Class Knox biology major. “It seems my life has come full circle.” or lunch. Priscilla Inge, Cleaves Maxfield Carpenter, David Reeder, Victoria Huntman Brock, and Ann Reinke join in when they can.” ❯ Jan Dillon Rybka writes that husband Jim Rybka ’74 is retired from Eli Lilly & Company, where he worked in analytical development. “We still live in West Lafayette, Indiana. Jim and I both got advanced degrees at Purdue, and our oldest son got his B.A. in mathematics and computer science there. We are a house divided—our youngest son is an Indiana University grad! We have four grandchildren. I do have to admit that retirement has been the best time of my life. Our days are full and fulfilling.” ❯ You’ll find Allen Kossoy in Topeka, Kansas, having served 24 years in a private practice as an allergist/immunologist. “Our two daughters are grown and on their own in Washington D.C. and El Paso. The one in D.C. is a principal in the KIPP charter school program. The Texan is finishing her last year of med school.” ❯ Dave Coons says: “Jane and I moved to Chesterfield, Missouri. We bought a house in the woods on top of a hill. We have three grandchildren. I’m still a tax lawyer for Emerson and look forward to retirement in three years.” ❯ Paul Skelton has retired in Homewood, Illinois, where his two daughters live. He sees Tom Legge ’73 a couple times a year and has many Knox Facebook friends. ❯ Stan Jaworski has news to share: “Mary and I moved to Hinsdale, Illinois, and live on a lake. It’s like being on perpetual vacation. I took a sabbatical for six months to recharge after leaving a management consulting company that I helped form. I became a director at PricewaterhouseCoopers in the Chicago Healthcare IT Advisory Practice. This is my second year as the board president at Interfaith House, a care center for ill/injured homeless men and women. Erik is at Ithaca College studying documentary film studies. Daughter Alexis just finished co-producing a documentary film called Sole Survivor that was recently picked up by CNN Documentary Films.” Stan recently visited with Bob “Trapper” Dawson who is in Nevada, Iowa. Class Correspondent: Monta Lee Dakin Littleton, CO 80128-5404, 303-979-9307, mld780@aol.com
Peden writes that for more than 35 years he has taught high school English and physical education, the last 20 years at Northrop High School in Ft. Wayne, Indiana. He recently returned to his old high school in Marion, Indiana, as the athletic director. His high school arena holds more than 7,500 and frequently hosts “Hoosier Hysteria.” Greg sends his best wishes to all. ❯ Carey Adamson shares that he and wife Marilyn celebrated their 35th wedding anniversary. He’s lived in the Columbia, South Carolina, area since 1981. His daughter, Dr. Ashley Adamson, recently got married, and son Drew is in Officer’s Candidate School with the Marines. Carey works with Colonial Life and keeps in touch with a few of his fellow FIJIs. ❯ Steph Day Jobes writes that her daughter recently got married. Steph noted how our class column seems to be getting closer and closer to the beginning of the magazine. Steph has worked for the USDA-ARS Salinity Laboratory for more than 20 years. ❯ Al Heath writes with an interesting memory from a concert that occurred in Kresge Hall. A mandolin player was so drunk that he couldn’t play the notes and eventually his band brought him backstage, slugged him a few times, and carried on. In November of ’73, Frank Wakefield, innovative mandolin player, obviously was quite entertaining. ❯ Glenn Ruklic sent me a note to indicate he was recently at the P!nk concert. Glenn, who still plays the horn, was apparently prepared to be invited on stage, but that never happened. ❯ Mike Rubin is a public relations practitioner who assists public relations (PR) agencies. Mike’s contact info is mrubin38@optinline.net, and he loves to talk PR with anyone who is interested. His family is doing great. Thanks for the note, Mike! ❯ Finally, congrats to Tom Morgan ’78 who is back “on the air” with the “Sports Collecting with Tom Morgan” radio show ESPN 1000, Chicago AM radio every Sunday morning. Tom has become very well known in sports collecting communities and is always a pleasure to hear on the radio. ❯ That’s all for now—keep those e-mails coming. Class Correspondent: George M. Pearce 1114 Forest Avenue, Wilmette, IL 60091-1655, 847-256-5968, george.pearce@hklaw.com
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Class Correspondent: Nancy Butts Taylor 5042 Woodman Avenue, Riverside, CA 92506-1451, 951-686-8471, ntaylorca1@aol.com
Hi, everyone. I just finished watching a DVD that I would highly recommend to anyone who went to Knox in the 70’s: it is called Song of the South, Duane Allman and the Rise of the Allman Brothers Band. Who can forget “In Memory of Elizabeth Reed” wafting from an open window on a Friday afternoon? The DVD documents the early days of the band, their influences, and the evolution of their music up until the untimely death of Duane at age 24. It really captures the soul of the band. ❯ Congratulations are in order for Robert Nordgren: “I have three boys: a wilderness outfitter in Antigua, Guatemala; a wind power technician; and one finishing up his senior year at
1976 I received a nice note from Larry Schlesinger. Larry and wife Melinda Bart Schlesinger ’78 celebrated their 36th wedding anniversary in August. They have two grandchildren, Benjamin and Emma, who reside in North Carolina, very close to where they live in Cary. Larry highly recommends the joy of being a grandparent and hopes to hear from fellow classmates. ❯ Greg
Appalachian State. I am to gain two more boys when I get married in June. I think I will stop after that! I am currently the vice president and global head of vaccines and biotherapeutics R&D for Merial Animal Health located in Duluth, Georgia.” ❯ Doug Hill writes: “I went to Homecoming this fall and met with a group of pre-law students to give them a talk about how to survive law school and get a job (and he got a nice shout-out on the Knox Facebook page). And who should walk in but Bob Lemperly. Biologists thought he was extinct in the wild, but I know what I saw, despite the doubters.” ❯ Congrats to Laurie Anderson as well. She writes: “I still live in beautiful St. Paul, Minnesota. For the last eight years, I have worked at Apogee Enterprises as assistant general counselor supporting several architectural glass and window businesses. I recently got engaged to a great guy and look forward to a small wedding this year. Last year I was blessed with my first grandson, my stepdaughter’s first child. My “spare” time is primarily spent caring for elderly parents who moved to St. Paul from rural Galva, Illinois, more than two years ago. My sister, Carolyn Carton Anderson ’73, also does caregiving when she is not teaching classes at St. Olaf College. We recently enjoyed a visit from our brother, Jeff Anderson ’80, and wife Kristen. Both are professors at Hobart and William Smith Colleges in Geneva, New York. They are teaching in Rome, Italy, this semester.” ❯ More wedding news: Bill Wickart ’76 reports that he attended the wedding of Donna Brady ’76 and John McGlothlin on May 26, 2013. Bill got his online ordination and performed the ceremony, while Beth Durham Stratton performed many of the wedding day assistant duties. Bill’s son, Perrie Wickart ’08, was also in attendance, while Judy Hladik-Voss ’79 was there in spirit. ❯ Marna Buttel Kitzmiller sent a quick note: “Husband Mike and I retired two years ago and bought a second home in San Tan Valley, Arizona, where we go to get away from the Illinois winters. I guess that officially makes us snowbirds.” ❯ Tad Daley ’78, director of the project on abolishing war at the Center for War/Peace Studies in Washington D.C., sent along news about fellow classmate Phil Singer ’76: “So you probably can’t miss this, with all the TV specials and retrospectives and such—this year is the 50th anniversary of the JFK assassination. It turns out that we have in our very midst one of the experts in the field, Phil Singer, AKA Cro! There is a very nice newspaper article that talks about his longtime expertise in the subject, mentions Knox College, and even has a real nice color picture of the dude! (For a pdf, e-mail me at skaull@icex.com.) ❯ Tad also writes: “After Knox I lived on the south coast of England for a couple of years, then Champaign/Urbana for a few more getting a useless law degree from University of Illinois, then moved to Southern California, where I got both a Ph.D. and a spouse, and worked for many years at the Rand Corporation think tank. Four years ago, we moved to D.C., as my wife Kitty Felde got a cool public radio gig here.” Tad has written one
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