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Births and Adoptions, Fall 2011

Births and Adoptions

Brett Egusa ’98 and Erin McMahon ’98 welcomed their second child, Finnegan “Finn” Patrick Egusa, on February 6. He was 7 lbs. 15.7 oz., 20 inches long, and arrived with red hair. Egusa and McMahon also have a daughter, Claire, two years old.

Tim Murphy ’00 and Allison LaPlante ’02 welcomed their second child, Declan Murphy, on April 21. He was 8 lbs. 12 oz. and 21.5 inches long. Three-year-old Finn is being a great big brother, Murphy and LaPlante report, and the whole family is doing well.

Bill Penn ’02 and his wife, Alisa Harvey, welcomed daughter Frances on February 27. She was 6 lbs. 13 oz. and 22 inches long. Penn is the public interest law coordinator at the Law School.

Irina Batrakova ’04 and Justin Cabrera ’05 welcomed son Benjamin Nicholas on February 25. He was 7 lbs. 14 oz. and 21 inches long.

Eric Deitrick ’05 and Kirstine Almquist ’09 welcomed son Emmett James Deitrick on January 14. Deitrick is an attorney with Multnomah Defenders.

Daniel Mensher ’05 and his wife, Joanna, welcomed daughter Vera Anne Mensher on April 4. She was 8 lbs. 11 oz. Mensher is a staff attorney with the Pacific Environmental Advocacy Center.

Jeana Wines ’08 and her husband, Ryan Wines, welcomed daughter Eleanor Robin on March 29. Wines is an attorney with the firm of Sather Byerly & Holloway in Portland.

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