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finally be able to rid the world of ADD and Scientology, one prescription drug at a time! Finny Akers is generally up to the same old stuff – mostly just working for Ralph Lauren and smashing in faces inside the Octagon. He’s also found time to start taking some screenwriting classes. He’s promised to invite the entire class to the Academy Awards when he pulls down that nomination in a couple of years. He’s also planning a deep sea fishing trip with David Bickford off the Virginia Beach coast. The trip promises to be equal parts “The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou,” “Bromance,” and “Weekend at Bernie’s,” and Finny will have the pictures to prove it next time. Tad McLeod was kind enough to compliment my ability to spell, which I think means that my notes are better than Nick’s. He also said that he passed the bar exam last summer and hopes to land a job in this sweet job market after his current clerkship ends. Good luck with the job search, Tad! Just remember that there are always people falling off of ladders, spilling coffee in their laps, gluing their hands together, and ironing their shirts while still wearing them, so potential clients are everywhere. They’re probably growing on trees in Columbia. In baby news, I received word of two expecting mothers since my last report. Garrett Schulten Schreeder and her husband, Marshall, are expecting their first, a boy, in early May. No word yet on a name, but I suspect some variant of William will work its way in there somewhere (anything will do: Bill, B.A., whatever works). Lesley Hicks and her husband, Joseph, are expecting a little girl, Sophia Potter Hicks, in April. She is a huge Lost Trailers fan (Trailerhead?), so the middle name is homage to their illustrious drummer, Jeff Potter, from the Class of 1996 at Episcopal High School.
Bryan Pinckney ’98 (left) and his father Saint Pinckney ’65 enjoyed supporting the Maroon at The Game.
In the e-mail that I sent out requesting information from all of you slackers, I used an alias and offered an autographed signature of my senior yearbook photograph as a reward to whoever could guess the origin of the alias. Finny had a good guess, but Caldwell was the only one who nailed it. As it turns out, “Tiger Prabs Yasuda” was the name of the cat that J.W., Bennett White, and I shared for about a week. He came from J.W.’s aunt’s farm in Maryland; we fed him milk from a dip tin for about a week and then sent him back to the farm. It was supposed to attract interest from the ladies, but I don’t think it worked. Caldwell, congratulations, your picture is on the way. As I mentioned last time, Jessica and I welcomed home Charles Caldwell Allen (Charlie) on Dec. 2. Life at home has been somewhat chaotic with two boys in the house, but we couldn’t be happier. Charlie is healthy, and his older brother, Ward, is excited to have him around. Now, if I can just get this economy to turn around for me! That wraps it up for this issue. I am truly grateful for the opportunity to report news from our class. It has been great to hear from so many of you, and I am extremely proud to know all of you and to hear about all of the great things that are happening in your lives. As news happens, please drop me a line in the future. If anyone ever happens to pass through Raleigh – the best place in America – please let me know, as I’d love to see you. Best wishes and hopes for a wonderful 2009.
George Gummere ’98 at the camel mart in Abu Dhabi.
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Katherine Houstoun Schutt (H) 804-788-8981 katherine.schutt@gmail.com 15th Reunion: June 2013 Emery (left) and Reese Tinsley Porter are the daughters of Beth and Charlie Porter ’98.
Not a whole lot of news this time around, but we do have some marriages, babies, travels, career moves, and music nominations to celebrate.
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