1982

Family meant everything to Timothy O’Rourke ’82. Growing up with five siblings, the O’Rourke household was always lively. Tim enjoyed sailing trips with his father and brothers, skiing at Lake Tahoe, house boating on Lake Shasta, camping, family vacations to Maui, and golfing with his brothers and daughter. Anytime there was a family dinner, Tim […]

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1982

Steven Ashby ’82, director of Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, is honored to represent PNNL as it joins Gender Champions in Nuclear Policy, which brings together leaders of organizations working in nuclear policy who are committed to breaking down gender barriers and making gender equity a working reality. “We must be intentional about valuing and engaging […]

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1982

Edie Savage-Weeks M.A. ’82 penned a new book sharing her bag of tools to help reduce or even eliminate anxiety. Heal Your Anxiety Now! Five-Minute Tools for Moving Beyond Surviving Into Thriving lays out the methods that her clients report are easy to learn and use, and that work in a short period of time. […]

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1982

Filmmaker-screenwriter Neal Jimenez ’82, best known for helming “The Waterdance,” a movie based on his own life, and “River’s Edge,” died  Dec. 11, 2022. He began writing plays and producing Super 8 films as a kid. By high school, Neal started writing professionally and worked with the LA Weekly and California Magazine while majoring in […]

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1982

Judith Kinker M.A. ’82 was a teacher for 40 years in the Oak Grove School District. She inspired her students to become independent and critical thinkers. In her 40s, Kinker went back to school at Santa Clara University to earn a master’s degree in special education. She was loved and respected by her colleagues. Kinker […]

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1982

Beth Rosenthal MA ’82 said that the three most important decisions of her life were to marry Peter, raise her two children, and practice psychotherapy. She was an active member of the Santa Clara County Psychological Association. She was actively involved in local politics, advocating for more balanced and sustainable growth. Beth was a devoted, loving, […]

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1982

William Loftis MBA ’82 had a unique ability to repair things. Bill’s career started with designing integrated circuits for companies such as Fairchild and Siemens. Later he switched from hardware design to software. He was once called on to fix software developed by one of his customers over a weekend in Chicago, and by Sunday […]

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1982

Steve Briscoe ’82, a Bay Area fine arts artist, recently held a solo exhibit at the Transmission Gallery in Oakland. Briscoe’s work consists of sculptures made from recyclable or reused materials. While abstract his sculptures are familiar in the forms they take, from pullies to signboards. His most recent exhibit is a response towards the […]

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1982

Richard Pope M.S. ’82 loved teaching. He received his master’s in education from Santa Clara, taught elementary school for many years, diligently modifying curriculum to fit individual needs, and developed the Gateway to Critical Thinking Program for educators. Richard, a lover of all sports, never missed a game or dance performance of his daughter’s. He […]

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1982

Living a life devoted to God, Sister Mary “Chris” Athans ’82 worked as a guest lecturer and on the alumnae relations staff at Xavier College Preparatory, and taught at schools in California, Illinois, and Minnesota. She also served as executive director of the North Phoenix Corporate Ministry, a group of Catholic, Jewish, and Protestant congregations […]

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1982

An active member of the Richmond Lions Club and St. Mark Catholic Church John Bernard Rasche J.D. ’82 died on May 17, 2021. Rasche was a loving father and after retiring from a long career as a pharmacist, enjoyed regular visits to his son’s alma mater of Hillsdale College. He was known to always be […]

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1982

Rod Arbaugh M.S. ’82, MBA ’03 was promoted to co-president of Exigy Inc. The company is a provider of real-time market data solutions, predictive trading signals, and historical data solutions.

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1982

WilmerHale announced that Susan and Kevin Muck ’82, highly respected and accomplished litigators, joined the firm as partners in its Securities Litigation and Enforcement Practice. Based in San Francisco, they will enhance the law firm’s presence in Northern California. Throughout Kevin’s 35-year legal career, he has received several recognitions by well-respected publications, including Chambers USA […]

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1982

Paula June Daly Haughey ’82 found her calling caring for thoroughbred race horses. With her husband, Tom Haughey ’80, and daughter Kaitlin Haughey, Paula founded PTK stable in 1999. She was born on August 9, 1960 in Los Angeles, where she attended Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy. She met her devoted husband while attending Santa Clara […]

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1982

Andrew Miller ’82 retired from his role as CFO at PTC In 2019. He is now serving on the board of directors of iRobot (NASDAQ IRBT) and Verint Systems (NASDAQ VRNT). He and wife Joyce (Valadez) Miller ’82 have moved from Boston back to Los Gatos.

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1982

The deSaisset Museum and the Berkeley Art Museum have acquired work by Steve Briscoe ’82, an artist and museum preparatory. I . addition, Steve and his wife of 34 years, Lynn Beldner, held joint exhibitions of their work at the Morris Graves Museum in Eureka, California, and at Artspace1616 in Sacramento. Steve’s punk memorabilia of […]

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1982

Thomas Renteria ’82 was born in San Jose on Oct. 10, 1960. Tom graduated from Yerba Buena High School in 1978 and from SCU, and he obtained a master’s degree from Golden Gate University in 1998. Besides his children, Tom was most proud of his endeavors at The National Hispanic University, where he taught computer […]

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1982

Keith Pedescleaux ’82 was born on Feb. 2, 1959, in Richmond to Kathryn Pedescleaux, a teacher’s aide at Peres Elementary School, and Percy Pedescleaux, an employee at JC Penny Department Store. Keith was an honor roll student and exceptional athlete at Richmond High School. Although as a wrestler he once held the national high school […]

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1982

Gary Kershner ’82, JD/MBA ’86 hosted a Soles4Souls drive in December 2019 in partnership with the nonprofit, which is committed to fighting poverty by providing shoes and clothing. Kershner is an attorney focusing on estate planning, incapacity planning, and issues facing families with special needs.

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1982

Renée Vizzard Worthington ’82 has been serving as a senior program officer at Meridian International Center for almost eight years, designing and implementing professional international exchange programs for the U.S. State Department’s International Visitor Leadership Program. She lives in Bethesda, Maryland, with her husband, Sam.   

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