Class Notes

Remarks

1973 | Reunion

Michelle and MARK EARLY ’73, Kim and MARK NEARBURG ’73, BARRY RASKIN ’73 and ROB ALBERTS ’70 (not pictured) enjoyed a mini reunion at the Nearburg family's Beerburg Brewing in Austin.

1977

ANDY SHORE ’77 married Sam Applegate at their home in California in May 2021. The couple announced they have relocated to the Palm Springs area.

1981

DANIEL CHU ’81, founder and CEO of Tricolor Holdings, was elected as a new director of Origin Bancorp, Inc., the financial holding company for Origin Bank.

1984

This spring, VICTOR VESCOVO ’84 was awarded the Explorer’s Club Medal, the club’s highest honor, for his extraordinary contributions in the field of exploration.

1985

BRUCE STECKLER ’85 was inducted into D Magazine’s inaugural Best Lawyers Hall of Fame. Bruce is the founding member of Steckler Wayne Cherry & Love PLLC with offices in Dallas, Waco and Henderson.

1987

Founder and President TODD C. HOWARD ’87 sold his architectural firm, t. howard + associates earlier this year. The firm was sold to Kirksey Architecture and Todd will serve as Executive Vice President, Director-North Texas of the expanded firm, Kirksey|th+a .

1988 | Reunion

ROBERT MUSSLEWHITE '88 was recently named CEO of Definitive Healthcare. Robert lives in Boston.

1995

Locke Lord LLP partner JUSTIN MAPES ’95 was selected as a member of the Dallas Regional Chamber's premier leadership program, Leadership Dallas. He joined the firm in February.

1997

CHRISTIAN KELSO ’97 has become an Equity Partner of FarrowGillespie Heath Witter LLP. He started with the firm in 2015 and has been named as one of the Best Lawyers in Dallas by D Magazine in 2022. He is also the adjunct professor of Estate Planning and Practice at SMU’s Dedman School of Law.

1998 | Reunion

FABIAN ARROYO ’98, and his wife Kelly are proud to announce the birth of their baby boy Levi Joseph Arroyo. Levi was born on January 18, 2022, at 12:46 a.m., weighing in at 8lbs., 8oz. His big sisters Allie and Megan are excited by the new addition and cannot wait to begin helping out.

2000

Proud father MICHAEL GINSBERG ’66 shared some stunning photos of the new exhibit created by his son, JUSTIN GINSBERG ’00. The entry hall piece of art glass was revealed at the Amon Carter Museum at a members-only reception in June. Justin is the head of the Art Glass Program and Facility at the University of Texas at Arlington.

2001

Jasmine and COLLIN LENSING ’01 welcomed their baby girl Poppy Iris on April 22, 2022. Poppy joins the Lensing family as the younger sister to Elle and Leo.

2003 | Reunion

TAYLOR JENKINS ’03, Head Coach of the Memphis Grizzlies, signed a multi-year contract extension in June. Last season, he led the Grizzlies to the franchise's first division title, while capturing the highest playoff seed and matching the best single season record in franchise history.

2004

MATT CHAO ’04 and his wife Diana welcomed Madilyn Joy into their family on February 24, 2022. The Chao family lives in Dallas.

Nikhila and GREG DAVIS ’04 were recently featured in an article in The Dallas Morning News highlighting the growing Texas wine industry. The Davises launched Kalasi Cellars in 2017 and opened a tasting room in Fredericksburg in 2020.

In May, MAX DOWNING ’04 graduated with a MS degree in Geoscience from the University of Texas at Dallas. He moved to Park City, UT to be closer to his nephews shortly thereafter. NICK MONIER ’04 was promoted to Counsel at Haynes and Boone, LLP. Nick, his wife Julie and children Lily and Will live in Dallas.

Maggie and ROSS RUSCHHAUPT ’04 welcomed Gemma Selene into their family on May 3, 2022. She joins big sisters Winnie and Isla at their home in Dallas.

Kim and Mark Nearburg ’73 with Michelle and Mark Early ’73 and Barry Raskin ’73 Victor Vescovo ’84 Fabian Arroyo ’98 Justin Ginsberg ’00 Collin Lensing ’01 Matt Chao ’04 Ross Ruschhaupt ’04

Lauren and Mark Butler ’08 with Mark Dwain Butler III John Ashton, Luis Carrillo ’08 and Korey Mack ’00 Kelly and Greg Fijolek ’08 with Meredith Kate Gil Cassagne ’11 and Mandy Raeder Albert Muratalla '11 with Jorge Correa Matt Murphy ’11 and Brynn O’Banion John Wetzel ’11 and Kelsey Kilbane Otto Clark-Martinek ’13 Justin Jones ’15 married Kylie Moran Travis Nadalini ’15 with his family

2005

Writer and director ERIC I. LU ’05 wrapped up Season 5 of The Resident this spring. Eric lives in Irvine, CA.

2007

SAM ACHO ’07 was named to the Texas Athletics Hall of Honor, Class of 2022. Sam is a sports analyst for ESPN.

2008 | Reunion

EMMANUEL ACHO ’08 served as the Class of 2022 commencement speaker for The University of Texas at Austin. Emmanuel is a New York Times bestselling author and TV personality.

Lauren and MARK BUTLER ’08 welcomed their first child Mark Dwain Butler III into the world on June 15, 2022. Mark was also recently promoted to Vice President of Finance at Jackson-Shaw Company.

Admissions officer KOREY MACK ’00 hosted LUIS CARRILLO ’08 for lunch in early May. Associate headmaster JOHN ASHTON joined the campus reunion.

GREG FIJOLEK ’08 and his wife Kelly welcomed their first child Meredith Kate into their family on April 13. The Fijolek family live in Dallas where Greg is a partner at Wick Phillips.

2011

Mandy Raeder and GIL CASSAGNE ’11 were married in Cabo San Lucas on May 21, 2022, with many Marksmen in attendance for the celebration. The couple lives in Denver, where Gil works for Prime Capital Investment Advisors and Mandy works in software sales for FloQast.

Running back and receiver TY MONTGOMERY ’11 signed a two-year commitment with The New England Patriots.

ALBERT MURATALLA ’11 reconnected with faculty member Jorge Correa during a recent visit to campus. Albert lives in Seagoville.

MATT MURPHY ’11 married Brynn O’Banion at La Quinta Country Club on May 7, 2022. The wedding was officiated by classmate PATRICK MCGEE ’11 and the wedding party included MICHAEL

MURPHY ’14, JORDAN YOUNG ’11, CONNOR THEILMANN ’11,

LINCOLN NEELY ’11, HAYDEN WOLF ’11, GIL CASSAGNE ’11 and COLE MARLOW ’11. The couple lives in Dallas where Matt is a Capital Markets Director at CBRE.

Kelsey Kilbane and JOHN WETZEL ’11 married in Cleveland, Ohio, on June 11, 2022. The couple lives in New York City where they both work at tech startups.

2012

Journalist MAX MARSHALL ’12 has an upcoming book to be published by HarperCollins in the fall of 2023. It details the story behind a drug bust at a South Carolina college and it has been optioned by Sony Pictures under the title Among the Bros.

2013 | Reunion

In May 2022, OTTO CLARK-MARTINEK ’13 graduated from USC Gould School of Law. Otto lives in Santa Monica, CA.

2014

After working at Bain & Co together, SAM PERKINS ’14 and AIDAN DEWAR ’14 launched Nourish, a Y Combinator and Thrive Capitalbacked digital health startup.

2015

JUSTIN JONES ’15 married Kylie Moran on June 17, 2022 in Austin. Several Marksmen attended the celebration, including BEN

NAFTALIS ’15, ANDREW PATISON ’15, ABEER KARIM ’15, TOMMY

GUDMUNDSSON ’15, JUSTIN JONES ’15, KYLIE JONES ’15, TRAVIS

NADALINI ’15, JACK FOJTASEK ’15, SAM DANIELS ’15, WYATT MARTIN ’15, and WESTON BLAIR ’15. The couple lives in Atlanta.

TRAVIS NADALINI ’15 received his J.D. from Baylor Law School in the summer of 2022. His brothers, AUSTIN ’19, TAUBERT ’13, and ALEX ’22 celebrated this milestone with Travis along with his parents Jim and SHANNON, who teaches fourth grade at St. Mark’s.

2016

JACKSON COLE ’16 returned to campus as an interim Middle School mathematics teacher. Jackson spent the previous two years working for Teach for America.