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Selby Hinkebein writes, “Wow! Malcolm Manson ’57 was right! I remember two of his speeches during Chapel. Who could forget his WHOOPEE I am ALIVE! But most important, his assertion that if you attended Choate even for just ONE day, you are a Choatie for life. Our 50th reunion proved that he was right. Yes, it was great to see my very best friends again after 45-50 years and the immediate no daylight between us connection we had. What was just as surprising was how good it was to see all my classmates even if we were not the closest of friends while at Choate. In my four years at Choate, not to mention my two tours of duty at Summer School, I figure I spent more time with my classmates than I did with my family. I guess that is why there is such an enduring bond among Choaties.” Rick Rosenthal attended Roland Garros, the 2017 French Open this summer. Dick Terry writes, “50th Reunion was a blast! Met Herb Kohler ’57: What a fun guy. The world makes you compromise on quality every day; Choate just keeps on getting better. I wear my Choate t-shirt to gym class. I get all sorts of people coming up to me and asking: “Did you really go to Choate?” I always say “Yes” with a smile. People know and respect Choate everywhere I go. Keep up the good work!”
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Pat Crandall writes from Jacksonville, Fla., “No retirement in sight - teaching Psychology, Philosophy, and Film Analysis. Tenth grandchild on the way, Isla Skye! Been here 24 years after my 20 in the Navy as a Naval Flight Officer (P-3s, now obsolete!). I cannot believe it’ll be 50 years in just two years!! I may be old, but they still can’t make me grow up.” Robert Snyder and his brother, Phil ’68, received news that their 2016 film, “The Bag,” which combines horror and comedy to address the issue of plastic bag pollution, won the Best Science Fiction category at the 15 Minutes of Fame Film Festival in Palm Bay, Fla. Condolences to Peter Stanton who writes, “My father died a year ago last January and my mother died this past April. They were 98 and 96 years old.”
tion organization on the island of Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts. During his tenure, the Trust’s holdings of historic properties increased more than three-fold, from seven to 25 landmarks, with annual revenues of $5 million. He leaves a legacy of a unique collection of buildings and landscapes, all open to the public, with annual visitation of more than two million per year. In his retirement, he is serving on the executive board of several island non-profit organizations as well as participating in town government in Edgartown. Much of his free time is spent following the tennis career of his daughter, Victoria, a junior at Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School, whose team recently won the state championship for the third consecutive year! Chris and his wife, Pam, will continue to reside on Martha’s Vineyard, year-round. Geoffrey R. Smith writes, “After living on top of a mountain in beautiful rural Vermont for 30 years, my wife and I decided to move to San Francisco in late 1999. Our home is on one of those stereotypically steep SF hills not far from the geographic center of the city, in an area called Buena Vista. The crosscountry transition was surprisingly easy – I cleaned out my office at Vermont Law School on Saturday, we climbed on a plane out of Burlington airport on Sunday morning, and I reported to my new
“Wow! Malcolm Manson ’57 was right! … if you attended Choate even for just ONE day, you are a Choatie for life.” –SELBY HINKEBEIN
Brooks Yeager writes, “My wife Cindy and I have finally both retired, and are spending most our time on the small island of Chincoteague, on the Atlantic side of Virginia’s eastern shore. We bought a small waterman’s cottage here some years back, and have just traded up to a more substantial house where we intend to spend our retirement. A very quiet and pleasant place on the water, looking across Chincoteague Bay to the west, so great sunsets. My daughter Hannah brought her family up. We had a rollicking time with the two sweetest, funniest, and most creative little gremlins east of the Mississippi, Eva, who’s one and a half, and her older brother Dylan, who’s almost four. Despite my retirement, I keep getting pulled into the effort to conserve the circumpolar Arctic.”
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’68 C Jack Crews writes, “Wrapping up a two-year term as President of the Sea Island (Georgia) Property Owners Association. Looking forward to more time on the water, though the fish seem to be unconcerned about my return. Scott McCombe, if you are reading this I want you to know that I am restoring my Model A after all these years and all the memories of working with you on yours in the barn at Choate.”
Philip Tiedtke writes, “Sigi, my wife of 37 years, and I are watching daughter Liz run the Florida Film Festival, which I founded in 1992. After a long ride, I am on a holding company for Domino Foods, where I compete with myself in the U.S. as a grower. We spend June to September on Edgartown Harbor. Come visit!”
’69 RH Helen Halpin was on the West Coast visiting her daughter and two grandchildren and caught up with classmate Vickie Spang ’69 who is still the CMO at her 780-attorney law firm in Los Angeles.
1970s ’70 C Christopher Scott retired this June after 25 years as President of the Martha’s Vineyard Preservation Trust, a non-profit landmark conserva-
position in downtown SF on Monday morning; by the end of that first week, we felt we had lived in San Francisco for years. After spending 25 years in college and university admissions, in 2004 I was contacted by a local private high school to be their dean of college and gap-year advising, which ended up being a true joy. I spent 12 years at the high school, retiring in July 2016. I recommend retirement to everyone I meet: I’m better rested than I’ve been in years, have lost 25 pounds, and am enjoying San Francisco’s arts and cultural opportunities every week. My wife and I consider ourselves very fortunate.” Charles Weeden is delighted to have finally published Poems of Yosemite. He writes, “After graduation, I spent six months in Yosemite and have tried to hike there every year or two since. Just some reflections upon nature and time.”
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