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JASPER EVENTS THAT I HAVE HEARD ABOUT
Monday September 18, 2006
Online Registration is now open for the 6th Annual James Keating O'Neill Memorial Golf Classic/Long Island Jasper Golf Outing (www.jkogolf.org). This year's event is on Monday, September 19th at the Hamlet Wind Watch Golf & Country Club in Hauppauge, Long Island. If you can't make it out for golf, join us that evening for the cocktails/reception. The event is sponsored by the Manhattan College Alumni Society and the James Keating O'Neill Foundation. All proceeds from the event benefit the James K. O'Neill '90 Scholarship Fund at Manhattan College. Last year's event raised over $20,000 and a great day was had by all. We hope that everyone can join us for another great day.
Friday September 22^nd-24^th, 2006
Annual Manhattan College Businessmen's Retreat Passionate's Retreat House (formerly the Cardinal Spellman Retreat House) in Riverdale The weekend is monastic in approach (men only). Any one interested in attending may call Ed McEneney, '59 at (914) 962-2700 for a registration form.
Saturday February 24, 2007
Hold the date for 2007 Manhattan Alumni of the Treasure Coast Jasper Open Golf Tourney
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My list of Jaspers who are in harm's way:
- Afghanistan
- - Feldman, Aaron (1997)
- Unknown location
- - Lynch, Chris (1991)
- Uzbekistan
- - Brock (nee Klein-Smith), Lt Col Ruth (1979)
… … my thoughts are with you and all that I don't know about.
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QUOTE OF THE WEEK:
Our lives are not determined by what happens to us but by how we react to what happens, not by what life brings to us, but by the attitude we bring to life. A positive attitude causes a chain reaction of positive thoughts, events, and outcomes. It is a catalyst, a spark that creates extraordinary results. -Anon.
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060727/ap_on_re_us/katrina_unidentified_victims 49 Katrina victims remain unidentified By MICHELLE ROBERTS, Associated Press Writer Thu Jul 27, 2:32 PM ET ***Begin Quote*** NEW ORLEANS - They lie in silvery airtight caskets in a rented warehouse near the Superdome or in black body bags stacked in a refrigerated truck behind an abandoned funeral-home-turned-morgue. Nearly a year after Hurricane Katrina, 49 of the storm's 1,300-plus victims in Louisiana are stuck in a kind of purgatory, with no final resting place, because their identities are still a mystery. ***End Quote*** This struck me as sad. Not horrific like the "healthcare" workers who killed their charges before "abandoning ship". Not tragic like a child who loses both parents in a car accident that the child survives. Not abhorrent like a genocide. Just sad. Their families won't know to mourn them. Who knows what contributions they have made, might have made, or could have made? That's my argument with abortion, capital punishment, and any for of death. Like my arguing would make an iota's difference. What if one of these forty nine was a Jasper? Just saddening. Tonight I'll add a prayer for these souls and all the souls who we lose unknowingly.
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 reinke--AT—jasperjottings.com
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CONTENTS
0 Messages from Headquarters (like MC Press Releases) 0 Good_News 7 Obits 8 Jaspers_in_the_News 1 Manhattan_in_the_News 6 Email From Jaspers 4 Jaspers found web-wise 11 Jaspers Found on Ziggs 2 MC mentioned web-wise 1 New Jasper Bloggers (8 Previously reported)
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PARTICIPANTS BY CLASS
Class		Name			Section
????		Davis, John J.			ZFound
1939		O'Rourke, James F. X.			JObit5
1940		Sheehan, George			JFound1
1949		Augustine, Robert F.			JObit2
1952		Geiger, John M.			JObit4
1953		Capozzi, Dan			JObit6 (cited)
1953		Higgins, Bob			JObit6 (cited)
1953		Mahony, Bob			JObit6 (cited)
1953		McEneney, Mike			Email05
1953		McEneney, Mike			JObit6 (Reporter)
1953		Pedulla, Louis T.			JObit6
1953		Werben, Al			JObit6 (cited)
1956		Fidone, George S.			Email05 (cited)
1956		Hermanek, Frank J.			Email05
1957		Alvarez, Ronald J.			ZFound
1958		Beamish, Jim			ZFound
1959		Fusco, John A.			JObit3
1963		Barrett, John J.			ZFound
1963		Beirne, Thomas R.			ZFound
1963		Lovett, John			Email02
1963		O'Malley, Tom			JNews1
1965		Cusack, Garry			Update
1966		Babor, Thomas F.			ZFound
1966		Tyniec, Jack			Email04
1967		Bendall, James			ZFound
1967		Mack, Peter J.			JObit1
1967		Sheehan, George Jr.			JFound1
1970		Bennett, Edward			Update
1973		Bendernage, James F.			ZFound
1974		Costantin, Daniel W.			Email06
1975		LoPinto, Charles			JNews8
1975		LoPinto, Lidia Llamas			JNews8
1978		Webb, Joe			JNews7
1980		Antaki, Stephen A.			ZFound
1981		Arena, James V.			ZFound
1985		Ritzmann, Gary			Email03
1987		Nannery, Phil			JFound3
1988		Carman, Christine Ann			JFound2
1989		McCarra-Fitzpatrick, MaryAnn			Email07
1992		Asherah, Kathleen			Email07
1992		Asherah, Kathleen			NEW Jblogger
1992		McGrath, Erin			Email01 (cited)
1992		Muccilo, Lisa			Email01 (cited)
1992		Natosi, Lisa			Email01
1997		Behar, Brad M.			ZFound
2000		Bartus, Laura C. Hannan			Update
2006		Artemenko, Maxim			JNews6
2006		Iacoviello, Nicholas			JNews5
2006		Nicolo, David			JNews2
2006		Nolan, Thomas			JNews4
2006		Pheterson, Molly Rose			JNews5
2006		Vanhall, Kaitlin			JNews3
2007?		Jenkins, Evan			JFound4
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PARTICIPANTS BY NAME
Class		Name			Section
1957		Alvarez, Ronald J.			ZFound
1980		Antaki, Stephen A.			ZFound
1981		Arena, James V.			ZFound
2006		Artemenko, Maxim			JNews6
1992		Asherah, Kathleen			Email07
1992		Asherah, Kathleen			NEW Jblogger
1949		Augustine, Robert F.			JObit2
1966		Babor, Thomas F.			ZFound
1963		Barrett, John J.			ZFound
2000		Bartus, Laura C. Hannan			Update
1958		Beamish, Jim			ZFound
1997		Behar, Brad M.			ZFound
1963		Beirne, Thomas R.			ZFound
1967		Bendall, James			ZFound
1973		Bendernage, James F.			ZFound
1970		Bennett, Edward			Update
1953		Capozzi, Dan			JObit6 (cited)
1988		Carman, Christine Ann			JFound2
1974		Costantin, Daniel W.			Email06
1965		Cusack, Garry			Update
????		Davis, John J.			ZFound
1956		Fidone, George S.			Email05 (cited)
1959		Fusco, John A.			JObit3
1952		Geiger, John M.			JObit4
1956		Hermanek, Frank J.			Email05
1953		Higgins, Bob			JObit6 (cited)
2006		Iacoviello, Nicholas			JNews5
2007?		Jenkins, Evan			JFound4
1975		LoPinto, Charles			JNews8
1975		LoPinto, Lidia Llamas			JNews8
1963		Lovett, John			Email02
1967		Mack, Peter J.			JObit1
1953		Mahony, Bob			JObit6 (cited)
1989		McCarra-Fitzpatrick, MaryAnn			Email07
1953		McEneney, Mike			Email05
1953		McEneney, Mike			JObit6 (Reporter)
1992		McGrath, Erin			Email01 (cited)
1992		Muccilo, Lisa			Email01 (cited)
1987		Nannery, Phil			JFound3
1992		Natosi, Lisa			Email01
2006		Nicolo, David			JNews2
2006		Nolan, Thomas			JNews4
1963		O'Malley, Tom			JNews1
1939		O'Rourke, James F. X.			JObit5
1953		Pedulla, Louis T.			JObit6
2006		Pheterson, Molly Rose			JNews5
1985		Ritzmann, Gary			Email03
1940		Sheehan, George			JFound1
1967		Sheehan, George Jr.			JFound1
1966		Tyniec, Jack			Email04
2006		Vanhall, Kaitlin			JNews3
1978		Webb, Joe			JNews7
1953		Werben, Al			JObit6 (cited)
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OBITS
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http://www.legacy.com/TimesUnion-Albany/Obituaries.asp?Page=LifeStory&PersonId=18721505 Peter J. Mack LATHAM Peter J. Mack, of Latham, died at his home on July 30, 2006 after a long illness. Born April 6, 1945, he was the husband of Patricia (Kennedy) Mack. Mr. Mack was a professional engineer completing his undergraduate work at Manhattan College in 1967. He was elected to Tau Beta Phi, the pre-eminent civil engineering honor fraternity, and was awarded the Civil Engineering Gold Medal as the top student in his graduating class. In 1968, he was granted a master's degree in environmental engineering, also from Manhattan College. In 1973, he received a fellowship from the English Speaking Union to reside in England and collaborate in the development of strategies to clean the River Thames. He was employed by the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) until his retirement in 2000. He worked for many years in the fields of water quality and water pollution, eventually rising to the position of director of the water quality bureau. For several years prior to his retirement, he was the regional engineer for the northeast region of DEC. He was active in national affairs and most active in the National Water and Environmental Federation (WEF), serving as its president for several years. He had many hobbies including fishing, water sports, darts, furniture restoration, picture framing, and trading in collectibles. He especially loved to spend time with his family at their camp on Sacandaga Lake. He was also a member of the Knights of Columbus. He was predeceased by his parents, Frank and Genevieve Mack, and his sister, Marcia (Mack) Johnson. Survivors in addition to his wife include two children, Kimberly Mack (John Bestgen) of Pepperell, Mass. and Daniel (Deborah) Mack of San Francisco, Calif.; his grandchildren, Noah, Chloe and Grace; two brothers, Paul Mack of Guilderland and Frank Mack of Naples, Fla.; several aunts and uncles; and numerous nephews, nieces and cousins. Funeral private at the convenience of the family. Donations in lieu of flowers may be made to the Salvation Army, 222 Lafayette St. Schenectady, NY 12305. Arrangements by the Daly Funeral Home, Inc., 242 McClellan St., Schenectady, NY 12304. {Reported As: 1967 } http://www.legacy.com/TimesUnion-Albany/Guestbook.asp?Page=GuestBook&PersonID=18721505 --- 1 --- The Times Union (Albany, New York) August 2, 2006 Wednesday 3 EDITION SECTION: CAPITAL REGION; Pg. B7 HEADLINE: MACK, PETER J. LATHAM -- Peter J. Mack, of Latham, died at his home on July 30, 2006 after a long illness. Born April 6, 1945, he was the husband of Patricia (Kennedy) Mack. Mr. Mack was a professional engineer completing his undergraduate work at Manhattan College in 1967. He was elected to Tau Beta Phi, the pre-eminent civil engineering honor fraternity, and was awarded the Civil Engineering Gold Medal as the top student in his graduating class. In 1968, he was granted a master's degree in environmental engineering, also from Manhattan College. In 1973, he received a fellowship from the English Speaking Union to reside in England and collaborate in the development of strategies to clean the River Thames. He was employed by the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) until his retirement in 2000. He worked for many years in the fields of water quality and water pollution, eventually rising to the position of director of the water quality bureau. For several years prior to his retirement, he was the regional engineer for the northeast region of DEC. He was active in national affairs and most active in the National Water and Environmental Federation (WEF), serving as its president for several years. He had many hobbies including fishing, water sports, darts, furniture restoration, picture framing, and trading in collectibles. He especially loved to spend time with his family at their camp on Sacandaga Lake. He was also a member of the Knights of Columbus. He was predeceased by his parents, Frank and Genevieve Mack, and his sister, Marcia (Mack) Johnson. Survivors in addition to his wife include two children, Kimberly Mack (John Bestgen) of Pepperell, Mass. and Daniel (Deborah) Mack of San Francisco, Calif.; his grandchildren, Noah, Chloe and Grace; two brothers, Paul Mack of Guilderland and Frank Mack of Naples, Fla.; several aunts and uncles; and numerous nephews, nieces and cousins. Funeral private at the convenience of the family. Donations in lieu of flowers may be made to the Salvation Army, 222 Lafayette St. Schenectady, NY 12305. Arrangements by the Daly Funeral Home, Inc., 242 McClellan St., Schenectady, NY 12304. LOAD-DATE: August 2, 2006 --- 2 ---
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http://www.legacy.com/GreenwichTime/DeathNotices.asp?Page=LifeStory&PersonId=18383925 Robert Fennell Augustine ROBERT FENNELL AUGUSTINE - 81, died July 7, 2006 at his home. He was a lifelong Yonkers resident. Robert was born on February 12, 1925, to the late Augustine Fennell and Marion (Coughlin) Fennell. He was a graduate of Sacred Heart High School and Manhattan College. During WWII, he served in the Army, spending much of his service in Europe with the 6811th Signal Security Detachment. On April 23, 1949, he married Katherine Granger at Sacred Heart Church in Yonkers. He worked at Yonkers Raceway for 41 years, retiring in 1991 as Director of Mutuels. He had also worked for 19 years at the General Motors plant in Tarrytown as a supervisor of computer operations. He is survived by his loving wife of 57 years and his beloved children Mary Ann Brendler, Susan (John) D'Agostino, Katherine, Elizabeth (Daniel) Frare, Robert, and Nancy (James) Case. He is predeceased by his daughter Jeanne DeCola. He is also survived by his nine grandchildren Mary Elizabeth Zouaoui, Corey, Jamie, Ryan and Katie D'Agostino, Christina and Lexie Frare, James and Julianne Case. Also survived by his two sisters Marion Burpoe and Jane Fennell and many nieces and nephews and grandnieces and nephews. Mr. Fennell was a parishioner of the Church of Christ the King. ### {MCalumDB: ????} {MikeMcE reports: I believe that Robert was a member of the Class of 1949. May He rest In Peace. Mike (Thanks, Mike.) }
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http://www.legacy.com/LATimes/Obituaries.asp?Page=LifeStory&PersonId=18513157 FUSCO, John A. John A. Fusco Died on July 15, 2006. He was born in NYC to John C. and Mary Fusco on Aug 25, 1937. After graduating from Manhattan College in 1959, he went to OCS in the U.S. Navy. He relocated to Los Angeles, where he worked for the L.A . Times. He was later transferred to the Palm Desert Office. He is survived by one brother Thomas, and two sisters Phyllis Donohue and Christine Janson. He also had three nieces, three nephews and twelve great nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by a sister Noreen. At John's request there will be no services. Following cremation, his ashes will be scattered at sea. John loved life, arts, literature, music and being with his family and many friends. Published in the Los Angeles Times on 7/18/2006. ### {Reported As: 1959 }
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http://www.legacy.com/Newsday/DeathNotices.asp?Page=LifeStory&PersonId=18366177 John M. Geiger GEIGER-John M., of Brightwaters on July 4, 2006. Mr. Geiger was born in Manhattan on November 24, 1913 to John Michael and Josephine Haber Geiger. He attended Fordham Preparatory School and graduated from Fordham University in 1934. He worked in the family insurance business, for the City of New York, and completed engineering coursework at Manhattan College before commencing employment with Sperry Gyroscope Corporation. At Sperry, he was involved in pioneering programs for aircraft navigation and high altitude targeting. He later held engineering, sales, marketing and management roles for a series of antimissile programs and concluded a 30-year career as an executive with the Fleet Ballistic Missile Submarine Navigation Program. After retiring from Sperry in the mid 1970's, he spent ten years in a second career, working for the W.A. Baum Co. Inc., providing production engineering management. Mr. Geiger was involved in the community, serving on the Parish Council at St. Patrick Church in Bay Shore, and in a variety of advisory roles there related to renovation of the Church building and facilities management. He was a Trustee in the Village of Brightwaters from 196671, and served as Harbor Master during a major renovation of the canal and piers. Avid sailors, the Geigers were active members of the Bay Shore Yacht Club, where John served as Secretary in the late 1960's. Mr. Geiger married Nancy Lynch in November 1939. They raised seven children, Julie (Ronald) Schroder of Rochester, NY, Nancy Jo (Erik) Rambusch of Rowayton, CT, Joan Geiger of Bellerose, NY, Jean (Philip) Power of Larchmont, NY, John (Debra) Geiger, Jr., of Sterling, VA, James (Kathleen) Geiger of Vienna, VA, and Mary Ellen (John) Folliard of Belchertown, MA. Mr. Geiger moved with his career from the Bronx, to Warner Robbins, Georgia before settling in Brightwaters in 1950. Ever embracing the practical use of technology, he maintained a weekly Internet chat with his family and researched a broad family history. His wife preceded him in death in 2001. Mr. Geiger is survived by his sister, Josephine Geiger Kearney of Simsbury, CT, his children, twenty-three grandchildren and ten great-grandchilden. Reposing at the Fredrick J. Chapey & Sons West Islip Funeral Home, 1225 Montauk Hwy., (¼ Mile West of the Robert Moses Cswy.). Celebration of the Liturgy of Christian Burial, St. Patrick's R.C. Church, Bay Shore, L.I. Saturday 9:30AM. In lieu of flowers the family requests donations be made to St. Patrick's R.C. Church, 9 North Clinton Avenue, Bay Shore, N.Y. 11706. Visiting Friday 2-4:30 and 7-9PM. Published in Newsday on 7/6/2006. {mcALUMdb: 1952 }
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The New York Times August 9, 2006 Wednesday Late Edition – Final SECTION: Section C; Column 5; National Desk; Pg. 12 HEADLINE: Dr. James F. X. O'Rourke, 86, Eye Specialist and Politician BYLINE: By DOUGLAS MARTIN Dr. James F. X. O'Rourke, an eye surgeon who, never content with medicine alone, followed an unlikely career path that took him from singing and playing football to leading the city of Yonkers and the Westchester County Republican Party, died on Friday in the Bronx. He was 86 and lived in Scarborough, N.Y. The cause was kidney cancer, said his daughter Kathy Rittinger. Gov. Nelson A. Rockefeller appointed Dr. O'Rourke mayor of Yonkers on Dec. 31, 1966, to fill the vacancy created by the election of John E. Flynn to the State Assembly. Dr. O'Rourke was elected mayor in November 1967 and was defeated in 1969. He was chairman of the Westchester County Republican organization from 1973 through 1979. In 1980, he teamed up with Dominick L. DiCarlo, a former assemblyman, to run Ronald Reagan's presidential campaign in New York State. Dr. O'Rourke was born in Manhattan and grew up in the Riverdale section of the Bronx. He graduated from Manhattan College at 19 and from Georgetown Medical School at 22. While a student at Georgetown, he married Evelyn Cooke and sang in nightclubs and on the radio. He also played professional football for the minor league Washington Presidents and played three exhibition games with the New York Giants before being cut when several retired players returned to fill the player vacuum created by World War II. Dr. O'Rourke was a medical officer in Europe during the war, receiving a Purple Heart and a Bronze Star. Near the end of the war, he sang ''Recondita Armonia'' from Puccini's ''Tosca'' at a medal ceremony attended by Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower. After the war, he practiced general medicine in the Bronx while completing his residency in ophthalmology at Columbia Presbyterian Eye Institute. He opened a practice in Manhattan and was affiliated with Columbia Presbyterian, St. Vincent's and Bellevue, where he also taught. He later opened a second office, in Bronxville. Dr. O'Rourke continued working until June as director of ophthalmology at Westchester Medical Center, a post he had held since the 1980's. As for his career in politics, Dr. O'Rourke said he fell into it in the early 1960's by agreeing to run for councilman in Yonkers. He won and went on to become deputy mayor before becoming mayor. Dr. O'Rourke's defeat as mayor followed public anger when members of the city's Police Department called in sick in an apparent protest over the city's position in contract talks. He was defeated by Alfred B. DelBello, a Democrat, who told voters that Yonkers was $12 million in debt. A month later, Dr. O'Rourke said the Yonkers city administration was riddled with fraud and mob-influenced kickbacks and payoffs. The State Commission of Investigation held seven days of hearings, and a grand jury recommended that Governor Rockefeller remove a city councilman. Mr. Rockefeller did not do so. While Dr. O'Rourke was leading the Republican Party, Mr. DelBello became the first Democrat to be elected county executive. Mr. DelBello won the post in 1973. But in 1974, Dr. O'Rourke helped win Republican pluralities in Westchester County in races for president, United States senator and governor. In 1972, he was a founder of Hudson Valley Bank and served as director and chairman. Besides his daughter Kathy, Dr. O'Rourke is survived by six other daughters: Colleen Kensinger, Eileen Hoffnagle, Mary Wojtusiak, Ann Romanovsky, Tara Howard and Kerry Malitoris; six sons: James, Brian, Kevin, Sean, Michael and Brendan; 27 grandchildren; one great-grandson; and a brother, Richard. His wife, Evelyn, died in 2003. Among his activities, Dr. O'Rourke coached a Pop Warner League youth football team for 16 years. The team became local heroes in Yonkers when it won the Northeastern regional championship. All six of Dr. O'Rourke's sons played on the team at one time or another; his daughters were cheerleaders, and his wife took charge when he was late for practice. LOAD-DATE: August 9, 2006 = The New York Times August 7, 2006 Monday Late Edition – Final SECTION: Section B; Column 1; Classified; Pg. 8 HEADLINE: Deaths O'ROURKE, JAMES F.X., M.D. O'ROURKE --James F.X., M.D. on August 4, 2006. Age 86. Beloved husband of the late Evelyn Cooke. Loving father of thirteen children and spouses, James and Nancy O'Rourke, Colleen and Loren Kensinger, Brian and Nancy O'Rourke, Kathy and Jim Rittinger, Kevin and Chris O'Rourke, Eileen and Wilson Hoffnagle, Mary and David Wojtusiak, Sean and Lori O'Rourke, Ann and John Romanovsky, Michael O'Rourke, Tara Howard, Kerry and John Malitoris, and Brendan and Kathryn O'Rourke. Also survived by a brother Richard, twenty-seven grandchildren and one great-grandchild. A World War II Purple Heart, Bronze Star veteran, he graduated from Manhattan College and Georgetown University Medical School. Completed a residency in ophthalmology at Columbia Presbyterian. Former Mayor of Yonkers; Westchester County Republican Chairman; founder, former director and chairman of Hudson Valley Bank. At the time of his death, he was Director of Ophthalmology at Westchester Medical Center and Associate Chairman and Professor of Ophthalmology at New York Medical College. Friends may call Sunday and Monday, August 6 and 7, from 2 to 4, and 7 to 9 pm, at Waterbury and Kelly Funeral Home, 1300 Pleasantville Rd, Briarcliff Manor. Requiem Mass on Tuesday, August 8, at 10 am, Church of St. Theresa, 1394 Pleasantville Rd, Briarcliff Manor. LOAD-DATE: August 7, 2006 == James F X O'Rourke MD (RIP) O'ROURKE, JAMES F.X. - Dr. James F.X. O'Rourke, age 86, died August 4, 2006 in Calvary Hospital after a difficult battle with cancer. He was born in Manhattan on March 11, 1920 and grew up in the Riverdale section of the Bronx, where he attended Manhattan Prep and Manhattan College, graduating at the age of 19. He studied at Georgetown Medical School and graduated in 1943 at the age of 22, the youngest doctor in the nation that year, because of a school year shortened by World War II. At the end of his first year at Georgetown, Jim O'Rourke married his college sweetheart, Evelyn Cooke, who died in 2003, having celebrated their 62nd anniversary. To support their growing family in D.C., he drove a cab and played football for the minor-league Washington Presidents, owned by George Marshall, then owner of the Redskins and a friend of the N.Y. Giants, Jack Mara. Upon graduation, Jim returned to New York for an internship at St Vincent Hospital, while he surreptitiously continued his football career with the NY Giants, a team understaffed because of the war. He played three exhibition games in August and September, but was cut when the Giants re-activated some retired stars to fill the player vacuum. The cut was timely as Sr. Loretta Bernard of St Vincent's came across an earlier Herald Tribune article by Red Kline with a mention of the ?promising candidate? and confronted her young intern with the evidence. After a stint at Ft. Bragg with Evelyn, two children and a third on the way, Capt. O'Rourke was shipped overseas with the 397th Regiment of the 100th Division, 3rd Battalion. In his tour as a field surgeon on the front lines in France, he saw much action. He won a purple heart for shrapnel wounds and a Bronze Star for crossing enemy lines with two buddies to save a fallen American soldier. He was also commended for slipping into the German town, Neustadt, to deliver a baby in transverse arrest. Decades later, the ?baby,? Mrs. Schneider, by then an American citizen living in Chicago, tracked him down for a happy phone reunion. Promoted to Major, his company earned the nickname, ?O'Rourke's Raiders,? when German soldiers surrendered the town of Altbach to his medical team as the company moved in to set up a field hospital. As chronicled in ?Regiment of the Century,? the town was taken without a shot fired. Near the end of the war, at a medal ceremony for hundreds of soldiers, presided over by Gen. Eisenhower and held at the Stuttgart Opera, Maj. O'Rourke sang ?Recondita Armonia? from Tosca with the Stuttgart Symphony as back up. After the war, Dr. O'Rourke set up a private general practice in Kingsbridge, subsequently completing a residency in Ophthalmology at the Columbia Presbyterian Eye Institute. His decision was inspired by the death of his medical school friend, Brian Murphy, from cancer of the optic nerve. He opened a practice in Manhattan and was affiliated with Columbia Presbyterian, St. Vincent's and Bellevue, where he also taught in the residency program. He was a Diplomat and Fellow of the American Board of Ophthalmology and a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons. Jim and Evelyn and their five children moved to North Yonkers in 1948, where they lived for the next thirty years, but for three years in Eastchester, and welcomed eight more offspring to the fold. Dr. O'Rourke opened a second office in Bronxville and expanded his hospital affiliations to Yonkers General, St. Joseph's and St. John's Riverside. Yonkers became more than just an address for Jim and Evelyn. Dr. O'Rourke's life-long friends and interests were developed during his years there. He moved his medical practice to a Yonkers office. He was a founding member and football coach of the Colt's Boys Club. An excellent athlete, he played tennis, winning many singles and doubles championships at the Amackassin Club. He took up squash at the Riverdale Avenue YMCA and won the Yonkers City Championship for many years running. Beyond athletics, his talents were many; he was blessed with a beautiful tenor voice and was a gifted piano player. A parishioner of the Monastery Church of the Sacred Heart, he sang in the Men's Choir. He was an admired raconteur, known for his colorful Irish jokes replete with brogue and impeccable comic timing. He was adept at sleight of hand and dazzled children of all ages with the disappearing coin that invariably found its way into the unsuspecting child's nose or ear. In 1963, he was elected and served two terms as Councilman of the 3rd Ward in Yonkers. When John Flynn became State Senator, Vice-Mayor O'Rourke assumed the mayoralty, and subsequently was elected to a second term. He became County Leader of the Republican Party in Westchester and headed the NY State Committee to Elect Ronald Reagan in the 1980 campaign. Under the auspices of Gov. Nelson Rockefeller, Dr. O'Rourke organized and operated as a volunteer the first Westchester County Drug Rehabilitation Program. Dr. O'Rourke was a founder, director, and for a period of years, Chairman of the Board of the Hudson Valley Bank, established in 1972. He was actively involved in the Hudson Valley Foundation, sponsoring his annual pet project, the ?Tennis for Charity? tournament, which raised funds to aid local organizations. He was a founding member of ?The Friendly Sons of St. Patrick? in Westchester, a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and the American Legion. He served as Trustee for the NYS Facilities Corp. and sat on the Board of the NYS Public Health Council. In 1988 Dr. and Mrs. O'Rourke moved north to Scarborough to be nearer to family. He was a parishioner and daily communicant at St. Theresa Church in Briarcliff Manor, where he sang for a time in the choir. He was a member of Sleepy Hollow Country Club, where he took up golf at the age of 74, to the amusement of his family, who finally found the chink in his armor. He was appointed Director of the Ophthalmology Department at Westchester Medical Center and Associate Chairman and Professor of Ophthalmology at New York Medical College, positions he held until shortly before his death. A man of remarkable strength and stamina, despite his illness he was still treating patients two months before his death. The commendations presented to Dr. O'Rourke are too many to mention in full, but he was very humbled to be named a Knight of Malta in 1963. Ronald Reagan appointed him Regent of the Armed Services Medical School for an 8 year term. In 2003 Jim and Evelyn were honored by the Cardinal's Committee of the Laity at a dinner supporting the Inner-City Scholarship Fund of Westchester. After listening to the litany of praise about the O'Rourkes and hearing Dr. O'Rourke sing a stirring rendition of ?Danny Boy,? Wellington Mara quipped, ?Had I known he was going to turn out this well, we wouldn't have cut him from the Giants.? Besides his own varied and colorful career, Dr. O'Rourke was an eyewitness to many historic events. He was in the first group of army personnel that followed the liberating forces into Buchenwold Concentration Camp and attested to the horrific scene there. While a Councilman, Dr. O'Rourke traveled in 1963 with members of a Yonkers Baptist congregation for the ?March on Washington? and heard Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. deliver his famous ?I Have a Dream? speech at the Lincoln Memorial. In 1969, Jim and Evelyn were in the stands at the Kennedy Space Center to witness the launch of Apollo 11, the first manned moon landing mission. Dr. O'Rourke is survived by his thirteen children and their spouses, James and Nancy O'Rourke, Colleen and Loren Kensinger, Brian and Nancy O'Rourke, Kathy and Jim Rittinger, Kevin and Chris O'Rourke, Eileen and Wilson Hoffnagle, Mary and David Wojtusiak, Sean and Lori O'Rourke, Ann and John Romanovsky, Michael O'Rourke, Tara Howard, Kerry and John Malitoris, and Brendan and Kathryn O'Rourke. He is also survived by twenty-seven grandchildren, four of whom are married, one great-grand child and a brother, Richard O'Rourke. He was predeceased by his beloved wife, Evelyn, his brother, Jack, and his son-in-law, John Howard. Dr. O'Rourke was one of those rare men who touched, influenced and helped thousands of people in his lifetime; he will be deeply missed. The family will receive visitors at Waterbury and Kelly Funeral Home in Briarcliff Manor on Sunday and Monday from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. A Requiem Mass will be celebrated on Tuesday at 10 a.m. at the Church of St. Theresa, Briarcliff Manor with interment to follow at Gate of Heaven Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in memory of Dr. O'Rourke to the Inner-City Scholarship Fund of Westchester, 1011 First Avenue, NY, NY 10022. WATERBURY & KELLY FUNERAL HOME 1300 Pleasantville Road, Briarcliff Manor (914)941-0838 {Reported As: 1939 } {JR: That was some Jasper. I'm sorry I never got to capture his story! Where are all the aspiring writers? If you're trying to find your Muse, it might be in one of your fellow alums! }
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From: Mike McEneney [1953] Sent: Sunday, August 06, 2006 12:00 AM To: John Reinke Subject: Obit Louis T. Pedulla, '53 Dear John, Today, Saturday August 5th, we buried Louis T. Pedulla from the Class of 1953. The Mass was celebrated at St. Margaret's Church on Riverdale Avenue and was attended, in addition to his family and neighbors, by his classmates from the Class of 1953, Dan Capozzi, Al Werben, Bob Higgins, Bob Mahony and Myself. Lou was older than most of us, having served in Europe during the Second World War where he was involved in the Battle of the Bulge. As a result of being pinned down during that battle in a fox hole, he lost some of his toes to frost bite, something that he rarely discussed. Lou was a long time teacher and was an avid reader and lover of the English language. He will be missed by all. May He Rest In Peace. Mike McEneney, Esq. '53 {JR: Amazing how that generation leaves without us fully understanding their story. }
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[JR: Alerting old friends seeking to reconnect or "youngsters" seeking a networking contact with someone who might have a unique viewpoint that they are interested in.] # # #
Bartus, Ms. Laura Catherine Hannan (2000) President International Trade Center Alliance Mount Olive, New Jersey 07878 www.ITCAevents.org # # #
Bennett, Edward [MC1970] Sales Engineer Datanamics, Inc. Las Vegas, NV 89119 www.datanamicsinc.com {JR: NOW I am JEALOUS! } # # #
Cusack, Garry (1965) Senior Vice President CH2M HILL Englewood, CO 80112 # # #
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Fortune August 21, 2006 U.S. Edition SECTION: STREET LIFE; Pg. 39 Vol. 154 No. 4 HEADLINE: Still Making Easy Money in Oil BYLINE: Andy Serwer HIGHLIGHT: How one veteran of the crude biz plans to reap his next windfall. You know about catch-and-release fishing, right? A guy with plenty to eat goes out in a boat, reels a few in, and throws 'em back. Sustenance is not the issue: It's all about sport. Understand that concept, and you can begin to comprehend why Tom O'Malley, 65, a man who has made a fortune several times on Wall Street and in the oil biz, has forsaken retirement and is at it again. "Besides," he says, "my wife doesn't want me around the house." Between one-liners, the straight-shooting O'Malley made a clear point recently when he spoke to me by phone from Zug, Switzerland: The oil boom is far from over. Based on his decades-long tenure wheeling and dealing in the energy and commodities businesses, we should listen carefully. O'Malley was raised on Staten Island and says he graduated near the bottom of his class at Manhattan College and once worked as a New York City cabbie. But he became an oil trader and rose to vice chairman at Salomon Brothers, running its PhiBro trading business. He got the job as CEO of Tosco in 1990 and built it into the nation's largest independent refiner before selling it to Phillips--now part of ConocoPhillips--for $7 billion in 2001. In that deal O'Malley pocketed a "couple hundred" million dollars. His next stop was at Premcor--the old Clark Exploration--where he was tapped by Blackstone Group to be CEO in 2002. Three years later O'Malley had turned that ugly-duckling company into a swan, first taking it public and then selling it to Valero for $6.9 billion. There O'Malley took home another "couple hundred" million. And get this: In each case he took a big chunk of his compensation in the acquirer's stock. Since those deals, ConocoPhillips and Valero have risen 177% and 22%, respectively. That works. O'Malley's latest incarnation is as CEO of a European oil company called Petroplus. Carlyle Group, Riverstone (a private-equity group specializing in energy deals), and the company's two founders took Petroplus private last year for a reported $670 million and hired O'Malley this May. Petroplus is a midsized independent refiner that O'Malley plans to enlarge through acquisitions, take public (maybe later this year), and then, perhaps, deal. Already the straw is stirring the drink. "Europe, particularly 'old Europe,' as Donald Rumsfeld calls it, is ripe for consolidation much like the U.S. was several years ago," he says. "We just closed on a deal to buy a Belgian refinery in Antwerp, and in early July we announced we will buy an Exxon refinery in Ingolstadt, Germany." With the Exxon deal, Petroplus will have five refineries with a total capacity of more than 450,000 barrels a day. That's far from huge--Exxon's facility in Baytown, Texas, alone can do 557,000 barrels--but the scale across the pond isn't quite as big. And he isn't done yet. "There's more to buy," he says. "We hope to do Ebitda of more than $500 million in '07. Twice that would be a good size." O'Malley's aggressive game plan reflects his take on the prices of oil and gasoline: They will remain high. He believes it's more likely the cost of a barrel of oil will rise than fall. "The price of crude isn't going to drop by $20," O'Malley says. "Right now consumption is growing faster than capacity. I look at the public statements of the Saudis because they have excess capacity, and they say they want oil prices high." As for the price of a gallon of gasoline in the U.S., "$3 is an embedded number," he says. "In my great state of Connecticut we're paying close to $3.50." O'Malley says not to expect any relief at least for the balance of the decade. This is not idle chitchat. "I'm walking the talk," O'Malley says. "I'm a large shareholder in ConocoPhillips. I own a lot of Valero, and I have serious money in Petroplus too." But, he says, he isn't doing it for the financial reward at this point. "Anything I make from here on in--and a lot of what I made before--I'm going to do what Warren Buffett did," he tells me, referring to Buffett's recent decision to begin turning over his fortune to charity. At this point in O'Malley's career, building up Petroplus is more about accepting a challenge and proving himself right than anything else. The way O'Malley sees it, making money in oil refining these days is like shooting fish in a barrel. {extraneous deleted} GRAPHIC: PHOTO: ROBERTO ARCARI--CONTRASTO/REDUX; CANNY; Tom O'Malley (at Petroplus in Zug, Switzerland) pocketed some $400 million for selling his first two companies. LOAD-DATE: August 9, 2006 {JR: Known to be 1963 }
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Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (New York) August 2, 2006 Wednesday SECTION: OUR TOWNS; Pg. 3F HEADLINE: College Notes {extraneous deleted} Rochester {extraneous deleted} David Nicolo of Rochester graduated in May from Manhattan College in Riverdale, Bronx County. {extraneous deleted} LOAD-DATE: August 4, 2006 {Reported As: 2006 }
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Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (New York) August 2, 2006 Wednesday SECTION: OUR TOWNS; Pg. 6F HEADLINE: College Notes {extraneous deleted} Rochester {extraneous deleted} Kaitlin Vanhall of Rochester graduated in May from Manhattan College in Riverdale, Bronx County. {extraneous deleted} LOAD-DATE: August 4, 2006 {Reported As: 2006 }
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Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (New York) August 2, 2006 Wednesday SECTION: OUR TOWNS; Pg. 4F HEADLINE: College Notes Fairport {extraneous deleted} Thomas Nolan of Fairport graduated in May from Manhattan College in Riverdale, Bronx County. {extraneous deleted} LOAD-DATE: August 4, 2006 {Reported As: 2006 }
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Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (New York) August 2, 2006 Wednesday SECTION: OUR TOWNS; Pg. 4F HEADLINE: College Notes Other {extraneous deleted} Nicholas Iacoviello of Pittsford and Molly Rose Pheterson of Rochester graduated in May from Manhattan College in Riverdale, Bronx County. {extraneous deleted} LOAD-DATE: August 4, 2006
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http://www.c-n.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2006608020314 College graduates from Somerset County Basking Ridge/Bernards: {extraneous deleted} # Maxim Artemenko, bachelor's degree, Manhattan College {extraneous deleted} from the Courier News website {Reported As: 2006 }
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http://www.prweb.com/printer.php?prid=191085 Dr. Joe Webb of Strategies for Management and Vincent Naselli of Naselli & Associates Announce New Speaker Services for Graphic Communications, Printing and Publishing Company Meetings, Customer Events, And Keynote Presentations Dr. Joe Webb, printing and communications industry commentator and forecaster, known for his contrarian views in his weekly “must read” column, and Vince Naselli, a 20-year industry veteran of sales, marketing, and research in the printing and publishing industries, have pooled their expertise to create special programs covering essential industry topics. These industry veterans make available more than 50 years of experience tracking and analyzing the graphic communications industry by looking at emerging opportunities and critical points of change to provide stimulating and thought-provoking discussion about the forces re-shaping our business and the world. (PRWEB) January 5, 2005 -- Dr. Joe Webb of Strategies for Management and Vince Naselli of Naselli & Associates announced their plans to pool their industry experiences and observations to provide a service available for contract by companies and associations supporting the graphic arts industry. Both will collaborate on the critical issues affecting the industry today and be available for a broad spectrum of speaking engagements including: -- customer events -- sales meetings -- keynote addresses -- planning meetings -- product launches -- association events Dr. Webb and Mr. Naselli are available together, or individually, depending on the timing, topic, budget, or presentation needs of their clients. The programs for 2005 include two important topics, built on Webb and Naselli’s proprietary analysis, and tailored to client needs: Profiting From Change & Going Beyond Survival: Winning in a Changing Communications Environment This 45-minute presentation focuses on how traditional forms of communication including print, broadcast, online, and other media are competing and converging to form a communications industry that is radically different from current perspectives. The program offers recommendations about what opportunities to consider and how to prepare for change, not just to survive, but to profit handsomely in the years ahead. Renewing the Print Industry: Dr. Webb’s Prescription for an Ailing Market This 45-minute presentation examines the present and future role print will play in communications. Its future strengths and weaknesses will be discussed including what the industry must do for print advocacy, and how print service providers can incorporate new tools to create unique solutions to their clients. In addition to their syndicated topics, the team of Webb and Naselli also offer custom crafted presentations tailored to specific client needs. Customer groups can benefit from these customized sessions as they provide an objective look at a wide range of key industry issues delivered by expert and knowledgeable market veterans. Personalized programs can also be tailored to support and educate field sales teams and senior management groups as part of their strategic planning meetings, conveying the key issues needed to position their products and services for maximum effectiveness. Rates for made-to-order programs are negotiated based on client requirements. What the Service Includes: Program Presentations: -- A 45 to 60-minute discussion followed by a lively Q&A session -- Promotion of your event using Dr. Webb’s proprietary newsletter -- Posting of your press release announcement on PRWeb for broad Internet distribution -- PDF file of presentation slides for distribution to your attendees and members Custom Presentations: -- For confidential sales, marketing, planning, and other meetings (half day on-site meeting) -- Preliminary conference call to discuss meeting goals and tailoring of presentation to your company’s specific needs -- A 60- to 90-minute discussion followed by Q&A session -- One-on-one meeting with key executives after the presentation -- PDF file of presentation slides for distribution to your attendees and members For information about fees and availability, please contact Mr. Naselli at 732-568-0316, or e-mail him at vince(at)naselliandassociates.com About Dr. Joe Webb Dr. Webb has been one of the industry's best-known consultants. The weekly column "Fridays with Dr. Joe" at WhatTheyThink.com has become a "must-read" for the printing industry. His commentary, speeches, and lively Q&A sessions have been featured at many industry trade events. A 25+ year veteran of the graphic arts industries, he was the developer of the influential TrendWatch information service, sold to Reed Business in 2000. Outside the graphic arts, Dr. Webb and business partner Jim Whittington have brought TrendWatch methodologies to the broadcast and entertainment/visual effects imaging markets. He is a Ph.D. graduate of the NYU Center for Graphic Communications Management and Technology (1987) and serves on the Center's Board of Advisors. He holds an MBA in Management Information Systems from Iona College (1981) and was a magna cum laude graduate in Managerial Sciences and Marketing from Manhattan College (1978), where he was a member of the economics honor society. He has taught graduate and undergraduate courses in marketing, market research, quantitative analysis, business policy, and organizational behavior. He started in the industry with Agfa’s Graphic Systems Division (1978-1980) and was a marketing executive with Chemco Photoproducts (1981-1987). He also served the industry as chairman of the NPES Statistics Committee and was an active member of the GAMIS special industry group of Printing Industries of America. Among his publications is “Dr. Joe's Almanac,” a resource of more than 500 industry publications, Web sites, associations, and others. He has also written “Renewing the Print Industry: A Contrarian's Constructive Perspective.” In December 2004, Dr. Webb received the prestigious Neil Richards Visionary Leadership Award from GAMIS, for his contribution to the growth and development of industry colleagues as a mentor and role model, his promotion of innovative and futuristic thinking, with a focus on the practical application of market information. Dr. Webb’s Web site and e-store can be accessed at www.drjoewebb.com . About Mr. Vince Naselli, Principal, Naselli & Associates Vince Naselli has more than 20 years of professional experience in the graphic arts marketing industry. He is the former Director of TrendWatch Graphic Arts, having been responsible for daily management of the information services provider. He also directed significant investments in the TrendWatch Graphic Arts business and expansion of its client services, building on the established TrendWatch Graphic Arts offerings. During his tenure at TWGA, he developed the “Research-on-Demand” service initiative, comprising fast turnaround, economical, precision market research for individual companies seeking highly targeted data on specific issues and questions. He is a frequent contributor to WhatTheyThink.com and other leading industry publications. He has served as a past committee chairman of the Imaging & Prepress and Market Research subcommittees for the NPES market research program, one of the leading research trade associations in the graphic communications industries. He has also served as president and on the board of directors of GAMIS, the research trade association of the Printing Industries of America. Mr. Naselli speaks at numerous industry events about the trends in technology, business conditions, and the future of the imaging business. Some of the events he has participated in are Graph Expo, Executive Outlook, MacWorld CreativePro, and Connect, among others. In previous professional roles, he served as Dealer Relations and Regional Sales Manager for Screen USA and was the Senior US Marketing Manager for Agfa of market research and competitive analysis and concurrently was the Senior U.S. Marketing Manager for Apogee responsible for PDF Workflow software and systems. Mr. Naselli holds a Bachelor of Science degree in marketing and management from Kean University, New Jersey. Mr. Naselli's Web site is www.naselliandassociates.com ### {JR: And, Jasper Webb (1978) is one of the bloggers we've cited. }
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http://www.prweb.com/printer.php?prid=58932 Yonkers Authors Launch New Eco Series about Environmental Crime. Yonkers authors, Charles and Lidia LoPinto have recently launched two new episodes of the "The Adventures of Juliana Del Rio," an environmental series that deals with terrorism and environmental crime. They have begun their tour in Westchester New York to promote the books. CALENDAR: 4/10 -- Book Signing April 10th at Barnes & Noble in Yonkers Earth Day Event - The authors will be at Barnes & Noble on April 10th to sign copies of their book and talk to the public about environmental crime and their series. Both episodes, of The Adventures of Juliana Del Rio will be available for sale. 3/29-30 -- Readings For The Public at The Small Press Center Book Fair March 29th and 30th. The authors will be available at the Small Press Center Book Fair, March 29th and March 30th, where the public is invited to attend a reading. The Book Fair is located at 20 West 44th Street, between 5th and 6th Avenues in New York. Telephone 212 764 7021. The book fair is a free event. ABOUT THE FIRST EPISODE The first episode, The Case of the Ocean Polluters in Alaska starts with an investigation of cruiseliners which are polluting Alaskan waters, but it soon escalates into nuclear terrorism case. Environmental agents risk their lives to prevent the devastation of our most precious natural resources in Alaska. [ISBN: 0-595-65267-0 (HC)$24.95 ISBN: 0-595-25697-X (SC)$14.95 -- 208 pages. How easy is it to build a nuclear bomb? In their book, "The case of the Ocean Polluters in Alaska," Engineers Lidia and Charles LoPinto describe a possible scenario and a process whereby fictional radicals build missiles in a hidden location in US soil. Discovery of their activities only happens as the agents, Juliana Del Rio and Sean Ryan, are investigating an ocean pollution case. "When I first started investigating the technology, I just did research on the Internet, and I was shocked to learn so much in so little time! Given just a modest investment many groups could accomplish this! It seems that many organizations have been warning us for years! says Lidia, author of the series and Chemical Engineer with 20 years of experience in process techology. Reviews: "Authors Charles LoPinto and Lidia Llamas LoPinto tell an exciting story that weaves together the worlds of environmental destruction, blackmail, and politics." Reviewed by Thomas Biblewski, Baker Street Distpatch. "All the good stuff is here for a thrilling read" - Book Reader. "I truly enjoyed the fast pace of this exciting story!" - Ann Thomson, Rocky Ford Daily Gazette, Co. "Poised to be the E-Files of the Environment, within the first few paragraphs the reader is caught up in the story's plot. Not knowing what dangers the pair face next, the reader is held in suspense."- Mason Canyon, Chattooga Press "I wondered if this novel could possibly live up to being WORTH the asking price. I'm happy to report that if environmental stories are what you like, this new series is for you: if you are as new to them as I, let these authors make you a fan! A well written 'Cozy' with thought provoking information..." Reviewed by Ottilee Bastgen of Concord, CA for the January issue of Cozies, Capers and Crimes Newsletter. ABOUT THE SECOND EPISODE The second episode, The Case of the Toxic Train Derailment was inspired by truly devastating railroad accidents that have occurred around the country. This episode explores the problems associated with inadequate evacuation plans and the disadvantages poor minority areas may have during such accidents. In this episode, the two agents, Juliana and Sean deal with a Bhopal type accident occurring in a southern town. ISBN: 0-595-65269-7 (HC) $29.95 ISBN: 0-595-25699-6 (SC) $19.95 -- 385 pages Can such a train derailment happen here in Westchester? "Train tracks carrying industrial materials exist right here in Yonkers, near a large plant along the Hudson and parallel to commuter trains and an elementary school and daycare! Tracks are also located near Indian Point. The question of adequate evacuation plans, whether it is a train derailment (which happens often in the US) or a less likely event, a nuclear mealtdown, is close to our hearts. The story deals with the consequences to a town that wasn't prepared and how in particular minorities are the ones to suffer the largest death toll due to their proximity to the spilled materials and the lack of resources in their neighbohood. Proper evacuation plans is an issue close to the heart of people in Westchester residents worried about Indian Point." says Lidia LoPinto, coauthor of The Case of The Toxic Train Derailment, the second of The Adventures of Juliana Del Rio series. As an engineer, Lidia has written Emergency Preparedness Plans for a number of major municipalities. Reviews: “In writing Worst Case Scenario, the LoPintos drew on their combined experience as chemical engineers, knowing the weaknesses of petrochemical processing and transportation of chemicals. They studied at least six incidents, all believed to be “accidents” but no one knows how they happened.... “ Anne Thompson, Rocky Ford Daily Gazette. “I enjoyed both of your books and think that you two have created what could be a marvelous franchise for a film and television property. Sean and Julie are strong characters. With Sean, you have an archetype that fits nicely into the hero’s journey. He’s a reluctant hero and Julie’s younger character, a feisty Latina, spurs him into action. There’s nice chemistry between these characters... they would be two meaty film roles. I thought immediately of Harrison Ford and Jennifer Lopez.” Scott Petri, screenwriter. About The Authors Lidia LoPinto is known to Yonkers for having stepped forward at a time when Tibbetts Brook Park was in danger of being lost to development of the ballpark. She has appeared on News 12 and been featured in The Journal News after having held a demonstration in front of the Park. Lidia and her coauthor Charles LoPinto have spoken to numerous groups, including the Sierra Club, about the importance of protecting the environment against devastating accidents and terrorism and were featured in a special article in The Journal News about their new genre - environmental crime novels. The Adventure of Juliana Del Rio novels aim to entertain and to build awareness of the vulnerability of our environment. Charles and Lidia both hold Master's degrees in Chemical Engineering and have years of experience in the chemical industry. Both are alumni of Manhattan College, in the Bronx (where they met 25 years ago as a result of an introduction by one of their chemical engineering professors, Dr. Luis Theodore, a recent fan of the books.) The couple has created this unique book genere marketed under the trade name EnviroCrime Publishers and distributed by iUniverse.com and EnviroCrime Publishers. Additional information about the series is available at www.envirocrime.com {MikeMcE reports: Dear John, Both John and Lidia (nee Llamas) are members of the Class of 1975. Mike (Thanks, Mike.) }
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The Record (Bergen County, NJ) August 6, 2006 Sunday All Editions SECTION: LOCAL; DEAN'S LIST; Pg. L05 HEADLINE: Dean's list BYLINE: Cathy Krzeckowski, North Jersey Media Group {extraneous deleted} MANHATTAN COLLEGE * Closter: Kathleen M. Goldrick {extraneous deleted} LOAD-DATE: August 7, 2006
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From: Lisa Natosi (1992) Sent: Tuesday, August 01, 2006 8:23 PM Subject: RE: Who are you and what is your connection to Manhattan College? Hello, As I mentioned in my previous email my name is Lisa Natosi. My maiden name during my college years at Manhattan was Mercadante. I graduated May of 1992. I was previously receiving your newsletter to my office email address prior to your forming the yahoo group. My previous email was {privacy invoked}. You may still have my office email on record. I have since stopped working with the birth of my second child and use this email as my primary email address. You have had several correspondences with my good friend Erin McGrath. She organized an effort to raise money in honor of our friend Lisa Muccilo who passed away in August of 2003 from breast cancer. This may ring a bell to you and be a step to reintroducing myself. By the way, I understand that the construction of a new women's locker room at Draddy Gym is underway so we are hopeful to have some sort of dedication to Lisa at some point, hopefully in the near future. Thank you for your time and please let me know if I can provide any add'l information that you may need to add me to your distribution list. I apologize for my short response previously but being a mother of two small children...I get little time to get on the cmpt and take time to actually type a legible email without one of my children trying to climb on my lap to do "dot com"... tee hee Be well and in good health, Lisa Natosi {JR: Dear Ms. N, That's more than enough. I'm a terrible clerk and the email address did NOT ring a bell. As a matter of fact I am holding two other unknowns as well. In the bad guys world cracking a Yahoo Group gives a ton of email addresses that can be spammed, phished, and otherwise hacked. So, I'm very careful. More later, Fjohn }
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Email02
From: John Lovett [MC1963] Sent: Wednesday, August 02, 2006 1:06 PM Subject: Go Jaspers! -- John F.X. Lovett Sr. Principal Preferred Health Strategies, Ltd Rye Brook, NY 10573 -- 1 -- From: Reinke's Jasper (mc68alum) Persona Sent: Wednesday, August 02, 2006 3:09 PM To: Lovett, John [LKDN] [MC1963] Subject: RE: Go Jaspers! So where are we going? ;-) Hellooo Fellow Jasper Yet Another John, I told you all my good poop: (1) you're not registered on the MC alum website; (2) I produce a weekly (weakly) ezine about alums; and (3) you have an interesting niche. Based on my experience with health care, hospitals, doc, medicare, and insurance companies, Medicare, and paperwork, you'll be in business forever. Arghhhh! SO I may I help you? I have an extensive network on LinkedIn 700+, a rolodex of about 10k in various states of repair and disrepair, and the largest collection of info on Jaspers outside of the College itself (And as badly as I'm organized; I know they're worse!). Fjohn
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Email03
From: Gary Ritzmann (1985) Sent: Wednesday, August 02, 2006 3:31 PM To: Distribute_Jasper_Jottings Moderator Subject: Re: File - Who are you and what class are you.txt John, I tried to switch email addresses for the second time from {privacy invoked} to {privacy invoked}. I guess I don't follow instructions very well. Gary Ritzmann MC Class 85 and 89 --1-- From: Reinke's Jasper (mc68alum) Persona Sent: Wednesday, August 02, 2006 7:40 PM To: 'Gary Ritzmann' Subject: [JasperJottingsEditorial] RE: File - Who are you and what class are you.txt Hello Jasper Gary: That's an automatic challenge. It gets sent immediately upon attempting entry. I was alerted, and since I had your address already in my Jaspers file, so I approved it. You should get a stock "welcome" message and I just sent an additional message from inside the group. Hope that's not too confusing or too much email. Regards, Fjohn
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Email04
From: Jack Tyniec '66 Sent: Saturday, August 05, 2006 12:49 PM Subject: Re: Happy Birthday! Here's my traditional Jasper birthday greeting John, Thanks; spending the day with family, which is a great pleasure. Regards, Jack Tyniec '66
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Email05
From: Frank J. Hermanek, '56 Sent: Saturday, August 05, 2006 9:22 PM To: Distribute_Jasper_Jottings-owner Subject: Re: [Distribute_Jasper_Jottings] jasperjottings20060806 In a message dated 8/5/2006 1:28:44 PM Eastern Daylight Time, Reinke writes: {MikeMcE reports: I believe that the Doctor was a member of the Class of 1956. (Thanks, Mike.) } I went through my 1956 yearbook and Dr. Fidone was not a member of the class of '56. Frank J. Hermanek, '56 --- 1 --- From: Reinke's Jasper (mc68alum) Persona Sent: Sunday, August 06, 2006 7:56 AM To: Hermanek, Frank J. [JJ] [MC1956] Subject: [JasperJottingsEditorial] RE: [Distribute_Jasper_Jottings] jasperjottings20060806 Hmmm, I'll have to check into this discrepancy. Maybe the CIA is involved? (Adjusting my tin foil hat) Ahh, that's better. Have to keep out those mind rays. Careful we may have a position for you on the Editorial Board. Thanks, we'll take your claim of error under advisement and study it meticulously. If need, we'll correct with a mea culpa announcement. At least we know one person is reading this stuff. Nothing good on TV? ;-) Seriously, thanks, we want to be right about important things like this. FJohn --- 2 --- From: Hermanek, Frank J. [JJ] [MC1956] Sent: Sunday, August 06, 2006 7:28 PM Subject: Re: [Distribute_Jasper_Jottings] jasperjottings20060806 >>>At least we know one person is reading this stuff. Nothing good on TV? ;-) Only one? Don't think so. Right no good "stuff" on TV. As I was preMed (didn't make it) I kinda knew all the guys wanting to go to Med school. Actually, if you look at his age (76 years?) he was a little too old to graduate in '56. Probably graduated in '52, went to Med school and married in '56. He certainly squeezed a lot into one life time. Frank J. Hermanek '56 --- 3 --- From: Mike McEneney [1953] Sent: Sunday, August 06, 2006 11:46 PM To: Reinke's Jasper (mc68alum) Persona Subject: Re: [JasperJottingsEditorial] RE: [Distribute_Jasper_Jottings] jasperjottings20060806 Dear John, I found the Doctor listed as a member of the Class of 1956 in the 1995 Alumni Directory. I did not check the online Directory. Best, Mike --- 4 --- {JR: I checked mcALUMdb and it says '52. With the accuracy of records being what it is, it might be 1852. ;-) Hey, but at least we are not watching TV! And, it's not like I can fire the research staff. Or cut their pay and bonuses. So we'll extended everyone subscriptions one issue FREE!}
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Email06
From: Daniel W. (1974) Costantin Sent: Sunday, August 06, 2006 10:06 PM To: Distribute_Jasper_Jottings-owner Subject: Re: [Distribute_Jasper_Jottings] jasperjottings20060806 My new email address is {privacy invoked} Please discontinue using {privacy invoked} Thanks {JR: <joke alert on> The Colonel is adjusting to retired life after the military. He has weaned himself off exclamation points and all upper case. He's working on periods and request versus order now. <joke alert on> DONE!! Promptly. ;-) I do the same thing sometimes and I have been out the usaf for 33 years. }
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Email07
From: Reinke's Jasper (mc68alum) Persona Sent: Monday, August 07, 2006 05:31 AM To: Asherah, Kathleen [MC1989] Subject: [JasperJottingsEditorial] Found your blog, wanted to share a thought, and extend an invite. Dear Ms. Kathleen '89, I'm a fellow who produces a weekly free ezine for our fellow Jaspers. As part of that hobby, I do a lot of searches for "manhattan college" on the net. Recently I found your blog. There's always more to do for this "hobby" than I have time for. But, I do the best I can. I read your blog to determine if you were a Jasper. The auto searches pull up Marymount, Borough of Manhattan, and all manner of others. I've itemized that finding at http://home.comcast.net/~jxymxu7sn5ho9d/Manhattan_College_ology.htm if you want a laugh! I'm not sure I have your last name right. Nor was I able to match up your name, or should I say your father's name that you used in College, so I took a guess. I'm always blundering about. So, if I am wrong about any of this, then I apologize for wasting your time. Sometimes, my hobby's not easy. Sometimes it's most rewarding. I feel that I'm like an inet version of Paul Revere yelling "here's a Jasper; there's a Jasper, everywhere there's Jaspers". I do have about 1500 readers. You can see my hobby at http://www.jasperjottings.com and know what kind of nut job I am. Usually, I just pound out a standard invite (appended below) and move on. In this case I wanted to do a little more. I read about autism in your blog, and know that the Intelligent Designer (gender neutral), the Goddess, or Whatever Womyn Hands Out Assignments has dealt you an interesting opportunity. I did want to call your attention to a fellow Jasper MaryAnn McCarra-Fitzpatrick Class of 1989 who has an autistic nonverbal six year old boy. She's pretty vocal in the Yahoo Autism Groups. I have no other agenda then to let you know about her and offer to connect you with her. She blogs as well in a couple of different areas. I found her when she was blogging about strange foods. But, then Jasper are where you find them. To sums up. Hello. Sorry if I have your name wrong. Sorry if I'm wrong. Enjoyed the blog. Offered you Jasper Jottings. Offered to connect you with a fellow Jasper. Apologize profusely for wasting your time when you could have been blogging or knitting. I'll adjust my tin foil hat, and move along now. L8R, Fjohn68 Ferdinand John Reinke Manhattan College Alumni - Class of 1968 Kendall Park, NJ 08824 --- 1 --- From: Kathleen Asherah-Kollar [1989] Sent: Monday, August 07, 2006 6:53 PM To: Reinke's Jasper (mc68alum) Persona Subject: Re: Found your blog, wanted to share a thought, and extend an invite. Hello John. Thanks for the email. The internet world is always a bit smaller than we realize. I graduated in Jan. 92. And my last name was different (changed in while volunteering in Alaska). Sure add me to the list of Jasper Jottings. Although, I was darn glad to get out of there when I did. Thanks also for the blog info on the other mom of a child with autism. I am not especially active on the NY Autism Yahoo group...but a bit moreso on the LI one. Barnes was the last name back then. Thanks for your email. You write well and gave me a good laugh on an otherwise crappy afternoon. :) Kathleen --- 2 --- From: Reinke's Jasper (mc68alum) Persona Sent: Monday, August 07, 2006 8:55 PM To: Asherah, Kathleen [MC1992] Subject: [JasperJottingsEditorial] RE: Found your blog, wanted to share a thought, and extend an invite. >Hello John. Thanks for the email. The internet world is always a bit smaller than we realize. And shrinking and quickening all the time. >I graduated in Jan. 92. Thanks for sharing that fact. ;-) I took a stab and guessed 89 for some reason? >And my last name was different (changed in while volunteering in Alaska). So I read. >Sure add me to the list of Jasper Jottings. I'll send you an invite. Yahoo doesn't allow me to "add", you have to "accept", to prevent spam. ?:-| >Although, I was darn glad to get out of there when I did. Weren't we all. All that thinkin got in the way of drinkin! And workin and datin and livin. No time to add g's. > Thanks also for the blog info on the other mom of a child with autism. I am not especially active > on the NY Autism Yahoo group...but a bit moreso on the LI one. I'll let her know about you and maybe you two can "relate", "bond", or "understand". Or whatever it is that you womyn do that us male chauvinists find unknowable. :-) >Barnes was the last name back then. Yes, thanks, I did a search of '89 Kathleen's and there were a few. Surprisingly, I thought that it might have only been one. But, like the drunk looking under the lamp post after dropping the keys by the house door, I wasn't even close. [Notice gender neutral!] >Thanks for your email. Ahh, you're most welcome. I used to knit and crochet as a kid to overcome some childhood arthritis. My family wasn't rolling in dough so rather than go to the doc for PT $$$, my aunts and Mom put their heads together for a cheaper alternative. :-) If it hadn't been for hating that, I'd a probably been a brain surgeon. >You write well Well there's one of you who thinks that. >and gave me a good laugh on an otherwise crappy afternoon. :) Great, made my day. Heck, I have such low standards, I was happy when I didn't receive a burning undergarment in the email. ;-) My wife says I have a weird sense of humor. But, I think I am funny. l8r, Fjohn68 --- 4 --- From: MaryAnn McCarra - Fitzpatrick (1989) Sent: Tuesday, August 08, 2006 8:02 AM Subject: Thanks for the email! 8 August 2006, Tuesday morning Dear Mr. Reinke: Many thanks for your email! I will drop Kathleen a line. "Strange foods"!!!! Really, how could anyone consider haggis a strange food :-) ?? Hope all is well with you.... Regards, MaryAnn McCarra-Fitzpatrick (1989) http://mccarra--poetry.blogspot.com {JR: Another great achievement for butt-in-ski man. No Jasper left unbothered! }
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Jaspers found web-wise
JFound1
http://www.redbankgreen.com/redbankgreen/2006/06/the_other_georg.html ANOTHER GEORGE SHEEHAN, CLASSIC George1 redbankgreen called George Sheehan Jr. a couple of Saturdays ago to find out what he was up to. First words out of his mouth: “I’m in my underwear getting ready to change into my shorts for a run.” Well, thanks for putting that picture into our heads, George. So why bring it up? Not to ruin your breakfast, or Sheehan’s, but because on reflection, it seems fitting here. Sheehan, you see, is a running pioneer of sorts, one old enough to have been derided as a “man in his underwear” when he did his training runs in the 1960s. And thanks to men and women like Sheehan who shrugged off such taunts, millions of people could later run through the streets of America without hearing any snide comments about underwear. Some 2,500 or so such folks are expected to do just that at Saturday’s George Sheehan Classic. Of course, it must be said that the race is named for the late Dr. George Sheehan, the “Running Doc,” a trailblazing and best-selling writer on the sport. He deserves more credit for turning fitness jogging and running into something of a mania in the latter decades of the 20th century than his eldest son—or just about anyone, really. And for all his aplomb with a self-deprecating narrative, George the Younger is a reluctant interview subject, one who tried repeatedly to deflect our attention to his 11 siblings, several of whom, like him, will run the five-mile race Saturday morning. But George Jr. (he’s actually George III) has these attributes going for him: he spent the first five years of his life in Red Bank, grew up in Rumson, and again lives Red Bank. He’s had a series of jobs in bars and stores hereabouts, and now drives a cab in Red Bank. He laments the absence of Prown’s (though he was pleased to find an alarm clock at the Rite-Aid on Water Street). And, most important, he blurts out that he’s in his drawers when that’s really not what you want to hear. Thus, he’s redbankgreen material. So redbankgreen caught up with Sheehan that afternoon over a beer at the Globe, where he talked about life as the co-eldest child of Doc and Mary Jane Sheehan (he’s got a twin sister); his time at Christian Brothers Academy, which his father helped found; and “Dad,” a cardiologist who once put a corpse in the waiting room after a patient died in the physician’s home office. “People thought he was asleep,” Sheehan says of the deceased. Mostly, though, Sheehan unspooled about running. He says his father pulled him out of class one day in the spring of 1958—young George was in the eighth grade—and took him to the Penn Relays at “historic Franklin Field” in Philly, the first of several such events that made him realize, he says, “that this was going to be my sport.” At Manhattan College, his father’s alma mater, he ran cross-country and track distances up to three miles. “I think the records in my categories were a little weak, but I managed to erase them,” he says. “I never had any speed or kick, but I could chase people.” (Sheehan and his father, who died in 1993, are the only father-son pair in MC’s athlete’s hall of fame.) Sheehan spent some years as his prolific father’s business assistant, and later worked as a bartender and running-shoe salesman. For the past four years, he’s been driving a cab when not out golfing or running. Now 61 years old and never married, he still goes to the Penn Relays each year for three days of scoping out young talent and catching up with old friends. Three years ago, though, the excursion took an unexpected turn. He had gone to Philly as a spectator, and had no running shorts with him, but somehow got roped into running the anchor leg in the 50-and-over four-by-four relay for the Shore AC Running Club at literally the eleventh hour when they desperately needed a body. And no, this is not a man-in-his-underwear tale. “I had my training shoes and black socks,” Sheehan says. “They threw me a shirt and shorts.” After changing, he joined his sudden teammates, “a ragamuffin Iraqi army” of doomed runners. As he emerged from the stadium tunnel into the track, Sheehan—who had not trained for this kind of thing—saw he’d be running his leg against a guy who “was built like Michael Johnson.” And soon after the race got underway, it was clear that this army was in for Gulf War-style humiliation; well before Sheehan took the baton, his crew was trailing badly. “So there I was, no warm-up, in black socks, our team almost 400 yards behind the leaders, and the announcer comes on and says: ‘And… in this race… the Shore AC “B” team will be anchored by… GEORGE… SHEEHAN… JUNIOR!’” He pauses. “It was like that Woody Allen movie where he goes to buy a copy of Playboy, and the guy at the register shouts out, ‘HEY, HOW MUCH FOR PLAYBOY?’” Still, his team was so far out of competition that all Sheehan had to do was get across the finish line to salvage his dignity. And he ran his first 200 meters in a respectable (for the circumstances) 35 seconds, but then fell apart, struggling simply to finish the 400 in 89 seconds, after which he collapsed, completely drained. “I realized I had hit bottom,” he says, laughing. “I knew I was a fraud.” Still, he trains, and sets goals for himself, allowing himself wiggle room on his target finish times. “It’s like the perfect crime,” he says of training. “I like the planning aspect of it.” Lately, he’s been preparing for the race that was born in 1981 as the Asbury Park 10K but renamed for “Dad” in 1994, when it moved to Red Bank. After the race, the 12 Sheehan brothers and sisters, ranging down in age to 44, will gather for a family reunion. June 07, 2006 in People, Sports ### {JR: I don't have dates for the family. George Sheehan '67 George Sheehan '40 ???}
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JFound2
http://www.drcarman.com/DrCarman.aspx Christine Ann Carman 1984-1988 Manhattan College, Riverdale, N.Y. Presidential Scholar B.S. in Biology, Magna Cum Laude, May 1988
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JFound3
http://www.novabagpiper.com/index.html Virginia Bagpiper for all Occasions such as : Weddings, Funerals, Parties, Celebrations, Retirements, Golf Tournaments and Business Functions. {JR: aka Phil Nannery (1987) }
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JFound4
http://www.blogger.com/profile/28198144 Evan Jenkins * Age: 22 * Gender: male * Astrological Sign: Pisces * Zodiac Year: Rat * Industry: Student * Location: Eastchester : New York : United States About Me I am an incoming senior at Manhattan College and am majoring in marketing, in which I have an internship this summer. {Reported As: 2007? }
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ZFound (Jaspers Found on Ziggs http://www.ziggs.com) Ziggs harvested all the public personal pages as a search engine would. Using their free offering, I have identified ~700 possible Jaspers from it. I'm planning to share 10 "found on Ziggs" Jaspers each week in the coming weeks. The first group moves in this week's issue. I don't like to overwhelm the readership with too much of anything. Besides "harvesting" takes a lot of time. And, these folks thought they could hide from Jasper Jottings!
Alvarez, Ronald J. [1957]			http://www.hofstra.edu/Academics/HCLAS/Engineering/egg_alvarez.cfm
Antaki, Stephen A. [1980]			http://www.avz.com/pages/antaki.html
Arena, James V. [1981]			http://www.chemistry.ccsu.edu/arena/default.html
Babor, Thomas F. [1966]			http://www.commed.uchc.edu/faculty/babor/default.htm
Davis, John J. [????]			http://www.advantageprofessionals.com/ourteamtext.htm#JohnBaldo
Barrett, John J. [1963]			http://www.gordonsiegel.com/bio_barrett.asp
Beamish, Jim [1958]			http://www.raveis.com/agentprofile.asp?ID=F76D7522-9977-47B8-9D81-8F64696D12B2&AGENT=4059&OFFICE=31
Behar, Brad M. [1997]			http://www.kenyon.com/attorneys/bio.aspx?attid=320943105
Beirne, Thomas R. [1963]			http://www.cuddyfeder.com/abtlwtrb.html
Bendall, James [1967]			http://www.reallawyers.net/lawyer-attorney-1063873.html
Bendernage, James F. [1973]			http://www.sidley.com/lawyers/bio.asp?ID=6300
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MC mentioned web-wise
MFound1
http://radar.oreilly.com/archives/2005/11/burn_in_8_robert_lefkowitz_the.html Burn In 8: Robert Lefkowitz (the R0ml) Permalink By nat on November 24, 2005 This is the ninth entry in the O'Reilly Radar series about how alpha geeks got into computers. Robert Lefkowitz has driven IT on Wall Street, managed massive open source installations, and now works for a startup doing startupy things. He's a hilarious presenter and has often spoken at OSCON. Robert Lefkowitz's Story Between my junior and senior years in high school -- that would have been in 1969 -- I was admitted to an NSF summer program at Manhattan College in New York -- in which we studied Linear Algebra, Atomic Physics, and Computer Programming. Computer Programming consisted of writing programs in Fortran II -- and walking the punched card decks down to the data center window where I believe they were run on a CDC machine. My project was a program to compute the inverse of a large matrix. Every run would result in pages of gobbledy-gook being printed out until the data center operators canceled the job. They told me to stop submitting jobs unless I fixed the problem. Unfortunately, I couldn't figure out the problem. My instructor was less than helpful -- he looked over the program and opined: "Looks good to me. Beats me why it does that." No joy there.
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MFound2
Jonathan in Admissions is blogging? http://nycjonathan.blogspot.com/ Nice pics of the campus
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JASPER’s BLOGGING
Yell if you need help.
Jasper Jottings as a feed				http://www.feedyes.com/feed.php?f=3KNUXxDz2JdArs6b
Jasper Jottings Sports				http://jasperjottings.blogspot.com/atom.xml
NEW BLOG LOCATED
Asherah, Kathleen [MC1992]				http://katyknits.typepad.com/katyknits/rss.xml
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Kahn, Donald J. Sr. (1961)				http://alykahn.livejournal.com/data/rss
Lampe, Blaire (2005)				http://blogs.bootsnall.com/Blair/
Mauro, Nicholas (2003)				http://evilnickm.blogspot.com/atom.xml
Mawn, Theresa (2001)				http://theresamawn.blogspot.com/
McCarra-Fitzpatrick, MaryAnn (1989)				http://mccarra--poetry.blogspot.com/ http://mccarra-fitzpatrickscatalogueshopping.blogspot.com/ http://mccarra-fitzpatrick.blogspot.com/
Reinke, John (1968)				http://reinkefj.wordpress.com/feed/
Webb, Joe (1978)				http://drjoewebb.blogspot.com/atom.xml
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Sports from College (http://www.gojaspers.com)
Sports from others (http://jasperjottings.blogspot.com/ )
Jaspers In Strange Places (Not including Brooklyn!) Volunteers in other countries accepted!
Country	City			Who		Last update
China	HongKong			Haybyrne, James B. (1966)		2006-06-18
Ethiopia	Addis Ababa			Flynn, Bro. Gregory (1966)		2005-11-10
Hawaii	Kaneohe			Yamamoto, John H. (1963)		2004-07-15
Ireland	?			Fay, John C. (1986)		2005-09-18
Italy	Mascalucia			Celeste, Salvatore L. (1968)		2006-06-15
Italy	Rome			Tully, Rev. Gerard P. (1983)		2006-04-16
Japan	Tokyo			Carroll, Kevin M. (1974)		2006-06-18
Philippines	Cebu			Rotando, Jerome (1968)		2006-06-18
Spain	Madrid			Pradas, Eugene (1978)		2005-07-27
Spain	Valencia			Giner, Robert (1979)		2006-06-16
UAE	Dubai			Kahn, Donald J. (1961)		2006-06-15
Venezuela	Valencia			Grimaldi, Gustavo A. (1980)		2006-06-20
{JR: All Jaspers in Strange Places please ping in. When I retire, I'm planning to visit! No one in merry Old England? We would have all wanted to know more.}
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Boilerplate
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Curmudgeon's Final Words This Week
http://www.jasperjottings.com/2006/jasperjottings20060730.htm#_Email01 ***Begin Quote*** From: Don dd Stebbins [1961] Sent: Saturday, July 08, 2006 7:54 PM To: John Reinke (1968) Subject: The "Liberty Teeth" Speech by George Washington Dear Jasper John, I knew the quote attributed to George Washington by Curmudgeon was false without even looking it up. 99 and 99/100 percent had a non-18th century look to me. A discussion of the origins of this bogus quote and others follows below. One must be very careful in trusting the validity of quotes found on the Internet. I have to say that rightwingers tend to be especially prone to passing them on. As far as guns are concerned, I guess I watched too many westerns as a kid. A lesson I learned from them is that an armed society is a dangerous society. "Please leave your pistols at the door" was sage advice. Sincerely yours, Donald M Stebbins ***End Quote*** Well, apparently Jasper Don has covered me with egg. And rightfully sold. At least I'm in good company with others who have been mislead. But, just as I don't expect one quote to sway opinion, I don't expect one mis-quote to demolish the body of evidence that guns are an antidote to violence. Both the violence that governments inflict on their citizens and residents AND the violence that criminals inflict on the innocent are stopped COLD by an armed citizen. The supreme court has ruled that the police have no duty to protect you. NOLA demonstrated what happens when one does. Self-help, self-reliance, and self-defense are a personal responsibility. The Jewish genocide by the Germans is had to imagine if they had not been disarmed first. The Jews in the Warsaw ghetto put a crimp in the Final Solution with just a few weapons. And, one reads every so often, when the mainstream press allows a pro-gun story to slip by, of an armed citizen stopping a crime by the judicious use of force. Cribbing from our CIC's blog, I like the line from an email he shared with me: ***Begin Quote*** Hmm, I’m a criminal and try to mug the wrong old lady. I wind up dead! Bad choice. Or do you have the death penalty for weak old women. If we keep eliminating criminals like that, then pretty soon we will either be out of criminals or they will have to take up a new line of work. Either way, I trust women to make good decisions. ***End Quote*** In any event, it is NOT an armed society that is dangerous. It's a dangerous world out there! Two-legged and four-legged predators abound out there. Criminals care nothing for your Victim Disarmament Laws (aka Gun Control Laws). And bears, mountain lions, and alligators can't read those "laws". (I restrict the use of the word "law" to principles like the Law of Gravity! No reading required. Compliance not optional!) The reason the Second Amendment is in the Constitution is to recognize something the Dead Old White Guys knew. The Gubamint can't be trusted. And, a gun evens up the contest. I hope none of us ever needs one, but if you do, I hope you have it handy. A 1911 aimed at the center of mass will discourage any predator. Now what does one use on those pesky politicians? Voting doesn't seem to work!
And that’s the last word. Curmudgeon
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GBu. GBA. Reinke sends.