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DAVID HUGHES ‘74 continues as the bass player for the progressive rock band,
DEBBIE BROWN ’76 with husband Dave and children Emily and Donnie.
Oblivion Sun.
so new’ home in a small townhouse neighborhood in Timonium, which is just under a mile and a half from Helen Blumberg’s house! And I have a new dog in my life, Hardy, who had a brother named Ollie. Hardy is between 8 and 12 and a lab ‘Heinz 57’ mix.” Pete Thanhouser says, “In May I was invited by my son Max and his business partner to join them at Saffron Trading Group. Back to the Chicago Board of Trade and commuting downtown; Twenty years ago when I was doing this everyone, was in coats and ties (just like we were required to be when I was at Friends). Now most wear jeans and tee shirts and carry backpacks rather than briefcases.” I am STILL savoring the experience of delivering the 2012 commencement address. It was such an honor, and I felt so connected to other class parents. At work, we opened our new media gallery. It was two years in the making. Now we are focused on civic education as our number one priority. Any teachers reading this need to visit our website for curriculum content and lesson plans: www.newseum.org.
1970. Lisa Mitchell Pitts Lisa.pitts.bee@gmail.com I heard from three classmates recently in response to an email I sent asking what folks were up to in their work lives and other accomplishments these days. Amy Frenkil Meadows says that she is no longer working in the traditional sense. As far as I’m concerned, that means we need to get
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together at Berta Scott-Macnow’s house to make chocolate chip cookies and sing “Downtown,” Amy! What she is doing currently is serving on a few pretty major nonprofit boards: The Baltimore Museum of Art, The National Portrait Gallery of the Smithsonian, the Washington Animal Rescue League and the Development Advisory Council of WAMU, her local NPR station. She also continues to give tours at the National Gallery of Art and is a member of the Smithsonian Women’s Committee. No surprise that those arts organizations would want to tap into her art background and talent. She and her husband Marc divide their winters between DC and Florida, and their daughter Alexandra is currently back from California and living in Washington while she decides her next step. Anne Rowe Parsons is still really active teaching visually impaired and blind students at The Florida School for the Deaf and Blind in St. Augustine, Fla. She adds that it’s the best school of its kind in America, and kids come from all over the country to attend. I just watched the school’s video on their website and it’s great; you should check it out. Charles Sherbow is working full-time for one of the water/electric utilities where they are at the beginning of a computer project to totally replace the computer software that he helped develop 10 years ago. As for lifelong learning, he’s working at night on his master’s degree in information software engineering. With six classes left, he finishes in March of 2014 and graduates in May of 2014. Even in our 60s we are a varied, interesting and innovative class!
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Lucy Crosby Price
This class needs a secretary. If you’re interested in helping with this volunteer job, please contact the Alumni Office (alumni@friendsbalt.org)
hardimanprice@gmail.com I did not receive any news from anyone, so you have to read about my recent activities. After two and a half years as an account rep for the Baltimore Gas and Electric (BGE) energy rebate program, I started a business, Power Hungry Audits. I help commercial real estate owners, developers and managers find opportunities to make their buildings more energy efficient and then take care of obtaining any utility rebates from the start to the check. I would love to hear from my fellow classmates. No long letters are necessary, just a quick “hi” would be great. Cheers.
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Jim Schwabe reports, “I’ve been working in the wine business for the past several years and am founder and winemaker for Baccarossa, a micro winery located in the Santa Cruz Mountains overlooking Silicon Valley. We launched our first two wines last year and are slowly building a market for them. We ship only within California so far, but I will let you know when we can ship out of state. I live here with my daughter, 13, my son, 10, from here. Cheers!” Beth Belcher Blake lives in Richmond, Va. She has two beautiful daughters and is the risk manager for BB&T Securities.
Beth Peacock Holcomb Beth.Holcomb@sarasotacounty schools.net Sadly, Janet Sherbow Mourkogiannis lost her battle with cancer on January 7, 2013, and all of us are mourning that loss. Last year, Janet reconnected with many members of her class on Facebook, and everyone was excited to exchange updates and stories. Before she had to cancel due to health reasons, Janet was even planning to travel to Baltimore for her Reunion last year — all the way from Greece! Janet, your friends at Friends will miss you and think of you always.
CECILY MORROW ’76 and her son Prime by the pool at their new home in Florida.