Weddings KO 1996
KO 2000 Alison Rau married Mark Villani in Elizabeth Park on June 15, 2012, in a ceremony officiated by KO English teacher Lud Baldwin, who had been Alison’s advisor and drama teacher. Given away by her parents, Alison had her brother, Dylan Rau ’03, as “best person.” KO guests who celebrated with the couple included Mariah Klaneski-Reisner (and her husband, Sam and baby Aviva), retired KO English teacher Bob Googins and his wife Carol, Drew Briggie and his family, and Lex Pepe ’03, in addition to Mr. Baldwin. The couple now lives in New Haven; Mark works for the Greater Hartford Academy of the Performing Arts and Alison has performed legal research for the CT Department of Energy and Environmental Protection.
Caroline Nguyen and Dan Gien were married on Feb. 2, 2013, in the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle in Washington, DC. Their wedding party included Liza Murcia as maid of honor and Alex Nguyen ’95, a member of KO’s Board of Trustees. A few months after the wedding – which was featured in the “Vows” section of The New York Times – the newlyweds moved to Southeast Asia, where Caroline is an Associate for McKinsey & Company in Hanoi and Dan is an Executive Director and Assistant General Counsel for JPMorgan Chase in Hong Kong.
KO 1995 Lots of Wyverns were around on Sept. 8, 2012, when Josh Benet and Carrie Spittler were married in Quechee, VT. Guests included (back row, from left) Krista and Will Porter, Steve Kraus, Mike Grossman, and Ben Terry. Seated next to the newlyweds are Jessica Caley Rice ’94 and Bob Rice ’93; since 2009, Bob and Josh have been partners in Harvest Wealth Management, a financial planning and investment management firm. Josh and Carrie, a physical therapist specializing in geriatrics, live in Needham, MA.
KO 1995 After Ben Terry and Kara Nance were married in July 2012, they were led back up the aisle by Kara’s daughters Kelly, 7 (left) and Logan, 9. They were expecting another daughter to join the family in September. KO guests at the wedding in Powhatan, VA, included Ben’s dad, Kink Terry ’64, uncles David Terry ’62 and Chris Terry ’70, aunt Diane Terry, and his sister Lida Terry Mullarkey ’98, as well as Mike Grossman, Josh Benet, Steve Kraus, and Bill and Karin Stahl, parents of the late Kristina Stahl. Kara is a fifth-grade teacher, and Ben is in his 12th season with the Richmond Flying Squirrels (the Double-A Affiliate of the San Francisco Giants). The family lives in Glen Allen, VA. k o fall ko fall 2013
KO 2006 Kevin Thorson was surrounded by Wyverns on July 27, 3013, when he married Kate in Franconia, NH (from left): Will Beller, Tom Quish ’08, Kyle MacDonald, Stephen Quish, Thorson, Sarah Quish ’02, and Kaitlin MacDonald ’10. 43