Thursday, May 14, 2015
OOps!!! Error
With apologies, if it matters to anyone, and contrary to the information posted in blog # 74, the Jubilarian Reunion will be on Friday, May 22 starting with Mass in Holy Family at 9:00. js
Monday, May 11, 2015
Reflection #74 (Only 1002 to go): That Time of Year
Reunions at Ignatius happen all
year round, but, from February through June, there’s a surge. There’s the Law Luncheon, the Athletic
Hall-of-Fame Induction, the April Reunions, the Jubilarian
Reunion and the Golf Classic.
Related to these, I want
to give a shout-out to Christine Cesak, a member of the
Development Staff, and, for me, the “lynch pin” in the department. Her official title is Alumni Events
Manager, and at each of these events, and many more than I’ve listed here,
you can see her, clipboard in hand, scurrying around, making sure everything is
going as planned and “putting out the proverbial fires”. Additionally, she treats grumpy old
men…me…with patience and dignity, and if the solution to a problem is not in
her domain, she will direct the issue to the right person.
Psych. Anyway, thanks, Christine, for all you do at
1076.
The Jubilarian Reunion had
previously occurred on the last Friday in May as a part of the end-of-the-year
school Mass. This year it will take
place on Saturday, May 23. This reunion
is for alumni who graduated more than 50 years ago. For details and registration, as well as
information about the St. Ignatius Golf Classic, contact Christine Cesak at christine.cesak@ignatius.org.
Finally, it’s time again to celebrate Frank Raispis’
birthday. On May 1st, Frank
turned 88 and was joined by several members of the class of ’63. Also joining them was fellow
retired Classics teacher, Don Hoffman.
Frank has some physical limitations, but his mind
and spirit are still fine. His one
concession to his age is that he tends to repeat stories, but then so do I…or,
at least, that’s what my wife tells me.
When I tell Frank what an inspiration he is to me in how he handles his challenges,
he dismisses that suggestion with a grunt.
To him, that’s all a part of life’s challenges. Quoting Shakespeare, it’s what he refers to
as the “slings-and-arrows of outrageous fortune”.
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