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attorney for Frank V. Crudo, A.P.C.... Stacie Howard '96 (M.A.) married Adrian Dollarhide on July 27 in Grants Pass, Ore. The couple live in San Diego. BIRTHS UNDERGRADUATE ALUMNI Ramona (Magee) AI-Jaher '78 and her lms– band, Nabeel, welcomed a daughter, Aminah Mouza Nabeel, on April 16.... Richard Huver '82 and his wife, Margaret, celebrated the arrival of twin boys in June 1995. Richard is an attorney with Levine, Steinberg & Miller in San Diego.... Anna Maria [Ramirez) Grune '83 and her husband, Murray, send news of a son, Sutter, born in January 1996. Sutter joins older brother, Connor. Anna Maria earned a master's degree in architecture from the Uni– versity of Hawaii in May and is self-employed, writing architectural projects.... Julie [Anderson) Merkley '83 and her husband, Noel, announce the birth of their fourth child, Dakota Eugene, on May 31. Brothers and sisters are Amanda, 6, Benjamin, 4, and MacCoy, 2. Julie is an investigator with Medical Liability Recoveries in San Diego.... Kim [Hill) Fiene '84 and her husband, Cory, celebrated the arrival of a daughter, Amy Katheryn, on March 18, 1996. They also have a son, Andrew. The family lives in Laguna Niguel, Calif.... Colleen [Hardy) Hamilton '84 (M.A. '87) and her husband, Craig, celebrated the birth of their third child, Brenna, on June 7. Brenna joins brother, Dylan, 5, and sister, Cassidy, 2. Colleen is an English teacher in the Kent, Wash., school district.... Joseph Preimesberger '84 (M.B.A. '96) and Jennifer (Stomhert) Preimesberger '85, (M.Ed. '88) welcomed a son, Joseph Fitzgerald, on March 30, 1996. Jennifer is pursuing a doctoral degree in leadership at USD and Joseph is a vice president at Science Applications International Corp.... Lauren (Moran) Lewand '85 and her husband, Gerard, announced the June 11 birth of twin boys, Timothy Joseph and Robert Thomas. They join older brother, Christopher, and sister, Kathleen. The family lives in Smithtown, N.Y. ... Sharon (Cook) Ratliff '85 and her husband, Greg, welcomed a daughter, Katherine Elizabeth, on June 7. She joins older brother, Sean. The family lives in Virginia Beach, Va. ... Mark Sperrazzo '85 and his wife, Kris, send news of a daughter, Sophia Maria, born on Feb. 17, 1996. Mark is a teacher at the University of San Diego High School. ... Bruce Bowser '86 and his wife, Christina, celebrated the birth of a daughter, Liana Ng, on Dec. 3. Bruce is

September.... Chantal Tousignant-Hernandez 'BB and her husband, Manuel, welcomed a son, Xavier Massimiliano, on Sept. 16. Chantal is a special market representative for Sandoz Pharmaceuticals in Anchorage, Alaska.... Monica [Sears) Weber 'BB and her husband, Doug, welcomed a son, Christian, on Jan. 8, 1996. Monica is a physical therapy assistant for Kingspointe Physical Therapy in Charlotte, N.C.... Amy [Mitchell) Benjamin '89 and her husband, John, welcomed a daughter, Kaitlin, on July 11. The family Lives in West Chester, Pa. Amy is a physician recruiter and is taking time off from work for a year to care for her daughter.... Mary [Goan) Heid '89 and her husband, James, celebrated the birth of their third child, Christina, in November 1995.... Kathy [VanSteenberg) Keegan '89 and her husband, Pat, send news of a son, Matthew, born on May 17. He joins older brother Tyler. Kathy is a buyer for Nordstrom in San Diego.... Stuart Purnell '89 and Julie [Pirolli) Purnell '91 welcomed a daughter, Jessica Taylor, on Nov. 28, 1995. The family Lives in Tustin, Calif.... Jim Alexander '91 and his wife, Christy, celebrated the birth of a daugh– ter, Emily Elizabeth, on March 17, 1996. Jim is self-employed as a real estate appraiser in Highlands Ranch, Colo.... Vincent Bianchi '91 and his wife, Denise, welcomed a son, Vincent Tate, on March 8, 1996. The family lives in Tucson, Ariz. ... Tina [Tascher) Overland '91 and her husband, Scott, send news of their first child, Josie Nicole, born on May 15.... Kelly (Mw-phy) Rieke '92 and her husband, Rhett, announce their first child, Boyd William, born on April 22, 1996. In May, the family moved from San Diego to Kalispell, Mont.... Carlos Montanez '94 and his wife, Letika, welcomed a son, Armando Luis, on June 7. Carlos is a Navy officer sta– tioned in San Diego and was recently promoted from ensign to lieutenant junior grade. GRADUATE AND LAW SCHOOL ALUMNI Mark Shoup '86 (J.D .) and MaryAnn [Connolly) Shoup '87 (J.D.) send news of a son, Samuel Joseph, born on Feb. 14, 1996. Samuel joins brothers Timothy, Andrew and Christopher. The family lives in Apple Valley, Calif.... Samuel Danskin 'BB (J.D.) and his wife, Kathy, announce the birth of a son, Matthew Patrick, on June 1. He joins a sister, Katie, and a brother, Peter. Samuel is a partner with a law firm in Irvine, Calif.... Richard Zampell '95 (M.B.A.) and his wife, Carol, celebrated the arrival of their third child, Brooke Adrianna, on June 28. Richard is a product manager for Hewlett-Packard Co. in San Diego.

a financial analyst for Chevron Overseas Petroleum Inc. and the family lives in Newark, Calif.... Ursula Cunneen '86 and her husband, Capt. 5ean Cunneen '86, send news of a daughter, Morgan Elizabeth, born on July 8. The family lives in Halborg, Denmark, where Sean is an F-16 exchange pilot with the Royal Danish Air Force.... William Ottenheimer '86 and his wife, Denise, celebrated the birth of a daughter, Victoria Lynn, on July 10.... John Slaught '86 and his wife, Robin, welcomed a second daughter, Kendall Claire, on June 23. ... Frank 5orianello '86 and his wife, Lauretta, recently welcomed a daughter, Jeanette Maria. Frank is a special agent with the Drug Enforce– ment Administration in San Diego.... Lori (Morgan) Bennett '87 and Eric Bennett '87 celebrated the birth of a daughter, Katie Lynn, on July 25, 1995. She joins older brother, Easton. Eric is a teacher in Portland (Ore.) Public Schools and Lori is a full-time mom.... Michael Gonzales '87 and Theresa [Rasic) Gonzales '89 celebrated the birth of a daugh– ter, Nicola Catherine, on June 8. The family Lives in Seal Beach, Calif.... Pat Kelley '87 and Kristi (Mackey) Kelley 'BB announced the birth of a daughter, Taryn Elizabeth, on May 7. She joins older brother, Brendan. Pat is an assistant principal at a Temecula, Calif., ele– mentary school and Kristi is an at-home mom. ... Maureen [Nuesca) Polimadei '87 and her husband, Will, send news of a son, Dominic William, born on June 2, 1995. Maureen works at University of San Diego High School. ... Cyndie (Volpone) Syage '87 and her husband, Thomas, welcomed a son, Jacob Thomas, in March 1996. Cyndie earned her master's degree in January 1993 and teaches the third and fourth grade at Ocean Beach Elementary School in San Diego.... Greg Cates 'BB and Stephanie [Ritz) Cates '89 welcomed a daugh– ter, Christine, on March 21, 1996. The family lives in Carmichael, Calif.... Serena Crowley 'BB and her husband, Paul, send news of a daughter, McKenna, born on Feb. 19, 1996. The family lives in Chicago.... Holly (Coonrad) Gralpois 'BB and her husband, Bruno, announce the birth of their first child, Anays Katherine Josette, on June 22.... Don James 'BB and Nicola (Bernard) James '86 send news of a third daughter, Eilish Anne, born in April 1996. She joins older sisters Olivia and Alexis. The family lives in Lafayette, Calif.... Patty (Howard) LaBar 'BB and her husband, Chris, celebrated the birth of a daughter, Megan, on May 24. The family lives in Mission Viejo, Calif. ... Kristin (Avey) Romano 'BB and her husband, Michael, celebrated the birth of a daughter, Alexa Nicole, on Aug. 11. They moved from Boston to Irvine, Calif., in

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