CLASS NOTES
Class Notes To submit information for Class Notes and Alumni News, contact Shel Juliao ’92, alumni relations coordinator, at shel.juliao@fwcd.com or 817.302.3263.
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1970s Tori Ross ’72 was honored with the Daniel Taylor Memorial Award by the Tennessee Library Association Children/Young Adults Roundtable and the family of Daniel Taylor for her creative approaches to enhance library services for children and young adults.
Bill Cowan, Bill Kilborne, Eric Hyden, Andreé French Griffin, Scott Miller, John Brookman, Lauren Schmuck Puff, Dan Reese, Richard Sanders, Kirk Miller, Amy Boyd Ryan, Lisa Sankary O’Connor, Angela Posey Destro, Kirsten White Cameron, Shannon Young Ray, Robin Blumberg Selinger
The Class of 1990 hosted its reunion party in the home of the Castros.
1990s The Class of 1990 celebrated its reunion in the home of Imelda and Dr. Jaime Castro, the parents of Dr. Natalia Castro Hanson ’90. 1 9 9 0 RE UNION
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Jon Bonnell ’89 finished The International Ironman World Championships in Kona, Hawaii, on October 10, 2015. Considered one of the most prestigious triathlon events in the world, the race comprises a 2.4mile swim, a 112-mile bike ride and a 26.2-mile run. Jon was one of 400 charity or lottery winners to participate in the race. He ran with Team in Training, which raises money for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society and provides training to participants. He ran in honor of David Publicover ’89, a classmate who died from leukemia during their junior year at FWCD, and 50
Chris Peterson ’92, and his wife, Emily, are excited to announce the birth of Caroline Evan Peterson, born on July 31, 2015. Caroline has an older sister named Ella.
The Class of 1985 threw a party with the Class of 1980 at Fred’s Texas Café.
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Rob Fulkerson, Brent Hawthorne, Mrs. Anne Robinson (former faculty member), David Rutledge, Eric Bauer, Ric Bonnell and Matthew Head
LeeAnn Elwood McLennan, Sandra MacDonald Sisneros, Jody Anicito Cunningham, Anne-Lise Knecht Woods and Stacie Helm Growald
Jack Duffy, a family friend who died from the disease in 2004. Jon crossed the finish line after 14 hours and 52 minutes and placed 1,970 overall out of 2,367 competitors from 52 countries. Jon is the executive chef and owner of Bonnell’s Restaurant Group and serves as celebrity chef at Texas Christian University’s Amon G. Carter Stadium.
LeeAnn Elwood McLennan ’85 visited with FWCD sixth-graders in the fall, reading a chapter from her upcoming book Root, which will be released this year. Root picks up where her first book, Dormant, left off and follows the character of Olivia Woodson and her “super normal” powers. The third book in the series, Emerge, will be out in 2017. Visit leeannmclennan.com/welcome-to-myblog.
Melissa Renn ’95 currently manages the art collection at the Harvard Business School. She recently coauthored an article titled American Paintings at Harvard, Volume One: Paintings, Watercolors, and Pastels by Artists Born Before 1826. Andrea Luttrell Keeth ’96 published the poem “Sugar Sphinx” in the Tinderbox Poetry Journal. Merrill West ’97 married Ryan Hardy at Cherry Hill in Central Park on August 30, 2015. 2
Ashley Rae Aguilar Vaughan ’98 and her husband, Jeremy Vaughan, Winter 2016
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