1960s and 1970s // 1980s
// 1990s and 2000s
Marriages and Births // In Memoriam
Marriages and Births
Marriages
Carol Brennan '85 (M.Ed. '87) married Louie Ferrera,
a first-grade teacher, in June. In Fall 2002, Carol became
a full inclusion specialist in the Piner-Olivet School District
in Sonoma County, Calif. She oversees programs for severely
handicapped students in regular education classrooms. ...
Anne Hansen '86 married Chris Czaban on Sept. 21 at
St. Anne's Catholic Church in Seal Beach, Calif. Anne is an
insurance adjuster and Chris is a manufacturer's representative
and a basketball coach for Los Alamitos High School. They
just bought a home in Anaheim Hills, Calif. ... Vickie
Minardi '87 married Matthew DeArmey '95 (J.D. '98)
in Founders Chapel on May 11. Former USD chaplain Father Owen
Mullen flew in from Hawaii to perform the wedding. The couple
met at a USD alumni outing to a San Francisco Giants game
through Amy Beck '95 (M.B.A. '98). The couple has since
moved to Orange County, Calif. Vickie works with Adecco Employment
Services, as a national account director, and Matt has started
his own law practice in Santa Ana, Calif. ... Cathy Dox
'88 was married on April 13, 2002, to Mark Friedrich in San
Francisco. The couple live in the San Francisco Bay area where
Cathy is a pediatric occupational therapist. ... Francene
Engel '91 married Christopher Pappacena on June 15.
Francene recently was a visiting assistant professor in the
political science department at the University of Michigan.
... Veronica Lugo '91 and James I. McKnight
were married Oct. 5 in Founders Chapel. Veronica is an import
specialist with the U.S. Customs Service, and James is a fuel
specialist for the U.S. Navy.
The couple live in San Diego. ... Kristina Ost '92
was married Oct.
6, 2002 in Kenmare, Ireland. Kristina and her husband live
in San Diego. She works at Childrens Hospital in San Diego
as a pediatric oncology and bone marrow transplant registered
nurse. ... Rosabeth Casillas '93 married Jacob DeLaRosa
on May 4, 2002, in Founders Chapel. The couple reside in Atlanta,
where Rosabeth does event planning and promotions for Univision
television and Jacob is a cardiothoracic surgeon at Emory
University. ... Marianne Stahl '93 married Robert Elliott
in November 2002 at the Chart House in Dana Point, Calif.
The couple honeymooned in Tahiti, and live in Orange County,
Calif. In May 2002, Marianne received her M.B.A. from the
University of Notre Dame, and works for Honeywell International
in
Torrance, Calif. ... J.D. Black '94 married Toby Jane
Resnick on Sept. 14 at Founders Chapel. Father J.J. O'Leary
performed the service. Members of the wedding party included
Mark Daquipa '94, Mark Scelfo '94 and Ryan
Stow '94. The couple live in Burbank, Calif., where J.D.
is director of integrated marketing for Sony Pictures Digital
Entertainment and pursues acting. Toby Jane is in the merchandising
department at Universal Studios Home Video. ... Michael
Freehill '94 played professional baseball for the Anaheim
Angels and Texas Rangers organizations for eight years, and
is in his second year of medical school at Tulane University.
He was married in March to Karein Donahue whom he met in New
Orleans. ... Erika Valerio '94 married Tucker Harrington
on Jan. 4. Erika is a law student at USD and met Tucker while
working as a paralegal in the Bay area. Tucker is a systems
analyst for Apple Computer in Cupertino, Calif. Attendants
included Holly Alexander '94 and Pam Putian '94. ... Lyndell
Werling '94 married Andris Vitols on Aug. 31 at Our Lady
of the Rosary Church in San Diego. The couple live in Newport
Beach, Calif. ... Meg Ganchan '95 married Randall Jack,
an obstetrician/gynecologist, on Aug. 24. The couple live
in Oklahoma City, where and Meg is a third-year medical student.
... Laurie Magovern '95 married Billy Thiebaut in 2002.
Laurie received a master of arts degree in theater education
from the University of New Mexico, and lives in Washington,
D.C., where she will be director of education for Arena Stage
as of June 2003. ... Amy McMahon '95 married David
Kopp on Aug. 17 at St. Dominic's Church in San Francisco.
The couple live in San Francisco, where they are remodeling
a Victorian-era house. ... Christina Theiss '95 married
Michael Calhoun on Oct. 5 in Founders Chapel. The couple live
in San Diego, and Christina is a product manager for Advanced
Marketing Services while Michael owns his own architecture
firm. ... Matthew Young '95 (B.B.A. '96) married Jacy
Lidell on May 26 in Minnesota. Father Barry Vinyard presided.
The couple honeymooned in Italy, and bought a new home in
Orange County, Calif. In 2002, he took a new job with Sony
Pictures (Columbia/Tristar) Entertainment as a publicist in
its film division. ... Bronwyn Billings '96 (J.D.)
and Scott Savary '94 (J.D.) were married Sept. 28 at
The Immaculata. USD Law School graduates in the wedding were
Thomas Knudsen '94 (J.D.), William Nelson '95
(J.D.), Kimberly McIntyre '96 (J.D.) and Andrea
Selvidge '96 (J.D.). ... John Feher '96 married
Zoe Glasser in July at a winery in Temecula, Calif. John is
an attorney in an Escondido, Calif., litigation firm, and
Zoe is a recruiter for a staffing agency. The couple live
in the Ocean Beach neighborhood of San Diego, and John is
an "obsessive/compulsive triathlete." ... Elizabeth
Hamm '96 wed Kirk Ranta on Aug. 24. ... Kimberly Johnson
'96 married Michael Ramirez on Oct. 20 in Palos Verdes, Calif.
The couple met while earning their M.B.A. degrees at Pepperdine
University. Both work for Budweiser as controller/corporate
relations director and sales manager, respectively. ... Maria
Murphy '96 married Jim Delaney '00 (J.D.) in San Francisco
on Nov. 2. They live in suburban Chicago. Maria is pursuing
a master's degree in social work at Loyola University while
working at a junior high school, and Jim is a patent attorney.
... Katy Palmen '96 married Dan Gryboski, an old high
school friend, in July. Katy is finishing her master's degree
in instruction and curriculum at the University of Colorado,
Boulder. She plans to teach middle school mathematics in the
Denver area. ... Alice Bettencourt '97 married Tavis
Hanna in Northern California on July 20. The couple live in
Denver. ... Nick Constantino '97 married wife Rebecca
in New York City on Oct. 26. The couple now live in Pasadena,
Calif. Nick is in post production on his first feature film,
and is beginning work on his second. He continues to work
toward an M.B.A. from Pepperdine University. ... Kevin
Darr '97 married Micaela Spencer on June 29 at Founders
Chapel. Kevin is a guidance counselor at Bishop Alemany High
School in Mission Hills, Calif., and Micaela teaches Spanish
in the Arcadia Unified School District. ... Nicole Ramos
'97 and Christopher Kempka were married at Kahekili Beach
in Maui, Hawaii. The maid of honor was Susan A. Callahan
'97. The couple honeymooned on Maui, Oah'u and Kauai. Nicole
is an associate producer of bananarepublic.com for Gap Inc.
... Evan Hlavacek '98 and Jennie Jacobson '99
were married Nov. 2 in Julian, Calif. Attendants included
Jeremy Gonzalez '99, Del Marisa Sperduti '99,
Michelle Morin '00 and Gina Borba '01. The couple
live in San Diego and Indianapolis where Evan is a defensive
back for the Indiana Firebirds in the Arena Football League.
... Melissa Jaycox '98 married Armando Lopez on Nov.
16 in Founders Chapel. They honeymooned in Maui in January
2003. The couple live in San Diego. ... Cathi Schwartz
'98 and Roberto Reyes '97 were wed in July in Founders
Chapel. Roberto works for Baxter Bioscience, and Cathi is
starting her own business. Cathi graduated from Pepperdine
University with an M.B.A. last April, and Roberto received
his M.B.A. in December. ... Sarah Sinclair '98 married
Ryan Waters on Dec. 1 in Kona, Hawaii. ... Abby Horrocks '99
married Jared Preston on July 20 in Sacramento, Calif. They
live in La Verne, Calif. ... Carisa Ward '99 (M.B.A.
'02) married Paul Azzi on Sept. 7, 2002. ... Tony Glenn
'00 and Sarah Cook '00 were married Oct. 12 in Sacramento,
Calif. Included in the wedding party were Paul Adler
'00, Erin Elexis '00, Jill Hepp '00, and Christy
Owens '00. ... Jen Wright '00 married Aram Maravillas
on July 27 at the Peninsula Golf and Country Club in San Mateo,
Calif. Jen is an event and wedding planner, and Aram is a
firefighter in San Francisco. ... Elizabeth West '01
married Bryan Weatherup '99 on Oct. 19 in San Diego.
The couple live in Corpus Christi, Texas, where Bryan is in
pilot training for the U.S. Navy, and Elizabeth works for
AEP Central Power and Light.
Births
Betsy Myers '82 and husband Rob Keller welcomed daughter
Madison in August. ...Bill Hogan '84 and wife Michelle
announced the birth of their son, Nick Andrew, on Nov. 8.
Daughter Haley is 5 years old and the family lives in Carmel,
Calif. ... Jack Kelly '87, USD's director of alumni
relations, and Sue (Ventimiglia) Kelly '89, a career
counselor at USD, welcomed their first child, Gianna Elizabeth,
on Jan. 4. ... Greg Moll '88 and wife Lori announced
the birth of their fourth child, Callyn "Callie"
Crosby Moll, born Oct. 2. Callyn joins sisters Maile, 4, and
Maran, 21 months, and brother Hayden, 21 months. The family
lives in Mercer Island, Wash. Greg is in his fourth year at
ClearPoint as an employee benefit consultant. ... Shelly
(McAdoo) Ratcliff '87 and husband Charlie were blessed
with their third child, Ryan Charles, on Oct. 25. Ryan joins
big sisters Colleen, 6, and Katie, 2. ... Sheila (White)
Olander '88 and husband Curt were blessed with the birth
of their first child, Nicholas Francis, June 19. The family
lives in Carlsbad, Calif. ... Jennifer (Jacobs) Deming
'89 and husband Sean are the proud parents of Liam Jacobs
Deming, born May 24. The family is living in San Francisco.
Jennifer left her position as supervising social worker at
Aspira Foster & Family Services to stay at home with Liam.
... Pat McNeany '89 and wife Kim celebrated the birth
of their second child, Dylan James, on Jan. 31. Dylan joins
brother Patrick Jr., 4. The family resides in Windsor, Calif.
... Erin (Humphreys) Eskew '90 and husband Brent announced
the birth of their daughter, Jordan, on Aug. 15 in Fort Collins,
Colo., where the family lives. Erin is a stay-at-home mother.
... Stacey (Gruenewald) Halebsky '90 (M.Ed. '91), husband
Bret and big brother Brandon, 3, welcomed a baby daughter,
Danielle Abigail, into their family in July. ... Amy (Marshall)
Hamer '90 (M.Ed. '91) and husband Mark are proud to announce
the arrival of their daughter, Olivia Kathryn, on July 2.
The family lives in Tucson, Ariz., with their two dogs, M.J.
and Hoover. ... Robb Hammond '90 and wife Linda had
their second baby girl, Anna Elizabeth Lilian, on Nov. 24.
The couple's elder daughter, Emma Karolina Anne, is 2 years
old. ... Peter Neill '90 and wife Nina celebrated the
birth of son Benjamin on Aug. 21. Benjamin joins brother Philip,
21Ž2, and sister Jordan, 9. The family lives in Woodinville,
Wash., where Peter works for AT&T Wireless as executive
director of network engineering. Nina is a stay-at-home mother.
... Suzy (Farney) Green '91 and husband Erik had a
baby girl named Makenna Katherine on June 26. The family resides
in Riverside, Calif., where Suzy is district manager of the
Merit Companies, a property management firm, in Temecula,
Calif. ... Jason Morris '91 and wife Paulina celebrated
the birth of their second son, Mateo Anthony Morris. Jason
is a partner at the land use, zoning and water law firm of
Withey, Anderson & Morris in Phoenix, and Paulina is taking
a break from her health care law practice to stay at home
with the couple's two sons. ... Abe '91 and Astrid
(Kamberg) '91 (M.A. '94) Salen have two new additions
to their family, Adam Henry and Annemarie Danielle, born Dec.
19. Adam and Annemarie join big sister Ashley to complete
the family. ... Edward Bahny '92 and wife Janna were
blessed with their first child, Jessica Rose, on Aug. 28.
The family resides in Hermosa Beach, Calif. ... Charlie
'92 and Melanie (Cramer) '96 Bush had their
second child, Nicholas Charles, on May 22. ... Rosemary
Malcolm '92 and her husband, Kenneth Gilbert, welcomed
their first child, Natalie Marguerite, on April 26. The family
moved from Pensacola, Fla., where Rosemary was a magazine
editor, to Puerto Rico, where her husband flies for the U.S.
Navy. ... Jerry Morris '92 and wife Lisa welcomed their
second child, Camden Walker. The family lives in San Diego
where Jerry is the founder and president of NextLevel Internet.
... Stacey (Wall) Nakahara '92 and husband Larry celebrated
the birth of their second daughter, Sarah Rose, on July 31.
Sarah joins big sister Emma, 21Ž2. ... Joe O'Rourke
'92 and wife Ashley had daughter Madison Jean on Oct. 4. ...
Yuri (Ohata) Yujobo '93 and husband Naohisa had a son,
Tyler, on Dec. 4. The couple moved in 2000 to Mountain View,
Calif., where she teaches English as a second language to
children. She previously worked as an intercultural trainer
at Fuji Xerox in Japan, and received a master's degree in
education at the Temple University Japan campus. ... Loryn
Johnson '94, manager of marketing and development for
USD's dining services, and Gary Clapp were blessed with their
first child, Hannah Lily, on June 23. ... Dawn Gibbons-McWayne
'94 and husband Kevin McWayne '93 announced the birth
of their son, Connor, on Nov. 5. ... Sara (Tangeman) Adams
'95 and her husband, Michael, had a son, Jack Anthony, on
June 26. ... Rusty Dehorn '95 and wife Tonya welcomed
their first baby, Carson Joey, in September. Rusty is a technical
trainer for Network Appliance, Inc. in Sunnyvale, Calif. The
family lives in Los Gatos, Calif. ... Terra (Whiting)
'95 and Patrick '95 James had son Ryan Matthew
on Oct. 5. ... Jeff '95 and Teresa (Waters)
'95 Jones were blessed with the birth of their second
daughter, Ashley Dawn, on Nov. 9. Ashley joins 2-year-old
sister Sara at home in the San Diego neighborhood of Tierrasanta.
... Eileen (Peaper) Krock '95 (M.Ed. '96) gave birth
to Connor Joseph Krock on Oct. 1. Eileen and husband Joe recently
celebrated their fifth anniversary and live in Torrance, Calif.
...Rebecca Mangual '95 and Ryan Burkeen, who attended
USD from 1992 to 1994, celebrated the birth of their new daughter,
Haleigh, on Oct. 13. Their elder daughter, Alexandra, was
born in 2000. Rebecca is a teacher and Ryan is a police officer
in Oregon. ... Kristen (Salvato) Helsel '96 and husband
James were blessed with their first baby, a boy named Josten
Paul, in June. The family lives in San Clemente, Calif. ...
Lisa (Martinez) Stehle '96 and husband Michael Stehle
'96 had their second daughter, Grace Elisabeth, on Aug. 27.
Michael is in the U.S. Marine Corps stationed at Marine Barracks,
Washington, D.C. ... Sarah (Thompson) Thompson '96
and husband Bill were blessed with baby girl Gwenyth on Sept.
29. Sarah is a third-grade teacher in Tustin, Calif. ... Arlene
(Ferrer) King '97 and husband Anthony had their first
child in December. ... Dr. Leopoldo Valdivia '97 and
wife Jennifer were blessed with the birth of their triplets
- Declan David, Quinn Maritza Lorraine and Maximillian Leopoldo
- born on Sept. 28 in Fresno, Calif. They are the couple's
first children. ... Louise Vance '97 (M.B.A.) and husband
Rob welcomed daughter Colette Jeanette on Sept. 22. Colette's
grandfather is Robert Melbourne '92 (M.A.). Louise is a business
manager for Merck and Co. in the San Francisco Bay area. ...
Salvatore Navarra '98 and wife Jennifer
welcomed Anthony Giovanni on July 5. Salvatore is a California
Highway Patrol officer in Los Angeles County. The family lives
in Orange County, Calif., but hopes to move back to San Diego
soon. ... Joyce Peterson (M.S.N. '99) and husband Marc
Rzepczynskiwelcomed their second daughter, Elizabeth Lea,
in August. Elizabeth joins Katie, 2, at home in Monterey,
Calif.
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