Fall 2005 - St. Charles Preparatory School

Costa Rica. He continues fulltime
as pastor of St. Agnes parish
in Columbus. Although he
spent only his senior year at St.
Charles Preparatory School, he
feels it was “a good part of my
foundation.”
John A. “Alan” Schmitt was
a pilot for United Airlines from
1966 to 1997 when he retired
as captain. He flew many types
of planes, ranging from the longrevered
DC-3 to the DC-10 and
on to the B-727, Lear23/24 and
others. He attended Xavier University
and graduated from The
Ohio State University and then
took up entered flight training
with the navy. He served aboard
Atlantic fleet carriers and remained
active in the naval reserve
until retiring as captain in
1986.
Schmitt fills his retirement years
flying, boating, shooting, and
singing barbershop harmony. He
is president of a local chapter of
Barbershop Harmony Society
and says the best part of his life
was leaving bachelorhood and
marrying Patricia in 1977. “She
is still trying to get me squared
away but I remain a work in
progress.” They are the parents
of a daughter, Susan. He sees
his St. Charles education as the
best thing that could have happened
to a poor kid with a sick
father. “It opened my eyes and
broadened my possibilities in
life”.
He remembers what he calls the
“privilege of playing for Jack
Ryan, the guidance and tolerance
of Father O’Dea, his selection
to go to Buckeye Boys
State, the friendship and competition
with the guys, and the
chance to go to the same school
as my dad.”
Edward C. Schroeder is retired
after a 38-year career in
the soft drink industry. He and
his wife, Barbara, are the parents
of Edward, Theresa, Joseph,
and Ann Marie. Barbara
and Ed live in Dublin, Ohio.
David D. Sheehan is a nationally
known syndicated TV entertainment
reporter who lives
in the tiny village of Spring
Green, Wis., with his wife, actress
Susan Angelo. Sheehan’s
headquarters remain in Los Angeles
with his company, Hollywood
Close-Ups. The Sheehans
have permanent homes in Los
Angeles and New York and enjoy
the peaceful quality of life in
Spring Green. Sheehan’s latest
TV special, “Summer Movie
Magic,” featured Brad Pitt,
Angelina Jolie, Tom Cruise,
Nicole Kidman and other big
stars. The TV special aired on
142 stations nationwide. He is
also the featured commentator
The Distinctive Leader in Catholic Education
on ABC’s Summer Movies 2005-
”What’s Hot and What’s Not,” a
one- hour ABC radio network
special. Sheehan’s brother, Dick,
is a 1960 alumnus of S. Charles
John E. “Jack” Stack Jr. and
his wife, Sheila, live in Winston
Salem, N.C., where he was a
manager with The Belk Department
Store from 1975 until his
retirement in 2000. Stack served
as general manager to the vice
president /regional manager of
the 14 family-owned Belk stores.
Jack is a member of St. Leo the
Great Catholic Church and the
K. of C. He’s president of the
Better Business Bureau, of Retail
Merchants, and of Hanes Mall
Merchant Association. He’s on
the board of the Children’s Center
for the Physically Disabled
and the Foundation of Forsyth
Hospital. He was named Belk’s
“manager of the year” for the
largest increases in sales and
profit.
Jack has been blessed with 46
years of marriage to Sheila, four
children, and five grandchildren.
He spends his retirement playing
golf, fishing, and working in
his yard and pond, and riding his
Harley Davidson to many states.
He said he’s glad his mother convinced
him to attend St. Charles
where he received an excellent
foundation both spiritually and
educationally.
“I told my Mom ‘I’m not going to
St. Charles. I’m going to the tough
school, Aquinas.
St. Charles is a sissy school.’
Well, you know who won, and
I’m glad. St. Charles was four
wonderful years and great faculty,
students, and friends.
Thinking back, I remember the
football games, the tests, the
Mass, the good times.”
Richard A. “Dick” Welsh and
his wife, Mary, have four children
and 10 grandchildren. He
has yet to retire.
David Wilson works part-time
in Rutland, Vermont where he
lives with his wife, Trudy.
John J. Zettler owns the
Zettler Hardware Stores in Columbus,
and is a real estate investor.
He and his wife, Jeane,
are members of the Columbus
Country Club and St. Catherine
Parish. John is active in jumping
horses and rides every day. He’s
a member of the North American
S. F. Horse Association and the
National Retail Hardware Association.
He and Jeane, who recently
enjoyed a vacation in
France, have three daughters
and a son. John regards his
years at St. Charles as very
good, but would have liked a
typing class instead of Latin.
Faculty News
3 full-time teachers
added
Three full-time teachers – Kyle
Callahan, Joseph Moyer, and Jack
Gibbons Jr. — have been added to
this year’s staff. They fill vacancies
created by the
departures of
Pat Cassidy,
Jeff Liebert,
Scot Brewer,
and Richard
LaBrake.
Callahan, a
substitute for
nearly the
entire 2004-
2005 school
year, now is
Kyle D. Callahan
formally fulltime
and
continues as senior religion teacher.
He holds a degree in psychology from
Earlham College and a masters in
theology from the University of
Dayton. He taught previously at
Archbishop Alter and Chaminade-
Julienne high schools (Dayton).
Callahan commutes daily to St.
Charles from the Dayton area, where
he is a member
of St.
Anthony
Parish. The
self-described
“World’s
Biggest Notre
Dame Fan”
has an eight
year old
daughter,
Joseph P. Moyer
Kennedy.
Moyer isn’t
new to the
school, either. He did his student
teaching at St. Charles from January
through April of 2004. He holds a
degree in math/computer science
from the University of Cincinnati and
a masters from The Ohio State
University. He spent 18 years in the
telecommunications computer
industry and retired to pursue a
teaching certification in integrated
mathematics from Ohio Dominican
University.
He’s a member of St. Pius X
Parish and has been active in Big
Brothers/Big Sisters of Franklin
County for 20 years. He enjoys most
sports and has traveled across the
United States,
Europe, and
South
America.
Gibbons is a
1981 St.
Charles
graduate and
is teaching
sophomore
economics and
U.S. government.
He has
Jack F. Gibbons Jr. ’81
been a member of the St. Charles
Alumni Association’s governing board
since 1999. He earned degrees in
history and anthropology from the
University of Notre Dame in 1985
and returns to St. Charles with a
professional background in business,
finance, and school development.
Gibbons has initiated education
licensure through Columbus State
Community College and Ashland
College and is completing work
through Ohio Dominican University.
Gibbons and his wife, Brenda,
have two children: Matthew (5) and
Andrew (1). He is a lector and Eucharistic
minister at St. Michael’s
Church and is chairperson of the
Worthington Hills Fourth of July
parade and activities.
Meanwhile, Matt Downey, who
previously taught freshman English,
now teaches junior religion and
continues as moderator of The
Carolian student newspaper.
State Athletic Honor
Faculty member Sr. Margaret Hoffman was
awarded the Ohio High School Athletic
Association’s Respect the Game Award at last
year’s Academic Awards Banquet. She was
honored for continually exemplifying good
sportsmanship, for being a positive role model to
the young men of St. Charles Preparatory, and for
reflecting a high level of ethics and integrity with
students.
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