From: McEneney, Mike (MC1953)
Date: April 19, 2009 12:28:14 AM EDT
To: “Jasperfjohn Reinke”
Subject: Schmidt, George C. ,1955
Dear John,
I believe that George is a member of the Class of 1955.
May He Rest In Peace.
Mike
[JR: Thanks, Mike. Much appreciated. ]
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April 19, 2009
Camden Catholic HS Alumni Hall of Fame Recipients
Camden Catholic High School, Cherry Hill, will recognize its 2009 Hall of Fame inductees at a ceremony to be held Saturday, April 25, 7 p.m. at the school, followed by a cocktail reception.
The public is welcome and tickets are available by calling 856-663-2267, ext 49.
This year’s inductees in the Hall of Fame Academic and Arts group are:
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This year’s inductees in the Hall of Fame’s Athletics group are:
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Justin Phoenix, ’92 – When playing at CCHS, Phoenix was one of the most prolific scorers of his era, earning First Team All-South Jersey and averaging 22.5 point a game in his senior year and finishing his CCHS career with 1,302 points. With Phoenix in the starting line for three seasons, the Irish went 73-13. He earned a bachelor’s degree from Manhattan College, where he excelled in basketball and helped his team earn an at-large bid to the NCAA March Madness. The Al Carino Basketball Club of South Jersey named him Major College Player of the Year. Later, he played in the British Basketball League, then in Korea, Spain, Italy, Germany, Japan, Indonesia, and the Dominican Republic. Back in the U.S. Phoenix turned to coaching at Burlington County College and later to Kean University with the women’s team. He is a resident of Williamstown.
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Phoenix, Justin [MC1996?]
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http://www.legacy.com/PilotOnline/Obituaries.asp?Page=LifeStory&PersonId=126334049
Barry Berger
Barry Michael Berger VIRGINIA BEACH – Barry Michael Berger, 68, of Virginia Beach, died April 2, 2009. Mr. Berger was born in Manhattan, N.Y., and was raised in the Bronx, N.Y. He received a Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering degree from Manhattan College in Riverdale, N.Y., in 1962 and a Master of Management Science degree from Stevens Institute of Technology, in Hoboken, N.J., in 1974. He attended the Naval Officer Candidate School in Newport, R.I., in 1965, and was commissioned an ensign in the U.S. Navy Civil Engineer Corps (Seabees), where he received the Department of Defense Joint Service Commendation Medal for service in the Pacific. In 1968, he completed his military service as a lieutenant (senior grade). In his civilian career, Mr. Berger served in management and executive positions in the fields of equipment maintenance and intermodal transportation including: director of Maintenance, REA Express, New York City; director of Technical Services, Seatrain Lines, Hoboken, N.J.; vice president Maintenance, Gateway Transportation, LaCrosse, Wis.; vice president Maintenance, Pennsylvania Truck Lines Division of Conrail, Philadelphia; vice president of Maintenance, Key Way Transport, Baltimore. Mr. Berger retired as director of Corporate Services for Titan America, Norfolk, in 2001. He enjoyed gardening, working on his home and anything related to heavy equipment and the transportation industry. Mr. Berger was the son of the later Victor E. Berger and the late Ethel M. Berger (Logan). He is survived by a brother, Bruce L. Berger and his wife Annette of Pleasant Valley, N.Y.; nephew, John Berger and family of Aurora, Colo.; nephew, Andrew Berger and family of Putnam Valley, N.Y.; and niece JoAnn Berger of New York City. A memorial service and columbarium burial will be held Friday, April 24, at 1 p.m. in the Church of the Holy Family, Virginia Beach. Oast & Hook, P.C., Virginia Beach, is in charge of arrangements.
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Berger, Barry Michael [MC1962]
Guestbook: http://tinyurl.com/cppywu
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http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/482
Aimee Mullins’s Awesome Legs
by Chris Higgins – March 11, 2009 – 5:29 PM
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Aimee Mullins is an athlete, fashion model, and actor. But there’s something a little bit unusual about her: Mullins was born without fibulas (lower leg bones), and had her legs amputated below the knee as an infant. She wears prosthetic legs — some lifelike and some enhanced for sports performance. In a February TED Talk, Mullins shows off twelve pairs of her legs — and walks around the stage wearing high heels the whole time.
This is a pretty amazing talk. A word of warning, there is brief nudity depicted in one still image during the talk (a shot of Mullins in cheetah makeup for a movie).
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Wow!
And not for the “adult” picture.
She’s “amazing”!
“Pamela Anderson has more prostetic in her body than I do. No one calls her disabled.”
“I have an entirely new relationship to doorjams that I never expected I would have.”
“It’s a conversation about potential.”
“We have to all celebrate those heartbreaking strengths and those glorious disabilities that we all have.”
“… and all the potential within us that makes us beautiful.”
Absolutely stunning and insightful.
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http://www.jasperjottings.com/2009/jasperjottings2009W16.html
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Posted in Administrivia
Could St. Louis lose its Catholic hospitals under new federal abortion legislation?
By Tim Townsend
ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH
03/06/2009
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A proposed bill promising major changes in the U.S. abortion landscape has Roman Catholic bishops threatening to close Catholic hospitals if the Democratic Congress and White House make it law.
The Freedom of Choice Act failed to get out of subcommittee in 2004, but its sponsor is poised to refile it now that former Senate co-sponsor Barack Obama occupies the Oval Office.
A spokesman for Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., said the legislation “is among the congressman’s priorities. We expect to reintroduce it sooner rather than later.”
FOCA, as the bill is known, would make federal law out of the abortion protections established in 1973 by the U.S. Supreme Court’s Roe vs. Wade ruling.
The legislation has some Roman Catholic bishops threatening to shutter the country’s 624 Catholic hospitals — including 11 in the Archdiocese of St. Louis — rather than comply.
Speaking in Baltimore in November at the bishops’ fall meeting, Bishop Thomas Paprocki, a Chicago auxiliary bishop, took up the issue of what to do with Catholic hospitals if FOCA became law. “It would not be sufficient to withdraw our sponsorship or to sell them to someone who would perform abortions,” he said. “That would be a morally unacceptable cooperation in evil.”
But even within the Catholic community, there is disagreement about the effects FOCA might have on hospitals, with some health care professionals and bishops saying a strategy of ignoring the law, if it passes, would be more effective than closing hospitals.
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[JR: Sorry, but war is war. At some point in time, the “moral majority” has to put a stake in the ground. Didn’t do it with education. Didn’t do it with sex abuse. Didn’t do it with taxation. Didn’t do it with abortion. Didn’t do it with CINO politicians and communion. When do they fight the “tyranny of the King”? (Wrong century!) We need Holy Mother Church as an ally to us serfs!]
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Posted in Endnote
Tagged Catholics In Name Only, Gooferment, Secular Progressive, Socialism
[JR: One of the corporal works of mercy, beaten into me by the good Nuns and Brothers of my youth, is "to bury the dead". Internet style that translates to the J & M Obits here. I put a little canned message in each guest book both to remind myself I've published it here, give some solace to the families, and connect with our fellow Jaspers who visit. From time to time I get appreciative feedback. As part of the process, I get told when the GuestBook is being taken down. I usually take a quick look just to see and say a quick prayer. Today, found a pearl.]
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You received this e-mail because you signed the Guest Book for Joseph P. Conway at CapeCodOnline.com. The Guest Book for Joseph P. Conway will go offline soon. The Legacy.com Guest Book for Joseph P. Conway will remain online until April 23, 2009, after which it will no longer be available to read or add an entry. The Legacy.com team wants you to be aware of this should you wish to visit, print, or sponsor the Guest Book to keep it online longer.
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http://www.legacy.com/gb2/default.aspx?bookid=5300115076696
Conway, Joseph P. [MC1951]
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March 30, 2009
Fellow Alum, St. Margaret’s of Riverdale, Manhattan Prep, Manhattan College: Have not seen Joe since our infamous summer of ’53. During spring break, 4 of us…Joe, Paul Higgins, Tom Walsh & myself travelled to Spring Lake, NJ to scout job opportunities for the summer. Returning home to Riverdale empty handed, we met again one Fri. in early June to try our luck @ jobs in Cape Cod. Joe negotiated the purchase of a ’32 Ford convertible, w/a rumble seat, for $50 (partnership) & we left the next morning for the Cape. Unsuccessful at finding jobs commensurate w/our experience & talents, we returned to Riverdale & immediately headed for another try at Spring Lake. Joe landed a waiters job @ the Warren Hotel, Paul as a bartender @ the “Sandpiper” in Sea Girt & T. Walsh & I as lifeguards on the beach. It was a grand & glorious summer, which is burned indelibly & favorably in my memory bank. Joe’s roots were deep in Riverdale & is now assured safe passage when welcomed by Mick O’Hagan at the Pearly Gates.
George P. Reilly
San Jose, California
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[JR: Submitted for your consideration as a joyous memory of our fellow alum.]
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Dombrowski, Paul (MC2001)
College:
* Manhattan College ’01
* Environmental Engineering
High School:
* Floral Park Memorial High School ’97
Employer:
AECOM
Position:
Project Engineer
Time Period:
June 2004 – Present
Location:
Wakefield, MA
I am a Project Engineer with experience in hazardous waste site investigation and remediation, including designing and overseeing various in-situ remediation technologies (chemical oxidation, enhanced bioremediation, thermal). I also have experience with design and build for water/wastewater projects and in performing wastewater process design calculations.
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IN THE VIRTUAL JASPER JOTTINGS NEWSROOM …
20090417
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Event: Casa del Cafe
“Coffee house with flavor”
What: Benefit
Host: L.O.V.E. Dominican Republic (II)
Start Time: Wednesday, April 22 at 9:00pm
End Time: Thursday, April 23 at 12:00am
Where: Jasper Lounge
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IN THE VIRTUAL JASPER JOTTINGS NEWSROOM …
20090417
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http://www.idealist.org/if/i/en/av/UserProfile/202239-52/c
Meagan
Description:
I will be graduating from Manhattan College this May with a Bachelor’s Degree in International Studies, concentration in Global Issues.
My current GPA is a 3.2.
I have been the recipient of the Dean’s Award Scholarship during my studies at school.
I was a member of Manhattan College’s 2008 United Nations Delegation for which we won an Honorable Mention for our team and also placed with Best Position Papers.
I studied abroad during the Fall 2008 semester in Paris, France.
I am looking to work with women’s rights, especially in other countries where they are especially limited.
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Jasper, “Meagan” [MC2009]
[JR: Can anyone identify our fellow alumni?]
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