alumnotes
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e love to hear about all of the wonderful things our alumni are experiencing! Please keep us updated about your lives post PHS. Send updates and photos to Allison Hastings Knowles ‘99 at Allison.Knowles@providencehigh.org.
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(Photo #1) Carol Lex Tanner ’59 - “I graduated in the first graduated class of 1959 – had the honor of being valedictorian. Besides being a wife and a mother, I was a very successful career woman until my 2006 retirement. Since then my days have been filled with volunteer organizations, book club (love to read!), yoga, gym, gettogethers with many friends – and lots of travel! My husband Rick and I started traveling abroad every other year beginning in 1983. Since retirement nine years ago we travel internationally every year and by now have visited over 80 countries and six of the seven continents. Last year we visited the United Arab Emirates and South Africa (our second trip to the continent of Africa). This Fall we visited Turkey, Greece, Croatia and Montenegro; we fell in love with Istanbul. What have we liked the best so far? Our visits to Africa: though in our 70s, we savored walking with the lions in Botswana and zip-lining 350’ above the Zambesi River in Zimbabwe. Life is good and we embrace every blessed minute of it!”
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KarAnn Sebastian Despard ‘62 - “My husband and I celebrated our 47th anniversary with a trip to Hawaii in
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August. We love to travel and have a trip planned to Mount Rushmore in the spring of 2016. We keep busy with our parish in Upland, CA (St. Anthony) and our sons.” (Photo #2) Barbara Lewandowski Murrieta '62 - “I have nothing but the fondest memories of my four years at PHS... student government, chorus, Girls State, debate tournaments, yearbook editor, etc. I am especially grateful for the opportunity to teach for the Sisters of Charity of Providence at Our Lady of Holy Rosary School (1964-66) and at PHS in the fall of '66 before my husband was commissioned to Germany in the U.S. Army. The teaching experience I gained led to an amazing and fulfilling 40+ years career as an educator and administrator. Next summer, June 25, 2016, my husband, Jim, and I will be celebrating our 50th wedding anniversary with our four children and ten grandchildren in Newport Beach. Plans are underway for a week of family fun! I attribute the success of our long happy marriage to the influence of our Catholic education and the support of family and friends. I feel very blessed and lucky to have found my perfect mate.” Rosemary Cunha Kehl ‘65 and her husband, Dale, loved their first river cruise in August which went from Prague to Paris. Special highlights included the many picturesque, cobblestone streets in
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Prague and Germany. The Eiffel Tower, Louvre and Notre Dame were also stunning adventures. Adrienne Pettijohn ‘68 - “After graduating from UC Berkeley in 1971 (in 3 years!), I went to work in the Entertainment Industry which included producing, directing, and writing within the game show, sitcom, and musical variety genres. When my son was two years old I felt I needed a “9 to 5” job, so I “gave up show biz” and joined the Walt Disney Company where I implemented the technical transition from video format to DVD to Blu-ray to streaming video for the Home Entertainment Division. I wrote my son’s last college tuition check in July of 2011, and Disney wrote me their last paycheck in August of 2011. Since my “retirement,” I had a book published by an actual publishing company. Diary of a Rich Man’s Kid is available through Amazon, Barnes & Noble, etc. In addition, I cocreated a computer game due for online release in early 2016. There’s a couple of more “retirement” activities, but I’ll tell you about them at our next reunion.” Linda Tartaglia Mallicoat ‘68 has been married for 44 years to her incredible husband, Gary. They have two grandkids, and besides visiting the grandkids, have been to over 26 countries around the world. Russia with the Hermitage museum being their favorite.
