Alumni Class Notes, July 2018

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Thomas Grech ’84, Malverne, New York, President and CEO of the Queens Chamber of Commerce, has been appointed as a member of Sunnyside Yard Steering Committee, hosted by New York City Deputy Mayor for Housing and Economic Development Alicia Glen and Amtrak Chairman Anthony Coscia.

John Littel ’86, Virginia Beach, Virginia, was elected rector of the College of William and Mary where his youngest son, Clay, will attend this fall. The rector chairs the governing Board of Visitors of the Nation’s second oldest college.

Joyce Corbin Moya ’90, Spotsylvania, Virginia, marks the one-year anniversary of the opening of her clinic, Hozho Behavioral Health and Life Coaching Services, an outpatient behavioral health care office that services the northern Virginia region. The basis of her practice is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy complimented by Holistic approaches she learned while living in New Mexico. Her primary audience has been women and couples of color, and retired and active duty military.

Rob Davis ’90, Red Bank, New Jersey, was promoted to head of Digital, USA at Ogilvy.  

Tricia Pahoski Richards-Service G’91, Clarks Summit, received her doctorate in administration and leadership with a focus on health promotion from Marywood University in May 2018. Richards-Service is currently completing a Fulbright-Schuman research grant in the European Union and was awarded the McGowan Medal for Excellence in Doctoral Studies. 

Nicole Kosteczko Odell, Ph.D. ’03, Woodland, California, has accepted a new position as the assistant principal at Williams Jr./Sr. High School in Williams, California. Odell also finished her preliminary California Administration Credential as of June 2018.

Deaths

James M. Kane, M.D. ’46, Barrington, Illinois
Robert E. Lucas, M.D. ’50, Narrowsburg, New York
John A. Straka ’61, G’69, Scott Township
Eugene Corcoran ’62, Linwood, New Jersey
Terrence A. McMahon, III ’74, Moosic
Edward R. Fryzel ’78, Scott Township
Thomas S. Chirkot G’82, Swoyersville
Deidre Day Sieck, D.O. ’97, Belmar, New Jersey

Births    

A daughter, Alyson Paige, to Ben and Kathleen Gruffi Baksic ’09, Southgate, Michigan.  

Marriages

Paurush Shah, M.D. ’06 to Shelly Dutt
 
Friends' Deaths

Maryann Artigiani, wife of Armand Artigiani ’53
Peter G. Loftus, Jr., son of Atty. Peter G. Loftus ’61
Kathryn Manger, mother of Thomas Manger ’70
Marie Roche, wife of Gerry Roche ’53 and grandmother of Michael Haag ’18 and Kevin Haag ’20