Andrew Fisher ’91 and Mike Fish ’95 were among those gathered for the National Council in May [left to right: Headmaster LaRocque, Andrew, Mike.]
Rob Hornish emailed, “My wife, Jen, and I
love being parents of our daughter, Mckenna. She is 14 months old and I learn something new from her every day, it seems. She has brought a tremendous amount of joy and happiness to our lives. I drive through the campus almost every time I am home. My last visit was about a month ago. I was recently promoted at Cisco Systems and now run one of the largest regions for the company. I look forward to my 20th Reunion next year.”
92 Damien J. Egan , Head Class Agent 54 White Oaks Dr., Longmeadow, MA 01106-1739 degan2@hotmail.com Chip Burkh alter lives in Cape Town, South
Africa, assigned to the US Consulate. He emailed in June, “As you are probably aware, the World Cup just kicked off down here. I went to the opening game at the Cape Town stadium; it is spectacular. So, provided the U.S. team can advance, we may have a chance to see them play down in Cape Town. We also just had our second son, James Briggs Burkhalter, who was born on May 5, 2010. Mom and the two boys will be returning on or about the 25th of June. I hope the next time I am back in the States we can make a trip up.”
Miles Schmidt-Scheuber ’89 has been the voice and play-by-play broadcaster for the Frankfurt Deutsche Bank Skyliners since 2004 and has the only weekly, two-hour basketball radio show in Germany.
Lach Cheatham ’91 and Geraldine and Sara Nesbitt attended the Avon reception in Florida last spring. Geraldine, whose father, Abram, graduated from Avon in 1954, serves on Avon’s National Council.
93 Travis Merritt, Class Agent 23 Church Street, Flemington, NJ 08822 merritttravis@yahoo.com Ted O’Brien wrote to Dean Pete Evans, “All is well. We are expecting our first child in October–a girl. Hope your summer is going well; I hope to see you this coming year at the Boston alumni event. I have not been able to make the last few events and am looking to changing that trend this fall.” Bri an Doy le and his wife, Bobbie, live in
California, and in 2010, began the Evelyn Grace Foundation, to raise funds for infant leukemia research and advances in treatment; to raise awareness and support for families with children who are battling infant or childhood leukemia and other forms of childhood cancer; and to increase awareness regarding cord blood donation. Inspiration for the foundation came from their daughter, Evelyn Grace, who was born on March 19, 2009, after a healthy and uneventful pregnancy. Just three weeks later she was diagnosed with leukemia. Evelyn lost her hard-fought battle with leukemia less than five months later. Please visit the website www.evelyngracefoundation.com.
Brian Doyle ’93 with his wife, Bobbie; their baby girl, Evelyn Grace; and the family dog, Yogi (like the bear). The photo was taken at the family’s home in Seal Beach in July 2009 during a week when Evelyn was home from the hospital, where she was being treated for a rare form of cancer, leukemia cutis. Evelyn, nicknamed Evie, passed away the following month. She was three days short of being 5 months old (see class note).
Alex Story ’10 graduated in May, which brought his cousins, Adam and Luke Cline, to campus to celebrate the event [from left: Adam Cline ’93, Alex Story ’10 and Luke Cline ’95.]
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