USD Magazine Spring 2007

I N J U S T I C E ANYWH E R E I S A T H R E AT TO J U S T I C E E V E RYWH E R E .

T H E S T O R Y A LWAY S O L D A N D A LWAY S N E W . CONTENTS

C L A S S N O T E S CAMPAIGN CORNER 32 / The Future is Now $200 million Capital Cam- paign supports USD’s vision for the future: educating students who are globally competent, ethical leaders. ALUMNI UPDATE 34 / Paying it Forward USD is the reason that Maureen (Gavron) Partynski ’82 is dedicated to volunteer- ing time and money to her community. 20 / GREET ING THE TENSE NEW DAWN When the people took to the streets in Nepal, the IPJ was there. 30 / BACK FROM THE BRINK As Oct. 2006, the bloodiest month in a year for U.S. troops in Iraq, wound down, Chris Simonds ’05 was thankful to be alive after taking a bullet in the back.

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24 / THE DEFENSE NEVER RESTS Military defense attorney Neal A. Puckett ’89 (L.L.M.) doesn’t shy away from high-profile clients. Why should he? He’s never lost a case.

B E A D B Y B E A D .

CLASS NOTES 36 / Maritime Man

Coast Guard Captain William Uberti oversees San Francisco’s waterways.

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41 / Life During Wartime Rebuilding public services for Iraqi is a tough job. That’s why they called in Joe Ghougassian. 44 / Teaching the Teacher While bombs fell in Israel and Lebanon, Donald De Angelo made a deeper connection with his own Catholic faith. 47 / Remembering the Fallen Joshua Palmer lost his life in the spring of 2004, but his memory lives on through family and friends.

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