Fall 2005 - St. Charles Preparatory School

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Alumni Notes 1985 (continued) David Hayes is the managing partner for the Longhorn Steakhouse Restaurant at Tuttle Crossing Mall in Dublin. He and his wife, Carolyn, have three children: Adam (freshman in high school), Justin (8 th grader) and Natalie (6 th grade). “When I see anyone from St. Charles,” he said, “we are instantly friends even if we were in different years or didn’t pass through the school at the same time. James Heller works at AK Steel and Clear Channel Radio stations WSPD-AM and WRVF- FM. He also handles morning sports duties on WSPD-AM Toledo. He and his wife, Janice, have been married seven years and they have a two-year-old son, William. He reports he has little free time, but is interested in having more. Heller remembers that over the years he has seen several classmates get married in Mother of Mercy Chapel at St. Charles. Fr. Arnold co-celebrated his wedding there. His special teachers include Mr. James Anderson and Dr. Michael Gilligan. Kevin Intrieri is self-employed at Eye Care Technologies in Columbus. He has a business degree from Ohio Dominican University and enjoys travel and outdoor sports. At St. Charles he remembers “great people at a great school!” Mike Jarosi lives in Westerville and is an attorney in private practice (the “Jarosi Law Office”). He earned an undergraduate degree from the University of Virginia (1990) and a law degree from Capital University Law School (2003). Steve Jones is a private investor and financial consultant in San Francisco. Previously, he was the founding chief financial officer of a start-up bank in Palo Alto, Calif. He earned an undergraduate degree from Vanderbilt University in 1989 and an M.B.A from the University of Cincinnati in 1991. “No single memory (at St. Charles) really stands out,” Jones said “except for the friendships I made. Even though it’s 20 years later and I live nearly 2,500 miles from Columbus, my closest friends are still my friends from St. Charles.” Jones likes to surf, still follows soccer, and enjoys taking in a Giants’ baseball game or a 49’ers football game. Other interests include renovating his home, dining at various restaurants, attending various cultural events with his girlfriend, serving on the finance committee at St. Ignatius parish, hanging out at coffee shops, taking day-trips to Napa and hiking along the Mendocino Coast (Northern California Coast). Mike Kletzly is the director of religious education for St. Francis de Sales Catholic Parish/School in Lebanon, Ohio, (near King’s Island) in the archdiocese of Cincinnati. He also owns an academic tutoring business. He and his wife, Beth, have been married nine years and have a son, Jack (4). In his free time he likes to read and travel. Kletzly earned degrees in secondary English education (1999) and secondary history education (1991) from the Ohio State University, Catechetical certification in the Archdiocese of Cincinnati in 2003 and is pursuing a masters in School Counseling at Xavier University with an expected graduation date in 2010. Among his St. Charles remembrances are his best friend Dave Hayes (they also had gone to grade school together); much of religion class content, “which helps daily in my job;” Butch Miller; Msgr. Bennett; Mr. Lower, and Fr. Pallay. Tom Koch of Hebron works as a CPA/CFO for a store fixture manufacturer. He and his wife of eight years, Julie, have a son, Jacob (6) and he says he enjoys hunting, fishing, and boating. He earned a degree in business administration and accounting from Washington & Lee University in 1989. “I believe my character was enhanced by the many smacks administered by Msgr. Bennett,” he said. Robert Koerner is an optometrist and owner of Professional Eye Care Associates with locations in downtown Columbus, Upper Arlington, and Polaris. He and his wife, Robbin, have two daughters: Jennifer (11) and Julie (8). Koerner enjoys hunting and fishing the family farm, and horseback riding. He earned his optometry degree at The Ohio State University in 1992. “I always remember Msgr. Gallen mispronouncing my last name for fun,” he said. Kevin Kranz earned a degree in finance at The Ohio State University in 1998 and works as a portfolio manager. He and his wife, Diane, and their two sons: Zachary (5) and Jacob (3) live in Lewis Center. They love boats, fishing, hockey, racecars, and trains. He also enjoys cross word puzzles, boating, wood working, ice skating and Thomas the tank engine. “German class with Fr. Arnold before school is a memory I will always carry with me,” Kranz said. “Evidently, it’s a good memory because Fr. Arnold has presided over our wedding and baptized both boys.” Tim Kreider of Westerville is a business analyst at JP Morgan Chase, formerly known as Bank One. He earned a degree in English from The Ohio State University in 1989. He and Emily have been married almost six years and have two daughters: Barbara and Rachel, who are in 7 th and 6 th grades. He manages to play golf a few times a year, played softball on his church team and said he spends time “catching up on some of the books I was supposed to read in high school and college but never did.” His special St. Charles memories include Circus Day, WrestleMania, senior year, and crushing Jim Heller with a figure-four leg lock. “I can still hear the crowd going wild.” Erick Lauber is a special agent with the FBI in New York. Nearing his 10 th year in the organization, he currently works on a violent crimes task force. He has an undergraduate degree from Indiana University and a J.D. from The Ohio State University School of Law. He and Lisa have been married five years and have three children — Colin (3 ½), Thomas (2), and Kaitlyn (4 months). Free time is sparse, but he does play softball with the guys from work and ran his first (“and likely last”) triathlon in June. “As we all do, I look back on St. Charles as some of the happiest years of my life. If I were to start listing friends I would leave someone out and be mad at myself during the reunion. I do realize how the school shaped me and guided me on through my adult years. It is so evident in my entire family. My brothers Kurt (’86) and Chris (’88) have fantastic families and wonderful careers. Kurt with 5 kids in St. Paul, MN and Chris has a daughter and lives in Cincinnati. “ Lauber said that his athletic experience in his senior year was a heart break, “but now I look back on the situation differently. I tore my knee up prior to the senior football season. Unable to play, the coaching staff included me on the sidelines and as much as they could in the team itself. Every Friday night was torture but the way everyone, players and coaches, helped me through it was wonderful. Let’s face it, I was never going to have a football scholarship but the lesson I learned about not quitting lasted forever. I hope to get a transfer back to Ohio so my boys can attend St. Charles. “My favorite teacher was Father Bennett. Even while drawing blood on my neck because I needed help buttoning my collar, he still could make me laugh. He taught us right and wrong and with teenage boys, that’s a heck of a feat.” Kevin Meara is a measurement statistician for Educational Testing Service in Princeton, N.J., and coordinates psychometric work for K-12 testing programs in some states. He and his wife, Briana, were married in 1995 and have two children: Patrick (5) and Isabel (3). Meara has moved around quite a bit. He’s lived in St. Louis, Chicago, Boston, Brooklyn, Amherst and Dover. He has degrees in education research and evaluation methods from the University of Massachusetts and an MA/B.A. in architecture and psychology from Washington University in St. Louis. “One of my fondest memories from St. Charles,” he said, “involves Msgr. Gallen. When applying to undergraduate universities, I asked if he would write a letter of recommendation for me. He graciously accepted. To my surprise, Msgr. Gallen shared his letter with me. I will never forget how touched I was by his kind words. His writing was eloquent and moving and gave me more credit than I deserved.” “The letter itself, however, was an invaluable gift for a young man. It told me that Msgr. Gallen had faith in me. It told me I had potential, and it suggested that I could possess all of the qualities described in that letter. When I think of him, I think of his letter of recommendation and I am reminded that I should continue to strive to be a person who acts with thoughtfulness, conviction, integrity, and compassion. The memory of Msgr. Gallen and his recommendation is something I will always cherish,” Meara said. William Mifsud of Hilliard works as a hospital administrator at the Ohio State University Medical Center and is responsible for renovation and construction. He and his wife, Julie, have two sons: Will (3) and Dylan (1). Mifsud earned his undergraduate degree in 1990 from Ohio Dominican University. Michael Murphy is the general manager of The Murphy Company. He and his wife, Kimberly, have been married eight years. They live in Columbus and have two children: Hannah and Ryan. Mark Ridgway works as a network administrator and manages the entire network infrastructure for Memorial Health System. He lives in South Bend, Ind., and received a degree in electrical engineering from the University of Notre Dame in 1991. He and his wife, Michelle, have been married 14 years and have a son, Shea (11) and a daughter, Alysha (7). He is an avid Jeff Gordon (#24) NASCAR fan, attends some car races, enjoys camping with the family, and spends time maintaining their home. Special St. Charles memories include he, Alan, and Randy at the video arcades and work study landscaping the grounds before freshman year. I established great first friendships then. What great times!” Neal Roberts is creative director of Adrenaline, a marketing and advertising agency with offices in Boulder, Colo., and Columbus. After graduation he went to and left college and moved to Telluride, Colo., with classmate Pat O’Connor to ski for a year. He eventually became a ski instructor and also became an assistant editor for the local newspaper. Later he became a rock climbing guide working the western U.S. and Europe while earning cash in freelance sports writing. During his athletic spree, he also earned an English degree from Miami (Ohio) University in1989. Five years later he met his wife, Bonny, in Columbus and moved with her to Connecticut where she worked for her fellowship. They moved back to Boulder where he joined Adrenaline. They now have a son, Quinn (2) and moved back “home” – Columbus — where he opened a second Adrenaline office. In his free time he plays soccer with classmate Vince Fabro and competes in duathlons. He built a climbing gym in his basement to keep conditioned for climbing. “St. Charles is still one of my single largest influences,” Roberts said, “outside of the friendships — there were many and they still go on — and the happenings — which also were many and continuing). I loved that the school was not a oneway download of information. Education was not just read this, memorize it, and shoot it back during a test. St. Charles and its amazing staff taught me to think for myself, to question, to explore, to respect what you read and hear, and to seek and find your own understanding. It taught me that knowledge is everywhere and that learning can be and should be a life-long pursuit.” Ralph Rohner work as a senior project analyst for Qwest Communications. He lives in London, Ohio, and has three 30 St. Charles Preparatory School
Carr family relaxing Andy Carr ’83 and his wife, Darcy, and sons, Elias (4) and Bennett (3- months) relaxing in this summer photo. The Distinctive Leader in Catholic Education ters — Emily (16), Britney (15) and Courtney (13). His interests are camping, boating and home improvement and construction projects. J.T. Saas sells and services metal finishing chemistries for his family’s business, All-Star Chemical in Carmel, Ind. He and his wife, Elizabeth, have a daughter Casey (3). In his free time he enjoys kayaking, golf, landscaping, homebuilding, and attending sporting events. He earned a degree in marketing/ management from the University of Dayton (1989). Dan Schneider owns three dry cleaners called “Comet 1 HR Cleaners.” He and his wife, Vicky, have been married for 13 years and live in Las Cruces, N.M. They have three children: Dominic (11), Patrick (8), and Mary (2). His interests are in theology studies, running, wine making, hiking and coaching youth football. He earned a B.S. from the University of Notre Dame in 1989 and nearly completed master’s degree in theology from Franciscan University. Kevin Shockling of Pickerington is vice-president for Tax for Too, Inc, which was spun off from the Limited in 1999 and operates the Limited Too and Justice retail stores. He and his wife, Debra, have three daughters — Jordan (12), Morgan (3), and Cameron (4 mos.). He earned a degree from The Ohio State University in 1989 and likes to read and watch sports when he has free time. Shockling remembers a life-preparing lesson from Msgr. Bennett. “I remember before each class with Father B., I always checked that my top button was buttoned and my cravat was straight. This daily ritual instilled in me the importance of being prepared and the power it provides in achieving a particular goal. Whether a test in college, a meeting with my boss, or a family debate — the better prepared I am as I enter the situation, the better I control the endresult,” he said. Viraphonh “Harry” Sopraseuth works for the Department of Job and Family Services as accounting supervisor in Columbus. He and his wife, Addie, were married in 1987 and have three children — daughters Soukie and Nina and son Nemitt. Sopraseuth has a degree from Franklin University and in his free time enjoys fishing and spending time with his children. He would like to open a gift shop or retail store when he retires. Charles Sweeney of Gainesville, Fla., is an ophthalmologist specializing in cataract and LASIK surgery. He and his wife, Susan, were married in Mother of Mercy Chapel by Msgr.Bennett. They have a daughter, Erin (9), and a son Connor (7). Sweeney likes to swim, run, bicycle and golf. He earned his undergraduate degree (1989) and his M.D. from The Ohio State University in 1993. Rick Thomas recently relocated to Cleveland to accommodate his wife, Anne Marie’s new job. They have three children — Matt (8), Megan (6), and Josh (2). He plans on taking some time off to get his family situated and oversee building the family’s new home. Thomas has a degree from Miami (Ohio) University (1989). He plays golf, cooks, and plays with the kids. William Turner is an equity research analyst who earned an MBA at The Ohio State University. He and his wife, Amy, have been married for nine years and live in Dublin with their two children, Madelaine (6) and Aaron (3). He spends his free time with family and friends. David Winters of Grove City works in account management for Bank One / Chase. He loves to play golf and softball and enjoyed all the friendships he made during his time at St. Charles. “When you graduate and later in life, when you come across alumni, there is always that feeling that you are part of a very special society, unlike any other school. It’s a proud feeling to respond to the question of where you attended high school, to be able to respond: Columbus St. Charles,” he said. 1984 Ethan Dicks is still with the University of Wisconsin, as was reported in the Spring 2004 Cardinal magazine. He returned from the North Pole last January, and is scheduled to go back for a 13-month stint for his third winter and fifth deployment there in 11 years. This time, though, rather than just running the old neutrino detector, AMANDA, he’ll help to construct Ice Cube, the world’s largest scientific instrument. With one string of sensors in the ice at present (out of an eventual 60), the research group hopes to install 8 to 12 more strings this austral summer, bringing up to 4800 individual sensors arrayed over a cubic kilometer. The new detector will be 50 times as large as the present detector, and will have an operational lifetime measured in decades. ”It’s a state job,” he said, “but the pay is OK. What’s more important is how exciting the work is. One of the best things about this trip is that I’ll be helping to construct the largest scientific instrument on the planet, with an expected useful life of at least 40 years. Even the old detector is interesting; it was declared the “weirdest telescope in the world” last year. Never a dull moment!” Visit http:// icecube.wisc.edu/ 1983 Andy Carr is a stay-at-home dad and (temporarily) retired secondary science and drama teacher. He earned a fine arts degree in Theatre from Ohio University in 1987, engaged in post-baccalaureate studies in biology and chemistry at the University of Louisville (1993- 1995) and earned a masters in teaching from the University of Washington in 1999. He and wife, Darcy Barry married in 1997 and live in Seattle with their two children: Elias and Bennett. “We named Bennett, which means “Blessed”, after Msgr. Bennett in honor of the positive influence he has had on Future Carolians (?) and sister Ian Timothy, Class of 2023, being held by his sister, Cassidy, 7, was born May 25 to Tim Freeman ’83 and wife Julie. He joins on the left sibling Jack, 3, Class of 2020, and on the right another sibling, Sam, 5, Class of 2018. my life as well as the lives of the hundreds (or is it thousands?) of his students that he has taught through the years,” Carr said. ”A highlight for me at St. Charles,” Carr said, “was forging the close relationships that I had with Doug Montgomery, Fred Smith, and all those who were involved in the 12 theatre productions in which I participated. The most important relationship that was fostered at St. Charles, however, was the one with Jesus Christ. I can’t imagine my life today without the strong Christian foundation that was forged during my four years there.” Louis J. Fabro, and his wife, Susan, welcomed son Louis Alexander to the family on June 15, 2005. “Alex” has an older sister, Megan (3) and looks forward to graduating from St. Charles during its Centenial Celebration in 2023- joining his grandfather (Louis V. ’49), father (Louis J. ’83) and uncles (Vince ’85 and Anthony ’92) as proud alumni. Dr. Timothy A. Freeman Jr.’s wife, Julie, gave birth to son, Ian Timothy Freeman (St. Charles Class of 2023?), on May 25, 2005. He joins sister Cassidy and brothers Samuel and Jack. “Everyone is doing well!” Joe Isbell is a district partner with Bravo! Development, Inc. He’s a member of the St. Charles Advisory Board and served as a committee member for the 14 th Annual Bravo! For the Children last July benefiting St. Stephen’s Community House in Columbus. The event featured music, great food From Bravo! Restaurants, and a silent auction and raffle, all by Bravo! 1980 Michael R. Bals attended the University of Toledo after graduating and now owns and manages a machine shop, Acrodyne Mfg. Co., which specializes in custom computerized machining of metals and plastics. Bals has been married for 19 years and has three children ages 5 to14. He uses his free time golfing, fishing, investing in the stock market, gardening, and barbequing. Bals also is a trustee of the Germania Singing and Sport Society. One of his special memories of St. Charles is meeting Stephen Schneider ’81 in 1981, at the Germania Club, where the two serve as trustees. He is a former club champion at Oakhurst Country Club. St. Charles Class of 2023 Big sister Megan Fabro is happy to pose with four month-old brother, Alex. They are the children of alumni director Louis J. Fabro ’83 and his wife, Susan. 31
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