Milestones James Christopher Peppler ’60 retired from provincial (British Columbia) government service at the end of August 2003. At that time, he was the Director of branch responsibilities for public library services in BC. In September 2004, James and his wife Lynne moved back to Prince George, BC on the banks of the beautiful Nechako River. James E. Tangney ’62 took an early retirement from the Ontario Public Service and is in his final year of training as a Gestalt psychotherapist. He also trains volunteers for the Toronto Distress Centres. In his spare time, James plays a drum for the Argonotes, the Toronto Argonauts football band. Heather Carter ’73 was recently appointed Study Administrator for the International Study of Unruptured Intracranial Aneurysms (ISUIA). Maryanne O’Hara ’74 celebrated her 30th anniversary as an Income Support Specialist with the provincial government in June 2004. Beth E. French ’76 and her husband have attended the UWO Senior Alumni lectures for two years. They have been married for 57 years and enjoy traveling, church groups and just being alive! Beth Lozon ’77 celebrated 25 years of teaching as Chaplain of Mount St. Joseph College in Sault Ste. Marie. She keeps in touch with many King’s alumni. Nancy Dillon ’78 teaches students with special needs in a Toronto high school.
Darlene Lamont Austen ’79 is a training manager in a small London (England) borough, responsible for the education and training of new and qualified social workers. She lectures at a local university on domestic violence and its impact on children. She also leads a strategic forum in a number of neighboring boroughs to co-coordinate efforts to improve the quality and numbers of community placements for social work students. Trudy Pavia ’80 teaches for the Waterloo Catholic District School Board in Kitchener. She is married to Joe Pavia and has two children – Oliver, 14, and Johanna, 10. Catherine Hanenberg ’83 graduated from the University of Guelph in February 2004 with a MSc, specializing in Couple and Family Therapy and is opening a private practice. She lives with three musicians: husband Jim Hanenberg and two wonderful sons, Scott, 17, and Eric, 15. Jon Shaw ’84 has been employed at the Bruce Nuclear Power Development for 16 years. He was recently promoted to Supervising Nuclear Operator. Jon and his wife Lisa celebrate their 22nd anniversary this October. Their eldest daughter attends Fanshawe College and their other daughter and son attend high school in Kincardine. Colleen Whitham ’85 has been employed in Mental Health Counselling at the Brant Community Healthcare System in Brantford for 17 years. She married for the first time two years ago and is living happily ever after with her husband Len. Peter Collins ’86 has been employed in elementary education since 1988. He previously worked for the London District Catholic School Board and presently works for the Toronto Catholic District School Board. Peter briefly taught English in South Korea in 1996.
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Patrick O’Neill ’86 has been married for ten years to his dearest Christina. They have three boys: Liam, Thomas and Colin. James Walker ’86 was married on October 2, 2004. James is the President of The Global Family of Pet Food Stores with a chain of over 60 stores in 5 provinces. Laura Lewis ’87 finished her PhD at Smith College in Clinical Social Work in 2003. She accepted a post-doctoral research fellowship with the department of Family Medicine at the University of Western Ontario and she also lectures as an adjunct faculty at Wilfrid Laurier University in the Masters of Social Work program. She and her husband Wayne Sharp have two children, Rachel, 7, and Robert, 4. James Howe ’89 is the Co-ordinator of Communications and Issue Marketing with the Daily Bread Food Bank in Toronto. He and Marie-Helene live in the Riverdale section of Toronto. Mark Palmer ’90 is a Major Gifts Officer with Sunnybrook & Women’s Foundation, working on its $300 million campaign. He formerly worked for The Learning Partnership, Toronto Kiwanis Boys and Girls Clubs, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Canada, Cambridge Memorial Hospital, and St. Joseph’s Community Health Centre. He has been an in-school mentor and Big Brother in Burlington, Hamilton and Wentworth. He is an avid Ultimate Frisbee player and works with both the Hamilton Ultimate Club and Toronto Ultimate Club. Julien Hammond ’92 completed a MDiv at Newman Theological College (Edmonton) and a ThM in Jewish Studies from the University of St. Michael’s College,Toronto. He is the Ecumenical Officer and Director of Pastoral Services in the Archdiocese of Edmonton.