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MERCY HIGH SCHOOL MAGAZINE
P U B L I S H E D T W I C E Y E A R LY F O R
ALUMNAE, PARENTS & FRIENDS
FALL 2009/WINTER 2010
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2008 - 2009 Annual Report
SERVICE to Others
Alumnae Class Notes
CELEBRATING WOMEN IN SCIENCE
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FOR ALUMNAE,
PA R E N T S & F R I E N D S
High School
mission statement
Editors
Jennifer Stark
Alumnae Coordinator
Mercy High School, a Catholic college preparatory Julie Earle
Communications Coordinator
school for young women, fosters spiritual, intellectual, moral,
Table of Contents
physical, and cultural development.
Mercy Mail & Meg Mallon.............. 3
Enriched by students from diverse
Celebrating Women In Science... 4-5
backgrounds, Mercy nurtures
We are Called to Serve
One Another........................... 6-7
compassionate leaders Alumnae News & Events............... 8
committed to addressing Letter from the President............... 9
human needs, working for justice
'08 - '09 Annual Report.......... 10-18
and serving the poor.
Class Notes & In Memory....... 19-22
Cover Photo: Sarah Philo '12 investigates a chemical reaction while Sarrah Zeer '12 looks on.
Photo by Sharon Lemieux
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Mercy High School Board of Trustees
Ann M. Seidl Dillon '67, Chair
Regina Marie Doelker, RSM, '56, President
Carol H. Dooley
Diana M. George Jacokes '67
Brigid Johnson, RSM, '53
Mary Camille Kelley, RSM, '49
Maureen McGarrigle, RSM, '57
Judith Mouch, RSM
John Nantais
Anne Nichols '79
James Peppiatt-Combes
Paul E. Swanson, Treasurer
William Valade, Secretary
W. DeWayne Wells, Chair Elect
Administrative Team
Regina Marie Doelker, RSM, '56, President
Carolyn Behringer Witte '67, Principal
Will Gervais, Associate Principal
Jonell Linskey, Dean of Students
Colleen McMaster Rozman '81, Registrar
Alumnae Board Members
Rebecca Burnett Mathis, President 1992
Marisa Abbo
1980
Sallie Hinz Atsalis 1979
Katie Seefelt Baetz
1990
Arleen Brennan Bonello
1956
Regina Marie Doelker, RSM
1956
Danielle Dickow 2000
Lisa Makar Dutton
1992
Lisa Sikorski Formosa
1993
Gina DeAgostino Gray
1991
Mary Finger Hall-Price
1973
Kimberly Blotkamp Hilliard 1987
Kelly Stirling McSweeney 1993
Eleasha Mercer 1994
Pamela Krol Morath
1967
Carrie Fling Nantais
1996
Stephanie Kramer Spinale 1989
Stephanie Dickow Surowiec
1991
Joanne Albert Walle
1977
Jill Mitchell Wise 1978
Mercy Mail
Your Opinion Makes a Difference
alumnaeoffice@mhsmi.org
Thank you for inviting me to spend the day at Mercy.
The new science wing is so attractive and impressive.
Luanne Thomas Ewald’87 gave a motivating and
attention-grabbing presentation. How incredible the
inventions were that she spoke about. As always,
Mercy’s educators are top notch. What a day to
show-off, and show pride. Mercy is simply the best!
Félicitations to Joyce Campbell
2009 Mercy Teacher of the Year!
- Karen Valenti ’71 and Alumna Parent
At the end of the school year
Mercy honors one if its outstanding educators
with recognition as the Teacher of the Year.
I certainly remember my time at Mercy with great fondness
and thanksgiving. Many different places and people
have contributed to me being where I am today.
Mercy, as a whole and as many individuals, certainly
played a big part in that. Thank you for all you did for me
and for all you continue to do for many young women.
For 2009, that honor was bestowed on
Madame Joyce Campbell,
a master teacher of all things French!
- Jenny McDevitt ‘97
M E G T U R NS 2 0
By Kathy Hattam Wisne ‘71
Congratulations to LPGA Player Meg Mallon ’81! As the co-assistant captain of the USA Solheim Team
she added another victory to an already impressive list of 18 wins on tour. Meg Mallon’s golf stats
will never reflect her generous heart and exceptional devotion to family, friends, and lucky us, Mercy High School.
Mercy’s Meg has graced us with her endearing smile and charming warmth for 19 consecutive summers
all the while supporting the school that we love.
On August 10, standing side by side with brothers John and Paul Mallon, loyal veterans and supporters
of her namesake event, Meg’s gracious announcement that 2010 will be her last appearance provoked sadness.
Our “Monday’s with Meg” are coming to an end. Several of us at the outing were stricken with the same inspiration…
let’s make the 20th Mercy Meg Mallon Golf Outing the best ever! This is a great opportunity to reunite the
committees and supporters who have attended through the years, as well as a last chance for new participants
to share in the fun. The date will be in June 2010, and the location will be announced soon. Mercy alumnae unite!
Join in this rare opportunity to honor one of our own and celebrate this Mercy tradition.
Please contact the Mercy Alumnae Office at alumnaeoffice@mhsmi.org or 248.476.3270 with suggestions and ideas.
THANK YOU to all of the generous Mercy Meg Golf Outing sponsors, donors, and golfers
who have helped raise more than $640,000 over the past 19 years!
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New Science Labs Enable Excellent Learning
by NEWSPRINT Staff Writers Shannon Carpenter '11 and Dana Fouchia '11
“It’s like Christmas,” remarks Ms. Kathy Kitzmann, referring to the unveiling of the new science wing and all of its wonders.
Immediately after students left the halls last June, Mercy’s science wing underwent major reconstruction, as plans to upgrade
the facilities finally became a reality. A few years ago, Mercy devised a master plan to modernize the campus and eventually
prioritized the design by what was most needed at the present moment. Topping the list was the science department, which
Principal Carolyn Witte described as “outdated, cramped, and inefficient.”
It had been 44 years since the last renovation of the science department Mercy’s own science teachers had an active voice in the
design and met frequently with the architects and administration to incorporate their desires. The $1.2 million necessary for the
project was funded by Mercy’s Capital Campaign, Investing in Excellence, Building Mercy’s Future.
The money and effort spent on the new science wing is clearly visible in all of the technology and equipment that will certainly
benefit both staff and students. The total area of renovation covered about 14,500 square feet, which includes six science rooms,
four prep rooms, two lavatories, one staff planning room and corridors. The new facilities feature air conditioning, accessible
acoustical ceiling throughout, and over 5,000 feet of new windows. The classrooms have been refurnished with updated desks,
stools, chairs, and barrier-free compliant work stations for experiments.
Senior Katie Conely, who has enrolled in five sciences courses in her time at Mercy, is enthused about the extra space and new
set-up since she believed that the old labs had no room to work effectively.
Mrs. Witte also notes that the completed wing better facilitates the blending of science and technology, finally extending beyond
textbook teaching into the twenty-first century. Teachers are able to incorporate technology into their lesson plans through the
aid of six new data projectors, screens, and increased wireless internet connections.
Each lab, with enlarged prep areas, also includes increased safety measures. Emergency eye wash stations, safety showers, and
fume hoods are accessible in case of chemical accidents or fire. Students are now equipped with a complete set of microscopes
and seven more accurate digital science balances for assistance and success in their lab activities. According to science teacher
Mrs. Judy Pauley, the new facilities will make labs safer for students and the lab design is more similar to what students will
encounter in college.
All of these updates have undoubtedly excited administration, alumnae, students, staff, and especially Mercy’s science teachers.
Each teacher has individual aspects of the science wing that they are excited about. For instance, Ms. Kitzmann enjoys a larger
space without a wall separating her classroom from the Chemistry lab.
Mrs. Pauley appreciates the deeper sinks, which will make her clean-up much quicker after animal dissections, and easy access
to microscopes stored in her own room. In her eighth year teaching at Mercy, Mrs. Lisa Schrimscher is delighted to have her own
classroom for the first time.
The staff is certainly hoping the excitement generated by the new wing will continue to allow young Mercy women to excel
in their education and prepare them for what they will experience in college science courses. Mr. John Eschelman says the
labs present a greater opportunity for students to get a more hands on experience and the entire staff hopes the students will
appreciate what they have been given.
“If you set a goal and work at it, accomplish it.” Mrs. Schrimscher’s advice, in this case, could not be more appropriate. This is
certainly what Mercy has done for its present students and future women in science.
Demolition…
June 25
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July 15
July 30 - Hard Hat Tour
August 15
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Mercy Medicine
Luanne Thomas Ewald '87 launched the Mercy school year of Celebrating Women in Science to a packed
auditorium of students, parents, alumnae, and friends at the September 18th science wing dedication.
She cited statistics showing women have higher grade point averages than men in math and science
courses as well as shared stories of Mercy alumnae successes. Her inspiring message encouraged
students to pursue an education in science, technology, engineering, and math, “You are the future
scientists and doctors and engineers that will develop a cure for cancer, develop new medications, new
jets, new cars, new energy sources.” Luanne is VP for Business Development and Strategic Planning for Children's Hospital in Michigan and has been recognized for her leadership by Crain’s Detroit who featured her as one of the 40 under 40. Most recently she was the recipient of a Vanguard Award. Dr. Marisa Abbo ‘80, DO
• 4 year scholarship to Wayne State University - Majored in Psychology
• University of Michigan - Masters in Social Work
• Michigan State University - Osteopathic Medicine
• University of New England - Currently pursuing Masters in Medical Education and Leadership
• Member of the Mercy High School Alumnae Board
“Mercy was not simply a stepping stone to my future in medicine.
It was the platform I needed to dream big and achieve.”
Dr. Sylvia Hollowell ’87, MD
• University of Michigan - Undergrad • Wayne State University - Medical School
• Member of the Capital Campaign Steering Committee
“A Mercy girl is one who is prepared for the future,
who never shies away from challenges and is motivated to be
the best at whatever she chooses to do."
Look for another snapshot of Mercy women in science featured in the spring issue of MOSAIC. If you are an alumna working in engineering, technology, or math, send us an e-mail at alumnaeoffice@mhsmi.org.
…to Dedication
August 30
September 8
Sept. 18 - Fr. Mark Brauer Blessing
September 18 - Ribbon Cutting
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Mercy High School nurtures compassionate leaders committed to addressing
human needs, working for justice and serving the poor.
The young women of Mercy High School do much more than study,
pray, perform, lead, play, and prepare for college. THEY SERVE.
THEY MAKE A DIFFERENCE.
The Mercy Community Action Program promotes and encourages a
commitment to volunteer service by using the greater community as a
classroom. For the students at Mercy, 40 hours of community service
completed over 4 years is a graduation requirement, but it is more than
that, it is a part of the Mercy tradition.
Most girls go far beyond the commitment to share their time and talents
with those in need. The class of 2009 proudly put Mercy values into
action by performing a staggering 24,527 hours of service! That’s an
inspiring average of 138 hours per student.
Mercy is yearly committed to lending a hand and heart to Beaumont
Hospital, Benton Harbor Women’s Shelter, Mercy Education Project,
Mercy Service Projects, FOCUS: Hope, St. Pat’s Food Bank, and
Christmas Toy Collection. Some students take mission trips to Appalachia
or Nigeria and others make the local trip to assist the elderly, tutor young
people, pass out peanut butter and jelly sandwiches in the city, craft
blankets for the needy and the ill, work in hospitals, shelters, churches,
libraries, and soup kitchens, walk for life, cancer, diversity, hunger, and
muscular dystrophy.
For the past 12 years a large group of hard-working girls participate in an
alternative spring break for Habitat for Humanity. They wear work gloves
and boots to build, repair, paint, and do endless chores for the Habitat
for Humanity homes on a mountain ridge in rural eastern Kentucky.
Girls work in so many different places around the city, country, and
world for that matter, that it would be impossible to name them all.
Mercy girls not only give, they get. They get a strong sense of self for living
out their faith and being women who make a difference. They get what it
truly means to be God’s helping hands.
I volunteered at an ER clinic in Nigeria during the summer, 8 hours a day,
6 days a week. It was an amazing learning experience and not only confirmed
my decision to pursue science in college, but made me realize service is life.
- Francisca Chiejina ‘09
I realized service isn’t something you do so that your school will allow you to graduate;
service is a lifelong commitment. I know now I will always feel the need to help
those less fortunate than me. I believe that if God has granted you any good
fortune at all, you have a duty to help others in any way possible.
- Christine Bilger ‘09
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Let charity be
our badge of honor…
so that it may truly be said,
there is in us
but one heart and one soul
in God.
- Catherine McCauley,
Foundress of the Sisters of Mercy
On completion of the house, on the last day of work in Appalachia last year, the lady receiving the home prayed,
“Thank you, God. These kids did not come here on their own.” Those two sentences hit me that I was on that mission trip for a reason,
I was doing God’s work being an example that hopefully others will follow. Being able to do the work of God is something that
I loved and knowing I can make a difference in the world. - Marie DiPonio ‘09
Whether it is helping children learn about God or building a house in Kentucky, the service I have accomplished has benefitted me
as a growing Catholic in one way or another. - Sarah Berger ‘09
The Habitat for Humanity trip greatly reflected the mission of Mercy. Our group of girls came from different racial, religious,
and socioeconomic backgrounds, yet we all got along. Some of us were shy, some loud, some sunny, some serious.
The fact of the matter is we embraced our differences and came together to give those living in poverty and squalor
other options and alternatives. - Hannah Redigan ‘09
still serving
Alumnae continue to live out the Mercy value of service long after graduation.
These Washington D.C. area Mercy alums enjoyed
an evening of service and sociability last March,
preparing and serving a dinner for over 100
homeless women at a local charity. Once the kitchen
was clean, the alums headed to a local restaurant to catch up and enjoy each other's company. Mercy alumnae will meet again on November 13 to prepare and serve dinner atThriveDC.
If you have a service story to share, please tell us all about it at alumnaeoffice@mhsmi.org.
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A l u m n a e
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Alumnae and Daughters Celebrate
the Mercy Legacy
2009-2010
Alumnae Association
Hosted Events
October 24, 2009
Mercy on the Move - Denver
November 7, 2009
Mercy on the Move - Boston
November 15, 2009 - Memorial Mass
December 27, 2009
Alumnae Basketball Game
February 2010*
Lenten Evening of Reflection
March 2010
Mercy on the Move - Grand Rapids
April 25, 2010 - Tea for Tuition
Did you know that nearly 10% of mothers with daughters currently enrolled
at Mercy are alumnae?
The group above was invited to an Alumnae Association Legacy Dinner
to celebrate this special bond. Guests Sallie Hinz Atsalis '79, daughter
Allie Atsalis '13 and other mothers and daughters chatted about the
differences from the '70’s school style compared to today and how the
rich Mercy traditions have stayed the same.
Congratulations to Kathleen Mulcahy Nelson '74 who won the
“Legacy Lottery” of $1,000 toward tuition!
May 22, 2010
Mercy on the Move - Chicago
*Carrie Fling Nantais ’96 is organizing the
Lenten Evening and wants your opinion about
how to better serve our Mercy women during
the Lenten Season. Would you attend a yoga
session with meditation? Or an inspirational
speaker with dinner? Or a creative arts
opportunity in spiritual manners such as
mandalas or pottery? Week night or weekend?
Contact Carrie at cfnantais@gmail.com
with your thoughts.
Here's to the Class of 2009 who are Making a Difference all across the country!
• Albion College
• Bowling Green State University
• Clark Atlanta University
• Central Michigan University
• Concordia University
• Dennison University
• Eastern Michigan University
• Franciscian University of Steubenville
• Grambling State University
• Grand Valley State University
• Hampton University
• Henry Ford Community College
• Holy Family University
• Hope College
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• Howard University
• Indiana University
• Kettering University
• Lake Forest College
• LaSalle University
• Loyola University of Chicago
• Maryland College Institute of Art
• Marymount Manhattan College
• Miami University of Ohio
• Michigan State University
• Michigan Technological University
• North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University
• Oakland Community College
• Oakland University
• Ohio University
• Purdue University
• Point Park University
• Saginaw Valley State
• Schoolcraft College
• St. Louis University
• St. Joseph’s University
• St. Olaf College
• St. Mary’s College
• Savannah State University
• School of the Art Institute of Chicago
• Spelman College
• Tennessee State University
• University of Buffalo
• University of Dayton
• University of Detroit Mercy
• University of Illinois
• University of Indianapolis
• University of Michigan (#1 school attended)
• University of South Dakota
• University of Toledo
• Villanova University
• Wayne State University
• Western Michigan University
• Xavier University of Ohio
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Honor Roll of Donors
A heartfelt THANK YOU to each of you who support the young women of Mercy High School. The following Honor Roll of Donors acknowledges and thanks all Capital Campaign donors as of June 30, 2009, and all donors to Mercy’s Annual Giving Program during the fiscal year of July 1, 2008 through June 30, 2009.
This list includes direct contributions to the Capital Campaign, Annual Fund, Tuition Assistance Fund, or the Endowment Fund, as well as those who were inspired by specific programs and philanthropic needs of the school.
We regret that space does not permit listing of everyone’s in-kind gifts, donations and volunteer time to our various fundraisers.
We thank you for your support to Mercy in these other areas.
Capital Campaign $50,000 and Up
Anonymous
Nancy & Jack Auffenberg
Anne & Chris Blake
Martha Peterson
Kathy & Robert Rosowski
Ray & Karen Shinney
Sisters of Mercy West Midwest
Community
Linda Wilke & Chet Czaplicka
Young Family Foundation
Lynne & Rick Meyer
Kimberly & John Mizzi
Nancy & Edward Moeller
Dr. John & Shawn Murphy
Jerry Neyer & Sally Poux
Anne M. Nichols
Mary Pat & Michael O'Malley
Prestige Portraits
Carolyn & Mark Switala
Mary Ann & William Valade
Karen & Joseph Valenti
Sarah Gibbard Wuellner
Capital Campaign $25,000 - $49,999 Capital Campaign $5,000 - $9,999
Kathleen Dul Aznavorian
AWS Inc. LLC
Maureen & Donald Babicz
Sandra & Barry Bearden
Dr. & Mrs. Randall Bickle
Gail & David Burnett
Mary Margaret & Louis Bosco
Anne & Richard Calice
Denise & Dennis Brown
Cynthia & James Cowper
Michele & Raymond DelCorvo
Katey & Daniel Devine
Ina Fernandez & Joseph Berkowski
Carol & Dennis Dooley
Martha Foley & Daniel Fredendall
Sheryl Wallet Eichstadt
Rita & Tom Lewry
Joan Wallace Foley
Ann & Tim Love
Robert & Sophia Fryc
Susan & Michael Madison
Carol Hackett Garagiola & Pamela Krol Morath & Steve Garagiola
Paul E. Morath
Dr. Sylvia Hollowell
Margaret & William Moylan
Jonell Linskey
Kimberly Comer Mulqueen
Amy & Dennis Malaney
Isabel & Lawrence Smith
Mary & Bill Manion
Gretchen & Paul Swanson
Janet & Martin Mulloy
Patricia A. Thull
Elizabeth & Bob O'Donnell
Zatkoff Family Foundation
Lisa Parrott O'Neil & Thomas O'Neil
Tamara & Ronald Pedersen
Capital Campaign $10,000 - $24,999 Barbara & William Pichan
Joann & Frank Pichner
Anonymous
Pat Rossio
Ann & Edmund Battersby
Karen & John Schultz
Mary & Brian Burke
Linda & Dan Silvasi
Patty & Dale Chiara
Janet & Charles Smith
Carol Crusoe
Shari & Martin Smith
Randy & Mark Daigler
M. Sue & Thomas Vincent
Jeanne & Richard David
Michelle & Kevin Vogler
Judith & Harry Ewald
Debra & Richard Wade
Pam & John Gernacy
W. DeWayne Wells
Kathleen & Patrick Hickey
Dr. Jennifer Ewald Wenson
Carolyn McKune
Wheeler Family Foundation, Inc.
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Sisters of Mercy Inheritance Fund
Sister Mary Brigid Johnson, RSM
Sister Mary Maurita Sengelaub, RSM
Sister Rosemary Smith, RSM
Capital Campaign $1,000 - $4,999
Sister Regina Marie Doelker, RSM
Sister Mary Naomi Holysko, RSM
Sister Mary Camille Kelley, RSM
Capital Campaign $500 - $999
M. Antonia Ausum
Janet M. Baiardi, Ph.D.
Patricia & David Bodien
Sharon Clark-Mueller & Paul Mueller
Ban & Ronald Farida
Jeannette Fehner
Maria & Terry Gardner
Nancy & Will Gervais
Mary Hammer & Ed Jelonek
Sherri & John Howard
Amelia Sosnowski Inman
J. Walter Thompson
Julie Fernane Joyce & Steve Joyce
Maureen & Gary King
Elaine & Richard Kluk
Vicky & Mike Kowalski
Julie & Stephen Lavender
Ann & Paul Lusch
Karen & Timothy Mackie
Amyre & Walter Makupson
Ann-Margret Ewald Manley & Michael Manley
Mary Kennedy Martuscelli & Richard Martuscelli
Tina & Orin Mazzoni
Gerry & Sue Meloche
Eleasha Mercer
Mercy High School Student Body
Mercy High School Student Council
Diane & James Mikula
Morrison Management Specialists
Mary & Brian Morrow
John & Veronica Nantais
Susan Pasqualone Niemenski
Suzanne & Paul O'Leary
James H. Peppiatt-Combes
Hulya & Joe Petrillo
Gail & Dan Rabahy
Linda & Ismael Rodriguez
Janice Roller & Robin Ungar
Colleen & Joseph Rozman
Margaret & Anthony Sartori
Lisa Schrimscher
Anita Sevier & Terrence Berg
Lillian & Jamal Shallal
Kathy & Ron Sill
The Skillman Foundation
Barbara & Michael Slubowski
Target
Donna & David Tiernan
Karen & Jan Wampuszyc
Maureen Stirling Weiss & Matthew Weiss
Sheila Wisely-London
Carolyn & Robert Witte
Father Donald Worthy
Theresa Angott
Tamara & Matthew Batcheller
Jenifer & Christopher Blitz
Patricia Wolter Cook
Charlotte & Larry Davenport
Mary Beck & John Dubosh
Julie & Michael Earle
Marci & Thomas Fields
Linda & Terry Fiscus
Franklin Furniture Inc.
Bonny & Glenn Graber
Gina M. DeAgostino Gray
Carol & Stephen Lord
Carmen & Alan Metzger
Suzanne E. Noll
Judy Richer & Ingert Kuzych
Theresa & Matthew Rizik
Carol & Don Roble
Lisa & Michael Solack
Mary & K. C. Stahl
Kathy & Mike Walsh
Michele & Michael Wehr
Jennifer Werner
Marlene & Victor Wojcik
Drs. Jacqueline & Lawrence Zeff
Sister Mary Timothy Brown, RSM
Sister Jane Fox, RSM
Sister Teresa Margaret Van Tassel, RSM
Capital Campaign All Other Donations
Rosemary Abraham & F. P. Messana
Peggy & John Allessio
Dolores M. Krymow Anderson
Anonymous
Barbara & Laurence Baker
Kathryn Balcer
Suzanne & Keith Bauman
Sheila A. Herberholz Belkowski
Sister Marianne Bennett, RSM
Melissa Beras
Jill Berry
Susan Young Binienda
Kerin McQuaid Borland
Patricia A. Brennan
Rachel Broniak
Therese Brown
Mercy awarded more than
$375,000 in scholarships and
tuition assistance to students for
the 2009 – 2010 school year.
Annual Report 2008-2009 Honor Roll of Donors
Capital Campaign
All Other Donations (continued)
Katherine Byerlein Mullen Browne
Colleen Buckley
Jennifer Burek
Deborah Everard Burnham
Sister Lois Burroughs, RSM
Carol Bussa
Caroline Mason Butkiewicz
Emily Butler
Karen Mathieu Campbell
Joyce & Fred Campbell
Emily Cappo
Kristen Kessler Casey
Jeannette Charette Chermside
Tiffany Choi
Carolyn Romzick & David Clark
Class of 1998
Lois J. Clause
Joan & Robert Colladay
Audrey Colthurst
Mary Beth Connolly
Annette & Mark Cords
Cheryl Corte
Theresa Curanovic
Anne Darnell
Kamal & Khalida Deddeh
Judi Griggs - Dennis
Victoria & Loren DeVinney
Jennifer DeWard Maness
Danielle Dickow
Kathryn Dingeman
Keara Donohue
Maureen Dooley
Audrey Brennan Eagle
Sister Gretchen Elliott, RSM
Penny & John Eshleman
Julie Ausum Fenhagen
Mary Jo & Louis Feurino
M. Patricia Flannery Finn
Emily Fishwick
Donna Brown Fitzgerald
Jeanne & Mike Fitzsimons
Dawn Fraser-Green & Burnett Green
Eileen McCarthy
GE Foundation
Agnes & Robert Godek
Florys Gonzalez-Meridith & Richard Meridith
Gordon Food Services
Katherine & Michael Gruber
Meg Hackett
Monica Singh Haley
Gail Agacinski Halladay
Keith & Patricia Hanley
Ellen Trumpy Harris
Barbara & Thomas Haudan
Kimberly Blotkamp Hilliard
Bernadette Hourigan Hominga
Janice & Roger Huber
Anne Hunter
JoAnne Iwanicki
Tricia Miller Jaksch
Tracy R. Johnson, M.D.
Linda McGarry Johnson
Natalie Kajy
Nesrin & Nabeel Kajy
Michael Kaminski
Irene Sanford Kangas
Barbara & Thomas Kenez
Kathleen Kennedy
Noreen M. Benedetti Kern
Nadia Khoury
Kathleen Kilcoin
Sister Patrice Klein, RSM
Genevieve Kolasa
Clare L. Bruder Kolevar
Jennifer Harrison Koutouras
Jean Kowaleski
Cathleen Kowalski
Cynthia & Donald Kronig
Kelly LaBelle
Shirley Ward Twardzicki Lajoy
Kathleen & Marc Lamparelli
Germaine Larkin
Teresa LaRosa
Kathy Lucas Lynch
Carol MacLennan
Theresa Martilotti
Faith Mauro-Huse
Patricia McLaughlin McCalmont
Judy Malloy McCown, Ph.D.
Sister Maureen A. McGarrigle, RSM
Jennifer L. McInerney
Kelly Stirling McSweeney
Mercy High School Destination Imagination
Mercy High Junior Statesmen of America
Megan Messana
Meyers Family Foundation Fund
Claudia Michalik
Janeen Sprys Miller
Deborah Dziekan Mills
Virginia Minolli
Colleen Kennedy Montgomery
Patricia Sulllivan Mooney
Steven Morgan
Sister Judith Mouch, RSM
S.J. & Alfred Naami
Sister Geraldine Near RSM
Mary Ellen Gaucher
Michele L. Putnam Olson
Patricia Calleja Paige
Judith & Robert Pauley
Maureen Pauley
Michelle & Ken Pienta
Bernadette & Hans Pijls
Rosemary Ebner Pomeroy
Lisa & Damon Richards
Carol & Don Roble & Family
Susan Roegner
Christine Czarnecki Rohan
Sharon Walker Rose
Gina Rotondo
Jane A. Sugrue Ryan
S. Kathleen Salisbury
Janice Baranski Sanders
Constance Kleczynski Sarasin
Kate Scalzi
Schoolpop / Onecause
Joanne & Bill Schuerman
Katherine Schuerman
Thomas Schusterbauer
Mary Draves Scott
Jane Shallal & John Kittel
Jennifer Munfakh Shaw
Carol Shea
Sherry L. Sinift
Vita & Richard Sinutko
Sisters of Mercy House of Hesed
Katharine M. Smart
Nancy E. Smith
Susan Smith
Harry & Hallie Smith
Marcella A. McGarrigle Smith
Spina & Associates
Jennifer & Randall Stark
State of Michigan
Diana Mary Considine Stewart
Meriann Stockwell
Kathy M. Kolbe Studzinski
Mary Joan Sullivan
Kathleen & Jurgen Switalski
Joanne C. Swonk
Sister Nancy Thompson, RSM
Carlene & Gregory Umstead
Beatrice & Marnix Van Holsbeeck
Christina Vettraino
Jane Esper Vogel
Linda & Mark Wade
Lynn Waldsmith
Michele & Julian Wargo
Meagan Wegmueller
Hope & Jay Wesch
Blaise Wooten
Sister Mary Clare Yates, RSM
Sister Mary Joel Zobro, RSM
Deborah McInerney
Lynne & Rick Meyer
Julianne Meyer-Sorek & Patrick Sorek+
Kimberly & John Mizzi
Pamela Krol Morath & Paul E. Morath+
Anne Nichols & Peter Zagone+
Anne Nicole
Suzanne & Paul O'Leary
Kathryn Bazil Paul & Robert Paul
The Pryce Family*
Kathy & Robert Rosowski+
Theresa & Allan Saroki
Anita Sevier & Terrence Berg*
Kathleen Shapley-Quinn+
Janet & Charles Smith
Mary Ann & William Valade*
Sherri Voran-Nowak & Greg Nowak
Kathy & Mike Walsh
Andrea & Jeffrey Williams
Sarah Gibbard Wuellner*
Zatkoff Family Foundation*
Partners in Excellence
$10,000 & Above
Archdiocese of Detroit Stewards for Tomorrow+
Conrad Charitable Foundation*
John D. & Jean E. Dinan Foundation
Mercy Dads Club+
Mercy Mothers Club+
Sisters of Mercy West Midwest Leadership Team+
Champions of Mercy
$500 - $999
McAuley Society
$5,000 - $9,999
Joan Albanese & Steven Gabelmann
Inaam & Sam Haddad
Myrtle E. & William G. Hess
Charitable Trust+
Kimberly Comer Mulqueen
George V. Murray Foundation
McNish Family Foundation*
Mr. & Mrs. Peter T. Swallow & Family*
Wheeler Family Foundation, Inc.
President’s Council
$1,000 - $4,999
Karen & Robert Agacinski
Joan & Warren Bickes
Joann & Roger Bonahoom*
Judy & Al Brankiewicz+
June & Cyril Buersmeyer*
Elva Castillo
Sharon & Steven Champa
Carol Crusoe*
Patricia Cummings+
DePorre Family Foundation
Ban & Ronald Farida
Gwen Humenik Fisher+
Martha Foley & Daniel Fredendall
Deborah J. Meloche Gilder+
Debra Marcon Guerriero & Tim Guerriero*
Peggy & John Haapala*
Mary & Tom Hamway
Linda M. Holliday+
Amelia Sosnowski Inman+
Shirley Kelly*
Charles Kleinbrook &
Helen Kleinbrook
Stella Kopeck
Patricia Little & Mark Lezotte
Susan & John Lombardi+
Ann & Tim Love
Leo E. & Ann June Mainville Fund+
Amy & Dennis Malaney*
Greg & Mary Marrs
Annual Report 2008-2009 June & Andrew Anderson
Lawrence Angott
Shahnaz & Earl Ashford
MaryLynn & Safwan Badr
The Honorable Megan Maher Brennan+
Juan & Beatriz Carioni+
Colleen Cavanaugh*
Sharon Clark-Mueller & Paul Mueller
Sheryl Wallet Eichstadt*
Marci & Thomas Fields*
Linda & Terry Fiscus*
Doris & James Flaherty*
Kathleen & Kenneth Gwinn
Cynthia Gumley Harrington*
Mary Lou Hurych+
Denise Joseph, Ph.D.
Norie & Tomoaki Kakihara
Sahir & Zouhir Koza
Julie & Stephen Lavender
Mary Brown Lawless+
Karen & Timothy Mackie
Paula & Robert Maczka
Judi & Mark McInerney+
Virginia Minolli
Michaiah Monson-Bracy
Leea Peirce Mullaney+
Joanne Parrinello-Holmes*
Bishop John Quinn
Colette Grix Rizik+
Pat Rossio
Gloria J. Seidl+
Barbara & Michael Slubowski*
Shelly Soenen & Michael Sprague*
Mary Clare Quinn Steiner+
Diane & Tom Taylor+
Dona A. Tracey+
Deborah A. Hollow Trent+
Marcia & Brian Ventura
Mary Beth Houlihan Wheeler+
Anna & Gary Zatkoff*
Sister Patricia Lamb, RSM
Bold = New Donors
"*" = 5 years or more
"+" = 10 years or more
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Honor Roll of Donors
Mercy Leaders
$250 - $499
Veronica McCann Anderson*
Pamela Armstrong Wild & Bill Wild*
Sonia Anna & John Basso*
Sheila A. Herberholz Belkowski*
Ann & Michael Benson
Mariann & Bill Bolton
Tara Hanley Bratton & Hanson Bratton+
Dawn Godzak Brown*
Colleen Buckley+
David G. Budinger+
Cathleen A. Cavanaugh+
Karen & Gary Clark
Annette Plant Coleman+
Beth & Jerry Conner*
Basil & Mary Louise Considine+
Maureen Richardson Cooper+
Kathleen Cotant
Jennifer Coury+
Dolores & Richard Czarnecki+
Sue Hackett Delonis+
Diane & Mark DiFiore*
Shirley & Enrico Digirolamo+
Ann M. Dillon*
Denise Dinan-Panico*
Karen Gill Duffy*
Annette L. Ruggiero Dyke*
Bradley Eadeh
Kelly Garbin
Sharon & Michael Garms
Jeanine & Robert Gillikin
Katherine & Michael Gruber*
The Hammell Family*
Mary Pat Hammell Conen
Joseph & Joan Hittler Hammell
Kathy Hammell
Carol Hammell
Colleen Hammell
Rosalie Boylan Hebeler+
Kathleen & Patrick Hickey
Cora Ann & James Ivancso+
Jim & Betty Johnson+
Namita Kamath
Linda Clancy Kaminski*
Michael Kaminski*
Suzanne Kaperzinski+
Nancy Kapolnek+
Noreen & Terry Keating
Sister Mary Camille Kelley, RSM*
Barbara & C.R. Kelly+
Sister Monica Kostielney, RSM*
Ruth M. Kowaleski
Rita Digirolamo Krause & Bradley Krause*
Cynthia & Donald Kronig
Janice & Michael Larouere*
Susan & Michael Madison
Patty Maher & Lois Plantefaber+
Michelle E. Mathieu+
Faith Mauro-Huse
Have you remembered Mercy
High School in your will, trust or
other planned giving document?
Let us know by contacting
Director of Advancement
Tom Sklut at 248-893-3538 or
twsklut@mhsmi.org
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Julie Tooter Moll+
Cynthia & Durk Moore
Mary & Brian Morrow
Elizabeth & Bob O'Donnell
P & K Von Bernthal Charitable Foundation
Barika Whitehead Pace*
Lynn & Dennis Pheney+
Eileen Quinn*
Catherine & David Rabahy*
Susan Kolon Rachlis*
Beth & Gene Reamer
Lisa & Damon Richards
Karen & Michael Rotondo
Jeanne E. Saddler
Ann C. Kreitmeyer Sanderson+
Julie A. Scherer, Ph.D.+
Maryanne Mott Schutte*
Jane Shallal & John Kittel+
Shari & Martin Smith
Karen M. Smith+
Stephanie H. Kramer Spinale
Susan Steiner*
Meriann Stockwell
Carol Jane Terrien+
Christine M. Tierney*
Angela Cleaver Venos & Michael Cleaver*
Jeanne Walsh
Margaret & George Ward+
Kelly Warrick*
Eva S. Emkjer Werner-Adams+
Kimberly Hoffiz Whipple+
Sheila Wisely-London*
Eileen O'Connell Yazzie
Sister Margaret Weber, RSM+
Mercy Supporters
$100 - $249
Rosemary Abraham & F. P. Messana+
Catherine A. Yee Agacinski+
Lorraine Terrien Aitken*
Rosemarie Allaire-Bosson*
Peggy & John Allessio
Marjorie & Lawrence Almeda+
Maureen Sullivan Alterman+
Anonymous
Ann Cooper Arends*
Daina A. Astasaitis-Shutte*
Mary Jo Donahue Balcer+
Judith Anderson Baldwin
Linda & David Balfour+
Mary Lorraine Johnston Barry*
Colleen & Charles Batcheller+
Louise Van Hove Bazil+
Dana Begnoche, DVM
Kathy Bego+
Diane Neill Bender
Sherryll & Michael Berman
Mary Brennan Bernard+
Patricia Watters Binkley
Shelley & Rick Boatright
Lorraine A. Kaminski Bock+
Stacey Beckman Boeke
Arleen Brennan Bonello+
Agnes A. Rosowski Bongero+
Marlen & Edward Borio*
Margaret Malone Borio
Mary Margaret & Louis Bosco+
Cara Bosco*
Kristine Boyle
Cynthia S. Stimson Brady*
Sister Mary Ellen Brennan, RSM*
Bernadette Brennan
Rachel Brennan
Joy & Stephen Brietzke*
Barbara Ann Hebda Brower+
Therese Brown
Lauren Budesky
Elizabeth Myers Bukowinski
Deborah Everard Burnham*
Romayne Carletti*
Karol Sprague & James Carnagie+
Diane & Karl Carter
Mary Lou Caspers, Ph.D.+
Shannon Haffey Castelli
Maureen A. Cavanaugh*
Mary & Thomas Centlivre
Shannon Ringvelski Chamberlain
Janet Chorkey+
Marie Ann & James Clement+
Roseann Fasi*
Stasia M. Hoogerwerf Collins*
Jenny & John Conely
Mary Beth Connolly*
Lisa & Mark Constantakis
Patricia Wolter Cook+
Marie Tallant Corcoran*
Annette & Mark Cords*
Patricia Cote-Miles+
Thomas Covington
Christine & Joseph Craig
Nancy & Louis Czanko
Randy & Mark Daigler+
Amy Daigler+
Patricia M. Valade Dalrick+
Charlotte & Larry Davenport*
Maureen Day*
Claudia & S.C. Day
Geraldine Flanigan Decraene*
Michele & Raymond DelCorvo
Theresa & Joseph DeMaria
Leslie Demyan
Dolores Corrigan Despres
Victoria & Loren DeVinney*
Sister Regina Marie Doelker, RSM+
Mrs. Patricia F. Doemer
Gina & David Donie
Diane L. Hommel Doran*
Bernadette Dore & Scott Brooks
Jeanne C. & William A. Dosmann+
Lori Anne Doyle+
Julia Valenti Drew
Marilou & John Drewniak*
Johnna L. Driscoll, D.D.S.
Mary Beck & John Dubosh
Barbara & Kennard Duda
Margret Jean Pinkerton Dunn*
Lisa Berich Erlandson+
Jeannette Fehner*
Julie Ausum Fenhagen*
Theresa Fischer
Julie A. Wright Fisher+
Therese Flanigan*
Bridget Burke Flanigan*
Alice H. Hughes Forrest+
Christine Yarsavage Foster
Mary Jeanne & Robert Franzinger+
Catherine & Thomas Gable
Eileen McCarthy+
Margaret Adams Gaudin*
Theresa Gaudino
Sister Yvonne Gellise, RSM
Rita George
Nancy & Will Gervais*
Corrine M. Gignac*
Sheila L. Quin Gilday*
Florys Gonzalez-Meridith &
Richard Meridith
Suzanne Heinlen Green+
Sarah Hackett
Mr. & Mrs. James Haggerty
Nora Carroll Hamill & Schuyler Hamill*
Mary Hammer & Ed Jelonek
Keith & Patricia Hanley+
Tonya Harbin-Wall
Charlotte Gignac Harris+
Mary Pat Harter+
Mari-Kay & Daniel Haubert
Pamela & Clifton Hawkins
Mary Herbert+
Judy & Bert Herzog*
Dede Hewitt
Kimberly Blotkamp Hilliard*
Linda & Cuong Hoang
Barbara Hopkins*
Jean Coughlin Hopper+
Marie K. Horn+
Michele & Gerald Hudson
Anne Hunter*
Sharon Funk Hupp*
Janet & Rocky Husaynu*
Jaime Farah Hwacinski
Joanne & Matthew Ilitch
Kerry Hall Jacobs
Diana & Paul Jacokes*
Leroy & Elizabeth Jaggers
Diane C. Jakubowski+
Karen & Henry Jallos
Bold = New Donors
Annual Report 2008-2009 Honor Roll of Donors
Mercy Supporters
$100 - $249 continued
Elizabeth Janes
Mary Kay Jerneycic+
Sandra & Ed Johnson
Andrea Gorton Jones
Jennifer Borowiec Jones
Lisa Mularoni Kaminski
Judith Dirkes Kander+
Irene Sanford Kangas+
Therese & George Kapolnek*
Margaret Keller*
Lucia A. Kemennu, M.D.+
Patricia Kemp
Patricia Coleman Kennedy*
Noreen M. Benedetti Kern+
Jennifer Sears Keuten*
Maureen & Gary King
Margo Kirchner*
Kathleen M. Zasuwa Kolbe+
Patrice Konja
Cathleen Kowalski
Cheryl Delaney Kreger*
Paul Kulesa & Bernadette CiCiora
Marcia & Timothy Kurcz
Felicia Sawicki Kurz*
Heidi Wahl LaFever*
Germaine Larkin
Jane & Daniel Lehman
Denise A. Lehr+
Barbara & Tom Lemke
Linda & Samuel Leone+
Rita & Tom Lewry
Jonell Linskey
Jerry & Gala Ann Lirette*
Patricia A. Livingston+
Mary McLachlan Lobert*
Anna Lisa Masson Loiselle & Michael Loiselle*
Susan Lolli+
Ann & Paul Lusch*
Donna MacDonald & Brendan Ronayne
Carol MacLennan
Karen Ann Crittenden Maher*
Michelle Abraham Mahoney*
Dr. Mary Anne Mangelsen+
Brenda & Gary Martel
Cynthia Martin*
Cynthia Switalski Martin*
Rebecca Burnett Mathis
Margaret & Gerald Mato+
Nadine Maynard+
Marilyn A. Mazur+
Tina & Orin Mazzoni
Patricia McLaughlin McCalmont*
Charlotte & Michael McCarthy
Margaret F. McCarthy+
Martha & Roch McClain
Maureen & Brad McCrimmon
Cara McDonagh, M.D.
Rebecca Leddy McDonald*
Mary P. McDougall*
Mary L. Henry McDowell+
Kathleen McKee & Peter McCann+
Rebecca Coury McNear
Valerie Hebel McNeece*
Kathleen A. McNeely+
Michelle & Phillip McShane
Colleen Kennedy Montgomery*
Michelle Garms Monticello
Kathleen Monticello
Rita Rolak Moraniec*
Kristine & James Moravek*
Cynthia & Gregory Morgan
William Moskal
Margaret & William Moylan
Mary Ellen Mulcrone
Patricia Mullan & Anthony Scalzi
Rosemary & Mark Myers*
Judith A. Bolduc Mysliviec*
John & Veronica Nantais
Mary Anne & Mark Napolitano
Carolyn & Mark Nelson*
Megan A. Neumann
Yvette Klimes Newcomb*
Susan Pasqualone Niemenski*
Suzanne E. Noll*
Victoria & Richard Novak
Judith O'Connor
Anne & Patrick O'Hara
Lisa D. Oliver*
Mark Orlando, Vince Tomkinson &
Jeremy Williams
Patricia O'Toole+
Deb Gates & Carmine Palombo*
Nancy Bolger Panella
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Panetta
Charles & Betty Parrott
John & Joyce Peck
Rita C. Cavellier Pedersen+
Pamela Peterson Perkins+
Patricia Brady Perry & Matthew Perry
Donna M. Rotta Pesci
Muzeyyen Petrillo
Susan McHugh Pettis*
Catherine S. Spencer Phillips & Maribeth Spencer Phillips*
Barbara & William Pichan
Therese & Gary Pilchak+
Cory Pope
Douglas Pope
Dr. Charles & Ruth Porretta
Maureen Porubsky
Mary Madeline Parks Prokop+
Kathleen Koss Pustell
Colleen & Ronald Rapson
Linda Anderson Rescoe
Elizabeth M. Reust
Michele & Larry Rivkin*
Elizabeth & Edward Roberge*
Suzanne J. Robison+
Janice Roller & Robin Ungar
Kandy & John Ronayne
Colleen V. Ronayne*
Carol M. Wilk Roubal Mitchell+
Colleen & Joseph Rozman+
Patricia Gillette Ruge+
S. Kathleen Salisbury+
Karen R. Logsdon Samaritoni+
Maureen Sanger+
Heather Sauter+
Jeanette & Stanley Sawicki
Nancy & Timothy Schafer*
Catherine Best Scherer
Al Schneider
Julie Kronk Schokora*
Mary Lou & Doug Serb
Kathleen McDonald Sevener+
Lillian & Jamal Shallal+
Suzanne Sarin Shepanek*
Judith Busse Shoop
Mary & Dennis Shrader
Andrea Sigetich*
Mary Rashid & Thomas Sklut*
Deborah & David Smidt
Judith & Christopher Smith
Nancy E. Smith+
Jill & James Smith*
Suzanne Smith
Cathy Cini Stanley
Mary C. Stassen+
Denise & Marc Staudt
Frank D. Stella*
Linda & Thomas Storch
Judy & Michael Sullivan*
Mary Ann Ort Swanson-Neumann*
Carolyn & Mark Switala
Amy Telinda
Jo & Jeffrey Thompson*
Patricia A. Thull+
Jamie Borowiec Tomczyk
Joan Miller Tomlinson+
Elizabeth A. Truly+
Patricia & Robert Uhrin+
Denise McDonald Vecellio+
Michelle & Isaias Villarosa
Judith & David Wahl+
Marianne & Richard Walsh+
Susan Peterson Walsh & William R. Walsh+
Diane & Richard Walsh*
Clare & Debbie Wasek+
Joyce Esposti Watters
Cynthia Chance Weickert
Terry Mifsud Weideman+
Maureen Stirling Weiss & Matthew Weiss
W. DeWayne Wells
Katherine Esshaki Wensink*
Jennifer Shallal Werner & Jon Werner
Hope & Jay Wesch
Stephanie & Daniel Williams*
Barbara A. Jermanus Williams*
Ann & Donald Winn
Shannon Cooper Wolf+
Annual Report 2008-2009 Mary Louise Mellerowicz Wolff
Pamela & George Wright+
Sister Marla Yeck, RSM
Karen H. Brown Zajdek*
Ann Bridenstine Zann+
Gayle & Robert Zimmerer*
Sister Rachelle Harper, RSM
Sister Jane Mackowiak, RSM
Sister Nancy Thompson, RSM+
Bold = New Donors
Use your IRA for a gift to
Mercy High School.
You may make a contribution
to Mercy High School from
your IRA account subject to
the following rules:
• Funds must be sent directly
to the charity from the
IRA account
• Gifts may not exceed
$100,000 in 2008 and 2009
• You must be 70 ½ years old
or older in the year the
gift is made
For more information or further
inquiries, contact Director of
Advancement Tom Sklut at
248-893-3538 or
twsklut@mhsmi.org
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Mercy Annual Giving
Friends of Mercy - $99 and Below
Mary K. Ferrari Abbott*
Judith Felthaus Acord-Szczesny
Anna Agustin
Roxanne C. Allen
Melissa Allen
Niran & Iyad Alosachie
Christine & Douglas Andrews
Tiffany Andrews-Ricks
Marilyn McNamara Asensio*
Patricia Atchinson*
Joan Avery+
Margaret Zebrowski Avey*
Karla S. Bacsanyi*
Judith Janitz Bagley
Maureen Morgan Baker
Kathryn Balcer*
Yvonne Baldwin
Laura & Paul Bargardi
Carla Devecchi Bartlett
Anne Batcheller
Rhonda Battle
Karen Bauer
Marie Bazil-Boczar*
Gary & Carole Ann Beaman
Sister Mary Benedict Begin, RSM
Dr. Sally Belian*
Stephanie Bellisario*
Ann Oswald Benett+
Sister Marianne Bennett, RSM+
Mary Helen Berg
Monisha Berkowski
Margaret Berry
Alice & Ronald Bimrose*
Katherine Misteravich Binning
Mary Jo & Mark Birka
Linda Bishop*
Sandra J. Nightingale Blasius
Donna & Ed Blotkamp
Wende M. Markey Boerema*
Joan Culton Bogart*
Anne & Antonio Bonfiglio
Kerin McQuaid Borland*
Priscilla Boroniec*
Patricia Quinn Borus*
Melissa Motsinger Bowers
Margaret Bowker
Norene Nagorsen Brown*
Katherine Byerlein Mullen Browne*
Mary Jane & John Brugeman*
Amy Cosnowski Brummer
John & Irene Bunetta
Lisa Bunn*
Susan E. Houston Burcham
Loretta Burke+
Sister Lois Burroughs, RSM*
Carol Bussa+
Jennifer Busser
Caroline Mason Butkiewicz+
Emily Butler*
Geraldine & Robert Butler
Meg Butzier
Debra & Luther Cain-Blue
John & Kathleen Callan*
Theresa Capelli*
Erin & Dante Carlesimo
Charlene McKenna Carlson+
Loretta M. Povinelli Carney+
Murray Carolin
Mary M. Martin Carr
Joan M. Pilznienski Chapel
Lee Annette Roy Charles
Jeannette Charette Chermside+
Janna Goffer Chesser*
Hailey Choi
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Sharon & Jerry Chouinard
Carolyn Romzick & David Clark
Sarah Broesamle Clark
Maureen Clement
Courtney & Joseph Coccia
Leslie White Colone
Susan E. Hay Conboy*
Constance Conway
Penny & Louis Corsi
Danielle Cowper
Connie Craig+
Mary Jo & James Cubr
Diane D'Agostini*
Jessica Kaniowski Dakhi, M.D.
Nicole D'Avanzo
Patricia & Joseph D'Avanzo
Mary & Richard Davidson
Carol A. Newbery Davio*
Donna Davis
Elizabeth De La Cruz
Mary Deady
Lillian Woolley Debernardi
Kathleen Degenhardt
Gloria & Robert Degner
Karen Garms Dekanter
Linda DeLaura
Virginia Denomme+
Rosemarie & Robert Denton*
Mary Rosowski Dewan*
Danielle Dickow
Mary & Amir Dickow
Anne Dimitry*
Kathryn Dingeman
Annette Diponio+
Carol Conley Domino+
Patricia Kelly Domka*
Maureen A. Sankovic Donnelly*
Keara Donohue
Maureen Dooley*
Amy & Michael Downs
Catherine & Robert Duda
Phillaire Dudley*
Mary Ann Keane Dunham*
Maryanne Hodges Dunleavy*
Lorraine & James Dwan
Jenna Dwan*
Paula M. Arthur Edson+
Jean & Denis Egan
Claudia & Dennis Egan*
Dr. Joseph & Donna Elliott
Joanne C. Yee Elsey+
Lindsey Elton
Susan Bartlett Englehart
Alison Strand Epler
Mary L. Finnegan Erdman*
Theresa Ewald
Paul & Casey Farrugia
Patricia P. Steimel Featherston+
M. Patricia Flannery Finn+
Shirley Skwarczynski Fitzgerald
Mary & Bruce Flaherty
Ann & Richard Fling
Joanne Foerg*
Ashley Fons
Katherine Fontichiaro
Wanita W. Forgacs*
Sister Jane Fox, RSM*
Mary Kay & Paul Fox
Sister Bernadette Mary Frank, RSM
Patricia Frazer
Maryanne Frederick*
Beverly W. Land Fritz+
Mary C. Galvin*
Julie & Michael Gates+
Elizabeth R. Brown Gates
William & Carolyn Gayde
Michael & Pamela German
Mary Gilhuly Klaper
Joseph Golinske
Sister Dorothea Gramlich, OP+
Gina M. DeAgostino Gray+
Erin Green
Nancy & Fred Grifka
Christa M. Grix
Judith Surowiec Gronkowski
Kimberly & Lucius Gunn
Emily & Chris Gustafson
Meg Hackett*
Carol Sue Hagstrom
Monica Singh Haley*
Patricia Kroll Haliburda
Catherine Handley
Sharon Harbin
Ellen Wiland Harkenrider
Carolyn Harrison
Suzanne M. Smith Hart+
Suzanne Rogell Hartmann*
Barbara & Thomas Haudan
Patricia Backer Hauer+
Mary Ann Barz Hayes*
Brenda & James Hayes*
Kimberly Hayes-Hart
Patricia Gordon Heller+
Marcia Ann Hengehold*
Keely Michelle Hill
Ann Marie O'Neill Hilty
Barbara A. Wronski & Carl Hinrichs+
Sister Mary Monica Hoefer, RSM
Andrea L. Vangilder Hoeft
Mary Anne Madden Hoffman*
Patricia Battel Hogikyan
Stephanie Smela Hubbarth*
Abbigayle Hunter
Emily Hunter
Rochelle Renier Hurley
Najib & Laila Jamil
Judith Johnson
Christy Johnson
Amy & Raymond Johnson
Kay Hamacher Johnson+
Dana Drew Johnston+
Diane Sobczynski Jones
Kathleen & Joseph Jones
Sister Nancy Jones, RSM
Judy Kaminski
Lauren Kaminski*
Barbara Czerkasski Kaner
Lorraine Krajewski Katz+
Krista Kelley
Barbara & Thomas Kenez
Rita Kerr
Helen Kerwin
Nadia Khoury
Jennifer & Anthony Kibbey
Dolores Kile
Patricia Sullivan Kimberly+
Dr. Victoria Kimler
Joann M. Junker King*
Dr. Mary Kirchner
Ban Sadek Kizy
Sister Patrice Klein, RSM*
Patricia Keyosky Klinkovsky*
Judith & Edward Knitter*
Joan Knoertzer
James Knoll, II
Alicia J. Yarsavage Kowalski*
Laura Szymanski Kowalyk+
Margaret M. Kronk Kromm+
Carmen Krystyniak
Jean Krystyniak
Judith Kubelis
Zosia & Conrad Kudelko*
Karen Kudelko
Elizabeth Kujala*
Candace Stewart Kuschner
Suzanne Lacroix*
Muriel & Richard Laidlaw+
Shirley Ward Twardzicki Lajoy*
Dolores Paval Lamphier
Marianne Moore Lange*
Mary Jo & Stephen Lange
Sister Kathy Lange, RSM
Teresa LaRosa*
Lisa Greenlee LaSala
Kathryn Lee
Elizabeth Lewandowski
Regina LaHaie Loszewski+
Mary G. Macnee
Christina Maczka
Anthony & Judith Madej
Marisa Main
Colleen Maiorana
Debra Majeski
Susan & Imad Mansoor*
Anne Ward Marion
Linda & Stephens Marler
Theresa Martilotti
Renee R. Mathieu
Suzanne Mattingly*
Phil & Carol Maus+
Deborah & Michael Mazzoni
Erin McCann
Laura McCann
Yvonne Hyde McCarthy*
Katherine Gasparovic McCarty
Maureen McClean*
Sharon McDonald
Sister Mary McFarland, RSM
Therese McFarland*
Kathleen McGrail & Renee Ambrose
Nancy Meier*
Mary Anne Merucci+
Alison Michalak
Krista Vanderlip Milas
Annelyse Beaman Miller
Sherry Lynn Soenen Miller
Monique Miller & Adia Robbins
Melody Mio*
Nanci & Dennis Mooney
Natasha Alexandra Switalski Moran
Jan Mordenski
Mary Beth Morgan
Barbara Moroski-Browne
Katherine Stefanof Morris+
Sister Judith Mouch, RSM
Janet Mueller*
Barbara Muir
Kerry Muldowney
Phyllis Schultz Mulholland
Cynthia Weber Nankee+
Cathy & Thomas Neal
Sister Geraldine Near, RSM+
Suzanne Sarafa Nelson
Anne Bonczak Nemer
Donna M. Lusczakoski Nesbitt
Lisa Matlas Nichols
Sandra J. Noll
Elizabeth Lightner Norton
Mary Ellen Gaucher
Mary Nowak*
Nancy McSweeney Oaks*
Beth & Thomas Obear
Gertrude R. Gaudreau Olds+
Michele L. Putnam Olson+
Carolyn M. Pachucki Osmialowski+
Catherine Paler-Amaya+
Mary M. Martin Papich+
Patricia Payson
Susan M. Nicoll Pearman
Mr. & Mrs. James Pelon
Anne Stevens Perez
Laura Perez
Mary C. Perrone+
Sister Margaret Platte, RSM
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Christine Mortell Plazas
Tracie McClellan Poniatowski
Colleen & Steven Powers
Marianne C. McDonald Powers
Claire H. Hackett Priebe*
Karen & Stanley Racinski
Deborah Reed+
Robert Reider & Susan C. McCraven
Kim Reinhart
Anne & Charles Reinhart
Kristin Remus
Ruth & Christian Remus
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Repicky
Barbara J. Taylor Ringo+
Maria Rintone
Janet Rivard
Marcella DeAgostino Rogers
Janet Roselle
Alexa Rukstele
Patricia L. Kelly Russell*
Joan Rychter+
Barbara & Joseph Salamone
Judith A. Sallot
Jordan Sami
Janice Baranski Sanders+
Helen C. Gaudreau Sarna+
Marie Schimelfening
Sally & Charles Schuckel
Katherine Schuerman*
Joanne & Bill Schuerman*
Heather Sexton
Anne C. Shapiro+
Cynthia Rose Sherman*
Sue Vestich Sica+
Joan Sill
Linda & Dan Silvasi
Lynne & Dino Silvestri
Kristina Sinutko
Vita & Richard Sinutko*
Maureen Sisco
Kathie & John Sitko
Harry & Hallie Smith
Margaret A. McDermott Smith
Judith & Thomas Smith+
Patricia J. Johnson Soyer*
Joanne & Martin Spearman
Eloise Page Spetko*
Helen M. Schlachter Springer*
Jean Appleberry Staneslow
Jennifer & Randall Stark
Sandra Stem
Teri & Dana Stonerook*
Sister Julianne Strazanac, RSM
Mary Stuart*
Chris Bego Sturm+
Crystal Caruana Sullivan+
Kathleen Sullivan & Gene Golbiw
Teresa Schafer Sullivan*
Kathleen & Jurgen Switalski
Julie Zimmerman Taft
Lisamarie Gauci Takacs
Samantha Talbot
Cynthia Tartaglia
Vonda Taylor
Cheryl Taylor
Holly C. Taylor
Linda J. Marrocco Tenaglia+
Marel Anne Thomas*
Kathern Thomason
Deirdre O'Rourke Thompson*
Karen Thomson & Paul Hayner*
Anne & Bob Toal
Michelle Binno Tomasino
Stacey Tuohy*
Mary & Martin Uchic*
Carlene & Gregory Umstead
Sister Rita Marie Valade, RSM+
Laurie Vanvorst*
Danica Verderbar
Christina Vettraino*
Mr. Alan H. Victor, RPH*
Aisa Villarosa
Barbara Wagner*
Joanne Walle*
Laurie Walsh*
Katie Morrow Warren
Gerald Webster & Family
Renay Weiss-Stansell*
Donna Weitala
Susan & John Wells
Diana B. Whitney*
Corinne Wiland
Katie Perrin Williams*
Marie Williams-Julien
Sheila C. Williams-White
Janet Noble Wilson
Kari Zimmerer Wilson*
Gail Wingard
Jill Wise*
Carolyn & Robert Witte
Christine Brennan Wolodzko+
Father Donald Worthy
Susan & David Wright
Cindy & Nick Wuest
Carol A. Yerby*
Carmen & John Yonan*
Katherine Zatkoff
Drs. Jacqueline & Lawrence Zeff*
Mary Margaret Topolsky Ziobro*
Tribute Scholarships
Jeanine M. Ellis Memorial Fund
Catherine Handley
Julie Horn Memorial Art Scholarship
Yvonne Baldwin
Sherryll & Michael Berman
Diane & Karl Carter
Horn Starry Night Fund Raiser
Marie K. Horn
Patricia Kemp
Merck Partnership for Giving
P & K Von Bernthal Charitable Foundation
Maria Rintone
Lara & Vanessa Carioni
Memorial Scholarship
Juan & Beatriz Carioni
Mary Farley Memorial
Scholarship Fund
McAuley Sisters Scholarship Fund
Sisters of Mercy McAuley Center
Sister M. Carmen Brown, RSM
Sister M. Andrew Denis, RSM
Sister M. Kathleen Botsford, RSM
Sister M. Benedict Begin, RSM
Sister M. Thecla Theisen, RSM
Sister M. Amata Lorenz, RSM
Sister M. Elaine Sova, RSM
Sister M. Rosellen Mortimore, RSM
Sister M. Maurita Sengelaub, RSM
Wendy Wahl Denno Scholarship Fund
Judith & David Wahl
Sister Mary Ignatius Mercy High
School Fund
Patricia Cummings
Clare & Debbie Wasek
Commemorative Giving
In Memory of Frances J. Lafferty
Linda Bishop
Anne & Antonio Bonfiglio
Meg Butzier
Sharon & Jerry Chouinard
Maureen Clement
Patricia & Joseph D'Avanzo
Mary & Richard Davidson
Donna Davis
Marilou & John Drewniak
Paul & Casey Farrugia
Mary & Bruce Flaherty
Nancy & Fred Grifka
Emily & Chris Gustafson
Joanne & Matthew Ilitch
Dolores Kile
Anthony & Judith Madej
Madison School & Madison PTA
Colleen Maiorana
Deborah & Michael Mazzoni
Cynthia & Gregory Morgan
Sandra J. Noll
Mary Nowak
Mark Orlando, Vince Tomkinson & Jeremy Williams
Charles & Betty Parrott
Ramco Gershenson Inc.
Sally & Charles Schuckel
Mary Lou & Doug Serb
Kathie & John Sitko
Anne & Bob Toal
Traverse Anesthesia Assoc., P.C.
Gerald Webster & Family
Susan & David Wright
Cindy & Nick Wuest
In Memory of Dr. Pierre L. DePorre
DePorre Family Foundation
In Memory of Barbara Franquist
Mary Jo & Stephen Lange
In Memory of Valarie Adams
Yvonne Baldwin
Adopt-A-Seat
Gifts-In-Kind
Michelle Shallal Abdou
BBDO Detroit
Jenifer & Christopher Blitz
Mary & Brian Burke
Chase Bank
Darbonne Portraits
Patricia & L. Gene DeAgostino
Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Sienna Dietz
John Dunn
Laura & Arthur Eliason
Pam & John Gernacy
Mary Hall-Price
Tonya Harbin-Wall
Ann & Paul Lusch
Donna MacDonald & Brendan Ronayne
Nadine Maynard
Rebecca Leddy McDonald
Kathryn & Robert Milia
Gifts from Organizations &
Corporations
Church of the Transfiguration
Class of 1968
CITI FOUNDATION
GAP FOUNDATION GIFT MATCH
PROGRAM
GoodSearch
Gordon Food Services
HEWITT ASSOCIATES LLC
Horn Starry Night Fund Raiser
Madison School & Madison PTA
MERCK PARTNERSHIP FOR GIVING
Mercy High School Green Club
Mercy High School Quiz Bowl Teams
Mercy High School Student Council
MERRILL LYNCH & CO.
FOUNDATION, INC.
NORTH AMERICAN COAL
CORPORATION
Oliver's Trendz of Birmingham, LLC
PFIZER FOUNDATION
Ramco Gershenson Inc.
SCRIPPS NETWORKS INTERACTIVE
SHELL OIL COMPANY FOUNDATION
Sisters of Mercy McAuley Center
St. Anthony Catholic Church
St. Paul Educational Trust
STEELCASE FOUNDATION
Student Mentor Partners
Traverse Anesthesia Assoc., P.C.
David G. Budinger
Hailey Choi
Nicole D'Avanzo
Maureen & Gary King
Anne Stevens Perez
Christina Vettraino
Jeanne Walsh
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Molly Bosco O'Connor
Planning Alternatives Ltd.
Colleen & Ronald Rapson
Janet Rivard
Theresa & Matthew Rizik
Theresa & Allan Saroki
Lillian & Jamal Shallal
Patricia Chapp Sharkey
Spina & Associates
Jennifer Shallal Werner & Jon Werner
Janet Noble Wilson
Jill Wise
Marlene & Victor Wojcik
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Alumnae Giving by Class
Thank you, Mercy alumnae! The alumnae listed here are being recognized for gifts to Mercy's Annual Fund, Tuition Assistance Fund, Endowment Fund and gifts in support of the Mercy Alumnae Tuition Assistance Program. Thank you to all alumnae who support Mercy High School. Your gifts are truly appreciated and make a difference!
1947
Patricia A. Sullivan Kimberly
A. Louise Van Hove Bazil
1948
Yvonne Hyde McCarthy
1949
Agnes L. Begue Godek
Maryanne Bresser Frederick
Jeannette H. Charette Chermside
Nancy Edwards Meier
M. Patricia Flannery Finn
Sister Mary Camille Kelley, RSM
Mary Ann Ort Swanson-Neumann
Joan M. Pilznienski Chapel
Jane A. Sugrue Ryan
1950
Rita C. Cavellier Pedersen
Joan I. Culton Bogart
Patricia Frazer
Patricia J. Johnson Soyer
Dolores M. Krymow Anderson
Maureen A. Sankovic Donnelly
Sister Nancy Thompson, RSM
1951
Christine Brennan Wolodzko
Geraldine Flanigan Decraene
Gertrude R. Gaudreau Olds
Mary Anne Mangelsen, M.D.
Caroline Mason Butkiewicz
Margaret A. McDermott Smith
Leea Peirce Mullaney
Irene Sanford Kangas
1952
Noreen M. Benedetti Kern
Helen C. Gaudreau Sarna
Patricia Gillette Ruge
Sister Rachelle Harper, RSM
1953
Nancy Bolger Panella
Romayne Carletti
Dolores Corrigan Despres
Eva S. Emkjer Werner-Adams
Sister Mary Brigid Johnson, RSM
Dolores Paval Lamphier
Sheila L. Quin Gilday
1954
Jean Appleberry Staneslow
Katherine Byerlein Mullen Browne
Elizabeth Lightner Norton
Marilyn McNamara Asensio
Joan Miller Tomlinson
Norene A. Nagorsen Brown
Suzanne M. Smith Hart
Barbara A. Wronski Hinrichs
1955
Patricia Cooney Cummings
Claire H. Hackett Priebe
Sister Monica Kostielney, RSM
Carol M. Verreau Bussa
1956
Arleen Mary Brennan Bonello
Catherine Cini Stanley
Sister Regina Marie Doelker, RSM
Judith Felthaus Acord-Szczesny
Mary L. Finnegan Erdman
Joan Knoertzer
Patricia Kroll Haliburda
Kathryn M. Lucas Lynch
Linda J. Marrocco Tenaglia
Mary P. McDougall
Carolyn M. Pachucki Osmialowski
Rochelle Renier Hurley
Maureen R. Richardson Cooper
Phyllis Schultz Mulholland
Shirley Skwarczynski Fitzgerald
Sister Rosemary Smith, RSM
Joan Wallace Foley
1957
Judith Anderson Baldwin
Judith A. Bolduc Mysliviec
Lois Clause
Dorothea M. Gramlich, OP
Kay Hamacher Johnson
Bernadette Hourigan Hominga
Charlene A. McKenna Carlson
Nancy K. McSweeney Oaks
Patricia O'Toole
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Mary Margaret Scanlan Bosco
Helen M. Schlachter Springer
Mary Joan Sullivan
Barbara J. Taylor Ringo
Shirley Ward Twardzicki Lajoy
Alicia J. Yarsavage Kowalski
1958
Patricia M. Backer Hauer
Loretta Burke
Judith Busse Shoop
Sally Croke Belian
Muriel Gaspardo Laidlaw
Sister Patricia Lamb, RSM
Judith A. Lee Smith
Noreen McGowan Keating
Suzanne M. Rogell Hartmann
Judith A. Surowiec Gronkowski
1959
Patricia Calleja Paige
Sister Gretchen Elliott, RSM
Karen Kopko Schultz
JoAnne McCardell Iwanicki
Mary McLachlan Lobert
Agnes A. Rosowski Bongero
Mary Margaret Topolsky Ziobro
1960
Linda M. Anderson Rescoe
Kathryn E. Dingeman
Marianne C. McDonald Powers
Sister Geraldine Near, RSM
Rita Rolak Moraniec
Donna M. Rotta Pesci
Christine Yarsavage Foster
Carol Zucal Crusoe
1961
Mary A. Brennan Bernard
Lynn Gayney Pheney
Kathleen M. McNamara Kennedy
Joanne Montagne Swonk
Carol A. Newbery Davio
Carol Sue Pienta Hagstrom
Loretta M. Povinelli Carney
Marilou Schmidt Drewniak
1962
Suzanne M. Burke Bauman
Karen Ann Crittenden Maher
Mary C. Galvin
Mary Lorraine Johnston Barry
Patricia Kelly Domka
Kathleen Koss Pustell
Ann C. Kreitmeyer Sanderson
Maureen Anne Long Day
Patricia Quinn Borus
Candace Stewart Kuschner
1963
Karen H. Brown Zajdek
Veronica Celesky Nantais
Karen Gill Duffy
Nadine Frazier Maynard
Patricia Keyosky Klinkovsky
Lorraine Krajewski Katz
Lee Annette Roy Charles
Katharine M. Smart
Judy C. Smith Sullivan
Gayle Ulbrich Zimmerer
1964
Kathleen Dul Aznavorian
Susan E. Hay Conboy
Joann Junker King
Laurie Revitte Vanvorst
Judith A. Sallot
Lorraine Claire Terrien Aitken
Joanne T. Tymoczko Foerg
1965
Joan P. Avery
Sister Mary Ellen Brennan, RSM
Mary Jo Donahue Balcer
Mary Draves Scott
Cora Ann Hall Ivancso
Barbara Ann Hebda Brower
Karen R. Logsdon Samaritoni
Margaret McCarthy
Deborah J. Meloche Gilder
Mary Madeline Parks Prokop
Joanne Parrinello-Holmes
Amelia Sosnowski Inman
Susan M. Vestich Sica
Sharon A. Walker Rose
1966
Theresa M. Capelli
Cheryl A. Delaney Kreger
Valerie B. Hebel McNeece
Mary Beth Houlihan Wheeler
Barbara A. Jermanus Williams
Maryanne Mott Schutte
Cynthia R. Rose Sherman
Laura Szymanski Kowalyk
Diane M. Weiss Taylor
1967
Paula M. Arthur Edson
Janice A. Baranski Sanders
Carolyn R. Behringer Witte
Murray A. Frailey Carolin
Diana M. George Jacokes
Pamela R. Krol Morath
Ann M. Seidl Dillon
Mary C. Stassen
Mary Teagan Nowak
Lillian Woolley Debernardi
Catherine A. Yee Agacinski
1968
Ann Bridenstine Zann
Mary Lou Caspers, Ph.D.
Janet Chorkey
Alice H. Hughes Forrest
Gwen Humenik Fisher
Marilyn A. Mazur
Christine Mortell Plazas
Sandra J. Nightingale Blasius
Judith O'Connor
Lillian B. Roumayah Shallal
Jeanne E. Saddler
Cynthia S. Stimson Brady
Maureen M. Sullivan Alterman
Marie L. Tallant Corcoran
Elizabeth A. Truly
1969
Rosemary Abraham
Linda Bishop
Patricia C. Coleman Kennedy
Patricia Cote-Miles
Denise Dinan-Panico
Patricia A. Gust Hanley
Mary Anne Madden Hoffman
Judy Malloy McCown, Ph.D.
Mary M. Martin Papich
Nancy S. Miller Schafer
Patricia Mullan, Ph.D.
Ann Marie O'Neill Hilty
Carol M. Reske Maus
Teresa Schafer Sullivan
Anne C. Smith Shapiro
Patricia P. Steimel Featherston
Cynthia L. Switalski Martin
Patricia M. Valade Dalrick
Sheryl A. Wallet Eichstadt
Jeanne Walsh
Julie A. Wright Fisher
Kathleen M. Zasuwa Kolbe
1970
Judith A. Agnello Knitter
Kristine W. Anhut Moravek
Pamela Armstrong Wild
Priscilla Boroniec
Judy A. Buersmeyer Brankiewicz
Deborah Everard Burnham
Mary K. Ferrari Abbott
Sue Hackett Delonis
Barbara Lee Hopkins
Susan Lolli
Mary Malone Centlivre
Renee R. Mathieu
Veronica McCann Anderson
Margaret M. McNamara Mato
Catherine S. Spencer Phillips
Patricia Thull
Dona A. Tracey
Patricia A. Wolter Cook
Mary Pat Zaliagiris Harter
1971
Linda DeLaura
Constance Kleczynski Sarasin
Kathy M. Kolbe Studzinski
Beverly W. Land Fritz
Denise A. Lehr
Kathleen A. McNeely
Marianne Moore Lange
Janet Noble Wilson
Mary C. Perrone
Mary Clare Quinn Steiner
Joan Rychter
Gloria J. Seidl
Claudia K. Shalhoub Egan
Andrea Sigetich
Karen M. Smith
Karen A Smith Valenti
Sandra Toton Bearden
Shawn N. Turrin Murphy
Joanne C. Yee Elsey
1972
Dr. Colleen Cavanaugh
Jean Coughlin Hopper
Maureen Dooley
Katherine H. Gasparovic McCarty
Corrine M. Gignac
Mary Lou Hurych
Diane C. Jakubowski
Margaret Mangold Moylan
Ann E. Reno Love
Colleen V. Ronayne
Sister Rita Marie Valade, RSM
1973
Daina A. Astasaitis-Shutte
Cathleen A. Cavanaugh
Carol M. Conley Domino
Rosemary Ebner Pomeroy
Mary Finger Hall-Price
Charlotte Gignac Harris
Patricia Gordon Heller
Carol Hackett Garagiola
Deborah A. Hollow Trent
Patricia A. Livingston
Donna M. Lusczakoski Nesbitt
Linda Susan McGarry Johnson
Mary Ellen Mulcrone
Diane Neill Bender
Susan R. Peterson Walsh
Susan Roegner
Felicia Sawicki Kurz
Cynthia Weber Nankee
Carol M. Wilk Roubal Mitchell
1974
Diana B. Brady Whitney
Deborah Burford Mazzoni
Constance Conway
Sharon A. Funk Hupp
Mary Kathryn Gazdecki Stahl
Christa Grix
Cynthia Gumley Harrington
Marcia Ann Hengehold
Denise Joseph, Ph.D.
Michelle E. Mathieu
Susan McHugh Pettis
Barbara Moroski-Browne
Eileen Quinn
S. Kathleen Salisbury
Jane Shallal
Christine M. Tierney
Wanita W. Whiting Forgacs
1975
Janet M. Baiardi, Ph.D.
Susan Burton Wells
Mary Suzanne Cotant Vincent
Jennifer M. Coury
Carolyn DeMattia Nelson
Annette Diponio
Lori Anne Doyle
Mary Ellen Gaucher Noth
Meg Hackett
Kimberly A. Hoffiz Whipple
Linda M. Holliday
Nancy M. Kapolnek
Mary Ann Keane Dunham
Mary Kennedy Martuscelli
Therese Kowaleski Pilchak
Therese L. McFarland
Mary Anne Merucci
Maureen Morgan Baker
Joy L. Morris Brietzke
Lisa Mularoni Kaminski
Susan S. Sesi Mansoor
Sherry L. Sinift
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1975 continued
Nancy E. Smith
Linda Strong Silvasi
Carol Jane Terrien
Patricia Zerio Uhrin
Rosemarie G. Zwiller Denton
1976
Marie Bazil-Boczar
Christine C. Czarnecki Rohan
Rita Digirolamo Krause
Judith A. Dirkes Kander
Tara Hanley Bratton
Mary Margaret Keller Stuart
Cynthia Martin
Denise McDonald Vecellio
Kathleen Louise McKee
Terry Mifsud Weideman
Peggy Mulcahy Haapala
Susan M. Nicoll Pearman
Ann Oswald Benett
Lisa M. Parrott O'Neil
Pamela Peterson Perkins
Maureen E. Repucci Babicz
Judy A. Richer
Susan Steiner
Carol A. Yerby
1977
Joanne M. Albert Walle
Maureen A. Cavanaugh
Rita M. Dilworth Lewry
Anne Dimitry
Jane Esper Vogel
Janna M. Goffer Chesser
Suzanne Harper Kaperzinski
Anne Hittler Hunter
Diane L. Hommel Doran
Ruth Kowaleski
Regina M. LaHaie Loszewski
Kerin McQuaid Borland
Suzanne J. Robison
Katherine Stefanof Morris
Patricia F. Watters Binkley
1978
Donna Brown Fitzgerald
Barbara E. Czerkasski Kaner
Roseann Fasi
Julie Fernane Joyce
Colette M. Grix Rizik
Mary L. Henry McDowell
Patricia Kelly Russell
Julianne Meyer-Sorek
Jill C. Mitchell Wise
Maureen Shagena Sanger
Barbara T. Sulich Pichan
1979
Karla S. Bacsanyi
Mary Ann Barz Hayes
Patricia Battel Hogikyan
Kathleen A. Bego
Christine Bego Sturm
Therese Brown
Kathleen M. Brown Shapley-Quinn
Nora Carroll Hamill
Connie Craig
Roxanne Jackson Allen
Susan Kolon Rachlis
The Honorable Megan Maher
Brennan
Anna Lisa Masson Loiselle
Patricia McLaughlin McCalmont
Anne M. Nichols
Julie L. Parrott Gates
Suzanne Sarin Shepanek
1980
Mary Anne Apap Napolitano
Elizabeth R. Brown Gates
Clare L. Bruder Kolevar
Diane L. Dickow D'Agostini
Suzanne Dilworth Mattingly
Suzanne Heinlen Green
Maryanne B. Hodges Dunleavy
Karen Kluk Rotondo
Jean Kowaleski
Mary Margaret Langan Shrader
Karen C. Mathieu Campbell
Annette M. Plant Coleman
Deborah L. Reed
Alice M. Schmitt Bimrose
Marie Williams-Julien
1981
Margaret Adams Gaudin
Rosemarie Allaire-Bosson
Julie Ausum Fenhagen
Kathryn Bazil Paul
Lisa Berich Erlandson
Stephanie Capodilupo Williams
Diana Mary Considine Stewart
Leslie Demyan
Johnna L. Driscoll, D.D.S.
Stasia M. Hoogerwerf Collins
Lorraine A. Kaminski Bock
Lucia A. Kemennu, M.D.
Suzanne Lacroix
Patricia Maher
Debra A. Majeski
Eileen M. McCarthy Gardner
Marcella A. McGarrigle Smith
Colleen McMaster Rozman
Mary Louise Mellerowicz Wolff
Julie M. Moll
Lisa D. Oliver
Susan Pasqualone Niemenski
Michele L. Putnam Olson
Julie A. Scherer, Ph.D.
Sandra Stem
Meriann Stockwell
1982
Anne Batcheller
Jill Berry
Audrey A. Brennan Eagle
Mary M. Brown Lawless
Maureen Carlson Sisco
Karen Garms Dekanter
Colleen A. Kennedy Montgomery
Mary E. Kirchner, Ph.D.
Mary M. Martin Carr
Virginia Minolli
Ann E. Panetta Benson
1983
Cynthia Lynn Chance Weickert
Shannon M. Cooper Wolf
Phillaire Dudley
Ann-Margret Ewald Manley
Lisamarie Gauci Takacs
Kerry Hall Jacobs
Margaret Reutter Bowker
Carmen Shallal Yonan
Ellen Trumpy Harris
Andrea L. Vangilder Hoeft
Susan M. Young Binienda
1984
Michelle Abraham Mahoney
Melody M. Boji Mio
Angela C. Cleaver Venos
Dana Drew Johnston
Michelle K. Garms Monticello
Dawn Godzak Brown
Sarah Hackett
Catherine E. Handley
Mary Herbert
Margo Kirchner
Kathleen McGrail
Stephanie A. Smela Hubbarth
Susan Smith
1985
Elizabeth Bonello Reust
Tracy R. Johnson, M.D.
Wende M. Markey Boerema
Catherine M. Paler-Amaya
Mary C. Rosowski Dewan
Annette L. Ruggiero Dyke
1986
Kristine Boyle
Michele Giffels Rivkin
Judith Janitz Bagley
Mary Beth Larabell Connolly
Stacey A. Lossia Tuohy
1987
Kimberly Blotkamp Hilliard
Molly Bosco O'Connor
Linda Clancy Kaminski
Kelly Garbin
Sarah Anne Gibbard Wuellner
Tonya Harbin-Wall
Dr. Sylvia Hollowell
Anne T. Paler Darnell
Cory Pope
Heather Powers Sauter
Janeen Sprys Miller
Suzanne Swienckowski Smith
Vonda Taylor
1988
Catherine Best Scherer
Crystal Caruana Sullivan
Patricia Ann Chapp Sharkey
Yvette Klimes Newcomb
Lisa Matlas Nichols
Kathryn Perrin Williams
Margret Jean Pinkerton Dunn
Diane Sobczynski Jones
Mary Strimel
1989
Bridget Burke Flanigan
Ann Elizabeth Cooper Arends
Carla Devecchi Bartlett
Jennifer Harrison Koutouras
Christy Johnson
Deirdre O'Rourke Thompson
Ban Sadek Kizy
Jennifer Sears Keuten
Monica M. Singh Haley
Colleen M. Wright Buckley
1990
Anne Bonczak Nemer
Mary Kay Jerneycic
Margaret M. Kronk Kromm
Kathleen McDonald Sevener
Marjorie L. Mendoza Almeda
Jennifer A. Shallal Werner
Janet Watters Rivard
1991
Annelyse Beaman Miller
Laurie K. Chapp Walsh
Kelly Cosgriff Warrick
Jennifer DeWard Maness
Stephanie M. Dickow Surowiec
Lisa M. Greenlee LaSala
Namita Kamath
Julie Kronk Schokora
Rebecca Leddy McDonald
Jennifer Marrs Kibbey
Tricia Miller Jaksch
Janet Mueller
Elizabeth Myers Bukowinski
Shelly A. Soenen
Megan A. Stoneback Neumann
Sheila Wisely-London
Kari Zimmerer Wilson
1992
Susan Bartlett Englehart
Rebecca Burnett Mathis
Amy M. Daigler
Katherine Esshaki Wensink
Cara McDonagh, M.D.
Suzanne Sarafa Nelson
Julia Valenti Drew
1993
Jennifer Busser
Kristen Kessler Casey
Erin Porth Carlesimo
Kristin Elise Remus
Leslie White Colone
1994
Kathryn M. Balcer
Stacey Beckman Boeke
Cara Bosco
Lisa K. Bunn
Theresa Judith Curanovic
Deborah A. Dziekan Mills
Eleasha Mercer
Katherine Misteravich Binning
Michelle Shallal Abdou
Alison Strand Epler
Cynthia Tartaglia
Jennifer Werner
Barika Whitehead Pace
Margaret R. Zebrowski Avey
1995
Sienna DeAgostino Dietz
Jessica Kaniowski Dakhi, M.D.
Elizabeth King De La Cruz
Carolyn McKune
Katie Morrow Warren
Eileen O'Connell Yazzie
Sherry Lynn Soenen Miller
Holly C. Taylor
1996
Patricia Brady Perry
Jaime Farah Hwacinski
Elizabeth Janes
Jennifer Munfakh Shaw
Laura Perez
Maureen Stirling Weiss
Heidi Wahl LaFever
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Meagan Wegmueller
Julie Zimmerman Taft
1997
Gail Agacinski Halladay
Rebecca Coury McNear
Lindsey Elton
Genevieve Kolasa
Alexa Rukstele
Krista Vanderlip Milas
Anne Ward Marion
Renay Weiss-Stansell
1998
Dana Begnoche, DVM
Michelle Binno Tomasino
Jamie Borowiec Tomczyk
Erin Corey Green
Krista Kelley
1999
Jennifer Borowiec Jones
Hailey Choi
Nicole D'Avanzo
Shannon Haffey Castelli
Nadia Khoury
Margaret Malone Borio
Anne Stevens Perez
Christina Vettraino
2000
Emily Butler
Danielle Dickow
Andrea Gorton Jones
Carmen Krystyniak
Shannon Ringvelski Chamberlain
2001
Melissa Beras
Jennifer McInerney
Maureen Pauley
Natasha Switalski Moran
2002
Anna Agustin
Keara Donohue
Carolyn Harrison
Patrice Konja
2003
Lauren Budesky
Jenna Dwan
Keely Michelle Hill
Abbigayle Hunter
Lauren Kaminski
Karen Kudelko
Erin McCann
Megan Messana
Alison Michalak
Anne Nicole
Eloise Page Spetko
Kim Reinhart
Heather Sexton
Samantha Talbot
2004
Monisha Berkowski
Rachel Broniak
Emily Fishwick
Ashley Fons
Elizabeth Kujala
Theresa Martilotti
Kerry Muldowney
Jordan Sami
Katherine Schuerman
Aisa Villarosa
2005
Emily Cappo
Tiffany Choi
Audrey Colthurst
Mary Deady
Kathleen Degenhardt
Katherine Fontichiaro
Natalie Kajy
Cathleen Kowalski
Laura McCann
Kristina Sinutko
Amy Telinda
2006
Emily Hunter
Christina Maczka
Katherine Zatkoff
2007
Jaclyn Fiscus
2008
Danielle Cowper
2009
Danica Verderbar
2010
Kathleen Kilcoin
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M ercy H i gh S chool General F und - Y ear E nding J une 30, 2009
The difference between the actual cost of providing a year of education at Mercy High School and the cost of tuition is $2,380.
Mercy H igh S chool Six - year Comparison
Net Operating Results
Fundraising Activities
* 2008 includes two Golf Outings,
based on timing of the events.
Administrative data estimates.
Mercy High School
$4 Million
Capital Campaign Update
$2.98 Million
• Goal is $4 Million
$1.526 Million
• Total cash/pledges - Mercy High School faculty and staff accepted a wage freeze
variable electric motors on heating and ventilation units
• Total money received - Negotiated long term low electrical rates and gas contracts as of 6-30-2009 for significant utility savings
(dark shading) is
- Careful analysis of all departments budgets to control expenses
$1.526 Million
our high quality educational programs.
- High speed electric motors replaced with more efficient $2.98 Million
additional action to reduce costs while still maintaining all of
- Hours reduced for some non-teaching support staff
(light shading) is 18
Mercy is committed to keeping tuition affordable and has taken
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her career in the Federal Offices of Inspector
General (OIG). Currently, she is a senior
executive in the United States Department of
Agriculture OIG. John is a senior economics
analyst for a major Government contractor.
Sue would be glad to hear from any and all
of her old Mercy friends. Contact Sue at suemdc@verizon.net
Constance Domzall Anderson '54 was
widowed in 2002. Constance currently lives
in Hartland, MI and is active in pickleball,
senior chorus, and plays golf. Contact
Constance at conniea04@comcast.net.
Linda Marroco Tenaglia '56 is on Facebook! She would love to hear from any of her
classmates. Contact Linda via Facebook or
at ljmten@yahoo.com.
Kelley Heath Faley '78 started a new
business with a friend called WhimZgals.
Kelley is creating original small whimsical
watercolors.
1960’s
Members of the Class of '73 (pictured above)
attend an annual Christmas Luncheon. Back row from left: Laura Ferranti Kilgus,
Denise Deane, Janice Dahl, Mary Hall-Price,
Patrice Avery Brent, Sharon Steinbock, Carol Roubal Mitchell. Front row, seated: Mary Jakary, Maureen Look, Sharri Larkin,
Mary Ellen Bender, Janice Watson-Shada.
Marsha Wlodyga Tuck '63 has been an
attorney in Oakland County for 29 years. The focus of her practice is disability rights
such as social security disability benefits
and special education law.
Dailey Jones Dunn '69 and husband, Robert have 4 grown daughters and eight grandchildren. The couple is looking
forward to retirement and the opportunity to travel. Contact Dailey at dailey_dunn@yahoo.com
Patti Wolter Cook '70 retired in late
January 2006 after having a successful
16 year career as the Manager of the
City of Lansing’s Economic Development
Corporation. Patti now enjoys spending time
with her husband who retired 5 years ago
from GM. The couple enjoys traveling and
visiting their children and grandchildren
who are spread out in Australia, California,
Missouri, and Indiana.
Mary Grace Ricci VanDuinen '72 graduated
from the University of Michigan in May 2007
with a BA in Journalism. She is currently the
head secretary at a K-8th grade elementary
school in Grand Rapids, MI. Contact Grace
at vanduineng@att.net.
Suzanne Wasner '85 completed her BA in Linguistics at The University of Michigan
in 1989, and waited 15 years to go to law school. Suzanne graduated from
Michigan State University College of Law in December 2008 and has been admitted
to the Michigan bar. She is looking forward
to transitioning from a successful career as a Marketing Director for an international
health care consulting firm to serving clients as a corporate attorney. Suzanne
enjoys frequent trips all over the U.S. and Western Europe for shopping, food, and sightseeing, and is a devoted supporter of animal rescue organizations,
particularly those for retired racing
greyhounds.
Stephanie Ewald Bellisario '89 opened
Animal Advocates Veterinary Hospital in Troy, MI in June 2009.
Sue Murrin '78 Sue Murrin married John
Jost on March 28, 2009 (which was the first anniversary of the day they met). Sue was so inspired by love that she even
agreed to move to a house in the suburbs
(after 22 years in the heart of DC) so
John can continue to pursue his love of
gardening. Three and a half months in and
all is well. Sue is adjusting to John's high
cleanliness standards and John is learning
to live with Sue's extensive book collection
(and her hairball of a cat). Sue continues
Corrine Gignac '72 is teaching full-time art
at Skyline High School Ann Arbor Public
Schools. This is Corrine’s eleventh year with
the district as a contract teacher.
Michelle Tabaka McAllister '85 and Knowles
McAllister along with big brother Dustin
welcomed new baby sister Haley Michelle-Veronica McAllister on March 14,
2009. Contact Michelle at dustinsmom_94@yahoo.com
Diane Dietz '78 was
one of five former
NCAA student
athletes inducted
into the Academic
All-America Hall
of Fame as part of
the 2009 induction
class in May 2009.
She was the second University of Michigan
athlete inducted into the Hall.
Linda DeLaura '71 recently moved
to Colorado to work for the Federal
Government. Linda lived her entire life in Michigan and will miss many friends and family. Hello to everyone from the Class of 1971. Contact Linda at
lindadelaura@comcast.net
Cara Massey '85 recently started Graduate
school. Cara is working on a dual Degree, a MS in Information Technology and an
MBA. She doesn’t sleep much! Contact Cara at mia30@juno.com
Donna Gundle-Krieg '77 has been named the
National Education Writer for Examiner.com.
Her daughter Ellie is part of Mercy’s class of
2010, and 35 years later, has had many of
the same teachers as her mother!
Mary Gillis '70 competed in ArtPrize held
in Grand Rapids this October. Mary’s Great
Lakes Series of paintings were on display. Visit Mary’s website at www.marygillis.com
1980’s
Linda Zanavich Simons '74 recently did a
commercial shoot at the hospital where she
works. In the commercial Linda was the
nurse and her action was to walk with a
patient who was really a hospital volunteer.
During the shoot while waiting for camera
men to adjust surroundings on the set, Linda and the “patient” discussed high
school. Surprisingly enough, she went to
Mercy and graduated in 1959. Contact
Linda at Hlake56@msn.com
1970’s
Karen Baker '79 would love to hear from her classmates. Contact Karen at kakeyb@gmail.com
Rebecca Herman Molesworth '89 recently
returned to Michigan from New York to
pursue a Masters in Public Health (Executive Masters) at the University of
Michigan while continuing to work for
WebMD.
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Kayt de Fever '90 and her husband, Eric,
joyfully announce the birth of their daughter,
Lucille Mae Warner. Lucy was born on May
22, 2009, and the family home in Portland,
Oregon hasn't been quiet since.
Colleen Kelley Nash '92 and her husband
Ken welcomed
their first child,
Jack Richard
on February
27, 2009. He
weighed 7 lbs,
4 oz and was
19.5 inches long.
Maggie Janes '93 and Matt Lucas were
married at Pine Knob in Clarkston, MI on
July 5, 2008. Maggie's sister, Beth Janes
'96 was her Maid
of Honor. The
couple reside in
New York City. Maggie is a Project
Director for Health
Solutions, Inc. and
Matt is a candidate
for a Masters
in International
Relations at
Columbia
University.
Meghan Roselle Johnson '93 and her
husband Doug welcomed Luke Michael,
born May 2, 2009. He joins big sister,
Miranda, 9 (future Mercy girl) and big
brother, Nicolas, 6. They currently reside in Clarkston, MI. (pictured below)
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and looks forward to meeting them again
somewhere in the world.
Meredith Burnett Anatolios '94 and
her husband Khaled welcomed their second daughter Rebecca Naima on June 17, 2009.
Reshma Modi Watson '95 is having fun
teaching at a Junior High School. Contact
Reshma at reshmawatson@gmail.com
Stephanie Clement '96, daughter of Marcia
(Giacalone) Clement '70 was married to
Giuseppe Mesiano on June 22, 2009. The couple were married in the groom's
hometown, San Costantino Calabro in
southern Italy. Mercy grads in attendance
were Karrie (Seifert) Rea '96, Beth Janes
'96 and Stephanie Watson '96. Two days
after their wedding ceremony, Stephanie
and Giuseppe received a "Sposi Novelli" blessing for newlywed couples by Pope
Benedict XVI at The Vatican.
Tina Leo
Donigan '96
fulfilled a dream by meeting Dolly Parton. Tina was 81/2 months pregnant.
Gina Mazzoni '96 experienced the thrill of a car race. Her driver went a speed of 180 miles per hour. (pictured below)
Annabella Kyriakos Matta '93, husband
Mario, and two children Alex and Christabel
moved from Saudi Arabia after her
husband accepted a new position as Vice
President at Clarins Internationals in Dubai. Annabella and her children returned to
Beirut where her son is attending a Catholic
School and her daughter is attending
nursery school. Annabella plans to work
as a teacher in a Montessori school. She
is glad that she has been keeping in touch
with her classmates through Facebook
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Maureen Stirling '96 married Matthew Weiss
on April 18, 2009. The wedding was held at
Our Lady of Sorrows in Farmington and the
reception at Lovett Hall in Dearborn. Kelly
Stirling McSweeney '93 served as matron of honor. Their wedding photos were
featured in the summer issue of Detroit
Metro Bride magazine. After a honeymoon
in Ireland, the couple settled into their
new home in South Lyon. Matthew is a
Manager at Ernst & Young and Maureen is
the Director of Admissions at Mercy High
School. Also in attendance at the wedding:
Anne Sill Eddy '98, Amanda Sill Fylan '95,
Lesley Curlin Cancelli '96, Tina Leo Donigian
'96, Sommer Kassab Yono '96, Gina
Mazzoni '96, and Erin Porth Carlesimo '93. Jena Kluska Metropulos '97 was married to
Matt Metropulos in downtown Chicago in
May 2008. Matt and Jena currently reside
in Orlando, FL and expected their first child
in March 2009.
Marisa Schirrick '97 graduated from New
York Law School on May 15, 2009. The
graduation took place at Avery Fisher
Hall at Lincoln Center in New York City at
which time, Marisa received the degree of Juris Doctor and Master of Laws. Marisa received her BA from New York University.
She plans to practice in New York City,
where she has lived for the past ten years.
Becky Woodford Semig '97 worked in the
Microbiology Department as a Clinical
Laboratory Scientist at Sparrow Hospital in
Lansing, MI until 2007. Her husband Pete
took a job in July 2007 as an Engineer
with Texas Instruments Dallas, Texas. They
moved to Plano, TX with their daughter
Mackenzie who turned two years old in
December. This past December, they
welcomed their second child, Matthew, to the family. Becky is enjoying the change
of climate and staying at home. They have plans to move again this July due to Pete's work. Contact Becky at becky.semig@gmail.com
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Nicole Salem '02 joined the Dominski and
Doyle (D & D) Morning Show at WCSX 94.7
FM in January 2009 as the Traffic and
Weather Reporter.
weighing 6 lbs 2 oz and 20 inches long.
First time aunt is Dana Begnoche '98. She
is also the 10th great-grandchild for Virginia
Quezada Snyder (Mercy student around
1945). Vivian was born in Shanghai, China
where her parents have been teaching at an
international school since 2004.
Kelly Newstead DuQuet '98 married Shane
Michael DuQuet in 2006. Kelly is the proud
mother of a 2 year old boy named Dylan
Michael. The family currently resides in
Washington State where her husband
serves as a Special Forces medic in the
United States Army. Kelly hopes to move
back to Michigan someday in the near
future.
Jessica Howell '03 graduated with Honors
from University of Michigan with a Bachelor
in Communication/Speech with a Minor
in Art History in 2007. She moved to
downtown Chicago in December of 2007.
Jessica was accepted to the Masters
program at the School of the Art Institute of
Chicago in February 2009. She will begin
in the fall of this year She is focused in the
Master of Arts-- Arts Administrative Policy
program that had only 20 spots available
when she applied. Jessica is preparing for
graduate school and looking forward to
continuing her education.
Jodi Szklarski Elder '98 is now living in Oklahoma. Anyone in OK or close by is more than welcome to stop by
for a visit. Contact Jodi at sweetjasminerainflower@yahoo.com
Lindsay Doyle Gross '00 and her husband
Randy welcomed the birth of their first son
Nathan on March 16, 2009. (pictured above)
Leila Williford
Rogers '98 and
her husband
Jerome Rogers,
(Catholic Central
'96) welcomed
their first child,
Andrew Paul, on
May 22, 2009.
He weighed 8 pounds, 13 ounces and was
21.5 inches long.
Rachel Broniak '04 graduated summa cum
laude from the University of South Carolina
with her Bachelor of Science in Business
Administration, concentrated in Accounting
and International Business, in 2008. She
graduated with her Master of Accountancy
from the University of South Carolina in
2009 and has recently passed the uniform
Certified Public Accountant exam. Rachel
will begin working full time in October as a
Tax Staff with the regional public accounting
firm Dixon Hughes PLLC in its Atlanta, GA
office.
Tamara Allynn McPherson '00 married
Branden Hairston on September 4, 2009
at Straight Gate International Church in
Detroit, MI. The reception was held at The
Inn at St. John’s in Plymouth, MI. Two
Mercy alumnae were in the wedding party. Bridesmaids Rhashida Rudolph '98 and
Tiffany Rudolph '00. Tamara and Branden
honeymooned in Aruba.
Edwina S. King '99
earned a dual law degree
in May 2009 from the
University of Detroit
Mercy School of Law and
the University of Windsor
Faculty of Law. She plans
to sit for the Ontario, New
York and Michigan bars
within the next year.
Vanessa Rennels Miller '00 recently
moved back to Plymouth, MI and bought
her first house! Vanessa spent a week in
Guatemala this summer providing medical
services to children in two remote villages.
In November Vanessa will be taking a
similar trip to Cuba to help all ages. Contact
Vanessa at vnss.mllr@gmail.com
2000's
Lydia Wylie Kellerman '04 received the
Youth Award at the Michigan Coalition for
Human Rights Annual Dinner on April 19,
2009.
Kristina Hall '05 visited Sam Primeau '05 in
Colorado over the summer. While visiting,
the two took time to road-trip to Moab UT
Sarah Broniak '02 graduated cum laude
from Arizona State University with her
Bachelor of Science in Aerospace
Engineering in December 2006. She took
a full time position in Phoenix, AZ as an
aerospace engineer with Orbital Sciences
Corporation, the company she interned
with while in college. Sarah married college
sweetheart Luis Fernando Vazquez on June
6, 2009 at the Brophy Chapel in Phoenix,
AZ. Sarah and Luis are moving back to
Michigan and will live in Royal Oak while
Luis completes his medical residency at St. John's Macomb-Oakland hospital.
Jennifer Broniak '00 graduated from the
University of Michigan in 2004 with her
Bachelor of Science, concentrated in
Economics, Business and French. Jenny
now works as a French-speaking valuation
specialist for Audatex North America, Inc.
Jenny lives in Plymouth and is working
towards her MBA from the University of
Michigan-Dearborn, expected graduation
2010. Always an animal lover, Jenny now
has two German Shepherd dogs and two
Arabian horses. In her free time, she enjoys
training her horses in dressage.
where they backpacked and camped in the
area. Kristina graduated from MSU this fall
with a bachelors in Communications and
Sam has recently returned to Michigan to
complete her degrees in Journalism and
Meteorology at EMU.
Andrea Begnoche Fox '00 welcomed the
arrival of her
daughter
Vivian Li Fox
who was born
on March
29, 2009 at
12:26 a.m.
Cathleen Kowalski '05 is competing on the
Bowling Team at Minnesota State Mankato. 21
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mother of Tamara Forfinski Morris '81
and Tricia Forfinski Kopera '87
Virginia Denomme ’56, May 28, 2009
Janet Oakes ’61, May 2009
Harold Grix, May 2009, father of Christa Grix '74 and Colette Grix Rizik '78
Mercy Family
Iva Billig, mother of Judy Billig Glass '71
Bernard J. Gulowski, December 2008, father of Mary Gulowski Muller '79, Christa Gulowski '84, grandfather of Alyssa Muller '11, and father-in-law of Mary Margaret O’Donnell Gulowski '81
John Brady Jr., March 2009, beloved brother of Barbara Brady
Kaufmann '71, Joann Brady '73, Diana Brady Whitney '74, and
Dorinda Brady Flannery '79
Mary Howard, July 2009, grandmother of Ann Howard Burnham '98, Erin Howard '00, Kathleen Howard '07 and
mother-in-law of Sherri Howard
Ralph P. Branon, November 2008,
husband of Mary Theresa (Terry) Moore Branon '52
Bob Bennett, June 2009, brother of Sr. Marianne Bennett
George Katsarelas, June 2009, father of Elizabeth Katsarelas '09
Rolande De Smet, April 2009, mother of Maureen De Smet Milich '71 and Suzanne De Smet Kelly, '72
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Olga D Mirek, January 2009, mother of Carolyn Mirek Sheridan '57, Sandra Mirek '61 and Lori Mirek '81
Thomas S. Najor, July 2008, father of Jennifer E. Najor '84
William Reedy, July 2009, husband of Carol Calderwood Reedy '59
Dick Repicky, father of Chrisine Repicky Atkinson '82
Lucille Wilkie, May 2009, mother of Carol Wilkie Wallace '66 Ph.D. and Marie Wilkie '79
Theresa M. Yezbick, November 2008, mother of Lisa M. Yezbick '84
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2009-10 School Year Calendar of Events
We welcome your participation in Mercy events. Visit mhsmi.org
for more information and to view the entire school year calendar.
February 27
31st Annual AUCTION
6pm Diamond Center
at Rock Financial
November 8
Fall Open House: 1pm - 4pm
November 10 - 23
Focus: HOPE Food Drive
Upcoming Class Reunions
Class of 1960
Date and location: TBD
Contact: Carol McNish at Mcnishbc@aol.com
December 11
Celebration of the Founding
of the Sisters of Mercy
May 16
Spring Concert: 2pm
June 1
Baccalaureate Mass
December 13
Christmas Concert: 2pm
June 2
Honors Convocation & Moving Up
February 1 - February 5
Catholic Schools Week
June 3
Graduation
7:30pm at Compuware Arena
February 7
Winter Open House: 1pm - 3pm
Class of 2005
Contact: Megan Carolin at mcarolin05@gmail.com
May 6 - 7
Mercy Art Show (in the Mercy Gym)
Thursday 8am - 8pm &
Friday 8am - 6pm
December 10
Ethnic Bazaar
Class of 1999
Date: December 26, 2009 7:00pm
Location: 7 Bar and Grill, Southfield, MI
Contact: Christina Bacall Oraha at coraha@bacalldevelopment.com
Katie Mato Androff at katietherese@yahoo.com
April 25
Ladies Tea for Tuition: 2pm
December 9
Mother Daughter Evening
of Spiritual Reflection
Class of 1985
Contact: Suzanne Wasner at swasner66@gmail.com
March 24 - April 28
Sweepstakes Drive
November 15
Alumnae Memorial Mass: 12pm
Class of 1969
Date: November 28, 2009 11:30am
Location: Detroit Golf Club (Luncheon)
Contact: Tess Schafer Sullivan at tess48324@aol.com
March 19 - 21
Spring Musical “Annie”
8pm Friday & Saturday, 2pm Sunday
November 13 - 15
Fall Play "I Remember Mama"
8pm Friday & Saturday, 2pm Sunday
Check out Marlin athletics schedules and spotlights
at mhsmi.org/athletics
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Mosaic
Non-Profit Org
U.S. Postage
PAID
Farmington Hills, MI
Permit No. 43
Mercy High School
Alumnae Office
29300 W. Eleven Mile Rd.
Farmington Hills, MI 48336
human dignity
mercy
justice
Be a Mercy Girl
OPEN HOUSES
Sunday, November 8
Sunday, February 7
1 pm - 4 pm
1 pm - 3 pm
High School Placement Tests
Saturday, November 21
Saturday, December 5
7:45 am - 11:45 am
Cost - $26
The HSPT is administered to 8th graders
who are interested in applying to Mercy.
mhsmi.org/admissions
248.476.2484
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option for the poor

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