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Two Harbors Press has recently released a novel by Gahan “Dave” Hanmer ’61. The Kingdom on the Edge of Reality is an exciting and romantic adventure that takes place in a medieval kingdom that has been created by an eccentric multimillionaire in an isolated river valley in the Canadian wilderness. For more information, see: www. thekingdomontheedgeofreality.com.
encing his Loomis years, Jack recounted how the many hours of homework and vast amount of reading had been excellent preparation for university and beyond. He suggested to the seniors that it was more critical today than in his time to think ahead about a major and/or master’s degree in preparation for a career. He talked about leadership as the key ingredient to a successful corporate career and underscored the importance of treating everyone with dignity.
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Marshall Hoke writes from Alberta: “April 23 — the ice is going out of the McLeod River in front of our house. It was a great winter of cross-country skiing locally and back-country skiing in the mountains. Our first grandson, Cedar Hoke, was born on the coast in November. We just came back from a week’s visit there, in Pemberton, B.C. Now, we’re off to Mexico for three weeks wandering in the Oaxaca area. We welcome visits and contacts from all with Loomis Chaffee connections.” “Best summer ever! Represented NBA players union in negotiations and litigation with
REUNION 2012: CHAFFEE CLASS OF 1962 – 50TH REUNION
Back row: Suzanne “Suzy” Sharp, Joan Hartnett Ottaway, Alison Schuchard Forbes, Margaret “Peggy” Stitt Boehm, Rosemary Adams, Jeanne Robertson Bonaca, Linda Judd Brondsted, Ann-Louise Sticklor Shapiro, Susan Bourne Lukens, and Carol “Sue” Fisher Shepard; front row: Carolyn Cook Stremlau, Rachel Pomeroy Feher, Ingrid Backman, Barbara “Gevene” Brown Hertz, Cynthia “Cindy” Knox, Katherine “Kathy” Bitter Phillips, and Barbara “B.J.” Brown
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REUNION 2012: LOOMIS CLASS OF 1962 – 50TH REUNION
Back row: Timothy Day, Robert Kopf, Paul Volpe, Paul Farren, Joseph Rosenbloom, John Bogdasarian, Vincent Dole, Lee Nolan, Denis Tippo, George Meyfarth, Perley Grimes, Stephen Burrall, Timothy Butterworth, Paul Konney, Edward Maxcy, Brian Clemow, and Peter Eddy; front row: John O’Brien, William Kronholm, Terence Bradunas, Daniel Gleason, Lawrence “Dick” Landerman, Joshua Farley, Gerald Barnard, Michael Kinney, David Willbern, Jonathan “J.J.” Smith, William Bausch, Thomas “Bopper” Hayes, and Michael Fox
NBA,” writes Lawrence Katz. “Got to pal around with NBA stars!” Barry O’Neal writes: “My granddaughter is now 4 1/2, and a treasure. She goes to the Phineas Bates School in Roslindale, Mass., and is in the first year of a two-year kindergarten program. Her mom, my daughter Megan, graduated from Lesley University in Cambridge, Mass., in May. We are very proud of her achievement. Son Colin still lives with
me — a blessing, if I may say so. Despite some health issues, I soldier on. Seventy in June. Had a piece performed at church in December: Nativitie, a John Donne setting.”
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Tom Engel ran for Congress in the then 22nd District, spanning the considerable real estate from the Hudson River to the Finger Lakes, but the district was eliminated in the redistricting necessitated by New
York’s loss of two congressional seats following the 2010 census. “We declared victory without firing a shot,” Tom explained, “because the [Democratic] incumbent — no doubt seeing us coming — retired at the end of January. That resulted in the district’s being eliminated. But the good news was that it was parceled out among our four freshman Republicans, all of whom I support wholeheartedly. It was a great experience and reinforced my faith in the loomischaffee.org | 49