Gary P. Morey ’65 died on July 13, 2020. He spent his childhood running around Menlo Park with his brothers and sister and innumerable cousins. After attending St. Joseph School and Bellarmine College Preparatory, Gary graduated from Santa Clara University and served in the Navy during the Vietnam war. In 1985, he married Nancy Langry. […]

Nancy Herrick Goodwillie ’65 was a member of the first undergraduate class at SCU to have women students. She received a B.S. in History. She later earned a Master’s in History at Louisiana State University. She taught at several high schools in San Jose, as well as in San Jose Adult Education. She was a […]

Francis “Mike” J. Sullivan ’65 was the son of Frank and Kay Sullivan of Concord and sister Patricia and Susan, whom he dearly loved. He grew up in the Bay Area and graduated from Clayton Valley High in Concord. After college at SCU, where he majored in engineering, he continued his studies at Johns Hopkins […]

Richard Lee Rizzo ’65 was born on Aug. 20 1942. He was educated in the Jesuit tradition at Bellarmine College Prep, where he played varsity football, and at SCU, where he forged a path of humility with a goal of service to others— especially the poor, the homeless, and seniors in nursing homes. Rich retired […]

Gary Gene Gowans Butler ’65 was born in San Mateo and grew up in Eureka, California. After graduating from Eureka High School, class of 1958, he moved to San Jose to attend college. He graduated from SCU with a degree in commerce. After graduation, he joined Touche’ Ross (now DeLoitte) and became a CPA shortly […]

A wonderful and brilliant man, Henry Demmert ’65 grew up in Southern California and made his way to Northern California through a scholarship to SCU, where he received a degree in economics. He was then fortunate enough, although sometimes he joked differently, to receive a scholarship to Stanford University where he received a Ph.D. in economics. Returning […]

Born May 15, 1933, in Dover, Joanne M. Marchione ’65 was a daughter of the late Arcangelo and Carmela Tristano Marchione. Joanne graduated from St. Mary’s (Immaculate Conception) High School in Dennison, Ohio, in 1951, and graduated from Mercy School of Nursing in 1954. She also studied at Case Western Reserve in Cleveland, Northwestern University […]

Ralph Giannini ’65, M.A. ’67 spent many childhood days working alongside his brothers in his mother’s Santa Clara restaurant: Lucca’s. He had fond memories of cleaning off plates (sometimes into his mouth) and having his fill of Florence’s cooking while bussing tables and talking with customers. He attended St. Clare’s Elementary School, Bellarmine College Preparatory, and […]

Kathy Holly ’65 has been working as a professional singer and actress for many years. This past October she was in San Miguel De Allende, Mexico, producing a dinner show at Vinos y Tapas. She performs regularly at Villa d’Este Restaurant and Bistro SF Grill and produces and hosts her TV show Spotlight, which features […]

John Anthony O’Keefe ’65, MBA ’70 was born June 27, 1943, and served valiantly in the Army for 26 years, including during the Vietnam War, ultimately reaching the rank of colonel. Additionally, John worked as the associate director for the Michigan Municipal League for 25 years, co-founded the Washtenaw Junior Football Organization, and served as […]

George Darrell Emery McLeod M.S. ’65 lived a full life. He was born in Reno, Nevada, in 1938 to George Franklin McLeod and Clara Lavera Kast. He was the apple of their eyes. Darrell had a strong work ethic. As a youth, he was employed at a prune cannery in the Valley of Heart’s Delight. […]

Nick Scocca MBA ’65 was a Marine Corps staff sargeant during the Korean conflict as well as a graduate of the University of San Francisco. He passed away peacefully on July 18, 2019, at age 88. He was the beloved husband of Madelyn; father of children Tom (Cindy), Robert (deceased), Jim (Cindy), Mary (Brian), Nancy […]

Michael P. Voolich ’65 was born and raised in Seattle to Donna (Domina Bozanich) and Sam Voolich, with siblings Sandra and Peter. He grew up in a family of salmon fishermen, working on fishing boats between Seattle and Alaska. As a young man, he dreamed of being a philosopher and made his way to Boston […]

David Redick MBA ’65 grew up with his two brothers near Detroit. When he was 14, the family moved to an 80-acre farm near Ann Arbor, Michigan. He won a four-year tuition scholarship to the University of Michigan, based on grades, activities (senior class president, sports), and need, and started in the fall of 1953. […]

Joan Schirle ’65 was awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award by the Association of Movement Theatre Educators (ATME) in August 2018. She gave a plenary speech at the International Alexander Technique Congress in Chicago in July 2018. Schirle is the founding artistic director of Dell’Arte International in Blue Lake, California, and in May she will perform […]

William Nick Mathias ’65 was born Nov. 10, 1943, in Tacoma, Washington and graduated from Seattle Preparatory High School in 1961. He served in the Peace Corps in Nigeria for two years and in the Army in a non-combat role in Vietnam, followed by law school at the University of Washington. Nick practiced law in […]

John “Jack” George Locke ’65 was born on Dec. 26, 1943, in Los Angeles to Dorothy Frank and William James Locke Jr. Jack received a four-year scholarship and graduated from SCU. He proudly served in the Navy, worked for the FBI for 14 years, and taught religion classes for ten years in Burbank, California. In […]

Russell M. “Russ” Allen J.D. ’65 was born in Portland, Oregon, on March 21, 1939, to John M. Allen and Lois (Balzer) (Allen) Tupling. He attended Duniway Grade School and Cleveland High School and received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Stanford University in 1961 and a J.D. degree from SCU in 1965. Russ began […]

Timothy D. Regan Jr. ’62, J.D. ’65 practiced law for 52 years with a depth of skill and integrity evidenced by the high esteem of his peers and the gratitude of his clients. Whether marching for social justice or supporting the protection of California’s waters, Tim worked to represent the people and issues he cared […]

Tom Burke ’59 was born and raised in San Francisco and was the eldest of the three sons of the late Raymond and Madeline Burke. He and his late brothers, Mike Burke ’60 and Bob Burke ’65, grew up in a house their father built in 1937 on the steep block of Douglass Street, where […]