Stepinac teacher who was there when I was there – is still there!

I never had Mr. Larkin, but I do remember him. This was his 50th year at Stepinac.

Two very nice articles about him, especially the second one, which includes a video.

A church-bombing in Birmingham, Ala., killed four African-American girls. The Beatles made their first appearance on U.S. television. “My Favorite Martian” premiered on CBS. Lee Harvey Oswald visited Mexico City and sought visas from the Cuban and Soviet embassies.

Don Larkin, a Bronx boy and recent Fordham grad, became a Latin teacher at Archbishop Stepinac High School in White Plains.

And this article, also in the Journal News and with a short video interview.

'Mr. Stepinac' tied to tradition

Larkin’s career nearly spans Stepinac’s entire history. The school
had opened 15 years before he arrived, but he made sure to meet the
first two principals. So he is really Mr. Stepinac, the sole link to the
school’s many traditions. 

 “People
say that when he leaves, we won’t know what to do,” said Rick
Yapchanyk, a second-year teacher at Stepinac who studied under Larkin.
“He’s such a presence.” 

But Larkin plans on returning in September for year 51.

    “He’s
coming back, even if I have to go get him,” said the Rev. Thomas
Collins, the current school     president, who also was a student at
Stepinac who returned as a teacher.