Alumni Class Notes Philadelphia. Their wedding reception was held at Cescaphe Ballroom in the Northern Liberties section of Philadelphia, and their honeymoon was in Montego Bay, Jamaica. Brian was promoted to foreman at the Philadelphia Gas Works in September 2011. Katharine Griffith ‘05 recently accepted a voluntary transfer to the northern border, northeast of Lake Ontario, as a United States Border Patrol Agent. She is now stationed in Massena, N.Y., and is engaged to Tyler Harnish. Maryemma (Butler) Gregory ‘05 teaches 3- to
5-year-olds at the Milford Head Start in Milford, Del. Michael Hoshour ‘05 and his wife had twin girls on February 13, 2012. Alexandra Joy and Lea Elizabeth entered the world at 4:07 p.m. and 4:09 p.m. Alexandra weighed in at six pounds, and Leah weighed five pounds, seven ounces. Both girls were 19 1/4 inches long. Patricia Cupitt ‘05, M’06 and her family were honored by the American Heart Association in Philadelphia as the top community fundraiser in the Philadelphia region for 2011. The Cupitt
family raised money in honor of their daughter Alexa, who suffers from the congenital heart defect known as tetralogy of fallot. Daphne Latham ‘06 passed away on November 20, 2011. Daphne is survived by her daughter Talisa, and her fiancé Justin R. Barnes. Priscilla Hole ‘06 and her fiancée Christopher Mummolo tied the knot on September 24, 2011, at Grace Fellowship Church in Shillington, Pa., followed by a reception at the Scottish Rite Cathedral in Wyomissing, Pa. The couple’s two sons were ring bearers.
Mark Your Calendar! 2012 July 14 Alumni Day at Knoebels Grove
July 20 Alumni Night at the Lehigh Valley IronPigs
Aug. 3 Alumni Night at the Reading Phillies
Sept. 20 Alumni fall foliage cruise to Canada and New England
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Yasuo Taniguchi ‘06 passed away on August 3, 2011, after a battle with lung cancer. After graduating from Alvernia University, Yasuo returned to Japan. He taught classes in Japanese colleges about business in the United States and Japan. He enjoyed spending time with his family and friends and, of course, playing golf. Anastasia Lawrence ‘07 was featured in the Reading Eagle for her job as an AP biology and honors human anatomy and physiology teacher at Exeter High School. Beth (Soja) Callen ‘07 and her husband Patrick had a baby girl, Riley Alexa Callen, on July 7, 2011. Conor Delaney ‘07 is now the Senior Financial Advisor and Managing Partner with The Good Life Financial Group in Wyomissing, Pa. Conor is a member of Alvernia’s Alumni Council. Jarrod Emes ‘07 is now the director of the security division of KRE Security/ Investigations, Inc.
Jarrod has been an employee of KRE Security since 1998. As director, Jarrod will be responsible for sales, scheduling, site supervision, employee relations and training. Jessica (Stewart) Fino ‘07 was named manager at Metro Bank in Spring Township. In her new position, Jessica is responsible for generating, managing and servicing deposit relationships. Sarah Jones ‘07 is a forensic scientist at Atlantic Diagnostic Laboratories in Bensalem, Pa. She is engaged to marry Adam Shoemaker in May 2013. Ashley Hoke ‘08 welcomed daughter Sadie Caroline into the world. Ashley is a member of Alvernia’s Alumni Council. Jason Deitz ‘08 and his wife Heather welcomed Drew Joseph Deitz into the world on Saturday, October 22, 2011, at 12:38 p.m. Drew was seven pounds, nine ounces, and was 20 inches long.
Stacey Breneman ‘08 and Kurt Royer were married on September 10, 2011, at Cameron Estate Inn in Mount Joy. Amber (Landis) Shirk ‘09 is an occupational therapist for the Lancaster-Lebanon IU13. Charlette Drexel ‘09 is engaged to Jonathan Hall. Jay Worrall ‘09 is the president of the Antietam Valley Community Partnership. The group is trying to improve the quality of life in Antietam Valley and hoping to build a sense of community in the area. He is employed at Alvernia as Director of the Holleran Center for Community Engagement. Margaret CookeBurgess ‘09, M’11 passed away on October 31, 2011. Nicole (Stoyer) ‘09 and Matthew Carley were married on December 11, 2010, during a candlelight doublering ceremony. Samson Gausch ‘09 is engaged to Kelly Steber ‘11. An April 2013
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