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EngagementsAlumniJason Ouellette '99 & Elise ShermanDouglas Tupay '99 & Victoria FirkeyBrett Joseph '00 & Xueping TaoBrooke Link '00 & Gregg WeisbergElizabeth Ann Middleton '02 &David Brian GellermanAmber Hunt '01 & Bill AhearnKimbell Stanwood '02 & Jessica VinsonKimberly McRae '02 & Mark HerzigMindy Paige '03 & Jasaon GrinacoffKelly Wright '03 & Jason Feldman '03Danielle Landry '03 & Michael Cobb, Jr.Alan Bartolini '04 & Jacqueline DuboisKristen Conkey '04 & Mark StantonJeanmarie Conrad '04 & Dan Allar '04Edward Pokornicki '04 & Lauren DeAngelisHeather Wilson '04 & Jamie McCready '04Karley Winston '04 & Brian Batalon '05Erin Wiater '05 & Brandan KinnasShay Target '05 & Donald Edmond '06Andrew Joseph Amara '06 &Laurie Elizabeth ThistleMarilyn Conlon '06 & Christopher SmithJianine Teresa Esposito '06 &Steven James MartinBrian MacKenzie '06 & Tina TomaszczukChristopher Benjamin '07 &Lynn Marie StangerJessica Kheary '07 & Jonathan Dwyer '07Cortney Shwartz '07 & Eric GreeneChristian Caswell '08 & Margaret AndersonLindsay E. Fisher '08 & Stephen P. MookStudentsTimothy Charland & Christine AnctilMarilyn K. Conon & Christopher D.SmithKristine Donohue & Timothy BrownSamantha K. Garrell & Eric M. NadolnyErika Faye Getchell & Joshua J. GreerRebecca Horgan & Brandon EsipMicah Jackson & Jeffrey SmallKaitlyn Steller & Tommy HoweMelissa Jill Tonole & Jason BoneyWeddingsMaureen Cutting '81 & Bob NeffBarbara Eaton '96 & Howard Pasternak '96Sandra Ahern '96 & Christopher ReierTeresa Cristiani '98 & Jason Altavista '07James Curtin '98 & Pamela DriscollDavid DeSanctis '97 & Christina SquireGarth O’Leary '97 & Kate RileyEmily Johnson '00 & Richard RotondoCourtney Palmer Blount '01 &Sean Edward Charles HamiltonKenia Chalas '01 & Antonia BrooklenRebecca Ann Dunlap '02 &Michael Alexander AgneseLawrel Strauch '03 & Patrick Spera '03Andrew Bonica '04 & Brandi LawrenceChapin T. Kennett '04 & Kristin L. JohnsonKatie Kopplin '04 & Michael WalshPamela Magill '04 & Peter UnderwoodRaphael D. Zammit '04 & Jamie L. DecotisNicole Silivich '05 & Tyler ProckoKatie Sweeney '06 & Sean BaileyIn MemoriamRemembering Roger Allan Bump '52On June 30, 2008, the Curry College communitylost a legendary broadcaster, dedicatedteacher and true friend. Roger Allan Bumpserved as a faculty member in our Communicationdepartment from 1960 to 1993. Over thecourse of those 33 years, Roger touched the livesof many students and continued to do so afterthey had graduated and entered broadcasting byopening doors, offering advice and by using his position as thenews director at Boston's most powerful and influential radio stationto help advance their careers.Bob MacNeil '71, Senior Lecturer and Acting Co-Chair of theCommunication Department wrote a touching tribute to rememberhis teacher, mentor and friend. Please visit the CommunicationDepartment website on www.curry.edu to read the full tribute.Remembering Professor Marlene LundvallOn March 23, 2008, the Curry College communitylost longtime and beloved faculty memberMarlene Lundvall. Marlene served Curry asa faculty member for 41 years until her retirementin May of 2006 and is credited withfounding our Fine Arts program. She guidedher students to explore their own creativity,mentored her colleagues, and provided a presenceof wisdom and grace. Her presence,though, extended far beyond the Curry campus through her ownunique, creative talent. Marlene's work was frequently exhibited ingalleries throughout the Boston area. Her artistic creations ofextraordinary masks and fantastical birds and animals expressedher irrepressible imagination, providing us a window into a worldbeyond our own ability to see.CLASS NOTESKaitlyn Steller, a senior nursing student at Curry College, was proposed marriageby her longtime boyfriend, Tommy Howe during a visit to the Regis and Kellyshow. Kaitlyn went to the show thinking she was there for an inspirational storyabout her boyfriend Tommy who battled cancer these past two years.To her surprise it was a set up for a marriage proposal on national TV.The show aired on Monday, February 9 on Live with Regis and Kelly.Remembering John P. "Jack" VallelyOn February 22, 2009, Curry College lost animportant member of our community, John P.“Jack” Vallely, whose contributions touched thelives of countless students over many decades.Jack served Curry College with distinction in avariety of roles including Baseball Coach, BasketballCoach, Athletic Director, Director ofAdmission, Purchasing Director, Director ofCampus Services and Special Assistant to the President. Jack beganhis coaching career at Curry College in 1948. Over the course of51 seasons, he never missed a game or practice, with his son andCurry alumnus Brian J. Valley '78 by his side as an assistant coachfor more than 20 years. Jack received countless national andregional awards, including his most recent induction into theAmerican Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) Hall of Fame.On October 19, 1991, Jack became the first coach inducted intothe Curry College Athletic Hall of Fame, and our baseball field isnamed the Jack Vallely Diamond in honor of Jack and his manycontributions to Curry College.In MemoriamAlumniDonald W. Vose '34Dorothy (O’Connor) Carr '35 (Perry Normal School)Basil T. Jelly '51Roger Allan Bump '52Kathleen M. Blaisdell '65 (Perry Normal School)Robert Kreger Barbieri '73Claire E. (Spellman) Gallagher '75Karin “Kari” (Tomlinson) Pizzitola, ’77Rose A. Curtin '81Deidre Riordon '00Anthony J. Watson '04Matthew G. Christian '06Lauren Johnson '06Faculty, Staff & AdministrationJean Creedon (Ahern) CrowleyPatrick DonovanDr. Nancy C. (Creel) GoransonDr. Herbert Greif, Hon. TrusteeMarlene LundvallJohn P. “Jack” ValleyJeanette “Jan” Walsh36 Curry College Magazine / Winter 2009