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Margaret (Groszek) Labinsky (2001)
Maggie (Groszek) Labinsky (2001) and Carl Labinsky are happy to announce their marriage on October 17, 2009 in Chicago, IL. The couple honeymooned in the Hawaiian Islands of Kauai and the Big Island. 
Submitted on Nov 5 2009.
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Christopher Fallon (1996)
Christopher Fallon (1996) and Renata Fallon are proud to announce the birth of a baby girl, Arina Claire. She was born on October 2, 2008 in Long Beach, CA, and weighed 6 lb., 13 oz.. This is their second daughter - Dasha Nicole just turned 2.
Submitted on Nov 5 2009.
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Lisa Tomaszewski (1997)
Lisa Tomaszewski (1997) and James Russo (1997) are proud to announce the birth of a baby boy, William John Russo. He was born on October 22, 2008 in Red Bank, NJ, and weighed 8 lb., 8 oz.
Submitted on Nov 4 2009.
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Amber (Kyle) Blake (2000)
Amber (Kyle) Blake (2000) recently accepted a position at The City of Durango located in Durango, CO as the Multi Modal Coordinator. Amber recently was employed at Baltimore Metropolitan Council as Transportation Planner, GIS.
Submitted on Nov 4 2009.
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Scott Dowd (2003)
Scott Dowd (2003) and Jessica (Weiden) Dowd (2006) are happy to announce their marriage on October 10, 2009 in Westhampton Beach, NY. They currently reside in Hoboken, NJ. Scott's best man was Louis Ciniglia, class of 2003...other groomsmen included, Christopher Neri, Richard Dool, Christopher Connolly, Christian Matthews, and Gregory Roy, all class of 2003.
Submitted on Nov 3 2009.
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Julia Smith (2001)
Julia Smith (2001) and James Smith (2001) are proud to announce the birth of a baby boy, Parker James. He was born on May 20, 2008 in Lankenau Hospital, and weighed 8 lb., 10 oz..
Submitted on Nov 3 2009.
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Corey Higgins (2002)
Corey Higgins (VLS 2002) has been named by the publications Boston magazine and Law & Politics to the 2009 list of Massachusetts “Rising Stars.”
Submitted on Nov 2 2009.
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Mary Doherty (1978)
Mary Doherty (VLS 1978) -- The Philadelphia Business Journal has named Mary Cushing Doherty, Partner and Family Law attorney at High Swartz LLP, a 2009 Woman of Distinction. The award recognizes 26 of the region’s most dynamic women who are making headlines in their professional field and in their community.
Ms. Doherty and the other 2009 Women of Distinction award recipients will be honored at a reception on December 1 at the Sheraton City Center in Philadelphia. The winners will also be profiled in a special section of the Business Journal’s November 27 issue.
Ms. Doherty has been practicing family law for more than 30 years and has an outstanding record of professional and community service. She is a longtime member and past Chair of the Family Law Section of the Pennsylvania Bar Association; and past Chair of the Family Law Sections of the Montgomery Bar Association and the Philadelphia Bar Association. Additionally, she is a Fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers since 1986, and was state Chapter President in 2006-2007.
Submitted on Nov 2 2009.
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Marilou (Taylor) Watson (1994)
Marilou (Taylor) Watson (VLS 1994) , a partner in the Intellectual Property Practice Group at Fox Rothschild LLP, was appointed by Governor Edward G. Rendell to serve on the Pennsylvania Early Childhood Investment Commission. Watson was sworn in on Oct. 19 in a ceremony in Harrisburg along with other new members. The commission, created in September 2008 through Executive Order, is composed of approximately 50 business executives from across the state. Members act as ambassadors for early education, speaking at local events, sharing information on quality early education with their employees and lending their voice in support of public investment for early education. The commission also hosts an annual economic summit, bringing nationally recognized experts in early education, workforce development and economics to Harrisburg. Watson focuses her practice at Fox Rothschild on all aspects of intellectual property law, with particular emphasis on foreign and domestic patent prosecution; client counseling; infringement analysis; patent invalidity and freedom to operate studies and Hatch-Waxman issues related to ANDA filings; and licensing, due diligence and divestiture matters in the chemical and pharmaceutical arts.
Submitted on Nov 2 2009.
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Salene (Mazur) Kraemer (2000)
Salene (Mazur) Kraemer (VLS 2000) is proud to announce the birth of a baby girl, Keira Nicole Kraemer, on Friday, June 26, 2009, at 9:01 p.m., weighing 9 lbs 7 oz. and measuring 22 inches.
Submitted on Nov 2 2009.
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Amber (Kyle) Blake (2000)
Amber (Kyle) Blake (2000) recently accepted a position at The City of Durango located in Durango, CO as the Multi Modal Coordinator. Amber recently was employed at Baltimore Metropolitan Council as Transportation Planner, GIS.
Submitted on Nov 4 2009.
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Corey Higgins (2002)
Corey Higgins (VLS 2002) has been named by the publications Boston magazine and Law & Politics to the 2009 list of Massachusetts “Rising Stars.”
Submitted on Nov 2 2009.
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Christopher Fallon (1996)
Christopher Fallon (1996) and Renata Fallon are proud to announce the birth of a baby girl, Arina Claire. She was born on October 2, 2008 in Long Beach, CA, and weighed 6 lb., 13 oz.. This is their second daughter - Dasha Nicole just turned 2.
Submitted on Nov 5 2009.
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Lisa Tomaszewski (1997)
Lisa Tomaszewski (1997) and James Russo (1997) are proud to announce the birth of a baby boy, William John Russo. He was born on October 22, 2008 in Red Bank, NJ, and weighed 8 lb., 8 oz.
Submitted on Nov 4 2009.
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Margaret (Groszek) Labinsky (2001)
Maggie (Groszek) Labinsky (2001) and Carl Labinsky are happy to announce their marriage on October 17, 2009 in Chicago, IL. The couple honeymooned in the Hawaiian Islands of Kauai and the Big Island.
Submitted on Nov 5 2009.
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Scott Dowd (2003)
Scott Dowd (2003) and Jessica (Weiden) Dowd (2006) are happy to announce their marriage on October 10, 2009 in Westhampton Beach, NY. They currently reside in Hoboken, NJ. Scott's best man was Louis Ciniglia, class of 2003...other groomsmen included, Christopher Neri, Richard Dool, Christopher Connolly, Christian Matthews, and Gregory Roy, all class of 2003.
Submitted on Nov 3 2009.
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Joseph Comaty (1971)
Joseph Comaty (1971) writes, "Dr. Joseph Comaty, Ph.D., M.P. is a clinical and medical psychologist in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He is the Chief Psychologist/Medical Psychologist for the Louisiana State Office of Mental Health in the State Department of Health and Hospitals. He holds an adjunct faculty appointment in the Department of Psychology, Louisiana State University where his wife, Dr. Claire Advokat, Ph.D. is Professor of Psychology. Together with Dr. Robert Julien, M.D., Ph.D., Drs. Comaty and Advokat recently co-authored a textbook of Clinical Psychopharmacology, "The Primer of Drug Action"."
Submitted on Sep 20 2009.
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Jacqueline Kesicki (2009)
Jacqueline Kesicki (2009) writes,
Suzanne Thompson '09, Paul Parisi '09, Jacqueline Kesicki '09
Submitted on Sep 10 2009.
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Kathleen (Ball) DeMars (2003)
Kathleen (Ball) DeMars (2003) writes, "Kathleen DeMars (2003)received her certification to teach grades 1 - 6 from the University of Missouri in May 2009. She will be teaching middle school language arts at Holy Family School Des Moines beginning in August 2009"
Submitted on Jul 21 2009.
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Kathleen (Ball) DeMars (2003)
Kathleen (Ball) DeMars (2003) received a Master of Arts in Industrial/Organizational Psychology from University of New Haven in January 2005.
Submitted on Jul 21 2009.
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Thomas (Disessa) Di Sessa (1966)
Thomas (Disessa) Di Sessa (1966) writes, "On October 26th I will be embarking on my 25th pediatric cardiovascular humanitarian mission since 1994. Countries that I have helped include Jamaica, Peru, Nicaragua, Dominican Republic, Croatia, Belarus,Ukaraine, China. On these missions I act as the pediatric cardiologist that is part of a large team that provides much needed heart surgery to childrean with congenital heart disease. In this role I have performed diagnostic echocardiograms and diagnostic an interventional catheterizations."
Submitted on Oct 25 2009.
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James King (1979)
James King (1979) writes, "It is good to be home and able to attend at least a portion of the 30th reunion. Go Cats! "
Submitted on Jun 3 2009.
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John Lister (1956)
John Lister (VLS 1956) died in Lankenau Hospital on September 23, 2009 from cancer. A complete obituary can be found at http://www.philly.com/philly/obituaries/20090926_John_J__Lister__82__actuary.html
Submitted on Sep 28 2009.
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Richard Buck (1972)
Richard Buck (VLS 1972), former president of the Springfield Township Board of Commissioners in Montgomery County, died in Keystone Hospice in Wyndmoor, PA on June 14, 2009 from complications from cancer.
Submitted on Jul 9 2009.
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