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Robert Stevenson reflects: “Berkshire offered small classes; teachers like my lovely Spanish teacher, Nancy Duryee-Aas, who were passionate about the subjects they taught and as good as any I had in college; a wonderful library filled with books chosen with an eye for the exotic and first-rate, a quality found only in the finest independent bookstores; and perhaps most alluring of all, Black Rock, the 150-foot cliff that my friends Heggie Wilson, Dugan Aitken, and Jeff Marshall and I climbed every chance we got. I miss it fondly.”
74 Louise A. Clement luluinsf2005@yahoo.com
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’76 Back row: David E. Schwamb, David W. Knowlton, Jean Pichey Fontaine, Alice Ehrenclou M. Cole, Guy R. Riegle, Elizabeth Kinney; Front row: Sue Alman Schneider, Marion Aldrich, Lucie Haggerty Cook, Marlee Wallingford, Stephen H. Hassett, Ellen Amber Murphy Freeman, Cary Weil Barnett
Joseph M. Fusco joe@techworkers.com
Bill Bernart writes: “My wife, Dr. Sandra Swenson ’74, and I are greatly enjoying our new home in Clinton, NY, and all that the Rhinebeck and MidHudson area has to offer. We are most excited about our new “baby”, Sweet Pea, a Freedom Yachts 30 cat rigged sloop that we are sailing out of the Poughkeepsie Yacht Club every chance we get. We invite all of our classmates and Berkshire friends to come and sail with us this fall.” Joe Fusco writes: “Wayne’s World”, a fast-paced nautical adventure in Tampa Bay, FL, is where Captain Wayne Andrews, Holly Hall Quillian, Beth Mayer Carlisle, and Dana Bradshaw Reinhard and I found ourselves in April, seeking the elusive Tarpon but finding fun and art instead. Frank Kirschner was there in spirit as well. Many other classmates have found their sea-legs on this tour, including: Gordon Harris, Bill Bernart, Jon Leet, Jamie Craig, and Nat Bruning. Hold on tight, the fish are jumping!” Bob Wagner ’72 and Corrine Kelley Wagner write: “Our daughter, Helen Page Wagner, graduated Magna Cum Laude from The University of Tampa in early June, with a Bachelor of Arts in Communications. She is currently 56
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work for a public relations firm in Washington, DC, respectively. I’m still playing hard in Montana’s mountains, skiing, mountain biking, and backpacking as the seasons change. Any classmates traveling through Montana are welcome to contact me, k.w.83@ hotmail.com. Sorry I couldn’t make it to our Reunion!”
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David W. C. Riatti riattid@gmail.com Helen Page Wagner, daughter of Bob Wagner ’72 and Corrine Kelley Wagner ’75, at her graduation from The University of Tampa this past June.
finishing up her senior internship with Bristol-Myers Squibb. We are very proud!”
76 Stephen H. Hassett stevenhass@aol.com
Kim Wilson writes: “I’m still hard at work as a trial and environmental lawyer in Helena, MT. My two wonderful daughters, Mairin and Charlotte, attend Middlebury and
Ginger Gillespie writes: “I’m loving my work as a family physician and teaching in a residency training program in Manhattan. Raising two kids in the city has been an exciting challenge. Last year, we were deeply saddened by the loss of my husband of 28 years after a struggle with brain cancer. We are working on healing and hoping for a better year in 2016.” Susan Stout writes: “On the weekend of May 13, Deb Witsell Vivian held a small ‘Berkshire Reunion’ at her home in Hamilton, MA. The attendees were Jessie Leonard Reid, Wendy Israel, Susan Stout, and Kim North Hoffman. Fun was had by all! We had a great ride