Age Quod Agis - Jesuit High School

Class Notes
1965
Michael Reilly is approaching
his 40th year managing and selling
machine tools for his Portland-based
company, Beaver State Machinery.
Last year he retired as a college
football official after 25 years with
the Northwest Intercollegiate Football
Officials Association. He continues
working as a high school football
official, and this fall will begin his
36th year as a member of the Portland
Football Officials Association. Michael
enjoys working with players and
coaches at the high school level. He
hopes to see some of his old classmates
this fall, since he has been assigned as
the referee for the September 10th JHS
Alumni Reunion Weekend football
game.
1966
Dennis Doherty recently
retired from JBL&K (now Beecher
Carlson). This year he received Risk &
Insurance Magazine’s 2010 National
Power Broker Award (one of 110 in
the nation) for his nonprofit expertise
and the 2010 Responsibility Leader
Award for his commitment above and
beyond (one of four in the country).
Additionally, this year he is the
recipient of the annual “Freedom”
award from De Paul Treatment Centers
for his work in the community of
recovering alcoholics and addicts.
1969
Patrick Wieber’s mother, Mary
Wieber, passed away on April 3, 2010,
following a battle with pneumonia
and interstitial lung disease.
1971
Terry Amato ‘71 recently
recorded and produced a new CD
with legendary Portland blues-jazz
singer, Ellen Whyte, titled, “Whyte
On Black.” Doug Foran ‘71, Amato’s
musical co-hort for 40+ years in the
band, Ovation, lent his considerable
musical/vocal talents on the project
as well.
1974
Richard O’Shea just finished his
15th year with The Boeing Company.
He has been working on the 787
airplane project as a Systems and Data
Analyst for the last four years.
1977
Mark Kreutzer retired after 30
years in the fire service (with the past
28 1/2 years at Tualatin Valley Fire and
Rescue). His wife, Luanne, followed
Mark’s lead and sold their bookstore
in St. Helens on July 1. Mark is still
very involved in the fire service in
Oregon as a Director for Columbia
River Fire and Rescue and a Board of
Director for the Oregon Fire District
Directors Association. He has traveled
to Washington D.C.; Dallas, Texas;
Denver, Colorado; and Chicago,
Illinois; working with the fire service.
Mark and Luanne went to China for
10 days in September and enjoyed the
people and the cultural difference.
Mark and his brother, Dennis ‘76,
help out with the alumni food drive
every December at Jesuit.
1978
Lewis McMurran’s older son,
Stuart, graduated with honors from
Fox Chapel High School in Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania, on June 6, 2010. He
will be attending Seattle University in
the fall. Lewis is excited to have him
close by for his college years. You can
see pictures on Lewis’ Facebook page.
1983
John Haugh joined Navistar
in 2005 after over a decade with
BankAmerica’s commercial lending
groups, mostly as a credit officer.
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The change has been good for John
although the markets have not been
kind recently and the company faces
some challenges now. In terms of
work content, he met clients and
decided on loan or lease structures as
a Credit Executive for a few years and
then accepted his position as Treasury
Manager.
1990
Nick Jwayad was recently
named 2010 IT Executive of the
Year at InnoTech Oregon for his
work as the Portland Public School
District’s Chief Information Officer.
The award recognizes executives
who have implemented innovative
technology, boosted their employer’s
competitiveness and demonstrated
“leadership in the information
technology community.” Nick was
commended by Portland Public
School District officials for “leveraging
both operational and innovative
technologies to improve teaching and
learning.”
1994