MEN FOR OTHERS Dinner
Keynote speaker Jay
Feely ’94 (right) and
his father, Tom
L - R: Tim
Livingston, P '18,
Chris Livingston '18,
Sean Hughes '18, Bill
Hughes, P '15, '18, '20
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speakers and a photo slideshow from
the Men for Others Dinner
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The Dads’ Club hosts the 13th annual
event with 600 fathers and sons
Jesuit fathers and sons filled Higgins Hall for the annual gathering on April 15
The Jesuit Dads Club’s 13th
annual Men for Others Dinner
on April 15 at Higgins Hall once
again brought together some 600
fathers and sons for a wonderful
evening of food, fellowship, and faith.
The impactful keynote address was
delivered by former Michigan and
longtime NFL football player Jay Feely
’94, who is now a TV broadcaster.
Feely spoke about how he is proud of
his athletic achievements, but it is his
desire to make a positive impact on
others, and to answer God’s call to do
so, that inspires his life.
Each year at the Men for Others
Dinner, the Dads’ Club makes a
generous donation to the school.
This year, Dads’ Club president John
Perez, P ’18 presented Jesuit president
Fr. Richard C. Hermes, S.J. with a gift
from the Dads’ Club of $225,000. The
money was raised primarily through
Dads’ Club coordination of parking
for events at neighboring Raymond
James Stadium during the 2017-18
school year.
Perez also presented the 2018 Michael
G. Songy “Men for Others” Award, the
Dads’ Club’s highest honor, to Ron Battle,
P ’16, ’21. The award, which is given for
service to the Dads’ Club and Jesuit High
School, is named for Mike Songy, P ’98,
’00. Numerous other past recipients of
the award were in attendance Sunday,
including Ken Darst (2017 winner), Mike
Sweet (2015), Rick McClintock (2014),
Brian Ehrlich (2012), Jeff Younger (2010),
and Michael Crochet (2009).
An annual highlight of the Men for Oth-
I'm proud of my
athletic achievements,
but it's my desire
to make a positive
impact on others and
answer God's call.
-Jay Feely '94
ers Dinner are the two senior speakers.
This year, Chris Livingston ’18 (father Tim
Livingston, P ’18) and Sean Hughes ’18
(father Bill Hughes, P ’15, ’18, ’20) spoke
about how their fathers have shaped
their lives through love and leadership.
Livingston talked about how his parents
adopted him, and how his father has
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recently guiding the family through
tragedy. Hughes, the second oldest
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remained a strong presence in their
lives even while deployed in Iraq and
Afghanistan, and how he later bypassed
career opportunities for his family.