Alumni News

Alumni News

These alumni updates are pretty much as they were sent to Catholic High with only a slight bit of editing, usually in terms on length!  Thank you to all who submitted updates.  We encourage other alumni to do so!!

Iggie Magbuhat ‘50--I am fine.  On my way to recovery from rotary cuff surgery.  Still officiating high school football, basketball, and volleyball, and junior Olympic girls fast pitch in the summer.  Will umpire in the ASA National Boys U23 and under this year in Brandon, South Dakota.  I am among eight ASA umpires that will umpire the women fast pitch Olympic Team Softball Game here in Rapid City, SD, on July 15, 2008.  Team USA is on their way to China for the  Olympics.  We are very fortunate to be the only city in the Midwest to have Team USA.  I have two more great-grandchildren in the past two years.  This brings the total to 9 children, 19 grandchildren, and 3 great-grandchildren.  God has been good to me.  God Bless.

Clinton Mallory Blumer ’53--My middle name was given to me after a Dr. Mallory who once practiced medicine in Pensacola. He was a personal friend of my father. My first name was given to me in honor of another physician who was a personal friend of my father, Dr. Clinton D'Alenbert (Sp.?). Any way, I am currently living in a beautiful up scale life time care facility in beautiful Signal Mountain, Tennessee, which is near Chattanooga (Choo-Choo). I got tired of being retired, so I am working on my final PhD dissertation in Professional Education. This takes up most of my spare time - soooo ... not much time for socialization.

Herman Boda ’57 My wife, Lynn, and I retired in 2001, then traveled throughout the whole USA in a motorhome and ended up settling in Flat Rock, North Carolina, in 2008.  Flat Rock is in the mountains of western North Carolina, south of Asheville.  To see our home, you may go to our website at:  www.ourfamilie.com  if you go to May and June you will see the finished house.

Mike Alexander '61--my wife, Kathy, & I live in Tallahassee, FL where 2 of our children (Mark & Julie) and 3 grand kids (Hannah, Luke & Gwendolyn) live. Our youngest son (Jeff) lives in Atlanta. All are doing well & I'm very proud of all my family. I've been retired from GM for about 8 years. I play golf with a group of guys, mostly retired, and we call ourselves the "Summerbrooke Geezer Golf Group" or "SG 3". "Life is good here in Tallahassee."  My wife, Kathy, is an Interior Designer and does some consulting work from time to time. Mark, our oldest, has a computer programming company and he and his wife have 2 kids, Luke & Gwendolyn. Our daughter,Julie, and her daughter, Hannah, live a few miles from us and we take care of Hannah while Julie works for the Dept. of Education.

Barbara Hatton ’61--AKA  Sr. Regina Ann Hatton, RSM, Sisters of Mercy of the Americas.  Since September 8, 1961, I have been a member of the Apostolic Religious Congregation of the Sisters of Mercy.  After completing college at Mt. St. Agnes in Baltimore,I taught school  13 years, was a principal for 10 years, worked for DMH/MR

(Department of Mental Health/Mental Retardation) as a QMRP (qualified Mental Retardation Professional) for 7 years and as an Advocate for persons with severe Mental Illness for six years. Currently I serve as a Vocation Minister for the Sisters of Mercy in the South Central Community of the Sisters of Mercy which includes the areas of Baltimore , St. Louis, Cincinnati and Belmont, NC. I currently reside in Mobile, Alabama.

Bill Leonard ’63--I still live in Dallas, Tx. and now have my own Lumber Company importing plywood and lumber from China--African and South America.  We have 3 boys and 2 grandchildren with one due in Dec/Jan. 

Barbara (Schilf) Udit ‘63--We moved back to Pensacola 14 years ago (after living in NJ for 30 years), and prior to Ivan lived just past Villa Venice off of Bay Street. We are now happy to be “higher & drier” in the Proper (and don’t miss the Hwy. 98 traffic). We lived across the street from my parents (John & Marge Schilf) for 10 years up until Ivan. Mother passed away on Feb. 11 and Daddy still lives in their home off of Bay Street. (He’ll be 92 on the 18^th.)  

Dave is the head of the IT Dept. for Waterfront Rescue Mission, and I’m a Sr. Sales Director with Mary Kay Cosmetics since 1988. My older son, Paul, lives in CA with his wife, Rosemary. My younger son, Eric, and his wife, Hilary, and our only grandson, Felix, moved to Pensacola Dec. 2006, and live in East Hill. Eric (Schmitz) is presently running for Mayor of Pensacola.

John Castorina ‘63--My wife Barbara and I live in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. I retired from the Real Estate development business several years ago and have grown to be "at peace" with the role of being irresponsible and irrelevant. We're not sure yet if we're going to make it to the reunion in August. We currently have a conflict with another trip

Tony Lapara ’63     Last year, I retired from the U.S. Maritime Administration, Department of Transportation, in Washington D,C after almost 40 years of Federal service. During my tenure there, I served as the Director for International  and NATO Affairs responsible for developing and implementing plans for ocean sealift support to international organizations such as NATO, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) and the OECD. Additionally, I also served as the Chairman and Executive Secretary for the NATO Planning Board for Ocean Shipping in Brussels, Belgium, for over 25 years which is responsible for ensuring the availability and used of ocean shipping in the best interest of the Alliance.

My wife Judy, who is a senior administrator of a large hospital in the Washington suburbs, and I live on a small farm in Ijamsville, Maryland, approximately 40 miles north of Washington and 35 miles west of Baltimore.  I still do some consulting work for NATO and several European clients in the field of protection of civil maritime assets (ships and ports) against acts of terrorism in light of 9/11, but spend a lot of time raising heirloom vegetables for show at various agricultural fairs around the State of Maryland. Proud to say I have won numerous blue ribbons for my entries.

We also travel about 6 times a year to Europe visiting old colleagues and friends while I attend NATO symposia and conferences. Additionally, I stay busy playing golf, writing freelance articles on beer and food for various publications, and trying new fine restaurants.

I have one son (from a previous marriage) who lives in Chicago and is an international currency traders for a large international bank.

William (Bill) and Peggy Fell White ‘63/’63--We have 5 children, Pier, Petra, Pat, Paige and Perryn -all graduates of CHS; all have finished college - Pier and Paige from Notre Dame; Petra and Perryn from St. Mary's; and Pat from Savannah College of Art and Design. We currently have 9 grandchildren.  We are both retired and will soon finish certification as Christian Mediators.

Bridget Balthrop Morton '66--I was accepted as a member of the National Speakers Association in March 2008. I love speaking to groups and associations about personal and professional growth.  One highlight for me was a presentation in July, 2007, to the global Gather the Women Conference in Sydney, Australia.  In addition, I host Global Tea Parties with Bridget TM once a month online on the fourth Monday of every month ET; during these events I interview amazing folks about their "areas of magnificence."  Fellow alums can join me for a tea party via my website, BridgetMorton.com.  

On Monday, June 23^rd, my guest was my sister lawyer Kathleen Balthrop Havener ‘72, who discussed the hidden impact of domestic violenc. Kathleen is an experienced trial lawyer who focuses on commercial litigation. Along with her law practice, she currently serves the American Bar Association (ABA) as Co-Director of its Professional Division.  The former Co-Chair of the ABA's Woman Advocate Committee, Kathleen is passionately committed to gender, racial, and ethnic diversity, and has argued for better protection against domestic abuse before appellate courts.

Ann Dalrymple ’68--Since I wrote to you last, I received a Master's Degree in Modeling, Simulation, and Analysis, and came up to this area to do a year's postdoctoral fellowship in the modeling of short term memory.  I liked the area so much, I decided to stay.

The most exciting thing in my life at the moment is appointment to the Frederick County Affordable Housing Council, and I am hoping to be instrumental in moving the county to foster the building of more homes that are affordable to minimum wage workers.  There is a huge gap between what is needed and what is available.

COL Linda Collins Connelly ’69—is very proud to have attended CHS. I am a COL in the Army Reserves and presently serving in Iraq as the Deputy Commander of Nursing for the 345th Combat Support Hospital which is doing a split base operation in Tikrit and Al Asad. In my civilian employment I am faculty at the University of North Florida, Brooks

College of Health, School of Nursing. I am also on a one year leave of absence from Barry University in Miami Shores where I am pursuing my PhD in Nursing Philosophy. I will return from Iraq next April.

Gayle Foster Spurr ’71--Husband:  Jay;  Children: Frederick and Carlton (twins), Maggie.  Director of Community Relations for Master Planned Communities General Growth Properties.  We now have one grandson with another grand baby due the end of June, so life is good! 

Dixie Jo Kelson Chancellor ’72--I just recently retired from the Pensacola Police Department with 35 yrs of service.  Ready to begin a new phase in my life. 

Brian D Smith ’72--Just received a MBA from the WP Carey School of Business at ASU in Tempe, AZ. Working as an IT manager for Honeywell International. My oldest daughter got married and my youngest son just graduated from U of Washington with a BSME.

Tim Kings ’73--I’m a Project Manager, building and overseeing the construction of private mega yachts ranging from 110’ too 230’.  Presently I’m in the middle of construction of a 164’ yacht for the owner of the Miami Dolphins/Blockbuster Videos.

In addition, I manage other construction jobs via SKYPE, in Mainland China, Taiwan and New Zealand. Video conferencing is a wonderful tool.  My twenty year anniversary will be this summer, married to Sara, with two teenagers, a boy Chris and a girl Grace.

I live in St. Augustine, Florida.

Wally Williams '74--I live in Eastern North Carolina.  I'd like to say hello to any one that knew me back in the good 'ol days at CHS. I'm single and spend my time hunting and fishing when I'm not providing aircraft to the Marine Corps. Will retire in about two years

so all this pesky work won't get in the way of my hunting and fishing.

Albert J. Kelson, Sr. ’76--Recently married to my friend of twelve years, Natalie, on October 12, 2007, up in the Smokie's.

Mark C. McLellan ’78--Employer: Marcus & Millichap; Position: Investment Real Estate

Married to: Wakako Eda McLellan 9/9/01; One Son: Bryce Eda McLellan 5/21/08

 As you can see, my first child was just born and I got to celebrate my first Father's Day yesterday! Life is great. Everyone is healthy and happy. We are truly blessed!

Kelly Meek ‘87 has written her first children’s book, titled “Night-Night Little Baby Puppy.” Meek said that she decided to write a bedtime story when she realized how much time she was spending trying to get her daughter to sleep.  In order to get her daughter to take naps she would spend an hour a day walking her daughter in a stroller until she fell asleep. Recognizing that this was only a temporary solution, this prompted her to put that time to use in thinking of a way to promote sleep differently in her daughter.  The project of writing a children’s story fulfilled Meek’s mission of using her mind well during those long strolls and allowed her to develop a way to make sleep more appealing to her daughter.

Kelly is a psychologist, but professes that she was not aspiring to use psychological theory in the writing of this book.  She said that she did what most moms and dads would do and listened to her daughter and what interests her.

Philip and Kristin Haynes Walker ‘89/’89--Philip and I married in 1993 and have 4 kids.   Our oldest just finished her freshman year.  Philip deployed to Djibouti for 7 months this past week.  He will arrive in country on July 4^th.  Besides that he still plays the piano and will be playing for the masses in Djibouti as well.  He is assigned to the Pentagon until next summer so when he comes back from Africa he will go back to work there until we get orders elsewhere. 

William Atwell ’01-- I'm a 2LT in the  Field Artillery (FA), and was commissioned in August of 2007. I'm now stationed in Schweinfurt, Germany, which is a small town in northern Bavaria (Bayern), a southern state in Germany.  I'm attached to Charlie Company, 1-2 IN (1st Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment), and I am their fire support officer (FSO). I have a ton of jobs right now within the company that I'm responsible for. I plan indirect fire missions to either protect our forces in a defensive position, or I plan fires to support offensive operations. I also go wherever the Company Commander goes, so you could say I'm almost like his shadow. The Company Commander has to be right in the middle of any offensive operation, so he can best control his men, and I'm right there with him. Part of my job is to be a forward observer (FO), which means as artillery rounds or mortar rounds impact, I'm watching the round impact, and making corrections if there are any errors in range or deviation. Usually I'm only about 800 meters away from this, but depending on the size of the round, I can be as close as 100 meters. Things can get pretty intense very quickly. When I go to Iraq, I'll also be the Information Operations (IO) Officer. That is a very broad position spanning fields such as intelligence, civil affairs, home operations (which is providing information to family members back home or Germany on how we're doing, and providing small things to my soldiers to make life in Iraq easier such as posting scores to football games from their home towns or favorite colleges), and contracting. Right now I'm the acting executive officer (XO) while our real XO is going to pathfinder school at Fort Benning in GA. That is a whole different beast of a job. So life is pretty busy for me right now, and I'm just living the Infantryman's life right now in the field. We got to go home on the 7th of September (an early birthday present for me since mine is on the 16^th).  Now, we're just getting ready to go to Iraq, which should be sometime in November/December.

Stephen Deuble ’02—is a 1^st Lieutenant with the 3^rd Armored Cavalry Regiment.  He has been in Iraq for a year and has a 15 month deployment.  His area of operation is in the Ninevah Province.  He should be coming home mid-January—February 1, 2009. 

Claire Teschel ’02— I graduated from FSU in 2006 with my B.A. in Advertising and a minor in Psychology. Then I came to Savannah College of Art and Design in September of 2006 and began my M.A. in Advertising Design. I just finished my degree this past March. During my time at SCAD, I explored a few different directions in my work. One of my most recent projects deal with paint chips (yes, paint chips) and is based mainly in collage. This project entitled "More Than Just A Color" unifies the name of the paint chip to either a visual or a phrase. I also am developing my own line of stationery called "dot + jim" named after my grandparents. For a better understanding, feel free to take a peek at my site claireteschel.com. My work is currently selling at shopSCAD (a boutique in Savannah and Atlanta) and on Etsy.com. :)

Next week I'm starting my job as Line Designer at American Greetings. The position entails of mix of marketing, branding, and design for a company called Photoworks, which American Greetings bought in January.

Currently I'm working as a Line Designer for American Greetings headquarters in Cleveland, OH. I've been working there 4 months now, and have designed various Christmas cards, photo books, and mousepads through my department PhotoWorks. I'm also assisting with the Christmas and Valentine's retail program in Carlton Cards stores nationwide.

Aside from working with American Greetings, I'm also creating own line of collage prints which are on my website: claireteschel.com.

Matt Grace ’03 graduated from Auburn last year and is working in Thailand as an English teacher.  He has traveled extensively in Malaysia, Cambodia and Thailand

while there. He will be home for a while in March.

Oglethorpe University Junior Tina Grace ‘05 was named to the 2008 Division III Final Four All-Tournament Team for her performances in Holland, Michigan. Tina led Oglethorpe in two season-ending defeats on the campus of Hope College.

In the National Semifinal game against Messiah College, she scored a game-high 21 points on 7 of 13 shooting from the field and recorded 11 rebounds and 2 assists. 

Tina has embraced the Greek life and has enjoyed her years in Chi Omega. She currently serves as the New Pledge Educator and has served as a school ambassador, showing prospective students and families around Oglethorpe’s Campus. Tina will graduate with a degree in Biology/Psychology May 2009, she then plans to attend graduate school to obtain a Physical Therapy Doctoral degree.

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