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IN TOUCH
The Alumni
Newsletter for
Immaculate Heart
of Mary School
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Spring 2013
Volume 14, Issue 1
IHM School
1000 Alameda de las
Pulgas
Belmont, CA 94002
IN TOUCH is published by
the Alumni Committee of
IHM: Mrs. Karen
Andreano, Kelly
Andreano ’95, Patrick V.
Collins ‘78, Genevieve
Galvez Desuasido ‘91,
Breanne Melconian ’97,
Chris O’Connor ’91, Gina
Carbullido Poss ‘76, Marie
Borrecco Rinaldi ‘78
Principal’s Corner
Another school year comes to a close, which means another IHM class will
graduate. Twenty-six students will be venturing to five different high schools
and become members of the IHM Alumni Group! Just as you did—a year ago,
a few years ago, or many years ago, they will take with them a strong sense of
community into their new schools. Each graduation brings together a
community that is proud of accomplishments with a renewed commitment to
celebrating the past, present, and future of IHM! In August, we will be
celebrating the future graduates of the Class of 2021! Actually, we will be
celebrating our preschool students from the Classes of 2022 and 2023! My
mission to partner with your invaluable experiences, knowledge, and
commitment to IHM School will prepare these students with a strong Catholic
education foundation.
Sadly, we will be celebrating a good bye to Mrs. Karen Andreano. She has
been a part of the Alumni Committee for many years. Her contribution and
leadership will be truly missed. We wish her the best in her retirement from
education, but know that her dedication to IHM will keep her in the halls of our
school!
To Karen, “May you retire knowing that you have made remarkable
contributions to IHM and have touched the lives of your colleagues and
students in immeasurable ways.”
Warm regards,
Mrs. Teri Grosey
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ALUMNI UPDATES
We pray for the soul of Robert
Delescale '62 who passed away
May 10, 2011.
Tim Petrin, Class of 1967, lives
in Tracy with his wife, Joan, and
their three children; Alexandra,
19, Julia, 17 and Jack, 14. Tim is
the Safety Manager with Power
Engineering Construction
Company in Alameda.
Lisa Granucci McClenahan,
MA, CHT, CLC, class of ‘78, has
a private coaching practice in
Sunnyvale, CA and is a local
speaker and workshop/retreat
leader. She is certified as a Life
and Relationship Coach by Sofia
University (formerly Institute of
Transpersonal Psychology) and
as a Clinical Hypnotherapist by
the Palo Alto School of
Hypnotherapy. She also has a
Master's degree in Spirituality
from Santa Clara University. You
can contact Lisa at
[email protected]
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Heidi (Jones) Davinroy ‘82, is
a nurse’s aid in El Dorado Hills,
CA. She has been married for
29 years and has 7 children
and 3 grandchildren (yes, she
started early). She would love
to know about anyone who was
in her class so feel free to
contact her at
[email protected].
Tim Podesta '91 married
Somer Vass on December 8,
2012. Chris O’Connor ’91
was a groomsman. Tim is
currently attending medical
school.
Kristina Villanueva ’96 got
married last August to Robert
Reynolds, is living in San
Diego, and has her own
website for food and drinks.
Ashley (Keating) Brunner '97:
Ashley and her husband live in
Chicago and just welcomed a
baby girl, Allison Marie, on
December 24, 2012. Ashley
graduated from the University
of Michigan in '05 with a degree
in Communications and works
at an ad agency in downtown
Chicago.
Joshua Urbiztondo '97 was
married on Feb. 6, 2012 in
Tagatay, Philippines to Alexis
Lagonoy of Seattle,
Washington and now lives in
the Philippines. They welcomed
their first baby girl, Celeste
Kaleia Urbiztondo on June 11,
2012.
Carissa Villanueva ‘98 is now
working as an Occupational
Therapist in Los Angeles. She
graduated last year from USC
with her doctorate in
Occupational Therapy.
Noelle Galvez '99 married
Brian Rey-Hipolito on
September 22, 2012 at Loyola
Marymount University in Los
Angeles, CA and now lives in
San Mateo, CA.
Adrienne Galvez Chhooeuy
'00 married Savate Chhooeuy
on May 12, 2012 at Immaculate
Heart of Mary Church and lives
in Belmont, CA.
Karen Villanueva ‘01 is now
working as a freelance Interior
Designer here in the San
Francisco bay area for her
company Villanueva Design.
She is honored to be chosen as
one of the designers for this
year's San Francisco
Decorator's Showcase which
will be on April 27-May 27,
2013. For information and
tickets please check
www.decoratorshowcase.org.
Karen graduated with a
Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in
Interior Design at the New York
School of Interior Design in
Manhattan.
Jovan Villanueva ‘10 is
currently a Junior in high school
at Fusion Academy, a school
that provides one on one
instruction and provides
flexibility in schedules for their
students.
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On May 31, 2013 Taylor Ann Collins will graduate from Immaculate Heart of Mary
School. She will graduate, the last of twelve descendants of the Timothy V.
Collins family. In the “rear view mirror of life” Taylor will see many cousins, an
aunt and several uncles who all preceded her as IHM graduates. It will be a
bittersweet moment for her and her family as she walks down the center isle of
Immaculate Heart of Mary Church knowing that she is the last in a long line of
young adults to make “the walk.”
Immaculate Heart of Mary
A COLLINS FAMILY TRADITION
by Patrick Collins
This heritage all began when
Timothy V. Collins met Peggy
Vollert, both native San Franciscans, at Saint Brendan’s Teen Club in
1950. Tim and Peggy, met, dated, married, and decided to have a family. They
moved to Reno, Nevada and had three children while Tim attended University of
Nevada Reno working on a degree in Mechanical Engineering. Tim and Peggy
raised their family, young Tim (Timothy Charles), Kathleen, and Michael for
several years in Reno while Tim worked on his degree.
In 1962 Timothy and Peggy relocated and bought a home in Belmont. Time
marched-on and in 1964 their last child was born, Patrick. It was determined
early on that all four children were going to attend a local Catholic grammarmiddle school and Immaculate Heart of Mary was the perfect fit. It was a one
mile walk to school, in a safe community, and it was associated with a familyoriented parish. All four of the Timothy V. Collins children attended and
graduated from IHM as planned. Timothy Charles graduated in 1972, Kathleen graduated in 1973, Michael graduated in 1974,
and Patrick graduated in 1978.
The oldest child, Timothy Charles, proceeded to Serra High School and graduated from Sacramento State University. Tim met
his wife, Suzanne while in Sacramento, and had two children Samantha (a sophomore) and Kelly (grade 4), both who attend
Catholic schools in Sacramento.
Kathleen (Rosario) Collins proceeded to Notre Dame High School in Belmont and graduated from Sacramento State University.
Kathy and her husband, Ric Rosario, had four children. Maggie graduated in 2003 and proceeded to Notre Dame, then
Sacramento State University, and currently resides in Sacramento as a Probation Officer. Ricky graduated in 2005, Daniel in
2006, and Joe in 2008. They all graduated from Serra High School. Ricky will receive a Finance degree from Chico State this
year. Daniel currently attends Cal State Monterey Bay where he is working on
an Environmental Science degree. Joe is a freshman at Chico State where he
studies Business.
Michael Collins graduated from Serra High School in 1978 and continued his
studies at Sacramento State. Mike married his childhood sweetheart, Sherri,
and had two children, Shelby and Sean. Shelby graduated from IHM in 2006,
went on to Notre Dame Belmont, and proceeded to UC Davis and is working
on a degree in Kinesiology. Her brother Sean graduated from IHM in 2008.
After IHM Sean attended Serra and graduated from Carlmont High School in
Belmont. Sean currently attends Skyline College where he is a pitcher on
their baseball team.
Patrick graduated from Serra High School in in 1982. He then attended Saint
Mary’s College in Moraga and graduated in 1986. Patrick and Lori met in San
Carlos in 1989. Patrick and Lori have two children, Garret and Taylor, and live
in Redwood City. Garret graduated from IHM in 2012 and is currently a
freshman at Serra High School, where he runs Track. Taylor will graduate
from IHM this year and will attend Notre Dame Belmont. Taylor enjoys sports
and sings for the IHM choir.
Our family has been blessed to have been a part of the IHM School Community and continues to be a part of the IHM Parish. It
is with the wisdom and forethought of Timothy V. Collins {deceased 1998} and his wife Peggy that twelve children began and
completed a long journey from childhood to young adult, prepared for challenging schools and ultimately prepared for life with an
educational “tool box” and moral compass.
The graduation of Taylor Ann Collins, twelfth in a long line of graduates, will most certainly be a bittersweet day for all
descendants of Mr. and Mrs. Timothy V. Collins.
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Class of 1985 Reunion
Immaculate Heart of Mary Class of 1985 came together in March of this year for a reunion. With a resounding 15 out of 24
graduates in attendance, they shared wine, food and wonderful memories. Congratulations Class of '85!
Back Row: Mark Borrecco, Stan Kwong, Damien Fairbairn, Stephanie
Hunt, Lisa Thomas,Tammy Pereira, Chandra McKeon, Jeanine
Perkins,Theresa Shea,Shauna Chiapella, Sheila Sharei
Seated: Matt Delcarlo, Dean LaRussa, Babette Snerding, Fred Dianda
Fall Newsletter Correction (Thank you, Linda Burkard Flashberg, class of 1963)
When reading an article in the November 2012 Newsletter by Lorraine Merrick Turner, ’62 titled “Fifty-Year Reunion for the Class of
1962”, I was interested to read that she states “We were the last eighth grade class who walked the halls of the old school
building.” This is not actually a true statement. Class of 1962 was the last class to graduate from the old school building. The
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class of 1963 was actually the last 8 grade class to “walk the halls of the old school building”. The student body did not move to
the new school building until sometime in the 1962-1963 school year as it was not finished by the beginning of that school
year. Perhaps, as Ms. Turner departed the school in June of 1962, she assumed that her class was the last class schooled
there. Technically, the Class of 1963 has that distinction.
Therefore, please correct this misinformation in your next news letter as that time was very emotional for all the parents and
students still enrolled. We were torn from a building that held all our elementary memories and transferred to a whole new
scenario. We looked at this move sentimentally but also with some trepidation and excitement.
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Sister Peter was the Principal and 8 Grade teacher at the time and was exceptionally adept at making the move a smooth
transition.
IHM Basketball started it all...
Joshua Urbiztondo, who first played basketball on an IHM team back in 4th
grade is now 6’1” and playing for the Philippines Basketball Association (PBA)
in Manila, Philippines. Coming from Fresno State, he played on scholarship and
was well into his decision that he wanted to do this professionally. Qualifying for
the chance to play in the PBA was a lot work for Josh and his parents as
Filipino- American players under go many background and paperwork checks to
be allowed to play. He has been playing in the Philippines since 2006 and has
immersed himself into the language, culture, and media of the sport. Somewhat
of a celebrity, he is stopped on streets for pictures and autographs and has
been featured many times on billboards throughout town, news highlights, and the infamous "top 10 plays of the week." He
enjoys the sport and is a joy to watch because of his energy and obvious love of the game. His former teacher, Jenny Mattei,
remembers him as the kid who could never sit still. This still holds true as he commands the court with a fire only the love of
basketball can kindle, which coincidentally earned him the name Joshua "The Fireball" Urbiztondo among his fans.
A great big THANK YOU to Gina Carbullido Poss, ‘76 for her 12
years of helping us put together this newsletter. Gina has been our
computer guru who was able to fit everything in and make it look so
nice. Thank you again for all your efforts.
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IHM Book of Heartfelt Petitions
Memorial Cards – Forever in our Hearts
Spiritual Bouquet Cards – Always in our Hearts
Celebrate the life of family or friends with a prayer card from Immaculate Heart of Mary School. When a name is
placed in our Book of Heartfelt Petitions they are remembered during our morning prayers and at all of our
Masses. Our Spiritual Bouquet cards can be used to celebrate birthdays, anniversaries, or just when you know
someone needs to know that people are thinking about them. Our Memorial Cards are still available to
remember a deceased family member or friend.
You can pick up Prayer Card packets at the front office or we can send you a few if you email your address to
[email protected]. Please ask for either a memorial card or a spiritual bouquet card. Any
donation that you make can be designated towards our Adopt-A-Student Program, Endowment Fund or as an
Unrestricted Gift. All donations are tax deductible.
Share the Gift of a Catholic Education
ESCRIP
We encourage you to register your credit cards and Safeway card with eScrip. You can register at www.escrip.com and
identify Immaculate Heart of Mary School (group ID: 137700972 or search by city) as one of your groups. There is no cost to
you and the merchants you support donate a percentage of your purchases to IHM.
What is the IHM Student Assistance Fund?
There are children at Immaculate Heart of Mary School who come from families that, without assistance are unable to take
advantage of our Catholic education. Yet, because of they value a Catholic school education, these families are willing to
make sacrifices to enroll their children in our school.
The IHM Student Assistance Fund, with your support, makes up the difference between the cost to educate a student in the
school and what a family can pay. Your acts of kindness can make a difference in a child’s life.
For those of you who are interested in supporting us through this fund and are reading this newsletter electronically, you
have an attachment explaining this fund and a contribution form. Those of you who do not receive the newsletter
electronically please contact the school office or you can send us a check with IHM Student Assistance Fund on the ‘for’
line.
If you have any questions about these or other giving programs please contact Karen Andreano for information.
([email protected])
GETTING YOUR NEWSLETTER BY EMAIL
We are now sending our newsletters out by email as well as a hard copy. If we have your email
address, you should have received the electronic copy, which includes color photos, links and extra
material that could not fit in our regular newsletter format.
We are in the process of phasing out the hard copy of our newsletter. We want to send it out
electronically by next year. Please send us your current email address and keep us updated on
any changes you might have. Please let us know if you would like to receive the electronic version
only, beginning with the next issue of IN TOUCH.
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Help us locate Alumni
Do you know any fellow alums that have not been
receiving our newsletters? If you do, please forward
their address and email so that we may send them a
copy of In Touch. We are sure that these missing alums
would enjoy reading about and contacting their old
classmates for get-togethers and reunions. A HUGE
“thank you” in advance for information on these former
students.
Principal: Mrs. Teri Grosey
Pastor: Rev. Stephen Howell
Please send the information to:
[email protected]