CLASS NOTES ’64
KATHLEEN HEGARTY THORNE
many of whom have passed over to the
completed the final volume of
“other side,” who patiently mentored and
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FABIAN YANEZ recently retired from the Office of Worship of the
her trilogy, pictured top below, about
encouraged her. She stood on the shoulders
the history of the Irish Republican Army
of many a fine instructor at Loretto
DELAINE ’76 live in Denver.
(IRA) during the first half of the twentieth
Academy and at Avila College to be able to
century. All three volumes of “Echoes
accomplish what she did. They planted the
of Their Footsteps” can be found in
mustard seed and it blossomed.
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every Irish county library and every Irish
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university, as well as several universities in England, Concordia University in Montreal, and the New South Wales University in Sydney, Australia and about 15 American universities. Kathleen wishes to publicly thank those tireless teachers at Avila,
Archdiocese of Santa Fe. Fabian and wife,
LISA PYCIOR and husband own Cartridge World-Lee’s Summit.
They have remained open during the COVID
DIANE (NOVAK) WEST, pictured
crisis and deemed essential business. They
bottom below, married Richard
provide remanufactured printer cartridges
West on April 17 in a very private and
to essential businesses.
socially distanced wedding at St. Mary
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of the Springs Catholic Church in Hot Springs, Arkansas.
LISA SACKUVICH recently received the 2020 Gene Graves
Lifetime Achievement Award from National Home Infusion Association (NHIA).
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STEPHANIE SEDIQZAD recently became employed with USDA. , ’19 SHEILA (SHIFLETT) LUEHRS was recently voted in as
a new member of the Alumni Board.
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STEPHEN REDMON retired
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in December after serving as
Mexico, Missouri’s building inspector for 12 years. In December, he also directed “Elf: The Musical.”
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LUANA (CUMPTON) PAULSEN recently became a Pre-Planning
Advisor with McGilley Funeral Homes & Cemeteries.
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SARAH (HALL) MCKEE was recently voted in as a new
member of the Alumni Board.
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LEONARD CASEY was recently promoted to Director, Pipeline
Management at Spire. He and his family are moving to Alabama.
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