50th Reunion THE HAVERFORD SCHOOL Alma Mater
O Haverford, dear Haverford Thou guide of tender days, To thee within these honored walls We lift our hymn of praise Here on the threshold of our years With all the future free, Our youthful hearts and powers we bring And dedicate to thee. THE HALIGOLUK
Haverford, Pennsylvania
The Class of 1969 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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5 6 The Haverford School | Class of 1969 | 50th Reunion The List Kenneth Balin ...... 8 Ken Bate...... 11 Frank Bove ...... 12 Clifford Blair Cohn...... 13 James Evans...... 14 Andrew Fisher ...... 15 Richard Gallagher...... 16 John C. Gerbner...... 16 Richard J. Green...... 18 John M. Groff ...... 20 Gibson Hale...... 22 Ted Hill...... 23 Richard Ivey...... 25 Peter C. Johnson ...... 26 Greg Kane ...... 27 Robert Lamp ...... 28 Mark Laskin ...... 29 Thomas Lichtenberg ...... 30 David B. Lonsdorf ...... 31 Michael J. Margolies, M.D...... 32 Bruce Granville Miller...... 34 Mike Mitchell ...... 35 Rich Reibstein ...... 38 Rick Reichel ...... 38 Rob Reichel ...... 39 Skip Russell ...... 40 Andrew L. Salner ...... 42 Arthur J.P. Seiler ...... 43 Bill Stabert ...... 45 John F. Stoviak ...... 46 Donald A. Wilkinson ...... 48 Brinton Young ...... 48 David Zlotnick ...... 49 IN MEMORIAM Richard Moses W. Mayfield ...... 50 Richard C. Schwertner ...... 52
7 Kenneth P. Balin [email protected]
What experiences and/or events have shaped your life? What have you done since Haverford? After graduation from Haverford, I followed my brother Arthur After graduating from Wharton in 1975, I got married and to Northwestern as a chemistry major, headed for a future as started working at Arthur Andersen & Co. in audit and then a doctor. During my sophomore year, I finally realized that my tax, leaving the firm in 1977 to help start a real estate company destiny was elsewhere, that is – in business. At Haverford, Davis for the Bass Brothers of Fort Worth Texas. For the next 11 Parker used to call me the “Big E “ for Entrepreneur, and back years, my partner and I ran the real estate operation for the then I wasn’t even sure Bass family from why or what he meant. Philadelphia, opening Perhaps he really 12 partner offices knew I wasn’t headed across the United for medicine. States, acquiring, As a result of this developing, profound realization, repositioning, and I changed my operating properties major, finished at in 27 states and in the Northwestern, and Caribbean. then went on to the Wharton school to In 1987, my partner pursue my MBA and and I parted ways meet my now ex-wife. with the Bass family continuing What activities are our business and you involved in? most notably I am focused on my in Philadelphia new marriage and redeveloping integrating our two and opening The families into one Rittenhouse Hotel family and feeling and Condominiums great about the in 1989. In 1988 results so far. We I joined YPO, spend time together, Young Presidents traveling, skiing, and Silen, Ken, Hye, Sophia (granddaughter) , Steven Organization which helping one another literally transformed with mentoring and my life again. The emotional support. “We love to travel, spend time together and with family, and people, education I have slowed my are focused on experiences rather than stuff. I think I can and opportunities business activities way coming from this back and now spend handle that for the next 46 years.” affiliation have been my business time too numerous to setting strategy and count. In 1992, as the mentoring my team and young people who are referred to me by recession began its recovery, I went out on my own, forming others. It’s fulfilling and keeps me busier than I need to be. I have what is now called AMC Delancey Group. Today, 27 years resigned from boards, but keep myself available in an advisory later my company is still going strong with a young team doing role. I found that my prior over committed life was a mistake of the hard work and me providing strategy and a mentoring my own doing. Hye and I are focused on our relationship and hand. It is fulfilling and helps keep my mind sharp while now our health. We plan to live a happy and healthy life for 46 more being semi retired. years. (I promised until age 113.)
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Information about your family In 2014, after 39 years of marriage, I found myself divorced and then a year later, my true destiny appeared as I met my wife, Hye Yon Pyo, who is the most beautiful and caring woman I have ever known. We fell in love almost instantly and were married a year later in 2016.
Hye changed my life again. I am now calm, unstressed, and enjoy the gifts life has brought to me every single day, taking none for granted.
Hye brought her two sons to our family, Kevin, 25 , with a Masters Degree from Georgia Tech in Aerospace Engineering is now working for an investment advisory firm and Andrew, 23, who is finishing his undergraduate degree in fashion design at the Parsons school in New York. I contributed my son Steven, 40, who went to Haverford from kindergarten to sixth grade, and is in the real estate investment business; his wife Silen, who is a dentist in center city Philadelphia, my granddaughter Hye and Ken Sophia, 7, and my daughter Jackie, 38 , who lives downtown and does retail leasing in center city. Jackie is brilliant, beautiful and not married.
What are your favorite Haverford memories? The faculty and staff at Haverford were truly dedicated individuals. I have memories about many of them that are very strong.
I remember: Ken Kingham trying to stifle his laugh as he looked at the Volkswagen on the floor of the Memorial Room as outraged Cecil Jarvis was angrily scolding everyone in the room for this phenomenal senior prank.
The HMS Pinafore production in the gym. I was stage manager and it was incredible. The cast party at David Groverman‘s house was special, and I remember Frank Ewing being chased so they could throw him in the pool. He escaped that fate.
Jose’ Pe’rez and the Spanish Club. I spent an incredible summer in Mexico studying Spanish because of him and had my first real girl friend.
Charlie who ran the maintenance department. I got my pass key to the school from him.
James Samuelian. He had the contract to run the kitchen at Our wedding
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Haverford. He gave me a job during the summer between junior and senior year to run the kitchen for him at Eagle Island Girl Scout camp, on a 70 acre island in the middle of Saranac lake in the Adirondacks. 350 campers, a bit young; 50 counselors, just right, and only five guys on the island, and I had the keys to the kitchen and my second real girlfriend.
Francis Powell. I was good at math. Mr. Powell was an evangelical Christian, and he would meet with me often to try to convert me to Christianity. It was an educational experience. Paul Austin – Thumper. We would often meet on the road on the way to school from Delaware County. We would then take different routes, and then end up “racing to school “. Chimney Point. Bo Dixon was my counselor there. I had already been to Chimney Point for two years before starting at Haverford in 7th grade so it was a help in the transition.
Bill Elliott’s party. I remember waking up. And I remember what I was told. And I remember throwing up. I’m not sure I really remember the cart wheels. But I do remember my bloody knees.
Ron Brown. I probably should’ve led with Ron Brown. Through the game committee, and the chemistry research group, and just being a friend, Ron Brown was probably my first mentor. Besides being a great teacher, as most were at Haverford, he was a terrific human being.
Thoughts on retirement, aging, and your future plans? I have slowed down, and transitioned my workload to a strong effective younger team. I will probably give up my CEO role soon and remain Chairman and Chief Mentor. It is a semi retired role that I can keep until I can’t function anymore.
Aspen 2018
I moved from center city after 40 years to Bryn Mawr and am enjoying suburban life.
We love to travel, spend time together and with family, and are focused on experiences rather than stuff. I think I can handle that for the next 46 years.
Kevin, Andrew, Hye, and Ken
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Ken Bate [email protected]
My father often told me “you won’t believe how quickly time Both of our daughters are now married and settling into their passes”. He was certainly correct. careers in clinical psychology and medicine in NYC.
When Mr. Woodward, our guidance counselor at Haverford, Having two grandchildren is one of the greatest pleasures in life. handed me my college SAT scores senior year he commented to We have a uniquely international family. One son-in-law was the effect “I am surprised you could even read the instructions born in Spain and raised in France. Another was born in India on the math part”. Apparently I had the largest spread and raised in Kuwait. My wife Lori’s son is married to a woman between the math and english scores that he had ever seen. from Thailand. It is fascinating to see and hear their perspectives Consequently, I studied mostly chemistry and economics at on a wide range of topics; the conversations are never boring. Williams College so as to avoid courses that required substantial reading and writing. Williams was very challenging academically but everything about the experience was great. I made many friends, several of whom I still see regularly. “Being ‘asked to leave’ is very traumatic but Life followed a rather predictable path for the next 15+ years. the event proved to be a life-changer I went to business school, got married and worked for large for us. I took a position at one of the multinational industrial companies. I had many assignments in several different industry sectors and accumulated large up-and-coming biotechnology companies in quantities of frequent flier miles. In retrospect, I was advancing Boston. It was a bit traumatic turning 40 nicely but I didn’t love what I was doing professionally. in a new city and in a completely “new” The greatest events of that period were the births of our two industry. Despite the weather it was a daughters, Jordan and Kendall, while living in Connecticut. In the late 80s I had been travelling extensively to our company’s terrific place to live and raise a family.” headquarters in Omaha, NE. Eventually I was told that I needed to move there to continue my career. For those of you who haven’t been there, it is a city bordered by the Missouri River to the east and 500 miles of corn fields to the west. The Lori and I have been enjoying the last several years by splitting neighborhood developments were very pleasant but the three our time between Concord MA and Charleston SC. We keep major sights were Warren Buffett’s home, the College World quite active with a mix of corporate work, involvement in non- Series stadium and BoysTown USA. profits and fun activities. Life has been good to all of us.
Being “asked to leave” is very traumatic but the event proved In 1964 Haverford accepted me with two conditions – I had to to be a life-changer for us. I took a position at one of the up- repeat eighth grade and attend summer school for two years. and-coming biotechnology companies in Boston. It was a bit Apparently my Conshohocken education wasn’t up to their traumatic turning 40 in a new city and in a completely “new” standards. At the age of 13, my parents told me that it was industry. Despite the weather it was a terrific place to live and my choice whether or not to go to Haverford. I made a great raise a family. The education system was excellent, people decision. It expanded my vision of what I could do and arguably were very friendly and the town-centric lifestyle was ideal. altered the trajectory of my life and career from what it might Professionally it has been hard work, a bit risky, but rewarding otherwise have been. and fun. Mr. Brown and my college chemistry professors would find it most improbable that I’ve worked with three Nobel Prize I can only be thankful for the generosity of the anonymous winners. On a less serious note, I’m embarrassed to say that I donors who enabled a number of us to attend the school. switched my loyalties to the Pats, Celts and Sox.
11 Frank J. Bove [email protected]
What experiences and/or events have shaped your life? I have two daughters and a son. My older daughter is finishing medical school. My younger daughter and son are severely disabled with autism. This experience has been emotionally difficult for me. But it has also helped me to empathize with others who have serious illnesses. As an environmental epidemiologist, I regularly encounter people suffering health effects from exposures to toxic chemicals. For more than 15 years, I have been working with retired Marines who were stationed at Camp Lejeune, NC when the drinking water was highly contaminated with cancer-causing chemicals. Hundreds of thousands of Marines and their family members, and civilians Frank Bove working on base, were exposed to the contamination from the early 1950s to the mid-1980s. Many have cancers and health. From 1986 to 1991, I was a research scientist at the NJ other diseases likely due to their exposures. What has been Department of Health conducting studies of environmental uplifting to me is to witness how some of those exposed at exposures to toxic chemicals and cancers, birth defects, pre- Camp Lejeune, with no background in science or politics, have term birth and low birth weight. become politically active and self-taught environmental health Since 1991, I have continued this research at CDC. I have experts. It has been rewarding to work with them. been active on social justice and environmental justice issues continuously since I left Haverford. What activities are you involved in? Since 1991, I have worked as an environmental epidemiologist Information about your family at an agency that is part of the Centers for Disease Control in I have two daughters and a son. My oldest, Joanna (age 33), is Atlanta. For many years, I have been the board president of in medical school in Seattle and competes in ironman races. a grassroots environmental justice organization in Georgia. I My younger daughter Leah (age 31), and my son Victor (age continue to be active on social justice and environmental justice 28) have autism and reside at the Stewart Home School in issues. Sporadically, I jam with others playing rock, folk, blues, Frankfort KY. I have been married and divorced twice. Two of bluegrass, (etc.) on my 12-string acoustic guitar. my brothers live in the Philadelphia area and a third brother lives in Kauai, Hawaii. What have you done since Haverford? I was a lightweight rower in college but only made it to the What are your favorite Haverford memories? junior varsity eight. While attending college, I worked summers My favorite memory was working on the independent research as a laborer at shipyards in Chester PA and Sparrows Point project on the “new left” during my senior year. It was a great MD. Being young and feeling invincible, I was oblivious to learning experience. I also have fond memories of rowing my the hazards of asbestos and solvent exposures. Many years senior year although we lost the national race in a photo finish. later, I learned about the health effects of these exposures I enjoyed chemistry and English classes during my junior year. I and it motivated me to pursue a career in environmental was a lousy wrestler but it did get me into shape! and occupational health. After graduating from college and briefly studying philosophy in grad school, I quit grad school Thoughts on retirement, aging, and your future plans? and worked full time from 1975 to 1982 as an organizer for I am the principal investigator on a major epidemiological several social justice and environmental organizations in the study of cancers among Marines and civilian workers at Camp Boston area. I also played guitar in a political folk/bluegrass Lejeune that will take four more years to complete. After that I band in Boston for a few years. In 1982 I entered public intend to retire from CDC, finally take some music lessons, and health school and earned my masters in environmental health do some writing on social justice issues. I would like to join my and my doctorate jointly in epidemiology and occupational daughter in a half-ironman race but I may be too old for that.
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Clifford Blair Cohn [email protected]
Just the facts!!!! In the late ‘70s as part of litigation with a family After Haverford went business, where amongst to Brandeis and was other things I sued my much too interested in grandmother, I became a politics, partying and director of a public company women, not necessarily and eventually a designated in that order. As a result director for an investment I dropped out for a firm which specialized in semester, making my takeovers, leading me to sit father so hysterical that on the boards of a number I was never going to of companies (including two continue my education, involving women’s fashions.) that he got me a job working with a lawyer After running around a lot which led to my true in the late 70s-80s, including calling. a stint at a nudist camp, which is the subject of my Brandeis Radical with now famous Marshall Herskovitz and “Stanley Bing” After graduation I unpublished novel, I met worked for a year for Magda, a recent émigré my father’s construction from Poland, in 1986, married her in 1990 and company as an after repeated unsuccessful estimator. Highlights in vitro attempts, adopted included cutting my Matthew, when he was 2 days hair and getting my ear old, in 1991. We moved from pierced…yes after 45 center city Philadelphia to years it is still pierced. Villanova. Despite Groucho’s remonstrations, I joined Deciding that numbers Radnor Valley Country Club, were not my strong suit, which has been the source I attended University of lots of golf, great joy, of Miami Law School, and very close friends, who interning in the Public most importantly helped me Defender’s Office, got survive the untimely death of married, moved back my Magda in 2007. to Philadelphia and My first wedding with “my boys”, My son, Matt and I visiting Rick shortly thereafter got Dallas Dixon and Rick Schwertner Schwertner’s house in Jonesport Maine After a friend’s son was divorced. diagnosed, immediately after his bris, I embarked on a 20-year affiliation with the National Because I didn’t know any better, in 1978 I started my own Hemophilia Foundation which culminated with me on the practice, which has morphed from criminal defense to personal national board. injury to commercial litigation and now for the last 25 years has been primarily plaintiff’s legal malpractice. While suing other Of all the things that I have done in my life, my involvement with lawyers may not make me popular among some in my profession, it a community where vast numbers of hemophiliacs were infected does my soul good. with HIV by tainted blood products, was the most rewarding.
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My step-father, a world famous philosopher, originally from Barcelona, and my mother, who is still alive, a leading animal rights activist, have led me to involvement in a series of organizations, and many fascinating adventures, including meeting the King and Queen of Spain.
In a fluke of cosmic proportions, I won Radnor Valley’s 2013 Senior Golf Championship and due to Ted Peter’s leadership, I was inducted into The Haverford School Athletic Hall of Fame, as a member of the 1968 Pennsylvania state lacrosse champions.
In 2015, after meeting on match.com, I married Pamela Ward, an Irish Catholic Architect, in a My wife Pamela and I mixed Irish Jewish ceremony. My son Matthew, now 28, full time millennial, has been trying to figure out what he wants to do when he grows up is now back in school.
What a ride it’s been! Incredible joy, unspeakable sadness and it’s not over. I intend to go out kicking and screaming!
Winning in my first TV tournament
James Evans
The more I think about how to get a snapshot of my last 50 years on paper so I can contribute to this golden anniversary edition of our esteemed Haligoluk, the more difficult the task seems. So, how do you unpack 50 years of living into a brief narrative? Well don’t ask me, because I have no idea! But, here goes…
The experiences that have shaped my life are as varied as the people in it – playing in bands with guys who have become lifelong friends; working with smart, passionate people who have taught me so much about how to think and collaborate with others; being married to my soul mate and best friend for 37 years, taking this wild and sometimes tumultuous voyage together and landing safely on the beach; parenting a son and a daughter who have grown into admirable adults and bring us great joy; seeing the Allman Brothers play live at the Fillmore East until 4:30 AM on March 13th 1971. There are more, too numerous to mention.
My wife Hildy and I
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My wife, Hildy Montaigne, and I live just outside Philadelphia in Wyndmoor, and are both working full time Andrew Fisher in professions that we truly enjoy. After running restaurants [email protected] and hotels for 20 years, I moved into the field of learning and development, working to improve performance for organizations and their employees. Hildy has been a Pilates What experiences and/ instructor for the past 20 years. Our two children are both or events have shaped married and live near enough to visit often, and our first your life? grandchild is due at the end of June. Son Jonathan is the Where do I begin? style director for Esquire Magazine’s digital property, and daughter Maggie is a director of digital at Chase Bank. We What activities are you all get together for the Christmas holidays and spend some involved in? time together each spring in Cape May, NJ where we went Right now, I am a doctor often as a family when they were young. practicing general internal medicine. Additionally, I continue to play drums and sing blues and rock and roll with other musicians, and my wife and I have Information about the pleasure of singing some of the world’s greatest choral your family music together in a 50 person choir. I have a wife and 3 kids. My oldest child is a PhD in physics and interested in quantum field theory. But he recently got a job with DuPont in artificial intelligence. My next oldest is a doctor working in infectious diseases. “So, how do you unpack 50 years She lives in Denver and has one child who is due to turn 2 shortly. My youngest also lives in Denver and works as a of living into a brief narrative? social worker. Well don’t ask me, because I have What are your favorite Haverford memories? no idea! But, here goes…” I could say none, but that would be too snarky.
I fondly remember Haverford for a few great teachers – Ron Brown, Bo Dixon, and, yes, “Chopper” Jameson. But, mostly for teaching me how to learn and to think critically. And there was, of course, the senior prank one year when the Animals’ “We Gotta Get Out of This Place” came out of the organ during assembly in Wilson Hall. A true classic!
As far as retirement and aging goes, I will reflect upon those topics later when I get there, ‘cause I’m not retired and I don’t feel real old just yet (except when I have to get up in the middle of the night). But, I am grateful for all of life’s experience, the modicum of wisdom gained, and the opportunity to truly appreciate each day I can get up and enjoy the gifts I have.
’69 Philosophy Club
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What experiences and/or events have shaped your life? A great family, wonderful caring parents, tremendous friends and a successful career.
What activities are you involved in? I retired in 2011. I volunteer for several organizations.
What have you done since Haverford? 37 years in outside Sales with Westec Security, Xerox, T-Mobile, Chase Bank and Bank of America.
Information about your family No wife, No kids, NO stress and NO drama ... all by choice!!!
What are your favorite Haverford memories? Senior Year and my Independent Study Project at WFIL-TV. “No wife, no kids, no stress and no Thoughts on retirement, aging, and your future plans? drama ... all by choice!!!” All in great in my first 7 years. My health is good so I am a very lucky man.
John C. Gerbner
The Haverford Years Some interesting extracurricular activities that I remember from I had an interesting and eventful four years at the Haverford the Haverford years were: School. The academic environment was stringent, interesting • Being the keyboard player (for a short time) in the and challenging. I especially enjoyed ancient history with Mr. “Misunderstuds” rock band with classmates Jamie Evans and Maeneck, English with a number of teachers, German with Pierce Gardner, and some others – I forget who. Had to quit Herr Eddy (who called me Herr Gerbermacher) and Art when the guy who had lent me his keyboard wanted it back. with Mr. Finch. That was me – always interested in arts and humanities. Math and science not so much, although for some • Going to two of the big peace marches against the Vietnam reason I became fascinated with the one third of the physics War – NYC and DC. My parents forbade me to go the DC year in which we studied optics with Mr. Kolb. “Is light made of march (worried about my safety) so I snuck out and went with particles or waves?” (Both) Dave Zlotnick. Wore my Haverford School jacket and a Main Line Times reporter saw me, interviewed me, and published a Of course, sports was a significant part of school – I had a pretty story – including my brilliant quote in the paper. Sorry, pre- intense time with cross country and track. I did a lot of running internet, can’t check out my story. at Haverford. • Getting my hair cut at a barber shop in Bryn Mawr after Dr. Parker told me in the middle of the day to leave and not come back until my hair was shorter.
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John Gerbner continued
Life Since Haverford – College Years Life Since Haverford – Work After Haverford, went right into Penn for 4 years undergraduate When I graduated from Penn I decided that, in order to and 3 ½ years architecture school, ending up with a BA and a inform my work as an architect, I should actually build some March. buildings. So I worked for various builders and design builders for a while, then worked for an architecture firm GBQC for 6 Had a great time at Penn, met some people who became my years before joining EwingCole in 1984. Been there ever since. friends for life, and best of all met my wife Anne Jarvis just a We have a rotating executive leadership; I was the President year before I graduated from architecture school. from 2005 – 2011 and the CEO from 2011 – 2017. We design buildings for healthcare, lab and manufacturing, government, Life Since Haverford – Family academic, museums, and sports – including Citizens Bank Park So Anne and I married in July of 1977, rented a carriage house and Met Life Stadium. in Overbrook, then bought a bungalow in Narberth. It was Some of my projects have included an addition to Chestnut a kit house – shipped to the building site by Aladdin Homes Hill Hospital, the Federal Detention Center at 7th and Arch, and erected in 1924. How do I know? When I demolished a the Philadelphia Family Court at 15th and Arch, and the section of the house, I noticed that the building paper used was Hospital for Advanced Medicine for Geisinger in Danville PA. actually newspapers with headlines about the 1924 Olympics that were dramatized in the movie “Chariots of Fire”. I designed and built an addition to that house – took me 2 years building after work and on weekends. We moved to Chestnut Hill in 1994 and bought a 1870’s Victorian house, where we still live.
We also built a family. Katie (1983), Erzsi (1986) and Emily (1988). All wonderful, smart, beautiful children and now wonderful, smart and beautiful women. They all went to Germantown Friends School, where my wife has taught English in the same department as Lisa Burns, wife of John Burns, Haverford classmate, basketball star and fellow German student with Herr Eddy. Katie is a professor of history at the University of Minnesota, has a husband and From right to left: Me, my wife Anne, our daughter Katie with her husband Sean and two children two daughters. Erzsi works at Stripe Clarissa (Issa) and Ilona (Lolo), our middle daughter Erzsi, husband Jon and daughter Harper, in San Francisco and lives in Orinda and our youngest daughter Emily with her wife Amy. The picture was taken in our living room over with her husband and one daughter. Christmas 2017 Emily works at Harper Collins, and lives in Greenpoint, Brooklyn “...we also built a family. Katie (1983), with her wife Amy. Minnesota and California are further away than we Erzsi (1986) and Emily (1988). All wonderful, would like, but we still manage to see all our extended family a fair amount, smart, beautiful children and now wonderful, between Christmas, Thanksgiving, other trips, and a week every summer smart and beautiful women. ” at Pocono Lake Preserve.
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Besides architecture, I have enjoyed bicycle riding. I started Retirement? commuting to work in 1977 and still ride to work from Not yet. Chestnut Hill to 7th and Arch Street, weather permitting. I have also continued my interest in art – drawing in pencil, ink and doing etchings. In 1976, I sold drawings and etchings of Philadelphia on the street at Elfreth’s Alley, and was in the Rittenhouse Art Show for a few years as well. Art has taken a back seat to family and architecture but now is starting to move back up a bit.
Our family from this past summer at Pocono Lake Preserve. My wife Anne and I in Budapest, June 2019
Richard J. Green [email protected]
What experiences and/or events have shaped your life? My parents, great people and role models. Working for my Father, a brilliant businessman. My Grandparents, especially my paternal Grandfather, whose pursuit of knowledge and service to his family, associates and community profoundly influenced my world view.
My children, who have opened my eyes and my heart to life as no other experience could.
Haverford School, for teaching me how to thrive in a competitive world and, with some of the extraordinary people I met, showing me what excellence looked and felt like.
Mentors like Herb Barness, Herman Sandler, Arlin Adams, who took me under their wings and were generous with their time and talents with me.
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A few good lifelong friends who have somehow been able to • Founder, Chairman and owner of Verde Capital Corp, a real bear my company and have, in different ways, shown me by estate investment company. example, how to make a living and how to live a life. • Named Most Admired CEO by the Philadelphia Business Journal 2015 Learning, by observation and then participation, what courage, tenacity, grit, service and leadership look and feel like, and to • Recipient of Haverford School’s Distinguished Alumni Award never be fully satisfied with what has been accomplished. 2015 • Named Drexel University Business Leader of the Year 2017 What activities are you involved in? • U of P Health System Trustee Information about your family Divorced with 3 adult children, Brittany, a lawyer working for • Franklin Institute Trustee the DA in Delaware County, Pa.; Jeffrey, a HS grad, who is • Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia Board of Trustees working with me at Firstrust as an Analyst; and Julia, who is a • Jewish Federation Housing Inc., focusing on providing low junior at Tulane University. income housing for the elderly Living in Bryn Mawr....having made it successfully from living • Haverford School Board of Trustees ( during John Stoviak’s in Haverford...all the way to Bryn Mawr. Green Valley Country tenure as Chairman) 2010-14 Club, Squires , and Caves Valley Golf Course member. • Council of Depository Institutions Advisory Council Union League Member, Fitler Club Founding Member. (CDIAC) of the Federal Reserve Board 2009-11 • Chairman of the CDIAC for the Philadelphia Federal Reserve What are your favorite Haverford memories? 2011-12 Playing Football and Lacrosse and the life lessons learned doing so and camaraderie that accompanied those activities. • Lehigh Valley Health Network Board of Trustees 1997-2011 Great men...great teachers...great role models like: • Limited Partner in the World Champion Philadelphia Eagles Bo Dixon since 1994 Robert Jamison • Co Founder Don McBride and owner “Learning, by observation and then participation, what courage, Learning what of the tenacity, grit, service and leadership look and feel like, and to never excellence Conde Naste looked and felt perennial be fully satisfied with what has been accomplished.” like as a result award winning of hard work Grace Bay and pride in my Club resort in Turks and Caicos in 2001 performance. • Enthusiast golfer and SCUBA participant EA Day, Playing for the Interac Championship in Football. Playing for the State Championship in Lacrosse What have you done since Haverford? • Tufts University BA Thoughts on retirement, aging, and your future plans? • SMU/University of Pennsylvania Law Schools JD Along with many of us, it is hard to imagine that this is our 50th reunion. I have no thoughts of retirement, only of a gradual • Wharton MBA lessening/delegation of my duties and hopefully, to my son, if we are both lucky and wise enough to figure what that looks and 1978 started working for my Father and Grandfather at Firstrust feels like. I have been blessed in so many ways, and look forward Bank as General Counsel right after Graduate Schools. Worked to continuing to serve the community in some meaningful way, in all aspects of the business until in 1995 I became President including leading our family foundation. Taking more time to and CEO. enjoy the Caribbean, to enjoy my association with the Eagles, to • CEO and Board Chairman since 2015. CEO and Chairman of watch my children continue to grow and mature and ultimately, Semperverde Holding Company, which owns Firstrust Banks, to find someone that they can build a family of their own with which is now a $3.4Billion Community Bank headquartered and do well and do good. in Conshohocken, Pa.
19 John M. Groff [email protected]
What experiences and/ After five great years (leave work at 5:30 in the summer; in the or events have shaped ocean 5 minutes later) we decided it was time to return to the your life? Philadelphia area where my research interests were and have This made me think of been there since. the big question—what do you want to be when What activities are you involved in? you grow up. My dream Growing up I used to bike around the area, and then after when very young of being sixteen drive, scouting the great houses, old estates and an automobile designer remnants of once grand gardens. That was in the days when a or architect never went teenager could wander around a property without creating total far. I discovered I had alarm. I took photos, did research in the libraries, talked with no talent for drawing people who knew these places well. I began collecting books on or math. So that wasn’t Philadelphia history and architectural design. This evolved into happening. But I could my preservation activities, serving on historical commissions, pursue architectural Winterthur, 2012 advising on local history and lecturing. My particular focus and design history and my is the country houses, gentleman farms, and gardens of the curiosity about the area where we grew up—the Main Line Main Line, 1865-1940. I have fifteen different lectures I give and Philadelphia. Mr. Brownlow sparked the history interest. on elements of those topics and continue to add to my files. It expanded when studying history and archaeology at Bates My dream retirement project is to turn this all into a book. I College and graduate work at the University of Wisconsin. The have had the opportunity to study in Rome and in England big change was being selected to attend the Winterthur Program and travel around this country to see houses and gardens and in Early American Culture of the University of Delaware where great museums, usually with fellow cultural or architectural I received my M.A. and found a good fit that launched me on a historians. museum career. When we moved back to Devon in 1989 I was looking for something different to do outdoors. I was talking with Stock Like many our age, I married soon after I graduated from college Illoway (Haverford Class of 1961) and he told me about and last year celebrated 45 wonderful years with my wife Diane. beagling—sort of like fox hunting but on foot with beagles In 1984 we decided to throw caution to the wind and move to chasing rabbits. Cape Cod. We had been going to Nantucket for a while, but the Cape seemed a bit closer to civilization in the winter months He was Master and Huntsman of the Ardrossan Beagles. I (Boston and Newport). We thought I’d give it a try and went without jobs in hand 30 years later it is still my (youthful confidence) and main sporting activity. Along things did come together. the way I served as Master I became Director of the and Huntsman for a while, Osterville Historical Society, competing several times a year which is a great museum for at the National Beagle Trials local boating history, and very in Aldie, Virginia, and became involved in local community involved in the preservation organizations and preservation of the historic buildings and activities. Diane continued land where they are held. My with library work. (note when wife also greatly enjoyed it, both of you work for non- assisting for many years both profits it is not a pathway to out hunting and at the kennels. wealth, but it is to a good life). (I am not going to try and In the 350th Anniversary for the Town of Barnstable Parade, 1989
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“Growing up I used to bike around the area, and then after sixteen drive, scouting the great houses, old estates and remnants of once grand gardens.” explain all of this—let me know and I’ll take you out sometime. generations of the same Quaker family—Wistars and Haines. There are many Haverford alumni who are members of This was a dream job in so many ways. Important house. Ardrossan Beagles and Stock Illoway is currently Master). Original furnishings that spanned the generations. An early 19th century rose garden. For many years we have attended various horse And over 100,000 shows, steeplechase races, documents, bills of and other equestrian events, sale, books that told a which we still do today. comprehensive story of Philadelphia’s growth. I so After we moved back from enjoyed Wyck, its staff, and Cape Cod we continued a great Board, but in 2006 I to visit each summer, but was scouted by Winterthur spent the most time on to take on the role of Dir. of Nantucket, still our favorite Public Programs overseeing place despite all the change visitor service, education and development since we and tours. It was a big leap first started going. in scale from a twelve room house to a 175 room du Pont What have you done family mansion with nearly since Haverford? 100,000 objects—American I already mentioned my With the Ardrossan Beagles, 1996 antiques and fine arts-- set educational pursuits on 1000 acres with a very after Haverford. When well-known garden, and a I completed my studies large library. However, since at Winterthur Museum I had studied there it wasn’t I landed a job at the too hard to reacquaint myself. Philadelphia Maritime 2014 was a big year for me Museum as Registrar/ and for Winterthur with Asst. Curator. I had the our exhibition “Costumes opportunity to do several of Downton Abbey” that exhibitions, including one tripled our attendance. I on the Titanic, and work enjoyed co-curating that, but on an expansion of the never thought I’d need to building. This was when know so much about period it was still on Chestnut dress. In 2015 my position Street before moving changed a bit and I became to the waterfront and Estate Historian and Dir. becoming Independence of Interpretation. Having Seaport Museum. Wyck in Germantown co-curated one theatrical costume exhibition, I was Then came the Cape Cod sojourn until 1989. Returning to tapped for our next, opening March 30, 2019, featuring 40 Philadelphia I catalogued an extensive archive of a notable costumes from the Netflix series The Crown about the British family dating to the 17th century. My wife worked in the local Royal family. I have been intrigued to learn more about British library. In 1990 I became Exec. Director of Wyck, an historic history, the royal family and all the pomp and regalia. house and garden in Germantown that had belonged to nine
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Information about your family Diane and I have now lived for 20 years in a house from the misbehaving. Mr. Brownlow’s history class did finally make 1890s in Berwyn. She has been at Agnes Irwin for over 20 me interested in learning—even economic history. And a lot years as a librarian and teaching information literacy. (I think a of memories are of the Dramatic Club and working on stage number of us dated Irwin girls back in the day, so it is fun to still managing and lighting, with Ken Balin in the lead for so be connected to the school). Never had children, but many dogs many things. over the years (especially Corgis and Airedale Terriers) and we keep backyard chickens in an ambitious, if not always successful I remember the great architect Louis Kahn speaking to us and vegetable garden. being bewildered by his very innovative design, now I would like to live in a modernist house. What are your favorite Haverford memories? As a lifer I remember transitions as new buildings were added or Thoughts on retirement, aging, and your future plans? old ones remodeled. Did we really have a senior lounge where I am in a glide towards retirement. When a new person is found we could smoke or is that a memory conflated with college? I for the position now to be called Dir. of Visitor Engagement at recall Dr. Severinghaus as kind and older. Mr. Parker as younger Winterthur, I will just be Estate Historian, although continue as but intimidating. Never quite sure where I stood with Mr. a senior manager. This will be an opportunity to introduce new Dutill. I was a lackluster student until Mr. Jameson patiently material into tours and expand interpretation of the broader tried to teach me to write in proper sentences (not sure he was estate. And how long I will continue in that role I am not sure. completely successful) and I remember his steely glare when There are a number of retirement projects that are enticing me.
“Basic Training and training as a Combat Engineer while I was in Gibson Hale the PA National Guard was transforming to a degree.” [email protected]
What experiences and/ Information about your family or events have shaped Wife Jan of 38 years. Our daughter Amy 24 and our your life? granddaughter Kaylee 11 months. Amy is also a Widener Basic Training and graduate from the Hospitality Program. She had some nice training as a Combat intern jobs at the Diamond Club at Citizens Bank Park. She is Engineer while I was in now a Restaurant Manager here in Connecticut. the PA National Guard was transforming to a What are your favorite Haverford memories? degree. It made me more Brownlow. Buckley. Boyer. John Gallagher. George Dorrance. tolerant of the crap in life Lee Groseclose. George Porter. FADA. 120lb football team and reinforced my strong Coached by Neil belief that maintaining a Buckley. John Gallagher sense of humor is very important. was spectacular. An Becoming a Father tops everything and now I have a honor to have played granddaughter. with him. He threw me the only touchdown I What activities are you involved in? ever scored in school. My wife and I live with my daughter in Connecticut and He ran one way and I take care of my granddaughter. I also enjoy my animal everybody on the other companions. I don’t sit still for long. Fitbit be praised. Don’t team ran after him. I stop moving. I am looking forward to exploring the trails ran my pass pattern nearby this spring. the other way. I was all alone and John What have you done since Haverford? tossed a perfect pass to Graduated Widener University 1975 majoring in Economics. me. Special. We were Worked as a IT Manager for 40 years for various companies. undefeated and not Mostly Banks. scored on that season. Bermuda, 1970s 22 The Haverford School | Class of 1969 | 50th Reunion Gibson Hale continued
Hurricane Agnes Duty Amy, Mom and Dad, Commencement, Widener
Thoughts on retirement, aging, and your future plans? I have been retired over 2 years. I walk a lot and think of writing stories. Someday I will.
For the last 7 months I have been taking care of my granddaughter everyday as my daughter and her partner work hard to live in a nice home in Sandy Hook, Connecticut. I would not change a thing.
Looking forward to spending some time in Kennebunkport Maine. Body boarding at Gooch’s beach. The best. And yes I can still do it. It ain’t pretty but it’s fun. Granddaughter
Ted Hill [email protected]
What experiences and/or events have shaped your life? • Haverford starting in third grade • Princeton ’73 (majored in English; see “Mistakes”, below); did NOT join the SDS • Villanova Law JD ’76 and LL.M. (Taxation) ’83 • CPA (inactive) • Married three times, starting in 1973; married Beth in 2009 • Two sons (one’s a FedEx pilot, one’s an engineering inspector) • Entire professional career in tax management; retired from ARAMARK in 2003 after ten years as VP, Tax and VP, Investor Relations • After college, lived on Main Line (twice), in Chicago (ten years) and currently Asheville, NC (visitors welcome) • Heavily involved in charitable organizations in PHL and Asheville As Salvation Army Chairman
23 Mistakes • Majored in English in college (thanks, Chopper); should have been an engineer or geologist • Went to law school right after college; really needed to do something non-academic, should have joined the Navy • Got married one week after graduating from college; should have joined the Navy • Lived in Chicago for ten years (OK professionally but a lousy place to live)
Good decisions • Princeton • Beth
Worst Job • None, really; some were more challenging than others
Best Work Experiences • After Haverford, four summers building swimming pools; learned a lot about construction but worked with many people with way different backgrounds than mine; learned to appreciate all kinds of people With wife, Beth • Public accounting; learned to work ridiculously long hours under stress; made many (but not all) challenges later in professional life seem pretty small • ARAMARK; great company, terrific staff and managers
What makes me happy now • Beth • Children and grandchildren • Work with church, food pantry, Salvation Army, Rotary
What makes me miserable now Nothing Asheville Neighbor
Sons & Grandsons Other Children
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Richard Ivey [email protected]
What experiences and/or events have shaped your life? Spent some months after college traveling around Pennsylvania, picking up jobs in a machine shop, selling ads for the Germantown Courier, and the occasional reporting assignment. Wanted to be a writer back then, and experience life outside the Main Line. Real physical labor and new friends motivated me to better use the great education I received at Haverford.
What activities are you involved in? Volunteer as a docent at George Marshall’s House in Leesburg, Virginia; local Hunger Relief; and HOA board member. Travel, hiking, bridge. A fan of progressive rock music, I have supported and helped film several shows.
What have you done since With Peggy, my two daughters Haverford? and their husbands BA in English and Math from Penn State in 1973. Worked as a network What are your favorite Haverford management software developer memories? for Sprint and Alcatel, then as a Mr. Bailey’s clarifying calculus classes, Project Manager for ITT in the Mr. Boyle’s discussions on “A Separate defense contracting world. Peace”, learning the first thing about physics from Mr. Kolb always writing Information about your family f=ma on the board, and of course the Married for 35 years, until my wife ever-approachable, Mr. Dorr. passed in 2015. Remarried in 2017 to Peggy, a widow who ran her own Thoughts on retirement, aging, and preschool until recent retirement. I your future plans? have two daughters, each with great The first person I told I was going husbands. One lives nearby, in to my 50th high school reunion, easy walking distance, the other in frowned and said “Oooh… Don’t Trappe, PA. One grandchild, Luke, do that!” But you’ve got to keep 2. Also close to Peggy’s sons from moving, keep learning, keep meeting her first marriage. Me with Grandson Luke challenges.
“A fan of progressive rock music, I have supported and helped film several shows.”
25 Peter C. Johnson [email protected]
What experiences and/or events have shaped your life? • Travel to West Africa during college to help build a school house in Nigeria. • Working a year in construction and realizing how much I liked being outdoors and building structures. • Living in France for 2 years after college. • Being happily married for 34 years and having 2 great kids. • Being self employed, working with families to build their homes.
What activities are you involved in? Being self employed is time consuming but in my spare time I play golf and tennis with my wife and friends, mountain and road biking, triathlons with my son and daughter.
What have you done since Haverford? • After 4 years at Middlebury College, travel to West Africa and France. With Colby, Jeanie and Gordon • Moved to Charlottesville, VA, where I bought, renovated, and sold old houses. Daughter, Jeanie, 29. Also graduate of JMU. Now working in • Met my wife playing tennis. D.C. as energy and sustainability consultant for such buildings as the International Monetary Fund. • Started custom home building business. • Now building high performance, energy efficient, and What are your favorite Haverford memories? sustainable houses. Sports, “hacking” around with friends!
Information about your family Thoughts on retirement, aging, and your future plans? Wife: Colby Gordon Johnson. She has been a huge help in As I’m just beginning to slow down still a work in progress. running my business and supporting me as well as the best Will definitely stay active as long as possible. Hope to travel Mom to our 2 children. Son Gordon, 32. Graduated from some and develop new goals. James Madison University in Virginia, avid mountain biker and water enthusiast. Now my partner in building and will be taking over soon.
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Greg Kane [email protected]
What experiences and/or events have shaped your life? Encountering the defects in people’s character and the havoc it can produce have lead me to the conclusion that people are basically bad and people of strong character rare.
What activities are you involved in? Competing against Major Oil Companies around their major domestic discoveries. Raising all manner of hell until I drop with a special focus on complacency.
What have you done since Haverford? Trying to seize the day and learning to cope with occasional butter fingers in the process. EOG Buda – Largest Discovery in US Information about your family • I have and treasure a wonderful sister – Julia and her family Returned to Princeton studying analytic philosophy with the • My cat and dog Greatest Philosophy Faculty in the World and finally learned to like WASPs at Ivy Club. And that was all I desired of exposure • A lost love to Higher Learning and Institutional behavior for the rest of my • A few loyal friends lifetime.
What are your favorite Haverford memories? Got in the Oil Business in New Orleans. And I loved it. Playing on the ‘69 Varsity Lacrosse Team and being off the bench Money is huge and risk is everywhere. Decided to specialize in on man down defense courtesy and John Burns & Kurt Koull finding title defects in major discoveries. Made my investors a lot (sp?) of money. Made a lot of enemies.
Thoughts on retirement, aging, and your future plans? Lived the high life. Spent money like water. Got known as a • No plans to retire – love my work. “player” and attracted many friends and admirers along the way. Had a spate of bad wells in mid 2000’s. Went broke. Had to really • Aging – No health problems yet and I didn’t grow in wisdom dial back on the high life. Friends and admirers vanished. Even like promised. the bartenders wanted cash up front. • Future Plans – Work on a giant oil discovery in Texas – EOG Buda
GREG KANE – RETROSPECT Left Haverford School for Princeton in 1969. Tried Fast Physics and Hard Science and got left in the blocks. Didn’t like Left Wing politics generated by Vietnam and the coercion to join the mob. Made me allergic to groups and all forms of enthusiasm for “positive” political change that is just a smokescreen for totalitarianism and the obliteration of the individual. We see it today in its most virulent form.
Dropped out of Princeton and happily built Ships at Sun Ship in Chester. Played Club Lacrosse and started a post collegiate club structure that has over 50 club teams for adult play nationally. Stripping Plant – #1 Oil Discovery In US 27 Greg Kane continued
Devoted last five years to a careful study of an EOG Play on tight carbonates that blanket 6-8 counties in Central Texas. Infrastructure is being built now. Looks like the biggest field ever found in North America at 30-40 Billion BOE.
So I plan to hit it hard. Make my detractors wince and “leave the world for me to bustle in” Richard III: (1.1.16) Harp Unit – #1 Oil Discovery in US
Robert Lamp [email protected]
What experiences and/or events have shaped your life? This category could easily evolve into a biography, but I’ll keep it short. • The education at Haverford was exceptional. It taught out of the box thinking and creative solutions. I have been told that I am not only drumming a different tune, but I am my own marching band. Only a few times, have I come across problems that did not have solutions. • The Barnes Foundation classes taught by De-Mazia were fantastic. Its approach to understanding and appreciating art opened my eyes to not only “art” but to the patterns and relationships that surround us. It was one reason I became an urban and regional planner. • The last that will be mentioned is the “tutoring” we did. It showed the real gap between what we took for granted and what the disadvantaged faced. It was to narrow that gap that I worked on helping to finance housing, particularly in Indian Country. Last day at work
What have you done since Haverford? Along the way I married and divorced and have a wonderful I am a staunch believer in continuing education until you son who is now in Florida. Now retired from the government, reach 75. At Union College, I majored in history, sociology/ I may decide to be learn more about special needs housing in anthropology and drinking. My thesis was generally along the DC area? the lines of a changing economy on the social structure of the Navajo. Unfortunately, the requirements for a double major Information about your family changed so I didn’t get the sociology degree. With my brother’s passing, I am now an elder of the clan. It is Later I added some art and decided on a master’s in planning hard to believe that my son, Andy, is in his 30s and recently from George Washington University in DC. The planning moved to Florida. My nieces and nephews are in Georgia goal was to assist in developing affordable housing. and Alaska. With so few immediate family members, I have unofficially adopted or been adopted into another family. This led to directing community development in a small town, commercial real estate lending, secondary mortgage market What are your favorite Haverford memories? to HUD with guarantee financing in Indian Country. Being a “lifer” there are a lot of memories, which makes
28 The Haverford School | Class of 1969 | 50th Reunion Robert Lamp continued picking some Thoughts on retirement, favorites a aging, and your future challenge. Instead “The education at Haverford was plans? of favorites, I’ll Just retired and started just pick some that exceptional. It taught out of the box chilling. Years ago, I come readily to read that retirement is mind. working at what you • In 7-8 grade we thinking and creative solutions. ” want too. Unfortunately, had after lunch the number of choices is “football” games unlimited. What it will that seemed more like rugby. The unlimited hordes on each be is not yet clear. Whatever I pick will be fun, part time and side were fantastic. something that continues to give back to those less fortunate. • Chemistry class was a blast. True, there was a tendency to get out of control. My favorite was placing magnesium strips in the My free time has been filled with activities. When the weather outlets. Too bad the light shows were short. We were creatively gets warmer, there will definitely be travel. I have a bunch of controlled with simple questions that really made you stop and states as well as countries that need a visit. It is also way past think. “Where do the bubbles come from in boiling water?” time that I pick up my oils and start painting again. • The odd can of beer in the soda machine. Why was I so unlucky to not have won one?
Mark Laskin [email protected]
Following the stint of public health work and baby deliveries in Tonga vaccination programs I ‘enjoyed’ a few years first in the Surgeon Generals Office and was traded for a high draft pick to the Carter White House to work on drug policy and international health, based mainly I think on my extensive drug use at University.
When Carter lost in 1980 I was shifted to the Foreign Service. My poor French formed at Haverford from dodging blackboard erasers from our young French teacher, got me transferred first to Haiti and next to a regional Embassy in Barbados where it took a crowbar to drag me out after 5 years transferring to work for Planned Parenthood (like drug policy – extensive experience with contraception in earlier years no doubt satisfied them of my overwhelming qualification. My poor Spanish, easily confused for Portuguese, Spanish or Italian depending on the listener, Peter principled me to the London With Olya Laskin at Haverford Regatta Event HQ. PP has local affiliates (like the voluble US affiliate) in 179 For me, starting with the Peace Corps in Tonga I left the USA countries with about 11.000 clinics and about 100,000 staff. more or less permanently in 1979 after the required years A reorganization found me as Chief Operating Officer and of university life first University of Virginia then Medical I spent 13 years trying to herd cats, aging me about 25 years in College of Virginia. the process.
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After a few years as a single Dad I found a great gig running a Scott Fisher as we knew him, Jim, of 1969. The original Scott foundation based out of the Cayman Islands funded by resident has passed through England however installing his daughter billionaires and many of the 500+ banks based there until my to a uni year in Wales. (where the original, Haverford, Bryn now current retirement between England, Italy, and Moldova Mawr, Narbeth, Marion, Bala Cynwyd, Radnor etc exist.) I (where my wife has served as chief of psychiatry in the main have (a confirmed) 4 children to date in a ‘blended’ family teaching hospital). Here again my lack of language facility living around the globe and probably numerous other children has made me incomprehensible in a wide number of local around the globe as result of what one professionally and languages. For this, my comic relief worthy skills in finance/ euphemistically calls ‘contraceptive method failure’. math, and willingness to accept any stupid opportunity as importuned by Mr. Brownlow I thank Haverford unequivocally. My best wishes to you all in the 50th anniversary celebrations. My Facebook contact is listed as Mark Laskin in the Cayman I welcome renewed contact from old Haverfordians and was Islands where my heart and untaxed income still resides. at my very first alumni event in 2017 when the Haverford rowing team arrived in my English hometown of Henley-on- Thames. I met a Scott Fisher from Haverford who was not the
Thomas Lichtenberg [email protected]
What experiences and/or events have shaped your life? Up until a few years ago my work as a physician (internal medicine) mostly shaped my life. After Medical School in Germany (University of Duesseldorf and University of Muenster) I started work at one of the biggest hospitals in the country in Bremen, where I stayed for eight years ending up as a specialist in Internal Medicine. My wife became a pediatrician. Both our sons were born during that time. In 1986 we moved to Dortmund, where I was born, and I opened up a practice.
What activities are you involved in? Since 2013 I‘m retired, working as a doctor only for a few weeks during the year when I accompany small groups of people who want to have a doctor with them when they travel around the world. It’s a pretty nice job...
What have you done since Haverford? As mentioned above: study, work and have a family life with two boys.
Information about your family My wife and I live separately for the last years — we found out it‘s better for us. We are not divorced. Our sons have good jobs in their own fields and made a very happy grandfather out of me — two little girls and a boy to come very soon. Berlin, Brandenburg Gate
30 The Haverford School | Class of 1969 | 50th Reunion Thomas Lichtenberg continued David B. Lonsdorf [email protected]
Is there life after Haverford? Short answer – SURE! Longer answer – see below.
I spent the summer after high school driving a Yellow Cab in Philadelphia, and then lived in an Avalon, NJ beach house With Frank Porter in Germany for a month with Cliff Cohn and Jerry Connelly, while I worked as a busboy. In September I went to college at Yale in What are your favorite Haverford memories? what turned out to be a “turbulent time”. I got involved with A year of a very different life as to what I had experienced SDS (roommate’s idea) and took part in Yale’s first building before, at school as well as in family life. I enjoyed meeting takeover about two weeks after arriving. This started a lot of many interesting new people and was very surprised by campus anti-war protests that culminated in a general strike the level of education I came into contact with. in April. My freshman year ended in a haze of tear gas, a Black Panther trial, and national guardsmen with bayonets. Peter Johnson and I went on a crazy three-week VW tour of the West that summer to recuperate.
I played Baseball at Yale (pitcher), and remember staying up all night with Dallas Dixon sophomore year when we visited Princeton, before pitching a 2 hit shutout the next day, defeating the Ivy League champs. Junior year I got elected to “Skull and Bones”, a prestigious secret society, shortly before being dismissed from school for both academic reasons and because I’d led a couple of student protest marches (against the Vietnam War). The two sons having fun I came back to college after a year off – married and with a Thoughts on retirement, aging, and your future plans? baby on the way. Despite poor grades, I was planning to go As long as I hopefully will be able to I plan to continue to medical school. My wife, Betsy Bick, had been a local folk with a little bit of work, a lot of traveling, enjoy museums, singer, and kind of fell apart about three months after the baby concert houses all over the world, finally improve my up was born and ended up at Yale Hospital for two months in a to now rather poor knowledge of Italian and spend quite psychiatric ward. I learned Organic Chemistry while raising some time with my children and grandchildren. an infant – frequently taking him to class with me!
I got into one medical school (out of the 27 I applied to) – Cincinnati was looking for someone who was a “bit different”. I did well in Med School for two years until my wife’s Schizophrenia became full blown, and she had to be hospitalized, and eventually institutionalized. We divorced a year later. I finished the last two years of med school as a single parent – one of my greatest accomplishments, I feel.
After med school and internship, I married one of my classmates, Marilyn Chohaney, and we joined the US Indian Health Service, in order to pay back my government loans. We Malin with her grandfather took a four-year assignment in Bethel, Alaska with our 6 year- old son, Eric, and gave medical care to the Eskimos.
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We had a fabulous time, which included subsistence salmon fishing, and sled dog racing. At the end of four years, in 1984, we returned to “civilization”, aka Verona, Wisconsin (just outside Madison) to finish medical training and raise a family. We’re still there today.
We quickly had two more children – Richard (1984), and Katherine (1987), and became Family Medicine doctors. Over 35-year careers, we both did some group practice and some University of Wisconsin faculty work, and finally Urgent Care work. My proudest professional accomplishments include delivering over 1,000 babies, doing at least 125,000 office visits, helping to train over Our Family 100 new Family Doctors, being one of the few MDs in Madison to care for AIDS patients at the Richard (34) is a self-employed classical music producer, and beginning of the epidemic, and helping to “rescue” a Madison Katherine (31) is a journalist with National Public Radio, based Community Clinic that provides free or reduced care to producing “All Things Considered”. Marilyn and I are newly about 50,000 people annually today. retired – she is a professional classical flutist with a chamber group, and I volunteer with the Ice Age National Scenic Trail, I’m also proud that our three children are all thriving adults – restoring native prairies and oak savannas. We get few visitors in Eric (44) is a Conservation Biologist at University of Minnesota, the Midwest, but would welcome anyone from the class of 69!
Michael J. Margolies, M.D. [email protected]
Of course, it is somewhat unfathomable to perceive 50 years have gone by. I can certainly attribute my fortitude to my time spent at Haverford. After college I went to Penn Medical School followed by Residency at Penn and a career in Emergency Medicine. My initial work was in Center City Philadelphia and in 1986 after the birth of our first daughter we decided to make a move to the mainline suburbs which quickly morphed – after one to many winters – to a move to Florida. With contract signed on Miami Beach we began to look for a place to settle but with the edginess of “Miami Vice” days in Miami and some attendant problems which developed with the influx of Mariel Boatlift refugees my wife (formerly from Venezuela) no longer wished to move there. There is always another door to open ... another chapter to write ...
32 The Haverford School | Class of 1969 | 50th Reunion Michael Margolies continued
Pre-internet days meant Yellow Page searches and word of finished school (Masters programs) with my older daughter mouth which led to Boca Raton Community Hospital (Now married, living in London and working for the NHS and Boca Raton Regional) and settling there in 1987. Our second younger daughter living in Denver, Co. daughter was born in 1993 and both daughters are now
... more stairs to climb ... or descend ...... more sites to see and places to visit ...
.... old “fiends” to catch up with ...... as well as old “friends”!
Presently (past 4 years) an adjunct career developed into full many adventures and the opportunity to go places and see time Flight Medicine and most of my year entails traveling to sights that I never anticipated ... and the freedom to attend many parts of the world to repatriate patients to their home this “50th Haverford Reunion”. country’s medical system or a specialty hospital. It presents
33 Bruce Granville Miller [email protected]
What experiences and/or events have shaped your life? Set freshman record in high jump and university record in I had the chance to work with and watch several world- decathlon. Champion of Boston College Relays decathlon, leading coaches and teachers over many years. Work in medalist in IC4A, Penn Relays, New England championships. various places around the world and Brazilian anthropology Also, wrestled as a senior; medalist in New England friends in particular, who face overwhelming odds with championships. Then wrestled in west coast tournaments courage and grace. My with university athletes and greatest influence is my national team members, wife Laraine, who works until I was 31. My play daily with people facing sport, Scottish Games systemic discrimination. heavy events; Pacific Northwest champion, What activities are you retired from competition involved in? at 48. My time has been taken up with my work as Professor of anthropology, a board member and University of British chair of the collections Columbia, for thirty committee for seventeen years. Author of eight years with the Museum of books and a few hundred Vancouver, where I created journal articles and a repatriation policy, and chapters, mostly on the subsequent repatriation Indigenous peoples and of ancestors and belongings law and ethnography UBC photo to First Nations. Also on of Coast Salish. Oral the board of UBC Press History on Trial won the and several academic K.D. Srivastiva Prize for journals. I coach track and academic excellence and field athletes, including was presented as evidence the Byng high school in a case heard by the US team which has won the supreme court. I have Vancouver championship acted as expert witness in nine years in a row. I have a a number of human rights new research project which trials and treaty cases, concerns the relations notably US v Washington between Quakers, other and Radek, from which my settlers, and the Mashpee testimony established the in the mid-seventh century standards for determining in Sandwich, Cape Cod. discrimination in British Writing a book about the Columbia. Work in North BC human rights tribunal. With colleague Gustavo Menezes, anthropologist with America, Cuba, Taiwan, Maybe. Brazilian federal Indian agency Brazil, Papua New Guinea. UBC Killam Teaching What have you done since Haverford? Prize. Elected Fellow of the Canadian Anthropology Society At Brown, I majored in Asian Civilization, interested in Taoist and Society for Applied Anthropology. Jacob Javits Fellow as philosophy and what was going on in Maoist China. a graduate student
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New England wrestling championships
Information about your family My wife, Laraine Michalson, is an advanced practice public health nurse. She works at a Vancouver-based project providing care for pre- and perinatal, street entrenched women and their children. Providence Journal caricature
Two grown sons, Cameron and Alastair. Cameron ran on a What are your favorite Haverford memories? Kitsilano high school cross country team I coached which was Being in an environment where achievement was encouraged third in the BC provincial championships. and being surrounded with people of ability.
Mike Mitchell [email protected]
What experiences and/or events have shaped your life? My parents, Harry and Jane Mitchell, did the most to shape my life. They instilled solid core values, and a commitment to lifelong learning.
My Father, who was a professional musician and music teacher, provided me an early understanding of and love for music. He also taught me carpentry, house painting, and other household maintenance skills that I have used throughout my life.
My Mother, also a teacher, taught me the joy of reading and the lesson that one should engage in all things in life in moderation; a life well-lived is a life that features balance in all things. “Aging is for old people and I do not plan to do it.” Philmont Scout Ranch – On top of the Tooth of Time
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What activities are you involved in? • Scout leader in our local Cub Scout and then Boy Scout programs 1992-Present. Scoutmaster 1998-2001. • Kenwood Golf and Country Club governance serving as Chairman of the Golf Committee, Golf representative on the Board of Governors and Chairman of the Board of Governors. Current member of the Club’s Executive Committee. • Currently on the Board of the C&O Canal Trust which is the official friends organization for the C&O Canal National Historical Park, having just completed a four year term as Chairman of the C&O Canal Trust Board (canaltrust.org) • Sang in the choir of the Bethesda United Methodist Church for over eight years and still sing periodically when the choir is in need of an extra tenor.
What have you done since Haverford? • BA in history from Trinity College, Hartford in 1973. • Mike Mitchell Home Improvement Services (carpentry and house painting) 1973-75. • Masters Degree in public administration from The American University in 1977. • The U.S. Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations staff 1977-1981.
On the Little Colorado River – Grand Canyon Rafting
• U.S. Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs staff 1981- 1990 where I worked directly for the committee Chairman, William V. Roth, Jr. (R-DE). • Lockheed Martin Corporation 1990-2011, including two and a half years serving as the Executive Assistant to the then Chairman of the Board and CEO of the Corporation. • Defense Systems Management College – Advanced Program Management Course, Fort Belvoir, VA 1996. • Michael C. Mitchell Consulting 2011-Present with a focus on aerospace and defense consulting. Family outing at the Kennedy Center to see Hamilton with Andrew and Christine
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Information about your family “Anyone lived in a pretty how town...” The amazing and Sue and I met skiing in Vermont in March 1979 and were committed faculty members who taught us; Mr. Jameson, married in West Chester, PA in November 1981. Sandy Mercer, Mr. Austin, Mr. Rugg, Señor Perez, Mr. • Andrew Mitchell lives in Potomac and works with autistic Boyle, Mr. Sensinig, Mr. Brown and so many others. Getting children and their families. Andrew is an Eagle Scout. to attend the Rotary Club “Tomorrow’s Leaders” camp in Downingtown, PA the summer after junior year following Mr. • Christine Mitchell is an attorney living and working in Austin’s nomination for me to do so. Chicago with a practice focusing on international monetary compliance for client firms. Christine carries on the family Thoughts on retirement, aging, and your future plans? musical tradition with a phenomenal alto voice. Family and friends accuse me of having flunked retirement • Thomas Mitchell an aspiring chef enrolled in the Culinary on a number of occasions, but Q1 of 2019 I do plan to shutter Institute of America located in Hyde Park, NY. Thomas is an the consulting firm. Future plans include travel with Sue, Eagle Scout. golf with Sue, photography (returning to Cuba for a week of photography in early 2019) with multiple photography What are your favorite Haverford memories? exhibits planned for next year, long term commitment to the Singing the lead in H.M.S. Pinafore senior year. Glee Club C&O Canal Trust Board and the Park, monthly outings of the tours through New England and the Middle Atlantic States. Potomac Hiking Club that a neighbor and I started two years Singing evensong in Bruton Parish Church in Williamsburg, ago, and becoming a full time gym rat, building on the cameo VA while on the latter tour. Playing trombone in the “Pep appearances at our Club Fitness Center that I have made to date. Band” in first and second forms with my Dad playing baritone with us. Mr. Rugg’s Natural History Club and the couple of Aging is for old people and I do not plan to do it. fossil hunting trips that he took us on near Tamaqua, PA. Reading E.E. Cummings poetry in Mr. Boyle’s English class.
Cycling with pals in Georgetown Proud Parents with Eagle Scout Thomas Mitchell
37 Rich Reibstein
Rich Reibstein has lived and worked as a labor and Although he has become a Yankees fan, Rich remains a employment lawyer in New York City since 1978, after loyal Flyers fan. two years of government service in Washington, D.C. He currently is a partner at Locke Lord LLP, a 700-lawyer His doubles partner was Rick Reichel. Although Mr. firm based in Texas that Rich joined in 2017. He heads his Richardson relegated them to third doubles (after they firm’s labor and employment practice in New York and is unceremoniously qualified for the team when they tried co-head of the firm’s Independent Contractor Compliance out for and captured a doubles spot on the last day of and Misclassification practice. try-outs), they had the best record on the tennis team their senior year because they got to play the other teams’ Rich has published a blog dedicated to the subject since weakest pairing. 2010. He has been married to his wife, a corporate lawyer now retired from the law, since they met in college, and Rich’s favorite teacher was Mr. Buckley; his favorite has one son who heads up the digital design function coaches were Mr. McBride and Mr. Tata. for a business newspaper published in major U.S. cities.
Rick Reichel [email protected]
What activities are you involved in? What are your favorite Haverford memories? Outside of work and related business activities, I have been 13 years at Haverford provided so many memories – from the involved with the annual Heritage Golf Tournament here on classroom and from the athletic fields and courts. Especially the Island for almost 20 years. It is now the “RBC Heritage fun to now catch up with classmates.....hard to believe 50 years! presented by Boeing” and has raised over $40M for local charities. This PGA Event is celebrating its 51st year in April.
We stay active in our local Church. We enjoy golf as time permits (lots of courses)!
What have you done since Haverford? Since college, Hilton Head has been our primary home – with a few moves pursuing a career in Resort and Club Development. We founded The Melrose Company in 1984. Presently our focus is on Apartment Development in North Charleston.
Information about your family ‘69 Service Club Gay and I celebrated our 32nd Anniversary last June. Our oldest daughter, Ryan, graduated college in 2011 and is an Thoughts on retirement, aging, and your future plans? Epidemiologist for the San Francisco Department of Public Still enjoying work – with less travel. Hilton Head will Health. Our youngest daughter, Jeri, graduated college remain our home. It is great to have brother Rob nearby. As in 2013 and is a Senior Manager for Cox Automotive in we know, the aging process challenges us all – but thankful Washington, DC. that all is good!
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Rob Reichel [email protected]
What experiences and/or events have shaped your life? over 50 homes on the island over the years and thankfully have I was very blessed to have brother Rick precede me to Hilton weathered the different economies all of us have experienced. I Head and encourage me to become a tennis pro with Sea Pines was able to help coach my kids in their different tennis, baseball Resort. I have lived here since 1974 and after a great tennis career and soccer teams and am very grateful my job allowed that got into real estate in 1987 and thankfully that has continued to rewarding experience. I continue to love helping others with be a good transition. their real estate needs Around 1980 I and have no intention became a Christian to retire any time soon. which has brought me great joy and Information about allowed me to meet your family my wonderful wife I have been married to Jody and raise 4 Jody for 35 years and children together she is super wife, mom and now have 4 and grand parent. Our grand kids. grands call us Bobs and JoJo which was easy for What activities are them to say early on. you involved in? She is still a very good I am very involved tennis player and an with our PCA author who wrote “ Still church as an Elder Before the Dawn”. and am on the Board of Fellowship of Our oldest Andrew Christian Athletes Family went to Davidson on the island. After College where he running regularly “I am very thankful for our good health and look forward played tennis and is for over 20 years to seeing our kids and grands up close and personal – thankfully married to Lisa – they I continue to play have one son Robert. tennis and some they all live in the Charlotte and Atlanta area. A tangible benefit My daughter Morgan very poor golf. Jody of living on the island is that our family loves to come visit so we played soccer at Ole and I love to travel Miss and she and her internationally and have been told that moving is not an option!” husband John have 3 visit regularly our kids – Cooper, Lenox adult children and and Logan. Jeffrey the grands. We are graduated from SCAD also in a small prayer group with other friends that help keep us in Savannah and works at an Ad agency in Atlanta and our grounded and involved with other families and their lives. youngest John David graduated from Gardner Webb and works for a racing company in Concord NC. What have you done since Haverford? I have been very fortunate to have lived my adult life on I am very pleased to announce that all my kids are crazy Hilton Head Island and to see the responsible growth of this Philadelphia sports fans who follow all the teams passionately – amazing town. After running a number of large tennis clubs and this brainwashing started at a very early age and they live and die major televised tournaments plus being part of the boom in with each Eagle game. We were all very fortunate to have been at development in the 1980s and 1990s getting into real estate was the NFC Championship game at the Linc vs the Vikings and will a wonderful decision. My partner and I have also built never forget the Super Bowl win!!!!
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With the Grandkids At Eagles game
What are your favorite Haverford memories? I have very fond memories of my Haverford experience and most of them center around writing and athletics – I was able to play many sports growing up and finished with soccer, basketball and tennis. I had no idea at the time that a tennis career would ensue but as I have shared with my kids over the years, many life lessons result from the trials and defeats we experience through sports and Lord knows we have seen many of them. Don Mcbride, Don Brownlow and Rafael Laserna bring special memories back to me and of course many other impactful teachers.
Thoughts on retirement, aging, and your future plans? I have no desire to retire but slowing down to travel and stay active are important. I am very thankful for our good health and look forward to seeing our kids and grands up close and personal – thankfully they all live in the Charlotte and Atlanta area. A tangible benefit of living on the island is that our family loves to come visit so we have Rob and grand been told that moving is not an option!
Skip Russell [email protected]
What experiences and/or events have shaped your life? After studiously working while at Haverford to fulfill my goal of entering medical school, I discovered that the “freedom” taught in history class was nothing except a pretty picture when I was ordered by others to go kill people who I did not know and who had done no wrong to me in their home in the foreign land of Vietnam. Fortunately, my draft number was high enough that others were made to fight and die in Vietnam.
I had three children who were wonderful to interact with and share their development with.
One day in my mid-50s I was visited by a treasury agent and FBI agent at work and after some discussion was served subpoenas for records which were provided completely. Subsequently, Fractured facial bones missed in I was indicted along with 16 other people 12 of whom I had never met and all of whom were Paoli Hospital emergency room
40 The Haverford School | Class of 1969 | 50th Reunion Skip Russell continued clients of the same lawyer for conspiracy to defraud the US What have you done since Haverford? government. 14 of these people pled guilty to the charges and Seven years. See above three went to trial despite the fact that 97% of those who go to trial lose and the sentence is several times more severe. Information about your family • Oldest daughter, emergency hospital veterinarian with two The basis of the allegation was that I would have committed a kids living in West Chester, Pennsylvania. crime in the future. Believing that an honest person does not • Second daughter, veterinarian in Ardmore, Pennsylvania. plead to that which is not true, I went to have a day in court not • Son, age 30, with MBA working at L’Oreal in New York city. realizing that it was not my day that was going to be had in court • Divorced from former wife, Pam Brown, Agnes Irwin ‘69. but someone else’s. Following a trial directed by a federal judge in a federal court a directed verdict of guilty was handed down. What are your favorite Haverford memories? The involuntary servitude (slavery) that I had so opposed and • Spending time at Jay Seiler’s house. avoided upon leaving Haverford school finally caught me and I • Pouring butyric acid in the air duct in Latin class. was imprisoned seven years in club Fed. • Talking with principal after mooning stalled traffic from bus in the Holland Tunnel on United nations trip. It was then that I discovered that most of the people who one • Being diverted from the drug worship experiment unleashed may think are friends are merely actors but, more importantly, on our generation by English teacher, Mr. Boyle, at Haverford. I discovered that a lifetime of friendship with a Haverford associate, Jay Seiler, held fast and does to this day. Nothing has Thoughts on retirement, aging, and your future plans? shaped my life as positively. Why retire if you don’t have to? What are you retiring from? It is better to age than to not like a third of our class. What activities are you involved in? It is arrogant to think that one can plan the future. Better to not My biggest activity is looking after myself and as an retire and to deal with the cards that are dealt and to continue to administrator and developer along with two other associates in count them and adjust accordingly. Western North Carolina where people and agencies leave those alone who are not worth preying upon.
Cutest grandchild in the world
41 Andrew L. Salner [email protected]
What experiences and/or events have shaped your life? What have you done since Haverford? As an undergraduate biomedical engineering major at Brown, I attended Brown University for both undergraduate I had the great fortune of working on artificial organ research training and medical school, served my internal medicine projects which prompted me to enter Brown’s medical school. residency at Hartford Hospital in CT, served my radiation oncology fellowship at Harvard Medical School in Boston, As a medical student I became quite interested in cancer worked at Harvard’s Dana Farber Cancer Institute and and ultimately after a residency in internal medicine at Beth Israel Hospital, then returned to Hartford as Chief of Hartford Hospital, Radiation Oncology and decided on training in subsequently Director of radiation oncology. After the Cancer Center. my radiation oncology fellowship at Harvard Information about your Medical School’s Dana family Farber, I worked at Dana I am married to Patricia Farber and Beth Israel and we have 3 children. Hospital in Boston for Our son Matt lives in the several years prior to Hartford area and works going back to Hartford in health care policy. Hospital in Connecticut Our daughter Emily is to chair radiation in Colorado with her oncology. After many husband and 2 children years I was asked to also ages 3 and 5, and we become Cancer Center love to visit them! Our Director, a position I have daughter Elisabeth lives held since 1991. In 2007 in NY and works in social we successfully became work and public health. an NCI Community Cancer Center. That role What are your favorite enhanced my interest in Haverford memories? cancer survivorship and I have many great genomics research, and I memories of our now devote a substantial wonderful teachers, track portion of my time to and soccer, and the great cancer research. friendships that developed over those years. What activities are you involved in? I continue to work full time in a hospital leadership role split Thoughts on retirement, aging, and your future plans? between cancer care, research and administration. My wife I am having too much fun at work to retire, thus far! I suppose Patricia and I enjoy skiing in Vermont, gardening, hiking, I will ultimately explore how best to gradually transition to traveling and cycling. I am involved in numerous national other activities I love to do. My wife and I look forward to cancer related societies and support many cancer educational what that will look like, and are working to maintain our events each year. I have served on numerous non profit physical and cognitive health so that we may enjoy that phase Boards including the Hartford Symphony Orchestra. I have when it arrives. been a long time volunteer for the American Cancer Society.
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Arthur J.P. Seiler [email protected]
How was it that you even got accepted at Haverford? I was captain of 4 teams: cross country & swimming and set I transferred from Tower Hill School and showed up at numerous records. Haverford asking for admission & a wrestling scholarship. What Mr. Kingham didn’t know was, that for me – It was either My most memorable times at Haverford Valley Forge Military Academy or The Haverford School. Late sessions & Saturday work sessions. I held the all time, What I didn’t know was (4) four consecutive years that, I came with a mixed record for both. reputation – an average student & a bit of a How did you even manage troublemaker – but a good to Graduate ? wrestler. Ironically, if it were not for an excessive amount of, Word was, that to get into mostly unwarranted, late Haverford you had to be sessions, I would not have very smart, rich & a good graduated with my class! As athlete. Dad had the money it was always held, at the top (thank you Dad & Mom) I of Wilson, this was the only had the sports but not much place that I completed my in the big brain department, homework. compared to this class. My strongest memories ? Mr. Kingham confirmed, The cork board in the lobby after several faculty reviews, of Wilson. Bad vibes! Seiler men on the river that I would be granted admission to The Haverford What I learned most from School – plus a scholarship my Haverford experience? called “The Bad Boy Discipline. How to think Scholarship”. My father paid & work hard & rationalize the full price (no scholarship my options. How to money). I would be granted communicate my thoughts only one chance – if I & how to achieve my goals. flunked out, it was off to Good grammar, good VFMA – and I was required preparation & how to learn to swim, not wrestle. I from my failures. Humility entered Haverford in 1964 with confidence. in the 9th grade. My greatest achievement We understand that you while at Haverford? were bummed about not Graduating. While I was in being allowed to wrestle. On the Grand the 5th quintile, I graduated I wanted to train & be with my class in 1969! coached by Mr. Buckley. At least I did with track. I got over Most fun times? it with a bit of a chip on my shoulder & during my four years Always after school, weekends & summer vacations. We would at Haverford I earned 12 varsity letters: 4 cross country, 4 meet after work sessions & head to the shore – just in time for swimming & 4 track. the traffic jams on the Expressways.
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We raced down the shoulders In long caravans headed by my 50 years after Haverford? 1959 Cadillac Supreme Ambulance “ The Legend “ – red & I graduated from Gettysburg College in 1973 & majored in white, complete with the original siren & flashing lights – Jerry business administration. I immediately went to work in the Connelly chasing behind with his green Corvair convertible top family gear manufacturing business in Philadelphia, Lamont & screaming bikini tops. Along with many others. Hilarious!! Gear Company, as a machinist. Later a purchasing agent, then a salesman & eventually VP Operations. I left Lamont Gear My most influential teachers & coaches ? Company in 1987 to start my own business as a manufacturers’ Dr. Sandy Mercer was not only my teacher but also my cross sales representative, named Powerline Inc. Powerline Inc. is a country coach. In class, he enabled me to think outside the box. multi-man manufacturers’ representative sales agency and has He helped me to realize that I was more than just a jock. I could been successfully operating for 32 years. We represent American think, remember, write properly & understand bigger things. He manufacturing companies that provide products & services made me believe in myself and that I could do more and better. to American Industries. Please visit my web site at www. After class & on the field, he pushed my body & challenged my powerlinesales.net confidence. It was a love/hate relationship. He challenged me to become a champion. He helped me to passionately believe I married Christine Waltman 38 years ago and we have two sons in myself. This has carried me throughout my life with sports, – Jared age 33 and Graham age 32. Christine is still the school business & family. Life is competitive. Be passionate. Believe. nurse in Lower Merion. Jared & Graham have been professional kayakers for the past 15 years. Davis Parker soon became the new head master at Haverford. He apparently knew my mother’s family from Milwaukee and Jared is now also a nurse & is married to Jessica Segal, his took an interest in me, as he had also noticed that, I was the childhood sweetheart since Harriton High School. Jessica is a record holder for Late Sessions & Saturday Work Sessions. teacher at Lower Merion School District. They are the proud He called me to his office many times & asked – So what’s parents of baby Estella, my first grandchild , age 10 months! happening Mr. Seiler? Sometimes we talked for hours. He helped me to right my course and to become goal oriented and Jared recently started as the school nurse in Lower Merion an achiever. He reminded me of my father, but with no strings School District while Graham lives in White Salmon, attached. Mr. Parker arranged for another Bad Boy Scholarship Washington and is still a professional whitewater Kayaker. at Gettysburg College, for swimming. I was accepted and never Both are sponsored by Pyranha, Astral & Imersion Research & swam but did wrestle for 2 years. I also graduated with my class several other companies. in 1973. So what’s happening ? I am forever grateful to Dr. Mercer & Mr. Parker for their I keep active with sports. My passion is white water kayaking. guidance & support. I often & fondly think of them both. After graduation, I successfully competed in martial arts & kayaking. I still kayak! I have kayaked the Colorado River 300 miles through the Grand Canyon three times. At age 65, I “Life is competitive. Be passionate. Believe.” kayaked it with both of my sons. That was an epic & bonding adventure!!
How about work & retirement? I love my work as a manufacturer’s sales representative. My manufacturing background enables me to contribute to the American manufacturing industry. That, combined with my status as an Independent Contractor, compensated only by commissions, has helped me to become a valuable resource & not just an old worn out corporate liability & expense.
I am active daily and have no intention of retiring in the near future. Looking forward to it! I am looking forward to our 50th. It has been a real pleasure working with the reunion committee and visiting with everyone. The Seiler Boys
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Bill Stabert [email protected]
What have you done? Been with the same company since 1976 – went in as a Production manager – Plant Manager – Salesman – CCO. Was a small pasta manufacturing company that has survived and grown through 5 generations of the Marano family from Philadelphia. I met Stephanie on the production line early in my career, and have been a loyal son- in- law and pasta lover since! Proud of what our Company has achieved. Board member and supporter of Camp Tecumseh in New Hampshire. Tried to be the best father and mentor I could be.
Information about family Have 4 children that I am very proud of. All live in Philadelphia area now after varied post college experiences. • Blake is oldest and is a teacher and coach at Conestoga High School. He and wife Chigusa, teacher at Harriton High, have 3 young sons. • Clay is with Chubb Insurance, and he and wife Lauren have a daughter and now a son on the way. • Sam has worked with me for 9 years now, in sales, and is With Stephanie married to Ali – lives in Wynnewood. • Nora, our baby, married 2 years ago and has a baby on the way. She came into Philadelphia Macaroni last year and is using her Years at Haverford : 6 – 12 consulting background to shape us all up!
Experiences/Events My wife Stephanie has been able to I was raised by two loving, caring, and raise our children as a professional forgiving parents. Thanks to them for Mom, and she is the best! the Haverford School experience. I was not partial to an all-boys school Favorite memories at first, but after 1 year and learning The transition to Haverford in from some great men and coaches, I 6th grade. Great male teachers, was all aboard. I’m forever thankful Boning, Tata, Buckley, Dethier for that Haverford opportunity. – then Miller, McBride, Cooper, Western Safari with Neal Buckley, Brownlow – Parker. summer camp at Chimney Point with Bill Prizer, Dickinson College and 4 more years of football! Fraternity life. Alan Wood Steel Company – summer jobs and a full year after graduation from Dickinson. My Vietnam – it still troubles me. Meeting and marrying Stephanie, and raising 4 children. Coaching.
Activities Still actively working and now Chief Commercial Officer – imagine that! Takes a lot of my time. Outside of that, interactive with my children and their children. Golf as much as I can – at Merion Golf Club and Hole in the Wall in Naples, Florida. Kids and Grandkids 45 Bill Stabert continued
Great sports teams, not all winners, but competitors always! Baseball spring training in Florida.
McBride making us run wind sprints till someone couldn’t take it anymore, but also hearing him say “Good Job – Billy Stabert, way to run”.
Playing Frankford High, eventual City Champ down in Philadelphia, 85 degrees and a dust bowl of a field, making a kick off block and watching Gallagher dance through the secondary for a score.
George Miller getting in my face to work harder on the books – you can’t cut corners.
What’s next? Two more years of work, have stated that! Want to enjoy, and relax a little, and be a better partner to wife Stephanie. Watch our children and grandchildren grow, and be a factor in their lives. Play golf – 120 rounds per year – playing the round, but also enjoying the scenery and natural beauty in life!
Stabert Family
John F. Stoviak [email protected]
What experiences and/or events have shaped your life? My wife (Holly) and my children (Morgan and Tyler) have My father inspired me as a Marine who fought at inspired me and taught me many life lessons. My wife’s Guadalcanal as 19 year old in World War II. My father’s passion for children as a long-time educator at Baldwin fundamental decency, optimism and ability to relate to all School made a positive difference in the lives of many of the people were amazing attributes that I have tried to emulate. girls that she taught. My daughter’s passionate intensity as a Senior Producer for Jake Tapper at CNN has shown me how My three years at Haverford and the opportunities to be to deal with high stress in the ever-changing swirl on national taught by great teachers like Robert Jameson and outstanding politics. My son’s remarkable ability to relate to all people coaches like Don McBride and Bo Dixon shaped who I (much like my father) and connect a diverse group of people has reminded me of the value of relationships. am today. My relationships with friends and teammates at Haverford including life-long close friends like Richard My lawyer mentors and partners including Clayton Green have been treasured experiences. Undercofler and many others have taught me how to be an effective advocate and counselor and a critical thinker. My time serving Haverford as Board Chair gave me an opportunity to work closely with two amazing Headmasters What activities are you involved in? – Joe Cox and John Nagl. Their extraordinary leadership Partner at Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr for past 31+ years. skills taught me a lot about leadership. My close friends on Member of The Haverford School Board for 11 years, the Board such as Mike Selverian and David Martinelli taught including 6 years as Chair of the Board from 2008-2014. me the value of persistence as they successfully completed a Chair of Search Committee which selected Dr. John Nagl as Capital Campaign in the midst of the 2008 financial crisis. the 9th Headmaster of The Haverford School.
46 The Haverford School | Class of 1969 | 50th Reunion John Stoviak continued
• Member of the Board of the Willistown Conservation Trust Holly taught at Baldwin School for 36 years and she served and a member of its Executive Committee and Chair of its as Assistant Head of the Lower School at Baldwin for a Nominating & Governance Committee. number of years. She is active on the Board of the Chester • Member of the Board of the YSC Academy. County Historical Society and a wonderful partner and travel • Former Member of the Board of the Philadelphia Union companion. Foundation. • Former Regional Director of Harvard Alumni Association. My daughter Morgan is a graduate of Episcopal Academy and • Former Chair of the Philadelphia Harvard-Radcliffe Club. Vanderbilt University. She is a Senior News Producer at CNN • Former Member of the Board of Infocore, Inc. working for Jake Tapper and living in Washington DC. • Golf • Travel with my wife and children. My son Tyler is a graduate of McDonogh School outside of Baltimore What have you done since Haverford? and Syracuse University. He was an • Graduated from Harvard University, accomplished soccer player including a BA, 1973. 4 year career at Syracuse. He works in • Graduated from the Dickinson School wealth management at Massey Quick & of Law, JD, 1976. Simon. • Practiced law for 11 years at Dilworth law firm in Philadelphia. What are your favorite Haverford • Practiced law for 31+ years with Saul memories? Ewing Arnstein & Lehr in Philadelphia, • Playing football, basketball and golf where I have served as the Firm’s (all of which were coached by Don Managing Partner for two full terms, McBride) and being taught English by a member of the Firm’s Executive Robert Jameson. Committee for 17 years, Chair of the • Beating EA 35-9 to tie for InterAc Litigation Department for 5 years, Chair football championship in a game and Founder of the Environmental which John Gallagher excelled Department for 5 years, and most throughout. recently Chair of an ad hoc Merger • Beating Penn Charter on John Committee which oversaw the 2017 Gallagher’s last second shot to tie for merger with a law firm with offices in the InterAc basketball championship. Chicago and Miami. • Learning from great coaches and educators such as Don McBride, Bob Jameson, Bo Dixon. These men were My law practice has focused on business All-Inter-AC QB Stoviak litigation and environmental litigation. all difference makers in my life. I was lead trial counsel for Cantor “My relationships with friends and • Learning the value of dedication and Fitzgerald in their business interruption teammates at Haverford have been hard work and gaining the confidence claims against American Airlines arising treasured experiences.” to take risks to achieve good results. out of 9/11; I am lead appellate counsel for two interstate natural gas pipelines Thoughts on retirement, aging, and and I have argued 8 appeals in various your future plans? federal appellate courts in the past 4 years; I have had the Assuming my health holds up and clients keep calling me privilege to represent some outstanding universities and with interesting assignments, I have no definitive plans for colleges including Drexel and Lafayette on various matters. retirement. Over the past few years my wife and I have made an effort to travel and enjoy the world particularly Italy, I have tried to verdict four CERCLA (federal Superfund) France, Turks & Caicos. cases in past 10 years. I look forward to making time to spend with close friends and Information about your family watch my children find life partners. I also hope to play more My wife Holly and I have been married for almost 47 years. golf with good friends.
47 Donald A. Wilkinson Academic and Professional: Family 1966-69 Became very smarte at Haverford One daughter currently residing in Cyprus with son-in- 1969-73 Attended (and graduated!) accredited law who serves in the Royal Air Force. Not certain where college featuring Liberal Arts stuff Cyprus is. 1973-76 Accepted by Dickinson School of Law due to major mistake of admissions Hobbies committee But seriously, folks…Licensed pilot (again, an oversight by 1976 Apparently passed New Jersey Bar due the instructors) with a penchant for Mig-15’s. to major mistake of State Board of Bar And Bulldogs. I like Bulldogs. Examiners 1977-current Improved world as attorney specializing Post death in Real Estate, Land Use and No plans. Title Insurance. “Destroying the Environment one condominium at a time.” Responsible for a good bit of the over-development of the Jersey Shore
Brinton Young [email protected]
What activities are you involved in? What are your favorite Haverford memories? Currently fixing up an old sailboat for a transatlantic trip Thinking about my Haverford, my thoughts turn more to the planned for June. grade school years, and some guys who left or probably left before high school. What have you done since Haverford? After leaving Haverford in 9th grade: Several I know have passed away: • I enjoyed a glorious 10th grade year at the International Joe Roberts. My best friend in fifth, sixth, and seventh? grade School of Geneva, a coed school with students from around who moved to San Francisco after 7th grade He was a rather the world, in a city where I could drink wine and drive a weak student at Haverford, but bloomed into a scholar in motorbike at 14. Arabic or Islamic studies, getting a PhD from Ohio state in the 80’s. Sadly, he died of cancer in the late ‘80s. • Two horrible years at Exeter. Flunked out of college freshman year, but went back, majoring in physics. Never had Frank Randolph. Very bright, somewhat eccentric guy who a student deferment. Lottery number was 242; draft board lost his eye in first grade while rough housing with a friend went up to 196. who poked him in the eye with a mop. Became absorbed in Egyptology. He was precociously erudite. Left after 8th grade • Spent two full years and five summers from 1970 till 1983 to attend Milton. Wrote a poem for an 8th grade literary building a 50 foot catamaran sailboat which I never finished. magazine I was involved with. It was a poem about a garden in • Went to business school and law school. Arabia that turned into desert after the irrigation that watered • Was a management consultant for about 16 years, before it fell into disrepair upon the death of the sheikh who created joining EarthLink, an ISP, in 1996. Retired in 2005. it. As I recall it was the Nephud desert, but I can’t confirm that. I can only wonder Information about your family Why God cut asunder Two daughters and a son have, of course, been my greatest This forsaken place joy. Mountaineering in my youth also joyful but a distant From the verdant face second to family. Of His wondrous secular kingdom On the death of the sheikh. 48 The Haverford School | Class of 1969 | 50th Reunion Brinton Young continued
Frank was honored by the government of Greece in the 1980’s Harl Sands. I remember from grade school. I don’t know if he for his Byron scholarship. He died in the 1980’s or 1990’s of continued to middle school. cancer related, I believe, to his first grade injury. Padgett Hopkins. I don’t recall if he continued to middle Chip Thomas. Died, I believe, in the 1990’s. He was one of school either the first of our class to pass away. Ricky Gardinier. A friend who left in 6th grade or so to move George Dorrance and Fred Housel. Died recently to Massachusetts. He became a lawyer, working for the NRA at one point, and is now a judge in Virginia. His sister lives in George Bullet. Passed away, in the 1980’s, I believe. Strafford and taught at Agnes Irwin for many years. A few who left before high school: Douglas Klugman. A very bright guy Chris Weldon. Good friend and academic rival in 4th through Morris Hancock. A shy fellow I remember from grade 8th grade. Very bright. Moved away to New York I think. school. I believe he left after 6th grade, but I am not sure. Bartley Wilson. Hit by a truck while bicycling in third grade I took his cousin Susie Hancock to an 8th grade dance and nearly died of a severe concussion. He returned in 4th which was my first real date. I think he became an Episcopal grade, but he was clearly affected by his injury and I don’t minister. His cousin lives nearby in Pasadena think he lasted long. Steve McNeeley. A brilliant athlete who struggled HP Liversidge. A sweet, shy boy who was not very strong academically. I believe he left after 6th or 7th grade. academically. I think he left after 3rd grade.
David Zlotnick [email protected]
What experiences and/or events have shaped your life? Too many. I wish I could join you at our 50th reunion but it coincides with the 1st birthday party for grandson # 2 (named Lincoln). My daughter would kill me if I missed that.
What activities are you involved in? I love films and theater. I also enjoy hiking (i.e., walking) around San Diego and environs.
What have you done since Haverford? Out and About After a few unremarkable years, I went to law school which What are your favorite Haverford memories? I loved. After working briefly for a large firm, I practiced There were quite a few, but my favorite was annoying with a smallish firm, before striking out on my own. 25 years Headmaster Parker by going with John Gerbner to the march on later I decided to give up the stresses of private practice and Washington to protest the Vietnam war. The Main Line Times joined the CA Department of Justice, Bureau of Medi-Cal published a brief story about us, which did not please him. (Medicaid) Fraud. I have the sense that Haverford has changed significantly since 1969 and I think for the better. I hope the motto is no longer Information about your family “The More You Learn, The more You Will Earn.” That may have I have a son and a daughter, both of whom are good people some empirical truth, but is a little lacking. . . and happily married. They each have a son – Chase (age 2) and Lincoln (soon to be 1). My wife is a nurse at the V.A. hospital in Thoughts on retirement, aging, and your future plans? La Jolla. Dad is gone, except in our memories. Mom lives in an I can’t imagine retiring in the near future. When I do, I hope assisted living home nearby. to spend more time with the grandchildren and also traveling more. Hopefully, I will be long gone when the robots take over.
49 Richard Moses W. Mayfield June 11, 1950 - August 1, 2018
This guy had a god like body, with little muscles on top of the big huge muscles – Richard was just as big and imposing. The name Moses stuck and remained in place long after he graduated and moved to Milwaukee. Moses was a gentle giant, with a big voice. He was a seasoned party animal. He was very good with magic tricks and had several famous sayings; Boom Chakalacka – Go big or Go Home – I plan on becoming independently wealthy! After graduating from Haverford, Moses went to St Lawrence University & graduated in1973 with his infamous Rat Pak & I soon became friends with several of his Frat. brothers. Moses returned to Philadelphia and moved in with me in Narberth. We lived together for 5 years, along with Perry Hamilton, my brother Bruce ’75 and several others.
It took awhile for Moses to get a job. He felt that the jobs that were available – were beneath him & his college education plus the pay was not very good! My father often spoke with Moses about taking almost any job and jumping into the mainstream & start net working and making money.
My father convinced him to take a job with Oscar Meyer, as a salesman and teaching diner & restaurant chefs, how to cook pork tenderloins. New phrases were added to his vocabulary like “ You can’t beat my meat “ and “for if I were an Oscar Meyer Weiner – everyone would take a bite of me”. One day while teaching a diner chef how to cook his meat, a man siting at the counter & just behind them, started laughing out loud and said to Moses ‘ You’re an incredible salesman! Would you consider working in the pharmaceutical industry, as a sales man?” That man was the Vice President of Sales for Bemis & he hired Moses My name is Jay Seiler and I have been a friend of Richard W. on the spot. He worked in New Jersey for several years before Mayfield for 54 years. We first met in the lobby of Wilson Hall, the company division was sold to, Monarch Medical & moved on my first day at Haverford. I was cowering in a corner, with to Milwaukee. the other little people, watching the show of classmates greeting each other after returning from summer vacation. While at Monarch Medical he developed & patented a new method of sterilizing medical tools. He sold the company to So this really big guy walks over to me and says “ Hello little Johnson & Johnson. He became an overnight millionaire and guy, my name is Richard Mayfield but everyone calls me Moses, remained so, until the end. When people asked him what he did welcome aboard! “ I introduced myself and instantly became for a living – he loved to say “ I’m independently wealthy “! at ease & felt comfortable. We became close friends and often stayed in touch with each other. Richard was named Moses, after Moses was married to Tracy and they have a beautiful daughter an African American track star named Moses Mayfield. named Melissa. 50 The Haverford School | Class of 1969 | 50th Reunion Richard W. Mayfield continued
Following, are some thoughts from some of his St. Lawrence classmates & brothers.
Jeff Servis: I have been a friend of Moses for 49 years. I met Kevin Dooley: Lest we forget, Moses did have a glimmer of a Moses in September, 1969 at St Lawrence University in Canton, gracious side to him.... New York. We became friends right away along with a group • Parents Weekend ‘71, first big SAE house party for me, called the RAT PACK. my proud parents getting their first glimpse of a college fraternity..... Moses, in Main Line Philly finest cocktail party Along with Moses we all pledged SAE and had the time of garb, comes up to me, asks to be introduced to my folks, then our lives. Moses was a solid Magician. Magic Tricks-costume, booms “ Mrs. Dooley, so, would you care to dance? “.... levitating ball, Boston trip, Magic table. Senior year we were roommates in the penthouse at SAE. Moses got there a week • Along with all the fun, Moses was a strong business student early and totally decorated our room – Cedar shake walls, and several business enterprises around campus. Visited Bar, sound system, hatch cover table, disco lights – we were Philadelphia and got to know the Mayfield clan. Big Maf, Mary ready to operate Lou, Bob and Charlie. • Mainline, Haverford School, 9 lives Jamie and Moses diving, Moses was an imposing guy that was respected around Motorcycle accident, Town club, sayings “Go big or go home” Campus. The Voice. Boom Chakalaka, seriously, all kidding aside, ..... • What do you do? “I am independently Wealthy. Best of Tony Mariano: I always remember Moses as being the leader everything – watches, stereo equip, cars. or our frat, someone we all looked up to. He was always ready for a good time and treated everyone as if they were his real • Also I lived with Moses after college in Connecticut and brother. A great guy, gone too soon. Karey moved in after we were married. Dinners with Karey when I was traveling. Scott Menzies: Most of the stories I remember are • House hunting in Amherst next to Frat. Where the heck is inappropriate for such an occasion. I do remember the first Sheboygan falls? time Moses came to my parents house we were having a crab • Moved to Wisconsin for Bemis Medical Products. feast. Moses said “no way I am eating something that crawls on the bottom of the bay and eats dead stuff”! Later that • Stacy introduces Moses to Tracy and they are married. What night we found Moses at the picnic table finishing off the are the odds that my college roommate from Philidelphia rest of crabs. He was hooked. I also remember one summer marries my friend and high school classmate? And their in Cape May NJ we ate some watermelons soaked in grain daughter Melissa ends up being close friends with Read Servis. alcohol and then made Viking helmets out of half rinds and • Having lived with Moses on 3 separate occasions, he is not wore them on the beach. always the easiest guy to live with. Shout out to Tracy for keeping him in line. He was a hoot to be with. All the best! Scott • Monarch Medical story.
Bill Dirkin: In 1973, I was the lowly Pledge assigned to • Great father to Melissa. Talked to her every day wake up Moses each morning during pledge period. I was • Pragmatic “I am still here” warned that he had a reflex of striking out (in his sleep) at anyone who touched him. Whether he was really asleep, or Had dinner with Moses and Tracy 3 weeks before he went into just liked smacking Pledges, was anyone’s guess. In any event, the hospital for the last time. I am going to miss that Guy my technique was to approach him from behind, poke him with a hockey stick from maximum distance, and step back Moses’s enthusiasm and passion for life will be greatly missed immediately. and my heart goes out to Tracy and Melissa
Along with all the fun, Moses was a strong business student and several business enterprises around campus.
51 Richard C. Schwertner
Rick Schwertner was a teacher. He got his B.A. from Denison University and taught high school English in New Hampshire for several years. During that time he earned an M.Ed. from the University of Maine to become a reading specialist and he and his wife Kersti Yllo spent their summers building a post and beam cabin on the coast of Maine.
In 1982 they founded a student-centered independent elementary school, the Pinecroft School, in Massachusetts. Rick served as the Director and 4th and 5th grade teacher for decades until his death in 2007. As Pinecroft approaches its 40th anniversary it remains Rick’s lasting legacy.
Rick and Kersti had two children. Kai followed in her dad’s footsteps to become an elementary teacher. Hillar is currently completing his Ph.D. in environmental history at Georgetown. Rick’s grandson Finn Richard Pieper recently turned one.
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