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In Memoriam

 

 

 

 

  
 

Please remember these alumni, faculty and benefactors in your prayers *

May Perpetual Light Shine Upon Them. May They Rest In Peace.

 

Alumni

 

William Frederick Jones II '90 March 19, 1972 - February 18, 2011

 

Jason David Bernard Christensen  '92 August 26, 1974 - February 25, 2011

 

Scott Covello '75 May 17, 1957 - Apr. 5, 2011

 

Peter Edward Sadek '85 Aug. 19, 1972 - Apr. 22, 2011

 

John Edmund Moran '53 March 10, 1935 - April 29, 2011

 

Donald Gene Sheridan '50 June 1931 – April 2011

 

Lloyd Anthony Ratto "Coach Ratto"  '58 March 18, 1940 - May 16, 2011

 

Marie Elizabeth Donis '40 July 9, 1922 May 26 2011

 

Glen Richard Halligan '73 August 30,1955 June 3, 2011

 

Christina Mary Swayze, ‘67 Dec. 18, 1948- May 20, 2011

 

Jocelyn Ellise Mancebo ’03 November 28, 1984 - June 25, 2011

 

Marie Arbios Boyle '43 1925 - August 9, 2011

 

Donna Marie (Rufo) Gale ’64 February 4, 1946 - August 27, 2011

 

Joseph Sahir Abdullah Sr. (Jones) '71  May 14, 1953 - September 2, 2011

 

Shirley Jeanne (Halvorson) Funk '52  Nov 15, 1934 -Sept 24, 2011

 

Matthew Martin Sambrailo  '42 January 8, 1924 - October 10, 2011

 

Richard Caspar Prima Sr. ’41 Jan. 21, 1923 – Nov. 1, 2011.

 

Mark Henry Dentoni '86  November 16, 2011

 

Dominic Markham Deiro '08 Feb. 23, 1990 - Dec. 23, 2011

 

Remo John Canepa ‘45 Nov. 27, 1926 - Dec. 29, 2011

 

Veryle Hanham '38  April 13, 1922 - January 22, 2012

 

Fred Tozi Jr. '64 May 17, 1946 - January 22, 2012

 

Jeffrey Stephen Weesner '80 May 10, 1962 - January 23, 2012

 

October 1, 2010 -  September 30, 2011

 

Peggy Neill Powell 1946

 

Monica Klimas Peiffer 1960

 

Georgene Rishwain DeBono 1965

 

Michael Benjamin Andes 1980

 

 

Faculty and Staff

Brian Gerard Johnson February 3, 1961 - December 2, 2011

 

Brian Johnson who taught at St. Mary’s High School from1985-1988 passed away on December 2nd, 2011 at his residence, following a valiant battle with cancer at the age of 50.  A devout Catholic with a passion for the youth of the area where he gained their respect as an honest and caring educator and coach, Brian strived hard to insure that his students and players finished high school with an education that would help them to continue to be productive citizens where ever and whatever their dreams may lead them.

 

Fr. Bruce Brentrup SDS March 25, 1932 -  February 8, 2011

 

Fr. Bruce was Dean of Students from 1968-1969 during the years of transition between the Franciscan's departure and the arrival of the Oblates of St. Francis de Sales at St. Mary's High School. He professed on  September 8, 1953 and was ordained on June 6, 1959

 

Military Alumnus

 

Kyle Coumas, Class of 2005; October 21, 2009

(Stockton Record & Other Sources)

 

Kyle Coumas appeared to be in good spirits during his first deployment. Angela Dunne, an old high school friend from Stockton, last talked to the 22-year-old Army specialist over Facebook. During the brief online exchange, Coumas boasted of his accomplishments in Afghanistan.

 

“It seemed like he was having the time of his life over there,” said Dunne, 22, who graduated with Coumas from St. Mary’s High School in 2005. “He was really proud of what he was doing.”

 

His service was cut short. The Lockeford soldier died Wednesday in Afghanistan from injuries inflicted when a bomb exploded near his vehicle, the military said.

 

News trickled slowly through the small town east of Lodi. “It’s upsetting. I just can’t imagine,” said Anna Sheehe, an employee at the post office where Coumas’ mother had just sent her son a care package last week. “You read about this a lot. But when you know somebody — I’ve got kids. I just couldn’t deal with that.”

 

Coumas was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 5th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division in Fort Lewis, Wash. His unit was patrolling in the Arghandab Valley near Kandahar City, military officials said.

 

Coumas enlisted about two years out of high school and was deployed to Afghanistan in July. During his short tenure, he earned several honors, including the National Defense Service Medal, the Afghanistan Campaign Medal and the Army Service Ribbon.

 

Kyle died Oct. 21 in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his vehicle with an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 5th Stryker Brigade Combat Team,  2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Wash.
 

Victor H. Cervantes, Class of 1995

Army, Sergeant 1st Class
 

At his request, Victor Cervantes had the phrase "Freedom Is Not Free" inscribed on his tombstone.

 

Pay tribute to St. Mary's Alumni Victor Cervantes, Robbie Mariano, Kyle Coumas

and other fallen soldiers on the

"Fallen Heroes Memorial" website

 

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