A Reunion Creates an Avenue to Discover Treasures

SURVEY:  DO YOU ATTEND YOUR HIGH SCHOOL REUNIONS?

1.  Do you go to your high school reunions?  

          Yes__    No__    sometimes__    

2.  Do you see value and benefit in attending your high school reunions?  

          Yes__    No__    Maybe__    Don't Know__

3.  Can your children and grandchildren benefit from your attendance at your high school reunions?  

          Yes__    No__    Maybe__    Don't Know__

4.  Can others benefit from your attendance at your high school reunions?  

          Yes__    No__    Maybe__    Don't Know__

Why attend your high school reunion?  Many classmates do not attend for various reasons. Many don't want to attend,seeing no value, some classmates attend all or most of their reunions. There are some classmates that I was friends with who have not attended. They are missed.  Even with encouragement, they do not attend, and thus we miss out on what a great renewal of relationship we could have had.  To read more later on this topic, you can click on the below two articles found on this blog:  
50th Year High School Reunion? Why Go?   What I Learned at My 50th High School Reunion

There are some sayings that express my views on this, such as, 

"If you don't go, you won't know."  Meaning, you will never know the great experiences you could have had because you did not do something you could have done.  You will miss out on what could have been that could have changed your life, and others lives.

"You will always be where you've always been, if you always do what you've always done."  The opposite meaning - get out of your routine, do something different, and watch new things, people, and places develop in your life.

How do you answer the 4 questions in the above survey?  I answer them all with a resounding, "YES!"  I will tell you one reason why.  I will tell you a story that will show how impacting and important an involvement in a high school reunion can be to you and those OTHER THAN YOUR CLASSMATES.

Over the weekend of September 22-23-24, 2017 Bishop McDevitt High School's Class of 1967 celebrated their 50th anniversary since granduation from high school.  Out of a class of 400 students, we had 112 registered classmates with 59 registered guests.  The entire experience was awesome and continues to be so in the afterglow of the events.  Many friendships were renewed and many new relationships were made, and continue to be made.

During the planning for the reunion, we updated the contact information on our list of 400 classmates that included a list of 47 deceased classmates.  We already knew of most of the classmates who were gone, but during the reunion planning that started in July 2016, we sadly experienced the passing of 5 more classmates.  Even more, we discovered that we were unaware of classmates who passed several years before our planning even started.  That's where I want to focus, on one classmate who passed in September of 2013 and we did not know until July of 2017.  She is Natalie Matjasic Minardo.  Though her absence was not missed by the class for 4 years, her presence has now been restored to our class, and also to her family.  Here is what happened.

In the discovery of every obituary that looks like one of our classmates, we verify that the person is surely one of our classmates.  In Natalie's case, we could not find much information on her.  After 4 years, obituaries are not usually available online where they were initially published.  All we found was this (click here): 

Natalie was born on October 11, 1949 and passed away on Thursday, June 20, 2013.  Natalie was a resident of Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania.

Sue Elizabeth Minardo
Natalie's Daughter

With that information, we were fairly certain that this was our Natalie, but there was still room for doubt.  Thus, I did a search on Facebook to see if I could find any relations.  There was one person who I zeroed in on, Sue Elizabeth Minardo.  I sent Sue a message on IM on her Facebook page and this is how our conversation went:  

JAMES  July 26th, 10:47am - Was your mother Natalie who graduated from Bishop McDevitt 1967.  I was a classmate.  The Natalie I am looking for is deceased in 2013.  

SUE  October 27th, 12:16pm - Hello.  James.  Yes, that is my mom.  She passed in June 2013 . . . . I am still going thru alot since she died.  Sorry I haven't replied back too you.  I'm surprised my mom's classmates even looked her up . . . . . I miss her terribly.

JAMES  October 27th - Hello Sue.  Thanks for responding . . . . This year we made a big effort to update our contact info on classmates, living and deceased.  I do that mostly.  It was eye opening to update the deceased list and look at the 47 out of 400 who are gone.  When I hear of one passing, I try to get info on them and write something on our blog, and inform our classmates.  May I tell the committee I connected with you? . . . . I can send you info on our class list and blog if you are interested. 

SUE  October 27th, 2:34pm - Hello James, You're welcome! . . . . That's so cool you update people from your senior class.  Yes, you can tell the committee we connected.  I'm just glad I actually get to speak with one of my mom's former classmate.  Yes, you can send my mom's pictures from your yearbook.  I don't have pics of my mom . . . . My father also passed away in 2007.  I was just 18.  Now I'm 29. 

JAMES October 27th, 6:22pm - I will look her up and send you pics.

JAMES  December 10th, 3:18pm - I posted Natalie's picture from our yearbook (click here) and sent it to Sue and our classmates.

SUE  December 10th, 6:30pm - Thanks so much James, really greatly appreciate the picture . . . . . I really can't believe you found it.  She looks so pretty and everything . . . . 

Vincent, Sue's Son
Natalie's Grandson

My conversation with Sue continues.  In the above, I did not include everything that she said, but the above words show that Sue has been greatly impacted with gaining access to something significant about her mother, espesially a picture of her, since she does not have any.  Sue has a young son, Natalie's grandson, a toddler.  His name is Vincent.  This grandson of Natalie's will also be greatly impacted when his mother tells him about his grandmother.

Here is more of how Sue was given joy over this information about her mother after I sent her this article for her review and permission before publishing.

SUE  December 12th, 12:7am - Hey, James, I just wanted too say Thanks So much 4That Blog Article you wrote for Me.  It meant A great deal.  I shared it with my family and some Friends! Yes, I have my son with me, I don't think that there's a whole lot of to change except for maybe she is loved by me and my dad and my Mom's family.  I love the Picture of little Vince. . . . . It has impacted me A lot within The last 4 years! I have been through hardships and Tribulations. I just can't help but miss my mom, but becuz of you, thou she can live On more freely.  I am gonna spread her ashes. I just appreciate you being a supportive friend. It sucks that My kids don't have their Grandma anymore, but I have to try and be strong for her. But You know my mom was A strong lady through everything We went together. . . . . Thanks for the blessings. And I give you my okay to change that. Or add anymore Information to the blog. My mom would've wanted to people know, I just wanted to say that.

And I had no idea you're parents were gone... Wow I bet you miss your parents everyday . I know that I have A long life to live though. I wish I could of experienced the 60s era. Hah back when you guys were younger, I'm sure it was nice.

I try to Be free Spirited and relaxed and think of Positive stuff but you Know "we all have Our Days", but I've been through much worse. I just pray everyday and am blessed, for what I have infront of me even though I don't have a lot. . . . . . I have a great daddy to his son and he supports me. I'm lucky I have him

After that conversation, Sue posted this on her Facebook page:

Sue Elizabeth Minardo is feeling emotional with Cory G Bowers and 48 others.

Hey My Fb friends, I Am Pleased To Announce That My Mom's Friend, James Eugene, put A blog about My mom And Me And my Son And I just got To Say it's So beautiful How he Made her memory So Wonderful!!  . . . . .  This Momento Of My Mom, Natalie, Means A lot To Me And It's Sad At The Fact That I Only have Her high school Picture shown here, and don't have Pics Of Her Wen She became Older. I Did But I lost Pics In The Accident in 2007 , It just Sucks, Bc I hate death But I know that it is A Part of Life!!! 

So Live On mom forever, U are Not Forgotten , I love You!! Here is the link to the blog article about My Mom . . . . A Reunion Creates an Avenue to Discover Treasurers


Now, the result of posting Natalie's picture on Facebook is that Sue is conversing on Facebook with her mother's classmates and developing new and joyful relationships (click here).  Here are some classmates who have connected with Sue.

Mary Ellen Smith

Michelle Borzilleri-Lewis ·

Dianne Zrncic

Terry Navarro Govelovich

Gigi Luto

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Natalie Matjasic Minardo is one of our 400 classmates from the BMHS Class of 1967.  Though we became aware of her passing much later than we should have, we now have become aware of something about who she was.  Sue Elizabeth Minardo is her daughter with whom we have become connected in a meaningful relationship along with her son, Natalie's grandson.  That's rewarding.  That's special.  

Review my sayings stated above.  Let's change them to:

"Because we did become involved in our high school reunion, we did have many great, personal experiences never to be forgotten and that forever have changed us."  


"Because we did become involved in our high school reunion, we broke out of our same ol', same ol' routine and discovered something and someone new and lasting in our lives."

MORAL OF THIS STORY:

When you don't want to go to an event for whatever reason, consider that you will never discover the treasures to be found because of your attendance at that event.  Then, change your mind and go.  And when it's over, look at the treasures that you and others discovered at that event because of your attendance and their attendance.  

High school reunions are not just about you. They are also about others and the potential to renew friendships and creat new friendships that will take you to things you thought not possible and did not expect.

CALL TO ACTION - Join in the conversation with Natalie's daughter, Sue Elizabeth Minardo.  She misses her mother greatly and our involvement with Sue is now and will lift her with joy.  And, you will also have an impact on her "little Vincent".  

Little Vincent

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We are in
The Afterglow 
of the
Class of 1967's 50th Year Class Reunion
Bishop McDevitt High School
September 22/23/24, 2017

James Eugene Barbush
Reunion Committee Co-Chair
2021 Blue Mountain Parkway
Harrisburg, PA  17112
(717) 514-5549
JamesEBarbush@GMail.com
The Shepherd's Voice

50 YEARS from PRIDWEN 1967 to PRIDWEN 2017

Hello Classmates

Our 50th High School Reunion for Bishop McDevitt's Class of 1967 was a SMASH HIT.  The accolades are OVER THE TOP.  We have received many great comments and congrats on the entire weekend.  Facebook was lit up before and after the reunion weekend.

Believe it or not, whether sounding corny or not, one classmate, while attending the Friday Night Football game, said that his experience there was "Magical".  Magical? Really?  Yes, really!  Surely it had to do with the colorful night sky, the nice temperatures, the sounds and happenings of the game, and of course, being and conversing in the stands with classmates who did the same thing over 50 years ago, and may have not see each other in 10, 20, 30, 40, or even 50 years ago (or maybe even 2 days ago). 

Since the big weekend on September 22-23-24, 2017, I have been gathering pics and Facebook shares about the weekend.  I decided to collect as much info as I could and put it into a document to publish for everyone to see.  It's been an enjoyable task, and it has grown beyond what I had "imagined".  And I now see what this can become, and you will too.

By clicking on the below linked pic of our Pridwen 1967, you will find what is developing into our Pridwen 2017.  It's a FIRST DRAFT, but it's good enough to show you what this is and can become.

Note that I have yet to include any pics by the professional photographer who documented the Saturday Evening Reunion Dinner.  So all of the pics are those taken by classmates and shared on Facebook and email.  Hopefully, we can get the photographers pics and include them in the book, Our Pridwen 2017.

What is included in the draft so far are pictures of every event for the entire weekend, Facebook posts with comments from before and after the reunion, added commentary, and pictures from Pridwen 1967. 

What will be added are the photographers pics, more pics from classmates, more pics of topics, and more commentary. 

If you want to share some pics, comments, or a story, I greatly encourage you to do so.  There are comments and stories by classmates in the draft of Pridwen 2017 that are really good.  So don't hold back.  This is a once in a life time experience and documentation of that experience.  What you pics you show and what you say makes the experience even more "Magical" - right Geoff?   

If you post your pics, comments, and stories on Facebook, please tag me so I can immediately get all posts.  That way I won't need to search to see if there are any on your page.

You can also send pics, comments, and stories to me by email at JamesEBarbush@GMail.com

So, click the pic below and take a look at the draft of 
OUR PRIDWEN 2017.

http://docs.wixstatic.com/ugd/d092d6_495096f8f3da4965abcf21433c8cbec9.pdf

WHAT IS MAGICAL?

MAGICAL IS . . . . 

Enchanted . . . .Enchanting . . .  Extraordinary . . . Fascinating

Marvelous. . . . Miraculous . . . . Spellbinding . . . . Uncanny

Unusual . . . . . .Wonderful . . . . Charismatic . . . . . Magnetic 

Spellbound . . . Spiritual . . . . . . Telekinetic

Bishop McDevitt High School
Class of 1967
50 Year Class Reunion
September 22/23/24, 2017

James Eugene Barbush
2021 Blue Mountain Parkway
Harrisburg, PA  17112
(717) 514-5549
JamesEBarbush@GMail.com
The Shepherd's Voice

A Heartfelt Story about Steve Prendergast, By Joe Behe

We've been going back over 50 years to remember classmates and what it was like as teenagers in Bishop McDevitt High School.  And then, in present day, we are getting to know classmates like we could not have known them then.

Planning for the Bishop McDevitt Class of 67's 50th Year Reunion has been quite an inspirational and enlightening experience.  Some classmates I have not seen in 50 years, many I knew then, and many I did not know in the class of 400.  I have been impacted in viewing and updating the list of classmates no longer with us, from the very first one, Harry Beech who died in 1969 while serving in Viet Nam, and the most recent Joyce Donato Zeiger, who passed this month on September 5.

Joe Behee

In connecting with classmates, I discovered that there are great stories to be told, memories we have of ourselves and our classmates; stories that reveal the true heart of individuals; stories that tell what was and is inside our heads that we did not directly reveal then, may have even hidden from public view, and still may be hidden; stories that tell what we did not know about classmates then, but are learning about them now, a half century later.  I have come upon one such story that needs to be shared with our classmates and beyond.  It's from Joe Behe, who now lives in Ireland.  It's about Steve Prendergast.  I have permission from Joe to publish it, so here it is in Joe's words as sent to me by email.

I title this story . . . . 

"My Soft-Spoken Friend, Steve, Had Steel "

Dear Jim (aka 'Bear')

These are my recollections of Steve Prendergast, our classmate.  I am an old man now so I beg you forgive vagaries of memory and grammar.

Steve Prendergast was a quiet, modest, unassuming friend and classmate of mine, a member of our Bishop McDevitt graduating class of 1967; and thereafter, a long-welcomed acquaintance of my own family.  I cannot recall Steve ever raising his voice in anger or excitement.  He was simply 'there', a soft voice when one was needed if only to tamp-down the teenage excesses to which some of his fellow classmates (myself included) were occasionally inclined during the unsettled and boisterous mid-1960s. 

Quiet, Steve, might have passed unnoticed on our adolescent radar screens for four years; however, there was one occasion when he flashed across the night sky in a defiant flare-up at (of all people) the late Larry Bekelja, who ran our Phys Ed class with all the grim determination and intensity one would expect from the motivated football coach Mr. Bekelja was.  

Steve did not play football.

I happened to have Phys Ed classes one year with Steve; likely it was 1965.  One afternoon we reported to Tracy Hall for our Phys Ed class and noticed several thick hemp ropes lashed to the ceiling and trailing down to the hardwood gym floor.  The floor beneath each rope was covered with a thin foam wrestling mat, the same mats we used for running and 'tumbling' over one another the previous week and which resulted in more student casualties than General Sherman wreaked at the Battle of Atlanta. 

Mr. Bekelja blew the ever present whistle hung round his neck and informed all of us in no uncertain terms that we were going to climb up and down one of those ropes before we left.  There were 30-35 in the class.  Informed of the drill, most (myself included) huddled up in a mass not wanting to be first called.

Not to be outmaneuvered, Mr. Bekelja came over to the mostly cowed crowd and touched each on the shoulder pronouncing "Group 1; Group 2; Group 3; now break-up in three groups and stand behind one of the three ropes."

I recall that my line included, (the late) John Murphy, (the late) Melvin Quintana, myself, and Steve Prendergast, who would be first up to face the rope.

Glancing sidelong, we could not help but see the struggles, slips, falls, and hear the rope-burn wailing coming from the other 'rope a dopes' who had already begun their ascent.

Steve stood silently watching the others.  A whistle blew.  'Prendergast!  Get up that rope!  You're not leaving here 'till you do.'

The answer came whispering back from Steve: "No, Coach."  Steve repeated ever so slightly louder: "No, Coach."

The Coach was not at all pleased.

Even the threat of detention did not dissuade Steve from his decision.  He would not climb the rope.  Asked for a show of hands as to how many others joined Steve in his refusal, several went up and all were excused.   

I don't know if anyone ever served detention for the defiance.  Time allotted for that Phys Ed period ran out (thanks to Steve) before I ever faced the rope and had to decide. 

Common sense and character are rare now so more than ever, but my soft-spoken friend, Steve, had the steel for it over 50 years ago.

Eternal Rest Grant Unto Him O Lord!

Joe Behe, Jr.

Class of 1967

So, what do you think?  Is that not a geat story that speaks about the hearts of two classmates, that tells us something about who they were then and who they are now?  And yet, most of us really don't want to share personal experiences and feelings.  They stay hidden behind a face, a high school picture, or a present day portrait.  I encourage you to open up some and let people inside your life, what goes on in your head, what you are like.  You might be surprised how rewarding that can be to you and to others around you.  

Everyone has a great story to tell about themselves and and others around them. Let's hear yours.

Steve Prendergast's obituary was posted here previously.  

https://bishopmcdevittclass1967.blogspot.com/2017/09/remembering-stephen-paul-prendergast.html

Posted by:

James Eugene Barbush

2021 Blue Mountain Parkway
Harrisburg, PA  17112
(717) 514-5549
JamesEBarbush@GMail.com
The Shepherd's Voice

BISHOP McDEVITT MEMORABILIA

A Family Bible Went To School

By Jim Barbush

I want to tell you about our Family Bible, one that I used in junior high school and senior high school.  This Bible is pretty much as it was in 1967, when I graduated from Bishop McDevitt High School in 1967.  It still has its Bishop McDevitt High School book cover. 

A Family Bible can stay in a family through the generations, like the one I have that was passed down to me.  My parents had it in their small library.  Now that they are gone, I still have it.  Today, that Bible looks very old.  The binding is all taped up holding it together.  When I was a kid, it looked old then, but I don't know for sure how old it is.  There is no published date in it.  At least I cannot find one.  I did find the year 1920 stated in the introductory pages.  So, all I can tell is that it was published after 1920.  Similar Bibles were published in the early 1900s.  Since it was old when I was a kid and it looks very old now, I suspect that it is about 90 plus years old.  Based on my observations and an internet search, it is a real possibility that it was published shortly after 1920.

As stated on the inside cover page this is how it is titled:

The Holy BibleTranslated from the Latin Vulgate

Diligently compared with Hebrew, Greek, and other editions in various languages

Old Testament first published by the English College, Douay, A.D. 1609

New Testament by the English College at Rheims, A.D. 1582

https://library.villanova.edu/Find/Record/1078031/Similar

AN EARLY RECOGNIZED NEED TO READ THE BIBLE

As a child, I did not read the Bible, but I knew that my parents had one.  I knew that my mother posted significant dates in it, such as, births, baptisms, and marriages.  I suppose in a child's way of thinking, I did not understand that I had a need to read the Bible.  However, when I was in Edison Junior High School, Harrisburg, PA, the need for me to read the Bible was presented to me.  It was probably when I was in the 7th grade.  That would have been the 1961/62 school year.  I was 12 years old when I went into 7th grade.

In 1961/62, we were still "allowed" to read the Bible and pray in public schools.  That all changed in 1963.  In homeroom every morning, we said The Pledge of Allegiance and a student read something from the Bible.  We probably said a prayer too.  Each day, a student had to select a Bible passage and read it before the homeroom classmates and teacher.  We were made aware ahead of time when it was our turn to read.

My turn came up to read the Bible before the class.  I remember being at home the night before and being stressed out about what I was going to read.  I had no idea what to select.  I remember sitting on the living room floor, with my back against the couch and the Bible in my lap before me.  I had no idea where to even start looking.  Of course, there was the popular, easy to select Psalm 23, "The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall not want".  I did not want to read that because many others did. I struggled to find my selection.  Well, the next morning, I took the Family Bible with me to school.  I was nervously prepared to read.  If I remember correctly, I read Psalm 23.

ANOTHER RECOGNIZED NEED TO READ THE BIBLE

I do not remember connecting again with that Bible for the next 2 years.  But, after 2 years at Edison Junior High School, 7th and 8th grades, I enrolled as a freshman at Bishop McDevitt High School.  There, I needed the use of our Family Bible again.  It was in Father O'Neill's Religion Class.  Father O'Neill was an Oblate priest, always wore one of those log black robes.  He was somewhat stern as a teacher and often walked around the class with a long wooden pointer in his hand.  That was used to get and keep our attention.  We students called him Father Pop-Out because our workbooks had tear-out pages for homework assignments that we submitted.

For Religion Class, we needed to bring a Bible to class.  So, I again went to the dependable Family Bible to use for class.  I dressed it with a Bishop McDevitt book cover that all of our books were required to have.  I'm sure we used it somewhat, but I don't remember any specifics.

NOTE:  

I am not absolutely certain 

whether this was freshman year or another year.  

It was a long, long time ago, over half a century.

AN EDUCATED LOOK AT THE FAMILY BIBLE

So now, here I am, 56 years after reading the Family Bible in Edison homeroom, and 54 years after using the Family Bible in 9th grade Religion Class at Bishop McDevitt.  Most significantly, here I am at the threshhold of my 50th High School Reunion for the Bishop McDevitt High School Class of 1967 to occur Fri/Sat/Sunday, September 22/23/24, 2017.  And once again, I pulled out the old Family Bible.  Now this time, I am not at a loss in understanding what's in the Bible.  Over the last 3 decades, I have avidly read and studied the Bible.  My wife and I have many Bibles at home of various translations.  We have read out of all of them.  Some I have read completely through.  Others I have read certain portions.  It's good to read different translations to help gain more understanding of what God is speaking to us through His Word.  The King James Version is somewhat difficult for me to read since it is in the old English speak with thees, thous, findeth, doest, and otherests.  I prefer a version that uses modern day English and sentence structure.

SO WHAT'S THE POINT OF THIS WRITING?

It's simply this.  At this threshhold of my 50th Class Reunion, I have a piece of memorabilia that takes me back 50 years and more to my Bishop McDevitt High School days.  The Family Bible is still on my bookshelf with many other Bibles and books.  Uniquely, this Family Bible still has its original Bishop McDevitt High School bookcover.  That is unique - - a 54 year old bookcover from Bishop McDevitt High School.  The cover is somewhat beat up.  The Bible's binding is patched with tape to keep it together and keep the front and back covers on. Can you match that?  Maybe I should take it to the reunion.  I just might, along with a few other things from a half century ago.

Bishop McDevitt High School
Class of 1967
50 Year Class Reunion
September 22/23/24, 2017

James Eugene Barbush
2021 Blue Mountain Parkway
Harrisburg, PA  17112
(717) 514-5549
JamesEBarbush@GMail.com
The Shepherd's Voice

 

 

Remembering Stephen Paul Prendergast, Class of '67

   

As our 50th Year Class Reunion of the Bishop McDevitt High School Class of 1967 nears ever closer on September 22-24, 2017, we are saddened to hear of the passing of one of our 400 classmates, Stephen Paul Prendergast.

Below is his obituary with information from Hoover Funeral Homes & Crematory, Inc.

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Stephen Paul Prendergast, 68, of Harrisburg, PA, 

passed away on Saturday, September 2, 2017 at his home.

Stephen was born in Harrisburg, the son of the late V. Paul and Constance (Becker) Prendergast. 

Stephen graduated from Bishop McDevitt High School in 1967 and the University of Dayton. 

Stephen was a veteran of military service.

Stephen was a social worker for Dauphin County Child Services.  

Stephen was a Mechanicsburg Letter Carrier for the U.S. Postal Service for many years till retirement. 

Stephen was a lifelong fan of Notre Dame and Los Angeles Dodgers.

Stephen was predeceased by his sister, Barbara Smith.

Stephen is survived by his three sisters and a brother, 

... Elaine McGovern of Dallas, Pa.

... Sue Ann Yinger of Harrisburg

... Angela (Michael) Murray of Middletown

... Brian Prendergast of Harrisburg; 

Stephen also leaves numerous nieces and nephews.

A Visitation will be held on Friday, September 15, 2017 from 10 to 11 am at Holy Name of Jesus Roman Catholic Church, 6150 Allentown Blvd., Harrisburg, PA.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated following the visitation at 11 am at the church. The Rev. Michael Metzgar will be the celebrant.

Memorial Contributions may be made to either

... American Heart Association, 1019 Mumma Rd., Wormleysburg, Pa. 17043
... American Diabetes Assn., 150 Monument Rd., Suite 100, Bala Cynwyd, Pa. 19004 
... the Vista School, 1021 Springboard Drive, Hershey, PA 17033.

Arrangements are by the Hoover Funeral Homes & Crematory, Inc., Harrisburg.

SERVICES

Visitation:  
Friday, September 15, 2017 at 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Holy Name of Jesus Roman Catholic Church 
6150 Allentown Blvd. 
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17112

Mass of Christian Burial:  
Friday, September 15, 2017 at 11:00 AM
Holy Name of Jesus Roman Catholic Church 
6150 Allentown Blvd. 
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17112

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A Bishop McDevitt classmate and family friend for many years wrote this in the funeral home's Guest Book:

September 10, 2017  by Joe Behe, Jr., Bantry, County Cork, Ireland

"May the angels lead you into paradise; may the martyrs receive you at your arrival and lead you to the holy city Jerusalem.  May choirs of angels receive you, and with Lazarus, once a poor man, may you have eternal rest."                    

 - In Paradisum                                                                                                             

It was might great honor and privilege to have known Steve both as a high school classmate and as a family friend for many years.  May God grant him eternal rest and comfort his family.                                    

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To Stephen's Family and Friends 

From Stephen's classmates, Bishop McDevitt High School Class of 1967

Know that our thoughts are fondly for you and know that our prayers are extended upward for you.  At this time, at the threshold of a 50th Class Reunion, Stephen's passing is most meaningful to us.  Know that Stephen will be remembered and recognized at the reunion on September 23, 2017.

Our Yearbook for the Class of 1967 is founded on the theme of peace with many quotes about peace.  We express to you the most meaningful quote which was taken from The Book of John, Chapter 14, Verse 27: 

"Peace I leave with you;

   

    My Peace I give to you."

Pridwen 1967
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