Milestones

MARRIAGES LITTLE SPARTANS

> Brendan Sullivan ’13 > and Erika Celoni: May 15, 2021

JORDAN MIEARS PHOTOGRAPHY

Groomsmen included alumni Keith Lewis ’13, Kevin Christoff ’13, Connor Sullivan ’23, Ryan Sullivan ’15, Ryan Boersig ’13 and Mark Loeffelwitz

JORDAN MIEARS PHOTOGRAPHY > Patrick Morris ’06 and Kelly: John Patrick, November 9, 2021

> Michael Reiter ’06 and Ashley: Rylan Michael, May 16, 2021

IN MEMORIAM

This listing includes notifications of the passing of De Smet Jesuit alumni, parents, faculty, staff, students, and immediate relatives through January 15, 2022. If we have missed someone, please notify the Alumni Office at alumni@desmet.org or 314-567-3500.

Editor’s Note – In the Summer 2021 issue of Odyssey, the following grandchildren of William E. McKeon Sr. were inadvertently omitted from his In Memoriam listing: Michael ’08 and Ryan McKeon ’17, and Christopher ’10 and Andrew Struttmann ’11. We regret the error. James Allen, grandfather of Jason Allen ’18 Cole T. Anello ’24

Matthias H. Backer, father of Robert ’73 and Brian Backer ’81; grandfather of Michael Backer ’02 Suzette Blanc, mother of Je rey ’85, Douglas ’87, and Christopher Blanc ’89 Robert L. Blumenkemper, father of Barry Blumenkemper ’89 Mark A. Bockerstett ’78, father of Kevin Bockerstett ’09; uncle of Sean Bockerstett ’06 Michael J. Bridge ’78, brother of David Bridge ’75 Robert J. Brockmann, father of Paul ’77 and Peter Brockmann ’82

Richard L. Cordia ’76

Celeste Drain, mother of Frederick Drain ’76 Carol Dubuque, mother of Charles ’78, Philip ’80, Paul ’81, and Louis Dubuque ’83; grandmother of Theodore ’18 and Matthew Dubuque ’19 Doris A. Fox, mother of Richard Fox ’73; grandmother of Richard Fox ’14 Gloria Gottschalk, grandmother of Andrew ’11 and Christopher Palmer ’17 Bradley A. Hook ’04, brother of Christopher Hook ’01 Maurice Jordan, father of Courtney ’05 and Maurice Jordan ’13

James Kekeisen ’78, brother of Joseph Kekeisen ’82 James P. Killeen Jr., son of James Killeen ’81 John A. Klemm ’82, brother of William Klemm ’78 William M. Klinghammer ’76 Michael B. Kribs ’12

Suzanne La Fever, mother of William ’80, Robert ’83, and James La Fever ’84; grandmother of Matthew La Fever ’12 Henrietta Luecke, mother of Kenneth Luecke (former faculty member); grandmother of Christopher ’05 and Timothy Luecke ’09 Brian L. Malcolm ’76

Mary Ann Mankus, mother of John Mankus ’83 Rosemary Morris, mother of John Morris ’83; grandmother of Patrick ’06, Daniel ’13, and John Morris ’15

William R. Mueller, father of William Mueller ’89 Gabriel Myers ’20, brother of Alexander Myers ’18 Mary K. Neels, wife of John Neels ’77; mother of Ryan Neels ’10; aunt of James ’97 and Paul Neels ’00; sister-in-law of James Neels ’72 Richard L. Nix, father of Richard ’82 and Paul Nix ’86; grandfather of Nicholas Done ’08 Norma L. Palliser, grandmother of Frank ’05, Scott ’07, and Robert Morrissey ’09 Carol Roark, grandmother of Blake ’22 and Mason Skornia ’24

George G. Robben, grandfather of Neil ’12 and Andrew Smith ’15; father-in-law of Kevin Smith ’79 Je rey A. Schwarz ’90, brother of Michael ’80 and Steven Schwarz ’86; cousin of Brian Cody ’78 and Kevin Lyons ’98 Joseph E. Seiler, father of Stephen ’73, Michael ’76, and John Seiler ’85 John E. Stackle, father of Alexander Stackle ’15 John F. Sullivan, father of Timothy ’76, Michael ’79, Kevin ’81, and Daniel Sullivan ’91; grandfather of Brian ’23 and Michael Sullivan ’25 Matthew D. Vacca ’78, brother of Joseph ’73, Mark ’74, Daniel ’80, and John Vacca ’85; uncle of Francis Vacca ’22

William L. Zielinski, father of Gregory ’76 and Stephen Zielinski ’80; grandfather of Benjamin Zielinski ’10 and Je rey Schnoebelen ’13; father-in-law of Mark Schnoebelen ’74

Ralph M. Zitzmann, stepfather of John Cavanagh ’87 John H. Zupez, S.J., former faculty member