Kristin Ridinger: Beloved Parent, Teacher, Adviser (1956–2016) It is with great sadness that we report the passing of beloved parent, teacher, Head Adviser, coach, colleague and friend Kristin Ridinger, formerly Taurchini, who passed away on January 9, 2015. Kristin was a dedicated advocate of the Junior School during her 35 years at Hopkins, as well as a passionate teacher of French, known to her students as Madame Taurchini. Kristin was a positive force of caring and joie de vivre. Her love of teaching and dedication to Hopkins were clear to all she met. She offered kindness to others, gave of herself without seeking the limelight, and took joy in seeing others succeed. Her colleagues and the Head Advisers have created a new prize in her memory, the Kristin Ridinger Taurchini Prize. The prize will be awarded
annually to a student in the Junior School who exemplifies the qualities everyone so admired in the way Kristin led her life, both on and off the Hill. Kristin was the proud mother of Sarah ’04, Matthew ’08 and Timothy ’13 Taurchini, and sister to Kate R. Marosek, Albert F. Ridinger Jr. ’72, Willa J. Ridinger ’80, Richard P. Ridinger ’83, as well as in-laws Gerald R. Marosek, Tricia Bohan Ridinger, Donald W. Bagnall, and Nancy W. Hoffman. Kristin will be missed by generations of Hopkins students, families and colleagues. Gifts in her memory may be made to the William DeGennaro Scholarship Fund or the Student Financial Aid Fund. Together we extend Hopkins’ sincere condolences to the Ridinger and Taurchini families.
Larry Walker: Esteemed Trustee (1948–2015) Laurence “Larry” G. Walker 1966 HGS, of Boston, Massachusetts, and Blanco, Texas, passed away on November 14, 2015, at his Texas ranch. Larry was born in New Haven and earned a B.S. from Princeton University and a doctorate in Electrical Engineering from MIT. Larry was a long-time executive at Digital Equipment in Hudson, Massachusetts, and later co-founded and served as CEO of C-Port. Larry was a lifelong musician, a devoted Red Sox fan, and loved talking politics, roping cattle, and traveling the world. He was also a dedicated Hopkins alumnus, and served on the Hopkins Committee of Trustees from 1999 to 2009 as Vice President and again from 2013 to 2015. He established and supported the Walker Adams Day Prospect Hill Scholarship, which provides scholarship
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assistance to an outstanding female student who possesses leadership qualities. Larry was also a generous donor to the Hopkins Instrumental Music program, and provided funds for recording equipment in Thompson Hall and the rehabilitation of a piano, as well as sharing his musical talents by playing bass in the Reunion Band. Larry is survived by his brothers Allen Walker ’63 HGS and John Walker ’64 HGS, his wife, Brenda Samford Walker, and his daughters, Courtney Hendricson and Karin Moskal, as well as an extended family, including nine grandchildren. Friends of Larry are invited to attend a memorial service in his honor at Hopkins on Saturday, May 21, 2016, at 3 pm in Upper Heath Commons. We extend Hopkins’ sincere condolences to the Walker family.