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back problems plague. Linda and Bob Kriel continue to be active in their church choir, and Bob still is taking private voice lessons. He says they manage to spend a lot of time at their summer home on a lake in northwestern Wisconsin. Bob is teaching at a raptor rehabilitation center, one of the high points of his week. He continues to enjoy working part-time at the University of Minnesota, developing drug treatment therapies for rare childhood diseases, and says that the research is actually going better than usual. He and Linda have combined their international travel with service and were recently awarded a national grant from the Paralyzed Veterans of America for their overseas work. In February they served as medical consultants on a service mission to the West Bank, where in Bethlehem they saw children living with cerebral palsy, epilepsy and birth deformities — the same types of problems they’ve encountered for years in their medical practice. They’ve done similar service trips to Hangzhou, China, where in April 2012, with their daughter Helena, they volunteered in an orphanage for children with special needs; and also to Cuba, where in February 2012, they served on a team that installed a water purification and filtration system for a local community. The couple will be in Baltimore this May for a 50th JHU Medical School reunion. Robert Seiler waxes philosophically about Friends School, saying that it gave him three focuses to his life: a love of reading, a love of athletics and a love for his wife, Wynelle Hudson Seiler. (And I swear, that was the order he gave!) Rob says that he and Wynelle began singing together when she corralled him to get some of the guys to join the Girls Chorus, thus forming the Friends Mixed Chorus in 1954. He then speculates if there is another family that had six siblings attending Friends: Jane Seiler Britton ’47, Charles “Sy” Seiler ’52, Katherine Seiler Black ’54, Susan Seiler Haw ’62 and Richard Seiler ’68. Rich has taught history in the Upper School for 25 years. His daughter Abigail Seiler ’04 and stepson Rob Stromberg ‘05 are also Friends alumni. The Seiler family’s mother, Katherine Meister Seiler ’24, began this grand progression, and Robert has an acceptance letter signed by Alice C. Dowling. Robert signs off by saying that he has given all the news from Williamsburg, Va., where there is plenty of history and bedtime is 9 p.m. (Four Peake girls attended Friends: Pat Peake Tisdale, Barbara Peake ’56, Linda Peake Frost ’60 and
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Mary Peake ’66. They followed their mother Mary Bouis Peake ’27 and her four brothers: Ernest Bouis ’16, George Bouis ’21, Clarence Bouis ’18 and John Bouis. I think the Peake bunch outnumbers the Seiler clan by one!) Linda Flack Bunce is in transition. After working for many years on Capitol Hill for three different Republicans and one Democrat (at a time when there was strong bipartisanship and members prided themselves on reaching across the aisle), she left to take a position in development for a small nonprofit in Alexandria, Va. She recently stepped down from that position, which she enjoyed immensely, in part because of an interesting opportunity that has brought her back to Baltimore for a number of visits. Linda writes, “Some of you may be familiar with OrchKids, the music program for underprivileged elementary school children in Kindergarten through sixth grade. The program, now in its fifth year, is under the umbrella of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra and its music director Marin Alsop. It is based on El Sistema, a very successful music program in Venezuela that is available to all children and funded by the government. OrchKids was the first
pharmacist and tax preparer, passed on Wednesday, January 2, 2013 after suffering a massive heart attack.” It was suggested that donations may be sent to Covenant House, a youth shelter at Times Square Station, P.O. Box 731, New York, NY 10108-0900. As a member of the Class of 1955, Ernie was recognized as an excellent student, conscientious and with a great depth of concentration. He was an accomplished pianist and received a diploma from the Peabody Conservatory. He played on the Junior Varsity Soccer team and the Junior Varsity Tennis team. The class also extends its sympathy to Lolly Crowther Schorreck, whose mother passed away in December at the age of 106.
1956. Lorinda Rugemer McColgan lrmccolgan@verizon.net Joel Mindel writes, “After 41 years in New York, I remain a Baltimore sports fan. Last summer, it was twice watching the Orioles beat the Yankees at Yankee stadium (there was, unfortunately, one loss as well). In February, I went to the Super Bowl, but alone.
Linda Flack Bunce ’55 retired from an exciting career on Capitol Hill, but she’s still hard at work. She and husband Elliot are working with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra to bring OrchKids, a music program for underpriveleged elementary school children, to schools in Alexandria, Va. El Sistema program to be started in this country, and [husband] Elliott and I are working with the organization’s artistic director, who is from Baltimore. Our hope is to start a similar program in one of the elementary schools in Alexandria. It is a huge undertaking but promises to be very satisfying. If you are not familiar with OrchKids, go to YouTube, then search for “OrchKids Baltimore” and choose the first option.” Linda and Elliott continue to enjoy their visits to Switzerland and the mountain village which has become their “home away from home.” Sadly, the class lost Ernest Boatman in early January 2013. The Baltimore Sun obituary reads: “Ernest A. Boatman, a master bridge player, longtime
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My daughters and grandchildren, all born in New York, and my wife, originally from central Pennsylvania, do not share my loyalties.” Joan Ellis Chirgwin wishes to declare that she is “alive and well, happy and healthy.” This is no mean feat when you reach our state of advanced age. Lisa and Nick Badart have moved back into their house 15 months after an abusive tree fell upon and destroyed their roof in the middle of the night. (A traumatic wakeup call if ever there was one.) They expected to be camped-out in their living room until March 2013, when they would regain the use of their upstairs rooms. Good luck to them, and may their optimism not be abused — as their roof was.
1957. Please send your news for Class Notes! This class needs a secretary. If you’re interested in helping with this volunteer job, please contact the Alumni Office (alumni@friendsbalt.org)
1958. Susan Shinnick Hossfeld shossfeld@comcast.net Mac Price’s grandson Nicholas received his Eagle Scout Award last year while grandson Justin continues to work towards his goal of being an Eagle Scout. Their dad is very active as a scout leader in Easton, and mother Laura is a county council member for Talbot County. Mac just discovered from his two grandchildren in West Virginia that he will be a great-grandfather in 2013. Susan Rugemer Kurtz, along with daughter Betsy and granddaughter Kayla Kurtz ’21, is heading West for a “girls” trip to spend some time in the Los Angeles area, which includes a visit to Marty Bald Huyette. Then they are headed up the coast to San Francisco. Kandi Slade will again appear in the annual Paint and Powder Show, which she has performed in since 1969. Three of Kandi’s grandchildren are now in college, and the fourth is a junior at Garrison Forest School. Kandi’s daughter Traci Davis was inducted in to the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame. Traci is currently the athletic director at Garrison Forest. After 30 years at a law firm, Bettie Mullikin has retired. Our best wishes to Bettie in her new adventures! Congratulations and best wishes to Betsy and Hap Mortimer on their upcoming 50th wedding anniversary! In addition, their granddaughter, Anna Mortimer ’13 will graduate in June from Friends School! Barbara Long O’Brien reports a great and fun 2012. She has seen her son George several times during his business trips to Baltimore, and Patrick, who travels most of the year with his art, has also been able to visit. Pat’s daughter Erin graduated from Dulaney High School and has a four-year scholarship at James Madison University in physics. In February, Barbara visited her brother and family in Florida, and in March she started sailing again with an Annapolis group “Singles on Sailboats.” She became involved with this group though a longtime friend and sailed many weekends with other members of the club. In June, she was conferred Jemicy School’s “Westie Award” for