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Mudder, a 12-mile obstacle course designed by the British Special Forces. The event raised $5 million for the Wounded Warrior Project.
Jarrett W. Hagene —– see Robert M. “Beau” Desherow ‘93 Meredith A. Lavender —– see p. 13 sidebar Michael J. Schaefer RIP, a former police
1994 Joseph P. “J. P.” Kelly is currently direct-
ing the Catholic Relief Services response to the Syrian refugee crisis. Michael S. McGrory, a partner at Smith-
Amundsen’s Chicago office, has been elected to the board of directors of Mental Health America of Illinois. M. Rorke Miller Jr. —– see sidebar at right Gregory J. Qaiyum and Jeffrey A. Qaiyum ‘97, aka the “Q Brothers,” received
accolades for Othello: the Remix and their Christmas show, A Christmas Carol, at the Chicago Shakespeare Theatre. James V. Tomaska and his wife, Daniela, Loyola’s coordinator of athletic training, announced the birth of their daughter, Lucia Rosalia, in June.
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officer, was remembered by his family and friends at a Spring 2013 benefit that raised $26,000 for Loyola’s Tuition Assistance Program. David M. Shane and his wife, Gabrielle, celebrated the birth of their first child, Lilliana Rae, in April.
1997 Kristofer J. Jones, MD, has completed his
fellowship training in orthopedic surgery, sports medicine and shoulder surgery at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City. He is currently serving as an assistant professor of orthopedic surgery at the University of California, Los Angeles. Michael A. Lowe —– see p. 12 sidebar Jeffrey A. Qaiyum —– see Gregory J. Qaiyum ‘94 Matthew M. Piccietti —– see Robert M.
Jaswinder S. Bolina, PhD, is the newest
assistant professor of English and creative writing at the University of Miami in Florida. He previously taught creative writing and literature at the University of Michigan, Ohio University, Columbia College Chicago and Lesley University in Cambridge.
Bride Colin McCourt ‘98 and groom Stephen Bueche
“Beau” Desherow ‘93 Rene J. Velazco Jr. and Bernadette H. Remo ‘99 were married in May 2011 at
Loyola University Chicago. Their siblings, also Rambler alumni, were part of the wedding party (shown left to right in photo at right): Mylene H. Remo ‘03, Bernadette and Rene, Robert M. Velazco ‘98 and Liza Marie P. Velazco ‘01.
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In December, M. Rorke Miller Jr. ’94 received the Old Pulteney Maritime Heroes Award, which honors individuals who make significant contributions to their local sailing community. Miller was nominated for his service as captain and program coordinator of the SAIL Champion Program —– a therapeutic sailing program established by the Maritime Heritage Alliance to teach leadership, responsibility and self-awareness to at-risk youth. He was also recognized for founding RED8 Boatworks, which encourages personal growth for at-risk youth through the development of maritime skills on the water and boat-building skills in the workshop.
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> View Rorke in a video about the SAIL Champion Program at youtube.com/watch?v=MSguCIn0n6M.
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1998 Tracy (Eng) Chen is a TV producer
for Inside INdiana Business, a business news company in Indianapolis, IN. She recently The Ve lazco -R received her first Emmy em o we dding p art y at the 44th annual Emmy Awards for a show that she Chicago. Colin is a recruiter with co-produced on the 2012 Career Partners Inc. in Chicago. She Super Bowl in Indiaearned her undergraduate degree from napolis. Georgetown University and her MBA Colin McCourt from the University of Chicago. Colin is a (left) married founding member of the Loyola Academy Stephen Bueche President’s Leadership Council. in October at Elizabeth A. Suffredin recently traveled Old St. Patrick’s to Vietnam, Cambodia and Thailand with Church in
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