Alumni News

Alumni News Summer 2020

1955

The St. Margaret’s reunion on September 16 has been cancelled this year. Contact Judy Miller with questions at judithann108@gmail.com.

1960

The Diamond Jubilee Reunion scheduled for August 28 has been postponed until further notice. Stay tuned for additional details at a later date. Contact Judy Merchant Nelson at mjudenel@aol.com with questions.

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1963

Classmates celebrated their 75th birthday year with a Zoom call organized by Lee Munnich on May 20. The gentlemen in this graduating class were born at the end of World War II, and many celebrated their 75th birthdays at home, in the midst of another crisis, the coronavirus pandemic. (Photo 1)

1970

Plans for the 50-year St. Margaret’s reunion have been rescheduled for September 12, 2021. Please Contact Mary Weber Nord at marywnord@gmail.com with questions.

1996

Dan and Sharis Cooley welcomed Joseph Paul (JP) on February 29. JP’s older siblings should be a big help with their new little brother: Ryan (12), Colvin (10), Lilly (8), and Charlie (6).

2002

Susan Martinson Biwer and husband Bill are thrilled to announce the birth of Arlo Henry Martinson Biwer on June 14. Big sister Landry (2) is excited to have a brother. The Biwers live in St. Louis Park. 2003

Dan Ryan and Katerina Stathopoulou were married in August 2019 on the Greek island of Tzia. (Photo 2)

2004

Stevi Seitz Evans has been named the new principal of Good Shepherd School in Golden Valley. Stevi taught at Good Shepherd for five years prior to her new role.

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Blair Mlnarik Pircon and her husband, John, are excited to announce the birth of Henry Richard on May 4. Jane (3) and Jack (2) were waiting at home for baby Henry. Maureen Sefton Moran and her husband, Liam, are happy to announce the birth of William Joseph on January 17.

2005

Devin Harrington and Dee Gulis were married on January 4 at Our Lady of Lourdes Church in Minneapolis. Devin is an associate product manager at ACIST Medical Systems in Eden Prairie and Dee is a dentist practicing in Cottage Grove. The Harringtons live in Minneapolis. (Photo 3)

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Joe and Hannah Smith Helms welcomed Madeline Cecelia on March 14. Henry (5) and Lily (2.5) welcomed Maddie home. Alex and Sarah Zeman, with the help of paramedics, delivered Poppy Elaine at 2:10 a.m., May 13, at the intersection of Galpin Blvd. and

Lake Lucy Road. Big sister Charlotte (almost 2 at the time) waited in the car to be rescued by her Zeman grandparents. The healthy family is at home in Chanhassen.

2007

Molly McClurg and Eric Schuler were married November 9, 2019, in St. Joseph, Minnesota. Molly is an audit manager at Deloitte & Touche and Eric is a civil engineer at Westwood Professional Services. (Photo 4)

Bo Mlnarik and Laura Patek were married June 22, 2019, in Chicago. (Photo 5)

2008 Molly Dillon and 5 Kevin McMahon were married at Our Lady of Lourdes in Minneapolis on June 22, 2019, followed by a reception at The Machine Shop. They honeymooned on an Alaskan cruise and currently reside in St. Louis Park. Kevin works in commercial real estate at Dougherty and Company, and Molly is an orthodontist with Vayda/McMahon orthodontics practicing in the Southwest Metro area of Minneapolis. (Photo 6)

John and Annalise Sundberg Helms are planning the first birthday party for Owen Thomas in August.

2010

Natalie LeSage Garcia and husband Elmer welcomed Ryan Mateo into the world on July 3, 2019. Natalie is a first grade teacher at Robbinsdale Spanish Immersion school.

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2012

Alyssa Hoffman was married on October 19, 2019, to Jon Litchy. Alyssa also passed the bar exam in October 2019, and is now a practicing attorney. Pictured with Aly’s bridal party are a few other BSM graduates: second from left, Lizzy Wolfe ‘12 and fourth from left, Jess Hoffman ‘15. (Photo 7) 2015

Mark Falls and Maddie Farver were married October 12 at the Basilica of St. Mary. (Photo 8) Jessica Hoffman graduated from St. Mary’s University of Minnesota with a degree in digital media and journalism.

2016

Michigan Tech’s Amanda Kautzer was the recipient of the Elite 90 award for the 2020 8 NCAA Skiing Championships. This award, recognizes the true essence of the student-athlete by honoring the individual who has reached the pinnacle of competition at the national championship level in her sport, while also achieving the highest academic standard among her peers, The Elite 90 is presented to the student-athlete with the highest cumulative grade point average participating at the finals site for each of the NCAAs.

Sam Rocheford and Charlie Wolfe graduated from the Mendoza College of Business at the University of Notre Dame. Sam graduated summa cum laude and Charlie magna cum laude.

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