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Dear Alumnae and Friends,

As we near the end of another year, the Mary Louis community has many reasons to be thankful. Despite our

local area being greatly affected by the disastrous Hurricane Sandy, our students, alumnae, faculty and staff

immediately reached out to help those in need in whatever way they could. In true Crusader spirit, the Mary

Louis family is working together towards helping our sisters, and many of those affected, regain their strength

and security.

Our community is truly blessed with faith, tradition, and a rich legacy. I hope that as you look through these

pages you share our pride and enthusiasm for the many wonderful accomplishments of the Mary Louis women,

past and present. You are truly strong, vibrant, and successful women who are prepared to meet any and all

challenges with determination and grace.

As we look forward to what must be done to ensure that our school continues to thrive, we will once again be

asking for your support for our Annual Fund. Please consider making a gift to help ensure the Mary Louis spirit

will continue for generations to come. Blessings to you and your family

Sincerely,

S. Kathleen McKinney CSJ, EdD

Principal

From the Principal

Above, Senior Lawn during the November 2012 snow stormCover, Main entrance, Winter 1943

The Mary Louis Academy

2/ Letter from the Principal

4/ Regional Receptions

6/ Alumna Spotlight: Caitlin Flood ‘08

7/ Alumna Spotlight: Patricia Castel Skarulis ‘62

7/ Graphic Arts at TMLA

8/ TMLA steps up in the Rockaways

8/ Two TMLA alumnae connect

9-11/ Alumna Spotlight: Roxanne DeTorre ‘05.

Erin Freeley ‘95, and Marlynne Bidos, ‘01

12-14/ Principal’s Dinner

15-18/ Mother-Daughter Brunch

19-23/ Class Notes

24/ We’re a YOUTube Sensation!

MARIEL-After Vol. 29 N0. 2 Winter 2012

S. Kathleen McKinney CSJ EDDPrincipalS. Filippa Luciano CSJ M.A. ‘54Assistant PrincipalMrs. Ann O’Hagan Cordes M.S. ‘84Assistant Principal

176-21 Wexford TerraceJamaica Estates, NY 11432718-297-2120FAX: 718-739-0037www.tmla.org

Office of Academy Advancement

Regina Cialone Alaimo ‘97Director of AdvancementMr. Sean BelonDirector, Annual Fund & Alumnae RelationsS. Peggy Conway CSJ ‘69Associate Director Mrs. Judy BelonAssistant Director

Alumnae Association Co-Moderators and Reunion Co-ordinators

S. Joan Killen CSJS. Mary Ann Carotenuto CSJ ‘57

Mother-Daughter Brunch

Commencement 2012

Principal’s Dinner 2012

Graphic Design at TMLA

Regional Receptions

Designed by Oripter@aol.com

Over the last few years, TMLA alumnae have hosted regional recep-tions in FL, New York City, New Jersey, CT, Washington, D.C., Scars-dale, Baltimore, and on Long Island.

Regional Receptions gather alumnae in varied locales

These events are a won-derful way to connect with TMLA alumnae in your area - no mat-ter where in the USA you are - and also learn about what’s happening at TMLA today.

On June 7, 2012, Monica Reddy Wood ‘72 hosted a group of alumnae at her home in Lloyd Harbor, NY while on Septem-ber 20, Joyce Zakierski Simmons ‘66 welcomed another group in Sparta, NJ.

Other recent Regional Receptions included

• November 14, 2011 hosted by Miriam Smith Vagt ‘46 in Scarsdale, NY

• March 21, 2012 hosted by Dr. Judith Banzer Farr ‘54 in Wash-ington, DC

• April 18, 2012 hosted by Nora Eberhardt Quig-ley, ‘46 in Ballston Lake,

NY

We believe the Mary Louis community extends far beyond the geographic boundaries of our hilltop. No mat-

ter where you live, you remain a member of the TMLA family. We are all united by memories and traditions, and by a strong belief in the education of young women of vision. We would be so excited and grateful if you were able to keep the Mary Louis connection strong by attending, or hosting one of these events.

If you’re interested in hosting a local alumnae reception, contact Mr. Sean Belon, Director of Alumnae Relations, for more information, 718.297.2120 X286 or sbelon@tmla.org.Photos by

Regina AlaimoAt left, bottom photo, l to r:

Regina Cialone Alaimo, ‘92,

Kathy Rutherford ‘79, Mary

Gralton Hudak ‘56, Christine

Dimino Pugliese ‘86, S.Filippa

Luciano,, Mrs. Ann Cordes,

Joyce Zakierski Simmons ‘66, S.

Kathleen McKinney, Margue-

rite Lang McDonough ‘51,

S.Peggy Conway, ‘69

Seated l to r: Lorraine Settani Mirabile ‘74, Catherine Swanson Giuffre-Kellner ‘57, S. Eileen Christie CSJ ‘62, Antonie Schneider Shannon ‘57, Helen Adelhardt Hammond ‘49, Elizabeth Puc Smith ‘82. Standing Behind Couch: Kathryn Robilotti Fordham ‘65, Bernadette Reddy Cahalane ‘64, Catherine Ranky Szabo ‘60, Judy Belon, Barbara Honl Adelhardt ‘54, Ann O’Hagan Cordes ‘84, S. Kathleen McKinney CSJ, Mary Reheuser Frohnhofer ‘55, S. Filippa Luciano CSJ ‘54, Marybeth Beecher Koniarski ‘73, Joyce McQuillen Gasser ‘57, S. Peggy Conway

CSJ ‘69, Betsy Gruner Gordon ‘53, Ellen Bianco Monteleone ‘73, Joan Alvarez Mazzella ‘85 & Monica Reddy Wood ‘72

Caitlin Flood ‘08 was the recipient

of the 2012 George Wharton Pepper

Prize, awarded annually to the La-

fayette College (Pennsylvania) senior

“who most nearly represents the Lafay-

ette ideal.” The prize was established in

1923 by George Wharton Pepper H’22,

a U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania, at-

torney, and founding member of the

Pennsylvania Bar Association.

A double major in Government & Law

and Philosophy, Caitlin will attend

New York University School of Law on

a full scholarship to pursue constitu-

tional and human rights law.

Caitlin successfully defended her

honors thesis on the political and

moral implications of transferring and

Caitlin Flood ‘08 feted for academics and service by Lafayette College

sentencing young offenders in adult

criminal court. She also performed re-

search on unsung 21st century female

composers for a forthcoming book.

She was invited to present her work at

the annual American Choral Directors

Association Conference and the Ninth

Festival of Women Composers at Indi-

ana University of Pennsylvania.

Caitlin spent three summers intern-

ing in the law field. She worked in

the youth offender division under the

guidance of Eduardo Padro, New York

County Supreme Court Justice, and

with the Midtown Community Court,

which issues community service sen-

tences for quality-of-life offenses, such

as graffiti and shoplifting. She also

interned with DCS Online Communi-

cations in Washington, D.C. The firm

provides online services to members

of Congress, political candidates, and

advocacy campaigns.

Caitlin served as president of Alter-

native School Break, coordinator for

Landis Community Outreach Center’s

Kids in the Community Program,

volunteer for the Boys and Girls Club

of Easton, student leadership intern

for Lafayette Leadership Institute, and

committee member for Lafapalooza,

the College’s annual day of service.

She has received Lafayette’s Eugene P.

Chase Phi Beta Kappa Prize (research/

scholarship), Louise M. Olmsted Prize

in Ethics (philosophy), Eugene P.

Chase Government Prize (government

and law), the Aaron O. Hoff Volunteer

awards (comunity service), and

the Alumni Association

Student Volunteer Ser-

vice Award (community

service).

Caitlin Flood today at far left and in 2007 with TMLA

classmate Chrissy Forgione doing work for Habitat for Humanity

while at TMLA

As CIO at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer

Center in New York City, Pat Castel Skarulis ‘62

heads development of one of the country's larg-

est data warehouses for patient care and clinical

research at a single organization. The Web-based

system contains more than 1.2 million cancer

patient records that feed into the center's elec-

tronic health record system, giving clinicians

a unified view of patients' medical history and

treatments.

Pat, who has been at Sloan-Kettering for

nine years, led the implementation of a wire-

less network that enables instant communication among clinicians using

walkie-talkie technology both inside and outside the hospital. She has also led work with IBM in the de-

velopment of pathology analysis systems to help forecast how individual patients will respond to specific cancer

treatments. She's also worked with a multidisciplinary team to develop a chemotherapy order entry system that

does the complex calculations needed to ensure that patients get the proper chemo dosages.

During the recent Digital Health Conference, sponsored by the New York eHealth Collaborative, Pat

outlined the newest technology to treat oncology patients at Sloan-Kettering. The medical center decided to col-

laborate with IBM to “build an intelligence engine to provide specific diagnostic test and treatment recommen-

dations,” explained Pat. Pictured above with Pat (center) at the 75th Anniversary Gala Dinner Dance are, l-r,

Eileen McCabe,Edith Gannon Hannigan, Pat, Jean Samartan Pawlik & Janet Stempfl Dayton, all Class of 1962.

Patricia Castel Skarulis ‘62 on cutting edge of medical technology at MSK

Graphic Arts added to TMLA Art curriculumRecognizing the growth of technology in Art, TMLA now of-

fers a course in Graphic Design open to senior Art Majors. The

course, which is funded in part by a NYS grant, allows each

student to work on her own computer designing and creating

all different types of media. The course provides students with

hands-on experience in a field now very much in demand.

TMLA reaches out to Rockaway victimsWhen Super Storm Sandy blew into New York City on October 29, 2012, it tore apart the lives of thousands

of people. Particularly hard hit was the area of the Rockaways, home for decades to many TMLA families and

friends. Plans to aid the area were undertaken by TMLA before school was even reopened. A major effort was

organized by the Service Homerooms and Pax Christi. On November 12th, the Veterans Day holiday, 33 stu-

dents, 10 teachers, and 6 parents descended upon the storm-tossed Rockaway Peninsula

with buckets, mops, brooms, shovels, garbage bags, and more, eager to

help with the cleanup. Working out of St. Francis DeSales Church in

Belle Harbor, groups worked in a variety of areas such as sorting cloth-

ing donations, cleaning houses, and working on the distribution line.

Students also worked with FEMA, helping to register people

for the government services. TMLA also sponsored a drive for

food and other items needed by Sandy’s victims which netted

three van loads of badly needed supplies.

The TMLA family is strong and far reaching! Cory Rameau ‘12 just

entered her Freshman year at Barry University with an academic schol-

arship. Upon hearing that Cory was attending Barry and was a TMLA

alumna, the President of the University, S. Linda Bevilacqua OP, PhD,

TMLA Class of 1958, made a point of searching out Cory, introducing

herself and sitting down for a conversation with her. The TMLA con-

nection lasts far beyond your 4 years on “the hill”!!

TMLA alumnae to be found at every turn

Roxanne DeLaTorre ‘05 offers 2012 Commencement address to grads Roxanne DeLaTorre ‘05 was the guest

speaker at The Mary Louis Academy 2012 Commencement Ceremony held on June 3 at Colden Auditorium at Queens Col-lege in Flushing, NY.

While Roxanne was a student at TMLA, she distinguished herself in both aca-demic as well as extracurricular areas as a member of the NHS, Orchestra, Pax Christi and the Swim Team to name a few. Roxanne was a recipient of the TMLA Peacemaker award.

After graduating from TMLA in 2005, Roxanne studied at Fordham University where she received a degree in Communication and Media Studies. Roxanne received her Master of Arts in Religion and Religious Studies from Fordham in 2011. While she was there she participated in work in the Campus Ministry Office as a litur-gical minister and a retreat minister. Roxanne participated in the Global AIDS Outreach Immersion Program. Through this program, Roxanne travelled to South Africa, Brazil, Calcutta and New Orleans for service and cultural immersion projects.

Roxanne participated and facilitated activities at Camp Glenmary in Mis-sissippi, was a member of the Urban Freshman orientation program, was a volunteer food Courier at God’s love, We deliver and was an after-school mentor at the Concourse Women’s Shelter. She is presently teaching in a Jesuit school in Tanzania as part of a two year lay ministry program.

The Mary Louis Academy has held its annual Commencement ceremony at Queens College since 1967. Prior to that year, students graduated from either the school auditorium or Immaculate Conception Church. Pictured above are, l-r, Assistant Principal Mrs. Ann Cordes ‘84, S. Kathleen McKinney, CSJ, salutatorian, Lauren McManus, valedictorian, Victoria Stivanello, Roxanne DeLaTorre, ‘05, Assistant Principal S. Filippa Luciano, CSJ, ‘54, S. Pat Mahoney CSJ, Councilor Sisters of St. Joseph Brentwood, NY, Class of 2012 Dean Mrs. Grace Scozzaro-Patchett

Erin Freeley ‘95 demonstrates “Prowess” in developing her own public relations firm

Once a reporter for the MARIEL, Erin Freeley ‘95 has expanded her media skills to head her own Public Relations firm.

Erin is the Principal and Founder of Prow-essPR. www.prowessPR.com, a company she started in June 2007. “After working on the agency-side for more than five years, I saw an oppor-tunity to work with start-ups who were looking

for cost-effective, results oriented public relations programs,” explains Erin.

Today, ProwessPR is a New York-based con-sultancy that special-izes in the promo-tion of seed funded, emerging start-ups as well as established technology and con-sumer brands. We offer a flexible suite of services that can be selected a la

carte, to ensure that the needs of each and every client are met.

Says Erin, a graduate of Our Lady of Mercy Grammar School in For-est Hills, the University of San Diego and Long

Island University, “At ProwessPR, we deliver creative and effective PR campaigns for national and international clients at every stage of growth, providing senior-level counsel with the foresight to stay ahead of a rapidly evolving market. We take the time to un-derstand our clients’ chal-lenges and opportunities and how they’re perceived in the industry, working to make them stand out.”

Some of the clients that Erin has served include, CircleUp: an equity-based crowdfunding investment platform that connects individual investors with growing private compa-nies, Pathbrite: delivers next generation digital portfolios to help indi-viduals and institutions collect, track and show-case achievements of all kinds. Pathbrite Portfolios enable students to col-lect, curate, reflect on and share all the evidence of their learning and

achievements and Sum-mly: redefines news for the mobile world with algorithmically generated summaries from thou-sands of sources. Innova-tive gestures, animations and great summaries make reading the news fun.

The benefits and advan-tages to having started her own business are clear to Erin. “Starting ProwessPR has enabled me to work with amazing clients and represent companies that I am truly passionate about. I also have a flex-ible work schedule and am my own boss.”

If you have a business you have started and would like to share your entre-preneurial experience, please contact us at marylouisacademy@aol.com.

Erin at her company and with her parents at LIU when she received her MBA from LIU.

Marlynne Bidos, J.D. ’01, has been awarded an Ambassadorial Scholar-ship from the Rotary Foundation to obtain a degree in Master of Laws in Information Technology & Intel-lectual Property at the University of Hong Kong.

Marlynne graduated from Temple University in 2005 and received her J.D. from Loyola University in 2009. She was an attorney and Program Policy & Compliance Advisor for Alternative Schools & Programs for the NYC DOE. She is also a mem-ber of TMLA’s Alumnae Mentoring Program.

In addition to the scholarship from the Rotary Foundation, Bidos was also recently selected for a Ful-bright Fellowship to do research in Ghana next year. She chose the Rotary award because it will pro-vide an opportunity for her to study intellectual property management from a human rights perspective.

Declares Marlynne, “I intend to build upon the legal training I’ve received to create country-led intel-lectual property business solutions that will diminish poverty and ultimately lead to less dependence on foreign aid.”

Marlynne is also the co-founder of Konbit Pou Edikasyon (Working Together for Education) a non-profit based in Haiti that provides finan-cial support and services to ensure the academic success of students in Haiti through the completion of their secondary education. KPE works collaboratively to connect students with academic, social and post-secondary opportunities. She developed KPE with the belief that education is the catalyst for com-munity advancement.

Says Marlynne of her beloved academy, “TMLA added to the foundation of morals, ethics, and core values that my parents built and instilled within me. It pro-vided the structure necessary to be a disciplined student and gave me the encouragement needed to be a vision-ary woman. I remember a ban-ner hanging in the foyer that said ‘Creating women of vision for the 21st century.’ Nothing could be more accurate.

The teachers really led us to believe that we could be and do anything, and this theme carried through in the curriculum, school projects, Spirit Week, and school culture. Looking back on my experiences in high school, I know it was the sum of all of these elements that culti-vated my spirit for leadership and excellence. As I continue to strive for greater personal and profes-sional accomplishments, I carry the guiding principles I learned at TMLA with me.” Marlynne will chronicle her Hong Kong trip via her blog site: www.icmbasia.tumblr.com.

Marlynne Bidos, J.D. ’01 pursuing degree inHong Kong through Ambassadorial Scholarship

Principal’s Dinner 2012The Mary Louis Academy-Susan J. Kropf Library was the setting for the annual Principal’s Dinner held on

October 25, 2012. This event honors the outstanding commitment and generosity of TMLA alumnae, parents,

benefactors and supporters. Sister Kathleen McKinney CSJ EdD presented an impressive resume of TMLA’s

achievements and endeavors during the past year. Also present was Sister Helen Kearney CSJ EdD, President of

the Sisters of St. Joseph, Brentwood, NY, who offered her reflections on TMLA and all it offers to young women.

Top left photo: l-r seated; Regina Cialone Alaimo ‘97, Academy Advance-ment Director etc, S. Patricia Mahoney CSJ- CSJ Councilor, Lena Cutrone Shamulzai ‘02, standing, Carol Brostek Benedetto ‘78, Jeanne Brostek Al-tenau ‘75, Trustee, Shawn Shamulzai, Monica Reddy Wood ‘72, Top right photo, l-r seated: Tamara Stephen, Esq. ‘88, Trustee, Mark & Christine Codd P ‘11, ‘13, ‘15 and Mary Waldron P’ 98 & ‘05, standing,Judy Belon - Assistant Director Academy Advancement & John Waldron P ‘98 & ‘05Middle, left, David Luttinger, Esq P ‘80, Rosemarie Doellgast Luttinger ‘56 P’ 80 & Mel Young, right, June Kiaer Viverito ‘53, Lois Meaney McGowan ‘53 and husbands Joseph Viverito & Andrew McGowan, M.D. Bottom right, Mel Young, Hannah Sexton Young ‘74 & S. Joan Killen

Top Left: seated: Sharon Scaturro Justvig, Esq. ‘76, Trustee, S. Annelle Fitz-patrick CSJ PhD ‘65. Standing: Gerard Justvig, S. Peggy Conway CSJ ‘69 Associate Director of Academy Advancement & Mary Hannon, EdD 77, Trustee, top right: Alice Duffy Grant ‘59 & Joan Castel Conway ‘59, middle left: Matthew Sablan, Pascale Saint-Louis ‘01, Trustee, middle right: Nadine Davey-Rogers, & Kristin Waldron Horan, M.D. ‘98, third row left, S. Jane Reilly CSJ - CSJ Councilor, Kathleen McCabe ‘81, President of Alumnae Association, Ann O’Hagan Cordes ‘84, Assistant Principal, right, Lynda Arcerio, Nora Eberhardt Quigley ‘46, Sean Belon, Director of Annual Fund and Maureen Davey-Rezny, bottom left, standing, Patrick Condren & Thomas Patchett, seated, Alexandra Venturini Dyer ‘74 & Grace Scozzaro-Patchett , Dean Class of 2016.

Principal’s Dinner 2012 cont...

Reunion 2013Saturday, March 23, 2013

Mass in memory of deceased Alumnae & Faculty: 3PM

Classes of ‘43, ‘48, ‘53, ‘58, 63, ‘68,

‘73, ‘78, ‘83, ‘88, ‘93, ‘98, ‘03 & ‘08

Registration: 2PM Dinner: 4PM

Mother-Daughter Brunch 2013

S. Linda Pero CSJ ‘67 and Jane Maguire Esq., ‘67 Estelle Gearon, Ph.D. ‘50 & Irene Gearon Czerwinski ‘53,

April 27, 2013 •12PM at TMLA Bring your mother, daughter, grandmother, godmother, niece,

or other female relative or friend!

Call 718-297-2120 ext 240 or e-mail: marylouisacademy@aol.com

Mother- Daughter Brunch

2012

1940sBarbara Ann Becher PhD '49 has been living in an independent living apartment in a retirement complex since January 2009. She is about ten minutes away from her brother and his family. She lives with her fifteen year old English Springer Spaniel. Barbara is still in touch with a number of classmates by phone and through Christmas letters.

Virginia Droesch Trump-bour '49 has twelve very successful children. Her husband recently passed away. He was a graduate of LaSalle Academy in NY; Georgetown Univer-sity and Georgetown Law School.

1950s Athina Leka Aston '52 and her husband, Daniel, recently celebrated their fiftieth wedding anniver-sary with family including grandchildren, Theresa, Oscar, Faye and Blake.

Elizabeth Greaves Craw-ford PhD '59 and her husband, Christopher welcomed grandchild number seven, Abigail Elizabeth Crawford, in January 2012.

Justine Schneider Cul-linan '59 despite aches and pains of advancing age, she still hacks away at freelance editing and she proofs reprinted British mysteries to supplement her Social Security pay-ments. She is very grate-ful for the many years of rigorous training in gram-mar and language given by the selfless Sisters of St. Joseph.

Marie Goodchild Dowd '57 is now a Great-Grandmother as they welcomed George Thom-as IV into their family in August 2011. He has joined our other nineteen grandkids (ages 29-6). Chuck and Marie travel in their RV to visit them all.

Judith Banzer Farr '54 and her husband, George celebrated fifty years of marriage in June 2012. They were happy to enter-tain S. Kathleen, S. Filippa and twenty-six Alumnae of TMLA living in the Washington, D.C. area this spring. In April 2012, at Lincoln Center, a script about Emily Dickinson's life written by Judith and accompanying a song cy-cle composed by Gordon Getty was recited by the actress Cynthia Nixon.

Elissa Memmoli Furlong '50 is enjoying her seven children, eighteen grand-children and her first great-grandson, Noah.

Catherine Swanson Giuffre Kellner L.C.S.W., B.C.D '57 maintains a pri-vate practice in psycho-therapy. Her home office is in Dix Hills, NY where she works with individu-als, couples and families.

Elizabeth Kempton '59 completed her education in the US Air Force and became a Certified Nurse Anesthetist. She is cur-rently living in Syosset, NY.

Dr. Dolores Conklin Leckey '51 retired in May 2012 from Woodstock Theological Seminary at Georgetown University.

Marjorie Mulvehill Mc-Gahren '56 is the mother of five and grandmother of nineteen!

Joanne "Josh" McNeece Miles '58 retired three years ago as the Public Relations Director of United Way of West Ala-bama. She enjoys volun-teer PR work for several non-profits.

Anne Giddings Murphy '52 is enjoying Naples, FL. She is still able to travel and see the world. Her granddaughter graduated from Washington & Lee University and has a job! "Life goes on, thankfully!"

Joan Fitzpatrick Nelson '53 proudly announces her grandson, Michael Brooks, graduated from Geneseo College and is working with HSBC bank. That makes #2, and one more to go.

Patricia Casey Richer '59 her third granddaughter

Class Notes

was born in March 2012 and her son was married in February 2012.

Eileen Sullivan PhD '59 had an article published in The American Journal of Irish Studies Volume 8, titled, "19th Century Irish-American Publish-ing" Eileen is also com-pleting her book Making the Catholic American for Notre Dame University Press.

Joan Vogler Sodano '50 recently celebrated her 60th wedding anniversa-ry. She is looking forward to a family reunion in SC in July 2012.

Elisabeth LaRosa Za-marelli '58 was first runner-up Ms. New York Senior America in 2005; All American Lady in 2009; Ms. New York Se-nior America in 2010 and placed in the top ten at the National Pageant. In 2011 was a contestant in Lady Petite America; Pageant judge and mem-ber of Ms. New York Senior America Seasoned Steppers; National Secre-tary of the Alumnae As-sociation of Senior Amer-

ica and Board Member of Ms. New York Senior America Pageant; Placed third in the Mrs. America Pageant in 2007.

1960sVirginia Ellis Beech '60 is happily keeping in touch with Jane Spaulding Bowling and Mary Cam-eron in NYC. She has one glorious grandson, Cameron, going on seven. Virginia is still working and loving it!

Christine Cassidy Col-lum '64 has worked as an RN for forty-three years, married a great man, has three healthy, happy, married children and five grandchildren. Christine lives in Rumson, NJ, is now retired and loves it! Thanks TMLA!

Kimber Madrick Cross '64 is retired from being a Tax Director at Unum, a Disability Insurance Company. Since col-lege graduation, she and her family have lived on a farm in Maine raising sheep and turkeys.

Mary Kempton Fay '62 completed her Doctorate Degree in Nursing Prac-tice from Case Western in Cleveland, OH in 2009. After raising four chil-dren, Mary completed her Bachelor's Degree from CW Post and her Master's from Stony Brook Uni-versity. She is currently waiting to hear about the publication of her thesis.

Kathleen Dreyer Joyce, Ph.D. '63 has not yet retired from her private practice in Psychoanaly-sis. She has three married sons, three grandsons and one granddaughter and finds that 'life is good.'

Gail Di Leonardo Konec-sni '64 had the honor to do the proofreading for her son's first publication, It Was Only on Stun!. It can be found on Cre-atespace, Amazon.com and Kindle.

Carole Kulikowski '66 is an artist, represented by Ceres Gallery in NYC, NY, and her art can be viewed at their web site. Recently she published her first novel, The Sum-mer of the Rosenkavalier,

a satire about an opera singer; it is available on Amazon.com.

Marie Daley Lockhart '67 is moving to Wilmington, NC to enjoy retirement!

Marguerite Shilling Mayers MD '63 recently attended her 45th college reunion at Marymount Manhattan College with fellow TMLA classmates Andrea Hyde and Carol Vincie.

Anna Esposito Messmer '62 retired in August 2012 after forty-six years in education as Teacher, Guidance Counselor, As-sistant Principal, Princi-pal and Pupil Personnel Worker.

Geraldine Barilla Nazar '67 is now a grandparent to five delightful children.

Maryann Corrado Risi '66 retired in June 2012 after thirty-six years of teaching and eight years as President of the Jericho Teachers Association.

Georgette "Georgie" Colombraro Saydak '63 is completing her seventh

year as the Director of Faith Formation in St. Francis of Assisi Par-ish in Sacramento, CA. Georgette and husband of 41 years, Dave, are blessed with two grandchildren.

Joyce Zakierski Simmons '66 retired in January 2012, after forty-two years as a music teacher from the Elizabeth, NJ Public Schools (her last posi-tion). She continues to be a church Music Director and Organist. Joyce has started a Lecture Series on Music Topics and vintage costume jewelry for fundraising organiza-tions, women's clubs and community events. She can be reached at sim-monsjo@yahoo.com.

Catherine Ranky Szabo '60 her mother, Ma-ria Ranky, passed away March 5, 2011 after her 100th birthday. Her two oldest grandchildren graduated high school and will be attending Florida State Univer-sity and the University of Binghamton. She has ten other grandchildren ages 2 at 16, 15, 14, 13, 10, 8, 6, 5 and the youngest is 3.

1970sAmparo Diaz Connors '78 her daughter Kelly '08 graduated from Queens College in May 2012, and daughter, Kristina '07 graduated from Stony Brook University in May 2011. She is very proud of them.

Teresa Puc Coulter '73 will be celebrating thirty-five years of marriage with husband, George. Teresa's daughter, Lauren, recently had her second child, Taylor Teresa, join-ing brother Connor, age 2.

Valerie J. Green '72 was recently named Publisher of AM New York.

Barbara Rudd Hajko '70 announces that her family is thrilled that daughter, Kerry, married Ryan Con-nolly in June 2012.

Mary Tenebruso Manatos '74 celebrated the birth of her second grandchild, Olivia Catherine Michal-sky, born in March 2012. She lives in Billings, MT with her daughter, There-sa, and husband, Jeremy.

Eileen Bell Marcel '74 has been an RN for thirty-five years. She has three sons and one grandson, age eight, and granddaughter, age two. Eileen works for the North Shore Health System in Pain Manage-ment.

Elvira Viaggio Molinari '76 is in the process of transitioning back into the Treasury/Cash Man-agement /Financial area of a non-profit corpora-tion in the metropolitan NY area. After a twenty-seven year Treasury career at Altria Group, and after developing and managing a vaca-tion rental property on Vieques Island, PR, she is excited about contrib-uting her Treasury and project management skills and experience to an organization.

1980sJean Finn Hourihane '81 is teaching science at PS 92 in Queens, NY. My daughter, Claire, will be starting TMLA in the fall. She will be the third gen-eration to attend TMLA, following her grandmoth-

er Mary Kelly Finn '45 and myself.

Kathleen Rowland Naasz '84 was recently promoted to Associate Professor at Centenary College and leading the S.I.F.E. Pro-gram, helping people in need through business principles.

1990sAdrienne Werdann Ga-rabedian, EdD '92 earned her Doctorate in Educa-tion in April 2012.

Margee Louisias, MD '99 was married in May 2012 in Massapequa, Long Island. She has completed her residency in Com-bined Internal Medicine & Pediatrics at The Mount Sinai Medical Center, NYC in June 2012.

Melissa Ledwozan Mi-chael '93 is in her tenth year of service as a Dept. of the Air Force Civilian. She recently moved to Clovis, NM, in support of husband Kevin's contin-ued active duty military career.

Maureen Walsh Pustelniak

'96 her daughter Kate was

born in 2010, son Charlie

was born in February 2012.

Marybeth Monaghan Reyn-

olds '93 will celebrate her

fifth wedding anniversary in

September 2012 with hus-

band, Michael. They have

three beautiful sons; twins,

Sean and Liam, who are

three years old and Owen

who is one.

Stephanie Rose DeNicola

Turner '95 and her husband,

Chad Turner, welcomed

their daughter Emily Nicole

in October 2011. Despite a

difficult pregnancy and de-

livery, Emily is now crawl-

ing and babbling. They were

blessed to celebrate Emily's

baptism in NY with fam-

ily and friends, including

friends from TMLA.

The MillenniumCathryn Duffy '04 is attend-

ing CUNY Graduate School

from Cape Verde, Africa

while working in the tourist

industry.

Kit Golan '03 is a Math for

America Fellow, which is

an awesome program for

anyone looking to teach

math in NYC. She has com-

pleted her second year as an

8th grade math teacher at

Wagner M. S. In addition

to teaching three classes, Kit

runs an after school math

club, popular with the 6th

and 7th graders.

Elyse Busch Haller '05 mar-

ried Steve Haller in August

2012 at St. Adalbert Church

in Elmhurst, NY. The recep-

tion was held at Fox Hollow

in Woodbury, Long Island.

Carmen Jule, Esq. '04 re-

ceived her JD from Brook-

lyn Law School in June 2011

and was admitted to the NJ

Bar in December 2011 and

in NY in May 2012. She be-

gan her legal career in May

2012 as an agency attorney

with the NYC Human Re-

sources Administration.

Erica Loscalzo '06 Gradu-

ated from Queens College

this past May with a Bach-

elor's in Media Studies. She

founded an "online order"

gluten-free bakery based in

Queens, NY. For info visit

GreenRibbonBakeShop.com.

Danielle Mooney '06 is now

a NYC public school English

teacher for sixth and sev-

enth grade students.

Catherine Wauters '04

completed her first year of

law school at George Mason

University in Arlington,

VA, where she made Law

Review.

In Memoriam Dorothy Sullivan Caldera '40

July 31, 2012

Helen Fecher St. John '44

September 7, 2012

Janet Miller Smith '47

June 24, 2012

Doris Flanagan Chessman

'48

February 23, 2011

S. Aimee Franklin VHM '48

(Patricia Franklin)

October 10, 2012

Madeleine Young Harper '49

1992

Charlotte Cox Nicolosi '49

July 4, 2012

Elaine O'Brien Simpson '49

March 18, 2012.

Patricia Simonson Mearns '50August 12, 2012

Doris Burkard Yonkers '52

January 31, 2009

Carol Breitung Concannon

'57, sister of Dorothy Brei-

tung Clare '54

February 17, 2012.

Lilllian McLaughlin

Kennedy '57

August 1, 2012

Virginia Van Note

O'Connor '57

February 12, 2012

Laura Garzon Wyman '57

June 7, 2011

CDR. Mary E. Cornell, USN

'60, cousin of Elizabeth

Knajdl '64

May 23, 2012

Grace Kempton Baruccheri

'63

August 9, 2010

Kathleen Biggio Cardero '63

May 30, 2012

Suzanne Schopp '65

August 27, 2012.

Barbara Brady McCon-

naughey '66

February 7, 2012

Ramona Ashebergas '74

July 23, 2011

Mary Jane Susca Sabino '75

December 2006

Gerard Baccari, husband of

Missy Wells Baccari '73

July 16, 2012

George W. Baker, husband

of Claire Augustin Baker '50

Bill Ball, husband of Arlene

Bodenheimer Ball '49

Thomas Barrick, son of Vera

Power Barrick '47

Daniel Barrick, son of Vera

Power Barrick '47

Dr. Frank Catalano, father

of Louise Catalano '85

2012

William Curtis, husband of

Dolores Anaya Curtis '40

Stanley Drzewiecki, hus-

band of Dorothy Clements

Drzewiecki '46

Nancy Drzewiecki, daughter

of Dorothy Clements Drze-

wiecki '46

Gwendolyn C. Dukette,

mother of Sharon Dukette

Blum '64, Linda Dukette '69

and Annmarie Dukette '72

June 7, 2011

Martin Ryan, husband of

Elsie Martin Ryan '48

William Savage, son of Do-

lores Maher Savage '47

Raymond Schmidt, husband

of Rose Torsney Schmidt '44

Staci Scott, daughter of Ar-

line "Sue" Campbell Mathias

'42

Joseph A. Steiper Sr., hus-

band of Patricia Curran

Steiper '48

Charles Sweeney, husband

of Ruth Wyatt Sweeney '45

Michael J. Thackaberry hus-

band of Joan Macek Thacka-

berry '58

October 2011

Harold Thompson, hus-

band of Rosemarie Amato

Thompson '48

Orestes Valoret, husband of

Melany Yackanich

Robert C. Trumpbour, hus-

band of Virginia Droesch

Trumpbour '49

March 4, 2012.

Eugene White, husband of

Patricia Keating White '46

Frank Dunworth, son of

Lynn Brex Dunworth '59

July 30, 2012

Anton G. Eck, father of

Carol Eck Driscoll '81

November 5, 2011

Nicholas J. Feminella, hus-

band of Kay Curley Femi-

nella '41

Reginald Frey, husband of

Margaret Broderick Frey '48

Mary C. Gyves, mother of

Katherine Gyves Ray, M.D.

'76 and Mary Jane Gyves

Lebel '74

July 5, 2012

James H. Grady, husband of

Phyllis Droesch Grady '47

D. Francis Harris, son of

Theresa Maher Harris '44

Dr. Robert Healy, husband

of Catherine Hunt Healy '42

John Hemminger, husband

of Ann McHale Hemminger

'56

December 12, 2011

Joseph Kelly, husband of

Joan Mark Kelly '48

Charles Klika, husband of

Ann Bagnasco Klika '48

Thomas J. McGann, hus-

band of Anne Carroll Mc-

Gann '42

Anne McGlynn, daughter of

Dorothy Kloss Wortham '51

May 25, 2012

Joseph McNamara, husband

of Barbara Caracciolo Mc-

Namara '50

Andrew Mullally, husband

of Camille Briguglio Mul-

lally '46

Joseph A. Nicolosi Jr., son of

Charlotte Cox Nicolosi '49

March 7, 2012

Peter Pombo, husband of

Mary Mediavilla Pombo '47

Vinnie Pryor, mom of Vir-

ginia Pryor White '73

August 11, 2012

Eugene J. Reilly, husband of

Anne McGlynn Reilly '58

October 20, 2011

Paul Reilly, son of Margaret

Power Reilly '49

John J. Reville, husband of

Kay Ortelere Reville '49

Richard Reynolds Jr., son of

Kathleen Foss Reynolds '49

Recognizing the power and potential of today’s social mdia

websites, TMLA has long had its own YOUTube channel.

This past October TMLA launched its newest recruitment/PR

video,Celebrate TMLA. The video quickly became an internet

sensation, garnering more than 11,000 unique hits in its first

month. The video is a wild and fun ride through TMLA that we

hope you all get to view. Just go to www.youtube.com and put in

“Celebrate TMLA” in the search box and it will come right up.

We’re a wonder !

www.youtube.com:Celebrate TMLA Guests at the Principal’s Dinner view our new video on our school ipads

If you know of any TMLA alumna that should be profiled

in MARIEL-After, or you would like to be profiled yourself,

please contact us at: marylouisacademy@aol.com

Please send us information about yourself for our Class Notes section

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