sphs class of 1961

St. Peter’s Boys High SchoolClass of 196150th Anniversary Reunion

Remembering our fallen comrades

Presented by Tom Wolfe

Class of 1961

William P. Billingsley

“Bill”

Charles F. Bohan

“Charlie”

Richard S. Cederholm

“Richie”

Joseph W. Cronin

“Joe”

Captain Bert Dacey, United States Army

“Bert”While assigned to the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment,

Captain Bert Dacey died on April 26 , 1969 while piloting a helicopter in Tay Ninh, South Vietnam. He was 25 years old.

E. Stuart Dalrymple

“Stu”

Robert A. Germano

“Bob”

William E. Glynn, USMC

“Bill”

Bill enlisted in the Marine Corps right after graduation from St. Peter’s.

James T. Kelly

“Jim”

Frederick A. Keune

“Fred”

Brian A. Keyes

“Brian”The prime organizer of our successful 25th Anniversary Reunion in 1986, Brian passed away in 1989 on Staten Island. Brian was a Sergeant in the NYPD, so highly thought of that in the final stages of his battle with cancer, he received a letter of encouragement from New York City Mayor Edward Koch.

Edward Koehler

“Ed”Ed transferred into our class from St. Peter’s Prep in Jersey City for our

senior year. He later graduated from Boston College. He showed remarkable courage throughout his life in coping with blindness while

maintaining an upbeat approach to life. Tragically, Ed’s life ended in a fire in his residence in New York State.

John F. Lewis

“John”

Eugene R. Long

“Gene”

Raymond R. Matusewicz

“Slim”

John J. McGinley

“Uncle Jack”

Edward J. McLaughlin

“Ed”

Thomas F. Murray

“Tom”

James E. O’Connor

“Jim”

Lawrence V. Plover

“Larry”

Francis J. Quigley

“Squigs”

Frank was a retired NYPD Detective.

William N. Reidy

“Bill”Bill had retired from CitiBank, having spent his entire career In NYC, Tampa

and South Dakota.

Vincent N. Russett

“Vince”

Wayne A. Sanford

“Wayne”

James J. Tobin

“Jim”

William H. Tracy

“Bill”

Michael A. Wall

“Mike”

James J. White

“Whitey”

Edward J. Zazula

“Zazz”

Ed had retired from the NYPD

We honor these fallen comrades and hope you remember them as we do; the good times, the laughs,

the learning, all the things that turned us from boys into men,

thanks to our mentors and teachers at St. Peter’s High

School.