USD Magazine Fall 2005

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[ 1 9 6 8 ] DONALD CLINE (J.D.) still repre- sents injured workers in worker’s compensation cases. [ 1 9 6 9 ] T. WORTHINGTON VOGEL (J.D.) recently retired after 31 years as an assistant district attorney. Now he is a part-time criminology instructor.

[ 1 9 5 9 ] THOMAS SHARKEY (J.D.) was a partner and trial lawyer for more than 35 years at McInnis, Fitzgerald, Rees & Sharkey before it merged with Higgs, Fletcher & Mack in 1999. He was of counsel to Higgs, Fletcher & Mack until 2001, at which time he started a solo practice specializing in mediations and arbitrations. During his career, he has been designated a fellow in the American College of Trial Lawyers and an advocate in the American Board of Trial Attorneys. He is also a member of the USD School of Law Board of Visitors and enjoys maintaining his relationship with the law school. “Over the years it’s been gratifying to witness the development of the university and its law school,”Thomas says. “I owe a great deal to the USD School of Law and I’m proud to be one of its many alumni.” [ 1 9 6 4 ] ROBERT BAXLEY (J.D.) says he’s written and published two books since his retirement. One is called The Lifeguards , the other is called A Miscellaneous Lawyer . LARRY CAMPBELL (J.D.) serves as a volunteer lay chaplain at Casa de las Campanas Retirement Commu- nity and health center in San Diego. He also is a volunteer caregiver for Elizabeth Hospice in Escondido, Calif. Larry’s wife, Mary, is the owner of World Art. One son, Ryan, co-owns Art of Framing on Adams Avenue in San Diego and another son, Buzz, plays guitar with The Lee Rocker Band — touring Sweden, England, Norway and France — as well as with the ’50s group Sha Na Na, which tours throughout the United States. Buzz also plays locally with his own band, Hot Rod Lincoln. Larry’s first grandchild, Andrew Patrick Campbell, was born on Feb. 4, 2004. [ 1 9 6 6 ] BENTON BECKLEY (B.A., J.D. ’76) has been involved in the sales of Boss Hoss Motorcycles and spends time at his house at Lake Arrowhead, Calif. He reports that he’s been single since 1996. 1960s

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[ 1 9 7 0 ] MARY (SEARCY) BIXBY (B.A., M.A. ’86) is president and chief executive officer of The Charter School of San Diego, an educational option for seventh- to 12th-grade students. Mary, founder of the char- ter school, oversees the corporation and its 18 school sites located throughout the city. A well-known educational reformer in California, Mary received the first Gary Hart Vision Award for her state-level work on behalf of charter schools. She is board chair for Audeo Charter School, another charter that she founded. Mary and her husband, John, have been married for 36 years and greatly enjoy their three adult children. mittee of the San Diego Housing Federation and Housing California. She currently serves as vice presi- dent of the Regional Task Force on the Homeless as well as secretary of the Interfaith Coalition for Immi- grant Rights. She maintains an active speaking schedule on topics related to spirituality and faith- based advocacy. DONALD WORLEY (J.D.) retired in November 2004 from practicing law. He’s now a full-time actor in film and television and often plays lawyers. Recently he filmed, “The Battle of the Bulge” for the History Channel, in which he played Gen. George Patton (see page 38). ROSEMARY JOHNSTON (B.A., M.A. ’90) serves on the policy com- [ 1 9 7 2 ] ROBERT LEAMAN (J.D.) has been the chief trial counsel for the New Jersey Division of Criminal Justice, Office of the Attorney General, since July 2002. In this position, he tries difficult, complex criminal cases as designated by the director of the

GUY MOTIL

Devon Howard rides the waves near San Jose Del Cabo in Baja, California, for a stor y in Longboard Magazine .

“My friend, Thomas Campbell, was making the movie and trav- eling to Mexico, New Zealand, Australia and Indonesia,” Howard says. “He invited me along, and I couldn’t pass it up.” When Campbell ran out of money, Howard, through surfing connections, convinced Converse to kick in $125,000. Converse then hired him to promote the movie on a 44-city tour through- out the United States. Howard has watched the sport evolve from a compulsion only for beach bums to something

that makes everyone a surfer wannabe. Now he plans to ride the wave all the way in to corpo- rate America. “Surfing is a youth-oriented business and I’ve seen dozens of famous guys hang on too long,” says Howard, 31. “I want to use my passion and knowledge to start my own marketing and public relations company.” What about surfing? “I’ll surf until I can’t walk any- more. Even then I’ll have my grandkids push me into the waves on my stomach.”

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