Cathy was the first person I met at my first class on my first day at Fairfield. I sat next to her at our Freshman Honors seminar, and thought she was a very attractive and interesting person - the sort of girl you hope to meet in college. We were friendly but not good friends for the next couple of years. First semester Junior year, we ended up in three classes together, including our entire morning schedule, so we spent a lot of time together. We sort of more formally got together at the end of that semester, just a couple of weeks before Cathy went to Italy for a semester abroad. I visited her in Florence over spring break that year, and we've been together since then. Next month will be the 20th anniversary of our first kiss, at Cathy's dorm room in Dolan Hall. Fairfield, and particularly the kids from the Honors Program, will always be part of our connective tissue and our history.

Class Years: 1996
First Met: Class at Fairfield University