member, Bob “somehow finds the time to make my son feel like a very important part of the team and a special part of Coach’s life. I will be ever appreciative of Bob’s efforts on behalf of [Matthew and others] with Down syndrome who look to his Cardinals for acceptance, understanding, and friendship. Many lives have been changed by his generosity of spirit. Boston College should be proud. Bob Emery lives the standards that were instilled at the Heights.”
1987 Correspondent: Catherine Stanton Schiff catherine87@bc.edu 894 Liberty Street Braintree, MA 02184 Hello! I hope you are all well. It’s a cold February day as I write this, but by the time you read it, summer will be here! • I was on campus several times in the past few weeks; as often as I visit, it never ceases to amaze me how much has changed since we were there. I was in Chestnut Hill for the amazing BC basketball win over Duke, and twice to be part of the BC Connections Mentoring Program through the Alumni Association. The program assigns a junior female student to an alumna, who will act as her personal and professional mentor for the next two and a half years. Fellow classmate Mary Honan was among the 100 alumnae from all classes that have volunteered to be part of this special program. • I heard from Silvana Spinelli-Casale, MA’89, CAES’91, who just moved her family to Key Biscayne, FL, after living in Paris. She and husband Jeff ’87 have three children. Jeff continues to work for EMC; Silvana completed her Ph.D. and now works for the University of Miami. • I also got an e-mail from Sean Hennessey, MBA’03, who was married last August. He met his wife, Vivian, on his first day in New York City, where he had moved to take a job as a news reporter for WCBS-TV. How’s that for things that are meant to be? They are living in Manhattan. Sean has completed two Ironman Triathlons (2.4-mile swim, 112 miles on the bike, and 26.2-mile marathon) and hopes to do at least one more before hanging it up. He keeps in touch with Bill Grafton, who is married, living in Hingham, and in the environmental field, his passion for years. We miss seeing Sean on the news here in Boston but are glad he’s doing so well in New York City! • That’s all for now. Please drop me an e-mail with your news when you have a chance!
1988 Correspondent: Rob Murray murrman@aol.com 421 Callingwood Street San Francisco, CA 94114 Greetings from Brazil’s remote Pantanal region. It’s over 100 degrees and very humid: perfect anaconda weather. Don’t come here if you’re not into birds—and watch out for the crocodiles! • Kerriann Grey Linko had her third child, Emme Elizabeth, on November 25. She is welcomed by older brothers Jack and Will. • Susan Roche had a great time catching up with friends at the reunion, especially the Friday night Great Scott gathering and the flashback Walsh Hall postreunion fiesta. Susan lives in Atlanta with husband Scott and son Hank (2). As a Falcons season ticket holder, she enjoys rooting for ex-BC QB extraordinaire Matt Ryan ’07. • Kevin Dwyer is a medical malpractice investigator living in Oakland, CA. He reports that he bumps into Kevin Haggerty in San Francisco occasionally, but otherwise connects with Kostka-mates through Facebook. • Deana Guadagno is newly married to Bob Brooksher. She relinquished her Princess title and is now Queen of her castle. She is the owner of A Garden for Wellness, a chiropractic center in the north Georgia mountains. • Kevin Haggerty lives in the Bay Area and reports he just returned from a Chicago weekend with Tim Pierce, Rob Cerny JD’92, Ethan Cooper, Matt Schemmel JD’91, Chris Constas, and Mike McCarthy. Darren Spangler, on his way to China, was greatly missed. It was a 20th reunion for some who had not connected since graduation. Lots of laughs, stories, and memories, with some new experiences for the old roomies! • Jeff and Lisa Munroe Korte welcomed a daughter, Vivienne, in September. Lisa is working at Lesley University, where she is setting up nationwide masters programs for Creative Arts in Learning. They live in Cambridge. • Lawrence Kusior is an orthopedic surgeon in Poughkeepsie, NY, specializing in sports medicine. He married Nancy Giannini, MD, and they have three children. While officially retired from competitive powerlifting, he still works out to condition for ice hockey. • Ken and Michelle (Rawls) Languedoc live in Jupiter, FL, with their children, Emily and Mathew. Michelle is working as the store manager for Macy’s in Vero Beach. The family is always doing something outdoorsy. • Wendy Pierce is an AVP at State Street Corporation and lives in www.bc.edu/alumni
Amesbury with husband Paco and sons Joshua (19), Brandon (11), and Jeremy (5). • Tracy Reagan lives with daughters Killian and Michela in Redding, CT. She works in analyst relations at Deloitte. • Chris Russo, a partner in the law firm Kirshenbaum & Kirshenbaum, has been practicing for 18 years, helping injured people get the recoveries they deserve! He’s now living in East Greenwich, RI, with wife Maria and daughters Jessica (8) and Alexandra (6). • Mark and Maura (King) Scully, MA’93, just celebrated “19 glorious years of marriage.” They make their home in Walpole with their two kids, John (11) and Anna (8). Mark is in human resources with Aspen Tech in Burlington, and Maura is a freelance writer. Around town, Maura reports seeing Annie (White) Hunter, M.Ed.’91, who’s a firstgrade teacher, and Kerry (Walsh) Pittman. Annie and husband Mark ’87 have three children: Owen, Lily, and Declan. Kerry and husband Larry also have three: Erin, Caroline, and Tommy. • John and Paige (Blowen) Stevens moved to Tennessee a year ago from the Dallas area. They live outside Nashville, where John works in healthcare consulting, and Paige is putting her education degree to good use homeschooling Sean (11) and Sarah (9). • Pam Grey Mueller is enjoying life outside Chicago with hubby Pat and family, Molly (10) and Caitlin (7). She is working part-time for McGraw-Hill in its college division. Pam is the godmother of Cara (Gullucci) Muir’s son Matt, and Cara is the godmother of Pam’s daughter Caitlin. Pam went to Ecuador in 2005 and realizes she should’ve paid more attention in Spanish!
1989 Correspondent: Andrea McGrath andrea.e.mcgrath@gmail.com 207 Commonwealth Avenue, #3 Boston, MA 02108 Classmates! As you receive this update, we’ll be heading to—or just returned from—the BC campus for our 20th reunion. I am so looking forward to seeing many of you and getting the next updates in person! If you are like me, you are still feeling some disbelief that it is indeed our 20th and not our 10th, but I guess that will make all the stories even better. I hope renewing connections and seeing old friends will encourage many of you to stay in touch even more via the host of BC online tools that seem to be ever-increasing,