It was thanks to a visit to the Rose Bowl in 1951 that Barbara Gerwe M.A. ’84, M.A. ’95 built her life in the Golden State. She thought, “Why would you live anywhere else but California?” She met a handsome Navy lieutenant named Eugene in San Diego, which led to 68 years of marriage, seven […]

Known as ‘Big Bad Mike’ to friends, Michael Michels ’84 taught salsa for 10 years and traveled extensively. He worked as an auditor for California State Fund and centered his life in San Jose, where he was an avid Earthquakes fan. Five years ago, Mike met the love of his life, Frances, and together they […]

Jeffrey Billett ’84 has been appointed medical director of Coalinga State Hospital at the Department of State Hospitals in Coalinga, California. Billett is a Democrat and has been a psychiatrist for the Clinical Operations Advisory Council at the Department of State Hospitals since 2019. He has also been a psychiatrist in private practice since 1992.

Benito Almanza J.D. ’84 is announcing his retirement after 45 years at Bank of America and more than two decades as the Phoenix and Arizona president. During his distinguished career, Almanza delivered Bank of America’s resources to clients across Phoenix and Arizona, helping direct close to $125 million in philanthropic investments that have led to […]

Always the charmer, Lucian Grathwol ’84 was drawn to the sun, surf, and laid-back lifestyle of California, where he dreamed of becoming an actor. Living up to his Vegas birthright, Lucian gambled and lost out on breaking into film or TV. But he returned to Minnesota and continued to tread the boards of the Twin Cities […]

Teresa Rodgers MA ’84 was an accomplished equestrian and showed Arabian horses for 20 years. She then turned to showing Rhodesian ridgeback dogs for another 20 years. She loved her ridgebacks and Bob, her Jack Russell Terrier. Terry died Aug. 6, 2022.

Loving husband, father, and grandfather Kevin Conlon ’84 died on May 31, 2022. He had a successful military career and was commissioned as a regular Army officer in the Field Artillery. He then found success in the tech industry and worked in Silicon Valley for over 18 years. In 2006, he left the technology space […]

Christopher Luke Freitas ’84 came from a large family and took care of them when he could. After graduating with a degree in civil engineering, Chris worked in the Santa Clara County planning department. In his free time, Chris was a coached Mt. Madonna YMCA soccer and basketball. He died Feb. 26, 2022, while taking […]

Pat Curran ’84 has been appointed CEO of Health Plan of San Mateo (HPSM), a nonprofit health plan located in South San Francisco. In his new role, he will lead HPSM through CalAIM, which is the State of California’s multi-year initiative to transform Medi-Cal. Pat joined HPSM in 2016 as Deputy CEO. Prior to HPSM, […]

Rita Volk ’84 was born in Munich, Germany, but called the San Francisco Bay Area home. After studying finance at Pepperdine and SCU, she earned her State Board of California Public Accountancy Certification and launched her career at  Deloitte. An enjoyer of the finest art and wine, Rita also loved the fastest cars, so much so […]

When Mary Parker ’84 was very young she attended a Billy Graham crusade, and later sang with the choir at East Oakland Deliverance Center Church. After graduating with an English degree from SCU, she started law school at USF but ultimately went into the insurance industry, working with the California Workers Compensation Fund. In the […]

Donald Alexander Lucas ’84 was born May 24, 1962, in Stanford, California to Lygia and Donald Leo Lucas. He grew up with his sisters Nancy ’74 and Allie in Atherton, and would later raise his family there with his wife Sarah ’90. He attended St. Joseph’s School, Charles Armstrong and Bellarmine. He received his B.A. […]

After graduating from Our Lady of Corvallis High School in Studio City, Diane G. Fitzgerald M.A. ’84 entered the Congregation of the Religious of the Sacred Heart of Mary at the novitiate in Tarrytown, New York. Called home after three years to care for her distressed parents, she met and married John in 1954 when […]

Carolyn Ingram Pahle M.A. ’84 was born at home on South 13th St. in San Jose on April 4, 1930. She graduated from Abraham Lincoln High School in 1947, and later graduated from San Francisco State University and SCU. Carolyn spent the majority of her career as a teacher and her final 10 years as […]

Robert Thomas ’84 has been elected to the American Law Institute (ALI), the leading independent organization in the United States producing scholarly work to clarify, modernize, and improve the law. An attorney with Damon Key Leong Kupchak Hastert, he is among 50 new American and international members bringing their expertise to the organization, and the […]

Charles (Chuck) Frederick Spiekerman ’84 balanced a climbing life with family and an academic career. He was born to Robert F. Spiekerman and Nancy H. Spiekerman on Oct. 16, 1962, in Stockton, California. He graduated from Saint Mary’s High School in 1980 and attended SCU (B.S., mathematics) and the University of Virginia (M.A., mathematics). After […]

David Sandino J.D. ’84 has been selected by the Groundwater Resources Association of California to serve as a lecturer in the 2019 David Keith Todd Distinguished Lecture Series created to honor Dr. David Keith Todd for his enormous contributions to groundwater science and technology.

Over the course of his life, Bryan Murphy ’84 taught us that fashion trends come and go but cargo shorts and Keen sandals, often paired with a copy of The New York Times, are forever. He will be remembered as a foodie specializing in artisanal peanut butter and handcrafted tea, an unhandy handyman, and a […]

Sister Loretta Marie Marbach ’84 was born Lucile Marie Marbach on Jan. 7, 1940, in Waitsburg, Washington. She entered the Sisters of the Holy Family from St. Patrick’s Parish in Walla Walla on Jan. 6, 1960. Sister Loretta Marie’s earlier ministry experiences as a religious education teacher and coordinator took her to parishes in California, […]

Kevin Dowling ’84 is a fundraiser for Habitat for Humanity East Bay/Silicon Valley and resides in Hayward.