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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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  • Marilyn Parsons

    Class of 2020

    Marilyn Parsons, BA ’20 is working at Camp Avery Park Camp, Troy, Mo. as a youth specialist. Marilyn is also pursuing an MA in counseling from Concordia University Irvine.

  • Carol Garvey (Von Hagel)

    Class of 1983

    Carol (Von Hagel) Garvey, BA ’83 worked as a registered nurse for 37 years. The last 23 years she served as Director of Student Health at a private university in NW Iowa. Carol retired in January 2020.

  • Richard Koehler

    Class of 1958

    Richard Koehler, HS ’58, JC ’60 passed away on October 7, 2020.

  • James McDaniels

    Class of 1972

    Rev. James McDaniels, BA ’72, was honored with the Christus in Mundo (Christ in the World) award in November 2019 by the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod (LCMS). This award recognizes his contributions to LCMS Specialized Pastoral Ministry (SPM) as both chaplain and pastor. Pastor McDaniels will also be receiving a Doctor of Letters from Concordia St.…

  • Drew Sannes

    Class of 2019

    Drew Sannes, MA ’19, was hired as the head baseball coach at North Iowa Area Community College (NIACC), Mason City, Iowa.

  • Charles Lopez

    Class of 1968

    Charles Lopez, AA ’68, completed both the spiritual direction and bioethics certificates at Loyola Marymount University (LMU), Los Angeles, Calif. Charles also provides spiritual care with Trinity Care Hospice (part of Providence Healthcare).

  • Larry Schlichting

    Class of 2001

    Larry Schlichting, BA ’01, passed away on September 13, 2020.

  • Trina Justman Reichert (Justman)

    Class of 1998

    Trina Justman-Reichert, BA ’98, offers thanks after a successful kidney donation at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn. She and the recipient are healing well.

  • Gunard Heikkila

    Class of 1961

    Gunard Heikkila, ’61, passed away on August 23, 2020.

  • Carol Lauterbach (Krenz)

    Class of 1971

    Carol (Krenz) Lauterbach, BA ’71, was recognized for her 43 years of commissioned service to the church by the Greater Milwaukee Synod of the ELCA during their celebration of women’s achievement in the church.

  • Lloyd Hackbarth

    Class of 1954

    Rev. Lloyd Hackbarth, HS ’54, JC ’56, passed away on September 11, 2020.

  • Miguel Torneire

    Class of 2013

    Miguel Torneire, MA ’13, is serving as the vacancy Pastor at Trinity Lutheran Church in Centralia, IL. In addition to this, he is also working as an executive director at his non-profit organization, Developing Our World. He has spent his entire life in Lutheran churches in South, Central and North America, and the USA. To…