Pittsfield Catholic Schools Inducting Ruberto, Others to Hall of Fame
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Sheila Keator |
Edmund Wary |
James Ruberto
John Bradley
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Catholic Schools of Pittsfield will honor a stacked list of inductees — which includes retired four-term Mayor James Ruberto — to its Hall of Fame at a benefit gala scheduled for Friday, April 26.
"Inducted into our Hall of Fame are individuals who have carried forward the legacy, teachings and values of St. Joseph Central High School into their personal and professional careers," said William C. Jones, chairman of the Catholic Schools of Pittsfield Board. "The honorees are successful people who have a deep commitment to community service, excelled at leadership and enjoyed successful professional careers. Their faith and impact at the local, regional and even global levels are beacons for success that future generations of alumni can look to as positive role models in their own endeavors."
The the third annual "Evening with the Stars" fundraiser gala will be held at the Crowne Plaza. Cocktails begin at 6 and dinner and induction ceremony at 7. The event is open to the public and tickets are $100, including dinner and drinks.
For more information and to RSVP call 413-443-9686 or visit www.stjosephpittsfield.org. All the proceeds for this event will benefit the Catholic Schools of Pittsfield.
The Hall of Fame inductees are:
Ruberto, class of 1964, is a retired four-term mayor of Pittsfield and lead the city to "Green Community" status. In addition, he helped lead the city to the state's most creative community award in 2009. Prior to serving as mayor, Ruberto held executive positions at both New York Stock Exchange and privately held companies.
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Michael Haley
Dennis Kelly |
Edmund Wary, class of 1963, is a Bronze Star and Purple Heart veteran of the Vietnam War. Wary lives in Honolulu, where he has become one of the city’s premier restaurateurs, opening and operating multiple restaurant concepts and nightclubs over the years. He is past president of the Hawaii Restaurant Association and director emeritus of the National Restaurant Association, where he spent 11 years as the director representing Hawaii. While a director, he was the first American to be invited to China to speak to the Chinese Food Service Industry Association.
Michael Haley, class of 1960, has worked on more than 60 feature films and 18 movies for television in roles such as assistant director, producer and choreographer. He has worked with directors including Sidney Lumet, Sidney Pollock, Barry Levinson, and Penny Marshall, and on films such as "Biloxi Blues," "Working Girl," "Primary Colors" and "Angels In America." Haley has also worked and acted with Katherine Hepburn, Harrison Ford, Meryl Streep, Tom Hanks, Sophia Loren, Christian Slater and John Travolta. He has won numerous awards, including an Emmy for "Angels In America."
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Paul E. Perachi
Regina Larkin Petron
Julia Sullivan |
Dennis Kelly, class of 1964, has practiced law in Boston since 1972. In the 1980s, he served as assistant U.S. attorney in Massachusetts prosecuting major frauds and international high-tech transfer cases. For the past 21 years, he has been a trial lawyer and partner at Burns & Levinson, specializing in business litigation and white-collar crime defense.
Paul E. Perachi, class of 1957, was appointed as first justice of the Berkshire Juvenile Court in October 1997. Perachi was an algebra teacher, guidance counselor and a driver's education teacher in addition to serving as athletic director, varsity basketball and assistant football coach at St. Joseph High School.
Regina Larkin Petron, class of 1973, is a dancer, choreographer, master teacher and arts administrator. She was a dance professor at Adelphi University for more 25 years, toured the world for more than 20 years for the United States Information Agency Embassy and has created dance programs for urban and rural communities.
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Kathryn Flanagan |
Julia Sullivan, a Sister of St. Joseph was assigned to St. Joseph Central High School in 1970 after teaching at a middle school in Rhode Island. She taught for nine years, and was principal for 13 years. In 1994, she was hired by the Berkshire County sheriff's office to work with inmates as a case manager and two years later as an assistant deputy superintendent, responsible for administering the programs and treatment department at the sheriff's office.
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