Class Notes for 1994

It is great hearing from so many of you this time around. It sounds like many of you have been extremely busy ... David Kocab doesn�t have another birth of a baby to report this time, but he is moving to a Fortune 100 company as senior group counsel for the Automotive Group of Johnson Controls. Congrats David. ... Colleen Zayac Dunn reports that she is living in Canonsburg, PA, with her husband, Michael, and two children, Sarah (4) and Michael (2). ... Bart Leonardi reports that he has graduated from Ave Maria School of Law this year and lives in Birmingham, AL, with his wife, Dr. Kristy Brown. ... Congratulations to Patrice Capretta Adamonis and her husband, Scott. They welcomed second daughter, Sydney Gabriella on June 15, 2006. She joins big sister, Mackenzie who is two. ... Long lost Student Union vice president Luke Adams has made contact. Luke married Christy Benander �92 twelve years ago. They live in Columbus, OH, with their three children: Emma Christine is a proud kindergarten graduate, Eliza Grace turned four this past spring, and Holden Luke is only eight months old. Daddy reports that Holden is a real lady-killer. After graduation and marriage, Luke completed his MBA at The Ohio State University and traveled as an IT business consultant. He recently made the switch from Wendy�s International to the IT department at Abercrombie & Fitch. Christy graduated with her BSN/RN and has been working as a nurse for a number of years. Recently she has been managing a large out-patient dialysis facility (and taking care of three little ones). Whew! Don�t wait 12 more years to report in Luke! ... After having three boys Mike Ugljesa and his wife had a daughter in May. Mary Grace joined the Ugljesa clan and is going to give her daddy a run for his money! Mike also reports that this past spring he got together with Mark and Sue Vasiliauskas, Bob and Amy Wagoner, and Mark and Tara Carlson. I think between the four couples they have a gazillion kids. Mike reports everyone is doing well. ... Jayne Cella Miller reports that the Miller family has grown once more. Jayne and Mike welcomed another boy into their brood. Harrison John was born last November and joins big brother Alex (4), and sisters Marcella (10) and Michayla (8). Jayne is busy doing �mom stuff� -- Girl Scouts, car pool, volunteering, and loves living in tropical Medina. Jayne would love to hear from any of her old pals - jccmiller @aol.com. ... Manuela Lue reports in after twelve years. She joined the business world and then decided to return to Belize to volunteer full time with the international Catholic missionary called Society of Our Lady of the Most Holy Trinity. Manuela asked me to get the word out about her mission ... she was asked by the bishop of Belize to raise money for children of Belize who need healthcare. (should we take this out and presume people will find a way to donate?) If you are interested in supporting this endeavor you can call 361-387-2754. Manuela, thank you for all that you do. ... The Murphy Clan has relocated from their Kansas house to Fort Drum, NY. Brian Murphy was deployed this summer with the 10th Mountain Division. Michelle, daughter Megan and son, Patrick will be joining him when he returns from his deployment in Fort Drum. Please continue to keep Brian, his infantry and all of our soldiers in your prayers. ... Adrian Michael van Strien moved back to the States with his family recently. He and his wife, Megan, lived in the U.K. prior to their move to Katy, TX. They welcomed their first child, a son Dylan,in June 2005. Hope everyone is doing well. Luck to you always, Moe

As I write this it is April 18 and we are having record highs of the 100s in Texas already. I cannot imagine what summer will be like. Please continue to e-mail me, phone or send me letters in regards to what is going on with you, fellow classmates and your families. ... Lisa Lombardi Mendenhall, her husband and two year old daughter, Hannah, are moving to Yokosuka, Japan, where her husband will be stationed with the Navy. Lisa is pregnant with their second child, a boy! She has continued to work as a public relations consultant. We look forward to hearing all about your adventures, Lisa! ... Bonnie (Heaton) Kerber wrote after 12 years (we have been waiting for this!). Bonnie moved all over the country after graduating from JCU (San Francisco, South Carolina, Chicago, and Los Angeles) and has settled in Ann Arbor, MI. Bonnie married Kevin Kerber who is a neurologist at the University of Michigan. She worked for internet marketing for five years and has retired to be a stay at home mom of aspiring actress Ellie (4) and red-headed, ball-of-fire Thomas (1.5). Bonnie, please don�t wait till Thomas is in college to write again. It was great to hear from you! ... Kevin Biasci moved from NYC to Atlanta, GA, three years ago. He writes that he is feeling healthier than ever. ... He would love to hear from you -- kevinjbiacsi@aol.com. ... Kelly and Sara �95 (Tabis) Crowe welcomed the first Crowe daughter into the world on January 25. Megan Crowe joined big brother Thomas (3). ... Alex Spinos and his lovely wife, Allison �02G, welcomed their first son into the world on February 10. Kevin Joseph is showing Alex how to stay up late without partying! Welcome to both our little Blue Streaks! ... I have been busy teaching graduate classes in Higher Education at UNT and loving it! I hope all is well with everyone! If you are reading this take a minute and e-mail me some info on you and your friends from JCU! Luck to you always, Moe

Hello Classmates! I hope everyone is doing well and that spring treats you all well. In Texas we didn�t have much of a winter so it will pretty much be the same season for six months. I haven�t heard from many of you, but I will report on those that I have heard from. Please continue to e-mail me -- moe@hsl.admin.unt.edu. Jason Craggs, Ph.D. currently lives in Gainesville, FL, with his wife, Christina. Jason earned his doctorate from the University of Georgia in 2005. Congratulations! ... Jennifer Dietrick got engaged on New Year�s Eve 2005 to Dr. Ernest Marrone, II of Greenwich, CT. She currently lives in New York and works as a management supervisor for OgilvyOne Worldwide. Jennifer, please keep us up to date on the wedding plans! ... David and Lisa (Chrysler) Kocab welcomed their fourth child in December 2005. That makes four boys. One more boy and you have a first string basketball team! Congrats to both of you. David also started his own law practice. Sounds like the Kocabs are busy. ... Sarah (Kocian) Alzamora and her husband, Mike, welcomed their son, Robert Miller Alzamora on July 1, 2005. The Alzamora family lives in Evanston, IL. ... Colleen Ward and her husband, Marc, also welcomed their fourth child this past year. Grace joins the crew of Jimmy (6), Mary-Kate (4), and Christian (2). WOW! Congrats to all of you. ... As you can see the column this time is a little slim. As you read about the great things happening to Jason, Jennifer, Dave, Lisa, Sarah, and Colleen, know that we want to hear about you too! ... Luck to you always, Moe

Hello fellow alum! I hope this edition of the Journal finds you all doing well -- I have a lot to report so I�m going to jump right in! I heard from Kim (Baker) Harbaugh in the spring! Kim married long time love Todd Harbaugh (who she dated while we were at Carroll) last October. Carroll grads in attendance were: Katie (Casey) East - bridesmaid, Kim (Muckian) Rippole, Colleen (Zayac) Dunn, Kristen Weisenberger Grant, and Jackie (Mulroony) Rayment �93. Todd an Kim have settled in Pittsburgh where Kim teaches and Todd is a director for Fox Sports Net! Thanks for the info, Kim. It was good to hear from you. ... I received an e-mail from fellow Texan, Michelle (Thomas) Birchfiel. Brian and Michelle welcomed their second son, Andrew, September 9, 2004. He joins older brother, Evan (4). Michelle stated, �Andrew was born about 10 days after Michelle Macaluso's son, Owen. Michelle and her husband, Chris Ray, are living in Philadelphia and enjoying parenthood. Michelle and I enjoyed being pregnant at the same time, but it got really fun when we found out a few months into our pregnancy that Lisa Chambers and her husband, Jeremy Lindsley, were expecting. Lisa and Jeremy had their son, Sam, on January 20.� Congrats to all three of you. Boys, boys, boys! ... Rumor has it that the Irish Murphy Clan is headed back to the United States after living in Germany for the past decade. Brian Murphy and his wife, Michelle Keresztesy �95 and their brood, Megan (3) and Patrick (1) have headed back to the U.S. We would love to hear about your adventures, Murph. ... Kevin Biacsi wrote me in March stating he was releasing a documentary discusses paradigm-shifting breakthrough in the science world: the field of gloyconutrients, the �sugar alphabet� that makes up the language of our cells. Way to go Kevin! Let us know if it gets put on the Discovery Channel! ... I have received a number of updates from the JCU alumni office! So if you ever lose my e-mail or phone number write to them and they will get it to me. Here is who I have heard from: Jessica Fonow �04 is living in Pittsburgh and attending Duquesne University School of Law. She is dating fellow Alum, Jim Dawso �04. John Rownd (who I don�t think I have reported on in 11 years! -- thanks for contacting us John!) received his MBA from University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee in 2004. He had two daughters: Lauren (4) and Meghan (1). Kristin Gelbaugh Adams and her husband, Paul �93, are living in Dublin, OH. Kristen is a group product manager for Bath and Body Works. Dan Bradesca and his wife, Kathryne, have two children: Maura (2) and Marty (10 mos.). Dan is an English teacher in Lakewood, OH. Rob Bertrand and his wife, Colleen, live with their son, Miles, in Washington, D.C. Rob is a tax manager at PricewaterhouseCoopers. Jennifer Dietrick is living in NYC and is a management supervisor of OgilvyOne. Todd Berardinelli is a coordinator of Credit Risk Management for the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland. His daughter, Marissa is 7. Shanna Stephany Smith and her husband, Judd �93 live with daughter, Lauren in Sheffield Village, OH. Bart Leonardi currently lives in Ann Arbor, MI. Maria De Michele Kerekes has been busy with her three children: Edward (8), Angela (5) and Julia (2). Maria and husband, Edward, live in Euclid, OH. Carey Gorden currently lives in San Diego, CA, and is a trial attorney for the Federal Defenders Office. Great to hear from all of you! ... Dave Cushwa and Brian Marita are fathers!!! Dave and his wife, Sandy, are proud to announce the arrival of David Frederick Cushwa, Jr., �Jake� 7 lbs. 15 oz. 20 inches. Jake is happy and healthy, born on March 5th at 10:55 a.m. in South Bend. Brian and Mary (Grant �95) Marita had a baby girl, Elizabeth Marie Marita 7 lbs. 13 oz. and 22 inches, on Groundhog�s Day, February 2, 2005, in Cleveland. ... John Fleckenstein has never been highlighted in the column so he wrote ... I�m currently living in Jacksonville Beach, FL, and employed with TNT Logistics, as a project manager. Life is pretty great, living just a short walk from the ocean. He is enjoying the bachelor's life. ... Dana Paunescu filled us in as well ... After graduating, I completed my master�s in Spanish through Middlebury College in their Madrid, Spain program in 1997. After living and traveling in Mexico, Bolivia and Spain, she was married to Aaron McManus �95 in 1999. They currently live in Amherst, a suburb of Buffalo, NY. With two children, Liam (4) and Katherine (2), Dana is a high school Spanish teacher in the West Seneca Central School District and Aaron is an assistant vice president in the Corporate Trust Division at M&T Bank. ... I received an e-mail from Bob Wagoner saying he recently became a partner with his legal mentor, now practicing under the firm name of Todaro & Wagoner, in Columbus, OH. His practice areas include personal injury, medical malpractice, product liability and wrongful death litigation. Bob and Amy continue to live in New Albany with their twin daughters, Hannah and Jenna (2 �). ... Whew! We have heard from a lot of people that have never been highlighted in our column before. If you have never been in this space and want to let us know what you have been up to, please e-mail. We want to hear from you. ... Luck to you, always. Moe

Greetings classmates! I hope the winter of 2005 finds you doing well. It has been great hearing from some classmates we haven�t heard from in awhile, so I am going to jump right into the column. Brad Raitz �93 has begun a new business adventure in Copell, TX, running his own business. Brad, his wife and Golden Retriever, Dodger, are keeping each other busy. ... Dan Wiggenhorn wanted to let everyone know his wife, Alison, had twins on August 5, 2004 -- Claire and Colin. They live in Olmsted Falls, OH. Bart Leonardi is currently a second year law student at Ave Maria School of Law in Ann Arbor (after having done many things such as being a securities analyst, insurance sales, and a Roman Catholic seminarian). He wanted to announce he is engaged to be married to Dr. Kristy Brown, a pediatric surgery fellow at the University of Michigan Children�s Hospital. The wedding will be Thanksgiving weekend 2005 in Cleveland. Congratulations, Bart and Kristy! ... Dina Neuman is going for her National Board Certification in teaching Chemistry at the high school level. Her portfolio is due by the end of March and exams are done by the end of June. She won�t know if she is nationally board certified until December 2005. Also, she has two daughters, Megan, who will be 5 in April, and Abby who turned 2 this past August. The girls keep Dina and her husband on their toes. This July they will celebrate their 10th wedding anniversary. Congrats! ... In the latest edition of the class column I reported that Danielle Sirianni got married but I lacked any details. So Danielle wrote me with some important info for all of us to know: Danielle continued on at JCU after she graduated in 1994 and received her master�s from JCU in 1997. Then she worked in a variety of industries until August of this past year -- now she is helping her husband start up a new business. She married Eric DeWeerd -- alumni of Albion College in Michigan. They got married on 9-10-04 in Cleveland and moved from Cleveland to Austin, TX. They are opening an �All My Sons Moving and Storage� division on Hilton Head Island, SC. The training is in Austin, TX, will be through April 2005. They will then move to the Hilton Head/Bluffton area permanently. Thanks Danielle. Good luck to you and Eric in your new adventure! ... Genevieve Ann Ross was born on 12/30, 7 lbs. 8� oz. and is 20 inches long to mom, Teri and dad, Curt Ross. She joins big brother, Andrew. I know we have many other little bundles of joy arriving soon. Please write when they arrive. ... We look forward to hearing from you. Luck to you always, Moe

Happy holidays fellow classmates! Hope this holiday season is joyful and full of happy memories for all of you. Ami Reid Casper was feeling a little under the weather this past June at our reunion ... with good reason. Ami, her husband, Brent and 4-year-old daughter Lucy, were expecting triplets! Brent and Ami live in Avon, OH. Brent works for 3M Healthcare and Ami is a senior sales director for Mary Kay Cosmetics. She is going to be very busy after the babies arrive. We will keep you updated! Ami reports that Suzanne Sadd lives in Rocky River and is working for a bank. � Kristen Benedictis Mercurio just moved from Atlanta to North Royalton with her husband and one-year-old daughter, Sophia. � Danielle Sirianni just got married (write me with details). � Julie Win is working as a labor and delivery nurse in Cleveland. Ami writes that she wouldn�t deliver a baby without her -- good thing for those triplets! � Terry and Marcy Gainer had a baby girl after the reunion. � Mike and Jenn Covey had a baby boy this fall and Beth Young Homer just had another baby boy. � David Cushwa and his wife, Sandy, are expecting a baby boy in March. They live in South Bend, IN. Dave received a promotion to lieutenant of Truck Company 18, where he has been for the past 8 years. � I found out earlier this summer that Brad Raitz �93 and his wife live 15 miles down the road from me in Coppell, TX. Brad has begun a new business adventure where he is his own boss. We need to get together soon, Brad! � Dan Wiggenhorn and his wife, Alison, had twins this past August. Claire and Colin are living with mom and dad in Olmsted Falls, OH. � David Kocab recently moved to a new firm, Wachler and Associates, to head its corporate practice group. Lisa Kocab was recently elected president of the St. Vincent de Paul Ladies of Charity. Their three boys, Alex (6), Tommy (4) and Joey (2) keep them really busy. � Fabian Newman and his wife, Dominique, are expecting their second child. Jadyn is 2. � Margaret �Peggy� Kirian received her pharmacy degree from The Ohio State University in 2002. She is living in Ridgeville, OH. � At the reunion Beth Perri and Ed Guzowski �93 were expecting a little boy -- John Edward Guzowski was born on June 24 weighing in at 6 lbs., 15 ozs. � Brian Marita and wife, Mary Grant �95, are expecting their first child in late January. � Chris Sito and his wife, Michelle, expanded their family this past March by adding a baby boy Eric Christopher. Their daughter, Sophie Elisabeth, is two. The Sito family lives in Cleveland. � Nicole Duffy added two people to her family! She married Chris Mastropietro in New York City and now has a beautiful stepdaughter, Emma (5). They are living in NYC where Chris is a pediatric critical care doctor at Columbia Presbyterian hospital and Nicole has moved from her career in film development to being a 10th grade English teacher in the Bronx. ... It was great to hear from so many of you. Please send me e-mails, faxes, letters, etc letting me know what you have been up to and any good news you would like to share! Luck to you always ... Moe

Hello everyone! It was so great to see so many people at our class reunion. Can you believe 10 years have passed? Let�s jump right into it! ... On November 15 Brian Marita married Mary Grant �95 in Cleveland, OH. I had the opportunity to see them at the reunion and they are happy as ever! ... Patrice (Capretta) Adamonis and her husband, Scott, welcomed their first child, Mackenzie Isabella, on February 26, 2004. ... April 24, Renee Billmaier Timbrook married Rob Timbrook in Toledo. Rob is an engineer and Renee is doing private counseling in Toledo. The wedding was attended by the following JCU grads: Jennie (Kuhr) Aubry, a bridesmaid, and her husband Harold �93 and four children -- Lauren (6), twins, Eric and Nicholas (5), and Ryan (6 mos.). Jennie is a stay at home mom and they reside in Toledo. ... Beth (Szychowski) Pruchnicki and her husband, Randy, and son Owen. They live in Erie, PA and are expecting their second child. ... Kathy (McCullough) Bozimski was there with her daughter, Kaitlyn, and her parents, taking the place of her husband, Don, who was back in Baltimore doing Law School studying. Karen (Zurkovski) Zetts and husband Gary. They live in Cleveland, have son, A.J., and are also expecting their second child. ... Karen Seitz and her husband, Jim. ... Dyan (PalmaGil) Lystad and husband Todd. They have a little girl, Olivia, and expecting their second child. ... Leighanne Kramer Hustak and husband Eric had their second child on February 12, 2004 -- a little boy named Liam Michael. Big brother, Gregory is 4. ... Tracy Allgeier is moving 9 hours south of me to McAllen, TX to teach middle school special ed. ... If you are looking for cheap legal counsel, Terry Gainer is the man to call. Marcy and Terry have 2 boys: Trip and David and are expecting in September. ... For anyone needing help building their own franchise business, Pat Moriarty, is the man to contact. You can reach him at pmoriarity@frannet.com. ... Bethany Ross Reed and her husband, David �92, had twin girls on March 31. Madison and Kaleigh came into the world while their dad was in Iraq. ... Mike Ugljesa works in Toledo but lives in Wolverine land ... yes, he crosses the state border to work every day. He has three boys -- twins, Jimmy and Anthony (5) and Tommy (3). ... We missed Mark Carlson but with good reason. His wife was expecting twins any minute -- Vak said the kids were named Mark and Moe. ... Chris �Critter� Spicuzza and his wife had a baby girl the week of the reunion. ... It was awesome to see Theresa Miranda Pace at the reunion. She is a high school librarian in Solon. You can email her at nujcu@aol.com. ... Beth Campbell has three little girls, Molly (6), Grace (4), and Hannah (1). They live in Hudson, OH. ... Carolyn Sennett, Eileen Connery and Michelle Gallagher were also at the reunion. Carolyn is working for Erie Insurance and Eileen is teaching elementary school in Virginia. ... Patty Garven was also at the reunion. She lives in Cleveland, OH with sons, Corey and Brock. ... Thanks to Clevelandites, Kelly Crowe, Curt Ross (who is expecting baby #2), Brian Marita, Jason Kopczak and Alex Spinos for all the fun reunion weekend. It sure was fun to spend time with the crew. Others in attendance at the reunion were Renee Albarano, Jon Beech, Arlene Boyle Ferraro, Nicole Randazzo Carmichael (and baby Olivia who is darling), Ami Reed Casper, Toots, Julie �93 and Ann Castagnero, Michelle Lamirand Cook and Kevin with sons, Jack, Ryan and Henry. Dave Cushwa was there with his new bride, Sandy. Brian Dirk, Jim Driscoll, Candace Gash, Steve Hilbert and Nicole Trudell Hilbert, Patty Dargan Kemp, Kristen �Whitey� Kemp were also there with their families. Diana Hartman McAndrew and Dennis �92 were there with their two boys. Mary Jude Detesco Pakiela and John Pakiela brought Elise to lunch and Michelle Keys brought her friend, Danny. Come on Danny -- ask her! ... There were so many more people at the reunion than this column can hold. I will report more in the next edition. ... Until then please keep the e-mails coming. Luck to you always ... Moe

Ten Years! Can you believe it? Have you made your reservations for Reunion Weekend June 18-20? - If not, please visit https://www.alumnilabels.com/01951/reservation_form.php for online registration! We hope to see y�all there! ... Congratulations to Sarah (Kocian) Alzamora who got married to Mike this past summer in Chicago. They are now living in their new home in Evanston, IL. Matt Warnement graduated from Baldwin-Wallace with his MBA in December �03. He is currently a territory manager with Seneca Medical, Inc. servicing the Cleveland Clinic. ... Many little Blue Streaks have come along! Pat and Patty Shaughnessy had a baby girl, Daniela Maria. Warren Krueger and Ellen Luzer Krueger �96 had a baby boy, William. Greg Roman and his wife, Dana, had a boy, Conner. Greg has also received a promotion and is the quarterback coach with the Houston Texans (dare I say, �Go Cowboys�?). Keith and Apryl Seide had a baby girl, Juliana Rose, on October 17, 2003. Mom says she has chubby cheeks. Keith is the IT manager at Cooper Tire Company and Apryl is an attorney at Baker & Hostetler LLP. Julia was born on March 15, 2004 to Laura Caserta and her husband, John Koppitch. Molly and Jon Petrus had a baby boy, Jack Thomas, on February 5. Jennifer Souza and Chris Kozlowski �95 welcomed their first child, James Christopher in August 2002. Jenn is an attorney in Akron. Cathleen Danker Neibch and her husband, Mark, had their second boy on November 16, 2003. Kyle Patrick joins big brother, Ethan. Cori and Patrick Moriarty had their first son, Michael Patrick, on December 11, 2003. ... Many of our classmates are stationed overseas for either their jobs or the military. During this time of hostility in the Middle East please remember these people and their families in your thoughts and prayers. Pete Wilson is in Iraq and fought in the Iraqi War since last February. He is in the 101st Airborne division. Of all places to run into Brian Beckno, Iraq was the place. Brian has returned to the States. Upon his return to the U.S.A., Pete will be teaching ROTC at the University of Dayton. His wife, Nina, is from Tennessee. David Fleisig �93 is in the Peace Corp in Peru. He is a regional security officer. Michael Van Strien got married to a wonderful girl, Megan Walker (this is a quote from his sister, Amy Van Strien �89. They got married on April 2 and will be living in London, UK while Michael works for KPMG as a computer consultant. ... Rob Fargo has been living in Los Angeles for the past 5� years. He has been working for Loyola Marymount for 1� years as an assistant director for the Center for Service and Action. He is looking to start a graduate program in the fall in sociology. ... Patrick Gibel is living in Rocky River, OH. ... Christopher Spicuzza and his wife, Janice Minarich Spicuzza �97, live in Willowick. Chris is working for Developers Diversified Reality. ... Ryan Lynch �98 is a compliance officer for Bank One in Chicago. ... Tricia Malloy is a training specialist for Harley-Davidson Dealer Systems. ... Hope to have a ton of information to report in the next column. It will be after the reunion so make sure you are there! Luck to you always ... Moe

Get out your calendars, palm pilots, date books, or whatever you use to mark down important dates! Believe it or not our 10 year class reunion is quickly approaching -- June 18-20, 2004! We want to see everyone there! For more information you can check out the reunion Web site at http://www.jcu.edu/alumni/reunion/index.htm. So many of our classmates contacted ... Nicole Bourrillion recently moved back to Cleveland after two years in LA. She is the talent manager for Stern Advertising. ... For the past ten years, Christina DeNisco has been a Spanish teacher in Buffalo, NY. She recently returned from a teacher exchange as a Fulbrighter in Mexico. ... Karen Zetts and her husband, Gary, are the proud parents of Andrew Jacob who was born July 30, 2003. ... Jayne (Cella) Miller has been busy! Jayne and Mike built a house in Medina two years ago and have filled it with Marcella (8), Michayla (6), and Alexander. Jayne is the leader of two Girl Scout troops, volunteers at school, and in the community. ... After being Governor Bob Taft�s campaign spokesman in 2002, Orest Holubec was appointed his press secretary in January 2003. Way to go, Orest! ... Dana (Hickey) Bizic married Nick Bizic in October 2003. The wedding party was full of JCU grads -- Jeannine Spinola, Catherine O�Malley, Aileen Sexton and Renee Albarano. In attendance were Frank Kuhar, Patty Garven Spencer, Andy Russo, Bethany Reed and Jon Petrus. Dana reports that Bethany and Dave Reed are expecting twins in April and Jon Petrus and his wife, Molly, are expecting in early 2004. Renee finished her MBA at Case Western in 2001 and is working at Exel Logistics in Columbus, OH. ... Kerri (Kutz) and Rick Salvino became the proud parents of Ella Rose on December 11, 2003. Kerri works as a senior human resources rep for Diebold in Canton, OH. ... Steve Cicerrella has had a busy year buying a house and getting promoted to IT manager for Spirent Systems. ... Sue (Stukus) and Mark Vasiliauskas have two children, Ryan (3�) and Katie (1�). Sue loves staying at home with the kids and Mark is a financial analyst at Swagelok Company in Solon. They live a mile away from JCU in South Euclid. Liz (Sander) Kennelly married James in September 2000 and moved to Pittsburgh. Fifteen months later Ashleigh Elizabeth was born and their latest production is due this August. Liz is a realtor and works for Coldwell Banker in Pittsburgh. Liz says if anyone is moving to Pittsburgh she would love to help you out -- you can e-mail her at lkennelly@coldwellbanker.com. ... After 7� years working for a publishing company Elizabeth Engler Modic decided to stay home with daughter, Paige (3�) and twin boys, Clay and Brock (2�). Elizabeth and her husband, Mark, live in Cuyahoga Falls, OH. Melissa (Lohman) Manner and her husband moved to my neck of the woods -- San Antonio, TX in August 2003. Melissa is working for Celgene Corporation. Melissa reports that John �91 and Lara (Vidmar) Slatniske are pregnant with their first child due in April. ... Eric �91 and Meghan (Davis) Wilson bought a house on Lake Erie in Euclid, OH. They both work for SAP America. ... Lisa (Lombardi) Mendenhall and her husband, Greg, live in San Clemente, CA and they are expecting their first child in June. ... Tanya Andolsen is living in Avon Lake, OH and is working for Palmer and Cay. ... Reality TV has hit the JCU Class of �94! Mike Cardamone recently appeared as one of the �hunks� on NBC�s Average Joe in Hawaii. ... Heather (Hawkins) Hudak wrote from Amsterdam, where she is a senior manager in the international tax department at Ernst and Young. She is there on a two year assignment and packed up her husband, son and dog for the Netherlands. Beth (Szychowski) and Randy Pruchnicki live in Erie, PA and are expecting their second child this summer. Beth is a stay at home mom to son, Owen (3). Randy is the marketing manager for Perseus House. ... Nicole (Randazzo) Carmichael is expecting a baby this St. Patty�s Day. She is working on her master�s at JCU in school counseling. Both Nicole and her husband, Sean �96, teach high school at Hudson high. We�ll keep you posted on the baby news in the next column. ... Jodie (Palmer) Hayden is selling promotional products for Odyssey Printwear. She has been very busy with two boys, a great husband, Jim, and fun family activities! ... Kevin Biacsi moved from NYC to Atlanta, GA. He is a wellness consultant, assisting individuals with healthy living. You can e-mail him at KidGotham@aol.com. He would love to hear from you! ... Joe Brunecz and his wife, Melissa, recently moved to a new home in Willoughby, OH. Their first child, Paul Joseph (P.J.) was born on April 23, 2003. ... Carey Gorden started the third year of law school at California Western School of Law in San Diego. Good Luck, Carey! ... As for me, I have finally finished my doctorate in higher education this past December! I think I will take some time to enjoy my three children and start paying back some of those college loans. I will be traveling to University Heights June 18th and I hope the rest of you plan on attending our 10 year class reunion. It would be great to get as many of us there as possible! See you in June! Luck to you always ... Moe

Sara (Tabis) �95 and Kelly Crowe had their first child, Thomas Gabriel on Saint Patrick�s Day (March 17). He weighed a small 9 lbs. 13 oz. and was 22.5 inches long (very small child)! � Stacey Schmidt Brazie had her second child, Mia Kristina Brazie, on March 4. Mia joins big brother Max (2). Stacey is working as an occupational therapist. � Lana (Caserta) Zachlin and her husband had Stephen, last August. Stephen joins big sister Molly, 4. � Maria (DeMichele) Kerekes� third child , Julia Ann, arrived on May 16 and is the little sister to Eddie (6) and Angela (4). The Kerekes family resides in South Euclid. � Moira Cain-Mannix had her first child on New Year�s Day 2003. Deirdre Marie is a happy and redheaded baby (wonder where she got that from)! � Brian Holbrook and his wife, Dana, celebrated their eighth wedding anniversary and are about to welcome another addition to their family. Daughter, Stevie Nichole is four and they are expecting a son in July. � Beth (Young) Homer is living in Chicago with her husband Mark and 6th month old son Jack. � Charlene (Strauss) Brandt reports that Eric Christopher arrived in December and joins his older brother. Charlene is working as a manager of marketing communications for Dirt Devil in Cleveland along side Candace Gash. Candace is the business analysis manager for Dirt Devil. (They were roommates and still stick together!). � Apryl and Keith Seide are expecting their first child in November! They celebrated their 7th wedding anniversary in May and moved to Aurora this past fall. Keith is working as an IT manager for Cooper Tire and Apryl is an attorney for Baker & Hostetler. � Nicole Pennucci Cunningham and her husband, Michael, live in Alexandria, VA. Michael works in purchasing for Turner Construction. They bought a house and had a baby girl, Delanie Marie, on August 9, 2002. Nicole is staying home with Delanie (and enjoying it immensely) and working from home with Discovery Toys. � Jason and I had Regan Patricia on April 4(the day I was supposed to take my qualifying exams for my doctorate). She joins big sister Reilly (4) and big brother Kevin (6). Congratulations to everyone with the new arrivals! ... We have two classmates who have gotten engaged! Congratulations to Laura Caserta, who is engaged to John Koppitich. They will get married on December 20. � Brian Marita finally proposed to Mary Grant �95 in April. ... Steve and Nicole Hilbert have been busy chasing 2� year old Cameron around the house! Steve is graduating with his MBA in August and Nicole is working for KPMG. Steve and Nicole got to hang out with classmates, Vicki Naegeli Miller who was visiting from San Francisco, and Beth Perri Guzowski, who just moved back with husband, Ed, and daughter Lauren from Connecticut. � Christine Rees, Kerri (Kutz) Salvino, Cathy (McAuley) �93 and Bob Kenehan �93 were also at the party. ... Beth Wilkinson Barrow is working in the Toledo Public Schools as a school psychologist. She is enjoying her children Gabe (4) and Libby (2). ... Kirsten Zieminski Marriner reports that she has been busy with 3 year old Thomas and 16 month old twins, Jackson and Casey. She had lunch with Heather Hawkins who is married and works at Ernst & Young. ... Julia Krohn Cushing will marry Brian Cushing on August 3. They met in Chicago shortly after graduation. JCU alumni in attendance at the wedding were Justine Feira Reich, Glen Toczydlowski �95, Mark �92 and Kim (Muckian) Rippole, Kristen (Weisenberger) Grant, Katie (Casey) East, and Jacquie (Mulroony) Rayment �93. Julia works for the Chicago Insurance Overload Systems. She reports that Justine Reich and her husband have a 2 � year old daughter, Kaitlyn. They live in Park Ridge, IL. � Kristin Grant and her husband, David, have two little girls. � Glen Toczydlowski �95 lives and works in Chicago. ... Jason Craggs has been busy in spending a year in Norway as a Fulbright scholar. Jason will be completing his doctorate from the University of Georgia in 2003-2004. He anticipates that he will be teaching neuroanatomy to medical students in Florida in 2004. ... Nicole St. Marie was honored with the Alumni Service Award at the Alumni Awards Dinner on May 16. To see pictures and hear brief audio segments of the 2003 Alumni Awards dinner visit http://www.jcu.edu/alumni/news/awards03.htm. ... Well, I think that is it. Our class sure has been busy! If you get a minute drop me a note at moe@hsl.admin.unt.edu. Luck to you always ... Moe

As I write this column the state of Texas is crippled with an ice storm. Schools and businesses have been closed for two days and it is looking like delays may be for a third. It is amazing to see how different aspects of the country see a little ice and snow. I can remember our �snow days� at Carroll and although it was too treacherous for us to walk to class we sure made our way to the back yard of Murphy hall to slide down the hill on cafeteria trays and build snowmen with the men of Dolan & Sutowski halls. As you read this it will probably be mid spring and the memories of this past winter long forgotten. Hopefully, your memories of your days at Carroll have not faded like the winter. I know many of you came in contact and developed friendships with Bobbi Bokman Rodgers during our four years at JCU. Bobbi passed away this past January 12 after a battle with cancer. Although her struggle was only a few months, her impact on many in the JCU Community was paramount. The JCU community will feel the loss of this great woman for a long time. ... It looks like many of our classmates have been welcoming new bundles of joy into their lives -- Michael Duff and his wife, Linda, welcomed Ellen Maeve on September 4, 2002. She weighed 5 lbs. 14 oz. It sounds like mom and dad are enjoying Ellen�s adventures in Pittsburgh, PA. ... John Zgonc and his wife, Stacy, welcomed Meghan Lee on September 6. Looks like John is in love with being a dad. He is currently working for KPMG in consulting in Cleveland, OH. John also played realtor in 2002 by setting up Curt Ross with the house his in-laws were trying to sell. Curt move in and loves the house! Curt and Teri Ross had their first son, Andrew �Drew� Curtis on December 3, 2002. Drew weighed in at 8 lb.s, 10 oz. and is keeping mom and dad really busy. Rumor has it he looks a lot like his daddy. ... Robert �Toots� and Julie Smith �93 Castagnero had a baby girl, Anne Kelly, on February 12, 2003. Wonder if Anne will call him daddy Toots? ... As I write this Kelly and Sara Tabis (�95) Crowe are expecting their first born any day, a boy. I will fill you in on details in the next column, but deadlines don�t wait for babies to be born! ... Jason and I are expecting our third (a girl) in April. ... Kevin Kocur let me know that he is teaching government and world history at the Carson Long Military Institute in New Bloomfield, PA. Sounds like he is really enjoying himself! ... Mary Jude (Detesco) and John Pakiela have not let parenthood slow them down. As many of you saw in the last edition of the John Carroll magazine John was highlighted for his work as the chief flight physician for Cleveland�s MetroHealth Medical Center. Who would have thought in first grade at Sacred Heart, John would be up in the sky working as a doctor? Mary Jude is busy working on a book/guided journal for first year moms and looking for moms willing to share their experiences via a short survey. If any moms are interested in participating you can contact Mary Jude at momsurvey@hotmail.com. ... We would love to see more classmates highlighted in this column! Please send emails to moe@hsl.admin.unt.edu and let me know what is going on with you. Chances are someone wants to know what you are up to! ... Luck to you always, Moe

Class Notes 1994 -- Reunion June 19-21, 2009

	Maureen "Moe" McGuinness 940.566.1361 moe@.unt.edu


fall 2008	Hello classmates! I hope you are doing well. I know we are almost 15 years out of college, but we can keep up with the times (and technology age). I have an account on Facebook (online community) and a couple of our classmates are on there too. It is a social networking site that is free and a great way to keep in touch. Consider joining and inviting me to be your “friend” ... I know a little weird for our age, but you can see what everyone is up to, pictures and events in their lives and it is a great way to keep in touch. ... Wendy (Starr) Blaszak wrote that last November Nicole St. Marie from our class got married to Chris Yingling (University of Dayton ’90). Nicole was a stunning bride and unbelievable enough, the weather was 85 degrees the first weekend of October for the big day. Nicole and Chris live in Avon Lake, OH, and are expecting their first child in November. Wendy said the wedding was a blast and allowed some friends to get back together again. Janet Watters came in from Michigan. She is married to Jim Rivard and they have two children, James (4) and Lilly (18 mos.). Beth Chelf Civerolo flew in from DC for the weekend with her husband Eric. They are busy parents of twin daughters Allie and Charlotte (18 mos.). Renee Fowler Moell resides in Bay Village, OH, with husband Mike and two children Lydia (6) and Jack (4). Some other local Clevelanders included Anne and Chris Banks as well as Chris’s sister Kelly Banks Stevovich ’96 with husband Nick. Chris and Anne have two children: Ty (3) and Nola (1) while Kelly has three girls; identical twins Alexandra and Cameron (5) and Anna (3). Some other guests from the class of ’95 included Jackie St. Marie Davis (Nicole’s matron on honor), Brian Davis and Jill Patterson. Wendy lives in Pepper Pike with her hubby, Mike, and is lucky enough to stay home with their four children, Zack (6), Ricky (4) and identical twins Kelsey and Maggie (2). ... Patrice (Capretta) Adamonis has been having a very exciting summer with her family. Her husband Scott, has assumed a new position this year and is now a regional account director for Adecco, which is a human resources services company providing staffing and career solutions. Patrice continues to work from home as a marketing coordinator for Polytech, Inc., which is a local engineering firm in Cleveland. This allows her to stay home with daughters, Mackenzie Isabella (4) and Sydney Gabriella (2). They are expecting their third child, a boy, in November! ... Moira Cain-Mannix and her husband, Paul, have two girls, Maeryn (2) and Deirdre (5). As of 2006, Moira became a partner in her law firm, Marcus & Shapira LLP in Pittsburgh, handling business litigation matters. ... I received an e-mail from Manuela Lue which shows a testament of her strength and commitment (just like when she was at JCU). She spent many weeks in Columbus this spring getting physical therapy from a horrible car accident in Belize in February. She had two foot surgeries, was bedridden for several weeks, and is happy to be alive. She has been in Belize for a couple of years working as a missionary. Please continue to keep her and her recovery in your prayers. ... Well, that is it for now. Please consider sending me an e-mail about what is going on with you so I can fill everyone else in! Luck to you always, Moe


summer 2008	Hello classmates and happy summer! I cannot believe it has been 14 years since we left JCU ... some days it feels like yesterday and others, well, I have some grey hair. Wanted to get you caught up on the events in the lives of the people who have contacted me. Lately, it has been dwindling off, so if you are reading this and have some news in your life, please shoot me an e-mail. I would love to hear from you and so would our classmates. Suzanne Sadd has recently been promoted to vice president of the Fifth Third Bancorp in Cincinnati, OH. She joined the company in 2002 as a customer service manager and quickly moved up the ranks to VP. Congratulations, Suzanne! ... Apryl and Keith Seide report that Keith Allen Seide II joined their family on December 16, 2007. He joins big sister, Juliana. Mom reports that Keith Jr. is “pretty darn cute.” ... Allison ’02G and Alex Spinos had their second son, Noah Spinos, on February 8, 2008. He joins big brother, Kevin. ... Kevin ’93 and Melissa Manner had their first child, Wyatt Edward Manner, on August 12, 2007. They continue to live outside of San Antonio, TX, where Melissa works as a district sales manager for Celgene Corporation and Kevin is a self-employed builder/developer. Congratulations to the Seide, Manner and Spinos families. ... Joseph Walton has succeeded his father as president of Jamestown Paint Co. The company has been in the family for the last 60 years. ... I reported on “Nicole Mastropietro” but failed to let you know she was the infamous Nicole Duffy. She is currently a stay-at-home mom for daughter Emilia who is one. Her husband, Chris, is a pediatric intensivist at Children’s Hospital of Michigan. They moved to Michigan two years ago from fast paced Manhattan. Thanks for touching base, Nicole. ... Well, that is all that I have at this time. Please continue to send me information about you and all those friends you keep in touch with! We want to hear from you! Luck to you always, Moe


fall 2007	Rebecca Prisco Cirino and husband Anthony have three boys. Giovanni (3), Angelo (2). and Mario will be one in April. Anthony opened his own Ophthalmology practice in Brunswick and Rebecca is busy with her psychiatry practice in Fairlawn. ... JCU received a press release on Lana Durban Scott, who was recently named director of news strategy and operations for the nine network- affiliated television stations of E. W. Scripps.... Jody Palmer Hayden lives in Aurora, Oh, with her husband, James and sons, Tim (13) and Dean (10). She is an account manager for Odyssey Printwear. ... Aaron Gale, Ph.D. is an associate professor of religious studies at West Virginia U. He spent parts of the last three summers working on an archaeological dig at the biblical site of Bethsaida, in Israel.... You can catch John Fleckenstein on many YouTube videos. He is spending a year traveling around the world for business. You can catch him at http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=KingFleck. ... Jennifer Swanson Kitchen and her husband, Matthew, were married in 2002. They live in Grosse Pointe, Michigan and have two daughters, Samantha (3) and Madeline (1). Jennifer can be contacted at jenniferkitchen@comcast.net. ... Lisa Smiley married husband, Tom in August of 2001. In 2003 Lisa had daughter Grace Elizabeth and in 2006 she gave birth to Sophia Anna. After Lisa graduated from JCU she joined the crew at Penske Logistics until Grace was born. They reside in South Euclid, Oh. … Stephen Tarrant became a daddy to Natalie Nicole in February. Natalie joins Christian Alexander, who is 4. Nicole Mastropietro and husband, Chris, welcomed Emilia Kathryn in January. Kathleen Hennessy and Brian Glowe ‘93 welcomed Charles Xavier in March. His sister Natalie Elizabeth is 2. ...Nancy Moray Klein wrote, saying that she is living in Lakewood, with her newly wed Chris Klein, with whom she just returned from a European honeymoon. She also says she was honored to be a bridesmaid in the wedding of Candace Welter Gash in a wedding party that included Charlene Brandt Strauss and Cathleen Neibch Danker! Another JCU alum at the wedding was Michael Reichart. Candace and her new husband, Dan, live in Damascus, Maryland. JCU guests at Liz’s wedding included Liz Kennelly Sander, Candace ,Tina Guarneri Spetz and Marnie Decicco Ottoman. ... Please don’t forget to email me your information to moe@unt.edu. We want to hear from you! Luck to you always ... Moe Editor’s note: there was a lay-out mistake last time and the ’94 notes were labeled ’93. We regret the error.


summer 2007	Lana Caserta Zachlin and her husband, Paul, have two children, Molly and Stephen, who are students at Gesu, right across the street from JCU. ... Leighanne Kramer Hustak and husband Eric welcomed their third child, Margaret, this past February. She joins big brothers, Liam and Greagory. Leighanne is working at The Cleveland Clinic in pediatric endocrinology and works one day a month on NIH Research Study with adults with diabetes. She received her doctorate in nursing in 2003 and wants to teach in the near future. ... Shelly Kilroy Rieple and her husband, Ted ’92 have been married for eleven years. They have three kids, Nicholas, Nathan and Kennedy. Shelly still talks to Stephanie Judge Perusek who also has three kids with husband, Aaron: TJ, Carly and Lucas. She also reports that Laura (Albertone) Musgrave and husband, Dan, have two girls. ... Julie Win is a labor and delivery nurse at Hillcrest Hospital. Megan Marrie Schlickmann wants to hear from Tina Carline and Shannon Piehuta. Megan is the director of Lower School admissions at Gilmour Academy in Gate Mills, OH. ... Another Murphy girl, Nora Mackin Lally writes that she has a 10 month old little girl named Molly. She moved to Chicago in 2001, got married to John Lally (Loyola Chicago grad) in 2005 and had Molly in 2006. She still works for the U.S. Dept of Housing and Urban Development as a community development specialist. John is a firefighter. ... Fellow classmate, Jodie Palmer Hayden, is an account representative for Odyssey Printwear. In 2004 she was diagnosed with stage 4 breast cancer which she has successfully been fighting for the past three years. She is doing well and married to husband Jim and mother to sons, Tim (12) and Dean (10). You can contact Jodie - jodieodyssey@netlink.net - if you want to send her good wishes. ... Chickie monkey mouse, Pati Dargan Kemp had a little boy, Coin Patrick, in February 2007. He joins big brother Quinn. Burt, Pati, Coin and Quinn live in Cleveland Heights. She also filled me in on a bunch of our classmates. Erin Canada Owen had baby number two in March. Frances joins big brother Griffin and they live in Cleveland. ... Katie Niehaus Gerba had a little boy, Sean. He joins big brother Owen and they live in Westlake. Katie is a freelance writer for Learning Horizons. ... Jennifer Kennedy Ontko had a little girl, Mallory, in March 2006. She joined big brother, John. Jenn is a financial analyst and lives in North Olmstead. ... Dr. Joanna Jarc Robinson got married in July 2006 to Keith Robinson. They live in Parma where Joanna is the editorial manager for Learning Horizons. ... Janine Rockovich Mortellaro has three girls: Emma, Sarah and Abbey. Janine and her husband own a couple of McDonald’s in the Granville/Newark area of Ohio. ... Christina DeNisco Sullivan lives with her husband, Mike, in Buffalo. She teaches Spanish in a Buffalo high school. ... Tim Staley and his wife, Mary, live in Middletown, MD, with their two children: Julia and Justin. I hear the third is on the way! ... Jen Gubba Fisher and husband, Bryan ’92 live in Pittsburgh, PA, with their two children, Joel and Mary. ... Colleen Kelly is a real estate agent in Laguna, CA, - www.immelteam.com. ... Whew! Please continue to send your information my way ... Luck to you always, Moe


spring 2007	I have a ton to report so I will get right to it! Patrice Adamonis works from home in Cleveland for Polytech Inc. and gets to take care of daughters Mackenzie (3) and Sydney (9 mos.). ... Melissa Lohman Manner and her husband, Kevin ’93 are expecting their first child in August. Keep us updated! ... Sionann Jones Monroe is a manager at Progressive Urban Real Estate’s Cleveland Heights office. She is married and has two sons, Malachi and Kieran. ... Angela Harrivel is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in biomedical engineering at the University of Michigan. This summer she will be working for NASA Glenn in their Bioscience and Technology Branch. ... Andrea Tuckerman Earley had her third child this past February. Julia Katherine joins sister Sophia (5) and brother Charlie (3). ... Michelle Thomas Burchfiel and her husband, Brian, just had their third child, Madison who joins brothers Evan and Andrew. They are still residing in Houston, TX, where Michelle works for Exxon. ... Ami Reed Casper and her husband, Brent, had triplets in January of 2005. James Dwight, Luke William and Reagan Elizabeth joined big sister, Lucy, and now they are hitting the “terrible twos”. (WOW). ... Maria (DeMichele) Kerekes will be celebrating 13 years with her husband, Ed, this September. They have three children, Eddie, Angela and Julia. Maria is working fro Life Center Plus as a manager in Hudson, OH. Both Maria and her husband are training for the Columbus marathon in October. ... Susie Donegan Magyar is being highlighted the first time ever in this column! Susie and her husband, Jason, are living in Dublin, OH, and have three little boys: Casey, Aiden and Brady (great Irish names!). She is training for the Chicago marathon this year and raising money for Cincinnati Children’s Hospital. Susie and Jason’s youngest, Brady, was born with life-threatening liver tumors. If you would like to assist the Magyars in their quest you can contact Susie at Magyars@nationwide.com. I am sure many of us would like to help sponsor this great cause! ... Believe it or not our very own Jim Driscoll is a proud father of Jacob Badger Driscoll. Jim says he is “the coolest guy ever!” He would love for anyone to contact him if ever in Columbus. You can e-mail Jim at jimd@paydayperx.com. Jim’s younger sister, Joanne, married JCU classmate, Brian Fox. Pete Duggan, Peter Chapman, Matt Sullivan, Tim Bayne, Bill Morcze, and John Mangan were all in attendance. ... Jonathan Eric Agin writes that he is now a partner at his own law firm of Taylor Sylla and Agin in Washington, D.C. His legal specialty is insurance defense and general civil litigation matters. Jonathan and his wife, Neely, have a daughter, Alexis and reside in Arlington, VA. He is training to do his seventh marathon in the fall. ... Danielle Nadolski has been married to her husband, Scott, for eight years this August. They live in Concord Township, OH, with their two daughters, Nicoletta and Antoinette. ... Margaret and Dale Hall moved to Bloomington, IL, about six years ago. They have two daughters, Regan and Cailin. Dale is vice president and chief actuary of COUNTRY Insurance & Financial Services and Margaret is a stay at home mom and busy volunteering at the kids’ school. ... Mike Connole wrote after years of disappearing. Mike returned from a year in Iraq in October 2006. The Connole family, Mike, Kris and two children, Liam and Alexis moved from San Francisco to Washington, D.C. Mike also wrote that Brian Beckno is a Major in the Army and is stationed in Italy. He will soon deploy to the Middle East for his fourth time since 9/11. ... I had to cut all the information I got into two. So if you didn’t see your info here it will be in the next column. Sorry ... I have editors too. Keep things coming my way - moe@unt.edu. And if you couldn’t tell by the change in the last name I have gotten a divorce and have returned to my Irish roots of Moe McGuinness. ... Luck to you always, Moe

fall 2006	Happy winter! I hope this edition of our column finds everyone doing well. I am sure it is bitter cold in the Cleveland area and by now the residents of Murphy Hall have found themselves sledding down the back hill with the cafeteria trays. The column this time is a little scarce, so please contact either me or the alumni office with your updates. Your classmates want to hear what is going on with you! ... Joe Brunecz, off campus senator sophomore year, is living in Willoughby with his lovely wife, Melissa. They have two children, PJ (3) and Andrea (1). Joe has been working for Eaton Corporation as a tax supervisor since this past January. ... Believe it or not, our very own Tracy Allgeier is the dean of discipline at Lake Middle School in Denver, CO. I guess there is no fooling those students since Tracy probably wrote the book in this area. Tracy says he would love to catch up with alum in the Denver area. You can e-mail him at allgeier@hotmail.com. ... Justine Feira Reich writes from Park Ridge, IL. She is married to her husband, Tom, and has two children, Kaitlyn (5) and Danny (2). ... Jon Jeswald �95 writes from Cleveland Heights where he shares a home with his wife, Kathleen, and three daughters, Alyssa (15), Nicole (12) and Jessica (8). Jon received his MBA from Carroll. ... Sarah Kocian Alzamora is enjoying motherhood. Her son, Robert, has turned one. Sarah is living is Niles, IL, and works as a sales/human resources rep for Komar Screw Corp. ... Carrie Anke Zvejnieks and husband Eric are living in Aurora, IL, with sons, Parker (5) and Colin (2). ... Major Pete Wilson writes that he is currently the assistant professor and enrollment officer at Niagara University Army ROTC in New York. Pete is married to Nina Tansey and received his MA at Webster University in 2001. ... Sachiko Burns is living in Columbus, OH. Sachiko, it was so great to hear from you! Bridget says hello! ... Kimberly Smoot is living in South Euclid and is a court reporter in Cleveland. ... Richard McCoppin is living in Issaquah, WA. If you are out on the West Coast or just want to catch up with Richard - rpm97_2@hotmail.com. ... As for me Denton, TX, had a very warm summer and fall. After 12 years of living here it still sometimes is hard to get used to. I headed towards Erie, PA, this past summer for a month and had a �mini-reunion� with Teri and Curt Ross, Kelly & Sara �95 Crowe, Allison �02G and Alex Spinos, Julie �93 and Toots Castagnero. Not only did the adults hang out but we had 10 kids amongst all of us. Thank God for the swing set and monkey bars -- right Toots? I am busy in my housing job, but have also found my way into the classroom. I have been teaching graduate school in our Higher Education Program and have even made my way to sitting in on two dissertation committees. Ahhh, the life of a professor. It is actually kind of fascinating and it keeps me busy. In my spare time I hang out with my kids, Kevin (9), Reilly (7) and Regan (3). Baseball, Disney Princesses, and reading fill most of my time with the kids. They are at such fun ages. ... Luck to always, Moe

summer 2006	It is great hearing from so many of you this time around. It sounds like many of you have been extremely busy ... David Kocab doesn�t have another birth of a baby to report this time, but he is moving to a Fortune 100 company as senior group counsel for the Automotive Group of Johnson Controls. Congrats David. ... Colleen Zayac Dunn reports that she is living in Canonsburg, PA, with her husband, Michael, and two children, Sarah (4) and Michael (2). ... Bart Leonardi reports that he has graduated from Ave Maria School of Law this year and lives in Birmingham, AL, with his wife, Dr. Kristy Brown. ... Congratulations to Patrice Capretta Adamonis and her husband, Scott. They welcomed second daughter, Sydney Gabriella on June 15, 2006. She joins big sister, Mackenzie who is two. ... Long lost Student Union vice president Luke Adams has made contact. Luke married Christy Benander �92 twelve years ago. They live in Columbus, OH, with their three children: Emma Christine is a proud kindergarten graduate, Eliza Grace turned four this past spring, and Holden Luke is only eight months old. Daddy reports that Holden is a real lady-killer. After graduation and marriage, Luke completed his MBA at The Ohio State University and traveled as an IT business consultant. He recently made the switch from Wendy�s International to the IT department at Abercrombie & Fitch. Christy graduated with her BSN/RN and has been working as a nurse for a number of years. Recently she has been managing a large out-patient dialysis facility (and taking care of three little ones). Whew! Don�t wait 12 more years to report in Luke! ... After having three boys Mike Ugljesa and his wife had a daughter in May. Mary Grace joined the Ugljesa clan and is going to give her daddy a run for his money! Mike also reports that this past spring he got together with Mark and Sue Vasiliauskas, Bob and Amy Wagoner, and Mark and Tara Carlson. I think between the four couples they have a gazillion kids. Mike reports everyone is doing well. ... Jayne Cella Miller reports that the Miller family has grown once more. Jayne and Mike welcomed another boy into their brood. Harrison John was born last November and joins big brother Alex (4), and sisters Marcella (10) and Michayla (8). Jayne is busy doing �mom stuff� -- Girl Scouts, car pool, volunteering, and loves living in tropical Medina. Jayne would love to hear from any of her old pals - jccmiller @aol.com. ... Manuela Lue reports in after twelve years. She joined the business world and then decided to return to Belize to volunteer full time with the international Catholic missionary called Society of Our Lady of the Most Holy Trinity. Manuela asked me to get the word out about her mission ... she was asked by the bishop of Belize to raise money for children of Belize who need healthcare. (should we take this out and presume people will find a way to donate?) If you are interested in supporting this endeavor you can call 361-387-2754. Manuela, thank you for all that you do. ... The Murphy Clan has relocated from their Kansas house to Fort Drum, NY. Brian Murphy was deployed this summer with the 10th Mountain Division. Michelle, daughter Megan and son, Patrick will be joining him when he returns from his deployment in Fort Drum. Please continue to keep Brian, his infantry and all of our soldiers in your prayers. ... Adrian Michael van Strien moved back to the States with his family recently. He and his wife, Megan, lived in the U.K. prior to their move to Katy, TX. They welcomed their first child, a son Dylan,in June 2005. Hope everyone is doing well. Luck to you always, Moe

spring 2006	As I write this it is April 18 and we are having record highs of the 100s in Texas already. I cannot imagine what summer will be like. Please continue to e-mail me, phone or send me letters in regards to what is going on with you, fellow classmates and your families. ... Lisa Lombardi Mendenhall, her husband and two year old daughter, Hannah, are moving to Yokosuka, Japan, where her husband will be stationed with the Navy. Lisa is pregnant with their second child, a boy! She has continued to work as a public relations consultant. We look forward to hearing all about your adventures, Lisa! ... Bonnie (Heaton) Kerber wrote after 12 years (we have been waiting for this!). Bonnie moved all over the country after graduating from JCU (San Francisco, South Carolina, Chicago, and Los Angeles) and has settled in Ann Arbor, MI. Bonnie married Kevin Kerber who is a neurologist at the University of Michigan. She worked for internet marketing for five years and has retired to be a stay at home mom of aspiring actress Ellie (4) and red-headed, ball-of-fire Thomas (1.5). Bonnie, please don�t wait till Thomas is in college to write again. It was great to hear from you! ... Kevin Biasci moved from NYC to Atlanta, GA, three years ago. He writes that he is feeling healthier than ever. ... He would love to hear from you -- kevinjbiacsi@aol.com. ... Kelly and Sara �95 (Tabis) Crowe welcomed the first Crowe daughter into the world on January 25. Megan Crowe joined big brother Thomas (3). ... Alex Spinos and his lovely wife, Allison �02G, welcomed their first son into the world on February 10. Kevin Joseph is showing Alex how to stay up late without partying! Welcome to both our little Blue Streaks! ... I have been busy teaching graduate classes in Higher Education at UNT and loving it! I hope all is well with everyone! If you are reading this take a minute and e-mail me some info on you and your friends from JCU! Luck to you always, Moe

winter 2006	Hello Classmates! I hope everyone is doing well and that spring treats you all well. In Texas we didn�t have much of a winter so it will pretty much be the same season for six months. I haven�t heard from many of you, but I will report on those that I have heard from. Please continue to e-mail me -- moe@hsl.admin.unt.edu. Jason Craggs, Ph.D. currently lives in Gainesville, FL, with his wife, Christina. Jason earned his doctorate from the University of Georgia in 2005. Congratulations! ... Jennifer Dietrick got engaged on New Year�s Eve 2005 to Dr. Ernest Marrone, II of Greenwich, CT. She currently lives in New York and works as a management supervisor for OgilvyOne Worldwide. Jennifer, please keep us up to date on the wedding plans! ... David and Lisa (Chrysler) Kocab welcomed their fourth child in December 2005. That makes four boys. One more boy and you have a first string basketball team! Congrats to both of you. David also started his own law practice. Sounds like the Kocabs are busy. ... Sarah (Kocian) Alzamora and her husband, Mike, welcomed their son, Robert Miller Alzamora on July 1, 2005. The Alzamora family lives in Evanston, IL. ... Colleen Ward and her husband, Marc, also welcomed their fourth child this past year. Grace joins the crew of Jimmy (6), Mary-Kate (4), and Christian (2). WOW! Congrats to all of you. ... As you can see the column this time is a little slim. As you read about the great things happening to Jason, Jennifer, Dave, Lisa, Sarah, and Colleen, know that we want to hear about you too! ... Luck to you always, Moe

fall 2005	Hello classmates! Hope you are all doing well. Not too much to report this time, so get your information in to me if you are reading this and haven�t seen your name in a while. ... Congratulations to Sarah Kocian Alzamora and her husband, Mike, welcomed their first child, Robert �Bobby� Alzamora on July 1, 2005. They love parenthood and are living in Evanston, IL. ... John Fleckenstein reports from Florida that he is a project manager for TNT Logistics. ... Amy Huth-Hazelton is currently teaching math in Beachwood City Schools. She has two children, Kaitlyn (5) and Sydney (3). ... Jennifer Dietrick reports that she is working in New York City as a management supervisor for OgilvyOne Worldwide. ... Finally, I have some stork news! Alex Spinos and his wife, Allison, are expecting their first baby in February, and Kelly Crowe and Sara Tabis Crowe �95 are expecting a little girl in February. I guess old roommates even plan on having babies at the same time. We will keep you posted! ... Luck to you always, Moe

summer 2005	Hello fellow alum! I hope this edition of the Journal finds you all doing well -- I have a lot to report so I�m going to jump right in! I heard from Kim (Baker) Harbaugh in the spring! Kim married long time love Todd Harbaugh (who she dated while we were at Carroll) last October. Carroll grads in attendance were: Katie (Casey) East - bridesmaid, Kim (Muckian) Rippole, Colleen (Zayac) Dunn, Kristen Weisenberger Grant, and Jackie (Mulroony) Rayment �93. Todd an Kim have settled in Pittsburgh where Kim teaches and Todd is a director for Fox Sports Net! Thanks for the info, Kim. It was good to hear from you. ... I received an e-mail from fellow Texan, Michelle (Thomas) Birchfiel. Brian and Michelle welcomed their second son, Andrew, September 9, 2004. He joins older brother, Evan (4). Michelle stated, �Andrew was born about 10 days after Michelle Macaluso's son, Owen. Michelle and her husband, Chris Ray, are living in Philadelphia and enjoying parenthood. Michelle and I enjoyed being pregnant at the same time, but it got really fun when we found out a few months into our pregnancy that Lisa Chambers and her husband, Jeremy Lindsley, were expecting. Lisa and Jeremy had their son, Sam, on January 20.� Congrats to all three of you. Boys, boys, boys! ... Rumor has it that the Irish Murphy Clan is headed back to the United States after living in Germany for the past decade. Brian Murphy and his wife, Michelle Keresztesy �95 and their brood, Megan (3) and Patrick (1) have headed back to the U.S. We would love to hear about your adventures, Murph. ... Kevin Biacsi wrote me in March stating he was releasing a documentary discusses paradigm-shifting breakthrough in the science world: the field of gloyconutrients, the �sugar alphabet� that makes up the language of our cells. Way to go Kevin! Let us know if it gets put on the Discovery Channel! ... I have received a number of updates from the JCU alumni office! So if you ever lose my e-mail or phone number write to them and they will get it to me. Here is who I have heard from: Jessica Fonow �04 is living in Pittsburgh and attending Duquesne University School of Law. She is dating fellow Alum, Jim Dawso �04. John Rownd (who I don�t think I have reported on in 11 years! -- thanks for contacting us John!) received his MBA from University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee in 2004. He had two daughters: Lauren (4) and Meghan (1). Kristin Gelbaugh Adams and her husband, Paul �93, are living in Dublin, OH. Kristen is a group product manager for Bath and Body Works. Dan Bradesca and his wife, Kathryne, have two children: Maura (2) and Marty (10 mos.). Dan is an English teacher in Lakewood, OH. Rob Bertrand and his wife, Colleen, live with their son, Miles, in Washington, D.C. Rob is a tax manager at PricewaterhouseCoopers. Jennifer Dietrick is living in NYC and is a management supervisor of OgilvyOne. Todd Berardinelli is a coordinator of Credit Risk Management for the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland. His daughter, Marissa is 7. Shanna Stephany Smith and her husband, Judd �93 live with daughter, Lauren in Sheffield Village, OH. Bart Leonardi currently lives in Ann Arbor, MI. Maria De Michele Kerekes has been busy with her three children: Edward (8), Angela (5) and Julia (2). Maria and husband, Edward, live in Euclid, OH. Carey Gorden currently lives in San Diego, CA, and is a trial attorney for the Federal Defenders Office. Great to hear from all of you! ... Dave Cushwa and Brian Marita are fathers!!! Dave and his wife, Sandy, are proud to announce the arrival of David Frederick Cushwa, Jr., �Jake� 7 lbs. 15 oz. 20 inches. Jake is happy and healthy, born on March 5th at 10:55 a.m. in South Bend. Brian and Mary (Grant �95) Marita had a baby girl, Elizabeth Marie Marita 7 lbs. 13 oz. and 22 inches, on Groundhog�s Day, February 2, 2005, in Cleveland. ... John Fleckenstein has never been highlighted in the column so he wrote ... I�m currently living in Jacksonville Beach, FL, and employed with TNT Logistics, as a project manager. Life is pretty great, living just a short walk from the ocean. He is enjoying the bachelor's life. ... Dana Paunescu filled us in as well ... After graduating, I completed my master�s in Spanish through Middlebury College in their Madrid, Spain program in 1997. After living and traveling in Mexico, Bolivia and Spain, she was married to Aaron McManus �95 in 1999. They currently live in Amherst, a suburb of Buffalo, NY. With two children, Liam (4) and Katherine (2), Dana is a high school Spanish teacher in the West Seneca Central School District and Aaron is an assistant vice president in the Corporate Trust Division at M&T Bank. ... I received an e-mail from Bob Wagoner saying he recently became a partner with his legal mentor, now practicing under the firm name of Todaro & Wagoner, in Columbus, OH. His practice areas include personal injury, medical malpractice, product liability and wrongful death litigation. Bob and Amy continue to live in New Albany with their twin daughters, Hannah and Jenna (2 �). ... Whew! We have heard from a lot of people that have never been highlighted in our column before. If you have never been in this space and want to let us know what you have been up to, please e-mail. We want to hear from you. ... Luck to you, always. Moe

winter 2005	Greetings classmates! I hope the winter of 2005 finds you doing well. It has been great hearing from some classmates we haven�t heard from in awhile, so I am going to jump right into the column. Brad Raitz �93 has begun a new business adventure in Copell, TX, running his own business. Brad, his wife and Golden Retriever, Dodger, are keeping each other busy. ... Dan Wiggenhorn wanted to let everyone know his wife, Alison, had twins on August 5, 2004 -- Claire and Colin. They live in Olmsted Falls, OH. Bart Leonardi is currently a second year law student at Ave Maria School of Law in Ann Arbor (after having done many things such as being a securities analyst, insurance sales, and a Roman Catholic seminarian). He wanted to announce he is engaged to be married to Dr. Kristy Brown, a pediatric surgery fellow at the University of Michigan Children�s Hospital. The wedding will be Thanksgiving weekend 2005 in Cleveland. Congratulations, Bart and Kristy! ... Dina Neuman is going for her National Board Certification in teaching Chemistry at the high school level. Her portfolio is due by the end of March and exams are done by the end of June. She won�t know if she is nationally board certified until December 2005. Also, she has two daughters, Megan, who will be 5 in April, and Abby who turned 2 this past August. The girls keep Dina and her husband on their toes. This July they will celebrate their 10th wedding anniversary. Congrats! ... In the latest edition of the class column I reported that Danielle Sirianni got married but I lacked any details. So Danielle wrote me with some important info for all of us to know: Danielle continued on at JCU after she graduated in 1994 and received her master�s from JCU in 1997. Then she worked in a variety of industries until August of this past year -- now she is helping her husband start up a new business. She married Eric DeWeerd -- alumni of Albion College in Michigan. They got married on 9-10-04 in Cleveland and moved from Cleveland to Austin, TX. They are opening an �All My Sons Moving and Storage� division on Hilton Head Island, SC. The training is in Austin, TX, will be through April 2005. They will then move to the Hilton Head/Bluffton area permanently. Thanks Danielle. Good luck to you and Eric in your new adventure! ... Genevieve Ann Ross was born on 12/30, 7 lbs. 8� oz. and is 20 inches long to mom, Teri and dad, Curt Ross. She joins big brother, Andrew. I know we have many other little bundles of joy arriving soon. Please write when they arrive. ... We look forward to hearing from you. Luck to you always, Moe

fall 2004	Happy holidays fellow classmates! Hope this holiday season is joyful and full of happy memories for all of you. Ami Reid Casper was feeling a little under the weather this past June at our reunion ... with good reason. Ami, her husband, Brent and 4-year-old daughter Lucy, were expecting triplets! Brent and Ami live in Avon, OH. Brent works for 3M Healthcare and Ami is a senior sales director for Mary Kay Cosmetics. She is going to be very busy after the babies arrive. We will keep you updated! Ami reports that Suzanne Sadd lives in Rocky River and is working for a bank. � Kristen Benedictis Mercurio just moved from Atlanta to North Royalton with her husband and one-year-old daughter, Sophia. � Danielle Sirianni just got married (write me with details). � Julie Win is working as a labor and delivery nurse in Cleveland. Ami writes that she wouldn�t deliver a baby without her -- good thing for those triplets! � Terry and Marcy Gainer had a baby girl after the reunion. � Mike and Jenn Covey had a baby boy this fall and Beth Young Homer just had another baby boy. � David Cushwa and his wife, Sandy, are expecting a baby boy in March. They live in South Bend, IN. Dave received a promotion to lieutenant of Truck Company 18, where he has been for the past 8 years. � I found out earlier this summer that Brad Raitz �93 and his wife live 15 miles down the road from me in Coppell, TX. Brad has begun a new business adventure where he is his own boss. We need to get together soon, Brad! � Dan Wiggenhorn and his wife, Alison, had twins this past August. Claire and Colin are living with mom and dad in Olmsted Falls, OH. � David Kocab recently moved to a new firm, Wachler and Associates, to head its corporate practice group. Lisa Kocab was recently elected president of the St. Vincent de Paul Ladies of Charity. Their three boys, Alex (6), Tommy (4) and Joey (2) keep them really busy. � Fabian Newman and his wife, Dominique, are expecting their second child. Jadyn is 2. � Margaret �Peggy� Kirian received her pharmacy degree from The Ohio State University in 2002. She is living in Ridgeville, OH. � At the reunion Beth Perri and Ed Guzowski �93 were expecting a little boy -- John Edward Guzowski was born on June 24 weighing in at 6 lbs., 15 ozs. � Brian Marita and wife, Mary Grant �95, are expecting their first child in late January. � Chris Sito and his wife, Michelle, expanded their family this past March by adding a baby boy Eric Christopher. Their daughter, Sophie Elisabeth, is two. The Sito family lives in Cleveland. � Nicole Duffy added two people to her family! She married Chris Mastropietro in New York City and now has a beautiful stepdaughter, Emma (5). They are living in NYC where Chris is a pediatric critical care doctor at Columbia Presbyterian hospital and Nicole has moved from her career in film development to being a 10th grade English teacher in the Bronx. ... It was great to hear from so many of you. Please send me e-mails, faxes, letters, etc letting me know what you have been up to and any good news you would like to share! Luck to you always ... Moe

summer 2004	Hello everyone! It was so great to see so many people at our class reunion. Can you believe 10 years have passed? Let�s jump right into it! ... On November 15 Brian Marita married Mary Grant �95 in Cleveland, OH. I had the opportunity to see them at the reunion and they are happy as ever! ... Patrice (Capretta) Adamonis and her husband, Scott, welcomed their first child, Mackenzie Isabella, on February 26, 2004. ... April 24, Renee Billmaier Timbrook married Rob Timbrook in Toledo. Rob is an engineer and Renee is doing private counseling in Toledo. The wedding was attended by the following JCU grads: Jennie (Kuhr) Aubry, a bridesmaid, and her husband Harold �93 and four children -- Lauren (6), twins, Eric and Nicholas (5), and Ryan (6 mos.). Jennie is a stay at home mom and they reside in Toledo. ... Beth (Szychowski) Pruchnicki and her husband, Randy, and son Owen. They live in Erie, PA and are expecting their second child. ... Kathy (McCullough) Bozimski was there with her daughter, Kaitlyn, and her parents, taking the place of her husband, Don, who was back in Baltimore doing Law School studying. Karen (Zurkovski) Zetts and husband Gary. They live in Cleveland, have son, A.J., and are also expecting their second child. ... Karen Seitz and her husband, Jim. ... Dyan (PalmaGil) Lystad and husband Todd. They have a little girl, Olivia, and expecting their second child. ... Leighanne Kramer Hustak and husband Eric had their second child on February 12, 2004 -- a little boy named Liam Michael. Big brother, Gregory is 4. ... Tracy Allgeier is moving 9 hours south of me to McAllen, TX to teach middle school special ed. ... If you are looking for cheap legal counsel, Terry Gainer is the man to call. Marcy and Terry have 2 boys: Trip and David and are expecting in September. ... For anyone needing help building their own franchise business, Pat Moriarty, is the man to contact. You can reach him at pmoriarity@frannet.com. ... Bethany Ross Reed and her husband, David �92, had twin girls on March 31. Madison and Kaleigh came into the world while their dad was in Iraq. ... Mike Ugljesa works in Toledo but lives in Wolverine land ... yes, he crosses the state border to work every day. He has three boys -- twins, Jimmy and Anthony (5) and Tommy (3). ... We missed Mark Carlson but with good reason. His wife was expecting twins any minute -- Vak said the kids were named Mark and Moe. ... Chris �Critter� Spicuzza and his wife had a baby girl the week of the reunion. ... It was awesome to see Theresa Miranda Pace at the reunion. She is a high school librarian in Solon. You can email her at nujcu@aol.com. ... Beth Campbell has three little girls, Molly (6), Grace (4), and Hannah (1). They live in Hudson, OH. ... Carolyn Sennett, Eileen Connery and Michelle Gallagher were also at the reunion. Carolyn is working for Erie Insurance and Eileen is teaching elementary school in Virginia. ... Patty Garven was also at the reunion. She lives in Cleveland, OH with sons, Corey and Brock. ... Thanks to Clevelandites, Kelly Crowe, Curt Ross (who is expecting baby #2), Brian Marita, Jason Kopczak and Alex Spinos for all the fun reunion weekend. It sure was fun to spend time with the crew. Others in attendance at the reunion were Renee Albarano, Jon Beech, Arlene Boyle Ferraro, Nicole Randazzo Carmichael (and baby Olivia who is darling), Ami Reed Casper, Toots, Julie �93 and Ann Castagnero, Michelle Lamirand Cook and Kevin with sons, Jack, Ryan and Henry. Dave Cushwa was there with his new bride, Sandy. Brian Dirk, Jim Driscoll, Candace Gash, Steve Hilbert and Nicole Trudell Hilbert, Patty Dargan Kemp, Kristen �Whitey� Kemp were also there with their families. Diana Hartman McAndrew and Dennis �92 were there with their two boys. Mary Jude Detesco Pakiela and John Pakiela brought Elise to lunch and Michelle Keys brought her friend, Danny. Come on Danny -- ask her! ... There were so many more people at the reunion than this column can hold. I will report more in the next edition. ... Until then please keep the e-mails coming. Luck to you always ... Moe

spring 2004	Ten Years! Can you believe it? Have you made your reservations for Reunion Weekend June 18-20? - If not, please visit https://www.alumnilabels.com/01951/reservation_form.php for online registration! We hope to see y�all there! ... Congratulations to Sarah (Kocian) Alzamora who got married to Mike this past summer in Chicago. They are now living in their new home in Evanston, IL. Matt Warnement graduated from Baldwin-Wallace with his MBA in December �03. He is currently a territory manager with Seneca Medical, Inc. servicing the Cleveland Clinic. ... Many little Blue Streaks have come along! Pat and Patty Shaughnessy had a baby girl, Daniela Maria. Warren Krueger and Ellen Luzer Krueger �96 had a baby boy, William. Greg Roman and his wife, Dana, had a boy, Conner. Greg has also received a promotion and is the quarterback coach with the Houston Texans (dare I say, �Go Cowboys�?). Keith and Apryl Seide had a baby girl, Juliana Rose, on October 17, 2003. Mom says she has chubby cheeks. Keith is the IT manager at Cooper Tire Company and Apryl is an attorney at Baker & Hostetler LLP. Julia was born on March 15, 2004 to Laura Caserta and her husband, John Koppitch. Molly and Jon Petrus had a baby boy, Jack Thomas, on February 5. Jennifer Souza and Chris Kozlowski �95 welcomed their first child, James Christopher in August 2002. Jenn is an attorney in Akron. Cathleen Danker Neibch and her husband, Mark, had their second boy on November 16, 2003. Kyle Patrick joins big brother, Ethan. Cori and Patrick Moriarty had their first son, Michael Patrick, on December 11, 2003. ... Many of our classmates are stationed overseas for either their jobs or the military. During this time of hostility in the Middle East please remember these people and their families in your thoughts and prayers. Pete Wilson is in Iraq and fought in the Iraqi War since last February. He is in the 101st Airborne division. Of all places to run into Brian Beckno, Iraq was the place. Brian has returned to the States. Upon his return to the U.S.A., Pete will be teaching ROTC at the University of Dayton. His wife, Nina, is from Tennessee. David Fleisig �93 is in the Peace Corp in Peru. He is a regional security officer. Michael Van Strien got married to a wonderful girl, Megan Walker (this is a quote from his sister, Amy Van Strien �89. They got married on April 2 and will be living in London, UK while Michael works for KPMG as a computer consultant. ... Rob Fargo has been living in Los Angeles for the past 5� years. He has been working for Loyola Marymount for 1� years as an assistant director for the Center for Service and Action. He is looking to start a graduate program in the fall in sociology. ... Patrick Gibel is living in Rocky River, OH. ... Christopher Spicuzza and his wife, Janice Minarich Spicuzza �97, live in Willowick. Chris is working for Developers Diversified Reality. ... Ryan Lynch �98 is a compliance officer for Bank One in Chicago. ... Tricia Malloy is a training specialist for Harley-Davidson Dealer Systems. ... Hope to have a ton of information to report in the next column. It will be after the reunion so make sure you are there! Luck to you always ... Moe

winter 2004	Get out your calendars, palm pilots, date books, or whatever you use to mark down important dates! Believe it or not our 10 year class reunion is quickly approaching -- June 18-20, 2004! We want to see everyone there! For more information you can check out the reunion Web site at http://www.jcu.edu/alumni/reunion/index.htm. So many of our classmates contacted ... Nicole Bourrillion recently moved back to Cleveland after two years in LA. She is the talent manager for Stern Advertising. ... For the past ten years, Christina DeNisco has been a Spanish teacher in Buffalo, NY. She recently returned from a teacher exchange as a Fulbrighter in Mexico. ... Karen Zetts and her husband, Gary, are the proud parents of Andrew Jacob who was born July 30, 2003. ... Jayne (Cella) Miller has been busy! Jayne and Mike built a house in Medina two years ago and have filled it with Marcella (8), Michayla (6), and Alexander. Jayne is the leader of two Girl Scout troops, volunteers at school, and in the community. ... After being Governor Bob Taft�s campaign spokesman in 2002, Orest Holubec was appointed his press secretary in January 2003. Way to go, Orest! ... Dana (Hickey) Bizic married Nick Bizic in October 2003. The wedding party was full of JCU grads -- Jeannine Spinola, Catherine O�Malley, Aileen Sexton and Renee Albarano. In attendance were Frank Kuhar, Patty Garven Spencer, Andy Russo, Bethany Reed and Jon Petrus. Dana reports that Bethany and Dave Reed are expecting twins in April and Jon Petrus and his wife, Molly, are expecting in early 2004. Renee finished her MBA at Case Western in 2001 and is working at Exel Logistics in Columbus, OH. ... Kerri (Kutz) and Rick Salvino became the proud parents of Ella Rose on December 11, 2003. Kerri works as a senior human resources rep for Diebold in Canton, OH. ... Steve Cicerrella has had a busy year buying a house and getting promoted to IT manager for Spirent Systems. ... Sue (Stukus) and Mark Vasiliauskas have two children, Ryan (3�) and Katie (1�). Sue loves staying at home with the kids and Mark is a financial analyst at Swagelok Company in Solon. They live a mile away from JCU in South Euclid. Liz (Sander) Kennelly married James in September 2000 and moved to Pittsburgh. Fifteen months later Ashleigh Elizabeth was born and their latest production is due this August. Liz is a realtor and works for Coldwell Banker in Pittsburgh. Liz says if anyone is moving to Pittsburgh she would love to help you out -- you can e-mail her at lkennelly@coldwellbanker.com. ... After 7� years working for a publishing company Elizabeth Engler Modic decided to stay home with daughter, Paige (3�) and twin boys, Clay and Brock (2�). Elizabeth and her husband, Mark, live in Cuyahoga Falls, OH. Melissa (Lohman) Manner and her husband moved to my neck of the woods -- San Antonio, TX in August 2003. Melissa is working for Celgene Corporation. Melissa reports that John �91 and Lara (Vidmar) Slatniske are pregnant with their first child due in April. ... Eric �91 and Meghan (Davis) Wilson bought a house on Lake Erie in Euclid, OH. They both work for SAP America. ... Lisa (Lombardi) Mendenhall and her husband, Greg, live in San Clemente, CA and they are expecting their first child in June. ... Tanya Andolsen is living in Avon Lake, OH and is working for Palmer and Cay. ... Reality TV has hit the JCU Class of �94! Mike Cardamone recently appeared as one of the �hunks� on NBC�s Average Joe in Hawaii. ... Heather (Hawkins) Hudak wrote from Amsterdam, where she is a senior manager in the international tax department at Ernst and Young. She is there on a two year assignment and packed up her husband, son and dog for the Netherlands. Beth (Szychowski) and Randy Pruchnicki live in Erie, PA and are expecting their second child this summer. Beth is a stay at home mom to son, Owen (3). Randy is the marketing manager for Perseus House. ... Nicole (Randazzo) Carmichael is expecting a baby this St. Patty�s Day. She is working on her master�s at JCU in school counseling. Both Nicole and her husband, Sean �96, teach high school at Hudson high. We�ll keep you posted on the baby news in the next column. ... Jodie (Palmer) Hayden is selling promotional products for Odyssey Printwear. She has been very busy with two boys, a great husband, Jim, and fun family activities! ... Kevin Biacsi moved from NYC to Atlanta, GA. He is a wellness consultant, assisting individuals with healthy living. You can e-mail him at KidGotham@aol.com. He would love to hear from you! ... Joe Brunecz and his wife, Melissa, recently moved to a new home in Willoughby, OH. Their first child, Paul Joseph (P.J.) was born on April 23, 2003. ... Carey Gorden started the third year of law school at California Western School of Law in San Diego. Good Luck, Carey! ... As for me, I have finally finished my doctorate in higher education this past December! I think I will take some time to enjoy my three children and start paying back some of those college loans. I will be traveling to University Heights June 18th and I hope the rest of you plan on attending our 10 year class reunion. It would be great to get as many of us there as possible! See you in June! Luck to you always ... Moe

summer 2003	Sara (Tabis) �95 and Kelly Crowe had their first child, Thomas Gabriel on Saint Patrick�s Day (March 17). He weighed a small 9 lbs. 13 oz. and was 22.5 inches long (very small child)! � Stacey Schmidt Brazie had her second child, Mia Kristina Brazie, on March 4. Mia joins big brother Max (2). Stacey is working as an occupational therapist. � Lana (Caserta) Zachlin and her husband had Stephen, last August. Stephen joins big sister Molly, 4. � Maria (DeMichele) Kerekes� third child , Julia Ann, arrived on May 16 and is the little sister to Eddie (6) and Angela (4). The Kerekes family resides in South Euclid. � Moira Cain-Mannix had her first child on New Year�s Day 2003. Deirdre Marie is a happy and redheaded baby (wonder where she got that from)! � Brian Holbrook and his wife, Dana, celebrated their eighth wedding anniversary and are about to welcome another addition to their family. Daughter, Stevie Nichole is four and they are expecting a son in July. � Beth (Young) Homer is living in Chicago with her husband Mark and 6th month old son Jack. � Charlene (Strauss) Brandt reports that Eric Christopher arrived in December and joins his older brother. Charlene is working as a manager of marketing communications for Dirt Devil in Cleveland along side Candace Gash. Candace is the business analysis manager for Dirt Devil. (They were roommates and still stick together!). � Apryl and Keith Seide are expecting their first child in November! They celebrated their 7th wedding anniversary in May and moved to Aurora this past fall. Keith is working as an IT manager for Cooper Tire and Apryl is an attorney for Baker & Hostetler. � Nicole Pennucci Cunningham and her husband, Michael, live in Alexandria, VA. Michael works in purchasing for Turner Construction. They bought a house and had a baby girl, Delanie Marie, on August 9, 2002. Nicole is staying home with Delanie (and enjoying it immensely) and working from home with Discovery Toys. � Jason and I had Regan Patricia on April 4(the day I was supposed to take my qualifying exams for my doctorate). She joins big sister Reilly (4) and big brother Kevin (6). Congratulations to everyone with the new arrivals! ... We have two classmates who have gotten engaged! Congratulations to Laura Caserta, who is engaged to John Koppitich. They will get married on December 20. � Brian Marita finally proposed to Mary Grant �95 in April. ... Steve and Nicole Hilbert have been busy chasing 2� year old Cameron around the house! Steve is graduating with his MBA in August and Nicole is working for KPMG. Steve and Nicole got to hang out with classmates, Vicki Naegeli Miller who was visiting from San Francisco, and Beth Perri Guzowski, who just moved back with husband, Ed, and daughter Lauren from Connecticut. � Christine Rees, Kerri (Kutz) Salvino, Cathy (McAuley) �93 and Bob Kenehan �93 were also at the party. ... Beth Wilkinson Barrow is working in the Toledo Public Schools as a school psychologist. She is enjoying her children Gabe (4) and Libby (2). ... Kirsten Zieminski Marriner reports that she has been busy with 3 year old Thomas and 16 month old twins, Jackson and Casey. She had lunch with Heather Hawkins who is married and works at Ernst & Young. ... Julia Krohn Cushing will marry Brian Cushing on August 3. They met in Chicago shortly after graduation. JCU alumni in attendance at the wedding were Justine Feira Reich, Glen Toczydlowski �95, Mark �92 and Kim (Muckian) Rippole, Kristen (Weisenberger) Grant, Katie (Casey) East, and Jacquie (Mulroony) Rayment �93. Julia works for the Chicago Insurance Overload Systems. She reports that Justine Reich and her husband have a 2 � year old daughter, Kaitlyn. They live in Park Ridge, IL. � Kristin Grant and her husband, David, have two little girls. � Glen Toczydlowski �95 lives and works in Chicago. ... Jason Craggs has been busy in spending a year in Norway as a Fulbright scholar. Jason will be completing his doctorate from the University of Georgia in 2003-2004. He anticipates that he will be teaching neuroanatomy to medical students in Florida in 2004. ... Nicole St. Marie was honored with the Alumni Service Award at the Alumni Awards Dinner on May 16. To see pictures and hear brief audio segments of the 2003 Alumni Awards dinner visit http://www.jcu.edu/alumni/news/awards03.htm. ... Well, I think that is it. Our class sure has been busy! If you get a minute drop me a note at moe@hsl.admin.unt.edu. Luck to you always ... Moe

spring 2003	As I write this column the state of Texas is crippled with an ice storm. Schools and businesses have been closed for two days and it is looking like delays may be for a third. It is amazing to see how different aspects of the country see a little ice and snow. I can remember our �snow days� at Carroll and although it was too treacherous for us to walk to class we sure made our way to the back yard of Murphy hall to slide down the hill on cafeteria trays and build snowmen with the men of Dolan & Sutowski halls. As you read this it will probably be mid spring and the memories of this past winter long forgotten. Hopefully, your memories of your days at Carroll have not faded like the winter. I know many of you came in contact and developed friendships with Bobbi Bokman Rodgers during our four years at JCU. Bobbi passed away this past January 12 after a battle with cancer. Although her struggle was only a few months, her impact on many in the JCU Community was paramount. The JCU community will feel the loss of this great woman for a long time. ... It looks like many of our classmates have been welcoming new bundles of joy into their lives -- Michael Duff and his wife, Linda, welcomed Ellen Maeve on September 4, 2002. She weighed 5 lbs. 14 oz. It sounds like mom and dad are enjoying Ellen�s adventures in Pittsburgh, PA. ... John Zgonc and his wife, Stacy, welcomed Meghan Lee on September 6. Looks like John is in love with being a dad. He is currently working for KPMG in consulting in Cleveland, OH. John also played realtor in 2002 by setting up Curt Ross with the house his in-laws were trying to sell. Curt move in and loves the house! Curt and Teri Ross had their first son, Andrew �Drew� Curtis on December 3, 2002. Drew weighed in at 8 lb.s, 10 oz. and is keeping mom and dad really busy. Rumor has it he looks a lot like his daddy. ... Robert �Toots� and Julie Smith �93 Castagnero had a baby girl, Anne Kelly, on February 12, 2003. Wonder if Anne will call him daddy Toots? ... As I write this Kelly and Sara Tabis (�95) Crowe are expecting their first born any day, a boy. I will fill you in on details in the next column, but deadlines don�t wait for babies to be born! ... Jason and I are expecting our third (a girl) in April. ... Kevin Kocur let me know that he is teaching government and world history at the Carson Long Military Institute in New Bloomfield, PA. Sounds like he is really enjoying himself! ... Mary Jude (Detesco) and John Pakiela have not let parenthood slow them down. As many of you saw in the last edition of the John Carroll magazine John was highlighted for his work as the chief flight physician for Cleveland�s MetroHealth Medical Center. Who would have thought in first grade at Sacred Heart, John would be up in the sky working as a doctor? Mary Jude is busy working on a book/guided journal for first year moms and looking for moms willing to share their experiences via a short survey. If any moms are interested in participating you can contact Mary Jude at momsurvey@hotmail.com. ... We would love to see more classmates highlighted in this column! Please send emails to moe@hsl.admin.unt.edu and let me know what is going on with you. Chances are someone wants to know what you are up to! ... Luck to you always, Moe

winter 2003	I hope this edition of the Journal finds everyone doing well. This past fall one of my �younger� cousins, Abby Kerr, started JCU in the Class of 2006. It�s nice to be connected to student life at JCU again. Oh, the memories� It looks like a lot of our classmates have been busy with life- Brian and Michelle (Keresztesy) Murphy have been busy the past couple of years. Megan Marie Murphy joined the clan on 4/5/02 weighing in at a �little� 8lbs, 14 ozs. Brian is still in the Army stationed in Germany (since 1999). Michelle has been a freelance accountant for KPMG in Frankfurt. If you want to contact the Murphy�s you can email them at mbmurph@hotmail.com � David & Lisa (Chrysler) Kocab had their third boy, Joseph, last April. He joins big brothers Alex (4) and Tommy (2). David is practicing law in Detroit. Nicole and Steve Hilbert have a two-year old, Cameron, who keeps both of them busy. Steve is working for Cap Gemini Ernst & Young and working on his MBA at Baldwin-Wallace. Nicole is working part-time at KPMG as a senior manager. � Kelly and Sara (Tabis) Crowe are expecting their first little Irish-person in March. � Curt and Teri Ross are expecting this fall- they have moved back to Cleveland and are loving life! � Just like the Murphy clan a number of our classmates are circumnavigating the globe: Jason Craggs is finishing up his Ph.D. in pediatric neuropsychology. He received a Fulbright grant to work at the University of Oslo in Norway. Congratulations, Jason! � Mary Eileen Connery is working at the International School of Turin in Moncalieri, Italy. A little bit closer to home, everybody�s friend �Dido,� aka Michael Ancona, is working at Capital University in Columbus. He is working as an assistant football coach/ assistant facilities director. He loves his job; I am sure the students love him too! � Please keep me updated on what is going on with you! If your name has never appeared in this column, we want to hear from you. Email me at moe@hsl.admin.unt.edu or mmcirish@hotmail.com. I hope everyone has a happy and peaceful holiday season. � Luck to you always-Moe

spring 2002	It has been amazing to see the outpouring of e-mails I have gotten in the past few months from our classmates around the world. Many of them have mentioned the terrorist attacks on September 11 and renewing old friendships that have been neglected due to the craziness of our daily lives. I am glad to see so many people getting in touch with one another and making contact with me so that we can write about them in this edition of the journal. ... Kevin Biacsi witnessed the events of September 11 from his apartment in New York City and believes that the people of NYC have begun to move forward. Kevin has been in New York for the past five years pursuing his master�s in acting and hopes to write a book. He has overcome many obstacles in the past two years that remind us of the strength he once gave to so many of us at JCU through the Student Union and the Dance Marathon. Kevin, you will always be in our thoughts and prayers. ... It looks like the class of �94 sure has been busy having little blue streaks! It is exciting to hear about all of the healthy and happy babies that blessed our lives in the past few months: Mary Jude and John Pakiela welcomed Elise Virginia on November 10, 2001. She weighed 7 lbs. 1 oz. ... Mat and Kirsten (Zieminski) Marriner welcomed babies #2 and #3 on December 27, 2001 twins Jackson Filips and Casey Straits. They join big brother, Thomas. ... Michelle (Lamirand) and Kevin Cook welcomed their third boy, Henry Sebastian on November 12. Older brothers are Jack (4) and Ryan (2 �). The Cook family almost has their first string completed. Michelle reports that she loves driving the minivan around town and the double stroller has really changed her look! ... Kristen White Kemp had her second daughter, Kaitlyn Ethel on September 25, 2001. ... Terry and Marcy (Mulbarger) Gainer are living on the East Coast with sons, Terrance �Trip� (1 �) and David (6 mos.). Terry reports that Pat Moriarty got married last summer to a girl named Cori and they live in the suburbs of Chicago. Terry, Tim Fitzgibbons and Mike Covey, Jen (Mitsos) Covey, Sarah Kocian, and Matt Casey �95 were all in Pat�s wedding. Tim Fitzgibbons and his wife Tara welcomed daughter, Kaleigh Elizabeth on January 30. Tim loves fatherhood. Also in attendance at the wedding were Janene (Hanley) Clark, Kristen Kemp, Kristen (Cahill) Catania, and Beth (Campbell) Killeen. Janene Clark is married and living in Chicago. She has two boys, Ryan and Aiden. Kristen Catania is living outside of Milwaukee with her husband, Paul. Beth Killeen and husband, Kevin �93, live in Hudson, OH with their two girls, Molly and Grace. (Thanks for all of the information Terry). ... A blast from the past, Mike Connole, sent me an e-mail to let us know he is living in Los Angeles. He has finally settled down after 6 years in the Marines and married a great girl named Kristine. They have a 16-month-old son, Liam Patrick (a good Irish name). Mike is a manager and financial advisor for the Beverly Hills branch of UBS/Paine Webber. ... Colleen Creamer Ward welcomed her second child, Mary Kate on October 29, 2001. Mary Kate joins big brother, Jimmy in Westfield, IN. ... Susan (Donegan) and Jason Magyar are busy in Hilliard, OH. Susan completed her JD and an MBA and currently works for Nationwide Financial Services. Jason works as a materials/purchasing agent for Liebert Corp. ... Erin (Canada) Owen is working as a recruitment & training specialist for Applied Industrial Technologies in Cleveland. Erin reports that Pati Dargan married Burt Kemp on July 28, 2001 at Gesu. ... Janine (Rockovich) and Brian Mortellaro recently had twin daughters, Abby Grace and Sarah Anne. The twins join big sister, Emma. ... Luke Adams and his wife, Christy Benander Adams �93 living in Bexley, OH with 15 month old daughter, Emma. They celebrated their 7th wedding anniversary in Maui. They are also expecting their second child in May. Luke works in IT global services at Wendy�s corporate headquarters and Christy works in the ICU at St. Ann�s Hospital. ... Cathleen (Danker) Neibch and her husband, Mark, welcomed their first child, Ethan William on April 20, 2001. They live in Batavia, IL. ... Steven Delchin of Squire, Sanders, and Dempsey in Cleveland recently published his fourth article in the Seton Hall Law Review. ... It sure sounds like we have all been busy with life changing events! Please continue to keep me updated so I can report in the journal about what you have been up to! I hope y�all are doing well! Luck to you always -- Moe

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Class Notes 1994 -- Reunion June 19-21, 2009