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M A G A Z I N E
RESERVE TIES RUN DEEP
Mentoring Stories of Tradition, Connection and Empowerment
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FEATURES
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DEPARTMENTS
Life in “The A”
Renovation Brings New Life to Campus Icon
4 Letter from the Editor
5 Head of School Message
6 Along Brick Row
Reserve Ties Run Deep
Mentoring Stories of Tradition, Connection
and Empowerment
Q&A with Head of School
A Conversation with Christopher D. Burner `80
10 Fall Musical
12 Social Media Fan Favorites
14 Faculty & Staff News
26 Fall Sports
32 Class Notes
48 In Memoriam
51 Word Search
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MA G A ZINE
WINTER 2015
Volume 69, No. 1
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
Lindsey Cottone
Director of Communications & Marketing
MANAGING EDITOR & WRITER
Bri Reagan
Writer/Editorial Assistant
From the Editor:
History and tradition are engrained into every aspect of Western Reserve Academy. This is
something that we, as new members of this community, have already learned to appreciate,
respect and admire. We are proud to be a part of such a remarkable school. We want everyone
to know that we plan to continue to improve communications and marketing, making sure
that the school’s amazing story and message are being shared well internally and externally.
Beginning with this edition of WRA Magazine, you’ll notice a refresh to the design and
approach to long-standing sections such as Along Brick Row, and the addition of new,
engaging articles such as Q&A with Head of School Christopher D. Burner `80.
This new direction for the magazine will continue to evolve with your ever-appreciated
feedback and market research. We plan to begin to incorporate more student work, stories that
show the depth of a WRA education, and highlight the people who make it all possible.
Please visit the online version of the magazine at wra.net/magazine. There you will find
additional supporting content and links to more information. We welcome your feedback and
contributions for future issues.
The heritage and excellence of Western Reserve Academy will be preserved in all that we do.
We hope that these photos and stories resonate with each and every one of you.
Lindsey Cottone
Editor-in-chief
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Bri Reagan
Managing Editor & Writer
DESIGN
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PHOTOGRAPHY
Alan Doe
Deanna Ockunzzi
Eric Mull
Jen Clark
WRA Archives
COMMUNICATIONS
& MARKETING OFFICE
Tracy Schooner*
Andy LaMar
Kallie Krolikowski
CLASS NOTES
communications@wra.net or
submit online at wra.net/classnotes
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FEEDBACK/SUGGESTIONS
Bri Reagan | reaganb@wra.net
WRA Magazine is published twice a year,
for parents, alumni, students, faculty, staff and
friends of Western Reserve Academy, by the
WRA Communications & Marketing Office.
Western Reserve Academy adheres to a
long-standing policy of admitting students of
any race, color, creed, religion, and national
or ethnic origin, subject to all the rights,
privileges, programs and activities generally
accorded or made available to students at the
school. It does not discriminate on the basis
of race, color, creed, religion, national or
ethnic origin, or disability in the administration
of its educational policies, scholarship and
loan program or other school-administered
programs.
*Special thanks to Tracy for her commitment
to the Communications & Marketing Office
for six years. Her contributions to the WRA
community have been many, including two
website redesigns, a magazine redesign and
improved email communications. We wish
her the best of luck as she joins the Head of
School’s Office.
FROM THE HEAD OF SCHOOL
Christopher D. Burner `80
Among all the learning and experience that occurs during a WRA education, making connections
and finding mentors can be some of the most important lessons. A mentor serves many roles,
creating an informal education or direction for students, which can be even more lasting and
powerful than a class. It’s often those simple, unplanned moments of guidance, assistance and
assurance that have the strongest impact.
Mentors can be found throughout school life: in classrooms, dorms, clubs, programs, teams and
many other areas. A WRA education is formed in a manner that encourages and strengthens
connections between adults and students, creating opportunities for students to find mentors.
These mentorships can then thrive in our tight-knit community, where students have a great
sense of belonging and purpose.
I also believe that finding a good mentor does not happen accidentally. Those of us who find
good mentors are seeking mentors. A mentor can change the trajectory or direction of an
education or career. As you read our featured collection of mentorship stories, reflect and
think about how mentors are very important.
Our ties run deep. The lessons you learn at
WRA can change your life, and possibly the
lives of others with whom you connect in
the future. I thank you for preserving and
fostering these connections that make
Western Reserve Academy so unique.
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ALONG BRICK ROW
AUGUST 22
JULY 14
Nine Young Scholars enjoyed a “Lost in
Space” three-week academic program
SEPTEMBER 21
Pioneer Pete (Sam LaFontaine `16)
showed his school spirit on Spirit Day
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Registrar Lois
Howell named
the inaugural
winner of The
Leonard S.
Carlson Award
for Service,
in honor of
Leonard’s
exemplary
service from
1971 to 2009
3 Things You Should Know
1. We’re No. 1! WRA was ranked as best
private high school in Ohio by Niche.
2. Ten seniors were named National
Merit Scholarship semifinalists –
the highest number in more than
a decade.
3. Fall athletics shined with
three Gold Medal winners and
70 percent of overall team games won.
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OCTOBER 20
OCTOBER 5
Advisor Dr. Beth Pethel
congratulates Irina Kopyeva `15
on her first place book prize, at the
fall academic awards
The community enjoyed a family-friendly fall music concert featuring Reserve
Symphonic Winds, The Academy Orchestra and The Academy Choir
OCTOBER 24
47 senior and junior girls met with alumnae,
parents and Trustees at the annual Women’s Forum
NOVEMBER 7
Morgan Speaker Marty
Franks `68 spoke about
how WRA changed
his life
OCTOBER 31
Students enjoyed a little Halloween fright at
the haunted house in Wood House
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NOVEMBER 8
Rachel Morris `16 & Yuki
Yamasaki `16 posed for a
quick photo at the Willy
Wonka Homecoming Dance
DECEMBER 7
Students rang in the holiday spirit at the annual Vespers
NOVEMBER 14
John Roberts `15 & Maria Paparella
`16 performed along with 46 other
students at the Let’s Go to the
Movies dance performance
DECEMBER 8
Students celebrated a successful 10th year of Toys for
Tots, donating a total of 4,480 toys, 317 this year
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Elliott Ong `17
as Pugsley
Sydney Sutherland `16 as Alice
& Simon Ong `15 as Fester
Mika Takahashi `15
as Morticia
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2014 Fall Musical
The Addams Family
Ji Anne Kang `17
as Wednesday
Alec Wilson `16
as Lurch
Trevor Levin `15
as Gomez
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FACEBOOK
It’s a whiteout! The cold didn’t stop WRA
soccer fans from coming to support their team!
FACEBOOK
Pioneer Pete is getting anxious to ring the
Victory Bell. What WRA teams will you
be cheering to victory this week?
LIKE IT.
PIN IT.
TWEET IT.
Insta
INSTAGRAM
Social Media Fan Favorites
#ThrowbackThursday – Diccon Ong `81
INSTAGRAM
Final score 1:1!
Great game!
TWITTER @wrapioneers
We’re very proud & honored to be ranked the
No.1 best private high school in Ohio! RT if
you’re proud to be a Pioneer!
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Scholarship Honors
Dedicated WRA Couple
The Joyce W. & H. Bruce Mueller Endowed Scholarship provides
direct financial aid to talented and deserving WRA students.
In 1999, Bruce Mueller established the Joyce Walli Mueller
Memorial Fund in honor of his wife, a University of Michigan
graduate and master’s in library science holder from Kent State
University, who was a long-serving librarian for Orange High
School in Pepper Pike and mother of three Western Reserve
Academy graduates – Brad `78, Hal `80 and Andy `84.
Bruce and Joyce were long proponents of higher education.
Upon Joyce’s sudden death in 1996, Bruce worked hard, through
corporate and personal giving, to establish the scholarship in
her name. He wanted it to embody her spirit, her passion for
teaching, and particularly her kindness toward those striving
to obtain the type of education she believed was so important.
Putting three children through Reserve was a real stretch for
them, as it is for parents today. It was something they truly
believed in, foregoing personal wants to ensure an education,
and they were and are a wonderful example. I am very
proud of him.”
Every year, the Joyce W. & H. Bruce Mueller Endowed
Scholarship will provide direct financial aid to talented
and deserving WRA students in financial need.
“My father wanted to provide the Reserve experience that we
had to people who otherwise would be unable to,” explained
Brad. “We are very happy to honor both our parents and
help this fund grow and prosper.”
“The biggest impact of my mother being a teacher was that
education was everything,” said Brad. “Getting us a good
education was something she believed could never be taken
away, and that was the central focus of our family. In coming
to WRA, we looked at a lot of different schools in the region,
but there was not a better choice than Reserve.”
A Navy veteran with an engineering degree from Princeton
University and a master’s from Case Western Reserve University,
Bruce believed in service and self-sacrifice. He passed away
in 2011, bequeathing an additional $1.5 million to WRA to
expand his wife’s scholarship from a single student per year to
multiple scholars in need of assistance. The scholarship now
bears his name as well.
“When my father passed away and expanded the scholarship
the way he did, there wasn’t any question that the scholarship
needed to honor them both,” shared Hal. “Like many who’ve
had the opportunity and honor to go to school here, Reserve
wasn’t just a school for us; it became an integral part of our
family. It certainly wasn’t just a school for my
parents. After each of us graduated and ultimately
joined the Navy on the east and west coasts, the
Reserve campus, people and events worked their
way into the social fabric of my parents’ lives.”
“My father always said, “Spend a little, save a
lot,” kept the thermostat low, saved wherever he
could...” said Andy. “He would be very pleased
that he had honored our mother, and that the way
he led his life had left a lasting legacy at Reserve.
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FACULTY/ STAFF NEWS
Lighting the way...
Meet our exceptionally
talented and diverse
new faculty and staff,
and those transitioning
into new positions,
continuing a tradition
of guiding academic
excellence.
THOMAS ADAMS-WALL
Admission Officer
THOMAS ARNOLD
Chief Financial Officer
AHMAD BAASIRI
Faculty Member,
History
JONATHAN BUTENSKYBARTLETT
Faculty Member,
Chemistry
NICHOLAS CHEADLE
Faculty Member,
Spanish
LINDSEY COTTONE
Director of Communications
& Marketing
MATTHEW GERBER
Director of Information
& Education Technology
AUDI GLASS `04
Admission Officer,
Head Boys Lacrosse
Coach
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KELLY HOWELL `97
ANNIE NEILL
TRACY SCHOONER
Director of Advancement
Services
Dean of Students
Assistant to the
Head of School
JUDY ISRAELSON
MATTHEW PETERSON
BRIAN SCHWARTZ
Campus Store Manager
Academic Dean
Network Manager
KALLIE KROLIKOWSKI
HALEY PRESTON
CAMERON SMITH
Social Media Coordinator
Admission Officer
College Counseling
Officer
ANDY LAMAR
BRI REAGAN
ROMAN STURGIS
Webmaster & Director
of Interactive
Writer / Editorial Assistant
Faculty Member,
English
Go to wra.net/directory to read full profiles.
CONGRATS ON MANY GREAT YEARS!
Fran McHugh
Eva FitzGerald
20 years of service
18 years of service
“Fran McHugh has created a warm and
welcoming environment at WRA, first in the
Admission Office and now for many years in
the Head of School’s Office. She has added
so much to the sense of community for the
entire school. Her reach has been wide, and
she’s touched a multitude of people in her
tenure. She will be greatly missed and has
been invaluable to me and my family. I look
forward to keeping in touch and wish Fran
a wonderful retirement with her family.”
“From a humble little bookstore out of a closet
in the Chapel to it’s new location in Metcalf, the
WRA Campus Store has blossomed under the
management of Eva FitzGerald into more of a
student center. With many years of service to our
community, Eva has graced all that have entered
the Campus Store with her wisdom and wit.
We miss her greatly but know that she is enjoying
her new life traveling the globe!”
– Christopher D. Burner `80, Head of School
– Judy Israelson, current Campus Store Manager
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Velia P ryce
New faculty chair named in honor of
Dr. Robert and
Velia Pryce
Faculty chairs at Western Reserve Academy are created to recognize
and support excellence in teaching. Therefore, a new chair in honor
of long-time WRA faculty Dr. Robert and Velia Pryce was more
than fitting.
In 1957, Dr. Pryce was recruited to join WRA to teach French.
He came to Hudson with Velia, who joined the faculty in 1974,
thus establishing their lifelong legacy of educating students in the
French language and literature.
“Our parents met in France and devoted their entire careers to
teaching French,” said their daughter and WRA Board of Trustees
member Cecily Pryce Maguire `78. “They both firmly believed in
the critical importance of learning foreign languages, and our
mother in particular brought many innovative teaching techniques
to the classroom to help bring the language alive. The creation of a
language chair named for our parents is a great honor and the whole
family is delighted and touched that their many years of teaching
will be memorialized in this way.”
Dr. Robert P ryce
The Pryces retired from WRA in 1995, after raising their four
daughters, Maria F. Pryce `76, Alison Pryce `77, Cecily Pryce Maguire
`78 and Jessica L. Burns `81, and inspiring countless WRA students.
“WRA has played a central role in each of our lives and we are
proud of our family’s continuing association with the school,” said
Cecily. “We hope that the chair will further our parents’ legacy of
inspired, enthusiastic and innovative language teaching, and that many
generations of WRA students will benefit from their years of service to
WRA and from the generosity of the donors to the chair.”
This fall, Jeffrey Namiotka was named the first holder of
The Robert F. & Velia Pryce Chair in Modern & Classical Languages.
T. Dixon Long `51 suggested the establishment of the chair in 2013,
when he met WRA’s Head of School Christopher D. Burner and
Assistant Head of School for Advancement Mark LaFontaine, for
dinner in San Francisco. Dixon, and his wife Ellen, had been close
friends of the Pryces. For many summers they had installed them
in their home in the south of France, where Robert and Velia
could oversee the fortunes of students scattered across the country
with French families, improving their skill in French and learning
about French culture firsthand.
“I am tremendously honored to have been chosen as the first
Robert F. & Velia Pryce Chair holder,” said Jeffrey. “Although I did
not have the good fortune to work alongside either Robert or Velia,
they are and always will be remembered for their passion for the study
of language, dedication to teaching and prodigious versatility.”
As his contribution to the capital campaign, Dixon offered to be
responsible for a major share of the endowment of the chair. He
challenged Christopher and Mark to raise the rest. Full funding was
accomplished by the summer of 2014, including support from the
Pryce family and others.
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LIFE IN THE
The historic and
iconic Athenaeum has
undergone a renovation
and reopened as a girls’
dorm this year.
“It’s my fifth year at Reserve, and I don’t think I could fully
appreciate the history of our school until I lived in ‘ The A.’”
Emily Thews-Baldridge,
Senior Associate Director of Admission, Athenaeum housemaster
“I think it’s cool that we are facilitating the
identity of ‘ The A.’ Creating the beginning
of a new legacy, that’s pretty awesome.”
Victoria Hearin ’15, Athenaeum prefect
“This building holds a lot of memories for the
community. I lived here years ago, so I really
appreciate the attention to detail, craftsmanship,
and the focus on student and faculty residents
that went into the renovation.”
Alan Doe, Fine & Performing Arts Chair,
Athenaeum faculty resident
“It’s really exciting being the first group of girls to
live here in a long time. It already feels like home.
We have great girls in this dorm.”
Alexandra Hubbel ’15, Athenaeum prefect
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FEATURE | BY BRI REAGAN
Reserve Ties Run Deep
Mentoring Stories of Tradition, Connection and Empowerment
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Herb Haller `85
Herb has built strong, healthy
relationships as a coach,
teacher and mentor.
Some of the greatest mentors are those who have been there,
done that, learned, lived and have the passion to share it with others.
Growing and trusting in another’s experience to better yourself is a
true mentorship, and a valuable tool on the soccer field.
For Herb Haller `85, life has come full circle. Once taught
soccer by his father and a student at WRA, Herb is now seeing his son
graduate from WRA this year, having coached him and one of the best
soccer teams the school has seen in years.
“There have been three people who have really influenced me
as a coach and as a person: my father, my college coach and my high
school coach here at WRA, Dale Conly,” shared Herb. “Dale was a
great influence on a lot of people. He was passionate about what he
did, and I can only wish that I have a similar impact on others.”
It seems that Herb has succeeded in exactly that, sharing his
passion for the sport of soccer with his players.
“One of the most important things I’ve learned from Coach
Haller is to be confident,” said Justin Campana `17. “If you make a
mistake, don’t dwell on it the whole game. Just go to the next play and
try to do the best you can, but be confident.”
“I’d like to think that anybody that knows me knows I’m
competitive. But I’m also passionate about the game of soccer,” shared
Herb. “I’m passionate about the type of relationships you end up
having with your players.”
Herb has built strong, healthy relationships as a coach,
teacher and mentor. Four years ago, Ryan Hassell `15 came to Western
Reserve Academy from Bermuda, not knowing anyone, but he quickly
found his place.
“It’s a great thing when you transition from home to
somewhere new, and someone takes you underneath their wing,”
explained Ryan H. “Coach Haller has become like my father away
from home, on and off the field. He’s demanded a lot from us, and it
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was great playing underneath him because he’s one of the best coaches
I’ve ever played for.”
“The seniors who have been with me for all four years, they
have gone through one of the most successful four-year stretches that
I think we’ve had here in quite some time,” said Herb. “It’s been great
to see these kids grow and develop over the past four years. It’s been
extra special for me given that one of them is my son. It’s also been
great with Ryan Hassell, and seeing what he’s been able to accomplish.
The fact that he beat my scoring record is great, I am thrilled for him,
and to experience that with him was very special.”
When asked what it means to be a mentor, one of this year’s
soccer captains, Ryan Stifler `15, explained that it is someone you look
up to who has a lot of insight. “I think Coach Haller just represents
everything that we are inspired to be,” shared Ryan S. “He’s definitely
accomplished a lot in the game, and for those reasons I think we all
respect him a lot. We want to take advantage of what he can provide us.”
“I think to be a mentor you have to be a good listener, and
you have to be honest,” shared Herb. “I think you have to also show
kids that you care about what they do, both on the field and off the
field. These things are very important in gaining respect and in being
able to hold kids accountable.
“I’ve seen people, particularly in the coaching world, that
run into problems when they worry too much about the winning and
the losing. They get away from the process. And if the kids do it the
right way, it doesn’t mean it’s going to be easy or successful, but if you
follow that process, at the end of the day the winning and the losing
should take care of itself.”
John Nicolls `68
“Although I was a
day student, one of
the benefits of Reserve
is that the teachers
are around 24/7.“
Mentoring takes place at many levels at WRA. Late in
August of 1964, John Nicolls `68 received an unexpected telephone
call from Peter Scott `65. Peter was calling to inform John that he had
been appointed John’s “big brother” and suggested that they tour the
campus to familiarize John with the “lay of the land.” It was a small
but thoughtful gesture typical of the extended-family atmosphere that
John found at Reserve.
John found many other mentors at Reserve, but none more
influential or lasting than William (Bill) Moos. “I remember walking
into the art room at the south end of the second floor of Seymour. The
room was filled with sunlight, plants and a drafting board, something
that would become very important to us both. At the helm of this
eclectic space was Moos, a larger-than-life personality who would
do so much to shape my life thereafter.”
Today, John is an accomplished architect and director of
development for the Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority,
which owns and runs McCormick Place, Chicago’s sprawling
convention center. His passion for art and architecture was nurtured
at WRA by faculty member Bill Moos.
“Nothing affected my life more than my relationship with
Moos,” shared John. “Very early in my freshman year he became the
most important mentor in my life – for the rest of his life. This began
with our mutual interest in architecture, art, food and gardening.
Furthering our relationship was the fact that I was also a very helpful
apprentice, doing the drafting for the architecture work he did on the
side. Mentoring is very much a two-way street. Ideally the student
brings curiosity and interest in a subject, sport or field of study, and
the mentor (not necessarily a faculty member) brings knowledge and
experience to share.”
Bill Moos
“Although I was a day student, one of the benefits of Reserve is
that the teachers are around 24/7, and it’s those off hours and
opportunities that allow faculty and students to interact in a way
that becomes mentorship,” explained John. “My hope is that Reserve
will continue to find masters as gifted and challenging as Moos was,
to inspire future generations of Reserve students.”
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Margaret Karam ` 79
Tough love can go a long way. Being a mentor who challenges
students and supports them, whether they fly or fall, can be crucial
in student development. At Western Reserve Academy, passion for
academic excellence has the power to continue and grow throughout
the years, making an impact on multiple lives.
In 1976, Margaret (Midge) Karam began at WRA as a
sophomore. Not considering herself a serious singer, but more of
a “math-science kid” who simply liked to sing, Midge decided to
sign up for Glee Club with William (Bill) Appling. Her life was
forever changed.
“The first day at Glee Club, I remember everybody stood up
and we sang through Schubert’s Mass in G,” explained Midge. “It was
the first piece of classical music I had ever sung, and it really opened up
this whole new world to me that I didn’t know very much about. Bill
was incredibly demanding, so it was strange for me that my grades in
Glee Club were among my lowest at the time. I knew I wanted to be
better at it.”
Get better at it she did. Midge took Bill Appling’s pursuit of
greatness to heart, taking voice lessons, honing her skills and eventually
going on to study music at the Eastman School of Music. Now, Midge
has been teaching in the Fine & Performing Arts Department at WRA
since 1992.
“When I began in 1992, I went about starting to rebuild the
program,” explained Midge. “I wanted to maintain Bill Appling’s
legacy of excellence, but I also wanted to be more inclusive. I’ve tried
to maintain this excellence while casting a wider net to bring more
students into music.”
One of those students was Pavel Sullivan `03. Pavel met
Midge in the fourth grade when he began taking piano lessons with
Midge’s husband. They immediately formed a connection that is still
strong today. Midge’s early learnings of challenging and demanding
the most of her students was well-received by Pavel.
“She was always my mentor, then my college advisor and
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“She was often my
voice of reason, and
she really helped guide
and shape me.“
really everything else under the sun,” shared Pavel. “Midge encouraged
me to be well rounded, focusing not only on piano, which was my
passion, but staying in chorus and continuing to play soccer and
basketball. She was often my voice of reason, and she really helped
guide and shape me.”
“I believe that being a mentor has less to do with hands-on
work and more with the values you can instill and your attitude, trust
and love, I feel that is a really powerful force,” said Midge. “Bill taught
me early on to expect more from myself, so it never really bothers me
to demand of my students an excellence that they didn’t really know
they have. I had more faith in Pavel than he had in himself in those early
days. I knew he could do great things! It was obvious that WRA would
be good for him and vice versa. I encouraged Pavel to apply, and it has
definitely been a good decision.”
Pavel followed in Midge’s footsteps, studying at the Eastman
School of Music and fundraising for the arts for many years. He is
now director of development for The Elizabeth Dole Foundation in
Washington, D.C.
“I’ve always told
people that I learned more at
Reserve in those four years,
for what I needed to know for
the rest of my life, than I have
since,” said Pavel. “Midge
was my friend, my surrogate
parent of sorts, and my biggest
supporter. I’m glad we’ve been
able to keep in touch; she’s
really the coolest woman in the
world, by far. I’m lucky to call
her my mentor.”
Pavel Sullivan `03
The best mentorships
are not a one-way
street. When you
find a mentor you
learn from, often
you are giving of
yourself equally.
Amy Squir
e `14
In life, having others around you with a similar personality
and shared interests can challenge you to be your best and encourage
growth. To see the potential in others that they may not see in
themselves is often more powerful than we initially believe.
For Amy Squire `14, having a passion and interest for the
Classics at such a young age was rare, and often questioned by others
as to the relevance of these studies for her future.
“Mentorship is incredibly powerful. If not for the major
mentors in my life, I feel like I’d be completely lost,” shared Amy.
“Mr. Namiotka would often reassure me that Classics aren’t useless,
and to follow your passions. In doing what is most interesting to you
and what you are most passionate about, you don’t need any more
validation than that. That really meant a lot to me.”
Yet, the best mentorships are not a one-way street.
When you find a mentor you learn from, often you are giving of
yourself equally.
“I’ve always been amazed by the students at this school,
having taught at schools where students were at times rather less than
motivated,” shared faculty member Jeffrey Namiotka. “When I came to
teach at Reserve, I was blown away by how hardworking, determined
and bright the students are, and their intellectual maturity. Amy was
the paradigm of all of that. In speaking with her about Greek and Latin
texts, I often forgot she was a student. I felt that she was more of a
colleague than a student of mine.
“I’ve instructed many exceptional students in my tenure, but
Amy was working on another level entirely. Her enthusiasm for Classics
and for the life of the mind in general, coupled with her unwavering
industry, diligence, precision and brilliance made her absolutely unique.
They continue to do so. I expect she’s already begun to make an
indelible impact upon the folks at William & Mary.
“Friedrich Nietzsche once wrote, ‘One repays a teacher badly
if one remains always a pupil.’ Amy began to repay me for whatever
it was that I had to offer long before graduating from WRA.”
It was this belief in Amy’s abilities that motivated Jeffrey
to challenge her in her studies. By her junior year at WRA, Amy
had exhausted the Latin curriculum. For her senior year Jeffrey
developed continued coursework so that Amy could keep her Latin fresh
as she wanted to devote herself to classical studies in college.
Jeffrey Namiotka
As a part of her senior honors thesis, Amy wrote a paper about
the concept and theory of intertextuality, from the viewpoint of a future
Latin teacher, on how to teach Classics and make it more relatable
for others.
“The paper was so strong, I urged her to send it off to be
considered for presentation at a Classics conference,” explained
Jeffrey. “The paper was immediately accepted at the Indiana Classical
Conference at Butler University. It was great to see Amy present before
panels of Latin teachers and graduate students in Classics. One of
my all-time favorite moments as a teacher, in fact, came from that
conference.
“There was, in the audience, a very stodgy, curmudgeonly
Classics professor, who attacked each of the presenters prior to Amy
to a degree that bordered on heartless. When Amy had finished her
presentation, this professor, true to form, launched a series of critical
questions at her. Not only did Amy withstand each and every one of his
questions, she actually managed to refute their implied critique. I myself
would have had to call upon all my reserves simply to endure such
questions. Amy is a rock star.”
“The fact that Mr. Namiotka took the time out of his schedule
to go to Indiana and watch his student talk for 20 minutes about
something he already knew about, and had worked with me on for
months, really meant a lot,” said Amy.
Jeffrey even encouraged Amy to submit to an even larger
conference, she was once again accepted and in the summer of 2014
she fortuitously got to speak at the conference at William & Mary,
where she would attend beginning in the fall.
Amy is now beginning her second semester at William & Mary
where she is double majoring in English and Classics, while minoring
in Music.
“It was definitely a great experience, and one that I wouldn’t
have had if Mr. Namiotka hadn’t fostered both my love of Latin, and
the confidence that I could do something like that at 18,” explained
Amy. “I think mentorship is one of the truest forms of friendship. You
know your mentor cares about you and wants you to succeed, and in
that, there is a lot of power. You know your mentor isn’t just teaching
you for the sake of teaching; they really want you to do well. In return
that makes you want to do so much better for them.”
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“To be a good mentor
you can’t just give
the answers or tell
someone what to
do, you have to
encourage them to
find themselves...”
Kristina Dungan `11
Encouragement and support from a mentor can give a
mentee the courage to continue pursuing their goals and work
harder. Through this, personal development occurs and a mentee
can overcome obstacles and go beyond expectations.
For Kristina Dungan `11, Western Reserve Academy gave
her the confidence to be who she wanted to be and pursue her dreams.
Yet, early on, she realized that it takes hard work and a great support
system to make it happen.
As a sophomore in Michael Bonomo’s Honors Physics class,
Kristina realized that her interest in physics wasn’t enough; she had
to focus and prove herself to come out on top.
“The class started off as a struggle. I received a 62 on my
first test, which was frustrating because I wanted to do better,”
shared Kristina. “But Mr. Bonomo really pushed me through it. He
kept me going within the class, and I constantly improved throughout
the semester. By the last test, I got a 100 percent. His support went
a long way.”
“Kristina quickly showed a lot of growth potential,”
explained Michael. “She had a confidence as a student, and as a
person, that grew over the course of the year. I had her in swimming
and physics. This dynamic of being her coach and teacher was
important. When you see students day in and day out, struggling
with a problem or through practice, you can have deeper
conversations. They know that you care, and that makes them go
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beyond what they thought was possible.”
Through Michael’s supportive words and caring approach,
Kristina decided to continue pursuing her passion for physics, fulfilling
her third science requirement in Anthony Baldridge’s AP Physics, after
studying abroad her junior year.
“Mr. Baldridge’s class was tough,” said Kristina. “But he saw
my drive to pursue physics in college, and I learned that you don’t have
to be naturally good at something to do well in it. It’s about someone
giving you a chance, believing in you, and you giving your all. Hard
work really does pay off.”
“Many students take a harder physics class and end up
deciding it’s not for them,” explained Anthony. “So, it’s awesome that
Kristina has done so much in college and will be going even further in
her physics career. I’m proud of her for deciding to do it.”
This past summer, Kristina received an award from the
National Institute of Standards and Technology to study as a summer
undergraduate research fellow. There, she conducted research in
experimental quantum communication, which she plans to continue
in graduate school.
“The Physics Department at WRA set me up really well for
college physics,” shared Kristina. “To be a good mentor, you can’t just
give the answers or tell someone what to do. You have to encourage
them to find themselves and overcome obstacles on their own. This
is what WRA, and Mr. Bonomo and Mr. Baldridge, did for me.”
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Most Improved Player
Maya C. Gallegos `16
Most Valuable Runner
Elizabeth S. Downing `17
Gold Medal Winner
Ryan A. Hassell `15
Most Valuable Player
Jorge A. Spagnuolo `16
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2014 Fall Sports Recap
Gold Medal Winner
Sydney F. King `15
It was a very successful fall athletic season at
WRA. Overall, our fall teams won 70 percent
of their games; league championships,
tournaments and meets were won; and three
Gold Medals were awarded.
Cross Country
Captain: Colin F. Horgan `15
Highlights: Placed third or better in six meets. Won first place at Tiffin
and Sim Earich invitationals; second at Sandy Valley Invitational;
and third at University and Avon Lake Bird invitationals.
Captains: Nina N. Tekelenburg `15 & Molly Hulver `15
Highlights: Won first place at the Jack Wilhelm Invitational; second
at the Open Door Christian Invitational; and beat Laurel School in
an individual meet.
Field Hockey
Varsity Season Record: 7-7-2
Captains: Abby Wyman `15, Sarah Forhan `15 & Darby Johnson `15
Highlights: Won third place in the Maumee Valley Invitational
Tournament. Cristen Barnett `16 was named First Team All League,
and Annemarie Bobinsky `17 was named Second Team All League.
Football
Most Improved Runner
Cole M. Howard `17
MVP & Gold Medal Winner
Zoe M. McCormick `15
Varsity Season Record: 6-3
Captains: Zak Burgan `15, Mat Haemer `15, Colt Roe `16 &
Alex Cecchini `15
Highlights: Most wins since 2008 season, with many big wins including
victories over Hawken, Linsly and Mathews, a team that qualified for
the Ohio playoffs.
Golf
Varsity Season Record: 12-2
Captain: Tianhao (Barnabas) Wang `15
Highlights: Won the IPSL Tournament with a 340 to Kiski 342,
SSA 346 and Linsly 364. Paul T. Schumacher Jr. `17 won the Madison
CC Invitational with a 72, beating 90 golfers total.
Soccer
Aylie Fifer Spirit Award Winner
Paige A. Warner `15
Boys Varsity Season Record: 15-2-5
Captain: Kurt F. Haller `15, Ryan A. Hassell `15 & Ryan T. Stifler `15
Highlights: Beat Walsh, Hoban, Elyria Catholic and Hawken. Tied with
CVCA and University School. Played Hudson (1-1 tie) for the first time
since 1989. Placed first in the Tri-County Soccer League.
Girls Varsity Season Record: 12-3-3
Captains: Samantha L. Haseltine `15 & Zoe M. McCormick `15
Highlights: The team’s 11 seniors closed out the season with a thrilling
1-0 win over CVCA to earn their third straight Tri-County League title.
Tennis
Varsity Season Record: 11-4
Captain: Sydney F. King `15
Highlights: The first Gold Medal in girls tennis since 1995
was awarded to Sydney King.
Volleyball
Varsity Season Record: 19-6
Captain: Katherine E. Chlysta `15
Highlights: Won second place in the WRA Tournament and
placed third in the Ellet and Beachwood tournaments.
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Q&A
with Head of School
Do You Have Questions?
Share them with us at
communications@wra.net,
and they may be answered by
Christopher D. Burner in the
next edition of WRA Magazine.
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DO YOU STILL HAVE SATURDAY CLASSES,
AND WHAT GOES ON IN THEM?
“We do have Saturday classes, but they are different
than many alumni remember. Several years ago,
we created Saturday Academy, which offers an
opportunity for students to focus on a single class
for three hours each Saturday morning. There are
three terms for Saturday Academy: fall, winter
and spring. The Saturday Academy also creates an
opportunity for faculty to teach courses that are
different than their regular classes during the week.
So, Saturdays have changed a bit. Nonetheless, it is
important to note that Western Reserve Academy
continues to be an active, educational community
on Saturdays and, for that matter, throughout the
entire weekend.”
DO YOU HAVE SEATED MEALS?
“We definitely continue to have seated meals.
I firmly believe that seated meals are a wonderful
opportunity for faculty and students to interact
and create meaningful connections beyond the
classroom. Over the years, I have found my relations
with students, through seated meals, can be deep
and lasting. I also find that I meet students through
seated meals that I would not otherwise see in a
course or sport.
“While we continue to have seated meals, the
number has diminished a bit as our students’
schedules are so busy. We have a seated lunch and
a couple of seated dinners each week. The seated
lunch is with the students’ advisors and the seated
dinners are open. We also continue to place candles
on the tables for seated dinner to create a more
formal environment.”
ARE ATHLETICS REQUIRED?
“We do continue to have required athletics. In fact,
in some sports we have C squad teams (and in boys
soccer a D squad), even when larger high schools
have been dropping their lower level teams. We do
have some other opportunities for involvement in
the afternoons, such as music and social mission
activities. Nonetheless, each student must be
involved in athletics at some point during the
school year, in some way.”
ARE STUDENTS TAKING MORE SCIENCE CLASSES?
“Students are taking more science classes overall.
We find that more students are taking three lab
sciences, biology, chemistry and physics, than before.
Also, we have more students than ever taking more
than one lab science at a time. This has proved to
be somewhat difficult for scheduling because the
number of teachers has remained the same and the
lab space remains the same while the number of
students signed up for science courses
has increased.”
DO YOU HAVE ANY MENTOR RELATIONSHIPS
YOU WOULD LIKE TO SHARE?
“For the past year, I have been working with Don
Husat `64, who is writing The Flanagan Years. This
book will be the next installation in the paperback,
green books that have chronicled the history of
Western Reserve Academy according to each
headmaster. On my shelf I have the previous books
reaching back to the Ellsworth years of rebuilding
WRA, running through the Hallowell years, and
Jim Gramentine’s most recent edition, Change
and Constancy, which run through the Briggs
and Temple years.
“Don has interviewed me, as well as many others
in the Reserve community, about the Flanagan
years. Discussing the Flanagan years with Don
Husat has created an opportunity for me to reflect
on my relationship with Skip (Flanagan) and his
mentorship as I moved into this position. As you
know, I came from “within” Western Reserve
Academy to assume the position of Head of School.
I served in a variety of administrative positions and
worked closely with Skip.
“In particular, I took an important lesson from
Skip, whom I heard say again and again as he and
the school faced decisions, “What is best for the
students?” Skip constantly considered the students
at WRA, and what we can and should do to
strengthen the school for the students. Each decision
was considered through this lens. I consider these
lessons I learned from Skip over the years, and in
various roles, to be a very important part of my
background as I serve as Head of School. I now
know how important my relationship with Skip
was as I serve in this role.”
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FROM THE ADVANCEMENT OFFICE
SCHOLARSHIP FUND
“I tell people that my loyalty, as far as education is concerned,
goes to Western Reserve Academy,” shared Bill Roemer ’51.
“I just feel that I learned so much at such an important stage
in my life by being a student at WRA.”
A sentiment felt by many, Bill reflects fondly on his time as a
student on our campus and has recently created a scholarship
endowment fund to provide this experience to students who
otherwise wouldn’t be able to attend WRA.
Thanks to Bill and Linda’s
perseverance, in 2014 an
agreement between WRA
and FAME was made and
their endowment gift will enable the
first FAME scholarship student to attend
WRA in the fall of 2015.
Bill and his wife, Linda, live in Pittsburgh where they learned
about FAME, a local nonprofit organization that helps minority
students to have the opportunity to attend private secondary
schools.
“Linda and I are very excited about the opportunity to create
this scholarship fund,” said Bill. “We believe in giving to
organizations that mean a lot to us, and WRA is certainly
on that list. Once the passion is there we have found
that opening the wallet becomes quite easy and
most enjoyable.
Bill noticed that none of the schools in the program were
boarding schools or outside of the Pittsburgh area. However,
recently, with the addition of The Kiski School, Bill was
inspired to reach out to his alma mater.
We encourage others to think about what opportunities they
might have to support institutions that are near and dear to
them, thereby making a difference for those less fortunate.
Hopefully, WRA might be one of those institutions.”
“FAME was something Linda and I supported locally, but
we knew it would be a great fit for WRA, and FAME seemed
willing to expand their reach beyond the Pittsburgh area,”
explained Bill.
The William F. `51 & Linda C. Roemer Scholarship Fund
wouldn’t be possible with out the generosity of Bill and Linda.
In 2015, FAME students will begin to have the opportunity to
attend Western Reserve Academy.
RESERVE HERITAGE SOCIETY – PLANNED GIVING
In 1972, when Western Reserve
Academy admitted girls for the first
time since 1925, Jeanne Donovan
Fisher `76 decided to “go for it”
and began as a freshman day
student – a decision that she is
happy about to this day.
“Reserve made a huge difference in
my life,” shared Jeanne. “It taught
me so much, obviously academically and from
a college prep perspective, but also socially. I made great
friends, many of whom I am close with to this day. And
the impact my teachers and my advisor had on me was
profound. It was such a tight-knit community that it allowed
for connections both inside and outside the classroom.”
Upon graduating from WRA, Jeanne attended Brown
University where she studied literature, film and theater.
After graduating, she studied photography and graphic
design at the Rhode Island School of Design. She is now
an accomplished producer with her company True Love
Productions in New York City.
Jeanne attributes much of her success to the path that WRA put
her on.
“I began giving to support the school in whatever way I could
in 1984, when I finally got a paying job,” said Jeanne. “I gave
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my first campaign gift in the late 90s. When I was approached
about the current campaign, I began to think about Reserve
from a planned giving perspective.”
Jeanne is a strong believer in endowment giving. “I think if
an institution has earned your trust and your support, and
you believe in its mission and leadership, then you should be
willing to provide permanent capital,” explained Jeanne.
“My personal priorities in supporting WRA’s future are
primarily in faculty development and scholarship aid,” Jeanne
shared. “I hope that I can, in some small way, help ensure that
the school continues to build the strongest, most diverse and
academically accomplished faculty they can attract. I know that
those teachers will have the kind of impact on future students
that mine had on me in the 70s.”
Jeanne has had extensive experience fundraising for a number
of nonprofit institutions, and has seen first hand that every little
bit helps.
“I encourage everyone who loves WRA to give to the best
of their ability,” said Jeanne. “Think about the positive ways
WRA has influenced your life, and think about the students of
the future. And then give a little something back. That’s pretty
simply what has motivated me. That, and we’re not getting any
younger, so planned giving is probably a pretty good idea at
this point!”
THE RESERVE
HERITAGE SOCIETY
Honor the Past, Shape the Future
The Reserve Heritage Society recognizes alumni, parents and friends who shape WRA’s
future by including the school in their estate plans. Please contact us to discuss how
you can become a part of it by creating your own legacy at WRA.
Western Reserve Academy
Advancement Office | Mark LaFontaine
330.650.9704 | Fax: 330.650.9771
lafontainem@wra.net | wra.net
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Class Notes
1924
On Dec. 12, 2014, our oldest graduate, Ada Cooper Miller (1),
celebrated her 111th birthday. We wish her the best and are proud
to be her alma mater.
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everyday and even survived our 62nd wedding anniversary. Things are
going well and hope the same is true for you and all of our classmates.
Best to all.”
REUNION
Always busy ‘Fritz’ Gerhauser reports: “At 85 I’m still producing and
showing artwork...mostly digital images using Photoshop. Recent travel
adventures included a visit to Texas to see our daughter, Amy, on her
‘ranchette,’ better described as a small zoo featuring a wide assortment
of friendly critters...from cats to horses. She couldn’t be happier! Lisa,
our other daughter, is still lawyering with Bonham’s in San Francisco,
which recently auctioned off a very special Ferrari in Carmel, California,
for a whopping $38,000,000-plus, a record for U.S. auto sales. It got
national TV coverage. I guess that Bonham’s will make their payroll for
the foreseeable future! All for now.”
Arnold Bell writes: “I read the WRA Magazine regularly and am very
gratified that the institution continues to make a wonderful education
available to students each year. You’ll get no pics from here, but Jean
and I live in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, now living at an independent
living establishment, playing some bridge, enjoying friends, etc. Typical
class of `40 style. I reflect on my WRA experience as a very important
point in my life’s course and I’m grateful that I had the good luck to
have had that opportunity.”
William F. Stifel reports: “March 18, 2014, my wife and I moved into
a retirement home. It’s a ten-minute drive from the house we had lived
in since 1966. We couldn’t have done it without the help of our two
daughters, and we are still not settled in. It will take time, I am sure,
but we’ve made a start. We hung onto enough furniture and books
and pictures, so that the apartment is reminiscent of our old home.
Will we come to like it? Stay tuned.”
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The following `48 notes were compiled by Ron Bacon: Here is a photo
(3) of my wife and I dancing in 2006 on our 50th wedding anniversary.
Lisa is wearing a costume she made. As I write this article it occurs to
me that although I attended three grade schools, and three universities,
and worked at a radio station, two TV stations, and all of the TV
networks, and have done business with literally thousands of people,
the only people I hear from on a regular basis – over the years – are
my classmates at WRA. The amazing bond we feel touches me deeply.
Thank you so much to those of you who take time to write a few words
about your lives. Your classmates really care, or they wouldn’t be
reading this.
Fred Meyer writes: “Glad to see you’re still gainfully employed as ‘our’
class correspondent. Wish I could contribute something of interest but
since turning over a new leaf – and staying out of trouble – things have
become rather boring. [Fred, you were never out of trouble or boring,
and I suspect that remains true today!] Still going to the office and gym
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Charles (Chuck) Cheyney (2) reports: “Still in good health. Playing
tennis twice a week and enjoying racing and sailing my 39-foot
sailboat, Rowdy. Widowed five years ago after 63 years of marriage
to the same great lady.”
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Will Scott shares: My first and only great grandson, so far, has moved to
New Jersey with his support system, so there is little to report about the
future of our nation, if there is one. My namesake grandson, William,
whose father is in the Universities of California management, is being
home schooled by his mother, but more in the hope that he will reach
university admission levels than in derogation of the system. I hope this
brief report brightens everyone’s day.”
Your humble correspondent is going to be a great grandpa! Also,
The Sedona Art Museum has named my wife, Lisa Bacon (who died of
breast cancer in 2012), as Artist of the Month for November.
Lawrence Siddall submitted an essay entitled “What I Would Say if I
Were to Give a Talk in the Chapel.” In the essay, Lawerence recalls his
time as a three-year student at WRA and offers some important advice
to today’s students. Read the full essay online at WRA Archivist &
Historian Tom Vince’s blog WRA: Past & Present. Lawrence reports
that he is keeping busy. He had two articles published in a local
newspaper, an exhibit of his photographs were displayed at the Amherst
Town Hall, and he took a trip to the Canadian Rockies to see Glacier
National Park and Lake Louise.
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Dan Wingard writes: “I am in the process of moving to 7042 Quay St.
Arvada, Colorado, 80003. The only current pictures I have are the ones
taken at our 65th Reunion in June of this year. I use LinkedIn.”
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REUNION
The following `50 notes
were compiled by Carl
Apthorp: I know that
there are more of you
out there than reply
with notes; here’s to you
in hopes that you will
make the extra effort
to convene in Hudson
next June for our 65th
Reunion.
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contingent: The Bill
Blisses report from
Hollywood, Florida, via
their annual Christmas letter that they are in good health, working hard
for the preservation/expansion of their church, traveling a lot – mainly
to family gatherings throughout the east as far north as Nantucket –
and presiding as proud grandparents. Tim and Martha Wagner are
planning to move with their daughter from Hudson to a new location
in Northern Ohio yet to be determined. They are well and can still
be found at the church in Aurora on Sundays. I, Carl Apthorp, was
hospitalized by two contiguous lung disasters this past winter but
survived and, though I cannot play golf (yet!), am otherwise able to
fend for myself. No more long-distance travel, though.
Vivat academia
Long live the academy
As for the other Ohioans: Bob Hill lives at Laurel Lakes retirement
village in Hudson where he is thoroughly involved in social and
academic pursuits. He looks great and gets to Reserve and other
gatherings on his own. Dorn Cobbledick still lives at his home in
Chagrin Falls and plays tennis regularly. Jim and Sally Bonebrake are
doing well, presiding over their brood, and traveling north and south
as the weather dictates. Bob Weisberger is still residing in Akron from
where he calls regularly to keep us in line. Jeff Keener has also had lung
issues this past summer and, though mostly recovered, is moving at the
same speed as the rest of us. Along with Hill, Weisberger, Bonebrakes
and I, he attended the annual Celebrate Reserve, in September. Stu Parry
spends a great deal of time traveling around the east, at his Palm Springs
home, and back here in Bath. He still plays golf and follows Akron
University soccer – literally. All of the Ohioans get together for lunch
at Christmas and in twos and threes throughout the year.
Vivat professores
Long live the teachers
Pat and Pete Van Pelt continue their active and interesting retirement.
Pete writes: “Patricia and I enjoyed a trip to England in May, including
one week aboard the THV Patricia, a workboat that tends to buoys
and lightships around England and has rather swank accommodations
for up to twelve passengers. In June, I attended our 60th Reunion at
Swarthmore College where classmates included four class of 1950
classmates: Dick Carle, Len Rorer, Eric Gillette, and Bob Augustine.
Too bad they weren’t at the Reunion!” And Jack Wilson writes (finally!
– bless him): “I’m retired now for twenty years, and my wife Gale and I
are doing well in Boulder City, Nevada. I am in great shape and climb a
mountain for a couple of miles a day. I try to keep up with my children
– but I’m afraid it’s a losing battle.” Not at all, Jack. Well done!
Vivant membrum quodlibet
Long live each male student
Mitch Barnes writes that he is recovering from the loss of his wife Char
from ALS in April and that he is grateful to all those classmates who
sent him condolences. At present he can be found at home on Channel
Islands Harbor in Oxnard, California, and invites us to join him there
“in this great weather area.” King MacBride sent in a long report
highlighting his and Sharon’s travel adventures. From April 6 to May 11
they traveled to Normandy, Paris, and on to Istanbul where they spent
most of their time as their daughter and family work there. No sooner
did they return than they were off to Boston and Fenway Park for a
“grandchildren reward” adventure. What a life. We are all invited to
their new home in the environs of Ann Arbor, Michigan. King also
joined Phil Thornton in a phone call from Walloon Lake during the
course of which Phil reported that he and Rachel were doing well and
that he was still running the youth sailing program on the lake. His big
news was that he checked off a major item on his bucket list – he had
his first hole-in-one. And then he did it again! Twice in one summer,
and as for the rest of us – alas.
Vivant membra quaelibet
Long live each female student
You may remember I asked you in last year’s alumni class notes if you
could translate the Latin verse. No one even tried, so I did it for you.
It is the fourth stanza of the famous university song Gaudeamus Igitur
(Let Us Therefore Rejoice), which all you choristers will have sung, if
not in concert, then certainly in your fraternity house. If you couldn’t
translate it, don’t despair. Remember: you don’t have to know Latin to
be a gentleman, but you should at least have forgotten it.
Semper sint en flores
May they always flourish
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Karl A. A. Reuther went windsurfing in Bonaire this past fall and shares
that he was the second oldest to ever windsurf in Lac Bay, which is
world famous for its windsurfing location. He shares that Gayle was
awesome, easily linking her jybes in “4.0 winds.” Racquetball and
skiing is still on his agenda, and he is looking forward to the 2015 MIT
Reunion with Phil Meyfarth, Chan Stephens and Lee Zuker. He also
shares that his fraternity brother Larry Coffin will be missed by all.
Richard Van Pelt reports: “My sons got me lessons in how to ‘drive’
a locomotive two years ago. I flew them out to Ely, Nevada, where
I learned how to fire and run a 100-year-old steam locomotive on a
Saturday, then did the same with a much newer (1956 vintage) diesel
electric on Sunday. In our spare time we watched a parade of huge
(256 ton load) trucks climbing out of an open pit copper mine. Pretty
much an old engineer’s Las Vegas! Tem Taylor would be proud. I can be
contacted at this email address: dvan_1999@yahoo.com.”
1952
The following `52 notes were compiled by Jim Gramentine: By the
time this issue of WRA Magazine reaches you, most of us will have
endured our 80th birthdays. What a daunting proposition that is! As
some of you know, Bridget Bardot, Barbara Kaplan, and I share exact
birthdays, but even that happy coincidence has ceased to provide much
consolation. So, this year I skipped town in favor of Maine, only to have
the dawn of a new decade arise even sooner.
Evidently the decade proceeds well for our favorite Texan, Sidney
Buchanan: “This has been a year of active retirement, including travel,
church activities, cultural events, and frequent bursts of unmitigated
sloth. Retirement provides us with ample opportunities for both
travel and leisure. Our 2014 travels so far have included trips to
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Hawaii, South America and Antarctica, North Carolina, Wyoming,
and the beaches of Galveston. While home in Houston, we enjoy
opera, symphony and theater. I look forward to seeing several of our
classmates when I visit Mike McCally this fall in Washington, D. C.
While age begins to tap us gently on the shoulder, Nell and I remain
basically in good health. As always, I salute Jim Gramentine vigorously
for his annual endeavors in producing our class updates. [Y’all are
welcome.] To all my classmates who are still roaming our earthly abode,
I extend joyous greetings!”
While no longer seeing patients, Vilnis Ciemins continues to teach
medical students at Case Western Reserve University, and pursues his
hobbies of sailboat racing, winter skiing, and occasionally swimming in
Lake Erie. He sends his best to all classmates and continues to tell tall
tales about us all at WRA.
The 80th celebration for Jim Donley’s natal day occurred in late June
and was celebrated over three days of festivities in the Poconos. Wife
Toddy served as the official host, presiding over Jim’s two daughters and
their husbands, her own four children (Jim’s steps) and their spouses,
eight children (Jim’s step-grandchildren), and several friends. The sport
and recreation that ensued included a version of hockey pond tug-o-war.
The over-50 set lost, an experience that Jim learned to take in stride at
an early age.
The Bluezoom in Greensboro, North Carolina, was the scene for the
celebration of Jack Jarrett’s 80th back on the Ides of March. Daughters
Liz and Lori hosted and organized the affair, inviting guests to perform
one or more of Jack’s musical compositions. Alternatively, one is
requested to perform one of his pieces anywhere else in the world during
2014. Therefore, upon completing these notes, I am going to Jack’s
website (jackmjarrett.com/publications.html). I suspect Jack’s music is a
tad too sophisticated for my usual performance venue of the shower.
John Krogness writes: “Our beloved former rector Alan Gates has
been elected the 16th Bishop of Massachusetts. On Saturday, Sept.
13, Mary and I, and some 100 other members of St. Paul’s Episcopal
Church in Cleveland Heights, will go to Boston for Alan’s consecration.
We are all overjoyed for Alan and his family. For the month of
September, we are having a young professional oboist stay with us as
she prepares to audition for the Pittsburgh Orchestra in October. For
every audition, some 80 to 100 musicians compete. We have learned a
lot about the demanding physical and intellectual stresses inherent in
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being a musician. She practices some six hours a day, sleeps a lot from
exhaustion, and spends about an hour-and-a-half daily hand-making
reeds from cane she imports from France. It’s a demanding schedule.”
On another subject, John ran into our mutual friend Bob Garfield `46
the other day and asked what he was up to. Going to funerals and
urinals. We understand.
We will accept John Mickel’s excuse for being almost late with his class
notes this one time. His family successfully pulled off a giant surprise
reunion and early 80th birthday party for John back in August, and he
was “super distracted.” Nonetheless, John still regularly goes in to his
office at the New York Botanical Garden, trying to finish his monograph
of a tropical American genus of ferns. “Just no end of picky details,”
but he expects to finish before these notes reach Hudson. John continues
to emphasize that he and Carol would welcome a visit by any member
of the class, no knowledge of ferns required.
It has been nearly a year since Harry Swain and Marilyn stopped by
on their drive from Hot Springs, South Dakota, to Ohio, where Harry
still has family. As house gifts, Harry left us with a bottle of Red Ass
Rhubarb wine and a 9 lb. cannonball from the Black Hills, proving that
his sense of humor, which in 1952 rated 5+, has only improved over the
years. He suggested that I donate the cannonball to the WRA archives.
I’ve been pondering ever since how to pawn that one off on Tom Vince.
Jim Taylor’s 80th was celebrated in Denver, with five of his and Teri’s
grandchildren present. Meanwhile, the Taylors have sold their lovely
home in Aurora, Ohio, moving to temporary quarters in Chapel Hill,
North Carolina. They soon expect to find permanent housing near one
of their daughters in that area, a secondary consideration being the
quality of the region’s medical community.
King Warburton also confesses to turning “four score” this year,
“sobering to say the least” and causing him to ruminate gently on
“how special those formative years were at the Academy: a dedicated,
seasoned faculty of masters trying to mold us callow Midwesterners
into literate, confident citizens of the world. Seems a long time ago,
doesn’t it?” King and Kathryn continue to travel as widely as any couple
roughly our age that I know. At the same time, they are still helping
with the tuitions of their grands, including Alexa, their youngest of
six, who is in her third year of veterinary medicine at Tufts.
After 41 years in the same home, Michael Woloch and Mary Moffat are
downsizing and moving to a senior residence, still in Montreal. “It is
a complicated procedure,” he writes, “so we plan to spend a year doing
it. We have chosen the building that we want, but the precise apartment
isn’t available yet. Our postal address will stay the same for a year, and
our internet addresses probably won’t change.”
In closing, a special salute and three huzzahs to the class of 1952.
Over the years, a remarkable proportion of you have responded to our
annual plea for class notes. As we have aged, that proportion has only
increased. Therefore take heed. Enjoy a long and verbally prolific life.
Start planning now for what you will write upon attaining 90. Be a
part of the first class to attain a 100 percent response!
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Edward Benhoff writes: “Class of 1953: This year you will each receive
a message from WRA asking for your news. I have often sent little
teasers to get folks to let me know what’s going on in their lives. This
is your teaser, so please take note on your calendar, iPhone, etc., to send
news when asked. If you don’t send, Jackie and I will possibly show
up in person to get an interview and stay with you for four to five
days. Please remember to send info when requested and thanks in
advance. On a more serious note, keep Steve (Chico) Marks in your
thoughts and prayers as he recovers from surgery for colon cancer
and other problems.”
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Stan Cole reports: “Carole and I continue to feel blessed that we remain
in relatively good health. I have stayed busy by playing golf (despite
deteriorating game), working at a local golf course, volunteering at
Cleveland Clinic, visiting my local fitness center as much as possible,
etc., etc. We continue to spend the winter months in Palm Desert,
California. My newest grandchild (Lilly) is the apple of my eye. She
just turned one in September, and is an acknowleged ‘cutie.’ Otherwise,
I’m enjoying my role as a member of the WRA Alumni Association
Board. It seems to fulfill a need to reconnect with my youth in some
inexplicable way. Oh, for those simpler times! This note carries a wish
that all `54ers are doing and feeling well as we approach the BIG 8-0.
Hard to believe!”
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Tim Kahrl writes: “I finally retired from Ohio State after 48 years of
teaching American history and literature. Now, every time I sneeze my
wife makes up another bucket list of places I have to go, whether I want
to or not. We just got back from a cruise up the Rhine. I was checking
for bomb damage. Not enough. Really, looking forward to the 60th
Reunion, which sounds like an oxymoron. Peace.”
1956
The following `56 notes were compiled by Alan Wulff: Greetings,
classmates – It’s already September [2014] as I write these notes.
September has always been my favorite month, not only because it
contains my birthday, but also because it has always brought with it a
sense of newness, adventure, anticipation, urgency, challenge – usually
in connection with the coming school year after a long summer in rural
Ohio. Speaking of summer, I was recently browsing the online music
site Spotify and came across an album of 1950s rock-n-roll hits from
that era, as well as one containing Big Band songs from the 1940s and
1950s, which I played in the background as I used my laptop. I was
transported back to warm Midwest summer evenings, when some of
us (Brogden, Larabee, “Levi” Patterson and Ireland come to mind)
would drive down to Meyers Lake Park in Canton with a pretty girl in
a frilly summer dress at our side. There we would dance in the outdoor
ballroom to the music of visiting big bands. It didn’t get much better
than that! Sadly, none of those classmates, except “Levi” – now going
by “Pat” – is alive. And, as you all no doubt know, we lost Art Bellows
and Earl Hathaway in the last year. Many of your current comments
express your deep sorrow at the passing of these two.
John Pyke sent the following update, which captures this feeling. “I
am still mourning the passing of Art Bellows, my prefect/senior year
roommate at WRA, and Earl Hathaway, my roommate while attending
Columbia College and grad schools. When I retired early, I envisioned
a relaxed regimen of leisure and travel. Not surprisingly, reality turned
out to be a continuation of full-time activity – consulting with my
former employer, mentoring start-up companies, advising and serving on
the boards of non-profits and community service. And, more recently,
caring for my now 2½ year old grandson every Wednesday, his nanny’s
day off. What has surprised me are the changes in my hometown of
Cleveland. For many years Judy and I enjoyed the long-time strengths
of the Cleveland Orchestra, Cleveland Art Museum and Cleveland
Clinic but bemoaned the rust belt image, dormant downtown, neglected
lakefront and underachieving sports teams. With significant public and
private investment over the past several years, Cleveland has become a
convention and tourist destination (Cleveland will host the Republican
National Convention in 2016), a sports mecca (LeBron James returned
home) and a foodie and entertainment attraction (a profusion of new
restaurants with trendy menus and high-quality theater). Cleveland has
become an exciting, affordable and accessible city, great for retirees like
the Pykes. Come visit!” John, that’s great news about Cleveland. Maybe
we can incorporate visiting some of these venues when we gather for
our 60th in 2016.
Bob McCuskey sends greetings from Tucson where, with wife Peggy, he
continues to enjoy his retirement. Bob sends the following interesting
report: “I’m still playing golf once or twice per week as arthritic joints,
etc., allow; and, I am active together with several cousins in fleshing
out the family genealogy. As part of both activities, I will be visiting
distant cousins in Ireland in September and playing some links golf with
an Irish colleague and golfing partner whom I’ve known professionally
for the past 30 years. In addition, I continue to be active with amateur
radio – an enduring hobby for the past 63 years, which for a while
included having a small station in the unheated room above the now
extinct faculty garage while at WRA. Our family continues to grow with
the addition of a great-grandson in May – our second great-grandchild.
This is in addition to having three sons, two daughters-in-law, and five
living grandchildren. One grandson was killed a few years ago by a
drunk driver while riding his bike. I visited WRA twice in the spring.
In April, I attended the Morley Lecture and Morley Prize Committee
Meeting and visited again in May for Grandparents’ Day together
with granddaughter, Meredith, then a freshman living in Ellsworth –
coincidently in the same room on the third floor that I occupied as a
Sophomore!” Thanks for the report, Bob! Sounds like you are keeping
busy. I continue to learn new facts about old classmates. I was not
aware that you were an amateur radio enthusiast, and that you had a
small station while at WRA.
Dave Boesel is another classmate who has been keeping busy. It was
good to get the following note from him: “I retired last summer and
closed my business, the Social Science Research Group. I’m glad to be
done with work and still have plenty to do. I’m continuing teaching
jujitsu and am vice-president of the American Jujitsu Association. I
devote a lot of time to working for them. To improve flexibility and
balance, as I get older, I’m also taking tai chi and yoga. I’ve joined a
neighborhood Spanish-language discussion group (had lots of Spanish
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at Reserve – under Sam Husat, the best Spanish teacher – and in college,
and we’re going to Spain this fall). Gail and I are both in good health.
Our kids (3) and grandkids (5) live within 30 miles, and we see a lot of
them, especially in the summer. Our two oldest grandkids are in college,
close to graduation, and the youngest is 8. Gail is an avid gardener, and
we’re up to our ears in tomatoes. It’s hard to believe, but we’ve been
married almost three-quarters of our lives and are still going strong. Our
family is what means most to us.” Great to hear from you, Dave! Like
you, I am fortunate to have my three kids living within close proximity.
No grandkids yet, however, only “grand dogs,” which I babysit a lot.
Hopefully we will get to hear details about your trip to Spain at our
60th in Hudson in 2016.
Russ Burleigh is another super-active classmate and sent the following:
“I am now ending my eighth month of ‘retirement’ and so far all I’ve
got to show for it is that instead of working 60-70 hours a week, I’m
down to about 50 hours. My wife and I settled into new digs on the
other side of our town of Scarborough, Maine, in May. It’s a bit smaller
but the yard is two acres instead of seven, so that makes things easier
to take care of. It has a finished basement and a convenient bulkhead
exit, so I have converted the whole area into a miniprint shop in which
I will produce my Christmas StoryCards for sale via the Internet this
fall. After Christmas, I’ll concentrate on my new venture of StoryCards
Unlimited, which is a series of note cards about legendary figures
in history. They’ll be categorized into such names as MusiCards,
HistoriCards, PoetiCards, AmeriCards, PolitiCards, etc. We attended
a family wedding in June in Charleston, South Carolina, and were
fortunate enough to have my entire family of children and grandchildren
in attendance along with brother and sister, and nieces and nephews.
But as fun as it was, we have decided to boycott any future weddings
in the south in the summer and invite them to be hosted here in Maine!
I’m looking forward to our 60th Reunion in less than two years. I’ll
try to stay healthy and wish for everyone in the class of ’56 to do the
same. For those of you who have yet to attend a reunion, you are truly
missing a great time, and we are missing you!” Thanks for your very
interesting note, Russ. You never cease to amaze me with your energy
and activities. Your StoryCards Unlimited venture sounds exciting, and
we wish you all success with it.
Jim Lowell writes that he and Linda took their grandkids on a Disney
cruise to Alaska, which Jim says was a “great experience for them
and us.” For the kids there were experiences for different age groups
with activities tailored to the kids in each group. For adults there were
separate activities, including a pool and hot tubs where the kids weren’t
allowed to go. Jim says he thinks every Disney character was aboard the
ship, and the kids got to spend time with them. Every night there was
a show for the whole family. Jim highly recommends one of the Disney
trips for anyone wanting a special family adventure. Thanks for the
report, Jim. You have given us a great suggestion for something special
to do with grandchildren!
Guy Gundaker reports that his health is good, and that he is looking
forward to our next Reunion. George McCord and wife, Pierrette,
took a Baltic cruise this summer, where he says the “ports of call
were fantastic.” George related how “realizing that the statue of Czar
Alexander II in Helsinki is the only statue of him remaining reminds
one how thorough the cultural cleansing of the communists had been
in the USSR.” He writes that, “the Hermitage [in St. Petersburg]
was absolutely breathtaking. There were more masterpieces than
the Louvre, and more tourists than paintings. Spend a week, and
spend it during relatively cold weather to avoid the tourist crowds.”
I had always wanted to see the Church of Our Savior on the Spilled
Blood, in St. Petersburg built on the spot where the Narodnaya Volya
had assassinated Alexander II. It too was absolutely fabulous. The
iconography was overwhelming. Just remember that Orthodox churches
have no pews. You are expected to stand throughout the entire service.”
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George says that “two days in Stockholm reminded one how well
governments can spend tax money if they do it right, namely on public
works and infrastructure. I hadn’t been there since business trips in
2000, and seeing the Grand Hotel again brought back many memories
of civilized European travel.” The trip was capped off by a visit to
Berlin where George proposed to Pierrette in 1967. George, that must
have been an amazing voyage – one that I have on my to-do list. Your
account of your visit to Berlin brought back many memories from when
I spent the summer there in 1960 after graduation from Wesleyan. We
will have to compare notes soon!
Nicholas French sent the following note from Dallas: “The pace of my
life has accelerated over the past eight months: Both practices are busier
than ever, and my work on the Board of Directors of the Rolf Institute
has taken up a surprising amount of each day since I acceded to the
chairman’s plea to act as secretary to the board. Now the pressure has
increased even more, following the sudden resignation of our executive
director. (Like a convict in a cheesy old movie, I have begun to count
down the days remaining in my term, which ends at midnight, July
31, 2015.) In six weeks we have one of our twice-yearly, three-day,
brain-exploding board meetings. But this time, rather than flying up
and back for those days, in five weeks I will take to the road and head
for seven days in Colorado’s high country, seeking the healing power
of long walks in nature, brilliant autumn foliage and the company of
long-time friends. I’ve found that the clear, crisp air and the reliability
of my satellite radio even in the vastness of Rocky Mountain National
Park (a perfect background for ‘Don Giovanni’) really does soothe the
soul. Sure, it will be a shame to then have to spend three days in a board
meeting, but I’m counting on those seven open days to help me maintain
a tolerable balance. After that, the drive back to Dallas should be a
pleasure. My best to you and yours, and to our classmates. I’m even
beginning to like the idea of another trip to Hudson in 2016.” Nicholas,
you sound like a very busy man! Your plan to spend a week in nature
sounds wonderful. It will be great to see you in 2016 in Hudson.
George Russell sent the disturbing news that he had recently suffered a
heart attack, but that he is going to be all right. George writes that the
“best thing is that they told me it was the strength of my heart, along
with some other fortunate anatomical features, that got me through.
The docs told me I couldn’t go to residential rehab because I was ‘too
healthy’ from a Medicare guideline standpoint. Everyone who came
into the cardiac unit the same day I did is still there. So, a miracle,
or whatever one wants to term it, was my companion!” George, that
is wonderful news about your condition! We all wish you a speedy
recovery and good health from here on out.
Ted Hayes writes that he has retired from his newspaper reporter
post where he spent the past 11 years. Ted says he finds retirement
“absolutely delicious” and considers it “beautiful to be away from
(his) former work environment.” Ted sends his best regards to every
classmate, but especially to old roomies, Duff Burleigh and Bob
McCuskey. He is looking forward to our 60th Reunion in June 2016.
By the way, does anybody have a link to our class picture taken at our
50th Reunion in 2006? If so, please email that to Ted at ecary37@
yahoo.com. Finally, I attended the memorial service for Art Bellows
that was held in Greenwich in May. The church was packed with Art’s
friends and former associates, but as far as I could determine, I was the
only WRA alumnus there. Moving readings were given by each of Art’s
children and by several close friends. I signed the attendance book as
“Alan Wulff, WRA `56.”
Just now came the sad news from his son that Bill Milhoan passed away
on Sept. 9, 2014. We extend our condolences to Bill’s family. Our class
has taken three major hits within the last year. Finally, on a happier
note, I have rented a house in Port Charlotte, Florida, for the months of
January and February 2015. If any of you are planning to be in Florida
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during that time frame, let me know, and hopefully we can get together.
Best regards to all of you!
Vermont. We are very happy there and have made many new friends.
Being responsible for 0.2 rather than 3 acres is also a big plus.”
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Shell Rieley writes: “Summertime is boating on Lake Champlain, which
we did a lot of. We did take three grandkids for a 10-day trip to the
Canadian Rockies. All had a good time, horseback riding, rafting,
hiking, etc. Such great scenery there. I did work about half time at my
son’s real estate management business, which kept me busy during the
week. We’re looking forward to wintering in Placida, Florida, on the
SW coast. If you find yourself nearby, please give us a call and stop in.
We do have a spare bedroom. Our health has been good to us so far.
We’re looking forward to more summers in Vermont and winters in
Florida.”
Bill Jastromb shares: “I am writing this note in Tampa, Florida, where
Nini and I are visiting our daughter Alison and her family. Carl Carlson
is into his second year as head of school for Tampa Prep, and Alison
has started a new career with a nonprofit organization for independent
schools in Florida. They spend a lot of time in the car driving to their
jobs and driving to many sporting events since all three grandsons are
active in basketball, soccer, and baseball depending on the season.
We travel to Brooklyn often to visit our son Ned and his family,
which in a few weeks will include a second son. That will bring our
grandchildren total to five grandsons. Ned enjoys selling biosystems for
Nikon to scientific researchers in the stem cell communities at major
universities across the U.S. While enjoying good health and reasonably
sound mind, I keep the heart pumping with a daily workout at the
local YMCA. I enjoy the work that I am doing, making sales calls
from home for Business Innovation Consulting and devoting time
to fundraising for two nonprofit organizations in the Northampton
area. One is Remineralize the Earth, which advocates the use of rock
dust as an alternative to chemical fertilizers and pesticides; the other
is the Paulo Freire Social Justice Charter School, which provides
educational opportunity and a realistic hope for a college education for
underprivileged students, especially from the Holyoke School District,
which is the worst school system in Massachusetts. Here is a short
version of my career that appeared as a biographical detail under a letter
I sent to The Passy Press in Paris (thepassypress.com): Bill Jastromb
graduated from Western Reserve Academy in Hudson, Ohio, in 1957
and graduated from Yale University in 1961 with a bachelors in English
Literature. After a brief career teaching high school English, Bill received
a MBA from Harvard Business School in 1969 and began his second
career in marketing and sales in the software industry. In retirement Bill
has begun a third career as a volunteer for nonprofit organizations that
share his interests in education and environmental justice.”
Stephen White (5) reports: “The highlight of this year, when all is
summed up, surely will be the three weeks Anne and I, and my daughter
Simone, spent in Japan. Our first time but the third for my daughter
who has been on concert tour there before and had a wonderful
sold-out tour this time, too. Visiting Japan has been a long-held goal
of mine and to accomplish that in my 75th year, which is also the
50th anniversary of the light sculpture work I’ve pursued, was quite
meaningful. We scheduled the trip for fall, weather being better then,
so it was by coincidence that right in the middle of our visit there was
a lantern festival in a small town (Mino) famous for its paper making.
That weekend was magical. There were 350 adults and nearly 100
children who entered this contest and whose amazing light sculpture
works were lined along the streets of the old part of town. The creativity
seemed endless. Next year, if they hold this annual contest again, I will
be an entrant.
Nick Mills (4) is a journalist and professor of American studies at
Sarah Lawrence College. He has published his most recent book: Every
Army Man Is with You: The Cadets Who Won the 1964 Army-Navy
Game, Fought in Vietnam, and Came Home Forever Changed. His
writing has appeared in The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, and
Boston Globe.
(6) My work has made it to Japan before. I discovered online some
time ago that the Nikko Hotel in Tokyo had one of my works in its
art collection. So, naturally, when we spent our last five days in Tokyo
we went in search of that possibility. After perusing the artwork in the
public spaces of the hotel and not finding it, we sat down for a delicious
lunch overlooking the vast expanse of Tokyo Bay. Afterwards, on our
way out, I decided to ask about it. Although the young woman we
spoke with didn’t know about it, she brought out a book titled Fine Art
in the Hotel. We started looking through it and sure enough there was a
photo of a pair of my light sculptures that had been installed in one of
their restaurants in 1995. At that point, we suddenly became VIPs and
were treated with honor. Although the restaurant had subsequently been
remodeled the evidence was clear and the only question that remains is
“Where did those pieces end up?”
John Owen writes: “Ann and I have moved to a new house, which
we designed, located in a planned community in South Burlington,
I’ve been writing haiku poetry since the beginning of this year and have
already self-published three small books of my poems with photographs
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I’ve taken, and now, having written 21 while traveling in Japan,
will be publishing more. Here’s a sample from this trip:
Quietness abides
in a world of tatami
bowing is normal
Blossoms floating by
bring spring to this autumn day
kimono clad girls
We’re home again, just in time for our granddaughter’s first birthday in
mid-November, a highlight that will surely trump our Japan trip.”
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Adam Brand (7) and Nick Hayes toasting to WRA in London, England.
Ernest Hedler writes: “What if you held a reunion and no one came?
OK, three people came. Herb and Jody Wainer, Jeff Jones, myself, and
my wife Anne. The class of 1954 took us foundlings into their Saturday
dinner in the formal gardens. The five of us could easily fit around the
kiddies’ table. The Wainers were getting ready to go on an extended trip
cycling through Italy. No wonder they looked so fit. Jeff is still with the
Buffalo Symphony, and giving private lessons. For myself, I’m still doing
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some subbing in the Stow schools. Lane hates it when I’m at the high
school. On a recent trip to check out colleges in the Boston area, we
stayed with John and Mary Gier on Beacon Hill. Retirement seems to
be agreeing with John. Mary got a new hip, so they have been sticking
close to home. The Charles Street Jail has been turned into a dogfriendly hotel. The Giers have been taking Mary’s service dog, Sammy,
to the friday night happy hour. Sammy has been able to sniff out some
new friends. Hope all is well with the `59ers. Get your flu shot.”
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Carl Lindblade reports: “I continue teaching at the University of New
Hampshire where I teach core courses in hospitality management as
well as developing new curriculum for the UNH affiliate Plymouth State
University. On July 4 of 1840, Samuel Cunard’s RMS Britannia, under
a warrant from Queen Victoria, set sail from Liverpool for Halifax and
Boston thus inaugurating the first ever regularly scheduled mail and
passenger service between the old world and the new. That service has
continued uninterrupted. On July 4, 2015, Cunard’s Queen Mary 2
will recreate that crossing. Dorothy and I will be on that voyage, which
begins with a celebration at Liverpool Cathedral. Retirement remains
delightfully elusive.”
Philip Hone Williams (8) writes: “I am still retired, but spending all my
time painting. Been working on a series of large paintings (4’ x 6’) for
the last several years. The series title is Seriously Audacious Situational
Surrealism. The works within the series can be seen online at http://
sitsur.net/. One of the series, The Decent of Water, will be in the DAB
International Show at the Hud in Ventura, California, during November
and December, if you happen to be in the area. Several others are on
display in the Calloway room at the 3rd Street Center in Carbondale,
Colorado. They’ve all been shown here and there in Aspen and
Carbondale, but the DAB show is the first time any have been shown
outside of Colorado’s Roaring Fork Valley. Gonna keep painting till
I drop!”
1962
The following `62 notes were compiled by Tim Garner: John Martsolf
plans to close his clinical genetics practice on June 30, 2015, and to
retire from teaching on June 30, 2016. John says that he will stay
in North Dakota, but spend time at a family cottage in Bay View
Michigan, with side trips and further “academic pursuits.”
Jake Holshuh and Sue still call Long Beach home, but have swapped
their cruising sailboat for a land cruiser! Jake says they have put lots of
miles on the rig, including recent trips to Alaska and Newfoundland.
This winter they plan a once-in-a-lifetime National Geographic cruise
to the Antarctic. While not traveling, Jake and Sue keep busy with
volunteer work with Food Finders and St. Luke’s in Long Beach,
and Jake enjoys working with models and their new pup Teddy, a
Norfolk Terrier.
I am hanging up the “working phase” of my life Oct. 17. The rigors
of college research, tighter grant monies, and greater demands are just
getting to me. And my ugliness quotient is shooting upward, my wife
Sharon says! Sharon, our Basset Jethro, and I are planning to spend
most of the next phase of our lives at our home on a tiny barrier island
off South Carolina, near Beaufort. (Bob Bedell lives about 10 miles
south as the crow flies in Hilton Head, but it is a good 1:15 minute
drive to his place.) Any of you are welcome to visit any time! They
say you retire into “something.” I have my list lined up: the normal
honey-do list awaits my retirement day + 1, more golf and fishing, and
some volunteer time with Habitat for Humanity and a wonderful local
hospice care program in Beaufort. But like John and Jake, I also fancy
both more travel and perhaps an academic research project or two on
my own terms, should opportunity knock.
1964
The following `64 notes were compiled by Don Husat: Of the 56
official surviving members of the class of 1964, 29 of us, or an
extraordinary 52 percent, returned in June for our 50th Reunion
celebration. We were joined, of course, by Tom Jones as well, though
that may ultimately prove to be expensive for the rest of the crowd.
(See below) A highlight of the weekend was the presentation of the
Morley Science Medal to Dr. W. Brechner Owens by Chuck Mullins
`65 and Chris Wren `89, both members of the medal’s selection
committee.
Because so many of us spent so much time catching up, there is not a
lot of news for this report. Chris DeHaven did check in, however, with
news that he moved to New Orleans on Aug. 14. “Will be near the
Quarter and City Park, residing in the past...1850s Victorian....living in
the NOW! 1229 Tonti St., 70119. Been since college living in the city...
wish me luck,” he says, adding, “...what a RUSH reunion was...thanks
to all...especially Toppings and McKees!”
Bob Keener, a lifelong resident of Akron’s Fairlawn Heights
neighborhood, has taken on the role of President of the Fairlawn
Heights Neighborhood Association. The purpose of the new
organization, he told the Akron Beacon Journal, is to “bring the
community closer together and have a forum to address any concerns.”
A catalyst for the formation of the association was a resident who
had been violating zoning regulations. More than 40 neighbors have
joined the association, but Bob hopes that at least 70 will eventually
belong to it. Several committees have been formed, including social,
safety, marketing, finance and beautification, he told the paper. The
organization is receiving enthusiastic support from the neighborhood’s
councilwoman and from a Summit County councilwoman who is a
resident of Fairlawn Heights. While obviously enthusiastic about the
success of the initiative so far, Bob says, “This neighborhood association
thing is driving me crazy and taking up all my free time!”
Bob Wellman also checked in on Aug. 19. Senor Bienhombre reports
that since Reunion, “I have traveled on business to Riyadh, Frankfort,
London and south of the Mason-Dixon line (Atlanta, Montgomery,
Biloxi and New Orleans). Still based in the Berkshires of western
Massachusetts, I enjoy working with the corporate finance group of
SABIC, a Saudi-owned company. Earlier this month I met with brother
Chick (WRA `65), son Trip (US `98), youngest daughter Elizabeth
and several other family members in Cincinnati for a family reunion.
Another mini-reunion is planned for Chautauqua next week. Next
month I return to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia after a ‘working
vacation’ in Belgium, Netherlands and France. Traveling for work
or pleasure is great!” Bob adds that with an additional home base in
Northeastern Ohio, he hopes to return to the Hudson area for a visit
before winter.
Now, about Jones. The good news is that as of this writing (Sept. 5),
his book is due to be published by October at the latest – The Lights
in the House, by R. Thomas Jones. Subtitled “Wordiness above and
beyond the call…or need,” four of the twenty-five stories involve
themselves with our time at WRA. Autographed copies will be
available directly through the author at a discount. His email
address is tomjones4160@gmail.com.
Now for the bad news. He writes, “I want to repay all those of the
class of `64 for their continued kindness and generosity of spirit as
represented in their gift of one fine hernia-inducing brick at this year’s
50th Reunion. While I await the NSA’s DNA report on each of you
direct participants, I have an idea on how to thank you all generally.
For you staunch conservatives, I am circulating a national petition that
will allow President Obama to run for a third term. To really even the
score with you staunch liberals...I am doing the same thing.” Jones is
also considering hiring Northeast Ohio trial lawyer Tim Misny, whose
television ad tagline is, “I’ll make them pay!”
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Hilary Worthen writes: “After a lovely summer in the north woods of
Maine, Kaethe and I have returned to our new home in Berkeley, where
our grandchild total has increased to four with the arrival of Rosalind
Rainbow Shillinglaw on Oct. 8. All are doing well. I continue to teach
very part time and do some mentoring of physicians and MPH students,
but mostly am just enjoying retirement and helping out our kids who
are at that crazy concatenation of career and young children, that is so
overwhelming.”
1968
The following `68 notes were compiled by Rocky Ford: Marty Franks
(9) reports that, “Following my retirement from CBS, Sherry and I have
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chosen to settle back in Washington, D.C., after 18 years of commuting
from D.C. to both New York City and Los Angeles. We closed out
both the NYC and L.A. homes last fall, and then we drove a leisurely
and scenic route back across country in our convertible from L.A. to
D.C…. 4,915 miles in 22 days. I am now traveling for pleasure rather
than business. Latest trip was to The Hague where my younger son,
Nathaniel, an assistant coach for the U.S. Women’s Field Hockey Team
helped the team to a surprise fourth place finish in the Field Hockey
World Cup.
Guy Randolph is, finally, a grandfather. “The kid was almost 12
pounds. In other news, I tore my Achilles. Lousy injury, but it will heal.
I’ve just gotten my 15th letter to the editor published in TheWall Street
Journal. I’ve probably submitted 500. It’s a good way to vent, but I’m
on the IRS audit short list. Anyone coming through Savannah, give me
a call.”
John Nicolls and his partner of 24 years were married on July 1 at City
Hall in Chicago. Mike is a graduate of Dartmouth College and provides
asset management services to the owners of luxury and convention
hotels nationwide. John continues as senior director of development at
the Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority in Chicago. His current
projects include a new 1,200-room Marriott Marquis Convention Hotel
and a 10,000-seat arena being developed at McCormick Place in a joint
venture between MPEA and DePaul University. So much for retirement!
Geno Thomas reports: “After 32 years here at WRA, I retired on June
30. Having served in many diverse capacities there, I humbly feel that
I have done a pretty good job of giving back to the school community
that means so much to me. I plan to continue coaching girls’ track at
WRA for the foreseeable future. Additionally, I plan to busy myself with
writing and translating to and from English, Spanish, and Portuguese
(especially as I strengthen my mastery of the latter). I might even make
time to tackle the fabled ‘Honey-Do’ list that has only gotten longer as I
have neglected it pretty much throughout our 41 years married. Beyond
that, I just plan to rest. I’ve been teaching since 1973, and I needed to
hang up those spurs!”
Tat Smith (10) and family welcomed Connor Batten Smith into the
world on Oct. 30, 2013. Pictured at their cottage ‘Bendobrook’ in the
Poconos in June after Connor’s baptism are, from left to right, daughter
Laura, daughter-in-law Caroline, Connor, son Tucker, wife Becky and
Tat.
Rocky Ford (11) and his husband, Bobby, celebrated their first
anniversary in South Africa, on a photo safari with additional stops in
Durban and Capetown. This picture was taken at a wedding in Leland,
Michigan, this summer. He reported with pride the adoption by his
daughter and her husband of their fifth child. Lots of fun having five
grands in town!
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William McClelland writes: “Our family recently discovered the
existence of a large number of beautiful calligraphic manuscripts which
were made by my brother, David McClelland `65, during the 1970s.
They were bequeathed to the Houghton Library at Harvard University
by Philip Hofer, the library’s former curator of printing and graphic
arts. There are over fifty pieces, and they include texts from The Epic
of Gilgamesh, Rubaíyát of Omar Khayyam, poems by Rumi [see an
example of David’s calligraphy in the class notes section of wra.net/
magazine] Kao Shih, John Berryman, writings by John Cage and two
completely original works. They are by far the most accomplished work
David ever did. Digital images of the manuscripts may be seen online
at the Houghton Library’s website at: http://oasis.lib.harvard.edu/oasis/
deliver/~hou01754. We hope eventually to have an exhibition of these
works and possibly include other items David did during his all too brief
life, such as the cartoons he did for The Harvard Lampoon and other
publications. If any of his WRA friends reading this would like more
information, or if, by chance, you have any works he did that you could
loan us or possibly send us copies of for a show, it would be wonderful
to hear from you. I can be contacted by email at mail@muzen.com or by
phone at 201.854.7483. Pictured (12) is David McClelland, `65 (photo
taken in 1970).”
Mike Rakowsky writes: “Enjoying life in sunny Phoenix. I’m president
of MR International LLC, and very active as a leader with Phoenix
Sister Cities. I’m also active in political campaigns. I have recently
enjoyed hearing from Bill McCuskey and seeing pictures of his life in the
Philippines on Facebook.”
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REUNION
Dale Kramer writes: “We have our 45th Reunion this coming June so
I encourage all of us to make a notation on our calendars and consider
making plans to attend. It would certainly be great to see as many of
our class attend as possible! This academic year is a milestone year
for us as our second son (Brett) will graduate from WRA (Brandon
graduated in 2013). So, after six consecutive years of being not only a
WRA alum but also a parent of a current student, that period will come
to an end. I’ve been on the Board of Visitors for a number of years,
but the last six years certainly increased our family activities with the
school in many ways. It also provided time to reflect back on our time
at WRA. For the past six years I have directed the MBA and Executive
MBA programs at Baldwin Wallace University after 30 years with
large corporate executive responsibilities at Goodrich Corporation and
Ferro Corporation. I enjoy this second career blending business with
academia. We have lived in Hudson since 2009, and plan to remain
here for a few more years. All the best and I hope to see many of you
in June!”
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Rick Vogel writes: “Looking forward to see you next June! Has been
penned in my calendar for about three years so I don’t plan on any
other trips! My wife, Paula, retired on Sept. 11, and we went to Italy,
Malta, Greece and Turkey from Oct. 4 to early November. A trip to
Central and South America next March, and one to countries along
the coast of West Africa in November of 2015, will bring my country
count to 98. My sister has a condo in Dusseldorf, Germany, and we
plan on going there in the spring of 2016 and stopping in Norway and
the Czech Republic along the way so I will finally reach my life-long
goal of 100 countries… see you in June!”
Steve Womack reports: “Hello, to all my friends and colleagues! I’ve
got some news I wanted to share. After an admittedly long dry spell,
I’m delighted to announce that my eleventh novel, Resurrection Bay,
was published on June 8, 2014. Based loosely on, and inspired by, the
real-life case of Robert Hansen (Alaska’s most famous serial killer),
Resurrection Bay is a suspense-thriller that will definitely keep you
up past your bedtime! It’s also my first really successful collaboration.
Wayne McDaniel wrote the screenplay, and then he and I partnered
up on the novel. It was a great partnership and we’re very proud
of this book. You can read more about this book on my website,
stevenwomack.com, and on my Facebook page. And thanks to you all
for all your support and encouragement over the years!”
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Jacques van Heyningen (13) reports: “As you may recall, I was only
six months at WRA (as part of the English-Speaking Union exchange
WHAT IS YOUR
program). Yet, I have lasting fond memories of my days at the school in
Hudson. From 1982 to 2012 I taught Biology at St. John’s International
School in Waterloo, Belgium. In September 2012 I opted for an early
retirement. I do enjoy various aspects of retirement. But having to
create an alternative structure to the day is quite a challenge. I miss the
camaraderie of colleagues and the joviality of many of the students.
Having had a Belgian girlfriend (Gaby) the last 19 years I envisage
staying in Belgium for many years to come. I dream of owning a dog
and possibly a piano. I hope all’s well with you.”
1972
Jamie Doucett and Banks Poor `74 had a great opportunity to reconnect
in June when Jamie, in his new position as the director of Clean Energy
Programs at the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection
organized a Summer Solstice Solar Tour for the MassDEP Commissioner
to highlight the success of solar energy projects across Massachusetts.
One of the stops was at a Massachusetts’ Audubon Society sanctuary
in Worcester, which has a couple of solar installations. Banks is the
vice president of operations for Massachusetts Audubon and has been
responsible for their implementation of renewable energy projects.
Banks highlighted the educational opportunity that renewable energy
installations can provide to the people they serve.
Doug Powers (14) writes: “Our family fulfilled a lifelong dream in June
2014. With a senior and sophomore in college, and a freshman in high
school, time was running out for us to explore our children’s cultural
roots. Lee (22) and Emily (15) were born in China, and Graham (19)
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was born in Korea. We spent three weeks touring these countries,
including the birth cities of all three children. I have also enjoyed
reconnecting with Cort Hill at Oberlin College at his son’s WRA
hockey game, as well as Jeff Shurmer, who is living in Youngstown
and attending law school at The University of Akron. Pictured from
left to right: Doug, Graham, Emily and Abby Powers run the 2014
Fort4Fitness race in Fort Wayne while daughter Lee studies in China.”
1973
Manfred Petri reports: “My wife Sabine and I moved to Munich
and we are back at university, studying and getting a PhD degree
respectively. Whenever you come to Munich, give us a call and
we’ll have beer together!”
1976
Paul Meyerend is beginning his 15th year as the principal of Christian
Heritage Academy, a church school in Brooklyn, New York. In 2014,
Paul and Heather celebrated their 24th wedding anniversary and their
son Danny graduated from Multnomah University in Portland, Oregon.
Their son David is going to graduate from Nyack College in New York
in December. Their church recently opened a Mission of Hope Center
for their community. Paul writes, “We are thankful for the great sense of
purpose God has given us. May God bless all of you who read this note
with the ‘peace that passes all understanding’
(ref Philippians 4:6-7).”
Thomas Reed Parker writes: “My wife and I moved from Northern
California to Southern California in July of 2014 and I started my
current job with the Los Angeles County Counsel’s Office in April of
2014. I do taxation and public finance legal work for the county. It is
the largest county counsel’s office of all 58 California counties. Our
sons are both in college. Glad the Giants won the World Series!”
Thomas Reed Parker
607 North Mar Vista Ave., Unit 1
Pasadena, CA 91106
Kumar Pillai, in town for a class at the Harvard School of Public
Health, and your class correspondent, Rick Rundell, enjoyed a few
hours connecting in Boston at the Head of the Charles.
Richard L. Rundell
76 Todd Pond Rd.
Lincoln, MA 02478
781.259.0201
r_rundell@post.harvard.edu
1977
David Diamond is retiring after 35 years of service with Los Angeles
County and is moving from Los Angeles to the San Antonio area. Once
settled, he will be pursuing new career options.
Audrey Gup-Mathews is still enjoying her work at the University of
New England, overseeing UNE’s Summer Session and programs for high
school kids from around the country who come to UNE to study coastal
marine ecology, neuroscience, pre-law/trial advocacy, or creative writing
– all for college credit. Next year, they are adding a program in discrete
mathematics/game theory. Audrey asks, “Does anyone from WRA ever
come to UNE?” If so, contact her, and she will show you around their
beautiful campus. On the home front, Audrey reports her 17-year-old
daughter is preparing to apply to colleges; and can’t believe it’s that
time already!
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Mary Anne Doyle and Rob Loos (15) were married on Aug. 2, 2014, at
First Presbyterian Church of Hollywood, California. Former Chaplain
of the U.S. Senate, Dr. Lloyd J. Ogilvie, officiated. The reception was
held on New York Street on the back lot of CBS Studio Center in Studio
City, California. WRA alumni in attendance were (from left to right)
David Nicksay `70, Jack Loos `59, Gretchen Smith Clark `78, Briget
Polichene Chamness `77, Mary Anne Doyle, Rob Loos, Kim Holden
(wife of Bill), Bill Holden [the best man] `77, Jean Huang (wife of
Charlie), Charlie Tercek `79.
1978
Peter W. Fong continues to work as a flyfishing guide in Mongolia and
a writer in Aruba. His essay, Why I’ll Hunt, Again, appeared in the
November 2014 issue of Gray’s Sporting Journal. His novel, Principles
of Navigation, won the inaugural New Rivers Press Electronic Book
Competition.
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The following `80 notes were compiled by Lisa Lynch: Anne
O’Shaughnessy trumps the top stories with her marriage on Sept. 5 in
Chautauqua, New York, to Ray Averman. All five of their combined
children were in attendance. Congrats to both of you and I wish you
many years of happiness together. Bridge McDowell and Frazier Keck
(16) have been tearing up the triathlon circuit together, having run three
recently and are planning more. Bridge credits Frazier with being a great
coach – no doubt from the 400 tris he has run himself!
Warren and Diane Farr sent their youngest child off to BU this fall,
leaving them as empty nesters, a situation many of us are experiencing
now and in the next few years. He continues to “sell air conditioners
and furnaces to the many people of Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Michigan”
and recently started boxing as a new workout routine.
I keep up with Letty Albarran on Facebook (check out her beautiful
photography) as well as Debra Kane, an avid and unapologetic Ravens
fan, Jill Currie, currently teaching Yoga in Pennsylvania, and several
other classmates.
We have only one left at home so we are starting the college process for
the fourth and final time. That feels like my own triathlon! I am always
happy to get news about your lives, however boring it may seem.
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Chris Howlett writes: “My big news is that after working for more than
20 years for the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) in Washington,
D.C., I’ve traded life as a full-time editor in an office, for life as a parttime freelance editor and full-time traveler. In August, my wife (also a
freelance editor) and I let the lease on our apartment expire, sold our
furniture and car, put our personal belongings in storage in our parents’
basements, and set off for a year of exploring Southeast Asia. We
started with two months in Bali, Indonesia, which is a fascinating place.
Recently, we moved on to Cambodia, where we hope to spend a month
before going on to Thailand, Malaysia, Vietnam, and other countries
in the region. (We like to travel slowly so we can get a good feel for a
culture and for the ways in which little details of people’s everyday lives
differ from place to place.) We’re hoping this can be a long-term way
of life, with annual trips back to the United States to visit family and
friends, followed by future years exploring other parts of the AsiaPacific region and beyond. If any WRA alums are in the area and would
like to meet up, or have travel suggestions for us, I’d love to hear from
them. Anyone who is interested in following along on our travels can do
so at theslowroad.org (my wife takes some beautiful photographs that
are good for daydreaming).”
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Rex Knofsky
rexknofsky@gmail.com
Beth Rabatin (17) writes: “My family had a great visit with Sam Cole in
New York City over the summer. We got together last November for his
birthday, so it was my turn to celebrate in August. A few weeks later we
made the trip from Fredericksburg, Virginia, to Hudson to drop off our
oldest daughter, Briget, at WRA for her sophomore year. Moving her
in brought back lots of memories. Though, as I recall, the dorm rooms
back then were not nearly as nice as they are now. It was fun running
into former classmates who also have kids at WRA.”
1983
Katie (Livingston) Vale is the director of digital learning at Harvard
School of Public Health, and she was the recipient of the 2014 Educause
Rising Star award for increasing impact to academic IT; for leadership,
innovation, and service; for willingness to volunteer her time; for
collaborative leadership in establishing valuable programs for overall
contributions to the profession.
1984
After 30 years, Michael Riesenkoenig and Christine Borrmann (18)
got together in Germany. Michael attended the 1984 class Reunion in
Hudson in June and was truly impressed with the campus.
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Mark O. Belfance writes: “Christopher `13 is now a sophomore at
Denison University diligently studying computer science. David is a
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Kyeen Mesesan Andersson
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high school senior working hard to get into ‘pre-med’ type programs
and Anna is in eighth grade and looking forward to high school. We
are loving life in the Mountain West having been here for nine years.
I currently lead our Colorado Healthcare practice at EY and just had
my 25th anniversary with the firm. We are going to Europe for David’s
graduation, which unfortunately conflicts with Reunion Weekend.”
1986
Dawn Friedkin reports: “Enjoyed an impromptu visit this summer from
Brooke Whittemore and her boys, and Rob Austin and his family (and
a gaggle of his Pittsburgh friends), at our home in Providence. Brooke
was passing through from Newport to southern Rhode Island and Rob
was in town for his son’s soccer tournament. We tried to snap a photo
of all the kids together, but to no luck. And en route to Portland, Maine,
this fall we stopped in Exeter, New Hampshire, to see Hobart and Linda
Hardej. It was great to see them after all these years and check out the
beautiful campus of Exeter. I must admit, besides a few grey hairs on
his temples, Hobart looked exactly the same as he did in 1986! I guess
teaching does keep you young. If anyone is passing through Providence,
we’d love to see you too.”
1987
Jamal T. Kheiry reports: “I love being back in Ohio after decades away,
and have reconnected with several alumni who are nearby. My son is at
Ohio State, and my two daughters are in their junior and senior years,
so the nest is emptying. I’m always glad to hear from anyone in the area
who wants to get together to talk about old and new times, so feel free
to find me on LinkedIn or Facebook.”
Kyeen (Ky) Mesesan Andersson and Richard Lloyd Andersson were
married in New Marlborough, Massachusetts, on Sept. 2, 2007,
and have two girls, Amelia Outeniqua Andersson (age 4) and Alexis
Tsitsikamma Andersson (age 3). Ky met her husband while living in
South Africa and conducting dissertation research there. The girls’
middle names are sister mountain ranges near his family’s farm in
Knysna, South Africa. “After completing graduate and post-graduate
training at Yale, we have decided to stay in the New Haven area so let
us know if you are passing through!”
1992
Commander Odin Klug (19) is the commanding officer of Cooperative
Security Location (CSL) Comalapa in El Salvador along with his wife
Stacey and three children, Morgan, Riley, and Aidan. After graduating
from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1996, Odin qualified as a surface
warfare officer, achieved a master’s degree from the Naval Postgraduate
School, and then transitioned to naval aviation as a helicopter pilot
after 9/11. Following three helicopter squadron tours and a wonderfully
rich joint experience serving in the Department of State, Odin and his
family were chosen to assume command of the CSL, a vitally important
and strategic location with over 200 personnel that provides critical
support to military, U.S. interagency, and partner nation aviation units
tasked with counter-illicit trafficking operations, humanitarian missions,
and search and rescue efforts. In March 2015, Odin will return to
Washington, D.C., for a follow-on joint assignment in the Pentagon.
Pictured from left to right: Commander Odin Klug, immediately after
assuming command of CSL Comalapa, El Salvador, stands with his
predecessor, Commander Jason Goodall and Rear Admiral Sinclair
Harris, then Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command/U.S.
FOURTH Fleet.
Andrew Newman (20) caught up with Chris Sandys (ESU ’90) in
Edinburgh this past July. “He was actually my neighbour in North
London for quite awhile, but I hadn’t seen him since he moved back
north. He apologizes for not wearing any plaid for the photo.”
1996
Sasha Maseelall (21) reunited in San Francisco this past summer with
Heather Mulroy Guillen `97 (right) and Jessie Cherian George `96 (left).
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LCDR Josh Welle (22) reports: “Serving as executive officer of USS
DEVASTATOR (MCM 6) in Bahrain. My crew is great and I am
enjoying the Navy. If any of you get to the Middle East, drop me
a line. Here is a great picture hours before a major inspection. Cheers.”
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Mialie T. Szymanski (23) is celebrating two decades of being an
award-winning writer. Twenty years ago as a teenager, Mialie won her
first storytelling contest at a local library and now she has nearly 500
professional publishing credits to her byline. Starting off the year of
festivities, Mialie was invited to appear on the WFMJ television show
“Community Connection.” Then in September she was honored for her
work as a writer and illustrator for the third time during the Publication
Celebration at the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators
conference in Cleveland where her creative portfolio received positive
reviews from an art director from Simon & Schuster and an editor from
Scholastic. As part of the conference, one of her illustrations won a
place in the 2015 SCBWI Northern Ohio calendar. And as if she isn’t
busy enough, in addition to her artistic career, Mialie recently accepted
a new position in the Office of Alumni Relations at Hiram College!
Pictured, Mialie discusses her work as a writer and illustrator during an
on-air chat with television host Madonna Chism Pinkard.
2001
Kimberly (Reif) Edwards and husband Aaron, along with big brother
Declyn, welcomed Daegan David Edwards on Aug. 12, 2014. The new
family of four lives just outside of Washington, D.C., in Virginia.
Seung-Yeon (Zoe) Kang (25) writes: “I am currently working for
UNICEF in New York City. My spouse’s name is Jason Kyungmin Kim.
Pictured is a photo of our wedding last September in Napa with friends
from Reserve, from left to right: Laura Faulkner `01, Sarah Hammel
`01, Zoe Kang, Krista Klett `01, Ankur Khandelwal `01,
Jie-Yeon Kang `99.”
Hilary Thompson (24) writes: “2014 has been a great year for me! I
have ventured into the publishing world with the first two books and
a related novella in my Young Adult fantasy series, Starbright. The
books are meant for those who like Greek mythology, astrology, and
a unique future view of the world. The books are available at major
online retailers in both eBook and paperback. Visit my author website,
hilarythompsonauthor.blogspot.com or my bio on Amazon, http://www.
amazon.com/-/e/B00HV531HQ. Justice Buried, Starbright, Book One;
Balance Broken, Starbright, Book Two; Lexan’s Pledge, a Starbright
novella.”
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Kate Liebelt writes: “I currently serve as chief of staff for Deloitte’s U.S.
health care provider consulting practice, and split time between New
York City and Chicago. Looking forward to our 15-year Reunion!”
Mike Maimone reports: “I’m continuing to tour with my band Mutts,
playing more than 150 shows once again in 2014. This year’s highlights
included playing Riot Fest in Chicago, catching up with Brendan
Schneider `90 in Pittsburgh, David Treleven `01 in Raleigh, and Lauren
Henn `03 in Kalamazoo. Our fourth album came out on Dec. 9, and is
available on CD, vinyl and download at download.muttsmusic.com.
Dylan Sheridan writes: “The World Lacrosse Championships just
finished up in Denver, Colorado. WRA had great representation at the
tournament. Sam Russell played for England and Brand Closen and
I coached Team Thailand. Prior to the World Games, I was fortunate
enough to coach against Ben McIntosh `10 and his Drexel Dragons in
the NCAA Quarterfinals, en route to helping the Denver Pioneers reach
their third Final Four in four years.”
Amy Samuel MacLean
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New York, NY 10025
Kyle Closen and his wife, Heather, had a beautiful healthy baby boy,
Brayden Gerald, on Oct. 9, 2014.
Brad Davis (27) and his wife, Kacie, welcomed Weston Arthur Davis on
Oct. 11, 2014, at 8:04 p.m. He was 8 lbs., 7 oz.
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Lots to celebrate for the class of 2003 alums! WRA families and friends
gathered to celebrate the wedding of Jonathan Grinham (28) and Sophia
Zelov at Windswept Farm in Lebanon, Ohio, on July 5. Pictured from
left to right: Brent Peterson `03, Heather Closen, Andrew Shaw, Paula
Shaw, Kyle Closen `03, Brand Closen, Jennifer (Swartz) Scheel `03,
Matt Scheel `04, Sophia Zelov, Jonathan Grinham, Barb Closen, Kelsey
Closen `09, Hewitt Shaw, Dylan MacLean, Amy Samuel MacLean `03,
Amanda Shaw `09, Cindy Samuel, Carol & Jim Grinham.
Amy Samuel married Dylan MacLean (29) in Brooklyn, New York,
on Sept. 19. Pictured from left to right are Matt Scheel `04, Jonathan
Grinham `03, Jennifer (Swartz) Scheel `03, Sophia Zelov Grinham,
Kristin Samuel Kuhn `98, Christopher Kuhn, Amy Samuel MacLean,
Dylan MacLean, Cindy Samuel and Kyle `03 and Heather Closen.
2004
Calvin D. Smith (30) and Yan Zhong were married on May 31. They
held a traditional Chinese wedding at Yan’s hometown in Hunan
Province (Southeast China), with 400 Chinese guests and 30 American
guests in attendance, including Tristan Harris `04, Trevor Sell `04 and
Spencer Case `03, as well as former WRA English teacher (and Calvin’s
father), Lee Smith. Calvin is the principal manager of Global Innovation
at EMC. Since taking this role, he’s traveled to more than 20 countries
on business, and speaks on innovation management at numerous
conferences both domestic and abroad. Yan Zhong works at the U.S.China Education and Culture Center, helping to place Chinese students
in preparatory schools and universities across the country. Calvin and
Yan met in graduate school at Syracuse University. They currently live
outside of Boston with their cocker spaniel, Clementine.
Evan Williams (26) married Jackie Beesley `07 on June 21, 2014, at St.
John’s Cathedral in downtown Cleveland. The reception was hosted
at the Ritz Carlton Silver Grille. Pictured from left to right: (back row)
Emma Heaps `04, Rob Becker `04, Nate Stifler `09, Matt Beesley `04,
J.T. Gabriel `07, Lee Williams `79, Scott Williams `77, Johan Fatemi
`78 (front row) Larry Spurlock `75, Amanda Shaw `09, Trevor Sell `04,
Jackie Beesley Williams `07, Evan Williams `04, Thomas Williams `07,
Natalie DiNunzio `08, Betsy Carter `07, Bob Williams `75.
2007
John Dionne lives in San Francisco, California, where he coaches a
high school lacrosse team and works at Metric Theory, a paid search
marketing agency.
Katie Lazor (32) is helping to spread awareness on the benefits of
buying local food in the Boulder, Colorado, area through her marketing
job at Boulder County Farmers’ Markets. In September, she won a grant
through the City of Boulder for the “Make Someone’s Day” campaign.
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In one morning, she and her coworkers gave out 1,000 locally grown
flowers to strangers walking by, on public buses and even in their cars
at a stoplight. If you live in the Boulder area, come say hi to her at the
Boulder Farmers’ Market! Photo credit to Boulder Daily Camera.
2008
Maria Innamorato (31) came in fourth place for females in the Rite Aid
Cleveland Marathon’s half-marathon on May 18, 2014. Her time was
1 hour, 30 minutes, 23 seconds. She finished first in the female 20 to
24 age group. Presently she is a nurse in the cardiothoracic stepdown
unit at University Hospitals in Cleveland. She ran track at WRA
under Coach Geno. She attended Case Western Reserve University in
Cleveland, Nursing, 2012. Maria can be contacted at mei9@case.edu.
2010
REUNION
Patricia Boh recently completed her master’s in war studies from
King’s College London. Her master’s dissertation was titled, Korea,
Suspended: Is Korean Unification Necessary to End the Korean War?
In the fall, Patricia will begin a research internship at the U.S. Naval
History and Heritage Command in Washington, D.C., where her
research will focus on the Vietnam War commemoration and U.S.
naval engagement in Korea.
Mary Carter graduated summa cum laude from The Ohio State
University in May. Over the summer, Mary worked at the San Diego
Zoo Institute of Conservation Research, where her research focused
on diseases present in threatened desert tortoise populations. She will
begin veterinarian school at OSU in the fall.
Dave Eppig recently graduated from the University of Michigan and has
returned to Cleveland, where he works as a craftsman and designer for
Rustbelt Reclamation and Reclaimed in Tyler Village at East 36th and
St. Clair Avenue. Dave’s personal portfolio can be viewed
at davideppig.com.
2011
Emily Clark writes: “I attend Rhodes College in Memphis, Tennessee
with Doug Fetterman `12, Gen Bettendorf `12, Sam Clark `13, Eilidh
Jenness `13, Julia Schiciano `13 and Jelly Henkelmann `14. We have
monthly WRA reunion dinners. Sarah Puffer `10 and I participated in
the Austin Challenge, a scavenger-hunt race sponsored by Challenge
Nation. We finished 32nd and qualified to move on to the National
Championship in Las Vegas.
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The following `12 notes were compiled by Inga Wells: Lots of traveling
this year for the class of 2012! Ann Marie Hulver writes that she will
be taking an intensive marine biology course through Northeastern
University’s Three Seas Program, starting the year studying the Boston
Harbor, traveling to the Smithsonian Oceanographic Institute in Bocas
del Toro, Panama in the spring, and then closing out the year in the
summer in Friday Harbor, Washington.
After spending the summer as a communications/media writing intern
for the Hudson Community Foundation, Allison Forhan heads to
Seville, Spain, for her fall semester! Although she is enjoying her time
at Wake Forest, Emily Kalis writes: “I’m leaving to study international
politics and French in Geneva, Switze three months with 50 other
students from around the country. I will be interning with a
non-governmental organization.”
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Eric Rauckhorst reports that he had a great summer, living in and
working at PricewaterhouseCoopers. There was some good Reserve
representation among his summer roommates: Robb Croasdaile, Alex
Eliopoulous, and Ellie McBrier! Alex interned at the Isabella Stewart
Gardner Museum and the Museum of Russian Icons, Ellie took two
semesters of Organic Chemistry at Boston University, and Robb did
internal research for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Marc
Rauckhorst will finish his bachelor of science at Texas A&M University
this upcoming May with a major in economics and minors in English
and history. He recently accepted a full-time position with Altria Group
Distribution Company after completing a marketing internship with
them in Fort Worth, Texas, this summer.
Shane Arena (33) pictured on the right, with a friend at the Royal
Opera House during his time studying abroad at the London School of
Economics this summer.
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In Memoriam
WRA Magazine wishes to express its sincere condolences to all
family and friends of the deceased. Please visit wra.net/magazine
for more information and links to full obituaries.
Class of 1934
JOHN HILLS WEITZ, 97, died on Oct. 28, 2013. Once a geology
professor and eventual president and co-owner of his family
business, John was a family man, married for 68 years. An
avid reader, he enjoyed golf and a good, positive debate. John
will be remembered for his goodness, optimism and humor.
Class of 1940
ROBERT ALONZO HINSHAW, 91, died on July 19, 2014.
With a PhD in nuclear physics, Robert worked in physics,
engineering and manufacturing operations. Married for 70
years, he participated in many civic activities and in his free
time enjoyed classic automobiles, railroading and numismatics.
At the time of his death, Robert was the oldest living Past
Grand Master of Masons in Ohio. Condolences may be sent
to: Mrs. Ann-Elizabeth Hinshaw, 9 Masonic Dr., Apt. 9228,
Springfield, OH 45504.
Class of 1941
EDWIN CHANNING COOLIDGE, 89, died on Aug. 15, 2014.
Upon receiving his doctorate in chemistry, Edwin worked in
research, served in the U.S. Army Chemical Corps and then
became a chemistry educator for many years. He enjoyed his
devoted family and many hobbies, such as playing the viola,
skiing, tennis, sailing, gardening, bridge, travel and a love
of classical music. Condolences may be sent to: Mrs. Bonita
Coolidge, 450 N. McDonald Ave., Apt. 16, DeLand, FL 32724.
ERIC GRAY, 91, died on June 14, 2014. A veteran of World War
II, Eric worked as a stockbroker and loved to read and travel.
He was passionate about his family heritage of which he had
vast knowledge and passed along to his relatives.
KARL VANIS, 92, died on May 19, 2014. Condolences may
be sent to: Mrs. Doris Vanis, 15433 Country Club Dr.,
Apt. F107, Millcreek, WA 98012.
Class of 1942
EDWARD IRVING METCALF, 91, died on Aug. 1, 2014. He was
in the Army Air Force and was a veteran of World War II,
where he flew as a ball turret gunner in a B17 and earned a
Distinguished Flying Cross. Upon returning home, he began
a long career in fundraising and started a family. He loved to
spend time in Bayside, Maine, where his family had vacationed
since the 1930s. He will be missed deeply by many friends
and family.
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Class of 1943
HAL SMITH HIDEY, 89, died on July 5, 2014. Condolences
may be sent to: Mrs. JoAnn Hidey, 11585 Hartsook St.,
N. Hollywood, CA 91601.
Class of 1947
BRADFORD HALL WILLIAMS, 84, died on March 18, 2014.
Condolences may be sent to: Elisabeth Williams, 2827 Utica
Cr., Las Vegas, NV 89146.
Class of 1948
DR. PAUL SIDNEY WINGARD, 84, died on June 11, 2014. Paul
worked for the U.S. Geological Survey and taught geology at
many universities. Paul served several terms of elected office
for the Stow-Munroe Falls School Board, Stow City Council,
and Ohio State House of Representatives. Paul had a passion
for antiques, thrift stores, flea markets and bargains. He loved
rummaging through boxes of secondhand goods. In retirement,
he lived his dream as an auctioneer for estate sales, storage units,
and government agencies. To share a memory and condolences,
email: paultheauctioneer@gmail.com.
Class of 1951
LAURENCE (LARRY) HAINES COFFIN JR., 81, died on Sept. 22,
2014. Larry is said to have lived his life to its fullest to the very
end. He began his medical career as a cardiothoracic surgery
resident, went on to create preeminent surgical programs and
even established Vermont’s first successful cardiac surgery
practice. He took deep pride in being thanked by families for
saving lives of their loved ones. A devoted father and husband,
some of his many hobbies included model gliders, chili cooking,
opera, sailboats and watercolor painting. Larry left a legacy
of humble, tireless service to his community, and will be
remembered by many. Condolences may be sent to: Dr. Roberta
Coffin, 104 Deer Meadow Dr., Middlebury, VT 05753.
Class of 1956
GARLAND WILLIAM (BILL) MILHOAN JR., 75, died on Sept. 9,
2014. Bill enjoyed the arts, especially music, and loved to sing.
His children recall that any conversation with their father could
turn into a mini-concert because nearly every spoken phrase was
a song cue. Bill’s creative energy served him well as a trophy
designer and builder. Later in life, Bill became an amateur
photographer and captured the beauty of life all around him.
It is his love of music, art, reading and learning that Bill’s
family will remember most and carry forever in their hearts.
Class of 1959
DALE ROBERT LARABEE, 73, died on June 27, 2014. After
deciding to get healthy at age 30, not a day went by over the
past 43 years in which he didn’t go for a run, walk, swim or bike
ride. Some days, he did all four. His passion for running carried
him through 62 marathons (with a personal best time of 2:29),
seven Ironman triathlons and a multitude of other endurance
tests. He was a prominent attorney and trial lawyer, serving
for many years on the board of the San Diego Trial Lawyers
Association. Condolences may be sent to: Mrs. Diane Larabee,
4557 W. Talmadge Dr., San Diego, CA 92116.
Class of 1966
DAVID TRUMAN HEINDEL, 66, died on Sept. 5, 2014. David
owned and operated Gonzo Motorcycle for many years. One
of his passions was riding and working on Harley Davidson
motorcycles. He was a proud member of the Super Hog
Motorcycle Club and loved to ride with his “brothers.”
David was an avid reader, and loved the Boston Red Sox.
David was a living example of honesty, integrity, generosity,
and had a heart of gold. All who knew him will remember
him as a loving husband and a friend to all. Condolences
may be sent to: Ms. Robin Bushey, 212 Park St., Burlington,
VT 05401.
Class of 1977
JONATHAN PARKHURST SMITHERS, 55, died on Oct. 22, 2014.
Jonathan was grateful for each and every day, and was loved
by many, many friends.
Class of 1979
CRAIG RUSSELL CAMPBELL, 53, died on May 24, 2014. With
a master’s in social work, Craig launched his own private
counseling and coaching office, which thrived for many years.
Through this work, he combined his professional roles as
coach, psychotherapist, hypnotherapist, NLP (neuro-linguistic
programming) practitioner, gestalt therapist, seminar leader
and teacher to empower people to actualize their personal
and professional potentials. Actively involved with The Ohio
Splash Swim Team for many years, as well as wrestling, Craig
participated in the Chicago Gay Games in 2004. A lover
of the arts, music and dancing, he enjoyed attending concerts
and the theatre.
coach. Numerous friends remember Scott as kind, generous and
incredibly fun, with a contagious laugh and always ready for
the next adventure. Visit hummelcares.com to share memories
condolences.
Class of 1989
KINGSLEY MYERS ANDERSON, 43, died on May 23, 2014.
Kingsley served in the Peace Corps in West Africa, and was an
instructor at the University of New Mexico. In his life, he owned
and operated design studios and galleries. Kingsley was adored
for his inquisitive mind and will be remembered for his love of
art and the outdoors.
CHANDA YVONNE MILLER, 42, died on April 21, 2014.
Cherished daughter and dear friend of many.
Class of 1994
AYLIE ANNE FIFER, 38, died on July 3, 2014. Aylie loved animals
and volunteered at shelters as a youth. She rescued two cats,
Harper and Wally, who were her constant companions, whom
she loved dearly. She worked tirelessly for various nonprofit
organizations, including the LUPUS Foundation of America. She
was concerned about the environment and the earth and its wellbeing. Aylie loved her job at Arras Keathley Agency in Cleveland,
where she was director of Client Service. Aylie will be missed
by many friends and family. Visit wra.net/magazine to view
remembrance pieces compiled by her classmates. Condolences
may be sent to: Mr. & Mrs. Warren F. Fifer Jr., 1575 Burbank
Rd., Wooster, OH 44691.
Staff 1980-1997
MARY ELLEN (BROWNIE) BAKER, 90, died on Oct. 7, 2014.
Beloved secretary for the WRA Fine & Performing Arts
Department for 15 years, and a fine artist.
Corrections: In Memoriam – Spring/Summer 2014
In Dr. Jonathan S. Bishop’s `42 memoriam article, Constance Anderson `77 was
wrongfully included in a list of family members that had preceded him in death.
In William P. Holmes’s `64 memoriam article, Douglas was not included in the
list of his brothers, along with Peter and Thomas.
Class of 1986
SCOTT DAVID REICHEL, 46, died on Oct. 9, 2014. Among Scott’s
passions were music and soccer, both as an athlete and as a
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Alumni Association Board
Robert A. Marias `94, President
Kristin Samuel Kuhn `98, Vice President
Angela D. Carrano `86, Treasurer
Michael VanBuren `99, Secretary
David R. Allen `54
Piper Beckwith-Collings `06
Matthew A. Beesley `04
Stanton L. Cole `54
Natalie A. DiNunzio `08
David H. Flechner `96
Robert Roe Fox `82
Christopher R. Good `03
Jessica J. Gruden `09
Paul J. Jacques `84
David B. Jones `53
Kerry Kirk `94
Robert E. Little `51
Priya Maseelall `92
Robert D. Murray `84
David P. Myers `02
Mary McArtor Reynolds `83
Dana M. Schwarzkopf `84
Rebecca L. Shaw `05
Mark A. Slotnik `87
Lynn Ogden Weary `79
Jonathon R. Whittlesey `01
Alan Wulff `56
Board of Trustees
Andrew R. Midler `79, Co-President
Timothy R. Warner `69, Co-President
Stephan W. Cole `66, Vice President
John M. Fowler `67, Treasurer
David M. Hunter `68, Secretary
David A. Alpern `94
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Daniel W. Christman `61
Suzanne Day `87
Dagmar F. Fellowes `75
Martin D. Franks `68
R. Mark Hamlin Jr. `74
Olin J. Heestand Jr. `62
John P. Hewko `75
Deborah D. Hoover
Jude D. Kearney `76
Nathaniel E. Leonard `82
Jeffrey Lin `93
Cecily P. Maguire `78
Robert T. Michael `60
Mary Katherine Ong-Landini `83
William H. Roberts
Terry L. Squire
L. Spencer Wells `88
Mark H. Wiedenmann `69
Jason M. Wortendyke `94
Special Trustees
Christopher D. Burner `80, Head of School
Oliver Curtiss `11, College Trustee
Gregory Kaszei, Dads Club President
Barbara Cassell, Pioneer Women’s
Association President
Robert Marias `94, Alumni Association
Board President
Trustee Emeriti
Peter S. Hellman `68
Jefferson W. Keener Jr. `50
T. Dixon Long `51
John D. Ong
Mark R. Tercek `75
Board of Visitors
Anne C. Manganaro `75, Co-Chair
Richard M. Sands `78, Co-Chair
Lauren M. Anderson `97
Robert J. Assaly `08
Paul Bierbusse `84
Allison L. Cole `93
Lorraine Debose `93
Thomas E. Dunn `84
Hayes Gladstone `79
Sue J. Grant `84
Ashley Isaac `09
John G. Kirk `56
Jack P. Koch `93
Dale G. Kramer `70
Julie T. Miran `78
John B. Missing `74
Thomas G. Murdough III `87
Benjamin W. Perks `60
Melvin Rhoden `72
Thomas D. Schlobohm Jr. `99
Paul T. Schumacher `84
Thomas F. Seligson `69
Franklin B. Starn `81
Charles L. Tramel II `79
Howard C. Walker III `88
Mark J. Welshimer `69
Kathleen A. Wood `02
Tavi D. Yehudai `97
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