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Alumni News & Notes
Emerson “Chip” Swan II, class of 1977, takes special joy in his wife and three children, Jennifer, 11; Stephanie, 5; and Emerson III, 4. The business is doing fine and the family is looking forward to acquiring a new puppy soon.
Dan Hart, class of 1981, contacted friend and fellow alumnus Bill Szcoska at a Jimmy Buffett concert in Indianapolis. BillisJimmyBuffett’ssoundengineerinchargeofthestagemonitorsound. DanandBilltryto meet at least twice a year and will be getting together in Boston over Labor Day weekend.
John Pentelei-Molnar, class of 1983. After spending the last 13 years in corporate consulting, John attended the Western Nevada State Peace Officers Academy in 2003 and graduated first in his class. Following a special training course in which he again was valedictorian, he relocated to Las Vegas in October 2003 to begin his dutiesasastatetrooper. Heiscertifiedasatechnicalaccidentinvestigator,andisalsoafieldtrainingofficerwith thedepartment. Hejustboughtahomewithhisgirlfriend.
Dan Begin, class of 1985, was named Sales Person of the Year by his employer, Courtside Club. Dan’s individual sales efforts generated more revenue than most of the clubs’ total comparable revenue.
Chris Pieper, class of 1985, along with his wife, Elana, and two children (Gwendolyn, 6 and Reed, 4) spent aweekonKauaiwithChris’sparents. ChrisandElanaliveinTaos,NewMexicoandownasportsuppliesstore calledMudd-N-Flood. PrioryfriendsareinvitedtovisitthePiepersiftravelingtoTaos.
Chris Sharpe, class of 1985, was married two years ago. He and his wife, Janine, relocated from the Bay Area to Carlsbad, Calif., last December, and they are enjoying their five-month-old Golden Retriever, Bromhead. The Sharpes vacationed in Honduras with fellow Priory alum Scott Stache and his wife, and the couples plan another vacation Hawaii at the end of this summer.
Eddie Tsai, class of 1985, has been appointed Vice President of Business Development for Dryden Financial in Taiwan.
Edward Lee, class of 1992, left a successful career in high tech and since January has been attending Fuller Theological Seminary. This summer he plans to go on a short-term mission to India to help launch new churches. He said he became a Christian at the end of his college career and now is motivated to devote full time to work related to his faith.
Chris Fuka, class of 1993, is married and currently living in Portland Oregon. The couple has two children—Rachel, 4, and Heather, 9.
Matthieu Brule, class of 1994, will marry Rachelle Uribe on July 31, 2004, in San Francisco. Matt is currentlyintheMarinesandisservinga10-monthdeploymentinJapan. MattandRachelleplantolivein Hawaii, where he is stationed.
Caitlin (Cain) Davis, class of 1995 – married Justin Davis (Saint Francis ’93) on March 12 in Maui, Hawaii. Father Martin Mager performed the ceremony.
Bernadette Austin, class of 1998, and Michael Bower, class of 1998, will be relocating to Davis, Calif., this summer.MichaelwillbeattendingUCDavisinthefalltopursueaPhDdegreeinEcology. Bernadetteisworking for a non-profit counseling center for clients dealing with HIV/Aids and substance abuse. Bernadette and Michael, whose relationship began at the Priory in 1996, are engaged to be married, possibly in the fall of 2005. Anne (Mecham) Hawkins, class of 1998 – is working on a master’s degree in genetic counseling at the UniversityofArizona. Anneandherhusband,Jacob,areintotheBayAreaforthesummerbecauseAnnehasan internshipattheKaiserOaklandGeneticsclinic. TheyhopetomovebacktotheBayAreaafterAnnegraduates next year.
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