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other.

Congratulations on your graduation and all other
accomplishments during these last four years.

We are so proud of you and pray all of your dreams
come

We

true.

wish you continued success with both your
We hope you find
sunshine and happiness in all that lies ahead - and
during those inevitable stormy times - that you
always find the silver lining.
professional and personal lives.

We love ya!
Your quirky- but always loving family
Dad,

Mom,

Rachael

& Lauren

We love you!!!!

Mom and Jackie
Drew Nugent

Drew Nugent
Dear Drew
Take some advise from a tree: stand
and be proud, think long-term, go
out on a limLb, remember your roots,
and enjoy the view!

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We love you.
Mom, Dad &

Liz

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Jason Stover

Nicole M. Sarfine

We knew you could

do

it

beacuse you're so

AMAZING!! Life is what
you make of it, but don't
worry, we've got your
back! Hat's off to

you

little

brother!!

We love you, Lisa and Jill
Andrew

Your hard work and dedication has shown in this
remarkable acheivement. Never say never and
always keep a positive mind and you will go far.

McDonough

The world is your oyster, my love. Enjoy every
minute of it. You're my best achie\'ement.
All

Love,

P.

my love.

Mom, Mam & Pap

Mom

Jason Carl Stover

Caitlin

Jason C. Stover

Congratulations on vour graduation.

EVERYTHING you

Good

persue in

We're so proud of you.

life.

luck with

Cooke Keenan

Your graduation fills us with lo\e and pride. Your
time at Bloomsburg has brought many wonderful
accomplishments and life-long friendships.
We are so happy for \'ou.

Good

job Gait!

We love you.
Mom, Dad and

Mom + Dad

K.C.

Troy

Michele Santa Maria

goal

-

We

to achieve

are Very Proud

Showers

Troy,

"Congratulations Honey!"

You have worked hard

F.

your

of You!!

Four years ago I dropped you off at
Bloomsburg University. That was one of
the hardest things

I

You

ever had to do.

success your future can hold.

have accomplished so much in four years.
We are so proud of you. The future is
yours and the possibilities are endless.

Love,

Congratulations

Mom

Love

We wish you all the happiness and

Dad

Mamma

Freddy

Dad
Travis

Nanny

Casey

A.

Dear Casey:
Life

Howard

Herman

is full

of

firsts.

You're our first and only child; the first
and only granchild; first and only niece;
but the thing that we are most proud of is
that you're the FIRST to go to college and
graduate from there!

Allen Marzolf

III

Howard Allen Marzolf III
Never compromise on the things
really matter to you.

This

make

it

is

your

life

~

what you want it

to be.

and there is no
what you can do.

Believe in yourself

Love your very proud family.
Mom, Dad, Grandma and
(in memry of) Pappy Jim.

that

Never

quit ~

limit to

Dream big ~ Be happy!

Congratulations... with love.

Mom and Dad

Kim Maddalozzo

Christina Helen Golasa

Hey

We couldn't be any prouder of you! You're a
wonderful daughter, sister and granddaughter.

Princess

a/k/a

May God bless you

'Fire'

your new

in

career.

Love,

Mom, Dad, Stefanie amd Pop-Pop
Congratulations on your graduation
from Bloomsburg University! We wish
you the best in life and know you can go
far with your strong fire and

Jessica Ann Frazier

personality.
It

Love you

lots,

Madre, Padre, Melissa + Matt,

Manda (TWIN)

has given us great pleasure to watch you grow into

the beautiful adult

you

many great things

You wiU

are today.

achieive

time to change the
world. You're the one that can that with teaching.

Enjoy

life Jessica.

in

life.

It's

You have

much

so

to offer.

We are so proud of you.
With

all

our

lo\'e.

Mom, Dad and Kelly

Amanda Marie Golasa

Desiree M. Alsvan

Hey Panda
a/k/a

Dear Desiree,

'Pandawg'

We are so very proud of you and all of

'Pandanator'

your accomplishments.

We knew you could do it Congrats!
We wish you luck in your career you are
-

With

lots of love.

-

a natural

Gram + Pop Coyle

and we "LOVE

IT"!.

motivating personality

-

Keep your
always!

Love you.
Momma, Daddy, Melissa + Matt,
Christina (TWIN)

Ernell

Domingo Rentas

Heather

Elise Mattis

May 2008
Congratulations on your graduation
from Bloomsburg University.

Heather,

From your

day

of Pre-School, to

your

we have enjoyed
every memory making moment with you.

Keep God first
and remember
that

first

College Graduation,

we love you.

You have reached this point in your life
through hard work and dedication, which
are only a few personal attributes that we
know will continue to guide you in this
fast paced world. Remember, you are
capable of achieving anything in life, as
long as you believe in yourself... one
hundred percent. We love you very much

Love,

Mom
Dad
Family

and

are so

proud

of

you Heather.

Congratulations and continued success.
All

Robert

J.

Cywinskj

Dear Rob,
It seems like only yesterday you were
waking up every morning saying I hate
high school. Now four years later you

finished your college degree at
Bloomsburg. We always knew you could
do anything you set your mind to. We are
so proud of you and wish you a happy,
healthy, loving

and successful

future.

We love you very much.

Mom + Dad

Our Love - Mom, Dad

& Brother

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albums on September
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his

and 50 Cent release

artist

T-Pain releases

second album. Epiphany.

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2008 Grammy nominations
and the Vibe 2007 Song of

and

Kanye's

the victor.

the Year Award.

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Boy reaches

of the Billboard

the top

Hot 100 with

the single "Crank That (Souija

Boy)" and his distinctive,

loose-limbed dance style

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her third album. The Best Damn Thing,
featuring "Girifriend." her

on the Billboard Top 100.

first

No.1 single

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Sports

The American League Champion
Boston Red Sox defeat the National
League Champion Colorado
Rockies

sweep

in

to

a decisive tour-game

capture their second

World Series

title in

four years.

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Former Senator George
releases a

list

of

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Mitchell

Major League

led

seven

MVPs and

use

of steroids

their

young phenom, LeBron James,
in a 4-0 sweep to win the 2007

31 All-Stars,

under investigation

by Tim Duncan, beat the

Cleveland Cavaliers and

Baseball players, including

for illegal

NBA

and other

finals.

perfonmance-enhancing drugs.

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13, Ricky

Carmichael wins the

MotoX Racing

The LSU Tigers pounce on
first

Circuit,

Ohio State early on

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to

Tabron does back-to-back

900s

in

BMX

Vert

first

and Jake

Brown survives a 40-foot

a 38-24

for

victory.

two-loss

team

and win the

fall.

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Johnson speeds to victory
as the 2007 NASCAR Nextel
Cup Champion, defeating his
Hendrick Motorsports teammal
Jeff

Brett

Gordon by 77

points.

Favre of the Green Bay Packers

surpasses Dan Marino's touchdown

pass record with number 422. 2007

NFL

iVlVP

England

Tom

Brady

of the

New

Patriots sets the single

regular-season mark for touchdown

passes with 50.

Faces
Entertainment Weekly
J.K. Rowling

— author

names

of the

seven-volume, 4,100-page
Harry Potter series of best-selling
children's

books

— as

its

Entertainer of the Year.

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with his performance

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in

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with the release of High

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out

in

every

first

fame

bigger teen star

School Musical 2.
tour, starring

Hannah Montana,

city,

to

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prompting

sells

ticket lotteries,

heartbroken fans and scalping scandals.

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Obama

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January 2008, Academy

Award-nominated actor Heath

At London's

Wembley Stadium,

Princes William and Harry

is found dead in
Lower Manhattan apartment

Ledger, 28,

host the Concert for Diana

his

to

from an accidental overdose

commemorate

the tenth

anniversary of the death of their

of

mother, the Princess of Wales

prescription medication.

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As

Izzie

Stevens on ABC's

Grey's Anatomy, Katherine
Heigl

is

a small-screen

As Anne Fletcher

conquers the big screen

becomes the latest
spokeswoman for Jenny
Craig. Her message isn't
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as

to

well.

jostens

about getting skinny, but

the risk of

star.

the

comedy 27 Dresses, she

A Multi-talented star Queen

about losing weight

in

reduce

Type 2 diabetes.
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