A born Dec. 18, 2002. Big brother Austin Christopher, who is now 61/2 years old, is very excited. Dan Wojcikiewicz ’92 and wife Stephanie welcomed the birth of their son William Isaac, born on Dec. 5, 2002. He weighed 6 pounds, 15 ounces. Carol Pelino ’93 will complete her MBA at Loyola University in May 2003. She received her BS in Nursing from Xavier University in Ohio. Jason Akai ’93 married Audrey Kizlaitis, a Mother McAuley alumna from Oak Lawn in April. She is an Occupational Therapist with Palos Community Hospital. Nick Akai ’97, Rick Fonte ’93 and John Johnson ’93 are all Marian alums who stood up in the wedding. Jason is working for Alaris Consulting, a Management Consulting firm in Elmhurst, as a Network Administrator and is A+, Network+ and Server+ certified. He is also a Bass Trombonist with the American Wind Band of Oak Brook and the Naperville Area Trombone Ensemble who played at Jason’s wedding. Jason is a Grand Knight of the Brother William Kerkel Council of the Knights of Columbus in Midlothian and is the current Knights of Columbus Chairman for the State of the Art Band Festival, which MCHS’s band participates in annually. Jason will be featured in an upcoming issue of the Columbia, the international magazine of the KC’s. Bridget (Ward) Nickel ’93 and husband Rick welcomed the birth of their first child. Hadley Maeve was born on Sept. 18, 2002 with a head full of red hair.
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Amy Eaton ’94 married Joey Seymour in July 2000. They welcomed the birth of their first child, Caroline Grace, on April 17, 2002. Priscilla Valle ’94, a staff pharmacist with Walgreens, is engaged to David Sabbagh of Bloomington, Ind., a chemical engineer with DuPont. They are planning an October 2003 wedding. Marie (Quinn) McMenamin ’94 graduated from Benedictine University in 1999 and has been teaching Special Education in the Plainfield Middle School. She has been involved in prison ministry to incarcerated teens since college and recently led a retreat at St. Charles Correctional Facility for 20 young men. Marie was married on July 14, 2001. She and her husband have become involved in their parish youth program and are teaching a Confirmation class to 15 energetic teenagers. Emilee Jaworowski Biegel ’94 and spouse Jason, live in Calumet City. Emily is a stay at home mom with son Michael, who will be 4 in May.
Angela (Segvich) Matushek ’93 and her husband Joe welcomed their first child, Oskar, on June 26, 2002.
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2003 St. Patrick's Day Parade. The entire court took part in the South Side St. Patrick's Day Parade on March 16. McLaughlin was excited about the flurry of activities scheduled for the entire week, which ended with the parade. Some of the activities included meeting Mayor Daley, attending Mass at old St. Patrick's Cathedral and visiting Irish Fellowship Clubs. She was shocked to be chosen, but also feels honored to represent her Irish heritage. Joanna Fee ’96 was married to Jonathon King in a May wedding at Infant Jesus in Flossmoor. Joanna is a "Double Domer"two degrees from University of Notre Dame in 2000 and 2001. Jonathon is a rocket scientist for NASA. The newlyweds live in Washington, D.C. Chasitie Levesque ’96 graduated from the University of Illinois-Chicago on May 1, 2003, earning her Doctor of Pharmacy degree.
Juliana Blum ’94 earned her Doctorate of Philosophy in Molecular Biology in May. Stuart Thompson ’94 graduated from University of Illinois-Chicago with a Doctor of Dental Surgery degree in 2002. He is currently doing advanced training in the US Air Force at Shepard Air Force base in Wichita Falls, Texas. Ross McCauley ’95 is a producer for the Tribune Company and is currently working on his MBA at Loyola University in Chicago. Jane Kuraya ’95, a University of San Diego grad in Diversified Liberal Arts, is busy selling silicon chips to tech companies, as an Account Manager with Avnet, Inc., while working toward her MBA at San Diego State University. Erika (Fuehmeyer) Myette ’95 and husband Michael-John welcomed the birth of their son Michael James. Michael was born Jan. 15, 2003 at 8:50 p.m. He weighed 7 pounds, 12 ounces. Mom and baby are doing great.
Emily Elise Eagan, daughter of Elizabeth Eagan ’90.
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Michael Massucci ’95 has joined the law firm of Timothy F. Kelly and Associates. The firm has offices in Chicago and Dyer, Ind. Massucci is now licensed to practice law in Indiana and Wisconsin. Bridget McLaughlin ’95 was selected as member of the Queen's Court for the
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Oskar Matushek, son of Angela (Seguich) Matushek ’93.
Regina Reeves ’96 is engaged to Michael Solomon. Together they are planning an Aug. 10, 2003 wedding at Big Sur, Calif. She is finishing her second year of school to earn her certification as a homeopath. Beth (Houston) Britel ’96 married Simon Britel on Aug. 10, 2002. After graduating from the University of Evansville in December 2000, Beth received a job teaching music in Chicago Heights. The couple just built their first home in Cedar Lake, Ind. Luciana Zarlengo ’96 married Christopher Moran on Feb. 22, 2003. Lucy met Christopher while in grad school at University of Texas. They exchanged