50th Reunion THE HALIGOLUK
Haverford, Pennsylvania
The Class of 1967 presents this edition ofThe Haligoluk in order to capture the spirit and record the events of the entire school, and especially the Senior Class, during the past 50 years. We hope this book will bring pleasure not only now but also in future years, when we look back upon our days at Haverford.
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William H. Ashton, Jr...... 18
Jim Ballengee...... 20
G. Raymond Boyer...... 21
Mark T. Coffin...... 23
Jeff Condon...... 24
Jock Conly...... 25
Robert Wistar Fisher...... 26
John H. Hanson, Jr...... 28
John Hannay...... 28
John H. Hanson, Jr...... 30
Michael Harrity...... 30
Robert A. Hicks...... 31
Christopher Irion...... 32
Gerald Lucas...... 34
Richardson T. Merriman ...... 34
Jeffrey Elliott Perelman...... 34
Stephen Perkins...... 35
Erick Gunnar Persson...... 35
Dan Pickens...... 37
Thomas H. Potts...... 38
Bill Pugh...... 39
Richard H. Saunders...... 40
Bill Scudder...... 42
Albert J. Slap...... 44
Arthur E. Spellissy, Jr...... 45
Craig Stevens...... 47
Mark Lewis Stevens...... 47
Edward K. Tryon, IV...... 48
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William H. Ashton, Jr. [email protected]
What activities are you involved in? While Bill entered William & Mary, on his way to a degree in What are your favorite Haverford memories? Along with the move came a larger house and “grounds”. This Physics, Marian entered Christchurch School in Saluda, VA. Looking back at Haverford after all these years, it’s the fun necessitated morphing into the yard boy, landscaper, mower Here she not only finally found the right school to mainstream things that I cherish. I really enjoyed soccer. Then there repairman, painter and plumber. Along with the larger house, her learning difficulties, but found an opportunity she had were the “pennies from heaven” in Mr. Vaughn’s 7th period also came the opportunity to have a “modest” shop. Some free not had in Rhode Island, high school crew. At a little shy of study hall, the Class of “67 wall, the tape recorder in the time has produced a few pieces of simple furniture. A garage has five feet tall, and I won’t say how much, and considerably organ speaker, the alarm clock on top of the light in the AD allowed my cars to live in comfort and their owner a place to below one hundred pounds, she had a certain advantage in corner of the Big Room, and many other trivial and mostly tinker with them. the coxswain’s department. Four great years in high school juvenile incidents that are the real reason I’m coming back and several more at Marietta College, State Championships, for the Five – O. Also, somehow along the way, the darn dog(s) took over the a trip to the Royal Henley Women’s Regatta in 2000, a SIRA house. Long story short, Show Dogs. This is not yet – and will championship and a trip to the Dad Vail finals turned an Thoughts on retirement,aging, and your future plans? not become – a kennel operation. Still, though, I didn’t see it unsure girl into a self-confident, take control young woman. I’ve been “retired” for a while and find that I can no longer use coming. Fortunately, even my short legs look long. The right schools DO matter! my job as an excuse for not getting my work done. Aging is no fun. But as the saying goes, it beats the alternative. Future plans And since there is a request for pictures, I’ll oblige. Remember Brenda and I were fortunate to be able to contribute both time will be dictated by future events, but I’ll do my best and enjoy that I don’t have pictures of myself because every camera that and treasure to these two crew programs and we had the great the good times and deal with the bad. ever took one mysteriously broke as a result. satisfaction of sharing in the success of the hundreds of young people that chose crew. My classmates that chose to row at But who knows, I just retired. I and my wife may take off in a What have you done since Haverford? Haverford know of what I speak. completely different direction. Career and avocation crossed paths with twenty-five years in the marine trades, specializing in carpentry and painting and Information about your family varnishing. Two years after graduating from Penn, I married Bill married Christie Davis in 2001 and now live in Huntsville, Brenda Huber and moved to Jamestown, Rhode Island. This Alabama. Our four grandchildren keep them on their toes. Bill afforded me the opportunity to combine work with some really is a software writer for Northrup-Grumman and Christie is a fun activities that included involvement in the infancy of the Presbyterian Minister. Classic Yacht revival in the late 1970’s, doing a lot of sailing in New England, and raising a fine son and beautiful daughter Marian married Christopher Sherman in 2008 and now live in under Brenda’s direct supervision – that meaning this was not Callaway, Maryland. She is a proposal coordinator and quality my strong suit! control manager for Eagle Systems, a defense contractor. Christopher works for Lockheed-Martin in a capacity that In 1996, facing the college experience head on with our son Bill, does not allow me to divulge the particulars. North River, Labor Day 2015 the decision to relocate to Virginia, with milder winters and seemingly endless state college choices, now redirected my focus from the ocean and bays of New England to the Tidewater and With the Grands a slower pace of life. Among the many changes this brought, was the opportunity to work part time and become more involved in the children’s lives, particularly our daughter Marian’s. What experiences or events have shaped your life? Every day life reminds me that the next surprise has the potential to redefine our pasts.
Certainly I can point to my younger days and recall how meaningful this or that was at the time, only to realize later on the true significance of what I was searching for at that moment.
Haverford School, the University of Pennsylvania and the other schools I struggled through all left their unique impressions, which now make me live in the present and approach the future with humility and appreciation for the very superior education we all benefitted from at Haverford. Shop Project Short Legs - Wilson Front Yard 18 19 The Haverford School | Class of 1967 | 50th Reunion
Jim Ballengee G. Raymond Boyer [email protected] [email protected]
What experiences and/or events have shaped your life? What have you done since Haverford? Information about your family I always felt a desire to understand and help others so I got two Political Science degrees starting with undergraduate I met my wife, Elaine, over the hill from Washington and mid-career I switched from being a College Counselor in studies at Washington and Lee and a Master’s degree from the Lee at Sweetbriar College and we have been married since independent schools to working in service learning and later University of Delaware. My number did come up in the draft 1972. Three daughters – one is a maritime lawyer in New public purpose programs. Instead of dealing with anxious lottery so ended up serving 6 years in the National Guard in a York City, another an architect in Los Angeles and the parents stressed out about whether their child would go to unit in northeast Philly. Worked for 12 years at Tatnall School youngest just moved to Bryn Mawr with her husband College X or Y, I dealt with wonderful people staffing soup in Wilmington, Delaware and then (thinking I wanted to be a from New York City and works at the University of kitchens, non-profits, etc… Head of School) moved us across the country to The Bishop’s Pennsylvania. School in La Jolla, CA. For the last 25 years of my career we What activities are you involved in? moved back across the US to Penn Charter in the East Falls What are your favorite Haverford memories? In retirement I spend the bulk of my time in service projects as section of Philadelphia. Penn Charter was just becoming fully At times I think that being like Don Brownlow was always my I did for the last twenty years in education. I spend two to three co-ed when I arrived so it was initially a culture shock after career goal and he and other teachers surely led me to a career days a week volunteering at Broad Street Ministry in downtown being in California, but over time it was great working in a in education. The trip I went on with him and other classmates At a Northeast Boston Terrier Rescue event. Philadelphia, continue to serve on the Board and do various Friends school. My wife taught fourth grade there as well and all in the summer of 1967 was a huge influence as well. tasks for St. James School in the Allegheny West section of the three daughters graduated from the school. In the last 3 years I What experiences and/or events have shaped your life? city and work with my church between the two Comcast towers started a Center for Public Purpose at PC focusing on issues of Don McBride was another major influence. Sitting on the The death of my older brother, Fran, when I was 21. His and the Presbytery of Philadelphia. Plus occasional babysitting education, poverty and food insecurity. bench for all of those teams @ Haverford must have done loss took a great toll on our family. I realized that you can for our first grandchild and a lot of travel to the Southwest something because after coaching cross country and track never get away from yourself so you have to deal with (my wife volunteers extensively and we go on trips with an Among other interesting highlights over the years I taught, was and field for 25 years I was inducted into the Penn Charter whatever comes along. Archaeology group in Colorado). College Counselor for and coached Andrew Cunanan in CA – Athletic Hall of Fame. I was able to sit with Don at PC- he later turned out to be the mass murderer of Gianni Versace Haverford basketball games over the years and I’m sure he What activities are you involved in? and others. On the more positive side I also taught and took was secretly chuckling at this news along with many of my I’ve had a number of medical issues recently. We have Matt Ryan of the Atlanta Falcons on numerous service projects! classmates reading this. been involved in dog rescue and transport. We also love The other thousands plus students I worked with had less walking and strength training. dramatic stories. Thoughts on retirement, aging, and your future plans? Plan to stay in our home in Chestnut Hill as long as we are What have you done since Haverford? able – it’s a great base for my volunteer activities and Elaine My wife and I owned and operated a printing business for works extensively in an equine therapy program with 30 years. It took up pretty much all of our time and energy. students (a rider again like when I first met her) so it works out perfectly for us. Still trying to read 100 books a year, Information about your family but haven’t made it yet and potentially going to hike Rim- We did not have children. to-Rim in the Grand Canyon with one of my daughters We were happy to have the time during retirement to help next October. Not publicizing that too much in case I have our parents stay in their homes. Our fathers passed away to be helicoptered out! in 2015 - at 93 and 95.
What are your favorite Haverford memories? That’s a hard one. I wasn’t a great student and didn’t like school. I was more interested in a band I was in with non Haverford friends. I will say that learning at Haverford to treat everyone with respect has helped every area of my life. People really light up when you call them ‘Sir’ - feels good to make people feel good.
Thoughts on retirement, aging, and your future plans? Enjoying retirement. Just happy to be home with our four dogs. Three daughters Daughter with grandchild Last class at Penn Charter
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Mark T. Coffin [email protected]
What experiences and/or events have shaped your life? in real estate, energy, horse breeding, golf courses, bowling Of course, many experiences and events have shaped my alleys, and even catalogs). In 2012, I purchased an SAT/ life, but certainly two of the most prominent have been my ACT tutoring business (22 tutors, 330+ students per year) marriages and the resulting consequences. My first was to and have been running that ever since. As was true in my Marilee Gallagher, a Columbus, Ohio coed at Mt. Holyoke graduate field, professionally I am a jack of all trades, but (10 mile from Amherst College). We married in 1973 and master of none. And, I see no retirement plans anywhere in THE HAVERFORD SCHOOL immediately moved to Cleveland, Ohio where she entered my near future! medical school at Case Western Reserve. I expected only to be in Cleveland for the med school term (4 years), but Information about your family Alma Mater am still here 43 years later. The marriage ended in 1986, but I have two daughters from my first marriage. Oldest is gave me two wonderful daughters. Determined to stay near Elizabeth Coffin Turco (married to Matt Turco 2009), living them, I passed up a number of excellent job opportunities in Narragansett, RI with my one granddaughter (Alexandra, that would have required relocating, but those choices, while age 3); second is Allison Coffin Hanig (married to Chris O Haverford, dear Haverford economically limiting, were well worthwhile and never Hanig 2016), living in Chicago and pregnant with my regretted. Additionally, staying in Cleveland led me to my second granddaughter (Emily Ann, due April 2017). I have Thou guide of tender days, second wife, Beth-Ann Welsh Coffin, who I married in 1997. two children with my second wife (Beth-Ann Coffin). The She has given me two more wonderful children, and she is my first is my only son, Samuel Welch Coffin, born 2001 and a best friend, best advisor, and luckiest find of my life. She’s also sophomore in high school. The second is Abigail Virginia To thee within these honored walls much younger, so can manage me in my dotage! Coffin, born 2003 and an eight-grader. The latter two strike an interesting balance between aging me and keeping me young! We lift our hymn of praise What activities are you involved in? My primary activities are working and helping to raise my What are your favorite Haverford memories? second set of children – Sam (a sophomore in high school) My favorite memories of Haverford all involve the sports Here on the threshold of our years and Abby (an 8th grader). Aside from still working full- teams and are numerous and unimportant. As I look back, time, attending their school events and the other duties of I have more memories of things I regret, some immature With all the future free, fatherhood keep me very busy. I have in the past played lots attitudes and behavior that, while perhaps not uncommon of tennis, platform tennis, for that age and not Our youthful hearts and powers we bring and golf, but now mostly particularly harmful to sit in the stands and cheer me or anyone else (at them on. “I have more memories of things least I hope!), still upon And dedicate to thee. reflection cause me some What have you done since I regret, some immature attitudes cringing moments. Haverford? Since Haverford, 4 years and behavior that, while perhaps Thoughts on retirement, at Amherst College aging, and your future plans? (graduated ’71), 2 years of There is no way retirement classes plus a year to write not uncommon for that age and will happen to me any my dissertation at UPenn time soon. Not only is it (Am. Civ. doctorate in not particularly harmful to me or economically impossible, 1974), moved to Cleveland but I cannot imagine and taught English/ anyone else (at least I hope!), ceasing to work at a History (and coached business. Given the right soccer/tennis) 3 years at a still upon reflection cause me opportunity, I might do private coed school (The something different as Hawken School), then some cringing moments.” work, but the prospect went into private business of having no professional (investment partnerships obligations has no appeal. 23 The Haverford School | Class of 1967 | 50th Reunion
Jeff Condon Jock Conly [email protected] [email protected]
What experiences and/or events have shaped your life? What experiences and/or events have shaped your life? and managing development programs in Niger, Bangladesh, There were many experiences that have helped shape my life. “You can learn a lot about people when you My experience as a Peace Corps Volunteer in West Africa Egypt, Pakistan, Kenya, and Georgia for 2-4 years in each After Haverford my college life was interesting as it was a taught me how much I have in common with people from posting. I retired in 2013 and have done a little short-term turbulent time for the country. Lots of demonstrations, drugs play sports with them. Winning is easy all over the world. On the other hand, the recent election consulting since. But, having lived in 31 houses in my life, I’ve etc impacted the college life. Also participating on a sports of Donald Trump has taught me how isolated I have mostly tried to settle into my local community, for the first team while trying to figure out the engineering world was a to handle but how you handle defeat is become from a significant minority of the American people. time since the ‘60s. real challenge. more of a character builder.” Becoming a parent taught me what joy is. Information about your family After college I joined the National Guard, so that I would not What activities are you involved in? I married a fellow graduate student, and we produced two be drafted. For six months I went through basic training and What activities are you involved in? I’m a nearly-full-time unpaid gardener as long as the ground lovely daughters, but the marriage ended after 18 years. I it was interesting to see people from all walks of life. One kid I play a lot of golf (140 rounds a year), teach once a week is unfrozen up here in Massachusetts. Since buying our old married Laurie Denton (now a retired journalist) 19 years ago from Kentucky didn’t know how to mail a letter home. So (life skills) in the elementary school, sailboat race committee (1745) colonial house in Granby and gained a stepson in the after six months in Fort Knox Kentucky I became a weekend (involves running large sailboat regattas), Squash Smarts four years ago, I’ve planted process. Daughter Claire is a warrior for the first City Troop, which was a hoot in itself. volunteer, Habitat for Humanity, treasurer of Condo assoc., six fruit trees, thirty flowering business manager with a fast- mentor Penn Engineering students, belong to a Yacht Club shrubs and ornamental trees, growing tech company in San Probably my work experiences impacted me the most as I that has many volunteer programs that I help with. Golf forty-six rose bushes, a couple “My experience as a Francisco. Stepson Matthew learned so much about people and businesses. I worked for tournaments take up a bit of our time but both my wife and I hundred flower bulbs and lots of is a lawyer in NYC. And Otis Elevator Company for 9 years in project management, love the game so it works out. annual vegetables and flowers. Peace Corps Volunteer in daughter Gillian (chip off the sales and management positions. I moved 4 times with This is a new an unexpected old block) and her husband Otis so I learned about buying and selling houses, as well as What have you done since Haverford? occupation for me, probably are Peace Corps volunteers learning how to cope in cities where I knew very few people. Covered in first question. prompted by an urge to burrow West Africa taught me in Albania. No grandchildren Also for about four years I went to night school for my MBA in and homestead after so many yet, but I’m hoping. and it was a challenge as I kept moving every two years. Information about your family transient years overseas. I serve how much I have in common I have been married for 33 years and we have one daughter as a volunteer and a board What are your favorite After Otis I went to Chicago to work for a small temperature (29) who got married last year. We also have one son (31) who member of a residential hospice with people from all Haverford memories? control company. I did service sales training and then moved will be getting married this coming October. Both live in New in Amherst, and I’m on the I was a socially awkward to Baltimore to start up a new office. This was interesting as Jersey and one works remotely (Trion Co.) and one works vestry (board of directors) of (even more so than average) there was very little processes and procedures in place and we as an accountant. We get to catch up with them mostly in the our Episcopal church in South over the world.” adolescent and a non- had to develop those as we built up a business. I learned a lot summer where they come to the Jersey Shore (Beach Haven) Hadley. I also sing bass with the athlete, so I never felt I fit in from these days in Baltimore. to visit. Hopefully we will see some grand kids in the future. Valley Jazz Voices, a group of so well at Haverford. But I twenty singers accompanied by do have a fond memory of On to Philadelphia to run a larger District office and we were What are your favorite Haverford memories? piano, bass, and drums, in Northampton. being ringleader of the gang that snuck into Wilson Hall on bought out by a Swiss Utility Company. There marching I liked playing on the sports teams and making friends. Going a Sunday night a few weeks before graduation and built that orders were to grow the business so I was the test office undefeated in 1966 football was fun as I knew a bunch of guys What have you done since Haverford? cinderblock wall across the stage of the assembly room. to develop a business plan to grow the company. Lots of on the teams that we beat. You can learn a lot about people After Union College, I joined the Peace Corps and spent two challenges but fun to hire and develop people. when you play sports with them. Winning is easy to handle years in Sierra Leone, where I taught small farmers to build Thoughts on retirement, aging, and your future plans? but how you handle defeat is more of a character builder. water control systems to grow paddy rice in their inland valley As I get into retirement, I realize that it’s all about achieving My final position was in Chicago where I ran a 600 m region swamps. (Having helped my father grow tomatoes in the back the right balance. I’m amazed at how much there is to do, with 2500 people. Then Siemens bought us and life changed Thoughts on retirement, aging, and your future plans? yard for many summers, I was obviously highly qualified to and I’m slowly learning the importance of saying “no” so I retired early. I have been retired for the past 10 years and we go to Florida teach rice cultivation in West Africa.) This experience living sometimes. I no longer feel I need to please everyone. I’m about 5 1/2 months out of the year. We still have a place in a small (205 people, counting me) village without running starting to feel the aches and pains, (right knee, left Achilles I will have to say that playing squash till just the past few years outside of Philly, but between Florida and the Jersey shore water or electricity helped me learn how much we all have in tendon) of advanced middle age, although I know I’m has been a blessing for me as it has given me the opportunity in the summer we are only in Philly for maybe 5 months common across cultures and continents, and it primed me luckier than most. I’ve finally seen the importance of eating to make friends in any city that I lived in. out of the year. Fortunately our health is good so hopefully for a career in international development. After earning an a little less and exercising a lot more to maintain my vitality. we can get around for another 20 years. Our plans revolve MPA in development economics from Princeton, I joined And I am determined not to lose my sense of outrage over The other big impact on me is my family where I have great mostly around our kids and working on our upcoming the U.S. Agency for International Development and spent the evil and the folly that the current Administration in wife and friend as well as a daughter and a son. wedding in October. most of the next 36 years as a Foreign Service Officer, living Washington is attempting.
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Robert Wistar Fisher [email protected]
What experiences and/or events have shaped your life? kept bank trading desks up to speed on Canadian political Information is supposed to be democracy’s shield but the in Toronto. But, differences in personality and ambition The trajectory of my adult life began with a ride my economy: Bank of Canada interest rate policy changes and flood from the internet has had an overwhelming impact on surfaced after a few years and we divorced. She remarried Tufts room mate got when hitch-hiking up Mass. Ave. in the government’s fiscal policy plans. So, I had about 10 the developed world’s voters who have to get through the and has two sons. Also a daughter from her first marriage Cambridge. He was given a lift by a Brandeis sociology Ph.D years on the job training for the business unit work. My G7 daily challenges of life. At some point the overload short in China. Interesting to stay in touch and see how her life student named Steve Berkowitz. Steve’s academic approach audience was much more focused than my TV audience circuits the effort that is analytical thought. Frustration with evolves. She supports Trump !! is what he termed structural analysis, that attempts to however, which led to frustration. My TV producers wanted the `experts’ is not new. `Experts’ are the `pointy headed That prompted me to comment `Ni shi Mao Tse Tung de hao understand social change by determining what the primary general stories that people investing retirement money intellectuals’ of the 1960’s. Same reactionary political forces xuezheng . Ni xihuan luan’ variable is in a social system. His discipline answered many could understand. My G7 subscribers wanted information at play. Refuge in the familiar becomes the chosen comfort. No I did not learn much Chinese but managed to rise to that questions I had had, not just about history but, events I that would make them money from derivatives and the new Democracy’s challenge is to reinvigorate intellectual effort occasion . Translation: observed in my personal life. Steve’s insights offered me a financial instruments of the 90’s. Watching the financial and discipline. Maybe the arc of Trump’s presidency will `You are Chairman Mao’s good student. You like chaos.’ She better explanation of human behaviour than psychology, or instability developing from out of control market leverage create such a renaissance but, the political gulf between our believes Trump will shake up the status quo and he probably the other social sciences . became very frightening. One could see the collapse coming urban majority and disillusioned rural citizens, who have will, in very bad ways. And she, as much as anyone I know, years before ‘08 but, trying to pitch story ideas about fixed suffered from too many broken promises, is a chasm for benefits from that status quo. ( NB one of Mao’s favorite After graduating from Tufts, I spent a year working in the income markets for a T V audience was not an easy challenge. which I can’t see a closing. And that ignores the decision political aphorisms is ` The situation is Excellent ! All is in Fidelity Bank’s retail branch banking system but, kept thinking The only hook was the mortgage market and while its strains facing our ethnic and racial minorities. I hope we can cobble disorder ( luan )! about my conversations with Steve during my final year at played a big part of the financial crisis, trying to shift the story together a new political consensus that unites us here in Tufts. His first academic job was teaching at the University focus to the strains rather than what might happen with rates, North America and with democracies in the rest of the world. What are your favorite Haverford memories? of Saskatchewan and I decided to enroll there to continue didn’t happen in any meaningful way; a way that might have If we fail, then the challenges Art Elective- art has always been part of my life. Began when the discussion. After a year there, I followed Steve to his next avoided the financial catastrophe that has only been patched of our civilization will my Uncle Bo, who designed post at the University of Toronto. I began supporting my grad over and not solved. stain glass windows and school existence with free lance research for Canadian TV overwhelm us. created other liturgical art, networks and realized that journalism was the best fit for me. My last 3years at CBC I was selected as the union trustee What activities are you gave me my first drawing Academia seemed to favor a narrow focus while journalism for the CBC pension plan. The plan is a text book example “Haverford allowed me to improve my skills involved in? lessons as a 5 year old. required participation in world events which was an interest of how defined benefit plans CAN be successful and it is my I helped found the St Nicholas and hanging out in the art room gave me a Haverford allowed me kindled by Haverford, especially Don Brownlow and his good luck in life that I am a member of a $6 billion dollar Comparative Governments Senior Year elective. fund providing an inflation indexed income for 18,000 people Housing Co-op in 1979. way out of compulsory sports.” to improve my skills and . Professionally, the experience of being on the other side of Since 1986 it has provided 18 hanging out in the art So, after a few years of a financially challenging free lance the table, from my usual journalistic role, was immensely full- units of affordable housing in room gave me a way out of existence, I was lucky enough to land a full time job at CBC filling. I got to ask questions of the various portfolio managers Toronto’s ever more expensive compulsory sports. No one Television’s NEWSMAGAZINE and NEW SPECIALS who had to answer questions truthfully, to the best of their downtown. The Co-op is a non profit solution to housing called me out on my failure to pick a sport my last couple of unit. Working as a researcher, and later field producer, for ability. What a luxury after decades of qualification, fudging and a daily laboratory in participatory democracy. I have years in the upper school. Surprising flexibility there. Wonder the next five years was one of the best experiences of my and press conference lies! And I got to ask all the follow ups I been on the Board off and on over the years and am now back if I would get away with that now ? Picked up drawing again life. Every day was exciting and I really wanted to get to wanted. That intellectual experience of role reversal is a bit of on. I hope to cultivate my skills of persuasion and create a about 10 years ago and attend a life drawing session a couple work in the morning. The unit produced an half hour news life serendipity. financially stable housing solution for the members for whom of evenings a week. magazine on the top Canadian and international stories of the Co-op is home. the week and was responsible for all TV News Specials on Watching the Trump election mirrors my experience Thoughts on retirement, aging, and your future plans? major political Canadian events: The Trudeau years (Pierre), watching the unfolding of the `08 financial crisis. 2016 is a What have you done since Haverford? Love retirement- the luxury of getting up when I want and budget speeches, the Quebec Separatist Referendums, repudiation of the post war liberal democratic ideology and See above and below full freedom to plan my days. Royal Weddings and much more . When CBC shuffled its the Brexit vote was the first harbinger for me of how badly Writing a book about the stuff found in my great great programing format in the early 80’s, I went on to the local the West’s political system has ruptured. Transforming to Information about your family? grandfather’s desk and how it relates to not just family but the Toronto Station as a reporter and producer. a world economy has created unprecedented wealth in the Divorced without children. Still friends with ex wife YuQing, intersection with economic, US, history and the formative world. Moving an agrarian peasant population to an industrial a visiting Chinese Scholar whom I met in the 80’s when influence of the Society of Friends. Lots of material at My CBLT years had their professional challenges due to existence in about a decade is an incredible achievement for reporting on a Spring Festival party given by Chinese foreign Haverford College’s Quaker collection- family letters etc. a difference of opinion with an Executive Producer about China and one would have hoped it would increase political exchange Students at the University of Toronto. also at the Hagley Museum Library at Winterthur. Amazing what news should be covered and how. I lost. After about stability for humanity. But the economic success has had She went back to China after graduation and I visited her material a Google search away- would have required weeks of a decade on the late night shift, CBLT’s closing, due to the opposite result. We learned nothing from our Vietnam there in 1989 a few months before the tanks rolled into library research 20 years ago and even then I wouldn’t have gov’t cuts, landed me a job in CBC’s Business Unit which experience and repeated the same mistakes in the Middle East. Tiananmen Square. Spending a month traveling around discovered what a few hours on the net reveals now. Just have covers Canadian financial markets and the business scene. The waste of lives, the politically destabilizing refugee flood China with her with her instant translation of all that was to make myself do the writing !!! I’d also spent the 90’s as a contributor to a New York/ and trillions of dollars misdirected to death now haunt our happening around me, was unforgettable. She got out I swim daily now and hope that will delay old age decay. Washington DC daily newsletter G7 DAILY BRIEFING that political life. of China just before the massacre and we were married Guess Haverford’s athletic emphasis wasn’t totally ignored. 26 27 The Haverford School | Class of 1967 | 50th Reunion
John Hannay In Memoriam: September 17, 1988
After graduating in 1971 Magna Cum Laude from Harvard in physics, John enrolled in Columbia University’s PhD program was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. One of the cruelest Pennsylvania, 2012). After working in “big law” (Cleary, in English Literature. He met his wife, Jayme Blackley (Smith College, 1971), in a Dante class in the fall of 1976. He may have diseases, it is almost always diagnosed in its late stages and Gottlieb, Steen and Hamilton), he took a job as a staff been inspired to think of Jayme as his Beatrice, Dante’s muse and guide through Paradise. Whatever the motive, they found almost never responds to treatment. In the five months that attorney with a legal aid firm in Syracuse, NY. He is now themselves on a first date, not in the Empyrean, but the next best thing: the graduate lounge in Lewisohn Hall, where weak remained to him, John did what he had always done. He an Assistant District Attorney in Brooklyn. He is engaged tea and Oreo cookies are served at 4 pm. John and Jayme began a passionate conversation about life and literature that would taught and wrote, engaged in enthusiastic exchanges with to be married in August to Tinbet Tecle, another lawyer continue until John’s untimely death in 1988. colleagues in Georgia and around the country, enjoyed the (JD, Harvard, 2012) whom he met while they were both company of family and friends, and, most of all, relished every associates at Cleary. After a courtship that included many trips to Carnegie Hall novelist, Margaret Drabble (The Intertextuality of Fate: moment with his two beautiful children. and Lincoln Center (John was an ardent fan of classical A Study of Margaret Drabble.) It is a tribute to John’s Like her father and older brother, Maggie is a great writer, an music), they married in June, 1978, in St. Paul’s Chapel friendly, engaged, and outgoing spirit that “Maggie” became John was just reaching his stride professionally when he exuberant, adventurous spirit, and an advocate for human on the Columbia campus. Norman Hannay (Haverford, a colleague and friend. In 1985, John received a grant to died at age 39 in September, 1988. He had signed a contract rights. She attended Johns Hopkins for her first year and Class of 1966) was best man and host at a wedding brunch interview Maggie at her home in London and in 1987, he to write a book on the British writer John Fowles (Science, then opted for a smaller college more focused on the liberal at the Windows on the World. The next day they set off invited her to be artist in residence at a weeklong symposium Art, and Nature in arts. She transferred to explore a bit of the world on a at the University of Michigan. the Works of John to Wesleyan honeymoon to Italy and a road trip Fowles). He was “In the five months that remained to him, John did (Middletown, through the Dolomites and down “John’s interest in The crowning achievement of the Guest Editor and a what he had always done. He taught and wrote, Conn.) in her the Adriatic Coast through what interdisciplinary studies of time in Ann Arbor was the birth of contributing author sophomore year, was then Yugoslavia (now Slovenia their son, Evan Blackley Hannay, on for a collection of engaged in enthusiastic exchanges with colleagues in graduating Phi Beta and Croatia). science and literature would April 29th, 1985. Evan was declared articles on Science in Kappa in 2010. Georgia and around the country, enjoyed the company become the central theme of his to be the image of his father. He Literature, the topic In 2012, Maggie Once back in the US, John and also inherited John’s intelligence, that he had promoted of family and friends, and, most of all, relished every married her high Jayme settled down in a tiny 5th floor professional career.” integrity, athletic prowess (although so energetically school boyfriend walkup on West 106th Street and Evan’s sport is basketball, rather throughout his moment with his two beautiful children. “ and soulmate, began working in earnest on their PhDs. John’s dissertation than swimming) loyalty to friends and family, and an career. The essays Ryan Shapiro. The explored the influence of physics on James Joyce’s Ulysses. unwavering devotion to the music of Bob Dylan. were published as highpoints of their He compared Joyce’s ideas about the role of chance and the spring 1989 volume of the journal Studies in the Literary lives are three amazing daughters Eden (6), Robin (3) and coincidence in the lives of his characters to revolutionary In the fall of 1986, John and Jayme moved to Atlanta where Imagination, dedicated to John. He was posthumously Vivian (1). The family, which includes two dogs, a cat, and a concepts of modern physics, particularly Einstein’s theory John took a new position as assistant professor of English at awarded tenure at Georgia State University. fish, lives in Simsbury, Conn. Maggie works as a development of relativity and the principal of indeterminacy in quantum Georgia State University. They bought a house with a yard associate for Junior Achievement. mechanics. John’s interest in interdisciplinary studies of full of azaleas and dogwood, found a new set of colleagues Ten years later, in fall 1998, John’s family moved from science and literature would become the central theme of his and friends, and, on October 5, 1987, welcomed a daughter, Atlanta to Longmeadow, Massachusetts, fulfilling a long Throughout her career, Jayme shared John’s interest in cross professional career. Margaret (Maggie) Rose. She was born at Piedmont held dream of returning to New England where both John disciplinary work. Her Columbia PhD dissertation was a Hospital on Peachtree Street, as grandmother Louisa and Jayme had attended college. Evan and Maggie, both study of Jane Austen and picturesque landscape theory. She In 1980, John was offered a position as assistant professor in Hannay liked to say, stressing those southern roots. Like her adolescents, negotiated the transition with ease and grace, went on to earn a Master of Public Health degree from Emory the English department at the University of Michigan so he brother, Maggie shares her father’s looks, intelligence, and graduating from Longmeadow’s public school system and University in Atlanta, where her research focused on the and Jayme packed up and headed for Ann Arbor. Over the personality—although the love of Bob Dylan overcame her forming lifelong friendships. connections between humanities and women’s health. For next six years, their lives were very busy and very blessed. a little later in life. over 25 years, she was a health care grant writer, evaluator, John was active in teaching, researching, administrative Evan attended Vassar College (class of 2007), and, after two and program director, working most recently for the Robert duties, and lecturing at conferences around the country. Tragically, in April 1988, just six months after Maggie’s years of working as a legal assistant at Sullivan and Cromwell Wood Johnson Foundation in Princeton, NJ, and a network In 1986, he published a book on the contemporary British birth, and a few days before Evan’s third birthday, John in New York City, went on to law school (JD, University of of community health centers in Connecticut.
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John H. Hanson, Jr. Michael Harrity Robert A. Hicks [email protected] [email protected] (239) 560-2662 | [email protected]
What experiences and/or events What experiences and/or events have shaped your life? My early life was shaped by group. I take pictures often… but not often enough! My photos have shaped your life? The Vietnam War and my opposition to it including my ultimately my family discussing the are my “artistic” pretension. Marriage and fatherhood. unsuccessful efforts to get conscientious objector status were meaning of words at dinner, awakening experiences in my late teens and early twenties. my father listening to classical Haverford memories (Forms III - VI) include terrific biology What activities are you involved in? The birth of a son when I had little income and limited job music nearly every night and, classes with the dry but brilliant teacher, Robert Rugg, hiding Hiking trail maietnance for the Burlington Land Trust. prospects changed my focus toward career interests and to often, holiday presents being from (new) Headmaster Davis Parker so he wouldn’t tell me business school. books. Boy Scouts taught to cut my hair, taking action on both sides of the 1964 Sonny What have you done since Haverford? With 3 children born in 4 years, I experienced the struggle to me hiking, camping and the Liston/Cassius Clay fight so, no matter who won, I made After college I was hired as a trainee with the Aspen balance work and family obligations. outdoors. Swimming in the money, Jean Labeyrie, French master that many of us tortured Skiing Corp. where I was employed for 20 years. Then As I get older I appreciate more the little things but my concern ocean in Delaware i and sailing to his face and behind his back, wearing a holstered slide rule I moved to Connecticut and purchased a UPS Store about injustice born in the 1960s has not ebbed. with neighbors. Then four for math classes with Dippy Don Richardson, finishing 3rd franchise. 2015. Now I have less intellectually-challenging years in the 880 yard run in a multi-school track meet, an awkward What activities are you involved in? hair/more pounds. at Haverford with sports helping dance with Baldwin, riding the train 5 days a week from Information about your family I teach full time as an Adjunct Lecturer at Babson College; it And not as stuffy as this portrait! keep my head clear. Haverford Devon to Haverford, jammed in with the commuters on their Married to Marian Melcher Hanson with one daughter, keeps me busy, challenges me to think and rethink to answer was Part One of my charmed way to Philadelphia, the smell of the wrestling room, Bible Eliza of New York City. student questions, and keeps me from rusting. educational life. and American History with Thumper, English with Chopper I am also an elected official - a Selectman - in my town of Weston Jameson (spelling?) and the final year of ancient Mr. Gottshall What are your favorite Haverford memories? MA serving for the last 12 years. Entering college, I did not take sophomore standing I was (spelling?), our very opinionated and fond of himself, master Crew. offered. I took 2nd semester of senior year off for biology field history master, Don Brownlow, travelling to Manhattan for an What have you done since Haverford? study and, changing my major, I was actually an undergraduate overnight to sing a Glee Club concert, Dutchman Dirk Visser, a Thoughts on retirement, aging, Architecture and Carpentry in my early 20s for four and one half years, not the offered three. After real character, teaching something (history?), Dave Brubeck one and your future plans? Wharton Business School in my late 20s. graduation, my life was more than a little checkered, working year and the blind George Shearing the next, performing jazz Idleness isn’t better for 69 year olds then it is for A career in commercial real estate in my 30s, 40s and early 50s. for the Smithsonian, NBC in NYC, and then trying various piano brilliance in the gym, our wonderful chemistry teacher – I 19 year olds. A teacher from my mid 50s to the present manual jobs including mechanic and plumber. Always listening can almost see his face but not recall his name - and Mr. Kolb Most proudly, the father of 5 great kids and married to an to music, recorded and live, mostly rock, folk and pop but lately shining light on physics, playing goalie on our wonderful soccer understanding and accomplished woman. more classical concerts than rock. Music is my religion… I’ve teams with co-captains Steve Page and Mark Coffin playing the Information about your family been to a few hundred performances, hearing everyone from Jim wings, a prank: one of our classmates VW bug being deposited 4 boys ranging in age from 20 to 37. Morrison to Lang Lang. down on the soccer field, its placement there being quite a feat of 1 daughter both strength and engineering, nearly lost in the mists of time: 4 grandchildren ages 3 to 6 In the mid-eighties, living in Massachusetts, I met Carol Avard, Josh Greenwood doing a wheelie on his motorcycle in front of my wife It became clear that helping her put together both Wilson Hall - on a regular basis, wearing a tux to deb parties I’d What are your favorite Haverford memories? a household and her legal practice would be better use of my been invited to only because I was at Haverford, often travelling Our “interruption” of the last assembly of our senior year - “we education and brain than plumbing for a living, sailing and with my classmate and neighbor, Dan Pickens. gotta get outa this place...” Learning grammar, punctuation, and usage from Mr. “the Duck” partying whenever the wind blew. She is an appellate attorney, a Evans. national expert in disability law, employing 5 associate attorneys. Still working, part-time, at Avard Law Offices, overseeing IT. Football wins, losses, and the cheerleaders I helped recruit. My father always wanted me to be a lawyer. Marrying Carol and Successfully treated in 2015 for lung cancer at M. D. Anderson, Just hanging out with the usual friends and talking trash.... working as her business manager is close enough to the law for Houston. Sober nearly 17 years with the help of Alcoholics me! Life would mean little without her as my friend and wife. Anonymous. Trying to enjoy every day - with reasonable success! Thoughts on retirement, aging, and your future plans? Current activities include board memberships on a school Hoping to travel in our impending, full retirement: Chile, India, 3 more years of college tuitions means I haven’t thought about foundation, 3 performing arts back to Africa to see The retirement and 2 alumni groups. I do very “Haverford memories...hiding from (new) Animals, New Zealand and I have spent a lot of time on local issues that are important to little other than show up for Beyond. Thanks to Haverford me especially sustainability. I see the future for my children some of these boards... But, Headmaster Davis Parker so he wouldn’t and Best! to all my classmates and grandchildren threatened as we leave them a degraded presently, I am again helping for that special time I was environment, immense public debt that they will have to repay, guide a major leadership tell me to cut my hair...” able to enjoy at our school on Michael Harrity & Family and great social inequality - sounds like the 60s all over again.... transition in a performing arts scholarship from 1963 – 67.
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Christopher Irion [email protected]
What experiences This experience really was life-changing. At 50 I was finally and/or events have overcoming a natural shyness. Now I can talk to anyone and I’m shaped your life? more interested in people’s stories out of which I’ve started to I’d have to say that the make small films about people in my community. most meaningful event What activities are you involved in? in my life was the I really feel that we have become deeply disconnected as a birth of my daughter, society. Whether it be political divisiveness or an obsession with Amanda. It was the screen time, Our days are filled with things that keep us apart first time I realized from each other on mending meaningful levels. I actively try to that I felt a kind of love counterbalance this with things that I do in my small town. I’ve never experienced before, either from my With the local food co-op, I produce a dinner for roughly 500 parents or in what I people on an evening in September. It’s under the stars, with gave or received from a long rows of tables lit by paper paint buckets that have been partner. hand-painted by children from the local elementary school on CI at 61 whose ball field we hold the dinner. So many other experiences I could reference although many of them would fit In the summer I fire up my wood fired pizza and weekly make Working on small section of current installation-UC Berkeley within the envelope of 40 years of Buddhist meditation practice. dinners for 25 or so friends so that we might all get to sit down, look each other straight in the eye and enjoy each other’s I designed and helped build a house, the one I live in now in company in a relaxed way. What have you done since Haverford? have warm memories, and some very cold ones too, of rowing Vermont. It was the most difficult and taxing mental activity House painter, carpenter, painter/sculptor, dishwasher, double skulls on the Schuylkill River. And, without fail, St. I’ve ever done – the design part that is. I was trying to design a I help people build their own wood fired ovens as well as doing cook, kitchen manager, graphic design firm owner, magazine George’s annual New Years Eve party. We were so lucky no relatively small house where every square foot made a difference so for a couple local schools. photographer, advertising photographer, artist/photographer, one was ever killed, although Bob Bell came close falling – it’s a lot easier if you just decide to build a big house and throw social artist with a practice in creating community around asleep driving home. an extra room in someplace. It was an incredible challenge for I am a filmmaker in residence at a local private school where I food. Married twice, divorced twice. One child. Currently someone with no direct experience. produce and direct films made by students. 14 and 15-year-olds very happy more or less married to my community. Thoughts on retirement, aging, and your future plans? are really alive and it’s a blast. Wow, retirement? I am at least at a point where I can pick On a completely different note, for the last 14 years I have been Information about your family and choose the projects that I want to work on and very few traveling around the United States making portraits of members Parents are gone. My brother, Bert, owns Irion lumber of them are remunerative. Does that seem like I’m retired? of a particular community- often 3-400 people at a time, and Company in Central Pennsylvania, and deals with specialty Sometimes I ask myself that – but I really can’t imagine what I then creating a outdoor, public installation of the resulting and select hardwoods from around the Northeast. My sister would be doing if I wasn’t involved in some creative endeavor. portraits, each which are printed 16 x 24”. I’m interested Jennifer has just recently moved into a Buddhist community Just had a pacemaker put in, but it didn’t slow me down a bit, in showing a community back to itself in a democratic in southern New Hampshire, and my sister Lenore, lives and with no other risk factors I intend to live to 105. I’m so fashion, without regard to status or place in the hierarchy of about 10 miles away from me here in Vermont. much younger now than I was 30 years ago. I wish I had six a community. It’s a way for that community to see how much or seven lives that I could live concurrently- in no particular more complex and interesting it actually is than the What are your favorite Haverford memories? order I’d be very happy to be a chef, an industrial designer, an six or seven people we like to regularly hang out with the person Mostly I remember all the unnamed longings – it was outlaw biker, a monk, a botanist – those are today – there’s we get our coffee from in the morning. probably just the raging hormones of that particular age, always something else exciting to do. Very sorry, though, to fourth through sixth forms, but it all seemed just a whirlwind be shooting on reunion weekend. I will miss connecting with You can see more about this at www.ThePhotoBoothProject.org of intense emotions. I liked going to Kenny’s in Bryn Mawr so many of you that I haven’t seen in years. It seems like it was and christopheririon.tumbler.com. to get a plate of French fries on the way home after school. I about three years ago we were all together. With Lenore, Bert, and Jennifer
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Gerald Lucas Richardson T. Stephen Perkins Erick Gunnar Persson [email protected] Merriman [email protected] [email protected] What experiences and/or events [email protected] have shaped your life? What experiences and/or events Life is a continuum so pretty much have shaped your life? all of my experiences since I was Four years of college (Rollins); cognizant have shaped my outlook two years of grad school; marriage, “No disputing that we are all much on life. Perhaps the most important children and grandchildren; 40 years were my times at UC Berkeley of work and raising a family have older now - just have to go with it when both the 3rd World Strike and shaped my life. People’s Park conflicts dominated gracefully and continue to enjoy life. ” campus life, and mine, in 1969. You What activities are you involved in? Recent work photo (mug shot) realize it is fine to be rebellious, but Trustee at church, Eastern University of course later on in life, you have to board/committees, collecting art and channel this into more responsible channels, such as being an Rich Merriman 2017 marine antiques. entrepreneur and creative at work. What have you done since Haverford? What experiences and/or events have shaped your life? Phillies game with my daughter (Erika) and son (Geoffrey) Worked for 40 years. Completing a MBA from The Wharton School. This without ever What activities are you involved in? graduating with a undergraduate degree. Buying and managing Besides keeping up with global markets (more than a full time Information about your family a company in a foreign country (South Africa). Building that What experiences and/or events have shaped your life? job), I enjoy salmon fishing in Canada, going to the shooting Married to Pam; three children, Ted, Peter and Julie (David); company such that our brand was in 44 countries when I sold the I was a lifer at Haverford along with Rich Merriman, Cyrus range with my collection, keeping the house in semi-repair and twin grandchildren (boy/girl). enterprise to a large public company in South Africa. Melikian, Michael Harrity, Bob Fisher, John Hanson, Forrest seeing my kids, although it is also nice to be an empty nester West, Ted Tryon. A great deal of my life experiences and with a great second wife What are your favorite Haverford memories? What activities are you involved in? development were centered with my education. Without a doubt, Great teachers! Sailing; regularly working out at gym; reading; enjoying the I owe the school for college preparation and the sports programs. What have you done since Haverford? weather and beach in Florida; doing things with my girlfriend I could have been a better student and a better athlete but I feel After college at UC Berkeley, where I received my degree in Thoughts on retirement, aging, and your future plans? Cindy Crane; being retired; staying up with my children & without the structure of a tough education and the physical Forestry & conservation, I moved to Montana, got involved in Never want to fully retire. grandchildren. demands of interac competition, I would not be same person today. real estate development and then started a composite company with a friend, where we built truck wind deflectors and then got a contract to build the rail car covers for the solid fuel rocket What have you done since Haverford? What activities are you involved in? booster motors for the space shuttle. I sold the business to Worked hard and generally successfully; Was the CFO of a These days I’m not so active in the work place but I do enjoy my partner in 1985 and then returned east to get my MBA at Jeffrey Elliott startup environmental firm for 10 years and then Managing going to the gym every day at the YMCA. I attend intense training Wharton. For the past 30-years, I have been working in NYC in Director of Wild Cape Liqueurs in Cape Town, South Africa. classes at the gym with people half my age but I still enjoy rewards research/trading at Merrill Lynch, Bank of America, Deutsche Perelman of physical activity and the feeling of accomplishment as I used Bank, Brevan Howard and now at UBS Wealth Mgmt. Information about your family [email protected] Married 2 times - first to Julie Bryant - 2 children - girl Ryan - 3 Information about your family What activities are you involved in? grandchildren I first got married to Becky in 1975 and have two great kids was on the boards of the childrens hospital,Dragonfly boy Carter - 1 grandchild (Brinton and Avery). I then got divorced in 2002 and remarried forest, currently on the board of Dia art foundation. second to Paula Wiltshire - girl Kally - 2 grandchildren in 2005 to Mariko. Much better the second time around! Currently living in Hobe Sound, FL with Cindy Crane and very What have you done since Haverford? happy What are your favorite Haverford memories? worked for myself for the last 27 years To try being as wild as you could with Davis Parker keeping What are your favorite Haverford memories? Information about your family you in control. Playing football and lacrosse were my favorite 1966 undefeated football team; after much struggle finally getting Marsha and I have been married for 43 years. we have a 35 endeavors. Mr. Brownlow’s class was my favorite. out; 9th period getting taped; year old daughter and a 2 year old grandson.
Thoughts on retirement, aging, and your future plans? What are your favorite Haverford memories? Thoughts on retirement, aging, and your future plans? I am still in good health and enjoy working, keeps your mind none No disputing that we are all much older now - just have to go sharp, so plan on continuing with work for the next few years, with it gracefully and continue to enjoy life. Future plane are unless the markets blow me up earlier. Plus I can always use the Thoughts on retirement, aging, and your future plans? to enjoy retirement, enjoy being with Cindy, and to enjoy my money; permanent alimony is not cheap. never children and grandkids. Grand Teton view in Jackson Hole, Wyoming 34 35 The Haverford School | Class of 1967 | 50th Reunion
Erick Gunnar Persson continued
Now I am an investment property owner and manager which is fun but can be a little troublesome at times. Dan Pickens Information about your family [email protected] I have a daughter Erika (37) and a son Geoffrey (34) who both live in Florida. I have been divorced for 15 years and I live schools in some of the poorest areas of Philadelphia, called in Haverford Township with my fiancé Christine. Someday I the Independence Mission Schools. The Archdiocese of would love to have grandchildren but so far, nothing on the Philadelphia was going to close the schools, so to prevent horizon in that department. that, IMS took them over and we now educate almost 5,000 Philadelphia children. What are your favorite Haverford memories? • Haverford football. It was fun playing beginning at 70 pounds Any thoughts on retirement, aging, and your future plans? to JV with Neil Buckley and competing with other schools. I Not really, although I’m probably committed to my current job for Airplane that I owned with my good friend Cy Melikian believe we had a championship team each year. at least a couple of years. Then, who knows? My wife and I have • Hiring a magician Chandu for my son’s 5th birthday party and always enjoyed travel, so more of that is hopefully in our future. to feel at Haverford. I also enjoy golf and I still have a ski vacation having Donald Brownlow show up as the magician. He had them each year at Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Most people my age all mesmerized with his witty banter. Just like in Current Events. vacation in warmer climates but I still enjoy the exhilaration of a • Saturday group with teacher Don Boyer was educational challenging slope of powder snow. and fun. I think Mr. Boyer liked the involvement in extra Ina and me “I don’t think we had a What have you done since Haverford? What experiences and/or events have shaped your life? Most of my working career involved in building a family After graduating from Haverford, I spent four years at Kenyon single classmate that wasn’t business. It wasn’t a blue chip company but it was started by College (great place), then was drafted into the Army and my Grandfather in the early 1900’s and my brother and I ran it happily spent two years in Korea firing not one shot in anger. fun to be around.” together for over twenty years. During this time I was able to Coming back home I spent a year working on the tracks for the remain in the area, get married and raise two wonderful kids. B&O Railroad, then went to law school. After a couple of years of practicing law and hating it, I went back to school and got a What are your favorite Haverford memories? MBA. I was an investment banker in Philadelphia for 30+ years, Wrestling for Neil Buckley. And parties at Gerry Lucas’ and St. and only recently have joined with a partner to buy a small George Hunt’s houses. And “study” hall. And skipping cross company in the securities field. country practice with Ray Boyer. And the Greenwood brothers. And German with Mr. Eddy. And just hanging out with Tom Share information about your family: Potts and Forry West and Jay Knipp. And driving to school with Without question, my main focus and interest over the past 38 Bob Hicks (and his breakfast) in the back seat. My Son’s 5th birthday with Mr. Brownlow. years has been my family. I was lucky to find a wonderful wife, which led to three beautiful and loving daughters, and now And countless fun times with everyone in the class. I don’t three perfect grandchildren (and a fourth on the way). They all think we had a single classmate that wasn’t fun to be around. curricula’s. At one point he purchased Camp Dewitt in New seem to be healthy, happy and productive, and I am a fool for Hampshire which was another favorite memory of a fun each of them. learning activity associated with Haverford. • Mr. Lowensteins expressions and frustrations each morning when What activities are you involved in? his home room door lock was totally jammed with lead pencils. Two activities that have been a big part of my life are running • My friendship with Cy Melikian which began in Kindergarten. and supporting inner-city education: We had mutual interest in Judo and flying and joint ownership in an airplane. Cy passed away from cancer about a year after My wife and I started a small charity in memory of a neighbor’s we bought the plane... daughter who lost her life at the WTC on 9/11, and we took Thoughts on retirement, aging, and your future plans? up running to raise money in her memory. Running kind of Fortunately, my health has been excellent and I can still remain gets in your blood (who knew?) and we each have run various very active. I enjoy where I live now but at some point, I will marathons, as have our daughters. It’s good exercise and clears move to Florida to retire and to be closer to my family. my head. Plus I love the endorphins. I also spend time on the Boards of several inner-city Because of Erick’s general developement for learning to read, we advise that schools, including a group of 15 Catholic K-8 elementary Three daughters and grandkids Erick enter the first grade in September. Lucille M. Savage 36 37 The Haverford School | Class of 1967 | 50th Reunion
Thomas H. Potts Bill Pugh [email protected] [email protected] What experiences and/or events have shaped your life? Well, after business school I got married and moved to Seattle to What experiences and/or events have shaped your life? Certainly in my early years, it was math and wrestling – both work in the finance department of The Weyerhaeuser Company. Drugs, sex, and rock and roll. Ok, ok - Bill Murray in of which I learned and pursued at Haverford. In college, I I did not know when I took the job that Weyerhaeuser had WHERE THE BUFFALO ROAM. “I don’t know if it’s continued wrestling and was captain of the team in both my home building and mortgage operations – but those were the good for everybody, but it worked for me.” junior and senior years. The team won the Ivy league title in areas that my projects focused on. And my timing was good, as each of those years. After college, I taught math and coached homebuilders began to use the tax code to defer income taxes Nothing has changed my life; everything has shaped it. wrestling for three years at McDonogh School in the Baltimore by continuing to own the mortgage that was used to finance Shoveling snow of driveways to play basketball in the area; the wrestling team won the league title in my last year. the sale of a home – bingo – the catalyst of the mortgage old neighborhood. The Spring Mobilization for Peace, securitization market. New York City, 1966. The Main Point - Tom Paxton, Len I’m pretty sure it was the Chandler, Erik Anderson, James Cotton, Doc Watson, leadership that I showed I was one of the pioneers James Taylor .... Drafted into the Army in 1970 for being on the wrestling mat both of mortgage securitization semester behind my class at Colorado College - terrible as a wrestler and as a coach – it fit right into my math Tom & Annie at Yellowstone National Park grades and college directed me to take off a semester. that was a key factor in my background, and in 1987 was acceptance to Stanford responsible for the IPO of as the coach of the varsity wrestling team, but also as the Business School in 1974. what is now named Dynex organizer/leader of the Western Safari trip which occupied my It was at Stanford where I Capital (NYSE: DX). I left summers for 4 years – once as a camper, once as the cook/spare met my first wife who was Dynex in 2002, but have driver, and twice as a driver. What a great learning experience to become the mom of two stayed in the mortgage/real for a young adult. great daughters. Stanford also estate field since. was the launching pad for Thoughts on retirement, aging, and your future plans? my career in real estate and Information about Retirement? Maybe for our 60th Reunion. Staying busy, staying mortgage finance. your family: active, staying challenged, staying in good physical shape, staying My first marriage lasted 30 involved – are all keys in my mind to enjoying our golden years. I What activities are you years, and we parented two don’t feel 67 – maybe in 10 or 15 years, but not now. involved in? Tom at Glacier National Park daughters -- Jessica and I am now more than busy. I Robin. Each is now married Future plans? Stay involved with family; be a good husband; be try to mix both social activities as well as overseeing my real estate and live in California (keeping their distance from Dad). And a good grandfather; be a good citizen. investments in Lee County, FL, just north of Naples where I now soon I should be a grandfather as Jessica is expecting twins Served as a 1AO, non-combatant status, in Panama. live. I play tennis 3 to 4 times a week, and we meet up with friends (both girls). Granted a six month early out to return to school; for dinner/games 2 to 3 times per week as well. My real estate Colorado College willing to take me back. Again, school activities involve overseeing 9 single family rental houses. I re-married in 3 years ago to the former Annie Wood. So far, so not for me. good! I am involved with several non-profits: Vice-Chairman of the Moved to Denver in 73 with first wife. Lived together Friends of Princeton Wrestling that raises funds to support What are your favorite Haverford memories? for a year, separated for a year, divorced. Amicable - used the Princeton wrestling team; President of the Potts Family Certainly our prank in the Big Room in the spring of our senior same lawyer. Married, again, in 88. Mary Catherine. Foundation; and board member of the Princeton Club of year. In hindsight, why didn’t we just make the tape about 45 Unconditional love for all creatures. I qualify under that Southwest Florida. seconds? It went on and on…what were we thinking? Oh well, wide umbrella, but I am restricted to sensible boundaries. we still graduated. Work in Denver: restaurants, gas fill plant, consumer What have you done since Haverford? credit counselor, roofer, bartender, restaurant Wow – how do you condense 50 years into a paragraph or two? And I consider Neil Buckley as one of my mentors. Not only Tom & Family - Grand Teton National Park construction, cab driver (not long, quit after being robbed at gunpoint). Last work in Denver: construction, opening, and management at the Wynkoop Brewing Company - yes, John Hickenlooper’s establishment. For those of you that may remember, Jed Rulon-Miller was a big part of the early operation - accountant extraordinaire and fellow single malt scotch mate. 38 39 The Haverford School | Class of 1967 | 50th Reunion
Erick Gunnar Persson continued Hired as an adjunct instructor in the English Dept at Del Mar College - taught ten years face to face, on line, and dual credit. Although lit my love, discovered my value teaching students - regular and non-traditional - how to communicate and organize thoughts. Tired of correcting essays - currently in adjunct limbo.
Mary Catherine, my wife, has taught elementary school in Rockport, Texas - where we have lived since 99 - and retired this past year. Master teacher. I am so jealous of her devotion to her students. Any teachers that had grade school age children insisted that they were placed in MC’s class. I have never understood her being my partner all these years. Must be the teacher in her. Not all creatures get her unconditional love - the Donald is a distinct exception. Tried school again at Metropolitan State - not quite my time, yet. Met the girl next door, well, two doors down on Saint Paul. Ride a bicycle these days. Knees won’t take stressful exercise - Married in 88; moved to the Corpus Christi area in 89. too much competitive volleyball in Denver. Attended Americana Music festival in Nashville 2014 and 15. Wanted to work for myself. Sweet Cheeks Diaper Service - 91 to Keeping my Main Point roots. 93. Never enough customers to make it work. Washed, folded, Spring 2015 attempted thru-hike of Appalachian Trail. and distributed cloth diapers to a small, but loyal clientele. Abandoned after 130 miles - right knee failure. Worked as a clerk for Half Price Books - my library is graced Still trying to decide what to do next. with first and signed first editions. Returned to college - Del Mar College, Corpus Christi. After a semester and a half, transferred to Texas A&M Corpus Christi to earn Bachelors in English. Returned a couple of years later for Masters in English. Loved school. If someone would have paid me to be a student I would Go Fords! Perelman at top of the pyramid. still be there. Odd about face. summer of 1966 with Jackie Bentz painting the entire iron fence speaking and about half way through his morning remarks the Wine steward with HEB grocery - five years. Resented grocery fronting on Lancaster Avenue. Day after day we scraped and tape began to play the song “We Gotta Get Out of this Place” by managers’ intrusion in my wine department. Difference of painted, but over the course of the summer became great friends. the Animals. What was particularly amusing (to me) was that on opinion. Flipped them the double bird. Went to work for local Jack was a big Motown music fan and on a couple of occasions this particular morning new members of the Cum Laude Society liquor store chain for a year. he took me with him to the Arena in West Philadelphia to watch were announced and a number of us were called up on stage to singers like James Brown. Jackie’s death a few years later took me be recognized. When Mr. Parker (in a bit of a rage) demanded to entirely by surprise. know who was involved in this prank and ask them to come up on the stage to admit their guilt, most of the same guys who had Another major event I recall from Haverford days was my just been honored returned to the stage. The following Saturday, abortive decision to go on Brownlow’s summer trip to Europe as punishment, we were required to do grounds maintenance Richard H. Saunders and the Middle East right after graduation. While I signed under the direction of Charlie Davis. I attach a photograph I took [email protected] up for the trip and got my vaccinations against Yellow Fever, at the time of some of my fellow pranksters. Typhus, etc., I eventually got cold feet and withdrew. When What experiences and/or luck had it, Jim MacElree, who was in the VI Form and much Terry Godfrey suggested the two of us go to the Caribbean for While at Haverford, I was hardly an academic star but had great events have shaped your life? bigger than me, developed appendicitis during preseason and I a month, I some how convinced my parents this was a great fondness for Messrs. Jamison, Brownlow and Austin. After I arrived at Haverford in the was asked to fill in while he could not play. As some of you will “educational alternative.” So we bought “open tickets” and island- Haverford, I went to Bowdoin where for some ill-conceived V Form, so I only spent two recall, it was a great year for football and we finished the season hopped for the month of July from Puerto Rico, to the Virgin reason I decided that because I had sufficient AP credits, to years there before graduation. undefeated. So by sheer accident, I was part of this wonderful Islands, Martinique and Barbados. We had enormous fun (no graduate in three years. I made this decision––much to my I had a great time at school ride and as a consequence I made lots of friends and found the details) and, more importantly we survived. father’s surprise––in the spring of 1969, well before the Selective and I think part of the reason transition to Haverford a very enjoyable one. Service lottery on December 1, 1969. My lottery number was for this was that I had played I also remember the day in our senior year when a group of us 307 (we all remember our lottery number, right?) and as a center on the football team I have many fond memories of Haverford but a number of them decided to pull a prank during our morning assembly. We hid consequence I knew I would not be drafted. That same week I was At Middlebury at my previous school. As took place outside the classroom. For example, I spent the a tape recorder near the stage where Headmaster Parker was told that I was offered the opportunity to serve in the Bowdoin
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Richard H. Saunders continued College admissions office the year after graduation college town has been a cherished experience and I feel blessed As to the future, I love what I do and have no plans to stop. I and I spent the following year traveling the country every day to be here. find it invigorating to be around college students every day. It as the diversity recruitment officer. It was an amazing keeps me on my toes. Over the years I have had the opportunity experience and last fall, while giving a lecture at The best thing that happened to me in college is that I met my to publish a handful of exhibit catalogues and books, so I feel Bowdoin, I was able to renew my acquaintance with future wife, Barbara. We got engaged when we were twenty years very fortunate. My most recent book was published last fall: the former director of admissions who had hired me. old and were married two weeks after she graduated from the American Faces: A Cultural History of Portraiture and Identity University of Vermont. I am sure our parents thought we were (2016, University Press of New England) [https://www. The next few years I spent in graduate school, first crazy, but we have been happily married ever since. We have amazon.com/American-Faces-Cultural-Portraiture-Identity/ getting an M.A, from the Winterthur Program three grown and married children and four grandchildren. Two dp/1611688922 ]. After giving a talk earlier this year at The in Early American Culture at the University of of our children live in Vermont, so we get to see them and their Frick Museum, NY, I have decided my next project will be a Delaware and then moving on to Yale for another children regularly. Our younger daughter lives in Kathmandu, collaborative publication and exhibit on fakes and forgeries in M.A. and a Ph.D., during which my wife Barbara Nepal, with her wonderful husband, a Nepali native. Traveling American art. and I lived for a while in London. For a few years in there for her wedding in 2011 was the event of a lifetime. the early 1980s I taught at the University of Texas Over the years I have found that while life brings various at Austin, before coming to Middlebury College When I was about forty-five I found running and over the successes and disappointments, in my case it has also built in 1985. Since I spent my early years in Vermont next decade or so ran a number of road races, including fifteen resilience, tolerance—and an enduring appreciation of northern when my father was teaching at UVM’s medical marathons. It was a wonderful experience and taught me New England. In recent years simple pleasures seem to bring the Some of the guilty pranksters, left to right: West. Greenwood, school, it really was like returning home. And for the enormous patience. The high point was running a marathon greatest rewards: a new species of bird at our feeder, a wood fire Harrity, Potts, and Hunt past thirty-two years that is what it has been. Since with my son. I think all together I ran about 10,000 miles, before on a cold evening, and a nice glass of cabernet or single malt at arriving here I have been director of the art museum my orthopedist told me to stop. Now I try to stay fit on “the the end of the day. Savoring life with my wife in the slow lane and a professor of art history. Life in this small machines” at Middlebury’s quite astonishing athletic facilities. has become the best reward.
Bill Scudder Share information about your family: I am married to Barbara Mahoney Scudder. John Wilkins and I started dating the two Mahoney sisters, Barbara and Betsy, on the same day in June 1967. An historically long double date.
We have two children, Molly Clement Scudder, a graduate of Agnes Irwin and Hobart/William Smith. She works as a retail consultant and is engaged to be married this September. William Scudder Jr., is a graduate of The Haverford School and Lehigh University. He is the Defensive Coordinator for Lehigh Men’s Lacrosse and was married this last New Year’s Eve at Lehigh’s Chapel to another Lehigh Graduate. What experiences and/or events have shaped your life? I have been blessed that my “…guide of tender days.”, was The What are your favorite Haverford memories? Haverford School. Christmas Concerts, Philip Bishop Day, reading my first book, Mr. Brownlow’s Greek Sabbatical lecture and slide, exploring My values, morals, such as they are, sense of fair play and I also serve full time as Communication Chair, for The Scudder the fringes of trouble with Eddy Wheeler, St. George Hunt and fraternity were all fully formed by the time I left the lower Association, an educational and medical philanthropic Scotty Caldwell. school to go to boarding school. All have served me well. organization. Any thoughts on retirement, aging, and your future plans? What activities are you involved in? What have you done since your time at Haverford? One day at a time. I am putting the finishing touches on a 10 hour, limited, long I have served as a Combat Photographer, Cinematographer, form screenplay, entitled “Heaven’s First”, an epic American Commercial Writer, Producer and Director, Advertising Revolutionary love story that has occupied my idle moments Creative Director and Financial Marketing Consultant. the last 8 years. 42 43 The Haverford School | Class of 1967 | 50th Reunion
Albert J. Slap Arthur E. Spellissy, Jr. What activities are [email protected] you involved in? Startup technology What experiences and/or events have shaped your life? business in Ft. A move from my birthplace, Pinehurst, NC, to Bryn Mawr, PA Lauderdale, www. in 1957, and at the same time given by my father the choice to coastalriskconsulting. continue my public school education at Gladwyne Elementary or com. Skiing, hiking enter Haverford in 3rd grade, I decided to choose to enter Haverford and tennis. Getting IN FIRST FORM, waiting for four years to begin at Haverford. Albert in Aspen marriage “right” after 40 years. Trying to What activities are you involved in? get being a Dad right I continue at present to play guitar: I did not keep up “the after 34 years. Still not guitar” on a continuous basis from my years as a teenage rock perfect... ‘n roll band member with Richie Merriman, Jay McCabe, Ted Tryon, Dave Inman, and John Hoisington from King of Prussia. What have you done Instead, I studied voice and sang in a Community Chorus in since your time at Portland, Maine, a church choir during a second marriage, and made frequent discoveries of REAL talent, such as Billy Gilman, Haverford? Michael Buble, John Mayer, among many others that held my Environmental trial musical interest and inspired me to strive to improve my skills. I lawyer and Law also like to attend sketch club sessions and have been a model for Professor. Co- art classes in figure study. Founder of a startup technology company. What have you done since Haverford? Husband, Father, I attended Lafayette College in Easton, PA and was graduated in Friend. Albert and his new bride June, 1971 with good friendships; Attended University of Rhode Island in the MA Geography program from 1974 until 1977. (I Information about have a Lafayette Bachelors’ degree); I worked as a cartographer Hiking in CO Wilderness The two Alberts your family: Pittsburgh...I’ve learned to love it. Go Steelers...) I have three on the National Flood Insurance Program as FEMA took it over Married, June 23, children from my first marriage - Matthew Paul Slap, Andrew (huge revisions are needed currently to take into consideration 2016 to Julie Hope Joseph Slap, and Marina Alexandra Slap. My brother, David, sea level rise and climate change impacts); Worked for The What experiences and/or events have shaped your life? Wagner (from went to Haverford. He lives in Penn Valley. My step-mother, Hartford and INA Special Risk as an Ocean Marine underwriting 1) My Mom’s death in 3rd grade at Haverford. 2) Success Henni Slap, is still living in Philadelphia, but is not well. I in Varsity Crew at Haverford. 3) Knowing Dr. Brownlow at have one sister who lives in Blue Bell and one who lives in Haverford and going on the European Odyssey 1967. Wilmington. I have had as many as 7 dogs at the same time. 4) Graduating U Penn. 5) Graduating Villanova Law. 6) Now, they are deceased and, because I travel a lot, I don’t have Adopting three wonderful children - now grown - they should any dogs. I plan to get one once I retire, again. Probably a call more often... 7) Wonderful career as an environmental trial German Shepherd. Best in Show 2017. lawyer and law professor - 40 years. 8) Three marriages - the third time is the charm - definitely the last one - 30 years, 10 What are your favorite Haverford memories? years, and, now, about 7 months. 9) Retiring in 2014...for two Dr. Brownlow telling dirty jokes. My time on the crew team. weeks. 10) Starting a technology company in 2015, with its mission to help a billion coastal residents around the world get Thoughts on retirement, aging, and your future plans: climate ready and storm safe, www.coastalriskconsulting.com. Getting old sucks, but it beats the alternative. I retired once for 11) Learning the value of numbered lists at Haverford. 12) two weeks. It kinda sucked. Now, at 67 and being really old for a Keeping in shape and loving to participate in skiing, hiking and “tech entrepreneur”, I take it one day at a time and keep focused tennis - also a discipline developed at Haverford. 14) Skipping on loving the process, not the outcome. Future plans? Grow over #13, because it is unlucky. Sea Level Rise - Climate Change company. Sell company. Retire again. Then what? No clue...
Senior Parking Lot - “We (definitely) Gotta Get Outta This Place”!
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Arthur E. Spellissy, Jr. continued specialist from 1979 until of 1967 that included all my 1985; Managed the Central good friends at age 17 (April, Atlantic League Lacrosse 1967); I enjoyed participating Craig Stevens Towson Gunners team in the Dramatics Club and [email protected] during their 1984 16-0 “ran the lights” backstage victory/championship with Ted Tryon. Senior Year What have you done since Haverford? What have you done since Haverford? season, living outside at Haverford offered many The assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King changed my life I’ve worked mostly in the field of peace, racial and economic Baltimore, MD; Attained opportunities to “party” forever. I got involved in community outreach and support justice organizing, education and direct assistance both as a my American College of with Jeff and Greg Tinaglia, for the Poor People’s March on Washington that Dr. King volunteer and eventually a community Social Worker. I retired in Sports Medicine Fitness Master of Physics Kemp Kolb, was organizing as my first venture in active civil rights work. I 2014 in order to dedicate myself to my community work and to Instructor and Gemological Mac Groben, Sy Melikian, grew up ignorant of the realities of racism in my hometown of have time for family, friends, travel, reading and just hanging out. Institute of American and Dave, Ted and Jay from Berwyn and attending the all-white Haverford (until several Graduate Gemologist the band that folded in the African American students began to attend Haverford in my Information about your family certifications during Fall of 1966. A newcomer high school years). The murder of Dr. King and the realization I’ve been married to Deb Gausmann since 1982, had our first periods of “continuing Loved the attention to my group of friends, after that the racial divide was deeper than just ‘racial intolerance’ child, Kate, in 1983 and second, Lucas, in 1987. I am blessed to education” to advance Bill Scott left following Fifth or ignorance led my on a lifetime journey of understanding my have a wise, strong, supportive partner and ‘children’ who are my vocational interests; Form, became a terrific friend own white, male, upper middle class honest, caring and giving back to the Retired in 2015 at age 65. and partner in crime (it must privilege and committing myself to “The assassination of Dr. Martin world in their own unique ways. be mentioned that he and racial and economic justice in my Information about I traveled through Europe work and personal life to this date. Luther King changed my life forever. I What are your favorite Haverford your family in the summer of 1970, got involved in community outreach and memories? I have a sister, Amy culminating in a month spent What activities are you involved in? support for the Poor People’s March Western trip with Neil Buckley and (Baldwin 1966) Amy on a Roman 4th Century My partner and I are currently on our motley crew, playing football on and I traveled together on archaeological excavation a year-long journey around the on Washington that Dr. King was crisp fall days and running track on an expedition/cruise to site in Sremska Mitrovica, U.S. in a Dodge Grand Caravan, organizing as my first venture in active cool Spring days, and Mr. Maenek the Antarctic Peninsula Yugoslavia). That is Jock camping and sleeping in our van civil rights work.” kicking the wall when writing on in January 1994. In the Lawrason. And in 2010, living across the northern plains, the the chalk board conveying his ensuing months I produced in Tucson, Arizona, Peter northwest, Pacific Coast, through excitement about Ancient History. an amateur video with the Prizer and I became well the Southwest and now moving through the south. We have seen Oh, and the great times with friends at parties from St. George’s technology available to Beach Haven Fun acquainted for the first time, beautiful places, been to struggling and newly thriving rural and on Christmas Eve to my family’s place in South Valley. Glad we me at the time, accounting and remain fast friends. urban areas, visited and learned from First Nations or Native all lived through some of those harrowing drives (and crashes on for our adventure and including some scientific information Americans in all parts of the U.S., and met good people who in my part) on the way home. on glaciology and marine biology. Thanks to Amy for that Thoughts on retirement, aging, and your future plans? spite of the hate and ignorance that now President Trump tapped opportunity of a lifetime. Recently moved to Washington Square West in Philadelphia’s into to win the Presidency have shown little of the racial, class, Thoughts on retirement, aging, and your future plans? “Gayborhood”. Hope to have a few good years remaining and gender, religious and other forms of prejudice and hate that has Retirement good, aging a challenge, and the future is open to meet a few good men. What are been so flagrant in this year’s election and its aftermath. what comes and I bring to it. your favorite Haverford memories? Robert Rugg’s Fouth Form Mark Lewis Stevens biology class and [email protected] Natural Science Club; Bo Baird What have you done since Haverford? Information about your family was my favorite colleges, marriage, children and grandchildren married for thirty two years with two children and three grandkids underclassman (Class of 1968, What activities are you involved in? What are your favorite Haverford memories? in which my age church, bible study, golf , reading, and travel Three B’s, Brownlow, Mr. Evans, Coach Smith and Tatta. Mr. group studied - I Prizer, soccer games was graduated What have you done since Haverford? thrity-seven years as a educator/counselor. I have coached Thoughts on retirement, aging, and your future plans? with the Class football, soccer, softball, track and bowling. I have also refereed Enjoy it as I have a lot of time for bible study, grandkids and Jay McCabe visiting Tucson, AZ Ted Tryon visiting the Pima Air and Space Museum in Tucson, AZ soccer at the youth, high school, college and professional level traveling
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Edward K. Tryon, IV [email protected] What experiences and/or events have shaped your life? Never say playing with trains as a child is wasted time! My familiarity with railroads only involved picking up my dad at the Haverford or Wynnewood train stations. But as a transportation consultant in my 20’s, I was involved in rail planning, repurposing and assessing the value of old railroad lines – and that enabled me to find a position at Penn Central Real Estate which included making parcel definitions and walking the tracks to the mushroom factories in Chester county. But in 1976 I transitioned to a Capital Programs job at Conrail as a research Diane at PA Farm Show analyst and estimator. I finally moved with our department staff to Amtrak in operations planning using computer simulations (with punch cards!). Information about your family I married Diane Kirkby after we graduated from college (she What activities are you involved in? attended Potsdam University) in 1971. We have lived in Wayne As a new retiree, I am catching up on deferred home since 1976 and we have raised two children Jeffrey (39) and maintenance – painting, exploring the attic, decluttering, etc. Jennifer (33). We have a grand-daughter and we enjoy being My hobbies include tending to the vegetable garden, the Koi grand-parents. She plays with the same toys we saved after our pond, bird watching, being a weather geek, playing music (banjo, kids grew up. guitars, bass), caring for a pet cat, old turtle and an Amazon fish. After doing all that, I can relax and enjoy the evening! What are your favorite Haverford memories? I recall trying to get from Latin class on the upper floor down to the Biology class without crashing into fellow students! Physics labs were most interesting and I brought in my bass guitar in to test the waveforms seen on the electronics. Watching Dana Slaymaker feed his python a mouse made biology class REAL (so did the dissection of the frog). I always enjoyed Shop class where I constructed many an unusual project besides tables and lamps - a guillotine, crossbow, harpoon and other items suitable for the “Adams Family” show. I spent many moments in classes preparing for our Band’s next songs and shows and listening to the new rock songs on WIBG when riding to/from school. The Animals song “We got to get out of this place” was a favorite theme in 1966-67. I also enjoyed after-school sports in the tennis courts with Art Spellissy, the Tinaglia twins and our friends. I will always recall the day when Jay McCabe and I smashed a Wham-O Superball in the squash court while trying to avoid the rebounds. It never ends well! Ted and the Band 1966 Thoughts on retirement, aging, and your future plans? What have you done since Haverford? After one year into the retirement lifestyle – we are having I attended Clarkson University in Potsdam NY to obtain a BS in wonderful times during healthy long walks and playing with our Civil Engineering in 1971. While also working at a consultancy grand-daughter when school is closed. We take trips to go to I attended the University of Pennsylvania to obtain MSE in antique shops in Stroudsburg, and take vacations at new places Transportation Engineering. My engineering background such as Venice, FL or up north at Lake George, NY. I found that enabled me to estimate costs of railroad construction activities I no longer need to be a “weekend warrior” for home projects, and translate impacts of major repair work to Amtrak operating I just do a little each day then relax afterwards. We attended the staff. I developed train traffic plans and schedules during Pennsylvania State Farm Show this winter and really enjoyed massive renovations on the Northeast Corridor. I joined that experience. There are so many more opportunities to do National Operations to simulate and maintain all train schedules new things when Monday-Friday is no longer a commute-to- on the Eastern routes and prepare National Timetables. work obligation. 48 49