1970-1979
Class of 1970
TJ Grady ‘70 has been married to Trish for 28 years. They have 3 children Kelly, Sean and James and currently live in Tinley Park. TJ is a Sergeant for the Tinley Park Police Department and is a founder of the Tinley Wish program which helps needy families in the Village.
Cathy Morris Tegtman ‘70 has been married to her husband Mark for 28 years. They have 3 children, Matt 24, Sarah 20, and Elizabeth 15, and a 3 year old Shiba Inu (dog) named Rocky. They have lived in Dyer, IN for 25 years. Cathy is an RN working at Ingalls Hospital in Harvey, IL for past 30 years. She is currently the charge nurse in Preadmission Testing. Cathy’s hobbies, when she has time, are any home improvement projects and gardening in the spring and summer.
Ray Termini ‘70 is currently working at Exelon Nuclear HQ in Warrenville, IL. He and his wife Nalene live in Aurora, IL after raising their two daughters (Lindsay 24 and Ariane 21) in Joliet and then Morris.
Class of 1971
Dona Broxterman Amadio ’71 and her husband Paul ’67 currently live in Chicago Heights with their 4 children: Rachel ’01, Breanne ’04, Emily ’09 and Kenny ’09. Dona is employed as a US Payroll manager for Canadian National and is very involved at St. Kieran. She is currently the 8th grade girl’s volleyball coach.
Jack Bruno ’71 graduated from Highland High School ‘75 (spent freshman and sophomore years at Marian). He has worked for Pepsi-Cola in Munster for 32 Years. Jack has four wonderful boys, James, Nick, Vince and Michael. He is currently single and lives in Cedar Lake, Indiana. Jack is an Award Winning Scale Modeler and Author/Product Reviewer for several Modeling Websites. His most joyous memories of St. Kieran School ~ MR.FIERCE!!!!!! (and sitting next to Sue Saia!!!)
Pat Covey Gingras ’71 is a Trust Tax Officer at Harris Bank in Chicago. She is celebrating her 30th Anniversary with the bank this year. She and her husband George have been married for 27 years and have two children (Megan 22 and Daniel 16). She misses St. Kieran and “hasn’t been able to find a Church that compares.”
Pat Grady ’71 (deceased) had one child John (12) who lives in Fort Worth, Texas. Pat enjoyed a long career in the insurance industry. He graduated from NIU with a double major in Accounting and Finance. He earned a CPA from NIU and had many insurance designations including his CPCU & LOMA.
Linda Guzzo Salazar ’71 has been married for 30 years and has two daughters Lindsey and Leah. She is currently a school business manager and lives in Schererville, IN
Patricia Shawtell Moore ’71 has been a Girl Scout leader for 11 years, Girl Scout Service Unit Co-Registrar and Service Unit Event Coordinator. After working downtown Chicago for 25 years, she quit to stay home with her 2 daughters, Caitlyn (15) and Breanna (14). Currently Patricia is an Event Coordinator at Michael’s Arts & Crafts in Tinley Park and during tax season is a part time administrative assistant at a CPA company.
Class of 1972
Susan Brody Golonka ’72 is a Compliance Analyst at John C. Lincoln Hospital in Phoenix AZ. After graduating Marian Catholic High School in ’76 she went to Rosary College in River Forest, IL. Susan transferred to and graduated from Arizona State University in 1981 with a BS in Business Admin. She has been married since 1992 and has two beautiful children, Mary (14) and Margaret (12)
Ann Creswell Kohout ’72 has been married to Ken for 25 years. She and Ken have four children, Joe (21), Maggie (20), twins Ben and Sam (HS Sophs). Ann is an Interior Designer and is a Professional Member of American Society of Interior Designers. She works out of the home and designs mostly residential, but half of her career has been designing banks.
Linda Gentile ’72 is currently living in Dyer, IN. She works full-time as a pharmacy technician & merchandiser for Walt’s Pharmacy in Homewood, IL.
Marita Langenfeld Jay ’72 and her husband Jay live in Miami, Florida. They have one child Jennifer 21.
Debra Lagone Brown ’72 is living in Palos Park and is the mother of four children over 20. She is preparing to embark on a second career after being a stay-at-home mom for 28 years.
Class of 1973
Steve Behler ’73 is President/CEO – Kemba Credit Union. He and his wife, Cathy, have been blessed with five children, Maria (25), Nicholas (22), Amy (20), Samantha (17) and Tony (13). Steve and his family reside in Cleve, OH.
Maureen Grady Perovich ’73 and her husband Tony have been married for 22 years. She and her family currently live in Lansing, IL. They have 2 children Julie and Erica. Maureen has been a nurse for 29 years specializing in emergency medicine. Currently she is teaching Nursing at Prairie State College and works in the Emergency Room at St. James Olympia Fields.
Jack Ward ’73 is the Director of Operations at Chicago Extruded Metals, Co. He and his wife Karen will be celebrating their 25th wedding anniversary in May of 2009.
Class of 1974
Robert Deaver ’74 is a dentist primarily doing dental implants and teaching implantology at University of Illinois. Bob is currently living in Naperville.
Patricia Durkin Skowera ’74 is a fifth grade teacher.
Donna Gentile Karas ’74 is employed with ISMIE Mutual Insurance Company as the AVP of Human Resources. She has one son, Zachary (6). She currently resides in Dyer, IN.
Kathy Grady Crowe ’74 and her husband Don live in Torrington, Wyoming. She is currently working as an Occupational Therapist Assistant in the Torrington school district. Kathy has 3 daughters Amanda, Samantha and Danielle. Sadly, Kathy’s daughter, Erin, died from Leukemia at age 2 1/2.
Tammy Haggerty Jones ’74 teaches Third grade at Strassburg School in Sauk Village, IL
Pat Morris ’74 has been married to his wife Sheila for nearly 19 years. They have three kids Colleen (grade 10), Erin (grade 7), and Sean (grade 6). He and his family live in Naperville. Pat is a Senior Project Engineer for Valdes Engineering Company and is currently working on a long term project at the BP Whiting Refinery in Whiting, IN. Most of his free time is spent with his kids and their numerous activities – mostly soccer, basketball, baseball, and football. They enjoy traveling on family vacations, spending time with family and playing golf whenever possible.
Class of 1975
Brian Bussey ’75 and his wife Lori have two sons Mark (18) and Mike (16). They currently reside in Peotone, IL.
Cheri Collins Gavin ’75 is an Associate Real Estate Broker with Long & Foster Real Estate in Annapolis, MD. She has four children, Katrina (26), Kyle (21), Jake (13), and Sean (11). Cheri received her real estate license in Maryland. She volunteers at school and the kid’s sports teams. She is currently on the board of the Griffin Strong Foundation which provides funds for research of men and women with the BRCA1 and BRCA2 gene responsible for breast and ovarian cancein 10% of the population. Cheri is also an 8th grade religious education teacher/aide. If you would like to know more on how to contribute to Griffin Strong, please email Cheri at cherigavin@comcast.net
Janet (Grady) Lexsa ’75 has 2 sons Jonathon and Danny and currently lives in Indiana.
Frank Motola ’75 is the Director of Business Operations at Motorola Solutions in Schaumburg Illinois. His youngest son is a sophomore in college and his oldest son will graduate in May from college. Frank and his wife just celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary. They have lived in Homer Glen Illinois for 22 years.
Katie O’Brien Freese ’75 is an RD, LDN Food Service Director w/ Aramark @ Ingalls Hospital. Katie and her family currently live in Lockport.
Luanne Smith Horton ’75 currently lives in Coral Springs, FL with her husband Lee. She has two stepchildren Andrea and Christopher. Luanne has worked for the Coral Springs Police Department for the past 26 years in charge of Fiscal Management, Fleet/Facility Management, Accreditation, and Grant Writing. She has a BBA from Florida Atlantic University, MS (HR) from Nova University, and MPA from Nova Southeastern University.
