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Updated: May 7, 2012

Achievements 

• Paige Siehr '11 has been named by the Catholic Herald as one of the Top 11 Most Inspiring People of 2011.
• Nicole Condit '11 will receive the Wisconsin TOPSoccer volunteer of the year award. Read about it. Read more!
• Gavin Briscoe '10 is the executive director and co-founder of The Native Tourists LLC, an Off-Broadway theatre company in New York City. Last fall, he directed the company's inaugural show, Sam Shepard's, Fool for Love, to widespread audience acclaim. Gavin is pursuing a Bachelor of Arts degree in Direction/Production for Theater and Film from the Gallatin School of Individualized Study at New York University.
• Gavin Briscoe '10 and Jenny Loeffler '10, co-founded True or False Productions, a Milwaukee-based theater and film production company. They are currently working on producing several projects in the Milwaukee area including: David Mamet's Oleanna, Stephen Adly Guirgis' The Last Days of Judas Iscariot, Kenneth Lonergan's This is Our Youth, and Larry Kramer's The Normal Heart.
• Kathryn Harvey ’10 is studying theology and philosophy at Cardinal Stritch University and is in formation with the Salvatorian sisters.  She will be doing research with some of the Top 50 Catholic Schools regarding best practices with respect to guest speakers.  She will also be running a scripture study at Catholic Memorial on the Gospel of John on Wednesdays after school.
• Julie Kolinske '10 was named to the Horizon League All-Tournament team in November 2011 as UWM qualified for the NCAA Women's Division 1 Volleyball Tournament. She posted 12 kills and hit .320 in the championship match. 
• Jenny Loeffler '10 is currently pursuing a double major in Public Relations and Communications Studies, with concentrations in business, Spanish, and theatre, at UW-Milwaukee. She plans to graduate in the spring of 2013 and attend graduate school in New York City. Jenny co-founder of True or False Productions, a Milwaukee-based theater and film production company.and is also involved as a Managing Director of Gavin Briscoe's '10 theater company, The Native Tourists.
• Daniel C. Schmidt '10 is currently employed by Strattec SecurityCorporation. He lives in Oconomowoc, WI.
• Megan Weas '08 graduated cum laude from Colorado State University in December 2011.
• Joe Maas '07 was named  “Wisconsin Outstanding Senior Civil Engineering Student of the Year” on March 15, 2012. Joe was one of seven students from around the state to receive this award.
• Amanda Avila '05 recently accepted a position as an ongoing case manager at Integrated Family Services, part of St. Aemilian Lakeside, a subsidary of the Bureau of Milwaukee County Child Welfare.
• Sara Maas '04 and her team from UW-Milwaukee won the Architechture at Zero competition. See the winning project.
• Jenny Wilson '03 graduated from WCTC 2008 and took a position with Waukesha County the same year. She also purchased a home in 2008 and owns two dogs: Jersey and Brooklyn.
• Brett Ryback '02 will have a play reading of his musical, The Tavern Keeper's Daughter, at the Milwaukee Chamber Theater-Broadway Theatre Center's Cabot Theatre on February 27, 2012, at 7:30 pm. Find out more about the play reading.
• Katherine Wenzel '02 earned her doctorate in clinical psychology with an emphasis in forensics from Nova Southeastern University. She completed a one-year internship with the Federal Bureau of Prisons in the fall of 2011. She has accepted a position as a forensic psychologist with the Minnesota Department of Human Services. Katherine resides in Cloquet, MN.
• Leslie Osborne '01 has received the Meritorious Service Award by the Wisconsin Soccer Association's (WSA) Hall Of Fame Committee for her contribution to the promotion and development of Wisconsin Soccer Association programs over a long period of time.
• Allison (Smerz) Yaeger '00 has been named the next head coach of the Seton Hall University women's volleyball program. Read about it.
• David Pazdernik '98 was featured in a Biz Times article on February 20 about his new business called Dideo.com.
• Chris Rebholz '98 is celebrating 5 years in practice in Pewaukee, Wisc. He lives in Hartand and is married with three children: Devon, Aly, and Tanner.
• JIm Boedecker '95 recently got a promotion to Associate VP of Sponsorship/Marking for InterSport in Chicago.
• Larry Majewski '94 and his wife Rebecca opened a Spanish tapas restaurant, Parador, in the Village of Egg Harbor in Door County, Wisc. In its first season of operation, Parador enjoyed critical success, 3 1/2 stars from Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel dining critic Carol Deptolla, and popular success, as they were also named Best Restaurant by Door County Magazine. 
• Sara Daleiden '93, was featured in a Milwaukee Journal Sentinel article by Mary Louise Schumacher on Sunday, January 29, 2012, about her participation on the Remarkable Milwaukee panel that took place on January 30, 2012. Sara shared her project "MKE-LAX: Importing Milwauke to Los Angeles". She's looking at where racial segregation exists."Her hope is to develop performance-based tours on trails that pass through racially segregated neighborhoods, tours that might give people a different perspective and that exist outside of the city grid where divides tend to be more palpable." The panel consisted of notable Milwaukee leadership such as Joe Bartalotta, Gary Grunau, and John O. Norquist which discussed ideas on the future "landscape" of Milwaukee. You can also read more about Sara on the LA Urban Rangers Web site.
• Linda (Wolf) Baxa '78 performed the leading role of Mama Rose in the Chippewa Valley Theatre Guild production of GYPSY! on April 26-29 in Eau Claire, WI. www.cvtg.org.
• Joe Koch '77 has his PhD from Columbia Southern University and currently works for R. M. Wester & Associates, Inc. Joe resides in O'Fallon, MO.

Engagements

• Jordan Lentz '05 is engaged to Steven Last. The wedding will be on June 2, 2012, at Saint Norbert College.
• Steve Biro '04 is engaged to Brittany Radke of Hastings, Minn. They plan to be married in Madison in the summer of 2013.
• Morgan Wick '03 got engaged in November 2011 to Nicholas Henning of Wisconsin Rapids, WI. They are getting
  married September 2, 2012. Morgan currently works for Komisar Brady & Co, LLP.
• Jim Boedecker '95 is engaged to be married on October 20, 2012, at Gesu. Jim currently lives in Chicago and was recently promoted to Associate VP of Sponsorship/Marking for InterSport in Chicago.

Marriages

• Bryan Toby ’07 married Emily Gaulke Toby at Queen of Apostles Church in Pewaukee on January 14, 2012. Bryan’s parents are Mark Toby ’81 and Michele (Lyskawa) Toby '83.  Bryan graduated from UW-Milwaukee in December 2011 and currently works as a buyer for Scot Industries in Pewaukee. 
• Elizabeth Rozman '02 married Connor Scott on September 30, 2011, in Encinitas, Calif. They currently reside in Portland, Ore.
• Julie (Lindhorst) Wargolet '96 married Ryan Wargolet on September 10, 2011 (9/10/11). Julie currently works for the Norris Adolescent Center and lives in West Allis, WI.
• Michael Jacques '88 married Grace on September 17, 2011, in Eagle, Colo.

Births

• Joe Fricano (current CMH World Languages/Spanish teacher) and wife: Lucas Charles on May 4, 2012
• Jon Brzeski '99/CMH Director of Ministry and wife, Elizabeth: Adela Lucia on January 6, 2012
• Kelly (Schneider) Miller '96 and husband, David: Peyton Marie on November 19, 2011
• Ann (Cali) Bradsher '93 and husband, Neal: Sami Joelle on November 1, 2011
• Carlyn (Wilhelmi) Cunningham '97 and husband, Dave Cunningham '94: Elleanor Marina on September 29, 2011
• Katie (Luettgen) McGaver '01 and husband, Rob McGaver '01: Harrison James on September 15, 2011 

Deaths 

• William "Bill" Long '63 - April 21, 2012
• Donald Ketterhagen - April 17, 2012; father-in-law of Kathleen (Riley) Ketterhagen '67
• Myra J. Golembiewski - April 16, 2012; grandmother of Brandon '07 and Jordan '09 Golembiewski
• Robert Foley - father of Mary Kathryne (Foley) Norgord '80 and grandfather of Rebecca '12 and Sarah '15 Norgord
• Joseph Wilde - April 12, 2012; father of Joanne ’96, John ’87, Jeanne ’89 and Karen ‘85, and Kelly '84 Wilde
• Joseph Gabelbauer '79 - April 9, 2012; brother of John '66, Jim '70, Mary '73, Jane '76, and David '80 Gabelbauer
• Alberto Garay - April 9, 2012; father of Mychelle '04 and Bryan '08 Garay
• Ronald O'Leary '54 - April 7, 2012
• Virginia P. Thorkildsen - April 4, 2012; mother of Jeff '68 and James '73 Thorkildsen
• Bernard O. Gruenke - March 31, 2012; father of Gunar Gruenke '86
• Barbara W. Nevins - March 30, 2012; mother of Nancy (Nevins) Gaudion '71, Tom Nevins '73 and Sue Ellen Nevins  '75 (deceased)
• Louise G. Hunt - March 29, 2012; mother of Jennifer Hunt Hubley '82, Amy Hunt Vitale '83, and Stephanie Hunt '02; and grandmother of Nicholas '12 and Amy '13 Vitale and Cole '12 and Matthew '13 Hubley 
• John E. Multhuaf - March 28, 2012; father of Kurt ’85 (deceased), Erich ‘86, and John P. ’89 Multhuaf
• Helen Schultz - March 17, 2012; mother of Christopher Schultz '82 and Marshall Schultz '87 (deceased)
• Manuel "Manny" Flores '59 - March 15, 2012
• Stephanie M. Zanoni - March 13, 2012; grandmother of Dominic '11 and Gabrielle '13 Zanoni
• Anna E. Gonyo - March 11, 2012; grandmother of Dawn ’02, Serena ’06, Monica ’11, and Valerie ’11 Gonyo 
• Richard J. Krawczyk - March 9, 2012; grandfather of Ashley Selas ‘10
• Stephen E. Gorczany - March 8, 2012; father of Sarah Gorczany '14 
• Elinor A. Dercole - March 7, 2012; grandmother of Jenna Dercole ’06
• Terry J. Schneider - March 4, 2012; father of Morgan '12 and Quinn ‘15 Schneider
• Ashley E. Liebl '98 - February 24, 2012
• George Herrmann - February 24, 2012; father of Rebecca Herrmann '14
• Robert Torchia - February 23, 2012; father of Dan Torchia '82 and Christine (Torchia) Simoneau '84
• Kevin P. Wustmann - February 19, 2012; husband of Deborah J. Anich-Wustmann ’71
• Ann (Schmitz) Smith '77 - February 10, 2012
• Glenn I. Higbee '58 - February 10, 2012
• Donald L. Strube - February 10, 2012; father of MaryAnn Strube AP '82
• Carla Hilger '69 - February 2, 2012; sister of Tom '71, James '73, and Jeanne '75 Hilger
• Mary Inzeo - January 31, 2012; mother of Mary Rose Sanger '70 and Joe Inzeo '73
• Ralph Ferks - January 21, 2012; father of Brad Ferks '93
• Matthew D. Hill '95 - January 20, 2012
• Harlow J. Hellstrom - January 27, 2012; grandfather of Logan Jensen '12
• Robert E. Potrzebowski, Sr. - January 24, 2012; father of Rob Potrzebowski '80, Margaret Tom '81, Martin '84, Lee Ann '88, and Joseph '92 Potrzebowski; grandfather of Samuel '08, Molly '09, Jessica '11, Jacob '13, and Daisy '15 Tom and Nicholas Portrzebowski '15
• Esther M. Bonin - January 15, 2012; grandmother of Carolyn Bonin '01
• Armellia R. Bigott - January 14, 2012; grandmother of Michael Keller '06
• Fern Schaaf - January 6, 2012; grandmother of Teddy (William) Delforge '12
• Craig W. Johnson '65 - January 3, 2012; brother of Scott Johnson '73
• James H. Gotzler - December 31, 2011; father of Karen Milner '71, Thomas '77 Gotzler, Donna Goetze '79, Amy '89, and Michael '89 Gotzler; grandfather of Daniel '97, Jessica '02, Tim '03, and Samantha '05 Gotzler; father-in-law of Mary Beth Armstrong '77 and Sherry Huhn '89
• Timothy Mentkowski - December 29, 2012; husband of Susan (Howard) Mentkowski '66
• Scott J. Norgal - December 16, 2011; father-in-law of Marie Norgal (CMH math teacher)
• Richard A. "Rick" Stachowiak '65 - December 14, 2011
• James J. Stout - December 14, 2011; grandfather of Catherine '03, Monica '06, and Maria '11 Stout
• Frances Bischel - December 10, 2011; mother of Karen '60, Diane '62, Ellen '66, and Mark '69 Bischel
• Timothy J. Irvine - December 9, 2011; husband of Sarah Raasch '92
• Margery J. Stilp - December 9, 2011; mother-in-law of Marguerite Gallagher (CMH development director)
• Erma Gross - December 5, 2011; grandmother of Maria Howe '11
• Frank Granger - November 24, 2011; former CMH assistant football coach and head baseball coach in the 1960s
• Mary Katherine Mulhaney - November 20, 2011; mother of Mary C. Mulhaney '88
• Willard B. Dahle - November 12, 2011; husband of Kathy Niegelsen '62; stepfather of Steve Reiske '82, Terry Reiske '86, and Shawn Reiske '89
• Richard A. Kerwin - October 15, 2011; grandfather of Christian Besasie '14 
• Dennis A. Zagorski - October 14, 2011; husband of Barbara (Beiter) Zagorski '54
• George R. Weiland '54 - August 5, 2011
• Warren Seegers - March 17, 2011; father of Patrick Seegers '75, Linda (Seegers) Schedlbauer '76, Peggy Seegers-Braun '79, Raymond Seegers '81, and Charles Seegers '87; and grandfather of Ashley '04 and Stephanie '10 Schedlbauer and Taylor Braun '08
• John Collier '62 - December 23, 2010
• Paul E. Catron - March 16, 2010; grandfather of Christoper Kurth '01 and Amanda Kurth '08
• Louie Zangerle '57 - February 5, 2010