launch of their new labor and delivery unit. Not to mention chasing her busy toddler, Guy. Can we say rock star? Speaking of rock stars, I ran into Jay Starling at a wedding in Charlottesville. He was playing guitar (Dobro to be exact) with the band; they were awesome! So awesome, in fact, that I tried to join them at the mic but thankfully was spared that embarrassment (for once) when my husband physically restrained me and explained, “Temple, this is not Open Mic Night.” Hopefully, I’ll get my chance at karaoke later this fall when I join Sarah Akridge Knutson on the Eastern Shore of Maryland. We have a lot to sing about, including the fact that she and Brian celebrated their 10th wedding anniversary in May! They’re proof that The High School brings people together. Congratulations to one of D.C.’s power couples. Another D.C. power couple, Andrew and Gray MacNair King, are kicking buttocks and taking names in their respective jobs with Sen. Graham and Fannie Mae, and – more importantly – Masters Hayes (4) and Anderson (2). Sounds like life is far from dull! Alas, the only exciting thing I did this summer was a two-week sightseeing trip across China. Sarah Pugh Kadish tried to arrange a visit from Seoul but logistics proved insurmountable. Luckily, she recommended the best spots for Peking duck and braised eggplant in Beijing and Shanghai. My waistline can prove it. Au revoir, Old Boys and Girls! (By the way, can we come up with another term? Something more youthful sounding perhaps?) If you are ever in the Richmond area, look me up. Maybe we can get bacon together. Holla!
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Bill Allen (H) 919-781-0805 (O) 919-784-8371 williamwallen@gmail.com 20th Reunion: June 2017
Hey folks! I hope you’ve all had a great spring and summer! I only have a few
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Lauren and Caldwell Clarke ’97 and their children, Will and Katie, cheered for the Maroon at the Episcopal-Flint Hill football game.
updates this time, but they’re all pretty spectacular. I had a couple of notes from overseas. First, Thomas Joyce writes: “I’m starting my second year at The American School in Switzerland, and this year we welcome a new headmaster to campus, Charlie Skipper. I am looking forward to working with him. I spent most of this summer traveling. I began the summer climbing Mount Kilimanjaro, going on a safari, and exploring Zanzibar a bit. On my way to and from Tanzania, I spent just a couple of days in Istanbul. It is an amazing city. I am looking forward to visiting the city again this fall. I am currently training for the Istanbul Marathon in November, so I will be back for the weekend to see the city from a different perspective and to run from Asia to Europe. Most of the summer was spent exploring D.C. and traveling around Maine to catch up with friends. On my way back to Switzerland, I did an extended layover in Iceland. Although I wasn’t there long, I saw some amazing sights. I strongly recommend the Iceland layover if anyone is traveling to
or from Europe in the summer. I’ve got a couple of short trips planned for the fall, but I am on the lookout for something longer for spring break in April or next summer. As always, if anyone is traveling in southern Switzerland or near Milan, let me know. “ Pretty incredible stuff! See the accompanying photo of Joyce at the summit of Mt. Kilimanjaro. Nicely done, Thomas! In other ex-pat news, Lexa Sibley Remmes wrote in from Jolly Old England: “Evan and I are starting our eighth year in London. We have two little boys with full-on British accents. I think it’s cute but Evan is not so sure. No plans to head back to the states anytime soon. I climbed Mt. Ararat in Turkey this summer with some family/ EHS alumni. I hope everyone is doing well and looking forward to reading what everyone is up to.” Lexa did not extend the same invitation for house guests that Joyce did, but I’m sure she meant to. Locally, I heard from three of my former second Berk-mates, J.W. Perry, Joe Segrave, and Jim Goodwin. J.W. writes
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