Joe Stevens '74
Joe and his wife Linda have been married since June 11, 1977. They have 3 adult children, a son Dylan born in 1999 and 4 grandchildren.
They retired from Funeral Service in 1996 to follow "the road less traveled by". Joe, Linda and Dylan now reside in Hagerstown, MD where Linda is with First Data Corporation. Joe is in full-time ministry and on the staff of Calvary Chapel Cumberland Valley. 1 Cor 2:2
Nicholas Bentivegna '75
Nicholas and his wife Theresa are proud parents of a son, Joseph James Bentivegna, born July 3, 2006. They reside in Ebensburg.
Alton R. Kirsch '77
Al writes that he is a post Katrina survivor of complete loss (of the material) and starting all over. He lived one block off the beach in Waveland, MS. See www.femaforgotwaveland.com
Louis J. Shiber '77
Louis J. Shiber and Roxann G. Shiber are proud to announce that their son, Nicholas, a 2008 graduate of Central Columnbia High School in Bloomsburg, PA., has accepted an appointment to the United States Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point, New York. He reports on July 9, 1008. Nicholas also received an appointment to the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York but opted for a career in the Maritime Industry. As Nick prepares to leave we would like to say: God Bless , best wishes and safe travels.
Lisa Kibler (Deckard) '79
Lisa has two grown children, Amanda (7-30-1980) and Daniel (2-13-1982), as well as a grandson (Anthony Joseph) to Amanda. Lisa currently resides in Hastings, PA, and would like to report that everything is well.
Tom Gwizdak '80
I recently changed jobs. I am currently working at Gamesa - the new wind mill plant in Ebensburg. I still reside outside of Nicktown with my wife.
Kathleen (Donaldson) Muscovitch '80
Live in Spring City, PA, near Valley Forge, and 45 minutes west of Philadelphia. Very proud mom of Sean, 14 and Stephen, 11. Husband is Edward Muscovitch. Quit full time job 13 years ago to raise our sons. Part time teacher assistant. Keeps busy with sons' sports schedules. Son, Sean, won the Jr. American Legion baseball championship this summer in Homer City, PA!
Linda (Kimball) Flanagan '81
Linda works as a marketing database specialist at a large downtown Chicago law firm. She's an avid runner, finishing the LaSalle Bank Chicago Marathon in 2006. She recently received a Certificate in Painting from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and has enjoyed CAC (The Chicago Artists' Coalition) See her work at http://www.caconline.org/gallery.asp?artist=lkfbruins2. She and her husband John live with their three cats in Chicago, IL.
Melissa (Lang) Taylor '83
Married in 2000 and has one child; Bailey Anne, 5 years old.
Becky (Nealen) Ellis '83
Becky was recently honored by being chosen for Duke University Medical Center's "Friends of Nursing" Award for Excellence in Critical Care Nursing. Becky has worked as a staff nurse in Duke's Pediatric Intensive Care Unit since graduation from the University of Pittsburgh's School of Nursing. Becky & her husband Mark reside in Hurdle Mills, NC
Alisa (Link) Hartofelis '83
I have been living in WV for the past 10 years. I recently attained my Masters of Arts degree in Special Education from WVU (after being a life long Pitt fan, that was hard!) I teach mildly mentally impaired children in grades 3-5 and love my job! I have been married to my husband Michael for 18 years and my 3 children are Alex, 16, Michaela 12, and Olivia 10. I would love to hear from some of my former classmates!
Joseph P. Kozlovak '83
I am currently working for the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Services as the Agency Biological Safety Officer. I travel extensively. My most recent trips were to Thailand and Pakistan. My wife and I have raised two children, two dogs and one cat. If any of my old classmates want to get in touch with me feel free to drop me a line. I don't look at my personal email all that much so if you really want to get ahold of me, email to joseph.kozlovac@ars.usda.gov.
Debbie (Miller) Lee '84
Debbie, husband Jerry and daughter Alexandria spent 7 months in Italy in 2007 when Debbie took orders to Naples, Italy, as part of the military's Global War on Terrorism. There she worked for the Navy Europe command and directed the US Navy's interactions (ship port visits, admiral summits, officer exchanges, traveling training teams and military equipment upgrades) with the countries of Russia, Ukraine, Georgia and Poland. When not working, Debbie and her family traveled extensively in Italy, hosted family and friends from the states, and enjoyed the drama and hospitality of life in their small Italian village of Frignano. Their favorite places were Florence, Bari on the Adriatic coast, Ischia island and Positano on the Almalfi coast. Debbie and Jerry spent a romantic week exploring Venice for their 23rd wedding anniversary. Nathan, 21, their son was unable to join them in Italy because he was deployed to Balad, Iraq, with the Air Force's Security Forces where he monitored Iraqi contractors working on base. In May, 2008, Alexandria. 18, graduated from Bishop McDevitt high school in Harrisburg and starts college in the fall.
Alan Baylock '85
Alan Baylock has released a nes CD, entitled "Eastern Standard Time." The follow-up album to the critically-acclaimed recording, "Two Seconds to Midnight," this new CD showcases some of the best jazz musicians on the East Coast, and includes a guest appearance by saxophone legend, Jerry Bergonzi. The Alan Baylock Jazz Orchestra's "Eastern Standard Time" has been on the JazzWeek top-40 charts for over 16 weeks and is receiving rave reviews from around the globe. In addition to a busy freelance music carreer, Alan is Staff Arranger for the USAF Band in Washington, DC and is Chief Arranger for the renown "Airmen of Note" jazz emsemble. (Please visit AlanBaylock.com for more info.) Alan lives in Fairfax County, Virginia with his wife, cellist Maria Foltz Baylock, and their 3 children; Francis (12), Michael (9) and Anna (6).
Marianne (Schrift) Garlicki '85
Mark & Marianne (Schrift) Garlicki welcomed thier fourth child, Leo, on July 19th. Leo is the baby brother of Luke, Jonnie and Anna. The Garlicki family resides in State College.
Caroline (Coci) Wilks '85
Caroline added herself to her class list page and sent this message: "As I have not been to many reunions, I would live to get in touch with old friends from BC. Hope to hear from you!"
Jennifer (Wasilko) Haigh '86
Jennifer's third novel, THE CONDITION will be published by HarperCollins on July 1, 2008. Her previous novels MRS. CAMPBELL (2003) and BAKER TOWERS (2005) are now available in paperback.
Richard Brawley '87
Rick wanted to update his deployment schedule. Starting September 2nd, Rick completed 3 months of training at Camp Shelby, MI, Ft. Polk, LA and Ft. Dix, NY. He left January 2nd with C co. 1st /112th Infantry out of Ridgeway, PA (which is part of the 56th Stryker Brigade) for Baghdad. From there, he has no orders yet but most likely will be in Northern Iraq. It will be a 1 year deployment as of now but that could change.
Kathy Garrett Subasic '87
My husband, Stephen and I will be moving to the Netherlands for a 2 to 3 year assignment with his company. I plan to work on a doctorate degree in occupational therapy while there.
Rev. Brian Saylor '88
Brian has been named the Diocesan Vocation Director and Director of the Shrine of Our Lady of the Alleghenies in Loretto with residence at the Basilica of St. Michael the Archangel.
Maria T (Lieb) Kleponis '89
Maria married Peter Kleponis on October 13, 2007. Maria works at Drexel University Goodwin College of Professional Education in Philadelphia, PA as a Program Development Manager of non-credit programs for professionals. Pete works as a psychotherapist in a private, catholic counseling practice in West Conshohocken, PA (www.maritalhealing.com) specializing in working with seminarians/priests as well as those dealing with excessive anger, particularly in the marital relationship. Maria and Pete reside in Phoenixville, PA. Maria and Peter welcomed John Pau Kleponis into their family on May 2, 2009. John Paul was born at Paoli Hospital and weighed 6 pounds 2 ounces and measured 20 inches long.
Nancy (Cunningham) Behe '90
Nancy has been employed by Cambria County Child Development Corporation for 14 years as a day care director. She married Dennis Behe in August, 2003. They have identical twin boys, Luke and Logan, born in June of 2004. They had idnetical twin girls born in July of 2006.
Michele L. Nealen '90
Received her Ph.D. in Biological Chemistry from, the John Hopkins University School of Medicine in May 2004. She earned her B.S. from Duke University in 1994. Michele and her husband, Jacob Jones, MD, Ph.D., are residing in Portland, Oregon. She is in postdoctoral fellowship at Dimera, Inc., a pharmaceutical company, until June '05, when the couple will return to their home in Baltimore, Maryland.
Jennifer (Peppetti) Nagle '90
Jennifer and husband Corey Nagle are currently living in Junction City. Kansas. Corey now has 17 years active duty in the US Army and just returned from his second deployment in Iraq. Jennifer is the head secretary at Custer Hill Elementary School located on the Fort Riley Army Post. They have 2 children. Taylor, 14, will be a freshman at Junction City High School. Thomas, 12, will be in seventh grade at Fort Riley Middle School. The family is planning to stay in the Junction City area when Corey retires in three years.
Deanna (Dumm) Gillin '92
I wanted to let you know I had a baby boy on December 27, 2007. His name is Preston Donald Gillin. My husband is James GIllin. This will be my mom's first grandchild. She is Donna (Morris) Dumm 1963.
Lisa Mazey '92
Married Jeff Mazey since May 31, 1997. Have 3 children, Rose (6), Michael (4), and Abigail (2). Has a BS in nursing, and is, at present, home full-time. Resides in Indiana, PA, where her husband is a CPA.
Eric Culley '93
Drs. Eric and Colleen Culley announce the birth of their twins Bridget and Brendan on April 7, 2006. Eric was also promoted to the Manager of Clinical Pharmacy Services at Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield in June 2006.
Angela (Smithmyer) Lambing '93
Angela Graduated from Penn State Altoona (2008) with an Associate Degree in nursing.
Estay Greene Jr. '94
Estay L. Greene, Jr. graduated with his MBA from the University of Phoenix, Cleveland Campus, on June 22, 2008. Estay has his Doctorate in Pharmacy from Duquesne University and is employed as Director of Managed Care Pharmacy Benefits for Cleveland Health Network (Cleveland CLinic). He lives in University Heights, Ohio with his wife Rebecca amd one-year-old son, Estay III. Estay Jr. is the son of Mary Ann (Isaacson) Greene - class of 1970.
Denny & Jessica (Tremel) Glass '94
Denny & Jessica had a baby boy on December 18, 2007. His name is Colin Dennis Glass and he was 6 lbs. 3 oz. and 20 inches. They live in Allison Park, PA. Denny is a physical therapist for Celtic Healthcare and Jessica is an Optometrist at UPMC Eye Center - St. MArgaret.
Justin Sheridan '95
Justin and his wife, Kristen, welcomed Payton Edward Sheridan to their family on March 23 2009. Justin is a Pro Scout with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Kristen and Justin have been married for four years and live in Tampa, Florida.
Andrew Wirfel '95
I'm responding to the call to all military veterans. I'm currently a Staff Sergeant (SSG) in the Army Reserve. I have 9 years of service. I was deployed to Bagram, Afghanistan in 2002 with the 339th Combat Support Hospital (CSH).
Shaun Boland '96
Lives in Cresson and is a cartoonist and graphic designer. He draws a single panel comic strip called "Bol's Eye" that currently runs weekly in the Traders Guide. the strip will also soon appear in the Blairsville Dispatch. You can check out his cartoons at his website.
Bridget (Schrift) Felix '96
Bob and Bridget (Schrift) Felix welcomed their second daughter, Julia, on July 24th. Julia joins big sister Maria. The Felix family resides in Summerhill.
Luke Brannigan '98
Luke and Heidi Burkhart from Cleveland, OH were married June, 2005. They have 2 children; Molly, age 4 yr. and Cameron, age 15 mo.. They live in Columbus, OH.
Natalie (Dumm) Ryan '98
Natalie married Chad Ryan on May 28, 2005. She is working as a clinical pharmacist for a psychiatric hospital in Rockford, Il. They have 2 boys: Broderick 7/20/06 and Angus 2/27/08. They live in Rockton, IL.
Johanna (Kline) Johnson '98
My husband Brian and I have been married for seven years now. And we have two little girls. Brianna who just turned 7 in July of 2008, she will be in the second grade at St.Benedict School Carrolltown. And she is about to start her fifth year in ballet. Karin turned 3 June of 2008 and will begin her first year in preschool at our church Queen Of Peace in Patton and her first year in ballet. I graduated from the Pennsylvania Academy of Cosmetology in 1999 with my Teacher/Manager license. My husband is the General Manager for Makdad Industrail Supply which is a whole sale store for HVAC supplies. I was diagonsed with thyroid cancer in April of 2006 and under went two major surgeries that summer and treatment in the fall of the same year. I was than rediagonsed in May of 2007 and had a second treament. I have been cancer free since January of 2008. I'm currently working part time at our local home town pharmacy, and spending as much time with my family as possible.
Ed Leitz '98
Ed underwent a living donor liver transplant in the spring of 2005. He recovered well and returned to teach Biology and Marine Biology at Walpole HS in Massachusetts. In the summer of 2006, he married Stacey (McCahey) Leitz and the couple currently resides in Richmond, RI.
Nate Myers '98
Nate, his wife Shannon and two year-old daughter Kendall welcomed Kaeden Robert Myers to their family on August 13, 2008. Nate is in medical sales and works part-time as a certified occupational therapy assistant. Nate and Shannon have been married for four years and live
in Freeport, PA.
Joy (Rosenbaum) Shutty and Matt Shutty '98
We got married on May 21, 2005. Joy is a hair stylist at Rape of the Locke Salon and Spa in Newark, De. Matt graduated from St. Francis University in 2002 where he received a bachelor's degree in accounting. In 2005, he earned a master's degree in business administration at Goldey-Beacom College. He is an accountant employed by Foxfire Printing and Packaging, Inc. We live in Newark, DE but plan to move back to the area in the near future.
Kelly (Valeria) Tremel '98
Married John Tremel (BC Class of 1998) on June 12, 2004, and currently resides in Ebensburg, PA. She is employed by Mountain City Pharmacy in Altoona as a pharmacy tech. Kelly and John are expecting their first child in August.
Marita Sadosky '99
Graduated from Duquesne University's Mylan School of Pharmacy on May 21, 2005. She received her doctorate in pharmacy and is currently employed by CVS Pharmacy in Philadelphia. Her honors include membership in the Phi Eta Sigma National Honor Society. Marita attained the dean's list.
D. J. Wylie '99
Married for 2 years now, operator/foreman of a service rig in the gas & oil field. Buying first house in Creekside, PA (Oct '06) GO HUSKIES! AND GOD BLESS! with love, T/J Wylie (53)
Tamara (Sholtis) Clinemyer '00
Married William Clinemyer II on December 31st, 05. We have a son, Colton, born April 13th, 05 and a daughter, Brooklyne, born April 7th , 06.
Tim Dillon '00
Tim Dillon, son of Steve and Mary Dillon married Rena Robertson on November 22, 2008.
Tom Leitz '00
Tom is a district executive for the Boy Scouts of America. He works for the Bucks County district and is headquartered in Doylestown, PA.
Angela Sadosky '01
Received her BS degree in occupational therapy from Duquesne's Rangos School of Health Sciences on May 6. She minored in psychology. She is currently studying for her master's degree in OT. While at Duquesne, she has been active as a member of Sigma Lambda Phi sorority, Duquesne University Volunteers, and Student OT Association. Angela was also selected to the Phi Eta Sigma National Honor Society and was elected the vice president of membership of Sigma Lambda Phi. She also attained the dean's list.
Adrienne Sadosky '01
Received her BA degree in communication rhetoric, a BA in sociology, and certification in women's studies from the University of Pittsburgh on May 1. She has since begun her studies toward a law degree at Duquesne University School of Law. While at Pitt, she participated in many activities, including "Some of God's Children" Gospel Choir, Habitat for Humanity, Campus Women's Council, Pitt Program Council, Semester at Sea, Italian Club, and Pre-Law Society. Her honors include Magna Cum Laude, University Honors, Golden Key International Honor Society, Phi Eta Sigma National Honors Fraternity, Mortarboard, World of Giving honoree, dean's list, and chancellor's convocation honoree for student leadership.
Calvin Adams '03
Calvin graduated summa cum laude from the Honors Program at Saint Francis University with a double major in History/Citizenship Education and Political Science/Citizenship Education. While in his senior year at SFU he was president of the Student Government Association and was the recipient of the 2007 Mr. Frankie Award. The award is given annually to the oustanding male in the graduating class. The award is based upon scholastic achievement, commitment to Franciscan values, volunteer service to the University and community, personal character and demeanor and diverse membership and leadership in campus activities. The recipients are selected by the senior class and full-time faculty and administration of the University. Calvin is also the assistant director of the Pennsylvania American Legion's Keystone Boys State leadership program. Calvin accepted a position to teach at Freedom High School in Loudoun County, Va. He teaches World History and Geography to 1500 AD. He currently resides in Manassas, VA.
Jan Byrne '03
This summer, Jan studied abroad in Cuernavaca, Mexico, because she is studying at St. Vincent College to be a Spanish teacher. In addition, she is taking minors in English and Psychology. She tutors other students in Spanish, English, and Psychology, as well as works in 2 offices on campus. She is the secretary of the "Respect Life" Club and the company.
Angela Eckenrode '03
Angela and Drew Frydrych were married February 14, 2009 at St. Benedict Roman Catholic Church, Carrolltown. Andrea received a bachelor's degree in elementary and special education from St. Francis University, Loretto in 2007. She is a substitute teacher at Central Cambria and Cambria Heights schools. Drew received a bachelor's degree in civil engineering from Penn State, State College, in 2005. He is employed by PennDot in Hollidaysburg. The newlyweds reside in Ebensburg.