Holy Cross Class of 1988

Happy 4th, Class of ‘88! Here is yours truly (holding the cake) and my little sis 50 years ago today at a bicentennial celebration. Share your bicentennial photo, or better yet, your 250th celebration photo!

If you’ve been meaning to make that contribution to the HC annual fund, now is the time. It closes at 11:59 pm tonight. June 30.

Save Your Place by June 30, 2026 Join me in supporting Holy Cross by June 30.

Check out this crew spotted out west recently at Bandon Dunes: Joe Redington, Jim Sullivan, Pete Merrigan, Chris Grimm,
Mike McGonigle, Mike Dailey,
JIm Fair and Mike McCann!

Hey all, here's a don't-miss class letter from Kate Frame! It's in your email, too. Thank you, Kate!

HC 1988 Class Letter from Kate Frame In my work as a criminal defense attorney, I rely on scientific research demonstrating that once a person turns 60, there is a substantial decline in their risk to reoffend (sometimes called the “redemption threshold”). Congratulations to all of us for reaching the redemption threshold!

What does turning 60 have to do with criminal law, redemption, peach schnapps, Wheeler Hall, Sunday night sermons, and a career spent moving from prosecutor to criminal defense attorney?
In this latest Class of ‘88 reflection, Kate Frame looks back on the winding path from Holy Cross to the courtroom—and asks whether the lessons that shaped her were there all along. It’s thoughtful, funny, surprising, and deeply human: a story about justice, forgiveness, moral complexity, and the people who change us.
Don’t miss it, Crusaders.

Here’s one for the Friday of a holiday weekend! A big 60th celebration in the Florida keys for (l-r) Meghan (Bessette) Brunnock, Ellen (Shields) Conte, Susan Myers, Maureen (O’Grady) Condon, Cheryl (Alexander) Bierwirth, Charissa Murray Cronin, Kathy (Goldsmith) Griffin, Kate Frame, Patti Hoppin, Miffy (Firlings) Jaronin, Mary Ellen (Casey) Piparo.
Now and back then!

Hey everyone. Check your in-box now for Byron Dixon's letter, or read it here! https://info.holycross.edu/hc-1988-class-letter-from-byron-dixon?ecid=ACsprvsLH1VC-KJHd7hAYNyI0Qtexm7H9MuRFD8bYD_BJWMbwuBROQgNTM16zJgqzCiB7-h6dc6n&utm_campaign=22352665-%5BADV%5D%20Class%20Letters&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--u5U9Swua5TIO3YwmuJw41Ub7fYGAqbz83DNiPQC4_a_hIMJT1m3NFMC3d3LoEvKAh6Gp_NDU2jxR3G1ttYML2D3wk1A&_hsmi=419007923&utm_content=419007923&utm_source=hs_email

Purple rain on a boom box. A football brotherhood forged in Mulledy Hall. A principal from Worcester who changed everything— twice. Byron Dixon is our next letter author, writing a touching reflection on turning 60 that will take you back to that first day on the Hill and remind you why Holy Cross never really leaves you. Check your inbox later this week for his letter. 💜💜💜

Anyone with a child or a young person you care about who is struggling to enter or make progress in a discouraging job market, this is really strong advice you can share.

This Is a Hard Time to Start a Career. These Two Words Can Help. (Gift Article) Advice on building a rewarding work life, even amid employment gloom.

Here’s a mini reunion with caption by the one and only Tom Vogel.

We're so effing awesome. HC 1988 in Battery Park City

With Tom are Jacquie Wojak and Carolyn Prohovich