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After a year and a half of writing these notes, I'm finally Caughtup In other words, the flood of e-mail has finally slowed to a trickle. Now I'm asking for more news. My e-mail address is at the end of the column, so keep my inbox full!

Alec Casey and his wife, Sarah O'Herron Casey, are thrilled to announce the birth of their first child, Hannah Sheridan Casey, on March 13, 1998.

Speaking of babies, Linda Farnsworth Brown (M.D., that is) forwarded a clipping from the April 4, 1998, Philadelphia Inquirer with the headline "Mom Delivers Impatient Baby at Home." After six hours of hall pacing at the hospital, Linda and her husband, Tim, headed home on doctor's orders. Sure enough, at 2:20 a.m., Sue was awakened by contractions. Before Tim could call 911, Sue was holding their son, Zachary, in her arms. When the paramedics, police, and volunteer firefighters arrived, their three-year old daughter Caitlin was still sleeping undisturbed. Among the cards and flowers which arrived were a dozen roses from Tim, with a card which read, "Nice catch, Mommy!"

Linda also sent news from Deb HannaySunoo, who has moved to Seatde with her husband, Ken, and daughter Becca. Deb and Ken are co-pastors of a church. Sal Tiano, former Viking and Superbowl competitor, supported the field he learned to play on. The Winthrop (Mass.) Sun Transcript reported Sal's generous donation to Winthrop's "Light Up Miller Field" campaign.

David Reed was announced as a new shareholder of Coolidge, Wall, Womsley & Lombard Cos., L.P.A. David specializes in real estate and environmental law and received his law degree from Notre Dame.

With all the news from Capitol Hill, it's good to know we have an insider: Chris Mehl has been reappointed press secretary for Rep. Tim Roemer (D-Ind). Chris left Roemer's staff in the summer of 1997 to drive to Alaska for a two-month "all pleasure sure" hiking and camping trip. He returned to his native Pittsburgh for the holidays and learned that his old press secretary post was available again. That was not the first time Chris was bitten by the travel bug. On a post-graduation road trip Chris stopped by the 1988 Democratic Convention in Atlanta; from there, he worked as a legislative assistant tant for Rep. Lee Hamilton. In December '94 Chris drove to San Francisco and then flew to Australia and New Zealand for four months.

Gerry DeBiasi is now vice president, global business development, for Chatham Technologies Inc., a Dallas-based manufacturer of custom integrated enclosures and systems for electronic and communications equipment. Gerry develops the strategic direction of the company and identifies acquisitions and strategic partnerships. Prior to Chatham, Gerry worked as a management consultant at Monitor Cos., which he joined in 1988. As if that weren't enough, Gerry co-founded a start-up company in Silicon Valley, which grew to $2 million and established profits in its first year. He has also served on the board of directors of a major bank in the northeastern United States and received his M.B.A. from Harvard.

Microsoft alumni Brent Frei and BrianJanssen are seeing great success with their company, Onyx Software. Their enterprise relationship management software allows companies to track a customer through the marketing, sales, service, and support process. Their growth has been dramatic: $2.1 million in '95 to $20 million last year, with $30 to $40 million projected for this year. Brent and Brian are looking to take Onyx public by year's end.

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