ALUMNI NOTESLinda (Peppers) Spoleti ’66 is still teachingEnglish at Maine South <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong>.She spent three weeks last summer teachingteachers in Lithuania through a program calledthe American Professional Partnership forLithuanian Education. Linda keeps busy withher three grandchildren; Jessica (6), Callie (4),and Ryan (8 months).Linda Steinbart ’67 writes from sunnyArizona where husband Paul is a professor atArizona State University, W.P. Carey <strong>School</strong> ofBusiness, Department of Information Systems.Their daughter Stephanie was married toAnthony Johnson in April, daughter Elizabethwas accepted into the Barrett Honors College,Arizona State University, this fall.Mary McTigue ’76has been electedSecretary/Treasurer ofthe 2004 Associationof Women’s Health,Obstetric andNeonatal NursesBoard of Directors.Mary holds a Masterof Arts degree inNursingAdministration fromMary McTigue ’76New York University and a Bachelor of Sciencein Nursing from Kean University. She alsoholds an Associate’s degree in Science fromUnion County College and a Diploma inNursing from the Elizabeth General Hospitaland Dispensary <strong>School</strong> of Nursing.Donna (Lux) Partl ’77 married Douglas Partlon June 20, 2003. The ceremony took placeon a beautiful sunset beach in St. Lucia.Donna’s three daughters, Amy, Jessica andLauren were among the guests who witnessedthe exchange of vows.Jim Thompson ’78 lives in Lincoln, NEwhere he has been working for RanzaRestaurants as Director of Catering for thepast five years.Ralph Bremigan ’80 and wife Elizabethannounce the adoption of their son ThomasIvan Bremigan. Thomas was born December31, 2002 in Kamensk-Shakhtinsky, Russia,and arrived home with Mom and Dad inMuncie, IN on October 11, 2003. Beth &Ralph are both faculty members in theDepartment of Mathematical Sciences at BallState University.Maureen (Smyth) Daughtery ’81 andhusband Tim welcomed the birth of their thirdchild, Liam Donovan, on October 5, 2003.Liam joins big brothers Sean Patrick (5) andBrendan Christopher (3).John Hemmerling ’81 and Lynda (Welch)Hemmerling ’85 have five wonderful children,Kristina (12), John (10), Bobby (8), Michael(6), and Ann Marie (3). The whole familyplays soccer. John and Lynda are on an indoor,adult co-rec soccer team. Lynda is a full-timemom who loves scrapbooking. She also workspart-time as a reporter for Star Newspapers.John is an academic advisor for DePaulUniversity’s <strong>School</strong> for New Learning.He received his master’s in math educationand teaches several classes at DePaul.Rev. David Straub ’81 is currently onsabbatical, living on the south side. He istaking the time to promote his new fictionalnovel, Playground, which is a novel thatexplores moral choices. Rev. Straub is workingon another book and already has written asequel to Playground. His book is availableonline and will be available in someindependent bookstores by the end of May.Joyce Bozacki-Rae ’83 and her husband JeffRae recently returned home from a three weekstay in Moscow, Russia, where they completedthe adoption of their daughter, TeganElizabeth Rae. Tegan, born August 9, 2002,joins older brother, Colin Michael, whoturned two in December.Kathleen Bewley ’85 received her medicaldegree from Midwestern University, College ofOsteopathic Medicine. She completed herresidency at University of Illinois at Chicago andis Board Certified in Family Medicine. She hasan office in the new Franciscan Medical Pavilionat the Olympia Fields Campus of St. James.Mary Pat (Donahue) Griswold ’85 andhusband William welcomed baby girl, KerryElizabeth, on September 24, 2003. Kerry joinssiblings Katie (5), Charlie (3) and Michael (2).Danelle (Morford) Bernas ’86 and herhusband David welcomed their new son,Michael David, born on July 1, 2003. Michaeljoins big sister Lauren (5).Randy Boisvert ’86 and his wife Dawn wereblessed with their first child, a son, RomanJoseph, on November 6, 2003. Randyrecently earned his MS from Illinois Instituteof Technology.A.J. Palmisano ’86 recently received hisfourth patent. In 1995 he received his MBAfrom DePaul University in Finance and in1990 his B.S. from University of Illinois inMechanical Engineering. A.J and his wifeStacey have a 4 year old son, Joey and a 2year old daughter, Courtney.Julie (Mazzocca) Connors ’87 and husbandBob welcomed the birth of their fifth child,Ryan Kelsey on September 1, 2003. Ryan’ssiblings are Sean (8), Tyler (6), Megan (4),and Ian (2).Rhonda (Bolda) Divine ’88 and husbandMike welcomed the birth of their seconddaughter, Natalie Noel, Born on September 16,2003. She joins her big sister, Livie who is now2 years old. Rhonda still works part time as aradiologic technologist in the OR departmentat St. Anthony’s Hospital in Crown Point, IN.13 12Debra (Zagotta) Gum ’88 and husband Seanrecently finalized the adoption of Carlos RemizeGum on October 26, 2003. They are happy tohave Carlos as a new member of their family.Debra took a sabbatical from teaching to stay athome and is working on her Master’s Degree inElementary Education from Central Michigan.Linda Ann Wurtz Witek ’88 is living inNaperville and engaged to Brian Dziewinski.They are planning a July wedding. Linda is amanger in the Health InformationManagement Department at the University ofIllinois Medical Center. Brian is a police officerfor the Village of Franklin Park. Linda has twochildren, Billy (10) and Emily (8).Ed Franczyk ’89 and wife Beth were recentlyblessed with the arrival of their first daughterOlivia Elise. Olivia arrived September 28,2003 weighing in at 7 pounds, 15 ounces, and21 inches long. Ed is currently VP/Foremanfor Hytone Concrete and Beth is thePom/Dance Director for Providence <strong>Catholic</strong><strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong>.Colleen (O’Brien) King ’89 and husband Jonwelcomed the birth of their son, JustinNicholas, on April 17, 2003. He is little brotherto his half-brother, Brice, who is 9 years old.John and Lynda (Welch) Hemmerling’81 ’85 with their five beautifulchildren Kristina 12, John 10, Bobby8, Michael 6, and AnnMarie 3.Desma (Ciaglia) Rozovics ’89 and husbandMichael welcomed the birth of their first child,Soren Michael, on July 30, 2003.Jeff Segebarth ’89 was married November 1,2003 to Mary Ann Myers at St. Michael’sChurch in Chicago. Groomsmen includedChad Kramer ’89 and best man DaveSegebarth ’87. Bridesmaids included Susan(Segebarth) Hughes ’86. Jeff & Mary Ann reside inthe Lincoln Park neighborhood of Chicago.Christine (Albrecht) Cagwin ’90 and husbandMark were blessed with their first child, RachelLynn, on September 9, 2003. Rachel weighedin at 9 pounds 1 ounce and 21 inches long. Shejoins her cousins Lynn, Bobby and Tammy andmakes the 4th grandchild for Carol Albrecht(MCHS Office Secretary 1981-1991).
ALUMNI NOTESSoren Michael Rozovics, son ofDesma (Ciaglia) Rozovics ’89.Rarick Witvoet ’90 and his wife Tressawelcomed the birth of their second daughter,Charlotte Denise, born on September 3, 2003.She weighed 9 pounds. Her older sister Alyssa(2), is very excited!Corina (McCarty) Davis ’91 and husbandMike will celebrate their first child’s birthdayon November 5, 2003. Joshua Michael will beone year old. The Davis’ are building a house inChannahon, IL. Corina is a stay at home mom.Matt Gaughan ’91 and his wife Mildred arehappy in Homewood with their three little onesMatthew, Santiago and Alana.Carrie Lentz ’91, daughter of August andKathleen (Schultz) Lentz ’64 recently passedthe Colorado State Bar Exam. Carrie is a 1999graduate of Creighton University, <strong>School</strong> ofLaw. She resides in Colorado Springs and is aSenior Legal Editor for the publishingcompany, Lexis-Nexis.Karen (Bolde) Nichols ’91 is living in Chicagowith her husband and two sons Jake & Jimmy,and is currently working towards her master’s asa family nurse practitioner.Kerry (Reidy) Paris ’91 and husband Martywelcomed the birth of their twin sons on February17, 2004. F. Martin arrived at 7:03 am weighing 6pounds 1 ounce and little brother, Conor, followedat 7:05 am weighing 5 pounds 9 ounces.Antonietta (Femminella) Scalzo ’91 andhusband, Giuseppe, welcomed the birth of theirson, Gianluca, born on December 23, 2003.He joins big sister, Isabella (1 1/2).Amber Lucsay ’92 earned her law degree fromUniversity of Wisconsin in December 2003.Dawn (Johnson) Beres ’93 and husbandJames welcomed the birth of their daughter,Mia Kathleen on April 9, 2003.Erik Markov ’93 currently a staff photographerfor the Kokomo Tribune was recently awardedfirst place in the photo story category of theIndiana News Photographer’s Associationmonthly contest. The story documented aKokomo man’s struggle as he waited to receivea lung transplant and his subsequent recoveryafter the transplant. Erik has been with theKokomo Tribune since May 2001.Robert McLaughlin ’93 married Carla Medinaon August 16, 2003.Geoff McNeil ’93 is currently a Ph.D. studentin English Literature at University ofCalifornia, Santa Barbara.Peter Rubinas ’93 and wife Tara welcomed thebirth of their son, Patrick Leonard, onSeptember 26, 2003. Patrick weighed 6 pounds10 ounces and was 20 inches long.Kevin Coy ’94 married Theresa in June 2003 andthey are expecting their first child in April 2004.Mary (Majda) Lynch ’94, updates she is happilymarried to Michael a carpenter/firefighter.She is busy with her job as a social worker andson Kevin Michael who celebrated his firstbirthday in November. Prayers for youngerbrother Marty Majda ’99 serving in Iraq.Cheri Dangoy ’94 married MatthewNiemiec in October 2003. They currentlyreside in Homewood, IL along with herdaughter Adira who is in 1st grade at St.Joseph <strong>School</strong>.Kelly Rae Scott ’94 married Jacob Gannon ofPeoria, IL on October 18, 2003. Kelly is aregistered nurse at St. Vincent Hospital and agraduate student at Indiana University. Jacob, isthe facility manager for the Chemical CoatingDivision of Sherwin Williams. They live inFishers, IN.Jodie (Resedean) Stein ’94 and husbandMitch are expecting their first child (a boyrumor has it) in January. They met aftergraduating from Eastern Illinois University.Mitch went on at North Eastern to earnhis masters and is a special educationteacher at Parker Junior <strong>High</strong> in Flossmoor.Jodie is a contract manger for SBC Midwest.They have a new home in Mokena.Kevin Walery ’94is engaged to marryTanya Wallace.Kevin is a Dean atCrete Monee <strong>High</strong><strong>School</strong> and Tanya isa teacher at <strong>Marian</strong><strong>Catholic</strong>. They areplanning a July2004 wedding.Olivia Franczyk, daughterof Ed Franczyk ’89.Melanie (Bertrand) Koreman ’95 and husbandPaul welcomed the birth of their second child,Gabriella Pamela, on March 8, 2003.Ed Lechner ’95 lives in Cordova, TN(a suburb of Memphis) and works as a chemicalengineer for Cargill, Inc. Ed is halfway to hisMBA from Christian Brothers UniversityinMemphis. Ed is engaged to April Pairmore,who works in the Information ManagementDepartment of Methodist Hospital in Memphis.The couple plans a May 2004 wedding.Dan Komer ’96 is a manager for AldiCorporation. In May 2004, he will marry BolieKrisch, whom he met while attending theUniversity of Wisconsin-Stout. Dan is a 2000graduate of the University.13Fred Wix ’96 graduated from Loras College inDecember 2000 with a major in marketing anda minor in history. He worked for the ChicagoWhite Sox in Sales and Marketing in 2001 andthan worked for the Quad City River Bandits assales director in 2002. In the spring of 2003 hemoved to Myrtle Beach, SC and has begun asecond undergraduate course in Marine Scienceat Coastal Carolina University in Conway, SC.He also joined the Army Reserves.Mary Linder ’97 graduated in 2002 fromLoyola University with a B.A. in PoliticalScience. She is working for De La Salle Instituteas a Development Associate. Mary recentlybecame engaged to Dan Aske of Mundelein, IL,who is a graduate of DePaul University.Jack and new baby Gianna Zampillo, son anddaughter of Joe ’89 and Dana Zampillo.Sarah Lopez ’97 is engaged to Andrew Ruehl ofWhitefish Bay, WI. They met at the Universityof Iowa where Sarah graduated with a B.A. inSociology. Sarah works for the Social SecurityAdministration in Milwaukee. Andrew has hisB.A. in Communication Studies and does PRfor the Milwaukee Fair Housing Council.A wedding date is set for October 23, 2004.Leslie Spires ’97 graduated from ColumbiaCollege in Multi-Media in June, 2003. He iscurrently enrolled in a master’s program atOlivert College in Education.Andrea Monte Turner ’97 is currently earningher MBA from the University of Phoenix, andsays “all the long papers” helped her prepare forcollege and graduate school. Andrea andhusband Scott are busy raising their three littleones Miguel, Raymond and Gabriella. Andrea isproject coordinator for the University of Illinoisat Chicago, Department of Anesthesiology.Patrick Leonard Rubinas,son of Peter Rubinas ’93.