Dr. Anthony Silvestri, Class of 1954, was recognized by the Gloucester Catholic Alumni Asociation on Monday

night, January 28 with a major honor. The Alumni Association and Gloucester Catholic Junior Senior High School, formally dedicated the high school science lab as:

 

\”The Anthony Silvestri/Sr. Martha Mary Science Lab\”

The retiring Alumni Association Board member enjoyed a long and distinguished career as a research scientist, a career in which he earned statewide and national recognition.

After he earned a bachelor\’s degree in chemistry from Villanova University in 1958 and a doctorate from Penn State in 1961, Dr. Silvestri embarked on a long career at Mobil, where he had held summer jobs as a teenager and where his father worked for many years.

Dr. Silvestri and his colleagues were among those recognized for their work in 2005 when they were inducted into the New Jersey Inventors Hall of Fame. In all, Dr. Silvestri holds 28 U.S. patents.

Dr. Silvestri, who grew up in Glassboro, has never forgotten his Gloucester Catholic roots, having served with the Alumni Association for many years and giving back on many occasions to his alma mater. He has been married to his wife Heand for more than 50 years and has two children and three grandchildren.

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 IRVING, Texas – Feb. 12, 2013 – The National Football Foundation (NFF) announced today that John Stephenson has been named the president and chief executive officer of Atlanta Hall Management, Inc., (AHM) the Georgia not-for-profit corporation tasked with constructing and operating the national College Football Hall of Fame in Atlanta. The announcement was made locally last week by AHM after its board of directors unanimously approved a three-year contract for Stephenson in late January.

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By Amaani Lyle
American Forces Press Service

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12, 2013 – A U.S. Army soldier who was awarded the Medal of Honor for risking his life to save his comrades during an ambush in Afghanistan has been inducted into the Pentagon\’s Hall of Heroes.

Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta, Army Secretary John McHugh and Army Chief of Staff Gen. Raymond T. Odierno presented the Medal of Honor flag and Hall of Heroes plaque to Staff Sgt. Clinton L. Romesha. President Barack Obama awarded the 31 year old the nation\’s highest military honor at a White House ceremony a day earlier.

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On February 10, 2013. Of the Cramer Hill Section of Camden. Age 86. Loving Godfather of Marie Benjamin of Camden. Survived by many devoted caregivers and friends. Jesse proudly served our country in the U.S. Navy during World War II. He was a member of American Legion Post # 473 in Camden. Service 12 Noon Friday at McCANN –HEALEY FUNERAL HOME: 851 Monmouth St. Gloucester City. Burial BGWCD Cemetery. 

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