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Class Notes
1950s
William J. Brooks ’51 and his wife have been
residing for the past 5 years at Shell Point, a
250 acre retirement resort community just off
Sanibel Island. He would love to hear from any
former classmates that may live in the area.

Kevin M. McQuade ’68 got together with his fellow
Sigma Gamma Pi alumni this past December, for a
reunion dinner in Manhattan, NY.

John J. Scibelli ’51 will forever be grateful for his
years at the College. He credits Father Gerard
Murray’s classes in Shakespeare and English
Literature as being the beginning of his career
as an English teacher.
Leo M. Keegan ’55 and his wife Joan have been
married for 56 years. They have 12 children and
30 grandchildren. He is now retired from the
Brooklyn Botanical Garden, where he served as
Executive VP and CFO.
Arthur Maddaloni ’55 remembers his classmate
Peter Ferrara ’55, who passed away in December
of 2009.
Joseph A. Nunziata Jr. ’58 and his wife Ann
celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary this
past August.

1960s
Peter J. Schweitzer ’60 is still working as he helps
Long Island lawyers.
George C. Festa ’62 is happy to report that his
daughter just had her third child this past March,
in Massachusetts.
Edward B. Lein ’65 enjoyed this past year greatly,
as both his son Robby and his daughter Kristin
celebrated their respective weddings. His son
Edward is, according to him, ‘on the loose’.
John J. Dwyer ’66 is now a Vice President at Cantor
Fitzgerald & Co. focusing on maintaining client and
investor relationships for the group. Prior to his
appointment, he served as a Director at Stifel
Nicolaus, where he managed institutional and
investor relationships.
Joseph Lavezzo ’66 was Associate Producer for
a new off-Broadway rock musical comedy,
F#%king Up Everything. “This is a fun show with
great music and laughs. It is a simple story of ‘boy
meets girl, boy loses girl, boy gets girl,’ but with
amusing turns along the way. For more on the show
go to: http://fueonstage.com.

Kevin M. McQuade ’68, Dave H. Bacchioni ’69,
John Martinez, Jr. ’69, Tom Ryan ’69, Frank A.
Lofaso ’70 and Guy L. Rossiello ’69.
Robert L. Conway ’69 is now retired and residing
in Babylon Long Island, where he is active in local
volunteer efforts.
Joseph P. Forte ’69 has joined DLA Piper’s Real
Estate practice as a partner in New York. He
previously served as a partner in the Global Finance
and Debt Products Group at Alston + Bird LLP. He is
a governor and past president of the Commercial
Real Estate Finance Council; an active fellow of
the American College of Real Estate Lawyers and
American College of Mortgage Attorneys; a member
of the Anglo-American Real Property Institute;
and a member of The Real Estate Roundtable’s
Real Estate Capital Policy Advisory Committee.

Barbara Koster ’76 was
named to the New Jersey
Business Hall of Fame
by Junior Achievement
of New Jersey for her
outstanding professional
achievements and
community outreach
efforts. Barbara is Senior
Vice President and Chief Information Officer at
Prudential Financial, Inc. and a member of
Prudential’s Senior Management Committee. She
also is Chairman of the Board of Pramerica Systems
Ireland, a technology subsidiary of Prudential.
Joseph A. Mingrone ’76 recently got together with
fellow Troupers’ alumni Andrew C. Fisher ’03,
Antonevia Ocho-Coultes Oddman ’04, Dana Kelly
Salvatore, Rachel L. Kaminsky ’04, Chris Gando,
Julian R. Oddman ’06, Michelle Susino Gando ’03,
David Peters ’03 and Ryan Cleminson. The reunion
took place at Edison Place, owned by SFC and
Trouper Alumnus Edward P. Long ’03.

Anthony Santorufo ’69 retired in 2007 after
19 years as an Assistant Superintendent of
Secondary Schools, Special Education and Pupil
Service Consultant with international schools in
China and as a volunteer in radiation oncology at
Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center.

1970s
Michael P. Angiolillo ’71 is
happy to announce that his
debut album, titled Ain’t That
a Kick is now available in both
CD and digital format, and can
be found on iTunes. Those
wishing to reconnect with him
can contact him at his site,
www.bestitaliancrooner.com.
Bro. Leonard Conway, O.S.F. ’71 has
served as principal of St. Francis
Preparatory School for the past 30 years.
In September of this year he will become
president of the School as it moves to the
administration president/principal model.
Joseph A. Turzo ’72 just celebrated
his 40th wedding anniversary with his
wife, Pam.

The cast of F#%king Up Everything with Joseph Lavezzo ’66
on the far right.

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Peter F. Spiess ’75 and his wife Mary ’77
are happy to report that their daughter
Lizzy gave birth to their grandson, Joseph
Peter, this past December.

John E. Kiely ’77 with fellow Phi
Rho alumnus, Frank P. Frattini ’78.

John E. Kiely
’77 attended
the 90th
Anniversary
Reunion of Phi
Rho Pi, which
took place this
past October
in Edison, NJ.

Karl T. Bednarek, M.D. ’78 is practicing gastroenterology in Union Square in Manhattan, and in
Greenpoint in Brooklyn. He still plays tennis, loves
photography, and wishes he had more free time to
spend with his daughter Lora, his son Daniel, and his
beautiful wife Sue.
Lt. Col. Frank R. Dukes, USA ’78 is currently
retired from both the US Army and the City of New
York. After St. Francis College, he attended the
University of Notre Dame where he earned a
Master’s Degree of Science in Administration. He
has 2 grandchildren named Michael and Julianna.
Marion White ’78, Executive Director of Child Abuse
Prevention Program, raised more than $400,000
at CAPP’s annual benefit to support NYC’s only
program that uses life-size puppets to teach school
children how to recognize, resist and report physical
and sexual abuse.