USD Magazine, Winter 2002

ALUMNI GALLERY

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Colleagues Care for Each Other

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had found a large tumor in his colon. Shortly after that, I retired and dedicated myself to helping Joe." As colleagues, Mansour and McKay had struggled together through mergers and recessions, and celebrated successes, such as toy legends Barbie, Hot Wheels and the Cabbage Patch Kids. Over the years they grew close and were like brothers when McKay was diagnosed with malignant cancer. McKay was divorced, and his three grown sons lived out of state. Mansour stepped in. He shopped for McKay's groceries, ran errands, washed dishes, made the bed, vacuumed, cooked and dispensed medication. "It was rather comical to see us together at times," Mansour says."Joe was a neatnik and I wasn't, so he would instruct me on how to do things like fluff up the bed. We were like 'The Odd Couple."'

Class Notes

company, whose career often took him away from home, retires early to make up for lost time with family and learns the true meaning of life by caring for his terminally ill best friend. But for Ned Mansour, a 1973 School of Law graduate, it was real. He was the successful busi– nessman, having worked his way from general counsel to presi– dent of toy giant Mattel Corp. during a 21-year career. And it was his friend of a decade, Joe McKay, Mattel's senior vice presi– dent of human resources, who needed his help. "It was August 1999 when Joe called, and I knew from the sound of his voice that some–

she began reaching humanities and management at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. 1967 UNDERGRADUATE ALUMNI Susan (Bell) Cihak (M.Ed. '74) is retired from education. Susan and husband Michael '66 (M.Ed. '73) have "launched" five of their eight children from home and have five grandchildren. Their son, Michael, is vice president of Western Oregon University. writes, "We have more white sugar loaf pineapples than we can eat, so we dry chem. " 1968 UNDERGRADUATE ALUMNI Charles J. Hanlen is a retired educator who recendy published an article on the life of the Rev. Edward Francis Downey, a pioneer priest of Colorado. 1969 UNDERGRADUATE ALUMNI John Beckman (M.Ed. '72) recendy moved from Southern California Health Services to the Claremont University Consortium, an educational support corporation for the Claremont Colleges, as its chief administrative officer. GRADUATE AND LAW SCHOOL ALUMNI Suzanne Ely Byrne (M.Ed.)

1960 UNDERGRADUATE ALUMNI

Mary Joan (Padberg) MacDonald Llves in White Rock, British Columbia, with husband Bob. The couple travel each winter to the Palm Springs area and have three grandchildren. GRADUATE AND LAW SCHOOL ALUMNI Sister Mary Jo Hofmeier (M.Ed.) retired in 1993 after 50 years in education, and now faci litates adult Bible study at her home parish in San Antonio, Texas, and performs ocher volunteer work. 196S GRADUATE AND LAW SCHOOL ALUMNI Patricia (Felter) Campanella (M.Ed. '75) has worked as a critical skills reacher for the past 25 years. Patricia and husband Vincent are rhe proud grandparents of 10. 1966 GRADUATE AND LAW SCHOOL ALUMNI After a career as a reacher and adminis– trator, Eva (Vidas) Young (M.A.) worked in Micronesia doing research and development until 1996, when

thing was wrong;' recalls Mansour, who lives in Palos Verdes Estates, Calif. "Doctors i raii\ ~ " T:_ ~- 1970s 1973 GRADUATE AND LAW SCHOOL ALUMNI Nancy (Mikelson) Chaille (M.Ed.) retired from her high school counseli ng career in 1986

after receiving numerous awards for her work. Nancy received her mas– ter's from a satellite USD program in El Centro, Calif. ... Lawrence Sykoff (M.Ed., Ed. D. '88) is the headmaster fo r che largest school in Monmouth, N.]., which just com– plered a $ 10 million expansion. An avid golfer with a 14 handicap, Lawrence also serves on rhe boards of the American Cancer Society and the New Jersey Association of lndependenc Schools.

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