The biggest thing they get out of it is company and a chance to reminisce. He recalled a recent visit, in which Campion resident Rev. William Guindon, SJ, former head of the Physics Department, swapped shop talk with ex-Chemistry Department Chairman Prof. Emeritus Robert O'Malley. It's a connection back to what they know. It keeps them in the loop. You have a quiet fellow and a visitor will spark a memory, and you can get a conversation going.
Reminiscence is a big thing with the elderly.
For longtime College of Advancing Studies Administrative Assistant Elizabeth Strain, her recent trip to Campion meant a reunion with an old friend, Rev. Robert Hoey, SJ, a former associate dean of education at BC whom she hadn't seen in 30 years. Hoey was a dean. We were talking about old times. The elderly Jesuits have no shortage of stories to tell and welcome the chance to renew old school ties. Vincent Molinaro, SJ, who served for years as a kitchen worker and general handyman on the Boston College campus, said he enjoys reminiscing about The Heights.