1997 Pauline (Saleri) Borally writes: “After residing in
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Chicago for 12 plus years, my husband, son, and I now live in Houston where my entire family also lives. I’m working for my grandmother’s art foundation, the Kristin Saleri Art Foundation as the
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director of community relations. Most of my time is devoted to our sweet son, Conner, such a gift in our lives! I’m so lucky to also live in the same city
Bill Antonucci ’65
as my best friend, Amanda Larsen Mack whom I
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met at Brewster :) and then went on to college with at Lake Forest ... our kids (her daughter is Alexandra Mack) play with each other often. Looking forward to receiving updates from Brewster! Such priceless, cherished memories.” David Putzel ‘90 brought his wife and two children to visit Matt Hoopes on the Bahamian Island of Eleuthera last April.
David Simon and his wife Jennifer are pleased to introduce Livia Imogen Simon born on July 6 in Oakland, California.
1995 Shawna Gedgaudas writes: “We have had a busy
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couple of years. We had our third baby, Eden Olive
Christina Felix writes that she has been married for
Grace, in December 2012. We also had a pretty
almost 13 years and owns a wedding hair styling
tough summer with our Ella, 5, having heart surgery.
business. Her husband is a U.S. Marine Corps veteran
She is recovering amazingly. Our son, Eligh, has been
who is now a senior cloud architect. “We have three
an amazing big brother. Hope everyone is doing great!”
beautiful daughters: Sydney Rae, Genevieve, and Mercedes.”
Bill Antonucci ’65 chose to stay and graduate from Brewster Academy. He offers these reflections on his reasons for staying, his favorite teachers and memories, and his biggest take away. Kingswood didn’t have hockey yet. I also liked
the idea that class sizes were going to be smaller with the amount of kids who left Brewster for Kingswood – that appealed to me.
I really liked Ed Murphy who was a history teacher and Thomas Justice who taught a
Saturday morning ethics class. Mr. Justice had
me to his house to visit with his family and have tea. I babysat for the family, too. One day after
scoring a soccer goal he told me that he knew I was going to score that goal by the look in my
Cory Hunter is excited for the 20th Reunion. “See you all there!”
In 1964 when the local high school opened nearby,
Jill Krumsick married Jeffrey Justin Howard in April 2013 and the couple welcomed Buzz Martin Howard
eye. He knew kids so well.
this June.
I had Pop Whalen for ice hockey and golf. Pop
and have two kids: Max, 7, and Mallory, 5. We moved
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high and clear expectations of us. He understood
from Maryland to New York City last year so I could
Lauren Lok has been having a fabulous 2014. “I went
take a job with the New York Mets in marketing.”
to the Arctic Circle to catch the Northern Lights.
1996 Mark Fine writes: “I’ve been married 10 years now
was a gentleman – mild mannered with very
there would be days we’d play someone better than us. As long as we gave it our all, it was
OK. I remember when we beat Notre Dame at
their home rink in Berlin, New Hampshire, Pop bought the whole team subs. Now that was something!
I’m also a lifelong fan of David Pollini. My favorite memory was going to Puerto
Rico with the Spanish Club. We raised money
through car washes and bake sales. Our teacher,
Luis Gomez took us to visit the famed cellist and conductor Pablo Casals. Many of us understood that this was a once in a lifetime thing.
My most significant take away from Brewster
was the fact that when Brewster became private that meant that classes became smaller, and we got to know each other well. We had fun and Baby Bobcat Meeting. That’s Buzz Martin Howard, son of Jill Krumsick Howard ‘98, and Livia Imogen Simon, daughter of Dave Simon ‘97.
worked hard. Most importantly we felt like we all belonged.
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