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Gary Waples (A), his wife, his sister-in-law, and a college friend completed walking the Camino Frances route for the Camino De Santiago de Compostela. They walked about 500 miles on the Camino, plus all the walking around the cities they visited, including Burgos, Leon, Santiago and Barcelona. “It was quite a ‘feet’ and I recommend it to all. If you need any tips, don’t hesitate to contact me.”
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Chris Borden (B) is in his sixth month as a brain cancer survivor, doing his best to stay healthy and cherishing each and every waking moment. He recently completed a most inspirational pilgrimage to the Shrine of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal in Perryville, MO to pray for continued survival. “So far, so good, despite having endured a nasty round of chemotherapy and radiation. Looking forward to being alive for our 50th reunion in October. See you then.”
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Joi Grabowski (C) is now living in beautiful Oregon for going on 8 years now. She received her Bachelor’s degree in Social Science and a Minor in Sociology last year. She survived breast cancer and had surgery right before the pandemic. She has her step daughter in her life and has been sober and drug free for 13+ years. “My life is blessed.”
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Erica Montgomery (D) is excited to announce that her full-service digital marketing agency, Three Girls Media, Inc. (www. ThreeGirlsMedia.com) celebrated 18 years in business in June! They offer a wide range of services including social media management, blogging, search engine optimization, website design/ build, graphic design, email marketing and more! She is the proud employer of a team of eight remarkable employees and is honored to work with clients
locally in Washington state as well as throughout the U.S. and internationally.
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Dr. Kevin Nadal is a professor at the Teacher’s College at Columbia University. He is the recipient of the Teacher’s College Medal for Distinguished Service. He is the President of the Filipino American National Historical Society, located in Seattle, Washington. In 2014, he founded the LGBTQ Scholars of Color, which is a national network for LGTBQ people of color in academia. Kevin also is a producer for a musical called Larry the Musical, based on the biography, Journey for Justice: The Life of Larry Itliong by Dr. Mabalon and Gayle Romasanta. The musical tells the story of the workers’ rights icon.
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Rondy Lazaro (E) was a Lead Venue Physician for the Lake Placid 2023 FISU World University Games. He led one of the venue medical teams providing care for athletes and delegates throughout the 11-day competition. The World University Games is the largest multisport collegiate athletic event in the world. The 2023 Winter Games in Lake Placid, New York consisted of over 1,400 student-athletes from 540 universities across 46 countries competing for medals in 12 winter sports.
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Tiffany Lockett (F) received her Doctor of Philosophy in Social Psychology with a secondary concentration in Quantitative Social Science from the University of California, Santa Cruz in June 2022. Prior to graduation, she was selected as the recipient of the 2022 Milam-McGintyKaun Award for Excellence in Teaching from the Division of Social Sciences at UC Santa Cruz.
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