Sunday 14 July 2002
Dear Jaspers,
The jasper jottings email list has 987 subscribers by my count.
Don't forget: … …
July 29- August 2 - Manhattan College 20th Annual AP
Workshops:
TEACHING OF ADVANCED PLACEMENT
Dr. Pamela Kerrigan 718-862-7209
pam.kerriga@manhattan.edu
Friday, August 2, 2002 - Capital District - Day at the Races
Someday, August 5 - Construction Open Golf Tournament Eastchester,
call Joe Van Etten at 212-280-0663
Monday, August 5 - Construction Industry Golf Open & Tennis Match
call Joe Van Etten
'57, (212) 280-0663
Thursday, August 15 - Monmouth Park Racetrack
Saturday, August 24 - Alumni/ae Soccer Games Gaelic
Park
call Tom Lindgren '78, (914) 948-5399
or
John Sanchez, (718) 862-7936
(women);
Bill Walsh (718) 862-7844 (men).
Thursday, September 5 - Washington DC Golf Outing
call Chuck Martin '63, at (703)
706-3130.
Friday, September 20 to Sunday, September 22 Alumni Men's Retreat
call Joe Gunn '76, (718) 321-4907
or
Kevin Dolan '68, (718)
432-8714.
Monday, September 23, 2002 - 2nd O'Neill Memorial Golf Classic
call (718) 726-3153. <-
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Back from my hiatus which was for two weeks abroad to London on a business trip. There probably will be a backlog in material in the weeks following. I’ll try to keep the disruptions to a minimum.
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ALL BOILER PLATE is at the end.
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http://www.cnn.com/2002/US/07/08/bush.medalofhonor.ap/index.html
Posthumous Medal of Honor goes to defiant POW
WASHINGTON (AP) --President Bush presented a posthumous Medal of Honor Monday to Army Capt. Rocky Versace, a Green Beret who defied his Viet Cong captors and was executed in 1965.
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"The last time they heard his voice, he was singing 'God Bless America' at the top of his lungs," Bush said.
Versace was executed September 26, 1965. "Today we award Rocky Versace the first Medal of Honor given to an Army POW for actions taken during captivity in Southeast Asia," Bush said.
Copyright 2002 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.
I read this and was very sad. Why did it take 37 years to give this man his due?
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
3 Formal
announcements
1 Messages from Headquarters (like
MC Press Releases)
0 Jaspers publishing web pages
3 Jaspers found web-wise
0 Honors
1 Weddings
0 Births
0 Engagements
0 Graduations
3 Obits
2 "Manhattan in
the news" stories
0 Resumes
2 Sports
10 Emails
[PARTICIPANTS BY CLASS]
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1931 |
Cacace, Louis |
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1951 |
Kennedy,
Br. Michael (Thomas) |
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Bujake, John |
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Giglio,
Msgr. Charles J. |
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1960 |
Zagursky, Joe |
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1962 |
Gildea, Bill |
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1965 |
Salerno, Frederic V. |
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1967 |
Leone, Ron |
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1969 |
Alwell, Jim |
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1969 |
McCorkell, George |
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1969 |
Zino, Mike |
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1973 |
Cryan, Michael D. |
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1974 |
Savage, Joseph |
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1976 |
Harrington, Alfred (Al) |
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1977 |
Khury, Maria |
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1988 |
O'Neill, Patrick J. |
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1989 |
Knirsch-Blasl, Dawn Marie |
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1990 |
O'Neill, James K. |
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1991 |
Lanza, Joanne |
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1994 |
Brady, Patricia |
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1996 |
Scarpelli, Mike |
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1998 |
Zaikowski, Jamie |
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2002 |
Castellucci, Craig |
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2003 |
Brown, Keisha M. |
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1969 |
Alwell, Jim |
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1994 |
Brady, Patricia |
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2003 |
Brown, Keisha M. |
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1954 |
Bujake, John |
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1931 |
Cacace, Louis |
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2002 |
Castellucci, Craig |
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1973 |
Cryan, Michael D. |
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1954 |
Giglio,
Msgr. Charles J. |
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1962 |
Gildea, Bill |
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1976 |
Harrington, Alfred (Al) |
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1951 |
Kennedy,
Br. Michael (Thomas) |
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1977 |
Khury, Maria |
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1989 |
Knirsch-Blasl, Dawn Marie |
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1991 |
Lanza, Joanne |
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1967 |
Leone, Ron |
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1969 |
McCorkell, George |
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1990 |
O'Neill, James K. |
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1988 |
O'Neill, Patrick J. |
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1965 |
Salerno, Frederic V. |
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1974 |
Savage, Joseph |
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1996 |
Scarpelli, Mike |
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1960 |
Zagursky, Joe |
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Zaikowski, Jamie |
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Zino, Mike |
[FORMAL ANNOUNCEMENTS ABOUT JASPERS]
http://www.clevelandbanner.com/NF/omf/daily_banner/news_story.html?[rkey=0031354+[cr=gdn
Alwell named to BMH post
Special to the Banner
Published July 08, 2002 10:05 AM EDT
Jim Alwell is the new Chief Financial Officer at Bradley Memorial Hospital. Alwell is a CPA and holds a BS degree with a major in accounting from Manhattan College and a master's degree in public administration from NYU.
"Jim brings a wealth of experience to our hospital and we are fortunate to have someone of his caliber join our staff," said BMH administrator John Barnes.
Prior to joining Bradley Memorial, Alwell worked with a variety of organizations including CPA firms, hospitals and as a consultant.
For most of the last four years, Jim worked as a consultant and then as the CFO of Rex Hospital in Raleigh, N.C. Prior to this he was vice-president of finance at Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Mass.
Alwell is a fellow of the Hospital Financial Association and the National Association of Public Hospitals.
He recently completed his move to Cleveland.
COPYRIGHT ® 2002 Cleveland Daily Banner, a division of Cleveland Newspapers, Inc. All rights reserved.
Con Edison Names New Board Member (PR Newswire)
Consolidated Edison, Inc. announced today the election of Frederic V. Salerno, vice chairman, Verizon Communications, to the Board of Directors of Consolidated Edison, Inc. and to the Board of Trustees of its subsidiary, Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc.
For the full story, go to:
http://rd.yahoo.com/alerts/email/news/*http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/020625/nytu163_1.html
Akamai Elects Frederic V. Salerno to its Board of Directors (Business Wire)
Akamai Technologies, Inc., a leading provider of secure, outsourced e-business infrastructure services and software, today announced the election of Frederic V. Salerno, former Chief Financial Officer of Verizon Communications, to its Board of Directors.
For the full story, go to:
http://rd.yahoo.com/alerts/email/news/*http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/020507/72043_3.html
[JR: Fred’s been busy. 1965 ]
Webster Appoints Joseph Savage to Executive Post (Business Wire)
Webster Financial Corporation, the holding company for Webster Bank, announced today the appointment of Joseph Savage as Executive Vice President for Business Banking.
For the full story, go to:
http://rd.yahoo.com/alerts/email/news/*http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/020509/92532_3.html
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[Messages from Headquarters (Manhattan College Press Releases & Stuff)]
Date: Mon, 24 Jun 2002 09:27:40 -0400
From: Marjorie Apel
Subject: Re: This week's issue is at
Dear John,
Please remind your readers that while they are vacationing this summer when they meet others that may mention job/internship openings to please think of Manhattan College. Talk up the College and the wonderfully trained students that have and will graduate from here. Send all job leads to careerservices@manhattan.edu Alumni as well as undergraduates have been contacting our office for assistance with finding jobs. So, if we all work together our fellow Jaspers will have the edge on the job market. Also, check out MonsterTRAK.com. We have partnered with them and have placed our job listings on this web site. Contact us at 718-862-7224 or careerservices@manhattan.edu for the password.
Marjorie Apel
Director
Career Services
Manhattan College
[JASPERS PUBLISHING WEB PAGES]
[JASPERS FOUND ON & OFF THE WEB BY USING THE WEB]
http://www.manhattan.edu/clubs/crew/alumni.html
Manhattan College Crew has had its ups and downs over the years. Its members have persevered through it all. Boathouse fires, boat damage, motors at the bottom of the Harlem and, more recently, the trailering of boats to practice every single day. They had consistently given their all to the team, the evidence of which still shows in their daily lives. Manhattan College Crew Alumni have carried their yearning for excellence to the workplace and even to other rowing venues. They are lawyers, doctors, engineers, entrepreneurs. They have rowed with the New York Athletic Club, and helped lead that team to gold medals at the Nationals and Canadian Henley.
ATTENTION ALL JASPER ROWING ALUMNI: Please send us an email by clicking the email icon on the main page and let us know where you are, what you are doing, what your address and telephone number is, you year of graduation and provide us with an email address as we are planning to compile an alumni email list and send out a newsletter.
http://emba.unomaha.edu/emba/Bios/2002/2002_bio.htm
Executive MBA Program
College of Business Administration,
University of Nebraska at Omaha
Dr. Alfred (Al) Harrington (M.D. and M.S. Public Health, Yale; B.S. Biochemistry, Manhattan College) is a Physician and Independent Medical Consultant. Previously, he was First Vice President and Associate Medical Director at Mutual of Omaha Companies in Omaha, NE. Prior to that he was the Vice President and Chief Medical Officer of the Charles Drew Medical Center in Omaha.
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http://atlanta.bizjournals.com/atlanta/stories/1998/08/03/focus13.html
Michael D. Cryan
Co-chairman and chief operating officer
Homestead Village Inc.
Year company founded: 1997
Number of employees: 1,500 nationwide
Experience and background: Cryan was born in 1951 in New York. Prior to joining Homestead Village Inc., he worked for ITT Sheraton Corp. from 1986 to 1996, where his most recent position held was director, executive vice president and chief financial officer. Cryan was also with Arthur Andersen LLP, where he was a member of the Worldwide Hospitality Team focusing on profit improvement and specialty analysis for the hotel industry, as well as providing financial consulting services to real estate and hospitality clients.
Education: Bachelor's degree in biology from Manhattan College; MBA from Babson College (Mass.)
Hobbies: Golf, basketball and reading
Family matters: Wife Karen Marie and three children: Michael, Shawn and Kevin
Best advice ever given: Keep your life in balance -- family always comes first. There are many difficult choices to make in life, so don't lose sight of your long-term goals for short-term objectives.
Biggest contribution to my industry: Homestead Village, along with other purpose-built lodging companies, are in the process of proving that the extended-stay segment has both depth of demand and staying power to support the several companies who are aggressively developing the business.
Advice for someone entering my field: The hospitality industry is very demanding and exciting. Success should depend on getting diverse experience in areas such as rooms, food and beverage, sales, acquisitions and development. The key to success may well be the ability to maintain the discipline to operate a hotel as a business rather than an art form.
If not in my current position, I would like to be: Involved in retail or entertainment where the mixture of product and service standards is critical; I love the challenge of service industries.
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Copyright 2002 Newsday, Inc.
Newsday (New York, NY)
July 7, 2002 Sunday NASSAU AND SUFFOLK EDITION
SECTION: LI LIFE, Pg. G26
HEADLINE: MILESTONES; WEDDINGS
BYLINE: COMPILED BY DARLENE GEIN
Brady-Cunningham
Patricia Brady and Daniel Cunningham were married May 11 at St. Agnes Cathedral in Rockville Centre. She is an environmental engineer for Dvirka and Bartilucci Consulting Engineers in Woodbury and is the daughter of James and Catherine Brady of East Rockaway. The bridegroom is a manager for Cunningham Motors in Bayside, Queens, and is the son of Robert and Doris Cunningham of Smithtown. The bride received a master's degree from Manhattan College. The groom received a bachelor's degree from Colgate University. The reception was held at San Souci of Sea Cliff. They live in East Norwich.
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Your assistance is requested in finding these. Please don’t assume that I will “catch” it via an automated search. Sometimes the data just doesn’t makes it’s way in.
Copyright 2002 Bergen Record Corporation
The Record (Bergen County, NJ)
July 4, 2002 Thursday All Editions
SECTION: NEWS; Pg. L05
HEADLINE: Louis Cacace, fixture in Alpine
SOURCE: North Jersey Media Group
BYLINE: RICHARD COWEN, STAFF WRITER
ALPINE - The flag outside Borough Hall in Alpine is flying at half-staff in honor of Louis Cacace, the former borough tax assessor who died Tuesday at age 93.
Mr. Cacace was a lifelong resident of Alpine whose service to the town spanned nearly his entire life. From the time he joined the Alpine Fire Department as a young man to the day in July 1994 when he resigned as borough councilman at age 85, the name Cacace meant service to the people of Alpine. Mr. Cacace served in just about every capacity in borough government, from fire sub-code official, to member of the Planning Board, to emergency management coordinator. But it was as borough tax assessor, an office he held from 1954-89, that Mr. Cacace left his mark on the town. This was the period in Alpine's history when the borough was transformed from a small, sleepy town to a wealthy enclave of mansions.
Although he was only a part-time employee, Mr. Cacace routinely worked 40-hour weeks and even did assessments on weekends.
"Tax assessor for him was as much a labor of love as it was a paid position," said Mayor Paul H. Tomasko. "He put in many more hours than he was compensated for, in order to make sure that everyone paid their fair share of the 'freight,' as he liked to put it."
Mr. Cacace graduated from the Alpine Public School and later received a degree in engineering from Manhattan College. He was a draftsman for Curtiss-Wright Corp. in Wood-Ridge for 33 years. Among the projects he worked on was the design of the F-14 fighter plane for the U.S. Navy. In his spare time, Mr. Cacace was active in the Boy Scouts, serving as assistant scoutmaster for Tenafly Scout Troop 122.
Mr. Cacace stepped down as tax assessor in 1989, but it was not the end of his career as a public servant. In 1991, he was elected to the Alpine Borough Council as a Republican. During his tenure, he was believed to be the oldest elected councilman in the state.
He ended his career in public service with a flourish. He resigned his council seat in 1994 to protest what he called the inequitable property tax assessments in the borough, and the council's refusal to pay for a revaluation of all the land in Alpine.
"It annoys me to see these assessments are not equitable," Mr. Cacace told The Record upon his resignation. "But I've tried to change things for two years, and now I'm throwing in the towel."
Mr. Cacace is survived by a son, Richard L. of Alpine, and two sisters, Mary Mondella and Rena Parlapiano. His wife, Josephine DeStephano Cacace, is deceased.
Mass will be said Saturday at 9:30 a.m. at Mount Carmel Roman Catholic Church in Tenafly.
GRAPHIC: PHOTO - CACACE
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Copyright 2002 The Hearst
Corporation
The Times Union (Albany, NY)
June 26, 2002 Wednesday THREE STAR EDITION
SECTION: CAPITAL REGION, Pg. B6
HEADLINE: Kennedy, Br. Michael F.S.C.
DATELINE: LINCROFT, NJ
Brother Michael (Thomas) Kennedy, 78, of De La Salle Hall, Lincroft, NJ, died Monday, June 24, 2002 at De La Salle Hall. Brother Michael was born in Albany, NY and had received the Holy Habit of the Christian Brothers on September 7, 1942. He was the son of the late Michael A. and Nellie Hughes Kennedy. He was a graduate of Christian Brothers Academy, Albany, NY. He had attended De La Salle College, and Catholic University, both of Washington, D.C. He was a graduate of Manhattan College, New York City and also earned a master's degree in English from New York University, New York City and a master of science degree in pastoral counseling from Iona College. Brother Michael's assignments included Holy Name School, New York City, St. Joseph's School, Manchester, NH, Bishop Loughlin High School, Brooklyn, NY, La Salle Institute, Troy, NY, Lincoln Hall, Lincolndale, NY, Queen of Peace High School, North Arlington, NJ, Cardinal Spellman High School, Bronx, NY, Christian Brothers Academy, Syracuse, NY, St. Joseph's School, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Collegio La Salle, Asmara, Ethiopia, Christian Brothers Academy, Lincroft, NJ, Sacred Heart School, Yonkers, NY, Highbridge Community Center, Melrose, Bronx, NY, and St. Raymond's School, Bronx, NY. In his later years, Br. Michael worked as a counselor at La Salle Institute, Troy, NY and at the Counseling for the Laity of the Albany Roman Catholic Diocese. Brother Michael is survived by two brothers, Rev. John V. Kennedy, C.M. and Rev. Michael J. Kennedy, C.M.; his brother-in-law, Edwin C. Frieberg; two nieces, Mary Ellen Frieberg and Ann Mahoney and her husband, John; two nephews, Dr. Edwin Frieberg and Thomas Frieberg and his wife, Suzie. He was predeceased by a sister, Margaret Kennedy Frieberg; and a nephew, John Frieberg. Also survived by eight great-nieces and nephews. Funeral from the Magin & Keegan Funeral Home, 891 Madison Ave., Friday morning, 9:15 and at Sacred Heart Church, Albany, NY, 10 o'clock. Relatives and friends are invited and may also call at the funeral home Thursday from 4-6 and 7-9 p.m. Interment, St. Agnes Cemetery, Menands, NY. If desired contributions in Br. Michael's memory may be made to the La Salle Institute Tuition Fund, c/o La Salle Institute, 174 Williams Rd., Troy, NY 12180-7799.
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Copyright 2002 The Philadelphia Inquirer
All Rights Reserved
The Philadelphia Inquirer
June 25, 2002 Tuesday JERSEY-C EDITION
SECTION: Pg. B09
HEADLINE: Msgr. Charles J. Giglio, 69, Diocese of
Camden historian
BYLINE: Louise Harbach Inquirer Suburban Staff
Msgr. Charles Joseph Giglio, 69, historian and archivist for the Diocese of Camden and rector of the city's Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, died Sunday of complications after kidney transplant surgery at Our Lady of Lourdes Medical Center in Camden.
Msgr. Giglio was named diocesan historian and archivist in 1984. That year he also was appointed executive editor of the Catholic Star Herald, the diocese's weekly newspaper. In May, he was appointed to the Herald's advisory board for a three-year term. He was appointed rector of the cathedral in 1992.
"The death of Msgr. Charles Giglio has marked a milestone in the history of the diocese," Camden Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio said in a statement yesterday. "In fact, as diocesan historian for so many years and as one who personally and intimately knew the history of the diocese almost from its very beginning, Msgr. Giglio will be sorely missed as a trusted confidant. From my first days in the diocese, he was able to assist me as well as challenge me."
Msgr. Giglio's accomplishments include two histories of the diocese, including an updated version that he completed this month on the day he was admitted to Our Lady of Lourdes.
Msgr. Giglio was born in New Brunswick, N.J., and graduated from Manhattan College in the Bronx in 1954. He attended Christ the King Seminary in Olean, N.Y., and Villanova University. He he received an advanced degree in philosophy from the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas in Rome and a doctorate in philosophy from the Catholic University of America in Washington.
He was ordained in Camden by Bishop Justin J. McCarthy in 1958 and appointed associate pastor at Holy Spirit Church in Atlantic City. Other diocesan assignments included associate at Our Lady Queen of Peace Church in Pitman, faculty member at Holy Spirit High School in Atlantic City, faculty member at Gloucester Catholic High School, residence assistant chaplain at Our Lady of Lourdes Medical Center, principal at St. James High School in Penns Grove, and assistant in residence at St. Mary Church in Salem.
He also served as principal at Camden Catholic High School, assistant in residence at Holy Maternity Church in Audubon and Christ the King Church in Haddonfield, secretary of the diocese's Office of Pastoral Planning, and a member of several diocesan boards, including the Vocation Advisory Board, Continuing Education and Spiritual Formation of Priests.
Msgr. Giglio also was a member of the National Pastoral Planning Conference, the South Jersey Religious Leaders Conference, the Planning Team for Family Ministry, and the Commission on Social Justice.
In 1975, he received the title of monsignor and was named diocesan coordinator for the Eucharistic Congress. Msgr. Giglio also served on the advisory board at St. Pius X Retreat House in Blackwood and was chaplain for the St. Mary Nursing Home in Cherry Hill.
He is survived by four cousins.
Liturgy of Reception of the Body will be celebrated by Msgr. Robert McDermott, pastor of St. Joseph Pro-Cathedral in Camden, at 9 a.m. today in the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, 642 Market St., Camden. A viewing will follow until 10:45 a.m. At 11 a.m., Bishop DiMarzio will celebrate the Mass of Jesus Christ the Eternal High Priest at the cathedral.
A viewing will also be conducted from 9 to 10:15 a.m. tomorrow at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, where at 10:30 a.m. Msgr. James Tracy, pastor of St. Pius X Church in Cherry Hill, will celebrate a Funeral Mass. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery, Cherry Hill.
Memorial donations may be made to the Msgr. Giglio Sanctuary Fund in care of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, 642 Market St., Camden, N.J. 08102.
Contact Louise Harbach at 856-779-3861 or lharach@phillynews.com.
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[MANHATTAN IN THE NEWS OR FOUND ON & OFF THE WEB]
Copyright 2002 Providence Publications, LLC
The Providence Journal-Bulletin (Providence, RI)
July 5, 2002, Friday Northwest Edition
SECTION: News; Pg. C-03
HEADLINE: North Providence Digest
COMMUNITY NEWS
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PEOPLE
Craig Castellucci has received a degree in finance from The School of Business at Manhattan College, Riverdale, N.Y.
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Copyright 2002 The New York Times Company
The New York Times
June 30, 2002, Sunday, Late Edition - Final
SECTION: Section 9; Page 14; Column 4; Society Desk
HEADLINE: WEDDINGS; Rae Ann Spieles, Colin Wheeler
Rae Ann Spieles, a daughter of Patrick R. Spieles of Loveland, Colo., and the late Mickey B. Phelps, was married yesterday to Colin L. Wheeler, a son of the late Nancy Madden Wheeler and the late Dr. Herbert E. Wheeler. The Rev. Dr. Allen Ward Beach, a Presbyterian minister, officiated at the Grand Lake Lodge in Grand Lake, Colo.
The bride and bridegroom received master's degrees in international affairs from Columbia, where they met. Ms. Spieles, 30, is keeping her name. She is a marketing associate in New York for Federated Department Stores. She graduated cum laude from Ithaca College. Her father retired as a senior scientist for Laidlaw Environmental, a former hazardous-waste disposal company in Boulder, Colo. The bride is a stepdaughter of Carol McMurry of Loveland and Robert Phelps of Fort Myers, Fla.
The bridegroom, also 30, is an associate at Kekst & Company, a financial public relations company in New York. He graduated from Dickinson College. His mother was a teacher in Pelham, N.Y. His father was an associate professor of economics and finance at Manhattan College. http://www.nytimes.com
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FROM THE COLLEGE’S WEB SITE: Your resume can be sent to employers who contact our office seeking to fill positions. For more information contact the Recruitment Coordinator at (718) 862-7965 or Email to JGlenn@manhattan.edu
July 11, 2002
CUCURULLO NAMED MVP OF COASTAL PLAIN ALL-STAR GAME
Centerfielder Also Honored as Offensive Player of the Game
RALEIGH, NC - Manhattan centerfielder Matt Cucurullo (Valhalla, NY) went 2-for-3 with two RBI and a stolen base to lead the North All-Stars to a 6-1 victory over the South All-Stars at the 2002 Coastal Plain League All-Star Game at J.P. Riddle Stadium yesterday. For his efforts, Cucurullo garnered Home Depot Most Valuable Player honors and was selected as the Muzino Offensive Player of the Game.
Cucurullo, who is playing for the Petersburg Generals (16-14) this summer, is currently third on the team in batting at .272, with one homerun and 12 RBI. A starter in 25 games, he is also tied for third in the league in stolen bases with 11.
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July 11, 2002
TRIMPER ANNOUNCES BASEBALL SIGNINGS FOR 2002-03
RIVERDALE, NY - Head baseball coach Steve Trimper announced the signing of eight recruits who have signed National Letters of Intent to attend Manhattan College and play baseball beginning in the fall of 2002. The list of recruits includes right-handed pitchers Alex Narus (Wolcott, CT/Wolcott) and Steve Bronder (Ballston Lake, NY/Shenendehowa High School East), left-hander Josh Santerre (Essex Jct., VT/Essex) and infielders John Fitzpatrick (Yonkers, NY/Iona Prep) and John Maser (Queens, NY/C.W. Post). These five recruits join Trimper's three early signees, Kyle Wirtz (Branford, CT/Hopkins), Scott Wardell (Tabrnacle, NJ/Moorstown Friends) and Chris Cody (Brewster, NY/Brewster) to round out the 2002-03 recruiting class.
"With few returning pitchers from last year's team, it was a plus that we brought in six quality arms that can give us quality innings as freshmen," says Trimper. "Also, by upgrading our schedule with non-conference games against University of New Orleans, Tulane and Elon next year, we are going to need more quality pitchers to throw against better quality teams."
Santerre, who played for head coach Steve Ferreira of Essex High School in Vermont, captained his team to the State Tournament for the first time in school history. As a senior, Santerre hit .507 (34-67) with 25 RBI and 25 runs scored. He also stole a team best 13 bases and struck out only once in 67 plate appearances. On the mound, Santerre posted a perfect 9-0 record with 105 strikeouts over 54 innings. He allowed just two runs and gave up 14 hits on the season for a miniscule 0.13 ERA. For his career, Santerre owns a .424 batting average as well as a 19-1 record and a 0.75 ERA.
Narus is a product of Wolcott High School in Connecticut who earned four varsity letters under head coach Tary Scott. He accumulated a record of 23-6 with nine saves on the mound and led his team to the State Tournament all four years. Narus was selected as a Naugatuck Valley League All-Star as a junior after hitting .348 with two homeruns and nine RBI, while posting an 11-2 record and a 1.12 ERA on the mound. This past season, Narus was 6-1 with three saves and a 0.67 ERA. He also batted .400 with three homers and 20 RBI.
Fitzpatrick was a three-year varsity letterwinner at Iona Prep, which was ranked 14th in the country by Baseball America. Fitzpatrick is a two-time All-City and All-Section pick, and was named to the All-Star team as a sophomore and a junior. As a senior, Fitzpatrick hit .618 with four homeruns and was named a Third Team High School All-American. An excellent student, Fitzpatrick has earned the 2002 Manhattan College LaSalle Award. "John is a strong kid that has the potential to be a great power hitter," says Trimper. "He is also very versatile where he can play first, third, or catch."
Maser, a transfer from C.W. Post, hit .250 with 34 basehits and 20 RBI as a freshman. A starter in 42 games at shortstop for the Pioneers, Maser scored 14 runs and struck out only 15 times in 136 at-bats. Defensively, Maser had a .947 fielding percentage at short, committing just eight errors in 152 chances. The Pioneers were 11-30-1 in 2002. "Maser will be able to help us out in the infield with his quality defensive skills," says Trimper. "Starting every game for Division I CW post as a freshman gave him the experience to come in here and help the program."
Bronder is a hard-throwing righty from Ballston Lake who had an excellent high school career at Shenendehowa High School East and will have an immediate impact in Manhattan's pitching rotation. As a senior, Bronder had a record of 6-2 with a 2.23 ERA for a team that was ranked as high as 14th in the country and No. 1 on the East Coast by USA Today. He also posted 53 strikeouts and surrendered only 15 earned runs. Bronder was selected to the All-League Second Team and was named team Co-MVP.
Wirtz, a product of Hopkins School, owns a career record of 17-2 with a 2.31 ERA. Over 115 innings pitched, he recorded 112 strikeouts and allowed just 24 walks. A two-time All-League selection, Wirtz was also an All-Area selection as a junior.
Wardell, 6-4, is a three-year starter from Moorestown Friends who averages 1.5 strikeouts per inning. He owns a 3.10 ERA and was named First Team All-League as a junior.
Cody, a two-time All-League and three-time All-Section pick, is a product of Brewster High School. He is 24-3 after three years at the varsity level and boasts an impressive 0.90 ERA for his career. Voted to the All-Area First Team as a sophomore and junior by the Danbury News Times, Cody was honored as the League II-A Pitcher of the Year for Section I as a senior. He owns a .365 batting average and was selected to play in the Empire State Games the last two years.
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July 8, 2002
WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY TEAM NAMED TO THE 2001 NCAA-1 ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM
NEWARK, DE - The Manhattan College women's cross country team was named to the 2001 NCAA-I Women's All-Academic Team, as announced today by the Women's Intercollegiate Cross Country Association. The team tied with Akron University and the University of Minnesota for 52nd place and averaged an overall 3.32 grade point average during the 2001 season.
The Lady Jaspers had an impressive season, placing second in both the Metropolitan Cross Country Championships and the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Cross Country Championships. At the NCAA Northeast Regionals, the Lady J's finished 17th out of 36 teams. They also placed fifth at the ECAC Championships surpassing 15 teams at Van Cortlandt Park.
To qualify as an All-Academic Cross Country Team, the team must have a cumulative 3.00 GPA. All teams which earn a 3.25 and above are accorded "All-Academic Cross Country Team, With Distinction" honors.
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July 8, 2002
FIVE JASPER BASEBALL PLAYERS SHINE IN SUMMER LEAGUE ACTION
RIVERDALE, NY - Five members of the 2002 Manhattan College baseball team are playing summer ball in sanctioned leagues up and down the East Coast.
Leading the way is Jasper Most valuable Player Matt Cucurullo (Valhalla, NY), who was recently named as the starting centerfielder in the 2002 All-Star Game to be held Wednesday, July 10, at J.P. Riddle Stadium in Fayetteville, NC. Cucurullo has started 24 games for the Petersburg Generals (16-13) and is third on the squad with a .284 batting average. He is second on the team with 25 hits, third with 12 RBI and leads the team in stolen bases with 11 in 14 attempts. Cucurullo also owns a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage.
First baseman Chris Gaskin (Rego Park, NY) and pitcher Ian Quinn (Catskill, NY) are teammates on the Thread City Tides in the New England Collegiate Baseball League (NECBL). Gaskin has started 20 games and is batting .205 with one homerun and five RBI, while Quinn has made five appearances on the mound and has collected 10 strikeouts in 10 innings of work.
Joining Gaskin and Quinn in the NECBL is catcher Josh Greco (Kensington, CT), who has started 17 games for the first-place Middletown Giants. Greco is batting .233 with seven RBI and posts a .991 fielding percentage behind the plate.
Finally, in the Cape Cod Baseball League, pitcher Ryan Darcy (Levittown, NY) has faired quite well with the Bourne Braves. Darcy owns a record of 2-1 in six appearances and over 17.2 innings of work has struck out 16 batters.
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July 2, 2002
GONZALEZ ANNOUNCES SIGNING OF MIHAI ENESCU
RIVERDALE, NY - Head men's basketball coach Bobby Gonzalez announced today that 7-0 230-lb. center Mihai Enescu (Ploiesti, Romania/Mihai Viteazul) will attend Manhattan College and play basketball beginning in the Fall of 2002. In addition, Gonzalez announced that recruit Oktay Yilmaz (Istanbul, Turkey/Cavusoglu) will attend Winchendon Prep School in Massachusetts this fall to work on his academics and his English for one year.
Enescu averaged 18 points and 11.2 rebounds per game on the Vega Soced Club Team. In addition, Enescu led the Romanian team to a second place finish at the Romanian National Championships in Agiest, Romania and won a Slam Dunk Contest in 2000.
"We are very excited about this recent development because Mihai is our first seven-footer at Manhattan," said Gonzalez. "He is a full qualifier and is ready to step right in this year." Enescu is currently enrolled in summer classes at Manhattan.
Yilmaz is a 6-8 center who won three High School Championships at Cavusoglu High School. In 1999-00, Yilmaz was a member of the Junior National Team in Macedonia, and played on the runner-up World High School Championship Team. Two years ago, Yilmaz was a member of the Under-22 National Team. Last year, as a member of Efes Pilsen, Yilmaz averaged 14.0 points and 7.0 rebounds per game.
Enescu will join Kenny Minor (Baltimore, MD/Dunbar/Winchendon Prep (MA)), Jason Wingate (New York, NY/Rice), Mike Konovelchick (Litchfield, NH/Alvirne/New Hampton Prep) as Gonzalez's recruits for the 2002-03 season.
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July 2, 2002 Tuesday
SECTION: SPORTS; Pg. 8C
HEADLINE: Scarpelli returns home to coach Vikings
BYLINE: John Humenn, Staff
Clarkstown South graduate grabs
reins of football program
By John Humenn, The Journal News
Mike Scarpelli took somewhat of a circuitous route, but now he feels like he's finally back where he belongs.
Scarpelli, a 1992 graduate of Clarkstown South, has returned to South as the head football coach.
Scarpelli, 28, of Nanuet, replaces Tom Eisele, who resigned after one year as head coach, Clarkstown Central School District athletic director Bob Smalt said. Scarpelli served as an assistant coach at Tappan Zee the past two years and was the head coach at Horace Mann for three years beginning in 1997.
"It's great to be back and be a part of South again," Scarpelli said. "It's kind of like having peace of mind. I was a coach at so many different places and it was great, but there was always something missing. You always want to come back to your high school."
Scarpelli, who was a member of both the football and track teams while at South, recently was hired as a physical education teacher in the high school.
"It's a big advantage to be in the school because you're hands-on with all the kids, especially in phys ed because you see every kid in the school," said Scarpelli, a 1996 graduate of Manhattan College who is working on his master's degree at Hofstra.
Scarpelli has been working hard at coaching for quite a while, attending four or five clinics a year for about 10 years. One of the most important things he's learned is to keep everything simple.
"It's not about having a million plays or reinventing the wheel," Scarpelli said. "Everybody knows what everybody else runs. It's a matter of putting your kids in position to be successful. You may know the West Coast offense, but your kids have to know it, too. If you can do a couple of things well, you can be successful."
Scarpelli already has started and has his players with him at a football camp at Pace University this week.
"We talk about the minimum of what other teams are doing," Scarpelli said. "You take the more successful teams, the Nanuets, the North Rocklands and the Nyacks, and this is what they do. If you want to compete at that level, this is what you have to do."
Clarkstown South athletic director Vince Louther said he is looking forward to the upcoming season with Scarpelli as the Vikings' coach.
"We're very excited to have him on board," Louther said. "In just a couple of months on the job, he's added quite a few new things to give things a different twist and try to motivate kids to play football."
Reach John Humenn at jhumenn@thejournalnews.com or 845-578-2464.
LOAD-DATE: July 3, 2002
From: Jamie Zaikowski
Subject: Email Change
Date: Sun, 23 Jun 2002 23:37:17 -0400
John,
Can you please change my email from <privacy invoked> to <privacy invoked>. I have decided to leave my present job, and am moving all my mailing lists to my personal email. Thanks.
Regards,
Jamie Zaikowski ‘98
[JR: Done. Good luck. Care to tell us what you will be doing?]
From: Mike Zino
Date: Mon, 24 Jun 2002 00:12:03 EDT
Subject: Additional Name for Your Mailing List
Hello John,
An addition alum that would likely be interested in being added to your mailing list is George McCorkell '69. His email address is <privacy invoked>
Best,
Mike Zino '69
From: Joanne Lanza
Subject: Jasper Jottings
Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2002 18:45:37 -0400
Dear John,
What a pleasant surprise to receive your heartfelt offer to include me in your alumni community. I gladly accept. Please send Jasper Jottings and all subsequent messages to <privacy invoked>.
I would subscribe to your weekly "publication" regardless, but I happen to be job hunting at the moment. After several years as a full time mom, I am eager to reestablish my career. (I do have seven years of post collegiate work experience.) Do you include resumes in your newsletter?
Joanne Lanza
===
Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2002 22:13:05 -0400
To: Joanne Lanza
Subject: Re: Jasper Jottings
>What a pleasant surprise to receive your heartfelt offer to include me
Well, I have "annoyed" only a few. But, I have just a little under a 1,000 weekly readers. On a basically zero budget.
> I gladly accept. Please send Jasper Jottings
Done. I am hiatus while I do a full week business trip to London. (it was just impossible to do it from overseas. I've done jottings on the road in the US before but overseas was just too much of a challenge.)
> I happen to be job hunting at the moment.
Perfect. I sometimes counsel fat old white men like myself who have the deer in the headlights look from a surprise layoff. I have taken three golden handshakes, been to the "turkey farm", and lived to tell about it. I'd be glad to help in any way I can. We even have a few Jaspers who are headhunters. Err, ... executive recruiters. In addition at the last NYC alumni club meeting someone mentioned that they too were reentering from motherhood. If I can remember the name maybe you and she should "team up". It's easier with a "wolf pack".
>Do you include resumes in your newsletter?
Yup. I haven't heard any great success stories but every one seems to find something, or what they want. So spruce it up, check it over, and ship it in. (Remember the great programming axiom: You never find the last bug. So to, you never find the last typo.)
>Joanne Lanza
Best wishes, John
Coming to you from the desk at:
3 Tyne Court; Kendall Park, NJ 08824
[MCOLDB: 1991 ]
From: Joe Zagursky
Subject: Email #2
Date: Thu, 27 Jun 2002 07:28:42 -0400
Regarding the E-Mail from Dawn Marie:
It is an enormous joy to me to read this passionate message from Dawn Marie!
1. She is a graduate from 1989, making her a "thirtysomethingish" who is rational. Shame on me for imagining that "thirtysomethingish" persons are all "ditzes".
2. The "a...h....s" she alludes to are kinda the narrow minded folks that pepper our environment. For reference, I'm not a "libertarian" and from time to time find your assessments undesirable, but you do it so well and thus make me think in another plane...
Thanks to you for being here and I'm grateful that Dawn Marie is there!
Joe Zagursky, Class of 60
[JR: <1> I was impressed with her most supportive message. <2> I’m just trying to keep us all “young”. At least in thought! Sometimes stuff just aggravates me and this gives me a chance to pop off. Just like Plato’s cave, where we daily - in the ignorance of youth – solved all the world’s problems daily. ;-) Now we know the “solutions”, especially by the government, are always worse than the disease. The War on Poverty, Drugs, Illiteracy, White Collar Crime, The War on <Filll In The Blank>, speed limits, rent control. I think Milton Friedman said it best when he said something like any government solution delivers the worst opposite thing you can imagine. <3> The Dawn’s and other submitters like yourself deserve all the credit. I’m just a glorified Xerox machine, adding a little pepper to the mix to keep it lively, IMHO. Thanks go to all the correspondents.]
Date: Thu, 27 Jun 2002 12:14:57 -0700 (PDT)
From: Manhattan Quadrangle
Subject: The Quadrangle
Hello Mr. Reinke,
I’m sorry for the delay in this email; Janine and I have been swamped with work for the last week or so. However, we haven’t forgotten about you and all the ideas and concerns we shared.
Our system problems include finding compatible Macintosh adobe Pdf creature, and the acquiring of proper technological support for our MacIntosh's within our budget limitations. Many smaller issues exist with our systems but we haven’t the technological support or knowledge to pin point a solution. Any help with the above issues would be greatly appreciated.
Also, Janine and I have been contemplating some of your needs and wants in terms of the Jasper Jottings, and if you are willing we would like to ask one of our Section Coordinators to begin apprenticing under you and eventually become an access point of information. If so let me know ASAP because we have already chosen a person.
In addition whenever possible may we please receive as many as possible Jasper Jotter archives so we can implement this information into the prior mentioned Jasper Jotter Quadrangle Section Coordinator training. If you have any questions or concern please don’t hesitate to email us at manhattanquad@yahoo.com
Thank you,
Keisha M. Brown
Editor in Chief
[JR: I have reached out to the Quad people on the campus. We both have problems; we both have experiences; we both have resources. I’m interested in reaching the future alums to read jottings. We think they are interested in learning more about alums. Networking targets for one; opportunities for another. This is my first step in linking us with them. Your thoughts?]
To: Manhattan Quadrangle
From: ferdinand john reinke (@ home office)
Subject: Re: The Quadrangle
Cc: “Walter Matystic”,"Janice Melino"
>I’m sorry for the delay in this email; Janine and I
have
>been >swamped with work for the last week or so.
No need for the sorrow. I've been in London for ten days.
And Jottings has been on hiatus.
>Our system problems include finding compatible
Macintosh
>adobe Pdf creature, and the acquiring of proper
technological
> support for our MacIntosh's within our budget
limitations.
By copy, I am going to ask Walter Matystic
and Janice Melino, if they have any ideas on how to
get you some help. I have every confidence that these issues will not survive
long after they take a look.
>if you are willing we would like to ask one of our
Section
> Coordinators to begin apprenticing under you
Sure, what would be the person's objectives.
Learning how I do what I do? Taking the archives and making something out of
them? Web-i-zing the Quad? I
learned early in my career, you have to have well defined goals to prevent
misunderstandings.
>If so let me know ASAP because we have already chosen
a person.
Let's chat by phone. Maybe the three of you can be my
guests at lunch downtown, nothing fancy, and we can kick around the ideas.
>In addition whenever possible may we please receive
as many
> as possible Jasper Jotter archives so we can implement this
> information into the prior mentioned Jasper Jotter Quadrangle >Section
Coordinator training.
As I told you the old Jottings, I can burn on a CD, but
to be faithful to my readership, I need to know exactly what you intend to do
with them and can't give you the email addresses. With those two caveats you
can have what you want.
>Thank you, Keisha M. Brown Editor
in Chief
No, thank you, this should be "fun".
John
Date: Fri, 28 Jun 2002 08:15:04 -0700 (PDT)
From: Ron Leone
Subject: Re: Hello from a 1968 Jasper
John,
Please include me in your weekly mailings of Jasper Jottings. Thanks for taking the time and effort to help link us alumni.
Best regards,
Ron Leone '67
[JR: Done ]
From:
Sender:
To: "Ferdinand John Reinke
Subject: Not read: Hello from a 1968 Jasper
Date: Fri, 28 Jun 2002 15:33:22 -0400
Your message
To: reinkefj@alum.manhattan.edu
Subject: Hello from a 1968 Jasper
Sent:
Fri, 3 May 2002 01:59:46 -0400
was not read
[JR: Do people know that this stuff flows back out. It’s amusing to me but some may take affront. After all, I know I have been ignored by much better people. ;-) ]
From: Maria Khury
Subject: INVITATION TO GRACIE MANSION
Date: Mon, 1 Jul 2002 15:02:29 -0400
Dear Friend and Colleague,
I am assisting in compiling a list for a reception the Mayor is having for the Dominican community at Gracie Mansion. If you would like to be invited, or have any organizations or contact that may have an interest to network with the Dominican Community that you would like for us to extend an invitation, please feel free to include the information required on the attachment sent via a separate e-mail, I must receive your list by THIS THURSDAY, JULY 4th!!!!
Again, this is a Dominican celebration, but not exclusive to Dominicans. However, the attendance should reflect the community and those individuals who represent, are interested in, and identify with the culture.
Please DO NOT FORWARD THIS E-MAIL TO ANYONE ELSE. My invitation is to you or anyone you suggest. The official invitation will be sent directly to the guests by the Mayor's office, with time and date.
Awaiting your response,
Maria Khury
[JR: Guess will be seeing Jasper at Gracie Mansion. ]
Date: Tue, 02 Jul 2002 15:53:50 -0400
From: Bill Gildea
Subject: Alumn addition
I was speaking with an old friend & fellow alum, John Bujake '54 who asked me to contact you to put him on the subscriber list. His email is <privacy invoked>
Bill Gildea, V.P.
Senior Technology Recruiter
A.E. Feldman Associates, Inc.
Great Neck, NY 11021
[JR: Done. P.S. Note to jasper job seekers: Take note of Bill’s profession. He’s one of those fellows I said were around (i.e., Jasper head … err Executive Search Consultants.]
Date: Sat, 6 Jul 2002 15:48:47 -0700 (PDT)
From: Patrick J. O'Neill
Subject: 2nd Annual JKO Memorial Golf & Tennis Classic - September 23, 2002
The James Keating O'Neill Foundation in conjunction with the Manhattan College Alumni Society is proud to sponsor the 2nd Annual JKO Memorial Golf & Tennis Classic. This year's event is scheduled for Monday, September 23rd at the Hamlet Wind Watch Golf & Country Club in Haupauge, Long Island. All proceeds from the event benefit the James K. O'Neill '90 Memorial Scholarship Fund at Manhattan College. In addition to Golf and Tennis during the day, the event will be capped off by a reception that evening.
The brochure is being mailed to everyone on our mailing list next week but in the mean time the website is up and running. JKOGOLF.ORG has all the details that you need. This year you can pay by credit card when you register online. You will also find pictures from last year's event online for your enjoyment. Finally, we have added a guestbook to the site where we hope to collect feedback on last year's event and thoughts about James. When you get a chance please sign our guestbook.
We hope that everyone can get out and join us. Please forward this on to anyone that might be interested in this great cause.
Pat & Kathleen James Keating O'Neill Foundation jkogolf.org
[JR: Best wishes for a big success.]
A collection copyright is asserted to protect against any misuse of original material.
This effort has NO FORMAL RELATION to Manhattan College!
Fax can be accommodated 781-723-7975 but email is easier.
I keep several of the “Instant Messengers” up: ICQ#72967466; Yahoo "reinkefj"; and MSN T7328215850.
Or, you can USMail it to me at 3 Tyne Court Kendall Park, NJ 08824.
Feel free to invite other Jaspers to join us by dropping me an email.
http://www.newsmax.com/showinsidecover.shtml?a=2002/6/3/133103
<snip>
The clincher for studio execs is this figure: 44.3 percent of those polled said they might not patronize a movie featuring a star whose politics they don't like.
The HR e-poll identified Alec Baldwin as one of the top five offenders disliked for his political views. Just two months ago, the outspoken liberal compared Bush's election victory to the 9-11 disaster.
Perhaps not coincidentally, choice roles for Baldwin seem to be few and far between of late.
<snip>
What a good idea! Starting now, I won't patronize celebs who offend me. So, first on my list is: "Hanoi Jane", followed by "Leave the country" Baldwin. Any other nominations?
And that’s the last word.