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entrepreneurs succeed. She has moved to Sleepy Hollow, NY. Brian House joined the Wethersfield, CT office of Barnum Financial Group as a financial services representative in April. He resides in South Windsor, CT. Kristen Penkala was an AMA volunteer in Chaparral, NM with the Assumption Sisters. She worked primarily with the youth with particular attention to education. BIRTHS: Ashley Daige welcomed James Thomas Booth on 12/25/07. Stephanie Webber announced the birth of Justin Trainor on 1/17/08.
’08 Sheena Johnson was honored at the recent awards banquet “Crossing Boundaries,” hosted by the African-American, Latino/Hispanic, Asian, Native-American, Consortium Support Network. While at Assumption Sheena was the president of the ALANA organization. Jillian Witham ’04 and Deb Bock ’04 at the April president’s reception in Boston.
Lindsay Soulard, Talene Tarvezian, Lisette Tavares and Caitlin West. Jillian Witham is an account development manager with Forrester Research in Cambridge. Jillian resides in South Boston.
’05 CLASS AGENT Natalie DiCecca (ndicecca@suffolk.edu)
Lindsay Fontana completed her Master of Arts in education from Saint Peter’s College in Jersey City, NJ. David Merritt graduated from New England School of Law in May. He will begin work as an attorney at the Law Offices of Dolan Connly, P.C. in Boston, practicing in the areas of personal injury, employment law and real estate law. Elizabeth Penta graduated from Suffolk University Law School in May and will begin her career as an attorney with Taylor, Duane, Barton & Gilman, LLP in Providence, RI and Boston. Thomas Reidy is the new boys’ soccer coach at Westboro High School and he is teaching at Shepard Hill Regional High School in Charlton.
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CLASS AGENTS Casey Hatten (madhatten45@yahoo.com) Erica Mandeville (emandevi@assumption.edu)
Mark Daniels is a food and beverage manager at the Crowne Plaza in Hartford, CT. Sara Prendeville graduated from Simmons College with a Master of Arts in teaching degree in May. Jon Weaver is working for NeighborWorks HomeOwnership Center in Worcester, helping city residents struggling with foreclosures.
’07 CLASS AGENTS Frank Galligan (fgalliga@yahoo.com) Laura Schredni (lschredni@yahoo.com) Danielle St. Martin (stmartdt@lemoyne.edu)
Patrick Biggins is a graduate assistant in campus ministry and pursuing a master’s degree in school counseling at Saint Xavier University in Chicago. Andria Hoffman began a new position in July as marketing coordinator with Citrin Cooperman and Company, LLP, a tax, accounting and business consulting firm in midtown Manhattan that specializes in helping
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’40 Father C. Romeo Lamothe recently celebrated 60 years in the priesthood. He was ordained in 1948 in Springfield by Bishop Thomas O’Leary. After serving as an associate pastor for various area parishes he was named pastor of St. Aloysius Parish in Gilbertville in 1968. He served there until 1970 and then was appointed pastor of St. Theresa Parish in Blackstone. He retired from active ministry in 1991 and resides in Shrewsbury.
’49 Father Andre Gariepy recently celebrated 50 years in the priesthood. He was ordained in 1958 at St. Paul’s Cathedral in Worcester by Bishop John Wright. He has been serving the Worcester area as associate pastor and pastor of several parishes.