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Robin L. W. McGraw blackrockfarm@hotmail.com
John Y. G. Walker III jwalker2353@gmail.com
Leon Jerome Weil jerryweil.tennis@gmail.com
Robin McGraw writes: “It is with deep regret and overwhelming sadness that I must report the death of David “Doc” Soliday’s son, Schriver, this past summer just before his 18th birthday. An accomplished athlete, scholar and citizen (like his father was at Berkshire), he would have been a senior in high school this past fall. Our thoughts and condolences go out to David and his family during this very difficult time. I received news from School that Geoff Mahon passed away this summer. The passing of C. Twiggs Myers Hon. ’57 has hit many of us very hard. He was such a fixture that you never imagined he might not be there to call on for counsel or advice or whatever. We miss him very much and are appreciative of all he did during his lifetime of dedicated service to Berkshire. There is no replacement. On a lighter note, please remember that our 45th reunion is June 5-7, 2015. My motivation is to get you all to come back for a little visit. Please share with me, or the Alumni Office, any emails you may have from our classmates. This includes everyone. Please consider this your invitation to our party, and look for our class Facebook page!”
John Walker’s son, Jack, is an avid equestrian and competed last summer at the HITS horse show in Saugerties, NY, in one of his lucky shirts, a Berkshire rugby. He competed in a jumper class over fences of 2'7", amongst 60 other riders, and won the class! His horse is called Chulainne, a big Irish Sport Horse, who has carried Jack to great success in the show ring.
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Jerry Weil ‘73, Paula Pevzner ‘73 and Marianne Stein Hubert met up for dinner in New York City last fall.
Jack Walker, son of John Walker ’72, competing at the HITS horse show in Saugerties, NY in his lucky Berkshire rugby
James A.M. Johnston writes: “Cheers! It is quiet in upstate NY. I lived on a boat for 10 years, and now that I have entered the “golden years,” the doctors have their hands out. Good to see Fred Walsh, at C. Twigg’s Myers Hon. ’57 memorial in July. Jack Bacon works for NASA in Houston, TX and is working on bringing the Space Station back to Earth at some point in the 2020s. He was at Berkshire on October 6, 2014 to talk to the students about “Spaceflight 101.” See page 9 for more.
Class of 1973 mini-reunion, from left: Jerry Weil, Thom Mullany, Bill Drake, and Alec Wyeth enjoying a day of spring skiing at Ski Butternut in Great Barrington, MA
The class of 1973 met up at a Berkshire reception in Greenwich, CT at the Belle Haven Club. From left: Charles Morelli, Don Perry, Tim Schieffelin and Jerry Weil
74 Louise A. Clement luluinsf2005@yahoo.com
A Berkshire mini-reunion, from left: Strick Heilman ’71, Deb Van Vleck, and Charles (Chet) Van Vleck ’71, by a beach near Chet’s house in Nelson, New Zealand in December 2013 John N. Cooper III ’73 (left) and Peter Dayton ’73 got to hang out a bit in Montauk, NY this past summer, reliving memories of the last 45 years.
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Hunter Judson writes: “Murray Bodine and I were able to catch-up a few months ago for a round of golf on the Monterey Peninsula. Murray has game and took $6 bucks from me. A rematch is in the works!”