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berth. The Bulldogs sport two other ’Wick alumni: David Better ’11 and Conrad Oberbeck ’11. See photo 32.
2013 John Hayden was selected by the Chicago Blackhawks in the 3rd round of the NHL draft on June 30. Hayden will be attending Yale in the fall. See photo 33.
FACULTY NOTES Second grade teacher, Amy White and husband, Brian, welcomed their son, Colin Timothy, on December 24. Colin named for his grandfather, Tim Ostrye, Assistant Director of Athletics. See photo 34. Marc and Andrea Strilekis welcomed their daughter, Anna Jeanne, on April 30. Marc is the assistant athletics director and head athletics trainer and Andrea teaches 5th grade. See photo 35.
IN MEMORIAM William A. Durkin Jr., 85, who served as Chairman of Brunswick’s Board of Trustees for 19791980, died July 6, at Greenwich Hospital with his family by his side. Born January 29, 1928, to William A. and Margaret Durkin, he graduated from the University of Notre Dame in 1949 with a degree in civil engineering and served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. Following his discharge, he joined the Walsh Construction Company, where he became its executive vice president and spent his entire career working on major industrial and commercial projects throughout the U.S. and abroad, including the United Nations and renovation of Yankee Stadium, among others in New York. He was particularly proud of his family’s long association with Walsh Construction, which his father joined in 1914. Bill volunteered his engineering expertise to many nonprofit organizations, guiding projects for Greenwich Hospital, Brunswick School, the YMCA, and Stepping Stones Museum, to name a few. He served on several boards and chaired the Brunswick School Board of Trustees in the 1980s. In recent years, he enjoyed his service to residents at the St. Camillus Nursing Home in
Stamford. Although he traveled extensively for work, volunteerism and service at home played a large role in his life, concepts which he impressed on each of his sons. An athlete, Bill’s interest in team sports, whether as a participant or observer, was exceeded only by his love of golf, fly-fishing, and skiing, at each of which he excelled and spent countless hours teaching his sons and grandchildren. He could shoot his age, coax a trout to a dry fly and, as recently as February, was skiing in Vermont. He was a member of the Greenwich Country Club, Ekwanok Country Club, and the Beaverkill Trout Club. A true gentleman, mentor, and friend to many, Bill leaves his wife of nearly 60 years, Ginny, sons Bill, Patrick, Tim, Tom, and Dan; daughters-in-law Martha, Kristen, and Liz, Sue, and Susan; and 15 grandchildren. Elizabeth ‘Bess’ Hickey Hubbard, 58, who served as Assistant to the Headmaster from 2001 to 2010, died peacefully at her home in Greenwich on June 11, surrounded by family, after a courageous battle with cancer. “Bess was a true force of nature — a force for so much good,” Headmaster Thomas W. Philip recalled. “She was a woman of foresight, purpose, and determination who could command any room simply by opening the door and walking in. For her guidance and support, I owe Bess so much.” Born in Grosse Pointe, Mich., on May 4, 1955, she graduated from Grosse Pointe South High School and Denison University. After living in Chicago and Winnetka, Ill., she made her home in Rye, N.Y., and later in Greenwich and Delray Beach, Fla. Bess raised three children and worked at The Stanwich School and Brunswick School. She spent many hours volunteering, notably as co-chair of volunteers at the Buick Classic golf tournament and on the board of the local chapter of the American Red Cross. Over the years, she also volunteered with the Rye Nature Center, the Rye Free Reading Room, and the Rye chapters of the TWIG and Garden Club of America. In her honor, her family and friends have established the Bess Hubbard Memorial Scholarship Fund, to benefit deserving Brunswick students. “As I look back and reflect in quiet sadness, wonder, and admiration,” Philip wrote, “it seems especially appropriate to me to think that Bess and her family looked ahead and resolved to take this, such a sorrowful moment in all of our lives, and put it to work to start something so wonderful.” Bess is survived by her loving family: husband of 34 years George; three children, George, Jr. ’99, Ted ’02, and Libby;
a granddaughter, Thea; three siblings; and a large community of loving family and friends.
DIGITAL PHOTOS We love pictures, and we like you to look good. Here are tips for providing digital photos that will look fantastic in print: • Set the photo size to 4x6 inches or larger, in 300 dpi. • If photos have been taken by a professional photographer, submit hi-resolution files obtained from the photographer. Low-res files from photographers’ websites don’t reproduce well. • Set your digital camera to the best photo setting. • Save files as JPG. • Identify everyone, left to right, and provide a caption. • E-mail photos as attachments to Libby Edwards at ledwards@BrunswickSchool.org.
If you’d rather send a traditional print (made from a negative), we love that, too. But please send them on glossy paper. Matte prints and prints from digital photos do not scan well. We can’t reproduce photos from photocopies, magazines or newsprint. Mail prints to: Libby Edwards Brunswick School Development/Alumni Office 100 Maher Avenue Greenwich, CT 06830
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