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Brigade (amphibious). He also served in several
other major European campaigns, including
Ardennes (“the Battle of the Bulge”) and
actions in northern and central Europe. After
the war, Foubert enrolled at Seattle University,
with aspirations of becoming a teacher. On the
weekends, he supported his family as a professional
drummer. Music was more than a hobby
for Foubert, who was a lifetime member of
the American Federation of Musicians, Union
Local 76 in Seattle. He became a distinguished
musician who played for more than 38 years
with many of the big bands and jazz ensembles
in the Northwest. At the Seattle World’s Fair
in 1962, he was part of jazz great Peggy Lee’s
band. In 1955, he joined the staff at Mercer
Island High School, where he taught English,
speech and humanities. Five years later he was
teaching at Sammamish High School. In 1982
Foubert retired from full-time teaching to work
at Bellevue Community College’s Telos program,
where he met his wife, Agnes Thompson.
Foubert is survived by his brother, Jon Polless;
son, Philippe; daughters, Jeanne, Janice, Patricia
and Michele; grandchildren, Juliane, Amelia,
Travis, Heather, Lea, Laura, Scott and Jared;
and great-grandchildren, Jackson and Hayden.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Agnes.
Lucas Lynn Hagan, ’07, died July 11, 2007,
at his home in Bellevue, Wash. He was 25.
Hagan spent his early years in St. Charles, Ill.,
before moving to Olympia, Wash. A business
graduate of the University of Portland, Hagan
worked as a financial analyst in the Integrated
Defense Systems business unit at Boeing. He
was to complete his MBA at SU in August 2007.
Hagan was known for his excellent skills as a
speaker, and as a musician—he was an accomplished
pianist and guitarist. Sports were also an
important facet of his life. Hagan was a competitive
swimmer and skilled basketball player, and cherished
his time playing football at Olympia High
School.The fitness enthusiast also loved to weightlift
and spend time outdoors camping and fishing.
Hagan was a loving and devoted son and husband.
He is survived by his parents, and his wife, Stacy-
Anne Hagan; sisters, Michele Nenninger, Sarah
Hagan, Heather Hagan and Rachel Hagan; grandfather,
Victor Lapatinskas; and uncle, Charles
Hagan. The family suggests donations to a charity
of your choice in Hagan’s memory.
Grace Eileen Hines (Zembal), ’56, died
July 5, 2007. She was 73. Hines spent most of
her life in Aberdeen, Wash., except when she
came to Seattle to attend SU, where she earned
a bachelor of science degree, and worked at
Harborview Medical Center. For 42 years, until
her retirement in 1998, she was employed as a
lab technologist at St. Joseph’s Hospital (later
Community Hospital). While raising their
five children, Grace and her husband enjoyed
numerous family gatherings at their home and
spending time at their cabin in Mason Lake in
Shelton, Wash. Hines and her family also took
many camping trips throughout the Northwest,
Canada and California. In her retirement she
continued her travels, often heading for warmer
climates and the good company of family and
friends. Later in her life Hines spent winter
vacations skiing and taking lessons with her
grandchildren, whose lives she was actively
involved in. Hines was an active fundraiser with
the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center,
a member of the Beta Club in Aberdeen and
a lifelong member of that city’s St. Peter and
Paul Catholic Church. She is survived by her
children, Lisa Emery, Frederick Jr., and Valarie
Ripley; 16 grandchildren; and her sister, Irene
Stipic. She was preceded in death by her parents;
husband, Frederick Sr.; daughter, Theresa
Marie; and granddaughter, Anna Grace Hines.
Donations may be made to the Fred Hutchinson
Cancer Research Center, 1100 Fairview Ave. N.,
PO Box 19024, Seattle, WA 98109.
Mary Patricia James, ’66, died June 25, 2007.
She was 64. For 25 years James, a graduate of St.
Edward Parish School, Holy Names Academy
and Seattle University, worked as a computer
programmer for Boeing. James’ family and
many friends will miss her dearly. She is survived
by her sister, Sheila Pierce; and brothers,
Joe, Mike, Richard and Paul. Donations may
be made to the American Diabetes Association.
Charles Sebastian LaCugna died March 22,
2007. Born in Sicily in 1914, LaCugna passed
through Ellis Island at the age of 6. In 1947 he
moved to Seattle for a teaching job at what was
then Seattle College (now Seattle University)
and was responsible for creating the political
science department at the university. SU was
the start of a 40-year teaching career that went
beyond instruction; LaCugna was known as
an arbitrator, mediator and counselor. He
was also the author of the book Introduction to
Arbitration. LaCugna is survived by his wife of
58 years, Catherine Mowry LaCugna; daughters,
Margaret, Mary, Barbara and Teresa; son,
Joseph; seven grandchildren; and three greatgrandchildren.
He was preceded in death by
his daughter, Catherine Mowry LaCugna.
Julian Laserna, ’06 MPA, died July 29,
2007, at his Seattle home. He was 37. Laserna
was born in Manizales, Colombia, and lived
in Seattle for about 15 years. In the city he
carved out a life of service to others. Laserna
worked with Street Outreach Services, Pike
Street Market Clinic and most recently
Neighborhood House. He is survived by his
grandmother, Ruby, and many loving family
and friends.
LTC (Ret.) Patricia (Switter) McCormack,
’64, RN, MN, died Sept. 27, 2004. She was
62. McCormack graduated from Holy Names
Academy and earned a bachelor’s degree in
nursing from Seattle University and her master’s
from the University of Texas, Austin.
In 1965–66 she served as a missionary nurse
to the Diocese of Nassau, Bahamas. She married
Robert L. McCormack, a forester, in
1967. Sadly, he died six months after they
wed. Patti remained close to Robert’s family
throughout her life. Prior to joining the Army
Nurse Corps, she worked as an ER and school
nurse. Her military assignments—in Munich,
Germany; Denver; El Paso and San Antonio,
Texas; and Fayetteville, N.C.—were in clinical
leadership positions and nursing education. In
1991 she retired from Madigan Army Medical
Center as chief of the Critical Care Nursing
section. After retirement McCormack worked
for eight years as a health-care investigator for
the Washington State Department of Health
before she joined Tacoma Community College,
where she was a respected and beloved instructor
in the RN nursing program. Active in the
community, she served for many years as a
volunteer coordinator of grief ministry at St.
Frances Cabrini Parish in Lakewood, Wash.
She had just retired permanently when she
received a diagnosis of inoperable and metastatic
lung cancer. She remained valiant and
inspirational throughout her final months.
McCormack is survived by her sister and
brother-in-law, Mary Ellen and Zane Estes;
sister-in-law and brother-in-law, Sallee and
Robert Bruce; sisters-in-law Mary Pierce and
Eva McCormack; and many nieces, nephews
and cousins. She will be remembered as a humble,
kind, gentle and faith-filled Irish woman
who always put the needs of others first.
Rena Susan Mulcahy, ’62, died Feb. 2, 2007,
at her home in Bellingham, Wash. She was 67.
A longtime professor in Alaska, Mulcahy spent
her childhood in Kodiak, Alaska, and returned
to her home state after she earned a
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