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Antoinette Padilla (Padilla)
Antoinette Padilla, B.A. ’22 is training for the 2028 Summer Olympics for track and field and the 2026Winter Olympics. She would be Puerto Rico’s only female bobsled athlete.
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Karla Rendahl (Konrad)
Karla (Konrad), B.A. ’85, and her husband Craig Rendahl moved to Vernon, Texas, in July after Craig received a call to serve at St. Paul Lutheran Church, following his graduation from Concordia Seminary in Fort Wayne.
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Burke Perry
Burke Perry, B.A. ’00 and his wife, Eva Mercado-Perry, along with their daughters Rebekah and Kristiana, were blessed to visit family and friends this June in Davao City and Medina, Misamis Oriental—Eva’s hometown—as well as the beautiful island of Camiguin. Burke shares: “It was a joy to worship with brothers and sisters in Christ at…

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Patricia Koehler (Weckop)
Patricia (Weckop) Koehler, J.C. ’55 recently celebrated her 90th birthday and was blessed with two great-grandchildren, a boy and a girl, bringing the total to seven great-grandchildren.
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Domonique Gilmer
Domonique Gilmer, B.A. ’12 was featured in an article in International Business Times entitled, “The Philanthropy Of Business: Domonique Gilmer’s Mission To Give Back To Communities”.

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Elizabeth Suelzle (Howell)
Beth (Howell), B.A. ’04, M.A. ’09 and Mike Suelzle, B.A. ’06 gathered with Michele (Rioux), B.A. ’04 and Christoper Lieske, B.A. ’04, Stacy (Lessman), B.A. ’05, M.A. ’23 and Daniel Larsen, and Candice Bicondoa, B.A. ’04, M.A. ’09 to share the joys of ministry life together.

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Tim Shoup
Rev. Tim Shoup, B.A. ’83 was elected as District President of the North Wisconsin District at its triennial convention on June 1-2, 2025.
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Donald Engebretson
Rev. Donald Engebretson, B.A. ’83 was elected as First Vice President of the North Wisconsin District at its triennial convention on June 1-2, 2025.
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Robert Strei
Bob Strei, B.A. ’75, along with many other alumni from 1974-1977, met at Dave and Jeannie Polzin’s home. They are thankful for the 10th anniversary of this annual get-together, sharing great Concordia memories!

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Jane Beck (Behrens)
Jane (Behrens) Beck, J.C. ’59, shared that while studying education at Concordia, the most important lesson she learned was to always show God’s love and kindness, especially to the children she taught and her own family. A special blessing during her time at CSP was meeting her husband. The two walked together in faith and…
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Marilyn Weiser (Stein)
Marilyn (Stein) Weiser, J.C. ’62 and CSP friends met in Sioux Falls, SD. The group included Marilyn, Darlene (Mews) Wood, J.C. ’61, Julie (Sellheim) Quisenberry, J.C. ’62, Brenda (Behlings) Schmidt, J.C. ’62, Audrey (Buntrock) Paepke, J.C. ’62, and Judy (Doumont) Adams, J.C. ’62.

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Craig Patterson
Craig Patterson, B.A. ’74 shared that his wife Carol passed away on August 28, 2024.