Honoring our Retirees

This year, Marin Catholic celebrated the retirements of Tom LippiJeff StewartTeri Hanley, and Elisa Puchir who, combined, have dedicated over 120 years to Marin Catholic.
This year, Marin Catholic celebrated the retirements of Tom LippiJeff StewartTeri Hanley, and Elisa Puchir who, combined, have dedicated over 120 years to Marin Catholic. 

After 21 years of loving and committed service to our school, we say farewell and thank you to our Registrar, Ms. Elisa Puchir.
 
In her 26 years of service to MC, she has been among the greatest influencers on our excellent school culture--a model of fortitude, compassion, and merciful care, we wish our Assistant Principal for Student Life, Ms. Teri Hanley godspeed and the best of luck in her retirement.

Recognized as this year’s Monsignor Tarantino Teacher of the Year, selected by the Class of 2018, and retiring after 34 years of inspired teaching and remarkable influence on all of us who call him friend and colleague, we bid farewell to Theology and English teacher, Mr. Jeff Stewart.

And finally, in Marin Catholic’s history, there has never been a more committed, a more loyal, a more loved, and a more inspired member of our community than Tom Lippi. Tom is the model of a Master Teacher. Until his very last day, he was still the first on campus and among the last to leave. Until his final days, he remained fueled by a love for what he has done for so long, which he coyly explains as simply the facilitation of  “just some smart people sitting around talking about great books.” For students, Tom’s praise has been golden and his disappointment leaden. His students have often been first motivated to please him, but eventually come to know what he knows, that the real reward of scholarship is in the shared experience of reading, writing and thinking on what literature is and does. He has guided and inspired his students to this realization for over 43 years now. Tom, we stand in awe of your career’s work, we continue on forever indelibly marked, forever moved by your passion and influence, and we thank you for your friendship, your leadership, and your loving counsel. 

Congratulations and may God bless each of our retirees!
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