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Nico Dorion ’85, Gillian Kirby ’85, and Jean-Louis Trombetta ’85 meet up in Johannesburg, South Africa.
Jean-Louis Trombetta ’85 and Tom Donovan ’85 catch up and reminisce about their days at Holderness.
’85 Jeff Beattie came through with news on his whereabouts and doings: “I am in DC still working as a reporter on energy things, mostly electric utilities and nuclear power, covering congress and business things. I got married as I think you know to a Bolivian, so I go there once a year or so. Kinda cool … I like La Paz but I expect the scenery would be better in Brazil or Argentina. My wife is trying to get a medical residency here; who knows where we will move if that happens.”… Braden Edwards also reports: “I’m in California with three kids—Jack 11, Charlotte and Sophie 8. I see Jake Reynolds ’86 while skiing in Tahoe, and this year while calling a friend at another firm, I spoke to Chris Del Col ’83 and Zach Martin ’84. They worked with the guy I was calling. It was pretty wild.”… And from Guatemala:
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Nico Dorion and I went on safari last June and met with Gillian Kirby in Johannesburg. We caught up and had some great laughs remembering our days at Holderness. Gillian has promised to come visit us here in Guatemala sometime soon. A few months ago, a good friend of mine introduced me to a buddy from Phoenix, who was none other than Holderness alumnus Tom Donovan ’89. After a few refreshments, we spent the next few days talking about faculty, students, and how Holderness transformed us. It is nice to meet someone new and discover that through the Holderness experience, we pretty much already know each other quite deeply. CLASS CORRESPONDENT Jean-Louis Trombetta ’85 3rs Calle Oriente No. 27 Antigua GUATEMALA
Phone: 00.502.5411.3814 jeanlouistrombetta@gmail.com
’86 Symantha Gates writes: “I had lunch with Kristin Ellison in September 2011 in Sturbridge, MA. She is working in publishing and recently moved to the Boston area. It was great to hear some of her stories from when she sailed around the world. It’s certainly not something everyone gets to do, and it took her almost two years. She was her usual jovial self! My family and I live in southern New Hampshire. We have a puppy who is keeping us very busy! We’ve had a great, big, hectic summer and are coming down the home stretch. I was at Norm’s service last year, and it was super to be there. Bill Burke provided some great Norm anecdotes, and I was reminded of Norm’s myriad
talents. He had faith in a lot of us when we did not have it in ourselves, and I am grateful for that. What a blessing! We see our good family friends, Val and Jim McClellan ’62 every summer. Jim ran summer Outward Bound programs on Hurricane Island in Maine along with Bill Clough Sr. and maybe Fred Beams (not 100% sure). These were all the guys who started up the OB program too.” … Malcolm Davidson writes: “I am feeling foggy after flying back from visiting family in Maine (late August). While out showing the wife and kids my old stomping grounds by boat, we spotted Dick and Gail Stevens. They were moored and fixing their roller reefer jib, and we had a great chat. No DJ sightings, but rumor has it he is headed towards serving with the Brookline Fire Department.” … Caroline Bloch Jones writes from Greensboro, NC: “Life just seems to be moving faster and faster. My oldest child Duncan is now 15, and believe it or not, he is heading to boarding school! I know that kids now go away freshman year rather than sophomore year, but it seems so young. I always thought that if a child of mine wanted to go to boarding school, it would be so great if I could find a good school that could give him all the great benefits of a boarding school without traveling too far from
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