Spotify, actually, so if you use that app, check out her musical taste. She had a great visit over Christmas with Nicole Nicolette Mace. As many of you may know, Nicole’s husband had a brain aneurysm in 2015, obviously having a dramatic impact on their world. Lindsay says that Nicole was in great spirits and that her strength is an inspiration. Lindsay also plans on getting together soon with Mary Cunningham. You may also recall from a couple of issues ago that Mary was diagnosed with MS and has taken that as a major challenge that isn’t to be shied away from. Check out Mary’s website when you have a moment: www.thrivewithms.com. Kate Crawford Schackai’s ’97 son with Senator Rand Paul. Kate previously worked for the Senator’s father, Ron Paul.
Commonwealth University Medical Center. Menard Doswell has a new daughter, Morgan Michael Doswell, born Jan. 4. Richard Punches kills it as managing director for Houston’s EIG Global Energy Partners and father of sons Richard (3) and Bo (1). He met Hansell Watt and Evan Remmes with their combined six sons last year in Sea Island. Randy Shelley is taking the literary world by storm as graduate student and teacher at Hollins University, politely requesting you address him as “Professor” at the Reunion. He and Sarah Akridge Knutson and Brian Knutson stayed with us in Richmond to relive the good ole days. Sarah is far too modest to tout her professional accomplishments but suffice it to say she’s a real estate badass in D.C. Fellow B.A. Gray MacNair King turned down a starring role on the “Real Housewives of Potomac” citing “artistic differences.” What do they all have in common? They’re all coming to our Reunion and EVERY SINGLE ONE OF YOU READING THIS BETTER COME, TOO!! (If you know a classmate too lazy to read this, remind them to come with this text message: smiley face + red wine glass + beer mug.) Don’t hide your good-looking, successful self away! Be there June 10-11 to celebrate our 20ish years of being together in an unbreakable bond called The High School, AND to toast how we’ve managed to make it past the awkward years – except for Garland Lynn, but he’s nearly there – to become grown women and men. Happy
(Almost) Anniversary, ’96ers. In honor of our June milestone, I’ve written a poem: Roses are Red, Violets are Blue, If You Don’t Come, We’ll Talk About You. Love, Temple.
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Bill Allen (H) 919-781-0805 (O) 919-784-8371 williamwallen@gmail.com 20th Reunion: June 2017
Hey Folks! Let the countdown to our 20th Reunion begin! By the time you get this, we’ll be just shy of one year away; make your travel plans now, and let’s make sure to have a high turnout. Everyone must be out climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro or something because feedback was a little sparse this time around. I did, however hear from some folks who don’t make a habit of dropping in, which was great. And, of course, the updates I DID receive are amazing. A lot of us are off doing fun, inspiring, or amazing things, and I’m glad to share it all. Lindsay Wolfington Collins continues to have a great career in the television business, curating music for shows like “The Royals,” “Shadowhunters,” and “Pitch Slapped,” and an upcoming movie called “Dance Camp.” You can find her work on “The Royals” on
Finny Akers is always a sucker for my guilttrip emails, so he gave me a good update, as usual. He still works for Ralph Lauren and runs the flagship, 5th Avenue Polo store, but he has also established his own training and nutrition business that has started to explode! Check out his website also: www. finnyfitness.com. He has a message for all of you: “Everyone in our class needs to get back in the best shape of their lives now… Our Reunion is coming up! I’ll get you in photo/Reunion/make-your-ex-boyfriendor-ex-girlfriend jealous shape in 30 days!” It’s worth pointing out that I am a client of Finny’s. At the time of this writing, I’m only a week in, but I’m excited about the road ahead. Mission will be accomplished if he can successfully get me down from amorphous blob (‘maw-fus blau!) to dad bod by summer. Because he can’t sit still, he’s also getting his CrossFit L1 coaching license and will compete in this year’s CrossFit Open. Presumably, there will be a lot of rope-climbing and tire-throwing at that competition. In a follow up to the last edition, Xandria and Ladson Webb welcomed their son, Thomas Ladson Webb IV, on Dec. 28! Shortly thereafter, they moved to Virginia Beach, where Ladson started his third year of a five-year BS/MS in mechanical engineering at Old Dominion University. It sounds like he already has plans to connect with our other Va. Beach resident, Shriti Patel Moore. Scott Harris has taken a break from his hard-partying ways and is planning on running his sixth marathon in April. This EHS THE MAGAZINE OF EPISCOPAL HIGH SCHOOL
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