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24 MAY 25-JUNE 7, 2019 | DENVER CATHOLIC Around the Archdiocese CLASS OF 2019 CLASS OF 2017 Annika Achziger Sydney Alderfer Hannah Bach Anna Bakiera Lisa Banda Sarah Barlow Andrew Barrett Christopher Beatty Willow Belenski Nathan Boselli Lindsey Bovine Mitchell Brinton Ryan Brisnehan Brian Burch Andrew Callaway Emily Campbell Zachary Canaday Katelyn Caviness Estrella Chaffin William Chambers Oriana Chavez Raul Chavez Eric Chiusolo Courtney Christenson Colton Clingman Taryn Cook Tucker Corah Jonathan Coufal Janae Engstrom-Smallwood Wilson Finocchiaro Christian Flannery Sierra Flores Joseph Fountaine Kathleen Francis Raymond French Charlotte Frisk Tristan Fross Jason Fuentes Jessica Garcia Skylar Gardner Joseph Geist Adam Ginther+ Aaron Giron Jr. Joseph Golter Derek Gosselin Kellsie Gregg Casey Griggs Margaret Grout Giselle Guerrero-Rivera Lena Hall David Hanuszczak Bernadette Harney Christina Helgeson Micayla Hempelmann Luke Heneghan Margaret Heneghan Hunter Hill Jacqueline Hill Kendall Holmes Heather Horning Gianna Iacovetta Apryl Jackson Ariel Jackson Conner Jimenez Isabella Jimenez Claire Jolly Owen Keaser Joshua Kirksey Phung Phi La Megan Mally McKenzie Martinez Molly Mathewson Grace McDonnell Shannon McDuff George McGoff Meghan McGowan Hannah Middleton Cameron Miller Diego Montoya Travis Montoya Kenneth Moore Guillermina Morales Jack G. Nelson Maxwell Nelson Christopher Otto Tanner Price Sierre Pugliese McKailyn Quast Luke Reynolds Wayne Rode Jesse Rodriguez Sean Rojas Adam Rosa Andrew Rouze Camilla Ruiz Ryan Russell Isabella Sandoval Avery Schaefer Ryan Schneider Christopher Schumacher Leah Schwartz Alexandria Siurek Nicholas Sloan Jack Thomas Ryan Titus Rachel Troso Alexis Vanderhart Cesar Varela Samantha Weber Kolsen Welham Lesley Avila Sophia Berry Bradley Burbach Brittany Byrd Sophia Carrillo Jared Caswell Joseph Chase Huy Chuong Haley Clark Tyler Correa Thomas Crabtree Zachary Crawford Mary Dillon Elizabeth Donelson Rebecca Duffy Daniela Ferro Betsy Flores-Alvarado Luke Fogo Thomas Fox Ulises Gallegos Serna Fabian Gandara Karina Garcia-Sastre Megan Gartland Dillon Gauser Finan Gerezgeher Olivia Gold Kyler Hensel Kyle Howerton Ayen Mabil Shayne Marcely Lorenzo Marquez Damian Martin Pepper Martin Emma Martinez Trevor Martinez Emilio Mendoza Rebecca Michalczyk Anjelica Miller Jordan Miller Brice Minter Nicole Natal Sasha Nazish Oleksii Netreba Hoang Anh Ngo Bao Nguyen Jimmy Nguyen Leonard Nguyen Karen Nunez-Sifuentes Julia Patrick Jesus Perez Megan Reilly Alfred Ricci Maria Rivera Stephen Robbins Larissa Roberts Jessica Salazar Madeline Samaniego Rosemary Stefanick Madeleine Stur Rebecca Suhr Clementine Tambunan Abigail Temtim Broden Thielke Samuel Tighe Nicole Torres Selena Trujillo Carlos Valenzuela Mia Velarde Pedro Velloso BISHOP MACHEBEUF HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF 2017 MACHEBEUF HOLY FAMILY HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF 2017 Jacob Alderman Brandon Alvarado William Anderson Ryan Bailey Tanner Baird Joshua Baker David Banda Steven Bann Braden Bartlett Edward Bartoletti Julia Baum Zachary Becker Joanna Begler Katherine Bine Kelsey Brichacek Wyatt Brichacek Damian Cabral Jacob Callaway Abel Campos James Carey Ryan Carter Erin Caviness Miguel Cervantes Ainsley Chapman Cody Chavers Darin Chavers Yixia Chen Angelo Christoff Taylor Cillessen Kody Clements Brett Closson Grace Coster Julia Crowley Sebastian Dalton Mary Darrah James Darschewski Jr. Alexandra Dau Matthew Delgado Katherine Dietrich Devin Doroff Thaomy Duong Stefan Ebersole Evelyn Edmonds Jillian Elsea Rasce Engelhardt Jr. Caela Engstrom- Smallwood Edwin Escobedo-Sainz Molly Farmer Kenneth Fernandez Brittany Floyd Caitlin Frie Edward Frisk IV Peter Galmish Bianca Garcia Emma Garrett Leonardo Gonzalez Mikaela Gonzalez Alejandro Guardado Raimok Haile Mark Haley Annelis Hansen Madeline Harnden Mary Hartigan Sean Hartigan John Hau Isabelle Hein Kyle Helbig Joseph Hepp Jillian Hill Julia Hilmas Sydney Hinman Ella Holst Peyton Hsin Jakob Hulquest Bryan Inzunza Garcia Adam Jolly Robert Karbowiak Emmanuel King Wolfgang Knapek Luke Knudsen Tatum Kohler Collin Kringlen Andrew Kuzik Lexi Licata Caden Lim Riley Ljungdahl Alyssa Lucero Hunter Lull Davis Martinek Alex Martinez Callum McCarthy Jordon McFarland Nicholas McGowan Kaitlyn McKenzie Elizabeth McManus Madison Miller Kayleigh Mitchell Alondra Mojica Christian Montoya Diego Morales Graesyn Morello Alexander Mumm Jonah Munoz Joseph Nelson Cecilia Nguyen Jason Nguyen Jennifer Nguyen Nhi Nguyen Gabriel Ocel Adam Oevering Isabella Ogden Gabriela Ojala Ceili Opp Gavin Orbus Ashley Parke Juliana Parker Zoe Paulson Jonathan Pfenning Agata Plonski Alyson Pratkelis Sarah Reilly Sara Rode Kayla Rodriguez John Russo Brennan Ruth Emery Salman Stone Samaras Elias Sammoury Nicolette Sandoval Juliana Sarmiento Acevedo Abigail Sawyer Kathryn Sawyer Cori Schaffer Gianna Serafini Weston Siefken Sophie Silverstein Alexia Simonton James Sines Robert Siurek Bailey Sloan Caroline Smolky Hailey Snyder-Valdez Nicholas Spinuzzi Peter Stamm Nicholas Sterling Abby Stokes Mary Elizabeth Tapp Jack Thomas William Torres- Furtado Ali Travis Lammie Trinh Anna Trunzo Trinity Unrein Rosa Lina Vargas Jimenez Lam Vo Preston Walraven Amanda Ward Ashley Ward Victoria Weber Erin Winters Anna Wood Andrew Wright Bryton Yalacki Vanessa Zamora- Chavez Robert Ziegler Annika Achziger Sydney Alderfer Hannah Bach Anna Bakiera Lisa Banda Sarah Barlow Andrew Barrett Christopher Beatty Willow Belenski Nathan Boselli Lindsey Bovine Mitchell Brinton Ryan Brisnehan Brian Burch Andrew Callaway Emily Campbell Zachary Canaday Katelyn Caviness Estrella Chaffin William Chambers Oriana Chavez Janae Engstrom-Smallwood Wilson Finocchiaro Christian Flannery Sierra Flores Joseph Fountaine Kathleen Francis Raymond French Charlotte Frisk Tristan Fross Jason Fuentes Jessica Garcia Skylar Gardner Joseph Geist Adam Ginther+ Aaron Giron Jr. Joseph Golter Derek Gosselin Kellsie Gregg Casey Griggs Margaret Grout Giselle Guerrero-Rivera Lena Hall David Hanuszczak Bernadette Harney Christina Helgeson Micayla Hempelmann Luke Heneghan Margaret Heneghan Hunter Hill Jacqueline Hill Kendall Holmes Heather Horning Gianna Iacovetta Apryl Jackson HOLY FAMILY HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF 2017 HOLY FAMILY HIGH SCHOOL S age Ann Scheer, a trained classical pianist who shared her talents as organist at Denver's Risen Christ Church for more than 40 years, died April 26. She was 71. While most of her fellow parishio- ners knew Scheer as a dedicated organ- ist, many were unaware that she had a doctorate in marketing and systems design. Throughout her career, Scheer held leadership positions ranging from senior partner to president for educa- tional firms. Companies she served included EDmin, Rocky Mountain Col- lege of Art and Design, The Learning Systems Group and The University of Phoenix. "Sage was a real lady " and "a high-powered executive," Diane D'Aq- uila said about her older sister. "She always took the high road, didn't sing her own praises much and never said a bad word about anybody. She was incredibly generous — a big philanthro- pist, especially to the Anchor Center for Blind Children.… She loved to travel, loved to shop and was a spi¯y dresser." The longtime Denver resident was born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on April 12, 1948. Her family moved to Minne- apolis, Minn., when she was in high school. She earned a bachelor's and a master's degree from the University of Minnesota, and a Ph.D. from The Field- ing Institute in Santa Barbara, Calif. She was married to Roger Scheer for 38 years until he died in 2012. "She was really well loved," D'Aquila said. "She and Roger didn't have any children, but she was like Auntie Mame to nieces and nephews." "No one in Sage's sphere of influence ever lacked for anything, nor did anyone feel less than perfectly adored," Scheer's niece Alex Johnson wrote in an obitu- ary. "Her door always was open, as was her wine cellar. She liked to write long, e¯usive letters to her loved ones, and when her handwriting started to fail, she would type them out. She loved her dogs, her garden, and her Denver Broncos." Scheer loved to laugh and have fun, D'Aquila said, but she was also a devout Catholic and a daily communicant. "[Former pastor] Msgr. [J. Anthony] McDaid said that when he first took over Risen Christ Parish, they had to do some job shu¶ing for economic rea- sons, so Sage started to be paid only for Sunday Masses, but she continued to play for daily Mass. He was so grateful. "That was Sage. She went to daily Mass and music is a form of prayer, so why wouldn't she play? In her mind, it was the right thing to do." Scheer was openhanded with her time, talent and treasure, family and friends said. "She was so generous with her time and talent, despite working and trav- eling," said Jeanne Iske, Risen Christ's Director of Music and Liturgy Coor- dinator. "When she was working she would often be traveling out of town Monday through Friday, and no matter what time she got back in Friday night she would be at Risen Christ at the organ in time for Saturday morning Mass. Plus, she would play at weekend Masses. "She was just a wonderful person. Very committed to Risen Christ and being part of this parish. She was an organist here, but she was also a parish- ioner: If we needed cakes for the fall festival, she made cakes. If we needed BY ROXANNE KING editor_king@icloud.com @RoxanneIKing Generosity of time, talent, treasure were hallmarks of accompanist Sage Ann Scheer Longtime Risen Christ organist was a business exec with zest for life

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