David Grzesiak ’07 (second from left) makes the cover of UW-Madison’s Varsity magazine.
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Class Notes Zak Grim ’03 is the manager of game operations for Monumental Sports & Entertainment, owners of the NBA’s Washington Wizards and WNBA’s Washington Mystics and NHL’s Washington Capitals in Washington, D.C. He married Kristi Schilling on January 28 and they now live in Arlington, Va. Scott Luzi ’03 is an employment law attorney and has recently founded his own firm, Walcheske & Luzi, with offices in Brookfield, Wis., and Appleton, Wis. John Scheid ’03 is working on his master’s degree in social work at the University of Denver. Daniel Cardenas ’05 toured nationally with the production My Fair Lady and played Freddy Eynsford-Hill, the love interest of main character Eliza Doolittle. Jonathan Feldbruegge ’05 earned a juris doctorate in law from Marquette University in May. Chris Sover ’05 is completing his second year of Teach For America as a biology teacher at Carmen High School of Science and Technology in Milwaukee. He graduated from UW– Madison and now lives in Milwaukee.
Dan Waldkirch ’05 is operations assistant for Crucial Music in Studio City, Calif. He reviews music submissions from unsigned artists which are then licensed to television, film and video games. Two of his own recordings were used in the TV shows “Pretty Little Liars” and “The Killing.” He currently lives in Sherman Oaks, Calif. James Tynion IV ’06 is one of the official Batman writers for DC Comics. He works and lives in New York City. Michael Burkart ’07 is an investment banking analyst for J.P. Morgan in New York. He graduated from Fordham University and completed an internship with U.S. Senator Robert Menendez. Patrick Carter ’07 is the assistant college transition coordinator at Carmen High School of Science and Technology. He earned his bachelor’s degree in communications from Denison University and now lives in Milwaukee. David Grzesiak ’07 served as captain of the UW–Madison track team and broke the Big Ten decathlon record set by 2004 Olympian Paul Terek. David received the honor of All Big Ten Academic and earned
Peter Heinen ‘10 (#8) is the starting setter for the Ohio State volleyball team.
his bachelor’s degree in agricultural business management. In June, he finished 13th in the Olympic Trials to finish his competitive athletic career. David works for Coyote Logistics in Chicago. Robert Carey Peterson ’07 is the bass player for the band Take The Day, which was selected by the editors of Billboard Magazine as one of three Midwest bands to participate in the national Battle of the Bands competition in Las Vegas. The band was selected as the Best Unsigned Band in Alternate Press 2011 Readers Poll. Michael Laing ’07 is a structural bridge engineer with the Milwaukee office of URS Corporation, a global engineering firm with more than 55,000 employees. He graduated from Marquette University in May with a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering. Jim Ansley ’08 graduated from Colorado School of Mines with a bachelor’s degree in geological engineering. Estevan Galicia ’08 is the assistant to the head of school at Carmen High School of Science and Technology. He lives in Milwaukee.
Doug Miller ’08 biked across America this summer with 29 other cyclists to spread a message of acceptance and understanding of people with disabilities. He recently earned a bachelor’s degree from Cornell University and will begin his graduate studies in the fall at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh. John Day ’09 traveled to Nepal and India on a medical service trip through the Health Science Department at UW–La Crosse. He is studying pre-pharmacy. Joshua Rose ’09 received a 2012-13 Wisconsin Hilldale Undergraduate/Faculty Research Fellowship, awarded on the basis of a research proposal jointly developed by an undergraduate student and a UW–Madison faculty or research staff member. Peter Heinen ’10 is the starting setter for the reigning National Champion Ohio State Buckeyes volleyball team. Jack McKinney ’11 is transferring to Marquette University from Maryville University in St. Louis. He will be a member of MU’s men’s golf team.
Mike Feely ’89, English teacher at MUHS, and Tyler Jones ’08, player for the Beloit Snappers, the Class A affiliate of the Minnesota Twins. Jones was drafted by the Twins after playing two years at Louisiana State University.
Dare Ogunbowale ’12 (far left) joined other MUHS alumni Kyle Ashley ’02, Doug Canady ’86, Mayor Tom Barrett ’72, Earl Buford ’86 and Mark Kessenich ’89 at a WRTP/ BIG STEP event for manufacturer Milwaukee Gear. Mayor Barrett spoke on behalf of Milwaukee Gear’s efforts to work with WRTP/ BIG STEP and fulfill Milwaukee Gear’s workforce development needs with Milwaukee residents.
Class of 1962: Row 1: (left to right) John McCaffrey, Jim Black; Row 2: Bill Bau, Dennis Sheahan, Paul Ramsey; Row 3: Rob Zirbel, Rev. Tom Unz, Gary Glojek; Row 4: George Frommell, Art Woodward, Rev. Anthony Kuzniewski, SJ, Bob Fettig, Gary Stippich.
Class of ’82 Sheepshead Club Reunion: (clockwise, from bottom) Thomas Griep, Bob Cardenas, Bill Goldammer, Jim Radke, Paul Grosskreuz, Steve Casper, Mike Lawliss and Jim Silbernagel. Not pictured: Tim Busse, Mark Gehring, Bill Jatczak, Joe Labermeier, Dave Pruhs and Pat Smith.