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Maria (Carini) ’86 and Bradley Broussard ’87 “We were both having lunch in the old cafeteria in Boland Hall. At the time, it was popular for both girls
Sarah (Wilhelm) ’01 and Matt Chrystal ’00
and boys to wear OP shorts and Ralph Lauren polo shirts. That day, we happened to be wearing the same
“The first time I ever saw my husband’s face was on
outfit! Brad walked up to me and said ‘We have to
the cover of The Setonian back in 1998. An article had
stop dressing this way.’ I immediately knew I had just
been written about him because he claimed he had
met the most special person in the world. We were
been struck by lightning. In the picture, he sure looked
married in the Chapel by Father John Mannion, and
like he had. His hair looked crazy, sticking out in every
celebrated 26 years of marriage in July.”
direction. (Little did I know, he wore it that way all the time on purpose.) I thought to myself, “Poor guy; he looks like a nut!” The next time I saw Matt, he was on stage competing in the Pirate King pageant, wearing nothing but a superhero cape and boxer shorts. He was
Tara (DiDomizio)
named runner-up and to this day, he claims he was robbed of first prize. I still thought he was crazy. Then
’06/M.A. ’07
and Daniel Curtin
a mutual friend decided to play matchmaker with us.
’05
Eventually Matt asked me out to dinner with him for Valentine’s Day, and I said... ‘yes.’ I have been smitten
“I decided to join ROTC in the second semester of my freshman year, in spring 2003. Dan was a sophomore at the time and was also in ROTC. We became friends though various ROTC activities and began dating in
with him ever since. Thanks to Seton Hall, I’ve been with my best friend and soul mate since 1999. We have been married since 2005, and I am looking forward to many, many more glorious years together!” ■
April 2003. Dan would make the trek from Xavier to Boland Hall and we would hang out in the Pirates’ Cellar. He joined me in DOVE’s Adopt a Grandparent program and on walks to Bunny’s — and even to Cold Stone Creamery in the middle of a blizzard. But our favorite Seton Hall tradition was going to the late
Did you meet your spouse at Seton Hall? Do you have a Pirate love story? Tell us about it. Send an email with details to shuwriter@shu.edu.
Mass in the Chapel on Sundays. We would later get married in that Chapel in 2009. Dan is a captain in the Army, and I am his proud Army wife!”
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ANSWERS: Broussard: 1; Duffin: 2, 13; Curtin: 3, 18; Tauriello: 4, 17; McGee: 5, 9; Maisano: 6, 14, 19; Long: 7, 20; Riso: 8, 15; Chrystal: 10, 11; Johnson & Fluck: 12, 16.
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