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October 31,
2002
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Message from Metzie: Thank you to everyone who sent in money for the race. So far we have raised over $2,500 and it seems like people are still sending in money. Hopefully someday in the future I can send you an email thanking you for helping find a cure because of this money being raised. I am ready for the marathon. If you would like to see how I do you can go to: http://www.nyrrc.org/nyrrc/marathon/results/index.html during the race and it will tell you my times for my half marathon, 20k and the finish. You can type in my name or even easier my number which is 5510. Thanks again for your support. Tom Metz Amazing Story: This is an article about Marla Runyan, the first legally blind athelete to compete in the Olympics. http://usatoday.com/sports/olympics/summer/2002-10-29-runyan-cover_x.htm Anything's possible if you put your mind to it. |
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October 29,
2002
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Alumnus Article: Leukemia not a hurdle for this runner By Rob Jennings, Daily Record ROCKAWAY - A 36-year-old borough man with chronic lymphocytic leukemia will be one of more than 30,000 runners at Sunday's 33rd annual New York City Marathon. Tom Metz, who remains at an early stage of the disease, is using his 26.2-mile effort as a fundraiser for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. Through noon on Monday, Metz had raised $2,039 - "and 79 cents," he added lightly. It will be Metz's second marathon. His first, also in New York City, was in 1992. The one-time track star at Trenton State College (now known as The College of New Jersey) initially signed up to support his friend, John Hanlon of Hackettstown, who will run his first marathon Sunday. Then Metz was placed in contact with the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society's chapter in Springfield, which organizes participation in numerous races, including Monday's Dublin Marathon in Ireland, as a means of raising money. In addition to his running number, Metz will wear the nicknames of two close friends - "Wrobo" and "Pig" - on his running jersey. Joe Wroblewski, who died of leukemia complications in 1998 at age 36, was Metz's college teammate. Michael Pignatello, 34, who lives in Lafayette, is in remission from leukemia, Metz said. Pignatello said Monday that he appreciated Metz's acknowledgment of his struggle. Metz was diagnosed in 1999 with chronic lymphocytic leukemia, a malignancy of the white blood cells known as lymphocytes. The disease is so rare in young people that doctors initially attributed Metz's test results to a lab mistake. When Metz first received the news, he was unsure whether he'd ever run again. However, because he remains at an early stage of the disease, he's been able to remain active, despite battling occasional fatigue, joint pain and swollen lymph nodes. Less than a year after being diagnosed, Metz won a 1,500-meter race in the 30- to 34-year-old group at the USA Track & Field championships in Oregon, finishing in 4:26. Last March, Metz and three friends set a U.S. indoor record at a 4 x 800-meter relay race in New York City in 8:44. Metz's wife, Kathleen, will watch him run Sunday, using the New York City subways to catch him at different places on the course. |
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October 28,
2002
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Sports Hall of Fame Dinner: Coach McCorkle's dinner and induction was fantastic! Approximately a dozen or more cross country and track alumni from many different years came to show support for Coach. Members from the programs first year (who's names I can't remember, please email me and I'll post them) came out to show Coach they hadn't forgotten about him. Coach was absolutely thrilled to see so many of us there. Coach's acceptance speech was very humble and individually thanked each of us that came to the dinner. I don't think Coach could have been more proud to see so many of his previous runners from over the years. Dan Magee gave a very eloquent introduction speech highlighting the caring gentleman we all enjoyed calling "Coach" throughout our years at TSC/TCNJ. We met so many older alumni Friday that we can't remember everyone's name, please email us so we can list you here. Partial list of those alumni in attendance: Dan Magee Glenn Fuchs Brendan Jacobs Mark Mirabelli Patsy Marino Jim Webb We'll have more coverage and photos as well shortly. Connecting with the Younger Alumni: I had the pleasure of meeting a large group of the younger alumni on homecoming Saturday. The only name I recall off the top of my head is Joe Geismar (spelling?) Please email me your email addresses and thanks for the beer. Older alumni please be aware that the younger guys are still keeping our traditions alive. Keep pride in the program! New Alumnus Photo Gallery: Jim Webb was at Coach McCorkle's Induction dinner the other night and gave us some old photos to post. Check them out here. |
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October 24,
2002
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Message from Coach Rick McCorkle: Glenn, Thanks so much for yours and Tara's "best wishes." Dan suggested I contact you in regard to posting a message on the Alumni website. I have received so many messages of "best wishes" and other very complementary messages from Alumni. It would be very time consuming to contact each of them individually. Suffice to say, I am very honored and humbled by their response, and want to thank each and every one of them for their kind words. It was indeed a pleasure to work with so many fine individuals over the years, and even more gratifying to see what successes each has had with career, community, and family. This response has made my coaching and teaching years so worthwhile. Thanks so much, Rick McCorkle |
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October 22,
2002
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VERY IMPORTANT Coach Rick McCorkle's Sports Hall of Fame Induction Dinner and Ceremony Update: Several of us alumni are attending Coach McCorkle's induction dinner, if you wish to join us watching Coach get inducted please do the following: Please RSVP for the Sports Hall of Fame dinner by calling TCNJ’s Office of Development and Alumni Affairs at 609-771-2393 to get on the guest list. The dinner is $25 per person, 6 PM, Friday, Oct. 25th, in the Brower Student Center 202 East & West. When you call the Office of Development and Alumni Affairs, they will work out payment arrangements with you. We are even planning to go out for a few drinks afterwards in Coach McCorkle's honor, hopefully we can convince him to join us. Alumni Presenter at Sports Hall of Fame Dinner: Our very own Dan Magee will be presenting Coach Rick McCorkle's Sports Hall of Fame Award this Friday evening. Homecoming Schedule and Information: Because there's so much going on we set up a section just for Homecoming related information. Click here to read the schedule of events for Saturday October 26, 2002. To read the program for the Sports Hall of Fame dinner click here. For Coach Rick McCorkle's Bio click here. MIA List: With Homecoming upon us, let's make an extra effort to get in touch with some of these missing alumni. Dan Avondoglio Susan Baka Lorelei Boggs Tim Brennan Linda Burriesci Carrington Colleen Casey Jim Casey Mike Cavallo Maura Coleman Stormin' Norman Coyle Frank Dariano Joe DeLuise Chris Fagan Brian Falkowski Ed Febinger Frank Ferrara Coach Fitz Pat Gallagher Joe Geismar Michelle Gindreaux Mary "Huey" Gould Kim Hageman Sylvester Harriet Dave Hoch Tracey Hosler Sandy Humphrey Judy Hunt Willie Jackson Chris Kalwinsky Trisha Kenney Jim Kingsley Gail Kupcha Kyle Lynott Mark Macauley Jennifer Maczka Mike Maney Patsy Marino Marlon Matthews Don Matoush Jim McElhaton Mike McGourty Brendan McKeon Dave Motovidlack Michelle Nichol Bob "Kemo" Nielson (found) Steve Ondrejack Sue Piekarz John Richardson Janice Reilly Marc Rossi Alan Skilowitz Coach Smitty (in progress of being contacted, he currently lives in Brazil, South America) Steve Strange Christian Talag Karen Tangora Ken Topolewski (in progress of being contacted) Steve Urban Karen Vance Eddie Vizzola Melissa Wenczel Greg "Groundhog" Weinert Dave Ytreboe Virginia Zaleski (in progress of being contacted) Pete Zippel (in progress of being contacted) Tall, Slow Andy from '86 XC Alumni email update: The folowing alumni have either been found or their email has changed. Anthony Velasquez Anthony is a former long & triple jumper extraordinaire at TSC. He now practices law at Kaplin, Stewart, Meloff, Reiter, and Stein, a mid-sized Pennsylvania law firm with offices in PA and NJ. Anthony also continue to teach Business Law at The College of New Jersey. Alumni Trivia: The dog pile was started by Big Al and Tom Metz in their high school. It was originally called the egg mcmuffin treatment, and was later changed to dogpile. We are unsure at this point when or who changed the name to dogpile. |
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October 21,
2002
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VERY IMPORTANT Coach Rick McCorkle's Sports Hall of Fame Induction Dinner and Ceremony Update: Several of us alumni are attending Coach McCorkle's induction dinner, if you wish to join us watching Coach get inducted please do the following: Please RSVP for the Sports Hall of Fame dinner by calling TCNJ’s Office of Development and Alumni Affairs at 609-771-2393 to get on the guest list. The dinner is $25 per person, 6 PM, Friday, Oct. 25th, in the Brower Student Center 202 East & West. When you call the Office of Development and Alumni Affairs, they will work out payment arrangements with you. We are even planning to go out for a few drinks afterwards in Coach McCorkle's honor, hopefully we can convince him to join us. Photos Added to Homecoming 2001 Gallery: Dan Magee sends in 2 new photos from last years festivities. Click here and scroll to the bottom to view. Alumni Email Update: The following alumni have either been found changed their email address. Bob "Kemo" Nielson (found) This is a newer address than the one listed below. |
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October 18,
2002
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New logo: You've by no doubt noticed the new circular logo above. We would like to be able to do T-shirts and other apparel in the near future depending of course on demand. Please send your feedback to Glenn Fuchs or Dan Magee. New Icons on Links Page: Yes, we now have some icons/banners as links to their perspective web sites on our Links page. We felt the page needed some graphics to spruce things up. Photo Submission: For those of you with stashes of old Cross Country and Track photos I thought I'd post some guidelines for submission. If you have access to a scanner please scan all regular size photos (5x7 or 4x6) at 100% (full size), keep the color mode as RGB, and save them as .jpg format. You may either email them to me in groups of 3 per email (so's not to crash my email server) or you can put them on a disk and send it through regular snail mail. If you have larger photos you wish to scan or have any other questions please email me for parameters. If you don't have access to a scanner and still want to submit photos, you may send them to me via the regular snail mail and I will scan them and return them to you. Thanks, Glenn Fuchs. More Homecoming News: TCNJ TO INDUCT TWO FORMER ATHLETES AND COACHES INTO HALL OF FAME: 1981 WOMEN’S LACROSSE AND 1971-72 WRESTLING TEAMS TO BE RECOGNIZED EWING, NJ — On October 25, The College of New Jersey will induct two former coaches and a pair of former student-athletes into the Alumni Athletic Hall of Fame. Former softball player, Ilene Cohen (Bayville, NJ) and former wrestler, Max Calehuff (San Jose, CA) will be inducted for their accomplishments at The College, while former coaches, Melissa Magee Speidel (Lawrenceville, NJ) and Rick McCorkle (Yardley, PA) also joined the Hall of Fame for their outstanding accomplishments as coaches and mentors. Additionally, The College will be recognizing two athletic teams for their outstanding accomplishments as “Teams of Distinction.” They are the 1971-1972 wrestling team that went 16-0 and the 1981 women’s lacrosse team that won the program’s first-ever national championship as it won the Association of Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW) Division III Championship. For further information on the Hall of Fame or to RSVP for the Hall of Fame dinner, please call TCNJ’s Office of Development and Alumni Affairs at 609-771-2393. Rick McCorkle (Yardley, PA) Head Men’s Cross Country, Men’s Track and Field, and Men’s and Women’s Swimming Coach. For more than three decades Rick McCorkle led the men’s cross country and track and field programs at The College. During his 32-year tenure, he guided the program to numerous conference and regional honors, while also coaching nine All-Americans in track and field. In addition, a number of student-athletes established school records in track and field, many of which still stand today. After arriving at The College in 1963 as a member of the faculty in the health and physical education department, McCorkle wasted no time on making his mark on the athletic department as a coach. His coaching career commenced in 1963 when he started the men’s cross country program. He served as the program’s coach for more than 30-years, stepping down in 1994. During that same time, he also started the men’s winter track and field indoor program, serving as its coach from 1969 until 1995. McCorkle also served as the head coach of the men’s outdoor track and field squad from 1970 until 1995. Not a person that enjoys idle time, he also managed to start the men’s swimming program at The College and served as its coach from 1967 until 1970. During that same era, he also served as the women’s swimming coach from 1967 until 1970. After retiring from coaching in 1995, he maintained his position as a member of the faculty in the health and physical education department until 1999. 6–10 PM Athletic Hall of Fame Dinner Student Center 201 East and West Honoring the 2002 Alumni Athletic Hall of Fame recipients and the Team of Distinction. Recipients: Max Calehuff ’73 Eileen Cohen ’88 Rick McCorkle (coach) Melissa MaGee Speidel (coach) Alumni Email Update: The following alumni have either been found changed their email address. Bob "Kemo" Nielson (found) MIA/ Let's track down the following alumni (additions): The following is an incomplete of alumni we'd like to track down. If you keep in contact with any of the people listed or know other alumni not listed from either the men's or women's teams, please contact Glenn Fuchs or Dan Magee. Susan Baka Lorelei Boggs Tim Brennan Linda Burriesci Carrington Colleen Casey Jim Casey Mike Cavallo Maura Coleman Stormin' Norman Coyle Frank Dariano Joe DeLuise Chris Fagan Brian Falkowski Ed Febinger Frank Ferrara Coach Fitz Pat Gallagher Joe Geismar Michelle Gindreaux Mary "Huey" Gould Kim Hageman Dave Hoch Tracey Hosler Sandy Humphrey Judy Hunt Willie Jackson Chris Kalwinsky Trisha Kenney Jim Kingsley Gail Kupcha Kyle Lynott Mark Macauley Jennifer Maczka Mike Maney Patsy Marino Marlon Matthews Don Matoush Jim McElhaton Mike McGourty Brendan McKeon Dave Motovidlack Michelle Nichol Bob "Kemo" Nielson (found) Steve Ondrejack Sue Piekarz John Richardson Janice Reilly Marc Rossi Allen Skillowicz Coach Smitty (in progress of being contacted, he currently lives in Brazil, South America) Christian Talag Karen Tangora Ken Topolewski (in progress of being contacted) Steve Urban Karen Vance Eddie Vizzola Melissa Wenczel Greg "Groundhog" Weinert Dave Ytreboe Virginia Zaleski (in progress of being contacted) Pete Zippel (in progress of being contacted) Tall, Slow Andy from '86 XC |
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October 11,
2002
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2002 NCAA Atlantic Regional Cross Country Championships: Alumni for this event's staff include: Glenn Fuchs Coach Rick McCorkle Jim Webb Alumnus Checks in: Hey, Guys! Hope everything's going well. I'm planning on coming up this year for the Coach's induction and alumni weekend. Hope to see you guys there.. Now, anyone on the team "should" know the words to our theme song, but last time I came to the Alumni Weekend I think some people forgot. So, below are the lyrics... The Love Boat Love... exciting and new, Come aboard, We're expecting you- And love, life's sweetest reward, Let it float. It floats back to you- The Love Boat, Soon we'll be making another run. The Love Boat, Promises something for everyone-. Set a course for adventure, Your mind on a new ro-mance. And love... won't hurt anymore, It's an open smile, on a friendly shore. It's love-, welcome aboard it's lo-o-ove. Best Regards, Brendan Jacobs Note: The Love Boat lyrics will also be forever a part of the Stories section. Alumni Trivial Facts: Tom Metz started the tradition of singing The Love Boat Theme Song. Don Matoush started the nude 100 meter. MIA/ Let's track down the following alumni (additions): The following is an incomplete of alumni we'd like to track down. If you keep in contact with any of the people listed or know other alumni not listed from either the men's or women's teams, please contact Glenn Fuchs or Dan Magee. Susan Baka Lorelei Boggs Tim Brennan Linda Burriesci Carrington Colleen Casey Jim Casey Mike Cavallo Maura Coleman Stormin' Norman Coyle Frank Dariano Joe DeLuise Chris Fagan Brian Falkowski Ed Febinger Frank Ferrara Coach Fitz Pat Gallagher Joe Geismar Michelle Gindreaux Mary "Huey" Gould Kim Hageman Dave Hoch Tracey Hosler Sandy Humphrey Judy Hunt Willie Jackson Chris Kalwinsky Trisha Kenney Jim Kingsley Gail Kupcha Kyle Lynott Mark Macauley Jennifer Maczka Mike Maney Patsy Marino Marlon Matthews Don Matoush Jim McElhaton Mike McGourty Brendan McKeon Dave Motovidlack Michelle Nichol Bob "Kemo" Nielsen Steve Ondrejack Sue Piekarz John Richardson Janice Reilly Marc Rossi Allen Skillowicz Coach Smitty Christian Talag Karen Tangora Ken Topolewski Steve Urban Karen Vance Eddie Vizzola Melissa Wenczel Greg "Groundhog" Weinert Dave Ytreboe Virginia Zaleski Pete Zippel (in progress of being contacted) Tall, Slow Andy from '86 XC |
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October 8,
2002
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2002 NCAA Atlantic Regional Cross Country Championships: Go to the Official TCNJ Cross Country and Track Web Site and click on "2002 NCAA Atlantic Regional Cross Country Championships" for details. MIA/ Let's track down the following alumni (additions): The following is an incomplete of alumni we'd like to track down. If you keep in contact with any of the people listed or know other alumni not listed from either the men's or women's teams, please contact Glenn Fuchs or Dan Magee. Susan Baka Lorelei Boggs Tim Brennan Linda Burriesci Carrington Colleen Casey Jim Casey Mike Cavallo Maura Coleman Stormin' Norman Coyle Frank Dariano Joe DeLuise Chris Fagan Brian Falkowski Ed Febinger Frank Ferrara Coach Fitz Pat Gallagher Joe Geismar Michelle Gindreaux Kim Hageman Dave Hoch Tracey Hosler Sandy Humphrey Judy Hunt Willie Jackson Chris Kalwinsky Trisha Kenney Jim Kingsley Gail Kupcha Kyle Lynott Mark Macauley Jennifer Maczka Mike Maney Patsy Marino Marlon Matthews Don Matoush Jim McElhaton Mike McGourty Dave Motovidlack Michelle Nichol Steve Ondrejack Sue Piekarz John Richardson Janice Reilly Marc Rossi Allen Skillowicz Coach Smitty Christian Talag Karen Tangora Ken Topolewski Steve Urban Karen Vance Eddie Vizzola Melissa Wenczel Greg "Groundhog" Weinert Dave Ytreboe Virginia Zaleski Pete Zippel (in progress of being contacted) Alumni Highlight: Congratulations to Tim Gallagher who was featured in the Phi Kappa National "Alumni Spotlight." You can read the whole article below or on the Phi Kappa Tau web site. Tim Gallagher, College of New Jersey '87 Tim Gallagher currently serves as the Community Relations Officer for the Camden County Prosecutor's Office in New Jersey. Tim is responsible for representing the prosecutor and the office throughout Camden County to forge and facilitate positive relationships with all agencies, groups and stakeholders to address and solve problems related to law enforcement. Tim initially served the prosecutor's office as Chief of Staff, followed by Deputy Commander of Administration in the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (H.I.D.T.A.) Task Force in Camden. Tim's law enforcement roots reach back as a New Jersey State Trooper and a state investigator with the Division of Criminal Justice. Tim was sworn into the Camden County Prosecutor's Office on March 6, 2000 as Chief of Staff to assist Prosecutor Lee A. Solomon, Muhlenberg, in leading a staff of 234 with the state's second largest caseload. As Chief of Staff, Tim was responsible for community relations, policy development, employee relations, and served as aide and confidant to the prosecutor. In addition, Tim is the lead instructed police professionalism at the Camden County Police Academy. As a trooper, Tim distinguished himself in the community policing field interacting with community stakeholders and developing a relationship of trust to identify and solve problems related to law enforcement. As a community policing officer, he represented the state police in town meetings and with the media as well as educating the youth in the Drug Abuse Resistance Education program. In collaboration with school officials, Tim established the Crisis Intervention Plan for the Oldmans Township School District. Tim's early experience in law enforcement was gained as a state investigator with the New Jersey Division of Criminal Justice performing various tasks. Tim's service to the Phi Kappa Tau Fraternity began as an undergraduate at Trenton State College (now the College of New Jersey) where he and three others founded the Epsilon Gamma chapter. Tim served two terms as chapter president, leading Epsilon Gamma to the top of the college community in all Greek and group events. Tim's recent involvement includes service as Mid-Atlantic Domain Director, a position he recently retired from, and various efforts in Phi Tau activities on the east-coast. Tim holds a MA in human resources from Seton Hall University and a degree in criminal justice from Trenton State College. Tim is the Founder and Executive Director of "Get Where You Should Be!," a character coaching process utilized in schools and by the Camden County Police Academy. He enjoys running, swimming, reading, and playing Highland Bagpipes. Tim and wife Maryann reside in New Jersey with sons Sean, 7, and Colin, 4. Alumnus on September 11, 2001: http://www.courierpostonline.com/91102/m091202ee.htm http://www.southjerseynews.com/attack/m091601f.htm http://www.tcnj.edu/~phitau/wtc_story.html Louis Giaccardo of Westmont had a breathtaking view of the Hudson River from his office on the 87th floor of Tower 2 of the World Trade Center. It was a view that nearly killed him. At about 8:45 a.m. Tuesday, Giaccardo heard a noise he still finds hard to describe. He looked out to see fire erupting from Tower 1. "I just saw an orange ball come across our windows," Giaccardo said. "When I looked again, World 1 was smoking. I backed up and I could smell jet fuel ... through the vents." The tower, and many of its people, would soon be gone. And Giaccardo, a 35-year-old father of two, would cheat death twice in one long morning. Within five minutes of the blast, Giaccardo had helped round up 80 to 100 colleagues at Corporation Service Co., a company that helps businesses incorporate. He and others from his team scrambled to an express elevator, but it was jammed with people, many starting to panic. So they took the stairs. Hundreds were already walking briskly down the stairwell. He, like others, figured a small plane had accidentally crashed into Tower 1; no need to panic. The descent remained orderly - at least at first. Hundreds more flooded the stairway, walking two by two. At the 40th floor, an announcement came over a loudspeaker: Everyone should stay where they are. One man, Giaccardo said, went back upstairs, saying he had work to finish. Giaccardo does not know if that man made it out. But Giaccardo kept going. He thought of his son Shane's birthday today. He wanted to be there when Shane turned 2. He and others kept moving. Sirens blared, but the lights were still on and the building was functioning - until they descended two more floors. "When we got to the 38th floor, we heard a crash or a loud bang. We all froze. Literally, the whole building shook floor by floor. You could feel it coming down, like dominoes." Giaccardo and the others didn't know at the time, but a second hijacked airliner had ripped through his building - right where he was sitting only minutes before in his office. People on the stairs began to panic, rushing down. Giaccardo yelled for them to remain calm. The panic subsided. The group finally made it to the second floor. Emergency personnel were waiting there, pointing the way out. Giaccardo walked a block or two before coming across a young woman crying hysterically. "She couldn't move," he said. "I helped her up, but she was just frozen with terror. I said, `You can't stay here. You have to keep moving.'" Just then, Giaccardo heard a loud thud. He saw a plume of smoke 20 stories high come toward him. His building had just collapsed. He had twice missed death. People around him were covered in a fine white dust that filled the air. Debris flew everywhere. People walked like zombies. Paramedics worked on a bloodied man lying in the street. Giaccardo was alone and lost. He made it to Chinatown, where he asked another man to help him find Penn Station. Though they had never met, the two walked uptown to the train station. Giaccardo waited there two hours before catching a train back to New Jersey about 3 p.m. He arrived in Westmont about 6 p.m. Earlier in the day, his wife, Beth, had been waiting anxiously for a call from her husband as she watched her sons Shane and Louie, 4, at their home on Virginia Avenue. "For two hours I thought he was dead," she said. "I knew he worked on the 87th floor and I knew he couldn't survive what happened there." Giaccardo had been unable to reach his wife early in the morning because cell phone lines were jammed. Eventually he got through to his mother, who relayed the message that he had survived. Arriving at home Tuesday night, "The first thing I did was hug my family," he said. Now that his office is gone, Giaccardo, who graduated from Audubon High School and Trenton State College, plans to work at the company's Delaware office. A supervisor has already contacted him about counseling. "It was amazing to see how people react in that situation," he said. "There were people crying, there were people calm. "I just wonder about the impact of all this. My sons will learn about what happened today when they're in college." |
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October 7,
2002
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Words from Coach McCorkle: Coach McCorkle has finally seen this website, and heartily approves. His exact words are: "You're all a great group! I couldn't be prouder of having the opportunity to work with all of you". For those of you who don't know Coach McCorkle, he served with distinction as a professor of health and physical education at TCNJ/TSC and was one of the last of the college's coaches to double as both a faculty member and as a varsity coach. For more than 20 years, he directed the athletic department's second largest contingent of athletes, and in recent years continues to assist and appear at home competitions. (As published in Alumni Accent) Coach McCorkle is being inducted into the TCNJ Athletics Hall of Fame, Homecoming Weekend. Please check Events for more details. Alumni email update: The following alumni emails have been added or changed: Fred Benlein Mark Mirabelli Alumnus Coach Receives Award: Eugene "Butch" Oberlander, Truman High School XC and track coach won the 2001 Service Award from the Track & Field Coaches Association of the Greater Philadelphia area. You can read more here. MIA/ Let's track down the following alumni: |
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October 2,
2002
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Alumnus checks in with submissions to the Photo Gallery: Timmy Loughran is back from Boston (for now anyway) and has started sending photos from back in the day. For those of you who don't know Timmy, he was known for his extensive library of team photographs. Almost everywhere we went as a team ie: meets and parties, Timmy was there taking rolls and rolls of great photos. Check out the first batch of photos here. Update from Metzie: Dear Friends and Family, On November 3rd I will be running the New York Marathon. I am fortunate enough to be feeling very strong the last few months which has allowed me to train with my friend John to run the marathon. I have decided to run the marathon as part of team in training to raise money for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. Leukemia has killed one of my close college teammates and nearly killed one of my best friends from high school. Fortunately my friend from high school battled the disease and won. I thank god every time I see him and enjoy so much the time that we spend together. In December of 1999 I was diagnosed with Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia. I am lucky enough that I am in stage zero which is a watch and wait stage, meaning that I get my blood tested every four months and if I can continue to stay in the lower stages of this disease I will not need treatment. If I progress to a stage three or four I would then need treatment. My hope is that I will never need treatment. Right now there is no cure for the kind of Leukemia that I have. I am hoping that they will find a cure before I ever need treatment. I am raising money for the team in training in hopes that the money will lead to a cure for my type of Leukemia. The society has helped to raise money to spend on the drug Gleevac which is a drug that is taken to cure C.M.L. That is the type of leukemia that my college friend died from in 1998. Unfortunately the drug came out a little too late for my friend Joe. So as I run in memory of my friend Joe and in honor of my friend Mike please help me raise money for a great cause.Thank you everyone for your support and I will keep you posted on my marathon and my next blood test in December. Sincerely, Tom Metz Please Note: Click here to view the donor form. The donor form will open in a new window and then you can print from your Internet Browser. You may mail the form and your donation directly to The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Team in Training Northern New Jersey Chapter 45 Springfield Avenue Springfield, NJ 07081-1317 If you have any questions please email Metzie . Pontiac Fifth Avenue Mile: Dave Small and Tom Metz ran the fifth avenue mile on Saturday September 28, 2002. You can look up the results here. 22nd Tom Metz, age 36, TRC NJ 04:45 44th David Small, age 31, TRC NJ 04:56 Quote from Dan Magee: "What do you wanna bet that Smallie went out to quickly???" |
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October 1,
2002
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5K Run for Wrobo, October 13, 2002: Joe Wroboblewski (Joe Wro, Wrobo) was a beloved member of the TSC track team (an 800m runner from Bound Brook H.S.), and longtime track coach at Notre Dame High School. Joe defeated testicular cancer, but died some years later due to complications from leukemia. Many TSC XC & Track alumni coached high school track with or against Wrobo. Read more about Joe here. Please support this worthwhile event to raise money to maintain the track built in memory to Joe. Details for this race can be found on the Events Page. |
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