ALUMNI NOTES
even a doughnut wall. Valiants in the wedding party included maid of honor Catherine Lo ’12, groomsman Peter Bernard ’16 and ushers Neil Hilken ’10, Sean Hilken ’14 and Matt Lawyer ’13. Other Valiants in attendance included Mary Margaret Kelly-Robinson ’12, Patrick Kelly ’16 and Valley Catholic High School College Counselor Joe Bernard, the proud father of the bride.
Michelle Vinson ’10 and Evan Gowins tied the knot on October 7, 2017, at East Fork Country Estates in Damascus, Oregon. Michelle’s bridal party included her sisters: Melissa ’07, Monica ’12, and Madeline ’15. Michelle works in accounting and Evan is a welder fabricator. The couple currently resides in Portland and is in the process of purchasing their first home in St. Helens, Oregon.
Josef Scheidt ’17 and undergraduate team members from Case Western Reserve University took first place at the Cleveland Medical Hackathon in October 2017. They presented an idea for a wrist device that tracks cardiac health in real time. Their award-winning presentation was the subject of a feature article in the Beaverton Valley Times newspaper. Josef (on the left)
Melissa Lynn Jannusch ’10 and Aaron Jannusch welcomed their firstborn child, Liara Jean Jannusch, to their family on November 17, 2017. Melissa and Aaron live in Boise, Idaho. Maddie Bernard Tew ’12 married Nathan Tew on September 16, 2017, at Oak View Acres in Canby, Oregon. It was a beautiful outdoor ceremony with dinner, dancing and
25
is a first-year undergraduate student studying biomedical engineering on the pre-med track.
No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.
– Aesop (The Lion and the Mouse)