Matt Tucker mtucker@planwithtan.com
One of the first members of our class to turn 40 was Peter McGill, who celebrated his 40th in March . . . of 2014. Peter turned 41 this past March and celebrated with his wife Carroll, sons Peter and Burk, and daughter Ashby by skiing in Snowmass, Colo. Peter works at DTZ (formerly Cassidy Turley) as a Senior Vice President, where he works with Charlie Fenwick. Charlie checked in with the following update: “For the 11th year in a row, I’ve lost the Superfecta bet in the Derby and can’t pick the winner. Went to London with my son and Muffy and had a great time seeing the sights. Excited about an annual trip to Acadia National Park this summer.” Joining Peter in Snowmass were Matt Dent and his wife, Dulany. Mr. and Mrs. Dino live in Ruxton with daughters Charlotte and Maddie and son Gray. Matt set a personal record in the Marine Corps Marathon in October 2014, finishing in 3:04. He is planning on returning to run the Boston Marathon in 2016 after last completing the race in 2013. Peter and Matt’s trip to Snowmass caused them to miss the 40th birthday extravaganza of my former roommate and best man at my wedding, Trey Winstead, at the Elkridge Club. Trey lives in Fells Point and, when he isn’t working as a project manager
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Sigh. When I asked for “something more substantial,” Paul observed that, “we are entering our third epoch of adult life: first featured marriages, second brought us children, third seems to be divorces (which Paul promises is not an ominous comment, just an impassive observation of trends).” Paul is now entrenched as a staff clinician with the National Human Genome Research Institute. He investigates patients with rare diseases, tackling cases other institutions have failed to solve. By the standards of his work, “one in a million” is common. Paul says that his job is as close to House M.D. as the real world allows him to be (with the expected snark but without the crippling addiction and ridiculous drama). Paul reports that his adult achievement [has been] unlocked: he just paid off his student loans — and his family is doing great. Paul threatens that his next entry will be an “interpretive dance routine,” and challenges: “good luck fitting that into print format.” I’m thinking something multimedia on the web version — bring it. Here in Philadelphia, H.G. Chissell continues to enjoy the energy space, with a focus on peak demand management in New York City and Chicago with distributed storage and generation. He reports that his two kids are growing, healthy, and not multiplying. H.G. was saddened that the recent events in Baltimore directly impacted Donggon Lyo’s Mom’s business, but heartened and Gilman-proud by the fast and generous response by many of our classmates. Fortunately, Cheo Hurley reported from Baltimore in early June that “things here are coming back to some normalcy after the events in April.” He has been doing his part in Park Heights to help revitalize the city and hopefully put some people to work. Cheo continues to enjoy his duties on the Gilman Board of Trustees and encourages each of us to remain involved with Gilman as much as possible, reminding us that “the school is doing great work educating boys.” Cheo’s kids were doing well in the throes of summer sports — soccer, lacrosse and track. His daughter graduated Lower School at RPCS and her brother, Chase, will be headed to the third grade at Gilman in the fall. Cheo also reported that, back in May, he and his wife had dinner with Wade Ware and Wade’s wife, Kim, in New York City. Things are good with my family and me in Philadelphia. Outside of Facebook, in addition to seeing Jon Theodore and H.G. this year, I also saw Paul R. Lee
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at a Princeton reunion last week and spoke with Ben Temchine at some length earlier in the year. At the time, Ben and his family were doing well, and he was working in D.C. as a journalist for the news publication of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers. Mark Manzo was also good enough to help me out of a jam when I needed something special for my wife Rachel’s 40th birthday last August. Inspired by one of Mark’s Facebook posts, I commissioned him to write a song for Rachel’s birthday. It went over fantastically — thanks again! When Mark is not busy writing and playing music, he develops real estate in Baltimore. On the work front, in January, I was elected partner at Blank Rome LLP, a large, full-service, business-focused law firm with offices all over the country. I’m a trial lawyer in the firm’s commercial litigation group and enjoy helping businesses, municipalities, and high net-worth individuals litigate and resolve disputes relating to business contracts, real estate, employment, trade secrets, trusts and estates, and other matters. Shortly after my last update, I, Rachel, Max (10), and Asher (4) moved to Huntingdon Valley, north of Philadelphia. We did a little painting, and I was amused that the walls in the den and the kitchen came together at a point, marrying a blue and grey that look suspiciously like the colors of our alma mater. Put otherwise, I think of you guys often. Take your families to visit the Liberty Bell or something — you have a place to stay.
on security assistance programs. He was home on leave in May 2015, where he was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel in a small ceremony at the National Archives with his family in attendance. Lieutenant Colonel Olsen has been selected to command the Third Battalion, 41st Infantry Regiment, First Armored Division at Fort Bliss, Texas, and his family will be moving there next summer. On behalf of the Gilman Class of ’92, David, we could not be happier with your promotion — or that you are returning to the States. From Paul R. Lee:
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