In April 2024, initiated by brother Mel Burgess (1973), our classmates gathered in Easton, PA to visit with brother Guy Steward (1973) who had been stricken with terminal cancer. We spent the weekend celebrating Guy and reminiscing about our time at the “Rock.” We were sophomores and juniors at the time of the school’s closing in the spring of 1972, and all of us lamented the closing and the opportunity to kick some butt and provide leadership as senior officers had SEMA remained open. Consequently, under the coordination leadership of brother Bill Delaney (1973), we decided to keep our memories alive and renew our brotherhood on an annual basis. Unfortunately, brother Guy was rapidly transitioning, so we gathered a few months later in August 2024. He transitioned a few days before we gathered, but brother Guy and his family opened their home to us where we again celebrated him and spent the weekend eating, drinking and reminiscing in his backyard.

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               As you will see from the remaining photos, our most recent gathering in September 2025 included SEMA graduates from earlier years. We gathered in Richmond, Va., and spent most of a day on the campus at the Rock, taking photos, touring the campus, and listening to a historical presentation about St. Emma and St. Francis by local historian/photographer John Plashal. We also visited the Drexel-Morrell Center adjacent to campus, talking to the Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament and reviewing historical documents.