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sit in the visitor’s gallery of the House of Representatives where we watched Rudd’s address. Less than three days later, he was forced to resign by an uprising in his own party.” The three Blue Jays then toured Melbourne and the “stunning Great Ocean Road” before flying to Christchurch, on the South Island of New Zealand. “We drove around the South Island for the final 11 days of our trip,” writes Gretchen, “enjoying the beautiful scenery and challenging skiing of Queenstown. (In the photo below, from left, Robert Casey, Michael Tufton, and Michael Gretchen ski The Remarkables near Queenstown, New Zealand.) While our trip was fantastic, we are particularly mindful of the natural disasters to befall both Australia and New Zealand since we returned. Our prayers are with the victims of the Christchurch earthquake and
Australia floods that have devastated much of what we so thoroughly enjoyed.” Matthew Hobbs ’06 is working in Atlanta at Think Interactive, Inc., a full service marketing and advertising agency that touts its focus on smart thinking, collaboration, and innovation. Lars Stoulig ’06 graduated in the top 100 of his class with honors from the United States Naval Academy
in May 2010. He is training to become a naval aviator and attends flight school in Pensacola. Stephen Duncan ’07 will soon graduate from LSU Business School, where he studied international trade and finance. He plans to pursue an MBA at LSU. Stephen is a soccer coach for the junior varsity team at Episcopal High School in Baton Rouge. Michael Lane ’07 is studying general business at the University of Alabama with a graduation date in 2012. Michael is working at the university’s aquatic center.
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Nineteen members of the Class of 1956, including one who currently lives in St. Louis, met at the Bon Ton Restaurant on Magazine Street for lunch just days after the deaths of two classmates, Richard “Dick” Daigre and Denis Manchon. These ’56ers remain active and supportive, meeting monthly to remain connected to each other and to Jesuit High School. Each December, the class gathers at a memorial Mass to remember their deceased classmates. “We are pleased that many of our classes are choosing to get together between their five-year reunions for informal luncheons and dinners,” says Jesuit alumni director Mat Grau ’68. This spring and summer, reunions will be held for classes ending in 1 and 6. Register for your reunion online on Jesuit’s web site: http://www.jesuitnola.org/cgi-bin/events.cgi. At the luncheon, seated from left in the front row, are: Numa Marquette (Baton Rouge), Tony Bonfanti (Hattiesburg), Pat White (Kenner), and R.J. Schilleci (Destrehan); seated second row, from left: Ewell Smith (Kenner), Ed Williams (River Ridge), Frank Courtenay (New Orleans), and Rene Curry (New Orleans) First row standing, from left: Mickey Landry (Slidell), Louis Menard (St. Louis), Robert Weilbaecher (New Orleans), Pat Browne (New Orleans), Sam LeBlanc (St. Francisville), and Tom Arata (Gretna). Back row, from left: George Kreider (Metairie), Skip Hanemann (Houma), Dave Schof (Kenner), and Larry McNamara (Metairie). Fall/Winter 2010 – 11 15