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Melissa (Roth) Klein (2000)
Melissa (Roth) Klein (2000) and Daniel Klein (2000) are proud to announce the birth of a baby boy, Aaron James. He was born on May 15, 2009 in Bryn Mawr Hospital, and weighed 6 lb., 12 oz.. Big brother Evan loves his new brother.
Submitted on Jul 2 2009.
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Michael McGovern (1998)
Michael McGovern (1998) and Karen McGovern are proud to announce the birth of a baby girl, Caitlin Marie. She was born on April 30, 2008 in Bryn Mawr, PA, Bryn Mawr Hospital, and weighed 6 lb., 7 oz.. Big sister Maeve is very excited!
Submitted on Jul 2 2009.
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Terrence Mellon ()
Terrence Mellon (2011) writes, "Management Consultant, with more than 7 years of experience advising Fortune 500 companies, currently seeking an Investment Management position."
Submitted on Jun 30 2009.
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Alexis Hugelmeyer (2001)
"Michael Hugelmeyer (2001,2003) has been promoted to Assistant Principal/ Social Studies Department Chairman at the Riverhead Central School District in Riverhead, NY. His wife, Alexis (Venutolo-Mantovani, 2001) received her Board Certification in Family Medicine in October 2008. She currently works as a Hospitalist at Southampton Hospital in Southampton, NY. The couple have a 2-year old daughter, Isabella, and are expecting their second child in February 2010. "
Submitted on Jun 28 2009.
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Jessica Friedman (2008)
Jessica (Lasak) Friedman (2008) and Ian Friedman (2007) are happy to announce their marriage on August 31, 2008 at Overbrook Golf Club in Villanova, PA. They currently reside in Newark, NJ. Christina DiPasquale (2007) was also a bridesmaid.
Submitted on Jun 26 2009.
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Michael Murphy (1998)
Michael Murphy (VLS 1998) has joined Nelson Levine de Luca & Horst (NLdH) as an Associate in the firm’s National Insurance Coverage Group. With more than ten years of legal experience, Mr. Murphy focuses his practice on counseling and representing insurers nationally with respect to complex insurance coverage matters and bad faith claims arising under commercial general liability, first-party property, builder’s risk and professional liability policies. Mr. Murphy has been recognized as a “Pennsylvania Rising Star” by Law & Politics magazine. He is admitted to practice in Pennsylvania.
Submitted on Jun 22 2009.
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Nina (Booz) Stryker (1982)
Nina (Booz) Stryker (1982)-- "Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel LLP is pleased to announce that partner Nina B. Stryker has been selected for inclusion in 2009 Pennsylvania’s Super Lawyers.® She is also included as one of the Top 50 Women. Only five percent of the lawyers in the state are named by Super Lawyers. The selections for Super Lawyers are made by Law & Politics, a division of Key Professional Media, Inc. of Minneapolis, Minnesota. Each year, Law & Politics undertakes a rigorous multi-phase selection process that includes a statewide survey of lawyers, independent evaluation of candidates by Law & Politics’ attorney-led research staff, a peer review of candidates by practice area, and a good-standing and disciplinary check. Stryker’s selection appears in the June issues of Philadelphia magazine and Pittsburgh Magazine and the Law and Politics Magazine, “Pennsylvania Super Lawyers 2009” edition. She was also selected in 2006, 2007 and 2008 and is also included in the Best Lawyers in America 25th anniversary edition. Stryker is a member and Co-Chair of the firm’s Trusts & Estates Department. Her practice is devoted exclusively to estate and trust law, with an emphasis on estate related litigation."
Submitted on Jun 22 2009.
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Louis Fryman (1962)
Louis Fryman (VLS 1962),a shareholder with the Philadelphia law firm of Conrad O'Brien is the new President of the Louis D. Brandeis Foundation, the charitable arm of the Brandeis Law Society of Philadelphia. In his new role, Fryman will help the Foundation raise funds for scholarships for worthy law students and other charitable efforts. "We are delighted to have Lou Fryman at the helm of our Foundation," said Lou Podel, Chancellor of the Brandeis Law Society. "He is one of Philadelphia's most respected lawyers and a proven leader."
Submitted on Jun 22 2009.
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Patrick (Oconnor) O'Connor (1967)
Patrick O'Connor (VLS 1967) -- "On June 18, Temple University’s Board of Trustees elected a new chair, Patrick J. O’Connor, vice-chair and former president and CEO of the law firm Cozen O’Connor. He replaces Daniel Polett, who has served as chair since September 2006. O’Connor’s term begins July 1, 2009. The 36-member Board of Trustees has final authority and responsibility for the policies and governance of the University. A firm believer in education as society’s great leveler, O’Connor is adamant about staying true to Temple’s mission. “Everyone deserves the opportunity to have a good education so that they can follow their own dreams and achieve their own goals,” said O’Connor. “At Temple, it’s always been the case that whoever you are, you have an opportunity to come here and get a degree. “In my case, as one of ten raised by my mother, if it hadn’t been for the schools that gave me scholarships and a good education, I never would have become a lawyer,” he said. “I want to make sure that others are able to pursue the same dreams that I had.”
Submitted on Jun 22 2009.
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Lauret (Geosits) Maletsky (2000)
Lauret (Geosits) Maletsky (2000) and Paul Maletsky are proud to announce the birth of a baby boy, Ashton Paul. He was born on May 24, 2009 in Red Bank, NJ, and weighed 8 lb., 1 oz..
Submitted on Jun 19 2009.
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Alexis Hugelmeyer (2001)
"Michael Hugelmeyer (2001,2003) has been promoted to Assistant Principal/ Social Studies Department Chairman at the Riverhead Central School District in Riverhead, NY. His wife, Alexis (Venutolo-Mantovani, 2001) received her Board Certification in Family Medicine in October 2008. She currently works as a Hospitalist at Southampton Hospital in Southampton, NY. The couple have a 2-year old daughter, Isabella, and are expecting their second child in February 2010. "
Submitted on Jun 28 2009.
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Michael Murphy (1998)
Michael Murphy (VLS 1998) has joined Nelson Levine de Luca & Horst (NLdH) as an Associate in the firm’s National Insurance Coverage Group. With more than ten years of legal experience, Mr. Murphy focuses his practice on counseling and representing insurers nationally with respect to complex insurance coverage matters and bad faith claims arising under commercial general liability, first-party property, builder’s risk and professional liability policies. Mr. Murphy has been recognized as a “Pennsylvania Rising Star” by Law & Politics magazine. He is admitted to practice in Pennsylvania.
Submitted on Jun 22 2009.
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Melissa (Roth) Klein (2000)
Melissa (Roth) Klein (2000) and Daniel Klein (2000) are proud to announce the birth of a baby boy, Aaron James. He was born on May 15, 2009 in Bryn Mawr Hospital, and weighed 6 lb., 12 oz.. Big brother Evan loves his new brother.
Submitted on Jul 2 2009.
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Michael McGovern (1998)
Michael McGovern (1998) and Karen McGovern are proud to announce the birth of a baby girl, Caitlin Marie. She was born on April 30, 2008 in Bryn Mawr, PA, Bryn Mawr Hospital, and weighed 6 lb., 7 oz.. Big sister Maeve is very excited!
Submitted on Jul 2 2009.
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Jessica Friedman (2008)
Jessica (Lasak) Friedman (2008) and Ian Friedman (2007) are happy to announce their marriage on August 31, 2008 at Overbrook Golf Club in Villanova, PA. They currently reside in Newark, NJ. Christina DiPasquale (2007) was also a bridesmaid.
Submitted on Jun 26 2009.
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Kathleen (Tisone) Orosz (2006)
Kathleen (Tisone) Orosz (2006) and J. Matthew Orosz (2006) are happy to announce their marriage on May 24, 2009 in Old Town Alexandria, VA. They currently reside in Orlando, FL. 
Submitted on Jun 18 2009.
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Colleen (Sullivan) Burt (1996)
Colleen (Sullivan) Burt (1996) and Eric Burt (1995) are proud to announce the birth of their first child, a boy. Brendan Michael was born on May 28th, 2008 at Mountainside Hospital in Montclair, NJ and weighed 7lbs. 4oz.
Eric and Colleen married on October 4, 2003 in Cape Cod. They currently reside in Cedar Knolls, NJ.
Colleen is a CPA and worked for several years as an auditor for PricewaterhouseCoopers in New York. She is currently a manager of financial reporting for Sun Chemical Corp. in Parsippany, NJ.
Submitted on Jun 4 2009.
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Salvatore Pietrofitta (1959)
Salvatore (Sam) Pietrofitta (EE1959) writes, "After 4 years as an extracurricular activities major (Villanovan, Belle Air and WVIL) I began my career at RCA in Camden NJ as a real Electrical Engineer. I had worked there as a summer student for 3 years. It seems I always knew what I wanted to be when I grew up and actually wound up doing just that.
In the summer of 1958 I met a beautiful Fräuline that recently immigrated from Germany and moved into the house next door with her family. Rose and I married in 1961 and have two daughters, Anita and Theresa. Anita graduated from Rutgers with a BS in Industrial Engineering and from Arizona State University with a Masters degree in Industrial Engineering. Theresa graduated from Trenton State College (now Rowan University) with a Bachelors degree in Computer Science. She worked for Computer Sciences Corporation for a few years till she started her family. She has a son Eric and a daughter Rachael. Unlike their grandfather they are serious students.
In my career I was fortunate to have very interesting assignments designing military and space communications systems. These included UHF Data Link receivers for the Air Force, the VHF Transmitter – Receivers for the Lunar and Command Modules for the Apollo mission, the ARC-143 UHF Transmitter – Receiver for the Navy P3-C aircraft and S Band Instrumentation for the Trident Missile System. One of my last assignments was responsibility for the Ku Band Transmitter- Receiver for the International Space Station. All the video and High Data Rate Payload data from the Space Station goes through this unit. It can be seen on external pictures of the Space station. On this last job I had the pleasure of working with fellow '59 EE Chris Miedzius.
In 1999 after 43 years in essentially the same office with 5 different companies (RCA, GE, Martin Marietta, Lockheed Martin and L-3 Communications) I decided to take an early buy out. In 2001 we decided to move from our home of 35 years in Cherry Hill, NJ to Sedona AZ. We built a home here and are enjoying retirement. It’s a beautiful area to hike and enjoy the Red Rock formations.
We miss our close friends Jim Rafferty, Jim Minger and Gerry Kerwin who have passed on. After getting back to the dorm late at night I can still remember Gerry asking me when I was going to start studying for tomorrows test. As my grades will attest; it never happened.
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Submitted on May 16 2009.
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Patricia (McGoldrick) Cogan (1990)
Patricia (McGoldrick) Cogan (1990) received a MBA from University of Phoenix on May 31, 2008.
Submitted on May 20 2009.
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Marc Napolitano (2004)
Marc Napolitano (B.A. 2004, M.A. 2006) received his Ph.D. in English and Comparative Literature from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in April 2009. Dr. Napolitano has accepted a post-doctoral fellowship to become a full-time faculty member of the UNC Chapel Hill English Department for the next school year while simultaneously working to expand his dissertation into a multimedia project on stage and film adaptations of Charles Dickens's novels.
Submitted on Apr 24 2009.
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Terrence Mellon ()
Terrence Mellon (2011) writes, "Management Consultant, with more than 7 years of experience advising Fortune 500 companies, currently seeking an Investment Management position."
Submitted on Jun 30 2009.
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James King (1979)
James King (1979) writes, "It is good to be home and able to attend at least a portion of the 30th reunion. Go Cats! "
Submitted on Jun 3 2009.
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Timothy Sullivan (1974)
Timothy Sullivan (VLS 1974): Cohen Seglias Pallas Greenhall & Furman PC mourns the passing of colleague Timothy “Tim” Sullivan. Tim passed away Monday, May 18th, 2009 at the age of 59. Tim practiced in the Federal Contracting Practice Group and was named partner at Payne Hackenbracht & Sullivan. He was considered an expert in the complex field of federal procurement law.
The attorneys and staff of Cohen Seglias and Payne Hackenbracht & Sullivan express their deepest sympathy to Tim's wife Ginny and their families. The viewing will be held on Friday, May 22, at the St. Elizabeth Church, Route 100 and Fellowship Road, Chester Springs. A funeral mass will take place on Saturday morning at 10:40 am at the same location. The family has requested that donations, in lieu of flowers be sent to the following:
Wissahickon Hospice
150 Monument Road
Suite 300
Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004
Submitted on May 22 2009.
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John Denuel (1951)
John V. Denuel of Lower Macungie Township, died Saturday, May 2, 2009 in the Inpatient Hospice Unit at Lehigh Valley Hospital. He was the husband of Eleanor (Purcell) Denuel. Their 55th wedding anniversary was May 1. Born on April 25, 1926 in Philadelphia and raised in York and Lancaster, he was the son of the late John M. and Victorine (Senger) Denuel. He served his country in the Navy in the V-12 program at Trinity College and the R.O.T.C. program at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. A graduate in 1951 of Villanova University, he spent his entire career at Pennsylvania Power and Light Company. He was a past president of Allentown Kiwanis, past president of the Board of Directors of the Community Action Committee of the Lehigh Valley and past president of the Electric Utility Market Research Council. He was a member of St. Thomas More Catholic Church. Survivors: He is survived by five daughters, Suzanne, wife of Charles Trinkl, of Center Valley, Sallie, wife of George Turbett Jr., of Havertown, Margaret, wife of Richard Schlauch, of Breinigsville, Anne Arnold of Allentown and Christine, wife of William Acchione Sr., of King of Prussia. He leaves 10 grandchildren; numerous nieces, nephews. He was predeceased by two brothers, Paul and Francis. Services: Mass of Christian Burial, 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, May 6 in St. Thomas More Catholic Church, 1040 Flexer Ave, Allentown, 18103. Call 9:30-10:30 a.m. Interment, Resurrection Cemetery, Wescosville. Arrangements, Robert C. Weir Funeral Home, 18th and Turner streets, Allentown. Contributions: In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to St. Thomas More Catholic Church or to Lehigh Valley Hospice, Office of Development, 1247 S. Cedar Crest Blvd., Allentown, PA 18103.
Published in the Morning Call on 5/4/2009
Submitted on May 6 2009.
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