Today at Breck - Fall 2013

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Today at Breck

Fall 2013

watching the sunset at Center Hill Lake. Jodi and Mark were married in Franklin, Tennessee, at the historic Carnton Plantation. The couple made their vows under a 200-year-old

class notes reunion year

1946

1963

Bill Schmalstieg let the Alumni O ­ ffice

The class has a memorial in this issue.

know how much he admires his classmate Amos Rosenbloom’s recent

1973

racquetball accomplishments.

The class of 1973 came together on

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Homecoming weekend to celebrate

Raymond McAfee, Dr. Arnold Leon-

served as planner.

ard, Paul Webster, and Louis Mitteco celebrated their 65-year reunion at the

1979

Golden Mustangs Luncheon.

In the winter of 1977, Mark Gillman on each other in Mr. Doheny’s math class. They quickly started “going out” and dated for the next 18 months

The class has a memorial in this issue.

garden next to the house. There were many Breckies who played part in the ceremony, including Donna Gillman (faculty 1971-1988), Tom Gillman’ ’80, Edwin Balcos, Jack Pfaff, Brad Pfaff ’83, and Amy Gillman Broihahn ’83. Jodi’s two daughters, Anelise and Marit, also were in the wedding party. Others in attendance from Breck were Stacy Cram ’80, Phil Sosin, and Kimberly (Shifflett) Balcos. Jodi and Mark live in Franklin, Tennessee.

their 40-year reunion. Holly Jepson

and Jodi Pfaff ’80 developed a crush

Picture courtesy of Linda Lange (daughter of the late William Lange).

osage orange tree in the authentic

1980 See the note above for Jodi Pfaff Gillman.

before deciding to go their separate

1981

ways. Both moved onto college, and

Maya Tester is serving as member of

eventually married other partners

Breck’s Board of Trustees.

and raised families. In the fall of 2009,

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bered the feelings they had from high

1983

school. Sparks flew, and in a mat-

Thank you to reunion planners Kate

Classmates Peter Pierce and Tony

ter of weeks, they knew that it was

Winton Poley and Chris Curry for

Kimball toured the new Upper School

love. They endured a long-distance

putting on a wonderful event for the

in August.

relationship for the next 12 months,

class on October 12.

Mark and Jodi met again and remem-

traveling between La Crosse, Wisconsin, St. Paul, Minnesota, and Franklin, Tennessee. Jodi fell in love with the Nashville area, where Mark had been for 13 years. She moved there so they could be together. After a year, Mark asked for Jodi’s hand in marriage while


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