Grant Owen Killoran ’19, a member of St. Robert’s 2019 State Champion Middle Level Forensics team, has continued to participate in forensics at Mar-quette University High School and took third place in Extemporaneous Speaking at the Wisconsin Forensics

Coaches Association’s 2020 State Championship Tournament. Owen also qualified for the National Speech & Debate Asso-ciation’s 2020 National Speech & Debate Tourna-ment (which was held on-line in June), a tremendous honor for a freshman,

and the National Catholic Forensic League’s Grand National Tournament, which could not be held this year due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

Harrison ’16 and Stella ’18 Roloff made the cover of North-point magazine’s July issue, which featured an article about the Roloff family. (Credit: North-point, July 2020, Krysta Metcalf Photography)

Hannah Draver, DDS, ‘08 graduated from Marquette University School of Dentistry in June 2020. A resident of Milwaukee, she is joining Ziolkowski Dental, S.C. in Shorewood.

ALUMNINEWS

July 2020

FACULTY FOCUSSt. Robert School said farewell to two beloved and long-serving teachers. They have both touched many lives from first grade through eighth, students and parents alike, and will be missed.

Marilyn Meservey, taught 1st & 2nd grades and special education for 35 years.

Barb (Rullo) Dietz, taught 8th grade & 5th grade for 25 years.

Congratulations, St. Robert School Class of 2020!After a challenging spring semester of virtual learning, the 8th grade celebrated uniquely. On Friday, May 15, Robby the Bobcat led a parade of Middle School teachers to the homes of all the graduates and placed congratulations signs in their front yards. On June 20, the 8th graders and their immediate families had a “socially distant” Mass and Baccalaureate at St. Robert Church.

High School Destinations, Class of 2020Divine Savior Holy Angels High School: Mara Acosta, Evelyn Coffou, Mary Foy, Ava Harwood, Lindsey Hladio, Lily Littrell, Christina Monty, Flannery O’Keef, Mia Ruge, Trixie Setliff, Audrey Sullivan

Dominican High School: Gaby Almond, Max Fricano, Drew Furlong, Matthew Gottschalk, Donovan Harwood, Phoenix Hau, Mitchell Madi, Dana McFarlane, Elise Weske

Marquette University High School: Sam Christenson, Jack Eisenbrown, Dillon Gallagher, Jack Hardt, Matt Hayes, Jonas Mireles, Joey Scherwenka, Nick Womack, Nicco Zilvetti

Shorewood High School: Sebastian Dziedzic, Ricky Frieseke, Mercedes Perez, Win Williams

Wanted: Copy of 1979 St. Robert School Yearbook so our yearbook collection will be complete. Contact Margaret Mathews Sankovitz ’47 (jsankovitz@wi.rr.com ) if you are willing to donate your copy of the 1979 yearbook to the school. Thank you!

In MemoriamMary Francele Sherburne SSND (Rita) ‘35 – 4/9/20Mazie Froedtert Willms ’41 – 6/2/20Jacqueline Puccinelli Dungar Bertram ’45, 9th grade ’46 – 6/6/20Jeanne McCarthy Brill ’46 – 4/16/20Eugene Fliss ’46 – 3/31/20Nancy Rondeau Larscheid ‘47, 9th grade ‘48 – 5/24/20Thomas Kuesel ’48 – 6/13/20Margaret McCarthy Rice ’49 – 5/5/20

We want to hear from you!Please send a quick email update with a photo

to info@strobert.school. Be sure to include key

life events such as marriages and births as well

as cool life and job experiences that your class-

mates would enjoy reading about. Parents, if

your children are too busy or modest, please

send this information on their behalf!

Nora Byrne ’16, a DSHA grad, has been rowing for the Milwaukee Rowing Club for a little over four

years, competing in larger regattas and qualifying last year for the USRowing Youth Nationals in

Sarasota, FL. A number of universities were interested in Nora, but she was determined to row in a Division 1 program, and was excited to be offered a position on the UW-Madison team. She’s always loved the coaches and team at Wisconsin and is very excited to spend the next four years rowing for the Badgers.

With more than 20 scholarship offers from several major universities, MUHS offensive lineman, Sean Timmis ‘16 announced that he is committing to the Badgers at UW-Madison. Timmis’ ability to play guard or center, and delivering a strong camp performance

in front of the staff, made him a preferred walk-on. Sean, at 6-5, 265-pounds, loves the chance to stay close to home and believes that Wisconsin is a great school with great football. (Credit: Badgerswire)

Jessica Diaz ’00 and her husband, Brian Nedd, welcomed their daughter, Sophia, on August 5, 2019.

Jessica, Brian and Sophia live in Milwaukee, where Jessica works for MillerCoors. The proud grandparents are Ricardo and Meg Malaney Diaz ’69.

Mary Ann and Joey Popalisky ’02 welcomed Laura Jane to the family on March 28, 2020. Big brother, Joe (2), is happy to have a sister. Tom Popalisky ’73 is Laura’s grandfather and Tom Kuesel ’48 was her great-grandfather.

Annika Konrad ‘01 and her husband, Andrew Van Pay, welcomed their son, Otto, on April 26, 2020. The

family lives in Ha-nover, New Hamp-shire, where Annika is on the faculty at Dartmouth.

Mason Patrick McKeown weighed in at 8 lbs 1 oz. on April 30, 2020. Neil McKeown ’04, his wife, Amy, and baby live in Minneapolis, where Neil works for 3M.

Pretzel Run: Due to Covid-19, the original date was re-scheduled to Saturday, October 3, 2020. Hopefully, this date will hold. Please contact Brie Lindemann, Event Chair, at bodhithelion4@gmail.com for more information. All walkers and runners are welcome!

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DATES to REMEMBEROctober 3, 2020 . . . . . . . . Pretzel Run/Walk: Saturday morning

The St. Robert School community mourns the loss of Jeanne Brill, ‘46. A resident of Shorewood her entire life, Jeanne passed away on April 16 at the age of 88.

She was a devoted member of St. Robert Parish and School, even serving as the school health aide in the late 1990s and early 2000s.

Olivia Grace Hammer was born on May 16, 2020 to Matt Hammer ’99 and his wife, Kim. The Hammers

live in Cave Creek, AZ, in the Phoenix/Scottsdale metro area, where Matt is a neuro-anesthe-siologist at Mayo Clinic.