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Auld Lang Syne Aaron Boxer, Arts ’43, Law ’48; Bob Birmingham, Sr., Bus Ad ’50; and Don O’Reilly, Eng ’58; were among eight World War II veterans of the 2nd Air Division, 8th Air Force, who gathered for a reunion in Norwich, England, to mark the 70th anniversary of the Battle of Normandy. They realized they shared a second connection — Marquette — because one of them thought to wear a Marquette sweatshirt. “We gravitated to each other,” Boxer says. Boxer flew 35 bombing missions and earned seven air medals and five battle stars. Birmingham, a nose gunner, was a member of a crew of 10 that had to bail out over Sweden. O’Reilly was military police in England. Send us your two-minute story! Go to marquette.edu/twominute and share your story.
in the 2014 edition of Chambers USA.
1982 Joseph J. Patchen, Arts ’82, was reappointed to serve as a Connecticut judicial magistrate through June 30, 2017. He presides over small claims and housing matters, as well as motor vehicle and infraction cases. Luann Revenew, Jour ’82, launched Revenew Inc., a branding and communication firm in Denver that focuses on the health care, finance, housing and hospitality industries. Jay Rothman, Arts ’82, of Whitefish Bay, Wis., was recognized in the 2014 edition of Chambers USA.
1983 Richard Poirier, Arts ’83, Law ’86, was promoted to president of the Church Mutual Insurance Corp. in Merrill, Wis. Previously, he was senior vice president and general manager of claims for the Liberty Mutual Agency Markets Corp.
Brian Wenger, Arts ’83, is executive vice president and chief legal officer of Optum, a division of the Minnetonka, Minn.-based UnitedHealth Group. He leads division-wide legal efforts and participates in strategic initiatives at Optum and the enterprise level of the UnitedHealth Group.
1984 Chris Curry, Jour ’84, was promoted to print/digital weekly edition editor of the Kansas City (Mo.) Business Journal. Eamonn O’Keeffe, Arts ’84, Grad ’03, is director of mission integration at Columbia St. Mary’s Health System in Milwaukee, responsible for workplace spirituality, engagement and model community, associate formation programs, holistic care, and leadership for the spiritual care and mission initiatives departments.
1985 REUNION YEAR
Patricia Hintz, Bus Ad ’85, was named a 2014 Woman in the
Law by the Wisconsin Law Journal. She is a member of the tax practice group of Milwaukee’s Quarles & Brady LLP and a certified public accountant in Wisconsin. Walter Skipper, Bus Ad ’85, of Elm Grove, Wis., was recognized in the 2014 edition of Chambers USA.
1986 Daniel Young, Bus Ad ’86, is a two-year board member of the Lommen Abdo Law Firm.
1987 Rev. Michael Bayard, S.J., Arts ’87, is provincial assistant for parish ministry for the California Oregon Province of the Society of Jesus in Portland, Ore.
1988 Robert Bembenel, Jour ’88, works in ad sales at Milwaukee’s Catholic Herald. Rafael Mercado, Arts ’88, opened a new office, Castle Hills Family Dental, in San Antonio.
Randall (Randy) Satterfield, Arts ’88, is executive vice president of strategic planning and project development at American Transmission Co. in Wauwatosa, Wis. He oversees business development, strategic planning, regulatory policy and communication.
1989 James Casey, Jr., Grad ’89, is president-elect of the Nonresident Lawyers Division of the State Bar of Wisconsin and pre-award manager in the Carnegie Mellon University Office of Sponsored Programs in Pittsburgh. Michael Jaskolski, Eng ’89, of Pewaukee, Wis., was recognized in the 2014 edition of Chambers USA.
1990 REUNION YEAR
Eric Derbes, Law ’90, was elected 2014 president of the Jefferson Bar Association in Jefferson Parish, La. He is a member of the Derbes Law Firm LLC, a 10-attorney firm in
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