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...]
Donald Hogan ’45
Interviewed and Written by Patrick Mc Gavin 5/09, Edited by Larry Lynch '75 DONALD HOGAN '45 The great American playwright Eugene O'Neill famously said about the Irish, they have no present or future. Their lives exist in a continuous, overlapping "past," that remains suspended over their lives. … [Read more...]
Thomas O’Malley ’57
Interviewed and Written by Patrick Mc Gavin 5/09, Edited by Larry Lynch '75 THOMAS O'MALLEY '57 The 19th century Irish illustrator Henry Doyle (1827-92) created designs that sharply evoked the national mood and daily activity of Ireland. The wanderer is central to that myth. The sense of escape … [Read more...]
Charise Angone (Daughter, Conrad Angone ’57) Best Visual Effects BAFTA and OSCAR 2008
Charise Angone, Visual Effects Coordinator for the film "The Golden Compass" which won for Best Visual Effects ar the British Academy Awards (BAFTA) and the Motion Pictures Academy Awards (OSCAR) 2008. When asked what she thought of THE OSCAR, she said it was “heavy”. (she didn’t make it clear if … [Read more...]
Bill Koloseike ’45
Bill Koloseike ‘45 2008 issue of Chicago province Jesuit Publication “Partners” Bill is not only a generous financial donor to Jesuit causes, but to quote him “I don’t just want to write checks, I want to do something - I want to be a part of it.” Bill is helping build a school in Kibera, … [Read more...]