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• S. Alyce Kelly Still Loves Queen of Peace .........................2

• Kessenich ’73 Takes the Road Less Traveled, Remembers QP Friends Fondly ....... 3

• You Made it Happen!................ 3-5

• Alumni Newsbits .. 6

• Your Grace, Oh Lord, Be Upon Them ....... 7

• QPAO ..........................7

• Correction ................7

• Class of ’66 Reunion, Informal Reunions at QP Festival ........ 8

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QP Connections

Where Do You Go When You’re Back in Madison? WALLY LONGO ’99 ANSWERS

Wally Longo ’99 stopped in at Queen of Peace the other day. He and his wife Katie have just moved back to Madison from Chicago, and he wants to get involved.

“QP is and always has been the core of our family. Mom and Dad both came from very strong Catholic immigrant families, Italian and Irish, and the church is the center of their lives. My mom works at the school and my dad will go to early morning Mass at QP or another church before he goes to work. When we all come home, the visit always centers around QP,” says Wally.

“Anyone who knew me when I was here in school or at Edgewood knows that I didn’t like to be told what to do. I was a kid. But now I really appreciate what Catholic school and the Catholic faith did for me,” he says.

“I sometimes hear people my age sort of admitting they went to Catholic school in an apologetic way, because it’s not supposed to be cool. But I’m grateful for everything QP did for me. I want to try to give back,” says Wally.

Wally is looking into helping at the Catholic Multicultural Center and has already joined a parish committee. Welcome back, Wally!

CATCHING UPWITH THE LONGOS

Kathryn ’97, Wally, Mimi ’00, Dan ’02 and Timmy ’05 Longo are the children of Dr. Walter and Kathryn (Kathy) Longo. Kathy has worked for many years at QP School in the lunchroom and as an aide. Daughter Kathryn Horsley and husband Matt were married last year and live in Chicago, where Kathryn works in marketing. Wally works for the UM Medical Foundation in development and his wife Katie is a resident physician. Mimi Boren and her husband Nate were married in 2014 and also live in Chicago, where Mimi is a pediatrics resident at University of Chicago. Dan also lives in Chicago and works for Upshot, a marketing fi rm. And Tim is in the Marquette University dentistry program and engaged to marry Nina next year in Cincinnati.

L to R, Front: Nate & Mimi Boren, Katie Cusack & Wally; Middle: Walter, Matt & Kathryn Horsley, Kathy, Nina Ewing, Danny; Back: Tim

OUR LADY QUEEN OF PEACE ALUMNI NEWSLETTER SPRING 2016

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S. Alyce Kelly Still Loves Queen of PeaceWhen a certain Dominican recently pored over an issue of the new QP Connections semi-annual newsletter at the Sinsinawa Mound, my phone rang soon after.

“Hello Kate? This is Sister Alyce Kelly.”

Sounding not a whit different from the ’70s and early ’80s, when she served as religious education director for QP Parish and School, S. Alyce wanted to offer her help, and we chatted about her life. S. Alyce has been retired to the Mound for 12 years. Her work includes 13 years in Milwaukee, four in Wausau, 13 at QP, 18 in Rockford, one sabbatical year, and now teaching English to Dominican sisters from Vietnam and reading for the blind at the Mound – over 60 years of service! After all that, she concludes:

“Queen of Peace was my favorite mission. It was the people! This was after the Second Vatican Council, and there were changes. The people asked so many good questions. I loved that the Eucharist and the Liturgy of the Word had new and exciting value. The parents of children preparing for Sacraments met with me in groups of 10 couples, and were very positive and satisfied with my explanations. It was an interesting time!”

“Interesting” is how S. Alyce made religious education for the students, too. She had an altar in her small office and one of QP’s associate priests would say Mass there separately for each grade. [Author’s note: I remember this well.]

“There were very fine associate priests there – Frs. Tom Monaghan, Jim Kuhn, Bill Connell, Steve Smith – I’m forgetting some. They were so generous with their time – and this way they could give the homily on the level of the children,” says S. Alyce.

“I loved all the teachers. A wonderful group of the CCD teachers still comes to see me every year – Alice Battista, Barbara Pomarnke, Mary Ann Lynch, Kathy Perepezko, Darlene Mannarino, Rella Shulla, and Mary Boyle, though Mary passed away not so long ago. Seeing them is a real thrill for me! I now live with S. Leonius Skaar, S. Joris Binder, and S. Mary Lois Carey, and enjoy telling old-time QP stories. The students, teachers, and all the parishioners – I just loved all of them,” she says.

“Here’s a good story,” she begins. “In my first year of preparing second graders for the Sacrament of Penance, I drew a chart on the board – what to say, when, with a blank space for the sin to be confessed. A child asked, ‘Sister,

what goes in the blank?’ ‘The sin,’ I said. Blank stares all around. ‘Let’s think of an example,’ I said. Just then a fire truck screamed down the street outside. ‘There’s a good example,’ I wrote, ‘I stole one fire truck. Now don’t say that – put in your own sin.’ And off we went.”

“Well, the children were smiling going into the Confessional and smiling coming out. Pretty soon, the priest came out and asked me quietly, ‘I don’t mean to break the seal, but what is this about a fire truck?’”

Sr. Alyce laughs heartily at that one, sounding like the Irish girl she is. Growing up on the Irish west side of Chicago, she went to Resurrection School, with 1,300 children, and Providence all-girls high school with 1,200 students. Her sister Dorothy also became a Sinsinawa Dominican, and sister, Kay, a Sister of Providence. “Our oldest sister Rosemary, who did not enter religious life, we called ‘the one that got away,’ ” she chuckles.

If you would like to give to Our Lady Queen of Peace in honor of S. Alyce Kelly, go to qopc.org, click on Give, then Faith Direct, and note “In honor of S. Alyce Kelly.” To give to the Sinsinawa Dominicans in her honor, you can mail a contribution to 585 County Road Z, Sinsinawa, WI 53824-9701. And remember, Sister enjoys a good story.

By Kate Ripple ’76

S. Alyce Kelly

L to R: Fr. Bill Connell, Fr. Jim Kuhn, Fr. Edward Erbe (dec.), Fr. Steve Smith, Fr. Tom Monaghan, server unidentified

“What is this about a

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Kessenich ’73 Takes the Road Less Traveled, Remembers QP Friends FondlyTom Kessenich ’73 dropped me a line the other day. He was glad we were able to find him and mail him this newsletter! Tom’s family moved to Monroe after grade school, so he didn’t see his QP classmates often after that.

“We were like family at QP,” Tom feels. “I don’t know about others but if you went to a big high school, it was never quite the same as it was at QP.”

“Sometimes at hockey games I saw [QP classmates] when we were playing each other,” Tom adds, a little wistfully but quickly turning energetic again. “I liked Monroe High School, and God put me there for a reason.”

Tom fondly remembers many QP teachers, including Mrs. Nord for science, Sr. Patricia, Mrs. Helen Thompson, and Mrs. Rosario.

“Mrs. Rosario was a little woman, but she didn’t take any garbage from me. She told my mom at conferences one time, ‘Mrs. Kessenich, your son is very sweet and very animated in class!’ ” says Tom.

Tom would love to get back in touch with any classmates from 1973, and has a ton of stories he can “rattle off.” Pun intended – because Tom is now a herpetologist! Class of 1973, do you remember that Tom liked snakes?

“I was allowed to bring one to school on the last day to show the class one time, and here I am kneeling on the kneeler at Mass first thing in the morning with my snake in a snake bag next to me on the floor. That was a pretty unusual day,” he says.

“Now I’m an entertainer/educator; I do reptile shows. So I guess Mrs. Rosario was right!”

Thanks for contacting us at QP, Tom. We’re proud to have you among our alumni!

ALUMNI:Anonymous ’88Gregory ’59 & Katherine BewickThomas Block ’59Jack Boyle ’15Theresa Carson ’80Kevin ’65 & Diane ConlinDr. Michael Conners ’64Tom ’65 & Roberta Beson CroneJeff Cummings ’76Joe ’64 & Sharon DanielsRobert & Julie Schmelzer ’81 DunnPaul & Fran Fiore ’51 ErvinWayne & Amy Lipke ’76 EhlertDouglas & Kathryn Giswold ’88 Ferris John & Coleen Brady ’64 FladGary & Joan Williams ’66 Freeman

Jeff ’61 & Michele FryeBrandon Fox ’15James Gallagher ’71Craig ’52 & Ruth GundermannDavid & Marjorie Heibel ’59 HamacherAlice Doherty ’58 HamptonTerry & Liz Grantham ’83 HeinrichsErik & Amy Didier ’84 Johnson, Hy Cite EnterprisesCharles ’76 & Nancy KetterhagenThaddeus Kingston ’97Jeffery & Kathleen Schmitt ’88 KlineMark ’62 & Linda Kraft Tod & Erin Kuno ’80 LaceyAustin Lacey ’09Joseph ’63 & Gail LiebigThomas ’64 & Hitomi Losby

M Christine McMahon ’69 LundaLarry Martin & Martha Cranley ’75Tom ’63 & Ann MartinelliBrian & Mekel Wiederholt ’89 MeierBethany Swingen ’03 MongiatGreg ’84 & Tracy MorseMichele Walsh ’82 NewberryBrad ’86 & Kristina NordhausTom & Gail Trameri ’76 NovacheckAlan & Michelle Christmann ’79 OgilvieMatthew ’00 & Ann PalmMichael ’74 & Debra Wolfe ’73 PalmNicholas Palm ’03David & Colleen Murphy ’81 PenwellQP Class of 2016Gregory Remily ’71

You Made it Happen!

Alumni & Parents of Alumni Make the Difference in First School Endowment Drive

Thank you to these alumni and parents of alumni who joined current parents, Girl Scout troops, students, and parish members to support the goal of matching an anonymous $250,000 donation to the QP School Endowment; the goal was reached and the endowment corpus grew by over 50%! This will allow QP to give tuition assistance to more students and better care for facilities for years and years to come!

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Richard Reynolds ’62Thomas & Susan Donahue ’65 Ripple Katie Ripple ’76 & Steven HoladayJohn & Diane Ripple ’68 RoachChristopher ’77 & Jane SchrantzThomas & Beth Brady ’67 ShipleyClaudia Standorf ’52Sean ’92 & Sara SweeneyTim ’62 & Ann SweeneyBridget Murray & John Vanden Heuvel ’72Robert ’66 & Teresa VetterTim ’76 & Karen VirnocheJay Voss ’57Kimberley Siegert ’84 WaterfieldTimothy Wymore ’99Mary Donahue ’76 YoungChris ’71 & Bernie Zwettler

IN MEMORY OF:Harry & Catherine Benkert Allen & Patricia Benkert ’77 PatekMark K. Buechner ’66 Michael & Rose Buechner ’58 Boucher Barbara Buechner Unger ’57Bill & Eleanor Curtin Tom ’70 & Mary CurtinDeceased Members of “The Lost Class of 1954”: Diane Hansen, Kay Kessenich, Tom Kovacs, John Pertzborn & Monica Saulan Kathy McCloskey ’54 Loeb RanziniEthel Bastian & Louie Fiore Families Paul & Fran Fiore ’51 ErvinAdeline Kirley Jim & Susan Kraemer ’66 Domini Charles & Chris Dresen ’62 ThomasEdward & Jeanne Kunz and Philip, Sarah & Philip Getchell Jr Cary Kunz ’67 GetchellHaas & Lang Families Lisa Haas ’74Robert Janus ’09 Tim & Helen MatthewsDavid Mergen Amy Mergen ’82Lisa Marie Loreli Nass ’83 Lowell & Karen Nass

IN HONOR OF:Jack & Elaine Kroeger Diane Kroeger ’83Mary Anne Ripple Kate Ripple ’76

PARENTS/GRANDS OF ALUMNI: AnonymousMichael & Sandra AeblyLorraine AllordDonald & Jacqueline AntoineJoseph & Kathleen BalczewskiGregory & Mary BaresBill & Alice BattistaDavid & Jane BauerEric & Peg Breuer BeckmanJohn & Sherry BednarskiDavid & Sharon BormettPaul & Dina BoyleJohn & Alpha BradyJames & Mary Pat Braun

Fred & Amy BroihahnRobert & Margaret BrownLorraine BuchananPeter & Elizabeth BussMichael & Nancy Goetz CaldwellJudy CarySteve & Moira CattapanBill & Mary ChecovichStephen & Mary CheneyRobert & Hope ChristmannPatrick & Camilla CorcoranRussell & Donna CraigScott & Katy CulverNelson & Marlene CummingsJohn & Margaret CuvaVera I. DanielsSusan DeLauraArthur & Margaret DeSmetJohn & Jane DiCristinaRobert & Paula DinndorfMichael & Amie DragooWarren & Missy DunnSteve & Ann EbertPatricia ElliottTiffany EllisonWilliam L. & Ann FaheyDavid & Thea FaliskiLori Ruch FarinJohn & Jane FellerRichard & Connie FilsingerMark & Kristine FlemingDr. Mary C. FlynnDavid & Sheryl FoleyJohn & Annette FoxPamela FrenchFrank & Linda FronczakMichael & Patricia GarrenPeter & Rita GarsonFran & Marianne GenterRoger & Margaret GierhartJames & Kimberly GilmoreWilliam & Carol GiswoldBen & Wendy GonringBernie & Linda GormanBen GrafTom & Ruth Ann GranthamMichael & Denise GrodePhilip HansenAlec & Michelle HerringPam & Mark HetlandHoward HeusingerElizabeth HigginsWalter & Susan HopkinsLydie & Joseph Hudson IVThomas & Elizabeth HyingArnold & Jane ImholteFran & Mary IrcinkKirk & Nancy JolliffeRichard & Carol KeintzJoseph & Ramona KeyesJames & Ann Kiehl

Richard & Cynthia KlemmeMark & Therese KolanKevin & Katy KovallAnn KreegerJean KreulJack & Elaine KroegerJoan KuypersJohn & Patricia LaBellaDaniel & Teresa LawtonDr. Tim & Gillian LechmaierJames & Nancy LetcherRonald & Mary LocastWalter & Kathryn LongoPatrick & Peg LubySylvia LuceDennis & Valerie Mack Patrick & Mary MalloyBarbara McCarthyKiernan & Kathryne McGowanMike & Cynthia McKenna Bernard & Judith McMahonJoshua & Trishia Dwyer MercierThomas & Ann MerfeldDoris MergenPaul & Ruth MeyerTom & Nancy MisteleNathan MorrisRonald & Joyce MorseGary & Sheila MuldoonLarry & Peggy NowickiDan & Mary Jo O’BrienGregory & Sheree ParadiseJerome & Rose PasdoThomas & Lynda PattersonJohn & Kathleen PerepezkoAndrew & Laura PetersenPatrick & Sarah PfauWilliam & Deanne PursellMark & Therese QuinnJeff & Judi RaymondNorbert & Joan RebholzDoug & Mary Kay ReinemannDavid & Pamela RievesMichael & Ann RitterPatrick & Kathleen RoseboomRichard & Margaret Harrigan RossFlorene Roth Carol Rothe Steve & Kathy RotheringDavid RyanJames & Julie SampsonJanaan SampsonJim ScheidlerJames & Dolores SchmittE.G. & Barbara SchramkaSarellen SchuhJay & Katie SekelskyDr. Harry & Mary SharataKevin & Amy ShinnersGary & Suzannah SislerSteve & Carol Skolaski

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This investment is made by:Please print your name as you’d like it to appear in the QP Alumni Donor list:

Name_____________________________________________ Maiden___________________________

Email_______________________@_______________.______ Phone (_____) _____-_______

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___I’d like to learn about including QP School Endowment or school programs in my estate plan.

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Questions? Contact: Kate Ripple ’76, kate.ripple@qopc.org, 608-231-4612

Thank you for giving! Your gift today is tax-deductible.

Invest in Our Lady Queen of Peace School StudentsQP School is currently most in need of gifts of any size to the School Endowment, to help keep tuition affordable for families!

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Please complete, cut out and mail to Our Lady Queen of Peace Alumni Association, 401 S. Owen Drive, Madison, WI 53711

Alan & Marianne StaidlDoug & Maria StanleyRoger & Rose SwingenJames & Janis TauschekEric & Laura teDuitsDarryl & Dinean ThelenDavid & Aimee TobinWilliam & Jane TormeyPeter & Mareta Van RensTerrance VirleeTim ’76 & Karen VirnocheTom & Kim WalzPhil & Mary WardenCraig & Kathleen WehrleAlex & Courtney WeisStephen & Carla WelchRichard & Jane WestleyPeggy WiederholtMark & Nancy WipperfurthRose Mary WiseAlan & Elaine WolfeKevin & Lynne WymoreJack & Lisa Young

GIFTS IN MEMORY OF:Steve Bolser, past QP principal Mike & Teresa SpevacekRay & Millie Graf Julie GrafJean Haas Norbert HaasBetty Howard Thomas & Mary QuammeChuck Lipke Shirley LipkeMata-Madrid Family Ray & Josefa MataThomas & Mary Jean Muldowney and Dr. George & Janet Hank Tim Muldowney & Jacky HankAmy Ranzen & Cathy Claggett Eric & Jeanine RanzenRussell Schultz Lorene SchultzLyle Smith Bill & Alice Battista Steve & Mary CheneyRobert Stern Betty Stern

GIFTS IN HONOR OF:Steve & Carol Skolaski Paul & Marjorie CoughlinOur Children - (Pamela, Suzanne, Joan, Michael, Jeffrey, Mary) Donna Grahn

VOLUNTEERS:Many thanks to alumni, parents of alumni, and former teachers who helped with the drive – we couldn’t have done it without you!Alice BattistaBrian Bauman ’89Mary Pat BraunMoira CattapanTom CroneSue DahlenJulie Schmelzer ’81 DunnMissy DunnDavid Foley Kim GilmoreCarl KuglerLynda PattersonRichard Reynolds ’62Kevin WymoreLori LaFond ’91

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Kathy McCloskey ’54 Ranzini has had a varied career. She graduated from the UW, was the continuity writer at WIBA, associate editor in publications at The University of Michigan, writer and promotions coordinator for Seven-Up world headquarters, and then worked for 20 years at Fleishman-Hillard world headquarters.

Beth Brady ’67 Shipley of Minneapolis and Kathy came across each other at Eagle Waters Resort in Eagle River last summer and started chatting and enjoying the lovely day together with their husbands. Only later did they discover they are both graduates of QP, Kathy had babysat Beth, AND they are distant cousins!

Kay Ellen (L.N.) Pertzborn ’54 Scott, says “People often comment on my excellent penmanship. My response is, ‘I went to Catholic school!’ …My teacher in 2nd grade was Sr. Petronia … whom we referred to as Sr. Petunia …. She taught cursive with the goal of perfection. … she could be quite amusing at times and loving when needed. I think she was about 4' 10" and quite portly. In refl ection … there were no more dedicated teachers than most nuns.”

Barb Watts ’54 Ploetz has been “the glue that holds our class together,” says Kathy McCloskey Ranzini of “The Lost Class of ’54.” (The class attended 8th grade elsewhere due to overcrowding during the baby boom.) “Last summer she hosted a wonderful 75th birthday luncheon at her home…for some of the gals of our class. ‘Twas a wonderful afternoon.”

Rick Reese ’62 says he is “doing fi ne and health is good … still able to launch and load my fi shing boat alone, take down trees and maintain our property. Sue and I took up kayaking last year, I plan to take mine out on one of the local sloughs this weekend and search out some bass ….”

Jim Freeman ’63 comments that “[When we were kids, w]e got to go out on our own and fi nd kids to play with at the parks, playgrounds, and in the neighborhood. You sure don’t see that much anymore, and it’s a loss for our grandkids, isn’t it? I’m getting very close to full retirement, but still have a small sales contracting business and am a senior member of the Madison Stagehands Union. …Living in the country … caring for an elderly mother … enjoying my grandkids ….”

Kevin J. Kennedy ’66 will retire in June after 37 years as Director and General Counsel of the State of Wisconsin’s Government Accountability Board.

David Fahey ’67 PhD is Director of National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration’s Earth Systems Research Laboratory Chemical Sciences Division. The Division’s mission is to advance scientifi c understanding of three major environmental and societal issues of our time, namely, climate change, air quality, and the stratospheric ozone layer, through research.

Gerry Bauer ’70 has been working on particle physics in Vienna, Austria, for many years. Gerry’s parents recently passed away, which brought him back to the U.S.

Mike O’Malley ’70 volunteers in support of UW Hospital patients recovering from stroke and brain injury, as someone who has experienced it himself, and recovered.

Rob Pertzborn ’81 is Principal with Intrinzik Architecture, Inc., in Bozeman, MT. He’s been in Bozeman since 1989. As a registered Montana Architect and a practicing Planner, Rob bridges the gap between buildings and neighborhoods, working in design and planning for over 25 years, from historic, civic, and commercial renovations to land and municipal

facilities to urban infi ll and multifamily residences.

Pete Rothering ’92 works for North American Mechanical, has a wife and three children, and coaches the Edgewood High School Boys’ Hockey team.

Nicole Weimert ’93 Pilch is an abdominal organ transplant clinical specialist at the Medical University of South Carolina.

Christina “Tina” Beaton ’94 Ford joined the QP School teaching staff last year in computer education.

David Braun ’94 was inducted into the Edgewood High School Athletic Hall of Fame for his play for EHS and UW-Madison Badger football.

Maggie Roach ’00 is Digital Change Lead for Wrigley Corp. in Chicago, working with an international team.

Nolan Berry ’02 lives in San Antonio and works as a network engineer at Rackspace Hosting.

Phil Kessel ’02 is shining with the Pittsburgh Penquins NHL team after several years with the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Boston Bruins.

Natalie Koberstein ’02 manages Dragonfl y Yoga at Ovation on State Street and instructs at several Dragonfl y locations.

Kristin Kopish ’02 MD, is a resident in internal medicine at the Medical College of Wisconsin.

Clare Peterson ’02 works in communications for Marquette University.

Sarah Schlageter ’02 Kreitzer is married to Tom and works for First Books in Fairfax, VA.

Molly Sehloff ’02 is a veterinary technician at Lakeview Veterinary Clinic.

Joe Curtin ’05 runs Bust A Move, his own business.

Amanda Kessel ’06 recently signed with the NWHL’s New York Riveters. She was named the best women’s college hockey player in 2013 and helped Minnesota to the NCAA championship this past March.

Cristina “Tina” Martin ’06 is a nurse at St. Mary’s Hospital.

Ginger Lingard ’13 is State Diving Champion.

Isabelle Petersen ’15 and Maggie McNeil ’12 are State Champion swimmers for Edgewood in the Freestyle Relay.

QP band alumni Grace Flynn ’15, Anna Nordhaus ’13, Chloe Ortalo-Magne ’13, Molly Raichle ’15, Caitlin Tobin ’12, and Thea Valmadrid ’12 performed in the Wisconsin Youth Symphony Orchestra’s 50th Anniversary concert at Madison’s Overture Hall to a sold-out audience. The performance was live-streamed on Wisconsin Public television’s website. See and hear the alums at http://wpt.org/watch/liveevent

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ANNIVERSARIES:

Msgr. Kenneth J. Fiedler recently celebrated 45 years as a priest, 23 of them at QP. Thank you for all you have done for the parish and school, Msgr.!

BIRTHS:

Fulton, son of Megan Potts ’01 Hardin and husband Wes

Mirabella, daughter of Andrew Martin ’03 and wife Mari

RECENTLY BAPTIZED:

Austin Daniel, son of Thomas Antoine ’87 and wife Michelle

Yvangeline Arabella, second child of Johanna Michol Quisling ’92 Banes and husband Greg, joins brother Greyson.

Georgianna Gillen, daughter of Christina Raymond ’93 Hensley and husband, Michael

Parson Edward, son of Anissa Marien Smidt ’96 and husband Ben

Lauren Ann, daughter Matthew Holland ’98 and wife, Candi

Walter Matthew, son of Bethany Swingen Mongiat ’03 and husband, Geoff

RECENTLY MARRIED:

Kathryn Longo ’97 and Matt Horsley

Wally Longo ’99 and Katie Cusack in Chicago

Michelle Hird ’03 and Benjamin Kohn at Queen of Peace

Preston Brink ’06 and Ashlee Lamers at Holy Spirit Church in Appleton

RECENTLY ENGAGED:

Laura Hermsen ’98 and Mark Lutz

John Ewanowski ’01 and Kathleen Grabowski

Mike Malloy ’01 and Erin Palmer

Kristy Palm ’05 and Joe Docter

Sam Daniels ’06 and Molly Maher ’07

Christina Martin ’06 and Zach Vargas

TEACHERS & STAFF, FORMER TEACHERS & STAFF:

Sr. Antoinette Harris, OP, who taught at QP from 1969-1973, is the newly elected Prioress of the Sinsinawa Dominican Congregation of Sisters. Congratulations Sr. Tony!

QP band teacher Christine Eckel conducted one of the orchestras at the 50th anniversary of the WI Youth Symphony Orchestra.

Retiring: School Nurse Linda Fronczak, after 28 years, and Teaching Aide Nora Reynolds, after nine years. Thank you for all your service!

Principal Mark Quinn is returning to his hometown of Racine as principal of a Catholic school there. Assistant Principal Mary Jo Vitale, a graduate of St. Maria Goretti, Edgewood High and College, and a long-time unit leader and teacher at Blessed Sacrament Grade School and Early Childhood Education Director at QP Parish, has taken on the role of principal.

S. Mary Jo (Bernardus) Schofield, OP, who taught at QP in 1969, recently passed away.

RECENTLY DECEASED ALUMNI/PARENTS OF ALUMNI:

Therese “Treacy” Hendee ’79, as well as her parents Kirby and Mary. Treacy moved back to Madison and cared for both her parents in their illnesses.

Mark Carr ’77, of ALS. Mark leaves a wife and three children. Go to this link and then p. 25 to read his story: https://issuu.com/als_wisconsinchapter/

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Judy Cox O’Leary ’56, in November

Thomas E Kovaks ’54, survived by wife Sandy, two children, three grandchildren, and a great-grandchild

Joe Koberstein, father of Natalie ’02, Annie ’04, and Elizabeth ’06

Joan Maglio Snell, mother of alumni Katie ’07 and Daniel ’09

David Snodgrass, father of alumni Joe ’07, Charlie ’09, Carrie ’11, and Jack ’14

Carl “Joe” Stemrich, father of Tom ’70 and Mary Jo Stemrich Wahlers ’74

Berta Bauer, mother of John ’66, Ingrid ’67, and Gerry Bauer ’70

Amanda Doherty, mother of alumni Alice Doherty ’58 Hampton and Kathryn Doherty ’71 Kleckner

QP ALUMNI ORGANIZATION (QPAO)

TERM 2014–2017:

Kevin Kiehl ’91

Heidi Nass ’87 Eckstein

Laura Peterson ’06

Jessica Potts ’98 Copeland

TERM 2015–2018:

Sue Palm ’69

Dick Reynolds ’62

Claudia Standorf ’52

TERM 2016–2019:

Theresa Gill ’76 Wiese

Larry Haas ’71

Pat Heibel Fass ’52

HISTORIAN:

Tom Martinelli ’63, Historian

EDUCATION COMMISSION LIAISON:

Brian Bauman ’89

STAFF LIAISON:

Kate Ripple ’76, Parish Stewardship

CORRECTION

The Class of 1962 DID have a 50th class reunion, organized by Dick Reynolds and Barb Bauhs Goldsworthy. Those classes that did not have an offi cial 50th reunion are 1950-1961. Many of these classes had to leave QP after 6th or 7th grade due to overcrowding, and the building project to remedy it. Thank you Tom Martinelli, ’63!

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CLASS OF 1966 50th “OFFICIAL” REUNION! at the 5th Annual, ALL-PARISH Celebration of Faith, Service & Community!Sat., Sept. 17, 3:00–10:00 pmFREE ENTRY, LIVE MUSIC, GOOD COMPANYChair Mark Bjelde, megbjelde@yahoo.com. Alumni displays, historical photos, great memories, and reconnecting – meet inside the front of the church

Wish your class was having a reunion too? Just go to facebook.com/qpalumni/ and post a time and place (The beer tent? The food tent?) to meet classmates – instant reunion! Or, call Kate Ripple for class list, 231-4612.

Live music ALL DAY, Steve Bolser Memorial Joggin for the Noggin 5K Walk/Run, All-Parish Mass, Cake Walk, tons of games, Giant Jenga, Badger Popcorn/Sno-cones, Bingo, Chocolate Shoppe Ice Cream, alumni displays, beer tent! Obstacle Course, Bouncy House and craft projects FREE for kids!

For all the info, go to www.qpfestival.com, or the QP Festival Facebook page!

Timetable:

3:00 pm All music, games, bingo, food, music, service projects, activities, and beverages begin!

3:00-4:15 pm LIVE music

3:00 pm The Steve Bolser Memorial Joggin for the Noggin 5k for Brain Tumor Research STARTING GUN

4:15 pm Cakewalk at bandstand

4:45 pm Service projects, outdoor music, and games suspended for Mass (bingo suspended 4:30 pm)

5:00 pm Mass of Celebration - Music by Mass Band. No 7:00 pm Mass

6:00 pm LIVE music TBA. 6:15 pm bingo, games, service projects restart

8:00 pm LIVE Cash Raffle Drawing, $10,000 in prizes! Service Raffle! Games, service, activities close

8:30 pm LIVE Music TBA, Kids’ games end

9:00 pm Bingo closes

10:00 pm Event ends: Good night and thank you!