Class Class of 1940 Robert Cobb sent a message that “Roger Fenn was a remarkable man. I hope the school stays remarkable also.”
Class of 1945 Don Thompson retired as an Emeritus Professor of Anthropology almost twenty years ago. He still manages to hike, canoe, and folk dance quite a bit.
Class of 1946 John Leahy is doing well in spite of undergoing multiple chemotherapy treatments. He has been able to sail, race, and play golf!
Class of 1947 James Gilmour sent a message that he is “learning to live on less in my old age.”
Class of 1949 Bill Speidel and his wife Joan celebrated their thirty-seventh wedding anniversary last July with a renewal of their vows while cruising the coast of Norway.
Class of 1951 Rusty Robb wrote that he and Fred Lovejoy enjoyed organizing their class’s 60th reunion. They have received written updates from 38
most of their classmates (some up to four pages) on their lives since their 50th reunion. Rusty’s grandson, Justin, finished his sixthgrade year at Fenn this spring.
Class of 1970 Brad Simonds is celebrating thirty years as a charter fishing captain in the Florida Keys. Information on Southpaw Fishing can be found at www.southpawfishing.com.
Class of 1974 Topher Browne’s book Atlantic Salmon Magic was recently published by Wild River Press. Topher is a professional fishing guide who has fished for Atlantic salmon in Canada, Iceland, Scotland, Norway, and Russia.
Class of 1975 Max Barrett, son of Bill Barrett, played for the Concord-Carlisle High School Patriots in the Division IIA Super Bowl at Gillette Stadium last December. In 1978 Bill played on the winning team at Boston University.
Class of 1981 Aldy Milliken is living in Sweden with his wife and two children. Aldy runs the Milliken Gallery, which opened in 2004 with the goal to specialize in emerging and midcareer artists. Because of the gallery’s dynamic size and location, more established
artists have made large scale exhibitions in the space. In addition, Milliken hosts a variety of events such as fashion shows, magazine launches, and other cultural happenings.
Class of 1982 Paul Bellantoni is back in NYC after living in Germany and Austria for almost five years. Paul was an opera singer and living “the opera life” with all of its travel and stress. He now enjoys life doing voiceover work for commercials, audio books, corporate work, and video games. Last winter he was the gravelly, stuffy voice of a British man for Kraken spiced rum. He has also recorded the title role in Macbeth in a condensed audio version. In addition to his voiceover work, he is also doing some stage acting. Fenn classmate Norm Veenstra is still his closest friend for over thirty years. Norm is a real estate developer in Washington, DC, and a part-time rock musician. Last March, Norm’s band played for a DC dance company at the Kennedy Center.
Class of 1984 Sky Blackiston and Sandy Blackiston have relocated to Vermont. They returned to Fenn in June for the Alumni Celebration, where they provided music during the reception. The brothers can be found on YouTube playing fast boogie woogie at www.youtube.com/watch?v=7kjLTUfP1xM.