JASPER JOTTINGS Week 22 - 2009 May 31
Jasper Jottings - The achievement journal of my fellow Jaspers, the alumni of the Manhattan College
http://www.jasperjottings.com/2009/jasperjottings2009W22.html
INDEX
- POSITRACTION: A student buys an orphanage
- JEMail: McEneney, Mike (MC1953) cleans up my question marks
- JEmail: Martin, Margaret (MC1998) reports on Geelan, Dan [MC1959]
- JFound: Corballis, Ben Charles [MC1950]
- CARTOON: Breen, Jerry (MC1971) the irrepressible Joe Biden
- MNews: Kevin Laue, One-Handed Player, Earns Div I Bball Scholarship (Guess where?)
- MNews: Two Jaspers nail scholarships
- JFound: O’Shaughnessy, Gary W. [MC????]
- JEmail: Stebbins, Donald M. (MC1961) thinks I was unfair to the VA
- JFound: Burnham, Geoffrey [MC????] at 2009 NECINA Annual Meeting
- JObit: Palermo, Peter Michael [MC1953]
- JObit: Moylan, Daniel J. [MC1953]
- JObit: DeJong, John “Hank” Herman [MC1954]
- JEmail: Reinke, FJohn (MC1968) offer help with novices with Lulu publishing
- JObit: O’Brien, Kevin [MC????] reported by McGoey Tom (MC1969)
- JNews: Marie, Sr. Constance [MC????]
- JFound: Kenny, Sr. Bernadette [MC????] leads a program
- JObit: Curry, John Patrick [MC????]
- JFound: Horbel, Doug [MC????] Evening Networking
- JNews: McCue, Michael [MC????] on ballot in Plumsted NJ
- Comment on PRAYERREQUESTED: MC Alum’s daughter doing better
- Comment on JObit: Sandiford, Arthur C. [MC1968]
- Comment on JObit: Sandiford, Arthur C. [MC1968]
- ENDNOTE: Congress “cheats” us (again)!
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POSITRACTION: A student buys an orphanage
http://www.impactlab.com/2009/04/26/university-student-buys-dilapidated-african-orphanage/
April 26th, 2009 at 3:52 pm
University Student Buys Dilapidated African Orphanage
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A new vision for an orphanage in Tanzania
A student who visited a run-down African orphanage was so moved by the
children’s plight that she raised £30,000 to buy it. Amy
Lambert, 24, set about gathering funds after witnessing the horrors at
the decrepit Kichijo Orphanage in Tanzania.
She spent eight weeks volunteering there last summer, when she cared
for 150 boys and girls – many of whom had lost one or both
parents to AIDS and HIV. Miss Lambert found children who were starving,
dangerously dehydrated and sleeping in dirty beds.
The undergraduate at Bath Spa university raised more than £30,000
in just seven months. But rather than passing the cash to authorities,
she asked them if she could buy the orphanage instead.
Now she plans to complete her degree in Psychology and Health Studies
this July before moving out to run the orphanage full time. Miss
Lambert of Pewsham, Wiltshire said: “These children are the most
beautiful, selfless people I have ever met. I have never felt so
helpless.”
Her offer to buy the orphanage was accepted earlier this year and now
plans to tear down the crumbling building and replace it with a modern
one. She also hopes to add a school room to educate the children and
sew crops to teach them about self-sufficiency.
Anyone who would like to donate money towards Amy Lambert’s orphanage should visit http://www.wearecollecting.co.uk/
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WOW!
Students can make a huge difference.
If this doesn’t open our eyes, nothing will.
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* Posted on: Sun, May 24 2009 12:37 PM
JEMail: McEneney, Mike (MC1953) cleans up my question marks
Dear John,
Re: FRANCIS J. KUZLER — 1990
>JFound: Kuzler, Francis J. [MC????] DecadesOut
I believe that Frank is a member of the Class of 1990.
Re: Grabowski, Joseph,’ 77
>JNews: Grabowski, Joseph [MC????] marketing manager
I believe that Joe is a member of the Class of 1977.
Re: Shields, Randolph,1950
>JObit: Shields, Randolph “Randy” [MC????]
I believe that Randy is a member of the Class of 1950.
May He Rest In Peace.
Re: Criscuolo, Aldo,’88
>JNews: Criscuolo, Aldo [MC????] Tasti D-Lite Darien, Stamford
I believe that Aldo is a member of the Class of 1988 and his brother Joe is member of the Class of 1985.
Mike
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[JR: Without Mike's help, there'd be a lot more question marks! (Thanks)**4, Mike]
McEneney, Mike (MC1953)
P.S. Happy Birthday, Mike.
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* Posted on: Sun, May 24 2009 1:37 PM
JEmail: Martin, Margaret (MC1998) reports on Geelan, Dan [MC1959]
From: Martin, Margaret (MC1998)
Date: May 24, 2009 12:10:55 AM EDT
To: reinkefj
Subject: Fwd: Donate A on Fox News
John: I am not sure what year he graduated, but Dan Geelan (below) is a
fellow Jasper who established a great organization, DonateA.
—–Original Message—–
Sent: Fri, 22 May 2009 6:57 pm
Subject: Donate A on Fox News
The FOX news piece on the current activity at DONATE A was aired this
morning at 5: 45 when many of us were sleeping. However FOX accomodated
all of us and put the film on the internet and on our website as well.
While the content is essentially the same, the presentation is slightly
different. Since it is not very long, it might be interesting to click
on each link below and view some of the changes to the new website,
which was donated to us by ISIS Corporation.
http://www.myfoxny.com/subindex/good_day_ny
www.donatea.com
Thanks for your continued support,
Dan Geelan
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Geelan, Dan [MC????]
[JR: Great find. Someone will know the Class Year. (Hint, Mike?) Thanks for the report.]
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Dear John,
I believe that Dan is a member of the Class of 1959.
Mike
[JR: Thanks, Mike. Much appreciated. ]
Geelan, Dan [MC1959]
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* Posted on: Sun, May 24 2009 2:37 PM
* Updated: Tue, May 26 2009 2:58 AM
JFound: Corballis, Ben Charles [MC1950]
http://whoswhoinamerica.com/ben_charles_corballis/health_facility_administrator/occ16/5764354
Ben Charles Corballis
OCCUPATION: health facility administrator
BORN: Yonkers, New York , October 24, 1928
Education
BS, Manhattan College, 1950
MD, University College Galway, 1955
Certification
Diplomate Am. Board Emergency Medicine.
Career
Intern Stamford (Connecticut) Hospital, 1956; resident Memorial Hospital, Wilmington, Del., 1956-60; private practice, 1960-
Career Related
Chairman department emergency medicine Medical Center Del., Wilmington;
assistant professor surgery Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia;
consultant School for Emergency Medical Technician; faculty ACLS
Affiliate, 1978-, Del. ATLS, 1979-; board directors Blue Cross/Shield
Del., 1975-, National Blue Shield Association, 1982-83, Newark
Emergency Center, Inc., Community Health Assurance Program, Inc.
Civic
Adv. council Gov.’s Emergency Medical Service, 1972-, chairman
1978-83, 911 telephone chairman 1973-83, Del. rep. 1978-; chairman
coronary care committee Del. Heart Association, 1978-83; founder,
president Drs. for Emergency Service, 1969-, Wilmington Professional
Associates, Inc., 1971-; president Del. Physicians Insurance Purchasing
Group, 1990, Del. Professional Insurance Co., 1990.
Membership
Member Am. College Emergency Physicians (charter member, councillor
Del. chapter 1975-83, council steering committee 1976-80, medical
econs. committee 1975, Del. chapter president 1969-79, 82-84, rev. or
articles 1983-87), Am. College Surgeons, Medical Society Del. (vice
president 1982-83, 87-88, president elect 1988-89, chairman medical
liability committee 1980-88, medical econs. committee 1976-84,
medico-legal committee 1978-, President award 1984, distinguished
service award 1987), New Castle County Medical Society (professional
conduct committee 1980-).
Political Affiliation
Republican
Religious Belief
Roman Catholic
Family
Son of Charles Leo and Anne Josephine (Sullivan) C.; Married Patricia
Ann Hoar, September 27, 1952 (deceased October 1969); children: Liam
Padraig, Christopher John, Susan Patricia, Eilis Siobhan; Married Maria
Joan LeCates, January 30, 1971.
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Corballis, Ben Charles [MC1950]
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* Posted on: Mon, May 25 2009 9:40 AM
CARTOON: Breen, Jerry (MC1971) the irrepressible Joe Biden
John: Here’s my latest cartoon, featuring the irrepressible Joe
Biden. (I guess Obama would sometimes like to repress him, but –
alas – it’s just not possible.) Thanks, Jerry Breen
www.newbreen.com

200905251319.jpg
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* Posted on: Mon, May 25 2009 1:21 PM
MNews: Kevin Laue, One-Handed Player, Earns Div I Bball Scholarship (Guess where?)
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/26/sports/basketball/26hoops.html?_r=1&ref=basketball
Kevin Laue, One-Handed Player, Earns Division I Basketball Scholarship
By ADAM HIMMELSBACH
Published: May 25, 2009
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Kevin Laue, a 6-foot-10 center whose left arm ends at the elbow, was
often told he would be an N.C.A.A. Division I basketball recruit if he
had two hands.
It turns out the second hand was not necessary. Laue, who is from California, has accepted a scholarship to play for Manhattan College next season.
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Good for us! Better for him.
Now can we find a zero legged model like Aimee Mullins for the Jasper Dancers?
No one should call either of them disabled!
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* Posted on: Tue, May 26 2009 1:35 AM
MNews: Two Jaspers nail scholarships
http://nyrej.com/32223
American Council of Engineering Companies of New York awards 16 scholarships
New York, NY Now more than ever, academic scholarships to
high-achieving students entering the engineering field play an
important support role for the recipients. This year, 16 students in
New York State colleges and universities will receive American Council
of Engineering Companies of New York scholarships ranging from $2,500
to $5,000.
The scholarships are being awarded based on the student’s
cumulative grade point average, college activities, work experience and
an essay on consulting engineering. Eight of the students attending
metropolitan area colleges were honored at an ACEC New York membership
luncheon on May 19 at the Union League Club in New York City. The
remaining eight students attending upstate colleges will be recognized
at the council’s winter conference in Albany in January. Since
2001, ACEC New York has awarded 97 scholarships for a total of $265,500.
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Hazen and Sawyer, P.C. Scholarship – $2,500
* Daniel Hesslein, Manhattan College, Riverdale, N.Y.
A civil engineering student, Hesslein is very interested in sustainable
design, particularly in renewable energy and reusable construction
practices. He has participated in Night Run, where he makes and
delivers sandwiches for the homeless, and participates in Relay for
Life, a 24-hour walk to raise awareness for breast cancer.
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Thornton Tomasetti Scholarship – $2,500
* Thomas Matarazzo, Manhattan College, Riverdale, N.Y.
Honoring a tradition, Matarazzo will be the fourth member of his family
to earn an Engineering degree from Manhattan College. Active in several
student organizations, including Tau Beta Pi, Chi Epsilon, the Jazz
Band and the student chapter of ASCE, of which he was president in
2008, Matarazzo is also a member of Engineers without Borders.
{Extraneous Deleted}
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* Posted on: Tue, May 26 2009 3:55 AM
JFound: O’Shaughnessy, Gary W. [MC????]
http://www.publicintelligence.net/?p=266
Gary W. O’Shaughnessy
Submitted by admin on Tuesday, 26 May 2009
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Major General Gary W. O’Shaughnessy is commander of Air Force
Intelligence Command and director of the Joint Electronic Warfare
Center, both headquartered at Kelly Air Force Base, Texas. An Air Force
major command, AFIC’s 17,000 people worldwide provide timely
services, products and resources in the interrelated areas of
intelligence, security, electronic combat, foreign technology and
treaty monitoring. The JEWC provides comprehensive electronic warfare
support to the secretary of defense, the Joint Chiefs of Staff and
other requesting Department of Defense agencies.
General O’Shaughnessy was born in New York City and completed
high school at Brooklyn Preparatory. He earned a bachelor of arts
degree in English from Fordham University in 1960 and a master of arts
degree in education from Manhattan College
in 1970. The general completed Squadron Officer School in 1964, Armed
Forces Staff College in 1974 and the Industrial College of the Armed
Forces in 1979.
He entered the Air Force in September 1960 after receiving his
commission as a second lieutenant through the Air Force Reserve Officer
Training Corps program. His first assignment was as an administrative
officer at the Air Flight Test Center, Edwards Air Force Base, Calif.
The general was a student at the Communications Intelligence Officers
Course, Goodfellow Air Force Base, Texas, from September 1962 until
March 1963. Upon graduation he was assigned to the 6923rd Radio
Squadron Mobile and then to an operating location of the 6925th
Security Group, both Electronic Security Command units in South
Vietnam. In September 1963 he became an intelligence officer with the
6925th Security Group, Clark Air Base, Philippines.
General O’Shaughnessy was assigned to the National Security
Agency, Fort George G. Meade, Md., from September 1965 until April
1966, when he returned to South Vietnam as the Department of Defense
special representative to the Military Assistance Command. He then was
assigned as an instructor and commandant of cadets at Manhattan
College. He remained there until June 1970, when he transferred to
Pacific Security Region, Wheeler Air Force Base, Hawaii, as an
intelligence officer.
The general became an assistant operations officer with the 6921st
Security Wing, Misawa Air Base, Japan, in May 1972. In November 1972 he
was transferred to Headquarters U.S. Air Force Security Service, San
Antonio, as an intelligence officer, overseeing the operations of
Pacific and Alaskan units until December 1973.
After completing the Armed Forces Staff College in July 1974, he
returned to Fort Meade as National Security Agency representative to
the Air Staff and also served for a period as military assistant to the
director of National Security Agency. In April 1977 he became commander
of the 6903rd Security Squadron, Osan Air Base, South Korea, where he
developed concepts for intelligence support to tactical operations.
From June 1979 until June 1982 General O’Shaughnessy was
commander of Electronic Security Command Pacific, Hickam Air Force
Base, Hawaii, where he managed Electronic Security Command resources
from Alaska to the Philippines, From Hawaii he was assigned parallel
duties at Ramstein Air Base, West Germany, commanding all Electronic
Security Command units in Europe. In May 1985 he became associate
deputy director for operations, National Security Agency. In June 1987
he became deputy chief of staff for intelligence, Headquarters U.S. Air
Forces in Europe, Ramstein Air Base. He was assigned as director of
intelligence, J-2, Headquarters U.S. European Command,
Stuttgart-Vaihingen, West Germany, in April 1988. In August 1989
General O’Shaughnessy took command of the Electronic Security
Command, Kelly Air Force Base. He assumed his present position in
October 1991.
The general’s military awards and decorations include the Defense
Superior Service Medal with oak leaf cluster, Legion of Merit with oak
leaf cluster, Bronze Star Medal, Meritorious Service Medal with oak
leaf cluster, Joint Service Commendation Medal and Air Force
Commendation Medal with two oak leaf clusters. Also, he published a
paper in the Air University Education Bulletin, 1968, titled,
“Learning Through Reinforcement.”
He was promoted to major general July 1, 1989, with same date of rank.
(Current as of April 1992)
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O’Shaughnessy, Gary W. [MC????]
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* Posted on: Tue, May 26 2009 7:38 PM
JEmail: Stebbins, Donald M. (MC1961) thinks I was unfair to the VA
Dear Jasper John,
In your recent attack on government run health care programs and the
concept of universal care in the United States ( the only
industrialized country without universal care) you imply that the
Veteran’s Administration provides poor care to veterans. As a
matter of fact the VA is widely acknowledged to provide excellent care.
Phillip Longman has written a book titled: Best Care Anywhere / Why VA
Health Care is Better than Yours (book description below).
I suggest you read the book or at least articles based on it before
attacking the VA in the future. The rightist press often carries
stories about VA problems but rarely focuses on its general excellence.
The record should be set straight.
Sincerely yours,
Donald M Stebbins
BS 1961
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Best Care Anywhere
How VA Health Care Became a Benchmark for Quality and What Policymakers Should Learn from its Example
What lessons does the VA’s performance offer for addressing America’s health care crisis?
Recent headlines about Walter Reed Army Medical Center have brought the
military health care system under scrutiny. Yet despite problems with
access, The Department of Veteran Affairs’ system of care, (which
doesn’t run Walter Reed) turns out, in study after study, to
outperform the rest of the American health care system by virtually all
measures. These include patient satisfaction, patient safety,
prevention, disease management, use of evidence-based medicine,
information technology, and cost effectiveness.
What lessons does the VA’s performance offer for addressing
America’s health care crisis? Should access to VA health care be
expanded to more veterans, many of whom are denied previously promised
benefits, and perhaps to their families as well? How feasible would it
be to replicate the VA model of care for the general population,
including the uninsured?
This event, which was carried on C-SPAN, produced a lively debate,
featuring Phil Longman, author of Best Care Anywhere: Why VA Health
Care is Better than Yours (PoliPointPress, 2007) and Dr. Kenneth Kizer,
former Undersecretary for Health in the U.S. Department of Veterans
Affairs, on this timely and provocative topic.
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[JR: I rescued your email from the spam folder. That's why the delay. I
always give everyone equal time. This is another one of those agree to
disagree items. Talk to those receiving VA care and you might find a
different opinion. I've gotten VA care twice during TDYs back in the
Seventies. Those two experiences nearly killed me. So maybe I'm biased.
Vets that I know would disagree with you. But, at least we having a
conversation.]
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* Posted on: Wed, May 27 2009 12:11 AM
JFound: Burnham, Geoffrey [MC????] at 2009 NECINA Annual Meeting
http://groups.google.com/group/necina_web/browse_thread/thread/375b4b724edcb8e2/698eb5edba360431?pli=1
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“Stimulate US Economy through Global Collaboration” 2009 NECINA Annual Meeting
* Time: 8:30 am – 4:30 pm, Saturday May 30th, 2009
* RSVP: http://www.acteva.com/booking.cfm?bevaid=183086
* Venue: Radisson Hotel, 10 Independence Drive, Chelmsford, MA
* Fee: Free to NECINA Members, Sponsors, Partners, and
Program Advisors, Judges, Presenters; $15 to General Public with
half-year free membership (break & lunch included)
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Dr. Geoffrey Burnham has over twenty-five years of direct experience in
photonic product development. During his tenure at GE Aerospace he is
responsible for the design and development of GE’s first mil
qualified high peak and high average power TIR-FPL slab lasers
operating Q-switched in the NIR. He worked closely with GE’s
Corporate Research and Development on GE’s Inertial Confinement
(Laser Fusion) Program producing extremely high peak power Glass Slab
Lasers for KMS Fusion. He also collaborated with GE’s research
team on the development of a 1 kWatt CW YAG laser. Geoffrey has also
developed and produced edge emitting semiconductor lasers at numerous
wavelengths from 632 nm to 1060 nm at powers up to 2 Watts for a single
stripe emitter. He designed and produced numerous fiber coupled
semiconductor lasers with power levels exceeding 150 Watts CW. His
particular areas of expertise include III-V edge emitting lasers at 808
nm and 980 nm, DPSS lasers at 1.06 and frequency doubled to 532
nm, Q-switched solid state (both YAG and Glass) and fiber coupled
lasers. Previously, Geoffrey founded a small high hech company called
Semiconductor Laser International Corporation. Of particular note he
raised over $20 million of financing for this company, including an $8
million public offering on the NASDAQ. He held various executive
management and positions at Northeast Semiconductor, General Optronics
Corporation, and General Electric’s Aerospace Group. Geoffrey has
a successful track record in high technology government contract
management, program management and product commercialization. He holds
an M.S. and Ph.D. in Physics from New York University, and a B.S. in
Physics, from Manhattan College. He was a Co-Chairman – SPIE Photonics West Laser Diode Array Session.
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For more information, please visit the following sites:
NECINA Optics SIG: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NECINA_SIG_Optics/
NECINA Entrepreneurship Center: http://groups.google.com/group/necina-entrepreneurship-center
NECINA: http://www.necina.org/
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Burnham, Geoffrey [MC????]
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* Posted on: Wed, May 27 2009 7:26 AM
JObit: Palermo, Peter Michael [MC1953]
http://www.legacy.com/WashingtonPost/DeathNotices.asp?Page=LifeStory&PersonId=127649913
Peter Michael Palermo
PALERMO PETER MICHAEL PALERMO Peter Michael Palermo, 80, a devoted
husband, father, and grandfather passed away on May 20, 2009 at Manor
Care in Alexandria from coronary artery disease. He is survived by his
bride of 45 years Martha; six children, Andrea Palermo of Alexandria,
Patricia Palermo (Joe Re) of Manassas, Monica Blank (Rich) of Tampa,
Florida, Peter Palermo (Stephanie) of Midlothian, Anne O”Malley
(Kevin) of Centreville, and Michael Palermo of Alexandria, and twenty
two grandchildren. Peter was born in Brooklyn, New York and graduated
from Manhattan College with
a Bachelor of Science degree in civil engineering in 1953. He proudly
served his country with honor during the Korean War in the U.S. Marine
Corps. Following his service, Peter had a distinguished 35-year career
with the U.S. Department of Navy. Specializing in structures and ship
design, he culminated his career as the Assistant Deputy Commander and
Technical Director for Ship Design at Naval Sea Systems Command,
responsible for all ship and submarine designs. A devout Washington
Redskin fan even during the losing years, Mr. Palermo loved his family,
God, his country, his beer, and his dogs – not always in that
order! Friends will be received on Tuesday, May 26, 2009 from 6 to 8
p.m., at Good Shepherd Catholic Church in Alexandria. A Mass of
Christian Burial will be held on Wednesday, May 27 at 10:30 a.m. at the
church. His internment will take place at 2 p.m. at Fairfax Memorial
Park. Services are under the direction of the Demaine Funeral Home,
Alexandria. In lieu of flowers, please make contributions to Food for
the Poor, Inc., 6401 Lyons Road, Coconut Creek, FL 33073,
(954-427-2222) and include S/C 67184 on the memo line of your check or
Catholic Charities, 200 N. Glebe Rd, Suite 506 Arlington, VA 22203,
(703-549-1390) and include “in memory of Pete Palermo” on
the memo line of your check.
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Palermo, Peter Michael [MC1953]
Guestbook: http://tinyurl.com/q8746h
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* Posted on: Wed, May 27 2009 7:37 AM
JObit: Moylan, Daniel J. [MC1953]
Moylan, Daniel J. [MC1953]
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Dear John,
George Skau, ‘59 advised that Dan passed away last week in Virgina after a long illness.
A Funeral Mass will be a be said at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church in Ridgewood, N.J. on Friday, May 29th at 10:45 AM.
Please pray for the repose of Dan’s Soul and his family.
May He Rest In Peace,
Mike
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McEneney, Mike (MC1953)
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* Posted on: Wed, May 27 2009 8:08 PM
JObit: DeJong, John “Hank” Herman [MC1954]
John:
I wish to report the death of Jasper, John “Hank” Herman
DeJong. He returned to the Lord suddenly on May 25. He was an EE but I
don’t know the year he graduated. He was 81 at his death. I
started working with Hank at my first job out of college and we became
lifelong friends. Here is a link for Condolences:
http://www.brinsfieldfuneral.com/obituaries/index.cfm As soon as I get
one for his Obituary, I’ll send it to you.
Don McLeod EE ‘74
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[JR: Thanks, Don. Much appreciated. ]
DeJong, John “Hank” Herman [MC????]
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John Herman “Hank” DeJong of St. Mary’s City,
Maryland slipped peacefully into heaven on Monday, May 25, 2009. Hank
was born January 8, 1928 in Bronx, New York, to Margret and Jan Pieter
DeJong. As a first generation American, he came from very humble
beginnings. After graduating from high school in 1947, Hank enlisted in
the United States Army, where he served in Japan obtaining the rank of
Sergeant. Upon honorable discharge, he entered Rhodes Prep school and
after graduation he enrolled in Manhattan College. Hank graduated from Manhattan College
in 1954 with a Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering. In
June of 1954, Hank was employed at the Naval Air Test Center (NATC),
Patuxent River, Maryland, as an Electrical Engineer. From 1954 until
1978, he remained in the Electrical Branch as it transitioned through
two Naval Air Test Center reorganizations. During this time Hank
earned, with honors, a Bachelors of Arts and Science degree in
Mathematics from the University of Maryland, where he was a member of
Phi Kappa Phi honors society. Hank also earned a Master of Science
degree in Operations Research from George Washington University.
Early in his career Hank developed a set of specifications which
resulted in the procurement of the first harmonic wave analyzer capable
of printing out a complete vibration spectrum from 10 Hz to 2000 Hz. He
also developed a telemetry system for recording elevator trim control
switch data on the F2H-2 aircraft. As a project engineer, Hank
conducted electrical and electronic trials on the FJ-3, T-34B, TF-1,
OE-2, AD-5W, WV-3, HSS-1, HOK-1, F9F-8P, P2V-7, A3D-1, F11F-1, HR25-1,
A-4, F-4B, P-3A, H-3, and F/A-18 aircraft. In 1978, Hank accepted a
temporary assignment as a Section Head in the Ground Support Systems
Branch at the Systems Engineering Test Directorate (SETD). In 1979, he
returned to the Electronic Systems Branch of SETD as an Electromagnetic
Specialist. From 1982 through 1986 Hank was SETD’s Antenna and
Avionics Section Head (SY80). In 1986, Hank was appointed as the Naval
Air Test Center’s Joint Tactical Information Distribution System
(JTIDS) Program Manager, the job he maintained until the he retired.
Throughout his career, Hank made many valuable contributions to testing
and evaluating Navy aircraft. Over the last ten years of his career,
Hank established himself as an expert in the communications systems
field and had gained particular prominence in the JTIDS program. Hank
retired from NATC on January 7, 1991 after a career that spanned four
decades. Upon his retirement, Hank began to teach real estate
certification classes until 2007.
Hank was an avid sports fan who loved the New York Yankees, New York
Giants, and the University of Maryland Terrapins. He was a Maryland
Terrapin club member who held season tickets to football games for the
past twenty years and enjoyed going to the games with his wife, son and
grandchildren. Hank was a trivia buff who was always ready to test with
a good brain teaser. Hank was very quick witted and had a wonderful
sense of humor. He was a fascinating storyteller and he kept his family
and friends on the edge of their seats with stories about his life
experiences. Hank was a good, kind, Christian man, who helped many
people throughout his life. His greatest loves were God, the church and
his family. He was a resident of St. Mary’s County for over 50
years and he attended mass at St. Cecilia Church in St. Mary’s
City, St. Michael’s Church in Ridge, and Immaculate Heart of Mary
Church in Lexington Park..
Hank was the past President of the United States Navy League Patuxent
River chapter, a 17 year volunteer with the American Cancer Society, a
life member of the Patuxent River Elks Lodge, a member of the Veterans
of Foreign Wars (VFW) Washington Branch, and also a member of the
American Legion, the University of Maryland Terrapin Club, the National
Association of Retired Federal Employers (NARFE), and both the National
and Southern Maryland Board of Realtors.
Hank was preceded in death by his parents, Margret and Jan Pieter
DeJong. He is survived by his loving wife of 47 years, Annie; his
daughter Nancy Simmons (Ron) and his sons Francis Stuart Newton and
Joseph Jackson (Beverly); grandchildren David Simmons (Margie), Eddie
Schatz (Lisa), Michelle Boyer (Mark), Christian Newton, Adrianne
Newton, Amanda Newton, Jonathan Jackson and Sherry Jackson-Mehl (Eric
Baker); 7 great grandchildren; and his sister, Rose Marie Johnson.
The family requests in lieu of flowers that donations be made to Ridge
Volunteer Rescue Squad and/or St. Michael’s Catholic School in
memory of John H. DeJo
Condolences to the family may be made at www.brinsfieldfuneral.com .
Arrangements by the Brinsfield Funeral Home, P.A., Leonardtown, MD.
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* Posted on: Wed, May 27 2009 8:29 PM
JEmail: Reinke, FJohn (MC1968) offer help with novices with Lulu publishing
Dear fellow Jaspers: It’s now even easier to do vanity publishing
with Lulu. The cost is virtually ZERO! Have you always had a book in
your heart or your head? Get it into paper now. Not that you going to
be the next James Patterson. Not that you’re going to be on the
Tonight Show. Not that the world will beat a path to your door. But it
is a milestone to say I wrote a book and have it in print. My Lulu
book, “CHURCH 10●19●62″ is now on Amazon. Yours can be too.
This email is to encourage you. If you have questions or just
don’t know how to start, drop me an email at “help me print
my book” at reinke dot cc. (Don’t be too fussy with the
address it will get thru!) Now that I’m unemployed / retired, I
need “projects”. Unless you know of a CTO job in 08824!
ROFL, imagine if an injineer with a low grade point index can get his
ravings in print, so can you. What the worst anyone can say?
“What an idiot!” Hey, they probably say that anyway.
Besides, I’m told that no one ever died of embarrassment. Stephen
Covey in his talks says something like “the Universe is one song
and that we each have a part in that song”. Maybe it comes from
doing too many obits, but don’t sneak out and leave “your
song” unsung. We’ll all be worse off for the loss. A friend
(Yes, I do have friends; one or two!) of mine’s dad hand wrote
his family history and his theory about roulette; it’s a family
treasure to him. So get your “content” on to the
“virtual bookshelves”. This is a unique time in technology
where Gutenberg is in everyone of us. Spelling and grammar optional!
Standing by for your call, fjohn68
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JObit: O’Brien, Kevin [MC????] reported by McGoey Tom (MC1969)
Kevin O’Brien, 86
by Staten Island Advance
Wednesday May 27, 2009, 5:33 AM
WWII veteran was NYPD scientist
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Longtime Grant City resident Kevin P.
O’Brien, a World War II veteran, NYPD forensic scientist and
author of several books on forensics, died Sunday in Livingston County
Skilled Nursing Facility, Mount Morris, N.Y., where he had resided for
four years. His age was 86.
Born in the Bronx, Mr. O’Brien was brought to Grant City as an infant.
The graduate of St. Peter’s Boys High School enlisted in the U.S.
Army Air Forces during World War II, serving in Europe in a secret
military unit called The Carpet Baggers from 1942 to 1945. He returned
to military service in 1958 as a reservist and a chief warrant officer
in the criminal investigations division.
Mr. O’Brien earned his bachelor’s degree from Manhattan College, the Bronx, and his master’s degree in forensic chemistry from John Jay College, Manhattan.
He was an NYPD chemist and investigator, working in the crime lab, for
two decades. He retired in 1967 with the rank of detective first grade.
Mr. O’Brien relocated to Pittsford, a suburb of Rochester, N.Y.,
the year of his retirement. After leaving the police force, he began
teaching forensic chemistry at Monroe Community College, and also
taught at St. Peter’s College in New Jersey and his alma mater,
John Jay College. He retired from teaching in the late 1980s.
Mr. O’Brien wrote several texts on forensics, including
“Criminalization Theory and Practice.” He also published a
paper for the United Nations about chemical components of narcotics in
the illegal drug trade.
He was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and the NYPD’s Holy Name Society.
Mr. O’Brien was an avid traveler and Europe and England were favored destinations.
His brother was genuine, approachable and a hardworking family man, said Joseph O’Brien.
“He was a wonderful person, a great storyteller and
lecturer,” he said. “He was warm, cooperative, he
couldn’t do enough for other people.”
Mr. O’Brien enjoyed photography, and took many pictures of his family and during his travels.
On the Island, he was a parishioner of St. Christopher’s R.C. Church, Grant City.
His wife of 46 years, the former Kathleen MacBride, died in 1992. Mr.
O’Brien’s son, Kevin Jr., died in 1962; his son, Stephen,
died in 1978, and his granddaughter, Erin Richardson, died in 2002.
Surviving, along with his brother, Joseph, are his son, Rory
O’Brien; his daughters, Kathleen Clapp and Eileen O’Brien;
his brothers, John and James O’Brien; four grandchildren, and two
great-granddaughters.
The funeral will be tomorrow from the Miller Funeral Home, with a mass
at 10 a.m. in Guardian Angels R.C. Church. Burial will be in Mendon
Cemetery, all Rochester.
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* Posted on: Wed, May 27 2009 10:16 PM
JNews: Marie, Sr. Constance [MC????]
http://www.courant.com/community/hc-community-articleresults,0,5942637,results.formprofile?Query=13655HC
Enfield
Felician Sisters Complete Historic Election
Religious Life
Submitted by Sister Mary Francis Lewandowski on 2009-05-26.
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The eight provinces of the Felician Sisters of North America recently
completed one of the final steps to merger with the election of a
Provincial Minister and Council to lead the new single province. The
election culminates a decade of planning by Felician Sisters throughout
the US and Canada
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Sister Constance Marie currently serves on the Leadership Team for Our
Lady of the Angels Province, Enfield. Previous to that, she was
Academic Advisor in the School of Education at Manhattan College,
Riverdale, NY. From 1994 to 2002 she ministered at LaSalle Academy on
New York’s Lower East Side as Director of School Counseling. She
also served as Educational/Vocational Counselor at H.E.L.P. Bronx, a
system of shelters founded by Andrew Cuomo, and supervisor of Health
Care Homes, a specialized unit of the New York Foundling Hospital for
developmentally and physically disabled children in foster care. After
spending 18 years at Our Lady of the Angels Academy, Enfield, as
English and Religion teacher and principal, she was
Educational/Vocational Counselor at Covenant House, New York.
Sister Constance entered the Felician community from Clinton, MA in
1964. She earned a BA in English from Trinity College, Washington, DC,
an MA in English from St. Michael’s College, VT, an M.Ed. in
Administration and Supervision from the Catholic School Leadership
Program at Boston College, an MS in Counseling from Fordham University
and a Professional Diploma in Counseling from Manhattan College.
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Marie, Sr. Constance [MC????]
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* Posted on: Thu, May 28 2009 1:39 PM
JFound: Kenny, Sr. Bernadette [MC????] leads a program
http://www.misericordia.edu/news/news_full.cfm?news_id=52958
MU to host Cecilia Meighan, RSM Institute of Law and Religious Life
05-28-09
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Misericordia University will host more than 120 leaders of national and
international Roman Catholic religious congregations of women on June
4-10 during the 16th annual Cecilia Meighan, RSM Institute of Law and
Religious Life. The institute is newly renamed for its foundress,
Sister Cecilia, the former director of planned giving at the campus who
retired from Misericordia this past year.
Under the direction of Sister Bernadette Kenny, RSHM, the 2009
institute, “The Religious Institute and Its Works: Canon Law and
Civil Law Organizational Stuctures,” is a week-long residential
program designed to promote professional development to women in
religious leadership positions, particularly in the areas of corporate,
civil and canon (church) law.
“The Institute is designed to enable participants to gain a new
perspective on the role and responsibility of leadership, help them
create a network of peers, and have the opportunity to interact with
others who share similar responsibilities and challenges,” said
Sister Bernadette. “Guests will also have the chance to enjoy the
beautiful Misericordia campus, and enjoy a range of cultural and
recreational activities available in the area.”
All faculty members for the program are nationally recognized experts in the fields of canon and civil law. They include:
Sister Bernadette is an attorney who exclusively represents Roman
Catholic religious congregations in civil law. She is a member of the
Religious of the Sacred Heart of Mary, and holds a bachelor’s
degree from Marymount College, a master’s degree from Manhattan College, and her Juris Doctorate from Fordham University School of Law.
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* Posted on: Thu, May 28 2009 1:56 PM
JObit: Curry, John Patrick [MC????]
http://www.legacy.com/Newsday/DeathNotices.asp?Page=LifeStory&PersonId=127799928
John Patrick Curry
CURRY – John Patrick, of Mt. Vernon formerly of The Bronx, on May
27, 2009. Beloved husband of Elizabeth. Loving father of Kathleen
(Paul) Barba and Christine (John) Tuthill and loving step-grandfather
of Marissa Barba. Dear brother of Thomas Curry and Patricia Spillane.
Brother-in-law to Celeste Curry and Joe Spillane cherished uncle and
Godfather. He was a proud member of the 7th Regiment National Guard. He
was a loyal and Proud Graduate of St. John’s Kingsbridge,
Mahattan Prep and Manhattan College.
He retired after 27 years as an accountant and office manager from
Glencore Limited, Stamford, CT. Calling hours at the Fred H. McGrath
& Son Funeral Home, between the hours of 5 to 8pm Saturday and 2 to
4 and 7 to 9pm Sunday. Mass of Christian Burial St. Ursula’s
Church, Mt Vernon on Monday June 1 at 11am.
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Curry, John Patrick [MC????]
Guestbook: http://tinyurl.com/msnujq
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* Posted on: Fri, May 29 2009 8:47 AM
JFound: Horbel, Doug [MC????] Evening Networking
http://jobpostings.maldensquare.org/2009/05/career-place-upcoming-networking.html
Evening Networking: “Understanding and Dealing with Procrastination”
Date: Tuesday, June 9
Time: 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Location: The Career Place, Woburn
Registration: Call the Library at 781-932-5518
Cost: $15/lifetime Membership
Learn what procrastination is and what it isn’t. During this
workshop we will explore where, when and why so many of us continue to
do this. How to manage it more effectively. What are some of the more
novel approaches to overcoming it.
Presenter Doug Horbel has provided outplacement, career management and
life coaching support to individuals in a broad spectrum of professions
and industries. He has guided clients from diverse backgrounds to take
charge of their careers, strategize their direction and produce
effective action. Doug holds a BBA from Manhattan College, NY, and is a CTI Certified Professional Coach.
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* Posted on: Fri, May 29 2009 3:47 PM
JNews: McCue, Michael [MC????] on ballot in Plumsted NJ
http://www.centraljersey.com/articles/2009/05/30/the_messenger_press/news/doc4a1d4af0d3373392217073.txt
Primary preview
Wednesday, May 27, 2009 10:52 AM EDT
by Melissa L. Gaffney, Staff Writer
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Several municipal candidates are running for open positions on
governing bodies in The Messenger-Press coverage area in
Tuesday’s primary election, with Millstone providing the only
contested race.
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In Plumsted, Republican incumbents Michael McCue and Eric Sorchik are
running unopposed for two, three-year Township Committee seats. Both
candidates say they would like to install a sewer system in the
downtown area and maintain the township’s rural character.
Mr. McCue, 56, of Cream Ridge, would enter his second term
as committeeman if re-elected. He has lived in the township for 20
years.
The committeeman earned his bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from Manhattan College
and his master’s degree in the same field from The University of
Virginia. Mr. McCue has a master’s degree in business from
Adelphi University, in Garden City, N.Y., and a juris doctor degree
from Seton Hall University, in South Orange.
Mr. McCue served on the Ocean County Agricultural
Development Board from 2002 to 2007 and has served on the township
Municipal Utilities Authority since 2006.
He is a process safety manager for Solvay Solexis, Inc., in Thorfare.
The committeeman says the governing body has preserved the
town’s farmland and kept taxes low during his tenure.
”We have maintained our present, excellent financial
condition by restrained fiscal management and aggressively seeking
county, state and federal grants to supplement 20 years of stable
municipal tax policy,” he said. “We are planning for
Plumsted’s future by implementing a redevelopment plan to bring
sanitary sewers to our historic downtown that will revitalize the
township.”
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* Posted on: Sat, May 30 2009 3:11 PM
Comment on PRAYERREQUESTED: MC Alum’s daughter doing better
By Carolyn Predmore (MCfac)
This is great news. OK – more of the same coming up.
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* Posted on: Mon, May 25 2009 10:53 AM
Comment on JObit: Sandiford, Arthur C. [MC1968]
By Daniel Sandiford
Thank you so much for your kind words. My father loved Manhattan
College and always spoke of his excellent Christian Brothers education.
I just graduated La Salle University in Philadelphia and I now
understand what he meant when he spoke of the brothers. God Bless you
and the rest of the La Sallian community. John Baptiste de La Salle,
pray for us. Live Jesus in our hearts forever!
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* Posted on: Wed, May 27 2009 12:00 AM
Comment on JObit: Sandiford, Arthur C. [MC1968]
By Jim Ferraiolo
Arthur was St Augustine’s class of 1964, and Manhattan 1968, and will be missed.
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* Posted on: Fri, May 29 2009 2:08 PM
ENDNOTE: Congress “cheats” us (again)!
http://www.lifenews.com/bio2829.html
Congressional Lawmakers Admit NIH Guidelines a Human Cloning Bait and Switch
by Steven Ertelt LifeNews.com Editor
April 20, 2009
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Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) — Congressional lawmakers appear to
be admitting that a leading pro-life group was right when it said the
new NIH guidelines to implement President Barack Obama’s
embryonic stem cell research executive order amounted to a bait and
switch.
The NIH guidelines describe the process that scientists must use to get
federal funding to be able to destroy human embryos supposedly left
over from fertility clinics for their stem cells for research.
The National Right to Life Committee called the guidelines a
“bait-and-switch” strategy, under which Democratic leaders
in Congress will suddenly bring up new legislation that they will claim
codifies the NIH action.
In reality, NRLC says the bill will overturn a federal law prohibiting
the specific creation and destruction, possibly through human cloning,
of human beings for the express purpose of killing them to conduct
scientific experiments.
According to a report in Congressional Quarterly on Friday, Kristofer
Eisenla, a representative of Rep. Diana, one of the prime sponsors of
the bill that concerns Right to Life, “did not refute the
committee’s suggestion.”
“Details of the legislation are still being discussed,” he said.
In fact, DeGette, in a press release issued with her co-sponsor, Rep.
Michael Castle, responding to the new NIH guidelines, talked about how
her bill would supposedly merely codify the NIH guidelines. She said
she is “planning to move forward with legislation that will
promote all forms of ethical stem cell research.”
Although the bill hasn’t been written, Douglas Johnson, the
legislative director for National Right to Life, told LifeNews.com the
intent appears clear.
“It doesn’t take much reading between the lines to see that
DeGette and Castle are writing a bill that will authorize NIH to
funding human cloning to produce embryos for research,” he said.
Johnson previously discussed the Obama-DeGette tactic with LifeNews.com.
“Some may characterize the guidelines issued today as narrowly
crafted, since NIH will not initially fund research involving human
embryos who were created specifically to be used in research. This
seeming restraint is part of an incremental strategy intended to
desensitize the public to the concept of killing human embryos for
research purposes,” he explained.
He says the DeGette bill will go much further by “authori[zing]
further expansions involving the deliberate creation of human embryos
for use in research, by human cloning and other methods.”
The National Right to Life Committee detailed the strategy in a letter
it sent to members of Congress in March outlining its objections to the
DeGette bill and its Senate companion version.
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[JR: Politicians lie, cheat, and steal! To quote my legal mentor, Judge
Judy, "I wouldn't believe you if you tongue came notarized!" They don't
read what the vote on, they mix apples and oranges to vote on, they
slip stuff in at the last minute. The D's and the R's both do it. And,
we should be punishing them!]
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"Dona Nobis Pacem"
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