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1975
J. Hugh A. James has been named the new rector of Christ Episcopal Church, Norwich, Conn. He has served as vicar of Kidwelly and Llandyfaelog in West Wales for the last seven years, in which position he was responsible for three churches. Hugh introduced modern language liturgies and acts of all-age worship, and he oversaw restoration programs in two of the church structures, including a £400,000 ($650,000) restoration of 14th century St. Mary’s (Kidwelly) spire, tower, and west wall. Hugh is a graduate of Durham University. He trained for the ministry at St. Michael’s College and was ordained at Llandaff Cathedral in 1981 and priested in 1982, continuing a family tradition of service in the Welsh Anglican clergy. Hugh received the University of Wales’ certificate in Welsh as a second language in 1990 and the degree of master of philosophy from the University of Wales-Bangor in 2002. He is the author of A Fitting End, a book on the subject of funerals. Following the visa process, Hugh, his wife Susan, and their springer spaniel will take up new responsibilities stateside. Laurie Gibson Lindberg writes: “My daughter Skye is about to get her driver’s license … keep your eyes open when/if driving in northern Virginia!” New Reflections on Primo Levi:
Before and After Auschwitz, a new book by Yale colleagues Risa Bernstein Sodi and Millicent Marcus, was published in 2011 by Palgrave Macmillan. It’s Risa’s third book on Levi, a writer she finds endlessly fascinating. Risa writes: “My son David works in New Haven for the Yale University Art Gallery, and my other son, Alex, works in New York for the auction house Christie’s. My father, Simon Bernstein, co-president with my mother of the Loomis Chaffee Parents Association, 1974–75, turned 99 on January 17, 2012.”
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News from Neil Landy: “I have been living for the past 25 years in Virginia and practicing periodontics at my office in Virginia Beach. Happily married to my darling wife, Aline, and proud father of Graham, a freshman at Yale, and our daughter Caroline, a junior boarding student on the Island.”
1977 | Reunion
“I am already making plans to be back for a visit to coincide with Reunion,” writes Kristin Delaney Bonaldo. “Let’s have more members of our class come back this year than ever before. I would love to see everyone and hope you can all be there.”
1981
Mary-Ellen Barrett was named prosecutor of the year
’81 “Time passes much too quickly,” writes Carlo Centeno ’74, here escorting his daughter, Nicole, on her wedding day. “She went from infant to college grad to independent adult in a blink. She was married on a Cape Cod beach over a beautiful fall weekend. Mary Jane and I, along with family and friends, celebrated an addition to our family, our son-in-law, Brian. Not surprisingly, Mary Jane’s ready to be a grandma. And I — still — just go with the flow.” Neil Landy ’76 relaxes with his daughter, Loomis Chaffee junior Caroline Landy (right) and her roommate, junior Melissa Haganey, in their dormitory room. “It is such a thrill for me to visit my daughter on campus and see so many familiar faces,” Neil writes. Gerard Senehi ’78 and his wife, Francesca, enjoy the Woolman Rink, Central Park, NYC. He writes: “Great things are opening up at the midway point of life. My wife and I married both for the first time at the age of 50! And I am starting an institute to promote the understanding of cultural evolution and its potential contributions to the future. The new combination has added a few hours to my days, but all of it inspiration!” Christopher Downs ’81 (second from left) poses with the Hotchkiss varsity soccer team, the 2011 New England Class A champions. Chris has been coaching varsity soccer at Hotchkiss since 1993. The team’s recent championship marks its third in four years. Chris’ son Nicky is seated at the far right in the front.
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