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Patrick Bryant is the vice president of retail sales at Bosch. He's excited to announce his new son, Tyler (1). Patrick and his wife Kym now have four children. Congrats to Patrick and Kym on their new son!

Chander Chawla and his wife Uma moved to India in August. Chander has accepted a big promotion within DSM. We had an happy hour farewell party for him in Evanston. Chander departed Aug. 15 which coincidentally was the 23rd anniversary of the date he came to live in America. By the time you read this newsletter, he'll be gone and we'll already be missing him!

Kevin Cleary and his wife Jennifer had twins. Kevin is still working on the West coast for Clif Bar. Double congrats to Kevin and Jennifer!

Phil Dolci was named president of U.S. Playing Card. Phil and his family moved to Cincinnati, Ohio, in July.

Steve Guillaume is at Navistar and works as vice president and general manager for their medium truck group. Steve and his family have moved to the St. Charles, Ill., area. He stays in touch with Dean Hart and they take road trips on their motorcycles, most recently to the Algonquin area. Steve also mentioned an upcoming vacation to Cancun.

Dean Hart is executive vice president commercial operations for NanoInk Inc. in Skokie, Ill.

Roy Hillier and his wife Vanessa Borchers (EMP-61) welcomed new daughter Olivia. I'm sure their daughter Gabriella is happy to have a new sister. Congrats to Roy, Vanessa and Gabriella on this new addition to their family!

Lilia Kiselev hosted a party at Gabe's Backstreet Bar for her birthday. It was a fun party with a live band. Lilia looked especially lovely in her beautiful party dress. Happy birthday Lilia!

Tim Koers is COO of Visual Pak in Waukegan, Ill. He and his wife Tresee are proud parents of Spencer (13) and Danny (2).

Amy Kovalan has a new job at the CTA. Details to follow in next issue. Also, she and her husband Edward Kerros moved back to their home in Oak Park, Ill. Congrats to Amy!

Jeff Nixon is living in Northbrook, Ill., with his wife Nikki and their son. Jeff left Gustafson Lighting and is working with Frank Muscarello at Vision Point of Sale Inc. Jeff is president and Frank will continue as CEO.

Tracey Quinn left Boeing and is taking some time to evaluate opportunities.

Baldev Singh reports that there is a lot going on at Motorola. Since finishing with Kellogg, he completed his doctorate in management from Case Western University and has been advising a few students.

Michael Spencer and his wife Lindsey are proud to announce their new daughter Marie Claire. Congrats to Michael and Lindsey!

Wayne Sottile and his girlfriend have been vacationing in sunny Aruba.

Mark Straszynski and his wife Robin Haldeman moved full time to sunny Phoenix in July. Mark accepted a position as vice president and CFO of Best Western Hotels. See Mark's announcement in the July 31 issue of The Wall Street Journal. Congrats to Mark! We'll miss you, and will all come visit you in January and February!