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nament in Austin on the UT campus this past December (schools and lax clubs came from all over the state) where her son (and other kiddos) was playing for Kinkaid. Helen Stovall Gilbert was there, as well, with her son (and family) who was playing for an Austin sports group (hubby Geoffrey was coaching). We, too, were in attendance. It was fun seeing our boys compete! Helen and I went to the Kinkaid Austin Alumni Cocktail party recently for “Mr. North’s Farewell Tour”. We were the only ones in attendance from our class, and Mr. North recognized our class in his remarks referring how we welcomed him to Kinkaid as our Upper School Principal (slightly tongue in cheek). On behalf of the class of ’85, we wish Mr. North and his family good vibes and great blessings on all their future endeavors. I visited with Stacey Gillman Wimbish over the Christmas break. She has moved into a beautiful new home, where my boys quickly stripped down and joined Frankie in the outdoor hot tub at nine am. Spoke with Ellen Dunlap Ohmstede through the fence (she and her husband Will share a property line with my in-laws in Houston). Ellen is doing great - still hunting and fishing all over and a Director at the Coastal Conservation Association. Oh, news alert: Nancy Davis Keely is a big Texans’ fan. George (Evnochides) Ducas seems to be traveling the country, and is a featured entertainer at a lot cool places. Ok, folks...that’s all I got...until next time...take care! Hugs-C
1988 John Semander Cypress, California cperiod@hotmail.com Change of Venue! Hey everyone – it’s been 25 years, and the Class of 1988 is STILL great! Let’s get together to catch up on what’s new, and remember the “time of our lives!” Jon and Merritt McReynolds Marineli (224 Sage Road) will be our hosts for Mexican food & margaritas! Please contact William Kelsey at william@ wrkelsey.com or Stuart Ison at stuart.ison@abbott.com for any questions. Cost: $60 per person.
1991 Lane Alexander Danville, California lanealexander@yahoo.com 50
Leslie and I are finally feeling settled in the Bay Area with daughter Haley (five) enjoying Kindergarten and all her new friends. She still misses her Kinkaid Pre-K buddies and teachers. Jacob (one) is keeping us busy as he moves from fast spider crawl to walking. We’re looking forward to spring break in Carmel and coming back to Houston this summer to see our family & friends. Karen Thomson has some great news to share as daughter Parker Leigh Loudermilk was born Nov 8th. She and her husband live in Chevy Chase, DC. Colby Denison is developing affordable housing in the Austin area. He and wife Susanne are busy with three kids Worth (six), Merritt (four) and Miles (one). Daisley Kramer just moved back from Hong Kong and has been enjoying a little time in Houston before moving to the San Francisco area in May. Her husband Matt will be working for a legal translation company there with daughters Frances (five) and Lucy (three) starting new schools in the fall. Daisley continues to work for Asia Art Archive in Hong Kong and New York. Christi Parker recently left the nonprofit world to start her own business. The Parker Center: Development and Etiquette for Modern Professionals (theparkercenter. com) teaches civility, leadership, and integrity to individuals and corporate groups including recent college graduates to seasoned executives. Anthony Gonzalez and his team continue to work hard to keep our sailors safe and we deeply appreciate their dedication and hard work. From his most recent assignment, Anthony shared that “I never really go out in town, but for the first time in the eleven months, my guys convinced me to go to Friday Brunch (Friday for us is like Sunday in the states) at a price of 28 BD (Bahraini Dinar). The brunch out here is pretty impressive, but I did not eat enough to convince my wife that almost $75 for breakfast was a good idea. I have less than 100 days before I go to Norfolk, VA for my next assignment - I am looking forward to going back to my wife Surenity and dog Wilsonie who are in Fredericksburg, Virginia right now, and seeing my family in Texas again.” David Mims writes that son Constantine Liubomir Mims joined the crew on December 31. He and big brother Noah are making the house a noisy and joyful place! Adrienne Cutter moved this summer
Lindsay Green ‘98, Meredith Hopson ‘98, Colleen Sheedy ‘98, Margot Fried Hogan ‘98, Amy Parker Beeson ‘98, Liz Riddle Anders ‘98 and Chelsea Dreyer ‘99 at Liz’s house during the recent holiday season
to a new house in Spring Valley and loves the new space and backyard. “All three kids, John (fourth grade), Katelyn (second grade) and Lauren (kinder) are in lower school at St. Francis and are keeping us quite busy with school and all the sports they play. I continue to do a little estate planning on the side when I’m not being Mom.” David Curtis and wife Alexandra live in New York City and recently bought a place in Upper Manhattan (Hudson Heights) living close to friends Rachel (Hausner) Duncan ‘92 and her husband Ritchie. David was promoted to Associate Principal at Callison Architects in June of last year. He finished the REI flagship project at the Puck Building in SoHo last year and it has been a great success with many design awards. He then followed it up with two Joe Fresh projects, one of which was in landmarked modernist building at 5th avenue and 43rd street in midtown. He’s now working on the first phase of a 32-story data center project next to the Brooklyn Bridge. For some well earned R&R he traveled to Barbados last winter to escape the cold and back to Sydney to see Alexandra’s family as well as celebrating his 40th in Montreal.
1993 Courtney Dreyer Beauchamp San Antonio, Texas courtbeauch@gmail.com Wendie Seale Childress Houston, Texas wendiechildress@gmail.com Ashley Morgan Hanna Houston, Texas ashleymhanna@gmail.com Please join the Class of 1993 for a toast
to 20 years! We plan to celebrate at the home of Leslie and Mark Hull (5135 Green Tree Road) at 7:00 p.m. on April 20. Bring your significant other and join us for an evening of good food, great cocktails, and the chance to catch up with your classmates. We hope to see you there! Cost: $65 per person.
1998 Amy Parker Beeson Houston, Texas amyparkerbeeson@gmail.com Has it really been 15 years? Please join us to celebrate our upcoming reunion. We have arranged for a semi-private area at OTC (3212 Kirby Drive) on April 19 from 6:00-8:00 p.m. Bring your significant other or no one at all. For questions, please email Chris Leavitt at Christopher. leavitt@gmail.com, Amy Parker Beeson at amyparkerbeeson@gmail. com, Liz Riddle Anders at lizriddle@ gmail.com or Tobin O’Donnell at Tobin@coltoncap.com. Hope to see you there. Cost: $10 per person.
2003 Fallon Ukpe Houston, Texas fallon.ukpe@gmail.com Fellow falcons, how can it be? A decade has passed since 2003! Please join your classmates at El Patio (6444 Westheimer) on Saturday, April 20 for margaritas and tex-mex as we celebrate our 10-year reunion. It will literally be a blast from the past, and we hope you will attend. Please contact Allison Poarch at Allison.a.poarch@gmail. com with any questions. Cost: $40 per person.