Sunday 27 May 2007

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765 are active on the Distribute site. The site had 4,308 unique visits last week.

14 in LinkedInJaspers (http://tinyurl.com/yp6x2q).

This issue is at:
http://www.jasperjottings.com/2007/jasperjottings20070527.htm

Send email to http://tinyurl.com/yh34ut (gives you an email address), fax 781-723-3746, or call 732-917-4816 (It’s the phone on my computer) anytime.

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FLASH! Important info received after the deadline

I have it on good authority that the replacement for mcALUMdb will be back on line at the end of the month. My source is a very honest Jasper, and I believe he believes that. But at the risk of sounding like our loveable cuddly Curmudgeon, I’d ask “which month?”.

Seriously technology projects usually miss dates, and this one is no exception. Only Jasper Jottings is like clock work. A ranting raving clock, but always ready for your after Sunday Mass coffee. (No cheating and reading it on Saturday afternoon.) Any way, a lot of my processes (the way I do stuff) keyed on the mcALUMdb for the Class Years, so they need retooling. I have a lot of the data just not in quickly accessible format. (i.e., a a fast directory as opposed to an Outlook contact record). It’ll all be better when I dump Microsoft later this year.

In the meantime, the new son of mcALUMdb will be so much better. Excuse me, I have to answer the door, the bridge salesman is here.

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JASPER EVENTS THAT I HAVE HEARD ABOUT

Help wanted: An events editor? No pay; short hours; high autonomy.

September 21-23, 2007

Hold the date:

By the way, the Retreat this year is scheduled for September 21, 22, and 23 at the Retreat House in Riverdale.

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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.

It’s Memorial Day weekend. Unlike many, I am thinking of all the “boys and girls” who have died thru the decades. I won’t demean their sacrifice by political speech. I despise the politicians who use this time for their venial purposes. I’ll just say a prayer for all their souls, wonder what wonders they could have created, and wish for peace. I’d like to support the troops by bringing them all home today. In the alternative all I can say is “Donna Nobis Pacem”! But on Tuesday, I’ll “poison pen” the “leaders” for peace in my time.

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QUOTE OF THE WEEK:

Those who would give up a little freedom to get a little security shall soon have neither.

-- Benjamin Franklin

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EXHORTATION

http://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/content/view/1917/29/

http://tinyurl.com/22gaaq

Schoolgirl Hero Acted on Common Sense to Save Busload
Written by geri
Friday, 06 April 2007

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"A Queensland schoolgirl who police say may have saved the lives of a busload of students with her quick wits and steely nerve has shrugged off her bravery, saying it was just common sense." (...and, it was. She was raised on a farm, operating machinery, so downshifting the bus to first gear as the driver slumped was her first move.) Brisbane Times has two reports

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Don’t underestimate what some one person can do. Don’t do too much for others; you’ll train them to be weak. Don’t do for some one what they can, should, must do for themselves.

I’m sure my fellow alums learned this long ago, but stories like this jump out for retelling.

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 (i.e., MC Press Releases)
1	Good_News
5	Obits
1	Jaspers_in_the_News
0	Manhattan_in_the_News
6	Email From Jaspers
5	Jaspers found web-wise
2	MC mentioned web-wise
2	New Jasper Bloggers

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PARTICIPANTS BY CLASS

Class	Name	Locator
????	Harmon, Joseph John Jr.	JNews1
????	Kortovich, Brian	JFound4
????	McKee, John T.	JObit5
????	Morris, Joe	JBlog1
1930	Gunn, Joseph J.	JFound5 (cited)
1940	Hogan, John Edmund	JObit3
1940	McNulty, James Vincent	JObit2
1942	Schlickenrieder, Warren	JEmail06
1953	McEneney, Michael F.	JObit1 (reporter)
1959	O'Connell, William E. Jr.	JUpdates
1963	Insull, Robert C.	JUpdates
1965	Giuliani, Rudolph	JFound2
1965	Kelly, Robert B. Jr.	JUpdates
1965	Rooney, John Peter	JEmail01
1968	Kaufmann, Dick	JEmail04
1969	Damiano, John	JFound1
1973	Kuhn, Robert A. Jr	JUpdates
1974	Frank, Allen C.	JObit4
1975	Dowd, George B.	JUpdates
1977	Guernsey, Nancy	JEmail05
1981	Lutz, Peter	JEmail02
1984?	Sexton, Michael J.	JFound3
1986	Hogan, Patrick M.	JUpdates
1988	Kwalwasser, Thomas W.	JUpdates
1992	McGrath, Erin M.	JUpdates
1994	Pollina, Philip J. Sr.	JUpdates
1996	Chung, Sheryl LaShaun	JEmail03
1997	Morrissey, Jim	JGood1
1998	Magnoli Morrissey, Maria	JGood1
1998	Morrissey, Maria Magnoli	JGood1
2006	Kaufmann, Mary B.	JEmail04 (cited)
2007	Jeff, Jasper	JBlog2
2007	Paul, Jasper	JFound5
MCfac	Ostrau, Dr. Eleanor	JObit1

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PARTICIPANTS BY NAME

Class	Name	Locator
1996	Chung, Sheryl LaShaun	JEmail03
1969	Damiano, John	JFound1
1975	Dowd, George B.	JUpdates
1974	Frank, Allen C.	JObit4
1965	Giuliani, Rudolph	JFound2
1977	Guernsey, Nancy	JEmail05
1930	Gunn, Joseph J.	JFound5 (cited)
????	Harmon, Joseph John Jr.	JNews1
1940	Hogan, John Edmund	JObit3
1986	Hogan, Patrick M.	JUpdates
1963	Insull, Robert C.	JUpdates
2007	Jeff, Jasper	JBlog2
1968	Kaufmann, Dick	JEmail04
2006	Kaufmann, Mary B.	JEmail04 (cited)
1965	Kelly, Robert B. Jr.	JUpdates
????	Kortovich, Brian	JFound4
1973	Kuhn, Robert A. Jr	JUpdates
1988	Kwalwasser, Thomas W.	JUpdates
1981	Lutz, Peter	JEmail02
1998	Magnoli Morrissey, Maria	JGood1
1953	McEneney, Michael F.	JObit1 (reporter)
1992	McGrath, Erin M.	JUpdates
????	McKee, John T.	JObit5
1940	McNulty, James Vincent	JObit2
????	Morris, Joe	JBlog1
1997	Morrissey, Jim	JGood1
1998	Morrissey, Maria Magnoli	JGood1
1959	O'Connell, William E. Jr.	JUpdates
MCfac	Ostrau, Dr. Eleanor	JObit1
2007	Paul, Jasper	JFound5
1994	Pollina, Philip J. Sr.	JUpdates
1965	Rooney, John Peter	JEmail01
1942	Schlickenrieder, Warren	JEmail06
1984?	Sexton, Michael J.	JFound3

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HEADQUARTER'S MESSAGES

Headquarters1

JASPER HEADQUARTERS: Manhattan College To Host 26th Annual Engineering Awareness Program

May 24, 2007

Manhattan College To Host 26th Annual Engineering Awareness Program

RIVERDALE, N.Y. – Manhattan College’s Engineering Awareness Program, which aims to introduce high school students to potential careers in the various fields of engineering, will be held for the 26th straight year in July.

The program is designed for minority and women high school students in science, engineering and SAT preparation at no cost to the students and is co-sponsored by the Metropolitan Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) and the ACE Mentorship Program of New York, as well as individual corporate sponsors. It is meant to introduce students to a wide range of engineering-related career options, with some emphasis on civil engineering.

Directed by Dr. Walter Saukin, associate professor of civil engineering at Manhattan College, the Engineering Awareness Program draws students from the surrounding areas with an emphasis on granting minority and female students an exposure to engineering while providing them with information about scholarships and financial aid. The program also explores engineering careers in the fields of law, business, medicine and education.

Students for the program are selected in part based on strong mathematics and science abilities and either an interest in, or curiosity about, engineering. The extensive 10-day program, which will be held July 9-12, 16-19, and 23rd and 24th, runs from 9:00 am through 3:00 pm and includes:

* Laboratory experiences in chemical, civil, computer, electrical, environmental and mechanical engineering, as well as in physics and chemistry
* Lectures
* Work in surveying
* Computer aided design session in robotics
* Aerospace lecture
* Wide range of guest speakers
* Laboratory experimental design program
* Structural project periods
* Structural competition
* Concrete mixing laboratory
* SAT testing and strategy sessions
* Field trip to a structural design company
* Air Force ROTC

The Engineering Awareness Program strives to: 1) give students insight into academic and professional details related to careers associated with the various branches of engineering; 2) provide students with information regarding applying to college and related scholarship and financial requirements; and 3) recruit and encourage minority and female students to seek a career in engineering, or one based on engineering.

Dr. Saukin oversees and directs the Engineering Awareness Program and has been actively involved in planning and curriculum development since its inception. Dr. Saukin created and developed a similar summer program at the University of Vermont from 1992-2000 that grew from 20 to 60 students and he has assisted many students on behalf of Manhattan College, the National/Metropolitan Section of the ASCE and the ACE Mentoring Program, in gaining insight into engineering as a profession.

The Program draws students from surrounding high schools in New York City, eastern Long Island, and Westchester and Putnam counties in the state of New York. The majority of students, however, are drawn from the Bronx, Queens, Brooklyn, northern Manhattan and Yonkers, areas that are heavily populated with many diverse minority groups.

Faculty for the summer program consists of the program director and approximately four to six undergraduate Manhattan College engineering students. Additional participants include the College provost, the dean of engineering, approximately 10 engineering professors, four science professors, the student advisor to the school of engineering, a representative from the director of support services, an assistant to the dean of admissions, and the College’s medical school advisor.

In 1982, the College began summer and year-round sessions for minority high school students under the New York State Department of Education’s Science and Technology Transfer Entry Program. Since 1991, the College has continued this program on its own, with the support of ASCE, later joined by ACE Mentoring Program of New York, and other private funding sources. Over the years, the Manhattan College Engineering Awareness Program has introduced over 4,000 minority and female high school students to higher education and careers in engineering and the sciences. The program introduces students to all six areas of engineering, with some emphasis on civil engineering.

Manhattan College also runs other summer programs that include the Yonkers Program for Yonkers high school students, the BETA Program for Bronx Engineering and Technical Academy students, and three other programs run by the College’s chemical, electrical/computer and mechanical engineering departments, respectively.

For more information about the Summer Engineering Program, please contact Dr. Saukin, at (718) 862-7171 or e-mail janet.horgan c/o manhattan.

Members of the media wishing to cover any portion of the program may contact Scott Silversten at (718) 862-7232 or e-mail scott.silversten c/o manhattan. Manhattan College is located at West 242nd Street near Broadway in the Riverdale section of the Bronx, one mile from the Westchester County line and accessible by MTA subway lines 1 and 9.

Founded in 1853, Manhattan College is an independent, Catholic, coeducational institution of higher learning offering more than 40 major programs of undergraduate study in the areas of arts, business, education, engineering and science, along with graduate programs in education and engineering. For more information about Manhattan College, visit www.manhattan.edu.

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GOOD NEWS

JGood1

From: Jim Morrissey (1997)
Sent: Thursday, May 24, 2007 10:28 AM
Subject: Re:

John,

Just wanted to pass on some good news. My wife Maria (Magnoli – ‘98) and I welcomed our second child, Michael Anthony Morrissey, into the world on April 24. He weighed 7 pounds, 2 ounces.

Mom and baby are doing great, and older sister Taylor is loving her baby brother!

Thanks,
Jim Morrissey (BS ’97, ME ’99)

{JR: Great news. I’m sure that the older sister / baby brother will be “interesting” as time passes. Our best thoughts to all of you. Makes my day to have news like this to pass along. }

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OBITS

(Memento Mori)

After a vigorous series of emails with the operators of Legacy dot com (See I don’t just kvetch at the MC folks!), they have admitted in the face of my demonstration, that they have a problem in their search engine for obits. (Hey at least they admit it. I have a ton of search sites that don’t care.) The impact to us is that my automated ability to find obit is reduced and I am relying on less timely methods. I’ll advise when this encumbrance is removed. As always, when you see something “Jasper-ish”, please don’t assume I have found it. I get very few duplicate reports and don’t mind them at all.

JObit1

From: Mike McEneney
Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2007 5:35 PM
Subject: Obit

Dear John,

Today's NY Times has an Obituary for Dr. Eleanor Ostrau. Dr. Ostrau was the head of the Government and Politics Department at the College. After her retirement she continued to work at the College and was very helpful in putting together the history of the College for the 150th Anniversary in 2003.

Her husband is Judge Stanley Ostrau who was the former Administrative Judge of the Supreme Court, Civil Branch, New York County, the Court that handles the more important Commercial Cases in the Country.

They were a very accomplished couple and very devoted to each other.

May she Rest In Peace.

Mike

{JR: Ditto that. I think that when one dedicates so much effort to the making of Jaspers like a faculty member; or the brand identity of Jaspers like the MC staffers; or even often overlook workers who do the care ‘n’ feeding of baby Jaspers, we have to accord them special honored status. Like the security guard who killed an off duty accidents. These folks are as much a Jasper as any who walk down the center of the Quad. In some cases, more so. In this day and age, such dedication is a rarity and needs special acknowledgement. You wonder who will step up and fill in the vacuum left? So, here’s my prayer for a special lady who made MC better.}

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JObit: Ostrau, Eleanor Tananbaum (JFaculty)

NY Times,Tuesday May 22, 2007, page B7

Eleanor Tananbaum Ostrau, died peacefully at home in Mamaroneck, NY, on May 20th, 2007. Born August 20th, 1926 in the Bronx to Abraham Tananbaum and Feida Levin Tananbaum. She is survived by her husband Hon. Stanley Ostrau, daughters Amy Ostrau and Gail Ostrau Young; granddaughter Saria I. J. Young; siblings Betty Keirman, Elliot Tanabaum and Jeanne Szalay.

She received degrees from Cornell University, B.A. 1947 Phi Beta Kappa; MA 1948 Ph.D, 1951 in Government and Political Theory with doctoral research performed in Rome, Italy. She was an intelligence Analyst at the Department of State from 1952 to 1953. She taught Government and Political Science at Hunter College 1954 to 1956, and later, became Associate Professor at Stern College of Yeshiva University 1962 to 1968.

In 1971 she joined the faculty at Manhattan College in the Government and Politics Department and became department chair in 1978. She held the position until her retirement in 1991. She remained active at the college after her retirement.

She was an avid and well-rounded reader, prolific in the arts of knitting and needlework, and an enthusiastic gardener. Funeral will be private. A public memorial will held in a few months, date and place to be announced. Inquires and letters of condolence can be sent to Plaza Jewish Community Chapel. 630 Amsterdam Ave., New York, NY 10024.

May She Rest In Peace!

Mike McE

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JObit2

JOBIT: McNulty, James Vincent (MC1940)

http://www.legacy.com/latimes/Obituaries.asp?
Page=LifeStory&PersonId=88145013

http://tinyurl.com/2pohl3

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James Vincent McNulty

McNULTY, M.D. , James Vincent

Born in New York City, he passed away May 13, 2007 in La Jolla, California at age 89.

He was the beloved husband of Ann Blyth for 54 years and loving father of Timothy, Maureen, Kathleen, Terence and Eileen. He is also survived by ten grandchildren Shannon, Erin, Jessica, Caitlin, Ryan, Brendan, Kacie, Jimmy, Kelly and Kevin.

He attended Manhattan College in New York City and received a Bachelor of Science degree in 1940. He went to New York Medical College receiving his Doctor of Medicine degree with honors in 1943. He interned at the U.S. Naval Hospital in Sampson, New York.

His military service began with the U.S. Navy from 1941 through 1949. He was a battalion aid surgeon with the 26th Marine Regiment, 5th Marine Division on Iwo Jima. His duties took him to Sasebo, Japan and Peleliu, Palau. He was also with the Pioneer Regiment, 6th Marine Division in Tsingtao, China. His military awards included the American Area Campaign Medal; Navy Occupation Service Medal; China Service Medal; and the World War II Victory Medal.

After the war, he returned to California where he began his residency at the U.S. Naval Hospital in Long Beach, California. He chose Obstetrics & Gynecology with a subspecialty in Adolescent and Pediatric Gynecology.

His academic appointments included: Clinical Professorship, OB/GYN at L.A. County U.S.C. Medical Center, 1985; Clinical Chief of Staff of OB/GYN at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, 1976 - 1979; and consultant, Pediatric & Adolescent Gynecology at Children’s Hospital, Los Angeles, 1960 - 1988. He received a Distinguished Service Award from L.A. County U.S.C. Medical Center.

His hospital staff appointments included: St. Vincent’s Hospital, Los Angeles; Good Samaritan Hospital, Los Angeles; St. Joseph’s Hospital, Burbank; Valley Presbyterian Hospital, Van Nuys; Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles; Children’s Hospital, Los Angeles; and L.A. County Hospital - Women’s Medical Center, Los Angeles.

He served as a member of the Governor’s Advisory Committee on Mental Health, 1950; member of the Board of Medical Examiners, State of California, 1958- 1966, president, 1962, vice president, 1961; member, Board of Governors, American College of Surgeons, 1955; member, California Health Manpower Policy Commission; chairman, Obstetrical & Gynecological Assembly of Southern California, 1968; president, Friendly Sons of St. Patrick, 1976.

Dr. McNulty was active in several medical societies including: American Medical Association; California Medical Association; Los Angeles County Medical Association; Los Angeles Obstetrical & Gynecological Society; and the Pacific Coast Obstetrical & Gynecological Society.

He practiced medicine in the Los Angeles area for more than forty years. He lived his life devoted to his family, his patients and the community. He enjoyed travel, jogging, swimming, and cooking.

How symbolic it is that he should pass on Mother’s Day as he had delivered thousands of babies to joyful parents. He was loved and admired by all who knew him. He will be sorely missed.

In lieu of flowers, remembrances may be made to the Children’s Hospital, Los Angeles or Cardiac Care Center, Scripps Memorial Hospital, La Jolla, California. A Memorial Service is being planned.

Published in the Los Angeles Times on 5/18/2007.

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Guestbook for your comments is at:

http://www.legacy.com/latimes/GB/
GuestbookView.aspx?PersonId=88145013

http://tinyurl.com/ywwnpb

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From: Mike McEneney
Sent: Monday, May 21, 2007 11:49 PM
To: John Reinke
Subject: Fw: JASPER OBIT: McNULTY, James Vincent (MC1940)

Dear John,

FYI

Mike

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From: Grace Feeney
Sent: Monday, May 21, 2007 10:30 AM
Subject: FW: JASPER OBIT: McNULTY, James Vincent (MC1940)

This is the brother of Dennis Day, the singer on the Jack Benny Show.

Grace Feeney
Alumni Relations Officer

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JObit3

ACTIONABLE OBIT: EXPIRES 21MAY07 Hackensack, NJ MC1940 Hogan, John Edmund

http://www.legacy.com/NorthJersey/DeathNotices.asp?
Page=LifeStory&PersonId=88160114

http://tinyurl.com/2m5scn

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John Edmund Hogan

HOGAN John Edmund age 88 died Tuesday, May 15, 2007. John was born in White Plains, NY on July 28, 1918. He grew up in Teaneck, NJ and graduated from St. Cecilia’s High School in Englewood, NJ. He received a bachelor’s in Electrical Engineering from Manhattan College in Riverdale, NY in 1940. He married Margaret “Pat” Wulkow in 1953. Pat preceded him in death in 1989. He was employed as a cable and wiring engineer by the Okonite Co. for 44 years except for a period during WW II when he was employed by the US Naval Bureau of Ships. There he worked for Admiral Hyman Rickover in Washington DC.

After his retirement in 1982, he moved to Hilton Head, So. Carolina, where he lived in the Palmetto Dunes plantation. There he enjoyed many good friendships, frequent visitors and daily walks on the beach near his home. He was an active member of Holy Family Catholic Church. Mr. Hogan moved to Issaquah, WA in 2003 to be near family. He lived at University House in Issaquah where he was an avid reader and bridge player. His primary hobby was researching and investing in the stock market, making his first investment at the age of sixteen. He shared his passion with friends and helped many of them with their own investments. Interested in genealogy, he traced his family’s roots back to Ireland. In 1944, he received dual citizenship and an Irish passport, which he was quite proud of.

John was preceded in death by a brother, Joseph and a sister Rosemary Cunning. He is survived by his sister Frances Taylor of Redmond WA and his sister-in-law, Dolores Hogan of Teaneck, NJ. He is also survived by ten nieces and nephews and twenty-seven grandnieces and grandnephews.

A Mass of Christian burial will be held Monday, May 21, 2007 at 10 AM at Holy Trinity R.C.C., Hackensack. A memorial service will be held on June 15, 2007 at St. Louise Church in Bellevue, WA. Arrangements entrusted to Volk Leber Funeral Home, Teaneck, NJ.

Published in The Record and Herald News on 5/19/2007.

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Guestbook for your comments is at:

http://www.legacy.com/NorthJersey/GB/
GuestbookView.aspx?PersonId=88160114

http://tinyurl.com/3b2xln

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JObit4

JObit: ACTIONABLE OBIT: EXPIRES 21MAY07 Latham, NY MC1974 Frank, Allen C.

http://www.legacy.com/TimesUnion-Albany/Obituaries.asp?
Page=LifeStory&PersonId=88163160

http://tinyurl.com/3yx3to

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Allen C. Frank

Frank, Allen C. LATHAM Allen C. Frank, 54, of Latham, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday May 10, 2007 at his residence. Born in Poughkeepsie, N.Y. on August 18, 1952, Allen was the son of the late Albert Charles and Elizabeth (Bloomfield) Frank. He was raised and educated at St. Pius X school and Vincentian Institute and was a graduate of Manhattan