CLASSNOTES C O M P I L E D B Y L I B B Y E D WA R D S
Pierce Ritman, Second Grade
Finn Ritman, Pre-K
Jimmy Ritman’s first grade yearbook photo from 1983
Pride & Gratitude Inspire Alum’s Gift
A
S A first-grader at Brunswick, in
He’s now a proud alumnus and
1982, Jimmy Ritman ’94 idolized
trustee of the School — and an even
the older Bruins he watched play varsity football and basketball for the Brown & Gold. He participated in the age-old
prouder father. Pierce is in second grade, while Finn ’31 is in Pre-K at ’Wick. “Nothing can match the pride I have
more of his Brunswick brethren. “The best testament to my Brunswick experience is that my closest friends, my groomsmen (seven out of eight, in fact), and the godfathers to my children are all
Lower School wrestling tournament
watching my sons shake hands with
under the ever-trained eye of his gym
Upper School students as they walk in
teacher, Tim Ostrye.
through the doors of Brunswick each
support of the Brunswick commu-
morning,” Ritman said.
nity is really a natural next step
And, most important, he began to understand the meaning of the School’s
“And, as I do, nothing can match
Brunswick brothers,” he said. And so, Ritman’s planned gift in
for him — a constant and abiding
motto — Courage, Honor, Truth — with
the pride I have listening to them
expression of his appreciation and
the genuine care and support of his
talk about their Brunswick experi-
gratitude.
teachers, coaches, and mentors.
ences and hearing them talk about
“Outside of my family, Brunswick
what Courage, Honor, Truth means
has been the most influential aspect
to them.
of my life,” he said.
Ritman ultimately climbed the educational ranks into the Upper School, where he set the example for
“To hear how the School instills
younger Brunswick boys to follow as
those same values in the students
students on their journeys to become
a hard-working student, committed
today bonds us all.”
young men of character is a great way
athlete, and dedicated Big Brother, graduating in 1994.
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It’s a bond Ritman shares intimately with his sons — and so many
“To help current and future
to give back to a place that has meant so much to me.”
GEORGE E. CARMICHAEL SOCIETY Established in 1995 to honor Brunswick’s founder and first headmaster, The George E. Carmichael Society recognizes those members of the Brunswick community who have planned contributions to the School through bequests and/or deferred gifts. Such gifts might include a bequest and/or charitable income gifts, such as charitable gift annuities, charitable remainder unitrusts, charitable remainder annuity trusts, or gifts of life insurance. For more information, call or write to Ross Smith (203-625-5864; rsmith@ brunswickschool.org).