Summer 2022 Connection Magazine

ALUMNOTES
1966
Congratulations to Tom Paulsen ’66
and his bride, the former Lonnie
Blumenthal. Tom and Lonnie were
wed on May 19, 2022, in Greensboro,
North Carolina, and honeymooned
on Hilton Head Island. Tom plans to
move to Greensboro this summer.
Many of you know that Tom lost his
first wife, Carole, to cancer several
years ago. Their home was always
open for WA reunions and the many
friends they had made over the years.
Carole’s passing left a large hole.
While Tom’s departure from Illinois
also leaves a void in the local WA
community, our hearts are filled with
happiness for Tom and Lonnie. And
Tom has assured us that he intends
to stay engaged with the Academy,
grateful for its formative influence on
his life and that of his daughter Katie
Paulsen ’06.
1969
Dorothy Forsberg ’69 is a missionary
with SIM, a missions group originally
founded in 1893. Now retired, she
lives in the SIM retirement village in
Sebring, Florida. Her life’s work has
been translating the Bible into the
Yom language of Benin, a Frenchspeaking
West African country
considered among one of the poorest
in the world. Dodi, as she is fondly
known, boarded a plane to Benin
in 1977 at the tender age of 26. A
French major from Wheaton College,
she discovered a love and gift for
linguistics and realized her calling
was Bible translation. The Yom New
Testament translation took six years
and became available in 1986. Since
she was born without a left hand,
Dodi literally singlehandedly typed
half of the New Testament text. And
then the project to translate the
Old Testament was undertaken—an
effort that took 31 years. Dodi saw the
fruit of her labors realized when the
Yom Bible was published in August
2020 after almost 70 years of faithful
dedication to its translation. At the
Class of 1969’s 50-year reunion in 2019,
classmate and friend Joyce (Hansen
’69) Spurlock honored Dodi on behalf
of the class, “We celebrate you and
thank God for your work produced
by faith, your labor prompted by love,
and your endurance inspired by hope
in our Lord Jesus Christ.”
2006
Brooks David Russo was born on
November 3, 2021, to Erik and Taryne
(Lee ’06) Russo. He was welcomed home
by big sister Emery (6 1/2 years old)
and big brother Jensen (4 1/2 years
old). The Russos live in Glen Ellyn
and attend Wheaton Bible Church.
They love spending time with their
community of family and friends!
2008
Johnathan Clancy ’08 attended Gordon
College in Boston (MA) and graduated
with a degree in accounting in 2012.
After working as a CPA at Deloitte
and LSC Communications, John felt
called to make a career change. He
obtained his real estate license and
joined Keller Williams where he helps
people buy, sell, and invest in real
estate in the Chicago area. In July of
2017, John married Katelyn Stoner,
“the most amazing girl in the world.”
Katelyn has her own WA connections
as the granddaughter of Del and
Orinne Stoner, longtime Academy
supporters. John and Katelyn
welcomed daughters Adelaide
in August of 2020 and Ivy Kay on
June 17, 2022.
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