Winter 2016

Class
NOTES
1956
Sr. Marian Castelluccio was
appointed director of mental
health at Catholic Charities of the
East Bay in October. She will be
responsible for developing and
leading program services and
maintaining program excellence
within the Mental Health and
Violence Prevention (MHVP) Division.
In her new role, she oversees
current agency programs,
including crisis response and
support network, serving victims
of violent crime and traumatized
youth and families, as well as
family preservation services. Read
more at www.cceb.org/2015/02/
our-angel-sister-marian-appointed-director-of-mental-health
Sr. Marian Castelluccio ’56. Photo courtesy
of Catholic Charities.
1960
Marcia Haro and Michael
McAuliffe met at the end of their
junior year at O’Dowd and dated
through senior year, going to
senior prom together. They remained
a couple for several more
years after graduating from high
school before going their separate
ways. Almost 50 years later, the
couple reconnected after Marcia’s
husband, Al, passed away. Sparks
flew when they met for lunch in
December 2012, and they immediately
started dating again. Marcia
and Al were married in February
2014.
Marcia McKeirnan Haro and Michael McAuliffe,
Class of 1960.
Sr. Mary Keefe, OP, received
the 2015 Good Samaritan Award
in recognition of her efforts,
through Nuns’ Build, to organize
Catholic Sisters, colleagues and
family members to rebuild homes
in New Orleans that had been
severely damaged by Hurricane
Katrina. The award was presented
Sept. 15 from the National Catholic
Development Conference
during their annual gathering.
Read more at www.adriandominicans.org/News.aspx.
Sr. Mary Keefe, OP, center. Photo courtesy of
Adrian Dominican Sisters.
1970
Interior designer Ben Dhong’s
work was featured on the cover of
the October 2015 issue of House
Beautiful. See photos at www.
housebeautiful.com/design-inspiration/house-tours/g2639/
benjamin-dhong-napa-house
1984
In September, Mark Tyler attended
Pope Francis’ address at Independence
Hall in Philadelphia,
just four blocks away from the
church where he serves as pastor,
Mother Bethel AME. Mark was
fortunate to be invited on stage
during the event and was sitting
just two rows behind Pennsylvania
Governor Tom Wolf.
Mark Tyler in third row, to the right of
the woman in red coat. Photo courtesy of
Guardian newspaper.
1994
Mike Schlemmer was selected as
a Silicon Valley Business Journal
40 Under 40 2015 winner for his
work as an employment lawyer.
Read more at www.bizjournals.
com/sanjose/news/2015/07/28/
silicon-valley-40-under-40-
2015-mike-schlemmer
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