Graduation 2006~ - Marian Catholic High School

ALUMNI NOTES
Mollie Elizabeth Gibbons, daughter
of Kimberly (Nair) Gibbons ’85
Bella and Brock Schlueter,
children of Marc Schlueter ’88
Joey, Rachel, Alyssa and Jessica
Bruno, children of Laura (Miller)
Bruno ’89
Logan Kaminski, son of Tracey
(Bartolameolli) Kaminski ’89
George Archibald ’67 has had an entire day named for him in San
Diego County, Califormia. George has been an active volunteer in all
20 Annual Avacado Festivals in Fallbrook, California and has served as
its chairman for the last 10 years. Recognized by County Chairman Bill
Horn and all members of the San Diego County Board of Supervisors
for his leadership, outstanding service and commitment to area
residents, April 23 was delcared George Archibald Day throughout the
county. Congratulations George!
Victoria (Patterson) Dieska ’71 received the "Those Who Make A
Difference" award from New Lenox School District 122. She also gets
together with fellow alumni Jeanette (Sopkiewicz) Marchese ’71,
Margie (McDonough) Gertsch ’71 and Noreen (Burns) Kimelman
’71 on a regular basis.
Marian Catholic High School was misinformed…information
published in the Spring 2006 Marian Matters that Nancy Mauro ’71
was deceased was incorrect. We are very pleased to say that Nancy is
alive and well and apologize to Nancy for the error!
Marian mourns the loss of Sister Marie Vianney Trutter, O.P. On
April 27, 2006 she was called Home. Sister Marie Vianney was a
religion teacher at Marian during the 70's. She will be remembered for
her goodness, service and love in the Marian Community.
Kimberly (Nair) Gibbons ’85 and her husband Mike welcomed their
second child, Mollie Elizabeth on December 10, 2005. Big sister Abby
3 enjoys her new little sister.
Katie (McGowan) Cantu ’86 and husband Homaro celebrated the
birth of their daughter, Ella Isabel, in July 2005.
Renee Kennedy-Edwards ’86 was the recipient of the "Top 40 under
40" award by Gulfshore Business magazine which recognizes Southwest
Florida's leading business professionals. Ms. Kennedy-Edwards is
President of Coaching 4 Success, Inc., a business consulting service in
the Naples-Fort Myers, Florida area.
Chuck O'Brien ’86 was promoted to the position of General Counsel
overseeing all North American legal affairs for the Statoil ASA group of
companies. Chuck resides in Shelton, Connecticut with his wife
Michelle (Hoffman) ’86 and their two sons, Charlie 4 and Colin 2.
Joey (Halloran) Morris ’87 has the following message for her classmates:
“It is with the greatest of sadness that I write to inform you of
the passing of Leslie (Pride) Opilka ’87, wife of Robert Opilka ’87. She
passed away on March 15th, after a 4 year battle with brain cancer. She
leaves behind not only her husband, but 2 children, Jack 8, and Reily
Kathleen 7, as well as her parents, sister, Lorelle "Scottie" Pride-Day
’84 and numerous family and friends.”
“I always considered Leslie to be one of the greatest gifts God ever chose to
bestow upon me. I first met her as a sophomore at Marian, and since then
she was my best friend for 21 years. It is hard to deal with the fact that she
is physically not here with us anymore, though I realize that she wakes up
with me every morning, for she is in everyone's heart who loved her.”
Please keep Leslie’s family in your thoughts and prayers as they go
through this time of grief. If you are interested in contributing to the
Leslie Opilka Children's Education Fund, please email directly to
Joeybeth1@aol.com for more information.
Christine (Daugharty) Kudrecki ’89
with husband James and children
Caitlyn and Riley
Austin Morrow,
son of Dr. Nancy Lee ’89
Rachel and Anna Cagwin, children
of Christine (Albrecht) Cagwin ’90
Brandon and Zachary Norred,
children of Linda (Lulkowski)
Norred ’90
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