Sunday 24 December 2006
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759 are active on the Distribute site. The site had 2,924 (double normal volume?) unique visits last week. This issue is at: http://www.jasperjottings.com/2006/jasperjottings20061224.htm Use email-sending web form http://public.2idi.com/=reinkefj anytime.
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SPECIAL SEASONAL MESSAGE Thanks to all the readers who make this hobby possible. Thanks MikeMcE who acts as great pair of eyes as a reporter, a great research assistant for Class Years, and one of my key sounding boards on "great ideas". Thanks to the many "reporters" who have written in about themselves and others; without them this would be a lot thinner and very very dry. When I started, what seems eons ago, I never dreamt how it would grow. I regret not being a better clerk, reporter, or having more time. I wish I could do a better job of follow up and follow thru. Like the story on Brother President, the Hughes Memorial, or interviewing the many interesting Jaspers. I have no idea how long this will continue. Some weeks with nothing to really publish, I think this might be it. Other weeks, when I'm behind schedule and a lot to publish, I think this might be it. Some weeks, when I successfully connect two Jaspers, I'm on cloud nine. Some weeks, when all I have are obits, I'm in the dumps. Most weeks I just am happy that I have a great hobby. In this joyous season, regardless of which flavor of winter solstice celebration you favor – and I have to be politically correct with the Druids – and regardless of your political persuasion – I invite you to share my personal prayer … "Donna Nobis Pacem".   Merry, Joyous, and Happy to all Jaspers where ever you are. Signed, your CIC
JASPER EVENTS THAT I HAVE HEARD ABOUT
Saturday December 30, 2006
Meet George Fisher '74 as the Jasper men's bbteam plays Long Beach State University at Long Beach, CA time 10:05 pm est. Email c/o Jasper Jottings or call me for his cell phone number to link up!
Tuesday January 02, 2007
Meet George Fisher '74 as the Jasper men's bbteam plays Pepperdine University at Malibu, CA time 8:00 pm est. Email c/o Jasper Jottings or call me for his cell phone number to link up!
Saturday February 24, 2007
Hold the date for 2007 Manhattan Alumni of the Treasure Coast Jasper Open Golf Tourney
April 21-29, 2007
Trip to the Italian Riviera sponsored by MC (at least according to the snazzy broucher I was mailed). Book by 10/17 and save $200! 800-323-7373. Sigh!
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My list of Jaspers who are in harm's way:
- Afghanistan
- - Feldman, Aaron (1997)
- Korea
-- Stephanie (????)
- Unknown location
- - Lynch, Chris (1991)
- Uzbekistan
- - Brock (nee Klein-Smith), Lt Col Ruth (1979)
… … my thoughts are with you, and all of you that I don't know about.
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QUOTE OF THE WEEK:
"Dona Nobis Pacem" Expressed beautifully in a MASH episode
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Exhortation
http://fullcoverage.yahoo.com/s/afp/20061213/sc_afp/ turkeyarchaeologyagriculture_061213073357 3,000-year-old dam revives farming in Turkish village by Nicolas Cheviron Wed Dec 13, 12:07 PM ET {Begin Quote} ALACAHOYUK, Turkey (AFP) - In this central Turkish village, peasants and archaeologists celebrate a unique achievement -- a 3,246-year-old dam, once buried under mud and slime, is back in service to irrigate farmlands. {End Quote} One can take a lot of lessons away from this one: the past holds forgotten wisdom, the hubris of thinking we know it all, or even "who owned the dam". One thing is for sure: people in the past were not stupid, we don't know it all, and who did own the dam that fell into disrepair. A lot of people didn't have clean water for a lot of years because of that dam being forgotten. In and of itself, the dam is illustrative of how we can shoot ourselves in the foot. I don't have any great insight about how to prevent it. But I am trying to think if I have such a blind spot. My fellow alum will have eliminated all their's long ago. Right?
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
1 Messages from Headquarters (like MC Press Releases) 0 Good_News 3 Obits 4 Jaspers_in_the_News 3 Manhattan_in_the_News 9 Email From Jaspers 0 Jaspers found web-wise 0 Jaspers Found on Ziggs 1 MC mentioned web-wise 0 New Jasper Bloggers (12 Previously reported)
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PARTICIPANTS BY CLASS
Class	Name			Section
????	Belcher, Lauren			JNews2
????	Thielman, John "Jake"			JNews4
1949	Gallagher, Joe			Email05
1952	Plumeau, Ed			Email01
1953	McEneney, Mike			JObit1 (reporter)
1956	Hermanek, Frank			Email09
1960	Smith, Jim			Email06
1962	Dillon, Joe			Email02
1962	Dillon, Joe			Email03
1965	Herzman, Dr. Ronald B.			JUpdates
1968	Dolan, Kevin J.			JUpdates
1968	Phelps, Stephen (Steve) E. Jr.			JUpdates
1970	Daniello, Nicholas J.			JObit1
1970	DeLigio, James J.			JObit3
1971	Taravella, James Alan			JObit2
1972	Ferrara, Rich			Email07
1972	Guzman, Dexon			JUpdates
1978	Horan, Bill			Email08
1982	Weber, Harry			JUpdates
1983	Langelotti, James P.			JNews1
1988	Ferraro, Joseph			Email02
1989	Flanagan, Patrick R.			JUpdates
1991	Roat, Amy			JUpdates
1996	Denton, Vaughn			JNews3
1997	McVeigh, Heather D. P.E.			JUpdates
2000	Desalvo, Stephen			Email02
2006	McCarthy, Thomas			Email02
2006	McCarthy, Thomas			Email04
2008	Zalackas, Brandon M.			JUpdates
MCstf	Mauriello, Thomas			Email03
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PARTICIPANTS BY NAME
Class	Name			Section
????	Belcher, Lauren			JNews2
1970	Daniello, Nicholas J.			JObit1
1970	DeLigio, James J.			JObit3
1996	Denton, Vaughn			JNews3
2000	Desalvo, Stephen			Email02
1962	Dillon, Joe			Email02
1962	Dillon, Joe			Email03
1968	Dolan, Kevin J.			JUpdates
1972	Ferrara, Rich			Email07
1988	Ferraro, Joseph			Email02
1989	Flanagan, Patrick R.			JUpdates
1949	Gallagher, Joe			Email05
1972	Guzman, Dexon			JUpdates
1956	Hermanek, Frank			Email09
1965	Herzman, Dr. Ronald B.			JUpdates
1978	Horan, Bill			Email08
1983	Langelotti, James P.			JNews1
MCstf	Mauriello, Thomas			Email03
2006	McCarthy, Thomas			Email02
2006	McCarthy, Thomas			Email04
1953	McEneney, Mike			JObit1 (reporter)
1997	McVeigh, Heather D. P.E.			JUpdates
1968	Phelps, Stephen (Steve) E. Jr.			JUpdates
1952	Plumeau, Ed			Email01
1991	Roat, Amy			JUpdates
1960	Smith, Jim			Email06
1971	Taravella, James Alan			JObit2
????	Thielman, John "Jake"			JNews4
1982	Weber, Harry			JUpdates
2008	Zalackas, Brandon M.			JUpdates
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HEADQUARTER'S MESSAGES
Headquarters1
From: alumni at listserv.manhattan.edu Sent: Thursday, December 14, 2006 2:41 PM To: alumni at listserv.manhattan.edu Subject: Seasons Blessings from the Sesquicentennial Capital Campaign Office! To: Manhattan College Alumni/ae From: Sesquicentennial Campaign Office Seasons Blessings from the Sesquicentennial Capital Campaign Office! {JR: Passed along without comment, except that my old (even then) Christian Brother Latin teacher in High School would have rapped my knuckles for the abuse of Latin in the TO line. ;-) Funny what brings back old beatings. Salve Frater Lawrence where ever you are. }
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OBITS
JObit1
From: Mike McEneney [1953] Sent: Thursday, December 14, 2006 11:20 PM To: John Reinke Subject: Obit Dear John, I received a call today that there is an Obit in today's (Thursday's) Journal News for a young Doctor who graduated from Manhattan. I will try and get more on it tomorrow. Mike --- 1 --- From: Reinke's Jasper (mc68alum) Persona To: 'Mike McEneney' Sent: Friday, December 15, 2006 3:21 PM Subject: RE: Obit DANIELLO, NICHOLAS J. 12-14-2006 Nicholas J. Daniello M.D., age 58, of Cross River, New York, formerly of Purchase, died on December 12, 2006 at Memorial Sloane Kettering. He was born on March 24, 1948 in New York, New York. He was a Board Certified Doctor specializing in Ears, Nose and Throat having had practices in Yonkers and the Bronx. He graduated from St. Raymond's High School in the Bronx, Manhattan College, and New York Medical College/Flower Fifth Avenue. Doctor Daniello greatest joy was his family. He took great pride in attending his sons sports activities, and was President of the John Jay Booster Club; and as a fund raiser for St. Raymond's High School, where he was President of their Alumni Society. He is survived by his wife Kathleen, his sons Nicholas, Christian and Michael, all of Cross River, a brother Charles Sherrin of Pequannock, NJ. He was predeceased by his mother, Bessie. The family will receive friends at the CLARK ASSOCIATES FUNERAL HOME, 4 Woods Bridge Road, Katonah on Thursday from 7 to 9 pm and Friday 2 to4 and 7 to 9 pm. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Saturday in St. Mathias Church, Babbitt Road, Bedford Hills at 10 am. Entombment Gate of Heaven Mausoleum. For those who wish to contribute in his memory may be made to St. Raymond's High School, 2151 St. Raymond Avenue, Bronx, NY 10462. CLARK ASSOCIATES FUNERAL HOME 4 Woods Bridge Road Katonah 913-232-3033 www.clarksassociatesfune ralhome.com --- 2 ---- From: Mike McEneney Sent: Friday, December 15, 2006 4:12 PM To: Reinke's Jasper (mc68alum) Persona Subject: Re: Obit Dear John, I believe that the Doctor received his BS Degree in 1970. May He Rest In Peace, Mike --- 3 --- {JR: All we need sometimes is a "heads up". Internet searching isn't perfect by any means. This didn't show in ANY of my "manhattan college" searches! We need your eyes and your fingers to phone or keyboard. Please?} {JR: Subsequent research shows that neither the NY Daily News nor the NY Post index their obit or allow the search engines to index them. Shame on them. I'll be sending them a nasty gram. No wonder the newspaper is dying industry. Instead of worrying about informing people and monetizing on that, they are intent being an island. Lost? }
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JObit2
ACTIONABLE OBIT: EXPIRES 18DEC06 New Windsor,NY 12553 MC1971 Taravella, James Alan http://www.legacy.com/RecordOnline/Obituaries.asp?Page=LifeStory&PersonId=20289663 http://tinyurl.com/yxbc93 ***Begin Quote*** James Alan Taravella James Alan Taravella, 57, of Newburgh, died on December 13, 2006 at St. Luke's-Cornwall Hospital in Newburgh. Beloved husband and best friend of Rosemarie Taravella, the best father a kid could ever want to Timothy N. and Allison D. Taravella, Jessica F. and Don W. Petree, Jr., and Rebekah Marie Taravella. Cherished grandfather of Zachary Gandolfo and Maximilian Ellsworth Taravella. He was a very special uncle to Sarah, Christine and Michael Crana. Also surviving are his aunts, Jean Schier, Mary Benafante, Mary Taravella and his father-in-law, Cyril Tansey, Sr. He is also survived by numerous brothers and sisters-in-law, cousins, nieces and nephews. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y. in 1949 to the late Adolph and Frances Taravella, his parents and grandparents moved to Vails Gate in 1951. He attended St. Thomas of Canterbury and Saint Patrick's Schools, where he played baseball and basketball, two lifelong passions. He graduated from Manhattan College with a Bachelors of Arts in English. He received a Masters Degree from Fordham University. For the past 32 years, he taught thousands of middle school students the joy of reading, writing and poetry. Additionally, he instilled a life-long passion in his family for reading, sports, and the importance of living a full life. He especially loved reading biographies and about civil war history. "Father English" loved his students almost as much as his family. He started each school year with an overly dramatic reading of the "Tell-Tale Heart." His quick wit and sense of humor made him a much-sought after master of ceremonies for the retirement parties of his colleagues. He is best remembered for singing "Mack The Knife" at wedding receptions throughout the tristate area. An avid crossword puzzler, he competed against the clock to finish The New York Times Sunday crossword puzzle. "Coach T." devoted much of his life to instilling respect, loyalty and sportsmanship in all of his players. These young men were a second family to him and he always took pride in their accomplishments both on the field and off. Jim and Rea raised three blessed children who cannot begin to fathom a life without him. Always a proud father, he was a constant source of joy, pride and love to Tim, Jessica and Becky. His two grandchildren, Zach and Max were the focus of so much of his pride and love. He was planning to teach them the joys of golf, basketball and baseball. Known as "Hersti" or "Guido," Jim was a member of Osiris Country Club where he could be found more often than home when his kids tried to find him if the weather was remotely golf-friendly. Friends and family may call at Coloni Funeral Home, Route 9W South, New Windsor on Sunday, December 17, 2006 from 2-8 p.m., where a funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. on Monday, December 18, 2006. Interment will follow at Cedar Hill Cemetery in Middlehope. Memorial contributions may be made to the Jim Taravella Memorial Scholarship Fund, c/o Scott Kendrik, Merrill Lynch, 50 Chestnut Ridge Road, Montvale, NJ 07645. Arrangements by White and Venuto Funeral Home, 188 North Plank Rd., Newburgh. Published in the Times Herald-Record on 12/16/2006. ***End Quote*** [mcALUMdb: 1971] Directions to the Funeral Home is available at: http://legacy.com/Obituaries.asp?Page=FHDirections&FHIndex=4039 Guestbook for your comments is at: http://www.legacy.com/RecordOnline/GB/GuestbookView.aspx?PersonId=20289663 http://tinyurl.com/y79j4s ###
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http://www.legacy.com/TimesDispatch/DeathNotices.asp?Page=LifeStory&PersonId=20363398 http://tinyurl.com/yfmjbx ***Begin Quote*** James Joseph DeLigio DeLIGIO James Joseph DeLigio, M.D., died December 15, 2006 while sleeping. Born March 2, 1950 in Manhattan, N.Y., he grew up in New York City where he attended elementary and high school, graduating at age 16. Jim earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology at Manhattan College and a Doctor of Medicine at New York Medical College. He specialized in family medicine during which time he was married to Leslie in 1972. He completed his residency in Richmond, Va., then began private practice in Beaverdam, Va., where he started his family. In 1986, Jim and his family moved to the Outer Banks, N.C. and began serving as the community's physician in Kitty Hawk. Upon the close of the Kitty Hawk Medical Center in 1991, Jim accepted a position as Medical Director for Patient First Corp. He continued practice with Patient First and was promoted to Director of Physician Training. The doctor's philanthropic efforts were directed volunteering his time at Virginia Beach Free Clinic. Dr. "D" was an avid musician whose singing and songwriting began with glee club and playing guitar at the age of 13. He participated in Phi Mu Alpha Symphonia, the international music fraternity, and in numerous bands and musical projects. His pursuits included rock arrangements such as Antony and the Dumonts, barbershop singing in The First Flight Four and original recordings along with cover songs that he enjoyed playing for audiences. His philosophy of life could be heard through his compositions where themes of love, caring and companionship were deeply embedded. Jim also enjoyed a love of literature, extending his talents to write short stories. He spent many hours writing, editing and discussing ideas with peers in an effort to publish his fiction in literary journals. Jim also enjoyed travel, visiting such places as the Caribbean Islands and Greece. He had recently begun to learn Italian in anticipation of a future trip to the country. Jim believed in the beauty of life and extended his love to those around him. His passing belies a time for sorrow, but rather is a celebration of his life for the people he influenced. Jim will be missed by family, friends, co-workers, patients and everyone else whose lives he has touched. Throughout Jim's life, his family remained of utmost importance. Surviving are his wife, Leslie of Kill Devil Hills, N.C.; son, J. Thomas and wife, Jenna of Tallahassee, Fla.; son, Brendan and wife, Wendy; grandchildren, J. Clark and Isabella of Hope Mills, N.C.; daughter, Amy of Wilmington, N.C.; mother, Eileen Fay of Port Jervis, N.Y.; sister, Mary Lou of Bronx, N.Y.; brother, Tom and wife, Peggy and children, Nelly and Noah of Eugene, Ore. The memorial services will be held at 2:30 p.m., Thursday, December 21 at Twiford's Funeral Home, Manteo, N.C.; reception to follow at Lodivichie's Italian Restaurant, Kill Devil Hills, N.C. Memorial donations may be made to Save the Children, Income Processing Dept., 54 Wilton Rd., Westport, Conn. 06880. "It's funny how things change the way they do" - Jimmy D., The Letters You Write. Twiford Colony Chapel, Manteo is assisting the family. Visit www.twifordfh.com to sign the online register. Published in the Richmond Times-Dispatch on 12/21/2006. ***End Quote*** [mcALUMdb: 1970] Guestbook for your comments is at: http://www.legacy.com/TimesDispatch/GB/GuestbookView.aspx?PersonId=20363398 http://tinyurl.com/yhb9o6 ###
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Jasper_Updates
[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.] # # #
Dolan, Kevin J. (1968) Principal Dolan & Associates {JR: Unregistered at mcALUMdb} # # #
Flanagan, Patrick R. (1989) Business Development IDT Local Meida # # #
Guzman, Dexon (1972) Northrop Grumman Integrated Systems Melbourne, FL 32940-1115 # # #
Herzman, Dr. Ronald B. (1965) Distinguished Teaching Professor of English State University of New York at Geneseo Geneseo, NY 14454 www.geneseo.edu/~herzman/ {JR: Unregistered at mcALUMdb} # # #
McVeigh, Heather D. P.E. (1997) Scarsdale, New York 10583 # # #
Phelps, Stephen (Steve) E. Jr. (1968) Director, Corporate Publications Saint Vincent Catholic Medical Centers # # #
Roat, Amy (1991) School District of Philadelphia # # #
Weber, Harry (1982) Director, Trading Floor Services # # #
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Jaspers_Missing
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Jaspers_in_the_News
JNews1
http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/index.jsp? ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20061214005931&newsLang=en http://www.sequa.com December 14, 2006 04:26 PM Eastern Time Sequa Elects Langelotti Vice President and Treasurer NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The board of directors of Sequa Corporation (NYSE: SQAA) has elected James P. Langelotti vice president and treasurer, effective January 1, 2007, to succeed Kenneth A. Drucker, who has decided to retire at year-end 2006. Langelotti, 45, has been with Sequa Corporation since 1989, when he joined as manager of treasury operations. He advanced to director of treasury operations in 1994 and was appointed assistant treasurer in 1997. In his new position, Langelotti assumes responsibility for the full range of treasury functions, including the maintenance of credit relationships and credit facilities, cash management, and foreign exchange exposure management. He will work closely with Sequa’s executive management group, particularly with Kenneth Binder, senior vice president, finance. Before joining Sequa, Langelotti held various treasury department positions at American Standard, Inc., JWT Group, and Hertz Corporation. A 1983 graduate of Manhattan College, Langelotti has been active in the Treasury Management Association and is a past president of the New York Chapter. Sequa Corporation operates a group of discrete businesses with a focus on technology-centered operations. Chromalloy Gas Turbine, the company’s largest business and a leading independent supplier to the airline aftermarket, repairs and manufactures critical components for advanced jet engines. Other operations include: the manufacture of airbag inflators, as well as cigarette lighters, power outlets and electronic sensors for the automotive market; the coating of coiled metal for the building products industry and other end uses; the production of specialty chemicals for laundry detergents; and the manufacture of auxiliary equipment and emission control systems for commercial printers and other industrial end users. 12/14/06 {extraneous deleted} # # # {mcALUMdb: Langelotti, James [MC1983] }
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http://www.ocregister.com/ocregister/news/local/communities/huntingtonbeach/article_1383526.php Thursday, December 14, 2006 Cindy Cross: Thanks for the memories … and the music {extraneous deleted} Bruce Belcher has been teaching at Edison High School since 1974. He is recognized all over town by current and past students, and still loves to go to work each day. The Huntington Beach Wave sat down with Belcher to talk about his long, and fulfilling career. Q: How long have you lived in Huntington Beach? A: I've lived here since 1979. I've been married to my high school sweetheart since 1973. We have two beautiful daughters, Lauren, 25, and Leyna, 23. Lauren is a graduate of Manhattan College in New York, and Leyna just graduated from Chapman University. {extraneous deleted} # # # {JR: May not be one of ours. mcALUMdb shows nothing for her? }
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http://www.newsday.com/features/printedition/longislandlife/ ny-sklnotes5015996dec17,0,7654072.story http://tinyurl.com/yn72ob LI Life NOTEBOOK Teacher's giving spirit is honored MARY ELLEN PEREIRA December 17, 2006 {extraneous deleted} LONGWOOD New administrator Vaughn Denton has been appointed assistant principal of Longwood Middle School in Middle Island. He earned a bachelor's degree in special education from Manhattan College; a master's degree in computing education from Columbia University; and a professional diploma in educational administration from the College of Saint Rose. He began his career as a special education teacher at the Orchard School in Yonkers and later served as director of technology and then a school administrator. He was a socio-therapist at the Children's Village in Dobbs Ferry and was an adjunct professor at Manhattanville College. "Children need three things to consistently happen in order for them to live successful lives: good friends, good family and good schooling," Denton said. "Our work should involve addressing these key areas as much as we possibly can." {extraneous deleted} # # # {mcALUMdb: 1996 ((Sadly Unregistered)) }
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JNews4
St. Cloud Times (Minnesota) December 18, 2006 Monday Sesquicentennial spotlight BYLINE: Gena Hiemenz SECTION: LOCAL-STATE; Pg. 1B John "Jake" and Henry Thielman were one of the few brother combinations to play professional baseball. All seven sons of Leonard Thielman, a pioneer and the owner of Thielman Hardware Store, were known for their athletic abilities. However, only Jake and Henry made it to the big leagues. The brothers, born and raised in St. Cloud, first played with local teams. Jake played with Tacoma and Portland in the Pacific Coast League before breaking into the majors. He pitched for the St. Louis Cardinals, 1905-1906; Cleveland Naps, 1907-08; and Boston Red Sox, 1908. He also was associated with the Washington Senators, New York Yankees and St. Louis Browns organizations during his career and played with Indianapolis, Louisville and Minneapolis in the American Association. Jake, who attended Manhattan College, retired from professional baseball after he dislocated his middle finger. However, he played amateur ball for $100 per game. Henry was an outfielder and pitcher, making his major league debut with the New York Giants on April 17, 1902. He also played for the Cincinnati Reds in 1902 and Brooklyn Superbas in 1903. He would pitch two more years for the Jersey City Skeeters, a minor league team, before attending dental school. Henry attended Notre Dame and Manhattan College and served as assistant coach at both. He was a graduate of the dental program at the University of Pennsylvania and was a coach for the school's 1906 baseball team. He practiced dentistry in New York. Source: Baseball Hall of Fame; biographical files, Stearns History Museum. LOAD-DATE: December 20, 2006 {mcALUMdb: No record found } {JR: Interesting "amateur" at $100 per game. When does one become a pro? Don't get me started on the NCAA and State Skools today. Brother President is very patient with this nonsense. }
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Manhattan_in_the_News
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http://www.silive.com/hssports/advance/index.ssf? /base/sports/116610573084820.xml&coll=1 From The Staten Island Advance HS TRACK AND FIELD NOTEBOOK Loughlin Games this weekend Thursday, December 14, 2006 ADVANCE STAFF WRITER {extraneous deleted} NEW COACHES Three coaches make their indoor debuts this winter. Marissa Olivieri, the former Notre Dame Academy and Manhattan College star, is directing the Port Richmond girls. Amanda Chapman, the ex-Tottenville sprinter, is guiding the Petrides boys and girls. Both entered the coaching ranks during the cross country season, and will continue on during the indoor campaign. {extraneous deleted} # # #
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http://youngmindsblog.com/?p=48 19 Year Old gets Big Break on “As the World Turns” December 17, 2006 at 9:38 pm · Filed under Students, Actors Alex Chando Now 20 years old, Alexandra Chando joined the cast of As the World Turns on July 27, 2005 (just one day before her 19th birthday) as Madeline “Maddie” Coleman, Henry’s sister. Chando began doing community theater at the age of 8. In high school, she participated in many productions and performed the lead in both Anything Goes and Our Miss Brooks. Chando appeared as Jenna on the WB series pilot House Blend and appeared as a day player in the FOX series pilot Fertile Ground. She also spent time in Los Angeles where she was screen-tested for a handful of pilots in 2004 and 2005. Chando has appeared in commercials for Burlington Coat Factory and the Philip Morris Anti-Smoking campaign. She has also sung the national anthem at Little League All Star Games for over six years. Chando studied acting with Alan Langdon of Circle in the Square in New York and is currently continuing her studies at Manhattan College. In her spare time, she enjoys singing, doing yoga, and relaxing with friends. Chando is originally from Pennsylvania and has two brothers, Christopher and Benjamin. Chando has been featured on MTV’s “True Life” series. Read her MTV interview here. Courtesy: CBS.com # # # {JR: "our's"? }
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MNews3
http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/hschool/story/479495p-403383c.html 'Incredible Desire' Peters' work ethic makes her a Bear on low post By IAN BEGLEY Already committed to Manhattan College, Nadia Peters has led St. Barnabas to a 4-1 start and eyes a CHSAA title. An afternoon practice doesn't make anything perfect for St. Barnabas senior Nadia Peters. It just isn't long enough. That's why Peters spends an extra hour practicing each day at Barnabas: to perfect post moves and condition her body for the three-month grind of the CHSAA Bronx/Manhattan Class A league. "Her work ethic is incredible," said Barnabas coach Greg Viceroy. "That's what sets her apart from other players. She's got an incredible desire to work." {extraneous deleted} Peters already achieved a significant goal in October when she committed to play at Manhattan College next fall. Peters has wanted to suit up for the Jaspers since she was in seventh grade and attended a basketball camp at the school's Riverdale campus. "That was really my first basketball experience," Peters said. "I saw the game and got to interact with the players afterwards. I saw that the players really loved the game, and that's why I started playing." # # # {JR: This isn't really a sports story. It's about the great future Jaspers joining our ranks. }
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Reported from The Quadrangle (http://www.mcquadrangle.org/ )
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EMAIL FROM JASPERS
Email01
From: Ed Plumeau '52A Sent: Thursday, December 14, 2006 8:25 PM To: Reinke's Jasper (mc68alum) Persona Subject: Re: Dear fellow Jasper: Happy, Merry, and Joyous ... Dear John: Gloria in excelsis deo! Enjoy life -- and do keep publishing! Ed Plumeau '52A {JR: Aren't enjoyment and publishing mutually exclusive? Will do as long as you, and others, keep reading, reporting, and contributing. }
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Email02
From: Joseph Ferraro (1988) Sent: Friday, December 15, 2006 9:13 AM To: 'Reinke's Jasper (mc68alum) Persona' Cc: Joe Dillon (1962); Thomas McCarthy {MCstf] Subject: RE: [ManhattanCollegeAlumni] ACTIONABLE OBIT: EXPIRES 16DEC06 NYC NY Williams, Gregory [MC2003] John, Hope all is well. Sad news this is. I wanted to give you an update on some internal housekeeping. Stephen Desalvo (2000) is no longer here (he’s now Alumni Director at Iona). Thomas McCarthy ’06 has taken over his role now and his email address is {privacy invoked} so you might want to change your email address book. Thanks. All the best. Merry Christmas! -Joe {JR: Thanks, Joe. I get right on annoying him. ;-) I don't envy him his role in keeping mcALUMdb accurate. I'd call that the Aegean Stable. }
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Email03
From: Thomas Mauriello [MCstf] Sent: Friday, December 15, 2006 2:07 PM To: 'Reinke's Jasper (mc68alum) Persona' Subject: RE: [JasperJottingsEditorial] JObit01: Walter Eugene Williams Sr. (Reported as MC1948) Thank you for your e-mail. Have you talked to Joe Dillon about this? It’s really his call as alumni director but I would be very happy to sit down with both of you and discuss it. I am always happy to help and look forward to learning more about Jasper Jottings. Happy Holidays! Tom - Thomas Mauriello Vice President for College Advancement Manhattan College 4513 Manhattan College Parkway Riverdale, New York 10471-4098 ---1--- From: Reinke's Jasper (mc68alum) Persona Sent: Friday, December 15, 2006 3:22 PM To: 'Thomas Mauriello' Subject: RE: [JasperJottingsEditorial] JObit01: Walter Eugene Williams Sr. (Reported as MC1948) Hi Tom, Sure, Joe knows my little effort. I'm always available to the College. >learning more about Jasper Jottings http://www.JasperJottings.com best wishes to you and yours, Fjohn68 ---2---
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Email04
From: Reinke's Jasper (mc68alum) Persona Sent: Friday, December 15, 2006 3:28 PM To: Thomas McCarthy (2006) Cc: Joe Dillon (1962); Joseph Ferraro (1988); Mauriello, Thomas [MCstf] Subject: [JasperJottingsEditorial] RE: [ManhattanCollegeAlumni] ACTIONABLE OBIT Hi Thomas '06, I had been sending my findings to your predecessor Stephen. I was trying to get the online mc alum db cleaner. Would you be interested in receiving my findings -- mostly obits -- for that purpose? I also produce a weekly ezone of alumni findings. http://www.JasperJottings.com if you're interested. Welcome to the "front", Fjohn68 p.s.: Happy Holy Days ---1--- From: Thomas McCarthy Sent: Monday, December 18, 2006 9:15 AM To: 'Reinke's Jasper (mc68alum) Persona' Subject: RE: [ManhattanCollegeAlumni] ACTIONABLE OBIT: Morning John, Happy to join the “front.” And happy to be the beneficiary of anything you find. If I can be of any help to you, please let me know. All the best, Merry Christmas. Tom - Thomas A. McCarthy Alumni Relations Manhattan College 100 Memorial Hall Riverdale, NY 10471 {JR: Well another young Jedi to turn to the "Jasper Jottings" dark side. ;-) I, of course, sent him all my stuff --- inivtes to JJ, MCA, Plaxo, and LinkedIn.}
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Email05
From: Jasper Joe Gallagher '49 Sent: Friday, December 15, 2006 7:27 PM Subject: Re: Dear fellow Jasper: Happy, Merry, and Joyous ... John Reinke '68: Congratulations on your Jasper Jottings. It's a wonderful service for all Manhattan College grads and others who care about our great school. I am disappointed by your reflection that the Alumni News views you as competition. But I am not surprised. Please include me in any newsletters ,etc which you are or will be producing. I graduated from Manhattan Prep in 1944 and Manhattan College in 1949, School of Business. I really got my education as Editor of the Quadrangle, February '48 thru January '49. I love the FSCs and Manhattan College. Please keep me in the loop. Jasper Joe Gallagher '49 Louisville, TN 37777 ---1--- From: Reinke's Jasper (mc68alum) Persona Sent: Friday, December 15, 2006 8:25 PM Subject: RE: Dear fellow Jasper: Happy, Merry, and Joyous ... Dear Jasper Joe '49, Thanks, but it's just grown. While I put time in it, I can say it's been one of my more intelligent undertakings. :-) Hey, I offered to teach them how to do it ... a decade ago, when they were first dipping their toe in the water and making some mis-steps. But that a lot of water under various bridges. I'll send you an invite to the weekly email. (To prevent spam, I can only invite. You have to accept.) Interesting that you mention the Prep. I was Prep64. AND, I have a Prep Any Year Yahoo group which I'll send you an invite as well. :-) Yeah, I know, I AM a glutton for punishment. I have had Jasper Jottings blessed by various people who worked on the Quadrangle's Jasper Jottings column. It seemed like an appropriate name to carry on the tradition. Now if I could just match the excellence. Personally, and from a Jasper Jottings perspective, I'd like you to tell us everything. Do a data-information-knowledge-wisdom dump. I remember the Engineering shacks, that were decommissioned when I was at the Prep. We're even trying to get a prep plaque memorial. But you can read all about that in the Prep group. I really appreciate your response. Fjohn68 ---2--- From: Mike McEneney Sent: Friday, December 15, 2006 9:56 PM To: Reinke's Jasper (mc68alum) Persona Subject: Re: [JasperJottingsEditorial] RE: Dear fellow Jasper: Happy, Merry, and Joyous ... Dear John, Joe is a great guy and a very loyal Jasper. Mike ---3--- {JR: I am always pleased when I get a Forties Jasper in a conversation. I can't imagine that I'll be able to remember my name at that age based on my current trend. He graduated 2 years after I was born. That's a lot of oral history to be captured. And, each time I report an obit, I say to self, "Self, you should have captured their DIKW before they left. That's what makes the net, personal web pages, and things like Jottings exciting. Long after we are all gone, our bits will be available to our posterity to say "what a bunch of loons"! }
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Email06
From: Jim Smith [1960] Sent: Saturday, December 16, 2006 1:16 PM Subject: Re: [Distribute_Jasper_Jottings] jasperjottings20061217 John......Thanks for the great service that you provide for the Alumni....A Merry Holy Christmas and a Happy Healthy New Year...Jim Smith....President of the Manhattan College Alumni Society... ----- 1 ----- From: Reinke's Jasper (mc68alum) Persona Sent: Saturday, December 16, 2006 3:31 PM To: 'Jim Smith' Subject: RE: [Distribute_Jasper_Jottings] jasperjottings20061217 Jim: Thanks for the kind words and good wishes. It's really just a hobby that grew out of control. Feel free to use it to address the "mob" of about 1500 weekly readership. I keep offering it as a tool. You can certainly have any section / soapbox you'd care to fill. ;-) Fjohn68 ---2--- {JR: You can even "can" them in advance as the Curmudgeon does. He sends me batches as he's moved to rant. Love'm! But I think he's too liberal. Not a true libertarian like me. }
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Email07
From: Richard Ferrara Sent: Monday, December 18, 2006 10:39 AM Subject: RE: [Distribute_Jasper_Jottings] jasperjottings20061217 John: "Dona Nobis Pacem!" You too. And thanks for all the hard work. Please renew my subscription! Rich Ferrara ('72) {JR: Hey, it's hobby. No thanks need, until it becomes not fun. Appreciate the kind words as always. Sub renewed. Invoice in mail. Price doubled! }
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Email08
From: Bill Horan, Class of 78 Sent: Tuesday, December 19, 2006 5:20 PM Subject: [=reinkefj Contact Request] Dear John, I just perused the most recent "Jottings" and want to respond to your "Special Seasonal Message." First, thank you for the great job that you do as I can only imagine the time and energy you devote to keeping us informed. Don't give up the ship! You've linked me with a couple of buddies over the years for which I'm grateful. And don't be despondent about the obituaries. While I won't say I "enjoy" them, they certainly are interesting reading. Most chronicle the rich, full lives of men (mostly) we aspire to be; fathers, grandfathers, husbands, many of whom served this country and then came home to lead wonderfully productive lives in a wide variety of fields. Each tells its own important story. If nothing else, they sometimes make me think about what, if anything will be said when it's my turn. Best wishes for a, and I love to say this, Merry Christmas! Bill Horan, Class of 78 {JR: Thanks for your kind words. It's nice to know that you feel it's valuable. Some weeks I feel like the monk in the old Xerox commercial. "It's a miracle" that anything gets out the wire. :-) No need to imagine. Jottings takes about 90 minutes a day. If I am real disciplined and do my "daily" chores, otherwise it all stacks to Friday night late and early Saturday morning. But if I was disciplined, I'd have gooten a decent index and been a "rocket scientist", doctor, or lawyer. Instead I'm the Jasper Jottings CIC. The obits make me feel sad, in awe, and conflicted. I also read the Guest Book entries and some of these men are "giants" in impact. I don't now what yours will say, but mine will probably be " a fat old crab who annoyed a lot of his fellow alums with ravings, "news", invitations, and birthday greetings. Good riddance to a spammer." :-) At least that's what I'd write. Maybe the Dali Lama is right and I'll come back as dog that fights. Thanks again for the good thoughts.}
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Email09
From: Hermanek, Frank '56 Sent: Tuesday, December 19, 2006 8:46 PM Subject: Re: Happy Birthday! Here's my traditional Jasper birthday greeting!! Thank you for the remembrance and the thoughts. Frank '56 {JR: You're most welcome. I try to annoy everyone with news, health advice, and just being a general busybody. Makes me feel like I have a hobby. }
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Jaspers found web-wise
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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!
{No time. No volunteers. So I hope to pick it up again when I have some spare time.}
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MC mentioned web-wise
MFound1
http://engineeringexpo.blogspot.com/2006/12/colleges-attending.html Lower Hudson Valley Engineering Expo Thursday, December 14, 2006 Colleges Attending So far some of the colleges attending the 2007 Expo are.... United States Military Academy Clarkson Univeristy Manhattan College SUNY Buffalo Check back to see who else will be there! Posted by Engineering Expo at 10:10 AM {JR: The Expo will be on Annunciation Day March 25, 2007. (Hey I went Annunciation Grammar School and the good nun tried to get religion into me any way they could. So, there were certain days, that you had to refer to by their "catholic name". So I'm now "brain damaged" that way. And my hand doesn't write so good from all those "ruler applications" either.}
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NEW JASPER’s BLOGGING
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My list of previously reported Jasper Bloggers here: http://jxymxu7sn5ho9d.googlepages.com/blogging_jaspers
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Sports from College (http://www.gojaspers.com)
Sports from others (http://jasperjottings.blogspot.com/ )
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Jaspers In Strange Places (Not including Brooklyn!) Volunteers in other countries accepted!
Country		City	Who		Last update
{Nothing New} My list of previously reported Jasper In Strange Places here: JISP over in the BACKLOT
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Fonts of Jaspers
Here are sites where "there be Jaspers there". I have no "extra" time to go thru the site, extract the Jaspers, post them in the weekly Jottings, let them know Jasper Jottings exists, and invite them to read it. I have had no volunteers. (Depressing!) So I am logging them here and hope to pick it up again when I have some spare time. I'm listing the sources to hopefully "guilt" someone into helping. Besides while I know that "harvesting" takes a lot of time, these folks thought they could hide from Jasper Jottings! # # #
165 Jasper lawyers http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=%E2%80%9C manhattan+college%E2%80%9D+site%3Awww.martindale.com # # #
1664 Jaspers http://www.myspace.com # # #
Unknown number http://www.LinkedIn.com # # #
Unknown number http://www.Friendster.com Created a Jasper group there to see if Jaspers will self-identify? http://www.friendster.com/group/tabmain.php? statpos=mygroup&gid=95898 # # #
Unknown number http://www.MySpace.com # # #
Unknown number http://www.Execunet.com # # #
Unknown number of Jasper Students via the MC web phone book # # #
Unknown number of Jaspers via mcALUMdb
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Technical Notes about Jottings
Note20061224 In investigating the failure of the automated searches to detect two jasper obits last week, I found that the NY Daily News and NY Post don't have searchable obits. Apparently also Google doesn't index them either. As usual with big sites, there's no way to ask either.
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Boilerplate
Control your own subscription: (1) Send a message from your old email account to Distribute_Jasper_Jottings-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com saying that your switching. (2) Send a message from your new email account to Distribute_Jasper_Jottings-subscribe@yahoogroups.com with your name and class year. To keep me from spamming you, Yahoo only permits me to invite and delete people. I can NOT just ADD your email address. AND you’re done. With zero extra work for the CIC! :-)
http://www.jasperjottings.com/boilerplate.htm
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Curmudgeon's Final Words This Week
http://www.wltx.com/sports/story.aspx?storyid=45056 Lexington Woman Awakes, Finds Strange Man in Her Bedroom {Begin Quote} "I was in my room asleep," said the woman. "My youngest daughter was in her room. My oldest daughter was in my room with me, asleep. Something woke me up and I looked up. I thought it was my oldest daughter at first but when I looked again, it was the wrong size and there was someone standing above my bed." {End Quote} While I'm glad she and her family were safe, I regret that she was NOT able to defend herself. She should have had a "varmint elimination" tool at her bedside and detained him. Permanently would have been OK. Now he will be emboldened to try again. And some other citizen will have to endure the problem. I'm against the "death penalty" when applied by the state, but we all have a God-given right (and I don't use that word "right" loosely) to self-defense and to be secure in our homes against perverts. Too bad the political class doesn't trust the people. I do. I think this is a feminist issue. Men are physically stronger. Women shouldn't have to be afraid, travel with a wingman girlfriend (Two women can take one man!), or buy a big dog. (Why do you think people keep big dogs in the city with pooper scoopers?). Sprinkle a few 380s among willing women and we'd have a lot less criminals. And, men would have to be polite around the women folk again! (Women were half the reason we "won the west".) But we all know why the political class doesn't want citizens with guns around! After all they have their reasons, hard to oppress an armed citizenry. Genocide follows disarmament. Look what a few Jews did with 6 guns in the WW2 Warsaw ghetto. An armed person is a citizen; an unarmed one is a slave. Peace comes when we are like the porcupine. Don't get to close with evil intentions, or with any intention uninvited.
And that’s the last word. Curmudgeon
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GBu. GBA. Reinke sends. -30-