1) The document is a presentation for the 50th anniversary reunion of the St. Peter's Boys High School Class of 1961, remembering classmates who have passed away. 2) It provides brief biographical information on 24 deceased classmates, including their nicknames and occupations. 3) Several classmates died serving in the military, including Captain Bert Dacey who died in a helicopter crash in Vietnam, and Bill Glynn who enlisted in the Marine Corps after graduation.

1. St. Peter’s Boys High School Class of 1961 50 th Anniversary Reunion

2. Remembering our fallen comrades Presented by Tom Wolfe Class of 1961

3. William P. Billingsley “ Bill”

4. Charles F. Bohan “ Charlie”

5. Richard S. Cederholm “ Richie”

6. Joseph W. Cronin “ Joe”

7. Captain Bert Dacey, United States Army “ Bert” While assigned to the 11 th 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.

8. E. Stuart Dalrymple “ Stu”

9. Robert A. Germano “ Bob”

10. William E. Glynn, USMC “ Bill” Bill enlisted in the Marine Corps right after graduation from St. Peter’s.

11. James T. Kelly “ Jim”

12. Frederick A. Keune “ Fred”

13. Brian A. Keyes “ Brian” The prime organizer of our successful 25 th 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.

14. 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.

15. John F. Lewis “ John”

16. Eugene R. Long “ Gene”

17. Raymond R. Matusewicz “ Slim”

18. John J. McGinley “ Uncle Jack”

19. Edward J. McLaughlin “ Ed”

20. Thomas F. Murray “ Tom”

21. James E. O’Connor “ Jim”

22. Lawrence V. Plover “ Larry”

23. Francis J. Quigley “ Squigs ” Frank was a retired NYPD Detective.

24. William N. Reidy “ Bill” Bill had retired from CitiBank, having spent his entire career In NYC, Tampa and South Dakota.

25. Vincent N. Russett “ Vince”

26. Wayne A. Sanford “ Wayne”

27. James J. Tobin “ Jim”

28. William H. Tracy “ Bill”

29. Michael A. Wall “ Mike”

30. James J. White “ Whitey”

31. Edward J. Zazula “ Zazz ” Ed had retired from the NYPD

32. 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.