A-Boss Owner Named to Seton-LaSalle's Hall of Fame

A Brookline businesswoman has been named to the Seton-La Salle Catholic High School 2013 Hall of Fame.

Linda Boss, owner of A-Boss Opticians on Brookline Boulevard, received the honor on April 13 in a ceremony at St. Clair Country Club. Boss also is the president of the Brookline Chamber of Commerce.

The Seton-La Salle Hall of Fame honors alumni and faculty of Elizabeth Seton High School (1941-1979), South Hills Catholic High School (1956-1979) and Seton-La Salle Catholic High School (1980-present) who have demonstrated excellence in their academic pursuits, career achievements, and service to their church, community and Seton-La Salle.

Boss is a 1966 graduate of Elizabeth Seton High School.

Five other local men and women also received the honor:

• Carol Ging Erzen, Elizabeth Seton Class of 1976: Director of Training and Staff Development for Allegheny Valley School/Northwest Human Services.

• Greg Gattuso, Seton-La Salle 1980: Assistant head coach of the University of Maryland Football Team.

• Sr. Louise Grundish, BSN, MEd, MNEd, RN, Elizabeth Seton Class of 1951: Sisters of Charity of Seton Hill.

• Lt. Leo John (Jack) Kelly, South Hills Catholic, Class of 1962 (received posthumously): United States Marine Corp—Killed during Operation Hickey in 1967. Kelly received a Purple Heart, and his name appears on the Vietnam Memorial in Washington, DC.

• Br. Patrick Power, South Hills Catholic Faculty from 1961-1975: Christian Brothers. Power is in his 82nd year as a Brother, and he turned 100 years old in December, 2012.

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