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Class Captains Daniel D. Meyer Avery B. Whidden “It has been a while since I updated my information,” writes Robin Postman Benson. “Thanks to Facebook, I have been able to keep in ‘touch’ with some fellow DAites! I am currently living and working in Granbury, TX, 40 miles SW of Fort Worth. I have been here for 12 years and can’t believe how the time has flown. I got married in November 2012—life is great! I work and play in the Western industry with horses, cattle, and dogs. My inner cowgirl now lives on the outside everyday! We have seven horses, four dogs, over 50 head of roping cattle, and live on a ranch outside of town. My husband, Al, and I both compete competitively in team roping, and train some young horses. We have a huge garden and raise our
own meat, so we are steadily becoming more and more self-sufficient. My email is still robin.postman@gmail. com if anyone wants to drop me a line. We have room for visitors, so if you are ever in the area, look us up. Cheers to all!” “My best friend and I appeared as contestants on Wheel of Fortune’s ‘Best Friends Week,’” says Paula Edgar. “We won a trip to Hawaii and we had a blast!” “Jeff and I are kept very busy by Samuel, our rising first grader, Dixon, our rising JK student, and Liam, our two-year-old athlete and wiseacre,” says Bronwyn Ramey Hartung. “I’m having a great time at PGXL Laboratories, where I’ve been since ’06 when we were a wee company of seven. Business is booming now, and we’re growing and expanding beyond belief. If anyone is or knows anyone who is keen on personalized medicine
and molecular diagnostics and wants a great job, give me a yell! In my spare time (whatever that is), I freelance edit and sometimes get to work with my ol’ pal Devang Thakor. Cheers!” Samantha Hooper reports: “The Hooper family will be relocating to Hanford, CA, due to my husband’s military obligation. We are looking to new adventures on the West Coast!” Aaron Kirley writes, “Recently finished construction of a new home in Hingham, MA. Luggage Forward, the company I co-founded nearly a decade ago with Zeke Adkins, continues to grow steadily in Boston. My son Preston Abbott Kirley is already two years old!”
1996
Class Captain Farah-France P. Marcel Burke “I thought classmates might get a kick out of the fact that my twins, Lincoln and Ella, are heading to an elementary school next year headed by none other than Joe Harvey, who taught math and coached crew during our tenure,” reports Nathaniel Garrett. “If he can whip miscreants like Andy Sweetland into shape, I figure he ought to be able to handle my kids.” “While the news is a bit overdue, Jonathan, Jasper, and I were excited to welcome Devlin Grace Gruhl to our family on September 10, 2012,” reports Lindsay Gruhl. “Big brother Jasper is a big fan, although he has asked
me to take Devlin back to the hospital a couple of times when her screeching got a bit too loud . . .” Tom Johnson continues as dean of the faculty and coach of girls water polo at the Hill School in Pottstown, PA. Tom and his wife Leigh have a daughter, Harper, born on April 4, 2012. “Adam and I joyfully welcomed Bowie Elizabeth Myers on January 11, 2013,” says Devon Binch Myers. “Her big sister, Maclaine, is over the moon as well!”
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Ashley and DJ Fairbanks ’87 welcomed Felix Austin Fairbanks to the Deerfield Family last October. | Todd Ryan ’91, his wife Cait, and their daughter Madeleine welcomed Charles Thomas to the family on November 19, 2012. | Bowie Elizabeth Myers, daughter of Adam and Devon Binch Myers ’96, was born on January 11, 2013. | Jasper (left) and Devlin Gruhl, son and daughter of Jonathan and Lindsay Gruhl ’96. | Dave Bogardus and John Adornato ’92 welcomed Finn Adornato Bogardus on May 4, 2013. | Eduardo Medina ’96 and Rachel Hardeman welcomed Leila Marie Medina on April 27, 2013, in Minneapolis. Leila is healthy and happy, as are the new parents. | Lincoln and Ella Garrett—Nathaniel Garrett’s ’96 twins. | Samantha Sacks Desai ’97 and her husband Nehal welcomed Noah Michael on November 29, 2012. | Addison Claudia Yeh was born on New Year’s Eve, 2012. She’s the daughter of Denise and Yong Yeh ’97. | Tate Patrick Harsch, son of Amy Sodha Harsch ’97 and her husband Brett, sleeps peacefully.
1997
Class Captains Amy Sodha Harsch Margot M. Pfohl “Last July Matt and I welcomed Ella Hubbard Brutocao to the world,” Suzanne Hubbard Brutocao tells us. “We are having a blast and can’t believe how much she grows and changes every month. We live in LA, but hope to show her DA some day.” “Maia Yogurt continues to grow, leading up to our broader expansion later this year,” reported Hamilton Colwell when we last heard from him. “Great to see so many classmates and Deerfield family on the road as we shamelessly promote possibly the most amazing Greek yogurt ever. Thanks for all the support!” Samantha Sacks Desai and her husband Nehal Desai proudly welcomed their second son, Noah Michael. Noah made a speedy entry to
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