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The history of Concordia St. Paul is written by the lives of our alumni, so big news or small, we want to hear it all! If you have landed a promotion, welcomed a new family member, or moved to a new city, let us know by submitting an alumni note. Help us fill our future publications with the incredible things our alumni are doing.

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  • Lee Hass

    Class of 1978

    Lee Hass, ‘78 retired in 2015. He and his wife have two children and two grandsons. Their daughter lives in Kalamazo, Mich. with her family, and their son lives in Cleveland. Ohio. They love camping, bowling, and golf.

    Lee Hass

  • Beverly Deming (Deming)

    Class of 1999

    Beverly Deming, BA ‘99 has two granddaughters and seven grandsons.

  • Kennedy Lukoye

    Class of 2019

    Kennedy Lukoye, MA ‘19 got married in 2020 and also wrote a book, his memoir, to be released in April.

    Kennedy Lukoye

  • Michelle Salcedo (Potter)

    Class of 2008

    Michelle Salcedo, MA ‘08 recently had a book, Uncover the Roots of Challenging Behavior, published. It is available through Free Spirit Publishing and Amazon.

    Michelle Salcedo (Potter)

  • Gerald Miller

    Class of 2010

    Gerald Miller, BA ‘10, MA ‘12 and his wife Nicole are proud parents to Luke (5), Lucy (3), and Leah (1).

  • Norbert Strecker

    Class of 1963

    Norbert Strecker, BA ’65, JC ’63, HS ’61 passed away on Jan. 25, 2021.

  • Gary Downs

    Class of 1978

    Gary Downs, BA ’78 passed away on January 24, 2021.

    Gary Downs

  • Joel Boesche

    Class of 1983

    Rev. Dr. Joel Boesche, BA ‘83 and his wife look forward to welcoming their first grandchild in April 2021.

  • Lori Gamble (Potratz)

    Class of 1982

    Lori (Potratz) Gamble, BA ‘82 recently retired from DCE ministry and is currently serving as a Mary Kay Independent Consultant and helps her husband, Bruce Gamble, with Bruce’s Home Repair.

  • Wendell Robson

    Class of 1976

    Wendell Robson, BA ‘76 retired after 44 years serving in the Lutheran teaching ministry. Thirty-four of those years were serving as a school Principal or Administrator. His wife, Dawn, is also retired. They moved from Kingsville, Md. to Chandler, Ariz. They are looking forward to taking life a little slower and seeing what the Lord…

    Wendell Robson

  • Danielle Bredy

    Class of 2012

    Danielle (Bredy) Sarim, BA ’12, is a board member of Moe123, a non-profit scholarship fund based in Minneapolis. Her family founded Moe123 in early 2018 in honor of her brother-in-law, Mostafa “Moe” Sarim, who passed away from complications of the flu. He was just 41. On January 23, 2021, the third anniversary of Mostafa’s death,…

    Danielle Bredy

  • Ward Yunker

    Class of 1998

    Ward Yunker, BA ’98 passed away on January 13, 2021.