EHS The Magazine: Fall 2021

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FALL 2021

30 YEARS OF COEDUCATION

STUDENT LEADERS SET THE TONE

FLEXPERIENCES BEGIN

BUILDING ON STRONG FOUNDATIONS

30 YEARS OF COEDUCATION

STUDENT LEADERS SET THE TONE

“FLEXPERIENCES” BEGIN

BUILDING STRONG FOUNDATIONS

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NEW SCHEDULE GIVES RISE TO FLEXPERIENCES

Faculty leverage the resources of Washington, D.C., and the new flex block schedule to create real-world learning opportunities outside the classroom. Pictured: the Digital Graphics class visits ARTECHOUSE for an immersion of art, science, and technology.

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THIRTY YEARS OF COEDUCATION

48 girls made history at Episcopal in the fall of 1991 as the School became coed. Thirty years later, the First 48 looks back on the past — and how it impacted their futures.

LEADING THE WAY 36 This year’s student leaders had a big job on their hands: shepherding the underclassmen into life at Episcopal after a year and a half of virtual and hybrid learning. This fall, they got started by bringing back old traditions while also starting some new ones.

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A LOOK BACK AT THE CLASS OF 2021

Last year’s seniors had to get creative during distance learning. Some started side hustles to stay busy and make the most of their free time.

The result? New skills, new followers, and new passions.

FROM THE ARCHIVES

In 1912, Archibald Robinson Hoxton Sr. embarked on the School’s first campaign, traveling from New York City to Charleston, S.C., to solicit $30,000 in funds to improve the School. Since then, generous donations have made all the difference.

“BE A MAN”

For the Spirit Weekend issue of The Chronicle, Van Fraser ’22 wrote about what it means to “be a man” — and how head football coach Kadeem Rodgers changed the game for Fraser and his teammates.

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FROM THE HEAD OF SCHOOL EPISCOPAL UP CLOSE

Episcopal remembers 9/11; D.C.-based alumni share memories, advice, and laughter; beloved athletics competitions return to campus; and more.

CLASS NOTES

After Episcopal: Whitt Clement ’66, Rob Banner ’75, Howard Smith ’76 and LaMarr Datcher ’98, Danielle O’Banion ’97, Larry Owens ’08, Suzelle Thomas ’14.

IN MEMORIAM

Head of School: Charley Stillwell Assistant Head for Advancement: Christina Holt Director of Communications: Irfan Latimer Associate Director of Communications: Ann deSaussure Biondi ’08 Class Notes Editor: Elizabeth Henderson ’11 Contributing Editors: Lindsay Bingham Photographers: Natalie Davies, Rebecca Drobis, Cory Royster, Allison Shelley Contributing Photographers: EHS Students, Faculty, and Staff Archivist: Laura Vetter Design: Linda Loughran Published by Episcopal High School for alumni, parents, grandparents, and friends of Episcopal High School. ©2022 Episcopal High School Please send address corrections to: Advancement Office, Episcopal High School, 1200 North Quaker Lane, Alexandria, VA 22302. Or by email to alumni@episcopalhighschool.org

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From the Head of School It has been so wonderful this year to reconnect to our 100% boarding identity and those many aspects of our program that make being at Episcopal so special. Weathering the hurdles of the pandemic taught us a lot about what not to take for granted. From eating together to worshiping together to cheering on our athletes and artists, this year has reminded us just how powerful and meaningful our community moments remain. At the heart of Episcopal successes for nearly two

There is nothing at Episcopal more important than the strength of one’s personal honor. hundred years have been the close and inspirational relationships formed here on the Hill. Our students learn critical lessons through these relationships and gain the confidence to be their best selves, both in and outside the classroom.

Among our students, only current seniors have experienced a full, Covid-free year on the Hill — an experience they had as freshmen. The Class of 2022 has taken it upon themselves to make sure all Episcopal students have an understanding of the essential things that make Episcopal special and that matter most to us as a community. Throughout the fall, seniors have been excited to share key traditions and core values that have guided the School for generations. Our student leaders on the Honor Committee have worked to reinforce that there is nothing at Episcopal more important than the strength of one’s honor, reminding all that our collective commitment to personal honor calls on us to live an honorable life in all that we do, and always to treat others in an honorable way.

Seniors have also focused on building a welcoming and supportive campus environment by reinforcing the School’s important traditions. Younger students have been reminded that we all hold doors for each other and that we take the time to speak when passing on walkways and in school buildings. These small gestures continue to set the foundation for a strength of community that helps students connect with one another and thrive, in good times and bad. I have been so proud to watch our seniors model daily a key component of our definition of moral courage, which calls on all of us to lead and serve with humility and kindness. Learning to put others first plays a crucial role in promoting true community.

To reinforce our seniors’ efforts to unite our community around those values, this year has also offered a timely opportunity for us to reflect on the importance of respect — a cornerstone tenet at Episcopal. First, respect is at the heart of our connection to the Episcopal Church and its call for us to treat every individual with dignity as a child of God. Respect also is connected to having a curiosity about learning everyone’s story, appreciating all the things that make us each unique. Being respectful keeps us from getting caught up in labels and thinking that everyone in this or that group is the same. Sadly, many today can fall prey to assuming that people from a certain state, country, particular religion, racial or ethnic group, certain economic level, or political party think and act alike. When we truly respect each other as individuals and acknowledge the value of each other’s perspectives, it is easier to build the understanding and friendships that foster a trusting, inclusive community.

Emphasizing respect also calls on us to approach complex issues in an especially thoughtful way. At Episcopal, we do not believe it is our job to teach our students what to think but rather how to think — how to think critically, how to think creatively, and how to think with discernment. We also believe they need to leave the Hill with the skills both to listen and hear, to respect differing ideas and perspectives, and to become confident in their beliefs and trusting of their moral compass.

Our McCain-Ravenel Center is now working on a new Civil Dialogue series which will pair speakers, representing differing perspectives on a topic, together in conversation to model for our students how respectful dialogue about challenging and complex issues can help us mature in our views and develop our own conclusions. A new 9th grade Civics curriculum, which begins in the second semester, similarly will help our students better understand the complexity of many topics as they not only gain a foundational understanding of the essential concepts of civics, but also practice being engaged, active, and well-informed citizens.

As I have watched this year’s senior class navigate the first half of the school year, I realize not only how much pride I have in them, but also how much hope they give me for our future. In spite of the turmoil and disruptions they have weathered during their time at Episcopal, they have remained determined to safeguard the sense of community that has defined us for so long. These core Episcopal values are what they will take with them into college and beyond, and I have faith that our world will be stronger as a result.

Sincerely,

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WHAT DO YOU REMEMBER? “The tiny moments of laughter and conversation.”

“The friendships that I made and grew.”

WHAT DID YOU LEARN? “Everybody can be a leader.”

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“I’m much tougher than I thought.”

“Always stay hydrated!”

“Having long, deep, funny conversations.”

WHAT WILL YOU TAKE WITH YOU? “The ability to push myself.”

“The knowledge to find safety and comfort in the people around you.”

“The courage to go out and make new friends on campus.”

Trail Blazers

The Class of 2025 and nine intrepid faculty members hit the Appalachian Trail this fall as they embarked on four days of fun, adventure, and community building.

The Burch Outdoor Trip began in 1998 when generous alumnus Lucius Burch ’59 wanted to bring faculty and students together in impactful ways outside of the classroom. Episcopal teamed up with the Outward Bound School, and so began twenty-two years of adventure on the trails in North Carolina, Maryland, and Pennsylvania.

Patrick Thompson, director of outdoor leadership, said of the return to the woods: “It was so exciting to be back in backpacks, sleeping outside in the beautiful fall weather, and engaging in meaningful and challenging activities again. I’m glad the Class of 2025 will be able to begin their journey through Episcopal with the Burch trip.”

First-time chaperone Jamie Biondi was inspired by the strength of the students as they powered through moments of difficulty together.

“I’m not going to lie — it was tough out there,” he wrote. “Even though we lucked out with perfect weather, most of the folks on the trip, myself included, aren’t used to nine-mile treks carrying forty-plus-pound backpacks full of gear. But it was inspiring to see my group come together through bumps and bruises and the healthy hardships of the trail, supporting each other and working together to achieve our goals. I loved seeing students’ deep goodness and true character come out even through the dark moments.”

As for the future of Burch? It’s looking bright. Hugh Koeze, a member of the outdoor leadership team, let us in on some of their goals: “Burch has evolved considerably over the last twenty-two years, and it will continue to do so. One longstanding goal has been to involve senior leaders in the trip. With the formation of EHS Outdoors, an outdoor leadership program that trains students to lead outdoor education experiences, it may soon be possible.

We are also continuing to experiment with ways of extending the trip once the students return; for only the second time, the groups (including their faculty chaperones and Outward Bound instructors) will reunite on campus for a day of activities and learning.

However Burch evolves in the future, it will certainly remain true to its founding purpose: inspiring meaningful interactions between students and faculty outside the classroom.”

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FALL FAMILY WEEKEND It was all smiles as we welcomed families back to the Hill for Fall Family Weekend.

In addition to meetings with teachers and informal gatherings, the packed agenda on campus included student showcases of visual and performing arts and robotics challenges as well as boys’ and girls’ athletic competitions. While some international families couldn’t attend in person due to travel restrictions, their EHS spirit was on display as they hosted their own events in honor of the occasion. From a packed in-person schedule in Alexandria to hybrid happy hours in Seoul, Beijing, Shenzhen, and Korea, a wonderful time was had by all.

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n STR ATEGIC PL AN UPDATE

View of the new dormitories from Stadium Drive.

Building on Strong Foundations

In the 2020-21 school year, the Board of Trustees approved a major component of the 2018 Strategic Plan: the construction of a new health and wellness center and two new dormitories.

These three buildings will provide beautiful new spaces designed to enhance the quality of student life on campus and support the community’s physical health and mental well-being. With the primary goal of decreasing the student to faculty ratio on dorm, the two new dormitories were not built to accommodate increased enrollment but rather to de-densify existing dorms.

Having broken ground in June 2021, the construction of all three buildings is well underway. E.E. Reed Construction is hard at work laying the foundations for the buildings, and the community is watching in wonder as the construction site transforms from day to day.

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To date, the concrete foundations have been poured; the elevator shafts have been constructed; and the exterior walls have been waterproofed. The buildings remain on track for LEED certification and a completion date of August for the dormitories and September for the deButts Health & Wellness Center.

Visit episcopalhighschool.org/masterplan or scan the QR code to read more about the projects and to view a 24/7 livestream of this transformational campus construction project.

A First-Hand Look at Engineering

View of the deButts Health & Wellness Center from the Stewart porch stairs.

View of the entrance lobby of the deButts Health & Wellness Center.

Advanced Engineering teacher Dave Collins couldn’t pass up the opportunity to provide his students with a real-world learning experience taking place at Episcopal’s active construction site, so he coordinated site visits with E.E. Reed for multiple sections of the Advanced Engineering class.

As they arrived onsite, the group was ushered into the construction trailer where they learned about the practical applications of theories they have been studying. By the time the students donned their neon construction vests and hard hats and headed out to the site, they had a much better grounding in the complexity involved in construction work, and awareness of the myriad environmental forces that engineers and construction workers need to understand and mitigate. Students also got to explore the role of engineers in large-scale construction projects.

Project manager Tim Sichak, who helped orchestrate and lead the visit, said, “We hope that connecting engineering theory and practical construction applications helps each student better understand what they are learning in the classroom. We also believe that it is a great opportunity to show the students what rewarding professional careers are available in the construction industry. As we work to improve the physical environment at Episcopal, assisting in the educational process is a bonus in which we take great pride.”

Plans are currently in the works for another visit to see the progress and to learn more about the interior systems of the buildings.

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New Faculty and Staff

We welcome the following new members of our faculty and staff: K A T E B A R R Y (advancement programs coordinator); S A R A H B A R T E L L (Health Center nurse); B E T H B L A U M (director of health services); P I E R C E B R E N N A N (math teacher); C A R M E N C A R R A W A Y (French teacher); B L A I R D E W I N G ’ 1 3 (chemistry teacher); A L E X D I M E G L I O (Latin teacher); C L A R K D O Y L E (assistant dean of students); J O E Y F A R M E R Y (director of events); A N N A B E L L E G I B S O N ’ 1 5 (annual giving coordinator); G W E N D O L Y N G O A D (learning specialist); E M I L Y G R U B B (physics teacher); D R . K A T I E H U M P H R I E S (medical director); I R F A N L A T I M E R (director of communications); C H R I S T I N E M I L L E R (Health Center office manager); B I L L N A U P ’ 1 5 (math teacher); Y E R Z O N G U T I E R R E Z Q U E V E D O (HVAC technician); K A T R I N A R E E D (English teacher); K A D E E M R O D G E R S (assistant athletics director and head football coach); P H I L S P E A R S (assistant head for Student Life); K E N T Y L E R ’ 8 3 P ’ 1 6 ’ 1 9 (major gifts officer); K I A M A N I W I L S O N ’ 1 4 (math teacher and assistant in the Office of Community and Equity); and R U D Y W I S E (associate director of admissions). Note: Not all new members of the faculty and staff are pictured above.

NEW ROLES FOR FAMILIAR FACES

moves into the newly established position of director of athletics, overseeing both girls’ and boys’ athletics. She continues as the head coach of the girls’ varsity soccer team.

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New to a faculty role but certainly not to EHS, E M I L Y S T R A I G H T P ’ 1 8 ’ 2 1 is now a health and wellness teacher and serves as the advisor to the SWELL (student wellness), Mental Health Awareness, and Embody Love clubs.

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All In On the Hill With dynamic in-person classroom discussions in full swing and Callaway Chapel filled with exuberant voices singing favorites like Draw the Circle Wide, Episcopal is vibrant as ever.

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“Never Forget”

Episcopal Remembers 9/11

On the 20th anniversary of 9/11, Episcopal students, faculty, and staff gathered on the Chapel Quad for a commemorative chapel service. After a moving introduction from Head of School Charley Stillwell, German teacher Hannah Ellington ’03 and Head Chaplain Betsy Carmody gave first-hand accounts of the day. The School also invited Members of the Alexandria Fire Department to honor the sacrifice of first responders on 9/11.

As he thanked the firefighters in attendance, Stillwell recounted “...the heroic efforts and sacrifice by individuals risking their own lives to help others” and encouraged all to reflect on the “courage and selflessness that emerged on that day and for years to come” – qualities that Episcopal strives to instill in every graduate. He told the students (all of whom were born after 2001) of the unity of the country in the aftermath of the attacks.

“At a time when it is hard for our country to feel unified, we can see a very different mindset in the powerful unity and patriotism that emerged after 9/11. Differences were put aside as we thought of ourselves as Americans first. Millions of dollars flooded in to help the families of victims. Large American flags covered buildings. Scores of young people, including many Episcopal alumni, were inspired to serve in the armed forces or pursue careers in service just like the impressive firefighters joining us today. This pride that emerged in our common purpose and desire to help the world be a better place can be a source of strength for all of us moving forward.”

Stillwell also recounted the rise in Islamophobia that grew more present in the country

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following the attacks: “This shock pulled us together in many ways but also showed us the impact that fear and anger can have on decision-making. 9/11 caused unfair prejudices and hurtful mistreatment of religious groups and individuals from certain parts of the world. 9/11 also led us to debate the proper balance between individual freedom and national and individual security and the role that America and other countries should play in the world. As future leaders, you will be called upon to help us eliminate these kinds of prejudices and to find helpful answers for all these challenging questions about our freedoms and our place in the world.”

Ellington remembered being in math class in Hummel Learning Center when there was a knock on the door. After learning a plane had hit the north tower of the World Trade Center, her teacher turned on the television and the class watched the horrors of that morning unfold together. As the community filed out of classrooms and convened in Callaway Chapel for comfort, fellowship, and safety, smoke filled the air from the attack on the Pentagon, a mere five miles from campus.

Ellington’s memories of that day are like “an impressionist painting. The picture is pretty clear from afar, but when you look closely, things feel blurry.” She spoke of taking Middle Eastern History the following year to try to understand the day’s events. “But understanding doesn’t make it any less painful,” she reflected.

“Never forget” became a rallying cry for

the country in an effort to remember the unity and patriotism following the attacks.

“I couldn’t forget if I wanted to,” said Ellington.

Betsy Carmody sought solace in her church that morning. Much like Ellington in Callaway Chapel, Carmody knew she “needed that place and those people” as she processed the news. Looking back,

she remembers that day as a turning point in her life and career. She was called to the ministry that morning. To her, 9/11 “showed the care and compassion that strangers could have for one another. It unveiled what dedication to duty looks like as firefighters searched Ground Zero twenty-four hours a day — day after day.”

In addition to the all-school chapel, Episcopal raised a commemorative flag — designed several years ago by first responder groups — in Hummel Bowl and rang the school bell six times, recognizing each of the four flights and the collapse of the North and South Towers.

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“Be Proud of This Place”

D.C.-Based Alumni Return to Campus

On the year’s second McCain-Ravenel Monday, four accomplished local alumni spoke about how proximity to D.C. while on The Holy Hill defined their career paths. Gray MacNair King ’96, Brennan Killeen Lynch ’05, Ted Peterson ’07, and Hadiyyah AbdulJalaal ’17 all doled out wisdom and advice as they considered how the seeds of their careers were planted at Episcopal.

Jeremy Goldstein, executive director of the McCain-Ravenel Center for Intellectual and Moral Courage, interviewed the panelists on stage in Pendleton, asking them everything from how they gravitated back to D.C. to what they would tell their former Episcopal selves.

Former Trustee Gray MacNair King ’96 grew up in Washington, D.C. It was only at Episcopal where she learned to see D.C. through the eyes of a student. Her favorite memory remains “going to visit the monuments at night while the city is quiet,” which is still a beloved tradition at the School. In fact, the students capped the end of McCain-Ravenel Monday at the monuments that same evening.

Peterson remembered going to George W. Bush’s second-term inauguration in 2005 — and how that experience was so unique to Episcopal. “They dropped us off at the metro with a ticket and said, ‘Go watch democracy,’” Peterson joked.

Abdul-Jalaal credited Episcopal as the place that fostered her open-mindedness.

“Be okay being uncomfortable,” she told students as she encouraged them to take chances on courses and experiences while at Episcopal. After completing a human-trafficking project at EHS, she followed that passion and now works with survivors through AmeriCorps VISTA. They also told students of their own experiences during their senior externships.

While the program has had different names since 1996, the powerful impact on the students remains the same.

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L to r: Ted Peterson ’07, Gray MacNair King ’96, Brennan Killeen Lynch ’05, and Hadiyyah AbdulJalaal ’17

Delaware-born Lynch, who is a registered nurse at Medstar Georgetown University Hospital, spoke of interning for Delaware’s then Senator Joe Biden on Capitol Hill. While she doesn’t work in politics, she encouraged students to take advantage of the incredible opportunities that arise. “I really value that time I had on the Hill.”

All panelists spoke of teachers who inspired them, almost all of whom still work on at EHS. Abdul-Jalaal and Lynch got to thank Betsy Carmody and Steve Castle, who were in the crowd, reminding students that Episcopal roots run deep. “Be proud of this place,” Peterson said, and the rest of the panelists agreed.

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The Meaning of Community After addressing students about the dictionary definition and layperson’s etymology of the word “community,” Director of the Office of Community and Equity Louis Smith asked them to reflect, independently, on the three community values they hold most dear. Each student then typed in their three values to a smartphone app and their words began populating the screen at the front

of Pendleton creating a word cloud, depicted below. The larger the word, the higher the proportion of times a student entered it. The results were both striking and emphatic of what our students value in Episcopal and in one another. It is affirming to see the core tenets that have shaped generations of Episcopal graduates throughout the years are still valued by the EHS students of today.

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A Return to Tradition After a year-long hiatus due to the Covid-19 pandemic, many treasured athletics competitions returned to The Holy Hill.

Seminary Hill Cup

All fall girls’ teams participated in the thirteenth Seminary Hill Cup, a neighborhood rivalry against St. Stephen’s. Started in 2008 by Jen Fitzpatrick, director of athletics, and the girls’ athletic director at SSSAS, the day is dedicated to a celebration of girls’ athletics. While we did not bring home the “W,” we look forward to the competition hosted at St. Stephen’s next year. In the series: St. Stephen’s has won seven times; Episcopal five times. The 2018 competition resulted in a first-ever tie between the schools.

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Joe Halm Memorial Alexandria City Cross Country Championships

This city championship was renamed in 2014 in honor of Joe Halm, who was not only a longtime science teacher and coach at Episcopal but also a much-loved friend and respected mentor to our community. community Jen Fitzpatrick, director of athletics, and Joey Halm, Joe’s wife and assistant director of counseling, kicked off the run with remembrances of Joe, Joe and and his his son, Mac ’25 ’25,served served as as the the official official starter starter for the race.

Before Mac fired the starting gun, Joey encouraged the runners to “hurry back,” which Joe always quipped was his best advice for his team on race day.

Friday Night Lights

This year’s Fall Family Weekend coincided with our biannual tradition of Friday Night Lights, where varsity teams have the chance to play under the lights in Hummel Bowl. Families and friends were able to cheer on the Maroon as girls’ varsity soccer kicked off the evening against Bullis School, followed by varsity football against St. Stephen’s and St. Agnes. All enjoyed food, fun, and camaraderie as the teams and fans reveled in a special evening under the lights.

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The 120th Game There was no way to miss the high energy on display during this fall’s Spirit Weekend. From the spirited tradition of The Bonfire to the first annual Maroon & Black Semi-Formal, and from a reunion gathering in Old Town to a Jumbotron Watch Party in the Hummel Bowl, the weekend events — both on campus and in Orange — helped us all celebrate the connections we hold so dear.

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The Game Through the Years — 2021 —

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20-16 EHS

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25-21 EHS

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This Spirit Weekend we welcomed back the Classes of:

Reunions

— 25th Reunions —

1995 & 1996

— 30th Reunions —

1990 & 1991

— 35th Reunions —

1985 & 1986

— 40th Reunions —

1980 & 1981 — 45th Reunion —

1975

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“Curiouser and Curiouser!”

EHS returned to the Breeden Black Box Theater for an adaptation of “Alice in Wonderland” by Gay H. Hammond. With a cast and crew of fourteen, the fall production featured lighting, sound, costumes, and set designed entirely by students. “We really learned how to collaborate and become creatively responsible through this opportunity,” said Esther Hwang ’22, who wore many hats as stage manager, assistant director, and set designer for the show. “The chemistry instantly sparked, and we were able to create something that we were ultimately really proud of.”

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Creative endeavors abound again in Ainslie Arts Center with students expressing themselves in myriad mediums.

From painting, drawing, photography, ceramics, digital graphics, and video production to independent studies in textile design, fashion photography, and comic book character development, the gallery exhibits this fall have been vibrant.

Devin Malloy ’23

Remington Grant ’22

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Shota Pinkowski ’23

Natheer Muwonge ’24

Davis Alley ’22

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THIRTY YEARS OF COEDUCATION

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48 On Being Pioneers, Living With THE FIRST

Courage, and Finding Blazers

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n the fall of 1991, 48 girls — 16 freshmen, 16 sophomores, and 16 juniors — arrived on The Holy Hill for the first year of coeducation, joining the Old Boys and making history. To celebrate the thirtieth anniversary of that historic day, we reconnected with some of “the First 48” to talk about their past at Episcopal and how the School helped define their future.

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THIRTY YEARS OF COEDUCATION

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r. Heather Collins ’93 learned Episcopal was going coed on a phone call with Adrienne Werner Roughgarden ’93, an elementary school friend whose brother was already at the School. Both Collins and Roughgarden were from Alexandria and attended St. Agnes together, before it became St. Stephen’s and St. Agnes. Collins hung up and started her application. “I’ve always thanked her [Roughgarden] for that.”

The concept of boarding school was a foreign one to Over the last two years, Collins has helped significantly Collins, although she was familiar with Episcopal through with Episcopal’s Black Alumni Network (BAN), a collective athletics and social events. “It wasn’t even in my frame of referof Black alumni whose mission is to support all students and ence,” she said of attending herself. Her mother, a librarian, alumni of color. She hopes that her work with the BAN will took a rare day off to take her to the interreinforce to current Black students that view, and Collins entered Episcopal that they have a big network of support from fall as a new junior. “I was pretty much people who have walked in their shoes. ecstatic that I was going.”

“We don’t want anyone feeling alone,” Collins spoke of the initial competiCollins stated. She wants students and tion between the Old Boys and the First young alumni of color to know that “there It [being one of the 48. “There was definitely an adjustment are so many people who’ve come before First 48] does give period at the beginning.” She remembered you who can serve as mentors.” you a certain insight the feeling of being a young woman in a ——— male-dominated world and having to fight Collins spoke of the deep love she has for and confidence as a for a seat at the table. “There was a little time on The Holy Hill, sentiments woman in the world.” her bit of boys against girls at first.” But after she also shares within the Black Alumni that first year of settling in, she was the one girl elected to Network. She hopes the BAN will “allow Black students and the Honor Committee, an accomplished track athlete, and a alumni to feel safe in being more vulnerable.” To Collins, the happy, healthy teenager. network is about ensuring there is always representation on The lessons Collins learned as one of the First 48 still campus: “We [alumni of color] don’t need to agree on everydefine who she is today. “It was the first independent endeavor thing, but there’s a collective voice” both on and off campus. that I accomplished, and it ingrained a lot of confidence in “I’m so proud of what we’ve done,” she said. me.” She learned how to speak up for herself and how to go after what she wants.

——— The confidence Collins gained at Episcopal came in handy when she decided to apply to medical school after working as a speech pathologist at the start of her career. Her academic strengths didn’t necessarily lie in the sciences, but her expeThere’s this love you rience at EHS taught her that if she went after something, she could achieve it. She took pre-med courses for two years have for this School before going to medical school and is now a pediatrician in that you want to D.C., working with acutely ill children.

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native Oregonian, Callie Gautreaux Killebrew ’95 found herself a long way from home when she started at Episcopal. While the School was not entirely unfamiliar, as her grandparents lived in Virginia and her grandfather and uncle both attended EHS, she remembered feeling like “a fish knew Oregon was home,” she said of her decision to head back out of water” when she first arrived. to the Pacific Northwest. She then served in the Peace Corps Killebrew had a modest and happy childhood between the in Paraguay, attended law school at the University of Oregon, backwoods of eastern Oregon and the city of Eugene, where and now works as an immigration attorney in Bend, Ore., she lived with her mother and three siblings. While the Pacific where she helps people working to get residency, requesting Northwest had always been home, she felt a yearning for a humanitarian visas, facing deportation, or seeking asylum. new experience. “I really wanted to study and play sports and A career in public service wasn’t unexpected for Killebrew. do very traditional things,” she said of her Her mother was a longtime public desire to apply to an East Coast boarding servant to the state of Oregon, working school, far from home. for Senator Ron Wyden, and Killebrew A shy teenager, Killebrew worked to grew up watching her advocate for underget out of her comfort zone on The Holy served communities. Killebrew also credits Hill. As one of the First 48, she knew there Episcopal’s commitment to the Honor I learned to get was extra attention on her and her female Code as particularly formative in her along with people peers as Episcopal navigated the world of career journey. “It took me a while to come from backgrounds coeducation. “There were a lot of people around to being a lawyer… but I think it’s keeping eyes on me,” she said of the many hard for anyone to leave Episcopal without very different teachers who checked in and supported a strong sense of the importance of justice from my own.” her throughout her four years. From social and fairness.” dynamics to socioeconomic differences, “it was definitely a culture shock.”

——— It was at Episcopal that Killebrew suspected she would be a fluent Spanish speaker as an adult. She threw herself into learning the language with the help of teacher Chris Page.

Her love of Spanish, combined with her passion for volunteerism, would define her career. “I’d always had this interest in My time at Episcopal highlights working with the Latino community,” she said. For her senior the privileges I have had for externship, she volunteered at a bilingual preschool in Adams Morgan. “When I look back at my career path, I do think I reasons of my circumstances. I was enamored with learning Spanish really well.” believe that definitely steered After graduating from Episcopal, Killebrew returned to me in a direction of looking Oregon to attend Lewis & Clark College in Portland, where she majored in international affairs and Hispanic studies. “I to do something useful to

help people who are not dealt the same type of cards.”

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omer Wear comes from a long line of Old Boys, including her grandfather, father, uncles, and brother. Her brother, Alex ’91, graduated the summer before she arrived on campus, and it was mostly a friendly sibling rivalry that ultimately brought her to Episcopal. Her brother didn’t think “There were so many things that you couldn’t prepare for,” she would attend, so she lovingly set out to prove him wrong.

Wear mused. “I remember trying to pack that summer, and ——— the dress code was blazers and skirts below the knee. It wasn’t Wear’s legacy status was comforting in some ways: the teachers too far from the ’80s, but to find a blazer for a 14-year-old girl…that was a challenge.” knew her family; she was familiar with campus; and she had The effects of coeducation resounded in some surprising seen firsthand the benefits of getting an Episcopal education. ways for Wear over the years. One of her But it also came with a lot of pressure. “I peers signed up for Russian, and a teacher felt a real need to prove that I was there asked more girls to join as there was because of me and not because of my purposeful interest in creating equitable family,” Wear remembered. classrooms across disciplines. Wear and her Wear spoke of the universal challenges roommate decided to switch from Spanish, of one’s high school years. She knew the You can’t go through and Wear ultimately went on to minor in attention was on the First 48, but she an experience like Russian at Princeton University. also felt like every other male student at After working in investment banking, Episcopal, committed to doing her best ours and not leave and for the non-profit United Way, Wear to make the most out of high school — without more courage eventually made her way back to North despite the unusual circumstances. “It’s and tenacity.” such a tough point in your life, no Carolina and joined her family-owned matter where you are. We were just there, company, Century Furniture. She began surviving, like any other teenager at the time.” as a sales representative and now works as the vice president Wear credited the Episcopal faculty for making the tranof marketing. In true family tradition, she works for Alex, the sition smooth. After 152 years of exclusively educating boys, same brother who inspired her Episcopal journey.

While the furniture industry has a “lack of female repreEpiscopal had to adapt thoughtfully, and doing so wasn’t easy sentation in the upper levels of companies,” Wear’s experiat the beginning. “They were certainly working hard in the ence forging the path of co-education at Episcopal prepared background,” she said of the teachers who helped shepherd her for the challenge. She wants her two children to see her the First 48 into the School. working hard and making a difference. “When it gets tough, you don’t throw in the towel,” said Wear of the important lesson she wants to teach them — a lesson she learned as one of Episcopal’s First 48.

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WE CHECKED IN WITH THE REST OF THE FIRST 48 TO ASK HOW THEY ARE, WHERE THEY’VE BEEN, AND WHAT THEY HOPE THE FUTURE HOLDS.

WHAT IS YOUR ADVICE TO EPISCOPAL STUDENTS? “Take academic risks.”

——— “Be inclusive and meet people from outside your natural habitat.”

——— “Be the friend you want. Wash your sheets.”

——— “Enjoy every minute of your time at EHS. It will fly by!”

——— “Take advantage of everything EHS has to offer.”

——— “Be a kind person.”

——— “Get to know everyone; explore D.C.; try new things; and have fun!”

——— “The parent in me would say, ‘Stay safe; study hard; and have compassion for others and yourself!’”

——— “Learn to code; don’t stress about college.”

——— “Be humble; be curious; be grateful.”

——— “Respect the beliefs and opinions of others.

Listen to your peers even if they differ from you; you may learn something valuable.”

WHAT DO YOU HOPE FOR THE FUTURE AT EHS? “That EHS can be a safe place where young people can explore the inequalities that hold us back, learn from one another, and take these lessons into the world to make it a better and more tolerant place for all.”

——— “To be a place where both boys and girls can be free to grow and learn and be true to who they are.”

——— “That the School can continue to offer such great educational opportunities while still maintaining a close-knit community feel.”

WHAT WAS THE BEST PART OF BEING ONE OF THE FIRST 48?

“Being part of the historic traditions while making way for new ones.”

——— “Blazing the trail for the next generations of girls at EHS.” ——— “All the formative friendships made.”

——— “The opportunity to learn from gifted teachers alongside bright, motivated students.”

——— “Being part of a trailblazing group of girls who were — and no doubt remain — smart, fun, welcoming, brave, and adventurous.”

——— “Meeting life-long friends and incredibly talented women.”

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LEADING THE WAY How the senior class is carrying on Episcopal traditions, making their mark, and moving ahead in the midst of a global pandemic.

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ead of the Honor Committee Johnny Smith ’22 didn’t want to wake up early for “Senior Sunrise,” a new tradition where the senior class watches the sun come up on the first day of classes. He hadn’t been sleeping well, and he was anxious about the start of school. He ultimately gathered up his resolve with the help of friends and family and showed up on the Front Circle. In doing so, Johnny learned a valuable lesson about leadership. “As a leader,” he said, “sometimes you’re the person who has to get up and move forward the most.”

This year’s senior class has a big job on their hands. They’re now the only class on campus who has experienced a full “normal” year at Episcopal, unaffected by the Covid-19 pandemic. The freshmen were brand new and fresh off their own middleschool virtual learning experiences. Due to distance and hybrid learning at Episcopal, some of the sophomores had yet to set foot on campus. And the juniors’ previous

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year was interrupted by the global shutdown in March of 2020. The Class of 2022’s own freshman year taught them the importance of EHS traditions, and they now feel the keen need and a responsibility to pass those on — while also introducing some new ones.

“We’re so excited to be in the position to help carry on EHS traditions and start new ones,” said Head Monitor Hadley Applegate ’22.

Every year, student leaders gather for a leadership training before the start of school. This August, they participated in a workshop with Dr. Ted Fish, an educational consultant who asked them hard-hitting questions on who they wanted to be as leaders and how they wanted to show up for the School. He challenged them on taking actionable steps to achieve the best possible results: “You’re ready to do this, but how are you going to do it?” They harnessed their excitement by getting to work, and their focus started with that first day of classes. After a year of hybrid learning, all students were finding their way on campus either again or for the first time, and the seniors considered it their job to make it the best first day ever. “The excitement was just

contagious,” Hadley remarked.

In their training, they came up with Senior Sunrise, Senior Sunset, and a tunnel of seniors that would shepherd freshmen (and even some adventurous teachers) into the first day of classes.

Student leaders were quick to point out that traditions at Episcopal aren’t just the big ones like signing the Honor Code, donning maroon clothes for The Game, or attending the winter musical. They’re the small moments that make up life at Episcopal: “the little courtesies,” as Joshua Williams ’22, head of the Discipline Committee, calls them.

He and his peers are determined to carry on those traditions, too. “Talking to people when you pass them in the hallways and holding doors for each other” make all the difference in daily life on The Holy Hill.

Kindness and mutual respect are also traditions that student leaders are determined to carry forward. Joshua usually tries to lead by example, but his role has required him to be more vocal in hard moments. “The biggest thing is conversation,” Williams has learned. If he sees someone struggling — on dorm, in class, on the field — he

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Seniors (l to r): Whit Lampton, Joshua Williams, Zoe Smith, Alvin Martin, Samir McElroy.

simply strikes up a conversation. “It makes them feel like they’re seen.”

Johnny, who struggled to find his place freshman and sophomore years, spoke of the pride he felt in getting appointed as head of the Honor Committee: “I felt more secure in myself to know that enough people believed in me.” He now draws upon his experience in his first two years to help students who might feel the same as he did and to help bring them out of their shells. Despite questioning himself, wondering “what if I was the only one who had a hard time getting out on dorm freshman year,” he channels that into seeking out underclassmen who might also be struggling. Johnny, who lives in a single, left his door open the first two weeks of school, inviting anyone on dorm to come in to talk or visit — therefore carrying on another tradition of welcoming others into the Episcopal fold.

When senior monitor Zoe Smith ’22 gave the Chapel talk over Fall Family Weekend, she told the audience a powerful lesson she learned through the dance program: “Perfection is not a requirement for acceptance.” Other student leaders have also grappled with that concept, trying to fulfill their roles on campus while also being young and making their own mistakes. “The truth is no one’s perfect, because we’re all learning,” said Johnny.

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Cher Wang ’22 (l) and Hadley Applegate ’22 (r) at Senior Sunrise on the Front Circle.

One of the most important things the students have learned over the last two years is not to take moments together for granted. Joshua tries to impress this upon his peers and underclassmen who look up to the senior class.

“We really want everybody to be present and to realize that we’re here in this moment and that this isn’t a guarantee,” he says. “Since we’re here now, we should embrace and enjoy it.”

Freshman Addy Locke runs through the senior tunnel on the first day of classes.

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NEW SCHEDULE GIVES RISE TO FLEXPERIENCES Actively leveraging the significant resources of the greater Washington, D.C., region is a storied practice at Episcopal.

It is in fact a unique aspect of the School’s program that draws many students and faculty to The Holy Hill, and brings to mind warm reminiscences for EHS alumni.

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ith the capacity to implement fully the new academic schedule this fall, faculty have partnered with Episcopal’s McCain-Ravenel Center for Intellectual and Moral Courage to transform the way students engage with Washington. The schedule provides for dedicated two-and-a-half hour mid-day flex blocks 4 days each week, as well as evening flex blocks, twice weekly. The flexibility of these extended periods is a game-changer that enables teachers not only to dedicate more class time to experiments, one-on-one interaction, research, and outside speakers but also to plan off-campus excursions that are specifically aligned with their curriculum. These small-group experiences in immersive spaces lead to meaningful conversations about, and real-world connections to, course material, providing an elevated learning experience for students.

And, just like that, we have a new term to add to the Episcopal lexicon: flexperiences.

This fall alone, 70% of Episcopal’s faculty have led 151 Washington-based flexperiences, visiting 59 distinct partner institutions and locations. On average, each student took part in four to five flexperiences between September and November.

English teacher Mitch Pinkowski recalled the excitement of taking his ninth grade Fundamentals of Literature and Composition class to the first off-campus, D.C. evening flexperience and live show in nearly two years. “Our trip was wonderfully timed to coincide with the section of our fall-term-long study of the Odyssey in which Odysseus journeys to the Underworld. We paused our reading of Homer for a trip to the Kennedy Center to see Hadestown, winner of 7 Tony Awards and 1 Grammy.

Students were wowed by the grandeur of the venue itself, the power of a live show and orchestra (after months of quarantine), and the modern appropriation of the ancient Greek myth. Our bus ride back was filled with chatter about how it was similar to or different from Homer and they scurried to compile their impressions into thoughtful, excited interpretations of what they’d just seen.”

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——— Quite taken by Hadestown and a history trip to the National Mall, Chloe Cha ’25 said, “The flexperiences take the ‘hands-on learning’ idea to a whole new level, enhancing my understanding of almost everything I’m studying. The way that all the experiences directly correlated with material being taught in class is so exciting.”

Juniors Patricia Okwueze and Walter Blessing were deeply moved during a recent flexperience visit to the National Museum of African American History and Culture with their Advanced United States History class.

“I particularly liked the way Mrs. English structured our assignment,” said Patricia. “We understood which part of the museum we were focusing on and what questions we were being asked to consider but we were free to roam, so everyone had their own unique experience. She made it possible for us to learn more than just the necessary facts — we learned what we need to know as people.”

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C L ASSES ACROSS ALL DISCIPLIN E S ARE B ENEFI T T I N G FROM THE SE Q UALIT Y E X PERI ENT I AL L EARNIN G OPPOR TUNITIE S, W IT H FAC U LT Y EAGE R T O MAKE ME ANIN GFUL C ONNECT I ONS FOR THE IR S TUD E NT S.

Advanced Chemistry visited the StablerLeadbeater Apothecary Museum in Old Town, where students toured with a former FBI forensic analyst learning about 19th-century medicine and the importance of the apothecary to historic Alexandria.

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“There are moments when the students’ experiences themselves are the instruction, when teaching means stepping back and allowing wonder to instruct, or, perhaps stepping into the mix and joining in on the learning as well. Our D.C. flexperience was one of those special events.”

— ENGLISH TEACHER MITCH PINKOWSKI

In thinking about their visit in conjunction with their study of American history, Walter added, “We are dealing with a lot of history that can be difficult to describe and understand. To have the ability to visit real places and

Pre-Calculus students toured the Futures Exhibit at Arts & Industries Building, which is the second oldest of the Smithsonian museums, where they viewed and discussed applied uses of STEM and technology.

In conjunction with their focus on the history of politics and food, Advanced Global Studies visited Forrest Pritchard’s ’92 farm in Berryville, Va. Having read about farming methods and compared the industrial system with more traditional farming, students were fascinated with their first-hand experience on his working farm — a first for many of them.

Digital Graphics and Digital Video Production visited the interactive digital arts gallery at ARTECHOUSE to immerse themselves in the video and motion graphics installations.

memorials in the city that we live in has had a profound effect on my processing of the content. It makes what we are studying jump out at us and prove to be very real rather than just another page in a textbook.”

Social Studies teacher Caroline English, who had been accustomed to planning U.S. History learning experiences for the entire junior class with the previous schedule — traveling with as many as 50 students at a time — is enjoying the benefits of the smaller class adventures. “Now we can travel as a group of 12, going on multiple excursions in a semester. One particular experience this fall included a mini bus and a walking tour of Alexandria before, during, and after the Civil War; that would not have been possible before. Students also remain more focused on the historical content since they are in an academic cohort as opposed to with their roommate or best friend.”

“I really love the transition to the flexperiences,” said Patricia. “It’s so much easier to focus on what you are

Honors Chemistry students who had recently completed a study of the Flint, Mich., Water Crisis met virtually with a member of the team who confirmed the presence of lead and worked directly with the citizens of Flint in their push for both justice and a solution.

American Drama students visited the National Archives where they viewed the Constitution and then traveled to the National Mall, interviewing individuals with questions they developed in class to help them define the American Experience. The information gathered from the responses were then used to analyze future plays read during the semester.

Fundamentals of Literature and Composition students had a private tour of the new Chinese American Museum during which they discussed the creation and purpose of the museum’s exhibits.

“To have the ability to visit real places and memorials in the city that we live in has had a profound effect on my processing of the content.”

— WALTER BLESSING ’23

learning as opposed to feeling more like a tourist in a large group. Before I think it was easy for us to take for granted the spaces we were in, now I think we are interacting more with the exhibits and what we can learn from them.”

US History students toured Mount Vernon where they discussed the social and political changes in Virginia (and across the U.S.) from the British Colonies to the Early Republic, also reflecting on George Washington’s legacy.

Honors Pre-Calculus took to the Capital Wheel at National Harbor to have a little fun with real-life trigonometry. The students were asked to model a function of their height from the ground at any time and then use their function to determine when they passed the heights of various memorials around D.C. viewed from the Wheel.

Intermediate Physics leveraged the relatively frictionless surface of the ice rink at Mount Vernon Recreation Center to explore the role of friction and motion, completing a lab investigating Newton’s Second Law.

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Senior year is supposed to be an Episcopal student’s busiest season yet. But when the Covid-19 pandemic changed the world as the Class of 2021 knew it, students found themselves with a lot more time on their hands. Forced to pause and sit still amid their busy lives, they got creative. Time dedicated to athletic competitions, adventures into D.C., and social outings was repurposed to start small businesses, build social media empires, and learn new skills. Meet some Episcopal entrepreneurs from the Class of 2021.

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ndrew grew up going to Silicon Valley with his dad, dreaming of starting a world-changing company. For college, he returned to Silicon Valley to play lacrosse at University of California, Berkeley and to pursue his passion for data science.

For his senior externship in the spring of 2021, Andrew worked with his dad and a family friend (both data science veterans) on creating a data and computer science course. Data science, an emerging field that Andrew predicts will “absolutely boom” like computer science did in the ’90s, combs through aggregated data to predict trends and patterns to market to the masses. Andrew spent his externship filing for a patent for their business, cold calling and emailing high schools and colleges across the nation, teaching virtual classes, and working on marketing strategies for the company.

The course they created is free to a test group of local D.C. students, as Andrew and his partners work out any potential kinks. “We also wanted to do something to give back to the community,” the young entrepreneur said. As they grow, they will begin to charge for the high school courses and eventually move into the worlds of higher education and business.

HANNAH MARSHALL ’21

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fter a few weeks at home in quarantine, Hannah suddenly found herself watching too much television. “I could only watch so much Netflix,” she joked as she described the onslaught of creativity that followed. She taught herself to hand embroider from YouTube and took her talents to Instagram, where she quickly gained over 1,000 Instagram followers. A new venture, Threaded by Hannah, was born.

Hannah has always been an entrepreneur; she started a massage business in kindergarten. When she lost her part-time job at a clothing boutique due to Covid-19 and wanted more spending money, her entrepreneurial spirit struck again. “I was interested in saving because I want to study finance in college,” she said. “Making my own money has been satisfying for me.”

Though each custom-made piece takes her multiple hours, Hannah quickly amassed upward of 500 direct Instagram messages from customers hoping to place orders, thanks to the power

of social media. “The Instagram and TikTok communities are pretty great about supporting small businesses,” she said, and she began tagging all her photos with #smallbusiness to drum up even more interest. Hannah also discovered the power of the boarding school network when it comes to customer acquisition. “When you go to boarding school and you have all your new friends’ old friends from home, it gets the word out faster.”

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A LOOK BACK AT THE CLASS OF 2021

OLIVIA SHACKLEFORD ’21 AND AVA THORP ’21

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livia and Ava teamed up to capitalize on one of the pandemic’s biggest social media trends: tie-dye. Though they lived over 250 miles apart, the two made an excellent creative team during distance learning, jumping on FaceTime to talk through new designs and techniques for their company, 2 Dye 4 Customs. They taught themselves tie-dye techniques from YouTube tutorials.

“The best way to learn is by doing it,” Olivia said.

While the business was not without its challenges, Olivia and Ava loved the process. “I was really bored in quarantine,” says Olivia, “and wanted another creative outlet in my life.” They had to slow down on accepting orders when they returned to school, since they had no way of storing product or spreading out to tie-dye in the winter months. “In a perfect world, we’d have ready-made stock,” said Ava, but for now, they are content dreaming up what comes next for the company.

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ike her peers, Ryan got her business idea while browsing social media during quarantine. She saw someone making rings on TikTok and thought to herself, “Okay, this can be a business.”

Ryan asked her mom to go with her to Michaels for art supplies, recruited her sister Kailyn ’19 as a marketing partner and brand manager, and got to work on her new family business, La Petite Pierre.

Becoming jewelry makers was not easy for either of the sisters, but it proved a positive creative outlet when they both needed one most last spring. “It’s not in either of our careers paths, but we love learning new things,” says Ryan.

As they launched their company, Ryan and Kailyn reached out to social media influencers — a daunting but lucrative task. Their campaign targeted influencers with at least 40,000 followers, and they gained major traction when a wellknown influencer posted their product on her

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Instagram stories. “It just happened,” said Ryan, and they were off to the races. While the shop is on pause as Ryan adjusts to life at the University of Chicago as a student-athlete and Kailyn continues studying at Amherst College, the sisters plan to open up orders in the spring of 2023 once more.

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n March of 2020, Zeddy Williams ’21, like many others, found himself stuck in his house in New York City with nothing to do but scroll through social media for entertainment. That’s when he decided to put his comedic talents to good use and start a TikTok account.

Zeddy, whose energetic slapstick style of comedy is inspired by Jim Carrey, had been making comedy videos on Snapchat with a modest following of about 100 people. At the encouragement of his friends, Zeddy decided to upload one of his videos to TikTok, which saw an increase in popularity during quarantine. In two days, Zeddy’s first TikTok video reached 1 million views, and in a month, he had 100,000 followers. Seemingly overnight, Zeddy became a social media sensation.

Now with 6 million followers and counting, including the likes of comedian Adam Sandler and actor Michael Rapaport, Zeddy has turned his TikTok into a business, producing sponsored content for clothing brands.

Zeddy has a manager who helps him with scheduling interviews and auditions and managing the business side of his social media fame. “When I hit one million followers, that is when companies started hitting me up, so I had to get a manager,” Zeddy says. “He takes the load off of me, because I am new to this. I have a lot of different companies direct messaging me, asking me to wear their clothes in my videos or promote their products.”

For Zeddy, the perks of being “TikTok famous” lie in his interactions with his supporters. He is now recognized on the streets, walking with family, and even in line while shopping. “In New York, I can’t go anywhere without someone asking to take my picture,” he says. “When I am with my family, I don’t want anyone to bother me. But when I am alone, I take hundreds of pictures.” Despite the attention, Zeddy remains humble, and his fans are always his top priority. “My supporters DM me everyday, so I feel like my job is to answer them.

I always wanted to be the person that reaches out to their supporters. To me, it is always worth it.”

Now running track at Howard University, Zeddy’s dream is to become an actor and stand-up comedian, and he plans to make it big in Hollywood. “In about two or three years, I will be really, really big. That’s the goal. I want to be as big as possible and have a lot of eyes on me. I can’t wait!”

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1 Head Monitor Hadley Applegate ’22 connects with freshmen during Orientation. first day of classes.

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3 As always, Dorm Games were a huge hit on the first Community Weekend of the year.

Chapel was full again for the first time since February 2020.

5 Students embarked on the first flexperiences of the year.

Toure ’22 was featured on the front page of The Washington Post’s sports section. to fight poverty and hunger in Alexandria.

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7 Students participated in the 40th Annual StepALIVE! Walkathon

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or more than a century the EHS community has stepped up to support the School in its ambitious plans to deliver a first-rate education within facilities that inspire the pursuit of excellence. As Assistant Head for Advancement Christina Holt said, the market essentially sets tuition, which doesn’t even cover the operating budget. “The extent to which Episcopal continuously strives to innovate and grow, and to support the faculty who deliver our mission in increasingly powerful ways in spaces that are just right for the innovative programming they create, is a direct reflection of the generosity of our community,” Holt explains. “A key difference between a good Episcopal and a great Episcopal is philanthropy.”

Launcelot Minor Blackford, Principal from 1870-1913, announced the commencement of Episcopal’s first campaign “the EHS Building Fund” in his December 2, 1912, diary entry, “Later this afternoon the skies cleared and our valued friend and colleague, Mr. A.R. Hoxton left us for the absence arranged for him some time since, to go off on a soliciting expedition on behalf of the fund to be raised for the improvement of the School.…” Archibald Robinson Hoxton, Sr., EHS class of 1895 and Principal 1913-47,

exceeded the School’s $30,000 fundraising goal Fund” campaign. The fruits of this $8,176,500 — $823,000 in today’s dollars — by traveling as campaign were transformational in highly visible far south as Charleston, S.C., and as far north as Hummel Bowl and Hummel Learning Center as New York to connect with friends of the School well as more discreet ways, such as endowment and secure their support. While Hoxton did not funding and the updating of existing buildings. travel abroad for the campaign, the word got out Some of these construction and remodeling with gifts coming from as far away as Paris and projects reflect the School’s evolving educational Chihuahua, Mexico. approach. Episcopal’s traditional study hall Not to rest on the laurels of its successful, spaces, familiar to generations of EHS students, first campaign, in 1924 the School launched would be gone as most students going forward its first endowment campaign “Protecting the would be afforded the opportunity to study Way: That a Great School may Become Greater independently and collaboratively in the library 1945 Endowment and Perpetuate Her Usefulness” with a goal and on dorm.

Campaign Booklet. of $500,000 — $7,727,881 today — to secure Approaching its 1989 sesquicentennial an endowment fund while providing for modest capital projinspired Episcopal not just to celebrate the School’s long ects. A critical feature of this campaign and its promotional history, but also to look forward assessing the School’s needs. materials was explaining to friends of the School what an To meet these future needs, Episcopal High School launched endowment fund is and its importance to securing the instithe $20,000,000 Sesquicentennial Fund. This aspirational tution’s future. “An endowment fund should be created that campaign touched almost all facets of School life with the will protect any depreciation and allow the School to keep construction of Callaway Chapel and the Goodman Squash abreast with the progress of other Courts, the renovation of March institutions of learning without Library and the dining hall, as adding the burden on the student well as strengthening the endowby increasing rates, which in some ment in support of financial aid cases would prohibit his securing and faculty compensation. With an education.” the successful completion of this Approaching retirement and campaign, Episcopal High School keen to enhance the strength of was prepared to enter the era of Episcopal High School, Principal coeducation.

Archibald Robinson Hoxton, Sr. In preparation to deliver a added a last minute postscript to twenty-first century education, his annual report to the Board of Episcopal closed out the twentieth Trustees. While Hoxton reported with its “Pillars of Strength” endow“all is well” and the School is in a ment campaign. Like its predecessor “healthy condition,” he entreated endowment campaigns, Pillars the Board of the Trustees that a of Strength earmarked funds for minimum of $1,000,000 needed financial aid and faculty compento be raised for building improvesation, but with an eye toward the ments, faculty compensation, and future this campaign secured funds financial aid. These were uncerto expand Episcopal’s technology tain times, 6 days after D-Day in program, including connecting Normandy, but the Board heeded the campus to the internet thanks 1926 Endowment Campaign Booklet.

Hoxton’s call, committing to raise to the School’s first Senior Parent $1,360,000 to meet the needs Hoxton identified for the Gift in 1996.

School. Thus, Flick Hoxton, Sr., concluded his tenure at Thanking an 1884 alumnus for his support of Episcopal’s Episcopal in much the way he started, leading the School first campaign, Archibald Robinson Hoxton, Sr. wrote “I feel in an ambitious plan “The Episcopal High School Fund” to that this old School is about to enter upon even more prossecure the funds necessary to excel as the School turned the perous times and that the influence for good it has exerted corner to the second half of the twentieth century. in the past is to be widened and strengthened.” His timeless Archibald Robinson Hoxton, Jr., EHS class of 1935 and words recognize the power of a strong tradition and history Headmaster 1967-81 continued the tradition established by combined with an optimistic, forward thinking vision for his father by leading the School through its bold “P.D.Q. Episcopal High School.

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Harvey Lindsay (h) 757-423-1877 (o) 757-640-8202 harveylindsay@harveylindsay.com

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There are several ways to submit Class Notes: 1. Submit news online through the alumni portal at episcopalhighschool.org; 1 2. Contact your Class Correspondent by phone, mail, or email; or 2 3. W rite your news in the space provided on the Roll Call reply card and mail it with 3 your annual gift.

Hugh Richardson 3750 Peachtree Road NE, #581 Atlanta, GA 30319 (h) 404-351-0941

“On the southpaw slants of youthful Henry Schacht may well rest the hopes of the Maroon mound corps” was the lead in a Spring of 1946 The Chronicle baseball article.

Henry was captain and a high scorer, averaging 12 points per game for the 1948 basketball team and was the outstanding pitcher for the baseball team for three years, playing the outfield when he wasn’t pitching. After 74 years, 91-year-old Henry Schacht, a native of Davidson, North Carolina, will be inducted into the Episcopal High School Athletics Hall of Fame, according to EHS official Kent Alley P’22, during the 2022 Spirit Weekend, with appreciation to Henry’s sponsors: his late basketball and baseball coach, Evan J. “Bus” Male, Bruce Rinehart ’56, a member of the Hall of Fame committee, and Doug Mackall ’49.

At the University of North Carolina, Henry was the starting pitcher for the freshman and varsity teams. He signed with the Cincinnati Reds in 1951. He later enlisted in the Army and was honorably discharged in 1955. By then, the pitching zone had been cut in half, and Henry and his father decided to enter the business world, founding Henry Schacht Citrus Groves in Vero Beach, Florida. Henry met the attractive Janet Becker in NYC in 1963. They were married and are the parents of three sons, Henry W., Raymond, and Louis. Janet, a former schoolteacher, has eased Henry into the digital age.

Atlanta native Edward Van Winkle Jr., who good-naturedly was called “Rip” but bore no resemblance to his sleepy sounding nickname, died March 9, 2021. He was a fine athlete, brilliant student, and graduated with advanced standing. Working his way up through the 130 pound and J.V. football chain, he made a name for himself as a shifty running back and hard-nosed tackler. He was asked to return for early varsity football practice his senior year and distinguished 52

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himself scrimmaging with heavier backs like Tommy Birge, Rufus Barkley, and Phil Duckett, and those lighter than he like Bill Dunn and Pete Eastwood. For some unexplained reason, he was sent back to the “B” team the day before the varsity season began.

Ed never complained. He captained the “Bs,” was alternate captain of the J.V. basketball team, and received a varsity E on the tennis team. Back in Atlanta, Ed was #1 on Georgia Tech’s tennis team and belonged to the Chi Phi fraternity like his father. Ed and his wife, Carolyn Thurmond of Athens, Ga., who predeceased him, were parents of Ed III, Jennie Curtis, and Elizabeth Hornbuckle. For 50 years he headed Van Winkle & Company (general construction). A lefty, Ed was ranked nationally in tennis doubles in his 70’s and 80’s playing with his brother, the late Fritz Van Winkle ’53.

After 70 years of two-finger typing ’48’s class notes on a Royal manual typewriter, I’m confined to a nursing home and unable to keep going on as is on this machine. For these notes to continue, a classmate who is electronically equipped (isn’t everyone?) will have to take over. My thanks to you who have talked to me when I called, to the many EHS class notes editors like Margaret Waters ’06,

Chelsey Hochmuth, Elizabeth Henderson ’11, special friend Elizabeth Watts, and EHS official Kent Alley for their much-appreciated assistance. And very real thanks to those who may have read these notes. Borrowing from Frank Sinatra’s Angel Eyes recording, “Excuse me while I disappear.”

We would like to thank Hugh for his many years of dedicated service to the School.

Elizabeth Henderson ’11, longtime compiler of Class Notes, writes: “Hugh was always a delight to work with. I enjoyed our phone calls where I would catch him up on everything that was happening at Episcopal. He always made sure to ask how our football team was doing — no matter the time of year. His handwritten notes in the mail for every holiday always made me smile!”

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Herbert Donovan (h) 303-645-6561 hdonovan152@gmail.com

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Dick Rutledge (h) 914-937-5765 dickrutledge@earthlink.net Lee Marston (h) 410-647-7493

Greetings from The Class of 1951 and from Dick Rutledge and Lee Marston. In July, we held a special event honoring Hatch Echols and the significant contributions he made to science, especially in the area of DNA. It was an event where our classmates attended by phone, as well as Hatch’s widow (Professor Carol Gross) and seven of his children and grandchildren.

For various reasons, we have missed connecting with Pegram Harrison for the last five years or more. For that reason, he has agreed to give us a glimpse of his life across the years. It starts here: W&L, Navy, Harvard Law, and practiced law at a firm in Atlanta with Ralph Williams ’50. The beat goes on: He earned a master’s degree from Dartmouth at age 50; he crewed across the Atlantic for Nigel MacEwan; and, as an entrepreneur, he made a good living buying and selling radio stations. Right now he says that he has settled into his summer home in Dark Harbor, Maine, with his wife, Ann, and his children, grandchildren, and dogs.

Free at last! Free at last! That is what Holly and Jere Michael are saying since they have been freed to travel. This couple, as many of you know, travels more than anyone in the EHS Class of 1951 or any EHS class, in any era. Right now, they are in Slovakia on a European river cruise to Amsterdam.

Next month they will be on the Danube in Vienna. Part of the focus of this trip is to visit POW sites specific to Holly’s father who was a P-51 pilot shot down in the closing months of WW2. They are leaving memorials when appropriate. Jere was busy, but not so busy he didn’t have time to “say hi” to Julian Robertson.

Dick Rutledge reports that he is in reasonable health, but that the major Rutledge contribution today comes from Fleming’s new and 11th book publication entitled: Means of Grace.

Julian Robertson is still making headlines with his appearance in the June FTWeekend issue. The big full-page article describes some of the magic in the Tiger Management firm he developed, and the incredible success of his 13 “Tiger Cubs” — people who worked for

Julian and have moved on to form new companies. A good example is Lee Ainslie ’82, founder of Maverick Capital and the current Chair of the Board of Trustees at EHS. Frank Boxley showed us that he could still “strut his stuff ” by traveling to Montana with his son and grandson for a week of heavy-duty fishing. He wanted to make it clear to us that “I’m still able to make it.”

Frank Shoup, who was a member of Episcopal’s last undefeated tennis team in 1950, 71 years ago, still plays and wins, but is temporarily injured and waiting to return.

Meanwhile, he is watching his daughter, who was the first Black Hawk Pilot, and his son, who is a Top Gun Navy Fighter Pilot, perform.

Jim Rumsey reports that he is in good shape and flourishing in Denver.

Palmer Stearns writes, “As our stress levels rise, along with gas prices, our hopes are that all our problems can be resolved — yours and ours — whatever they are.

“These past months have run more smoothly for us because of our children Emmy and Palmer III. Emmy insisted on doing all our shopping and errand running until we were completely vaccinated. She has three children, works full time, and lives just 15 minutes from us. Our son Palmer drove from Richmond when he could and was working full time from home. Both of our children were doing what most of your offspring probably were doing, too. Not easy for them, but oh, so kind. Friends worked together for many in our neighborhood, and we appreciated them, as we were thankful also for our EHS connections.

“Our son Palmer has two sons: Jake is a junior in high school. He made the school soccer team as a goalkeeper, as his father once did. Jake also works as a pool lifeguard, as his father also once did. At fifteen he is 6 ft.

2 in. and still growing, now is driving, and is great fun to be with. Jake’s brother Luke begins ninth grade this fall. He is an all-star swimmer and plays the tenor sax in the school band. He is a serious kid who greatly enjoys life and his many friends.

“Our daughter Emmy is the mother of our only granddaughter and our only set of twin grandsons. Her Tara plays the flute in her high school band as she enters the ninth grade. She is also on a strong soccer team and fulfills the role of a social butterfly enjoying her friends, as so many of the young girls her

age do. Tara’s brothers, Jay and Sam, are nine years of age, thus our only grandchildren too young to qualify at this time for the vaccinations for virus protections. Both love their Arlington, Va., baseball team and seem to like my baseball advice, tips no doubt learned at EHS many years ago, advice I can try to call and eagerly pass on to them. I am extremely proud of these little athletes, so interested in their sports. I am presently teaching them how to jump off the back of an old sofa in our playroom and roll as if ending a successful parachute jump. They love it. Both little guys like reading about the Civil War, setting up toy soldiers, and talking with me about military maneuvers.

“Pat and I celebrated our 52nd wedding anniversary this past mid-June and find we are still best friends. So much for the Stearns family at home! Our very best to all you patient readers.”

Palmer and Lee discussed quail hunting in neighboring Virginia counties, Albemarle and Orange. They both thoroughly enjoyed quail hunting and hope that the quails will come back someday.

Hardy Patten is coming out of Covid isolation in pretty good shape. He survived cancer and a heart attack, as well.

Bill Calvert is thinking about stopping his Barbershop singing, has 12 grandchildren with two weddings.

The new news on Pat and Otto Lowe is their move from New Jersey to Amelia Island, Fla., where they are very happy to be spending each day with a three-mile walk in a land of beauty.

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Harte Crow (h) 603-643-5007 hcahcrow@gmail.com

Ed Mullins (h) 803-782-3027 (o) 803-733-9401 ewmullinsjr@gmail.com

Wayne Holman reports that “all is quiet on the Western front.”

Sam Holt reports, “It seems that nothing much changes these days but age (going up) and energy (going down). Still happy in a loving relationship in D.C., reading a lot and evermore nostalgic for 1952-53, which I’d love to share with classmates from what EHS

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turned out to be maybe the most important and influential year of my life.”

Pete Page reports that he and Donna just got back from Jackson Hole, where they visited their son and daughter-in-law. Here they have been busy processing the output of garden and orchard. Country living keeps them occupied, even though they, like most, have been pretty isolated by the Covid mess.

Ed Mullins reports that he still putters in his office in his son’s law firm and for which he does some consulting. He spends a considerable amount of time with his four grandgirls.

The oldest is a sophomore at the University of South Carolina law school. Another is a senior at the University of Virginia. The third one is a sophomore at Washington and Lee. The youngest is a junior at Heathwood Hall Episcopal School in Columbia. She is very athletic, and he has been watching her perform in several sports.

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Charlie Covell (h) 352-336-0127 (o) 352-273-2023 covell@louisville.edu

Mort Boyd writes, “Charles, good to hear from you. Anne and I are weathering the virus pretty well here in Prospect, Ky. Getting pretty tired of it, however. Playing some golf (not well) but still find it fun. Plan to go to our cottage at Sea Island, Ga., for Thanksgiving and part of the winter. Miss seeing my old classmates.”

Will Bridgers writes, “Hello Charlie, good to hear from you, it’s been a while. As you can imagine, Covid has slowed things down a great deal, and I have just had my booster; so maybe I’m safe until the next strain hits. Charleston has lost several “regulars” recently — Skipper Igoe ’54, Mayo Read ’53, and Gilly Dotterer ’54. All three will be missed. I’m still plugging along at Morgan Stanley but feel I’m approaching the “18th tee.” Pluma and I would look forward to some much-needed travel time if we can get past this mess. Say, is there another 1954 reunion in the works? Please stay in touch, it’s always nice to keep up.”

A response from Jim Chapman: “It is always good to hear from you. I have no real news for you. I continue to make slow progress after my stomach cancer surgery last October.”

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Bailey Patrick ’53 (grandfather of Thomas Gibert ’21), Tim Burnett ’58 (grandfather of Brenton Smith ’21), Moyer Smith P’81 (grandfather of Brenton Smith ’21), and John Burress ’54 (grandfather of Finn Walker ’21) at Episcopal graduation, June 2021.

Oscar Davis writes, “Still getting out of Atlanta and the virus and doing some successful fly fishing.”

Reply from Bill Pender: “So good to hear from you Charles and delighted to hear of your volunteerism with the Florida Museum.

Other than a few boring health issues that my wife, Gay, and I have contended with, simply because of our age, and the horrible tragedies in Afghanistan and on our southern border which occupy our thoughts, I am, notwithstanding, a happy and blessed man with 4 outstanding children and 9 grandchildren, one of whom has reported for early football practice at Woodberry Forest. I respond very poorly to questions from our alumni.

“Presently, I am looking forward to joining one of my daughters and her family at Dogpatch, my mountain home during the warmer months of the year, and where Gay and I enjoy hosting family and friends and even their dogs. Very best to all classmates.”

Thanks to those of you who responded.

Please send me a line or two to let me know how you are, even if you do not want it published. I hope we can have another reunion.

Best wishes for good health and happiness in the months to come. Cheers, Charlie

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Sandy Wise (h) 614-766-1511 (o) 614-447-0281 hawppmd@gmail.com 65th Reunion: June 10-12, 2022

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Fielder Israel (h) 540-504-7862 fielder.israel@gmail.com 65th Reunion: June 10-12, 2022

Hey there classmates, I haven’t heard from you, so I’m going solo this time. In January, Gretchen and I began celebrating our 50th anniversary throughout the year, officially August 21st! In June, our two sons hosted a party of 50 for us at the local country club.

Blessings to each of you all as we move toward our 65th class reunion in June 2022!

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Louie Gump (w) 423-282-3933 lhg703@yahoo.com 65th Reunion: June 10-12, 2022

John Roberts writes, “I’m baaackkk! Shame on me for being silent for so long. Yes, it’s John ‘Egg’ Roberts who, as a first-year student, endeared himself to Head Monitor and Football Co-Captain Charlie Tompkins by saying that GW High School would beat EHS in 1957. EHS went on to an undefeated year. Go figure! I still have the jar of Ugly Pills that classmate Buzz Ringle gave me back when we graduated.

Seven years ago, Edna, my bride of 57 years, and I settled into our final nesting place at Rappahannock Westminster-Canterbury in Irvington, Va. It is a part of the paradise that is Virginia’s Northern Neck. RWC is only about six miles from the cottage we bought on the Rappahannock River back in the

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Jack Cann ’59 with Australian Shepherd puppy, Henley.

1980’s and to which we had vacationed every year going back to 1950.

Life and the Lord have been good to me.

I worked professionally for almost 50 years, mostly in sales and purchasing in the aerospace, sheet metal, and packaging industries, all in the D.C. area.

We have fellow Old Boy Walter Rogers ’42 here at RWC, and Walt and I attend Grace Episcopal Church in Kilmarnock, Va., with Ammon Dunton ’53, Charles Glenn ’69, and Mark Clark ’76. Occasionally I see my brother Allen “Oral” Roberts ’72, but not often enough.

Tom Lawford writes, “In a nutshell: MIT EE leading to five years as a NASA engineer.

Who put him on a team to design the world’s first space suit and sent him to UVA in PhD biomedical engineering — four-year course.

‘You will work beside the medical students and take every course they study, have a cadaver just as they do.’ I liked it so much that I switched over to medical school in six months, lived at 34 East Range the remainder of the 4 years. I met my male partner to be of the next 27 years living in 5 West Range (5 W Range was Edgar Allen Poe’s student room).

Medical career was 10 years at NIH, 24 years at the medical unit of The Smithsonian internal medicine and occupational medicine and dabbling in zoonotic diseases with the vets and The National Zoo (also Smithsonian).

I adopted a son* 1984 to present. Retired at age 81 and now living in a largely empty 3000 square foot three story townhouse in Reston, Va., with my son for the past 24 years.

Member of Mensa. The ongoing challenge is to reinvent myself from age 81 forward with decent health. Myers Briggs INTJ so I am an

Sandy Hutchison ’59.

introvert who devours reading materials. But I am very open, enjoy conversation, and am friendly with small groups. I get shy and do lots more listening and less talking for larger groups. I can deliver a paper to large groups, but don’t hang around, fist bumping, back slapping, and high fiving. I’m gone before they know where I vanished to. Interests: astrophysics, artificial intelligence, genetics, poetry, world history, language et words (and fixing things — still the engineer left in me).

Social events: Mensa monthly local group meets and brunches in the NOVA area.

“Give me a jangle at tom@tomlawford.com – we might find interesting things to talk about.

“May your health be good and your Wi-Fi strong. Cheers, Tom “EHS story: My English teacher was R.E. Karlson, a tall, Germanic blonde with Coke-bottle thick glasses. One fine class day he imparted an astonishing fact and I impulsively blurted out ‘Wow, I never knew that before! REK came over and put his hands on my shoulders and said, ‘That’s precisely why we have arranged for all of us to meet at 10 a.m. three mornings a week in this very room — to remedy just that situation in its broad overview. “*Son: the most extroverted and garrulous that I have ever come across, a balance to my introversion that keeps me from hiding in my shell. As I tell him, ‘You are the most charming bulls****** I have ever met.’”

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Surry Roberts surryroberts@adventure777.com (h) 919-828-2245 65th Reunion: June 2023

“The Latest in Fashionable Facewear” from Page Dame ’59.

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Page Dame wpdame3@gmail.com (h) 941-706-3474 65th Reunion: June 2024

Sandy Hutchison writes, “I am living near Medellin, Antioquia, Colombia. Physically in Rionegro near Medellin’s airport. Medellin is a great city. Life in Colombia is excellent.

Great golf weather as we have eternal spring here (nights 55℉ and days 75℉) 52 weeks a year. My best to all.”

Jack Cann writes, “The best news out of Charlottesville that I can furnish is that Sam Clark and I meet twice monthly at the storied Red-Land Club to share a dinner in front of the basement fireplace, the sole surviving landmark of the old Swan Tavern, which was owned by John Jouett. His son, Jack Jouett, gained fame in 1781 by riding over 40 miles through the night from the Cuckoo Tavern in Louisa to warn Virginia legislators meeting in Charlottesville of approaching British cavalry led by Banastre Tarleton. Among those who escaped were Thomas Jefferson, Patrick Henry, Benjamin Harrison, John Tyler, and Richard Henry Lee. The young Daniel Boone was one of seven captured and briefly detained. We like to think that these men also sat in front of the same fireplace and discussed similarly weighty topics, however illogical. My personal news is that I have a new Australian Shepherd puppy named Henley, Old English for the ‘high meadow.’ This news may really be digging at the bottom of the barrel, but it is exciting in its own way.”— Warner Bass writes, “Madge and I have been pretty much returning to ‘normal,’ whatever that is exactly. Having been vaccinated EHS

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with the double dose of PFE, and having now received the booster, we are moving around about like normal. Just returned from flights to Boston and the Northeast, and a Red Sox game at Fenway Park. Hopefully we are not being too careless!”

Page Dame writes, “Life in Sarasota continues a serene, fully vaccinated, going nowhere much daily routine. Church, grocery shopping, pharmacy, and medical appointments provide what excitement there is. But we are healthy and live a largely isolated existence. The Happy Hour begins promptly at six. On balance, this is probably not a bad thing.

“At the end of May, however, we went to Phoenix for ten days and attended the high school graduation of our twin grandsons.

One has entered the Army and the other has enrolled at Missouri Valley College in Marshall, Mo., on an athletic scholarship.

Our granddaughter is now a senior at Arizona State, and I foresee another trip out west next spring.

“We left our home in North Hatley, Quebec, four years ago and plans for our first trip back were upended by the pandemic. We miss it very much, but my COPD, the reason for moving here in the first place, is remarkably much better in the heat and humidity. I have not used an inhaler for nearly three years.

“Looking forward to staying in touch with as many of my classmates as possible. I am in regular contact with Johnny B. Thompson (who lives in Baltimore and is married to my first cousin). Had a long telephone conversation with J.D. Simpson who remains his curmudgeonly self. Also had contact with Billy Flippin, Fred Dashiell, Sam Clark, and Sandy Hale. Also in touch with Russell Buxton (now living in Urbanna, Va.), Rick Merrill, Jeb Eddy, Charley Matheson, Bill Gibbs (who votes for an earlier start to Happy Hour), and Charley Logan.”

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Bill Drennen (h) 304-876-1236 (c) 304-283-5011 wmdrennen1@me.com 60th Reunion: June 10-12, 2022

A little late in reporting visits with Henry Swift in Highlands, N.C. for a stopover on our tour of the south in August, a dinner with Jamie Polk and Mary in Santa Fe in June, and several conversations with Joe Owens 56

over the “spring break.” All seem well and have also heard from Fontaine Lawson in Richmond. Also heard from John Tison in Phoenix but could not reach that far from Bella’s home in S.F. area, where I am spending at least half my time away from W.Va. Hoped to see Don Fitzhugh again before he died, as we have other friends and relations in his area.

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Elliott Randolph (h) 410-377-6912 elliott.randolph@comcast.net Lanier Woodrum (h) 540-774-2798 lbwoodrum@cox.net 60th Reunion: June 10-12, 2022

Tim Dudley writes, “The big excitement in the Dudley family was the graduation of my grandchildren Forbes ’21 and Thomas ’21 from EHS this Spring. Forbes is going to William and Mary this fall and Thomas is going to Texas Christian, following in the footsteps of his father Philip ’91. This makes five generations of Dudley graduates. We got our Covid shots in January and February 2021 and went to Florida for our month in Captiva.

The balance of the year has been the usual with farming, messing with old cars, making plans for lots of fall hunting, and setting aside plenty of time to get to the beach. I am still working (what I call it) with and for my son Philip in our investment advisory firm which keeps me active and mostly out of trouble.”

Bill Julian writes, “I expect many of us are looking back at our lives and fortunes and the three to five years we spent at EHS. I can’t imagine what others’ thoughts are. I know some are “bitter” (remember that attitude?), many may have very mixed feelings, and a few may regard it as the most wonderful experience of their lives. Mine have ranged from “Thank God I’m away from that place,” to realizing that I would never see many of us again, to a flood of various emotions when visiting campus, like meeting a first wife again.

I realize how hard the masters tried to educate and stimulate me and those I disappointed by yielding to my own willfulness. I did enjoy the spring trimester when sports were fun, I knew what I had to do to pass, and June was a reality. A combined three-year reunion next spring sounds good to me.”

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Al Berkeley (h) 410-243-7859 alfredberkeley@gmail.com 60th Reunion: June 10-12, 2022

Mills Thornton writes, “The collection of my articles, Archipelagoes of My South, will appear in paperback this coming spring from the University of Alabama Press. That’s pretty much all my news. Because of the virus, Brenda and I almost never leave the house.”

Frank Martin writes, “My wife and I are beginning to travel a little more, although so far we are limiting it to the States. Next week, we will go to Arizona — Phoenix, Sedona, and the Grand Canyon. Daytime highs in Phoenix are projected to be 100 degrees and the lows, 77 degrees. I hope we will survive.

“Next month, we are going to Boston to visit a Navy friend that I’ve not seen for more than 50 years. We’ll also see school friends in the Boston area that we’ve not seen since I finished graduate school 50 years ago. We need to get these matters attended to before we move on to Chapter Eternal.”

Pressly Gilbert writes, “I am working hard for Improved Medicare for All. Our current healthcare financing structure is about to collapse. There are simply too many pigs at the trough, thank you. Wake up!”

Tex Small writes, “My wife and I are living happily at the Isle of Palms outside of Charleston, S.C. Still developing commercial real estate and enjoying it but not as much as fly fishing. Must recommend The South Fork Lodge in Swan Valley, Idaho, run by Oliver White for anyone bitten by the bug. Fabulous!

Best to all.”

Neill McBryde writies, “After 51 years of practicing law in Atlanta and Charlotte, with the last 31 years at Moore and Van Allen, I am retiring from the practice of law at year end, and from the Dwelle Society of the Mint Museum of Art, where I have been very active.”

Kemble White writes, “At 77 I continue to enjoy a tax practice and living in Santa Barbara. I have not yet been invited to tea with the local royals, but the degrees of separation are not great: I have one client who did substantial work on their house and another who delivered the latest baby. My last trip east was for our 50th Reunion.”

Arch Hoxton writes, “Now that you have finally figured out that I am truly a master reprobate, let me say that Connie and I are

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South Morison’s ’90 son, and George Morison’s ’62 grandson, holding a football from The 100th Game.

Four generations of EHS graduates at Dulany Morison’s ’01 wedding. L to R: James Plaskitt ’86, Carter Cornick Jr. ’58, Richard Gwathmey Jr. ’65, Tom Bond ’58, Jim Lewis ’64, Ames Morison ’88, Sewall Tyler ’55, Dulaney Morison ’01, Marin Halper ’01, George Morison ’62.

retired and maintaining the family farm, two grandchildren are married, two engaged.

Both sons are successful small businessmen and finally out of the basement apartment!

All the best to the Class of ’62 from West Virginia. Semper Fi.” Tom Waring writes, “Janice and I are happily anticipating our 46th wedding anniversary on November 29th of this year.

Both of our sons and their families live in Charleston, for which we are truly blessed.

We have a total of five grandchildren (three boys and two girls) the oldest of whom is seven (second grade). Everyone is well and doing fine, for which we are also blessed. No one ever told me how busy retirement would be, but there it is.”

Van McNair submitted a long note before the pandemic but missed the printing press deadline. Since neither he nor I can remember if it ever got printed, I am including it here: Keep in mind it is pre-pandemic.

“Nowadays, writing something exciting for the Class Notes is a real challenge. As long as I wake up in the morning and I’m not dead, then I figure that’s all the excitement I need for the day and it’s okay if the rest of the day is routine and uneventful…which it usually is. Luckily, Gretchen and I remain in reasonably good health, the ravages of time notwithstanding, so I really can’t complain.

We are also lucky to have our two grandkids (ages eight and ten) nearby which allows us to be a big part of their lives as they are growing

up. And, at least for now, they still think we are pretty cool.

“We spend a good part of our time down at our small farm on the Potomac in southern Maryland where I have a never ending “to do” list along with several ongoing projects that generally require chainsaws, bush hogs, and lots of sweat. My current project, now in its fourth year, is clearing a five-acre parcel that, for the past 30 years, has been virtually impenetrable because of an overgrown tangle of vines, brambles and numerous downed limbs and trees. Most of the work has to be done during the winter months when the majority of the vegetation has died back, and the biting insects are hibernating or doing whatever they do during that period.

I’ve made some good progress and most of it is now opened up and accessible although it probably needs another year or two to finish.

Not exactly sure why I’m doing this except that it’s a challenge and it’s great being outside doing ‘manly’ stuff with tools that make lots of noise. My family thinks I’m crazy, by the way.

“Earlier this year, Gretch and I took a trip to the Grand Canyon, and I was able to check a couple of items off my ‘bucket list.’ I have never been to the Grand Canyon (item #3), nor ever ridden in a helicopter (item #8) which was how we did our tour. The Canyon and the view were so far beyond what I had envisioned, so absolutely breathtaking that it honestly brought tears to my eyes. One of

the most magnificent things I have ever seen.

A must for everyone’s bucket list.

“On the way back, we stopped in Phoenix for a few days to visit with two of our oldest and dearest friends, Jackie and John Tison ’60, who moved out a few years ago from Charleston, S.C. Wonderful time with lots of laughter, delicious dining and abundance of adult beverages.

“Earlier this summer, Gretch and I took a two-week cruise on the Danube and Rhine rivers from Amsterdam to Budapest. For years, I had scoffed at cruises as being a boatload of tottering old geriatrics with black socks and sandals until the day I woke up and realized that was me...sans the socks and sandals part.

Now it’s our preferred way to travel although it’s not nearly as exciting or as adventurous as the freelancing trips we did when we were younger. We prefer to stick to the companies with smaller boats and smaller passenger lists, which makes it a tad better.

“The highlight of this last trip, for me at least, was the chance to take several bike excursions. My favorite was a physically taxing 18-mile ride where we rode along the Inn River, crossed into Austria to a nice little pub for a sandwich and a couple of beers and then headed back. It turned out the return trip included crossing a massive dam with turbines roaring and spray everywhere. Given that the last time I had ridden a bike was the day before I passed my driving test some 60 plus years ago and that I was about 25 years older than most of my fellow bikers; that I had those beers for lunch and that the Europeans don’t believe in an overabundance of safety rails and the like, I about sullied my pants when I saw what we were about to cross.

Luckily, the guide, being no dummy, made all of us walk the bikes across, saving me the embarrassment of most likely falling in and being rendered into fish food by the turbines.

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“We are still in the D.C. area so if you happen to be in town, please let us know. We would love to see you.”

George Morison writes, “Al Berkeley was my fraternity brother and roommate in the DKE House at the University of Virginia and I’m afraid I won’t be forgiven if I don’t write something after 59 years since leaving the Hill. When he used that word ‘reprobate,’ I’m sure he had me in mind! After a career as a teacher and later principal, Al introduced me to a start-up entity that builds and staffs medical centers (our name is Patient First) and I have been president of the company for 35 years. We now have 77 centers in four states, and Al was on our board for most of those years and was a great mentor. In the interim, both my sons went to Episcopal.

South ’90 was in the last year of all boys, and my younger son, Dulany ’01, started under the last headmaster who had been either a student or a teacher at EHS. Although I have a condominium in Richmond where my office is (I’m only there three days a week these days), my home is still on a family farm near Middleburg, Va., as was the case when I was at The High School. Included is a picture of South’s son shortly after he was born, holding a football from the 100th Game, and a picture from Dulany’s wedding of attendees who represented four generations of EHS graduates. (There were more present, but they were “stuck” at the bar!) I still look forward to the Woodberry game every year, although I confess that I have twice watched it on television. (Who would ever have thought in our day that would be possible?!) I loved The High School and retain nothing but wonderful memories of those four years spent with as great a group of guys as one could hope to know.”

Rob Wright writes, “I’m afraid old age has gotten to us 77-year-olds…perhaps nothing but a few aches and pains to report.

Maybe we can focus on our upcoming 60th Reunion in June! Also, I hope everyone has gotten their vaccine and will continue to wear a mask indoors! Finally, I went to the Woodberry/EHS football game back in November of 2018 in Orange, Va., with my Woodberry son-in-law and grandson. Because we won so convincingly, he is remaining in Charlotte for the rest of high school!”

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blessed that both of our sons and their families live in Charleston, so we can see them, their wives, and our five grandchildren regularly.”

As for your humble correspondent, Muriel and I have moved into a retirement community. It is a Quaker community, a non-profit, on 94 acres of a former farm 12 miles north of Baltimore. Many residents are retired Johns Hopkins Medicine doctors, which makes it intellectually stimulating. I am about 100 yards from the gym, which I use five days a week. I was totally surprised by a Parkinson’s diagnosis. Not very noticeable to me yet. I am very involved with the Outward Bound board and the Business Executives for National Security board. I am also on the Maryland Public Television Foundation board. Still very involved with cyber security issues. Just received another patent, this one on a narrow specialty in artificial intelligence.

I dug into Neill’s note a bit and found this: In 2021, the Dwelle Society was renamed the Dwelle-McBryde Society to recognize the steadfast support of Neill McBryde, a longtime leader of Charlotte’s Moore & Van Allen law firm and a champion of legacy giving.

He was a driving force behind the establishment of the Mint’s Dwelle Society in 1996.

In 2010, he was a founding member of the Mint’s Crown Society, an annual giving circle comprised of museum patrons contributing $1,200 or more to The Mint Museum’s Annual Fund. He also served on the Mint’s Board of Trustees for multiple terms, once as board chair, as well as on numerous committees, and is now a member of The Mint Museum’s Advisory Board. His wife Peggy McBryde served as the publicity committee chair for the 1997 Antiques Show and co-chaired the Antiques Show Committee in 1998 and has held multiple committee leadership roles with the Mint Museum Auxiliary.

Thanks to all who submitted Class Notes!

I love hearing about your adventures and your families!

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Alex Jones (h) 617-497-2387 (o) 617-469-2582 alexsjones2@gmail.com 60th Reunion: June 2024

David Dougherty, our esteemed Class of ’64 Reunion Chairman for Life, is adding yet another EHS honor: He is a new member of the EHS Board of Trustees.

“EHS made me the person I am today,” he said, “for better or worse, and this is an opportunity to pay it back. I never had the chance to pay back EHS for that and it is very important to me.”

He is, of course, an utterly natural choice for the position, having been a student leader at EHS, a member of the faculty, and — for 19 years — Headmaster of The Hill School.

And of course, there is the Reunion post, which he will not be allowed to weasel out of. In fact, he is quietly proud that the 55th Reunion of the Class of ’64 drew more of us than did the 50th Reunion taking place at the same time. That has to be a first.

I posed the question to him of why our class should be so willing to come back.

Certainly, many members of our class remember their time at EHS with ambivalence, if not bitterness. We endured the then-existing “rat system,” for instance.

David’s theory is that a part of it was the dramatic times when we were there.

For instance, he has a vivid memory of being at Arlington National Cemetery to bear witness to the funeral cortège for President Kennedy.

“I was standing there, and Charles de Gaulle walked by; I could have reached out and touched him,” he remembered, stunned still that in the immediate aftermath of an assassination the security would have allowed a high school kid to get so close.

Those remnants of a more innocent time still seem to happen to him. When we spoke, he was trying to get a tire fixed and explained that he was utterly ignorant about cars. “I have never taken a tire in to be fixed without being told I needed to buy a new tire.”

But this time, a young guy patched the tire and refused to take any payment at all. “I gave him $20, and he seemed stupefied,” he said, adding that finding in this young fellow a person he could trust meant a lot to him.

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Jane and Mason Sexton’s ’65 first grandchild, Ryan.

trustee of Episcopal’s traditions and values is something he takes very seriously.

“As much as I respect the past, I think of myself as a forward-thinking guy,” he said, returning to a theme that he wanted to express without sounding falsely pious.

“I believe in education. I believe it is the most important element of a civilized society. And for me it’s not so much a dedication to the past, as a commitment to the future.”

Bobby May also served on the EHS Board — indeed, he was on the Board and Alumni Council for 15 years. During his tenure, he was on the committee that recommended that EHS admit girls. “It was a no-brainer,” he recalls.

Being on the Board seems to mystify him a bit because he is one of the ones who was miserable for a good part of his time at EHS. “I had a love-hate relationship with the school.

I was hazed terribly my freshman year and I sometimes wish I could put my 70-year-old brain into that 13-year-old body.”

Bobby came to EHS from the small town of Prestonsburg, Ky., which was not the usual EHS profile. And he felt, for much of his time there, an outsider who couldn’t find a way into the school’s elite. “I was on the B team, waiting to be on the A team,” he says.

“I never felt as cool as Jimmy Black.” (But, then, who did?)

As a senior, he was a monitor, but roomed with Tigger Alexander and Tommy Pope.

“They were hellraisers. David Dougherty

used to come into our room and tell them to pipe down. I just couldn’t do it, and I was a monitor!”

But Bobby had something that gave him a way through the complex social labyrinth that is high school, and certainly was EHS. He had baseball. He was very good at that one sport. Baseball remains a passion for him and for David Dougherty. They tied as most obsessed about baseball in the senior poll and next spring plan to go to the College World Series together.

The thing about Bobby is that he is ruthlessly honest about his shortcomings (“I was a good hitter, but I never hit more than a single.”) and extremely accomplished in unexpected things that matter to him.

For instance, he wrote a math book about how to make calculations in your head — a book that Kay Dougherty, who taught math at EHS for a while, used in her class. When he sees a license plate, his brain immediately starts making connections with the numbers.

At EHS, he kept meticulous track of his grade point average. “In the first term, I was higher than anyone in our class except Jim Lewis,” he remembers, and then adds that he never reached that peak again in high school or college.

But for much of his professional life he has been using that mathematical acumen to do his own form of deep analysis of stocks, looking for ones that are under-valued or over-valued. “I was passionate about it. I’m a contrarian. I look only for stocks nobody likes. It’s half-science and half-art.”

And it apparently works. He and Ginny, his wife of 53 years, spend summers in Highlands, N.C., two winter months at Jupiter Island, Fla., and the rest of their time in Lexington, Ky. He is retired from the stock game — entrusting his method to a protégé — and spends a lot of time playing golf, which he describes as a lot more than just hitting a ball into a hole.

In fact, he has embarked on a quest to be back in touch with people he has known and cared for over the years. He calls it “reaching out,” and he’s started calling people and having long conversations. We spoke for well over an hour, and it was fascinating. If you find him on the line, do yourself a favor and settle in.

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Jim Sullivan (h) 615-292-3536 (o) 615-327-5759 jsullivan@mmc.edu Richard Lee (h) 401-423-2706 dlee60@verizon.net 55th Reunion: June 10-12, 2022

We embark upon the third Covid Edition (Delta variant) of Class Notes as all contemplate the efficacy of a booster shot. What’s your pleasure? Moderna or Pfizer? Any side effects last time?

For those of us privileged by a fifth year, we recall the entire student body being trundled off for an Asian Flu vaccination in the early fall of 1960. This was before the days of niceties attending parent permission. Any who hoped for surcease from class through an infirmary visit — a visit prompted by side effects — were rebuffed by a resolute Ms. Annie. Ever vigilant for pikers, she never countenanced such as grounds for clinical shelter… “And be back in time for first period!”

Delta variant notwithstanding, Jamie Totten, Jim Sibley, and Mole (aka R. Lee) plan to visit the Little Big Horn Battlefield in late September — a bucket list sort of thing.

We shall rely upon Jamie’s military eye for terrain as we contemplate the vicissitudes of the encounter — this, while, perhaps, dodging the occasional prairie rattler.

Clint Laird offers heartfelt lamentation over his longstanding geographic proximity to and familiarity with the current White House occupant. Though Clint is downsizing his residence in Wilmington, he is also in the chocks for a retreat to Florida should current policy get more pear-shaped. Clint notes that, despite starting a family at age 41, his four children are all doing well. (His youngest daughter is hoping to restart her opera career after the devastation of Covid. No small feat.

Contacts in the business are welcomed!) He and Mary Lee have fingers crossed for their first grandchild.

Also deeply embedded in the politics of the day is Mason Sexton’s son, Buck. He recently came out on top of a fierce vetting process as the late Rush Limbaugh’s replacement. Buck’s three siblings are thriving, as well. Daisy, Mason and Jane’s daughter, presented them with their first grandchild in October 2020. Mason and Jane are back in midtown Manhattan.

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And it seems a central Virginia legal dynasty is born. Ian William’s daughter, Anne, is running for reelection as Clarke County’s Commonwealth Attorney. Ian’s son, Ashton, had a spectacular season as tennis coach at Holy Innocents Episcopal School in Atlanta. (Ian notes how gratifying it is to have a school named as such in his honor.)

Between cycling excursions, Will Haltiwanger proceeds with his book club. He hopes to engage Ben Martin toward joining the group in discussing their latest assignment, Robert E. Lee and Me, Jim Seidule’s son’s book. Ben, now retired as a French History professor from LSU, wrote a most favorable review of Ty Seidule’s account. Hope Ben can make it. It should be an intriguing discussion.

And in a sad paean to aging, if not to mortality itself, Humphrey Tyler announces his summary dismissal from the New England Patriots practice squad. Who knew?! He avers an intent to serve as dream interpreter for the NAPSS organization (North American Petit Somnolence Society). For those classmates befuddled by such, he should have a website up soon for submissions. Be sure to check the box indicating a desire for either a secular or Biblical interpretation.

And may there be less pestilence upon the land with the next Class Notes deadline.

After Episcopal

Whitt Clement ’66 In June, Whitt Clement ’66 was named rector of the University of Virginia Board of Visitors. He comes to this new role with years of experience, having served on the Board since 2015 and in myriad other capacities across the University. As rector, Clement will chair the Board of Visitors and spearhead the long-term strategic planning for the University.

A lifelong supporter of UVA, Clement is a founding trustee, a member of the UVA College Foundation, and a former member of both the UVA Alumni Association Board of Managers and of the Jefferson Scholarship National Selection Committee. He holds a bachelor’s degree in history and a law degree from UVA. Clement has served as president of the Virginia Bar Association, chair of the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia, Virginia Secretary of Transportation, and member of the Virginia House of Delegates. In addition, Clement served as Class Chair for the EHS Class of 1966 for over 50 years and on the Board of Trustees for 12 years.

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Whitt Clement has forwarded a note from Jenks Hobson about our one-year classmate from England, Will Pratt: “Will died in 2018 of ALS. I was in Ireland with family, and Molly and I had planned to head for England to see him when the rest of the family headed back here, knowing that he was not doing well. As it turned out, I got there just in time to preach at his funeral. His time at EHS was very important to him, and he left a first edition of the Book of Common Prayer — 1662 — to the EHS library. I had the pleasure of bringing it back with me. My brother Jamie ’72 joined me in presenting it to the library.”

Sandy Rowe writes, “I am 99% retired from the practice of law, waiting for two cases to resolve themselves. In the meantime, we spend most of our time on the Potomac River 60

Henry Smythe ’66, Tom Dashiell ’66 (with granddaughter Jenny), John Hooff ’67, and Blair Buck ’66 in Charleston, S.C.

near Heathsville, Va., fishing, woodworking, and remembering how to play bridge, which I learned Sunday mornings on first Berkeley after church. I managed a Covid breakout trip to Long Island, Bahamas, in May, before the Delta variant sent us scurrying back to our places of refuge. Perhaps thanks to a year’s rest from tourists, the fishing was excellent.

This was one of two bonefish that stripped all my fly line and almost all of my backing.

My usual fishing results are not so good but always fun.”

Tom Dashiell writes, “My granddaughter Jenny, age 9, and I traveled to Charleston last month. We had a fabulous dinner with

Sandy Rowe ’66 with a new friend in the Bahamas.

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Sharon and Marty Martin ’69 (right) visited Jack Linvill ’67 in Coronado Island, California.

Rob Whittle ’69 and Page Smith ’69 sailing.

Lewis Lawrence ’69 and Janet on Oregon beach.

Verne Morland ’69 on the Potomac with his cousins and wife, Sheila.

these guys and their wives at Henry Smythe’s amazing house. What a hoot!”

Bill Harryman writes, “I am less mobile with some balance and weakness problems.

We try to get out for dinner or brunch at least once or twice a week. My kids are well. One son in Seattle, another in Indianapolis. Our daughter is in Fayetteville but will be going to Germany on Army business perhaps for several years. Given flying restrictions and mobility issues, we won’t get to see them as much as we would like.”

Randy Wyckoff reports that Whitt Clement (too modest to submit this news himself ), having served for the last two years as vice rector of the Board of Visitors at the University of Virginia, is now the rector.

Whitt, as you all know, has been a true public servant, dedicated and loyal to his state and university.

Verne Morland ’69 at work.

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Jim Chickering writes: “Retired from Maritz, Inc. on 9/1/20. Moved to Pacific, Mo., to build guitars and ukuleles and enjoy retirement with my wife Robin.”

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Charles Erskine Glenn Sr. writes, “Kim and I (and our Dalmation, Penny Lane Lunar Lander Love-Bucket Glenn “Penny”) are now perched and loving life in Irvington, Va. Rev. Kim is serving as rector of Grace Episcopal Church-Kilmarnock (and the nearby historic Christ Church.)”

“Pirates of the New England coast” Rob Whittle and Page Smith report they enjoyed a summer sailing adventure from Newport to Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket. Whit Vick WFS ’69 joined them on their high seas adventure. They had fair weather and good EHS

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seas, but wisely decided to cut their trip short due to Hurricane Ida. No tales from the sea yet.

Lewis Lawrence is enjoying retirement after a career as a judge. He reports he enjoys walking the Oregon tidal flats beach with Janet.

Sharon and Marty Martin visited with Jack Linvill ’67 during a fall visit to the Hotel del Coronado on Coronado Island, Calif. Jack has enjoyed living in Southern California since the early 80’s and is now semi-retired.

Jim Spaulding reports he is now semi-retired, though still doing some consulting.

He is now in Lexington, Va., where he sees Bill French.

Verne Morland and his wife Sheila were in northern Virginia this summer visiting their daughter Melanie and her family in Vienna. During their visit, Verne and Sheila got together with several of Verne’s cousins for a canoe and kayaking excursion on the Potomac. Verne’s cousin Howard (on right) supplied the boats and expert guidance, and they were joined by cousins Lyn and Carol Morland (on left). They put in on the Maryland side of the river at a point just outside the beltway (across from the Madeira School), practiced “attainment” by paddling upriver over small rapids, and then enjoyed the ride back down. While in the area, Verne also played golf with Bob Coffin ’70 at the Medal of Honor course on the Marine base at Quantico. They each played the round with a single club (an adjustable iron) and enjoyed an unencumbered walk in the park that was occasionally interrupted by the need to hit and then find a couple of small white balls. Sheila and Verne Morland also enjoyed a lengthy November visit to his company’s “Pacific office” located in Hawaii. Verne maintained a “grueling” work schedule which included: reading, practicing his guitar, beach time at Mauna Kea; hiking in the mountains (5000”) and by the seashore, sailing and snorkeling on their sailboat charter; playing pickleball; and art lessons. During a morning Skype call he reported a shark was following their charter boat, so Verne decided not to snorkel that day. He reported the island views from his office, as well as the sunsets, were spectacular.

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Jim Farrar ’70, Lyle Farrar ’04, Howard Brooks ’81, and Bill Baker ’77 had a great time playing golf together in Raleigh.

Geoff Snodgrass ’71 (far right) with his siblings and their spouses, including John Walker ’79 (center).

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Johnny Coupland writes, “Hope you are well. Just when we thought it was getting safer to get out and about again. Kris and I pulled a wild hair and moved from our home of 34 years in Durham to Wilmington in March to start a new adventure. I’m retiring at the end of the year. Brother Randy and wife moved in March 2020, and we visited a couple times in December. Decided we liked it enough to move. Now sitting here watching Ida’s impact… Hope we can get together next year. Stay safe.”

As I write, New Orleans has just been ravaged by another hurricane, 16 years to the day Hurricane Katrina swept through town.

As luck would have it, Holly and I are roughing it in Switzerland, a trip that was planned long before Hurricane Ida was on anyone’s radar screen.

In early August, our extended family celebrated my sister Julie’s 60th birthday in Virginia Beach. Julie is married to John Walker ’79. I am including a picture of the Snodgrass siblings and their spouses. We are being photobombed by son Christopher and his two-year-old daughter.

It would be nice if all of us could gather for our 50th Reunion. I have heard from

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Pat Stewart ’72 canoeing with a guest at Marian Acres.

Aaron Efird ’72 and wife Lenora celebrated their 42nd wedding anniversary.

several classmates who have previous commitments, yours truly included. The way things are going, Covid could still have some surprises for us. I hope this finds everyone well and prosperous.

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We will all remember with grace the dynamic personality of Darr Hall who passed away on July 1. Darr was a regular attendee at Billy Bell’s Annual Reunions at Crow Hill in New Bern, N.C. The 110-year-old Hermitage Hotel in Nashville is opening Drusie & Darr, a new restaurant and bar from internationally celebrated chef and restaurateur, Jean-Georges Vongerichten, who will oversee the direction of all culinary aspects of the hotel. Darr’s father managed the hotel for many years.

Johnny Cathcart ’72.

Heath Alexander ’72 and wife Lisa with family at the baptism of their granddaughter, Libby.

Bill Swinford reported that he is closing his Lexington, Ky., law office this fall but he remains a devoted historian of U.S. history and the Civil War period.

Tom Russe also recounts both his Union and Confederate roots in Maryland and North Carolina, respectively.

Both Joe Mason in Charlottesville and David Kirksey from Morocco offered more analytical and scholarly views about the removal of the Charlottesville statues.

Vince Dobbs in Atlanta provides a ‘firsthand’ account of The Battle of Peach Tree Creek leading up to The Battles of Atlanta.

Vince lives in the Peach Tree Creek battlefield.

It is amazing to hear how many of our classmates were paying attention 50 years ago to Mr. Seidule’s and Mr. Deeble’s courses on U.S. history and the Civil War! Toby McCoy, the brother of Pat McCoy, will attend our 50th Reunion also.

Pat Stewart is the Local Director of Marian Acres - Madonna House, a Roman

Catholic guesthouse and retreat center in Salem, Mo. Pat paints, sells art, and keeps bees in a small apiary.

Pinkney Herbert, Frank Horne, Elliot Wood and other EHS Old Boys played golf at the Kenmure Country Club in Flat Rock, N.C., on August 22.

Heath Alexander and family gathered for the baptism of Heath and Lisa’s granddaughter, Libby, by the same minister, Art Fogartie, who married Health and Lisa 40 years ago.

I have been in regular email and telephone contact with Johnny Cathcart, and he assures me that he will attend our 50th Reunion.

Jim Furniss has retired to Brevard, N.C. and spends time with his six grandchildren in Charlotte and Golden, Colo.

Lenora and Aaron Efird celebrated their 42nd wedding anniversary on September 8, 2021.

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Our class was very magnanimous in the 2021 Roll Call. More than 80% donated more than $40,831! The High School spirit lives on!

Finally, the last year has enlivened debate among our classmates on a wide range of issues on both The Holy Hill and social issues in the U.S. Issues ranging from the Discipline Committee versus the Honor Committee, the sponsorship of speakers at EHS, the Black Lives Matter movement, the removal of Confederate war memorials, the Critical Race Theory movement, etc. In my opinion, both EHS and our classmates have addressed each issue with honor and with respect and set the tone for a great turnout for our 50th Reunion in 2022.

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Woody Coley and Billy Peebles write: Shortly on the heels of our classmate Porter Farrell’s death on February 10, 2021, George Van Meter graciously volunteered to host a class reunion for the Class of 1973 in Lexington, Ky. As Father Time marches inexorably on and to honor Porter and other classmates who have passed on, George thought it important to bring us together. Seven members of our class met in George’s hometown for a very memorable reunion. We hope to come together again soon with as many of our fellow classmates attending as possible in anticipation of our 50th Reunion!

Here is a summary of our special time together: 1. Attendees were our incredible host George, Edward Bennett, Woody Coley, Chip Compton, Richard Manning, Billy Peebles, and Ralph Strayhorn representing a wonderful diversity of experiences: entrepreneurship, tax law, real estate development, insurance, engineering/pharmaceuticals, teaching, and finance. We loved catching up about one another’s families, journeys, vocations, hobbies — and those were rich conversations since several of us had not seen one another since we graduated!

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Class of 1973 classmates George Van Meter, Billy Peebles, Woody Coley, Ralph Strayhorn, Edward Bennet, Richard Manning, and Chip Compton on a trip to Kentucky.

Woody Coley, Edward Bennet, Chip Compton, Billy Peebles, Ralph Strayhorn, Richard Manning, and George Van Meter, all Class of 1973, enjoy a bourbon tasting.

— but we also talked about the present and the future — what we are excited about and nervous about.

3. We had some great laughs and just as we did when in school, teased one another unmercifully as, for example, when George was in an awkward pose in a picture and when Woody got hopelessly lost trying to meet us at an historic horse farm where we received an amazing tour thanks to Woodberry Forest alum, Headley Bell (also Class of 1973!) whose family has been in the horse business for several generations! Woody did arrive to hear about the travails of a horse named “Teaser.” Get him to tell you that story!

4. Back to our WFS friend Headley Bell — he met us at Keeneland, the Augusta of the horse sales world. During his truly busiest time (he was right in the middle of deciding on the sale and purchase of many horses), Headley shared with us the fascinating history of Keeneland and what one looks for when deciding on investing in a horse. He was quick to say that his business is one you have to love as a true calling in order to survive.

5. After Keeneland, we had a terrific tour of Headley’s family’s horse farm — the beautiful Mill Ridge Farm — and got a sense as to the many challenges and complexities of the horse business.

6. Of course, we had to get a “taste” of Kentucky’s Bourbon industry! We toured two craft distilleries — 3 Boys and Blue Grass — and the giant, Buffalo Trace. Just a few samples were purchased to take home!

7. We did some history touring as well with visits to Ashland, the Henry Clay Estate, and to the exquisite Lexington Cemetery. George also made sure we saw three other lovely and notable sites: The University of Kentucky, the UK Arboretum, and Transylvania University — his alma mater and where he has served as a Trustee for 30 years.

8. To top it all off, Bill Swinford ’72, when hearing we were in town, kindly invited us to his house to see his incredible book and bourbon libraries and of course, to do some tasting!

9. And finally, in addition to all of this activity, George and Woody were always up early either running or biking and thereby reminding us of the importance of taking care of ourselves!

The hospitality extended to us by all of our Kentucky hosts was extraordinarily gracious — so uplifting and humbling — with George’s being an inspiring exemplar of true hospitality! Special thanks to George for his love for EHS, his genuine care for his classmates, and for taking the initiative to bring us together for such meaningful fellowship!

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Stuart Grainger stuart.grainger@milliken.com (c) 910-352-7474 (h) 910-392-2882 50th Reunion: June 2025

Greetings from Wilmington, N.C., where Anne and I recently celebrated our 40th wedding anniversary. We enjoy having our granddaughter Walker Lee and grandson Grainger Lee living around the corner. We squeezed in a trip to the Amalfi Coast before the pandemic with my old Hummel suitemate Ed Ricciardelli ’77 and his wife Bonnie.

Ed is a plastic surgeon here in town. We are also blessed to have Phillip Craig as our new rector at St. James Parish. Phillip was the Chaplin at EHS for several years and he is surrounded by numerous alumni at St. James including David Dougherty ’64 who retired here from The Hill School. David’s wife Kay who also taught at EHS serves on the vestry.

Mason Hawfield is still banking here in Wilmington. We see Mason and his wife Jennifer frequently at church and Wrightsville Beach.

Bobby Estill lives just across the bridge from WB where he surfs every day he can.

Bobby spent three months in Hawaii with his youngest daughter Mason, who has two children. Bobby’s oldest daughter Caroline Ramsey, who lives in Richmond, just had a baby boy. His daddy is a WFS grad.

John Churchman and his wife Jennifer live on a farm in Essex, Vt., outside of Burlington. They have published a wonderful series of children’s books under the Sweet Pea & Friends name. Great stories for your grandchildren that are available on Amazon.

John also shares his wonderful photography and videos on Facebook.

Rob L. Clement III is still selling real estate in Charleston. He reports his son R. Lebby Clement IV ’18 is a senior at The Citadel and has completed his OCS Marine Corps training at Quantico. Rob’s other son and two daughters are scattered around the

Rob Banner ’75 After 11 years as the president of Great Meadow Foundation in The Plains, Va., Rob Banner ’75 knew it was time to reinvent himself. At Great Meadow, famous as the home of the Virginia Gold Cup steeplechase, he led fundraising efforts to double the size of the property, build a world class equestrian arena, and lure international competition to the property. Little did he know that one fundraising project — during which Great Meadow netted $200,000 growing trees for nutrient credits on an underutilized part of its property — would ignite a passion for preservation that ultimately inspired him to embark on a new career.

Banner left Great Meadow and joined ACRE Investment Management, which grows trees at scale for carbon and nutrient credits in the Mississippi Delta and Virginia, helping companies and individuals offset their carbon footprints. The company was founded by Woodberry graduate Chandler Van Voorhis, who connected with Banner through their parallel work with Great Meadow. “So much for school rivalries,” Banner joked. “We clearly can do more arms linked than head-to-head on the field of play!”

ACRE is also the parent company of GreenTrees, which manages more than 120,000 acres dedicated to growing more 42 million trees in the Mississippi Delta.

According to Banner, GreenTrees is the largest reforestation project in the world by credit issuance. They sell carbon credits to a wide range of companies, from Shell to Disney to Norfolk Southern Railway. “With 1,400 corporations across the country looking to offset their carbon footprint, there is no end in sight,” says Banner of ACRE’s future.

Together, these two companies help landowners join the fight to reverse climate change while making a substantial reward for their work. The carbon credit, the nutrient credit, and all other credits available for doing ecologically sound work have become the new “currency of conservation,” as Banner calls it. On working together with a formal rival, he has learned: “When a guy from Woodberry hires a guy from Episcopal to help in this effort, it demonstrates how we all can work together to find solutions.”

As his career continues to morph and grow, Banner is particularly thankful for the people he has met along the way, especially Van Voorhis and Banner’s fellow Old Boys. “The longer I live, the more I realize the people that I met at Episcopal are the best people I’ve ever been associated with.” And he now can include a certain Woodberry alumnus in that distinction: “I want to pay homage to Chandler because of his brilliant, visionary idea.”

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Howard Smith ’76 and LaMarr Datcher ’98

For those involved in the Washington, D.C., area commercial real estate business, Howard Smith ’76 is a familiar name and face. With over 40 years of experience at Walker & Dunlop, a commercial real estate financing firm where he serves as president, Smith is a titan in the industry. He has mentored many up-and-coming real estate professionals on their paths to success, among them several Episcopal graduates.

Smith believes that the qualities that make an Episcopal graduate an ideal candidate for any role are honesty, moral integrity, and respect for others. “You don’t have to teach them right from wrong,” Smith says. “In the hiring process, if you have someone you can trust and someone who gets along with others, you’re starting to eliminate some of the things that get in the way of successful employment.”

In May, Smith hired former EHS Honor Committee member LaMarr Datcher ’98 to join Walker & Dunlop as director of real estate finance for the firm’s small balance multifamily lending group. In his new role, Datcher is responsible for the origination and financing of multifamily properties throughout the Mid-Atlantic. In addition, he is a key member of building out the firm’s small balance lending platform, which is new as of this year.

“In a sense, it was a risk to take this role because I had grown my career in investment sales, prior to getting on the lending side of the business. It took me a while, but I made a good name for myself in that business. When I had the opportunity to explore joining Walker & Dunlop with Howard, it was at a time when my trajectory was rising,” says Datcher. “I was looking for a place where I could go long term, and I saw the opportunity to come in on the ground floor in a new business unit within an established major company.”

For Datcher, the EHS alumni network has been a vital and reliable source of connections. He has been able to connect with, and learn from, other Episcopal alumni who have given him valuable insights and opportunities.

Datcher says, “To me, who you work with and who you partner with in business is more important than what you will actually be doing. Once you are aligned with good people, you can figure out the project, the goal, and what it takes to be successful. It all starts at the top with Howard and trickles down to everyone else. The culture here is unparalleled from anything I have ever seen.”

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country. Rob and his wife Carol spent a lot of time hunting and fishing during Covid at Rack & Reel in Montana where their daughter Helen works. Rob has a one-year-old grandson.

Mel Broughton was gracious enough to represent our class at Clark Lane’s funeral in Greensboro, N.C. Clark was famously known as “Zulu” at the Phi Delt house in Chapel Hill. He will be missed.

Scottow King is retired as a general counsel for Occidental Petroleum and is living in Dallas. He recently joined a small law firm with some fellow Oxy colleagues. His daughter Grace Pratt is the lower school chaplain at St. Stephen’s and St. Agnes School. She and her husband Dave have two sons. Scottow’s youngest daughter Harriet is on the internal medicine faculty at UVA where she did her residency. Brother Caleb Lee ’77 is back in Chapel Hill from managing a hospital in Rwanda. He is the Assistant Director of UNC’s Institute of Convergent Sciences. His wife Louise is on the UNC Medical School faculty. They have five children.

Jim Dudley’s restaurant Jimmy’s on the James in Lynchburg is still going strong. Jim is one of the most talented people I know.

Although Jim is close to his VES classmates he assured me if he is still alive, he would attend our 50th Reunion.

Rob Banner is still horseback riding in Middleburg, Va. with his wife Julie. Rob left the Great Meadows Foundation as president in 2019 and is now with ACRE Investment Management, LLC in The Plains, Va. Wells Goddin moved to White Stone, Va. in April 2020.

David Hoon’s son Max Hoon ’08 is married and lives in Raleigh, where he works for Lenovo. Older brother Camp and younger brother Christopher who went to WFS are living and working in Charlottesville.

George Maxwell is still serving as the vicar at The Cathedral of St. Philip in Atlanta.

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Boota deButts (h) 703-998-1487 (o) 703-933-4092 whd@episcopalhighschool.org 45th Reunion: June 10-12, 2022

Greetings, fellow classmates of the Legendary Class of 1976. I just want to start right off the bat and let everyone know that our delayed 45th Reunion will be taking place

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Class of 1977 members David Mikell, Billy King, Kennon Morris, Martin Ferrara, and Jack Blount on Kennon’s dock, Nomini Creek, June 2021.

this summer, June 10 and 11 on The Holy Hill. More details to follow, but please put it in your calendar. We won’t make you stay on dorm, but there will be plenty of room for you at the table! I look forward to seeing many of you. It is not too early to start reaching out to your classmates and encourage them to show up. Now on to business.

In a very roundabout way, I have been keeping track of Dr. Billy Kelly. His nephew, Worth Kelly, son of John Kelly ’82 is a freshman this year and in my advisory. Worth is definitely from the smart, good-looking side of the family. Worth like all 15-year-old boys is a fount of information about his Uncle Billy.

Well, that’s about it on Billy Kelly. Classmate and EHS Board of Trustee Alex Liu continues to amaze me. Everyone can rest assure that Episcopal in good shape, or at least being overseen wisely. As much as I hate to admit this, Alex is still the sharpest tack in the box and also one of the funniest, but definitely the shortest!

I haven’t heard much from his Justiceship Larry Vanmeter. The last I saw of him was a photo of him on the U.S. Capitol steps in early January. Not sure what he was doing in town. Last summer the Rhynes, Coxes, and deButts were able to have our annual get together, this time in beautiful Linville, N.C. at Al and June Rhyne’s place. We spent several days eating, golfing, and fishing. One of the highlights was a great visit with Truman Hobbs and his wife Debbie. One of his sons was there, the tall skinny one! By the time you read this, I think Truman will have retired as a judge on the Alabama State Circuit Court.

They plan on spending more time in Linville which sounds nice to me.

Well, I wish I had more news on everyone.

Come visit. The door is always open. I hope to see many of you in June.

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Jim Clardy (h) 704-332-4195 (o) 704-339-2015 jim.clardy@wellsfargo.com 45th Reunion: June 2023

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Bill Hughes (h) 203-861-1641 william.hughes@pb.com 45th Reunion: June 2024

It has been almost a year since Dan Sapp passed away after an eight-year battle with colon cancer. A celebration of Dan’s life will take place in October in his hometown in Mill Valley, Calif. Several members of the Class of ’79 and ’78 are planning to attend.

Dr. John Marshall and his wife Liza have recently published a book, “Off Our Chests” (offourchestsbook.com), based on their collective and very personal experience

and expertise on the medicine, healing, and perhaps most importantly, the impact of cancer on relationships. “Off Our Chests” has received strong praise from the likes of Katie Couric and Pulitzer Prize winning author, Siddhartha Mukherjee, among countless others. I have long admired and respected Dr. Marshall, and his book takes my bromance with John to a new level. Do yourself a favor and spend some time with “Off our Chests.”

You will not be disappointed.

Jack Sayler and I exchanged texts recently and from what I could tell, Jack is retired, still married to the love of his life, Linda, and making a difference living the great and good life in Savannah.

I just missed seeing Ric Rowland on a recent weekend in Richmond. Ric was at his house on Lake Gaston with his wife and two daughters. While I was unable to see Ric in person, I was able to speak with him and he seems plenty pleased with his current life.

Mike Ammons has landed a big, new job that allows him to work remotely. As a result, he is finally making the move back east to be closer to his family in Alexandria, after spending most of his professional career in Chicago.

Ward Whitfield is still farming for a living in Kinston, N.C. It takes a special, hard-working person to do what Ward does day in and day out, and he does it with a level of passion and commitment like nobody I have ever seen. He and his wife Robin, a successful entrepreneur in her own right, have two grown boys.

Quentie Smith has added two more thoroughbreds to his racing syndicate and stable. His six horses have run four races this year (Charleston Steeplechase, Saratoga, and other famous racetracks) and have turned in an impressive two wins, one show, some places, and a fifth. As you may remember from days gone by, Quentie is super competitive and will not be satisfied until he is in the Winner’s Circle at the Kentucky Derby — or at a minimum, Belmont. Look for Q in Louisville next spring.

Mimi and Bailey Patrick joined Ruth E. and Frank Holding as new grandparents.

Bailey as a PopPop and Mimi as a MeMaw is a bit incongruous, but it suits him just fine.

In addition to welcoming a grandbaby, Bailey recently married off his middle son, Wells ’12 to Caroline Hagood ’12.

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Hughes ’12 is engaged to David Thalheimer from Richmond. A June wedding is planned.

More to come on this significant event. In the meantime, to make these notes interesting and relevant, I need your help. Send me whatever updates you have either through our text chat or to my email address.

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Staige Hoffman (h) 813-597-5059 staigehoffman1@aol.com 45th Reunion: June 2025

Carter Burgess writes that his son Carter is part of The Buzz, his new band. He plays all of the drums and a good chunk of the guitar. Music and information can be found on Spotify and Facebook. I checked it out and it sounds great. Carter is managing director of RSR Partners - Executive Advisors and Recruitment. Located in Greenwich, Conn., Carter and Maureen live in nearby Pelham, NY. After many years in the telecommunications industry, Tom Garland has embarked on a certified personal chef journey. Having learned from Clyde and Frances in The High School Kitchen (1977-1980) Tom will be working and creating in the farm-to-table culture and working with local farms in the Greater Cavalier and Hoos Country for this endeavor… more to come.

Tom also added, in keeping with the music theme, that Armistead Wellford ’78 and Andrew Carter ’79 had a reunion of sorts of their band Love Tractor. The venue was Chisholm Vineyards in the greater Charlottesville area, of which Charlie Matheson ’81 is involved in ownership and management. In attendance were Charlie, Tom Garland, Carter Leake, and Jack Bocock ’82.

George Ibrahim writes that he became a proud grandfather this summer! Lily Khoury Love was born June 14, 2021. Mother is Taylor Ibrahim Love ’10 and Khoury Ibrahim ’10 is now an aunt as well.

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Seward Totty (h) 859-268-8673 (o) 859-514-6434 seward.totty@gmail.com 45th Reunion: June 2026

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Arthur Smith (h) 205-802-7180 wilchester@msn.com 40th Reunion: June 10-12, 2022

Hello, Class of ’82 and hope this finds everyone safe and healthy.

Nothing to report from Birmingham other than the family is vaxxed up and healthy.

Notes from hither and yon: Parker Johnson writes that “The Johnsons have fully vacated NYC after over 30 years and have traded in the life of Covid nomads, relocating back home in N.C. to a small town known as ‘Little’ Washington. On the confluence of the Tar and Pamlico rivers, and world famous for Bill’s Hot Dogs and their white chili, we’ve traded apartment living for a historic home on West Main Street built in 1886. Formerly a train depot for the Jamesville-Washington Railroad, aka The Jolt and Wiggle and a school for girls in the third-floor attic run by Cecile B. DeMille’s grandmother, it couldn’t be a more idyllic setting and the epitome of southern living on the river with magnolia and pecan trees and hydrangea bushes. If you’re ‘down east,’ perhaps on the way to the OBX beaches or Lake Mattamuskeet for some duck hunting, please stop by for some sweet tea on the porch.

P.S. Rebecca ’22 and Thomas ’22 are entering their senior year on The Holy Hill and we are all praying for a return to normalcy. GO HIGH SCHOOL.” I’m not sure if Washington could pass as Hooterville, but it sounds like Parker has taken Green Acres to heart. I wonder if Washington has an Arnold Ziffel running around?

Macon Baird reports “Greg Peete and his family joined us at Atlantic Beach in late July! We managed to get in a round of golf. The weather cooperated! It was great to see and catch up with fellow Old Boy Will Johnston ’80. Though 41 years had lapsed, we picked up right where we left off!”

It is great staying in touch with everyone, please keep it up. Thanks for everyone’s contributions! Give me a call if your travels bring you to Birmingham.

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Frank Vasquez (c) 804-873-2212 frank@copyfaxva.com 40th Reunion: June 2023

Class of 1982 members Mark Slack, Greg Peete, Macon Baird, and Duncan McLeod playing golf in Richmond.

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Sam Froelich (h) 336-288-5711 froelich@me.com 40th Reunion: June 2024

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Thorne Gregory (h) 203-655-7139 (o) 212-500-3049 thornegregoryjr@me.com 40th Reunion: June 2025

David Forsyth writes, “I hope you and yours are well. I just received my EHS magazine so I thought I should reach out. I just finished a six-year stint in Appalachia serving the communities around Abingdon and Marion, Va. I had a great time and met so many great people. That being said, the Covid situation had me move my plans ahead on getting to my final position. I am now serving as an orthopedic surgeon at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Hampton, Va. The VA is a great place for prior military, due to the retirement benefits. They offer old school pensions, and you receive credit for prior service so I will be adding my five years in the Navy to the total. I have moved into my final (hopefully) home in Williamsburg, Va. Still married to my college sweetheart coming up on our 31st anniversary, and I have three grown sons all living in Virginia, so it’s a great place to settle.

Still waiting for a grandchild.”

Thorne Gregory Jr. writes, “My oldest son graduated from Middlebury College. The next son is at Columbia University in New York and is a member of the Lions crew team.

The third son is a freshman at Manhattanville College and is a member of the Valiants hockey team. My daughter is headed to SCAD in Savannah, Ga. My youngest son is a high school senior at Darien High School.”

Bo Weatherly, “Oldest son, Sam, got married last year. Daughter, Wynne, is a senior at TCU and on the equestrian team,

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Charles Spurgeon Glenn, son of Dylan Glenn ’87, arrived May 19, 2021.

Dylan Glenn ’87 and his sons with Skye Jackson ’21 and her father Yusef Jackson after EHS graduation.

and youngest son, Will, has just started college at UNC-Chapel Hill.”

Tony Bueschen writes, “I moved to Nashville full-time a month ago after selling my businesses in Albany. I’ve been refining my pickleball game and working part-time.”

Rod McGee writes, “Son, Hugh ’22, is a senior at EHS. He is a member of the championship varsity basketball team and All-IAC in the high jump.”

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Art Taylor (c) 703-774-5079 art@arttaylorwriter.com 40th Reunion: June 2026

Two bits of writing news are the focus of this issue’s class notes. First up, David Opie’s new book, “All the Fish in the World,” was released in September by Peter Pauper Press — the immediate follow-up to his critically acclaimed picture book, “All the Birds in the World.”

And since our last issue, one of my stories won the Derringer Award for Best Novelette from the Short Mystery Fiction Society: “The Boy Detective & The Summer of ’74” appeared in Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine and then became the title story of my collection from Crippen & Landru.

Do send in news for the next issue — looking to hear from more of our class!

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David Haddock (c) 301-575-6750 davidhaddock@yahoo.com 35th Reunion: June 10-12, 2022

Andy Reynolds writes, “Had a fun surprise recently when I picked up the Washington Post and saw my old roommate Matt Jones quoted on the front page about an eco-friendly energy project he set up in Colorado. Congrats, Matt! Looking forward to seeing everyone at Reunion #35 next year.”

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Ned Durden neddurden@gmail.com 35th Reunion: June 2023

Happy Class of ’88 update, late summer edition!

As I type this, my daughter, Annie ’22, has begun her senior year at EHS. My other daughter, Jane ’20, has begun her sophomore year at UNC. Speaking of the Class of 2020, a highlight of this past summer was the “mock graduation” ceremony that EHS held for that class in mid-June. It was a great event, especially after The Class of 2020 lost the end of their senior year and graduation to Covid. A highlight of that ceremony was seeing John Allen, who was there to see his nephew, John McKee ’20, “graduate.” Johnny A. was calm, cool and collected in the mid-summer heat, decked out in a seersucker suit with a baseball hat and shades. He didn’t look a day over 51 and is doing well.

I also had the opportunity to catch up recently with Joe Alala at a golf tournament in Charlotte. It appears that Joe has been able to apply his record-breaking discus skills to the links as he ended up winning the tournament. Joe has two boys and his own

investment firm in Charlotte called, appropriately enough, Capitala Group.

William Grasty hosted an informal golf outing at Wrightsville Beach earlier in the spring, which was attended by Class of ’88 stalwarts including Mark Wolfington, Chuck Leppert, Dr. Thomas Anderson, Thad Wilson, Chris Avery, as well as Class of ’87 standout, Stephen Shuford.

All are doing very well, but I’ll take this opportunity to highlight Thomas. TS is a neurosurgeon, married to a great wife, has two kids, and lives in Charleston. Also, much to our collective benefit, it turns out that he is an amazing cook. Who knew? Capt. T kept us well fed and entertained all weekend and wins the award for the sharpest memory of random events that took place at 1200 N. Quaker Lane in the mid-80’s.

Here is a fly by on the others who were there: Wolf lives in Philly, has more kids than the rest of us combined, and spends most of his free time coaching those kids’ sports teams.

Chuck lives near EHS and spends most of his time chasing two sub-7-year-olds. He says it makes him tired. Thad lives in Charleston and plays golf in what I think are OP shorts he bought while at EHS. Grasty was the consummate host, even when strangers decided to crash our mini reunion. Avery has moved back to Charlotte and has a daughter, Meg ’24 who is a sophomore at EHS. Lastly, Shuford also lives in Charlotte and could probably wrestle at that same weight that he did his senior year at The High School.

That’s all for now. Keep in touch.

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Croom Lawrence (c) 540-878-6754 croomlawrence@gmail.com 35th Reunion: June 2024

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Will Coxe (c) 864-313-9803 williecoxe@gmail.com 35th Reunion: June 2026

Derek Fitzgerald writes, “My daughter Brooke ’24 will be attending EHS in the fall as an upcoming sophomore.”

David Stallings ’93 with his family in front of Stewart Student Center.

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Fred Alexander (c) 704-641-4858 fcaiii@yahoo.com 30th Reunion: June 10-12, 2022

Hello, Classmates from ’92.

I’ve done a poor job this quarter of reaching out to find out what’s going on with you.

Hopefully you’ve survived Covid and by the time this goes to print that dadgum variant has moved on and shrunk as well.

I’ve seen and heard a lot of bad stories related to the pandemic. I will say that I was extremely lucky. I got to keep going to the office and except for not going out that much anymore, our family kind of kept on keepin’ on and doing what we could do.

Small neighborhood gatherings in the street, more being outside and active with the kids, and making an idiotic decision to get another redbone coonhound puppy were all some positives of this ordeal. Fortunately, my company is small, and we are in an office park versus a downtown building. The rest of the building cleared out, so we kept coming into the office.

We bought a mountain home near Black Mountain, N.C. This will be an ideal location to go and see Jim Sibley, master thespian, when the outdoor dramas in Brevard, N.C., get cranked back up hopefully in late spring of 2022.

Speaking of 2022, I’m looking forward to seeing you all at our Reunion this summer. Hard to believe it’s been 30 years since we were last students. I thought about taking the family back to The High School for The Game, but The Game is at Woodberry. I have 70

Griffin Gideon ’93 with wife Stef in Alaska.

a cousin getting married that day anyway so I’m looking forward to next year’s game, as I plan to attend.

If you are going to be in the Charlotte or Black Mountain areas, please let me know and let me know what you are up to.

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Walker Lamond (c) 202-302-8514 walkerlamond@mac.com 30th Reunion: June 2023

David Stallings, who runs Shenandoah Homes in Raleigh, reports that he and his wife Cortney were just at Fall Family Weekend, where he ran into fellow EHS parent and King

of Concrete Mason Lampton ’92. David says his daughters are thriving at Episcopal, and this year is a night and day difference from the Covid experience of last school year. And while the St. Stephen’s Weenie Roast is likely a thing of the past, a decidedly less violent Pep Rally preceding Friday Night Lights in the Bowl was enjoyed by young and old.

According to Stallings, “The High School is back.” I wonder if anyone snuck over to the new pub on the grounds of the Seminary next door. Could be a great new post-game tradition.

Max Vieille writes from Uganda that he is still heading Response Innovation Lab but has moved back to France to a little town

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Emily Fletcher Breinig (c) 480-330-8017 fletchee@hotmail.com 30th Reunion: June 2024

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Class Correspondents Needed 30th Reunion: June 2025

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Comer Shuford Wear ’95, Julia Doffermyre Green ’96, Douglas Owens ’88, Tyler Meurlin ’96, and Spencer Keating ’96, parents of WFS students, at The Game in Orange.

Tyler Meurlin ’96, George Vaughan ’95, and Spencer Keating ’96 at The Game.

called Lillie on the Belgian border. Lucky for us, he says his guest room is open to all.

Don Pocock continues to outrun old age by completing a 70.3 triathlon in Memphis in September. Griffin Gideon and his wife Stef finally got away to Alaska for some fresh air, fishing, and much-needed rest after staying up past 9 p.m. to see the Rolling Stones in Charlotte with Adair and Peryn Graham.

Ryan Craig’s son Jack just committed to play golf at Hampden-Sydney next year. Someone should probably tell him that it’s still all men.

I had a great catch up with Victor Maddux, Chris Jacobs, Luke David, and Willy Clark ’92 last week over a couple dozen margaritas. We were even treated to

a pop-in by gentleman-farmer Murdoch Matheson ’92 and his mustache. I hear unconfirmed reports that Murdoch was just elevated to lieutenant general in the 1st Albemarle County Militia. Who knew he and Charlie Hurt ’90 would end up having so much in common?

And finally, the word on the Gulf Stream is that the elusive Lawrence Rowland is hosting fellow pirates Ham Morrison and Lee Vaughan down in Beaufort to catch their legal limit of buzzfish.

I hope my next dispatch will include lots of good stories from Woodberry Weekend.

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Temple Forsyth Basham (c) 804-332-1517 templefbasham@gmail.com 30th Reunion: June 2026

Double the pleasure, double the fun. Getting pumped about our dual Reunion with the Class of 1995 in November! Knowing that this magazine won’t come out until after the big weekend, I write this today — in August — with the hope that when this lands on your coffee table next spring, we will be reminiscing about the blast we had with old friends in the spot where it all began. Fingers crossed this damn virus and its variants don’t spoil our plans.

I won’t have to wait long for a dress rehearsal here in Richmond thanks to the stellar party planning skills of Gretchen Byrd ’95, who spearheaded dinner with some Richmond ’95ers (Kelly Boldrick Barbour, Robert Birdsey, Becky McDaniel, and Winborne Boyles) and fellow ’96ers (Hampton Moore Eubanks, Tyler Meurlin, and Laura Morton Michau) in addition to Carter Hancock Johnston ’97, who’s basically our adopted classmate.

The Bashams had a fun-filled summer overall, made more enjoyable by our many visits with Old Boys and Girls. We kicked it off with a visit from Brian and Sarah Akridge Knutson and their three boys over July 4th. Sarah continues to slay as COO of Akridge, while Brian excels in his roles as sales rep (Mannington Flooring) and assistant lacrosse coach (TC Williams). Sarah and I stayed up way too late looking through a box of EHS memories that I hauled down from the attic, waking sleeping children in the process. Sifting through the various letters, photos, and memorabilia resulted in EHS

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lots of laughter, some sentimentality, and then utter confusion when we discovered my varsity letter in lacrosse. Considering the fact that I’ve never once picked up a lax stick (we didn’t play that high-falutin’ sport in mid90’s Roanoke), and have zero memory of ever managing a team, this came as a real surprise.

The only explanation I can come up with relates to having lived with roommate and EHS Hall of Famer, Gray MacNair King, whose unparalleled lacrosse prowess earned her literally every award on the planet. (I’m not exaggerating. She was a BEAST!) Perhaps someone remembers if I managed the team our senior year. My aging brain needs all the help it can get.

After hanging with the Knutsons, Andrew and I flew down to the Low Country for a four-night bender, the first of which involved a very funny dinner alongside Jacqueline and Garland Lynn, who kept us laughing with Key and Peele skits from 10 years ago. Apparently, he doesn’t get out much. G Funk Era left INFA after 20 years to join a smaller company called K2View. I had to ask him what the hell he does (he’s told me multiple times but it’s clearly over my head), and he explained that they “make software to help Fortune 500 companies serve data in real-time applications like call centers, care management, mobile/digital apps…” I clearly copied and pasted this; keep up the good work, Garland! Next stop was Sullivan’s Island to visit Tyler and Jane Pope Cooper, who are in the middle of an amazing transformation of her parent’s old beach house. After a tour of the house project, a few beers on the beach, a ride on the golf cart limo, and a delicious dinner of local seafood, we were ready to buy a place. Night three catapulted us to The Commodore for some awesome live music featuring the talented James Ervin ’95 and Joel Bunn ’95, the latter of whom flew in from L.A. for the show. The highlight of the night was my long overdue catch-up session with Randy Shelley, who’s living in Florence and finishing up his novel. The only person I wanted to see but didn’t get to is SDCO founder and general graphic design and branding badass, Courtney Gunter Rowson ’95. This mostly boiled down to timing, since I’m too old to go out more than three nights in a row. Especially when in Charleston.

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After Episcopal

Danielle O’Banion ’97

Danielle O’Banion ’97 was appointed the 12th head women’s basketball coach at Loyola University Maryland in spring of 2021. With 20 years of coaching experience for Division 1 teams, O’Banion now brings her positive attitude, passion for the sport, and commitment to developing well-rounded players to Loyola.

After graduating from Episcopal, O’Banion attended Boston College, where she studied psychology and Hispanic studies, and played on the women’s basketball team. She served as co-captain during her senior season and led the team to two NCAA tournament appearances.

O’Banion’s coaching career began at Harvard, where she was an assistant from 2001-02.

She then went on to coach at the University of Minnesota, the University of Memphis, and Kent State University, before returning home to Maryland and the Loyola Greyhounds.

O’Banion also served as the varsity basketball coach at Episcopal from 2007-08.

O’Banion is excited and honored to continue her career at Loyola. She says, “The opportunity to use basketball to teach life skills is what I believe I’m called to do. Loyola University Maryland is positioned to compete for championships in the Patriot League and I’m honored to be part of the process. Coaching close to home in a tight-knit, faithbased community (much like EHS) was a no-brainer!” years, I finally stepped away from corporate America and started working for Edward Jones as a financial advisor. Making a career change is one of the harder things I’ve done, but doesn’t beat summiting Kilimanjaro, giving birth to a 25 weeker overseas, and being laid off. It’s been so rewarding to reconnect with old classmates and so rewarding to help improve financial literacy and help others on their journeys to a work-optional lifestyle!”

That’s a wrap! Hope you are all happy, safe and well in 2022.

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Bill Allen (c) 919-673-2269 williamwallen@gmail.com 25th Reunion: June 10-12, 2022

Hello everyone, and most humble apologies for the last couple of blank spaces for our class! If I’m being honest, ever since Temple Forsyth Basham ’96 called me out for dunking on Richmond that one time, I have been left speechless. But after gathering my wits, I am back. I don’t think I’m ready to get into

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Joe Segrave ’97 and Jim Goodwin ’97 with a 538 pound blue marlin!

a debate with my colleague about who lives in the better medium-sized southern city, but I think I am finally ready to tackle the class update.

I don’t have to tell any of you what a long grind this Covid mess has been. We all know what a toll it has taken on everyone and how much it has changed the world around us. I have not kept a tally of how many of us have contracted the virus; if you have had it, I certainly hope your symptoms were mild. I had it back in November 2020, and I think I got off pretty easy. It was no picnic, but thankfully I am still around to talk about it, and I can still smell and taste all the ice cream and beer I consumed during lockdown. There is one certain positive that has come from all of this, which is that I can say unequivocally that I have been in closer contact with my closest classmates than I ever have before. Using an app called Marco Polo, which many of you may have also discovered, I am in almost daily contact with J.W. Perry, Joe Segrave, Jim Goodwin, Scott Harris, Bennett White, Lucy Whittle Goldstein, Elizabeth Hoster Murphy, Nick Carosi, and Garrett Schulten Schreeder. Old inside jokes, new inside jokes, updates on life as adults and parents, ups and downs have all been shared, and in many

ways, it is like we never left campus. They are all doing great, by the way! I managed to do a little bit of business travel in late July, and I got to see J.W. for dinner while I was in New York. Finny Akers traveled all the way to Midtown from the Upper East Side to join us for dinner, and the three of us laughed for a good two hours straight. Finny is still huge, in case you don’t follow him on social media, and he’s running the Equinox on the corner of Park Ave. and one of those great Upper East Side cross streets.

Lucy has been our point person for all things EHS, and you should all know that the school is a better place with her in place as its dean of faculty. Things were just as difficult for EHS as they were for everyone else, and Lucy helped navigate the school through a tough academic year when the virus hit.

During the last weekend of August, the new school year began, and all students made their way back on campus. This includes Nick’s son Nick ’22, who is a senior this year, and Joe’s son Van ’25, who just enrolled as a freshman!

It’s a very exciting and emotional time for the Segraves, but Van couldn’t wait to get there, send his parents home, and get his tenure on The Hill started.

Other than getting ready to send his son off to school, Joe keeps working hard, but he’s managed to carve out plenty of time for his real passion, community theatre. Wait, (checks notes) offshore fishing! Joe loves offshore fishing! He’s participated in several tournaments over the last year in addition to taking plenty of recreational trips offshore with various groups of friends. Jim Goodwin has managed to sneak his way aboard several times. In one instance, they came in second place in a tournament in North Carolina, where Jim was the angler who reeled in a 538-pound blue marlin.

David Bickford is apparently waging a one-man war against shirt sleeves this summer.

Shep Rose wrote an autobiography. In the chapter about his time at Episcopal, he wants you all to know that he loves you dearly and that he remembers his time at EHS fondly. He wrote that there were like six cool people in the class. The six of you probably know who you are, so enjoy knowing that Shep thought you were cool 25 years ago; being cool still matters. Prabs.

Catherine Carson Eldridge lives on campus at The Lawrenceville School with her husband and their three kids, and they’ve been there almost seventeen years! Her husband works there, and she works as a medical social worker in town, and their eldest son is starting as a freshman there this year.

Kristen Edwards Marquardt used 2021 to make her dreams a reality. At the beginning of August, she, her husband, and kids set off for a year of travel. Beginning in Iceland, they are planning to travel around the world and eventually get back to the U.S. in August 2022. Covid requires them to remain flexible, so nothing is booked too far in advance, and they can adapt as needed. But the plan is to hit Iceland, Croatia, Greece, Turkey, and Morocco and then move south through Africa before the Middle East, East Asia, and the South Pacific before landing back in the Western Hemisphere.

A couple of years ago I decided to get my lazy keister off the sofa, so I began doing some running. It turns out I really like it, and all the things people say about its positive impact on my mental health have proven to be true. I ran my first half-marathon back in May, which was a great experience. I am currently training for my first marathon, and I’ll be running the Marine Corps Marathon in D.C. on October 31. I won’t know until I do EHS

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it whether it becomes my only marathon, or simply my first. Scott Harris is planning on running it, too, and coincidentally, Thomas Joyce is also! Both of those fellows have run multiple marathons, so by now this one should be like a walk in a park for them.

In another interesting coincidence, we sold our house earlier this year to fellow alumnus Will Hand ’08 and his wife Sydney.

They’re awesome, and I’m glad a fellow Old Boy can make memories of his own in a house that was so great for my family and me!

I don’t have good email addresses for everyone (something I’m actively fixing), and not all of you belong to our class Facebook group. So this update may not have made its way to you yet. Ladson Webb was diagnosed with ALS back in April of 2020 and, according to his neurologist, it has progressed very rapidly. Ladson, always positive, has been blessed with friends and family who have supported him, Xandria, and their two kids spiritually, emotionally, and financially. Laddy starts kindergarten this year and Skyla will be two in October. No school yet but she’s talking up a storm. If you pray, please say prayers for Ladson and his family. If prayer isn’t your thing, then please keep them in your thoughts. They need everything we can give them right now.

That’s about it, although as usual, I am nearly certain I left something out. It’s like how when I travel I always manage to leave one thing out of the suitcase: sometimes it is just a toothbrush, and sometimes it is pants.

If I missed anything, please let me know and I will be sure to include it in the next round.

Also just a heads up/reminder that our 25th Reunion is coming up. I hope we can all see each other there. I wouldn’t count on seeing Shep though.

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Katherine Moncure Stuart (h) 540-672-4258 katstu@gmail.com Andrew Nielson (c) 706-254-2277 anielson@servicesource.com 25th Reunion: June 2023

Rob Watts writes, “My family and I are doing well out here in Hawaii. I took command of USS John Paul Jones (DDG 53) last summer and then took her out on a nine-month deployment to the Persian Gulf. JPJ is very similar to Tom Kiss’s first command, USS 74

Rob Watts ’98 and LaMarr Datcher ’98 in Hawaii.

Rob Watts ’98 and Bill Cherkauskas ’98 aboard the USS John Paul Jones in Hawaii.

Becky Kellam Everhart’s ’99 children Sutherland (2.5) and Alice (4) on the Fourth of July at their neighborhood parade in Virginia Beach.

Stout (DDG 55). I’m back in Hawaii for the summer and then the ship and I will go to Everett, WA in the fall. I’m hoping to see Jonathan Lee ’01 while near Seattle. I also had the chance to show an EHS classmate around the ship. Bill Cherkauskas was, until recently, the commanding officer of an Army signal battalion (307th Signal Battalion) based here in Oahu. It was great to see him!

He’s the second classmate that I’ve seen out here. Before Covid, I saw LaMarr Datcher and his family and also showed them around the ship.”

Alyson Evans Beha moved with her family to Rye, N.Y. She lives minutes away from Wray Barber Whitticom. This fall, they

joined Katherine Houstoun Schutt, Lizzie Wellons Hartman, Margaret Kopp Andrews, and Elizabeth Boothby Krusen for a reunion weekend on the Rappahannock River.

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Becky Kellam Everhart (c) 917-628-5945 beckykellam@gmail.com 25th Reunion: June 2024

Hello, Class of 1999! Here goes: Jon Trapp reports that he is in the second year of running his own law practice, Trapp Law PLLC. Things are going better than expected, and he is doing a little work with Will Collier ’00. He has four children in

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Jon Trapp ’99 with his wife Natascha.

Jon Trapp’s ’99 children.

school now, and a “two-year-old who thinks he runs the house.” His family is in the process of selling their home and moving into a tiny apartment, so they can build a home in Youngsville, N.C. with a farm. He is uncertain how that will turn out, but reports it is definitely an adventure! Best of luck, Jon! Noah Rhodes reports that “Jordan and I are still living in Greenwich, Conn., but were back home in Arkansas and Colorado this summer with the kids. They are growing up fast: Scottie (9), Noah IV “Fourth” (7), and Georgie (4). I am still with my same firm (Great Point Partners) and Jordan just published her first two books (city guides for London and New Orleans). Her business is glimpse guides + goods.”

I can vouch for my sorority sister Jordan’s hard work… Please check out her social media @glimpseguides!

Hope to hear from more of you next time.

Cheers, Becky Kellam Everhart

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Schuyler Williams (c) 703-304-9243 schuyler13@gmail.com Maisie Cunningham Short (c) 310-498-5241 maisieshort12@gmail.com 20th Reunion: June 10-12, 2022

Noah Rhodes ’99 with his family at the rodeo in Colorado.

Hello, all! I hope this finds everyone healthy, safe, and well during these uncertain times!

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Diving right into the surprisingly exciting updates I have to share…

Hattie Gruber and I reunited after almost two years in Wilmington, N.C. Who knew Widespread Panic would bring us back together during a pandemic?! We saw them for the first-ever show at the brand-new Riverfront Park Amphitheater and yes, we had a fantastic time. As fate would have it, we ran into James Barmore and had quite the (memorable?) reunion!

Aside from being blessed with our presence and reliving his glory days, James says he doesn’t have much to report. He and his wife Kathryn are actually doing great and enjoying life parenting their two children, Calder (4) and Henry (1). He says they rule the roost while Kathryn and he are along for the ride.

Sounds about right!

Lillian Smith Teer was also at the Widespread show, but I missed seeing her in the craziness of my first show in two years!

Lillian, Hattie, Summers Clarke Lacy, and Eliza Smith Dunn ’02 had a chance to get together earlier in the summer down in Charleston, where Summers and Eliza both live.

Summers writes that it has been a hectic summer in Charleston with Finley (2 1/2) and Henry (10 months). She and her husband Taylor took the boys to Blowing Rock and Tweetsie Railroad to see Thomas the Train. How precious — I’m glad y’all were able to escape for some family fun!

Hattie also saw Millie Pelletier Warren for some good old fashioned bingo fun in Atlantic Beach, which I’m glad to know will still be an annual reunion for them! Hattie has enviously seen more of anyone else during Covid on her trips south!

Continuing south… PX Head has quite the update from Atlanta! Our Peter Pan has finally landed it seems, as he was engaged to and then married Elizabeth Mann in May. William Stallworth and Jordan Phillips assembled a bachelor party like no other in the Bahamas. Stallworth was the best man at the wedding and emceed an incredible rehearsal dinner that featured quite a few stories from EHS. Will Nisbet ’01 and Morgan Akers ’01 were in attendance, among several other EHS alumni I believe, so I can only imagine that reunion! By the time these notes are published, PX will have turned 40 (ahh, it’s that year for our class, isn’t it?!) and he hopes that at that time he will “have all the 76

Schuyler Williams ’00, James Barmore ’00, and Hattie Gruber ’00, at a Widespread Panic show in Wilmington, N.C. James Barmore ’00 with his children Calder and Henry.

Maisie Cunningham Short ’00 and baby girl Lucinda.

James Doswell ’00 and Lillian Smith Teer ’00 enjoying time together.

PX Head ’00 with groomsmen, including William Stallworth ’00 (next to PX) and Jordan Phillips ’00 (next to William).

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Betsy Watts Metcalf ’00 with brother Rob Watts ’98, parents Bobby and Elizabeth Watts, and their families on the Eastern Shore.

Children of Yoon Suk Lee ’00.

PX Head ’00 with wife Elizabeth.

fun out of his system because Elizabeth and I are expecting baby boy Head this November!”

A busy 2021 indeed — and proof that good things CAN come from Covid times! Big congrats on all fronts!

My partner in crime on these Class Notes, Maisie Cunningham Short, also has exciting news: on June 11th she and her husband Andy welcomed their second child into the world, Lucinda Anne Short. She reports that Mom, Dad, big brother Emmett and baby Lucy are settling into life as a family of four and taking advantage of the southern

California beaches this summer. This is such happy news — congrats to all of your clan!

Dennis Clancey still resides in Dallas but also remains a jet setter and an incredible Samaritan. His updates always blow my mind.

Currently he is in Les Cayes responding to the Haiti earthquake, which is beyond admirable.

Wow and thank you for all that you have/are doing. Dennis spent July working remotely from Spain (jealous!) and when back in Dallas, he caught up with Campbell Henry ’01 at the S&D Oyster House for cheap, big Gulf oysters.

Speaking of impressive, Kate Lummis moved back to Fort Worth in May and joined LAMCO Capital as their director of development and compliance. She is also completing her executive MBA at the University of Texas, so has stayed in her words “somewhat busy this past year.” Um, that sounds like more than a full plate! She was able to see Jenny Kroncke Gabriel and her boys in June at a friend’s wedding and hopes to see more EHS friends now that it is easier and safer to travel again.

And speaking of jet setting, you may recall that Zsolt Parkanyi and his family moved to Munich a year or so ago. Sadly for him Oktoberfest was cancelled for 2021 due to Covid, but his family grew by one with a puppy named Boris, who is a Bichon Havanese! During his last visit to Vienna, he stopped by the beloved Cafe Hawelka, a standard must-experience place on numerous Dr. Dixon summer trips. I bet that was a fun and nostalgic trip down memory lane!

Betsy Watts Metcalf has had quite a few family and EHS reunions this summer, which is so nice to hear! Her daughters, Grace and Laney, are in 2nd and 3rd grade this year!

Stewart Gilchrist Jones and her family moved to Atlanta this summer, so they have had fun being able to see one another, as they live less than a mile apart! And Betsy and her family are greatly benefiting from Kate Leggett Mabry’s architectural expertise, as she has recently done plans for an addition to their house. “We have loved working with her and getting an excuse to see her more!” I can only imagine, as I admire Kate’s work from afar/Instagram!

A real highlight of the summer for Betsy and her family was being with her brother, Rob Watts ’98, and his family, along with their parents (the infamous Bobby and Elizabeth), on the Eastern Shore. Betsy writes, “Rob is in the Navy, stationed in Hawaii, and we had not seen them in three years. It was great to be with them. If I haven’t already been feeling old this year, my oldest daughter, Laney, went to my childhood camp, Camp Lachlan, this summer for the first time, which Beezie McLaughlin Sayers’s ’01 family owns and runs. Laney and Beezie’s daughter, Mamie, were in the same cabin, along with the daughter of Stacie Galiger (EHS math teacher).” I’d say Betsy has had quite the fun summer and a healthy number of reunions!

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It was great to hear from Yoon Suk Lee who lives in Wonju, Korea, where it has been extremely hot, especially with the mask mandate. See picture of their two sons and one daughter — absolutely adorable and they seem to be taking Covid in stride!

Last but not least, Vince Van Dillen reports that he is still working at Domino’s and picked up a morning job as a shift manager at Peet’s Coffee in SF. He writes that he is doing great and is as happy as can be!

Thanks everyone for writing in! Stay safe, and I hope to see everyone in June 2022 for our postponed 20th Reunion!

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Beezie McLaughlin Sayers (c) 713-560-6210 beezie.sayers@gmail.com 20th Reunion: June 10-12, 2022

Eva Tholand Simorelli and her husband welcomed sweet Lillian Louise to the family last October. Big brother Vincent III has taken easily to being her adoring protector.

He recently wore his issue shirt to school and told everyone he was a “Maroon Machine!”

Classes of ’36 and ’39, here they come!

Jonathan Lee and his family have moved to Seattle, Washington, where Jonathan works as a dean of students at a new school called Seattle Academy. (EHS is missing him!)

Andy Nelson and his wife, Kristin, welcomed their first child, Jeffrey, on April 12. A world-changing experience, indeed! They also just finished renovating a 1920’s craftsman house in Nashville and would love to see EHS friends for a visit!

Kim Holman was invited to contribute to a book that was released on August 19, 2021, “Practices and Policies: Advocating for Students of Color in Mathematics,” and her essay “Intentional Advocacy and Establishing a New Norm” was selected for inclusion! Pick up a copy and read her brilliant work.

Anne Johnston Dodd writes, “I gave birth to a twin girl and boy on June 13, 2021.

Louise “Lulu” Peace Dodd arrived at 10:06 a.m. at 5 pounds, 8 ounces, and Bridger Lloyd Dodd followed at 10:07 a.m. at 5 pounds.” After a valiant fight, Lulu passed away on July 31, 2021. Her obituary reads: “While on Earth for a very short time, Lulu was so loved and gave such great joy to those around her.” Please join us in praying for Lulu and her family.

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Eva Tholand Simorelli ’01 and her family.

Jonathan Lee ’01 and his family.

Eric Mooreman writes, “My wife and I live on a 300-acre farm with our two children, Atley and Abe Henry. While most of our time is spent running the real estate investment company we started in 2007, our passion is working on our farm, where we focus on beekeeping and native prairie restoration. I hope everyone is well!”

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Andrew Farrar (c) 919-616-6636 asfarrar@gmail.com Artie Armstrong (c) 805-341-5233 artiearmstrong@yahoo.com 20th Reunion: June 10-12, 2022

Wilkes Evans writes, “It’s been a great year and a half, but finally decided to pop the question. Caroline Koste ’06 and I will be getting married this late fall in Atlanta, Ga. We are both super excited about the life ahead,

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Jeffrey Nelson, son of Kristin and Andy Nelson ’01, at four months old.

Laura Faulders Jordan ’02, who works at The Westminster Schools in Atlanta, receiving a Covid-19 vaccine from Susanne Inman Frayser ’02, a registered nurse, who was participating in a campaign to vaccinate teachers and staff in Atlanta.

Mary and Ian Beed ’03 with the newest addition to their family, Arthur David Beed.

Proud dad David Wang ’05 shared this photo of his baby sporting an EHS onesie.

and we are looking forward to next year’s combined reunion!”

Andrew Farrar writes, “Wilkes and I both held out until just before our 20th Reunion. Haley Habenicht and I are looking forward to a September 2022 wedding in Chapel Hill, N.C. We’re enjoying being in Richmond and are excited to see everyone in June.”

Laura Faulders Jordan writes, “Hey everyone! After five years in Atlanta, Dennis, Eliza (6), Hannah (3), and I have moved back to Charleston. We will miss seeing our EHS

friends there, but excited to be closer to family and the beach. Come visit!”

Elisabeth Putney Mygatt writes, “Our family welcomed a son, Frasier George, born June 23 to round out our trio of boys. Justin, Harrison (7), Marshall (5), Frasier and I live in Cabin John, Md. where I work in asset management for a commercial real estate company.”

Giles Spurling writes, “Hi all, I still live and work in Bermuda for Validus (part of AIG) as an actuary. I got divorced in 2019, but have met a lovely girl, Kelly, and we are about to move in together! More interesting,

though, is my music. Follow me @dudley2006 on Instagram and click the link in my bio to stream my last three records!”

Mac Clifford writes, “My wife Lucy and I welcomed our first child into the world this year. Charles Henry Clifford has been ensuring that his parents are sleep deprived for seven months now. We are very thankful for the help and support of all our EHS friends here in Atlanta as we learn to become the best parents we can possibly be.”

McCoy Penninger writes, “Hart McCoy Penninger was born on August 17th. He’s a happy, healthy, big boy. Scottie and I are still living in Washington, D.C. but have plans to relocate to Charleston in November.”

Artie Armstrong writes, “We bought a house in Indio, Calif. School (first grade) started back up again, and I am enjoying being back in the classroom after almost a year and a half of distance learning. Family life is keeping me on my toes, and I have become an expert on changing diapers. However, the heavy lifting in raising our child is done by my beautiful wife, Mona. Little Artie is seven months and already has a better hairline than his father.”

Suzanne Pinkney Pflaum writes, “I am a professional facilitator and leadership consultant. The recent career shift is more a return to work having become a new mom just over a year ago. I am currently facilitating a large steering committee that guides criminal justice reform in Portland OR, where I live. In short, I help groups of people talk to each other more effectively.”

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Alden Koste Corrigan (c) 443-783-4659 alden.k.corrigan@gmail.com 15th Reunion: June 2023

I hope everyone has been doing well! My family and I had a nice summer and were grateful to go on a few fun trips. This fall, our daughter started kindergarten, and we were excited to learn that Eric Bromley’s ’02 daughter is in her class. It was great having the opportunity to catch up with Eric.

Congratulations to Mary and Ian Beed who welcomed a baby boy, Arthur David Beed, on April 22, 2021. Since then, they have been busy learning how to be parents and introducing their son to all of their favorite activities and places around San Francisco.

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Class Correspondents Needed 20th Reunion: June 2024

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Lyle Farrar writes, “Still living in Raleigh and doing great. I see a lot of EHS folks around town and love it!”

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Molly Wheaton (h) 504-288-1990 mewheaton@gmail.com Margaret von Werssowetz Waters (c) 843-607-5788 margaretvonw@gmail.com 15th Reunion: June 10-12, 2022

Mary Lide Parker Smythe writes, “This summer has been so great! I spent the month of May working on a research vessel off the coast of northern Spain, and in June I filmed a coral reef conservation project in the Florida Keys.

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Will Reavis ’06 and Sam Hess ’06 in St. John.

Class of 2006 classmates Mary Lide Parker, Sage Santmier, Cate Smythe Sobieszczyk, and Dina Clay together in South Carolina.

with Cate Smythe Sobieszczyk, Dina Clay, and Sage Santmier! We had quite the time, and life is good!”

Cate Smythe Sobieszczyk adds, “It was a fun, chill time spent where we got to celebrate each other and soak up some quality time together. Can’t wait for our reunion!”

Rutledge Long writes, “Tracie and I bought a house in her hometown of Stuart, Florida and we have moved with our two daughters, Eliza and Maggie, to be close to our growing extended family down here. I’m continuing to serve as Board chair and president of Parachute Bridge and am working for Brown & Brown Specialty Risk Solutions as a vice president in their Managed Care Division.

I recently enjoyed attending the 10th Annual Old Boys Classic Golf Tournament, “OBC X” hosted by Fletcher Dunn and Mason Tillett at the Roaring Gap Club and attended

by David Lambeth, Mark Battin, Chris Williams, Miller Cornelson, Paul Light, Dan Gottwald, Walker Francis, Steve Shaw, Sloan Battle, Jackson Tucker, and Kyler Carr. The spirit of ’06 is healthy and strong.”

MacNeil Richardson Wise, son of Julia Rowe Wise ’06.

Kingsley Trotter McNeil shares, “My husband Fletcher and I moved to Tryon, N.C. and are expecting a baby girl in January!

Can’t wait to see everyone at the reunion in June 2022!”

Quick life update on Harrison Jobe: “I moved back to NYC in May after spending Covid-year in Greensboro, North Carolina where I got to hang out with Preston Kelly Fogartie. Had a great summer, spending time in Fire Island and New Hampshire. During the spring and summer, I consulted for a NYC-based LGBTQ youth non-profit, Live Out Loud, and have just started full-time at Google as a strategist with the Google News Initiative team, a group focused on supporting independent journalism around the world.”

Back in D.C., I (Margaret) am still holding

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Harrison’s prized Cornell Patagonia hostage at my house, left behind during a pre-pandemic visit and not to be returned until I see his handsome face again in person...or I become more organized about mailing things. If he wants anyone at Google to know about his Ivy League pedigree, he is out of luck.

Ina Dixon writes, “Nothing interesting to report other than there’s another Dr. Dixon in the world, as I graduated with my PhD in American Studies from UNC-Chapel Hill this past May. Now I’m working as a consultant on historic research and redevelopment projects in the Danville, Va. area. Recently I worked with the City of Danville to do an architectural survey and nomination of one of the largest districts to be listed on the National Register of Historic Places, a former textile mill village in Danville called Schoolfield (which was also the subject of my dissertation). I also helped out with a historic hotel in Danville that opened late last year called the Bee Hotel, so now y’all can come visit!”

Will Reavis writes, “I know I’ve been terrible about keeping up. Anyway, I’m still living down in St. Thomas, USVI with my wife Sarah, and my three kids. We love it down here. It’s hard to beat the year-round summer weather. We were able to catch up with Sam Hess and his wife Morgan when they came to visit St. John last month. We’re looking forward to seeing everyone at the reunion next year!”

Finally, I am thrilled to report that Julia Rowe Wise and her husband Clarke welcomed a baby boy in July, and Sarah Montz Harcus and her husband Bruce welcomed their third child — baby boy Davis — in September!

My gut tells me that we have many more moves, jobs, babies, and personal projects going on among the members of the Class of 2006, but after having my own baby boy, Charles, on October 15, I simply do not have the brain power to remember any news that was not reported officially.

I miss you all and hope you are all marking your calendars for our big reunion on June 10-12, 2022!

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Katharine Farrar (c) 540-460-2974 katharine.farrar@gmail.com 15th Reunion: June 10-12, 2022

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Larry Owens ’08

We last checked in with New York City singer-comedian-actor-writer-producer-director Larry Owens ’08 in the spring of 2018 when he was a writer on the TruTV show “Paid Off.” Since then, despite the devastation wrought by the Covid-19 pandemic, Owens has become a fixture on both the NYC theater scene and the silver screen.

In 2019, Owens scored the role that would catapult his career into overdrive — playing the lead in the Off-Broadway production of Pulitzer Prize-winning musical “A Strange Loop.” For this role, Owens won a Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Leading Actor in a Musical and the Lucille Lortel Award for Excellence in New York Off-Broadway theater.

Owens can also be seen on season four of HBO’s “High Maintenance,” HBO’s “Betty,” season five of HBO Max’s “Search Party,” and Amy Schumer’s forthcoming Hulu series “Life & Beth.”

When the Covid-19 pandemic arrived in early 2020, the world of live performance was sent into a tailspin. Broadway closed its doors on March 12, and performers were left scrambling to find safe creative outlets. Many performers, including Owens, found ways to continue making art during the pandemic. In November 2021, Broadway reopened its doors to masked and vaccinated patrons.

“I don’t dwell too much on the pandemic because it cut off everything that I do: being with people, creating art. So that’s what my life is returning to now,” Owens says. “The pandemic refocused parts of my multihyphenatism. Usually, my onstage or in front of the camera skills are on display. But the pandemic turned me into a writer first. It also made me, as a director, conceive of a new show for myself that is completely autonomous.”

On February 25, 2022, Owens will be making his Carnegie Hall debut with his solo show “Sondheimia,” a celebration of the life and work of musical theater composer Stephen Sondheim. Owens says, “The show honors his life before his untimely passing.

It was already built as a meditation on his canon with my body as a new interpreter of the work.”

“My study of the canon began in high school. I would take out the DVDs from the carousel at March Library and study his shows,” says Owens. “I created this show in the pandemic from a need to be generative. I was given the most hours ever to dig into his work in a way that was unique to myself.”

In addition to his Carnegie Hall performance, Owens has been working on writing several scripts for major production companies, including Netflix and FX. The script with FX is a musical comedy written in conjunction with TV writer and producer Brian Fuller and the team from Pushing Daisies, with Kristin Chenoweth set to star. The script for Netflix is a feature film with Jonah Hill’s production company, JHF. So, what’s next for multihyphenate Larry Owens? “I think everyone just has to watch and see,” says the star on the rise.

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Molly Evans writes, “My husband is attending VTS, and we just moved on campus this summer. I am working for a company called Triblio in Reston.”

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Lucy Glaize Frey (c) 540-327-2267 lglaize@gmail.com 15th Reunion: June 2023

Greetings, readers! The Class of ’08 shares a wide variety of updates this season. We’ll start off strong with news from Larry Owens, whom we haven’t heard from in a while. You can catch Larry recurring on the upcoming fifth season of “Search Party” on HBOMax and “Life & Beth,” a new dark comedy starring Amy Schumer on Hulu. He’s preparing to act in a feature film for the studio A24 with Tilda Swinton this fall and performs comedy and music regularly in NYC. At the time of this note, he is still in his twenties. Larry was, and still is, famed for his young, spry presence in The Class of ’08.

Whit Slagsvol doesn’t have specific updates for these Class Notes but reassured me he continues to “lawyer by day and try to start an odd company here or there to varying degrees of success.” I recall Whit providing updates on startups related to headphones, apparel, and cannabis. Can’t wait to hear about future startup involvement!

Albert Yan is back in Chicago after living in San Francisco and New York and adventuring through Europe over the past few years.

He shares that he is “single and still (somehow) playing the violin.” I remember Albert’s violin skills well and am not in the least bit surprised that he is still playing.

At the time of writing these notes, Hurricane Ida is hitting New York and New Jersey. Tucker Clarkson reports that all is well for him and his family in New Orleans. He can officially confirm that a generator powers a blender just fine, and that he can single handedly build a hurricane-proof shed. (You may remember from the spring ’21 notes that Tucker recently built a shed in his backyard.

It remains perfectly intact.)

Emily Urquhart moved back into D.C. and started a new position at an EdTech startup called GiveCampus. The company’s technology makes it easier for schools to fundraise and meet their goals. Though Emily is no longer working at Episcopal, she still gets to work alongside Episcopal’s Advancement 82

Class of 2008 members Marguerite Kleinheinz Stoner holding her daughter, Daisy; Carson Roberts Paschal holding her son, Charlie, and her daughter, Mary Carson; Amanda Weisiger Cornelson; Liz McLean Hughes holding her son, Harrison; Clay Dunnan Maxwell; Ann Gordon Pelletier Eisenzimmer holding her daughter, CeCe.

Cab Cornelson, son of Shaw ’04 and Amanda Weisiger Cornelson ’08.

Margaret Murray and Willa Biondi, daughters of Frances deSaussure Murray ’06 and Ann deSaussure Biondi ’08.

Team as their point person from GiveCampus.

Sounds like a win-win to me! Of course, it’s been difficult to travel as much over the past year and a half, but Emily and neighbor Grace Chesson have been able to get out and walk their dogs together a bit, and Emily is plotting a trip down to Texas to see Trina Brady Hooker and her growing family.

Our Class of ’08 “family” grew quite a bit this spring and summer!

Carson Roberts Paschal and Mark welcomed “Mary Carson” Elizabeth Paschal into their family in April. Charlie loves his role as big brother!

Amanda Weisiger Cornelson and Shaw ’04 welcomed their son, Cabell “Cab”

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Mary Carson, daughter of Mark and Carson Roberts Paschal ’08.

Janie and Charlie, daughters of Cahill and Trina Brady Hooker ’08.

Evie, daughter of Mary Margaret and Patrick Mealy ’09 with Haley Morgan’s ’09 dog Kid.

Weisiger Cornelson in June. He can’t wait for his first visit to campus soon!

Shortly after Mary Carson arrived (and just before Cab arrived!), a few girls from our class were able to make a quick trip to Charlotte with their precious babies to meet Mary Carson.

Ann deSaussure Biondi and Jamie welcomed their daughter, Willa James Biondi, in June. The Biondis moved into Anderson dorm this summer, and Willa is settling into dorm life well!

Trina and her husband Cahill welcomed their second daughter, Charlotte “Charlie” Hooker, in July. Big sister Janie is in love, and they love being a family of four!

leaving Instagram only to spend more time on Twitter (maybe a worse place?). The only other EHS sighting of the summer that I have to report was a delightful dinner with Sarah Chase Webber, Hanes Dunn, and his wife Mary Parke while SC was in New Orleans for a wedding. Writing now as I am evacuated from Hurricane Ida at my parents’ house in Alabama — living the quarantine-esque dream again! Hanes, Mary Parke, and their pug, Reba, were evacuated here for a few days, too!

Haley Morgan Tenney is thrilled to report that in May, she and her husband Max headed back up to NYC after living in Austin for three years. Despite an eventful and not fun cross-country move, she’s ecstatic to have missed the Texas summer and to spend more time with fellow EHS alums in the city!

The amazing Frances Stone Edge (her words) said goodbye to her friends and family in Winston-Salem, N.C. for a new adventure in Richmond, Va. The good people of the Triad wept at her departure (her words). She enjoyed some vacation time in the beautiful mountains of N.C. in June. Her strikingly handsome husband Carl (her words) began his Orthopedic Surgery residency at VCU on July 1, 2021. Frances has taken and passed (duh) the Virginia Real Estate course and exam. She accepted an offer to work with Joyner Properties. She has also explored her

talents in painting furniture, baking, photography, and cycling. The community of Richmond (including former EHS faculty members the Ferrells, Dr. Richards, and Mr. New) has welcomed the Edges with open arms, thanking their lucky stars every day (her words). Frances has also become friends with the younger EHS alumna and singing sensation Cary Wade Hairfield ’11.

You (the general public) are encouraged to visit her! Her house near West Hampton looks incredible (thanks to her impeccable taste) (her words), and she has a guest room with your name on it!

Elizabeth Ward Nation and her husband, the WFS traitor Charles, welcomed their daughter Jane Spencer Nation (EHS Class of 2039) to the world this summer. Charles graduated from MUSC, and they have also relocated to Richmond for his internal medicine residency and hang out with Frances and Carl!

In related spawning news, Bess Trotter DuBose and Hill DuBose have been enjoying the summer with their new addition, William Hill DuBose, III (Bill). Bridgette Ewing serves as a very proud and I’m assuming very doting godmother.

Smith Marks reports that he completed his final architecture exams over the summer and is now a licensed architect in the state of N.C. He says that he also tried to remember

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Jeila Martin Kershaw jeilamartin@gmail.com Haley Morgan Tenney 09hmorga@gmail.com 15th Reunion: June 2024

Hello, Class of ’09! So much and so little has happened since last we spoke! JMK here to report that I spent the summer gallivanting around the south visiting family in Alabama and Atlanta (where Courtney Kershaw Taylor ’03 and family are new residents), going to Nashville to make sure Claire Channell’s new house was up to code with plenty of fire extinguishers, and

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what he learned from his time gardening with Mr. Duffield and grew about 12 different kinds of hot peppers (his favorite is the chocolate habanero). His plans for the fall included trying to attend all of the home games for UNC football and see some fellow EHS alumni in Chapel Hill. Right on, Smith!

Send peppers!

Patrick Mealy writes, “My wife, Mary Margaret, and I have been enjoying our final summer in New York with our 13-month-old daughter Evie. In an effort to get the most out of a city we have loved for the past eight years, we’re hitting all our favorite restaurants and sprinkling in the occasional Comedy Cellar stop. We’ve spent a bunch of time with friends as well — including Haley and her husband Max! Evie and their dog Kid have become fast friends and she loves Coco as well. We most recently all got together with Will Ryan and his wife, Elizabeth, to celebrate Stephen Jervis’s marriage in the Catskills. We’ve also spent a bunch of time with Jamie Utt and wife Courtney and Wells Patrick ’12 and wife Caroline! We’re moving to Atlanta at the end of the year and looking forward to reconnecting with all the EHS peeps down south!”

I can always count on our resident social butterfly, Patrick, to provide the happenings!

Kelsey Knutson Tressler sends word of the birth of her son, Henry “Hank” Orie Tressler, with husband Brett. Congrats, Kelsey!

Mary Spencer Morten is getting really good at TikTok — you go, MSM!

Jordan Nulsen ’10 and Gene McCarthy ’10 celebrated their marriage with family in Boyce, Va. Pictured left to right are Hailey Nulsen ’14, Charles “Charlie” K. Nulsen III ’75, Charlie McIntosh ’75, Avery McIntosh ’08, William “Billy” McIntosh ’77, Jordan Nulsen ’10, and Gene McCarthy ’10.

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Whitt Clement (c) 804-477-5732 wwc3uk@virginia.edu 10th Reunion: June 10-12, 2022

A lot of big life updates to report from the Class of 2010!

Sarah Dillard is moving to Orlando, Fla. to work at Nemours Children’s Hospital in accreditation and regulatory affairs. If you find yourself in Florida, look her up!

Cal Bobola reports that he and Vince Mariano continue to use cycling as a means to keep in touch. See the photo from their “70-mile adventure ride” in one day in August — casual ride, guys… Vince and his wife Melissa have relocated to Cambridge, Mass. for her residency at Mount Auburn Hospital, and Cal has moved to Providence, R.I., to support P&G’s CVS Health sales team.

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Whitt Clement, Lee Cowden, and JT VanMeter at Lee’s wedding in Lexington, Ky.

On August 7, Gene McCarthy married Jordan Nulsen in Boyce, Va. They were joined by many EHS family members. On September 11, 2021, Gene reported to U.S. Marine Corps Officer Candidate School (OCS) to begin training to become a USMC Judge Advocate. Congratulations — and good luck, Gene!

Meanwhile, on the same day, Lee Cowden married Chandler Thomas in Winchester, Ky. JT VanMeter and I were in attendance to celebrate the newlyweds. The happy couple will live in Lexington, Ky. with their lab puppy.

Kelsey Wall was married on September 11, 2021, to a classmate from Notre Dame, Mike Delano.

Last but certainly not least, Robert and Rachel Hurley Kittrell welcomed their son, Robert Gilliam “Liam” Kittrell V on July 7, 2021. All are doing well, and Robert is already working on getting a fishing rod in Liam’s hands!

Thanks to all for the contributions.

Looking forward to seeing many of you back on campus for our long-awaited reunion!

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Robert ’10 and Rachel Hurley Kittrell ’10 welcomed their son, Robert Gilliam “Liam” Kittrell V on July 7th.

Attendees at the wedding of Anderson Pearce Graves ’12 and Cullen Graves, included from back row left to right: Hannah Gray ’12, Merrill Pischke Coker ’12, Kiki Nix ’12, Weeza Miller ’12, Anderson Pearce Graves ’12, Austin Conger ’12, Emmy Ragsdale Kirby ’12, Chase Huges ’12, Elizabeth Buyck ’12, Carly Lyerly ’12, Caroline Hagood Patrick ’12, Celeste Jones ’12, and Sarah Claiborne ’12.

Front row, left to right: Thomas Dudley ’12, Spencer Graves ’09, Thomas Coker ’11, and Pen Jones ’10.

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Connor Gallegos connorgallegos92@gmail.com 10th Reunion: June 10-12, 2022

I am excited to report back on many life updates for the Class of 2011.

In February, we welcomed back Jake Love, who returned from an eight-month deployment in Iraq and Syria. Jake is currently applying for MBA programs and plans on getting out of the Army this coming January.

Jake writes, “It’s been the greatest honor of my life to wear the uniform, but I’m excited to start the next chapter!”

Cal Bobola ’10 and Vince Mariano ’10 embarked on a 70 mile cycling ride in August.

Wells Patrick ’12 and Caroline Hagood Patrick ’12 at their wedding in Rockville, S.C.

Members of the Class of 2012 gathered at a bridesmaid luncheon to celebrate the wedding of Brady and Lauren Mealy Burgin ’12. Pictured left to right are Emmy Ragsdale Kirby, Chase Hughes, Lauren Mealy Burgin, Merrill Pischke Coker, Marshall Weisiger, and Carly Lyerly.

In the world of academia, Paul Barringer and Solly Thomas are studying at Alabama Law. Solly is in his last year at Alabama after getting out of the Marine Corps in 2019. Paul is a member of the Alabama Law Review. If Paul isn’t busy studying or taking trips to Atlanta to visit his fiancée, you can find him reminiscing about JV football with Mr. Watts or the old Fitzpatrick advisory.

Our class continues to impress in so many ways. Dominique Badji is back playing for the Colorado Rapids after being traded from Nashville SC. Finding success quickly, Dominique scored in his last appearance to

help lead his team to a 1-0 win over the San Jose Earthquakes.

Tom Hurley is playing semi-professional lacrosse for the Northern Virginia Golden Bears. His team recently earned a berth to the IBLA National tournament in Florida at the end of this month. If you see him in the halls, wish him luck.

Former roommates Will Cauthen and Stanley Gaines are living in Chicago. No, they are not rooming together. However, they did travel together to Milwaukee to watch the Hawks play the Bucks in the NBA Playoffs.

Chip Grossman moved to Hermosa Beach, Calif. He lives in the same town as Conor Foley and Adam Lynne ’12. Chip recently became manager at gong.io and is truly loving life.

Bailey Patrick is living in Charlotte with his wife and newborn son. A few weeks ago, Bennett Jones was able to make his way to Charlotte to visit the future EHS grad.

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Amaury Dujardin recently celebrated an engagement with his fiancée!

Preston Cory writes, “I will be attending King’s College London in the fall to obtain an MSc in Russian and Eurasian Politics and Economics!”

Elizabeth Henderson writes, “I have left the EHS Communications Office after six wonderful years on The Holy Hill! I am so grateful for everything I learned at EHS and all the amazing friendships I made. I am loving my new position as a copywriter on the Adult Learner Recruitment team at EAB, a higher ed consulting firm. My dog, Banjo, and I are still living in D.C. for now!”

Ambler Goddin married Zach Diener on May 17, 2021 in a small ceremony in Charlottesville. Elizabeth was in attendance on Zoom!

Looking forward to connecting with more of you over the next several months and am even more excited for our reunion. God Bless The High School.

Frances Blount Stroud ’13 married Edward Stroud on December 21, 2020.

Joseph Blount Stroud, son of Frances Blount Stroud ’13.

Class of 2013 members, Jihyun Lee, Lucy Parks Shackleford, Crawford Horan, Somer Glubiak, Abby Halm, and Joslyn Chesson.

Joslyn Chesson ’13, Tom Peabody ’10, and Abby Halm ’13.

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Celeste Jones (c) 434-414-4696 jonescelesteh@gmail.com 10th Reunion: June 10-12, 2022

Caroline Hagood Patrick married classmate Wells Patrick on April 24, 2021 in Rockville, South Carolina!

A group of Episcopal graduates gathered in Mattapoisett, Mass., on August 21, 2021 to celebrate Anderson Pearce Graves marrying Cullen Graves.

Lauren Mealy Burgin married Brady Burgin on May 22, 2021. Many Episcopal graduates were in attendance!

Carly Lyerly Connell married Collier Connell on November 6, 2021!

Sam Falken got engaged to Michaela Johnson, and Chase Hughes got engaged to David Thalhimer! Congrats, Sam and Chase!

Stuart Agnew is going on year five living in Jackson, Wyo.! Stuart has been working for the local health department as the Covid-19 vaccine coordinator. Outside of coordinating the vaccine rollout in Jackson, Stewart has been enjoying the summer hiking, biking, and rafting. If anyone is out in Jackson visiting, she’d love to meet up!

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Somer Glubiak sglubiak@gwu.edu 10th Reunion: June 2023

The Class of 2013 may be all over the world, but we are all doing our own things thriving wherever we are. I have just started on my journey in physical therapy grad school in Ashburn, Virginia at Shenandoah University.

I was recently able to catch up with some D.C. Class of 2013 members!

Jihyun Lee is enjoying working on the digital marketing team at EAB, a higher education research and technology firm in D.C.

She frequently catches up with EHS alumni that live in the area!

Katie Harlow is still living in NYC and works at Creative Artists Agency. She has no plans to move out of the Big Apple anytime soon as she loves her job.

Sam Streed is a recently published author of a new children’s book and is living in Boston among many other EHS graduates.

Sarah Grace Hurley owns and runs Lowe Tide in Urbana, Virginia. She’s killing it as a small business owner and gets to do lots of traveling for her boutique.

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Suzelle Thomas ’14

Jonathan Lee ’01 and Jourdon Tribue ’13 met up in Seattle.

Joslyn Chesson is working her way to the top at WTOP while living in D.C. Lucy Parks Shackleford graduated from SMU with her L.L.M. in tax and is crushing it in the legal realm.

Abby Halm is in med school at UVA. She recently purchased a pup that is cute as can be.

Lee Stewart is currently living in South Boston while working at Vistaprint in an HR operations role that she is thriving in. She has become quite the expert resident of Boston while going to Red Sox games and concerts at Fenway Park.

Lucy Douglass is living in D.C. as well and has become a certified trainer on the side.

Austin Wiles got engaged!

Frances Blount tied the knot, and she and her husband are starting a new journey across the pond in London.

Marie Thomas has just started her journey in grad school, studying social work in Louisiana at Tulane.

Anne Page has had a year full of whirlwind events. She adopted two pandemic pups, bought a house, started her MBA, and got engaged! She is living her busy life up in Charlottesville with quite a few other 2013 EHS people. Maggie Graney, Virginia Wright, Joe Hyman, and Abby Halm are living there as well.

Maria Faidas has started med school at UNC-Chapel Hill after a lot of world traveling.

Jordan Rose graduated from NYU School of Law and NYU Stern School of Business

For naval aviator LTJG Suzelle Thomas ’14, leadership has always come naturally — from serving as head monitor at EHS her senior year to being named to the Commodore’s List in flight training.

Now, in her newest role as the first female naval aviator to be selected to fly the F-35C Lightning II aircraft straight from flight school, Thomas is again charting her own path and leading the way for future female pilots.

“It’s such an honor to be a female pilot,” Thomas says, “and it’s pretty special to be a part of that small group and pave the way for female empowerment at large.

It’s a testament to the females who have come before me that I have been able to have this experience.”

After graduating from EHS, Thomas attended the Naval Academy, where she earned a B.S. in political science and played on the women’s lacrosse team. In her final year at the Academy, Thomas service selected naval aviation, and went on to earn a master’s degree in security studies from the Naval Postgraduate School before attending flight school in Pensacola, Fla. From there, Thomas attended primary flight training in Milton, Fla., where she trained on the T-6 Bravo aircraft. While in primary training, pilots are graded on practice flights, take tests in the classroom, and gain around 50 flight hours. Their grades are combined into a composite score, and, based on that score, they select which aircraft they will fly for the remainder of their careers in the Navy. Thomas selected jets as her aircraft, and moved to Training Squadron Seven in Meridian, Miss., where she flew the T-45 Goshawk jet for a year. While there, she carrier qualified on board the USS George H. W. Bush in September where she earned the Top Hook award for the best performance in her squadron. In October, Thomas earned her Wings of Gold, designating her as a naval aviator. She was awarded the Golden Stick award for achieving the highest scores of the jet pilots in her class.

With the guidance of her mentors, Thomas was selected to fly the F-35C Lightning II, making her the first female student naval aviator to be selected for that aircraft straight from flight school, and one of only three female pilots currently serving in the Navy to fly that aircraft. Thomas says, “I hadn’t considered the F-35 while going through training because there are so few who do. I didn’t think it would be an option, but my mentors explained that the F-35 is the future of aviation in the navy jet community.”

The F-35 is a single-seat, fifth-generation strike fighter aircraft, which, according to Thomas, “brings the fight to the next level… and it is what a lot of our naval aviation strategy is focusing on right now.”

Thomas is now set to move to the Fleet Replacement Squadron (FRS) in VFA-125 where she will train in the F-35 for a year. Once training is complete, she will be ready to deploy and be stationed on an aircraft carrier, where she will fly missions for the U.S. Navy.

“Every phase of training gets harder and harder,” says Thomas. “But we’re all there for one goal: to protect our country and train every day to be the best we can be.”

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with a JD/MBA! She is studying for the bar and has accepted a position with a large D.C. law firm.

The Class of 2013 does not disappoint with all the life-changing events and accomplishments from our classmates all over!

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Cici Sobin (c) 703-999-1277 cici.sobin@gmail.com 10th Reunion: June 2024

Gates Young writes, “I will be beginning my legal education at Georgetown Law School this fall!”

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Presley Goode pgoode2@gmail.com Tyler Hartmeyer (c) 516-474-9843 tyler.hartmeyer@gmail.com Morgan Lineberry (c) 205-789-0447 morganlineberry12@gmail.com 5th Reunion: June 10-12, 2022

The Class of 2015 has been on the move.

Brooks Davy and Banes Borden moved to L.A. Quinn Lyerly and Henry Willis Fleming moved to Denver. Laura Bratton moved to NYC. Presley Goode moved to Richmond, and Morgan Lineberry moved to Charleston.

Most exciting, Karli Francis got engaged to Will Farnsworth and Jay Forehand also celebrated an engagement.

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Kelsey Anderson (c) 703-624-6968 kelseymanderson4@gmail.com 5th Reunion: June 10-12, 2022

Stew Spurry reports that he finished up infantry officers’ course and headed to 2nd Battalion 2nd Marines in Camp Lejeune in North Carolina on September 25.

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Halle Hughes (c) 904-322-2828 hughes.halle@me.com 5th Reunion: June 10-12, 2022

LizaBanks Campagna will start graduate school at Georgetown University while she continues to pursue lacrosse.

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Halle Hughes moved to Milwaukee, Wis. to start working for Kohl’s HQ as an Allocation Analyst.

Whit Goode moved to Atlanta, Ga. to start working for VRA Partners as an investment banking analyst.

Stuart Greenspon moved to New York City to start working for Spurrier Capital Partners as an investment banking analyst.

Gabi Bowman moved to New York City to start working for Deutsche Bank as an investment banking analyst.

Abbey Sackett will be moving to Spain to teach second graders English in Madrid.

William Wiltshire started teaching at Success Academy Charter Schools in New York City.

Luiji Vilain graduated from the University of Michigan and will continue his football career at Wake Forest.

Honor Kalkin started working for Digitas North America, a marketing agency, as an audience and insights analyst.

Clare Henderson started working for Infosys as an associate software engineer.

Thorn Wilbanks will continue his education at the University of Virginia to get a master’s in business.

Camille Ciolino will continue her education at Tulane University Law School.

Hayne Ainslie moved to Stamford, Conn. to work for Sikorsky Aircraft as a propulsion engineer.

Hampton Brannon transferred to Sewanee for his senior year and is already working in Northwestern Mutual’s Buckhead office in Atlanta as a financial representative.

Jared Young will continue his education in graduate school at Hood College and will be fulfilling his dream of playing a collegiate sport as a member of the varsity basketball team.

Julia Leisenring is going to Wake Forest Law School.

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Lexi Weger (c) 571-721-8585 lilweges33@gmail.com Erin Phillips erinphillips18@gmail.com 5th Reunion: June 2023

Janie Reynolds and Frances McIntosh went through their last year of training to get wilderness first aid certified! They are both taking out a group of freshmen on a Burch-type

Janie Reynolds ’18 and Frances McIntosh ’18 preparing to lead a group of W&L freshmen on an outdoor orientation trip.

backpacking orientation trip. Both Janie and Frances will graduate from Washington and Lee University this coming May. This past year Nettie Webb started STRIVE (Students and Teachers Revolutionizing Inclusivity Values in Engineering) at UVA. They are a team of students and professors working to decolonize the engineering school.

This summer she was awarded multiple grants from UVA’s Racial Equity Task Force for their projects. Nettie will graduate from UVA in May 2022.

Rett Dotterer spent her summer working at A Bar A Ranch in Wyoming. She followed in the footsteps of many other EHS alumni who have worked at the guest ranch.

Isabelle Davidson interned at the Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art this summer in Charleston, South Carolina. Isabelle will be graduating from College of Charleston in December with a major in Arts Management and minors in Studio Art and Art History.

Kate Jones is beginning her final year at Wake studying Business and Art History.

She spent this last summer working in New York City as Gallery Assistant at the Miles McEnery Gallery. She intends to return to the gallery post graduation!

Lexi Weger took a gap year from Princeton in the Fall of 2020 due to a cancelled basketball season and spent a portion of the year road-tripping around the western U.S. She spent the summer as an intern for NBC Sports Universal as a digital production assistant for the Tokyo Olympics. Lexi is now back at Princeton as a junior and is excited to be reunited in the same graduating

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A fun summer ’21 reunion trip to Fripp Island with friends from the Class of 2020! Left to Right: Herbert Gray, Hubert Wood, John McKee, Jack Lee, South Wallace, Christian Storch, Joseph Notzon, Kartik Singh, Wyatt Singletary, and Ben Lee.

Sallie and Charley Stillwell visited Georgetown lacrosse players, Neely Holt ’20 and LizaBanks Campagna ’17.

Hubert Wood ’20 and Nora Huffines ’20 attended the UNC Chi Omega Parents Cocktail together in September.

class as Sophie Singletary. Sophie spent her summer as an intern with the Learning Space Foundation as part of the international internship program at Princeton. The organization is based in Bombay, India, and serves as an educational think tank for thousands of schools across rural India. She helped conduct research and create educational curriculum adapted to the rural education infrastructure in place during the Covid-19 pandemic. She is studying public policy and international affairs at Princeton.

Darius Scott writes, “I graduated from the University of Southern California in May 2021 and am currently pursuing a master’s degree in quantitative and computational biology. It all began with Dr. Krivacek’s A.P. Biology class at EHS.”

South Wallace ’20, Edward Maybank ’20, Johnny Maybank ’80, and Yogi Donovan on a six-day sail going up the East Coast from Charleston to Martha’s Vineyard.

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If you would like to share an update or volunteer to be the class correspondent, please contact Ann deSaussure Biondi ’08 at abiondi@episcopalhighschool.org or 703-933-4058.

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Births and New Arrivals

Marriages

Email alumni@episcopalhighschool.org with news of births, adoptions, and other family additions.

Email alumni@episcopalhighschool.org with news of any and all matrimonial unions.

Lucinda Anne Short to Andy and Maisie Cunningham Short ’00 on June 11, 2021.

Willa James Biondi to Jamie and Ann deSaussure Biondi ’08 on June 16, 2021.

Paxton Xenophon Head ’00 to Elizabeth Mann on May 29, 2021.

Lillian Louise Simorelli to Vincent and Eva Tholand Simorelli ’01 on October 29, 2020.

Charlotte “Charlie” Ray Hooker to Cahill and Trina Brady Hooker ’08 on July 20, 2021.

William “Jeffrey” Nelson to Kristin and Andy Nelson ’01 on April 12, 2021.

Jane Spencer Nation to Charles and Elizabeth Ward Nation ’09 July 7, 2021.

Frasier George Mygatt to Justin and Elisabeth Putney Mygatt ’02 on June 23, 2021.

William “Bill” Hill DuBose III to Hill ’09 and Bess Trotter DuBose ’09 on June 12, 2021.

Charles “Charlie” Henry Clifford to Lucy and Mac Clifford ’02 on January 18, 2021.

Henry “Hank” Orie Tressler to Brett and Kelsey Knutson Tressler ’09 on February 27, 2021.

Hart McCoy Penninger to Scottie and McCoy Penninger ’02 on August 17, 2021.

Lily Khoury Love to Alden Love and Taylor Ibrahim Love ’10 on June 14, 2021.

Arthur Luke Armstrong to Mona and Artie Armstrong ’02 on February 1, 2021.

Robert Gilliam “Liam” Kittrell V to Robert ’10 and Rachel Hurley Kittrell ’10 on July 7, 2021.

Arthur David Beed to Mary and Ian Beed ’03 on April 22, 2021.

Bailey Wilkinson Patrick III to Joan and Bailey Wilkinson Patrick Jr. ’11 on May 14, 2021.

Davis Bruce Harcus to Bruce and Sarah Montz Harcus ’06 on September 9, 2021.

MacNeil Richardson Wise to Clarke and Julia Rowe Wise ’06 on July 19, 2021.

Charles Davis Waters to Ned and Margaret von Werssowetz Waters ’06 on October 15, 2021.

Mary Carson Elizabeth Paschal to Mark and Carson Roberts Paschal ’08 on April 27, 2021.

Lillian Leigh Hurley to Hannah and Matthew Brett Hurley ’08 on July 10, 2021 Catherine Marie Hanckel to West and Virginia Townsend Hanckel ’11 on September 30th, 2021.

Jordan Irene Nulsen ’10 to Eugene Byrl McCarthy ’10 on August 7, 2021.

Lee Ruhl Cowden ’10 to Chandler Thomas on August 7, 2021.

Kelsey Rees Wall ’10 to Mike Delano on September 11, 2021.

Caroline McMillan Hagood ’12 to William Wells Patrick ’12 on April 24, 2021.

Elizabeth “Lauren” Mealy ’12 to Brady Burgin on May 22, 2021.

Carrington “Carly” Lynn Lyerly ’12 to Collier Connell on November 6, 2021.

Anderson McGuire Pearce ’12 to Cullen Graves on August 21, 2021.

Lucy Ambler Goddin ’11 to Zach Diener on May 17, 2021.

Edward Lucas Ford ’11 to Maura Epps on April 29, 2021.

Frances Boston Blount ’13 to Edward Stroud on May 22, 2021.

Sarah “Sally” Nash Taylor ’13 to Alexander Colgate Green ’14 on October 23, 2021.

Joseph Blount Stroud to Edward and Frances Blount Stroud ’13 on November 29, 2021.

Cabell “Cab” Weisiger Cornelson to Shaw ’04 and Amanda Weisiger Cornelson ’08 on June 23, 2021.

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In Memoriam Amb. George Southall Vest Jr. ’37

of Bethesda, Md., died August 24, 2021 At Episcopal, Amb. Vest received the Wilmer Literary Society Reading Prize and English Composition Prize. He was a member of the Chronicle board. ​​Amb. Vest received a bachelor’s degree from the University of Virginia and then served in the U.S. Army during World War II in Italy. He returned stateside for a master’s degree from U.Va. and then joined the U.S. Foreign Service in 1947.

Amb. Vest had a robust career in the Foreign Service, spending time all over the world. He studied for a year at the National War College, served as Deputy Chief of the U.S. Mission to the European Communities as well as Deputy Chief of the U.S. Mission to NATO. Amb. Vest became the Special Assistant to the Secretary of State and received the State Department’s Superior Honor Award in 1973. In 1987, he became a Career Ambassador, one of five in the active Foreign Service at the time. After 41 years of service, Amb. Vest retired in 1989 and became a senior advisor to Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld International.

That same year, Amb. Vest received Episcopal’s Distinguished Alumni Medal. During his retirement, Amb. Vest was a reading tutor in D.C. public schools and served in the vestry at St. Alban’s Episcopal Church.

Amb. Vest was preceded in death by his wife, Emily Clemons, and a daughter. He is survived by two sons and two granddaughters.

Walter Moore McClelland ’40

of Ojai, Calif., died January 6, 2018

At Episcopal, Mr. McClelland received the Fairfax Literary Society Debater’s Medal in 1939 and 1940, the Reading and Declaiming Prizes in 1940, and the Whittle Prize in 1940.

Mr. McClelland attended the University of Virginia, where he joined the Naval ROTC and, after graduating from college, served as a junior officer on a destroyer in the Pacific during World War II. He then attended Harvard Law School and received both his law degree and a master’s in American history. Mr. McClelland married his wife, Franna, in 1947. He joined the Foreign Service in 1950, and served as an officer around the world, notably as the U.S. Consul General in Alexandria, Egypt, during the Egypt-Israel Peace Treaty of 1979. Upon retiring in 1984, Mr. McClelland served in his home church, All Saints’ Episcopal Church, in Bethesda, Md. He and his wife moved to Ojai in 2003 to be closer to family.

Mr. McClelland was preceded in death by his father, James Bruce McClelland Jr. Class of 1908, brother James Bruce

McClelland III ’36, and a daughter. He is survived by his wife, Franna, as well as four children, eight nieces and nephews, seven grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren.

Charles Clark “Charley” Hubbard ’42

of Montgomery, Ala., died November 4, 2020

While at The High School, Mr. Hubbard was a monitor and a member of the Chronicle board and Hop Committee. He ran varsity track and received the Whittle Prize in 1940. ​​ Mr. Hubbard briefly attended Princeton University before serving in the Army during World War II. Mr. Hubbard was severely wounded during combat in southern France and received a Purple Heart.

He received other service medals, including two Bronze Stars.

Following his service, Mr. Hubbard graduated from Washington & Lee University and married Henrietta Fontaine Hill. After college, he worked at Tallassee Mills before starting his career in investment banking. Mr. Hubbard was a cofounder of the Montgomery office of Sterne, Agee, and Leach (now Stifel). He was active in the community as a member and former president of the Kiwanis Club of Montgomery and helped launch the Alabama National Fair in 1954.

Mr. Hubbard is survived by his wife, Henrietta, two sons, seven grandchildren, six great-grandchildren, nephews Ernest Fraser Richards Hubbard ’68 and Thomas Brannon Hubbard III ’64, and great-nephew Ezra Nathaniel Hubbard ’92.

Louis Stephens “Luke” Waldrop Sr. ’42

of Salem, Va., died March 12, 2021

At EHS, Mr. Waldrop was a monitor,

president of the Athletic Association, and member of the Blackford Literary Society. He played varsity football and ran track. Mr. Waldrop was close to former Headmaster Flick Hoxton, and credited him for being a supportive father figure and believing in his self-worth.

After his time on The Holy Hill, Mr. Waldrop matriculated to the University of Virginia and left to serve as a medic in the U.S. Navy in the Pacific theater during World War II. He returned to U.Va. following the war to complete his degree. Mr. Waldrop entered the world of real estate and opened his own company, L.S. Waldrop Realty, in 1956. He spent his career developing properties in Salem and in 1997 was called “The Man Who Built Salem”

by The Roanoker magazine. Mr. Waldrop served as president of Salem Rotary and was a member of the Roanoke County Planning Commission.

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He was preceded in death by his wife, Harriet; his second wife, Anne Dickson Jordon Waldrop; and his brother John Bear Waldrop ’37. Luke is survived by his six children, including Dr. Preston Adam Waldrop ’75, and 13 grandchildren, including Tessa Jamison Waldrop ’08, two step-grandchildren, and many great-grandchildren.

Mr. John Burwell Melvin ’43

of Pawleys Island, S.C., died June 1, 2021 At Episcopal, Mr. Melvin played baseball, football, and Centennial basketball. He was a senior monitor, president of the Missionary Society, and president of the Athletic Association.

Mr. Melvin was also a member of the Fairfax Literary Society, the E Club, Hop Committee, and the Whispers and Chronicle boards.

After his time on The Holy Hill, Mr. Melvin joined the U.S. Marine Corps and, through the Marine V-12 recruitment program, attended Princeton University. He moved up in ranks and retired as a colonel in 1976, after 33 years of service. Mr. Melvin received the Navy Cross for extraordinary heroism, a Letter of Commendation with Combat “V”, and a Purple Heart. From the Korean government, Mr. Melvin was awarded the Silver Star Order of Chung Mu. Also during his service, John was a member of the 1948 Commander of the Naval Air Forces – Western Pacific All-Star baseball team and the 1949 San Diego Marine Corps Recruit Depot football team.

In 1956, Mr. Melvin started the financial planning entity Clark, Melvin Companies with his brother-in-law. Mr. Melvin was president of the companies at the time of their sale in 1984.

In 1971, he participated in the first sailboat race from Cape Town, South Africa, to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He was also the president and director, and later chairman of the board, of the Coca-Cola Bottling Company in Annapolis. Mr. Melvin worked in finance throughout his life and retired in 1999.

He was preceded in death by his brother, The Hon. Ridgely Prentiss Melvin Jr. ’36. Mr. Melvin is survived by his wife, Jane Hazzard Melvin, as well as four children, a stepdaughter, five grandchildren, and four step-grandchildren.

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Nathan Hollister “Nat” Bundy Jr. ’44

of Virginia Beach, Va., died April 28, 2021

At Episcopal, Mr. Bundy ran track and played for the varsity football team.

He was a monitor and member of the Missionary Society, Fairfax Literary Society, and the rifle team.

Following his time on The Holy Hill, Mr. Bundy attended Yale University, took a year off to serve in the Navy, and then graduated in 1949.

He moved to Norfolk, Va., and joined the family business, then called Dalton-Bundy Lumber Company. Mr. Bundy retired in 2001 as the company’s president, which was later named Randolph-Bundy. He was active in his community, serving as the president of the Virginia Symphony and a board member of the Virginia Science Museum and Virginia Wesleyan University.

Mr. Bundy was preceded in death by a daughter. He is survived by his wife, Marie, as well as two daughters, a son-in-law, two grandchildren, and seven nieces and nephews.

John David Twiggs Johnson ’44

of Virginia Beach, Va., died October 5, 2021 At Episcopal, Mr. Johnson was a monitor, head waiter, and secretary of the Blackford Literary Society. He was a member of the E Club, Missionary Society, and played varsity football and ran varsity and winter track.

After EHS, Mr. Johnson graduated

from Davidson College. He served in the Merchant Marines during World War II in the North Atlantic and Europe. Following his service, Mr. Johnson returned to Savannah to begin his career as a stockbroker at Johnson, Lane, Space, Smith & Co. He later became president of the firm, which expanded to nine offices in four states. The firm became part of Wells Fargo and he retired in 2010 as the chairman emeritus. Mr. Johnson served on the board of the American Stock Exchange, as a trustee of Davidson College, and with other organizations. During retirement, Mr. Johnson and his wife spent time in Paris.

He was preceded in death by his brothers, Robert Bradley Johnson ’46 and Thomas Marion Johnson Jr. ’42, and a daughter. Mr. Johnson is survived by his wife, Peggy, a daughter, son-in-law, four grandchildren, and 10 great-grandchildren.

Edmund Bradford “Brad” Tazewell Jr. ’44

Walter Wallace Kennedy Jr. ’45

At Episcopal, Mr. Tazewell was a monitor. He played on the varsity basketball and football teams, and was a member of the Chronicle board, Blackford Literary Society, Missionary Society, and E Club.

After EHS, Mr. Tazewell enlisted in the U.S. Army and was a member of the ski troops of the 10th Mountain Division. He was honorably discharged in 1945 following a severe injury while serving in Italy. Mr. Tazewell went on to study architecture at the University of Virginia and then receive his master’s degree from the University of Pennsylvania in 1951.

With James Lee Williams Jr., Mr. Tazewell founded the firm Williams & Tazewell Architects in Norfolk. The firm designed buildings throughout Virginia, including several courthouses, theaters, buildings at Old Dominion University and U.Va. Health Sciences, as well as Episcopal’s own Hummel Learning Center and Hummel Bowl. In 1972, Mr. Tazewell became the secretary of the Virginia chapter of the American Institute of Architects.

Mr. Tazewell was preceded in death by his father, Edmund Bradford Tazewell Class of 1910, brother William Littleton Tazewell ’50, and son Edmund Bradford Tazewell III ’76. He is survived by his wife, Mary Lou, two daughters, a daughter-in-law, three grandchildren, three stepchildren, and eight step-grandchildren.

At Episcopal, Mr. Kennedy played JV football, Centennial basketball, and Greenway baseball. He was a member of the Fairfax Literary Society.

Mr. Kennedy earned his Eagle Scout and graduated from Sewanee: The University of the South. He served the U.S. Marines as a lieutenant colonel during the Korean War, for which he was awarded two Purple Heart medals. Mr. Kennedy worked in banking and real estate, and was president of the Alabama Chapter of the Appraisal Institute and president of the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Mr. Kennedy was preceded in death by his wife of 45 years, Patricia, as well as his second wife, Marjorie Sherer Kennedy, and a son. He is survived by two children, two stepsons, two sisters, and five grandchildren.

of Virginia Beach, Va., died August 27, 2021

MacFarlane Lafferty “Mac” Cates Jr. ’45

of Spartanburg, S.C., died May 2, 2021

At Episcopal, Mr. Cates was a monitor, president of the Missionary Society, and treasurer of the Blackford Literary Society. He received the Reader’s Medal in 1944 and 1945, as well as the Declaiming Prize in 1945.

Mr. Cates earned his bachelor’s degree from Princeton University and his M.B.A. from Harvard University.

He worked in sales at Ludlow Manufacturing in Springdale, Mass., and was CEO of Arkwright Mills in Spartanburg until his retirement. Mr. Cates served as president of the South Carolina Textile Manufacturers Association, and as president of the American Textile Manufacturers Institute. In addition to serving as a board member at institutions such as Spartan Mills and C&S Bank, Mr. Cates was active as a board member for Chatham Hall School, Hollins University, and the South Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities Foundation. He was also chairman of the United Way and chairman of the Arkwright Foundation until 2020.

Mr. Cates was preceded in death by his son-in-law, George Moffett Cochran V ’69. He is survived by his wife, Marguerite McGee Cates, as well as four daughters and two grandchildren.

of Birmingham, Ala., died April 20, 2021

Dr. Gaylord Lee Clark Jr. ’46

of Stevenson, Md., died September 1, 2021 At Episcopal, Dr. Clark was a monitor and later served on the Board of Trustees from 1972-82. He served on active duty in the Marine Corps from 1946-48 and again in 1951 when he achieved the rank of sergeant. He attended Johns Hopkins University, Stanford University, and the University of Maryland School of Medicine. Dr. Clark did his residency at Union Memorial Hospital in general surgery, and a residency in orthopedics at Johns Hopkins Hospital.

In 1963, he held a fellowship in the department of plastic and reconstructive hand surgery in Roosevelt Hospital in New York City, and the following year he received a traveling fellowship grant from the National Institutes of Health that allowed him to visit hand centers in Europe. Dr. Clark also was appointed professor and dean at Johns Hopkins University. In 1975, with three other hand surgeons, he founded the Raymond M. Curtis Hand Center at Union Memorial Hospital in Baltimore, now the Curtis National Hand Center at MedStar Union Memorial Hospital. A skilled sailor, Dr. Clark took two separate month-long trips to Alaska on a trawler. During retirement, he and his wife Margery worked as egg washers, sorters, and packers.

Dr. Clark was preceded in death by his father, Gaylord Lee Clark Class of 1903. He is survived by his wife, Margery, four children including son Gaylord Lee Clark III ’76, nine grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren.

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Lloyd Langhorne Craighill ’46

George Calder “Buster” Walker Jr. ’46

At Episcopal, Mr. Craighill was a monitor and reached the rank of Eagle Scout. After his time on The Holy Hill, Mr. Craighill graduated from the University of Virginia then worked for Philip Morris for 34 years. He held many positions at Philip Morris and retired as the general manager of the manufacturing center in Richmond in 1984. Mr. Craighill enjoyed noting that he was retired for longer than he worked, and enjoyed time spent with family and serving on volunteer boards and in his church.

He was preceded in death by his brother, Robert MacDonald Craighill ’45, and cousins Dr. Lloyd Rutherford Craighill Jr. ’44, Dabney Hutter Craighill Jr. ’44, and The Rev. Peyton Gardner Craighill ’47. Mr. Craighill is survived by his wife, Margaret, three sons, five grandchildren, three great-grandchildren, and cousins Robert Edley Craighill ’77, Charles Stillwell Craighill ’79, and Charles Hunter Craighill ’15.

Mr. Walker was a member of the Chronicle and Whispers boards and the Missionary society. He was a cheerleader and vice president of the Blackford Literary Society. He ran track and played for the spring tennis and 130-pound football teams.

After Episcopal, Mr. Walker attended Lynchburg College and the University of Virginia. He served as a lieutenant in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict. In recognition for his service, he was honored with a Unit of Citation in support of Meritorious Combat, and a Korean War Service Medal with a Bronze Star. Following Mr. Walker’s service, he joined the family real estate firm, John Stewart Walker Inc., and went on to lead the firm as its principal broker for over 50 years. Mr. Walker has received recognition for his role in the development of central Virginia. He served as president of the Lynchburg Association of Realtors in 1960, and three years later became the vice president of the Virginia Real Estate Association.

In 1973, Mr. Walker was appointed to the Virginia Real Estate Commission by then-governor Linwood Holton, and served for 10 years under two governors. George’s accomplishments led him to a long relationship with the Virginia Department of Transportation and a hand in developing the commonwealth’s highway system.

Mr. Walker was preceded in death by his father, George Calder Walker Class of 1916. He is survived by his wife, Lynne Ramsey Walker, as well as three sons, one grandchild, a brother, and many family and friends.

of Lexington, Va., died September 14, 2021

William Pendleton Thompson “Pete” Hill Jr. ’46 of Mystic, Conn., died October 3, 2021

During his time on The Holy Hill, Mr. Hill was a member of the E Club, Chronicle and Whispers boards, Hop Committee, Missionary Society, and Blackford Literary Society. He was an alternate captain of the football team and member of the baseball team.

After Episcopal, Mr. Hill graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy. He entered the U.S. Marine Corps in 1946, served in Korea in 1952, and retired in 1960. Mr. Hill married Sally Joyce Hewes in 1952, and, following his retirement, moved to Mystic, Conn., where he started a new career at General Dynamic Electric Boat. Mr. Hill retired from GDEB in 1991 to spend time with his family.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Sally, and is survived by three daughters, four grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren.

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of Lynchburg, Va., died December 20, 2019

Thomas Wynns “Tommy” Gregory ’47

of Roanoke Rapids, N.C., died June 7, 2019

At Episcopal, Mr. Gregory was a monitor and captain of the baseball team. He received the Watts Medal in 1946.

Following his time on The Holy Hill, Mr. Gregory graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he participated in the ROTC program. He was commissioned as a First Lieutenant in the Air Force and served for two years as a finance officer at Gunter Air Force Base in Alabama. He became the vice president of the Bank of Halifax in Weldon, prior to its merger with Branch Banking & Trust Co. Mr. Gregory spent 24 years in banking and then in the 1970s he started a real estate business.

He was survived by his brother, Dr. Miles Cunningham Gregory ’48, who died months later, as well as his wife, Tina, four daughters, two step-children, eight grandchildren, four great-grandchildren, and EHS family members Samuel Gregson Falken ’12 and Grace Tillery Falken ’14.

George Stone “Pete” Eastwood II ’48 of Birmingham, Ala., died March 6, 2021

At Episcopal, Mr. Eastwood was a monitor and waiter. He was a member of the Missionary Society, choir, Whispers and Chronicle boards, and E Club. Pete received the Whittle Prize in 1946, 1947, and 1948, and the Spanish Prize in 1948. Mr. Eastwood ran track and was inducted into the EHS Athletics Hall of Fame as a member of the 1947 football team.

He received his bachelor’s degree from the University of Alabama and was a Rhodes Scholarship finalist. After college, Mr. Eastwood served two years in the U.S. Air Force. He retired as president of Cowin Equipment Co. after 34 years in the business.

Mr. Eastwood is survived by his wife, Punky Brooks Eastwood, as well as four children, nine grandchildren including Shepard Stone Chalkley ’11, and 12 great-grandchildren.

Dr. Miles Cunningham Gregory ’48

of Roanoke Rapids, N.C., died December 12, 2019 At Episcopal, Dr. Gregory was the captain of the varsity football team and played for the varsity baseball and Centennial basketball teams. He was a monitor, vice president of the E club, and a member of the choir, Stewart Athletic Committee, and Egypt.

After EHS, Dr. Gregory enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps. Following his discharge, he graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Duke University School of Medicine. He was a resident at Charity Hospital in New Orleans, La., where he met his wife, Ruthie. The couple returned to Dr. Gregory’s hometown in 1963, where he practiced pediatrics for more than 40 years.

He was preceded in death by his brother, Thomas Wynns Gregory ’47. Dr. Gregory is survived by his wife Ruthie, three children, five grandchildren, and EHS relatives Samuel Gregson Falken ’12 and Grace Tillery Falken ’14.

Philip Conrad “Phil” Hammond Jr. ’48

of Greensboro, N.C., died March 10, 2021

At Episcopal, Mr. Hammond played varsity basketball, tennis, and 130-pound football. He also served on the Whispers board.

After his time on The Holy Hill, Mr. Hammond graduated from Davidson College and served for two years in the U.S. Navy, stationed in the Netherlands.

He returned to Greensboro in 1955 to work at Security National Bank; when it merged with North Carolina National Bank, he relocated to Wilmington for 19 years.

Mr. Hammond moved to Charlotte in 1978 to help establish the mortgage division for new construction. He married his wife, Linda, in 1980.

He was preceded in death by his grandfather, Henry Hurt Edmunds Class of 1888. Mr. Hammond is survived by Linda as well as two children, three stepchildren, a sister, seven grandchildren, one great-grandchild, and many more family members.

Edward King “Ed” Van Winkle Jr. ’48

of Atlanta, Ga., died March 9, 2021

At Episcopal, Mr. Van Winkle was a monitor. He also played tennis and was a member of the 1947 varsity football team, which was inducted into the EHS Athletics Hall of Fame in 2009.

Mr. Van Winkle graduated from Georgia Institute of Technology and served as a first lieutenant in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. He led the family business, Van Winkle Construction, for 50 years.

Mr. Van Winkle served as president of the Associated General Contractors Georgia Branch and received the Skill, Integrity, Responsibility Lifetime Achievement Award in 2000. He built many notable buildings in Georgia and the Atlanta area.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Carolyn, and brother, Frederick Sloat “Fritz” Van Winkle ’53. Mr. Van Winkle is survived by three children, seven grandchildren, and seven great-grandchildren.

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Richard Rathborne Graham “Dick” Hobson ’49

of Alexandria, Va., on May 23, 2021

At Episcopal, Mr. Hobson was a monitor and recipient of the Johns Prize in 1947. He was a member of the varsity football and track teams, as well as the Chronicle board, Grins and Grimaces, and the Fairfax Literary Society.

After his time on The Holy Hill, Mr. Hobson graduated from Princeton University and then served for three years in the Navy. Following his service, Mr. Hobson received his juris doctor from Harvard Law School and joined the law firm McGuire Woods, where he was made partner in 1966. That same year, he began his two-term service to the Virginia House of Delegates, and the following year was elected chairman of the Alexandria Democratic Committee.

A now lifelong Alexandria, Mr. Hobson continued his service to Episcopal as a member of the Advisory Committee as well as the Headmaster Search Committee from 1979-80. He was also a Class Chair. In 2014, the ADC awarded Mr. Hobson a lifetime achievement award.

Mr. Hobson is survived by his wife, Kay, as well as four children including H. Lee S. Hobson ’83, and eight grandchildren including Anderson Davis ’24.

William Allan “Pete” Whitlock ’49

of Steeles Tavern, Va., on March 5, 2021 At Episcopal, Mr. Whitlock was a monitor and an editor of the Chronicle.

He also ran track and played football.

In 2010, he was inducted into the EHS Athletics Hall of Fame as a member of the 1947 football team.

Howard Corwin Schacht ’50

of Vero Beach, Fla., on December 11, 2018 At Episcopal, Mr. Schacht was a monitor and cheerleader, as well as a member of the E Club and choir. He played baseball, varsity basketball, and JV football.

Mr. Schacht became an electrician and worked for local contractors, including the Saint Lucie Nuclear Power Plant. He was a member of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 323 which later became Local 728. He was an avid nature photographer and bird-watcher.

Mr. Schacht is survived by his wife, Jeanette, as well as five sons, brother Henry Fero Schacht ’48, 12 grandchildren, and six great-grandchildren.

Douglas “Doug” Whitlock II ’51

of Rockville, Md., on August 27, 2021 On The Holy Hill, Mr. Whitlock was a monitor and played on the baseball team. He was a member of the Missionary Society, the Chronicle board, Student Athletic Club, Dramatics, and choir.

Mr. Whitlock attended Duke University and enlisted in the Marine Corps. He married his wife, Rose Marie Pierce, in 1954 and graduated from college the following year.

Mr. Whitlock was then commissioned at Quantico and served as a First Lieutenant during the Korean War. Following his service, he worked in public policy and then the hospitality industry.

Mr. Whitlock is survived by his wife, Rose Marie, as well as three children, two sisters, 10 grandchildren, and seven great-grandchildren.

After his time on The Holy Hill, Mr. Whitlock received his bachelor’s

degree from Washington & Lee University. He joined the U.S. Army and served in the Korean War. Following his service, he moved to Glasgow, Va., to work on 4C’s farm. Mr. Whitlock was instrumental in the establishment of the Virginia Horse Center in Lexington, Va., and was the field master of the Rockbridge Hunt Club.

Mr. Whitlock was preceded in death by his wife, Susan Cash Hamilton Whitlock. He is survived by his son, a sister, two nieces, a nephew, as well as his companion Gloria Winter, and many more family and friends.

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Edmund “Ned” Berkeley Jr. ’52

of Charlottesville, Va., on December 29, 2020 Mr. Berkeley was the manager of Episcopal’s soccer team. After his time on The Holy Hill, he moved to Tennessee and graduated from Sewanee Military Academy in 1954. He went on to earn his bachelor’s degree from Sewanee: The University of The South, and his master’s degree in American history from the University of Virginia, where he met his late wife, Betty. Mr. Berkeley then taught at the Miller School of Albemarle and Sewanee Military Academy. He moved to Richmond briefly to work at the Library of Virginia,

then returned permanently to Charlottesville in 1964 to work at the university. Mr. Berkeley worked at the former Alderman Library until retiring in 1999.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Betty, as well as great-grandfather William Noland Berkeley Class of 1843, great-uncles Edmund Berkeley Class of 1842 and Norborne Berkeley Class of 1844, and cousin Norborne Berkeley Jr. ’41. Mr. Berkeley is survived by his two children, two grandchildren, two siblings, cousins Alfred Rives Berkeley III ’62, Richard Manning Berkeley ’70, and caregiver Nancy Gill.

Robert Withers “Nick” Nichols ’52

of Louisville, Ky., on November 30, 2020 At EHS, Mr. Nichols was a member of the varsity baseball, football, and basketball teams, as well as the Missionary Society. He was also a monitor, waiter, and the treasurer of the Blackford Literary Society.

After Episcopal, Mr. Nichols graduated from Centre College and then served in the U.S. Navy from 1956-60.

He returned to Louisville, where he worked in finance, first as an investment broker and eventually as a senior vice president at the Kentucky First National Bank. Mr. Nichols retired from Raymond-James in 2004.

He was preceded in death by his brothers, John Ball Nichols III ’49 and James Forestus Nichols ’50. Mr. Nichols is survived by his wife, Martha, as well as two children, four grandchildren, and extended family members including nephew Jonathan Alexander Nichols ’81.

John Julius Pringle III ’52

of Chapel Hill, N.C., on October 18, 2021

At Episcopal, Mr. Pringle was a member of the Blackford Literary Society and the Missionary Society. He played JV and varsity baseball, junior basketball, and 130-pound football and JV football.

After EHS, Mr. Pringle graduated from Georgia Tech and then spent three years in the U.S. Air Force where he served a tour in Korea. He received his MBA in 1961 from Harvard Business School and moved to Washington, D.C., to work as an economist for the Rand Corporation. He married his wife, Betsy, in 1962 and they returned to North Carolina the following year. At the end of the decade, Mr. Pringle decided a career change was in order and moved with his family to Palo Alto, Calif., so he could study to become a teacher. He received his Ph.D. in 1972 from Stanford University and became a professor

at the Kenan-Flagler School of Business at UNC-Chapel Hill the same year.

Mr. Pringle was preceded in death by his grandfather, John Julius Pringle Class of 1894, father John Julius Pringle Jr. Class of 1925, and brother-in-law Isaac Mayo Read ’53. He is survived by his wife, Betsy, four children, eight grandchildren, a sister, and cousins Albert Lee Wardlaw Jr. ’44 and William Elliott Wardlaw ’48.

Harold “Greig” Cummings Jr. ’53

of Bethesda, Md., on April 25, 2021

Mr. Cummings played JV and varsity basketball, tennis, and track. He was on the Chronicle and Whispers boards, the BLS, Press Club, Egypt, Drama Club, and Missionary Society.

After Episcopal, Mr. Cummings graduated from Washington & Lee University and the New York Institute of Finance. He worked in finance, with career highlights as a stock broker at Mason & Co., an assistant vice president at Folger, Nolan, Fleming & Co., and vice president of investments at First Regional Securities Inc., Legg Mason Div. Mr. Cummings was president of the Rotary Club of Washington, D.C., and served on the board of directors for John Hanson Service Corp and the Boys’ Club of Greater Washington.

He is survived by his wife, Sara, as well as children, siblings, and grandchildren including William McLean Cummings ’16 and Ellen O’Connor Cummings ’19.

Arthur Ludlow “Lud” Clark ’54

of Leesburg, Va., on March 25, 2019 A recipient of the Blackford Literary Society’s Debater’s Medal in 1954, Mr. Clark was also a member of the wrestling team. He graduated from Princeton University and promptly joined the Marine Corps as a second lieutenant and attended Marine flight school. He married his wife in 1961 and joined the USMC Active Reserves 10 years later so he could pursue academics. Mr. Clark received his Ph.D. in ecology from Cornell University in 1981, with his area of expertise being the Elonora’s falcon. He also pursued a career in federal service from 1975-89, working in natural resources management for the Air Force, where he made significant contributions in environmental impact studies of the MX missile program in the western United States. Mr. Clark retired in 1989 and was an avid falconer.

He is survived by his wife, Elisabeth, as well as three sons and two siblings.

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Gaillard Townsend “Gilly” Dotterer ’54 of Wadmalaw Island, S.C., on May 4, 2021

Franz Rives Richey ’55

of Arlington, Va., on October 15, 2021

At Episcopal, Mr. Dotterer was a member of the Blackford Literary Society, Missionary Society, Chapel Committee, and rifle team. He played baseball, 130-pound football, and JV basketball. He returned to his birthplace of Charleston, S.C., to finish at Charleston High School.

Mr. Dotterer attended Clemson

At Episcopal, Mr. Richey was a monitor, captain of the JV football team, captain of the wrestling team, and a waiter. He was a member of the choir, glee club, Missionary Society, Egypt, E Club, Dramatics, Blackford Literary Society, Chronicle and Whispers boards, Advisory board, and the baseball and 130-pound football teams.

University and was drafted into the U.S. Army, spending time at Ft. Eustice, Va. He worked in the insurance industry at Prudential Life, Johnson Lane, and Colonial Life. For a time he owned and operated his own shrimp boat. Mr. Dotterer later helped his oldest son establish Dotterer Insurance, an independent agency.

He is survived by his wife, Barbara Stafford Dotterer, as well as his sons Gaillard Townsend “Gilly” Dotterer Jr. ’81, William Moultrie Dotterer ’82, stepson Thomas Stafford Graham ’07, a sister, niece, nephew, and five grandchildren, including Gaillard Townsend “Gilly” Dotterer III ’11, Frederick Willcox Dotterer ’13, and Henrietta Nelson Dotterer ’18.

Mr. Richey graduated from the University of Virginia in 1960. He joined his father’s pediatric shoe business, F.R. Richey Shoes, in Washington, D.C., and operated the company in the 1970s and ’80s. Mr. Richey was a board member for the U.Va. Cancer Center and was on the board of directors for the Bethesda/Chevy Chase Chamber of Commerce.

He is survived by his four children, nine grandchildren, and his companion, Barbara Graves.

John Marshall “Jack” Jones Jr. ’54 of Savannah, Ga., on April 3, 2021

At Episcopal, Mr. Jones played varsity football and ran for the varsity track team. He was a monitor as well as a member of the E Club and the Chronicle and Whispers boards.

Mr. Jones graduated from the

University of North Carolina with a degree in economics. He worked in finance, both in insurance and banking. Jack was a partner in Jones, Hill and Mercer Insurance Co. and was a founder and director of First Bank of Savannah, which became Wachovia Bank. He served on many community boards, including Savannah Country Day School, as well as the board chairman of Memorial Hospital and the director of the Savannah Rotary Club. He was also active in his church and as a member of societies and clubs, such as the Georgia Historical Society and the Chatham Club.

Mr. Jones is survived by his wife, Mimi, as well as three children including John Marshall Jones III ’84, a sister, brother Henry Mikell Jones ’58, and 11 grandchildren.

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Augustus Theodore “Gus” Allen IV ’56

of Spartanburg, S.C., on July 29, 2019

At Episcopal, Mr. Allen was the secretary-treasurer of the Class of 1956.

He was a monitor who played varsity football, baseball, and basketball, and ran track. Mr. Allen was a member of the Missionary Society, Dramatics, Blackford Literary Society, and the Whispers and Chronicle boards. In 2011, he was inducted into the Episcopal High School Athletics Hall of Fame as a member of the 1953 football team.

Mr. Allen graduated from the Georgia Institute of

Technology and was commissioned into the U.S. Navy ROTC, serving for two years as Lieutenant in the Supply Corps. Following his service, Mr. Allen received his MBA From Harvard Business School in 1964. He worked briefly at Exxon in Baton Rouge, La., then moved to Spartanburg and worked for nearly four decades at Milliken & Co. in textiles. He served on the Palmetto Council of the Boy Scouts of America, the Spartanburg Chamber of Commerce, and others.

Mr. Allen is survived by his wife, Betty Lou Savage, as well as a daughter, son Augustus Theodore Allen V ’86, five grandchildren, brothers Dr. James Lathan Allen ’57, Dr. George Ashley Allen ’61, nephews James Lathan Allen Jr. ’85 and Winthrop Coffin Allen ’88, and great nieces Anne Carson Allen ’20 and Katherine Elizabeth Allen ’20.

Walter Klingman ’56

of Boerne, Texas, on February 25, 2021 At Episcopal, Mr. Klingman was a monitor and head manager of varsity football — and a member of the 1953 team in Episcopal’s Athletics Hall of Fame. He played soccer and baseball, and was a member of E Club and the Fairfax Literary Society.

After Episcopal, Mr. Klingman

graduated from the University of Virginia and enlisted in the U.S. Army and served a tour in Korea as a medic. He returned stateside and married his wife, Austin, in 1954 and began a long career in the oil and gas industry — starting at Conoco and ending with Valero. He and his family moved throughout the Southwest, including Ponca City, Okla., Houston, San Antonio, and Corpus Christi.

Walter was active in his community and in his church.

Mr. Klingman was preceded in death by his father-in-law John Ward Beretta Class of 1917 and brother-in-law Alvord Beretta Rutherford ’58. He is survived by his wife, Austin, three daughters, eleven grandchildren, and many extended family members.

Dr. Herbert Hayes Odom ’57

of Toronto, Ont., on February 13, 2021 At Episcopal, Dr. Odom wrestled, ran cross-country, and played tennis. He was a member of the Whispers board, choir, and the Daemon, and he served as vice president of the Fairfax Literary Society. In 1957, Dr. Odom received the Whittle Prize and the William Henry Laird Medal for Excellence in English Composition.

Dr. Odom graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and received his Ph.D. in history of science at Harvard University. He taught at the University of Michigan and Concordia University, and continued a career in computing and robotics that spanned a total of 55 years.

Dr. Odom is survived by his wife, Selma Diana Landen Odom, as well as a son, a brother, a sister, and two nephews.

Dr. James Frazier Tams ’60

of Nashville, Tenn., and Moran, Wy., on May 12, 2019 Dr. Tams was a member of the Blackford Literary Society and the Whispers board. He was a ticket seller and a waiter who ran junior track and played JV basketball, JV baseball, and junior football.

After Episcopal, Dr. Tams graduated from the University of Delaware and the Meharry Dental School. He had four-year residency in Jacksonville, Fla., where he specialized in oral and maxillofacial surgery, then moved to Lebanon, Tenn., in 1977 to open an oral surgery practice — two years later, he opened his second location in Gallatin, Tenn., and practiced for 30 years before selling both locations in 2007.

Dr. Tams was preceded in death by his father, William P. Tams ’34. He is survived by his three children.

William “Bill” Nelson III ’63

of Nashville, Tenn., on August 16, 2021 Mr. Nelson was president of the Missionary Society and a monitor. He was also a member of the Missionary Society, Blackford Literary Society, E Club, and the Lounge Committee. Mr. Nelson’s athletics career at Episcopal spanned the tennis, JV and varsity football, and junior and varsity basketball teams.

After his time on The Holy Hill, Mr. Nelson attended

Sewanee: The University of The South and then taught for two years at Montgomery Bell Academy in Nashville. He then headed west to Los Angeles and to the cinema department at the University of Southern California. Mr. Nelson became a sound engineer and was nominated for Academy Awards for his work on “Heartbreak Ridge” in 1986 and “Lethal Weapon’’ in 1987. He returned with his wife and four children to Nashville in 1988, and, in 1993, founded the educational production company Little Planet Learning. Along with his two sons, Andy and Charlie, Bill revived Nelson’s Green Brier Distillery, a business his great-great grandfather had founded in 1860.

Mr. Nelson is survived by his wife Jacqueline, sons Andy, Charlie, Sean C. Nelson ’91, and William Andrews Nelson ’01, a grandson, five siblings, and many more extended family members.

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David Holmes Drennen ’64

of Shepherdstown, W.V., on October 18, 2021 At Episcopal, Mr. Drennen was the secretary of the Wilmer Literary Society and named Best Junior Wrestler in 1963. He was a member of the Missionary Society, choir, Glee Club, Chapel Committee, Publicity Club, E Club, and the Chronicle board. Mr. Drennen was a member of the varsity wrestling, track, JV football, and junior football teams.

After his time on The Holy Hill, Mr. Drennen graduated from Duke University and then served in the Army with the 101 Airborne Division during the Vietnam War. He received his law degree from the University of Denver and worked in litigation for three years. Mr. Drennen became general counsel at an investment firm and spent 40 years in corporate law.

He was preceded in death by his brother-in-law John Dudley McLanahan ’56. Mr. Drennen is survived by his brother William Miller Drennen Jr. ’60 and nephews Rev. Zachary Polk Drennen ’88, C. Rhodes McLanahan ’89, and Samuel Boyd Drennen ’90. st

Rogers Cockrill ’66

of Little Rock, Ark., on July 2, 2021 At Episcopal, Mr. Cockrill was a member of the varsity football and track teams, as well as the Blackford Literary Society and the Blackford Lounge Committee. He was a monitor, library keeper, and schoolroom keeper.

Mr. Cockrill graduated from the University of Virginia and the University of Arkansas School of Law, and began his legal career in 1973 at the Pulaski County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office. He served on the boards of Easterseals Arkansas and the Arkansas Game and Fish Foundation, and was a member of the Tillar, Ark., Hunting Club. Mr. Cockrill’s family notes that he allowed neither his legal career nor his lifelong heart disease to define him. Family time was his top priority, and later in life Rogers enjoyed teaching his grandchildren how to duck hunt and fish.

He is survived by his wife, Ellon, as well as a daughter, son Rogers Tillar Cockrill ’97, three grandchildren, a sister, and many extended family members.

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Alexander Bain “Alec” Parrish ’66

of Stamford, Conn., on October 17, 2020 At Episcopal, Mr. Parrish was a senior advisor and schoolroom keeper. He was a member of the Missionary Society, Wilmer and Blackford Literary Societies, choir, and Glee Club. He wrestled, ran varsity track, and played on the junior, JV, and varsity football teams.

Mr. Parrish graduated from Roanoke College and served during the VIetnam War as a radio man and fought in the battle of Da Nang and was one of the last soldiers evacuated from the battle of Khe Sanh. Following his service, Mr. Parrish worked as a salesman in the Garment District of New York City.

His wife, Constance, preceded him in death by a few days. Mr. Parrish was also preceded in death by his father, Edward John Parrish Jr. ’31, and brother, Edward John Parrish III ’64. He is survived by two brothers, five nephews, a niece, and six greatnieces and nephews.

David Jeffris Brillart ’67

of Portsmouth, N.H., on September 15, 2020 At Episcopal, Mr. Brillhart was a member of the Wilmer and Blackford Literary Societies, the Missionary Society, and Dramatics. He played basketball, tennis, and JV football.

Mr. Brillhart married his wife, Julia, in 1971 and graduated from the University of New Hampshire in 1975.

He ended his 38-year-long career in public service for the state of New Hampshire as the chief engineer and assistant commissioner of the department of transportation.

Mr. Brillhart was preceded in death by his father, David Winthrop Brillhart ’43. He is survived by his wife, Julie, two children, three grandchildren, a brother, and many extended family members.

Capt. Stephen “Steve” Carr Fogleman ’67 of Alexandria, Va., on August 26, 2021

At Episcopal, Mr. Fogleman was a senior advisor, waiter, and secretary of the Wilmer Literary Society. He was a member of the varsity football, wrestling, and lacrosse teams, as well as JV baseball. Mr. Fogleman served on the Chapel Committee, E Club, the Chronicle board, Missionary Society, and Blackford Literary Society.

After his time on The Holy Hill, Mr. Fogleman graduated from the Virginia Military Institute and was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the U.S. Marine Corps. He served in the Vietnam War and completed his military duty with the rank of captain. Following his service, Mr. Fogleman received his MBA from the Darden School of Business at the University of Virginia.

He worked at Weyerhaeuser Corporation and decided to return to higher education once again — this time for a law degree from the Antonin Scalia Law School at George Mason University. He became a lobbyist for the optometry and gambling industries. Mr. Fogleman was active in the VMI Alumni Association, and served as president from 1996-98. He was also appointed chairman of the Virginia Lottery Board by former governor George Allen.

Dr. David B. Partlow Jr. ’68

of Tuscaloosa, Ala., on June 17, 2021 Dr. Partlow was vice president of the senior class and a waiter, as well as a member of the Missionary Society, Blackford Literary Society, and E Club.

He played varsity football, baseball, and basketball.

After Episcopal, Dr. Partlow gradu-

ated from Vanderbilt University and the University of South Alabama College of Medicine. He completed his residency in obstetrics and gynecology at Parkland Hospital in Dallas, where he was appointed chief resident. Dr. Partlow returned to Tuscaloosa to practice medicine with his father. Dr. Partlow began a private practice in 1986, which grew to become Partlow, Harbin & Poist. In addition to a role as an associate professor at Capstone Medical Center, he was instrumental in creating the labor and delivery room at DCH Regional Medical Center and was a founding member of the Tuscaloosa Surgical Center. In the late 1990s, Dr. Partlow started raising catfish on Partlow Farms in Boligee, Ala., and served on the board of the Catfish Farmers of America.

He is survived by his wife, Cecelia, as well as five children and three grandchildren.

Samuel Parkin “Sam” Harris Jr. ’69

of Thomasville, N.C., on September 1, 2021 At Episcopal, Mr. Harris was a member of the Wilmer and Fairfax Literary societies, the chapel committee, and the football, wrestling, and soccer teams.

He graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where he studied psychology. Mr. Harris moved to California and became a counselor. He changed careers to real

estate in the 1980s and was an avid golfer. Mr. Harris returned to North Carolina in his later years.

Henry Burgwyn Hundley ’69

of Richmond, Va., on August 10, 2019 Mr. Hundley was a member of the Wilmer Literary Society, choir, Glee Club, Fairfax Literary Society, and the Chronicle board. He played junior football, ran junior track, and was manager of the varsity lacrosse team.

After Episcopal, Mr. Hundley served in the journal office of the Virginia State Senate and appeared in numerous roles as a fixture of the Westmoreland Players.

Mr. Hundley was preceded in death by his brother, Deane Hart Hundley ’72 and cousin Ross Valiant Cauthorne ’29. He is survived by two siblings, three nephews, two grand-nieces, and many friends.

William Darr Hall ’72

of Rockwood, Tenn., on July 1, 2021

Mr. Hall was a waiter, played football and varsity lacrosse, and wrestled.

He graduated from the University of Tennessee where he studied business administration. Mr. Hall worked in the healthcare system as a chief financial officer at hospitals around the country.

He enjoyed fishing and spending time with family and friends.

Mr. Hall is survived by his wife, Pat, their two sons, and his three siblings.

Andrew “Andy” Martin Stephens ’74

of Lexington, Ky., on March 12, 2021

At Episcopal, Mr. Stephens was a member of the baseball, JV basketball, and marauder football teams at The High School. He graduated from the Rollins College and the Salmon P. Chase College of Law. He has practiced law in Kentucky since 1981.

Mr. Stephens is survived by two children, two siblings, as well as his beloved Jackie L. Horn and her three children.

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Clark Hughes Lane ’75

of Greensboro, N.C., on April 29, 2021

At Episcopal, Mr. Lane was captain of the varsity football team, a monitor, head of the post office, and business manager of the Chronicle. He was a member of the varsity lacrosse and wrestling teams, choir, Athletic Advisor Board, and Activities Committee. After Episcopal, Mr. Lane went to college at the University of North Carolina.

He is survived by his mother, four siblings, and nieces and nephews.

Dylan Tyler Fleming Wagner ’08

of Lincoln University, Pa., on August 26, 2021 At Episcopal, Mr. Wagner played JV football, junior basketball, and varsity lacrosse. He was an equipment manager and a member of the Young Republicans Club.

After EHS, Mr. Wagner attended Hampden-Sydney College and the College of Charleston. He was an avid fan of Philadelphia sports teams and enjoyed playing ice hockey and lacrosse.

Mr. Wagner is survived by his parents, three siblings, including Barrett Paige Wagner ’12, and three grandparents.

Chengming “Julian” Gu ’18

of Shanghai, China, on March 21, 2021

At Episcopal, Mr. Gu was on the Science Olympiad team and was in robotics. He ran varsity track and varsity cross country and was a contributor to Whispers. He received the Llewellyn G. Hoxton Medal for Excellence in Mathematics and the Johns Prize for Eminent Academic Excellence.

After his time on The Holy Hill, Mr. Gu attended Georgia Tech where he studied computer science and held a position as a teaching assistant. He is survived by his parents.

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The Rev. John Moffett “Jack” Smith, former faculty member of Alexandria, Va., on April 4, 2021

Rev. Smith graduated from Phillips Exeter Academy in 1955 and earned his bachelor’s degree in psychology from Duke University. He received his master’s in divinity from VTS in 1962, the same year he was ordained in the Episcopal Church and the same year he married his late wife, Eleanor Boothe Smith. Prior to his time at EHS, Rev. Smith worked in parishes in Morgantown, W.V., and Exeter, N.H. Rev. Smith moved to Alexandria in 1968 to become part of the EHS community, serving as the School’s first full-time head chaplain. He was also chair of the theology department and a coach for the basketball and lacrosse teams. While on The Holy Hill, Rev. Smith advocated for equity and access as the School integrated. During his summers at Episcopal, he served as the director of St. George’s Camp for the Diocese of Virginia. After leaving Episcopal in 1974, Rev. Smith started his 23-year tenure as rector of St. James’ Episcopal Church in Leesburg, Va. In 1997, the Smiths established and endowed the Patrick H. Callaway Prize for Excellence in Theology, which is presented for excellence in the study of theology. This prize honors Patrick H. Callaway, a teacher of mathematics, coach, and mentor at Episcopal from 1916 to 1982. In 2019, Rev. Smith was highlighted in an EHS Magazine feature about the School’s history of faith. He retired in 1998 and moved to Pittsboro, N.C. In 2017, he and Eleanor returned to Northern Virginia and joined the Goodwin House.

Rev. Smith was preceded in death by his wife, Eleanor, and father-in-law Armistead Lloyd Boothe Class of 1924. He is survived by his brother, three children, six grandchildren, and many more extended family members.

Daphne Craven Reese, past Trustee

of Centreville, Del., on August 25, 2021

Mrs. Reese served on the EHS Board of Trustees from 1991-97, and was a member of the Campaign Steering Committee from 1995-96 during the Pillars of Strength Campaign. She is the mother of an alumnus, Thomas Ludwell Lee Reese ’94, and related to many generations of EHS alumni.

Born and raised in Delaware, Mrs. Reese married Phillip Reese in 1969. The newlyweds spent three years in Hawaii when Phillip was stationed in Honolulu with the U.S. Army, then moved to Atlanta, Ga., where their two children were born. The Reeses returned to Delaware in 1983. Mrs. Reese was involved for many years with the national Reading is Fundamental organization as well as the United Way of Delaware’s

Library Program. She volunteered at her children’s schools as well as for the du Pont Family’s Genealogy Office and Cemetery Company, for which she later became the executive director. A seemingly lucky woman in all matters of life, it’s notable that she survived being struck by lightning in 2016.

A member of the Laird and duPont families, Mrs. Reese’s roots at EHS run deep. She was predeceased by several of her relatives, including William Henry Laird Jr. Class of 1890, Joseph Packard Laird Class of 1894, Philip Dandridge Laird Class of 1907, William Henry Laird III Class of 1920, Dr. Edmund George Laird Class of 1923, William Winder Laird ’29, Stephen duPont ’34, The Rev. Joseph Packard Laird ’38, Walter Jones Laird Jr. ’44, and William Henry Laird IV ’57.

Mrs. Reese is survived by her husband Philip, son Lee, and daughter Natalie; as well as four siblings, niece Lauren duPont Strange ’96, relations Clinton Swan Laird ’65, Philip Dandridge Laird III ’65, Pierre duPont Hayward ’66, Henry Scott Laird ’67, David Elliott Laird ’68, Ewell Bowdle duPont ’95, Helen Bradford Grassi Vest ’03, and many more extended family members.

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B Y VAN F R A SER ’ 22

“Be a man” are the three scariest words for a boy to hear.

Crying and expressing your emotions at a young age is unacceptable in our society. Young boys are often told to “man up” without knowing what that means.

With the recruitment of new Head Coach Kadeem Rodgers, the boys on the football team quickly found out what being a man really means.

In the first week of preseason, the team gathered in Sperry Lecture Hall and watched former NFL player Joe Ehrmann’s

My job is to love the players. When this is expressed, we can truly begin to build the relationships and standards what are critical to success both in life and on the scoreboard.

— KAD EEM RO D G ER S

Ted Talk, “Be A Man.” “Being a man doesn’t have a single thing to do with athletic ability, size, strength… What’s it mean to be a man? It means you can look someone in the eye and say ‘I love you’ and receive that love back,” Ehrmann explained.

As the video ended, Coach Rodgers flipped on the lights and began to read his mission statement aloud: “Our mission is to impact the world by helping boys become good men.

Players that matriculate through our program will understand that their role as a father, husband, and community member is far more important than any football score.”

Football became more than just an afternoon option or sport to the team that day, and we began to work harder for each other in every drill. We started to understand how we can use what we learn on the field to become a better person in our community, friendships, and families.

Being members of the football team on campus, redesigning what it really means to “be a man” starts with us.

So many young men take part in the sport, giving us an opportunity to reshape how boys view and play the sport.

In our first home game of the 2021 season, we found ourselves down 7-19 at halftime. We ended up winning 20-19 that day, and I have never seen more love for one another following a game. There was no trash-talking or disrespect towards the other team; there was only love and respect for those players and for each other.

Because of Coach Rodgers, the football team cultivated love for each other instead of hate for our opponent. We kept ourselves accountable for our jobs on the field and maintained an unbreakable love for each of our brothers. Football taught us how much a person can love and how powerful it is to be loved by your teammates. The ability to love and accept love granted us the ultimate gift: being men on the football team at Episcopal.

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