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Somethin’ Bruin
1989
In January 2017, e Wall Street Journal featured award-winning chef Andrew Carmellini ’89, who has made his mark with several notable restaurants in New York City and Miami is now expanding his restaurant enterprise into Baltimore.
Perry Cohagan ’89 was named head coach of the Padua Ice Hockey Team in the 2016-2017 season.
1995
Robert and Lisa Dowdell ’95 recently opened Pure Barre in Brecksville. e 55-minute, instructor-led, total body workout utilizes the ballet barre to perform small, isometric movements that burn
fat, sculpt muscles and create long, lean physiques. ey o er a free rst class for Padua alumni.
1996
Jessica (Prizner) Constantine ‘96 recently opened Jessica Constantine Photography.
Brian Spring ‘96 recently opened the Spring Agency of Farmer’s Insurance in Broadview Heights. Brian has been in the insurance and nancial industry for ve years.
1997
A.J. Schultz ’97 celebrated the 10-year anniversary of his business, LightRock Productions, LLC.
Linda Florjancic ’97 was recently re-elected as President of the Mu Phi Epsilon Foundation.
1967
1971
Members of
the Class of ’67 returned for the Alumni Homecom- ing Football Game on October 14.
Falconi is currently serving as the Mayor of Brunswick. He is the rst Filipino American mayor in Ohio. He is also the father of two current Bruins, Joseph ’19 and Angela ’20.
In June 2016, Daniel Sevic ’87 nished his sixth season as the Director for Cavaliers Basketball on Fox Sports Ohio. Daniel directed every game, as well as all of the pre-game and post-game shows in the playo s. He wrapped up his career at FSO with the Cavaliers Championship Parade.
Peter Chimney ’71 retired a er 38 years from Chevron Global Upstream. While at Chevron, he frequently traveled to Asia and Africa exploring oil and gas wells.
1988
1977
Strongsville Youth Hockey Club named Doug Hauser ’77 as its Hockey Director. Coach Hauser served as the Head Hockey Coach at Padua for 28 years. Padua won 561 games under Coach Hauser, which places him fourth in career
Elizabeth D. Ramos ’88 transitioned from private practice to a full-time Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Periodontics and Allied Dental Programs at the Indiana University School of Dentistry located on the Indiana
coaching victories in the state of Ohio.
1987
Padua alumnus Ron Falconi ’87 was selected to serve on the Asian Paci c American
Advisory Council by President Donald Trump.
University-Purdue University at Indianapolis (IUPUI) campus in 2011. In 2016, Liz received three faculty awards: the IUPUI Women’s History Month Leadership Newcomer Faculty Award, IUPUI Trustees’ Teaching Awards and AAP Outstanding Teaching and Mentoring in Periodontics Award.
Births
Peter and Anne Marie Owczarzak Persuric ’00 welcomed Jesse Robert in July.
Paul ’00 and Meghann Marnecheck welcomed their second son, Edward, in August.
Dan ‘01 and Jessica Jindra wel- comed Andrew Daniel in May, joining Annalise and Alaina.
Julie (Martin) ’06 and Michael Plaspohl welcomed Mackenzie Jane October 2016, joining Alexandra and Elizabeth Mary.
Nick Federico ’07 and Gina Dighe- ro-Federico ’07 welcomed Olivia Rose in January 2016.
Kurt and Megan Walsh Tobin ’09 welcomed Grace Elizabeth in October 2015.
Brad ’92
and Katie Holzinger
welcomed Alexa Rose in January
Vanessa (Sykora)
and Mark Carlson ’94
welcomed Braden Benjamin in August,
joining Ethan.
Samantha (Scholz)’05
and Justin Meeson (Padua’s head cross country coach)
welcomed Leah Ashley in February.
Cathy (Jindra) ’08 and John Solano ’08
welcomed Gianna Catherine in August, joining. Gabriella.
Padua Couple Delivers Own Baby on Way to Hospital
Alumni couple Megan (Yurko) Gibson ’01 and Roger Gibson ’01 delivered their own baby on the way to the hospital on Febru- ary 22, 2017. eir son’s eventful entrance into the world caught the attention of FOX 8 News.
Megan is a labor and delivery nurse at Fairview Hospital and Roger is a Cuyahoga County deputy.
“I was so excited because it’s one of the coolest things I have ever done in my life. I saw my daughter come into this world but I delivered my son. It was an awesome experience,” said Roger.
We wish their family lots of luck and many blessings in the days, weeks, and months to come.
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