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Congratulations to all our Priory alumni who graduated college this year! Best of luck in all your future endeavors. Always we begin again.
1976
Peter Draeger, Joe Montero, George Stromeyer and Erhard Wegman reunited over a delicious BBQ, several beers and a good bottle of Argentine Malbec. They let ideas fly with how to make their 40th reunion in September a fun and meaningful event. There was tons of laughter and fun sharing great stories about their experiences and adventures at Priory. This is the class that inducted Father Martin into the school during his first year at Priory. Little did Father Martin know what he would get into, but even 41 years later he continues to smile.
George Stromeyer, in his new role as Senior Vice President, Enterprise Division, Barco, currently spends the majority of his time in Kortrijk, Belgium, enjoying the great beer, mussels and frites—and at times even a ray of sunshine. Recently he had the opportunity to meet and give a tour to King Philippe of Belgium during the inauguration of the new state of the art
46 BARCO campus. None of the royalty rubbed off of him however, and he remains his humble self.
1996
Jeanine Yost accompanied her mother, Camille Yost, on a Knights of Malta sponsored pilgrimage to Lourdes. During their pilgrimage, they were surprised to see several Priory families. In Voiture, they found James, Kathryn, and William Janz who are the family of Elizabeth Janz ‘04. Later, they connected with Dr. Edgar Gamboa and Dr. Lucia Gamboa, parents of J P Gamboa ‘07.
2004
George Schnurle has visited many places since leaving Priory. He’s done a tour of duty in the medical device manufacturing world, followed by an intense experience as a bitcoin miner. At regular intervals, he’s visited Burning Man, bringing with him blood, sweat, tears, and his team’s artwork and infrastructure. At times, he’s inhabited the State of Misery when things weren’t working out in Relationship Land. Last year, he had a great time reuniting with the Priory Robotics team (go 751!) and he is extremely excited to be mentoring the Priory Robotics team in the coming year, as well as teaching CAD.
2005
Laura Newton (Trudelle) enjoyed a delicious Priory lunch with her adorable 10 month old daughter, Lily. Laura has been teaching high school math at Providence School in Santa Barbara and has enjoyed coaching the varsity volleyball team. For the past four years, the Providence team has scrimmaged against our Priory girls.
Timothy Kovachy completed his PhD in Physics at Stanford. The topic of his thesis was using the quantum mechanical wavelike properties of very cold atoms to make sensors for practical applications, such as inertial navigation and Earth science, and fundamental physics tests.
Michael Lee came back to Priory to reconnect with the monks and some of his teachers. After graduating from Priory, he moved to New York and attended NYU for college and medical school. He completed his residency in internal medicine at NYU and is now working as a chief resident and applying for fellowship in pulmonary and critical care medicine. His hope is to return to the West Coast for fellowship.
2006
Molly Magnuson visited the Priory with her siblings Natalie ‘15 and Max ‘08. Molly married Matt Woodward in the Priory chapel with the ceremony performed by Father Martin.
Tori Patton has been working in residential real estate since graduating college. Tori currently works at Sotheby’s International Realty in San Francisco and her team sold $91M in 2015. Kendall Bell ‘06 and Tori are roommates in the Marina district and recently visited Priory. Tori and Kendall are looking forward to their 10th reunion weekend in September and hope to reconnect with many of their classmates and teachers.
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