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Volume 102 Issue 4 Spring 2014 Article 9

April 2014

Alumni at Large

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Shaken, Not Stirred | Andrew Volk ’05

Behind the Hunt & Alpine Club bar— a bar, and his response was immediate 35 feet of brushed galvanized steel inside and unenthusiastic. “But then I thought, 75 Market Street in Portland’s Old Port— ‘Hey, maybe actually, between the skills Andrew Volk ’05 moves with staccato and what I’ve seen and what I’ve done … assurance. He taps to check if patrons this could actually work.’” need a refill, swings to wash glasses in a It took almost two years to plan, raise hidden sink, and moves his Boston shaker capital, and build out the space, but he with a speed and energy usually reserved opened his doors in September—and for maracas: over the shoulder, down, Portland’s food scene took notice. In back up. A pour through, then tap. You, November the Hunt & Alpine Club sir, have a drink. was featured on eater.com (a national Volk has been tending bar for almost restaurant gossip site) in a roundup of the a decade, since he landed a gig in Glacier 30 hottest cocktail bars in America. National Park the summer after graduation. Despite that acclaim, the bar exudes a “I remember saying to my parents, ‘Hey, certain cool. While the lights showing in I’m doing this for fun. If I’m doing this in the picture windows are dim enough to ten years tell me to get the heck out.’” suggest that the place may not be open, He’s still doing it, but now he owns the Andrew Volk ’05 at the Hunt & Alpine inside, Scandinavian-inspired food is place, a trendy newcomer to the Portland, Club, the cocktail bar he recently opened in offered on menu boards, and a wall of Maine, bar and food scene. Portland. The bar specializes in craft cocktails. bottles stretches toward the high ceiling. Volk’s path started in the mountains “[We wanted] to create a space that and maintained an upward trajectory. move to one. So offers in Philadelphia and was comfortable for conversations,” said After a summer in Glacier, Volk moved New York seemed temporary at best. “If Volk. “We want to have a place where to Oregon, where he kept bartending we moved to Philly,” said Volk, “we’d live people feel comfortable … and to be able — “dive bars, Irish bars, the spectrum”— there for two years, never see each other, to put out good drinks and good food and until he landed at Clyde Common, the and then we’ll move to a small town. So make sure people have a good time.” restaurant adjacent to the Portland why even spend those two years in the Shaking cocktails and checking on Ace Hotel. The bar program there city? … So we moved here.” customers, Volk makes things look was nominated three times for a James Portland, Maine, is reputed to have effortless, but he’s bartending four nights Beard Award, and, working under star more restaurants per capita than San a week and managing seven—not sleeping mixologist Jeffrey Morgenthaler, Volk was Francisco. The Volks relished the many much by anyone’s math. “Five or ten inducted into the smallish American craft fine establishments of Portland East but years ago,” he said, “I would never have cocktail world. couldn’t find a place they liked to go encouraged myself to do what I’m doing Volk and his wife, Briana, both grew for a drink. As Volk tells it, his wife was now. It was a bunch of decisions all rolled up in small towns, and they planned to joking when she suggested they open into one.” —Martin Connelly ’08

1930s 1942 I heard from three classmates! I was where William Penn really landed. Y Ruth Colby College Gerry Boyle ’78 overjoyed. Of course we are all at least 90 Parsons Van Hoek, who lives in Needham, Office of Alumni Relations [email protected] years old. Y Mildred Steenland Ellison, Mass., wrote that she lost her husband, 89, Waterville, ME 04901 who lives in Media, Pa., wrote that she in 2007. Her daughter Sandra is the mother has slowed down but not stopped, as she of her only grandson. Her other daughter, is on a walker and can no longer do the Deborah Van Hoek Abraham, graduated 1940 1943 volunteer work that she used to enjoy so from Colby in 1969. Ruth reminded me that Gerry Boyle ’78 Gerry Boyle ’78 much. She and her husband, Victor, have she only attended Colby for her freshman [email protected] [email protected] nine great-grandchildren who all live out and sophomore years; those were the last West. Their daughter and her family are in two years that Colby was still clustered on Washington state, and their son and his College Avenue in the heart of Waterville. 1941 1944 family live in Colorado. When their daughter Y Lois Peterson Johnson wrote that she Gerry Boyle ’78 Josephine Pitts McAlary and son-in-law visited recently Mildred lives in Boonville, Mo., where she has [email protected] [email protected] and Victor had the fun of showing them an independent-living apartment. She

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Bean Reboot | Erica Eysenbach ’89

Erica Eysenbach ’89 says her earliest artistic inspiration was the board game Masterpiece, in which players aim to build portfolios and become successful art collectors. That didn’t happen to the art history major, but Eysenbach did end up putting art in the hands of millions every year. Eysenbach oversees the design of catalog covers for L.L.Bean, the iconic Maine company. She helps develop new ideas and solutions and directs their execution. With L.L.Bean’s constant catalog output and ever-changing audience, she describes the creative department as “the hub of keeping things moving.” Eysenbach has done just that within L.L.Bean, arriving in Freeport after graduation from Colby and a stint at an Erica Eysenbach ’89 with images used for development of catalogs at L.L.Bean. art-supply store and with other options beckoning. But, she said, “there were catalog always has artwork on the cover. Web, retail store, and advertising. opportunities at L.L.Bean, so I took One winter Eysenbach proposed the Her team develops graphics that the advantage of them.” cover’s snowy hill painting—inspired advertising department uses, and her Like many L.L.Bean employees, she by the landscape around the L.L.Bean involvement with L.L.Bean’s website started in customer service, learning the offices close to the Maine coast. “Even as design continues to expand with the needs of customers both in the United a manager, you still get to be creative, and company’s digital focus. “A lot of the work States and Japan, a major L.L.Bean that’s fun,” she said. we do is about making sure we create that market. From there she joined the The cover is just the exterior of branding essence of L.L.Bean,” she said. company’s creative department and Eysenbach’s catalog work. She collaborates “We’re really the caretakers of it.” started up the ladder: designer, senior with company analysts on the presentation She’s reminded of that often, regaled designer, associate creative director, and of products inside the catalog (backpacks on airplanes by seatmates who tell her now creative director design. during back-to-school season, for example) of their favorite L.L.Bean products Eysenbach commands the process that and the emphasis for the huge holiday and their personal experiences with the results in the catalogs that customers get season. “What are we going to go after this company’s renowned customer service. in a steady stream marked by what she year?” she said. “What’s our key message?” “They’re so devoted to the product describes as “cadences.” These are the Eysenbach speaks in terms of we carry and the story of who we are,” design motifs that L.L.Bean repeats each messaging, graphic devices, and hooks Eysenbach said. “It’s one of the reasons year, like the puppy cover, a customer that the company can convey uniformly why I’ve been here so long.” favorite. Similarly, each season’s core across all business channels—catalog, — Christina Dong ’17

uses a walker but is still active. She and O’Meara ’45 died Jan. 13, 2014, at 91. She five-masted clipper ship. It was fun! The wind 1945 her daughter sing in a 100-voice chorus, attended Colby for two years. Y Life without was spectacular for sailing. We sailed into Gerry Boyle ’78 which she enjoys tremendously. Her entire my daughter is whatever I choose to make it. the harbors of five of the islands and went [email protected] family gathered in Orlando, Fla., for a long At 90 I do consider every day precious, so I ashore. On one island I ziplined! Fourteen weekend together earlier in 2013. Her other continue to be active. Like Lois, I also belong stations! On another we paddled an inner daughter just retired from the Air Force and to a chorus … 135 voices. My son-in-law, tube down a mountain stream. The fact 1946 moved to D.C. to work at the Pentagon. Her Tony, Diana’s husband, and I decided we that Tony was voluntarily traveling with his Gerry Boyle ’78 son is involved in home health care in the would take a trip over Thanksgiving. We sailed mother-in-law was considered astounding [email protected] Southwest. Y I learned that Jean Adams the Windward Islands of the Caribbean on a by many of our shipmates.

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[email protected] 38 3/7/14 3:58 PM Dance the Night Away | Daniel Martin ’01

What do Bill Nye, Apolo Anton Ohno, Bristol Palin, and Daniel Martin ’01 have in common? Not much—unless they’re around the dance floor. Each week millions of viewers tune in to Dancing With the Stars, the popular TV show that pits celebrities against Daniel Martin ’01 one another. Partnered with a professional dancer, each star learns the basics of ballroom dancing and competes for audience votes. Martin helps make the magic happen. Now DWTS supervising producer, he Daniel Martin ’01, center, directing an episode of the television show The X Factor. teases out stories during rehearsals and right through the final show each week. talent. After meeting a producer from energy a live show brings for the dancers, IMDb credits him as senior producer for The Real World, Martin was invited the crew, and the audience, Martin said, 121 episodes over the past eight years. to help with Real World: Philadelphia, but sometimes things don’t go as planned. It’s reality television; there’s always where worked on reality scripts. He “That’s the beauty of a live show, but a story to tell. Whether someone is also bounced around the country in that’s the danger too.” struggling with a particular technique production roles. No matter what happens, he stays or is finally mastering a difficult section, Eventually the time was right for the positive. Sometimes when things get Martin said, “We’re looking to tell the Maine native to move to L.A. “I don’t frustrating, he said, “it’s necessary to take real story.” miss scraping snow and ice off my car, a step back and remember that there are Martin has his own story. A theater that’s for sure,” he said. twelve million people out there that want and dance major, he discovered during At the studio, he said, the production to see the final product.” junior year abroad in Sydney, Australia, process involves constant collaboration. For Martin, working in L.A. is a that he loved production. After taking The pros might determine the dance dream come true—and not just because of a film class there, he enrolled in a moves with choreographers, but the the weather. “I’ve always loved dancing,” documentary filmmaking class at Colby lighting, set design, wardrobe, and the he said. “I love my job. and found his calling. story all come from the whole team. “When you love what you do, it His first job? Producing local news at “Producing is pretty nebulous,” he said doesn’t feel like work. It might be just WABI-TV in Bangor—not far from his of his work. “Whatever it takes to get the reality TV, but we have a real opportunity hometown of Hampden, Maine. show on air.” to inspire people.” From there it was connections and There’s nothing that can replace the —Kayla Lewkowicz ’14

1947 Thanks to all for your kind expressions of months. They were the only members of the takes courses at Brandeis University. I see Gerry Boyle ’78 sympathy regarding Dorothy’s passing. Class of ’48 to attend reunion last June. Y her in Boston and in Florida. Y Elizabeth [email protected] I received 23 responses for news—the David Choate lives in Denver. He’s traveled “Betty” Coombs Myers wrote a very nice most ever! I had to edit them in order to 55 countries and enjoys reading and note with wishes for the New Year. On Jan. to mention all the respondents. Y Fred attending lectures. He discussed a long 17 I received a call from Betty. She is very 1948 and Charlotte Cowan Sutherland spend line of family that attended Colby going proud of her granddaughter Lauren Corke David Marson October to July in Kissimmee, Fla., and back to 1910. Y Carol Silverstein Baker ’10, who returned home after 27 months [email protected] return to Rockland, Maine, for the warm and I stay in touch. She attends plays and in the Peace Corps in Ghana. Betty also

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China’s Challenge | Byron Meinerth ’09

Byron Meinerth ’09 graduated with a His master’s thesis topic aligns with his double major in international studies and passion: clean energy and transportation. Spanish, so it’s not surprising to find him “I’m still optimistic enough to believe studying and working abroad. But in China? that decreasing our carbon-intensivity “East Asia is the most dynamic place in is possible with the right amount of the entire world right now,” Meinerth said commitment and financial backing,” he in a recent Skype interview. “But, more wrote in an e-mail. important than that, I was looking for a To Meinerth, East and Southeast challenge.” Asian countries, which are often After teaching English in China for manufacturing hubs, have the most to more than a year, Meinerth began a gain from installing cleaner energy and graduate certificate program in Chinese increasing efficiency. and American studies from the Hopkins- Despite the intensive academic Nanjing Center, a collaboration between commitment, Meinerth, a member of Johns Hopkins and Nanjing universities the cycling team and a leader of the located in downtown Nanjing. Outing Club at Colby, hasn’t neglected Then, deciding the certificate program adventuring. Since graduating, he has led wasn’t intensive enough, he transferred Overland Summers outdoor trips in Costa into the master of arts in international Rica and Peru. He also led a dozen students studies program, where 80 percent of on an Overland bicycle trip from Georgia his classes are conducted in Chinese. “I to California in the summer of 2012. had only spent a couple years in China Byron Meinerth ’09 changing a tire while on This winter he was planning to climb at that point,” he said. “I realized that if a road trip to Zhejiang province, China. a mountain that he said has no previously I really wanted to understand East Asia, recorded ascents and that locals consider especially China, I needed to spend more Funded by the prestigious Boren too dangerous to climb. Weeks later, time here.” Fellowship, Meinerth spent this year Meinerth wrote that the mountain was, After three years in China, he will researching economic incentives thus far, too snow-covered and remote. graduate in June with an economics surrounding Central American countries’ “I’ll be back out there soon enough concentration. Aiming for professional political recognition of Taiwan. He hopes though,” he vowed. “I can’t be held back and academic fluency, he will take the to fulfill the fellowship’s government Chinese Proficiency Test (HSK), service requirement through U.S. too long.” Level 6, in April. military service. —Lauren Pongan ’09

has a great-granddaughter. Y Evie Helfant college, but notwithstanding Burt’s efforts, that he misses his closest Colby friend, the Onset Bay area for five months. They Malkin sent an e-mail with plenty of news. no one is at Colby. Y Donna Elliott Harri- Harvey Koizim, who recently passed on. visited Colby last September. Y Virginia She took her five adult children and their man has been married for more than 64 Y Natalie Pretat Arnold keeps busy gar- Brackley Piccirillo spends the winter in spouses to New Orleans for a long weekend years to Lyn Harriman ’49. The Fairhaven dening, reading, and tending the horses. Vero Beach, Fla., and the other months in to celebrate her big birthday. She still does (Mass.) school administration building is Y Bertha Graves Nollman moved to an Lunenburg, Mass. In the past few years volunteer work with children. Y Thanks to named the Lynwood P. Harriman Adminis- over-55 community in Glastonbury, Conn. they have traveled to California, Hawaii, Dot Worthley Cleaver, who sent me an trative Center. Y Phyllis O’Connell Murray Y Rick Sawyer wrote about his mother, and Mexico. Y Mildred Hammond Bauer e-mail of condolence and also included is in good health and planning to visit her Jeane Marshall Sawyer, who passed has had to slow down her charitable work news. Y Phyllis Hamden Combs wrote a daughter in Seattle. Y Martha Morrill away in 2012. He summed it up by saying, due to hip replacement surgery. She’s still lengthy letter and said that at 85 she gave lives in Miami. She spent a year rebuilding “She was a really cool mom.” Y Janet Gay active and uses the YMCA for walking and up running a bed-and-breakfast. She did her house and a studio where she makes Hawkins cruised the western Caribbean on exercises. Y Frannie Hyde Stephan, my social work before opening the B & B. She pottery. Y Muriel Howard Deacon plays a ship. She is chair of the Peconic Landing former Colby cheerleading partner, lives earned her master’s at Rutgers. Y Burt bridge and golf. She lives in New London, Community Fund. Y Margaret “Peg” Clark nearby. Frannie lists these activities: book Krumholz and his wife, Shelley, have been N.H. Y Kay Weisman Jaffe spent part Atkins, our former class agent, writes that club, bridge, and current-events classes. traveling extensively in both the Baltic and of October and November in Australia her husband, Harold, celebrated his 91st Sometimes we talk on the phone, usually Black seas and are still based in Boca and New Zealand. Y Ron Farkas wrote birthday. Each spring they still migrate to discussing what it is like to get old. Y Betty Raton. Their three grandchildren will be in

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[email protected] 40 3/7/14 3:58 PM archivist-historian, a good job for a Roman who works at a ski resort nearby, and a Catholic in this establishment!” Y An son of Bill Bryan ’48 also lives in the area. 40s newsmakers e-mail from Mike Cole tells of the death Bill was a Colby hockey player/coach and of his aunt, our classmate, Ruth Clements admissions director at Colby and later at At age 97 Ruth Endicott Freeman ’49 was featured in the Kennebec Journal as one McGill. Our sympathies to Mike and his the University of Maine. Y Richard Bowen of the two oldest members of the Belgrade (Maine) High School class of 1933. She sister, Janet Sopp. Y The first reminder of has a namesake fifth grandchild—imag- F spent half a century as a family physician in Ogunquit, Maine, retiring in 2005. In our upcoming reunion was in my mail today ine that! Lucy and Richard have several December Trustee Emeritus Robert Sage ’49 prepared to sell his landmark Howard and undoubtedly in yours too! great-grandchildren, and all have Colby Johnson Inn, near Fenway Park in Boston, which he opened in 1959 as the Fenway connections. Remarkable, Richard. How Motor Lodge. It was one of the city’s first new hotels following World War II and in its did you do that? Y John Linscott and Bill heyday was popular with Red Sox players and entertainers such as Connie Francis, 1950 Bailey ’52 get together each summer as Jerry Vale, and Tony Bennett. Elisabeth Jennings Maley part of a reunion of the 1946 Massachu- [email protected] setts state hockey championship team Dyer Brewster plays bridge, reads, swims, years. His family has three R.N.’s, including Ellie and Bud Everts have two more grand- from Needham. Bill still rollerblades and occasionally golfs, and helps people with a great-granddaughter, and two M.D.’s. His children starting college, one at Elon and only recently gave up playing hockey on hearing loss. She’s very active and is cur- hobbies include gardening, aviation, and one at Franklin & Marshall. Their youngest a senior team. John continues as leader rently back in Naples, Fla., for six months. electronics. Since there are nine colleges grandchild will be ready in about six years. of the Mainestream Jazzmasters band. nearby, John has availed himself of some Their oldest granddaughter, 24, left for They’re in their seventh year of playing of the courses offered. Y Mary-Louise London to set up a new office for Wayfair. every second Sunday at The Local Buzz 1949 Roberts Friberg has seven children, 16 Her brother just returned from Tanzania, in Cape Elizabeth, Maine. “We invite Anne Hagar Eustis grandchildren, and seven great-grand- where he was working in an orphanage, and classmates to come and sit in with the [email protected] children. Wow! Lou has been married 64 is now looking to join the work force. Ellie band or to just come and enjoy a musical I’m back with the next installment of news! years, too. She reports that they don’t travel has bounced back from hip surgery. Bud’s Sunday brunch.” Y Cass Lightner is doing Y Lynwood P. Harriman and his wife, anymore and she’s happy reading, doing eyesight is weakening, so he depends on well in New Jersey despite continued Donna (Elliott) ’48, were blessed with three crossword and jigsaw puzzles, and keeping Ellie, friends, and a neighbor to drive him, arthritis in his left big toe. No dancing or children and now eight grandchildren. They up with her ever-growing family. Y Buddy and he can no longer play tennis or golf. He jogging, but maybe a press conference live in Fairhaven, Mass., where Lynwood ’50 and Mary Bauman Gates have six sends his best wishes for good health to all. now and then. Y Charlie Tobin now has Y was superintendent of schools for 29 children, 13 grandchildren, and one great- Dick and Connie Leonard Hayes have a pacemaker and is feeling great. He years. In honor of his service the school grandchild. Two of their granddaughters a bunch of grandchildren (10), including lives in Sun City, Fla., in the winter and administrative center was named after him. are Colby graduates: Kristen Gates ’10 three graduating from college this year Dennisport on Cape Cod in the summer. (from the Coast Guard Academy, George He has a lengthy list of volunteer activities and Caitlin Gallagher ’07. Perhaps you He owns a super inn called The Old Wharf. Washington University, and Hamilton with his church, the area board of mental saw Kristen’s latest adventure, hiking solo Visit Charlie in both places—he would College) and one starting kindergarten health, the Massachusetts Association of through Alaska’s Brooks Range, in Out of enjoy seeing classmates. Y Stanley in the fall. A granddaughter in Portland, School Superintendents and Professional the Blue. A fantastic trip! Mary has had Sorrentino’s wife, Hope, passed away Ore., finally landed a part-time job at the Ethics Committee, Rotary, and 12 Masonic her own business conducting tag sales and in 2010, and he moved to his renovated Oregon Museum of Science and Industry organizations. Y Sid McKeen is still writing estate sales. She reads a lot, plays bridge, summer home in Little Compton, R.I. His after two years of an unpaid internship. his column, Wry & Ginger, now one of the and “looks for stuff I’ve misplaced!” She seven children live nearby, and he sees The remaining grandchildren are in various oldest in U.S. journalism— 50 years as of volunteers with the College Club of White them weekly when he’s not in Providence stages of morphing into citizens of the December 2013. Sid says, “The record is Plains and the Congregational church, for his Rotary meetings. Stan also attends world with varying degrees of fluency in held by the late John Gould, a Bowdoin and she helps older people decide what all the New England Patriots games in Russian, Arabic, and German. The little alumnus. Can you beat that? I probably to do with their belongings when they Foxboro. Y George Wales is now an one speaks New Yawk. Y Allie Jennings can’t but will give it the old college try.” “move on.” Y Anne Houston Stiller has artist, but then he always was. Now he Sid and his wife, Anne Fraser Baer ’48, still Castelli sold her house, and she and Bob several Colby family members: daughters moved to Evergreen Woods. Her address has a brush and paint. Laurie (Arcese) drive to Punta Gorda, Fla., twice a year. He Leslie Stiller Kissner ’78, Elizabeth Stiller ’54 has retired as music director for says she would fly, but he can’t because of is Evergreen Woods, 88 Notch Hill Road, Fahey ’81, son-in-law Kevin Fahey ’80, and 326B, North Branford, CT 06471. Since Dennison College, and their daughter, his religion: he’s a devout claustrophobic. granddaughter Emily Kissner ’08. Anne Jennifer, is still director of a TV program Y Doris “Cokey” Koshina Lindquist has her vision is very poor, she is limited in her used to volunteer, but she can’t do much ability to read and write. If you wondered for young musicians. What a great family! lived in a retirement community in Florida now as she tries to recover from a fall. Y Crif Crawford’s retirement community for three years, the last year in assisted why you didn’t hear from her at Christmas, She and her husband, Bert, have taken in Boulder, Colo., was hit hard by floods living. She has four grandchildren and two that’s why. She wants you to know she several cruises with New England Cruise last September. Many cars and part of great-grandchildren. Her last trip was to is still upright and mobile with no major Lines. Y After Colby Bill Fairley earned the facility were damaged, but luckily Crif Alaska to celebrate her 50th anniversary. problems other than her vision. an M.S. in geology from the University of and wife Kate’s property did not sustain Her husband, Bud ’50, died in 2006. Y Maine and a Ph.D. in geology from Johns any damage. Y Chet Harrington, your Lorenzo Rastelli volunteers at his Congre- Hopkins. For 33 years he taught geology 1951 author, did not enjoy the snow and cold gational church in Orange City, Fla. His last at Notre Dame. He and his wife, Dolores, Chet Harrington weather in Villanova, Pa. Jane and Chet trip was to Italy. He’s a reader and highly were married for more than 50 years and [email protected] took their annual vacation in Naples, Fla., recommends The Triple Agent by Joby had two daughters. After Dolores died, he and looked forward to warm beaches and Warrick, a Pulitzer Prize winner. This is Hello, classmates! Here is news from moved to Gaithersburg, Md., to be near one good golf. Chet was recently honored by “most interesting reading about CIA officer those loyal Colbyites who responded to my Y the U.S. Golf Association and was made a Elizabeth Hanson ’02, killed by a suicide daughter. He now lives in “Asbury Methodist request. Dan Hall visited his daughter lifetime member for starting the members bomber in Afghanistan in December 2009.” Village, which houses an ecumenical array in Bozeman, Mont. She owns an indoor- program with Arnold Palmer. It is a huge Y John Stuart writes from California that of people, many sharing my interests in climbing facility. Dan learned that Lorraine success for the USGA. Y Thanks to all for his wife passed away. They were married 64 history and religion. I was appointed an (Arcese) ’54 and George Wales have a son

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their 56th anniversary and the wedding of her Stoneham school days. At the time their second granddaughter by having the of her writing, she was watching the sun entire family over for a Thanksgiving feast. go down on Kona Bay. I have been there 50s newsmakers Included was their new great-grandson. too, and indeed Carolyn was “spoiled” by A January Postmedia News article contrasted Muham- Herb met his former roommate Bob Peck that sight. Y Paul Appelbaum is another mad Ali, whom doctors have said contracted Parkinson’s ’51 for lunch, and they reminisced about traveler of late. He and his wife, Lois, from years of blows to the head, with Audrey Hittinger Colby days at the downtown campus and on took a trip to Ireland, given to them as an Katz ’57, who is using Ali’s sport—boxing—to combat Mayflower Hill. Y In September Sheila and anniversary gift by their son. Y Loretta the symptoms of the disease. Katz was diagnosed with Don Hailer, George Lebherz, and Judy and “Tommi” Thompson Staples always sends Parkinson’s three years ago and has adopted a regimen Herb Nagle had a lovely time at Carl and a humorous note. After all her travels to of exercise to mitigate the disease’s hallmark rigidity Muffie Morgan Leaf’s 60th anniversary Cuba and Africa she says her latest trips F and tremors. NPR, the Wall Street Journal, and the at the Coonamessett Inn in Falmouth, find her at her dentist’s office only five New York Times were all talking about Annie Proulx ’57, Mass. Don says, “I guess we are slowing miles away. She says she doesn’t mind who wrote the libretto for the opera version of Brokeback down from the ‘active years.’ I’m in touch the extractions from her mouth; it’s those Mountain. Proulx penned the original short story on with Ken Castonguay ‘53 in California.” Y which the award-winning 2005 film and the opera were from her pocketbook that hurt! Sadly, Audrey Hittinger Katz ’57 Y Dave Crocket’s life at Kirkland Village based. The opera, a collaboration between Proulx and in August we lost Paul Wescott and then goes on. He has given several chemistry- composer Charles Wuorinen, debuted in Madrid. F Harold “Hal” Estabrook ’59 was in November George Bazer and Nancy recognized by Financial Planning magazine for his contributions to the pro bono military around-the-house talks and also serves as Pratley Wathen. program of the Financial Planning Association of Massachusetts. Estabrook, who is the “movie czar.” Y Now a bit from yours director of the program, served in the U.S. Marine Corps, was a partner of Estabrook truly: In October my dear friend Carolyn & Chamberlain Financial Services Inc. for nearly 50 years, and has been a certified English Caci ’53 and I went on a short 1954 financial planner for two decades. tour from Cape Cod to Quebec City. What Art Eddy a fascinating place, and how good it was [email protected] to have plenty of time to catch up! Y That Bill Ames has “slowed down” to playing does it. If any of you sent news that isn’t tennis only a couple times a week and sending news and to Frank Gavel for his last fall. There was no helicopter service included here, my apologies—my e-mail has scrapped this year’s trip to Arizona short phone calls. Happy 2014! in this area, so business is going well.” Y tanked in January while I was collecting because of a few health issues, which About a year ago Rod Howes gave his car news. Please send it again for next time. should be cleared up in time for him to to one of his sons because he thought he attend our reunion. Y Karl Decker has 1952 didn’t need to drive. Last fall he bought Jan “Sandy” Pearson Anderson been attending a graduate short-story- two new cars; the first was hard to get in 1953 writing workshop at Vermont College for [email protected] Barbara Easterbrooks Mailey and out of, so he traded it for one with a Fine Arts and will return this spring to work [email protected] How quickly the time passes—2014 higher profile—easy in and out. “Watch on a novel. His book, The People of Town- already! Roy and Betsy Fisher Kearney out ... Here I come.” Y Ellen Lewis Huff Hello from the snowy Boston area! Y At shend, Vermont, published last year, can Caldwell spent a month at Harbour Island, played violin in the orchestra at Colby and the end of 2013 I received a couple of be ordered through karldecker.com. Mer- off Eleuthera in the Bahamas. Aren’t they is still playing in a college orchestra—the notes from John Lee. Early in November rillyn Healey Decker has recovered from lucky? They visited their grandchildren (his University of Maine’s. She has gradu- he had just returned from a 17-day cruise a total knee replacement. She continues and hers and their ‘meaningful others’) in ated to the viola. “I greatly enjoy playing on Holland America (82,000 tons). He to be involved with her book group, and NYC. They also had a nice trip to Seattle. Y with this group, plus I get together with prefers smaller ships. He flew to San Diego, she chairs the global issues study group Anne Plowman Stevens would love to see several others to play string quartets. I where he stayed two days and met an with the American Association of University Colby’s art museum addition and hopes also tutor two Chinese ladies in English. I 80-year-old elevator operator dressed in Women. Both Merrillyn and Karl are keeping to get to Maine in the summer. “We are feel particularly drawn to that nationality a uniform like in the old Philip Morris ads. in good health, staying warm, and eagerly having a winter here in eastern PA like a because we spent more than a year teach- He then sailed down the Mexican coast to awaiting spring’s arrival. They ask if this is Costa Rica and through the Panama Canal the reunion year that we wear funny hats with a final stop at Cartagena, Colombia, and get put in a convertible and driven Ellen Lewis Huff ’52 plays the viola in the before returning to Ft. Lauderdale. This was around the track while waving arthritically University of Maine orchestra in addition to his 10th cruise in 11 years. Y Ben and to the ghosts of Colby past. Y Carol Dyer Carolyn Doe Woznick went to London in Wauters still resides in Jackson Hole, Wyo., playing in a string quartet and tutoring two November and took in the Whistler and the and spends a great deal of time outdoors Chinese ladies in English. Thames exhibition. Among the highlights skiing, biking, hiking, paddling, and doing were several etchings from the Lunder Col- the native plant and bird watching thing. lection. Y Mike Wechsler Edelson raved She spent 17 delightful days rafting and about the 2013 reunion and the time she hiking in the Grand Canyon. Although it spent with Sylvia Caron Sullivan, Ginnie has been a good many years since she winter at Colby. I still remember trudging ing English in China several years ago—in Falkenbury Aronson, and Carolyn English has been back East, a trip to Colby is in across the campus with my heavy coat fact, we celebrated our 50th anniversary Caci. She mentioned that Chase and Nan the offing. Y Vic Scalise and wife Carolyn on!” Y Nancy Mac Donald Cultrera says, there. I’m looking forward to our 60th Murray Lasbury made it all so special. will be traveling to Panama in January and “I remember storms at Colby, especially anniversary next June, and after that we Mike visited Sylvia in New Hampshire on Maui in February. They’ll be in Ocean Park, plan to move out of our home in rural one that closed the road to Waterville her way back from Maine in August. Mike Maine, during July and August. Y Chuck Maine into a smaller house in Old Town, so professors couldn’t get up and we is planning a trip to Corsica and Sardinia ’53 and Joyce Whitham Spencer had their which will be easier to care for (no wood had no classes for days. My son, Bruce, in April. Y Carolyn English Caci wrote daughter and her family, who live in Austra- to harvest for winter heat, and an easy started Seacoast Helicopters at Pease from the Big Island in Hawaii, where she lia, with them for Christmas. Y Ed Webber walk to the grocery store and church).” Y International Airport in Newington, N.H., was traveling with her oldest friend from Herb Nagle and his wife, Judy, celebrated and wife Mary have more than satisfied

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[email protected] 42 3/7/14 3:58 PM their travel itch of late. They’ve enjoyed a and would run to catch the bus in her PJs, city of Charleston, S.C. After traveling interests: art and singing. Songweavers, time-share at the Trapp Family Lodge in carrying her clothes and changing in the there with her husband, she described it a 140-woman a cappella group led by Vermont, spent time in the Berkshires of back of the bus, make-up and all. Honest! as an enchanting place, a little like old Peggo Horstmann Hodes ’77, is nearby western Massachusetts and in Waterville During the storm we were stuck downtown Boston with lots of historic buildings and at the Concord Community Music School. Valley, N.H., and taken a cruise along the for three days. After a path was made, a churches. They’re limited with travel due Ann has joined OLLI, a nationwide group Maine coast, visiting Ed’s hometown of horse and rider took milk and newspapers to her husband’s surgery of three years for those over 50 who are interested in Portland and numerous locations farther up to the new campus. Classes were ago. She still enjoys tennis and bridge. Y lectures/adventures. Y Brian Stompe and Down East and in the Maritime provinces. canceled. Drifts were as high as the Park Louise “Pinkie” Fall Achor wrote a very his wife, Susan, enjoyed a few beautiful Both are looking forward to the reunion in Diner! Y Jo Bailey Campbell celebrated detailed account of her 80th birthday. Her days rafting and fishing on the Klamath June, remembering fondly the marvelous her 80th birthday with friends and rela- kids, along with both daughters-in-law, River near Oregon. Brian was president time they had in 2009. Y After more than tives in the fall. She says the challenge for planned a family dinner for 15 and a dessert of his Sons in Retirement chapter in 2013 and coffee hour for 41 invited guests at and named Big Brother of the Year for Big the cottage. Dessert included the famous Brothers Big Sisters of the North Bay. Susan Achor wedding cake—almond-flavored with Tom Hunt ’54 enjoys the simple pleasures of is active in Novato, Calif., civic affairs and a delicious rum glaze, raspberry filling, was named Novato Citizen of the Year in reading, praying, visiting friends, learning to and almond icing! Celebrations went on January. Y Kathy McConaughy Zambello play classical music on the piano, and helping through the next week with friends from and Hope Palmer Bramhall are co-class school days surprising her. She ended it agents for this year’s annual fund, so we all by attending a church organ and brass with his church’s ministry to homeless families. shall certainly hear from them soon. Kathy concert. Sadly, on Jan. 24, 2013, Pinkie’s saw Chris Layer Larson (visiting her son husband died from cancer. She and her in Maine) before Thanksgiving. Y Janet family were thankful that they could get 50 years in Europe, George and Diane 80-year-olds this year was to stay upright Nordgren Meryweather spent time at through a very stressful time. She now Chamberlin Starcher have decided to when outdoors. She used a cane last winter South Seas Club on Captiva Island, Fla., lives alone and is grateful for her loving make the U.S. their permanent residence. but now takes an aerobic exercise class children, who have been so supportive in for the 29th year. She expected a visit from They’re now living in Sarasota, Fla. Y Tom at the Y. She is happy with her new life in the midst of their own grief. Y Jane Whipple Abbott Otto Greene, who was heading to Newcastle and wishes classmates a happy Hunt’s life is very simple and very good. Coddington wrote about her ‘blank mind’ the Keys because he and a friend “have Y He spends his days “praying, reading, New Year. John Reisman, a regular in after a few wonderful, busy weeks seeing a contract.” Abbott and wife Nancy plan struggling with the challenge of learning to this column, has no news. He’s just trying all their family (i.e. grandchildren) during to put their home in Wewa on the market. play classical music on the piano, walking, to keep warm! “With the wind chill,” he the holidays. She and Chan were vegetating Janet is a three-cancer survivor; her puttering around outside, visiting friends, said, “it should be 40 below tonight, and until they could unfreeze! Y Happy New positive attitude and prayers help keep her helping out in various ways at our church it’s not Maine, but Ohio!” Y The first thing Year, good friends. May happiness and going and going, in spite of her husband’s and with its ministries to homeless fami- Betty Harris Smith does when Colby health be yours throughout 2014. declining health due to cancer. They will lies, and telephone chatting with our ‘kids’ magazine arrives is read our class news. return to Maine when weather permits. and grandkids. All of this is a cherished She enjoys condo living, where there are Y Audrey Tanner has lived very happily blessing of good health, good marriage a few Colby folks. They often talk about 1956 in coastal Maine (Portland) for the past (Susan Miller ’56), and good friends. All dorm life, waiting in line in the dining hall, Charlene Roberts Riordan 30 years since graduate school (UConn of this is a sacred gift. I send my greetings and the bus trip up and down Mayflower [email protected] for social work). She has enjoyed trips to all of you.” Y I think that the answer to Hill. In February she’ll go to the Caribbean. Barbara “BJ” Davis Howard sees Gail to Nova Scotia, Seattle, Vancouver, and the Deckers’ question is that this is the Y Germaine Michaud Orloff moved to Allen Hamblett at the West Hartford Helsinki, Finland, home of her dad’s family. last reunion at which the Class of ’54 will be recognized as a class. Thereafter we 1957 will become members of the Golden Mules, Barbara “BJ” Davis Howard ’56 is a reading who may need to be “transported around Guy and Eleanor Ewing Vigue the track.” All the more reason for each of volunteer in Hartford, Conn., public schools [email protected] us to make every effort to be in Waterville and serves on the board of Connecticut Choral We asked for a broad response, and we June 6-8. Dick Gilman, who taught religion received a great one! Y Bill and Judy and philosophy at Colby in the ’50s and Artists (CONCORA). Prophett Timken e-mailed from sunny with whom many of us studied the Bible, California how lucky they feel to have will be with us for the reunion. See you their three children (one son and two on the Hill! daughters) and five grandchildren all Granite Hill in Hallowell, Maine. Her family (Conn.) Aquatic Center. BJ is a reading living within 10 minutes of them. Guy 1955 keeps her hopping with trips to New Jersey, volunteer in Hartford public schools and and I feel the same way here in Maine. It New York, D.C., Colorado, and of course, serves on the board of CONCORA (Con- is certainly very rewarding to be able to Kathie Flynn Carrigan Belgrade, Maine. One grandchild, Anaise, necticut Choral Artists). Y David Sortor follow grandchildren’s progress and attend [email protected] is in Bangladesh on a Fulbright scholar- remembers John Ziegler, who died in their activities all through school and BRRR... What a winter! The cold snap was ship, studying the plight of women in a December. “His difficult last few years did into college. Having developed a strong second to none, but the 21-inch snow was third-world country. A grandson, Ian, son not put a damper on his sense of humor. interest in art, Judy has been a trustee really nothing compared to the 1952 storm of Karen ’81, has been accepted at Johns He will be remembered as a bright light for 24 years of the prestigious California we can brag about. Three feet of snow! Hopkins. Germaine keeps busy with all 13 wherever he went.” John Jubinsky, whose College of the Arts, serving as chair of the Ninety of us still lived on the old campus of her grandchildren, including Cole, 3, son daughter lives in Virginia, visited David board for four years. Bill has been retired and rode the Blue Beetle to the Hill for of Glenn ’84. Anyone coming to Waterville for a few days. Y In August Ann Lowery for 14 years from a 40-year career as a classes. (Who remembers the driver’s can contact her at Granite Hill. Y Marilyn moved to an independent living facility in founding partner of Hambrecht and Quist, name?) 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J.P. Morgan Chase. The Timkens say that Warsaw, Budapest, Vienna, and Prague, sites, the National Museum of Racing and Ruvo planned to go to Antigua in February Colby is seldom out of their hearts and their favorite. Thanksgiving was enjoyed at Hall of Fame in Saratoga Springs, and the for their 15th visit to Curtain Bluff Resort, minds, and they both send their best their Sugarloaf condo with son Thomas and Olympic Center in Lake Placid. Y Thanks for where they meet up with a lot of old friends. wishes to their many Colby friends. Y his family. The Christmas season found the writing everyone. Have a fantastic spring! Y Russ Longley, who has been involved Sheldon and Audrey Hittinger Katz send family home in Kennebunkport. Y Since in competitive ballroom dancing for many word that last year their travels took them we are limited to 650 words per column, years, won the Pro-Am Gentleman Award on to Myanmar and Rajasthan, India, both we included our classmates’ news in the 1959 the 2013 Dancer’s Cup Tour. In January he Joanne K. Woods fascinating and historical places. Otisfield, order it arrived to us. Those not included in traveled to Nashville to receive the coveted [email protected] Maine, has become a great spot for their this issue will be in the next one. Thank you award and to compete with his teacher/ family of 16 to meet for two weeks in the all so much, and keep the news coming. I write with the sad news that Ann Segrave partner, Amanda, at the Nashville Starz summer. That old farmhouse must really Lieber passed away Nov. 6, 2013, from Dance Spectacular. Russ, who was once be hopping! Their latest news is a move pancreatic cancer. Ann was an active a Navy fighter pilot and then flew for Trans to a condo near Dupont Circle, Washing- 1958 member of our class and my predecessor World Airlines until 1997, says, “As I used ton, D.C., at the encouragement of their Mary Ellen Chase Bridge as class correspondent. She will be greatly to tell the flight attendants, I’m still on a children. Audrey looks forward to city life [email protected] missed. Our condolences to her husband, frantic search for a rich widow who snow with its abundant theaters, restaurants, Al Dean reports that since the second Marty, and daughter, Beth. Y Ed Goldberg skis; were I still flying, ballroom dancing and museums. Y David and Julie Pullen 55th reunion he attended with wife Kay spent three weeks in rural India, where he would be added to my wish list!” Y Hal Rand left Orono, Maine, in 1996 and retired (German) ’59, they have cruised the did some relief work and ended up at the Estabrook, who retired from for-profit to Damariscotta Lake in Jefferson, Maine. Baltic Sea with stops in Amsterdam, Pushkar Fair. Despite the extreme poverty planning, now runs a program of the FPA in the more remote areas, the people of Massachusetts that was founded to help appeared happy and grateful for the relief service members after 9/11. The program Competitive ballroom dancer Russ Longley ’59 workers’ involvement. One of the most has served an estimated 1,900 service pressing problems is the elevated levels members since its inception, according to won the Pro-Am Gentleman Award on the 2013 of fluoride in the well water, which erodes the U.S. Army. FPA volunteers have donated Dancer’s Cup Tour. In January he competed at the enamel on their teeth and damages about 1,390 hours, saved service members the Nashville Starz Dance Spectacular. their joints. The women bear the burden $337,000 in tax-prep fees, and generated of raising their families, while the men sit more than $2.5 million in refunds. They under shade trees playing board games essentially do what they would do for any and solving the problems of the world. client—comprehensive financial planning. They had located and for several years Oslo, Copenhagen, Berlin, Riga, Tallinn, Ed says, “All in all—a great experience!” Y I look forward to seeing you all at Colby renovated an old cottage to suit their retire- St. Petersburg, Helsinki, and Stockholm. Y Lloyd Cohen was elected Nov. 8 to June 5-8 for our 55th reunion. Let’s make ment years. The rural area is very much They planned to embark on a winter-escape Cliffside Park High School’s athletics hall it a good one. to their liking, offering outdoor activities, cruise with Judy (Ingram) ’60 and Doug of fame. This honor signaled the end of any music at Colby, golf, and photography for Hatfield and Wendy McWilliam Denneen and all attachments to his participation in 1960 Julie. The Rands have managed to travel ’60, traveling from San Diego to Mexico, competitive sports at any level, either by Jane Holden Huerta to all but one continent. Their children through the Panama Canal, and on to playing, coaching, or officiating. Y For the [email protected] and grandchildren have settled in Maine Fort Lauderdale. Al continues emceeing past 15 to 20 years, Solange and Reed and New Hampshire, so Julie enjoys the the Sunday Jazz Matinee on WICN. After Thompson have traveled to New York City Maren Stoll Fischer, Carlene Perry luxury of many family gatherings. Y From flying for 49 years Al called it quits with to catch up with old friends and wallow in Brown, Marion Porter Potter, and Gail Schenectady, N.Y., Norma Williamson the sale of the plane he had built, but he the many delights of the Big Apple. They Harden Schade traveled up and down Brown writes that in 2000 she decided is having a lot of fun flying models. Y From always see Grant Hendricks and his wife, the west coast of Norway on a mail boat to enter the ministry on a full-time basis. Ann Wieland Spaeth: “My days of skiing, Posie, along with their wonderful family of cruise that crossed the Arctic Circle last She received her master of arts in theology my favorite sport, are over. I managed to June. They had a great time and planned from Union Theological Seminary in New break my hip falling from a small kitchen York City in 2004 and then served as dean ladder when trying to clean dead bugs of the commission lay pastors program from a glass cover on a kitchen ceiling Last fall Norma Williamson Brown ’57 for the Albany Presbytery from 2005 to light. If anyone can think of a dumber completed training to become a pastoral 2011. Last fall Norma completed training way to be out of action, let me know.” Ann sees Kate Knight Hall frequently and to become a pastoral minister of caring minister of caring for people experiencing reports her humor is still in good form. Y for persons who are experiencing difficult I hope you all noticed in the last issue of difficult times in their lives. times in their lives. She and her husband, Colby that the Franklin Community Health Dale, continue to live in their home of 50 Network (Farmington, Maine) recognized years and in their cottage (or “cabin,” the work of Peter Doran by awarding him as we say in Maine) on Sacandaga Lake three “children” and nine grandchildren. to cruise around New Zealand in March, the Community Health Leadership Award and enjoy seeing their four grandchildren The Thompsons spent two days with the starting and finishing in Sydney. Y Pat for “his commitment to improving the Hendricks family in Bay Shore and then Sturges Aufdenberg planned to spend grow into responsible and caring adults. health of community members and for his Y traveled into the city and spent one equally time in Palm Springs with her brother We wish to extend our condolences to pioneering work in health education.” Our and sister, escaping Cleveland’s winter Kathryn and Peter Hussey, whose oldest congratulations, Peter! Y Last year Ted and delightful day with Mary Jane and Tony weather. There’s a good possibility she’ll son passed away unexpectedly at age 50, Sally Howes Hansen enjoyed an eight-day Ruvo. Reed says Tony never changes—“he’s spend several months in Switzerland—not in 2012, while out for a run. The year 2013 trip up the Hudson River from New York the same terrific gentleman he was … how skiing (two hip replacements), but enjoying has been one of healing for the entire family. City with 30 other Road Scholars. Visits many years ago?” Reed and Solange would beautiful weather and scenery, improv- In September Peter and Kathryn toured included the Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome in like to make the 55th, but that’s still very Y many central European cities including Red Hook, the Clermont and Olana historic much up in the air. Mary Jane and Tony ing her French, and eating cheese and

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[email protected] 44 3/7/14 3:58 PM drinking wine without guilt. She’s signed up for a fall Road Scholar trip to Greece, Turkey, Crete, and Malta. Pat exercises regularly so she can enjoy all the travel. Y Jock Knowles was at Colby in Janu- ary to attend the recognition dinner for former Colby hockey coach Jack Kelly. Y News of the Maine winter makes Janice Rideout Carr appreciate California all the more. Janice talks with Eunice Bucholz Spooner by telephone now and then, and they visit whenever Janice is in Maine. Y Carol Shoemaker Rasmussen’s son, Erik, came home just before Christmas and lives with Carol. His homecoming was wonderful, and they had many family gatherings. Y Ralph Galante resides on “Charlie Merrymeeting Lake, New Durham, N.H., in the summer. They have all the grandkids always said up for a month and enjoy water sports. He spends winters in Bonita Springs, Fla., education enjoying the warmer weather and golf. Y Chet Lewis is still alive, still retired, and still in East Lansing. Last year he and his is the best wife traveled to Chicago, where their two daughters and sons-in-law joined them. investment.” They celebrated Canadian Thanksgiving in Nebraska at their younger daughter’s and were in Rhode Island for American Thanks- giving. Their son, Daniel ’94, is pursuing a career in nursing as an R.N. supervisor “My husband Charlie for an East Lansing nursing home. Y Last Leighton ’60 loved Colby, May Eunice Bucholz Spooner attended her and after he died I wanted to granddaughter’s graduation from Proctor Academy in Andover, N.H. While there she do something in his memory. met 10 classmates for lunch. A good time When I learned I could make was had by all: Debbie Wilson Albee, Judy a significant gift through my Ingram Hatfield, Janet Grout Williams, IRA and follow the students Dottie Baldridge Dzenis, Wendy McWil- it helps through their careers liam Denneen, Julie Klafstad Runnells, Gail Longenecker Brown, Carolyn Web- at Colby, my decision was ster Lockhart, Rosemary Athearn Smith, immediate. Charlie and I and Betsy Perry Burke ’61. In July Eunice believed the most important toured the expanded Colby Museum of Art thing you can give a person with Tony ’57 and Bev Jackson Glockler. is education, so this is a “Incredible!” Y Steve Curley, as usual, makes us laugh. During a trip to Colby for perfect way to honor him.” Family Homecoming Weekend it was asked: “How many Colby grads does it take to —Pamela W. Leighton jump-start a battery?” Ray Berberian was looking for the hood latch, Phil Shea was trying to work the cable clamps, and Ed Marchetti was trying to understand “red to red and black to black.” Many thanks to AAA for answering the call and starting Steve’s car! Y Peg Jack Johnston went to Ethiopia for three weeks in November. She You, too, can For more information about reminds us that polio is unfortunately still capital giving or to make a alive and well. There was a big outbreak in make a significant gift, contact Colby at Somalia, which spread in small numbers difference at Colby. 207-859-4391. to Kenya, South Sudan, and Ethiopia. However, we’re still on track to eliminate polio by 2018 thanks to Rotary. Y Wendy

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McWilliam Denneen celebrated a late After looking at colleges including Colby, Christmas in California with daughter Ceylon’s daughter, Anastasia, made the Sue and son Matt and family. It’s a new decision to enroll at the University of South family tradition with East Coast and West 60s newsmakers Carolina, where she’ll study international Coast grandchildren. In February Sue Robert Master ’64 was profiled in Boston Business marketing. Last year Ceylon traveled to cruised the Panama Canal with Doug ’58 Journal in January. As a teenager, Master—now CEO of Paris and Budapest and attended family and Judy Ingram Hatfield and Al ’58 and Commonwealth Care Alliance—accompanied his immi- reunions in Maine and Vermont. He visited Kay German Dean ’59. Y Juan and Jane grant grandfather to cancer treatments and saw the “charming, ancient Quebec” and found that Holden Huerta had a wonderful holiday difference in medical care for the haves and have-nots. his Colby French still works. Y A nice, long season with visits from both sons, Juan Though Master maintains that it was a desire for a steady note from Frank Stephenson revealed ’92 and Jon ’95. They enjoyed time with income and not a sense of justice that propelled him into that he has retired from the Stevenson their only grandchild, Victoria, who is quite a medical career, he has spent the past 40 years serving School in Pebble Beach, Calif., but stays low-income patients. Master continues to perform one the character at 22 months. Richard and on as a college counselor and continues six-week rotation at Boston Medical Center every year. Susan Macomber Vogt describe her as a his resident faculty responsibilities. He F The Berkshire (Mass.) Chamber of Commerce (BCC) real “pistol.” In October Jane checked off says it’s hard to “stop being around and Susan Davidson honored Susan Davidson Lombard ’68 with the 2013 an item on her bucket list when they visited working with young people and teachers.” Lombard ’68 Esther Quinn Award for her prolific volunteer efforts. She Vienna, Bratislava, Budapest, and Prague, has served on the boards of numerous organizations Frank traveled to China last summer, on traveling by train and public transportation. including the BCC for 10 years, Berkshire Medical Center, Berkshire United Way, and his own, and “loved every minute of it.” Berkshire Art Association. She was also corporator for the Berkshire Museum from He has a fascinating-sounding collection 1961 2000 to 2009. F Perkins Coie LLP announced that Peter Rouse ’68 would join the firm of pictures that we can see at flickr.com in February to lead a new public and strategic affairs practice. Known as the “101st (click on “Following” and enter Frank’s Diane Scrafton Cohen Ferreira Senator” due to his presence on Capitol Hill and extensive senate knowledge, Rouse name). He also wishes to recognize Joan [email protected] previously served as counselor to President Obama and White House chief of staff. (Dignam) ’63 and Dick Schmaltz for “all In January DeeAnn and Sandy Arens joined they have done and continue to do for Bonnie and John Maguire and Sandy and Colby. My memories of their personal Nancy Cunneen Boardman at Colby in an generosity and support for me are many event honoring former men’s hockey coach made to an undergraduate English major ville.” Carole said, “I went to Colby College,” and deep.” I’d like to second that motion, Jack Kelly. The weekend included hockey and one to a civil engineering student. and the woman replied, “So did I, Class of Frank. Y A note from Dave Jacobson and dinners. DeeAnn and Sandy visited (Interesting tidbit: Richard Blanco, who ’75.” They shouted “Hail, Colby, Hail!” for reveals that he has retired from Brandeis O’ahu, Maui, Kaua’i, and the Big Island read his poetry at President Obama’s the all the people waiting. “They probably after 45 years. He and his wife traveled to of Hawai’i in February. They had a mini second inauguration and who lives in thought we were drunk or a little daft. It’s Puglia, Italy, and the Big Island of Hawaii, reunion with your class correspondent. western Maine, is a civil engineer, although always fun to run into a fellow Colbyite!” where he “enjoyed the sun and surf” and Y Amy Eisentrager Birky left her house not a practicing one now.) Off campus she helped plant avocado and rainbow euca- of 43 years and moved to an apartment chairs the local library board of trustees 1962 lyptus trees on his son’s farm. Dave, too, complex for older folks in Lincoln, Neb. “I and is a member of an area group that has pictures he’d like to share; they are Pat Farnham Russell feel like a liberated woman: no shoveling, supports the arts. Each fall she teaches a available on Facebook. He extends best Nancy MacKenzie Keating time for volunteer work and the grandkids. course for seniors—everything from Maine wishes to all of us for a “healthy, happy, [email protected] Open for visitors anytime, except when literature (a specialty of hers) to Western and peaceful new year.” Y Alice Loffredo I’m traveling.” Y Mary and Denny Dionne movies. She continues to devour mystery Greetings, Class of ’62. As I write, it’s a sends news that her book, Your Astrological celebrated their 50th anniversary at their and detective novels. The overall fatigue winter wonderland in Harpswell, Maine— Compass, which she presented at Colby daughter’s Stratton Mountain, Vt., ski and muscle weakness associated with her the prettiest snowstorm of the season, during our 50th reunion, has finally been lodge. All three children, their spouses, post-polio syndrome have slowed her down so far, and plunging temperatures thanks published! She’s hoping that Compass and eight grandchildren came together. a bit but not stopped her! Y Richard and to the “polar vortex.” Feels like the Maine will be reviewed in an upcoming Colby, Denny had to push to keep up with the Carol Davidson Jack retired to Topsham, of years gone by! Y Bill Alexander remi- grandkids but had a wonderful time on the Maine, in 1996. They still ski when the slopes. Stratton Mountain has a “super weather cooperates. They travel out West senior” ski pass designation, for which he, to see family—their relatives all love visiting Denny Dionne ’61 and wife Mary celebrated unfortunately, now qualifies! Y As Judy them in Maine or Cape Cod once a year, their 50th anniversary at their daughter’s Hoffman Hakola watched the snow pile up too. They go to their seasonal camp, built and the temperature in Orono, Maine, hover by Rich’s uncle in 1934, on Beaver Moun- Stratton Mountain, Vt., ski lodge with all three between -9 degrees and -8, the “aloha” tain Lake near Rangeley. Every April they children, their spouses, and eight grandkids. greeting was almost too much to bear. drive to Florida with the RV to recover from However, she controlled her shivering long winter by enjoying Caribbean cruises. Carol enough to send news. She teaches in the volunteers at her UCC church, at Mid Coast English and civil engineering departments Hospital, and at Merrymeeting Audubon. nisces: “Weather like we are having now, but in the meantime we can “read a sneak at the University of Maine. Last spring she “It’s always a treat to visit Colby and the below zero with lots of snow and wind, peak” on AstrologyKarmaAndYou.com. tried to retire, but her department chair Y amazing museum of art!” Carole Ann reminds me of Mayflower Hill. Is evening Y And last—but by no means least—is a persuaded her to reduce her load, so she Pope spent Christmas in D.C. with her chow at Roberts worth the effort of plow- long, wonderful diary of Roey Carbino’s teaches spring semesters. Since the mid- daughter, and while standing in a long line ing down there, or should I just wait for doings, including a trip last January to the 1970s she’s taught courses in business to view the Mount Vernon decorations she the ‘sandwiches and milk’ man?” Y On Pasadena Rose Parade and Bowl, during and technical writing as well as literature. heard a woman tell a guide that she was a slightly warmer-sounding note, Ceylon which UW-Madison lost to Stanford and Last May her English colleagues honored from Maine. Carole asked, “What part of Barclay and family took a “toasty hiatus Roey picked up a flu bug that left her flat her by naming a professional (i.e. work- Maine?” The woman answered, “Water- into the south Atlantic” on a cruise ship. in bed for three weeks despite having had place) writing prize after her. One award is

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[email protected] 46 3/7/14 3:58 PM the flu shot. In September she traveled to frigid temps.” Y Due to husband Bob’s giving! Thank you ALL!” And thank you, in Vermont for 23 years, Dottie now plans Japan, on her own, for the Conference of the serious health problems, Beth Simonds Pen, for all you did to get us there. Y to move to Delaware, where her son and his International Foster Care Organization in Branson was unable to attend reunion. Ruth Pratley Madell still works two days family live. She looks forward to spoiling Osaka. While there she visited Kyoto, Nara, Janet Callahan Glennan and Cindy Rich- a week at the Kansas Humanities Council her 18-month-old granddaughter! She Kobe, and several other locations, where mond Hopper kept her in the loop with and loves it. In September she visited her also plans on taking trips to Texas to see she found the Japanese people “unendingly great pictures and stories. The results of niece Deborah Wathen Finn ’74 and her her daughter and family. Dottie’s second kind and helpful.” Continuing a theme of Bob’s recent CT scan were excellent, so oldest sister, Nancy Pratley Wathen ’53. husband died last winter. Come to the class this column, Roey has 500 slides that she they’ve rebooked their trip to France and Nancy, who died in November, was the first reunion, Dottie! Y Dick Larschan has is “happy to share with anyone.” A trip to Spain for September and will go back to of six Colby alums in her family and the first retired from teaching after 41 years at the her hometown in Connecticut allowed for a Maine a few times this year as well. In of seven to pledge Chi Omega. Ruthie was University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth. visit with Marge Brown York, now living in the meantime they continue to enjoy the looking forward to spending time in Florida After trying out Florida and Berkeley, this winter. Y From primrose gardens in Calif., Dick settled into an apartment on Oxford, England, Sandra “Sam” Moulton 79th Street in New York City, around the Beth Brown Turner ’63 teaches at Florida A&M Burridge was looking forward to hearing corner from where his mother was born from contacts made at reunion and to 102 years ago. Dick visited Colby recently University and Florida State University. She the fulfillment of reunion promises made and was impressed with the art museum. says, “Maybe I’ll really retire one of these days, to visit in 2014. He plans to attend reunion in June. Y Jim but it doesn’t look like it’ll be 2014.” Harris and his wife are planning a June trip to Maine and our reunion. In November 1964 they vacationed for a month in Maui. It Marcia Phillips Sheldon was a lot more fun, Jim reports, than his Edgehill, Conn. Roey was eagerly anticipat- Florida lifestyle in Venice. Beth plans on [email protected] business trips there over a period of 20 ing a trip to Cuba for the 500th anniversary being at our next reunion. Y Beth Brown cxz bvOur 50th reunion is just a few months years. Y In November Larry Dyhrberg of the city of Camaguey, a UNESCO World Turner moved to Tallahassee, Fla., where away, and it’s time to make plans to attend. took his daughter and her cousin, both Heritage Site. Y Michael McCabe and I she’s teaching three courses at Florida Here is a chance to catch up on our class- 11th graders, to visit Colby. Larry went to (Nancy MacKenzie Keating) experienced A&M University and at Florida State Uni- mates’ latest news. Y George and Carol a government class and was impressed by our first full winter in Maine in 50-plus versity. She asks us to use her NYU e-mail Worcester Place live on Crescent Lake in the high level of teaching. He also joined years and found that there was learning address ([email protected]), one of Raymond, Maine. Theirs is a blended family the girls in a poetry workshop. Christmas (or relearning?) to be done. In contrast to the perks of “retiring” from there back in of four sons, two daughters, 19 grandchil- in Maine, Larry writes, was cold and snowy, our time on Mayflower Hill when I walked 2005. She says, “Maybe I’ll really retire dren, and five great-grandchildren. Carol but festive. Y Martha Farrington Mayo around the campus in midwinter in loafers one of these days, but it doesn’t look like and George have traveled around the U.S. has been in touch with several classmates, and knee socks, I now have sturdy, warm it’ll be 2014.” Y Connie Miller Manter and in the U.K., Europe, and New Zealand. encouraging them all to attend reunion. boots, a down-filled parka, and a knit hat has been in touch with Pat Ey Ingraham. Carol is associated with a Caribbean Even though Martha retired two years ago, —all unnecessary during 40-plus years She planned to travel to Florida and visit medical school with a semester in Maine. she’s even busier now. She and husband Art in Atlanta! Y Best wishes for a safe and Ann Bruno Hocking and other classmates Y In July Jean Martin Fowler enjoyed a have their entire family near them in Bath, happy new year. in the area. Y Kirk Koenigsbauer has family cruise that made everyone happy, Maine, and they’re all active in their com- been retired from Eaglebrook for several from the 5-year-old to the most senior munity. A newfound interest in history has years and no longer uses his Eaglebrook member. With their children living on Martha reading historic material from 100 1963 e-mail address. He would like us to use opposite coasts, Jean and husband Mike BCE through 100 CE. She’s also focusing on Paule French [email protected] instead. Y Midge felt the cruise was a great way to gather Native American artifacts still being found [email protected] De Motte Welch had a wonderful time at After spending nearly all of 2013 in France reunion and enjoyed seeing everybody. She dealing with the French bureaucracy has been diagnosed with a very rare brain regarding the sale of her home, Anne tumor and is pursuing treatment at Maine Frank Stephenson ’62 retired from the Quirion Connaughton is back in Fairfax, Medical Center. In her inimitable way, she Stevenson School in Pebble Beach, Calif., but Va., helping to care for her 100-year-old says, “It is a nuisance.” Midge and Sheila father. Anne could have written a book celebrated their 20th anniversary last year. continues his resident faculty responsibilities years ago about the pitfalls of building a They had a wonderful time in New York City and serves as a college counselor. house in France, and now the sequel could with their 11-year-old granddaughter. Y easily follow. “It’s an exquisite two-step Last fall Pen Williamson and wife Bev dance of super-slow bureaucracy and knocked two items off their bucket list. expert foot-dragging.” Anne expects to In September they spent a wonderful two everyone together. It was a true vacation in the Bath area. Y In November Gloria be spending most of 2014 in France. Y weeks in Alaska. “It was my 50th state, for the whole family, and they plan to do Shepherd enjoyed a 10-day painting trip In September Bill ’62 and Barb Haines so I’ve now bagged them all!” Pen also it again. Y Joan McGhee Ames reports to San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. She Chase went to Tuscany with the Sierra wanted to sail offshore on a “big boat,” running into Carol Ingerman Robinson describes the city as colorful, musical, and Club to hike and wine and dine with a and in November he got his wish. He helped in Peabody, Mass., where they were both festive, touching most of the senses. In group of seven. “Poor Bill, the only guy. deliver a 100-foot sloop from Thomaston, visiting relatives. Joanie also met up with addition, Gloria writes, the food is aromatic He somehow managed to hold his own. Maine, to the British Virgin Islands. “Quite a Marg Mattraw Dodge in Yarmouth, Maine. and delicious. Y Steve Schoeman reflects It was really lovely. ... What a beautiful ride in significant weather, and an absolute They spent time together at the Prendergast philosophically, “After so many years of life, area of the world. Spent a few days after blast, hitting speeds over 16 knots while exhibition at Bowdoin and had lunch at I have concluded that we should be taught Christmas with our family at our cabin triple-reefed!” Pen ends with, “I’m still so the Sea Dog Brewing Company. Y Dottie to be cynical before we are taught to be in northern Vermont. Now back in New proud of our class hitting a 90-percent Thompson Herrin only spent two years at idealistic. 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as it truly is and thus more realistically be a nonprofit/philanthropy course. He was geysers, glaciers, and hot springs for Linda the challenges of year-round living in idealistic. The world would be in a better featured in the fall 2011 Colby (colby. (Brooks) ’68 and John Perkins; a cruise to Harpswell, Maine, being forever grateful state!” Let’s pick up that conversation at edu/colby.mag/issues/58/article/1266/ numerous scenic Balkan destinations for their builder convinced them to wire the reunion, Steve. Y The last issue of Colby real-money-real-lessons/). He says this is Doug and Beth Adams Keene; winter trips house for a generator. Y Gary McKinstry reported that Martha “Marty” Hincks it—he will retire in May 2014. Y On page to Mexico for Carl Floyd and his girlfriend; used to think 70 was really old but has Kellogg and John Alfred Peterson had 60 of the summer 2013 issue of Colby was and trips to Mexico and Paris for Anne no plans to retire. Longevity thrives in passed away. We remember them both a profile of retired professor Marty Dodge. Ruggles Gere and family. Y Ginger and his hometown of Sarasota, Fla., so Gary and send our thoughts of sympathy to He helped found the coed woodsmen’s Bill Koster celebrated their 45th wedding thinks maybe Ponce de Leon was truly on their families. team at Finger Lakes Community College. anniversary with a Rhine cruise. Bill then to something. Y Healing wishes to Doug Last summer he traveled north of the Arctic took a business trip to Israel, where he Keene, who’s recovering from a complete Circle to a student’s outfitting business, toured Jerusalem. Y Deb Anglim Higgins shoulder replacement. With that and two 1965 online at bushwhackalaska.com. He also is still teaching and traveling. Highlights replaced hips, Doug is “the bionic grampy” Dick Bankart spent five weeks traveling and camping in of an amazing two-month summer trip to his grandson. Y Healing wishes also to [email protected] Australia and New Zealand. “Unbelievably include Indonesia’s Bali and Java, an Barry Willdorf, whose doctor told him he RETIRED AND HAVING FUN—Yes. A long beautiful scenery was matched by the orangutan sanctuary in Malaysia, and the holds the record for most recoveries from time ago we were told to study hard, pay kind generosity of the people.” Y In June Dalai Lama’s arrival in India. Y Peter Lax viral infections, causing Barry to buy a new attention, and save for retirement. You 2014, after 30 years, Dave Fearon will visited his son and family in Boston in the home to celebrate. Barry writes, “I’m now thought the day would never come? Well, hang it up as a professor of organizational fall and had brunch with Fran Finizio in promoting the leukemia weight-loss diet— let’s see what we’re doing with all this behavior at Central Connecticut State Concord. Y Mac Donaldson and his wife shed 30 pounds in 30 days. I guarantee spare time. The kids are gone, but now University. “A career inspired by my time will join their daughter and grandkids on a it!” Y Many classmates have mentioned there are grandkids. Thought you were at Colby.” He has been married for 50 spring Disney cruise. Y Yearly RV traveler our June 10-12, 2016, 50th reunion. Plans through with diapers? Nap time? NO WAY. years. Y Fran Holmes Varney visited the Ted Houghton is on the road again for eight are in the works, and several have heard Stay tuned for the great-grandkids! Y Colby Museum of Art last November. “The months, writing me from El Paso, Texas. He from class president Fran Finizio or others Susan (Cook) ’67 and Nick Locsin have foliage on the campus was beautiful—a continues to work on his Web-based camp- who are already hard at work on reunion remained in Maine. They are volunteers beautiful building inside and out.” She ground guide business, which is surprising planning. The 50th reunion turnout is at the Maine Maritime Museum. He helps enjoyed spending Thanksgiving with her him by actually bringing in a little money. always the biggest of the reunion classes. with archiving, and Susan volunteers as son in Boston and celebrating Christmas Y Sue Turner and husband Karl left Bar Be there! Why not start the reconnecting a teacher. They report travel to California, with both daughters in Nashville and Harbor, Maine, in mid-December for their process by sending me your news? It was Virginia, Spain, and the UK. “We’re looking Evansville, Ind. Y Lew Krinsky is involved Charleston, S.C., winter home. On the way great to hear from so many of you this time forward to a thaw and time on the waters in a high school mentoring project called they visited relatives in Pennsylvania and around. Thank you! around Bath and Boothbay.” Y I report the Posse Foundation. Ten high school spent Christmas in Wisconsin with their Ben Shreve’s cryptic note in its entirety: “I students “with extraordinary academic recently married daughter, Alissa, and her 1967 husband. Y Author Ed Mowry reported Bob Gracia heading to Mammoth Mountain, Calif., Judy Gerrie Heine to write that second book, Don’t Tell Me Gloria Shepherd ’64 enjoyed a 10-day painting [email protected] I Can’t, while living hermitically in his RV. trip to San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. She Several classmates have read Ed’s first Charlotte Killam writes that one of the described the city as colorful, musical, and book, So Close to Dying. If you haven’t, do. highlights of her summer was her 50th Y Two faraway classmates have retired: high school reunion at Kents Hill School. festive, touching most of the senses. Peter Grabosky, professor emeritus at She’s amazed at how one week morphs the Australian National University, who into the next and how busy she’s been, but says he continues to go to work and annoy sometimes how little gets accomplished. people for free, and Rob Sears, who now She is far too modest, since she spent live in a shack on the side of a mountain, and leadership potential selected Colby does pro bono work for several NGOs in much of the summer teaching several paint pictures, and burn wood. I still have as part of their college choice and will be Manila, Philippines. Y From Phil MacHale: study series at her church, managing the old friends. I have a great-granddaughter. part of a multicultural team, or posse.” “Divorced. Back to school. Writing. China. local lunch-in-the-park program, attending Enjoying life.” Y Jean (Hoffmann) ’66 and He urges classmates to check out the Neil Clipsham look forward to celebrating program at possefoundation.org. Y Your their 50th anniversary with a family cruise correspondent enjoyed travel to Jamaica, Ed Mowry ’66 is in Mammoth Mountain, Calif., in Hawaii next summer. They spend time Vietnam, Peru (to see Machu Picchu), and supporting the local library fundraising St. Kitts (for more beach time). Retired life working on his second book, Don’t Tell Me I activities and “plowing snow every five or is FUN. Enjoy! Hail, Colby, Hail! Can’t, while living hermitically in his RV. six days.” They combined their talents to create a pair of 18-inch doll cabinets for their granddaughters last Christmas. Neil 1966 Meg Fallon Wheeler says, “Jean sews and quilts while I cut A whole bunch of the world. Moving to music and dance performances atiSara- [email protected] and glue wood.” Y In contrast, in “sunny, England. Will write home when there’s toga Performing Arts Center, working snowless Florida” Dave Hatch and Dale Retirement means time for travel for many something to write about.” Y After 29 book sales at the library, traveling to visit Rottner Haas are making plans to visit classmates: a summer month in Europe years of teaching math and coaching at family and friends, and tending her flower family/grandkids in South Carolina and and a cruise home for Lee ’67 and Linda the Gunnery in Connecticut, Terry Clark gardens. Y Betty Coffey Gross attended planning “future trips on their bucket list.” Mitchell Potter; a fall trip to Russia and will retire in June when the last of his six her 50th high school reunion and had a Y Tom Morrione, the Charles A. Dana eastern Europe for Charlie and Jane children graduates from that school. Y blast. 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[email protected] 48 3/7/14 3:58 PM she and her husband spend time at their it from home. These kids have it too easy. Last October the University of Denver Sturm and still had enough high school and place in Unity, Maine, and she keeps Y Judy Kolligian lives in Jamaica Plain, College of Law honored John Leopold Colby Spanish to navigate and converse busy with her local garden club. Y Sue Mass., two stops away from me on the with its annual Alumni Professionalism with confidence. From Mexico he traveled Barden Johnson traveled widely last year. Orange Line. Judy is semi-retired. She Award. A very funny video can be viewed north and toured northern Arizona, Utah, Highlights included visiting grandchildren does social work a couple days a week and at law.du.edu/index.php/alumni/law- and New Mexico before heading home. in Boston and attending a family reunion spends the other days working to clean up stars/videos. Last fall John and his wife, Another trip is planned for this year, route in Tennessee. She fit in two high school the air we breathe. Judy remembered with Terry, took a trip to the Pacific Northwest, not yet determined. Rich and Sandy’s son, reunions—one in Hawaii and one in Alex- sadness that 11 years ago her friend and Seattle, and the Columbia River Valley. Matt ’97 (not the golfer), left his position andria, Va.—which she enjoyed immensely. our classmate Stephanie Burton died. We His other big news is the establishment of at Harvard Business School and moved She, her husband, and some friends hiked join Judy in remembering Stephanie. Y It a Colorado Colby club. They had a large to Dartmouth. Their daughter, Becky, and across England, following Hadrian’s Wall, was also with sadness that Irv Faunce, turnout at an August social event—about her husband and four sons live in Southern enjoyed a river cruise in Portugal, and then Doug Howe, Francie Colmes Davis, Fran 90 people. Another informal get-together California. Y Ted Allison continues to live was held in January. Y Joyce Ingram-Chinn a life full of adventure. He’s gone to Africa enjoys retired life, although she still does to build a school in Zanzibar through a pro- an occasional accreditation survey for gram his son created, GIVEvolunteers.org. Ted Allison ’68 helped build a school in CARF (Commission on Accreditation of After that, he’ll climb Mount Kilimanjaro. Zanzibar through a program his son created, Rehabilitation Facilities). When not just He still works as a real estate agent and GIVEvolunteers.org. He planned to climb Mount enjoying the beauty of Hawaii, she finds reports that retirement might come along weaving and spinning both challenging and next decade. Kilimanjaro while in Africa. rewarding. Y Donna and Al Gray became first-time grandparents Nov. 16, 2013, with the arrival of their beautiful grand- 1969 daughter, Avery Elizabeth Gray, born to Ray Gerbi were off to Venezuela for more hiking and Richter Comstock, Ross Kolhonen, and their son, Christopher, and his wife, Kara, [email protected] a view of Angel Falls. They own a place Kurt Swenson attended the funeral of who live in New Milford, Conn. They wish Hi, everyone! Peter “Wick” Phillips sadly in the mountains of Pine, Ariz., and have Terry Stratton. Terry’s children spoke with they lived closer but are thrilled with this reported the death of his former room- participated in a national forest archaeol- eloquence about Terry’s life as a strong latest addition to the Gray family. Y Arthur mate and hockey teammate Mark Janes ogy site in Payson. Y Like many of you, we family man and proud Colby graduate. Y Brennan taught two courses last fall at a Dec. 7. Peter Hoffman gave the eulogy at decided it was time to take advantage of We close on another somber note with the local community college and now has a Mark’s services. Y Philip Johnson retired the improved real estate market. I (Judy passing of Fred Hopengarten’s mother, new appreciation for teachers. It proved to two years ago after a 37-year career as Gerrie Heine) spent the summer de- Doris Rose Hopengarten ’40, the recipient be more work than he expected, although a minister of the Seventh-day Adventist cluttering and purging 33 years worth of of a Colby Brick and a regular at reunions. he actually enjoyed reading some of those Church. After Colby he entered the Andover stuff when we sold our house in Medfield, Fred’s daughter, Annie ’06, is pursuing a old constitutional law cases that he hadn’t Newton Theological School seminary. In Mass., and moved to a townhouse condo graduate degree in accounting at George looked at in 40 years. He’s still doing some 1978, married with two young sons, he overlooking the 13th tee at Norton Country Washington University. judging on an as-needed basis. Y Ted served his first church in the Badlands of Club in Norton, Mass. No more leaves Sasso recently had open-heart surgery to North Dakota and subsequently served five to rake or gutters to clean! Now we can correct a plumbing problem. He would not other churches around the country. Phil, shut the door and spend the winter at our 1968 recommend this procedure for fun: lots of now living in Naples, Fla., says he’s “still place in The Villages, Fla., where we enjoy Lynne Oakes Camp tubes, drains, pain, etc. On the brighter trying to process my Colby experience.” Y golf and activities at the nation’s largest [email protected] side, he’s recovering at a great pace, walk- Charlie Miller is stepping down as CEO of retirement community. Y It’s been a good Linda Reynolds Gill lives in Plymouth, ing every day, and hoping to see everyone at Bernstein Shur law firm in Portland, Maine, year for Harry “Bud” Graff and his wife, Mass. In June 2009 she retired as the stu- the next milestone reunion. Y Rich Kuchar after 10 years in the role. He will return to Deb. Deb is doing well in her fourth year of dent services director for Cohasset Public and his wife, Sandy, live in beautiful Lan- his practice as a shareholder and principal. fending off blood cancer. They speak highly Schools. Since retiring she has done some caster County, Pa. After 35-plus years in While he was CEO, Bernstein Shur grew from of Dana-Farber. Bud’s learned a lot about consulting for special education directors nursing care and is considering auditing in local communities and volunteer work a biology course at Colby to augment his for a variety of organizations. She has Joyce Ingram-Chinn ’68 enjoys retired skills. He may have forgotten that the lab been teaching adult basic skills at the meets at 8 a.m. Saturday morning. That Plymouth Public Library three mornings life in Hawaii but still does an occasional would cut into his golf time with Jim Wilson. a week. Her four sons are married, and accreditation survey for the Commission on Y Tif Crowell, his wife, Pat, and Patty son Brian ’98 is the correspondent for the Whittemore Jenkins and her husband Class of 1998. She has nine grandchildren Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities. canoed the Allagash in September. After with number 10 expected in March. Since completing the adventure on the river, only three grandchildren live nearby, she Tif and Pat traveled to Japan, where they often travels to visit. Last summer she the property casualty insurance business, 65 attorneys to 107. In appreciation of his climbed to the summit of Mount Fujiyama. visited Maxine “Max” Allison Anderson he sold his agency at the end of 2012 and contributions, the firm gave Charlie and Back home, Tif hikes the White Mountains. in Vermont, and they had lunch with Nancy retired. Last year he completed a “cross- his wife, Ellie, a trip to Italy in February. Y Joanna Snyder Richardson has taken a Nahra. Y Vic Pinansky’s son, Marc ’00, countries” solo motorcycle trip that took They celebrated their 45th anniversary in position as head of information services is getting married in April. Vic still plays or him through the northern United States New York at a dinner party hosted by their at Griffith University and has published a listens to his two grandchildren play their and western Canada to Alaska, down the children and families. Charlie was the 2013 book about how technology has changed instruments with Marc’s help. As for his West Coast to Southern California, and commencement speaker at Husson Univer- research. No more spending all day in the work as a dentist, he’s now a part-time into the northern Mexican states of Baja sity and received the Chesley H. Husson Sr. reference library taking notes; you can do independent contractor and loves it. Y California and Sonora. He enjoyed Mexico Award for his work as a mentor, teacher,

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and civic leader and for his commitment mark with McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP. They are now busy volunteering at an January. Enjoy! Y Rich Irvine reports the to pro bono work. Y Bill Lyons and wife The firm had 24 lawyers when he started assisted living home where Shipp is the sad news that his wife, Laura Schmidt Karen, expecting another grandchild in and now has approximately 650 across the president of the board of directors. He also Irvine, passed away Oct. 17 from cancer. July, are starting to plan their retirement. U.S. and internationally. Sandy continues tutors international students at the Sant It was very sudden and obviously a great Bill will again be spending April and May to represent government contractors deal- Bani School, a country day school that has shock. Y Mike Self just turned 69. His at the University of Leiden. He published ing primarily with the federal government. sent a few students to Colby. His current family is doing fine and includes four an article on compensation of student He also consulted through the United student is a refugee from Iraq. He is now grandsons under the age of 2 1/2. Mike athletes and is writing a chapter in a book Nations Development Program with an well versed in the differences between the says that any old hockey players or DKEs on the history of black baseball players in organization called the International Senior Shia and Sunni sects, and his student’s from Colby who are in the Charlotte area Nebraska. Y Anne York Samson moved Lawyers Project, spending time in Liberia. written English has improved, so it’s a should look him up. to Portland, Ore., and in January enjoyed Sandy and wife Dennie celebrated their fair trade. Y Cheryl Moriarty Higgins is a 10-day cultural and educational trip to 44th anniversary. Their children live in Los thoroughly enjoying retirement and finding Cuba, spending time in Cienfuegos and Angeles, Washington, D.C., and Charlotte, herself busier than ever. She and husband 1971 Trinidad. A new grandson, Palmer York N.C. They have six grandchildren. Y I hope Buddy ’69 now live full time on Peaks Ann E. Miller Samson, joined his brother, Ford Oliver to see many of you on campus in June! Island, Maine, and although the ferry pres- [email protected] Samson. Anne plans to work part time ents challenges, they love the community Here we are in the dead of winter, bizarre as a psychologist, learn about Portland, as well as being part of the city of Portland weather all over the world, and we don’t and travel. Y Craig Stevens, in his 26th 1970 without living in it. While Cheryl misses know whether to bundle up for 20 below Libby Brown Strough year at the Savannah College of Art and aspects of teaching, she gets her kid fix or dress for a heat wave of 60 degrees! [email protected] Design, plans to work until he’s 70 and by serving as a docent for school groups With a shift in the magazine schedule, then think about what comes next. He Dave and Linda Loring Shea visited with at the Portland Museum of Art. Besides and with so many of you writing in, I had continues teaching at the Maine Media Peter and Linda Marsh Foss in October visiting their grandson, Atticus, in Madison, to abbreviate some of your news. Please Workshops in Rockport in the summer, and and report that the Fosses grow the largest Wis., she loves walking, playing in a ukulele bear with the word limit, and if you don’t last October he purchased “a sweet little beets Dave’s ever seen. Dave will retire in house/studio in Camden.” Y Gary Austin June and is looking forward to golf, fishing, won’t be at reunion because he and his kayaking, reading, gardening, chopping wife, Judy, will be on safari in Africa. “It’s and splitting wood, and, of course, keeping Aroline “Lin” Stone Gallagher ’70 left been a bucket list item for a while, and up old friends and making new ones. He’s corporate America to teach English as a Second with Judy’s retirement last year, we truly trying to talk Linda into retirement as well have time to do whatever we want!” Gary and hopes to spend at least one winter Language in Boston. She says, “This has been says there’s lots of bucket left, and that’s month (February) in South Florida each more than a career change; it’s been a life where they’ll focus time in the future. Y year. They’re looking at the Fort Myers/ change. I have never had a more gratifying job.” Warren Heller and wife Debbie recently Naples area. Y Making a gutsy career celebrated their third wedding anniversary move, Aroline “Lin” Stone Gallagher left and will be at reunion. Warren has two adult corporate America to teach English as a stepdaughters, an 11-year-old “grand- second language in Boston. After receiv- daughter,” and a 2-year-old “grandson.” ing her TEFL certification from the Boston group, reading, and getting together with see your news here, look for it next time. He has maintained a solo law practice in Academy of English, Lin joined the school friends. Y Debbie (Stephenson) ’68 and Y Fred Osborn and his wife, Anne, are Milford, Mass., for 40 years, and he and staff and is now program director for the Phil Wysor are still working as lawyers in happy to announce that they now live in Debbie plan to retire in three years. Y Test of English as a Foreign Language Marblehead and Beverly, Mass., respec- a house of their own for the first time ever Mickey Jako recently posted all his mate- (TOEFL) Program, senior ESL teacher, and tively, skiing at Sugarloaf, and enjoying in New York. They sold the family estate, rial, mostly religious debates, on YouTube. private tutor for undergraduate, graduate, their six grandchildren. In December Phil built in 1919, to an NYC art dealer who is Skeptic magazine posted his video of an and professional students. As Lin says, attended a lecture and book signing by Ben restoring every detail to its original state. exposé of medium James Van Praagh. “This has been more than a career change; Bradlee Jr. to announce the publication of Fred and Anne now live in a cottage on Mickey also debated a leading atheist, Dan it’s been a life change. I have never had a Ben’s fantastic biography of Ted Williams. the edge of the estate. Y Jon Stone wel- Also in attendance were Andy Hayashi, comed his seventh grandchild. Y There Joani Katz, Jim Martin, Jim Patch, Frank is no dust gathering on Rich Abramson, “Alex” Wilson ’73, and many others. Y who continues to be busy with President Sandy Hoe ’69 has been with McKenna Long Pam Warner Champagne continues to be Bro Adams promoting the new Snow Pond & Aldridge LLP for 40 years. He represents a caregiver for her partner, who suffered Center for the Arts, connected with the New government contractors and has consulted an extensive stroke three years ago. The England Music Camp, as an arts venue/ rounds of medical appointments and music school/arts academy. Y Dave with the International Senior Lawyers Project. physical and occupational therapy keep Williams is still skating his heart out. He her very busy. She sees neighbor Andrea played hockey in Montreal last November Atwater ’82 from time to time as they were with his “old” teammate and friend John both French majors at Colby and belong Bowey. Y Alive and well in Auburn, Maine, to a French conversation group. Y Jane Mike Smith wants his classmates and DKE Barker. Mickey plays tennis with a group more gratifying job.” She has never looked Stinchfield Knapp is still enjoying public brothers to know that he’s semi-retired called “The Geezers” and competes for back. Y Shipp Webb and his wife, Judith, service. She’s now a commissioner for the after a career in psychiatric nursing. He’s court time with another group, “The Super ran a handcrafted-jewelry business in his New England Interstate Water Pollution a doting grandfather. Recently he enjoyed Geezers,” with whom he sees himself being hometown in Tennessee for more than 25 Control Commission, which is concerned sharing Colby memories with Jack Marsh a proud member in the years ahead. Y years until they retired eight years ago. A with carrying out the Clean Water Act. Y ’48. Y While attending a family wedding Sandy Hoe recently passed his 40-year year later they moved to New Hampshire. Lynne Murrell retired at the beginning of at the Cosmos Club in D.C. (a private

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[email protected] 50 3/7/14 3:58 PM She’s still setting up at high-end antiques through Facebook. Y Congratulations to shows, where she tries to sell her wares, and Wendy Knickerbocker, whose book—Bard 70s newsmakers spending time every week as a curatorial of the Bethel: The Life and Times of Bos- volunteer at her local museum, the Flor- ton’s Father Taylor, 1793-1871—was just Ben Bradlee Jr. ’70 won the 2013 Cerulli Award ence Griswold Museum in Old Lyme, Conn. published, complete with a cover blurb for Excellence in Sports Writing/Biography for written by Colby Professor Emeritus Tom The Kid: The Immortal Life of Ted Williams. Longstaff. Y Monica Bignelli still works Bradlee spent 25 years as a writer and editor 1973 as a consultant for corporate learning at the Boston Globe. The Cerulli Award was Carol Chalker and development, focusing on helping established in 2012 by Kurt Cerulli ’78 and [email protected] managers build their skills. Interesting F his wife, Mary. Independent Vermont news- experiences abound with clients includ- paper Seven Days ran a Q&A on Vermont Loon Class president Norm Olsen survived a trip ing British Parliament and the maritime Recovery Project Coordinator Eric Hanson ’70 to Alaska that involved sloshing through branch of the United Nations. She lives in in the fall. As Hanson’s responsibilities have a 10-foot drop to turbulent, icy water. London and hasn’t visited the U.S. in six increased over 15 years on the job, so has He spoke of the necessity of doing such years. Wait four more, and come back for the state loon population, rebounding from things when one is young and fit. I was just our 45th reunion in 2018! Y Joe Mattos Left to right, Kurt Cerulli ’78, a low of about 30 birds three decades ago to glad to hear that our president is still fit sent a fabulous picture of former Colby Mary Cerulli, and Ben Bradlee Jr. ’70 283 in 2013. F Rebecca Littleton Corbett enough to lead us to the next reunion in football coach Dick McGee with Joe and ’74 was promoted to assistant managing editor for the New York Times in December, 2018! Y Gail Andrews McCarthy enjoyed John Krasnavage, probably on their way which means she is now on the masthead at the top of the newspaper’s editorials a fundraising phone call from a Colby to lunch, where they periodically meet page. She previously worked as a senior editor with a focus on enterprise journalism. student who asked her if the campus had over a burger and beer. Joe enjoys his According to Times Executive Editor Jill Abramson, Corbett has edited some of the moved to Mayflower Hill when she was a part-time job as superintendent of schools paper’s “hardest-hitting stories” and “most elegant narratives.” F In January Waterville student—and then went on to pronounce Mayor Karen Heck ’74 testified before the Maine Legislature’s appropriations com- in Islesboro, Maine. Y Jack Sigel writes Chi Omega like it was chai tea. Gail’s life of his upcoming retirement plans, which mittee criticizing a proposal to reduce revenue sharing to cities and towns. Heck said is filled with golf, book club, yoga, Bunco, Waterville and other communities take a hit each year because the state passes its involve traveling. He plans to drive to bowling, and choir in her retirement. Y responsibilities on to municipalities. Arkansas to visit his son, who specializes Peter Rinaldi continues to run his news- in trauma and child abuse in children under papers in Natchez, Miss., but is spending 6. He also plans to explore New Mexico, more time in Naples, Fla., since he bought Arizona, and California and would love to social club for Washington’s intellectual abroad at Northwestern University. Y elite), Alan Levine had an opportunity to Jonathan Ray wrote a personal narrative show his girlfriend the Lovejoy entry in the called Gorham, Bridgton and Beyond that Certified personal property appraiserJoy Newseum’s database of press martyrs. Y includes a chapter about Colby. The book Bemak Hanes ’72 sells her wares at high-end Bill Hladky sends me fascinating photos is available through Amazon. Y Linda of his hiking and climbing adventures in Wallace has been exploring eastern Europe antiques shows and volunteers at the Florence the most interesting of places as well as with her husband, visiting seven countries, Griswold Museum in Old Lyme, Conn. encouraging messages about his son’s national parks, and a school in a Hungarian college prowess. Y Officially retired now, mountain village. Linda was most excited Janet Beals and Dave Nelson celebrated about attending Colby’s bicentennial cel- their liberation with a two-month trip to ebration hosted by the L.A. alumni chapter. a home there; his sons and grandson live meet up with Larry Rider in Arizona. Jack Europe, visiting 11 countries on Eurorail She was struck by how many generations of there as well. He’s still playing soccer, writes nostalgically about his time at Colby passes—just like kids. Y Dennis Hartung alums were present and was impressed by which he credits to his excellent Blue Cross and his experiment with encounter groups visited with old college buddies Craig the young graduates’ passion, intellect, and coverage. Y Morrie Herman, his wife, with Wendy Knickerbocker. He fondly Dickinson, Dave Collins, and Brad Moir. accomplishments. Y Nancy Neckes Dumart Eileen, and three grown sons took a trip remembers seeing Ram Dass in 1969 Y Continuing his research for the EPA in and I had a fun mini reunion with Dave Eddy to Disney World during Christmas break. and the invitation-only “Fireman’s Ball” the Office of Research and Development, in Framingham, Mass., a few months back. Morrie’s sons are all successful students that happened every spring. Y The final Atlantic Ecology Division, in Narragansett, My “other dad,” Faith Tiberio Dougherty’s in varying stages of program completion. bit of news is joyous—Anne Huff Jordan R.I., Hal Walker writes that he and his dad, passed away in October—very sad. On Lots of graduations for you and your wife, writes of the birth of her first grandchild, family are still learning to “ski the bumps” a more positive note, I am very impressed Morrie! Y Jon Miller returned to Mahari- Jordan Elizabeth. Jordan and her parents live in Utah, so Anne plans to travel out in life beyond college. He and his wife have by how accomplished so many of our class- shi University of Management to become there regularly. Y Remember to block off twin boys, which means that next year they mates are. Me? I just plod along. recertified as a teacher of transcendental the first weekend in June of 2018 for our might have three sons in college. Y After meditation and to enjoy long meditations in 45th reunion. 20 years as the founding executive director 1972 the Golden Dome. He continues to practice at Solutions at Work, Macy Delong has law, focusing on trusts, business, real Nancy Round Haley changed her focus in a new role at Vinfen estate, and intellectual property. Y My [email protected] in Boston, putting her experience to work heart goes out to Ida Dionne Burroughs, 1974 with those battling mental health issues. Happy New Year to everyone! May 2014 who in November lost her husband to Vicki Parker Kozak She sees Pat Montgomery and Nancy be a healthy and happy year for all. Y Joy lymphoma that had only been diagnosed Jill Gilpatric Richard Hammar Austin a couple times a year. Bemak Hanes completed three years of in September. She’s learning to live alone [email protected] Y Carolyn Additon Anthony is fulfilling classes in appraisal school and is now a with her dog and is organizing a team for To the Class of ’73, if you couldn’t make her year’s term as president of the Public certified personal property appraiser. She the Prouty ride in July that raises money it to your 40th reunion last June, think Library Association, a national organization says that conducting a proper appraisal for the Norris Cotton Cancer Center in about coming to ours this year. If you of 10,000 members. Bill Anthony, her is like writing a research paper—with Lebanon, N.H. She keeps up with some did attend last year and had as good a husband, continues as director of studies bibliography, footnotes, references, etc. classmates, especially Janet Hueners, time as we did, why not do it again with a

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new group of Colby people? We’d love to promoted to associate university librarian. to spend most of the year in Provence. summer, and youngest daughter Madeleine see any of you who can make the trip. Y Their big news is that their son, Matt, was Though Buck graduated from Colby with a became engaged over the holidays. Need- Classmates, this will be our last column married Sept. 15, 2012, to Kendra Leith, degree in the sciences, French culture has less to say, Malcolm is still working! Y After before we see you at reunion. Thanks for the daughter of Jennifer and Duncan Leith been his passion. Enjoying the countryside, 17 years of being together, Steve Tait and all your responses to our news requests ’73, also of Holden. It was a wedding of biking l’Alpe d’Huez, and photographing his partner Dave Cook were happy to make in the past five years. We hope that 2014 Colby children on a perfect late summer muse will take most of the year. To all those it legal last December. In February they is going well and that we will see many of day in Cape Neddick, Maine. Don’s Zeta classmates who have yet to enjoy semi- headed to Peru to explore the Amazon, you in June. Y Jeff Barske married Kim Psi roommate, Joe Mattia, and a Lambda retirement, he believes it was John Belushi Machu Picchu, and Lake Titicaca. Y Barb Elisa Prario last October in Clinton, Conn., Chi contingent helped them celebrate the who quoted Voltaire: “If you don’t fly first Miller Deutschle works part time as the after three years of a wonderful friendship. day. Y Dennis Delehanty and his wife, class ... your children will!” Y Last summer children’s ministry director at Sarasota Dan Sexton attended a Phi Delta Theta Baptist Church in Florida. Husband Mark reunion in Biddeford organized by Charlie is a sign consultant for EBSCO Sign Group. Don Richardson ’74 is in his 38th year on the LeRoyer and Mike Harris ’76. Bob Walsh, Barb doesn’t think that either of them Marty Womer, and other Colby alumni will ever have the opportunity to retire! library staff at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, joined them. It was a good chance to relive Daughter Skye graduated from Palm Beach where he was recently promoted to associate some of their Mayflower Hill exploits. Y Rod Atlantic University last May; son Chris lives university librarian. Jones sent in a great photo [wish I could and works in Denver and recently returned share it with you!] of a get-together last to school for a B.S. in nursing. For exercise, year with Steve and Katie Ruoff Palmer, Barb has enjoyed returning to swimming, Kathy (Donohue) ’76 and Ron Yeo, Jim the sport of her younger days. and Carol Majdalany Williams, Sharon Congratulations, Jeff and Kim. Y Last May Elizabeth, spent three months in Beijing, and Dave White, Rod’s wife, Joanne, and Clif Brittain and his wife, Peggy, and their staying with daughter Carmen, who lives daughter Kim ’05. Unfortunately, son Trevor 1976 two kids, Frank, 24, and Nancy, 28, went there and works for a company that helps ’12 was not present. They all have gone Robert Weinstein to Tuscany, Italy, on a bicycle trip hosted Chinese high school seniors apply to top their separate ways since Mayflower Hill, [email protected] by REI and led by an Italian couple. Clif U.S. colleges. A couple of her students and Rod found it amazing how they fell Hi, everyone! As I’m writing, I’m look- and Peggy then spent time in Florence and enrolled at Colby. Dennis and Elizabeth back into a familiar and fun camaraderie. ing forward to the balmy weather that’s Cinque Terre. This was their first trip to Italy lived the day-to-day life of expats in a Y Deborah Seel Palman, a retired game supposed to hit this weekend—they’re and they loved everything about it. Clif rows friendly, welcoming neighborhood not warden K9 team specialist, now spends her predicting high 20s. Might have to bring in the summer months, cross-country skis far from the U.S. Embassy. Dennis said, time doing search-and-rescue dog training out the shorts! Last September I took my in the winter, loves to play Scrabble, and “Living in China is an exercise in humility: and working at searches in Maine with her mom to New England for a brief vacation. home-brews beer in his spare time. You no matter how intelligent or educated dog. She also travels to teach seminars and We had a wonderful brunch at the Maine bring the Scrabble board in June, and game you think you are, in that country, as a works on an online course for training dog Diner with Diane Lockwood Wendorf. Di on! Y Robin and Cathy Morris Killoran Westerner, you are absolutely helpless, due handlers. Last September she and her dog and her husband, Mark, have been back bought a home in Melbourne Beach, Fla., to the impenetrable language barrier.” Y found a missing man in Benton, Maine. Y in Maine for more than five years. Di is in the fall of 2012. After spending several Well, that’s all, folks! See you at Colby in weeks there throughout 2013, they sold June. Be there, or we will talk about you, their home in Kent, Conn., and moved to and it won’t be pretty. Florida last October. Sadly, Robin passed Retired game warden K9 team specialist away from an infection shortly after their Deborah Seel Palman ’75 keeps busy doing move. Cathy is thankful for the time they 1975 had in their new home. She spent Thanks- Susie Gearhart Wuest search-and-rescue dog training and working on giving with siblings Bill Yovic ’77 and Sue [email protected] searches in Maine with her dog. Yovic Hoeller ’73 and family in Tampa. Since graduation John Mosley has worked Cathy would like to reconnect with any in the financial services field while living Colby people who live in the area or are in the Portland, Maine, area. In 2009 his visiting. Y Last October Jo-Ellen (Bois) wife, Carol, retired from L.L. Bean and After eight years as corporate counsel with pastor at the North Parish Congregational ’77 and Greg Smith marked the 40-year joined John in working with clients. Three Massage Envy, Jeffrey Frankel accepted a UCC in Sanford. Among the greatest joys of anniversary of the day they met at Colby. years later daughter Sarah, a graduate similar position with International Cruise & her ministry last year was celebrating the In their words, “A freshman pledge of of the University of Miami, joined the Excursions, a global vacation membership marriage of two men who’d been together Sigma Kappa sorority walked into the Delta practice, the Mosley Financial Group. In organization based in Scottsdale, Ariz. for 14 years—since before the marriage Upsilon fraternity to attend a faculty/Greek May 2012 John suffered a heart attack Son Derrick finished his graduate degree equality vote made it legal in Maine. She cocktail party. She was greeted by a young and underwent quadruple-bypass surgery. in cinematography and works in the Los was looking forward to celebrating the man who hung up her coat and escorted Fortunately, recovery went well, and one Angeles film industry. Daughter Rachel marriage of Don and Bill, who have been her over to the bar. Later, they drove to year later he participated in and finished is a premed student at the University of together for 37 years and are now in their dinner in his ’52 Oldsmobile convertible at the Beach to Beacon 10K Race! Now living Arizona. As new empty nesters, Jeffrey and 70s. Mark took over as interim minister of the South End Café for roast beef grinders. in a two-family home in Westbrook, his wife Lydia decided to overcompensate by a tiny church in York Beach and has been And the rest, as they say, is history. The household is truly multi-generational, with moving to a new house, requiring them doing a fantastic job there. Their son, Josh, ’52 Olds is restored and driving the back his 90-year-old mother, his daughter, his to pack up 20 years of possessions and builds and repairs bikes at a Trek concept roads of Washington.” Y After living in son, Chris, and two dogs. John thinks this memories. Y Malcolm Foster is staying bike shop in Portsmouth, N.H., where he’s Holden, Mass., for the past 11 years, Don is his first time replying. Y Buck Drew and sane these days, thanks to his fly-fishing the service manager; Josh also does their Richardson and his wife, Janet, moved to his girlfriend purchased one-way airline expeditions. Son Blake ’07 is planning graphic design and stars in their online Millbury, Mass. He’s in his 38th year on the tickets to Paris for this spring. They plan to get married on Islesboro, Maine, this ad. Y As part of their sailing adventures library staff at WPI, where he was recently

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[email protected] 52 3/7/14 3:59 PM last summer, Paul Kueffner and his wife, classmates, for news, or to the ever-patient reconnecting with Amy Schenck Frankel in 1978 Sue, met Marguerite (Nelson) ’75 and Jay staff at Colby for extensions for the column! the coming year. Y Having previously run Nancy Piccin Sarson. Discussions included wedding Please remember to give to the Colby Fund. the Nature Conservancy’s Maine, Australia, [email protected] planning; Paul and Sue’s eldest daughter And start circling June 2-5, 2016, on your Canada, and global land conservation will be married in October to a fellow Uni- calendar. Yes, my friends, our next reunion strategy programs, Kent Wommack is Hey, everyone! I just got back from Colby versity of Vermont alum. Paul is happy to is only two years away, and I’m counting now the organization’s senior strategist for Ski Weekend at Sugarloaf and, as always, have 160 excited kids learning French this on you to be there. Yes, you! international projects. When not traveling was amazed at how the years just melt year. Y David McKay Wilson continues for work, Kent serves as vice president of away when I’m in the presence of Colby to write for Colby magazine, among many the Elmina B. Sewall Foundation, which mates. The weekend included visits with other publications. He has a story in this 1977 donates about $8 million annually to Ian Ogilvie, John Geismar, and John ’80 Kevin Farnham and Ronni-Jo Posner Carpenter. If there issue about six Colby entrepreneurs. Y Maine nonprofits. Y Jo-Ellen Bois Smith [email protected] were others I missed, please forgive me and Kevin Carley’s daughter, Karina ’08, was could not feed her Olympic fandom with drop me a line to let me know. Mostly I hung married in Yarmouth, Maine, last July, Helene Morneau has lived in Northern a hat trick visit to Sochi in February, but with the “young’uns”—Kitty Weyl Dove ’80, with 22 Colby alumni attended including California for the last 30 years practicing she hoped that memories of London 2012 Suzanne Connolly Levere ’80, Sarah Stiles Harry Nelson, Mike Boyson, and Lindsay landscape architecture in Santa Rosa. and the 2010 Vancouver Olympics (where Bright ’80, Lindy Williams ’79, Bill Muller Huntington Hancock. Kevin returned to Her husband and partner, Bob Landman, she volunteered and cut the ribbon to ’79, and Bruce Forsley ’79—and it made Portland, Maine, last year after four years recently retired from ER medicine, freeing open the Whistler Athletes Village) would me want to do some serious planning for overseas working as a country director for them to travel. They will visit Myanmar, tide her over. She will join husband Greg Y the Peace Corps in eight different countries then sail off the coast of Phuket, Thailand. Smith ’74 at his 40th Colby reunion in next year. Who’s in? Jeff Wheeler sent in Micronesia and the eastern Caribbean. “Life continues to be good to us, and I’m June. Jo-Ellen enjoyed a pre-Thanksgiving regrets for the ski weekend. He was heading He’s now an executive coach; his focus is always amazed as to how many Colby lunch with freshman roommate Peggo to campus for the Jack Kelley tribute the working with baby boomers on financial graduates I cross paths with.” Y Richard issues and encore careers. Contact Kevin Clampitt, who has provided legal services through his website, kevincarley.com. Y to the WD-40 Company since his gradu- Joanne Karlin Giudicelli ’77 runs three David Christie is the commercial print ation from law school in 1981, is now VP, salesperson for the Lewiston Sun Journal, general counsel, and corporate secretary popular self-serve frozen yogurt shops in and lives in Mexico, Maine, the town where for the company. Y Alan MacEwan hopes California’s Sierra Nevada foothills and enjoys he went to high school. He’s married to his the family’s Colby tradition will continue: Western riding with her two horses. high school sweetheart. He keeps busy as a his son Graham has applied to Colby. Y separated dad to his 14-year-old daughter, Stephen Roy has been laid up after ankle Jennifer, who was busy with field hockey last fusion surgery. His wife, Valerie (Jones) fall and Nordic skiing this winter. He stays ’76, is nursing him through it (and will following weekend. Chris Morrissey, Bob in touch with Joe ’75 and Joanne Defilipp continue provided that Steve doesn’t Horstmann Hodes in November, “sharing Fukumoto, and Sandy Buck also planned Alex. Y Janet Breslin Gilmartin stays in drive her crazy). They always look forward our joys over our adventurous kids and to attend. Y Bob and Kim Attridge Sherrill touch with Nancy Gervais Finnegan ’77, to visits with their two grandchildren. Y sorrows over aging parents.” Y Carolyn live in the Blue Ridge Mountains in Boone, whom she’s seen a few times in Maine. Roger and Joanne Karlin Giudicelli cel- Frazier lived in Chicago for 15 years, N.C., where Kim is associate director She’s also in touch with Barbara Brennan ebrated 25 years of marriage. They now working in digital advertising in client of the Learning Assistance Program at Silano, who lives in California; Janet saw have two grandsons, so the boy trend services or project management. On Oct. Appalachian State University and their son, her a few years ago. Y Several people have that started with their own three sons is 1, 2013, she made a big move, becoming Robbie, is a junior at UNC Chapel Hill. She insisted I write an update about me, so here continuing. After 25 years of tennis, Joanne client services group account director at had a mini reunion last summer with Sue goes. I’ve been a freelance development moved on to Western riding (she owns Seattle Wunderman Network, leading the Jacke Littlefield and Elizabeth Patten editor for umpteen years, working mostly on two horses): “I’m learning how incredibly Microsoft U.S. commercial account. Her at Ronda Faloon’s house in Gloucester, industrial, manufacturing, and business- technical and time-consuming this sport husband, Duncan, is wrapping up their Mass., where Ronda’s husband, Rob related professional books and textbooks. is.” The transition began five years ago, life in Chicago, “selling our lovely house Chandler ’77, took them sailing several For the past four years I’ve headed Oasis and it aligned with a career change into and garden, reassuring my parents and times. They all agreed it was special to Players, a vocal ensemble that special- the frozen yogurt business. Joanne now friends that we’ll still come visit, and get together and still feel like they were izes in elegant cabarets featuring mostly runs three popular self-serve shops in making final decisions on furniture that with their very dearest friends—and they Great American Songbook selections. We the Sierra Nevada foothills of California, we should have gotten rid of eons ago.” So far, Carolyn loves Seattle: she walks hope to make it an annual tradition. Y to work and is a five-minute jog from the Speaking of North Carolina, Nick Levintow bay. She invites any Colbyites in the area retired there in 2013 after 34 years with David Christie ’76 lives in Mexico, Maine, and to reach out ([email protected]). the U.S. Department of Labor. Nick and is the commercial print salesperson for the Y Ehrhardt Groothoff and his wife, Grace, his wife, Kathy, had lived in the same keep busy homeschooling their three kids neighborhood in Silver Spring, Md., since Lewiston Sun Journal. He’s married to his high (15, 14, and 12) and being crazy travel- 1985 but wanted to be closer to the coast. school sweetheart. ing soccer parents: “During these last six They’re now in Leland, N.C., just outside months, the boys have played in the San Wilmington, which he described as “an Francisco Bay Area, San Diego, Phoenix, interesting college town—not too big or Las Vegas, Denmark, and Sweden! My too small, with a lot to offer.” They have one daughter planning to go to grad school perform throughout Monmouth County in as well as a dairy plant that packages daughter has also added lacrosse to the in the fall, a son who started a new job central New Jersey, occasionally venturing and sells frozen-yogurt treats to a dozen mix.” Ehrhardt hopes to retire soon from his in Manhattan, and another son attending across county lines. In my spare time I supermarkets and to more than 40 schools fire/EMS job after 32 years. He and Grace college in Wilmington. Nick plans to join specialize in groveling—either to you, my in northern California. She looks forward to are considering a move back to Maine. a consulting venture to focus on labor law

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and policy issues—and had to point out Vermont College of Fine Arts Jan. 20. Y He feels very lucky to have the soccer It’s great to hear from classmates who that while he visits New England often to Mia and Greg Pfitzerwill celebrate their community, UMass, Colby and Stanford haven’t written before. Jim Nelson has see his sister, Alix Levintow Howell ’77, he 30th anniversary this year and his 25th soccer alumni, the local community, and been working as the assistant principal at does not miss the snow. It was 70 degrees anniversary as a professor of American of course his lovely wife and family as his Honeoye Falls–Lima High School (just south and he was on the golf course in January! studies at Skidmore College. (Greg is support network, keeping him strong. Y of Rochester, N.Y.) for the past 21 years. Y Bonnitta Roy is also retired after 30 receiving Colby’s Outstanding Educator Richard Uchida is in his fourth year as vice He married the love of his life, Karen, in years in the landscape design-build indus- Award at reunion. Come celebrate with chair of the Colby College Board of Trustees 2009. Karen is a special ed teacher working try. But she’s not idle—she established an him!) Son Michael is a choral associate and served on the presidential search primarily with autistic kids. Together they educational center called Alderlore on her and interim director of the Cambridge committee. Daughter Julia ’16 is in her have five kids between the ages of 20 and second year at Colby, and niece Alexandra 24(!). Jim’s son, Greg, will graduate this Brown ’14 will graduate this spring with a May from Nazareth College in Pittsford, Nick Mencher ’79 left TIAA-CREF to start his major in biology. Y Our class has quite a N.Y., and his daughter, Rachel, is a junior bit of prestige and authority on the board. at the University of Michigan. Stepchildren own consulting group, K&M Productions. He Randy Papadellis chairs the Budget and Holly, Jack, and Anna are all in college in writes and edits for financial services firms. Finance Committee. Richard chairs the the Rochester area. Five tuitions—ouch! Educational Policy Committee, having Jim stays in touch with other Lambda Chi’s done so for the past five years. (Richard through their annual golf outing and remains and Randy will receive Colby Bricks at in close contact with Steve Pfaff ’81 and reunion—two more reasons to attend!) Darlene Howland ’81, Bill and Mary Lou Eric Rosengren serves as chair of the Eckland Jackson, and Jay ’81 and Lisa home/farm in northwestern Connecticut, Community Chorus, and daughter Sally Student Affairs Committee. Steven Earle Sukeforth Donegan ’84. Y Ken Thomas where her title is resident meta-designer. is a project coordinator for the Harvard will join the board this summer. Y Jane works for the U.S. Congress, where he I like the sound of that! Y Marty Reader Graduate School of Education’s Center Gair Prairie is a social worker at the New advises senators, members, and staff on thanks Jim Cook and company for putting on the Developing Child. Y Nick Mencher England Eating Disorders Program at Mercy issues of constitutional law. As an attorney together the Facebook class page. Marty left his job at TIAA-CREF and started his Hospital in Portland, Maine, celebrating for the Congressional Research Service, a and his wife, Susan, love living in Minnesota own consulting group, K&M Productions. 15 years there and more than 26 as a legislative branch agency, he is lead author and consider themselves “displaced New He’s been writing and editing for financial social worker. Jane’s son is a high school of the recently published Constitution of the Yorkers.” Marty is working in his second services firms. Y Angela Mickalide works junior with an interest in music. He’s begun United States: Analysis and Interpretation. technology startup and says his work is at Children’s National Health System and his college exploration and is thinking of Ken lives in Washington, D.C., with his wife, great fun. Marty, I think that’s a sign you received a promotion to executive director are doing it right! Their daughter Alison of the Emergency Medical Services for graduated from Colby in 2012, son Jay Children Nation Resource Center. She and is at Stanford, and daughter Livia is in her team of 10 work with federal funder the After 30 years in the landscape design-build eighth grade. Y Doug and Marjorie Health Resources and Service Administra- industry, Bonitta Roy ’78 retired and started an Gonzalez Blackwell have been running tion and its grantees. Y Patricia David half-marathons together and look so practices law in Montgomery County, educational center called Alderlore on her farm happy—and so in shape!—in the pictures Md. Her eldest, Cate, completed her first in northwestern Connecticut. they’ve posted. Y Alicia Rodriguez lives semester at Drexel Law School. Daughter on the Chesapeake Bay with her golden Sarah will receive a degree in biology retriever, Finn. She runs two businesses: from George Washington University this Sophia Associates, doing leadership May. Son Cliff has accepted admission Annie, and his two children, Alex and Ryan. studying engineering. Y Melinda Edger- development, and Bold Conversations, to Trinity College and will play football Y Sonia Turcotte Fois’s son, Andrew, is a ley Pearce’s son, Jon, married his high where she writes about personal and when he starts there in the fall. Y Cari freshman music composition major at NYU’s school sweetheart, Emily, Jan. 7. They had spiritual development and her travels in and Carl Lovejoy became grandparents Steinhardt School. Y Tamara Hannah is planned an outdoor ceremony on an island South America. Alicia has two books in Dec. 31, when son Ben and his wife, now affiliated with ONE Sotheby’s in Miami in northern Wisconsin where they live, but the works and a creative 18-year-old son Avery, welcomed Lila Eyre Lovejoy. Ben Beach, if anyone wants to buy property in with temps at -20, the ceremony was moved who is in college and produces his own plays hockey for the Anaheim Ducks. Son South Florida. She recently closed $13 indoors! Y Our 35th reunion committee music—and is the spitting image of Alicia Matt took a job in Los Angeles with a new million of commercial property in Chicago encourages you to attend. Emily Grout at that age, in a male version. “Between high-net-worth wealth management firm. and Miami and is glad to be out of the Sprague, Betsy Bucklin Reddy, Bob Lizza, executive coaching, writing, kayaking, and Son Nick graduates from Dartmouth June arctic freeze! Y Judy Alexander Medlin Bill Leete, Susan Raymond Geismar, travel, it’s a full and happy life,” she says. 8, so Carl won’t be at reunion. Carl recently is education coordinator at Mount Desert Stacey Cox Slowinski, Janet Deering Y It’s wonderful to hear from so many of cofounded Family Support Collaborative, Island Biological Laboratory in Salisbury Bruen, Libby Maynard Gordon, Brian you. Please do keep the news coming! a nonprofit that shares the collective Cove, Maine. She reports that many Colby Hoffmann, Carl Lovejoy, Nick Nichols, resources of independent and specialized students come to MDIBL for research Peter Greenberg, Meg Matheson, and nonprofit schools and programs to support fellowships in the summer and for neuro- Bob Kinney are working hard to plan an 1979 families in achieving positive outcomes. science courses in January. Y On a sad unforgettable reunion. Please join them in Cheri Bailey Powers Y Sam Koch still coaches at UMass. note, Kitty Weyl Dove reported that Suze setting a record for class gift total when [email protected] Rebuilding with 14 freshmen last year, Connolly Levere’s father passed away last they call. See you at reunion! It’s our 35th reunion June 6-8, 2014! Y the team made the A-10 tournament for summer. Kitty, Lisa McDonough O’Neill, Laurie Borden is coming to reunion and the first time in four years. Battling cancer and Sarah Stiles Bright all attended the hopes the gang is planning on it too! for the last year and a half, Sam is doing 1980 service. Mr. Connolly was commodore of Y Kathy Quimby received her M.F.A. in well with the help of great doctors and Tom Marlitt the Eastern Yacht Club, uncle of Janet writing for children and young adults from support staff at Mass General Hospital. [email protected] Santry Houser ’78, and a great old salt who

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[email protected] 54 3/7/14 3:59 PM 1982 their 30th anniversary! They planned an Sarah Lickdyke Morissette October 2013 trip to France now that they 80s newsmakers [email protected] are empty nesters. Susan writes, “We had fun moving our daughter, Robin ’17, into In January Edward “Ted” Tinson ’80 joined Global 100 Deb Nader Hartshorn and daughter Dana, Colby this fall. She will play for the softball law firm Sheppard Mullin Richter & HamptonLL P as chief 16, continue to be busy in Burlington, Vt. team and ski with Erin Figel ’16 (daughter operating officer. He previously served as chief financial They volunteer for the Vermont Adaptive of Matt Figel) during Jan Plan! It’s been officer for Dentons’ U.S. and Asia-Pacific regions. F Ski and Sport Program at Sugarbush Ski great noticing Misha Strage ’16 (daughter Susan French Fine ’82 was appointed U.S. Agency for Resort, where they teach skiing. Deb runs of David Strage) make contributions to the International Development (USAID) mission director for and hikes and has joined a sailing team field hockey team as well.” Y Scott Sophos Senegal. A career foreign service officer, Fine began on Lake Champlain. Y Jim Haddow and her development work as a Peace Corps volunteer in Swaziland and served most recently as USAID director for East African affairs. F Emily Nussdorfer ’87 was profiled in Philadelphia’s Chestnut Hill Local in Janu- Judy Alexander Medlin ’80 is education Susan French Fine ’82 ary. Passionate about dancing since age 6, Nussdorfer coordinator at Mount Desert Island Biological uses her love of dance to effect social change with her nonprofit, Moving Creations, which promotes youth leadership and development Laboratory, where many Colby students through creative expression. F In December the Portland Press Herald featured Wes complete summer research fellowships and Jan Crain ’88 and the superfood business he helms, Navitas Naturals, a leading seller of dried and powdered nutrient-dense foods such as açaí and goji berries, cacao, and Plan neuroscience courses. chia seeds. With $25 million in sales in 2012, the Novato, Calif.-based company was poised to achieve 50-percent growth in revenue by the end of 2013, according to Crain.

his family moved from Portland to Buxton, sent lots of news, and here is the gist of it: Maine. Wife Michelle now has space to “Last January the Colchester (U.K.) theatre hosted many a Colby kid at his home and able through lulu.com. Y Dani Nemec cultivate perennials for her gardening company Mad Hatter Productions asked Y Micsan (my enthusiastic choice for our on his boat. Just yesterday I got a call business and access to wild places and me to play vice principal Panch in The 25th next correspondent!) had dinner in D.C. from Fred Madeira, Elliott Pratt, Scott outdoor recreation. Younger son Max, who Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. The with Bob Ryan just before Christmas. Bob Butterfield, and Chris Perrin, who were studies marine science, has a year left at production was such as success that we was there for a conference. Dani is training all at Lawrie Foster’s ski house in Bethel, the University of Maine. Older son Hamish took it to Edinburgh Festival Fringe. I set for the Nike Women’s Half Marathon D.C. Maine. They wanted to be sure to report volunteered in December at a hospital in up a Wefund account (the U.K. answer in April, and she is registered for the half that Scott “the straw that stirs the drink” Haiti and is waiting to hear back from medi- to Kickstarter) and sent out e-mail and marathon in Munich, Germany, in June. Butterfield will definitely be in attendance cal schools. Hamish and Jim completed Facebook pleas. We raised about £2000 “I’m totally half crazy.” Dani also reports at our 35th in 2015. the Bay of Fundy International Marathon of what we needed just from the Wefund on two classmates: Carrie Bingham Boera last June. Jim remains busy practicing law account. We played the last week of August is a grandmother, and Kathy Gallop Chase and serving as vice president of the Maine 1981 is finally on Facebook reconnecting with and received three five-star reviews plus Track Club. Y Brian Sanborn has been a Steph Vrattos Colby friends. Y Monterey Arts Council one four-star review. It was an incredible high school chemistry teacher and coach [email protected] executive director Paulette Lynch spoke experience. I just received my indefinite at TEDxMonterey in early December. In since graduation. He recently notched his leave to remain in the U.K., so it looks Scott Vandersall is still working in com- 300th win as a varsity girls’ basketball like I am here for a while!” Y Brad Miller mercial lending with TD Bank, but he has her talk, The Arts Are the Answer, Paulette coach and last year was recognized as consults as an engineering geologist relocated to Cape Cod from Hampton, explored how the arts permeate science, Maine’s Chemistry Teacher of the Year by specializing in ground characterization for N.H. Scott had “lots of laughs” playing golf justice, education, and the economy. See Y the New England Institute of Chemists. heavy civil construction projects in the U.S. with Bob Clark, Joel Harris, and Steve her talk at youtu.be/YiH4mX-uUKM. Brian’s oldest daughter, Allana, is a 2013 He develops detailed site interpretations Pfaff at Turner Hill in Ipswich, Mass., last Karen Baumstark Porter sends greetings graduate of Colby. Middle daughter Kristin in order to design major infrastructure, attends Stonehill College, and youngest such as bridges, deep-rock water tunnels, Brian Sanborn ’82 earned his 300th win as a daughter Ellie turned 2 in February. Says or underground utilities. Brad lost his wife Brian, “No retirement for me anytime soon. to cancer in February 2013 and has found varsity girls’ basketball coach and in 2013 was Sigh.” Y Chris and Ruth Harkins Lawler life as a single father with two daughters recognized as Maine’s Chemistry Teacher of the live in Wellesley. Their twins have jobs challenging. Despite this, Brad writes, and apartments-—Geoff is an engineer “My appreciation for others facing and Year by the New England Institute of Chemists. in Seattle, and Hannah is an artist for an overcoming their own adversity has given educational video game company. Ruth is me a manner of hope.” Our condolences, master of foxhounds for Norfolk Hunt Club, Brad. Hang in there. where she organizes “fox hunts,” works with summer. Y Kimberly Hokanson’s oldest from Omaha. Her youngest child, Anna, landowners and conservation organiza- son, Nate, began at Goucher College in 15, performed as a selectively chosen tions, and runs numerous horse-related 1983 Baltimore last fall. Y Mark Bloom lives member of the All-American Cheerleaders events. Norfolk’s hounds chase a scent Jennifer Thayer Naylor in the scenic Appalachian mountain town team in London’s New Year’s Day Parade trail; no real foxes are harmed. About once [email protected] of Asheville, N.C. “In other words, in in front of 400,000 onlookers. The parade a year Ruth has dinner with Cindy Koehler relative isolation from anything Colby.” A was also broadcast all over the world, so Hello, darlings! My appeal for female input Bernstein, Karen Scott Dennis, Karen book Mark recently edited, Not Lost for Karen forewent her usual New Year’s Eve landed me a message from my long-lost, Lookin’: A fly-fishing romance ghost-story festivities in favor of rising at 6 a.m. New Enegess, and Julanne Cully Wright. Ruth dear friend, and fellow classicist Susan Y adventure of the High Sierras!, is avail- Year’s Day to proudly watch Anna online. writes, “We all remain unchanged.” Rob Boland. I planned on getting her news in and Susan Woods Spofford celebrated

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person in Manhattan, but I came down Matses ’84, Jane Anderson ’84, Bob Hill haven’t visited the new art museum, it’s a recently took her younger daughter on a with a bad cold, so more on her next time. ’80, Laurie Shea ’86, Sara Hill ’84, and must! Y Kathy Soderberg looks forward college visit to Colby and is pleased to Y I was thrilled to hear from Ed Higham, Jamie Engert ’82. Y Troy Dagres writes to attending our 30th in June. She’d like to report that she loved it. They also visited who lives north of NYC in Armonk; okay, so that he’s still in Newburyport after all these see some old pals from her hometown of Sewanee and stayed with Kathy Kamm. he mistook me for the fabulous Jennifer years. Troy’s son, Andrew ’14, is a senior Lynnfield, Mass., specifically Dan Toomey Cathy periodically sees Wendy Howard Jean Clark Uhl (who is hopefully reading at Colby, “wondering, like many, what he and Rich Erb. She’d also like to connect Epstein and Alison Cox and has stayed this and will write me back!), but whatevs, will do after May.” Troy is an enterprise with her old pal Charles Boddy and hopes busy with many volunteer activities. Y we have his news! After Colby, Ed went to account executive with Comcast. Y From that dear friends Cathy Walsh, Marian Roy Hirshland’s daughter is a freshman Columbia Business School and then stayed Mark Tolette comes news of what sounds Leerburger, and Lia Lundgren will be at Kenyon College and loves it. Roy enjoys on for the thrill that is New York. He has like a great sabbatical idea: “I took some there. Y Cathy Altrocchi Waidyatilleka his time on the Colby Alumni Council and three kids with his wife, an ophthalmolo- time off this fall and hiked the Maine sec- continues to teach English at Iolani School has been involved with Career Services, gist/eye surgeon [like, whoa!]. Their oldest tion of the Appalachian Trail. It was 281 in Honolulu, enjoying the beauty and great including hosting a bunch of Colby kids son just started as a freshman at Harvard, miles from Katahdin to the New Hampshire weather of Hawaii with her husband and two in his office for a career lunch. Roy would and they have a daughter, 17, and another border. Part of the trip was the 100-Mile teen sons. She spends spare time “food- encourage everyone to help out in any son, 13, as well as Buddy the furry, four- Wilderness, where I had done my COOT scaping” her yard with exotic trees and way, such as hosting an intern, reviewing a plants like lilikoi, soursop, moringa, and résumé, or talking on the phone about our hyotan. Cathy can be found on Facebook careers. “We all need to help keep liberal In the fall Mark Tolette ’83 hiked the 281- as Cate Tilleka. Y Sam Staley won’t make arts grads relevant in this economy!” Y mile Maine section of the Appalachian Trail, reunion this year but writes that he is the Tom Colt may still be thawing out from new director of the DeVoe L. Moore Center his fourth annual Pittsburgh Polar Bear including the 100-Mile Wilderness where he at Florida State University in Tallahassee. Jump New Year’s morning. The river was had done his COOT trip 34 years prior. The center conducts interdisciplinary a toasty 36 degrees. When not plunging applied research on housing, land use, and into freezing-cold rivers, Tom spends his urban policy. The center has also embarked days as a college counselor at Shady Side on a major initiative to fund startup social Academy in Pittsburgh. Y Carol Eisenberg legged child. Ed specializes in M&A in the trip 34 years ago. As I climbed mountains entrepreneurs through a foundation grant just marked five years since she reluctantly financial services sector for investment and scrambled over roots I felt like I was that will give first-year seed money through attended her first Bikram yoga class. banking boutique Silver Lane Advisors. returning to my roots. I was southbound and an international business plan competi- More than 500 classes later, she credits Ed sees Frank Finetto ’81 frequently—they humbled that even when I was 200 miles tion. In other news, Sam remains active her yoga practice with countless physical were having dinner when he got my appeal into my hike, the northbounders, who had in public discussions of self defense, and mental benefits, including taking the for news. Ed has taken up kitesurfing and started from Georgia, had gone 10 times bullying, and youth violence through his sting out of turning 50. Y Andrew Myers has achieved some proficiency. He did a as far. I now have a deeper appreciation fiction writing, particularly his middle grade is traveling to Montevideo, Uruguay, to “sprint” triathlon in the fall [heard that and for the beauty of the mountains of Maine novels in the Path of the Warrior series. Y officiate his sister’s wedding. He has visited thought, “shin splints”]. Yes, Ed, please and the wonderful people you meet on the That’s all the news. Here is a last reminder Uruguay several times over the past few train for it next time! Y Robin King wrote trail.” Y Keep the Valentines coming, and that our 30th reunion is June 6-8, 2014. years and is impressed that The Economist from Fairfield, Maine, where she lives with tell me when you’re in Manhattan so we It’s a great time of year to visit Maine and named it the 2013 Country of the Year. her husband, Jack Gondela [I love that they can reconnect. And I’ll be pinging you if I’m check out the new Colby Museum of Art! Andrew clarifies in his note that he is still met while working at Waterville’s iconic in your ’hood looking for my next piece of a lawyer and not a member of any clergy! Last Unicorn]. They live on 70 acres in real estate. I plan to move off “the island” Y It was nice to hear from fellow Medfield, “the house that Jack built.” A solar instal- in the summer. ~ xo, J 1985 Mass., resident Chris Rona Alban. Her twin lation provides all their electricity and Kathryn Hollander Adams girls are happily settled in South Carolina 57 chickens provide all their eggs and [email protected] as freshmen at U.S.C. in Columbia and probably the fertilizer for Robin’s garden! 1984 Greetings ’85 classmates! I don’t know the College of Charleston. Chris reports Mary Kate Whalen Robin teaches art full time in grades K-3 exactly when you will be reading this, but that her daughters were happy to leave [email protected] at Waterville’s George J. Mitchell School. hopefully the polar vortex that has made winter and the snow banks behind after She gets some great volunteer classroom Hello all! This is my penultimate column every day feel like a February night in the holiday break and head back south. help from Colby students, and her kids and the final column published before Waterville has evolved into a solar vortex Chris is sitting for her certified residential adore them. They see a lot of Adam Weiss our 30th reunion June 5-8. I’m pleased and Becca Cunningham-Weiss ’84, two of to announce that David Rosenberg has whose daughters (Amara ’14 and Caelin agreed to take over the pen for our class Cathy Altrocchi Waidyatilleka ’84 teaches ’16) are at Colby. It’s gotten so Robin and notes starting in June. I’m looking forward Jack just leave the light on when they know to his fresh perspective. Y Adam ’83 English in Honolulu and enjoys “food-scaping” Adam and Becca are coming to pick up and Becca Cunningham Weiss have two her yard with exotic trees and plants such as or drop off the girls. Y Speaking of Adam daughters at Colby. Amara ’14 will gradu- Weiss, he and I had a wonderful exchange ate as an economics major, and Caelin lilikoi, soursop, moringa, and hyotan. fueled by my interest in Vermont, which is is in the Class of ’16. Becca and Adam on my short list of new home states. Adam have spent wonderful times in Waterville has been living and teaching in Vermont visiting their daughters and friend Robin of sunny beach days. Y It was great to since he left Colby 30 years ago. He and King ’83 and seeing Colby classmates/ real estate appraiser exam in mid-February hear from Cathy Urstadt Biddle who lives Becca have three daughters; Amara ’14 parents such as Doug Waite and Karen and notes that the thought of a six-hour in Westchester County with her husband, is the new face of Colby’s admissions Wexler-Waite ’83. Becca notes that the exam at her age seems daunting. Y I have Wing. Cathy has one daughter who is a webpage. Adam and Becca keep up with campus has developed so nicely. They some sad news to report. Our classmate sophomore at UVa and another who is a Alastair Caperton, Walter Judge ’82, Greg feel lucky that their daughters have had Paul Henion died Jan. 10 after a two-and- high school senior at the Taft School. She such good experiences on the Hill. If you a-half-year battle with cancer. Paul was an

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[email protected] 56 3/10/14 11:19 AM associate professor in the department of director of marketing and communications, February freshman after spending her first estate business continues growing now neuroscience at Ohio State and leaves she is rapidly entering the world of Twitter, semester abroad in Dijon, France. [I prefer that the world is back on its wobbly pin.” behind his wife, Christine Beattie, and Instagram, and Vine as she works to engage Honey Dijon, France.] “Led by my former Y John Beaudoin writes that over the sons Sam and Neil Henion. According to law school applicants and prospective professor Jon Weiss, what a tremendous holidays “I left MedTech Media, a Maine- his obituary, Paul left his family the legacy students. While she is the parent of two first step in her Colby career. Three floors based publishing company I cofounded in of his family cottage in Canada, where they 20-somethings, she would appreciate any up from Cate lives Henry Ackerman ’17, 2003 and managed since 2008. MedTech spent every summer vacation. He also pointers on the latest successful trends in the result of combining Peter Ackerman is now HIMSS Media. Prior to that, I spent loved the time he spent living in Oregon social media, particularly for this demo- and Elizabeth Applegate. We caught up 15 years as a journalist and editorial writer and ventured back yearly to go salmon graphic of young professionals. E-mail her with Peter, Elizabeth, and Henry and his for several dailies. I live in Bowdoinham, fishing.B esides being with his family, his at [email protected]. When she wrote, siblings, William and Lucy, when they Maine, with my wife, Felicité, and one happiest times were in a boat on a river. she was hoping that snow and ice in St. visited en route from Seattle. My wife, of our three children, Camille, 10. Our Paul was an accomplished experimentalist. Louis wouldn’t derail her trip to London to Ann, continues to create beautiful paint- 19-year-old son, Nicholas, is on a gap year He majored in biology at Colby, obtained his visit her son (who was there for a few weeks ings in her Amesbury studio; son Sam, and applying to colleges in warmer climes. 14, is a freshman, into many sports, Eldest, Genevieve, 20, is a junior at NYU, and an impressive guitarist. I toil in spending the semester in Amsterdam.” financial services fantasizing it may pay [Yes, not much to do in Amsterdam.] Y David Epstein ’86 provides weather forecasts the Colby bills.” [Hint: It won’t.] Y Brad Bill and Erin Borgeson Castelli happily for Boston NPR station WBUR during winter Fay married Jacqueline Carrera Oct. 12 caught up with Erin’s old roommate, Ingrid and severe summer storms. He also writes in Malaga, Spain, “renting a gorgeous Ekstrom, when she visited D.C. this fall. mountain villa with views of lakes and Bill says, “Ingrid joined us and two of our “Weather Wisdom” on boston.com. the Mediterranean. The wedding party daughters-—another daughter is away in of 20 included Suzanne Plansky, who, college—for dinner. I also saw Ingrid and with Romy del Rio, helped hatch the family a couple months later when I trav- plans over breakfast in Dana during our eled to San Francisco in November. Erin Ph.D. from Case Western Reserve, and did through his studies at Bradley University). 25th reunion.” [“Breakfast” is a very and I enjoyed participating in a few Colby his postdoctoral studies at the University She also planned a visit to Paris, where she loose term here.] Brad lives in central Club events in D.C., where most members of Oregon. Y Thank you for the news, and hadn’t been since our junior year abroad. New Jersey with his new bride and two appear to be our daughters’ age. Erin I look forward to hearing from you soon. Y David Epstein has a new gig providing college-age children. Y Mat Lebowitz’s and our second daughter enjoyed visiting weather forecasts for WBUR, Boston’s NPR kids are “happy, healthy, and, best of all, Colby this summer on their New England station, during winter and severe summer finally back to school. MLCreative enters college tour. Their fabulous guide was 1986 storms. He’s also writing a daily blog for its 14th year as a vibrant, small creative Megan Lasher ’15, daughter of friend Henrietta “Hank” Yelle WBUR. If you’re in the New England area, agency with a continuing push into mobile and classmate Heide Schmaltz Lasher.” [email protected] check out his “Weather Wisdom” column marketing. My wife, Jill Shulman, works [Don’t you people have any sons?] Y Lisa Hello all! Y Sally Jaffe Curley wrote from at boston.com. He offers the best weather in admissions at Williams College while Schreck Bolton enjoyed a brunch cooked 30,000 feet on her way to a conference prognosticating in the area! Y Marian in San Francisco. She is doing well at Schinske described visiting Pasadena Cardinal Health in her investor rela- a few days before the Rose Parade and tions and corporate governance career. seeing the area where the floats were being Marian Schinske ’86 had a great year with Husband David still commutes weekly decorated with rose petals and organic material. A true labor of love! Back home her Northern California nonprofit, NovatoSpirit, from their home in Ohio to Boston, where in Northern California she had a great year he teaches at Bentley University. They raising enough money to give 52 athletic with her nonprofit, NovatoSpirit, raising recently lost their beloved dog, Grady, a enough money to give 52 low-income scholarships to low-income youths. Hungarian vizsla. On a happier note, they youths athletic scholarships. Y Chris have planned a trip to London and Italy, Engstrom and I keep busy with work and including a special birthday (hmm, I can’t the fun of parenting our 10-year-old. Our Y privately consulting with seniors writing imagine which one!) in Rome. Jennifer favorite times are usually weekend family by the fabulous Aimee Good. “She makes college application essays at otherwords. “Jamy” Allen is living on a small farm in birding outings. Yup, you heard right. Have the best coffee! Her daughter, Matilda, Lincoln, Vt., with her husband and three you ever seen a northern hawk owl? We us. Our dog, Otis, AKA Uncle Wiggles, is and husband Josh joined us.” [Yo, I was daughters. Y After seven years in corpo- just did. We also love to travel and are filled with joy and insanity. [Uncle Wiggles? probably free that day!] Y Shout-out to rate America with Goodrich Corporation, very excited about a South African safari No, I won’t ask.] Drop a line anytime to Gin Pup, Cici Bevin Gordon ’85, and Rob Kelly Chopus started a new job in the we are in the midst of planning for this discuss apps, branding, design, promo- Boone ’85. Sorry we ran out of space for fall of 2013 running a large philanthropic summer. Y So, friends, what was the tion, college essays or just catch up!” Y your witty— family foundation. She’s a commuter mom highlight of YOUR year? And what are you Jeff Russell toured Colby with the “Family Princess” and declared it posh and greatly with a weekday apartment in Richmond, most looking forward to in 2014? Do write 1988 Va., while her husband runs the household and let me know. expanded. Y Marcus Ratliff’s boys, 15 and their three teenagers’ lives (in addition and 17, are finally on the same hockey Nancy Donahue Cyker to his restaurant consulting business!) team, “which means I only have to watch [email protected] from their home in Charlotte, N.C. Y Ann 1987 two games a week. We had our first crop I missed noting Heidi Irving Naughton’s Raible Nicholson wrote to clarify that she Scott Lainer of lambs this year and expect another 25 role as class agent in the reunion column. has finished her graduate-level certificate [email protected] or so this spring. [Have the lambs stopped Heidi was instrumental in helping our class in project management and is now taking I asked for news. And guess what I got? screaming, Marcus?] I’m clearing land for break giving records and looks forward to courses at Washington University toward NEWS! Y Geoff Johnson helped daughter pasture and only occasionally feel like a continuing in that capacity. Her family had her master’s in project management. As Catherine ’17 move into Woodman as a crazed early settler in Sharon, Vt. My real a great trip to Paris last summer before

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Heidi’s son, Liam, began his freshman at the kitchen table. Y Hope Worden national board meeting for Reacting to the They live in Wellesley, Mass., and her two year at husband Kevin’s alma mater, Kenefick is 15 years into running her own Past before her first-ever sabbatical from boys are happy they don’t have to speak Middlebury. Liam loves the school and consulting business with health-care and McDaniel College. Y Kerri Hicks took time French anymore. Y Bob and Sue Banta made the basketball team as a walk-on. public-health clients (cities, state health out from making fun of me on Facebook Gallagher and kids will be there. Y Seth The Naughtons purchased 36 acres of departments, CDC, WHO). For 11 years to say she’ll be at her niece’s high school Thayer will too, fresh off his first wedding land proximate to Middlebury and look she has been renovating an old camp on graduation Reunion Weekend. In November anniversary. Seth and his husband, Greg forward to building a family home. They a New Hampshire lake into a comfortable she had a mini-reunion with John Reynolds Tinder, are restoring an 1860s building still have their house in Maine, so Colby home. She loves the entire process of in L.A., and in December she ate at (and in Belfast, where Seth is a private art gets equal representation. Her twins, Daly figuring out what she wants, learning how toured the kitchen of) Wylie Dufresne’s dealer. They have two cottages in Belfast and Claire, are juniors, and so the college to accomplish it, and doing it herself. Her (’92) wd~50 in NYC. Y John Reynolds if anyone needs a place to stay. Y Brian process begins again. Claire was first-team “children” and hiking partners are rescue hopes to be at reunion but is in NYC writ- Kaplan will be up from NYC, where he is all-county volleyball and second-team pups Hazel and Charlie. Hope stays in ing for both the MTV Movie Awards and a director of marketing and communications all-state. Daly is a basketball player, and touch with Melissa Ruff Cassel, Melissa musical comedy about cancer. His 5-year- at the Rudolf Steiner School. Y Beth both girls hope to play in college. Colby Paul, Nancy Knapp Piccione, and others. old son Kal’s favorite activity is mooning. Bitoff Odom hopes to make it after a year will be on their lists! Y I was lucky to hear They are the kind of friends who always Karma. Y Diane Pearce Kew will appear of transitions. Beth’s husband, Mark, is from two of my favorite Colby guys, Todd pick up where they left off and are always at reunion, though high school teaching commander of the 75th Ranger Regiment Nicholson and Scott Bunker. Todd had there for each other. All in all, Hope says, duties make end-of-term events difficult. and spent much of the past two years in Y Jon Nash will attend with daughters Afghanistan while Beth and their daughter Isabel, 12, and Charlotte, 10, who first lived in Fort Benning, Ga. Beth writes that Seth Thayer ’89 and his husband, Greg Tinder, saw Colby this winter. Y Kaari Busick is though the “big” army is winding down coming all the way from Juneau, where she deployments, special operations is winding are restoring an 1860s building in Belfast, works for the state of Alaska. She hopes up “with no light at the end of the tunnel Maine, where Seth is a private art dealer. Woodman quadmates Jennifer Joseph, (still) as far as deployments.” She asks Julie Lewis Peterson, Mary LaPointe that we keep those families in our thoughts Farley, and Cheryl Mealey Cowherd will and prayers. They bought a house in D.C. attend. Colby is everywhere: Kristen Pet- so their daughter can stay in one school a great canoe trip on the Allagash last life has been kind. Y Kelly Marchetti terssen Miller ’90 goes to Kaari’s gym in through high school, and they hope Mark August with Tom Snow and their sons. They created a company called re:covers that Juneau. Y Jennifer Joseph plans to attend. can get assignments in D.C. Y Jen Cooke loved being on the river and introducing focuses on making post-injury rehab more She lives in Pittsburgh but just bought Rotman and Ruth Bender came to visit in the kids to the wilds of Maine. Todd had comfortable with products that alleviate a condo in Charleston, S.C., where she November, and Beth saw Katie the Losen dinner in Boston with Chuck ’89 and Kim discomfort, protect the injury site, and spends four months every year kayaking Goldberg in San Francisco in 2012. Y As Norberg Burke ’91, Tricia and Rick Angeli, provide an emotional lift by concealing like crazy. Jennifer hopes to rent a house for me, I will be there, likely without my Mike ’89 and Joanne LaMarre Cantara, unsightly orthopedic devices—and show- in Belgrade for reunion, perhaps reliving family but dragging Tracy Gionfriddo, Doug and Christina and Chris Hurley. Todd also casing patients’ unique style. Kelly has those Woodman days. She saw Bret Dixon St. Lawrence, Meg Christie, and anyone enjoyed an annual Boxing Day brunch at had 12 orthopedic surgeries, so she has last year and is in touch with Brian Moore, else I can bully into coming along. Anne and Greg Cunningham’s home along unwittingly been doing field research for who lives near Pittsburgh. Y Lara Beetham with Todd ’86 and Merridith Belden Molloy years! Her biggest thrill to date was seeing Monasch hopes to be at reunion after a ’87. New Year’s was spent at the Cantaras’ Dustin Pedroia and Jason Varitek wearing busy year that included confirmations, bat 1990 Vermont house along with Chuck Burke her custom Red Sox walking boot covers mitzvahs (celebrated with Joan Langer and Kristin Hock Davie ’89 and family. The kids all get along and and Varitek sending his autographed cover Melinda Pittis Leitch), and graduations. [email protected] everyone had a great time on the slopes. back. Check out Kelly’s work at myrecovers. Y Michelle Leinbach hopes to convince Todd and wife Gloria’s oldest, Emma, was In October Martha Walsh ran the Dublin com. Y Thanks, all! Julie Abele Wetzel and Michelle Delea admitted to Bucknell, and all are pleased. marathon and was cheered on by her Houlihan to go. With eight kids among husband and son. Y In June Sarah Todd tried to talk her into Colby, but she them, life is busy, but they manage to get wanted to leave the state. Y Scott Bunker 1989 Faragher is having her first one-person away for a girls’ weekend once a year. Y show, featuring 35 of her paintings, at has been joined by wife Katie working in Anita Terry the world of disability and life insurance. It [email protected] had been a goal of theirs to work together, Reunion 2014: Who will be there? The and after three months he happily reports big news is that Tim Burton, AKA Rosette The biggest thrill to date for Kelly Marchetti that they’re still married. They enjoyed a Royale, agreed to return to the scene of ’88 was seeing Dustin Pedroia and Jason 20-percent increase in sales while the the crime, Mayflower Hill, as class dinner industry was flat for over a year. Scott’s Varitek wearing custom Red Sox walking boot speaker. No word on whether we’ll each get daughter, Sarah, 23, has moved back home another mystery envelope. Y Flo LeGoff covers from her company, re:covers. post-college and found her first job working claims she’ll be abroad, perhaps traveling for a startup in Cambridge using her fluency for work as a senior marketing manager in Russian and Italian to match students at CenturyLink Tech Solutions in Santa from those countries with language pro- Y Clara, Calif. Flo lived in Paris for 10 years, Bill and Anne Webster Stauffer hope Greg Landing Gallery in Rockland, Maine. Jill grams in the U.S. and Europe. Son Robert moved to Boston, and has now lived in San Russell, Lawrence Collins, Gerry Hadden, Vollweiler won silver and bronze medals at is in college in Budapest but was back Francisco for 10 years. Y Also in the San and Patty Carlson Ruprecht will go. In the XX World Masters Athletics Champion- home for Christmas. The youngest, Lily, Francisco area is Nancy Spellman. She is my experience, constant nagging works ships at Porto Alegre, Brazil, in October. 6, likes her gymnastics class, and UNO Y enjoying her job, her kids, her friends, and wonders. Y After 13 years in Europe, Melanie Brockway O’Keefe practices has now replaced Trouble as her favorite her life. Go Nancy! Y Gretchen Kreahling Laura Wood McKeever and family are business and commercial law on Cape Cod. way to dominate her parents and siblings McKay won’t be at reunion; she’ll be at the back in the U.S. just in time for reunion. Despite her constant pleading, her boys

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[email protected] 58 3/7/14 3:59 PM Real Housewives of New Jersey. Y Suzanne other daughter, Alix, graduates this year Quill Feldman lives in Newton, Mass., with and hopes to spend the summer studying 90s newsmakers her husband and three kids. She does as abroad in western Samoa. I keep in touch much legal services volunteer work as with Iris Kelley Park. We’re planning to get Plastic surgeon Sarah Weiland Holland ’93 was her schedule allows. She was delighted together with Kate Carpenter Tokarewich appointed to the Central Maine Medical Center staff in to run into Andrea Ciampa McEachern. (Bates ’90). We were exchange students January. She practices with Central Maine Plastic Surgery Andrea teaches middle school and enjoys in Lübeck, Germany, together in 1988! We in Lewiston and Coastal Plastic Surgery in Topsham. the change from legal work. Y Kirsten have two grandchildren from our oldest F Competitive equestrian Krisy Nordgren ’94, along with her horse, Schando, qualified for the U.S. Dres- sage Finals in Lexington, Ky., in November, finishing as reserve national champions (second place) in the Prix Sarah Faragher ’90 is having her first solo St. Georges division. F The Associated Press named Brian Carovillano ’95 managing editor for U.S. News show, featuring 35 of her paintings, in June at beginning in January. With the AP since 2000, Carovillano Landing Gallery in Rockland, Maine. B rian Carovillano ’95 had worked since 2010 as Asia-Pacific news director, overseeing coverage of stories such as Japan’s 2011 earthquake and nuclear crisis, the ascension of Kim Jong Un in North Korea, and the turbulent transition in Myanmar following years of military rule. F Erin Duggan Kramer Rossner Buchanan lives in Maine with her daughter, Briana: Lily, 3, and Micah, 1 ’97 was named deputy chief of staff and director of communications for the New York husband and four children. In addition to 1/2. They live in Florida. Second daughter County District Attorney’s Office, effective Feb. 3. Since 2010 she had worked as the her practice in gait analysis, she works at Sabrina lives in Colorado Springs, finishing office’s director of communications. the Boston Marathon recovery tent each her master’s, and our son lives in California. year and was actively involved in triaging Feeling old but happy to be alive! Embrace victims in last year’s tragedy. Y Roger life! It is short and fast.” Y Since 2009 Y keep busy playing other sports instead of tion. Dan Spurgin recently got his SAG Woodberry was in Budapest recently visit- Brian Monks and his wife have lived in Y running track. Kristin Sullivan Stone card and thinks he has a real shot at a ing his dog, Charlie; a year earlier he had Brittany, France, with their three children also lives on Cape Cod with her son. After People’s Choice Award next season for his left Charlie there with the retired Anglican (13, 11, and 11). A bit removed from the many years working in financial sales, performance in the upcoming movie Jay- priest he had helped start an ESL school usual Colby circles, they don’t cross too Y she’s now a full-time commercial writer hawkers. Mary “Mim” Siegel Lombardo near Lake Balaton. The rest of Roger’s year many alumni on a daily basis. However, and blogger at lifelearningtoday.com. Y and family live in Easton, Mass. She work is not quite fit for print, but thanks to good there are some Colby connections in Rich Robin is the CEO of NAS Insurance as a sales rep for Alexander Street Press friends made at Colby (Daniel Johnston) France, and Brian keeps in touch through Services in L.A., where he lives with his selling research databases to academic and a few hours of community service, all Jonathan Weiss, the director of the Colby wife and three daughters. Y Congrats to libraries—and yes, Miller Library is her is well in his world again. in Dijon program. Outside of his work in Alex Day, whose first book was published customer. Y Paul Brule and his wife have foreign direct investment, the wine and last August. He and his family live in L.A., settled in Worcester, Mass., where he works cuisine of France still fascinate Brian, as do 1991 the fresh oysters along the Brittany coast. Dave Shumway If you’re ever passing through France, [email protected] Since 2009 Brian Monks ’91 and his family please let him know and he’ll let you in on Greetings, classmates! Y Jay Heimbach is his favorite addresses. Y Dave Vincent have lived in Brittany, France, where Brian head of North American government rela- received his honorable discharge from works in foreign direct investment and enjoys tions at ONE, an advocacy and campaign U.S. Army active-duty service, and thanks organization cofounded by U2 lead singer to the Post-9/11 GI Bill Yellow Ribbon French wine and cuisine, particularly fresh Bono and dedicated to ending extreme Program he has begun full-time studies oysters from the Brittany coast. poverty and preventable disease, particu- at Georgetown’s McDonough School of larly in Africa. He and wife Deasy have two Business. He’s expecting his M.B.A. in daughters and live in Alexandria, Va., just 2015 and is focusing on commercial real down the street from Erik Potholm. They estate. Y As for yours truly, I’m enjoying where he is an assistant professor in the at St. John’s High School. As educators, feel lucky to count Cassie O’Neill Li and her the restful season I have this time of year; history department at Occidental College. they’re lucky to spend their summers in a family among their closest friends. They’re for some reason, the diving in New England Y Michelle Perron lives in Waterbury, Vt., small village in the Carpathian Mountains always happy to see Colby folks who are tends to slow down during weather like Y and is a pediatrician in Burlington. Last in Transylvania, Romania. Steve Coan in the area. Y R.B. Kiernat continues to this. During the holidays I exchanged the summer while camping in Maine she ran reports having moved back to Duxbury and brave the Minnesota tundra (when he wrote traditional holiday cards and letters with into Julie Ambrose Gray. Even though 19 is also back working at FootJoy, having left it was 15 below in Minneapolis) with two Katherine (Cole) ’90 and Jack Aydelott and years had passed since they’d seen one in 2005 to earn his M.B.A. Y Larry Rocca hockey-playing teenagers. He does work Fred and Debbie MacWalter Bright. Y I another, the time they spent talking made is moving on after a very gratifying run as with J.C. Kiser and plays squash with Jeff look forward to hearing from you all—keep it seem like yesterday! Y David Coleman director of development/alumni affairs at Smith ’89. Y Carol Rea-Feagaiga writes, the news coming! checked in from California. He works for Georgetown Prep. For now, he’s mulling over “2013 was a crazy year. I suffered a mas- Playspan, which operates payment sys- a few ideas for what’s next (such as moving sive brain hemorrhage in April. Thanks tems for online gaming companies, while back to NYC). Y Page Higgins O’Connell to the quick actions of my coworkers at 1992 his wife homeschools their two kids. Y lives in Summit, N.J., with her husband and Fisher Peak Chiropractic Center in Trinidad, Molly Beale Constable Sheri Bronstein lives in New Jersey with three kids. When not chauffeuring her kids Colo., I am around for 2014. Our daughter [email protected] her husband and two kids. She works in to their various activities, walking the dog, Joy graduated and is attending Rocky Chris Frothingham wrote from Maine: “The HR at Bank of America Merrill Lynch and or teaching nursery school, she auditions Mountain College in Montana. She’s on big news is that Heidi and I had a son June has joined the board of the Toigo Founda- to become the newest cast member on The the cross-country and track team. Our 30. Despite the obvious association my

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family has with the school, much debate, with her two boys and works at MIT; Jen did 20 years ago! I’m enjoying life in New as reserve national champions (second and some reticence on my part, we named Kosek Walker has been homeschooling her York City, where I wrote the ad campaign place in the U.S.) for the Prix St. Georges him Colby. So far, he’s being very good to his four children and loving it while jumping that launched NYC’s Citi Bike program, division. It was the thrill of a lifetime.” old, tired parents! His three big sisters, 10, from the Cape to Pennsylvania; and Jen and I’ve also become an official blogger at She’s attending our reunion, though she 7, and 5, are very enthusiastic caretakers. Pelson Hopkins is back in Singapore, Huffington Post and the Good Men Project.” says she’s still recovering from John’s last I’m still on the faculty at University of New with her husband and two kids, teaching Find Mark’s blog at markradcliffe.com. Y year! Y Bruce and Sue Benson Panilaitis England and am kept more than busy with fourth grade at the American School. It’s Doug Morrione and wife Laura celebrated won’t be able to make reunion as their son, clinic and teaching—and always a Colby a miracle with all of us spread around getting married this past September with a Mike, is graduating from high school that grad or two in every class.” Y Last fall that we ever get to see each other!” Y move to Dubai. Doug says, “We’re living on weekend. He plans to head into the army the United Nations Foundation selected Since last fall I’ve been hanging out on the Palm Jumeirah, the artificial peninsula after graduation. Their oldest is a freshman Tabby Biddle as one of 25 international the soccer sidelines (outdoor and indoor) shaped like a palm tree that the U.A.E. at UMass Dartmouth. Bruce is running for journalists to attend its Global Issues in Concord, Mass., with fellow alums Tim created in the gulf. It’s a far cry from NYC, selectman for the town of Tewksbury. He Press Fellowship for the 68th session of Seston ’93 and Sally Zimmerli ’93. Our but so far so good, though the driving is a got involved in politics when Tewksbury bit of a free-for-all and one has to keep an had to decide whether a slot parlor could eye out for seven-lane changers in their be built in the town and Bruce became a Jim Conrad ’92 and his family moved to Abu Maseratis and bedazzled Hummers.” Doug spokesperson for “No Slots Tewksbury.” is wrapping post-production on Lopin’, He still works as a research assistant Dhabi, U.A.E., where Jim works for the Abu Ropin’ and Hopin’, a film he shot out West professor in biomedical engineering at Dhabi Investment Authority with a focus on about cowboys. Doug promises to keep us Tufts and teaches master’s-level seminars posted on the release/festival dates. Y and labs. They’re raising six boys, includ- infrastructure and private equity. Brian O’Halloran lives in Cohasset, Mass., ing an 8-year-old foster child who entered with wife Jean and Sean, 8, Abby, 6, and the family in 2010; they officially became Sam, 3. He works for the Red Sox as VP/ his guardians in November 2012. And if the United Nations General Assembly in third grade boys are on the same team this assistant GM. Brian reports, “2013 was that isn’t enough, Sue works two jobs: New York City. While in NYC, Tabby had year and having a blast. I’ve also started a a great year for the Sox, obviously. My one as a support literacy tutor in Lowell the opportunity to attend meetings with nonprofit called ThinkGive (thinkgivepro- kids are excited because now I have one public schools and the other as director high-level experts, policymakers, and key ject.org), which is focused on connecting World Series ring for each of them. This of religious education at their church. Y global decision makers. She said it was kids with the social and emotional value year’s theme in our house was ‘win one After seven years in San Francisco, Greg an awesome experience. Tabby covers of giving—not by donating dollars, but for Sammy!’ Sorry I missed reunion. ... If and Erin Crossland Christopher left the women’s rights and the empowerment of by giving away acts of kindness during a any friends from the Class of ’93 are at city for the family-friendly lifestyle of Mill women and girls. Look for her articles and 21-day challenge. We’re busy developing Fenway this season, shoot me a note; it Valley, Calif. Their children, Shannon, 8, and opinion pieces in the Huffington Post and curriculum, fundraising, and running pilot would be great to catch up.” Alex, 6, enjoy their new home with their the UN Dispatch. Y Greg Long loves life in programs in local and regional elementary own bedrooms, a backyard, and room for California. He continues to run GAMAGO and middle schools. Y Life is good! Have their growing Lego creations. Alex loves (gamago.com), the giftware company he a great spring. 1994 playing football on a grass field instead founded in 2001. In 2013 Chronicle Books Kimberly Valentine Walsh of concrete and is taking gymnastics and published GAMAGO’s first children’s bed- [email protected] Tae Kwon Do. Shannon enjoys gymnas- time book, Yeti, Turn Out the Light!, which 1993 If you were watching Jeopardy! during the tics, reading, and sewing and plans to Greg wrote. He lives in San Francisco with Jill Moran Baxter holiday season then you were lucky enough join the school chorus. After 13 years at his wife, Ericka, and son Jack, 9. Y From [email protected] to see John Kyle Grady, who appeared as A.T. Kearney, Erin has accepted a partner Texas, James Albright writes: “The Albright Hello, Colbians! Y Jenn Cowles Walsh has a contestant and returning champion in position at Deloitte Consulting. Greg was family remains in Houston, where I’m a busy been working in high tech marketing for November. We knew smarties came out promoted to director of development at father of two girls, Ellison, 8, and Emery, nearly 20 years and still loves it. Jenn works 3, as well as a pediatric otolaryngologist. for TIBCO Software, a company based in I still try to keep up with running and just Palo Alto, Calif. She says, “I work from a completed my first 50-mile ultramarathon home office, which gives me the flexibility Bruce ’94 and Sue Benson Panilaitis ’94 are (thanks, Coach Wescott!). In November I need to be an involved mom for my two raising six boys, including an 8-year-old who my wife, Kim, and I had a mini-reunion kids, Ben, 8, and Emme, 5. We stay busy entered their family as a foster child in 2010; with J.C. Klick and his wife, Barbara, in skiing and ice skating, and we love snowy Philadelphia. It was my first time back to walks in the woods with the family pooch.” they officially became his guardians in 2012. Philly since leaving after residency in 2001, Jenn looks forward to some sunshine in St. and we had a great time. The Klicks live Kitts in May. Y Katie Thomas Dahler is a in Cleveland, Ohio, where J.C. continues partner at KPMG. She lives in Bernardsville, to pass gas (anesthesia that is). Looking N.J., with husband Don Dahler (CBS News of Colby. Thanks for representing, John! Equity Residential. They look forward to forward to getting back to Waterville next anchor/correspondent) and kids Callie, 10, Y Krisy Nordgren and her husband, John another ski season in Tahoe with Josh Eckel reunion.” Y Jim Conrad is on the move. and Jack, 8. Katie sees Diantha Neskey Southall ’93, live in Portland, Maine, and and family. Y As part of a road trip from “After 12 years of cold and snowy winters Duvall often, and the two of them teamed have a son, Soren, 6. She says, “The big- Chicago and a week of camping in Acadia in Bavaria, my wife, Lori, our three children, up recently to play golf with pro Stacy gest achievement of my year (and perhaps National Park, Carolyn Read brought her and I moved to Abu Dhabi, U.A.E., where I Lewis, the number two ranked female my lifetime!) occurred in November on the family to Colby for the first time last August. work for the Abu Dhabi Investment Author- golfer in the world. Y Mark Radcliffe back of a horse. I’m a competitive eques- She enjoyed seeing the new buildings and ity focusing on infrastructure and private writes, “Had a great time back at our 20th trian, and I qualified for the U.S. Dressage beautiful campus and got her kids decked equity.” Y Rebecca Graham Forde shared (gulp!) reunion. Was impressed that many Finals held in Lexington, Ky. My horse and out in Colby gear. 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Her husband, Louis, accepted a ’94 to attend a Stanford University football Michelle Torrens Gustavson, who live in e-mail seems to be kicking a lot of ass. position as a dean at FIU Law in Miami, game. Even though we all are busy with our Brentwood, Calif., with three boys. Sarah Y Christine Sweeney Brousseau was and the university created a position for selected as one of two recipients of the Rebekah as the director of the office of 2013 ACOG Dr. John McCain Memorial scholarships and fellowships. They live in Fellowship, created in memory of McCain, Weston and would love to connect with Christine Sweeney Brousseau ’96 received a strong advocate for ACOG’s government Colby peeps in the area. Y See you at a 2013 ACOG Dr. John McCain Memorial affairs program. Recipients meet with our 20th reunion June 5-8! lawmakers and staff in Washington, D.C., Fellowship to attend legislative hearings and attend legislative hearings, interact with meet with D.C. lawmakers, regulatory agency officials of regulatory agencies, and meet 1995 officials, and medical group representatives. with representatives of medical groups and Yuhgo Yamaguchi other allied organizations. Y And finally, [email protected] my wife and I recently attended a Burns Noah Haverkamp Frere is going back to Nicht in Boston with Kathy (Neuger) ’97 school to pursue a career in astrophys- and Gregg LeBlanc, where we ate haggis ics, starting at a community college in families and jobs, it was great to carve out is planning a move to Los Angeles, where on purpose! Knoxville, Tenn., to catch up to the phys- a weekend to spend together. her husband is hoping to cast John Kyle ics majors before applying to graduate Grady ’94 in an upcoming movie. Y Josh schools. His wife, Jill, is due with their Morris reports living an impoverished life 1997 first baby in April. Her name will likely be 1996 pursuing social justice. Y Kevin Frisoli’s Leah Tortola Walton Brad Smith Santosha Nagaya; Santosha is Sanskrit freshman roommate, Mike Levine, and [email protected] [email protected] for contentment. Y Chris Haigh works his wife, Hazel, welcomed their first child, Cyrus Stahlberg married Kathryn Tanner at Wentworth Institute of Technology in I asked for notes, and you sent notes. So Iris Sachi Levine, Oct. 28, 2013. The from East Haddam, Conn., in Groton Long Boston as director of diversity programs, let’s get to it. Y Ed Bourque finished his young family is moving from Mississippi Point last October. He reported that there and she also teaches high school humani- Ph.D. and is attempting to make it as an to Oregon, where they hope there is no was plenty of Newport Storm IPA at the ties. She lives in Roslindale with her partner independent international environmental/ Kevin Frisoli. Y Sarah Gelman Carney event. They live in Washington, D.C., and of seven years; they’re marrying in July. water and sanitation consultant. Y Kathy and Jean Michel Picher had a great visit return to Maine frequently. Y Carter Davis “We are thrilled that our marriage will be Alexander Romeo’s youngest daughter has this winter when the Picher family ventured shared some other wedding news. Mark recognized not only in Massachusetts but now enrolled in kindergarten, and Kathy to Mississauga, Ont., to catch Sarah’s Adelman is getting married in Maine in federally as well.” Y Matthew Muszala has returned to work in early intervention daughter’s hockey game. Mon Dieu! Y May, and Carter—along with Dana Cease, and his wife, Carolyn, had a baby girl in after spending 12 years at home. She Nicole Pirani’s business, Blooms of Hope, CJ Polcari, and Don Quinby—will attend September 2013. Her name is Bensley recently had dinner with Gretchen Rice relocated from the Pirani basement to an Mark’s Las Vegas bachelor party. He also Anne Muszala and she’s their first. They King, Sheila Grant Orphanides, and 1,800-square-foot show room, office, and passed along that Steve Kidd is getting live in Washington, Conn., where Matt is Heather Hunt Swales, then went and workspace in Belmont, Mass. Nicole has a married in June in Providence, R.I. When helping Mike ’92 and Michelle Tupesis had another dinner with Amie Sicchitano full-time staff of three along with a hand- he wrote, Carter was looking forward to a Gorra ’92 with the local hockey and skating Taylor, Dori Morrison Galvin, and Patty ful of part-timers. Husband Kevin helps weeklong ski trip in Vermont with business programs. Matt now works for the custom Benson Bechard. Y Brant Janeway ran with deliveries. The company continues school friends and their families. He was content team at Forbes Media, where Mike his first marathon, the ING NewY ork City, to specialize in floral design for private planning to have his 3-year-old try skiing Federle ’81 is the COO. Y For the past four Nov. 3. Shockingly he’s planning to do parties and gives back to nonprofits, for the first time. Y Mark House switched years Elizabeth Herbert Menz has been another one. He’s also running the NYC Half donating approximately $200,000 worth jobs in December and now works for Cubist living in Mountain View, Calif., where she Marathon March 16. His fan page is located of floral arrangements and about $15,000 Pharmaceuticals in Lexington, Mass. At manages her own content strategy consul- at brantgoes26.org. Y Lou Dagostine in cash to dozens of organizations. Check Christmastime he and his wife, Kara, got tancy for companies in San Francisco and writes from Shelton, Conn., (home of the out bloomsofhopefloral.com for more together with Steve Papagiotas, Tommy Silicon Valley. Before moving to California, Wiffle ball) that he’s enjoying family life. Beth and her husband, Matt, took a year Lou was recently elected to the board of off and traveled for seven months; they apportionment and taxation in Shelton and visited five continents and 13 countries. has been named a “Rising Star” in the 2013 Chris Haigh ’95 is director of diversity Colby was part of the U.S. road trip, so editions of Connecticut and New England programs at Wentworth Institute of Technology Beth showed Matt the campus, including Super Lawyers magazines. He also writes the old Echo office. Prior to California, that Matt Maleska’s freshman roommate, and teaches high school humanities. She and Beth lived in England for five years. Beth Jeff Sklarz, just opened a new law firm in her partner of seven years are marrying in July. recently saw Erin Mansur and Kristian Connecticut named Green & Sklarz, LLC. Parker ’94, both of whom were attending Y Julie Erickson Bond recently moved meetings in the San Francisco area. Last from the “city” in central Vermont to the August Beth had her first baby, Owen. Y In “country” in central Vermont and is expect- DeCoff, Amy and Chris Sullivan, and information. Y Sarah Richmond writes January Sandy Bugbee Larsen spent four ing another baby with husband John Bond Welling and Heather Derby LaGrone. in her inaugural notes (gracias!) that she days on a reunion cruise for her Semester ‘94 in May. Julie has taken up CrossFit and All told, there were eight children in that finished her master of arts in education at Sea that she completed 20 years ago ran into Rima Lathrop Carlson, who is a group, and the kids had a great time at Tufts, where she works for the dean of

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playing together. Y Michael and Amy with 3-year-old Eliza, welcomed baby girl for a year. Y Last June Chris Fleming she was pregnant with twins. James and Rzeznikiewicz Bachand welcomed their Susanna Winship Dec. 6 in Hartford, Conn. and his wife, Lauren Cooke ’00, moved Jenica were born Aug. 22, and for the next second child, daughter Abigail Grace, Emily planned to enjoy a chilly maternity to Boerum Hill in Brooklyn and absolutely three months Christina experienced life Sept. 10. Big brother Aiden adores his leave with Susanna through February and love the great vibe in a new borough. In with “three under 3.” Christina has lived baby sister, and everyone is doing well. then return to work with Bain & Company in July Chris was promoted to senior director in London for nine years but had the joy of Amy is back to work at her dream job as Boston. Y Jodi Beznoska moved back to of marketing at Ralph Lauren, a position ringing in the New Year in Down East Maine a clinical psychologist at the Bedford VA New England after eight years in Arkansas. he then vacated in September to head up with Maxine Guay. Y Our 15th reunion is Medical Center. Y Tom Moffitt saw Pat She works at From the Top, a Boston-based marketing for Ann Taylor factory stores and quickly approaching, and I hope our class and Amanda Randolph Doyle recently and nonprofit that celebrates and empowers LOFT outlets. Lauren began a new career will be strongly represented. Can’t wait to as a fourth grade teacher at Brearley catch up with old friends and make new School on Manhattan’s Upper East Side. ones. Keep the news coming! Y Megan Watson moved to Mountain Animal acupuncturist Graham Quigley ’98 View, Calif., so her husband could start a uses Eastern medicine to help animals heal new job at LinkedIn; Megan works at BASIS 2000 Independent Silicon Valley, a new school Ben Mackay from serious conditions. He hopes to gain in San Jose that will open in the fall. Y [email protected] national attention and change the way For the eighth year (second with tenure), Thank you all for writing! Here’s the news. veterinary medicine is practiced. Jon Zarecki is an associate professor Y In September Kim McCarron Camuso of classical studies at the University of graduated from the Whittemore School of North Carolina at Greensboro. His first Business and Economics at UNH with her book, Cicero’s Ideal Statesman in Theory M.B.A. after four long years of going to learned that Pat had been elected to the young classical musicians. Their radio show and Practice, will be published in June by school at night and sacrificing her week- Tolland (Conn.) board of education. He airs weekly on many NPR affiliates across Bloomsbury Academic. He’s disappointed ends for homework. She and her husband, serves as assistant chairman of the board. Y the country. Kristelle Aherne Gill and I to miss reunion, but he and his wife will be Josh, will celebrate their 10-year wedding Y Rebecca Durham lives in Missoula, had the pleasure of visiting Kathleen and Y traveling. Randi Martin Bakken won’t anniversary this June. Y Chloe Chittick Mont., with her 5-year-old daughter. She David Dodwell in Bermuda. Dave is the be able to attend reunion this year; she and her husband, Andy, welcomed a new has been working with MPG Ranch as a general manager of the Reefs Hotel and Y is due with her second child June 11. little one, Sam, Dec. 21. Big brother Cal, botanist for three years. She also maintains is currently training for the annual conch- Melissa Trachtenberg and her husband 3, thinks he hit the jackpot with this new a nature-focused blog: mpgranch.com/ eating contest. Y I hope all is well. It’s had a second baby, Sam, March 4, 2013. toy. Y Nathan Ellingson lived and worked staff-blogs/ranch-reverie-poetry-and- great to hear from everyone. Y Dave Mattatall and his wife, Colleen, in Panama from 2010 until September musings.aspx. Y As for me, my husband, have two children—Nolan, 4, and Emily, 2012, when he got married and moved Sean, and I took a lovely trip to Aruba last 1. Dave is a finance director at Cigna in with his wife to Miami to take a new job October to celebrate 10 years of marriage. 1999 Bloomfield, Conn. Y Wilson and Kate Lowe in the cosmetics industry. Last January We’re getting ready to celebrate the sixth Lindsay Hayes Hurty Owens welcomed their third child, Ellie, in they bought a small house. They’re trying and fourth birthdays of our children and [email protected] September and are embracing the happy to soak up as much of the Florida life as trying to figure out how to get life to slow I recently came upon Alex Parrillo’s chaos. They‘ve also enjoyed watching the possible. Y At the end of 2013 Matthew down a little bit! YouTube video “Lawn to Garden Transfor- next generation of Colby grads get to know Janssen was elected to be a partner at mation” and was so impressed—check it each other as John and Melissa Gerbi the law firm Pepper HamiltonLL P. He and out! Y Matthew Olsen lives in Honolulu Doyle moved to a house a couple miles his wife, Bahar, enjoy life at their home in 1998 and got married in December. Matt has Y from them in Needham, Mass. Dave and Villanova, Pa. Y Karen Macke is back in Brian Gill spent the past five years splitting his time Lissa Baur Matson welcomed their second Waterville teaching at Colby as a faculty [email protected] between the U.S. and the Gaza Strip, where child, Caroline Elisabeth, Nov. 3. She has fellow in the Department of Sociology. Her Hello, everyone! Karl Dahlfred and his he operates outdoor education programs a full head of dark hair, just like her mom. husband, Will Barron ’01J, also works at wife, Sun, had their third child, John Atha- for kids. His programs include the Gaza James, 3, is happily taking on the role of Colby as the throwers’ coach for the track nasius Dahlfred, Sept. 15. He’s named after Surf Club and Surfing 4 Peace and are big brother. Y Ashley and Alex Quigley and field team. They live in Belgrade with Karl’s late father, John Dahlfred ’66. Karl their daughters, Brynne, 7, Ellis 4, and is in his second year of teaching church Adrien, 1. Y Daniel Morris and his wife, history at Bangkok Bible Seminary in Thai- Morgan Cowling, welcomed their first land. Y Frances Berry and her husband, After four years of night classes and weekends child, Rex Monroe Morris, Dec. 13. They Darren, have two boys, Wyatt, 5, and Avery, sacrificed to homework,Kim McCarron live in Portland, Ore., where Daniel works 6 months. Fran is a clinical psychologist Camuso ’00 earned her M.B.A. from UNH’s as research director for a nonprofit that in New Hampshire. Y David and Alison fights for economic and social fairness Kelleher Mackey welcomed their first Whittemore School of Business and Economics. for all Oregonians. Y Correction from a child, Hazel Autumn Mackey, Nov. 14. Y previous column (sorry for the confusion!): Graham Quigley loves his new job as the What was printed: Trish Akins Elliott animal acupuncturist for Holistic Veterinary and her husband, Michael, welcomed Care in Oakland, Calif. He helps animals run under the umbrella of the nonprofit welcomed their fourth child and third boy, Frances Charlotte Wirtz May 22. She heal from serious conditions with Eastern he founded, Explore Corps. Y Scott Evan, in December. Evan joins brothers joins big brother Charlie, 2. Trish works in medicine and is getting awesome results. Whitlow lives in Sacramento, Calif., and Aidan and Harper and sister Maeve. Alex advancement at Concord Academy along- He hopes to use this position as a spring- will graduate from his residency at the was recently in Boston and hung out with side a number of fellow White Mules. She board to get national attention and change end of June, take his written boards in Kara and Lyle Bradley and their daughter, finished her doctorate in public health and the way veterinary medicine is practiced. early July, and then move to Vail, where Y Lilly. 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[email protected] 62 3/13/14 4:28 PM should have been printed: Hilary Smyth no teeth!” Caroline works as an attorney and Darcy Lynch Clark, and Whitney son, Saben, 2 1/2. Y Ali Ghaffari and his Wirtz and her husband, Michael, welcomed in the advanced markets group at John Dayton Brunet. wife and three young daughters moved to Frances Charlotte Wirtz May 22, 2013. She Hancock Insurance. Y Gareth Osborn central California. Ali began a tour flying joins big brother Charlie, 2. Hilary works in and his wife, Stephanie, welcomed their F-/A-18E Super Hornets. Y Shannon advancement at Concord Academy along- second child, Archer, in September. Their 2002 Murphy Weidinger got married last fall in side a number of fellow White Mules. Y first child, Darcy, is 3 1/2. They all live Sally Hall Bell Napa, Calif. Alison Culpen Schwabe, Molly Nikki Furek Mullin and her husband had a in the San Francisco Bay Area. Gareth [email protected] Van Campen, Sean Murphy ’05, Kathryn baby girl in November. Her name is Sloane. continues to work for Nestlé, where he is David Friedman practices with the law firm Austgen ’05, and Evan Reece ’01 were Y Eric Wallach and his wife, Ariel Fish, a program manager focused on logistics Rackemann, Sawyer & Brewster in Boston some of the Colby alums in attendance. and was recognized as a 2013 Super Y Katie Egan Wertheimer had a third Lawyer. Y Alex and Marcia Ingraham son, Wesley James, in June, and she and Tatum welcomed their third baby, Garrett her husband are loving the chaos, as well Junko Goda ’01 is freelancing as a Japanese William, Sept. 26. Y Kate (Gardiner) ’00 as teaching and living in Westfield, N.J. Y interpreter, translator, and subtitler in addition and Scott Tucker welcomed twins in May Noah Charney lives in Slovenia with his 2013, daughter Camilla and son Shepley. wife, 1-year-old daughter, and Peruvian to working part time at the Academy of Motion Scott completed his orthopedic surgery hairless dog. He continues to study art Picture Arts and Sciences. residency at Tulane, and they plan to return crime, writes books, and pens columns to New Orleans, where Scott will start full- for Esquire, the Guardian, the Daily Beast, time practice this fall. Y Greg Jaboin and and many other publications. Y After his partner of more than 10 years, Steve spending the last five years in New York, initiatives for their ice cream and frozen Kachocki, married in Salt Lake City, Utah. Lindsey Morse decided to chill out and get expected their first in February—a boy. Y pizza divisions. Y Jason Freedman and Their teenage kids, Madeline and Evan, back to her West Coast roots. Last year Ben Mackay lives in Jackson Hole most of his wife, Michelle, are adjusting to life were present to witness and share in the she relocated to Portland, Ore., to head the time and continues to work with small away from the East Coast, living in San historic event. Y Jessica Bennett married up marketing for the sustainable outdoor business mergers and acquisitions when Francisco. Exciting news is that Jason Nik Shah (Harvard ’98) last June, and they apparel line Nau. She loves being back in he’s not backcountry skiing or spending was elected as a partner at Ropes & Gray just returned from a delayed honeymoon the Northwest. Y Dave Hauser is drinking time in the Tetons. last fall, doing M&A and private equity in Mauritius. They’re renovating a house wine in Northern California. Y Tom and Meg transactional work. He was sad to see 2001 his classmate (and tax lawyer extraor- Dana Fowler Charette dinaire) Kase Jubboori leave Ropes David Friedman ’02 practices law with [email protected] this winter but happy for Kase that he got a great job at Bain Capital. Y Junko Rackemann, Sawyer & Brewster in Boston and Hello, friends! It sounds like it has been Goda lives in Los Angeles and is an actor a busy fall and winter for everyone. My was recognized as a 2013 Super Lawyer. and producer for smaller projects. After husband, Jon, and I welcomed our third doing Japanese subtitling for more than daughter, Linley Fowler Charette, in five years, she’s now freelancing as a September. She joined sisters Ellison, Japanese interpreter/translator/subtitler they bought on the Cape, but they’ll still 4, and Alden, 2. The girls and I are gear- Cassella Hand are thrilled to announce the and working part time at the Academy of be based in Boston as Jess is finishing ing up for a summer of traveling for my birth of their son, Griffin Thomas, Jan. 8. Motion Picture Arts and Sciences—yes, up her chief resident year at Tufts and Y husband’s triathlon schedule and for our Sarah Dressler married Brett Benson in her boss is Oscar. She’s also gotten into will be staying on in the department of third annual trip to Vermont to race in the Newport Beach, Calif. Wedding attendees horseback archery. Y Angela Makkas is pediatrics as a hospitalist. Y Kim Reiss Covered Bridges Half Marathon with Bliss included Kate Nastou, Hillary Bouchard, getting married in May to Bill Rougas in and her husband had a daughter in August (Woolmington) ’02 and Pat Bernal and Kirsten Ness, and Jennifer Carlson Mor- Cambridge, Mass. Y Elizabeth Hoorne- 2012. Kim is in her second (of three) Y Ben Schreiner and his wife, Amanda. Y neau ’01. Victor Cancel got married man received an M.A.T. in art education years of oncology fellowship at Johns Scott and Melissa Alioto Murfey had in June 2013 to Aileen Aro at Winnekenni from Tufts in 2013 and is now teaching Hopkins Hospital, hoping to specialize in their third son, Ryder John Murfey, Oct. Castle in Haverhill, Mass. Matt Overton high school art at the Bromfield School lung cancer and medical education upon 9. He was a month early but is healthy and his wife, Kara, and Rashad Randolph in Harvard, Mass. Y Virgile and Wynter graduation. Y Phil and Kendra Shank and has made his two brothers, Carl, 6, attended. Y James Ewing and his wife, Stinchfield Courmont welcomed their Krolik had a son, Trevor Robert. Y Brian and Laird, 4, very happy … so far! Y Katie, welcomed their second daughter, second son, Theo Edward, Dec. 11. Best Wezowicz and his wife, Anne, welcomed Christian and Whitney Dayton Brunet Emily Christine. James made partner at Christmas present ever! Big brother their first son, Axel Charles, in September. welcomed Benjamin Johnson Brunet Nov. law firm McGuireWoodsLL P. Simon, 2 1/2, loves him so much and Brian predicts he’ll be a Colby football 21. They enjoyed their first holiday as a can’t wait for him to “get bigger” so they player just like his dad. Brian started a family of four in Vail where they saw Piper can play. Y Beth Festa Alhstrand made new job as a producer/editor for Studio 11 2003 (Elliott) ’02 and JJ Abodeely. Their two partner at law firm Seiger Gfeller Laurie, Pittsburgh, where he’ll help produce high- Lauren Tiberio Puglisi kids, Porter and Keaton, showed Webster LLP, where she focuses on insurance Y [email protected] Brunet how to rip it up on the mountain. end commercials for local companies. coverage litigation. She’s expecting her Steve Hooper and John Sullivan opened Y Lindsay Prichard and husband Michael I’m continually amazed at the things we’ve second child in July with husband Kurt. Y the first Kigo Kitchen in Seattle (second Y had a baby, Louisa Jane, Dec. 4. They accomplished. Thanks for sharing! Elizabeth McGann married Nat Heald in in the country). Steve completed his first see Simon and Caroline Blair McKay, After nearly 10 years in East Africa, John September. Colby alums Alana Rezaee, Ironman in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, last June. who welcomed Walker Blair McKay in Brighenti moved from Uganda to Ghana Robin MacColl Fennimore ’01, and Beth Y October. Caroline reports that they are Amanda Cuiffo started a new job at in 2013. He’s still doing agricultural work Festa Alhstrand were bridesmaids, and all in love with this little guy, especially Wheelock College as associate director in for USAID. John and his fiancée have attending were Caroline Blair McKay, big brother Jack, who reminds them often of athletics. She lives in West Newton, a nice guest room at their home in Accra Jeff and Katie Lee Fishbone, Sam that Walker “can’t walk, can’t talk, and has Mass., with her wife, Christy, and their for alums cruising through West Africa.

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Y Jeff Dickson started his own law firm agement Banking. They miss Maine but are comed their second child, Oliver Lucas. Big and leads sport psychology sessions in the in his hometown of Burlington, Vt., after excited to live closer to family. Y On Sept. sister Adelyn doesn’t know what to make greater Boston area. I love seeing Brittney a number of years in Montana, where he 14 Liz Jackson and David Clearwater were of her baby brother yet. Y In September at yoga and can’t wait to go to a class clerked for the Montana Supreme Court married on Cherry Island in the Thousand Samuel Ludwig married Maureen Scanlin she’s teaching. Y Peter and Susie Blair and worked at small firms. Jeff specializes Islands, N.Y. Christiana Salah and Cam in Rangeley, Maine. Ben Raphael, Eric Rufo welcomed another boy, Sean Blair, in workers’ compensation and personal Dufty carried out their bridesmaid duties McAllister, and Kyle Kreiss made the in December. Y Cynthia Davies, Charles injury. Y Caroline Riss started a new admirably, and Vivienne Ho, Ellie Boyce, rugged trip to Kennebago Lake, where the Data, Janine Elliott, and Sarah Chapple- job as an administrative law judge for the and Kate Hughes Herd added extra Colby four relived old memories and thought of Sokol met for dinner in Boston in January. Department of Health and Human Services flair. It was an awesome day that included in Montana. She is also assistant director a backyard cricket match. Liz and David of the Kasiisi Project, which helps Ugandan returned home to Wellington, New Zealand, In addition to working as an administrative law children with environmental education after honeymooning in Corsica. Y Keagan and opportunities to attend secondary Russo and his wife, Jess, welcomed Sloane judge, Caroline Riss ’03 is assistant director school. Y Tennessee Watson earned Harper Oct. 3. Y Jonathan ’02 and Kate of the Kasiisi Project, which provides Ugandan her M.F.A. in integrated media arts from Zimmerman Marlow had their second child children with educational opportunities. Hunter College in New York. Emily Posner Oct. 8—daughter Orla. Orla joins big brother ’04 and Jessica Kellett attended Ten- Declan, who is excited. Y Jeff and Sara nessee’s M.F.A. thesis show to cheer her Schwartz Mohan welcomed their second on. Y Sarah Zerbonne started an M.P.H. baby, Allison Charlotte, Oct. 23. Big brother program at George Washington last fall. Ryan is very proud, and they enjoy being fly-fishing but didn’t. Samuel and Maureen Cynthia works as a physician assistant in Her focus is environmental health, and she a family of four. Y Matt and Courtney now live in Washington, D.C., and hope to hospital medicine at Mercy Hospital and hopes to work on climate change mitiga- Hoffman Tsiaras welcomed their second not fly-fish with other old friends soon, so in emergency medicine at Maine Medical tion. Y Erika Togashi left California after son, William Peter, Oct. 25. They’re thrilled. send them a line if you’re in town. Y Tim Center, both in Portland. Y Remember, 10 years split between Santa Barbara Y Adam and Julie Brown Shepherd have Smith was recently named CEO of Full mark your calendars and get ready for a and San Francisco and moved back to two exciting tidbits to share: they became Circle Fund, a nonprofit in San Francisco great weekend on Mayflower Hill in June! NYC. She’s the J. Crew men’s outerwear Maine residents in August and now live that provides funding and support to other nonprofits to help them launch new designer. While it’s been an adjustment in South Portland, AND they welcomed 2005 moving back to the East Coast (and East daughter Luisa Page Nov. 20. Everyone is initiatives, make a greater impact, and drive lasting social change. Y Scott and Katie Gagne Anne Christman Brown welcomed their [email protected] Justin Juskewitch ’04 is finishing the final first child, Carrick Edward. They live in Emma Lynch earned a master’s from Chicago. Y Tim and Cate Young Sheehy Colorado State and works with the National year of his M.D./Ph.D. at Mayo Clinic and is welcomed their first baby, Molly Elizabeth, Park Service in Fort Collins. Y Adam and applying to residency programs in pathology. last July. They moved to Winchester, Mass., Mary Frederick Lipham welcomed second and bought their first house. Molly loves daughter Julia Karis Nov. 30 and bought getting together with future Mules in the their first home, in Augusta, Ga. Y Leah area with Kim Betz Kearns, Jen Barrett and Patrick Harner had their first baby, Coast weather, I presume!), she loves happy and healthy, and Julie and Adam are Crocker, Amanda Belden Kramer, Grace Brielle Mae, Nov. 24. They live in Loveland, being close to family and friends. Y Kristen not nearly as sleep deprived as anticipated. Becker Lochhead, and Amanda Sullivan Ohio, where Patrick is a personal trainer Vaughn Olson accepted the position of Y Jesse DeLaughter and his wife, Emma Levine. Y Nick and Jen Barrett Crocker and is training for the first-ever Obstacle architectural historian and technician with Lichtenstein, had a baby last March—Ruth welcomed their second son, Charles Bar- Course Race World Championships. Y Vertical Access, a company specializing in Lila. They live in Boston, where Jesse rett, in December. Big brother Thomas Rebecca (Taylor) ’04 and Nick Malick building investigations using rope-access started a new job at MIT coordinating joint loves having a little brother around. They live in Oakland, Calif., with Juliet, 4, and techniques. She hopes to catch up with programs with the Singapore University of moved to Dedham, Mass., and live near Eloise, 1 1/2. Last fall Nick began as Colby friends during fieldwork travels Technology and Design. Whitney Pearce Fitts ’02 and her family. Y dean of students at Prospect Sierra in throughout the Northeast and beyond. Y Betsy Ramos is getting married in May to El Cerrito. Rebecca is a music teacher at Katrina Noyes moved back to the U.S. from Denae Pachucki. Christina Ramos is her Monarch Academy in Oakland. Y Torrey Jordan and works at Tufts in the office of the 2004 maid of honor, and Mindy Pinto Wright Kulow and husband Yasin Tunc welcomed provost. Katrina plans on being stateside Kate Weiler ’02 and Melissa Minaya Wilson ’03 will daughter Dilara Aylin Nov. 15. They live in for at least a couple of years. Y Kate [email protected] attend. Y Kelly Thomas has been running Madison, Wis., where Torrey is working on Ginty married Craig Irrgang, Haverford I can’t believe we are so close to our her graphic design business for four years her Ph.D. in math education. Y Sean and ’00, in October. I was lucky to see these 10-year reunion. I’m so excited to see you and is getting married in Los Angeles in Julie Morrison Baron live outside Seattle, two lovebirds get hitched—the wedding all on Mayflower Hill June 6-8. Y Rumbi May. She splits her time between L.A. where Sean works for Microsoft and Julie was a blast! Kate finishes her residency Sundire lives in Zimbabwe and works as and NYC. Y Chris and Erica Joseffy is a physical therapist. They welcomed in emergency medicine in June. Kate and operations director for a startup called Blomberg welcomed their baby boy, Caleb their first son, Roman Drake, May 18. Y Craig live in Philly and have a guest room for Leon Afric. In November she met up with John, in January. Chris was accepted into Nico ’06 and Melissa Hernandez Mwai visitors. Y Sean Flood married his better Chris Sotzing in Edinburgh, Scotland. In the cardiology fellowship program at St. enjoyed their first year in Maryland, where half, Amanda, Oct. 5 in Portland, Maine. December she attended the wedding of Elizabeth Medical Center in Boston. Y Alex they celebrated their son’s first birthday. Attending were Lee L’Heureux, Steve ’92 Francis Chapuredima ’06 in Zimbabwe. ’03 and Brittney Lazar Burgess welcomed They’ve visited Jon Lees in Silver Spring and Kristen Corey deCastro ’92, and Chip Y Justin Juskewitch is completing the their second daughter, Ana Christine, last and keep in touch with David ’07 and Mary- Kelley ’83. Sean and Amanda moved to final year of his M.D./Ph.D. at Mayo Clinic May. Big sister Grace loves having a little Catherine Saraiva Amadu ’07, Hannah the greater NYC area, where Sean is vice and is applying to residency programs in sister. They bought their first home in Emery, and Hande Barutcuoglu. Y Nick president with Merrill Lynch Wealth Man- pathology. He and his wife, Katie, wel- Winchester, Mass. Brittney teaches yoga and Mary Olsson Miller welcomed Owen

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[email protected] 64 3/7/14 3:59 PM including Andrew Raser, Steve Whelpley, broomball league out there. Jessica took a Rob Mehlich, and Park Ridill. Y Mark group of middle school students to Spain 00s and 10s newsmakers and Ashley Germain Wallace welcomed and is finishing up her second year as the their second child, Tony Kenneth, Oct. 23, Spanish teacher at a charter school outside In January Matt Apuzzo ’00 joined the New York Times making their daughter, Aurelia, 5, a big of Boulder. Y Bennett Barnwell and his Washington bureau covering the Justice Department. sister. Y Have a great spring! wife, Heather, traveled to D.C. to ring in Apuzzo and Adam Goldman won the Pulitzer Prize in the New Year with Colby alumni from the 2011 for their work reporting for the AP on the NYPD’s Class of 2006. Nate Stone, Steve Planas, Muslim surveillance program. F Alanna Balboni ’06 2006 earned her medical degree from the Uniformed Services Aine McCarthy, Rachel Carr, Cait Miller, Jen Coliflores Melissa McNulty, and their significant University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Md., [email protected] and was commissioned to the rank of captain in the others all joined in the dancing. Y David U.S. Navy. She has served in the military for four years. Lindsay Masters is an associate attorney Gutman is now a reporter for the Charleston F Nikolai Barnwell ’09 was interviewed by the Daily at White & Jankowski, LLP in Denver, prac- Gazette. Dave covered a big story in West Nation (Kenya) for his work as program manager for ticing water and natural resources law. Y Virginia related to a chemical spill and Nikolai Barnwell ’09 88mph, a company supporting tech entrepreneurs from Francis Chapuredima married Robinah appeared on CNN to report on the issue. sub-Saharan Africa. With offices in Nairobi and Cape Zendera Dec. 28 in Ruwa, Zimbabwe. The Town, 88mph helps early-stage Web and mobile companies with startup funding and best man was Demeke Wondmagegn, and provides advice on products, company structure, and funding options, among other Tony Abakisi was a groomsman. Taffie 2007 topics. 88mph planned to expand to Lagos, Nigeria, this year. F The story of Jessica Gwitimah and Rumbie Sundire ’03 also Annie Mears [email protected] Boyle ’12 was recounted in both a Boston Globe article about colleges meeting the attended. Y Meris Esterly and Seth Stout needs of first-generation students and a Portland Press Herald piece about the Mitchell planned to get married Feb. 14. Y Adam Matthew and Amanda Lee James Venezia Institute. Homeless when she arrived at Colby, Boyle started initiatives for first-gen Atkinson-Lewis graduated from Kellogg welcomed their first daughter, Leah Mae, students including a free-school-supplies program and an advice handbook. Boyle School of Management at Northwestern Oct. 25. Amanda reports that “she’s perfect earned a Mitchell Scholarship that helped her attend college, and she now works as with an M.B.A. and a master’s in engineer- in every way!” Y Leslie Peterson is getting a development coordinator for MIT’s School of Science. ing management last June. He moved back married to Christian Crannell ’08 this June to California, where he works for a startup in Charlotte, Vt. They live in Burlington, Victor Oct. 9 and enjoy raising their baby NYC) to raise money for the Children’s called Natel Energy and lives about six where Christian is in medical school and Y in NYC. Y Jared and Nicole Wessen Tumor Foundation. He also enjoyed a ski blocks from Katie (Himmelmann) ’07 and Leslie teaches third grade. Chris Hoff- Cushman are excited for their daughter, trip in Utah with John and Wendy Sicard Charlie Hale. They’ve already gotten sick man spent time in Winchester, Mass., with Hayley, 1, to meet her little brother, due Cole and Skyler Place ’04. Y In January of being so close to each other, so Adam Monty ’06 and Laura Harker Hankin ’06 in April. Nicole hopes to see her sister, Matthew Bucklin appeared on CNBC’s spends a week each month working in Chile for a pre-Christmas celebration along with McKenzie Wessen ’07, run the Boston Power Lunch to promote his company, Quit on renewable energy projects. Absence Tim Brown, Ben Crane ’06, Adrian Walther Marathon. She qualified in her first-ever Tea. Y After receiving a master’s from the (and gifts of Chilean wine) makes the heart ’06, Bobby Abendroth ’06, Jamie Waters ’08, Dylan Perry ’09, and Sam Hoff ’09. marathon in Philadelphia. Y Robert ’07 University of Washington, Liam McDonnell grow fonder between Colby neighbors, it Chris and his wife, Courtney Reichert, and Amanda Restell Mand welcomed son joined the U.S. Coast Guard, spending turns out. Y Doug ’07 and Sarah Ayres expect their first child, a girl, in May. Y Cormac Mand Oct. 1. Y Brian Footer and the past three years in Seattle on a high Turnbull welcomed a baby girl, Suzanna Amanda Vickerson took a job at Greely Amanda Wohl were married in Philadelphia endurance cutter. He’s now stationed in West Turnbull, Nov. 10. Sarah writes that Middle School as a behavior strategist and in November and honeymooned in Aruba. New Orleans working in the marine sci- they are having a great time getting to know finally bid adieu to her beloved 1994 Geo Alumni attending included Christian Allen, ence technology group. Y In April 2012 her. Y Monty Hankin writes that wife Laura Y Charles Fizer, Dan Williams, Jeremy Lydia Durant married Sathish Umapathy Prizm. Cammie (Dale) ’06 and Brian Little, Catherine Pappas, Dana Wheeler in London, where they live. They welcomed ’04, Jay McMurray ’06, Suzanne Forster a baby boy, Kayalan Durant, Aug. 31. Prior ’03, and best man Evan Footer ’09. Y to Lydia’s maternity leave, she worked at Dan Seifert ’05 was promoted to director of Kevin and Emily Goodyear Forgett were Imperial College London as a postdoctoral talent acquisition for Citizen Schools in Boston. expecting their first child, a boy, in March. research associate studying the immunol- He ran his first marathon, in NYC, to raise Y Matt and Maureen Sherry Lynes ogy of respiratory virus infections. Y Casey welcomed their first child, Grace Sherry, McCarthy and wife Marge welcomed Peter money for the Children’s Tumor Foundation. Dec. 30. Y Jackie Dao is the new White Anthony (named after each of their fathers) House liaison for the Peace Corps. Y Sup- March 21, 2013. Marge is a lower school ported by at team from Dave Acker’s San teacher at Marymount in NYC, and Casey Harker Hankin is a shining star in the field Liberty welcomed their daughter, Meredith Francisco-based venture capital group, is an associate director in Bon Appétit’s of education reform and is an awesome James, Sept. 27 in Miami, Fla. Y Kevin Endurance Companies, Rich Downing is marketing department. Y Katie Slemp mom 24/7. Monty wonders how she does Fritze completed his graduate studies at opening a new group cycle (spin) studio in married Andrew Douglas Nov.10 at the it all and puts up with his shenanigans. Duke University and moved to Charlotte, Kendall Square, Cambridge. The company River Course on Kiawah Island. Attend- Y Lauren Erickson continues to live and N.C., with wife Dorian and newborn son expected to begin private classes in March. ing were Katie Ghelli, Mary Biggins, work in San Francisco and will graduate Kenneth to join the sustainability team Sign up at signup.turnstylecycle.com. Y and Karina Johnson. Katie is director from the University of San Francisco with at fiber technology company Domtar. Y Annette Caswell got married New Year’s of quality, innovation, and evaluation at a master’s in counseling psychology in McKenzie Wessen caught up with Ashley Eve in Portland, Maine. She and husband Commonwealth Care Alliance in Boston. May. Y Jessica Seymour is engaged to Best Syler in Vermont and then took a Rudy Mueller expect a baby in June. Y Y Ted Farwell and wife Katie O’Neill ’04 Anders Wood ’07. The happy couple got trip to the Poconos with Taka Bennett Dan Seifert was promoted to director live in Lausanne, Switzerland, and work for engaged in October and will be married in ’06. Y Caitlin Sateia and Kristopher of talent acquisition for Citizen Schools two Minneapolis-based companies. They Vermont in the fall. They see lots of Colby King welcomed their first child, Lawson in Boston. He ran his first marathon (in celebrated New Year’s in St. Anton, Austria, with the 2005 Go-Ho basement crew, alums in the Boulder area and dominate the Michael King, Jan. 12 in Newton, Mass.

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They report, “We’re enjoying getting back proposed to Bailey Woodhull in front of nutrient cycling. Y Jeffrey and Jessica admiring the baby giant sequoias. Y Liz to our old finals week sleep schedules Miller Library. They spent the rest of their Iwasaki Mullins are thrilled to announce O’Neill moved to Boulder this year, just a with the little guy.” Y Jessica Laniewski holiday break celebrating with friends and the birth of Mia Kuroki, who arrived Sept. few blocks from Sophie Newbury Bergland married Jordan Bowne (USC ’07) at the family. Y Kerry Whittaker spent last May 5. Brothers Chase and Noah enjoy taking ’08. Liz works on the content team at Crane Estate in Ipswich, Mass., Sept. 15. in Antarctica doing research, and in January care of their little sister. Y Sara Benjamin Kapost, a content-marketing-software Her Colby roommates Julia Csikesz Welch she defended her Ph.D. thesis. She’s now and Joel Samen (Bowdoin ‘07) got engaged startup, and plays broomball every and Lisa Helstrom were bridesmaids, and focusing on her doctorate in oceanography. in October and look forward to their May Wednesday on the Buck Fates team with Brendan (with whom the groom went to law In February Kerry headed to Washington, 3 wedding in Boston. Y At Halloween, other alums in the area including Anders school in Boston) and Anna Czechowski D.C., as a Knauss Marine Policy fellow, to Madison Gouzie and Eric Holstein opened Wood ’07 and Jessica Seymour ’06. Liz got O’Keefe also attended. Jordan and Jess work with endangered marine species. She a hot chocolate and s’mores shop called engaged in December and looks forward Winter Warmers at 808 Union Street in to marrying fellow Milton Academy alum Park Slope. It’s a seasonal business that John Dennison in 2014. Y Martha Ortinau will run through March. They’re pleased is now assistant director of annual giving Liza Mitchell ’08 is working on her M.S. in with how things have gone. They also cater at Ashland University. She traveled to water resources at the University of Idaho and corporate events off site, host private Boston on MLK weekend to see Althea parties in store, and help neighborhood Wong-Achorn and Jamie Jones. She was conducting research on the role of salmon schools by selling their products at events excited to see them as she doesn’t think carcasses in freshwater stream nutrient cycling. through a profit-sharing program. Check she’ll make the reunion at Colby—boo! Y out winterwarmersny.com. Mae Ogorzaly and Sam Pelletier moved to Portland, Maine, in September. Sam is getting his master’s of education at met in Verona, Italy, while studying abroad. looks forward to connecting with Colby 2009 USM, and Mae is back on Mayflower Hill “Many thanks to Jan Plan for setting the alumni in the area. Y Caitlin Coit and Olivia Sterling working in the Office of the Colby Fund. Y chance meeting into motion!” Y As for Joshua Sadownik ’09 were engaged in [email protected] Shafeek Mohamed celebrated New Year’s me, Annie Mears, I’m gearing up for a big Jamaica last fall and plan an August wed- Kat Brzozowski and Wes Miller ’08 are with Ratul Bhattacharyya, Kirsten Duda, summer on the wedding circuit including ding. Y Rand Hall found employment as getting married May 25 in New Hampshire. Amy Kyaw, and Christopher Van Alstyne weddings for Laura Keeler, Meg Davis, head of reference and information services Kat saw David Way, Rob Dillon, Mike Bar- in Brooklyn, N.Y. They had a great time. Y Courtney Goodie, Morgan Manoff ’08, at Haverhill Public Library. Y Genevieve rett, and Casey Lynch over break. Casey Laura Bisbee is sad that she can’t make it Blake Foster, Derek Snyder ’04, Kristin Triganne married Joel Pitt ’09 last August. designed the invites for the wedding! Y to reunion as she is continuing her second Luber, Lindsay Snyder, and younger Y Gretchen Markiewicz became engaged Ned Warner married Ashley Allen (now year of Peace Corps service in Nicaragua. sister Kitty. to Christopher Johnson during a fantastic Ashley Warner) last June. They live in Vail, It has been an unforgettable experience road trip on the West Coast. She and Colo., where Ned teaches art at the Vail of teaching English, with many ups and 2008 Patrick Sanders recently enjoyed adult Mountain School. Y Nikki Crocker lives downs and always the scenic backdrop of milkshakes and discussed their upcoming in Houston, Texas, and is working toward the volcanic island of Ometepe. Still wait- Palmer McAuliff September weddings. Y Martin and Emily her M.S. in geology at the University of ing for Colby visitors! Y Scott Zeller and [email protected] Wilson Connelly are excited to announce Houston. Y Naomi Smith will graduate Scott Carberry will move to North Carolina 2013 was a great year for our classmates, the birth of their daughter, Juniper Helen, from the Northeastern University School this summer to start graduate programs and based on your updates, 2014 is off to born at home Dec. 18. Y Last fall Victoria of Law in May. She already has a job lined at rival schools. On behalf of the reunion a terrific start! Y Joe and Adrienne Angel Hayne started her public and nonprofit up at one of Boston’s premier law firms. Y committee, Scott Zeller says to save the Giampaoli were blessed with their first M.B.A. at Boston University. She continues child, Ellie Rose, Oct. 23. She loves her her work in development at BU’s School of Colby onesie and was sad to have missed Medicine. Y Hanna Gerlovin is engaged reunion. Y Tyler Ingram was married last to Nicole Terrillion Rockwell’s cousin, Madison Gouzie ’08 and Eric Holstein ’08 July surrounded by Colby friends. He and his Joshua Doolittle. She’s in her last semester opened a seasonal hot chocolate and s’mores wife, Allison, expect their first son in May. of courses for her biostatistics Ph.D., but shop called Winter Warmers in Park Slope. Y Jenn Mizen Malpass enjoyed dinner she still has several years left prior to fin- with Christine Avena in Columbus, Ohio, ishing the degree. Y Meaghan Fitzgerald They also cater and host private parties. when Christine and her dog, Taiga, were lives and works in London, where she’s on their way back to Colorado after the part of the founding management team holidays. They enjoyed reminiscing about of 23snaps, a private social network for Professor Cathy Bevier’s “superbio” course families. She was thrilled to be included in Lokesh Todi met up with Christina Mok date for our fifth-year reunion June 6-8. and its application to Ph.D. comprehensive The Drum magazine’s 30 Under 30 Women for many coffee dates in New Haven, Conn. We can’t wait to see you all there! exams. Christine passed with flying colors in Digital and named a Nokia Remarkable Christina graduated from the Yale School in January and looks forward to skiing Woman in 2013. Excited to secure her Brit- of Medicine’s physician associate program 2010 with Jenn in Colorado this winter. Y Maya ish permanent residence in 2014, she also in December. She had New Year’s brunch Sameera Anwar Klauber married John Ferrarone Oct. 12 looks forward to returning to New England in Alex Richards’s NYC apartment with [email protected] at Skytop Lodge in the Poconos. It was a to earn her M.B.A. at Harvard later in the Caitlin Coit ’08, Molly Corbett, Danielle lovely weekend with several Colby friends year. Y Liza Mitchell is working on an Crochiere, Caroline Dickson ’10, Sam Jess Levasseur attends the University attending. Y Kate Yedinak is engaged M.S. in water resources at the University Hoff, Logan King, Lissa Martin, Dylan of Washington for environmental health. to Rory Payson. They plan to have a July of Idaho and is conducting a research Perry, Liz Pfeffer, John Roberts, and Josh Over the holidays she saw Samah Mah- wedding, and Sarah Switchenko, Rachael project at the most remote research sta- Sadownik. Christina, Devon Anderson, mood, Alex Pan ’11, Ellen Morris ’11, DeCruz, and Eva Gougian are in the wed- tion in the lower 48, studying the role of and Abigail Sussman walked through Hoyt Adam Marshall ’12, and Will Bloomhardt ding party. Y On Christmas Eve Dustin Hilt salmon carcasses in freshwater stream Arboretum in Portland, Ore., in January, ’12. Y Jordan Schoonover, in her final

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[email protected] 66 3/7/14 3:59 PM semester of law school at Lewis & Clark Chelsea Nahill over winter break in New Lia Engelsted, Brooke Wanlass, David a stud. Y In news from the forest, Peter in Portland, Ore., has enjoyed visits from Hampshire. Y Piper Haywood and her Schumacher, Alex Pan, Ellen Morris, Allfather led a successful yoga retreat for Ian McCullough and Danielle Sheppard husband moved to Leeds and have started Emily Cook, John Clauson ’10, Steve Erario John Perkins, Nate Seiberling, Saikrishna ’11. Y Brandon Beasley completed an their own design and Web development ’10, Hannah Smythe ’12, and Nikki Yanok Chavali, and Ben Mawhinney at the COC internship with the South African human business, Approach (approach.co.uk). Y ’12 gathered to celebrate Aaron Kaye and cabin Jan. 28 despite there being no rights commission in Cape Town and is in Jessica Williams will attend the University Stephen Sentoff’s birthdays. Y Alexandra firewood and Sai finishing hisB ig G’s food Australia pursuing a law degree. Y Emily of South Carolina School of Medicine. She Desaulniers joined the staff of LaTiDo, a rations within 20 minutes of their arrival. Y Griffoul completed her first semester of plans a summer trip around Europe with cabaret and spoken-word series based in Just before Christmas Austin Sutherland graduate school at UC Irvine. She traveled Katherine Littleton and Katherine Perez. D.C. and New York City, as communica- returned home to New Hampshire after a to India, Nepal, and Thailand last summer Y Kat Cosgrove wrapped up her internship tions and public relations manager. She year working near London for Unum UK. He’s with Diana DelleChiaie. They met Carolin with Center for Victims of Torture in D.C. continues to perform at the cabaret as well. now in Portland, Maine, working in finance Maney ’12 in Kerala, India. Y Julia Sti- Y Brittany Soderholm and her fiancé, Alexandra joined Sarah Whitfield ’09, Ray at Unum US. He’ll go to Colby in May to fler and her girlfriend finished hiking the Jim Gancarz, plan to marry in October on Rieling ’12, and Reiling’s mother, Sheila, to see his sister graduate. Y Emily Hilton 2,668-mile PCT in October after nearly a mountain at Sunday River Ski Resort. lay wreaths at the annual Wreaths Across is in her third year with the Peace Corps being thwarted by a major snowstorm in Y Johanna Kunkel is moving to NYC to America ceremony at Arlington National in Burkina Faso, where she works with a northern Washington. Y Nick Ruocco, in work for Wanderlust. Y Liz Millikin scored Cemetery in December. The Colby Club of Burkinabé NGO to increase handicapped St. Kitts and Nevis, is attending the accel- a dream job at Stratton Mountain Resort D.C. raised funds for the cause. Y Adan children’s social acceptance and access to erated D.V.M. program at Ross University. in southern Vermont doing social media Hussain started his second semester in education and medical care in rural areas. Y Emily Hanley, Annelise Wiersema, and communications. Y Delia Langan the higher education and student affairs Her role is to improve systems for report- Amy Makowiecki ’08, and Kelsey Gibbs launched delialangan.com in October and master’s program at Ohio State. He works ing, record keeping, and organizing data. recently caught Newsies on Broadway moved to Manhattan. She was featured in as the graduate assistant in the multicul- In October she returned to the U.S. for a and it’s been stuck in their heads ever Teen Vogue’s February issue. Y Lamont tural center and will present at a regional short visit for the first time in two years and since. They caught up with Billy Crowe Henry just earned his CFP designation at conference this semester. Y Ben Mitchell- had the chance to visit the Colby campus, ’08 in the city. Y Sonia Booth is program 25, making him one of the youngest CFPs Lewis sailed to Virgin Gorda, where he which was even more beautiful than she coordinator in the education department in the world. Y Brett Souza became a helps run a camp. Y In October Laura remembered. How lucky we all were! at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum real estate agent in the D.C. area, joining Berzins graduated from Teachers College, in Washington. Y Brandon Pollock and the Souza Group with Long & Foster. Y Columbia University, with a master’s in 2012 Nick Friedman continue to purify the international education development. She Dana Yerigan is a graduate gemologist Sarah Janes world one environmentally friendly water moved from New York to Jackson, Wyo., to and hopes to become a gemstone buyer [email protected] cooler at a time. They played in the powder and private concierge jeweler. Y The Joint ski before starting at Cornell Law School Happy 2014! It’s hard to believe two in Jackson Hole with Caity Murphy. Y Chiefs saw a lot of familiar faces at their in the fall. Y All is well on Drury Lane in years have passed since we were enjoy- Dan Austin manages biotech strategy at sold-out New Year’s show in Boston. They’re Boston with Grayson Palmer stepping up ing our senior spring on Mayflower Hill. I Genentech with an associated move to recording their debut album and plan a in the world via a promotion to director was floored by the number of responses I Francis’s city in Norcal. Y Nick Van Niel summer tour. Check out their schedule at of the annual fund at the Commonwealth received this time around. Thanks to all who will start his M.B.A. at Sloan Business jointchiefs.com. School. Meanwhile Anne Geraghty said School in September. Y Aaron Block has a few more rotations before becoming a physician assistant and aims to work 2011 Alexandra Desaulniers ’11 is the new Nick Cunkelman in sports medicine and orthopedics. Y communications and public relations manager Anna Kelemen and Caroline Dickson [email protected] are engaged to Colby boys and are both Stephen Zaharias started his final semes- for LaTiDo, a cabaret and spoken-word series in marrying this summer; one wedding will ter at UNH School of Law. He’ll intern NYC and D.C. She also performs at the cabaret. be at Shelburne Farms, Vt., where Megan with a justice on the First Circuit Court of Browning recently started a job in youth Appeals, and upon graduation in May will farming education. Y Dan Reeves is still be admitted to the New Hampshire bar due working on his physics Ph.D. and living to his participation in the Daniel Webster sent in updates; we’ve been up to some with Ross Connor, who works at Adimab. Honor program. He anticipates sitting for goodbye to fun employment with a job interesting things. Y Laura Maloney is Y Hasan Bhatti lives in Jerusalem. He’s the Massachusetts bar after graduation. at Conventures, where she assists in working for Congresswoman Elizabeth Esty learning Hebrew and Arabic while work- Y Toni Tsvetanova is in her second year at event planning. Their roommate, Natasha (Conn.) and enjoying spending time with ing at Hand in Hand, a school for Israelis Harvard Law School, where last semester Atkinson, stimulates brains for fun at Beth fellow Colby alums in D.C. Y Sarah Hirsch and Palestinians that promotes dialogue her foreign direct investment moot court Israel and is working on her audition tape Y spent last year in Morocco on a Fulbright and collaboration as methods of learning team won an international competition in for The Bachelorette. Last fall Zander grant teaching English to undergrads. and cohesion. Y Jenn Corriveau will Germany. She went to Japan for indepen- Koallick moved to Nashville with the Joint She’s now back in the U.S. and teaching propose her Ph.D. dissertation this spring dent research on how Japanese culture Chiefs (Jeoff Jarnot ’10, James O’Brien at a Montessori school outside Boston. Y at UConn. In May she’ll marry Christina affects the decision to litigate (or not) as ’12, Carson Brown ’13, and Hunt Hearin). Also teaching in the Boston area, Michelle Honeycutt, and Duy Lyford will be one of part of her January term. Y After Thanksgiv- They live in the same house, practice, write new songs, and work to develop a Mathai is currently working with lower her bridesmen! Y Nick Tucker is busy in ing with family in Rhode Island, Chris Gorud following. They’re having a blast getting to elementary students at the Inly School in L.A., where he works for a nonprofit and visited Dan Lesser, Charlie Wulff, Jarad know the area. They’ve been back to New Scituate, Mass. Y Christopher Halladay’s is a proud manny of 10 boys while writing Doyon, Ned Nakles, Matt Westenberg, England a few times and will play in New hard work with Brown University’s Center his first book. Y Matt Strickland is in his and Sammy Gradwohl in Boston’s North York and Washington, D.C., this spring. Y for Evidence-Based Medicine paid off last second year of medical school at BU. Y End. He missed Scott Wentzell and Ben In alumni pet news, Patrick Burns got a fall when he won the Lee Lusted Award for Kari Rivers loves teaching kindergarten at Hurwitz this time but plans another reunion chameleon—Chameleo Estevez—and he’s Health Services and Policy Research at the the French School in St. Louis. She saw next summer. In D.C. Chris, Alicia Kreiger,

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2013 Society for Medical Decision Making Disaster Management Branch. This spring, are ready to take on the elite athletes of a marketing specialist at CBRE. Y If you Conference. Y In September Jillian Howell while completing his degree, Sulaiman will New York City. Y After he wraps up his ever find yourself in the Waterville area, be traveled to Hawaii to visit Tate Kaneshige be a United Nations Association fellow in master’s in earth sciences at Vanderbilt, sure to turn on WABI TV-5 at noon to catch and Lindsay Hylek. Lindsay then visited D.C. Y After graduation Evan O’Neill and Nate Katsiaficas hopes to return to New Caitlin Burchill anchoring for the Bangor Boston in October to attend game six of the David Furman spent 10 weeks travel- England to work in environmental consult- news station. You can also find clips of ing. Y Maddie Bergier is building her wine her online at wabi.tv, if you’re so inclined. and food knowledge at Central Bottle Wine Y I hope to hear from you all again soon. Sulaiman Nasseri ’12 is finishing his master’s + Provisions in Cambridge, Mass., while Warm wishes for a happy and healthy year! in economics at Georgetown’s School of Foreign working on her first food/tech startup, Culi- nary Ventures, LLC. You can see her hard Service and is a United Nations Association work in action at chefdup.com. She lives 2013 fellow in D.C. in Allston with Claire Grady and Lauren Sarah Lyon Harris. Y Nirakar Poudel completed his [email protected] dual degree in the engineering program Hi 2013ers! I’m thrilled to serve as your at Dartmouth this spring. He entered class correspondent and can’t wait to hear World Series with Jillian. Y Sulaiman Nas- ing Europe with friends. Evan has now the electrical engineering department about everyone’s post-graduation adven- seri is in his last semester at Georgetown’s settled into a job as a BD associate at at USC’s Viterbi School of Engineering in tures. Our first full column will run in the School of Foreign Service and will soon Fisku, a mobile app marketing company the fall. After spending five years in New summer issue, and you can submit news receive his master of science in economics. in Boston, where he acts a spot media England, he is enjoying the warm winter now. Also, please consider attending our While at Georgetown he interned at the buyer. He currently lives in Somerville with days of Southern California. Y Living near one-year reunion June 6-8, 2014—-it’s sure Middle East Institute in D.C. and visited freshman-year roommate Tom Hurley. Y the beach in Santa Monica, Calif., Petey to be a blast! I hope to run into more of his home city of Kabul, where he worked Ian Borthwick, Billy Hudson, and Tripp Randall is pursuing his Ph.D. at UCLA, and you in NYC—it’s been great seeing familiar for the United Nations Post-Conflict and Stevens formed a flag football team and Chelsea Sonksen has a new position as faces at Colby events (and around town!).

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James M. Coyne ’36, Jan. 11, predeceased by his wife, Rebecca, wife of 60 years, Marilyn, and a son, including John Workman ’65, 2014, in Belfast, Maine, at 100. A parents Herbert 1902 and Mabel he is survived by two daughters, four grandchildren, and five great- U.S. Army veteran of World War Dunn Libby 1903, and brother six grandchildren, and four great- grandchildren. II, he was head claims adjuster at and sister-in-law Carlyle ’44 and grandchildren. U.S.F.&G. Insurance in Portland, Barbara Blaisdell Libby ’44. He is John E. Hawes ’41, Oct. 15, Maine, before moving north to survived by a son and daughter-in- Margaret A. Whalen ’39, Jan. 24, 2013, in Sacramento, Calif., at 95. Caribou, where he lived for 38 law, Lowell ’77 and Melissa Nye 2014, in Shrewsbury, Mass., at 97. His career spanned 25 years in years and worked as an attorney Lind Libby ’78, a daughter, and five She earned an advanced degree education in Maine and 28 years and trust officer. An avid golfer and grandchildren. from Simmons College in 1944. A in the U.S. Army, with service outdoorsman, he was a founding lifelong resident of Maine before in both theaters during World member of the Aroostook Senior Jarvis Marble Thayer Jr. ’38, moving to Massachusetts three War II and active duty during the Golf Association and a master Nov. 5, 2013, on Orr’s Island, years ago, she worked for many Korean War. He earned a master’s Maine guide. Predeceased by his Maine, at 97. He served as a Navy years as the state of Maine librarian degree at Cornell. Predeceased wife, Barbara, he is survived by a lieutenant in World War II and was and archivist and was a life member by his father, Judge William H. daughter, three grandchildren, and employed by the Federal Reserve of the American Historical Society. Hawes 1903, and brother George seven great-grandchildren. Bank of Boston, retiring as senior Holbrook Hawes ’28, he is survived vice president after 30 years. Linwood L. Workman Jr. ’40, Jan. by children including John “Jay” Willard Dunn Libby ’37, Feb. 4, Predeceased by wife Hazel Wepfer 23, 2014, in Thomasville, Ga., at Hawes Jr. ’74, grandchildren, and 2014, in Falmouth, Maine, at 98. Thayer ’37, daughter Jan Thayer 97. He earned a master’s from BU great-grandchildren. A summer job in 1938 turned into Hutchinson ’72, and sister Frances and taught high school math for 38 a 40-year career with Eastman E. Thayer ’30, he is survived by years. Though a longtime resident Chester A. “Wish” Wisniewski Kodak, first as a chemist and later his wife, Rachel, daughter Barbara of Massachusetts, his heart was in ’41, D.M.D., Nov. 14, 2013, as manager of the audiovisual Thayer Barry ’74, son-in-law Sean Maine, where he was a summer in Hartford, Conn., at 93. He department. Though exempt Barry ’74, and four stepchildren. resident in New Harbor for more graduated from Tufts Dental from the draft due to his work than 35 years. He enjoyed singing School in 1943 and was a senior on a government project, he Robert S. Borovoy ’39, Dec. 11, in choirs and was a fitness buff, lieutenant in the Navy Dental enlisted in the navy and served 2013, in Healdsburg, Calif., at 96. completing a 5K walk at age 87. Corps serving Marines in the in the Pacific during World War He served in the U.S. Navy in Predeceased by his wife of 70 years, South Pacific. Afterward he II. A jack-of-all-trades, he was a World War II and was a stockbroker, Joanna MacMurtry Workman ’41, practiced dentistry in Hartford sailor, photographer, carpenter, serving as vice president of Bear and his father, Linwood Workman for 60 years, retiring in 2008. He electrician, and skier. He was Stearns Inc. Predeceased by his 1902, he is survived by two sons, played banjo in polka and country

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She was a teacher for 37 years published poet in his retirement. in Brookline, N.H., and worked Maine, at 91. Following the and a member of the Congregational He is survived by his wife of 61 for the Frank B. Hall Company of death of her first husband, Alan Church and the Order of the years, Virginia, a daughter, a son, New England. Predeceased by two Hillman, during World War II, Eastern Star. Predeceased by her five grandchildren, and a great- children, he is survived by his wife she attended Katharine Gibbs in husband, Bruce, she is survived by grandson. of 70 years, Mary, five children, Boston, graduating first in her two sons and three granddaughters. seven grandchildren including class. In 1947 she married Dr. George W. Johnston ’50, Nov. granddaughter Sarah E. Kopczynski Edward O’Meara, who founded Jocelyn Hulme MacConnell ’47, 1, 2013, in Venice, Fla., at 87. He ’98, and five great-grandchildren Maine Coast Memorial Hospital Dec. 7, 2013, in Springfield, Va., served in the Navy in World War in Ellsworth. She was devoted to at 88. She spent 23 years in San II. He earned a master’s degree at Joseph R. Wallace ’43, Oct. 19, the hospital and other community Juan, P.R., raising her children, the University of Maine and taught 2013, in Natick, Mass., at 92. He causes, serving as a board member then earned a master’s degree at social studies at West Springfield set a league scoring record in ice and lay Eucharistic minister at Johns Hopkins and began tutoring High School in Massachusetts hockey, was captain of the hockey Hancock Point Chapel and for 60 people with learning disabilities. A until retiring in 1984, after which and golf teams, and spent two years as a founding trustee of the pianist, she also enjoyed reading, he worked for the Pioneer Valley years in the Army Signal Corps Pierre Monteux School. A gifted tennis, and golf. Predeceased by her Automobile Club. He is survived by storyteller, she is survived by two husband, Dick, she is survived by during World War II. He rose to his wife, Bernadette, five children, senior vice president, partner, and daughters, three sons, and nine four children, nine grandchildren, six grandchildren, and siblings director at Harold Cabot & Co. grandchildren. and three great-grandchildren. including Catherine Johnston and was a director of the American Ruksznis ’50. Association of Advertising Richard W. Russell ’45, Nov. 20, Elizabeth “Bette” Day Bugler Agencies. Predeceased by his wife, 2013, in Bridgeport, Conn., at 92. ’48, Nov. 22, 2013, in Brunswick, Mark T. Basseches ’51, Jan. 18, Jacquelyn Nerney Wallace ’43, He served in the Army Air Corps Maine, at 87. She began a career 2014, in Savannah, Ga., at 83. He his is survived by three daughters in World War II. After working in broadcasting at WTVL in earned a law degree from Columbia including Tara Wallace Steen ’74, with several companies, he was a Waterville and was the first and practiced patent law until his five grandchildren, and five great- founding partner with his sons program director for WCBB 1996 retirement. He served on the grandchildren. of Walker-Wellington LLC, a (Maine Public Television). She contracting equipment agent based worked for the National Council board of the Fairview Country Barbara Baylis Primiano ’44, in New Hampshire. Predeceased of Churches in New York City, Club in Greenwich, Conn., and was Feb. 7, 2014, in Providence, R.I., at by his wife of 70 years, Marjorie, Maine Maritime Museum, and a veteran of the U.S. Coast Guard. 91. She worked as a sales consultant he is survived by three sons and Bath Iron Works. She is survived He is survived by his wife of 60 at Primiano’s Decorating Center two grandchildren. by her husband of 65 years, the years, Janet, two sons, a daughter, for many years and was a member Rev. Derek Bugler, two sons, and four grandchildren. of St. John’s Episcopal Church Frances Dow Wells ’45, Oct. 26, two grandchildren, and two and the Barrington Yacht Club. 2013, in Farmington, Maine, at 89. great-grandchildren. Cecil A. Beaupre ’51, Dec. 23, Predeceased by her husband, She taught at Foxcroft Academy, 2013, in Scarborough, Maine, Wetherell, she is survived by Fryeburg Academy, and Farmington Jeane Marshall Sawyer ’48, Oct. at 88. A World War II veteran, a daughter, two sons, and four State Teachers College, all in Maine, 8, 2012, in Jacksonville, Fla., at 86. he earned a master’s degree at grandchildren. and she worked for the Census She was a strong and independent the University of Massachusetts Bureau in Boston. She volunteered at woman who was devoted to and taught French and English Janice Tappin Lowell Whittemore the Farmington library and hospital. her family. Predeceased by her in Maine, Massachusetts, and ’44, Jan. 20, 2014, in Bridgton, Predeceased by her husband, Robert, husband, Harold, she is survived by Connecticut. He was director of Maine, at 90. She earned a bachelor’s she is survived by a son, a daughter, three sons, five grandchildren, and college placement at Hamden Hall degree from the University of and two grandsons. six great-grandchildren. Country Day in Connecticut for Connecticut and a master’s from 28 years. He is survived by his wife the University of Maine. She Audrey Dyer Houghton ’46, Dec. Charles A. O’Reilly ’49, Jan. 17, of 65 years, Mary Jane, a brother, taught in Texas, Connecticut, and 23, 2013, in Waterville, Maine, at 2014, in Corea, Maine, at 91. He nieces, and nephews. Maine, retiring from Fryeburg 88. A teacher and homemaker, she enlisted in the army at age 17 and Academy, where she was chair of lived in Vermont and New York was a radio operator and aerial William T. Burgess Jr. ’51, Dec. the English department, in 1987. before retiring and returning to gunner in a B17 during World War 12, 2013, in Tucson, Ariz., at 87. She enjoyed traveling, golfing, Maine in 1980. She was active in II. Able to attend Colby because He served in the U.S. Army in quilting, and reading. Predeceased the China Baptist Church and of the G.I. Bill, he later earned his Europe during World War II by her husband, F. Newton, volunteer activities. Predeceased master’s from Putney Graduate before completing high school.

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After Colby he taught English and and he was proud to be a marine the Class of 1954 50th Anniversary Big Band and was music director at coached drama in high schools in sergeant veteran. He lived in Gift Program. He died of ALS the Mt. Washington Hotel for 17 Maine and Arizona for more than Pennington, Pa., for 40 years and and donated his body for research. years. He is survived by his wife of 30 years, and he earned an M.A. in worked as director of data systems He is survived by his wife, Clare, 67 years, Shirley, three daughters, fine arts at Cornell. He also spent at the National Exchange Carrier two sons, three daughters, two five grandchildren, and a great- a year as a Fulbright Exchange Association. A gentleman and stepchildren, and 10 grandchildren. granddaughter. Teacher in Australia. scholar, he was passionate about his family, his beagle, and his Audre J. McLoughlin ’54, Sept. Erwin A. Vickery ’55, Dec. 17, Gay Tomlins Niehoff ’51, Oct. Republican values. Predeceased 24, 2013, in Washington, D.C., 2013, in Saint Paul, Minn., at 80. 15, 2013, in Waverly, N.Y., at 84. by his wife, Carol, he is survived at 81. She earned bachelor’s and At Colby he was a member of the She earned a master’s degree from by a daughter, a son, and three master’s degrees in nursing at Glee Club, Yacht Club, Forensic Highland University in New Mexico grandchildren. Columbia and a doctorate at the Society, Cosmopolitan Club, and taught in Tennessee, New University of Maryland. She served and Spanish Club. He worked as Mexico, Arizona, and New York. Hazel Elizabeth “Betty” Chilson in the Army Nurse Corps from a teacher and later as an analyst She served on the Spencer, N.Y., Hudson ’53, Dec. 9, 2013, 1957 to 1987 and attained the rank for the Minnesota Department of town board and planning board. Her in Houston, Texas, at 82. A of colonel. She later taught nursing Transportation. husband, Henry, predeceased her. homemaker, wife, and mother, she administration at Maryland and regularly attended Holy Ghost Georgetown. Predeceased by her Catharine “Kit” MacKay Robert C. Sloane ’51, Feb. 26, Catholic Church. Predeceased by husband, Jack Swindler, she is Dunham ’56, Feb. 5, 2014, in 2013, in West Melbourne, Fla., at her husband of 43 years, Robert F. survived by four stepchildren. Citrus Heights, Calif., at 81. After 86. In 1968 he earned his master’s Hudson ’54, she is survived by eight years of travel as an air force from Hofstra. He taught in the children, 13 grandchildren, and one Robert F. Sheerin ’54, Nov. 10, wife, she returned to her native Hewlett-Woodmere Public School great-grandchild. 2013, in Clinton, Mass., at 81. He California. She was a painter, District in New York for 28 years, served as a first lieutenant in the genealogist, and certified diving retiring in 1981, and had two Nancy Pratley Wathen ’53, Army prior to a lifelong career in instructor. Predeceased by her novels published in the ’80s. He is Nov. 22, 2013, in Dover, N.J., at industrial tool manufacturing. He husband, Robert, and her daughter survived by his wife, Joan. 81. A travel agent for many years, was inducted into the Burlington Heather, she is survived by three she owned Peapack Travel. She (Mass.) High School Athletic Hall daughters, five grandchildren, and David S. Robinson Jr. ’52, Jan. belonged to the Chester Theatre of Fame. He is survived by his wife dozens of adopted family members. 11, 2014, in Longs, S.C., at 84. Group and enjoyed travel, family, of 57 years, Dorothy Sellar Sheerin Rebecca Rowe Engdahl ’56, Oct. Following service in the U.S. and friends. Predeceased by her ’54, son Peter L. Sheerin ’78, a 16, 2013, in Dover-Foxcroft, Maine, Marine Corps Reserve and U.S. husband, John, and daughter daughter, and three grandchildren. at 78. She lived in Massachusetts Army during the Korean War, he Kimberly Wathen Welch ’79, she is His brother, Oliver K. Sheerin ’58, for many years and led Girl Scouts embarked on a business career, survived by four children including passed away Dec. 21, 2013. and Boy Scouts. She was a trustee retiring from his position as Deborah Wathen Finn ’74, eight grandchildren including Stephanie of Foxcroft Academy. Predeceased regional administrative officer for Barbara Hills Stuart ’54, Dec. Finn ’07, and two sisters including by her husband, Arthur the New York State Department 4, 2013, in Blowing Rock, N.C., Ruth Pratley Madell ’63. Engdahl Jr. ’57, she is survived of Transportation in 1986. He at 81. She enjoyed the mountains, by two sons, a daughter, and was a private pilot and member gardening, and expressing herself Ruth Brindley Cheney ’54, May four grandchildren. of the New York Wing Civil Air through watercolors. She was 23, 2011, in Cape Coral, Fla., at 79. Patrol, U.S.A.F., receiving the president of the Atlanta Alumni She moved to Concord, N.H., in Milton E. Stone Jr. ’56, Dec. Paul Garber Award for meritorious Club from 1985 to 1986 and a the early 1960s and worked as vice 7, 2013, in Venice, Fla., at 84. At service. Since 2000 he was active in member of the Alumni Council president and controller of New Colby he played football and track distributing Bibles for the Gideons Clubs Committee from 1986 to Hampshire Distributors for 29 years, and was a member of Zeta Psi. International. He is survived by his retiring in 1992. An avid reader, she 1991. Predeceased by her husband, wife, Karen, a son, a daughter, a also enjoyed bowling in her younger Edward “Ned” Stuart Jr. ’51, John M. “Zig” Ziegler ’56, Dec. granddaughter, and two grandsons. years and spending time at the beach. she is survived by a daughter, a 28, 2013, in Columbus, Ohio, at She is survived by her husband of 39 son, five grandchildren, and five 80. He was president and co-owner George E. Bazer ’53, Nov. 19, years, Milton “Peter.” great-grandchildren. of Buckeye Printing and Mailing 2013, in Farmington, Conn., at Service and was involved in many 83. He was president of Dorsch & Robert H. Hawkins III ’54, Fred M. Petra ’55, Dec. 15, 2013, civic organizations. He is survived Bazer Industries, Inc., a privately Nov. 27, 2013, in Florence, Ore., in Sarasota, Fla., at 89. A decorated by his wife of 51 years, Linda, four owned company in Westerville, at 80. He worked in management Army paratrooper in World War II, children, seven grandchildren, Ohio. Predeceased by his wife, for W. T. Grant for 21 years and he lived in Waterville for 55 years. and a brother, Frederick “Fritz” Evelyn, he is survived by three then as business manager for a A businessman and licensed real Ziegler ’52. children and four grandchildren. Catholic church in California estate broker, he was a musician before retiring to Florence, Ore., and bandleader, leading the Laurence Earl Cudmore ’58, Craig T. “Pete” Bell ’53, Feb. 2, where he volunteered at Habitat Fred Petra Band and a Dixieland Oct. 17, 2013, in Shrewsbury, 2014, in Newtown, Pa., at 85. Prior for Humanity and his church. He ensemble, the Elders. He played in Mass., at 77. He had a long and to Colby he joined the marines, served as an anniversary agent for Maine orchestras and Al Corey’s successful career with Sears,

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[email protected] 70 3/10/14 11:20 AM Roebuck and Co. that included from her home. She is survived by he was past director of the J. Mark Janes ’69, Dec. 7, 2013, terms as CEO and president of her husband of 41 years, Martin, a University of Georgia Press. He is in Rochester, Minn., at 66. After its Canada division and president daughter, and a granddaughter. survived by his former wife, Jean a year playing semipro hockey in of Sears Merchant Group in Brennon Call ’64, and his brother, Sweden, he had a 40-year career as Chicago. Predeceased by his wife Gregory W. MacArthur ’59, Feb. Mitchell N. Call ’56. an investment counselor with IDS/ of 55 years, Jane, he is survived by 12, 2014, in Topsfield, Mass., at 77. American Express/Ameriprise. two daughters, two sons, and nine A Navy officer during the Cuban Stuart H. Rakoff ’65, Jan. 5, He coached and managed youth, grandchildren. missile crisis, he pursued a career 2014, in Reston, Va., at 69. After school, and junior hockey teams. in investments, including 22 years earning a Ph.D. in political science He is survived by his wife of 43 Angela J. DeCarlo ’58, Nov. 13, as vice president at Paine Webber from the University of Minnesota, years, Mary, a son, a daughter, a 2013, in San Francisco, Calif., before starting his own business in he had a long career in human granddaughter, and his mother. at 76. She worked at Harvard 2000. He coached youth athletics capital strategy, policy analysis, Medical School as a technician and spent summers on Lake and organization effectiveness, Sheralee Sabasteanski Friedrich for seven years, at University of Winnipesaukee. He is survived by designing manpower programs ’80, Jan. 20, 2014, in Reno, Nev., California Medical School for his wife of 53 years, Laura, three for the U.S. Army and IRS. He at 58. She and her former husband 27 years researching diabetes children, and three grandchildren. was diagnosed with ALS in 2012 built a Hampton Inn in Carson and growth hormones, and for a and confronted the disease with City, Nev., and she served on the biotech startup for four years. She David E. Marr ’61, Jan. 25, 2014, a positive attitude. A resident of board of selectmen in Raymond, read widely, traveled extensively, in Natick, Mass., at 74. He earned Reston, Va., since 1974, he took over Maine, and loved skiing and golf. tutored children, and ushered for his master’s from Wesleyan while as chair of Cornerstones (formerly She is surved by a son. the symphony, opera, and ballet in serving as assistant director of Reston Interfaith) in 2013 despite San Francisco. She is survived by a public relations there, and he his declining health. He is survived Michael S. Bilson ’83, Oct. 21, sister and an aunt. earned his law degree from the by his wife of 47 years, Roz, a son, 2013, in Manchester, N.H., at 52. University of Connecticut. A and two grandchildren. He transferred to and graduated Oliver K. Sheerin ’58, Dec. lawyer in Natick for 40 years, he magna cum laude from UNH 21, 2013, in York, Maine, at 77. was active in the town, serving Barry S. Willdorf ’66, Feb. 1, with a bachelor’s degree in Latin He worked in publications as a as chair of the Natick Historic 2014, in San Francisco, Calif., at and economics. He worked for promotional writer, technical District Commission, director of 68. He studied at the University of the New Hampshire Department writer, and editor for technology the historical society museum, and Manchester, England, and earned of Health and Human Services companies including Honeywell, a member of various committees. a law degree from Columbia. A and worked for causes he believed Raytheon, and MITRE. He He is survived by his wife of 52 lifelong activist, he founded the in. He is survived by his mother enjoyed hunting, hiking, and years, Patricia Houghton Marr ’61, Southern California Military Law and sister. being outdoors. Predeceased by brother- and sister-in-law Charles Project during the Vietnam War brother Robert F. Sheerin ’54, he ’66 and Elizabeth Drinkwine to defend servicemen charged with Paul D. Henion ’85, Jan. 10, 2014, is survived by his partner, Robin Houghton ’68, two daughters, a violating military law. He handled in Columbus, Ohio, at 50. He earned Murray, sister-in-law Dorothy son, and eight grandchildren. many controversial cases, and in a Ph.D. at Case Western Reserve Sellar Sheerin ’54, and nephew 2005 the San Francisco AIDS and was an associate professor of Peter L. Sheerin ’78. Arthur Franklin “Frank” Legal Referral Panel named him neuroscience at Ohio State. He Wheat ’61, Jan. 13, 2014, in Lawyer of the Year. In his later loved planes, trains, and rockets, Wilma Lyman Sherman ’58, Oct. Portland, Maine, at 74. He served years he had five novels published. and he enjoyed salmon fishing in 9, 2013, in Los Angeles, Calif., at 77. in the army from 1961 to 1964 He is survived by his wife of 45 Oregon and spending time at his She had a 40-year career teaching and then had a career in the years, Bonnie, three daughters, and family cottage in Canada. He was English and drama in New England insurance industry. He coached four grandchildren. a proud, thoughtful, and devoted and earned a master’s in gifted youth basketball and softball father. He is survived by his wife education from the University of while his children were in school Douglas W. Crabbe ’67, Aug. 10, of 21 years, Christine Beattie, Connecticut. She tutored English and enjoyed gardening, collecting 2013, in Montreal, Quebec, at 67. and two sons. conversation at UC-Santa Barbara stamps and coins, and following He was an artist, storyteller, writer, and taught a university course the Red Sox, Patriots, and Celtics. and actor. Formerly of Mattapoisett, Linda Carroll Higgins ’85, Oct. in Wuhan, China. Predeceased He is survived by his wife of 46 Mass., he had lived in Montreal 28, 2013, in Burlington, Vt., at 49. by her husband, David, she is years, Susanne, three daughters, for 30 years. He is survived by his She found her passion studying survived by three children and four and three grandchildren. daughter and his daughter’s mother. abroad in Heidelberg, Germany, grandchildren. and worked at NAFSA: Association Faye Christensen ’64, May 18, Edward B. “Terry” Stratton III of International Educators. She Ann Segrave Lieber ’59, Nov. 6, 2008, in Epsom, N.H., at 66. ’67, Nov. 7, 2013, in Wakefield, earned a master’s at University 2013, in South Yarmouth, Mass., Mass., at 68. He earned a master’s of Vermont, after which she at 76. An accomplished singer who Malcolm L. Call ’65, March 22, degree at Boston University worked at UVM’s Office of led the Colbyettes, she performed 2006, in Portland, Maine, at 68. and was a partner in Muirfield International Education Services. regularly at Carnegie Hall and Originally from Quebec, he served Mechanical in Boxboro, Mass. He She is survived by her husband, Lincoln Center in New York. She in the U.S. Air Force. An editor is survived by his wife, Mary, a Thomas, three children, and was a homemaker and a volunteer, who had worked in Massachusetts, daughter, and two sons including her mother. and she ran a calligraphy business Pennsylvania, and North Carolina, Edward “Bow” Stratton ’97.

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