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my own regular Friday a.m. doubles); her eldest sister came back home today from an Oxford-Cambridge tennis event. Our middle son wants nothing to do with tennis. Quite right.
ment into independent schools, a position she held for 12 years. Amy has received widespread recognition over the years for the work that she has done. Congratulations Amy!
It’s been nearly 30 years since I last saw Amy Colley. I had just seen off a Williams friend at the Florence train station, when we crossed paths. Amy invited me to stay with her in Paris, where she was finishing her junior year, and I did. She had gone completely native, sleep talking in French (maybe it was Italian) and working also as an au pair. Amy went on to get an MA at Middlebury in Italian, another three years of life in Italy and an Italian wedding. Living now in Hastings-on-Hudson, NY, Amy is in private practice as a clinical psychologist and has two children. She returned to Italia for her 50th birthday where, incidentally, I also spent mine.
1981
I never saw Kathy/Kate Schomp once at college, which is a bit odd given its coziness. I think I spent too much time with jocks and not enough in the science quad (no time spent there) for our paths to have crossed. From our mutual 25th Reunion notes, however, I can report that Kate has been married over 23 years to John Spees, whom she met when they both worked for Andersen Consulting. The Spees live in “the hills of Oakland, CA, where deer, skunks, owls and the occasional mountain lion come to call. I have been teaching for the last years at a private, progressive school called Aurora.” Kate will by now be back to school herself for a master’s of education and a teaching credential. “We have two wonderful children, Kaitlyn and Sean. Whenever we aren’t at a soccer game or a cross-country meet, we go backpacking and skiing in the Sierras. I am still singing but now mostly in the church choir, at school assemblies or around the campfire.” There’s been an Odette Galli sighting. We met up in Maine for a day last
Clive Schlee, husband of Eileen Conley Schlee ’78, and Odette Galli ’78 on the beach in Maine last summer
summer, when Clive and I were en route to some sailing down east, and Odette was about to move into her house in greater Portland. Still in top shape for tennis, bicycling, running and whatnot, Odette is a fundraiser for the National Wildlife Foundation. Eighteen years on Wall Street, mostly Morgan Stanley, and then an extended stint as a financial journalist, brought Odette to Vassar College’s development office, then, four years later, up to Maine (including lots of time in Bar Harbor) to work for the NWF. She has three large black dogs, at the last count.
1980 Deborah Seymour Ries (Mrs. Dwight P.) 2752 Windsor Court Carlsbad, CA 92008 (760) 729-7680 (760) 597-4800, ext. 105 dries2752@aol.com
Tina Repetti Long (Mrs. Michael) c/o 1 Vroom Avenue Spring Lake, NJ 07762 rayavida@costarica.net Suzy Shearer Whitehorn lives in Madison with her husband Steve and their three daughters Erin (14), Leigh (12) and Kate (4). After working as a computer consultant, Suzy is now busy raising her children and volunteering in her community and children’s schools. In fact, she is just starting her first year as the President of the Kent Place Alumnae Association Board and oldest daughter Erin is entering into the freshman class at KPS! Suzy is hoping that many classmates will come back for their 30th KPS Reunion next year and encourages everyone to become a fan of Kent Place on Facebook.
1982 Tracey San Filippo Henick (Mrs. Arthur) 4068 Western Avenue Western Springs, IL 60558 (708) 784-0444 tahenick@aol.com
Amy Ziebarth has been appointed head of Far Brook School in Short Hills. After teaching history and Russian studies at Kent Place School and serving as Director of Admissions and Financial Aid, Amy left KPS to serve as the executive director of New Jersey SEEDS, an organization which prepares gifted students from financially limited families for place-
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