SAINT XAVIER HIGH SCHOOL THE ALUMNI MAGAZINE OF SAINT XAVIER HIGH SCHOOL • Volume 43, No. 2 • Winter 2011 Good Taste Runs in the Family Page 2 New Event Brings St. X Community Together Page 4 NHS Inducts 88 New Members Page 5 William Mapother Stays in Character Class of ’83 Page 8 www.saintx.com
2 <strong>Making</strong> <strong>History</strong> If there was a Louisville culinary history book, chances are you would find the Masterson name with its own chapter. With a history dating back 73 years, Masterson’s Catering has recently relocated its growing operation to the Irish Hill neighborhood. Run by <strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Xavier</strong> alumni and Masterson brothers Paul ’82, Brian ’86, and Andrew ’88, along with sister, Sueanna, the company closed their popular banquet hall, located on South Third Street near the University of Louisville campus, to make way for new student housing. Masterson’s Catering operates several well-known Louisville landmarks, including Captain’s Quarters, the Olmsted, the namesake catering business, as well as the CQ Princess Yacht, a full-service floating restaurant on the Ohio River. During the peak summer months, the company employees 300 people. With the business now in its third generation of operation, the Masterson brothers credit the discipline they learned at St. X from notable teachers like Br. Borgia and Br. Edward Driscoll, as an important component to running a thriving family business. It also doesn’t hurt that they each have a specialty. Paul, a Culinary Institute of America graduate, handles the kitchen operations, while Brian and Sueanna run the catering business. Andrew manages the popular Captain’s Quarters restaurant. Their oldest sibling, Nick ’81, started in the family business, but broke away to become a Louisville Metro Police Officer. With room to grow in their new home, the Mastersons believe their business will continue to expand as they begin a new chapter in Louisville culinary history. By Mark Raque ’85 Extreme Producer In October 2010, ABC’s Extreme Makeover: Home Edition chose to change the life of a struggling Louisville family – the Lampe’s, who have two sons enrolled at St. X, John, a senior, and Justin, a freshman. Behind the scenes of that production and following every occurrence at the site was Chad Harrison, ’94, working with ABC as the Associate Story Producer. His task was to ensure that everything happening onsite was being covered, recorded, and then conveyed to the story to be shown on TV. Chad is no novice. He worked on the recent season of Dancing with the Stars as associate field producer and states, “Everything I do is very important in telling the true story you see on TV.” He recalls his days at St. X with Brother John Wills pushing him to succeed and says “St. X taught me responsibility and, most of all, the hard-work mentality.” On the job with Extreme Makeover, Chad works directly with the Executive Producer and Senior Story Producer to convey the importance of every production job to the success of the entire project. Chad has enjoyed his time in Louisville, but has been working across the U.S. this season from Maryland to Idaho. After graduating from U of L with a major in Computer Information Systems, he went to work for a web hosting company. A few years ago, he got the urge to move to Los Angeles, and got his big break when he was hired by a Louisville native to work for the show Little People, Big World on TLC. Chad’s success in producing is revealed on TV each week and, you can be assured, will be for many shows to come. By Marty Wissing ’94
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