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John Halloran ’11
  • 2010s

John Halloran ‘11 and Marie Peeters were married on July 9, 2022 at the Church of St. Joseph in Garden City, NY. The reception took place at North Hempstead Country Club in Port Washington, NY. Mr. & Mrs. Halloran currently reside in Garden City, NY.

  • Alumni
  • Alumni News
  • Weddings
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Betty Tarigo

Betty Tarigo - mother of Mrs. Jan O'Sullivan (CHS receptionist), mother-in-law of Edward O'Sullivan (RIP) (CHS staff), grandmother of Mark O'Sullivan ’86, great-grandmother of Ryan Peters ’14, Jack Peters ’23, and Brandon O'Sullivan ’15 - April 23, 2023

  • In Memoriam
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Edward O'Sullivan

Edward O'Sullivan (CHS Staff) - husband of Jan (CHS receptionist), father of Mark ’86, father-in-law of Lawrence Petrsoric ’87, grandfather of Brandon ’15, Jack Peters ’23, and Ryan Peters ’14 - March 10, 2023

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Daniel O'Neill

Daniel O'Neill- father of Daniel 79, William (Bill) '82, and Peter '85, father-in-law of James Mercadante '79, and grandfather of Conor Mercadante '20, Kevin Mercadante '13, Chris Mercadante '18, and Brian O'Neill '19 - February 23, 2023

  • In Memoriam
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Peter J. Sluka ’06
  • 2000s

Peter J. Sluka ’06 - a counsel in the commercial litigation group/business divorce group at Farrell Fritz in Uniondale has been promoted to partner. This accomplishment was recently published in the Newsday newspaper in the "LI People on the Move" section.

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Dolores Zarzycki

Dolores Zarzycki - mother of Christopher ’73, Bro. Lawrence ’80 (RIP), and Vincent ’84, sister of Joseph Wright ’41 (RIP), cousin of Edwin Hess ’42 (RIP) and Charles Hess ’37 (RIP) - January 5, 2023

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Terence Carmichael ’61
  • 1960s

Terence Carmichael ’61 -  father of Terence Jr. ’88, Brendan ’93 and Matthew ’95, the brother of Daniel ’58 and William ’59 (RIP), and the brother-in-law of John Molloy ’55, J. Dennis Molloy ’61 (RIP), and Michael Gannon ’65, and uncle of Michael Gannon ’87 - June 20, 2022

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Straton Podaras '16
  • 2010s

Straton Podaras '16 Signs with LA Angels

Straton Podaras '16 will soon be moving from the East Coast to the West Coast. The Chaminade alumnus and collegiate baseball player has signed with the Los Angeles Angels as an undrafted free agent.
During his time at Chaminade, Straton played baseball all four years and served as captain. He also participated in Emmaus and the Student-Athlete Leadership Program.
He completed both his undergraduate and graduate degrees at Radford University in Radford, Virginia. It was during his final year there that he performed his best season. Straton was also named one of 16 semifinalists for the Buster Posey Award, an honor given to the nation's top catcher annually.
Best of luck, Straton – go Flyers!

  • Professional Accomplishments
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Gonzalo R Vazquez-Jimenez ’18
  • 2010s

Gonzalo R Vazquez-Jimenez ’18, a fourth year Chemistry major and Biology major in St. John's College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, recently earned distinction as a co-author of a research paper that is published in Molecular Neurobiology, a prestigious science journal. Gonzolo cowrote the piece "The Intersection of Parkinson's Disease, Viral Infections, and COVID-19", along with Simon G. Moleer Ph.D., Provots and Vice President for Academic Affairs, and Professor, Biological Sciences, St. John's College of Liberal ARts and Sciences. Ph.D. students Alberim Kurtishi and Benjamin Rosen also coauthored the paper, which explores the relationship and numerous similarities between Parkinson's disease and COVID-19.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34033061/

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Arthur O’Connor '54
  • 1950s

Arthur O’Connor '54 and his wife of 58 years, Marcy, have moved to Bay Village of Sarasota, a Continuing Care Retirement Community.  They have lived in Sarasota since 1986. Art is a Co-founder and former President of the Chaminade Southwest Florida Alumni Chapter.

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  • 1960s
Charles Ruff '66

Charles Ruff '66 has sold his orthodontist practice this past spring after practicing for 40 years and is now working part time. He is still teaching at the Harvard Department of Orthodontics also part time. He is looking forward to celebrating his 48th wedding anniversary with his wife, Rebecca, in November.

  • Personal Notes
  • 1960s
Richard (Dick) Kearns '68

Richard (Dick) Kearns '68 and his wife Maureen (Mo) were honored at the 2020 Monsignor James McDonald Memorial Golf Outing on August 31, 2020, a fundraising event which is held annually to support St. Aidan School (Williston Park).

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Paul Annunizato '87
  • 1980s

Paul Annunizato '87 is involved with several volunteer services, one of which is The Homeland Security Foundation. His focus was to expand its reach to the west coast. The Federal Enforcement Homeland Security Foundation West was sworn in on November 12, 2019, where Paul holds the seat of Vice Chair of the Federal Enforcement Homeland Security Foundation.

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