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All our Alumni and all our benefactors, living and deceased, are remembered in our daily
Masses celebrated in our St. Joseph Chapel. Mary, Queen of Prep, pray for us!
1941 Msgr. James W. Peterson, May 13, 2013, attended Gannon
University, Saint Mary’s Seminary, Catholic University and did
further graduate work at Western Reserve University and Notre
Dame. He was ordained in 1947 and was assigned to Blessed
Sacrament Church, then to Gannon University. While at Gannon,
he taught English and was appointed the Director of Religious
Activities and Chairman of the Theology Dept. He was also resident
chaplain at Gannon’s Wehrle Hall. He served as chaplain at the
Erie County Prison and Diocesan Vocations Director. In 1975, he
was named pastor of St. Teresa Parish in Union City. He founded
Maria House Project, a nonprofit corporation which provides small
group living for men in need of healing from drug and alcohol
addiction from the effects of imprisonment and homelessness.
He helped establish the Avila House retreat center in Union City.
In 1985, he resided St. Stephen of Hungary Church. From 1992-
1995 he served as chaplain to the Holy Family Monastery.
1946 Gerald P. Bechtold, June 10, 2013, served in the U.S. Navy. He
worked at the Erie Times-News as a sales manager. He retired in
1998 as the president of the North Western PA Food Merchants
Association.
1950 Charles J. Burgoyne, May 12, 2013, received a Bachelor of Arts
degree from Gannon University and a master’s degree from
Western Reserve University. He served in the U. S. Army from
1954-1956 and participated in the atomic bomb tests on the Bikini
and Enewetak Islands. He taught English and Humanities for the
Erie School District and McDowell High School from 1958 until his
retirement in 1993.
1953 Frank J. Abbate, April 23, 2013, served in the U.S. Marines during
the Korean War. He was a meat cutter at Tops Market. Prior to that,
he ran Frank Abbate’s Custom Cut Meats until its closing in 1979.
1954 Richard J. Hall, April 4, 2013, was the founder and owner of Regal
Coffee Service.
1956 Robert S. Corritore Sr., August 22, 2013, served in the U.S. Navy
for 10 years. He and his father founded Corritore Builders in 1961.
1956 Edward P. Spiegel, January 24, 2013, graduated from the
University of Pittsburgh Dental School. He practiced dentistry
in Erie for over 40 years.
1957 William F. Knipper, June 26, 2013, was a veteran of the U.S. Coast
Guard during the Vietnam War. He was employed by True Temper
Corp. in Geneva, OH and Assumption Church and School. He
retired from St. Raphael Catholic Church and School in Raleigh, NC
after 18 years of service.
1957 Harold E. Schneider, July 5, 2013, served in the U.S. Marine Corps
and the USMC Reserve from 1957 to 1964. He was the founder
and owner of All-Weather Roofing Co. for 36 years prior to his
retirement.
1959 James J. Daniszewski, July 13, 2013, served in the U.S. Marine
Corps. He worked at the family business, T-Ray’s Tavern, until it was
sold. He established Hilltop Guns in Cambridge Springs, PA.
1959 Herbert W. Foster Jr., April 11, 2013, attended Syracuse University
and received a degree in accounting. He worked at Price
Waterhouse Coopers in New York City and San Francisco and
eventually as a CFO for several private and public companies. He
was a partner at The Brenner Group, a financial consulting firm in
Cupertino, CA, for twelve years before his retirement.
1959 Joseph J. Konieczny, July 14, 2013, received an engineering
degree from Penn State Erie-The Behrend College. He was a
veteran of the U.S. Army. He was employed at Erie Resistor,
Autoclave Engineers, and was a real estate agent with Spiegel
Realtors.
1961 Robert A. Walker Sr., August 28, 2013, attended Edinboro
University and was in the U.S. Army Reserves. He was employed at
General Electric from 1964 until his retirement.
1962 James J. Sitter, July 27, 2013, was a graduate of Washington and
Jefferson College. He began his career as a CPA at Root, Spitznas
and Smiley, continued as CFO of Plastek Industries and was a
partner in Mafix, Inc.
1964 Matthew D. Belovarac, May 24, 2013, served in the U.S. Navy.
He graduated from Northern Virginia Community College
with an associate’s degree. He was a computer systems
analyst for Verizon.
1964 Robert V. Kiel, August 20, 2013, attended Gannon University
and the University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy. Upon
graduation, he worked as a pharmacist for two years. He
returned to school at the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic
Medicine. He continued his studies through a fellowship to
specialize in gastroenterology. He established his medical
practice in Erie from 1979 until his retirement in 2011. He
semi-retired from UPMC Erie Physicians Network where he
served the community in Kane, PA.
1965 Ronald D. Sundy, May 7, 2013, was a veteran of the U.S. Army
Reserve. He graduated from the General Electric apprentice
program and retired in 2002 as a manager.
1966 James E. Donohue, July 7, 2013, served in the U.S. Air Force.
He worked at Hammermill Paper Company for over 30 years
and went on to work at Forestview as a certified nursing
assistant.
1967 Mark A. Sandusky, August 5, 2013, attended Penn State
University. He worked with Koehler Brewery for 10 years and
with Independent Muffler and Brake for over 25 years. Most
recently, he was contracted through UPS washing delivery
trucks.
1969 David R. Gorndt, July 22, 2013, worked as a manager at
Peachtree Center in Atlanta, GA, ABC Entertainment Center in
Century City, CA, Centre Square in Philadelphia, PA and the
MetLife Building in New York, NY. He retired as the Global
Manager of Real Estate at ConvaTec.
1969 Carl G. Longnecker, April 20, 2013, He worked as a parts
and service operator at Longnecker Motor Sales, and then
as an insurance adjuster at Allstate Insurance Agency before
retiring.
1969 Patrick J. Puckly Sr., June 2, 2013, graduated from Widener
University.
1974 Mark D. Webb, July 8, 2013, was a graduate of Edinboro
University. He was a teacher of mathematics for school
districts in Erie, PA, Cleveland, OH, Los Angeles, CA, and
Cincinnati, OH.
1976 Brian Glowacki, July 23, 2013, graduated from Gannon
University with a degree in political science. He attended the
University of Pittsburgh Law School and graduated with a
Juris Doctor degree. He worked for Deloitte Haskins and Sells,
Berkman Ruslander Pohl Lieber and Engle. Upon his return to
Erie, he worked at the Knox Law Firm where he was a senior
partner and shareholder specializing in business law, estate
planning, commercial real estate and tax law.
1987 Patrick J. DiPaolo, August 22, 2013, attended Thiel College
on an athletic scholarship. He received a master’s degree in
elementary and secondary education at Edinboro University.
He was the first principal of the Flagship Transitional School
and was later appointed principal of East High School. He was
the Junior Varsity football coach at Prep under Mina George
and later became the head coach of the Central High School
football program.
1989 J. Douglas Doleski, June 5, 2013, attended the University of
Pittsburgh and graduated from Mercyhurst University with a
degree in business. He owned Leo’s Car Wash, Express Care
Valvoline, and the UPS Store in the Yorktown Plaza.
1994 Brian J. Weidow, July 17, 2013, graduated from Penn State
Behrend where he earned a bachelor’s degree in both
marketing and finance. He worked for PNC Bank and the New
York-Mellon in Pittsburgh.
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The Magazine of Cathedral Preparatory School