book-club favorite. The story is based on the life of Korean-born San Jose resident Dr. Hi-Dong Chai, who grew up in Seoul, Korea during WWII. As this year marks the 70th anniversary of the end of the war, Dr. Chai and I have participated in several commemorative celebrations. More importantly, there has been a resurgence of interest in the War, including what happened in Korea. “
1985 LFA Trustee Erik Kimble shares, “I received my MBA from University of Wisconsin in May of this year. My son ia now a sophomore LFA. I am serving on the board of a non-profit, One City Early Learning Center in Madison Wis. While the nice weather lasts in Wisconsin, I am riding my road bike 100-150 miles a week.”
1987 Kelly Perine says he has been busy acting, writing, and producing. Two short films which he co-wrote and stars in, “Reservations For Three” and “Downward Hiro”, are about to go on the film festival circuit. A number of his fellow Caxys have producer credits on the projects. Kelly can also be seen on upcoming shows for Nickelodeon and NBC. In addition, he’s going to be recording music with his band “KP & The Suited.”
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“Reservations For Three” and (inset) “Downward Hiro”
1989 David Baker has been living in Laveen, Ariz. since 2001. He is married to Amy and father to Lorna and Riley Baker. In addition, he’s working in the real estate industry and helping Phoenicians with their real estate needs. He said, “I had the pleasure to meet up with Jacob Barker ’88 recently, who also may become a permanent Phoenix resident. Let me know if you’re in town.” Lisa Guerette Owens has been appointed the Director of Audiology for the House Children’s Hearing Center of UCLA. She works with children with cochlear implants and hearing loss, ages birth through 21. Lauren lives in Los Angeles, Calif. with her two children, Lauren and Micah.
1990 Jason Lee and his wife, Yvonne, welcomed their son, Maximo Delane Lee, on Sept. 17, 2015. Max joins big sisters, Grace, six-years old, and Maya, four-years old. They currently reside in Studio City, Calif. Jason and Yvonne are both actors and producers (stage names- Jason Delane & Yvonne Huff) and they co-manage both a non-profit theatre company, Lower Depth Theatre Ensemble, as well as an independent film production company, The Lagralane Group.
1991 25th Reunion Sept. 23 & 24, 2016 Cristina Perez writes, “I am starting my 19th year as a 9th-12th grade Spanish and English Literature teacher at Friends’ Central School, an independent Quaker school in Philadelphia, Pa. I am also the Department Chair of Foreign Languages. My six-year-old daughter, Sofia, attends 1st grade in the Lower School. Two months ago, my parents, Oria and Jaime Perez (who taught Foreign Language at LFA for many years) moved from Miami to Philadelphia to be with us, at least during the temperate months. My email, in case anyone wants to contact me: cperez@friendscentral.org. My dad’s email, in case any colleagues or ex-students want to contact him: jperez5000@aol.com.
1994 Max Mankopf announced, “My wife, Nina, our two-year-old daughter, Alma Karlotta Luise, and I welcomed Alma’s little sister, Lene Milla Clementine, in April 2015. Kind regards to everyone at LFA.” Jaime Jessopp Windle recently wrote and published her first children’s book. She said, “Last year when my daughter was starting pre-school, she was having a hard time adjusting to being dropped off and left at school. So each day when I left, I started blowing her a kiss. I told her to grab the kiss and put it on her cheek to remind her that mommy would be back soon to pick her up. The kiss started to help her relax and smoothed the transition to school. But I wanted to see if there were other things that might, too. I searched the Internet and bookstores, but, while I found lots of books and stories for older children, there was nothing for a child as young as my daughter. Then one rainy day, the kids and I were being silly, making up words for songs. I started rhyming words about blowing a kiss. Both of the kids loved the song. This gave me the idea to turn the song about blowing kisses into a book.” Blowing Kisses became available November 3, 2015, on www.mascotbooks.com and Amazon.com. Look for more on the Facebook page: www.facebook.com/ blowkisses.book
1995 Christian Anderson is currently in South America continuing his studies for a Master’s in Divinity. He will be back in DC come February to finish his seminarian degree and potentially return to Los Angeles. He was quite sad that he was not able to make the 20th reunion, but loved checking out the pictures from the other side of the Equator! He sends his love and says, “The Class of ’95 is making a collective effort to make the 25th!”
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