ALUMNI NEWS
Class Notes We love hearing from you and know that your classmates do too—so keep the information coming! You may submit updates and information to Andrew Bettencourt ’02 at abettencourt@justin-siena.org. Be sure to include a photograph too!
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1 Lynn Adamo ’75 has been recognized for her art work as a freelance artist, with her work popping up in several different places. She has a website (lynnadamo.com) with much of her artwork featured. Brandon LaRocco ’98 and Miranda (Welsh) LaRocco ’01 welcomed their 3rd child into the world in August of this year. Anthony Michael LaRocco was 8 pounds, 7 ounces, and joins his older sisters Payton and Jordyn as future Braves. Brandon, the Head Football Coach of the Braves, still managed to lead the football team to their best record in 5 years and into the North Coast Section semifinals. 1 Mary Arbuthnot ’00 is a Lieutenant Commander in the US Navy, serving as a general and critical care surgeon at Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune,
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3 NC. She will be starting a pediatric surgery fellowship in the summer of 2020 at UT Houston. Jason Anthony ’01 won the 38th annual Northern California Golf Association Mid-Amateur Championship. Anthony, a resident of Fairfield and the NCGA Player of the Year in 2017, shot 67 in Saturday’s first round and had a 67 in the final round on Sunday for an 8-under-par 134 total at Poppy Hills Golf Course at Pebble Beach. Daniel DeSimoni ’02 married Jaime Del Zompo on October 5, 2019. 2
John Brumley ’04 recently graduated from the University of Tsukuba in Japan with a Doctorate in Philosophy, Empowerment Informatics. John previously graduated with his undergrad degree from UC Davis in Music Theory and Composition, and received a Masters from UCLA in Media Arts. Reid Francis ’09 married Jessica Smith on September 7, 2019, at COPIA in Napa. Reid is Software Product Manager for Text IQ, Inc and Jessica is Marketing Manager for The New York Times. Following the wedding, the couple honeymooned in Cabo and are planning an extended honeymoon in South East Asia this fall. Jessica and Reid make their home in Brooklyn, NY. 3
Elliot Stratton ’10 - After graduating from JSHS, Elliot attended Arizona State University, where he graduated in 2014 with a BA in Business Law and an International Business Certificate. Thereafter, he attended Southern Illinois University School of Law and graduated in 2017 with a dual JD/MBA degree, and sat for the Arizona Bar Exam that year. After passing the bar exam, Elliot moved to Miami, Florida, where he is currently a law clerk for the Honorable Vance Salter at the Third District Court of Appeals. Eric Dugoni ’12 works at Hall Wines as a Wine Educator. He started at Hall Wines just after receiving his bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Chico State University in 2017. 4
