 | Sister Gloria Hillman OP ’53 is organizing a
cruise on the Rhine River for the Christmas Markets from
December 1-12. The tour will fly into Amsterdam, board the ship
and cruise leisurely before docking in Switzerland. For further
information, contact Sister Gloria at 941-924-8045. |
| Joe Walter ’57 and wife Virginia joined
friends for the 150th anniversary of the founding of the Paulist
Fathers at Santa Susanna Church, the parish away from home for
the American Catholic community in Rome. Current residents of
Akron, Ohio, Joe and Virginia lived in Rome from 1994-1999. |
| Fran Walter ’59 enjoys retirement, spending
time with grandchildren Abigail, 7; Sarah, 10; Reid, 6; and
Matthew, 4. |
| Ron Henefer ’60 has been married for 42 years
to Donna Hoffman. Residents of Manahawkin, the couple spends
winters in Davenport, Florida. They have three children, five
grandchildren and one on the way! |
| Joseph Cogan ’63 and his wife Lynne announce
the engagement of their son David to Lauren Rossi. |
| Gary Garczynski ‘64 has been appointed as a
Director of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta. Gary was
also elected to The
National
Association of Homebuilders Hall of Fame. He will be
inducted at the spring meeting of the Association in Washington,
D.C. |
| Carmine Calzonetti '65, is president of
Tuesday's Children, a non-profit family service organization
founded by family and friends of September 11th victims has made
a long term commitment to safeguard the health, happiness and
future of both individual and family. |
| Diana Arseneau '71, is alive and well and
living in the United Kingdom. She is a glass and jewelry
designer, featured in several regional and national magazines
and books. Her work can be found in galleries and at
designer-maker shows all over the country. She teaches courses
in lampworking and wire jewelry. To find out more please visit
www.exemplar-glass.co.uk. As well as owning her business,
Diana is the development worker assisting a group of disabled
adults to arrange social events and a dating agency. |
| Mike Hapsmith ’71 retired from the
Pennsylvania Department of Corrections in 2005 and he and his
wife Linda, children and pets are residents of Fairbanks,
Alaska. |
| Michelle DiGiacomo Gambogi ’72 and Bill
Gambogi ’72 celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary in
November, 2007. Michelle and Bill began dating after their fifth
year reunion, married after their tenth reunion and now have
four children. Bill is a senior research associate at Dupont
Experimental Station in Wilmington, Delaware and Michelle is an
RN at Limestone Surgical Center. |
| Steve Johnson ’72 and wife Beverly recently
hosted the wedding of their daughter Kristen to Charles Watson
in Charleston, SC. |
| Bill McGinn ’74 is the Senior Operations
Executive for Swets Information Services, the nation’s leading
subscription agency. Bill, wife Judy, and son Derek live in
Sicklerville, NJ. |
| Retired Master Gunnery Sergeant Patricia Orsini ’74
is the Director of the Wounded Warrior Program at the US House
of Representatives. A 30-year Marine Corps veteran, Patricia has
helped injured and disabled service members make the transition
to civilian life. In recent years, she has escorted the remains
of fallen Marines from Dover Air Force Base to their hometowns
for burial. Earlier in her career, she sounded taps as the
bugler at military funerals. |
| Gloucester Catholic High School alumna, Bernadette
McGlade '76, is the new commissioner of the Atlantic 10
Conference. McGlade brings 30 years of experience in college
athletics as a player, coach and administrator. McGlade is a
member of the Camden County Hall of Fame and the South Jersey
Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame. As a player for the legendary
coach Bert Nolan, McGlade scored 1,229 career points and helped
the Lady Rams win state titles in 1975 and 1976. She earned her
undergraduate and graduate degrees at the University of North
Carolina in Chapel Hill. She served for 17 years at Georgia
Tech, first as one of the youngest Division 1 basketball coaches
in the nation, and then as coordinator of women’s sports.
McGlade has spent the last 11 years with the Atlantic Coast
Conference, including the last nine as associate commissioner. A
Gloucester City native and graduate of Saint Mary’s Elementary
School and GCHS, McGlade comes from a family steeped in women’s
basketball tradition. Bernadette, as well as her sisters Mickey,
Agnus, and Theresa all scored over 1,000 points while playing
for Gloucester Catholic. Agnus McGlade Berenato is the head
basketball coach at the University of Pittsburgh and in 2005 led
the Panthers to their first NCAA championship appearance. |
| Mike Bedard ’80 teaches US History at the
Community College of Philadelphia. |
| Dan Laverty ’83 is proud of his daughter
Meghan, 13, who has begun final training to receive her black
belt in karate. Dan’s son David, 10, will receive his brown belt
this year. |
| Bob Zimmerman '84 Is the Captain of Police
with the Pitman Police Department. He and his wife, Diane and
children, Brittany and Ashley reside in Mantua Twp. Bob was a
member of the Mantua Twp. School Board for the past five years,
where he was VP for four years and President this year. On June
16th, he resigned from the school board and accepted an
appointment to the Mantua Twp. Committee (Township Council). Bob
is asking GCHS Alumni and friends who reside in Mantua Twp. to
support him for Twp. Committee during the upcoming general
election on Tuesday - November 4th. |
| John Driscoll ’88 and Katie Burke
Driscoll ’88 celebrated their 15th wedding anniversary
in August. Residents of Gloucester City, they have seven
children. John is a member of the Gloucester City Police Force
and Katie is a dental office manager. |
| Jennifer Laning ’88 is the Transportation
Division Manager in the Baltimore office of Pennoni Associates.
She and her husband Chris reside in Newark, Delaware with their
two children. |
| Dana Quinlan Harnois ’89, a resident of
Grayson, Georgia, is the mother of three sons, Dalton, Justin
and newborn Braden. |
| Scott Wolk ’90 and his wife Cheryl are the
parents of son Scottie, 11, and daughter Hannah, 6. Scott is a
rural mail carrier in Lewes Beach, Delaware. |
| Rebecca Marsh ’91 plans a May 30, 2009 wedding
to James Male. Rebecca is a real estate agent for Long and
Foster. |
| Renee Foschini Baer ‘92 resides in Bellmawr
with her husband Tim and their two children, Nico (6) and Connor
(3). Renee works as an Executive Assistant in Cash Management at
Commerce Bank. |
| Tina Auletto Leo ’92 and husband Jack announce
the birth of their daughter, Casey Rose, on November 15, 2007.
The couple, residents of Petersburg, New Jersey, also has a son,
Matthew, 2. |
| Lisa Cermignano ’93 was inducted into the
George Washington University Hall of Fame because of her
outstanding athletic accomplishments for the Colonials. While at
GW, Lisa earned four varsity letters and made four trips to the
NCAA Tournament. She scored 1,200 points and ranked second in
all-time three pointers at the school. Lisa now is an
assistant coach for the Vanderbilt University women’s
basketball team. |
| Brian Kimball ’93 plans a November, 2008
wedding to Michele Hopely. He lives in Palmdale, California and
recently completed his tenth year with Lockheed Martin. |
| Jennifer Dantinne Rowand ’93 and husband
Damian announce the birth of their second son, Andrew, on July
24, 2007. Their first son, Matthew, is five. |
| Mike DiGennaro ’94, a fourth grade teacher at
Thomas Jefferson Elementary School in Washington Township,
coordinates “Operation Footsteps”, a program to collect sneakers
for children in Africa. Mike was named the school’s “Teacher of
the Year” in 2006. |
| Joseph Terch IV ’95 and wife Melissa would
like to announce the birth of their son Joseph Terch V on
February 2nd. He joins big sister Taylor Grace, two. |
| Meghan Murphy Kearns ’96 and husband Brian
welcomed daughter Niamh Sean on January 23. She joins sister
Tatum, 5, and brothers, Declan, 3 and Padraig, 2. |
| Lauren Wright Calzonetti ’97 and husband
Kevin, announce the birth of their daughter, Julia Grace
Frances, on November 23, 2007. The baby joins two year old
brother Nicholas at their home in Barrington. |
| Pam McDevitt ’97, a graduate of West Chester
University, plans a June wedding to J. Christopher Franciusa of
Blue Bell, Pa. Pam’s dad, Jerry, is a 1975 GCHS grad. |
| Trish Flynn Cowan ’99 and husband Keith
welcomed their first child, Kaitlyn Grace, on January 25, 2008. |
| Bridgette Wells ’99 will receive her Masters
Degree in Animal Science from Drexel University in May and will
attend the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary
Medicine next Fall. |
| Colleen McShane ’00 married James Pennock on
January 12, 2008. The couple resides in National Park. |
| Melissa Ottmuller Story ’00 and husband Jeff
welcomed daughter Makenzie Brooke on October 8, 2007. |
| Chris Richman ’00 has accepted a position as a
contributor with the online news site “the ONION”. His work also
appears on collegehumor.com, an internet comedy website. As part
of his master’s thesis at Rowan University, Chris authored a
children’s book,
Good King Wendell. The book was a semi-finalist in
Amazon.com’s Breakthrough Novel Award Contest. |
| Chris Wolk ’00 and Rosie Tortorice ’99
announce the birth of their son, Francis Albert, on November 5,
2007. Chris is a member of the New Jersey and Pennsylvania Bar
and is
an associate with the law firm of
Blumberg-Lindner in Woodbury. Rosie recently passed her
Professional Engineer Exam and is employed by
Consulting
Engineer Services in Sewell. |
| Mike DiMunno ’02 and Nicole Falcone ’98
became engaged on Christmas Day. |
| Erin Bonner ’03 graduated from Catholic
University of America in 2007. While at CU, Erin served as an
assistant coach for the women’s basketball team. Currently, she
works for a Washington, DC consulting firm and resides in
Crystal City, Va. |
| Mary Clare Chezik ’03 graduated from the
Honors College of Rutgers University in Camden in May with a
degree in English, and minors in Religion/Philosophy and
Childhood Studies. During her senior year at RU-C, she entered
the dual-degree program in English and expects to receive her
Masters in January ’09. |
| Edward Itaas ’03 will complete Drexel
University’s five year program with a B.S. in Biomedical
Engineering and a specialization in Biomaterials and Tissue
Engineering. He has completed several internships, including
such international firms as GlaxoSmithKline and Synthes. |
| Maura McShane ’03 and Paul Wells ’01
were married in August, 2007. Maura works as a staff scientist
at PT Consultants, an environmental consulting firm. Paul works
as a cost accountant at Clement Pappas. The couple resides in
Quinton, NJ. |
| Jessica Brino ’04 has received the Richard
Caulk Memorial Award from the History Department at Rutgers
University in Camden. Jessica is a Dean’s List student at RU-C.
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| Kaitlyn Delengowski ’04 is a senior
communications/theatre major at Seton Hall. She is an intern at
ArtsPower, a national children’s touring theatre company. She
recently produced and performed in As Time Goes By, an original
musical review she created for her senior honors thesis.
Currently, Kaitlyn is performing in The Merchant of Venice. |
| Michael Renaud ’04 is a project manger for an
architectural firm in Marina Del Ray, California. |
| Teresa Romeo ’04 has been offered a position
in the Biochemistry, Cellular and Molecular Training Program at
The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. |
| Janine Tomkiewicz ’04 will graduate in May,
2008 with a bachelors degree in psychology and has been accepted
into a masters program in occupational therapy at Richard
Stockton College. |
| Stephanie Gallagher ’05 is a member of the
2009 Senior U.S. Archery Team. Steph, who attends James Madison
University, was also a member of the 2006 Junior US Archery
Team. |
| Martin Renzi '06 signed with the Air Force and
left for boot camp on March 4th, 2008. He has enlisted for 6
years in the field of Military Intelligence. |
| Mark Kareha ’07, a freshman at Penn State,
University Park campus, is the student manager for the Nittany
Lions football program. Mark has been assigned to work with
Assistant Coach Larry Johnson and the defensive line. |
| H. Dirk Rannels, Jr. ’07 was the starting
offensive tackle for the Widener University football team.
Widener won the Division III Mac title.
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