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Class Notes:  60s, 70s, 80s, 90s, 00s, 10s. 

Marriages. Baby Spartans. In Memoriam.

Faculty/Staff

• Joanne Liscovitz, IHS English teacher from 1981-1984, is going to be recognized as one of Somerset County's Outstanding Women of 2012 by the Somerset County Commission on the Status of Women (SSCWC) on Friday, March 23rd at The Imperia in Somerset.  Joanne is being honored for her leadership of the "Ribbons of Hope" event.   "Ribbons of Hope" is the primary fundraiser for a charity Joanne co-founded called "Dance for the Cure," which educates people about cancer and cancer prevention as well as providing direct monetary assistance to people and families dealing with the financial burden of such an illness.  Joanne is the wife of Mike '71 and mother of Meredith '02 and Brian '06 (posted 2/28/2012).

60s

• Robert Laggini '69 owns an upscale wine bar, Crush, located at 114 West Street in Annapolis, MD. The website is www.crushwinehouse.com.

70s

• Please pray for Brian Fabiano '77, who is seriously ill.
• Karen Licitra '77 has been appointed Worldwide Chairman of Johnson & Johnson’s new Global Medical Solutions Group, effective January 1, 2012.

• Susan Myrah Kujawski '78 continues to face an ongoing battle with cancer. Please keep Susan and her family in your prayers.

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  Pictured: Gregg Hinton '79
  Gregg Hinton '79 is having a banner year in his acting career.  The commercials he recently filmed for Hewlett Packard and Denny's are currently airing nationally.  He also just booked a national campaign for Progressive that will begin shooting withing the next month.  Aside from his on-screen success, Greg also recently completed a goal that was on his "to do" list for years:  He received his AA degree in Liberal Arts-Arts and Humanities, from Santa Monica College, Santa Monica, CA. (updated 2/23/2012)

80s

• Alex Tarletsky, son of Noreen Power Tarletsky '82 is battling cystic fibrosis (CF). The Power-Tarletsky Family participates in several fundraisers which support research to find a cure for CF.  To track Noreen's fund raising progress or support her walk-a-thon efforts with a donation of your own, click here.  In addition, Noreen and her family have embarked on a new endeavor for CF with Seton Hall University men's head basketball coach, Kevin Willard, and SHU Athletic Director, Pat Lyons to create Coaches Cure CF.  Coach Willard is presently in the Infinity/ESPN Coaches Charity Challenge representing the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation in an effort to win $100,000 for research.  The goal is to gain the daily vote of fans to earn Coach Willard a place in "the final four" and an additional shot at the final prize.  Please continue to keep Alex and his family in your prayers.  (Updated 2/10/2012)
• Cheryl Csepi '85 and her parents, Adele and Bill, are the owners of The Junction Restaurant and Bar located at 157 Main Street in Whitehouse Station, NJ. Check out their website www.thejunctionrestaurantandbar.com or e-mail info@thejunctionrestaurantandbar.com.
• Immaculata Spartans Varsity Boys' Head Basketball Coach Mike Frauenheim '85 is joined by two fellow alumni on his coaching staff, Kevin Cullinan '79 and Ryan McKeever '99 (posted 12/14/2011).

90s

• Rob Ballister '90 published his first book, God Does Have a Sense of Humor, in 2005, and dedicated it to Mrs. Greer McKenna, his junior year English teacher. Since then, Rob has won two awards: his book earned the 2007 Military Writers' Society of America (MWSA) Gold Medal for Humor, and more recently Rob was honored with the 2009 MWSA President's Award for service to military writers in general. As an active duty naval officer and a cancer survivor, Rob has a soft spot for deployed troops and those battling cancer, and often makes special arrangements to get his book to as many troops and cancer patients as he can. If you would like to catch up with Rob or read more about his book, please visit his website www.robballister.com.

• Melanie Kubilus Johnston '90 and her husband, Mike, are the owners of Baja B Que located in the Food Court at Bridgewater Commons Mall and Grub Hut Restaurant located at 307 North Main Street in Manville, NJ. The website for Grub Hut is www.grubhutbbq.com.

• Janine Tocci-Jaloway '93 and her sister, Nicole Tocci '96 co-own a spray tanning salon. The salon was started in order to create safe, beautiful tans, without the risk of skin cancer, which Nicole beat a few years ago. The salon can be reached (908) 963-0363 or online at www.thespraytanstudio.com.

• Robert Petix '95 is the manager of the family owned seafood restaurant, Scampi’s, located at 198 W. Main St., Somerville. For more information, go to www.scampisseafood.com.
• Please pray for Enzo Grande who is battling leukemia.  Enzo is the 3-year-old son of Vincenzo and Elaine Pinnero Grande '97.  Janine Poggioli Grimm '99, Elaine's cousin, has begun a Give Forward campaign to raise money to help Enzo in his fight against Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia.  Enzo will need to undergo treatments for this disease until he is 7 years old.  If you would like to show your support and donate, please click on the link:  http://www.giveforward.com/enzosfightagainstleukemia.  Here is a Youtube video of the Grande family: http://youtu.be/Ghx3c-PNjyA.  Janine's Give Forward Campaign for Enzo ends on March 20, 2012 (updated 3/8/2012, posted 1/11/2012).
• Are you looking for a photographer for your special event, portraits, etc.?  After nearly 10 years in pharmaceutical, Janine Poggioli Grimm '99 has left the industry to pursue her dream.  Janine is now a full-time photographer and owns her own photography business.  Please click on the link to access Janine's website (posted 1/11/2012).

00s

• Michael Dugan '02 has been named the Lady Spartans' Head Basketball Coach, Varsity.  An announcement can also be found in the Courier News (posted 12/14/2011).
  

• Andrew (A.J.) Albert '07 (pictured right, #17), a senior linebacker at Salve Regina University, was selected as a member of the 2011 Capital One Academic All-America® Division III Football Team, chosen by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).  He was also named to the Eastern College Athletic Conference Division III all-star team and ranked second in the nation with 23 tackles for a loss (posted 12/12/2011, updated 1/19/2012 photo courtesy of Salve Regina University).

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  Frank DeNick '08
  Frank DeNick '08, a senior Psychology major Bucknell and wide receiver for the Bisons, was recently named to the Patriot League Honor Roll and the All-Patriot League Team.  To be eligible for the Academic Honor Roll, a student-athlete must earn a 3.20 grade-point average in the fall semester and participate in one of the Patriot League's seven fall championship sports.  Frank, a co-recipient of the Tom Gadd Coaches' Award, was the only receiver to catch at least one pass in every game in 2011.  Frank was also a feature story in the Bucknell 2011 Bison Football Program Book (posted 3/8/2012).

• John Kreiger '08 has been in the U.S. Marine Corps for 4 years.   He is currently stationed in Afghanistan, due to return home in August/September 2012.  John has asked for your prayers and a safe return for him and his Unit from their tour of duty.  John is doing well and said that his strong faith and support from home has been most important at this time (posted 3/23/2012).

• Anthony J. Savas '08 (Class Valedictorian) of Bridgewater, NJ has graduated Summa Cum-Laude from the Cornell University College of Engineering with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Mechanical Engineering.  Anthony is also a member of the Tau Beta Pi Honor Society, the National Society of Collegiate Scholars and the Golden Key International Honour Society.  He will continue his education at Cornell University to pursue his Master of Engineering Degree in Aerospace Engineering (posted 1/5/2012).
• Diane Gasko '09 has created a Facebook page IC-CFSG (Immaculate Conception's College Faith Sharing Group) with the goal of coming together as a college community within the IC Parish community to reflect on the gospel and put faith into action.  Anyone is welcome.

10s

• Alison Cullen '10, a sophomore at Susquehanna University (SU), was named the Landmark Conference's Pitcher of the Week, released April 16, 2012. This marks the first weekly honor of her career.  Cullen went 2-0 the week of April 9, 2012 for the SU Crusaders.  She started the week by picking up the win in a 3-2 win against Wilkes and followed that with a complete-game shutout over Juniata.  For the season, Cullen is 6-1 with a team-leading 2.23 ERA.  Toread more about Alison, click here (posted 4/17/2012).
• Traci-Joan Muniz '10 is currently a sophomore Communications major at Dominican College in Orangeburg, NY where she also plays on the Women's Lacrosse team.  Traci has been invited to participate on the USA Athletes International Women's Lacrosse team which will be playing in the International Women's Lacrosse Down Under Cup Tournament in Melbourne, Australia this June. Traci is looking to raise money for her trip to Australia.  Please click here to read Traci's letter to Immaculata.  If you would like to support Traci, please click here (posted 3/30/2012).
• Ralph D'Agostino '11 was one of 23 players selected to the 2012 U.S. Men's Under-19 Lacrosse Team and will be representing our country in Turku, Finland this July.  The team is looking to raise money for their trip to Finland.  If you would like to support Ralph and his teammates, please click here.  Ralph is currently a freshman at Syracuse University, playing lacrosse for the Orangemen (updated 3/16/2012).
• Theresa Domider, parent of Mara '11 and John '06, is requesting support for the Somerville Metro Lions Club 2nd Annual 5K Run/Walk to Curb Hunger on May 19, 2012 at Duke Island Park.  If you are interested in participating, please click here for details (posted 3/1/2012).

Marriages

• Tara LaMotta '92 to Patrick Dwyer on May 5, 2012
• Amy Weber '94 to Frank LoTorto on December 3, 2011.
• Laura O'Neill '00 to Anthony Guerrieri on October 1, 2011.
• Katelyn Kuboski '02 to Michael Scott '02, on August 11, 2012.
• Kathryn Gillespie '04 to Eric Severson '04 on November 26, 2011.
• Victoria Cullen '05 to Matthew Tarentino '06 on December 30, 2011.

Baby Spartans

• Catherine Cullen Tom-Wolverton '02 and PeterTom-Wolverton '02, a girl, Sophia Anne, November 3, 2011.
• Hugh McAleavy '92 and Tina, a boy, Michael Hudson, January 25, 2012.  Michael joins his sister Emma Grace both grandchildren of Hugh McAleavy '68.

In Memoriam

• List of all religious, lay faculty, and alumni who have died. Please let us know of any member of our Spartan Family who has gone on to eternal rest.  Be sure to include any contact information for family members.  E-mail information to Terry Kuboski.  Our next Alumni Memorial Mass will be in February 2013.  Since our last Alumni Memorial Mass on February 26, 2012, we have learned of the following who have passed away.
• Andrew Wierzbicki '69 on March 10, 2012
• James Khoury '71 on January 20, 2012
• Thomas Rickert '74, date unknown
• Richard Rosinski, husband of IHS Art Teacher Deirdre Rosinski, on February 28, 2012