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Bruce Burnett writes, “This past November, I sold Antrev, the property management company I founded 35 years ago. The plan is to increase the time and energy that Lori and I have dedicated over the past 10 years to augment Third World social development projects. Since retirement I’ve been working more hours than when I had a real job. Other than the pay, it’s been a great experience.”
’73 RH Martha Alexander writes, “Looking forward to seeing classmates at reunion. I have almost finished writing a children’s book and am doing T-shirt designs. I have started travelling quite a bit – went to Slovenia last fall, to Nicaragua in January, and going to the Grand Canyon and Bryce, etc., in April, and Romania next September.” Caroline Bissell d’Otreppe writes, “I have one more career in me, and that is to build an integrated community that will transition recent graduates with Autism Spectrum Disorder from student life to independent living and gainful meaningful employment. The site might be the campus of a seminary built in the 1960s overlooking the Connecticut River. The dream is to have this be an integrated community where residents in town will come for recreation and dining and where residents will participate in community life and build on their skills and interests. The challenge is to make this a self-sustaining community, affordable to most, and successful in providing a transitional experience. Join Partnering to Reach Aspirations if you are interested in helping make this a possibility for the many young adults with ASD. Looking forward to sharing student experiences of the past, present, and future at our 45th Reunion in May.” ’74 RH Anne Ayres Mosychuk reports the birth of her first granddaughter. Caroline Mosychuk is the daughter of John and Kristine Mosychuk. John spent several summers working at Choate. Caroline would have been Ted Ayres ’46’s first great-grandchild. Stuart Tilt writes, “I am happily living in Vero Beach, Fla. – a true paradise! Working in real estate sales which I had done previously for years while living in Bozeman, Mont. Also have a design business, which is a nice dovetail to the real estate business and something I had done while in Wash D.C., years ago. So now I do both! Keeps me busy. Living with Lee Bowden and our three dogs. He and I love to shoot sporting clays, scuba dive, ski and play on our boat. My son is living the dream as a property manager in Telluride, and my daughter is working for Accenture and living in Seattle. If anyone comes through Vero, let me know so we can catch up! My cell is (203) 5178556, email is stuarttilt@gmail.com.”
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Classmates John Geoghegan and Linda Briggs McCulloch celebrated life and a 40-year friendship in Sonoma with a bit of wine tasting. They report they are safe and sound after the wildfires! Bob Kaiser writes, “My life partner of 26 years, Timothy S. Deal, and I were married at Borough Hall, Brooklyn, N.Y., on December 22, 2016. We were never particularly interested in marriage for ourselves, but when we finally did tie the knot we got it, understand it for ourselves and could not be happier. Tim is a senior associate architect at Robert A.M. Stern Architects in Manhattan, where he specializes in single family residences. I am still practicing and teaching Uechi Ryu karate. I now teach teachers and after more than 40 years’ training I was awarded the rank of 8th degree in August 2017. We moved to Brooklyn Heights 10 years ago and find ourselves surrounded by the names of many former classmates. We live on Remsen Street, a couple blocks from Pierrepont Street, and not far from Lefferts Boulevard; a daily reminder of great times and friends from my three years at Choate Rosemary Hall.”
’75 RH Maggie Moffitt Rahe writes, “I am working as a fours teacher at Christ & Holy Preschool in Westport, Conn., and I love my job. My teachers at Choate blazed the trail for me in empowering me to teach. Teaching is my passion and I enjoy spreading the love to help others. In fact, the 4-year-olds brought in toothbrushes, toothpaste and travel size soaps to help children in Puerto Rico who are without power. The charitable child giving program was established by our new director and made possible by a family who relocated to Westport from Puerto Rico. Note: the smallest child can make a difference.”
’76 C Jim Bryan has been a litigation attorney in North Carolina for 28 years (Nexsen Pruet, P.L.L.C.). He recently became a Fellow in the American College of Coverage and Extracontractual Counsel, a prestigious recognition in his field. He is also the chair of the North Carolina Bar Association’s Insurance Law Section Council. And he is the practice group leader of the law firm’s Torts, Insurance and Products practice group. Bryan has two sons – Shep – Class of 2010, and Warren. He has been married 28 years to Tomi. ’77 C Tim Jones and Lynn Hasting Jones write, “2018 is our 30th year of wedded bliss. As a result, we will be taking a 2 week trip that will start in Geneva for about 4 days where Lynn lived for a while as a young girl, a storied city. We will then ‘train’ our way through the Chunnel, a first for both of us, to London and spend a few days there. We will then fly to Barbados play some golf and relax on the beach thinking about our next 30 years.” ’78 The Class of 1978 had a reunion dinner at Steven Rockefeller’s home in February. The Class of 1978 is excited for their 40th Reunion.
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1 Bruce Burnett ’73, now re-
tired, is engaged in Third World social development projects. 2 Stuart Tilt ’74 is living in Vero Beach, Fla., working in real estate sales and in her design business. 3 Bob Kaiser ’75, right, and his partner of 26 years, Timothy S. Deal, left, were married at Borough Hall, Brooklyn, N.Y., on December 22, 2016.
4 Cary Grinold ’73 and family
celebrating two birthdays, 1 day apart at Amelia Island, Fla. From left, Galen, Kendall, Lynne, Cary, Kyle, Hank. 5 Doug Buck ’75, son John, and wife Bobbie at their house on Green Turtle Cay, Bahamas. Doug and Bobbie started the world’s first Lionfish Derby on Green Turtle Cay in the Abacos 10 years ago.