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Alumni News
STORIES FROM YOUR LCC FAMILY
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60s
GORDON VIBERG ’62 is a COVID-19 survivor, having spent 16 days at the Royal Jubilee Hospital in Victoria in April 2020, 12 of which were in the ICU. Fortunately, he has no “long-hauler” effects and has resumed his active life of playing tennis and riding his e-bike almost every day.
TERRY RAPOCH ’64 ON SUTTER LAKE, OR
TERRY RAPOCH ’64 and his wife, Tricia, tested positive for COVID-19 in late December, but were fortunate to only have mild symptoms. While semi-retired, he is now working with a firm in Cincinnati, OH, specializing in quantitative risk analysis, teaching high school and playing as much golf as possible.
PAUL KAVANAGH ’70
70s
PAUL KAVANAGH ’70 retired from his surgical practice of periodontics after 40 years of serving his patients. He will now be assisting veterans as a director of the Legion National Foundation. He shares: “Last year’s Remembrance Day was a virtual event due to COVID-19. We created a webcast to honour the 75th anniversary of WWII, which was made available to all schools across Canada and can be found on YouTube. He looks forward to sharing his bottle of 1970 Warre’s Vintage Port with his classmates to celebrate their 50th anniversary.
TARIQ IN HIS NEW YORK CITY POST-PRODUCTION/MIXING STUDIO
90s
TARIQ KHAN ’98 recently produced a record featuring Grammy-winning artists across several genres, including legendary vocalist Bilal, Robert Glasper, and Erykah Badu. It made history as the first record ever produced, with over 30 artists writing and recording remotely live from 30 locations. An unprecedented combination of technologies was used to bring together some of the most accomplished musicians and artists in America and from abroad during COVID-19. The entire creative process was broadcast live to the public over a 54-hour period and was celebrated in The New York Times, among more than 45 other publications. The album is available for download at www.voyage19.com.
CHRISTINE DILULLO ’98 and Peter Stubbings welcomed Charlotte Isabella Stubbings, born on December 21, 2020.
MICHAEL MARIN ’99 has been appointed dean of the University of New Brunswick Faculty of Law for a five-year term beginning on July 1, 2021, after serving as acting dean and associate dean of the faculty. He is also a vice-chairperson of the New Brunswick Workers’ Compensation Appeals Tribunal. He lives in Fredericton, NB, with his wife, Jane Thomson, and daughters Ruth, aged 6, and Lillian, aged 4.
2000s
MICHAEL SREBRNIK ’01 and Olivia Brassard welcomed Romy Srebrnik, born on September 4, 2020.
Romy Srebrnik
EMILY LITVACK ’03 and Ben Baril welcomed Joshua Avi Baril, born in Ottawa on October 14, 2020.
Joshua Avi Baril
MARIE-LOUISE LETOURNEAU CAPRETTI ’05 (PRE-U ’06) and Kevin Lewis welcomed Alexander Lewis, born on December 16, 2020.
ALEXANDER AND PROUD BIG SISTER, KIRA
ANDREW PALOMBARO ’05 AND DAUGHTER Chloe Lia Palombaro
ANDREW PALOMBARO ’05 and Cristina Patulli welcomed Chloe Lia Palombaro, born on April 27, 2020.
KELSEY ALLAN ’06 is working from home in Montreal as an employee relations specialist at Lululemon. She is training for two 70.3 Ironman competitions this year and hopes that they don’t get cancelled due to COVID-19. She is engaged to her partner, Chris, and they recently bought their first home. They look forward to planning a wedding as soon as gatherings can take place.
Ella Sky Granata
CAROLINE MILLER ’06 and George Granata welcomed Ella Sky Granata, born on January 28, 2021.
LAWRENCE PERFORMING THE WEDDING CEREMONY FOR HIS TWO BEST FRIENDS
LAWRENCE LAPORTA ’10 (PRE-U ’11) graduated with an MBA from Carnegie Mellon University’s (CMU) Tepper School of Business in May 2021. While at Tepper, he pioneered an angel investment syndicate focused on bringing together CMU alumni investors and CMU alumni startups. He also became a minister and performed the wedding ceremony for his two best friends. He is ecstatic to be starting a new career at Jefferies Financial Group in the summer of 2021, as an associate in their healthcare division.
MATTHEW LANDRY- VESPOLI ’11 proposed to Cassandra Airoldi on February 6, 2021, after being together for nine years. They plan on having the wedding next year.
MATTHEW AND HIS FIANCÉE
