2013 Saint Bede

Saint Bede AcademyClass of 2013

A $1,922,530.00 Investment in the future!

Annual Report

2013Saint Bede

The graduating Class of 2013 included 75 students from across

the globe. Together, they achieved remarkable results during their

four year career at Saint Bede Academy: over 10,000 service hours

recorded, 65 tons of food donated to local food pantries, more than

$4,000 in toys donated to local toy drives, 100% pursuing a post-

secondary education, and a composite ACT score of 23.8!

You, too, have made a significant difference in the graduating Class of 2013. Individually and

collectively, over the past four years we have invested $1,922,530.00 in the future of these 75 students:

tuition, scholarships, ‘fund the gap’ efforts, tuition assistance, etc.

Just as the Class of 2013 is ready for the next step in their journey, so too are WE! Our development

program remains consistent in achieving our goals each year through your continued support and

generosity. Your generosity in many ways is mirrored by the students of Saint Bede as they embody a

sense of philanthropy through their deeds and efforts. Perhaps our students have learned from your

obedience to the command of Jesus, “The gift you have received, give as a gift.” Matthew 10:8.

Here is a profound and moving example from this fall: Cora Peters, a senior at Bureau Valley High

School seems to be running out of treatment options in her 4 year battle with cancer. She came to

know the Saint Bede family on Friday, September 6th when the students of Saint Bede presented her

and her family with a check for a little less than $8,000 so she could realize her dream of a trip to

Hawaii. Cora’s wish is to create some happy memories for her parents and family in the midst of her

ongoing struggle with cancer. Karen Peters, Cora’s mom addressed the crowd, “Tonight, we have seen

the face of Jesus in the students and friends of Saint Bede Academy.”

The Saint Bede Legacy Project is the next step in OUR journey to ensure that the rich tradition that

has been given to us by the monks of Saint Bede carries on for generations to come. The Saint Bede

Legacy Project is the most important investment we can make in the future of Saint Bede Academy.

(See page 6)

Thank you again for all that you have done in the past. I hope and pray that you will join us on

this journey as we transform and revitalize the living legacy that we all know as Saint Bede Academy!

Donna Aleksy

What a difference a year makes!

SPECIAL NOTE: Articles for Time, Talent and Treasure

2 Saint Bede Abbey & Academy

Abbot Philip and Donna Aleksy are making plans to come your way to share the exciting news about the Saint Bede Legacy Project.

Jeannie Margherio will be in touch to set up a time to visit or contact Jeannie at 815-250-0347.

Our goal is to raise the $750,000.00 for Phase 1 by December 31, 2013 – so that contracts and quotes for the foundational phase

of the Legacy Project can begin.

Our initial efforts are totaling $414,000.00 toward Phase 1.

Our Journey Has Begun...

2013 Annual Report 3

In our world where we are often so busy and have so much to do, we don’t like waiting. At least that is the case for me. I have discovered that waiting destroys the myth so many of us have, that we are in control and can make anything happen. Thus I have come to realize that the real key is coming to know what God wants and then patiently working to make it happen. In theology we sometime speak of time as Kairos, a moment when God is clearly present and blessing us. Unfortunately we often are too busy to notice. After several years of growing dementia and increasing frustration Father Joseph went to Saint Joseph’s Nursing Home in Lacon where he received very fine care. Father Joseph for most of his life was busy working on a variety of projects, and so being limited, confined and not being free to roam was very difficult. He would often ask, “What am I supposed to do?” Incredibly he lost his interest in Art. As far as I know he only did one five minute art project in his seven months at the nursing home. In late March his quick decline caused his family and I to gather around him and support him by prayer and song. During his last days, he experienced very little suffering, and passed quietly to the Lord. It seemed clear that the Lord and had been waiting for Father Joseph just as Father Joseph had been seeking the Lord. We all rejoiced when the Lord took Father Joseph to his eternal home on April 4th. We are looking for ways to continue to use the Art Barn for art work. We have some ideas and are waiting for them to come to fruition. Our Brother David came to Saint Bede about five years ago and has been going through the formation process. Although he had not gone to college he began to study at IVCC and showed a real love of learning. He is now studying at Benedictine University in Lisle where he is working toward his certification as an English teacher. He has a deep thirst for knowledge and loves literature. Given the struggles he had in his earlier years he seems to have a great compassion for students who struggle in school, and a desire to understand how to help them. He has to wait for another three semesters to begin his teaching ministry. For a number of years we have been waiting to do some much needed repairs in the monastery. Now that we are a community of twenty we have too much space in our large building so are reorganizing ourselves. In a couple of months all the monks will live on the second and fourth floor of the monastery. The fourth floor has skylights and is bright and welcoming. The second floor has our reading room, our recreation spaces, a nice meeting room and the Abbot’s office. All the monks will be able to live on those two floors. The first floor will be used for guests and our infirmary. We are moving the tailor shop and the laundry to the monastery basement. Fortunately there is adequate space available and it will not be a very expensive project. Thanks largely to Monsignor Duncan’s very generous gift we were able to replace the main roof of the Abbey church. We are hoping to replace the monastery roof this fall if weather permits. Both have long needed replacing. We have also replaced the windows on the north side of the monastery. I find it easier to wait for the renewal of our monastery building because I can see ongoing progress. I was fortunate to attend the Abbot’s workshop in San Diego and the General Chapter of the American Cassinese Congregation in Latrobe, Pennsylvania. While I was there Father Claude who was our delegate to the general chapter had a heart attack but seems to be recovering well. I have given a few retreats in the past year and have had the joy of confirming young people in three parishes in the Peoria Diocese. Father Dominic continues to present workshops in Illinois and in the St. Louis area. Father Gabriel has given a retreat for priests of the Peoria Diocese. If you haven’t noticed the Abbey, after considerable work by Prior Michael, has launched a new website at www.stbedeabbey.org. I am attempting to write a blog a couple of times a week, and we will soon be launching an Abbey store where items we make will be available for purchase. There are two other major news items. Abbey Fields at Saint Bede remains a work in progress, but as usual there is the issue of financing, so please continue to pray. The second item is the Academy Legacy Project which will provide a quality state-0f-the-art learning facility for Saint Bede Academy students. It is true that “The Lord is good to those who wait for him, to those who seek him.” I would just add that if we pay attention while we are waiting, we can rejoice in all the good God does for us even as we are waiting. May God bless you abundantly for being a blessing to all of us at Saint Bede.

Abbot Philip DaveyVice President of Mission Advancement

The Lord is good to those who wait for him, for those who seek him.


“Come away by yourselves to a deserted place and rest awhile.”

— Mark 6:31

Jesus Christ’s words to his disciples, spoken 2,000 years ago, came alive for me on a warm, sunny August afternoon at Saint Bede Academy in Peru. Sitting across from Abbot Philip Davey in his office, I jumped from one topic to another, interspersing my questions for a news article about the relevancy of monasteries in today’s society with anecdotes about the world’s — and my own — often chaotic life. A little more than an hour into the conversation, Abbot Philip, a seasoned spiritual director, suggested perhaps I should come see for myself what monastic life is like. Maybe I should come and stay a day or two and see how the monks live. Yes, I thought, that sounds like just what I need. I hurriedly picked up my notebook and a list of questions I had pushed off to the side, stood up, smiled and said I would be in touch. “Wait,” Abbot Philip said. “Let us pray before you leave.” Oh. Prayer. Why didn’t I think of that? I folded my hands, closed my eyes and listened as Abbot Philip offered an insightful prayer for my needs. The one part of his prayer that resonates with me still is his plea to God to rescue me from a “fragmented” life. A little more than a month later, following my first meal with the monks on a late Friday afternoon, I sat quietly by a pond west of Saint Bede Abbey, while Abbot Philip fed the koi that surfaced for their daily bread from underneath the lily pads. He explained to me the importance of taking time between handfuls of food to allow the koi to eat. Otherwise the remaining food settles to the bottom of the pond and is wasted. Before we could get too deep into our conversation about monastic life, the Abbey’s bells rang, signifying it was time for Vespers, or evening prayer. Over the next 48 hours, I would join the monks for noon and evening prayer, Mass and lunch and supper. I had gone into the weekend with the best of intentions of also joining them for Lauds, or morning prayer, but I could not tear myself out of bed early enough. During noon and evening prayer, I read along with the monks and tried to be mindful of the words from the Divine Office I was praying with them — and religious orders around the world. In between their scheduled communal prayer times, I spoke with several of the monks — every one of whom I found to be loving, hospitable, humble and wise, with healthy senses of humor — and read from books I brought with me, including the Bible and “Monastery of the Heart,” by Benedictine nun Joan Chittister, about practicing monastic spirituality for those of us outside the monastery walls. Nothing significant seemed to be happening. My life outside the abbey wouldn’t let go of me so easily. All I could sense was the interior chatter — the hope I would do

justice with the stories I planned to write about the weekend and my overwhelming sense of inadequacy to do so. But as I participated in the life of the monks, something was happening, something I wouldn’t notice until I was at home Sunday night winding down from the weekend and getting ready for the work week. About 7:30 p.m., I sat in the recliner and realized the monks were engaged in evening prayer. After only two days with them, I missed them and their disciplined and devoted search and listening for God. I felt a magnetic yearning to be there with them and join with them in prayer. In that yearning I was indeed connected with them and the prayers — spoken and unspoken — we share in our hearts and continually lift to God. As I continue to reflect on my visit with the monks and my own efforts to incorporate their wisdom of prayer, silence and listening for the voice of God in my life, I pray for the world in which we live. May we all be rescued from living a fragmented life. Lord, hear our prayer.

Jerrilyn Zavada

Questing For God: Monastery stay inspires insight


Saint Bede Abbey & Academy Legacy Project

“We believe that every student has the right to receive a quality Catholic education within a safe environment. The Legacy Project is the most important investment we can make in the future of Saint Bede Academy. Only youcan make this project possible. Your legacy gift is truly the gift that will keep on giving. Leave your legacy at Saint Bede Academy.”

“A Legacy Project that will sustain our century old structure and renovate it into a state-of-the-art educational facility which combines old and new construction to continue the Benedictine legacy for centuries to come. ”

Deeply rooted in the community for 120 years, the campus and structures of Saint Bede Academy and Abbey have played a significant role in shaping the lives of many individuals from all walks of life. The buildings have endured the ravages of fire, regularly faltering economic conditions, deteriorating infrastructure and continuously evolving academic program requirements. These historic structures that have served so well in the past are worthy of the attention necessary to allow them to do the same for another hundred years. Present operational objectives at Saint Bede Academy are centered on a mission-driven, financially sustainable trajectory. The guiding principles that give this redevelopment plan direction make best use of existing physical, human and financial resources to coax another century out of this great old school building. Subsequent capital improvement projects must reconfigure existing spaces and create new learning environments that support student achievement, life skills development and social responsibility. Full-phase construction is scheduled for completion in September 2021, the 130th anniversary of the opening of

Saint Bede College. This eight year capital improvement plan is realistic but nonetheless wholly dependent on a successful fundraising campaign. Renovations will include: new ceiling and lighting, new windows to match existing, new casework, new electrical and data wiring, and new finishes while existing wood floor will remain.


During FY ’13 we continued to witness the academic accomplishments of

our students. Twelve members of the class of ’13 were Illinois State Scholars.

The class of ’13 also boasted four AP Scholars. During their studies at the

Academy the Class of ’13 earned a total of 505 hours of transcripted college

and/or university credits. Perhaps the most important accomplishment of

our 2013 graduates was that every one of the 75 members of that graduating

class enrolled in the post secondary institution of their choice.

Congratulations to the Academy graduates of 2013. I would also offer

congratulations to the faculty and staff of Saint Bede Academy for creating

a learning environment and building a culture that makes these kinds of

student accomplishments possible.

It’s Time to refocus the long term financial goals of Saint Bede Academy. As the data enclosed in this

2013 Annual Report will attest, the Academy is solvent and financially stable. In 2008 Academy endowed

funds had amassed an accumulated deficit of $1,454,659. The borrowing from the endowment funds

occurred as a result of years of deficit spending. It has been our goal to “pay off” that debt with budgeted

surpluses. At the end of FY ’13 the debt remaining to the endowed funds was $271,945. Because of this

very manageable pay down amount It’s Time to reprioritize our debt management.

Balanced budgets, paying off debt along with stable student population and the maintenance of our

once aging yet outstanding teaching staff have been our top priorities to this point. Today all of those

priorities although obviously important have proved to be attainable administrative goals. As such the risks

posed to the future of Saint Bede have been diminished significantly. The question now becomes how to

deal with the problem that now poses the most significant risk to the Academy’s future. That problem is

quite clearly the venerable 123 year old Academy building. In FY’13 we completed $242,232 worth of

improvements to the Academy and its environs. All of this work was done as a result of a budget that had

a revenue surplus and the generosity of the Saint Bede family.

It’s Time to focus our priorities and energies on revitalizing the Academy building and thus ensuring the

future of quality catholic education in the Benedictine tradition in the Illinois Valley and beyond. Our plan

for transforming the Academy into a state-of-the-art educational facility that will last for another hundred

years combines sound fiscal practices as well as support from the entire Saint Bede family. Donna Aleksy

and her Development team will be reaching out to friends and alumni asking for a commitment to help

ensure the future of Saint Bede Academy. It will take all of us working together to guarantee that Saint Bede

Academy will continue to offer a college preparatory education that produces outstanding post-secondary

students for the next 100 years.

Dr. Ted Struck

Superintendant

It’s time . . .


Saint Bede Abbey & Academy Financial Results

2012 - 2013


2012-2013 Annual Giving SocietiesMAJOR GIFT CONTRIBUTIONS(Gifts of $125,000 and above)Mr. Alwin Carus - ?Clare Drummy Shall - ?

(Gifts of $100,000-$124,999)Anthony Rich - ?

(Gifts of $75,000-$99,999)Mary Ann Howkins - ?Mr. Raymond Sarwinski - ?

(Gifts of $50,000-$74,999)Mr. William E. Adams

(Gifts of $25,000-$49,999)Mr. and Mrs. Barney S. BimaMrs. Louise Davey - ?Mr. James DowneyMr. Kenneth M. KunkelMr. and Mrs. Lyle SitterlyMr. & Mrs. Tony Zueger - ?

SAINT BENEDICT SOCIETY(Gifts of $15,000-$24,999) Mr. Gordon Moran

SAINT BEDE SOCIETY(Gifts of $10,000-$14,999)Mr. and Mrs. Robert Barnes, Sr.Bedan ClubDorothy Ege - ?Mrs. Mary GormanMrs. Kathy MartinMr. and Mrs. Lee McCullough - in memory of Anthony RichDr. James Mini

ABBOTS ASSOCIATES(Gifts of $5,000-$9,999)Mr. & Mrs. Don AleksyDaubert Chemical Co, Inc.Diocese of PeoriaMr. Michael A. DwyerMr. Edward FilippiniDr. Kevin J. GarciaMr. Eugene KunkelJudge Louis J. PeronaSt. Joseph’s Holy Name SocietyDr. & Mrs. Ted StruckMr. Robert Terracina

BR. OTTO GROSS SOCIETY(Gifts of $1,000-$4,999)Mr. Victor AbellAnonymousMr. Eugene AntasMr. Henry AuchstetterDr. Andrew J. Bacevich - in memory of Betty Lou KomlancMr. Gene BernardoniMrs. Johanna BowlandAtty. Walter Durley Boyle EstateMr. Robert BringerMr. Roger L. BrunelRobert J. Kappaert - ?Mrs. Lillian Cicala - in memory of Frank Cicala

Atty. & Mrs. Christopher ClancyMr. Mark S. CostelloMr. Patrick J. CroweMr. Michael DiederichMr. James DietzMr. John Donaldson, Jr.Mr. W. Patrick DooleyMrs. Jane DuncanAtty. John S. Duncan IIIMr. James D. DuncanEli Lilly and Company FoundationEureka Savings BankFMC Technologies, Inc.Mr. Kenneth J. GamacheMr. John T. GeigerMr. & Mrs David GolickMr. Allan GorgalDr. Damian GrivettiMr. Melvin HarthMrs. Shirley HaydenHollingsworth & Vose CompanyHospital Radiology ServiceMr. & Mrs. Alex HueneburgJP Chevrolet - GEO - NissanMr. Thomas J. KapacinskasMr. Kenneth A. KrogulskiMr. Thomas E. KrolakMr. Thomas KunkelLaSalle State BankDr. Jean LoftusDr. & Mrs. Louis LukancicDr. Steven P. LukancicMr. Dominic MagnoniRev. Kennneth L. MarchulonesDr. Carl P. MattiodaMr. Matthew G. McGinnisMr. Philip McGinnisMr. Anthony MertelMr. Jason MeyerMr. Adolph MicheliMr. Jay MiklavcicMr. John A. MiksMr. Edward Monaghan, Jr.Mrs. Virginia MooreMr. Ray MoriarityDr. Thomas J. MoskalewiczMr. William E. MurphyMr. William F. Murphy, Jr.Mr. & Mrs. Matthew MurrayNorthwestern Mutual Life Found., Inc.Mr. John R. O’HalloranMs. Dona OstermeyerMs. Margaret, Grace & Mildred PanigalMr. Richard A. PattarozziAtty. Paul PeronaMr. Daniel PfisterMr. David K. PorterMrs. Mary Jo PotthoffMr. John R. Radek, Jr.Mr. David L. RitterbuschDr. & Mrs Michael RooneyMr. Michael RossiterRev. William A. RyanDr. & Mrs. David SchlagheckShell Oil Company FoundationMsgr. Paul E. ShowalterMr. Andrew SkoogMr. Francis L. Smith

Rev. Larry SnyderMr. Charles E. StewartStone Energy CorporationMr. and Mrs. Jerry StuartDr. Edward TheissMs. Marcia Ann ThompsonTidewater, Inc.Dr. James H. ToraasonMs. Kathleen WaylandMrs. Janet WelchWestern Catholic UnionMr. Fred L. WhiteJudge James J. WimbiscusMr. John F. Winkelmann IIIWisconsin Energy CorporationDr. William L. Wrobel

BENEFACTOR(Gifts of $500-$999)AnonymousMr. Raymond BakerMr. Lester J. BallerineDr. Stephen BansbergMajor Louis C. BarrMr. Ray BauerMr. Arnold BuckmanMr. Michael CahillMr. Chris A. CicalaMr. John ClarkClass of 1995Mr. & Mrs. Paul CooganAtty. Donald R. CroweDePue Mens ClubMr. & Mrs. Siva DoddaMr. Frank R. DraslerMr. John J. DuncanE. J. Cattani & Son Inc.Mr. Edward ErsfeldtDr. Richard EwaldExelonAtty. John Foley, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Gary Ford - in memory of Fr. Joseph HeydMr. Lee FoxAtty. & Mrs. Scott GanassinCol. John F. Gaughan IIMr. Patrick GaughanMr. Jerome GibsonMr. Albert J. GrossmanMrs. Jane Story HaakeMr. James C. HamlinMr. Robert T. HarmonRev. John HarthMr. Richard H. Hebel, Jr.Mr. John HolcombMr. Joseph Wm HooverInvest In Others Charitable FoundationMr. Gary R. JankoDr. Franklin JasiekMr. Gary J. JasiekMr. James S. JordanMs. Mary A. KennedyMr. Kim KeutzerMr. John KilarskiMr. Richard A. KoehlerMr. John KoehlerMr. Joseph KolodziejMr. Daniel Kopina, Jr.

Mr. Lance J. KorterMr. Peter G. Koyak IIIMr. Aloysius KunkelMr. Christopher KunkelMr. Joseph C. KunkelMr. Joseph LehrerMr. James LePellDr. Louis R. LukancicMr. James J. MaciejewskiMr. Jason MantheyMr. David MatheuMr. Richard S. MattiodaDr. Lyle MicheliMr. Timothy MolakDr. Dale K. MuellerTim & Claire MurphyMr. Peter B. NavinMr. David J. PakulaPeru C. S. O.Mr. Mark PotthoffMsgr. Richard A. PriccoMr. Thomas PtakMs. Lorena ReviglioRev. James RickeyDr. James RooneyMr. Michael RosplochMr. Joseph P. RundMr. Gerald RuvaMr. Lawrence A. SalcedoMr. James SavioMr. Paul SavioMr. Melvin O. SchellenbergerMr. John SchumacherMr. L. C. SitterlyMr. John Wm SpoeriSpring Valley City BankMr. Eugene J. StachowiakState Bank of CherryMr. & Mrs. Tim SteinbachMr. Stephen P. StevensMrs. Lois Zukowski ThomasDr. & Mrs. Richard TwanowMr. Thomas VanDaeleWal-Mart FoundationMr. and Mrs. John WaylandMr. & Mrs. Francis B. WenzelMrs. Jennifer Seremak WheltonMs. Mary Margaret Wilson - ?Mr. Steven S. WitekMr. Louis J. Zamin

FRIEND(Gifts of $250-$499)Mr. Robert Albrecht-MallingerMr. Roger AligAnonymousMr. Edmund AntasDr. Cynthia AshleyMr. Douglas BeckerRev. Msgr. Charles BeebeAtty. Paul H. BerensMr. Joseph P. BernardiniMr. Dominic BertaMr. Paul BiolchiniMr. Lawrence E. BoarmanMr. Michael BrandtMr. & Mrs. Dan BullockCitizens 1st Natl Bank,PrincetonMr. Thomas Clarke


Mrs. Sarita Comyns - in memory of Rev. Herbert Comyns O.S.B.Mr. Harold W. ConnellMr. David E. ConroyMr. Daniel CosgroveCountry FinancialMr. John C. CrinionMr. Frank L. CrowleyMr. John J. DiederichMr. James E. DonnellyMrs. Doris DustonDr. Robert J. FicekMr. James FinneganMr. James E. FlahertyMr. Kurt FlahertyAtty. Jane Mueller FlyDr. James J. FuerholzerMr. Peter GerickeMr. Timothy A. GouldMr. Ronald GregorichMr. David K. GrottiMr. Richard D. HaasMr. & Mrs. James HappMr. & Mrs. Edward HarmonMr. Dennis J. HasslerMrs. Marguerite HawleyAtty. Donald J. HaydenMr. Paul V. HerrmannMr. Edmund J. HettingerMr. Kevin J. HextellMr. Michael W. HoeferMr. Brian InmanMr. and Mrs. S. David InmanMr. Michael JankoMr. & Mrs. Mike JobstMr. Larry JohnsonMr. Patrick E. KeigherMr. Patrick J. KennedyKnights of ColumbusMr. Edward L. KrolakMr. Thomas J. KukMr. Thomas P. KunkelMrs. Betty Jean Kunkel - in memory of August Kunkel ‘44Mr. Stephen KunkelMr. Mark LauerRev. M. Duane LeclercqAtty. Robert Emmett LeeAtty. Thomas LundMr. Nicholas LynchMr. Daniel LyonsMrs. Laura MargherioMr. John McCarthyMrs. Libbie McKeanMr. Russell McKinnieMr. Wayne W. McManusMr. Jerome P. MeismerMr. Michael MentonMr. & Mrs. Charles MercierMr. Dennis G. MiscevicMr. Alfred MorandiMr. Patrick J. MurrayMr. & Mrs. Robert J. MyersMrs. Rose Mary MyersMr. Raymond NewmanDr. Daniel O’ConnellMr. John L. O’Reilly

Dr. Mark OrlandiniRev. Michael PakulaMr. William PassieMrs. Catherine PeltonMr. Mark J. PeronaAtty. & Mrs. Gary PeterlinDr. Merle PiacentiMr. Thomas PigatiMr. Kenneth PileticMr. Tristan PisarczykDr. and Mrs. Robert D. PomijeMr. Chris W. PotthoffMr. John Potthoff, Jr.Practical BuildersMr. Adam RaleyMr. & Mrs. Anthony RigazioMr. Paul RobichMr. Bruce RoundsMr. & Mrs. Dean SackMr. Gary SaleMr. Richard T. Sauer, Jr.Mr. Joseph L. SavioMr. & Mrs. Michael ScottDr. Felicitas SebastianMrs. Kathy Sale SeegebrechtDr. William B. SenicaMr. William D. SheehanMr. Daniel R. SmithMr. Hal C. SmithMr. Raymond J. SmithMr. James SullivanMr. Charles SwansonMr. Rick SzczepaniakMr. Joseph A. TalianoMr. Goodwin W. ToraasonDr. Jeffrey W. ToraasonMr. James A. TorriMr. Jack TrainorTravelers InsuranceMr. Raymond N. TrompeterDr. Arthur L. UtzMr. B. Michael Van De RostyneJudge Cyril WatsonDr. Christopher J. WelchMr. Michael WelgatMrs. Tonya Wall WhitneyMr. Edward F. WieczorekAtty. Thomas J. WimbiscusMr. & Mrs. Peter WrennMr. John YerlyMr. Michael L. YerlyMr. Andrew ZelenskiDr. and Mrs. Joseph Zelenski

PATRON(Gifts up to $249)Mrs. Dolly AbneyMr. Thomas J. AckerMr. Gerald AffeltMr. Forrest AmundsenMr. Allen P. AndersonRev. John C. AndersonMr. Robert AntkowiakMr. David D. ArbisiMr. James ArkinsMr. William ArkinsMr. & Mrs. Eric ArkinsMr. James M. Arkins

Mr. Ed ArmonMr. Frank AssalleyMs. Paula AtkinsonMr. Michael BacidoreMr. Melvin BaimaMr. Gerald BakerMr. and Mrs. Jerome BanessMr. William W. BaracaniMr. & Mrs. Leonard BarajasMr. Philip BarlageMr. & Mrs. Jerry BarnwellMr. William F. BaronAtty. Patrick A. BarryMr. Colin BarryMr. J. Bradley BarthMrs. Maryann BarthMr. Gerald L. BastMr. Robert BastianMrs. Elizabeth Zelenski BazeAtty. Michael W. BeckerMr. Harold BeckerMr. Raymond BenoitMr. Anton Bergandi, Jr.Judge Marc P. BernabeiMr. Douglas BernabeiMr. Drew BernabeiMrs Theresa BernabeiMr. Joseph P. BernardiMr. James H. BertolinoMr. Robert J. BianchiMr. and Mrs. Francis G. BichlMr. Kevin J. BickhamMr. Gary L. BiolchiniMrs. Theresa BlancoMr. & Mrs. James BlankmanMr. Leslie A. BlumMr. William C. BoarmanBokus & May, P.C.Mr. Joseph BolelliMrs. Lynne BonnellMr. Ronald BorelliMr. Francis M. BorkowskyMr. Roger W. BorkowskyMr. James J. BorstMr. Kenneth J. BorysMr. & Mrs. Ralph A. BoschMs. Mary BowieMr. James BozonelosMr. Thomas BradyMr. Richard M. BraidaMr. Douglas D. BrandowMrs. Lisa Manijak BrasherMr. Walter BreipohlMr. John C. BrinovicMr. Dennis J. BruckiMrs. Jewel Jaraczewski BuckmanMr. James J. BudreauMr. & Mrs. David BullockMr. & Mrs. Leroy BurkartMrs. Abbie Hyson BurrisMr. A. William ButlerMr. Stephen J. ByrneMr. Charles E. ByvikMr. Charles M. CadkinMrs. Darlene CahillMr. & Mrs. William CahillMr. John CalcaterraMrs. Mary Kennedy Caldera

Mr. & Mrs. Michael CalhounMr. Richard CallahanDr. & Mrs. James CallawayMr. Morris A. CalsynMr. James R. CapesMr. Gary CareyMr. and Mrs. Donald CarlsonMr. Eugene CaronMr. Nathaniel CarrollMr. Charles T. CaseMr. David CaseyMr. Robert CassidyMs. LaRae CastelliMr. William J. CattaniMr. Donald CausaMr. Gary L. CeresaMr. Edward ChallengerMr. & Mrs. Patrick ChambersDr. Jeffrey ChemelewskiMs. Debbie ChimahuskyMr. George J. ChoppMr. Albert E. CioniMr. Thomas J. ClarkDr. Thomas F. ClearyMrs. Dolores ClearyMr. Phil CodeMr. John J. ColbyMr. Richard L. CollinsMr. Vernon CollinsMr. Frank ColmoneMr. Kevin ConertonMr. Robert G. ConnerMr. Patrick E. ConnorMr. Douglas A. ConroyMr. & Mrs. Gene ConroyMrs. Ann Wayland CookMrs. Christina Kunkel CorcoranMr. Jerome J. CorgiatMr. Jack CosgroveMr. Robert A. CosgroveDr. David CoynikMr. & Mrs. William Crawford - in memory of George Newman ‘14Mr. & Mrs. Larry CrissMr. Edward CroweMr. Michael CummingMr. John P. CummingsMr. Gary J. CurtinMr. Anthony DakewiczMr. Arnold DaleyMr. Daniel DaleyMr. John A. DavitoMr. Arthur De GrandeMr. James DeBernardiDebo True Value Hardware, Inc.Mr. Scott & Dr. Kelly DeBoerMr. Richard DeckerMrs. Amy Liesse DeForrestMr. Albert J. DeSmedtMr. James A. DeSmetMr. James T. DevineMr. Raymond DexterMrs. Cheryl Novreske DiCarloMr. & Mrs. Garet DingesMrs. Gloria Hobneck DixonMr. Dennis DomkuskiMs. Sara Domkuski

2012-2013 Annual Giving Societies


2012-2013 Annual Giving SocietiesMr. Frank DomkuskiMr. Ronald J. DomkuskiMr. Leo DonathMr. Dennis DonnaMr. Denis E. DonnellyMr. Thomas DoodyMr. Joseph V. DooleyDr. Philip DoughertyMr. Richard C. DoughertyMr. Gregory DoyleDr. Thomas DoyleMr. Richard W. DrennenMr.& Mrs. Norbert DudekDr. Robert S. DudekMr. Michael R. DuffyMr. Brian DunsethMr. Daniel DunsonMr. David A. DunsonMr. Sidney L. DuttlingerMr. Dan R. EbenerMr. Steve EbenerMr. William G. EbenerMr. John EdenMr. Steve EisfelderAtty. Gary R. EitenMs. Lauren EitenMrs. Ellen EitenMr. Robert EllerbrockMr. Terry F. EmmerlingMr. William EngelsMr. Michael R. EnglishMr. John P. EnnenbachMr. & Mrs. William EntricanDr. Roger EwaldMrs. Amy Bergandi EyrichMr. George M. FaberMr. Charles FalettiMr. James A. FarleyMr. Michael FarleyMr. James FeeneyMrs. Barbara FeikMr. and Mrs. Francis FennellMrs. Melissa Rigazio FerdinandMr. & Mrs. Ralph FerreDr. and Mrs. Edward J. FescoMr. Joseph FicekMr. Kenneth FicekAtty. Richard C. FiocchiMr. Roger K. FisherMr. & Mrs. Daniel FitzgeraldMrs. Mary Jean FitzsimmonsMr. Francis FlahertyMr. Robert FlahertyMr. William Flaherty, Jr.Mr. James E. FlanaganMr. & Mrs. Ron FlohrMr. James FoleyFour Star Family RestaurantMrs. Marie HewittMr. Richard E. FriedlMr. Herbert FrizolMr. Francis W. FrodymaMr. Andy FtacekMrs. Janine Chaon FullMr. Gerald FunfsinnMr. James N. FusinettiMr. James C. FusinettiMr. James Gallagher

Mrs Nancy GallagherMr. Pierce GanassinMs. Ann GanzeMr. Thomas J. GarlandMr. John R. GarrityMr. James GarveyMr. M. Michael GaughanMr. & Mrs. Gene GensiniMr. Todd GenslerMr. Jeff GillanAtty. Liza Bernabei GillanMr. and Mrs. John GinocchioMr. Bernard H. Gira, Jr.Mrs. Loretta GlubczynskiMr. Donald M. GlynnMr. Joseph GnidovecMr. Fred GoldenMrs. Marleen Wendt GonsteadMr. & Mrs. Alan GoodrickDr. Nicholas F. GordonMr. Gerald J. GramlichMr. David GrayMr. Fred T. GreenMr. Bernard L. GreenwoodMr. Daniel J. GregorichMr. Ralph GrivettiMr. Robert L. GrivettiMr. & Mrs. Ronald GroleauDr. Sara Ford GrossMr. and Mrs. Robert E. GruskMr. & Mrs. William GundersonMr. and Mrs. John GustafsonMr. Joseph A. HaasMr. Daniel P. HaasMr. & Mrs. Henry HackmanMrs. Ramona Kuffel HaflinMr. Christopher HalbergMr. Jerrod HalbergMr. Luke HalbergMr. Herbert Hames IIIMr. David HancockMr. Kenneth J. HanleyMr. Don HansenMrs. Christine Swietek HansonMr. Ron HappachMr. Donald HarbersMr. Robert HarbersMr. & Mrs. Todd HarringtonMr. & Mrs. Roger HarrisonMr. Gerald HartMsgt. Philip HarthMr. Jeoffry HaydenMr. Jeoffry L. HaydenMr. Anthony J. HebelMr. Christopher HebelMr. & Mrs. Mike HeinzenMr. John F HendricksDr. Stanley R. HenkelMr. Donald HerrickMr. Albert HerrmannMr. Dean F. HerrmannMr. Joseph M. HerrmannMrs. Charlene HeydSr. Mary Ann HeydMrs. Helen HickeyMr. Edward HickeyMr. Donald HietterMr. James C. Hill

Mrs. Mary Perona HindersMrs. Kristine Credi HitchinsMr. Hugo HoerdemannDr. Daniel L. HoffmanMr. Luke HollyMr. Charles E. HoscheitMr. Joseph HowardMr. and Mrs. Wayne T. HowarthMs. Lori HowarthMr. Robert HuntemanMr. & Mrs. James HunterIBMMr. Christopher A. IllmanMrs. Catherine Bichl IllmanMr. Ronald JagodzinskiMr. Frank P. JakseMr. Michael A. JalleyJames HardieMr. Keith JamourMr. Wayne JaraczewskiDr. C. R. JasiekMr. James A. JaskolskiMr. Edward P. JasperMr. Robert L. JefferyMrs. Ann Wimbiscus JenningsMr. Steven J. JesiolowskiMrs. Virginia Kunkel JesiolowskiMr. Donald E. JustMr. Jerry KapacinskasMr. Roger KapraunMr. Robert G. KastigarMr. Robert L. KeeleyMr. William H. KeenanMr. Daniel J. KellyMr. Kevin A. KellyMr. Joseph KennedyDr. Albert J. KennedyMr. & Mrs. Mark KerasotesMs. Mary Jo KetterMs. Maureen KeutzerMr. William KinczewskiMs. Mindi KingMr. Jerry KislerMrs. Mary Hayden KlinefelterMr. Donald KlugMr. Jon D. KnuthMr. & Mrs. Richard KochMr. Todd KoehlerDr. Shawn KoehlerMr. Christopher KoehlerMr. Patrick KoehlerMr. Jody J. KoehlerMrs. Carol Kolczaski - in memory of Fr. Joseph HeydMrs. Darlene KolodziejMr. George C. KoltzMr. Brad KosterMr. and Mrs. Francis KoteckiMr. David KoteckiMr. Donald KowalskiMr. Roger KrolakMr. Thomas KujawaMr. Robert KulasikMr. Daniel L. KunkelMr. Mark C. KunkelMrs. Betty KunkelMr. Timothy J. KunkelMr. Edward Kusek

Mrs. Susan Kastigar LaBarberaMr. Edward LadzinskiMr. John P. LallyMr. Justin & Dr. Tara LamboleyMr. and Mrs. Robert LamboleyMr. David LanaghanMr. John LandgrafAtty. and Mrs. James LannonMr. Richard J. LannonMr. John M. LaVanwayMr. Alan F. LeffelmanMrs. Paula LeggettMrs. Jo Ann LegnerMr. Robert LehnhausenRev. James LennonMrs. Elizabeth Lee LenskiMr. John A. LesnakMr. Daniel LeszcynskiMr. Robert C. LevanMrs. Linda Wall LewisDr. & Mrs. Joseph LeydonMr. David A. LiesseMr. James L. LievensMr. & Mrs. Stanley LigasMr. Ronald L. LijewskiMr. Ronald LindnerMr. Charles LinkMr. Frederick LissMr. Eugene J. LissMr. James A. LoebachMr. & Mrs. Charles LoebachMr. W. Jerome LongbonsMr. Roger A. LongmanMr. Robert LucasDr. George LucasMr. John C. LuppensAtty. Anthony LusvardiMr. Steven L. LutherMr. Philip C. Lynch, Jr.Mr. Robert F. LyonsMr. Michael J. LyonsMr. Phillip Maggio, Jr.Mr. Dennis M. MaggioMr. & Mrs. Howell MalhamMs. Randee M. MaloneMr. and Mrs. Ronald MalooleyMs. Julie ManahanMr. Walter J. ManijakRev. Robert G. Mann - ?Mr. James M. ManningMr. Edward Manning, Jr.Mr. Thomas A. ManningMr. Daniel F. MarendaMrs. Clydia MarendaMr. Richard MarinangeliMrs. Janelle Krolak MarksMs. Amanda MarksMr. Michael E. MarmionMr. Lawrence MartaMr. Joseph Martin, Jr.Mr. Gregory P. MartinMr. Timothy MartinMrs. Kathleen MartinMr. William J. MasonMrs. John E. MattinglyMr. Timothy MatulenasMr. Richard A. MayMr. Michael A. Mazzuchelli


2012-2013 Annual Giving SocietiesMr. Thomas McAllisterMr. J. Felix McCauleyMs. Kathleen McCulloughMr. Daniel McDonaldMr. Robert McDonaldMr. Daniel McFaddenMr. Edwin C. McGinnisMrs. Sybil McGunnigal Mr. & Mrs. Gerald McIntyreMr. David J. McKernanMr. and Mrs. Walter McLachlanMr. Donald F. McMahonAtty. James A. McPhedranMr. Jerald J. MeersmanMr. Gerald MellonMr. Robert L. MenteAtty. Terry MertelMr. Gilbert MeyerMi MargaritaMr. and Mrs. John MicheliMidland States BankMr. Steven R. MignoneMr. Peter MilcarekMrs. Leslie Howarth MillerMr. & Mrs. Richard MillironMrs. Leah MiniMr. Ronald MiniMs. Mary Louise MiniMs. Diane MischkeMs. Sylvia MontavonMr. & Mrs. David MontezMrs. Nancy Miller MooreMr. Vincent MorrealeMr. Thomas MortierMr. Richard MoskalMrs. Gina Brady MudgeMr. & Mrs. A. Charles Mueller, Sr.Mr. Arthur C. MuellerMr. Michael MulliganMr. and Mrs. Leon MuraroMr. James A. MurphyMr. Anthony J. Musur, Jr.Mr. Robert MyerMr. Donald MyersMr. Ross NarczewskiMr. Thomas F. NaumanMr. Ed NiewinskiMrs. Margaret Cain NoceraMr. J. Michael NoonanMr. and Mrs. Munro NorrisMr. Raymond J. NosariMr. Kenneth S. NovakMr. Donald L. OberleMr. Brian O’ConnorMr. & Mrs. Daniel O’ConnorMr. Lewis W. O’DonnellMr. Gerald R. O’DonnellMr. William OklesenMr. Edward OklesenMr. James F. OlanderAtty. Mark S. OliveroMr. Cornelius E. O’MalleyRev. John M. OnderkoRev. Dennis H. O’RileyMr. Kent OrlandiniMr. Greg OrsiniAtty. Arthur PadellaMr. Francis Parker

Mr. and Mrs. Gary R. ParmeleeMr. Edward A. PattarozziMr. Peter L. PatykDr. and Mrs. V. P. PaulMr. Eugene PavinatoMr. Thomas E. PechauerPel Industries, Inc.Mr. & Mrs. James PeronaPeru Federal Savings BankMr. & Mrs. Glen PetersonMrs. Laura Surr PetrinecMr. Jerome PfisterMr. William PhelanMr. Gregory R. PhilipaitisMr. Joseph PianoMr. David R. PiccioliMr. Daniel R. PierroMr. Robert A. PierskiMr. Raymond PigatiMr. & Mrs. John PoharMr. Richard E. PorterMrs. Dorothy PortnerMrs. Eve Jasiek PostulaMr. Timothy PostulaMr. Chris PotthoffMr. and Mrs. David PotthoffMr. Drew PotthoffMr. Stephen J. PotthoffMr. Nicholas PotthoffMs. Christine PowersMr. Matthew PowersMr. Randall P. PozziMrs. Dot Linder PriceMr. John PrindevilleMr. Dale J. PrindivilleMr. William C. Prokup, Jr.Mr. Mark PtakMr. Gary PuetzMr. Ronald H. PyszkaMr. Robert A. PyszkaMr. Stephen J. RackiMrs. Sarah Liesse ReichlMr. Stephen J. ReinschMr. Ryan RemkusRev. George F. RemmMrs. Dolores RenkosikMr. Troy ResetichMr. and Mrs. Peter ReviglioMr. Donald RigazioMr. Philip RingenbergMr. Louis M. Riva, Sr.Mr. Gregory RivaraMr. James M. RoddaMr. & Mrs. Gary RoseMr. and Mrs. Richard RosplochMr. John RottmanMr. John A. RudzinskiMrs. Mary SadowskiMr. Michael T. SaleMr. Floyd J. SalzMr. Paul SandroliniMr. Michael SangerMrs. Stacy Antkowiak SatterstromMr. James SavioDr. & Mrs. Justin ScharesMr. Keith R. SchellenbergerMr. Maurice SchelstraeteMr. William Scherer

Mr. Richard ScheriMrs. Rosemary SchestMr. George J. SchickMrs. Pat SchickeMr. Michael SchlipmannMr. James W. SchlosserMr. Richard SchlosserMrs. Patricia SchmidtMr. & Mrs. Robert SchmidtRev. Harold SchmittMs. Mary M. SchmittMr. Thomas A. SchroerMr. Robert J. SchultzMrs. Elizabeth SearsMr. Edward SenningerMr. & Mrs. Charles ShadixMr. & Mrs. Paul ShaughnessyMr. & Mrs. Curtis ShawMs. Ashton ShawMr. Allen ShevlinMr. Donald J. ShieldsMr. & Mrs. Joseph ShryockMr. John SimcichMr. Michael SimencDr. Patrick J. SimsMr. John H. SittlerMr. Geoffrey SlevinMr. & Mrs. Spalding SlevinSlovenian Union of America Branch 24 LaSalleMr. & Mrs. Henry SlusarekMrs. Marianne SmedleyMr. Richard J. SmelzMr. Edmund SmentMr. Donald A. SmithMr. and Mrs. James SmithMr. William E. SmithMr. Richard SobinMr. Richard Taylor SomervilleMr. Laurence SondgerothMr. Nathaniel SpelichMr. Francis SpeltzMr. Robert SpeltzMr. & Mrs. Richard StachowiakMr. James StackDr. & Dr. Scott & Alice Mueller StankeMr. Raymond StasiakMr. & Mrs. Donald SteichenMr. Lawrence Richard SterlingMrs. Loretta StoryMs. Gloria StremlauMr. Thomas H. StremlauDr. Michael StuartMr. Robt W. StudzinskiMr. & Mrs. William SuwalskiMr. & Mrs. Robert Knud SvendsenMr. Ronald Swingel, Jr.Ms. Britt SwingelMr. Neil SwingelMr. Louis TamboriniMr. Douglas D. TattiniMr. Robert J. TaveirneMr. Terry TempletonMr. Jack E. TiemanMr. Jay E. TomaseskiMr. Joseph TonyMrs. Renee Piano ToomeyMr. Mark A. Toraason

Mr. John J. TorriMr. Donald P. TrompeterMr. Donald A. TullarMr. William R. TwardowskiMr. Michael J. UrbanowskiMr. Jerome J. UrbanowskiMs. Tricia UrbanowskiMr. Cornelius VaessenMr. Ronald VaessenDr. Rosemary B. ValenciaMr. J. J. Van De WyngaerdeMr. James Van SpeybroeckMr. & Mrs. Richard VicichMr. Gordon J. VirgoMr. Jason WagnerMr. James M. WaligoraMr. Michael J. WalkerMrs. Rosemary Kunkel WallMr. & Mrs. Michael WallaceAtty. James WalshMr. Arthur J. WashkowiakMr. Steven WasilewskiMr. E. David WasilewskiMr. Harry WatsonMr. Roger WeberMrs. Marilyn WeeksMr. Patrick WeiherMrs. Rita F. WelchMr. Edward P. WelgatMr. & Mrs. Kent WicksMr. Larry WileyMrs. Lori Janko WilkeMr. & Mrs. William WilkeMrs. Betty Lou WillandMr. Paul WillandMr. Michael G. WillandMr. John W. WimbiscusMr. Patrick J. WingMr. Joseph P. WinkelmannMr. Eugene WisgowskiMr. James WitcherMr. James WithingtonMr. Jas J. WojciechowskiMr. Joseph J. WolfMr. Stephen WolfMr. & Mrs. Jeffrey WolfMr. William WroblewskiMr. James WujekMr. Leslie YepsenMr. Charlie Y. C. YuanMrs. Kathleen Wall ZabanehMr. James ZantMr. David ZborowskiMr. William H. Zomboracz, Jr.Mrs. Linda McManus ZukowskiDr. Thomas H. ZukowskiMs. Julia ZukowskiMrs. Lois Zukowski



TimeSaint Bede Chain Gang

Give of their

Say the words “Chain Gang” around Saint Bede football and just about everybody knows what you’re talking about. They’re the men you see running along the sidelines at every home football game. This gang currently includes three men; Mark Ptak, Bob Schultz, and Jack Donaldson. The most common tie amongst the members of the gang has been the Ptak family. Alex “Buddy” Ptak was the time keeper for football games and his oldest son Sandy started working the chain gang in the mid-1960’s. Sandy grabbed his buddy, and Saint Bede grad Bob Schultz to help out. Sandy was also a scorekeeper for the Basketball team for many years. Throughout the years the chain gang has been the most consistent part of the Saint Bede football program. Assisting on the sidelines over the past decades have been names like Bill McGunnigal, Johnny Duncan, and Jack Donaldson. Sandy’s younger brothers Mark and Tom have continued the family tradition on the sidelines for the better part of forty years. Mark Ptak believes “once you go to Saint Bede you are FAMILY.” He feels you become part of the wonderful community and spirit that surrounds Saint Bede. Mark graduated from Saint Bede in 1980 but has been involved with the Academy from childhood. This sense of community, family, and pride in both is why Saint Bede has been blessed with men that volunteer their time year after year. Bob Schultz

has been a part of the chain gang for forty-seven seasons now; Jack Donaldson for forty seasons. Several years ago Jack was in a car collision which resulted in a torn ACL and surgeries. It took him a few years to get back to the Bruin sidelines, but he wouldn’t have it any other way! The chain gang at any football game is an essential part of game management and the officiating crew. They work

closely with the officials of the contest to mark the ball for the line of scrimmage and indicating the distance to gain for a first down. Many times they become a part of the action as plays end up on the sidelines. The chain gang is also an

assistant to the PA announcer in helping to spot the ball for information given to the fans and put onto the scoreboard. Essentially, as with players, if the chain gang is not there the game does not go on. These men on the sidelines have been as dependable as any over their time at Saint Bede. The amount of time and support they have given to Saint Bede is priceless. So, next time you’re at a football game, take a look down on the sidelines. Recognize these three gentlemen and maybe give a little smile. They deserve it. The guys that “do the little things” is what makes the Saint Bede football program, the fans in the stands, the parents and players enjoy every season! Thank You “Chain Gang!”

Mark Ptak, Bob Schultz, and Jack Donaldson

Sandy Ptak(1945 - 1983)

This sense of community, family, and pride in both is why Saint Bede

has been blessed with men that volunteer their time year after year.


TalentJohn Duncan- Gives of his John Duncan says his relationship with Saint Bede is a common one. He, like so many others, was “conceived in the womb” as a Bruin. He can recall attending Saint Bede functions and events growing up. Until the day came, when he was finally able to ride down the lane knowing his first day of high school at the Academy had arrived, and he too became a full-fledged Bruin. Duncan says he spent the next four years making friends that last a lifetime and learning how to work through life’s future tribulations. He continued to live a BRUIN life guided by the spirit of Saint Benedict and then passed that on to his children. His connection to Saint Bede was further enhanced when his Uncle David, who not only was a monk, became the fourth Abbot of the Academy. One could say that the Duncan’s have the Saint Bede spirit in their blood! It’s because of this love for the Academy and the blessings he received being a part of it, that John Duncan takes great pride in using his God given talent to contribute to Saint Bede. He feels fortunate that his parents were able to give him the Catholic education he received growing up, and feels that with those blessings comes an obligation to return his own time and talent to enable others to have the same opportunities that he was provided. John is a 1966 graduate of Saint Bede. He was also on the Saint Bede school board and served as President, and after his time on the board was over, his wife became a member. Duncan has been a very loyal confidant and advisor to the Academy in many legal matters. John is a partner at Herbolsheimer, Lannnon, Henson, Duncan, Gift, Eiten, & Hints PC in Lasalle, IL. He has been a

consultant not only to the Academy, but to the Abbey as well. He was extremely supportive and energetic with the initial plan of a new school building. John has always been generously and readily available to help. His guidance over the years has been a blessing and, needless to say, more than accommodating.

John likes to joke with his friends outside the so-called Saint Bede family that “it is only a matter of time before everyone becomes a Bruin!” With that being said, he also believes that in the past 15-20 years he has noticed increased involvement from many who never attended Saint Bede, and he finds it not only heartwarming how they’ve embraced the Bedan Spirit but also been unconditionally welcomed into the Saint Bede family. In the public schools, involvement is limited; whereas at Saint Bede not only is it important but is welcomed and very much encouraged. John Duncan not only gets involved, but contributes his talents and more, any time he can. “It is by the giving of ourselves to something of great meaning that we develop a good feeling of self-worth and a way to fulfill our sense of purpose in life.” When asked why Duncan gets

involved at Saint Bede, his response was simple; “You have nothing to lose and everything to gain.” He believes that it is because of involvement that new friendships are developed. In the end, God has blessed each and every one of us with a talent we truly excel at. It is up to us what we do with that gift. John is certain that “God put us on this earth to do something, Saint Bede gives us the opportunity to accomplish that purpose.” John Duncan found his passion, and he not only uses it every day in life, but uses it to better the lives of Saint Bede Academy. John’s “Spirit of Saint Bede” shines through his work and dedication, and “will stay with us forever” through his contributions to the Academy. Therefore, the Saint Bede community past, present, and future would like to thank John Duncan for everything he does!

“It is by the giving

of ourselves to something

of great meaning that

we develop a

good feeling of self-worth

and a way to fulfill

our sense of purpose in life.”

John Duncan

TreasureSaint Bede AcademyClass of 1961

Jim Dietz described Father Allen as “little in stature, but big at heart” and, simply, that is why he and his fellow 1961 graduating classmates of Saint Bede Academy knew a scholarship in his name was the perfect way they could give back. That is exactly what they did when they created the Father Allen Scholarship Program in 2003. Jim and his classmates got to know Father Allen and form a special bond with him over the years they spent at the Academy. This bond was so strong even after leaving Saint Bede, that many former students had Father Allen preside over their wedding and baptize their children.

Father Allen grew up near Paris, IL. He was born in 1930 the 7th of 10 children. He spent four years as a boarding student at Saint Bede Academy, graduating in 1948. From there he continued with two more years at the Academy’s junior college. In 1951, he graduated from Saint John’s University, Collegeville. For almost thirty years at the Academy he acquired many titles; English teacher and chairman of the department, prefect of boarding and day students, director of Development, sacristan, and groundskeeper, just to name a few. As a teacher his passion for literature, especially Shakespeare, encouraged his students to find the love of reading. As one of the two priests in charge of the freshmen class, he helped the students become acclimated to the Academy. While a part of the Development Office, he renewed contacts with former students and was graciously received. During his time caring for the Saint Bede grounds he helped to create and build the Coy Pond Garden in the monastery area. Father Allen had a personal connection to Saint Bede and the students and it was obvious the feeling was mutual. Through Father Allen, the 1961 graduating class had a common link not only to one another but to Saint Bede as well. This scholarship gives them a mutual cause or focus, and a unique way to say Thank You for

what they feel they gained while at the Academy. Jim Dietz described his relationship with Saint Bede as a “56 year love affair.” He also feels that “the lessons I learned and friends I made have been instrumental in who I am and vital to any of the successes I’ve had in my life.” He along with his classmates give back to Saint Bede and the community because much of what they have can be directly attributed to what they were given during their years at the Academy. One year following Father Allen’s premature death, due to complications after surgery, Jim sent out a letter of interest to his entire class about the possibility of starting a scholarship. He received amazing feedback, and immediately the class of ’61 began a yearly letter campaign. By 2005, they had raised enough money and for the past eight years the Father Allen Scholarship has been awarded. Currently there are two committees that head the program; the Scholarship Committee, headed by Bill Murphy, who weigh through the list of candidates, and the Finance Committee, who care for the investments and oversees the funds. All 8th grade students in the area, who plan to attend Saint Bede, can apply for the scholarship. The selection process includes recommendation letters, essays written by the students, and eventually a winner is chosen. The Father Allen Scholarship is a true testament of the affect that time spent at the Academy can have on not only one individual, but an entire graduating class as a whole. This class of Saint Bede Alumni has definitely raised the bar in “giving back” and the Academy, many former 8th grade students, and future freshmen are grateful for it! The idea that just a little can go a long way is evident here. When asked about encouraging others to get involved with Saint Bede, Dietz believed in the ‘pay it forward’ concept. “Be honest, look into your soul, look at your life and all that you received from your association with Saint Bede, and if you have the financial where with all to do so, you MUST help those who are coming behind you to garner the same experience and benefits that you were blessed with while either attending the Academy or being associated with it in anyway.” The Saint Bede Class of 1961 has benefitted so many students and many more to come, and have chosen to do so while also honoring a great man. The Father Allen Scholarship Program shows how the work of a few can affect so many. For that and so much more, Saint Bede Academy salutes and thanks the Class of ’61!

Give of their

Father Allen Mattingly

Front Row L-R: Father Bernard, Pat Kelly, Father KevinSecond Row L-R: Tom Konitzer, Mike Fahey, Father Henry, Tom Duncan, Ken Borys, Dave Porter, Father Paul Meismer,

Bob Hunteman, Ed “Duke” Schreiner, Al Anderson, Leroy Ceresa, Dan McFadden, Dick Fisher, Jim DeitzThird Row L-R: Bill Passie, Pete McCue, Mike Crowley, Al Kennedy, Paul Bernadoni, John Rudzinski, Jerry Michel,

Abbot Phillip, Bill Baracani, Jim Stack, Ed Welgat, John O’Reilly, Don Causa, John CrinionBack Row L-R: Mike Rossiter, Joe Haas, Joe Kurtz, Tom Zwica, Frank Mahnich, Fr. Jim Rickey, John Loebach, Roger Hanley, Paul Osenkarski,

Gene Lessard, Bill Murphy, Jay Tomaseski, Mike Walker, Fred Green, Chuck Loch, Bob Mente, Bob Koster, George Tomsha, Ed Antas, Tim Gould


ContributeCommitted to

On Thursday, September 12th we held the Induction Luncheon. The following alumni and friends

of Saint Bede were inducted as new members:

Raymond DuncanJoseph Flaherty

Kevin GarciaLouis LukancicPaul Perona, Jr.

Jerry RichMichael Rossiter

We sincerely thank you for your lifetime commitment of

friendship and generosity to Saint Bede Abbey & Acadmey.

Abbot Philip Davey Legacy Society The definition of legacy is something that is passed on to you from family. We at Saint Bede Abbey & Academy are blessed to have an extended family that spans the continent. In an effort to express our gratitude to those “family members” who have made it their intention to create and leave a legacy through their generosity to Saint Bede, so in 2011 we established the Abbot Philip Davey Legacy Society.

L to R: Jerry Rich, Mike Rossiter (’61), Abbot Philip Davey (’65), Paul G. Perona (’81), Louis Lukancic, Pat Langham (daughter of Joseph Flaherty ’35)

Back Row L to R: Lee McCullough, Jerry Rich, Mike Rossiter (’61), Vic Abel (’56), Paul G. Perona (’81), Paul Perona (’56), Louis LukancicFront Row L to R: Donna Aleksy, Abbot Philip Davey (’65), June Rossiter, Carol Abel, JoAnne Perona, Carole Perona, Barb Lukancic, Pat Langham


2012-2013 Annual Fund Class ParticipationClass of 1937Participation 100%Mr. Ralph GrivettiMr. Robert McDonald

Class of 1938Participation 20%Mr. Francis Flaherty

Class of 1939Participation 60%Mr. Melvin BaimaMr. Eugene J. LissDr. George Lucas

Class of 1940Participation 29%Mr. Andy FtacekMr. William Scherer

Class of 1941Participation 50%Mr. Thomas DoodyMr. Robert A. Pierski

Class of 1942Participation 78%Mr. William C. BoarmanMr. Albert J. DeSmedtMr. Aloysius KunkelAtty. Robert Emmett LeeMr. Anthony MertelMr. William D. SheehanMr. Donald P. Trompeter

Class of 1943Participation 27%Mr. Dominic BertaMr. Maurice SchelstraeteMr. Richard J. Smelz

Class of 1944Participation 40%Mr. Michael R. DuffyMr. Robert FlahertyMr. Jerome PfisterMr. Jack E. Tieman

Class of 1945Participation 11%Mr. Anthony J. Hebel

Class of 1946Participation 57%Mr. Raymond BakerMr. Jack CosgroveMr. Robert A. CosgroveMr. Sidney L. DuttlingerMr. Hugo HoerdemannMr. Edward LadzinskiJudge Louis J. PeronaMr. John H. Sittler

Class of 1947Participation 40%Mr. James J. BorstMr. George J. ChoppMr. Joseph V. DooleyMr. Bernard L. GreenwoodMr. Roger KapraunMr. Joseph C. Kunkel

Mr. Joseph P. RundMr. John Simcich

Class of 1948Participation 48%Mr. Anton Bergandi, Jr.Mr. Joseph P. BernardiMr. Joseph P. BernardiniMr. Lawrence E. BoarmanMr. Robert BringerMr. Phil CodeMr. Frank L. CrowleyDr. Philip DoughertyMr. Fred GoldenMr. Joseph HowardMr. Robert L. KeeleyMr. Eugene KunkelMr. Lawrence MartaMr. Floyd J. SalzMr. Jack Trainor

Class of 1949Participation 38%Mr. William F. BaronMr. Daniel CosgroveMr. Paul V. HerrmannMr. Joseph KennedyMr. Daniel PfisterMr. Stephen J. RackiMr. Adam RaleyMr. Raymond N. Trompeter

Class of 1950Participation 59%Mr. Thomas J. AckerMr. Lester J. BallerineMr. Thomas ClarkeMr. Leo DonathMr. Ronald GregorichMr. Patrick E. KeigherMr. Edward L. KrolakMr. Kenneth M. KunkelMr. Daniel LyonsMr. J. Felix McCauleyMr. Raymond J. NosariMr. Stephen J. ReinschMr. Donald RigazioMr. George J. SchickRev. Harold SchmittMr. Robert J. Taveirne

Class of 1951Participation 48%Major Louis C. BarrMr. Morris A. CalsynMr. Jerome GibsonMr. Edmund J. HettingerMr. Phillip Maggio, Jr.Rev. Robert G. Mann - ?Mr. Lewis W. O’DonnellMr. Dale J. PrindivilleMr. Robert TerracinaMr. James A. TorriMr. Donald A. Tullar

Class of 1952Participation 56%Mr. Richard CallahanMr. John ClarkMr. John J. ColbyMr. Edward Crowe

Mr. James T. DevineMr. Richard C. DoughertyDr. Richard EwaldDr. Roger EwaldMr. James FinneganMr. John T. GeigerMr. Donald HerrickMr. Christopher KunkelMr. W. Jerome LongbonsMr. John McCarthyMr. John A. MiksMr. Donald A. SmithMr. James SullivanMr. Roger Weber

Class of 1953Participation 19%Mr. John EdenDr. James J. FuerholzerMr. Kent OrlandiniMr. Raymond Sarwinski - ?Mr. Charles E. Stewart

Class of 1954Participation 66%Mr. Frank AssalleyMr. Henry AuchstetterMr. James BozonelosMr. Daniel DunsonMr. David A. DunsonMr. George M. FaberMr. Francis W. FrodymaMr. Donald M. GlynnMr. Gerald HartMr. Charles E. HoscheitMr. Donald E. JustMr. Donald KlugMr. Donald KowalskiMr. Ronald L. LijewskiMr. James A. LoebachMr. Richard MoskalMsgr. Richard A. PriccoMr. Michael SimencMr. Robt W. Studzinski

Class of 1955Participation 44%Mr. Charles T. CaseMr. Edward ChallengerMr. Frank ColmoneDr. Robert J. FicekMr. James C. HamlinMr. Don HansenMr. James C. HillMr. Joseph Wm HooverMr. Kenneth A. KrogulskiMr. Thomas J. KukMr. Adolph MicheliMr. Donald MyersMr. Cornelius E. O’MalleyMr. Kenneth PileticMr. John PrindevilleMr. Hal C. SmithMr. Raymond StasiakMr. John J. TorriMr. Edward F. WieczorekJudge James J. Wimbiscus

Class of 1956Participation 38%Mr. Victor Abell

Mr. Denis E. DonnellyMr. James FoleyMr. Herbert FrizolMr. Albert HerrmannMr. Dean F. HerrmannDr. Daniel L. HoffmanDr. Franklin JasiekMr. Roger KrolakMr. Charles LinkMr. Michael E. MarmionMr. Thomas McAllisterMr. Daniel McDonaldMr. Jerald J. MeersmanMr. Ronald MiniMr. Gordon MoranMr. Thomas MortierMr. Anthony Piano Jr. - ?Mr. Paul SavioMr. Richard SchlosserMr. Edward SenningerMr. James Van SpeybroeckMr. Fred L. White

Class of 1957Participation 32%Mr. Gene BernardoniMr. Charles M. CadkinMr. Gary CareyMr. Kenneth FicekMr. John HolcombMr. John LandgrafDr. James MiniMr. Edward Monaghan, Jr.Mr. Robert MyerMr. Ronald H. PyszkaMr. Louis TamboriniMr. James M. WaligoraMr. E. David Wasilewski

Class of 1958Participation 49%Mr. Robert AntkowiakMr. Harold BeckerMr. Charles E. ByvikMr. Eugene CaronMr. Arnold DaleyMr. Robert EllerbrockMr. Joseph FicekMr. Gerald FunfsinnMr. Edward HickeyMr. Wayne JaraczewskiMr. Robert G. KastigarMr. Robert F. LyonsDr. Lyle MicheliMr. Francis ParkerMr. Keith R. SchellenbergerDr. William B. SenicaMsgr. Paul E. ShowalterMr. Francis L. SmithMr. Charles SwansonDr. Edward TheissMr. Ronald Vaessen

Class of 1959Participation 34%Mr. Ronald BorelliMr. Roger W. BorkowskyMr. Roger L. BrunelMr. Frank DomkuskiMr. James D. DuncanMr. Michael R. English


2012-2013 Annual Fund Class ParticipationMr. James E. FlanaganMr. Allan GorgalMr. Thomas J. KapacinskasMr. William KinczewskiMr. Edward KusekMr. James LePellMr. Robert C. LevanMr. Ronald LindnerMr. Timothy MatulenasMr. William E. MurphyMr. Thomas F. NaumanMr. Raymond NewmanMr. Melvin O. SchellenbergerMr. Francis SpeltzMr. Cornelius VaessenMr. James Zant

Class of 1960Participation 34%Mr. Gerald AffeltMr. Roger AligMr. Eugene AntasMr. Gerald BakerMr. James R. CapesMr. Robert CassidyMr. Anthony DakewiczMr. Arthur De GrandeMr. Frank R. DraslerMr. Edward FilippiniMr. John KilarskiMr. James L. LievensMr. Frederick LissMr. Jerome P. MeismerMr. Vincent MorrealeMr. James A. MurphyMr. William PhelanMr. Gerald RuvaMr. Robert J. SchultzMr. Laurence SondgerothJudge Cyril WatsonMr. Eugene Wisgowski

Class of 1961Participation 46%Mr. Allen P. AndersonMr. Edmund AntasMr. William W. BaracaniMr. Kenneth J. BorysMr. Donald CausaMr. Patrick E. ConnorMr. John C. CrinionMr. James DietzMr. Steve EisfelderMr. Timothy A. GouldMr. Fred T. GreenMr. Joseph A. HaasMr. Robert HuntemanDr. Albert J. KennedyMr. Daniel McFaddenMr. Robert L. MenteMr. William F. Murphy, Jr.Mr. John L. O’ReillyMr. William PassieMr. Richard A. PattarozziMr. David K. PorterRev. James RickeyMr. Michael RossiterMr. John A. RudzinskiMr. James StackMr. Jay E. TomaseskiMr. Michael J. Walker

Mr. Edward P. Welgat

Class of 1962Participation 29%Mr. Douglas BeckerRev. Msgr. Charles BeebeMr. Douglas D. BrandowMr. James J. BudreauMr. Albert E. CioniMr. James E. DonnellyMr. Kenneth J. HanleyMr. Daniel J. KellyMr. Anthony J. Musur, Jr.Rev. Michael PakulaMr. Thomas H. StremlauMr. Harry Watson

Class of 1963Participation 31%Atty. Michael W. BeckerMr. Thomas J. ClarkDr. David CoynikMr. John F HendricksMr. James A. JaskolskiMr. Alan F. LeffelmanMr. Philip C. Lynch, Jr.Mr. Dennis M. MaggioMr. David J. McKernanMr. Donald F. McMahonMr. Edmund SmentMr. Arthur J. WashkowiakMr. Joseph J. Wolf

Class of 1964Participation 38%Mr. Gary L. BiolchiniAtty. Donald R. CroweMr. John A. DavitoMr. Edward ErsfeldtMr. David GrayDr. Stanley R. HenkelMr. Alex HueneburgMr. Lance J. KorterMr. Peter G. Koyak IIIMr. Mark LauerMr. Richard A. MayMr. Ray MoriarityMr. Thomas E. PechauerMr. Robert A. PyszkaMr. Paul RobichMr. Richard ScheriMr. William E. SmithMr. Eugene J. StachowiakMr. Lawrence Richard SterlingMr. Gordon J. VirgoMr. Patrick J. Wing

Class of 1965Participation 28%AnonymousMr. Ed ArmonDr. Andrew J. BacevichMr. Robert J. BianchiMr. William J. CattaniMr. Jerome J. CorgiatMr. Joseph GnidovecMr. Dennis J. HasslerMr. Jerry KislerMr. Jody J. KoehlerAtty. Thomas LundMr. William J. Mason

Mr. Richard E. PorterMr. Philip RingenbergMr. David L. RitterbuschMr. Lawrence A. SalcedoMr. Michael SangerMr. J. J. Van De Wyngaerde

Class of 1966Participation 30%Mr. James M. ArkinsMr. Gerald L. BastMr. Ray BauerMr. Raymond BenoitMr. Francis M. BorkowskyMr. Gary L. CeresaMr. John J. DuncanAtty. John Foley, Jr.Mr. Peter GerickeMr. Michael W. HoeferMr. Robert L. JefferyMr. Kevin A. KellyMr. David A. LiesseMr. Peter B. NavinMr. Gregory R. PhilipaitisMr. Chris W. PotthoffMr. James M. RoddaMr. John SchumacherMr. Robert SpeltzMr. Jas J. WojciechowskiDr. William L. Wrobel

Class of 1967Participation 28%Mr. Philip BarlageAtty. Paul H. BerensMr. Ronald J. DomkuskiMr. John Donaldson, Jr.Mr. W. Patrick DooleyMr. James N. FusinettiMr. Richard H. Hebel, Jr.Mr. Steven J. JesiolowskiMr. Patrick J. KennedyMr. Jon D. KnuthMr. Roger A. LongmanMr. John C. LuppensMr. Gilbert MeyerAtty. Arthur PadellaMr. David R. PiccioliMr. Thomas A. SchroerDr. Jeffrey W. ToraasonMr. Patrick Weiher

Class of 1968Participation 28%Mr. Robert Albrecht-MallingerMr. James H. BertolinoMr. Leslie A. BlumMr. A. William ButlerMr. David CaseyMr. Dennis DonnaMr. John P. EnnenbachMr. Kurt FlahertyRev. John HarthMr. John P. LallyMr. Joseph Martin, Jr.Atty. Terry MertelMr. Mark PotthoffMr. Michael SchlipmannRev. Larry SnyderMr. Mark A. ToraasonMr. Steven Wasilewski

Mr. Michael WelgatMr. Stephen WolfMr. James WujekMr. David ZborowskiMr. William H. Zomboracz, Jr.

Class of 1969Participation 23%Mr. David D. ArbisiMr. Paul BiolchiniMr. Kevin ConertonMr. Michael JankoMr. Larry JohnsonMr. John KoehlerMr. Edward Manning, Jr.Mr. Daniel F. MarendaMr. Richard MarinangeliMr. Michael MentonMr. Peter MilcarekDr. Mark OrlandiniMr. Randall P. PozziMr. Gary PuetzMr. Gary SaleMr. Stephen P. StevensMr. Rick SzczepaniakMr. Joseph A. TalianoMr. Thomas VanDaele

Class of 1970Participation 30%Mr. Michael BrandtDr. Jeffrey ChemelewskiMr. David E. ConroyMr. Mark S. CostelloMr. John J. DiederichMr. William EngelsMr. James C. FusinettiCol. John F. Gaughan IIMr. Richard D. HaasMr. Herbert Hames IIIMr. Jeoffry L. HaydenMr. Gary R. JankoMr. James S. JordanMr. Kim KeutzerDr. Thomas J. MoskalewiczDr. Daniel O’ConnellMr. John R. Radek, Jr.Mr. Richard T. Sauer, Jr.Mr. B. Michael Van De RostyneMr. Michael L. Yerly

Class of 1971Participation 25%Atty. Patrick A. BarryMr. Richard M. BraidaMr. John CalcaterraMr. Richard L. CollinsMr. Douglas A. ConroyMr. Gregory DoyleMr. Dan R. EbenerMr. James E. FlahertyMr. Frank P. JakseMr. Gary J. JasiekMr. Robert LucasMr. James J. MaciejewskiMr. Thomas A. ManningMr. Arthur C. MuellerMr. Kenneth S. NovakMr. Raymond J. SmithMr. John Wm SpoeriMr. Douglas D. Tattini


Mr. Goodwin W. ToraasonMr. Michael J. Urbanowski

Class of 1972Participation 27%Judge Marc P. BernabeiMr. John P. CummingsMr. James DeBernardiMr. Michael A. DwyerAtty. Gary R. EitenAtty. Richard C. FiocchiMr. John R. GarrityMr. M. Michael GaughanMr. Robert L. GrivettiMr. Daniel P. HaasMr. Michael A. JalleyMr. Edward P. JasperMr. Daniel Kopina, Jr.Mr. Thomas P. KunkelMr. John M. LaVanwayMr. John A. LesnakMr. Michael J. LyonsMr. Richard S. MattiodaMr. Steven R. MignoneMr. Patrick J. MurrayMr. John R. O’HalloranMr. William R. TwardowskiMr. Jerome J. Urbanowski

Class of 1973Participation 23%Mr. Vernon CollinsMr. Patrick GaughanMr. Daniel LeszcynskiMr. Timothy MartinMr. Ed NiewinskiMr. J. Michael NoonanMr. William OklesenMr. Drew PotthoffMr. Louis M. Riva, Sr.Dr. Michael RooneyMr. James SavioMr. Allen ShevlinMrs. Rosemary Kunkel WallMr. William Wroblewski

Class of 1974Participation 17%Dr. Stephen BansbergMr. Stephen J. ByrneMr. Kenneth J. GamacheMr. Joseph M. HerrmannMr. Steven L. LutherMr. Dennis G. MiscevicMr. Edward A. PattarozziMrs. Dot Linder PriceMr. Bruce RoundsMr. John W. WimbiscusMr. John F. Winkelmann IIIMr. James WitcherMr. Charlie Y. C. Yuan

Class of 1975Participation 19%Mr. J. Bradley BarthMr. Robert BastianMrs. Gloria Hobneck DixonMr. Dennis DomkuskiDr. Thomas DoyleMr. Michael FarleyMr. James Feeney

Mr. William Flaherty, Jr.Mr. Ronald JagodzinskiMrs. Virginia Kunkel JesiolowskiMr. Jay MiklavcicMrs. Nancy Miller MooreMr. Thomas PtakDr. Michael Stuart

Class of 1976Participation 15%Dr. Cynthia AshleyMr. Michael CahillMrs. Mary Kennedy CalderaMr. Lee FoxMr. Christopher HebelMr. Stephen KunkelMr. Thomas KunkelAtty. Anthony LusvardiMr. Nicholas LynchMr. Eugene PavinatoMr. Paul SandroliniMr. Ronald Swingel, Jr.Ms. Julia Zukowski

Class of 1977Participation 13%AnonymousMr. Michael BacidoreMr. Drew BernabeiMr. Charles FalettiMr. David HancockMrs. Kristine Credi HitchinsMr. Keith JamourMrs. Mary Hayden KlinefelterMr. David KoteckiMs. Diane MischkeMr. Greg OrsiniMrs. Laura Surr PetrinecMr. and Mrs. David Potthoff

Class of 1978Participation 19%Mr. Douglas BernabeiMr. Gary J. CurtinMr. William G. EbenerAtty. Jane Mueller FlyMr. Daniel J. GregorichAtty. Donald J. HaydenMr. Mark C. KunkelMs. Randee M. MaloneMr. Walter J. ManijakTim & Claire MurphyAtty. Mark S. OliveroMrs. Sarah Liesse ReichlMrs. Allison Hebel RooneyMr. James W. SchlosserDr. Christopher J. WelchMr. Paul WillandAtty. Thomas J. Wimbiscus

Class of 1979Participation 22%AnonymousMrs. Lisa Manijak BrasherMr. Robert G. ConnerMrs. Christina Kunkel CorcoranMr. Daniel DaleyMr. Richard DeckerMr. Raymond DexterMrs. Cheryl Novreske DiCarloMr. Steve EbenerMr. Christopher Koehler

Mr. Joseph LehrerDr. Louis R. LukancicMr. Michael T. SaleDr. James H. ToraasonDr. Arthur L. Utz

Class of 1980Participation 17%Mr. Kevin J. BickhamMrs. Amy Liesse DeForrestMr. Richard W. DrennenMrs. Melissa Rigazio FerdinandMrs. Mary Perona HindersMr. Thomas E. KrolakMr. Timothy J. KunkelDr. Steven P. LukancicMr. Gregory P. MartinMr. Wayne W. McManusMr. Mark PtakMr. Donald J. ShieldsMr. Daniel R. SmithMrs. Lois Zukowski ThomasMr. Michael G. Willand

Class of 1981Participation 16%Mr. Dennis J. BruckiMr. James A. FarleyDr. Kevin J. GarciaMrs. Ramona Kuffel HaflinMr. Christopher A. IllmanMr. Daniel L. KunkelMrs. Linda Wall LewisMr. Joseph P. Winkelmann

Class of 1982Participation 8%Mr. David K. GrottiMr. Richard J. LannonMrs. Leslie Howarth MillerMr. Steven S. WitekMrs. Kathleen Wall Zabaneh

Class of 1983Participation 10%Mrs. Ann Wayland CookMrs. Christine Swietek HansonMr. Kevin J. HextellMr. Todd KoehlerMr. Peter L. PatykDr. Thomas H. Zukowski

Class of 1984Participation 11%Mrs. Catherine Bichl IllmanMr. Mark J. PeronaMrs. Eve Jasiek PostulaDr. Patrick J. Sims

Class of 1985Participation 10%Mrs. Amy Bergandi EyrichMr. James M. ManningMr. Matthew G. McGinnisMr. Joseph L. SavioMrs. Linda McManus Zukowski

Class of 1986Participation 13%Mr. Brian DunsethMr. James Gallagher

Ms. Lori HowarthMs. Mary Jo KetterMr. Timothy PostulaMr. Richard SobinMs. Kathleen WaylandMr. Leslie Yepsen

Class of 1987Participation 3%Mr. Arnold BuckmanMr. Dominic Magnoni

Class of 1988Participation 9%Msgt. Philip HarthMr. Brad KosterMrs. Janelle Krolak MarksMr. & Mrs. James PeronaMr. & Mrs. Spalding Slevin

Class of 1989Participation 13%Mr. Thomas BradyAtty. & Mrs. Christopher ClancyMrs. Ann Wimbiscus JenningsMrs. Margaret Cain NoceraMr. James SavioMr. Geoffrey Slevin

Class of 1990Participation 8%Mrs. Susan Kastigar LaBarberaMr. John Potthoff, Jr.Mr. Ryan RemkusMrs. Jennifer Seremak Whelton

Class of 1991Participation 8%Mr. Joseph BolelliMrs. Jane Story HaakeMr. Jason MeyerAtty. James Walsh

Class of 1992Participation 8%Mr. Jeoffry HaydenMr. Patrick KoehlerMr. David MatheuMr. Chris PotthoffMr. L. C. Sitterly

Class of 1993Participation 6%Mrs. Jewel Jaraczewski BuckmanMr. Todd GenslerMr. Jason Wagner

Class of 1994Participation 6%Dr. Shawn KoehlerMrs. Gina Brady MudgeMr. Andrew Zelenski

Class of 1995Participation 7%Mr. & Mrs. Eric ArkinsMr. Luke HollyMr. Ross NarczewskiClass of 1995

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Class of 1996Participation 7%Mr. Michael CummingMr. Nicholas PotthoffMrs. Loretta Story

Class of 1998Participation 14%Mrs. Elizabeth Zelenski BazeMr. & Mrs. Garet DingesDr. Sara Ford GrossMr. Brian InmanMiss Mindi KingMr. Jason MantheyMr. Tristan PisarczykMrs. Tonya Wall Whitney

Class of 1999Participation 7%Mrs. Abbie Hyson Burris

Mr. Jeff GillanMs. Kathleen McCulloughMr. Nathaniel Spelich

Class of 2000Participation 8%Atty. Liza Bernabei GillanMr. Luke HalbergMr. Justin & Dr. Tara LamboleyMr. Troy Resetich

Class of 2001Participation 10%Mr. Nathaniel CarrollMr. Brian O’ConnorMr. Raymond PigatiMrs. Stacy Antkowiak Satterstrom

Class of 2002Participation 2%Mr. Jerrod Halberg

Class of 2003Participation 1%Ms. Sara Domkuski

Class of 2004Participation 1%Ms. Britt Swingel

Class of 2005Participation 3%Mr. Christopher HalbergMr. Neil Swingel

Class of 2006Participation 3%Mr. Colin BarryMr. Matthew Powers

Class of 2007Participation 2%Ms. Tricia Urbanowski

Class of 2008Participation 2%Ms. Lauren Eiten

Class of 2010Participation 2%Mr. Pierce Ganassin

Class of 2011Participation 2%Ms. Amanda Marks

Class of 2012Participation 1%Ms. Ashton Shaw

Country Financial .............................................. Richard Haas

Daubert Chemical Co, Inc. ...............................Michael Dwyer

Eli Lilly and Company Foundation ..................... Francis Smith

Exelon .................................................................. Kim Keutzer

FMC Technologies, Inc. .............................. Richard Pattarozzi

Hollingsworth & Vose Company ......................Gordan Moran

IBM ............................................................................Jim Torri

James Hardie ....................................................... John Jagiella

Northwestern Mutual Life Found., Inc. ......... Nicholas Potthoff.......................................................................... John Wayland

Shell Oil Company Foundation .................. Richard Pattarozzi

Stone Energy Corporation .......................... Richard Pattarozzi

Tidewater, Inc. ........................................... Richard Pattarozzi

Travelers Insurance ........................................... Mark Costello

Wal-Mart Foundation ............................................ Jim Perona

Wisconsin Energy Corporation ............................ David Porter

(Gifts valued at $1000.00 and above)

Dr. Damian Grivetti

Mr. Joseph Kolodziej

Mrs. Virginia Micheli – ?

Mr. Angelo Perino

Mr. Joseph Pigati

Mr. Thomas Pigati

Spring Creek Golf Course

Dr. Ted Struck

Tonica Nurseries Inc.

(Gifts valued at $500-$999)

Machinery Maintenance, Inc.

Dr. Robert Morrow

(Gifts up to $499)

Economy Pest Control

Mr. Thomas Jagiella

Mr. Richard Koehler

Dr. Michael Morrow

Mr. Michael O’Connnell

Mr. Joseph Piano

Mr. William Pystash

Dr. & Mrs. Francis Zeller


2012-2013 Annual Fund Special Gift Club DonorsAbbeyMrs. Louise Davey - ?Mr. & Mrs. Edward HarmonRev. M. Duane LeclercqRev. Kennneth L. MarchulonesMrs. Kathy MartinDr. James MiniMr. Timothy MolakMrs. Allison Hebel RooneyDr. Michael RooneyMr. James SavioDr. Ted Struck

Academic SupportAnonymousMr. Timothy A. Gould

Art DepartmentMrs. Carol Kolczaski - in memory of Fr. Joseph HeydMrs. Sybil McGunnigal - in memory of Fr. Joseph HeydMr. & Mrs. Spalding Slevin

Athletics DepartmentMr. Nathaniel CarrollMr. Stephen KunkelMr. Thomas P. KunkelMrs. Sybil McGunnigalMr. Donald P. TrompeterCitizens 1st Natl Bank,Princeton

BaseballMr. Gerald AffeltMr. and Mrs. Barney S. BimaMr. Gordon Moran

Bass FishingDePue Mens Club

BowlingAnonymous

Chaplains officeMrs. Lillian CicalaMr. Ralph GrivettiDr. & Mrs. Franklin JasiekMrs. Kathy MartinMr. David J. Pakula

CheerleadingAnonymousJudge Louis J. PeronaMr. William C. Prokup, Jr.Mr. James Savio

Development DepartmentMrs. Leah MiniMr. William E. MurphyDr. James Rooney

Drama DepartmentMsgt. Philip HarthMr. Jay MiklavcicMr. Ryan Remkus

English DepartmentAnonymous

FootballAnonymousMr. John Donaldson, Jr.Mr. Charles E. HoscheitMr. Christopher A. IllmanMr. Andrew Skoog

General FundMr. Raymond BakerDr. Stephen BansbergMrs. Johanna BowlandMr. Frank R. DraslerMr. & Mrs. William EntricanMrs. Amy Bergandi EyrichAtty. & Mrs. Scott GanassinMr. Don HansenMr. John HolcombMr. Thomas J. KapacinskasMr. John KilarskiMrs. Libbie McKeanMrs. Rose Mary MyersMr. Greg OrsiniMr. Joseph PianoMr. Charles SwansonDr. James H. ToraasonMr. Michael J. WalkerMr. Fred L. White

Girls BasketballMr. Michael RosplochMi Margarita

Girls SoftballFour Star Family Restaurant

GolfMr. Jim Cheli - in memory of Bill McGunnigalMr. Bernie Eustice - in memory of Bill McGunnigalMr. Chris W. PotthoffMr. John Potthoff, Jr.Mrs. Mary Jo Potthoff

Music DepartmentMr. Robert T. HarmonDr. Thomas J. Moskalewicz

Powerhouse/GroundsPeru C. S. O.

Scholastic BowlAnonymous

School OfficeAnonymousMr. John J. DuncanDr. and Mrs. Edward J. FescoMr. Peter GerickeMr. & Mrs. Henry HackmanDr. Carl P. MattiodaMr. & Mrs. A. Charles Mueller, Sr.Mr. & Mrs. Anthony RigazioMrs. Lori Janko Wilke

Science ClubAnonymousMr. & Mrs. Larry CrissDr. Shawn KoehlerDebo True Value Hardware, Inc.Mi MargaritaPeru Federal Savings Bank

Science DepartmentDr. Kevin J. GarciaPeru C. S. O.Mr. James Savio

TennisDr. Steven P. Lukancic

Tuition AssistanceMr. Robert BastianMr. Douglas BeckerRev. Msgr. Charles BeebeJudge Marc P. BernabeiMr. Dominic BertaMr. Paul BiolchiniMr.& Mrs. Norbert DudekMr. Richard H. Hebel, Jr.Mr. Joseph Wm HooverMr. Aloysius KunkelMrs. Linda Wall LewisMr. Ronald L. LijewskiMr. Russell McKinnieMr. & Mrs. Charles MercierMs. Dona OstermeyerDr. and Mrs. Robert D. PomijeMr. Joseph P. RundMr. Jason Manthey

VolleyballClass of 1995

WiFiMr. & Mrs. Mike Sitterly


Scholarship FundBen Schlagheck Scholarship

Dr. & Mrs. David Schlagheck

Cecil Grey Thompson Memorial Scholarship

Ms. Marcia Ann Thompson

Fr. Allen Mattingly Scholarship

Class of 1961

Mr. James Dietz

Harth Scholarship

Mr. Melvin Harth

Jerome & Margaret Sickley ScholarshipMr. & Mrs. A. Charles Mueller, Sr.Ms. Mary M. Schmitt

Kevin Moriarty ScholarshipAnonymous

Michael Perona ScholarshipAtty. & Mrs. Paul Perona

Rev. Vincent Jasiek ScholarshipDr. & Mrs. Franklin Jasiek

Toscana ScholarshipMr. and Mrs. Lee McCullough – in memory of Anthony Rich

Tyler Harrison ScholarshipAnonymousMs. Lauren EitenJoAnn HarrisonMr. & Mrs. Roger HarrisonLenard Labonte FamilyMr. & Mrs. David MontezMr. & Mrs. Frank MontezJustin Mrowicki FamilyJason PyszkaMr. & Mrs. Rich PyszkaNeil Quartuccie Family

Zueger ScholarshipMr. & Mrs. Tony Zueger - ?

60th Wedding AnniversaryApril 11, 2013

Don & Gloria SteichenFrom

Mary & Tim BurgessPaula & John Toraason

Lynn & Dave WyzgowskiGail & Greg Pyszka

50th Wedding Anniversary

June 22, 2013

Charles W. (’61) & Joan Loch

From

Mike & Diane Crowley


Daniel & Susie Lawler

From

Mike & Diane Crowley


Larry & Elaine Castelli

From

Mike & Allison Rooney

Saint Bede Anniversaries

Saint Bede Birthday

Happy 90th Birthday

Dolly Abney

From

Jim & Jennifer Manning

Got Questions? We are here to answer your questions, so get in touch!

Saint Bede Administration:

Dr. Ted Struck

Superintendent

email: [email protected]

phone: 815.250.0360

Legacy Project & Development:

Donna Aleksy

Director of Development


phone: 815.250.0746

Abbot Philip Davey

Vice President

of Mission Advancement


phone: 815.250.0341

Father Dominic’s Books

Need a Christmas Gift? Father Dom’s books make a GREAT Christmas gift! They are available at the Saint Bede Business Office

Monday-Friday from 7:30 AM - 3:30 PM.Also available at www.saintbedeabbeypress.com.

(Sure, you can get them from Amazon, but can you get them signed and personalized?)

Be sure to visit Father Dom’s website:www.breadmonk.com


The above list of 2013 graduates was accidentally ommitted from the July Bedan Record on page 12 in the segment “Class of 2013 Continue Their Academic Journey”. The graphics department and proofreaders apologize for this ommission.

Southern Illinois University

Charleston, Illinois

Billy Pryde

St. Louis University

St. Louis, Missouri

Crystal Tan

St. Mary’s College

South Bend, Indiana

Barbi Prokup*

University of Notre DameNotre Dame, IndianaSam Lucas*

Valparaiso UniversityValparaiso, IndianaAllison Whalen

Western Illinois UniversityMacomb, IllinoisJoey Pyszka*^

* Denotes Academic Scholarship^ Denotes Athletic Scholarship

University of Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa

Mitch Dean

University of Kentucky

Lexington, Kentucky

Megan Tiger*

University of Missouri

St. Louis, Missouri

Hannah Read

University of CaliforniaSanta Cruz, CaliforniaMason Wilke*

University of Illinois Champaign, IllinoisChris KerasotesClaudia Szczepaniak*Nicole Yaklich*Steven Zhang*

University of Illinois Springfield, IllinoisNick Puhr

Billy Pryde

Nick Puhr

Joey Pszyka

Mason Wilke

Where In The World Will They Go Next?

Class of 2013 Continue Their Academic Journey

Sam Lucas


Saint Bede Academy

Spring Cash Raffle2014

Grand Prize$10,000.00

Grand Prize drawn at 31st Annual Auction Gala

Saturday • April 26, 2014All proceeds offset the cost to educate every student at Saint Bede Academy

$100 for One Chance • $200 for Three ChancesOnly 400 tickets to be sold!

EARLY BIRD DRAWINGWinning tickets go back into drawing

March 1st • $1,000 at Mr. SBAMarch 15th • Two Auction Gala Tickets

April 1st • Two Auction Gala TicketsApril 15th • Two Auction Gala Tickets

CASH • CHECKS • VISA • MASTERCARD ACCEPTED

Call 815-250-0342 or Email [email protected] are responsible for all taxes incurred. Winner does not need to be present to win.

GET YOUR TICKETS TODAY!24 Saint Bede Abbey & Academy

Please Join Us ...Saturday, April 26, 2014

31st Annual Auction Gala “We ARE St. Bede.”

Your evening begins with mass at the Worship Assembly Building and then over to the Gymnasium where the court is transformed into a dining room

and a store full of treasures just waiting for the highest bidder.

Your donation allows you to participate in the largest fundraising event of the year and includes a full bar, appetizers, a sit down dinner, dessert,

coffee bar entertainment, live auction, silent auction, Fund-The-Gap and so much more.

Become a Table Captain by gathering 9 friends to sit at your table and you go ½ off.

Call Bonnie at 815-250-0342 or [email protected]

Mr. SBA has been a sold out event since its inception in 2011! That’s what makes it the “Hottest Ticket in Town”!!!

We have raised more than $106,000.00!

Every year our contestants put their heart and soul into preparing for this evening. They share one common goal, to raise money to “fund the gap” between the price of tuition

and the cost to educate each and every student at Saint Bede.

This is truly an event where everyone comes together and becomes one family – the Saint Bede Family!

Tables go on sale December 15th - Act fast to avoid disappointment. Contact Bonnie at 815-250-0342 or [email protected]

“Hottest Ticket in Town”

Mr. SBAYou AreInvited!

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SAINT BEDE ACADEMYAuction Calendar Fund-Raiser

$100 a Day Give-Away & Auction Gala Tickets DrawingPRIZES TOTALING $3,160 • $10 Per Ticket

31st Annual Auction Gala • “We Are St. Bede” • Saturday, April 26, 2014 • Please join us!

Detach at perforation

Entry Form $10 Per Chance or $40 for Four Chances Entrant’s Information:Name: ___________________________________________ Address: ________________________________________________City: ____________________________________________ State: ___________________________ Zip Code: ___________Phone: __________________________________________ E-Mail: _________________________________________________

Entrant’s Information:Name: ___________________________________________ Address: ________________________________________________City: ____________________________________________ State: ___________________________ Zip Code: ___________Phone: __________________________________________ E-Mail: _________________________________________________



Please send completed form (print) and $10 check payable to Saint Bede Academy to:Saint Bede Academy Attn: Auction

24 West US Highway 6, Peru, IL 61354Phone: 815.223.3140 x 200 or [email protected]

HOW TO PARTICIPATE?The following entry form should be printed clearly and accompany your $10 donation. By sending this form and payment in your name will be entered for this Fund-Raiser. You can enter up to four times on this form in designated boxes. If you would like more chances please make a photo copy or download from our website at www.st-bede.com.

HOW DOES THIS FUND-RAISER WORK?Everyone participating in the Saint Bede Academy Calendar Fund-Raiser has the chance to win cash & auc-tion gala prizes. Each day in the month of February, 2014, one winner will be chosen to win the listed prize for that day. The prize will be mailed to the winners of record the next business day. Winners will be posted on our website at www.st-bede.com.


1. Mr. & Mrs. Lyle Sitterly2. Mr. & Mrs. Dave Sickley3. Dr. & Mrs. Ted Struck

4. Mr. John Perino5. Mr. & Mrs. Don Aleksy

6. Mr. & Mrs. Mike Dudek7. Mr. & Mrs. Mike Rosploch

8. Dr. & Mrs. Paul Perona9. Mr. & Mrs. Dean Sack

10. Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Kolodziej

2012 – 2013 Top Ten Auction Patrons

2012 – 2013 Saint Bede Abbey & Academy Staff MembersSaint Bede AbbeySenior CouncilAbbot Philip Davey, OSB ‘65

Appointed MembersPrior Michael Calhoun, OSB ‘89Subprior Dominic Garramone, OSB

Elected MembersFr. Ronald Margherio, OSB ‘68Br. Anthony Shaughnessy, OSB

FacultyMr. John Bellino ‘68Mr. Nathan BoudreauFr. Michael Calhoun OSB ‘89Mrs. Colleen CoxMr. Rich Cummings ‘80Mrs. Karrie DamerellMr. John DomyancichFr. Dominic Garramone, OSBMrs. Lisa GriggsMrs. Stephanie HaskellMr. Francis HejmanowskiMr. Thomas JagiellaMrs. Joan JobstMs. Stefanie KaufmannMrs. Janet LeffelmanBr. Luke McLachlan, OSB ‘88Mr. Lloyd MeadorMr. Bernie MooreMrs. Deborah MorrowBr. Robert Pondant, OSBMr. Blair TigerMrs. Gerry TorriMrs. Leann WilcoxenMrs. Dawn Williams ‘83Mr. George Xu

2012-2013 Board of Directors

PresidentDr. Tara VanDeWyngaerde Lamboley ‘00Optometrist

Vice-PresidentFr. Jeffrey StirnimanPastor – St. Louis Parish Princeton

SecretaryBr. Luke McLachlan, OSB ‘88Monk St. Bede Abbey

Ex-OfficioNon-Voting Members:Abbot Philip Davey, OSB ‘65St. Bede Abbey

Dr. Ted StruckSuperintendentSt. Bede Academy

Mrs. Michelle MershonPrincipalSt. Bede Academy

Mrs. Eve Postula ‘84TreasurerSt. Bede Academy & Abbey

MembersFr. Patrick Fennell, OSB ‘62MonkSt. Bede Abbey

Mr. Michael Balestri ‘98Teacher – Oglesby Washington

Mr. Ryan LinnigSuperintendent Dimmick District

Mrs. Cheryl SchlagheckNurse – St. Margaret’s Hospital

Saint Bede Academy AdministrationSuperintendentDr. Ted Struck

PrincipalMrs. Michelle Mershon

Assistant PrincipalMr. Bernie Moore

Administrative AssistantMrs. Tara Bradford

ChaplainFr. Ronald Margherio, OSB ‘68

Director of AdmissionsMr. Tom McGunnigal ‘88

Director of GuidanceMs. Theresa Bernabei

Director of TechnologyMr. Ronald Barnes ‘88

RegistrarBr. Robert Pondant, OSB

TreasurerMrs. Eve Postula ‘84

Office of DevelopmentDirector of DevelopmentMrs. Donna Aleksy

Vice President Mission of AdvancementFr. Philip Davey, OSB ‘65

Assistant to Director of DevelopmentMrs. Jeannie Margherio

Auction CoordinatorMrs. Bonnie Prokup


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