eagerly anticipating the time when Elliott is big enough to engage in light-saber duels and Lego construction projects.
1999
Terry Kegel was selected as one of 19 finalists nationwide for the Major League Soccer Community MVP Contest. In June, he organized the West Seattle Cup, a free World Cup-style soccer tournament and community-building festival that brought together hundreds of families from diverse backgrounds to play, teach, learn, and connect across generational and cultural differences. Terry is a kindergarten teacher at Alki Elementary School. Shane and Lauren Deal Yelish are happy to announce the arrival of their first child, Cole Austin Yelish, born July 16. Cole is also the first grandchild for Penny and Mick Deal ’68.
Dan Shih ’90, left, and Ted MacGovern were married in September. Their three daughters served as flower girls and ring bearer. April 6 at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, where Jeff is serving his residency. Tetsuya and Orli were united for their first visit with each other at the end of August. Though these cousins are far away from each other physically, we hope to keep them connected longdistance as they grow older (hooray for FaceTime!).” Samatra Doyle and her wife, Kris, welcomed daughter Ellis Maya MarionDoyle on Nov. 11, 2013. Ellis’ big brother and sister, 5-year-old twins Jacob and Hannah, couldn’t be more pleased. Ron Koo and Lisa Olmos de Koo welcomed their daughter, Naomi Arielle Koo (6 pounds, 11 ounces and 19 inches) on June 11. Their son, Tommy, is very excited to have a little sister. The family lives in Venice, Calif.
1997
Eric Ganz and his wife, Michelle, welcomed their second child, Soren Ganz, born in April. Daughter Charlotte turned 3 in July. They recently moved to the town of Ross in Marin County, just north of San Francisco, and are looking forward to exploring the city and coast. Eric is still chief pilot for Rupert Murdoch’s West Coast private aircraft, a position he has held for 10-plus years. He is often amazed and somewhat troubled that his 20-year Lakeside reunion is not far around the corner.
1998
See 2000 notes for news on Sarah Peterson. Meghan Mullarkey Kiefer and her husband, Will, welcomed Elliott Campbell Kiefer on Aug. 20. Elliott joins big brothers, Liam, 6, and Rowan, 2, who are already
“Powerful Patriots: Nationalist Protest in China’s Foreign Relations,” a book by Jessica Chen Weiss, was published in September. Jessica is assistant professor of political science at Yale University. The dissertation on which her book is based won the 2009 American Political Science Association Helen Dwight Reid Award.
2000 – 15th reunion
See 1996 notes for news on Jeff Mito. In July 2013, Annika Swanson Berman officiated at the marriage of Sophie Calderón and Sarah Peterson ’98 at Colman Park. Other Lakesiders in attendance included Amy Albro ’99, Alison Alkire Behnke, Zane Behnke, Rachel Bethlahmy, Kristina Hoglund Farber, Tyler Peterson, Colleen Robertson, Anne Rutherford Hanley, Dave Rutherford ’62, Sarah Skinner ’01, Jenny Skinner Robinson ’99, and Jordan Swanson ’98. On July 22, Jenny Mowrer Womack and Steven Womack welcomed Evie Louise Womack. Evie weighed 6 pounds, 9 ounces and was 18.5 inches long. Catherine Buck Le writes, “My husband, Chau Le, and I opened up Krav Maga Seattle, a fitness and self-defense studio in South Lake Union in late April. Chau has been practicing Krav Maga since 2002 ➢
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