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Volume 93 Issue 4 Winter 2005 Article 10

January 2005

Alumni @ Large

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20s/30s granddaughter Jennifer accompanied Bisbee ’49, who I am glad to say consid- me. And thanks to all of you who sent ers herself an honorary member of our Deaths: Faith Rollins Davidson ’31, July 15, 2004, in Mitchellville, Md., along condolences to me at the time I class. . . . A long letter came in from at 95  Helen Bell Bennett ’35, June 13, 2004, in Presque Isle, Maine, lost my Fred in April. Betty Richmond Anthony, who says at 90  Louis F. Garson ’36, May 22, 2004, in North Branford, Conn., at —Josephine Pitts McAlary her life in retirement is “pretty tame.”  89 Lora Cummings Newcomb ’37, May 16, 2004, in Olympia, Wash., She and Dave no longer travel as much at 89  Percy H. Willette ’37, August 29, 2004, in Biddeford, Maine, at 45 As Naomi and I are taking turns as before but are in good health, read 90  Albert L. Hunter ’39, July 12, 2004, in Kennebunk, Maine, at 88. collecting news for our class, I thought a lot and enjoy the backyard birds. I would say that one neglected area to Dave and the squirrels are in constant 40 A thoughtful note from Ralph It was with sadness he read of Tom’s fill in is the military service our class- contest to see who can “win the war of Delano assures me that he is still active death. . . . Corrine (Judy) Jones mates volunteered for immediately the bird feeders”—a war that John and in North Carolina. . . . Ruth Hen- Zimmerman and her husband have following the Japanese attack on Pearl I lost when we lived in Concord but dricks Maren sent me an obituary left their retirement home in Florida Harbor three months after we started one in which Betty and Dave hope to from the Gainesville Sun in recognition and have moved to Vermont to be near our freshman year. While some of us be victorious. Betty enjoys computer of Tom Elder, who died in March. family. They have been involved at the (mostly the girls) were able to remain at games, Scrabble, crossword and jigsaw Tom was identified as a retired admin- University of Florida track and field Colby and continue with our academic puzzles and does container gardening. istrator for Pan American Airlines. meets, where they work primarily at ambitions, this was a circumstance She volunteers at her local hospital He also was a skillful and enthusiastic weighing and measuring throwing denied to most of the male members doing all kinds of jobs that the office photographer. . . . Adrianna Rodgers implements used in the field events. of our class. As one who continued gives to her and has accumulated an Paine moved to Riverside, Calif., a They have been doing that for 12 years. at Colby during the war years, I felt amazing 6,500 hours! A member of few months ago. She says that her . . . Nan Grahn Christensen wrote that a veil fell over the activities of PEO (Providing Educational Oppor- childhood summers at Mousam Lake saying that she wouldn’t be back for all our friends who volunteered for tunities for Women) for nearly 40 convinced her to choose a college in our 60th reunion as she doesn’t feel up military service during World War years, she finds in the group some of Maine. Colby benefited from her to the traveling. However, she is still II. Since I feel that it is never too late the most interesting women she knows choice. . . . An article in the Lewiston swimming and won the women’s swim to find out what happened to some of and enjoys their good programs. PEO Sun Journal last December reminded race in the Senior Challenge competi- those classmates after they left Colby, provides important financial aid to us that Walter Reed succeeded the tion in May. She’s very happy living I phoned Bob Barton to catch up. women students. Betty’s older grand- late Ray Stinchfield ’39 as principal of at her senior retirement village. . . . He had attended Colby for two years son graduated from high school and Walton Junior High in Auburn way Harris Graf is a good correspondent. before he went into the Maine Mari- worked in Colorado before entering back in 1953. We were young then! . . . He says his health continues to be a time Academy, graduating from there Baylor last fall. Her other grandson Our little Colby group at Granite Hill problem, but he and Merrie are happy in the fall of 1944. Following gradu- is a sophomore in high school. Their Estates in Augusta, Maine, includes to be so much closer to the medical ation from the academy, he sailed to mother, Susan, is working for the Margaret Whalen ’39, George ’34 attention he needs than when they the Mediterranean, where his liberty Electrical Regulatory Commission and Vesta Alden Putnam ’33, Nancy lived in New Hampshire on the lake. ship helped move the British Eighth of Texas. Betty’s other daughter, Libby ’36 and me. We would welcome . . . I received a wonderful letter from Army to Marseilles, France. Bob also Judy, works for an architectural and more of you to our congenial group Mary Kay Smith Lyons. She has been served in the North Atlantic and on engineering firm in Houston. Thanks, of residents. It’s not as expensive as living in Glendale, Ariz., since 1970. VJ (Victory Japan) Day was in San Betty, I hope you have inspired some some similar retirement communities. She has strong family connections Francisco preparing to sail into the of our classmates to share their own And it’s an easy drive to Mayflower to Maine but so far has no plans to Pacific. He didn’t leave the maritime experiences in the next column. Hill. . . . Frank Farnham and his move back. . . . A note from Mildred service until 1947. When Bob returned —Mary “Liz” Hall Fitch sister, Lydia Farnham Johnson, Steenland Ellison says how much she to civilian life after the war, he attended joined Alleen Thompson and me at enjoys getting Class of 1944 letters. . . . mortician school in Boston and had a 48 Peg Clark Atkins writes that the parade of classes and the lobster Pauline Tatham Stanley, who also successful career. Bob said that he has she is still doing volunteer work. She bake during Reunion Weekend 2004. lives in Rockport, dropped a nice note. done some boating, including 18 trips and husband Harold have six children. Frank has some physical problems, She says she lost her husband several to the islands of Grenada and St. Lucia All the children are “on their own” but his hearing is good and his mind years ago. . . . Ralph Braudy died in the Caribbean, carrying school and are scattered in New England and is as sharp as ever. Lydia is active and in April 2004. His memorial service students on a chartered schooner. He Texas. They had a fifth grandson and energetic as always. . . . Lin Workman was held on Cape Cod in June. His claims this was a great experience and a now have five granddaughters and five writes that Joanna (MacMurtry ’41) obituary stated that in his memory lot of fun. Bob and his wife (a sister of grandsons. The Kiwanis Club chose had a serious bout with pneumonia contributions could be made to the Professor Phil Bither ’30) have done a Peg and Harold as “Town Couple of this spring, complicated by an adverse Colby Alumni Fund. . . . Our 60th class lot of traveling in their retirement but the Year,” an award for the work that reaction to medication. They were not reunion on June 4-6 was a delightful now find themselves quite content in they have done for church, the library, back at their summer home in New success. Those returning for the event Jensen Beach, Fla., with many activities Boy and Girl Scouts, town depart- Harbor, Maine, in time for Reunion were Geneva and Pete Bliss, Kay to occupy them. ments and women’s clubs. Peg says Weekend. Will you join us for our Howes Brooks and daughter Wendie —Dee Sanford McCunn that her high school algebra teacher 65th next year? Geiger, Judge Deraney and Leonora, attended Colby, as did the daughter —Ernest C. Marriner Jr. Tim Economu, Harris Graf and 47 Few people from our class were of her high school history teacher. Merrie, Gabe Hikel and Zani, Ralph at the June alumni reunion, but those That was enough to interest Peg in 44 Bob Sillen tells of meeting Hilton and Jean, Lois Peterson who were reported a splendid event applying to Colby. . . . Kay Weisman Thomas Savage ’40 shortly after Bob Johnson and Ed, Harold Joseph and and a campus looking more beautiful Jaffe reports that she and Mike now graduated. Bob aspired to become a Naj, Nancy Curtis Lawrence and than ever. Those in attendance were have two great-grandchildren. She novelist, so winter nights he drove to her granddaughter, Nancy Pattison Ray and Tossie Campbell Kozen, also said that if all goes well this year Hingham, where Tom lived, and took McCarthy and Joe, Dick Mountfort Cecil Burns, Ernest and Beverly they are going halfway around the private lessons in learning to write. Bob and Esther, Betty Wood Reed, Bob Benner Cassara, Betty Wade Drum, world. They plan to fly to Bangkok did not become an author, but, he says, St. Pierre and his son, Mike, Janice Dorie Meyer Hawkes, Dorothy and get on a big ship to Vietnam; those evenings are happy memories. Tappin Whittemore and Newt. My Cleaves Jordan and Carol Carpenter Singapore; Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia;

42 COLBY / Winter 2005 Cochin and Mumbay, India; Salalah, was gorgeous—better than predicted. two either side of ’49. As the MC for 1940s Correspondents Oman; Aqaba, Jordan; Suez Canal and The campus looked great with lush the evening, Don Nicoll introduced Port Said, Egypt; Rhodes; Kusadasi, lawns and blooming gardens. Twenty- President “Bro” Adams when he came 1940 Turkey; Athens; Dubrovnik, Croatia; seven of us were listed as attending. to visit with us briefly. He also pointed Ernest C. Marriner Jr. 10 Walnut Drive and Venice. . . . During the winter we Of those I saw 23, but that’s not to out one of our teachers whom we knew Augusta, ME 04330-6032 checked our voice mail in Dedham, say they weren’t all there at one time then as Professor Pullen. Now Bob 207-623-0543 Mass., and found that we had received or another. Those attending were Pullen is a colleague enjoying with [email protected] a call from Maury Smith. He was in Bob Bedig, Meg Gardiner Benton, us his Class of ’41 reunion. Another Boston to watch his daughter-in-law Carol Carpenter Bisbee, Dave “plus” for the Fifty-Plus Club! Rest 1941 Bonnie Roberts Hathaway run in the BAA Marathon. Maury lives Clark, Ray Deltz, Jinny Young Ellis, assured that all of you who were unable 400 Atlantic Avenue #34C about 40 miles north of the Golden Anne Hagar Eustis, Ruth Endicott to attend were missed. I hope you can Leominster, MA 01453 Gate Bridge in Santa Rosa, Calif. We Freeman, Lou Roberts Friberg, join us for our 60th! In the meantime, 978-343-4259 called and reached his wife, Edie, who Toby Harvey Graf, Jean Hillsen why keep us guessing about you? Send [email protected] said that Maury was playing tennis Grout, Mimi Dickinson Hammond, your updates no matter how trivial or 1920s-30s (he also plays golf) and would call us Bob and Pat Lydon Latham, Sid brief. I look forward to hearing from 1942 back. Indeed he did call, and we had McKeen, Jean Maloof Naman, Bud you and broadcasting your news to 1943 a great telephone reunion. . . . On Nannig, Don and Hilda Farnum all ’49ers. c/o Meg Bernier Saturday, June 12, we were on the boat Nicoll, Andy Offenhiser, Carl —Anne Hagar Eustis Colby College in Martha’s Vineyard and contacted Porter, Marilyn Perkins Prouty, Office of Alumni Relations Betty and Marvin Joslow to formulate Charlie Rastelli, Anne Bither Shire, 50 Big news in the Jennings family! Waterville, ME 04901 tentative plans to meet them later in Jean Sheppard Silva, Lucile Farn- No, not a new grandchild, but you are 207-872-3185 [email protected] June. . . . We visited Colby for com- ham Sturtevant and Bob Tonge. In close. We have just added a physician, [email protected] mencement in late May accompanied my last column I reported that Ed soon to be a pediatrician, to our family. by our daughter, Deborah Marson ’75. Waller’s favorite reunion memory Ann Jennings Maley, daughter of Bill 1944 We planned to return to Maine in the was listening to the Colby Eight sing. and Dudie Jennings Maley, recently Josephine Pitts McAlary fall for some golf and a visit to Colby Well, the a cappella group After Eight graduated from Jefferson Medical 131 Russell Avenue to see our granddaughter, Jessica came to the Fifty-Plus Club before College in Philadelphia and began Rockport, ME 04856 [email protected] McNulty ’07. Then we planned to be dinner, but most of your classmates her pediatric residency at Yale New off by mid-October to Jupiter, Fla., for were glued to the TV and the running Haven Hospital last summer. Annie 1945 the winter. Please stay in touch so we of the Belmont Stakes! (Everyone was was co-winner of the Excellence in Naomi Collett Paganelli have material for our class news. loudly rooting for Smarty Jones, but Pediatrics award at Jefferson. We are 400 Seabury Dr Apt 3150 —David and Dorothy Marson we just couldn’t pull it off.) If you so proud of her! I realize I am brag- Bloomfield, CT 06002-2660 [email protected] haven’t been back since our 50th, the ging about my niece, but you may 49 As promised, here is the report Fifty-Plus Club is fun because you remember that I warned you I would Dorothy Sanford McCunn on our 55th reunion! Weather-wise it get to see friends who were a class or fill this column with family news if you 8 Honey Hill Road didn’t write me news of you and yours. Canaan, CT 06018-2003 newsmakers . . . I did get some updates this month, 860-824-7236 [email protected] At the annual awards ceremony in June, Maine however, thanks to Allen Langhorne State Police honored “Legendary Trooper” and Hal Mercer. Hal and his wife, 1946 William P. Hancock Jr. ’44 for his 22 years Betty, traveled to the Maine coast in c/o Meg Bernier summer 2003 and had a lobster and of service as a Maine state police officer. After Colby College clam feast with Anne (Whitehouse Office of Alumni Relations leaving the state police force in 1970, Hancock ’49) and Red Miller in their lovely Waterville, ME 04901 worked with the New England Organized Crime seacoast home. Later on, the Mer- 207-872-3185 Intelligence System, then spent 19 years as the cers and Millers met up with Nancy [email protected] police chief in Ogunquit. But who gets law and Allen Langhorne for dinner at a 1947 enforcement completely out of his system? “I quaint inn on Clark Island. That is a Mary “Liz” Hall Fitch have been a deputy sheriff ever since I retired,” perfect segue because I just got a great 4 Canal Park #712 he said. letter from Allen describing the trip Cambridge, MA 02141 William P. Hancock ’44 he and Nancy took to Russia. I will 617-494-4882 fax: 617-494-4882 milestones quote some of it so that you can get [email protected] a sense of their experience. “I was in Deaths: Jean Congdon Deneke ’40, August 10, 2004, in San Antonio, Texas, church trying to keep awake,” Allen 1948 at 86  Beatrice Kennedy Maltais ’41, August 23, 2004, in Brunswick, wrote, “when the organist asked if David and Dorothy Marson Maine, at 84  Paul W. Anderson ’42, December 26, 2003, in Randolph, anyone would like to join a singing 41 Woods End Road Mass., at 83  Blanche Smith Fisher ’42, August 13, 2004, in Westerly, Dedham, MA 02026 group to Russia, not as singers but 781-329-3970 R.I., at 84  Clarence R. Reid ’42, August 25, 2004, in South Paris, Maine, to fill the quota needed. We talked it fax: 617-329-6518 at 87  Glenna Hartley Rush ’43, May 5, 2004, in Bangor, Maine, at over and thought, ‘why not?’ . . . After [email protected] 81  Robert H. Riefe ’44, July 20, 2004, in Rockland, Maine, at 82  Elsie you leave Moscow the infrastructure 1949 Love Smith Scull ’45, July 8, 2004, in Bridgewater, N.J., at 81  Robert definitely is of a Third World feeling. Anne Hagar Eustis A. Brennan ’46, July 2, 2004, in Plymouth, Mass., at 79  Lauchlin D. We visited Novosibirsk, Irkutsk (the 24 Sewall Lane MacKinnon ’46, July 6, 2004, in Ventnor City, N.J., at 91  Constance gateway to Lake Baikal), Khabarovsk Topsham, ME 04086 Choate Trahan ’46, September 14, 2004, in Gettysburg, Pa., at 79  Robert (east of Vladivostock), Omsk and Saint 207-729-0395 A. Slavitt ’49, August 28, 2004, in Norwalk, Conn., at 76  Thomas R. Petersburg and then headed back to fax: 978-464-2038 Swan ’49, June 9, 2004, in Falmouth, Maine, at 78. Moscow and JFK. Incidentally, it was [email protected] much easier entering Russia than

COLBY / winter 2005 43 alumni at large leaving. Also, we were 36 hours on the taught for many years. He planned to insured. . . . Judy and Herb Nagle to get back to it. About 14 years ago, Trans Siberian Railroad, obviously a visit with family in Dexter at that time. spent a portion of their April vacation after we moved to the Cape, Chuck fascinating trip. The Russian people . . . Els Warendorf Hulm writes from visiting with Irwin “Ig” Winer and began painting. He has staunchly were warm, polite and considerate with New Hampshire that a mini-reunion his wife, Joy, in glorious Santa Barbara, maintained that he is not an “artist,” no signs of cold war feelings. Plenti- of Colbyites was held at Wolfeboro this Calif. Herb said, “Santa Barbara should but in early June he was awarded the ful food, especially those in season. past June. Included were Betsey Fisher be on everyone’s ‘must see’ list. It is blue ribbon by the Guild of Harwich In Moscow people were fashionably Kearney ’52, Mary Sargent Swift ’52, quaint and gorgeous, and its scenery Artists for his painting of a local scene. dressed but the farther you got from Janet Leslie Douglass ’52, Joan Kelby is just spectacular. Wine country visit, Now the painting has been made into Moscow the clothing was less stylish. Cannell ’52, Bev Baker Verrengia ’52, along with a Sunday morning brunch posters, which have gone on sale...... Had a marvelous time!” Maybe we Eddi (Miller ’52) and Mark Mordecai, at which we spotted Oprah Winfrey We’ll meet again on these pages the can hear more about Russia at our 55th Al ’52 and Joan Martin Lamont ’52 with guests at a nearby table, made next time around. reunion next June. Just a reminder. I’m and Sylvia Caron Sullivan ’53. . . . It the visit all the more memorable. —Janice “Sandy” Pearson Anderson looking forward to it! is always great to hear from you, and Would go back in a heartbeat!” . . . —Alice Jennings Castelli I look forward to the next round of Pat Erskine Howlett was appointed 53 Marjorie Smith Fincher is tidbits of news for the column! by Concord, Calif. (her home) to rep- back from visiting her children in 51 Barbara Jefferson Walker —Nancy Nilson Archibald resent her city of residence. She also California and says she was busy with sent me a post card that she had cre- represents the city on the Contra Costa one of her favorite pastimes, garden- ated from a photo she took: a lovely 52 Can it really be two years since County’s library commission and on ing, which came with the good spring mountain scene, with the ocean in our 50th reunion? I have been thinking the advisory board of a new Concord weather. She also is involved with the the foreground. I’m guessing that a lot about that lately and realize how senior citizen center. Last year Pat was Capital Chorale and likes the music it is New Zealand. She has traveled lucky so many of us were to get back recognized by local authorities for her selected, such as early American extensively, and in the last three years to Colby for that momentous event. civic involvement, and, a licensed pilot, songs like “Shenandoah.” Sounds has gone to China, Antarctica, India The best we can do now is to read this she recently assumed the chairman- great, Marjorie. . . . Last fall Mildred and Africa, among other places. While newsletter, and I thank all of you who ship of the county’s aviation advisory Thornhill Reynolds had a month- in Australia, she fed a dolphin, held a have contributed. Without your notes committee. Since the larger of its two long showing of her batiks, “Reflec- koala bear, snorkeled over the Great there would be no “getting together.” . . . airports, Buchanan Field, has been tions on Nature,” at the El Dorado Barrier Reef and rode a camel. She has Barbara Bone Leavitt went to Colby designated as the topic of a study for Nature Center in Long Beach, Calif. a lot of adventure stories to pass on to for the groundbreaking ceremony potential replacement, area debate and . . . Virginia Falkenbury Aronson her three sons! . . . Bruce Carswell for the new Schair-Swenson-Watson demonstrations are very high, and the says she has had quite a bit of contact retired from GTE after 37 years. He Alumni Center. This building, part AAC is accepting input from all special with classmates lately—while working was senior VP of human resources. of Colby’s expansion of the campus, interest groups, from pilots to airport on contributions, I think. She said Last year The National Academy of stands on “the Colby Green.” Barbara area residents. . . . Ellen Lewis Huff Joyce Maguire Demers has had Human Resources elected him a Dis- said that the weather was nice for the reported once again from Tianjin, four eye operations since our reunion tinguished Fellow, one of the highest event and the campus a beehive of China. She wrote, “my husband, Ed, and that Barnet Fain likes to make honors a human resources practitioner activity. She also saw Paul and Mimi and I have been teaching here at the his contributions to specific aspects can receive. Among his many roles Russell Aldrich there. They had been Tianjin Institute of Urban Construc- of the College program, keeping up and responsibilities as a member of invited to attend a weekend gathering tion. It is a small college with 6,000 with changes over time. . . . Barbara GTE’s senior management team, he called “Engage With Colby,” and they students. I taught oral and listening (Burg ’55) and Frank King keep us led the implementation team in GTE’s had meetings with President Adams, English to 31 graduate students, and in contact. Frank says that old age largest acquisition. He has served on students and staff. Barbara and her Ed taught thermodynamics to 47 is not for the “faint-hearted,” but 11 countless boards and still is involved in husband, Bob, made a happy trip to undergraduates. We have enjoyed our grandchildren must keep him some- related issues as a consultant. And he Florida in May for their son Zack’s time teaching here, although there what young. . . . Rick Tyler and his still lives in Scarsdale! . . . I attended a wedding. . . . Rod Howes wrote in have been some times of frustration. wife, Ann, were back in Maine at their very nice Reunion Weekend this past April that as a “gift to our children” This is the second time we have come summer home in Ogunquit. . . . I was June along with four others from our he moved last year into a retirement here to teach, and it’s beginning to feel pleased to have my Colby roommate, class, all of us now members of the facility with health care in San Anto- like home (well, almost).” She said Diane Chamberlin Starcher ’54, with fifty-Plus group: Walter Russell and nio, Texas. However, he continued, that their daughter would visit before me for a few days before I drove her his wife, Cyndy, Norval Garnett and “we still enjoy the RV life. We did a their return to the U.S. in July and to Waterville to join her classmates his wife, Norma (Bergquist ’52), Bump major trip this year in our motor home, that they would do some sightseeing for their 50th. While she was here Bean and Jane Perry Lindquist and 70 days and 5,000 miles throughout in China. They “have climbed on the we had lunch with one of my friends, her husband, Bob. I accompanied Central America, Mexico, Guatemala, Great Wall, eaten at many wonderful Bob Goddard (Bowdoin ’54). Diane Nancy Fisher Lowrey ’54, who was Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua and Chinese restaurants, biked all over the used to date him in 1953-54. They there for her 50th. The College always Belize. We intended to go all the way city of Tianjin along with millions of had a lot of catching up to do during does such a great job at these reunion to the Panama Canal, but mechanical locals and made friends with some lunch. That’s what reunions are all gatherings, and we were proud to lead difficulties influenced us to stop at the very nice people here. We think it about, whether by the “real thing” or the “old-timers” (gulp!). . . . Charlie Costa Rican border. I can’t say it was has been an ideal way to spend our by class news (hint hint). Tobin writes that his grandson Jona- all fun, but it was interesting. We were retirement.” . . . Life continues pretty —Barbara Easterbrooks Mailey than Amadei is a member of the Colby quite happy as we crossed the border well for Chuck ’53 and me on Cape Class of 2008. Charlie is still running back into our great country. It truly Cod. I continue to enjoy perform- 54 Pre-reunion, we arrived at the the Old Wharf Inn in Dennisport on will make a believer of you, that you ing in plays in community theater as Samoset Resort in Rockland with our Cape Cod and spends six months in are very lucky to call U.S.A home.” well as in the senior readers’ theater 50th reunion class book. For Ned Sun City Center on the west coast of Rod also sent along some bad news: a group that I also direct. I do quite a Shenton, producing it was a labor of Florida. . . . Bill Burgess was to be tornado destroyed the beautiful RV-6 bit of volunteering of different sorts, love, and our class owes him a debt of in Maine at the end of September to airplane that they had completed at and although I have had to give up gratitude. A special thank-you also to attend the 50th reunion of the Class of home over a seven-year period. The golf for much of the past year, due to Mark ’57 and Larry Walker Powley ’54 at Gorham High School, where he good news: the plane was partially encroaching arthritis, I am determined for helping ensure a good quality

44 COLBY / Winter 2005 newsmakers autographed copy of Ace Parker’s 1950s Correspondents Bad Business. Ace and Joan (Hall) had Journalist John R. “Jack” Faulkner ’53 was inducted into the Maine Press a commitment with their son in Los 1950 Association Hall of Fame in September. A resident of Houlton, he worked Angeles but were with us in spirit. Alice Jennings Castelli as an advertising and business manager at Northeast Publishing Company Regrets were read from Pat Ingra- 6 Salem Road in Presque Isle, Maine, and for nearly 30 years was executive editor of the ham Murray, Niels Raiha and Jan Madison, CT 06443 company’s four weekly newspapers  Boston’s Beacon Hill Times profiled Stevenson Squier. Twenty classmates 203-245-7725 John T. King ’54 and his son, Jim ’85, creators and marketers of their shared memories of Colby, and Sherm [email protected] own frozen dessert, GAGA’s Original Lemon Sherbetter. Jim convinced Saperstein delivered the “Reunion 1951 his father to come out of retirement, convert his kitchen into a testing Poem.” It was classic Sherm. These site and turn the recipe, originally cooked up by Jim’s grandmother, into Nancy Nilson Archibald remembrances coupled with dining 15 Linden Avenue a business venture. Jack King delivers pints of Sherbetter to about 100 with classmates were the high points Scituate, MA 02066 stores in his own station wagon. “It’s been great fun,” he said. It’s not of the evening. The years melted away 781-545-4987 likely he’ll go back into retirement any time soon. and we were young again! We elected [email protected] a new slate of officers to lead the class milestones and prepare for our 55th reunion: 1952 Karl Dornish, president, Larry Janice Pearson Anderson Deaths: Walter E. Alger Jr. ’50, June 30, 2004, in Getzville, N.Y., at Walker Powley, vice president, and 23 Fernwood Circle 78  Paul H. Glascow ’50, March 19, 2004, in Williamsport, Pa., at Art Eddy, class correspondent. Karl Harwich, MA 02645-2819 76  Paul R. Hinton ’50, June 29, 2004, in Southwest Harbor, Maine, and Jane (Millett ’55) once again were 508-432-4049 at 77  Alan R. Riefe ’50, January 25, 2001, in Connecticut  Norma hosts for our Sunday reunion brunch, [email protected] E. Miller ’53, August 1, 2001, in West Chester, Pa., at 70  Kathleen held this year on campus in Mary Low, 1953 Doyle Murphy ’53, August 8, 2004, in Boston, Mass., at 74  Starling where we enjoyed good food and fel- Barbara Easterbrooks Mailey L. Hanford ’56, March 25, 2004, in Pensacola, Fla., at 69  Patricia lowship. For many it was a final time 80 Lincoln Avenue Harrison Story ’57, May 2, 2004, in Washington, D.C., at 68. to gather as classmates before starting South Hamilton, MA 01982 their treks to distant destinations. 978-468-5110 keepsake. During our stay and sail at house. Judy Jenkins Totman, chair (Our long-distance award winner was 978-777-5630 ext. 3310 the Samoset, Derek Tatlock was the of our reunion fund, reported that Diane Chamberlin Starcher from [email protected] captain. He took care of all the details, we exceeded all the marks set for our France.) Fifty of us gathered as the and we could not have been in better class, the most impressive being a 94 four clergy of our class, Herb Adams, 1954 hands as 50 of us had a great time in percent giving rate. Judy’s team did a Tom Hunt, Vic Scalise and Freeman Arthur Eddy spite of some rainy weather. A dozen great job, and she and the development Sleeper, read the 47 names of those 12 Red Bird Lane even went sailing when the weather team recognized each class agent at classmates who had died. The first was Lakeville, CT 06039-2216 broke. Jean and Bob Jacobs were our banquet that evening. Earlier, on Ed Gammon in October 1954, the 860-435-9778 dinner hosts to 70 of us at their beauti- Saturday afternoon, Karl Decker and most recent Roy Shorey in May 2004. [email protected] ful home in Rockport, truly a night to Vic Scalise both made presentations. Stirring, meaningful and humorous 1955 remember. Words do not adequately Karl, who is a professional photogra- remembrances were shared. We con- Ken Van Praag convey our gratitude for their gracious pher, had long lines of people coming cluded our 50th reunion, as was fitting, P.O. Box 87 (May–early Nov.) hospitality. On Thursday we left the to see his unique and distinguished at Lorimer Chapel for the Boardman Grafton, NY 12082 Samoset for Colby. Sue Johnson and photographic work, “The People of Service, where our four clergy led a 22 Golf Drive (Early Nov.–May 6) her team readied our hospitality suite, Townshend, Vermont.” Vic led a group congregation of 100, many from the Port St. Lucie, FL 34952 which remained open throughout our of 30 in exploring issues of loss and Class of ’54. Jack King, a member of [email protected] time at Colby for good company and bereavement. Our class picture was the Colby Eight, led our choir. The conversation. “Bro” Adams, president taken just before our reunion dinner, day ended with fond farewells and a 1956 of the College, was host of a special so all who attended will have a won- hope to see each other again. Kathleen McConaughy Zambello presidential dinner for the Class of derful keepsake from our weekend —Helen Cross Stabler 21 Mackworth Lane 1954. We were honored and privileged to accompany our memories. Barry Cumberland Foreside, ME 04110 to have him take time to address the Levow’s widow, Judy (Holtz ’55), who 55 Hi everyone! By the time you [email protected] class personally and meet one-on-one was with us for the whole weekend, was read this, it will be just six months 1957 with us. Friday was a day to relax and included in our class picture. Nearly until we will be celebrating our 50th. Guy and Eleanor Ewing Vigue have fun. Many who had not been back 150 people attended the 50th reunion Hope you’re all looking forward to 238 Sea Meadow Lane for years commented that the campus dinner. Don Grout contacted “Doc” this event as much as I am. It’s cer- Yarmouth, ME 04096 had been transformed. In the evening, Koons, who came by and greeted his tainly not too soon to make tentative 207-846-4941 two of our classmates were honored “old” students during the reception. plans for this event. Details from the [email protected] at the annual Awards Banquet. Karl The dinner featured many highlights. College should be forthcoming soon. Dornish received a Colby Brick, Judy Jenkins Totman was presented . . . Dick Temple and Nancy flew to 1958 and Vic Scalise was the recipient of with a bouquet of roses for her tireless Seattle in March to visit Nancy’s son Beryl Scott Glover the Marriner Distinguished Service efforts as 50th reunion co-chair and co- and family for 10 days. While there 4953 Wythe Place Award. On Saturday, President Adams president of our class. Tom Hunt, the he managed to spend some time with Wilmington, NC 28409-2081 delivered the State of the College winner of the “Essay Award,” shared Ross Bear and his wife, Chris. Not [email protected] address to all returning alumni. For a memory of Dr. Bixler that touched having seen each other for at least 1959 the parade, always a highlight, Dave us all. (Tom also was presented with 10 years, they had much catching up Joanne K. Woods and Betsy Powley Wallingford a Colby sweatshirt to wear in his new to do. Both couples are planning to 27 Haven Way selected our special hats. One hundred community of Brunswick, Maine!) attend our 50th. Although I talked with Ashland, MA 01721-4404 strong walked—lively for a group in All those who served on our reunion Dick last year, I haven’t seen either of [email protected] “the youth of old age”—to the field committee received a personally them for some 50 years, give or take.

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Looking forward to seeing both of to go back to Sebasco Resort on the climate, and just one visit to Dawtaw ing lots of exercise, in those environs. them. . . . President Lou Zambello Tuesday and Wednesday before head- Island would tell you why. Naomi and He says that the Southwest is fabulous and Kathy (McConaughy ’56) sold ing to Waterville on Thursday night. Andy Anderson ’56 were there also, and invites us all to be in touch if we their house in Amherst, Mass., and Please join us! . . . Larry and Grace and Warren graciously gave us all the get within reach! Surely Jim Bishop moved to a condo in Cumberland Mainero Andrea were in Ireland for grand tour of the island. . . . A bit of would agree, if perhaps for different Foreside, Maine, so they can be close the month of June and planned to go news from Allan van Gestel that was reasons. Based in Sedona, Ariz., he to two of their married children and to Colorado near their son for July and too good to dissect, so here it is in its recently received a first prize for envi- five grandchildren. . . . John Dutton August. They are still enjoying golf. entirety: “In May of 2004, I attended ronmental reporting in the statewide continues to solicit news from our If you remember, Grace’s father was a a week-long conference in St. Peters- newspaper and magazine category. classmates. Tough job, eh John? Don’t golf pro, and she probably should have burg, Russia, with a group of Russian His article “Tree Houses” (Phoenix give up! One of these times we’ll be been one also. . . . Richard Abedon Arbitrazh judges. I served as one of magazine, March 2003) was the first inundated with news. Yeah, right. . . . continues working as a pro bono a delegation of 14 American judges to describe how loggers, Navajos and Our most regular respondent, Judy attorney in Florida in a program he advising and assisting our Russian conservationists who rarely see eye to Holtz Levow, plans on attending our initiated for the Legal Aid Society of colleagues on practices and procedures eye have begun working together on 50th subject to a potential conflict with Palm Beach. He and Robin planned to in their Russian counterpart to our the Navajo Reservation on a program her youngest granddaughter’s gradu- be in Ipswich, Mass., last summer for American civil courts involving cases called Hogans for Hope. His story has ation from Cambridge High School the birth of their eighth grandchild and with a commercial overtone. My role been described as “gentle, memorable, in Weston, Mass. She’s keeping her then to head on to Newfoundland and was to provide an overview on judicial counter-intuitive” and an “insightful fingers crossed that there won’t be a Labrador. . . . Abbott Otto and Nancy decision writing from my standpoint example of how persistent coopera- problem. Her oldest granddaughter Hubbard Greene live in Florida in as presiding justice in the Business tion among groups long presumed to recently received a degree in engi- winter and Alaska in summer. Nancy Litigation Session of the Massachu- be rivals can overcome stubborn neering physics from Embry-Riddle exhibits her Christmas ornaments setts Superior Court.” Allan goes on economic and cultural obstacles, thus Aeronautical Engineering University made from Alaskan oyster shells in to say, “The June 2004 edition of the yielding a durable benefit for whole in Daytona, Fla. Judy continued to juried craft fairs. Otto has a charter Atlantic Monthly magazine contained communities. Across the American be involved in the Kerry presidential fishing business in Klawoc, Alaska, a story titled ‘Greed on Trial.’ The West, such object lessons aren’t yet campaign and went to the convention and also one in Chokoloskee, Fla. . . . article described a seven-week jury widely understood . . . because the in Boston during July. . . . I wish there When next you hear from me I will trial over which I presided in Novem- West’s journalists so often neglect were more to report, but alas, there is be a Maineiac. ber and December 2003 involving them.” What a wonderful honor, Jim. not. By time you read this, the count- —KathyMcConaughy Zambello claims against the Commonwealth of Among many other things, Jim often down to June 2005 will be on. Massachusetts for fees of $1.3 billion leads writing workshops in local col- —Ken Van Praag 57 Greetings from the coast of by the private lawyers who, along leges and Elderhostel programs and Maine, where the spring fog and heavy with the Attorney General’s Office, is the author of Epitaph for a Desert 56 Lots of news this column— mist finally burned off. We are not handled the Massachusetts portion of Anarchist: The Life and Legacy of Edward mostly about myself! After 29-plus known for having vibrant springs, but the major claims against the tobacco Abbey. . . . A quick update from Jane years in Amherst, Mass., we moved to this year surely took the cake. . . . Fred industry. The author suggested that Gibbons that she was hiking the 4,000- Cumberland, Maine, in the fall. Two Hammond writes that he recently I “indulged in occasional sardonic foot mountains in New Hampshire as of our three children and five of our six returned from an enjoyable trip to asides,” such as when I observed that her latest challenge. She also intended grandchildren are living there now, all Arizona, where he stayed at the old if the lawyers won what they were to attempt Mt. Hood in Oregon and in the same school system. What fun renovated Posada Hotel in Winslow. seeking, the senior partner in one of Mt. Rainier in Washington sometime we’ll have being part of all their school Fred continues to enjoy playing in the firms would be paid at an amount last summer. . . . Sad word reached us and sports activities. We went into a the Dane Street Community Band, of $235,000 per hour, a rate at which of the passing of Joan Muir Hocking, 55-plus condo community that was a group that he has volunteered in he would earn in 35 minutes what the who spent most of her professional built during the summer. A different for 22 years. Fred has heard from Commonwealth pays me per year to career in the English Department at lifestyle for sure but one I think we’re Esther Bigelow Gates, who traveled be a Superior Court judge. It did not Penn State-Mont Alto. She is survived ready for. It’s time to give up the riding to England to study the poets of the offend me, however, to be described by her husband and one daughter, mower and trowel and explore Maine, Lake District. . . . Michaline Cho- as “the sixty-eight-year-old judge . . . Jennifer. Canada and, we hope, Italy. After micz Manno still sings professionally an old fashioned lawyer who referred —Beryl Scott Glover years of abuse my right shoulder was for special events and holidays at the to the law in wistful tones as a ‘learned repaired last summer, which means I First Presbyterian Church in Orange, profession.’” . . . We extend our deep- 59 Our 45th reunion is only a was on the sidelines for a few months as N.J., where she started as soprano est sympathy to Ellie Shorey Harris, golden memory. More than a year of director of moving and was pretty busy soloist in 1966. Mickey also has had who recently lost her brother, Roy planning resulted in a fabulous week- sorting and throwing things away. But the pleasure of singing duets with her Shorey ’54. . . . Until the next time, end, beginning with a pre-reunion we did have time to attend the second daughter, Andrea, every Christmas please keep sending us anything that event at Samoset, the lovely coastal annual Boothbay Colby dinner party in Eve for the last 14 years at the Rid- you can scrape up for news. resort. Some golfed, others walked the June. Next June, if you think you will geview Presbyterian Church in West —Guy and Eleanor Ewing Vigue property or just relaxed, but all 24 of be in the area just let me know and we Orange. Mickey’s retirement is not us talked and laughed at our Thursday will send the info. This time we had all work—she managed to fit in a trip 58 I’m happy to report to y’all banquet. Attendees included Carol 25 people, with newcomers Tom ’54 to Cancun last February. While Guy that Big [email protected], better known Sandquist (Sanka) Banister, Jocelyn and Susan Miller Hunt, Paula and Vigue and Dave O’Brien ’58 played as Warren Weitzman, was in touch and Tom Connors, Judy Colbath Peter Lunder, John and Joan Wil- in a member-guest golf tournament, recently to report on life in Sin City. Drinon, Joyce and Chuck Foley, liams Marshall and Sherry and Don Dave’s wife, Patsy, and I visited Babs He says he “gave up working two years Ted ’57 and Sue Record Harriman, Rice. We filled two dining rooms and (Faltings ’56) and Warren Kinsman ago and moved to Las Vegas with wife Nash and Rita Reilly McCauley, made a lot of noise. Since we had our at their wonderful home on Dawtaw Bonnie to fulfill a childhood dream Tony Moore, Lee Oberparleiter, three co-captains on hand we had time Island, S.C. The Kinsmans could not of being a ‘dealer.’” After dealing Jack and Barbara Hunter Pallotta, to discuss and vote on a pre-reunion be happier that they made the move blackjack, craps and poker, he retired Mary Jane and Tony Ruvo, Al Wilbur get-together as before. The plan is from New England to a warmer again and they’re enjoying life, includ- and Eileen Sargmeister, Marty and

46 COLBY / Winter 2005 Ann Segrave Lieber and Bob Keltie ’90s, who sang at each of the 11 reunion Bob, and please send more details! . . . 1960s Correspondents and Al Rogan, who both gave new banquets. During the dinner we were Ed Ruscitti e-mailed that he traveled meaning to the word “reunion”: each kept in stitches by the reminiscences to Cuba for an eight-day trip under 1960 Jane Holden Huerta attended with a first-love, Carol and of our honored guests, Spa mogul the auspices of Contra Costa College 2955 Whitehead Street Carole, respectively, with whom each John Joseph, Professor Peter Ré and in San Pablo, Calif. June Chacran Miami, FL 33133 had recently re-united. On Friday we coaches Jack Kelley and John Simpson, Chatterjee ’60, the chair of the foreign 305-446-5082 moved to our beautiful campus and to who told us things we didn’t even language department at the college, led [email protected] our class headquarters in newly reno- know about ourselves as youngsters! a small group to share in the adventure. 1961 vated Coburn. Joining the group were Highlight of the evening (especially Ed flew from Boston to Mexico in June Diane Scrafton Ferreira Bev (Johnson ’60) and Keet Arnett, for me) was the performance of the and met the group in Cancun for the Pihanakalani Ranch Brian ’58 and Carole Jelinek Bar- Colby Eight of our vintage; Keet, flight to Havana. Ed said, “I’ve been P.O. Box 249 nard, Sharon and Bill Barnett, Roy Ed and Jay were joined by Dave wanting to visit that country for a long Pa’Auilo, HI 96776 [email protected] and Diana Powers Behlke, Alden Adams ’58, Clifford “Bump” Bean time, so I was really looking forward Belcher, Nancy and David Bloom, ’51, Tommy Brackin ’57, Peter Bridge to this opportunity.” . . . Donna and 1962 Judy (Garland ’58) and Bob Bruce, ’58, Cy Ludwig ’63, Peter Merrill ’57 Bob Burke e-mailed that they were Patricia Farnham Russell 181 Maine Avenue David and Jane Mills Conlan, Al ’58 and Brian “Bo” Olsen ’57. My special in England at Bovey Castle in early Millinocket, ME 04462 and Kay German Dean, Louise (Robb treat was being asked to join them for July and then went on to London for 207-723-5472 ’60) and Art Goldschmidt, Harry and their final song, “Halls of Ivy.” Many a few days. They combined golf with Jane Spokesfield Hamilton, Wilbur thanks to all these folks, to Carolyn sightseeing and enjoying the London Nancy MacKenzie Keating Hayes, Richard and Liz Hay Hender- Gray and Rusty Atwood of the Colby scene. Donna’s son Mike, in the Burke 49 Sycamore Station Decatur, GA 30030-2757 son, Mary and Charlie McInnis, Jim alumni staff who were with us all day tradition, moved on from basketball to 404-370-0422 and Sally Phelan McIntosh, Karen Saturday, and to Meg Bernier, our loyal tennis and is on the high school tennis [email protected] (Beganny ’63) and Don “Skeeter” Colby mentor. On Sunday morning we team. He planned to settle down and 1963 Megathlin, Aaron and Cyndy Crock- breakfasted at Dana, talked in clusters start concentrating on his golf game Karen Forslund Falb ett Mendelson, Helen Moore, Dick on lawns and roadways, exchanged to get ready for fall tryouts. . . . Dick 245 Brattle Street Morrison, Arleen Larsen Munk, Bill e-mail addresses and promises to Fields shared that as senior vice presi- Cambridge, MA 02138 Nicholson, Wendy (Ihlstrom ’61) and stay in touch and said our farewells. dent for Hearts On Fire, a branded 617-864-4291 Bob Nielsen, Fred O’Connell, John Traditionally, class officers change over diamond company, he’s fulfilled many [email protected] and Denny Kellner Palmer, Elaine Reunion Weekend. Skeeter Megath- of his own expectations in driving a 1964 (Healey ’62) and Paul Reichert, lin follows me as class president, Jay branded business to significant sales Sara Shaw Rhoades Barbara George Rose, Sue Moulton Whitman succeeds Carole Barnard increases each year. He’s now decided 76 Norton Road Kittery, ME 03904-5413 as vice president/Alumni Council Russell, Fran and Boyd Sands, Pat to “redirect” his life,” giving his com- 207-439-2620 Richmond Stull, Sheila and Felix representative, and Jack and Barbara pany one more year before consulting [email protected] Suchecki, Eve and Ian Tatlock, Bob Pallotta will be your new class agents for consumer product companies in ’58 and Joan Hoffman Theve, Maich following the excellent stewardship 2005. His wife, Kathy (Penn State 1965 Richard W. Bankart Gardner and Ed Tomey, Jay and of Jay and Chris Whitman. With ’71), expanded her retail business with 20 Valley Avenue Apt. D2 Chris Rand Whitman, Donald and mixed emotions I turned over the three stores (The Crafty Yankee and Westwood, NJ 07675-3607 Penny Burns Winship and Joanne responsibilities of class correspondent Small Indulgences) in their hometown 201-664-7672 Woods. We followed the Awards to Joanne Woods. I have thoroughly of Lexington, Mass. Daughter Alison [email protected] Banquet with socializing at HQ; in enjoyed hearing from all of you over ’95 completed her Peace Corps posi- 1966 getting re-acquainted, we spilled out the 10-plus years that I have held this tion in Zimbabwe, received her M.Ed. Meg Fallon Wheeler of the Coburn Lounge, down the hall job, but it’s time for me to move on at Harvard and now teaches Latin in 19 Rice Road and even out the door on a beautiful (our daughter will be married in the California. Colby graduates make a P.O. Box 102 Waterford, ME 04088 late spring evening. Everyone was spring—a different set of responsibili- difference! Dick adds, “The Fields 207-583-2509 delighted with our class memento: a ties). If, however, you’d like to continue family retreat, a year-round log home [email protected] digitized, remastered CD of the Colby writing to me . . . just because . . . I’d in Maine on Lake Mooselookmeguntic Eight 1959 album, Have a Ball. (Those love to hear from you and I promise in Oquossoc (near Rangeley), allows us 1967 Robert Gracia who were unable to attend the reunion to answer. My e-mail address is ann. to conveniently ski at Sugarloaf, fondly 295 Burgess Avenue can purchase this CD by contact- [email protected]. Joanne can be recollecting three t-bars, Tegues and Westwood, MA 02090 ing Keet Arnett at keetarnett@msn. reached at [email protected]. I Harvey Boynton. In November 2003 781-329-2101 com.) We marched in the Saturday know you’ll keep in touch with her as we attended a 65th birthday party for Judy Gerrie Heine morning parade of classes, watched you have with me over the years. So Mike (Chooch) Silverberg ’60 in New 21 Hillcrest Road as our class was cited as one of the I end with thanks to my wonderful Haven. Hank Silverman joined the Medfield, MA 02052 508-359-2886 top contributors to the Annual Fund reunion committee and with deep celebration as well. Looking forward [email protected] (we had 65 percent participation, a affection for each of you. And, one last to our 45th.” . . . “Michael Flynn: new high) and indulged at the lobster time, please remember the importance CPA, community leader, political 1968 Peter Jost bake luncheon. Art Goldschmidt of an annual mammogram. junkie (not necessarily in that order)” 65 W. Main Street presided at a well-received Saturday —Ann Segrave Lieber is the title of an in-depth article in the P.O. Box 5389 afternoon presentation on the Middle March 2004 Vermont Business Maga- Clinton, NJ 08809 East at our class lounge. Thanks to the 61 An appeal for more news from zine. The introductory paragraph [email protected] perfect weather, we were able to enjoy more of you: I know you’re out there! notes that Mike is a partner in the 1969 the cocktail hour of our class banquet Just e-mail me at the College link and Burlington-based firm of Gallagher, Ray Gerbi on the Roberts lawn. President “Bro” Colby will send it on. What could be Flynn & Company, Vermont’s larg- 26 Columbus Avenue Adams dropped by to greet us, and easier? Thank you to all previous loyal est CPA firm, and adds, “An athlete, Concord, NH 03301-3119 we were entertained by After Eight, a linkers! . . . Bob North is a grandfather Flynn enjoys golf . . . is an avid spinner 603-224-3642 group of Colby Eight alums from the for the first time—congratulations, . . . and gets up at 4:30 a.m. to pursue [email protected]

COLBY / winter 2005 47 alumni at large the sport. He is deeply involved in to China, where the e-mail caught shared memories of classmates who Gormley, who attended her funeral the . . . Vermont community, serving up with us—an amazing feat of our have passed away. Ernest “Spike” with Cindy Richmond Hopper. on a number of boards.” Look for time. We stayed mostly in Beijing Sagalyn was remembered both by Joanna also sent the news that she the full scoop—required reading for with a weekend trip to Shanghai and a Hermon roommate and also by a still is enjoying her retirement and Class of ’61!—online at http://www. Souchow. All the news about China small golf tournament played in his helping out with admissions and vermontbiz.com/ or e-mail me for the is for real—the building boom of name during the reunion weekend. proctoring tests at Roxbury Latin. attachment. . . . Hoping to hear from new 30-story buildings in Beijing, the . . . Another classmate who has passed She keeps up with her good friends more ’61ers soon. Mark your calendar mushrooming of factories in the coun- away is Priscilla Newbert Mather, Cindy Hopper, Arlene Jenkins for June 2006—it’s never too early to tryside, the flurry of Chinese buying who died May 8. “Prill” taught French Graber, Mary Dexter Wagner and make that commitment! Aloha . . . cars and the thick smog that hardly for many years at Noble High School Mary Joe Cahill Schroeder. All are —Diane Scrafton Ferreira ever lifts. We enjoyed the spirit, the in North Berwick, Maine, before busy with their families. . . . Bruce food, the gardens, palaces and temples retiring in 2001 because of heart Swerling writes with great pride that 63 If no news is good news, we and the fantastic ancient trees. I came trouble and declining health. She is his daughters, Dayle and Diane, make classmates are doing well this year. home to a 45th high school reunion survived by her husband, Richard C. up the fourth generation of his family To those of you who sent in news at Northfield Mount Hermon. We Mather, sons Philip and Andrew, their to work as public insurance adjusters. this spring, thank you! I myself am tried something new at the reunion, a wives and two grandsons. This news They have joined him at his company back from a two-week family to trip remembrance service where we briefly was sent to me by Joanna Buxton in Wellesley, Mass. He says, “For paul hickey ’62 | setting the scene Paul Hickey has a spectacular view of New York’s George Washing- to reflect the personality of the character, so ton Bridge from his sunny living room. The view inside his apartment Hickey also collaborates with the scriptwriters, isn’t too shabby, either. Each of the five rooms has been beautifully who give him a detailed character analysis. He furnished with an eclectic, colorful mix of antiques—from traditional also meets with the costume designers, who English dining room chairs to Asian wall screens to African masks discuss what the characters will wear. and Venetian glassware—that manage to look both elegant and Everything, right down to the flowers, is comfortable. “I think it’s important to have rooms that express your planned with great detail, and nothing is left to personality,” he said. “It always makes me sad when someone goes chance. “You don’t want to find out at the last into a department store and looks at a model room and says, ‘I’ll take minute that one character is wearing a bright everything here.’ How is that an expression of your self?” red suit while sitting on a bright red couch,” he said, laughing. Hickey Hickey knows a thing or two about rooms and interiors. For the also is careful about damage to the furniture, much of it rented. “If past 27 years he’s worked as a television set designer for shows like someone tosses a glass of wine at another character, that’s probably Guiding Light and As the World Turns, winning five Emmy awards (and going to stain the couch, which means we have to buy it,” he said, 12 nominations) for Excellence in Set Design in a Daytime Drama noting that he now owns a few pillows stained with “blood”—the Series. He’s currently semi-retired and works about a week each casualties of a soap opera murder. month on the set of As the World Turns. Set design might seem like a random career path for someone To design each set, Hickey works with a production designer who who spent eight years as a mortician. Hickey grew up in a funeral acts as the architect building the rooms. He then makes decisions on home, and when his father became ill he felt he should move home which furniture, wall coverings, and continue the family business following his graduation from Colby flooring and deco- in 1962. Planning funerals gave him a great respect for human life, rations to use. he said, and he was grateful for the chance to help people deal with Each set the death of a loved one. “Whenever we do a funeral scene on the has show,” he added, “people always say, ‘Paul, your funerals are so real- istic!’ And I say, ‘Well, I should hope so!’” After leaving the funeral home he got his master’s in education from Framingham State College and taught for two years at Kingsley Hall in Connecticut. At that point his lifelong interest in art and design led him to the New York School of Interior Design and a subsequent gig at Bloomingdale’s as an interior design assistant. Someone rec- ommended that he pursue a career in television set design because he was good at improvising and thinking on his feet. Hickey generally has about a month to create a new set, as the scripts are written six weeks in advance. His first set, he remembers, was an outdoor scene with trees and rocks: “I thought to myself, if I can’t do a good forest scene after growing up in Hudson, Massachusetts, and attending college in Maine, then I might as well pack up and go home.” —Mackenzie Dawson Parks ’99

48 COLBY / Winter 2005 those who are unfamiliar with public newsmakers ment, and the same number admit adjusters, we represent policyhold- to having arthritis! (Most likely not ers who have sustained a fire, water, Robert A. Gracia ’67 was one of six to receive the same 52 percent, I would guess.) etc., loss to their residence or busi- the Goldin Foundation’s Award for Excellence in Politically, 41 percent are registered ness against insurance companies.” Education. The full-time guidance counselor at Republicans, 38 percent are registered Dayle is married with one child and Heath Elementary School in Brookline, Mass., Democrats, and 21 percent take nei- is expecting twins. Bruce was looking he oversees the school’s special education, coun- ther position. If we’d had to elect the forward to golf and some summer time seling and conflict resolution programs  The next President that day it would have in Ogunquit, Maine. . . . Back in the Berkshire (Mass.) Eagle reported that Susan been Kerry by 52 percent over Bush news this spring was Pen Williamson, Davidson Lombard ’68 received the Lawrence at 34 percent. Thirteen percent of us who became a trustee of the Atlantic W. Strattner Distinguished Citizen Award for have had cancer, 23 percent served in Challenge Board, a nonprofit educa- making “a significant contribution to Berkshire the military, 36 percent are still caring tional organization whose mission is County and the quality of life of its citizens.” She for parents, and 43 percent work in or to inspire personal growth through Susan D. Lombard ’68 is a board member of the Berkshire United Way, have retired from a profession in the craftsmanship, community and tradi- a trustee of Berkshire Community College and a corporator of the Berkshire same field as their major at Colby. I’m tions of the sea. The foundation car- in the process of formulating a far more Museum  Alan M. Clark ’69 exhibited “Blood and Stone: Paintings by ries forth the philosophy of education Alan Clark” during the summer at the Farnsworth Art Museum in Rockland, extensive and interesting survey for our that began the first apprenticeship 30 45th, which will be collected before we Maine. Also a published writer, Clark gave a reading of his poetry at the years ago. An article in the March 2 reconvene in five years. Plan on giving museum during the opening of the exhibit. issue of the Rockland Courier-Gazette it some of the retirement time you quotes Pen: “Their programs engage will be experiencing by then! And for the student in the educational pro- milestones heaven’s sake, join us next time! — cess—learning by doing—the best way Deaths: Katherine Linscott Barrett ’60, July 30, 2004, in Pembroke, Mass., Sara Shaw Rhoades to learn, in my book.” After retiring at 67  Bana L. Cohen ’62, May 24, 2004, in Boston, Mass., at 63. as vice president of development for 65 Dave Cutler has been inducted the Hurricane Island Outward Bound into the New England Press Associa- School in Rockland, he is now the motto is, “It’s all about the survivors. from the sweet-smelling grass. Our tion (NEPA) Hall of Fame. He was director of development of the Life It’s all about the families who deal class dinner, held in the Alex Katz art cited for “his long distinguished Flight Foundation, the statewide with the survivors.” Now in her fifth gallery with big round tables seating service to the industry.” After Colby, medical helicopter system located year as a cancer survivor, Pauline says eight each, was preceded by a cocktail Dave became a reporter for the Quincy in Union, Maine. . . . From Placitas, that the most thrilling moment of the hour in the museum’s foyer. There Patriot Ledger. He founded Mariner N.M., Judith Allen Austin wrote races is the time when the survivors has been a sea of change at reunions, Newspaper Group in 1972 after serv- that she had learned that Natalie parade together. too. Al Corey is gone. Remember his ing three years in Vietnam. In 1989 he Gates Lawton is living there, too. —Karen Forslund Falb big band sound that drew the many sold the 15-town weekly newspaper But she cannot locate Nat in the classes before us to dance on Saturday group to Capital Cities/ABC Inc. but phone book and hopes that someone 64 Gosh, I had a good time at night? The younger generation is now remained as publisher. In 1995 he reading this class column can help reunion! I do wish you all had been taking over. There were bands in three and his partner bought the Worcester her find her. Judith’s e-mail address there, and your officers have the best locations, a DJ in another and a jazz County Newspapers, a near-bankrupt is [email protected]. She and her of intentions of calling you in five years band in yet another. All returnees six-newspaper group. He turned that husband, Noel, have been retired in to make sure you know that we want were welcome at all sites, and it was around and formed Salmon Press N.M. for almost seven years and love you there! It was a pretty impressive like going from fraternity party to in 1999, which published five New the climate and outdoor activities. reunion for the Class of ’64. Three of fraternity party—and dancing at each Hampshire weeklies and now pub- With five grandchildren, hiking, the seven Colby Brick award winners one, if you were so inclined. (I’ve been lishes nine. Dave lives in Duxbury, skiing, book group and garden club, were from our class: Jim and Linda requested to tell you that Cliff Olson Mass., owns and publishes the Duxbury she keeps very busy. She had hoped Johnson Crawford and Colleen and Ted Bidwell were dancing with six Clipper (Dave’s son is the editor) and to get to the reunion last year, but her Khoury. And two of the six authors women at the same time. Guess who enjoys fishing and chess, though his mother was very ill and since has passed signing their books were Dick Friary requested that!) We have a lot of good son says his dad “hates to be away from away. Judith enjoys keeping in touch and Cindy Fischer. They do us proud! dancers in the class, an observation I the ink.” . . . John Bragg, president with Marcia Achilles McComb and We seem to be a remarkably produc- made 10 years ago that still holds true. of N.H. Bragg & Sons, is celebrating Shirley Kelley Tychsen. . . . Pauline tive class. We also know how to have a For fun, I conducted a short survey. the 150th anniversary of the founding Ryder Kezer made the sports section good time. Mayflower Hill is looking There were 61 responders, and here of the company by John’s great-great- of the May 8 Hartford Courant with gorgeous these days, except for the are the results. Our classmates are most grandfather. John has been busy and is her story of co-founding the Susan construction going on. The dorms are united (50 out of 61) in answering, the author of a “history book covering G. Komen Connecticut Race for the in magnificent condition, the dining “Yes, I enjoy attending weddings.” the evolution of the company from Cure (for breast cancer) before learn- halls serve really good food, and the (See, that’s that knowing how to have selling blacksmith supplies to auto ing in 1999 that she, too, had breast athletic opportunities are mind-bog- a good time thing again, although parts to modern day industrial and cancer. The Komen road races, held gling. Two events were held in the eight curmudgeons said “No.”) In an safety supplies.” Work on the history throughout the country, have become cavernous field house, and it is truly interesting coincidence, 64 percent prompted John to wonder if anyone the largest private funding source for remarkable how many people they can of responders were in the following had any recordings or photographs of breast cancer research and scientific accommodate in there! The weather categories: “Red Sox fans,” “Still the ATOtones, the rock group that he programs around the world. In spite of this year was sparkling, making the with first spouse,” “Approve of gay and other members of the ATO house a controversial situation this year with parade of classes as visually satisfying marriage” and “Feel they have ‘made put together in the early ’60s. Contact the other Connecticut co-founder, as it was joyful. A lazy hour around their mark.’” Fifty-seven percent are him at [email protected]. . . . “One Pauline, as the sponsorship chairman, the lake confirmed our desire to con- “members of a church or temple,” 56 Colby ’65 Spanish major has been has raised $483,000—$225,000 in hard tinue that tradition until our knees percent profess to be a “patron of the replacing another Colby ’65 Spanish cash, a race record. Her fund-raising no longer permit us to rise gracefully arts,” 52 percent work out with equip- major,” writes Bob Gordon. He “suc-

COLBY / winter 2005 49 alumni at large cumbed” to a request by Karen Jaffe a little adventure—to Montgomery, mates are concluding some chapters of Shepherd Lutheran Church (Missouri Brown, associate professor of Spanish Ala. The career opportunity offered their lives but looking forward excit- Synod) in Peterborough, N.H. Ken at Ohio University in Zanesville, to to me there could not be matched in edly to new challenges. Bob Gracia and his wife, Ellen, have four children replace her as a Spanish teacher for the Maine. The decision to go to the land will retire from the Brookline, Mass., and two grandchildren and live in Gill, winter and spring ’04 quarters while of Dixie has proven to be an excellent schools in June. “I’ll be financially Mass., so he will be commuting to she took leave. Bob retired six years one.” Bill and Karen still have good secure, but not employed, what a his new assignment. Good Shepherd ago from full-time teaching and has reason to return to Maine frequently, great deal! Carol will have one more Lutheran church is a Christ-centered been working as a consultant doing however, as Bill’s son Cory ’91 and year after I retire, and I will make life congregation whose ministry is both diversity training at schools. . . . Dave daughter-in-law Sheila presented Bill easier for her by making all meals and sacramental and evangelical. . . . Sarah Hatch has taken up deep-sea fishing with his first grandchild, Molly, last taking over her share of the household Shute Hale completed a master of “with variations of success” now that February in Portland. As a former (vs. duties. I’m ready.” . . . Laurie Lewin Christian studies from Regent, an he has retired to Ft. Myers, Fla. He old) athlete, Bill knows the value of Simms finished a three-year cycle of interdenominational theological had lunch with Dave Parish last winter staying fit and looks forward to resum- volunteer development work building school on the campus of the University and caught up on 30 years of news. He ing tennis, swimming, gym workouts start-up arts nonprofits for the benefit of British Columbia. After two terms looks forward to attending our 40th and attempts at golf when an Achilles of Yellowstone National Park. “After of study in 2000 and 2001 she finished next June 2-5. . . . The College passed tendon injury heals. Bill and Karen having worked 24/7 to do this during a thesis project last winter and in April on a press release that Ralph Bunche stay in touch with Peter and Linda my early retirement from art publish- presented the major part of her thesis, Jr. was to speak last February at the Buchheim Wagner (“simply terrific ing,” she said, “I’ve decided to move an art show at Regent College in Fletcher School at Tufts about the life people”) and with Bill’s good friend from the volunteer realm back into the Vancouver—“five large quilted batiks and legacy of his father, the 1950 Nobel Rick Davis ’65. They will be at our 40th real job market but will take six months on the theme of ‘The Tree of Life.’” Peace Prize winner and UN diplomat. reunion! . . . “My major—in truth, my off first to really enjoy Montana.” . . . Now she is resettled in Arden, Ont., Ralph, a Fletcher graduate in 1971, has only—news is the July 2004 wedding of Focus Enterprises, Inc., an investment where she was preparing for a summer been a banker in London for several my son, David (Hobart ’98), to Alison banking and corporate development- of making and selling art in her village years. . . . Tom ’63 and Patti Raymond Sherrick (William Smith ’98, Smith consulting firm in the Washington, studio. She also was preparing to go Thomas were surprised with a 40th M.S.W. 2002),” writes Elizabeth D.C, area, recently announced that to Colombia, where her daughter was wedding anniversary party last April. Hernberg Went, who says she had no George Shea has been made a partner. being married in June. . . . From his Their three children arranged every- intention, as mother of the groom, of For the past 14 years, George has run desk in Yarmouth, Maine, Chalm- thing while the anniversary couple was wearing beige and keeping her mouth a boutique investment bank, Ambas- ers “Chop” Hardenbergh writes a in New York touring the new Queen shut. Elizabeth’s very special guest and sador Capital Corporation, of Atlanta weekly newsletter about heavy indus- Mary II. They own a travel agency escort at the wedding was Jay Fell and his home base of Jacksonville, Fla. try in New England, eastern Quebec, in Doylestown, Pa., and spent two of Colorado. She sends best wishes Previously he was president and CEO Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. He weeks in South Africa, Namibia and to all. . . . Do other classes read our of InfoSave Corporations, a telecom- and his wife of 18 years have separated, Botswana this past May. Patti contin- column? Linda Johnson VanDine munications and software company, amicably. Their children are Chloe, 11, ues with volunteer work with Planned wants news of Ginny Cole Henkle and was industry marketing director and Cy, 15. He says since he is nearly Parenthood and their local YMCA. ’65 and Sue Cook Locsin ’67. You can for Digital Equipment Corporation. 60, spiritual questions have come to “So much to do and so little time!” e-mail Linda at [email protected]. George also serves on the Board of the the fore and he has enjoyed a stint as So true. . . . Hail, Colby, Hail. . . . How better to celebrate 60 years USO (United Services Organization). lay minister for the First Universalist —Richard W. Bankart than to spend a June weekend in a big, . . . The Maine Supreme Court has Church in Yarmouth. . . . Jim Katz had beautiful cottage on the Maine coast appointed John Foster of Eastport a a visit from one of Colby’s and New 66 Congratulations to Ginger with seven Colby classmates? That’s trustee of the Maine Lawyers Fund for England’s “national monuments,” Sari Holbrook on her exhibit of watercolor exactly what Beth Peo Armstrong, Client Protection. The fund promotes Abul-Jubein ’69, in late May. “The bon paintings at the Hingham (Mass.) Kay McGee Christie-Wilson, Lynn public confidence in the administra- vivant, frequent Colby honoree and Public Library last April. Ginger is a Seidenstuecker Gall, Carol Rodgers tion of justice and the integrity of the owner of the Casablanca Restaurant gallery artist at the South Shore Arts Good, Pam Harris Holden, Linda legal profession by making efforts in Harvard Square was in Montreal Center, where she has participated in Bucheim Wagner, Diane Leach toward reimbursement for losses for a family wedding and summoned many shows. She lives in Hingham with Wilbur and I did, and we all agree it caused by the dishonest conduct of me to the Sheraton hotel bar, where her husband, Foster Aborn. . . . Lynn was a very special and wonderful cel- Maine lawyers. After practicing law he looked rather at home and we had Seidenstuecker Gall’s son Jason was ebration not only of 60 years but also of in Illinois with the Chicago Legal a few hours of excellent conversation.” married at Lynn and Eddie’s lakeside friendships maintained through the 42 Aid Bureau from 1969 to 1971, John Jim and Atmo are doing the fifth of property on Lake Cobbosseecontee years since we first met as freshmen on received his license to practice in their house-exchange vacations this in E. Winthrop, Maine, on a beautiful Mayflower Hill. We talked about then; Maine in 1971 and was employed year with www.Intervac.com. They Saturday in June. . . . Wesley Barbour we talked about now. We marveled with Pine Tree Legal Assistance. Since were to spend July in Sweden. . . . is a highly respected computer network over our similarities and differences 1973 he has been in private practice Susan Mersky Fooks e-mailed from coordinator for the Wells-Ogunquit and our ups and downs. We walked in Eastport. He has served on the Bar Australia, where she works in database (Maine) Community School District. a lot, ate a lot, laughed a lot, slept a Association Board of Governors, the development and Web management Wes also runs an independent com- little and felt the awesome power of Board of Overseers of the Bar and for an organization that undertakes puter consulting business with his 480 cumulative years of womanhood the Maine Bar Foundation, where he research into the family. “At the wife, Chris (Austin ’68), and teaches under one roof! And of course we’ve currently serves on the committee on moment, I feel as if we are a classic adult evening classes. . . . Respond- vowed to do it again in honor of our judicial responsibility and disability. contemporary baby boomer family,” ing to some questions I posed earlier 65th birthdays. But first we will all be . . . Many classmates have taken a life she said. “Our older son moved out in the year, Bill Snow wrote: “I find together back on Mayflower Hill for path directed by their faith. Rev. Ken- of home a few years ago, but since myself in a combined state of reflection our 40th reunion the weekend of June neth Johnson, who received a master January he and his girlfriend (both and nostalgia, a better place in terms 9-11, 2006. We’ll see you there. of divinity degree from Lutheran architects) are living with us. They of perspective, as I take on my 60s. —Meg Fallon Wheeler Theological Seminary in Gettysburg, have bought part of a warehouse in Almost two years ago, Karen (Knud- Pa., recently assumed pastoral respon- Melbourne, where they will move sen ’64) and I decided it was time for 67 As we approach age 60, class- sibilities for the congregation of Good when they finish renovating it. . . .

50 COLBY / Winter 2005 Our younger son, who is just about in the area.” Pat’s other volunteer W. Strattner, Jr. Distinguished Citizen 1970s Correspondents finished with his second degree, is still work is with the town government Award for volunteer service to the 1970 at home most of the time. He, too, has in Sharon, Mass., where she and her community. She also was elected Brenda Hess Jordan a girlfriend, and he spends part of his husband have lived for 35 years, and chairman of the board of trustees 141 Tanglewood Drive time at her place, and then the two of with a group home for children in at Berkshire Community College in Glen Ellyn, IL 60137 them also stay with us. . . . Anyway it Hinckley, Maine, just north of Water- Pittsfield, Mass., and chairman of the 630-858-1514 is all ‘happy families,’ though work is ville, where they attend meetings as board of directors of Berkshire United [email protected] often the quietest place to be.” Susan members of the board of directors. Way. She is currently president of and her husband, Michael, also an . . . Portland (Maine) Magazine noted the Massachusetts State Chapter of 1971 architect, were in the States about that Lee Urban, director of plan- the PEO Sisterhood, a philanthropic Nancy Neckes Dumart a year ago for a brief visit with her ning and development at Portland’s educational organization that sup- 19 Deergrass Road Shrewsbury, MA 01545 family. They also enjoyed a vacation city hall, wants people to tell the city ports the educational objectives of 508-842-1083 in Mexico. She hopes to get back to council what do with the landmark women through scholarships and [email protected] Colby for the next reunion. Miss Portland Diner after the council grants. . . . Steve Freyer’s youngest —Robert Gracia and Judy Gerrie Heine voted unanimously to accept the diner child, Alexandra, is a member of the 1972 as a gift from its owner. The diner has Colby Class of 2008. “Alex is a talented Janet Holm Gerber 68 David Bryan has been elected a long history of famous patrons such performer who can sing, dance and 409 Reading Avenue to the board of directors of Mac- as John Ford, Babe Ruth and movie act,” he wrote, “so you might see her Rockville, MD 20850 Gray Corporation of Cambridge, stars and politicians. . . . Dale Kuh- on stage in the next few years.” After 301-424-9160 Mass., a leading provider of facilities nert, long-time editor of Down East representing professional athletes [email protected] management services and appliances magazine, was featured in an article in for 25 years, Steve has “shifted the 1973 to multi-housing locations, including VillageSoup.com of Camden, Maine. focus of our business to representing Roberta Rollins Wallace the largest provider of such services to Dale began working for Down East radio and TV personalities, which 119 Eastern Drive college and university residence halls. in 1972 as an editorial assistant. The is, frankly, a lot more interesting Wethersfield, CT 06109-2609 . . . According to the Boston Herald, present publisher says that “There’s than working with athletes.” With a [email protected] Jan Volk, who spent 26 years in the absolutely a blizzard of [information] couple of partners he also bought a Boston Celtics organization, 13 as out there. . . . Dale has found a way company, Fantastic Sams, “the largest 1974 S. Ann Earon general manager, has been working to make the magazine meaningful franchiser of full service hair salons in 124 Thomas Lane as a consultant to Boston businessman in that blizzard. . . . He’s hit a magic the world. I’ll be serving as chairman Manahawkin, NJ 08050 and friend Steve Belkin, who headed formula based on quality articles that of the board and will try to keep out 609-597-6334 a group that purchased the Atlanta are interesting; he can take a few of everyone’s way.” [email protected] Hawks. Jan advised Belkin and helped articles and create a whole magazine —J. Peter Jost arrange the management team and out of them.” Dale taught English in 1975 structure for what is now the Atlanta Searsport, Maine, after graduation, 70 After a long drought, here’s Bruce Young Spirit. . . . Patricia Andrea Zlotin then moved to Belfast, where he’s lived news from the Class of 1970! Once 20 Applewood Avenue writes, “I just attended graduation this ever since. He works about 15 hours a again we can thank our wonderful Billerica, MA 01821 past weekend at Colby, and for those of day as editor and spends his off hours class communicator, Joani Katz, for 978-443-6417 you who have not had an opportunity traveling across Maine. . . . Joe Boulos, getting the ball rolling. Joani’s taking [email protected] to be back on campus let me say that outgoing chairman of the Compact early retirement as an office director 1976 it is gorgeous! It has to be one of the for Higher Education, was asked by for the Massachusetts Department of Jane Souza Dingman prettiest campuses in New England. Maine Governor John Baldacci to Mental Retardation, but since she is 805 River Road The new buildings are impressive, find a way to overcome obstacles to on the reunion committee for the 35th Leeds, ME 04263-3115 especially the new science building, Mainers going on to college. At a (coming up in 2005!) she won’t be rest- [email protected] and if you saw the new dorms, you press conference, Joe outlined five ing on her laurels for long before she’s 1977 would be quite envious.” Pat retired pieces of the plan, which included hard at work organizing us all again Mark Lyons in 1998 as executive vice president of offering scholarships to low-income along with the rest of her committee. 66 Edgewood Drive Massachusetts Financial Services and high school graduates, allowing high She passes along some little vignettes. Hampton, NH 03842-3923 devotes her time to volunteer work as school students to take a college class Ben Kravitz’s son Joshua declined 603-929-7378 well as to her “adopted” daughter from while in high school and bringing an acceptance at Colby, but Ben says [email protected] Thailand, husband, dog and garden. more adults into colleges. . . . Karl “there’s still hope” for his youngest son. Her primary volunteer work is with Fogel, former head men’s basketball Michael Condax lives in Philadelphia. 1978 the AFS Intercultural Exchange Pro- coach of Northeastern University, is He and his wife, C’Anne Anderson, Janet Santry Houser gram, which brings into the U.S about the new athletic director at Westwood recently built a steam-powered boat 9 White Rock Drive 2,500 students a year from more than (Mass) High School. Karl was the that they transport to lakes and rivers Falmouth, ME 04105-1437 50 different countries. “Our daughter athletic director and academic support in New England. Andy Starkis helped [email protected] arrived on this program five years ago coordinator at Littelton (Mass.) High runners through the last excruciat- Lea Jackson Morrissey as a junior in high school,” she said, School. As coach of the NU Huskies ing stages of the most recent Boston 1 Shorewood Road “and decided to complete her high from 1986 to 1994, he earned trips to Marathon with encouraging words Marblehead, MA 01945-1225 school and college degrees here in the the NCAA tournament and posted a and plenty of oranges at Mile 18, the [email protected] U.S. so has remained with us. It is quite 131-103 career mark. Karl and his crest of the first Newton Hill.Bill an experience to become a parent for wife, Nancy, have two children, Lesley, Aldrich, Joani notes, “helps with any 1979 the first time to a teenager! We have a senior at Mercyhurst, and Mark, software problem imaginable.” Joani Cheri Bailey Powers certainly learned a lot about how the a senior at Salem State. . . . Susan and Debbie Anderson went bike 6027 Scout Drive U.S. is viewed through the eyes of Davidson Lombard was honored by riding recently in Central Park in Colorado Springs, CO 80918 somebody from another country and the Great Trails Council of the Boy 100-degree weather. Joani’s reaction: 719-532-9285 culture by working with the students Scouts of America with the Lawrence “Debbie is the only person in the [email protected]

COLBY / winter 2005 51 alumni at large world who could get me to do this.” . . . tion of party wear. Jil lives in Portland, Mark Zaccaria writes that he and his Maine, with her husband, David; her wife, Ruth, live in Saunderstown, R.I., son, Alexander, is a sophomore at where he sits on the town council and Skidmore. She is working on two new The Willows Society: chairs the Republican town committee books coming out in 2005. For more when he’s not traveling the Americas information, Jil can be reached at www. and the countries of the Pacific Rim minnowknits.com. . . . The New York A Matter of Will Power in his capacity as a division manager Times in April 2004 featured managers for a printer manufacturer. At industry of three top-performing mutual funds events he occasionally runs across Dan that focus on small-capitalization Timmons, who works in a related stocks and value stocks. Anthony M. field in eastern Canada. . . . Charles Maramarco, manager of the Babson Terrell has been cited in the Journal Shadow Stock fund, picks stocks with of Blacks in Higher Education as an market capitalizations of $20 to $500 alumnus of a prestigious educational million and low ratios of price to book institution who “went on to make value. He also seeks stocks that have significant contributions to society.” been neglected by institutional inves- He is a nationally known consultant tors, as he put it, “in the shadow of Wall and lecturer on student financial man- Street.” . . . Deborah Wentworth agement, minority recruitment and Lansing lives in Bradenton, Fla., admissions issues. He is currently vice just south of St. Petersburg, and was president of community and minority building a home on the Intercoastal programs at the Association of Ameri- Waterway in Cortez. She would love can Medical Colleges in Washington, to see some old friends drop by. Her D.C. . . . Judith Smith Lucarelli daughter, Sarah, graduated magna cum assumed the duties of superintendent laude from Michigan State with a B.S. of the Frankfort (Ky.) Independent in zoology. Her son, Gerrit, is a sopho- School District in 2003. Previous to more at Colby, where he has been a The beautiful Mayflower Hill campus and the endowment this position, she spent four years as coxswain for the crew and attended the that underpins Colby’s academic excellence were built the deputy commissioner of Maine’s ECAC National regatta as a freshman. largely by thoughtful bequests from alumni Department of Education. . . . Ken . . . Rich Abramson, superintendent of and I are well acclimated to life in the schools for Maranacook Area Schools and friends. And the need continues. Midwest and are thoroughly enjoying in Readfield, Maine, wrote that he had the Chicago area. Ken travels a great seen Jay Economy at a Juvenile Justice After you have taken care of your family and loved ones, deal for his work in the private client planning meeting. Jay is working with planning services division of Smith Human Services and Juvenile Justice consider making a bequest to Colby a part of your plans. Barney, and I have inched my way into in Maine. Rich is in his third super- There are many ways to structure your bequest. You may the Cook County book market after intendency (Arundel, Wells/Ogunquit specify a dollar amount, a fixed percentage or particular having spent several years zooming and Maranacook). He is chair of the around the suburbs and cornfields Maine Alliance for Arts Education and items of real or tangible property. You may provide income of north central Illinois. (As we have serves on the boards of United Way to a loved one before benefiting the College, ruefully observed, particularly after of Kennebec Valley and Maine Parent and you may even derive extra benefit during your the 2003 World Series, it is a seam- Federation. His daughter, Trish, was to less transition to become a Cubs fan be married in September 2005, Rich’s lifetime by making a “planned gift” now. after spending our lives cheering for wife, Paula, completed her 34th year the Red Sox.) We looked forward to teaching, and Rich bicycles with Leo The Willows Society recognizes those alumni and friends attending the September wedding of Famolare ’58. Molly Carroll Ray Mains’s daughter, —Nancy Neckes Dumart who have remembered the College through their wills, Mallory, and expected to catch up trusts or other planned gifts to ensure that a Colby with a few old Colby friends there. 73 Sue Feinberg Adams’s son, education remains accessible to students in the future. . . . Start making your plans soon to Sam, won the prestigious Colby book return to The Hill for a gala 35th award for his excellence in history If you’ve already put Colby in your will or trust reunion. We’re inching our way up at Governor Dummer Academy in arrangement, please tell us so we can officially in the parade of classes! Byfield, Mass., where he was finish- welcome you into the Willows Society. —Brenda Hess Jordan ing his junior year. Her family also bought a summer cottage in Glouces- 71 Jil Eaton has written five knit- ter, Mass., which reminds her of her For more information on how to provide for Colby ting books and designed more than days in Maine. She has attended all through your will, contact Steve Greaves or 50 patterns for babies, children and of our Colby reunions, connecting adults. Her latest book, Simple Chic, not only with old friends but making Sue Cook ’75 in the Office of Planned Giving features “luxurious cashmere scarves, new friends along the way, and 4373 Mayflower Hill, Waterville, ME 04901 stylish sweaters, and smartly embel- she urges everyone to attend these Phone toll-free: (800) 809-0103 lished hats for kids and grown-ups.” reunions as “we all really do have a Jil’s sixth book, which was to come lot in common.” . . . Eric Rolfson E-mail: [email protected] out in September 2004, is After Dark: and his Old Grey Goose folk band Uncommon Knits for Nighttime, a collec- had an exciting two-week musical

52 COLBY / Winter 2005 tour in Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan exhibit called “Child Play.” Martha, newsmakers and Kyrgyzstan in April 2003. The who teaches art after school at her band performed 34 times at schools, home in Pembroke, makes collages The Rolex America’s Cup Hall of Fame inducted orphanages, festivals and private from origami paper, Washi paper sailor and sailmaker Thomas A. Whidden II ’70 gatherings before audiences ranging and other found materials. Her at the annual induction ceremony in Newport, from grandmothers and children to inspiration comes from her own R.I., in June. He helped Stars & Stripes regain the heads of state. They also collaborated childhood and her daughter, Hallie. cup in Perth, Australia, in 1987 and a year later with musicians from each of the . . . John Wentworth, president won his third match in his eight America’s Cup countries and appeared on TV in of Moosehead Manufacturing in campaigns. “For those of you who like to dream, Uzbekistan before 8 million Uzbeks. Maine, is one of a nationwide group reach and go for it,” he said. “It’s amazing what Everywhere the band was greeted with of furniture makers trying to protect you can accomplish”  Robert E. Diamond enthusiasm. . . . Sue and Dave De American jobs from foreign competi- ’73, London-based CEO of Barclays Capital, Long live in Concord, Mass., with tion. The coalition filed a complaint formally opened the company’s new Boston office their girls, 11 and 7. Dave teaches part with the U.S. International Trade Robert A. Burgess ’74 in July. “Establishing Barclays Capital in Boston time in the Babson M.B.A. program Commission stating that the foreign not only allows the firm to substantially grow our client service business in and does research at MIT’s Age Lab. competition is “dumping” products the Northeast,” he said at the ceremony, “but is a proud homecoming for In September ’04 Oxford University onto the U.S. marketplace at prices me personally”  The Brunswick, Maine, Times Record featured amateur Press published his Lost Knowledge: below cost. Moosehead Manufactur- astronomer Robert A. Burgess ’74. He meets regularly with NASA scientists Confronting the Threat of an Aging ing employs about 190 people. . . . and, as an ambassador for the agency, teaches astronomy in local schools and Workforce, designed to help managers Last May, long-time kindergarten gives presentations to the public. He was instrumental in raising the funds and professionals transfer valuable teacher in Fairfield, Maine, Cindy  technical and scientific knowledge Carlisle Lovitz was named Teacher necessary to build the Starfield Observatory in Kennebunk Hussey Seat- that organizations will otherwise lose of the Year in a program sponsored ing Company, led by CEO Timothy B. Hussey ’78, was chosen in June as millions of baby boomers (that’s by area Wal-Mart stores and Sam’s as the Maine International Trade Center’s exporter of the year. The honor us, right Dave?) start to retire. . . . Club outlets in Maine and across the recognizes the company’s recent deals in the Czech Republic, Lithuania and J.Ward Briggs, who recently moved country. Students voted in the class- Serbia. Exports account for 15 percent of the firm’s revenues. to Boulder, Colo., has been property room for Teacher of the Year as did manager for the Stapleton Develop- shoppers at the various Wal-Marts milestones ment Corporation in Denver since across the state. Each Wal-Mart store 2001. The 4,700-acre site is the larg- selects one Teacher of the Year and Deaths: Dennis A. Gould ’70, September 5, 2001, in New York, at est infill site project in the country, donates $1,000 to that school. Cindy 53  David W. Ohlin ’71, June 14, 2004, in Raleigh, N.C., at 55  Henry creating more than 12,000 homes was chosen by the Waterville Wal- G. Rogers II ’71, April 5, 2004, at 54  Gilbert L. Pitcairn ’78, August and 30,000 jobs as well as open space Mart, and the money went to Fairfield 3, 2004, in Simsbury, Conn., at 49. and parks. He joined a professional Primary School, where she teaches. organization, Institute of Real Estate She and her husband, Jeff ’70, have our class. Our sympathies go out to to all of them. Funny how a lot of Management, where he is a C.P.M. four children. . . . Also in the Water- all of them. ’74s either have kids in college or are candidate (Certified Property Man- ville area is Ken Eisen, owner of the —Roberta Rollins Wallace looking at colleges these days, and it ager) working toward a professional Shadow Distribution Corp., the sole was surprising to see how many Colby certification. Last year he received distributor of a film titledThe Weather 74 The Class of ’74 had a more parents we had at Class of ’74 events. his local chapter’s C.P.M. Candidate Underground, which won an Acad- than respectable showing at Reunion Classmates present whose children of the Year Award. . . . We must be emy Award nomination in the Best Weekend 2004, with 52 members of entered the Class of ’08 in the fall the only class in Colby history with Documentary Feature category. . . . the class attending. Nancy Spangler include Cheryl Booker Gorman three Robert O’Neils! Robert J. Bob Noyes, vice president of credit, Tiernan, Carol Wynne, Vicki and husband Doug ’73, Norm and O’Neil was elected a delegate to the BMG Music, was interviewed by Parker Kozak and Deborah Wathen Christine Bogosian Rattey, Anne Democratic Convention last July in the NACM and featured in a recent Finn all worked hard in the Class of Graves McAuliff and Bob Tom- Boston, his hometown. He also was article about changes in the credit ’74 headquarters reception area in masino. Among other Colby parents a delegate to the 1996 convention management and credit field. After the Chaplin lounge, accosting each in our class, Tom Lizotte takes the in Chicago and encourages anyone working most of his career for For- newcomer with cameras and otherwise prize; his son Andrew graduated in who likes politics—Democratic, tune 500 apparel companies, Bob has making people feel welcome. Rocky May and son Patrick is in the Class Republican, Green Party, Socialist, been in the music business the last six Goodhope came the farthest, from of ’06. Deb Wathen Finn and Ellen etc.—to go to a national convention years. . . . With great sadness I report Washington state. Brian Rothberg Suchow Forman both have daughters and be with a lot of people who the death of Luke Kimball after a came the farthest on a bike, starting his in the Class of ’07. Class members not share his or her political beliefs. Bob brief illness this past April. Luke was pedaling journey in Hartford, Conn. attending the reunion who are Colby looked forward to meeting Jim Daly a member of the record-holding 1972 Despite glorious spring weather, cer- parents include Jennifer Andrews, in Denver in mid-June to see their Colby football team and a member tain classmates from more southern Yvan Dupuy, Glenn and Kyle Buck beloved (mine, too) Red Sox play the of Lambda Chi Alpha at Colby. See climes (Rhode Island, for example) MacPherson, Twila Purvis Sehnert Colorado Rockies, the first time the the article “Band of Brothers” in the were surprised it wasn’t warmer in (and Russell ’75), Gay Peterson, Red Sox played in Denver. Jim retired online Colby magazine (http://www. Maine in June and huddled under Stephen Bolduc and Mark Standen. a couple of years ago and plays a lot colby.edu/colby.mag/issues/current/ borrowed quilts. New class officers And, doubtless, there will be more of golf. He also talked recently with index.php?issueid=17). At the time of were announced at the dinner Saturday Colby parents from ’74 as more of Dick Dubin, who lives and practices his death he was employed at EMC night. Bruce Drouin will be our presi- our kids reach college age. law on Martha’s Vineyard. . . . All Corp. in Franklin, Mass., as a com- dent for the next cycle, Deb Wathen —Steve Collins for Robin Sweeney during February 2004, The Helen modity specialist and was involved in Finn will be vice president and Alumni Peabody Bumpus Gallery at the Duxbury, many civic activities in Hopkinton. Council rep, S. Ann Earon is the new Mass., Free Library featured work He leaves his wife and two sons and class correspondent, and Art Bell is 75 Lisa Turtz Birnbaum took a by Martha Wetmore Scott in an a close group of Colby friends from the new gift chair. Congratulations trip to Italy with her daughters Zoe,

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14, and Rose, 11. They flew into Rome, of her college experience so far was 25th?) . . . Vinnie Cassone traveled more people next time around after a then went by train to Florence and the semester she spent at UCC in back to Mule-dom to give a research summer of fun and adventure. Venice. According to Lisa, Venice was Cork, Ireland. Rod’s younger daughter talk to the Biology Department. He —Bruce Young “magical,” even more so because it was attends the University of Colorado in was impressed with the commitment carnevale time. On the last night of the Boulder, where she joined the crew. of the faculty and is looking to recruit 77 I have another short column for trip, a German couple asked the girls (Rod reports that the squad hasn’t a few of the students to grad school at you. Apparently most of you are having if they found the museums boring. been hit with any recruiting scandals Texas A&M, where he is department problems with your e-mail systems. I When Zoe said no and began raving yet.) Son Trevor is attending Gover- chair. Along the way, he was able to am therefore going to make good on about the beauty of the Sistine Chapel, nor Dummer Academy this fall. Rod hook up with Dan Sexton and Charlie my numerous threats in past issues Lisa realized that the whole trip had himself is still working in the shipping LeRoyer, who he claims have not aged and talk about myself at the end of been worthwhile. . . . Rod Jones is industry and loves the international a day! He also had a beer with English the column. . . . Lee Canning Breene now the father of a Colby senior: his flavor of the job, and his wife, Joanne, Professor Bob Gillespie, now a writer writes that she made a trip to Colby last daughter Kim ’05 plays varsity soccer has been able to accompany him on and editor for Colby magazine. Unfor- spring with her daughter, Molly, who is and is captain of the lacrosse team this many of his business trips. He is already tunately, Bob, according to Vinnie, has looking at colleges. Lee is hoping that year. Although she is having a great looking forward to our 30th reunion. aged maybe a day or two. . . . That’s it Molly applies to Colby. Lee said she time on Mayflower Hill, the highlight (Didn’t we just get back from the for this time. Maybe we’ll hear from could not believe all the changes that sharon eschenbeck friedler ’70 | bridging the arts “For me, it all began with rhythm and the delicious sound of the culture and now is at work on a book about tra- tap shoes on my five-year-old feet,” said Sharon Friedler ’70, Stephen ditional and contemporary dance in Ghana. Cur- Lang Professor of Performing Arts and Director of Dance at Swarth- rently on sabbatical, she received a Mellon New more College. “Quite simply, dancing made me happy.” Directions Fellowship to develop Today Friedler is much more than “a dancer.” She’s a teacher, a social service internships for collaborator, an innovator and an ambassador, constantly striving to students studying abroad. link people and cultures through the arts. “I’m interested in finding Friedler recalls the spaces between, making connections, building bridges,” she said. her Colby years from an And what a builder she is. When Friedler arrived at Swarthmore office colorfully furnished in 1985, dance was a small program that had just emerged from to reflect her eclectic taste: paintings, drawings, the physical education department. Today it is a full-fledged program pottery and African art add a human touch to the with a major and a requisite television, CD player and tape deck. “I minor, offering 25 to 30 wanted a liberal arts college far from home [New courses a year to more Jersey] where I could play clarinet in the orchestra than 300 students each and dance. Also, Colby gave me a full scholarship, semester. During a typical for which I’m grateful on a daily basis,” she said. year, between 25 and 30 dance Colby nourished Friedler’s quest to explore her events as well as informal concerts, artistic self: “Colby allowed me to seriously dip my lecture demonstrations and workshops feet—or dance—in different spaces, such as music take place in the magnificent Lang Perform- and art and dance. And I was taken seriously; there were ing Arts Center, which Friedler helped plan. no artificial boundaries between students and professors. In addition, Friedler launched study abroad We learned to ask questions, to have a dialogue, to seek solu- programs through special affiliations developed tions together.” by Swarthmore with the University of Ghana and Friedler discovered, at Colby, that dance was her true artistic the Silesian Dance Theatre in Poland. She also calling when “I kept trying to make my sculptures move,” she serves as director of The Swarthmore Project, which said, laughing. Dance was the thread in her career leading to provides space and support each summer to two Swarthmore: studying at the Art Institute of Chicago, the choreographers, professionals who then return during the Goodman School of Drama and the University of Alberta academic year to present works and lead workshops. and holding various teaching and professional positions

For Friedler, the performing arts mesh perfectly with the liberal in Ohio, Missouri and Minnesota. rt hmo re C oll e g a n s /S wa arts philosophy. “Dancing serves both as a physical activity and as She shows no signs of slowing down. She’d like to os t an intellectual pursuit,” she said. “Our courses embrace a variety learn hula and discover more Native American prac- of world dance traditions, offering technique [and often repertory tices and explore Maori dance and classical Balinese classes] in African [West African and Umfundalai], Balinese, ballet, dances. She’s slated to teach a seminar on dance contact improvisation, flamenco, kathak [a classical form from India], in the movies and then there’s an upcoming trip to modern, tap and yoga. Classes in dance history and theory are inte- Ghana and . . . grated with performance by creating courses that take anthropologi- Wherever she goes and whatever she does, cal, historical, religious, sociological or technological approaches to Friedler will continue to dance and share her joy in P ho t o : copy ri gh El e f Th eri os K the study of dance.” dance. “Wherever I have lived,” she said, “dance has A true scholar as well as a passionate teacher and creative been my home.” choreographer, Friedler has published scores of papers on dance and —David Treadwell

54 COLBY / Winter 2005 have taken place since she last visited to Lisbon leg. Wild! Now I can say and I believe that no other single year Cox Slowinski, Kim Ledbetter the campus. She stopped in Portland I did it!” Susan is also the campaign influenced me more than my Colby Williams, Linda Frechette, Betsy to see Lindsay Huntington Hancock leader for major events for the Cystic year did.” . . . Thanks to all of you who Bucklin Gray, Nick Mencher, Keith ’76 and learned that Lindsay’s son, Fibrosis Foundation in the Portland wrote back to us! We haven’t had to and Jane Gair Prairie, Ben and Karen Tucker, is attending Colby this fall. area, helping to organize the annual resort to making up stories! Oehrle Wright and Andrea James Lindsay also filled Lee in on all our benefit walk, which raised more than —Lea Jackson Morrissey and Janet Spangenthal as well as the evening’s classmates who never made it out of $85,000. Susan and Ted work with Santry Houser crowd. Many were sporting the blue Maine and live in the Portland area. other families who, like them, have Class of ’79 bandanas that were in Lee says hello to Lowell Libby and children with CF. Look for the Reed- 79 The weekend of June 4 was our welcome packets and wearing the Drew Dubuque. . . . Linda Garrard Pollis family at Wildcat this winter. picture perfect for our 25th reunion— flip-flops offered for purchase in our Koroma writes that her eldest daugh- . . . Jane Brox’s third book, Clearing beautiful blue skies, 70 degree temps reunion packets. At the field house for ter, Lucy, graduated from Vanderbilt Land: Legacies of the American Farm, and three days of dry weather. Defi- the presentation of the class reunion University in May after working hard published by North Point Press, came nitely a change from our 10th reunion, gifts to the College, our class raised and growing a lot. Lucy immediately out in September 2004. . . . John and when it rained all weekend. I for one the second largest amount, receiving started on a master’s program in Pam Cleaves Devine’s daughter, Kim, was happy as I had left at home the recognition for the gift and for par- nursing and will graduate next year is a junior at Colby this fall while their umbrella purchased for the weekend. ticipation. Overall, the reunion classes as a nurse practitioner. Linda’s other younger daughter, Sarah, is attending My family and I made the trip from raised more than $3.6 million for the daughter is a sophomore at Cornell Harvard. Sarah was recruited for the Colorado to join 131 of our classmates, College. Lunch, served in the field and last year experienced her first real crew program and is the coxswain spouses, significant others, families and house, ranged from lobster to chicken winter in upstate New York. Linda for the Radcliffe women’s crew. John guests for a weekend of reminiscing to hotdogs and hamburgers. Then and her husband celebrated their 25th said, “We’ll be chasing her around and catching up on 25 years of life. everyone went their way to listen to anniversary last summer by taking a the U.S. and the U.K. for the next Our class was housed in Anthony- various speakers or spend family time trip to Los Angeles to visit old faces four years attending her regattas!” Mitchell-Schupf, the newest dorm on amid the activities scattered around the and places. Congratulations to both of . . . Doug Kaplan is keeping busy campus. Friday evening’s reception, campus. (I took a nap instead after the them. Linda concluded her e-mail by in the Portland area where he is the held in the dorm, was well attended: previous late night. Just not used to saying she has a lot to be thankful for president of the Purpoodock Club (a Janet Deering Bruen and hubby Phil staying up late anymore, a sad thing (thereby ending her sentence with a golf club in Cape Elizabeth) and also ’77, Dwight Allison, Dave Vivian, to admit.) Instead of taking our class preposition). . . . Now comes the part runs the Edward Thaxter Gignoux Inn Libby Maynard Gordon, Martha photo at the field house, we met on about me—actually about my daugh- of Court (a group of judges, lawyers Soucy, Geoff Emanuel, Ellen Grant, the Runnals steps after the cocktail ter, Vanessa. Vanessa graduated from and law students in southern Maine Kyle Harrow, Barry Horwitz, Mark reception at President Bro Adams’s junior high school last spring with who get together monthly for an Hubbert, Gordie and Kathy Wall home. A pretty unruly crowd we three awards for academic excellence educational meeting and dinner). He Hunziker, Kay and Bob Kinney, made, and after several attempts by our (something her dad never did). She writes: “My wife, Ann, and I celebrated Bob Lizza, Meg Matheson, Tony photographer to get our attention, my played sound defense for the girls’ our 20th wedding anniversary last Musgrave, Sara Frolio O’Leary, husband barked a command that did soccer team and also was the starting fall. She owns her own photography Daisy Dore, Greg ’78 and Katherine the trick. (Tom is retired Air Force.) centerfielder on the school softball business. We have two kids, Sam, 16, Quimby Johnson, Steve Singer, Check out our class page on the Colby team. She’s attending St. Thomas who finished his sophomore year at John and Barb Croft Spillane, Savas Web site for reunion photos. From Aquinas High School in Dover, N.H., Cheverus High School in Portland Zembillas, Brad Warner and Bob Runnals we wandered over to Cotter this fall. I knew St. Thomas was a good last spring, and Lisa, 13, who finished and Julie Sydow Palmason to name Union for our evening’s reception and school when I saw a Colby poster in the seventh grade at Cape Elizabeth a few. People checked out Julie’s photo dinner. The speaker before dinner the guidance counselor’s office (and no Middle School. Sam is now driving, albums, laughing at how we looked was Dean Janice Seitzinger Kassman, Bowdoin poster). The Colby brain- which is a rite of passage for him and asking after friends not heard who talked about the campus now washing has already begun. I have told and for us.” Doug recently saw Rick from in years. We lamented the lack and during our time, when she was her, however, that Dartmouth would Abrams and Susan Kenyon and of hair on heads and lost contact with responsible for pairing roommates be a somewhat acceptable alternative plays golf with Jeff Shribman and friends and were amazed we ever wore our freshman year. I can honestly to Colby. . . . That’s all the news that Alan Donnenfeld. He also keeps in the clothes in the pictures. I heard say thank-you to her for creating the you sent me and all I care to tell. Please touch with Dan Hoefle and Jerry and that the party went on long after I Taylor-Sturtevant girls’ group as they send me something to work with (and Mary Jean Fitzpatrick Crouter. . . . headed to bed at 1 a.m. Saturday are many of the friends I still hold dear I will not end my final sentence with Elna Joseph-Bijhouwer writes that morning brought more classmates today! With 30 years at Colby, Janice a preposition). she graduated from the University of to the campus, and we headed to the has seen a lot of changes in the College —Mark Lyons Maine “with my master’s in social work bookstore to load up on sweatshirts, and a lot of friendships formed. After after three long years!” . . . Hronn T-shirts and hats before the parade dinner, the evening’s entertainment, 78 Susan Pollis was planning to Rikhardsdottir wrote from Iceland: of classes to the field house. I am sure Motor Booty Affair, cranked up the spend the summer cruising aboard “I am working on my master’s thesis that the bookstore loved seeing all of volume and we hit the dance floor. their 42-foot Alden yawl with her in educational administration, and I us wandering through the aisles and They even invited Mick of Mick and husband, Ted Reed ’80, and their two have been studying human resource heading to the cash registers with our the Malignants, now of Bennie and girls, 12 and 7. She wrote, “We hope management as well. In my research arms loaded with Colby logo-related the Benigns, to sing a few numbers. to tandem sail with Jack McBride ’80 I am looking at principals through the gear. I for one spent a small fortune He was joined by former bandmate and his family and will probably go teachers’ eyes. I am on leave this year replenishing my Colby stock. Lining Nick Mencher. A big hit! The dance ashore during our two-week Down and have enjoyed every minute of it. I up behind our 1979 banner were Kirk floor was packed and continued to fill East cruise to visit with Ted Tinson ’80 have been in touch with my roommate Paul, Maria Macedo Dailey, Katie up as the other classes discovered the and his family, who will be vacationing from Colby, Betsy Williams Stivers, Cofsky Lemaire, Gayle Amato and great music going on. We boogied on the Maine coast from California. and we discussed the possibility of her son, Tucker Lusa, Sarah Davis, until the band left the stage and the Last June (2003), I helped a friend meeting in Maine in the fall. People Barb Neal ’80 and her kids, Cathy lights came up. Sunday morning saw us and small crew sail his 41-foot boat over here can’t understand my feelings and Peter Dwyer with their four packing up and saying our goodbyes. across the Atlantic. 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Gordon and I attended a breakfast to (AHEAD), which assists individu- newsmakers learn about our class jobs for the next als in the North Country to rent or five years. Libby takes over as class own decent affordable housing and On a visit to the students at Biddeford (Maine) president from Janet Deering Bruen, to manage their financial affairs. The Middle School, NASA astronaut Richard M. Geoff will serve as class vice president Eymans take advantage of their White Linnehan ’80 announced that the school was and Alumni Council rep, and I will Mountains location halfway between designated the state’s first NASA Explorer continue as your class correspondent. Boston and Montreal, going to Sox, School, a three-year program designed to pro- I want to thank all who attended the Bruins, Expos and Habs games. They mote the study of math, science and technology. reunion and especially Janet and her travel to Rangeley, Maine, for their Linnehan is a mission specialist who flew on the planning committee for a terrific time. summer vacations. . . . Johanna Rich Space Shuttle Columbia  “[Y]ou get exquisite They did a wonderful job from start Tesman works as a school psychologist training being able to think in different ways at to finish. Janet, you have a future as a with students with autism. She and different times,” said Paulette M. Lynch ’81 in party planner! I also want to apologize Barry ’81 celebrated their daughter’s a Monterey County Herald story on the virtues of a to anyone in attendance whose name bat mitzvah in spring ’04 with lots of Paulette M. Lynch ’81 liberal arts education. An American literature and I missed. I’ve tried to remember all family, friends and Colbyites, includ- history major at the College and currently executive director of the Cultural the classmates I saw and visited with, ing Ray and Ellen Mercer Papera and Council for Monterey County, Lynch advised recent high school graduates: but I admit I failed, there was so much their three daughters, Linda Clifford “Plan to be nimble” and “Let your volunteer activities help you define what going on and so many people to see. Hadley ’81 and Alison Jones Webb ’81. you’re capable of and what you’re interested in”  N. Scott Bates ’87, So keep sending me your e-mails and Johanna’s daughter Lucy will begin vice president of Tishman Construction Corporation of New England, was updates for future columns—and send kindergarten in fall ’04. Barry teaches awarded a 2004 Ten Outstanding Young Leaders Award from the Boston photos to share. at Dickinson College. His graduate —Cheri Bailey Powers math textbook was to be published Junior Chamber of Commerce. The award honors 10 individuals, ages 21 in the summer, and he was awarded a to 40, who have contributed to the greater Boston community through their 80 Lori Azzarito Dubreuil lives in “no child left behind” grant from the professional, civic and personal achievements. southern Vermont with her husband, Pennsylvania Department of Educa- Craig, teenage children Alex and tion to train teachers in discrete math. milestones Hanna, two miniature horses, four cats . . . Diana Herrmann is president and and a Shiba Inu puppy. Lori’s job with new CEO of the Aquila Mutual Funds Marriages and commitments: Tabitha A. Benner ’83 to David Schoonover a Web design company includes every- Management Corporation in N.Y.C. in Yosemite National Park, Calif.  Todd M. Bishop ’87 to Gregory J. thing from database design to project In March ’03, Aquila was named the Weithman in New York, N.Y.  Scott L. Bunker ’88 to Katie Monteith management to writing HTML. Lori Best Bond Fund Group in the U.S.A. in Lexington, Mass. and Craig went to Hawaii last spring by Lipper, a leading international and had a blast snorkeling, they spend a mutual funds data performance-track- Births: A son, Frederick Thomforde Hauser, to Rebecca and Rick L. Hauser week at York beach each summer with ing firm. Diana recently was elected ’83  A son, Robert S. Grenda III, to Yuriko and Robert S. Grenda family and friends, and their teenage to the board of governors of the ’87  A daugher, Elsie Burt Hildreth, to Julia B. Dodge ’89 and Barnie children are starting to check out Investment Company Institute, the Hildreth  A daughter, Kate Cain, to Megan E. Flaherty ’89 and Chris colleges. Lori says her get-togethers trade organization for mutual funds. Cain  A son, Christopher Robin Milano Tompkins, to Katherine and with Cynnie Auman always feel as We spent our annual Memorial Day Christopher R. Tompkins ’89. if no time has passed since their last weekend in Eastham on Cape Cod with visit. . . . Kelley ’81 and Ann Nichols Diana, Mike and Liz Nelb Gearan and Deaths: Margaret K. Wallace ’86, June 12, 2004, in New York, at 39. Kash report that they are doing well their children, Billy, 15 and Kelly, 12. and that their children are wonderful. . . . Tom Marlitt is the new director and plays on the tennis team at school. Richards, Bev Nalbandian Madden, . . . Karen Caine Babbitt is a fourth of the West Coast regional admissions Liz makes jewelry and sells it in two Lisa Mackintosh, Russ Gilfix, Mike grade teacher at a new elementary office for Sarah Lawrence College. stores. She recently picked up playing Childers, Sandy Lord ’79 and Cathy school with more than 600 students Tom enjoys living in Portland, Ore., string bass, has played in the Harvard Palmer Smith. You will be getting in preschool through grade 6. Karen and traveling both coasts for his job Summer School Orchestra and has reunion mailings soon. Please send spent last April’s vacation visiting while catching up with old friends joined a women’s big band group. She copies of photos you would like to share colleges with daughter Emily. Emily along the way. . . . Julie Greenwood has played gigs with Chris Ahlstrom with everyone in our reunion book or at and Ian, Karen’s son, are students at Kreutz reports from Decatur, Ga. In Russian ’81 and Marty MacMillin ’81 our reunion to Patty Valavanis Smith, 6 Bishop Stang High School in Dart- January ’04, Julie and her daughters for 27 years. . . . Sue Horwitz Kerr is Hammond Way, Andover, MA 01810. mouth, Mass., where they both play spent a weekend in N.Y.C and had a the head teacher in the four-year-old Plan on attending our 25th! . . . I’m on their school soccer teams. Husband wonderful visit with Ellen Mercer program at Wellesley College Child reporting faithfully, but Colby can’t Jib runs his family’s 100-year-old Papera and two of her daughters. . . . Study Center. . . . In May ’04 we had handle all of our material. This column company, Babbitt Steam Specialty In May ’04 Mimi Brodsky Kress e- a 25th reunion planning meeting in includes some news; the full report for Company. Karen looked forward to mailed me from Maui, where she was Waltham, Mass. With input from the our class is in the online magazine at a mini-reunion this fall, courtesy of on a business trip. She is still building Alumni Office, a reunion-planning www.colby.edu/colby.mag/80s. the organizational expertise of Betsy luxury custom homes. Son Max, 14, is handbook and lots of brainstorming, —Lynn Collins Francis Morrell. . . . Tom Eyman lives in into electric guitars and art; daughter we worked through decisions and Franconia, N.H., with wife Martha Jenna, 9, is a show-horse rider. . . . Barry made plans. Attending were Dan 81 As of mid-June, Phil Hough and their daughters, Julia, 11, Isabelle, ’79 and Liz Yanagihara Horwitz’s O’Halloran, Elliott Pratt, Susan (trail name: Nowhere Man) was two 9, and Caroline, 8. He established son, Michael, enjoyed his first year Sullivan Hinrichs, Tom Marlitt, months into his second hike of the his own solo general law practice, at UMass-Amherst. Daughter Ali is Patty Valavanis Smith, Joanne 2,689-mile Pacific Crest Trail. He handling real estate, wills, business a high school junior and plays oboe Shannon O’Donnell, Bo Preston, and Deb (aka Walking Carrot) started start-ups and bankruptcy, and is on the in an orchestra at the New England Kingsley Durant and Lynn Collins out on April 22 from Campo, Calif., board of Littleton-based Affordable Conservatory. She has performed with Francis. Others on our committee at the Mexico border and expected to Housing Education and Development the Urban Nutcracker for three years are Lisa McDonough O’Neill, Brad finish in Manning Park, Wash., in late

56 COLBY / Winter 2005 September. This is Phil’s second “thru- wife and four kids. Hope classmates are Columbia University. This fall, with 1980s Correspondents hike” on the PCT and Deb’s first. They well.” . . . Jonathan Salem Baskin is the kids all a bit older, Liz was ready posted their adventure on their Web a co-founder of a strategy, sales and to work part time and to have fewer 1980 site, www.walkingcarrot.com. . . . I marketing consulting firm for con- charity positions. The family was Lynn Collins Francis opened the Washington Post one day last sumer electronics products companies heading to Hingham, Mass., Liz’s 16 Oakridge Road June and saw a picture of Sam Weiser (www.nrpworld.com). His wife, Liz, hometown, for a couple of weeks in Sudbury, MA 01776 on page A3; he was quoted in an was looking forward to her second year August, and Liz planned to head to [email protected] article on the now-thriving bar scene of teaching third grade. Nine-year old Charlotte, N.C., to visit her sister, 1981 at New York hotels, one of which he daughter Cate is learning to play the Jayne. . . . Steve Shields is a physician Elizabeth Stiller Fahey was arriving at while on a business trip. electric guitar and “no longer laughs of gastroenterology at Brigham and 1325 Hemlock Street NW . . . Here in Washington, the cicadas at all of my jokes,” laments Jonathan. Women’s Hospital in Boston, Mass., Washington, DC 20012 pretty much came and went. As with The family planned to spend time in and teaches pathophysiology at Har- [email protected] most things here, they created a lot of Jackson Hole, Wyo., with Liz’s family vard Medical School. He and Amy and noise but not a lot of action. I hope to this summer, then celebrate the winter their three children (Jen, 17, Tommy, 1982 Janice McKeown have more news next time. holidays in the U.K. . . . I received a 14, and Will, 12) were going to get 73 Elm Road #8 —Elizabeth Stiller Fahey good old-fashioned letter in the mail to Clearwater Lake in Maine and do Newtonville, MA 02460 from Kim Smith McCartney. She some time on Nantucket this summer. 617-244-7013 Ellen Smith Sicard wrote and husband Doug bought a “camp” . . . Last April, Wayne and I took an 82 [email protected] with the joyous news that she and her in the Belgrade Lakes area near Colby: impromptu trip to the Caribbean and husband, Chris, with daughter Meili, “We spent February there and skied at stayed on St. Martin/St. Maarten. 1983 traveled to China in January 2003 to Sugarloaf. Just like old times!” (Hey, It was a great trip for two and sort Sally Lovegren Merchant bring home their son, Aidan Chris- not that old, Kim!) The McCartney of like a much-needed honeymoon. 24 Easy Street topher Sicard, from the Changzhou family is still based in Sudbury, Mass. If any of you have experienced the Mt. Desert, ME 04660 Social Welfare Institute. He was a very Kim is practicing pediatrics part time proverbial “mid-life crisis,” you may 207-244-0441 laid-back dude at seven months old. in Southboro, and Doug is the direc- know what I’m talking about. Sadly, it fax: 207-244-9445 Since then he has picked up the pace tor of sales and marketing at Two Step can be real and have implications far [email protected] and is zooming around the house with Software. Their son, Will, is in seventh beyond what my careful planning and 1984 great joy and abandon. Despite fight- grade and their daughter, Blake, is in prudish ways would ever have led me Cynthia M. Mulliken Lazzara ing an illness during the trip, Meili, fourth. In May, Kim participated in to entertain. Anyway, this April week 84 Hecker Avenue at almost 3 years old, climbed to the the Avon Walk for Breast Cancer in in warm, sunny climes where clothing Darien, CT 06820-5310 top of The Great Wall. According to Boston and raised more than $5,000. is optional was a good thing. We didn’t [email protected] Ellen, “Sometimes she had to crawl She walked 26 miles in honor of her go to Antigua, but if we had we could because the steps are so high; Daddy sister, Erin, and sister-in-law, Eliza- have checked in with Karla Hostetler. 1985 did carry her part of the way, but still beth—both breast cancer survivors. Karla is an art dealer in Antigua, where Sue James Geremia she did it mostly on her own. Aidan Congratulations, Kim! . . . I’m report- she runs her own distribution business 2 Saddle Ridge Road spent his first few months with us just ing faithfully, but Colby can’t handle all in collaboration with the Elite Island Dover, MA 02030 soaking up love and cuddling; he is a of our material. This column includes Resorts group of hotels. She’s based 508-785-8366 total ‘love sponge.’ He did not walk some news; the full report for our class at the St. James’s Club. A year ago, [email protected] well until he was 16 months old but is in the online magazine at www.colby. Karla adopted her son, Nikolas (now 1986 is certainly making up for lost time edu/colby.mag/80s! almost 3), from Kazakhstan, and they c/o Meg Bernier now! Other than the exhaustion part, —Janice McKeown are enjoying island family life together. Colby College life is very good.” . . . Walter Judge . . . Arriving back in Maine this year are Office of Alumni Relations is still practicing intellectual property 83 It’s becoming more challenging Patti and Chris Easton, who with their Waterville, ME 04901 law at his firm in Burlington, Vt. He to coerce you to send news, and yet I three children (Thomas, 11, Robert, 207-872-3185 writes a monthly IP column for a understand we’d all like to hear more 9, and Marian, 2) are to be in the [email protected] newsletter that is distributed to about about our classmates than you’ve read Bangor area. Chris has been teaching 1987 1,000 attorneys. This past year he co- here in the last six months. So, send in northern New York (SUNY-Pots- Kathleen Harnett Linger taught the intro intellectual property me something! As I write this in the dam and St. Lawrence University) and 208 Holmes Road law course at Vermont Law School in beginning of July, our country had lost has accepted a position with Eastern Charlotte, VT 05445 South Royalton, Vt. “I’ve never taught President Reagan and watched all the Maine Community College in Bangor, 802-425-2276 in a classroom setting before, so it’s proceedings surrounding his funeral. where he’ll be teaching introductory [email protected] a little daunting,” Walter admitted. Our own Liz Murphy Kloak, who biology, anatomy and physiology and He sees Adam Weiss ’83 and Becca worked with President and Nancy microbiology. . . . The Waterville 1988 Cunningham-Weiss ’84 and their Reagan, went to Washington, D.C., Morning Sentinel of last February 7 Dean A. Schwartz children all the time. . . . Capt. Bob with her husband, George, to be at reported that the number 4 jersey 94 Upland Road Benjamin was preparing to head back the funeral and have a reunion with of “Colby College men’s basketball Concord, MA 01742 home from Southwest Asia when he old colleagues and friends. Liz said great” Rick Fusco was to be retired [email protected] wrote. “I have had some interesting that it was sweet that Mrs. Reagan before the home game against Tufts 1989 University. Rick holds Colby, Maine experiences over here,” Bob said, remembered her and George. Liz, Anita L. Terry “including several trips to various sites George and the kids (George, Lucie, state and New England Division III Alte Landstrasse 174 in Iraq, close encounters with IEDs and Peter and Lillie) were just getting into records for career (817) and single- 8800 Thalwil small arms fire and a front row seat for their summer mode in Ridgewood, season assists (260). He was team MVP Switzerland the biggest movement of troops and N.J. Plenty of swimming, music, day in 1981-82 and 1982-83 and helped 011-41-43-388-5701 equipment since WWII. Nonetheless, camp, skating, baseball, mini-camp for the Mules to three Eastern College [email protected] after nearly a year and a half away, I’m Lillie (now 4) and more. Liz’s husband Athletic Conference titles. Rick lives looking forward to getting home to my works in the tech-transfer office at in Groton, Mass. Thanks for those

COLBY / winter 2005 57 alumni at large memories, Rick! . . . I’m reporting UNICEF to attend the reunion and featured in the Portland Press Herald met the Afghanistan team training on faithfully, but Colby can’t handle all to lead our class in a very impressive for his comic strip “Big Nate.” The Lesvos at the Kostas Kenderis stadium of our material. This column includes gift-giving year; also many thanks to article, titled “Funnies faces . . . right in Kalloni. The team was flanked by some news; the full report for our class Lisa Wormwood for her help in the here in Maine,” highlighted Linc’s coaches, translators and diplomats is in the online magazine at www.colby. fund-raising area. Kam Marquardt successful comic strip, which is read wanting to help rebuild the confi- edu/colby.mag/80s. found time to attend the reunion in in about 200 newspapers around the dence of their athletes and a country —Sally Lovegren Merchant between her move from Brussels to country, including the Portland Press demoralized by 23 years of war and the . . . ? Kam still seems to be working Herald/Sunday Maine Telegram. The oppression of the Taliban. The athletes 84 Hi to all. The reunion was a out the details on her next location. strip also can be seen on comic.com. are proud, [though] it’s not about huge success; many thanks to everyone She hitched a ride to the reunion with . . . Roy Hirshland was spotted on the them but about the national pride who worked so hard on it. A very spe- Wayne ’85 and Sandy Winship Eddy links in nearby Dedham, Mass. What they will bring back to their country. cial thanks to Ted Jenkins, Al Pare, from their home in Cheshire, Conn. was that handicap again, Roy? . . . Start Their hope is to build new stadiums Bill Sheehan, Brian Preney, David They found room for her among their planning now for our 20th reunion and have enough funds to support the Rosenberg and Warren Burroughs four children. Tracy Sotir Ramsey’s next June 2005. Hard to believe, but sports programs in Afghanistan. The (I hope I haven’t left anyone out) for two boys Jack, 9, and Paul, 5, enjoyed it will be here before you know it! If seven-part documentary was to air hiring an exceptional band. Our tent playing flag football with Sandy and you have news, please send an e-mail sometime this fall. . . . I’m reporting was rocking. I know in addition to Wayne’s two sons, Jesse and Willie. to [email protected] and faithfully, but Colby can’t handle all of the Class of ’84, the classes of ’74, ’79 Tracy also brought her husband, it should come directly to me, or use my our material. This column includes and ’94 were pleased to find Dick and David, and daughters Sarah, 8, and e-mail address (Ger1963@Comcast. some news; the full report for our class Jane “rocking on” until around 1 a.m. Grace, 6. Brian ’82 and Peggy Hale net), or fill out the class news card in is in the online magazine at www.colby. Saturday night. About 60 people were Ralphs arrived with their two boys. . . . this magazine. edu/colby.mag/80s. in attendance at our reunion—a great I’m reporting faithfully, but Colby can’t —Sue James Geremia —Andrea V. Sarris turnout. Our new class president, Hall handle all of our material. This column Adams, is living in Wilmette, Ill., and includes some news; the full report for 86 “What’s up?” asked the Colby 88 Tim Mathieu and his wife, recently started his own practice. Hall our class is in the online magazine at alumni questionnaire. David Mace e- Cynthia, recently were joined by a had the rare distinction of having a www.colby.edu/colby.mag/80s. mailed last spring, “Not much in Ver- daughter, Chloe Alexandra. The trio case he won mentioned on the front —Cynthia M. Mulliken-Lazzara mont. Still waiting for the snow to melt live in Westwood, N.J.; Tim works in page of the Wall Street Journal and the out of the fairways. Did change jobs, N.Y.C. for the McGraw-Hill Com- National Enquirer in the same week. 85 Mayflower Hill sent news that though. After 10 years in journalism, panies as director, Web marketing. . . Our vice president, Dana Hanley, is Mary Beth Boland Haut has recently I went over to the dark side. Now I’m . Garret and Sue Maddock Hine- no longer a state senator, but he hasn’t been named senior vice president and public relations manager for the Ver- bauch are in London, where Garret retired from public life—he’s a judge director of investment management mont Electric Power Company Inc., teaches English at the American in Maine. I have signed on for another services of Citizens Bank of Massa- or VELCO, the state’s transmission School and Sue stays at home with their five years as class correspondent. On chusetts. In her new role, Mary Beth utility, headquartered in Rutland. It’s a 4-year-old son, Oliver. Garret com- that note, please take a moment to log is responsible for managing investment very challenging job, and I’m learning a pleted his M.S.T. in English at UNH on to the Colby Web site (www.colby. products and services in Massachu- lot on the fly. But the people are really last year, and Sue hopes to complete the edu), click on alumni and go to the setts for personal, not-for-profit and great, and it’s been very enjoyable.” same degree this summer. The Hine- directory. Once there you can register corporate clients, including 401K . . . Kate Osborne Mattox e-mailed, bauchs have done a fair bit of traveling, your home and e-mail addresses. This and other retirement plans. She joins “I read with great interest the update seeing a good deal of the British Isles will allow Colby to get hold of you to Citizens from FleetBoston Financial by Henrietta Yelle in the winter 2004 and most recently going to Salzburg, request news as well as provide a way and its predecessor, BankBoston. She issue of Colby in which she wrote of the Austria, for a week to visit with Garret’s for your classmates and other alumni lives in Andover with her husband birth of her first child, who was two Colby roommate, Hal Crimmel, and to find you. Also please take a look at and two children. Congrats, Mary months premature. There must be his wife, Ingrid, and their daughter, our class picture in the reunion section. Beth! . . . Faith Delaney opened a law something in the water. My husband, Natalia. Hal was a Fulbright profes- Tom Underwood took many pictures office in Haverhill, Mass., which will Paul, and I recently had our first, long- sor at the University of Salzburg for at the reunion and put them up on focus on elder law, estate planning, awaited child. After nearly six years the spring term and enjoyed being his Web site (www.underwoodphoto. tax planning and real estate. She is of costly and emotionally draining back in Salzburg, where he spent his com). Previous class secretary Amy a member of a number of local and infertility treatments, Alexander James Colby junior year. . . . Paige Alexander Carlson was at the reunion. Amy has national law associations, including Mattox was born on February 18, Sato and family welcomed daughter returned to the New England area with the National Academy of Elder Law 2003—about three and a half months Rory Kay, who was born on April 15, her partner and 2-year-old son after Attorneys. Faith lives in Haverhill early at two pounds. His early months 2004. Paige writes that Rory spends living in North Carolina and Texas. with her son, Matthew, who attends were a struggle, but today, at nearly her days staring at big brother Sam, Pam Littlefield Gasner was up from Haverhill High School. . . . Michael 15 months, he’s healthy and strong, 8, and Emi, 6. . . . Susie Allison was Block Island with her husband and Swift, a staff writer with the Hartford although still tiny for his age. We are married to Daniel Remer on August children. She’s been living on Block Courant, collaborated with the late enjoying family life here in Atlanta and 16, 2003, at her family’s camp in the Island since we graduated from Colby. Glenn Weaver in updating the book feel truly blessed. For anyone out there Belgrade Lakes. . . . Chris Gilman During the reunion Sally Lee held a Hartford, an illustrated history of currently struggling with infertility and her husband, Mark Haslem, had book signing of her children’s books in Hartford, Conn.’s capital. The book’s issues, stay strong and keep hope alive. their second child on April 14, 2004, the pub. She is selling all of her books 248 pages contain more than 450 his- We are living proof that miracles do a daughter, Fiona Lucile Gilman- online at www.booksurge.com, an on- torical photographs. Mike was named happen!” . . . I was director/producer Haslem. Fiona joins her big brother demand printing company. If you have a laser reporter in 2001 and has won of the documentary 2004: A Greek and parents in Grand Rapids, Mich. children or know children, these are numerous awards for his journalistic Odyssey—The Summer Olympics for . . . Megan Davis Collins is still a great gift idea! The illustrations are work. . . . Robert Hazard was mar- the Resort Sports Network (Portland, looking for Michelle Cheeseman. amazing. I especially loved the Hallow- ried on January 24, 2004, to Stephanie Maine). I documented what happened . . . Rebecca Spoerri-Bowman een book. Anne-Marie Grey was able Marshall of East Providence, R.I. Best in Athens and in Greece for months graduated from the University of to take time from her busy schedule at wishes, Rob! . . . Lincoln Peirce was before and after the Olympic Games. I New England College of Osteopathic

58 COLBY / Winter 2005 Medicine. After a short break (a week the reunion, but it conflicted with her months at the time her sibling is born. 1990s Correspondents in Hawaii) Rebecca started a family return to work in marketing at CVS Thanks to a visit to Colby last summer, medicine residency with the BU pro- in Woonsocket, R.I. . . . As I pack up Olivia proudly wears a Colby sleeper 1990 gram at Boston Medical Center. BU and head across the pond, I hope that to bed. James is a partner in a law firm Franc-Eric Wiedmer will be familiar for Rebecca, given it’s I hear from more of you in the coming in Scarsdale, N.Y., where he specializes 70 Hopkins Place where she did her master’s in public months. And if you find yourselves in in trusts and estates. James remains in Longmeadow, MA 01106 health. Rebecca and her husband, Europe, I expect a visit—we have two touch with Mike Smith, Mike Grant [email protected] Dan Bowman ’91, who is a principal spare bedrooms, and Switzerland is in and his wife, Heidi (Meehan ’91), Marc 1991 at PRTM (a management consulting the middle of everything! Duchette and Stephen Nahley. . . . Lesley Eydenberg Bouvier firm in Waltham), live in Westford, —Anita L. Terry William Priestley wrote to announce 26 Swallow Drive Mass. . . . Kevin Molloy married Erica that he and Kinda (Remick) had their Hollis, NH 03049 Stevens in December 2003; Kevin 90 The past few months have been first child, Georgia, on September, 23, works as an environmental consultant busy ones for the Class of 1990. Elisa- 2003. Bill reports all are happy and Jen Flynn in Cambridge, Mass. . . . Joe Bisson beth Poole Parker wrote to announce healthy. . . . Last summer and early fall, 16 Lakeville Road #12A was named vice president for network her February 7, 2004, wedding to Kaki Martin participated in the Forest Jamaica Plain, MA 02130 management at Saint Francis Hospital Thomas Parker. In attendance were Hills Educational Trust’s exhibition, [email protected] and Medical Center in Connecticut. . . . Carolyn Reed Kirkpatrick and her ReVisited, located at historic Forest 1992 I’m reporting faithfully, but Colby can’t husband, Doug, Christopher Gail- Hills Cemetery in Jamaica Plain, Mass. William Higgins handle all of our material. This column lard, Lyman and Rachel England Kaki, who received her degree in art 31 Colonial Road includes some news; the full report for Castle and her two boys, Andrew history and painting, has previously Hingham, MA 02043-3638 our class is in the online magazine at and Charlie, and Jim Ffrench ’85 and created site-specific installations and 781-749-4746 www.colby.edu/colby.mag/80s. his wife, Rebecca. . . . Kim Mor- sculpture for this location, and she [email protected] —Dean A. Schwartz rison Lysaght reported the birth of returned to Forest Hills Cemetery 1993 her daughter, Kathryn Elizabeth, last to develop sculptures that reflect Krista Stein If this column is a little short, March. Katie joins her 3-year-old upon her experiences working in this 89 117 West 69th Street, #3A I have two good reasons. First, no one brother, Cole, in the family. Kim environment. Her sculptures were on New York, NY 10023 sent me news of reunion. Second, I continues to teach middle school math display from June 26 to October 31. 212-920-9694 move to Zurich tomorrow. So please in Newton, Mass. She heard from Jen- . . . Thanks to all for the updates. Keep [email protected] forgive me, and please send reports nifer Martin, who announced her fall them coming. of our 15th for the next column. . . . I wedding to a pilot, and from Jennifer —Franc-Eric Wiedmer 1994 did hear from a couple of folks. Drew Symonds Hollaran, who has two girls, Jessie Newman Simmons e-mailed to say that he and Marissa, 3, and Julia, 1. . . . Kathryn 91 Thanks for all of the great 3323 Clay Street his family (wife Bear, children Grace, Brennan Dailey wrote from the Eng- updates. You most likely noticed our Denver, CO 80211 3, and Sawyer, 1, recently moved to lish countryside to report the birth of column did not appear in the spring [email protected] Vermont’s Mad River Valley. They Georgiana Louise Dailey on March 26, issue. The person I send the columns 1995 are in the process of buying and 2004. Georgiana joins her sister, Eliza- to had to go on medical leave, and in Yuhgo Yamaguchi renovating an 1830s farm house in beth, 2, and brother, William, almost the process the column was lost. We 5 Newton Street, Apt. 2 Waitsfield, which, as Drew writes, 4. The whole family plans a return to are still trying to find a copy to send Cambridge, MA 02139 “will become the world headquarters the N.Y.C. area in early summer of out via e-mail to the class. And you [email protected] for my PR consulting business, Pale 2005. . . . In his most recent missive, thought being class correspondent Morning Media.” Drew also asked if I David Coleman sang the praises of was easy. . . . Dan Raymont is cur- 1996 knew whether his freshman roommate, his year-old daughter, Avery Brooks. rently the star feature in a swivvy TV Mark Mortensen John Reynolds, had become 8 feet tall, He mentions moving from California commercial for Burger King. There 3450 Rue Drummond Apt. 725B as Drew dreamed he had. Not that I to Washington and back to California is also a Web site related to the ad: Montreal, Quebec H3G 1Y3 know of, Drew, although I’ve only seen and is currently employed at Yodlee, www.houseofugoff.com. Check it 514-842-7449 Johnny P in those ESPN ads and not in Inc. His wife, Caryn, is working from out! . . . Matt Lehman checked in: [email protected] person, so I can’t be sure. . . . Gretchen home as an independent management “I live in Winchester, Mass., with my 1997 Kreahling McKay returned to the consultant. . . . While working with wife, Julie, and our two wonderful Kimberly N. Parker old alma mater in April to give a guest the Red Sox team physician in the children, Sam, 3, and Carly, 1. I own 85 Melville Avenue lecture in Professor David Simon’s department of orthopedics/sports a small direct marketing company Boston, MA 02124 Medieval Art class. She says that it medicine at St. Elizabeth’s hospital that sells educational media products 617-288-5935 was an honor to teach the current crop in Boston, Scott Sullivan ran into to schools, libraries and parents. I live [email protected] of Colbyites. Gretchen had an article Brian Batting ’89. Brian is a rep for about five blocks from Dean Zioze, on a Byzantine manuscript published a national pharmaceutical company. whom I see all the time. Dean recently 1998 recently in the journal Apocrypha. Scott and Brian discovered they both made partner at Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky Brian M. Gill 24 Concord Avenue, Apt. 213 Gretchen is an assistant professor at reside in Barrington, R.I. Last May, & Popeo, a major Boston-area law Cambridge, MA 02138-2370 McDaniel College and recently was Scott accepted a position with a private firm. He and his wife, Melanie, have 617-230-2254 chosen to be a Summer Fellow at orthopedic group located on the south three beautiful kids, two girls and a [email protected] the National Humanities Center in coast of Massachusetts, but Scott and boy (Alexis, Kate and Jack). I also see Durham, N.C. . . . And I heard from his wife, Dawn, will continue to live in Geoff O’Hara a fair amount. Geoff 1999 Debbie Young Rose, who reports Barrington. Scott sends his regards to and his wife, Pam, who live in Bar- Lindsay Hayes that she and her husband, Ron, had a all of his former teammates. . . . Tina rington, R.I., have a 2-year-old girl, 130 Long Neck Point Road boy, Tyler Dante, on February 8, 2004, and James Reduto expected their Molly, and were expecting another Darien, CT 06820 which just happens to be my birthday. second child in September. Tina and child this summer. Geoff is the execu- 203-655-4664 Tyler has great things ahead of him, James currently are the proud parents tive director of the northeast region [email protected] no doubt. Debbie was sorry to miss of Olivia, who would be about 19 for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. I

COLBY / winter 2005 59 alumni at large scott myers ’90 | beauty hunter Scott Myers ’90 drove across the U.S. in the spent hours browsing through different markets, trying to understand summer of 1994 armed with a thirst for learn- the process,” he said. ing he acquired at Colby, a new M.B.A. from “Then I asked myself, ‘Wouldn’t it be amazing to start a business Boston University, no job and few concerns. selling these handcrafted pieces across the U.S.?’” The answer was Why worry? It was the height of the high-tech “Yes,” and a business was born: Circa Asia (www.circaasia.com). boom and he was headed for Silicon Valley. Myers showed samples as well as photographs to retailers Moreover, San Francisco’s bountiful assets throughout the Bay area to get a sense of potential interest in vari- extended well beyond career prospects: “Great ous pieces before returning to Asia in September 2002 for his first weather, interesting people, natural beauty and buying trip. He brought several pieces home from the trip in addition access to lots of outdoor activities,” Myers said. to having large quantities shipped to his home/office/warehouse, a He had little difficulty landing a job with Oracle: “It was all so new townhouse in Sausalito, just across the Golden Gate Bridge. Since to me, so exciting to get my feet wet in technology and software.” then the business has grown, including branching out into sales One job led to another and another and another—each with software on the Internet. And last spring Myers was implementing “Circa companies of different sizes at different stages, eager prospectors in Asia Reaches Out,” a new program designed to give back a small the virtual Gold Rush in the 1990s. percentage of Circa Asia profits to selected artisan communities in In the summer of 2001, even as the high-tech boom was turning Thailand and Vietnam. This money will be used primarily for educa- to bust, Myers took a two-week vacation to Thailand tion-related purposes, for such things as new uniforms for school that was to change his life. “My first visit to Asia was children, books and school supplies. “Things are getting better and wonderful—amazing culture, fantastic people,” he better,” Myers said. said. Then in August 2001, Myers was laid off. “I During a quick tour of Myers’s townhouse, he showed lacquerware had decisions to make,” he recalled. “I wanted to from Vietnam, bamboo handbags from Thailand, Kashmiri pillows stay in the Bay area, but the economy was very from India and hand-made paper from Nepal. “Every piece is challenging. Besides, I knew in my heart that hand-made,” he said. “No two pieces are alike.” selling software wasn’t my passion. I had He says he made the right career decision for the been wearing blinders. It was time to right reasons. “I know the hard work is paying off when live life the way I wanted to live I return to Asia and see the artisans I’ve worked with it, time to take a chance.” and meet their families and know the difference Just three weeks after I’m making in their lives,” Myers said. 9/11, in spite of the concerns “That’s when I know of family and friends, Myers I’m meant to be embarked upon a six-month doing this. For me journey across Asia, to Nepal, it’s not what could India, Thailand, Laos, Myan- have been. It’s mar, Vietnam and Cambodia. what is.” “The people, the cultures and —David Treadwell the sights were all fascinating, but the handcrafted pieces really grabbed my interest. Every country had its own style, colors and materials. I also happily report that Chip Lyons Bermuda: “My husband, Stewart, and mont in the Burger King commercial some news; the full report for our class recently entered into fatherhood, I welcomed our second son, Nathaniel aired during the Friends final episode? is in the online magazine at www.colby. too. He and his wife, Christina, had a (who has Julia Collard and Lesley And speaking of Colby friends seen on edu/colby.mag/90s. gorgeous baby girl named Griffin in Eydenberg Bouvier as godmothers!), TV, well done, Amy ‘Amo’ Walters, —Lesley Eydenberg Bouvier February. They are living in N.Y.C., born April 21. Our first son, Christo- for appearing several times on Bob and Chip is at Lehman Brothers. Joe pher, just turned 2. I am on maternity Schieffer’s Sunday morning political 92 Congrats to Hilda Westervelt, Brennan is still in Washington, D.C., leave from my job as manager for talk show.” . . . Tim Palmer welcomed who turned in her dissertation and but I can’t say much more for national Frameworks Gallery in Hamilton, his second son, Ryan, in March. Tim’s graduated from Harvard University security reasons.” . . . Kay Cowperth- Bermuda. Bermuda is a great place first son, Alec, is 5. Tim continues with a Ph.D. in classical archaeology. wait recently left her coaching job at to raise young kids, and the weather to teach and translate in Japan. He Hilda accepted a tenure-track job as Amherst College for an advertising sure beats the Northeast, although I says, “My home’s open to visitors, so professor of Greek art at Boston role at Women’s Times. Kay’s daughter, miss family and friends in the Boston if anyone happens to be in Japan on University beginning this fall. . . . Sophie, is 3. Kay and her partner, Ann, area. I recently heard from Abigail business or vacation, drop a line. We John and Michelle Fortier Biscotti hoped to legally marry this summer Cook Russell, who, with her husband, live in a beautiful little city in the welcomed son Anthony James on in Massachusetts. They did have a Rick, and daughter and son, Sydney mountains in central Japan, between May 4, 2004. . . . Chris and Whit- wedding ceremony with friends and and Alton, planned to move from the Nagoya and Tokyo.” . . . I’m reporting ney Adams Ward still love living in family back in 1996. . . . Elizabeth Boston area to Raleigh, N.C., in June. faithfully, but Colby can’t handle all of Hingham, Mass., and Whitney still “Leaf” Ives Gurr reports from sunny Did anyone else recognize Dan Ray- our material. This column includes works part time at Talbot’s corporate

60 COLBY / Winter 2005 office as a catalog specialist for the bridge. They often see Mark Mellyn, newsmakers men’s division. Chris is consulting a sergeant with the Barnstable police on a Web project for JP Morgan in down on Cape Cod. . . . Tom and Kris- “Parables Lost,” Timothy M. Christensen- Boston. Their daughter, Lily, almost ten Nixon Donahue live in Wellesley Kirby ’91’s exhibit of drawings on porcelain at 5, finished her first year of nursery Hills; they have a daughter and a little the Robert Lincoln Levy Gallery in Portsmouth, school last spring. Lily’s brother, Sam, boy. . . . OK, I have a little room to do N.H., depicted creatures, people and the natu- is almost 3. The Ward family looked some freelancing. Dan “Slash” Con- ral environment. “I am trying to illustrate the forward to many days on the Cape nolly ’93 still never returns calls. Dr. interactions of people and the environment as during the summer. . . . Jason and Jim Brown is practicing medicine on it changes,” he said, working from “the idea Andrea Stanley Loeb welcomed their the North Shore of Boston. Chuck that the first human visitors to North America second child, Audrey Colony Loeb, DiGrande was to be host to David must have been totally confused and fascinated born January 17, 2004. . . . Carol Sullivan, Tim Sullivan and me for by their new surroundings.” Chamberlain Martin, one of my a golf outing at Tedesco C.C. late in freshman (can I still use that term?) the summer. ClearPoint, the employee Tim M. Christensen-Kirby ’91 dorm mates, checked in and said that benefits consulting firm I work for, has milestones I am the best “class notes guy” ever. added yet another Colby alum to its Carol, for that praise you win the ranks: Scott Houser ’76 joined us in Marriages: Suzanne K. Furlong ’93 to Brandon G. Kiggins in Groton, award for providing the most class February. . . . My wife, Lauren, and Conn.  Stephanie A. Cain ’94 to Jason Sherman in New York, info for this issue. I hope I get it all I welcomed our daughter, Alexandra, N.Y.  Darren F. DeMonsi ’94 to Janice Hayes in Santa Cruz, correct! Carol is living in Canton, Ga., on May 6. I’m reporting faithfully, but Calif.  Douglas J. Macauley ’95 to Rebecca Nidositko in Sand- with husband Danny and 6-year-old Colby can’t handle all of our material. wich, Mass.  Katharine W. Graham ’96 to Andrew E. Guthrow in son Daniel. Carol has taught math This column includes some news; the Austin, Texas  Allan T. Ingraham ’96 to Ayse S. Opcin in Falmouth, at a private school for five years but full report for our class is in the online Maine  Danielle C. LeGrand ’96 to Andrew P. Stubblefield in Sonora, was switching to a local public school magazine at www.colby.edu/colby. Calif.  Stephanie A. Lynyak ’96 to George L. Needham in Chatham, this fall. She recently attended a baby mag/90s. Mass.  Marc C. Small ’96 to Rebecca J. Rowe in Boothbay Harbor, shower for Jessica Maclachlan Hall, —William Higgins Maine  Jerrod W. DeShaw ’97 to Sarah W. Corby in Burlington, given by another old roommate of Vt.  Sarah B. Muzzy ’97 to Antonio M. Lim Jr. in Northeast Harbor, hers, Liza McClatchey Evans. Jes- 94 Michelle Mathai moved to sica lives in Denver, Colo., with her Berlin, Germany, in June to be a Maine  Jessica S. Rice ’98 to Chris Healey in Wrentham, Mass.  Teal husband, Sam, and expected a girl in political officer at the U.S. Embassy. S. Axt ’99 to Siddhartha Y. Parker ’99 in Nantucket, Mass.  Jonathan W. early August. Liza lives in Atlanta, Ga., . . . Heather Eskey still lives in N.Y.C. Hiltz ’99 to Danielle T. Duchette in Lewiston, Maine  Durham F. Jones with her husband, Jason, and they and is working in tax but has dreams ’99 to Kristen Hartnett in Wood’s Hole, Mass.  Benjamin Langille ’99 have a beautiful year-old boy named of opening a yoga studio. . . . Jessie to Michelle L. Picheny in Boston, Mass.  Katharine P. Lawrence ’99 to Gabe. Carol planned a mini-reunion Newman recently started a new job Matthew R. Sawatzky ’99 in Brookline, Mass. in Cape Cod this summer and hoped to as the executive director for the Rock connect with Beth Baumer LeBlanc, Bottom Restaurant Foundation. The Births: A son, Benjamin Maxwell Donovan, to James and Jane Solomon who lives with her husband, Dave, new position gets her back into the Donovan ’91  A daughter, Abigal Elizabeth Eastman, to Said ’90 and in Auburn, Maine, and with Bonnie restaurant industry after her previ- Sally White Eastman ’91  A son, Taylor Matthew Jacobson, to Gregory Dewsberry Chase, who lives in Pep- ous job with the Junior League of Jacobson ’91  A daughter, Ruby Jane Groves, to Kathleen Hughes and perell, Mass., with her husband, Rob, Denver, and she wants to encourage Timothy J. Groves ’92  A son, Shane Gregory Burns, to Carrie and J. and two daughters, Joanna and Emma. all classmates to dine in Rock Bottom Gregory Burns ’93  A son, Brennan Walker Fravert, to Corey and Andrea . . . Carolyn Harvey lives in Boulder, restaurants to help raise money to Walker Fravert ’93  A daughter, Mayah Samara Greenfield, to Lisa and Colo., and is an elementary school support hunger and homeless chari- Scott D. Greenfield ’93  A son, Evan Robert Christmas, to Rodney and teacher. . . . Paul and Katie Bredbeck ties. . . . Chris Austin, Matt Austin Kathryn Warrington Christmas ’94  Twins, Jane Emily Carney and Jack Thurst welcomed Eliza Katherine and Jon Frothingham ’95 had their Edward Carney, to Timothy and Sarah Gelman Carney ’96  A daughter, on March 2. . . . I apologize to Dave first gallery opening, “Fusions of Eden Simone Melamed, to Mika Hadani Melamed ’97. Provencal for my last article—I had Attitude,” May 27 through June 12, him engaged to all the wrong people. at the Aries Gallery in Portland, Dave, I have fired my copy writers and Maine. Chris recently completed a miles south of Puerto Montt. . . . . Arctic rivers seeks to measure the flow wish you all the best with your fiancée, month-long run playing the role of Katrina Greenfield Hanevelt is still of the six major rivers that empty into Kate McElhone. . . . Kimberly Ken- Fredrick Barret in the musical Titanic in Victoria, B.C., teaching ESL. She the Arctic Ocean. If the freshwater nedy White posted great results in the at a musical theater in South Portland. has two cats, Stanzie and Jenny Craig. flow from these rivers is increasing, 2004 Boston Marathon—3 hours and Chris has been in touch with John On April 24 she was a featured solo- as some models of climate change 48 minutes. I was there that day, and Kyle Grady, who is in L.A. working ist at a gala concert in Victoria’s Alix predict, it could have major implica- man was it hot. I also owe Kimberly on a hilarious screen play! . . . Ariana Goolden Hall with the Academy Flute tions for millions of people. Amy sent a $10 co-pay for the advice she gave Pitchon was awarded a Fulbright for Choir, honoring flutist, composer her students daily lessons on science, me about my running injury. (Kim, studies aimed at the problem of world and arranger Austin Alan Scott. She geography, the Cyrillic alphabet and the check is in the mail.) . . . Norman fisheries depletion. Her work at the performed Scott’s “By a Secluded other topics based on her experiences and Helen Suh Choe live with their Universidad Austral de Valdivia is Lake” on her new alto flute. . . . Amy in the field. . . . Lee Awbrey is a law son, Danny, in Natick, Mass. They going toward a Ph.D. in the depart- Clapp traveled to Siberia in May to student at Cornell. She spent the past expected their second child “any day ment of ecological and environmental work alongside American and Russian year assisting her father through the now.” . . . Mike and Jess D’Ercole anthropology at the University of scientists taking water samples and end stages of Alzheimer’s and work- Stanton welcomed daughter Elsa Georgia; the title of her dissertation temperatures. She is one of 10 teach- ing with seniors as an AmeriCorps Fallon on March 18. They are living is “Comparative aquaculture strate- ers chosen for the program, which member. She saw Stephanie Cain in Wellesley, and Mike is working for gies for social-ecological resilience” is funded by the National Science at her bridal shower. Stephanie and Babson Capital Management in Cam- on the island of Chiloe, Chile, 93 Foundation. The five-year study of Jason Sherman married in July and

COLBY / winter 2005 61 alumni at large were considering relocation to the overseas with the Coast Guard. He Perron on April 24 in New York. of Sean McBride and Britte-Anne N.Y.C. area. . . . After returning to hoped to return home from his tour With a master’s in cinema studies Pettazzoni under sunny skies in Maine from a Peace Corps stint in of duty in June. . . . Karen Fried, an from New York University, Celeste Boston, along with Charles ’96 and the South Pacific island nation of events planner with CitiYear, lives is the lifestyle director at Cosmopolitan Betsy Low Bowen ’96, Brad Smith Kiribati, Beth Scoville finished a in Boston. . . . Wayne and Heather magazine in New York. Jason is a ’96, Brian Seidman ’94, Jeff Cotter program with the Portland-based Post Lafrance welcomed Rebecca vice president for client strategy in ’94, Peter Gates, Jason Sudano ’94, Salt school for documentary studies. Elizabeth on November 16, 2003. the New York office of Blast Radius, Jason Mahoney, Annie Girton, She continued managing care for a They also have a son, Samuel, 2. . . . an online technology and marketing Jeff Ball, Chris Lohman, Andrew child with autism while working part Alexandra (Kean ’96) and Benjamin services company. . . . Thanks to all Vernon, Jonathan Blau ’94, Carter time with the nonprofit Seeds of Strong are living in Scituate, Mass., who have provided news over the Davis ’97 and Steve Kidd ’97. Sean Peace, which brings together youth and happily welcomed their baby girl, past five years. Jessie Newman, is a copy writer for the Boathouse from nations in conflict. Her clos- Katharine, on February 1, 2003. . . . your new class correspondent, will Group, an advertising agency in est friends suspected that she would Elizabeth Wallman married Roger be great. Colby can’t handle all of our Brighton, Mass. Britte-Anne attends attend Harvard in the fall to get a Davis on October 12, 2003, in Cocoa material this time. The full report for Suffolk Law School in Boston. . . master’s that combines her interna- Beach, Fla. They are now living in our class is in the online magazine at . A daughter, Serena Joy, was born tional work and peace interests with Melbourne, Fla. . . . Marinel Mateo www.colby.edu/colby.mag/90s. on October 9, 2003, to Cal ’92 and education. . . . Jodi and Matthew married Terry Cahill on February —Tracy K. Larsen Aimee Flores Wheaton. Aimee is Belson did some great renovation on 28, 2004, in Chicago. . . . Jason working part time as a hospitalist his home in Brooklyn before he went Oberfest married Celeste Ellen 95 In June I attended the wedding physician. . . . Emily Goetcheus mike eckel ’93 | on the wire Journalists dream of reporting a story that Eckel returned to Russia in 1994 and spent a year writing site makes the front pages of newspapers all over reports for a collegiate consortium. “I started to make them into real the world. For Mike Eckel ’93, that came to works of journalism, I suppose, and people generally were really inter- pass in September, but the dream-come-true ested in reading them,” he said. had elements of a nightmare. Back in the U.S., he taught and farmed for Maine’s Chewonki Eckel was the Associated Press reporter Foundation before deciding to write full time. After picking up some on the scene of the deadly hostage-taking at a school in Beslan, interviewing skills at the Salt Institute for Documentary Studies in Russia. The tragedy left nearly 350 people dead, including more Portland, he reported locally before returning to Russia where he than 150 children. wrote for an English-language newspaper and freelanced for AP. “You could hear bullets whizzing overhead and ricocheting off the In 2000 the AP assigned Eckel to cover Vermont politics and walls around you and explosions around the corner,” Eckel said. “I other New England news—a brief detour from his overseas beat. suspected that at one point in my career as a foreign correspondent The following year, he was transferred to New York to cover national there would be these sorts of adrenaline-driven, stressful, all-con- and international stories. Eckel shifted between stories suming stories. But I didn’t expect to be thrown into this situation as on Afghanistan—where he was briefly embed- quickly as I was. And I certainly wasn’t prepared for being consumed ded with American military units—and lighter by a sea of grief and anguish.” fare. “There was a Russian country music The story began to unfold August 31, barely two months after bluegrass band nominated for a Grammy Eckel was assigned to the AP bureau in Moscow. In those months he award and some lost archives of great had covered the plane crashes caused by terrorists and elections to Soviet composers, like Shostakovich,” replace the assassinated president of Chechnya. He had just returned said Eckel. “Not earth-shattering sto- to Moscow from Chechnya when a report came in that hostages had ries, but certainly interesting, and been taken in North Ossetia, near Chechnya. “We drove through the [they] touched my fascination with night to Beslan,” said Eckel, who volunteered to cover the story with Russia.” an AP photographer. As the news got grimmer, Eckel was the major Now, still in Moscow, Eckel pipeline of information back to the United States. He described how continues to cover the Beslan desperate, hot and hungry hostages ended up eating flowers that fallout but has moved on to students had brought to celebrate the first day of school. Then on other stories, too. “The September 3 the standoff culminated with bombs, gunfire and the AP is such that you’re deaths of at least 329 children and adults. expected to cover just In a driving rain, Eckel set out to speak with relatives, dictating about anything in a breaking stories to editors in Moscow and London, sending others by given day,” he said. satellite phone. “It’s hard to keep your head about you and take notes “For the foresee- and make sure that you understand the person’s story accurately and able future, unfortu- objectively,” he said. “The tears welled up in my eyes.” nately the story out Raised in Concord, Mass., Eckel arrived at Colby in 1989 and of Russia will be began studying Russian with Professor Sheila McCarthy. “She terrorism and the instilled a love and fascination for the language, culture, people country’s response and history of the country,” said Eckel, who spent his junior year in to terrorism.” Russia. —Sarah Tuff Dunn

62 COLBY / Winter 2005 married Glen Stephens in April 2003. also reports good news: a great year Colby lists marriages and same-sex commitment ceremonies as “Mile- They live in Charlotte, N.C., where taking grad school classes and teaching stones” in the Alumni at Large section of the magazine. To have a Emily moved not long after gradua- English as a Second Language (ESL) wedding or commitment included, please submit the names of both tion. Since November 2002 Emily has and community college writing. This partners along with the class year(s), the date and the location of the worked for a small business that sells summer she was to be in Costa Rica for ceremony to the appropriate class correspondent (listed in the Alumni and distributes helium and balloons all three weeks volunteering with Cross at Large section). For notices of births and adoptions, the parents’ and over the country, and Glen is a high Cultural Solutions. . . . Neil and Beth child’s names, date and location of the birth should be submitted to the school biology teacher. They closed Herbert Gibb moved to Brighton, appropriate correspondent. on a house in July. . . . On July 25, England, in July to be closer to Beth’s Lisa DeHahn married Jeffrey Green. job at the University of Sussex, where They have been together for five years she runs the International Summer classmate from grad school founded child, Mae Christine, into the world and plan to start a family right away. School. . . . Chris Haigh started CT Biodiesel, Inc., which produces a on May 19, 2004. They live in North Lisa is glad to be living in Portland, her master’s in education in 2003 at renewable fuel called biodiesel from Cambridge, Mass. . . . Steven and Maine, again after spending the last the University of Massachusetts at waste vegetable oils and grease. This Kathleen Wood Griffiswelcomed year in Boston. She is a substance Amherst, specializing in social justice fuel replaces diesel/#2 home heating baby Nicholas Charles Griffis on May abuse counselor for Day One. In May education. She plans to graduate in oil and produces 80 percent fewer 30, 2004. . . . Tim Lieberman and his she went up to Edgecomb, Maine, for May 2005 and return to Boston. . . . emissions. . . . Ben Otto was awarded wife, Brittany Briggs, were expecting Sandy Bugbee’s housewarming party. Chrissy and Rick Catino welcomed a Stanley Fellowship last summer to their first child in August. After a year . . . Fred and Heather Johnson Web- their second daughter, Caroline Rose, study the current Maoist insurgency in off work and with one year of grad ster are proud parents of Macallan on Memorial Day 2004. Big sister Nepal. As a junior he went abroad with school under his belt, Tim started a Frederick (Mac), born May 5. They Anna is adjusting well to the new addi- a Colby-affiliated program to study in job in construction management with also heard that Mike Kaplan and his tion. Rick looked forward to playing Nepal, and many of the contacts made Pulte Homes in Colorado Springs, wife, Kim (Schock ’96), are proud some golf this summer in the annual then are helping him make sense of the Colo. He was looking forward to the new parents of Kaitlyn, born in April. Kevin Jackson Memorial (father of current political and social situation. new challenge and career change, . . . Meadow Dibble married Modou Mark Jackson) with Mike Manning, He planned to be back at the University which will, of course, be “enhanced” Dieng, an artist, in 1996. She lived in Matt Morrissey and Chris Fossella. of Iowa this fall to teach rhetoric and by his new family addition. . . . I spent Senegal for five years, editing a cul- Rick lives in North Andover, Mass., finish his master’s in literary nonfic- an amazing three weeks traveling in tural magazine and coordinating U.S. and is a national account manager tion. . . . Jon Bardzik moved to D.C. China and Japan last spring while lead- foreign study programs to Senegal, for Watchfire, a software company just about a year ago after completing ing a study tour; this right on the tail then returned to the U.S. in 2000 for that manages Internet privacy and his M.B.A. at the Isenberg School of of a week in Romania, so I’m racking graduate work in the department of security issues. . . . Matt and Karen Management at UMass. Jon is director up the frequent flyer miles and loving French studies at Brown University. Floyd McLeod welcomed their first of membership and marketing with every minute of it. I’m also reporting Last April she directed Brown’s first child, Noah, on May 29, 2004. . . . the American Nursery and Landscape faithfully, but Colby can’t handle all of annual African Film Festival and I’m reporting faithfully, but Colby can’t Association. He writes that lots of our material. The full report for our also received the Faculty Scholar handle all of our material. This column travel comes with his position, and class is in the online magazine at www. award from Brown. . . . Steph White includes some news; the full report for he would love to catch up with Colby colby.edu/colby.mag/90s. McKenna and her wife, Kimberley, our class is in the online magazine at friends around the country. . . . On May —Mark Mortensen welcomed daughter Riley Anne on www.colby.edu/colby.mag/90s. 8, Ann Savage was married to Jason July 13, 2003. “Riley is a wonderful —Yuhgo Yamaguchi Matthews in Old Saybrook, Conn. 98 Rachel Lafollette Jones writes baby and seems to be growing an Ann and Jason met six years ago while that she’s been working for the same inch every day,” writes Steph, a violin 96 Robert Sutter wrote about a working together at an environmental company since graduation and has maker and repair person at Reuning big Colby reunion in Ipswich, Mass., consulting firm. Rachel Zierzow was lived in Brighton, Raleigh, Milwau- and Son Violins in Boston. Steph to celebrate the marriage of Erik one of her bridesmaids, and Martine kee, the Providence area and Tampa. and her family live in Natick, Mass. Gustavson and Michelle Torrens. Kaiser, Jeff Dunlap, Rebecca Duvall During her stint in Milwaukee she She and Kimberly are pleased that Eric Loth, Aran Ryan, Lori Kalisz and Elizabeth Wallace were in atten- met Ron Jones, and they were marred their marriage of three years is now Stattenfield, Sarah Langan, Rob dance. Jason and Ann have lived in in a 13-person wedding in Negril, recognized by their home state. . . . Gold, Dori Morrison Galvin, Steve Connecticut, Arizona and Oregon and Jamaica, January 18, 2004. Kristin Andrew ’96 and Erin Naftel Brown Papagiotas ’97 and Mike Yunes ’95 find themselves back in Connecticut Mott made the trip down. . . . Jessie expected their first baby in August. attended. A month earlier they gath- again. Ann planned to attend Pace Anderson writes that Betsy Met- Erin is completing a one-year clerkship ered for Rob’s wedding to Susan Sack. Law School in White Plains, N.Y., calfe finished her fourth marathon, with the Honorable Sylvia B. Pressler Rob said that Aran and Mike arrived this fall. . . . Casey McCullough and this time the Boston Marathon. She in the Appellate Division of New with their beautiful wives, both of Andrea Hlobik (Muhlenberg ’99) also also planned to move to Beantown in Jersey. They are living in New York whom were expecting babies in the were married—on May 15, 2004, at July to attend Lesley College for her City, where Andrew started his second summer. The newlyweds planned the Aldie Mansion in Doylestown, master’s of education in curriculum year of ophthalmology residency. . . . a two-year tour in Paraguay with Pa., with Frank Favaloro and Kevin and instruction with a specialization Scott and Kerry Knudsen Galson’s the Department of State. . . . Katie Hausmann participating in the cer- in conflict resolution and peaceable son, Avery, is growing by leaps and (Quackenbush ’99) and Eric Gordon emony. Casey and Andrea spent two schools. Jessie also reported that Far- bounds. Scott finished his first year celebrated their son’s first birthday in weeks in Hawaii on their honeymoon rell Burns Hudzik finished in 60th teaching at Walter Payton College May and planned to introduce Daniel and had a blast. Casey is a urology resi- place in the U.S. Women’s Marathon Prep, a magnet school in Chicago. Colby Gordon to Mayflower Hill, L.L. dent and Andrea a pediatrics resident Olympic Trials—an outstanding feat! His math team won first place at the Bean and Big G’s during the summer. in Philadelphia. . . . At the time of this . . . Melissa Maclin joined the Navy state competition—a first in Chicago Katie finished her second year as an writing, Kimberly Allen was planning two years ago and loves it. She missed public school history! But poor Scott English teacher at Newtown High a July 24 wedding to Peter Benson the reunion last year because she was was hit by a car while biking home School in Connecticut. In addition to Ladig. . . . As for new members of the deployed to the Persian Gulf aboard from work. “He’s doing well and will his current sales position with Choice Colby community, Kevin and Nicole the U.S.S. Nimitz. She is currently recover eventually,” writes Kerry, who One Communications, Eric and a Jalbert Pirani welcomed their first assigned as the intelligence officer to

COLBY / winter 2005 63 alumni at large an F-18 Super Hornet squadron in Brown Flynn and Anna Thompson newsmakers Lemoore, Calif. This summer she was Ward ’99 were all at the wedding. deployed again for two months as her Tasanee Briggs couldn’t come, but The Penobscot Times of Old Town, Maine, named squadron escorted the U.S.S. Reagan she was married in September 2003 Nathan M. Lindsay ’03 its new editor. At Colby, from Norfolk, Va., to San Diego, as well and is living and teaching in he was managing editor of the Pequod literary Calif., via South America. Next May, Boston. Simeon Bayles also couldn’t magazine and a contributing editorial writer to Melissa will move across the country make it, but he, too, was recently the Echo. He previously worked in the Teach for to D.C. and a job at the Pentagon married and works in Manhattan. . . . America program in Harlem, N.Y., and Balti- working directly for the chief of naval Lindsay McConchie has been work- more, Md.  Among those receiving Fulbright operations. She hopes to make it to our ing at a children’s theater in Concord, grants for travel abroad this year are Christine 10-year reunion. . . . Congratulations Mass., for the last year and a half or so A. Mehta ’04 and Elizabeth L. Holmes ’04. to David Dodwell, who was engaged but was moving to Los Angeles with Mehta is using the award to study political science last spring to Kathleen Broderick her boyfriend at the end of June. She in Germany, and Holmes is studying economic Maura F. Myers ’04 in Sydney, Australia, outside of the sees Annie Merselis and Nina Per- development in Morocco  Maura F. Myers Whaleskin Watch Museum. They kins Newman frequently. Nina has a ’04, captain of Colby’s squash team during her senior year, has been named plan a fall 2005 wedding in Bermuda. year-old baby and still lives in Marion, head coach of the George Washington University women’s squash team. . . . Robyn Thomlinson took a short Mass., where she and her husband She also was a member of the field hockey team and the women’s rugby break from medical school rotations work at Tabor Academy. Annie was club at Colby. in preparation for her marriage to engaged to be married in September. Richard LaBarca, her partner of 11 . . . Betsy Kies was married to Bill years. The party is scheduled for Rafferty on May 15 in Old Greenwich, milestones March 29, 2005, in the beautiful Conn. Many Colby alumni were Marriages: Sean Dugan ’00 to Amber McAlister in Portland, Maine  Joshua Florida Keys! . . . Nate Wheeler there: Mary Ellen Shuttleworth, J. Iannetta ’00 to Veronica J. Johnson in Dover-Foxcroft, Maine  Tia M. ([email protected]) writes that Sam Sheridan, Mimi Sotiriou ’99, Byrd ’02 to Jared M. Buckingham in Lewiston, Maine  Camille E. Dugan he received his M.F.A. in acting from Melissa Carpenter, Leah Bern- ’04 to Raymond J. Campanile in Waitsfield, Vt. the American Conservatory Theater stein Jacobson, Kristina Smith, (ACT) in San Francisco, is a member Chris Gates, Montine Bowen and of Actors’ Equity Association and is Justin Fredrickson, Nathan Curtis, Deaths: Scott T. Laliberte ’01, September 25, 2004, in Orlando, Fla., at now working and living out of N.Y.C. Brian Schusterman, Dawn Seckler, 25. . . . Devin Colman moved to Vermont Laurel Hart (who recently moved to in March 2004 to attend graduate N.Y.C.) and Gray Macmillan ’97 and Katie Reber, Rob Egleston ’01 and 2003 at Columbia University’s College school at UVM in historic preserva- BJ Sample ’96. “It was great to have Scott Friedman. Melissa, Sarah and of Physicians and Surgeons, is living tion. He also had a summer internship everyone there to celebrate with us,” Vanessa planned to travel to Seattle in happily in New York City. . . . Sarah at Shelburne Farms before starting wrote Betsy. “We’re looking forward July for the wedding of Mary Larios Church Murphy graduated with her classes start in the fall. . . . Corley to Gray’s, Chris and Kristina’s and and Jason Gatlin. Katie is pursuing M.Ed. from Lesley University. She and Hughes is still living in Seattle and Mimi’s weddings in the upcoming year. her master’s in nursing at Georgetown her husband bought their first house traveling a ton for work (her travel now Brian Schusterman is moving back east University, where she is studying to and are moving to Longmeadow, Mass. takes her internationally). . . . Peter after finishing law school in California. be a family nurse practitioner and Sarah recently went out to California Christopher Felmly writes that his Everyone seems to be doing great!” . . . working full time in the pediatric unit. to visit Mary Ann Schumacher and wife, Sarah (Eno), earned her master’s I’m reporting faithfully, but Colby can’t . . . Rebecca Solomon got engaged Becky Rassmussen Dalrymple. in communications management from handle all of our material. This column to Noah Letwin, on July 3, 2004. The Mary Ann is working for Clos Du Val Simmons in May. Peter enjoyed life as a includes some news; the full report for proposal took place in Colorado while winery, and Becky is with Yahoo! . . . first-year associate in an education law our class is in the online magazine at the pair was mountain biking. Noah is Jessie Davis finished her first year of practice. They were looking forward www.colby.edu/colby.mag/90s. a Ph.D. student in pharmacology at law school at Northeastern University to a fishing and camping trip to Nova —Brian M. Gill George Washington University. . . . and celebrated with a vacation to Scotia in July and to the Raja Bala- Christie Beveridge was to graduate Costa Rica on the recommendation Liz Hooper wedding in August. . . . 00 Hello, Class of 2000! I am happy with her M.A. from Middlebury’s of Courtney Genovese and Nikki Meghan Fallon writes that Meredith to be the new correspondent. Ben Bread Loaf School of English in Monchik, who traveled there earlier in Greene, who works in development Stickney went to Iraq for six weeks August. She lives in San Francisco the spring. Nikki planned a move from for a nonprofit in N.Y.C., was getting as a producer for Fox News Channel. with Kirk Schuler ’98 and teaches New York to Brookline this summer, married July 17 in Topsfield, Mass., His room in the Sheraton Hotel in middle school English. . . . Bradley and Courtney lives in Brookline with to Peter Ross, a N.Y.C. computer Baghdad overlooked Firdos Square, Russell moved back to Maine two Jenn Lisk, who recently completed a science teacher. She expected to see where Saddam’s statue fell in April and a half years ago. She spent a year master’s program in school counseling Hilary White, Liz Castagneto, Mila 2003. The coolest thing he did there working in the woods of Wiscasset and at Boston College. This fall Courtney Dickson Rossi, Dave Regan ’97, was fly around Baghdad in a Black then relocated to Portland, where she planned to start a full-time M.B.A. Marisa Nopakun ’97 and Tara Falsani Hawk for a story on helicopters. . . . writes grants for Planned Parenthood program at Northeastern. . . . Alex Harkins at the wedding. . . . Abby Melissa Bradbury accepted a position of Northern New England. . . . Leah- Moskos is a crime analyst for the Lambert married Jeremy Thomas, as an admissions officer at the Tufts anne Mansfieldplanned an October Boston Police Department and was who was her rafting guide when they University School of Dental Medicine. wedding at Colby with her fiancé, busy planning for the Democratic met in July 2003 in California. They Melissa was the maid of honor at the David Fenton ’98. She graduated from National Convention. He lives in planned to move to Baltimore this wedding of Sarah Cleary and Nick Yale Divinity School with her master’s Allston with Jonah Rudman and summer, where Abby was to start a Manzo (Union College ’00) in June in religion. . . . Alex Bahn graduated Scott Blackwell and went on a fishing master’s of international public health in Roxbury, N.Y. Also in the wedding from Tulane Law School and was to trip in Florida with James Mason, at Johns Hopkins in September. Deb were Mary Larios, Christine Casey start as an associate at Arent Fox in Brian Hiester and Fremont Latimer Shea, Nicky Moody, Jackie Bates, Hutchinson, Vanessa Wade and D.C. in the fall. . . . Erin Wilkes, who ’02. . . . I’m reporting faithfully, but Ben Johnston, Terry and Allison Keryn Kwedor; in attendance were started medical school in the fall of Colby can’t handle all of our material.

64 COLBY / Winter 2005 This column includes some news; the office near Cleveland. Katie finished Capitol Hill this fall. . . . Stephanie 2000s Correspondents full report for our class is in the online her third year at the Boston Rede- Greenleaf Fyfe lives with her hus- magazine at www.colby.edu/colby. velopment Authority and still enjoys band, Jared, in Phoenix and works 2000 mag/00s. her work in affordable housing for the for Mary Kay Cosmetics. . . . Scott Reba Frederics Libby —Reba Frederics Libby city. Lindsay is in Chicago to get her Friemann, who is moving to N.Y.C., 89 Morrison Avenue master’s in clinical social work at the recently attended the Colby Blue Somerville, MA 02144 01 Jason Freedman graduated University of Chicago. She and Julie Lights reunion on campus. . . . I’m [email protected] from Stanford Law School and is are living separately, but both are in reporting faithfully, but Colby can’t engaged to Michelle Visser; he was the same program. . . . Robin Mac- handle all of our material. This column 2001 going to clerk for a judge in Dela- Coll completed her second year of includes some news; the full report for Dana D. Fowler ware. . . . Zech Kahn reports that medical school at George Washington our class is in the online magazine at 353 East 78th Street, 11B Quinn Keating is engaged. Quinn University in D.C. and was studying www.colby.edu/colby.mag/00s. New York, NY 10022 [email protected] and his fiancée, Krissy, live and work for her board exams in June. . . . Sarah —Dana D. Fowler in Vermont. Zech is in Washington, Cavanagh planned to leave Boston to 2002 D.C., planning his next move. . . . begin a Ph.D. in psychology at the Uni- 03 Congrats to Charles Strom, Lydia Terry Ben Schreiner has moved back to versity of Georgia-Athens this fall. . . . who married Carel Ristuccia (Tufts PO Box 1730 Philly to star in a rock band called the Darcy Lynch is working at the Perkins ’03) on May 23, 2004. Best wishes Sun Valley, ID 83353 Percheron Group. . . . Andre Picher School for the Blind in Watertown. . . for a happy future together! . . . Lots [email protected] (aka Coach) adopted a puppy. . . . . Beth Moloney works for Deutsche of other news to report as well. Jill 2003 Bank in N.Y.C. . . . Whitney Dayton Alena Cianchetti is in law school Young finished her first year of law Lauren Tiberio in Cincinnati. . . . Congrats to Sarah moved from Dallas to Connecticut school at Drake University and then 131 Valley View Drive Richards on her wedding to Dubek in March to work as the major gifts shipped off to France last summer to Wethersfield, CT 06109-2621 Kim ’99. . . . I hung out with Evan officer for The Taft School (my alma continue to take classes at the Univer- [email protected] Reece and crew in San Francisco. mater). . . . Katie Meyerhans is in sity of Nantes. . . . Mindy Williams Evan lives with Michael Natenshon, southern Utah guiding rafting trips finished up her assistant swim coach 2004 who says he’s volunteering at city hall for Holiday Expeditions. . . . Pam tenure at Macalester in St. Paul, Minn., Kate Weiler working on a mandate that would Foxley worked for two years as a natu- and accepted a head swim coach 101 Plain Road require more restroom facilities in ral history teacher at the Chewonki position at Regis College in Weston, Wayland, MA 01778 [email protected] the city’s restaurants, and with Bill Foundation. She planned to move to Mass. . . . Josh Weitz was accepted Getty, who says he’s still intensely northwestern Connecticut to work into SUNY-Buffalo’s medical school cation track is Nat Chamberlin, who practicing his basket weaving. Evan as sustainability coordinator at Silver program and was to start this fall. . . . started as the assistant director of the owns and operates a network of 450 Lake Conference Center. . . . Saman- After spending 10 months in London, annual fund at Nobles in July. He is still vending machines in San Francisco and tha Allen accepted a job in admissions Sarah Dean returned to the U.S. and living in Boston and enjoying his new Oakland. . . . Matt Cohen formed a at The Dwight School in Manhattan. joined the Colby gang in Washington, position. . . . Connie Beal will be living new band, which recently signed with . . . Bryan Kessler graduated from D.C. . . . Amanda Surette is living in Burlington, Vt., and working for Arista Records. . . . Alana Rezaee spent Columbia Law School in May 2004 in D.C. as well and has been working the next year as an AmeriCorps*Vista a February weekend in Stratton, Vt., and is clerking for a year for a federal for Cangen Biotechnologies for the volunteer. . . . Jeff Siteman wrote that with Beth Festa, Caroline Blair, Liz district judge in Manhattan. . . . Liz last year. Soon she will begin work Thad Feeney has joined the ranks of McGann, Lindsay Prichard, Julie Frankel lives and works in N.Y.C. in on her M.P.H. at George Washington the San Francisco Police Department Langsdorf, Katie Lee and Melissa the production/development depart- University with a concentration in as a meter maid—yes, you can find Alioto. Alana reports that Melissa, ment of Miramax Films, scouting out international health promotion. . . . him ticketing your car if you have a real estate portfolio manager, talented writers and finding projects Yvonne Siu recently was hired full overstayed your welcome at a meter! announced her engagement to Scott for Miramax to produce. . . . Rip time as a media specialist/program . . . Ellen Whitesides survived her Murfey in March; the wedding is set for Martin is getting his M.B.A. at the assistant at Citizens Development first year of Teach for America in April 2005. Beth finished her second University of Michigan. . . . Richard Corps, an NGO based in Washington, New Orleans and wrote that she was year of law school at the University of Hallquist finished an M.A. in math at D.C. She also attends grad school at traveling in Cameroon and Kenya last Connecticut and worked for Connect- the University of Maryland. . . . Katie American University and expects her summer before starting her second icut’s top appellate firm last summer. Mangan moved to the D.C. area to M.A. in international development in year in the fall. She also mentioned Caroline finished up her first year of get an M.D. at Uniformed Services 2005. She wrote that she also keeps that Caroline Stewart has been living law school at Suffolk and works for the University. . . . Keith Leonard took in touch with Ben Hoffman, who is in Nairobi, Kenya. . . . Karli Jaffe is D.A.’s office in Boston. Liz headed to a two-month trip to Australia, New living in N.Y.C. and working at Bank of still in Portland but reports a slight graduate school this fall and planned Zealand and Fiji, where he learned to New York. . . . After teaching summer career change. She is now working at to move to Boston to start a master’s surf. . . . Tara Thwing finished her school at Northfield Mount Hermon a residential home run by the YWCA program in nutritional biochemistry at M.A. in international affairs at George in western Mass., Laura Collins was for at-risk teenage girls. . . . Clayton Tufts. Alana graduated from law school Washington University and continues off to Colorado for a semester at Donahue wrote to say that over the in May and was studying for the Ohio to work as a research assistant at the High Mountain Institute. . . . Will past fall and winter he spent his time in bar exam in July; she will most likely U.S. Institute of Peace. She planned MacPherson was to start Dartmouth’s Moscow doing some IT work for a firm be working for a county prosecutor’s to move in with Andre Pilon ’03 on master’s of engineering management called International SOS. He is now program this fall. . . . Javanese Hailey in Needham, Mass., at a consulting graduated in May with her M.A. in firm. . . . I’m reporting faithfully, but Photos of weddings or commitment ceremonies involving Colby alumni education from Lesley University and Colby can’t handle all of our material. may be submitted for use on “The Blue Light,” Colby’s alumni Web site. is now teaching seventh grade math This column includes some news; the Visit www.colby.edu/alumni/photos to view photos of weddings and other at the Seed Public Charter School in full report for our class is in the online alumni gatherings. Please identify all alumni pictured, including class Washington, D.C. The Seed School is magazine at www.colby.edu/colby. years. Send prints to Alumni Relations, 4310 Mayflower Hill, Waterville, the nation’s first and only urban public mag/00s. ME 04901-8843 or e-mail digital images to [email protected]. boarding school. . . . Also on the edu- —Lauren Tiberio

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Faith Rollins Davidson ’31, July two daughters, Lorie Wyman and Boston University, then joined the parents and her brother John S. Choate 15, 2004, in Mitchellville, Md., at Lindley Silverman, two sons, John and CIA, becoming an expert on Soviet ’49, she is survived by her husband of 56 95. She studied interior design in Eric Hunter, four grandchildren, four Russia and international communism. years, Robert G. Trahan, six daughters, Boston before raising a family. She great-grandchildren and a sister. He was an instructor at the National a son, four brothers—David A. ’48, was an active member of her church War Colleges and the Foreign Service Paul A. ’48, Stanley F. ’50, and Philip and community, especially in the Jean Congdon Deneke ’40, August Institute and a research associate at the Choate ’64—a sister, 19 grandchildren Junior League. Her husband, John 10, 2004, in San Antonio, Texas, at Russian Research Center at Harvard and two great-grandchildren. Stokes Davidson ’31, predeceased 86. She worked at the Thermos Co. University. An intelligence officer her in 1994. She is survived by two in Norwich, Conn., before graduating in Europe and South America from Cyril M. Joly Jr. ’48, June 6, 2004, daughters, Diane Leitch and Jill Brett, from Connecticut College in 1969. 1963 to 1979, he was the author of a in Waterville, Maine, at 79. Follow- five grandchildren and four great- For many years she was the postmas- 1991 book on communism and Latin ing infantry service in France during grandchildren. ter in Old Mystic, Conn. Survivors America. Survivors include his wife, World War II he graduated from include her son, Carl F. Deneke, and Rachel, a son and daughter. Boston University School of Law and Bernard H. Porter ’32, June 7, 2004, her brother. practiced law in Waterville with his in Belfast, Maine, at 93. Nuclear Elsie Love Smith Scull ’45, July 8, father, Cyril M. Joly ’16. After serving physicist, poet, playwright, publisher, Paul W. Anderson ’42, December 2004, in Bridgewater, N.J., at 81. A on the staff of the Republican National sculptor, photographer, painter, lec- 26, 2003, in Randolph, Mass., at 83. claims investigator and bank clerk Committee in Washington, D.C., and turer, raconteur, patron, curmudgeon, He was district deputy grand master before raising a family, she was a as a special assistant to the Secretary he received a master’s in physics at of the Grand Lodge of Masons in part-time librarian in Bridgewater and of Health, Education and Welfare, he Brown University and worked on the Massachusetts. involved in local theater productions. served two terms as mayor of Water- Manhattan Project in 1942. Later he She also volunteered at nursing homes ville and two years in the state Senate was an engineer with Boeing Aircraft Clarence R. Reid ’42, August 25, and thrift shops. Surviving are her and was state GOP chairman. He also Corporation. He holds a significant 2004, in South Paris, Maine, at 87. daughter, Beverley Gale Smith, and was active in several community orga- place in American literature as author He left the College in 1942 to join her brother, I. Douglas Love ’49. nizations. Surviving are his brother and publisher of numerous books rang- the 102nd Infantry Regiment and Robert Joly ’50, his sister, Katherine ing from a collection of poems in 1941 service in the South Pacific. In 1947 he Robert A. Brennan ’46, July 2, 2004, Joly Devine (admissions), and many to surrealist art to collections melding began a career in education, teaching in Plymouth, Mass., at 79. During nephews and nieces, including Dawn physics and poetry. In 1978 he created a range of subjects at West Paris High World War II he was a commissioned M. Devine ’94. the Institute of Advanced Thinking in School, where he also was principal naval officer serving in the Atlantic and 1978 in Belfast and in 2001 was named and coached basketball and football the Pacific. He was a graduate of the Robert A. Slavitt ’49, August 28, Belfast’s first poet laureate. teams. Later he was assistant principal Maine Maritime Academy and of the 2004, in Norwalk, Conn., at 76. He at Oxford Hills High School. He is University of Massachusetts, where earned an LL.B. in 1952 at New York Louis F. Garson ’36, May 22, 2004, in survived by two nephews, Larry and he earned a degree in public health. University and after Army service in North Branford, Conn., at 89. He emi- Donald Carson, and his friend Evelyn Later he served twice in the Rhode Korea joined his father in the firm of grated with his family from Russia in Whitman. Island legislature. He leaves sons Tim Slavitt & Connery in 1954. A special- 1917. During World War II he was vice Brennan and Peter Brennan, daugh- ist in the law of eminent domain, he president of Rubbercraft Corpora- Glenna Hartley Rush ’43, May 5, ters Ginny Brennan, Colleen Barton, also ran several trusts that provide tion of America, which manufactured 2004, in Bangor, Maine, at 81. She Pattie Aprea and Sheila Kopf, three college scholarships and civic grants. parachute life rafts used by the Navy studied at the University of Maine brothers, nine grandchildren and a He owned and bred racehorses as a during the invasion of Normandy. He before becoming a high school English great-grandchild. sideline. He is survived by his wife of was president of G and G Appliance teacher in Aroostook County. She also 44 years, Greta, a son, a daughter, three Co. in New Haven and later worked as worked for the American Red Cross Lauchlin D. MacKinnon ’46, July grandchildren and a sister. a national accounts manager for GTE. and was a dedicated community volun- 6, 2004, in Ventnor City, N.J., at 91. Survivors include his wife, Sylvia, his teer. Predeceased by her father, Samuel He interrupted his studies at Colby to Thomas R. Swan ’49, June 9, 2004, in daughter, three grandchildren and a Hartley ’16, she is survived by her son, serve in the Army Air Corps in World Falmouth, Maine, at 78. He received great-granddaughter. Robert Rush, and his family. War II. After graduating he received a law degree from the University of a master’s at Rutgers University and Maine. In 1956 he joined Maine Sav- Lora Cummings Newcomb ’37, Ralph S. Braudy ’44, April 24, 2004, in became a teacher and school adminis- ings Bank, where he became a loans May 16, 2004, in Olympia, Wash., Los Angeles, Calif., at 80. He managed trator in Atlantic City. In retirement he officer and eventually senior vice presi- at 89. She lived with her husband, Braudy’s Department Store in New enjoyed traveling with his wife, Ardath dent. He served on consumer affairs Hugh R. Newcomb, in Washington Bedford, Mass., and was the owner of Mae, who predeceased him. He is sur- committees for a number of organiza- and Oregon, where she was a home- a consulting business. After retiring he vived by a sister, Mabel MacKinnon, tions, including the Federal Reserve maker. spent much time in London, California and several nieces and nephews. Board of Governors. He is survived and Cape Cod. Predeceased by his two by his wife, Jane, two sons, a daughter, Albert L. Hunter ’39, July 12, 2004, brothers, Leon Braudy ’34 and Selwyn Constance Choate Trahan ’46, Deborah, and her husband, Richard in Kennebunk, Maine, at 88. He Braudy ’39, he is survived by his sister, September 14, 2004, in Gettysburg, Blackburn ’71, seven grandchildren earned his M.D. at Hanneman Medical Lillie Braudy, and two nephews. Pa., at 79. She worked as a medical and a great-granddaughter. School in Philadelphia. A pathologist technician for several years before rais- at hospitals in Pennsylvania and in Robert H. Riefe ’44, July 20, 2004, in ing her family. For her volunteer work Walter E. Alger Jr. ’50, June 30, 2004, Camden, Rockland, Damariscotta and Rockland, Maine, at 82. During World she received the Volunteer of the Year in Getzville, N.Y., at 78. He joined Lewiston, Maine, he also was an avid War II he was wounded at Iwo Jima. Award from the state of Pennsylvania the Army Air Corps after high school, sailor and gardener. Survivors include He earned a Ph.D. in history from in 1996. Predeceased by her Colby becoming a B-24 navigator and attain-

66 COLBY / Winter 2005 ing the rank of second lieutenant. After of the Year in 1971 and was awarded a times in support of the Dana Farber Chemical Co. and Arthur D. Little Co. Colby he earned a master’s in educa- Colby Brick in 1973. Survivors include Cancer Institute. He leaves his wife, before World War II, when he went tion at Harvard and taught math and his sons, Steven Shorey and Kenneth Susan, a son and a daughter. on leave to develop special stratagems physics in private and public schools Shorey, his daughters, Jeanne Paquette Dennis A. Gould ’70, September 5, for the Office of Strategic Services and in Minnesota, Maine, Connecticut and Susan Dorval, a stepdaughter, five 2001, in New York, at 53. He attended the CIA. He retired in 1976. He is and New York, retiring from Nichols grandchildren and his sister, Eleanor high school in Thailand. After serving survived by his wife, Charlene Blance Academy in Buffalo, N.Y., in 1991. Shorey Harris ’57. in the U.S. Army he lived in New York Ray ’46, a sister-in law, a brother-in- Surviving are three sisters, Priscilla City for many years. law, George Blance Jr. ’53, and several Morse, Georgina Alger Mikoleit ’49 Starling L. Hanford ’56, March 25, nieces and nephews. and Agnes Alger Stephanian ’51, and 2004, in Pensacola, Fla., at 69. After David W. Ohlin ’71, June 14, 2004, 18 nieces and nephews. serving as a lieutenant in the U.S. in Raleigh, N.C., at 55. He worked Francis H. Parker, July 13, 2004, Naval Reserve he worked in the con- for Dunkin’ Donuts/Baskin Robbins in Waterville, Maine, at 84. Charles Paul H. Glascow ’50, March 19, struction business as a contractor. He for more than 25 years as a manager A. Dana professor of philosophy and 2004, in Williamsport, Pa., at 76. He was the father of three children from and then operations director in New religion, emeritus, he taught from was married to Marjorie Motter and his marriage to Mary-Ball Noble. Jersey, North Carolina and Florida. 1949 to 1966 at Haverford College. taught in several schools in New York He is survived by his wife, Cathy, a He was philosophy department chair at and Pennsylvania. Patricia Harrison Story ’57, May son and two daughters. Purdue University from 1966 to 1971 2, 2004, in Washington, D.C., at 68. before joining the Colby faculty in Paul R. Hinton ’50, June 29, 2004, She was a school teacher and also Henry G. Rogers II ’71, April 5, 1971. He served as chair of the Depart- in Southwest Harbor, Maine, at 77. worked for Blue Cross/Blue Shield 2004, at 54. A victim of heart disease, ment of Philosophy and Religion and He earned a master’s in English and in Washington for 12 years. Her he is survived by his mother, Elizabeth as director of the Human Develop- a master’s in library science from the husband, Horace Story, predeceased Rogers. ment Program before he retired in University of Maine and taught in East her in 1980. She leaves two sons, Mark 1986. He published many scholarly Machias, Maine, and other small towns and Paul Story, a brother and three Gilbert L. Pitcairn ’78, August 3, articles and two books, including The before joining Lincoln (Maine) High grandchildren. 2004, in Simsbury, Conn., at 49. For Story of Western Philosophy. He is sur- School. From 1973 to 1991 he was many years he was the proprietor vived by his four children, including the librarian at Mount Desert High Katherine Linscott Barrett ’60, July of Gibby’s Antiques, a store in his Cynthia Parker (career services), 11 School. He served on many commit- 30, 2004, in Pembroke, Mass., at 67. hometown of Simsbury, where he also grandchildren and four great-grand- tees and boards in his community. He She retired after 30 years as a major maintained a delivery service for the children. also had a long career as a caterer and accounts advertising representative Hartford Courant. He leaves a daughter, owned and operated an antiques store with Memorial Press Group in Plym- Christine Pitcairn, two sisters, his Shirley Littlefield, March 29, 2004, in in Bernard, Maine. outh, Mass. For 26 years she served former wife, Nancy Benson, and his Portland, Maine, at 76. She worked at her hometown of Pembroke, Mass., friend Karen Robinson. the College for more than 30 years, first Alan R. Riefe ’50, January 25, 2001, in several capacities, including four as a housekeeper and later as a checker in Connecticut. He was survived by years as a selectman. Survivors include Margaret K. Wallace ’86, June in the dining halls. She befriended his brother, Robert H. Riefe ’44, who two sons, Donald and Robert Barrett, 12, 2004, in New York, at 39. A Phi hundreds of students over the years is now deceased. a daughter, Stacia Crowley, and seven Beta Kappa graduate, she worked in with generosity and good spirit. A grandchildren. publishing as a production editor for long-time bluegrass music promoter, Kathleen Doyle Murphy ’53, August Springer-Verlag. She is survived by she operated the East Benton Fiddler’s 8, 2004, in Boston, Mass., at 74. She Hank G. van Beever ’60, May 13, her mother, Betty Wallace, a brother Convention. Many family members received a master’s from Boston Col- 2004, in Fort Myers, Fla., at 65. A and sister and a grandfather. survive her. lege. A homemaker and mother, she graduate of the Newport Naval Offi- dedicated herself to public service, cers Candidate School, he worked in Scott T. Laliberte ’01, September Mary McGrory H’85, April 21, first in Boston and later in Waterville underwater demolition. He earned 25, 2004, in Orlando, Fla., at 25, of 2004, in Washington, D.C., at 85. A and Rome, Maine. Predeceased by an M.S. at the University of Maine injuries sustained in a car accident. An Washington Post columnist and lead- her brother George J. Doyle Jr. ’51, and taught at the Belmont School in economics major and environmental ing liberal voice, whose writing and she is survived by three daughters, Boston, Mass., for six years. Over the studies minor, he was a second-year no-nonsense commentary won her four sons, a brother and sister and 13 next 33 years he pursued a calling as student at Palmer College School a Pulitzer Prize for her work during grandchildren. a sailor/adventurer aboard his 63-foot of Chiropractic Medicine in Port Watergate, she received the Lovejoy ketch based in Antigua, West Indies, Orange, Fla. Predeceased by his uncle, Award in 1985. A tireless reporter well Beverly Templeton Nichols ’54, piloting for the Ocean Research Soci- Alton Laliberte ’42, he is survived by into her 80s, she was a revered and May 6, 2004, in Jamul, Calif., at 71. She ety and participating in underwater his parents, Peter B. and Donna S. influential figure in journalism from worked in real estate sales. Survivors filming of James Bond movies. He is Laliberte, his brother, Douglas ’03, his the Joseph McCarthy hearings during include her husband, Robert Nichols, survived by his twin brother, Bert F. paternal grandmother, Anita Pooler the 1950s to the 2003 Iraq war. two daughters, two sons, two brothers van Beever, two sons, two daughters Laliberte ’42, and many cousins, aunts and nine grandchildren. and five grandchildren. and uncles, including Robert Laliberte Randal C. Newton, September 28, ’51 and Bernard A. Laliberte ’52, now 2004, in Waterville, Maine, at 47. He Roy V. Shorey Jr. ’54, May 10, 2004, Bana L. Cohen ’62, May 24, 2004, in deceased. worked in the Physical Plant Depart- in New Jersey, at 72. He was a division Boston, Mass., at 63. He received an ment for eight years, most recently as staff manager for the New Jersey Bell M.B.A. from Rutgers University and Wendell A. Ray, July 1, 2004, in custodian in the Roberts Building, and Telephone Company. He served the founded the accounting firm Cohen, Waterville, Maine, at 93. A professor also studied locksmithing. Previously College as president of the New Jersey Cohen & Co. He was a member of the emeritus of chemistry at the College, he graduated from Maine Maritime Alumni Association, fund campaign board of directors of the East Boston he received a Ph.D. in chemistry from Academy and traveled to many parts leader, class agent, organizer of Colby Savings Bank and belonged to several Harvard and began teaching at Colby of the world as a merchant marine. He programs and member of the Alumni professional and fraternal organiza- in 1938. He also was a research sub- leaves his mother, Beverly Newton, an Council. He was named C Club Man tions. An avid biker, he rode several contractor and consultant to DuPont uncle and many cousins.

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