BROTHERS' BOYS CLASS NOTES

Jim Hanna ’50 turned 90 years old in November. Jim has 19 grandchildren and great-grandchildren, and he still remains active and in good health, walking his two dogs every day. He has been married to his wife, Shirley, for 48 years.

Bill Branch ’53 and his family welcomed a great-granddaughter, Riley, in 2021.

Jim Hiegel ’58 currently lives in Plano, Texas, with his wife, Beverly, of 56 years. He retired from Levi Strauss & Co. in 1999, then from Keller Graduate School of Management in 2015. Jim is active on a senior softball tournament team and looks forward to the 70-year class reunion in 2028!

Tom Adair, Sr. ’59 is actively training and competing with his border collie in agility trials. They travel around the Southeast for competition. Tom remains an active member of St. Brendan’s Church.

Gary Lazarini ’59 is enjoying retirement with his four great-grandchildren!

Sam Dino ’60 is retired, enjoying time with his wife, two children, two grandchildren, and two greatgrandchildren.

John Hazen ’60 serves as president of the Hazen Agency in Nashville. He’s seriously considering retirement.

Michael Robinson ’61 serves as counsel for Commerce Holdings, LLC.

Paul Starr ’65 is getting older and more forgetful in his retirement.

Carter Myers ’66 renewed his marriage vows with his wife, Charlene, in December in celebration of their 50th wedding anniversary.

Mike Touchet ’67 and his wife, Marilyn, celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in 2021. Now in their sixth year of retirement, they’re enjoying their time together and with their two grandchildren.

Joseph Bassi ’69 recently welcomed his ninth grandchild (and has the shirt to prove it). He and his wife spend half the year in Paducah, Kentucky, and the other half in Fort Myers, Florida, where he enjoys bird watching in the Everglades. Joseph also volunteers with the Knights of Columbus at his church.

Michael Cooper ’69 is enjoying his 32nd year as a professional muralist with no plans for retirement in sight. He also dabbles in painting smaller work.

Mike Stroker ’69 is retired from FedEx and living the dream.

Richard Perkins ’71 sold the U.S. portion of his business, Interior Technology Services, Inc., after 34 years in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. He and his wife moved to her native Amsterdam, and together they run their Dutch operation there.

Robert Shafer ’72 dabbles in photography, travel, and scuba diving whenever possible in his retirement with his wife, Teresa.

Joe Wyrick ’72 retired in 2021 after serving nearly three decades as president and CEO of EWR, Inc., a software developer and data storage provider for the agribusiness industry.

Mark Voegeli ’73 now resides in California, where he handles national accounts for Waypoint, a sales and marketing agency representing brands in the food-service and non-foods industry.

Jack Perry ’74 celebrated 25 years with FedEx in 2021.

Michael Bernardini ’75 plans to retire soon as a parts journeyman for J.B. Hunt Transportation.

Mark Carroll ’75 has been enjoying retirement from teaching and coaching since 2011, living in Georgia, and spending the bulk of his time on the golf course, traveling, and keeping up with his grandchildren’s activities. Mark also officiates basketball with the Georgia High School Association.

John Duff ’75 is retired and enjoying the RV life!

Jim Halford ’75 has served as bank examiner for the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) for 27 years. He and Regina, his wife of 41 years, have two grown children, Katherine and Brian.

Richard Enyart ’76 retired in 2021 from FedEx after 34 years. He’s now focusing on his golf game.

Walter Foster ’76 has owned his company Industrial Consultants for 25 years in 2022.

Larry Ribbeck ’76 retired in 2020 after 33 years of service with Texaco and Chevron. He attributes a new love of horses and trail riding to the support he provides his teenage daughter who rodeos in her spare time.

Mark Saller ’76 recently celebrated 33 years in real estate as acquisitions manager for Reed Group 2 Realtors. Mark was named a Tennessee Top 10 Realtor by US News & Homepath.

The Rev. Mark Collins ’77 serves as an Episcopal priest and the rector of All Saints’ Episcopal Church in Glen Rock, New Jersey. He also serves on the Commission on Ministry for the Episcopal Diocese of Newark.

David Court ’77 retired after 27 years at Los Alamos National Laboratory. In his retirement, David plans to split his time between Tennessee and Texas going to Corvette races and football games.

Ed Mullery ’77 is enjoying retirement from Shell Oil with his 3-year-old granddaughter.

Rex Ryan ’77 celebrated 40 years of marriage to his wife, Beth, in 2021. They have three children and five grandchildren.

Philip Salemi ’77 recently opened his fourth Salemi’s Ace Hardware location in Victoria, Texas. His other stores are located in Bay City, Port Lavaca, and Rockport, Texas.

Marty Wade ’77 retired from the offshore oil industry and was elected as Justice of the Peace for Lafourche Parish, Louisiana, in 2018. He was re-elected without opposition in 2020 for a six-year term. Marty and his wife, Tunisia Guidry, have been married for 42 years.

Jay Bedwell ’78 is newly retired.

Dave Marable ’78 is grateful for the support he received from his fellow alumni in the wake of the passing of his son, mother, and wife over the past seven years. Dave retired in 2021, and despite a serious bout with Covid-19, he is feeling better than ever.

Lucian Pera ’78 was recently named the recipient of the 2022 Michael Franck Professional Responsibility Award by the American Bar Association. The award honors an individual whose contributions in the professional responsibility field reflect the highest level of dedication to legal professionalism.

Stan Brooks ’79 recently welcomed a new granddaughter, his eighth grandchild.

Scott Rye ’79 retired from the Navy Reserve in 2020 after 30 years of service, most recently following a year-long deployment to East Africa, where he served as the senior military public affairs officer. Dave continues to operate his crisis communications and public relations firm, Black Flag Communications, which he established in 2012.