Congratulations to Colleen O’Connor Casey and Ken Van Cara, both of whom correctly identified Tina Schadle (’87) as Mystery Classmate #116 and are listed in the order that their responses were received.
In case you were wondering, Tina writes:“Hey. That’s me. Tina Schadle Dover '87. I assume my sister is to thank for submitting that fabulous shot of me and my daughter Sophie.
“I guess it would now be appropriate for me to give you a brief update. I graduated from Boston University in 1991 and moved to Philadelphia, where I spent several years working as a waitress before stumbling into insurance.
"I made my way back to Boston in 1997 and worked for a regional insurance company specializing in Healthcare Liability until July, 2002 when my daughter was born. I returned briefly to Pittsburgh from July 2002 until December of this past year. I currently live with my husband Roman and three-year-old daughter Sophia (pictured) in Newton, Massachusetts and work for AIG in Boston as a Healthcare Professional Liability Underwriter. (It's not nearly as boring as it sounds, but I won't expand on it any further).”
Carrie Schadle added some interesting trivia. “My sister was in Churchill's last graduating class, and my dad was in the first (whatever year that was--i forget--'65 maybe?).”
Ken Van Cara shared a fond memory of Tina. “Tina was a very very cool person--we had a lot of fun senior year,whether we were just driving around in Chris Petrauskas' car, kidnapping Rebecca Canobbio, neglecting to kidnap Pam Rodgers or disturbing Paul Shapera's neighbors while he was attempting to have a clandestine party while his mother was out of town. Paul, hope the statute of limitations has passed on that old feud.
“I think Tina stayed in Boston after college. Very interested to know what she's doing...she was a very smart person and has probably been developing a new DNA transplant therapy or something equally impressive.”
Congratulations to Lisa Smith and Lynn Abt LeBlanc, both of whom correctly identified Ted Smith (’84) as Mystery Classmate #115 (despite the poor resolution of the photo) and are listed in the order that their responses were received.
In case you were wondering, Ted currently lives in Louisville, KY with his wife Jane and sons Andrew (age 5) and Christian (age 2). Ted is SVP and General Manager of the Business Publishing division of CNET Networks. According to Ted, he discovered Mystery Classmate when Jerry Koutavas, also in the computer industry, called on Ted’s company for a partnership. Ted left high school for Allegheny College, then on to grad school at Miami University of Ohio where he received a Masters and Ph.D. in Cognitive Science. Then off to MIT for a two-year post-doc. Ted spent his grad and post-grad years working on space life sciences. His research was ultimately selected to fly on the space shuttle Columbia in 1998 where several astronauts proved that wearing a head mounted display in microgravity makes you feel downright sick. Ted left MIT to run an R&D group at Accenture in Chicago; then was off to run a start-up company in Minneapolis when that was fashionable in 1998, which led him to the CNET division in Louisville in 2000. Through all of this, Ted has stayed in regular contact with Craig Davis - a friendship forged with ice cold Genesee Cream Ale which he is sure is no longer part of the 8th grade experience.
Fellow classmates shared fond memories of Ted.
Lisa Smith wrote, "No, we're not related, but we had a heck of a lot of homeroom classes together! Good guy!"
Lynn Abt LeBlanc wrote, "I had his name tag at the reunion and we walked in at the same time! I never did get a chance to talk to him after that. I hope I am right!"
Nancy Ondick Hahn buzzed in late and wrote, "When I viewed photo #115, my first thought was that it was Ted Smith. Then, I thought it wasn't because Ted was our diligent yearbook photographer and he would have sent in a different (ie. better quality) sort of head shot or something! Although we have lost touch through the years, I have MANY fond memories of our friendship throughout high school. We covered a ton of miles in his brown Pinto! I also recall a few of those Genesee Cream Ale gatherings on the Edgewood Country Club Golf Course! I'm so happy to hear how well he's doing and I'm sorry I missed seeing him at our latest reunion."
Greg Markantone guessed Jerry Koutavas. Jerry Koutavas guessed Danny Kun.
Andrew "Bearsy" Plack wrote, "That looks like my brother-in-law, but since he's never even been to Pittsburgh, my second guess is Joe Delanko. "
Lori Haas Baccari guessed Ted Showers. Ted Showers and Paul Rodgers both guessed Max Headroom.
Beth "TGIF" Chufo wrote, "No guesses... Looks like one of those modern "pictures" at the Carnegie Art Museum."
Congratulations to Ann Broadberry Johnson, Maribeth Mahoney Misitis, Ted Showers, Steve Landay, Ken Van Cara, Paul Rodgers, Rebecca Canobbio Abel, and Dave Weidenhamer, all of whom correctly identified Steve Falvo and Mike Snyder (’88) as Mystery Classmates #114 and are listed in the order that their responses were received.
Half credit to Joe Caprara and Brian “S.D.” Stevenson, each of whom identified Mike Snyder.
In case you were wondering, Donna Andreas Copley provided the following rundown:
“Hey, I know those guys (maybe because I sent in the photo from my sister)! That's my nephew Sleeven Falvo and Mike Snyder - 1988! I have no clue what Mike Snyder is up to - ask Sleeve! Sleeve is doing well these days, but don't ask me what he does... I think he's going back in the military again soon. He served in the 1st Gulf War in the army. I met his girl friend Mary when I was home over reunion weekend (I did "family reunion" instead of the Saturday '84 reunion dinner). She was very nice and so was her daughter - she has to be super nice to put up with Steve! I know Steve likes to sky dive - he sent me some videos of him in the sky. Steve has not procreated yet - maybe that's a good thing??!! At least my sister Stef ('67) has two other grandkids from Vikki ('86).”
Steve Falvo later checked in with the following:
“Mike is married to Laura and living in NJ and working as a computer guru with Dow Jones. They have a dog named Murph that likes to attack Steve.
”Steve is living in a cardboard box under an undisclosed bridge in Pittsburgh and is currently waiting on military orders. I'll be leaving for training in the fall or at the beginning of 2006.
”I'm not sure where the photo was taken. I usually don't remember too much when I'm with Mike. It was probably at the ‘Spring Fling’ in 2004.”
Several classmates shared fond memories of Mike and Steve.
Ann Broadberry Johnson remembered that they were both “such nice, great guys.” Maribeth Mahoney Misitis recalled that they were “two really, really nice guys. They made a cappella choir fun! Glad to see they are still great friends.”
Steve Landay wrote, “I'm glad to see that Falvo is no longer wearing camouflage pants!” Brian “S.D.” Stevenson noted that Snyder is still drinking "fruity beer." Dave Weidenhamer found it odd that there's only one beer in the picture.
Ken Van Cara expounded at length. “Oh, the stories I could tell about Mr. Falvo --some of which involve band, choir, and those sorts of wholesome activities, but many more of which involve drinking beer, and running from the police. In particular, there was an incident at Lions Park in which poor Mr. (Dave) Grejda was captured by Johnny Law. I also remember the day that Steve, Mike and I formed a short lived garage band in Mike Snyder's garage, called "The Jimmy Kwiecinski Has No Friends Band." Sorry, Jim, not sure who came up with it, but it seemed hysterical at the time. Falvo on drums, Snyder and Van Cara on guitar, and, I think, Joe Dallas on bass. Also remember many years of Turkey Bowl football games at Koch Park. In particular I remember Steve coming back after his first stint in the Army--he was approximately a foot and a half taller than when he left and he was hell bent on 'kicking some commie butt.' All in all, Steve was an awfully nice guy and a good friend and he's probably softened his stance on "commies" a good bit. Although, who knows? 1988 was a long time ago...”
Linda Wolff didn’t guess, but noted correctly that the fellows are younger than us. Jerry Koutavas guessed Brian Behler and Kevin Kurpecky.
Congratulations to Pam Van Cara Collis, John Plack, Cheryl Mehalic, Kelly Mazon Sauer, Mary Bender Knight, Pam Pristas Dwyer, Lisa Smith, Michele Sherer Ancheta, Linda Wolff, Beth Chufo Nichols, Chad Calabria, Monica Keane Sauk, and Duke Johncour, all of whom correctly identified Damon Johncour (’84) as Mystery Classmate #113 (in the red visor) and are listed in the order that their responses were received.
In case you were wondering, Damon attended Geneva College after graduation and played football for one year. Over the next several years he attended a number of other schools including Waynesburg College and Harmarville Training Institute for orthotics and prosthetics. In 1988 Damon moved to Dayton, Ohio to take a position with Fidelity Orthotics and Prosthetics as a technician. He worked there for three years and decided it was time to move up the ladder.
Over the next year and a half Damon took full time classes at Sinclair Community College and worked waiting tables and bartending. He met his wife Cindy McManes, from Xenia, OH, and they were married in 1993. Damon moved to Dallas, Texas (the state where he was born) to finish school, and in 1995 earned his bachelor of science in Kinesiology, with a minor in Business and Public Relations at the University of Texas at Tyler. Two weeks after graduation Damon started classes at Northwestern Medical School in Chicago for the certificate program in Orthotics & Prosthetics. He completed his studies and a residency program specializing in Pediatrics in 1998.
Damon provided the following helpful definitions: Orthotics - The bracing of limb anomalies and correction of diseased and broken limbs. Halo application, scoliosis bracing correction, bracing for Cerebral Palsy, Mylo Mengioseal, CVA (strokes) etc. Prosthetics - The evaluation, measurements and fitting of artificial limbs, upper extremity and lower extremity, for geriatric, traumatic and pediatric patients. Damon and Cindy, with their first son Donald Payton, moved to Raleigh, NC. Damon worked for Professional Orthotics and Prosthetics from 1998 to 2002. Damon then started his own O&P practice in 2003, North Carolina Orthotics & Prosthetics. He now has two offices, in Raleigh and Henderson, NC.
Along the way Garrett Gregory (GG) was born in 2000. And on June 30, Damon and Cindy had their third child, Alania Paige. Damon still enjoys many hobbies, most of all golf. He currently holds a 3.2 handicap at Henderson Country Club. Damon also enjoys coaching his two sons in football and baseball and loves taking his boys golfing.
Several classmates shared fond memories of Damon.Both Linda Wolff and Chad Calabria remarked that it was nice to see Damon at the class reunion. Other classmates intimated that it would have been difficult to recognize Damon, had they not seen him a month ago at the reunion. Duke Johncour noted that “It looks to be the one they used to call ‘Mo-Mi’ -- or Damon Johncour - not a real tough one for me this week.”
Scott Silverman and Brian “S.D.” Stevenson guessed Dave “Wedge” Grejda. Keith Shipley guessed Mark Shanahan. Amy Petrina Tarantini guessed Sue Kostic.
Paula Recchio Joseph guessed Mike Cenna. Jerry Koutavas guessed Bruce Babich.
Donna Andreas Copley complained about the photo resolution and wrote, “Anyhow, the second from the left looks like a runner I used to know (he died a few years ago from a heart attack - yikes!), the guy on the right looks like a guy named Danny Smith that works at Dupont in Richmond, and the girl on the left kinda looks like Tricia Mielo - remember West Side Story?”
Mystery Classmate #112 proved a little too difficult for anyone to identify. He is Anker West (’81).
In case you were wondering, Anker received a BFA in Sculpture from Philadelphia College of Art in 1985, and studied architecture in the graduate program at New Jersey Institute of Technology in 1993 and 1994.
While with Sustainable Design Associates, he was awarded first prize in the Southside Broad Street design competition for Providence RI, 1998. In the spring of 2002, his work was exhibited at the Sumei Multidisciplinary Arts Center in Newark and at the Rhode Island Foundation Gallery.
Anker is currently an instructor at the Arts Guild of Rahway and works as a ceramics instructor with the Studioworks After School Program, Communities in Schools of NJ. He is Associate designer and project manager with Troy West, Architect in Newark. Anker also is involved with Art Reach through Newark's City Without Walls Gallery, acting as a mentor to high school students interested in becoming artists.
Gary Lehman guessed Acty Rindt. Colleen O’Connor Casey guessed Bill Blake. Karen Campbell Ricci guessed Bill Taxay. Jerry Koutavas guessed Bill Stout.
Laura Fleming Schulte wrote, “Well, normally I would have given up at at my first guess, Mr. Kotter, but because Dave Kotler looked so much like himself in last week's picture, I figure I have to try harder. So, if I take away some hair, the beard, and trade the button down for a t-shirt, it sort of looks like Stuart Cohen contemplating a block-by-block world takeover. How did I do?”
Celesta Bjornson Van Sickel guessed John Kracsun, adding, “It’s that hair! I am pretty darn sure that is John. You would think I would know for sure since I dated him for about two years after high school!”
Leslie Rush Cuda didn’t guess, but complained that Anker was too far away. Linda Wolff also declined to guess, but praised the photo, noting, “He’s an artistic fellow!”
Some classmates got a little silly with their guessing. Stu Cohen guessed Gabe Kaplan, or the Unabomber. Pam Van Cara Collis guessed Gene Shalit. Ted Showers guessed Steven Spielberg. Milton Koutavas guessed Rupert from Survivor. Greg Markantone guessed Charles Manson. Brian “S.D.” Stevenson guessed Mr. Lloyd.
Congratulations to Colleen O’Connor Casey and Ken Van Cara, both of whom correctly identified Tina Schadle (’87) as Mystery Classmate #116 and are listed in the order that their responses were received. 
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