Alumni Class Notes

Welcome to Class Notes.  Keep up-to-date on your fellow alum’s life and career milestones.

1943
James ’43 and Midge Sweeney live in Saratoga, CA. They have been married 55 years and enjoy spending time with their five sons, one daughter, 11 grandchildren and their families who all reside in California.

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1958 - George Hecomovich HS '58 Class Rep
Ken Dolan '58 had surgery in December 2007 to remove a brain tumor. He hopes to see his classmates at Reunion Weekend in October.

Pete Fluetsch HS'56,'58 was inducted into the Carrier Dealer Hall of Fame – a lifetime achievement award given to those who have been, and continue to be, great contributors to the HVAC industry and a positive influence in their community.

Ralph '58 and Gerry Shotswell live on the island of Roatan, Honduras, the isla de la bahias. They have 5 children, 10 grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Ralph DJ's a karaoke night at Turquoise Bay Dive and Resort and serves as the VP of the Punta Blanca Home Owners Association.

1963 - Carl Schroeder HS '63 Class Rep
Lee Gamache '63. is retired, and along with his wife winters in Yuma, AZ. They recently finished building their second home in Yuma. Lee's hobby is collecting and polishing rocks,making jewelry as well as ATV riding.

1968 - Tom Barte 68, Dan Dugaw HS'68 & Vince Strojan '68 Class Reps
Vince Strojan '68 is president of Evergreen Paper Company and lives in the Auburn area with his wife of 41 years Sandy. Vince is a class representative for the class of 1968, and hopes to see all his classmates at reunion in October.

1973 - Dave Boren HS '73, '77 & Sean Judge '73 Class Reps
Owen and Mary Kramer ’73 finished a two-week bicycle tour of the Elbe river valley traveling from Berlin to Prague.

1978 - Marrianne Backous '78, Tony Crivellone '78, Gregg Ford '78, 
           Mary Ford '78  & Attila Talaber HS'74, '78 Class Reps
Joe'78 and Carla Hardy are on the move to a new home in the Eagle Mountain Lake area north of Ft. Worth, Texas. Joe and Carla are looking forward to a quiet summer getting settled down. Joe is a Senior Project Manager with Nokia-Siemens Networks.

Thomas E. Skillings '78 is the founding principal of Skillings Connolly, Inc. headquartered in Lacey with offices in Seattle, Vancouver, Winthrop, Boise Idaho and Missoula Montana. They are celebrating their 25th year, providing civil and environmental engineering, survey and right of way services.

1983 - Gerry Gallagher '83, Linda (Montecucco) Gallagher '83
           & Elvia San Martin '83 Class Reps

1988 - Cecelia "CeCe" (Rust) Meyers '88 Class Rep
Mary (Williams) Marsh '88 & Jeffrey Marsh '86 welcomed their eighth child. Kolbe was born 12/2007. Their other children are Rebecca (19), Megan (17), Emma (14), Charles (11), Magdalene (8), Joseph (6), and Mattox (5). Rebecca and Megan will enroll at Saint Martin's in the fall.

Cece (nee Rust) '88 and Tom '82 Meyers are raising their 6 children in Tom's hometown of Pomeroy located in Eastern Washington. Tom owns the family business (and is usually there when not golfing), and Cece works in home health care and in the school district. You should be hearing from CeCe soon, as she is looking for all 1988 classmates to attend Reunion Weekend in October.

1993 - James Mack '93, Michelle (Grzebski) Mack '93 &
           Christine Schaller-Kradjan '93 Class Reps
Kim Acuff MAC'93 has accepted the position of middle school/high school psychologist in Elma.

Nick Coddington MEM'93 was awarded the Robert I. Goldman Award for excellence in Holocaust education.

1998 - Dawn Cypriano-McAferty '98, Madeline Donaldson '98,
           Amy (Ziels) Hasselbach '98, Brian Hasselbach '98,
           Angie Johnson '98 & Shawn Reed '98 Class Reps
Margaret Curelas ’98 and Jason Donev were married recently in a renaissance-themed wedding ceremony. Margaret is employed at the Washington State Library and Jason is a professor of physics at Saint Martin’s University.

Brady Olson '98 who teaches in the Tumwater school district recently achieved National Board Certification.

Michelle (Criswell) Reed, '98 has been enjoying working for the Aberdeen School district for the last 10 years. Her duties have ranged from intermediate teacher to technology liaison for Central Park Elementary, where she has taught for the last 9 years. Michelle has fond memories of Saint Martin's and considers it to be the best investment she ever made!

2003
CPT Cesar Ivan Egusquiza '03 deployed to Iraq in 2005-2006 with 1-502 Infantry, 101st Airborne, Fort Campbell, Kentucky. Most recently he is the Company Commander for HHD 212th Combat Support Hospital in Germany. "Due to the Army, I am always moving; nevertheless, my Saint Martin's degree certificate is and will always be displayed on my wall."

Aaron '03, MBA'04 and Brooke (Dixon) '02 Hare bought a new home in Tumwater and are expecting a child in August '08.

Aimee Holt '03 lives in Seattle and was recently promoted to a new Case Management position, connecting homeless women to services in Seattle.

Stancin L. Kahler MAC'03 and John Allen Simpson, Jr. welcomed Kellsie Angel Kahler-Simpson to their family.

Christine Reyna Maxwell '03 was awarded the Department of Defense Humanitarian Service medal for her volunteer efforts for Afghan refugees. She authored a new book The Ultimate Volunteer Guidebook for Young People which was released in December and 100% of the profits from book sales will go to charity. Christine, her husband Marc, and daughter Meredith resided in Wiesbaden, Germany.

Michelle MBA'03 and Rob Smith welcome baby Nicholas Anderson to their family.

Kyle '03 and Heather '05 Sprague welcome baby girl, Brooklyn Mae.

Mindy Swanson '03 is completing her first year teaching Kindergarten on Nellis Air Force Base in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Callin Tracy '03 and his wife welcome Leo William Tracy. Baby Leo joins 2^1/2 year old Jonah who is excited to be a big brother.

Ken Westphal '03 was voted Officer of the Year by the Lacey Police Department. He also received a bravery medal for his actions in entering a burning apartment complex to rescue an occupant who was hiding under an entertainment center as flames in the living room area melted the ceilings and curtains.