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1982 Karen Dates-Dunmore kdates@friendsbalt.org
Phil Boling ’81 and his family on vacation last summer at Yellowstone National Park.
let us know early enough next time and we’ll try to get a big group of us together to hoot and holler for you! In other news, I’m still Class Secretary, as you noticed, and have accepted this as my lifelong duty, since no one else has volunteered. Mike Lurie sent me a notice that he has moved from UMBC to a position as media relations/web manager in the University System of Maryland Office of Communications in Adelphi, MD. Thanks for checking in with me, Mike. In the fall of 2010, a number of Friends graduates gathered to celebrate the life of Tom LaMonica ’67 who, as you know, passed away suddenly at the beginning of this school year. A 5K race was held in the fall at Genesee Valley and many people who had admired and learned so much from their time with Tom, both at School, on the wrestling mats and on the farm, participated. Katie Hearn, David Buschman, David Alkire ran in the race, as well as Martin Garcia-Bunuel. If you would like to read some funny and moving tributes to
Tom, you can go to the Friends School website. Here is a link: http://www.friendsbalt. org/lamonicatribute/. I was also happy to hear from Phil Boling that he and his family are doing well. Phil wrote in that he, Sarah and their sons are still living in Towson and that he continues to work for Zurich Insurance. “We are in the midst of the college search and getting a drivers license for our oldest son Blake, a junior at Loyola Blakefield. Our son Matt is a freshman at a Loyola and is near attaining the Eagle Scout rank in Boy Scouts. Our fourth grader Jack is loving parochial school, NOT! The past summer included a vacation to Yellowstone National Park. We recently were visited by classmate Tim Goodell and his wife Marianne. Family time is spent climbing at a local gym, rock climbing, camping and backpacking. We are looking forward to the 30th Reunion.” That’s all for now except to say that many of us are already posting photos and news on our Facebook page (thanks Katie!) called Friends School of Baltimore Class of
’81. Keep posting, guys, even beyond our Reunion date. There are some wonderful photos that are helping to jog my memory of those “old days,” since I was not a diary or journal writer, as was Nell, and have forgotten a lot of details. Oh, well. Hope this finds all of you in good health. Let’s stay in touch via Facebook and encourage those who haven’t joined our page to do so!
Jonathan Krome writes, “My family and I continue to live in Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago, West Indies. We moved here nearly two years ago after I took a job with BHP Billiton Petroleum. Living abroad has truly been an adventure for the whole family—Trinidad is part of the developing world with many social, economic, and political challenges. And of course, there is no Wal-Mart, McDonald’s or Starbucks! We will likely be here for another six to 18 months. And my oldest daughter is anxiously awaiting her college application responses—didn’t we just finish those ourselves?”
1983 Shawn Dorman McKenzie dorman.shawn@gmail.com
In an enthusiastic display of Friends School spirit, Larry Smith initiated and hosted the Class of ’83 Midway Reunion Party at his Timonium home in October. The idea came
Class of ’83 alums at their 27 ½ year Reunion last fall at the home of Larry Smith; (l-r) Beth Fitzgerald, Shawn Dorman, Trish Backer-Miceli, Abe Hollander, Lisa McKissick, Martin Garcia-Bunuel, David Applefeld, Larry Smith, Edwin Remsberg, Liddy Garcia-Bunuel, and Louis Hanover.
Collection Magazine
Friends School of Baltimore
Spring 2011
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