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Donor Profile: Helen and Tom Considine
By the time their youngest child graduates from Loyola Academy in 2023, Helen and Tom Considine will have been Rambler parents to six children for a span of 17 years. The Considine Ramblers include: Thomas "T.J." Considine '10, a 2014 graduate of Northwestern University with a degree in chemical engineering, who now works for Visa as a product manager in San Francisco; Jack Considine '13, a 2017 graduate of the University of Notre Dame with a degree in computer science, who now lives in Austin where he founded K-Op Software; Marta Considine '14, a recent graduate of Bucknell University, where she was a four-year varsity water polo player, studied economics and Classics and will be working in data analytics for Axtria in New Jersey; Michael Considine '16, a sophomore at Northwestern University studying computer science; Kevin Considine '20, a rising junior at Loyola; and Charlie Considine '23, a future Rambler.
The family’s recent gift to the Second Century Campaign exemplifies their deep commitment to Loyola’s Jesuit mission as it continues to shape the hearts and minds of its students.
What motivated you to make a gift to the Second Century Campaign in support our new John D. Norcross '54 Aquatic Center?
All of our children have participated in aquatics at Loyola. It allowed them to grow as athletes, leaders, teammates, friends and individuals. Because swimming and water polo are high endurance sports, they all learned the importance of hard work and goal setting—this has stuck with them.
What impact has Loyola Academy had on your family?
We’ve witnessed in our children a commitment to social justice that has been nurtured by Loyola. TJ is applying to be in the Big Brother program in California, and Jack tutors individuals for the GED in Texas. They are not doing this to “put on a college application” or “pad the resume,” but because they know that they have been given many gifts and want to pay it forward. We are especially proud of their support of immigrants and refugees, at this time when many are not showing much love to this group. In the fall of 2016, they decided to donate to refugee causes on a monthly basis. For our children, RIPLOC is not just an acronym—it’s a way of life.
And not only have our children made lifelong friends, but we have too! We are in a monthly card group with alumni parents from our “early years” in the stands.
As parents of Loyola alumni , a current student and a future Rambler, in what ways have you seen Loyola evolve? And, what keeps your family connected to Loyola Academy?
Academics have always been strong, and given that this is a Jesuit institution, we have faith that they will continue to be. Obviously, our family is very math/science-based, but we are incredibly impressed with the Classics program at Loyola. It has been like they’ve all earned a liberal arts degree in high school by taking Latin and Greek!
What is changing is the recognition that there is more to the whole person than just academics or just athletics. Under the leadership of Fr. McGrath, the school message keeps coming back to the mission of the school in the Jesuit tradition. It is palpable and it is alive.
Since we still have a couple boys who are, or will be, at LA, we haven’t had to grapple with how to stay involved, but I think that the community masses, service projects as well as the Graduate Parent Network will be great avenues for us in the future.
Learn more about Loyola’s Second Century Campaign and make a gift today at https://www.goramblers.org/page/second-century-campaign.
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