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1970s
During the Sept. 21 Griz football game, Monte stopped by for a picture with high school sweethearts Debby Beals and Keith Beartusk ’71, who were celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary. Debby worked for School District No. 2 in Billings, and Keith worked as a smokejumper during college. After college, Keith worked for the U.S. Forest Service and the Bureau of Indian Affairs for 36 years, during which he also served in the Montana National Guard. He was elevated to the federal Senior Executive Service in 2006 and served the last 10 years of his career as regional director for the Rocky Mountain Region of the BIA, working closely with Montana and Wyoming tribal leaders. The Beartusks have two daughters, Miki and Tahnee ’97, M.B.A. ’99, and four grandchildren.
Patricia Cagney Sheehan ’75, Chicago, is the certified mastectomy fitter/owner of Second Act Cancer Recovery Boutique in Chicago. After a 30-year career in advertising, Sheehan has spent the past 11 years working at the boutique, downtown Chicago’s only cancer recovery boutique accredited by the American Board for Certification in Orthotics, Prosthetics and Pedorthics. The boutique provides post-breast cancer surgery and compression garments, wigs, hats, scarves and accessories for cancer patients and survivors.
Sen. Tammy Duckworth, lead sponsor for the Senate’s Breast Cancer Patient Equity Act, visited the boutique to meet with breast cancer survivors. Sheehan is pictured in back row, third from right.
Pete Wilke ’79, Laguna Niguel, CA, received the Delta Pilot’s Mutual Aid Lifetime Achievement Award for his service on the board of directors from 1999-2019. During this time he served as secretary, vice-chairman and two-time chairman for the multimillion-dollar nonprofit.
