Class Notes

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Time to catch up with the Scheid family! Both Kevin '99 and Dan '01 Scheid are living in Colorado. Dan is currently working for Leprino Foods in their International Global Supply Division. Meanwhile, Brian Scheid '97 lives in New Jersey with his wife, Melissa, and two children. Brian is a senior reporter for S&P Global Market Intelligence.

Peter Mudge '98 is living in Arkansas with his wife and 3 Children, Career is Lt Col in U.S. Air Force.

Nicholas Creamer '09 was recently promoted the position of "Senior Tax Associate" within the accounting firm he works for- CBIZ & Mayer Hoffman MaCann P.C. Nicholas prepares primarily both individual and business tax returns (specializing in business tax returns- particularly those with multi-state / international filing requirements). He is also the "go-to resource" in his local office when it comes to advising clients on the various matters related to the multiple rounds of COVID relief legislation that have been enacted over the past year (CARES Act, PPP loans, Etc.).

Tommy Odegard '17 is very excited to share that he has accepted a summer internship at the University of Minnesota Athletics Department-Golden Gopher Fund! Tommy gives special thanks to John Barnes and the CadetWorks program at Saint Thomas Academy for guiding him through the internship process.

We have another update about Odeen Tufto '15! Odeen has been named as a Hobey Baker Award Nominee. The Hobey Baker Award, given to college hockey's top player, on Monday announced its nominees for its 2021 award.  Among the nominees was Odeen, a senior forward for the Quinnipiac Bobcats.  He is considered a front runner for the award by thehockeywriters.com Criteria for college hockey's top honor include candidates exhibiting the exceptional character traits of the award's namesake, Hobey Baker. A legendary American hero, Baker was a World War I fighter pilot and was known as America's greatest amateur athlete in his day, excelling at hockey and football at Princeton. Award candidates must demonstrate strength of character both on and off the ice, contribute to the integrity of his team and display outstanding skills in all phases of the game. Consideration should be given to scholastic achievement and sportsmanship.

Fan voting is now open and runs through March 7 with the top 10 finalists announced March 17, the Hobey Hat Trick released on April 1 and the award winner announced April 9.  Fans can vote once per day per person between now and March 7th at https://www.hobeybaker.com/vote

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Bryan Swintek '00, a Commander in the U.S. Coast Guard, recently led his team to rescue 66 fishermen trapped on an ice float on Lake Michigan. As the Response / Search and Rescue Coordinator for Sector Lake Michigan, Bryan was in charge of the entire operation. The daring rescue was featured on the national news!

Congratulations to Tim Vetscher '94, who has been promoted to the position of news director at TMJ4 (WTMJ-TV) in Milwaukee. .

Christian Pilhofer '05 and his wife, Lis, welcomed twin boys on Jan 17th - Robert (Bobby) and Edward (Teddy). Said Christian, "Let the games begin!"

Robbie Stucker' 17, a current University of Minnesota hockey player, has been selected to represent the Big10 Hockey Conference on a newly formed national D1 hockey committee to address Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. Read more here!

Sean Creamer '19 and Matthew Goldade '18 holding the Secretaries Cup after USMMA beats Coastguard 24-14, in their only game of the season.

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Congratulations to Mark Sheahan '82, who has been appointed President & CEO of Graco Inc. effective June 10, 2021!

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Edwin Perry '17 is the very first former student of Northern Voices to be selected to serve on the board of directors with the organization. In 2017, WCCO did a feature on Eddie and his experience as a deaf athlete, which you can watch here. Congrats Eddie!

Congratulations to Eric Schneeman '82 on being the retirement solutions Regional Vice President of the year for Securian Life. 

Emmett Rice '17, a Broadcast and Electronic Media Studies student at Gonzaga University, recently became the host of "The Pulse of Spokane," a weekly talk show highlighting small business owners and community leaders in the Spokane Area.  His internship with Spokane Talks Media will add to his experience producing and hosting broadcast news, live radio shows, podcasts, and comedy productions.

Several updates on the Applebaum brothers today! Drew Applebaum '13 recently started a new position as Payments Strategy Lead at nate. nate is a digital assistant able to buy any item on any website without human intervention. Its neural networks use deep learning and natural language processing to read web code and transact online on behalf of people. nate is a venture-backed artificial intelligence startup with offices in New York and London, founded in 2018 by Albert Saniger. nate uses cognitive automation to make people's lives better.

Additionally, since June of 2015, Drew, his brother Sam '18 and their father Scott, have been co-hosts of the podcast, Apple 2 Apples, a father-son podcast that's supposed to be about sports, but you never know what topic is going to cause a generational divide. When they do discuss sports, Minnesota sports is the focus.  To give Apple 2 Apples a listen - https://anchor.fm/apples-2-apples

Congrats to Jared Gray '07, who recently got engaged to Pounnaphone Phomtalikhith, Esq. They purchased their first house together in December.

Not only did Matt Johnson '09 get married in a small, private ceremony this past May, but he was also featured on an episode of CBS This Morning: Saturday because of the new technology he and his bride, Josie Scheunemann, used for their first song, played live by Joshua Radin in the backyard of David '78 and Mary Johnson. Was Joshua Radin at the wedding? He was not, but his music was, thanks to the new live concert streaming platform, TOPEKA.

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In February 2019, Michael Brombach '08 founded SupDoc, a telehealth startup. While we're now curious if Michael has psychic powers, there's no denying that he's giving customers virtual access to doctors at the very time they need it most. Read more about Michael and SupDoc and be sure to check out the site SupDoc for all of Michael's insights.

Congratulations to Luke Schneeman '13 for starting a new job as Senior Tax Accountant at UnitedHealth Group.

We have lots of updates to share about John Sheahan '80! He recently became the Executive Director of Special Operations at MGM Resorts International. He's engaged to Donna Cannon with a wedding planned for May 2021 in Islamorada, FL. John's oldest son, Michael, is following in his dad's footsteps and is a police officer with the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department and John's daughter, Kara, graduated with a degree in communications from Concordia and is now a human resources manager for Target. Meanwhile, his youngest son, Ronan, will be starting first grade in the fall. Congrats on all the milestones!

Carl Forsberg '05 recently began an appointment as Assistant Professor of history and strategy at the US Air Force War College in Montgomery, Alabama.  He was previously a Postdoctoral Fellow with Yale's International Security Studies program.

Mark Gaertner ’85 and Greg Walsh ’86 have been law partners for the past 21 years. Recently, the STA alumni were recognized in the inaugural listing of the Power 30 ranking of Personal Injury Lawyers in Minnesota. Congrats!!

Congratulations to Stu Whitney '13 on his Fall 2020 marriage to Emily Anderson (Vis 2014)! Pictured above are a number of STA alumni. From left: Andy Groebe '18, Rick Anderson '80, Ben Kern '13, Tim Anderson '12, Tony Palumbo '13, Stu Whitney '13, Tom Groebe '14, Charlie Anderson '25, Larry Anderson '77, Jack Anderson '10, Bill Anderson '85, and Will Anderson '19. Stu, we thought we postponed the 2020 Alumni Reunion, but apparently it took place on your wedding day! Congrats again to Stu and Emily Whitney!

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Congrats to David Dietz '85, who retires from the US Navy after over 31 years of combined active and reserve service effective April 1, 2021. His retirement ceremony was onboard the USS Yorktown in Charleston, SC on March 6 with family and friends. He also moved recently to Albuquerque as the Supply Chain Director for Sandia National Laboratories.

Congratulations to Patrick Connelly '10 and his wife, Kaylie, on the birth of their daughter, Emerson Michelle Connelly, on April 16, 2021.

Odeen Tufto '15 of Quinnipiac University, is among the top ten finalists for the prestigious Hobey Baker Award, college hockey's top honor.

The ten finalists were selected by voting from all 61 Division I college hockey head coaches plus online fan balloting. Next, the 30-member Selection Committee and an additional round of fan balloting through the Hobey website March 18-28 will determine this year’s Hobey Baker winner. Criteria for the award include: displaying outstanding skills in all phases of the game, strength of character on and off the ice, sportsmanship, and scholastic achievements.

The Hobey Hat Trick (three finalists) will be announced on April 1, 2021 and the Hobey Baker Award winner will be announced on Friday, April 9, 2021. The announcement will be televised live on the NHL Network and streamed on the Hobey Baker website at 6:00 p.m. ET. Read more about Odeen and all the finalists!

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Fr. Robert Sipe '50 recently wrote to let us know that he has been retired since 2004 and is living at the Sipe family lake home on Lake Pokegama in Grand Rapids, MN. Sipe still helps out in parishes all over northern MN and WI and he served as a cruise priest for 8 years, where he had to opportunity to travel the world. Currently, he is trying to create a Native American History & Spirituality center on his property in order to increase understanding of the riches of the Native spiritual practices. According to Sipe, "Can still walk with a cane, balance shot, depend on Depend."

Justin Alducci '11 is now a Business Banker at North American Banking Company- a locally owned Community Bank in the Twin Cities. Justin and his wife, Ashley, welcomed their son, Remington, in August of 2020. Congrats, Justin! 

Thanks to the CadetWorks internship program, Nicholas Kern '17 accepted an internship with Surgical Technologies Inc. as a manufacturing engineering intern for the summer of 2021! Said Nicholas, "Thank you to STI for this opportunity and I am beyond excited for this coming May!" Congratulations, Nicholas!

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James Dicks '54 wrote to let us know that he has two sons and retired to Hawaii after his wife passed away. Jim would love to hear from other 1954 boarders, so please get in touch with Jessica Sutherland if any of you are still kicking around and would like to reach out to Jim.

After getting married in Columbia in 2019, David England '09 just celebrated his second wedding anniversary with his wife, Laura, and is getting ready to celebrate his son Daniel's 1st birthday in May. David currently resides in Salt Lake City, UT with his family and was recently promoted to one of the top private wealth teams at his firm. Congrats, David!

Heine Lund '82 hit the slopes with Charlie Berg '19 (son of Paul Berg '81) out in Breckenridge, CO.

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Heine Lund '82 has been making the rounds in Colorado! Here he is pictured with classmate Andrew Villaume '82 in Summit County, CO where the two men caught up on old times.

Congratulations to Jim McGuire '07 and his fiancé, Natalie Meshbesher, on their engagement in Sanibel Island, FL in March 2021!

Odeen Tufto '15 signed with the Tampa Bay Lightning. See the tweet. Congrats, Odeen!

Jack Rech '54 reached out to us from sunny Arizona to let us know that he and wife, Mary Kae, have been married for 63 years. An incredible feat! Congrats Jack and Mary Kae!

Former English teacher, Donna Isaac, recently wrote to us with several exciting updates: 
• Her poem "Costumes" will be published by Midway Journal, vol. 15, issue 2, April 15 (Read it at: midwayjournal.com). 
• Her poem "Whither" was published in the journal Conestoga Zen (Order at: rustinlarson.wordpress.com/2021/03). 
• She will be reading in the 2021 Arts Consortium of Carver County's celebration of National Poetry Month, April 21 at 6:30 pm, CT. Please RSVP by April 18, 2021 to poems@artsofcarvercounty.org to receive the Zoom invitation.

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Col Collin Coatney '94 has taken a new position with the 19^th Air Force in San Antonio, TX. He will continue to instruct in the F-16 with the local guard unit in San Antonio along with his new responsibilities with the 19^th Air Force.

John Michael Coatney '09 is still in Panama working for a non profit company, Future Scientist, out of Seattle while completing his MBA with N. Illinois University. JM and his wife will be expecting their second child in October.  

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Thomas Curran '60 is mostly retired, and has been working as a Private Investor. As of this coming December, he'll have been married to Dale Harrington for 50 years! Congrats, Thomas!

On Friday, May 7, 2021 from 2:00 - 4:00 PM, the Ramsey County Bar Association will be holding a virtual event to honor and memorialize the following deceased STA alumni: Michael Sheahan ’51, Robert Murnane ‘53, Jerome Ciresi ’56, and John Kennefick '58.View the ceremony.

Former STA Art Teacher Brian Leo ’58 just can’t retire!  After recently completing a month-long art show featuring 2-D pieces and a few steel pieces at Augustana University in Sioux Falls, SD, he went to work on another project for his long-time customer, a St. Paul businessman for whom he has done extensive projects in the past.  Eighty-year-old Brian specializes in ornate hardware such as chandeliers, gates, doors and door handles, hinges and railings and has done work on St. Paul properties like the Commodore Hotel and the University Club.  Brian’s work appears in many places on the STA campus.  His sculpture of four cadet figures greets visitors in the quadrangle in the front of the school.  He designed the archway entrance and entry gate of Gerry Brown Stadium as well as many of the plaques that hang inside the stadium.  The belt buckle worn by the Crack Drill Squad is another of his creations.  All of the outside door handles of the school bear the logos of the two different campuses in the school’s history courtesy of Brian. We are so impressed with Brian's work ethic and legacy on our campus!

After graduating from St. Thomas University and the University of Minnesota Medical School, John Gaertner '54 married his wife, Patricia, on June 24, 1961 and the two will be celebrating their 60th Anniversary this summer. Jack and Pat have eight children (two sets of twins) — four boys and four girls. All four boys are STA graduates (Frank '80, John Jr. '82, Stephen '85, and Anthony '88), while three daughters graduated from the Convent of the Visitation and one daughter graduated from Cretin-Derham Hall. Seven of the Gaertner children graduated from Catholic Universities. Out of their twenty-three grandchildren, three grandsons are STA graduates — PJ Gaertner '19, Charles Haugh '18, and Nick Santulli '17. Jack served six years as a Captain in the Minnesota National Guard and was a Family Practice Physician for fifty years before retiring on October 1, 2011. Currently, he keeps active in his family Holding Company.

Peyton Rechtzigel '11 and his wife, Brittney, welcomed their daughter Scarlett into the world earlier this month. Congrats!

Alex Farley '18 won on the landmark conference championship with the Men’s Catholic University Swim and Dive team for the 5th consecutive year, personally scoring over 25 points. Congrats, Alex!

Joe D'Agostino '20 discovered the above photo in Congressman Tom Emmer '79's office recently and thought interested alumni would enjoy seeing it. The image can also be viewed online .

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Congratulations to John Hanten '13 on passing the Certified Financial Planner exam!

Tom Emmer '79 attended the Father/Son Banquet last weekend and is seen posing with senior members of this year's Crack Drill Squad. Emmer was himself a member of the squad in 1979.

Rob Worthington '98 has been working as a Senior Executive Financial Recruiter with Empower Associates. He lives in the Twin Cities with his wife, Meghan, and their two children, Hannah and Billy.

Tim Scanlan '64 has been married for 54 years to Mary Rasmussen of St. Luke's & Our Lady of Peace Schools. Tim and Mary have 5 children (all married), 12 grandchildren, and 1 great grandson. Tim is the 3rd Generation President of Scanlan Group. He took over the business from his dad, Dennis Scanlan '32. Tim's sons, Russell '02 and Adam '07 are the 4th generation of the 100 year old family business, designing and manufacturing surgical instruments. Tim also mentioned that he has been blessed with great friends from the Class of '64 & beyond!

Joe Geiser '04 has been working at Microsoft as a Partner Development Manager since 2018.

Tom Nardini '74, his son Dominic Nardini '09, and business partner Chris Jensen sold the Nardini Fire Equipment Company, Inc. businesses to Pye-Barker Fire & Security in Alpharetta, Georgia in December 2020. All three of them continue to work for the new owners performing local/regional/national corporate business operations, IT management, sales efforts and new acquisition opportunities.

Michael Carroll '67 retired after receiving the lifetime achievement award from the International District Energy Association. He has been married for 45 years and has 4 granddaughters to enjoy. Congrats, Michael!

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Henry May '19, a freshman at University of Dayton, made a long eagle putt on the final hole to win the Atlantic 10 Conference championship Sunday at the Reunion Resort and Golf Club in Orlando, FL. May became the first UD men’s golfer to win medalist honors at the A-10 championship since 2008. May was also named the A-10′s Most Outstanding Rookie.!

Congratulations to Mike DePauw '10, son of Tom DePauw '78, who recently received his MBA from the University of Minnesota.

The debut novel of Patrick Meisch '10 is NOW AVAILABLE!  The work takes current-day models on topics such as resource depletion, overpopulation, and environmental degradation and extrapolates them to create a world suffering from the fallout of problems we continually brush off today on the chance that others will solve them for us tomorrow. You can buy it now from Amazon, or your local independent bookstore! Since Patrick is currently a science teacher at STA, keep an eye out for upcoming events to help promote the novel.

David O'Neill '17 is excited to share that he has accepted a position for the upcoming school year as an English Teaching Assistant through the French National Education Ministry's TAPIF program. He will be teaching middle and high school students in the school district of Montpellier, in southern France.

Tim Figge '70 and Scott Larson '70 recently got together now that they can safely socialize.

Bill Reilly '85 shared this newspaper clipping of the 1981 Twin Cities Baseball Champions and invited everyone to look for familiar names and faces and take a trip down memory lane. 

In 2020, Max Mussel '13 founded a new company, Updo. Updo is a growing marketplace of at-home grooming services, including pet grooming services! Read a brief interview with Max!

Congratulations to Branick Weix '15, Matthew Michalski '15, and Brendan Quinlan '16, for continuing to grow Aryeo into an amazing real estate listing platform!

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We received the following update from Jake Matlon '08: "Although there were quite a few bumps in the road during my STA days, I am proud to say I have made it. Graduated from UMD with business. Joined Bloomington Fire Dept after college as well as landing my first office job. If it wasn't apparent in high school, I do not do well confined to a desk/computer. The office life was not for me at all. Worked even harder to make full-time fire a career and was hired by the Duluth Fire Department in 2018. Been doing it ever since and life is great." Thank you so much for sharing Jake -- we loved this update!

Bill Reilly '85 shared the photo above with us after he got together with a bunch of grade school friends. Pictured above: Pat Finn '84, Bill White '85, Mark Pilate '85, John Messing (Cretin '85), Rick Johnson '85, Bill Reilly '85, Tom Lee '85, and Matt Bosrock '85.

Gunner Regan '13 will be competing in the Granite Games in Eagan June 4-6 as one of the top 120 CrossFit athletes in North America. He is excited to come home (from Florida) and represent! 

This past Wednesday, the Alumni Association held an alumni barbecue on campus and dozens of alumni showed up to enjoy some Dickey's BBQ and alumni camaraderie. It was great seeing so many of you!

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Congratulations to Woody Hubbell '16 on finishing his treatment for leukemia and getting his chance to ring the bell! See the video of Woody ringing the bell on his instagram and read the story of Woody's experience on his blog.

Brian Nordin '97 has moved his business, Northmade Co. (www.northmade.co), to Vandalia Tower in St. Paul. The company will be hosting a grand opening sale this weekend starting on Saturday 5/22. Stop by and enjoy a special Northmade Brew from their neighbors at Lake Monster Brewing. 550 Vandalia St., St. Paul.

Congratulations to Kelton Anderson '13 on his graduation from Georgetown Law School in Washington D.C.! Kelton will be joining the global law firm of Winston & Strawn in D.C. 

Jesuit educated x2, Brady Happe '16 completed Creighton’s MBA program this past weekend. Three degrees later, Brady is excited to head back to the Twin Cities. 

Congrats to Sam Enderby '17 on his graduation from University of Dayton! 

Congratulations to Joe Maher '13 for starting a new position as Senior Associate, TT Capital Partners at TripleTree.

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Congratulations to Will Treacy '17 on a number of milestones! Will married Emma Schildgen, graduated from the University of Minnesota, and started a job with ChemTreat, Inc.

It's the time of year for graduation announcements, and we have several! Congrats to the following college graduates...

Thomas Bulach '17, University of Missouri

Henry Burke '17, University of Michigan

Nicholas Goblisch '17, University of Wisconsin - Madison

John Jakubowicz '17,  Southern Methodist University

Seth Pribbernow '17, Southern Methodist University 

John Pursley '17, Creighton University 

Nick Santulli '17, University of Missouri 

Matt Waterloo '17, Creighton University 

TJ Wright '17, University of Wisconsin - Madison 

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Congratulations to Andrew Tri '16, who was the closing pitcher for University of St. Thomas for the Regional NCAA Championship Title. Tri got the last six outs with no runs allowed. The team qualified as one of eight teams that will now go on to the D-III College World Series in Cedar Rapids, IA. They'll be up against Adrian College on Friday, June 4. See the bracket.

Congratulations to Ned Reagan '15 on his engagement to Allie Wilson!

Congratulations to Tommy Stang '15, who received the Bob Paradise Most Valuable Player award for hockey at St. Mary's University. The award is voted on by teammates and given to the player that had the largest positive impact on the team both on and off the ice.

Congratulations to Max Shulman '17 on his graduation from the US Naval Academy! 

Congratulations to Jeff Juul '09 on his recent MBA from University of Minnesota - Carlson School of Management! 

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Congratulations to Mac Brown '16, who recently received the Brad Davis Southeastern Conference Community Service Award. Read more about the award and watch this brief video from Commissioner Greg Sankey.

Dennis Kelly '66 has written a new book that you won't want to miss! Dennis' latest novel takes place in a St. Paul funeral home and has already received high praise from some high-profile names. Visit Dennis' author page and learn more about the novel and how to purchase!

While the Tommies didn't win it all, Andrew Tri '16 had an incredible season as one of four captains and pitched for yet another win last Friday in the College World Series. Congrats, Andrew!

Congrats to Michael Black '12 on his new job at OkCupid in New York as a Senior Software Engineer.

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Tom Malchow '95 was recently spotted on olympic swimmer Michael Phelps' instagram feed! Pictured above (L-R): Malchow, coach John Urbanchek, Aaron Peirsol, coach Jack Roach, Lenny Krayzelburg, Michael Phelps, and Phelps' wife, Nicole.

Connor Farley '11 has been working at Twelve CG for over four months now and says that it has been an awesome experience! Twelve CG is currently hiring consultants in Minneapolis and Chicago for in-person and remote positions. The work revolves around the implementation of Anaplan connected planning solutions for our clients. If you have any questions or are interested in applying, feel free to contact Connor through his LinkedIn and read more about the job opportunities. 

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Steven Stefani '71 is living in Grosse Pointe Shores, MI and has been married for 41 years! He has a son and daughter and 4 grandchildren -- all boys.

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Connor Farley '11 was married to Briana TerBush in a lovely ceremony at The Thayer Hotel, on the post of the United States Military Academy (USMA) at West Point, in Highland Falls, NY, on June 18th, 2021. Connor is a 2016 USMA alumnus. Serving as best man was Connor’s identical twin, Dillon Farley '11 and in the bridal party was Connor Mulhere '12 (also a 2016 USMA alumnus). In attendance were many ST(M)A graduates including grandfather Patrick '56, father Greg '79, and uncles Tim '81, Kevin '83, Michael '84, Brian '87 and Daniel '93. The day was perfect and the wedding was memorable.

Congrats to Jack Schultz '16, who was recently hired at Holly Hunt, a modern luxury interiors company in Manhattan, after graduating from Columbia College Chicago in 2020.

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Sam Enderby '17 is beyond excited to announce that he accepted a position to join the middle school team as an English Language Arts teacher at Carondelet Catholic School in Minneapolis, MN. He will be starting in the fall and is excited to meet his students!

Fred Plessner '95 is part of the Twin Cities River Rats water ski team. Fred can be seen in the photo above on the far right. He also has a daughter in each level of the 4-tier pyramid and his son, Freddie '23, is also on the team as a jumper, bare-footer, and baser. The team was recently featured in the Star Tribune and on WCCO news and has free shows every Thursday. Read more about the team here and check out the full schedule at tcriverrats.com. Shows are family-friendly and a lot of fun, so don't hesitate to get out and watch them this summer!

STA Fishing Team in action!  Big Bear (Rich “Bear” Hanousek III ’87) and Little Bear (Charlie Hanousek ’23) get ready for bass fishing competition on July 21 and 28 in South East Conference Minnesota bass circuit fishing tournament.

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Congratulations to Warren Sexson '16, who married Linde Toenges this past weekend!

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Rich Hanousek '87 is pictured above (far right) as a coach of the newly established Saint Thomas Academy Fishing Team!

Marko Jurkovich '17 graduated on June 12 from Carleton College in Northfield, MN with a double major in Economics and Statistics and a minor in Spanish. He has accepted a position with Epic medical software in Madison, WI as a Technical Solutions Engineer.

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On July 10, 2021, Sean Fellows '98 (pictured above, center) concluded his Squadron Command Tour as the Commander of the 326th Training Squadron (Basic Training) at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland. Said Sean, "It was awe inspiring transforming nearly 800 civilians to Airmen & Guardians every 7 weeks! I am now privileged to one of a handful of Air Force officers at Naval Station Newport, RI & will earn a Masters in National Security Strategy at the Naval War College over the next year. I live a block from the Narragansett Bay & would love to connect with any fellow Cadets in the area!"

Congratulations to Tom Knoedler '09 on his marriage to Lindsay Matthews in St. Michael’s Maryland last weekend! Tom is living in Madison, WI where he is in his 4th year of Orthopedic surgery residency. The wedding was well attended by STA and Vis alumni.
Top row (l-r): Stowe Kintzinger '07, Chris Knoedler '07, Colin Knoedler '11, Jeff Juul '09, Tom Knoedler '09, and Matt Johnson '09.
Bottom row (l-r): Joe Masciopinto '09, Brennan Early '09, Margaret Knoedler (Vis '05), Alice [Stoddart] Knoedler (Vis '06).

Lawrence Chlebeck '04 is a marine-biologist working in Australia for Humane Society International.  Larry is featured as one of the main contributors in the documentary, Envoy: Shark Cull, about the plight of sharks in Australia and world wide. The film began airing in the U.S. on July 1, 2021 as part of Discovery Channel's "Shark Week" and is currently available on Discovery+.

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Tom Nelson '61 has had quite the educational journey. In 1966, he received his BS in Education from the University of Minnesota. In 1970, he received his Masters in Education from Chicago State University. Now he's currently working towards his doctorate at the University of Minnesota as a non-degreed candidate in the STEM Education Program. Tom has published four articles in Industrial Arts and Vocational Education, a national professional magazine from the late '60s. He started the Environment Learning Programs in the South Washington County school district 833. Finally, he's currently working on a project for STMA Class of '61.

2021 has been a very busy year for John Sheahan '80. He left his position as Executive Director of Special Operations for MGM resorts International, and accepted the position of Director of Global Physical Security for North America at Oracle. In May, he married Donna Cannon in the Florida Keys and they recently moved from Henderson, Nevada to Austin, Texas. John and Donna are building their dream home in Dripping Springs, Texas.

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Congratulations to Bobby Thompson '14, who was recently named head coach of the STA Baseball team!.

After attending Saint Paul Seminary and a number of additional schools pursuing multiple degrees in philosophy, latin, theology, musical education, and choral conducting, Robert van Keuren '60 moved to San Diego, CA, in 1980. It was there that he took a position as senior programmer analyst with UserWare International. His husband, John Henry Martinez, died Oct. 7, 2020 after a ten year battle with Alzheimer's. Robert and John were together thirty-nine years, with a religious union ceremony in 1991 and civil marriages in 2004 (annulled six months later) and 2008. Robert is currently retired and still resides in San Diego.

Congratulations to John Colleran '16, who recently moved to Washington DC to work with Advisory Board, a health care consulting firm owned by UHG/Optum.

Kevin Lovegreen '87 recently published his 14th book! Check out his Lucky Luke series  and also see if booking Kevin for a presentation is right for you!

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After receiving his BA in Theology at Notre Dame, Samuel Russ '07 went on the University of Minnesota Medical School to complete his MD and Orthopedic Surgery Residency. Russ finished Foot and Ankle Fellowship training in Portland, Maine and will now be starting at Summit Orthopedics in the Twin Cities as an orthopedic surgeon specializing in foot and ankle surgery. Russ is happy to be back in the Twin Cities with his wife, Caitlin (Visitation '11), 3 children (Luke, Thomas, and Grace) and the baby boy they're expecting in November. If any current or former Cadets have foot and ankle concerns, don't hesitate to visit Dr. Samuel in Woodbury, Eagan, or Vadnais Heights!

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David Hottinger '85 shared the above photo with us from the annual Class of 1958 Luncheon that took place earlier this week. From L-R: Fr. Mike McNulty (in back), Gerry Brown, Dr. Tom McCarter, Brian Leo, Bob Winkler, Joel Phillippi, Carl Conney, Tom Gleason, John Tracy, and Dan Eldredge. Looking great, gentlemen!

Classmates from the Class of 1964 got together at Mike Ciresi's lake home recently for their annual gathering. Pictured above: (Back row, L-R) David Carroll, Tom Linstroth, Don Bachmeier; (Bottom row, L-R) Mike Ciresi and Mike Barcelow. Looks like a gorgeous summer weekend!

While the reason for gathering was a sad one, members of the Class of 1980 still enjoyed each other's company while mourning the passing of classmate Erik Edwards. Lifelong friends from STA pictured above: (L-R) Marc Sciamanda, David Adams, Tom Smith, Doug Dewitt and Terry Teynor. Full military honors rendered For QM1 Erik A. Edwards on 8/23/21 at Fort Snelling National Cemetery. Erik passed at the VA Minneapolis on Memorial Day Weekend. Please see the obituary section of the newsletter for further information.

Congratulations to John Matthews '95 on his recent appointment to Homeland Security Investigations Task Force Officer! Before this appointment, John spent 26 years serving on the Sioux Falls Police Department.

Frank Miley '80 and his family (including son Joe Miley '11) were recently featured in The Catholic Spirit for their commitment to being educators in Catholic schools. Read the article here!

After graduating from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 2021 with a double major in military history and Arabic, Erik Vick '17 will begin the Infantry Basic Officer Leadership Course this September. Good luck, Erik!

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It has been quite a remarkable time in the professional life of Joe Nuñez '77. He and his partner have once again been recognized in the Best Lawers in America© guide, which marks the 4th year in a row that Joe has been recognized. He has also been elected a fellow in the American College of Real Estate Lawyers. He is also a Top Rated Real Estate Attorney on Super Lawyers. Joe has been back in private practice for the last 6 years after spending almost 20 years helping Target's Real Estate Law department. Congrats, Joe!

Jack Kotok '18 is in his final year at United States Military Academy at West Point and received his 2022 class ring, which has a fascinating history. If anyone would be interested in learning more about the ring melting ceremony, in which 52 past graduate's rings from 1916-1990 were melted down, we highly recommend watching this five-minute video about it.

Bill Drexler '72 recently retired as a Captain from American Airlines. Along with the love of his life, his wife Cindy, he spends winters in Arizona and summers at their lake in Hayward, WI.

John Nichols '80 was recently named president of the MDRT Foundation. Read more about this honor and John's commitment to serving others. Congratulations, John!

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Congrats to Kyle Barker '05 and his wife, Brooke, on welcoming their third child, daughter Vera Mae, in August! She loves all the attention she gets from older siblings, Vincent (4) and Violet (3).

Earlier this week, members of the class of 1961 took a tour of all the renovations that took place around campus over the summer. Pictured above (L-R): Headmaster Kelby Woodard, Pat McCauley, Pat Coonan, Jim Rutzick, Ray Spack, Bill Lucas and Commandant of Cadets Col. Neil Hetherington. The gentlemen are standing in front of a renovated classroom in the Garberg Wing of the school where all the leadership classrooms are located.

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Congratulations to Brian Teng '97 on the birth of his third child, Henry. Brian is currently living in Rochester, NY with his wife, his newly minted kindergartener Grace, his pre-k-aged daughter Audrey, and their new infant son. Brian works as a colon & rectal surgeon. 

Members of the Class of 1953 got to meet some current STA students while on a tour of the new building renovations earlier this week. In front of a renovated classroom in the Garberg Wing of the school, Ned Gordon, Mike O’Connor, Jerry Thomas, Jerry Bilski, and Denny Monahan had a chance to chat with some of our student leaders.

Pat Finn '84, President of Now Micro, shared that the company has been named as one of the top 10 Managed Service Providers in St. Paul by Expertise.com. Congrats, Pat!

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STA Junior Gold Hockey alumni were well represented on the ice at Creighton University! Pictured above, Joe Middleton '20 and Jack Schwab '20 as well as goalie, Charlie Miller '19

The Class of '81 gathered last night to celebrate their 40 year reunion and it looks like it was a strong turnout! Pictured above: Pat Maguire, Mike Pilney, John Lally, Todd Westcott, Jim Boyne, Peter Orme, David Abramowicz, Paul Boland, Lee Schaak, Mike Pappenfus, Toby Madden, Mike O'Neill, Tom Bieter, Jim Markert, Greg Monahan, Mike Orme, Dan Saad, Jack Simerson, Steve Plunkett, Paul Berg, Tim Theisen, Rich Tregilgas, and Jeff Radecki

Jim Wilson '51 shared that he is retired as President from James K Wilson Associates, Inc. and now spends his time traveling North America extensively as well as Hawaii and the UK. He is an Irish citizen and enjoys TransAtlantic cruising and regatta sailing. Quite the active retirement—congrats Jim!

After teaching at Columbia University, Harvard University, and University of Oregon, Thomas Mossberg '69 currently owns and manages a 200-acre tree farm, Mossberg Forestry, where he grows Douglas Fir, Cedar, etc for timber. Tom founded LightSmyth Technologies in 200 and retired in 2018. He married his wife, Colleen, in 2007, has two daughters from his previous marriage and just welcomed his first grandchild in March of 2020. In addition to Mossberg Forestry, Tom is an amatuer radio operator at K7SEM in Oregon and welcomes any calls from MN.

Congratulations to Patrick Krieger '10 on his upcoming nuptials! Patrick is living in Alabama and will be getting married in October 2022 to Meg Brabston.

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The Class of 1951 celebrated their 70th Class Reunion on Saturday, Sept. 25th, 2021, with a gala party at the the beautiful home of Ron ’51 and Mary Smith on the shores of Rogers Lake in Mendota Heights.  Not in the picture but arriving later were Mary and Peter Ritten '51 and Harry Thibault ’51.  Also in attendance were spouses of departed classmates. Pictured above (L-R): back row: Mike Sweeney, Tom Gainor, host Ron Smith, Dick Palen, Gerry Brown '58 (adopted member), and Walt Roberts.  Front row: Dick Shapiro, Jim Wilson, and Tom Biegel.

Members of the Class of 2000 gathered last weekend at O'Shaughnessy Distillery for their class reunion! Pictured above (L-R): Back row: Joseph Thomas, Jacob Skramstad, Andrew Weisbecker, Shawn Murphy, Andrew Sonnen, and Joseph Foley; Front row: Joseph Trojack, Michael Jones, Michael Miller, and Frank Verdeja. Not pictured: Shaun Hainey.

A few 1980 classmates getting together for golf and fishing in Cordillera, CO. Pictured above: Mike Finley, John O’Neill, Jim Kolar, Todd Madden, Bob Harnett, George Donovan, and John Nelson.

Colin Rooney '93's Providence Academy team played Tom Flood '86’s St. Agnes School squad last week. At the time of the match-up, both teams were 3-0. Colin and Tom both thought it was pretty cool that a couple STA Grads were coaching against each other with their own Catholic High School teams. It was a great game with both teams playing their toughest, but Providence pulled away at the end, winning 17-8.

Christiano Versich '15 is returning to the rink at University of St. Thomas! He was recently featured on therinklive.com and you can read more about his decision to play for UST.

John Sullivan '72 was recently recognized by the Minnesota chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals for his remarkable philanthropic work in the community. Please read more about John's long history of philanthropic engagement and all the ways he has served his community.

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Kevin Frederick '08 is currently a 2nd year MBA student at Kellogg School of Business and recently accepted a position as an investment banking associate at Piper Sandler in consumer banking in Charlotte, NC starting in 2022. Kevin and his wife, Marie, just had their 2nd child in June named Jude Pio, who accompanies his 20 month old sister Zelie Louise. Kevin has been crushing it as a dad, a student, and in the Navy, since he was recently selected to be promoted to Lieutenant Commander. Congrats Kevin!

Glenn Hickock '87, President of Noblis Mission Solutions & Defense, was recently featured in the Executive Spotlight Interview for ExecutiveBiz.

Congratulations to Tipton Woodard '14 on his engagement to Alexandra Bremer! Tipton proposed on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. and his friend was able to capture this candid photo of the special moment. Tipton and Alexandra currently live in Arlington, VA.

Joe Harvey '16 visited the University of Alabama to cheer on STA classmate and Ole Miss punter, Mac Brown '16, against the Alabama Crimson Tide. Joe is currently in his second year of flight training with the US Army at Fort Rucker, AL. Mac is completing an MBA degree at Ole Miss while continuing his collegiate football career. 

Mike Eastwood '68 had a great experience at Grandparents Day earlier this week with his twin grandsons, sixth graders Logan and Noah Stofferahn. The trio is pictured in front of the 1968 composite photo in Flynn Hall at STA.

Matthew Martine '18 is excited to announce that he has accepted a full time investment banking analyst position with Lincoln International starting in the summer of 2022!

Congratulations to Joe Fewer '15 on his new position as Senior Associate - Financial Accounting Advisory Services at Ernst & Young!

Matthew Roberts '09 recently received the 2021 AMT 40 Under 40 Maintenance Professionals Award by Aircraft Maintenance Technology Magazine. Congratulations! Matthew can be seen in the October 2021 Issue, which can be accessed here.

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Rick Fryklund ‘02 and Luke Carlson ‘00 met up before coaching against each other on October 8th, 2021. Rick is the head football coach at Park High School. Luke is an assistant football coach at Woodbury High School.

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Congratulations to Jay Engeswick '15 and Emily Gendreau (Vis '15), who finally tied the knot on September 18th, 2021. The high school sweethearts had been dating since freshman year. STA and Vis were well represented at the wedding, with best man Joey Engeswick '13, groomsman Ned Reagan '15, maid of honor Allie Wilson (Vis '15), and bridesmaids Katrina Schneeman (Vis '15), and Cady Pagel (Vis '22). Mother of the groom is Julie (Parrish) Pagel (Vis '86) and father Jon Engeswick is the STA baseball coach. The couple honeymooned in Maui, HI.

Since graduating from Creighton University in 2021 with a major in Criminal Justice and a minor in Philosophy, Tony Franks '17 recently started working as a Project Manager in the Healthcare IT department at Direct Recruiters. While the organization is based in Cleveland, OH, Tony is currently working remotely in St. Paul, MN.

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Congratulations to Colin Rooney '93, who was named High School Coach of the Week by the Minnesota Vikings! Read more here.

Each year, Progressive Grocer recognizes the food industry’s best and brightest under the age of 40. This year, Charlie Russell '06, Director of Produce & Floral at Cub, was named one of the four UNFI associates named to Progressive Grocer’s list of GenNext leaders fueling the future of food. Congrats, Charlie!

The Allstate AFCA Good Works Team recognizes college football athletes for their unwavering commitment to community service and their “good works” off the field. Mac Brown '16 is a nominee for captain of the 2021 Allstate AFCA Good Works Team. Click here to read Mac's bio about his charity of choice and his inspirational story. Then, vote for Mac as team captain! Voting is open until November 22, 2021!

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Members of the Class of 1973 gathered on campus earlier this week for a class breakfast. Pictured above: (Front row) Greg Palen '73, John Rooney '73, Tim Ridley '73, Paul Bussmann '73, and Kevin Daly '73. (Back row)  Mike Maxwell '84, Tim Plunkett '73, Tom Cosgrove '73, John Maguire '73, and Kelby Woodard.

Will Burns '18 completed his clinical internship with the Boy Scouts of America at the Philmont Scout Reservation in Cimarron, New Mexico. He submitted the cadet colors on Mt. Baldy (12,441 Ft) above the Sangre de Cristo Mountains. 

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Paul Tanghe '00 gave the Veterans Day speech yesterday at his former school, Our Lady of Grace in Edina, MN. Recognized in the speech, and present in the audience, was OLG and STA classmate, Tommy O'Keefe '00. Dan Farley '93 and Colin Rooney '93 were also present in the audience at the event. To watch the speech, click here and fast forward to the 15-minute mark.

Jackson Smith '20 (far right) was featured as a Scout Player of the Week for the Kansas State football team!

We at Saint Thomas Academy are so grateful to the Nuñez family for their gift of the Peter Lupori Crucifix, donated in loving memory of Norma A. Nuñez, the mother of Justo '71 and Joe ’77, and grandmother to RJ ’12.  Norma was a tremendous believer in the promise of Saint Thomas Academy and its four pillars. She grounded her family in the teachings and examples of Christ, and her children and grandchildren reflect that grounding.

Kurt Altrichter '10 was recently featured on Yahoo! Finance for the incredible performance of his financial planning firm, Ivory Hill. Read more here!

Congratulations to Alex Tangen '12 on his engagement to Jordie Schnell!

Congratulations to Connor Farley '11 for starting a new position as Internal Wholesaler at Transamerica.

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Congratulations to Jack Schneeman '09, who recently joined Mayo Clinic's Corporate Development team, working alongside innovators who are creating meaningful change for patients around the world.

Alumnus and former trustee Tom Schreier '80 was featured in Twin Cities Business Magazine back in September for his service on the board for Allina Health. Tom was named one of 2021's Outstanding Directors. Read more here.

Eric Mattson '60, owner of Mickey's Diner in downtown St. Paul, was recently featured on KSTP regarding the diner's planned reopening next Spring. Watch the news segment and read more here.

On his road trip down to Dallas, John Barnes met up with Christian Pilhofer '05 and Alex Jurich '10 in Chicago. Said John, "It was amazing listening to them. They are 5 years apart 2005 and 2010 but both spent time  touching on importance of relationships and the community feeling as the most important part of STA."

Earlier this week, we hosted an Alumni & Friends gathering in Dallas, TX. It was so wonderful seeing so many of you from such a wide range of class years. We always enjoy catching up with fellow alumni and it's great to be able to host these gatherings again. 

Rob Winters '81 is a clown! No really—he's an actual clown! Rob has been serving as Tullie Osman for the past 3 years and is currently the VP of Osman Shrine Circus Clowns. The Circus starts Friday and runs through Sunday at the State Fair Coliseum and if you can’t get out this weekend, look for him putting smiles on kid’s faces all summer long at your local parade, in and around the state of Minnesota!

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#6 ranked Notre Dame finished off their regular season last week with a 45-14 victory over Stanford, and there were some familiar faces on the sidelines—Axel Raarup '18 and board member Father Nate Wills C.S.C '95! Axel was also recently featured in The Observer for his performance as a walk-on player at Notre Dame. Click here to read the article.

Each year, before the Final Promotions Ceremony, we host a luncheon for former Command Sergeant Majors, Lieutenant Colonels, and Cadet Colonels. This year, we had a wonderful group of alumni attend the luncheon and, as always, it was so great catching up with everyone. Pictured above: FRONT ROW (l-r): Tom Spaniol '70, Denny Smith '70, Nick McCarthy '02, Jordan Young '21, Devin Klein '20, Bobby Deeb '00, Tom Dzik '60, Jack Kelly '20, Andy Ritten '81; MIDDLE ROW: John Doyle '68, John Sexton '21, Jack Rowe '18, Joe D'Agostino '20, Sam Enderby '17, Dan Kubes '87, Callan Happe '19, Charlie Berg '19, Jake Schroepfer '72, Hayes Reding '19, Tom Werner '06; BACK ROW: Steven Geis '88, Jacob Goldade '20, Matthew Goldade '18, Jim MacDonald '85, Oscar Berg '21, Nick Lunsford '16, Baker Reding '21, Mitch MacDonald '20, and Danny Michel '04.

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Congratulations to Peter Hampl '60 on being named Washington State Dental Association's Citizen of the Year for 2021! Read all about Peter's remarkable career and life and this well-deserved honor here. 

Kelly Rowe '79 and Jack Rowe '18 are both featured in an article in The Catholic Spirit about Bishop Cozzens' Thanksgiving Mass. Read more here. 

Congratulations to Michael Bader '03 for starting a new position as Vice President - Development at McGough.

Congratulations to Ryan Meitz '17, an associate at Calhoun Commercial Partners LLC, who TenantBase just named as a Partner of the Month. "These Partners of the Month exemplify what it means to have a service mindset and always work with the best interests of their tenants in mind." Read more here.

Congratulations to former English teacher, Donna Issac, on her 1st place One and Only Glenna Glee Award from the Poetry Society of Indiana.

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Congratulations to Park High School football coach, Rick Fryklund '02, for being named Maroon South District Coach of the Year. From the Park Football Booster Club, "This award is a testament to the work of all those in the program who are working to add onto the storied legacy of the Park Football brotherhood with love, passion, commitment, trust & grit."

Congratulations to Pat Plunkett '66 on his recent designation as a "Minnesota Icon" by Minnesota Lawyer and Finance & Commerce magazines in recognition of his "...remarkable role in legal education in Minnesota teaching...in our law schools and for the bar...there may be no other lawyer who has given so much to help our profession through continuing legal education, and through mentoring other lawyers in their development and client service." Pat joins Mike Ciresi '64 as STA alumni who have been selected as Legal Icons. A huge honor!

Congratulations to Mack Marrin '13 for starting a new position as Judicial Law Clerk to the Honorable Timothy McManus '77 at the Minnesota Judicial Branch.

Congratulations to James Riley '14 on his engagement to Azura Rudd, sister of Aero Rudd '10, in Santa Barbara, CA!  

For those of you interested in a throwback, Gerry Brown '58 recently discovered this video of the 2014 Army-Navy football game promo featuring Connor Farley '11. We're not saying this teaser made us tear up a bit, we're just saying our allergies strangely flared up while watching.