Alumni News
Class Notes
The Class of 1960 will be filling multiple tables at the September 10th Gala! They also plan to tour St. Joe's School on Saturday, followed by a walk through their old hangouts in downtown Downers Grove, and a casual dinner at the Hilton Saturday night. They will wind down their great Crusader weekend with a Sunday brunch. For more information, please contact Dave Riva, Class of 1960 Representative.
Please send your class events to the Alumni Committee at alumni@stjosephdg.org, and we will have them posted to our page.
A big thanks to all our St. Joseph School alumni and friends who are already starting to donate items to the silent auction and Gala. So far we’ve received: tickets for teachers and religious, a group Gala appetizer, a week at a fabulous resort in St. Maarten, a fun filled weekend in Galena, a Tiffany gift, a night at the Grand Hyatt, a gift certificate to the Weber Grill, and several more great items, with our list growing daily.
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Saint Joseph School of Downers Grove
COME CELEBRATE
ST. JOSEPH SCHOOL’S CENTENNIAL
September 10th, 2010
Drury Lane, Oak Brook
LAST DAY TO ORDER GALA TICKETS IS WEDNESDAY AUGUST 25!
More than 500 tickets have been sold - space is limited!
Final day of ticket sales will be August 25th, unless the event sells out before then.
Please have your program page details, photos and messages in
by Friday August 20th. See details below.
- Gather your classmates, family and friends to celebrate 100 years of St. Joseph School.
- After dinner, socialize and dance until midnight.
- Throughout the evening participate in the silent auction to support St. Joseph School.
Tickets: $45 individual/$400 table of 10/$450 table of 12 (pricing increases on 7/1) - CLICK HERE TO RSVP
- Frequently Asked Questions
Sponsorship, Auction Items & Donation Opportunities
To keep our costs for this event low, we are looking for sponsors for different parts of our evening.
- DONATED GALA TICKET FOR CURRENT OR FORMER TEACHERS, COACHES AND RELIGIOUS - $35 each; please help us buy tickets for our current and former teachers, coaches and religious, more than 30 have rsvp’d thus far.
- WINE SPONSORSHIP - $2500 - Donated by Mary Wilbur Lucibello – Dear Mrs. Lucibello – thank you!
- ENTERTAINMENT SPONSORSHIP - $2500 (The Marchese Orchestra)(Includes 2 tickets to the event, thank you in Centennial Gala Program, thank you on streaming slide show during dinner, recognition during dinner and thank you in Fall St. Joseph Alumni Legacy Newsletter)
- APPETIZER SPONSORSHIP (6) (4)- $250 each On the Alumni Gala page, please change the appetizer area to read - six appetizer sponsors donated as of 8/21- one remaining. The Alumni Committee would like to thank, Cathy Ferguson Kolinski '71, Father Jerry Riva '56, the DuPage Medical Group, the Buck Family, Total Solutions, Inc. - Katie Engstler '87, and the Higgins Family for their generous donations to support this wonderful event. (Includes a thank you in Centennial Gala Program, thank you on streaming slide show during dinner and recognition during dinner.)
SILENT AUCTION ITEMS. The Alumni Committee is looking for items for the auction: trips, vacation home weeks, tickets, games or events, or other unique items, would be greatly appreciated. Donated as of 7/20/2010: Hyatt night; 1 week in St. Maarten; Two Weeks in Sun City, Arizona; Tiffany Gift; carpet cleaning; Signed Magnum of Pinot from Schug Winery; SJS Memorabilia Basket; Chicago architectural tour; Group Wine Tasting and many more items. Please keep sending in your generous donations that will go to support Our SJS, and keep the Crusader legacy alive. Contact Mark Buck and Steve Daughaday at alumni@stjosephdg.org to donate items or obtain additional information.
Please keep sending in your generous donations that will go to support Our SJS, and keep the Crusader legacy alive. Contact Kathleen and Mark Buck at alumni@stjosephdg.org to donate items or obtain additional information.
Centennial Program Book
$25 per page – Please consider purchasing a page in the gala program book - share a memory, thank a parent, teacher, coach, or religious for their sacrifice and dedication to St. Joseph School, remember a friend. For more information email alicia_kinane@ameritech.net.
SJS Alumni Class Reps
(We still need many more! Email alumni@stjosephdg.org to volunteer to be your class’ rep)
Please contact your class representative to find out more about the Gala and help plan class activities throughout the Sept. 10th-12th weekend. Tours of the school will be available on Saturday and there is a Crusader Football game on Sunday.
1944 Marge (Haggerty) Dunn
1945 Jack Himpler – alumni@stjosephdg.org
1950 Sr. Dorothy Randall
1953 Brand Bobosky
1956 Father Gerry Riva
1957 Kathy (Powers) Kauper
1958 Mary Beth (Schlanser) Doyle
1959 Barbara Kinoski Meyers / Laurine Leach Hegels
1960 Carol Stamm Agurkis / David Riva
1965 Vincent Barrett / Mary (LaMarche) Ouska
1967 Mary Gilbert Tennyson
1970 Greg Gocek / Daniel Karl
1971 Cathie (Ferguson) Kolinski
1972 Margie (Flavin) Anderson
1973 Margie (Gilbert) Tovey / Marty Smego / Dylan Higgins
1974 Nancy (Flavin) Tyrrell
1978 Chuck Aeschliman / Hilary (Higgins) Denk
1979 Ron Aeschliman
1980 Anne (Barrett) Harris
1981 Karen (Aeschliman) Hurley
1982 Siobhan (Higgins) Kolar
1983 Peggy (Batten) O’Flaherty
1984 Gayle (Aeschliman) Lansdon / Ellen (Balsamo) Baer / Alicia (Higgins) Kinane yes
1985 Debbie Cummane
1987 Sarah (McParland) Schallmoser / Katie (Gibbons) Engstler
1988 Annie Paluchniak Boockmeier
1990 Valerie Pacis / Jeanette (Clark) Mavros
1992 Alison Chandler
1995 Donna Cardia
1997 Patrick Wimp
1999 Shannon (Wimp) Schmidt
2000 Joe Murray
2001 Kate Anderson