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Billy Hardy billhardy@comcast.net This year, many of us have or will be attending our 50th reunions at our colleges. Some have had their families expand through marriage or births. Most of us know what RMD stands for. For the most part, the news that was sent is positive. A reminder that the 55th anniversary of our graduation from Gilman is coming up in 2016. Start thinking about how we celebrate that event. Pope Barrow sent in sporadic reports during a trip to France with his significant other Amber Jones. He is alleged to have spent considerable time in a residential cave Amber rented on Airbnb. He and Amber also attended a weeklong seminar at a small farm in Marquay to study the art of making foie gras. The trip to France was apparently a payback to Amber for having to endure Pope’s ill-fated sailing trip last year to the West Indies. Finally, it was reported in The Sun that the body of a murdered man was found on Pope’s family farm in March, a first for his family in over a century. Elaine and Rick Born celebrated the marriage of their son, Richard, in September 2014. The wedding was presided over by classmate Msgr. Carl Cummings. In April 2015, they welcomed into the world a granddaughter, Vivian Hedy Koczwara, born to daughter Hedy Koczwara. Rick and Elaine celebrated their 40th anniversary traveling in Spain. Steve Cordi reports that he and Marque welcomed the birth of their first grandchild, Augustus Lamar Hauptly, born to daughter Eleanor on February 9, 2015, in Boulder, Colo. Steve still makes daily commutes to Washington, D.C., where he is the deputy chief financial officer for the Office of Tax and Revenue. He says that he will reserve the extensive news of his awards, honors, and publications for a subsequent issue of the Gilman Bulletin. Sam Dell says he can’t claim much new information to report, but we know from his absence from the monthly Grumpies dinners that he is busy and has been doing some traveling. Dan Fisher writes that his oldest daughter is living in Berlin, using soccer in workshops to discuss gender issues, while his younger daughter is in Los Angeles attending USC to earn an MFA. His wife, Tish, may retire soon after heading the Massachusetts state health and safety program for workers for many years. Dan has been traveling to a number of countries,
providing training in a new way so that anyone can help another person through emotional distress. The training is called emotional CPR. He just returned from Poland and found the people delightful. Dan probably gets the award for most miles traveled. If you want to keep up with him and all of his interesting projects, get him to friend you on Facebook. Jim Garrett was honored in October 2014 by Outward Bound USA, the national organization, with the Kurt Hahn Award, “presented to special individuals who serve Outward Bound with compassion and unwavering dedication and who embody the moral character of our founder, Kurt Hahn.” Jim began his long association with Outward Bound in 1964 as a summer volunteer, assisting Peter Willauer in building the OB school on Hurricane Island in Maine. He continues to serve as a member of the Baltimore Chesapeake Bay Outward Bound School’s Executive Committee and chair of its Program & Safety Committee. Jim was previously honored by the Baltimore Chesapeake Bay Outward Bound School with a similar “local” award. He and Edie continue to work hard as grandparents and in the community. John Gerhardt is still in denial about Michigan State losing to Duke in the NCAA Final Four. He is planning on being in town for the 100th Gilman/ McDonogh football game in the fall to take part in the events being planned around the game. He wants to make sure that we all are planning for that weekend. (More will be coming out from the School and its website as the game gets closer). He also writes that grandchildren Kellen and Nari (four and one-and-a-half) are their greatest joy. Since moving to the East Lansing area, they (not the parents) are only four hours away in Chicago by train or car. The train is especially nice — boarding six miles from their house and getting off three blocks from David’s office on The Loop, wandering around downtown for a few hours and then going home with David. And it’s cheaper than driving. Also enjoy doing Meals on Wheels, soup kitchen, and church activities. It’s been a great place to be a Spartan . . . Go Green! Looking forward to #55. Lin and Bill Hardy spent the early part of June 2014 cruising the Danube, followed by some time in Prague. Later in the summer, their whole family gathered for a week at the beach for a reunion. During their down time at home, they both volunteer at Greater Baltimore Medical Center, supporting the twice-a-year sale of donated goods that raises substantial money for the hospital. While enjoying the families of two of their children in the Baltimore area, they continue to visit their son and his wife in Phoenix, which has the added pleasure of getting together with Linda and Ed Muhlenfeld, who live in Arizona. Henry Hopkins reports that, on December 12, “daughter Missy gave birth to Henry Atticus Smith, weighing in at nine pounds, 14 ounces. His college applications have been completed and he has opted for early decision. While living in Avon, Colo., son Holt is still elevating his considerable expertise in Telemark skiing, snowboarding, skydiving, paragliding, mountain biking, trekking, golf, and tennis. My bride Nancy is now in her eighth year of retirement, after completing
Edward M. Sullivan reports that he is “still skiing to and from work all winter.” J. Stanley Heuisler, II reports that “absolutely nothing of any major significance occurred and, you know, dammit, that’s pretty comforting!” From Edgie Russell: “I am retired and living on 25 acres with a great view of Sagamore Farm next to my property. I had the good fortune to stay in Florida (Delray Beach) for the month of February.”
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