Class Notes
1970 Class Correspondent: Janie Sanditen Kolman 12811 Country Crest San Antonio, TX 78216 longhorna@aol.com or 210-494-0804
Frank Smith ’70 has worked 35 years in management capacities with the construction industry for various engineering and construction management companies and became employed by Aluminum Company of America (ALCOA) last year as a construction manager/director for an aluminum sheet rolling mill. The project is located in Saudi Arabia and he will live there until 2013. He has spent time in Greenville, SC, and South Korea. His wife Angie of 39 years plans to relocate after the first of the year. She has written a children’s series “Willie’s Critter Tales”. The stories are in first person from their cats and their antics. Once relocated, she plans on teaching creative writing in the schools in Saudi Arabia.
1977 Class Correspondent: Lee Garetson 527 Atascocita Road Humble, TX 77396 Luleah_knott@yahoo.com or 713-820-5203
Andrea Freeman Anderson ’77 is a proud mom of son Eric who just graduated from North Shore Country Day School this past Spring. During his senior year he was paired with a “buddy” (Connor Gray) for the year. After meeting Connor’s mom they put together that Amy Dickman Gray ’86 was a Holland Hall alumna just like his mom. At the end of the summer and as Eric and Connor said “goodbye”, Andrea and Amy met. Eric won a scholarship and will continue his study of Mandarin in Taipei for six
months and then will attend Yale. According to Andrea, her father Tom Freeman thought this was a nice example of how the independent school tradition lives on even if not in good old Tulsa. Tom Freeman served as Holland Hall’s Director of Lower School and Middle School for years.
Faculty included former Headmaster John Bird (who traveled all the way from Maine for the event), former Head of Middle School Tom Freeman, Eleanor Carmack, Tina Smith, Ron Palma, Doug Bromley, Anna Milligan, Charlie Brown, Edgar Benarrous, Carlos Tuttle, and spouses.
1981
No injuries were reported.
Class Correspondent Needed! If you would like to be the class correspondent for the class of ’81, please contact Judy Warren at jwarren@hollandhall.org
1982
Madness ensued over Homecoming weekend, with the Class of 1981 reunion. Friday night activities included a cookout at the football game, after-party at Ivey Bar on Brookside, and an after-afterparty at Laura Wood’s house. Some patrons caroused until 3:30 a.m., highlighted by Laura Wood ’81 modeling her 1981 HH Uniform, complete with shoes! Saturday night activities included a wonderful dinner for classmates, teachers, and spouses hosted by Brad and Brenda Harwood. The party kept going until 2 a.m., with 86-year-old Tom Freeman looking fabulous along the way and well past proper bedtime! Alex Eaton put together a wonderful tribute to Leanne Nuckolls and Andy Dickson. Class of 1981-ers in attendance included Rick Koontz, Rick Eagleton, Alex Eaton, Ashley Weber, James Boswell, Mike Bates, Tom Eurton, Paul Henry, David Ives, Mia Mascarin Oven, David Barry, Bill and Patty Lawson, Mark Gregoli, Philip Wood, Greg Hocutt, Laura Wood, Mark Dreyer, Brian Zook, Jeff Miller, Matt Toma, Alyson Meyers Langholz, Brad Harwood, Blake Nonweiler, Mike McKee, Michael Athens, Jill Garrison Grace, Jean-Ann Horowitz, Bob Pielsticker, Eric Hughes, Robert Michaels, Luc Tomasino, David Milligan, Monica Lollar White, and spouses. Other guests included Jamie Williams, James Fuquay ’82, Mary Lou Gallagher Doudican ’80, and Jim Adelson.
Class Correspondent: Wendy Wilk Markarian 10803 Whiterim Drive,Potomac, MD 20854 202-257-9194 wawilk@aol.com
John Myung ’82 writes: “As a managing attorney in the International Law Division of Prudential Financial, I have to travel outside of the US about 35 percent of the year managing the company’s legal affairs and foreign attorneys. If you love to travel and learn new cultures, this is a great job! Prudential has offices in Asia, Europe, and South America. I don’t have one favorite place to visit, but I really like the food in Seoul, Korea and Buenos Aires, Argentina, enjoy shopping in Delhi, India and have fun practicing my Spanish (from Senora Meyers’ class at HH) in Mexico City. After a week or two away from the US, I really enjoy coming back home to New York City.” Charles McComas ’82 is currently working as a licensed professional engineer Chemical/ Environmental) in Tulsa, OK, at ALL Consulting. He’s still playing music as a hobby, in a band with Mike Athens ’81. Charles has been married for over 16 years, following eight years of dating to wife Susan. Their son David is finishing graduate level civil engineering degree at OSU and daughter Andrea is in her third year of vet school at OSU. He says “Life keeps getting better all the time!” Connie Sue Nay Ellis ’82 sends this update from Craig, CO, (designated “Elk Hunting Capital of the World”): “My husband Scott and I have three teens, who I homeschool. We have a small ranch with a wonderful indoor riding arena so we can ride our horses year round (snow gets deep here and lasts until May). We’re not far from skiing (in Steamboat Springs), hunting, fishing, and hiking, so get in touch if you are ever in our area!”
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