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1950-1969  1970-1979  1980-1989  1990-2001  PASSINGS

1959
Emil Nemec, Jr. is retired from Federal Express and lives in Lakeland, TN.
Anthony O’Neil works for Pace & Waite, the lead systems engineer supporting NASA’s Space Launch Initiative at the Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, AL.
1960
Zonk Lanzillo, Jr. became a great-grandfather for the second time. Rachel Lynn Horffener was born December 25, 2001 and weighed 7 lbs., 5 oz.
1965
James McCoy. Jr. lives in Texas. His son was married in July and James is enjoying his grandson, Jackson.
1968
Jack Kenney, a pediatric and forensic dentist, worked on a case that was featured on the Discovery Channel’s New Detectives with an episode entitled “Deadly Smile” in January 2002. Two additional cases will be taped for an upcoming fall episode.
Bill Vancura started a new company called WmZie LLC. The company designs software for industrial process control systems. At the moment, the company is specializing in metals melting.

1950-1969  1970-1979  1980-1989  1990-2001  PASSINGS

1970
Thomas Zeberlin is Chief of Methodology and Analysis at the Army Evaluation Center Headquarters in Alexandria, VA.
1971
John Furtak is now in Hawaii enjoying his retirement. Wow!
1979
Jannine Dickerson has been employed at Baptist Memorial Hospital East in Memphis for 20 years—18 of which were spent on the telemetry (heart) floor. Her husband, Gary, is the Manager of Commercial Development at Time Warner Cable.
Marge Gray (also ’91) is an adjunct professor at Belmont University in Nashville.
Kathryn Henry Williams and her husband live in Signal Mountain, TN.
Mike McGranahan argued a case before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit in Denver in January. Mike represented a defendant in an unemployment discrimination case that was dismissed at the district court level and appealed. Mike currently lives in Tulsa. top of page

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1980
Kathie Hughes has a daughter, Nicole, who attends CBU.
Dr. Keith Vaughan and his wife, Dawn, had a baby girl, Camryn Lyn, on January 4, 2002. Camryn weighed 7 lbs., 10 oz. and joins siblings Ashleigh, Dustin, Dylan-Rose, and Savannah.
1982
Linda Harty had a baby girl, Elena Pilar. Linda and her family live in Austin, TX.
Mike McNamee and his wife, Diane, had a baby boy, Casey Friday, on December 12, 2001.
1984
Dr. Mark Alan Gstohl is teaching at Xavier University in New Orleans.
1985
Stephanie Harris Bonds is teaching kindergarten at Fox Meadows Elementary School in Memphis.
Michael Broderick is living in Hildesheim, Germany, where he is sales manager for FINO AG.
Patricia Eables was recently sworn in as a lawyer and is now practicing in Key West, FL.
John Franchere III married his wife, Vanessa, in September 2000. The couple celebrated the birth of their baby boy, Caleb, in June 2001.
Sandy Hayes is the new Assistant Director of Primary Care and Rural Health for the Arkansas Department of Health in Little Rock, TN.
Jackie Dean Mitchell and her husband, Jeff, are pleased to announce the birth of their baby girl, Elizabeth Anne, on January 23, 2002.
Mark Taylor and his wife, Jenny, would like to announce the birth of their son, Benjamin, on September 13, 2001. Benjamin joins sisters Maribeth and Audrey, and brother Jake. Mark is the Business Manager at CBHS in Memphis.
1986
Leland Fong and his wife, Wan, had their second baby, a girl named Samantha Jessica. The Fongs live in Nashville.
1987
Carolyn Partin Trinka and husband, Mark, are pleased to announce the birth of Catherine Nicole, born on January 6, 2002. Catherine weighed 7lbs., 12oz.
1989
Rhonda Gail Hidaji and her husband, Fred, recently had a baby girl, Kara. They live in Indianaoplis.
William Carroll Swanner, Jr. was promoted to Vice President for the Gilam Corporation, a division of the Alpha Corporation, in Collierville, TN. top of page

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1990
Dr. John Fox and Barbara Nemetz Fox (’91) are pleased to announce the birth of their son, Evan, on December 19, 2001. Evan joins sister Anna, now three years old.
Tim Keough and his wife had their sixth child, a girl, Ciara Marie O’Bryan, on July 26, 2000.
Christopher Brett Langford recently purchased a company, A&L Analytical Laboratories, in Memphis.
Mark Perry married Elena Nalivaiko on September 30, 2001. The newlyweds live in Austin, TX.
Leathia Smith Thomas has undertaken a new venture—nursing school. She is studying at Methodist Hopsital School of Nursing in Memphis.
1991
Scott Booker and Sara Maturi Booker (’90) adopted a baby boy, Jacob Rockne Satchel. The couple and their new baby boy reside in Dallas.
William Eggleston and his wife, Kristi, had a baby boy. They live in the Kansas City area.
Laine Harber was named Director of Finance for the General Accounting Department at Alltel Communications based in Little Rock.
Melissa Gail Perkins received a Master of Science in Counseling Technology from Mississippi College in December 2001. Melissa’s graduate major was Mental Behavioral Health.
Darin Tuggle is moving to Atlanta from New Jersey for a two-year commitment as a staff attorney to the US Court of Appeals.
1992
Gretchen Hendon Farrell (also M.B.A. ’95) and her husband, Craig, are pleased to announce the birth of their first child, Joshua Edwin, on February 12, 2002.
Richard Guilliams (M.B.A.) is recently retired. He lives in Springfield, MO.
Amy Kelly Iten and Mike Iten (’91) are pleased to announce the birth of their son, Paul Nicholas, on February 5, 2001. Nicholas weighed 8 lbs., 5 oz.
1993
Daphlyn Koester (M.E.M.) is the Branch Chief of the Structural, Electrical, and Mechanical Engineering Branch of the Memphis District US Army Corps of Engineers.
Jeff O’Connor and his wife, Kathy, announce the birth of their son, Riley Thomas, on February 14, 2002.
1994
Gary Davis is the eBusiness Project Manager at the Trane Company in Clarksville, TN.
Brother Alan Parham took his final vows as a Brother on September 15, 2001 in Kansas City, MO.
John DeDonato and his wife, Kristyn, announce the birth of their first child, Victoria Josephine, on November 11, 2001. John was recently promoted to Director of Marketing at Source Technologies, a telecommunications integrator based in Waltham, MA.
Daniel Reilly (Evening) is the Division Accounting Manager for Coca-Cola in Memphis. He has two daughters, Christina, 10, and Ashton, 6.
1995
Michelle Coulter is an engineer with Raytheon Systems Company Division in Greenville, TX where she has worked on the RC135 aircraft. She is also working on a Master’s degree in System Engineering at North Texas University.
Tonja Fields (Evening) had a baby boy on December 27, 2001.
Craig Hadley was named Indirect Sales Manager of West Tennessee for Voicestream Wireless.
Paul Koshenina passed the Professional Engineering Exam in January 2001. He is Vice President of Precision Engineering Corporation, a civil engineering firm in Oxford, MS. He lives in Water Valley, MS with his wife, Anna, and two children, Jackson (1) and Greta (3).
Richard Murff works in the Interactive Department at Conaway Brown Advertising Company in Memphis.
Michelle Rhodes Whitely and her husband, Richard, are pleased to announce the birth of their first child, Caroline Jameson, on August 6, 2001.
1996
Mary-Katherine Perkins Foster and her husband, Chip, gave birth to a healthy baby boy on January 14, 2002. Rentz Connor Foster weighed 8 lbs., 15 oz. at birth and was 20 inches long.
Dora Hastings (Evening) and her husband, Ron, had a baby girl, Molly Marie, on March 22, 2001. Molly weighed 9 lbs., 2 oz. and was 21 inches long.
Gretchen Snell Zelinsky and her husband, Robert, had a baby girl, Olivia Clare, on July 2, 2001. Olivia joins sister Julia Faye who is two years old. The family lives in Pittsburgh. Gretchen is a stay-at-home mom and loves it!
1997
Kate Kessing Bologna is an Academic Counselor in the Honors Program at the University of North Texas.
Eric Brown and his wife announce the birth of their son, Colby Martin, on December 15, 2001. Colby weighed 5 lbs., 14 oz. and was 18 inches long.
Phillip Farris is married to Kellye Dishion. He is a network manager for Methodist LeBonheur Healthcare in Memphis.
Tim Mulrooney is a civil engineer with Allen & Hoshall in Memphis. He recently passed the Professional Engineering exam. Congratulations!
Andrew and Nicole Bernhardt Urbanski had their first child, a baby girl, Jodie Frances, on February 5, 2002. Andrew is currently serving as a Lieutenant on board the USS Connecticut stationed in Groton, CT.
1998
Deborah Denise “Dee Dee” Chaille (Evening) married Brian Tipler on November 10, 2001.
Lisa Dickinson (Evening) works as a Controller at Edwards Electrical & Mechanical in Indianapolis, IN. Lisa was certified as a CPA in the state of Indiana in August 2001.
Brad Duncan married his wife, Stephanie, on September 22, 2001. He currently works at Flextronics Semiconductor in Oak Ridge, TN. Flextronics is the largest contract manufacturer in the United States. They design and produce a wide range of products, most notably the Microsoft X-Box. Brad’s division designs specialty semiconductor chips that will go on printed circuit boards.
Steven Gawrys (M.B.A.) owns five Sonic Drive In restaurants in Louisville.
Traci Nichols (Evening) and her husband, Phelan, recently had a baby girl. The family lives in Olive Branch, MS.
Jamie Pourciaux (Evening) lives in Hernando, MS and has two children.
1999
Karen Biddle (Evening) was promoted to Supply Analyst at TBC Corporation in Memphis.
Brinson Boyte and John Hargraves (’00) were married on July 21, 2001 in Memphis. Brinson is currently in her second year at the University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center.
Rebecca Ciscel married Christopher Self on Saturday, September 22, 2001. Rebecca graduated from East Tennessee State University in May 2001 with a Master’s degree in Accountancy. She joined Reynolds, Bone & Griesbeck in Memphis as an auditor in October 2001.
David Finnie is currently working as a construction superintendent for Beers Skanska on the new NFL Football Stadium in Houston. His responsibilities include overseeing daily construction activities and managing work forces, facilitating all work associated with the interior of the structure, and resolving other problems that arise. The project cost is close to $400 million dollars.
Jasmine Gunn is attending graduate school at Trevecca Nazarene University in Nashville.
Gena Horton is now a grant administration assistant at Chucalissa Museum in Memphis.
Jaime Ignacek recently relocated to St. Louis, and is working as a Senior Account Executive for BestMark, Inc., a market research and mystery-shopping company.
Keith Payne (M.E.M.) passed the Professional Engineering exam in Control Systems Engineering in October 2001.
2000
Deepesh Bhandari is currently a Network Engineer for Affiliated Computer Services in Dallas. He was recently accepted to the graduate program in Telecommunications Science Program at Southern Methodist University. Kimberly Doumani (’99) introduced Deepesh to his fiancée, Sejal Shah of St. Louis.
Chris Kane is ranked 17th out of 154 after his first semester at Loyola School of Law in New Orleans.
Jody Orellana was the general manager last year of the Memphis Mercury, a women’s soccer team that placed second in the nation. Jody is currently working at Sofamore Danek in Memphis.
Patricia Raniszewski and David Swaney (’01) were married on November 3, 2001 at St. Francis of Assissi Catholic Church in Memphis. The couple lives in Nashville, where Tricia is working as an environmental engineer for EnSafe. David works for the State of Tennessee as an Information Systems Specialist.
2001
Steven Burk recently performed in Cherry Docs, a production at Theatreworks in Memphis.
Brandon Cartwright is employed at the Bodine Company in Collierville, TN as an electrical engineer.
Lewis Pearson has been accepted to medical school at the University of Arkansas and the University of Tennessee.
Joseph Qualls started his own business in the Memphis area called Hardcore Game Design, which designs computer games, web page setups, and computer consulting.
Zac Scott is working with VRC in Brunswick, TN.
Chris Vick is an account sales engineer for Rockwell Automation in Little Rock, AR. He will cover the Southern Arkansas territory. Chris recently received the Most Professional New Alumnus Award for Tau Kappa Epsilon Fraternity.
Anthony Young and his wife had a baby girl, Rebecca, on June 11, 2001. top of page

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PASSINGS
CHARLES LEE BALLARD, Jr. (M.B.A ’95) passed away on January 25, 2002 in Germantown, TN. Charles, age 38, was a certified public accountant and also a graduate of the University of Memphis. He leaves his parents, Connie G. and Charles Lee Ballard of Germantown, and a sister, Sylvia Ballard Grant of Davie, FL. The family requests that memorials be sent to the American Heart Association or the American Cancer Society.
WILLIAM R. CORTESI (’62) passed away on March 11, 2002 in Lake Forest, IL, at age 61. Bill was the owner of Sunset Foods Grocery Stores on the North Shore, a board member of Catholic Charities of Lake County, and a board member of Central Grocers Inc. in Franklin Park, IL. He leaves his wife, Joni Inman Cortesi; daughters Sember Meyers and Heather Fairbanks; son John Everett Cortesi; and three grandchildren. Bill is also survived by his parents, John and Jean Cortesi; a brother, Father David Cortesi; and a sister, Teri McGillen. The family requests that memorials be sent to Catholic Charities of Lake County, IL.
LINDA YAVONNE ERICKSON (’81) passed away on May 15, 2001 in Huntsville, AL, at age 40. Linda leaves a husband, a daughter, and a son.
TENNILLE LATRECE HILL (’99) died of cancer on December 30, 2002 in Memphis. A graduate in Natural Science, Tenille was an employee of Walgreens Pharmacy and a choir member at New Sardis Baptist Church. She leaves her parents, Dorothy Jean Hill and Tommie Lee Hill; three sisters, Stephanie Hill, Amanda Lynn Hill, and Cassandra Nicole Hill; and her grandmother, Idell Gray, all of Memphis.
JAMES JOSEPH OSTRANDER (’70) died January 14, 2002 after a long battle with cancer. He was 53. Jim Ostrander came to Christian Brothers College in 1967, intent on becoming a Brother. Instead, he became an actor. During a 33-year career in the theatre, Jim played over 200 roles, in plays as varied as Jacques Brel is Alive and Well in Paris, Conversations With My Father, Othello, and Nicholas Nickleby. The Memphis Arts Council recognized him with the Eugart Yerian Award for Lifetime Achievement in 1998. In 2000, the Memphis Theatre Awards (the area equivalent of the Tonys) were renamed The Ostranders in his honor. Jim leaves his wife, Shirley; a stepdaughter, Andrea Stamey of Denver; two sisters, Judy Behee of Leavenworth, KS, and Mary Jane Minney of Madera, CA; two brothers, Michael Ostrander of Independence, MO, and Will Ostrander of Kansas City. The family requests that memorials be sent to the American Cancer Society or local arts organizations. A memorial service was held in the CBU Theatre on February 3.
JESSIE M. WIGINGTON, retired food service director for Christian Brothers University, Rhodes College, and Briarcrest High School, died on March 7, 2002 at her home in Memphis. Ms. Wigington, age 61, was a member of Central Church. She leaves three brothers, Lewis Brewer of Charleston, MS; Gordon Brewer of New Albany, MS; and Clyde Brewer of Cascilla, MS. The family requests that memorials be sent to the American Cancer Society or a charity of the donor's choice. top of page

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