CLASS NOTES J.R. Mahala checked in from Phoenix where he is taking classes full-time at Fuller Theological Seminary working on his Master’s of Divinity with the ultimate goal of becoming an Army Chaplain. I look forward to hearing more from J.R. as at the time of his update he and wife Rebecca were expecting their first child. Also welcoming their first child were Don and Krysta O’Sullivan. Son Conel Francis was born early in the morning on February 24th. Don recently caught up with Chris Abbott in New York City and has been e-mailing back and forth with Sam McClure who is living in Nashville. Back on Halloween 2011, Bobby Kennedy, Eric Schnabel, and Mike McDaniel got together for a costume party in Chantilly, VA. Bobby passed on a photo where he is wearing a toga and Eric appears to be Captain America, but I am not sure what Mike went as … That will do it for this round of notes. I wish everyone well and look forward to more updates to come!
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Brandon Farris
Greetings to all. Hope everyone had a good and restful summer. I wanted to start off with all the new additions to the VMI family. Several BRs recently had their first child: Steve Kolenich and his wife, Maddie, had their son, James Stephen Kolenich, on June 7. Dave and Annie Jones had their first daughter, Reagan Amber Jones, on August 7. Adam Burton and his wife, Adrienne, had their first child, Jacob Tyler Burton, this past March 26. Also, Cannon Moss and his wife, Macken-
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zie, had a baby girl on July 29th. Her name is Carter Leith Moss. Cannon is still the president of the Norfolk and Portsmouth Belt Line Railroad in Norfolk and couldn’t be happier. Cannon will send a picture of Carter for the next review, he also said, “when we had Carter’s baby pictures taken, I had her shot with a VMI hat. I’m not saying she has to go to VMI, I’m just not going to pay for anywhere else.” In addition to the births, we also had quite a few weddings to celebrate over the past couple months: Mark Nemeth got married on Oct. 1, 2011. His wife, Mary Schneider Nemeth, teaches music and drama to 5th-8th grade students at a private school in Corona Del Mar, CA. Mark is currently a Media Program Manager for Panasonic Avionics and volunteers as a mediator with the California Superior Courts.
Jeff Kuehne got married on May 26, 2012, to Stephanie Bowen (now Stephanie Kuehne) in Sonora, CA. Jeff was fortunate enough to have Will Alley as their officiant! Jon Mazur was also there as one of the groomsmen. Brandon Lambaiso got married on July 9th to Shannon Marie Horton and will be deploying to Afghanistan for 8 month starting in September. Brad Leigh is still fighting in the “war” on illegal immigration and drugs in the Sonoran
Class of 2001 Photo top right: Mark Nemeth with his wife, Mary Schneider Nemeth. Photo middle right: Jeff Kuehne; his wife, the former Stephanie Bowen; Jon Mazur; and Will Alley. Photo bottom right: Brad Leigh and his wife, Derra Diane Davis. Photo below: At John Parson’s wedding on July 6, 2012, were, from left, the Hurleys, bride Christina, Parson and Jason Whitaker.
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