CLASS NOTES 2nd Lieutenant Samuel Kies ’04 (left) and Staff Sergeant Daniel Maloney ’04 renewed their friendship after marching with fellow servicemen and veterans in the 2008 Memorial Day Parade in Old Greenwich, Connecticut.
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John F. Sorbella ’05 was strong on the par three holes at the 2008 Yale Spring Opener, where he was +1 overall for the tournament. Sorbella led his Rutgers men’s golf team to place 14th , in a two round 607 (304-303).
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2008 To most teens, summer vacation is all about kicking back and taking it easy. This past July was anything but for Brian Platter and Alex Jamar. The two recent ’Wick grads spent their time biking more than 600 miles and raising $10,000 for the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Connecticut. The biking adventure took the pair about seven days from start to finish as they traveled from Boston to Tadoussac, a small town in Canada. During the journey, they faced grueling hills, a tornado warning, an overnight stay in an event trailer and more—but said it was all worth it in the end. “We are very proud to see students taking such a proactive approach to giving back in
their local community. Brian and Alex set the bar extremely high as an example to their peers of what hard work, motivation and selflessness can accomplish,” said Tim Friar, president and chief executive officer of the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Connecticut. “On behalf of the entire foundation, we thank them for helping to make Connecticut wishes come true.” Brian and Alex are freshmen at Davidson College and Vanderbilt University, respectively.
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Platter ’08 and Alex Jamar ’08, spent part of their summer vacation biking more than 600 miles and raising $10,000 for the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Connecticut.
Faculty Notes Robert R. Peterson, former Head of Brunswick Lower School, Varsity football coach, and a history and English teacher, came to Brunswick in 1973 and left in 1986. Rob is now serving as head of the Oakwood School in Greenville, North Carolina. His wife, Gini,” former Brunswick history teacher in the Lower and Middle Schools, is serving as the Oakwood School’s director of admissions. Oakwood, beautifully situated on 41 acres, is an independent day school for students Pre-K to Grade 12. William Frick, former Brunswick faculty member, of Riverside, Connecticut, and a World War II veteran of the liberation of France, was honored for his historic military service during the Greenwich Bastille Day Celebration in July 2008. Sixty-four years ago, on June 15, 1944, Mr. Frick landed at Utah Beach. He served during the entire European campaign as a forward observer and liaison officer between the infantry and the artillery of the 79th infantry division. Mr. Frick was awarded the Purple Heart when wounded during the battle of La Haye du Puits (in Normandy), and the Bronze Star for meritorious service at Ramen-court (in Lorraine) in 1944. He participated in the liberation of Luneville and the heavy battle of Forest of Parroy. Mr. Frick was awarded a second Bronze Star for manning an observation post against German attacks in Alsace. The French Legion of Honor was established to reward outstanding services rendered to France on the basis of person-
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