C L A S S husband, Fred Kawabata. Our prayers and condolences. Lawrence L. Urbanski passed away on February 6, 2012. Larry is survived by his wife, Susan; son, Larry; daughter, Christine Brennan; and grandson, Andrew. Our prayers and condolences to the family.
’73 REMEMBERING EDITH Please keep Annie Cholick-Itel in your prayers on the death of her mother, Edith Anne Cholick, on March 28, 2013. Edith taught sewing to Holy Redeemer girls for 10 years; she also taught CCD at Holy Redeemer and later at St. Birgitta’s. According to Annie, “It was a pleasure being raised by parents that you knew loved each other.” Survivors include Annie and son, Jerome; four grandchildren; and four greatgrandchildren. Our prayers and condolences to the family.
’77 A BORN TEACHER Marceline Beatrice Beck passed away on May 9, 2013. She moved to Portland to begin her professional career as an elementary school educator in 1951, and served the community with passion and excellence for nearly 40 years in the regular classroom and as a reading specialist until her retirement in 1991. Survivors include daughters, Dianne Louise Kutzke and NancyLee Spears; and four grandchildren. Our prayers and condolences to the family.
’79 PRAYERS FOR VICKIE Vicki D. Leber, wife of John Leber, passed away on August 19, 2012. “Although she is gone from our sight, her footprints remain on our hearts,” according to her family. “She was well-loved and highly valued by her family, her friends and her employees.” She and John transformed their company, Swanson Bark & Wood Products, to a nationally recognized distributor of products throughout the United States. Survivors include John; daughters, Amy Gisvold, Katie Ball, Pandora Deshner, and Squeek Leber; sister, Cathy Branch; and four grandchildren. Our
prayers and condolences. Anne Morrissey-Mayer passed away on September 7, 2012. Anne worked in the high-tech industry from 1979 to 1993, when health problems forced her to quit work. She devoted her life to raising her daughter Katie and caring for her family. Anne is survived by her husband, Tom Mayer; daughter, Katie Mayer; brothers, Edward, Richard and Tim; sisters, Elizabeth, Kathleen and Mary; and many nieces and nephews. Our prayers and condolences to the family.
’80 A GREAT CHOICE Molly (Call) Chun became principal of Portland’s Chief Joseph/Ockley Green K-8 School on July 1, overseeing the joining of the two school communities as one K-8 on two campuses. Superintendent Carole Smith introduced Chun to school personnel and parents on April 9. Chun has been working in education for 33 years and has spent 29 years in Jefferson neighborhood schools. She became assistant principal at Ockley Green nine years ago, and then served at Faubion before leading Boise-Eliot and then BoiseEliot/Humboldt. Her own children attended Chief Joseph. Congratulations, Molly! Rev. Rob Greiner celebrated the 20th anniversary of his ordination to the priesthood on Monday, June 24. Fr. Rob serves as pastor of St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Prineville, Ore. Congratulations to you, Fr. Rob, and best wishes.
’82 PRAYERS FOR HERB Prayers, please, for Herb Kirchem and his family on the loss of his father, Darwin Lyle Kirchem, who passed away on July 4, 2013. Survivors include his wife of 67 years, Eunice, six children and spouses, 17 grandchildren; and 21 greatgrandchildren. Our prayers and condolences to the family.
’86 MIKE IN THE HEADLINES Mike Covert made the news in his hometown of Astoria, Oregon when he and his wife Kristin won the Dr. Edward Harvey Award for historic preservation, presented in a ceremony on Monday, May 20. The award, presented annually by the Astoria Historic Landmarks Commission, was in the residential category for
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N O T E S We heard recently from Matt Sabo ’91, who writes: “We welcomed Seth Andrew Sabo to our family on December 28, 2012. Seth is the fourteenth Sabo, bringing the count to nine boys and five girls. Maybe this one will be the lefty who throws heat; I’m counting on it for my retirement years. I’m still in Gloucester, Va., writing for the Daily Press covering everything from an execution to boutique oyster farmers. I’m also working with an organization called TEN3, which seeks to launch a computer training outreach school in Cap-Haitien, Haiti. Here’s a link: http://bit.ly/1amyodx.” Thanks Seth, congratulations your new baby boy, we’ll pray for his pitching arm. their work on a home they own on Astoria’s Grand Avenue. Mike, who’s pretty handy with a sledgehammer
Commerce, in partnership with Riverview Community Bank. Norm has been involved in the community for decades, serving as president of the Camas-Washougal Chamber of Commerce, the Camas Washougal Rotary, and the Washougal Schools Foundation. He gives freely of his time and talents to the CamasWashougal Historical Society, the high school music boosters, Share, and more. Congratulations, Norm!
’91 REMEMBERING KAREN
and assorted power tools, has been painstakingly restoring the century-old house for the past two years, taking care to honor the historical character of the house while modernizing it for living in the 21st century, not to mention painting it a nice shade of Pilot Purple. “It’s nice to be recognized by a government agency other than the tax assessor’s office,” he was quoted in the May 21 edition of the Daily Astorian. “So in that sense, it’s nice to be recognized as a Harvey Award winner.” Good work Mike, this will look impressive on your resume when you finally decide to run for mayor. Norm Paulson was named as 2013 Citizen of the Year by the Camas-Washougal Chamber of
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Karen A. Frette died on January 6, 2008, at Memorial Hospital, Belleville, Ill. In the Summer 2013 edition of Class Notes we mistakenly listed her date of death as January 6, 2013. We apologize for the mistake and offer our prayers and condolences to the family.
’93 WEDDING BELLS! Sean Smith upset the delicate balance of the Universe by getting married on Saturday, July 20, 2013. His bride is the lovely Remi Fairhurst. Sean is the longtime recycling overlord here at the University, and as such he makes daily rounds from one corner of campus to the other, which means everyone knows him, and we’re all happy for Sean, bless him, even though he didn’t mention his impending nuptials, at least not to those