Gael Glimpses, 1970-1979
1979
| Steve Caruso says that his daughter, Grace, graduated from St. Francis High School in Sacramento and is headed for Southern Oregon University. His daughter, Kaitlin, finished her sophomore year at SMC and will study abroad in Madrid in the fall. His son, Benjamin, earned a bachelor's in political science from Sonoma State last December. |
| Phil Vince is the new city manager for Martinez. He was Moraga's town manager from 2004 to 2008, and previously worked for the City of Novato. |
1978
 Erin (O'Neil) and Tim Mickiewicz '79 proudly watched their son Kyle Thomas '08 graduate from Saint Mary's with a degree in business administration on May 24. Kyle was honored to have played rugby for the Gaels, who ended their best season ever with a No. 2 national ranking. Kyle's brother, Connor, and sister, Kiera, flew in from New York City to cheer for their brother and the team.Photo caption: Son Kyle after rugby game. |
1977
| Pamela (Chisholm) Gould is back in California after a dozen years on the East Coast. Her daughter Claire is a sophomore at University of Rhode Island studying fashion and art. Her son Nick is back in the Bay Area at Ex'pression College for digital arts in Emeryville getting his degree in sound arts. Pamela is writing and editing for moremarin.com, a news and information blog for Marin residents, with her partner, Bill. |
| Megan (Riley) McGilchrist recently completed a doctorate in American literature at the University of Derby in England. She has lived in England for more than 25 years and has three children, the youngest about to finish high school. Megan taught English at the American School in London this year. She keeps up with a lot of classmates, and having a brother on the SMC staff (professor Mike Riley '72) keeps her in touch with College news. |
1976
| Reverend Dennis R. Skiles, who graduated with the Class of 1976, has expanded his ministry to news paper and radio. He is on a program called “Doorway to Recovery” in Detroit and has begun writing a series of articles which will be published by Golden Galleries Productions. Dennis is in his sixth year of pastorship at Unity of Livonia Church and Outreach in Michigan. He is forever grateful to the Christian Brothers for their help in molding his spiritual life. This summer he will co-facilitate an ethics class at Detroit Mercy University. |
1975
 Brother George Van Grieken, FSC, is delving into his role as director of vocation ministry for the District of San Francisco. From Mont La Salle in Napa, he promotes the vocation of the Christian Brothers and facilitates the discernment process for those interested in pursuing a vocation. Visit www.brothersvocation.org for more info. |
1974
| Michael Stasko is lieutenant in charge of the homicide detail for the San Francisco Police Department. His wife, Mary Rose (Nilan) Stasko '76, is also a lieutenant in the SFPD and looks forward to retiring in about 18 months. She plans to keep busy with their three sons: Dan, 16, Jim, 13, and Steve, 11. |
1972
| Sean Devine is CEO of CourseSmart, LLC (www.coursesmart.com), a joint venture of six leading higher-education publishers. CourseSmart offers college students and professors access to textbooks over the Internet, providing significant savings. Previously, Sean was a founder and CEO of Safari Books Online. Sean and his wife, Maureen (McCann) Devine '73, live in Sebastopol. Maureen has a marriage and family therapy practice in Santa Rosa. They have two grown children: Sarah, an attorney in Washington, D.C. with Fulbright & Jaworski, and Brendan, a first lieutenant in the U.S. Marine Corps, recently assigned to South Africa with responsibility for Marine Corps Embassy Guards in sub-Saharan Africa. |
1971
| Correction: A summer 2008 Gael Glimpse submitted by Peter Detwiler and Mike Duda misidentified the person in the photo. The person pictured was Mike Duda, not Peter Detwiler. |
1970
| James M. Wood celebrated his 60th birthday by participating in AIDS Life Cycle 7, a 535-mile ride over six days from San Francisco to Los Angeles. He joined 2,500 other riders who raised more than $11 million. AIDS/LifeCycle is co-produced by the San Francisco AIDS Foundation and the L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center. |
