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Ian and Carlene Damon write, “After 20 years in Hawaii we have moved to the D.C. area. Our son Benjamin is doing the Choate Spanish program next summer, 3 generations of Choaties!” Catherine Meoni Ringling writes, “My husband Justin, and my two children Tyler and Tabitha and I, moved to Powhatan, Va., from Westerly, R.I., in July of 2012 and we are really loving Virginia. This is my fifth year working for my daughter’s Catholic school and my first year coaching volleyball. We had an amazing season and made it to the semi-finals; a first for Blessed Sacrament’s 13-year girls’ volleyball history. Go Knights!”
’87 Paul Grabowski writes, “I am co-chairing the Legal Marketing Association Annual Conference to be held in Las Vegas, March 27-29, 2017. This is the largest such industry conference with over 1500 attendees. The book I co-authored The ABCs of Legal Marketing is available on Amazon and has been ranked in the top 100 of books for the Law Practice/ Law Office Education category.”
Seth Kaufman and his wife, Dr. Lisa Kaufman, welcomed Vivian Hazel Kaufman into the family on June 4, 2016. Seth writes, “She’s been a joy. She’s our first, and we’re both adjusting to our new life as parents.” In other news he reports, “My old roommate Brent Ryan was in Portland (Oregon) in November for a conference. We got a chance to see each other while he was here, including watching the Cubs break the curse. It was great to have a chance to catch up with Brent, and for him to meet Vivian.” Amanda Murray is entering her fifth year as Editorial Director of Weinstein Books, a joint venture between the Hachette Book Group and the Weinstein film company. This past summer she finally bit the bullet and left New York City, her home for the past 25 years, and moved with her two small children to Quogue on the East End of Long Island. She’s learning to love telecommuting and hopes to meet up with fellow Choaties very soon.
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Kathleen Leisure married Alan Haberstock on July 2, 2016. Courtney Williams was a bridesmaid. Says Kathleen, “I was so grateful on the day of the wedding that Courtney helped to organize everything; it all went beautifully. I now live in Central Maine with my husband. I am teaching yoga and we just got a puppy!”
’89 Keith Sauer and Heather Wilding-White are happy and well in N.H. Keith is the Department Head for the Paramedic Emergency Medicine degree program at NHTI-Concord’s Community College. Heather continues to be a Project Manager at Connections in Merrimack, N.H. Says Keith, “Our kids (15 & 12) are growing up way too quickly!”
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4 1 Seth Kaufman, ’87 and his wife Dr. Lisa Kaufman welcomed a
3 Choate alums gathered at TRUCK restaurant in Bedford, N.Y. over
5 Keith Sauer and Heather Wilding-White ’89 recently got together
daughter, Vivian Hazel Kaufman, on June 4, 2016. 2 The Class of 1987 gathered together in NYC (pictured here) and LA in October to reconnect in anticipation of their 30th reunion in May.
the Thanksgiving holiday. From left, Elizabeth Fogarty ’89, BJ DeMeo Casey ’88, Nick Sonne ’88, Anne Fogarty Kain ’88, and Anny Phillips Hommeyer ’88. 4 BJ DeMeo Casey ’88 and Lauryn Hart ’88 got their families together at Deerfield Day.
with classmate Sara Nechasek and attempted to recreate a 1987 photo of their group!
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