That's Life

'60s	'70s	'80s	'90s	'00
Engagements	Marriages	Anniversaries	Births	In Memoriam

Compiled by Perry Jones '99

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Evelyn Freeland Taylor '28 and Robert Lee '53	Joseph Wohlgemuth '89 '95 M.A.and Naomi Glucksman Levine '51	Robert T. Burger '64	Granville Y. Brady '67	Thomas M. Nestor '77
Jeff Friedman '78	Sam Mills '80	Thomas Lavosky '84	Todd Edelson '87 M.A.	Jason Alders '96

'28
Evelyn (Peg) Freeland Taylor and Robert G. Lee '53 enjoyed a visit together following a church gathering in Florida this summer.

'49
Albert Zanetti '50 M.A. was appointed interim superintendent of Maywood schools.

Morris (Moe) McGee has been elected vice president of the London-based Richard III Society.

'50
Leonard C. Blessing '51 M.A. organized the fall meeting of the International Committee of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

Harry Eichhorn, music teacher and founder/conductor of the Ocean Grove Summer Band, was honored by the Ocean Grove Camp Meeting Association. Eichhorn was presented with a plaque that will be affixed to the Memorial Pavilion. He is now preparing for the band's 51st season.

'51
Naomi Glucksman Levine and Joseph Wohlgemuth '89 '95 M.A. recently received Allegro Productions' Toby Awards. Levine received a Lifetime Achievement Award for her work in local theater and off-off Broadway, and Wohlgemuth was presented with the Best Actor in a Musical Award for his outstanding performance in "Blood Brothers."

'54
Dorothea Hooper '58 M.A. was elected to the Dover School Board. She spent eight years as an adjunct professor of history and humanities at Southern New Hampshire University.

'58
William C. Liess has retired after 17 years as superintendent of Clifton Public Schools. Prior to becoming superintendent, he had spent 30 years as a social studies teacher and assistant superintendent.

'60
Helen Aslanides received an honorary degree and $2,500 from Princeton University as part of its 2002 Prize for Distinguished Secondary School Teaching in the State of New Jersey. She studied in India and Korea on a Fulbright Scholarship, has taught in Bombay and in Ghana, and has served as Ridgewood High School's domestic and foreign exchange coordinator.

'63
Barbara Berke Ellicott '67 M.A. successfully completed the Boston Marathon. She also competed in other events, including the John Gray 10-Mile Run in Orleans, Mass., and the Skylands Triathlon in Clinton, where she came in second for her age group. Ellicott is a licensed speech pathologist and owner of Therapeutic Services in Madison.

'64
Joan Phillips Shufro '68 M.A. earned a law degree from Rutgers Law School and recently was admitted to practice in New Jersey. She is a corporate lawyer with Pfizer, Inc.

Robert T. Burger, recipient of the first Ph.D. in computer science from Penn State and founder of SynXis Corporation, was honored by Penn State's Computer Science Department as an Outstanding Engineering Alumnus.

'65
Kathy Pregun Mosher '69 M.A. has retired from a 34-year career as a music teacher. She and her husband Tom '64, '69 M.A., also a retired music teacher, remain active in their musical endeavors.

'67
Maria Mustillo retired after 35 years teaching in the South Brunswick school district. For the past 33 years she also taught French at South Brunswick High School.

Granville Y. Brady '68 M.A. earned a doctorate in audiology from Arizona School of Health Sciences.

'68
Barbara Spillane M.A. was one of 30 teachers from the United States and the United Kingdom chosen to attend a seminar at Oxford University sponsored by the Gilder-Lehrman Institute, “Looking at America from the Outside: the View from Britain.” The middle school social studies teacher has been in the Belleville school district for 20 years.

Richard Langheim '75 M.A. retired after 32 years as an educator. Although he is leaving his post as executive director of Management Information Systems for the Ridgewood school district, he plans to remain active teaching at the college level.

'69
John Harold Straub II M.A. was elected to the executive board of the Passaic County Retired Educators Association, and re-elected as delegate to the Presbytery of the Palisades from Westminster Presbyterian Church of Paterson.

'70
Rosalinda Psolka received the 2002 Apex Award for Publications Excellence. The international competition recognizes excellence in corporate communications. Psolka is public relations writer/editor for the Office of Enrollment Management at Richard Stockton College of New Jersey, and also is an adjunct professor of freshman rhetoric and composition.

'73
Richard A. Bay M.A. is preparing for ordination to the priesthood in 2004.

Gail Sloat of Boulder, Colo., was the first recipient of the "Woman of Valor Leadership Award" presented to her by the Allied Jewish Federation of Colorado.

Suzanne L. Westberg has been appointed principal of Conackamack Middle School in Piscataway. Westberg has served as interim principal since December 2001.

Barbara Rusignuolo '77 M.A. made the transition from business education teacher to guidance counselor at Triton High School in Blackwood.

'72
Christine Fornarotto Cauda, head gymnastics coach for Ramapo High School in Franklin Lakes, was inducted into the New Jersey State Coaches Hall of Fame for her contribution to the sport in Bergen County and northern New Jersey.

John R. Diamant, vice president of Victaulic International, was elected to the board of the North- hampton Community College (Pa.) Foundation for a three-year term.

'73
Kevin McCloskey, vice president of Dodge-Newark Supply Co., Inc. and outgoing president of the Power Transmission Distribution Association, was recognized by the latter for outstanding service and contributions.

'74
John Fiumecaldo works with the felony waiver unit at the Defenders Association of Philadelphia, Pa. He holds a master's degree in criminal justice from Florida International University of Miami.

Susanna Lippoczy Rich received the 2001 Kean University Presidential Excellence Award for Distinguished Teaching. She was recognized for her influence in the teaching of writing as put forth in her textbook, The Flexible Writer.

Beverly E. Bartell teaches learning disabled students at Bedminster Elementary School.

Frank E. Loiacono is the executive director of Humana Military Healthcare Services' Western Region Office in Dayton, Ohio. In 1988he retired from the U.S. Navy's Medical Service Corps at the rank of commander.

'75
Douglas Rallo's article, "Recovering Lost Earning Capacity Under the Worker's Compensation Act," was published in the July issue of the Illinois State Bar Association's Bar Journal Magazine.

Richard Baccarella has been named principal of Bayonne High School. Baccarella had formerly served as elementary school principal at Washington Community School.

'76
Robert J. Iacullo, president of United Water New Jersey and New York, was appointed to the Board of Trustees of the Bergen County Economic Development Corporation.

Daniel Infanti was appointed chief marketing officer at Sigma Group. He previously was vice president at Sharp Electronics.

Barbara Lombardy, a first-grade teacher at Riverview School in Denville, received the 2001-2002 Morris County Teacher Recognition Award.

Leslee Blessing Mabee became director of Arts Curriculum Development for the Brighton, N.Y. School District.

Rosanne M. Morgan is technology supervisor for grades K-12 in Old Bridge. Morgan has been a business education teacher for nearly 10 years.

'77
Ken Condon has been named president of Bally's Atlantic City.

Thomas M. Nestor launched NestorAssociates.com, a consulting firm specializing in contract management and procurement services.

'78
Donna Dangler is the organist for the congregation at Emmanuel Baptist Church in Ridgewood.

Jose Fuentes, a Superior Court judge, was appointed to the Appellate Division in New Jersey.

Jeff Friedman received six Mid-Atlantic Emmy nominations in the categories of Outstanding Talk Program Series, Public Affairs Series, and Health and Science Program for New Jersey Network's (NJN) series, "Due Process," and Outstanding Magazine Format Broadcasting and Public Affairs Program/One Time Only Special. He was the winner in the category of Outstanding Magazine Format Broadcast for "America Together: Heroes," on which he worked with MSU Broadcasting students. Friedman is executive producer and station manager at NJN Public Television and Radio and an adjunct professor in the Broadcasting Department at Montclair State University.

John H. Kanouse, vice president of the Risk Control Group of Marsh USA, was chosen by the American Society of Safety Engineers to be International Practice Specialty Administrator.

Gary Schaller is teaching high school math in the New Providence school district.

'79
Toni Bilotti Cecere, director of choral activities and liturgical music at Don Bosco Prep in Ramsey, is working with K-12 students as artistic and executive director of YouthSong, a performance-based chorus and voice training program in Bergen County.

Elaine Higgins was named "Alumna of Achievement" at a recent celebration hosted by Marylawn of the Oranges Academy of South Orange. She is executive producer of the investigative unit known as the ITEAM for UPN News. Higgins received an Emmy Award for breaking news in the coverage of the World Trade Center attack, and also has received several Associated Press awards.

Vivian Olshen M.A. recently presented her work at "Art at the Oval" in Livingston. Vivian is a painting instructor at the Jewish Community Center (JCC) of Metropolitan New Jersey in West Orange and leads a gallery and museum course at the JCC.

Kenneth L. Walsh has become pastor of the New Baltimore Reformed Church in New York.

'80
Robert J. Chiaradio was chosen by KPMG Consulting as managing director and lead adviser on homeland security. He was formerly executive assistant director for administration at the FBI.

Tim Cronin was named president of the New Jersey Recreation and Parks Association.

William J. Lee M.A. was named principal of Tappan Zee Elementary School in Westchester, N.Y.

Sam Mills is being inducted into the New Jersey Sports Hall of Fame in February and has been nominated for induction into the Professional Football Hall of Fame. Mills, who played for Montclair State from 1977-1980, is one of eight first-time nominees. The Hall of Fame's Board of Trustees will reduce the number of nominees from 74 to 12. Mills was inducted into the University's Athletic Hall of Fame in 1992. He received an honorary degree from Montclair State in 1998 and is one of only two athletes in the University's history to have a retired number (62). He played 12 seasons in the NFL, playing the first nine seasons of his career with the New Orleans Saints and three with the Carolina Panthers. He was also a three-time All-USFL selection and helped the Philadelphia Stars to league titles in 1983 and 1984. Currently a coach with the Carolina Panthers, Mills has a statue in his honor outside Ericsson Stadium in Charlotte, S.C.

Glenn E. Tynan was named vice president of finance and chief financial officer for Curtiss-Wright Corporation, where he has served since May 2000 as the company's corporate comptroller.

'81
Kevin Lee Allen, of the award-winning design firm Kevin Lee Allen Design, was hired by the U.S. Navy to redesign one of their state-of-the-art computer facilities.

E. Scott Garrett was elected to the United States House of Representatives and will represent New Jersey's Fifth Congressional District.

Sue Harris '91 M.A. was awarded the LGBTI (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgendered or Intersexed) Achievement Award of Honor at Honor 2002, the 14th annual fund-raiser for fhe New Jersey Lesbian and Gay Coalition and the Personal Liberty Fund. The event was held in Edison.

John Henry '84 M.A., a teacher of applied technology at Woodbury High School, received the 2002 Radio Shack National Teacher Award.

Nancy Ruane M.A. was named principal of the Mary J. Donohoe School in Bayonne.

Paul J. Maloney, an eighth-grade teacher, received the Outstanding Teacher of American History Award, presented by the New Jersey Daughters of the American Revolution.

Anthony Emering '93 M.A. has become the substance awareness coordinator at James Caldwell High School. Emering was recognized by the Essex County Board of Freeholders for his contributions as a counselor to the community as coordinator of drug and alcohol treatment programs at The Bridge, a drug and alcohol abuse center in Caldwell.

Brian M. Cige was elected president of the Somerset County Bar Association.

Sharon Cardoso won Newark's Public School Teacher of the Year and Essex County Teacher of the Year awards. She is a science teacher at Ann Street School.

Brian Sayre M.A. was hired by Dewberry-Goodkind to be the firm's principal environmental scientist and wetlands specialist.

'82
Fran Harwell broke new barriers as the first African-American woman to receive national referee certification from the U.S. Association of Track and Field. She is a kindergarten teacher at Good Intent Elementary School in Deptford.

Robert S. Highley '93 M.A. has become an associate professor of biology at Bergen Community College (BCC). Highley has been an instructor at BCC since 1993.

'83
Richard Marranca, an assistant professor of English at Passaic County College and part-time professor in Montclair State's Department of Classics, received a Fulbright scholarship to teach American literature and civilization in Munich, Germany.

Chris Petrucelli brings 19 years of corporate marketing experience to the Woodmoor Group Executive Search Firm, Monument, Colo. Petrucelli specializes in the banking and financial services industries.

Susan M. Taylor M.A. has been named principal at Wantage School. She formerly was principal at Benjamin Franklin Elementary School in Newark.

Robert M. Tull Jr. has been named principal at Willingboro High School. Previously, he served as vice principal at Atlantic City High School.

Richard G. Francesco was appointed pastor of St. Joseph Parish in West Orange.

'84
Thomas Lavosky, a staff member of Montclair Physical Therapy, and a certified spine care specialist, has been certified in Pilates for Rehabilitation.

David C. Press, a lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Army, took command of the Honolulu Engineer District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. He has served in the armed forces for 23 years and held command positions both domestically and overseas.

'85
Steven P. Nagel was named Distinguished Kiwanis Governor by the Kiwanis International Board of Trustees. Nagel is the youngest person to receive this honor.

Jennifer Goceljak was hired by First Atlantic Federal Credit Union as manager of Research and Product Development in West Long Branch.

Diane Carione was chosen by the Franklin Township Committee as director of the new Community Center.

Oliver W. Stringham M.A. was named interim superintendent for the North Arlington School District. He brings 22 years of experience working in the district.

'86
James H. DiGiovanna M.A. was appointed superintendent of the Oceanport School District in Monmouth County.

Christine Nunn, a student at the Culinary Institute of America, has been named one of the "Top Ten Student Chefs 2002." She received the award from Chef Jacques Pepin at the Food and Wine Magazine Aspen Festival, where she spent the week cooking with the top 10 chefs in the country.

Joann M. O'Sullivan was named vice president and controller of the Sequa Corporation. She has been at Sequa since 1988.

Joyce Snider was named acting superintendent by the Ridgewood Board of Education. She has spent more than 30 years working in the Ridgewood school system, most recently as assistant superintendent.

Bill Normyle has become a court researcher for Warner Brothers' "Celebrity Justice." The show airs on WNBC-New York.

'87
Cheri Murphy Castellano '90 M.A. is the director of "Cop2Cop," a state-mandated counseling and support organization for New Jersey's 40,000 law enforcement officers. Since Sept. 11, Castellano has received many accolades for her counseling efforts at Ground Zero, including recognition from the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey for her contributions to rescue and recovery workers.

Karen Dellecava had a story, 'Surfing Iowa,' published in Highlights for Children.

Todd Edelson '87 M.A. had the honor of having his physical therapy practice, Montclair Physical Therapy Associates, named one of four international study sites for the post-graduate diploma in spinal mechanical therapy offered by the McKenzie Institute International of Waikanae in New Zealand. Edelson was granted the Institute's diploma in 1994 and is a member of McKenzie's faculty.

Jack Molenaar has been appointed Plainsboro's first full-time transportation planner. He will work closely with the Township Committee and the Planning and Zoning Boards on a variety of upcoming development and transportation projects. Molenaar will represent the township on transportation matters at the local, regional and national levels.

'88
Carolyn Kossack was named principal of Marshall W. Errickson School in Freehold Township. She was formerly assistant principal at Eisenhower Middle School also in Freehold.

George Olsen has been appointed general auditor at Horizon Blue Cross and Blue Shield of New Jersey, leading the company's Internal Audit Department. Olsen has more than 15 years of corporate auditing experience, having worked the past seven years as a senior audit manager in the Corporate Audit Department at Prudential Financial.

'89
Perry Iasiello has been promoted to vice president of Community Services at Care Plus NJ in Paramus.

Wanda Kosinski '94 M.A. presented a paper at the National College Testing Association Conference in Philadelphia, Pa. Kosinski's research, "Writing: A Cyberspace Odyssey," was a comparative study of student essays written online and scored by computer versus human expert readers.

Diana Reed, a board-certified music therapist, has taken a position at the Suburban Community Music Center as a Musikgarten teacher.

'90
Thomas M. Lawless was made a partner at KPMG's New York office. He has worked for the accounting and tax firm since 1999.

John Orrick has been promoted to business analyst at Hartford Insurance's Southeast Regional Claims office in Tampa, Fla. He also will begin this fall at Stetson College of Law, where he will concentrate in civil litigation.

Alex Stecyna was promoted to senior project manager for Information Technology at the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. In May 2002, Stecyna graduated with a master's degree in science and information systems, and earned a certificate for project management from Stevens Institute of Technology of Hoboken.

'91
Michael L. Francis M.A. accepted a position as environmental senior project manager with Maser Consulting, P.A., where he is responsible for the development and growth of the environmental department, managing environmental projects and client issues as well as securing environmental permits for the firm's projects.

'92
Joseph P. Cahill, tenor, performed "Yesterday," a concert at Bethany Lutheran Church in Belleville featuring the music of the Beatles and other 1960s material.

Mary Beth DeLisi is a part-time staff writer for a diocesan newspaper, The Catholic Spirit.

Russell Meneve, a professional comedian, headlined at Dangerfield's in Manhattan.

'93
Conrad Corpus has joined the Museum Company as division controller. Previously, Corpus served as the director of finance for Cablevision Electronics Investments.

Felicia M. DiRocco has been promoted to vice president of Marketing and Business Development at First Atlantic Federal Credit Union in West Long Branch.

Ruthann Quinn has been appointed as the business administrator and board secretary to the Roxbury Township Board of Education. Previously Quinn was school business administrator for the Bloomfield Board of Education.

'94
Jim Bratek is working at the Pingry School in Martinsville as Web manager and graphic designer.

'95
Geoffrey W. Zoeller, Jr. '95 M.A. is assistant superintendent for curriculum and instruction, and principal of the Arts, Science and Technology High School at the Salem County Vocational-Technical School in Mannington Township.

'96
Jason Alders is vice president and head designer at Seed Skateboard Company, Inc., a New Jersey-based corporation that will be creating, distributing and wholesaling skateboard related products internationally.

Nancy Gigante has taken on the role of assistant principal at Sparta High School. Previously, Gigante taught English at Parsippany Hills High School.

Donna Jakubik '96 M.A., '01 M.A. was named vice principal for the fifth and sixth grade at Sayerville Middle School. Previously Jakubik served as counselor then as vice principal of a junior-senior high school in Bergen County.

'97
Bridget Duffy has been promoted to supervisor with the certified public accounting firm Sobel & Co., LLC in Livingston.

Gina Pappagallo Graham graduated from Seton Hall Law School in May and is an associate at Weil, Gotshal and Manges in New York.

Lester Jones M.A. was named director of Health and Human Services for the Borough of Bloomfield, where he oversees senior services, animal control, health inspections and communications.

Gennady Kupershteyn has started a day trading company in Jersey City.

'98
Kevin Favreau is an adjunct professor of law at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York.

Kathleen McDonough was named assistant principal at Ridge High School in Bernards Township.

'99
Michael Aquino, Kevin Scott Collins, Cecly Placenti, Joy Robbins Tayler '00, and Alicia Williams have begun a theatre company, Box of Crayons Productions, a theater for hearing and deaf or hearing-impaired audiences. Their premier show was "You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown."

Shelley Chu M.A. accepted a position as resource room teacher at the Middle School in the New Providence School District.

Joseph DePalma has written College Life: The Naked Truth. The first-time author said his book is a student's account about how to better maximize the college education experience in and out of the classroom. In a newspaper interview, DePalma credited Montclair State professor Robert Gilbert for inspiring him to write the book.

Brenda Hudnall was hired to teach grade eight social studies at Heritage Middle School in Livingston.

Michael Maiorana M.A. was named director of Communication, Stores and Operations for the Philadelphia Tri-State Region for Verizon Wireless. Maiorana is a four-time winner of Verizon Wireless' President's Cabinet Award for Outstanding Sales Achievement.

Debra B. Smith, M.A. recently exhibited her monoprints, "Ordinary Phenomena," at the Gwinnett Historic Courthouse in Lawrenceville, Ga.

'00
Anthony Galatioto, an industrial design teacher at Fort Lee High School, along with teachers from across the country, participated in a New Jersey State Education Summer Program called "Building for Tomorrow." Fort Lee High School placed second in the robotics competition.

Catherine Kondreck was one of 200 teachers chosen nationally to receive a Fulbright Memorial Fund Fellowship to Japan. She attended workshops in Tokyo and learned about Japanese government, education and culture. During her stay, Kondreck did daily computer presentations that were transmitted to students in the Caldwell-West Caldwell School District.

Brian Maggio is teaching social studies at Ridgefield Park Junior-Senior High School. He also recevied the AOL-Time Warner Star Cable in the Classroom Award.

Courtney Beth Martin received a master of arts in visual culture from New York University.

William Ryan has become a certified public accountant and is licensed in the State of New Jersey.

'01
Gina Ferrera, a percussionist well versed in traditional western drumming techniques, performed West African Gyli music at Luna Stage Company's popular "Phases" music series in Bloomfield. Gyli (pronounced jee-lee) is performed on a
mallet keyboard, part of the xylophone and marimba family of instruments.

Barbara Simtian Laudicina M.A. was named principal of Catherine E. Doyle Elementary School in Fair Lawn. She was formerly technology resource specialist for the school district.

Allison Perrine-Larena M.A. has been named executive director of the Community Theatre in Morristown. In addition to overseeing staff and more than 100 volunteers, Perrine-Larena is responsible for the business, financial and operational aspects of the organization.

Denise Vulponi, an art teacher at the Drawing Room School of Fine Arts in Mahwah, taught a decoupage workshop hosted by the Mahwah Public Library. She also teaches faux finishes and decorative floral painting for walls and furniture at Midland Park and Ramsey adult schools.

'02
Amy Dawn Criscuolo has begun study at New York Law School. She is working toward a Ph.D. in psychology and plans to pursue a career in forensics.

Julie Fleming has been appointed Evening and Weekend Program coordinator in the Office of Student Activities at Montclair State University.

David M. Goss was hired as band director by the Hawthorne Board of Education.

Ella Rue joined the State Commission of Higher Education and has been named to the New Jersey Community College Team for Tomorrow, a blue-ribbon commission assembled to ensure that the state continues to offer tuition relief for community college students.

Cathy N. Thomas attends the University of Texas on a full scholarship and fellowship, and will be working as a graduate research assistant on a federal teacher-training grant. Her program is in the area of learning disabilities and behavioral disorders. She attributes her accomplishments to Montclair State's excellent program and the support of professor Elaine Fine.

Wendy Tiburcio has been named marketing assistant at PFS Marketwyse, an integrated advertising, marketing and production firm in Totowa.

Engagements

Susan Marie Reyes '92 to Robert Bruce Horowitz. A June 2003 wedding is planned.

Mara Ileana Zotta '94 '96 M.A. to Bryant Guinazu. An October 2003 wedding is planned.

Christine D'Amato '95 to David Salerni '95. An August 2003 wedding is planned.

Denise M. White '96 M.A. to Bruce Bailkin. An April 2004 wedding is planned.

Monica Semeniuk '99 to Mark Szczepanik. An April 2003 wedding is planned.

Amy Laposa '00 to Michael Orlando '99. A February 2004 wedding is planned.

Christina Clarke '01 to Michael Nigro '00. An August 2003 wedding is planned.

Jennifer Sandberg '01 to Jeffrey A. Dufine '99. A spring 2004 wedding is planned.

Marriages

Sidney Kessler '48 to Claire Welgus on Oct. 10, 2002

Warren Farrell '65 to Liz Dowling on Aug. 4, 2002

Diana Gentile '79 '83 M.A. to Gerard Occhiuzzo on June 30, 2002

Elissa Ruth Wolfson '87 M.A. to Stephen Wayne Kress on Sept. 1, 2002

Michael Schumacher '89 to Rosemary Ellen Yuhasz on Dec. 9, 2001

Hendor M. Rodriguez '90 to Janelle Marie VanLant, on Nov. 30, 2002

Gina Giancole '93 to Christopher Caputo on July 13, 2002

Timothy J. Cook '94 to Tamara L. Hagens on April 26, 2002

Stephanie Taran Jaffe '94 to Joseph Tramutolo III on June 15, 2002

Ken Kelly '94 to Brigitte Sullivan on Aug. 23, 2002

Elizabeth Greaux '95 to Ian Westhoff on Oct. 20, 2002

Lori Hittinger '95 '97 M.A. to Anthony Conte on July 7, 2002

Nicole Jennifer Telep '95 to Kevin Wolfson on Oct. 6, 2002

Linda Jean Kuharetz '96 to Daniel Patrick Stark on Oct. 14, 2001

Nicole Velba '98 to Vinay Nayak '98 on July 20, 2002

Mike Muller '98 to Beth Struble on Aug. 10, 2002

Christine Campana '99 to Alejandro Narvaez on April 13, 2002

Lorren Magnus '99 to Gary Michael Tillett on June 1, 2002

Karyn P. Deming '00 to Gary G. Landis on June 29, 2002

Catherine Dokachev '00 to Nicholas Kondreck on April 13, 2002

Eileen M. Tissot '00 to Thomas R. Shemon on Nov. 10, 2001

Melissa Laffey '01 to R. Clifford Mann '01 on July 14, 2002

Susan Stabile '01 to Michael Colella '00 on July 12, 2002

Isabella Missakyan '01 to Nasser Salloum on Jan. 11, 2002

Wedding bells... Karyn Deming Landis ’00 stepped away from her groom to pose with fellow alumnae at her wedding in June. Flanking the bride (top row from left) are Jessica Leidy ’00, Joy Robbins ’00, Sarah Liloia ’99, Karen Smith ’00, Melissa Capobianco ’00 and Jill Levine ’97. Bottom row: Rebecca Ridgeway ’01, Michelle Carregal ’99, Danielle Stasik ’00, Valerie Eurell ’00 and Amy Harrington ’00.

Births
To Renee Dubicki Lake '83 and Dennis Lake '82, a son, Connor Jeffrey, on May 9, 2002

To Conrad Corpus '83 and Irene Wall '99, a daughter, Bridget Avelina, on March 26, 2002

To Alan Machbitz' 87 and Marlene Machbitz, a son, Lee Michael, on Jan. 22, 2002

To William Normile '87 and Erin Normile, a daughter, Mackenzie, on May 23, 2002

To Karen Peraino Silverman '87 and Sam Silverman '85, a daughter, Ava Elizabeth, on July 9, 2002

To Nancy Frisch Evans '88 and Tom Evans, a daughter, Maggie Nicole, on Oct. 11, 2001

To Vinny Gagliostro '88 and Laura Gagliostro, a daughter, ToniAnne, on Oct. 2, 2002

To Kimberly Rochin Jorgensen '88 and Mark Jorgensen, a daughter, Elissa Marie, on Feb. 24, 2002

To Mary Jo McGuire Pecoraro '88 and Andrew F. Pecoraro '89, a son, Andrew Stephen, on May 17, 2002

To Lynn Preste McGinnis '90 and Thomas A. McGinnis, a son, Sean Patrick, on July 9, 2002

To Maria Petrantonakis Serluco '90 and Tom Serluco, a son, Christopher Matthew, on July 8, 2002

To Kathleen “Katie” LaRosa McDermott '91 and Michael McDermott, triplets, Stephanie Ann, Jill Patricia and Mairead Kathleen, on Aug. 26, 2002

To Raoul Baptiste '92 and Adriana Baptiste, a son, Axel Raoul, on Sept. 5, 2002

To Kara Baldwin Brennan '92 and Shawn Brennan, a son, Timothy Wallace, on March 27, 2002

To Marisol Ramirez-Morales ‘93 and Peter Louis Morales, a daughter, Rosa Ariana, on April 28, 2002

To Christine Branchfield '94 and Tim Walsh, a son, Adam Joseph, on April 9, 2002

To Trish McGuire Lombardi '94 and Nick Lombardi, a son, Timothy Ryan, on June 24, 2002

To Tom Naiman'94 and Angela Naiman, a daughter, Hannah Marie-Angela, on Sept. 4, 2002

To Robert S. Stomber, Jr. '94 and Frances Stomber, a daughter, Jessica Nicole, on Sept. 15, 2002

To Ellen Falkow Auer '95 and Jim Auer, a son, Jason Drew, on May 14, 2002

To Joanne Connors Kalnins '95 and Andis Kalnins '01 M.A., twin sons, Patrick Connor and Michael Ryan, on Dec. 17, 2001

To Jennifer Boehm Thompson '96 and Art Thompson, a daughter, Lorelei Elisabeth, on April 18, 2002

To Eileen Tissot Shemon '00 and Thomas Shemon, a son, Thomas Attila on May 8, 2002

Anniversaries
Ed '51 '56 M.A. and Jean Trotta Cooper '50 '60 M.A. celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on Aug. 2, 2002. Eleven other Montclair State graduates attended their celebration.

In Memoriam
Frances Ford Greenidge '25
Gertrude Brandt Gawe '27
Kathleen O'Brien Kimble '27
Beth Durning Maher '27
Louise Ducey Rochelle '27
Regina Lynch Kennedy '34 '39 M.A.
Gertrude Winchell Forster '36
Natalie Koster Magee '41
William E. Megnin '49
Gustav G. Remppies '49
Eleanor Rippey Hulbert '50
Lucy Nardella '50 M.A.
Victor Porcelli '50
Arthur Leask '51
Louis N. Cirignano '56
Mary M. House '56 M.A.
Robert H. Verrone '59
Joan Wackenhuth Belof '61
George Hague Jr. '62 '66 M.A.
Jeannie L. Pagano Merkooloff '62 '66 M.A.
Kathleen Irons Savage '66
Peter Vanderbloom '66
Lawrence F. “Parkie” Barrett IV '69
Eileen Wurst '70
Mary Nowak Jaeger '77
Steven R. Thompson '77
Flora J. Brunson '81 M.A.
John P. Heffernan '84
Kevin J. Price Sr. '85 M.A.
Christine A. Mariniello '90
Herby Domond '93
Mark Lawson '99
Matthew C. Kowal '01
Jessie Kaufman Jacobs '32
Henry G. Zinn '38 '49 M.A.
Shirley Hookaylo Manning '64

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