John,
JJ arrived via email yesterday so it looks like things are back to normal..
Thanks for all you do to keep JJ coming. I enjoy reading every issue.
All the best.
Bill O’Connell, ’59
O’Connell, Bill (MC1959)
[JR: Yes, you get what you pay for. If Yahoo has such poor quality control, I wonder what they screw up that we don't see. Six sigma this ain't. Thanks for the compliment and the report. I'm just collecting; not doing!]
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From: John Antenucci
John, Happy New Year. While visiting my brother Jim and hos wife Pat in Dunwoody, GA we saw a sign outside a movie theater. It read -
“New York is my campus…Fordham is my school!
We need some marketing for Manhattan College in Dunwoody, GA.
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Antenucci, John (MC1959)
[JR: LOL!!!]
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RE: George W. Burns class 1962 Captain of Basketball and Baseball teams at Manhattan College
John,
There is a great article in “The Tablet” (www.thetablet.org), December 22, 2012 edition. It was written by Jim Mancari (jmancari@desalesmedia.org).
Another prime example of a dedicated and talented Jasper we never heard of. He was a walk on at Manhattan and ended up being the Captain of both the Basketball and Baseball teams.
In the tradition of St. John Baptist De LaSalle he defined his life teaching Math to high school and college students. By the way he is currently the varsity Basketball Coach at Manhasset H.S.
in Long Island. He also played ABA basketball for NY Nets under Lou Carnescca.
“The Tablet” The Catholic Perspective on News and Opinion from Brooklyn and Queens.
John, thank you for all you do to spread the word about great Jaspers we never heard of.
Edward J. McEneney ’59
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McClancy Teacher Played with Nets (with audio)
Posted on 19 December 2012.
Tags: aba, brooklyn nets, bruns, eastern league, george bruns, mcclancy hs, nets, new york nets, st augstine dhs
by Jim Mancari
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George Bruns was likely very good at keeping his own basketball statistics; he was a math teacher after all.
In an interesting turn of events, Bruns, who was teaching at Msgr. McClancy M.H.S., East Elmhurst, at the time, was signed in the spring of 1973 by the New York Nets of the American Basketball Association (ABA). He played in the final 13 regular season games that season and appeared in the playoffs.
“That was a surprising development that I ever got a chance to play,” said Bruns, now 66.
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Burns, George W. [MC1966]
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[JR: Thanks, Ed, for a great find. Hey, I'm just a "collector" without reporters, readers, and most of all achievers, I'd have nothing to collect. LOL! It humbles me to read about all that's accomplished by others.]
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Subject: Christmas Greetings from the Retreat Team
Date: Sat, 22 Dec 2012 17:42:59 -0500
From: The Retreat Team <RetreatTeam@ManhattanCollegeRetreat.info>
Reply-To: <RetreatTeam@ManhattanCollegeRetreat.info>
To: <RetreatTeam@ManhattanCollegeRetreat.info>
Christmas is approaching and our Saviour will be born anew in our hearts. The Manhattan College Retreat Team wishes you and your family the richest Joy and Peace knowing Christ was born to save mankind. May you draw strength from this knowledge in the New Year.
We hope that our time spent together will help you listen even more closely to God’s call in your life. As you welcome the New Year, and begin a new calendar, please pencil in the retreat date for this coming year – September 13 – 15, 2013.
We hope you have a Blessed Christmas and that the Lord continues to bless you in the New Year!
Your brothers in Christ,
Ed and the Retreat Team
Your Retreat Team – Don Bane, Dan Capozzi, Phil Colon, Kevin Dolan, Al Hansen, Jim Kennedy, Tim Mante, Ed McEneney, Mike McEneney, Owen McKeon, Kevin Muller, David Price, Joe Quinn, Ed Riely
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McEneney Edward J. (MC1959)
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John,
The title; “Does Ray Kelly Have the World’s Toughest Job?”
Fortune Magazine October 29, 2012 Page 153.
Ed
Edward J. McEneney 59B
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[JR: Thanks, Ed. Much appreciated. I'll look for it online.]
# – # – # – # – # 2012-Oct-26 @ 00:53
from: Edward J. McEneney
to: “john (reinke cc)”
cc: McEneney, Mike (MC1953)
date: Sun, Aug 5, 2012 at 1:20 PM
subject: Brooklyn Tablet / Cardinal George William Mundelein / Manhattan College Graduate
The Tablet, Brooklyn NY Diocese, July 7 – -14, 2012 http://www.thetablet.org
Cardinal George William Mundelein, a native of Manhattan and graduate of Manhattan College, The Bronx, was ordained a priest in Rome by Brooklyn Bishop Charles McDonnell on June 8, 1895….served as assistant secretary to Bishop McDonnell, Chancellor, and founding rector of Cathedral College, Brooklyn…ordained the first auxiliary bishop of Brooklyn by Bishop McDonnell on June 30, 1909. In 1915 , he was named Archbishop of Chicago and named a cardinal in 1924. He died October 2, 1939, and is buried in Mundelein, Ill.
Edward J. McEneney ’59
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[JR: Thanks, Ed. Much appreciated. Was't able to track it back to the website. Often the site and the paper are very different. (I think that's a mistake, but what do I know.) Great find.]
McEneney Edward J. (MC1959)
McEneney, Mike (MC1953)
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http://www.engineering.manhattan.edu/news/take-me-out-ballgame
Take Me Out to the Ballgame
Alumnus and cancer survivor gives chronically ill children the opportunity to attend sports games and shows.
A long-time baseball fan and Jasper alum, Dan Geelan ’59 is a firm believer that every child should have the chance to see their favorite team play live — which can be difficult for the hospital-bound.
Now he’s sharing this love of baseball with sick children and their families through his organization Donate A, which collects unused tickets for baseball games, sporting events and Broadway shows.
The retired executive vice president of IBM knows firsthand how season tickets can go unused within large companies, and was inspired to start Donate A in 2004 after beating cancer for the second time.
“I kept saying, ‘what can I do?’ and it was like an epiphany,” Geelan explains. “Whatever is was, I know it came from God, saying ‘this is what you can do.’”
In the last three years, Donate A has collected more than 3,000 tickets (1,000 a year) from corporations and sports teams, and this year’s number is continuing to climb with more than 1,400 donations. Since 2009, both the New York Yankees and Mets have also regularly contributed tickets to Donate A.
“At a recent game in May, we sent 225 children and their parents to a Mets game,” Geelan says. “Both teams are very accommodating for special circumstances, and have allowed kids to take batting practice.”
When a person is interested in donating tickets to Donate A, all they have to do is visit http://www.DonateA.com, and the request is automatically sent to the social workers desk at Hackensack University Medical Center, where a chronically ill child on the list is picked to attend the game or show with his or her family — part of Geelan’s original vision.
“Dan Geelan is changing lives and creating lasting memories for children with life threatening illnesses,” says Alissa Sandler, MSW, LCSW Section Chief of the SIDS Center of N.J., Social and Work Supervisor in the Joseph M. Sanzari Children’s Hospital at Hackensack University Medical Center. “At the end of a day of tireless medical treatments for a chronic condition nothing can replace the smiles, cheers and pure delight expressed by our pediatric patients and their families when they receive a set of tickets.”
Donate A has worked with Memorial Sloan-Kettering and the Ronald Macdonald House of New York City. Other generous donors have included the Atlanta Braves, Chicago Cubs, Broadway’s Mary Poppins and more.
Geelan will frequently visit kids in the hospital who attend games or shows on behalf of Donate A, and see in person how much they appreciate the opportunity.
As Donate A’s ticket donations increase, Geelan continues to build partnerships with the dedicated corporate sponsors and sports teams.
To learn more or to get involved, visit www.DonateA.com and Like Donate A on Facebook.com.
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Geelan, Dan [MC1959]
[JR: I am constantly at the achievements of our fellow alums. At the very least, everyone can give a LIKE on FACEBOOK! ]
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On Sun, Jun 3, 2012 at 9:34 AM, O’Connell, Bill (MC1959) wrote:
John,
Thomas Murton? Could the good Cardinal have been referring to Thomas Merton in his commencement remarks? What was the source of the transcript?
Bill O’Conell, ’59
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Fjohn68 responded:
Transcript was from the College website.
(That’s why I always take the trouble to include the source link.)
When I read that I noticed that, but charged it off to I was always spelling it wrong.
Is it “Merton”?
Maybe someone lifted it from the Cardinal’s prepared text.
Interesting. I didn’t type it; I don’t have that much patience. So don’t blame the messenger. LOL!
Maybe someone used Dragon Dictation or Via Voice.
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John,
Sorry I did not notice the link. It is most definitely Merton. I really find it incredible that anyone would misspell the name of such a well know person. I am not blaming the messenger but wonder where the error lies; with the Cardinal or with the College.
All the best and thanks as always for getting JJ out each week.
Bill
[JR: Hey, you've never seen me SPELL! I'd probably only get the M and the N correct; throw a few vowels and consonants in random order. And, it'll look good to me. ROFL! We wuz taught in ingineering skrule that engrish is a gud language cause it has a lot of redundancy. And, tolerates errors well. Let's see if anyone claims it or we can just blame the Cardinal. Bishops and Cardinals make great villains. A la the Three Musketeers.]
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My e-mail account was broken into and someone sent out spam to everyone in my address book around 9pm with the subject “re:” and a web site link. Please do not click on the web site link and delete the e-mail immediately.
I apologize for the inconvenience.
George Skau
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Skau, George (MC1959)
[JR: Regardless of the reason, always nice to hear from fellow Jaspers. Although, now everyone will need to hear the "canned" "Why you should have your own domain" lecture. Or gmail.]
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May I suggest that you have your own domain? The common wisdom, or is that common whizdumb, is to own your own name as a domain name. I own “reinke.cc”. (I like saying “sea sea me at reinke.cc”! me@reinke.cc will actually work!) I gives one quite a bit of control. And, it’s very cheap. I know three solutions at 18$/year using wordpressdotcom with gmail, 28$/year email only with 1and1, and 60$/year for domain+email+webspace also at 1and1. My point is not that you should use 1and1. http://www.1and1.com/?k_id=9113251 I could care less which one you use. It’s that getting on to your own domain with email is cheap and easy. And, it’s not hotmail, yahoo, or gmail. It IS your own “personal brand”.
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[JR: You can also avoid this nonsense with GMAIL. Reply for an invite. Although you don't need "an invite" anymore. :-) I send hem to annoy the aol, yahoo, and hotmail Users that email me. LOL! Yeah I know; "no life".]
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from: McEneney, Edward J. (MC1959)
to: Jasper Fjohn68
cc: McEneney, Mike (MC1953)
date: Mon, May 7, 2012 at 10:53 PM
subject: Tom O’Malley WSJ Letter to Editor May 7, 2012
John,
FYI
Ed
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http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303916904577376121349763842.html?KEYWORDS=O%27MALLEY
LETTERS
May 6, 2012, 3:41 p.m. ET
The Things I Did to Get on Obama’s ‘Enemies List’
Kimberley Strassel’s April 27 Potomac Watch “The President Has a List” reports some serious allegations. I have not made too many lists in my more than 50 years in business, so I was quite surprised to see my name on President Barack Obama’s “enemies” list.
My most recent business venture, PBF Energy, bought the closed-down Delaware City Refinery, spent $400 million to fix it and reopened it with a United Steel Workers unionized work force. More than a thousand high-paying jobs were created in a state where unemployment had become a real problem.
PBF also bought a refinery in Paulsboro, N.J., one that was scheduled to close. Thus, more high-paying unionized jobs were saved in New Jersey.
If this gets you on the enemies list, it would be good for the country if the list were expanded. It would seem that I got on the list because I gave to the Romney PAC. I have also run a fund-raiser for New York’s own senator, Chuck Schumer, who I believe is still a Democrat. I hope this doesn’t get me on another list, because the amount involved exceeded the Romney contribution.
I can’t believe that the president has authorized such a self-destructive strategy and can only suggest that he and his administration may want to disown the author of the list, whoever that may be.
Tom O’Malley
Executive Chairman
PFB Energy
West Palm Beach, Fla.
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O’Malley, Tom [MC1963]
[JR: Seems to me a I remember that name from somewhere around the Quad? Too bad he's "an enemy". Chicago politics peeking out from behind the façade? ]
[TIP 'o' the HAT to: McEneney Edward J. (MC1959) ]
[JR: Thanks, Ed. Much appreciated.]
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