Those Who Taught The McD Class of 1967 and Are Still With Us

WHEN REALTY SET IN . . .

We had our first planning meeting for our 50th year reunion in August 2016.  At that meeting, we were discussing faculty and Lou Bianchi mentioned that there were only about 6 faculty still living.  That was a shock.  Reality set in.  The age of the Crusaders of the Class of 1967 became a reality.  Out of the many teachers, lay and religious, only 6 remained.  If that is correct, there are 5 lay teachers (all men) and 1 nun.  They are:

1. Mr. John D. Brixius
2. Mr. Joseph M. Borzilleri   Class of 1961   74 years old
3. Mr. Michael C. Fry            Class of 1952
4. Mr. Joseph W. Intrieri                                79 years old
5. Mr. Robert H. Rempe
6. Sister Mary Victor

Class of 1971's 45th Reunion in 2016
Mr. Fry, Mr. Brixius, Mr. Borzelleri, Mrs. & Mr. Rempe

I'm sure each of our 1967 Crusaders has memories of their favorites, and maybe their not so favorites.  Some of our 9th grade teachers were recent college graduates, such as Mr. Rempe and Mr. Borzelleri.  Thus, they were not that much older than we were, yet they were our authority figures.  

Finding Mr. Joseph M. Borzelleri online, we learn that he is now only 74 and of the Class of 1961.  That's only about 6 or 7 years older than we were/are.  If we had known how fresh and green they were back then, would we have been so respectful? We probably would have because those were the days when authority was respected by most teenagers.  For me, it's surely a yes, because my father knew his father.  I found that out when my father went to the Borzelleri home and he took me along.  I think I was a freshman (not sure, could have been earlier).  Dad was involved in an insurance fraternity and he went to the Borzelleris to assist them with their insurance policies.  It was a unique visit for me because it was when color television was new and not everyone had one.  The Borzelleris had one and I remember seeing Disney's Wonderful World of Color on their TV screen while Dad was taking care of insurance matters.

As I remember, it seems that most of the priests I had for classes were much older than us and even had gray hair.  They all have passed on.  

• My favorite was Father Langan.  He was quite special.  He took a bunch of us to the shore one summer.  
• Father Murray was a tall, silver haired comedian.  One year, we were Murray's Marauders with Red Berets when we attended the football games and sat together.  We followed in the footsteps of the Class of 1966 who wore Green Berets.
• Father Pop-Out (I need to look up his name) was a stout comedian of sorts with black wavy hair. The nickname came from "pop-outs" we took out of our religion workbooks.
•  Father Green was a gentle, gray haired, low voiced fellow.  He'd always say, "How you?"

WHAT ARE YOUR MEMORIES OF FAV AND NOT SO FAV TEACHERS - LAY, PRIESTS, OR NUNS?

Mr. Brixius (1995)          Mr. Rempe          Mr. Fry

JOSEPH BORZELLERI.  We want you to know that at the time of this writing, we learned that Joseph Borzelleri has a rare form of cancer and he was in the hospital in February 2017.  Also, his daughter, Lauren, passed away in March 2017.

Here are those teachers whom we can still find today as they were 50 years ago .  We all should look them up, write them a letter, give them a call.  Tell them what they meant to you and what they still mean to you.

PLEASE NOTIFY JIM BARBUSH IF YOU KNOW OF ANY MISINFORMATION IN THIS POST ABOUT FACULTY STILL LIVING.

THE TWIN TOWERS STILL STAND

Event Page:  Bishop McDevitt's Class of '67 - 50th Reunion - September 23, 2017

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Graduate of Bishop McDevitt HS Class of 1967

2021 Blue Mountain Parkway

Harrisburg, PA  17112

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50th Year High School Reunion? Why Go?

The Bishop McDevitt High School Class of 1967 is planning their 50th year high school reunion to be held on the weekend of September 22-24, 2017.  We had a class of 400 Crusaders.

Some Crusaders have been to all of our reunions over the past 50 years, some have been to one, some have been to none.  For some, the 50th year reunion will be there first.  People have many reasons why they either go to or don't go to high school reunions.  I have been wondering what those reasons are for our 1967 Crusaders.

Why do people attend any event?  Likely, because there is something of value that draws them.  Why do people not attend an event?  To them, it may have no value or maybe a negative experience keeps them away.  Maybe they cannot attend because of distance, cost, or schedule conflicts.

What I want to focus on here is "what vision can we cast to our classmates" that will peak their interest and offer a value that will attract them to attend or still be connected if the are unable to attend.

Here are 2 quotes about vision to consider, one with a positive outcome and one with a negative outcome:

• "Big thinking precedes great achievement." — Wilferd Peterson

• "Dissatisfaction and discouragement are not caused by the absence of things but the absence of vision." — Anonymous

Those 2 quotes imply that creating and casting a vision is necessary to the accomplishment of something good and even something great.  With the vision, the people create mission and goals for what they want to accomplish by participating in the activity. Without a created and cast vision, the people may end up with nothing, or emptiness, and wonder why they participated.

SO, WHAT ABOUT OUR 50th YEAR REUNION?  It's the 50th anniversary of our graduation from Bishop McDevitt High School in 1967.  It's a regathering of classmates after "one half century" having past.  Is there a vision that will draw classmates to attend and lead each one to receive something of value, such that their attendance will be well worth while, life impacting, and very memorable?

Some thoughts have been put on the table for a theme.  One was "Those Were The Days".  Our view to that theme could be, "Yes, they sure were wonderful days.  A great time to be a teenager in America."  Another theme was "Let's Party", which could mean let's get together, recall the great and fun times we had, and have another great and fun time seeing friends we have not seen for years.  Our response to that could be, "Yes, let's reconnect, reminese, and greatly enjoy the time spent together."

In considering this, I'm not sure we can create and cast one vision or theme that fits everyone.  There is likely a huge diversity of reasons why people will attend and why they will not attend.  It could be that attendance at a 50th year reunion in something quite personal because our years in high school were those formatively personal ones where we developed some deep seated beliefs and had some very meaningful experiences that we will never forget.  It could be that having lived 50 more years we do not think we are much like we were in high school, meaning we may or may not have known you then, and how could we possibly know you now after 50 years of life.  But maybe, that is all the more reason to attend the reunion and find out more about who we were and who we came to be now, 50 years later.

WHAT COULD BE "YOUR VISION" OF OUR REUNION?  What do you want to experience and achieve?    Let's suggest a list of ideas for a theme and/or vision:

1. "Those Were The Days"
2. "Let's Party"
3. "Getting To Know You, Again"
4. "Back To The Future"
5. "From Then To Now, and Now What?"

I want to develop some thoughts for each theme/vision, but not in this article.

LET'S MOVE ON WITH WHY ATTEND.

Think about this.  Out of 400 classmates, we know of 39 who have passed.  Each and everyone is remembered fondly.  They make up about 10% of our class.  That is a unique nummber in light of a statistic I discovered about Baby Boomers:

"19% of all baby boomers (born 1946-1964) are no longer living."

If that's true, our 10% of passed classmates is much lower than a national average of 19%. The passing of 39 of our classmates is a huge loss for us.  But, the 90% of remaining classmates is a huge blessing for us.

That brings me to the recognition that we are currently around 67 years old and we are aging quickly towards our 70s. Consider this, the rate of passing classmates is very likely to increase.  Here is a statistic we might want to pay attention to:

"The average life expectancy for a person who was 65 years old in 2012 is 19.3 years. 

For women, it is 20.5 years.  For men, it is 17.9 years." 

Thus, a life expectancy is 84.3 years average, 85.5 years for women and 82.9 years for men.  Those numbers are surprising, especially the slight difference between men and women of only 2.6 years.  No matter, I am not hear to check the statistic, but I am here to ask,

'How many more reunions will anyone of us be able to attend?"

At our 50th reunion, we are about 67 years old
At our 55th reunion, we will be 72 years old
At our 60th reunion, we will be 77 years old
At our 65th reunion, we will be 82 years old

So, here we are approaching our 50th year reunion at about age 67, and based on the above statistic, we may have about 18 years (+/-) left to age 85.
    

Obviously, we have gone over the hill as far as the numbers are concerned.  There are much fewer years remaining than we have experienced to our 50th year reunion.  Therefore, if we don't see and hear each other at our 50th year reunion, we may never have an opportunity to see and hear each other again.  Excuse me for seemingly being morbid, but here is how we have lost our 39 classmates:

• In the 1960s, we lost    1 classmate   in  2 years
• In the 1970s, we lost    2 classmates in 10 years
• In the 1980s, we lost    2 classmates in 10 years
• In the 1990s, we lost    7 classmates in 10 years
• In the 2000s, we lost  12 classmates in 10 years
• In the 2010s, we lost  15 classmates in   7 years
• In 50 years,   we lost  39 classmates in 50 years

The rate of classmates passing is increasing and will continue to do so.  Yes, every one of us will have our time to go.  According to the averages, that could be within the next 18 years.  However, God knows the exact time for each one of us and there are no averages.

I hope that (1) the unknown time when each one of us will depart, and (2) our desire to see and hear each and every classmate are 2 good reasons for attending our 50th year reunion.  But, for further encounagement to attend, let's continue our discussion of the vision or theme for our 50th year reunion.

VISION OR THEME OF OUR 50TH YEAR REUNION

I suggest that each clasmate should have a vision of what he or she wants to focus on for our 50th year reunion.  I offer the 5 suggestions listed above.  Also, here are more:

• "Then in 1967, Now in 2017, and Still Not Done"
• "The Twin Towers Still Stand, and So Do We"
• "Retired and Refired - It Started at McD '67"
• "400 Crusaders Cast A Vision of Peace"
• "Still The McD Class of 1967"
• "We Were, We Are, We Will Be"
• "I Was, I Am, and I Will Be"
• "The 50th is Gold, The 60th will be Diamond"

With the establishment of a vision or theme, we then should describe the meaning of those words.  We should have a misson to accomplish and some goals to achieve.  That description will give life to the vision or theme.  That description will create the path on which we travel to attain the value that we are looking for in attending the event.  That's a larger task that I do not want to develop here.  With this discussion, I want to stir every classmates thinking as to what they want to achieve during this milestone event.  


QUESTION:  

• Is there a vision or theme that will draw you to attend our 50th year reunion so that you will receive something of value, such that your attendance will be well worth while, life impacting, and very memorable?  

ACTION:  

• You can develop your own vision or join with others to develop a group vision.  SPEAK UP!  What ideas do you have?

REMEMBER:

• "Big thinking precedes great achievement." — Wilferd Peterson

• "Dissatisfaction and discouragement are not caused by the absence of things but the absence of vision." — Anonymous

THE TWIN TOWERS STILL STAND

Event Page:  Bishop McDevitt's Class of '67 - 50th Reunion - September 23, 2017

Facebook Page:  Bishop McDevitt HS Class of 1967

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Graduate of Bishop McDevitt HS Class of 1967

2021 Blue Mountain Parkway

Harrisburg, PA  17112

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Contact Information for Classmates Request

BISHOP McDEVITT HIGH SCHOOL

CLASS OF 1967

50th Class Reunion

CONTACT INFO NEEDED FOR 44 CLASSMATES

CAN YOU HELP?

We are trying to get contact information for the below list of 44 Crusaders from Bishop McDevitt's Class of 1967 so that we can contact them regarding our 50th Class Reunion.  

1. If you have information on a classmate, please email it to us at McDevittReunions1967@GMail.com.
2. If you can contact a classmate, please let them know we are would like their contact info to keep them informed about the our 50th Class Reunion in September 2017.
3. We may have info on a few of these, but we are working to update our database.

First

Middle

Last/Maiden

Married

Janet	Marie	Baker	Hodges
Mildred	Esther	Baltimore
Mary	Catherine	Bezsylko	Parry
Sandra	Kay	Bostdorf	Windish
Michael	William	Cadden
Robert	Earl	Chambers
James	Richard	Check
Glenda	Marie	Chubb
Rita	Marie	Coccia	Higgins
Anthony	Francis	Del Duco
Mary	Louise	Demer	Fischel
David	Gerald	Dunn
Wendy	M.	Farran
Michael	A.	Gallagher
Patricia	Marie	Gustin	Wiley
Janice	Mary	Heckman
Carol	J.	Heineman	Akers
Raymond	Joseph	Henz
Patricia	Monica	Hevel	Zimmerman
Frank	Paul	Hollenback
Kathleen	Patricia	Kearns	Carroll
Merrianne		Klink
Cynthia	Anne	Kostelac
James	M.	Kurtz
Patricia	Ann	Lahey	Letmauchin
Cynthia	Elizabeth	Lawton
Kathryn	Elizabeth	Leach	Thompson
Mary Ellen		Leonard	Smith
Thomas	Emilo	Lippi
Alfred	Guido	Lupacchini
Frederick	J.	Lutz
Diane	Elizabeth	MaGee	Hulstine
Fern	Carroll	March
Natalie	M.	Matjasic	Minardo
Mary Ann	Theresa	McGurrin	Hivner
Catherine	Mary	McLaughlin	Thompson
Karolyn	Anne	Miller
Fredrick	Thomas	Minchhoff
Richard	John	Muto
Eileen	F.	Reardon
Patrick	Allen	Turnbaugh
Marie	Anne	Velte	Kizzia
Dianne		Wolf
William	Jacob	Wright

THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP

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"The 400 Crusaders"

The Classmates of Bishop McDevitt's Class of 1967

"The 400 Crusaders"

YOUR NAME IS HERE!

AND YOU ARE REMEMBERED!

YOU ARE 1 OF 400 CRUSADERS!

AND YOU COUNT!

Yes, the classmates of Bishop McDevitt High School's Class of 1967 were 400 strong.  And 50 years later, they are still 400 strong with each and everyone remembered, a half century after their graduation from "The Twin Towers".  

YOU ARE A CRUSADER!  YOU COUNT!  You are ONE of "The 400 Crusaders" of the Class of 1967.

With great respect, we fondly remember the 39 Crusaders who have passed from the ranks of the living to the ranks in eternity.  Though they are no longer seen and heard here on earth, we still see and hear them in our memories, in our Pridwen 1967 yearbook, and in the portraits shown when their passing was announced publicly.  

As I look back over my life, it's 67 plus years, I wonder about many things.  Much of what I think about is PEOPLE.

At this time, as we plan for our 50th year Bishop McDevitt High School Class of '67 Reunion to occur in September 2017, I am much thinking about OUR CRUSADER CLASSMATES - how I knew them then, and how I know them now . . . . . and how I did not know them then and do not know them now.

This 50th year reunion of the 1967 Crusaders is an opportunity to get to know classmates like we never have before. That's my vision for this reunion - GET TO KNOW OUR CRUSADER CLASSMATES LIKE WE NEVER HAVE BEFORE.

In high school, I was a shy guy who had little skill with speaking to the ladies and to many of the guys. Though, as with everyone, there was a core of friends and acquaintances I ran with and we gravitated to one another. Social frameworks were established. 

In walking back into the "high school zone", we are probably still within many of the frameworks of relationships as they were then, 50 years ago.  Now, we are, or should be, but might not be, different people, different than we were then in the 1960s. In some ways, that's good. In other ways, that's not good. For me, the shy kid of 50 years ago needs to be gone, if he is not. In many ways, he is gone. In some ways, he is not gone and he lingers around. Could it be that for some of us, we need to break the molds that were created 50 years ago and that still persist today and that keep us from being who we are meant to be? I think so.

Today, a half century after attending high school, I am thinking about OUR CLASSMATES. Who are they today? What are they really like today? I think about those who have passed, and I remember our interactions then, and my heart is touched by their passing. Of our 400 classmates, 39 are no longer with us.

Thus, that brings me to a thought I had one morning. I am working to update the contact information for our 400 CLASSMATES. That fits my forte of collecting and analyzing data, and then sifting through that data to determine some hidden, not so obvious meaning. So, I thought, "What are the FIRST NAMES of all OUR CLASSMATES?"  Then I decided to write this post and list every first name . . . . . just for the heck of it to see what happens. All the FIRST NAMES are here, the living (to get to know more) and the passed (to be remembered more).

HERE THEY ARE - THE FIRST NAMES OF THE BISHOP McDEVITT HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF '67.  WHY? Because you should know that YOUR CLASSMATES ARE THINKING ABOUT YOU and CARING ABOUT YOU and WANT TO KNOW YOU LIKE THEY'VE NEVER KNOWN YOU BEFORE.

YOUR NAME IS HERE:

1 Alanna	101 Frances	201 Keith	301 Paula
2 Albert	102 Frances	202 Lawrence	302 Paula
3 Albert	103 Frances	203 Layne	303 Philip
4 Albert	104 Francis	204 Leo	304 Phillip
5 Alfred	105 Frank	205 Lewis	305 Philomena
6 Alfred	106 Frank	206 Lewis	306 Raymond
7 Alvester	107 Frederick	207 Linda	307 Raymond
8 Anita	108 Frederick	208 Linda	308 Regina
9 Ann	109 Frederick	209 Linda	309 Richard
10 Ann	110 Fredrick	210 Linda	310 Richard
11 Anne	111 Gail	211 Linda	311 Richard
12 Anne	112 Gemma	212 Linda	312 Richard
13 Anthony	113 G. Craig	213 Linda	313 Richard
14 Anthony	114 George	214 Linda	314 Richard
15 Anthony	115 George	215 Linda	315 Rita
16 Anthony	116 Gerald	216 Linda	316 Rita
17 Anthony	117 Gerald	217 Lola	317 Rita
18 Antonia	118 Gerald	218 Lonnie	318 Robert
19 Arthur	119 Gerald	219 Lonnie	319 Robert
20 Audrey	120 Gerald	220 Lorraine	320 Robert
21 Augustus	121 Gilbert	221 Lorraine	321 Robert
22 Barbara	122 Gino	222 Louis	322 Robert
23 Barbara	123 Glenda	223 Louis	323 Robert
24 Barbara	124 Gregory	224 Louis	324 Robert
25 Barbara	125 Gregory	225 Louise	325 Roberta Ann
26 Barbara	126 Harold	226 Louise	326 Rocco
27 Barbara	127 Harry	227 Luigi	327 Ronald
28 Bernard	128 Helen	228 Lydia	328 Ronald
29 Brigid	129 Helen	229 Lynn	329 Ronald
30 C. Mark	130 Irene	230 Lynn	330 Rose
31 Carmen	131 James	231 Madeline	331 Rose Ann
32 Carol	132 James	232 Marcella	332 Rosemarie
33 Carol	133 James	233 Marcia	333 Sally
34 Carol	134 James	234 Marcia	334 Samuel
35 Carol	135 James	235 Marco	335 Sandra
36 Carolyn	136 James	236 Marcus	336 Sandra
37 Catherine	137 James	237 Margaret	337 Sandra
38 Catherine	138 James	238 Margaret	338 Sharon
39 Cathy	139 James	239 Marguerite	339 Sharon
40 Cecilia	140 James	240 Marianne	340 Stephanie
41 Cedric	141 Jane	241 Marianne	341 Stephen
42 Charlene	142 Jane	242 Marie	342 Stephen
43 Charles	143 Janet	243 Marie	343 Stephen
44 Christine	144 Janet	244 Mark	344 Stephen
45 Clair	145 Janice	245 Martha	345 Stephen
46 Claire	146 Jean	246 Martha	346 Stephen
47 Concetta	147 Jeanne	247 Mary	347 Stephen
48 Constance	148 Jeannette	248 Mary	348 Stephen
49 Constance	149 Jeffrey	249 Mary	349 Stephen Paul
50 Constance	150 Jerome	250 Mary	350 Susan
51 Cynthia	151 Joan	251 Mary	351 Susan
52 Cynthia	152 Joan	252 Mary	352 Susan
53 Daniel	153 Joann	253 Mary	353 Susan
54 David	154 Joann	254 Mary	354 Susan
55 David	155 Joanne	255 Mary	355 Suzanne
56 David	156 J. Geoffrey	256 Mary	356 Suzanne
57 Deborah	157 John	257 Mary Ann	357 Teresa
58 Deborah	158 John	258 Mary Ann	358 Teresa
59 Deborah	159 John	259 Mary Beth	359 Teresa
60 Delores	160 John	260 Mary Ellen	360 Terrance
61 Dennis	161 John	261 Maurice	361 Theresa
62 Dennis	162 John	262 Melanie	362 Thomas
63 Dennis	163 John	263 Melvin	363 Thomas
64 Dennis	164 John	264 Merrianne	364 Thomas
65 Diana	165 John	265 Michael	365 Thomas
66 Diane	166 John	266 Michael	366 Thomas
67 Diane	167 John	267 Michael	367 Thomas
68 Diane	168 Jon	268 Michael	368 Thomas
69 Diane	169 Joseph	269 Michael	369 Thomas
70 Diane	170 Joseph	270 Michael	370 Thomas
71 Diane	171 Joseph	271 Michael	371 Thomas
72 Diane	172 Joseph	272 Michael	372 Thomas
73 Dianne	173 Joseph	273 Michael	373 Thomas
74 Donald	174 Joseph	274 Michael	374 Thomas
75 Donald	175 Joseph	275 Michael	375 Timothy
76 Donald	176 Joseph	276 Michelle	376 Veronica
77 Donald	177 Joseph	277 Mildred	377 Veronica
78 Donna	178 Joseph	278 Nancy	378 Veronica
79 Donna	179 Joseph	279 Nancy	379 Veronica
80 Donna	180 Joseph	280 Nannette	380 Vikki
81 Donna Marie	181 Joseph	281 Natalie	381 Vincent
82 Dorothy	182 Joyce	282 Natalie	382 Virgil
83 Edward	183 Juan	283 Nicholas	383 Virginia
84 Edward	184 Judith	284 Patricia	384 Virginia
85 Edward	185 Judith	285 Patricia	385 Wendy
86 Edward	186 Judith	286 Patricia	386 Wendy
87 Edward	187 Karen	287 Patricia	387 William
88 Edward	188 Karen	288 Patricia	388 William
89 Edward	189 Karolyn	289 Patricia	389 William
90 Edwin	190 Karon	290 Patricia	390 William
91 Eileen	191 Kathleen	291 Patricia	391 William
92 Eileen	192 Kathleen	292 Patricia	392 William
93 Elaine	193 Kathleen	293 Patrick	393 William
94 Elaine Marie	194 Kathleen	294 Patrick	394 William
95 Elizabeth	195 Kathleen	295 Patrick	395 William
96 Emilie	196 Kathleen	296 Patrick	396 William
97 Fern	197 Kathleen	297 Paul	397 William
98 Florence	198 Kathleen	298 Paul	398 William
99 Florence	199 Kathleen Mary	299 Paul	399 William
100 Frances	200 Kathryn	300 Paul	400 William

SO, WHAT ARE WE TO DO?

"GET TO KNOW OUR CRUSADER CLASSMATES LIKE WE NEVER HAVE BEFORE"

Related Article:  

Bishop McDevitt High School, Class of 1967, Classmates Directory

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"Human beings have the right and duty to live in communion with one another"

Pridwen 1967, Page 4

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