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dunking booth to benefit Mike Conners ’84’s son,
who has leukemia.
Joe Davitt ’77 e-mailed that “It was more difficult
to recognize campus (due to some major addi-
tions and upgrades) than our former teammates.”
Scott Conroe ’77, team photographer for many
years, attended and received long-overdue thanks
and praise.
Joe Kamide’77 also attended; after military stints
in different forces, he and Gene Smith now have
offices out of the same facility, only a few yards
from one another. Vito humbly downplayed the
fact that his son, Louie Vito Jr., an Olympic snow-
boarder, had won several world competitions last
year. Joe wrapped up his e-mail with the thought
that despite the passage of time, the exception-
ally strong team bonds forged during their time on
campus can never be eliminated.
Scott Conroe wrote that “Seven of the nine in-
dividual NCAA national champs were there. Guys
from the 1960s, when the team started as a club,
were there.” He said President Bill Fox ’75 spoke
very eloquently, and offered that as Beta’s presi-
dent, he had to deal with the guys at night, while
John got the easy job of having them for only two
hours a day. For additional information, see the
Sports pages, and there is an SLUWrestlingAlumni
group on Facebook.
Charlie Daniels’s daughter, Lauren, was
scheduled to be married on June 11 in Bluffton,
S.C. (near Hilton Head). Charlie and his wife own
a home in Bluffton, which is to be their eventual
retirement home. Catherine Creamer ’79n, Amy
ScowenWalsh ’79 and SharonAmes ’79 all planned
on attending the wedding, along with Charlie’s
brother George ’83. Charlie, we’ll be looking for a
full report and pictures of the happy occasion!
Margie Greer Creamer and Tim ’76 are the
directors for theWatershed Shuffle, a charity four-
mile run/walk to benefit the Otisco Lake Preserva-
tion Association, a group that aims to protect the
watershed of the NewYork Finger Lakes region.
In late May, I saw on Facebook that Rudd
Young’s band, Squeeky Pot, is back in action, play-
ing at a private party and then scheduled to do a
show at the American Legion Post in Shaghticoke,
N.Y. Rudd is Squeeky Pot’s guitar player. I also saw
references to an “awesome” bonfire jam session
held at Rudd’s home.
Tad Acker’s daughter, Lee, graduated from
college, landed a job and is now “off the dole.” Tad
reports that “her older sister, Sarah, is doing great
and continues to work hard for her dad.” Tad and
his new wife, Cindy, have moved to a new home in
Norwalk, Conn. Tad is discouraged that business
isn’t so great, but is hopeful that it will turn around
soon. Tad is the owner of Inventive Media, a firm
that specializes in the creation of in-store market-
ing and point-of-purchase displays.
In late May your reporter was exploring a po-
tential information technology career opportunity
at the reinsurance brokerage Guy Carpenter, and
through LinkedIn, came to know that John Reinman
’77 is a managing director there. We exchanged
e-mails and re-introduced ourselves after many
years.Yet another demonstration of the enduring
value of the SLU network.
1979
Kim Hoffmann Amoroso ’79
35 Cedar Street
Marblehead, MA 01945
781-639-4945
SLU79KA@comcast.net
Next Reunion: 35th, 2013
(cluster with ’77, ’78)
In May and June I did a 12-day road trip to SLU for
the 30th reunion of ’80, ’81 and ’82 and also for
my annual Alumni Council meeting at Canaras. At
Reunion I saw several classmates, including Tom
Perkins, who marched with me in the parade
around the Quad, and Bill Kaiser and Garry
Weischedel, who did not!
Tom and Garry were there with their wives who
were celebrating their reunions. It was a blast!
Friday night, Jim Kolb ’80 and Dennis D’Onofrio
’80 played just like the old days, and FlyingWedge
played both nights as well, late into the night. Both
groups were amazing, not really having played to-
gether much over the years.
Then on to Canaras forAlumni Council. As usual
we had many speakers from the University, includ-
ing President Bill Fox ’75, and met with many staff
members in our individual committee meetings. I
am on the Admissions committee and am pleased
that once again we have a great class coming in
the fall, with quite a few Chips (see their photos
elsewhere in this issue).The weather was fair, but
it is my favorite place on Earth so it didn’t matter.
It was especially nice this year since my daughter
was on the staff for the summer. If you don’t know
what Canaras is, go to the SLUWeb site and check
it out.
KDS alumnae have started a House Fund that you
can now contribute to through SLU. We feel that
there are many things that the University doesn’t
have the budget for so we are asking alums to help
close the gap. We have set up a committee of al-
ums, current sisters and SLU staff to decide how
the money will be allocated. Please think about giv-
ing a little extra this year and designate it to KDS.
For more information, please contact me.
Also, we are reinvigorating the Boston Alumni
Club.There are so many alumni here who feel they
would like more events, so we will be planning
some new ones this year. Make sure the alumni
office has your e-mail. If you are interested in help-
ing out, contact me.
1980
Fran Russo-Cress ’80
273 Converse Street
Longmeadow, MA 01106
413-565-2620
mfcress@comcast.net
Next Reunion: 35th, 2016
(cluster with ’81, ’82)
1981
Steve Lubrano ’81
30 Goodfellow Road
Hanover, NH 03755
603-275-5736
Steven.d.lubrano@tuck.dartmouth.edu
Next Reunion: 35th, 2016
(cluster with ’80 ’82)
This is the post-Reunion notes. I started compos-
ing them the day after Reunion during the ride
home. I’ve never been more excited to write the
class notes!
Our class reaction to the Flying Wedge is Pav-
lovian. They turn on the amps and an electrical
charge courses through us. Our legs follow the
instruction to get on the floor and dance. I am
reminded to not attempt a 360 flip again with a
woman who is significantly taller than I. The ratio
of her torso length to mine has to be more than
one to complete the cycle; otherwise she hits the
floor. Beatrice Doering Shea… you were not
my first, but you are now my last SLU flip and, I
suspect, Andy Waugh’s last flying blue max!
Louise Merrell Middleton never stopped
singing.Though she failed to jump out of a cake at
this celebration, she was our own rock-n-roll diva
on center stage and most deservingly so.
My classmates who did not attend (and I under-
stand the need to stay home to take advantage of
the AARP weekend discounts) missed a hoot-of-a
time.The school shined. The sun shone.We missed
you all and reserve a quiet thought for those who
Open Door Family
Medical Centers’
President and CEO
Lindsay Carroll
Farrell ’79 was
recently named a
2011 New York
State Woman of
the Year by Sen.
Suzi Oppenheimer (D-Mamaroneck).
Every year the New York State Senate
honors a select group of outstanding
women who have enriched the quality
of life in New York State. Oppenheimer
praised Farrell for her “tireless eforts in
making [high-]quality, afordable health
care a reality for economically disadvan-
taged residents of Westchester County.
Her dedication and vision has quite
literally ‘opened the door’ to a brighter,
healthier future for countless children
and families.” Farrell has been with Open
Door for over 25 years; she was named
president and chief executive ofcer in
1998. She is a recipient of SLU’s Sol
Feinstone Award for Humanitarian
Service.