DeSales Catholic School held their Distinguished Alumni Hall of Fame Induction dinner on Thursday night in the school gymnasium on Chestnut Ridge Road in Lockport. Mike Mullane, a Hall of Fame Inductee himself was the emcee for the evening program and co-chairman of the event along with Mark Jaekle. Proceeds from the Hall of Fame dinner help to fund tuition assistance grants at DeSales Catholic School.
On Friday, October 11h, Inductees, and their families were invited to DeSales for an unveiling of the updated Hall of Fame display. Kindergarten students helped welcome the alumni back to their alma mater by singing for them. The alumni joined students for a school-wide mass said by Rev. Joseph Dumphrey, OSFS ’53 and Father Andrew Lauricella.
The 2024 inductees are:
Owner of Dyan Mulvey Dance Academy; Dyan Mulvey Balcerzak, DeSales High School ‘74
The late Jon Danna, DeSales High School '73, lawyer and community volunteer
Retired local politician and restaurateur, Gerald DeFlippo, DeSales High School '58
Retired Human Resource professional, Joseph Giansante, DeSales High School '68
Coach of the St. John Fisher University Football team, Paul Vosburgh, DeSales High School ‘71