Fall 2005 - St. Charles Preparatory School

Alumni News
Well-deser
ell-deserved “thank you”
for all Cardinal supporters
by Louis J. Fabro ’83
It’s a generally
accepted fact that
St. Charles could
not exist without
the generous
support of the
Cardinal community.
Parents,
alumni, and other
friends of St.
Charles provide
hundred of thousands
of dollars in
Louis J. Fabro ’83
financial support,
countless hours of
volunteer service, and their prayers. The
school’s faculty and staff deserve much
credit, too, for their sacrifice and dedication
to our students.
All our supporters have one thing in
common — they never sought to have their
efforts publicly recognized or promoted.
Therefore, I want to recognize these people
– and I earnestly hope no one is overlooked
— and their “gifts” of time and talent to the
school.
My thanks to Joe Finocchi of
Finocchi Photography, who provides,
free of charge, a professional photographer
to record many of the school’s most important
events. Finocchi people are always on
hand for graduation and the Baccalaureate
Mass, the Borromean Lecture, Silent
Auction, St. Charles Feast Day Mass, and
Borromean Medal presentations.
Finocchi went to extraordinary lengths
to help us record the Jack Ryan induction
ceremony at Columbus City Hall and our
recent groundbreaking ceremony for the
Walter Student Commons and the Student
Services & Fine Arts Center.
These professional photographs enhance
our publications, especially the Cardinal,
and help us recognize and report on events
and people affecting and shape our school.
Thanks Joe and also to our regular photographer,
Russ Savage!
When it comes to saving the school’s
history, I want to thank several alumni
who’ve come forward with archival materials.
They include 1960 alumni John A.
Medert, David A. Nardone, Jr. and Richard
J. Sheehan; Dr. William J. Gallen ’42; Joe
Rinehard ’41 and Msgr. George J. Adams
’43 who provided old photographs and St.
Charles memorabilia for the school’s
archive room.
First “Distinguished Alumni” awards
presented at opening all-school Mass
The newly established St. Charles
Distinguished Alumnus Award was
presented for the first time to three
graduates at St. Charles’ Opening
school Mass celebrated Friday,
August 26 in the gymnasium. The
inaugural recipients were Arthur E.
“Art” Lee, Class of 1952; Monsignor
John “Jack” Dreese, Class of 1950;
and posthumously to Dr. William L.
Moran, Class of 1939.
The St. Charles Advisory Board
established the new award last
spring to recognize alumni who have
honored St. Charles Preparatory
School by their outstanding volunteer
activities, professional achievements,
and community-organization
advocacy. The honored alumni were
recognized for their affection for St.
Charles and being shining examples
of high moral and ethical standards.
St. Charles specifically chose the opening school Mass as the forum at which to
honor these men because it enabled the school to acknowledge these alumni as
visible role models for students to emulate.
After the Mass and awards presentation, a reception was held in honor of the
awardees in Holy Angels Library. On hand with Mr. Art Lee were his wife,
children, including two sons who are alumni – Craig, Class of 1977 and David,
Class of 1982 — and grandchildren. Also present were several of Mr. Lee’s ’52
classmates, friends, and members of the St. Charles Advisory Board.
The honorees:
Arthur E. Lee spent much of his adult life serving his fellow man and working
for the less fortunate. He has been a leader for the Columbus Catholic Diocese in
the Catholic Campaign for Human Development. He was a founding member of
BREAD, an interfaith organization that seeks solutions to community problems.
And he has been busy in other agencies working to solve social problems. And he
has been very successful in real estate work.
Msgr. John J. “Jack”
Dreese
Msgr. John J. “Jack” Dreese has devoted nearly 50
years of his life in the service of the Catholic Church in
pastoral duties, as a Catholic college and high school
educator, author, and humanitarian. Among his efforts, he
served on the first Ecumenical Commission for the Columbus
Diocese and was the founder and one of the incorporators
of the Open Shelter in Columbus.
William Moran, who died in 2000,
was an esteemed scholar, particularly
in the study of ancient Assyria
and in the study of ancient literary
texts to determine their authenticity
and meanings. His study of certain Akkadian texts from
ancient Mesopotamia of the 14th century B.C. was recognized
as “brilliant” and his work helped revolutionize the
study of Biblical Hebrew. He taught Biblical and related
subjects in Rome and later at Harvard. He wrote nearly 100
book reviews and published articles on Babylonian and
Mesopotamian literature and on Biblical matters.
Classmate honored
Six members of the Class of 1952 in September attended
St. Charles’ opening school Mass at which three
distinguished alumni were honored, among them their
classmate, Art Lee, with plaque in this photo. Flanking
Lee are Don Jackson, left, and Jack O’Reilly. From left
in rear are Tom Ryan, Tom Miller, Ron Eifert, and Chuck
King.
Dr. William L. Moran ’39
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