EBS MAGAZINE 2022-2023

THE

2022-2023 EAGLEBROOK SCHOOL BOARD OF TRUSTEES

TRUSTEES

Stephen W. Bartlett ’90 NEW YORK, NY

Douglas Braff ’75 LOCUST VALLEY, NY

Daryl G. Byrd NEW ORLEANS, LA

Charles Cahn III SUFFIELD, CT

Andrew C. Chase ’73 | Head of School DEERFIELD, MA

Eduardo Cisneros ’89 PRINCETON, NJ

Frost Cochran ’80 HOUSTON, TX

Kathleen Elkins SOUTH DEERFIELD, MA

Frederick L. Friedman ’72 SOUTHFIELD, MA

Jon Grenzke ’91 | President NEWTON, MA

Stacey Hildebrandt HONG KONG

Christopher Jaroch DARIEN, CT

Paige Jernigan BRONXVILLE, NY

Tia Lotuff WASHINGTON, DC

Peter McKillop ’73 NEW YORK, NY

Jim Neary ’80 NEW YORK, NY

Frank Nelson NEW YORK, NY

Reg Rockefeller KEENE, NH

Steven A. Rockwell ’70 OWINGS MILLS, MD

James Schaefer ’83 NEW YORK, NY

Wesley Seifer ’88 COS COB, CT

Sha Sha SHANGHAI, CHINA

Eric Taylor ’77 MISSION, TX

Judson Traphagen ’82 NEW YORK, NY

Lucas van Praag NEW YORK, NY

Camille Zamora  NEW YORK, NY

ALUMNI TRUSTEES

Patrick Mahoney ’83 GREENFIELD, MA

Prescott Miller ’89 ATLANTA, GA

Jon Murchinson ’84 MERCER ISLAND, WA

Salvador Neme ’07 MEXICO CITY, MEXICO

Troup Parkinson ’91 WELLESLEY, MA

David Spector ’98 SAN FRANCISCO, CA

PARENT TRUSTEES

Christopher Lanning NEW YORK, NY

Gregg Renfrew PACIFIC PALISADES, CA

Mark & AnaPaula Watson SAN ANTONIO, TX

Kevin Wendl MEXICO

LIFETIME TRUSTEES

Susan P. Cochran PALM BEACH, FL

Robert S. Evans ’59 GREENWICH, CT

James B. Gubelmann PALM BEACH, FL

William B. Gutfarb ’67 AIKEN, SC

William M. Matthews PALM BEACH, FL

Emily Wade BEDFORD, MA

D. Scott Wise NEW YORK, NY

ADVISORY BOARD

Harsha Agadi ALPHARETTA, GA

Libby Alexander RYE, NY

Dr. Bob Arnot STOWE, VT

Tim Berkowitz NEW YORK, NY

Andrea van Beuren NEWPORT, RI

Matthew Chang BEIJING, CHINA

Vasant Chatikavanij ’72

BANGKOK, THAILAND

Kyoo Wan Cho SEOUL, KOREA

Colin & Nicola Dowling CHEVY CASE, MD

Michael P. Falcone ’77 SKANEATELES, NY

John Gates CHICAGO, IL

Dongsoo Kim SEOUL, KOREA

Hyung-Il Kim SEOUL, KOREA

Michael Klump ATLANTA, GA

James Lim HONG KONG

Jonghoon Lim SEOUL, KOREA

Leon Meng HONG KONG

Ramon Neme MEXICO CITY, MEXICO

Zibby Owens NEW YORK, NY

Adrian Paez MONTERREY, MEXICO

Luis Felipe Perez-Davila ’79 GREENWICH, CT

Shih-Wei & Diana Peng BELVEDERE, CA

Douglas B. Stotz ’76 WAYLAND, MA

Yves Salomon-Fernandez GREENFIELD, MA

Wolfgang Traber NEW YORK, NY

Todd Warnock WINNETKA, IL

Edwin Wong HONG KONG

Marita Wong HONG KONG

Austen Zecha ’54

KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA

Henry Zhao BEIJING, CHINA

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Head of School

Andrew C. Chase ’73

Editors

Schuyler Bogel

Seth Keevaenthal

Alumni News Editor

Schuyler Bogel

Martin Keane P19

Photographers

Aric Russom

Rachel Rose

Designer Penny Michalak

A BRILLIANT CAREER AND LEGACY

Eaglebrook’s Dean of Students, Richard Fox, Retires

In 1986, when Richard Fox — a young Harvard graduate who had resigned from his truck driving gig to give teaching a try — landed at Eaglebrook, he and his wife Cindy found a home and an extended family that enveloped them for thirty-six years.

That first fall, he became what he has been for all of those years — a student magnet, a character with a voice that boomed down dormitory halls and across playing fields and a whistle that could pierce through any student altercation — a teacher with interests so varied — novels, writing, photography, football, hockey, golf — that he could share stories and conversations with everyone.

As in any boarding school, if you are there year after year, you assume more responsibilities.

From the start, Foxy was a rising star, recognized for his moral compass that — along with his good humor, a bear-like presence, and his sincere belief that “you can be better” — steered misguided students toward the discovery of values, skills and the realization that hard work leads to success.

His varied roles in classes, on playing fields and in the dorm, lead to his appointment as Dean of Students and Assistant Headmaster. In that role for twenty years, he was the one who knew each child, understood that all of them would make mistakes — “They’re just kids” — and that their mistakes — with his guidance — would help them grow and learn.

Foxy cared about us. What more does a young kid need?

Foxy embodied what it meant to be an Eaglebrook boy – to have character and fun at the same time.

ALUMNI MEMORIES TOLD OF HIS SUCCESS.

At first, I thought Mr. Fox could see everything; whenever something happened, Mr. Fox was there. I didn’t know that this was his job.

I was a troublemaker. Mr. Fox talked to me a least once a week. He taught me what to do - and what not to do. He made me a better person.

Foxy was a larger-than-life character —the coolest guy ever — one of my favorite people of all time.

He was my housemaster and my football coach. I feel like he was also my teacher — he wasn’t —  but his baritone echoed through the halls and whatever he said, we all heard.

In Mr. Fox’s English class, he would tell us a story about hunting, his motorcycle, or about when he was young. Once he played a music video from the 80s to prove a point about the use of “myself”.

I was a very opinionated kid – in anguish at the results of the 2004 election. He took the time to engage with me. Think of it: a grown man having good-faith political discussions with a twelve-year-old.

I was hit in the head playing football and rushed to the hospital; He was by my side every step of the way.

When Richard Fox retired in 2022, a teacher called him “a true cornerstone of Eaglebrook culture.” A student said that he “embodies what it means to be an Eaglebrook boy – to have character and fun at the same time.”

Now, Foxy legends are part of Eaglebrook lore, joining legends of other Eaglebrook giants.

Graduation Delayed.

When the Class of 2020 left for their March break, they expected to return for the traditional Sixth Form spring — sports on warm afternoons — the trip to Six Flags — their goodfellow in the pond — signing yearbooks — saying sad goodbyes.

For Sixth Formers, spring is a nostalgic time, their last weeks together and an exciting time too, with talk of new schools and the future.

In early June, the class of 2020 was scattered around the world, together in spirit, watching their graduation on Zoom.

CELEBRATING THE FIRST 100 YEARS

The first 100 years of Eaglebrook School were celebrated all school year long, culminating in a weekend in June where some 600 members of the worldwide Eaglebrook family came to campus for some fun and celebration.

Friday night was alumni-only under the tent on Infirmary Field. Graduates from the 1940s mingled with members of the Class of 2021, old friends got to reconnect, and lots of fun was had.

Saturday evening brought the gala event. Members from various classes spoke to the dinner guests, David Seifer ’47, David Hartz ’63, Chip Baines ’71, Peter McKillop ’73, Kern Shin ’82, Paul Yang ’85, David Spector ’98, and Eric Taylor ’04. Each had their own story to tell about their Eaglebrook experience. At the end of the evening, a fireworks display illuminated the sky at the foot of the Easton Ski Area. It was a perfect way to usher in the second century of the school.

CELEBRATING 100 YEARS

At the end of the evening, a fireworks display illuminated the sky at the foot of the Easton Ski Area. It was a perfect way to usher in the second century of the school.

“ My legacy? I want Eaglebrook to thrive and grow in its second century.”

Designating Eaglebrook as a beneficiary is easy. Would you like to learn more? Contact the Advancement Office at 413-774-9182 or visitwww.eaglebrook.org/plannedgiving.

Class Notes

Connect with your classmates, share your stories. Write to the Eaglebrook Alumni News Editor. Your classmates would love to hear from you.

SEND NEWS OR PHOTOS TO: alumni@eaglebrook.org

OR WRITE TO: Alumni Office Eaglebrook School 271 Pine Nook Road PO Box 7 Deerfield, MA 01342

STAY CONNECTED WITH EAGLEBROOK:

1940

GIL HALSTED ’69 submitted this photo of his father

WINK HALSTED in his glory days as an Eaglebrook football star.

1946

From JOHN DAVIS , “Doing well with a wonderful wife, five children, 14 grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren. Also contributing to my health and happy life are one dog (Grace) and 12 Poultry/Americans.

1947

The Class of 1947 celebrated their 75th Reunion in 2022! Some members of the class of 1947 were in attendance at the Centennial Celebration to commemorate their 75th Reunion year.

1949

FRED ALGER writes, “Retired from my own company, Fred Alger Management, in New York City.”

1958

65th Reunion

June 9-11, 2023 www.eaglebrook.org/ Reunion for more details.

DICK BURGESS and his son REID ’94 attended the Centennial Celebration in June.

David Seifer, Pat Russell, and Sam Russell at their 75th Reunion during the Centennial Celebration weekend

Wink Halsted

1961

The Beautyman Cup is an international tennis competition pitting a USA team of masters tennis players against a World team of the very best masters players in the world. Details are available at beautyman.com.

MICHAEL BEAUTYMAN was selected again for the USA team for the International Tennis Federation World Championships that were held in April 2022 the two weeks following the Beautyman Cup.

1962

The Class of 1962 celebrated their 60th Reunion in 2022!

In attendance at the 60th Reunion/Centennial Celebration were: DAVID BAINES , HERB OGDEN , CHARLES WOLCOTT , and TOD KEENEY.

From HERB OGDEN : “Since I retired from my trial law practice nearly two years ago, I can’t figure out how I ever had the time for it plus my volunteer activities, because the latter seem to be a full-time job some weeks. I’ve been spending hours on the Long Trail (Massachusetts to Quebec) clearing blowdowns and water bars. Year-round work is chairing the Sunday Service Committee of the Unitarian Universalists of Rutland. It’s the bunch that finds speakers and puts together services during the ⅝ of Sundays when our part-time minister isn’t there. That was never easy, but it has consumed much more time since we’ve begun hybrid services in which those in church can see and hear those who Zoom in remotely and vice versa. Against my will, I’m learning a lot about Zoom and audio technology. I’m also the president of the 190-year-old VT & Quebec Universalist Unitarian Convention, which helps its members with grants every year. My predecessor was a grade school classmate. We remember that one of us was the 8th-grade class president and the other was the VP. We can’t remember who was which.”

From WALTER “VAN” PARKER : “Just completed a 3000 mile round trip to Norwalk, CT to see oldest son, Austin, his wife, Gena, and grandsons Charlie and Jack. Along the way on our return to Venice, FL, Adrienne and I also caught up with our youngest son, Edward, and his wife, Shana, who resides in Wilmington, NC with their two very large, playful dogs, Kenan and Bennett. I continue as a very active Realtor in Venice serving with Sotheby’s International Realty. Venice is much sought after by people looking for a stunning environment with endless beaches, watersports, golf, tennis, pickleball, and engaging residents. Best wishes to my classmates and those who currently make Eaglebrook the exceptional school it is.”

1963

60th Reunion June 9-11, 2023 www.eaglebrook.org/Reunion for more details.

1964

From DAVID WINDER , “In Marblehead since 1977. Four different houses. Don’t expect to leave. Married to Carolyn for 44 years. Son Bow (Bartlett) is married to Emily, three boys: Griffin 10, Declan 7 & Ethan 1, and they live in Castle Pines, CO.

ART ELLIS reports that he is “finally” retiring from teaching. Congratulations, Art!

JIM LAUBENSTEIN , BILL ALFOND , and BRINCK LOWERY sported their Eaglebrook 100 hats while playing a round at the Belgrade Golf Course in Belgrade Lakes, Maine.

Sam Bell ’56

David Baines, Herb Ogden, Charles Wolcott, and Tod Keeney at their 60th Reunion during the Centennial Celebration weekend

Back row: John Tremaine, David Hartz, RC Gilbert, Tom Turner, Rick Jones, and Rob Elliott. Front row: Tony Tremaine, Tim Keeney, Trux Emerson, and Bill Garfield attended the Centennial Celebration in June.

A contingent from the great Class of 1964 joined in celebrating 100 years of Eaglebrook in June. From left to right: JOHN CLAY , BILL ALFOND , RICK MOULTON , JIM LAUBENSTEIN , and GARDNER SISK .

1971

Enjoying themselves at the Centennial Celebration were: HARVEY KIRK , DAVE CLUETT , AND CHIP BAINES.

1965

IAN MCCURDY and his son PETER ’90 attended the Centennial Celebration in June.

1967

The Class of 1967 celebrated their 55th Reunion in 2022!

1968 55th Reunion June 9-11, 2023 www.eaglebrook.org/Reunion for more details.

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1969

Upon his return to campus for the Centennial Celebration Weekend in June, GIL HALSTED encountered a photo of himself posing in front of Halsted House back in the day!

From EMORY WILLIAMS : “I am delighted to report that my middle son Bo started as an 8th grader at Eaglebrook during the 2021-2022 school year and is really enjoying it. The quality of student engagement education is still fantastic and the facilities have been improved substantially! As a father and alumnus, I’m grateful to the faculty and staff for their unrelenting dedication to educating our son and his schoolmates!”

1972

The Class of 1972 celebrated their 50th Reunion in 2022! Many members of the Class of 1972 came back to campus to celebrate their 50th Reunion and Eaglebrook’s Centennial.

KNIFFIN participated in his 10th Newport Bermuda Race in June 2022 sailing on the vessel Jules, a Baltic 52 built in Finland in 2004.

CHRIS

Members of the Class of 1972 at their 50th Reunion celebration over the Centennial weekend

Gil Halsted

Ian McCurdy and son Peter’90

1973

50th Reunion June 9-11, 2023 www.eaglebrook.org/Reunion for more details.

Attending the Centennial Commencement Exercises for the Class of 2022 were a few trustees and of course, the Head of School. Above from left to right, JON MURCHINSON ’84 , P22, PATRICK MAHONEY ’83 , P20, ANDY CHASE , P07, P10, P12, and President of the Board of Trustees JON GRENZKE ’91 .

1974

Members of the Class of 1974: in preparation for your 50th Reunion in June 2024, John Jacobson has started a Facebook page where you can connect. Find it at EBS 1974 www.facebook.com/ groups/323332666427952/.

A group of 1974ers made it back to Eaglebrook for the Centennial Celebration. They are, from left to right: CHARLIE BUTTREY , HANDY WADE , TIM TIMMONS , RICH MUNSON , and ROB SAYRE .

From BRANDON ZWIREK : “Semi-retired as a PACS Administrator in healthcare. Living in Northampton, MA.”

1975

A few members of the Class of 1975 attended the Centennial Celebration in June.

1976

From XANDER FLEMING : “In the summer of 2021, I silently celebrated 40 years of having lived in Austin, Texas. During the previous 8 years, I had been in a house about a mile from The University of Texas, the State Capitol, and Downtown. With recent lifestyle changes over the last few years, I decided I like seclusion, and privacy and I have accepted my status as retired. I have moved to rural Homestead in the Texas Hill Country a few miles West of San Marcos, which is almost halfway between San Antonio from Austin. In real estate marketing, they call the owner of this type of property a “Gentleman Rancher.” Yard work has always been rewarding to me and I always wanted my own tractor. When not tending to my Homestead, I plan to be enjoying the local rivers or going on trips to snow ski, camp in the wilderness, and camp at music festivals and outside art events. Planning to reunite with y’all in June 2026, if not sooner.”

1977

The class of 1977 celebrated their 45th Reunion in 2022! A few members returned to Eaglebrook to celebrate over the Centennial Celebration weekend.

Mark Shepherd, Kirk Jackson, Steve Lasner, Paul Spivey, and Russ LeDonne

Eric Taylor, Ethan Ravage, Alan Taupier, Tsuney Yanagihara, and Bill Bauer

1978

45th Reunion June 9-11, 2023

www.eaglebrook.org/Reunion for more details.

LAURA FREEDMAN , “After 9 years in Boston, 8 in Singapore, 6 in Barcelona, and brief projects in Miami and Houston, we’ve landed in Austin, Texas to begin building a restaurant group.”

1979

From ED LEHRMAN : “Recent ride with MARK “KOFFEE” KAUFMANN near our Marin, CA homes. Pretty solid climbing for us old Brookies!”

1980

Looking great at the Centennial Celebration dinner were HANK LEMIEUX , SETH WORCESTER P11, and Eaglebrook Trustee FROST COCHRAN P16.

1982

The Class of 1982 celebrated their 40th Reunion in 2022!

From IAN DENOLFO , “I have recently started a new position as Executive Director of The Voice Foundation in Philadelphia. TVF is one of the oldest non-profits advancing understanding of the voice through interdisciplinary research & education. www.voicefoundation.org.”

1983

40th Reunion June 9-11, 2023

www.eaglebrook.org/Reunion for more details.

Eaglebrook Trustee Dr. Eric Taylor celebrated 100 years of Eaglebrook in June with his children, Elyse, Eric ’04, and Ellison ’10.

David Pivirotto and his son Paul ’15 attended the Centennial Celebration in June.

Hank Lemieux, Seth Worcester, and Frost Cochran

From left: Lew Nash, Kern Shin, George Baum, and Poh Lamsam

Ed Lehrman and Mark “Koffee” Kaufmann

ROBBIE BANKER and his son JOHN ’16 met with Head of School Andy Chase in New York in April 2022.

From BILLY HENNESSEE , “I have been with LINC for about four years as a case manager for reentering men and women from prison/jail in North Carolina. I deal with the SRG mostly. SRG is an acronym for “ Security Risk Group” I have been at the same residence in Wilmington since 1977, which I inherited in 1996. Things are going well. I look back fondly at my time on the Hill. The friends I made at Eaglebrook were very special indeed: Taylor Mayer, Jimmy Core, John Gichuru, and Adam Coleman are just a few of the many. Dan Carpenter, Coach Osborne, and Mr. Gerry were my favorite staff.” From GEORGE NEILANS , “I have been carpe diem in HK, Vietnam, Thailand and SEA since ‘91. Come for a visit.”

1984

CHRIS WADDELL took a great selfie of himself, DAN PEARL , and PAT WILLCUTTS at the Centennial Celebration

1985

A few members of the Class of 1985 returned for the Centennial Celebration in June.

1986

A few members of the Class of 1986 returned for the Centennial Celebration in June.

From MICHAEL MAGEE , “I recently became President of Minerva University, a US-accredited university with a global student population and a unique model: our undergraduate students study in seven global cities over four years rather than on a U.S. campus. I hope we’ll have Eaglebrook alums in our ranks soon!”

From REUBIN PERIN : “After stepping away from the sport of rowing after college, I rowed again for the first time at the 2021 Head of The Charles Regatta with my high school senior niece. We had a wonderful row. It was very meaningful to participate in a multi-generational row in one of the largest rowing regattas in the world. I live very happily in Kansas City with my family and enjoy the mid-western lifestyle and easygoing attitude. My older son Red is a Freshman at the Kelley School of Business, my younger son Ben is a Junior at a local private high school, my wife

Peter Ullrich

From left to right: Paul Huang, Wright Ohrstrom, Kevin Saleeby, Dirk Winter, Eric Wiberg, and Josh Prokopy.

Dan Pearl, Chris Waddell, and Pat Willcutts

Paul Yang P24, Chris Snyder, and Hugo Restall

Paul Yang P24, Chris Snyder, and Hugo Restall

Laura runs a small local business called LabConco, and I am busy growing my design-build construction company. My wife Laura and I are so fortunate in so many ways, mostly in that we get to grow with our two boys and watch them evolve into well-adjusted young men. We are blessed.”

1987

The Class of 1987 celebrated their 35th Reunion in 2022!

1988 35th Reunion June 9-11, 2023 www.eaglebrook. org/Reunion for more details.

Current Eaglebrook math teacher CARTER TOWNSEND got to say hello to GOIL AMORNVIVAT when Goil came to campus to give a Hilly Chase presentation on January 26. Goil is an architect and designer in New York at his firm, AM/MOR Architecture LLP. Goil’s Hilly Chase presentation can be found on the Eaglebrook YouTube channel.

1990

1992

The Class of 1992 celebrated their 30th Reunion in 2022!

Matt Royko and Nick Brashich were in attendance at the 35th Reunion/Centennial Celebration

A great showing from the Class of 1988 at the Centennial Celebration. From left: Rob Christensen, Wes Seifer, Matt Lowry, Rod Wagner, Robert Matheson, Jake Atwood, and Carter Townsend.

Peter McCurdy, Matt Casey, and Fabio Maniatty came back for the Centennial Celebration.

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From MIKE MCDANIEL GANCHEGUI , “My family and I just recently moved back to CT after some time in California, and I recently accepted the position of Director of the Alumni Fund for Kent School where I graduated from in 1995 after Eaglebrook.”

From HOLLYN ROSYN , “Loving my job as a NICU nurse, even if it means free time is hard to find over the past couple of years especially. Teaching my younger two sons to drive when I do have free time. Also planning a bucket list trip for later in 2022. Wishing you all the best!”

COURTNEY SMITH met up with Director of Admissions

Christopher Loftus in New York in April 2022.

1993

35th Reunion June 9-11, 2023 www.eaglebrook.org/Reunion for more details.

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From TODD JASPERS : “A lot has changed in the past few years! I’d led a relatively low-profile life over the past decade due to my career working at the National Security Agency. My family (my wife Erica, and my daughter Ashlee) moved every three years as I went from tour to tour as an NSA employee. It took us across the country, and throughout the world, including a deployment in Afghanistan for most of 2019. We recently moved to Tampa Florida, where I left the NSA after over a decade to work for Leidos Corporation. I’m currently a Principle Investigator managing a team of researchers working on artificial intelligence and machine learning with a focus on cybersecurity. I often reflect on my time at Eaglebrook and realize how fantastic of an opportunity it was for me. I plan on being in the area with my wife and daughter in May of next year. The last time I visited, Baines dorm had been converted to an office building, but it still had those super-cool 70s orange/brown stripes going down the stairwell. As kids, we always thought we were so cool to be assigned to Baines dorm! I was so sad to hear of “Mr. K’s” passing. He was such a great mentor as a member of the faculty. I apologize in advance, but I remember forging his name on a letter that I posted outside of another kid’s dorm room, saying that Mr. K wanted to speak to him immediately. The poor kid was so nervous, and I got in so much trouble. I remember Mr.

K sitting me down in the lobby of the dining hall. He asked me why I did it (I can’t even remember). It was for some silly reason, and he started laughing when I told him, all while he was trying to keep serious and tell me how what I had done was so bad. He made it very clear that I had done wrong, but it was clear from his demeanor that he truly wanted the best for every kid, while teaching us what it meant to be a good and ethical person. It’s because of many moments like these from Eaglebrook and the faculty that have made me the person that I am.”

1994

PHILIP CHIN visited campus in the early spring of 2022 and got to say hello to longtime faculty member Rich Fox.

1995

JIMMY CRUMPACKER , BINGO GUBLEMANN , and GRAHAM BARRETT attended a fundraiser for Jimmy’s campaign held at the home of Kate and Jimmy Gublemann in March 2022. Jimmy was running for a seat in Oregon’s 5th Congressional District.

Some of the members of the group above returned to campus for the Centennial Celebration.

Bingo Gubelmann, Dillon Bryan, Jimmy Crumpacker, Graham Barrett, and David Fingerhut on campus in June 2022.

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1997

The Class of 1997 celebrated their 25th Reunion in 2022!

SANTIAGO RODRIGUEZ visited campus in December 2021.

1998

25th Reunion June 9-11, 2023 www.eaglebrook.org/Reunion for more details.

Eaglebrook Ski Coach Brian Rose met up with some Brookies at the 2022 NEPSAC Ski Championships in Shawnee Park in February 2022. BEN KULAS ’92 and DAVE SUITOR ’66 were also at the event.

2000

Congratulations to EDDIE MEARS who married Kaho Suzuki in Tokyo in February 2022. Eddie and Kaho hope to have an in-person wedding ceremony in May 2023. Eddie is a Senior Associate based in the Tokyo offices of the international law firm DLA Piper, and Kaho is a flight attendant for Japan Airlines.

2002

Representing the Class of 2002, Matej Kenda and Vinny Giambrocco, returned for the Centennial Celebration.

From left: Matt Ainsworth, Gordie Galloway, Chris Dyer, David Curtiss, Ryan O’Rourke, Curtis Chin, Rick Macdonald, and Joe Caughman.

Santiago Rodriguez and Head of School Andy Chase

Eddie Mears married Kaho Suzuki in Tokyo in February 2022.

Matej Kenda and Vinny Giambrocco at the Centennial Celebration.

2003

20th Reunion June 9-11, 2023 www.eaglebrook.org/ Reunion for more details.

KEVIN MEEHAN stopped by campus in late October 2022 and got a photo with ANDY CHASE ’73

2005

Former faculty member Rachel Horn had dinner in New York with the Procida brothers. Here she is, pictured with MICHAEL ’07 , and PETER

From TRISTON FRANCIS , “I just crossed the three year mark in terms of living for Singapore. I had first moved here through the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) after my graduation from Harvard Business School. Earlier this year, I transitioned from BCG to Sea which is a large, Singaporean tech company.”

2006

From LT ANDREW L. GEORGE, USN, Reno, Nevada, Lieutenant Andrew L. George spent most of his childhood living in China for four years, attending Eaglebrook for three years, and Milton Academy for two years. He was the first of eight students to graduate from the Davidson Academy of Nevada, a school for profoundly gifted students located at the University of Nevada, Reno in 2009. LT George ended up staying at the University of Nevada, Reno where he earned two Bachelor of Science degrees in Finance and Economics in 2013. He commissioned through Officer Candidate School in 2014 and was designated Student Naval Aviator. His career as a naval aviator began in Pensacola, FL for Aviation Preflight Indoctrination, then to VT-6 “Shooters” in Milton,

FL where he learned to fly the T-6B in primary flight school. He selected rotary wing and continued to HT-28 “Hellions” for advanced flight school where he learned to fly the TH-57 and was designated Naval Aviator in 2016. LT George selected to fly the MH-60S in San Diego, attending the Fleet Replacement Squadron HSC-3 “Merlins.” During his first sea tour with HSC-23 “Wildcards,” an expeditionary squadron at NAS North Island, he flew the MH-60S and MQ-8B while deployed with DET 8 on USS GABRIELLE GIFFORDS (LCS-10) (BLUE) conducting freedom of navigation operations (FONOPs) in the South China Sea in 2020. Selected for his extensive Fire Scout operational experience, LT George is currently on shore tour with HSCWP VTUAV MAINT DET at NAS Point Mugu flying the MQ-8B and MQ-8C. LT George was the Detachment Officer in Charge (DET OIC) and piloted the first MQ-8 flight at NAF El Centro in November 2021. LT George returned to El Centro in March 2022 as the DET OIC for the first MQ-8C public appearance at the El Centro Air Show. LT George currently has the most MQ-8C flight hours in the fleet and was chosen to be the aircraft commander for the first MQ-8 DET to VC-3 on San Clemente Island; participating in Operation Resolute Hunter 22-2 showcasing MQ-8’s expeditionary advanced-based operations (EABO) warfare capability with a portable mission control station prototype known as the MCS-P.

MAZI KAZEMI was co-host of the Eaglebrook Boston Gathering held at the Harvard Club in April 2022. He finished up his Ph.D. in Finance at MIT and took a professorship at Arizona State University at the beginning of the 2022-2023 school year.

2007

The Class of 2007 celebrated their 15th Reunion in 2022!

CALLA CHASE , JUSTICE UKADIKE , and STREETER WARREN returned to campus in June 2022 for their 15th Reunion and Eaglebrook’s Centennial Celebration

2008 15th Reunion June 9-11, 2023 www.eaglebrook.org/Reunion for more details.

From JAMES PARK , “I am currently an MBA Candidate at NYU Stern School of Business and also a Senior Consultant at Ernst & Young (EY). Attended the 100th event and am glad I was able to! I look forward to meeting and connecting with more Eaglebrook fellows!”

Kevin Meehan and Head of School Andy Chase ’73.

2009

Big news from JULIAN FIALKOW : his new Boston-based 186 Ventures (named after the constant speed of light -186,000 mi/ sec) hopes to attract entrepreneurs with its extensive network and ability to move and grow fast in today’s hyperspeed market. The firm founders, Giuseppe Stuto and Julian Fialkow met at DraftKings in 2018. The friends began angel investing in 2019 and quickly amassed a portfolio of 31 investments. They both quit their jobs in July 2021 and went all-in on the venture. The $37 million vehicle will focus on pre-seed and seed-stage companies that feature agile teams working on disruptive problems across multiple industries.

TOM SHANNON was co-host of the Eaglebrook Boston Gathering held at the Harvard Club in April 2022.

2010

A great group from the Class of 2010 returned to campus for the Centennial Celebration.

From GARDNER IMHOFF : “Currently living in Montana and am working for a new start-up fly fishing brand called Skwala Fishing. It is amazing how when I was thirteen years old I first cast a fly rod at EBS and now am in a role of helping to design, market, and sell some of the best fly fishing equipment in the world. I say it all the time, I can remember those first casts on the hill! I am excited to get back and see old friends and hope to make more EBS connections out here in Montana and the Rocky Mountain West!”

WARREN LORENZ got married in Spain in September 2021. He owns and operates a fintech company called TechMeetsTrader, techmeetstrader.com.

2011

RYAN GAGNE and WILL HILL were on campus for the Centennial Celebration

2012

The Class of 2012 celebrated their 10th reunion in 2022!

Members of the Class of 2012 in attendance for the 10th Reunion/ Centennial Celebration were: DIEGO TREVINO , ANDREAS PIEPENBURG , NIKOLAI YUDIN , LUCIEN MALLE , BRENDAN RUSS , and DEWITT BURNHAM

SANDER STRAUS sent in the following report in April: “Graduating law school in two weeks, taking the Nevada Bar Exam in July, starting an LL.M. in Taxation this fall at Boston University School of Law, and beginning to practice as an estate-planning attorney this fall at the Law Offices of David A. Straus.”

CHURCH BURWELL ’22 ran into BRANDON WU in Puerto Rico in March. Brandon, a golfer on the PGA tour, was playing in the 2022 Puerto Rico Open. He finished third in that tournament. Brandon’s little brother Michael is a member of the Class of 2023.

From left: Casper Neo, Ellison Taylor, Danny Chang, Amani Core, Josh Roemer-Ingles, Cam O’Connell, Gardner Imhoff, and Nick Hudson

2013

10th Reunion June 9-11, 2023

www.eaglebrook.org/Reunion for more details.

2014

10TH REUNION

CLASS OF 2013

FRAN FINALI was a co-host of the Boston Gathering at the Harvard Club in April 2022. Fran got to speak to the group about Eaglebrook’s importance in his life. He is currently in graduate school at Boston College and is also working in the Athletic Department at M.I.T.

HENRY HIRSCHFELD traveled to Mexico recently where he met up with PABLO ESPINOSA and DIEGO ROSENBERG

From BRANDON LIAO , “Working a new job in tech sales for a startup in Boston!”

2015

Congratulations to those members of the Class of 2015 who recently graduated from college! please keep us posted regarding your next adventures!

WESTLEY BARTLETT , MAX BASS , and BRANDON LIAO ’14 were spotted wearing their “Eaglebrook 100” hats out in the wild.

MAX BASS ’s water polo team, the Pomona-Pitzer Sagehens, won the Water Polo Division III National Championship over Claremont Mudd Scripps on December 5, 2021.

An update from JOSH CALIANOS in April 2022: “I’m graduating from Dartmouth in June with a major in Quantitative Social Science. When I think back on my most valuable moments here (captaining a 50-person club ski team, writing a thesis about the effects of Covid on heroin supply, and finding ways to make new friends every week), it’s immediately apparent that I can trace back those interests and skills to specific moments at Eaglebrook. I’m spending the summer leading hiking trips for middle schoolers in Maine, then moving to Boston in September to work in management Consulting.”

From GRAYSON BRUNJES , “I’m completing the last few months of my Bachelor of Science in Aeronautics at Embry Riddle while working full-time as a pilot and instructor for United Airlines!”

Congratulations to TARO MAKIHARA on his graduation from Clark University in May!

PAUL PIVIROTTO ’s Washington & Lee Football team won the ODAC Championship in the fall of 2021l and played in the D3 National Tournament. Though Paul could not play this year due to an injury, he coached the Special Teams unit and was highly respected for his work by the coaching staff.

From WILLIAM YEE Two personal alumni updates: First, I was recently selected as the 2022 Michel David-Weill Scholarship laureate, the first-ever candidate selected from Columbia University. The scholarship is awarded each year to one American student in the United States, and fully covers the cost of tuition and living expenses during a two-year program at Sciences Po in Paris, France. I will be pursuing a Master’s in International Governance and Diplomacy. Second, I was awarded the U.S. State Department’s Critical Language Scholarship to study Bahama Indonesian this summer in Malang, Indonesia.” Congratulations to William!

2016

WILLIAM COCHRAN is an uncle! Here he is pictured with his nephew, Stephen Frost McAllister, Eaglebrook Class of 2037. William did an internship at Eaglebrook over the summer of 2022, working in the Alumni Office and also in the Summer Semester program.

Fran Finali with Marty Keane P19, Eaglebrook Alumni Office

MERRICK HOLMES and his brother CONRAD ’18 visited campus on Commencement Day 2022 and met up with Ms. Rachel Blain.

From SEUNGKI LEE , “Graduated from Columbia University in 2016. Worked at Barclays Investment Bank in NY as an M&A analyst. Relocated to Hong Kong in 2018 to pursue a career in Private Equity (Baring Private Equity Asia). Recently relocated to Korea to continue the family business in real estate asset management.”

ANDREW LIM and his brother JEFFREY ’18 visited campus last August and checked in with Mrs. Rachel Rose.

Congratulations to CONNOR THEIRAULT who had an amazing 2022 season as the goalie on the Brown University Lacrosse team!

2017

A group of 2017ers attended the Centennial Celebration in June.

From left, MATT KENVIN , JONATHAN TANZ , ERIC YOON , PETER VILLANI , and SAM INGALLS

Congratulations to OLLIE MORGAN who was chosen by the United States Collegiate Ski Coaches Association to be on the National Collegiate All-Academic Ski Team. Ollie is currently a junior at Dartmouth.

2018

A great group from 2018 made it back to campus to celebrate Eaglebrook’s Centennial.

from Kent

HAKIM HICKS was featured in a USA Lacrosse Magazine piece entitled, “A New Generation of Black Athlete Activism in Lacrosse.” As a youth, Hicks was one of the inaugural members of the P.S. 76 chapter of Harlem Lacrosse, a school-based non-profit. After playing for Eaglebrook, he went on to lead Westtown to a league title as a senior and then committed to historic powerhouse Johns Hopkins in 2021. Growing up Hakim struggled to find examples in the game who looked like him. Now he and his teammates help fill the need for black role models in a sport where not only the players but also the coaches and administrators are predominantly white by visiting local middle schools and offering advice and support. He is quoted, “The stuff that extends off the field is where you find the real activism.”

From BENNETT BURKI : “Graduated

School, Class of 2022 Going to Trinity College in Hartford fall of 2022.”

From left: Aiden Docherty, Bennett Burki, Matt Como, Jaden Reston, and Max Sabalos. Also in attendance during the weekend were Josh Baptiste, Jack de Bruyn Kops, Nate Hazen, Henry Melnik, Granger Savage, and Spencer Villani.

Members of the 2022 Eaglebrook Varsity basketball team went to see DANIEL NIXON who plays basketball for George Washington University, play against the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.

Congratulations to PIERCE PATTERSON , who will be attending Westpoint in the fall of 2023. Pierce had been playing hockey in the NCDC league.

From JAKE TROWT , “I am currently Playing Junior Hockey. I played for Hampton Roads Whalers last year out of Virginia. I am playing for the Springfield Pics this season.”

2019

Congratulations to those members of the Class of 2019 who graduated from high school in 2022. Be sure to let the Alumni Office know where you are attending college.

A fantastic group from the Class of 2019 was in attendance at the Centennial Celebration.

THEO BASS visited campus in September 2021. Here he is pictured with Andy Chase ’73

JOE BROWN , who skied for Deerfield last year, met up with current and former Brookies at the 2022 NEPSAC Ski Championships at Shawnee Peak in February 2022. From left: ALFREDO DE OTEYZA ’22 , JOE BROWN , BRANDON PARK ’21 , MAX MASSONI ’21 , CODY VASSAR ’24 , and WALKER NAUGHTON ’22.

Congratulations to NILS FORSELIUS , who will be playing hockey at Westpont beginning in the fall of 2023. Nils has been playing for the Aberdeen Wings in the North American Hockey League.

MACK PATTEE and TOMMY BARTON traveled to Kenya together to participate in a rhino and elephant conservation initiative. During their time spent with the Rangers that protect these critically endangered animals from poachers, they discovered that these guards lack even basic outdoor clothing and camping supplies necessary for spending long stretches in the African bush. In response, Mack and Tommy have started a fundraising effort on GoFundMe and plan to return the Borana Conservancy in Kenya with outdoor gear to give directly to the Rangers. More information can be found at www.gofundme. com/f/borana-conservancy.

From left: Nick Starosielski, Charlie Chen, Connor McCarthy, Blair Huang, Sean Huang, William Situ, and Peak Viprakasit. Also in attendance but not in the photo were Jack Rockefeller and Owen Zinn-Keane.

While visiting Pomfret, Mr. K. ran into many Brookies, pictured here from left: DEVIN WALCOTT , NILS FORSELIUS, SAM EVANS ’22 , and ELIAS WESTON.

KAZ SOBIESKI , a senior at Shattuck St. Mary’s in Minnesota, committed to playing hockey at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.

DEVIN WALCOTT , (Pomfret), ANDY RYMES , (St. Paul’s), and AUSTIN EDWARDS (Governor’s) met up at the New England Wrestling Championships in February 2022.

2020

Please see pages 34-37 for scenes from the 2020 Commencement Celebration held on October 16, 2022.

At a basketball game down at Suffield Academy, DECLAN HEHIR and JAIDEN JOHNSON came to say hi to their coaches and former teammates.

LANDON WHAYNE and RYAN MCHUGH played opposite one another with their respective summer teams at the Perfect Game baseball tournament on Long Island.

Former Associate Director of Admissions and Financial Aid

Mr. KARL A. KOENIGSBAUER ’99 was visiting Westminster School in November 2021 where he ran into NATHAN LEE , MASON CLARKE , and WADE VOLO

Former Eaglebrook Ski team members were spotted at a ski race last winter. From left:

FINN ROBERTSON , ELLIOTT HAMBLETT , MAX MISSONI ’21 , and DIEGO

GARIBAY ’21

MATT DILLON , GAVIN MARIANI , and RUFUS MAHONEY enjoying lunch at the spring Deerfield Parents’ Weekend.

2021

JACK JIN and RICHARD KIM came back to play lacrosse against Eaglebrook last spring!

MATTEO DE LUCA ran into Associate Director of Admissions KARL A. KOENIGSBAUER ’99 while Mr. K. was down at Westminster.

See more starting on page 30 about the Class of 2022.

MAX MASSONI and BRANDON PARK met on the playing fields this fall. Both play football for their secondary schools; Max plays for Suffield Academy and Brandon plays for Deerfield Academy.

Ruth and KARL KOENIGSBAUER ’99 were visiting St. Paul’s School in April to watch a lacrosse game. They ran into DYLAN NGWA , who is currently a junior, while there.

2022

Welcome to our newest group of Alumni. Stay in touch with one another, and with the School, and visit often. We are proud of you and your accomplishments.

CHARLES CLAVEL and WALKER NAUGHTON met up at an Exeter v. Deerfield JV soccer game in the fall.

CELEBRATING THE

Class of 2022

EAGLEBROOK’S 100TH GRADUATING CLASS

Commencement Exercises for the Class of 2022, Eaglebrook’s 100th graduating class, were held on Friday, May 27 in the dell adjacent to Little Hundridge, home to the Head of School.

Class Speaker Lance Roberts addressed his classmates and their families, saying, “The faculty and staff here are models of people who look out for others. They care for us, checked in with us, helped us figure out our problems, coached us when we needed more than help on the ice or on the field. We have learned from these people in these unusual times how to be supportive of one another, to look out for each other. We will seek to replicate these great relationships in our new communities while maintaining the friendships we made here that we hold so dear. We have learned so much in this place, as have the students who have gone here for the 100 years before us. This place is a place where we learned to be independent and what a beautiful place to learn.”

Head of School Andrew Chase had this to say to the 100th class of graduates, “you will join alumni from four of Eaglebrook’s ten decades in memories of a special teacher…I want you all to stand,

Centennial Class of 2022, and on the count of three, I want you to give a loud shout-out and say them together, Thank you Mr. Fox! Memories of you will remain after you leave Eaglebrook. May you use what you have discovered and accomplished here to make wherever you are in the world a better place, please.”

Ambassador Bridget Brink P20, P22 was the Centennial Commencement Speaker. She addressed the class, saying, “You all have displayed courage, resilience, and camaraderie that will serve you well into the future. Bravo.” She went on, “As a parent of two Eaglebrook students, Eaglebrook has been an oasis of learning, academic excellence, athletic competition, and artistic expression in an otherwise turbulent world.” She went on to tie Eaglebrook’s history to the history of the world, the ups and downs, the wars, and the periods of stability. She concluded, “Looking back over the last century it is no small achievement to have conceived and nurtured an institution dedicated to learning during a time of profound change in the world.”

Congratulations to the 100th Class of 2022. Stay in touch.

Head of School

Andy Chase speaking at the Centennial Commencement ceremony

Darren Lin ‘22 and Sihan Ma ‘22 performing at the Centennial Commencement

Saying goodbye on the Taylor lawn after the ceremony

The Class of 2022 singing a hymn during the Centennial Commencement ceremony

Members of the Class of 2022 making their way into the Brick Church for the Baccalaureate Service

The Class of 2022 posing on the steps of the Brick Church

Class of 2022

Mr. Fox pinning a carnation onto Ian Crowley ‘22

IN MEMORIAM

CLASS OF 1946

Peter Winslow Leighton

SEPTEMBER 12, 1930 – AUGUST 11, 2022

Peter, 91, of Fairfield, CT, was born on September 12th, 1930 to Winslow Percy Leighton and Ruth Elizabeth Walcott Leighton in Schenectady, NY, where his family lived in an old farmhouse. After Eaglebrook, he attended Deerfield Academy. He spent his summers at Camp Dudley on Lake Champlain, his parents’ summer house on Lake George, and visiting his father in NYC where he worked in radio. After four years in the Navy as a radio operator aboard a submarine, Peter graduated from Yale University in 1958 and went on to establish a 59-year career with MassMutual, selling life insurance. It was a career perfectly suited to a golfer with a deep curiosity and love for people. At MassMutual, as in day-to-day life, Peter voluntarily mentored new agents who turned to him for advice and helped with their careers, a role he loved and excelled in. Peter was involved in many community and charitable organizations, among them was serving on the board of the Shubert Theater in New Haven during its revitalization in the 1980s and ’90s.

Throughout their 71-year romance, Peter and his wife, Carol (née Lucille Carol Esdorn), loved to entertain, hike, play bridge, go to the theater, and travel the world. In the early 1970s, Peter and Carol joined The Country Club of Fairfield, where they spent countless happy hours playing golf and relaxing with family, friends, and clients. In the winter, squash replaced golf, playing several times a week. Peter continued his education by taking humanities courses at Columbia University well into his eighth decade of life.

Peter’s real legacy is best understood by asking all who knew him how he made them feel. A kind man, he connected with people of all backgrounds, ages, and personalities. Peter led with warmth, a disarming sense of humor, and the biggest smile. His life was about fostering close relationships, helping others achieve their goals, and enjoying to the fullest extent all that a large circle of family and friends had to offer. He would often counsel us never to take things too seriously, as he said, “if you can’t laugh at yourself, you’re really in trouble.” Peter made so many lives fuller and happier, and he will be terribly missed. Peter was predeceased by his sister, Linda; and his eldest son, Peter. He is survived by his wife, Carol; his sisters, Amanda and Jennifer; his sons, Carl and Christopher; his daughters-in-law, Eva and Cindy; and his beloved grandchildren, Caroline, Charlie, Ian and Jae Leighton.

Stanley George Steward

APRIL 5, 1927 – SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

George, 91, of Los Altos, CA, was one of the better known Hewlett Packard trainers George was known throughout HP as a peripatetic training engineer, with one 1960s photo showing him pulling a “train” of 10 transit cases on wheels through an airport. He was author of a highly successful book, “Practical Transistors,” intended for HP service personnel, just as semiconductors were taking over from vacuum tubes. Its nonPhD style endeared it to Service Centers well beyond HP.

George was born in Massachusetts, and ended at Stanford and HP after difficult youth years. Many anecdotal stories followed him, charmingly described below. He enjoyed telling that his name Stanley was related to the Wall Street Morgan-Stanley, and that his grandfather worked with George Westinghouse on transformer design, electrifying the US.

As a USAF officer transferring to Germany, he missed his Air Force flight out of Dover, NJ because the AF pickup driver never showed up. That plane crashed with all aboard lost. At his duty station at a radar site, looking Eastward for Russian (cold war) bombers, one morning he was called by an operator who detected a target up under the bezel of the display screen. George knew how to manipulate the height-finder radar antenna to point higher in altitude, which showed a target at 70,000 feet. They called their threat target detection to their Command Center, were told to wait. Then orders came back, “Burn your records, and never speak of this event.” Of course later revelations were the U-2 spy planes which flew high over Russia every day.

His admission to Stanford was highly unusual. On a weekend tourist trip to San Francisco, he first called at the Palo Alto residence of the Dean of Men, whose name he knew from a prior fraternity student job. The Dean suggested he wait until Monday and talk to the Admissions Dean. Without any credentials, that Dean provisionally admitted him, with just a few days to spare, pending submission of official records from the East. Who else could make that work but George?

In his retirement, George was active as the Chair of the Mountain View El Camino Hospital Foundation, their money-raising arm. With a critical need to expand facilities, their fund raising campaign totaled $50 million dollars. Several grand new hi-tech buildings at El Camino testify to George’s leadership.

Samuel Morrison Ellsworth Jr.

OCTOBER 27, 1932 – MAY 3, 2022

Sam, 89, of Alexandria VA, was born to Samuel M. Ellsworth, Sr, and Marjorie Thomas Ellsworth and raised in Braintree, Massachusetts with his brother Thomas. After the death of his father in 1944, when Sam was 11, the family moved to Northampton, MA to be near Marjorie’s sister Ruth Thomas. After Eaglebrook he attended Mount Hermon School for Boys. He spent his undergraduate years at The University of Massachusetts Amherst and played bass with the Dixieland jazz band The Intercollegiate Stompers, which performed at venues throughout the region and won the Arthur Godfrey Talent Scout show in 1951-52. He then studied for a master’s in city planning at The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).

After two years with the US Army, he took a job as a city planner in Arlington, VA. He met Maryann “Molly” Dwan and the two were married a year later in 1961. They settled in Old Town, Alexandria, VA, where they raised their three daughters. Sam entered the field of real estate development, working with partners over the years to renovate historic buildings and to build small townhouse developments and office buildings, all in historic Old Town. His projects included Brockett’s Crossing, Shad Row, Arch Hall, The Strand, Green’s Steam Furniture Works and The Norford Inn properties.

In his 40s, Sam developed an abiding interest in the nation and people of Haiti. In support of Haiti, he served on the board and executive committee of the Center for International Policy from the late 1980s to 2015, attending the inauguration of Haitian President Jean Bertrand Aristide in 1991 and, a year later, serving on a delegation that worked to reinstate him.

Sam and Molly enjoyed sailing, skiing, tennis, bridge and travel, with both family and friends, and were active members of their local community. Sam was an aerobics and Zumba enthusiast as well, continuing the latter activity into his mid-80s, and met monthly with his poker group for the last several decades of his life.

Sam is survived by his brother, Tom (Jane Longstreet) Ellsworth; his three daughters, Deborah Ellsworth (Moray Dewhurst), of Alexandria, VA, Kelley Ellsworth (Rogelio Maxwell) of Washington, DC, and Katherine Ellsworth (Colonel Peter Petronzio) of Warrenton, VA; and his ten beloved grandchildren.

Stephen A. Mahoney III

JANUARY 1, 1932 – JANUARY 16, 2023

Stephen, 91, of Cleveland, OH, was born in Holyoke, Massachusetts. He is survived by his wife Mary Ann, daughter, Lora Mahoney and son Stephen Mahoney IV, grand daughters Raphaelle Miller, Ella Kunkel, Alidar Edmond and great grandson Nolen Miller.

After Eaglebrook, Stephen attended Deerfield Academy, Harvard College, and Tufts Medical School. He practiced at University Hospitals, Kaiser Permanente, and Cleveland Clinic.

Active in the early music field in Cleveland. Served on the board of directors of Apollo’s Fire. He loved to sail and he and Mary Ann lived half of the year in Maine where he was active in the Episcopal Church. His hobby was building harpsichords and Mary Ann played them. He will be missed by all and by his dog Bertie.

CLASS OF 1950

Tyler Halsted

APRIL 4, 1935 – JULY 11, 2022

Tyler, 87, of Pakenham Upper, Victoria Australia, was born to Henry and Katherine Halsted in Cleveland Ohio. He was a surprise, to say the least, as there were already three Halsted siblings. At the time, Francis was 13, Henry (Wink) was 10 and John was 8. Some say Ty came three days too late and should’ve been born on April fools. It was towards the jazz age and the beginning of the swing era, it was in his DNA.

In 1935, the family moved east for Henry’s new job with General Motors overseas operations and they stayed there from 19351938, living in Englewood, New Jersey.

In the September of 1938, Ty and his parents set off from New York on the Queen Mary to London. They were stopping off in London to pick up a nanny on their way to Bombay, India where Henry was managing director of General Motors.

In 1941 the family returned to New York and Tyler attended local private school until 1947, when he was sent to Eaglebrook. He liked grade 8 so much, he repeated it. Apparently, Ty was big deal in his final year, head of student council, house captain and captain of the football team. For years 10-12, Ty attended Deerfield Academy. Here he played a number of sports- football, swimming, lacross, track, but never did quite make it into the firsts, but he was a competent reserve.

He loved his time at Princeton, playing light weight football and graduating with a major in near eastern studies. As he graduated,

the job prospects were slim and so he was drafted to the army in the September of 1957.

He became a clerk and wormed his way into a position managing the bookstore at the warfare school. These were good times for Ty, staying with his brother who lived in Washington.

In the summer of 1962, Ty met Margaret Riria Laird Baker on a blind date, and they were married. Margaret moved into the Englewood house. In 1964, along came their first-born son Alan, followed by Richard in 1966. Three years later and I’m sure the boys would’ve been happy to welcome baby girl Jennifer Ann. In 1974, the family became 6 and complete with the arrival of Rebecca.

Tyler began his working career with Morgan Guarantee Trust Bank as a trainee for 18 months. He loved it, but was unfortunately advised that he would never be a banker. In 1961 he got a job with General Motors Overseas Operations in NYC as a clerk. He gradually rose through the ranks and the job saw him traveling to all corners of the globe. He was told to advance further, he needed overseas experience. In 1976, Holden gave him a position and so off to Australia he went.

In Australia worked for Holden initially as the National Marketing Manager and then as the National Fleet Manager. He enjoyed many years managing the fleet sales of Holden cars to companies like Telstra, Budget, Thrifty and the Australian army. He did lots of travel around Australia and internationally to launch new vehicles to prospective fleets

Ty retired in 1998 to care for his wife who had suffered from emphysema and other health issues for many years. She passed away later that year, and Ty married his second wife Ruth in 2001.

Ty was diagnosed kidney issues in around 2005. Dialysis was predicted and inevitably began in 2011. Hemodialysis began in 2015 at the Cranbourne unit and then he moved to the Monash Casey unit.

He always had great interest in the world around him and his family. The importance of his newspapers – the age and the Australian of a Thursday and Saturday morning.

A love of sport, American Football, Australian Rules, Superyacht sailing and more recently UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championship).

At the end Ty had the support of the Halsted and Gibson clans and he passed peacefully with the love and care of his families surrounding him and with the amazing and dedicated support of palliative care staff to keep him calm and safe until the end.

CLASS OF 1951

Philip C. Barney Jr.

OCTOBER 29, 1935 – APRIL 5, 2022

There was no obituary for Philip at the time of publication.

CLASS OF 1952

John “Jack” Arthur Dietze Jr.

SEPTEMBER 22, 1937 – AUGUST 12, 2022

Jack, 84, of Williamstown, MA, was born in La Jolla, CA on September 22, 1937 a son of the late John Arthur & Evelyn (Lyman) Dietze and his devoted stepmother Joan (MacDonald) Dietze. Jack attended Deerfield Academy after Eaglebrook. He graduated from Williams College in 1959 as an Art History major intending to enroll in architecture school after his military service. At Williams, Jack ran cross country, played hockey and tennis his freshman year, and participated in the Williams Outing Club, the Yacht Club, and the Sports Car Club. He is remembered by his Williams classmates as “welcoming with a wonderful smile and upbeat outlook about life” and as being “relaxed, low-key, comfortable, there was no edge...a good companion.”

Jack was a veteran of the US Navy. He was a United States Naval Officer School Candidate, having completed training in Newport, RI., and attended the United States Naval Aviation Ground Officers School, Class O Natechtracen, Jacksonville, Florida. In September of 1960, he completed Heavy Attack Squadron Training and passed the A3D all weather attack delivery bombardier navigator course. He flew from the aircraft carrier the USS Forrestal.

After his active duty in the Navy, rather than attending architecture school as he had planned, Jack worked in the family business, Dietze Inc., a ship and oil brokerage, focusing on the Scandinavian market. He then started his own company, what would become Dietze Associates, a manufacturing representative agency specializing in the ski and leisure sports industry. Moving from New York City and then Greenwich, CT to Williamstown in 1975, he never looked back. A gifted athlete for his entire life until Parkinson’s Disease took its toll, he was a superb and elegant skier and tennis player, and, as a longtime member of the Taconic Golf Club, an avid golfer who thoroughly enjoyed playing with his buddies twice weekly. And he found particular pleasure in hiking the mountains and meadows of the beautiful Berkshires with his wife and his much beloved pups. He was an active member of the Clark Art Institute, the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art, and the Williamstown Rural Lands among other local organizations.

Jack is survived by his wife and best friend, Maureen (Meaney) Dietze whom he married on September 18, 1982, and his

children, Lisa Dietze Molloy and her husband Peter of Yarmouth, ME and Pamela Dietze of Amesbury, MA. He also leaves his grandchildren, Jack Molloy, Maya Molloy, Amanda (Joshua) Roberts, and Dylan Hall; three great grandchildren; his brother, David Dietze of Reno, NV and sister Anina (Al) Nelon of Clearwater, FL and his loving in-laws Bob Halbrook, Martha Meaney and Frank Connors, Kate Meaney, Joe and Renee Meaney, John Meaney and many nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents and step-mother he was predeceased by his sisters Gloria Thompson and Pamela Halbrook.

Fernando B. Pruna

NOVEMBER 19, 1935 – SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

Fernando, 86, of Miami, FL, adopted the war name Colonel Ponce at the age of just 23. From one of the many caves in the Sierra de los Organos, near La Herradura, a small town in the municipality of Consolacion del Sur, came his explanation:

“I am Colonel Ponce, Warlord. My plan to send my squad of soldiers to Pinar del Rio Province has begun. Access to the western mountains is provided by our supporters in Havana. I’m ready to take up arms. I declare the first armed uprising against the communist revolution and Fidel Castro.”

Just a week earlier, the young rebel had made a spectacular escape from Castillo del Principe after another attempt to escape from the infamous La Cabaña fortress was locked behind bars, where he heard Che Guevara’s voice giving the order and the cries of “Long Live Christ the King” by his executed companions.

Dating back to 1959, not even Vice President Nixon was clear about the intentions of the charismatic guerrilla fighter Fidel Castro after his interview with the new revolutionary Prime Minister.

God only knows how Pruna, a Cuban playboy who graduated from Columbia University in New York and rubbed elbows with Western Veracruz’s Denise Darcel and San Souci’s Santos Traficante, in his apartment, a horizontal estate of luxury, furiously stamping his foot on Someillan territory in front of the Malecon while violating the classic education of his New England teenage years and shouting to other conspirators:

A communist revolution is like a plague that kills man’s individual freedom. This is the greatest shame of all that lies ahead. A totalitarian government that will abolish freedom in Cuba. Castro, you will pay dearly. Neither your revolution nor your communists will take away my freedom! No Castro. You don’t believe me! Arms are the only way forward! Let’s fight!

However, the farmers of Pinar del Rio had fallen for the fairy tale of agrarian reform, title deeds and the history of the “gangsters” used to tag anyone who opposed the new revolutionary government.

On September 22, after being charged, Fernando Pruna was arrested along with a dozen militants, including two US citizens, and Eudelia Cabrera Menendez, dear and brave Nena, Pruna’s eternal friend and wife.

Case No. 1 of 1959 was passed, summarily condemning over a hundred dissidents to Castro’s burgeoning communist dictatorship. Leaders Fernando Pruna and US citizen Austin Young received the Attorney General’s request for the death penalty by firing squad. The US citizen served the antiimperialism propaganda well by accusing the US government, through the CIA, of organizing and funding the new growing rebellion, who were really just people frustrated because they abide by the democratic oath ” History will “acquit” me who had perjured Fidel Castro.

Captured US citizens Austin Young and Peter Lambton

Although it was not time for the revolutionary leader to make a clear break with the US, Pruna’s execution actually seemed imminent as Castro dealt with internal affairs and invoked “the enemy” under the “fortress under siege” clause. .

Then a miracle happened from New York, where some students sent the following telegram to Havana:

“Doctor Fidel Castro, when you gave your speech here at Columbia University last April, we students – who signed down here – admired you. One of our friends is currently in your prisons, a former Columbia student, Fernando Pruna Bertot. He received the dealth penalty. We ask you to forgive his life as well as the life of his fiancee. Don’t you see that by executing him you are also executing the hope of mankind? God bless you if you release him! God forgive you if you don’t! Signed by Paul Robinson. peter room William Frie. Paul Hammafstrom. Rudolph Wurlitzer. James Cahouet. William Lane.”

Meanwhile, the prisoner’s mother pulled emotional strings and appealed to an uncle, a dentist, who hid Celia Sanchez –the eternal female figure who became Fidel Castro’s personal secretary – in her home in Manzanillo during the oppression of the former dictatorship.

Finally, Fernando Pruna’s death sentence was commuted to 30 years in prison and the US citizens – who had received the same sentence – were expelled from the country.

On January 18, 1980, the old Colonel Ponce, who had fought for a Cuba free from communism, left his homeland for good after 17 years behind bars together with his beloved Nena. Nena was released after seven years in prison.

The couple had sent dozens of tiny balls of paper wrapped in plastic under the protection of a diplomatic bag to mock Castro’s state security, entrusted to them by Armando Valladares, a respected prison mate who was later released. Valladares

was able to meet her in Miami to write his book on Cuba’s new political prison, an extraordinary work entitled “Contra toda esperanza” (Against all hope).

Fernando Pruna later wrote his extraordinary autobiography in electronic and paperback editions, with versions published in English, French and Spanish.

I agree with the last words in the original Habana 505 edition:

I came to this wonderful free country, the United States of America, at the age of 44, full of optimism and strength, health, vigor and the courage necessary to succeed in whatever I set my mind to. I’m alive, I’m strong, I’m healthy and God has blessed me.

CLASS OF 1953

Thomas J. Dickinson

NOVEMBER 4, 1937 – NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Tom, 84, of Hamilton Bermuda, was a respected businessman, sailor and former City of Hamilton alderman was “a leader wherever he found himself”. A former head of the Bermuda Chamber of Commerce, was somebody who “always picked up the torch when he was pushed forward to represent”, according to his wife, Elaine.

He was widely known for years as president and managing director of Astwood Dickinson jewellers, but was “much more than a businessman”, and had a passion for sailing. “He loved sailing; he lived for it,” Mrs Dickinson said. “He loved the adventure and camaraderie, the friends and people he brought on trips. We were a very close group.” She added: “He was a gem of a gentleman. Sharing our life together was a gift I will be for ever grateful for. Never a day went by when his warm and loving spirit didn’t shine through.”

A keen transatlantic and Caribbean sailor, Mr Dickinson took part in the Marion-Bermuda yacht race from its inception in 1977 until his last run in 1989. He was a navigator, later in charge of trophies, and served as one of the race’s dedicated Bermudian trustees, becoming an emeritus.

He raced in the Bermuda Offshore Cruising Association, served as rear commodore in the Royal Hamilton Amateur Dinghy Club, and was once a record-holding president of the Bermuda Anglers Club. The father of four quit competitive sailing in his boat Distant Drum in the 1990s to spend more time with family.

Mr Dickinson ended up in the family business of jewellery straight out of school.

His father, Reuben, had cofounded Astwood Dickinson in 1904.

The senior Dickinson, an optometrist, partnered with the

Astwoods before selling off the optician’s business and going into jewellery.

Thomas Dickinson attended Saltus, and after Eaglebrook what is now the Loomis Chaffee School in Connecticut, excelling at sports and making lifelong friendships with his teachers.

Ms Dickinson said her husband had not planned on jewellery as a vocation, but ended up getting trained in all aspects of the business in Switzerland after finishing school. It was a tremendous success, elevating Mr Dickinson in Bermuda’s retail community as well as Hamilton affairs. His tenure on the Corporation of Hamilton lasted until 2000.

Mr Dickinson was known for giving candid assessments of the island’s economic direction and its tourism industry. The company branched out in 1995, forging a partnership with Bahamian-based Colombian Emeralds International that lasted seven years.

In late 2004, as Mr Dickinson sold his two Front Street jewellery stores to AS Coopers, he told The Royal Gazette the island’s “horrendous” cost of labour and import duties had badly undercut retail. Then aged 67, Mr Dickinson added: “If I were younger and had the stamina, I would probably enjoy digging in again and working. “But for me, I’m quite happy with the arrangement now.”

Mr Dickinson served on various boards, from immigration to the Bank of Butterfield. He was also a chairman of the Lady Cubitt Compassionate Association charity.

Along with his wife, Mr Dickinson is survived by their four children: Robert, Stephanie, Samantha and Daniel.

Ridler W. Page

APRIL 6, 1938 – MARCH 5, 2022

Ridler, 83, of East Boothbay, ME, was given the nickname “Buzz” by his brother John. His children have fond memories of annual wood stacking events (attendance was mandatory!) and of skating on the neighborhood rink he created by flooding the backyard at night, in sub-zero temperatures. Many rides were had in his meticulously restored antique cars (don’t scratch the paint!), as well as lessons on fishing, geography, world history, and antiques.

Born in Suffern, New York, to Norman Frederic Page and Charlotte Kathryn Tunney, he attended Vermont Academy — ’56, Dartmouth College — ’60, and University of Michigan Law School —’63 after Eaglebrook.

Buzz was married to Sally Orcutt of Hanover, NH, in June of 1960. They had three children: Kathy, Billy, and Betsy.

On June 17, 1978, Buzz married Helen Towne of Bradford, VT, and welcomed her three daughters, Dina, Maria, and Krista, into his life.

After law school, Buzz founded Baker and Page Attorneys at Law in Lebanon, NH, with his friend Bill Baker. Buzz’s interest in owning and restoring antique cars led him to retire from the law and join his father Norman in the family business, Page’s Model A Garage in Haverhill, NH.

A lifelong, avid reader, Buzz had a deep interest in geography and world history that inspired him to travel the globe with Helen, and later led him to establish what would become his favorite business venture, Ridler Page Rare Maps in Charleston, SC, where Buzz and Helen loved living for over 25 years.

In retirement, Buzz and Helen lived in East Boothbay, Maine, Punta Gorda, Florida, and finally—due to Buzz’s declining health—Hampstead, New Hampshire, where they were closer to family. Over the years and until his death, Helen lovingly cared for Buzz when he was unable to care for himself.

Buzz is survived by his loving wife of 44 years, Helen T. Page of Hampstead, NH; son Bill Page of South Berwick, Maine; daughters Kathryn Page of Hanover, NH, Betsy Page Brown of Thetford Center, VT, Dina Davidson of Auburn, NH, Maria Trombley Puffer of Barre, VT, Krista Trombley of St. Simons Island, GA; and many grandchildren and great grandchildren. He was predeceased by his brother, John F. Page.

CLASS OF 1954

David Jonathan Moore

APRIL 19, 1937 – NOVEMBER 1, 2021

David, 84, of Madison, CT was born in Bronxville, NY to the late Millard & Ruth Moore. David is survived by his wife, Margaret “Mardee” Holmes Moore, his daughter Connie Widmann and son-in-law Jamie Widmann of Newtown CT, his son David J. Moore Jr and his daughter-in-law Andrea Moore of Westport CT, his stepson and daughter in law Bill MacKenty and Dagmara MacKenty of Warsaw Poland, and stepdaughter Susan MacKenty Brady and son in law Jamie Brady of Needham MA. David is also survived by his 8 grandchildren. He was predeceased by his brother Millard Moore.

After attending the Eaglebrook School, the Gunnery School and Rhode Island School of Design David served in the Army Reserves and then joined Doherty, Clifford, Steers and Shenfield, New York. He worked for Bristol Myers Product Group and then joined Conde Nast Publications in 1963.

After a decade with Conde Nast’s House & Garden Magazine, he joined the Hearst Corporation as Director of Advertising

for House Beautiful Magazine, then became Publisher of the House Beautiful Home Interest Group then Vice President of Hearst Magazine Division and Publisher of Colonial Holmes Magazine. David then became the Director of the Hearst Home Magazine Group, including popular titles such as Country Living, Victoria, House Beautiful, Countryside, Colonial Holmes and American Home.

In 1992 he founded Endeavour Media, an advertising and marketing company, providing marketing strategy, media planning and national advertising campaign creation for high end dinnerware, crystal and furniture companies.

David loved sailing and over the years was a member of the New York, Saugatuck Harbor and Sachems Head Yacht Clubs. He was an avid golfer and has enjoyed a wonderful group of friends through the game at Old Lyme Country Club. David also enjoyed his art of painting and has been involved as a board member of the Lyme Art Association.

By all accounts, David was a bright light and vibrant spirit, always ready for a party and to gather with others for competitive or social fun. His legacy lives on in his beloved grandchildren: Jimmy Widmann, Sarah Widmann, Tessa Moore, Janna Moore, Ella Moore, Caroline Brady, Abbie Brady and Jana MacKenty. He was loved dearly by so many and will be greatly missed.

CLASS OF 1955

Stephen W. Houghton

JULY 28, 1939 – AUGUST 1, 2021

Steve, 82, of Peoria, Illinois; Yarmouth, Maine; New York, New York, and Santiago, Chile was born July 28, 1939 in Peoria, the son of Raymond and Mildred (Hulsebus) Houghton, and grew up in Yarmouth. After he attended Eaglebrook School, where he later served as a trustee; he went on to Governor Dummer Academy (now The Governor’s Academy), where he served as President of the Senior Council; and then the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. He worked in investment banking at J.P. Morgan, G. H. Walker, and White Weld, where he specialized in the oil and gas industry. He later served as President and CEO of Hadson Corporation. He was the founder and President of Houghton and Company, a boutique private investment bank, and of the South American Gold and Copper Company, later Cerro Grande Mining Corporation. He was a keen sailor and skier, for many years a member of the Portland (Maine) Yacht Club. He is survived by his wife Nadia Bravo Prieto; former wife Nancy; son Steph; daughter Carlynn and her husband, Simon Pratt; stepson Christian Sepulveda Bravo, his wife Karen, and their children; and nephews Brock and Nick Houghton. He was predeceased by his brother, James.

Richard F. Matteo

JULY 6, 1939 – AUGUST 27, 2019

Dick, 80, of New Britain, CT, was the son of the late Richard and Beatrice (Hogan) Matteo. He worked for P&M Trash for several years and served his country honorably in the United States Air Force. Richard is survived by his friend Richard Spano.

CLASS OF 1957

Scott Paxton McCulloch

JANUARY 7, 1042 – NOVEMBER 25, 2021

Scott, 79, of Santa Fe, was born Washington, D.C. to John I. B. McCulloch and Elizabeth T. Jones. Scott was raised in Washington D.C, and Bern, Switzerland. After Eaglebrook, Scott attended The Lawrenceville School, and graduated from Stanford University in 1965 where he was a proud member of Phi Gamma Delta (FIJI) Fraternity and served in the United States Marine Corps. He moved to Santa Fe in 1966 and was fortunate to have many adventures and opportunities pursuing his passions for journalism, history, skeet shooting, fly fishing, golf, and raising llamas. Scott founded and coached the first high school lacrosse program in New Mexico at Santa Fe Preparatory School in the early 1980s. Along the way he was blessed to have made many dear, lifelong friends. He is survived by his wife Jacquelin Dawson, and children Christopher McCulloch (Stella Samaan), Cameron McCulloch Anderson (Eric), and Seth McCulloch (Kate), as well as his adored grandchildren Colin McCulloch, Chase McCulloch, John Anderson, Emma Anderson, Kailyn McCulloch and Lily McCulloch. He is also survived by siblings Lizbeth Malkmus, Irene Owsley, and John Owsley.

CLASS OF 1964

James Middleton Vipond

FEBRUARY 17, 1948 – AUGUST 13, 2022

Jim, 74, of Waverly, PA, was born in Scranton, PA to the the late David Spruks Vipond and the late Florence Neumann Vipond. The Viponds moved from Scranton to Waverly where Jim (or Jimmy, to his family) spent his childhood before embarking on an educational journey that played an important role in shaping the incredible human he is known to be. While at Eaglebrook he discovered his love for skiing which he enjoyed with grace through this past winter. He then went to the Hill School (1967) in Pottstown, Pennsylvania and established friendships that lasted his lifetime. He followed his family legacy and attended Williams College (1971) in Williamstown, Massachusetts to complete his B.A. in American Studies where he also played tennis and soccer.

He was extremely proud to be a Williams graduate and it was one of his favorite places to visit year after year. It was at Williams he discovered his skill to imagine and create spaces that others cannot envision, leading him to the University of Pennsylvania (1977) to earn an M.A. in Architecture.

Jim had a successful and impressive career in architecture and planning including roles at the National Trust for Historic Preservation, Arthur Cotton Moore and Associates, and eventually establishing his own practice. His architectural masterpiece is his Waverly residence, an imperfect centuryold farmhouse now transformed into a piece of living art that considers every angle, creates purpose in every square foot, and beautifully compliments its surroundings.

But, alas, Jim’s story is much more than creating beautiful spaces. It’s about how he applied that same level of detail to every action and interaction. He was genuine, engaging, and caring to everyone and anyone. He had an understated magnetism that made every room he entered and person he met better. Jim worked tirelessly to enhance his community, conserving countless acres, creating miles of walking and biking trails, preserving the beauty of historic buildings, and spearheading an ongoing effort to distribute tens of thousands of BOMBAS donation socks to those in need.

Jim was most dedicated to his family, and they were his biggest source of pride. His memory will beam through the love of his life, Sharon York Vipond (wife), his dedicated son Winthrop (Wick) Vipond, daughter-in-law Carolyn Miraglia Vipond, granddaughters Emerson and Wynne Vipond, his loving siblings Jonathan Vipond III (and spouse Tim Bunner), Linda Vipond Heath (and spouse Robert Heath), David Vipond (and spouse Jerry Bakka), nieces, nephews, and a vast and humbling support network of extended family, “framily,” and friends.

Anyone who knew Jim Vipond knows that it is impossible to summarize his life in a few paragraphs. He leaves behind an indelible mark, and a blueprint for a better world.

CLASS OF 1965

Joseph Washington Blagden Jr.

APRIL 21, 1949 – MARCH 12, 2021

Jody, 71, of Santa Fe, New Mexico, was born April 21, 1949 in New York City and reared in Riverside, CT; with much time also spent at his family’s camp on Bottle Bay in the Adirondacks as well as on the beaches of Siesta Key in the ’50s. After Eaglebrook he went on to Berkshire School, Boston University and graduated from New College in Sarasota, FL in 1975. A true child of the ’60s, he was at Woodstock in 1969 and hung out in San Francisco, Marin and Big Sur in the heyday of Peace and Love. A free spirit,

Renaissance man, sailor and photographer; he discovered the West at 16 when he worked at a dude ranch in Wyoming.

He met Katherine, his wife of 42 years, in a bar on a January full moon in 1978 on St. John’s Island, USVI. It was a good ride together, full of many adventures and blessed with three childrenthe great loves of his life. He was the handiest guy ever, and even his young grandchildren knew if something was broken, “Pappy fix it!” A lover of John Muir, Henry David Thoreau, Carl Jung, and Gurdjieff, he was a cosmic philosopher who had a unique sense of humor and enjoyed a good pun. He loved his trucks, going for a ride and a smoke, working at the Eldorado Hotel Santa Fe, and the Waves, camping by the river, watching the sunrise over the Sangres, sunset behind the Jemez and the stars in the night sky. He was a man of faith and trust, always knowing deep down that things would work out. He did not waste time worrying, “let the winds, the waves, and the tides do their work” he would say. He loved unconditionally and had massive amounts of patience. He was one of the helpers, a real person; and although descended from George Washington and John Alden, was the most down to Earth and humble man. A storyteller extraordinaire, he loved to talk and could strike up a lively conversation with anyone, with a big booming laugh when he thought something funny.

He is survived by his wife Katherine Joy Remke Blagden and their children, Jackson Lang Blagden (Libby), Katherine Bonar Karns (Tristan), and Wyndham Washington Vining (Alex); along with four grandchildren, Vivian and Wessyngton Blagden, and Josephine and Caleb Karns. So live the Jody life- be chipper, kind, helpful, generous, thoughtful, spontaneous, and trusting; and don’t sweat the small stuff! Tomorrow is never promised, and today is a gift, so hold those you love a little closer and let them know how much they mean.

CLASS OF 1966

Kenneth R. Iglehart

APRIL 14, 1951 – OCTOBER 21, 2021

Ken, 71, of Mount Washington, Maryland, was a veteran newspaperman and Baltimore Magazine’s special editions editor who had a taste for the arcane which he illuminated with a subtle sense of humor. He was the son of Robert Holt Iglehart, an educator, and Jane Whitcomb, a homemaker. He was born in Dallas. Because of the nature of his father’s career in the Peace Corps, State Department and as a preparatory school administrator, Ken had a peripatetic upbringing having lived in Africa, Europe and New England, where he graduated from high school.

While a student at the Johns Hopkins University, he worked as a motorcycle mechanic at Pete’s Cycle in Baltimore County from 1969 to 1970, and from 1972 to 1973 was a part and services manager for a Honda dealership in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.

He then went to work the next year as a newspaper reporter for several weekly publications in southern New Hampshire.

In 1977, Mr. Iglehart left New England and moved to Naples, Florida, where he worked as a newspaper reporter, and then settled in 1980 Baltimore where he rose to become city editor of The News American after the death in 1985 of Louis “Lou” Linley.

The News American ceased publication in 1986 and the following year, Mr. Iglehart became head of media relations at the Johns Hopkins University, a position he held for a year. He was a newspaper editor in Baltimore County from 1988 to 1989 when he was named executive editor of the then-Gannettowned Journal Newspapers, a chain of Washington suburban newspapers.

Mr. Iglehart and his wife the former Norma Murray, who he married 1970, refurbished a 1926 fixer-upper in the historic district of Mount Washington that they filled with a variety of antiques, including Zulu spears and Russian samovars.

Mr. Iglehart’s heart was never far from the water, and in 1980 he built the Nightshift, a 29-foot ketch in his backyard, which he modeled after a French sailing vessel and outfitted with red velvet drapes and a wood stove.

Other pastimes in addition to solo sailing included trap shooting, riflery, gardening, antique collecting and “hanging out on the porch or by the fire listening to tunes and sippin’ bad bourbon,” he wrote in a biographical clip that he filed in his “Oh [expletive] I’m dead drawer,” his daughter said.

In addition to his daughter Leigh Iglehart, Mr. Iglehart is survived by his son, Alexander Iglehart of Chapel Hill, North Carolina; and three brothers, Thomas (Whit) Iglehart ’70 of Guilford, Connecticut, Stephen Iglehart ’64 of Charlotte, North Carolina, and John Iglehart ’62 of Switzerland.

CLASS OF 1971

Samuel Williams Meek III

APRIL 11, 1955 – SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

Sam, 66, of Wilmington, North Carolina, was born in New York City to Joanne Marston and Samuel Williams Meek Jr. Sam began his career in financial advertising at Doremus & Company followed by Paine Webber, A.G. Edwards & Sons, Searle & Company, Morgan Stanley, Allen Company, Source Capital Group and recently joined SCM Capital where he continued his investment banking practice.

Rooted in nature, sports, family, and social gatherings, Sam loved shooting, riding, sailing the shores of New England, skiing in Sun Valley, fly fishing and rafting the Idaho rivers. He also

enjoyed surf casting in Watch Hill, Rhode Island, and canoeing in Mastigouche Fish and Game club, Quebec. He was a skilled racquet player.

Dana and Sam relished time on their boat navigating the waterways of Wilmington with friends and family.

Sam was a member of The Brook Club and The Pilgrims of the United States. He deeply loved his parents, grandparents, and cherished spending time with his three sons.

He is survived by Dana Winters, his life partner of twenty-one years, his children: Sam IV ’99 and Sam’s wife Kristin of Marshal, Virginia. Alex and his wife, Tara, of Mill Valley, California, and Hunter, of Lolo, Montana. as well as their mother, Meg Holgate, and grandchildren: Oliver, Ansely, Pippa, and a baby girl on the way.

In addition, Sam is survived by his three sisters, Nina Meek, Dorothy Porter, and Fleuri Macintyre and his nieces and nephews. Growing up Sam lived in Bedford, New York, and then Greenwich, Connecticut where he attended Greenwich Country Day. After Eaglebrook he went on to Berkshire School, Stowe Mountain School and to undergraduate at Rollins College.

CLASS OF 1976

Alexander Talcott Fleming

DECEMBER 30, 1960 – FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Xander, 62, of San Marcos, TX, was borning in Houston, Texas. After Eaglebrook he attended Houston Memorial High School and graduated from the University of Texas at Austin in 1988. He moved to Austin in 1981, where he fellin love with the city, its music, and its culture. After living in Central Austin for many years, in 2022 he bought a beautiful ranch home in nearby in San Marcos.

Xander worked as a software engineer for over 20 years before retiring to follow his true passions, which included skiing, live music, and Burning Man. He was a talented skier and an active member of the Austin Ski Club.

Xander began attending Burning Man 13 years ago, and has attended every year since with his camp, “Anonymous Village.” In the last few years, he played several integral roles on the playa, including Anonymous Village set up and tear down, Ranger Crew, Sanctuary, and Mutant Vehicle DMV. He was also part of several regional burns and was scheduled to visit South Africa in April, as he had recently been accepted into the AfrikaBurn Ranger Crew Programme.

His love of music drew him to the Austin live music scene, where his back-stage contributions are noteworthy. He stage managed

annually at Old Settlers Music Festival and Austin’s own SXSW (one time he stage managed for Billie Eilish!).

In addition, Xander was of service within his local and online recovery fellowships. As a Trusted Servant, Xander was involved in hosting recovery related meetings and supported many people in finding a new way of life. Xander passed away with 13.5 years of continuous sobriety.

Xander is survived by “his girls”, daughters Alexandra B. Fleming (Ally) and Amy Kathleen Fleming (Kat), former spouse Janie Grant Fleming, his “bonus mom” Kathryn Fleming, his older brother William C. Fleming and wife Norma, his “bonus sister” Robin Woodworth and husband John, and numerous nieces and nephews that fondly knew him as their “Uncle Z”.

Xander is preceded in death by his parents, William T. Fleming, Jr. and Joan H. Fleming, paternal grandmother Isabella D. Sage, bonus grandfather Henry D. Sage, paternal grandfather William T. Fleming, Sr., bonus grandmother Esther H. Fleming, and maternal grandparents Charlton B. and Esther B. Hibbard.

CLASS OF 1978

Robert Neal Speth

SEPTEMBER 16, 1963 – OCTOBER 10, 2022

Robert, 59, of Deerfield, Massachusetts, was the adoring husband of Amy Hamilton Speth, proud father to his two daughters Celia and Victoria, loving son of Dr. Robert and Diann (Kuzmeskus) Speth, and brother to Allison Speth Randall.

Robert was best known for his jovial and affable personality. He lived his life with flourish, enthusiasm and passion. A gifted musician, especially piano and guitar, one could not watch him play without smiling at his intensity and joy. He played in local bands, including Benny Lava, Letourneau & Speth, and often provided entertainment for wedding receptions, restaurants, and art openings.

He was devoted to his family and loved being a husband, father and uncle. He enjoyed spending his summer vacation at his family home on the coast of Maine surrounded by generations of family members. He took great pleasure in being outdoors, hiking, biking, skiing, and especially loved walking his two Westies, Stewie and Lily. He was very proud to have recently joined the elite 4,000 Footer Club, having climbed all Fourty-Eight 4,000 foot mountains in New Hampshire with his best friend Jay Letourneau.

He enjoyed working in the yard and in the many beautiful gardens that he and Amy created together. He poured his heart into his home and was an exceptional and talented cook. One could not visit his home without enjoying an original and aromatic dish he generously shared.

After Eaglebrook, Robert graduated from Greenfield High School, class of ‘82, received his B.S. from UMASS in Land/ Environment Resource Management, and his M.A. in Landscape Design from the Conway School of Landscape Design. He served the community in a variety of roles including the Pioneer Valley Planning Commission, the Recreational Resource Metropolitan District Commission, and served as Zoning Administrator in Manchester, VT. He ran his own business, Land Design Associates, for a number of years, before taking on a range of positions at Hardigg Industries, now Pelican Corporation in Deerfield, MA.

In addition to his immediate family, Robert leaves behind many nieces, nephews, in-laws, and friends who fondly remember and miss him. He loved staying connected to his many Kuzmeskus aunts, uncles, and cousins, who together share the legacy of many wonderful experiences at his grandparents’ family farm, as well as family get-togethers and jovial holiday parties.

CLASS OF 1980

Timothy Brown Harbeson

DECEMBER 29, 1964 – APRIL 11, 2022

Tim, 57, of Santa Rosa Beach, Florida, was born in Philadelphia to Joy Shuler Harbeson and Paul Cret Harbeson; younger sibling to Laurie Harbeson and John Harbeson. He married Buffy Miller in Ogunquit, Maine in 2006, and welcomed their son, Lark Harbeson, one year later after returning to Philadelphia.

He attended Chestnut Hill Academy,and then after Eaglebrook, Friends Central School, and The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts as a sculpture major, receiving the J. Henry Scheidt Memorial Traveling Scholarship upon graduation.

Tim’s vocation as an artist was unwavering and pure. In addition to the visual arts, he was an accomplished composer and musician which garnered him a Maine Arts Commission Individual Artist Fellowship for Music Composition, as well as a devoted following of ardent admirers of his live performances. Examples of his work as well as biography and discography can be found on his website: timharbeson.wixsite.com/timharbeson.

Richard John Harris Jr.

AUGUST 1, 1965 – AUGUST 25, 2022

Rich, 57, of Medway, Massachusetts, was born in Vernon, CT, the son of Joanne (Kells) and Richard Harris Sr. He was the loving husband of 29 years to Jane (Urlage) Harris and the devoted & proud father to his four children Taylor, Emily, Meghan, & Alyssa of Medway.

Rich was a graduate of Saint Michael’s College in Vermont. After Eaglebrook he attended the Williston Northampton School. He enjoyed working as a system administrator in IT for several technology companies for over 30 years, including Digital, Thompson Financial, Intel, Raytheon, Draper, and most recently Stevenson Technology Corp.

Rich was an avid spectator of New England sports and loved watching NASCAR and going to races with his son and father. Most importantly he spent hours watching his children play at all competitive levels. Rich even volunteered as President of the Girls Hockey Board. Rich enjoyed working as a ski ranger at Wachusett Mountain, playing lacrosse, and playing hockey well into adulthood including several International hockey tournaments. He loved barbecuing, grilling and smoking meats for friends and family.

Everyone who knew him saw him as a genuine, caring friend and loved his sense of humor. Rich was your go-to-guy who put everyone ahead of himself and was always willing to lend a helping hand. Most importantly, he loved his family and his time spent with them.

Rich is survived by his sister, Debbie Dalkas; his nieces & nephews Courtney, Amanda, Sarah, Nicholas, Jessica, Reagan and Ryland and his beloved dog, Colby. Rich will be deeply missed by all who knew and loved him and will never be forgotten.

CLASS OF 1982

Erik O. Areneberg

MAY 12, 1966 – AUGUST 6, 2022

Erik, 55, 6th generation resident of New Harmony, Indiana, lived a full and warm life, filled with joy. Erik was a friend to all. His bear hugs were unforgettable, as was his ability to make people laugh. Erik was a direct descendent of Robert Owen, who purchased New Harmony, Indiana in 1825 to start a utopian community. Erik strived to be a force for good in New Harmony. He served as Chairman of the Robert Lee Blaffer Foundation, and enjoyed board memberships with New Harmony Artist Guild, Rapp-Owen Granary Foundation, Evansville Museum of Art, and countless other philanthropic endeavors. Erik was born in New York City. Before Eaglebrook, he attended The Buckley School, and graduated from Berkshire School in the class of 1985. He attended the University of Vermont in Burlington, and made Vermont his home for many years before moving to New Harmony where he started a family. Erik was a voracious reader, and his curiosity spanned art, music, history, boats, cars, motorcycles, antiques, and current events. He also enjoyed playing the guitar and basking in sunsets. Erik’s parents, Jane Dale Owen and Per Arneberg, played an important role in his life. Janie was stricken with polio as a child. Erik devoted his life to supporting her independence. Erik was always available to

help with anything large or small. Per Arneberg fostered Erik’s love of his Norwegian heritage and adventure by spending time with Erik in Oslo and Telemark Norway. Erik was fluent in both Norwegian and French. Erik shared a very special relationship with his maternal grandparents, Jane Blaffer Owen and Kenneth Dale Owen, who cultivated his deep love for the preservation and cultural development of New Harmony. It is also of note that his paternal grandfather, Arnstein Arneberg, was an important architect who designed many important commissions, including the Security Council Room of the United Nations. Erik loved to travel and explore; among his many trips were Norway, the Arctic Circle, Greece, Russia and France. He was also an avid cycler and hiker. The highlight of his life and most important legacy are his children, Per Erik Owen Arneberg and Ellis Jane Arneberg, whom he loved without limit or end. He leaves behind his sisters, Ingrid Arneberg, Anna Arneberg, his brother, Per Aleksander Arneberg; and second mother, Akka Arneberg; Aunt Annie Owen; cousins James Coleman, Abigail Owen Pontez; and the mother of his children Lora DeFries Arneberg.

CLASS OF 1983

Robert Corley Bruckner

JUNE 15, 1967 – AUGUST 25, 2021

Robert, 54, of Naples, Florida, will be forever missed by his wife, Angela; his two sons, Harrison and Henry; his mother, Penny Strand (Phillip Doll); his sisters Jennifer Arthur (D’Nard), Cindy de la Chapelle (Bill), Kimberley Logan and Tiffany Schulemann; nephews and nieces, Tripp Arthur, Allie Arthur, Zander Arthur, Kennedy Nichols (Kam), Bruckner Prewit, Shane Logan, Connor Logan, Logan Schulemann and Sydney Schulemann; great nieces Kaycee Nichols, Kaia Nichols ; father in-law, Bruce Lichty and mother in-law Judy Lichty; sisters in-law, Amy Meckeler, Ann Macon (Steve) and nieces Katee Meckeler, Shelby Kindrick(Chase), Codie Sturgeon, Macayla Adams (Nate), Ian Macon, Cody Macon, Megan Macon; great nephew Stephen Christopher Kindrick.

After Eaglebrook, Robert attended Naples High School and Texas Tech University. He admired, respected and held close his Sigma Chi fraternity brothers and many lifelong friends. In his passing, his fraternity brothers asked if a note with In Hoc Signo Vinces be placed into his hand. Not only did Robert conquer death and lives in heaven, he also conquered two separate cancer diagnoses. The second of which required a bone marrow transplant.

He started his first career at Fidelity Investments, then used his finance and business experience to acquire, build, and sell successful companies in Texas and Florida. He was the President and Owner of Roofcrafters, Inc. and Hurricane Architectural Metals in Naples, Florida.

The gifts his family will cherish the most were his steadfast love and passionate commitment to his wife and two sons. His consistent love and modeling core values has built a foundation for his family to carry out his legacy. His humorous wit drew people in and challenged them to play along in his humor. His amazing smile and contagious laugh left a lasting impression days and years later. Robert had an appreciation for the classics. His weekend routine included reading, listening to lounge music, sipping on an adult beverage, mowing the yard, snuggling with his sons and smashing cheeseburgers on the outdoor griddle. He left very little room in his life for nonsense. He had the gift of discretion and would always speak his truth regardless.

In mourning Robert, he would encourage you to get to acceptance as soon as you can. He would often say “pain in life is inevitable, but suffering is optional” then follow with “and acceptance doesn’t mean that you have to like it”. He talked a lot about grieving and how it comes in so many different forms and at unexpected times. He would ask you “where are your feet right now” and encourage you to “do the next right thing for this moment.”

Christopher S. Collins

DECEMBER 18, 1967 – FEBRUARY 13, 2022

Chris, 54, of Greenfield, Massachusetts, was the son of Ralph R. and M. Patricia (Flanagan) Collins. After Eaglebrook, Chris attended Greenfield High School Class of 1986. Chris continued his education, graduating from Greenfield Community College in 1988 and obtaining his Bachelor’s degree in Mass Communications from Emerson College in 1991.

Chris, like his parents, was actively involved in the Greenfield community. He will best be remembered as a popular radio personality and a hard working, nose to the grindstone, fixture in the local news media for close to four decades. At the time of his passing, he was the General Manager of Frontier Community Access Television (FCAT). Previously, Chris served as News Director for Greenfield Community Television (GCTV), the News Director at the WHAI and Bear Country radio stations for many years and former Program Director at WHMP. He was a popular and well-known writer for the Greenfield Recorder well known for penning the “In the Arena” column for years until 2020. He also served on the Board of Directors for GCTV for some time. Chris was the host of a popular local access cable television program known as Political Potpourri, and was also a major contributor and editor to the website Franklin County Now for the last couple of years. Throughout his long and successful career, Chris was a voice for the voiceless, a believer in the importance of reporting the story fairly and accurately while always respecting other people’s viewpoints and using his platform as a way to make a difference in his community. He was occasionally known for stirring the pot and not everyone agreed

with him, but he never shied away from controversial issues or difficult topics if it was in the public’s interest to know about them. He also served as Montague’s Town Moderator for the past two years.

Chris was an avid New England sports fan and could often be found on athletic fields, in hockey rinks and in gymnasiums throughout the Pioneer Valley as a local broadcaster and fan. An athlete himself in his younger years, he was a proud alumnus of the Franklin County Hockey Association where he began his career as a goalie which he continued until his graduation from Greenfield High School. He also played soccer in local leagues and at Greenfield Community College during his time there. Sports has always been a big part of his life and, in recent years, he was never happier than when he was covering local sports, especially in his time at FCAT.

Chris was a true family and community man who was always checking in on everyone and being there whenever he was needed. He had the biggest heart and if you knew him you felt it. When not working, Chris loved spending time with family and his “Dood” Barb and beloved dog Jack. Jack went everywhere with Chris even to work where he helped interview many famous people and was widely photographed with his “Daddy.” Chris especially loved his time at the ocean in Ogunquit and Cape Elizabeth Maine vacationing with Barbara and spending time in Newburyport MA with his sister. He loved swimming in the ocean and enjoying his favorite food which was fresh lobster. Chris was also an avid foodie and cook. His culinary creations delighted his family and friends, especially his famous Chex Mix and his mom’s recipe for baked beans. His disdain for brown bread is legendary to his Facebook friends. Chris met the love of his life, Barb, at the age of fifteen. They were married on September 21, 2002 and they enjoyed 19 happy years together as a married couple. They were soulmates from the time they sat next to each other in high school science class and their love is legendary to all who know them.

Besides his beloved wife, Barbara, Chris leaves four siblings, Carol Jacobs and her husband Christian of Turners Falls, Michael J. Collins and his wife Tracey of Hull, MA, Patrick T. Collins and his wife Jane of Greenfield and Kathleen Mullen and her husband David of Stamford, CT; his father and mother in law, Fredric and Joyce Bowman of Turners Falls; a brother in law, William Bowman of Turners Falls; eight nieces and nephews, Matthew Jacobs, Andrew Jacobs and his wife Emily, Brenden Jacobs, Michael Collins and his wife Amanda, Ryan Collins, Katelyn Klacik and her husband Andrew, Brian Mullen and Sean Mullen. Chris also leaves his beloved shih tzu, Jack.

CLASS

OF 1991

Jorge G. Fiallos

APRIL 27, 1975 – MARCH 27, 2022

Jorge, 46, of Fort Worth, TX, was born in La Ceeiba, Honduras. After moving to the United States, he was raised in Florida by his aunt, Irma Luque. He was a very hardworking man, all of the family always saw him with a smile on his face. He leaves to cherish his memories: his daughter, Casandra Nicol Fiallos; and a host of family, coworkers, neighbors, and friends.

CLASS

OF 2017

Michael Dittler Shlesinger

DECEMBER 4, 2001 – OCTOBER 26, 2022

Michael, 20, of Atlanta, Georgia, was a loving son, brother, and grandson; loyal friend; curious student; avid NBA fan; and passionate movie and music buff, Michael Dittler Shlesinger was the Man. A seventh-generation Atlantan, Michael graduated from Suffield Academy in Connecticut and was a sophomore at Southern Methodist University studying Finance, Real Estate and Art History. Michael was blessed with an entrepreneurial and creative spirit, constantly thinking of out-of-the-box ideas, never ceasing to amaze both his friends and family. Although lost too soon, Michael lived life to the fullest, bringing unparalleled energy and excitement into everything he did. In a typical day, he could spend hours in the gym; read fantasy, philosophy, and everything in between; drive around for hours with friends; and still manage to watch all of the football and basketball games with his dog, Lucy, by his side. He approached every day with a “cando” attitude, his classic phrase “I got this” prevailing any obstacle in his way.

FORMER TRUSTEE

Peter W. Nash

APRIL 7, 1933 – SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Peter, 89, of Concord, MA, was born in Cambridge, MA to Francis P. and Marion Greenleaf Nash. Peter lived a joyful life and was always surrounded by his adoring family.

Peter grew up at Groton School, as the son of a longtime teacher, and was educated at Brooks School in North Andover, MA and Trinity College in Hartford, CT. Peter served his many communities with grace and humor and was always engaged with organizations he loved. He served as the President of the Board of Trustees for both Dedham Country Day School and the Nantucket Historical Association, and was a Trustee Emeritus for

Brooks School. He earned the Alumni Medal for Excellence and was on the Board of Fellows at Trinity College, and also served on the Eaglebrook School Board of Trustees and Nantucket Cottage Hospital Board of Trustees.

Having started his career at Owens Corning Fiberglass, where he used his creative salesmanship by demonstrating the safety of the product by chewing small amounts for potential customers, he quickly rose through the ranks until deciding to join Scudder, Stevens & Clark, where he worked as an investment counselor from 1972 to 1998. Clients entrusted Peter with critical financial stewardship because of his decency, honor, compassion and a sense of duty to the task.

Peter treasured each moment of his 64 years of marriage to his loving Sally. From their early courtship while Sally recovered from polio, to the raising of their four sons, to their travel and many friends, Peter’s sole focus was spending time with Sally, his one true love.

His gift to those he met was his natural warmth and ability to connect. He was such a presence on the streets of his beloved Nantucket that he became the self-appointed “Mayor of Nantucket”. On any given day, you may have seen Peter telling stories at the Wharf Rat Club, meeting a new friend on his way to the hardware store to buy that missing screw or another pair of shears to clear wayward shrubs and trees, teaching his grandchildren to drive on the dirt roads of the island moors, or perhaps gathering advice on the next addition to his wonderful model train that greeted all who enjoyed the continuous meals and parties Peter and Sally took such joy in hosting. Always at home on the water, Peter loved heading out of the channel to fish for blues with family or watch and photograph whatever sailing race was underway.

Peter is survived by Sally, their four boys and daughters in-law, Peter II and Sandy (Carlisle, MA), Tom and Lisa (Boca Raton, FL), Lew ’82 and Amanda (Rye, NY), Andy ’86 and Deneige (Dedham, MA), and eight wonderful grandchildren who adored their Pop.

FORMER FACULTY

Ruth Dorrell Easton

1922 – JANUARY 19, 2022

Ruth, 100, of South Burlington, Vermont, was the second of four children born to Mabel Leigh and Harold M. Dorrell. She grew up in a small New Jersey town on the Delaware River, where her mother was an elementary schoolteacher and her father a pastor. She was a child and teenager during the Great Depression, years of scarcity that fundamentally shaped her character. As just one example she would describe: Unemployed men would come to the back door of the parsonage asking for something to eat, and her mother never once turned someone away without giving them some food, no matter how little there was for her own family. Such acts of profound compassion and kindness that exemplified her mother’s life were stitched into Ruth’s being.

Ruth loved learning and was a stellar scholar, graduating from high school at 16, class valedictorian. She earned a fulltuition college scholarship by winning a national essay contest sponsored by IBM. (Decades later she taught math to the grandson of IBM’s founder, a turn of events that always tickled her.) She enrolled in Temple University’s nursing program, only to have her college career sidelined halfway through by a surprise attack of true love. They met in the parking lot of Buckingham Friends School, where Bob Easton was a teacher in his first postcollege job, and Ruth was collecting two students she was going to look after that afternoon. Cupid’s arrows were immediately flying both ways, and they were married within the year, just one month before Pearl Harbor. In those days, continuing as a college student simply was not an option open to married women, and Ruth’s nursing program did not stand a chance once Bob was in the picture.

During World War II Ruth and Bob lived in a rural area outside Trenton, NJ, where Bob was the chief safety engineer at a former General Motors plant that had converted to manufacturing Grumman bombers. With gasoline and food rationed, he bicycled to work every day, and they raised chickens, rabbits, a large Victory Garden. By the end of the War, they had two children, Susan and Tom, who kept their mother on her toes.

Ruth and Bob’s shared values underpinned their near-70-year marriage. It was always family first, with priorities given to developing enduring friendships; openness toward, enjoyment of, and learning from others regardless of background; teaching, learning, and working with kids; nurturing creativity in self and others; spending a good chunk of each day outside, paying attention.

When offered the chance to return to teaching shortly after the War, Bob eagerly agreed to take up a post at Eaglebrook, a boys’ boarding school in Deerfield, Mass., where he and Ruth and their growing family—Richard arrived two years after the move

north—were to become rooted for more than three decades. Here they nurtured not only their own three children, but countless others as teachers and dorm parents. One former student who had come to Eaglebrook from Central America and is now in his 70s can still recall the magical moment when Ruth got him out of bed after lights out and led him outside to see falling snow for the very first time.

Ruth’s talent as a gifted math teacher became evident first through her simply helping boys in the dorm with their homework problems; the School then hired her as an official math tutor, and some years later when a regular math teacher went on maternity leave, she took over the class. Her career as a respected math teacher and eventual department chair was born. Her students appreciated her ability to smooth out the tangle of the dreaded word problems and increase their confidence that they might actually be able eventually to plow their way through any word problem or computation without her aid.

Beginning in the late 1940s and throughout the 1950s the family migrated each June to Camp Pocono, where Ruth was camp dietitian and Bob, having been a camper and then counselor there for many years, a member of the senior staff. Although Ruth had never been a camper and living in an army surplus tent was not initially her idea of fun, her resilience and good-hearted nature led her eventually to treasure those summers lived outdoors. In the early 1960s Ruth and Bob founded their own boys’ camp, Wohika, on Danby Pond in Vermont. Still spending summers in an army surplus tent, Ruth now was tending a huge vegetable garden and planning and cooking three meals a day for 25-45 people, depending on how many were out on canoe or hiking trips. It was all worth it, though, when one parent excitedly reported that her son, who’d always refused to eat beets, returned home from camp demanding fresh garden beets!

When Ruth and Bob retired in the early 1980s, Ruth demonstrated her resilience once again as Bob, a life-long master fine woodworker, constructed their new home on Danby Pond with the care, precision, and time investment he’d devoted to designing and building a small house trailer from scratch and countless pieces of exquisite furniture. Eventually they were able to move out of the camp’s uninsulated main cabin into the basement of the new home for several years, and finally up out of the basement to the well-insulated main floor. The second floor remained a lumber storage unit until after Bob’s death in 2010, when Ruth saw to it that the house was finished.

Ruth and Bob’s retirement years were enriched by visits from former colleagues, students, and campers, and from members of their now large family. Their three children acquired spouses (Susan and Perry Hanson, Tom and Kathy Easton, and Richard and Lee Easton), followed by six grandchildren and eventually their spouses (Kristin Hanson and Bill Martin; Erik and Meg Hanson; Sharon Easton; Brian and Kathryn Easton; and Zachary Easton; Gregory and Julie Easton), ten greats (Will Hanson, Luke

Hanson, Linda Wolff, Jeffrey Wolff, Julie Wolff, Mary Easton, John Easton, Hannah Easton, Isabella Easton, Madeline Easton), and one great great (Aurora Wolff). In less than three-quarters of a century, Bob and Ruth’s family had expanded from 2 to 24, spread from Vermont, Massachusetts, and New York to Illinois, Virginia, and Texas.

Making things for family members gave Ruth great joy: Sewing dresses, pajamas, aprons; knitting sweaters, vests, hats, mittens; designing personalized counted cross-stitch pieces to celebrate graduations and weddings; embroidering samplers; creating unique quilted pot-holders. Not a single family household is without these reminders of Ruth’s talents and love. She also led a 4-H group for school-age girls in the 1950s, teaching them these craft skills, including the then-essential art of mending socks.

The treasured visits from family and friends continued after Ruth left the house on Danby Pond and moved to assisted living in Middlebury and later South Burlington, Vermont. Her 100+ years of living are a testament to the power of love, compassion, acceptance, and caring as the foundation of a life well lived. At Ruth’s request, there will be a family gathering to celebrate her life at a future date.

Kirk Rowell Koenigsbauer

SEPTEMBER 16, 1941 – JULY 24, 2022

Kirk, 80, of Gill, Massachusetts, was born to Herbert and Gladys Koenigsbauer in Thomaston, Connecticut where his family owned a local jewelry store, and where he often worked with his two brothers, Herbert (deceased) and Karl Koenigsbauer. After attending Thomaston High School, Kirk proceeded to Colby College in Waterville, Maine, graduating in 1963 with a bachelor’s degree in Philosophy and Religion.

It was at Colby where Kirk met the love of his life, Maria. They married in June of 1963 and remained happily married for nearly sixty years. Kirk began his career as an educator at the Rumsey Hall School in Washington, Connecticut. After several years at Rumsey, they moved to Deerfield, Massachusetts where Kirk and Maria taught together for nearly 30 years. Kirk was a history teacher, a soccer and hockey coach, and served as Assistant Headmaster. While at Eaglebrook, Kirk and Maria raised their two sons, Kirk James Koenigsbauer and Erik Rowell Koenigsbauer.

Kirk retired from teaching in 2003. Kirk and Maria split their retirement days between homes in Gill, Massachusetts, and on Echo Lake in East Charleston, Vermont. The Vermont lake house was a cherished place for Kirk, where he pursued passions for fishing, woodworking, and walks with his dog. His greatest joy was having family and friends visit the lake and where multiple

generations of Koenigsbauers learned to swim, waterski, and barbeque on the beach.

Kirk is survived by his wife, Maria, his sons Kirk ’82 and Erik ’84, his daughters-in-law Neen and Beth, and grandchildren Peter ’15, Tad ’17, and Meghan. Kirk is also survived by his brother Karl and Karl’s wife Pam, his sister-in-law Veronika, and nieces and nephews Herbert, Kristen, Rachel, Karl ’99, and their families.

David Beam Osborne

MAY 15, 1942 – JULY 7, 2022

David, 80, of Brunswick, Maine, was born in New York City to James S. and Elizabeth (Beam) Osborne. David was predeceased by his wife Deborah (McKnown) Osborne in 2003 and by his brother John S. Osborne. David was a graduate of the Hotchkiss School in Connecticut and later Williams College in Williamstown, Massachusetts. He spent his career at the Eaglebrook School in Deerfield, Massachusetts as a Director of Secondary School Placement and a teacher of Greek and Roman history. His greatest enjoyment was the 34 years he coached the school football and basketball programs. Notwithstanding his quiet nature he was an effective and well-respected coach. After his retirement in 1996, he and his wife Debby moved to Brunswick, Maine. During his retirement he continued to enjoy attending high school sporting events and summers on Lovejoy Pond in Wayne, Maine.

Hawley Rogers

1938 – AUGUST 20, 2021

Hawley, 83, of Palm Coast, Florida, was born in Cleveland, Ohio in 1938 to Winfield and Ruth Hawley Rogers. Both parents died when he was 8 and he and his elder brother, Randy, moved north from New Orleans, LA. to live with family in South Bend, Indiana. After graduating from Berkshire School in Sheffield, MA, in 1956, he graduated from Yale University in 1960. Many of his favorite memories were made in the time he spent singing with the Whiffenpoofs of 1960. In 1961 he married Wendy Anne Webb of Newtown, CT. and began his teaching career at Eaglebrook School. 8 years later he moved to Glencoe, Md. where he was Assistant Headmaster and taught English at Oldfields School. He was appointed Headmaster in 1976 and led the school for over 20 years. He retired in 1997 and moved to Palm Coast, FL in 1998. In 2004 he briefly rejoined the school community as Interim Headmaster at Berkshire School in Sheffield, Massachusetts. During his academic career he studied at the University of

Massachusetts and earned a Masters degree from Johns Hopkins in Baltimore, MD. He served his country in the U. S. Army and the Army National Guard of Massachusetts. He loved his family, his friends, and his dogs. Singing (second bass), playing golf, reading, writing, and playing guitar gave him great pleasure. He enjoyed being part of a Readers’ Theater group in Palm Coast and sang with the Mix and Match Chorus and local quartets. He was an Elder at Trinity Presbyterian Church. He looked forward to vacations spent in Madison, Ct. and Nantucket, MA. He was strong, kind, and loving, extending fairness and gentleness towards all and loved by many in return.

He is survived by his wife and best friend of 60 years, Wendy Webb Rogers, his son, John “Randy” Rogers (Mary-Katherine Calligan Rogers) of Palm Coast, FL., his daughter, Dr. Laura Rogers Towne (Jason Towne) of St. Augustine, Fl., his son, Paul Rogers ’84 (Jessica Spivey Rogers) of Sausalito, CA., his five grandchildren Callie, Ali, William, Sarah, and Mary-Jane, and many beloved nieces and nephews.

Mary Grindley Shepard

MARCH 21, 1932 – NOVEMBER 16, 2021

Mary, 89, of New London, New Hampshire, was born on March 21, 1932, in Birmingham MI, to Mary Bushnell Grindley and Robert F. Grindley. She attended the Kingswood/Cranbrook School where she was the president of the student council, a star field hockey player, and sang in the lead role of their school plays her junior and senior years. She then matriculated to Skidmore College where “Grin” was known by her classmates for her warm friendship and engaging personality and was elected president of her freshman class. She graduated with a nursing degree in 1954 and began her career as a visiting nurse in Boston. On a momentous vacation tour to Scotland in the summer of 1956, her life changed forever when Jack Shepard, a teacher at the Eaglebrook School in Deerfield MA, hitched a ride on her tour bus and asked to sit next to her. It was love at first sight for him, and they married on June 22, 1957. Their first son, Jake, came 11 months later in 1958, followed by sons, Rob, in 1960, Fred, in 1963, and their daughter, Louise, in 1969. In 1962, Mary and Jack moved from Eaglebrook to Tuxedo Park, NY, where Jack began his 18 year tenure as Headmaster of the Tuxedo Park School. Shortly before Louise was born, Mary changed her profession to teaching music, bringing forth her talent and lifelong love of music. While raising three rambunctious boys and a baby girl, she obtained a masters degree in teaching from the Teachers College at Columbia University in 1974.

After 18 idyllic years in Tuxedo, they moved on to Tampa FL for 11 years to Jack’s second headship while Mary switched back to her nursing role in helping the less fortunate in Tampa. Mary and

OBITUARIES

Jack retired to New London, NH in 1993, where they were greeted with the news that the first of four grandchildren would arrive in 1994. Mary spent the next 26 wonderful years in New London, filled with joyous family celebrations of birthdays, anniversaries, holidays, and enriched by new friendships and the beauty of New London. In her retirement, Mary maintained her giving nature by volunteering at Kearsarge Regional Ecumenical Ministry, New London’s Council on Aging Chapin Center, and the thrift shop

at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church where she sang in the choir and was an active communicant. The greatest challenges in an otherwise blessed life were the tragic, untimely death of her daughter Louise in 1987, the passing of her beloved husband in 2013, and the last 2 years of her life when dementia set in. Mary will always be cherished for her selfless kindness and generous, loving spirit that made her the Best Mom any child could ever hope for.

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