IN MEMORIAM sector by providing free tennis and educational programs to underserved youth. She holds a B.A. in Sociology from NYU and is pursuing her MNA from the Notre Dame Mendoza College of Business. John is a professional musician, holds a B.A. from Notre Dame and a Masters from NYU. His music has appeared on Good Morning America, MTV’s Subterranean, and more.
2000 Kristin Ragland Gomez ’00 and her husband, Adam, welcomed their first child, Josie Kathleen Gomez, on July 2. Josie was born 6 lbs. 6 oz. and 19” long.
2001 New York Giant Kevin Boothe ’01 and his wife Rosalie, welcomed their first child, Dante Charles Boothe, on September 14. Dante was 7 lbs. 7 oz. (“77” happens to be Kevin’s pro football number!) Kevin, Rosalie, and Dante recently attended the NYC Alumni Gathering at Angus McIndoe Restaurant. Lindsay Zamis Whitledge ’01 and her husband, Mark, welcomed their son, Julian Finn Whitledge, on September 24 in Laguna Niguel, CA. Julian weighed 6 lbs. 7 oz. and was 20 inches long.
2002 Angelique Wille ’02 married Sean Mullin on June 12. The newlyweds live outside Philadelphia, PA. Sean teaches Ancient Greek
at the College of New Jersey, and Angelique is a curatorial assistant and Ph.D. student at Bryn Mawr College. Diann Somsnit ’02 married her boyfriend of nine years, David Knapp, at the W Hotel in Fort Lauderdale on June 5, which was the couple’s nine-year anniversary. In attendance as a Friend of Honor was Ashish Kapila ’02. The newlyweds live in Fort Lauderdale, where Diann is an Exercise Physiologist at Holy Cross Hospital, and David is a Fort Lauderdale police officer.
2003 Carolyn Rubenstein ’03 married Benjamin Ira Spoont ’04 on October 23 at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, FL. Carolyn graduated summa cum laude from Duke University and is studying for a Ph.D. in clinical psychology at Harvard. She is the author of Perseverance: How Young People Turn Fear into Hope and How They Can Teach Us to Do the Same. Ben is an independent management consultant specializing in digital media strategy. He graduated cum laude from Duke University.
2004 Amy Schnidman ’04 married Stuart Coffey on August 7 in South Africa. Laurie Schnidman ’01, Bailey Blosser ’04, and Megan Hamilton ’04 were bridesmaids in the wedding. Amy graduated from Georgetown University in ’08 and works for Deloitte Consulting in their healthcare practice. Stuart graduated with an honors degree from the University of Cape Town ’08 and works for the Academy of Educational Development. The newlyweds live in Washington, DC but try to visit Fort Lauderdale often.
Maureen Brown Staudenmayer ’61 n Maureen Staudenmayer (66) of Avon, CT, beloved wife for 46 years of William (Bill) Staudenmayer, passed away Sunday, December 6, 2009 at home surrounded by her family. Maureen lived in Ft. Lauderdale, FL, for many years before moving to Avon in 1976. She enjoyed family time at their cottage on West Hill Lake in New Hartford, CT. Maureen was active in all of her sons’ activities as well as community volunteer work. She was also an accomplished watercolor artist. Besides her husband, she leaves three sons, Sean and his wife, Lisa; Randal and his wife, Lisa; and Peter and his wife, Elizabeth; two granddaughters, Samantha and Kaya; and a sister, Linda Merrill of Montreal, Canada. Maureen’s husband, Bill added “she was a great person, and l loved her very much, and l miss her beyond words. We had a healthy and good life, and we thanked God for that until Maureen found out she had stage-4 ovarian cancer. She did well most of the time, and she did survive for five years. We always had hope, but sadly her time here just ran out.”
Erik Amlie ’80 n Erik Amlie (46) of Fort Lauderdale, FL and Villa Hills, KY passed away on January 13, 2010 at St. Elizabeth’s Hospital in Edgewood, KY. Erik is survived by his wife, Mary Jo Amlie, daughters Serena and Eliza, father Thor Amlie, sisters Berit Amlie Reiss ’81 and Kari Amlie Botek, brother Karsten Amlie, and his nieces and nephews. Erik was a devoted and loving husband, father, brother, uncle, and son. His children and wife, Mary Jo, were his true loves. Erik will be dearly missed. Pine Crest Magazine Fall/Winter 2010-11
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