Pi Beta Phi - University of Southern California

Spring 2016 Newsletter

California Gamma Chapter of Pi Beta Phi at the University of Southern California

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Maryann Gilfillan Carlton '40 met her first husband, Herman, at USC and was married in 1942. They had four children and 17 grandchildren. Herman passed away in 1974. Maryann remarried in 1981 to her husband, Charles. They had no children, but she now has 42 great-grandchildren and more than 80 members of the family total. Maryann celebrated her 94th birthday in September and lives in Oceanside, Calif., to be closer to family. Jeanne Kilian '42 lives in Morningside, Calif., with her husband, Joseph. "There are a lot of Pi Phi alumnae in Morningside. Betty Lou Stone Rollo '39 is here. She initiated me in 1942 and we hadn't seen each other since she left after graduation. I have 10 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren. I have a happy life." E-mail: kjeanne07@roadrunner.com Janet Ewart Eddy '50 and her husband, Jim, have been married for nearly 63 years and have four grown and married children: Beryl, James, Park, and Andrew. Janet will move to Orange County in 2016. E-mail: jeeddy@charter.net Mary Lou Mackie Ballentine '53 and her husband, John, live in Rolling Hills Estates, Calif., and have been married for 61 years, They have three children. John is a Phi Delt from USC and an engineer. Mary Lou and John enjoy spending time with their family, especially their grandchildren and great-grandchildren. E-mail: jballentine539@gmail.com Mildred Brown Wells '53 moved to Northern California to be close to her daughter, son-in-law, and grandchildren. Three years ago, she moved to a retirement facility and loves it. One of her granddaughters is a Pi Phi at LMU. Mildred's other daughter and son-in-law live near Seattle, where she visits frequently. E-mail: martymin@pacbell.net Stephanie Smith Moseley '60 is happily enjoying her six grandchildren and having fun organizing biannual Cal Gamma luncheons in Southern California for her sisters between 1957 and 1963. These luncheons occur in January and July. Stephanie and her husband, J.S., live in Solana Beach, Calif., and have two children, Julie and Grant. E-mail: stephanie@smoseley.com Nancy Stark McCord '63 moved back to Los Angeles after 39 years in Connecticut and San Jose. E-mail: nemvam@aol.com Carla Eberhard Dawson '84 hosts a weekly radio sports talk show in Houston on Yahoo Sports Radio where she gets to talk about the Trojans to the Lone Star State. Carla and her husband, Cole, have three daughters: Catherine, Christie, and Camille. One is a Pi Phi and another is a Kappa. She hopes her youngest (still in high school) will eventually join the Wine and Silver Blue! E-mail: carladawson1@ gmail.com Jill Baldwin Holland '86 is co-owner of San Diego Coffee Tea and Spice in Encinitas, Calif. Jill and her husband, Lawrence, have two children, Celia and Jake. E-mail: holland.jill@gmail.com Michelle Laub Jacobson '87 lives in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., and enjoys traveling with her husband, Bowie, working part-time, and taking classes for enrichment. Michelle and Bowie have three daughters: Charlotte, Emilia, and Lacey. E-mail: mljacobson924@gmail.com Kimberly Robinson Reiner '89 is the author of Sugar, Sugar: Every Recipe Has a Story available on Amazon. She and her husband, Steven, live in Pacific Palisades, Calif., and have two children, Alex and Emmett. E-mail: kimberly@mommareiner.com Mari Imoto Fassett '90 founded the Marimix Company in 1993, which produces flavorful snack mixes and gifts using the highest quality ingredients. You can see all Marimix has to offer at marimix.com. Mari and her husband, Scott, live in Irvine, Calif., and have three children. Angela Repetti Miller '92 is working on her master's degree in marital and family therapy with a specialization in art therapy at Loyola Marymount University. "It's challenging and exciting and I am so grateful to change careers at this point in my life." Angela and her husband, Steven, live in Glendale, Calif. E-mail: angrepmill@hotmail.com Elizabeth Bonfanti Walker '94 and her husband, Patrick, live in Phoenix, Ariz., and have two children, Richard and Ashleigh. She works as an account executive in a job share at iHeartMedia selling market programs. E-mail: lizbonfanti@yahoo.com Kimberly Kelly '04 launched Proud Pour, a wine company that solves environmental problems. "Our first product is an award-winning Sauvignon Blanc called The Oyster, which restores 100 wild oysters to New York's harbor per bottle. We've lost 85% of our world's oyster reefs. Cheers to change!" Kimberly lives in Cambridge, Mass. E-mail: kimkelly930@gmail.com ALUMNAE NEWS ENTRE NOUS 6 (1) Cynthia Curtis Talley '79, Erin O'Brien Meyer '79, and Cindy Knoll Wuthrich '80 enjoyed the wedding celebration of Erin's daughter, Kelly. (2) 1986 Cal Gamma Pi Phis at The Standard Hotel before the USC-Stanford game. Back row, from left: Becki Barron Quatman '86, Jill Baldwin Holland '86, and Kirsten Ehrig Sarkisian '86. Front row: Kim Hicks Gray '86 and Jill Moses Jones '86. 1 2

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