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moved there. He stayed in touch with her through high school. James now lives outside of Los Angeles and is married with two boys. He works in marketing and seems to have settled in to the SoCal way of life. He wanted me to make sure that I said hello to all of his old ‘Friends.’ Feel free to reach out to him on Facebook.” Jack Ruehsen and Frank Guarnieri are both practicing medicine at Miles Memorial Hospital in Damariscotta, Maine. See Class of 1981 notes for the full scoop.
1987. Shelley Coates Stein shelley.stein@gmail.com Mike Woolf‘s documentary “Man on a Mission: Richard Garriott’s Road to the Stars” opened theatrically across the country in January. The movie follows super geek Richard Garriott “aka Lord British” as he becomes the first son of an astronaut to go to space. He used his millions from creating the Ultima franchise to pioneer private space travel. He wrote a $30 million check, trained for a year in Russia and launched aboard a Soyuz rocket to the International Space Station, where he spent 12 days in space. The movie ends with never-before-seen footage from inside the capsule during the fiery re-entry.
PARTICIPANTS at the second annual LaMonica 5K Trail Run at Genesee Valley Outdoor Learning Center. Back row (from left):
Hannah Preston, Chris Preston ’86, Andy Spawn, Zachary Spawn ’14, Linda LaMonica Monk ’63, David Savitz, Joe Corvera ’89, Plato Hieronimus ’89, Larry Smith ’83, Jake Swann ’89 and Dan Sale ’01. Front row (from left): Gage Monk ’92, Katherine Monk K-P1, Christine Monk Huxtable ’87, Jamie Pitts ’01, Joaquin Feliciano ’89, Nate Smith, Logan Helman Winn ’90 and Jason Anderson ’98.
now have a farther trip to make the Reunion. He and his family moved to Vancouver, B.C. in August. “It looks like we’re here for good (or at least for now!). I always pictured myself ending up on the West Coast, although this is a little farther North than I imagined. We miss New York, but Vancouver is a really nice place to live.”
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I know that it’s hard to believe, but next May we will be celebrating our 25th Reunion! I hope to make the trek home and see as many of you in Baltimore as possible. Among the people who will not be able to play the distance card as an excuse to miss the Reunion are Elisa Shorr Frost, who is teaching Russian at Towson University, and Anne Friedlander Henslee. Anne is a top-selling realtor in Baltimore with The Henslee Conway Team of YWGC Realty. In fact, she represents many Friends alumni and parents. For anyone looking to buy or sell a home in Maryland, she can be reached at Anne@HensleeConway.com. Anne and her husband Marshall, a private criminal defense attorney, recently celebrated their 15th wedding anniversary. Their son Eli is a seventh grader at Friends and lead singer/guitarist/songwriter for the band Garbage Run. Her daughter Julia is a second grader at Friends and sings in the Peabody Children’s Chorus. Gary Nakhuda will
Erin Keating and husband Phil Hopkins became parents last February to twins Finnegan and Faye Hopkins. Erin lives in Brooklyn and is a development and production executive at IFC TV, where she fosters original comedy programming including “Portlandia”
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with SNL’s Fred Armisen and “Whisker Wars,” a series about competitive facial hair growing. Seriously. Amy McDougal Hutchens writes, “I separated from the Air Force JAG Corps in 2008 and settled in Northern Virginia. Had a challenging 2009-2010, as my father was diagnosed with ALS and passed away in May 2010. After traveling in Alaska for a few weeks after his memorial, I started a new position as general counsel of a government contractor risk management firm and have been focusing my practice on corporate compliance and ethics. In the few minutes of spare time I have, I am lucky to be able to continue to play flute and piccolo with two incredible groups — the Capital City Symphony in D.C. and the Columbia Flute Choir, which has performed at the White House for the past two holiday
ERIN KEATING ’89 and her husband Phil Hopkins welcomed twins Finnegan and Faye in February 2011.
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seasons and of which I was honored to be a part.” Jake Swann relocated from Moscow to Haverford, Pa. with his wife Sonya their two children, Yan and Misha. They are enjoying the proximity to family and the change in climate after many years in the North. And … my husband Dwight and I are happy to introduce our son Axel Cochran born last November. When not changing diapers or making funny faces to elicit giggles, I work at Sephora. It has been six years since I moved to San Francisco, and every weekend still feels like a vacation. AXEL COCHRAN, son of Meghan Stern Cochran ’89 and Dwight Cochran, born last November.