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1939 Lester F. Berns, Sr., Arts ’39, is a pianist at Trattoria Dal Santo restaurant in Sturgeon Bay, Wis., on Friday and Saturday nights.
1949 Arthur Grochowski, Eng ’49, and his wife Martha recently celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary.
1950 REUNION YEAR
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1963 ♥ Dr. Eugene Selk, Arts ’63, Grad ’67, ’71, and Jane (Hazlett) Selk, Arts ’62, celebrated their 50th
wedding anniversary in September 2014. They were married at Church of the Gesu the same weekend that the Beatles were in Milwaukee for their first U.S. tour. He is professor emeritus at Creighton University, where he teaches philosophy.
♥ Michael J. Tatalovich, Arts ’63, and Mary (Wojciechowski)
Tatalovich, Arts ’64, celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary by renewing their vows at Three Holy Women Parish in Milwaukee.
1964 Thomas T. Bellino, Ph.D., Arts ’64, brings his experience as a pediatric neuropsychologist and U.S. Navy psychologist during the Vietnam War to his debut novel, Bac Si: A Novel. The story takes place in Vietnam and on Marquette’s campus. Dennis Herrick, Jour ’64, wrote a mystery novel, A Brother’s Cold Case, which is based in and around Albuquerque, N.M. Dan Kain, Arts ’64, was inducted into the Boston/New England chapter of the Silver Circle of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences for his contribution to the community and television industry.
♥ David Szucs, Arts ’64, and Charlotte (Toma) Szucs, Sp ’64, celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary Dec. 26, 2014 with a dinner with family and friends. They met at their freshman mixer and dated throughout college.
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1966 Sheila Sullivan, Arts ’66, Nurs ’90, retired after 24 years as a nurse at the former Downey (Calif.) Regional Medical Center. She is excited to spend time with her grandchildren and greatgrandson.
1968 Larry M. Tobin, Arts ’68, was inducted into the Wisconsin Newspaper Hall of Fame for his more than 40 years of service to the state’s newspaper industry. He and his wife Kathy have published the Tomahawk Leader weekly newspaper for the past 33 years.
1969 Michael Felt, Sp ’69, Grad ’71, is chairman of the Roanoke Rapids, N.C., branch of the State Employees’ Credit Union Advisory Board and was re-elected as vice chair of Halifax Community College in Weldon, N.C. Joel Kriofske, Jour ’69, published And Good Night to All the Beautiful Young Women … A Tale of “Episodic Dementia” — The Parent Becomes the Child for Amazon’s Kindle Direct Publishing. It focuses on his father, Joseph W. Kriofske, Law ’35, and Joseph’s 19-month hospice experience during which he was a principal caregiver. Constance O’Neil, Arts ’69, and John Serafin, Bus Ad ’70, are the proud grandparents of Adilyn Serafin, born Nov. 25, 2014 to
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son James and daughter-in-law Kristin. All live in Westchester County, N.Y. Dennis Sinar, Arts ’69, published Not Born Here — Stories of Marsden, N.C., which highlights the uniqueness of Southern characters through humorous stories in the fictional town of Marsden, N.C. He lives in Southport, N.C., and is working on a follow-up novel.
1970 REUNION YEAR
Therese Burkhart, Arts ’70, was named Alumna of the Year by the Danihy Chapter of Alpha Sigma Nu, the Jesuit national honor society. Michael Kelly, Arts ’70, directed an episode for the Disney series Girl Meets World. He conducts television and film workshops and seminars at colleges, universities and entertainment companies.
1971 Michael Grimaldi, Jour ’71, is press secretary for Kansas City Mayor Sly James. Previously he was a senior communication consultant for Trozzolo Communications Group. He also was named 2014 Public Relations Professional of the Year by the Greater Kansas City Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America. Since 1978 he has worked with the Marquette University Alumni Association, including serving two terms on the Alumni National Board.
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