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1960
John Pianta is retired from the computer industry. He and his wife Linda have been married for 51+ years, have three grown children, five grandkids and live in Laguna Hills.
wife, Laura, of 46 years; spending as much time as possible with their three grandchildren; playing racquetball; and woodworking as well as serving on a board of directors for a nonprofit foundation associated with the CDC in Atlanta.
1965
Tom Reger ’85 and Steve Mokler ’85 met up in Tom’s home state of Colorado in May 2021. Tom is currently the locksmith for St. Vrain Valley School District and Steve is a chef in Pasadena.
Steve Lester retired in December 2020 after working in the nutritional & pharmaceutical industries. He and his wife Linda have been married for 45 years, have four children and now reside in Lake Forest.
1966
Rob Clarke worked in disability management for a number of businesses including Mercer, Chevron, Bank of America, HP and Stanford before retiring in 2015. He and his wife Jeanne have one grown son, one grandson and live in San Jose.
1971
David Mazza is a podiatrist with Chula Vista Podiatry Group. He and his wife Karen have four grown children, five grandchildren so far and reside in Jamul.
1986
Joel Bonifacio and his team from Creative Productions, LLC, won two Telly Awards at the 42nd annual awards ceremony in May 2021 for their work on the Fernando Pullum Community Arts Center Virtual Gala 2020. The Telly Awards honor excellence in television programming, digital video and non-broadcast video. Joel serves as the President/CEO of Creative Productions, LLC.
1989
Steve Herring is the former Vice President of Research and Development for Grifols Biologicals and retired after 39 years. He and his wife Jane have two grown children, five grandchildren and live in Trabuco Canyon. Ken Stachler had a 46 year successful career in finance and treasury and retired in May 2020. He is now enjoying time with his 30
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jump, and 4x800 meter relay, winning his tenth national champion event title, and eighth team national championship as a member of So Cal Track Club. Joe is entering his 28th year coaching at La Salle.
1990
Gabriel Pedraza is a senior consultant with Entisys360, a computer engineering company. He earned his master’s in Telecommunications and Finance in 2018. Gabriel and his wife Jennifer have three daughters and reside in Temple City.
1991
Abel Jimenez has been promoted to Lieutenant with the LA County Sheriff’s Department. Abel has worked in the jails, as a patrol deputy, special assignment deputy, fugitive task force, Detective, Patrol Sargent, and Detective Sargent.
1997 Joe Blackman participated in the USA Track & Field Masters Outdoor Championships in July 2021, in the long jump, triple
Emily Cole was elected as judge for Los Angeles Superior Court in 2020. She took the
