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Winter 2009
 
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1976
Jeff Fleming is the proud grandfather to Noah Redmond, born 2007. Jeff’s daughter, Angie and her husband Stephan Redmond live in Granite Bay, Calif., as does the entire Fleming family.

1987
Danny Orser and wife Shana are parents of Samuel, born September 2008, Rachel, 5, and Annika, 2. The family lives in Kissimmee, Fla.

1989
Tim Ling and Sue Ling welcomed their firstborn, Nicholas Yes-Hann, in June 2008. Tim is the corporate environmental manager for Plaskolite in Columbus, Ohio. Sue is a former financial advisor turned stay-at-home mom. They can be reached at twill66@gmail.com.

1992
Rob Damato and Joanne (Lomurno) Damato ’97 and big brother Dean welcomed Luke in July 2007. Joanne is with the National Business Aviation Association and Rob flies for Delta Airlines. The family resides in Northern Virginia.

Jim Taylor and wife Sheri are parents of Casey James and Jake Anthony born December 2007. Jim owns Netagy Technology Solutions, a computer/network consulting company. The couple also owns the Tin Roof Popcorn Company in downtown Melbourne, Fla.

1995
Dawn (Dwyer) Meyer has been recognized by United Space Alliance as a space flight awareness honoree for her work in support of NASA’s Space Shuttle and International Space Station programs at Kennedy Space Center. She is a senior software engineer and lead software developer for the Shuttle Connector Analysis Network (SCAN) software. She resides in Cape Canaveral, Fla., with her husband George, also a software engineer at USA.

Kevin Hoshstrasser,M.B.A., is director of Boeing’s Florida Operations at Kennedy Space Center. He manages the site and represents Boeing with customers on the Space Coast.

1996
Dan Carter and wife Gita are proud parents of Shelley, 2 ½ years old, and Jayan, born in September 2008. The family resides in Chantilly, Va.

1997
Jennifer (Fox) Goslin and husband Mike welcomed Luke in July 2008. She is a senior process engineer at Microchip in Tempe, Ariz., and Mike works for Applied Materials.

Angelena (May) Vitter and husband Jim welcomed Kenna Hayden in September 2008. Angelena owns AV Engineering LLC in Vero Beach, Fla.

1999
Stanley Dobbs, M.B.A., is a Navy Commander and was recently selected as the military logistician of the year while serving as a supply officer assigned to Fleet and Industrial Supply Center in San Diego.

2008
Mohammed Alzahrani, M.S., and wife are parents of Abdulrahman, 4, and Fahd, born September 2008. Mohammed is now studying for a Ph.D. in operations research at Florida Tech, where he is president of Tau Beta Pi. The family lives in Melbourne, Fla.

in memoriam

Michael C. Doughty ’82, M.B.A., of Burke, Va., passed away in October while awaiting a heart transplant. After retirement from the Army, with 28 years of service, he was employed by SAIC until his untimely death. He is survived by his wife Susan and three children.

Joe Pennino ’76 B.S. passed away Oct. 23, 2008, a victim of a heart attack. He is remembered in Sarasota, Fla., as the service station owner who lowered prices on the anniversary of Sept. 11 in recent years. It was his way of encouraging the community to remember the victims of the 2001 terrorist attacks. He is survived by his wife of 20 years, Shareet, and four children. Memorial donations may be made to the Joseph Pennino Jr. Fund at the Rochester General Hospital Foundation, 1299 Portland Ave., Rochester, N.Y. 14621.

Christopher S. Martinson ’93, an honors graduate in humanities, died unexpectedly on Nov. 5, 2008, in Palm Bay, Fla. For more information, or if you have memories to share, contact his mother Judith Martinson at savmar@aol.com.

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