CLASS NOTES
IN M EMO R I AM
1944
KATHARINE CROSBY NASSER January 26, 2020
1945
MARTHA JANE ROLAND COHEN February 24, 2020 SAMUEL C. LUKENS, JR. June 4, 2020
1947
ANNE MIDDLETON FLOOD June 2, 2020 ROGER W. HALLOWELL, JR. March 24, 2020 KARL H. SPAETH April 11, 2020
1951
ELLEN WILLAUER DECKER June 15, 2020 LINDA ADAMS FARMIN February 21, 2020 MARY STOKES PHILLIPS June 21, 2020 D. MUNN STEELMAN September 8, 2020 THOMAS C. STEVENS April 22, 2020
1952
JUDITH CHAPPELL MALLERY March 9, 2020 CHRISTOPHER M. TURMAN, III April 24, 2020
1955
CONGER LEIBY 40BARBARA June 13, 2020
SARAH WINTERS shares, “I’m living in West Philly with my family (including two pups, Juno and Mars, pictured below) and working as a primary care pediatrician. My three boys are all attending GFS. It’s good ANDRÉ ROBERT LEE reports, to be back as part of the community “After 25 years in NYC, I have come these past four years.” back to Philly to buy a house. It feels good to be home. And yes, I’ve already had a cheesesteak.” IMAX theater this fall had the pandemic not intervened. Hope everyone is staying safe, healthy, and getting something out of this unusual year.”
DANA SANDERS shares, “After 10 years as a development director for a local nonprofit, I started a consulting business, Osage Hill Associates, that primarily provides services to nonprofits, including fundraising, grant writing, and systemic organization. Have the privilege of working with GFS alumni as clients.” JASON YAFFE reports, “It’s been a heck of a ride in schools since the pandemic hit. Been by far my hardest months as an educator since I started teaching in 1993. Fortunately, our two boys (Jonah, 16, and Eli, 12) are holding up alright as remote and hybrid learners. Wishing ANDRÉ ROBERT LEE, MIKE BOORSE, and MANDY REATH the best as they pitch in to help on Coulter Street!”
1990
JONATHAN YUDIS enjoyed a 30th reunion ski trip to Vermont last year with fellow classmates DARREN SPIELMAN, MATT RIGGAN, FRANCIS VARGAS, LEN ERICKSON, and RICH HATZFELD.
1991
DANA SUNSHINE writes, “We moved to Westchester, NY, from New York City about a year ago. It turned out to be fortunate timing with everyone working from home for many months. I am still working for the New York Public Library in capital planning. I am hoping all of our GFS friends are healthy and managing ok.”
1992
LARA BAZELON reports that she is excited about her appointment as the Phillip and Muriel Barnett Chair in Trial Advocacy at the University of San Francisco School of Law where she is a professor and the director of the Criminal & Juvenile and Racial Justice Clinics. “I think of it as an honor, a privilege, and an opportunity to raise awareness in the law school and the larger community about the ongoing fight for a more fair and less punitive criminal justice system,” she says. ANDREW GLAZER directed the feature documentary Bad Hombres, which aired on Showtime on October 16, 2020. His company, Mission Critical Productions, produced the film, which follows the world’s only binational professional sports team: the Mexican Baseball League’s Tecolotes de Los Dos Laredos. With US-Mexico relations reaching an historic low point, the team’s cross-border heritage serves as a powerful symbol of unity. Follow as their season unfolds, revealing what life is like in a border city besieged by divisive rhetoric and policies, all in the shadow of America’s favorite pastime.