Portsmouth, N.H. Attending were Lloyd Benson, Brian Cone, Steve Jasinski, John Krasnavage, Bob Landsvik (the organizer of the event), David Lane, Chris Lawson, Duncan Leith, Joe Mattos, Bob O’Neil, Phil Ricci, Ron Lupton ’71, Mike LaPenna ’74, and Jeff Lentz ’75. Bob O’Neil won the award for traveling the greatest distance, flying in from Sacramento, Calif. According to Alex, during the weekend Bob shared a “hot tip” for this year’s Kentucky Derby (Bob owns shares of several racehorses in California and overheard this tip at a local racetrack there). The group took up a collection to bet on his “sure-thing” to win the race, but unfortunately Bob’s sure thing finished 13th of 20 horses! Y After 30 years of moving around, Nour Nahawi is moving back home to Jordan to be CEO of ABC Bank in Jordan. Nour would like to see any Colby graduate in the region, and is especially trying to locate Kamal Yalanpilla. Contact Nour at PO Box 926691, Amman 11190 Jordan or e-mail him (nour.nahawi@arabbanking.com.jo). Y Dee (Fitz-Gerald ’72) and Henry Sockbeson were looking forward to a summer trip to London, Paris, Dijon, and Chablis with their son, Henry, who will be attending Duke to get a master’s in engineering management after recently graduating from Worcester Polytechnic Institute as a civil engineering major. Y I’m sure I’ll hear from many more of you with news of interesting summer vacations! —Roberta Rollins Wallace
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Mike McNamara tells me that he and his wife, Joyce, celebrated their 25th anniversary in June by spending 10 days in Ireland. Son John graduated in May from Loyola College in Baltimore, and son Andrew is attending Saint Joseph’s University in Philadelphia this fall. Y Jim Signorile is a software engineer by day and a musician/composer at all other times. He is learning electric and acoustic blues guitar and was thrilled when he was introduced to 91-yearold Les Paul. Y Rocky Goodhope’s main endeavor is playing tennis each weekday and spending the weekends on his boat. He supports these habits by real estate development and parttime business consulting. He has paid his last kid’s college tuition and is now planning retirement someplace sunny. Y Ann Jason Kenney published a feature article, “Information and Communication Technology Literacy Assessment Test,” in School
Library Journal last spring. She also has been asked to attend a leadership summit for librarians in Chicago. Her daughter is at the University of Maine Law School this fall, and her son is a sophomore at Rice, where he is an enthusiastic football player. Y Ted Field has been promoted to professor/ management in the Graduate School of Management and Technology at the University of Maryland, University College. Y Bruce Carmichael is VP, programs at L-3 Communications in Salt Lake City. He wrote to give me the sad news about the passing of Gary Millen from a sudden heart attack. Y H. Jefferson Megargel II reports that “things are about the same” with his MS. He lives in Bronxville, N.Y., where he has lived since 1997. Y Robin Hamill-Ruth has one child graduating from college with a bachelor’s in social science, one with a master’s in computer security, and another with a bachelor’s in anthropology. Her first child was getting married in September. On that note I will end as reading about Robin’s energetic clan always makes me feel tired. —S. Ann Earon
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writes that she and her husband, Blake, were to become empty nesters when they drop off their two daughters at UConn this fall. Jen plans to spend more time with a local environmental education nonprofit and substitute teach. She also plans to do more traveling, starting with Alaska and Norway to visit relatives. Y William Tuttle and his wife, Madeleine, are traveling to promote his book, The World Peace Diet: Eating for Spiritual Health and Social Harmony. In addition to book signings and lectures, he is doing piano concerts as he releases his eighth CD. He would love to see any classmates as he travels through the Midwest. Y Doug Windsor wrote from Georges Mill, N.H., where his two sons, 8 and 9, are into hockey, lacrosse, and frogs. His wife, Lisa, works for Colby-Sawyer College. Doug reports that his commercial construction business is thriving and that he has taken on the role of trustee chair for building and grounds at Proctor Academy. In his spare time, he coaches hockey and lacrosse and does fly-fishing. Y Pam Bradley Burton started a new job as director of field and channel marketing at MRO Software in Bedford, Mass. She also was elected to the board of directors of the Cape Ann Symphony
and is active in the lives of her three grown stepchildren. Y Howard and Brenda Lincoln Lake report that their son, Dan, just graduated from Colby, where he was a government major and member of the Colby Eight. (Watch for his documentary on Bingo in Maine). Younger son Josh is a sophomore at Bates and an a cappella singer. The four enjoyed a family ski vacation in Utah last winter. Y Ted Snyder laments not playing enough golf, but he’s kept busy as the dean of the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business. Y Sarah Rosenberg is a lawyer and operations manager for WIC (Women’s and Infant Nutrition Program) in Portland, Ore. One son is a junior at Northeastern and the younger son is a freshman at Whitman College. Sarah has been biking, oil painting, and traveling to various theatrical venues because her younger son is active in drama. Y I received a newspaper article with a picture of Michael Cantara, Maine commissioner of public safety. He is leading a march in Farmington to bring awareness of the widespread effects of domestic violence, sexual abuse, and bullying. Y On a lighter note, I also received a newspaper photo of Cathy McGerigle Taylor, an avid Red Sox fan. She is standing next to a full-size replica of Johnny Damon—hanging upside down from a tree at her home in protest of his move to the ‘evil empire.’ Y Thanks to all who e-mailed news. Please keep the updates coming. —Dianne Billington Stronach
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I heard from my fraternity brother Mike Poulin recently. He writes that he is the poster child for midlife crises. He changed jobs several times last year and is now working for Occidental Petroleum. (I wonder if he can get us discounts on gas.) Among his many interests, he continues to coach high school hockey. Mike caught a puck in the head during a game and now has a sexy 40-stitch scar. He is hiking the Grand Canyon later this fall with his lovely wife of 20 years, Ann (Atherton), who still works in outpatient pediatrics and is therefore well qualified to look after Mike. Their younger daughter, Libby, loves horses and competes in shows, and their older daughter, Taylor, enjoys photography and has worked in the photojournalism department at the Houston Chronicle. Taylor will be attending the Tisch School of Arts at NYU this fall. The
1970s Correspondents 1970 Deborah Fitton Mansfield 1612 Middle Road Warren, ME 04864 207-273-2139 classnews1970@alum.colby.edu 1971 Ann Miller 100 Belknap Road Framingham, MA 01701 508-877-7544 classnews1971@alum.colby.edu 1972 Janet Holm Gerber 409 Reading Avenue Rockville, MD 20850 301-424-9160 classnews1972@alum.colby.edu 1973 Roberta Rollins Wallace 119 Eastern Drive Wethersfield, CT 06109-2609 classnews1973@alum.colby.edu 1974 S. Ann Earon 124 Thomas Lane Manahawkin, NJ 08050 609-597-6334 classnews1974@alum.colby.edu 1975 Dianne Billington Stronach 308 Commonwealth Avenue Concord, MA 01742 978-371-1495 classnews1975@alum.colby.edu 1976 Robert Weinstein 1106 Wellington Place Matawan, NJ 07747 732-290-1106 classnews1976@alum.colby.edu 1977 Mark Lyons 66 Edgewood Drive Hampton, NH 03842-3923 603-929-7378 classnews1977@alum.colby.edu 1978 Janet Santry Houser 1 Anchorage Lane Marblehead, MA 01945 classnews1978@alum.colby.edu Lea Jackson Morrissey 1 Shorewood Road Marblehead, MA 01945-1225 classnews1978@alum.colby.edu 1979 Cheri Bailey Powers 6027 Scout Drive Colorado Springs, CO 80918 719-532-9285 classnews1979@alum.colby.edu
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