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Volume 95 Issue 2 Summer 2006 Article 11

July 2006

Alumni @ Large

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This Contents is brought to you for free and open access by the Colby College Archives at Digital Commons @ Colby. It has been accepted for inclusion in Colby Magazine by an authorized editor of Digital Commons @ Colby. 20s/30s attended with my sister, Janet Gay 1920s-30s-40s Correspondents Hawkins ’48, and we sat with Helen Deaths: Stanley C. Brown ’26, March 14, 2006, in Reading, Mass., Strauss. Colby had arranged for a 1920s-30s at 101.  Marion Sprowl Williamson ’27, April 2, 2006, in Green sparkling clear night, and the view in 1942, 1943, 1945, 1947 Valley, Ariz., at 103.  Harriet Towle McCroary ’28, March four directions was spectacular. Video c/o Meg Bernier 28, 2001, in Winthrop, Maine, at 94.  F. Elizabeth Libbey and live presentations were excel- Colby College Crawford ’29, April 30, 2006, in Hamburg, N.Y., at 99.  Thelma lent. Made me proud to be a Colby Office of Alumni Relations Snow Pierce ’30, April 9, 2006, in Bangor, Maine, at 96.  Louise graduate. Copies of the video shown Waterville, ME 04901 Armstrong Ray ’30, April 4, 2006, in Waterville, Maine, at should be sent to high school guid- 207-859-4312 97.  Bernadine L’Abbe Marcou ’32, May 31, 2006, in Portland, ance departments. Y Rita McCabe, [email protected] Maine, at 94.  Elizabeth Haley Brewster ’33, January 20, 2005, Naomi Collett Paganelli, and I had [email protected] in Hixson, Tenn., at 93.  Clyde W. Skillin ’33, March 10, 2006, a luncheon reunion on Dec. 7, 2005. [email protected] in Danvers, Mass., at 95.  Mary Smith Strout ’33, June 2, 2006, The date produced sad memories from [email protected] in Presque Isle, Maine, at 93.  Alfred W. Beerbaum ’38, April 64 years ago, but we were happy just to 1940 25, 2006, in Petaluma, Calif., at 91.  Charles A. Macgregor ’38, be together and recall the fun events Ernest C. Marriner Jr. April 21, 2006, in Greenfield, Mass., at 89.  John S. Pullen ’38, of our college days. Since that time I 10 Walnut Drive May 21, 2006, in Ellsworth, Maine, at 89.  Walter B. Rideout received a phone call that Naomi died Augusta, ME 04330-6032 ’38, April 8, 2006, in Madison, Wis., at 88.  Jessie Adams Roach unexpectedly in January. Naomi was 207-623-0543 ’38, April 9, 2006, in Yarmouth, Maine, at 91.  G. Allan Brown the engine behind these class news [email protected] ’39, March 12, 2006, in Martinsville, Va., at 89.  Paul Bubar ’39, reports. I will sorely miss contact with April 13, 2006, in Manchester, N.H., at 89.  John Worster ’39, her and will maintain memories of 1941 Y November 13, 2005, in West Palm Beach, Fla., at 89. our friendship from college days. I Bonnie Roberts Hathaway also received notice of the passing of 8366 Trillium Road Grace Keefer Parker. Grace was a Ft, Myers, FL 33912 By the time this column is in Maine. They are near two of their 40 great advocate for world peace, and 239-936-2732 published the Maine Legislature will sons, David ’70 in Orono and Ben in she will be greatly missed by all those [email protected] probably have enacted Senator Ken Bar Harbor. Ben has two daughters, lives she touched. Gagnon’s bill (LD 2012) increasing Kyla, a senior in high school, and —Dorothy “Dee” Sanford McCunn 1944 the number of Colby trustees from a Alexis, a high school freshman, whom Josephine Pitts McAlary range of 21 to 31 to not less than 24 they are delighted to see much more 46 Ruthie Lewin Emerson 131 Russell Avenue and not more than 35. Pretty soon often than before. The Baxters’ new and her husband, Joe, live on a Rockport, ME 04856 Colby trustees will outnumber the home is in a new retirement colony lovely lake near Augusta, Maine, [email protected] living members of our class! Y We boasting many interesting resi- and have three children and seven regret the death of Frank Farnham dents—many connected in some way grandchildren. Y Dot Allen Goett- 1946 on Nov. 27, 2005. Frank’s sister, Lydia with the University of Maine—and man and her husband, Andy, moved Shirley Martin Dudley Johnson, sent me a wonderful obitu- many good activities such as the from Texas to Virginia, near some 68 Giddings Avenue ary extolling his employment (at his Maine Center for the Arts on the of their children. They summer in Windsor, CT 06095 farm stand) of hundreds of Belgrade campus nearby and Maine Senior Col- Massachusetts where we happily see 860-688-4025 youngsters over the past 65 years. Y I lege. Ledyard Baxter ’67, their oldest them. Y Nancy Jacobsen is still in [email protected] now have on compact discs all of the son, has two sons of his own. Joshua Doraville, Ga. Her beloved Tex died 1948 scripts of my father’s 35-year radio is living in California, and Jonathan last year after 30 happy years together. David and Dorothy Marson program, Little Talks on Common has married and has one daughter, Tex has two children, Sheilagh and 41 Woods End Road Things. Let me know if you would like born in September 2004. Dan, who both live in San Fran- Dedham, MA 02026 to have a set of these CDs. They cost —Bonnie Roberts Hathaway cisco, Calif. Nancy had a stress test 781-329-3970 $36.75 for the complete set of three and found she had to have five heart fax: 617-329-6518 disks—1,323 scripts. Pat Burdick, the I just reviewed a book that I bypasses! She is now well and thankful 45 [email protected] special collections librarian at Miller purchased from the Colby bookstore that her sister lives only three hours Library, has a few of these broadcasts a number of years ago. Colby College: away in Hendersonville, Ga. Y We 1949 on audio discs, but most of the taped A Venture In Faith, published in 1994, see Marge Maynard Englert ’47 often Anne Hagar Eustis talks have not yet been reformatted consists of photographs of the Col- here in Florida. Marge lives in Largo, 24 Sewall Lane onto audio discs. Y Now that I have lege, students, and faculty collected Fla., and in Columbia Lake, Conn. Topsham, ME 04086 had my African safari to Botswana, from the earliest days of Colby until Last summer we met Marge, Wally 207-729-0395 Zimbabwe, Zambia, and Namibia last 1963. The latter part of the book, and Shirley Armstrong Howe, and [email protected] November, I’m planning less strenu- which was complied and edited by Paul Murray ’48 in Winsted, Conn., ous, and less exciting, vacations for Anestes G. Fotiades ’89, consists of where Paul lives. They are all well and Norma and Eugene Struckhoff ’44 in the future. Incidentally there were many photos of students, faculty, and active. Y Nancy Loveland Dennen Timonium, Md. Yearly we meet Patti two Colby parents in our small group events that the members of our class ’47 moved from Sonoma, Calif., to and Ernie Fortin ’51 at the Colby of 16 tourists. would find familiar. I found it a very Asheville, N.C. Y Thelma Giber- meetings in Sarasota, Fla. Ernie runs —Ernest C. Marriner Jr. nostalgic book. Y A report from son Moore lives in Denver, Colo., these meetings and does an outstand- Joan Gay Kent states, “the kick-off and has two daughters and three ing job. Always a fun time. Y A 41 Elmer and Elizabeth Sweet- dinner for the new Colby fund-rais- grandchildren. Thelma’s beloved hus- Colby friend, Lois Macomber ’58, ser Baxter moved to Orono, Maine, ing campaign in New York in January band, Bob, died four years ago. Y We lives on our street in Windsor, last November. This is a huge change was a great success. Three hundred often see Sally and Jack Lowell ’42, Conn. She is well and has a beauti- from 60 years in one house in Con- New York-area alums attended the who live in Agawam, Mass. Both are ful husky dog. Y In September we necticut and almost as many summers events at the Rainbow Room, 66 well and happy. We also see Lucille had Colby people for lunch—Naomi in their old beloved family cottage stories above Rockefeller Center. I and Jack Stevens ’42 in San Diego and Collett Paganelli ’45 (who died sud-

COLBY / summer 2006 41 alumni at large denly in January), Rita McCabe ’45, newsmakers at Portsmouth High. Now coaching Helen Strauss ’45, and Dee Sanford seventh graders at the Scarborough McCunn ’45. Y Chuck and I are For the past 50 years, Douglas Borton Middle School, Gene said, “I feel well and so are our five children and ’48 has contributed significantly to the I still have something to offer. I’m seven grandchildren. Y Please send actuarial field. It is fitting, therefore, that probably a better coach than I was me your news so that your classmates he received the first Lifetime Achievement 30 years ago.” We all remember that can be in touch with you! Award of the Conference of Consulting Gene played for Lee Williams and —Shirley Martin Dudley Actuaries. A Fellow of the Society of was a great star for Colby. Y Jean Actuaries, he is also a book reviewer for and Burt Hinckley celebrated their 47 Dana Robinson writes that the Actuarial Digest and serves as a trustee 60th wedding anniversary on Dec. he and his wife, Harriet (Nourse), of the Actuarial Foundation.  The 19, 2005. Our congratulations to Burt are now happily settled in a very Massachusetts Lodging Association and Jean also gives us an opportunity comfortable one bedroom and very honored Robert Sage ’49, president of to tell you that Dorothy and David large living room at Heritage Heights Douglas Borton ’48 Sage Hotels & Lodges, with its Hall of Marson celebrated their 55th anni- Y retirement community in Concord, Fame Award for his many years of contribution to the Massachusetts versary in January 2006. All is well N.H. Instead of just crossing the hospitality and tourism industry. At 79, Sage said he is “coming full with Harold and Peg Clark Atkins. street in Juno Beach, Fla., for Harriet circle in his forty-seven-year career” as he prepares to tear down However, Peg included a December to swim or for Dana to play tennis, 2005 letter from Gordon Milliken the first hotel he opened and build a new one in its place. they can walk across the street to describing the one-car accident on visit Harriet’s sister, Frances Nourse Aug. 5, 2004, that led to the death Johnston ’49, and her husband, Gun- milestones four days later of his wife, Marie nard. Machell Milliken. Marie retired Deaths: Edna Slater Pullen ’40, April 1, 2006, in Ellsworth, from Regis University as professor Maine, at 87.  Marion Mc Ardle Burnham ’41, May 11, 2006, 48 In April 2005, Al and Marianna emerita of nursing and dean emerita in Waterville, Maine, at 84.  Edwin A. Toolis ’41, December Nutter Wyer sailed to England on of the School of Health Professions  the Queen Mary 2 and spent a week 6, 2005, in Modesto, Calif., at 88. Robinson D. Burbank ’42, so that she and Gordon could travel. in London. Said Marianna, “In the February 9, 2006, in Summit, N.J., at 84.  Richard E. Hayward Marie received her M.N. from Yale spring of 1944, Al had ‘an all-expense ’43, July 11, 2003, in Mobile, Ala., at 82.  Elizabeth Tupper University School of Nursing, an M.S. paid trip’ to Scotland on the Queen Nichols ’43, June 30, 2006, in Augusta, Maine, at 84.  William in psychiatric-mental health nursing Mary 1 with more than 14,000 others. T. Belger Jr. ’44, M.D., May 29, 2002, in York, Maine, at from the University of Colorado, and The recent trip was much better!” 80.  Hyman L. Hillson ’44, November 2, 2005, in Sarasota, a Ph.D. in administration in higher They also spent about six months at Fla., at 85.  Priscilla Tallman Miller ’44, November 11, 2005, in education from the University of their family place in North Wolf- Rhode Island at 83.  Evelyn Gates Moriarty ’44, February 23, Denver. boro, N.H., where they had visits 2006, in Westwood, Mass., at 84.  Katharine Faxon Anderson —David and Dorothy Marson with Miriam and Everett Rockwell. ’45, March 9, 2006, in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, at 81.  Hannah Marianna spoke recently with Kay Osborne Boynton ’45, March 29, 2006, in Homestead, Fla., at 49 The well is dry! The inevitable Brine, who lives in the Cleveland, 83.  Arnold Grossman ’45, March 11, 2006, in East Falmouth, result of only a trickle of news each Ohio, area; she and Marianna went Mass., at 81.  Ruth Rosenberg Medalia ’45, December 3, 2005, quarter! To inspire you to help me to Swampscott High School together. in Hartsdale, N.Y., at 81.  Naomi Collett Paganelli ’45, February increase the flow, I want to report Marianna also was in touch with Vera 11, 2006, in Bloomfield, Conn., at 82.  Anne Calder Dick ’46, that the turn-around time for class T. Biemann, who lives in Alton, N.H, March 1, 2006, in Lowell, Mass., at 81.  Elizabeth Scalise notes has been reduced. The time lag and in Swampscott she sees Ruth between my submission and publica- Kilham ’46, March 4, 2006, in Peabody, Mass., at 81.  Courtney Barron Lunder, who lives nearby. H. Simpson Jr. ’46, June 28, 2006, in Yarmouthport, Mass., at tion is expected to be less than the Last spring, Marianna and Al planned previous six months. That means that 84.  Kerry S. Briggs ’47, September 30, 2001, in Jackson, Miss., to move to New Hampshire. Y Eliz- this column, submitted on March 1, at 76.  Arline Richards Copple ’47, April 14, 2006, in Augusta, abeth Coombs Corke Myers cel- 2006, will be published in the summer Maine, at 93.  Elinor Farnham Frolio ’47, May 30, 2006, in ebrated her 20th anniversary where issue of Colby. And you will get reunion she spent her honeymoon—Hawaii. New Bedford, Mass., at 80.  R. Fay Klafstad Carpenter ’49, news in the fall issue! I am grateful She wrote, “A great experience, but March 10, 2006, in Meredith, N.H., at 78. for this streamlining and I hope you how Honolulu has boomed. We will be, too. should have bought a little lot 20 years Gardens. Some of the group hadn’t profession. Son Douglas accompa- —Anne Hagar Eustis ago.” Elizabeth has 46 in her extended seen each other in 40 to 50 years, nied him to Asheville, N.C., for family of her and Charles’s children and we spent time catching up on the presentation at the conference’s 50 Rev. Charles L. Smith Jr., and spouses, grandchildren, and what had gone on in our lives before annual meeting. Y “Maine Basket- who serves as interim pastor of great grandchildren. In November we adjourned to a special lunch table ball Icon Still Has Lessons to Offer Hanover Congregational Church 2004 she visited Alice-Marie March Dorothy had arranged at the Club- at 83” was the headline for an article in Hanover, Conn., wrote us a brief Miller, whose husband, Jim, died in house—complete with blue napkins, about Gene Hunter in the Jan. 12, note: “With my brother, Bert, now May 2004. Y Last February 16, we a mannequin with a Colby College 2006, Portland Press Herald. Gene living in Waterville, I have a double held a mini-reunion at our house at sweatshirt and Colby hat, mugs for the began coaching in 1948 at Houlton reason to travel to central Maine Admiral’s Cove in Jupiter, Fla. Burt “boys,” and a Colby alumni decal and High School, the beginning of a from Providence. I find the 50-plus Krumholz and his wife, Shelley, mints in a Colby wrapper! Y Doug career that landed him in the New reunions enjoyable, and, as you know, attended, Aaron “Sandy” Sandler Borton was the first recipient of the England Basketball Hall of Fame. the price is right!” drove over from Bradenton, Dorothy Conference of Consulting Actuaries He won Maine state basketball and Jordan “Ike” Kaplan drove up newly established Lifetime Achieve- championships at Morse High in 51 So many of our classmates write from Boca Raton, and Phyllis and ment Award for distinguished service Bath and in South Portland and a to me from sunny Florida or sunny Bob Sage ’49 came from Palm Beach to the conference and the actuarial New Hampshire state championship Arizona that it makes me wonder what

42 COLBY / summer 2006 in the world I am doing up here in the Maine.” Y As we get older (please the Falmouth, Mass., Artists Guild. 1950s Correspondents bitter cold of Massachusetts! Chet notice I didn’t say “old”) we realize His interest in art began when he was Harrington and his wife, Jane, are that we have accumulated many joys nine years old. At Colby he was art 1950 in Naples and have seen Cathy and in life, as well as sorrows. Among director for the yearbook; as the years c/o Meg Bernier Bruce Carswell and Ted Shiro. the latter is the loss of friends and went on he took several art courses, Colby College Ernie Fortin forwarded an article classmates Jim MacLean and Norma and when he lived in New Jersey one Office of Alumni Relations detailing the special recognition the Bergquist Garnett. Jim’s brother, of his works, a seascape watercolor, Waterville, ME 04901 Colby C Club gave to Ted as well as to Allen, wrote, “James A. MacLean died won first prize in the Fairlawn Art 207-859-4312 [email protected] his brothers, Oren and Burt, for their on Oct. 11, 2005, in Toledo, Ohio, at Association. Y Plans are already outstanding achievements in sports the age of 76 from complications due underway for our 55th reunion. If 1951 at Colby and for their support of the to Alzheimer’s disease. Prior to retire- you have any ideas about things you’d c/o Meg Bernier C Club. Ted, who has been inducted ment, he worked for Owens-Corning like to have us do at that time, please Colby College into the Maine Sports Hall of Fame Fiberglas and several local construc- contact our president, Barbara Bone Office of Alumni Relations and the New England Basketball tion companies. He was dedicated to Leavitt, the Alumni Office at Colby, Waterville, ME 04901 Hall of Fame, continues to sparkle his church and family. He is survived or me. Y Please, friends, keep your 207-859-4312 as an athlete, having won the Men’s by his wife, Nan, two daughters, news coming. [email protected] Y Tennis Tournament A-Division title and four grandchildren.” Norma —Jan “Sandy” Pearson Anderson 1952 at Augusta (Maine) Country Club. He passed away on Dec. 15, 2005. She was Janice Pearson Anderson and Mark Mordecai must be drink- a past class officer, a good friend to 53 Frank King passed away this 23 Fernwood Circle ing the same water. Y Meanwhile, many of us, and an amazing woman. past winter. Nelson Beveridge called Harwich, MA 02645-2819 Ernie Fortin continues his leadership Since 1964 she had been an innovative me one evening to tell me that he had 508-432-4049 contributions at Colby and also in and internationally recognized for- attended the memorial for Frank in [email protected] Sarasota, where he has been named eign language educator, instructing Northhampton, Mass. He said it MCA vice president of the association thousands of students and mentoring was good to see some familiar Colby 1953 Barbara Easterbrooks Mailey where he lives. He reminds everyone hundreds of teachers, and was one of faces there to remember Frank. Y I 80 Lincoln Avenue of the annual gathering in Sarasota Rhode Island’s first recipients of the had a long and friendly conversa- South Hamilton, MA 01982 in February. Colby alums from Fort Milken Educator Award. She was tion with Paul Dionne and his wife 978-468-5110 Myers up to Tampa attend. Give Ernie named Rhode Island Foreign Lan- recently. They have a “spread” in 978-777-5630 ext. 3310 a call at 941-371-5595 for details about guage Teacher of the Year, a Colby Texas (forgot to ask him how large), [email protected] this annual event. Y Art Shulkin, College Educator of the Year, and a but it must be big enough to raise who you may remember lost his wife, Distinguished Teacher by the White llamas. Y Tommi Staples’s e-mail 1954 Jean (Lyons ’53), very suddenly, has House Commission on Presidential in February said she still does volun- Arthur Eddy sold his home and moved in with a Scholars and was inducted into the teering, but I thought it interesting 12 Red Bird Lane female friend in Green Valley, Ariz. Rhode Island Heritage Hall of Fame that she joined a local hiking group. Lakeville, CT 06039-2216 He is now completely retired and in 2005. Our heartfelt sympathies go They meet every Monday and hike 860-435-9778 very busy doing volunteer work. He out to the two families. Y Mel Lyon informally for five miles. She says [email protected] has kept in touch with Cass Light- lets us know “what is happening in my it’s a great way to meet new people 1955 ner and Bill Taylor ’52. Y Charlie continuing journey to find something and see different parts of Maryland. Ann Burnham Deering Tobin winters in Florida and spends important, wherever it may be.” He Last summer she went on a hiking trip 27 Hedgerow Drive the other six months on Cape Cod in is working on research related to with one of her older grandchildren Falmouth, ME 04105 Dennisport. He welcomes calls (he’s schizophrenia and autism, in the to Glacier Park (she plans a trip for 207-781-3041 in the telephone book) from friends, latter case with the encouragement of each of her grandchildren each year). [email protected] from May to October, if they are in his daughter, Katherine, who works Tommi still belongs to a local writ- 1956 the area. He gets together yearly with for the Centers for Disease Control ing group doing work with memoirs. Joan Williams Marshall Chuck ’53 and Jan Pearson Anderson and Prevention in Atlanta. Mel says Each year she also makes a couple P.O. Box 832 ’52, who are in Harwich, Mass., and there is little direct knowledge of of trips to northern Maine to visit Truro, MA 02666-0832 with George ’52 and Betty Winkler how prenatal effects cause autism, her sisters and relatives and always 508-349-3453 Laffey ’53, who are in Chatham, Mass. even though this is a major form stops to see the beauty of Mayflower [email protected] I may give you a call, Charlie, when I of neuropathology in children. On Hill. Y John Lee wrote that he am in Chatham this summer! the lighter side, Mel celebrated his was off on another summer cruise. 1957 —Nancy Nilson Archibald 75th year last summer in Denmark This year he will pick up the cruise Guy and Eleanor Ewing Vigue with about 40 friends and relatives. in Portugal and then go on to Spain, 238 Sea Meadow Lane Yarmouth, ME 04096 A nice note from Ellen Lewis “How lucky I have been to be here the coast of France, Tunisia, Libya, 52 207-846-4941 Huff says that she tutors a Korean all this time,” he wrote. “I miss all Sicily, and Rome. He still teaches at [email protected] lady in English under the Literacy of the 1952 classmates, and hope to Southeastern University in D.C. He Volunteers of Bangor, Maine (“It’s make it to the next big reunion. Best says 50 percent of his student body is 1958 interesting to hear about what life wishes to all.” Y Sheila and Don from Africa and the remaining half is Beryl Scott Glover is like in Korea”), and planned to Hailer were off to Florida for 10 days African American, some seniors, and 4953 Wythe Place host a Japanese high school student at the end of February to visit their a few Jewish “whites.” His proudest Wilmington, NC 28409-2081 through a program that brings about son, Jamie, and his family, and to see comments are about his grandson, [email protected] 20 Japanese students to the University Joan Kelby Cannell and Ned ’51 who this fall will be in his third year 1959 of Maine to stay with local families to and Barbara Hills Stuart ’54. I also at West Point. Joanne K. Woods exercise their English. They also have received a copy of an article about —Barbara Easterbrooks Mailey 27 Haven Way a Chinese woman university student Don that appeared in the Sandwich, Ashland, MA 01721-4404 boarding at their house, “so we get a Mass., Enterprise in late January. Don 54 Greetings, once again, [email protected] taste of the Orient right here in rural was chosen “artist of the month” by from Connecticut’s northwest

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newsmakers a beautiful golf course. (Is that where we’re on opposite coasts. Y It must your son is a pro, Judy?) She recently be our Ken Van Praag highlighting Peter Doran ’58, professor emeritus used some of her social work skills our 50th reunion in the winter edi- and founder of University of Maine, doing crisis intervention for some of tion of Colby! I couldn’t agree more. Farmington’s Community Health the Katrina victims who came from Thanks, Ken, for the last five years. Education program, received the New Orleans. She was impressed You are a tough act to follow. Y All honorary Doctor of Humane Letters with how courageously these people of you promise to keep well, enjoy life, degree. UMF recognized Doran for “his handled their adversities. Y Jane and come back for our 55th—only commitment to improving the health (Daib ’58) and John Reisman enjoyed four years away. of all Mainers” and for “his vision in a week in the Caribbean and a week —Ann Burnham Deering discerning a need and dedicating himself at his brother’s ranch in the Napa to fill it.” Valley with their daughter and two 56 Much of the following news granddaughters. They planned to may be old hat as we will have had our Peter Doran ’58 return to Linekan Bay, East Booth- reunion and the class biographies will bay, Maine, this summer, where they have been mailed out. Y Tom ’54 and milestones hoped to see Kathy (McConaughy ’56) Susan Miller Hunt were saddened to Deaths: Constance Brackett Crossman ’51, March 18, 2006, in and Lou Zambello, Nitsi and Jack hear that their friend Franklin King Vallejo, Calif., at 76.  Rev. Robert B. Daggett ’51, April 7, Johnston, and Mark ’54 and Larry III ’53 died on Jan. 15, 2006. They 2006, in Concord, N.H., at 82.  L. Richard Thompson ’51, Walker Powley ’54. John says they attended his calling hours and church June 15, 2006, in Hallowell, Maine, at 76.  Richard A. Vose are still talking about the 50th and service in Northampton, Mass. Y ’51, April 17, 2006, in Salem, Mass., at 78.  G. Kent Dickerman the great turnout. Jack and I are Frank’s wife, Barbara (Burg ’55), was always energized when we see Kathy supported by her large family. Frank ’53, January 30, 2006, in St. Paul, Minn., at 75.  Marcia Curtis and Lou—often it’s at the YMCA in had contributed an enormous amount ’54, April 25, 2006, in Charleston, S.C., at 74.  Thomas P. Freeport. Lou volunteers and is very of service to the Northampton com- Davis ’54, June 9, 2006, in Arlington, Va., at 75.  A. Lawrence aware that this great facility offers a munity, and more than 750 people Pierson III ’54, March 13, 2006, in Woods Hole, Mass., at variety of programs for the “disadvan- came to the calling hours. Colby  73. Wallace Ward ’54, January 26, 2006, in Henderson, Nev., taged, young folks, old folks like me.” people who attended the church at 73.  Glen P. Goffin ’58, November 25, 2005, in Fruitland Lou and Kathy work out, and Jack and service included Mary Belden Wil- Park, Fla., at 75.  Ludmila Winter Hoffman ’58, June 13, 2006, I are in the arthritis aerobic aquasize liams ’54, Ann Stiegler Richards, in Ogunquit, Maine, at 70.  Richard S. Waterman ’58, May 10, program. Lou reminds me that Larry Art Eddy ’54, and Bill Ames ’54. Susan 2006, in Southern Pines, N.C., at 76. ’56 and Jean Van Curan Pugh were and Tom also reported that their founding contributors who helped son, Tom Jr., recently had his first corner. Y Vic Scalise is serving as in spite of time spent at eight differ- create this wonderful place eight years book published by Random House interim pastor at The First United ent schools while she was married ago. Thank you, Pughs! Meanwhile, following seven years of research and Baptist Church of Lowell, Mass., to her late husband, Tony. Y Bill the Zambellos attended the celebra- writing. A nonfiction book,Cliffs of where Vic grew up. Recent travels Setser spends a good deal of his time tion of a life that ended too soon. Despair: A Journey to Suicide’s Edge include Kansas, where he saw a Kansas traveling and has not lost his inter- Betty and Bob (Whitey) Thurston is about suicide in an area of Great City Chiefs football game against the est in matters historical. Y While ’54’s daughter died after a long ill- Britain. The book has been cited by New England Patriots in November, attending Frank King ’53’s funeral ness. At the memorial in Eastport, Barnes & Noble in their spring issue a trip through the Panama Canal in service last month, I had a chance Maine, many ATO brothers and of the Great New Writers “Discover” January, and his annual February to chat with Barbara Burg King ’55, wives included Selden and Sue Biven program. Y One of our other writ- vacation in Maui. Y Lindon Chris- Sue (Miller ’56) and Tom Hunt, Staples, Dave and Ruth McDonald ers, Willard Wyman, sent me the tie has good health, reads a couple of Mary Belden Williams, Bill Ames, Roberts, Eileen and Bill Ganem ’54, following note: “Wasn’t Colby a books a month, flies an hour or two a and Ann Stiegler Richards ’56. Y I Aubrey Keef ’54, and Ed Fraktman remarkable place? It gave life to a man month, is enjoying a new lap top, and was saddened to hear of Faith De ’53. Y Ross Bear is “still enjoying of us. And this kind of life—this writ- stays warm with wood he cuts and Vol Gross’s passing. Y Some class- memories of our 50th. It was truly ing and reading life—really started to splits himself. Lindon indicates that mates who have recently celebrated Camelot!” He was looking forward bloom there. We are lucky that there “life is good as it should be for us old or are about to celebrate 50th wed- to their February Florida reunion are so many of us still around—even people.” Y Karl Decker continues ding anniversaries include Ben and with the Dick Temples, Charlie luckier that we like each other so. to write for Vermont Magazine. His Diane Stowell Duce, Bill and Penny Macombers, and Helen and Ralph That is no small thing.” Bill’s award- wife, Merrillyn (Healey), is presi- Thresher Edson, Dave and Betsy Cuccuro. Dick Temple writes that winning book, High Country, is into dent of the Bridgeport (Conn.) area Powley Wallingford, and Karl and the Bears and Temples promised each multiple printings. Y Warren ’57 branch of the American Association Merrillyn Healey Decker. When other that they would go to the 50th and Barbara Faltings Kinsman are of University Women. The branch Anne and I married in 1993, we “for better of worse.” This was their very happy they decided to move recently raised $100,000 to fund an decided that for us to have a shot at first reunion, and they enjoyed every- permanently to Datah, S.C. They international fellowship in the name celebrating a 25th wedding anniver- thing that weekend, “particularly love their community and soon will of Leonette Warburton Wishard ’23, sary, we would celebrate every six getting back in touch with people.” be joined there by Naomi and Hugh Colby’s oldest living graduate. I was months. March 3, 2006, was that My sentiments exactly! Y Jack and Anderson. Diane (Schnauffer ’57) intrigued by Karl’s e-mail address “25th” who knows, we may yet have I surely enjoy e-mails from John and Larry Zullinger will visit them (Cotswold 17) and was informed a shot at our “50th”! Dutton. John kept busy last winter as will Harry and Lynn Brooks Wey, that it was Karl’s address when he —Arthur Eddy volunteering for his 15th year as an who rented a place there for a month. was growing up. Y Lois McCarty income tax preparer. He says this is Sherry and Don Rice are nearby and Carlson spent time skiing in France 55 Thanks to classmates for the last year because the tax code has attend the same church. Y I recently last winter. Y Dawn Dunn Caval- answering my request for news! Judy gotten very complex and difficult to had a call from Audrey Tanner, who laro is going back to school to get that Holtz Levow writes from Florida that keep up with. John and I have a lot lives in Portland; I hope I’ll have diploma that never quite materialized she moved to a new condo overlooking in common, politically, even though seen her in June. Y Steen and Janet

44 COLBY / summer 2006 Nordgren Meryweather should has been a wonderful year for Sheldon Cindy said their 20th reunion gift was 1960s Correspondents get a prize for the most miles logged and Audrey Hittinger Katz. They “huge.” Cindy also has a son and four traveling for fun. On their month- traveled to amazing spots, visiting all grandchildren. Y Doug Hatfield 1960 Jane Holden Huerta long cruise around South America seven continents! But the domestic retired in November 2005 as Hills- 3417 Tallywood Lane in early 2005 they ran into Loretta news has been exciting as well: the borough (N.H.) District Court judge Sarasota, FL 34237 Thompson Staples ’53. Tommy was Katzes bought a house in Otisfield, after 34 years on the bench. Y News 305-446-5082 going on the Colby trip to France Maine, on Thompson Lake, a won- from John Edes is that he’s very [email protected] in June, and Jan immediately signed derful part of the state. Since their involved in Rebound Foundation 1961 up when she got home. Martha De grandchildren count went from zero with four former ABA/NBA players Diane Scrafton Ferreira Wolf Hussey ’55 and her daughter to five within three years (which we who help young children choose the Pihanakalani Ranch were also on that trip. Then in the can relate to!), there must be plenty right path in life. They’re organiz- P.O. Box 249 fall the Meryweathers were off to of space to run around in and accom- ing a celebrity golf tournament fund Pa’auilo, HI 96776 [email protected] Ireland, and Steen had the pleasure modate any future increase. Y Ken raiser for September. John also played of being the designated driver on Haruta retired in November 2004 golf with Bruce Blanchard last 1962 the “wrong side of the road.” Next from Agere Systems, where he was a summer, and they finished first Patricia Farnham Russell 181 Maine Avenue came a cruise of the Mediterranean distinguished member of technical due to Bruce’s famous “leaf ball” Millinocket, ME 04462 from Athens to Marseille with stops staff. He joined Bell Labs in 1963, kick-out. John said, “Call him, he’ll 207-723-5472 in Ephesis, Mykonos, Malta, Venice, which became a division of AT&T, improve your score!” Y Word came Sicily, Monaco, and Aix-en-Province. then Lucent Technologies, and finally from Jane Gibbons that she climbed Nancy MacKenzie Keating Jan is going with Colby to Greece Agere Systems. Ken still teaches Mt. Kilimanjaro last January with a 49 Sycamore Station Decatur, GA 30030-2757 in October and highly recommends courses at Agere occasionally, but group from the Appalachian Moun- 404-370-0422 these trips. Y Joan Williams Mar- mostly he’s enjoying retirement with tain Club. The trip included several [email protected] shall now takes over for me, so send his wife. Y We received a nice note safaris, a Masai village visit, and roast 1963 your news to her from now on at her from Esther Bigelow Gates a while goat! This from “practically a PE Karen Forslund Falb address listed on these pages. It has back. Esther is working hard as one dropout.” (The week prior to their 245 Brattle Street been fun for me to get news from of our class agents and has enjoyed climb a rockslide killed three people Cambridge, MA 02138 classmates both far and near. Many reconnecting by telephone with on the mountain.) Y Speaking of 617-864-4291 thanks to all of you. And my thanks to Colby friends. She is still working rock climbing, I know that Burt [email protected] the people on my calling list who made full time in her local high school’s Angrist is a serious rock climber. 1964 timely contributions to our reunion college center and has been pleased How about an update on your recent Sara Shaw Rhoades fund. My fond farewell to all. to watch the students’ interest and adventures, Burt! Y Not to be 76 Norton Road Kittery, ME 03904-5413 —Kathy McConaughy Zambello respect for Colby grow over the years. outdone, yours truly also did a little 207-439-2620 She is planning on seeing all of us at climbing recently. I was in the rain [email protected] 57 Momentum is starting to build our 50th. Y Our ski bum friends, forest of Costa Rica and we crossed as plans are well underway for our Nancy and John Conkling, returned a number of swinging suspension 1965 Richard W. Bankart 50th reunion! In early March, with in mid-February from their 15th bridges that were well over 300-foot 20 Valley Avenue, Apt. D2 15 months to go, we already had ski trip in France and Switzerland. spans above 400-foot gorges! Not for Westwood, NJ 07675-3607 heard from some who have literally Funny, I could have sworn that I saw the faint of heart, I assure you. Nor 201-664-7672 been out of touch since the day we Conk chasing Bode Miller down are the ziplines or the white-water [email protected] all drove home from Mayflower Hill the slope in the giant slalom! Conk rafting! Costa Rica is a spectacu- 1966 in 1957! It is a great feeling that our denies being in Torino, but I am not lar country. We saw 106 species of Meg Fallon Wheeler class is generating such enthusiasm convinced! Y Keep thinking about birds in just 12 days. I was lucky 19 Rice Road for our reunion at this early stage of our 50th! enough to have in my backpack Dave P.O. Box 102 Waterford, ME 04088 Y the game. It was great to hear from —Guy and Eleanor Ewing Vigue Rhoades’s bird book full of notes 207-583-2509 Shirley Lincoln Rigby after all these of their trip a few years ago. How [email protected] many years. She and Peter are living I had a nice phone chat with generous is that? Y –Remember, my 58 1967 in Wilmington, Del., and have four Tony K alloch recently. His favorite friends, reunion is approaching faster Robert Gracia children and 10 grandchildren, two of subject is his grandson, Samuel, now than a New York minute. Don’t forget 295 Burgess Avenue whom are in college. The Rigbys have 3, whom he visits in New Hampshire to put June ’08 on your calendars. And Westwood, MA 02090 lived all over the country, including every September. Other interests while you’re doing that, zap me a line 781-329-2101 Hawaii, where Shirley received her include golfing and skiing at Big about your recent escapades. We want Judy Gerrie Heine Ph.D. from the University of Hawaii Bear resort in California. He does to hear from you. 21 Hillcrest Road and subsequently taught school at the some consulting for manufacturers —Beryl Scott Glover Medfield, MA 02052 508-359-2886 Wilmington Friends for 20 years. “In of professional hair care products [email protected] my old age, I am an artist, mainly when they’re looking for overseas 59 Jack and Barbara Hunter Pal- pastel and collage,” says Linc, who is markets and as a result gets in quite lotta report that they enjoyed their 1968 Peter Jost Y Y looking forward to our 50th. Art a bit of travel. Great to hear first full winter as “snowbirds” in the 65 West Main Street and Ellie Gray Gatenby send their from Cindy Gardner Bevin, who Fort Myers area. They bought a place P.O. Box 5389 news from Rancho Las Palma in the was married on April 9, 2005, to Bob last May and have been having fun Clinton, NJ 08809 California desert, where she says Chew. They live in Grantham, N.H. with lots of golf and meeting many [email protected] the golfing is good and the weather She said Robin Hunter Clutz was a nice people. Y In October I was 1969 spectacular. Despite the wonderful great help at their wedding and that the recipient of a Harvard Alumni Ray Gerbi desert sunshine, Ellie misses her she sees Kay Litchfield Cross and Association Award. This is an award 26 Columbus Avenue little grandchildren back east, and Lea Chase Frey fairly often. Cindy’s that was established in 1990 to recog- Concord, NH 03301-3119 603-224-3642 she was excited that another baby daughter, Cici Bevin Gordon ’85, nize outstanding service to Harvard [email protected] grandson was due in July. Y This is president of her Colby class, and University through alumni activities,

COLBY / summer 2006 45 alumni at large and six are presented each year. I was two married sons, both involved in ary school English teacher living her family at Wells Beach, Maine. honored for my 43 years of service to financial trading, and three grand- in Atlanta, Ga., is still working full And Dottie has been in touch with the university, 31 of which were spent sons remained in Connecticut. Their time as an adjunct English instructor Eunie Bucholz Spooner and Carol in the alumni office. Y I thank every- fourth son, in the San Francisco area, at Georgia Perimeter College and Shoemaker Rasmussen and plans one who has sent me news of their is employed by a technology company. as a massage therapist. She takes to meet several others now that they activities, but the last few months Ron’s original class at Colby was Tai Chi classes and recently began have been re-connected. Dottie and have brought little correspondence. ’56; after two years in the Air Force painting in acrylics. Her younger Tal were married on October 11, 25 I would greatly appreciate hearing he finished at Colby with us. The son, Paul Wilbur, got married in years ago, so, for both of them in from more of you. Webers missed the 45th last year so 2004 and lives in Queens, N.Y., and their second chance at happiness, this —Joanne K. Woods the 50th will be a necessity. Y Bette her older son, William Allan Wilbur was a milestone. Rosemary Athearn and Richard Peterson went to St. Jr., still is in the food business in Smith and her husband, Don, who 60 Colby apologizes for inadver- Petersburg, Russia, last year on a Reston, Va. Y Dorothea “Dottie” live in Hampton, N.H., also visited tently running one of our old columns business/pleasure trip. They saw lots Baldridge Dzenis traveled to Maine Dottie and Tal in Bradford, Vt., in the last magazine. I guess old news of cultural facilities and performances with Julie Klafstad Runnells in and with Debbie Wilson Albee in was better than no news. Y Ronald in five days but say the Hermitage June 2005 and enjoyed our wonder- Claremont, N.H. The Smiths also Weber retired after 40 years on Museum alone could take five days. ful reunion and the many fantastic had a great visit with Tim and Janet Wall Street. He and his wife, Bar- Their daughter, Wendy, got married additions and changes on campus. Grout Williams in Franconia, bara, left Connecticut and moved last July in Philadelphia. Dick is sorry Dottie thanks all those involved N.H. Rosie and Don enjoyed several to Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., to the to have missed the 45th reunion but with the planning and carrying out visits from their children and grand- house they’ve had for 15 years at The hopes to make the 50th. Y Jane of our wonderful get-together. She children both in Hampton and at their Eastpointe Country Club. Their Wiggin Sullivan, a retired second- also spent a few days with Julie and lake camp in Enfield, then became jim johnson ’62 | Peak Performance It’s difficult to imagine Jim Johnson ’62 incapacitated. and would never walk again,” said Johnson. In At home in suburban Litchfield, New Hampshire, while his inter- the soul-searching weeks of recovery, Johnson viewer sat in a white-carpeted dining room contemplating the large vowed to make himself a better person, begin- and immaculate lawn outside, Johnson moved from room to room, ning with his health. carrying on a conversation about his recent hiking expedition to “I had realized … that I was a workaholic. I Mount Kilimanjaro. First he yelled over sound of ice grinding as he had no balance in my life, no hobbies.” Inter- made juice. Then he called from an upstairs room where he was viewing pedophiles and young offenders facing searching for a list of professional accomplishments. serious jail time was taking an emotional toll. Finally he sat at the big dining-room table describing the moment “I have a very stressful job, nothing to counter- his life came to a halt—with an attack of sciatica in August 2001. balance it,” he said. “I couldn’t stand, I couldn’t walk,” said Johnson, a trim man who So Johnson counterbalanced his life with gusto. He discovered exudes energy and enthusiasm. a love of hiking and, in about a year, he hiked all 48 peaks in New Until then, Johnson’s life as a career-minded achiever Hampshire that are taller than 4,000 feet. “I saw my first vista and I seemed limitless. Launched from the projects of West was off and running,” he said. Roxbury, Mass., on an academic scholarship, he found Soon he set his sights on Kilimanjaro, at 19,300 feet Africa’s himself one of the few African-American students at tallest peak. Hiking Kilimanjaro is expensive (about $9,000, includ- Colby in the late 1950s. After receiving a bachelor’s ing airfare, through a tourist guide service), but almost anyone in degree in philosophy, he went on to earn a reasonable fitness can ascend it once acclimated to altitude, he law degree from New England claims. Law School. Johnson then But Johnson has more infirmities than meet the eye. He has lived settled into a 21-year with a pacemaker for eight years. His eyes are clouded by glaucoma career in the Air Force and he suffers from bone marrow failure syndrome. as a special agent with On his first Kilimanjaro bid last year, after getting to within two the Office of Special football fields of the summit, Johnson began hallucinating. He turned Investigations. Leaving the back. Then in March of this year, he tried again—taking nine days Air Force, he went on to a instead of six—and reached the summit. private law practice where He left Tanzania with more than just pride in achieving a per- he built a national repu- sonal goal. During some soul searching in Africa, Johnson, who is tation as a polygraph divorced with no children, committed himself to helping children of examiner. single women in inner cities through an outreach hiking program. Then came the sci- His goal is to help kids like himself—a self-described “late bloomer” atica, and suddenly from the Lenox Street Housing Project. Johnson’s life was “It’s my little contribution to children of single parents,” Johnson constricted by pain, immo- said. “I’ll be their buddies once a month—nothing big. The idea is in bility, and Oxycontin, a power- its infancy... but I know I’m going to do it.” ful painkiller that becomes Nothing big? Don’t count on it. addictive if misused. “I had a —Lee Burnett fear I would become a drug addict

46 COLBY / summer 2006 “snowbirds” for the first time last in August 2007, and their youngest, and food supplements: “I try to use Ralph Bradshaw joined them last winter, spending a month at Longboat Brian, is a junior at Purdue and an mind/body control as much as I can, Thanksgiving. Y Retired licensed Key, Fla. Y Peter Shays transferred ATO. The Sheldons have seen Sue believing that positive thoughts are professional counselor Joanne Her- to Principia College (overlooking the and Bob Hartman ’60 and Jo and Bill extremely important for optimal good bold Clarey published two novels Mississippi River in Elsah, Ill.) after Wooldredge. Y Paul and Penny health.” Y Check out http://www. recently: Twisted Truth, a psycho- our sophomore year. He did attend Dietz Sullivan report that daughter nytimes.com/2004/12/20/nyregion/ logical thriller, and The Mysteries of our 25th, though, after finding that Courtney purchased a beach house in 20wallet.html for an uplifting story Hummingbird Falls. Check them out his dreams shortly before the reunion Ocean City, grandson Karl graduated about Chuck Posternak, a story on Amazon.com. Her third novel, were mostly about his time at Colby. from high school in Austin, and son about a lost wallet in a taxicab, and Riddled, is due out soon. She lives While it has all been orderly, his Todd has a new residence in Phoenix. a surprisingly generous gift for New in North Carolina but summers in mini-careers have included being an (Thanks for organizing our pre- York City’s poor children and an New Hampshire and Maine. Y The officer in the U.S. Coast Guard, a reunion gathering at the Samoset, organization that has served them Porterville, Calif., Chamber of marketing/communications person, Penny!) Y According to Liz (Rowe for 100 years. We’re proud of you, Commerce named Mary “Muffy” a journalist, and owner with his wife ’63), Bev Lapham retired from Vil- Chuck! Aloha. Symonds Leavitt Volunteer of the of two businesses—a girls’ summer lage Canvas, “turning the business —Diane Scrafton Cohen Ferreira Year. Muffy retired after 31 years at camp in Vermont and a seller of over to the capable hands of our son.” the Porterville Development Center children’s summer camps and camp- Five years ago they bought a 42-foot 62 Mary Vance and Pete Duggan, but has long been involved in local grounds in nine northeastern states. trawler-style boat and spend winters fully retired, live in Cornwall-on- organizations, boards, and events. Currently director of publications taking it down the IntraCoastal Hudson, N.Y. Peter’s new venture is Remember Boyd and Muffy attend- for Principia, he says he loves his Waterway to Florida. On the way chairman of the board of Storm King ing one of our reunions on their work with several media and enjoys down this year they visited with Dee School, where he is active in fund honeymoon? They have two boys seeing some of the nice communica- Ann and Sandy Arens in Beaufort, raising. Pete is also on the founda- who live in Ohio. Y John Chap- tions Colby puts out. He adds that if N.C., then in Florida saw Norm ’58 tion board of the local hospital and man writes that he has enjoyed his anyone remembers him and might be and Cici Clifton Lee, Mary and is working at a comprehensive plan term as Alumni Council rep and inclined to write, he’d love to hear Denny Dionne, and the Wilsons for their village. They saw Linda class VP. John, Ellie Tomlinson, from you: 1236 DeNoailles Drive, and the Osters and had a four-day and Bruce Marshall and planned to Mike McCabe, Jimmy Johnson, St. Louis, MO 63011 or shays@prin. cruise with Sandy and Nancy Cun- see Pat and Rich Simkins. Y Bill and Ter r y McLea n recently met in edu. Y Please see the Colby Web site neen Boardman and John ’60 and Barnett, in Westford, Mass., contin- Boston to start planning our reunion for more updates from our class! Becky Crane Rafferty ’60. This year ues to work as a private investigator. and thinking of new class officers to —Jane Holden Huerta they are living aboard Change-O- Wife Marjorie is an ER nurse, son get us ready for our 45th in ’07 and the Pace III and planned to take the Greg a corporate jet pilot, and son big 50th in 2012. More of us stepping 61 More of us are traveling—some boat north for the first time this Doug a police officer who completed up to help with planning would be have more free time with retire- summer. Y Tom and Marilyn Blom his first major Ironman competition. terrific. Y Gerr y Tays retired for ment while many seek out warmer Evans took a five-week trip to South Bill enjoyed a fishing trip last year the second time and now volunteers, locations in the winter. Visiting America for a visit with their son, TJ, to Montana and Idaho. Y Brenda teaching historic preservation classes “Colby Mid-Pacific” (my ranch!) a winemaker based in Santiago, Chile. Wrobleski Gottschalk joined at Washington state parks twice early this year were Sue Fourcade After a two-week cruise around Cape Maxim Tours as their tour operator a year and doing a five-week field Erskine and Cathie and Ter r y Horn, they topped off with Buenos for Africa and Latin America. Brenda school at North Cascades National Lee. Y Heather Campbell Carney Aires, Iguazu Falls in Argentina, continues her SingleParentTravel.net Park. Gerry and his wife, Nancy, and Judy Parker Millen get together and Machu Picchu in Peru.. . . Tom business as well. Y Dick and Jeanie planned to take a motor-home trip for a summer morning breakfast and Jan Dukeshire Halliwell are Banks Vacco (married at the Colby to Alaska this summer before ventur- each year, often sitting on Judy’s living in Bradenton, Fla., and sent chapel) celebrated their 42nd wedding ing to Colby in ’07. Y Pam Taylor deck enjoying her spectacular view a photo of beautiful grandchildren, anniversary in June. They frequently retired as a geriatric social worker of both the Presidential and the including twin girls. Y Dean and see Phil Gregorio. In June several in Bangor. Y Colleen Littlefield Franconia mountain ranges. Y Dick Sandy Nolet Quinlan, now living Tri Delta classmates gathered at Gail Jones retired from teaching last Fields, who has focused on selling in Kittery, Maine, are retired, Smith Gerrish’s summer home on spring. Y Brenda Lewison and and marketing fine jewelry, decided kayaking, fishing, and renovating a Lake Winnipesauke in N.H. for their her husband, Bill Blunden, took time to “rewire” in 2004 and consult cottage for their 12 grandchildren. third reunion. Attending were Nancy out from architectural and editorial part time. Then a client, Charles Last year Sandy and Dean celebrated Mac Kenzie Keating, Liz Conley work for a trip to Spain in October & Colvard, an international, public the end of Dean’s business career Clagett, Linn Spencer Hayes, Olive 2005. Y I’m enjoying having my company based in Raleigh, N.C., in Bangkok, Thailand, after sailing Pingree Ingraham, Debbie Price, old roomie, Jo Ann Sexton Hardy, offered him a full-time, senior from Singapore to Phuket on the Star Patch Jack Mosher, and Jeanie. back in Millinocket. Last spring my management deal that he says he Flyer, with stops in Bangkok, Hong Jeanie received another Fulbright and daughter, Margaret, and I spent 12 couldn’t refuse. Dick and Kathy still Kong, and Tokyo. They followed spent last August in Vietnam provid- days in Peru, including five days in live in Lexington, Mass., where she with a three-week trip to the Czech ing an intensive three-week training jungle lodges on the Amazon River. owns two retail stores, The Crafty Republic, Poland, Hungary, and course in social work at HoChi Minh And I’ve shifted from my six years as Yankee and Small Indulgences. Their Austria in September. Y Bob North City Open University. Y Pete caregiver/helper to my motherless daughter, Ali ’95, lives in Groveland, is retired but still consulting for Gen- Leofanti went to China on an edu- grandchildren to being the primary Mass., and teaches Montessori school eral Motors. His Spanish language cational tour for 15 days. Y Ceylon caregiver of my husband, who has in Newburyport. Dick, who still plays skills are forever being put to good Barclay edited a Russian textbook and Alzheimer’s. I’m focused on getting “old man’s organized ice hockey” one use—and word has it he’s become several papers that his wife wrote. an Alzheimer’s support group started night a week, keeps in touch with Mike quite the gourmet cook. Y Jeanette Ceylon has been doing consulting here in Millinocket. (Chooch) Silverberg ’60. Y Elise Benn Anderson, long challenged by work in Russia as well as developing —Patricia Farnham Russell and Hank Sheldon flew to Panama multiple sclerosis, reports that she alternative crops for former tobacco for a two-week visit. Hank’s oldest, is constantly researching cutting- farmers in his Blue Ridge Mountains 63 Since writing the last column, Christrelle, is engaged to be married edge developments in medications county. Penny (Wheeler ’64) and I’ve been wondering how many of

COLBY / summer 2006 47 alumni at large you are continuing to help with their names in the Tourism Ireland will be moving to South Carolina this ruined a car and some appliances. The elderly parents or relatives. Since drawing and on Saint Patrick’s Day summer. Y A professor of political water came up under the house far Christmas I’ve been the healthcare received a call that David’s name had science at Union County College in enough to damage wiring but did not proxy of my last aunt, who has been been drawn to receive all-expenses- Cranford, N.J., Steve Schoeman is come into the house, which is raised. in the hospital five times and is in paid, four-day trips for two to visit getting married this summer, after Most of our close friends have also her second nursing home. Such has four gardens in Dublin. So off they six years as a widower, to his fiancé, returned, a great blessing. We are been a total energy- and time-con- went! They extended their stay by Joy, and then taking the Queen Mary working to restore our church, which suming job, although not without its joining another tour to the West 2 to England to visit London and lost its building and half its member- poignant rewards. Y Every once in Coast, which included a dinner with Paris on their honeymoon. His older ship, and doing what we can to help a while I receive news of a classmate Mary Jo Cahill and her husband, Paul daughter, Laurie, a graduate of Smith bring the city back, but we remain the “old-fashioned way,” by the “class Schroeder, on Puget Sound. College and the Hunter Graduate very concerned about the grossly news” form in Colby magazine. This —Karen Forslund Falb School in Urban Planning, is an inadequate federal funding and the form brings in much more news than urban planner in Oakland, Calif. His sheer magnitude of the devastation. quick e-mails. Rosemary Blaken- 64 Retirement either looms on younger daughter, Amy, a graduate We request the support of all Colby ship Hubbard writes that she and the horizon or has already occurred. of Sarah Lawrence College and the alumni in our efforts to get the help her husband, Allen, recently moved I recently had a wonderful visit Columbia University School of Inter- we need. This city is too wonderful from Charlotte, N.C., to nearby with Candi (Wilson ’65) and John national and Public Affairs, plans on to allow it to die.” Lincolnton, where they bought a Haynes. Candi retired from teach- being an urban planner also. Y Jim —Sara Shaw Rhoades Queen Anne Victorian house. They ing languages last year; John, having Harris continues to work for a small love this change to a slower-paced life. worked his entire career in the same publisher in Portland, Ore., with no 65 B.G. (aka Virginia) Morse Lincolnton, Rosemary says, is a lovely place, is not quite ready. Walking out retirement in sight despite his recent reports from Kingston, N.H., that town full of old homes and is known the door is walking away from the trip to Florida in search of real estate. she started an educational consulting for being the site of a defeat of Lord laboratory for a chemist who loves He particularly liked the Ocala business, Active Learning Systems, Cornwallis. Rosemary and Al have what he does in polymer research. It’s area. Y Jerry Shapiro reports one in 1992. B.G. and her colleague train been married 43 years and have three a big move. Many years ago when my of the biggest years of his life: in a teachers in the research model they children and three grandsons. Rose- husband, Dusty, retired, he left the three-month period this summer, his developed in their own classrooms. mary does freelance writing, and Al intelligence community where he son (youngest child) graduates from Called Independent Investigation keeps active in his field of geology with watched the daily message traffic with high school and heads off to college, Methods (www.iimresearch.com), it field trips, including one to Antarctica great interest, never to be allowed to his daughter gets married (“to a fellow is used in hundreds of schools nation- last year. Rosemary enjoyed seeing step back through those doors. We I really like”), and Jerry and his wife, ally and internationally. Y Linda Chris and Midge Walton Holmes moved 600 miles away a month later. Susan, celebrate their 25th anniver- Stearns is “empty nesting” in Bangor, in the spring of 2005 but has the sad Regrets? No. Adjustments? Huge. sary. At Santa Clara, he is still chair Maine, as her youngest left for Iowa news that Chris suffered a stroke last So, retirement is not all Sudoku and and professor in counseling psychol- State University last September. In November. Y In November 2005, cruises. Let me know where you are ogy but is planning to turn over the their backyard, Linda and her fiancé, William Witherell joined Cumber- in the process. Y Ken Nye, still chairmanship to a colleague after next Tom, raise raspberries, which Linda land Advisors, a money management teaching at the University of Southern academic year “and once again get to converts to jam, jellies, vinegars, and firm located in Vineland, N.J., as its Maine though he expected to retire be a ‘real academic.’ The project in fruit for the freezer. In the winter she chief global economist. Since Bill left in May, has been writing poems for which I am most invested is a study does silk painting when not visiting the directorship of the Organiza- about three years. “This poetry thing of us. I am interviewing folks in the grandchildren. Y Eliot Terborgh tion for Economic Cooperation and has injected excitement and a palpable 45- to 65-year range to explore the reports the marriage of son John ’94 Development (OECD), the Wither- sense of accomplishment into my largely untapped post mid-life period. in Burlington, Vt., on Oct. 5, 2005. ells have been residing in Grafton, veins,” he says, “and I have been on a If anybody wants to be interviewed in The wedding guests included Sunny Mass. Bill has extensive experience in high for quite a while.” His first book person (S.F. Bay area) or via e-mail, Coady, Rand Antik, and Tom and global financial markets and econom- of poetry is Searching for the Spring. I’d enjoy the opportunity.” Y I was Nancy Ryen Morrione. Professor ics and is known for his presentations Meanwhile, Ann Schmidt Nye still relieved to get a report from Suzy Terbough co-taught a course, Evalu- on worldwide financial and capital teaches first graders. According to Noyes Mague from New Orleans. ating Entrepreneurial Opportunities, market integration and corporate gov- Ken, “she loves what she does and “We’ve had two major changes in our at the Stanford Business School last ernance issues. Y Lillian Waugh, as fears that being home all the time lives in recent months,” she wrote. winter. Y Charley ’63 and Pam of March 2006, is back on a payroll, is going to drive her crazy.” Next “First, I retired in April 2005, after Plumb Carey had a post-reunion working as a therapeutic assistant on a year Ann “will be heading out the 25 years working for the New Orleans gathering in October 2005 with May- West Virginia University department door in the morning, and I will do City Council. Voice lessons, volun- Lis and Jay Gronlund, Suzanne and of community medicine NIH yoga the dishes.” Y BJ Campbell, who teer tutoring, and much more travel Eric Spitzer, and Howard and Ginger study on low back pain. This after retired in July 2005, joined Weezie presented a very enticing prospect, Goddard Barnes. That gang, plus working since 2000 as a non-paid Lippschutz Silliman on a Colby and we enjoyed several short trips, Gail and Rick Davis, joined Susan volunteer. On the home renovation alumni trip to Provence, France, last including a lovely visit with Red and and Chris Brown in Kittery Point, front, she says, “fact still lags behind summer. “It was the first such trip for Barbara Carr Howson in Richmond Maine, for their annual New Year’s fantasy.” Avoidance is easy, what with either of us and we had a blast!” she in June 2005. Then Katrina, evacua- Eve feast. Y Whit Robbins, still a playing cello in two area groups and says. “The site, of course, is incredible, tion, and two months in Springfield, senior scientist at Nestle Research working. Y As I am right now work- and everything was so well planned Mass., near our daughter and her and Development in Marysville, ing on my latest mini-garden for the and thought out. The educational family, where we received a warm Ohio, says, “It continues to be new March 2006 New England Flower parts, the visits with occasional things welcome and an enormously gener- and different and most often enjoy- Show, I want to include a note from ‘just for us,’ and the social aspect as ous outpouring of help from their able even as the longest continuously Arlene Jenkins Graber about an well (42 really nice folks from Colby, church. We returned to New Orleans serving scientist on a staff of nearly experience at last year’s flower show. It Bowdoin, Bates, and Hamilton). I in mid-November to a much-altered 250.” With seven grandchildren he was the first time she and her husband, recommend these trips highly.” BJ city. Joel and I are very lucky—flood- looks forward to retiring and spend- David, had attended one. She entered became a grandmother last year and waters in the garage and laundry shed ing more time with family. Y Dave

48 COLBY / summer 2006 Hatch is happily retired in Ft. Myers, newsmakers Karen, has two sons, Sean, 3, and Fla. “No,” he said, “I never want to Tyler, 1. Natalie and Frank ’64 babysit return to the teaching profession. The New England Institute of Chemists (reminding them why parenting is Won’t deal with overbearing proud awarded Allen Irish ’68 one of six Second- for the young) when Karen travels parents again.” Dave had seen David ary School Chemistry Teacher Awards for her work with Save the Children. Parish and Dale “Peanut” Rottner for 2006. The science and math teacher The Zarembas moved from their big Haas. Y Aloha,” says Marc Mach- in Freeport, Maine, was recognized for home in Newton, Mass., to a condo bitz. He and Suzanne reside deep inspirational and innovative teaching. in the Charlestown section of Boston, in a valley on the island of O’ahu, Irish has been teaching for 35 years, and where they look out their back window selling real estate and giving piano under his guidance students have planned at Old Ironsides. Younger daughter lessons and reuniting with room- and conducted experiments that make Anne is also in Charlestown. Natalie mate John Gillmor and his wife, chemistry interesting and relevant to the works part time, giving her more Helen. Y Last January, Ellen and real world. Projects included construct- flexibility, time to travel, babysit, and Lew Krinsky hosted their fifth Jan Allen Irish ’68 ing a model oil refinery. His students have help out with the care of Frank’s 90- Plan student, Meagan Berg ’07, an described him as “a great teacher who al- year-old mother. Y Anne Ruggles intern at Houston’s Alley Theatre. lows himself to descend from the pedestal Gere and her minister husband, Last fall, Lew responded to Professor Budge, have made big life changes. and be real.”  Previously the president Sandy Maisel’s inquiry about Colby’s Their many years as a commuting of Diablo Valley College in California, Goldfarb Center by making a gift couple were wearing thin, and the Mark Edelstein ’68 has been named the to Teach for America after Katrina. addition of six-year-old Denali to president of New Hampshire Community That ultimately led to a $25,000 their family caused Budge to leave grant to match locally raised funds. Technical College–Laconia. In addition First Presbyterian Church in Kirk- Lew also worked with Dean Janice to looking forward to the job, Edelstein wood, Mo., and take a position in the Kassman to arrange for nine Colby said he is excited to be returning to the University of Michigan development students to visit the Houston area region of the country in which he grew up office. As “do over” parents, they’re for a civic engagement project last and was educated. busy setting up play dates and find- Mark Edelstein ’68 January. Y Tim Cleghorn and his ing new dentists while many of us are wife visited Judy and Tom Donahue milestones grandparenting. Y Recent retiree in Dennison, Texas, a week after Judy Kelley still lives in Marion, N.Y., their emergency (and as it turned Deaths: Edward J. Burke Jr. ’60, April 28, 2006, in Fremont, N.H., but returns to her native Maine for out, unnecessary) evacuation due at 68.  Sally Martin Maule ’60, May 25, 2006, in Kitchener, summer visits. She has a grandson, to Hurricane Rita. Tim continues Ontario, at 68.  Geoffrey P. Dodge ’62, April 18, 2002, in and her daughter in St. Louis was with NASA in Houston. Y On our Charleston, S.C., at 62.  John L. Luternauer ’64, November 23, soon to deliver grandbaby number reunion harbor cruise, says Harold 2005, in North Vancouver, B.C., at 62.  Richard F. Derrah ’67, two. Judy says her favorite form of Kowal, classmates may “recall scold- July 3, 2004, in Herndon, Va., at 63. news is that delivered via Jay Leno ing me for conducting business on the monologues, the only way politics can cell,” when he agreed to buy another AIDS Legal Referral Panel for his years ago), and he intends to return seem tolerable. She is very opposed to house. The Newton, Mass., home is trial work in getting medical leave to Mexico after he retires from Saint an amendment forbidding gay mar- gone and the new one is in the Oak coverage for HIV-positive workers Michael’s College. Y Ellie Caito riages or contracts in a country with Square area of Boston. Harold and under California’s Fair Employment Thompson loves being retired after a history of granting rights via con- Ruth went on a Caribbean cruise in and Housing Act. Check out Barry’s her 27 years of high school teaching stitutional amendments rather than April. Y Bob and Rhoda Goldstein work, and the book he has writ- and recommends it to others. “Every denying them. Judy’s son is gay and Freeman moved to Florida in 2004. ten, at www.electronicourt.com. Y day is Saturday!” she writes. Y June she has studied the issue closely and They became active in the American Karen Riendeau Remine moved 2007 is the target retirement date for feels passionately about it. Y Charlie Foundation for Suicide Prevention back to her hometown, Swansea, Sally Leighton Clutter, a library Rabeni, or “Skip” to his high school soon after their son, Jamie, died in Mass., after living in New York City media specialist at Concord (Mass.) friends, was featured in a “What- August 2000. Rhoda is now an area for 33 years and working for the Middle School. She has loved working ever Happened To?” column in his director of the Florida Southeast telephone company in Manhattan. to find good books and research infor- childhood hometown newspaper in Chapter of AFSP. Bob is on the She’s enjoying reconnecting with mation for students but looks forward Southborough, Mass. Charlie is now board of the chapter. Their older acquaintances from her past, and her to being able to travel on weekdays Dr. Rabeni, associate professor of son lives nearby. Y Bruce and Jann part-time work as a church secretary and never shop on Saturdays! Sally’s fisheries and wildlife sciences at the Buffinton Browning became great- gives her a strong connection to the husband, Dale, retired three years University of Missouri. Y Bonnie grandparents on Super Bowl Sunday community, which she didn’t have in ago from DEC/Compaq/HP and has Zimmermann Henricksen needs a 2006. Jann continues as an editor in N.Y.C. Now that her younger son is developed a small business creating whole column all to herself and her Boston and has no plans to retire any attending Bridgewater State College, Web sites for nonprofit youth baseball family of nine children! Karin, a high time soon. Y Harold Kowal has she keeps busy as a docent at a historic organizations that keep track of every school sophomore this fall in Fram- contacted us about the Alumni Fund. house in Providence and with Audu- statistic imaginable. (Russ Monbleau ingham, Mass., is the only child still Colby does good work with what we bon Society activities. Her motto: “I take note.) Sally often sees sons Ted at home. Katrin will be a sophomore give and is deserving of our continued will go anywhere with anyone any Niblock and Randy Clutter in the at the University of Delaware. Kyle, support. Hope your check is in the time.” Y John Carvellas spent the New England area. Son Matt and a junior last year at UMass, spent mail. Y Hail, Colby, Hail! first semester of last year teaching his wife, Heather, live in Annapolis, the year studying in Australia. Karl, —Richard W. Bankart at Universidad de las Americas in Md., and added Sally’s second grand- a singer, songwriter, and guitarist, Cholula, Mexico, a long way from his daughter to the family in December graduated from UMass in May 2005. 66 Congratulations to Barry Vermont home. He says it was a great 2005. Y Another classmate loving He and his girlfriend, conveniently Willdorf of San Francisco, named experience (even living in a dorm, in grandparenting is Natalie Bower- named Kate, were about to drive Lawyer of the Year for 2005 by the much more sedate fashion than 40 man Zaremba, whose older daughter, across the country to Las Vegas for

COLBY / summer 2006 49 alumni at large some job hunting. Christian was has spoken to his sophomore year married last August to Suzanne in roommate, Bob “Farmer” Dunn ’68, San Diego with the whole family in of Norway, Maine, who appears to be attendance, and the couple now lives well in Alaska. (Those who know of in Phoenix. Kari is in Portland, Ore. Farmer will remember Amanda and Kristi and family are in Sacramento, the “deal” he and John enjoyed at The where her husband is a plastic sur- Chez in Waterville.) He is an incred- geon. Kurt and Julie are in Delaware. ible person and was a great friend. Craig was temporarily at home job John would love to hear from long- hunting when Bonnie wrote. He has lost friends from the class. Y Ann a master’s in international business Russell-Starr feels a little “out of from the University of San Diego. (I sync” with what has been going on think that makes nine!) Meanwhile, with most of our classmates. While Bonnie is trying to figure out her it seems everyone else is retiring and post-mom direction in life. She does enjoying grandchildren, Ann has yoga three times a week and is enjoy- re-entered the work force and was ing the challenges of a pottery class. looking forward to her daughters’ She concludes, “We are all remark- graduations this spring—Victoria ably healthy and happy—what more from high school and Jessica from could I ask for?” Indeed, what more college. In 2004, Ann was offered a could any of us ask for? Here’s to the part-time job at Oakton High School Class of ’66! in Virginia (the school her youngest —Meg Fallon Wheeler attends). This last year she taught five biology classes and human anatomy 67 Following a direct hit on and physiology. Ann probably will Waveland, Miss., by Hurricane teach until they take her chalk away, Katrina, Vickie and Eric Meindl but her husband, Michael, is retiring lived temporarily near Greenville, in November from his position as S.C. The storm completely leveled general counsel of the Association of their beach home, a rental occupied Trial Lawyers of America. Ann would by Vickie’s mother, and severely dam- welcome getting together with any of aged their son Patrick’s house. Eric our classmates who might be in the says, “I have two slabs, a palm tree, and D.C area, and she looks forward to “Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. a commode minus the tank left.” The our next reunion. Y Judy Gerrie family had evacuated to a Waveland Heine packed away her driver and Live the life you have imagined.” hotel some two miles inland and 20 putter and headed for the balmy Henry David Thoreau feet above sea level, but at the hotel breezes of San Juan and the southern at the height of the storm water came Caribbean. In October, Judy enjoyed up eight feet, flooding out all their a mini-ADPi reunion, thanks to vehicles. “The destruction within Charlotte Killam, who organized a half mile of the beach is unreal,” the reunion for a group of women Eric said. “It looks like pictures we from our class at her Cape Cod saw of the Thailand tsunami last timeshare. Some of us hadn’t seen December. Hurricane Camille came each other since graduation! Char- ashore in nearly the same spot in 1969, lotte retired from teaching middle but the devastation from Katrina was school in Greenwich, N.Y. Betty Whatever direction you take, plan for the future with much, much more wide spread. Thank Coffey Gross retired as an elemen- God Katrina came ashore during day- tary teacher in Connecticut. Donna a Colby charitable gift annuity. light.” Eric says they will make out Lumpkin retired from teaching math okay financially since they carried at Nauset Regional High School on flood insurance. Y John Cooper Cape Cod. Judy retired from teaching A charitable gift annuity can help your financial writes that Maine mornings, sunny high school social studies in Canton, days, and the wailings of students Mass. Cindy Paquet is retired from future and provide for future students at Colby. grousing about the costs of books IBM in Burlington, Vt. Judi Greer and college are all part of his autumn deForest and her husband, Vic ’68, routine. John is textbook manager live in Marlboro, N.H., raising alpaca For more information or a personalized illustration, at the University of New England, a on their farm. Their daughter is a four-year undergraduate school. John Colby grad, and their son is in the contact Susan Cook ’75 in the regularly sees Luke Champagne in Coast Guard. Kathy Denehy Lewis the fitness center at UNE trying to lives in Brooklyn, N.H., and enjoys Office of Planned Giving, keep his slender frame just so. John returning to the town where she grew Phone 1-800-809-0103 is happy to announce the birth of his up and being able to visit with her mar- eighth grandchild and to say that his ried daughters in Connecticut and San E-mail [email protected] extended family reaches from Maine Diego. The only one of us still work- to Japan, with a brief stop in N.Y.C. ing is Kathy Haskell Whittier, who with Sarah at The New School. John works for a publisher in Maine. She

50 COLBY / summer 2006 and Clark have been married since tograph families, sports teams, some special meaning for Mike, who was Champions. The story described a the week after graduation and live in seniors, and even a wedding now and one of 10 national finalists for the reunion weekend to remember for the North Yarmouth, Maine. Clark is a then. My company is Doughty Falls Teacher in Space Project, for which 1967 Chatham A’s—the first A’s team food broker for Atlantic Fish, and Photography, and I am sure at least 11,400 applied. If Christa McAuliffe to win the Cape Cod baseball League they have two grown children and are some of my classmates, grandparents had been unable to go, Mike might championship—as they relived their grandparents of twin girls. Although by now, have at least one of my pictures have gone in her stead. In spite of the glory days. Joe was the team’s stalwart, we had a few more gray hairs and a of a child or grandchild somewhere in Challenger disaster, Mike says that amassing a 7-0 record, a 1.23 ERA, few more wrinkles, and most of us had their homes. I live in Lebanon, Maine, “the exploration of the universe is of and Pitcher of the Year honors. He was celebrated our 60th birthdays, it was but do a great many schools and other tremendous importance. If we don’t the hero of the championship series, like spending an afternoon visiting shoots in Mass. and N.H. I married explore the rest of the universe we will pitching a five-hitter and driving in with friends at another dorm! We again two years ago and in the process turn our talents over to fighting over the winning run with a sacrifice fly managed to pick up the threads of our gained two daughters. Then a year what we have here on Earth.” Mike that gave the A’s a narrow 3-2 victory lives and it was like we were students and a half ago my son married, and served in the Air Force and earned his over Falmouth to clinch the title. again. We spent the afternoon playing so I gained another daughter. Quite master’s degree in international rela- . . . Phil Johnson ’69 and his wife, ‘Remember When—The Colby ’67 a change, although they all live away tions from the University of Arkansas Brenda, moved back to New England Edition’! We looked at pictures from from here (smiling). Right after I got before moving to Greensboro, Vt., in last summer after nine years in the life in the dorms, wedding pictures, married to Jackie, ten years my junior 1974. Mike and his wife, Mary Lee Chicago area. They live in Exeter, and pictures of grandchildren. It was (keeps me young), we bought an old (Merrill ’70), have been married for N.H., near a son and two grand- a wonderful way to spend a Sunday farmhouse on eight acres in Lebanon. 35 years. In 1989, he became involved children in Biddeford, Maine, and afternoon, and we’re going to try It has been completely restored except in state politics, serving in the Ver- in a new assignment Phil continues to do it again very soon. The 38 that the barn needs work. That will mont senate for four years. . . . The to serve as an ordained Seventh-day years seemed to melt away.” Y Paul be a fun project for the future. Jeff Daily Item of Sunbury, Pa., reports Adventist minister in the Portsmouth Cronin tells us that the Cronin-Colby Hannon visited this summer with that Thom Rippon and son Jason and Dairy parish. A highlight of 2005 connection will be broken when his his wife, Nancy. We reminisced over recently acquired three additional was a five-week trip to South India daughter Erin enrolls at Harvard. a few beers and a cookout and had a McDonald’s Restaurants in Clinton in January and February when his For a couple of days in early April, wonderful visit. I also ran into Lou County, Pa., adding to the three group of clergy and lay people planted it appeared that Erin would be join- Champagne ’67 in Kennebunkport they already own. Said Tom, “Our more than 25 new congregations in ing her sister at Colby. She had been last summer. Life is good. Jackie is in goal is simple: to combine impressive Andrah Pradesh. “It was a thrilling deferred by Harvard in December, school getting her master’s in dance store operations with meaningful experience,” Phil wrote, “to become wait-listed at Dartmouth and Brown, and movement therapy at Antioch community involvement.” Tom is a so personally involved with hundreds and accepted at Colgate and Colby, College, so I will be working for a graduate of Columbia Law School of people who welcomed me with my so it looked like another Cronin few more years. Good thing I love it.” as well as a U.S. Army veteran. He is name on a banner I couldn’t read.” on the Hill. Then, out of the blue, Peter ([email protected]) would the only person in the world with a He and Brenda planned to go back came the big FedEx package from love to hear from anyone in the area. combined Ivy League law degree and last January. Harvard. Paul still has very mixed . . . John Birkinbine has joined the a degree from Hamburger University. —Peter Jost emotions about how it ended up, but American Insurance Association’s Tom’s son, Jason, was accepted as a “When Harvard comes knocking,” Midwest regional office as assistant second-generation owner-operator 69 Linda Griffin Sturmis cur- he said, “it’s probably best to answer vice president and is handling state by McDonald’s Corporation in 2000. rently the director of guidance at the door.” Paul’s son Brian ’96 and legislative and regulatory issues in five . . . The South Bridge (Mass.) Evening South Portland (Maine) High School. his wife, Erin O’Mahony Cronin, Midwestern states. John also served in News reports that David and Susan Her son, a graduate of Middlebury welcomed his first grandchild on June the Illinois House of Representatives Davidson Lombard’s leadership gift College, is in the marketing depart- 24, a healthy boy named Gavin Colby for six years. Currently he’s president to Nichols College has been used ment at L.L. Bean, is married, and Cronin (nice middle name!) Paul of the village of Northfield, Ill. . . . to transform its dining hall facility, has an 8-year-old daughter. Linda’s retired as of June 30 after 33 years Tony Jordan has been named to the renamed Lombard Dining Hall in daughter is just finishing her master’s with the Revere Public Schools, the board of healthcarereformer.org, an a ceremony on campus. David is a in community counseling. She said, last six as assistant principal at Revere organization searching for solutions devoted alumnus of Nichols College “We all love living in Maine and enjoy High School. Y When you read this to the healthcare crisis in our country. who has served his alma mater in sailing, skiing, and fishing.” Y Nan column, our 40th reunion will be less “In my other life as a musician,” she a variety of ways since graduating Carter Clough is a school psycholo- than a year away. Mark your calendar says, “I continue to participate in the in 1965. The Lombards owned and gist and has been active in state and for the weekend of June 8, 2007, and Mt. Vernon Swing Band on baritone/ operated the Old Grist Mill, a family national associations over the past look for further information. On a alto sax and clarinet (mvbands.com). restaurant in Kennebunkport, Maine, several years. She planned to retire in windy day in January a group met to I’ve also recently begun working with for 30 years. Both Susan and David June and consult on a part-time basis. begin planning for the event. Those a newly forming ensemble, the NOVA have received numerous awards She has 10 grandchildren and “a great present were Patty Whittemore Saxophone Quartet. I’m still in touch for their extensive volunteer and retired husband with whom I plan to Jenkins, Lou Richardson, Phyllis with Tom McCrumm ’67, who is a philanthropic activities. They have spend more time” while working on a Jalbert, Lee Potter, Irv Faunce, maple sugar producer in Ashfield, two children, Bethany and Derek, research project on the Spanish Civil Fred Hopengarten, and Bob Gracia. Mass.” She was hoping to visit him a daughter-in-law, Katie, and a War. She has two children who both You will hear more as Reunion Week- in late March when his farm hosts grandson, Dominick. They maintain loved Colby: Ben Clough ’93 and end nears. weekend pancake breakfasts during residences in Dalton, Mass., and Ken- Lindsay Frantz Field ’96. Nan and —Robert Gracia maple syrup harvest season. . . . The nebunkport, Maine. . . . Donna Lump- Charlie live in Concord, N.H., during Caledonian Record of St. Johnsbury, kin ’67 was kind enough to forward the winter months and Charlestown, 68 Peter Swett writes that he is Vt., recently interviewed Mike Met- an issue of the Cape Cod Chronicle of R.I., during the summer. After “still at the photography business, calf in his classroom at Hazen Union last summer. A story titled “The Boys retirement, they plan to spend more over 30 years now, and I am having a High School on the 20th anniversary of Summer Rise Again” prominently time in Rhode Island. Y Robert ball. I am basically a children’s pho- of the space shuttle Challenger explo- featured Joe Jabar, the pitching ace of Hark’s son, Ezra, was a 2006 Colby tographer (schools) although I pho- sion. That unfortunate event had the Chatham A’s 1967 Cape League graduate. Robert is a partner in a

COLBY / summer 2006 51 alumni at large law firm in Portland. Y In the fall in the Sarasota area. Y Mark Zac- newsmakers of 2005 Deborah Tucker Grass caria sent lots of news gleaned from was reelected to the Clinton, Conn., his fund-raising calls. Bill Aldrich Associate Professor of Education Debo- school board. She has been on the of West Newton, Mass., still cycles rah Thurlow Long ’70 was appointed board for 12 years and continues to and skis cross country, but due to faculty administrative fellow and assis- serve as its chairperson. She is also the negative effects of arthritis and tant to the president at Elon University vice president of a family-owned prescription Vioxx meant to treat it he in North Carolina. While continuing to business in Chester, Conn. In the more often photographs sports these teach in the School of Education, Long past, Deb served as president of the days. Bill is documenting his story in will also participate in senior staff meet- Clinton Women Jaycees and coached hopes of helping others. Art major ings and lead projects serving at-risk softball. She and her husband, Ken, Sharon Niles Alison, Rhode Island youth in the community.  The Rhode have four children. Y It’s been great Historical Preservation Commission Island Senate confirmed Ronald Lebel hearing from “new” classmates each member for more than 20 years, is now ’72 as the state’s Director of the Depart- quarter, but I would like to hear from the group’s senior historic preserva- Deborah T. Long ’70 ment of Human Services. Rhode Island’s many more of you. Please keep me tion specialist. She and her husband governor asserted that in Lebel’s term as acting director, a posi- and your classmates informed about spend their free time parenting their tion he had filled since August 2003, he “has proven his ability to interesting events in your life, what 8-year-old son. Eric Hanson, who manage social service programs serving nearly 200,000 Rhode you have been doing since 1969, what parlayed his USAF flight training Island residents.”  The Maine American Association of Univer- other classmates you may have run into a lifelong career, and his wife, sity Women presented Karen Heck ’74 with its highest award for into, or anything else that will help Jennifer, run a soaring center near her extraordinary community involvement in women’s issues. A us all stay in touch. Sugarbush, Vt. Eric is keen to hear founder of Hardy Girls Healthy Women in Waterville, she also —Ray Gerbi from classmates. Charles Ter rel l’s helped form the town’s Rape Crisis Assistance organization. She work as dean of administration for was recognized for her tireless dedication to civic engagement and 70 Independent consultant Pam BU Medical School and consultant Warner Champagne e-mailed from to the U.S. Department of Health community betterment. Hperbabad, where she was work- and Human Services keeps him in the ing on a microfinance assignment. air between his hometown of Wash- milestones Pam’s assignments have taken her ington, D.C., and his adoptive home, from her home in Bangor, Maine, Boston. Recently, when Charles asked Deaths: Gary D. Millen ’74, May 5, 2006, in Freedom, N.H., at to India, Cambodia, Kenya, South Anne Pomroy to recommend an 53.  Nancy Groh Michener ’77, June 16, 2006, in Pasadena, Africa, Uganda, and Tanzania. She accountant, she suggested he look Calif., at 51. often works for Shorebank Advisory up Bruce McNamee. Bruce, partner Services of Chicago, a global leader in a well-known mid-coast Maine man, has performed in Moscow at the rounding counties. Sherry drove cross in providing livelihood services; CPA firm, was happy to renew an old Kremlin Palace, in Rio de Janeiro, country last June helping her older projects range from weather insur- acquaintance from Pepper Hall and Buenos Aires, and Santiago. The daughter move back east from Cali- ance to crop advice to facilitating score a new customer. Speaking of tour of England included sold-out fornia. Her younger daughter is off to market linkages. Y Adrienne Cre- Pepper Hall, Jake Moberger is design audiences in Ely Cathedral, built in Virginia Commonwealth University anza Hanley wrote, “My husband, and construction manager for Lynn, 643, and in the Barbican, the pre- to study nursing in the fall. Sherry Edward, and I live in Sedona, Ariz., Mass. A long-time Ipswich resident, mier concert hall in London. I saw still enjoys her summers in Maine one of the most beautiful places on he has volunteered on the planning Ann, Faith Tiberio Dougherty, and says she lunches at Johnson Pond Earth. We are blessed with good commission and coaches his two sons and Sylvia Jenkins Henderson on the way home to Virginia. Y Jil health and happiness, great family, in lacrosse. Jake accepted Mark Zac- last year at the memorial service for Eaton continues to publish canine friends and pets, and the ability to caria’s challenge to a game of roof ball Ann’s mother. Y Jim Faulkner was knitting books and as of this writing work and play as we choose.” Y Ilan at Pepper Hall at the 2010 Reunion. appointed to the board of the Car- was working on her eighth book, Hadani, who teaches management They encouraged Hall of Famers Bob roll School in Lincoln, Mass. Jim Top Dog, “for the big guys,” which courses at Berkeley College in New Kaufman, Bruce McNamee, Ken practices orthodontics in Maine and will be out in September. Jil is York City, is SVP and head of the Stead, Jack Wood, Steve McNulty, resides with his family in Concord, licensing her hand-knitting designs international banking department Aubrey Merrill, and Ted Wel ls to Mass.—quite a commute. Jim helped for ready-to-wear, all hand-knit in at Israel Discount Bank of New join in. Y Brenda and Gary Wood- found the Rivergreen Bank and has New England (www.jileaton.com). York. He’s proud of granddaughters cock have owned and operated Round served as chairman of the YES (Youth She’s also singing in a 16-voice jazz Eden (her mom is Mika ’97) and Top Ice Cream in Damariscotta since Education in Sports) Foundation, group with stand-up bass, piano, and Elanora. Y The January 2006 Chi- 1987. He’s promised five gallons of his which is building a sports complex drums and in a quartet called Toast, cago Lawyer named Jeff Parness of 3,000-4,000 gallons-per-year pro- in Kennebunk, Maine. Y Leslie in which she plays electric bass, sings Northern Illinois University one of duction for our 2010 gathering. Gary Anderson and husband Dan were in lead, and writes many of the songs. Jil the 10 best law professors in Illinois. is nearing the end of a long teaching the second year of their two-year stint lives in Portland with her husband, Jeff, who especially enjoys teaching career. Y What have you been up to? at Bowdoin, where Dan was visiting David; her son, Alexander, will be a civil procedure to first-year students, Keep those e-mails coming! professor of chemistry. Leslie contin- senior at Skidmore College. Y Joe has published three civil procedure —Deborah Fitton Mansfield ued taking classes at Maine College Greenman, re-elected as village textbooks, a book on civil procedure of Art and was preparing for a one- justice, continues to practice law. for practicing Illinois lawyers, and 71 Ann Miller flew to England in person show of her paintings at Bow- His son graduated from Cornell as a many law journal articles. Y The February to sing with the Yale Alumni doin in March. Y Sherry Phipps pre-med/theater major and has been illustrations for Norma Rivero’s Chorus and found seated ahead of Pettyjohn teaches chemistry and acting in Hollywood, notably on Gen- children’s book, El Gran Morrocos, her on the plane none other than marine and environmental science eral Hospital. Joe’s daughter is at the are being finished. Norma is leaving Joan and Bill Alfond ’72. Ann, who for the Chesapeake Bay Governor’s University of Rochester. Y Jody and her family behind in Venezuela for has the opportunity to sing with the School, a special school for gifted Steve Dane live in Marblehead, Mass. a freer future as she looks for work Yale group since her father was a Yale and talented youth from the 12 sur- Their 1707 home is on the historic

52 COLBY / summer 2006 house tour, to raise money for the graders for years, and when she wrote a civil engineer, also are planning to 1970s Correspondents Marblehead Historical Society. Steve she was about to fulfill a long-time build a post-and-beam sugarhouse 1970 is with Brill Academic Publishers, a dream: a trip to Mexico with a group for their small sugaring operation. Deborah Fitton Mansfield small international scholarly publish- of educators on an excursion to the Their daughter, Serena, 28, is enrolled 1612 Middle Road ing company with offices in Leiden transvolcanic ranges in Mexico to in a master’s program in nonviolent Warren, ME 04864 in the Netherlands and Boston. His visit the over-wintering sites of the conflict resolution at Portland State 207-273-2139 work involves much travel, including monarch butterflies. Y Jim Col- University in Oregon, and their son, [email protected] London, Tokyo, Seoul, and Beijing burn reports that “keeping warm, Seth, 26, works at UCC Capital in 1971 in the past year or so. Y Speaking dry, and well fed has been a bit of Manhattan. Y Jonathan Glynn Ann Miller of faraway travel, Nancy Hammar a challenge over the past 10 years.” is an artist; he also rents and sells 100 Belknap Road Austin visited South Africa again He says he “survived” the past three residential vacation properties in Framingham, MA 01701 this past year. years originating mortgages; then N.Y.C., Sag Harbor, New York, and 508-877-7544 —Nancy Neckes Dumart worked briefly with a developer, Miami Beach. Y Robert J. O’Neil [email protected] followed by landscaping labor and and his wife, Vicki, took a 12-day “What we hope to be the first carpentry for several months. Then Mediterranean cruise in August 2005 1972 72 Janet Holm Gerber annual KDR reunion,” Art Young he landed a seasonal job with the city with Jim Daly and his wife, Carol. 409 Reading Avenue wrote, “was organized by social of Fort Collins, Colo., which “became They visited several places in Italy, Rockville, MD 20850 chairman Clark Ruff and hosted by available as a full-time job, I applied touring the ruins of Herculaneum 301-424-9160 Bonnie and Michael Gibbons at their (along with 99 other people), and, and Pompeii on Bob’s 54th birthday. [email protected] lovely estate in Braintree, Mass. Head amazingly enough, they wanted a During their two-day stay in Rome, chef Joe Walker prepared a delicious ‘mature man.’ I was chosen and am they met Jim’s daughter, Melissa (also 1973 tenderloin, which paired beautifully now a code compliance inspector with the daughter of Sheila King), at the Roberta Rollins Wallace with fine wines from Lou Griffith’s Neighborhood Services. I enjoy the Spanish Steps. They also visited Sicily, 119 Eastern Drive Wethersfield, CT 06109-2609 vintage collection. The Nov. 5, work and the people, and it is a real Croatia, Spain, and France. Y Alan [email protected] 2005, gala evening was attended by pleasure to receive a check every two Polackwich received the Alma Lee Sue and Gary Petzold, Joanie and weeks, medical benefits, and (in the Loy Community Service Award from 1974 Chip Edgarton, Art and Jeanne near future) a paid vacation. I just the Indian River County Chamber of S. Ann Earon Emerson Young, and Jane and Bill might make that 35th reunion! My Commerce. He is the general counsel 124 Thomas Lane ‘Bugsy’ Callahan ’74. We toasted fond wife, Peggy, is well; our son, Tyler, and Indian River County president Manahawkin, NJ 08050 memories of Charlie Hull, missed 13, is traveling around Colorado and of Riverside Bank in Vero Beach, 609-597-6334 [email protected] other classmates not able to join us, the region with his soccer team, and Fla. Y Gail Andrews McCarthy and unanimously chastised Doug long, early morning walks with our and her husband, Kevin, have two 1975 McMillan for not giving anyone dog, Tanner, are keeping me fit. Still sons in the Navy, one serving in Dianne Billington Stronach on the East Coast advance notice teaching skiing part time in Vail over submarines, the other training to 308 Commonwealth Avenue that his family would be in New the holiday periods.” Y Paul Young be a pilot. Their daughter was in her Concord, MA 01742 Hampshire in October, watching his lives in Gray, Maine. Retired in 2004, last year of high school. Pat Hickson 978-371-1495 daughter play hockey for Dartmouth he’s looking for the perfect part-time Nowlan visited Gail recently. Pat [email protected] College.” Y In January, after 33 years job and a lower golf handicap (and and her husband, Nick, live outside 1976 as a sales manager on the national and hoping both are possible). He mar- Burlington, Vt., and have three Robert Weinstein local levels in consumer electronics ried his “hometown honey” and has daughters. Y Laurus Newby has 1106 Wellington Place (high-end audio/video gear), Barry two boys in N.Y.C. and a daughter in enjoyed a career as a State Farm agent Matawan, NJ 07747 Wilensky entered Lesley University college. He sees Don Borman regu- in the Washington, D.C., area since 732-290-1106 in Cambridge, Mass., as a full-time larly and follows Colby news. Paul 1983. He is married to Carolyn [email protected] grad student in early childhood edu- enjoyed a Colby basketball game and Breeden ’75, who works for IBM, 1977 cation with a creative arts concentra- saying “hi” to Coach Whitmore and and they have a daughter, Laura, Mark Lyons tion. He said he’s “gotten reactions Swisher Mitchell. Y Keep the stories at the University of Virginia, and 66 Edgewood Drive from ‘of course’ to ‘aren’t you a little coming. Others in hand will start off a son, Andrew, at the University of Hampton, NH 03842-3923 old for that?’” His wife and daughter the next column! Georgia. Y Susan Yovic Hoeller, 603-929-7378 (who was a sophomore at Reed College —Janet Holm Gerber an associate in the legal department [email protected] in Portland, Ore.), both think it’s a for Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., is pleased 1978 wonderful idea. In spite of pre-class 73 In October 2005, Bruce Cum- to see a growing interest in both Janet Santry Houser butterflies, Barry says it’s really not mings and his wife, Ellen, relocated hockey and skating in the area of 1 Anchorage Lane hard going back to school: “Imagine to New London, Conn., where he northwest Arkansas where she lives. Marblehead, MA 01945 being encouraged to make your became the president and CEO of A recent local newspaper article told [email protected] classroom a combination of creativity, Lawrence and Memorial Hospital, an how she created the women’s hockey serious learning, and fun at the same acute care hospital and health system club team at Colby in 1971, which led Lea Jackson Morrissey time. I hope they’re ready to learn (280 beds, $230 million budget, 350 to the formation of Colby’s varsity 1 Shorewood Road math and science by using music and staff) after spending four years as the women’s hockey team in 1975, the Marblehead, MA 01945-1225 dance. I should be finished by the end CEO of a smaller facility in Olean, second oldest such program in the [email protected] of summer 2007, so I do look a little N.Y. Bruce says that he and Ellen country. Y Please keep your news 1979 jealously at some of the retirement enjoy being back in coastal New coming. Cheri Bailey Powers notices from the Class of ’72. How- England and their lives as empty —Roberta Rollins Wallace 6027 Scout Drive ever, I’m nowhere near ready to sit on nesters. Y Ida Dionne Burroughs Colorado Springs, CO 80918 a beach full time.” Y Judy Moreland is in the process of acquiring advanced 74 Cathy Morris Killoran has 719-532-9285 Spitz has been raising and teaching certification as a Kripalu yoga teacher. assumed the position of program [email protected] about monarch butterflies to her first She and her husband, Robert, who is coordinator and assistance director

COLBY / summer 2006 53 alumni at large peter wise ’77 | Poetry in Motion

How does a poetry-writing, literature-loving, From there he moved on to Digital Equipment, where he served English-philosophy double-majoring, Pequod- as a trainer and a consultant on the UNIX operating systems. “But editing soul find himself nearly 30 years later I’d had it with being at a big company,” Peter recalled, “so I moved to wiling away his work days in a small office in a small consulting company where I did everything from selling the Building Number 1 (of 36 buildings) at the service to delivering the service to bill collecting.” mammoth, manicured campus of the world’s Along his career path, Wise discovered that software, with its most renowned corporation? challenge of distilling complex issues in a way that a normal person Ask Peter Wise ’77, group program manager would understand, fed his creative passion. So he moved to Seattle in the Connected Systems Division at software in 1995 to work for Microsoft, the New York Yankees of software. giant Microsoft, headquartered in Redmond, Washington. “Bob Gil- Wise’s first stint at Microsoft proved a great fit. He worked in the lespie, an English professor and my advisor, encouraged me to think Executive Briefing Center, presenting company strategy and ad- about complex issues and go in new directions,” he said. “I loved dressing questions business executives posed, such as “How is the trying to distill knowledge and meaning from Moby Dick and reading growth of the Internet going to affect my business?” and “What is the works of Dostoevsky and Nietzsche. I wrote a book of poetry as Microsoft going to do to help my company adapt?” an independent study, which helped me delve into complex feelings. “That was a pivotal time for Microsoft,” Wise reflected. “Not only And Mark Benbow, who taught Shakespeare, was terrific.” did we have to educate our customers, we were behind Netscape in Fine, but…Microsoft? “A lot of my job entails making sense of our server software.” very complex issues, communicating well, and feeling free to go off Today Wise works primarily with field-based Microsoft employees, in many different directions—all skills I learned at Colby.” helping them better understand and serve their customers. His So how did Wise get from here to there? The path from Water- creative communications skills often generate special assignments. ville to Seattle, while not exactly direct, does make some sense, in Three years ago, for example, he was charged with developing an retrospect. After Colby, Wise moved through a series of reporter-of- opening for the Global Summit, a meeting of 7,000 Microsoft sales all-trades newspaper jobs in the Boston suburbs, highlighted by his people from around the world. on-site reporting of the infamous Blizzard of ’78. Eager to step outside the boundaries of the PowerPoint culture, Wise’s newspaper journey coincided Wise wrote a skit about a sales presentation and hired serendipitously with the onset of actors to play the parts the digital age in the publish- of potential clients and ing business. By 1985, then competitors. The raucous production editor for a group of roars of approval from Essex County newspapers, he Steve Ballmer, Microsoft’s proved to be an apt student chief executive, confirmed that of the efficiencies afforded Wise’s creative gamble had hit with electronic pre-press the mark. systems. Fascinated by “You can be successful technology and looking for as a liberal arts major,” new growth avenues, he took said this poet-turned-soft- a job with a high-tech firm, ware executive, “if you just ATEX, assuming the respon- follow your interests.” sibility for training custom- —David Treadwell ers and employees in the new technologies. at the New Milford (Conn.) Senior John! Y Robin Hamill-Ruth spent with Delaney Wilkes in Alaska. He sport and weather. Y We hunt for Center. Included with a press release Christmas in Tortola, and with two spends his spare time golfing and news of the rest of you. was a photo of Cathy. She hasn’t children graduating from college this fishing. Y I’m sorry to report that —S. Ann Earon changed one bit: still thin with year and one from graduate school, Gary Millen passed away on May 7, long hair. You’d recognize Cathy another a senior in high school, and 2006, of a heart attack. He was chair- 75 Nancy Heiser has been the anywhere. Y Gail Chase is running a fourth grader at home, she has her man of the social studies department associate editor of Port City Life, a for the Maine District 23 state senate hands full. She spends time traveling and the head football coach at Ken- Portland-based glossy lifestyle maga- seat, which represents Waldo County. to Chicago as an elected member of nett High School in Conway, N.H. zine about Maine. She also coaches Gail is vice chairperson of the Unity the board of directors of the American A memorial fund, to benefit Kennett girls’ tennis at Brunswick High Barn Raisers, a nonprofit economic Board of Pain Medicine. Y Howie High School students, has been set School. Y Lisa Turtz Birnbaum development and rural preservation Lazar sent me a copy of his holiday up in his name. Contributions may says she enjoyed working with her community organization. Y John letter, all four pages. His daughter be sent to the Gary Millen Memorial daughter Rose preparing for her bat Ladky, still exercising by swimming Jessica is at Lewis & Clark in Port- Fund, c/o Laconia Savings, 23 Main mitzvah on her 13th birthday. Lisa at Georgia Tech in Atlanta, says he land, Ore., his son, Josh, is a senior Street, Conway, N.H. 03818. Y At and Rose did the special decorations, ran into a high school classmate of at Arizona State, and his daughter the Jersey Shore we have two new invitations, and cake themselves. Lisa mine while he was at Georgia Tech. Dara is a certified massage therapist boats this year, a Flying Scot sailboat is also starting the college search John tried to pass himself off as a in New York City. Howie is com- and a Boston Whaler center console with her older daughter, Zoe, who 1990 high school graduate. Nice try, pleting his 20th year as an attorney to allow us to enjoy any type of water is interested in ballet as well as sci-

54 COLBY / summer 2006 ence and math. A highlight of the oldest is at Northeastern majoring in July 2005 to join Bain Capital as on campus her junior year. Last past year was a trip to Paris with her in graphic design. Another offspring director of investor relations. He summer she worked at Camp Kieve daughters. Y Sue Conant Cook graduated from Colby in 2003. Their keeps in touch with several Colby for Henry Kennedy ’80. (Henry’s started her 25th year of employment firstborn is a Princeton grad and friends—and says he has recovered son, Sam, is Colby ’09.) Last fall, John at Colby in the College Relations divi- is in Colorado brushing up on his from Woody’s 50th birthday party in and Pam hosted their fourth Family sion. Her husband, Jim ’78, is a math snowboarding skills and program- late January, also attended by Pat and Homecoming tailgate and were specialist for the Skowhegan school ming computers part time. (Maybe Joan Vicario Sweeney and Dwight joined by many of Kim’s classmates district as well as a Colby interviewer. Denise and Mike do need that big ’79 and Jane Sullivan Allison ’80. and their parents. Also in attendance Son David, 13, is in the seventh house to board the returning kids.) He would welcome an e-mail from were Pam’s parents, Jim and Helen grade and is passionate about soccer. Denise is working for Smith Barney, anyone (bthorndike@baincapital. Koniares Cleaves ’53, Jim ’78 and Sue Daughter Emily, 16, is a junior at and Mike is a senior VP with The com) or a visit if anyone is in the Back Conant Cook ’75, Libby Corydon- Phillips Exeter Academy. In her spare First, formerly the First National Bay area. Y On the 50th birthday Apicella ’74, Sari Abul-Jubein ’69, time, Sue is president of her church Bank of Damariscotta. Y Jim Peale theme, Lisa Klein Boldt celebrated Jack ’55 and Ann Burnham Deering board. Y Laurie Fitts Loosigian was appointed clerk of the Sullivan in March with a trip to Paris with ’55, and Jane Millett Dornish ’55. has a new job as Phillips Exeter’s County Superior Court in New two good friends. Y Dian Weisman The Devines also saw Paul ’79 and first community service coordina- Hampshire in December 2005, and Miller loves living in Manhattan, Hope Reed Spillane, who were tor, which she finds both rewarding he and his wife, Carolyn McIntyre- Kan., where within the year she and visiting their son, a sophomore at and challenging. She is still playing Peale ’76, proudly attended daughter her husband, Mark, will build their Colby, and Sue Chilton Jamback, hockey each week. Laurie was looking Caitlin’s graduation from Colby in dream home on a beautiful golf whose daughter was interviewing. forward to traveling with her family May. Y Rick Healey e-mailed that course. Dian is happily retired with Congratulations to John, who was to Guatemala and Europe. Y I would his daughter, Caitlin, also gradu- the exception of 14 weeks a year when surprised and honored to be asked by love to hear from more people. ated from Colby this spring and will she works for H&R Block as a tax the Alumni Council to serve on the —Dianne Billington Stronach probably work for him for a year in specialist. She also teaches continu- Board of Trustees. Our class will be his real estate firm before she goes to ing tax courses for the company in well represented as John joins Tim 77 Some fool (that would be me) law school. Y Nancy Epstein lives the off-season. The past couple of Hussey on the board. Y Please log deleted your previous e-mails from in Philadelphia and at the time she years included trips to Spain and 11 into the directory and update your my computer. Thanks for your wrote was about to be ordained as days camping in Alaska in a 30-foot addresses so Colby friends and class- kind response to my recent plea for a rabbi. Y Jon Hickok’s daughter, motor home. Manhattan is nine mates can find you. help. Y Jeff Gottesfeld and his wife, Hannah, was a freshman at Colby miles north of I-70 off exit 313, Dian —Lea Jackson Morrissey and Cherie, wrote the film script ofBroken and spent the fall in Dijon, and he says: I-70 is Main Street U.S.A. and Janet Santry Houser Bridges for Paramount/MTV Films. has a couple of boys at home who play she welcomes any classmates pass- The movie, shot in Atlanta last fall, all the requisite sports. Jon works in ing through. They’re in the phone 79 Debra Wallace’s oldest daugh- stars Burt Reynolds, Toby Keith, and commercial real estate in Boston and, book. Y Jennifer Barber began ter, Sara Burbine, is a member of the Kelly Preston and will be released later among other things, develops afford- teaching in 2004 in the English Class of ’09. Debra enjoys Sara’s fresh this year. Jeff says that his involvement able housing. Y Frank “Sandy” Department at Suffolk University and delightful perspective on Colby in the film pales in comparison to his Pardee has changed his allegiance in Boston. Salamander, the literary and reminiscing on her own oppor- son Igor’s bar mitzvah in March. In from the Class of ’78 (he took a year journal she founded in 1992, is now tunities and experiences at Colby. attendance were Sherrie Perkins and off) to the Class of ’77. Welcome published at Suffolk. She writes, “I’m Debra’s twins, Alissa and Brett, were her husband, Ron Kohan. Jeff and his aboard! He has worked for FedEx enjoying the combination of teach- high school juniors planning to start wife live in Salt Lake City. Y Nick Kinko’s in Portland since 1998 and ing literature and creative writing their college search. After many years Jans wrote from Juneau, Alaska, was recently promoted. His first and editing Salamander. I continue at Digital/Compaq/HQ and then the that he is now retired from teach- love, as we all know, is his band, the to write poetry. My first book was University of Massachusetts Medical ing in the Alaskan bush, writes full Delta Knights, which was named published in 2003 and I’m at work School, Debra is a project manager time, and also dabbles (expertly) in one of the top 150 wedding bands in on a second.” Jennifer’s children are at Fallon Community Health Plan. photography. He is working on his America this year by Modern Bride 17 and 8. Y Abigail (Abi) Rome She continues to perform classical seventh book. His most recent was, magazine. Sandy has been in touch lives in Maryland, just outside of music, having met and married Bob, The Grizzly Maze: Timothy Treadwell’s with R.P. Higgins, Leslie Warren Washington, D.C. She continues to a choral director who founded the Fatal Obsession with Alaskan Bears. Van Berkum, Eric Clise, and Peggy work as an independent consultant 70-voice ensemble Assabet Valley Nick is also a member of the USA Horstmann-Hodes about a musical in conservation and ecotourism. She Mastersingers. Y Eric Duff, for 16 Today editorial board of contributors reunion for our 30th reunion next has traveled quite a bit and last fall years a parish priest at St. Alban’s and is a contributing editor to Alaska year. Y Mark Richardson wants and winter led three nature-oriented Episcopal Church in Arcata, Calif., is Magazine. Some retirement. Y Beth me to remind you that our reunion trips to South Africa, Cuba, and the now executive director for Episcopal Shinn e-mailed from Edinburgh, is June 8-10, 2007, and we need help Peruvian Amazon. “It is great to get Community Services in northern Scotland, where she’s at the University planning for the event. Please get out and see how other people in the California, where he helps develop of Edinburgh working on a Ph.D. in involved. world live and how they are trying congregations in the region, espe- Christian missions in the ninth and —Mark Lyons to protect their natural resources,” cially in the area of outreach. Eric 10th centuries in central Europe. She said Abi, who also keeps busy with and his wife, Betty, split their time hopes to graduate in June 2007 and 78 Congratulations to Ben yoga, swimming, biking, hiking, between their home in Humboldt return to Japan, teach in a university, Thorndike and Amy Barnwell, who and a variety of cultural activities. County and the Sacramento area. and eat lots of sushi. Y Mike and were married in August 2003. They She looked forward to revisiting Their son resides in Maine. Y Sam Denise Martell Martin have built live in Dover, Mass., which has been Colby, maybe this summer. Y John Koch’s four kids “keep growing,” a large house in Falmouth, Maine, Ben’s home for the last 16 years. Ben’s and Pam Cleaves Devine’s oldest and his wife is doing well working just as the kids are leaving the nest. son, Jamie, 18, was enjoying his fresh- daughter, Kim, graduated from Colby for the D.A.’s office. Sam says it was Their youngest graduated from high man year at Middlebury, and Jane, 16, this spring. Kim was such a fan of a rebuilding year at UMass for the school and will go to Wentworth and Emily, 14, were happy at Dover- the Colby faculty and interested in men’s soccer team. Despite starting to study interior design. The next Sherborn High. Ben left Wellington so many courses that she remained four freshmen and four sophomores

COLBY / summer 2006 55 alumni at large most of the games, the team made He says it has been great to hear from newsmakers the conference tournament for the friends, relatives, schoolmates, and first time in three years. Y Carrie teammates. Y Please keep sharing Kimberly Alexander Shilland ’85 has Cooper Jacobson says she kicked updates ([email protected] been hired as a preservationist at Straw- around Boston for years, working or [email protected]). bery Banke Museum in Portsmouth, N.H. day jobs and doing freelance writ- If you’re passing through Colorado, She will devise and execute a preserva- ing in music newspapers, before she give me a call or drop me a line. tion and maintenance plan for the muse- started working in daily journalism at —Cheri Bailey Powers um’s historic structures. Banke President the Westerly Sun, an afternoon daily Larry Yerdon said, “We are exceptionally in Westerly, R.I. Carrie and her hus- 80 Congratulations are in order fortunate to have retained a preservation- band, Peter, spent a few years in Idaho for Jen and Steve Kirstein, who ist of this caliber at this important junc- but yearned for New England, where welcomed daughter Maya Ruth in ture in our history.”  “Greg’s proven she has had various journalism jobs in December. Y Liz Yanagihara Hor- himself as a gifted reporter, a first-class Maine as well as in Virginia, R.I., and witz had an art show in February at Kimberly A. Shilland ’85 editor and a talented leader,” said the Maryland; they finally settled down the Newton Library (view Liz’s art Boston Herald’s Managing Editor Kevin in Middletown, N.Y., three years ago. at www.lizhorwitz.com). She still R. Convey ’77 of Greg Gatlin ’89. Hav- Carrie has a stepdaughter and three plays the string bass and flute in ing served as deputy business editor of grandchildren, all in Rhode Island. In several musical groups. Barry ’79 and the Herald since June 2005, Gatlin was addition to working as the art direc- Liz’s daughter was waiting to hear promoted to business editor. Convey ex- tor and editor of the Sunday paper, from colleges while keeping herself pressed confidence that, as business edi- Carrie makes pottery and teaches occupied kick boxing and playing copy editing and design part time at tennis. Y John Flerlage is still living tor, “he’ll take Business Today to the next SUNY, New Paltz. And she’s writing in Littleton, Colo. After retiring from level.”  Jessie Auger ’89, a bilingual a detective novel! Y Ross Moldoff the USMCR in 2000, John coached first grade teacher in Boston, is the 2006- sent a great photo of all who attended youth and high school ice hockey for 2007 Massachusetts Teacher of Year. a get-together at Chris (Ahlstrom five years. His son, David, a senior at That makes her the Bay State’s candidate Greg Gatlin ’89 ’81) and Dana Russian’s house in Columbine High School, was recently for National Teacher of the Year. While Winchester, Mass., in January: Amy admitted early decision to Columbia remaining in the classroom, she will also serve as ambassador to and Ross, Liz (Yanagihara ’80) and University. John, his wife, Helena, the teaching profession over the next year by making speeches and Barry Horwitz, George Plesko and daughter Lisa, 13, and son Karl, 7, are conducting workshops throughout the state. Marty MacMillin ’81, Teruni and hoping to make it back to Waterville Eric Rosengren, Sue Horowitz for a future reunion since they were milestones Kerr ’80, Diane and Peter Godsoe, unable to make the 25th. Y Catie and Chris and Dana. View the photo Fulton Teeven’s daughter, Ali, will Marriages: Peter F. Walmsley ’86 to Kristen B. Skoglund in Man- on our class page at www.colby.edu/ be going to Florida State this fall. chester Village, Vt.  Jonathan R. MacBride ’89 to Jennifer L. classpages/1979/photos. Y Eric and Her oldest, Casey, will be a senior at Haigh in Avalon, N.J. Rebecca Alex and their daughters, the Coast Guard Academy. Dianna Leia, 11, and Kira, 8, moved back Herrmann visited the Teevens Births: A daughter, Leslie Knapp Piccione, to Nancy Knapp ’88 stateside after teaching a semester in their Naples, Fla., home last and Anthony Piccione abroad program in London for the January. Y Cate Talbot Ashton College of San Mateo. Rebecca wrote that “life is full with two 16 Deaths: Steven Young ’82, April 23, 2006, in Newton Highlands, taught painting and drawing and year olds in their sophomore year Mass., at 44. plans to teach next year in Florence. of high school—swim meets, track Life in Santa Cruz, Calif., is good, meets, jazz band concerts, orchestra says Rebecca. Y Linda and Dave concerts, and garage band concerts sense to me now. I welcome classmates Mass., as chief operating officer. Quigley have been married 21 years keep us on our toes!” This winter to e-mail me at [email protected] Optasite owns and operates com- and have two children, Erica, 19, and Cate taught a Jan Plan, The Career or to contact me at Seacoast Media munications towers. Tony had been Scott, 17. Erica is carrying on the Experience. Y Herb Perry and his Group, and we can share some beers at American Tower Corp., where he language legacy of Japanese—she is wife, Kathy, live in South Berwick, (responsibly, of course).” Y Mark was responsible for more than 4,000 majoring in Japanese at Hope College Maine, with daughters Jennifer, 17, Garvin ran into Chris Perrin at towers. Y Tom Bet ro was named in Holland, Mich.—and son Scott is and Hannah, 14. Herb is an editor at Attitash Ski Area in January. “Chris,” director of the Naval Criminal Inves- on the path to attend West Point. Seacoast Media Group (publishers said Mark, “was in the lodge reading tigative Service (NCIS). Tom has Dave is currently running around the of the Portsmouth Herald), plays ice a book while the family skied. He been with NCIS since 1982 and has world (Japan, Israel, China, Taiwan) hockey with Pete Bishop, and serves blamed a bad neck. It’s a shame to held a wide range of assignments and training urologists and oncologists on the board of Counseling Services, see how classmates who don’t work leadership positions, including special on a new device for the minimally Inc., in Saco. He wrote, “Since I suffer out enough have gone downhill so agent on board the U.S.S. John F. invasive treatment of prostate cancer from schizoaffective disorder— fast!” Y Keep the news coming! Kennedy and the U.S.S. Enterprise and (something the Class of ’79 does not which in my case is a combination —Tom Marlitt as chief, Pacific Division, Counterin- have to worry much about yet, says of schizophrenia and depression—I telligence Directorate, NCIS HQ. Dave). Dave is president and CEO decided to join the board to offer a 81 Bill Clifford was named presi- In March 1999, Tom was assigned of THS International, which is the mental-health consumer’s perspec- dent of the northern New England as NCIS deputy assistant director distributor for Focus Surgery Inc., tive. A psychiatrist first diagnosed me region of TD Banknorth Insur- for counterintelligence operations of Indianapolis. Y Since his latest with the illness in 1992, but I feel the ance Group, which includes offices with responsibility for worldwide book was released, David Surette has illness has affected me as far back as throughout Maine, New Hampshire, counterintelligence investigations, given more than 30 readings all over my time at Phillips Exeter. All those and Vermont. Y Tony Peduto operations, and analysis for the New England and sold lots of books. days of skipping classes at Colby make joined Optasite Inc. in Westborough, Navy Anti-Terrorism Alert Center

56 COLBY / summer 2006 (ATAC). Y “The Economics of people. Y Paulette Lynch is “still entire state, he is the longest-standing 1980s Correspondents Obesity in Maine,” a panel discus- very happy” in Monterey, Calif., PMS in UConn history. But he had sion held at Colby in January, was where she is the executive director of either to move or retire and decided 1980 led by Professor Mike Donihue ’79. her county arts council and plays ham- to retire (September 1) so that his Thomas Marlitt The panel included Barbara Leonard mered dulcimer with a Celtic string younger son could finish his senior 1835 SW Elizabeth Street ’83 and Alison Jones Webb, who ensemble called Heartstrings Mon- year in high school. Now, he says, Portland, OR 97201 is president of Webb Management terey. Her husband, Ken Peterson, is it’s time for a new career. “As long 503-248-4310 Services in Waterville and the coordi- a manager of public relations for the as I can find something that will be [email protected] nator of Move More Diabetes, which Monterey Bay Aquarium, and their a challenge, where I can make some 1981 promotes physical activity for people son, Gabriel, “is planning to be an kind of difference and put food on Stephanie Vrattos Y Y with Type 2 diabetes in the Kennebec inventor when he grows up.” Mark the table, I will be happy.” After 11 Pond Street Apt. 23 Valley region. Y Sue Perry reports Bloom reports the “shocking discov- spending most of her career in the Waltham, MA 02451 that her massage therapy business is ery” that “despite advancing age, a social services sector, Beth Ross [email protected] going well and still leaves her time pessimistic era, rampant unemploy- recently became executive director every day to ride both her horses, ment, and too much nose hair,” he con- of Hidden Villa in Los Altos Hills, 1982 Magic and Cody. She gave two pre- tinues somehow to be alive, though Calif. Hidden Villa is an environ- Janice McKeown sentations on equine massage therapy fulfillment, “like prosperity, waits mental education organization that 64 Robert Street at Equine Affaire, a huge four-day just around the corner.” Y After 20 uses a 1,600-acre organic farm and Roslindale, MA 02131 equine “convention” in November years in private practice as an attor- wilderness preserve for teaching and 617-244-7013 2005, and also has been writing up ney defending toxic tort and product learning. She enjoys living in the San [email protected] a storm for the Horseman’s Yankee liability lawsuits in Los Angeles and Francisco Bay area with her husband, 1983 Pedlar magazine. Says she can do some San Francisco, Bob Ryan accepted Bryan, and daughter, Siena, 7: “I live Sally Lovegren Merchant articles “right off the top of my head, a position in Houston as general and work in very rural settings and 24 Easy Street but others require lots of research and/ counsel for Stallion Oilfield Services, yet we are just 45 minutes from San Mt. Desert, ME 04660 or interviews. It’s like writing college Inc. “This means I will no longer be Francisco and a few miles from the 207-244-0441 Y papers all over again!” Kimberly in trial with Rob Hamblett ’76, who coast. The Hidden Villa operates the fax: 207-244-9445 Hokanson passed the five-year mark works for another San Francisco law oldest hostel west of the Mississippi. I [email protected] as director of alumni and parent firm, and whom I see in court quite would love to see classmates on this programs at Bates College. She often.” Bob had dinner with Sam coast.” Y Paul Maier writes, “Jon 1984 frequently sees Eliza Dorsey, who Weiser in January while he was in Schwartz (Schwarty), Marc Jeton Cynthia M. Mulliken Lazzara lives just four miles down the road in San Francisco, and in early Febru- (Jets), and I (Beef) just realized that 84 Hecker Avenue North Yarmouth. She, Eliza, Cathy ary he dined with Stephen Sparkes the tradition we started in the winter Darien, CT 06820-5310 Dwyer, Sara Hill ’84, and Marlene ’78 and his wife, who were visiting of 1982, when the three of us agreed to [email protected] Schmidt ’84, who all lived in Mary San Francisco and the wine country. always return to Bridgton, Maine, for 1985 Low during ’80-’81, had a mini- They have four children and live in a winter ski reunion, has continued for Gretchen Bean Bergill reunion last September, a celebration Oregon, where Steve is the owner of 25 years.” Regardless of where they Phillips Exeter Academy of 25 years of friendship. Also joining his own insurance agency. have lived over the years (Chicago, 20 Main Street in the fun were Alastair Caperton —Elizabeth Stiller Fahey Colorado, D.C., N.J.) all three always Exeter, NH 03833 ’83 and Sandy Whatley ’82 as well made the trip back. The trip has now [email protected] as a bunch of non-Colby spouses and 82 Jennifer Maire Hagemann morphed into a father-son event, with children. Y Terry Jacques bought writes from Naples, Fla., that despite Sam Schwartz, 12, Luke Jeton, 11, and 1986 a little house adjacent to a winding the horrific hurricane season, she, Kal Maier, 8, joining the dads for the Henrietta Yelle stream in rural Pennsylvania, where her husband, Henry, and their two last five years. Paul included a photo of 15 Sutherland Road she lives with a retired racing grey- daughters still love living in Florida. the six skiers that I hope he will post Lexington, MA 02421 hound, Strawberry, and has become They don’t miss the New England on the Colby alum Web site. Y It’s 781-863-1986 an avid flower and herb gardener. winters—her oldest daughter, at Yale, never too early to start thinking about [email protected] Some years ago she left her job at a has had to wear closed shoes for the our 25th reunion! Carol Birch and 1987 battered women’s shelter/rape crisis first time in seven years! Jen is excited Carolyn Berry Copp would love Kathleen Harnett Linger center and co-founded a theater that she recently started home school- to hear from us with any ideas that 208 Holmes Road company that tours interactive plays ing her youngest daughter, a high would increase the chances of a great Charlotte, VT 05445 on violence against women to col- school sophomore; even the math, turnout. Carolyn’s e-mail and contact 802-425-2276 leges from Maine to Virginia. She which Jen was not looking forward information are listed in the online [email protected] finds it “very fulfilling to combine to, is working out beautifully. Jen Colby directory. Please contact her, my passions for the arts and social still rides and was preparing to show or I will forward any e-mails to her. 1988 change.” Y Beth Pniewski Wilson her horse next season in dressage. Those who live in the Greater Boston c/o Meg Bernier was named Westlaw Account Man- Her riding outfit caught the atten- area who are interested in working Colby College ager of the Year at the Thomson tion of Brian ’95 and Danie Radford on the planning committee should Office of Alumni Relations West Sales and Account Manage- Vacanti ’95 when Jen was walking out contact Carolyn as well. Y Thanks Waterville, ME 04901 ment Annual meeting in February. of CVS one day. They asked where for writing and please keep the news 207-859-4312 Westlaw is a computer-assisted legal they could ride in town and in the coming! [email protected] research database used worldwide. course of conversation realized they —Janice McKeown 1989 Beth has worked for Thomson West all went to Colby. Y Paul Veilleux Anita L. Terry for 19 years and is currently working has had a great run as the professor Geoff Ballotti wrote in Feb- 83 501 Warwick Street with large Boston law firms. Beth of military science (PMS) at the Uni- ruary from French Polynesia, where Saint Paul, MN 55116 also gave the opening speech at versity of Connecticut. Responsible Starwood Hotels was opening its [email protected] the annual meeting to about 1,500 for Army ROTC throughout the sixth hotel in Tahiti on St. Regis

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Bora Bora. The new resort boasts Eva Madeline Diggins, who is a year tha, 13, Eleanor, 11, Joshua, 7, and Suzanne Desrochers Patterson 26 swimming pools and more over- old and has lived with them since Margaret, 3. Ashley has volunteered as vice president, internal audit. water bungalows than any other hotel birth. Eva’s big brother, Jack, is 8 and as a La Leche League leader for Sue has relocated from Scottsdale, in its Six-Star class. Geoff (Geoff. in second grade. Y Chris Easton more than 11 years. This summer, Ariz., to Atlanta, Ga., and will be [email protected]) says was elected chair of the math-sci- she will take an exam to become a responsible for all audit functions. he’d be happy to help classmates with ence department of Eastern Maine board certified lactation consultant. She was with Sun Microsystems for special introductory rates and offers. Community College in Bangor, She also does some post-partum eight years prior to this move. Sue’s And he’ll be speaking to many of Maine, last September. The Eastons doula work. Y Dan Marra joined advice to us all: “Drink lots of Coke you during our upcoming reunion bought a home in Dixmont, an 1800s Marden, Dubord, Bernier & Stevens for me!” Y Ginny and Jim Reynolds fund-raising campaign. Y Page ’84 farmhouse characterized by three- of Waterville, Maine, as an associate have been married for 16 years, and and Jennifer Knoll Bouchard and by-five, rough-cut rafters held with attorney. Dan graduated cum laude in in 2005 their first child, daughter family love camping in Maine near hand-hammered square nails and 2002 from the University of Maine Maya, was born. Jim got his Ph.D. me on Mount Desert Island. They no insulation. Chris and his brother School of Law, where he received the in chemistry from Yale University figured that, one day, they’d find a were ready to move in the entire Faculty Award for Excellence in Trial and works at Eastman Kodak in place to buy and did find something clan. Y Linda Greenlaw is working Advocacy. Prior to law school, Dan research and development. They live that almost fit the bill until Page on her fifth book, a murder mystery provided counseling and technical in Rochester, N.Y., and visit family in discovered almost four feet of water set in a fictional coastal Maine. She’s assistance to firms throughout Maine the Boston area often. I hope we’ll in the basement after one of our rain also found some time to “zip down to in international trade development see them at the 25th! Y Lisa Ket- spells last winter. Jennifer says for now Florida” to catch swordfish on rod and economic development. Y The cham is the executive director of the they’ll just keep camping. Y Abby and reel. Y Ashley Lasbury lives board of directors of Coca-Cola central/southeastern Pennsylvania King Diggins and her family adopted in Portland, Maine, with Saman- Enterprises in February elected and southern New Jersey region of fred horwood ’87 | The Extra Mile

Fred Horwood ’87 is the kind of guy who specific goal of his for a long time—dating back to his years at Colby. goes the extra mile. Not just one, mind “I did a triathlon in 1985 in Reston, Virginia, where I grew up,” he you—more like 140.6 of them. That’s a 2.4 said. “I spent the summer training, drove all my stuff up to Colby, mile swim, a 112-mile bike ride, and, to cap it then turned around and drove back. During that time, I was learning off, a 26.2-mile marathon before crossing the about the IronMan. And I thought to myself, ‘Some day, when I turn finish line. forty, I want to do one in Hawaii.’” That’s what Horwood took on when he With that goal in mind, Horwood spent years doing road and competed in the Hawaiian IronMan last bike races, and, in 1997, the New York Marathon. October, an event that took place in and “I just wanted to see if I could do a marathon,” he said. around Kailua-Kona on the Hawaiian coast. He was one of “You learn a lot the first time you do an endurance race.” 1,700 competitors from 50 countries taking part He clocked in at 11:15 in Hawaii, the slowest time of the in the race, which is widely believed to be previous competitions he’s participated in. “I had to remind one of the world’s most grueling sports myself, I’m forty years old, and I’m not here tests of training and endurance. to win,” said Horwood, whose family came While he biked through the lava fields to Hawaii to cheer him on. of Kona, “I looked around and thought, When he’s not biking, swimming, run- ‘I can’t believe I’m here. This is the pin- ning, or generally pushing himself to the nacle,” Horwood said. “Swimming in the maximum limit, Horwood works as a real Pacific Ocean without a wetsuit; watch- estate lawyer for Time Inc., the publishing divi- ing the fishermen—it was beautiful.” sion of Time Warner. He combines a disciplined Beautiful and extraordinarily difficult. training regimen with family life. He lives in Scars- “People always ask me, ‘How many days do you dale, N.Y., with his wife, Gail (Glickman) ’86, and daughters, have to do that?’” he said with a laugh. “I say, ‘Uh, Bridget, 9, and Lila, 5. it’s all done in one day.’” The cutoff time for com- “It’s hard to balance life, work, family, and train- petitors is 17 hours; top pros finish in under ing,” he said. “I try not to let it interfere with my life too nine hours. much. I train about ten to twenty hours a week. To fit in It might sound as if people would have twenty hours of training, there’s not much else you can to be paid handsomely before they would do—it’s not like I watch a lot of TV. But I definitely have agree even to participate in such a punish- more energy, and I find that the days I don’t work out ing event. In fact, it’s an honor to even be I feel lethargic.” allowed to enter. Some 50,000 competitors attempt And after you complete the most challenging to qualify for IronMan races worldwide, but there are a IronMan of all, what next? limited number of available spots, which are designated Another IronMan, of course—Lake Placid in July. by age group. “I keep saying this is it, but once you start, it’s hard to stop,” he Before the Hawaiian challenge, Horwood had competed in two said. “I might not do the long-distance stuff for a while; I might do IronMan triathlons. He completed his first in 10 hours and 55 triathlons or go back to bike racing. I keep joking that I’m going to minutes and then managed to shave 16 minutes off his time nine start doing multi-day adventure tests.” months later in Lake Placid. But the Hawaiian IronMan had been a —Mackenzie Dawson ’99

58 COLBY / summer 2006 the American Diabetes Association, dancing to her music, and I think a the parenting prize with four kids, businesses. He put together a Web which helps raise awareness of the few CDs may have been sold, too! all of whom were gracious in sharing site and launched a design for a disease and education funds. In a Congratulations Deidre. Y Along their lovely house and all their toys. very stylish and simple yet durable December 2005 article, Lisa hopes the publishing line, Seattle seems to At lunch, while skiing at Cannon workout grip (check it out at www. that the Donovan McNabb Diabetes be attracting Colby writers. Leslie Mountain, the group accidentally gorilla-grips.com). The other busi- Camp for Kids will continue to grow Robinson writes a column called surrounded Carrie Rymer Elliott, ness, Mason’s Kitchen, is a packaged to help as many kids as possible. The General Gayety for the Seattle Gay who was skiing with her husband specialty-foods company based on camp operates each June and serves News. She did a very amusing piece and three daughters. It turns out his mom’s family recipes. He says it’s more than 140 youngsters with fun on a get-together Colby and several Carrie’s family’s house is practically in memory of his wonderful mother, activities geared to lighten their fight other liberal arts colleges held in next door to the Maggiacomo’s, so who died unexpectedly back in 1998. against diabetes. Y An article about Seattle last fall. Y Lynn Brunelle, future reunions are highly likely. You can order his granola and granola Deena Schwartz Ball’s art, which is also in Seattle when not in Hawaii The second day of skiing was rained bark off of the site, www.mason- always on exhibit at the Tyme Gallery whale watching with her husband out, but everyone agreed the trip was skitchen.com. Y Gretchen Bean in Havertown, Pa., says that her water- and two sons, has a couple of books well worth the drive north. Y Please Lurie enjoys the Southern California colors and mixed media landscapes in the works for Spring ’07. One’s a don’t forget to send along stories of lifestyle, having lived in Pasadena for have won her many accolades and camping book for kids, and the other your adventures. 17 years now, and says “there is much awards. Deena has pursued graduate is called Mama’s Little Book of Tricks, —Gretchen Bean Bergill to be said for year-round sunshine to studies at Tyler and the Pennsylvania in which she teaches moms cool keep a girl happy!” With two active Academy of Fine Arts, and she teaches things like how to hang a spoon from 86 Ann Sanborn Ciulla lives in teenagers, Hunter, 15, and Paige, workshops and classes for adults and your nose, perform an armpit fart, Tustin, in Orange County, Calif., 13, and a full-time career as direc- children. whistle with an acorn top, and iden- and works as a private investigator. tor of admissions at The Chandler —Sally Lovegren Merchant tify the planets. Y Congratulations Approximately a year ago she started School, a private, independent K-8 to Sarah Kellogg and her husband, her own business, ARC Investiga- school, her days are more than busy. 84 Juan Colon, after 15 years in Russ Martin, whose daughter, Juliana tions, primarily doing criminal Frequent visits to N.Y.C. allow her to banking at Citigroup and Morgan Crowell Kellogg Martin, was born work. She has three children, Madi- keep in touch with Brigid Hoffman Stanley, has joined some former col- Oct. 11, 2005. Y Kristi Hazlitt son, 10, Nicholas, 8, and Noah, 6. She Murray and Leslie Greenslet Perry, leagues in starting a Bermuda-based lives in the Finger Lakes region of hopes all is well with her classmate. and she spent a January afternoon insurance company that invests in New York, a rural setting in wine And we all hope she made it to our with Wendy Birbrower-Solomon structured finance assets. He’s work- grape country. Kristi is the assistant 20th reunion! Y Lucia Stainton St. during one of her business excur- ing out of Stamford, Conn., and has county attorney for one of the smallest George is working on her doctorate sions out west. In March, Gretchen a short commute to Darien, Conn., counties in N.Y. and in essence works in human sexuality while juggling and her husband were guests of The with the added benefit of being able to as the attorney for the Department busy schedules for four kids. Y Dave White House Project (a national spend more time with his family. He of Social Services prosecuting cases Epstein taught a Jan Plan course at organization that works to advance says he married “a wonderful woman” of child abuse and neglect. Kristi Colby and reports that being back on women into leadership positions) from Washington, D.C., Leslie Cox, finds the position very rewarding and campus was fantastic. His students and traveled to Santiago, Chile, to and they have two children, Andres, feels that her job helps children and took him out to lunch and dinner, attend the inauguration of Michelle 12, and Alicia, 5. This January, on a parents in the community. Kristi and and he even ended up working out Bachelet, the first woman president of bright sunny day in N.Y.C., Juan and her husband, Fred Wickham, have at the gym, where Madonna was the republic. Gretchen wrote that it Leslie attended the wedding of Tom two daughters, Phebe, 6, and Grace, still playing—but it was “Time,” not was extremely exciting to have shared Gratzer, a lawyer in Boston, and 4. Y Joel Paine has assumed com- “Borderline.” Y Gail Glickman that experience of world history. Jacqueline Steele. Bernie and Kaiya mand of the Navy Reserve Center Horwood and her daughters, Bridget Vittands Hefele were also at the after graduating from the Naval War and Lila, traveled to Hawaii to watch 87 Rob Grenda and his wife, wedding. Bernie is a lawyer and real College in Newport, R.I., where he Fred Horwood ’87 compete in the Yuriko, had a son, Lucas, in May 2005. estate developer in N.J., and they have earned a master of arts in national Hawaiian Ironman World Cham- Lucas joined Rob Jr., 3. They’ve lived three children. Kaiya is working with security and strategy. Y Todd Lach- pionships. Fred’s finish of 11:15 was just north of Philadelphia, Pa., since Bernie at his law practice. Cindy and man and his family moved out to San the culmination of a dream hatched 1998, and Rob works for GMAC Insti- Warren Burroughs, also at the wed- Francisco last year and were looking when he was a junior at Colby and tutional Advisors. Y After 17 years ding, now live in the Boston area after forward to skiing in the Tahoe sun- competed in his first triathlon in with the market research and polling many years in Asia. Y John Gagne shine at Alpine Meadows and Squaw Reston, Va. Y Hamilton Brower is firm Roper Organization, Brad Fay e-mailed to ask if anyone needed ski Valley. I suspect they had more fun still in New York City, though he left started a business specializing in a lessons. His wife, Susan, is now a full- than those of us trying to navigate this the advertising business several years new trend in marketing: measurement time ski instructor. When John’s not a year’s East Coast weather. Speaking ago after 14 years of it. Ham went on a of “word of mouth,” i.e., motivating ski bum in Maine at Snowbrook, he’s of which, Ed Maggiacomo and his 28,600-mile sailing trip, sponsored by and managing word of mouth for a dentist in Connecticut. Y Please wife, Chrissie, invited a big group of the National Geographic Society and brands, ideas, and political candidates. take the time to answer when you people up to their new ski house in the Archeological Society of America, He launched the Keller Fay Group, hear from the Alumni Office. North Woodstock, N.H., for what circumnavigating the globe in seven LLC, with his long-time Roper col- —Cynthia Mulliken Lazzara was officially “Melvin 21,” the 21st months on a historical schooner. After league Ed Keller, author of the book edition of a ski weekend started at checking off one of the top 25 on his The Influentials (about the one in 10 85 One thing I forgot to mention Kathryn Clarke Anderson’s par- list of “things I’d like to accomplish Americans who tell the other nine in the last column (to my chagrin) ents’ house in Melvin Village, N.H., in this life” he decided it was time to what to buy and how to vote). Brad was that Deirdre Paul put out a CD back in January 1985. The reunion tackle the rest of that list. In 2001, thinks that their business, which will of her own songs. Deidre, who has resulted in children outnumbering he built a 3,500-square-foot house be based in New Brunswick, N.J., near clearly not aged a day since May 1985, the adults, but the adults managed in southern California desert with his home in Montgomery Township, shared her CD with the DJ hosting to stay awake longer. Chris Murphy his own hands and a little help from will give them an ear to every signifi- our Saturday night party during the and his wife, Bo, attended along with some sub-contractors. And last year cant conversation in America—what 20th reunion. Many people enjoyed their three sons. Ed and Chris won he started up not one but two new people are really talking about and

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seasons, especially in the Northeast. he will oversee all lending activity for Photos of weddings or commitment ceremonies involving Colby alumni My brother, Poncho Membreno ’89, the eastern U.S., eastern Canada, and may be submitted for use on “The Blue Light,” Colby’s alumni Web was living out west, in Santa Barbara the U.K. Y Joann Koletsky Graiz- site. Visit www.colby.edu/alumni/photos to view photos of weddings of all places, but missed Maine too zaro had a baby girl named Zoe on and other alumni gatherings. Please identify all alumni pictured, much and moved back to Peaks Island Sept. 19, 2005. They live in Hingham, including class years. Send prints to Alumni Relations, 4310 May- last spring.” Y Once again, thanks Mass., and keep in touch with Betsy flower Hill, Waterville, ME 04901-8843, or e-mail digital images to for all of the news and please keep Lockhart Casey, Kim Ellis Fisher, [email protected]. the updates coming! and Laurie Meehan Reed. —Kathleen Harnett Linger why. Brad continues to be very inter- My son, O’Malley, started middle 89 The e-mails Colby sends out ested in historic preservation and school and is deep into the theater 88 Jonathan Selkowitz was in soliciting news seem to be losing their local politics. He and his wife, Diane, program. His dad, Gregg Bach, lives Sestriere photographing the Winter punch for many of you ’89ers. Send have two children, Brendan, 12, and about three miles away in Folly Cove. Olympics and looked forward to me your news! Y I did hear from a few Allison, 9. Y Ned Case and his wife Gregg has been doing double duty as returning to Sugarloaf for the U.S. hardy souls, including Mark Wilson, welcomed their second girl, Cecilia the IT director for the Gloucester Alpine Championships at the end of who lives with his wife and three kids Zoa Case, in October 2005. Brian School District and principal of the March. He and Rok Zajec enjoyed in Phippsburg, Maine, where he is Low came by the Cases for dinner East Gloucester School. It’s amazing a fine day of skiing at Jiminy Peak, pastor of the UCC church. Mark recently, and Ned keeps in touch with to me that he can juggle it all, but Mass., over the holidays. Y Paige noted with his usual good humor Ken Vopni to talk about how much he’s doing a great job so far.” Y Jill Alexander Sato opened a retail yarn that my column often sounds like the better the Carolina Hurricanes are Zirlen Dewar has lived in Holliston, store (Modern Yarn) in Montclair, society pages of old: “Chip had dinner than the Maple Leafs. Ned has worked Mass., for 11 years and has two boys, N.J. She and a business partner (whom with Rex on Winston’s yacht,” etc. I’m at Wachovia in investor relations for Jake, 10, and Matt, 6. She says she has she met through a local knitting sure that most of us, as Mark wrote, 10 years. Y On May 26, 2005, Kelly always kept in close contact with Dave group) opened Modern Yarn to the have bad days and good days, and I’d Powers Larner gave birth to her first Watson and sees him and his wife and public on October 1 and had a diz- be pleased to hear about either one. baby, Caitriona (old Gaelic spelling, children as much as possible, “and zying first winter. They’re trying to As Mark puts it, “While our country pronounced like the hurricane). Kelly now the kids are friends!” Y Elaine differentiate themselves from several devolves in an orgy of fear-driven ran her sixth Boston Marathon for Mullen Philbrick wanted to “joy- yarn stores already in Montclair by consumption, war, and classism, still Dana-Farber cancer research and fully” share her news: she and Dave finding local yarns, environmen- he gets up every morning wondering in memory of her father. After the welcomed their son, Adrian Edward, tally-friendly products, or products how best to love his friends as well marathon, she and her family were on Nov. 15, 2005; he weighed in at that support women’s economic as his enemies. Most days he does a off to Ireland for a two-week vacation a hefty 9 lbs., 5 oz., and joins sister development. Each month they decent job of things; some days he fails to celebrate Caitriona’s first birthday Sydney (named after Sidney, Maine), highlight a local nonprofit, offering spectacularly.” Amen to that. Y Kri- and Kelly’s 15-year anniversary with now 2. “It took us eight years of trying a retail venue through which groups san Evenson has returned to her her employer, Digitas. Y Glenn to finally have our family,” Elaine can promote their messages. They native N.H. after a stint at the U.S. Cummings started advising in the wrote, “so to anyone else out there also may pick a “color of the month,” Department of Defense. Krisan dean of the college office at Princeton struggling, I say please don’t give up, and Modern Yarn then contributes $1 teaches political science at Plymouth in the summer of 2004 after moving you can do it, however you have to, to the nonprofit from each skein of State. Y Sue Bratone Childs was from Charlottesville, where he had a to get there! Last year after 11 years yarn sold in that color. You can get a promoted to senior vice president of similar position (as pre-med advisor) at Fleet Bank, I created my dream feel for what they’re doing through marketing and business development at UVA for several years. He enjoys job and started Derivative Advisors, their Web site, www.modernyarn. at EDGAR Online in South Norwalk, academic advising “primarily because LLC, with a colleague. We joke com. Needless to say, since the store Conn. Y Laura Wood McKeever it keeps me in close contact with such we’re on the ‘side of the angels’ now has been open, Paige hasn’t done much wrote that she and her husband, Tom, bright students and because there as swap brokers helping borrowers, knitting. She’s had many visitors from have become British citizens after is such a need among the students mostly real estate developers in New Maine and hopes that anyone from living in London for eight years. With for advisors who are interested.” He England. We love it, are having tons Colby in the area will stop by—even if two little boys to chase after, Laura is and his partner—whose name you of fun, and are happy to say it should they don’t knit. Y Matthew ’87 and on maternity leave from her PR job. may recall is Colby!—registered as take us into retirement.” Y Elseke Bevin Dockray Gove had a baby girl, At Christmas, she visited Brett and domestic partners in N.J. last fall. Membreno-Zenteno wrote that she Julia Elizabeth, on July 8, 2005. She Leslie Norton Rankin in Maine, They bought a new house in Lam- is living in Monterrey, Mexico, with joins Ryan, 7, and Anna, 5. They and Kathy Hollister stopped in for bertville, N.J., across the Delaware her husband, Rene, and their three are living in Fairfield, Conn. Bevin a mini-Colby reunion. Y Mark and River from Bucks Co., Pa., and enjoy children, Mariana, 12, Alfonso, 8, continues to work as the director Heidi Greenman Baltimore had “the close proximity to New York and and Paloma, 2. “We spent the holidays of public relations for Jose Cuervo a baby boy, Cooper, in December. Philly.” Y Melissa Hruby Bach back east on Martha’s Vineyard where International, based in New York Congratulations! Y Congratula- Palladino and her husband, Donald, my parents now live year round. The City. Recently she saw Meg Gal- tions also to Jim Connolly and his live in Rockport, Mass., “and we love kids and I spend the summer break loway Pearce and her husband and wife, who adopted a little girl from it—we live in a converted Finnish there as well. Life in Mexico is treat- their three kids, who live in Maryland, Kazakhstan in March 2005. Last year Lutheran church. We married last ing me well, allowing me to spend my and saw Jill Heslam, her husband, was a busy but not always happy year summer outdoors in a park right time with the kids and volunteering at and two boys, who live in Brookfield, for the Connollys, as their 6-year-old down the street from us, under a their school. My husband is a profes- Conn. Y After 15 years in Silicon son was diagnosed with leukemia in giant old willow tree. Among our sor and researcher at the Tecnologico Valley and following the birth of December. His type of leukemia is guests were Tom Underwood ’84 and de Monterrey, a university with lots their first child in June 2005, Marc the most curable kind, and Jim is Emily Nussdorfer, who remains a of prestige throughout Mexico. He is Cadieux and his family are relocat- hopeful. Please keep the Connollys dear friend. I’m working as a private very involved in a new program for ing to the Boston area in connection in your thoughts. In addition to his chef now, after five years working in public affairs and public policy. I love with a new job assignment. He is own news, Jim sent word of other restaurant kitchens in various capaci- living in Mexico, but I have to admit the division risk manager for Silicon classmates. Like Jim, Kim Murphy ties, including head chef once or twice. I will always miss the changing of Valley Bank’s eastern division, where Brewer lives in the D.C. area. She

60 COLBY / summer 2006 has two kids and runs a pre-school 10, 2005. He is the grandson of John of their new baby, Theodore (Ted) 1990s Correspondents program in Arlington. Jan Gisholt (“Jack”) ’64 and Diana Walsh Lock- Amyas Ames, born June 9, 2005, passed the N.Y. and Connecticut bar wood ’67 (deceased). Back in January about two years after his sister, Isabel. 1990 exams and is working for a maritime 2000, Carolyn returned to Honolulu They also shared tales of last winter’s Barbara Clark Bullock law firm in N.Y.C. Jim continues to from Washington, D.C. (where she skiing: “We had a good crowd for our 892 Warm Brook Road do his part for Colby: his 11-person was practicing international trade last ski trip, though we agreed to call Arlington, VT 05250 office at the Anacostia Watershed law), when her mother was diagnosed it a ‘sliding trip’ since we had folks on [email protected] Society now has two White Mules, with brain cancer. After she passed snowboards, too. We rented a cabin Bill ’87 and Erin Borgeson Castelli away in January 2002, Carolyn elected at Lake Tahoe, Calif., in February 1991 ’87. Y Shaun Dakin also lives near to stay in Hawaii to be close to her 2005 with Stuart Eunson and his David Shumway D.C., and is now the SVP, product family. In September 2003, she joined brother, Scott, Fred Stewart and 33 Mallard Road management, for IXI Corporation two partners and started their own his wife, Kathy Silva, and Kristen Needham, MA 02492 www.ixicorp.com). Y Michelle law firm, which has since grown to Resor. Fred and Kathy’s kids, Ian 781-444-1241 Leinbach and husband Rob Travis include eight attorneys. She practices and Natalie, stayed home with grand- [email protected] ’88 now live in Wayland, Mass. They real estate law with a focus on com- parents. Stuart got honors for longest have three kids, and Michelle is taking mercial leasing. Her newest hobby, plane ride since he came all the way 1992 a hiatus from the active practice of she says, is adoring her beautiful, from Beijing. Stuart also won the William Higgins law to assist in the management of sweet boy. She would have loved to award for best wipeout—something 31 Colonial Road Mintz, Levin’s litigation practice return to Colby for our 15th reunion to do with popping helicopter jumps Hingham, MA 02043-3638 group. Y Mark Cosdon is no longer last year but pregnancy grounded for the video camera.” Y Steve 781-749 - 4746 the only Colby-ite at Allegheny her. Even on a balmy Hawaiian Feb- (Frenchie) Witherell announced [email protected] College. Mark LaPointe ’91 is now ruary day, she thinks of Colby with the birth of his son (and future Colby on the tenure-track faculty there, affection and nostalgia. Y Roger student), Alexander Jonathan With- 1993 too. Y I hope that all of you tuned Woodberry is earning a master’s erell, born June 23, 2005. Both he Krista Stein into the Extreme Makeover: Home from Gordon-Conwell Theological and his mother are home and doing [email protected] Edition in November to see Tripp and Seminary. Last Christmas and New very well. Y Clover Burns recently Heidi Lombard Johnson get their Year’s he went to Poland (Krakow and competed in the Clarence Demar 1994 new house. Heidi, please keep us all Zakopane) to celebrate the holidays Marathon in her hometown of Keene, Jessie Newman updated on the new digs! Y At this with “a wonderful Polish girl” and her N.H., and finished in 3:41 to qualify 3323 Clay Street moment I am back in the U.S. for a family. They had horse-drawn sleigh for Boston. Clover, her partner, Scott, Denver, CO 80211 three-week visit and trying to get used rides up mountains, drinking hot mull and her son, Colin, are all doing well [email protected] to how big and far apart everything is wine and vodka with the mountain and count themselves fortunate, 1995 here. I’m looking forward to seeing people. He was there for 20 days and Clover says, that the flooding in Chr is Tompk ins at the end of April says he looks forward to returning Keene last fall narrowly skirted their Yuhgo Yamaguchi when he flies through Zurich on soon. Y Steve Coan writes that it home. Y Kay Cowperthwait loves 5 Newton Street, Apt. 2 another whirlwind admissions trip. was a hectic first few months of 2006: her new career as a personal trainer. Cambridge, MA 02139 I’m scheduled to move back to the he started at Babson College for his She is working with individuals and [email protected] U.S. in the summer of 2007, so if you M.B.A., and his wife expected their small groups on general fitness and 1996 want to visit, do it soon! first child in early April. Just prior to says the schedule is a lot easier than Mark Mortensen —Anita L. Terry that, they moved from Winchester, coaching used to be. She also still Mass., to Beverly, Mass. Y Doug plays hockey in addition to training 314 Marlborough Street, Apt. 3F 90 Tim ’91 and Elizabeth Barber Belkin, a Boston Globe staff reporter, for triathlons when she is not chas- Boston, MA 02116 Moynihan welcomed their fourth won the annual Boston Light 8-Mile ing around her 5-year-old daughter, [email protected] child on Aug. 22, 2005: Michael Pat- Swim from Little Brewster Island to Sophie. She looked forward to seeing 1997 rick joins brother Riley, 6, and sisters South Boston last August. His win was people from ’91 if she could make it to Patrick McBride Clair and Ella, now 3 and 9. They’ve featured in the Swapscott Reporter. reunion. Y Stephanie Carville and lived in a Denver suburb for four years —Barbara “Bebe” Clark Bullock her husband, Ed Santella, had their 206 Annabessacook Road and love being close to the mountains, first baby, a boy, Edmund Albert, on Winthrop, ME 04364 a great spot, Elizabeth says, to raise 91 On September 24, I attended Jan. 10, 2006. Y Fred Ramstedt says 732-921-6743 their children. Tim continues to work Sandy Colhoun and Selina Rossiter’s he “established Halden Consulting [email protected] for Google, and she chases after the wedding, a beautiful outdoor cer- Services to provide sales, marketing, 1998 four kids and two dogs and tries to find emony amongst the majestic pines of and strategic planning services to Brian M. Gill time for running and folding laundry. Hebron, N.H.’s Camp Pasquawney. small and mid-sized companies whose They travel quite a bit to both coasts Groomsmen included Doug Fenn, chief market is the financial services 24 Concord Avenue, Apt. 213 to see family. Y Jennifer Martin Paul Beach ’89, Cory Snow, Kurt industry. Landed my first client in Cambridge, MA 02138-2370 Ryder gave birth to Kathleen Eliza- Whited, and Jeff Fort. Cory even May 2005. Dealing with the so-called 617-230-2254 beth Ryder on Dec. 31, 2005. Y Bill brought his brand-new six-week old, terror threat in polarized New York [email protected] and Mim Siegel Lombardo expected Molly. Sandy and Selina recently with calm resignation and decided 1999 their second child, a girl, in March. bought a farmhouse in Sanborn- expectation. Still searching for that Their son, Nick, 5, is excited to be ton, N.H., near the New Hampton really good cup of coffee.” Y John Lindsay Hayes a big brother. Y Dawn and Scott School, where Sandy is the director Avery married Jody Marrec on Sept. 71 Rowayton Woods Drive Sullivan welcomed twins, Connor of development. Y Robert Bock 10, 2005, in William Lawrence Camp Norwalk, CT 06854 Richard Sullivan and Payton Mary and his wife, Elizabeth Rothrauff, in Center Tuftonboro, N.H. Matt [email protected] Sullivan, on Oct. 14, 2005. Y Car- had their second son, Peter Gorrie ’92 and Laura Fogarty Nerney ’93 olyn Lockwood’s son, Nicholas Bock, on Jan. 22, 2006. Y Shannon attended, and Cam Field was a John Lockwood, was born on Oct. Johnson and Ben Ames shared news reader for the beautiful ceremony

COLBY / summer 2006 61 alumni at large mark ’94 and christine dash muir ’93 | Life Changers

Just as Christine Dash Muir ’93 started manage as well. “This is not a horrible thing to live with,” she said. settling into motherhood, her symptoms Eager to share what she’s learned, Muir joined the board of the began. Intense abdominal cramps, diarrhea, Southern New Hampshire Gluten Intolerance Association, a local and weight loss weakened her until she could resource group formed in 2004 to educate celiac sufferers and no longer climb the stairs or lift her month-old their families. daughter. A battery of blood tests pinpointed When people first learn they have celiac disease, “it can be so the problem: Muir had celiac disease, or glu- overwhelming and scary,” Muir said. “I think this group is on the ten intolerance. right track for giving people a positive step forward in living glu- Experts estimate that one in 133 people ten-free.” Twice its original number, the group coordinates potluck have celiac disease, yet 96 percent of them go undiagnosed. Chil- meals, speakers, and information sessions to improve the lives of dren under 5 are most often diagnosed, but adults are discovering celiacs in the community and to raise awareness of the need for that eating gluten found in grains such as wheat, rye, and barley can gluten-free products. create a smorgasbord of uncomfortable and debilitating symptoms. At one such meeting, the group’s medical advisor noted an An autoimmune disorder, celiac disease can cause fatigue, anemia, absence of gluten-free personal care products on the market. Mark and weight loss and lead to problems like osteoporosis and infer- Muir, who had recently left his technology job and was searching for tility. Children with the disease often fail to thrive, falling short of a small business opportunity, got an idea. A cook and an entrepre- developmental milestones. neur, he saw a potential livelihood in making and selling gluten-free Eliminating gluten from a diet isn’t as easy as just avoiding bread soap. He researched the idea, developed a business plan, and and pasta. Gluten is hidden in many products including natural fla- taught himself how to make soap. Six months later he opened Glu- vorings like soy sauce, starches and fillers used in packaged foods, ten-Free Savonnerie. and many low-fat goods. Since her doctor provided only minimal Today, at his 1,200-square foot facility in Tyngsboro, Mass., dietary guidance, Muir and her husband, Mark ’94, had to learn Muir manufactures gluten-free soaps, shampoos, conditioners, and themselves what she could and couldn’t eat. But as soon as she lotions for celiacs who suffer itchy skin from an associated skin stopped eating gluten, Muir’s symptoms lessened significantly. She disease. Customers in 49 states buy his products, as do more than gained weight and her energy returned. 20 stores. With sales growing about 20 percent a month, he has A year after going gluten-free, Muir marveled at how well she felt. found a niche. Christine Muir works on advertising and together they “I didn’t know that you didn’t always have a stomach ache or always support celiac research. Their company has made donations to more have a headache,” she said. Now, five years after her diagnosis, than a dozen celiac awareness walks around the country. she’s healthy, though still at the low end of her weight range. “I went Though the Muirs have seen an increase in gluten-free products for twenty-eight years poisoning my body,” Muir said, “so if and literature, they’ll continue their in- it’s going to recover completely it’s volvement. Christine Muir is committed going to take longer than it would to both the personal and the collective with a child.” The Muirs’ gluten- cause. Having gained a “huge base free life includes homemade of self-esteem” after working her way meals that appeal to their two through college and graduating, she children and even dinners out believes she can tackle any challenge to selected restaurants. that comes her way. “I think my Muir, a librarian at New experience at Colby gave me Hampshire’s Daniel Webster the self-confidence to get College, manages her through this,” she said. condition handily and —Laura Meader believes others can

on a beautiful day. Cam graduated Rowan, now 3. The Kristans look to Lillian Thornton Handwerk, living in Missoula, Mont., with her from law school in May 2006 and forward to relocating from Colora- born Dec. 16, 2005, to Brian and husband, Michael, and their children, started a new job as a legal intern do back to Maine sometime late this Alice Johnson Handwerk. Y Polly Ben, 4, Liam, 2, and Julie’s step- in Providence with the firm of year. Y For more news of our class Sheridan-Kenny and husband Jim daughter, Brooke. Julie is working Cameron & Mittleman. Y Linda go to class notes in Colby magazine had their third child, Bridget, at the part time from home for the lan- Rossignol Ramsden and husband online. end of July 2005: “big brothers John, guage department at the University Matt welcomed their fourth child, —Jen Flynn 5, and Matthew, 3, completely adore of Montana, where she used to Lucy Brynne, on March 8, 2005. her (and are surprisingly protective teach. Y Kristin Nixon Donahue Linda is on leave from her work as 92 Dan Starr and Becky Sawyer of her already!).” Karen Wu was in has lived for three years in Wellesley, an appellate attorney for the Com- had a daughter, Jocelyn Sawyer Chicago for her job in December Mass., with her husband and kids, mittee for Public Counsel Services Starr, on Nov. 12, 2005. They are and connected with Polly for the Maggie, Drew, and Conor. Kristen is of Boston. Y Christianmichael enjoying their third year in Davis, first time in about 12 years. Karen still with Putnam. They see Mike and and Brynne McCormick Kristan Calif. Dan runs a department of and her husband, Ben, in addition Jess D’Ercole Stanton all over the welcomed their second son, Gryffin genetics lab, and Becky is working to working, spend some weekends place. (To answer your personal ques- Shepherd Kristan, on June 29, 2005, toward licensure as a marriage and helping out at Ben’s family’s farm in tions to me, Nix, the answers are three in Aspen, Colo.; he joins brother family therapist. Y A big welcome Virginia. Y Julie Eells Vetter is kids, Hingham, Insurance, No, Blue,

62 COLBY / summer 2006 and sometimes.) Y Jim Dionizio is discovered we’d gotten married the Colby alum. Lael adds about herself baby, a girl. Alex continues to work coaching and teaching high school in same day! We hadn’t seen each other that she is working for her family’s at Deutsche Bank in New York as a Cranston, R.I., and has three boys, in over 10 years!” Y Brian Waldes investment group part time and that loan salesman, and the happy family Nicholas, Andrew, and Ryan. Jim is and his wife, Amy, expected a baby she and her husband have three kids in lives in Brooklyn Heights. Alex has looking for investors for a remake of in May—and “it will ski, whatever it grade school in Chicago. Y Thanks got two New York City Marathons Buck’s Lounge, an exquisite, high- is.” Speaking of a small world, Brian for writing! under his belt and used the run to class cocktail lounge that was once was at Andrew Rossi’s wedding, as —Krista Stein raise money for pediatric cancer based in the Dana Residence Hall were Chris Chin and The Duck. I got research this year (shout out from the (Bill Higgins and Chuck “Calzone” lots of other e-mails from people who 94 I’ve just become the lucky nonprofit gal to Alex!). Alex keeps in DiGrande, proprietors). Once again, were there, too (this must have been winner of an iPod! Yes, I have joined touch with lots of Colby folks and Joe Tamburini (Jim D’s roommate) one slamming wedding). Y Rick the rest of my Gen X peers in the sees Zach and Kim Kessler Rubin was too busy to send in any updates for Wallace will be modeling in Vanity music age. What a treat this is, and yes, and their twins all the time. He also the class notes. Y David Roderick’s Fair this summer. Y Scott and Jen MC Hammer was my first download. reports frequent viewings of Staci first book of poems,Blue Colonial, Comstock Reed have two boys. Jen Some things never change. Y Just Strauss ’93 and Erik Mortenson and won the 2006 American Poetry has opened a yoga studio. Y Flint arrived in my mailbox is the wedding Jim and Tiffany Hoyt Tinson and Review/Honickman First Book Prize Hobart married Christa D’Alimonte announcement of former roommate their boys, and he spent New Year’s in poetry. The judge was former in July 2005, with John Poirier, Mike and all-round great gal Heather Eve with the Rubins, Mortensons, U.S. Poet Laureate Robert Pinsky, Dreeben, Jon Eddinger, and others Eskey. She planned a reception at and Cathy and Jared Morgan and and the book will be published by in attendance. Y Kris Balser Mous- the Wynn Hotel in May. Colleen son William at a dinner party at chez Copper Canyon Press in September sette was elected partner at Edwards Brennan, Janet Powers, Michelle Mortenson. Y Jim Lindstrom was 2006. Great news, David. Y Aaron Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP in Satterlee (hopeful, but maybe not), engaged to marry Lizzie Cocroft in Davis at Aon Consulting traveled Boston. Y Janine Deforge Olson and I are to descend upon Vegas June in Newport, R.I. Y Max ’95 overseas (Bermuda and Europe) on and her husband, Sven, welcomed (Heather’s hometown) to celebrate. and Rachel Herf Lamson are the business during January. Y Marie baby Oliver last summer. Y Shawn Heather and husband Tetsuya will proud parents of Isaac Henry Lamson. DiBenedetto Riddell and her Campbell runs HotFlashGames. settle in Tokyo. Y On the baby front, He was born in Concord, Mass., on husband, Chris, welcomed baby com. Y Rod Gerdsen is a biol- Bobby ’93 and Kerry Sheehy Ward Dec. 9, 2005 (in the middle of the Jack to the alumni association on ogy and marine science teacher welcomed Ryan Thomas Ward on season’s first snow storm). The happy Oct. 12, 2005. Y Chris Richards and housemaster for Blair Acad- Sept. 16, 2006. The family moved family lives in lovely Maynard, Mass. ’93 and his wife, Kelly, welcomed emy in Blairstown, N.J. His wife, out of sunny California to Chicago in Rachel works in the alumni relations their second child, Nicole Janet Cassi, is busy with kids Kate and April. Kerry got to see Barbara (noth- office at Harvard University, and Richards. Y Chris Frothingham, Jack. Y Scott Greenfield and ing but Babs to us) Coulon, Christy Max is an environmental consultant wife Heidi, and daughter Emma wife Lisa were expecting a second Lynch, Brooke Porteous Skulley, and recently completed his M.B.A. moved to Portland, Ore., where Chris child. Y Patrick Robbins is going Missy Fraser Gramer, Marika at Babson. Y Fellow bio major and joined an osteopathic manipulative for his M.F.A. in creative writing at Schwartzman, and Tracy Larsen now accomplished doctor Jay Allard medicine practice in town. Chris and UMass, Amherst. Y Jennifer Bier- Powell in December. Y Cina Wert- and his wife are the proud parents of Heidi expected their second daughter wirth Shurman welcomed a second heim Doctoroff had a baby, Benjamin their first child, born in July 2005 at at the end of May. Y Katie Drowne, son, Maxwell. Y Marty Hergert Scot, on Sept. 16, 2005. He is “beauti- the U.S. Naval Hospital in Yokosoka, an assistant professor of English at and his wife, Amy, had a daughter, ful, fat, and happy.” Cina is enjoying Japan. Jay and family were stationed in the University of Missouri, Rolla, Flora. Y Sarah Longden writes a luxurious nine-month maternity Japan until June, when they returned recently published a book, Spirits that Kristen Suslowicz and her hus- leave from her job as a management to Washington, D.C., where he begins of Defiance: National Prohibition and band, David, had a baby girl. Y Jim consultant at Monitor Group to be fellowship training in gynecologic Jazz Age Literature, 1920-1933. And Cronin and his wife bought a home in mom extraordinaire. Her husband, oncology. Y For more news of our she and her husband welcomed their aptly named Paradise, Calif. Y Beth Adam, continues to work in private class go to class notes in Colby maga- second child, William Paul Huber, on Curran Balter had a baby girl, Stella, equity at Monitor Clipper Partners, zine online. Dec. 16, 2005. Y I bumped into Brian in June. Beth works as a marketing and they are living happily in Brook- —Jessie Newman Quinn at Pilgrim Arena in Hingham. director. Y The prize for news goes line, Mass. Y Heather and Ross His son was tearing up the ice (just to Lael Hinman Stanczak, bless Nussbaum welcomed their second 95 In August 2005, Mike Rosen- like dad used to on Johnson Pond), her, who sent all of the following: child, Hadley Mackenzie Nussbaum, thal married the love of his life, Tina and my son had a chance to watch Stephanie Doyon Gross published into the world on Sept. 27, 2005. Anderson, in Paradise Cove Park, his kids play. It is great to see the next her first novel,The Greatest Man in Hadley’s older brother, Alexander, Tiburon, Calif. It was a beautiful generation of Mules get together. I Cedar Falls, which has a forward by turns 3 this summer. Ross is enjoying wedding attended by many Colby also see Pat Durkin (the unofficial Richard Russo. Ginny Fowles is life at Banc of America Securities, friends, including Marc Rubin, Mayor of Hingham, Mass.) every working at Bowdoin. Dave O’Shea where he’s running the firm’s real Andrew Vernon, Josh Eckel, Chris Saturday at the same rink where our lives in Cape Elizabeth, Maine, with estate investment trust research Lohman, Dhumal Aturaliye, Mary kids skate together. Pat is doing well his wife, Carolyn Hart ’94, and their team. They outgrew their home in Ann Schumacher ’00, and me. Tina and spends his free time windsurfing dog, Grover. Dave still sings with Greenwich, Conn., so they moved to and Mike live in the San Francisco off the Hingham coast. Y There’s other Colby alums. Attorney Peter Armonk, N.Y., in April. Y Jennifer Bay area, where she is a first grade lots more news on the Web. Caruso and his wife just had a baby. Chasin married Paul C. Davis on teacher and he has his own business. —William Higgins Rick Wallace is in finance and is Aug. 14, 2005. They currently live In February, most of the Colby folks doing great with wife and family. in Studio City, Calif., and expected at Mike’s wedding also took a ski trip 93 Trite but true: it’s a small world. Kim Carlson McGee enjoys being their first baby on May 4. Jennifer is to North Lake Tahoe, Calif. Chris Cristen Coleman writes that on her both a new mom and an attorney. Joe a clinical social worker but plans to and I did some backcountry skiing honeymoon on Kauai she ran into McKenna and his wife, Danielle, stay at home with their son for the on Mt. McGee in the Mammoth Sarah Burditt and her husband on are building their dream house on first couple of years. Y On Jan. 19, Lakes area before meeting the rest a remote hiking trail: “Sarah was the Cape. Jay Collins has a thriving 2006, our fearless leader, Alex Bici, of the group. Y Jen Benwood Saam also on her honeymoon, and we law practice and remains an active and his wife, Danielle, had their first finished her podiatry residency, and

COLBY / summer 2006 63 alumni at large she and her husband, Conrad ’96, one activity to another. Her kids took newsmakers had a baby boy, Lars, in October their first airplane ride, to St. Louis 2005. Y Mark Porter married Katie to visit John and Margaret Suggs Amanda E.C. Bligh ’97 has been Galvin in July 2005 in Buffalo, N.Y. Herath. “They were gracious hosts researching German business at the A sixth grade teacher in Memorial and managed a whole week with my University of Bremen for the past year Middle School in South Portland, four children running wild through on a Fulbright Scholarship. And what a Maine, Katie received a master’s in their home,” Ariana writes. She year to live in Germany, host of the 2006 education from Canisius College. says Margaret is enjoying working World Cup. She volunteered to work as Mark is a sales processor for Idexx for a financial planner. This fall, a translator for journalists at the games, Laboratories in Westbrook, Maine. Ariana will go back to teaching in and on June 12 she welcomed, in English, Mark and Katie honeymooned in the school district’s homebound 52,000 fans to the game between the Ireland and live in Portland. Y John program. “Being a homebound U.S. and the Czech Republic.  Jeffrey and Kristen Bloomquist Gorczyk teacher is what a liberal arts educa- Peters ’96 and his friend John Green had their first child, Katherine Kin- tion is all about. I teach anything and Amanda E.C. Bligh ’97 hiked from Death Valley, the lowest sley Gorczyk, on June 11, 2005. Just everything!” Ariana and her family before Kate was born, they moved are also doing foster care with three place in the United States, to the summit of Mount Whitney, into a farmhouse in a small town children currently placed in their the highest point in the lower 48 states. They hiked for six days, in New Hampshire. Built in 1775, home (yes, that means she is raising stopping for food and water at caches they had previously set it was the former home of Colby seven children!). Y For more news of up. The last cache contained some extra items. How could they President J. Seeley Bixler, and some our class go to class notes in Colby descend Whitney in just 25 minutes? “I was on skis, and my friend of President Bixler’s children still magazine online. John was on snowboard,” Peters said.  “We figured we would live nearby and remember living —Yuhgo Yamaguchi try our hardest, and if it didn’t work we would go do something on campus when it was located in else,” Brent Ryan ’97 told The Providence Journal, talking about the downtown Waterville. Y Brooke 96 Sarah Langan wrote to brewery he and a group of Colby friends started in Rhode Island. Lorenzen, a K-8 teacher at the Big announce that her first novel,The The article highlights people who have successfully followed their Muddy School in Antelope, Ore., got Keeper, will be published by William dream of starting their own business. Luckily for Ryan and his engaged over the summer and planned Morrow on Sept. 1, 2006. Y Chris- friends, trying their hardest did work. “Nothing ventured, nothing a June 2006 wedding. Brooke reports topher and J. Catherine Kneece gained,” Ryan said. that Jen Shatney and Erin Mansur Wnek recently relocated from expected their second child in Octo- Massachusetts to Maine, follow- ber 2005. Y Jason Reifler is an ing Chris’s graduation from Tufts milestones assistant professor of political science School of Dental Medicine. Chris Marriages: Reed J. Bernhard ’90 to Tiffany J. MacInnes in Ana- at Loyola University in Chicago. His now practices as a general dentist in cortes, Wash.  John C. Klick ’92 to Barbara Hodges in New- research was mentioned in the Wash- Brunswick. Cate continues to work port, R.I.  Josh Burker ’95 to Meghan Scheck ’97 in Camden, ington Post in the summer of 2005 and for Bank of America but is enjoying Maine  Dina M. Mandes ’96 to James Hayes Jr. in San Juan, in the New York Times and Christian time at home for now with new baby P.R.  Cameron W. Frothingham ’98 to Katharine Truesdale Science Monitor in December 2005. Tucker Colby. They caught up with in Candia, N.H.  Mary C. Holahan ’98 to Michael L. Baru He’s had several academic articles Matt Russ at Pam and Keith Albert’s ’99 in New York, N.Y.  Kelly E. Field ’99 to Eric M. Green accepted for publication and is fin- holiday party last year and attended in Washington, D.C.  Jennifer Munson ’99 to Ellis Bayley Jr. ishing a co-written book manuscript Amy Phalon’s wedding to John Land in Cape Elizabeth, Maine  James D. Scribner ’99 to Jamie N. tentatively titled “Paying the Human last summer at their new home in Cost of War.” “Most important,” Boonton, N.J. Y Kylie Taphorn Hinson ’02 in New Harbor, Maine writes Jason, “I’ve come to discover Thoma wrote with lots of news. First, that East Coast pizza is better than she announced the birth of her baby Births: A daughter, Molly Elizabeth Frothingham, to Heidi Chicago deep dish pizza.” Y Julia girl, Avery Jane Thoma, born Dec. 20, and Chris Frothingham ’92  A son to Scott ’95 and Kerry Rentz married Ken Dupuis ’94 on 2005, in Sacramento, Calif. Living an Knudsen Galson ’95  A son, Noah, to Keith and Shannon Aug. 20, 2005, in Lynn, Mass. Colby ocean away in Tokyo, Japan, Kylie’s Tracy Bergquist ’97  A son, Eric Kwesi Foster, to Scot Foster alums in attendance included Eric freshman year roommate, Nozomi and Yawa Duse-Anthony ’97. ’96 and Maureen Finn Schwartz Kishimoto Reichow, had a baby (a bridesmaid), Dhumal Aturaliye, girl, Noa Tasha Reichow, one week estate investment banking division O’Connell welcomed Brian Savage Ned ’92 and Kristen Hanssen later on Dec. 27, 2005. Though the of Jones, Lang & LaSalle and is also O’Connell on Feb. 12, 2006. Y Betsy Goodell, Ben Damon, Kathryn timing was unplanned, they e-mail on the board of directors of New Robinson ’95 and Jason Phillips Cosgrove, Alyssa Falwell Ross, and talk often about their daughters Hope Housing, a homeless shelter in write that their daughter, Ainsley Hardin ’94 and Jenn Payne Gray ’94, and how excited they are that more Fairfax County, Va. Kylie let us know, Elizabeth, was born in May 2005 Eddie Plantilla ’94, and Pat Sykes ’96. than 13 years after meeting each other too, that Whitney Glockner lives in and welcomed by big brother Ethan, Ken and Julia live in Medford, Mass. in Johnson they are now sharing in Redwood City, Calif., is working on 2. In September 2005 they moved She is working at Optra, Inc., as a another wonderful new experience. her master’s in counseling psychology to Minnesota, where Jason started a systems engineer and is pursuing a Kylie also wrote that Linnea Basu at Santa Clara University, and also doctorate in chiropractic and Betsy Ph.D. in electrical engineering part lives in Boston, Mass., and is attending continues to work for a wireless start- is practicing dentistry. Y Jamie time at Boston University. Ken is a Northeastern University for an M.S. up called Good Technology. Y Dina Geier gave birth to her first child, drug representative (selling an HIV in college student development and Mandes reports her March wedding Charlie Stewart, on Aug. 16, 2005, drug) for Roche Laboratories and counseling. And Kylie reports that to James Hayes in Old San Juan, and loves being a new mom. Things is pursuing an M.B.A. part time at Stephanie Paul Lynch still lives in Puerto Rico. They live in Brooklyn are a bit hectic, she says, as she tries Babson College. Y Ariana Talbot Alexandria, Va., with her husband, Heights, N.Y., where Dina runs a to balance graduate school and a baby, Vance spent last summer camping, Kyle, and 15-month-old daughter, video production company with her but she hoped to complete her dis- traveling, and herding children from Eleanor. Stephanie works in the real sister. Y Matt and Rachel Moritz sertation by May. Jamie also recently

64 COLBY / summer 2006 moved out of N.Y.C. and now lives in Lindsay counsels elementary students nese, and lives in a courtyard house 2000s Correspondents Bronxville, N.Y. in the Saco school system. Y After in a historic district of town. He is —Mark Mortensen spending last summer in Rome learn- still writing fiction, of course; he’s 2000 ing a bit of Italian, Debbie Corliss published a few stories and is now Caroline Calhoun 98 Christine Vaughn Hendrick- started grad school at BU last fall for trying to finish up a collection. Y Jill Cathedral Pines Farm son was married on Nov. 5, 2005, to speech pathology. She’s now living in Huntsberger lives in Chicago and P.O. Box 67 Jamie Hendrickson. They met in law Brighton. Y Sandra Hughes Goff is will earn an M.A. in interdisciplinary Cornwall, CT 06753 school at the University of Michigan still living in Santa Monica, Calif. On arts from Columbia College Chicago 860-672-6747 and got hitched at a music venue in July 31, 2005, she and husband Marc this spring. Y Russell Scranton [email protected] Chicago, where a Colby crew whoop- welcomed their first child, Calvin graduated from Oregon State Univer- ing it up on the dance floor included Anthony Goff. Sandra reports that she sity with a master’s in marine resource 2001 Lizzie Ivry Cooper, Jen Rose, Emily is back in graduate school at USC after management and currently works in Dana Fowler Charette Record Lane, Julie Williams, Tina taking a semester off to spend time Portland and Seattle for NOAA Fish- 353 East 78th Street, 11B Goudreau Collison (and her son, with “my sweet baby boy. Calvin got eries as the research and monitoring New York, NY 10022 [email protected] Andrew), Steve and Amy Lyons to meet his girlfriends Jen Johnson, coordinator for endangered salmon Higgs (and their daughter, Ella), and Kendra Ammann Perry, and Jen recovery. Russell was married in mid- 2002 Lis Pimentel. Christine is clerk- Spiess Gupta when we visited the March to Callie Jones, of Newport, Sarah Dressler ing for a federal judge in Chicago, East Coast the week of Thanksgiv- Ore. Y In May 2005, Kim Nagy 89 Spruce Street, Apt. 8 “trying,” she said, “to avoid frostbite. ing. He’s quite the ladies man!” Y In graduated from Boston College with Portland, ME 04102 I swear it’s colder here than it was January 2005, after five years with an M.S.W. She’ll spend the next [email protected] in Maine!” Y Andrew Porter and U.S. Senator Olympia Snowe (R- three years serving as a Maryknoll 2003 his wife, Rebecca, welcomed their Maine), Eben Peck took a new job as lay missioner (a Catholic over- Lauren Tiberio son, Wyatt Jack Porter, on Dec. director of congressional affairs for seas service program) in El Salvador, 18 Kenwood Street, Apt. 2 Y 15, 2005. Julee Wood Gibson the Corporation for Public Broadcast- doing mental health work in a rural Somerville, MA 02144 Y and her husband, Jeremy, welcomed ing in D.C. As a liaison between CPB community. Laura Eichelberger [email protected] their second son, Theodore “Teddy” and Congress, he represents the public taught English in Japan for a summer L. Gibson, on Dec. 18, 2005. He broadcasting industry on Capitol before heading to graduate school in 2004 joins brother Brian, who turned Hill and is “very much enjoying the Tucson, Ariz. In 2004 she got her Kate Weiler 2 in September. They continue to slower pace of life ‘off the Hill.’” He M.A. in cultural anthropology at the 101 Plain Road live in Andover, Mass., where Julee sees several ’98ers in D.C., includ- University of Arizona. This spring Wayland, MA 01778 works as an occupational therapist ing Chris Coakley, Jesse Carlson, Laura traveled to Hong Kong to [email protected] at the Professional Center for Child and Todd Poling. Eben tells us that conduct initial research for her Ph.D. 2005 Development. Y Scott Williams Chris got a new job last August as dissertation. Y Wesley Baff, living Katie Gagne writes that he is still enjoying life in the vice president/Atlantic region for in Philly the last four years, graduated 110 Babcock Street, Apt. 21 Florida and is currently working for the American Waterways Operators. from the University of Pennsylvania Brookline MA 02446 Merrill Lynch. Y Marc Hachey is Jesse got married in November 2005 School of Veterinary Medicine in [email protected] working as an engineering geolo- to Jane Brodsky and is an attorney at May and was waiting to hear from gist for a geotechnical engineering Williams & Connolly in D.C. Todd small animal medicine and surgery Aldrich graduates with a master’s consultant, licensed to practice geol- got married in 2004 to Parker Hamil- internships for next year. Wesley in education from the University of ogy in California, Utah, Oregon, ton and is finishing his M.B.A. at the keeps in touch with Tiffany Antkies Denver this summer. He hopes to and Washington. He writes, “I’ve University of Maryland. Y For more and Christina Holmes. Y Oliver have a job by then, hopefully still in traveled extensively in the last five news of our class go to class notes in Griswold was engaged to marry Colorado. Y Jennie Record fin- years for work and play. I’ve been in Colby magazine online. Ellen Stern on June 3 in Old Lyme, ished her M.B.A. at London Business California for about 7 1/2 years now, —Brian M. Gill Conn., with Braxton Williams as School and is happily employed in working and living in San Ramon best man. Oliver is the communica- London. Y Lucy Vohs got married with my girlfriend. I’m in contact 99 Becky Thornton and Alex tions director for the Ballot Initiative on New Year’s Eve 2005 in Lawrence, with Kirk Schuler, who lives in San Leach were married on Jan. 29, 2006, Strategy Center in Washington, D.C., Kan., to Brian Moss. Lucy works as Francisco and teaches in Oakland. in N.Y.C.; Katie Lawrence Sawatsky and lives on Capitol Hill. Y After a labor and delivery nurse in Kansas Rock concerts, mountain biking, and Ryan Aldrich were in the wed- Mariek Schmidt completed her City. Y Anna Tesmenitsky Priluck hiking, and camping occupy my ding. Among the many Colby folk in Ph.D. in volcanology at Oregon State and her husband, Eitan, welcomed free time.” Y Matthew Strobl was attendance were Karena Bullock, University—working on North Sister daughter Sophia Evelyn Priluck on married to Lindsay Johnson on Sept. Heather Fine, Allison Birdsong, Volcano in the Cascade Range—she Jan. 25, 2006. Y Andy Brown is 10, 2005, at the Mount Washington Lindsay Hayes, Caroline Kaspar- moved with her fiancé, Brian Scott, in business school at Cornell and Hotel in New Hampshire. He says ian, Jason Myler ’98, Casey ’98 and dog, and cat to D.C., where she planned to be interning this summer it was a great weekend made even Heidi Tyng Piche, Ross McEwen, started a post-doc at the Smithsonian at L’Oreal USA in N.Y.C. Y For better by the attendance of Lynne Monica Staaterman ’98, Chris Museum of Natural History. She is more news of our class go to class notes Strobl ’01, David and Beth Anderson Fleming, Lauren Cooke ’00, Matt part of the Mars Exploration Rover in Colby magazine online. Goldman, Randy Hall ’97, Kenan Sawatzky, Lynn Powers, Matt Smith Mission (MER) Science Team and —Lindsay Hayes Cooper ’99, Karen Hoch ’00, Emil ’00, and Caitlin Skulley. Y About a interprets images and chemical data Thomann ’00 and his wife, Amy, year and a half ago John Bishop left streaming down from Mars. Y John 00 Lots of career-related news to and Kim Reiss ’02. The wedding was his job teaching creative writing at and Kristy Tracy Dawes had a baby report. Kim Potvin left Computer followed by “an unforgettable hon- the University of Michigan (where he boy, Justin Spencer, on Oct. 30, 2005. Associates after several years and is eymoon on the Big Island of Hawaii got an M.F.A.) and moved to Beijing, Justin has an older sister, Lauren now working for the global private over Christmas.” Back in Portland, China. He works as a financial wire Elizabeth, who is now 2. Kristy has client division of Merrill Lynch in Maine, Matthew works as a director reporter covering telecom and IT, been a stay-at-home mom for two N.Y. Y Nick Tongen is in Thailand at Pan Atlantic Consultants, and speaks some “barely passable” Chi- years and really enjoys it. Y Ryan teaching elementary school. Y Jeff

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people with mental illness. Y Julie the Massachusetts bar this summer, Colby lists marriages and same-sex commitment ceremonies as “Mile- Langsdorf graduated with the same and will begin a clerkship for a fed- stones” in the Alumni at Large section of the magazine. To have a degree but is staying in Chicago with eral district court judge in Roanoke, wedding or commitment included, please submit the names of both her boyfriend, Danny Jacobson, and Va. She got to see Hadley Moore partners along with the class year(s), the date, and the location of the is looking for school social work and Julie Mensh over the holidays ceremony to the appropriate class correspondent (listed in the Alumni positions. Y Eric Lantzman says he in Boston. Y For more news of at Large section). For notices of births and adoptions, the parents’ and stole a box of fresh salmon from JJ with our class go to class notes in Colby child’s names, date, and location of the birth should be submitted to the Steelers’ victory over Seattle. He magazine online. the appropriate correspondent. was going to win a case of Iron City —Dana Fowler Charette beer had things gone the other way. Daniels is teaching film production some of the Class of 2000. The first Other exciting news for Eric is that 02 Stephanie Spitko and Michael and digital animation at an art-ori- weekend she attended the wedding of he got engaged. Y Pam Foxley is an Eller ’00 moved to Nebraska. Stepha- ented high school in Melbourne, Karrie Hamel and Brendan Meehan environmental planner for a private nie is working as a zookeeper at Australia. He loves it—and gets time in northeastern Connecticut, where consulting firm in California. She Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo. Y to continue his documentary film she caught up with Liz Hart, Erin lives in Pasadena and would like Matt Koontz is working with Arnold work. Y Ross Frankenfield is work- Darling, Courtney Ilgenfritz to pursue a career in sustainable Worldwide, the largest online adver- ing for Boston Financial Research Beyer, Carrie Pinkerton Keeling, development. Y Iris Augusten and tiser in the world. Y Victor Cancel Corporation and was awarded the Andy Miller, Greg Madden, and Day Thornton live just north of Taos, is working as a refacing-design spe- chartered financial analyst (CFA) Hillary Evans ’01. The following N.M. They got married there in June cialist for the Home Depot while also designation in October 2005. Y Cip- weekend many of the same group 2005 (many Colby grads came out attending the Massachusetts School of perly Good is the new curator of the traveled to Vermont for the wedding for the wedding) and bought a house Law. Victor is still living in his home- Los Angeles Maritime Museum in of Sean Neville to Jessy Henry and last spring. Day is on the Taos ski town of Lawrence, Mass. Y Andrew San Pedro, Calif. Y Keryn Kwedor a reunion with Chris LaPointe, Al patrol, and Iris is in her second year Recknagel left Bar Harbor after three is finishing her master’s in special Bahn, and Colin Truex. The week- of law school. Y Danielle Fornes years at the Jackson Laboratory and education at Simmons College while end after that, under the guidance of has taken over as the morning show moved to Ithaca, N.Y., where he is teaching high school students at the team captain Andy Miller, “Andy’s host of 98.9 WCLZ, an adult alter- helping to start a new developmen- Landmark School in Prides Crossing, Angels” (including Kate, Carrie, Liz, native radio station in Portland, tal genetics research lab at Cornell Mass. Y Katie Reber finished her Erin, Hillary, Katie Ward-Waller ’02, Maine. She also teaches aerobics University. Y Pete Morelli is master’s in nursing and is preparing and five other friends) completed a and coaches ice hockey in the winter training at the Riverside Boat Club to take the nurse practitioner boards. 199-mile relay run in 30 hours from and sees Karin Felmly and Amy on the Charles River in Cambridge, She works as a family nurse practi- Napa Valley to Santa Cruz, Calif. Bonnefond Smucker. Y Lindsay Mass., toward a goal of representing tioner in a northern Virginia family The final weekend in October, Al Huntoon is living in New Hamp- the U.S. at the 2006 World Rowing practice. Y After living in Boston Bahn married Tara McBrien out- shire and wrote that she is “making Championships in August. Y Jess for five years, attending Boston Uni- side of Philadelphia. Y After four great progress.” Y Hilary Spitz has Povtak still lives in N.Y.C. and works versity School of Public Health, and years of elementary school humor, been hired as the watershed plan- at a health insurance company. She’s working for Boston Medical Center, I am enjoying my sixth graders and ner for the Anchorage Waterways applying to nursing school for the Nicole Neault recently moved to relative sophistication as a first-year Council. Y Abdul Razak Aziz fall. Y Rachel Ellis, at grad school Albuquerque, N.M., with her fiancé, humanities teacher at a public school graduated from Howard University for social work at Washington Univer- Steve Buerger. They will be married in Washington, Conn. Y Thanks for School of Law in May 2004 and then sity, moved to Switzerland for a semes- in October 2006. Nicole is working all of your news. went to Amman, Jordan, for 11 months ter abroad. She got an internship at for the Johns Hopkins Center for —Caroline Calhoun to study Arabic. He is now back home the World Health Organization in American Indian Health, coordinat- in D.C., works as legal analyst for the Geneva. Y Jess Knight is the assis- ing a research and service project for 01 I am writing this days before Law Library of Congress, and was tant swim coach at Colby. Y Melissa teenage mothers on the Indian reser- heading down the aisle! Y Michelle married in February. Y Lindsay Sternlieb recently moved to Houlton, vations of New Mexico and Arizona. Chandler was to be married in Rowland is in her third year of vet Maine, lives on an organic farm She is on the lookout for Colby grads July to Bret Oettmeier. Megan school in Grenada and will head with her boyfriend, and teaches at in the Southwest. Y Corrie Marin- Blackburn, Katie Meyerhans, back to the U.S. for her final year at a local school. Y Meredith Renda aro is living in Seattle with Derek Kirsten Sisk, and I are among her Kansas State University. Y Dana graduated from medical school in Kensinger ’99 and studying naturo- bridesmaids. Y Chris Brunet pro- Dupre is at Tulane Law School and May and will be going into a pediatric pathic medicine at Bastyr University. posed over the holidays to Whitney is engaged. Y Sarah Castille works residency. Y Kevin Simons moved She writes, “I go out and shake my Dayton, and they plan a fall wedding in Prague, teaches ESL, and is getting to Brussels, Belgium, and lives with groove thang with Emily Mantel on in Dallas. Y Tim Wiswell lives in ready for grad school. Y Vanessa Grete Rod ’03. Y Katie Lazdowski a regular basis!” Y Congratulations Moscow, Russia, trading Russian Pickett lives in the Boston area, was married on Oct. 1, 2005. She and to newly engaged and married class- stocks for United Financial Group, works in the admissions office at a her husband purchased a house in mates: Matt Janssen will marry which just recently was acquired by private high school, and was to get Medford, Mass. Katie teaches French Bahar Shariati in Nashville in August Deutsche Bank. Y Kathy Manu married in June. Y M.E. Leroy at Boston Collegiate Charter School 2006. Whitney Lawton, a nursing lives in Barcelona, Spain, working lives in Toronto and is a youth and in Dorchester, Mass. Y Eric Laurits student at Johns Hopkins University as a counselor at an international family counselor. Y Anne Wul- recently finished his M.F.A. thesis in Baltimore, is engaged to Frank school, traveling around Europe, and lschlager is in her third year in a in acting at the National Theatre Linnenbringer. And Conor Risch taking flamenco classes! Y Lindsay literature Ph.D. program at UC San Conservatory. Y Jordan Finley married Karen Hurley in New York Prichard graduated in June from the Diego. Y Kimberly Schneider lives works at a litigation consulting firm on Jan. 14, 2006. He is a senior editor University of Chicago with a master’s in Somerville, Mass., and is getting in downtown L.A. Y Deandra of Cool’eh, a free magazine published in social work. She and her boyfriend a master’s at Harvard’s School of Brassard is teaching algebra II every other month in N.Y. Y Kate are trying to make a move back to the Government. Y Kristin Moresi at the White Mountain School in Davies writes that October was East Coast. Lindsay is looking for jobs graduated from Wake Forest Law N.H. after having traveled to New quite the Colby reunion month for in schools or in counseling centers for School last spring, is studying for Zealand, Alaska, San Francisco, and

66 COLBY / summer 2006 Key West. Y Anne Paruti finished atric exams in Miami. She and Nate newsmakers her second year of law school at Fletcher are still living together in Northeastern University and spent Boston. Y Alison Killelea will After spending the fall teaching maritime last fall working at a law clinic in start her third year of med school at history to high school students on a schooner Nicaragua. Y Lindsey Malbon got SUNY Downstate in Brooklyn. She sailing from Gloucester, Mass., to Puerto Rico, married on Cape Cod in December. Y often sees fellow Downstate classmate Cipperly Good ’00 was hired as the new curator Erika Thoreson graduated from UC Ben Chandler ’02. She writes that at the Los Angeles Maritime Museum in San Pe- Berkeley School of Law in May and she traveled to D.C. for Amanda dro, Calif. Good will “interpret the history and now works at Sullivan & Cromwell Surette and Mason Smith ’04’s culture” of San Pedro, once home to the Starkist LLP in Manhattan. Y Jesse Kuce- wedding, where she caught up with and Chicken of the Sea canneries.  Jisel nic moved to Washington, D.C., to Alexis Frobin, Kim Langone, Jon Lopez ’01 has joined the Portland, Maine, work in education and research devel- Allen, Sam Shaw, Marc Attiyeh ’04, law firm Petruc- opment for the U.S. Green Building and others. Y Jeff Dickson is going celli, Martin & Council. Y After two and a half into his third year of law school at Cipperly Good ’00 years at Sports Illustrated, Erin Clark the University of Montana. Y Lexi Haddow, LLP as transferred to the E-Content Man- Grant moved to Houston to continue an associate attorney. Her practice will focus agement Group, still within Time, her work for the Houston Chronicle on estate planning and real estate. Lopez is a Inc., where she serves as operations on their city desk after a stint work- member of the Maine and Cumberland County manager overseeing the repurposing ing for their Washington bureau. Bar Associations and the Maine Estate Planning of text for 32 magazines. Y Kirsten She coverers City Hall. Y Nat Council, and she is fluent in French, Spanish, Ness is working back at Colby. Chamberlin and Jess Wysor got and English. Lopez joins James Haddow —Sarah Dressler the opportunity of a lifetime when ’82 and Bradford Pattershall ’94 who also they traveled down to Antarctica practice at the firm. 03 Wedding bells (and engage- for two weeks in January ’06 with Jisel Lopez ’01 ment bells) are ringing loudly. Kevin National Geographic. They have milestones Smalley and Cassandra Gaylor some pretty amazing photos! Y Liz planned a June 24, 2006, wedding Jackson has been a certified nomad Marriages: Whitney Lawton ’00 to Frank Linnenbringer in Baltimore, in Largo, Fla. Luke Bechtold ’04J since graduation. She moved to Dijon, Md.  Sean T. Neville ’00 to Jessica J. Henry in Plymouth Notch, and Jeff Moyer ’04 were to serve as France, where she taught English and Vt.  Katie Lee ’01 to Jeff Fishbone ’01 in West Newton, Mass.  Jamie his groomsmen. Y Kate Hughes traveled around Europe. She now is N. Hinson ’02 to James D. Scribner ’99 in New Harbor, Maine  Kelly B. planned a June 3, 2006, wedding to about to hit her 15th month living in Reilly ’02 to Nicholas I. Warner in Mountain Lake, Va.  John McManigal John Herd. She moved to England Wellington, New Zealand, where she ’03 to Kendyll Whiting in Santa Barbara, Calif.  Lindsay Antolino ’04 to live with him and is working at is working for the French Embassy. and Andrew Jaspersohn ’04 in Columbus, Ohio. the National Trust. Y Jasmine She writes that she often saw Jesse Ashe is engaged to be married this Delaughter in Dijon. Jesse is now Deaths: Christopher A. Starz ’05, March 26, 2006, in Wyoming, at 22. September to Ted Hodgson, whom in Albany, N.Y., working for Ameri- she is living with in N.Y.C. Y Alex Corps. Jesse wrote to say that he had Brown is working for Will Smith’s English Department. Y Marley Orr Yarbrough was married to Anna a senior year spring-break reunion production company, Overbrook is working in account management Zwhalen-Tronick ’02 last fall at his in Florida with Erin Estey, Roger Entertainment. Y Mike Hepburn on the HP account for the San Fran- parents’ house in Connecticut. Griff Tiao, and Cici Malik ’04. Y Since and Breilyn Brantley are talent cisco advertising agency Goodby, Coyle, Nate Lindsay, Rob Morse, graduation, Erica Togashi has agent assistants at The Kohner Silverstein and Partners. Y Megan Matt Farley, and Rob Wykoff all been living in Santa Barbara, Calif., Agency. Y Kristan Jiggetts is Meehan is the press coordinator for served as his (rowdy) groomsmen. working for Patagonia in the design finishing up her second year of grad the Center for Health Transforma- Alex and Anna are now living in South studio. A few months ago she made school in television production at tion, a healthcare think tank founded Boston, and he is working as a financial the move to San Francisco to work for Loyola Marymount and is working at by Newt Gingrich. Y Alicia Bur- software consultant. Y Another class rival North Face. In the winters she CBS/Paramount Television. Y Kyle rows is a platoon leader in Baghdad, couple, Matt Tsiaras and Courtney splits her time between San Fran and MacDonald is a paralegal at Mintz where her soldiers are responsible Hoffman, are engaged to be married Mammoth to snowboard. Y Keep Levin in Boston and will attend law for providing communications for in the summer of 2007. Congrats the news coming! school in the fall. Y Nick Loukes is other military units. Her experience all! Y Bobby Silberman provided —Lauren Tiberio living in Colorado and working in the has included convoys from Kuwait, the run-down on several ’03 grads. septic industry; he’ll be attending law Black Hawk flights to remote sites, Bobby, Rich Cook, Ben Cooper, 04 Chrissy Jones moved back to school in the fall as well. Y Annika and guard duty in the middle of the Tyler Lock ard, and Noah Siebeck- Boston after she finished her M.S. Svore, who lives in Seattle, traveled night. Y Sara Feldman is at Boston Smith, along with Kristian Knights in microbiology from Georgetown to Thailand last November to meet College getting her master’s in early ’04 and Andrew Drummond ’05, all University. She is currently working with the Royal Thai Air Force to childhood education. Y Cynthia met up in Park City, Utah, for some at the Massachusetts Department discuss the interior design of their Davies left the Peace Corps and skiing. Tyler, Noah, and Kristian are of Public Health in the molecular new Boeing airplane. This plane is is working as a ski instructor at all living there. Rich is pursuing his diagnostics lab. Y Amelia Con- a present to the King of Thailand to Sugarloaf. Y Will Sander is at vet- master’s in Seattle; Ben is working in falone is working in Boston at the celebrate his 60th year in reign and erinary school at the University of Washington, D.C. Y Miko Yokoi commercial real estate firm McCall & also his 80th birthday. Y Aimee Wisconsin, Madison and is in Ithaca started rotations in her fourth year Almy. Y Cameron Fisher is a wine Jack returned from London last July this summer at the Cornell Leader- of optometry school. She will spend educator for Duckhorn Wine Com- after completing her M.A. in Shake- ship Program. Y Matthew Ritter the summer in East Boston, fall at a pany in Napa Valley. Y Kathryn spearean studies at King’s College. is taking law classes in Sydney, Aus- VA hospital in Vermont, winter on Hulick is still in the Peace Corps She’s now the assistant director of the tralia, this summer. Along with Eric the Wind River Indian Reservation in Kyrgyzstan and will be com- Farnham Writers’ Center at Colby McAllister, Ben Sheehan, and Mat- in Wyoming, and spring doing pedi- ing home in November. Y Holly and also teaching a course through the thew Harrington, he will travel to

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Germany in September to play basket- to travel to Utah, the Grand Canyon, corrections officer. Y Kara Lanahan lives in D.C., where she works as the ball on the Skyy Vodka team to raise Zion National Park, and Bryce Can- moved to Boston in February and deputy finance director for the Friends money again for the Boys and Girls yon over the summer. Y Kristi Eck now works as an analyst at Industrial of Patrick Kennedy. Y Beth Scherer Club in Hartford. Y Ana Prokic is still lives in Copenhagen but will Economics in Cambridge. Y Andy works for Stratus Consulting as a pursuing her M.B.A. in finance/inter- begin teaching high school English in “Cowboy” Warneck moved from research analyst in D.C., where she national business at Loyola University upstate New York. She was glad to have Boston to New York and works for lives with Wendy Bonner and Shan- in Chicago, where she is a graduate Alison Cook and Catherine Sear Eze Castle Software as a business non Emerson. Wendy is teaching and assistant in the finance department. visit her in the spring. Catherine was consultant. Y Carreau Mueller coaching at an area school, and Shan- She also interns as an international spending a year in Paris working for works in the Harvard University de- non works as a consultant with IBM’s research associate at the World Trade Elle magazine. Y Jeanette Richel- velopment office. She lives in Boston business consulting group. Y Caitlin Center in Chicago. Y Christine son lives in Berkeley, Calif., and works with Rob Mehlich, who works for McCusker lives in her hometown Pennypacker was teaching English in for a nonprofit organization called the a commercial real estate firm, and of Denver working for a nonprofit Cuenca, Ecuador, until July, then re- Seneca Center, where she is a mental Nathaniel Hulme, who works as a organization. Y Hillary Klug and turned to the States to attend graduate health assistant supporting children paralegal for Holland and Knight. Mike Silberman also ventured west, school at The School for International and teens who have abusive and Meanwhile, Ted Smith is living in where they are living and working in Training. Y Kim Francetich and unstable family conditions. Jeanette Watertown and working at Chatham Aspen, Colo. Y Melissa Plante lives Brian Kittler reported that they are also planned to run the San Francisco Partners as a research analyst. Ted and and teaches in Syracuse, N.Y. Y Tim engaged and are planning a fall 2007 Marathon in July to raise money for Carreau recently got together with Haas is currently attending the Bos- wedding! They both recently moved the SF AIDS Foundation. Y Nicole Bill Gallitto, Michelle Cote, and ton College Law School and living to Maryland, where Brian works as Wessen works as an actuarial analyst Danielle Martin to have a send-off in Cambridge with Graham Brown a fellow for the EPA’s Cheasapeake for Arbella Insurance and is the head dinner for Dana Gwinn, who moved and Nate Mylrea. Y When Steve Bay Program. Kim is a program coach for the Milton High School ski to San Diego and a job doing research Whelpley and Ted Far wel l are not assistant at the Institute for Inter- team. Y Melisse Hinkle is still at at the Salk Institute. Y Graham hard at work, they continue to row national Economics in Washington, Nickelodeon in New York City while Hennessey is now a 2nd lieutenant with the PENN AC rowing club in D.C. Y Thanks for all the news! also managing to fit in voice lessons, in the U.S. Marine Corps and lives Philadelphia. Fellow oarsman Liam —Kate Weiler a journalism class, and studying for in Quantico, Va. Y In nearby D.C., McDonnell is attending graduate the GRE’s. Y Chris Duncombe Niko Schnermann works as a parale- school at the University of Wash- 05 Natalie Maida completed her is living with B.L. Lippert ’04 in gal, while Johnny Moss works in the ington in Seattle. Y Please keep the first year of medical school at the Uni- Portland, Maine, where he sells in- finance office at Nathan’s restaurant updates coming! versity of New England. She planned surance and is studying to become a in Georgetown. Y Cheka Gage also —Katie Gagne

O B I T U A R I E S Stanley C. Brown ’26, March 14, in Massachusetts and later moved Thelma Snow Pierce ’30, April Clyde W. Skillin ’33, March 10, 2006, in Reading, Mass., at 101. He to Florida. He is survived by three 9, 2006, in Bangor, Maine, at 96. 2006, in Danvers, Mass., at 95. A worked sheet metal during World daughters, Judith Foster, Priscilla A schoolteacher in several Maine World War II Army veteran, he War II and then for H.P. Hood & Morris, and Jane Morris, and two towns, she was involved with Cub served for three years in Europe as Sons milk company until he retired grandchildren. Scouts and the Methodist church. a master sergeant. A retail executive in 1969. He designed and made She enjoyed theater, traveling, with Almy Stores in New England, colonial lanterns until he was 85. Marion Sprowl Williamson ’27, and camping. Her son, David, two he served as a deacon and trustee of A lover of music, he played the or- April 2, 2006, in Green Valley, Ariz., grandchildren, and two great- his church. Several nieces and neph- gan and piano. His son, Channing, at 103. She received her master’s grandchildren survive her. ews, including Robert J. Wallace his daughters, Sally, Marjorie, and from NYU in 1941 and taught Latin ’81, and his cousin, Ann Hillman Susan Grant, his sister, his cousin, in Goshen, N.Y., for 39 years. Trav- Louise Armstrong Ray ’30, April Barrows ’49, survive him. George Thomas Pugsley ’34, and eler, volunteer, and reader, she pos- 4, 2006, in Waterville, Maine, at two grandchildren survive him. sessed a sharp wit and rich sense of 97. A dedicated homemaker and Mary Smith Strout ’33, June 2, humor. She was active in her church mother, she loved flowers, cook- 2006, in Presque Isle, Maine, at 93. Olive F. Burgess ’26, January and with the PEO Sisterhood. She is ing, and traveling the back roads She was a high school teacher for 5, 2006, in Casco, Maine, at 100. survived by nieces and nephews and of Maine. Predeceased by her sis- 29 years in several northern Maine A graduate of Farmington State a sister-in-law. ter, Ruth Armstrong Bickmore ’33, towns. Her son, Allen, and her Teacher’s College, she taught for 25 and brothers, Donald ’26 and Ger- grandson survive her. years in Casco schools and was prin- F. Elizabeth Libbey Crawford ’29, ald ’39, she is survived by her three cipal of the Casco Memorial School April 30, 2006, in Hamburg, N.Y., sons, Herbert, Arthur, and Robert, Madelyn Higgins Stanley ’34, before retiring in 1953. A member of at 99. She earned a bachelor’s and a a brother, and two granddaughters. February 26, 2006, in Winthrop, the Casco Grange, she founded the master’s at Columbia while working Maine, at 93. For many years she ran local 4H Club Aim High. She is sur- in libraries for more than 40 years. Bernadine L’Abbe Marcou ’32, the Hampden (Maine) IGA grocery vived by her daughter, Georgette, She served as associate librarian and May 31, 2006, in Portland, Maine, store with her husband. After earn- and a brother. associate professor at Colby until at 94. She was the director of medi- ing a master’s in education from the she retired in 1971. Colby awarded cal records at Mercy Hospital in University of Maine in 1969, she Soli Morris ’33, M.D., January 26, her the Colby Brick in 1970 and Portland, loved to ice skate, and al- taught eighth grade until retiring in 2006, in New Port Richey, Fla., at an honorary degree in 1971. Her ways kept a journal. Her husband of 1977. Numerous organizations ben- 93. A graduate of NYU Medical nephew, Maurice C. Libbey ’56, 61 years, Rossiter ’36, a grandson, efited from her leadership including School, he worked as a physician survives her. and a sister survive her. the Daughters of the American Rev-

68 COLBY / summer 2006 olution. She is survived by her son, high school games. Predeceased by John W. Tarr ’39, February 6, MIT, where he earned his doctorate John, her daughter, Susan Thomas, his wife, Edna Slater ’40, his father, 2006, in Augusta, Maine, at 88. Af- in 1950. He worked at Bell Labora- her sister, Mina Higgins Phinney Horace ’11, his uncle, Varney 1899, ter serving in the Army Air Corps tories as a physicist until he retired ’30, two grandchildren, and three and cousins, Stanwood ’35 and Isa during World War II, he studied at in 1986. An avid skier, he was also a great-grandchildren. Putnam Johnson ’30, he is survived the University of Pennsylvania and patron of the arts. He is survived by by three children, Lynne Pullen earned a master’s in counseling psy- his son, Paul, and daughter, Clau- Howard O. Sweet ’36, January 1, Carlisle ’68, Barbara Harmon, and chology from Boston University. For dia, his cousins, Nancy Burbank 2006, in Nazareth, Pa., at 91. Ini- Donald, as well as two brothers, in- 30 years he worked at Maine’s Togus Allured ’47 and Ellen B. Haweeli tially a teacher, he earned a Purple cluding Robert ’41, four grandchil- Veterans Affairs Medical Center, ’69, and two granddaughters. His Heart and Bronze Star as a World dren, and six nieces. first as a counseling psychologist mother, Hazel Robinson Burbank War II Army captain. After service and later as chief of counseling and ’17, predeceased him. he earned master’s degrees in jour- Walter B. Rideout ’38, April 8, rehabilitation. He is survived by his nalism and education from Colum- 2006, in Madison, Wis., at 88. He wife of 60 years, Priscilla, a daugh- Geraldine Fennessy Parker ’43, bia and worked as an editor for the earned his master’s at Harvard in ter, and two grandsons. February 7, 2006, in Bradenton, Civic Education Service in Wash- 1939 then served in the Navy during Fla., at 84. After raising her family ington, D.C., and senior editor for World War II deciphering Japanese John Worster ’39, November 13, she taught second and third grade Silver Burdett in New Jersey, before codes. He received his doctorate 2005, in West Palm Beach, Fla., for 10 years, retiring in 1982. She retiring in 1984. He is survived by from Harvard in 1950 and taught at 89. He served in the Army Air earned her master’s in education his wife of 58 years, Violet, four English until 1986, first at North- Corps during World War II then from Temple University in 1978. daughters, one son, nine grandchil- western then at the University of worked as a real estate appraiser She was a member of the Women’s dren, and one great-grandson. Wisconsin-Madison. He wrote ex- and broker. His daughters, Caroline Club of Erdenheim for 54 years. tensively, including several books, Henning and Jan Worster, his son, Predeceased by her uncle, Robert E. Janet Goodridge Sawyer ’37, and lectured around the world. J. Ronald, ten grandchildren, and 11 Sullivan ’19, she is survived by her February 24, 2006, in New Lon- Colby award him a Distinguished great-grandchildren survive him. husband, George A. Parker. Jr. ’42, don, N.H., at 90. She was a mem- Educator Award in 1993. His wife, two sons, including David B. Parker ber of the First Baptist Church in Jeanette Drisko ’39, three children, Edna Slater Pullen ’40, April 1, ’68, a daughter, 10 grandchildren, New London and an ardent bridge six grandchildren, and one great- 2006, in Ellsworth, Maine, at 87. In and two great-grandchildren. player. She is survived by her hus- grandson survive him. He was pre- addition to raising her family, she band of 68 years, Richard S. Sawyer deceased by his brother, John ’36. taught English at Ellsworth High Elizabeth Tupper Nichols ’43, ’35, a daughter, two grandchildren, School from 1961 to 1971. She in- June 30, 2006, in Augusta, Maine, at and a sister. Jessie Adams Roach ’38, April 9, volved herself in many church and 84. A devoted wife and mother, she 2006, in Yarmouth, Maine, at 91. community organizations and she was a beautician in Augusta, Maine, Alfred W. Beerbaum ’38, April A registered nurse, she worked in loved bridge and golf. Her husband for many years. Her husband, Her- 25, 2006, in Petaluma, Calif., at 91. hospitals in Maine. She volunteered of 63 years, John ’38 died the follow- man “Red,” four daughters, three He earned his master’s from the with hospital auxiliaries and various ing month; her daughters Lynn Car- granddaughters, and two great- University of North Carolina in church organizations. Predeceased lisle ’68 and Barbara Harmon, a son, grandchildren survive her. 1940 and his doctorate from NYU by her husband, Asa ’36, and her Donald, four grandchildren, and four in 1950. He served in the Army in brother, Erwin ’29, she is survived great-grandchildren survive her. E. Joy Paddison Cook ’44, Janu- World War II, taught at universities by her four children, Mary Putney, ary 27, 2006, in Schroon Lake, N.Y., in the United States, and worked at Eileen Erwin, Dennis, and Stephen, Marion McArdle Burnham ’41, at 83. She pursued graduate work Department of Defense schools in and five grandchildren. May 11, 2006, in Waterville, Maine, at Columbia and worked in public his native Germany. at 84. A pioneer in Waterville, she relations and as a real estate bro- G. Allan Brown ’39, March 12, led the first Girl Scout troops and ker, once being named Real Estate Charles A. Macgregor ’38, April 2006, in Martinsville, Va., at 89. directed the first program for se- Sales Associate of the Year for her 21, 2006, in Greenfield, Mass., at For 21 years he worked as a man- niors. She worked for the YMCA Maryland county. A member of the 89. He graduated from Harvard ager with American Airlines, then and volunteered with many health Adirondack Art Association, she Medical School in 1942 and began was appointed executive assistant organizations. Predeceased by her enjoyed exhibiting her watercolors. surgical training before becoming for the U.S. Postal Service by Presi- husband, Paul ’41, she is survived She had three sons, John and Timo- a medical officer in World War II. dent Kennedy. He retired in 1981 by her son, Paul Jr., her daughter, thy Gardner and Dennis Regan, and In 1955 he became a general sur- after 21 years. In his retirement Susan Angell, a daughter-in-law, several grandchildren. geon until his retirement in 1981. he worked with various groups on Nancy Newell Burnham ’65, four Volunteer, author, board member, ministry with the aging. His wife grandchildren, including, Kimberly Hyman L. Hillson ’44, Novem- and tree farmer, he died one week of 64 years, Priscilla, two daughters, Burnham Nashed ’86, two nieces, ber 2, 2005, in Sarasota, Fla., at 85. after his wife of 62 years, “Tucker.” three grandchildren, and one great- and seven great-grandchildren. Drafted in World War II, he served His sons, Charles Jr. ’73 and Doug- granddaughter survive him. as an Air Force B-17 mechanic in las, daughters Betsy Terry and Jane Edwin A. Toolis ’41, December 6, England. He worked in the men’s Collett, a sister, and seven grand- Paul Bubar ’39, April 13, 2006, in 2005, in Modesto, Calif., at 88. He garment industry and was proud of children survive him. Manchester, N.H., at 89. After his established his career in industry, his Jewish heritage. He is survived service in the Army during World holding administrative positions in by his wife of 62 years, Barbara, four John S. Pullen ’38, May 21, 2006, War II, he worked as a bookkeeper finance, manufacturing, and opera- children, and three grandchildren. in Ellsworth, Maine, at 89. He re- until he retired in 1981. Predeceased tions. His wife, Violet, survives him. ceived his law degree in 1941 from by his brother, Harley ’40, he is sur- Priscilla Tallman Miller ’44, No- Harvard and practiced law in Maine vived by his wife of 53 years, Alice, Robinson D. Burbank ’42, Febru- vember 11, 2005, in Rhode Island until 1980. His served in the Army two sons, three grandchildren, and ary 9, 2006, in Summit, N.J., at 84. at 83. After receiving her master’s from 1942 to 1946 and again during several nieces and nephews, including A scientist, he worked during World in 1949 from Boston University, 1951. He loved baseball and umpired John Bubar ’68 and James Bubar ’72. War II on the Manhattan Project at she worked as a social worker,

COLBY / summer 2006 69 mostly in hospitals. She worked for Arnold Grossman ’45, March 11, providing commentary. She also ments, for many years. Along with 25 years for the Connecticut State 2006, in East Falmouth, Mass., at taught communications and broad- her late husband, she was a founder Health Department. 81. His 42-year dentistry career casting at Emerson College. She is of St. Peter’s Episcopal Church in began after his graduation from survived by her son, Christopher, Dartmouth, N.H., and volunteered Evelyn Gates Moriarty ’44, Feb- Loyola University in 1947. He her brother, Vic Scalise Jr. ’54, and at St. Luke’s Hospital in New Bed- ruary 23, 2006, in Westwood, served as a lieutenant in the U.S. numerous nieces and nephews, in- ford, N.H. She is survived by three Mass., at 84. A high school book- Naval Reserve Dental Corps dur- cluding Douglas Scalise ’86. daughters, Elizabeth Rex Mackie keeper for 15 years, she actively ing the Korean War. After retiring ’78, Nancy Earnheart, and Susan volunteered with hospitals and her from dentistry in 1988 he taught at Courtney H. Simpson Jr. ’46, June Adams, three sons, Bruce, Donald church. In 1989 she and her hus- Tufts Dental School. A yachtsman 28, 2006, in Yarmouthport, Mass., Jr., and Thomas Rex, five grandchil- band received a Colby Brick Award. and golfer, he supported the Jewish at 84. After serving in the Navy dren, and six step-grandchildren. She is survived by her sons, Rich- community. His wife, Hope, sons as an aviation cadet, he earned his ard ’68 and David, her daughter and Thomas ’77 and Peter, daughter Jill degree from NYU and practiced R. Fay Klafstad Carpenter ’49, son-in-law Cheryl ’70 and George Crovitz, six grandchildren, and a dentistry for more than 40 years. March 10, 2006, in Meredith, N.H., L. Higgins III ’69, her daughter sister survive him. Humorous and caring, he was also at 78. An active community member, Kathy Silverman, her sister, and 10 a gamekeeper and forester. His wife she taught school in Cape Elizabeth, grandchildren including Jennifer Ruth Rosenberg Medalia ’45, De- of 54 years, Dorothy, his children, Maine, for 10 years before moving A. Higgins ’97. Her husband, James cember 3, 2005, in Hartsdale, N.Y., Peter ’85, Prudence Sullivan, and to Rangeley, Maine, in 1973, where W. ’43, father, Gordon Gates ’19, at 81. After raising her family, she Suzanne Nolen, and three grand- she and her husband restored and and mother, Helen Baldwin Gates earned her master’s in 1972 from children survive him. operated the Rangeley Inn. In 1996 ’19 predeceased her. Lesley College. She tutored children they established the Meredith Inn with learning disabilities for the Arline Richards Copple ’47, April in Meredith, N.H. She is survived Robert W. Sillen ’44, November Cambridge, Mass., school district 14, 2006, in Augusta, Maine, at by her husband of 54 years, Edward, 14, 2005, in Belmont, Mass., at 83. and worked with the homeless. She 93. She received her master’s from four daughters, one son, two sisters, His passion for libraries led him to belonged to the League of Women Northeastern in 1960 and was an avid including Julie Klafstad Runnells a long career as a library cataloger Voters and was active with Harvard’s reader. Her daughters, Anne Palmer ’60, and four grandchildren. and administrator. He earned a Institute for Learning in Retire- and Elizabeth Benowitz, her cousin, bachelor’s in library science from ment. She is survived by her three and four grandchildren survive her. Constance Brackett Crossman Simmons College in 1946 and a daughters Elizabeth, Susan, and Al- ’51, March 18, 2006, in Vallejo, master’s in English from Westfield ice, and several grandchildren. Elinor Farnham Frolio ’47, May Calif., at 76. She taught school State College in 1973. He served as 30, 2006, in New Bedford, Mass., for several years in Massachusetts trustee for the Quincy, Mass., His- Naomi Collett Paganelli ’45, Feb- at 80. A social worker, she worked and California. torical Society and he loved cats. ruary 11, 2006, in Bloomfield, Conn., in Massachusetts local and state He is survived by his niece, Martha at 82. An inveterate New Yorker, she agencies until 1990. She helped es- Rev. Robert B. Daggett ’51, April S. Mugar. lived in Greenwich Village for nearly tablished the Episcopal Church in 7, 2006, in Concord, N.H. at 82. A 60 years. She worked for Harper & Padanaram, Mass., and was an avid World War II Army vet, he received Katharine Faxon Anderson ’45, Row Publishers in the college text- gardener. Her husband of 57 years, two Purple Hearts and a Bronze March 9, 2006, in Coeur d’Alene, book division, retiring in 1986. She Stanley ’47, her daughter, Sara Fro- Star. He became an ordained minis- Idaho, at 81. A schoolteacher for 42 was listed in Who’s Who of American lio O’Leary ’79, two sons, Charles ter in 1965 and retired in 1986. His years, she was one of the first Title Women and Foremost Women in Com- and David, a sister, Jane Farnham father, Cecil 1903, brothers, Horace I reading specialists in California. munications. Although well traveled, Wood ’45, a brother, and five grand- ’33, Cecil Jr. ’38, and John ’41, sis- She enjoyed the outdoors, especially she committed herself to preserving children survive her. ters, Dorothy Daggett Johnston ’28, fishing and bird hunting. Her hus- the character of her community by Ruth Daggett Fuller ’29, and Mar- band of 60 years, Bud, two sons, one working with the Greenwich Village Kenneth A. Morton ’47, January tha Daggett Riefe ’50, predeceased daughter, a brother, seven grand- Society for Historic Preservation. 20, 2006, in Allentown, Pa., at 83. him. Two sons, Thomas and Timo- children, three great grandchildren, Her brother, Dick, three nieces, and A Navy lieutenant commander, he thy, a granddaughter, an aunt, Susan and her niece, Ruth Flagg Lyon ’53, one nephew survive her. served in World War II and Korea. Daggett Dean ’67, and uncle, John survive her. He worked as a hospital comptrol- D. Johnston Jr. ’55, survive him. Anne Calder Dick ’46, March ler, owned the Morton Drive-In, Hannah Osborne Boynton ’45, 1, 2006, in Lowell, Mass., at 81. and built, owned, and operated the Robert L. Gabriel ’51, February March 29, 2006, in Homestead, She worked as a medical librarian Edgewater Motor Lodge on Cape 4, 2006, in Nashua, N.H., at 78. A Fla., at 83. A homemaker, she is re- for several hospitals in the greater Cod. A member of several boards, World War II veteran, he served membered for her gentleness, wit, Boston area until she retired. She he was a founding member of Le- in the 11th Airborne division. He and love of the English language. is survived by her son, John, her high County Community College worked as a directory-advertising Her daughters Molly Fisher and daughter, Grace Kushmerek, and and Vocational-Technical School. salesman for the New England Tele- Jeannie Falker, her brother, Charles four grandchildren. He is survived by his wife of 53 phone Company for more than 30 P. Osborne ’44, her cousin, Han- years, Mary, a daughter, two grand- years, served two terms in the New nah Putnam Burbank ’41, and five Elizabeth Scalise Kilham ’46, children, and a brother. Hampshire legislature, and coached granddaughters survive her. Her March 4, 2006, in Peabody, Mass., and officiated youth football. He is uncles H. H. Putnam 1897, Varney at 81. Known as Bette Day, she was Alice Billington Rex ’47, February survived by his wife of more than 50 Putnam 1899, and Edgar B. Putnam one of the early women broadcast- 12, 2006, in Fairhaven, Mass., at 81. years, Alice, with whom he raised 1901, and cousin Aaron M. Parker ers with a daily radio show in greater After raising her family, she worked four sons and a daughter, and had ’34, predeceased her. Boston, playing Big Band music and in her family business, Rex Monu- several grandchildren.

70 COLBY / summer 2006 Robert B. Hawkins ’51, Febru- ticed nursing in Massachusetts and 30 years in the Boston area. En- with her husband, and in 2000 be- ary 11, 2006, in Augusta, Maine, at served in the Navy Nurse Corps. In gaged in her communities, she ad- came a reserve law enforcement offi- 82. A World War II Marine Corps 1968 she moved to the Medical Uni- vocated for social services and was cer. She served on numerous boards veteran, he later worked as a radio versity of South Carolina, where she active in progressive politics. Her and volunteered with the Freedom announcer and news director. In the taught and was Dean of the College husband, Herbert, a daughter, a son, Riders Handicap Riding Program. late 1960s he began a career in state of Nursing until she retired in 1985. and a granddaughter survive her. Predeceased by her father, Roland government, retiring in 1990 as a Colby awarded her a Distinguished George Ware ’21, and grandmother, grant writer for the Department of Alumna award in 1993. Richard S. Waterman ’58, May Grace Emery Ware 1894, she is sur- Education. An avid weightlifter, he 10, 2006, in Southern Pines, N.C., vived by her husband, Steven, three won several Maine state titles and Thomas P. Davis ’54, June 9, 2006, at 76. An Air Force veteran of the daughters, a son, four granddaugh- set a New England welterweight re- in Arlington, Va., at 75. He served Korean War, he worked in sales ters, two brothers, and a sister. cord. He is survived by his wife of 58 two years in the Army, then made for Dow Chemical and was presi- years, Arline, two sons, four grand- his career working for the U.S. Cus- dent of Waterstitch Company. He Gary D. Millen ’74, May 5, 2006, sons, and a brother. toms Service in the U.S. and in Ger- was an avid golfer, he loved the At- in Freedom, N.H., at 53. A long- many. He had a lifelong interest in lanta Braves, and he collected and time high school football coach in L. Richard Thompson ’51, June 15, sports and loved animals, especially restored VW Beetles. His brother, Kennett, N.H., he died unexpect- 2006, in Hallowell, Maine, at 76. He his dogs. His wife, Leticia, his son, Proctor, and three nieces, including edly from a heart attack. A mentor, worked for New England Telephone his sister and brother, five nephews Mary Lou Waterman Tolette ’86, he led his team to several state titles. for many years. Predeceased by his and one niece survive him. survive him. He taught social studies in Kennett mother, Stella Greenlaw Thompson for 30 years and was engaged with ’20, he is survived by his wife of 56 A. Lawrence Pierson III ’54, Edward J. Burke Jr. ’60, April 28, his community. His wife, Ann W. years, Nancy Weber Thompson ’51, March 13, 2006, in Woods Hole, 2006, in Fremont, N.H., at 68. He Beadle ’76, his daughter, Meredith his daughter, Laurice Thompson Mass., at 73. A geologist, “Jake” taught English and coached at high ’03, three brothers, Wayne ’73, Lee ’74, and his son, Peter ’76. earned his master’s from Stanford in schools in Maine and New Hamp- Steve, and Paul, his mother, and one 1956 and worked in Venezuela until shire, earning his master’s from nephew survive him. Richard A. Vose ’51, April 17, 2006, 1965. He earned his MBA from Bos- UNH in 1967. He coached varsity in Salem, Mass., at 78. A World War ton University in 1967 then worked basketball at Colby from 1964 un- Nancy Groh Michener ’77, June II Army veteran, he worked for John for Woods Hole Oceanographic til 1970 and became alumni secre- 16, 2006, in Pasadena, Calif., at 51. Hancock Mutual Life Insurance for Institution until he retired in 1996. tary in 1971. Later, he worked as a She attended Colby for two years, more than 30 years, retiring as vice He is survived by his wife, Ann Ma- banker until his early retirement. then transferred to University of president in 1987. His wife of 53 ria, three sons, A. Lawrence IV ’87, His wife, Betsy Perry Burke ’61, his Connecticut, where she received years, Eileen, six sons, a daughter, a Eric, and Stefan, six grandchildren, sons, Mark ’86, Brian, and Peter, his a B.A. A lifetime nonsmoker, she brother, and 13 grandchildren sur- a sister, and two nephews. brother, Robert ’61, seven grand- bravely battled lung cancer for six vive him. children, and several nephews and years and was a vocal advocate for Wallace Ward ’54, January 26, nieces, including Kelly Burke Cor- increased awareness and research Franklin King III ’53, January 15, 2006, in Henderson, Nev., at 73. wen ’83, survive him. funding. She was predeceased by 2006, in Northampton, Mass., at In 1957 he earned his doctorate in her daughter and only child, Alison. 74. After earning an MBA from the chemistry from the State University Sally Martin Maule ’60, May 25, Her husband, Stuart ’76, her par- Wharton School in 1955, he served of Iowa, then worked for nine years 2006, in Kitchener, Ontario, at 68. ents, and two brothers survive her. in the Army for two years. He then as a research chemist for DuPont. She was self-employed and mother of worked briefly for The Hartford He started I & O Publishing in 1968 three children. Predeceased by her Steven Young ’82, April 23, 2006, in Insurance Company before join- and served as president, publisher, father, William ’31, her mother, El- Newton Highlands, Mass., at 44. He ing his father’s company, King & and editor, writing many books and eanor ’31, her uncles Alan Hilton ’27 worked in his family restaurant busi- Cushman Insurance Inc., in 1957, articles under various pen names. and David Hilton ’35, and her aunt, ness. His wife, Diana Riley Young from which he retired as president Ann Trimble Hilton ’35, she is sur- ’82, two daughters, his mother, and in 1997. He is survived by his wife Glen P. Goffin ’58, November 25, vived by her husband, Doug, three two sisters survive him. of 50 years, Barbara Burg King ’55, 2005, in Fruitland Park, Fla, at 75. children, and two grandchildren. two sons, two daughters, 12 grand- He joined the Air Force in 1959 Christopher A. Starz ’05, March children, a brother, and two sisters. and became a decorated B-52 pilot, John L. Luternauer ’64, Novem- 26, 2006, in Wyoming, at 22. An earning 44 medals and ribbons be- ber 23, 2005, in North Vancouver, avid athlete, he was killed in a G. Kent Dickerman ’53, January fore retiring in 1980 as a lieutenant B.C., at 62. A geologist and research multi-car pileup during a blizzard 30, 2006, in St. Paul, Minn., at 75. colonel. He received his master’s scientist for the Geological Society in Wyoming. His talents included A ham radio operator, he worked as from the University of Southern of Canada, he earned his doctor- sled dog racing, soccer, alpine ski- an engineer at Consolidated Papers California in 1978. Predeceased by ate from the University of British ing, photography, creative writing, in Wisconsin for many years. He is his uncle, Herman O. Goffin ’16, he Columbia in 1972. His wife, Marg, and wakeboarding, in which he rep- survived by his wife, Ariel, two sis- is survived by his cousin, Hoover R. survives him. resented Colby at the 2004 Colle- ters, and 15 nieces and nephews. Goffin ’41. giate National Championships. He Mary Ware Waterman ’71, Janu- played lead guitar and sang vocals Marcia Curtis ’54, April 25, 2006, Ludmila Winter Hoffman ’58, ary 17, 2006, in South Thomas- for his band, Ditka and the Hurri- in Charleston, S.C., at 74. She June 13, 2006, in Ogunquit, Maine, ton, Maine, at 58. She worked as a canes. His mother, Georgianna, his earned her master’s in nursing from at 70. She received her doctorate in photographer, graphic artist, Knox father, Jeffrey, and step-mother, Jill, Yale in 1957 and her Ed.D. from psychology in 1977 and practiced County dispatcher, and first re- two brothers, and two sisters, sur- Boston University in 1969. She prac- clinical psychology for more than sponder, established a dive shop vive him.

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