Class Notes Browne & Nichols
Browne & Nichols Class Secretary: Lawrence M. Schell 518-453-1460 lmschell@albany.edu
JOE KENNEDY III ’99 RECEIVES DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI/AE AWARD
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Class Secretary: Tim N. Whiting tnw2000@yahoo.com
Class Secretaries: Frances Atherton 206-979-2490 fatherton@jps.net
Joe Kennedy III ’99 was recently honored as the recipient of BB&N’s Distinguished Alumni/ae Award at a reception and dinner at the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in Cambridge. Kennedy was gracious and passionate in his remarks at the event, citing the essential role teachers and mentors play in school-age students. Numerous alumni/ae and faculty attended the event.
Class Secretary: Charles A. Atherton 978-263-9360 charlieatherton@verizon.net Chris Meyer (Nahant, MA) writes, “Marie and I continue to reside in Nahant, the town that I grew up in long ago. At present we are in Captiva, FL, and in February we will be in St. Simon’s Island, GA. Back to New England in March. Our daughter Diana and her husband Dennis bought a house recently in Nahant. He is a sports injury prevention therapist and she is a recruiter in MGH’s human resources department. Life is good for all.”
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Class Secretary: Elspeth (Eustis) Taylor 617-512-3421 etbost@aol.com
Browne & Nichols Class Secretary: Richard J. Litner 561-429-6408 rlitner@gmail.com
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Class Secretary: Caroline Howard 617-864-4729 elizasophronia@yahoo.com Priscilla Cogan (Upton, MA) sends, “My husband and I went to Russia in the fall of 2016, found the people concerned about Putin’s Ukraine policy, that he wants to make Russia a powerhouse again but needs to pay more attention to infrastructure. Did you know there is no way to drive from Moscow to Vladivostok, Russia—twice the size of the U.S. but only half the population. Beautiful scenery. Terrible traffic jams in Moscow, a city of Stalinist architecture. St. Petersburg— more colorful places, European in flavor.” Carol Foster Whitlock (Dartmouth, Nova Scotia) writes, “Happy New Year to all…. Not too much news to report except my second great-grandson, Logan David Wilson, was born January 31, 2017, in Toronto, Canada…. I plan to come south in the early summer and would love to see my classmate friends!” 48
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Tim Whiting writes, “It is with sadness that I write Bob ‘Whonka’ Denny passed away December 23, 2016. For those of us fortunate enough to see him at the 50th Reunion, even though he was courageously struggling through complications of a lung transplant, he still had the wry smile, infectious laugh, and that genuine ‘I am really glad to see you’ way about him. His longtime friend through the years since B&N, Dick Coakley, noted his quiet natural athletic grace, his booming kicks, after saves, from one end of the soccer field to the other. ‘That natural grace carried over into the way he lived his life, and his love of friends,’ said Dick. Will Melcher recalls a special bond that he enjoyed with Prent Colby and Bob as one of the three ‘teacher’s brats’ in our class. Bob loved rock & roll and woodworking. I didn’t know that he taught woodworking for several years at BB&N before going into HS counseling. He also designed and created beautiful custom hardwood furniture. I was glad to learn that he played hockey up until his 50s, because one of my most favorite memories of him was the effortless long striding speed he had carrying the puck up the ice. I also remember a ‘sleep over’ at ‘ED’s’ house and driving around Lake Cochituate listening to the Beatles, with ‘Narry 40’s’ for our company. Our condolences go out to his companion of many years, Laurel Perkins. May he rest in peace after the long struggle.”
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Class Secretaries: Lauretta (Katz) MacColman 503-936-3799 lauretta.maccolman@gmail.com Gail (Watkins) Plotkin 804-288-6275 gailwp@gmail.com
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Joanna (deVaron) Reynolds 720-226-5238 jodi@spinwardstars.com Below is a list of alumnae for whom BB&N has no contact information. To help us keep you all connected, please contact Alumni/ae Programs at 617-800-2736 or alumni_programs@bbns.org if you have any information on their whereabouts.
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LOST ALUMNAE Sharleen Stowe Avery Sarah Frohock Phelps Jean E.O. Miller Pamela Hadley Pasticaldi Elise Rowland Louise Lehner Steer Frances Atherton (Bainbridge Island, WA) writes, “I have been in touch with many of my classmates in preparation for our 50th Reunion so we are hoping for a good turnout. This has been a mixed year for me despite reduced work hours, good health, and some fun trips including a week in Vermont last May with a chance to catch up with sons Seth and Jeff, their partners, and my gorgeous and smart 3-year-old granddaughter Brianna. An amazing two weeks up in Hancock Point with my sister Margaret ’61 and time in the Bay Area with sons Omar and Marcus. I am very settled here on Bainbridge Island where Sid and I enjoy our community and the benefits of living across the street from the ferry to Seattle. But despite all the good things, a recurring theme for some of us Class of ’67s seems to be how today’s political environment is influencing how we are approaching what should be our golden years. There are some amazing similarities today to 1967. My brother Charles ’64 (a frequent and outspoken Facebook poster) recently posted, who knew young women today would have to fight the same battles their grandmothers fought for and thought they won. Personally, I am really struggling
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x 1 x The Honorable Joseph P. Kennedy III ’99 with Board of Trustees Chair Brace Young P’14, ’14, ’17 x 2 x Jason Hafler ’00, Trustee, with wife Abbie Bristol Hafler, laughs at a remark by Joe Kennedy III ’99 reminiscing about BB&N’s football prowess in the late 90s. x 3 x Lauren Birchfield Kennedy, Joe Kennedy III ’99, 2017 Distinguished Young Alumnus, Rebecca T. Upham, Head of School x 4 x Barbara Greenberg Denton ’77, P’13, ’18, Distinguished Alumni/ae Awards Committee x 5 x Leslie Ahlstrand ’08, Trustee, Woodie Haskins, Assistant Head of School for External Affairs, and Jimmy Berylson ’00, Trustee x 6 x Joe Kennedy III ’99 listens as Todd Harrison ’77 P’13, ‘17, Chair of the Distinguished Alumni/ae Awards Committee, and Rebecca T. Upham, Head of School, read the award citation being 49