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August 2006 Alumni Announcements

Marriages and Births | Personal Updates | In Memoriam

Marriages and Births

  • Kevin Sayers '90 and his wife, Darlene, welcomed identical twin daughters Kailyn Ryan and Rylie Elizabeth on May 12. They join big sister Ava Lauren, 2.
  • Doug Haskett '92 and Julie Heater Haskett '94 welcomed their Haskettfourth son (pictured) on June 13. He was 6 pounds, 2 ounces and 18 1/2 inches long. He joins brothers Jonathon, 9, Matthew, 7, and Joshua, 3.
  • Mary Elizabeth Downing '93 married Daniel Alan Price on July 15. Mary is employed by Media General in Richmond, Va.
  • J. Rodney Duckworth '94 married Amy Fink on July 1. He is currently employed as vice president of the Duckworth Financial Group at UBS Financial Services in Virginia Beach, Va.
  • Alexandra (Ramos) Gillespie '95 and her husband, Bobby, welcomed their second child, daughter Sienna, on June 26. Sienna joins big brother Sebastian, 3. The Gillespies reside in Tampa, Fla.
  • Cara (Hancock) Slifka '98 and her husband, Billy, welcomed their Sid Slifkafirst child, 9-pound, 8.5-ounce Sidney Liam, "Sid," (pictured) on November 26, 2005 in Portland, Maine.
  • Melissa Garrett '00 married Brandon Grayson on July 8. Melissa teaches kindergarten in Prince William County, Va. The couple resides in Stafford, Va.
  • Brenda (Kilhefner) Percy '03 and her husband, Duane, welcomed their first child, daughter Taylor Julianna, on Feb. 7. Brenda works as a technical editor for STG, Inc., an Information Technology Company in Reston, Va.

Personal Updates

  • William Morris '73 is a doctor of osteopathy at The Morris Clinic in Virginia Beach, Va. He resides in Virginia Beach.
  • Charles Rowley '80 was featured in the August 2006 Virginia Advocatefor his work rebuilding in the gulf. A resident of Virginia Beach, Va., the chaplain arrived in Pascagoula, Miss., in early October.
  • Melissa Burroughs '86 is the senior vice president/regional executive officers for The Old Point National Bank in Chesapeake, Va.
  • Corinne (King) Marsh '89 has retired from the Virginia United Methodist Church as a pastor. She was pastor for 17 years.
  • Laura McCord Donnelly '91 recently moved to Hingham, Mass., with her husband, Thomas, and their son, James.  Laura is a stay-at-home mother.
  • Chief Warrant Officer 4 Ronald W. Stebbins '92 transferred from Fighter Squadron 31 to the Naval Safety Center in Norfolk, Va., and is serving as an Aviation Maintenance Branch Head.
  • Megan (Fisher) Szafran '00 was promoted to Director of Prevention Services with TODAY, Inc., a non-profit organization in Benslalem, Pa., where she will be responsible for overseeing more than ten programs designed to prevent substance abuse and other problem behaviors in the Bucks County, Pa., area. She and her husband, Joe Szafran '97, reside in Bensalem with their 15-month-old son, Nicolas.
  • Kerrie (Penny) Vytlacil '04 has been hired by Norfolk Christian Schools to teach art for grades K-7 at their three campuses in Norfolk and Virginia Beach.
  • Portia Pooran '06 was accepted for the Japanese Exchange Teaching (JET) Program and will be teaching at a high school in Fukui, Japan.

In Memoriam

  • James Hudgens '72 passed away on April 25. James was a biology major at Virginia Wesleyan and lived in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
  • Bobby Roy Smith '80 passed away on Jan. 18. A social science major at Virginia Wesleysan, he served in the Air Force for 26 years and was a veteran of World War II.

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