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LongTimeintheMakingMarinaIatomase’14marriedherhighschoolsweetheartinthesameplaceherparentswednearly30yearsearlier:theMissionChurch.varhtmlDiv=document.getElementById("rs-plugin-settings-inline-css");varhtmlDivCss=".tp-caption.bighead,.bighead{color:#ffffff;font-size:90px;line-height:82px;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:LibreBaskerville;text-decoration:none;background-color:transparent;border-color:transparent;border-style:none;border-width:0px0px0px0px;border-radius:0px0px0px0px}";if(htmlDiv){htmlDiv.innerHTML=htmlDiv.innerHTML+htmlDivCss;}else{varhtmlDiv=document.createElement("div");htmlDiv.innerHTML=""+htmlDivCss+"";document.getElementsByTagName("head")[0].appendChild(htmlDiv.childNodes[0]);}if(setREVStartSize!==undefined)setREVStartSize({c:'#rev_slider_94_1',gridwidth:[1000],gridheight:[500],sliderLayout:'auto'});varrevapi94,tpj;(function(){if(!/loaded|interactive|complete/.test(document.readyState))document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",onLoad);elseonLoad();functiononLoad(){if(tpj===undefined){tpj=jQuery;if("off"=="on")tpj.noConflict();}if(tpj("#rev_slider_94_1").revolution==undefined){revslider_showDoubleJqueryError("#rev_slider_94_1");}else{revapi94=tpj("#rev_slider_94_1").show().revolution({sliderType:"hero",jsFileLocation:"//magazine.scu.edu/wp-content/plugins/revslider/public/assets/js/",sliderLayout:"auto",dottedOverlay:"none",delay:9000,visibilityLevels:[1240,1024,778,480],gridwidth:1000,gridheight:500,lazyType:"none",parallax:{type:"mouse",origo:"slidercenter",speed:2000,speedbg:0,speedls:0,levels:[2,3,4,5,6,7,12,16,10,50,47,48,49,50,51,55],},shadow:0,spinner:"off",autoHeight:"off",disableProgressBar:"on",hideThumbsOnMobile:"off",hideSliderAtLimit:0,hideCaptionAtLimit:0,hideAllCaptionAtLilmit:0,debugMode:false,fallbacks:{simplifyAll:"off",disableFocusListener:false,}});};/*ENDOFrevapicall*/};/*ENDOFONLOADFUNCTION*/}());/*ENDOFWRAPPINGFUNCTION*/AlumniClassNotes.vc_custom_1548438224880{margin-bottom:0px!important;border-bottom-width:0px!important;padding-bottom:0px!important;}.vc_custom_1548437992868{margin-top:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;border-top-width:0px!important;border-bottom-width:0px!important;padding-top:0px!important;padding-bottom:0px!important;}TimothyO’Rourke’82FamilymeanteverythingtoTimothyO’Rourke’82.Growingupwithfivesiblings,theO’Rourkehouseholdwasalwayslively.Timenjoyedsailingtripswithhisfatherandbrothers,skiingatLakeTahoe,houseboatingonLakeShasta,camping,familyvacationstoMaui,andgolfingwithhisbrothersanddaughter.Anytimetherewasafamilydinner,Tim[…]GeorgeGreene’50GeorgeGreene’50,amechanicalengineerandpioneerofthecleanroomindustry,diedJan.4,2024.Duringhiscareer,Greenedesignedahigh-baycleanroomforLockheedAircraftthatlaterbecamethemainassemblyareaforLockheed’ssatellites,bothmilitaryandcivilian,throughouttheColdWar.Greene’ssuccessfuldesignbecameknowntotheengineers[…]EdwardPlonka’78Eversincehisteenyears,EdwardPlonka’78hadasoftspotfortheelderlyandvolunteeredatlocalnursinghomes.Naturally,hebecameadoctorspecializingingeriatricsandwasknownforhiskindnessandcompassionateapproachtoaging.HealsotaughtabiologyofagingcourseformanyyearsatSCUandafter[…]MarettaWardJ.D.’94Inchildhood,MarettaWardJ.D.’94wasabusykid—GirlScouts,cheerleading,babysitting,track,andnewspaperdelivery.SheattendedUCBerkeleythenSantaClaraLaw.Aftertwoyearsofprivatepractice,MarettajoinedtheCaliforniaDepartmentofJusticeinthelicensingsectionoftheSanFranciscooffice.SheservedasaDeputyAttorneyGeneralfrom[…]ReadMoreMoreAlumniNews.vc_custom_1541486833165{margin-top:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;border-top-width:0px!important;border-bottom-width:0px!important;padding-top:0px!important;padding-bottom:0px!important;background-color:#363c40!important;}.vc_custom_1548438649508{margin-bottom:0px!important;border-bottom-width:0px!important;padding-bottom:0px!important;}.vc_custom_1539207830078{margin-top:-25px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;border-top-width:-25px!important;border-bottom-width:0px!important;padding-top:-25px!important;padding-bottom:0px!important;}.vc_custom_1548439412942{margin-bottom:0px!important;border-bottom-width:0px!important;padding-bottom:0px!important;}
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 […]
George Greene ’50, a mechanical engineer and pioneer of the clean room industry, died Jan. 4, 2024. During his career, Greene designed a high-bay clean room for Lockheed Aircraft that later became the main assembly area for Lockheed’s satellites, both military and civilian, throughout the Cold War. Greene’s successful design became known to the engineers […]
Ever since his teen years, Edward Plonka ’78 had a soft spot for the elderly and volunteered at local nursing homes. Naturally, he became a doctor specializing in geriatrics and was known for his kindness and compassionate approach to aging. He also taught a biology of aging course for many years at SCU and after […]
In childhood, Maretta Ward J.D. ’94 was a busy kid—Girl Scouts, cheerleading, babysitting, track, and newspaper delivery. She attended UC Berkeley then Santa Clara Law. After two years of private practice, Maretta joined the California Department of Justice in the licensing section of the San Francisco office. She served as a Deputy Attorney General from […]