BCHS Alumni News Blog

Victoria (Mpistolarides) Meyer, ’15

Victoria Mpistolarides, BCHS Class of 2015 (known as “Vicki Pistol”) graduated from DePaul University College of Law in May 2022, then married her college sweetheart, Matthew Meyer, on August 13, 2022! Congratulations Vicki!

Jim Wood, ’82, is ordained deacon

Jim Wood, BCHS Class of 1982, was ordained a permanent deacon on July 25, 2022 at SS. Peter and Paul Cathedral in Indianapolis. Deacon Jim will continue to serve the poor and sick, as well as parishioners at St. Simon the Apostle Catholic Church.

Sarah Wood, ’16, plans to wed

Sarah Wood, BCHS Class of 2016, is getting married to her college sweetheart, Drew Sullivan from Kokomo, IN. They are getting married at St. Simon the Apostle Catholic Church on July 30, 2022. Sarah works as a youth minister and Drew is a pharmacy student at Butler University.

Congratulations Sarah and Drew!

Will Zander, ’08, to wed

Will Zander, BCHS Class of 2008, is engaged to Mary Kate Knorr, daughter of Tom and Marie, of Joliet, Illinois. They will be married a St. Mary of the Angels Catholic Church in Chicago on August 20, 2022.

Will has lived in Chicago for almost 4 years, working as a Special Agent with the FBI. Mary Kate formerly served as the Executive Director of Illinois Right to Life She is the Founder and Director of Feminae Vero, an organization whose vision is to serve, educate, and evangelize girls and women by sharing the truth about their reproductive health and how it connects to our Catholic faith.

Congratulations to the newly weds!

Julie (Hornbach) Funk, ’01, is new mom

Jack Funk was born in March 2022 weighing 6 lb, 12 oz. He joins siblings Max (8), Leo (6), and Chloe (5), writes his mom, Julie (Hornbach) Funk, BCHS Class of 2001.

James Brooks, ’03, is wed

Congratulations to James Brooks (class of 2003) and now living in Juneau, Alaska, who recently married Caitlyn Ellis of Riverton, Utah, in a private ceremony in Bermuda.

Ethan Bremer, ’05, is new dad

Congratulations to Ethan Bremer, BCHS Class of 2005, and his wife Melissa as they welcomed their first child, Beckett William Bremer in May!

John Jansen, ’80, gives Indy 500 Memorial Keynote

John Jansen, BCHS Class of 1980, and a retired Marine lieutenant general, will be the keynote speaker at the American Legion 500 Festival Memorial Service on May 26, 2022 at the Indiana War Memorial, Indianapolis.

Retired Lt. Gen. John Jansen recently retired from the Marines as deputy commandant of programs and resources within headquarters in Washington, D.C. He graduated from Indiana University with a bachelor’s degree in finance from the Kelley School of Business.

The free, public service will be 4 p.m. May 26 at the Indiana War.

From WISHTV.com