Interviewed and Written by Patrick Mc Gavin 8/10 PETER DOYLE Life at Leo The hundreds of young men he taught and counseled at Leo called him Brother William. He arrived, a young adult himself, at Leo in the fall of 1967, the world gripped in social convulsions and rapidly shifting social … [Read more...]
Edwon Simmons ’93
Interviewed and Written by Patrick Mc Gavin 8/10 EDWON SIMMONS '93 What’s in a name, Shakespeare famously asked in Romeo and Juliet. Juliet observes, “That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” Names are sometimes a curse, but they sometimes get right at the heart of the … [Read more...]
Donald Whiteside ’87
Interviewed and Written by Patrick Mc Gavin 4/10 DONALD WHITESIDE '87 The greatness of a man is measured from the neck up, Napoleon said. Donald Whiteside never commanded armies or fought in wars. He has from his early beginnings smart, shrewd and instinctive. He also was a guy that was never … [Read more...]
James J. Arneberg ’43
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...]