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REBECCA GOHMANN BECHHOLD 4755 Miami Rd Cincinnati OH 45243-4037 rbechhold@gmail.comt
Thanks to all of you who took the time to write. Love hearing from each of you. I am still an oncologist and hospice chief medical officer, but as an empty nester, spend an embarrassing amount of time playing sports—golf, tennis, and horseback riding. I did add some serious swag to my trophy shelf this summer, probably a lack of competitors, thus leaving the field open for me. Invited to write for a cancer website, so did add that to my duties. Jane Linker is nearing completion of the renovation of her 1672 house in Richmond, Mass. I suggest she post some pictures on Pinterest so we can admire the results. Cindy Poole Rowland continues as a professor of communications at Algonquin College in Ottawa, Canada. She is an avid golfer, and she and her husband travel as much as possible. She would like to hear from Amy Lane, as would we all. Anne Nashold teaches art and nature journaling at the North Carolina Botanical Garden and has started painting again, entering shows, and loving it. Carol Majdalany Williams lives in Litchfield, Conn. She retired from teaching and runs a business with her husband. She also volunteers at an innercity school in Waterbury, Conn., and has completed training to be a literacy volunteer. She has two children, one in med school at Johns Hopkins and one working in Arlington, Va. Debbie Arnold Chavez continues to teach “computer challenged” adults and is looking to finish her clinical nutrition master’s internship. With her last child about to be out on her own, Debbie and husband Raul are thinking of moving West. Music and gardening continue to bring enormous joy to her and her family. Jean Keiller Crow is retired from nursing and lives in Pennsylvania with her daughter, son-in-law, and three grandsons. She has three more grandsons, courtesy of her son in Virginia. Ann Macartney owns and operates a year-round cross-country skiing and vacation center in the Adirondack Mountains with her husband—this is their 35th year. Daughter Leila is studying commercial interior design at Pratt in Brooklyn. Rebekah Drew Guerra is still teaching and relishes introducing seventh and eighth graders to To Kill a Mockingbird. Her youngest child is out of college and planning on grad school. Marian White Blackwell had a visit from Lauren Jarvi and her daughter, Hillary, at Marian’s home in Harpswell, Maine, last August. They enjoyed hiking, mountain climbing, and fishing. Sevi Milano loves her life in Coronado, Calif., where she works for Merck selling antipsychotics. She is running, coaching, and mentoring for marathons with the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. She has done 17 marathons so far, including the Athens Marathon with her daughter for the 2,500th
anniversary of the original marathon. Julie Crofoot Simons sends greetings to all and will write more when she gets a handle on her new laptop. Now that her daughters are both in college, Alison Elliott and her husband are spending more time at their ranch on the California coast, where they watch coyotes and bobcats wander across the frontyard. In January, Alison is returning to Stanford Business School to be the acting director of the Center for Social Innovation for six months. Her husband, Steve Blank, teaches entrepreneurship at Stanford, Berkeley, and Columbia. Ellen Bernstein writes: “I am a newly minted rabbi and am now doing life/work coaching and organizational development consulting for nonprofits.” I am sorry to report the passing of Carole Johnson Priestly on 10/2/12. She leaves two sons. You will remember she lived in East Gould and went on to Simmons, where she excelled.
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DAVID C. ELDREDGE 311 E 10th St, Apt 1B New York NY 10009-5106 d.eldredge@verizon.net
In an email inquiry about last column’s star Joe Mingolla, Gifford Rogers offers that he is doing some volunteer work with the Detroit Zoo, producing a volunteer recruitment video, and doing general volunteering. He writes, “Tuesday is zoo day (kangaroos in the a.m. and butterflies in the p.m.). Am having a riot.” Fairly certain this had nothing to do with our Chuckie P. Zootime days back on the Hill, I nevertheless had to ask Giff what sparked this latest career development. When he retired a few years ago, he started volunteering at a couple soup kitchens in downtown Detroit, was an event host for the Super Bowl, and eventually volunteered at the Detroit Zoo three years ago. “During a typical week, I’m a host at the Australian Outback Adventure, and I’m a gallery guide at butterfly house, or I walk the zoo as an ambassador. So I’ve got to have working knowledge of kangaroos, wallabies, butterflies, tropical plants, and the zoo in general. “Due to my production background, I was asked to produce a volunteer recruitment video for the zoo. That’s given me extraordinary access to the zoo, which has been pretty cool. I always loved zoos, but didn’t appreciate all the moving parts to getting that rhino or tiger on display for the guest and keeping it there happy and healthy. “So, the next time you go to the zoo look for the volunteers. They are your trip advisers and want to make sure you have a terrific time during your visit. And, as always, support your zoo through donation or volunteering.” Giff’s end-of-year email inspired yours truly to do some random email blast shoutouts to some toolong-silent ’71ers in search of some more New Year’s, um, inspiration. The responses came fast and furious.
First in—Mike Madigan, who writes: “I am not sure where to begin after 40 years. Life has blessed me with good health, a wonderful family, and a circle of friends I do not deserve. I ended up in Minnesota practicing law. I have been married for 26 years to an amazingly patient woman (Kay Erickson), who brightens every day.” Mike’s vita is distinguished by all the local and state commissions, Supreme Court admittance, and repeated requests for him as featured speaker at beer wholesale/retail conventions. He and Kay spend their free time at their cabin in northern Wisconsin, where they fish, hike, ski, and enjoy nature’s bounty. Mike is an instrument-rated pilot and enjoys flying a very old Piper Archer. Echoing Mike came this (somewhat surprising, as he was never at a loss for words back in the day) brief response from Matt Gutmann: “Working at Brown University as vice president for international affairs and professor of anthropology, married with lots of kids of various affiliations—out of, in, and about to go to college—and still trying to help stop wars and tackle all manner of inequality.” And finally, sneaking in just before deadline for this column from Stonington, Conn., comes the following from Marc Ginsberg: “I can’t believe it’s all those years from Mt. Hermon graduation. It doesn’t seem that long ago, but looking in the mirror there can be no doubt. Barbara and I are looking forward to celebrating our 30th anniversary this June. Daughter Elizabeth teaches first grade in the Denver public school system and son Matt lives in New York City and works in finance. I don’t practice law any longer but now serve as a fiduciary for a few families and manage some real estate and business interests. My most interesting project is managing the intellectual property of a deceased author of children’s books, who created a two-dimensional character known as Flat Stanley. Since the author’s death, we have published a number of new titles, licensed a North American tour of a musical, and even have a free app for the iPhone. As I write this, at the end of December, we are preparing for a longawaited family vacation to the Bahamas.” Speaking of deadlines—by the time you read this, my 60th will have come and gone with a bang (in no small part abetted by Jim Keller ’72 and band) in January. How ’bout the rest of you chiming in on how you celebrated your rite of passage into AARP for the next column? Or at the very least, just pass along an update—or a simple hello.
Mike Madigan ’71, left, piloting his vintage Piper Apache with co-pilot Bob Giardini ’71
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