Distinguished alumni named at Mooney

Staff report

YOUNGSTOWN

The Cardinal Mooney Alumni Association presented its 2016 Distinguished Alumni Awards to Patricia Guidos and Thomas Mastramico at a prayer service last month.

The Distinguished Alumni Awards are presented annually to awardees who “demonstrate a continuing concern and dedication for others by embracing the Cardinal Mooney motto of Sanctity, Scholarship and Discipline.”

Guidos, a 1959 Mooney graduate, graduated from Youngstown State University and has completed graduate work at Ohio State University, the University of Michigan and Michigan State University.

Her career spanned 30 years in the telecommunication industry at Sprint. She traveled extensively across the United States and Europe, holding positions of increasing seniority in management.

Upon returning to the Valley in 2001, she began volunteering for many years at St. Elizabeth Hospital (now Mercy Health) and its cancer center. Currently, she volunteers as a Certified Hospice Champion, also giving time to the St. Vincent de Paul Kitchen, the Poland Pantry and the Dorothy Day House.

Mastramico, a 1972 Mooney graduate, graduated in 1977 from Youngstown State University with a bachelor’s degree in education. He has been instrumental in directing all of the bands in the elementary schools in the Diocese of Youngstown.

Mastramico plays the trumpet for many churches on special occasions and holidays. He also has played in concert bands, musicals and the band The Executive Collection. He lives in Boardman with his wife, Jolene. He is a member of St. Luke Parish and is involved with the music ministry program, Knights of Columbus and the Holy Name Society. He and his wife have two children, Nicholas and Christa.

“Both honorees reflect the ideals of Cardinal Mooney in all that they do,” said the Rev. Gerald DeLucia, Mooney president. “Ms. Guidos and Mr. Mastramico have been positive role models to those that they have touched in their communities. We are proud to name them as our Distinguished Alumni for 2016.”