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201 South Main Street Hightstown, NJ 08520-3349 peddie.org TABLE OF CONTENTS

FALL/WINTER 2017 VOL. 146, NO. 1

Your time at Peddie was filled with new friends, new adventures and new ways of looking at the world. Now it’s time to help the next generation of Peddie students experience those same moments.

Your participation in the Peddie Fund is a powerful statement about what Peddie means to you. Each year, more than 1,600 of your fellow alumni show their gratitude with a gift to the school. Please join them by making your gift today at my.peddie.org/give. All gifts count. Every gift matters.

26 A legacy gift. A never-ending PEDDIE CULTURE connection. A commitment to 16 Objects that Define building the Peddie Peddie Culture of tomorrow.

Since 1864, alumni, parents, faculty, staff and friends have thoughtfully planned for the future of Peddie. There are countless ways to leave ACADEMICS a planned gift that can help support Peddie for generations to come. To learn more about A Guide to Peddie’s naming Peddie in your estate plans, please contact Regina 34 Cool Curriculum Ketting, director of gift BE planning, at (609) 944-7521 or [email protected]. peddie.org/giftplanning INSPIRED 2

FROM THE HEADMASTER 10 PEOPLE Anne Seltzer receives the Thomas B. Peddie Award 6 SHORT STORIES Five things you should know about Will Sodano 20

NEW FACES

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CLASS NOTES “It was so great to see so many people at our 20th reunion ...” LAUREN SCHNIPPER RAUSCH ’97 HEADMASTER

THE BIG PICTURE

Headmaster Peter Quinn and Chronicle editor Carrie Harrington discuss the brand new Chronicle, Peddie website and strategic priorities.

CH: What is the importance of alumni PQ: Wow! It’s such a powerful magnet for magazines for schools like Peddie? potential students and parents to get to know our school. The site also resonates PQ: When people receive the Chronicle, with our community because it accurately it’s an opportunity for them to grasp – reflects their Peddie experience. literally – something from the school. They see how the Peddie they know continues to CH: Let’s talk about the strategic plan. What evolve, and how the mission of the school laid the groundwork for the four strategic plays out in people’s lives. It inspires a goals? (See pages 24-25.) reflective period. PQ: At the heart of all of our research is this: CH: The Chronicle sustains alumni’s love, We don’t want to be anything different from affection and affinity for Peddie. We kept what we are. We just want to do what we do, that in mind for the redesign. Despite the better. We need to keep progressing, and diminishing role of print media, alumni our strategic plan reflects that. magazines occupy a powerful role in informing and engaging alumni. Even in CH: Goal number one is to enhance our the era of social media, class notes remain excellence in transformational education. some of the most popular content in the How do you think the Peddie experience magazine. transforms students?

CH: What’s your reaction to the new PQ: Academic excellence is not enough. peddie.org? At Peddie, we focus on the excellence

2 PEDDIE CHRONICLE 3 FALL 2017 of progress. We take kids from diverse PQ: Yes. If we want to increase our financial backgrounds, united by excitement, curiosity aid commitment, we’re going to have to and character, and transform them into increase our endowment and make sure we capable, ethical and articulate people who maintain conservative fiscal management. want to do good things. We take students further than they think they can go. CH: Why make messaging and marketing a strategic priority? CH: Why do you believe that access to a Peddie education is so critical to PQ: We are not as broadly and accurately our mission? known as we ought to be for a school doing the remarkable things Peddie is doing. For PQ: The Annenberg gift 24 years ago those who know our school intimately, allowed us to provide sufficient financial our reputation is strong. Our challenge is aid to support about 40 percent of the shouting that message more boldly. That’s student body. This has been the single why telling our story is an important fourth biggest operational change to enhance the pillar of our strategic plan. quality of the Peddie experience. We need to push access to a Peddie education as CH: As a member of the strategic marketing broadly as we can. and communications team, I look forward to reaching these objectives. CH: And that will take financial sustainability?

2 PEDDIE CHRONICLE 3 FALL 2017 LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Remembering Dr. King’s visit to Peddie

Your thoughtful article about Martin Luther King Jr.’s visit to Peddie 60 years ago reminded me that Dr. Herb Mariboe took our senior history class to hear Dr. King speak at the Princeton University Chapel sometime in 1952 or 1953. I certainly did not appreciate what a privilege it was at the time. I do remember that the church was packed, three to four people deep in the aisles. I thought you would like to know that the Dr. King/Peddie association goes back even further than 1957.

BRUCE GILBERT ’53

The impact of I was sorry to see residential life Bob Tucker’s name at Peddie in the In Memoriam. Bob preceded me I noticed a small error in “The impact of residential life at Peddie.” Peddie did not as assistant alumni raze Wilson Hall in 1976. secretary in the late There were still students living in Wilson Hall when I arrived at Peddie in 1976. We had mail 1940s. He welcomed service on the first floor and the canteen was in operation on the second floor. Bob Burns and I classmates to his removed some banisters and other furnishings from the building in 1977 in order to create the home during alumni set for the faculty production of “Dracula.” To the surprise of Headmaster Potter, my brother gatherings and was an and Bob Muller removed the Peddie bell from Wilson Hall in 1978. outstanding alum.

GARY BOILLOTAT ’77 JACK CAMPBELL ’44

Editor’s note: Indeed, Wilson Hall was razed in 1978. Thank you, Gary!

4 PEDDIE CHRONICLE 5 FALL 2017 PEDDIE CHRONICLE Peddie Hurdler Editor: Carrie Harrington Director of Strategic The archive photo showing the hurdler Marketing and was probably taken before 1958 as Peddie Communications: upgraded its hurdles in the late 50s to the Wendi Patella P’17 ’20 modern type that are still used in track events today. Contributors: Barbara Grudt It looks like the hurdler is wearing black Deanna Harkel Spalding shoes. By the late 50s, most of us Doug Mariboe ’69 P’10 ’14 wore Adidas. The only place one could buy Patricia O’Neill P’13 ’15 ’17 ’20 Adidas track shoes in the U.S. then was at the Peter Quinn P’15 ’18 ’21 Carlson Import Shoe Company on Canal Street Megan Sweeney in New York City. They cost $15.00 (expensive at the time), but the shoes were great quality, light with permanent spikes and form-fitting. Design: Generation I still have mine and they are like new. Trouble Branding & Communication is there are no cinder tracks on which to use (generation.is) them. The story of the modern Adidas track shoe and its American connection started Photography: Andrea Kane, when the company gave their shoes to Andrew Marvin, Jon Sham Jesse Owens in the 1936 Olympics for promotional purposes. Printing: Prism Color Corporation ED KING ’60 The Peddie Chronicle is published twice a year by the Office of Strategic Marketing and Communications for alumni, families and friends of the school.

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FIVE THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT WILL SODANO

Early each morning, hours before he arrives at Peddie from his home in Brielle, N.J., Will Sodano takes a two-hour trek through ocean waters. Peddie’s assistant director of athletics is training for the Carolina Cup, the annual stand up paddle board race that attracts dozens of the world’s fastest athletes as well as hundreds of recreational paddlers. Sodano has set his sights on placing in the top 10, elite male class, at next April’s event in Wrightsville Beach, N.C. Will Sodano paddles across Peddie Lake.

1 2 3 He’s been stand up He considers the He gets up at 4 a.m. paddle boarding Carolina Cup to be the Even in the winter. for almost ten years. most difficult challenge. By the time I arrive at Peddie in the morning, I’ve put in two hours on the The sport was hard to pick up. The It’s much harder than the Iron Man, water. January and February are the equipment was not good back then. century ride or the Boston Marathon. hardest months. It’s cold, and I’m But I was determined. I fell a lot. I got You have to deal with changing paddling in the pitch black. I have to a lot of bruises. But I figured it out. conditions … wind, tide and surf. wear a headlight so I don’t get run And I’ve been doing it ever since. over by a boat.

4 5 “It’s our Family time is He gets a completely important to him. different view. version We go out and paddle together. It’s I love being connected to the energy our version of a family bike ride. My of the ocean. As I step on my board of a family son loves it. We’ll fish off our boards and push away from shore, I get this and on the Fourth of July, we’ll paddle feeling that I’m leaving everything out and watch the fireworks together. behind. The worries and woes of life It’s a great way for us to connect. disappear and I can relax for a while. bike ride.”

6 PEDDIE CHRONICLE 7 FALL 2017 Peddie.org redesign drives growth

Peddie.org has a new look and feel following an extensive redesign. “Our goal was a more intuitive and admissions-focused site which will more effectively engage current and prospective families,” said Tricia O’Neill, assistant director, web strategy and communications. After the site launched in mid-August, traffic to the admissions pages increased by 40 percent in September compared to the same period last year.

New campus quad debuts

Students returning to campus this fall found a new place to study and socialize. The Armellino Quadrangle, named in honor of Mike Armellino ’57 GP’19, provides outdoor space with walkways and gathering areas, adjacent to Kaye and Potter Dormitories. The project was a collaborative design process involving Peddie architecture students and faculty, and design professionals. “The quad has already become an extension of our cherished Center Campus,” said Brooke Dennison ’18, student body co-president.

6 PEDDIE CHRONICLE 7 FALL 2017 GIFT PLANNING

ARTS SCHOLAR SAYS PERFORMING “FEELS SO RIGHT.”

Hannah Keaton ’20 attended her first Peddie a Bell Society member by establishing a production when she was 10 years old. charitable gift annuity at Peddie and served “My mom worked at Peddie and brought me on the school’s planned giving committee. to a number of shows over the years,” Keaton He enjoyed returning to campus for reunion said. “I was inspired by the students who put weekends and attended many Peddie on such amazing performances. I wanted to be theatrical productions. a part of it.” It was this deep-seated appreciation for Keaton got her wish last year when she Peddie that stirred a conversation between landed the part of Vivian Kensington in the the Ducketts about making the school a freshmen musical, “Legally Blonde.” “It was philanthropic priority. The couple established so much fun and I made a lot of friends,” additional charitable gift annuities at Peddie said Keaton. and, in 2016, just a year after Jack Duckett’s Following her performance in “Legally passing, Carolyn Duckett endowed The John Blonde,” Keaton became an ensemble cast W. Duckett Jr. ’45 Scholarship Fund for the member in the much-lauded winter musical, Arts through the donation of their home in “Les Miserablés,” an experience she called Freehold, where they lived for 37 years. “unlike any other.” “Jack would be thrilled and honored to This summer, Keaton learned that she is know that I put our house to work for Peddie, the first recipient of The John W. Duckett Jr. ’45 to help deserving students like Hannah thrive,” Scholarship Fund for the Arts, established said Carolyn. by Carolyn Duckett in honor of her late “Hannah’s positivity and encouragement husband to provide financial aid to students of others has always impressed me,” said arts who demonstrate an interest in the visual or faculty member Jay Jaski. As for Keaton, she is performing arts. thrilled about the recognition. “I am so grateful John “Jack” Duckett ’45 was active in for this award and am encouraged to keep Peddie’s performing arts program. As an pursuing my passion,” she said. upperclassman, he played the lead role Keaton will audition for Peddie’s upcoming of Jonathan Brewster in the classic play production of “Avenue Q” and wants to “Arsenic and Old Lace.” expand her craft through the Arts Signature Over the years, Jack Duckett’s love Experience. “I love performing. It feels so for Peddie remained strong. He became right,” she said.

8 PEDDIE CHRONICLE Left: Carolyn Duckett AS ’45 meets scholarship recipient Hannah Keaton ’20 at Peddie in September 2017. Duckett established the scholarship fund for the arts to honor her husband’s legacy.

Below Top: Bell Society members John “Jack” Duckett ’45 and his wife, Carolyn, made Peddie a philanthropic priority.

Below Bottom: In 2016, Keaton (second from left) played the role of Vivian Kensington in “Legally Blonde.”

For more information on gift planning at Peddie, contact Regina Ketting at [email protected] or (609) 944-7615, or visit peddie.org/giftplanning.

“I was inspired by the students who put on such amazing performances. I wanted to be a part of it.”

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10 PEDDIE CHRONICLE 11 FALL 2017 A REMARKABLE LOVE AFFAIR

Anne Seltzer receives the Thomas B. Peddie award

Anne L. Seltzer is one of the most important of school for one significant year. She figures – and probably the most influential admittedly experienced mixed and difficult woman – in Peddie history. emotions at that time. Her close colleague This spring, she became only the fifth and boss had just died and Seltzer needed to member of the Peddie community to receive lead the healing of a mourning community, yet the school’s highest honor, the Thomas B. there were many challenges that she relished Peddie Award for extraordinary service and tackling. A grateful Seltzer remembered loyalty to the school. With the award, Seltzer the strong support she received throughout joined an illustrious quartet of Peddie alumni; the year from faculty and staff, the board of Michael Armellino ’57 was the first to receive trustees and board chair, Finn Caspersen. the award in 2007, followed by Finn M.W. Seltzer was appointed the director of Caspersen ’59 in 2009, Henry Christensen III development in 1992. It was during her tenure ’62 in 2013 and Robert M. Kaye ’54 in 2014. that the school received the largest gift in its After her family relocated to Princeton from history – a $100 million donation from Walter Chicago in 1979, Seltzer looked for a teaching H. Annenberg ’27. position in the area. She taught classics “Working with Ambassador Annenberg at Northwestern University and wanted to and Headmaster Tom DeGray to plan the best continue her career in education. When Seltzer use of that remarkable gift was a highlight met with Headmaster Ed Potter, she knew during my time at Peddie,” said Seltzer. “It was immediately she had found her home base. a thrilling period because it really changed the “From then on, I have had a remarkable focus and reach of the school,” she said. love affair with Peddie. It became my life, and Seltzer served as director of development my family’s life, too,” she said. until her retirement in 2003. Most recently, she At the time, Seltzer was the only female served as a member of the Board of Trustees teacher in the Peddie English department. “It and continues to serve as an advisory trustee made me take my role more seriously because I since the end of her term earlier this year. was breaking new ground,” she said. A few years “Anne Seltzer earned the Thomas B. Peddie later, she became the first female chair of the award because of the impact she made in the English department. Thanks to Seltzer, Peddie varied and critical roles throughout her career,” was the first school in New Jersey to offer a said Headmaster Peter Quinn. “Peddie is a Women in Literature course, a milestone she remarkable school because Anne helped to called “one of my favorite Peddie memories.” make it that way in critical moments. She is a After the sudden death of Headmaster humble leader, a revered mentor and a beloved Potter in 1988, Seltzer became acting head Peddie friend.”

10 PEDDIE CHRONICLE 11 FALL 2017 SHORT STORIES

MAKING WAVES

John Lazenby ’96, hotel and print about a year later and motivated to work hard to restaurant wine division remained the cover image prove to Mr. Annenberg and manager for Breakthru until I was in college. Peddie that my financial aid Beverage Group in Miramar, award was a good decision by Florida, talks about being Did the subject the school. I was proud to be the former face of the classic ever come up in there and tell my story. naval combat game. conversation while Do you have any other How did you become you were at Peddie? People found out quickly. claims to fame? one of the faces of the My roommate, Nick Trying to be a good husband Battleship game? Klingensmith ’97, and I and father to my wife, Rachel, The owner of a modeling attempted to recreate the and our 9-year-old daughter, agency discovered me at an image. (See photo below.) Alexandria. Atlanta shopping mall when I was about six years old. I What is your fondest Ever play Battleship convinced my parents to let these days? me continue in the industry Peddie memory? I spoke at a luncheon Alexandria gets a kick out after we moved to Boston of seeing me on the box. several years later. One of the attended by Walter Annenberg in the fall of 1993. A few months ago, she beat first job offers I received was me without me letting her … the Battleship box. It went to Annenberg’s gift to Peddie transformed my life. I was I couldn’t believe it!

12 PEDDIE CHRONICLE He lived in Masters. He played football and A deep baseball. He was a prefect, a member of the Gold Key Society and a tour guide. But Coiro’s commitment commitment to the school, and to the Peddie community, has stretched beyond the bounds to Peddie of his own education. “I think that Peddie was the foundation for everything for me moving forward,” Coiro said. “Learning. Being able to When John Coiro ’87 P’17 came speak publicly. Being comfortable with myself. to Peddie as a sophomore, he was That’s why I always feel so committed to seeking an academic challenge and Peddie, both financially and in other ways.” As the president of Allentown, Inc., a a community experience. manufacturer of supplies for biomedical research, Coiro is in a unique position to provide Peddie students with a peek into STEM careers. Last spring, he invited members of the robotics team to Allentown to watch professionally built robots at work. “Robotics and the Digital Fabrication Lab are a perfect explanation of what Peddie is about,” he said. “Such a thing did not exist back in 1987. The core classes – the core values – are still here. They’ve just expanded so much as technology has advanced. Programming, robotics, other STEM subjects: when current students come back 30 years from now, those classes will be so different.” Last year, Coiro celebrated his 30th reunion and had the pleasure of seeing his John Coiro ’87 P’17 observes a member of the Peddie robotics team in the son, Michael Coiro ’17, graduate. He is also a Digital Fabrication Lab. member of the Peddie Leadership Council. “As long as I can, I want to be involved,” he said.

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Four-peat: Peddie keeps the cup!

Peddie won their fourth straight Blair Day on November 4, by finishing the competition with eight wins and five losses. Student body co-presidents Brooke Dennison ’18 (left) and Derek Kost ’18 (right), and vice president Alexa Fanelli ’18 (center), celebrated the win with their classmates as the sun set on Hightstown. The Class of ’18 became the third graduating class (along with the Class of ’96 and Class of ’09) to boast a four-peat. Neither team has ever five-peated … yet.

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Remember your first day at Peddie?

We took snapshots of these freshmen on orientation day to capture their raw emotions about beginning their Peddie adventure.

“You are a freshman. You don’t know anything. That’s okay. Hang in there, because if you give all you have to this place, it will give all it has to you.” AIDAN O’NEILL ’17

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Joy Wolfe, Computer Science Diku Rogers ’12, English Meet our Has taught: Computer science, Credentials: Bachelor’s degree in pre-engineering, robotics, design English, Middlebury College and 3D animation newest faculty Previous position: Residential advisor Nemesis: The name of the award- at Middlebury winning robotics team started by members Awards: Middlebury Outstanding her and her husband, Peter Campus Leader Not on her resume: Joy enjoys (seen smiling Her reference wrote in all caps: traveling, art, baking and singing. below from “HIRE HER!” Joyce Chen, Visual Arts Sarah Jensen, English Credentials: Bachelor’s degree in fine left to right) Credentials: Bachelor’s degree in arts; Master’s degree in teaching, English, University of Minnesota; Rhode Island School of Design Master’s degree, Williams College Artistic focus: Abstract painting Experience: Teaching fellow at the inspired by nature Webb Schools and Northfield Mount Most flexible faculty member: An Hermon award she received at her previous job Other roles: Tennis coach, wilderness Not on her resume: Joyce is a cheese trip leader and music director for an fanatic. all-female a cappella group

18 PEDDIE CHRONICLE Alex Seaver, Biology intern According to Princeton U: He is one of the highest rated Credentials: Bachelor’s degree in teachers to come out of their molecular biology, Kenyon College graduate program. Intercollegiate swimming: 500 Wisconsinite: Alex is a rabid freestyle and 1650 freestyle individual Green Bay Packers fan. champion Coach Seaver: Alex joined the swimming coaching staff at Peddie. Grant Edwards, English Credentials: Bachelor’s degree, Princeton University’s Woodrow Alex Kocar, Ph.D., English Wilson School for Public and Credentials: Bachelor’s degrees in International Affairs; Master’s religious studies and philosophy, degree in liberal studies, University of Minnesota; Master’s Dartmouth College degree in international studies, Previous positions: Humanities University of Washington; Master’s teacher, house supervisor, and degree, Princeton University cross country and basketball Department of Religion; Doctorate coach at St. Paul’s School degree, Princeton University’s Program in the Ancient World Pets: Barkley, a Labrador retriever

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Leadership

Peddie welcomes six new members to its Board of Trustees

Roy Grossman ’70 is a partner with MSP Digital Marketing in New Canaan, Conn., which specializes in targeted marketing communications for the education, non-profit, healthcare, finance and retail sectors. Grossman is a former member of the Peddie Board of Trustees (1997-2011).

Notable: At Peddie, Grossman was president of the junior class and student body president.

Roger Durling ’82 is the executive director of the Santa Barbara International Film Festival, adjunct film studies professor at Santa Barbara City College and columnist for the Santa Barbara Independent. He is a member of the Bell Society and served on the Peddie Leadership Council. “I’m deeply humbled to be able to serve the transformative school that celebrated and nurtured my individuality as a gay Latino and artistic man starting in 1978.” Patricia Garcia Sullivan, Ph.D. P’17 is vice president of quality and patient safety at the Notable: At Peddie, Durling won the J. Walter Reeves University of Pennsylvania Health System. She is Speaking Contest and the John Holmes Lubkert former president of the American Heart Association Memorial Prize for Creativity. (AHA) of Southeastern Pennsylvania and is immediate past chair of the board of the AHA, Great Rivers Affiliate. Notable: Sullivan’s daughter, Libbey ’17, is a freshman at Wellesley College.

20 PEDDIE CHRONICLE Robert Ruberton Jr. ’93 is a partner of Apollo Global Management, a leading global alternate investment manager in New York City. He is a member of the Peddie Sports Hall of Fame with the 1990 swim team and served on the Peddie Leadership Council. “Peddie has done so much for me in my life. I feel a huge sense of responsibility to try to give something back to the school and its students.”

Notable: For his college statement, one Peddie teacher wrote, “Robbie is one of the most spectacular students Peddie has seen in the past decade.”

Michael Nettles, Ph.D Gregory Smith ’85 is senior vice president of the ETS Policy Evaluation is vice president and associate general counsel and Research Center in Princeton, N.J. He served for AT&T in Dallas, where he advises on matters on a number of professional boards, including the ranging from antitrust and anti-bribery to regulatory National Research Council Board on Testing and matters in the communications industry. He is a Assessment and the Harvard University Medical former member of the Peddie Board of Trustees School Advisory Committee on Diversity. (1995-2015). Notable: Nettles has a national reputation as a Notable: At Peddie, Smith won the Wyckoff Honor policy researcher on educational assessment, Prize, the school’s highest award for ability, student performance and achievement, educational character and attainment. equity and higher education finance policy.

Peter McClellan ’90 P’20 ’21, Assistant Head for Student Life Recent administrative Wendi Patella P’17 ’20, Director of Strategic Marketing and Communications appointments Joe Rulewich, Director of College Counseling Sarah Venanzi, Ph.D., Director of Residential Life

21 FALL 2017 ARTS

PEDDIE PRESENTS “THE LARAMIE PROJECT”

Peddie students staged an emotional production of “The Laramie Project” in October, a show the theater department called a valuable play that opened up many conversations on campus.

22 PEDDIE CHRONICLE “The Laramie Project” by Moises Kaufman “This is a play that many schools can’t and members of the Tectonic Theater Project, produce,” she said. “We are really lucky is based on interviews with members of the at Peddie to have the support of the Laramie, Wyoming community after the real- administration. We have never been censored life murder of Matthew Shepard in 1998. In in any way and that is not necessarily the norm what was classified a hate crime, Shepard was for all high school theater programs.” beaten, tortured, tied to a fence and left to die Theater teacher Jay Jaski said acting is, at because he was gay. The murder was seen as a its core, about taking risks. “This year we are watershed moment in American history. taking some risks in our selections,” he said, Elizabeth Sherman, Peddie’s director of noting that “Avenue Q,” the choice for the theater, said “The Laramie Project” is still winter musical, also has some profanity and timely, citing an uptick in hate crimes reported sexual themes that scare away some schools last year in America. who consider it. “I think it’s a really important play. There’s Tackling plays like “The Laramie Project,” an opportunity right now for this to be bigger Jaski said, stretch the performers to learn than just a play,” Sherman said. “It is important lessons that have nothing to do with their for our community to talk about these issues.” acting skills. “Some of these actors will be She said the topic offered the cast, crew asked to portray characters who hate gay and entire student body an opportunity to people,” Jaski said. “Plays like this require a lot think about the issues in the play. And, she from our actors.” said, she feels fortunate to lead the theater More than 30 million people around the department at Peddie, where producing a show country have now seen “The Laramie Project.” like “The Laramie Project” isn’t controversial.

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A STRATEGIC PLAN TO TAKE PEDDIE FURTHER

Raymond Cabot P ’09 ’12, Assistant Head for Strategic Planning

Our new Strategic Plan, endorsed by the Board of Trustees in May 2017, will guide Peddie for the next two decades. Inspired by 25 years of remarkable forward momentum since the Annenberg Gift, this aspirational plan highlights the people and programs that comprise the Peddie experience. Building on Peddie’s culture of curricular innovation and excellent classroom teaching, we strive to shape the intellectual talents of our students while nurturing responsible citizenship. Expanding student access, ensuring our longterm financial sustainability and telling our distinctive story will ensure that Peddie continues to prepare young people for the challenges ahead of them. We boldly declare that even as we recognize the impressive qualities of Peddie today, we welcome the challenge to begin anew to take us further in our efforts to transform young people.

The strategic planning process began in Planning Committee, Board of Trustees 2015 and included broad input from the and the Peddie community for their Peddie community and education experts valuable perspectives in developing a across the country. Their input was essential vision for Peddie’s future. I hope you share in developing a plan that solidifies Peddie’s our enthusiasm as we reflect upon how much leadership position among independent Peddie has accomplished over the last 150 schools, and allows us to adapt to the needs years, and look forward to how much greater of our students and the demands of the world we can still become. I invite you to view our in which they live. detailed objectives and action steps at I extend my sincere thanks to the Strategic peddie.org/strategic.

24 PEDDIE CHRONICLE 25 FALL 2017 3. Financial Sustainability Our Strategic Peddie will commit to the school’s long-term financial sustainability. Priorities It is the obligation of the Board of Trustees to assure that future generations of Peddie students inherit the same (or even greater) 1. Transformative Learning resources that are available to today’s Peddie will enhance its excellence in students. Since the Annenberg gift of $100 transformational education. million, nearly a quarter century ago, Peddie has had the discipline to maintain – even We believe that the educational experience expand – the real value of the endowment and of Peddie transforms our students into more campus, a duty that we hold sacrosanct. thoughtful and responsible citizens. At Peddie, Peddie will grow its endowment by our remarkably talented faculty and staff launching a comprehensive capital campaign inspire intellectual excellence, and we commit to continue and honor the commitment of to continuing to pursue curricular innovation. Ambassador Annenberg.

2. Expanded Educational Opportunities 4. Telling Our Story Peddie will sustain the remarkable strengths Peddie will better inform a broader constituency of its intentionally crafted community through of the transformational nature of the Peddie expanded access to Peddie and its educational experience. opportunities. Peddie will craft a messaging strategy that Over the next ten years, Peddie aims to accurately conveys the transformational nature increase its financial aid commitment of a Peddie education and demonstrates with the goal of raising financial support to the value of that experience. We commit to a over 45 percent of students by launching comprehensive and consistent marketing and a comprehensive and substantial capital communications strategy to tell the Peddie story. campaign to increase endowed resources to support access and opportunity for more students.

24 PEDDIE CHRONICLE 25 FALL 2017 PEDDIE CULTURE

YOU'LL REMEMBER THESE16 Objects that define Peddie Culture

Objects in their tangibility bring memories and meanings to life. They tell a story, connect people, capture moments and reflect changes. To fashion a meaningful narrative about Peddie culture through objects is an exercise that requires consideration of hundreds of possibilities. After careful review, the Peddie Chronicle presents its final 16. The objects you see here, varied in size and shape and age, are what make us distinctly Peddie.

Our list is by no means an exhaustive collection. Send us your favorites: [email protected].

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LONGSTREET HALL PAT CLEMENTS’ BIKE

In 1970, a group of 100 students seized The brainchild of recently retired control of the canteen in Longstreet faculty member Pat Clements, the to protest what they viewed as sophomore bike trip is a beloved unacceptable campus rules. Headmaster tradition and incredible bonding Kerr met with students following the opportunity that takes students on sit-in and laid the groundwork for a new a 200-mile journey from the Peddie student constitution. campus to Washington, D.C.

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THE ALA VIVA THE HEISMAN TROPHY

New students practice the chant, Larry Kelley ’33 made history at Yale committing it to memory even before University in 1937 when he was the first they master their daily schedules. recipient of the Heisman Trophy. Kelley But what does “Ala Viva” mean? donated a replica of the Heisman to Once you’re a Falcon, it’s your heart. Peddie in 1993. It remains on display in It’s your soul. It means everything. the Ian H. Graham ’50 Athletic Center.

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THE KELLEY-POTTER CUP

What began in 1903 is now a beloved tradition. Each November, the oldest prep school football rivals in New Jersey face off during Blair Day, a spirited day of athletic competition between the Falcons and the Blair Buccaneers. The decades-long rivalry intensified in 1988 with the introduction of the Kelley-Potter Cup, named for F. Edward Potter, Jr., former headmaster of Peddie, and James R. Kelley, former headmaster of Blair Academy. The cup is awarded to the school that wins the most athletic events on Blair Day.

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THE SEAL THE MACE

First used in 1880. The seal proclaims four Carried by senior faculty member Latin words every Peddie student learns: Doc Martin and Harry Holcombe Finimus Pariter Renovamusque Labores before him, the mace is used to or “we finish our labors only to begin lead the faculty procession at anew.” Students, faculty and alumni convocation, commencement and often quote—and live by—the motto. other ceremonial occasions.

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THE WALTER H. THE FALCON ANNENBERG PORTRAIT

In 1993, Annenberg gave $100 million When Head of School John Green arrived to Peddie, which provided an endowed on campus in 2001, he saw instantly that the fund for financial aid, enabling students Falcon needed to bulk up. A more muscular from every walk of life to receive a Peddie suit was ordered at once, and the Falcon has education. Annenberg’s portrait hangs in been intimidating opponents ever since. the library that also bears his name.

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Three decades ago, a small group of faculty members formed the Society of Eight, named after the turnpike exchange that is Peddie’s home. They invited select students to join the inner circle. There’s evidence of the society’s work on campus – homemade cupcakes during a stressful day or motivational posters in dressing rooms on opening night – but it’s unknown who orchestrates these random acts of kindness. Members routinely reveal themselves at graduation with an “8” taped to their cap or gown, and renew the tradition by tapping new members.

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THE CLASS OF ’42 GATE THE WILSON HALL BELL

The ceremonial entrance to Peddie was Located in Annenberg Hall, the Bell is erected in 1992, a 50th anniversary a lasting physical memory of Wilson gift from the Class of 1942. Tradition Hall, considered the face of Peddie for mandates that students must walk to more than a century. Students surprised the right side as they enter or exit the Headmaster Ed Potter by removing the gate, to ensure a successful journey to Bell from Wilson Hall in 1978, shortly commencement. before the building was razed.

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THE CHAPEL ALTAR

The Ayer Memorial Chapel is a special gathering place for the Peddie community. Here students and faculty share pieces of music and literature, and present Chapel talks. Built when Peddie was a Baptist school, the symbolic focus of the Chapel is much broader than at its 1951 dedication. Representative of our diverse community, the altar is decorated with sacred symbols of varied faiths, including the Christian Cross, the Jewish Star of David, a Hindu Om and a Muslim plaque with the 99 Arabic names for Allah.

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ANNENBERG HALL

Framing the south side of Center Campus, the majestic Annenberg Hall is a hub of activity. Here students attend classes; gather at a popular meeting spot, Wilson Bell; and find quiet study spaces and places to collaborate in the Annenberg Library. The hall is also home to administrative offices, including the head of school, deans’ and admission offices. In 1925, Peddie dedicated the then-named Memorial Hall in honor of the 502 Peddie boys who fought in World War I. A dedicatory tablet still hangs in the lobby of the building, while the Ayer Memorial Chapel now serves as a memorial to veterans of all wars.

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THE ROCK THE PEDDIE LAKE

Every week at Community Meeting, Both a facility for recreation and a Athletic Director Jason Baseden source of romance, the Peddie Lake presents the Rock to an extraordinary has been a defining characteristic of athlete who has shown grit and courage. the campus for more than 150 years. The tradition began in the late 1980s. In fact, Peddie’s early nickname was Athletic Director Jim Domoracki “the school on the millpond.” resurrected the tradition in 2013.

30 PEDDIE CHRONICLE 31 FALL 2017 WELCOME BACK!

Reunion 2017 25 sun salutations were made during yoga with $330,000 Michelle Ben-Hur ’82 RAISED IN GIFTS

56 CLASS OF CLASS OF alumni participated in 5,138 the men’s lacrosse, girls’ 1957 1947 8% increase soccer and men’s basketball raised the largest class gift had the highest percentage sporting events of classmates participate in their class gift Winnie Chow ’87, 625 CLASS OF ice cream bars were Michael Kwan ’82 eaten under the Center and Linda Yu ’87 5,1382012 8% increase Campus tent A group from the class of travelled 8,000 2012 won the Tom DeGray miles from Alumni Golf Outing .16 Hong Kong inches of rain fell ALA Saturday morning VIVA!

2,000 clams were served 606 1 reunion ALA VIVA! ALUMNI & GUESTS 83 showed that Peddie will ATTENDED members of the always be your home Class of 2012 came back to celebrate their fifth reunion

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1. Class of 2007: Lennie Chau, Devin Himchak and Sinead O’Dwyer 2. Class of 1967: Stuart Bishop, Paul Sorensen and Doug Lustig 3. Alessandra Cervera ’12, Shannon Loughran ’12, Ivy Williams ’12 and Xiao Ying Zhao ’09 4. Kabir Manchanda ’97 and Tara Manchanda, Nicole Wong and Shun-Ning Wong ’97 with Chloe and Kyle, Seth Brookman ’97 and Kristina Brookman, and Heather Drstvensek ’97 and Kurt Drstvensek ’97 with Margot and Alex 5. Tom Fairhurst ’47 with daughter Virginia Keller 6. Donald Jaffin ’47 7. Maryjean Spatt Mucciarone ’77 P’12 ’15, Paul Mucciarone ’80 P’12 ’15, Andrea Walton ’77, Deanna House, Mike House ’77, Jeff Intravatola ’77 P’07 ’11 and Lisa Intravatola P’07 ’11 8. Class of 1992: Greg Fischer, Richard Zimmer, Scooter Moles, John Paddock and Salil Darji 9. Class of 2012: Carly Ilvento, Claire Lindsay and Stephanie Johnson

32 PEDDIE CHRONICLE 33 FALL 2017 ACADEMICS

At the heart of Peddie’s academic experience is an innovative and inspiring curriculum. We reviewed our catalog of nearly 150 courses in order to present you with some of the best that Peddie has to offer.

What makes our curriculum particularly innovative are the unique opportunities for students. Like hands-on experience. Collaboration with fellow students. Work that crosses disciplines. Exceptional opportunities to design intensive projects. And more.

Here, we profile courses that will make you wish you were a Peddie student again!

34 PEDDIE CHRONICLE Arts Foundations “Students in the arts develop fundamental life skills. From time management to organization, students, ARTS through art, become better in every subject.”

— Alan Michaels, arts department chair

Every Peddie student participates in the arts. Freshmen Arts Foundations” paint, sculpt and create collages. In jump right into the Arts Foundations program with three the highly collaborative and comprehensive “Theater terms of arts classes, one each in music, theater and visual Foundations,” students study improv and method acting, arts. The first-year requirement is a chance to embrace brush up on their creative writing skills, and explore various forms of creative expression, and maybe even playwriting, directing, technical theater and theater history. discover some hidden talents. After completing the Arts Foundations program, In “Music Foundations,” students learn to read music students take at least two additional arts electives in any and compose and perform original compositions with area. The most important thing is that students explore, their classmates. Drawing inspiration from music, guided because who knows what might spark an idea that will meditation, and film and art history, students in “Visual shape their future forever?

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English teacher Diku Rogers ’12 (center) monitors a discussion about “The World According to Garp” in the senior seminar, “Reckless Libertines.”

Senior Seminars “By the end of their Peddie English career, seniors have developed a sensitivity to people and situations, a sense of themselves, and an understanding of myriad literary, social and human perspectives in a complex world.” — Matt Roach, English department chair.

Seniors begin the year with a choice of Senior Shakespeare’s “Hamlet.” Perhaps it’s no Seminars, in which they study complex novels, surprise that every senior will read this tackle creative assignments and engage culturally ubiquitous masterpiece, and may in spirited class discussions that address perform a scene from the play or a creatively meaningful questions about society and life. written “deleted scene.” Students in “Reckless Libertines” study After completing a Senior Thesis during gender and relationships while reading John the winter term, an exciting menu of spring Irving’s “The World According to Garp.” In electives awaits. Students examine Baz “Piece of Work is Man,” they may stage a scene Luhrmann’s hit Netflix series in “The Get Down: from one of August Wilson’s plays. Reading Hip-Hop as Narrative” and construct their own assignments in “The Undiscovered Country” time travel stories in “Literature of Time Travel.” spark exploration of the immigrant experience In “Where the Wild Things Are: Writing and the in America. Outdoors,” students spend time outside and Each seminar title is a reference to reflect on this experience in writing.

36 PEDDIE CHRONICLE 37 FALL 2017 LANGUAGE Spanish V

The story of Santiago, the shepherd boy on a journey to realize his “Personal Legend” in Paulo Coelho’s “The Alchemist,” has inspired people all over the world to live their dreams. The classic book also serves as a starting point for students in Spanish V, who experience Spanish language and culture through experiential learning. Along with reading “The Alchemist,” students in this action-packed course discuss classic Spanish-language films and teach ESL to Spanish speaking learners. Students expand their knowledge of Spanish culture by working in Peddie’s art studio and by viewing the work of critically acclaimed artists from Latin America and Spain during visits to museums in Teacher Claudio Middleton (left) conducts his Spanish V class in the art studio. New York City and Princeton, and the Grounds for Sculpture in nearby Hamilton. “Knowing how to speak Spanish truly expands one’s personal universe,” said teacher “There is only one Claudio Middleton. “It completely transforms any travel experience, and is a vehicle to learn way to learn. It’s about other cultures, try new disciplines, or simply to help others,” he said. through action.”

— Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist

HISTORY Mandela’s Legacy

The South African Government of National Department Chair Alison Hogarth said Unity has established the Truth and that both teachers and students enjoy using Reconciliation Commission (TRC) to bring to creative approaches to the study of history. light crimes from the apartheid years. A full “Our teachers get excited about designing confession can win a pardon for politically imaginative classroom experiences,” said induced crimes. Your assignment: argue that Hogarth. “The TRC mock amnesty trial is your client, a perpetrator of crimes committed a powerful exercise that helps students under apartheid’s reign, should receive appreciate the challenges faced by Mandela in amnesty. trying to create a new South Africa.” In “Mandela’s Legacy: South Africa’s Search for Truth and Reconciliation,” students work collaboratively in teams of lawyers and “Our teachers get judges in a mock amnesty trial. As a result, they gain a unique perspective on South excited about designing Africa’s journey from apartheid to democracy and the country’s attempt to find forgiveness imaginative classroom in a land with a tortured past. Students also examine Nelson Mandela’s life and legacy experiences…” through films and documentaries.

36 PEDDIE CHRONICLE 37 FALL 2017 Organic Chemistry of Food

What do the words “natural” and “organic” on food labels really mean? What are you actually “ While students are putting in your mouth when you eat a fast food burger? Students in “Organic Chemistry of engaged in hands- Food” find out the answers to those questions by studying food labels and learning about on food science food regulation. How often do you have assignments with experiments, they are edible results? Students explore the science behind modern cuisine and try their hand at also learning about the unique recipes. The result? Delectable treats like yogurt, mozzarella cheese and vegan environmental, social, lemon poppy seed muffins that the student chefs debut at spring Science Night. moral and political issues associated with getting food to the table.” SCIENCE — Madeleine Cozine, science teacher

Students in Organic Chemistry of Food engage in hands-on food science experiments.

38 PEDDIE CHRONICLE 39 FALL 2017 Students produce 3D graphs of cones in Multivariable Calculus.

Multivariable Calculus

The backbone of “Multivariable Calculus” spirographs (remember those geometric (MVC) is similar to “Calculus III” in a university drawing toys you had when you were a kid?) setting, but Department Chair Tim Corica has for MVC students so that they can create enhanced it with several unusual features. mathematically precise roulette curves known The popular course has run continuously as hypotrochoids and epitrochoids. for a decade. MVC students regularly Wait for this … a book project in math use the high-end math software, Maple, class? That’s right; MVC students read a non- to compute equations and produce textbook book on math and report back on sophisticated 3D graphs of objects – including what they’ve learned. “The idea is to stimulate Slinkys! Offering a great example of cross- their thinking and remind them that there department collaboration, students in the is more to math than what is in a textbook,” Digital Fabrication Laboratory custom build Corica said.

“We wander. Since there is no AP for this level of mathematics, we have the freedom to go in-depth MATH when there is student interest.” — Tim Corica , math department chair.

38 PEDDIE CHRONICLE 39 FALL 2017 ATHLETICS

Sports Hall of Fame

The Peddie Sports Hall 3. The 2006 and 2007 of Fame added a group Girls’ Varsity Crews of remarkable athletes in The 2006 girls’ varsity crew captured June at the 29th induction every possible title, including the Philadelphia City Championship, ceremony. They join 121 the Mid-Atlantic Prep League individuals, 44 teams and Championship, the Stotesbury Cup, the Scholastic Rowing 1 family in the Hall of Fame, Association National Championship which represents more and the USRowing Youth National Championship. The 2007 crew than a century of Peddie’s continued the streak of dual and finest athletes. championship races by winning the same events by up to six boat lengths. Members: Chloe Delaney ’08 1. Malcolm Dowdy ’87, (coxswain), Lauren Libfraind ’07 Basketball (stroke), Erin Hawes ’08 (3-seat), Roxanne Carini ’07 (2-seat), Brittany High-scoring Malcolm Dowdy led the 1 Tarabour ’07 (2006 bow seat) and 1987 basketball team to their first Shelley Pearson ’09 (2007 bow seat) state championship in 14 years. He finished his Peddie career with 1,051 points and one state championship, and solidified his place as one of the 4. The 1992 Boys’ top basketball players in the country Midweight Varsity Crew when he was nominated for the 1987 McDonald’s All American High The resurrection of the Peddie rowing School Basketball Team. programs after a fifty-six year hiatus spawned immediate success when the 1992 boys’ midweight crew won 2. The 2001 Football Team the first national rowing titles for the school. The 2001 football team won the Triple Crown of prep football: the Members: Cory Lancaster ’93 (stroke), MAPL title, the Prep A championship Jason Murray ’92 (3-seat), Brad Hoffer and the Big Three Trophy. The ’92 (2-seat), Dave Boynton ’92 (bow Falcons began the season with a seat), and coxswain Tim Baker ’93 win against host Lawrenceville in an emotionally charged game just four days after 9/11. 5. The 1957 and 1958 Members: Coaches Rucks, Leonardis, Varsity Golf Teams deLaurentis, Maley, Mooney, Kraft and Clements; Elliot Silverstein, The 1957 and 1958 golf teams Heath Benedict, Gavin Vetrano, won unprecedented back-to-back William Golden, Bradley Tipper, Easterns titles, bringing Peddie back Kyle Woodruff, Alex Suarez, John to the pinnacle of prep school golf. Johnston, David Bauer, Ronald Members: Coach Phil Hood, Captain Musser, Drew Rucks, Warren Clanton, Conrad Decker III ’58, Captain Dave Brie-El Parker, Stafan Scoon, Jason Taylor ’57, Guy Butterworth ’57, Frank Auletta, Richard Sobala, James Bonello ’57, Tom Walther ’57, Tony Parra, Anthony Belasco, Taji Morris, Hicks ’58, Bill Rose ’58, Gabe Galindo Keith O’Donnell, Derrick Guneratne, ’59, Larry Kash ’60, Dick Wilsey ’60, Michael deLaurentis, Anastase Bob Rose ’61, and team manager Dacey, Bilal Morris, Erik Lohrmann, Steve Clark ’58 David Kupstow, Leo Reilly and Eric Bowes

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40 PEDDIE CHRONICLE 41 FALL 2017 DEVELOPMENT DASHBOARD

The Development

Dashboard FY 16-17

Your generosity supports the important work that THANK Peddie is doing. TOTAL YOU COMPREHENSIVE GIVING $4,822,012

Peddie Fund Peddie Fund Total Average Gift Amount $2,042,041 $783 Total Number 2016-2017 NUMBER OF GIFTS of Donors 2015-2016 NUMBER OF GIFTS 5,138 2,609 4,754 8% increase Total Number of New Donors FISCAL YEAR GOAL 341 $2,000,000

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TOTAL

2017 NUMBER OF GIFTS $216,000 2016 NUMBER OF GIFTS 700 521 34% increase

Alumni Events

EVENT LOCATIONS

TOTAL Hong Kong, Shanghai, London, ATTENDANCE Austin, Annapolis, Dallas, 2,299 Washington, D.C., Miami, Philadelphia, New York City, REGIONAL Southern California EVENTS 41

Endowed Scholarships Student Engagement “Peddie has always felt like Number of donor thank you postcards written home. I am forever grateful by students for the support and all that 1,900 I have learned, both in and Number of student out of the classroom.” ambassadors who worked to support the alumni and David Alvarez ’17 was the recipient of the Peter W.D. development department and Mary Mitchell Scholarship, established by Tom and throughout the year Sophie Mitchell Murphy ’85 and Sasha Mitchell Soheili ’84, in honor of their parents to provide tuition assistance for day students. 51

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Congratulations Class of 2017!

College and University destinations for the Class of 2017

University No. Attending University No. Attending

New York University 13 Drexel University 1 University of Pennsylvania 5 Fairleigh Dickinson University 1 United States Naval Academy 5 Fordham University 1 Cornell University 4 Georgetown University 1 Lafayette College 4 Georgia Institute of Technology 1 Lehigh University 4 Haverford College 1 Princeton University 4 Johns Hopkins University 1 University of Southern California 4 Massachusetts Institute of Technology 1 Barnard College 3 Molloy College 1 Boston College 3 Mount Holyoke College 1 Columbia University 3 Pitzer College 1 Duke University 3 Purdue University 1 Emory University 3 Rutgers University - Camden 1 Franklin & Marshall College 3 Sacred Heart University 1 Hamilton College 3 Saint Louis University 1 Tufts University 3 Skidmore College 1 Washington University in St. Louis 3 Smith College 1 Bard College 2 State University of New York at Albany 1 Brown University 2 Swarthmore College 1 Bryn Mawr College 2 Syracuse University 1 Bucknell University 2 Temple University 1 Case Western Reserve University 2 The George Washington University 1 Elon University 2 The New School - All Divisions 1 Indiana University 2 The University of Edinburgh 1 Northeastern University 2 Trinity College 1 Pennsylvania State University 2 Union College 1 Rutgers University 2 University College London 1 Stevens Institute of Technology 2 University of California, San Diego 1 University of Chicago 2 University of Mary Washington 1 University of Richmond 2 University of Massachusetts 1 Washington and Lee University 2 University of Miami 1 Wellesley College 2 University of Rochester 1 Babson College 1 University of St Andrews 1 Bates College 1 University of Virginia 1 Boston Conservatory at Berklee 1 University of Washington 1 Boston University 1 Ursinus College 1 Carnegie Mellon University 1 Vanderbilt University 1 Clemson University 1 Villanova University 1 Colgate University 1 Wake Forest University 1 College of William and Mary 1 Western Carolina University 1 Denison University 1 Western University 1 Dickinson College 1 Williams College 1 Yale University 1

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Annual Peddie Donut Eating Contest CLASS OF 1967 CLASS NOTES

and an unexpected bad case of program that when Martin lost the pneumonia so the time could have NASA Apollo bid, he applied and 43 been better spent not in a hospital accepted a position at NASA’s Apollo bed. Still writing books. Finished one Spacecraft Program Office (ASPO) 75TH REUNION and have started on another. Had in Houston, Texas, where he worked JUNE 1 & 2, 2018 two college graduations of grandsons until the late 1960s. Cal married his and a private school one for my wife, Lisa, in 1963 and they had three granddaughter so am going around children, Linda (1963), Karen (1965) Robert D. Zenker with an open shirt for the buttons of and John (1970). Cal began to show pride lay scattered across a campus signs of short-term memory loss 131 Kitchell Road or three. in 2005, and was diagnosed with Convent Station, NJ 07961 If you are so inclined, drop a Alzheimer’s disease several years (973) 538-1365 postcard, email or something so we later. He finally reached the end of his can get back to knowing how you are life on June 28, 2017 at the age of 85. spending your dash. You remember my column on that subject. Check 44 your phone number is still connected and your email is current and 50 John H. Campbell accurate. Stay well. God bless. 88 Masonic Home Road Apt. T 406 “Mighty told Charlton, MA 01507 [email protected] 47 me a wonderful Richard J. Conklin story about The 9850 Zenith Meridian Drive 45 Apt 3-101 Donald …” Englewood, CO 80112 Carl L. Bailey (720) 475-1879 Nick Coates The Palms [email protected] 107 Talavera Pkwy #615 937 Bowman Road Apt 147 San Antonio, TX 78232 Mt Pleasant, SC 29464 [email protected] (803) 517-6983 48 (210) 314-3099 [email protected] (970) 379-0761 (cell) 70TH REUNION JUNE 1 & 2, 2018 Glad to know that somebody 46 reads my column. I had a call from John Imlay who was a member of our class but had to drop out his Richard L. Chilton James Klauck 71 Bank Street senior year because of the death of [email protected] his father. John went to VMI then New Canaan, CT 06840 (512) 344-9703 served a tour of duty in the Navy (203) 866-6911 before returning and graduating from [email protected] Wharton. He has had a successful career in New Jersey real estate and is This has been a disappointing 49 still going strong. time for your correspondent, for I have Ian “Mighty” Graham spent heard very little from my classmates Robert R. Troup the summer in California where he in quite a long time. I have received 1 Park Place still plays golf but mostly only nine an updated list of names, email holes. Mighty told me a wonderful addresses and phone numbers, which Village of Golf, FL 33436 (561) 733-7918 story about The Donald asking him have, upon trying to connect, proved to propose him to the Bel Air Country [email protected] fruitless. I received a phone call from Club. Mighty did, but The Donald was Howard Kavookjian saying he just rejected. It took Ian over a week to Sad news about the passing of got back from being up in his cabin in figure out how to break the rejection, our classmate Calvin Hulse Perrine Maine celebrating his 89th birthday but he put a positive spin on it by Jr., a member of the 1948 Sports with his children. telling The Donald that Trump was so Hall of Fame soccer team. Perrine I will add a brief note on my famous his presence would disrupt attended Princeton University where comings and goings since I am at things in the dining room. Atta way, he received a bachelor’s degree and the keyboard. I did my usual winter Mighty! a master’s degree in aeronautical thing, went to southwest Florida For almost 30 years, Ace engineering. In 1961 Cal was part of a for five months to escape the snow Barclay has been spending his team of engineers at Martin Company and cold. Had to have help come summers at Chautauqua, in upper in Baltimore, Md. who put together in a few hours to keep me on the New York State, absorbing great a proposal to design the hardware straight and narrow. Got the “s” music and culture. Ace lives the for the moon-landing project. Cal treatment: sunshine, surf, sand rest of the year in East Lansing, believed so strongly in the Apollo Mich., and, like most of us, spends

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The class of 1950 attends their Senior Class Alumni Dinner.

lots of time visiting children and senior year, died in February in neckties were distributed. For those grandchildren. Inverness, Fla. John was one of our rare occasions when we still wear a classmates who last visited Peddie in necktie, there is none nicer to wear. 2002 for our 50th reunion. I also am Just another benefit of joining the sad to report two other deaths from Bell Society. 51 our class: Robert “Bob” Frahm from Ed Pitts had a hotel reservation Waco, Texas, on July 17 and Laurence and plans to join us, but unfortunately If you are interested in serving as Codding of Fort Wayne, Ind., on had to cancel at the last minute class secretary, please contact September 17. Bob, president of our because of a nasty early summer cold. [email protected]. senior class and a former attorney, Ed and Marilyn were back in Baltimore is survived by his wife, Jacqueline, from Key West for the summer. In his sons Robert Jr. and James Young, mid-June, they traveled to Berlin with 52 and other family members. Laurence, five of their seventeen grandchildren, a real estate investor, is survived by who range in age from ten to thirty. his wife, Barbara, his son, Philip, his Ed states, “It was our tenth and last “Our enjoyment daughters, LindaAnn and Beverly, and grandparent trip,” but I wouldn’t bet other family members. against him taking another trip down Bob Felver, Bill Merizon, the road. He has a few health issues, was better than Tony Romano and I were the oldest “but so overwhelmed with the beauty foursome in the DeGray Golf Outing of his six ‘kids’” and their spouses our golf.” the Friday of Reunion Weekend. Our that it doesn’t bother him. enjoyment was better than our golf. Al DiCenso, who too remains Charles J. Ascher No clubs were broken and only a active as a board advisory trustee, (609) 336-7031 few balls were lost. Though Bob was hosted the Bell Society April luncheon [email protected] unable to join us on Saturday, Ted held at the Peddie Golf Course. He Lederman did join us for the day had hoped to return for our 65th, and dinner. In addition to the four of but reunion time found him in the It is with sadness that I begin us, Bill’s wife, Martha, and my wife, midst of downsizing their long-time Class Notes with news I received Mary, kept us in tow at dinner. At the residence in Annapolis and preparing at our 65th reunion from Frank reunion Bell Society breakfast, Ted’s to relocate. After returning home from Davidson ’53 that his brother, John designed and donated Bell Society reunion, Bill Merizon and Martha Davidson, my roommate in Avery

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went to their grandson’s college graduation in Denver. After a family visit in Sun Valley, they went to their northern Wisconsin lake home for eight days of water skiing, fishing and “lots of fun.” They will remain in Sun Valley until Bill returns to Wisconsin for duck hunting with his boys. It’s nice to be young and active (editorial comment). Sandy Hampton, though not traveling these days, and his wife continue to enjoy life in California, where they are close to their children. Jack Barrett reports that his wife is now doing okay, and he continues to go to work a couple of days a week to his company, Arawak Paving, to make sure his children and grandchildren keep the business in good kilter. Larry Codding’s wife, Barbara, told me that though hospitalized with dementia, Larry would love to hear from classmates. Write to 1123 W. Wayne Street, Ft. Wayne, IN 46802. Just before reunion, Mary and I attended our grandson’s graduation #10 Bruce Gilbert ’53 (right) ran the 100-meter dash at the Penn Relays in April. from Middlebury and in August visited Photo credit: pennrelaysonline.com. our son and his wife in Portland, Ore. Lastly, it’s not necessary to wait for me to ask what you’ve been up to. are not new to Bruce; he was on guess we had better believe. It is When you do something of interest, Lehigh’s track team and in 1956 ran scheduled to be celebrated on June please let me know. Stay well. there on the Franklin Field track. 1-2, 2018. Planning is well underway. Bill Bivona and I had a great While it is true that every day is a chat not too long ago. Bill and special day, there are certain days family are longtime residents of that are both special and memorable. 53 Narragansett, R.I. After Peddie, Bill June 1-2 will be those days for all went on to Tufts University where who attend. Those who attended 65TH REUNION he received his bachelor’s degree the Peddie Reunion Weekend know JUNE 1 & 2, 2018 in physics. That was followed by exactly what I am writing about. For taking postgraduate classes at those whom this would be their first Robert E. Werner MIT, Columbia, Northeastern and time back, you are in for a real treat. the University of Rhode Island. Bill Various events are planned: golf, 41 Whitesands Way and his wife, Nancy, were married tennis, Sports Hall of Fame ceremony, Little Silver, NJ 07739-1241 in 1959. They have three children, memorial service, etc. And the food, (732) 842-7073 Elizabeth, William and Kathryn, and whether under the tent on Center grandchildren, Ethan, Eric, Emma, Campus with a live band or at the Sadly, I begin our Class Notes Ned, Jane and Faye. All are successful headmaster’s Gold Guard dinner at with the news that Dick Kauffman in their employment pursuits. Bill the newly renovated Swetland House, passed away in January. He was has a post-employment life. His is fantastic! But above all, it’s the remembered at Peddie’s memorial dedication has been recognized camaraderie. It’s an opportunity not service held in Ayer Memorial by these awards: South County to be missed. School proctor Charles Chapel during Reunion Weekend. Independent Spirit Award, Master B. Ralph will be taking attendance! Dick was a loyal and active alumnus Gardener Award, U.S. Fish and The Office of Alumni and and participated in the Peddie Fund Wildlife Certificate of Recognition, Development will be sending you phonathons. He was a frequent visitor Town of Narragansett Order of the more information about the schedule to the campus. May he rest in peace. Knights of Rockingham, South County and a registration form shortly. Call If, by chance, you happened Museum Stewardship Award, South at least one of your classmates and to have watched the Penn Relays in County Independent Man of the Year encourage them to attend. April on the NBC Sports channel, and the Jim Kelso Award presented I don’t have the result of our you witnessed Bruce Gilbert run by the Chamber of Commerce. Bill class’ participation in the 2016-2017 the 100-meter dash. That is correct, was employed after college by the Peddie Fund drive at this time. Stay the 100-meter dash! At the Penn Department of Defense, the ITEK tuned. Until next time, be in touch Relays, there is a 100-meter dash Corporation and the Hospital Trust and be well. for competitors 80 years and older. National Bank. I asked Bruce how he made out. His Now, here is a heads up on what response: “I didn’t finish last!” There is in our future, classmates: Our 65th were nine competitors. Penn Relays reunion! It’s hard to believe, but I

48 PEDDIE CHRONICLE Nice, the Provence region and Loire Grump, grump, I’m getting old Valley with its castles and ended up in but continue to work on the house 54 Paris. I am currently semi-retired (to and spend time with our life-drawing be fully so at the end of the year) and group which meets in the Mort Sahl enjoying life in Lighthouse Point, Fla., room of Mill Valley’s Throckmorton “The consuming playing golf and occasionally visiting Theater ($20 per week to an agency with the rest of my family in Orlando which provides nude models). A passion of my and Gainesville.” quite aged Mort is seen from time to From Dick McClure: “I am time around town and, until recently, life currently grateful for excellent health. I did hanging around with Robin Williams. have to have a hip joint replaced in Mort does not attend our life-drawing is playing the January 2016, but otherwise, I’m in group, though he might very well good shape, and I can’t take credit for enjoy just sitting in. bassoon.” it. I don’t run/bike/lift weights like I “I also crank out 5”x7” art cards should, and only walk occasionally. and sell them at stores. My latest Moreover, our house allows us to live client is the Warren Country Store Palmer McGrew on one level. Charlotte hasn’t been in Warren, Vt. Several years ago, (703) 323-9671 so fortunate and had to deal with a in the early 2000s, on a visit there [email protected] range of medical issues over the past looking for Mad River canoes, I made nine months, the worst of which was a a photo of an old and tattered 48- From Tank Levine, who has been pulmonary embolism. Thankfully, she star flag that had been nailed to an shedding pounds and is probably now is almost fully recovered. outside wall of the store. It made an just an armored personnel carrier: “The consuming passion of my appropriate subject for a July Fourth “After 27 years of coming to Shelter life currently is playing the bassoon. card, thereby stretching the meager Island, 10 as a visitor and 17 years I became a member of the Frederick impact of my tiny oeuvre from the as a homeowner, Linda and I have reluctantly decided that the time has come to put our vacation home on the market. Starting to cull through the accumulation of years of stuff and decluttering and depersonalizing rooms as requested by the real estate broker. Has occupied all of our time since late May. “I am having major spine issues with three ruptured lower back discs, an unrepairable torn left knee ACL and a surgically replaced right knee. The spine surgeon has told me I am not a candidate for surgery, as I am diabetic and over the ideal age for a complicated six-hour procedure requiring up to seven months of recovery. Instead, I have embarked on a regime of daily PT and a very high-protein diet. I am rebuilding my core and trans-abdominal muscles and have lost almost 30 pounds since mid-May. I am lighter now than when I played football at Brown and am rapidly approaching my Peddie weight. The 1954 varsity basketball team had one of Peddie’s most successful seasons in years, “We still will keep our apartment racking up nine wins against six losses. in New York City and travel more often. Our next trip in mid-November will start with a week in Cabo San (Maryland) Symphony Orchestra last Golden Gate Bridge to the Mad River Lucas followed by a week in San fall and absolutely love playing in Vermont ski slopes. Francisco and then a week in the an orchestra. I attended a bassoon “Looking forward to a visit wine country of Napa and Sonoma.” workshop at Peabody in Baltimore in September with old (as in long From Gary King: “I have recently and learned a lot. I’ve been in a duration) roomie Dave Wahlstad. recovered from Stage 1 lung cancer chorus most of my adult life, and met For any other of my ‘old’ classmates with corresponding chemotherapy. my second wife in a chorus.” curious about my whereabouts, I’ve The recovery was fast enough to allow From Pete Xiques: “Struggles been living in Mill Valley, Calif., for me to just return from a 23-day trip to with knees and shoulders slow my nearly sixty years.” France spent with my son and three daily progress but do not stop it. From Michael, previously known granddaughters who met us from Endless gentrification renders Mill as Mike Isaacs: “I was touched by Holland where he resides. As a family, Valley, Calif. less livable while parades everyone talking so sincerely about including my wife, Mary, we visited of fancy Audis run at high speed! their aging issues. I could feel the

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similarity shared by all of us and most From Bill Pursel: “My Lisbon with a side trip to Fatima, and everyone at this stage of life. We are apologies for the 63-year delay after, they spent five days each in fighting to stay as healthy as possible in corresponding. After Peddie, I Florence and Venice. A wonderful trip, to live longer. Our bodies are slowing attended Lafayette College for one but a bit warm. down and many have lots of aches year, rooming with Rick Richter. John Whitmer wrote, “Kudos and pains. We observe the physical Moved on to Bell Tel. in Newark, N.J., to Kawi for keeping at least a few of and perhaps mental problems of our took a position with PSE&G for two us connected. He was responsible friends and relatives. We observe years, then finished my N.J. stint with for nudging me to our 50th and 55th the death of friends and others and the Wm. Blanchard Co. of Newark. reunion. Missed the 60th but hope to read the obituaries. Although there Graduated in 1964 from Newark make the 65th in 2021. Hey, in 2021, are some people through religion and College of Engineering after seven Peddie’s graduating class will think spirituality that do not fear death, I years of night school in Newark and of us as we (in 1956) thought of the believe that most of us in the United five children. Peddie Class of 1891. (What! Are any States fear death. “My high school sweetheart of those guys still around?) “As a psychotherapy-spiritual and I returned to our home state “Seriously though, I often therapist, I wrote two published and settled in Lewisburg, Pa., think about our Peddie days and articles on the above subject that where we have resided for the how lucky we were to have had that may be of interest to our group. One past 50 years. Lundy Construction opportunity—so many others did not is ‘Death Anxiety’ and the other is in Williamsport, Pa., was home and missed the advantages we had. ‘A Relocated Psychoanalyst Reflects until Pursel Development Co. was We owe much to Peddie and the fine on Aging.’ They are on my website, born in 1972. There I was involved teachers we had there. No doubt we michaelisaacs.net in the article in commercial and residential all have different favorites; mine are section.” development for 35 years. Completed Read (chemistry), Sprout (English) From your scribe: My big my career a few years ago after and Hicks (advanced math), but many adventure this year has been playing being involved in federal housing others were stellar also. Hornberger pickleball in the Virginia Senior construction and sales for the (Latin) was surely unforgettable. Games. As I expected, not many last three decades. Jan and I have “I’m continuing to enjoy folks our age showed up to play, but enjoyed our six children (now in retirement after 40 years teaching overall it was HUGE. There were 389 their 50s), grandchildren and great- chemistry (thanks, Read). My wife, pickleball players and ten courts. It grandchildren, and we travel to a Kathy, also retired from 40 years was busy constantly. I got a gold in summer community in Pocono Pines, public school teaching, and I keep singles (playing singles for the first Pa., and winter in Pawleys Island, S.C. busy traveling, volunteering and time) and a silver in doubles. But now We’re remaining active with tennis, enjoying grandchildren.” my right shoulder is hurting so I have golf and ballroom dancing and, of It has been quite a year for yours to take a long rest, darn it. course, helping with the offspring, truly. First, in February and March, their offspring and their pets. “I think of Peddie, my relationships with roommate Bill 55 Mount and Rick Richter and my membership in the Gold Key Society, J. Roland Lieber but have not maintained an alumni (239) 263-1049 relationship with the school. I [email protected] do thank Peddie for an excellent preparatory school education.” Frank Aycock wrote, “Not much news. Jim Aycock and I are 56 both healthy and happily married to sweet ladies, he in Asheville and I in Charlotte. I still do a very little law “… I keep busy practice, but only for one old friend. Thanks for thinking of us. We still have contact with Charlie Ballance. traveling, We all grew up together.” Fred Kerr stated nothing new his volunteering way. From Hervey Juris: “Ask and you and enjoying shall receive. I have been retired since 1999; moved from Chicago to Santa grandchildren.” Fe, N.M. Went from couch potato to trekking internationally, 2000 to 2016. Kawi Kambhu Still hike internationally from time to time but from hotels, not tents. Sorry 21698 Blue Water Road to have missed the last reunion.” Chandler, TX 75758 Reynold Feldman and his wife, (903) 802-9132 Cedar Barstow, left on August 17 [email protected] to walk 200 km (120 miles) of the Camino, the Sacred Way of St. James, Members of the 1956 varsity baseball team in Spain. Beforehand, they visited take the field.

50 PEDDIE CHRONICLE Pete Fitch, who surprised many of us at our 50th, came over from Colts Neck with his great sense of humor and kept us laughing. And, last but certainly not least, the winner of the shortest distance traveled was Guy Butterworth, traveling the six miles or so from Cranbury. Guy was inducted into the Sports Hall of Fame along with the golf teams of ’57 and ’58, who won the state championships as well as the Eastern tournament in Connecticut each of those two years. We had a great class 60 years ago, and it is always a joy to get together with them back on campus. 58 60TH REUNION

Class valedictorian Howard Kramer ’57 (left) and Hal Rubin ’57 during a summer get-together. JUNE 1 & 2, 2018 tornadoes pushed a couple of trees Roadarmel and Chuck Morgan. All If you are interested in serving as on our roof. Fortunately, damages three have a near perfect record of class secretary, please contact were not too extensive. Next, better attending five-year reunions. Family [email protected]. news, Pat and I celebrated our 55th commitments deprived most of us anniversary at the end of June, and I from seeing Lois Page, but Ron, turned 80 in July. What a wonderful up from Virginia, was very much in life! Fortunately, Harvey is far enough evidence. Mark came down from 59 southeast of us. John Whitmer and upstate New York and Chuck up Norwood Band are fine, but I am from Maryland. Peddie is a pretty Nelson Levy still waiting for Norwood to land good location for these three to get (847) 295-3720 his seaplane in my backyard (Lake together. Chuck amused the Saturday [email protected] Palestine). Carlos Bullos will visit night dinner crowd by reading a Texas this fall. letter he wrote to Harry Zisson after Hey, gang, drop me a line so our reading about him in a major business classmates can be updated. Thanks. publication. Harry, who has had a 60 less than perfect reunion attendance since graduation, came all the way from Manhattan for the weekend. “I frequently 57 He reports that he is still working in securities research, just a cab ride think about Kerry B. Fitzpatrick away from his Manhattan apartment. (727) 667-7030 Hal Rubin, another still working in the my days at [email protected] securities business, came down from Massachusetts. After the weekend, he got together with our valedictorian Peddie. They Thirteen of us from varying parts Howie Kramer, who also lives up of the country came back to Peddie near Boston. Howie couldn’t make were great!” for our 60th reunion this summer. it back for reunion, but Hal says he The weather was excellent, and the was glad to hear about our successful school did a first class job of planning Dick Joslin weekend. and presenting a full schedule of (609) 571-5610 Mike Armellino was there, activities. [email protected] looking not much heavier than Walt Lotte won the prize for his wrestling weight 60 years ago. returning the furthest distance to Gene Scanlan Mike is living in New Jersey still, be there, coming from Los Angeles. (604) 741-0603 one of the few members of our Afterwards, he and his wife took six [email protected] class who does so. Bob Hopkins days to drive back home, a trek not came up from Lexington, Va., and all of us would have at the top of It’s no surprise we members heartily participated in some of our our bucket list. Runner-up was Jim of the great Class of 1960 have the “memories” conversations. Chuck Dottling, who brought his sense of good sense and great luck to share Ballance helped organize our humor and Arizona wardrobe with him. our lives with some of the world’s attendance prior to reunion and came Others attending included the greatest partners. And it’s high time up from Atlanta for the weekend. three reliables: Ron Page, Mark to devote some notes to bragging

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about their prized qualities and motherhood for several years. Then our relationship just keeps getting accomplishments. Having cooked she dusted off a lifetime ambition, better. I’ve got my fingers crossed up the theme, it’s only fair that we earned a master’s degree in art hoping she’ll soon retire completely scribes be the first to “Praise our therapy and launched a brand-new instead of working a day or two a Partners.” career (without ever really easing week. We’ve got two great sons who Praise from Gene Scanlan for back on the motherhood thing). Now are both married to wonderful women his partner, Joanne: “We celebrated that she’s retired, Jean works harder and have two wonderful sons of their our 35th wedding anniversary in than ever at her oil painting, taking own. I am the living epitome of the April. Following our move to Canada, classes, attending workshops, and saying ‘fat and happy.’” Joanne took up ceramics and has recently mounting a solo show at a Praise from Ed King for his had a number of pieces exhibited stylish Princeton coffee house. Oh, partner, Jane: “My girlfriend, Jane at local juried art shows. As I like and she also works out strenuously Ridolfi, has had many occupations to brag, she has sold more ceramic in the gym and the pool, is game for and is a self-made woman. She pieces than Vincent Van Gogh sold most any outdoor activity, produces became one of New York’s top private paintings during his entire life. Much piles of vegetables in her garden (and chefs, and she’s so creative both to the joy of our electric company, makes me eat them) and reads more inside and outside the kitchen. We we now have a large ceramics kiln; books in a week than I get through in both like sailing and antiquing. We I refer to it as our ‘nuclear reactor.’ a month. Is she inspiring? Duh! Does spend the midweek in New York Joanne also teaches online graduate- she make me jealous? Believe it! Am I City where Jane has an apartment. level management courses for the proud of her? Yeah, I guess you could The week before last we saw the University of Maryland and likes say that!” Count Basie Orchestra at Birdland. Fabulous! Downtown, there is The Blue Note, which is not so elegant but also has some great jazz. We saw the Manhattan Transfer there earlier this year. The Cafe Carlyle is also a favorite spot, especially around the Christmas holidays.” Praise from Bill Cass for his partner, Sarah: “Marrying Sarah was the smartest decision I ever made. Two children, three grandchildren, and two completed careers later, we’re still in love. I first noticed her in a college dining hall because she looked so much like the singing actress Doris Day. It turned out she’s musical herself and as song leader of her sorority easily won the annual college songfest competitions. Today she sings in one church choir on Sunday mornings then drives to another church where she is organist and choir director. She also sings Rich Umfrid ’60 (right) signs classmate Eugene Scanlan’s 1960 Old Blue and Gold in two community chorales. After Yearbook, 57 years later. earning her master’s in diplomatic history, Sarah pursued a career in public school education, although puttering in our garden areas. She Praise from Don Gavin for his she put teaching on hold when our played a major role in redesigning partner, Irene: “We will be married kids were young. The Daughters of our Tucson home and continues to 52 years this fall. Irene is an artist. the American Revolution named her add desert plants to our back and After she left her position as art ‘Pennsylvania History Teacher of side yards. When not doing all that, coordinator at the Northern Virginia the Year’ shortly before she retired. she knits or reads a few books every Jewish Community Center a year ago, Seeing her dressed in period costume week.” she was honored with a one-woman singing songs of bygone eras was Praise from Dick Joslin for his show of her work. Irene remains a bonus for Sarah’s students. She partner, Jean: “Since meeting Jean, active in both the art and music is also an accomplished gardener Larry Kash refers to her as my ‘much communities and has a loyal circle and occasional artist. Her interest in better half.’ But I’d say she’s my ‘much of friends who are dependent on her wildflowers has made her a speaker better three-quarters’ at the very good taste and company.” on the subject. I am convinced that least. Even more than her abundant Praise from Dick Harrison for we must have photographed every talents, I admire the abundant good his partner, Mary: “It took me three wildflower common throughout the use she makes of them, always tries to get the perfect marriage, but mid-Atlantic (or at least all of those pushing to step up her game. After I finally did it 26 years ago. Mary’s nestled in poison ivy). We’ve canoe- checking off advertising titles from way smarter than I am (I hear Gene camped the Canadian wilderness, media specialist to market researcher saying, ‘Isn’t everyone?’) She’s walked the Holy Land, and never tire to account executive to copywriter to tolerant enough to put up with my of visiting the American Rockies, art director, she dove into full-time foibles. We love our time together, and European cathedrals, castles,

52 PEDDIE CHRONICLE museums and market towns. I am a college at Rensselaer Polytechnic Planning Regina Ketting visited very lucky man.” Institute on a NROTC scholarship, and retired talk show host Stu Thomas We’ll hope to share more partner the best part is that I got to swear him and real estate broker Sam Havens praise in future columns. Meanwhile, into the Navy in August.” and confirms both are doing great. let’s get back to talking about Jim Gauntt checks in with news Art Romweber finds, “life is fairly ourselves! he has relocated from Edmonds, simple now. My career was in Having left his law firm,Don Wash., to Horseshoe Bay, Texas: commercial banking in a variety of Gavin writes, “Surprisingly, I have “We are near my wife’s sister and management positions, and I still much more work than before I went brother-in-law. It’s lovely here but the do a small amount of consulting for on my own. I sit on arbitration panels temperatures are a bit higher than community and medium-sized banks. and occasionally handle mediation, I am used to. When it’s in the 70’s With our three children out on their traveling recently to Chile, Scotland in Washington, it’s in the 90’s here. own, we are doing more traveling, and London where I’ve been part of a Thankfully, there is air conditioning! have sold our home in Long Beach tribunal handling a large international I frequently think about my days Island, N.J., and now live outside construction dispute. In the fall, I’ll be at Peddie. They were great! I didn’t Philadelphia.” working in Paris. Our only grandchild appreciate how great they were until Among the Saturday revelers on is in Los Angeles, so we travel there to I went on to college, but that is a Reunion Weekend were Larry Kash spend time with him and our two sons common experience.” and Dick Wilsey, who were inducted and daughter-in-law.” Exactly 57 years after leaving into the Peddie Sports Hall of Fame From Roger Golden: “In Hightstown, Gene Scanlan and Rich as members of the 1958 Golf Team. July, Joanie and I were in northern Umfrid reconnected in Sechelt, On hand to cheer them were Dick’s Michigan including Mackinac Island British Columbia. Rich had been wife, Suzanne Wilsey, and classmates and also visited our oldest daughter visiting the Sunshine Coast during Paul Albert and Dick Joslin. Earlier and her family in Whitefish Bay, the previous three summers but that morning Bell Society members Wisconsin. We spent the last week didn’t know until recently that Gene Albert, Joslin and Kash attended the of August vacationing in Rehoboth is living there. Rich and his wife, group’s annual reunion breakfast and Beach, Delaware with our youngest Kathy, live in Scottsdale, Ariz., not later met up again with the Wilseys for daughter and her family, then a far from the Scanlans’ second home beer, clams and buffet lunch under long weekend in September with in Tucson. Gene reports that Rich the reunion tent. our middle daughter and her family went from Peddie to the U.S. Naval The sole sad notes of the in Atlanta, Ga. Last spring I visited Academy, then served onboard Polaris day came when the Chapel bell Peddie, audited an AP history class, nuclear submarines before going to tolled during the memorial service ate with the kids, and stayed in medical school at Penn. After leaving marking the passing of Peddie what was the headmaster’s house the Navy in 1987, Rich joined the alumni including Al Slader, who in our day and now is the school’s Mayo Clinic practicing cardiology/ died in 2016, and Marty Metz, who guesthouse (coincidentally managed nuclear cardiology until retiring in passed away last March. Ed King by Terry Hensle’s daughter, Laura- 2014. Following a get-together at remembers carpooling with Marty Lee Hensle Radtke ’92). Two Gene’s home, the Scanlans joined from Freehold, N.J., after Marty joined generations later, Peddie remains very the Umfrids at a local pub for a not- us junior year. Art Romweber recalls impressive.” so-heart-healthy meal, catching up “sharing lunches as we were both day Rick Turner notes, “My wife, further and enjoying a photo op with students.” And Bill Cass remembers Glo, and I celebrated our 50th in Rich signing Gene’s copy of the 1960 him as “a smiling guy who was near June. We threw a big party for family Old Gold and Blue the top of our class academically.” and friends, definitely a memorable In addition to seeing Gene in Marty graduated from Tufts and occasion. My grandson is starting Arizona last spring, Director of Gift earned his MBA at Columbia

Among the artworks for which the Class of 1960 enthusiastically praises its partners are (left to right) “Umbrian Countryside” by Irene Gavin, “Fat Cat” by Joanne Scanlan and “Hydrangeas” by Jean Joslin.

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University. He and future wife, Laura, Roffman ’04 and Daniel Metz ’01. became college sweethearts after More recently, we also lost a friend told Laura about “a cousin classmate Egery Nelson, Jr. who 62 I’d like you to meet.” They married died at his home in Vineland, N.J. in midway through Laura’s senior year August. Don Gavin remembers Egery at Trenton State and started their rooming with Jim Craig in Coleman “ … Judy and I family in 1968. Marty took over where Don and Jeff Berman were Central Jersey Pools, the family monitors. A graduate of Fairleigh celebrated our 50th wedding anniversary last December by renewing our vows with Elvis …”

John R. Kelso (305) 238-4143 [email protected]

The Class of 1962 had a wonderful celebration of its 55th reunion in early June with campus returns by George Barber, Howie Clark, Vinnie DeRosa, Peter Dorsen, Al Kahn, Bill Kelly, John Kelso, Bill Kontes, Gordy Martin, Spencer Stickley, John Stoker and Eric Wiener. Space here does not permit a full account of all that involved our class before, during and after Reunion Weekend, but this will summarize. The highlight of Reunion Jim ’62 and Judy Crothers renew their vows for their 50th wedding anniversary with the Weekend is the dinner on Saturday help of Elvis at Graceland Chapel in Las Vegas. night. We now convene with the Gold Guard—a group composed of all returning alumni celebrating 50 enterprise that grew out of his dad’s Dickinson University, Egery also or more years out. At that event, we concrete block business, and built a attended Oberlin College before announced to all Gold Guard alumni wide reputation for being honorable joining the family insurance business that the class and Peddie had joined and helpful to the many customers, he operated with his wife, Nancy. in a plan to memorialize not only employees and business associates Egery was a mason and had many classmate John Doherty but all sons who became his friends over the interests and hobbies. He traveled of Peddie killed in military action decades. the world and had a second residence while serving their country. The plan As committed as he was to the in the Miami area. Egery had fun was to install an electronic carillon business, Marty was above all a family attending dog shows, enjoyed the system—musical bells—in the steeple man, proud of his children and doting companionship of five pugs, his of Ayer Memorial Chapel on Center on the grandchildren for whom Laura breed of choice, and was active with Campus. The carillon plays hymns, recalls he always had a joke ready to animal rescue transports. He was a patriotic and other similar musical share. Weekly Friday night dinners car enthusiast and for many years works each afternoon, audible around their table were famously attended the West Coast Ragtime campus-wide. The entire campus warm occasions with Marty presiding Festival, where he served as a community will be reminded daily as genial godfather over one of volunteer. of the nature and purpose of this Peddie’s largest and most prominent memorial gift. alumni families. Among its members Headmaster Peter Quinn had are Marty’s brother, Larry Metz determined that such a system would ’67; Marty and Laura’s son, Steven 61 cost $25,000 and that Peddie would Metz ’86, their daughters Elisa implement that plan when we had Metz Lemberger ’92 and Sharon Charles I. Brooks fully funded the project. Peter told us Metz Rosenthal ’89; nieces Bonnie [email protected] he thought we could accomplish that Roffman ’89 and Lauren Metz ’98; goal by the end of this year. We were and nephews Eric Roffman ’92, Todd

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Members from the Class of 1962 gather for their 55th reunion. Left to right: Bill Kontes, Iris Kontes, Headmaster Peter Quinn, John Kelso, George Barber, Bill Kelly, Sally Barber, Marie Kelly, Howie Clark, Al Kahn, Peter Dorsen, Eric Wiener and Vinnie DeRosa. Also attending (not pictured) were Gordy Martin, Spencer Stickley and John Stoker. anxious to enlist other classes and 55th reunion event was the induction published it separately to classmates alumni from our era (euphemism for of Maria (Mrs. E. Graham) Ward as by email. Anyone who did not receive “old guys”) to help meet the cost. an honorary member of our now-coed those pieces may have copies of them Days after the reunion, we were class. With these notes is a photo of for the asking. astounded to learn that a member of those attending the reunion Saturday Following that annotated our class had anonymously donated evening dinner. (Maria’s certificate publication of Gordy’s the full $25,000 to purchase and looks a lot like our diplomas.) correspondence, we got this install the system. Then, on Sunday, Responding to her induction, Maria epilogue from Gordy. Gordy came September 3, we had this report from writes, “I am delighted to be an to H’town but had recurring effects Headmaster Peter Quinn: “The Class honorary classmate of the Class of a wartime injury that limited of 1962 Carillon made its formal debut of ’62. I was sorry to miss ‘our’ his reunion participation: “When I this morning before Convocation, reunion. Graham and I had two started the letter, it was to express playing ‘Peddie, To Thee.’ Very well granddaughters graduating that same my disappointment at not making received, and a fabulous sound. At week in the Boston area, one from the reunion after a 1,600-mile round 5:00 this afternoon, our first memorial college and one from prep school.” trip, but the account turned out set will play ‘America the Beautiful’ Another notable post-reunion well in the end. The surprising thing and then ‘Eternal Father’ and ‘Abide event was our receipt and sharing (especially to me) is it’s all true, and with Me.’ Thank you so much. What a of remarkable correspondence from there’s quite a lot of really (again, wonderful addition to campus, and to classmate Gordy Martin, who related to me) interesting events that had our culture.” some of his wartime experiences in to be left out. When I talk about my What had been an ambitious Vietnam. His unassuming account experiences, what comes out are the plan has just become reality. The bore some partially hidden testimony humorous evolutions, like the time class, the school and the Doherty to an incredible military career. With I told a young soldier not to stand family are enormously grateful to that some digging by our crack staff around in the door on a jump. He did, anonymous donor whose special gift to fully examine and disclose the and I threw him out of the aircraft. will resonate, literally, with all who background of the experiences Gordy The look on the jumpmaster’s face come to campus and give solemn, related, we learned and showed by was priceless—everyone said so.” daily testimony to those Peddie sons annotations just what a miracle it was [The reader appears to be invited to who were killed in action. And the that he survived to tell the tale of a assume that the hapless young rookie whole class can take pride in the service component whose elements was already wearing a chute when he indelible mark it leaves on the Peddie often sustained casualty rates of unexpectedly deplaned. -Ed.] campus—a mark that will hopefully be 100 percent. That correspondence Also recently shared with heard for generations to come. exchange exceeded the space classmates by email outside Another special moment of that constraints of this column, so we this column (again, due to space

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limitations) were two other events was at Peddie 4 1/2 years, and Emil The sharing of Gordy Martin’s of written input that crossed your was there when I got there. Barrabee sobering correspondence prompted secretary’s desk. One was a very was in Class of ’61, I think, and only several thoughtful classmate personal piece by Peter Dorsen at Peddie for a year or two; McKee responses, including a reminiscence reflecting on his reaction to the was in our same year … I think the that Bill Moss did not intend for this experience of coming to a Class of ’62 show was optional; though I do column, but that we shared with reunion for the first time. Somewhat remember it being well attended. Gordy, who then replied, “Quite the belatedly, Peter has caught the Rehearsals weren’t on the sly, but reaction, John, which resonates with reunion “bug.” Bill Kontes responded the show wasn’t talked up much, me more than expected. I needed to Peter’s reminiscence: “We had a and I remember being surprised at to read his note more than once to few nice conversations with Peter. It the appearance of people I knew accept the pathos that grips many was nice of him to send his thoughts. well enough that I should have had Peddie boys and me after all these The reunion was moving for all who some hint they were performing/ years. This makes my letter(s) more attended.” George Barber responded participating—but I didn’t ...” important as his reaction touches me this way: “What a nice note of Also chiming in was “7 at 7” as now my own remembered sense of reflection. Thanks, Pete. I enjoyed cast member Barry Goldsmith: loneliness of many of those years has connecting with you and hope we “[S]omewhere in my pile of old photos been shared, and the feelings of other meet again. If any of you come thru I have a picture of the ‘can-can’ skit classmates might well be awakened— Melbourne, Fla., look me up. I’m right that I did with Emil [Aysseh], Brian sort of an existential reunion, ‘eh?” off the interstate near Howie. Room Barrabee ’61, Jerry Jaggard and For many of us, that correspondence for any of you.” Mark McKee. I have been looking exchange was indeed an “existential The other element of written desperately for it and hope to find it reunion.” input channeled through this desk … I will send it to you if and when I Bill Moss frequently travels to (and previously shared) came from find it.” Ecuador, which prompted this closing Maria Ward. She found some comment from Gordy: “Please pass mementos long-held by Graham my thanks to Bill; La Nancy and I will that portrayed a musical/theatrical be in the Galapagos [Islands, a Pacific presentation entitled “7 at 7” in Ocean possession of Ecuador – Ed.] Geiger-Reeves Hall performed by over the coming Navidades.” Gordy students and faculty in the spring of and Nancy live in South Carolina. our junior year. Those old finds, like His letters prompted this from fellow notes in a bottle, dropped into the Carolinian Jon Allen: “What a truly sea 56 years ago, prompted some uplifting message. As a newly arrived retrospectives discussed below. resident of Murrells Inlet, S.C., I would Turning then to our mailbag, Bill enjoy a beer with Gordy when in Moss was at first not sure that the Charleston.” referenced “7 at 7” performance Another response came in date—April 25, 1961—was accurate from George Hawes, with a photo because the “programme” listed Emil of George next to his helicopter Aysseh ’61: “I saw the date, but still on a temporary landing platform am puzzled … Aysseh was there when in Vietnam and this comment I was in junior school (eighth grade) (referencing the Ho Chi Minh Trail): and seemed to be more than one year “That’s some saga! Please forward ahead; same with Goldberg, I think. the attached to Gordy. I may have (Were their graduations delayed?) escorted him into Uncle Ho’s trail Brian Barrabee ’61, a football ‘ringer,’ back in 1968.” Gordy replied to came later. George’s response, “Possible; we “Mark McKee died (cause didn’t have dedicated air assets as unannounced) some years after we did Projects Delta and Omega so graduated. At that production (or we scarfed up any available. Mostly another?), he was dressed in tights we used ‘Kingbees,’ which were and was all-white, right up to his Vietnamese Air Force H34s. Those face—he played a statue (in one skit, aircrews had large quantities of anyway). When he charged the stage testosterone and could fly upside to leap up onto it (from the center down if they tried …” aisle), he miscalculated and rammed Elsewhere, the retired physician his shins into the lip of the stage. This and author Peter Dorsen reports on was exceedingly painful, but though the progress of his latest book: “Just he was practically in shock and had finishing my umpteenth touchup for a to rub his shins a few times, he kept hard copy of ‘Up from the Ashes: One on and said his lines. I saw how he Doc’s Struggle with Drugs and Mental struck the stage and asked him about Illness.’ This version will also replace it later, and he confirmed what I the current one on Amazon and be thought I saw. He was an interesting suitable for a hard copy, probably, guy—great sense of humor, bilingual that I will publish with Amazon …” in Spanish.” Since we are always nagging for Upon being reassured that the Barry Goldsmith ’62 P’83 GP ’12 ’15 ’18 takes news, we had this further posting date was correct, Bill again wrote, “I a break from lacrosse practice in 1962. from Bill Moss, reminding us of the

56 PEDDIE CHRONICLE Orson Welles “War of the Worlds” Chicago thru Quebec City and return me has run out and, consequently, broadcast: “There’s not much to in mid-September … Getting out of so have I.” While we don’t have report here—everyday stuff to do, the heat.” many reports here of 50th wedding nothing particularly exciting. True, we Newly located in Pennsylvania anniversaries, we note that Connie do have some small aliens crawling is Jim Crothers, who reports, “Okay, and Terry Christensen reached the up out of that giant meteor crater that John, after 47 years of no real news, same mark this year. Congratulations took out the local elementary school, here’s some good stuff. Finally to the four of you from all of us! but they seem to be coming out in getting my slow-witted two sons in Pete Terry and wife, Janet, search of food, and they absolutely action with two granddaughters now sent reunion regrets, as they were love scrap paper, so we’ve had no (three and four months, and another slated to be “… cruising the southern trouble feeding them. on the way). We may not dance at Chesapeake Bay and Virginia and “Their brains seem to receive their weddings but we’ll make damn North Carolina from the middle satellite radio waves, whose sound sure they’re not Yankee fans. And, of May to middle of June.” Pete comes out of giant megaphone ears after 47 years at Crothers Road, and Janet are active in helping to atop their heads; so some people we’re moving. Tired of fixing fences, restore and preserve the Bird River are adopting them and bringing cleaning gutters, falling off ladders, Watershed in Baltimore County, Md. them home to be musical shredders. etc. So we’re headed out to pasture And this just in from Class Agent But this only works for people who at the OFH (Old Folks’ Home). Howie Clark: “It was good to see generate enough scrap paper: when Actually, it’s not that dismal since so many classmates return for their the creatures get hungry, they seem there’s a wine bar on the roof and a 55th Class of ’62 reunion at Peddie. willing to gnaw away at wooden baseball team right in town—what I believe we were all encouraged floors—so for every few who carry else do I need? By publication time, by the welcome the school gave us one away, there are a few tossing them back. Scrap paper recycling companies are complaining, and calling the government begging for some sort of remedy, but the government is one of the aliens’ biggest food sources, and is happy to save money and find an amicable resolution to this new ‘immigrant’ problem. “In fact, because the crater eventually will fill with water (pumps are holding the level down as I write), federal construction crews are busy readying our practically unused local sports stadium as the aliens’ new home—and, it has the advantage of loading docks, so that paper can be delivered in bulk by truck, and not merely wheeled up by individuals or dropped by helicopter. Several environmentally-friendly water-entertainment companies are Students stand in front of Avery House in 1962. bidding for the site, and the Board of Education is leaping with joy at this newfound source of funds! [Whew!-Ed.] we’ll be at 800 Willow Valley Square, and impressed with the plans for “Apart from a few quick trips, I’ll VA 208, Lancaster, PA 17602. the future under the leadership of be in Portland until I return to South “On other fronts, Judy and Peter Quinn. The Peddie Annual America (or Western Australia, or ... ) I celebrated our 50th wedding Fund campaign ending June 30 in December.” Typically, Bill gave us anniversary last December by was a success this year with our no explanation for why none of his renewing our vows with Elvis (Oh Class donating $12,802.82 from remarkable experience was reported yes, I’m sure it was him) at Graceland 28 classmates, giving us a 35% on CNN. Chapel in Vegas. The reception was participation rate, making the school And we again heard from held at the National Pinball Museum very happy. Our Class of ’62 Faculty George Barber, another reunion- just down the street. I always go Support Fund, memorializing E. goer. He and wife Sally sensibly left a see Jerry Tydlacka when I get to Graham Ward, has received support long-time Chicago residence for new the Orioles games. He’s still playing from 15 donors this year totaling digs in Viera, Fla., (near Melbourne), softball and ushering at Camden $3,028.12. Our newest classmate, where they live near Howie Clark. Yards, and we’re always delighted Maria Ward, is to be congratulated George writes, “Went on our first that we’re both still walking, talking for her outstanding support of the cruise to the Panama Canal in April. and somewhat coherent. We will be Class of ’62 Fund. We will update We see Howie when he’s in town, back in Florida this winter, so get the you as to the Fund’s values after the and we went on a New England tour snowbird meeting set up again. Alexa annual audit this fall. We encourage to see relatives after the reunion … has just informed me that the Otis all of you to help support our Fund for Getting ready for a trip up north from Redding album she was playing for further studies by the Peddie faculty.

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May good health and happiness seemed to make folks smile.” That follow you throughout the year.” “More and more he did. Thanks to all who have But even months after Dale’s participated in the “’62 Experience,” I appreciate the death, Clarence Kugler, who bonded through coming to reunions or telling tightly with Dale during his post- us what and how you’re doing. For the community Vietnam Denver sojourn in the early rest of you, there’s plenty of column 1970s, was still upset. space in the next issue. Let us hear “He was such a great upbeat guy from you while you and we are still I am part of at and one of my favorite people at and “somewhat coherent.” after Peddie. Dale bailed me out of In memoriam: It is with great Peddie.” many a barroom pool game in Denver sadness that we note the passing of when I came back from Vietnam. And two more of our classmates. Stephan Michael P. Duffy he really helped me adjust to civilian W. Poppick died of leukemia August (313) 881-4658 life once again,” Clarence explains. “I 18, 2016, in Brooklyn, N.Y., survived [email protected] get teary just writing about him.” by his wife, May, daughter, Susie, There is no easy transition to and son, Harry, as well as siblings. Double whammy whoa! We’re in make after such downbeat and grief- Steve lived in Brooklyn and taught full-tilt overflow mode for classmate laden news, so I won’t even try. Let’s in the public school system until his news in this edition of the ’63 alumni just move on. retirement. dance party, most of it happy and One of the cool things about this Joseph H. Enos, Jr., died March filled with sunny fun. But we’re also gig is reconnecting with classmates 31, 2017, in Paulsboro, N.J., survived in that later chapter of life where after a few years or after more than by his wife, Susan, daughter, Jennifer sadness can arrive with a sudden jolt 50 years. Jim Lincoln, hello again! Waterman, and son, Joshua Enos, as we lose another classmate. “I was a bit on the outside at plus grandchildren and an extended Dale Lashnits, 71, died Peddie, but I have tremendously family. After serving in Vietnam with peacefully in his sleep in early March good memories of you and Arthur the U.S. Marine Corps, Joe had served at his home in suburban Denver, Brown just down the hall in Wilson,” much of the rest of his adult life as a following a battle with lung cancer, Jim writes. After Peddie, Jim left prosecutor in Paulsboro. surrounded by his loving family, Northeastern University in Boston Obituaries of both Steve and including wife Cheryl, sons Dirk and to join the Navy as a hospital Joe were attached to an earlier email Teague and daughter, Dayre. Some of corpsman and then headed back to posting to classmates (both available you had already heard this sad news Northeastern following the service to anyone requesting them). To May in the spring when I sent out a class to earn a bachelor’s degree in Poppick and Susan Enos, and their email alert about Dale’s passing. nursing. After moving to Texas in respective children and families, we As a small town Ohioan with no 1982, Jim continued his nursing work extend our deepest sympathies on real clue about life on the East Coast as a hospital ICU night shift house behalf of the Peddie Class of 1962. when I first arrived in Hightstown in supervisor and then helped in the the fall of 1959, a genial roommate development and implementation blessing in the fun-loving, rail- of electronic health records for a thin form of North Jersey guy Dale provider in the Dallas-Fort Worth area 63 Lashnits offered instant, welcoming before retiring in 2006. friendship. “I now live with a friend in 55TH REUNION “I also remember the puckish Mesquite, Texas, home of the JUNE 1 & 2, 2018 aura that seemed to surround him,” Mesquite Rodeo, where we co-own recalls Ken Patchen. “He always a three-bedroom home with two dogs who let us live there with them. Mostly, I putter around the house and once a week venture into Dallas for social stimulation.” Social stimulation? I’ll drink to that! Thanks so much, Jim, for reaching out with that fine update. Please stay in touch. To paraphrase the long ago Firesign Theater, “We’re all just Bozos on this bus.” That’s especially true of our unique, affably warped ’63 crew. So let’s stick together. Had a nice, lively phone chat with Bob Ackerman down in Delray Beach, Fla., to get his new email info. “I’ve been here in paradise for 27 years and love it,” Bob added in a follow-up note. After 14 years as a catastrophic insurance adjuster, Acki retired two years ago to focus on his ongoing Miami area limo The late Dale Lashnits ’63 and his daughter, Dayre.

58 PEDDIE CHRONICLE business, Bob’s Airport Service. His brother Bill Ackerman ’66, a former transportation consultant for M&M candies, lives with Bob and works in the Ackerman limo business. Bob, who has four grandchildren and remains friends with Vero Beach-based ex-wife Martha, has been in touch with fellow Floridian Bob Baldanza and wife Sharon to plan a get-together that’s probably already happened by the time you read this. Other classmate contacts? Bob sees Tock Ticknor fairly regularly when Tock passes through Florida on his way to or from the Dominican Republic for a visit with old roommate, Rafael Vargas. And did I mention Bob’s Airport Bob Baldanza ’63 hanging out with his grandson, Joey. Service? “If anyone needs a ride to or from any of the three (Miami area) airports, just call (561) 271-1912,” “This is the perfect finish for have to check in with Roger Burns. writes Bob in happy promo mode. me,” says Bob, who sports an Apple Last spring, Roger had double knee Thanks, Acki! Mickey Mouse watch. “When I was replacement surgery in New York, Staying in the Sunshine State, young, I always dreamed of working followed by extensive rehab. And let’s check in with the aforementioned for Disney.” The perks also include then? In early July, Roger fell at home Bob Baldanza. “Almost double nickel getting your photo taken with in Hilton Head Island, S.C., and broke reunion next year if my math serves Disney World characters, including his femur, requiring more surgery and, me (Mr. Kiviat, thank you). Where Cinderella’s cruel stepsisters. Alas, yes, extensive physical therapy and did all the years go?” says Bob in during one of those work visits to rehab. an email exchange. Yes, you are Disney World this past spring, Bob Throughout it all, Roger has absolutely correct, Bull. Time to start tripped over a curb and suffered managed to display his customary getting geeked for our—holy frigging a torn rotator cuff “in the Magic grit and upbeat good cheer. “More moly!—55th reunion in June 2018. Kingdom, what irony!” Also, pain and and more I appreciate the community Back here in 2017, the Baldanzas surgery that will require a year of I am part of at Peddie,” Roger wrote spent time this summer in Lake rehab. in a note after enduring that double George, N.Y., as their grandson, Joey, “I now have to drive with one knee replacement. “I feel very who has cerebral palsy, went to hand. So I had to get rid of my connected to the community and Double H Ranch in Lake Luzerne, N.Y., Mustang and get a stupid Toyota,” it adds enormously to my life. The founded by Paul Newman for disabled said Bob during our enjoyable phone support and communications (from children. “Just a wonderful place,” conversation, bemused grumbling classmates) have really helped me, notes Bob. “Joey is now 13 and will and all. including the phone calls, emails and soon have major surgery to correct A torn rotator cuff is certainly no visits.” All right, Roger, keep your Ala his feet and legs. We just want to get fun. But for true orthopedic hell, we’ll Viva healing mojo workin’! him vertical. Keep him in your prayers … Joey is one neat kid, not because he’s our grandson but just because he is like an old soul. His daily wisdom never ceases to amaze us.” We all sure hope Joey’s recovery is going well, Bob. He’s blessed to have such loving, devoted grandparents. Pop culture cartoon question: Who would win a squawk off between Donald Duck and Daffy Duck? Our third Bob in a row—Bob Walter— would definitely have his money on that Disney fowl, Donald. “I’ve been to Disney World seven times since Christmas. It’s nice working for the Mouse … How can you feel bad at a place where the conference rooms are called Chip and Dale,” cracks Bob, who in a late career change of pace is managing courses in artificial intelligence for the engineers at Disney’s theme parks and resorts. Bob Walter ’63 enjoying his time with one of Cinderella’s cruel stepsisters at Disney World.

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Now it’s time to bop out to Bellingham, Wash., and check in with newly semi-retired Mike Ryan, who’s still working a couple days a week in the investment management company he’s long operated. Which leaves plenty of time for Mike and wife, Barbara, to travel. After a shorter trip back East to see old friends and relatives, including a first-ever visit to Acadia National Park in Maine, the Ryans traveled to South Africa in late summer. “It’s the first time I have been back after leaving in 1960,” said Mike. “My family lived in Johannesburg for two years and I am both excited and intrigued by the idea of experiencing the tremendous changes.” Jane Duffy, Mike Duffy ’63 and Arthur Brown ’63 at the Duffys’ 50th anniversary dinner in August. There seems to be a Mindcamp baby boom in Tim Hurson’s work life. The creative thinking retreat, which as Copenhagen and London. World (wife) Mariann and I are dreading it,” Tim has staged in Toronto for the domination anyone?” said Bruce. “We really love having past 15 years, attracts 200 people And now for a tale of the (Lelei) home.” from around the world who gather traveling shoe trees. Gene Newman’s been to exchange ideas, with the material During his 50th reunion at specializing in some gonzo presented often anchored in Tim’s Cornell in Ithaca, N.Y., this spring, globetrotting. Last spring, Gene hit book “Think Better.” Warren Calligaro was hoping to the Middle East links for golf in Doha, “Last year, a colleague of mine reconnect with his old freshman Qatar, while visiting his daughter and said he’d like to launch Mindcamp Cornell roommate, Bruce Turiansky. her family, followed by a short trip to Chile, the first of which was held Alas, no Bruce in Ithaca. “I still have Dubai with his granddaughter, Saskia, last January,” writes Tim. “When she some shoe trees that I want to return,” to visit Legoland Dubai. Then it was heard about Mindcamp Chile, another explained Warren. Solution? I zapped off to “the southern coast of Portugal colleague thought she’d like to do him Bruce’s email address down in (Faro, Algarve) for a week with British one as well. She lives in Phoenix suburban Atlanta. And? “Bruce and friends.” And then? Gene rested up and plans to launch Mindcamp I met for lunch in Richmond with his in Florida and kept to this side of the Southwest next March. So now we daughter (Lelei). And after 54 years Atlantic when he headed to Cape Cod have three Mindcamps. A few others in my possession, I returned the during the summer to visit old Brown have expressed interest as well, such shoe trees borrowed from my Cornell University pals, followed by a road roommate,” said Warren happily, who is in the process with new wife Pam of “consolidating our homes and moving to Naples, Fla.” Before the shoe trees caper and reconnection, Bruce had been in touch, expressing wonderment about my own 10 years of giddily enjoyable, post-journalism career retirement in the Motor City. “I tried it (retiring) when we moved to Atlanta six years ago, but it wasn’t for me. I just don’t have enough outside interests,” said Bruce. “After four or five months, I started a one-man marketing company to keep busy and have been with it ever since.” In addition to his own marketing firm, Bruce also has “an almost full-time marketing gig with an IT company in Alpharetta, Ga.” All that plus daughter, Lelei, is a high school senior, and Daddy T. was accompanying her on visits to college campuses when they met up with Warren Calligaro for the luncheon Warren Calligaro ’63 (left) and Bruce shoe tree hand-off in Virginia. Mitchell and Anne Seltzer P’88 with Turiansky ’63 during their shoe trees “I know most everyone seems to be Gene Newman ’63 (right) in Maine. hand-off at a lunch in Richmond, Va. happy to become empty nesters, but

60 PEDDIE CHRONICLE trip north to Maine and Migis Lodge We’ll hop aboard the Wayback all year for our twist and shout ’63 on Lake Sebago. That’s where Gene Machine for this 1950s pop culture Peddie posse. Now start revving your met up with former long-time Peddie reference. Anyone remember TV flying enthusiasm for our 55th reunion in educator, Head of Development ace Sky King? Well, as you may recall 2018. Till next time, peace, love and and Board of Trustee member Anne from a previous Chronicle update, we shake a septuagenarian tail feather! Seltzer and her husband, Mitch, have our own Sky King in the form of for a leisurely rainy day luncheon Nils Pearson. During a month-long after the Seltzers drove in from their flying safari across a broad swath home on the Maine coast. And then? of heartland and western America 64 “Finally, back in Florida to be happily this summer, Nils piloted his Cessna greeted by my five-year-old golden Skywagon while stopping “at a big Donald De Rosa retriever, Beresford (a.k.a. Bear), aviation gathering in Oshkosh, Wis.; [email protected] the only female I sleep with on a catching up with my freshman year regular basis.” All of which occurred roommate, Pete Minard, in Idaho Well, here we go again: So far, before Gene then got the travel bug while also ‘plane camping’ there; we have received NOTHING, zilch, again and headed to Greece before picking up (wife) Pat visiting her sister zero from any classmate, which is summer’s end. Whew, I’m all tuckered in Washington; visiting friends in not surprising considering we are the out just contemplating that jet lag our old hometown of Helena, Mont.; most boring and silent class in Peddie itinerary. stopping in Wyoming to experience history. Playing golf with Norman Another of the numerous Class the eclipse, and visiting our daughter Grant—the only one to have anything of ’63 Floridians, Clarence Kugler, in Colorado before heading back to say. We listen to each other’s life has finally said adios to his long- to Florida.” Yow! Nils, that is some stories between swings—more his time job as a dogged investigator impressive airborne odyssey. So from than mine. He just came back from with the South Florida office of the now on, you are forever Sky King a river trip ending in Amsterdam—he Occupational Safety and Health Pearson in my nutty noggin. will fill us in. Administration. That’s right, Clarence, Sorting through old copies As there is not much to say, you say it loud and say it proud: “Our tax of the Chronicle, another Idahoan have to endure my upcoming trip dollars at work!” And now at retiree Sam Pole decided it was time for to Europe. Fly into Prague for three play! Before hanging up his working an update from his home base in nights then take a car to Passau for a shoes, Clarence and wife, Ali, headed Idaho Falls. The not so good news? river trip down the Danube and end in north in early June to join my wife, Sam’s wife Joyce had surgery for Budapest for three days. Then we fly Jane, and me on the beautiful hilltop colorectal cancer in February and to Bergamo, Italy, and head to Como campus of Denison University in underwent chemo until September. for three days; off to the Dolomites Granville, Ohio, for our very lively The better news? “Other than some for three days then down to Venice 50th class reunion. Needless to manageable side effects, everything for three. Fly back to JFK. It’s hard to say, Clarence sported his legendary has gone remarkably well, thus far,” imagine our class is tethered to each Madras pants and tore up the dance Sam wrote during the summer. “We of our respective backyards, so send floor just like at our Peddie 50th. are looking forward to celebrating our something in if for no other reason We may be a band of merry 50th anniversary and the successful than to fill a page in the Chronicle— mavericks, affable misfits and party treatment of Joyce’s cancer in like the classes before us. rascals, marching to the beat of our Yellowstone National Park in late Asking any classmate to drop us own rock ‘n’ roll drummer, but the September.” Happy 50th, Sam and an email, as I’m tired of reading other Class of ’63 has also enjoyed the Joyce! Hope that golden Yellowstone years pretending I know whom they honor of three members of the Peddie celebration was filled with bliss and are talking about. Next issue without Board of Trustees over the past two happiness. help from you guys, Norm and I will decades – David Mitchell, Arthur Speaking of 50th wedding have to start looking for numbers to Brown and Roger Burns. Both Roger anniversaries. The Class of ’63 has call each of you. Maybe if we insult and Arthur retired from the board been rocking it this year. David and enough guys, we will get an insulting at the close of the 2017 school year, Diane Mitchell celebrated their own reply—that’s how bad it’s gotten. transitioning to the advisory board, golden anniversary in January. Plus, Anyway, hope all are good as can be joining previous board retiree David along with Sam and Joyce Pole, Bob expected for our age. Which reminds in a role assisting and consulting the and Sharon Baldanza marked their 50 me; I just had my second of the Board of Trustees. years of marital magic. summer spinal epidural this morning “Their individual and collective And out here in Michigan, in time for my trip. Hoping for some service contributed to substantial my beautiful wife Jane and I, who relief or off to New York City for forward-moving changes in the met and started dating during our third op. operational processes of Peddie,” freshman fall at Denison in 1963, said David of the contributions of kicked out the celebratory 50th- Arthur and Roger. “They served on anniversary jams in Detroit in late and chaired vital committees through August. My beloved best man and 65 the years. Each took a particular Peddie roommate, Arthur Brown, delight in working with students and along with his supercool wife, Jo, and our young alumni in nurturing them the late Ralph Copleman’s wonderful Peter A. De Tone into leadership positions in the life of marital soulmate, Joyce, blessed us (603) 472-3991 the school.” Since neither Roger nor with their incandescent presence at [email protected] Arthur are the sort to toot their own the joyous weekend festivities. tubas, thanks for those well-deserved So the Old Gold and Blue Love words of praise, David. Train has been rolling merrily along

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colleague, Craig Mudge, and his on campus tried out the new dorm, team, who helped popularize coming not our old rooms. Flashback to the back to Peddie for this event. Their days before Wi-Fi! efforts were a primary force behind Peddie continues to grow and our successful reunion. A Facebook remain successful, yet it always page and other efforts made the remembers its roots, its core values. difference. The campus may have changed a bit Of course, we also owe a lot to over the decades, but it is still Peddie Headmaster Peter Quinn and his team to me. for their hospitality and the quality Hugh Robinson writes, “The experiences we enjoyed in each event reunion was wonderful. Great seeing on the program. The catering was former classmates and hearing exceptional. Special thanks goes their life stories. We had about out to the unnamed person on the 23 classmates and their spouses/ Peddie team who was in charge of the significant others attend, including: picture-perfect weather. The pouring Steve Aimone, Stu Bishop, Chris rain stopped precisely as we arrived Brown, Ken Cooper, Rick Costanzo, on campus just before lunch, and was Fred Davies, Steve Dittmann, fabulous for the rest of the weekend! John Edgar, Charlie Gemmel, Tim Lillie (my roommate in Avery Barry Kronman, Tim Lillie, Larry 33 during our senior year) brought his Livoti, Doug Lustig, Larry Metz, family with him—it was great to see Craig Mudge, Paul Sorensen, Jim multi-generations reliving some of Steinberg, Stan Switlik, Jamie Tim’s teen years. He also brought his Thompson and Larry Wolk. class yearbook to our luncheon so we Some highlights: There was a could sign it all over again! Looking best ball-golf scramble at the Peddie back at our senior year pictures and Golf Course. It was a blast! Kronman, sharing favorite stories about campus Mudge and I played together. I heard John Pyfer ’65, a regional and national 50 years ago certainly sparked a lot of there was a wine tasting at a nearby volunteer for the Boy Scouts of America, laughter. vineyard. I didn’t make it, as I was on at his twenty-second Jamboree. One of the highlights, in the golf course. We had cocktails/ my opinion, was Stan Switlik’s dinner Friday night outside under recounting of the cow on the roof a tent overlooking Peddie Lake. 66 story. Several students managed to Saturday morning, yoga for the less get a cow up on the roof of a campus hungover and less sleep deprived of building. Hard as was to get the cow us. I heard a couple guys swam and Andrew T. Shaw to go up, it was equally resistant to jogged at the field house. There was a (973) 927-0202 coming down. Accommodating major memorial service at the Chapel. Craig [email protected] changes in elevation like that are and another person (I forget who it apparently not in a cow’s DNA. Funny was) read the names of all the folks prank and a great story even after 50 that had died in the last year. It was a years. somewhat sad and sobering moment. 67 Those of us who stayed overnight Then, we had our reunion lunch under “… 20 percent of us made it back to Peddie for the 50th reunion.”

Christian W. Brown (518) 281-0045 [email protected]

Out of our graduating class of 95 students, 20 percent of us made it back to the Peddie School for the 50th reunion of the Class of ’67 on June 3, 2017. We were all happy to see each other and meet the family and friends of our classmates. Kudos to the outstanding effort by our Students study in the school library, located in Coates-Coleman Hall, in 1967.

62 PEDDIE CHRONICLE the big tent and had many hours to Xerox Corporation and had the good at it, but it was fun, it was a good catch up with our classmates. There sense to end up in Hawaii. Rob Flory time. were different events like alumni manages a private investment firm “We have two more years until lacrosse, soccer and basketball, but in beautiful mid-coast Maine. John our 50th. Crazy. I want to find as I don’t think any of us participated. Gruen enjoys life in New York City many of our class, and get them to Headmaster Peter Quinn then took us and Block Island, R.I., as well as write to me or direct to Peddie so we on a campus tour. It was nice hearing on some seriously gorgeous boats. can have a grand time when that time his perspective on the changes, Guy Fisher splits time between comes to fill the tent during Reunion challenges and trends of Peddie and the Delaware shore and a home in Weekend 2019. our rival prep schools. As the weather Greece. “I have heard from a few of us. was nice, we had another cocktail/ Looking back over these Our class sculptor, Paul Di Pasquale, dinner party under a tent. It was with months of deep involvement with was back on the Peddie campus the Old Guard, so we got to meet our classmates, I was struck by the in late April to make repairs to the old farts older than us. We passed rich variety of paths our lives have bronze falcon statue perched outside a microphone and told stories and taken since June 1967. Standing on of the Ian H. Graham ’50 Athletic pranks of years passed. those same Chapel steps in the same Center. Paul was the original sculptor My wife, Susie, and I and several sunshine this past June, I was proud and created the piece in 1996 at the other classmates stayed in Green of my classmates and proud of our generous request of John Pyfer ’65 Dorm next door to Avery. It was school.” in honor of dedicated teachers who new and well designed with student provided inspiration, motivation and lounges, study rooms and a small guidance.” kitchen. It was fun to compare it Randy Garrett wrote, “We are to Coleman where Sorensen and I 68 still living in Fairport, N.Y., and I am roomed senior year. It was definitely still coaching lacrosse at Fisher different but similar in many ways. 50TH REUNION and at Fairport. I keep busy as a The Peddie staff and administrators substitute physical education teacher were phenomenal and bent over JUNE 1 & 2, 2018 when I am not coaching. Our daughter backward to make our weekend lives in Burlington, Vt., so we get up special!” there as well as Lake Placid and the Craig Mudge offered these Robert B. Kugler Outer Banks. I hope to connect with reflections on our 50th reunion: “Pam (609) 980-3732 John Carpenter this summer who and I really enjoyed our 50th reunion! [email protected] I have not seen in over 47 years. I For me, it capped months of enjoyable have not seen or heard from any of calls and emails connecting with our classmates since we graduated. youthful faces from my copy of the I would be interested in coming back yearbook. I’m always surprised when 69 for a reunion in a couple years. Would I recognize the sound of a voice I love to see the guys again before we haven’t heard for 50 years. don’t remember anyone’s name.” Sometime in late 2016, a “We have two Terry McGovern wrote, “Nice collection of ’67 classmates led by to hear from you. How many were in the ever-energetic Hugh Robinson more years our class, 95? I remain connected began brainstorming ways to bring our class together. In a series of until our 50th. monthly conference calls that included Stu Bishop, Paul Sorensen, Crazy.” Jamie Thompson, John Edgar, Stan Switlik and me, we determined to try our best to contact every one of Duncan Talbot our classmates to urge them to be [email protected] in Hightstown in June. This led to a series of phone calls and notes that Duncan Talbot writes, “As the renewed connections dormant for days begin to get colder, it does not years and was almost as special as take much to think back on those the reunion itself. early days of Peddie. Fall sports— Some tidbits from the calls: I’m football, soccer, cross-country. pleased to report that Bill Watterson Running, or more like bounding, has retired from a distinguished down those stairs in Wilson Hall to teaching career at Bowdoin College breakfast or dinner. I ran across an and is now located in New Auburn, old picture someone gave me back in Maine. I tracked S.P. Brown down 1967. It showed a dozen young boys at his home in Huntington Beach, all wearing little beanies (I hated Calif. S.P. reports he has a 14-year- those) surrounding one of the seniors. old daughter to keep him young! Gus The senior was holding a golf club (a Devine has capped a distinguished 7-iron), and he was going to hit the law career with a stint on the New golf ball down the lawn towards the York State Supreme Court and Chapel, and all of the boys, including lives near Albany. George Dennis me, were about to run and retrieve it. Paul Di Pasquale ’69 makes repairs to the recently retired from a career with It sounds bizarre now, as I look back falcon statue outside the Athletic Center.

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to Chris Bruckner and Brian into brain function at Univ. of Illinois, McConnell, and I see Paul Di Champaign-Urbana. We also both Pasquale on Facebook. Where is 70 enjoy old farming and building everybody else from 1969? methods. “We arrived on Nantucket on Jonathan Sprout “Jim Neiderberger is still May 28, and it was cold! Stayed chilly (215) 295-2726 teaching at Blue Ridge Academy, near and wet for three weeks. We both got [email protected] Charlottesville. He was choir director bronchitis and consulted the MDs. I there beginning in 1970 or ’71, giving got a chest X-ray (clear) and Marcie John Roberts writes, “It has almost 50 years of service. was put on antibiotics. She’s still been a real pleasure to keep up with “In 2015, I backpacked on Axel coughing. We play golf frequently, a couple of Peddie teachers over the Heiberg, 600 miles from the North but 18 holes every day is too much, years. Jerry Wooding (former Peddie Pole, and we were visited by an Arctic so we alternate and play nine holes. faculty member) introduced us not wolf and Peary caribou. In 2014, it was Walking the course at Miacomet is only to birding, but also to the science 225 miles of canoeing the Yukon’s great exercise. I would be interested of ecology and the environmental scenic Mountain River. My close in a 50th Peddie reunion. movement. He and Sharon taught companion, Mary Simmons, and I “My dad died in late February at Colorado Rocky Mountain School have recently traveled throughout the after turning 92 on February 4. He and later he was at the Lawrence more remote areas of Scandinavia, was a Navy doctor/veteran, enjoyed Academy in Groton, Mass. Jerry France and Switzerland. Hope to an Honor Flight to Washington D.C. retired in 2015, and I visited them make the 50th!” last year and a reunion of that group that November in Groton, where this past summer. What happened they live near woods and wildlife. to John Carpenter, Randy Garrett, Sharon is an accomplished artist and Gary Kaman, Russ Sarnoff and children’s book writer. Unfortunately, 71 Lee Bernstein … we played bridge Jerry has pulmonary fibrosis, but his between classes and listened to the spirit is strong! Another touchstone Beatles, Cream, Country Joe and teacher for me was Bill Gutsch “What started the Fish, and Jefferson Airplane. whose astronomy expertise led him Sarnoff had a great stereo and nice to a ‘stellar’ career in planetariums as a hobby in headphones … who else! I’m a year (Rochester and Hayden of New York), older than most of our class (1950), and he later designed many exhibits college has and yet I grew up more at Peddie than in new science museums in Asia. He in my home environment. It was a is still quite busy going to Asia and developed great experience and memories that to Norway to film the aurora borealis I still treasure today, although my for IMAX. He and Mary live near New memory sucks. You take it from here, York City. into a full- but let me know what I can do. I was a “Last year, I had a nice visit headhunter for 45 years … searching with Ed Maclin and his artist wife, time passion, for a heart of gold. All the best.” Beth, at my home in Richmond. We Frank Rapoport wrote, “When is enjoyed talking science (my hobby skydiving.” the reunion? Talked to Ed Donner last and his profession). Ed does research year and Russell Sarnoff all the time. Work is fine in infrastructure and real estate, but it was a hard year as my daughter, Alex, died at 32 by suicide from an eating disorder in June 2016. I am in a spiritual place now guiding me. Still around Philadelphia and the lake house in the Adirondacks.” Alan Crater wrote telling me that he and his wife, Sue, have finally moved to Bradenton, Fla. as full-time residents. He needed the heat to play golf five days a week. Gene Siracusa wrote, “Yes, I plan to attend our 50th. I just had my hip replaced so I’m kind of house- bound at the moment.” Spoke to John Rich the other day also; he also plans to attend our 50th. He asked me what it the cost for one year at Peddie right now, and my daughter told me something in the range of $58,000. I think John fainted. Well, let’s do this. Let’s rally the troops and get as many of our guys together. My email is simple: [email protected]. Edward Maclin ’70 and John Roberts ’70.

64 PEDDIE CHRONICLE Robert M. Hartmann that this change of scenery won’t be Stuart Kerr (201) 848-9111 retirement. He is considering other (301) 927-3787 (home) [email protected] employment options in leadership (202) 521-3921 (work) roles in and around Pittsburgh. He [email protected] How do I gracefully announce also notes that recently, his nine- that effective September 1, I’m year-old son, Brawley, beat a group Tom Dilger reports that he officially on Medicare? OK … I said of adults, which included Gary, at 18 has recently moved to Hightstown. it! Your Class of 1971 secretary is holes of golf in one of Cape Cod’s Their house is between the golf officially “really old.” ALA VIVA! I’m most difficult courses. Way to go course and the school on South Main not even close to retiring. Instead Brawley! Street. A convenient location for a of winding down the management Gary Shaffer, a first-time Class of ’73 get-together during our company, I’m still adding properties. I contributor, was nice enough to check upcoming 45th reunion! Please mark must be crazy, but Linda and I like to in. He reports that after graduating June 1-2, 2018, in your calendar. Tom travel too much to give it up for a pair from Georgia Tech in 1975, he spent and Suzy’s daughter, Melissa, has of rocking chairs. several years in the Navy. He then was been living in Hightstown for about I received several emails from employed by Unisys for nine years in two years and they have their first Tony Lopez. The first one just said data communications software and grandchild right down the street. Tom “Venezuela is awful” and it included networks. He then spent sixteen years says that he and Suzy had passed this six pretty upsetting news links. The at SITA until he “accidentally” retired house many times over the last two second one was a little less ominous. in 2003. (He did not elaborate on the years. Suzy always said, “If this house Tony says he has been traveling “accidental” retirement). What started ever comes on the market, we’re between Caracas and Madrid. His as a hobby in college has developed buying it!” Well, in 2016, it did, and in wife, daughter, son-in-law and into a full-time passion, SKYDIVING. 2017, the Dilgers did. granddaughter reside in Madrid. His Gary has logged over 8,200 jumps “The home is beautiful, but it son lives in Cambodia. He sends “big and spends his weekends teaching is keeping us busy and young every hugs” to all of his former classmates beginning jumpers at Skydive Atlanta. weekend. The house has been vacant and asks for prayers for Venezuela. He also owns and flies a Cessna 182 for about two years, so there is We all hope Tony stays safe. jump aircraft. Anyone interested in much work to do. The history of the I can always count on Billy learning to skydive should contact house and the Applegates interests Almond to give me some news. He Gary directly. I will not be visiting me greatly, and I have done much is still hanging 10 in Virginia Beach. Skydive Atlanta anytime soon. My research on both. It’s been in the His firm, WPL, continues to do great wings have been clipped. Applegate family since it was built with a diverse practice of residential Peter Schultz has also joined by Thomas Applegate in 1908. For landscape design up to large-scale the grandfather club. He has a one- any Hightstown trivia fans, Thomas’s urban design and city planning, year-old grandson and a three-year- father was Edward Taylor Riggs specializing in coastal engineering old granddaughter. He is still working Applegate (also known as Etra) hence and landscape architecture. Billy has in the family business, Jersey Shore the name Etra Road along the south been in touch by email, texts and Steel, but has been taking more time side of Peddie. His father, Abijah, who mini-reunions with Doug Bryant, Bob off for travel and golf. He recently owned a great deal of land between Clark, Tony Lopez, Charlie Briggs, spent three weeks in South Africa and Hightstown and Etra (formally called Dave Mintzer, Artie Williams and has hacked himself to a respectable Milford, a small enclave just east of Howie Stein. Howie resides just 19 handicap. He has promised to here), gave much land to Peddie—and south of Billy in Wrightsville Beach, attend the “BIG 50!” the New Jersey Turnpike—although N.C. Billy says he will see all of us at Although I follow many of you he didn’t know it. Thomas Applegate’s our 50th reunion. on Facebook, it would be nice if you son, Thomas, lived in the house until Sara Naimen-Bajkowski, one would drop me a little note once he died in 1999. His wife, Goldie, lived of the original four girls, dropped in a while, so I can keep all of the here until she passed in 2015. We are me a quick update note. She still members of the Class of ’71 updated. only the second owners since 1908!” lives in Fairfax, Va. Her daughters ALA VIVA! Tom looks forward to seeing are graduating from medical school many classmates at the 45th and and law school. She is the proud notes, “It may be a bit scary to grandmother of two granddaughters. 72 see everyone again after 45 years, She and Mark Caster continue to although seeing pictures of Rudy A. stay in touch and she notes that she and Hal K., it seems they never aged. has given up golf for pickleball. Sara John L. Silvi Can’t be the water; don’t believe they has promised to attend #50 and we (215) 295-0777 (business) live in the same town.” are holding her to it. See you then! (267) 566-1801 (cell) Gary Niels, a proud member [email protected] of the University of Maryland 1975 National Championship Lacrosse 74 Team, enjoyed watching his alma mater win the title once again this 73 Albert Masland past May. He has announced that (717) 440-1293 this school year will be his last at 45TH REUNION [email protected] Winchester Thurston. He feels that after 16 years as head, it is time for JUNE 1 & 2, 2018 I checked around for updates a change of scene. With two young and was happy to hear that Jon Fox sons, Brawley and Morrow, I guess

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is not dead yet (see the Spring 2017 sense of humor either. And, if you still tortoises, later incorporating what Chronicle). Indeed, he has pulled have one, please write and share how was to be the pleasure of seeing Bebe through his harrowing experience you’re coping with the early 60s. Beull on April 5 after a long time. For with his health and humor fully intact. those who knew me best at Peddie, Jon is a “futurist” in the global futures you may remember my connection office working on countering weapons from the tail end of my junior year of mass destruction and a few other 75 and after with singer, Todd Rundgren. frightening things that can’t be shared Bebe was “going with” Todd at the or this magazine would disintegrate in time. On a side note, a couple years your hands. As the senior member of “What would after we graduated, she gave birth to “The Mad Scientists,” Jon urges us to the contemporary actress, Liv Tyler; “sleep well citizens—your bureaucracy you tell your I’ve never seen anyone’s face after is on guard.” Don’t you feel better seven months into it look that “not already? 18-year-old- pregnant.” Anyway, staying focused I received a nice note from Kevin here, on March 23, the world got Marrazzo, which follows in full: “Like self today on turned around (“bang … zoom …”) everyone else, when the Chronicle and I was suddenly expected to be comes I quickly flip to the back to see spending two weeks of quality time what’s happening with the Class of the eve of your with my accountant in Pennsylvania ’74. I then think I should have added (“my accountant in Pennsylvania” is some notes and realize it’s clearly high school also longtime close friend, Chuck too late, the Chronicle just came out. Lorimer, who you may all remember As each new issue arrives, the cycle graduation?” as Peddie’s young on campus repeats itself. So, I am writing now accountant when we were attending before the Chronicle arrives to give a Claude Elenewich school). The problem was that with brief update. this newly necessary sudden change P.O. Box 373 “Bunky and I went to D.C. a few in necessary plans, I could not take months ago and visited some of the Cranbury, NJ 08512 my tortoises with me. I freaked out usual tourist attractions, including (609) 915-5757 and put out the word all over (“help!”). the Library of Congress. If you get the [email protected] A little light went off in my chance, check it out—it’s a beautiful equating tortoises with science. building and library, including a Well, I finally know what it’s Peddie faculty member and longtime collection of Thomas Jefferson’s like to have children as boarders at friend, Betty Tennyson, assisted personal volumes. We even got Library Peddie … almost. Editing out what is in spreading the word throughout of Congress researcher cards (free, probably the most interesting part of Peddie, and Shani Peretz came and obtained by walking through a the two most outrageous weeks of forward to the rescue (Dr. Peretz labyrinthine basement corridor from my life the beginning of spring 2017; is head of the Peddie science one building to another) so we could let me condense as well as possible department, and she and her husband actually go into the Reading Room. what I am talking about. For months, were Holcombe’s neighbors when “I also recommend the Supreme I was scheduled to be out of town they used to live on campus). In Court when it is in session. We early April and with my two Russian between her busy schedule and planned our trip around an oral argument. The public can watch the oral arguments from the gallery, but you have to get there by about 6:00 a.m. for a 10:00 a.m. argument. However, if you’re an attorney admitted to practice before the Supreme Court, as I am, you have a separate entrance, can arrive later, and are almost guaranteed a seat. Plus, you sit on the other side of the bronze railing (the “bar”) in the same section where the attorneys who are arguing their cases sit. I basically had a front row seat. I should also point out that if you are an attorney, getting admitted to practice before the Supreme Court is just slightly harder than getting admitted to Costco—you complete an application and pay a fee. Bunky is still working on the Prairie Home Companion radio show with the new host, Chris Thiele, and just returned from the Garrison Keillor/APHC 2017 cruise to Scotland and Norway.” Obviously, Kevin hasn’t lost his Students on Center Campus in 1974.

66 PEDDIE CHRONICLE family obligations, she comes over to see the enclosure, the lighting set up and my licensed tortoises, getting all my husbandry particulars on them. Rather than her home, the science building, already sporting some visiting semi-aquatic chelonia in a tank on display, turns out to be their intended destination. I sentimentally agree that Saturday shall be the day I shall be separated from them, the day before my scheduled exit. Well, suddenly, due to change in circumstances and more than small miracles, Claude here is not finding the need to be out of town, period, but have a first-floor mystery heating issue during some all too still cool weather. Sparing the details, I have zero time to do anything about it and realizing the logistics of the torts being on the second floor at home Cathy Kozinski ’75 receives the Walter H. Annenberg Award from Headmaster Kerr at the would be almost as catastrophic as 1975 Commencement. them “freezing” on the first, off to the Peddie science building they go Claire still lives a couple of towns work at Dolphin Research Center anyway, where I have the privilege over from Peddie and looked her (Grassy Key, Fla.) and continuing her of meeting on campus and going same old self. I had so much to fill her practice of Taoist Tai Chi. Back to in with Shani Peretz intermittently in on in my limited time that I didn’t Frank: When he was in Lahaina, Maui, to give them their soaks, etc. I felt get to hear anything new in her life, earlier this year, he, unfortunately, like a Peddie senior. As opposed to and then I missed running into her on did not get a chance to connect with the other visiting reptiles in busy campus the next day. Jim Anderson there, despite dining classrooms, my two darlings got to In many ways, prompted by almost nightly in one of Jim’s venues be in a rather low-traffic lab type Mary Stella, who had been recently he owns on the island. Poor timing! room to be only studied by the most through it after her knee replacement, Frank and his wife have been living interested parties of the student body. I maneuvered a prescription for in Arizona since 1991 and they got With all the hubbub recently physical therapy that I feel I did not together originally on the Peddie at home of preparing for escaping get enough of after I tripped down campus in the eighties at Theater By expected renovations, noise, etc., basement steps, racing, and fractured The Lake that Holcombe orchestrated my torts seemed quite content being my quick healing leg. I had little in the summer, open to the local in a sedate environment and, while physical activity through most of 2016 public, for those who weren’t aware missing out on normal mass exercise, and started walking like Frankenstein of the then annual drama venue. They spent three weeks basking, eating at times—not convenient and most are flying to Honolulu in November to and showing no signs of burrowing in unattractive. My trainer this summer see Jimmy Buffett perform, followed response to any originally anticipated put much effort in recreating my walk, by what will be their fifth in a row apprehension of potential predators. stance and every bad gait habit for New Year’s Eve celebration in Key Peace! They loved it! Well, I got my decades he claims was my primary West. Frank has dogs that one can act together, temperature controls at problem, ruling out any disease, etc. quite obviously tell he’s extremely bay and everything reset up for the Mark Cinelli ’77, who was present to devoted to, one of which has been tortoises and me to be back together my knowledge at Reunion Weekend, challenged the last couple of years. three weeks after their “Peddie term” I either missed or unfortunately That type of devotion just adds to the began (it was back to lots of exercise overlooked. I remember his “walk” very relatable rapport I feel with him for them as well!). Besides being most when a student like it was yesterday. after years of our mutual, longtime warmly indebted to Shani Peretz, her I remember emulating it. I have a gait relationship with France where he has husband and Betty Tennyson, I shall problem? I will blame Mark Cinelli’s a business, among many other things, never look at the glorious Walter and ’73, ’74 and ’75 influence! Mark, if in common. Leonore Annenberg Peddie Science you’re reading this, sorry I missed you While in late summer contact Center the same again! in June. with both Cathy Kozinski Quinn and Behind the Science Center In the middle of lamenting about Debbie Marton (both still residing (and sometimes inside), for those my therapy exercises, I find outFrank below the Mason-Dixon Line) and who haven’t been on campus in a Buntschuh, like Mary, also had a pumping their brains for news for this long time, is where a good portion of knee replacement in July and gave column, in unison the “age factor” the evening activities are on Peddie him my honest, encouraging words. came up—we are or about to start a Reunion Weekend. Arriving late We’ll see which one of us is ready to new decade in age. Cathy, so currently (again) both evenings, immediately cha-cha first! Mary, meanwhile, told busy with work that she claims I after the first mingling session with me she is thrilled with her post-op would find her events “boring” over favorite current faculty, I see Claire results and is back to all activities. newsworthy, in lieu of news to write, Walton sitting with her sister, Andrea Chief among these, she tells me, fed me the quote: “What would you “Andy” Walton ’77 and pop over. are, of course, her always interesting tell your 18-year-old-self today on the

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eve of your high school graduation? me just before Labor Day and he Lori L. Bainbridge [Claude here was seventeen; still was winding down from a hectic year (717) 465-4354 drank the graduation day champagne due to changes within his company, [email protected] though on campus!] Let’s hear from emailing from a house in Tuscany you—all of you ... and share your where he was for the week, looking The Class of ’77 represented insights from high school and into out at rolling hills and a volcanic even without Freddy Bull! (Don’t life.” I’d be curious actually myself. mountain that has “been sleeping worry Fred; I stuck up for you when Feel free to email me for the next for 6,000 years” as he put it. He a few of your classmates decided Chronicle! expanded by saying, “The vistas, that you should get a new girlfriend— Regarding age to Debbie, I, historic sites, art, food and local because of your vacation!) And, by example, stated that my mother wines are amazing and I recommend yes, we will throw in a shout out to started blossoming at fifty-eight befriending folks with a house in John Ochs, too, and give him a pass and got more active than ever at Tuscany, especially if they are kind because he is on the wrong coast. around sixty-five, ran all over the and a genuine pleasure to be with like I can remember coming to world alone still in her seventies and our hosts here.” Kiery (also starting alumni days in years past with my was ready for action through her the conversation by bringing up the Dad and thinking that I would never eighties. She conceded as well that age factor this year!) noted that his get to a place where I would be out of her eighty-eight-year-old mother has wife, Melissa, and he are at a stage high school for 40 years. But guess more energy than she does. We both where it’s increasingly hard to get what, it happened, and in 10 more decided that we in many ways are in their sons to travel with them, even years, we will be the Old Guard. We better shape than years gone by and I when inviting their girlfriends to come had a great turnout with many day like to remind our class that there no along! His son, Simon, is a college students coming back for our 40th. I longer is a generation gap—practically junior and other son, Harry is out in think that everyone had a great time. everyone I got to newly know well the world teaching, writing and doing Mike House, Lee Height and Jeff since 2010 was born around 1988 his “24-hour theater ‘thing’” in the Intravatola (the proud dad of two and, to be blunt, even half a cocktail Williamsburg section of Brooklyn. Peddie alumni) represented the library in a millennial (aka “Generation Y”) It was nice to hear from Jim parking lot gang. Nevin Hofing and can put more than a twinkle in their Holden, who I hadn’t seen since I Samuel Adlerman were there looking eye in my direction (and I’m not alone) believe a Peddie Reunion Weekend as wonderful as ever. Andy Walton … Well, enough on that. Anyway, the last decade. If the subject of Jim came in from Indiana, Aimee Bunting perhaps we should go into the ends here, that means we never got to was back for the first time since we discussion of our respective ages in the phone conversation we were going graduated, Jan Denise Loughran, ten years. Still active professionally in to have in time for my Class Notes who lives the Peddie dream every day, the videography industry, Debbie has deadline here! and I were the female contingency decided to expand her recreational keeping the memories alive. David activities, influenced apparently by Baxter, Paul Mucciarone who her mother, by taking bridge game never writes in and admittedly classes (that word leaves a tiresome 76 doesn’t answer texts, and Dennis bad taste with some of us after Wells represented our seafaring Peddie’s home state officials’ alleged David R. Hill military. I caught a glimpse of Mike antics, grossly overplayed in the (212) 694-5310 Niederberger and Mark Enriquez at news awhile back … ). She also has [email protected] our class picture. I have a feeling that a trainer (must be going around) to they were there on Friday night. They expand her athletics power beyond both looked great. Mark Cenelli was volleyball. Those classes are twice a George S. Snyder back and enjoyed catching up with week and she states: “Finally Zumba (908) 522-3123 all of us. He talked to us more this and extreme step classes aren’t [email protected] weekend than he did our entire four kicking my butt. I can actually keep years at Peddie. I must say that we all up with the youngsters.” learned a great deal about the things I mentioned once that I, always that happened on campus while we dieting, felt I was the only one who 77 were students. Swapping stories and really got into Peddie’s food service laughs, we came to the conclusion fattening meals in the dining hall that you never know what kind of when we were at school. They added “… you never influence you have had on people as sugar to their chili and spaghetti we travel through life. We remember sauce. Always talking about the know what Brian Bonanni and paid tribute to sauce and me only knowing how him, each in our own way. to broil a T-bone steak as a teen, kind of influence We adopted a few strays from Rich Schiraldi taught me, in three the Class of ’76: Benn Doyle and Sam sentences, how to make homemade you have had Lefkowitz and Claire Walton ’75. tomato sauce that, with my added It was like old times with everyone gobs of sugar, I was able to recreate getting along as if we were one great to a similar flavor; writing these class on people as big, strange, family ... oh, we are. And I notes prompted me to make it after must say that we all felt very old when years this week! Not big on using lids, we travel Roby McClellan’s granddaughter was fortunately, the splattering didn’t hit checking us in when we arrived. Mr. the ceiling … through life.” Clements was making rounds and Kieran Beer touched base with

68 PEDDIE CHRONICLE said he will end his forty years at the native and Peddie alumna, Class of end of June. 2000. It’s a small world.” Wow! Look for Peddie reunions 79 Karen Hall Yingling added, in South Jersey since we found a few “We are good—five kids living at of us living a town apart! Of course, Becky Keller Smith home that are keeping us very busy anyone not from here is invited as [email protected] (ages 22 months to 15 years old!) and well! Start thinking about our 45th two grown kids with three little girls reunion and then the half a century Classmates, please find me on each. Six granddaughters aged three one! Best wishes and God bless as we Facebook under the name Becky months to six years old! Our quiver is travel through the next years of our Keller Smith, and I will put you in full!” lives. touch with the class group if you are Mark Young sent a picture from not already a member. a recent trip to wine country. He says the barrels were empty and he was going to use them to make furniture. 78 Do you believe him? He did add that 80 he had nine cases of wine in the back 40TH REUNION of the truck … JUNE 1 & 2, 2018 Michelle B. Bodin-Hettinger Hope to hear from more of you in (508) 481-5722 the coming year! [email protected] I.J. “Nate” Buda I hope everyone had a nice (954) 654.4346 summer! Dave Swales checked in 81 [email protected] from Houston where the devastation from Hurricane Harvey wreaked Lesley Ranft With our 40th reunion rapidly havoc on his neighborhood. Dave [email protected] approaching, I’m very excited to says, “Harvey visited but moved on report that in conjunction with Regina and we stayed mostly dry, although Time for the news again! Ketting and Laura Hazlett of the many friends and neighbors lost Dana Mayer was the first to chime Office of Alumni and Development, everything.” Karen Hall Yingling in. Earlier this year, she had the plans are already underway to followed with, “what Dave Swales chance to meet Ian Elmslie, Roger organize the event. An attempt will fails to mention is that he and his son, Durling ’82 and his partner, Daniel be made to contact every member of Harry, spent the better part of a day Launspach, for lunch in London. They our class by phone, mail and email in their kayaks out helping people had a fab time! Shortly after, David by our class captains who will be move to safety.” Barash was working in London, and volunteering their time and energy to I know that Brian Bremen, Dana and David had the chance to make the 2018 reunion a fantastic and English teacher back in our day, lives catch up for coffee. On the work memorable weekend. in Austin and came through the storm front, Dana’s been putting her psychic My Peddie experience started okay. Anyone else? abilities to work. She read tarot at just 12 years old. I was paralyzed Dave Swales also mentioned, “It professionally at the Glastonbury with fear when I arrived that first day turns out we board our dog here in Festival. As she states, “Hard work of freshman orientation and had a lot Houston at a great little place owned and lots of fun!” of growing up to do. It wasn’t easy. I by Kerry Adams, a West Windsor Gerard Fritz boasted about remember being so homesick every Monica, his daughter, who recently morning. I couldn’t eat breakfast that graduated from Georgetown entire year, but it got easier and the University and had her book experience shaped my life. I decided published. It’s entitled “Graduate a number of years ago to take my Your Beercraft: A Poor College Kid’s alumni support to the next level, Guide to Craft Beer.” It’s available on which meant joining the Bell Society, Amazon. If I remember correctly, there and bequeath part of my estate to the were a few beer drinkers in our class school. Peddie is extremely grateful and the Chronicle highlighted some and honored by this level of alumni alumni who own craft breweries. As participation, and hold the Bell for Gerard, he’s still slugging it out in Society members in high regard. For primary care as a general pediatrician me, it means that long after I’m gone, in Central New Jersey. there will be a part of me that lives Now for a quick update from Jay on in spirit with Peddie. My eternal Pila! As he explained, “All good on the “thank you,” if you will. family front. Oldest daughter, Arielle, There are five dedicated is now a designer for Nanette Lepore. members of the Bell Society from Arielle was recently discovered by our class. They are Kurt Bilderback, Lady Gaga and was asked to provide Richard Rose, Greg Lawson, Cynthia one of her runway designs for her Parr-Pirozzi and myself, the class next tour! Unfortunately, the fabric gift-planning chair. If you would like was too heavy to perform in but you more information about becoming a never know down the road. Nicole member, contact Regina Ketting or Mark Young ’80 enjoying a trip to and Ross graduated high school. me. See you on June 1, 2018! Ala Viva. wine country. Nicole is off to U Michigan and Ross

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a large collection, and two published books.” The first book was “New York Beauty, Quilts from the Volckening Collection” published in 2015 by Quiltmania in France. The second was “Modern Roots, Today’s Quilts from Yesterday’s Inspiration” published last year by Stash Books/C & T Publishing in California. Book three is in the works and, last week, his exhibition titled “Off the Grid: The Bill Volckening Collection” opened at the International Quilt Study Center & Museum in Lincoln, Neb. The exhibition features a select group of polyester quilts from the 1970s, representing a pivotal time in American quilt making. As he reflected on Peddie, “The last time I went back to Peddie was 2004, but I hope to get back at some point.” Bill keeps in touch with Danny Adlerman and Gregg Kaplan. He also plays poker religiously with Ron Dana Mayer ’81, Roger Durling ’82 and Ian Elmslie ’81 gather for a mini-reunion in London, England. Rodriguez ’82. . Ian Elmslie has launched a new book, too! It is entitled “A Marvellous Party” and profiles his high style life. to Ohio State. We are now officially Class of 1984’s Bill Volckening To buy his book, visit PayPal, send 14 ‘A House Divided.’ Jamie finished decided to break in our notes. euros to Ian at [email protected]. freshman year. Playing ice hockey As he explained, “So … you may As for me, Lesley, I recently and kicking ass.” Jay decided to get have noticed I like quilts … a lot! got back from Cancun where we into franchising and now owns two My takeaway from Peddie was to celebrated Lindsay’s (my daughter) Elements Massage studios in N.J. engage in diverse activities to be a wedding. Seventy-five people In addition, he’s back in software well-rounded individual. Five years attended. It was great fun with a full building a marketing solution on an after graduating, I started collecting week of pleasure. She just bought her artificial intelligence platform. antique American quilts. Today I have first home in Seattle. It’s beautiful, along a lake. On my job front, still working with yourhealthaccess.com. Remember: If you need health info, check it out. Next issue, I hope to hear from you! Just a little tidbit. Maybe your best memory at Peddie, etc. We all want to hear from you! 82

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A really good time was had by all that attended the Reunion Weekend in June. We had 29 folks, along with seven significant others/kids/siblings that hung out with us, plus Jodi Gold Stephens ’83, Lucia Delorenzo- Resch ’83 and Danny Adlerman ’81 = 39. The full list: Larry Anker, Michelle Ben-Hur, Lisa Bobonis, Bill Brentani, Ken Buergin, Bill Bunting III, Lisa Carlton-Wilson, John DiCenso, Richard M. Drobner, Greg Greg Kaplan and Jay Pila, members of the Class of 1981. Duke, Tony Eckert, John Gartner

70 PEDDIE CHRONICLE III, Hugh Gordon, Chris Irwin, Jeff dorms. My kids got a kick out of the King, Paul Knight, Michael Kwan, weekend, getting a tour of our school Sven Leibold, Kristin Odmark, Brett 83 and putting on a two-person play at Pasher, Richard Paynton, Scott Geiger-Reeves Hall. They thought Perritt, Sharon Reimsnider Robb, 35TH REUNION they were Harry Potter and Hermione Kent Rippey, Ronnie Rodriguez, JUNE 1 & 2, 2018 Granger! At the reunion, I was able Meghan Wren, Alicia Zbehlik, Kevin to hang out with Judy Cunningham M. Zlock and Mark Zlock. Lawless ’84. Judy brought her father, Highlights: Ronnie hosted Morgan Rolontz David Cunningham ’47, for his 70th a dinner Thursday night in NYC, reunion. David is sharp as a tack and Michelle ran a yoga class, we [email protected] has fond memories of Peddie. It was represented at the golf tourney (Scott (212) 488-5000 great catching up with Judy, and we P., Sharon R., Mark Gartner ’84 and I), are all looking forward to going back there was a class photo taken (which David DeSocio to this year’s reunion!” I haven’t seen), multiple trips to Jodi [email protected] After 16-plus years, Don Eytel is S.’s bar and I shared some wine and excited to check in and let everyone [email protected] rye. A good weekend. Some pics on know what he’s been up to. Seventeen the class’s FB page. (917) 446-8241 years ago, Don started working for Kent emailed in, “It was a a little shoe company called Nike, pleasure sharing libations with you Before we launch into fall, here’s which has had some success in the (and many others) at the reunion! As a quick look back at summer 2017, years since. Don tells us that he and someone who has attended all of our courtesy of the Class of ’83. his wife, Amy, are getting closer to five-year incremental reunions, this Kurt Friese has two great pieces becoming empty nesters. Their two was far and away the best one yet! of news to share—first and foremost, oldest children, Chelsea (25) and CJ So many familiar faces and quite a his daughter, Taylor, is getting (22), have finished college. Chelsea few “first-time” attendees. I had an married. Happily, Kurt reports that got her master’s in public relations amazing time seeing everyone again he and Kim have given the fiancé a from Southern Mississippi University and really hope that all of you (and hardy seal of approval. On a related in December 2016. CJ followed his many more) attend the big four-oh in note, Kurt’s community gave him dream and played four years of ’22!” the seal of approval by electing him college baseball, two at a junior Roger Durling wrote in, “I was to the Johnson County, Iowa, Board college in Florida, and two at Bethune recently named to the Board of of Supervisors. Congratulations all Cookman University in Daytona Trustees of Peddie, and I’m excited around! Beach, Fla. At Bethune, his team to be attending my first meeting this Morgan Rolontz spent a won two conference championships coming October.” How awesome is wonderful couple of days at Reunion and made two appearances in the that? Weekend. Morgan reports, “I took NCAA Regional College World Series. I (John G) did see Andy Leaflight my whole family—my wife, Randie, He graduated in May and this fall (Lederman) in June. Met him in my son, Sawyer (9), and my daughter, will be following big sis to Southern Columbus, Ohio, for dinner—fried Finley (7), and stayed overnight in the egg tacos, cornbread with honey and some local beers—so good … Gabrielle Schultz posted on FB that she just hit her 22-year anniversary with Starbucks Coffee. She writes, “My daughter, Callie, just started at University of New Hampshire pre-veterinarian. I am now an empty nester with two rescue cats, two rescue dogs and a rescue off-track thoroughbred. Still missing my partner, Gerry, but life is going on and moving on to new chapters. Wish I could have been at reunion but was my daughter’s high school senior prom. Live in West Hartford, Conn., and would love to connect with anyone in the area.” And I got a hand-written note from Eric Werner’s dad: “Eric sends his regards, but couldn’t make the reunion, as it was his daughter’s high school graduation. She is headed to Amherst as a nationally ranked squash player. Eric lives in New Hampshire, and is a vice president at Morgan Stanley.”

The Peddie choir poses in Chapel in 1983.

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Mississippi University to get his MBA. recommendation for staying young—a “I live with my wife, Lori Robinson, Their youngest, Cassidy, is entering few Tito’s on the rocks and taking in Chelsea in New York City. I am her senior year in high school and his dog for walks along the Potomac currently in management with H&R loves competitive cheerleading, as River. Great advice for us all! Block, and my wife is a speech her team has won three USA National Dave DeSocio writes, “On my pathologist with Lighthouse Guild. Championships. This year, they are home front, Chris and I had a busy Our eight-year-old Naomi is entering going to UCA Nationals in Orlando, summer visiting friends and relatives third grade at PS 212 in Hell’s Kitchen. Fla., to compete for the national from Florida to Nantucket and then Being a parent of an eight-year-old title. With the help of her big sister overseas. This June, work took me to while on the AARP rolls is tough, but Chelsea, Cassidy visited some Southern France for the International rewarding. Would love to hear from colleges in the south this summer Cannes Festival, where meetings any classmates if they would like to and will make a decision on where always seemed to start or end with a get together in NYC.” she will attend this fall. Don and glass of rosé and walks on the beach. George Chen recently went on Amy are keeping busy this summer Somehow, we got lots of work done in a family vacation to Australia, but I with a number of home improvement between. Following that, we headed believe his main purpose of going was projects. Don sends a shout-out to all to Madrid for a family wedding to catch the last regional exclusive for the friends that he got to see at Jon followed by a reception in the PokemonGo! On a related vacation Eckert ’84’s 50th birthday party last beautiful mountains of Segovia. Sad note, according to Facebook posts, October in Rumson—it was a great to see the summer end, but looking Tom Sabga spent several weeks time! He hopes everyone is healthy forward to autumn in New York City. traveling to (what seems to be) EVERY and well. Don’t forget our 35th reunion country in Europe with his wife, Jon Eckert wrote to Morgan will be June 1-2, 2018, in beautiful Shelley Shepard Gray. that he and John Rudicus ’84 won downtown Hightstown. Start planning Pete Grill continues to post the “Philadelphia Cricket Flight” now, and please be as generous as pictures from his impressive sports member-guest tournament at the you can as we prepare to endow the trading card collection. Actually, Spring Lake Bath and Tennis Club this Peddie Fund with a special 35th- impressive doesn’t give his collection past summer, when John and his wife, anniversary goal. Be well, and we enough credit. This collection appears Katie, were visiting. Jon and Rudi have hope to see you all at the reunion. to be awesome! I have got to see it been playing in the tournament every one of these days! year since 1990 and won for the first It is registration weekend here time—demolishing a 24-year losing at Peddie with classes to start on streak. Congratulations, Rudi and Jon! 84 Labor Day. Makes perfect sense since Garrett Smith writes that his Peddie’s motto (translated) is, “When family enjoyed a sweltering summer we finish our labors, we begin them in Alexandria, Va., where the heat was “Be sure to anew.” topping 100 degrees daily. Garrett is Anytime you are in the area, doing a lot of traveling up and down check out please contact me and drop in for a the East Coast for work. His children, quick visit. Would love to show you Austin (18) and Siena (16), will soon be Peddie’s new around. Be sure to check out Peddie’s going to college. Austin is going into new website at peddie.org. All my best his senior year at Gonzaga College website …” to you and those you love! High School in Washington, D.C., and is attending soccer showcases this summer. Daughter Siena has Mark G. Gartner caught the ice hockey bug and (609) 448-8862 recently returned from showcases [email protected] in Toronto and Boston. This fall, she’ll be attending the Kent School My feed has been filled recently in Connecticut as a sophomore. with folks going back to school either Garrett’s wife, Jeanine, and Siena as teachers (Gina Rothman Banks, were on the Northeast prep school Rich Rebh, Joe Fischer) or dropping tour and got to stay with John and kids off at college or sending them Katie Rudicus. Garrett wants to thank off to high school or … in a couple the Rudicus’ for their hospitality. of cases … daycare! I can’t imagine He adds, “John (Rudi) told my wife being 51 and having a child in daycare and daughter some tall tales about or preschool. Bless those of you in our years at Peddie that had them that boat … chuckling over our antics.” Garrett’s A number of people checked wife, Jeanine, was most impressed at in with me over the past couple of the annual streak from Longstreet to weeks. Will Williams says, “I’ve now the Chapel. changed wineries and am no longer Garrett speaks with Tim Burns with Caymus. Am now the national often. Tim’s son, Tucker, is a Marine, account manager for Hundred Acre deployed in the Middle East, proudly Vineyards. All is well: Erin is a junior serving our country. His whereabouts at Oklahoma State. Callie just started are usually top secret, so we all wish sixth grade.” The Peddie Drama Club performed him well wherever he’s serving at this Matthew Pasher says “hi” “The Life & Adventures of Nicholas time. Garrett ended his update with a for the first time in a long while. Nickleby” in February 1984.

72 PEDDIE CHRONICLE eclipse. A third of the way to an empty nest and feeling like it’s going so fast. My other kids are in 8th and 10th grade.” In June, I met Jaleh Amouzegar, Chris Acito, and Jonathan Ellinghaus in New York City for what’s become an annual get- together. Not much has changed since last year, but there always seems to be so much to catch up on. As for me, I’m still teaching Pilates and Ben is creating social mobile slot games. Jonathan has released an album under his new band name, Miles East. You can find him @MilesEastMusic to listen or find out where his next gig is! Chris is still a Trustee on the Peddie Board and busy with his company, Gapstow Capital Partners. Nick Johnson writes, “Lots going on in the Johnson Home. Campbell CLASS starts his junior year at Virginia Tech OF 1985 studying for a computer science major. Cole is starting his senior year at Madison High School, and we’re digging into the college applications Class of 85’ers (clockwise from top) Jaleh Amouzegar, Chris Acito, Jonathan Ellinghaus and in earnest. Caroline starts her Laura Martinelli in New York City last June. freshman year of high school at Kent Place. This summer, we went as a family to Peru. An amazing trip. We Laura Martinelli were all blown away by the people, 85 [email protected] culture, food, architecture and the history of the amazing Incans. The Greetings, classmates! I’ve been highlight, of course, was visiting “… I have enjoying seeing the posts of all our Machu Picchu. kids starting college! So many this Carissa Tortjada Carisse year. (We still have a couple of years told me she was accepted to the dropped my yet.) Beth Posner writes, “News for University of South Alabama to me is that I have dropped my first complete her post-masters certificate first baby off baby off at college. She is starting at to become a family nurse practitioner. Swarthmore College, and we drove She will finish in December 2019. at college.” up to drop her off on the day of the Remember, we are still accepting

Nick Johnson ‘85 (far right) with his wife, Kristin, and three children in Peru last August.

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donations for our Class of 1985 Scholarship Endowment Fund. Our goal is $25,000 by the 35th reunion! A big thank you for keeping in touch! I continue to enjoy hearing from you. As you may know, there are more than 80 of us on our Facebook page, “Peddie Class of 1985– countdown to 35th reunion!” Find us there, or contact me directly. 86 Join PeddieConnect!

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Karen Steward writes, “We did it! Two in a row! Thanks to Brian Ades for sending a note. Remember that what you see is what we get. If you’d Brian Minor, John Corio, Eric that brought tears to my eyes! like to see an update from a particular Kinderman, Roby McClellan and Malcolm wasn’t able to stay after the person, let me know. If I can’t weasel Matt Kowalski ’88 made up another induction; he was rushing back to one out of the person, I will make four/fivesome. New York City to make his daughter’s something up. I teach writing in both We had a private Class of gymnastics competition. He says he’ll the middle and high school here in 1987 dinner at Peking Pavilion in join us all for the 35th! Bristol Borough. I’m sure I can up with Manalapan—we took over the second As noon hit campus, many of us something.” floor and had a great time catching up were trying to get into see what the Brian writes, “Hey guys! Saw over a great dinner and drinks. There dorm rooms we once lived in look like your Chronicle call and thought I were 44 people there representing now, check out new buildings and would send an update. Living in our class: Michael Barcless and make purchases at the school store. Los Angeles, working at Sotheby’s his fiancé, Kelly;Sloane Belitz, Then we had lunch and drinks under International Real Estate for the last Carin Beyer, Suzanne Garrod, the tent. We had a great turnout for 15 years, represented Elon Musk in Stephanie Harris, Karen Newman, our class picture! And an even greater the purchase of his home in Bel Air Risa Sackman, Josh Pasher and turnout for the Class of 1987 cocktail and have been a top producing agent his wife, Alex, and his brother, Brett party hosted by John and Heather working the Hollywood Hills. Still Pasher ’82; Dan O’Connor, John Coiro P’17 held in Longstreet with catch what’s left of the Grateful Dead Coiro and his wife, Heather; Eric special guest DJ Royce Epstein and half a dozen times a year and am Kinderman, Tony Pascarelli, Allison Christopher Michaels. We had lots ranked in the top 100 players in the King, Barbara Marx, Linda Yu, Tony of faculty make an appearance at Southern California Dart Association Barrett, Jason Lannert, Vince Mola, the cocktail party and we watched a League. Make it to all the L.A. Peddie Eric Boggess and his wife, Brodie; slideshow of old pictures that have events. Hope all’s well with you guys.” Amar Raval, Chuck Morgenstern, been posted to our Facebook group. Bill Mooney ’88, Chris Weber, James After the cocktail party, many went to Ruocchio, Lorann Wood and her the dinner on campus and then back husband, Buzz; Mary Kleinstein, to Longstreet for more cocktails and 87 Steve Pattelena, Arianna Bocco, pizza as well as dancing under the William Brick, Ronald Bruh, Todd tent. Karen E. Newman Friedman and his wife, Laura; Dan Here’s a list of who joined (404) 435-9669 Lichtman, Linda Olafsen, Joe Willix the Saturday activities on campus: [email protected] and his wife, Curry; Dave Wiser and Allison King, Amar Raval, Amy Amy Hollander. After dinner, many of Hollander, Arianna Bocco, What a wonderful weekend our classmates continued the party Barbara Marx, Carin Beyer, Chris we had for our 30th reunion! It back at the bar at the Holiday Inn. Rosenberger, Chris Weber, Chuck was amazing to see so many of Saturday morning, several of Morgenstern, Dan O’Connor, Dave our classmates back on campus to us gathered at the library (once we Wiser, Eric Boggess and his wife, reconnect. The festivities started could find where the library is now) Brody; Eric Kinderman, Florence to watch Malcolm Dowdy be inducted , and his on Friday at the golf course—Josh Graham Frank Crivelli into the Peddie Sports Hall of Fame. wife, Anna; , Pasher, Michael Barcless, Ron Bruh James Ruocchio Jason It was a wonderful ceremony, and , and his wife, and Amar Raval made up a foursome. Lannert Joe Willix Malcolm made an incredible speech Curry; John Cassidy, John Coiro

74 PEDDIE CHRONICLE and his wife, Heather; Josh Pasher, might have to become our thing to Karen Newman, Larissa LeBovidge kick off Reunion Weekend. and her daughter, Audrey; Linda Big thank you to everyone who 92 Olafsen, Linda Yu, Marcea Hummel, traveled in from out of town! Eric Malcolm Dowdy, Marty Fajerman, Kinderman and his epic trip in from Kevin Sanderson Mary Kleinstein, Michael Barcless Dubai, the trip that almost wasn’t [email protected] and his fiancé, Kelly;Michael Levy, … Winnie Chow and her daughter Risa Sackman, Royce Epstein and came in from Hong Kong, as did We had a wonderful turnout at her boyfriend, Christopher Michaels; Linda Yu. Eric just represented our 25th reunion on campus June 2-3. Sloane Belitz, Stephanie Harris, the USA at the World Scrabble The 1992 Boys’ Crew was honored Steve Pattelena, Suzanne Garrod, Championships in Nottingham, by the Sports Hall of Fame in the Ted Damutz, Todd Friedman and England. The Scrabble superstar first morning and the school hosted a his wife, Laura; Tony Barrett, Tony began playing tournament Scrabble happy hour for us in the new Digital Pascarelli, Vince Mola, William in 2001 and aspires to make it to the Fabrication Lab (near the old power Brick, Winnie Chow and her top 50 Scrabble players in the world. plant by the arts center). If you daughter, Amelie. Also honorary Congrats, Eric! couldn’t make it, please plan to come members of the Class of 1987—Mike It was great having so many to a future reunion and drop me a line Naidrich ’88, Bill Mooney ’88 and classmates back on campus! for Class Notes. Matt Kowalski ’88! Everyone enjoyed reconnecting! Evan Goldstein writes, “I am There is talk of trying to get together so sorry I’m going to miss our 30th before our 35th reunion—nothing is reunion. The number is a bit mind- definite yet, just lots of ideas being blowing, but I assure you this is not thrown around. Feel free to add about being in denial. As Marty your suggestions either through our Fajerman can attest, I live in Hong Facebook group or you can email me Kong and as much as I’d like to be and I’ll communicate with everyone. with you all, it’s just not feasible (because I can’t believe it’s been thirty years). Please send my best wishes to our classmates, the guys 88 formerly known as ‘Nealies’ (is Bert still breathing?) and the ex-swimmers 30TH REUNION whose physiques may be a bit less Grecian these days.” Evan—Bert and JUNE 1 & 2, 2018 his wife attended the cocktail party on Saturday—he is retiring. Lisa Preston John Harrington writes, “Wish I 4508 19th Road North could be there.” Arlington, VA 22207 Diana Heppe: “My daughter, (703) 582-5864 Tara, had her senior ball the same [email protected] weekend as our reunion. I am so sad, Kamala (Greene) Genece ’92 and Kevin but I think you all know I cannot miss Sanderson ’92 catch up during Reunion Weekend. this milestone. Come to California and visit me!” 89 Gary Garretson writes, “Unfortunately, I need to add to the no-shows for Reunion Weekend. Tricia Robles The good news is that my son’s high (404) 235-0709 (home) school volleyball team is still alive in (973) 769-5949 (cell) the Pennsylvania state tourney—the [email protected] quarterfinals, the bad news is the game is Saturday night at 7:00 p.m. near Reading, Pa. Have a great time everyone; catch you at #35 …” 90 Matt Hulsizer writes, “I am happy to see all of you looking so Paige S. Daggett young. I was sorry to miss you all but (610) 896-0353 had my daughter’s dance recital.” [email protected] Seem like kids activities kept several members of the Class of 1987 from joining us. We can only hope that in five more years at our 35th, 91 everyone’s kids will be a little older to allow others to get away to join us. Scott G. Gill Not to worry, ideas for making our Peddie faculty member Marc Buchner 35th even better than the 30th have (609)918-0854 ’92 (left) caught up with former student already started to be thrown around … [email protected] Andrew Lahr ’11 at Glacier National Park in thinking a Friday night kick-off dinner Montana in late summer.

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this year). We had great weather and Kris A. Frazier Sara is a superior tour guide (perhaps [email protected] 93 a skill developed at Peddie?). We 25TH REUNION expect to hear from L. L. Bean any day 2017 has been a challenging year now that we’ve won the dream yurt for me. Besides juggling four kids and JUNE 1 & 2, 2018 contest entered in Freeport, which a career, I was diagnosed with thyroid we’re already planning to use for the cancer. After undergoing treatment 25th reunion. Sara is thriving in the and surgery, I am recovering and Meg Kuser Critchell Down East where she is director of looking forward to feeling like myself (917) 406.9613 development and communications again. [email protected] at the nonprofit Avesta Housing, In happier news, lots of our which focuses on stabilizing housing classmates have adorable baby news for homeless and low-income to share. Mike Canning and his wife individuals and families. She and welcomed a baby boy on August 1, 94 her colleagues do so much for the 2017. Big sister Lilly was excited to Portland community. Thanks, Sara! welcome Thomas into the family! I’m counting down the minutes to my Brian DiFeo and his wife welcomed “Baby sisters next visit! their first child, Maxwell Johnson Difeo, on August 16, 2017. Thomas are the must- and Maxwell will sure to be besties soon! Lauren Sellers and her wife are have accessory expecting a baby boy in January to 96 join their beautiful daughter who is this fall.” so excited about being a big sister! Roman Akimenko welcomed his first “… lots of our child on May 6, a baby boy! Amy B. Cardello Ashley Membreno wrote, “Mina (617) 335-7808 classmates have and I were in Puerto Viejo, Costa [email protected] Rica in February to celebrate Mina’s adorable baby birthday. She’s amazing. I’m also thrilled to hear the Clements are Tammie A. Rosen news to share.” retiring to Asheville,” where she lives. (212) 989-2393 Send me updates of how you are [email protected] all celebrating turning 40!

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Hello, everyone in the Class of 1994. What’s hot and trending now for our class, you ask? Baby sisters are the must-have accessory this fall. We have two new ones to welcome to the fold! Doug Schneider and his wife, Joni Kletter, welcomed their daughter, Evelyn “Evie” Schneider, on June 30. Evie is doing great and is an eating machine. Micah is a proud big brother and says he will let Evie play with his big cars but not his small ones. Meanwhile, Beth Strum welcomed Rayna Belle Strum; she was born June 20 and came home on July 31. We hear big brother Myles is doing a great job as security detail for his new little sis! 95

Megan E. McCarthy [email protected]

In August, I headed up to Portland, Maine, to visit with Gwyneth Connell ’96 (left) embraces Student Body President Margo Diamond ’96 at commencement as she learns she is the recipient of the Wyckoff Award. Sara Probasco Olson (my second trip

76 PEDDIE CHRONICLE Dunn, Celina Morgan-Standard, DaQuaan Carter, Jake Fogarty, 97 Tom UyBarreta and Janine Lumio 01 Wheaton were all there as well. Sara Chancellor Case and I stayed with Megan R. James “It was so great Lauren Bloom Salvado who right [email protected] after reunion moved to Nashville with to see so many her family and is loving it! Sara is the director of development at Portland people at our State. It was also so great to see 02 so many current and former faculty 20th reunion ...” including Mr. Cabot, Mr. Maley and Stephanie Rosman Smilowitz Mrs. Seltzer. I wasn’t sure if I was [email protected] Lauren Schnipper Rausch going to be able to make it because just two months earlier on March 23 I (917) 836-9864 had my first baby, Levi! In other news, Brian Chaszar [email protected] Pedro Herrera, also known as rapper [email protected] Chingo Bling, has a stand-up comedy It was so great to see so many special on Netflix titled “Chingo Bling: Brittany Forrester writes, “My people at our 20th reunion this They Can’t Deport Us All.” sister, Amber Forrester ’00, and I gave year! Highlights: Lauren Albano birth to baby boys on May 5, 2017. lives in NYC, is working for Monster We were due three weeks apart, but Energy and traveling a ton for her Amber ended up having her baby two- job. Lauren Sellers ’96 is an interior 98 and-a-half weeks early and I was five decorator and expecting her second days late, so they arrived only a few baby with her wife, Wendy. Seth 20TH REUNION hours apart!” Brookman came with his new wife, Kristina. Brian Walker and his wife JUNE 1 & 2, 2018 just moved back from San Francisco to Westchester. Rodger Colbert Krista Balogh Corran seems to be living all of his Lacrosse [email protected] dreams coaching at the University of DC. Karen Womack lives in Atlanta and her oldest daughter just started Uma G. Jagtiani Peddie! Tracey Wetmore, Kabir [email protected] Manchanda, Kurt and Heather Drstvensek, Jason Gordon, Laura Krista Corran writes, “No updates other than from my family. We welcomed a son, Charlie, to the world on Mother’s Day, May 14. This summer has been amazing spending time together with big brother, Jack! Looking forward to the 20th (gasp!) Beckett and Flynn Forrester. reunion coming up this spring!” 99 03

Charlotte C. Crawley 15TH REUNION [email protected] JUNE 1 & 2, 2018

Brett N. Tomson Natalie E. Lawson [email protected] [email protected]

Bernadette M. Sarlo 00 [email protected] Randolph M. Vesprey Royale McCormack [email protected] [email protected] Nicole Castro reports, “I started Marisa A. Haralson my own public relations company. Nicole Lauren Consulting, Inc. is a Pedro Herrera ’97, aka Chingo Bling, has a [email protected] stand-up comedy special on Netflix. strategic communications/public

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her first tour of the Peddie campus next time we are in New Jersey! I always love seeing classmates, so be sure to let me know if you find yourself in Boston!” 04

Katy Berglund [email protected]

Jee Young Oh [email protected]

Jenna M. Silvi [email protected]

Abigail Pillitteri has published a popular science book through the Institute of Physics titled “The The Falcon cheers on Peddie Athletics at the 2002 Blair Day competition. Universe Untangled—Modern Physics for Everyone.” It covers mind-bending concepts à la Neil deGrasse Tyson relations consulting firm providing role, I am responsible for running all and is written with clear language, savvy counsel to clients across the of the programs we have in California; analogies and images. The book is U.S. Primarily, I work with nonprofits we coordinate with utilities and available online through the Morgan & in healthcare and education, and large energy users in the state to Claypool Publishers Bookstore as well specialize in media relations, reduce demand on the electric grid as on Amazon. content marketing and social media during times of high-energy demand. management. You can find my Although it is a bit of a departure from company page on Facebook: Nicole the research I did in graduate school, Lauren Consulting Inc.” the work is stimulating and I enjoy 05 Erin Donohue writes, “Life has the immersion in the energy industry. been busy these past few months I am, however, on a brief hiatus from Amrita Bhattacharyya but filled with all good things! I work work as my husband, Roger, and I [email protected] in Boston at an energy management welcomed our baby girl, Gwyneth company, EnerNOC (soon to be Enel Mary, into the world in mid-July. Gwen as we were recently acquired by is a wonderful addition to our lives, Joe Clark them), as a program manager. In that and we cannot wait to bring her for [email protected] 06

Brittany Frederickson [email protected]

Drew Johnson [email protected] 07

Nathan F. Cornell [email protected]

Tom Golden [email protected]

Ashley Peskoe Students enjoy a game of volleyball on Center Campus in 2005. [email protected]

78 PEDDIE CHRONICLE SELF-CARE FOR BOOKWORMS Christina Blok CLASS OF 07

Christina Blok ’07 discovered her love I go for debut authors and marginalized of literature in a contemporary lit class at voices. Getting different types of stories Peddie. Years later in her high-pressure from different types of people - books in marketing job, Christina returned to that love. translation, books from people of color, “All I wanted at the end of the day was to go from LGBTQ writers, from disabled writers home, read and have the biggest cup of tea – is really important to me because I think I could find. And I thought, if I’m feeling that that’s what makes a reading experience way, there are other people who feel that way really thrive.” Pairing unique and exciting too.” When discussing her job with a Peddie contemporary literature with unique tea classmate, he gave Christina some advice: blends from local sellers, Christina strives to “Make your own job.” create an experience and an atmosphere for “It was a lightbulb moment,” she said. One her loyal subscribers. wildly successful Kickstarter campaign later, Christina’s advice to those considering Christina launched the subscription box of striking out on their own? “Your friends will book and tea pairings, Muse Monthly, in 2015. always be your biggest advocates. A lot of my “My goal is – first and foremost – to find Peddie friends have helped me promote Muse great literature,” said Christina. “I tend to Monthly. Those people have been my support pick books that are a little under the radar. system. I’ve been very fortunate in that.”

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Megan never gave up hope. “I could feel he was still alive somewhere 08 10 out there. I just knew he’d come home.” We admire your capacity for 10TH REUNION Hayley Klein hope, Megan, and are so happy to JUNE 1 & 2, 2018 [email protected] hear that after two months of living in the Central New Jersey suburban Sticking around the Central New wilderness, Claude Monet has indeed Anita Sapre Jersey area has provided me with returned. Due to Megan’s sixth sense [email protected] ample opportunities to run into fellow or Claude’s nine lives, we’ll never classmates. From running into Steven know. What do we know? There’s a Tiffany (Preston) Falter Jacobi at reunion to spotting Peter special on microchips at Petco this welcomed her second baby, Finley Fittin at the Jersey Shore to living a weekend. Ryan Falter, on May 29! Her eldest, Greyson James Falter, will be three in October. Lauren Landau recently started a new job at NPR headquarters in Washington, D.C., and is thrilled to be working on the programming team, writing and producing pledge drive materials. Dylan Klein is currently in his final year (or so) of his doctorate program in nutritional biochemistry and physiology at Rutgers University. His research focuses on the effects of exercise and fitness status on skeletal muscle metabolism using horses as an exercise model. In addition, Dylan was also recently hired as an adjunct at Teachers College, Columbia University and will be teaching an Dylan Klein ’08 is focusing his Ph.D. research on the effects of exercise on metabolism advanced nutrition course that using horses as models. focuses on metabolic regulation in humans for Columbia’s Nutritional Sciences Graduate Program. Anita Sapre is currently in her second year at Harvard Business School and is interested in science and technology-driven enterprises. Outside of the classroom, she is excited to co-lead the Social Enterprise Club. Triston Francis spent the summer working for an education company in Chengdu, China, which focuses on helping American college students study abroad in China and vice versa. While in China, he helped establish a weekly speaker series in Chengdu for local high school students to learn about American Triston Frances ’08 spent the summer working for an education company in Chengdu, China. culture while gaining tips for applying to U.S. universities.

few blocks away from Megan Ruben, Steven Jacobi is excited to I’m really lucky to actually have ‘real announce the newest step in his 09 and actual’ updates that were 100% journey of hair care self-discovery. related to me in real life ... can you From textured and tight to coiffed Jackie Alfano guess which one is true? and confident, the road (or the world) [email protected] Some say that the connection hasn’t always been kind. After years between a parent and a child is dabbling in fades, waves, and the unbreakable: but what about between asymmetrical side part, the gels, Alex Gensemer parent and cat? Just ask Megan oils and sundry hair care essentials [email protected] Ruben and her cat, Claude Monet. became too costly to keep up with. After escaping from his home in “Don’t get me wrong: I’m a Bloomberg Bridgewater, N.J. in the winter of 2017, Baller,” he says. “But I finally realized

80 PEDDIE CHRONICLE how harmful all of my hair products Pallavi Juneja: “I just started are for our precious earth. It’s just too my first year of med school at Wake much waste.” His final decision? Keep Forest School of Medicine!” 13 it natural with a classic man bun. Jill Skipper: “In May, I graduated “Best thing about it,” he explains, “is from the College of Charleston with 5TH REUNION that it goes really nicely with a pair of my master’s in communication. During JUNE 1 & 2, 2018 stone-washed jorts.” Does it Steven? my time there, I focused on marketing Does it? and brand management and am In an exciting turn of events, looking to pursue a career in either Peter Fittin gave up his summer days one of those areas in the greater New “Congratulations patrolling the beaches of Sea Girt and York or greater Philadelphia area!” has created an experimental theater Oliver Johnston: “I just to everyone in troupe called “The Avant Guards.” recently finished my master’s in When asked about his reasons for clinical psychology in May and am our class who the career change he replied, “Half of still on track working towards my being a lifeguard is just pretending to Ph.D. (expected in 2021—ten years graduated know what you’re doing—and looking after our own Peddie graduation). good while doing it. I thought it was a My research specializes in the college this perfect transition.” He’s solely been developmental psychopathology performing one-man shows while he of disruptive behavior disorders— holds auditions for the rest of these specifically measuring oppositional spring …” highly coveted spots, drawing talent defiant disorder symptoms across from around the globe. “But you never the lifespan as well as analyzing the Emily Herman did theater at Peddie,” I told Peter role of callous-unemotional traits [email protected] when I heard of his newest endeavor. measured in the development of His response: “Just because I wasn’t severe antisocial and psychiatric Congratulations to everyone in in the plays, doesn’t mean I wasn’t outcomes. Clinically, I see several our class who graduated college this acting.” After which he dropped what families and college students for spring, and best of luck with your next I can only assume was a metaphorical therapy, as well as working as a adventure! microphone, tightened his ascot counselor at a local alternative high Leslie McMann got a grant and paddled into the sunset on his school for teens with a range of from Skidmore College to produce surfboard. academic, behavioral and emotional her three-act play tentatively titled, difficulties. Hoping to learn how to “A Catholic and a Jew Walk into a have a personal life at some point. Marriage.” (Let us know when it’s That whole ‘We finish our labors to playing in New York City, Leslie!) 11 begin them anew’ is too real at this She’s also interning with New York particular moment.” Women in Film and Television and working at the Bottle King in East “… a part Windsor, where she “happily serves many Peddie faculty.” of Peddie is 12 Brandon Louth graduated this spring from William and Mary, invariably with Gabryella Pulsinelli where he played football for all four years and majored in biology. us every day …” [email protected]

Oliver Johnston [email protected]

As we enter the fall of 2017, it is terrifying to reflect upon how it has been ten years since we first entered Peddie in the fall of 2007. I imagine it to be an unusual feeling to walk on campus again amongst new buildings and faces, while searching for buildings and faces that we once knew. While the Class of 2011 no longer gets to walk the halls of Annenberg or fill Center Campus on a nice spring day, a part of Peddie is invariably with us every day as we pursue our passions, reach greater and greater heights and strive for the highest quality of citizenship. Below is just a small glimpse of some of the Jeevna Sheth ’13 and Emily Herman ’13 enjoy happy hour with Peddie faculty member things our class has been up to. Alison Hogarth.

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Now, he’s attending the Virginia Anna Piwowar writes that she in a team, naming, branding and Maryland College of Veterinary has been studying art and language in how to manage my time efficiently. Medicine at Virginia Tech to become a Arles, France, for the summer and is My next step is to pack my bags for veterinarian. gearing up for the final year of school. fall study abroad in Beijing. I’ll be Albert Cao graduated from Jade Williams writes, “I am doing a Chinese language program UCLA in June and is starting grad concentrating in the Woodrow Wilson through Hamilton College, and I sign school at Columbia School of School of Public and International a language pledge saying that I won’t International and Public Affairs to Affairs with certificates in history and speak English during the program. pursue an MPA degree in international the practice of diplomacy and French I’m nervous but excited, especially finance and economic policy. He language and culture. Last summer, because it’s not my first time heading writes, “Though I miss the West I had the amazing opportunity to over there. Many thanks to Peddie Coast vibes, coming back to the East intern at a rugby development camp and the Asian Studies Program here is exciting, especially in a place like in southeast Asia (Vientiane, Laos), for giving me the opportunity in junior NYC. Trying to stay connected with and this summer I worked for a year to visit our EFZ sister school in some old Peddie friends in town nonprofit called Legacies of War Shanghai, tour around Beijing and as well as some faculty members. that advocates for bomb removal in relax in the beach town of Sanya!” Probably gonna hook up with Mr. the same country. Laos is the most Nicole Blekhter writes, “This Michaels and my Peddie piano heavily-bombed country in the world past summer, I was a research teacher, Greg, for a concert or with 270 million bombs dropped on assistant at The Children’s Hospital something.” it during the Vietnam War. Not many of Philadelphia, working alongside my Jazmine Martin graduated cum people know this, which is why it is mentor, Dr. Roy Wade. Our research laude from Rowan University and just called the ‘Secret War,’ since Laos primarily focused on the impact of started teaching kindergarten. is such a small country. Over 30 adverse childhood experiences on Last spring, Sarah Hogoboom percent of this unexploded ordnance health in the lower income areas of was awarded a Fulbright English remains in the country today, so Philadelphia. My role as a research Teaching Assistantship to Vietnam. Legacies aims to raise awareness assistant primarily consisted of A world politics major at Hamilton and offer aid. Based in D.C., my codebook development, focus group College, she studied in Nepal, Jordan internship focused on congressional leader and organization and data and Chile in 2016 through the School outreach for international assistance, collection. This internship was a great for International Training Honors fundraising with donors and opportunity to further my clinical Program in Human Rights. supporters and creating marketing research experience and advance my Recent Duke University grad and materials to educate on the issue. I qualitative research skills.” former Falcon golf standout, Max learned a lot more about Laos through Hank Wu writes, “I recently Greyserman, made his U.S. Open this position, which really gave me gave a speech to Asian-American Championship debut in June. perspective on my time spent there. I congressmen and congresswomen I’ve moved to Washington, hope to work more in areas regarding along with Secretary of Transportation D.C. where I’m finishing up my foreign diplomacy as I continue my Elaine Chao about my International final semester of undergrad in a job search into this next year. Ala Leadership Foundation Civic political science fellowship and Viva!” Fellowship and my Department of working in political advertising As for me, I am excited to begin the Treasury internship. The speech and communications—and also my new position as a field-training can be found at https://www.youtube. reconnecting with Peddie friends in officer within the Community Service com/watch?v=2rGq2VnkCaA the area. If you aren’t getting emails Officer Division of RUPD and look Mia Caglieris was named an from me or have recently changed forward to finishing up undergrad in Albright Fellow through Wellesley your email, please let me know at anticipation of the next chapter. Good College’s Albright Institute. [email protected] and luck to everyone this year, and don’t email [email protected] as well. forget to send me your notes! Ala Viva! 16

15 Erin Fago 14 [email protected] Janine Karo Rebecca Seman [email protected] Russell In has devoted the [email protected] past year to creating an app called Luau. The following is a description It’s a big year for the Class of Nicole Blekhter in his own words: “Luau is a social- 2014 as we head into our senior [email protected] commerce app, aiming to make year of college and start preparing shopping social. It’s been described for the next step—the job search! I Janine Karo writes, “Sophomore before as a combination of Amazon, look forward to hearing from all of year flew by, and then it was time to YouTube and Pinterest. We source you in the coming months as you have my first internship experience. I products from 30+ affiliate sites learn where you will be headed after commuted to New York City every day such as Amazon, Nike and Sephora. graduation. Please don’t hesitate for my summer internship at Havas (They all have public APIs, so we to shoot me an email in case your Health & You, a pharmaceutical ad can take their database of products contact information may have agency on Madison Avenue. While it and display them on our own). With changed and you’re not receiving my was not quite like Mad Men, I learned Luau, users can build a collection emails. quite a lot about presenting, working of products they love simply by

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Mia Caglieris ’15 received a truly During her Wintersession break at Wellesley, multicultural education at Peddie. “The Mia will participate in a series of lectures moment you set foot on campus, you’re with and work together with other Fellows in people who aren’t all from the same area, so interdisciplinary groups on a variety of global right away there’s diversity,” she said. “My issues and how they might be solved. focus was in history and politics and Peddie The following summer, Mia will begin an offered Latin American history and African international internship. “I want to learn as history, courses that a lot of people in college much as I can and – wherever I am – feel like haven’t taken.” I’m enacting change. Actually doing When Mia was selected as one of 40 something and feeling like I had a hand in it Albright Fellows at Wellesley College, she saw is really important to me.” Mia doesn’t know it as an opportunity to continue her pursuit where her internship will take her yet – she of global citizenship. The Albright Institute hopes to go to Europe – but she’s confident – named for Madeleine Albright – seeks to that she can handle whatever it brings. harness the power of motivated scholars “Peddie really does prepare you. I think with diverse interests and skill sets and people talk about that a lot, but until you inspire a new generation of global leaders. truly experience it, you don’t really know.”

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searching for and adding them. helping the phlebotomist. Oftentimes, ‘hotspot island’ a mile off the coast They can also see what products elderly people come in completely of Turkey, I worked in a primary their friends and favorite celebrities alone, so I try to spend time with school for refugee children between are liking, adding to their own them, just calm them down and make the ages six to 11. At the school, we marketplaces, buying and reviewing them feel safe. My experiences have taught them English and math while in the main activity feed. Say, for restored a lot of faith in humanity for also providing a social education example, that you see someone you me. These are people, quite literally, while they adjusted to their new know added a shirt to his or her expecting to die—but they still smile. environment and overcame the post- collection or marketplace, and you They’re still grateful and talkative. I traumatic stress of fleeing their home really like it. You can buy it from guess the way we’re all forced to face countries after having their houses within Luau, and you’d get an order this kind of very present, constant, bombed and some of their loved ones confirmation from whatever site the looming question of mortality brings lost. Our school provided a safe space shirt is actually from. Once your order out the most vulnerable human for them to learn, play and escape is successful, that person would earn compassion there is.” the horrible living conditions of the up to 15 percent affiliate commission Persis Rao spent her summer camps.” and can connect her bank account to volunteering in Greece (where her Over the summer, Madison transfer the funds in (commission rate mother’s side of the family is from) to Schoonmaker completed a month- depends on each site’s commission help refugees. She writes, “First, I was long internship in Portugal where she policy—it’s normally not that high).” in Athens where I worked at a home “rotated between specialties such as Juliet Lacey has been for female and child refugees where OBGYN, orthopedics, emergency and volunteering at a hospital nearby. we taught multiple languages and anesthesiology.” Through her visit, She writes, “I’m volunteering at provided resources for adults either she was able to the doctors’ surgeries Hackensack Meridian Hospital in living there or in the squats around the and learn a lot more about the culture the emergency room. I’m mostly in city to help them find jobs and legal in Portugal. charge of checking in on the patients advice. We also provided food, clothing Joe Werthan plays rugby at and seeing if there’s any way I can and children’s entertainment. My job Colgate and their program just make them more comfortable while specifically was house maintenance, got promoted to the top division. the nurses and doctors run around. answering phone calls, greeting Nika Blank and Reona Yamaguchi I’ve got odd jobs, too. I’m in charge newcomers and teaching English. qualified for D1 NCAA Swimming of bringing samples to the lab and Next, in Chios, which is a Championships.

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Recent graduates Matt Arrison ’17, Wyatt Montemorra ’17, Sam Bray ’17 and Lauren Herrington ’17 were all smiles as they completed Plebe Summer, a training program required of all incoming freshmen to the United States Naval Academy.

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Marilyn Anker (Arts) completed the IRONMAN Lake Placid in July: a 2.4- mile swim in Mirror Lake, a 112-mile bike course through the surrounding hills of the Adirondacks and a 26.22- mile run with views of the famed Olympic ski jumps. Chris Bright (Science) and his daughter, Delaney, Karolina Fraczkowska P’21 (Science) and her daughter, Sophia Phelan ’21, and Richard Lloyd (Technology) completed the 75-mile 2017 Ride to Defeat ALS in southern New Jersey in June. The Peddie team raised more than $1,000 for ALS research. The team rode in honor of Tom Phelan, Fraczkowska’s husband and Peddie’s Marilyn Anker poses next to the plaque at Mirror Lake that honors the official home of IRONMAN Lake Placid. former director of technology. Nick Guilbert (Science) had a photo accepted into a juried exhibit called “The Quiet Landscape,” in Middlebury, Vt. in September. His photo of the Shenandoah Valley, “Six the Hard Way,” was part of the exhibit’s online gallery. Kevin Brown (Science) completed the annual Hightstown Sprint Distance Triathlon in September: a 0.25-mile swim, 11.2- mile bike course and 5-kilometer run that begins and ends at Peddie Lake. Andrew Caglieris, Ed.D. (Math) accepted an invitation to be a Mathematical Modeling Faculty Mentor for a new online faculty- mentoring network, sponsored by the Math Modeling Hub. The network Left to right: Karolina Fraczkowska P’21, Chris Bright, Delaney Bright, Richard Lloyd and brings together faculty from various Sophia Phelan P’21. locations to learn about, discuss and implement math modeling instructional approaches and materials.

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Nick Guilbert’s photo, “Six the Hard Way,” was selected for an online exhibit.

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Andrew Harrison (Arts) was one Claudio Middleton P’18 NEW ADDITIONS of a select group of artists featured at (Language) and his daughter, Lucia the Governors Island Art Fair in New ’18, traveled to the island of Tierra York City in September. His sculpture, del Fuego, Patagonia in August Beth Strum ’94 “A Tree for Andrew Williams,” was one where they volunteered at Karukinka Rayna of 100 works chosen for the exhibition National Park. “Helping the park June 20, 2017 out of more than 800 submissions. rangers, from hand-making new trail markers to taking a census Doug Schneider ’94 of the condor population in the Evelyn area, was, by far, the best hands- June 30, 2017 on learning opportunity I have ever had,” said Middleton. The duo also Gwyneth Connell ’96 learned about the nonnative beaver Juno population, imported from Canada in October 17, 2016 1946, which have become a threat to the ecosystem. Meredith Salmon (Science) Michael Canning ’96 earned a master’s degree in biology Thomas from Washington University in St. August 1, 2017 Louis in May. Brian DiFeo ’96 Maxwell IN MEMORIAM August 16, 2017

Lauren Schnipper Rausch ’97 Donald P. Braender ’39 Levi Arthur J. DeMartini ’41 March 23, 2017 Burnett Britton ’42 S. Roger Oliver ’42 Krista Corran ’98 John W. Sprout ’42 P’70 ’72 Andrew Harrison’s sculpture, “A Tree for Charlie Andrew Williams,” at the Governors Island Edward W. Talbot ’42 May 14, 2017 Art Fair. Lawrence G. Van Horn ’43 Earl P. Merritt ’45 Amber Forrester ’00 Jennifer Harris (Alumni & Lester E. White ’45 P’75 Development) was appointed to Beckett D. Robert Buch ’46 the Monmouth University Alumni May 5, 2017 George N. Ditcheos ’46 Association Board of Directors in Herbert Laird ’46 July. The Council for Advancement Charles F. Walden ’46 Brittany Forrester ’02 and Support of Education (CASE) Thomas J. Fairhurst ’47 Flynn invited Harris to serve as programs May 5, 2017 co-chair for their annual conference Richard T. Buckley ’49 in Washington D.C. in February 2018. Calvin Perrine ’49 Charles A. Rice ’49 Katherine Sibert Reynolds ’02 Bruce A. Campbell ’50 Alice Charles M. Reed ’50 March 19, 2017 Laurance M. Bryson ’51 Raymond T. Leas ’51 Erin Donohue ’03 Laurence W. Codding ’52 Gwyneth Robert A. Frahm ’52 July 15, 2017 John G. Bernat ’54 Richard D. Rocknak ’54 Tiffany Preston Falter ’08 Umberto J. Fontana ’56 P’80 ’95 Finley Frederick J. Davis ’59 May 29, 2017 Martin G. Metz ’60 P’86 ’89 ’92 Egery O. Nelson ’60 Emil F. Aysseh ’61 Thomas E. Mercer ’61 MARRIAGES Joseph H. Enos ’62 Stephan W. Poppick ’62 Alia Santini ’96 Dale E. Lashnits ’63 To Ben Ayer Louis V. Gambacort ’64 June 10, 2017 Bruce A. Campbell ’65 G. Gray Horn ’73 Elizabeth King ’07 R. Scott Tornquist ’78 To Kevin McLaughlin Amy M. Grossman ’99 Claudio Middleton’s daughter, Lucia, views April 8, 2017 the landscape of Tierra del Fuego island. John R.W. Jones ’85 José L. Hernandez ’05

86 PEDDIE CHRONICLE Thomas Canning Charlie Corran Gwyneth Donohue

Finley Falter Beckett and Flynn Forrester Levi Rausch

Alice Reynolds Evelyn Schneider Rayna Strum

Elizabeth King ‘07 and her new husband, Alia Santini ’96 and her maid of honor, Gwyneth Connell ’96. Kevin McLaughlin, pose with sister of the bride, Sarah King ‘92 (left), and Elizabeth’s niece, Kaitlynn.

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A PASSION FOR PINBALL

Left to right: Jeanne ’79, Carly ’12, Morgan and Robert Ilvento at the Silverball Museum Arcade in Asbury Park. ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT

The Silverball Museum Arcade is a treat for “Without Morgan, there would be no the senses. Silverball Museum Arcade,” he said. Located on the Asbury Park Boardwalk, The Silverball Museum first opened in just one block from the legendary Stone 2009 in the basement of a retail store in Pony, the place is alive with flashing lights, Asbury Park. “I was one of my father’s first clicks and buzzes and pings, and the smell of employees,” said Carly Ilvento ’12, who classic boardwalk treats at the museum café. works for a marketing communications firm People of all generations come to the in Austin, Texas. “I was 14 years old at the Silverball Museum Arcade to learn about time, and just about to start my second year the history of games, and to play them. at Peddie,” she said. Nearly 200 machines are set to free play Mom and daughter both credited Peddie (patrons pay an entry fee at the door), for their love of adventure. “Peddie instilled including pinball games dating back to the a spirit of seeking and exploring in both 1950s, Skee-Ball and classic video games Carly and me,” said Jeanne. “We are a risk- from the 70s and 80s. taking family.” Jeanne Laman Ilvento ’79 and her Each of the Ilvento daughters has her husband, Robert P ’12, who owns the tribute favorite museum activity. Carly enjoys to pinball and video gaming past, credit reading the historical descriptions of each their daughter, Morgan, as the inspiration game, while Morgan loves to play Gorgar for the Silverball Museum. (1979), the first talking pinball machine. “Morgan has autism, and she took a liking The Silverball Museum expanded to a to pinball machines,” said Robert. This second location in Delray Beach, Florida, prompted Ilvento to purchase a pinball in 2016. According to Robert, there is no machine for their home. One machine “typical” customer at either location. “At led to two, which led to several hundred Silverball Museum, you’ll rub elbows with a machines, so Ilvento decided wide demographic. Here, there’s something to turn his family’s newfound passion into for everyone,” he said. a business.

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