Class of '86 Hall of Fame Inductees

1986 Hockey Team

The 1986 hockey team finished in third place in the Commonwealth Conference, then went on a run that led them to become MIAA Division 3 1986 State Hockey Champions.

The team members were Keith Lombardi, Mark Frizzell, Curt McKelvie, Paul Turner, Scott Enwright, Jim Donovan, Chris Keene, Mark Downey, Mike Sisson, Brian Martin, Peter Stanley, Mark Andersen, J.B. Flueckinger, Paul Stewart, Steve Burns, Jim Cutler, Scott Arsenault, Sean Hersey, Dean Hillis, Steve Botelho, Mike Wesley, Scott Dennison, Joe Ristino, Mike Squires, and Dave McLean.

The coaches were Assistant Coach John Coughlin, Assistant Coach Ike Bevins and Head Coach Steve Bevins.

Dr. Henry Thomas ‘86
Distinguished Alumnus

Dr. Henry Thomas of Stow was the Minuteman class of 1986 valedictorian and valedictorian of the University of Massachusetts - Lowell class of 1990. Thomas has received many accolades including the AEGIS Excellence Award for Outstanding Performance presented to the AEGIS High Range Resolution Team from the US Navy AEGIS program office in 1997. Thomas also received awards from the Department of the Navy, Best Paper at AIAA/BMDO Technology Conference 1999 and 2000, and Lincoln Laboratory Team Excellence Award 2008-2009.

Shawn Limerick ‘86
Distinguished Alumnus, Athlete

Shawn Limerick graduated from Minuteman in 1986. A gifted and accomplished multi-sport athlete, he found competition exhilarating, and earned All-Scholastic recognition from the Boston Globe and the Boston Herald in football. Shawn also participated in wrestling and track.

He attended Worcester State College, majoring in accounting and graduating in 1991. Formerly a resident of Lexington, Shawn now lives in Chelmsford with his wife of 14 years and their children. He is a Certified Financial Planner with Bay Financial Associates, LLC, in Waltham, where he has worked since 1992. Speaking of Minuteman, Shawn says, “I thought it was a great experience.”

Shawn enjoyed being at the school with his peers from a variety of towns and backgrounds; he felt that it helped him to keep an open mind, to be a good listener, and to understand people better, all of which are essential in his career.

Kathy Maloney ‘86
Distinguished Alumna

Kathy studied computer programming and participated in several sports including varsity field hockey, varsity swimming, varsity basketball, and varsity track and field. She also was statistician of the football team and manager of the wrestling team. Kathy founded a Facebook group for Minuteman “Old Timers” that now has over 800 friends and subscribers who enjoy having impromptu gatherings and sharing information. She has been the Associate Director for the Performing Arts Office at Suffolk University in Boston for the past 11 years. Kathy has been instrumental in the establishment of the Minuteman Hall of Fame.

Kristin Herman White '86
Distinguished Alumna & Athlete

“My participation in sports was everything to me in high school,” says Kristin Herman White, who lived in Lincoln when she attended Minuteman and now resides in Marlborough. “As far as success in sports, that was accomplished through great teammates and outstanding coaches.” Ms. Herman White modestly deflects the credit for her accomplishments on the playing field, yet she was a versatile standout thanks to her own merits in field hockey, soccer, basketball, softball and track and field, earning 12 varsity letters. An unquenchable work ethic helped as well.

“As far as being an exceptional athlete, I never viewed myself that way,” Ms. Herman White explains. “Working hard, always giving 100 per cent - or at least trying to - was more like it. Being strong, dedicated and having the ability to persevere, both physically and mentally, helped in various situations both on and off the field.”

Ms. Herman White was the first woman on the all-male soccer team at Minuteman, another significant milestone that she humbly takes in stride. She denies seeing herself as a pioneer or groundbreaker for other females in athletics, even though she participated in establishing Minuteman’s first girls’ soccer team.

Today, Ms. Herman White is an Early Childhood educator working with children with special needs.

David E. Jones '86
Distinguished Alumnus

David Jones certainly knows how to cope with emergencies. A member of the Class of 1986 at Minuteman, Mr. Jones has been a 911 dispatcher in his hometown of Belmont for the past 21 years. “You get to deal with people at their best and worst,” he said of his interactions with the public in times of crisis.

This year, on St, Patrick’s Day, Mr. Jones had an unexpected opportunity to pitch in and help someone in person rather than on the phone. He and his wife were driving to a pub in Watertown when they noticed smoke pouring from a house on a street in that community. Without any hesitation, Mr. Jones jumped out of his car and escorted an elderly man out of the burning residence to safety. 

Assisting people isn’t his only passion. Ever since his days at Minuteman, Mr. Jones has had an abiding interest in sports. An outstanding athlete, he played soccer, basketball and baseball for four years, and was captain of the soccer and basketball teams.

Mr. Jones has been involved with the Special Olympics in Belmont since 1990. He is its former program director, and although he has scaled back his involvement due to family obligations, he remains committed to the Special Olympics’ goals, mission and outreach. He takes immense pride in the fact that the program has grown significantly over the years. When Mr. Jones began, there were approximately 150 participants; today, he said, there are twice as many who join in.

Mr. Jones also serves on the Board of Directors of Belmont Youth Baseball. His sons, ages 8 and 12, are active in the organization.

Perhaps a laudatory comment in the essay nominating Mr. Jones for the 2017 Minuteman Hall of Fame sums him up best: He is “a great family man and a great all-around person.”

“I loved the interaction with kids, parents, the staff and town officials,” he said. Reflecting upon his time at Minuteman, Mr. Jones summed it up by saying, “It was challenging, it was good, it was fun.”

Robert B. McCarthy Jr.  '86
Distinguished Alumnus

When Bob McCarthy graduated from Minuteman High School in 1986, he never imagined that the education he received there in electronics would help him land a position with the Massachusetts State Police Bomb Squad in 2005.
Mr. McCarthy still holds that position and can reflect with immense satisfaction upon a career focused upon serving the public with distinction and valor as a police officer for 28 years (21 years spent as a Massachusetts State Trooper.)

He attended Fitchburg State College for further training in electronics following his four years at Minuteman, but said he “just couldn’t sit in a building anymore.” Eager for variety, excitement, more contact with people and rigorous challenges of all kinds, Mr. McCarthy shifted his attention to law enforcement. He accepted a summer position with the police department in Dennis, Mass., then spent three years on the New York City police force.

Mr. McCarthy’s wish for a dynamic and stimulating profession has been fulfilled to the hilt since he joined the bomb squad. He attributes his success in getting the job and excelling at it largely to his solid background in electronics from Minuteman. 

Mr. McCarthy has utilized his technical skills at places such as the World Trade Center in New York after the bombing there in 1993; he was at the finish line of the Boston Marathon just ten minutes after two deadly explosions rocked that event in 2013; he was on the scene in a quiet Watertown neighborhood three days later when the two Marathon bombing suspects engaged in a late-night shootout with police and when one of them was found hiding in a resident’s boat in a backyard the next day; and he represented the bomb squad when he testified at Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s trial.

In addition to Mr. McCarthy’s duties here in Massachusetts, he is an assistant instructor with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms’ Advanced Explosives Disposal Techniques course (AEDT), based in Huntsville, Alabama. “This is where certified bomb techs continue their training in safe disposal of dangerous items,” he said. 

Another facet of Mr. McCarthy’s preparation also takes place in Huntsville, where the FBI’s Hazardous Devices School is located. “It’s where all bomb technicians in the country receive their initial training and get certified as bomb techs,” he explained. “We also have to recertify every three years at the school.”

“What I do puts a smile on my face every day,” said Mr. McCarthy. “I love being outside and meeting people.” As for the role that Minuteman has played in his success, he added, “I’ve been talking about Minuteman my entire life. It made me who I am now.”