USD Magazine Spring 2006

[ 1 9 8 1 ] KATHLEEN FIEDLER-GILMORE (B.A.) has four daughters: Morgan, 20, a sophomore at USD; Lauren, 19, a freshman at Vassar College; Lindsey, 18, a senior in high school; and Callie, 15, a sophomore in high school. Kathleen says she married husband Bill in May 2003. She’s working on her ROBERT HARRISON (J.D.) , past president of the Association of Southern California Defense Counsel, was honored in January by the San Diego Defense Lawyers as the 2004 Defense Lawyer of the Year. RICK LEON (B.B.A.) has been spending his time surfing and watch- ing his daughter, Nina, jump her horses and prepare for the Olympics. JEFFREY E. THOMA (J.D.) and his wife, Kim, celebrated the birth of their first baby, Charles Ryan, on Dec. 5, 2004. Jeff was appointed pub- lic defender for Solano County, Calif., after serving as the public defender for Mendocino County for more than seven years. J.D. ‘85) says that in April her law firm, Ashworth, Blanchet, Christenson, & Kalemkiarian, moved into a build- ing it purchased at Third Avenue and Juniper Street in the Banker’s Hill neighborhood of San Diego. The firm specializes in family law matters. CLAUDIA (DENIGAN) COX (B.A.) reports that her husband is an attorney. Her son, Brian, graduated from St. Augustine High School in 2004 and, this fall, expected to begin his sophomore year studying pre-med at Georgetown University. Her daughter, Haley Anne, expected to begin her sophomore year at Our Lady of Peace High School, and wants to attend USD. KATHRYN KITCHEN-GALUPPO (B.A., M.A. ‘87) says her husband, Louis Galuppo, is the residential real estate director at the Burnham-Moores Center for Real Estate in the School of Business Administration at USD. Her son attends Cathedral Catholic High School, while her daughter attends St. John School in Encinitas. Kathryn con- tinues to teach, time permitting. [ 1 9 8 2 ] LESA CHRISTENSON (B.A., master’s degree, while living, skiing and playing in beautiful Sandpoint, Idaho.

HANG A RIGHT DavidWeiss ’92 (B.B.A.) has been a firefighter for nine years, the last six with the Westminster Fire Department in Colorado. In addition to his title as firefighter/engineer, he’s also a fire investigator who determines whether fires are accidental or due to arson. For the last year, Weiss has driv- en the department’s 64,000-pound, 40-foot-long ladder truck. He says the biggest challenge is making right turns without slamming into corners, curbs, cars or people. “I haven’t had an accident yet,” quips Weiss, who admits his co-workers constantly tease him because his “other vehicle” is a relatively tiny 2000 Volkswagen Jetta. [ n a v i g a t o r ] KARL ROSETTE

JOHN HAYNES (B.A. ) was forced to retire because of muscular dystro- phy. Now he’s on the board of direc- tors for the Challenge Center. [ 1 9 8 3 ] PAM (FATICA) ADAMS (B.A.) has been married to Michael Adams (J.D. ‘85) for 19 years. They have two chil- dren, Amanda, 16, and Nicholas, 13, and live in Orange County, Calif. Mike has his own law office in Irvine, Calif., and Pam teaches fourth grade. LESLIE (CONLIN) SACKO (B.S.) and her husband, Al, celebrated their 20th anniversary on Aug. 17. They met in San Diego while working at the National City Mile of Cars. Al is from the Philadelphia area and grad-

uated from Penn State. Leslie is from San Diego and recently received an M.B.A. from Pepperdine University. VINCE SKAHILL (B.A.) and his wife, Donna, formed a real estate/ loan consulting partnership. They have been married for 22 years. Their son, Eric, is a sophomore at the University of California, Los Angeles. Greg is a senior at Patrick Henry High School in San Diego. Vince and Donna are enjoying their new part- nership in the real estate venue and look forward to helping people achieve their dreams. [ 1 9 8 4 ] KEVIN BOVÉE (B.B.A.) and his wife, Kari (Cramer) Bovée (B.A. ‘84)

have lived in Albuquerque, N.M., for eight years. Kevin is president of Sicorp Inc., an information technology company, specializing in high performance computing solutions. Kari is busy with their two children, Jessica, 16, and Michael, 13, as well as with showing Arabian horses and playing tennis. STEPHEN “SWOOPER” GAUVIN (B.B.A.) has been happily married for 10 years. He and his bride, Shirley, live in Coronado, Calif., and have three daughters: Kathryn, 9, Carolyn, 7; and Lauren, 3. He’s been working as a sales rep in the electronics indus- try for more than 18 years, 10 years with Arrow Electronics.

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