Welcome to the nineteenth edition of
Memorial Connections,
a quarterly electronic newsletter sent to alumni and friends of
San Joaquin Memorial High School.
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In this Issue:
#PantherPride
Alumni Spotlights
- Dr. Mark Glafke '90
- Ryan Golden '18
Alumni Events in Support of Memorial
SJM Class Reunions
More Alumni Excellence Stories
Happening Now at SJM...
2022 Spring Fling Drawing to Support the Fund for San Joaquin Memorial!
Renovations at SJM Campus
What are Students Doing at SJM?
Important Life Milestones
Weddings
Newborns
In Memoriam
Stay Connected with Us!
Where do SJM Alumni live today?
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Dr. Mark Glafke from the Class of '90 Gives Second Reading at The Vatican on Good Friday |
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It was an incredibly proud moment for us Panthers when we learned that Dr. Mark Glafke from the San Joaquin Memorial High School Class of 1990 gave the second reading on Good Friday (April 15, 2022) at the Vatican with Pope Francis.
All of us at Memorial are immensely happy and honored for this important and special moment for him. Dr. Mark Glafke is a licensed psychologist and Health Service Provider in Psychology (HSPP) for the state of Indiana. He received his Bachelor’s degree from Saint Mary’s College of California in 1994. He holds a doctoral degree in Clinical Psychology from Purdue University Class of 2010.
He has previously worked as a psychologist in the counseling center at Purdue University, for the Veteran’s Administration Hospital, and at a Community Mental Health center before opening his own private practice in Lafayette, IN in 2013. He chose to remain in Indiana (near Purdue) due to meeting his wife (who grew up in the area), and finding a strong and vibrant Catholic parish community there. His clinical practice has centered on the integration of Catholic faith with the science of psychology. He is a member of the Catholic Depth Psychology Group and is a regular attendee of the Conference of the Catholic Psychotherapy Association.
His focus of work overall has been on providing counseling for individual adults and couples, but he also specializes in psychological assessment for candidates for seminary and religious life, as well as providing counseling for members of the clergy and religious orders. This work led him to a position as a consultant and adjunct faculty for Mundelein Seminary in Illinois (while maintaining his private practice and residence in Indiana) before accepting his current position at the seminary in Rome.
SJM recently had the pleasure of exchanging an email conversation with Dr. Mark Glafke and the following are his responses:
Q1: How did this opportunity to give the Second Reading at the Good Friday mass present itself? Was there an application process for this?
Answer 1: Due to my growing work specializing with seminarian population, as well as due to conference presentations I had completed with colleagues regarding psychological assessments via the Catholic Psychotherapy Association, I was approached last spring by the Pontifical North American College, the American seminary in Rome, about becoming the Director of Counseling Services. After careful prayer and discernment, my wife and I felt called to accept the position and we relocated to Rome in August 2021. We still maintain our home in Indiana where we return during academic breaks (Christmas and summers). We will be here at least three years with the possibility of extending the current contract in 2024.
Q2: How did you feel about your participation at the Good Friday mass at The Vatican?
Answer 2: Regarding serving as lector at the Good Friday Services, a representative from the Vatican contacted the college requesting a lay person who is a native English speaker as a volunteer. Therefore, being the only faculty member who is not a priest, I was approached. Due to my history of public speaking and previous experience serving as a lector in parishes previously, it felt comfortable, but even so, it was definitely a challenge to know the Mass would be broadcast globally. Additionally, from my vantage point in the basilica, I was facing not only the faithful who had gathered there for the Good Friday liturgy, but this included the Holy Father, cardinals, bishops, and ambassadors as well. Thankfully, a great amount of peace came over me while reading as I not only felt comfortable in the space (visiting the basilica on a weekly basis), but mainly I believe as a result of prayer and preparation, feeling comforted by the words of the scripture as I read them which focused on the mercy and love of our Lord exhibited through his humbling and loving act of his bitter passion and death for the sake of our salvation.
Q3: Do you get to work closely with Pope Francis and if yes in what capacity?
Answer 3: Regarding Pope Francis, my wife and I have had the opportunity to meet him face-to-face, but the encounter was relatively brief as I was introduced to him as the new counselor for the seminary. Therefore, I have yet to complete any direct work with him. My focus now is on counseling services and providing human formation talks for the seminarians living at the college and studying in Rome.
As we all know our Senior Class of 2022 will be graduating from San Joaquin Memorial High School in less than a month and we decided to ask Dr. Mark Glafke for words of encouragement for the seniors.
Q4: What advice would you give our Senior Class of 2022 graduating in exactly 1 month?
Answer 4: A. Life: Deepen your relationship with God or if you are struggling with it, be willing to investigate it openly and seek guidance and support from priests and religious to have questions answered. Developing confidence in Our Lord’s specific love and delight in you will be the bedrock for the remainder of your decisions and choices throughout your life and help you grow and thrive in life despite its challenges and disappointments.
i. Be brutally honest with yourself about your strengths and weakness.
ii. Think of the well-being of others before yourself and you will never be
without.
iii. Ditch social media and interact directly with friends and family.
iv. Be willing to speak with your loved ones about difficulties in your
relationships. It is difficult but a path to healing and strong relationships.
B. Academics and Career:
i. If you go on to college, don’t stress about the major you choose. Select
something that holds great interest to you and apply yourself as best you
can. Showing yourself and potential future employers or graduate
schools that you are bright, motivated, hard-working and mature.
ii. If you don’t pursue studies in college, pursue a trade or vocational pursuit
so that you can earn a living wage and live without debt.
iii. Focus on developing authentic, honest, and loving relationships
with friends, family, and others. It will be the most important thing in
your life next to your Catholic faith.
iv. Begin investing money each month even if it is only a small
amount. It will add up over time and over twenty years you will thank me
for it.
Dr. Mark Glafke currently lives on the campus of the Pontifical North American College, which is actually located within the Vatican City State, and therefore only a short walk to St. Peter’s Basilica. He returns to Fresno at least once a year to visit friends and family. Him and his wife always look forward to their time in Fresno but wish they could travel here more often.
We are extremely proud of you Dr. Mark Glafke and thank you for allowing us to celebrate this unforgettable moment in your life. You and your family are always welcome on our SJM campus and we hope to see you here in the near future.
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Photo Above: Mark Glafke, Senior Photo (1990 SJM Yearbook) |
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Ryan Golden from SJM Class of 2018
will Attend Stanford University to start Ph.D. Program in Chemistry
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Photo Above: Attached PDF (click on photo) to view the publication of Ryan's work
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This past December Ryan Golden graduated from UC Berkeley with a BS in Chemistry. He joined the Professional Co-Ed Chemistry Fraternity on campus, Alpha Chi Sigma, during which he made his closest friends and held numerous leadership positions. At the end of his Freshman year, he joined the lab of Professor Evan Miller where he was able to participate in undergraduate
chemistry research for 3 years focusing on the synthetic design of a new class of small-molecule fluorescent dyes (see publication above that he co-authored). Also at the end of his Freshman year he became the undergraduate assistant in the NMR facility in the College of Chemistry, a position he maintained until last December to interact with a variety of researchers.
He participated in a Drug Discovery internship at ORIC Pharmaceuticals in 2021 where he worked on developing therapeutics for cancer. Most recently he began a new position in the Gray Lab at Stanford Medical School as part of the Cancer Institute where he'll be developing kinase degraders and inhibitors for cancer therapeutics. Last fall he applied for Chemistry Ph.D. programs and was accepted to Harvard, Stanford, Northwestern, and UCLA. He has decided to attend Stanford in the fall 2022 to start his Ph.D. in Chemistry as a fully funded candidate.
Today Golden continues to stay in close communication with his SJM counselors and academic advisors and is very thankful for the guidance and support he received from them. He shared with us that if it wasn't for the help and conversations of all his advisors at SJM he would be in a very different position.
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Photo Above: Ryan Golden at Stanford University |
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Alumni Events in Support of Memorial |
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Memorial's 76th Annual St. Patrick's Golf Tournament took place on March 14th |
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Photo Credit: Salvador Velazquez Jr. |
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The 76th Annual St. Patrick's Golf Tournament took place at Sunnyside Country Club. Thank you to all of our parents, alumni, faculty, staff, current students, sponsors and friends of SJM who volunteered to make this event a success.
This is the longest running golf tournament in California. The St. Patrick's Golf Committee welcomed close to 200 golfers that day. During the dinner some golfers received recognitions, all previous Golden Shamrocks were honored and this year the committee decided to honor Justin McKeighan '91 with the Golden Shamrock Award.
This year's golf tournament raised over $66,000 that will assist SJM's different programs. Congratulations to Scott Rurik who won the $15,000 putt!
Thank you to all committee members for their hard work in raising money to support San Joaquin Memorial High School. It is truly something special that 99% of the committee members are SJM Alumni:
Co-Chair: Steve Orlando `87
Co-Chair: Justin McKeighan `91
Bob Coyle `79
Chris Gutilla Jr. `03
Jarrod Martinez`89
Tom Ryan `65
Robert C. Supino `76
Ron Wathen `86
Taylor Whelan `04
Garrett Patricio
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Successful Crab Feed 2022 |
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The Annual Boosters Crab Feed and Silent Auction that took place on February 26, 2022 was a great event! There were over 250 guests in attendance and a wonderful silent auction with over 150 items to bid on. This event allows current families and Alumni to show their love and support for Memorial's athletic teams and coaches. The Crab Feed raised money for San Joaquin Memorial athletics. Thank you to our current Boosters Members for helping us execute a successful event. Your dedication and support is the reason why we are able to do this every year! |
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SJM has Welcomed Back Alumni
for Reunions on Campus
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Memorial has already received alumni back on campus for reunions and quite honestly we could not be happier to see all alumni return! Upcoming we have the classes of 2000, 2001 and 2002 doing their reunions together. That promises to be an unforgettable time! Interested in having a reunion on campus? Contact Shirley Boujikian at sboujikian@sjmhs.org or at (559) 475-5831.
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Save The Dates on the Other
Upcoming Reunions!
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Thomas Cox is a U.S. Naval Academy Nominee |
Congratulations to Thomas Cox SJM Class of '21 for being nominated by Congressman Jim Costa to the U.S. Naval Academy in February 2022. He was one of the Congressman's service academy nominees.
At Memorial he excelled in sports, including water polo, basketball, and swimming. Good luck in your future professional endeavors Thomas!
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Photo Credit: Congressman Jim Costa FB Page |
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Brenna Flynn and her Team BigRedBites Wins NASA Deep Space Food Challenge |
Brenna Flynn graduated from SJMHS in 2015. She was the captain for Cornell’s NASA Deep Space Food Challenge, an international competition that seeks novel food technologies to provide safe, nutritious foods for long-duration space missions to the moon, the International Space Station and eventually to Mars. Her team was one of the 18 team winners and NASA awarded each U.S. Team with $25,000.
The student team, developed a compact symbiotic food system concept that produces mushrooms, fresh vegetables and plant-based meat alternatives in various sizes and textures, such as patties, meatballs and chips.
Brenna graduated from Cornell University in 2021 with a Master of Science in Microbiology and Food Science. To learn more check out the story published in Cornell's newsletter and the NASA challenge.
Brenna has worked for a Food Safety consulting firm since May 2021 and she recently accepted a Director of Food Safety position.
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Above Photo: Brenna Flynn, SJM Class of '15 |
Above Photo: The BigRedBites Team of Cornell Graduate Sudents.
Photo Credit: Cornell's newsletter
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Kathi Morris Published Memoir becomes Amazon #1 Best Seller |
Kathi Morris is a graduate from the class of 1969 from SJM. She released a book on November 30, 2021 titled, We Were the Morris Orphans, 4 Brothers, 5 Sisters & Me. That same day the book launched it rose to #1 Best Seller on Amazon.
In the book Morris writes about attending SJM and living at the boarding house with the nuns, among other things that were special to her and her siblings while attending Memorial.
From that July day in 1968 the Morris family became the Morris orphans: ten children who attracted nationwide attention, and a trust fund that didn’t bring out the best in those who fostered them. Kathi, the oldest, was only seventeen when her parents were killed by a drunk driver. This is her story—behind the headlines—of when the Morris orphans only had their mutual loss and each other.
This memoir was a finalist in the 2019 San Francisco Writers Conference. She won grand prize at the iconic Sardine Factory in Monterey, California. To learn more about please visit her site.
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Photo Above: Kathi Morris, Author of We Were the Morris Orphans, 4 Brothers, 5 Sisters & Me
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Mixed Media Artist Michael Garcia Participated in Fresno's Downtown Artist Gallery Art Hop |
Michael Garcia SJM Class of '75 is a longtime Fresno artist that continues to showcase his mixed media art in galleries, studios and most recently in Fresno's Art Hop. Garcia’s work reflects his immersion in Japanese culture and aesthetic, from the 10 years he spent living and working in Japan.
He graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the California Institute of the Arts in Valencia.
Garcia makes three dimensional paintings on wood with rich textual organic surfaces that are vehicles for experimentation and growth.
In 2001 he was awarded Senate Certificate of Recognition and his work has been part of many private and public collections.
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Photo Above: Artist Michael Garcia |
Photo Above: Sample of his Garcia's work |
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Nicholas Garza is doing his Pediatric Residency at Valley Children's Healthcare |
Nicholas Garza SJM Class of '07 is currently completing his Medical Residency at Valley Children's Healthcare in Madera, CA. He graduated from University of California, Davis School of Medicine. His advocacy in the past has revolved around providing healthcare and resources for underserved populations.
You can learn more about him here.
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Photo Credit: Valley Children's Residency IG Page |
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2022 Spring Fling Drawing to Support the Fund for San Joaquin Memorial! |
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The San Joaquin Memorial community has come together like we do every year to support The Fund for San Joaquin Memorial!
This exciting annual giving campaign will take place from now until May 31, 2022! The $5,000 cash prize drawing will take place on June 1, 2022.
The Fund for San Joaquin Memorial is the school’s annual giving campaign. It is the vehicle by which alumni, parents, parents of alumni, grandparents and friends provide financial support to help keep Memorial strong.
All gifts to the Fund for San Joaquin Memorial have an enormous impact on Memorial’s ability to enhance its standards of excellence in teaching, scholarships, student development and facilities. Your annual gifts fuel the success of this school and touch every aspect of our students’ experience.
Specifically, your gift to The Fund for San Joaquin Memorial will:
Provide tuition assistance and scholarships to deserving students – making an education at San Joaquin Memorial possible for more young men and women.
Contribute to the cutting-edge technology, lab equipment and other state-of-the-art learning tools used in the classroom.
Instill in students a deep awareness of God’s presence in their lives through a dynamic Campus Ministry program.
Give students an extraordinary and enriching experience that they will treasure for a lifetime.
With a gift of any size you are helping Memorial stay faithful to its mission and continue building tomorrow’s leaders.
In order to support from this newsletter you can do so by one of 2 ways:
1) Scan the QR code below and it will take you directly to the page to support Memorial
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Scan the QR code above to Support the Fund for San Joaquin Memorial! |
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Join us to keep Memorial strong! Can we count with your support to reach 500 donors? |
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Renovations at SJM Campus |
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New Furniture at the Mary Alice Diener Academic Center |
In efforts to continue facilitating the different learning styles of all of our student body we continue to convert the media center into a learning hub where all students can access resources for them to be successful. We had new furniture arrive a couple weeks ago. |
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Brand New Pergola Outside Campus Commons (Cafeteria) |
While the students were on Easter Break Memorial had a large pergola installed adjacent to the existing one. This will allow for more students to gather during lunch under a shaded area. With Spring here students want to also be outdoors more doing collaborative work with their peers. |
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What are Students Doing at SJM? |
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San Joaquin Memorial High School Baseball Wins 52nd Easter Classic |
San Joaquin Memorial High School Baseball was recently named champions of Fresno’s 52nd Easter Classic. According to Pete Dalena, SJM Baseball Head Coach this was the first time Memorial has won the tournament in its 52 years of being in existence. CONGRATULATIONS!
The championship game was played at 7:30 pm on Wednesday, April 13, 2022. The game took place at Buchanan High School where a night earlier, the Buchanan Bears played and won in a game against the Bullard Knights.
San Joaquin’s journey to the championship ran through the Central High Grizzlies, whom they defeated by a score of 4-2 over 7 innings. SJM played and won three games before they played in the fourth and final championship game on Wednesday night. Their first two wins came through way of doubleheader on Monday where the Panthers defeated Redwood High and Fresno High School by scores of 3-1 and 5-3 respectively.
Charlie Monterrosa of San Joaquin Memorial was named Easter Classic Championship Game MVP for his efforts and Max Mendes also from Memorial was named Most Outstanding Pitcher of the Championship Game.
Once again Congratulations to the Baseball boys for all of your commitment and outstanding efforts in the Easter Classic.
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Photo Above: Senior Charlie Monterrosa
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Photo Credit: Albert Zavala &
Salvador Velazquez Jr.
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SJM Drama Club Presented Disney Beauty and the Beast The Musical! |
The student led production took place from March 25 - 27 on campus.
Congratulations on their shows being a big success on all three days! Thank you everyone who continues to support our DRAMA Club on campus.
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Photo Credit: Karan Masson |
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The 2022 Senior Fashion Show "Let the Adventure Begin" was a Success! |
The 2022 Annual Fashion Show took place on Sunday, April 10 at Pardini's! With this event we begin the numerous festivities we have planned for our outstanding SJM Senior Class of 2022.
We want to thank everyone who helped in organizing this event and especially our 2022 Fashion Show chairs; Dorothy Christensen, Tracy Kashian and Lisa Smittcamp. Also a very special thank you to all other parents, student body and staff who helped the day of the event and days leading up to it. We would not have been able to do this for the students without your unwavering support.
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Successful Participation of SJM's FFA Chapter 604 in the California FFA Leadership Conference |
The 2022 California FFA Leadership Conference took place last month in Sacramento, California.
Our SJM students that participated had the opportunity to meet the 2022-2023 State FFA Officers. During the conference members were able to participate in workshops and meet new friends with a similar mindset.
Our newly installed FFA Chapter 604 was also recognized on the main stage. That was very exciting for our students to experience.
Thank you to our school advisor Mrs. Bailey and staff for making the trip possible. San Joaquin Memorial High School students had a great time and they cannot wait to be back.
Adults that participated in the conference included Mrs. Bailey, her husband Mr. Thomas Bailey and Mrs. Sani. Students who attended include: Emilie Couto, Talyn McCaslin, Brady Stovall, Emilio Carvalho, Abby Burkhart, Lea Verni, Halle Deniz, Haley Elgorriaga and Jaida Sambueso.
We look forward to this event being the beginning of exciting new accomplishments for our FFA Chapter 604 here at Memorial!
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SJM's S Club was Featured on KMPH Fox 26 in February for their Service to Poverello House
A beautiful and heartwarming feature story aired on FOX 26 by News Anchor Monty Torres on February 15, 2022. You can watch the story here.
Monty Torres followed four of our students throughout Poverello House one afternoon as they prepared meals for the clients of the temporary and emergency housing facility.
The feature story highlights our SJM students and our S Club Advisor, Carlie Frye '01 whom together overcame the pandemic crisis with faith and service.
We are truly honored and proud to see our students carry out our mission throughout their daily lives.
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Important Life Milestones |
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All Photos were Provided by Sarah Frampton Hawkins |
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Sarah Frampton Hawkins `10 and Anthony Hawkins were married on June 18, 2021 in a private beach ceremony in Oahu, Hawaii. They celebrated a destination wedding with loved ones and close friends. Sarah happily shared with us that she's a third generation SJM Graduate, which means her grandmother also graduated from SJM and so did her father. Sarah is a teacher in Fresno Unified and Anthony played professional baseball in Japan and now works in the power industry. Both are expecting their first child together this September! Congrats to the happy couple! |
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Dax Taylor Christensen was born on Thursday, March 24, 2022. He is the son of Taylor '09 and Alexa '13 Christensen. He is a beautiful baby boy. At birth he weighted 8 lbs, 20 1/4 inches. They live in Boise, Idaho. CONGRATULATIONS and welcome to the Panther family Dax Taylor! |
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Kylyn Cristal Johnson was born on Friday, December 3, 2021. She is the daughter of Bria Hernandez '08 and Travis Johnson. Her NICU Doctor was Nicholas Garza SJM Class of 2007. Welcome to the world and to the Panther family Kylyn. |
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May They Rest in Peace... with God Forever!
Angela Marie DeBenedetto '60, age 79 passed away on Monday, April 18, 2022. Angela was born November 27, 1942 in Fresno, California. Angela is survived by her daughter Debbie DeBenedetto-Coe. Read more about her life at this link.
Antoinette "Ann" Marie Mastro Bianco '54, beloved wife, mother, and grandmother, passed away on Easter Sunday, April, 17, 2022. She leaves behind her husband of 64 years, Aniello "Al" Thomas Bianco; and children, Aniello "Niel" Thomas Bianco, Jr. '77; Leann Elizabeth Ginther '83 and her husband, Scot Alexander Ginther; and Angela Marie DeYoung '85 and her husband, James Peter DeYoung. Ann was also the proud grandmother of her surviving 4 grandsons and 2 granddaughters: Nicholas "Nico" Joseph DeYoung '13 and Gina Ann DeYoung Zante '14. Read more about her life at this link.
Mary Montevecchi Pistachio passed away on April 7, 2022 at the age of 98. Mary was born on February 24, 1924, in Clarksdale, Mississippi to Italian immigrants Joseph and Catherine. Montevecchi. She is the great-grandmother of Gino Civiello '24 and Nina Civiello '20. Read more about her life at this link.
Maureen Terry O'Halloran '71, age 68, of Clovis, California entered into rest on Thursday, March 24, 2022. Maureen was born September 22, 1953 in Fresno, California. Maureen is survived by her son Evan Benelli; and her son Christopher Benelli; her sister Sheila Stoll '61, her brother Greg O'Halloran '65, her brother Michael O'Halloran '68, her brother Sean O'Halloran '73 and her sister Peggy Lange '76. Read more about her life at this link.
Gloria Baiz Flores '61, age 79, passed away unexpectedly on February 25th, 2022. She was born in Brawley on February 9th, 1943, and was the second of five daughters raised by her parents, fieldworkers Jesus Parra Baiz and Jesse Martinez Baiz who preceded her in death. Gloria is survived by her husband, Alfred Flores '59; three children, daughter Raquel Hotz '85, and sons Alfred Flores III '81 and Gabe Flores; five grandchildren, Marissa Hotz '14. Read more about her life at this link.
Marianne Patricia Rocha '75 died on Feb. 17, 2022, at the age of 65, her husband at her side. She was born in Fresno on June 2, 1956 to Jack and Pat Renn and was one of six siblings. She was preceded in death by her parents, Jack and Pat Renn '48, and her sister-in-law, Mary Fatima Barcelos. Marianne is survived by her husband of 36 years, David; her siblings, John Renn '69 of Caruthers, Elizabeth Stockton '70 of Madera, Charley Renn '72 of Corvallis, Oregon, Roger Renn '73 of Concord and Martin Renn '76 of Gretna, Nebraska. Read more about her life at this link.
Margaret Ramos, age 85, of Plano, Texas passed away on Wednesday, January 26, 2022. Margaret was born September 13, 1936 in Los Angeles, California. She is the wife of Frank Ramos '55 and mother of Frank Ramos Jr. '76 and Paul Ramos '78. Read more about her life at this link.
Bro. Michael Saggau, FSC passed away on January 12, 2022. Brother Michael Saggau was born in Denison, IA on January 16, 1936, to Harry and Helen Norman Saggau. He was a member of the De La Salle Christian brothers for 68 years and died at home at Mont La Salle, Napa, CA. He attended Holy Family School in Glendale and graduated in 1950. He was a student at Cathedral High School in Los Angeles for one year, before transferring to the Junior Novitiate in Napa, CA. Brother Michael served as a teacher, counselor, dean or principal at numerous schools, including Sacred Heart in San Francisco; San Joaquin Memorial High School in Fresno (as Principal) and worked at other schools. Before retiring, he returned to De La Salle in Concord, where he served in many capacities. Read more about his life at this link.
Mary C. Arceo passed away December 24, 2021. She is the mother of SJM Counselor Deborah Arceo '77, Denise Arceo DeLuca '71 and Linda Arceo '80. She is the grandmother of Matthew Rodriguez-Arceo '05 and Mary Rodriguez-Arceo '08. She is the great grandmother of Makayla Rodriguez '24 and Ariana Rodriguez '25. She is also the sister of Aurora Cabral '61. Read more about her life at this link.
Cynthia Diane Bean (Wieske) passed away on December 3, 2021. She is the mother of Alan Peter Bean '10. She is survived by her husband and son. Read more about her life at this link.
Serafin Galvan Munoz passed away on November 29, 2021. He is the brother of Lucina Myers, previous Advancement Office Coordinator and uncle of Sophia Myers '06. Read more about his life at this link.
Alba Angelica Caruso '83 passed away on November 21, 2021 after a long battle with cancer. She was 56 years old. Alba was born on November 30, 1964 in Fresno, CA. to Dominic and Manuela Caruso. She is survived by her brother and sisters, Elisa '81, Dominic '84, Dora '85, and Hilda. Read more about her life at this link.
Santos Munoz passed away on November 9, 2021. He is the father of Lucina Myers, previous Advancement Office Coordinator and grandfather of Sophia Myers '06. Read more about his life at this link.
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Stay Connected with SJM Alumni! |
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What other countries are we missing on this map? Where else does a SJM Alumni live today? Please share with us at ggutierrez@sjmhs.org...
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Share your Happy Moments
with your Alma Mater!
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You may have graduated from San Joaquin Memorial High School and you're still part of our big SJM Alumni family. Let us know about your happy life milestones: births, weddings, home purchase, city/state relocation, professional wins, wedding anniversary and we will feature your moments in Memorial Connections!
It's simple! Just email Mr. Gustavo Gutierrez, Communications Specialist at ggutierrez@sjmhs.org with your announcement and the year you graduated.
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