Outstanding
Teachers” in the state-wide university system.
His eighth book, Dallas 1963, will be
released this fall.
Dave Maloof ’76, long recognized
as a “super lawyer” in his
field of international shipping
law, has recently been travelling
for another reason. He and
his family have been developing
recreational facilities for
children at a refugee camp
in Lebanon. As a result of
his work, he has been consulted
by both the State Department
and the White House. Most
recently, in honor of his
work, Pax Christi Metro New
York has created an annual
Maloof Family Young
Peacemakers Award competition
for Catholic high school
students in the New York
metropolitan area.
Bro. Michael McAward ’76 has served
for the past seven years in Rome, Italy, as
Secretary General of the Marianists. He
was recently designated to serve for the
coming five years as Head of Temporalities
(i.e. finances) for the Society of Mary. As
such he will be one of the four major
superiors of the Marianists.
Frank L. Kurre ’81 was recently elected to
the Partnership Board of Grant Thornton,
LLP, one of the six global accounting firms.
Grant Thornton LLP’s Partnership Board is
the governing body of the firm. The Partnership
Board consists of ten members elected by
the Firm’s partners for three-year terms and
the Firm’s Chief Executive Officer. Frank, his
wife Francesca and their four children reside
in Manhasset Hills, New York.

Joseph Galante ’84 serves as assistant
comptroller for strategic planning to NYS
Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli, and
resides in Mineola, NY.
Michael Duke ’85 and his wife Laurie Ann
adopted Guiliana Rose on April 14, 2013.
Guliana was born on September 23, 2011 in
Fujian Province, China, and was welcomed
to the Duke family on April 23, 2013.
Matthew Erickson ’88 recently had a novel
published by the name of International
Harvester. The book is an unusual and
interesting approach to the current problem
of the black marketing of human body parts
for transplant. The publisher is Damnation
Books, LLC of Santa Rosa, CA.
Christopher Meyers ’92 was promoted to
Lt. Col. in the US Marine Corps on June 3,
2013. Chris is at the Pentagon in the
Program Development Office.
Fr. Peter M. Folan, S.J. ’96 was one of
seven ordained as Jesuit priests on June 8,
2013 in the Fordham University Church.
On the following day, Fr. Peter celebrated
his first Mass in his home parish of Our
Lady of Lourdes Church in Massapequa
Park, NY. He is pictured above left during
the Mass of Ordination, and below
celebrating his first Mass. Above right,
l.-r., are four alumni who were present for
the first Mass - Barry Champney ’70, Fr.
Donald Maldari, S.J. ’70, Chris Lawson
’96 and Neil Caverley ’96.
Robert H. Wauters ’01 graduated from
UMDNJ - New Jersey Medical School this
May, and was promoted to Lt. in the United
States Navy. He is now on full-time active
duty in the Navy as a resident in Internal
Medicine at Walter Reed National Military
Medical Center in Bethesda, MD. He and his
wife, Erin, live in Silver Spring, MD.
Michael D’Ambrosio ’02 and his brother
Steven ’05 recently traveled with their family
to Italy. On their last night in Rome, they met
with Bro. Michael McAward ’76. Above (1.-
r.) are: Michael, Bro. Michael and Steve.
Paul Delia ’03 graduated from the
Rutgers Business School MBA program
with a concentration in finance
and global business. He was promoted
to account manager at the The Ayco
Company, L.P., a Goldman Sachs
company.
William Sullivan ’04 is one of this
year’s Founder’s Medalists for the
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine.
He graduated with a doctor of medicine
and a master of education. Billy is the first
Vanderbilt student to pursue joint M.D.
and M.Ed. degrees. He notes, “Being an
academic physician is the perfect opportunity
for me to engage both students and patients
as learners. In seeking to develop rigorous expertise
as an educator, the decision to pursue
a master’s degree in education after my third
year of medical school was a natural one.”
He is a member of the Alpha Omega Alpha
Medical Honor Society and as a Curriculum
Committee co-chair, helped plan the new
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
curriculum. Billy coordinated patient care
and education at the student-run Shade Tree
Clinic and served as a leader of a non-profit
organization supporting secondary education
in rural Kenya. He will continue his training
in the combined Internal Medicine and
Pediatrics Residency Program at Vanderbilt
beginning in July.
Kevin Lubrano ’05 graduated from the
University of Arizona at Tuscon with a master’s
in classical history. He will move on to
the University of Michigan, where he received
a fellowship to continue his Ph.D.
Joseph Gambino ’06 graduated magna cum
laude from Georgetown University Law
Center. He also received the highly credited
federal legislation committee award for the
highest grade in the clinic. He will be taking
his bar exam this summer.
Mike
Catapano
’08 was
recently
drafted to
the Kansas
City Chiefs.
He was the
first pick of
the seventh
round.
Patrick Gillespie ’08 is running for Town of
Hempstead 4th District Councilman. He is
pursuing his master’s degree in history at St.
John’s University, and works for the Town of
Hempstead Board of Elections.
Gregory Lubrano ’08 graduated from Molloy
College in 2012 as valedictorian of his
class. He is working for his master’s degree
at St. John’s University where he received a
fellowship.
John DiMino ’09 graduated from M.I.T. on
June 7, 2013 with a major in mechanical and
ocean engineering and a minor in business
management. He will be working for Lockheed
Martin in West Palm Beach, FL.
2d Lt. John Joseph
Runco USAF ’09
Mike Catapano ’08
2 nd Lt. John
Joseph Runco
USAF ’09
graduated cum
laude from
Rensselaer
Polytechnic
Institute with
a Bachelor of
Science degree
in aeronautical
engineering and a minor in sports psychology.
He attained the Dean’s List for all of his
undergraduate semesters. John is assigned to
Eglin Air Force Base in Florida.

Anthony Truzzolino ’09 graduated from
the University of Richmond on May 12,
2013. He has started a new position with
a company in Virginia.
Daniel Minervini ’11 has been selected as
the 2013 ATOS Theatre Organ Student of
the Year. He has been a student of Jelani
Eddington since 2009. He participated
in the 2009 ATOS Young Theatre Organist
Competition and is a frequent attendee
at the ATOS Summer Youth Adventure.
As an active member of the New York
Theatre Organ Society, he regularly helps
the work crew restore the 426 Wurlitzer
at Long Island University. He is currently
serving as an elected member of the
NYTOS board of directors.
BIRTHS
Michael Brewer ’97 and Emily -
Savannah Eve - October 12, 2012.
Anthony Cedrone ’91 and Melissa -
Rowan Kate - December 4, 2012.
Domenic Cervoni ’00 and Barbie Ann -
Benjamin Natale - March 29, 2013.
Matthew Chicavich ’98 and Tamar -
Peter George - June 13, 2013.
Joseph Galante ’84 and Kimberly -
Ashlyn Margaret - February 12, 2013.
Matthew Mohan ’95 and Kimberly -
Henry Thomas - August 26, 2012.
Raymond Piacentini ’98 and Jessalyn -
Raymond Matthew - May 29, 2013.
William Sullivan ’04 and Elisabeth -
Mary Claire - December, 2012.
Christopher Valeri ’88 and Jennifer -
Jude Christopher - May 29, 2012.
MARRIAGES
Timothy O’Toole ’03 and Lauren Bardach -
September 28, 2012.
David Thompson ’04 and Amanda Uster -
September 8, 2012.
DEATHS
Richard Benack - father of Richard ’78,
William ’79 and Edward ’81 - May 8, 2013.
Thomas Bencin ’61 cousin of Richard Cucco
’62 - April 22, 2013
Mark W. Battista - father of Anthony ’72
and grandfather of Michael ’04 - April 9,
2013.
Patrick Butler - grandfather of Ryan
Fitzpatrick ’14 - May 21, 2013.
William Clark - father-in-law of Robert Van
der Waag ’61 (CHS Board of Advisors) -
April 10, 2013.
James Patrick Conway - father of Bro. James
’76 and former CHS Director of Maintenance
- May 2, 2013.
John J. Cruse - father of Gerard ’81 and
grandfather of Dan White ’08, Kevin Cruse
’11, Ryan Bonomi ’12, Colin Bonomi ’14
and Brian Cruse ’14 - April 25, 2013.
Vincent Cullen ’69 - father of Vincent ’03 -
May 9, 2013.
Joseph E. Davis ’56 - father-in-law of
Christian Nieman ’90 - April 19, 2013.
Angele D’Angelo - mother of John ’73,
Gregory ’79 and Ernest ’79 (RIP) -
June 11, 2013.
Vincent Dima - great-grandfather of Jake
Dima ’16 - May 27, 2013.
Richard Donovan - grandfather of Richard
Donovan ’16 - March 16, 2013.
Anna Farino - grandmother of Dylan
Schlesier ’13 - May 29, 2013.
Peter Ferrara ’63 - April 20, 2013.
Salvatore L. Fierro - grandfather of
Christopher Baker ’08 - March 23, 2018.
John Francis Flanagan ’59 - February 19,
2013.
Armand Galassi - grandfather of James
Dutton ’14 - April 30, 2013.
William Hammersley - father of John ’85
and grandfather of William ’15 - May 2,
2013.
Patricia Heiman - mother of James ’01 and
Patrick ’06 and the aunt of Sean Meskill
’95, Gerard Meskill ’99 and Christopher
Meskill ’03 - June 3, 2013.
Eileen Higgins - mother of Patrick ’61, Sean
’66, Brian ’67, Christopher ’71, Gregory
’74 and Matthew ’76 - April 28, 2013.
Adrian Holder ’77 - brother of Francois ’76
- July 13, 2013.
Thomas Kalampadan - grandfather of Tony
Moozhayil ’10 and Rony Moozhayil ’15 -
April 19, 2013.
Eugene Kelly ’44 - June 3, 2013.
Daniel Kleczka - father of Michael ’72,
Mark ’75 and Timothy ’78 and grandfather
of Ryan ’04 and Justin ’16 - June 1, 2013.
Joseph Koelbel ’47 - January 14, 2013.
Fred Kraemer - grandfather of Kevin
McSorley ’16 - May, 2013.
Robert LaRose - grandfather of Daniel
LaRose ’16 - May 8, 2013.
David F. Malone - father of James ’87 -
January 13, 2013.
Alicia Marcia - mother of Martin
Marcia (CHS Staff) - July 7, 2013.
Anthony Marchello ’62 - July 10, 2013.
Patrick McAward - father of Patrick ’75,
Bro. Michael ’76 and Timothy ’78 and
grandfather of Patrick ’03, Robert ’04 and
Andrew ’11 - April 29, 2013.
John McCann ’60 - April 14, 2013.
John M. McCarthy - father of Stephen ’71
and Neil ’75 - January 23, 2013.
Kevin P. McDermott ’68 - father of Padriac
’00 and Regis ’05 - April 9, 2013.
Rosemary McCormick - grandmother of
John Kerley ’15 - April 4, 2013.
Robert M. McGuire ’56 - January 20, 2012.

Florence McLoughlin - grandmother of
Liam ’16 and Patrick ’16 - April 14, 2013.
C. Roger Meeker ’54 - June 23, 2013.
Florian Menninger ’54 - July 17, 2013.
Beatrice Mercandante - mother of James
’79 and grandmother of Conor ’10 and
Kevin ’13 - July 21, 2013.
Raymond Milek ’59 - April 2, 2013.
Madeline Nunziata - grandmother of
Michael ’14 and Joseph ’14 - April 15, 2013.
William J. Olvany ’39 - brother of George
’42, and granduncle of Michael Hodson ’00
and George Olvany ’15 - March 5, 2007.
Nicholas Pandolfi - grandfather of Vincent
’16 - April 9, 2013.
Joseph Papaccio - grandfather of Steven
Horn ’16 - April 28, 2013.
Paul Parkas - grandfather of Paul ’14 -
April 25, 2013.
Lillian Quartararo - great-grandmother of
Andrew Destefano ’16 - May 23, 2013.
Eileen Quinn - grandmother of John
Conway ’13 - April 11, 2013.
Robert Reardon ’59 - father or Brian ’86,
Keith ’88 and Robert ’96; grandfather of
Michael ’07; uncle of Charles ’75, John ’76
and John ’88; brother-in-law of Bro. Richard
Hartz ’59 (CHS Dir. of Development and
Alumni Relations) and Robert Hartz ’68 -
August 7, 2013.
Robert Tom Riordan - grandfather of
Matthew Vento ’13 - April 19, 2013.
Sam Santangelo - grandfather of Austin
Ricca ’16 - March 6, 2013.
Joseph Sapienza - grandfather of Michael
Bovino ’16 - April 17, 2013.
Marie Josephine Sanseverino - grandmother
of Joseph Horan ’84 and great-grandmother
of Joseph Horan ’11 - May 23, 2013.
Mary Seery - grandmother of Timothy
Wolf ’16 - March 9, 2013.
Nicholas Sergi ’56 - July 7, 2013.
Marion Sheridan - mother-in-law of Frank
Marenghi (CHS Faculty) - June 5, 2013.
Janet H. Schmitt - mother of William ’73
and John ’74 - January 2, 2013.
Dominic Spinosa - father of Joseph ’75
and Ralph ’79, and grandfather of Dominic
’04 and Christopher ’11 - May 23, 2013.
Jeffrey Zabler ’62 - May 4, 2013.
Arthur Zimmer - great-grandfather of
Matthew ’16 - April, 2013.