Greetings from our teachers

We're happy to report that Sister Marian Clare Valenteen, Sister Barbara Moran (Sr. M. Christine), and Sister Marilyn Gouailhardou will be joining us at the reunion.

Sister Rita Fantin (Sr. M. Modesta) extends her best wished to the class and regrets that she will not be able to attend this reunion. However, she is looking forward to coming to our 50th reunion.

Sister Marguerite Buchanan sends the following message:

Thank you so much for the invitation to the Class of 1964 45^th Reunion! I would love to have attended. As it is I will be in Europe from September 28 to October 6. You were a very favorite class so it saddens me not to be be present. Perhaps at the 50th. Give my love to all.

Pat White Update (Sr. Pauline Mary of Jesus)

Dear Trojans, Class of 1964!

In the words of the ancient monastic traditional greeting, 'Praised be Jesus Christ!' -- (a greeting now used in Russia among members of both the Catholic and Orthodox Churches; when a person is greeted they respond, 'Now and Forever.'

I am with you all in spirit as we celebrate another milestone together. How many happy memories I have our High School years --how significant those years were.

You are all invited to come to Wales. We have a bungalow guesthouse and a small flat and if these are not available, there are many B&B's in our peaceful little town of Dolgellau, which dates back to pre-Roman times, located near a scenic estuary, by the coast, nestled in the Cader Idris (means 'Arthur's Chair) mountain range.

Below is the link to our Monastery's website.

• http://www.carmelite.org.uk/Dolgellau.html

I have many photos of Russia, the Volga area, so if any of you want them, I can send them later to Yvonne.

My love to each and all of you -- and, of course, prayers too!

In Jesus,

Pat White (Sister Pauline Mary of Jesus, OCD)

Judi Poli update

Hello Everyone!

Well, 45 years later I find myself teaching at Ursuline High School in Santa Rosa. Faith and Christian Lifestyles are the courses and my students are seniors from both Ursuline and Cardinal Newman, our brother school.

You can check us out at www.ursulinehs.org

I love my work and the students. I have 3 great sons and one grandson. I live in Cloverdale and have a place on the Big Island of Hawaii. I am truly blessed!

Greetings from Patricia Sullivan Thorsen (Sister M. Rosaleen)

You are most gracious to invite me to your 45th Reunion. Truly, I would love to attend.

However my husband and I are already committed to participate in a Golf Tournament here in Oakmont.

Then later that day we will rejoice with a young Chinese couple as they exchange marriage vows.

I had a wonderful experience at Mercy High School and congratulate all of you who attended and graduated!

Love, Patricia Sullivan Thorsen (Sister M. Rosaleen)

Mary Altmann's update

Hello to my fellow classmates. I wish I could be at our 45th reunion. It would be great fun seeing everyone. I will be traveling in Ireland the last part of September and the first few days of October with a quick stop in Paris to visit my niece and her family before coming home. I will be using the French I learned in classes at Mercy! My husband, Bud, and I are doing well enjoying the “retirement years”. My son, Kevin, a graduate of the University of Santa Barbara, is a golf pro. His last assignment was on the island of Lanai in Hawaii. It was great fun to visit him there. My daughter, Annie, recently finished her studies in Communications at the University of San Francisco. We moved to Marin after many years living in the fog. We spend a lot of time in Arnold, CA. where we have a place. I wish all of you well and I hope to see you at our 50th.
Mary Altmann Bresnahan

Diane Dacosta's family

This is a photo of my son, Eric, Cindy and Jenna. He and Cindy were recently married at Our Lady of Angels (OLA) in Burlingame. I am enjoying my new daughter and step granddaughter. I'm looking forward to seeing all of you on October 4.

Update from Esther (Parker) Perica

I will be with you in spirit at the reunion, but the rest of me will be on my way to West Africa. I am commencing a two month, seven country trip this weekend starting in Senegal, and going to The Gambia, Mali, Ghana, Burkina Faso, Togo and Benin.
I still live in Arlington Heights,IL with my husband Joe. We are both retired from education and enjoying life. He golfs, I do volunteer work and travel. I continue to work with street/abused/homeless elephants - mostly in Thailand but have done some work in India too. We love being retired and still miss the Bay Area!
At the top is my favorite photo of my mom and me at the Mercy Mothers Tea during our senior year.
In the next photo, I am trying to help Phom Phet relax by reading to her. She was rescued during Thailand's horrible tsunami and I was on a team to assist with the elephants left homeless. I worked and re-trained her and she now lives at the Four Seasons Hotel in Chiang Rai giving elephant rides to children.
The lower photo was taken in Roatan, one of the Bay Islands of Honduras.