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CLASS NOTES a
CLASS OF 1984
Mark Aitala married Sara Beechner
on November 10, 2001, in Austin,
TX. Other Jesuit Alumni in attendance
were, John Harris ‘84, Tom
Lopez ‘84, Mark Moze ‘84 and
George Rizzo ‘84. Mark has lived in
Austin since graduation and has
worked for Apple Computer’s
Internet Publishing team for nine
years.
Mr. & Mrs. Mark Aitala
Sean P. Carnahan married Shalon
Janese Bennett on October 20, 2001,
at Saint Margaret Catholic Church in
Lake Charles, LA.
Dale Fischer moved to Los Angeles,
CA, in November of 2000. He is
currently working for SoCal as Vice
President of Technical Operations.
Randall Lynch and his wife, Kay,
along with their two sons, Ryan (5)
and Reagan (4), were transferred to
Conneticut in July 2000. They made
the move as part of SBC’s national
expansion plans. Randall was responsible
for the overall deployment
of switches and network capability in
nine Northeast cities from Boston to
Washington D.C. In June of 2001,
Randall received another transfer and
relocated with his family to the East
Bay area in California. His new
position is with SBC’s Long Distance
Subsidiary.
Mike Riccetti has recently authored
and published a book for local
consumption entitled, Houston
Dining on the Cheap - A Guide to the
14 a Spring 2002
Best Inexpensive Restaurants in
Houston. It has received favorable
recent media coverage and is
available at Houston area bookstores,
Central Market and on-line at
Amazon.com.
CLASS OF 1985
Robert Guerrero and his wife,
Ivickza, live in Austin. Robert works
as “Webmaster” at Dell Computer’s
Latin America Online division. He
has been a World Music DJ on
FM/Internet since 1990 for his hobby.
He is currently the webmaster,
producer, and host of the World
Music show, Global Groovin’ on
www.Radio1Austin.com.
Rob Nash recently premiered his
latest play, Rob Nash does Romeo
and Juliet, in Austin, TX, at the
VORTEX. The play combined the
classic Shakespearean tragedy
Romeo and Juliet with the backstage
drama and shenanigans of a modern
day acting company.
CLASS OF 1986
Christopher Hawkins first novel,
The Water’s End was recently
published by Trafford. Bruce Jenkins
of the San Francisco Chronicle, calls
it a “wonderful, compelling thing.” It
is available online through Amazon,
Barnes and Noble and directly
through the publisher at
www.thewatersend.com.
CLASS OF 1987
Lt. Thomas Sissener, DVM, MS,
finished his internship in Small
Animal Surgery and Internal
Medicine in June of 2001. He was
then called in to a year of service with
the Royal Norwegian Armed Forces.
He is currently serving as a
Lieutenant at the Army Medical
School outside Oslo, Norway, where
his duties include teaching providing
care for the security dogs, food and
water inspection and some work with
biological and chemical weapons
defense. His tour of duty ends in the
summer of 2002.
Derrick Weingartner, S.J. took his
vows as a Jesuit on August 15, 2001
at Grand Coteau, LA. In attendance
were Tony Merkel ‘87 and Kenneth
Merkel ‘90. He is currently studying
philosophy and theology at Loyola
University in Chicago. His email
address is dweingartner@juno.com.
CLASS OF 1988
Bo Bothe and his family live in the
Spring Valley area in Houston, TX.
His wife, Heather, is the Technologist
at Askew Elementary. Bo was recently
named a partner at Savage
Design Group.
Captain Philip Clinton flys for the
USAF out of MacDill, AF Base. He
has two daughters, Caitlyn Rose (3)
and Victoria Hope (1) who love living
so close to Disney World in Orlando.
LCDR Keith Harrison, USN is back
at sea as the Training Officer of
Fighter Squadron 154 (V154 Black
Knights) from the USS Kitty Hawk.
He and his wife, Robyn, are
expecting their third child sometime
in April/May 2002.
Patrick O’Connell was married in
January of 2001 to wife Kristi at St.
Michael’s Church. They honeymooned
in Italy (where they spent
Easter Sunday in Vatican City) and
Greece. He is a SAP Software
Consultant working in Houston for
ExxonMobil.
CLASS OF 1989
Jeffrey Abel has recently founded
Abel Design Group, an interior architecture
company. He specializes in
tenant buildouts, restaurants and
hospitality design. Offices are located
in One Greenway Plaza in
Houston, TX.
Claytie Davis, III married Yolanda
Fang on September 29, 2001 at Grace
Cathedral in San Francisco, CA. The
wedding party included Corey B.
Davis ‘90, Jeffrey S. Abel ‘89 and
David J. Andre ‘89. The couple spent
their honeymoon in Italy and live in
Oakland, CA.
Greg Heerdt married Jennifer Garcia
on November 11, 2000, in Denver,
CO, at the Church of the Holy Ghost.
Greg is employed as a clerk in the
Federal Appellate Court in Denver,