When the honor of induction
occurred, Brian was the senior editor of
the
Detroit Free Press in Detroit, Michigan.
His career with the FreePress (one of the
largest newspapers in the country) began
in 1988 when he was frst appointed associate
editor and the editor of the Detroit Free
Press Sunday Magazine. Prior to that, he
was
employed by the Miami Herald as a business/legal
affairs writer and as associate editor of
"Tropic" the Sunday Magazine. Other
significant professional accomplishments
include being named to the editorial board
of the Miami Herald in 1984 and being the
youngest to ever attain that position. Brian
has also served as President of the Sunday
Magazine Editors Association, a professional
association of Sunday Magazine editors in
North America and Europe. In 1984 Brian was
nominated for a Pulitzer Prize. Each year
since 1993 he has been the keynote speaker
at luncheons sponsored by the Free Press
to honor the top 50 high school students
in Michigan. Brian's education includes a
Bachelor of Arts in History at Princeton
University.
Maureen Prince
Inducted 1996
When Maureen was inducted she was the clinical
coordinator for the Mary M. Parkes
Asthma Center at Genesee Hospital. The center,
which treats and offers support to
asthmatic individuals, is named in honor
of Maureen's good friend who died of an acute
asthma episode in 1991. It is the first
of its kind in Rochester, and was able to
open
largely in part due to her dedication and
commitment along with support from the Parkes
family and physicians.
Maureen has also worked at Strong Memorial
Hospital as a bone marrow transplant nurse,
the Royal Chelsea Hospital in England in
a 12 week volunteer nurse program, Visiting
Nurse Service as a hospice and terminal care
nurse, and at Genesee Hospital as a medical
surgical nurse.
Maureen's education includes an AAS in nursing
from Monroe Community College.
She also took courses at the University of
Rochester and Nazareth College towards a
goal
of Masters in public health.
Dr. Brondon Christian
Inducted 1993
At the time of his induction to the Gates-Chili
Hall of Fame Chris's accomplishments
and certifications were as follows:
-Board Certified in Internal Medicine
-Board Eligible in Pulmonary Diseases
-Assistant District Physician for Gates-Chili
Central School District
-Board Eligible in Sleep Study Research
-Residency fellowship in Pulmonary Medicine
His education includes:
-BA in Biology at the University of Rochester
-MD - St. George's University
-School of Medicine - Island of Grenada,
West Indies.
Today, Chris is a Pulmonary Specialist and
has his own private practice in Greece, NY.
Gennaro (Gino) Marcello
Inducted 2006
Gino is an entrepreneur who opened his own business, Sleep City
in Henrietta in 1997. Since then, his business has expanded to
four locations in the Rochester area. Not only has Sleep City
had an annual growth in sales over the past nine years,
but more importantly it has allowed Gino to continue to support
organizations in the Rochester area. More than $250,000.00 in
merchandise and monetary donations have been donated to such
organizations as S.P.C.C. (Society for Protection and Care of
Children), the American Red Cross, A.B.W. (Alternatives for
Battered Women) Kids, and our own Gates Chili booster clubs.
Gino was voted friendliest as a senior at Gates Chili High
School. He has coached C.Y.O. basketball, Chili youth baseball
and taught religious instruction at St. Pius Church. He was on
the Board of Directors for S.P.C.C., and is now on the Board
of Directors for the Churchville Youth Lacrosse Club. In 1986
Gino was voted N.Y.S. Retail Manager of the Year. He lives in
Chili with his wife of 27 years and their three children.
Gino states he will always treasure his years at Gates Chili.
The friendships that he made with both fellow students and
teachers have blessed his life. His advice to students is
to utilize every bit of your education and the people you
meet along the way as a stepping stone to your dreams, but
never forget your Gates Chili roots and those that were there
for you.
ALFRED J. DiMORA
Inducted 2010
Alfred J. DiMora is a graduate of Gates Chili High School Class
of 1975. He is self-employed as the founder and CEO of Clenet
Coachworks in Santa Barbara, California. In 1976, Mr. DiMora
came to California to design and build limited production luxury
cars at Clenet, and seven years later, he took control of Clenet
and formed the Sceptre Motorcar Company. His Sceptre won the
Best-of –Show Award at the Los Angeles Auto Show in 1978.
As Chief Automotive Designer at Clenet, he created the
Series IV and Series V Clenets. Altogether, over 580 Clenets
were produced and sold to royalty, celebrities, and other motor
enthusiasts around the world. In 1986, Mr. DiMora’s Clenet
was selected as the Official Centennial Car by President Reagan.
Therefore, he was honored at the Automotive Hall of Fame in
Michigan. Clenets are considered to be the “American Rolls
Royce” by Fortune Magazine. Mr. DiMora innovated in the areas
of chemical recycling, automobile and truck antifreeze
production and distribution, and hazardous waste management at
PRS, Inc. in Salt Lake City in the 1990s. He served as the
first non-chemist on the American Society of Testing and
Materials Committee, as well as created and marketed the first
ready-to-use 50/50 antifreeze, which has become a bestseller.
In 1997, Mr. DiMora founded Star Bridge Systems, Inc. to advance
reconfigurable computing technologies. Star Bridge has created
powerful, high-performance computer platforms and a new software
called VIVA for hypercomputing. Many Star Bridge customers
include NASA and National Cancer Institute. Mr. DiMora also
has helped in creating the Voyager, the world’s largest ferris
wheel. He was inducted into the Knights of Malta in 2001 as
SIR Alfred DiMora, is a member of Motor Press Guild, and the
Society of Automotive Engineers. Mr. DiMora has recently
developed “The DiMora Initiative,” which is an informed
perspective on the $34 billion bailout of GM, Ford, and Chrysler
and he is currently developing the first hand-built, $2 million
production automobile. Mr. DiMora is married with two step
children. He believes patience is important and to never react
quickly. He also believes pursuing your passion is the easiest
road to success and you must find strategies to win and build a
solid foundation. Mr. DiMora believes he had some of the best
times of his life at Gates Chili, where he loved football and
the lifelong friends he made. He leaves the following advice
to Gates Chili students, “Always believe in yourself, dream
big, work hard, and never give up!” He faced many challenges
such as dyslexia, lack of money and investors, and people who
did not believe in him. He states, “I never attended college,
so my training was from hands-on experience. I went to the
school of hard knocks….the thought of quitting never occurred
to me…I never looked back, only forward….I made my future
happen.” Visit his website at www.dimoramotorcar.com to learn
more about Al DiMora.
