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Wilma Connolly Widaski ’54 is happy to welcome her fourth great grandchild.
Sandra Saldivar Wager ’84 and husband, David (SJ ’82), are proud of their son Chris Wager who was named Strake Jesuit Valedictorian Class of
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Wyoming. On Sunday, classmates and their families gathered at the Dairy Ashford Roller Rink for a skate party. Special thanks to Keri Cook Carter, Dannine Donaho, Nathalie Sessions Fye, Stephanie Lee Grover and Pier Diaz Tansey for planning the event! Dannine Donaho ’88 started Snow Deep Designs, a screen-printing business, in 2012, specializing in hand-printed t-shirts. She serves as treasurer on the Board of the Lander Art Center, a nonprofit art center located in her small Wyoming town.
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Mikey Keating Smith ’90 and husband, Sam, welcomed Lucy Laine Smith on November 4, 2012, weighing 5 lbs., 8 oz and 18 in. They currently live in Pleasant Ridge, Michigan, but hope to make it back to Houston before Lucy is old enough to attend St. Agnes!
The Class of 1963 celebrated their 50th Reunion celebration in April. A cocktail party held on April 26 at the home of Pat “Trish” Benedix Cato ’63 and the following day, a luncheon was held at Braeburn Country Club.
1970s Patricia Gras ’79 received a HAHMP Lifetime Achievement Award and she recently released her fourth album of international pop songs, “Simplicity.” (cdbaby.com/cd/patriciagras) Roxana Wilkins Herrera ’74, with her daughter Te’a (7) at the home of Judy Zuniga-Hyde ’74, in Boerne, TX where Judy now lives. Judy is Te’a’s Godmother and she and Roxana were best friends at St. Agnes. Roxana works at British Petroleum in Houston. They were able to spend several days together in August visiting and enjoying the hill country area.
Roxana, Te’a, and Judy
2013. Chris is also the nephew of Suzy Wager ’87, Deborah Saldivar O’Driscoll ’89, Cristina Wager Weisman ’92 and “adopted grandson” of Mary Ann Chambers ’57. Melissa Garlington ’86 received the Junior League of Houston’s Sara Houstoun Lindsey Award in April. The award is presented annually to one active member who identifies a need within the community and dedicates herself to addressing it through her service to the League. The same month she was installed as the Pi Beta Phi Houston Alumnae Club’s Co-President. The Class of 1988 celebrated their 25 year reunion at Cavatore Italian Restaurant on June 8, with more than 60 alumnae. Many attended the St. Agnes all school reunion prior, and an impromptu party at the home of Lori Sebastian Pinter followed. Many awards were given, including traveled the farthest to Lita Cunningham, from New York and Dannine Donaho from
Soledad Haren ’92 founded Build A Better Planet last year, a non-profit organization promoting sustainability. She produces two radio shows, Green Living and Epoca Verde, in English and Spanish, respectively, heard on 3rdstrikeradio.com and montaukradio. com. They discuss healthy cooking and recipes, green issues, and feature indie progressive musicians and bands. This year, Soledad co-founded Tesla Style Night, a night of eco-fashion during New York Fashion Week. She is producing the opening night of Fashion Week Brooklyn and is joining forces with SXSW Eco in Austin this October. Her passion is spreading the word that green is beautiful and can re-vamp our economy. Want all the latest news and information from St. Agnes? Sign up on AcademyConnection at saaconnect.org.
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