2.0 thing all figured out. Ray Griffin is building houses and hunting ducks in Chattanooga, Tenn. Brian Petzold is a realtor in Easton, Md., which I’m guessing means he spends his days sailing the Chesapeake. My U.Va. classmate, Kate Slater Crawford, is, where else but Richmond, where she is a lawyer and a mom. Andrew Kravetz is still running. He posted an official time of 63:44 in the annual Cherry Blossom 10-miler. I think that’s like four perimeters. Swift. Ebie DuPont ’95 studied at the American University in Cairo and received her masters’ degree in Arab studies at Georgetown. Jim Pattillo and his wife just welcomed their third child in May, and report that Abigail Laurens Pattillo is much easier than her brothers Will (4) and Matthew (2). I hear Griffin Gideon, Harrison Thurston, Trey Bason, Ryan Craig, and Lee Vaughan got together recently down at Harrison’s country bunker in Stanley County for, what else, a weekend of fishing. Lee reports that Harrison served up Cheerwine-infused Krispy Kreme doughnuts to welcome them back to the “Old North State.” Thomas Wood is living in Edenton, N.C., near the Outer Banks, and he and his wife, Adrian, have two sons, Thomas (4) and Russell (2), and a daughter Blair (10 months). T. Wood says he’ll be at the 20th Reunion, which, believe it or not, is only three years away. He says he sees Barnes Boykin, George Stronach, and Bonner Mann pretty often, which leads me to believe that if a member of this class is not traveling the world, then he’s probably down in North Carolina. Well, that’s all for now, which is plenty.
1994 Emily Fletcher Breinig (H) 602-288-9168 (O) 214-234-4242 fletchee@hotmail.com 20th Reunion: June 2014
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Former EHS faculty member Jim Ellington and his wife, Meagan, attended one of The Lost Trailers’ last concerts at Cowboys in Kennesaw, Ga. He reports that the band is disbanding in September. Ryder and Jeff are heading into a more pop-music direction, Andrew is heading into music education, and Stokes will continue to be a Nashville songwriter. The band was nominated for country music awards in 2009 and 2010. Left to right: Geoffrey Stokes Nielson ’95, Jim Ellington, Meagan Ellington, Ryder Lee ’96, Jeff Potter ’96, and Andrew Nielson ’98.
Congrats to David and Bettie Antrim Dansby ’99 on the birth of their daughter, Mary Tighe, on Aug. 31. Some of the class has reconnected via Facebook with two of our beloved brethren that we had been out of touch with for awhile: Darion Jones is engaged and still looks as youthful and jovial as ever! He seems to be doing well. Rob Lesman and his wife, Julie, have two kids, Ilan (4) and Kai (15 months). They live in Pennsylvania, where Rob has been teaching Spanish at Shippensburg University for four years. Join our Facebook Group (EHS Class of 1994), if you are ever on there and haven’t already. We are still in Dallas, so look us up if you are ever in town. HALL OF FAME
Amy Fannon will be inducted into the EHS Athletics Hall of Fame at a luncheon on Nov. 11, 2011.
1995 Helen Lambeth Wells (H) 910-763-9279 helenlwells@ec.rr.com 20th Reunion: June 2015
Hey to the Class of 1995 – we had a great turnout at the reunion!
Some news from our classmates: Andy Drewry writes, “Lesli and I welcomed our second baby, Tallis Leighton Drewry, on June 28. Older sister Emma Cate is having a wonderful time and all are well. We are both still teaching at Trinity Pawling School, an all-boys boarding school in upstate New York.” Becky McDaniel Crigger reports, “Chris and I moved back to my hometown, Blacksburg, Va., a year ago, and I opened a yoga studio downtown. I also have a yoga teacher training school and graduated my third class of students in August. It is great to be back in the mountains!”
1996 Randy Shelley (H) 843-346-7950 (O) 843-577-3396 randyshelley@hotmail.com and Garland Lynn (H) 843-991-2150 garland@alumni.virginia.edu 15th Reunion: June 10-11, 2011
Well, “Maroon Machine,” as predicted I have lots of births to report this issue. Evidently newborn babies come with an iPhone, because many of you are obtaining both. Let’s get started… Kent Lowry and his lovely bride,
Ashley, had a baby girl named Norah last February. When not being a doting father and husband, Kent can be found playing his washtub bass at his favorite watering hole in Florence, S.C. Moving on … former head cheerleader Luke Zehner and his beautiful bride, Lacie, also welcomed a daughter named Hunter this summer. Luke finished advertising school recently and began working for a firm in San Francisco called Cutwater. When not shooting hotdog commercials in L.A., Luke spends the majority of his free time forwarding his old classmates YouTube videos. Brentt Brown and his fabulous wife, Elizabeth, (I’m running out of synonyms to compliment wives) had a baby boy. Wyatt Arthur Brown arrived on the San Francisco scene this summer to complete the trio of proud fathers and cousins. Andy Smith and his wonderful wife, Amy, are showing Brentt and Luke the ropes of parenthood. Andy recently received his M.B.A. from the University of San Francisco. Temple Forsyth Basham and her adoring husband, Andrew, have added another baby boy to their family. George “Groves” Basham was born this past August. Brian and Sarah Akridge Knutson are also the proud parents of another baby boy. Walker Eric Knutson was born on July 3. I ran into the Knutsons at a wedding prior to Walker’s arrival and Brian seemed super stressed that the baby might have to share his birthday with America, so Walker got here just in time. Our very own Class of ’96 celebrity, Jane Pope Cooper, and her charming husband, Tyler, are expecting a baby in September. As many of you know, Jane’s jewelry is popular on the red carpet and she was recently featured in Garden & Gun magazine as one of the “new faces of Southern style.” Jane and Tyler are planning to stay in New York. Speaking of New Yorkers, rumor has it that Thomas Beckner has been spotted on the speed-
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