Monthly Archives: December 2008

JUpdate: Canepari, John (MC1968)

Posted on December 31, 2008 by | Comments Off

REPORTING LIVE FROM THE PLAXO NEWS DESK
IN THE VIRTUAL JASPER JOTTINGS NEWSROOM …

Canepari, John (MC1968)
Miami-Dade County
God’s U.S. Waiting Room

Going through a late mid-life crisis.
political views Independent
hometown Pembroke Pines, FL
relationship status Married
activities Highway Patrol
interests Harleys
music All except Rap
tv shows / movies Law & Order; Cops; House; Prison Break; NCIS
books Any author I can learn from.

Rider University Masters Business Administration, Business Management, 1978
Manhattan College Bachelors of Civil Engineering, Transportation, 1968
SUNY Farmingdale Associates Applied Science, Engineering Science, 1966
Brooklyn Tech 1964

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JUpdate: Douglas, Paul (MC1970)

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REPORTING LIVE FROM THE PLAXO NEWS DESK
IN THE VIRTUAL JASPER JOTTINGS NEWSROOM …

Douglas, Paul (MC1970)
Client Partner
Alcatel Lucent
Murray Hill, NJ
2008 – Present

Stevens Institute of Technology MS, Technology Managment, 2001
Manhattan College BS/BA, Marketing, 1970
St. Joseph’s High School, Metuchen, NJ 1966

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JUpdate: Schreck, Bruno R. (MC1968)

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REPORTING LIVE FROM THE FACEBOOK NEWS DESK
IN THE VIRTUAL JASPER JOTTINGS NEWSROOM …

Schreck, Bruno R. (MC1968)

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JNews: James Strecansky [MC1962] has been appointed to the Bonita Springs Utilities Inc. board

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http://www.news-press.com/article/20081229/NEWS0102/81229050/1004/ACC

Strecansky has been appointed to BSU’s board of directors
MARK S. KRZOS • mkrzos@news-press.com • December 29, 2008

James Strecansky has been appointed to the Bonita Springs Utilities Inc. board of directors to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Marc Ciaffone.

Strecansky has lived in Bonita Springs since 2000 and serves on the boards of the Shadow Wood Homeowners Association and a community development district of The Brooks, as well as two neighborhood committees.

He retired as division vice president and general manager after a 38-year career with Air Products & Chemicals, a Fortune 500 company that supplies industrial gas and produces cryogenic equipment.

Strecansky holds a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from Manhattan College and has participated in the advanced management program at Harvard Business School.

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Dear John,

I believe that James is a member of the Class of 1962.

   Mike

[JR: Thanks, Mike. Much appreciated. ]

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JFound: Ettari, Vincent (MC????)

Posted on December 30, 2008 by | Comments Off

http://nyrej.com/28914

Vincent Ettari, P.E. CEO/Design Engineer Vincent A. Ettari, P.E., P.C.

Title: CEO/Design Engineer

Company: Vincent A. Ettari, P.E., P.C.

Location: 1065 Spillway Rd., Shrub Oak, NY 10588

Birthplace: New York City/Bronx County

Family: Two daughters, one who is an attorney, the other studying to be a beautician; one son who is also an engineer

College: Manhattan College

First job outside of real estate: Teaching math at a Montessori School, New Rochelle

First job in real estate or allied field: Construction superintendent for a 20,000 s/f office building in the White Plains area, then as an engineer for N.Y.C.

What are you doing now and what are you planning for the future? Design work and site plans for small buildings and housing; commercial, industrial and residential site planning; water and utilities design; design and supervision of building retaining walls. Also teach Continuing Education for licensed professional engineers and licensed registered architects.

Hobbies: Designing educational courses, coin collecting and traveling to new and interesting destinations

Keys to success: Hard work coupled with a tremendous amount of study, sobriety and industry.

If you had to choose another vocation what would it be? Engineering again, it has been most fulfilling!

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JEmail: Gonzalez, Edwin C. (MC1976) reports on Gilbert Badillo (MC1975)

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From: Gonzalez, Edwin C. (MC1976)
Date: December 30, 2008 12:16:23 PM EST
To: Jasper Jottings
Subject: Located A Former JASPER – NYC Court Judge Class of 1975

NYC Housing Court http://www.nycourts.gov/courts/nyc/housing/Judge/Profiles/GBadillo.shtml

Gilbert Badillo graduated from Manhattan College in 1975 and is a NYC Housing Judge

Edwin C. Gonzalez
Manhattan College “76″

[JR: Thanks, ECG76. Much appreciated. ]

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JObit: Snellings, Richard A. [MC1969]

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http://www.legacy.com/DailyRecord/Obituaries.asp?Page=LifeStory&PersonId=121961630

Richard A. Snellings

RICHARD A. SNELLINGS AGE: 61 MASSAPEQUA, NY Richard A. Snellings, 61, passed away at home on December 26, 2008. Born in Brooklyn, NY, Richard resided in Massapequa, NY for the past 20 years. Richard attended Manhattan College where he received a B.S. in Mathematics. After graduating in 1969, he went to work for MetLife where he eventually became an Assistant Vice-President of Ethics and Compliance. After retiring from MetLife in 2007, he continued to work there as a consultant. In his free time, Richard enjoyed taking cruises around the world with his wife Denise and friends. Richard is predeceased by his wife, Denise Day. He is survived by his three sons; Robert Scott Snellings and his wife Tara of Rockaway Township, Richard Barton Snellings and his wife Jackie of West Orange and Michael Randolph Snellings of Parsippany, grandchildren; Connor, Trevor and Caitlin, brothers; Kenneth and his wife Barbara Snellings, Steven and his wife Jacoba Snellings, both of Alpharetta, GA, and Ronald and his wife Joan Snellings of Chesapeake, VA, nieces; Elizabeth and Jessica, nephews; Robert, John and Michael, A celebration of Richard’s life will be held at Norman Dean Home for Services on Wednesday, December 31 from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. (Please light a candle in Richard’s memory on web site www.normandean.com ) In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the American Heart Association 1 Union St., Suite 301 Robbinsville, NJ 08691.

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Snellings, Richard A. [MC1969]

Guestbook: http://tinyurl.com/7tbpea

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JObit: Yancovitz, Sister Mary Laurene [MC????]

Posted on December 30, 2008 by | Comments Off

http://www.legacy.com/Louisville/Obituaries.asp?Page=LifeStory&PersonId=121958821

Sister Mary Laurene Yancovitz

SISTER MARY LAURENE, 91, a native of East Boston, MA, died Saturday, December 27, 2008 at St. Catharine Motherhouse, St. Catharine, KY. A Dominican for 74 years, Sister Mary Laurene graduated from St. Catharine Junior College, St. Catharine, KY with a degree in Education and English, from Manhattan College, New York City, NY with a degree in French, English and History and from Boston State College, Boston, MA with a degree in Guidance and Philosophy. Sister taught in elementary and high schools in Kentucky, Nebraska, Illinois, New York and Massachusetts. She served for 20 years as a missionary at Our Lady of the Prairies in Powers Lake, ND. Most recently she served in the Apostolate of Prayer at Sansbury Care Center and St. Catharine Motherhouse. Sister Mary Laurene is survived by her brother, Francis Yancovitz; and her sister, Alice Maider. The funeral will be 10:30 a.m. Friday, January 2, 2009 at Sansbury Care Center Chapel, with burial in St. Catharine Motherhouse Cemetery. Visitation is 3 p.m. Thursday, January 1, 2009 at the Chapel. Hale-Polin-Robinson Funeral Home in Springfield, KY is handling the arrangements. Memorial donations may be sent to Dominican Sisters, Office for Ministry Support, 2645 Bardstown Road, St. Catharine, KY 40061-9435

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Yancovitz, Sister Mary Laurene [MC????]

Guestbook: None cited

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JUpdate: Poletto, Raymond (MC1968) updates on Plaxo

Posted on December 29, 2008 by | Comments Off

REPORTING LIVE FROM THE PLAXO NEWS DESK
IN THE VIRTUAL JASPER JOTTINGS NEWSROOM …

Poletto, Raymond (MC1968)
New York, NY 10122

Professional Experience
Raymond Poletto
Senior Associate
Mueser Rutledge consulting Engineers
2008 – Present
Manager/Technical Leader for geotechnical investigations, structural/founndation design of shallow and deep foundations for 30 years.
Trustee and Chairman of Slurry Wall Commitee
Deep Foundations Institute
2008 – Present
Provide DFI Organization with oversight for 2000+ members specialized in deep foundation construction.

Lehigh University MSCE, Structures/ Foundations, 1970
Manhattan College BCE, Civil Engineering, 1968

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JEmail: McEneney, Mike (MC1953) sees some font problems too ocassionally.

Posted on December 29, 2008 by | Comments Off

From: McEneney, Mike (MC1953)
Date: December 28, 2008 11:33:19 PM EST
To: “Jasperfjohn Reinke”
Subject: Fonts Dear John,

    Occasionaly, I get the same symbols.

    Mike

[JR: Must be sunspots? A Fordham alum working at Yahoo. Or, some transient error in processing from Yahoo. Argh! ]

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