JasperJottingsTest

Sunday 26 Aug 2001

Dear Jaspers,

The jasperjottings email list has 1,027 subscribers by my count.

Don't forget:

Monday 9/17 James Keating O'Neill Golf Classic
(www.jkogolf.org -- that's ORG not COM).

9/21-23 Weekend - Businessmen's Retreat
Joe Gunn ’73 914-693-7542
Kevin Dolan ’68 718-432-8714

ALL BOILER PLATE is at the end.

Signing off for this week.

One of the benefits of having some time off is I get to catch up on my reading. (As you can tell from the length of these soliloquies prior to “retirement” and after it.) As a Libertarian, I am fan of Austrian Economics. This was overlooked in my Manhattan College course. We were taught that JMKeynes’ economics was economics. But that is just so not true. As we go thru this current economic downturn, Ludwig von Mises predicted in Human Action that the boom / bust cycle was unavoidable caused by the mistakes in how the government manipulates the economy. By allowing the government and specifically the Fed to “set” interest rates, permits mistakes into market action and business calculations. Their web site says things far more eloquently than I can. http://www.mises.org/default.asp Now we have to change our fundamental understanding of economics. It’s no longer labor and capital. Watching the local zoning board on “local cable”, I have learned that there is now a new economic force – regulation. If I could give the politicians a little advice, then it would be cut the regularion and return to the gold standard. We need to take the power out of the politician’s hands and return it to the people. It’ll never happen without a fight.

Reflect well on our alma mater, this week, every week, in any and every way possible, large or small. God bless.

"Collector-in-chief" John
reinkefj@alum.manhattan.edu

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CONTENTS

        0      Formal announcements
        1      Jaspers publishing web pages
        4      Jaspers found web-wise
        0      Honors
        1      Weddings
        1      Births
        0      Engagements
        0      Graduations
        2      Obits
        3      "Manhattan in the news" stories
        0      Resumes
        1      Sports
        7      Emails

[PARTICIPANTS BY CLASS]

Class	Name	Section
?	Damato, Bob	News3
?	Lyons, Travis	News1
1928 BA	De Castro, Robert Massy Joseph	Obit2
1951 BA	Helm, Robert A.	Email4
1952	Jardine, Herb	Email1
1957	Theisen, Charles	Obit1 (Reporting)
1959	Driscoll Robert (Bob)	Found2
1959 BA	Savarese, Joseph A.	Found3
1961	Theisen, Henry W.	Obit1
1965	D'Alessio, Greg	Web Page 1
1965	Devey, Jay	Web Page 1
1965	Dorrler, Steve	Web Page 1
1965	Faass, Bob	Web Page 1
1965	Gerrard, Richard	Web Page 1
1965	Huth, Ed	Web Page 1
1965	Kaiser, John	Email6
1965	Mahler, Ernie	Web Page 1
1965	Wallach, John	Web Page 1
1965 BEE	Lyons, Patrick J.	Web Page 1
1966 BS	Clickner, Robert	Births1 (Reporting)
1978 BA	Wiseman, Kevin	Found1
1982 E	Fields, William A.	Email5
1985	Nappi, Suzanne Enright	Found2
1989 BS	Condreras, Edmund F.	Found4
1993	Boland, Mark	Email7
1994	Moclair, Dyan	Found2
1994 BA	Pollina, Philip	Email7
1997	Medina, Alyssa J.	Wedding1
1998 BS Psych	Velasquez, Liz	Email2
1998 BS Psych	Velasquez, Liz	Wedding1 (Reporting)
2000	Corripio, Lisette Edel	Found2
2002	Caccamise, Kevin	Found2

[PARTICIPANTS BY NAME]

Class	Name	Section
1993	Boland, Mark	Email7
2002	Caccamise, Kevin	Found2
1966 BS	Clickner, Robert	Births1 (Reporting)
1989 BS	Condreras, Edmund F.	Found4
2000	Corripio, Lisette Edel	Found2
1965	D'Alessio, Greg	Web Page 1
?	Damato, Bob	News3
1928 BA	De Castro, Robert Massy Joseph	Obit2
1965	Devey, Jay	Web Page 1
1965	Dorrler, Steve	Web Page 1
1959	Driscoll Robert (Bob)	Found2
1965	Faass, Bob	Web Page 1
1982 E	Fields, William A.	Email5
1965	Gerrard, Richard	Web Page 1
1951 BA	Helm, Robert A.	Email4
1965	Huth, Ed	Web Page 1
1952	Jardine, Herb	Email1
1965	Kaiser, John	Email6
1965 BEE	Lyons, Patrick J.	Web Page 1
?	Lyons, Travis	News1
1965	Mahler, Ernie	Web Page 1
1997	Medina, Alyssa J.	Wedding1
1994	Moclair, Dyan	Found2
1985	Nappi, Suzanne Enright	Found2
1994 BA	Pollina, Philip	Email7
1959 BA	Savarese, Joseph A.	Found3
1957	Theisen, Charles	Obit1 (Reporting)
1961	Theisen, Henry W.	Obit1
1998 BS Psych	Velasquez, Liz	Email2
1998 BS Psych	Velasquez, Liz	Wedding1 (Reporting)
1965	Wallach, John	Web Page 1
1978 BA	Wiseman, Kevin	Found1

[FORMAL ANNOUNCEMENTS ABOUT JASPERS]

[No Announcements]

[JASPERS PUBLISHING WEB PAGES]

Patrick J. Lyons (1965 BEE)

http://www.patlyons.com/

http://www.patlyons.com/community/Community.htm

[JR: Has the “good stuff” that one would expect on a quality site.]

http://www.patlyons.com/community/Retreat2000.htm

[JR: Has material about last year’s retreat and mentions D'Alessio, Greg ; Devey, Jay ; Dorrler, Steve ; Faass, Bob ; Gerrard, Richard ; Huth, Ed ; Mahler, Ernie ; and Wallach, John]

[JR: Thanks for the phone call bringing this to my attention. We are a full-service “news agency”. Your reports are what this effort possible.]

[JASPERS FOUND ON & OFF THE WEB BY USING THE WEB]

http://communities.msn.com/ManhattanCollegeClassof1978OverlookReunion/home.htm

The Manhattan College - Class of 1978 - Overlook Reunion page is dedicated to a group of guys and their friends who lived in The Overlook Appartments during their Junior and Senior years at Manhattan College.

Despite moving and living in various parts of the country the group has managed to stay in touch throughout the years. The annual St. Patrick's Day reunion in mid-town Manhattan has been popular as well a yearly trip to see baseball games at one of the cities of Major League Baseball.

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In January of this year (2001) we lost a cherished friend, Kevin Wiseman. Kevin was a focal point of the group and one of the reasons we have managed to stay together.

In memory of Kevin, a "Kevin Wiseman" Photo Album has been set up so you can post and share pictures that you have of Kevin. There are also many pictures of Kevin in the Reunion photo albums, especially the Baltimore and Atlanta albums.

Also, on the Message Board, you can post your stories, expereinces, and thoughts about Kevin. It would be nice to have a nice collection of postings that we could print so years from now Kevin's children can have something to read and learn about their dad.

Finally a special Web page focusing on Kevin will be created within this community.

[MCOLDB: 1978 BA]

http://www.alumni.net

[JR: While looking for japers I checked back in to alumninet, (IMHO a lame pay site that still has not merged the three “manhattan colleges” into one even though I pointed it out to them years ago), I trolled up these five.]

Moclair, Dyan Galvin (1994)
Caccamise, Kevin (2002)
Driscoll, Robert (Bob) (1959)
Nappi, Suzanne Enright (1985)
Corripio, Lisette Edel (2000)

http://www.electroglas.com/corporate/executive_officers.html

Joseph A. Savarese joined Electroglas, Inc. as vice president-business development in June 1994 and was appointed general manager of Electroglas Inspection Products in May 1999. He had been president of General Signal's Assembly Technologies Division since 1989. Prior to that, he was chief operating officer of Qualcorp, a test instrumentation manufacturer, and earlier he held positions as director of engineering and director of microlithography systems at Perkin-Elmer Corporation. Savarese holds a BSEE from Manhattan College and has advanced engineering master's degrees from Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn and New York University. He is also a graduate of Cornell University's Executive Development Program.

[MCOLDB: 1959 BA]

http://flypfs.com/History.htm

Edmund F. Condreras, Vice President/Treasurer

Edmund (Ed) Condreras has been the Vice President and Treasurer of Panorama Flight Service for over five years. He is responsible for the daily financial operations of the company including management of accounts payable/receivable, payroll, financial analysis, and budgeting. In addition, he directs the company’s COBRA administration, 401K plans, health insurance enrollment and management, and Worker’s Compensation management. Mr. Condreras was responsible for implementing a company wide full-service FBO point-of-sale software/accounting system (Total-FBO). Mr. Condreras’ efforts have helped to build an impeccable financial and credit history.

Ed is also responsible for the design and implementation of various marketing projects for the company. He works closely with the department directors to formulate successful marketing campaigns, while trying to establish Panorama as the leader in General Aviation Services. He is also the developer of this comprehensive web site. Mr. Condreras has earned dual undergraduate degrees in Computer Information Systems and Marketing from Manhattan College.

[MCOLDB: 1989 BS]

[JASPER HONORS]

[JASPER WEDDINGS]

Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2001 14:53:45 -0400
From: Liz Velasquez
Organization: Manhattan College

Subject: Re: Jasper Jottings

I have an annoucement for your jottings. My best friend and former MC roommate Alyssa J. Medina '97 got married to Jeremy Tumbokon on April 28, 2001. I was in the bridal party and got to experience the lovely traditional Filipino style wedding. They are now living in Jersey City.

[JASPER BIRTHS]

From: Robert Clickner
Subject: RE: Jasper Jottings
Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2001 09:59:59 -0400

Dear John Reinke,

I have an announcement for the Jasper Jottings:

Robert Clickner (1966 BS) is overjoyed to announce the birth of his first grandchild, Ian Joost Clickner, born on August 12, 2001, in Annapolis MD. Weighed 7 lbs 9 oz and was 20" long. He and his mother are doing fine.

[JR: Congrats, you know I much prefer happy news. But how is the grandfather doing? We all know that the grandfather carries the hardest load. Probably next is line might be the new mom, but we know that’s not even close. (p.s., for the humorly challenged, this was a joke! Please don’t email me that I am a Neanderthal chauvanist. On second thought, please do. Those should make for a good laugh.) ]

[JASPER ENGAGEMENTS]

[No Engagements]

[JASPER GRADUATIONS]

[No Graduations]

[Collector's prayer: And, may perpetual light shine on our fellow departed Jaspers, and all the souls of the faithful departed.]

From: Dr. Charles Theisen
Subject: death of a Manhattan Alumnus
Date: Sun, 19 Aug 2001 15:45:24 -0400

Just passing on the sad news that my brother Henry W. Theisen, class of '61, Fordham Law '66 succumbed to a long fight with Leukemia (AML) on August 8, 2001. He leaves behind a legacy of a great law career and a life of community service to Ithaca, New York. His obituary in the August 11, 2001 issue of The Ithaca Journal lists a vast array of accomplishments too numerous to list here.

Chuck Theisen '57

[JR: Please accept my condolences. I reported this in the last issue based on an email from your brother’s email address. So “he” “scooped” you on the report. I didn’t know him but he must have planned that. I can’t imagine it happening any other way.]

Copyright 2001 The New York Times Company
The New York Times
August 17, 2001, Friday, Late Edition - Final
SECTION: Section B; Page 9; Column 3; Classified
HEADLINE: Deaths

De Castro, Robert Massy Joseph

de CASTRO - Robert Massy Joseph, 94. On 14 August 2001 in Brookhaven, GA., widower of Margaret Adams Walker, survived by cherished stepdaughter Ann Crowley Thorpe, New Milford, Connecticut, and cousins Capt J. Edmund de Castro, Jr., USNR (Ret), Julian E. de Castro, Alicia de Castro Kwietniewski of Buffalo, NY, and Lt. Samuel Fletcher de Castro, USN, Monterey, CA; Col. Carlos M. de Castro, MD USA (Ret) Houston, TX; Major Ralph de Castro, US Army Air Corps (Ret.) Melbourne, FL; and Christine de Castro Hatcher Duluth, GA., many cousins, friends, & esteemed Coast Guard and Navy shipmates. He was a grandson of Eduardo de Castro, a Patriot who advocated Puerto Rican independence from Spain, who with his brothers, established a N.Y.C. cigar manufactory at 3 and 5 Coenties slip on the Manhattan waterfront in the 1880's. Robert de Castro graduated from Manhattan College and attended Columbia Law School. He was a veteran textile representative of Joshua Baily & Co. and Pacific Mills. In 1936 he was a crew member of famous Naval architect, Henry M. Devereux's, cutter "Pendragon", participating in the Newport to Bermuda race, weathering a full gale, finally arriving in Bermuda. He was a founder of the Storm Trysail Club, a Larchmont, NY yacht club. A Coast Guard Ensign in WW II, he served in the cutter U.S.S. Tampa on the Greenland Patrol; and after the Coast Guard was assimilated into the Navy during W.W. II, he received a Navy commission, and when promoted to Lieutenant Commander, was executive officer of the U.S.S. Peoria (PF 67) on North Atlantic and Mediterranean convey duty. He participated in many attacks against German submarines. After the war he managed the New York City office of the Baily Co., and opened a Dallas, TX branch office. In addition to the Storm Trysail Club, he was a member of the East Lake Golf Club, Atlanta, GA, and the Coast Guard Combat Veterans Assn., the Greenland Patrol Assn. and the Peoria Reunion Assn. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at St. Vincent Ferrer Church, Lexington Avenue at 66th Street on Saturday 18 August 2001 at 9:45 A.M. Burial will be at Mount Calvary Cemetery Queens, New York. A memorial Mass of Christian Burial will be held at the Cathedral of Christ the King in Atlanta in September at the family's convenience. Contributions may be made to the donor's Charity of choice. http://www.nytimes.com

LOAD-DATE: August 17, 2001

[MANHATTAN IN THE NEWS OR FOUND ON & OFF THE WEB]

August 21, 2001, Tuesday, BC cycle
SECTION: Sports News
HEADLINE: Lyons leaving UNM
DATELINE: ALBUQUERQUE

New Mexico assistant men's basketball coach Travis Lyons has left to accept an assistant coaching job at Manhattan College, his alma mater, Coach Fran Fraschilla said.

Lyons, 24, will be one of Manhattan's two off-campus recruiters, a job he was not allowed to do as New Mexico's third assistant coach last season. NCAA rules allow only the head coach and two assistants to recruit away from school grounds.

"When you have a chance to get on the road and recruit at your alma mater, it's too good an opportunity to pass up," Fraschilla said Monday.

Lyons came to New Mexico from Manhattan and served as a Lobos student manager while taking graduate classes during the 1999-2000 season. He was promoted to assistant when Troy Weaver left for Syracuse.

Lyons played for Fraschilla at Manhattan and was all-conference, then played professionally in Europe before coming to UNM.

Fraschilla said there is no rush to fill Lyons's position. Joe Dooley and Darren Savino are the other assistant coaches.

LOAD-DATE: August 22, 2001

Copyright 2001 N.Y.P. Holdings, Inc. All rights reserved.
The New York Post
August 18, 2001, Saturday
SECTION: All Editions; Pg. 008
HEADLINE: PHOTO BACKS COLUMNIST'S CASE

<extraneous deleted>

IF you've already had your fill of Jennifer Lopez, look out for Marisela Belen (above), 22, the new Miss Latina New York. A Texan with Mexican blood, Belen moved to Queens two years ago to pursue her career as a pop musician and to study kinesiology at Manhattan College. "I've never done a pageant before," Belen, who dates "Stomp" star Davi Vieira, tells us. "It's been really interesting. I get to talk to more important people because of the title."

<extraneous deleted>

LOAD-DATE: August 21, 2001

Copyright 2001 Newsday, Inc.
Newsday (New York, NY)
August 15, 2001 Wednesday QUEENS EDITION
SECTION: NEWS, Pg. A42
HEADLINE: NEWSDAY QUEENS PROFILE; Bob Damato
BYLINE: Sheila McKenna

Manager for Con Edison's Public Affairs Department; for the past five years, has served as Con Ed's coordinator for the American Cancer Society's Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk in Queens, the five-mile walk on Queens Boulevard on Oct. 14; lead singer in an R&B band, New York Connection.

48; born and reared in Flushing; graduated from Manhattan College, has worked for Con Ed for 27 years; positions included marketing director of Con Ed's Learning Center in Long Island City; currently enrolled in a master's program on organizational leadership at Mercy College; married, three children.

Home in Floral Park.

WHY HE'S INVOLVED

"I had a very, very dear friend named Patty King. She contracted breast cancer and eventually died from it at 43. So in my own grief I got involved with the walk the first year. We started with about 10 walkers from Con Ed and last year it grew to about a hundred. This year I'm shooting for 200. I am very proud that Con Edison is a flagship sponsor this year and that they also allow me to drum up walkers at the company. Con Edison has been behind us 100 percent."

"I have become totally committed to the event as a way of helping to find a cure for breast cancer one day. I also have a sister, Lorraine, who is a survivor, who also walks with us every year. When you see all the people walking in memory of the loved ones that they have lost, it really touches you. That's what really drives me."

LOAD-DATE: August 15, 2001

[JASPERS POSTING RESUMES]

[JASPER SPORTS]

August 24, 2001
MANHATTAN MEN’S SOCCER PICKED TO FINISH 7TH IN PRESEASON POLL

RIVERDALE, NY – The Jaspers were picked to finish seventh in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference’s Preseason Coaches Poll that was released today. Loyola College, which has earned eight Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference men’s soccer regular season titles as well as eight championship crowns since 1989, was selected to capture the title this year.

Last season, Manhattan struggled early on, but played well down the stretch with one-goal losses to two of the top three teams in the conference and wins over Canisius and Niagara.

The Jaspers open their season at Virginia Military Institute on Saturday, September 1st and 1:00 PM.

August 23, 2001
MANHATTAN’S FREDERICK AND O’DORISIO NAMED TO 2001 VOLLEYBALL PREASON TEAM
Team Picked to Finish Third in Coach’s Poll

RIVERDALE, NY – Manhattan’s Kim Frederick and Amy O’Dorisio were named to the 2001 Metro Atlantic Conference Volleyball Preseason Team Thursday morning.

Middle hitter Frederick averaged 2.95 kills and 2.35 digs per game last season. Last season she was named to the Second Team All-MAAC, was the MAAC Player of the Week (10/2/00) and was named to the CoSIDA/Verizon Academic All-American Second Team.

Outside hitter Amy O’Dorisio set single season records last year for kills with 458 and digs with 472. O’Dorisio also earned MAAC Player of the Week honors on 9/25/00 and was named First Team All-MAAC in addition to earning MAAC All-Academic honors.

The Lady Jasper Team was picked to finish third in the MAAC Preseason Coaches Poll. Fairfield University has been picked 1st to recapture their fifth consecutive MAAC volleyball title.

August 22, 2001
MANHATTAN WOMEN’S SOCCER PICKED TO FINISH 7TH IN PRESEASON POLL

RIVERDALE, NY – The Lady Jaspers were picked to finish seventh in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference’s Preseason Coaches Poll that was released today. Loyola College, the 2000 MAAC Champions, was selected to recapture the title this year.

The women’s soccer team had hopes of making the MAAC playoffs last year until the final weekend of the season when they lost two one-goal games in Buffalo. The Lady J’s played well at home throughout the year with convincing wins over Rider and St. Peter’s as part of a 2-1-2 home conference record.

The Lady Jaspers open their season at The University of Maine Tournament on Saturday, September 1st and September 2nd. Manhattan will play Maine on the 1st at 3:00 pm and Lafayette on the 2nd at 11:00 am.

August 21, 2001
MEN’S BASKETBALL PROMOTES BRAMUCCI TO FIRST ASSISTANT
Travis Lyons ’98 and Stephen Masiello Hired as Second and Third Assistants

RIVERDALE, NY - Manhattan College men’s basketball Head Coach Bobby Gonzalez announced the promotion of Mike Bramucci to the first assistant coach position Monday as well as the hiring of Travis Lyons ’98 and Stephen Masiello as second and third assistants, respectively.

Bramucci started as Gonzalez’s third assistant when Gonzalez took over the helm at Manhattan in 1999 and was promoted to second assistant last year. A 1990 graduate of Ramapo College, Bramucci’s duties will include serving as recruiting and scheduling coordinator, on-court coaching, individual instruction with the forwards, strength and conditioning, and scouting of opponents.

“Mike has done great work over the past two seasons,” commented Coach Gonzalez. “I’ve felt very comfortable relying on him as a recruiter and opponent scout, and I know he will continue to excel in his expanded role as first assistant.”

Joining Bramucci on the coaching staff will be two outstanding assistant coaches, Travis Lyons ’98 and Steve Masiello. Lyons has been working with former Manhattan Head Coach Fran Fraschilla at the University of New Mexico for the past two years. A graduate of DeMatha High School, Lyons was an outstanding scorer and rebounder for the Jaspers in the mid-1990’s.

Masiello graduated from the University of Kentucky in 2000 where he played for both Rick Pitino and Tubby Smith. While there, he was part of a National Championship team and went to the Final Four twice. Last year, he served as the administrative assistant at Tulane. Masiello roots, however, are in the greater New York area as he grew up in White Plains and graduated from Archbishop Stepinac High School.

“I’m very excited to have both Travis and Steve join the Jaspers staff,” commented Coach Gonzalez. “Besides being a great coach, Travis will give us a link with the storied past of Jasper basketball, and Steve brings the ability to relate to the players and share with them what it takes to be a collegiate champion. These two are definitely going to help us get better.”

[EMAIL FROM JASPERS]

From: Herb Jardine (1952)
Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2001 19:08:04 EDT
Subject: Re: Hello 1952 e-Jaspers with Jasper Jottings 2001-08-12

Sorry I can't get attachments zip or unzip.

Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2001 21:19:41 -0700
From: ferdinand john reinke (@ home office)
Subject: Re: Hello 1952 e-Jaspers with Jasper Jottings 2001-08-12

Then this is just perfect for you.

The jasper jottings comes as a plain old text file in the body of a message. It's not attached, or zipped, or anything else funky. I tried to accommodate the lowest common denominator of what people could handle.

In the last message, I had the invitation followed by the last issue of jasper jottings. If you could read that, (and I can't guess why you could not), then you'll be able to read every weekly issue. As a matter of fact, while I compose the weekly message in WORD, I deliberately copy it into NOTEPAD, so that all the funky stuff that word managed to do to plain text doesn't come across. It's an extra step and it makes extra work because the TAB character messes up the spacing of the by class and by name table but it makes it possible for WebTV-ers and others to read it without problem. I have put a lot of work into ensuring that "techie stuff" doesn't interfere with communicating with the Arts guys. ;-)

If you'd like try the next issue and if you have a problem call me and we can chat or just tell me and I'll stop. Your call.

John
1968 BEEE
732-821-5850

Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2001 11:14:16 -0400
From: Liz Velasquez
Subject: Jasper Jottings

My name is Elizabeth Velasquez and I am the researcher at Manhattan College. I was told I had to write to you to get on the mailing list for the Jasper Jottings that you send out. If this is possible thank you very much.

I'd be glad to put you on the list. I was curious about "The researcher" part. I hope there's lots of research going on at MC. ;-) Have you run into Barbara Higgins? I know she does a lot of bio prep for the powers that be there. Are you an MC alum?

Hope my modest effort helps you,
John
1968 BEEE

Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2001 14:24:40 -0400
From: Liz Velasquez
Organization: Manhattan College
Subject: Re: Jasper Jottings

Thank you for putting me on the list. I work with Barbara, although I do a different kind of research than her, I do go to her for a lot of info. Yes I am an alum, graduated in 1998 with a degree in Psych.

Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2001 13:54:20 EDT
Subject: Re: Jasper Jottings 2001-08-12 (from home plate)
To all Tolentine HS alumuns--Br. Edward O' Neil passed away on 8/19/01.

Funeral details will be in the NY Times on 8/21/01. Please notify all alumuns that you know.

[JR: As an accompdation to all the Jaspers from Tolentine, here’s sone info of interest.]

Copyright 2001 The New York Times Company
The New York Times
August 22, 2001, Wednesday, Late Edition - Final
SECTION: Section C; Page 15; Column 3; Classified
HEADLINE: Deaths

O'NEILL, BROTHER B. EDWARD, F.S.C.

O'NEILL-Brother B. Edward, F.S.C. On August 20 at Lincroft, NJ after a long illness. Son of the late Francis and Mary O'Neill. Beloved brother of Mrs. Kathleen Eschmann of Yonkers, NY and the late Alice Johnson, Edward, John and Arthur O'Neill. Revered uncle of many nieces and nephews. Family will receive visitors at the Christian Brothers Center of Manhattan College, 4415 Post Rd, Bronx, NY on Tuesday, August 21 from 3-5PM and from 7-9PM, and on Wednesday, August 22nd from 2-5PM and from 7-9PM. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at the Christian Brothers Center Chapel on Thursday August 23 at 10AM. Interment to follow at Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Valhalla, NY. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to De La Salle Hall, 810 Newman Springs Rd, Lincroft, New Jersey, 07738 or to Brother B. Edward O'Neill Scholarship Fund at Manhattan College.

LOAD-DATE: August 22, 2001

From: Helm
Subject: RE: Jasper Jottings 2001-08-19 (from home)
Date: Tue, 21 Aug 2001 01:57:19 -0400

Good Morning, John:

1. I just returned from a fantastic vacation in Canada and Alaska...More on that anon, when I am more awake.

2. What is this "Old Codger" stuff? Just because I fought for my country in WWII, was graduated from MC in 1951, served in the Naval Reserve for 20 years and will be 74 in October does not make me a 'codger'. I am reasonably intelligent, quite well-read and maintain my own business, traveling around the US and the UK, buying and selling Toy Soldiers.

3. New comment for our fellow graduate from Canada who called us "loonies"...That is what the Canadians call their $1.00 brass coin...a "Loonie", because it has a bas-relief Loon on the obverse. (P.S. His govt. does do one thing which might well be copied in the lower 48...instead of Cree, Sioux, Ottawa, Ojibway, etc., these peoples are referred to as "aboriginals"!)

4. New subject...re: the "Cockpit of Europe", as it was called several centuries ago...if there are ethnic Albanians in Macedonia, after the UN collects their guns, why don't they collect these poor displaced ethnic Albanians and return them to Albania ? Then, they could return the ethnic Albanians in Kosovo to Albania, the ethnic Albanians in Serbia to Albania,and then seal the border and let them butcher each other instead of butchering Christians. Or is this too simple an idea for the one-worlders to contemplate or understand? (After all, Albania has only been in existence since 1913).

Robert A. Helm
Military Miniatures

[JR: <1> Well I am jealous. Alaska is my “last” state. And supposed to be the most impressive. <2> You should know by now that when most liberals and some conservatives don’t have an intellectual leg to stand on they call names and eventually leave. “A republic, if you can keep it” comes to mind. In the hand out society, we are in the minority. Now about a grown man playing with toy soldiers? ;-) <3> At least the “loonies” are not approximately the same size as another coin. I prefer my gold coins to all these other forms of paper trash. Where will we be when the Japanese get tired of sending us Toyotas in exchange for pretty pieces of paper. Up the proverbial creek that’s where. <4> I think we should be arming people not disarming them. It’s amazing that when no one is defenseless how things will settle down. If we would just mind our own business, then the world would be a much quieter place. Won’t be long before we see a rise in terrorism on our own soil. Israel is good example of what one person, who is willing to die, can do in terms of killing. <5> Glad to hear from a “young” fellow.]

From: Fields, William A.
Subject: CHANGE IN E-MAIL ADDRESS
Date: Wed, 22 Aug 2001 13:52:23 -0400

John - Because I have changed jobs, pls change my e-mail address for the Jasper Jottings from: <Privacy invoked> to <Privacy invoked. Thanks. Bill Fields ('82E)

[JR: Done. Congrats.]

Date: Mon, 13 Aug 2001 20:21:41 -0400
From: John Kaiser
Subject: Re: [Fwd: Jasper Jottings 2001-08-12 (from home plate)]

Please change my e-mail address. New one is: <Privacy invoked>

Keep up the good work

John Kaiser '65

[JR: Done. Thanks for the kind words. JJ takes about 15 hours a week to collect, clean, and format. Not counting the opinions which make it “fun”. I am always glad when people enjoy it. My small way to repay all the others who made my Jasper experience.]

From: Mark Boland
Subject: FW: Jasper Jottings 2001-08-12 (from home plate)
Date: Fri, 24 Aug 2001 18:00:27 +0200

Could you please put me on the mailing list? I graduated in the Winter of '93.

Thanks,
Mark Boland
Stockholm, Sweden

-----Original Message-----

From: Philip Pollina
Sent: Friday, August 24, 2001 5:48 PM
To: mark boland
Subject: Fwd: Jasper Jottings 2001-08-12 (from home plate)

[JR: Done. With the standard referral bonus for Phiip. Yup you guess it a free year’s extension to his Jasper Jotting subscription. And we can designate Mark as our “Jasper Jottings in country reporter” for Sweden. Now we have TWO international reporters. Watch out Associated Press.]

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A Final Thought

http://www.indepen.com/2001/Aug16.01/profit.html

“Freedom of speech and expression, or any fundamental human liberties, can never be defended solely by words on paper, what James Madison called "parchment protections." They require an informed and active populace, which will demand these rights while simultaneously employing them. This requires that people can find out what's going on in the world and can organize to do something about it. In other words, free speech requires free time. Free speech: Use it or lose it.”

Rob Larson
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Bloomington Independent
316 E. Fourth St.
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Syndicated columnist Bruce Bartlett writes that Social Security was supposed to be insurance not welfare. "At a critical moment in time, the United States could have done the right thing and created a Social Security system that was soundly based and permanently funded. But then the government could not have used it to redistribute income, buy votes and make the nation's elderly wards of the state. That was the ultimate goal all along. Providing retirement income for the aged was just the way to sell it."

When will “we” see that government is the problem!