Dear Alumni, Parents and Friends,
As I write my final letter for the Colt Connection, I want to express my thanks for the opportunity to serve the CBA community for the past 12 years. I am grateful to the Board of Trustees for offering me the position of President back in 2009. Their guidance during my years in office has been invaluable. The same is true for the Brothers’ Community at CBA. Their fraternal support has been greatly appreciated.
The hallmark of any Lasallian institution is dedicated people working together to provide an excellent Catholic education, and this has certainly been my experience at CBA. The best part of my job was getting to interact with so many of those wonderfully dedicated people.
I am grateful to the parents, who have sacrificed so that their sons could attend CBA. Through the years, the Mothers’ Club and Fathers’ Club members were nothing short of amazing, working tirelessly to promote camaraderie and raise funds to help support the school. It has been my privilege to work with three outstanding Principals and their administrative teams. I want to thank our faculty and many staff members for their dedication to our students. I have worked closely with my colleagues in Fleming Hall, and I am grateful for their encouragement and fellowship. It has been a pleasure to be involved with the Alumni Association, and I have enjoyed attending many events both here in Lincroft and in the various cities across the United States. The support of our nearly 12,000 alumni will always be key to keeping the CBA tradition alive and well.
Finally, I have been truly blessed by getting to know close to 3,000 students over my time here! They are outstanding young men, and it has been a privilege to work with them as students, and watch them graduate and become the young men God has called them to be!
May God continue to bless all the members of this incredible CBA community.
Live Jesus in Our Hearts… Forever!
Br. Frank Byrne, FSC ’75
President