Communion Breakfast – Sunday, April 26, 2026

The 74th annual Communion Breakfast is Sunday, April 26. We will honor merit award recipients Brother Tom Giardino ’60 and Joe Nista ’64.  The Merit award is bestowed to someone who distinguishes himself in his chosen field of endeavor in a manner that brings renown to Cathedral Latin School.

The Class of 1976 will also be honored on the occasion of its 50th anniversary.  They are invited as our guests (no charge) to celebrate their golden jubilee and participate in the Mass.

Mass will be celebrated at 11:00 a.m. @ St. Noel Church, 35200 Chardon Road, Willoughby Hills, OH.  The breakfast and presentation of the award will follow at the banquet center next door. 

The cost is $35 for adults and $25 for students (18 years & younger).  Make your preferred on-line reservations by selecting this button.

To register by check, make check payable and mail to Cathedral Latin Alumni, 13000 Auburn Road, Chardon, OH 44024.  Please RSVP by April 20.

For event questions, contact Communion Breakfast Chairman Terry Roncagli at 440-570-4947 or email  tjroncagli@gmail.com.

2025 Man of the Year

Dr. Patrick Oliver – Class of 1974

Patrick Oliver served for many years as a law enforcement executive.  He possesses a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Criminal Justice from Baldwin Wallace College; a Master’s Degree in Business Administration from Baldwin Wallace College; and a PhD in Leadership and Change from Antioch University in Yellow Springs, Ohio.  Dr. Oliver is a graduate of the FBI’s Law Enforcement Executive Development School and a graduate of Ohio Association Chiefs of Police Executive Leadership College. 

Patrick’s law enforcement experience is distinguished.  He served as Chief of Police for the City of Fairborn, Ohio Police Department and the City of Grandview Heights, Ohio.  He also served as Interim Chief of Police for the Village of Lincoln Heights, Ohio.  Patrick served as a Trooper for the Ohio State Highway Patrol.  He was Ranger Chief for the Cleveland Metropolitan Park District and was the first African American Chief of Police for the City of Cleveland. 

Patrick was an instructor at Cuyahoga Community College in law enforcement and business.  He served as an adjunct professor in the College of Urban Affairs at Wright State University and served as a faculty mentor for a Ph.D. student at Antioch University.  Dr. Oliver is currently an Associate Professor and Director of the Criminal Justice Program at Cedarville University.  Patrick has been an instructor at the International Law Enforcement Academy for students from six African Nations in Botswana in 2012.  He has been a member of the Ohio Criminal Justice Exchange Program with Brazil and the Turkish National Police. 

Patrick is the author of many articles and publications.  He has recently written articles regarding the recruitment and retention of law enforcement officers.  Cities and counties in Ohio and across the country struggle to maintain a full staff of Police Officers since the COVID pandemic.  Patrick wrote a series of articles for the Ohio Police Chief Magazine entitled “Law Enforcement Recruitment, Why it Matters and Key Management Decisions.”  Patrick penned an article entitled “Lifelong Leadership and Service Grounded in Biblical Truth” for the Cedarville Magazine.  Patrick contributed an article in 2020 to WEWS-TV in Cleveland, “Calling for Tougher Police Licensing Requirements.”  He has written articles regarding the recruitment of minority Police Officers, the management of multicultural law enforcement agencies and the importance of community-based policing.  In 2020 -2022, Patrick was selected and served as the lead consultant by Ohio Governor Mike DeWine for the Office of Law Enforcement Recruitment.

Patrick is the past president of the Ohio Association of Chiefs of Police.  He is the founder and Director of the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives Mentor Program for aspiring police chiefs. He served for nine years as a commissioner, for the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, the international accreditation body for law enforcement agencies.  He serves on several community organizations including Chair of the Budget and Finance Committee of First Baptist Church in Fairborn, Ohio and is a board member for Hope Rising, a pregnancy resource center in the Dayton, Ohio area. 

Patrick met his wife, Kim, while they were both employed at Cleveland Metroparks.  Kim was the Lead Birdkeeper at the Zoo.  They have been married for 27 years and have three children.  Brittney is 25 and is a 3rd grade school teacher.  Jason is 21 and is an electrician apprentice.  Justin is 20 and a sophomore management major at Cedarville University.

Click here to view our past “Men of the Year”

Click here to view our Inductee Listing