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Becky Kellam beckykellam@gmail.com 20th Reunion: June 2019
Hello ’99ers!! I hope all is well in your neck of the woods! Here goes... Sulli (Elizabeth Sullivan), Brenton Hardee ’02, and I joined Susannah Hornsby (R.S. Hornsby’s sister) at her farm in Crozet, Va., to celebrate Ravenel Richardson’s yet-to-be-born babies. She is due this fall and expecting one of each.
Sawyer and big sister Evie (3 years old), daughters of Katherine Houstoun Schutt ’98.
Raymond and Harry Vickery seeing their father, Morgan Vickery ’98, off for a business trip to Japan.
Speaking of twins... something must be in the water. Marc and Gray Hardee Yelle are also expecting one boy and one girl this fall. YAYYY! They made the move from Boston to Winston Salem in July so Marc can start his fellowship in Acute Pain and Regional Anesthesia at Wake Forest. Gray will continue working for WGBH remotely from N.C.- score Gray!! Their 4-year-old, Liam, starts junior kindergarten this fall at the Summit School. Prather Smith Claghorn is also expecting. She is due in January and is still living in N.Y.C. with her husband and first child, Jack (1 ½). Prather and Bettie Antrim Dansby got a chance to catch up this summer in Bar Harbor, Maine. Bettie and her husband, David, welcomed their fourth baby, Dolly, on Christmas Eve last year. They are enjoying living in Poolesville, Md., and are looking forward to seeing both Prather and Lindsay Whittle Comstock this fall.
1998 classmates celebrated the summer wedding of Hunter Yarbrough in Brooklyn. From left to right: Andrew Nielson, Dave Traviesa, Stayton Bonner, Jason Coker, Hunter Yarbrough, George Gummere, Will Stronach, and Walt Bonner, Stayton’s brother.
Stayton Bonner emailed some exciting news: “My wife, Catherine, and I had a baby girl. Birdwell Louise Bonner turns 1 in October. We live in New York, where I work as a senior editor at Rolling Stone magazine.” Congrats to you both!
had to rely on images from guests. George Gummere provided a picture but stated, “I’m sure Hunter has a better one, hopefully one with Abbey in it as well.” Hunter, we will wait for you to send in a picture with you and Abbey!
It was great to hear from so many people that Hunter Yarbrough was married in Brooklyn. Hunter confirmed that he did get married in Brooklyn on Aug. 8 and added, “There are pictures – but it apparently takes more than a month to air brush me enough for publication.” So we
That’s it on our class notes for this round. Please do not hesitate to call or email with any news.
Speaking of Lindsay Whittle Comstock, she and husband Ethan are enjoying life in Charlottesville, Va. – a nice change of pace from Washington, D.C. Be sure to let them know if you’re ever in town! Ran into Morgan Vickery ’98 and his wife, Tappan, at the Sunday Merriweather Post Phish show in Columbia, Md. Great to catch up! Reid Phillips just moved to Denver. I don’t know many details but will report next time! Malsert Chapman celebrated her July engagement to fiancé Brian over dinner in Manhattan with Kirsten Sta Ana Mork ’98, Jackie Yeh Lee, and their EHS
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