ALUMNI NEWS
Class Notes ’30s
Sylvia McLaughlin ’34 died on January 19, 2016 at the age of 99. She was the co-founder of Save the Bay.
’50s
Kay Waldner Lucas ’57 is living in the state of Washington. She attended Kent School for Girls from 4th-8th grade and would love to catch up with classmates and hopes they are all well.
’60s
Shelley Hartley ’69 reports that she is retired and living happily in the Central Coast of California. Carol Golden Ashley ’69 writes, "Happily retired, and love having our children and five grandchildren live in neighboring communities."
’70s
Teresa Connors Johnson ’70 moved to Hilton Head Island in 2015, where she works in hospice care. She remains in touch with Annie Grant Lowdermilk. Her son, Sam, Class of 2001, is back in Denver after living in New York City for nine years.
’80s
Elaine Russell Coombe ’81 writes, "I still live in the Denver area with my wonderful husband, Eric. My kids are in college and we are enjoying a quieter house. I continue to be a Track Mom with my daughter running hurdles at Drake University. I now work at Black & Veatch as a Civil Engineer. Life is Good!" Chip Usher ’85 graduated from the National War College at Ft. McNair, Washington D.C. in June 2014 with a Masters in National Security Strategy. Chip married Adrienne Hallett in June of 2015 in Alexandria, VA.
’90s
Kate Collins ’97 writes, "I've been living in Florence, Italy since 2001 after graduating from Middlebury college. I work for wellknown contemporary photographer Massimo Vitali, and also have a small business doing custom trip planning for Italy with a focus on Tuscany." Peter Eklund ’97 and his wife, Cathryn, welcomed a third boy to the family, Elias (Eli) Griggs Eklund on May 2, 2016. Older brothers Garrett and Anders were excited to welcome him to the family.
Lynn Paxson ’76 (per Jane Kano M.D. ’75 ) Lynn was named a full professor at Iowa State University. Additionally, she received national recognition from the Environmental Design Research Association.
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KENT DENVER SCHOOL PERSPECTIVE
Photo courtesy P. Eklund '97
Meg McDonald ’76 has moved to Santa Fe from the Boston area.
Ben Steinberg ’98 writes, "After 14 years of post-college medical training, I've taken a faculty position in clinical cardiac electrophysiology at the University of Utah. My wife Laura and I are thrilled to get back 'home' to the
mountains and introduce our kids, Ali and Andy, to all the West has to offer!" Anson Eeds ’99 passed away in January 2013.
’00s
Hope Stafford ’01 has made an exciting career change. After 11 years of personal training, she has now become a realtor. Hope has been with Keller Williams Realty DTC since February of 2016. Emily Goodyear Forgett ’01 and her husband, Kevin, recently moved back to Denver after spending 10 years in Boston, where they met. They have a 2.5-year-old, Ryan, and identical twin girls, Annie and Caroline, born in April 2016. Emily is still working on making Kevin a Broncos fan. Ashley Weakland Hirsh ’01 and her husband, Craig Hirsh, welcomed a son, Charlie Philip Hirsh, to their family on March 10, 2016. Sam Johnson ’01 helped plan Teach for America’s 25th Anniversary Summit in Washington D.C. before leaving the organization to explore Argentina and Chile during the summer of 2016. He is now studying front-end development at Turing School of Software and Design in Denver and recently became engaged to fiancé, Sarah Waddell. Alex Ridder ’01 is raising money for youth charities throughout the globe by training for a triathlon sponsored by the ADECCO group Win4youth and is working on his purple belt in the Fujian White Crane Karate Studio. David Seligman ’01 moved back to Denver and is an attorney at Towards Justice and a contributing author for the National Consumer Law Center. He and his wife, Izzie Stone, welcomed their second daughter, Miriam Elena