CLASSMATES YOUR PAPER & INK ALUMNI SOCIAL NETWORK

from Instaurare | Summer 2023

Bringing CHRISTENDOM to the CAPITOL

1990s

Fr. Kevin Peek ’92 randomly met Karla (Kuykendall) Hester ’99 as they both supported the original Chick-fil-A restaurant in Greenbriar Mall in Atlanta, GA, on its last day of business after 50 years of service. 1

Imelda (née Franklin) Bogue ’96 recently premiered her art song cycle Five for Joy, based on the Joyful Mysteries of the Rosary, at the Encountering God Through the Arts concert series at St. Gabriel Parish in Colorado Springs, and sings her first Wagner concert with Boulder Opera in the summer of 2023.

Reva (née Jacobs) Olszewski ’92 and her husband, Michael, announce that their son, Dominic, recently completed his junior year of nursing at Franciscan University. 2

Andrew Cole ’98 was reappointed by Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear to another term on the Serve Kentucky Commission with his term expiring on January 3, 2026. He is representing Thomas More University, where he has served at the Director of Campus Ministry since 2016.

Michael ’99 and Alyssa (née Gray) ’02 Hichborn happily announce the birth of Damian Terrence Charles Hichborn on Tuesday, May 16, at 9:34pm. He is the youngest of eight children (including Brendan Hichborn, a rising Junior at Christendom). 3

2000s

Bree Dail ’07 is the Rome correspondent for The Daily Wire. She also has contributed to several other media outlets, including The Epoch Times, National Catholic Register, Newsmax, Catholic News Agency, AP, The Daily Caller, The Catholic Herald, Catholic World Report, and Relevant Radio.

Thomas ’10 and Caitlin (née Howerton) ’07 McGuire and their five children, Fiona (12), Annie Cate (10), Nora (8), Thomas Jr. (5), and Deirdre (4), had a busy spring celebrating 13 years of marriage in April, Tom’s promotion to Lt. Commander in the U.S. Coast Guard, and earning his juris doctorate from George Mason University’s Antonin Scalia Law School. 4

Joan Claire (née Robinson) FitzPatrick ’09 married Paul Franz Jaquet FitzPatrick on September 25, 2020, at St. Agnes Catholic Church in West Chester, PA. They were thrilled to welcome their first daughter, Eleison Marie FitzPatrick, to the world on December 3, 2022. They also joyfully welcomed Paul into the Catholic Church with his reception of First Holy Communion and Confirmation on Divine Mercy Sunday 2023. The family currently resides in Phoenixville, PA. 5

2010-15

Lizzie (née Crnkovich) ’12 and Adam (’13, M.A.) Richard welcomed their fifth child, Felix Jean-Baptiste, on Warren Carroll’s birthday (March 24) this year. Felix is dearly loved by his siblings, Louis, Madeleine, Remy, and Celeste. 6

Mark and Katie (née Wunderlich) Hepler ’13 joyfully welcomed their forth baby, Ingrid Irene, on February 27. Fr. Joseph Townsend ’11 baptized Ingrid at the Basilica of Saint Mary in Alexandria with Thomas and Angela (née Townsend) Hepler ’17 as godparents. 7

Sara (née Federico) Hudson ’13 and her husband, Scott, welcomed their third baby, Savio Chase Hudson, on February 28, 2023. Fr. David Frank ’12 came up to perform the baptism on April 22. Godparents were unable to be physically in attendance, but are Zack ’13 and Mary ’12 Francis 8

Fr. Andrew Clark ’14 was ordained to the priesthood of Jesus Christ on June 3 and his uncle, Father Steve McGraw ’88, vested him. Both are in the Diocese of Arlington, VA. 9

Maria Bonvissuto ’15 married Christopher Parry on April 29, 2023, at St. Theresa of the Child Jesus Catholic Church in Hellertown, PA. 10

Rebecca (née Willen) Martin ’15 made her perpetual profession as a Lay Dominican on November 19, 2022, with the Bl. Pier Giorgio Frassati Fraternity in Ann Arbor, MI. 11

2016-19

Katherine (née Williams) Wiegand ’18 graduated this May with a juris doctorate from The Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law. She will be taking the Virginia bar exam this summer and then going to clerk for a judge in Fairfax Circuit Court. 12

Peggy (née Daly) Snee ’18 and her husband, David, welcomed their second son, born on February 19, 2023: Rowan Augustine Snee, who now joins his big brother, James Kilian. 13 Trey ’19 and Danielle (née Lemieux) ’18 Dusseault welcomed their second daughter, Léonie Claire, on December 11, 2022. Juliette loves being a big sister. 14

Patrick and Emily (née Brown) Meier, ’19, joyfully announce the birth of their daughter, Elinor Gianna Evangeline Meier, born on April 28, 2023, and weighing 8 lb., 10 oz. 15 Clif and Jacki (née Durant) Clemotte ’19 welcomed their first child, Lucy Magdalena, on February 15, 2023. 16

2020s

Theresa Crnkovich ’20 graduated with her masters degree in early Christian studies from the University of Notre Dame in May 2023. She is living in Indiana after graduation and working for an institute at Notre Dame. 17 Bridget (née Duffy) Zwemke ’21 married Nicholas Zwemke, TAC class of ’19, on February 18, 2023. 18

John Jakubisin and Julia Brezinsky ’21 were married on April 29, 2023. 19 Lucie Lagarde and Thomas Dunphy ’22 were engaged on April 10, 2023.

Regina (née Ellis) Erikson ’22 and husband, Matthew, welcomed their second child, Chiara Luce, into the world on May 6, 2023. 20

John and Alinemary (née English) Dean ’22 would like to announce the birth of their first child, Richard Tancred Dean, on May 10, 2023. 21

Ashlianna (née Kreiner) Thompson ’22 and her husband, Isaac, were married in Flint, MI, on May 28, 2022. They welcomed their first baby, James Larry Thompson, into the world on April 23, 2023. 22

Joseph Cole and Christina Burke ’23 were engaged on May 4, 2023, shortly before graduation. They were the first couple to have their proposal in the new Christ the King Chapel. 23