EXPLORER - La Salle College High School

56 Explorer Fall 2009
1970’s
Phil Cassidy ’70 that he just returned from his 21st consecutive year visiting
the Saratoga Springs Racetrack – fellow alums were Mike Cassidy ’74, Joe
Winning ’69, John Wozniak ’77, Bill Benz ’72, Gerry Lowery ’78 and Connell
McConeghy ’88. Men of La Salle fathers on the trip included Kevin Agnew,
Joe Ferrier and Joe Winning.
Gerald Burke, MD ’71 graduated from Rutgers Camden Law School in May
2009, while continuing to practice medicine on a full-time basis. He was fortunate
to pass the PA and NJ bar exams in February of 2009.
Gerald Hathaway, Esq. ’72 was elected as a fellow to the College of Labor
and Employment Lawyers. Jerry works in the New York City office of Littler
Mendelson, P.C. Election as a Fellow is the highest recognition by one’s colleagues
of sustained outstanding performance in the profession, exemplifying
integrity, dedication and excellence.
The fourteenth installation of Fellows will be held November 7, 2009 in
Washington, DC, coincident with the American Bar Association’s Labor and
Employment Section’s Continuing Legal Education Conference. With the
current installation, the College is represented by over one thousand
members in forty-three states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico
and Canada.
The College was the vision of a number of the Fellows. The idea was to
further establish this profession in all its aspects as one uniquely important
to the world of labor and employment law, individual rights, collective bargaining
and dispute resolution. The College was established in 1995 through
an initiative of the Council of the Section of Labor and Employment Law of
the American Bar Association. It operates as a free standing organization
recognizing those who, by long and outstanding service, have distinguished
themselves as leaders in the field.
Nicholas Rongione ’72 was elected to Board of Directors of the West Boca
Community Counsel, an umbrella organization consisting of over one hundred
homeowners associations in Boca Raton, FL.
Kevin Weinstein, Esq. ’72 and his wife, Mary, welcomed their first grandchild
this past January.
John Fornace, DO ’73 writes that his two sons, Christopher ’06 and Daniel
’07, along with his nephew Liam O’Neill ’07 have all graduated from La Salle
College High School and now attend Drexel University.
Vincent Hee ’73 after thirteen years of installing and repairing slate, tile,
metal and asphalt roofing, gutters and siding; nine years as a Sales/Project
Manager and five more years as a Sales Manager for Russell Roofing, has
successfully started Vince Hee Roofing and is ready to help any alum.
Thomas Keating ’73 has been elected to the Iowa High School Athletic
Association’s Board of Control and will be inducted into Iowa Volleyball
Coaches Hall of Fame in November 2009.
Rory Lawler ‘73, together with his son Darcy, has opened a shop named
Darcy’s in the Flourtown Farmers Market in Flourtown, PA.
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Gerard Foley ’74 asks his class to contact him at gfoley@foleyinsurance.
com. He is initiating Class of 1974 gatherings, communications, e-mails and
on-line discussions…join in!
Mike Hoehn ‘74 and classmate Pete Salmon are working to improve the golf
games of their fellow classmates Bob Gerngross and Phil Kelly.
Ronald Tomasso, AIA ’74 had a wonderful trip to Sicily in June.
John Suchy ’75 in addition to representing the Lindal Cedar Homes, is
currently the Associate Broker and Office Manager of Coldwell Banker
Hearthside in Ottsville, PA. Their office is in what was the Harrow Inn – Chef
Tell’s old restaurant! “We think the place is haunted by his spirit – a good
spirit.”
John Toy ’76 is entering his seventh year with Capgemini and just about
recovered from Hurricane Ike.
James Young ’78 sends his regards to all his classmates.
George Johnson ’79 is working at JP Morgan Chase in Commercial Lending
Group. His son, Kevin, graduated in May as a member of the Class of 2009.
1980’s
John Borek, LTC (Ret) ’80 accepted a position with the Defense Department
as a Senior Intelligence Analyst.
Paul Kollmer-Dorsey ’81 joined the Broadcasting Board of Governors as
Deputy General Counsel and Acting General Counsel. The Broadcasting Board
of Governors, encompassing all US civilian international broadcasting, is an
independent federal agency that broadcasts in sixty languages to key
audiences around the world and acts as an example of a free and professional
press. Paul currently resides in Washington, DC and has more than twenty
years of legal experience supporting global technology and communicationsbased
enterprises.
LTC Michael Masucci, USAF ’81 retired from USAF last year after twentythree
years of service. Michael is now flying as a corporate pilot for XOJet,
Inc, an owner and charter private flying service flying the Citation X Aircraft.
John Toner ’82 is enjoying his “second-time” through La Salle College High
School with his sons, John ’10 and Billy ’12.
William O’Brien, III, DO ’83 is CEO of HyperOx, Inc., a hyperbaric oxygen
company that was awarded a federal grant to start Autism Research.
Mike Stoughton ‘83 is one of those people willing to take a chance.
Leaving the corporate world behind. While so many people dream about it,
not many actually have the gumption to do it.
After working as a software developer for the majority of his adult life, the
43-year-old Medford resident decided he was going to
pursue his dream.
“My whole life I’ve been told ‘you have a great voice, you love
baseball…you’ve got to do something about it’,” said Stoughton.
“I figured, if I could get a job that pays me to go to baseball
games, that would be heaven.”