Peter Metz ’63 is enjoying living in the wonderful retirement community of North Hill in Needham, Massachusetts, about 12 miles from the center of Boston. He is active in his parish, Our Lady Help of Christians in Newton, and is especially involved with the justice and peace committee. He’s also committed as much time as […]

On the eve of the 55th reunion for the Class of ’63, Rich LaRocca ’63 shares that one of the classmates he remembers fondly and misses deeply is Gil Pena ’63. “Gil was an interesting guy: On Sunday mornings he would visit the local Mexican families to encourage them to practice their religion and attend Church. […]

Bernard J. Burdick ’63 and John G. Burdick ’65 have published Achieving Flight: The Life and Times of John J. Montgomery. The book tells the story of Santa Clara’s own renowned aviator (1858–1911) who designed, built, and was the first to fly a glider successfully in 1883, a full 20 years before the Wright brothers’ […]

Anthony Da Vigo ’63 is a certified family mental health support specialist, providing psychiatric crisis interventions for families.

Jim Fuqua ’63 is board chair for the Central Coast Arthritis Foundation.

William Enright ’63 is an adjunct reference librarian at Rio Hondo College in Whittier, California.

Reno Di Bono ’63 writes that he has been married to Anna Maria for 50 years and has lived in Cupertino for 50 years. They have three sons—Reno ’87, Jeff ’88, and Dave ’92—and nine grandchildren. Di Bono was a basketball coach and teacher of American history at St. Francis High School (1964–1969). He then taught […]

Leon Panetta ’60, J.D. ’63 will be the speaker at the 162nd Santa Clara undergraduate commencement on June 15. Said Panetta, “Sylvia and I are honored to be recognized by Santa Clara University. Santa Clara has a special place in our hearts. It’s where we first met; it is where I learned many of the core […]

Jack Walsh ’63 writes, “Married to my wife, Patty for 49 years. We have five children and 16 grandchildren. Still working in my own business and enjoying good health. Life is good.”

Lawrence A. Specchierla ’63 writes that he retired in 1999 after a 36-year career in financial management with Texaco, Inc. He lives in Palm Springs, Calif., with his wife, Maureen (Harty) ’65, and is the co-president of the Palm Springs Alumni Chapter that covers the Coachella Valley. He spends his time playing golf, traveling, recruiting high […]

Joseph Francis Millett ’63 writes, “Looking forward to October.”

Richard Cable ’63 writes: “Recently was a playing member of the first American baseball team to visit mainland China to engage the Chinese in baseball games. The Americans took 4 out of 5 games and, at 72, I was the oldest person to ever play baseball in China.”

Michael L. Hackworth ’63 was selected as a School of Engineering Centennial Award recipient for enriching our community, our institution, our profession, our lives, and our aspirations. As a high-tech leader and a respected senior executive, Hackworth’s experience in semiconductors with industry leaders such as Motorola, Fairchild, and Philips Semiconductor led to his founding of Cirrus Logic, where, as CEO, […]

James B. Fugua ’63 has been elected to be Vice Commodore of Stillwater Yacht Club at Pebble Beach.

Frank Firpo ’63 retired from his 45-year long coaching career at Burlingame High School. Firpo coached softball, volleyball, girls basketball and boys basketball at Burlingame in addition to teaching history and physical education and serving as athletic director from 2000-06. He retired as a teacher in 2004.

Ernest Giachetti ’63, was recognized with the Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry’s 2009 Medallion of Distinction. The award is the alumni association’s highest honor and given to individuals who have made significant contributions to the Dugoni School of Dentistry, research, dental education, or the community. Giachetti has served on the school’s faculty for 42 […]

Robert Bachmann ’63 retired in 2001 from Northrop Grumman and is now teaching part time at Monterey Naval Postgraduate School.