Hamden Residents to be Inducted into Notre Dame’s Knights of Honor Hall of Fame

By Notre Dame High School (Open Post)

WEST HAVEN, CT — Loyal alumni from near and far, including a local publisher, a successful lawyer and businessman, an over 30-year educator in the New Haven public school system, a native of Haiti who went on to graduate from Yale, and a key member of Notre Dame’s first state-championship baseball team in 1985 as well as five school educators and administrators, including four from Notre Dame and the President of Sacred Heart Academy, highlight the list of 10 inductees at Notre Dame High School’s (WH) 70th Anniversary Knights of Honor Dinner on Saturday, November 5, 2016 at Anthony’s Ocean View in New Haven.

This event is an integral part of the school’s 70th anniversary of being founded by the Brothers of Holy Cross and opening its doors for the first time in the fall of 1946. It will be the 31st consecutive Knights of Honor Dinner sponsored by the Alumni Association.

The 2016 inductees include:

Alumni – Mr. Alexander G. Torello ‘59 (Branford, CT), Mr. John F. DePodesta ‘62 (Alexandria, VA), Mr. John R. Chernovetz ‘63 (Bethany, CT), Mr. Robert Lamothe ‘73 (Hamden, CT), and Mr. Hugh J. Plunkett ‘85 (Branford, CT);

Faculty – Mr. William C. Gerosa (Hamden, CT), Reverend Cajetan T. Holland, C.S.C. (posthumously), and Mr. Stephen H. Kirck II ‘88 (Hamden, CT); and

Loyal Friends – Mr. Raymond J. Lynch (Waterbury, CT) and Sister Sheila M. O’Neill, ASCJ (Hamden, CT).

For a detailed biography, picture of each inductee, and online payment option, please visit the 2016 Knights of Honor Webpage – http://www.notredamehs.com/Page/Alumni/Knights-of-Honor.

The Knights of Honor Dinner was established in 1986 as a way to pay tribute to and preserve the memory of individuals who have brought distinction to Notre Dame High School as alumni, faculty and loyal friends. Notre Dame believes in recognizing those individuals who have, in their own way, made a contribution to the School community or have lived the ideals of the “Notre Dame Code.”

The Knights of Honor Liturgy for inductees, their families and the entire Notre Dame community will be held on Friday, November 4, 2016 at 9:30 a.m. in Alumni Hall. In addition to the inductees and their families, the entire student body and each faculty member will be present for the first of the weekend’s festivities.

The induction ceremony will be held the following night, Saturday, November 5, 2016 starting at 6:00 p.m. at Anthony’s Ocean View. Both events will be streamed online at www.gogreenknights.com.

Tickets for the dinner are $125.00 per person and can be purchased online at the 2016 Knights of Honor Webpage or by contacting Director of Alumni and Special Events Briana Ragaini at 203-933-1673 x268 or via e-mail at bragaini@notredamehs.com.

With the 10 inductees for the 2016 Dinner, over 230 people have now been inducted as a Notre Dame Knight of Honor since the dinner’s inception in 1986.