Dick Kelly, who will attend the reunion from Portland, Maine, sends this invitation to ROTC alumni: For alumni and families in the area on Oct 20th (home football game vs. BYU), we will have a tailgate area setup in the Pasquerilla Center parking lot from 11:30am to 2:30pm, a great opportunity to re-connect with other alumni and former-staff. We encourage you to bring your own food and beverages; we will also have grilled food and non-alcoholic beverages for purchase.
Albert Berryman, October 5, 2012
Al was born in Seattle, Washington on June 20, 1947, to Albert and Helge Berryman, and passed away in Fresno, Ca. on Friday, October 5, 2012, with Mary Katherine and Anthony by his side. Al was raised in Bellevue, Wa. and graduated from Sammamish High School. He went on to the University of Notre Dame and graduated in 1968. Al obtained a Juris Doctorate from the University of San Francisco school of law and came to Fresno and practiced law for over 40 years. Many words could describe Al, but none more so than honesty, integrity, compassion, generosity, wit, and humor. His joys were Mary Katherine and Anthony and they will miss him deeply. He had many passions. Foremost, being Notre Dame Football, Golf and the San Francisco Giants. Al was a member of Fort Washington Country Club, and by his own admission was not the greatest golfer, but loved spending time on the course with his friends and Mary Katherine. Mary Katherine wishes to extend her heartfelt thanks to their many friends, colleagues and family for their thoughts and prayers these last few months. “Don’t grieve for me, for now I’m free! I could not stay another day, To love, to laugh, to work or play; Tasks left undone must stay that way, And if my parting has left a void, Then fill it with remembered joy. A friendship shared, a laugh, a kiss… Ah yes, these things I, too, shall miss. My life’s been full, I’ve savored much Good times, good friends, a loved ones touch. Perhaps my time seemed all too brief. Don’t shorten your’s with undue grief. Be not burdened with tears of sorrow, Enjoy the sunshine of the morrow. -Remembered Joy” Al is survived by Mary Katherine, his wife; his son, Anthony Berryman and his companion, Felicia Field; his sisters and thier husbands, Mary Lee and William, and Bette Andrews and Wayne; his mother-in-law, Mary O’Neill; and his special sister-in-law, Teresa O’Neill; and many other loving relatives. Al requested no public memorial on his behalf. His wish was for family, friends and colleagues at the end of a day of golf, or a Notre Dame football game, or a Giants game, or a beautiful sunset to raise a glass and remember him with a smile. Remembrances may be sent to Hinds Hospice, 1616 W. Shaw Avenue, Suite B-6, Fresno, Ca. 93711-3513; or to the donor’s favorite charity.
Published in the Fresno Bee on October 14, 2012
Class notes submitted August 1, 2012
Put us in, Coach.
In a rehearsal for the 45th reunion of our class during the first weekend of June, 2013, a group of us met in Canada recently for practice with our recall of each sacred event and connection of our student years. Dennis Reeder and his wife Elise (Stephens SMC 69) hosted their D.C. area neighbor Carol Ann Dyer (SMC 69), my wife Nancy (Carlin SMC ’69) and me along with our three granddaughters at a grand Ottawa River cabin Dennis’ maternal grandfather and his Canadian buddies built on a small, riverfront farm during the 1950s. A summer gathering place for the Reeder family during Dennis’ childhood, this lovely spot facing Quebec from Ontario two hours west of Ottawa is now a part of our own Notre Dame histories. Carol Ann made her visit enroute to see relatives in northern Michigan. The Reeders made room for us among their own children and grandchildren as well as in Elise’s schedule of daily cross-river swims. For Nancy and me, the days along the Ottawa were a respite from the Midwest sweat lodge where so many classmates led by Class President Tom Weyer are leaning down for the energetic evenings of gatoring and whatever will come along on the reunion weekend. After the Ottawa, the Reeders, Nancy and I headed to Montreal, where we met with Jim Davis and his Charleston, SC friend Bonnie. While in Montreal, we impressed the Quebecois with our fluent English and easy management of currency transactions pegged at 1:1. On the evening of his arrival, Jim was about to enter a store for purchase of bottled water when he paused and asked “Will they take American money?” A passerby, perhaps a vacationing member of the Development Office, answered, “I’ll take American money.” The Quebecois are fully bilingual, and virtually all are on Bryan Dunigan’s email list, so we were very much at home as we poked around the city and shared our dossiers on all the people, mischief, hopes and divinities of our South Bend years. Put us in, Coach. We are ready for the reunion.
Of course, many others are rehearsing reunion skills, too. Bryan Dunigan’s annual golf outing on August 9th gave Chicago and South Bend classmates an occasion for more than one kind of sport. The emails were a good warm-up for the jokes and banter that make for good retelling at a following year’s get-together.
Early in May, Eddie Hagar hosted a similar weekend in Palm Springs, CA for golfers Paul Dunn, Ken Collins, Tom Roche, Bill Sweetman, and Dave Boehnen. Says Paul in his report, “We told the same old ND stories, and shared fond memories about how smart and good looking we were back then.”
David R. Lee has retired from his Albuquerque, NM law practice and turned the firm over to other ND talent: David’s son Chris Lee ’96 and Mike Ross ND Law ’96. David mentioned other interests as well as law: he has published a legal thriller on Amazon titled “The Bail Bondsman”. Also, his grandchildren Fletcher, 4, and Penny, 2, “can sing the ND Fight Song and have the full ND wardrobe for game days.”
Bob Dunphy kept his own black belt schedule over a weekend in June. First, he directed a UFC Heavyweight Championship fight in San Jose for Showtime before catching a red eye flight to his daughter’s Notre Dame graduation. Bob enjoyed hearing the grads serenade 96 year-old Father Ted Hesburgh with “Happy birthday.”
John Walsh happily caught mention of Congressman Dan Lungren in a news story about the simplistic level of Congressional orations; our classmate was the exception with his erudition. Ralph Neas turned up in more than one story about pharmaceutical patents; Ralph heads a D.C. organization representing the makers of generic medications. In Milwaukee, John Byrnes is a business leader recently prominent for a regional organization’s $1 million investment in petabytes of computing capacity important for medical research and other technological innovation. John is executive managing director of Mason Wells Inc.
Tom McCloskey is working on the establishment of June 21st as National Music Day. Tom and his wife Bonnie live in Aspen, CO and have another home near their grandchildren in San Francisco.
Paul Arthur Romanski, a good Navy ROTC friend of Brian Schanning, died on May 5, 2012 in Newport, R.I. Born in Chicago, Paul retired from the U.S. Navy in 1998 as a Captain. Please remember Paul, his wife Karen and their children in your prayers.
Please note that our class blog has settled at the address www.ndclass1968.com. There you will find announcements, emails and plenty of photos, including a recent one sent by John Williams. He was attending an annual lunch with Dan Jordan, John Kukankos, and John McGrath
Send news to: Tom Figel, 1054 West North Shore, Apt. 3-E, Chicago, IL 60626, tel. 312-881-7391.
Welcome to the class notes serving the Notre Dame class of 1968.
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Class notes submitted May 1, 2012
The Ageless Class
A 45 year reunion looms for us in June, 2013. With recently retired Brian Higgins of McLean, VA and active lawyer Ed Kickham of the Detroit area already intending to come, Class President Tom Weyer is overseeing preparations for a merry time. Rich Rogers, ex-FBI, will plan security with a special area designated for Occupy the Great Class demonstrators. Tom Gibbs will continue as liaison with the sister class of 2003. Edina, MN Federal Magistrate Jeff Keyes is gathering information about senior discounts and early bird dining. Former Pangborn Hall social denizen Mick Hyland will lecture on eye contact, part of a seminar series that may include “Remembering Professor Frank O’Malley, Lola, and the location of the game tickets.” Pat Keenan and Gene Cavanaugh are collaborating on an all-AARP gator pile during the Saturday night party. Save the first weekend of June, 2013.
As a backdrop for anticipation of our 45 year reunion, an ordinary email from Tom Hansen ’74 about the existence of a new site, http://ndsa.undgroup.org, for senior alumni produced the realization that hey, there are guys younger than we admitting to being seniors. Admitting! How unlike us, who are continually fresh, irreverent and, in moments of maturity, even sophomoric. But imagine these other people, youngsters really, as they revisit the Huddle. Attired in The Shirt and sharp ensembles filled out from the Hammes Bookstore spring collection, stomachs sucked in, they look about, only to find themselves the objects of dressing leers. In the glance of the coeds, these alums are removed from view under a cascade of coats, hats and mittens that would make the work uniform of a Mideast sheik seem like a speedo.
For us, it is different. Even our retirees are on the move. Brian Higgins, who capped his career as a professional engineer during the past year, will travel to Dublin in late September with his wife Brenda. The two met after Brian completed Army service in Vietnam and returned to Notre Dame in the mid-1970s for his Ph.D. He and Brenda met as grad counselors for students in Professor Emil T. Hoffman’s course. John Broderick, healthy after treatment for cancer and willing to credit smart University of Michigan caregivers for the good result, is flirting with retirement. Tom Condon, who is the Hartford Courant’s deputy opinion page editor, has won the first-place National Headliner Award for editorial writing.
The Monogram Club in late April made Joe Kernan the 2012 recipient of the Moose Kraus Award, an event that included a video about Joe and another video with Joe’s touching remarks, including recognition of Sandy Carrigan and Mary. Bryan Dunigan put together a crowd of classmates: Tom Gibbs, Dave Kabat, Tom Weyer, Skip Strzelecki, Mike Heaton, Dennis Toolan, Roger Guerin, Tom Cuggino, Tom Durkin, Tom Misch, Dr. Steve Anderson, Dr. Fred Ferlic and Pat Barth. See http://youtu.be/kTdQiFPPVOQ and http://www.und.com/allaccess/?media=317514.
Ken DiLaura sent more information than Google. First, Ken and Veronica are grandparents of Nicholas Anthony DiLaura, born to Brian DiLaura ’96 and Jackie. The DiLauras saw Jim Ewing while in Naples, FL. Michael Coleman will be a grandparent in November. Joe Scott will retire from the Lexington, KY bench in September and return to private practice: a daughter is marrying soon. Andy Kelly and Mike Wolf are happy retirees: Andy in Winston-Salem, NC and Mike in Williamsport, PA.
Cowed by threats from Jim Hutchinson’s lawyer, the magazine editors removed a reference to Jim in the preceding notes. The full report appears in our blog, www.lake-effect.com/NDclass1968. If you like the white bread version of our class activities, stick with print. But, if you want it all, plus photos, intermittent notes and a chance to post comments, come online.
Please send news to: Tom Figel, 1054 West North Shore, Apt. 3-E, Chicago, IL 60626, tfigel@lake-effect.com.
Gary P. Verleye, September 22, 2012
Feb. 10, 1946 – Sept. 22, 2012
MISHAWAKA – Gary P. Verleye of Mason, Ohio, formerly of Mishawaka, IN, passed away on Saturday, September 22, 2012, in the Otterbein Retirement Living Community in Lebanon, OH. Gary was born on February 10, 1946, in Mishawaka, IN, as the son of the late August and Irene (VanOoteghem) Verleye. He was preceded in death by his parents, and his brother, James Verleye. On June 11, 1966, Gary married his high school sweetheart. Linda Vernasco. They have one son, Michael Christopher. He is also survived by his brother, Stephen (Marianne) Verleye of Sammamish, WA; two brothers-in-law, David (Diane) Vernasco and George E. Vernasco, Mishawaka; his sister-in-law, Mrs. James Verleye (Elaine, South Bend); 12 nieces and nephews, and 15 great-nieces and nephews. Mr. Verleye was born and raised in Mishawaka, IN. He attended St. Bavo Catholic School, St. Joseph High School, Tri-State College (currently Trine University), and the University of Notre Dame where he graduated in 1968 with a B.A. in Business Administration, majoring in accounting. After graduation he accepted a job offer with Alexander Grant and Company (currently Grant Thornton) in Cincinnati, Ohio, in the accounting department. In 1969 Gary was called to serve our country, which he did willingly, and spent the next two years in the United States Army. His basic training was at Ft. Benning, GA, followed by three months at the Aberdeen Proving Grounds in MD. The rest of his tour of duty was spent in Pirmasesn, Germany, in the Accounting and Finance Departments. Gary and Linda returned to Cincinnati where he continued to work for Alexander Grant and Company for three more years. He obtained his Certified Public Accountant license on September 14, 1972, and became a member of Beta Alpha Psi, the National Accounting Fraternity. In 1974 Gary started his own accounting business. He would run his company until he semi-retired in 2010, servicing hundreds of clients in the greater Cincinnati area over the years. Gary’s favorite hobbies included golf on almost every Sunday come rain, shine or snow for over 15 years, traveling, reading, and following Notre Dame football. He was a member of the Ohio Society of CPA’s and Good Shepherd Church. Among all of his accolades and achievements nothing could compare to his proudest, the birth of his son, Michael. Gary was a hands-on father enjoying everything being a father could offer. He loved every aspect from changing diapers, at the age of 44, to helping with the soccer team, being a good listener and to teach by being a good example. Michael will graduate from the University of Notre Dame in the spring of 2013 with a degree in chemical engineering. Gary will be missed by all who knew him. He was a loving husband, wonderful father, brother and friend. He will always be remembered for his kindness, his warm wonderful smile, and his easy going pleasing personality. To live in the hearts you leave behind is not to die Visitation will be on Saturday, September 29, from 9:30 to 11:00 a.m., with a funeral service at 11:00 a.m. in Hahn Funeral Home, 505 W. 8th Street, Mishawaka, with Rev. Barry England officiating. Burial will follow at Fairview Cemetery, Mishawaka. In lieu of flowers, contributions in memory of Gary may be made to the American Heart Association / American Stroke Association , Memorial & Tributes Lockbox, 3816 Paysphere Circle, Chicago, IL 60674; or Crossroads Hospice Charitable Foundation, 8069 Washington Village Drive, Dayton, OH 45458; or University of Notre Dame, Dr. Ken Deye, Band Director, University Bands, P.O. Box 1023, 100 Ricci Band Rehearsal Hall, Notre Dame, IN 46556; or to the charity of the donor’s choice . To leave the family an online condolence or to share memories with the family, please visit our website at www.hahnfuneralhomes.com.
Published in South Bend Tribune on September 27, 2012
John Williams and friends, May, 2012
John Williams (center) with Dan Jordan, John Kukankos and John McGrath
Paul Romanski died May 5, 2012
Paul Arthur Romanski
Brian Schanning, a friend of Paul’s from ROTC days, sent this news of Paul’s death. Later, Jim Hutchinson added his own memories of reunion weekend time spent with Paul and his wife in 2008:
Cpt. Paul Arthur Romanski, USN, Ret., 65, of 20 Ledyard St., Newport, RI, died Saturday, May 5, 2012, at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI. He was the husband of Karen (Maple) Romanski. Born in Chicago, IL on March 4, 1947, he was the son of the late Arthur Romanski and of Margaret (Lewis) Romanski. Cpt. Romanski was a 1968 graduate of Notre Dame University. After his graduation, he was commissioned into the U.S. Navy, where he served a tour of duty during the Vietnamese Conflict, and remained in the Navy for 30 years, retiring as a Captain in 1998. After his retirement, he took a position at the Naval War College, where he worked until his passing. Cpt. Romanski met his wife, Karen, in California in 1976, and they were married shortly thereafter. They have resided in Newport since 1994. Besides his wife, he is survived by his son Michael Romanski of Providence, RI; his son Daniel Romanski; his daughter Rebecca Romanski, both of Newport, RI; his brother Peter Romanski; his sister Lisa Romanski, and his sister Alexandra Giacomelli, all of CA. His funeral will be held on Friday, May 11, 2012, at 1 p.m., in the auditorium of the Naval War College, at Naval Station Newport. If you wish to attend his funeral services, please contact the funeral home, at 401-846-0698, for more information. Calling hours will be held on Thursday, May 10, 2012, from 4 to 7 p.m. in the Memorial Funeral Home, 375 Broadway, Newport, RI. Condolences, information and directions available at, www.memorialfuneralhome.com.
Published in Chicago Tribune on May 12, 2012
Jim Hutchinson’s note October 17, 2012:
. . . was very saddened to learn that Paul Romanski had died
I really did not know Paul very well at ND, but wound up sitting with the Rogers brothers and Paul and Karen, at the dinner at Sunny Italy on Thursday night of our 40th reunion. We hung around with them on and off the rest of the weekend. Karen and Paul were a delight to be with and the three hour breakfast Sat morning with Paul, Karen, Neil R., Richie R, Dan Lungren and John O’Connor was one for books. All I had to do was listen.
I was hoping to see Paul and Karen again, perhaps at the next reunion, but just wanted to thank you for the dinner that gave me a chance to meet a great couple
Jim Hutch
Eddie Kurtz – three novels published 2011
Thanks to John Walsh for forwarding this announcement from Eddie Kurtz in New Orleans, who has published three novels suitable for flanking A Confederacy of Dunces on everyone’s bookshelf. Eddie may be the most creative member of our class, though he has competition from some of the excuses given by Pat Hermann and Dick Farina for failure to submit papers.
Dec. 9, 2011
Dear Friends, Relatives, Colleagues, and Assorted Off-beat People Everywhere
As you may or may not know, I have spent a good deal of time the last few years writing novels about stories that intrigued me for one reason or another. I wanted to let you know that my first three novels, Sex & Gravity, August in New Orleans, and My Casanova were recently published as multi-format ebooks by Smashwords (smashwords.com). All three books are now available for an initial discount of 50% until March 15, 2012
Sex & Gravity tells the story of Snooky Barnes, former one-hit-wonder New Orleans musician, and now family man and high school physics teacher, in a mid-life crisis that sends him careening off across the country in search of love, sex and a regaining of his lost musical mojo. On a wild, Kerouac-esque bolt to find what he thinks is the love of his life, he encounters a parade of wild, engrossing adventures, and zany and endearing characters that come into his life on his search for love. While he doesn’t get the girl, he finally gets his career and mojo back, and learns unexpected life lessons, and surprise twists of fate that change his him forever.
August in New Orleans is the story of a writer who returns home to New Orleans in 2005 amid success with a novel, LEVEES, based very loosely on her family and past life there. While home, she confronts the pains of a dysfunctional family, a history of dark, hidden events, and a sister with whom she has always had a painful, antagonistic, emotionally crippling relationship. The arrival of Hurricane Katrina changes all that, and puts everything at risk, including her life and those around her. As the city is destroyed by the hurricane, her family and life are almost destroyed also, but are pulled back from the abyss through bravery, love and eventual reconciliation.
My Casanova tells the story of a young, female history professor who, seeking a boost to both her personal and professional life, writes a biography and critique of Casanova, perhaps history’s most famous male seducer, from a modern, liberated woman’s view point. Complications and trouble ensues when Casanova comes back to her in various forms and permutations to argue his case, and influence her judgment of him and his morality, especially with regard to his relationship with women. Double trouble comes in the form of the handsome, dashing, sometimes womanizing publisher who takes a chance on her and her book, and gradually becomes the real, living Casanova in her life.
Here is the link to my author profile:
http://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/eddiekurtz
Here’s the direct link to my book page, where you can read a summary of each book and sample the books for no charge, or purchase them:
http://www.smashwords.com/books/search?query=Eddie+Kurtz
Until March 15, 2002, each of these books features an electronic coupon for a 50% discount per download. The download price with these coupons is $2.00.
Use the following discount coupon codes for each book to get the discount at purchase.
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If you would, and if you’re so motivated, please take a moment to spread the word about my books to anyone and everyone you know who you think may be interested.
Thank you so much for your support!
Sincerely,
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For further information, contact:
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504-931-8049
Coming in 2012!!
1968– A story of friendship, hope, tragedy and enduring love amid the cataclysmic, world shattering political and social events of 1968.
Devil’s Food– A modern Faustian fable about a devil’s own take on evil, the religious dogma of Sister Katherine, and the metaphorical importance of baseball.
Class notes submitted February 1, 2012
ND Class of 1968 Contact: Tom Figel, tel. 312-223-9536 x 301
February 1, 2012 tfigel@lake-effect.com
Tragedy Averted
By the narrowest of margins, a mere whisker of four decades and some years in the timeline of human existence, our class and western civilization itself, escaped the calamity that befell a favorite South Bend address last December 5th. On that night, the original Corby’s, vacant and unprotected, fell victim to a careening pickup truck in a reported hit-and-run crash. What if this had occurred in the 1960s time when the flower of Catholic youth, male and female, was accustomed to moments of conviviality and relaxation there? Imagine the leadership vacuum today in South Bend if Fred Ferlic, maybe in the company of eminent physician Steve Anderson and the late Iowa legal luminary Bob Kohorst, had been in the destructive path. Not only would we lack Fred’s presence on the South Bend Council but the second member of the bloc, son Gavin Ferlic ‘04, would be absent, too. And what if Senior Class President Michael Minton had stopped by at that very time for a quick moment of companionship with some other student leaders, with head of the Hall President’s Council Jay Schwartz, Observer Editor Pat Collins, and St. Mary’s Student Body President Therese Ambrusko? By means of a wormhole entered in early 21st century Rochester, NY, Jim Hutchinson, younger than the legal age during our years, has been able to insert himself in groups that some remember hanging out at the old Corby’s. What if Jim, along with Neil Rogers and Richie Rogers, Dr. Pat DeMar, Bob Santalocci and Pat Furey had chosen that very moment for a study break, a decision that would have deprived us all of law enforcement talent, medical and legal talent? What if future Class President Tom Weyer, in a celebratory mood after a rugby club victory, had led future New Jersey State Senator Bill Gormley, future Philadelphia surgeon Brien Murphy and innocent Tom Gibbs into the path of tragedy? When the damaged shrine was torn down by city authorities in following days, the outrage was quick. Tom Condon, who had praised Corby’s for its “tolerance and convenience” during a brief tenure as the Observer Cuisine & Corkage columnist in 1967, fairly shouted in an email: “No landmark preservation office? What’s up that one-horse burg?” Amid the debris at the scene, officials found some Tiger Jim Schaefer identification showing that he is now 69 years old, and still looking younger than his years.
Tom (Madison) McKenna interrupted the indolence of his retirement for a chance to argue and to be pictured in a New York Times article against Indiana right-to-work legislation. A few weeks later, Tom and Mary Ann were in West Hartford, CT as babysitters for three grandchildren and dinner companions of Tom Condon and Anne.
Amid the letters that came from John Schmelzer in Falls Church, VA, Larry Forness in Granger, IN, and others was a remarkable football play Jim Hutchinson unsuccessfully recommended to Coach Brian Kelly for bowl game use. See http://www.dump.com/2011/02/22/end-zone-angle-of-the-final-football-play-of-trinity-vs-millsaps-video/. Mike Helmer called from Napa, CA, where he keeps in touch with Fresno lawyer Al Berryman and Hawaii pizza chain owner Mike Trombetta. Mike Helmer included visits to Shiloh, Corinth and Vicksburg Civil War sites and a Tucson stay with Dana Hart and Mary Ellen Flynn in a sweeping loop home from helping his daughter Mary’s family relocate to the Midwest. Bryan Dunigan hopes to play golf with Naples, FL winter residents Roger Guerin and Bob Ptak in mid-March , then go to Tampa with Jerry Goetz, Joe Kernan, and Tom Cuggino for the former players’ team “Spring Training”. Bryan says that Joe Kernan will receive the Moose Krause Award at the time of the Blue-Gold game.
Brian Sullivan is recovering from knee surgery in Miami. Ed Walker, recently retired from the practice of law and still thinking fondly of Professors Richard Otter, John Derwent and Darwin Meade, is thinking of making his home in Paris. Ed and his wife Janet Eyler went to Italy for a month, then to Paris for another three.
Dia and John Walsh enjoyed dinner in New Orleans with John Flemming while taking a break from the 2d birthday celebrations for their granddaughter, Lucia Walsh. Flemming, a renowned leather mask maker, leather sculptor, and proprietor of Flemming Studio in New Olreans, was observing Carnival season, preparing for Mardi Gras, and celebrating the birth of his third grandson, Rex. The Walshes also caught up briefly with Eddie Kurtz, who was busy promoting three of his novels that were published last year: Sex & Gravity, August in New Orleans, and My Casanova. (See full announcement, including link to publisher, in a separate “This Just In” note.)
In September, Bryan Dunigan, Tom Gibbs, Tom Weyer and his son John, Skip Strzelecki, Fran Mentone, Paul Dunn, Tom ‘Rock’ McKenna, Tom ‘Cuz’ McKenna, and John Walsh joined Rocky Bleier at a dinner in Chicago marking his induction into the Chicagoland Sports Hall of Fame as the 2011 recipient of the George Connor Lifetime Achievement Award.
The fathers of Mick McKeon and Mike Ryan have passed away. Please remember them and our classmates in your prayers. Jerome Ryan ’41 was a WW II pilot, a father of 11, who often flew his own plane to games.
Please note a new address for our class blog: www.lake-effect.com/ndclass1968. Send news to: Tom Figel, 1054 West North Shore, Apt. 3-E, Chicago, IL 60626, tel. 312-881-7391.