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Class of 1975 - 40th Reunion - May 16, 2015. From left to right, front row: Don Smith, Geoff Allison, Rachel Levine, Kent Richardson, Tony White, Chris Owens, and Bill Sweeney. Second row: Peter Sullivan, Pamela Burkes-Smith, Bill MacCracken, Leslie Armstrong, Jeff Bacon, Joe Henley, Louise Blanchette-Goodhue, David Goodhue, Rob Bradlee, Martha White, Jamie Pious, Jeannette Hermann, Gary Barrett, Debby Sweeney, and Carey Smith.
sequences for the Hemdale/Orion film The Terminator, directed by James Cameron and starring Arnold Schwarzenegger. I wrote and directed the cult horror films H. P. Lovecraft’s The Unnamable and its sequel. I have worked as an international television co-producer and produce documentaries, industrials, and indie films. I work as a screenwriter and script consultant. I consult with independent producers; developing projects from concept and script through breakdown, budget, marketing, and funding documentation. I am on the board of the Woods Hole Film Festival, teach at Emerson College’s professional screenwriting program, and am the author of The New Elements of Standard Screenplay Format. I am looking to return to production after my short film was accepted at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival and a preliminary probe into the current state of the industry at the 2014 American Film Market.” A recent article in the Lincoln Journal featured two 1970 graduates DAVID
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CANCIAN and RICHARD GILES. Best of friends, they are still teaming up today as tournament bridge champions. ART ZERVAS writes, “I seem to be approaching a ‘stage’ where I feel like the main character near the conclusion of 2001: A Space Odyssey—gone through one hell of a journey and it all makes perfect sense, and then again, no sense at all…time dilation?”
1975 GEOFF ALLISON writes, “It has been a long time since I have been in touch with Belmont Hill. I could use the excuse that I live in the fast lane with major obligations. A busy executive is always on the run with no time for the pleasantries of life. This would not be the case with me. The last time I attended a reunion at Belmont Hill, I lived in Lincoln, was married to Lesley, had a son, Joshua, and daughter, Alexandra, and was working at Raytheon. Life was great! I
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had the big job, a family who is the Cleavers, and I really thought that life could not get any better than that. I was wrong. After working in big business for over 31 years, I left. Lesley and I decided to pay off our major debts, and I decided to do something different. I started a handyman business where we help people who are unable to do things for themselves. I started it without any major thoughts or intentions, and now I have two people working for me. It has turned out to be a rewarding experience in which I find people are thankful beyond belief. It is a simple process but the outcomes are tremendous. This turn in lifestyle had to be the biggest change I could have ever imagined. Or so I thought. In August 2014, our son Joshua and his wife had a son. I thought that parenthood was a great deal of fun and full of joy. Lesley and I have found that being a grandparent is even more amazing! It is incredible to hold a little guy that is from your gene pool, but