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Soren Michael Rozovics, son of Desma (Ciaglia) Rozovics ’89.
Rarick Witvoet ’90 and his wife Tressa welcomed the birth of their second daughter, Charlotte Denise, born on September 3, 2003. She weighed 9 pounds. Her older sister Alyssa (2), is very excited! Corina (McCarty) Davis ’91 and husband Mike will celebrate their first child’s birthday on November 5, 2003. Joshua Michael will be one year old. The Davis’ are building a house in Channahon, IL. Corina is a stay at home mom. Matt Gaughan ’91 and his wife Mildred are happy in Homewood with their three little ones Matthew, Santiago and Alana. Carrie Lentz ’91, daughter of August and Kathleen (Schultz) Lentz ’64 recently passed the Colorado State Bar Exam. Carrie is a 1999 graduate of Creighton University, School of Law. She resides in Colorado Springs and is a Senior Legal Editor for the publishing company, Lexis-Nexis. Karen (Bolde) Nichols ’91 is living in Chicago with her husband and two sons Jake & Jimmy, and is currently working towards her master’s as a family nurse practitioner. Kerry (Reidy) Paris ’91 and husband Marty welcomed the birth of their twin sons on February 17, 2004. F. Martin arrived at 7:03 am weighing 6 pounds 1 ounce and little brother, Conor, followed at 7:05 am weighing 5 pounds 9 ounces. Antonietta (Femminella) Scalzo ’91 and husband, Giuseppe, welcomed the birth of their son, Gianluca, born on December 23, 2003. He joins big sister, Isabella (1 1/2). Amber Lucsay ’92 earned her law degree from University of Wisconsin in December 2003. Dawn (Johnson) Beres ’93 and husband James welcomed the birth of their daughter, Mia Kathleen on April 9, 2003. Erik Markov ’93 currently a staff photographer for the Kokomo Tribune was recently awarded first place in the photo story category of the Indiana News Photographer’s Association monthly contest. The story documented a Kokomo man’s struggle as he waited to receive a lung transplant and his subsequent recovery after the transplant. Erik has been with the Kokomo Tribune since May 2001.
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Robert McLaughlin ’93 married Carla Medina on August 16, 2003. Geoff McNeil ’93 is currently a Ph.D. student in English Literature at University of California, Santa Barbara. Peter Rubinas ’93 and wife Tara welcomed the birth of their son, Patrick Leonard, on September 26, 2003. Patrick weighed 6 pounds 10 ounces and was 20 inches long. Kevin Coy ’94 married Theresa in June 2003 and they are expecting their first child in April 2004. Mary (Majda) Lynch ’94, updates she is happily married to Michael a carpenter/firefighter. She is busy with her job as a social worker and son Kevin Michael who celebrated his first birthday in November. Prayers for younger brother Marty Majda ’99 serving in Iraq. Cheri Dangoy ’94 married Matthew Niemiec in October 2003. They currently reside in Homewood, IL along with her daughter Adira who is in 1st grade at St. Joseph School. Kelly Rae Scott ’94 married Jacob Gannon of Peoria, IL on October 18, 2003. Kelly is a registered nurse at St. Vincent Hospital and a graduate student at Indiana University. Jacob, is the facility manager for the Chemical Coating Division of Sherwin Williams. They live in Fishers, IN. Jodie (Resedean) Stein ’94 and husband Mitch are expecting their first child (a boy rumor has it) in January. They met after graduating from Eastern Illinois University.
Mitch went on at North Eastern to earn his masters and is a special education teacher at Parker Junior High in Flossmoor. Jodie is a contract manger for SBC Midwest. They have a new home in Mokena. Kevin Walery ’94 is engaged to marry Tanya Wallace. Kevin is a Dean at Crete Monee High School and Tanya is a teacher at Marian Catholic. They are Olivia Franczyk, daughter planning a July of Ed Franczyk ’89. 2004 wedding. Melanie (Bertrand) Koreman ’95 and husband Paul welcomed the birth of their second child, Gabriella Pamela, on March 8, 2003. Ed Lechner ’95 lives in Cordova, TN (a suburb of Memphis) and works as a chemical engineer for Cargill, Inc. Ed is halfway to his MBA from Christian Brothers University inMemphis. Ed is engaged to April Pairmore, who works in the Information Management Department of Methodist Hospital in Memphis. The couple plans a May 2004 wedding. Dan Komer ’96 is a manager for Aldi Corporation. In May 2004, he will marry Bolie Krisch, whom he met while attending the University of Wisconsin-Stout. Dan is a 2000 graduate of the University. 13
Fred Wix ’96 graduated from Loras College in December 2000 with a major in marketing and a minor in history. He worked for the Chicago White Sox in Sales and Marketing in 2001 and than worked for the Quad City River Bandits as sales director in 2002. In the spring of 2003 he moved to Myrtle Beach, SC and has begun a second undergraduate course in Marine Science at Coastal Carolina University in Conway, SC. He also joined the Army Reserves. Mary Linder ’97 graduated in 2002 from Loyola University with a B.A. in Political Science. She is working for De La Salle Institute as a Development Associate. Mary recently became engaged to Dan Aske of Mundelein, IL, who is a graduate of DePaul University.
Jack and new baby Gianna Zampillo, son and daughter of Joe ’89 and Dana Zampillo.
Sarah Lopez ’97 is engaged to Andrew Ruehl of Whitefish Bay, WI. They met at the University of Iowa where Sarah graduated with a B.A. in Sociology. Sarah works for the Social Security Administration in Milwaukee. Andrew has his B.A. in Communication Studies and does PR for the Milwaukee Fair Housing Council. A wedding date is set for October 23, 2004. Leslie Spires ’97 graduated from Columbia College in Multi-Media in June, 2003. He is currently enrolled in a master’s program at Olivert College in Education. Andrea Monte Turner ’97 is currently earning her MBA from the University of Phoenix, and says “all the long papers” helped her prepare for college and graduate school. Andrea and husband Scott are busy raising their three little ones Miguel, Raymond and Gabriella. Andrea is project coordinator for the University of Illinois at Chicago, Department of Anesthesiology.
Patrick Leonard Rubinas, son of Peter Rubinas ’93.