Onyx Anneau Spring 2021

Carolyn Alexander Nelson celebrated 25 years with the State of Illinois in August 2020. Due to COVID she is working from home and she remodeled a room in her basement for her brand new office! She is busy helping Josh and Maddie plan their September wedding and is thankful her family has stayed healthy during COVID. She misses everyone and was very sad COVID canceled the 30-year reunion. Jennifer Lee Miller says she and Brian celebrated 30 years of marriage in July and their grand anniversary trip was thwarted by quarantine and COVID. They moved their son Blake out, and regained Brice for a few months. They are now empty nesters along with their dog Duke, who has definitely benefited from more frequent and extra- long walks during the pandemic. Jamie Hunt Kauff and George moved back from Arizona to Indiana to live in and remodel her childhood home. She will be neighbors with her Mom and Dad. They have two new granddaughters, Gracelynn in February and Blair in June for a total of 4. Jamie is currently retired due to disabilities. They are enjoying being back with family and friends after being out West for a year. Kelley Reichert Ross and Bob have had a big year in 2020 with many changes. Bob quit being a high school principal and works in insurance. Kelley switched from classroom to teaching for Pearson Online & Blended Learning. After 20 plus years, they moved to the Fishers/Indy area, close to their oldest daughter and husband. Their youngest is a junior at Butler University and will be applying for PT school. Margaret Clement Slawin and her husband Mike are doing well in Minnesota. Margaret left her position as the director of development and stewardship for the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, is consulting with non-profits, and loves her new schedule. It allows more time with Mike and their daughters, Lauren who is in her second year at Michigan State and Ellen who is a junior at Visitation High School. Both girls are doing well in school. Many graduates of the Class of ‘92 celebrated their 50th birthdays in the past year. Stories of low- key celebrations and postponed trips filled the news feed for this year’s class notes. We are all looking forward to returning to our normal school and travel schedules in the year to come. We are also looking forward to our 30-year Reunion in 2022! Margaret “Peg” Bickel is still in Indianapolis and thankful to be healthy during these unusual times. She is however, recovering from helping her nine-year-old with eLearning. The struggle is real! Her family is looking forward to traveling and vacationing again sometime soon. She is thankful for good friends and technology to stay in touch. Elizabeth “Liz” Yaw sends greetings from Qatar! She will be starting her third year as President of the American Women’s Association of Qatar. She is also very excited to be a Community Jayne Ann McMullen Virostko 2474 W Lambert Ave Rosedale, IN 47874-7010 jaynevirostko@gmail.com ’92

Leader and Volunteer for the FIFA World Cup 2022. Molly Ellsworth ’10G celebrated her 10-year anniversary at St. Joan of Arc Catholic Church, Indianapolis. The parish celebrates its Centennial in July. Molly and her mom are looking forward to being able to travel again! London was cancelled in 2020 and they will stay domestic for another year; Folly Beach, South Carolina, is on the list this summer. Jennifer “Jenna” Roenitz Brech has finally escaped the cold weather and moved from Michigan to Tennessee. They love getting to know their new state. Her oldest daughter is engaged to be married and lives and works in Scottsdale, Arizona. Her son just took his first “real” job and lives in North Carolina. Her youngest daughter is student teaching and will graduate from college this Spring and will go on to get a speech pathology degree. Marilyn Nichols Doll has enjoyed participating in the growth of the new Stephen Ministry at Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church in Noblesville, Indiana. They have a leadership team of four dedicated individuals that trained and commissioned the first class of just three Stephen Ministers in 2020. Her oldest granddaughter, Brianna, announced her engagement in November and is planning a wedding for Jan. 1, 2022. Brianna begins medical school later this year. Laura Kestner is excited to announce she has recently been promoted to director of human resources at Mohawk Auto Group. Polly Etling Harshberger and her husband, Wayne, celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary in August. Later this fall, two of their children will be in college and one in high school. She is working as a school psychologist in Plainfield, Illinois. She is looking forward to seeing family and friends this year to celebrate birthdays, holidays and weddings. Tynetta Shakir is now working part time for Carnival Cruise line after working for Disney Dining for a couple of years. 2020 was a challenging year for her health wise as she broke her ankle in September 2019 and had a total of three surgeries. She is still working on walking again and dealing with other health issues so prayers are appreciated. Karleen McNeal, MD and her husband, Erlandas, have both been very busy in their health care professions during the pandemic. They now have two children in middle school and two in high school. Her boys participate in cross-country, 4-H and scouts. Her daughter plays softball and is in scouts. They are looking forward to getting time away for Spring Break and hopeful for summer camps for her children this year. Julie Ward Wagner still enjoys living in Beaverton, Oregon, with hubby Mark and their five kiddos ages 10-16. This was a big year celebrating her 50th birthday and their 20th wedding anniversary. They almost celebrated in Maui last March. They installed a heated swimming pool instead. Jayne Ann McMullen Virostko is still residing in Parke County just a mile from her parents. She is currently the principal at Woodrow Wilson Middle

School in Vigo County — which is the school where she started her career in 1992. Her daughter is a graduate of ISU and living in Carmel, Indiana. Her son is currently a sophomore at ISU. Her parents celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary the week prior to “the world closing.”

sueyo71@gmail.com ’93

Susan Michelle Yochum 122 Meadowbrook Dr Woodbury, TN 37190-1613

Susan “Sue” Yochum has been serving as president of Rutherford County Democratic Women for the past year and will continue in the office for at least another year. Job and family are all fine! Chandra Dorsey has gotten the opportunity to foster three puppies into forever homes during COVID quarantine. She and her husband wanted to ensure they looked back at this time with happy memories and fostering has made that possible.

Rory Gillingham 3809 Wood St Erie, PA 16509-1630 roryeg@yahoo.com ’96

Elizabeth Osella Davis says Sarah began college last fall at ISU. She is majoring in interior architecture and design. Nathaniel is a junior at Purdue. Chad began working from home last March and hopes to continue that way. Elizabeth returned to the office last June and is waiting for a return to normal. Laura Clayton Juergens continues to work at Feeding America. The pandemic has exacerbated the need for charitable food so her job has been very busy while sheltering in place. Rob continues to work in technology from home. Her boys are 11 and 13 and have been fortunate to be in school physically — their school has done a fantastic job with safety measures. Michelle Hollis Davis is still in Terre Haute where she is now the assessment intake specialist at Vigo County CASA. She is working mostly from home and is so thankful for technology that allows her to cover court in her jammies! Maddie is a junior in high school now and is doing school from home. She is trying to nudge her towards art therapy at The Woods! Maria Vazquez Ramos will celebrate 25 years of working in marketing and public relations for Franciscan Health this year. The pandemic hit the area of south suburban Chicago particularly hard and has been one of the greatest challenges and triumphs for healthcare workers. She and Greg will celebrate their 20th anniversary this September. Their son Greg turned 14 this year. He grew 2 inches taller than her and a mustache! He will start high school this fall. Jennifer McGuire Drake and husband Duane will celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary this October. She is now working from home full-time. Aidan is a sophomore at Miami and doing well. He will study abroad in June 2021 in Luxembourg. Evan will graduate from

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