CLASS NOTES
Class of 2009: Thomas Duncan returned home from deployment to his wife, Kathleen, and son, Thomas Jr. Class of 2008: The Corcoran family – Amanda, Ryan and daughter Claire – in fall 2013. next edition I have a photograph of baby Curle! God bless, and I hope you all had a wonderful holiday season!
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Bradley Simpson
Brother Rats: I hope this edition of the Review finds all of you and your families well. Time is flying by, and it is now a new year, in which I am sure the Class of ’09 will be doing great things. It has been great getting all the updates from everyone over the past few months. Jared Klajnbart got back from Afghanistan Aug. 28, 2013. He is now stationed in Savannah, Georgia, with his wife, Madeline. They were married back in March 2010. Thomas Duncan just recently returned from deployment and is finally back with his famil . Brian Nilles got married Aug. 31, 2013, in Grass Valley, California. Brian’s new wife, the former Tiffany Klopfer, is from Sacramento, California. Brian and Tiffany are now stationed in Okinawa, Japan. Holly Giacolone just got back from a nine-month deployment to the Arabian Gulf on the USS Paul Hamilton, which is stationed out of Pearl Harbor and which provided ballistic missile support for the region on this deployment. She was the navigation officer. On the way back, she ran into Fletcher Wasson who was stationed in Guam and is doing deck
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qualification landings on Holly’s ship for practice. Fletcher is assigned to a help dept. out of that area. Holly has since moved to New Hampshire and is getting ready to apply to graduate school. Alex Kari is back from a deployment to Afghanistan and is doing well stateside. Chris Johnston (Hotel Johnston) got engaged this past October. His fiancée, JoBeth Agnor, is from Natural Bridge. Also, congrats are in order for Graham Stolle. Graham was married in mid-October, and the wedding was attended by many of our class. Graham married Christie “C.J.” Pegram of Richmond, Virginia. They met in December 2009 and have been together since. Other marriages that have taken place since the last issue: Michelle Lukenbill married Nathanial DeLeon, and their wedding also was attended by numerous Keydets from our class. David Downing and his wife, April, have been transferred to Vilseck, Germany, and as of this writing, they are expecting their first child: a son, Jackson Thomas Downing, due in November. Kyle Johnson found out in late October that he passed the Ohio Bar Exam. Barrett Luxhoj found out late October/early November that he passed the Virginia Bar Exam. Finney Kimsey had the opportunity to meet retired U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Rufus Lazzell ’51. Gen. Lazzell was a Korea and Vietnam veteran and one of the first paratroopers to jump above the Arctic Circle. He just so happened to be in the Boston area visiting his daughter, Vicky Lazzell. Rob Nentwig ’86 and Finney requested to meet him, and they were able to spend time with him
while he was visiting from Florida. Thank you again, everyone, for sending in your notes. I look forward to hearing from more of you in the upcoming months. Please feel free to send me notes anytime, either to my email or through Facebook. Also, when you move, please update your address. If you need help doing so, I am more than willing to help. I just want to make sure everyone’s address is up to date with the reunion approaching. I want everyone to see what great things our class is doing. As always, Godspeed and stay classy 2009!
Class of 2009: Brian Nilles and his new bride, Tiffany, at their wedding in Grass Valley, California, in 2013.
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