CLASSNOTES
IN MEMORIAM J. Vincent Camuto P ’07, ’12, ’22, 78, died Wednesday, January 21, at his home in Greenwich, surrounded by his family. Member of Brunswick’s Board of Trustees (1996–99), parent, and benefactor, the designer is best known for co-founding Nine West Group in 1978. He served as its creative director for two decades and was named CEO in 1993. Nine West was sold in 1999 to Jones Apparel Group. Vince founded the Camuto Group, which owns his namesake footwear line, in 2001. The company also licensed products for Tory Burch, BCBG, and others. Born and raised in New York City, Vince lost his father when he was two. He enjoyed spending time in the Hamptons and collecting French Impressionist art. He and his wife rebuilt Villa Maria, a 20,000-square-foot former convent in Water Mill, N.Y., over a five-year period. The home was featured in Architectural Digest in 2013. He was also an avid supporter of charities, including St. Jude’s Hospital, the Leukemia Society
all-boys camp on the shores of Moose Pond, in Bridgton, Maine, to which Peter had returned every year since he was 7. At Camp Winona, Peter spent eight summers as a camper and then the following four summers as a counselor. He became a member of the Winona family, finding a knack for leading younger boys through many of the same traditions and adventures he had enjoyed there growing up. An athlete as well, he was a varsity oarsman on the highly competitive St. Andrew’s School rowing team, having learned to row at Brunswick, where he attended 2nd through 9th grade. More recently, Peter had coached younger rowers in town. While at UVa, he pursued an American Studies major, had been writing fiction, and was also a member of The Whethermen, an Improv group. The third-youngest in a family of four, Peter was born in Manhattan. His family moved to Connecticut when he was 7. He leaves his parents, Mary Beth and Walter D’Agostino, and
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uncles, cousins, extended family, and friends.
Christopher W. Hunter ’01 died suddenly in San
Andrea, John ’07, Christopher ’12, and Philip ’22.
Diego, Calif., on November 5, at the age of 31. A resident of Scarsdale for the first 15 years of his life,
Peter Cuskley D’Agostino ’13, 20, died suddenly
he was born to Roberto J. “Bert” Hunter and Donna
on Thursday, November 20, in Charlottesville, Va.
L. Webster. After attending the Greenacres Elementary and
Virginia, Peter graduated in 2013 from St. Andrew’s
Scarsdale Middle schools, Christopher attended
School in Middletown, Del., where he was
Brunswick before graduating from the Hotchkiss
student body president. Upon graduation from
School. During his years at Amherst College,
St. Andrew’s, he earned the William H. Cameron
from which he graduated with a double major
Award for outstanding service to the school — the
in psychology and sociology, he was a National
highest honor conferred by St. Andrew’s.
Science Foundation Fellow (Duke University Medical Center). Upon graduation from Amherst,
ourselves accountable to the people around us,”
Christopher earned a two-year fellowship in
he said, addressing the gathering for St. Andrew’s
psychology at San Diego State University.
2013 Commencement. “Our end of the bargain
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leaves his wife, Louise, and five children, Robert,
“At St. Andrew’s, we work hard and we hold
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sisters Alexandra, Jane, and Polly, all of Greenwich.
of America, and Ronald McDonald House. Vince
A second-year student at the University of
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in these relationships means working beyond
became a California Basic Educational Skills
exhaustion and creating the types of intangible
Test-certified substitute teacher for the San Diego
achievements that will ultimately reflect lives well
Unified School District and was an assistant
is survived by his brother, Alexander; his sister,
lived.” Peter was a serious and highly talented
teacher in various San Diego schools.
Dana; his grandmothers, Christine Webster and
scholar in several disciplines, including English
Combining his passion for fitness with his love of
Francesca Ferguson; his great-aunts, Judith Hunter,
education, Christopher designed several phys-
Vera Waddell, Valentina and Dina Castelli; his
Friends recalled Peter for his “immediately
ical activity routines including a “Morning Run”
great-uncle, Lawrence Waddell; his aunts, Joyce
impressive intelligence,” his “spot-on imperson-
program for elementary school children. Known
Woodford, Maria Northington and Gretel Webster;
ations,” and particularly for his “ever-present
for his kindness and compassion for his students,
his uncles, Harry Webster, M.D., Dennis Webster,
ability to appreciate life in the face of adversity.”
Chris focused his work on disadvantaged children
William Woodford; and many cousins and friends.
literature, the classics, and creative writing.
Known especially for his humor and wit, he was a loyal and caring friend and mentor to so many. They included those at Camp Winona, an
and those at risk as a result of abuse, neglect, or behavioral issues. In addition to his mother and father, Christopher
James Baker Stuart ’03, 29, died Saturday, December 13, in Phoenix, Ariz.
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