The Gow Life Magazine - Winter/Spring 2013

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Class Notes 2010s Sam Diarbakerly ‘11 writes “this past year I was selected to be on Student Association cabinet, was elected pledge trainer and then social chair of my fraternity, was elected to the Inter-fraternity council, hired as the Southern Tide Clothing as a college ambassador and lastly I was hired last week to work at Augusta National for the Masters. I earned a 3.5 GPA while doing all this as well. The tools I learned at Gow make college very easy for me, so for that I thank you.” Henry Henson ’11 is enjoying college at Louisiana State University and has a 3.1 GPA. Sam Hubbard ‘12 is doing well in classes at Southern Methodist University. Jacob Podyma ‘12 is attending Mercyhurst College and is actively involved in its martial arts program.

Brett Marcoux (former faculty) is Assistant Director and Head of Admissions at The Campus School at Carlow University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He and his wife, Julie Kinder Marcoux (former faculty), have two daughters. David Mendlewski (former faculty) is the Head of School at the Hillside School in Macungie, Pennsylvania. Bill Patterson (former Headmaster) and his wife Gaby recently hiked in the Grand Canyon. Bill serves on the board of Knox Farm State Park. They live in Elma, New York and enjoy playing tennis. Brian Taylor (former faculty) is Associate Director of Admissions at The Brehm Preparatory School in Carbondale, Illinois. Tom Watts (former faculty) is a Civic Leadership Fellow at Cornell University.

Brian Wylie ‘12 completed his first semester at RIT with a 4.0 GPA.

Former Faculty News: Bill Adams (former Headmaster) and his wife, Nancy live in Chicago. He is an educational consultant and enjoys helping students make the right college choice. Bill plays in a competitive tennis league several times a week.

Rita Buckley (former Nurse) is the proud grandma of Eliose, who was born in October. Lari Farenholz (former faculty) taught Reconstructive Language at the Gow Summer Program this past summer. She and her husband, Dave (former faculty), have four children and live in East Amherst, New York. David Hoffman (former faculty) currently lives in Alexandria, Virginia and teaches at North Point High School in southern Maryland. He previously coached track, and was named coach of year for southern Maryland in his first year as head coach. David enjoys the Alexandria area and hopes to transition into teaching in a public university in the next few years. Mark Kimball (former Assistant Headmaster) and his wife Gann are living in Pahrump, Nevada. Mark retired as headmaster of the Winston School in Del Mar, California and now serves as its board chairman.

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In Memorium:

Barbara P. Ebsary of Amherst, New York, a former longtime East Aurora, New York resident, died on September 27, 2012. She was 90. Born in Springfield, Ilinois, the former Barbara Pogue earned a BFA in Mrs. Ebsary with commercial art from the Robert Manice ‘71 University of Illinois in 1944. at Gow in 2004. She married her husband Stephen in 1949. She taught mechanical drawing and fine arts at Gow in the 1960s and 70s. She worked as an artist specializing in portrait and landscapes and exhibited at local art shows. Arthur Peter III ‘49 Lt. Col. Army, Ret. Husband of Tina Sandy Peter. Art died December 10, 2012 after a long battle with Parkinson’s disease. He was born November 20, 1930 in Louisville, Kentucky. Surviving are a sister, son, daughter, two Art and Tina Peter grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren.

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J. Trumbull Rogers ‘57, died September 4, 2012. Trum’s copy editing work included the writings of Stephen Hawking, James Michener, Sylvia Porter and many others. He was one of four copy editors for the Random House Dictionary of the English Language, Second Edition, Unabridged. He joined the Editorial Freelancers Association (EFA) in 1977 and served on the Board of Governors. His consistent support of aspiring and new copy editors included the publication of his book Editorial Freelancing: A Practical Guide in 1995. He co-wrote a mystery novel When Last Seen with Marian Herrick. His works have been published by The Journal of Learning Disabilities, Publishers Weekly, Scholarly Publishing, and MÖBIUS: The Poetry Magazine. He was born in Buffalo on April 26, 1939. He attended The Elmwood Franklin School, Nichols School, and The Gow School through his freshman year when he returned to Nichols, graduating in 1957. Trum credited his personal and professional successes to his years at Gow. He earned his BA in English from Hobart College in 1961 where he was a member of Phi Kappa Tau fraternity, and editor of the Hobart Review. His military service from 1963-69, included the U.S. Naval Reserve and two years active service. After the Navy, he moved to New York and started editing with the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. He was an associate editor when he left after five years to begin freelance writing and editing. He worked for the New York Academy of Sciences from 1996 to 2006 while also pursuing his freelance copy editing career. A celebration of his life will be held February 9, 2013 in New York City. Memorial donations can be made to The Gow School.

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