Zach earned honorable mention and Dan made the second-team for the WCAL. Congrats to these athletes!
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WCAL names Dan Sheedy '19 and Zach McKay '19 to all-league team
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Both JV and Varsity Girls' track teams go undefeated for first time in same season
Both teams claimed the 2018 WCAL title for going 5_0. This is the first time both teams in the program have won the title in the same year. They sealed the deal yesterday at SI in a dual meet against SHC. Congrats to both teams!
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Read the 2018 edition of The Quill, SI's literary magazine
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SI names three new trustees
At the recent Board of Trustees Meeting, three new members were elected to the board and three members are completing their term of service to St. Ignatius.
The new members elected by the board are William (Bill) Sheedy, Kirk Syme '76 and Kevin O'Brien, S.J.
Bill is a graduate of West Virginia University, where he received his bachelor's degree, and the University of Notre Dame, where he earned his MBA. He has served on numerous boards and is executive vice president reporting directly to the CEO of Visa Inc. Among his many responsibilities at Visa is attention to and development of charitable foundations, financial literacy, financial inclusion, employee volunteering and philanthropic community relations. He and his wife have three children:: Jack '14, Emma '16 and Daniel '19.
Kirk, a native of San Francisco, graduated from SI in 1976 and received his bachelor's degree from SCU in 1980. He has an extensive background in commercial real estate and banking, most recently serving on the Board of Directors of Borel Private Bank & Trust/ Boston Private Bank in Boston. He has remained involved in Jesuit education as chair and member of the Board of Regents at SCU and member of the investment committee for SCU's Board of Trustees. He has also served on the Board of Directors for the Peninsula Family Services in San Mateo.
Kevin currently serves as the Dean of Berkeley-based Jesuit School of Theology of SCU. Previously, Kevin served as the Vice President for mission and ministry at Georgetown University, where he collaborated with a staff of 30 colleagues in sharing the Catholic and Jesuit tradition of education and spirituality. In addition, Kevin is a published scholar in the area of Jesuit history and spirituality. Beyond his teaching roles, he has been engaged with the Jesuit Refugee Services in their work on the Arizona border. Before entering the Jesuits, he practiced law and taught social sciences in a Catholic high school. He currently serves on the Board of Trustees of Seattle University.
Completing their terms of service to the school are Joe Allanson '81, Tony Cucalon '75 and Tim Pidgeon '74.
All three have served loyally as both regents and trustees and were instrumental in guiding us through the transition to a single board. In addition, they have been invaluable in ensuring SI's sound financial footing and future.
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John Alexander '18 earns spot on the all-league first team for volleyball
Congrats to John!
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SI gov students visit Mayor Mark Farrell '92
Students from SI's San Francisco Politics and Constitutional Law classes had an unforgettable visit with Mayor Mark Farrell '92 in his City Hall office on Friday, April 27.
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Youth Learning About Business tours Facebook
See photos of their tour below.
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Brendan J. Gaffey '51
Born 1/4/1934 – Died 4/26/2018
Brendan died peacefully and in the loving care and comfort of the community of St. Anne's Home in San Francisco. Brendan is the son of the late Chief Michael A. (SFPD) and Mary Cashel (Whelan). Brendan was a graduate of St. Paul's Grammar School, St. Ignatius High School and USF. He spent many years in sales in the steel industry. He is the treasured brother of Michael J. Gaffey†, Mary G. Hutchings (Dr. John J.†) of Millbrae, Dennis D. Gaffey† (Barbara†) of St. Helena , Rev. Fr. Kevin P. Gaffey† of San Rafael, William W. Gaffey of Sutter Creek. He is survived by nephews and nieces, Michael J. Gaffey (Pauline), Patrick J. Gaffey (Anne), Mary F. Quinn (Robert), Daniel J. Gaffey (Karen), John J. Hutchings (Helen), Mary I. Tuli (R. William), James A. Hutchings (Penny), Roseann M. Perez (Rene), Mark J. Hutchings (Linda), and by twenty-four grandnephews and nieces. Brendan's family wishes to express their deepest thanks and gratitude to the Sisters, staff and caregivers along with the student nurses of USF School of Nursing for the loving care he received in his declining years. Private Services were held at St. Anne Home under the direction of McAvoy O'Hara with interment at Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery. Donations to Little Sisters of the Poor, St. Anne's Home, 300 Lake Street, San Francisco,
Ca 94118
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Bruce Allbin '58
June 26, 1941 - April 25, 2018
Bruce Allbin: Friend, Dad, Ignatian, Golden Bear
Bruce was born in San Francisco on June 26, 1941 to Charlotte Packel and Wayne Dewey Allbin. He was an only child. After attending St Cecilia's and skipping one grade, he joined one of if not THE most important institution of his life: Saint Ignatius High School. He recalled this time as one of his happiest, especially his experiences on the City Championship football team of 1957. At 6-3, 220 lbs, he was one of the biggest on the team (guard, linebacker, nose guard and punter) and as a 16 year old graduating senior, he was also one of the youngest in the class of '58. He planned to attend Cal but a car accident curtailed plans to pursue football and his degree. During this time, he rehabbed at the Olympic Club, worked as a butcher and enrolled at City College of San Francisco. 50 cent beers with his girlfriend Susan, their invented language of "triple Dutch", days at China Beach and Stinson were memories he recalled fondly.
Upon enrollment at Cal, he joined the Delta Upsilon fraternity. "DU" carves the names of members into the memorial wall within the house, a great tradition to honor their members. Stories from this time included playing a recording of a car peeling out to watch the Berkeley PD come searching for the perpetrators, brothers who rode their motorcycles from the wine country, speaking to a pretty "coed" who then took the stage to play her guitar in the Bear's Lair (Joan Baez) and refreshments enjoyed at the always entertaining, always dominant rugby matches. He was also very proud of his son Jon's eventual affiliation with Cal Crew and the team's success. Upon his graduation, he decided to join the U.S. Army.
During this era, Bruce attended the Defense Language Institute in Monterey. One of his favorite stories to share revolved around how meaning is expressed in certain Asian languages. In his words, "you would never describe something as a 'green chair' but instead, you would say 'a chair in the state of being green". At some point, he also served as a bodyguard for Ferdinand Marcos and underwent surveillance training. Any "hide and go seek" game with Dad was always tough when he got to hide! By this time, Bruce started his legal studies at Hastings which led to a job opportunity at the Hall of Justice in the Office of the Public Defender. During this era, he fondly recalled meeting Robert Mueller at a party with Nancy, his wife at the time. He eventually left the position and pursued his career in private practice.
Bruce always enjoyed story telling. Earlier on, he worked as a tour guide for visiting Scandinavian tourists which bookended a stint driving motorized cable cars. Another favorite place was AA meetings where he shared his toughest, lowest moments and how sobriety had changed him for the better. Alongside his passion for entertaining, he voraciously consumed detective novels until his last days, sometimes reading two a day. The other greatest interest for him was to watch (and tell) his friends about how his boys competed in basketball, football and rowing. His son Eric was a high school all conference athlete in multiple sports before playing football in the Ivy League.
As his health started to fail him, he wisely sought help and applied for residency at the Veteran's Home in Yountville where he spent his remaining years. This remarkable place provided him the care and support he needed while yielding another group who called him "friend." It was not uncommon to hear from the Nurses' Station that Bruce had signed out against medical advice to travel to an unknown destination. Pebble Beach, Fleet Week and the Sausalito Art Fair were all favorites of his but he most enjoyed sitting at a picnic bench where he could watch his grandkids play while enjoying a big cup of coffee, a sandwich and the updates from his sons and beautiful, strong daughters in law. Bruce Allbin peacefully passed away at the age of 76 and is survived by: Jon, Eric, Laura, Alicia, Rowan, Avery and Brooke.
Published in San Francisco Chronicle on May 9, 2018
Published in San Francisco Chronicle on May 13, 2018
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The class of 2018 celebrates its senior breakfast
Members of the Class of 2018 came dressed in their college gear Tuesday morning for their class breakfast and a special raffle. See photos of the event here.
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Gilbert Pacaldo '79
After a short illness, Gilbert Pacaldo died peacefully of cancer on Dec. 2, 2017. Even though he was only 56, he led a full and productive life. While attending SI, he excelled in scholastics and athletics. He was grateful to have been able to attend SI, and was especially proud of the track records that he set, some of which remain unbroken to this day. After graduating from SI, Gilbert attended Yale University on a track scholarship and majored in Geology & Geophysics.
After Yale, Gilbert returned to the Bay Area and spent his entire professional career as an employee of the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission, most recently as an Industrial Waste Inspector. In his spare time he enjoyed dancing ballet, gardening, tennis, and spending time with friends and his large family. A memorial celebration honoring his life was held on February 3, 2018 in Oakland, his city of residence. A very large gathering of family and friends, including close SI classmates, attended and shared heartwarming stories about Gilbert.
Gilbert loved and celebrated life every day. Though he is already greatly missed, he will always be remembered, especially for his keen sense of humor, athletic talent, and sharp intellect.
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SI celebrates student athletes who will play college sports
On May 11, the SI Athletics Office celebrated seniors who will be playing sports on the collegiate level this fall. They came to breakfast, posed for photos and heard remarks by both SI Principal Patrick Ruff and Athletic Director John Mulkerrins. See photos of the day here.
- Cole Constant: Rhodes College: Baseball
- Marvcus Guarin : Seattle University: Baseball
- John Hanley: Santa Clara University: Baseball
- James Schoch: Willamette University: Baseball
- Jack Thomson: Lewis and Clark College: Baseball
- Brandon Beckman: University of Chicago: Basketball
- Alyssa Downs: University of Redlands: Basketball
- Matthew Redmond: Denison Univesity: Basketball
- Maureen Burke: University of Wisconsin - Madison: Crew
- Anna Dobel: University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin): Crew
- Jack Eisele: Boston University: Crew
- Nicole Guzhavin: UC Berkeley (Cal): Crew
- Sophia Jadallah: Loyola Marymount University (LMU): Crew
- Joey Moore: Gonzaga University: Crew
- Charlie Katz: Johns Hopkins University: Football
- Beau Sidwell: Trinity College: Football
- Rory Callahan: Marquette University: Lacrosse
- Anna Clarke: Tufts University: Lacrosse
- Mac Gates: Hofstra University: Lacrosse
- Luke Philipp: Clark University: Lacrosse
- Nick Rodi: Wesleyan University: Lacrosse
- Brady Kallas: University of Oklahoma: Rugby
- Mackenzie Berwick: UC Berkeley: Sailing
- Nathan Kushner: UC Davis: Soccer
- Helena Robinowitz: Pomona College: Soccer
- Madie Augusto: Dartmouth College: Softball
- Cambell Nakayama: CalPoly: Tennis
- Ethan Smith: Azusa Pacific: Tennis
- Alex Enos: UCLA: Track & Field
- Matthew Fisher: Lehigh University: Track & Field
- Delaney Peranich: Cal Poly: Beach Volleyball
- John Alexander: New York University: Volleyball
- Skye Daval-Santos: College of the Holy Cross: Volleyball
- Corley Doyle: Middlebury College: Volleyball
- Rose Holscher: UC Davis: Volleyball
- Megan Lewis: UCSB: Volleyball
- Sarah Nunes: Chapman University: Volleyball
- Alexander Lansill: USC: Water Polo
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Paul Anthony Simone Jr. '48
Dec. 18, 1930 - May 8, 2018
Resident of Los Gatos
Paul Anthony Simone Jr passed away on Tuesday. He has been a long-time resident of Los Gatos and an active member of St Mary's Catholic Church in Los Gatos.
Paul was born in Union City New Jersey and eventually moved with his family to San Francisco California. He attended and later graduated high school from St Ignatius College Preparatory. He then went on to the University of San Francisco where he graduated with a bachelor's degree in business. He then served a 2-year term as an MP in the Army during the Korean War. Upon discharge he got a job as a sales rep for American Tobacco. It is there that he met his partner for life, Dolores (Moorhatch) Simone and they were married in June of 1956 after a very short engagement. In his professional career he progressed all the way up to a District Sales Manager for what was then American Brands. At 59 ½ he retired where he became active in the St Mary's athletics program as a coach for both young girls and boys. He found true pleasure in working with the young kids in the sports program and was able to continue this until his health restricted him.
He is survived by his wife, Dolores Simone, his 2 daughters, Theresa (Terri) and Tom Horiye, Victoria (Vicki) and Kris Holt and 3 grandson's, Lucas Holt, Domenic Holt and Ryan Horiye. "Pop is now reunited with Anthony".
Private family services to be held.
In lieu of flowers the family is requesting donations in Paul's name to the Catholic Charities of Santa Clara County, 2625 Zanker Road, San Jose, CA 95134.
View the online memorial for Paul Anthony Simone Jr.
Published in San Jose Mercury News/San Mateo County Times on May 13, 2018
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Jonathan Hernandez '14 and Joseph Jimenez '16 help Chapman U's baseball team
http://chapmanathletics.com/landing/index
The team lost their first game and battled back through the Loser's Bracket to the Championship game but had to win two games. They won the first game but was down 10-1 going into the 7th inning where they scored 9 runs in the 7th, 7 runs in the 8th inning and 3 more in the top of the 9th to win 20-12 winning a berth to NCAA West Regionals in Spokane.
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LA Times features actor Francis Jue '81
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The Chronicle praises SI softball program
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Nashira Talley and Shanai Hayes won an award from the Veterans of Foreign Wars
Seniors Nashira Talley and Shanai Hayes won an award from the Veterans of Foreign Wars for a speech contest that responded to the prompt: "American History: Our Hope for the Future." Raymond K. Wong, past district 15 commander and VFW Post 4618 commander, came to SI to present the students with a certificate and a check. Standing with them is college counselor Anna Maria Vaccaro.
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The Twenty Minute VC interivews Hims co-founder Andrew Dudum '07
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SFIAC honors Bob Drucker '58, coach Alan Downey and seniors Nate Kushner and Alex Enos
Former SI basketball coach Bob Drucker received the Dante Benedetti Trophy by the SF Italian Athletic Club at its annual High School Awards Banquet Monday night. Also receiving awards were long jump record holder Alex Enos '18, soccer goalie Nate Kushner '18 and his coach Alan Downey, who led the 'Cats to first in NorCal this past season. A trophy was also unveiled bearing the name of Vince Tringali, who coached SI's football team to 19 straight victories in the 1960s. Read more in the links below.
http://www.sfexaminer.com/san-francisco-italian-at...
https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/49ers-ex-coach...
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Lincoln Center's Bartlett Sher '77 talks about My Fair Lady
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