Alumni Notes
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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Robert Smith
Rev. Bob, AA ‘61 and Alice (Kratt), AA ‘62, MA ‘00 Smith live in Hawaii, where Bob serves as vacancy pastor at Messiah Lutheran Church in Ewa Beach on the island of Oahu.
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Nicole Frethem
Nicole Frethem, MA ‘09 was reelected to the Ramsey County Board of Commissioners on Nov. 3, 2020.
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Kathryn McKinney (Hahn)
Kathryn (Hahn) McKinney, BA ’69 passed away on October 22, 2020.
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Timothy Hoyt
Tim Hoyt, MA ‘20 was appointed police chief of the New Hope, MN police department beginning Nov. 9, 2020.
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Janet Landgraf (Emanuel)
Janet (Emanuel) Landgraf, JC ’57 passed away on October 23, 2020.
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Douglas Martin
Douglas Martin, BA ’94 passed away.
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Richard Wagenknecht
Richard, HS ‘60, JC ‘64 and Kathleen Wagenknecht celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary on October 22, 2020.
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Dustin Kalis
Dustin Kalis, BA ‘04 was hired as Fire Chief of the Lake Elmo Fire Department in September 2020. Previously with the North St. Paul and Vadnais Heights Fire Departments, he now leads a department tasked with protecting a growing community that is expected to double over the next 20 years.
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Dorothy Piatti (Edwards)
Dorothy Piatti, MA ’10 passed away on October 9, 2020.
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Gloria Grohn (Kuehn)
Gloria (Kuehn) Grohn, ‘63 has four children, three daughters and a son who passed away two years ago.
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Debora Stark (Willing)
Debora (Willing) Stark, CERT ‘08 has a son, Noah, who graduated from Michigan Tech with honors and has a full time job as a mechanical /automation engineer in Reed City, Mich.
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Jeremy Koosman
Jeremy, BA ‘02, and Maria Koosman and family were blessed with prayers answered as they welcomed John Joseph to their family this past summer.
