Covering the Land of Lincoln

Alumni Class Notes, December 2022

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Patricia McCormack, MD ’76, Scranton, recently published her first book, “Life After Martin.” Inspired by one of the staples of flute repertoire, it chronicles an adult amateur musician’s quest to master this work. “Life After Martin” is available in paperback on Amazon and as an ebook on Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and Apple books.

William (Bill) Savage ’79, Lemoyne, has spent the fall semester teaching writing and rhetoric as an adjunct faculty member at Saint Joseph’s University in Philadelphia and Alvernia University in Reading. Savage previously taught at Towson University, York College of Pennsylvania, and Harrisburg Area Community College. Savage has spent nearly 40 years in journalism, most recently at The Morning Call in Allentown, as well as several years at The Times Leader in Wilkes-Barre and The Patriot-News in Harrisburg, among other newspapers. A member of the Dramatists Guild, Philadelphia, Savage has had some of his plays read or performed publicly in Philadelphia, London and Mount Gretna. He has also written two novels: “To the Mill and Back,” based on his teenage years working in the textile industry in Scranton, and “Redemption by the Bay.”

Gary Jones G’84South Abington Township, Eastern Division Vendor Relations manager at Hajoca Corporation, received the Fred V. Keenan Lifetime Achievement Award, sponsored by the American Supply Association, for a long history of service and dedication to the association and the PHCP-PVF industry.

Charlie Flint ’89, Smyrna, Georgia, launched Filmland Spirits, a new business, in September 2022. Filmland Spirits (www.filmlandspirits.com) is an award-winning spirits brand bringing people together through captivating stories and great-tasting spirits. Their current lineup includes two bourbons and a rye, which are available online and in fine retail shops in California and Kentucky.

Glynnis Jones ’02, G ’03, Lansdalerecently accepted a position as an assistant professor in the Master’s Degree Level Occupational Therapy program at Moravian University in Bethlehem.

Jude Krushnowski ’10, Champaign, Illinois, was hired as director of the Foreign Language Teacher Education program at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Krushnowski was also elected as incoming director of Region 4 of the Illinois Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages.

Ashley Hill ’17, Aurora, Colorado, is a new leader of the competency restoration program at Denver Health on their forensic psychiatric unit, working toward stabilizing and educating inmates with acute psychosis in preparation to defend themselves in court.

MARRIAGES

Patrick Eiben ’11 to Alexis Constantinopoulos ’11
Nicole Lasota ’16 to Ryan Strelec
Kat Fletcher ’20 to Charlie Nugent ’20

DEATHS

Blessed S. Strassman, MD ’48, Bainbridge, Ohio
Robert W. Weibel, MD ’51, Lansdale
William G Lowry ’54, Louisville, Kentucky
Joseph T Valonis ’62, Annapolis, Maryland
Michael M Echan ’64, Vestal, New York
Joseph A Gentile ’69, Scranton
Paul M. Swift ’75, Sea Isle City, NJ
J. Timothy Cannon, Ph.D. ’71, Scranton
Christopher J Hunt ’82, Howell, NJ
Ryan J Martin ’01, Danielsville
Timothy R. Kapp ’06, Dunmore

FRIENDS’ DEATHS

Cheryl L Augustine, sister of John Major ’10.

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