Eric David ’90, Ryan Jordan ’90 and Brooks Matthews ’87. Matthews teaches in the Gilman Middle School and coaches the varsity lacrosse team.
anniversary in May. He spends as much time as he can with his wife Jennifer and their three children Anne, 12, Elizabeth, 9, and Freddy, 5. David Cahn recently joined Whiteford, Taylor & Preston in Baltimore. He concentrates in franchise and business law. Robb Doub continues to love life in Baltimore with his wife Sri Lise and their three kids. The youngest. Poe, is in first grade at Gilman. Robb is a general partner at New Markets Venture Partners. Robb reports he just finished skiing with Jeff Tadder and all three Breitenecker brothers, and he needs a vacation. “I can’t party like I used to. I’m not 16 anymore.” Robb worked on a great party for all of us as co-chair on our 25th Reunion committee. Robb keeps in touch with Hassan Murphy, who lives in Chevy Chase with Amy and the boys, Will and Caleb. Hassan is still the managing partner of Murphy, PA in Baltimore. The firm focuses on complex commercial litigation for plaintiffs and defendants. When he is not working, Hassan coaches the boys’ baseball and soccer teams. Murph explains, “While I was a star football and lacrosse player, I have no problems coaching other sports.” John Spilman and his wife Mollie are enjoying Baltimore with their boys Billy and Ryan, who both attend Gilman. John is having fun coaching Ryan’s lacrosse team. “We spend a lot of time practicing shots behind the back . . . actually, I just like showing the kids I still got it.” Last year John started Kidogo Capital Management and opened the office in Stevenson with partner Patrick Cairns. Mollie, as senior vice president of business-to-business marketing at Yahoo!, commutes frequently to northern California. John is still perfecting his golf game and fishing with Patrick, when he can, for stripers out of Chesapeake Beach. Our family had a great time vacationing with the Spilmans last summer in Bethany. William Whitehurst lives in Baltimore with his wife Anna Lincoln and their sons Will and Ben, who are at Gilman. William works in group insurance for Hoffman Thomas and produces his
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own movies, which he writes in his spare time. Out on the West Coast, Brian David states he will not make the reunion. “Just as I was 10+ years late in arriving at Gilman, I am late to fatherhood . . . our first is due that same weekend. So I am guessing it won’t be smart to leave. . . .” David and his wife just moved back to San Francisco after two years in NYC (and a bunch of commuting to D.C.). He took a new job with Visage Mobile, and his wife Dara is starting a business (www. aylabeauty.com). David Grose lives in San Francisco and works as a senior loan consultant for RPM. He is playing and coaching lacrosse and mountain bike riding. Grosey still keeps in touch with David Young who, after 16 years living in Latin America, moved with his family to the Miami area, where he is a partner with The Americas Group Real Estate, providing real estate investment advisory services throughout the region. Brad Wheeler’s life on the West Coast is hectic and exciting. “New house, new job, new gadgets, new West Coast adventures and waiting for the ‘Big One’ to hit provide a relatively interesting background for bringing up a cute, California gal with my great wife Shannon.” George Clarke and family remain in Colorado, and he sees Bob Zura and his family yearly. Otherwise he reports he has “switched from snowboarding to skiing and bathes infrequently.” Zura, wife Marianne, and their three children, Adrianne, 3, Conor, 10, and Gavin, 8, are in Durham, N. C. Bob still fixes broken bones. David Norton continues as senior vice president and chief marketing officer at the recently renamed Caesars Entertainment (formerly Harrah’s Entertainment) in Las Vegas. David was named CMO of the year and direct marketer of the year by two respective magazines. David’s wife Kristin teaches math and technology. They are busy every weekend with their kids. Sophie, 11, plays basketball and volleyball; Owen, 8, baseball; and, Charlie, 6, soccer and basketball. Rich Ayres lives in Portland, and returned back to his old