REGIS

22 Regis Alumni News
Prowlings
1934
Harry McClain Smith, now a Senior Vice-President
at Moors & Cabot, Inc. writes, “I believe the recent
title is partially in recognition of the fact that I have
lasted this long!”
1939
Kevin G. Tubridy, 3524 Taft St., Wantagh, NY, 11793,
k.tubridy@att.net
Dan Wagner’s bride of almost 60 years had to be
moved after eleven years confinement in an assisted
living facility in South Florida to a special nursing
home in the area. Dan is in good shape at Good
Samaritan nearby.
Jim Lanigan is still very much the way we all
remember him. Forty five minutes on the phone with
him demonstrated that his wit, memory and command
of Latin and Greek are undiminished. As I write he is
preparing for his nineteenth trip to China. Christine
will accompany him. Larry Reilly attended a recent
meeting of Regis alumni of the lower Connecticut
area. He enjoyed the evening and was pleased to meet
Fr. McClain.
Elaine and Kevin Tubridy revisited one of their
favorite areas - the Southwest. This past March they
vacationed in Arizona and Nevada. The first stop was
Scottsdale where, among other things, they saw the
Giants and Cubs open the Spring training season and
also spent an afternoon watching the touring tennis
professionals play. On to Laughlin for some time
at the casinos, a trip to the Hoover Dam and Lake
Mead followed by a cruise down the Colorado River
to Lake Havasu City, the home of the London Bridge
since 1971. The wind-up of the vacation took them
back to northern Arizona for a visit to the incredibly
beautiful red rock country of Sedona. One highlight
there was a wilderness train ride through the Verde
River Canyon.
1940
Patrick McCarthy writes: I keep in regular touch
with Fathers Robert Moore, OSCO, and Edward
McGrath, S.J. both of my class, ‘40. The former, a
Trappist, prays for us all at Abbey of the Genesee,
P.O. Box 900, Piffard N.Y.14533-0900. He had
been posted in dangerous Uganda, and now, having
well recovered from heart by-pass surgery, leads an
active life of prayer and study. Fr. Ed returned to
India after a summer visit to the U.S., during which
he saw friends and family, older former students
from Loyola High School, newer Indian students
now living in the U.S. Back at the Human Life
Centre, 2, Unit 9. Bhubaneswar 751022, Orissa, he
still teaches and gives labor relation seminars, often
far from his home base, sometimes at the invitation
of national companies. His energy and commitment
are unmatchable. I remain active with Dickens studies
and spend part of every day editing Dickens-L, the
Dickens Forum, a wide-ranging e-mail information
and discussion group. It enrolls some 650 Dickensians
from around the world, many of them academics. Any
Regian with a strong interest in The Inimitable is
invited join at dickns-1@listserv.ucsb.edu. You may
also e-mail me at mccarthy@english.ucsb.edu.
1942
Gerard T. Foley, 14 Louisa Ct., Northport, 11768,
jerryf1@optonline.net
Fr. Bob Haus, S.J. will retire from his teaching
position at Canisius College at the end of this year
after 45 years as a Professor of Mathematics. He will
continue at Canisius College in an administrative
position and as a residence hall counselor.
1943
Joe Clark, 181 E. 73 rd St., New York, NY 10021,
joeclarkhere@msn.com
Al Volpe, 52-40 39 Dr., Apt. 12-F, Woodside, NY
11377
If you were to ask almost any Regis man from the
‘40s to name his most memorable teacher, chances are
the name Joe Quintavalle would be at the head of the
list. If you were to ask almost any student attending
the Ateneo De Manila in the Philipines in the ‘50s
to name his most memorable teacher, it is, perhaps,
likely the name Al Volpe would be at the head of
the list. Al taught English and Latin at the Ateneo,
when his former students gather routinely for their
35 th , 40 th and 45 th anniversary, Al has routinely been
invited to join the festivities as a guest of the classes.
He has been to Manila many times to celebrate with
his former students among whom are the Secretaries
of Energy and Labor in the Philippine government
and the President of the Philippine Central Bank,
who over the years have been his friends. Al had also
supervised the school intramural program in which all
one thousand students participated. Bobby Ocampu, a
star on the 1960 Philippine Olympic Basketball team
was among his players. Al left the Philippines to join
the Creole Petroleum Company, subsidiary of Exxon.
He was assigned to the support staff in Venezuela
where he taught Spanish to employees from stateside.
Over time Al recognized that his fortune included
the computer. He changed his career direction from
teaching to data processing. When he retired in 1990
from Johnson and Higgins, a leader in the general
insurance field, he was director of the department
which prepared written “helps” to assist computer
users. Al and his wife, Cay, live in Woodside, Queens.
They have one daughter, a Physician who specializes
in public health. They have one grandchild. Al is an
inveterate volunteer. He has served on the Executive
Council at Regis for many years and has contributed
to “Prowlings” as well. Al is a very active
member of his co-op board. He is also
active in the federation of NYC housing
and the National Association of Housing
Coops. Al is an enthusiastic letter writer
and has been published in both the
“NY Daily News” and the “NY Post”
on matters of interest to the Woodside
anti crime council and the Woodside
community council. He is active in both
organizations.
1944
Gene Maloney, 31 Almond Tree
Lane, Warwick, NY 10990,
Emaloney31@yahoo.com
Class Representative Gene Maloney has
this to report: Gene Rooney reports from Santiago,
Chile that in March of 2004 he had the first 60 th mini
reunion of our class. He met up with Hank Schaf
and his sister, Frances, who were arriving on another
cruise that happened to stop in Chile. Hank was a
day late in arriving and Gene had to hang around his
favorite “watering holes” waiting for him. He finally
met up with them on Sunday at a hotel on the outskirts
of Santiago. Gene reports that they had a delightful
reunion feast at the hotel. I am told that Hank’s sister
got stuck paying the tab. Hank and his sister then took
a bus to Valparaiso to pick up the Royal Princess to
continue their trip. Gene Rooney says he will be up
in the states in August and September. I have alerted
Buddy O’Mara and his wife, Maureen, so that they
can arrange to be out of town. Buddy and Maureen
were in the Warwick, NY area in April and stopped
by to see Barbara and Gene Maloney. We chatted for
an hour or so. Buddy has been retired from the NYC
School System, where he was a teacher for 40 years.
They tried to pull a Gene Rooney and stay over for
a few days, but we got rid of them. Tom Sheridan
is organizing a reunion of our classmates who will
celebrate 60 years in the Jesuit community this year
in the Cornwall retreat house. They are: Tom, Charlie
Whelan, Jack Scully, Gene Rooney, Tom Murphy,
Bob Kelly and Bob Lynch. Marty Murtagh, Jim
O’Connell and Gene Maloney had lunch with Coach
Don Kennedy and his son, George, in Pearl River,
NY. Don was 97 on April 25 th . He is still in need of a
walker to get around, but his mind is as sharp as ever.
Jim (or Jake) had been in Florida for a few weeks and
on his trip back, he had a flare up of his divirticulitits
and spent a week in a hospital in Georgia. He’s fine
now. While in Florida, Jake and Terry were joined
by four of their five children from Philadelphia,
New Jersey and Racine, WI. His brother Tim and
Jake’s two surviving sisters were also there. Marty
looked trim and ready for a half court game. Jake has
agreed to do the legwork to arrange for a 60 th reunion.
He is contacting Jack Scully to see if anything can
be set up on the Fordham Bronx Campus, which
is pretty convenient to get to. A LETTER WILL
FOLLOW AS SOON AS SOMETHING DEFINITE
IS ARRANGED. Bill Dunn reports that all is well
on Cape Cod. He tried out for the role of Hamlet
with the local theatre group, but didn’t get the part.
The director had seen his performance in the Regis
rendition back in 1944. They offered him a job with
the stage crew. Tom Murphy resides on the Fordham
Campus and says Mass on Sunday at his old parish,
Fran and Dick Schneider ‘54 at the Class of 1954 Reunion.