Winter 2013 Issue - De La Salle Institute

Alumni UpdatesDoes De La Salle Have Your E-mail Address?1959Tom Scolan (Sokolowski) is retired from theautomotive industry. He lives in Lockport, ILand can be reached at karzntrks1@aol.com.1965John Hein recently published “InsideInternal Affairs: An In-Depth Look at thePeople, Process and Politics.” Hein is retiredfrom federal law enforcement and is anadjunct instructor of criminal justice forAmerican Military University. Hein’s emailaddress is customshein@gmail.com.1968John Tobolski lives in Chicago and isworking in purchasing in the distributionindustry. Tobolski’s email address isjohntobolski@normanequipment.com.1970Albert Balcer is retired and lives in Chicago.He and his wife, Gwen, are the parents of twochildren. Balcer may be emailed at albert.jr7443@sbcglobal.net.1971Paul Kossart and his wife, Celine, have twodaughters and five grandchildren. Kossart’semail address is misterkozy@yahoo.com.1979Jesse Lopez and his family reside in CrownPoint, IN. He is working in the engineering/sales field. Lopez may be contacted atjlopez1018@comcast.net.1980Joseph Young Jr. works in computersoftware support in the informationtechnology field. He resides in TinleyPark, IL and can be emailed at jyoung_jr@sbcglobal.net.1983John Pavela is a vice president for BMOPrivate Bank and he and his family callJupiter, FL home. Pavela’s email address isjapavela@aol.com.26 Alumni Connection1987John (Jack) Byrnes calls Chicago homeand works in the employee benefits andinsurance industry. Byrnes’ email address isjacksource1@gmail.com.1990Terry Campbell lives in Chicago and can bereached at terrycampbell@bellsouth.net.1992Damon Smith was ordained and licenseda Baptist minister at a ceremony heldat Liberty Baptist Church in Chicagoin December 2012. His email addressis rev.d@thefirestarterpress.com.Congratulations, Rev. Smith!1993Jarrett Anderson lives in Springfield, ILand is working in the field of education forSpringfield District 186. His email addressis thalast3@hotmail.com.1994Eric Armstrong resides in Flossmoor, IL andworks in the education field as an assistantdirector of student veteran affairs. His emailaddress is ericarmstrong1975@hotmail.com.1999Michael Paulus resides in Chicago and isworking in the construction industry as apipefitter. His email address is server4519@yahoo.com.2000James Flamm works as an assistant manager inthe retail industry and lives in Chicago. Flamm’semail address is jamesflamm@gmail.com.2004Chris Paluch is a Chicago resident and isemployed as an art director in the field ofadvertising. His email address iscrpaluch@gmail.com and his website iswww.chrispaluch.com.Shawn Sanford lives in Chicago and isworking in the field ofnon-profit management. Her email addressis Sanford.shawn@gmail.com.2008Patricia Ann Flores is a student andresides in Chicago. Her email address ispaflores12@gmail.com.2009Scott Mestan was named the MidwestCollegiate Conference’s Defensive Playerof the Week in men’s soccer for the periodending Oct. 14, 2012. He also was chosenClarke (Ia.) University’s Athlete of theWeek for the same timeframe. Mestanconcluded his collegiate playing career bybeing chosen to the Midwest CollegiateConference’s Honorable Mention Team forthe 2012 season. Congratulations, Scott!Fairfield University’s Derek Needhamwas named the Metro Atlantic AthleticConference’s Player of the Week in men’sbasketball for the period ending Dec. 24. Ina 60-57 win over St. Joseph’s University,Needham, a senior guard, led all scorers with24 points, making five 3-pointers. He alsoadded five assists, three rebounds, and onesteal in the game. In addition, Needham wasnamed to the watch list for the 2013 BobCousy Award, which is given to the top pointguard in college basketball. Congratulations,Derek!2010Marie Huels informed De La Salle thatshe is graduating from Illinois StateUniversity with a major in Communications– Organizational and Leadership and aminor in Children’s Studies. In addition,Huels also is the treasurer of the COMM(Communications Opportunities for Majors& Minors) Club at ISU as well as LambdaPi Eta, which is ISU’s CommunicationsHonors Society. Huels can be contacted atmlhuels@ilstu.edu. Congratulations, Marie!2012James Buss was named the IowaIntercollegiate Athletic Conference’sWrestler of the Week for the timeframeending Dec. 9. Buss, a freshman at LorasCollege, won the heavyweight title at theDick Walker Invitational by winning threematches. For his efforts, Buss also wasnamed the d3wrestle.com Wrestler of theWeek. Congratulations, James!