1 4 C O R D E C H O S P I R I T . M I N D . B O D Y . ClassNotes Class Notes-where you’ll find updates on your fellow alumnae. Please share your news! Send information, including pictures, to classnotes@sacredheartacademy.org. THIS ISSUE OF CLASS NOTES CONTAINS UPDATES RECEIVED SINCE DECEMBER 2021 40s Sr. Marion Karl ’42 celebrated her 75th anniversary of religious profession in June at Stella Niagara. Sr. Karen Allen ’45 celebrated her 75th anniversary of religious profession in June at Stella Niagara. Sr. Patricia Healy ’48 celebrated her 70th anniversary of religious profession in June at Stella Niagara. Sr. Maura Fortkort ’49 celebrated her 70th anniversary of religious profession in June at Stella Niagara. Sr. DeSales Hattenberger ’49 celebrated her 70th anniversary of religious profession in June at Stella Niagara. Sr. Mary Kay Stahl ’49 celebrated her 70th anniversary of religious profession in June at Stella Niagara. 50s Sr. Lois Badding ’53 celebrated her 65th anniversary of religious profession in June at Stella Niagara. Sr. Christina Pecoraro ’54 celebrated her 65th anniversary of religious profession in June at Stella Niagara. Joyce Miskuf Coughlan ’58, her husband Patrick and their three sons own and operate a co-ed children’s camp called Kingsley Pines in Raymond, Maine. She is involved with the scholarship program for underserved children. Sr. Christine Diensberg ’58 celebrated her 60th anniversary of religious profession in June at Stella Niagara. Sr. Mara Walton ’59 celebrated her 60th anniversary of religious profession in June at Stella Niagara. 60s Sr. Jo-Anne Grabowski ’67 celebrated her 50th anniversary of religious profession in June at Stella Niagara. 70s Joan Horrigan Maira ‘77 retired from a long and successful career in human resources at HSBC. 80s Cathy Duke Lanzalaco ‘81 was appointed to the Buffalo Niagara Human Resource Association Board of Directors as the InTransition Chair. Also a member of the Forbes Coaches Council, Cathy is CEO of her career transition firm, Inspire Careers LLC. She enjoys participating in SHA’s annual Career Day and loves working with fellow SHA sisters to help them land jobs and build careers they love. Elizabeth Lesswing Pellnat ’83 was promoted to Senior Director of Enterprise Accounts at Medtronic. 90s Texlin Usher-Quinney ’92 is working toward a PhD in humanities with a concentration in English at Clark Atlanta University. She passed the Oral Defense on March 28, 2022. The title of her dissertation is “Losing Jeremiah: The ethical repercussions of diminishing human affliction when interpreting prophetic Leidensgeschichten.” Katherine Cierlicki Derrenbacher ’99 welcomed daughter Hannah Jane on September 21, 2021. Hannah joins two older siblings. 00s Rebecca Sewastynowicz Deitzer ’01 graduated this past May, earning her Doctorate of Medical Sciences. She is a Physician Assistant, working for the leukemia service at Roswell Park. KristyMichalek ’01 married Stephen Russell in December 2021. Her bridal party included her sister Rachel Michalek Jankowski ‘03, Cate Vivacqua ‘02, and Rita Sweeney Aiken ‘03. Kathryn Belliotti Hammer ’02 was named Director of Alumni and Community Engagement for D’Youville University. Cate Vivacqua ‘02 married Jeremy Rossignolo at Canisius College Chapel on September 4, 2021. Her bridal party included Jillian Schneider Stapleton ‘02 and Kristy Michalek Russell ‘01. Sisters Marion Karl ‘42 and Karen Allen ‘45 Sisters Maura Fortkort ‘49, Christina Pecoraro ‘54 and Mary Kay Stahl ‘49 Sisters Lois Badding ‘53, Karen Allen ‘45 and Christina Pecoraro ‘45 Sisters Jo-Anne Grabowski ‘67, Christina Pecoraro ‘54 and Mara Walton ‘59
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