January 2017 Notes Notes Congratulations to Christina Coster ’99, who ran the NYC Marathon on November 6, 2016 1964 Dan Reardon won an award from the ‘Irish Times’ Irish Theatre Awards for his role in the Brokentalkers production of “This Bench”, a co-production with the Munich Kammerspiele, the Goethe-Institut Irland presented as part of EUROPOLY at Tiger Dublin Fringe. 1976 & 1978 The Covo family was recognized in The Rivard Report for their magazine, “Edible San Antonio”. The magazine arrived on the scene about two years ago and features a look at the people of San Antonio in relation to the local food scene of the city. Issues of “Edible San Antonio” can be found in the airport, at most markets, restaurants, shops, and hotels throughout the city. Fred Covo ’76 is the Publisher and Angela Covo ’78 is the Editor-in-Chief. Read the full article here: https://therivardreport.com/edible-san-antonio-a-family-affair/.
The Covo Family at the “Edible San Antonio” launch party, September 2013. In this photo (left to right): Fred Covo ’76, Texas Poet Laureate Carmen Tafolla, Angela Covo ’78, Delia Covo, former San Antonio mayor Julian Castro, Sophie Covo, Christopher Covo.
1985 Meg Collins Stoop, currently teaching flute and piano, has commissioned work to be premiered by the Southern Connecticut Camerata this spring. Meg is also working on a book about teaching music. Check out her online blog with essays about teaching: www.megstoop.wordpress.com 1987 Lisa Marzen and her daughter, Avery, snap a shot with Cardinal Dolan at Alumni Service Day on December 10! 1998 John Jaworsky is now Staff Radiologist at Lenox Hill Hospital. 1999 Vinnie Vernuccio has been selected to serve on the transition team for the Department of Labor.
Avery Marzen, Cardinal Dolan, Lisa Marzen ’87
Nicholas Zorbas became engaged to Nayeli Valentinez on December 24, 2016. 2001 Tom Brennan left his position at Valiant Entertainment to join the New York City Mayor’s Office as a producer and writer in the Creative Communications department. 2003 Kelly Scholz is Project Administrator at Gartner. 2008 Arianna Esposito has worked tirelessly with the Kinney Center at Saint Joseph’s University on a partnership with Aer Lingus North America. The project will provide valuable resources for families affected by autism as they plan for travel. It was completed under the leadership of Arianna and her colleague, both Board Certified Behavior Analysts, and two SJU Kinney SCHOLARS alumni. The Kinney Center and Air Lingus project launched in early December and further information can be found here: https://www.sju.edu/newsevents/news/aer-lingus-and-kinney-center-autism-education-and-support-announce-visual-guide-air. 2011 Despina Kiskinis is Administrative Assistant at P.J. Mechanical Corp. The American Journal of Physics published one of Sean McAlinden’s works from college. Feel free to read by following the link: http://news.holycross.edu/blog/2016/11/03/student-faculty-research-highlighted-on-coverof-american-journal-of-physics/. 2016
Alumni from the Class of 2016 join Dr. Ross Cully in cheering on the JMU Dukes!
Jack Mullin ’16, Jonathan Derks ’16, Mike Frank ’16, Dr. Kristin Ross Cully, Ed Curry ’16
Weddings 1987 David Toledo and Linda Salzberg were married on October 9, 2016. 2003 Doug Brady and Kelly Hartman were married on November 26, 2016.
Births Thomas Tubridy and his wife, Tara, welcomed their baby girl Ava Ryan, on January 4, 2017. Deaths Rosemary Gomez, mother of Greg ’69, Jim ’70, and Paul Gomez ’71 on January 18, 2017.
Ava Ryan, daughter of Tom Tubridy ’02
John P. Drohan Jr., father of Jack Drohan ’78 and grandfather of Justine ’10 and Rena Drohan ’12, on December 25, 2016. Dr. Alan Schadlow, father-in-law of Philip Murphy ’78, on October 10, 2016. Joanne Graziano Gigiras, mother of Evelyn Gigiras Sullivan ’85 and Jane Gigiras LaFata ’81 in August 2015. Milagros Zita Rodriguez, mother of Todd Rodriguez ’89, on December 23, 2016. Leonard Weinberg, father of Sebastian Weinberg ’05 on January 18, 2016. Faculty Deaths Rodrigo Paredes, brother of Hernan Paredes, S.J., on November 13, 2016. Rodrigo passed away in Ecuador and is survived by his wife, Rocio, and three children, Carolina, Jose, and David. Former Faculty Deaths Denis Yang, beloved husband of former faculty member Kathleen Mao Yang, passed away on January 9, 2017.