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6 Andrew Lurie and his wife, Jae, welcomed a son, Abraham Blue Fox Lurie, on November 16, 2013.
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Nick Yee writes, “My new book on the psychology of online games and virtual worlds will be in print in January 2014. The book’s title is The Proteus Paradox: How Online Games and Virtual Worlds Change Us – And How They Don’t.”
’98 John T. Chiavaroli married Kathryn Mary (Gee) Grandonico on top of Mt. Sugarloaf in South Deerfield, Mass., on June 22, 2013. Matt Chiavaroli ’99 (best man), Peter Grandonico ’94 (groomsman), Abby Ferguson (bridesmaid), William Gilyard, Jim Vitali ’99, and Matt Kokoszka ’99 were in attendance. John and Gee first met in 1997 at Choate Rosemary Hall, and they rekindled their relationship at a Choate Christmas party in Manhattan. Gee owns a real estate business (Lincoln Real Estate) with her brother, Peter Grandonico, in Amherst, Mass. John has returned to Choate as a history and language teacher, and head coach of the Boys Varsity soccer team. John and Gee have just finished renovating their Victorian home in Northampton, Mass.
Amanda Todd Lynch lives in Greenwich, Conn., with her husband and two children. She has recently joined Round Hill Partners, where she works in residential real estate sales.
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Derek Brashears has gone back to boarding school as the Resident Designer and Technical Director for Hotchkiss. Wilhelmina Summers is currently teaching Gesher at Sinai Akiba Academy in West Los Angeles. She lives in Santa Monica and loves living by the beach – even if the water is SUPER cold! Mei Lan Ho-Walker writes, “For the past three years, I have been living in Sydney, Australia, where I work at BT Financial Group. If you are ever in Sydney, contact me for a Choatie Reunion!”
1 Elizabeth Chahine ’99 and husband, Andrei, welcomed their second son, Oscar Tomas. He joins big brother Mikhail. The family recently moved back to Connecticut from Chicago. 2 Clare Maisano Bever ’96 and her husband, Ted, welcomed their second son, Nicholas Donato Bever, on June 17, 2013, in Baltimore. He joins proud big brother, Christopher. 3 Krista Olson ’96 and her
husband, Major Andy Ching, USMC, welcomed Evelyn Kristine on March 7, 2013. Andy was deployed to Afghanistan at the time of her arrival, but was joyfully welcomed home in August. Evelyn joins big sister, Abigail, age 6, and big brother, Preston, age 3.
4 Jonathan Brodsky ’96 and wife, Catherine Brodsky Heroy ’97, welcomed a son, Rypp Giles Brodsky, on October 3, 2013. 5 Alex Fleming ’97 and his wife, Mary Katherine Brooks Fleming, welcomed a son, Richard James Fleming, on April 15, 2013. The family lives in Denver, Colo., with their daughter, Cheyanne, age 2. 6 Tadd Spering ’99, founder of Stylinity, Shantell Richardson ’99, Stacey London of What Not to Wear and Stephanie Ogden ’00 at Stylinity’s Style Stage event in October.