ALUMNI
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1950s Tom Schimmel ’54 is the author of One Simple Story and lives in Johns Creek, Ga.
1940s Bob Lauer ’43 and Don Groff ’44 organized a reunion luncheon in September for the classes of 1942 through 1945. More than 30 alumni attended along with Rev. Tom Caldwell, SJ ’43, Rev. Msgr. George Hastrich ’43, Jeff Mazurczak ’82, and Pat Foran ’78 who were involved with the afternoon’s program.
John Enright ’56 is a volunteer director and curator at North Point Lighthouse, located in Lake Park in Milwaukee. He also teaches about invasive species in Lake Michigan to students aboard the schooner Sailing Vessel Denis Sullivan at Discovery World. He lives in Grafton with his wife Ann.
William Wambach ’43 tied the National Masters Outdoor high jump record (age category 85–89) with a leap of 3'10". Tom Hinkes ’47 won the World Masters Athletics Championships pole vault title (age category 80-84), in Sacramento, Calif. He and his wife Sandy live in Argyle, Wis., during the summer and Sun City West, Ariz., during the winter. Tom Bross ’49 is a freelance travel writer and photographer specializing in European destinations and has contributed to a variety of travel guidebooks, such as Frommer’s and Fodor’s, and magazines, such as Global Traveler, National Geographic Traveler, Afar and Recommend. He currently lives in Boston.
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John Enright ’56 on the Denis Sullivan at Discovery World museum in Milwaukee.
1960s Tom Owan ’61 retired in June 2010 after working in various engineering and management positions at Boeing/McDonnell Douglas for 45 years. He and his wife Martie live in Austin, Texas, and have three grown children and five grandchildren.
Richard Sem ’66 is founder of Sem Security Management and works as a security and workplace violence consultant serving a wide variety of industries. He has been married to Jane for 40 years and has two sons and two grandchildren. Stephen Hargarten ’67 is director of the Medical College of Wisconsin’s Injury Research Center and associate dean of the Global Health Program. In October he was one of 65 doctors and scientists from across the nation elected to the National Academy of Science’s Institute of Medicine. Jamie Kowalski ’67 is the recipient of the Association for Healthcare Resource and Materials Management’s (AHRMM) 2011 George R. Gossett Leadership Award, the highest honor bestowed by the association to recognize an individual who has demonstrated an extraordinary level of leadership and professionalism, made significant contributions to AHRMM and advanced the healthcare supply chain. David Foti ’69 and Foti Chiropractic were recently featured in Wauwatosa Now.
1970s Patrick Cox ’72 is relocating to St. Petersburg, Fla. as the southeast sales manager for College Park Industries (CPI), a leading manufacturer of prosthetic feet based in Fraser, Mich. He has served as the midwest sales manager for CPI since July 2008. Richard Husty ’72 retired after 31 years of working for NASA contractors Lockheed Martin and United Space Alliance. He and his wife Charmin have relocated from Houston to Cocoa Beach, Fla. Robert Quinn ’75 retired from the U.S. Air Force as a Colonel and Director, Medical Support within the Air Force Medical Operating Agency. His retirement ceremony, held in July at the Women in Military Service for America Memorial at Arlington Cemetery, was also attended by MUHS classmates Tom Casey ’75, John Kaiser ’75 and David Toy ’75.
Left to right: Tom Casey ’75, Robert Quinn ’75, John Kaiser ’75 and David Toy ’75.
The Class of ’41 held its 70th class reunion on July 14, 2011.