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2006 CHRONICLE
of the OLD
GUARD, continued....
Darwin Shen,
above, didn't let his last few weeks in med school keep him from attending
the 2006 History Alumni BBQ; above he shows that he prefers the
traditional slogan to the "OLD SCHOOL" moniker of the new
year. Dawrin has resumed his career as a sometime violin
concertgiver while prepping for the next step in his medical education...Chris
Marker is proceeding with his med. ed., too, doing a residency at New
York University Hospital in Manhattan...Joe Torregrossa was spotted
in the MVILLE library, having graduated from the U. of Oregon Law School
and returned east...Daniela Brunetti-Huneke McKee has started
teaching History at the middle school of Portledge School in Locust
Valley, L.I. She also completed her Master's degree at Adelphi
University and came up to Purchase for an alumna visit in June of 2006...Tim
Dooley completed his first year of teaching History at Kolbe Cathedral
High School in Bridgeport, Conn., where he also coached boys' freshman
basketball. He completed his Master's degree in Education in
August...Barbara
Schneider Forte, 1999 Recipient of the Howard Bloomquist Award,
gave birth to her second daughter, Christina Marie, on Aug. 12,
2005. She, husband John, and first daughter Noelle are now living in
Pleasant Valley. Barbara is working on special ed. certification @
MVILLE & contemplating further grad. study @ Teachers College,
Columbia...Ryan Pettit invited Prof. Bowling to address his
basketball camp at Columbia Preparatory School, Upper West Side,
Manhattan, on July 29th, 2006, after which they adjourned to V&T's
Pizzeria as per usual custom. Ryan continues to serve as Head
Basketball Coach plus Strength & Conditioning Coordinator for the
school, which was founded in 1764...Ricardo Ramirez and Sarah
Amalia Elias were married in Santo Domingo in April at the Basilica
Catedral Metropolitana, Santa Maria de la Encarnacion, reception following
at the Santo Domingo Country Club...Sally Wickham Richards, 2001
recipient of the Gerard Thormann Award, became the mother of Joseph
William Richards on Jan. 23, 2006. Matt Richards is the proud
father...Michelle Polhamus, 2001 recipient of the Howard
Bloomquist Award, isbeginning her second year as a guidance
counselor at Beacon High School, Beacon, N.Y. Living in town, she
enjoys her four-minute commute and in her latest e-mail exhibited an
alarming ability to recall stories and jokes told to her by her MVILLE
profs way back in the late 20th century. And we couldn't say it
better ourselves: "I am working hard, and am always encouraging
students to pursue degrees in history...after all, it is the BEST liberal
arts major around." Amen, sister!...Nick Napolitano came
up to Purchase for lunch with L.B. on March 7th, bringing a gift
of home-made wine from the Napolitano family cellar of Staten Island that
rivaled what Mike Benziger's famly makes out in Sonoma County,
Cal. It didn't last long at all. Nick is working for Merrill
Corporation and prepping hard for applying to law school, having scored
very well on the LSAT. He was at Chris Ruggerio's
bachelor party in Atlantic City as well as wedding in Purchase along with
History alums Joe Conetta &Vinnie Justino among
others...
Alex Dubin
, in blue cap, enjoyed his year as a ski bum in Colorado, and
then playing summer league baseball back East. We hear reliable
rumors that he is back in the East,
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Dan Buonomo
with Heather & Collin Buonomo enjoying the
beach. Dan's career with Sempra Metals continues to take him
regularly to China and other places, too, such as London and Chile.
Dan also served as best man for Peter Rotolo on May 20th, thus
returning the favor Pete did him a few years back. Pete married Katie
Hunt at the Community Church of East Williston, where they are
living. Prof. Bowling attended along with current History major Amanda
Buonomo...Ben Vieni is a bank examiner for New York State and
continues to work on his M.B.A. at Baruch, C.U.N.Y. Ben also
reports that Frank Grey is completing a tour of duty in Iraq this
fall with the US Army... Jay Chrapala is also slated to play pro
hockey, but in Richmond, Va...Dave Montrose passed his qualifying
exams at U.Conn. and is now officially a doctoral candidate. He took
Prof. Bowling on a tour of his research facilities in Hartford last fall
before braving the elements to watch the Huskies upset South Florida, who
didn't like the cold weather at all...John Rahal is now working out
of Tarrytown, N.Y....Kelly Vecchione is still teaching history,
coaching, working on a degree in ed. admin. at St. John's, & planning
her wedding, set for July 21, 2007...Matt Parrott, 1993 recipient
of the Howard Bloomquist Award, was named a partner of his law
firm, Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP, located on Madison Ave. in midtown
Manhattan. He, Alumni Director John Galgano, & Prof.
Bowling have been working on furthering the endowment of the Bloomquist
Fund, and met up for lunch in Manhattan in early March for that purpose...Aaron
Gauthier made a rare Purchase appearance in the spring. He is
working as an automobile mechanic at the family business up in
Massachusetts...Amy
Cannaliotto Colon reports that she, husband Joe, & son Julius
Joseph are moving back east from California...Tyler Resch, after
spending the summer back in Medicine Hat, Alberta, reports that he will be
playing professional ice hockey in Germany...Joe & Lindsey
Joyce moved back to New York after a year in Florida, and Joe resumed
his career at Normua Securities...Jess Rickershauser served as
Asst. Field Hockey coach in fall, 2005 and then as Varsity Women's
Lacrosse Coach in spring, 2006 for the Valiants, who won 7 games, the most
since 2001 & making the final of the Skyline Tournament. She is
student teaching in fall, 2006 & will complete her Master's degree...Dan
Manfrates kept the kids in line at Purchase Day Camp in summer, 2006,
while continuing to work on his Master's in Physical Education @ MVILLE,
as is Alberto Bocus...Liz Talamo received the M.A.T. from
MVILLE in spring '06...Alex Tirado is teaching Phys.l Ed. in the
Bronx and serving as Asst. Baseball Coach for MVILLE...Courtney Fusz
stopped by the 'Ville while in N.Y. on a business trip, selling her
jeweled casings for cellphones, etc.; she is back living in St. Louis...Ted
Rydesky spent summer '06 in Philadelphia but returned to New York to
take a full-time job with Citigroup, where he had interned as a
senior. Ted was President Richard Berman's choice for the
President's Award at Commencement. He & Prof. Bowling met up in
L.B.'s native city in the summer, took in the Wyeth Exhibit @ the Phila.
Museum of Art, & had lunch in Upper Darby, where at Upper Darby H.S.
L.B.'s teaching career began...Jim Binette is Vice President, MBIA
Asset Management. He, Jen Araiza Binette, & their 3
children are living in Katonah, N.Y....Pat Scanlon reports the
rumor that Ed Albano, 2003 recipient of the Gregg Reidy Memorial
Award, may be relocating his real estate efforts from Fla. back to
N.Y. Ed came up to play in the Gregg Reidy tournament...Brian
O'Connor & Jason Lummell are both teaching History in
Chappaqua and keeping busy with their young children...Chris Zelles,
our first-ever double major in History & Art, has continued his
caddying career on Long Island and worked as a photo re-toucher for
Victoria's Secret for awhile (reporting, alas, that it wasn't as
good as it sounds)...C. J. Howard, our first-ever double major in
History & Communication Studies, is still running the television
studio @ MVILLE and also making his own independent movies...Abdullah
Farid Siddik, having completed his Master's degree at Cornell
University, has returned to Indonesia, living in Jakarta. He is
working for the American Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and
considering various possibilities in the field of finance & fiscal
policy, which he studied while in Ithaca... OLD GUARD CHRONICLE
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