Interviewed and Written by Patrick Mc Gavin 3/10 JAMES J ARNEBERG '45 Scene: The Southwest Side of Chicago. Time: The mid-1930s, the height of the Great Depression. It was a volatile time when people moved and acted with a naked desperation, regardless of their age, to get by, to feel worthy … [Read more...]
Mark Dwyer ’66
Interviewed and Written by Patrick Mc Gavin 10/09 MARK DWYER '66 “Whoso would be a man,” Emerson said, “must be a nonconformist.” The story of Mark Dwyer is of a man who’s ostensibly gone against the grain. Not every time, mind you. But he found his own road, his own path and took the plunge. It … [Read more...]
St. Patrick’s Day Parade Video 1958
Saint Patrick's Day Parade Video Chicago 1958 The Alumni Association would like to thank the anonymous donors for donating this video. We are interested in information and news about neighborhood and parishes around Leo High School which would be suitable for “publication” on our website. If … [Read more...]
Robert J. Sheehy ’71
Interviewed and Written by Patrick Mc Gavin 8/09 ROBERT J. SHEEHY '71 A snapshot of Leo High School during the socially convulsive late 1960s, early 1970s: Violence, says one prominent black social commentator and political dissident, is as American as apple pie. America is torn apart by the war … [Read more...]
John Standring ’66
Interviewed and Written by Patrick Mc Gavin 8/09 JOHN STANDRING '66 Memory is precious and peculiar, especially childhood recollections. They flood the consciousness, drifting, floating, permanently held together as if roped together. “Memory believes before knowing remembers,” William Faulkner … [Read more...]
Richard Doyle ’65
Interviewed and Written by Patrick Mc Gavin 8/09 RICHARD DOYLE '65 Of late a particularly fascinating brand of psychological inquiry has examined the characteristics and personality traits of the first-born. Psychologists have pored over data, behavioral exploration, empirical studies, all … [Read more...]
Robert Sigel ’53
Interviewed and Written by Patrick Mc Gavin 7/09 ROBERT SIGEL '53 Every day of our lives, we make choices, shaped by feeling, intuition and habit. Some times it all flows and reaches a pure, inexorable logic and other times, it's counterintuitive, going against the grain. Robert F. Sigel likes to … [Read more...]
James M. Farrell ’61
Interviewed and Written by Patrick Mc Gavin 7/09 JAMES M. FARRELL '61 All families have their own lore, a story, a tale, of interconnections or relationships entwined. James (Jim) M. Farrell likes to tell of the first ever date involving his mother and father. Both of his parents were … [Read more...]
Gerald Schmitt ’58
Interviewed and Written by Patrick Mc Gavin 7/09 GERALD SCHMITT '58 Sports are the great meritocracy of American life. They require no credentials, qualifications, preapproval or particular social standing. They just are. Regardless of the game, the sport, the competition, sport is the means by … [Read more...]