FA L L 2 0 2 2 | 6 5 N O T E S out to our 25th(ish) reunion in June with Missy (Fitzgibbon) Newman. We had a great time taking in the events, including Hawktoberfest, Reunionfest, The Block Party on the Hill and our reunion class dinner. We met up with several former classmates, including Susan (Fredericks) Clement, Colleen (Conway) MacClay, Jim Hernjak, Rene Obregon and his lovely wife, Karolin. We may have ‘accidentally’ crashed the 35th(ish) reunion dinner (they seemed like a fun group). We ran into more ’96ers late night at The ’Ho, including Chris Parandian and Tommy Quirk. “We spent Saturday afternoon shopping and dining inhistoric Bethlehem. I can’t believe how much it has changed! It was a lovely spot to visit. Even though life gets busywith kids, graduations, sports, etc., [I’m] glad we still make time to go back to hang out back at Lehigh. Looking forward to seeing everyone at a football tailgate in the fall!” Chris added: “In addition to the Lehigh Reunion festivities, Lehigh lacrosse held a tribute for Mike ‘Big Daddy’ Gardiner. Spearheaded by Rich Margolies, MarkWilson ’94 and Matt Hinton, they put on an alumni game and a post-game tailgate. The tribute brought together many lacrosse alums and friends who loved Mike. ... Some folks who played and/or attended the tailgate: Mike Metzger ’95, Brian Crawford ’97 and Sarah Stewart Crawford ’97, Mark Duncan ’97, Brad Baker ’98 and Wendy (Yuengling) Baker ’97, Jef Jenkins ’94, Bill Rickelman ’93, KevinMcCafrey ’93, Dave Siegelaub ’95, Vince Alferi ’97, Julie Toal, Lauren (Schafer) Campbell and Ryan Adams! More great friends who played or tailgated for Mike included Drew Bauer ’95, Scott Youmans ’95, who ofciated the game, Chris Padurano ’94, Patty (Hofman) Brahe ’95, Todd Schreiner ’00, John Galluci ’95, Todd Fletcher ’97, Craig Brown ’98, BrianMalone ’98, Bill Harke ’98, John Fowler ’99, Dave Lyons ’98, Dave Nayor ’97, Kim (Levine) Larson, Courtney (Rossi) Macchia, Nancy (Lombardo) Valente, Alix (Berry) Korpan, Robyn (Ketover) Kessler, Jen (Longo) Moodie, Jen (Kray) Mastasiak, Ilana Raz, Sara Rosenblatt ’97, Matt Donnelly ’99, DolphHabeck ’98, Courtenay Batcha ’96, Alex Batcha ’98, Christian Batcha ’95, Rob Eising ’98, John Kennedy, TomQuirk, Mike McCauley, MikeWitherell andmany others! “A special thank you to Coach Kevin Cassese, who frequently checked onMike when he was sick and for backing a new lacrosse scholarship in Mike’s name. On that note, Rich, Mark and Matt are chairing the scholarship eforts. If you are interested in supporting the scholarship, you can contact Lehigh Director of Development for Athletics Mike Garzillo ’16 at mag316@lehigh.edu and Lacrosse partnership rep Harrison Lawrence ’14 at hal214@ lehigh.edu. We love and miss you, G!” John Seybert reports that we now have another legacy at Lehigh! I love to hear that many of our kids are choosing our alma mater! His son, Jack, will be starting at Lehigh this fall. John is so excited to share all his great memories of the school with him. John also reported that on April 30, 2022, Matthew Aklan married Darcy Morowitz in Chicago. John attended the fun wedding, as did Richard Simek ’94. Cheers! ’97Lopa (Patel) Zielinski, Madison, NJ, Lpzielinski@gmail.com ’98Gregory Kuklinski, gjk4@ alum.lehigh.edu I hope that you all havemarked on your calendar for our 25th reunion on June 8-11, 2023. By the time you read this, the planning committee will be in full force getting ready to see you back on campus. Please start spreading the word among your friends and classmates. Our goal is to see 250 classmates for our 25th! Brad Mauro writes that he has relocated back to the East Coast, returning fromCalifornia. He will be in Rehoboth Beach to be neighbors with Fred Hertrich ’97. Kent Jones writes that he is a member of the Lehigh University Industrial Systems Engineering Alumni Council, starting in August 2022. His role is to help advise the department on curriculum and the needs of the industry and to provide an opportunity for internships and future graduate opportunities. He also notes that, starting in September, he will have a new role as site director for ILC Dover in Delaware, where the company manufactures pharmaceutical equipment lighter than air aircraft (blimps), space station modules and also space suits for astronauts, including the next-generation space suit for the return to the moon and Mars. Please continue to share your news, and I will make sure that it makes our class column. Stay tuned to the FB page and your email for more updates on our 25th reunion! Class of 1998 Facebook Page: facebook.com/groups/ Lehigh98/ My Lehigh (Class of 1998): mylehigh.lehigh.edu/ ’99Karen (Smith) Fischer, kms5lehigh@ gmail.com Hello, Class of 1999! I’m very happy that you’re reading our class column but sad to say that I don’t have any classmate news to share. Does that make you sad, too? If so, let’s turn both our frowns upside down. I’d love to catch up, and our classmates would love to hear what’s new in your life! I look forward to hearing from you. Wishing you all the best! ’00Corina Fisher, (732) 688-3671 (C); corina_fsher@yahoo.com Greetings, Class of 2000! It’s amazing to think how much the world has changed since we last checked in. I continue to send thoughts, well wishes and prayers to each of your families. This past June, our class fnally celebrated our 20th reunion on campus. Natalie Ciampa and Meredith (Hughes) Falatek attended the parade and represented us well! They were joined by Jen Lackner Hickey for the dinner. To add to the excitement, Natalie’s dad, Peter Ciampa ’67, and Meredith’s father-in-law were both celebrating their reunions! Natalie’s highlight was fnding her dad’s picture and plaque with his name still hanging up in Chi Psi. Meredith, a former swimmer, visited the pool and met one of the frst women’s class/swim team members! She later ran into her again at Gamma Phi Beta and learned that she was one of the founding members of the sorority. What an exciting adventure! Please take a fewmoments to contact me with an update about yourself or about a friend in our class. Feel free to send me an email or text, or check out our Facebook page. I look forward to hearing from you soon! ’01Sabrina McGuigan, mcguigan_ sabrina@yahoo.com ’02Laura (Schwamb) Carino,
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