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KAREN BESHAR ZAKALIK 397 Woodbridge Ave Buffalo NY 14214-1529 karen.zakalik@gmail.com
TOM SISSON 86 Punchbowl Trail West Kingston, RI 02892-1033 1972nmh@gmail.com
Greetings. This edition of class notes may seem a little short. Karen and I need you to email us and tell us what is going on in your life. You can do so at: 1972nmh@gmailcom. I spent a day at the NMH reunion last year. It was great to see some friends from other classes that I have not seen in 40 years. The class of ’72 was well represented with eight members at the reunion. Shirley Sulyok Klinger is recovering from back surgery and has been going to the pool and/or gym at least five days a week. Her boys are 29 and 34, both single but busy. They help Shirley run the farm. She still has her horse (14), a black Lab (1), and two cats. Shirley enjoys reading about old names that she remembers but has never heard from. Jane Backus Gelernter says that she couldn’t imagine how much fun it would be to see familiar faces and make new friends at reunion last year. She and her husband, David, are off to Europe for a conference and then on to Rome and Florence with their sons. She sends her love to all. Craig Ward had a great Mother’s Day weekend in the desert country near Moab, Utah, with his son, Michael, and his wife, Becky. Michael came down from Park City, where he is now fifth on the U.S. Nordic combined team. They will take five men to the Sochi games this winter, so needless to say, Michael is training with renewed vigor. Ric Stobaeus reports that Nobuki ’04 is heading for Tampa with his lady friend, Amber, to take new veterinary jobs. Keiko ’07 is headed to Peru for her next journey with the Peace Corps, doing agriculture extension work. Emiko has just finished her first year at the College of Coastal Georgia. Kenji and Akira have just finished 11th and 10th
grades, respectively, at Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School in Clayton, Ga. Akira will be attending NMH Summer Session. Ric writes: “We will have our annual square dance/family reunion at the home of my sister, Lynn Stobaeus Mayo ’76, in Woodbury, Conn.” Ric went to San Juan, Puerto Rico, and Dominica to work in a veterinary hospital, do mission work at the Anglican/Episcopal church (St. George’s), and work with children and livestock. Look up dominca.dm on the web. Ric thanks all for coming to reunion last year. He writes: “Find your way to NMH. Find your way to Dominica. Think of eating mangoes.” Mark Ellis graduated from Liberty Theological Seminary in Virginia with a Master of Divinity in professional ministry in 5/13. He is now looking for a church to pastor. Some may remember that he took early retirement from his job as an editor at the Telegram & Gazette of Worcester, Mass., in June ’10 to go back to school full time. Mark earlier earned a master’s in liberal studies from Excelsior College in Albany, N.Y. He was diagnosed with leukemia in 2/12 and has been in treatment since. Mark appears to be in remission but, because the first medication failed and he just recently started a second one, the jury is still out. Mark lives in Gardner, Mass., and is raising his granddaughter (12), who’s too smart for her own good, or at least for his. He says hello to everyone. Hank Bonney ’71, Kim Montague, Mal Rosenwald ’71, Eric Van, Brent Robie, Nat Herold, Chip Elliott, and Erik Lindgren had a fabulous day of movies (Network and The Rules of the Game), conversation, and food (Persian and pizza) at Eric’s place in Watertown on 3/9/13. This has become an annual winter tradition in nonreunion years. Charlie Bristol had a work emergency and had to miss the gathering. Next year, Charlie. Ken Roberts says he has frequently thought about last year’s reunion, which really resonated with him, perhaps because his daughter was just the age that he was when he came to NMH as a senior. She will be starting college at one of the Philadelphia consortium schools next fall. If anyone has a son or daughter that will be attending there, please drop Ken a line at kroberts@hawkins.com.
Hank Bonney ’71, Kim Montague ’72, Mal Rosenwald ’71, Eric Van ’72, Brent Robie ’72, Nat Herold ’72, Chip Elliott ’72, and Erik Lindgren ’72 gathered in March ’13 at Eric Van’s home.
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HEATHER BLANCHARD TOWER 46 Main St Northfield MA 01360-1023 smtower@comcast.net BILL STEWART 28 Wildwood Pl El Cerrito CA 94530-2049 BillStewartNMH73@gmail.com
From Heather: The 40th reunion was the best ever. Attendees are still basking in the glow of the moment in time we created over the weekend. It was a time to remember who we were then and how we got to where we are now. It was evident that regardless of whether or not we knew all of our class then, we were shaped by all and the fascinating time in which we were all together. With some 60 classmates throughout the weekend, we just ran out of time to spend quality time with every one. I met classmates whose paths never crossed mine and found connections: I know Andrea Rounds, Brenda Bareham Mack, and Allison Lee Worthy came back for the first time; the 1973 pickup band (Pierce Campbell, Jamie Voos, Skip Weaver, Dave Torrey, Joe Klein, Greg Burrill, and Dave Hickernell ’68 and his version
of “Mustang Sally”) was awesome, and we danced well into Friday and Saturday night; our memorial service was touching, as each name was read and special remembrances were shared; late-night conversation in Crossley lounge; and just being together was great. Sheila Woodson Horine was honored at the alumni convocation for her work as our class agent, and Mark Chardack received the Lamplighter Award for his stellar leadership of the NMH Board of Trustees. Greg Burrill led a seminar on Friday, and Sheila Woodson Horine honored her mother with a dedication at the farm. And then there was the Northfield luncheon with a talk by Head of School Peter Fayroian and Peter Weis’s ’78 trivia, and that special camaraderie of being a Northfield Nellie. It was a different time then, and it is always good to be part of that group. Even though we graduated from NMH, we started as Nellies. If you didn’t make it this year, come next time. Some may remember Mec Peller, who came our senior year and lived in East Marquand. A special groundbreaking for new faculty housing honored Mec, as the first house built will bear her name. Dick did his best with his remarks that evoked the Mec we all knew, and her children and grandchildren attended. The house will be located behind Oaknoll. A book of memories is being created, so if you would like to contribute, contact the school. Special thanks to Gail Monsees White, Marcia Sprague, and Betsy Bullard Morse for their attention to detail, taking care of all our needs for the weekend, and to John Lazarus for his persistence in getting folks signed up for the
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