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Peter McCreary ’93 stands with his new boss, Warren Buffet, at a TTI Inc. manager’s meeting. Peter was proud when TTI, his employer for 12 years, was acquired by Berkshire Hathaway in 2007.
KTVT introduced two new anchors for the Channel 11 line-up when Charlie Humbert ’87 brought his son to work for the day. Shane Thompson ’87, his wife Samantha (Holland, UA ’92), and their four children, Mickey, Molly, Lilly, and Keely moved to Houston, Texas this summer. Shane has opened a Houston office for his law firm, Hoffman Kelley, LLP. Shane assures us he will be back so Mickey can play football for Jesuit Dallas, not Strake Jesuit! Michael Fazen ’88, now a Major in the U.S. Army, was selected for promotion to Lieutenant Colonel with the actual promotion in early 2010. The Army is sending him to Texas A&M for a master’s degree in information systems management with a new assignment to follow. His wife Veronika became a U.S. citizen this year and sons Michael and Alexander are doing great. Toph Collins ’89 is working on his doctorate degree in theology at Boston College. Bill Graves ’89 and wife Amy now live in Austin and have two daughters, Kayla (4) and Chloe (2). Bill is a registered representative in financial services with a focus on retirement income planning. Erich Schulz ’89 lives in San Francisco and is Director of Engineering for Ecast Inc., the largest interactive out of home media network in the United States. Erich and Amy Yarbrough recently bought a house in San Francisco’s Mission district and, in his spare time, Erich plays bass guitar for The Jank, a local rock band.
1990’s Jim Bercen ’90 and wife Jessica welcomed their first child Noah James into the world April 8, 2009. By May he retired from Verizon to become a stay-at-home dad. They are busy looking for a new home in Austin. Jason Clayton ’91 is a full partner and president of The Rowland Group in Dallas.
James Tolle ’93 married Julie Vanderpool in West Lafayette, Indiana, on the campus of Purdue University. Father, John ’51, brothers Michael ’87 and John ’89, along with a team of Jesuit alumni from the class of ’93 were in attendance. James has joined the faculty of the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine in Nashville as an assistant professor of medicine in the division of allergy, pulmonary and critical care. Patrick Armstrong ’94 needed help from Jesuit buddies Mike Cummins ’94 and Rick Foerster ’94 when he returned from Iraq in May to get married. “They were there to keep me from running away!” Sam Civello ’94 and wife Ashley welcomed their second son into their family this past spring. Griffin Samuel Civello was born on April 3, 2009. Hogan (2) has taken on the role of the older brother by teaching Griffin everything he knows about sports, the Jesuit Rangers, and the Texas Longhorns! Professionally, Sam is managing director at MedSynergies where he is responsible for all operational areas of a recent joint venture with Texas Health Resources. Ashley is a pediatric occupational therapist in private practice with her own clinic, Theraplay Associates, in the Preston Center area. John Gerdes ’94 left the banking business to pursue a career as a financial advisor. He passed all the required certifying exams and is now practicing with Smith Barney in Texas. Agustin Gonzalez ’94 and wife Elizabeth are proud to announce the birth of their son, Vladimir Adrian on Mar. 25, 2009. Vladimir is 2 years younger than his brother, Nicolas Maximilian. Agustin completed his BS inMmanagementSscience and MBA at SMU. After working several years at Merrill Lynch, he founded his own investment management firm, AG Capital Management in Dallas, where he trades equities and derivatives for high-net-worth clients. His firm, started in 2006, also plans to launch a mutual fund early next year.
Matt Castro ’94 with daughter Lauren Arlynn showed their Jesuit spirit when they visited the alumni office to see the campus improvements.