CLASS NOTES Baltimore, Md., working for the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health. Alice directs international health communication programs in about 30 countries, using modern and traditional communication to help families improve their health in areas such as HIV prevention, malaria prevention, maternal and reproductive health, and tobacco control. Alice and husband Chris enjoy NMH maple syrup every year. Son Will (21) lives in northern Idaho focusing on permaculture, especially building yurts. Daughter Lily (18) is a freshman at Elon in North Carolina. “Always happy to hear from NMHers,” writes Alice. Helen Coons lives in Philadelphia, where she is a clinical health psychologist specializing in women’s health and mental health. She still plays tennis three to five times per week and enjoyed a trip to Nepal in October ’12. Helen was sad to hear of the death of her closest childhood friend and our NMH classmate Russell “Rusty” Lindgren. Helen and Rusty grew up together in Camp Hill, Pa., outside of Harrisburg, where the Coons and Lindgren families did everything together. Helen recalls: “Rusty was a gentle man, always creative, a fantastic skier, and inventor. I will always remember his smile and warmth.” Russell (Rusty) Lindgren died unexpectedly at his home in Heath, Mass., on 9/3/12. Rusty graduated from Tufts in ’80 with a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering. He worked for Wang Industries before moving to Brattleboro, Vt., where he started Lindgren Associates and also BioTags, which developed and produced digital and analog wildlife electronic tags for tracking and population studies. He worked for a variety of other technical companies as well. In addition to his work as a technical designer and inventor, Rusty was a proficient guitarist and a creator of electronic instruments and synthesizers. He enjoyed cats, fly fishing, skiing, swimming, and walking. He leaves behind his partner of 21 years, Laura O’Connor, and a son, Jens Lindgren. As class secretaries we are always delighted to get news from you. It was a thrill to hear from a number of classmates who’ve been quiet for years. How about you be next?
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Pamela Watson-Hogan gained a son-in-law over the holidays when her daughter (25) was married in Boston. Their youngest headed off to Union College, leaving them “somewhat“ home alone for the first time in 25 years. “My parents still live with us, and my husband continues to travel with work that takes him frequently to Australia and New Zealand. We still spend a fair amount of time in the U.K., and I always look to see what NMH London activity is going on. It was so great to see so many classmates at our 35th reunion. More and more classmates are joining us as we spend the weekend renewed by the beauty and energy of a place we so
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love. I encourage all who have never attended to join us—it’s good fun—for the next one. Jerry Seal ’78 visited Tim Baribeau in the Cambridge, U.K., area in September. Jerry was en route to see his Mt. Hermon German exchange brother. Tim writes: “We had a great time, sampling the local pub real ales, roaring around the countryside in an old MGB, and touring some sites in London. The picture of Jerry and me in front of King’s College Chapel follows our pint and lunch outing in Cambridge that day. Great to have old pals pass through to remember all those fun times and make more of the same.” Joanie Kaplan Williams has taken the plunge and started her own business with two partners in February. Watercrest Senior Living Group will operate assisted living and memory care communities and also provide marketing, development, and operational advisory services. “Things are very exciting for us, as we have several development partners in multiple states. We are going to China with one of our clients in March ’13 for EB5 financing for their projects.” At our reunion, this was all coming together for Joanie, who writes: “All my NMH friends were very encouraging, so thank you all for that. Will keep you all posted as things progress.” After reunion last June, Shahrokh Taleghani added a new member to his family with the birth of daughter Lale Aria on 7/24. She joins brother Timur (2 ½). “We are getting ready to move (again) to Istanbul and are looking forward to settling in and staying put for a while. Saying goodbye to New York City and the U.S. will be interesting, but with family stateside, I am sure we will be traveling back at least once or twice a year.” Shahrokh hopes to see some more familiar faces at the 40th. “In the meantime, I guess there is always Facebook.” Adam Handler of Brewster, N.Y., closed his ad agency of 27 years and is looking forward to new ventures. He sings with an a cappella group called Men Without Instruments. He recently saw Jean Pendleton-Madden, Jeff Aliber, Jon Rubin, and Tufts roommate Bill McKersie. His son is a sophomore at NYU film school. James Gullickson is “getting older and rounder in Minnesota. New Year’s resolution ’12 not yet realized. Plenty to be thankful for, though: family in good health; work is still fun (how can doing public radio at a university ever be a bad job?). Had some marvelous vacations in ’12 with visits to a tropical rainforest preserve in Costa Rica (zip line ride down the mountain); a couples trip to Memphis, Tenn., that included Graceland and Beale Street (one
Tim Baribeau ’77 (left) and Jerry Seal ’78 (right) in front of King’s College Chapel in Cambridge, England
should never miss the Sun Records or Stax Records tours); capped off by a Panamanian cruise.” Bob Krey says he might have some news for the next issue.
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CARRIE NIEDERMAN 1021 Arlington St Houston TX 77008 thedoc@txequinedentist.com CATHY ABRAHAM HOPKINS 2590 Centre St RR #1 St. Catharines ON Canada L2R 6P7 cathy.hopkins@gmail.com
From Carrie: Happy to welcome in ’13. The last three years have been tough, dealing with health issues. Finally, I got a diagnosis of chronic Lyme and have been responding well to the treatment. Hope to be back to 100 percent by June, when I trust I will see many of you for our 35th. We lost a terrific classmate, Gail Osgood, this fall. She lost her courageous and painful battle with breast cancer. Gail was an extremely talented photographer, athlete, and mother who had no fears. Thanks to her wisdom, I will not look at birds the same way. Heidi Walter Nelson had dinner with Paige Relyea Lehman ’79 and Sarah Heminway ’79 shortly after Gail’s death to honor her. Meg Largey and her partner CJ visited Guy Clark and his partner Harrison Morgan at their farm in Bullville, N.Y., where they take in rescue horses. Ivanka Maglic ’79 also visited them from Paris in June. Guy writes: “It was great to catch up with some of my NMH girls.” Last summer Guy was featured on a TV show called “Allt For Sverige” in Sweden. The eight episodes are on YouTube and mostly in English. “It was an adventure-based reality show to discover our Swedish roots. Since then, my life has been more crazy than usual, as I became a household name in a foreign country. Now I am doing Swedish TV work, ads and endorsements, interviews, and talk shows. If that isn’t enough, I started my own men’s accessory line called Mr. Guy, which is being sold at places like the Metropolitan Opera Shop in New York City and Nonno in Stockholm, Sweden. Thankfully, my interior design work in NYC has been very busy. I have been featured lately on the NBC show ‘Open House New York.’ If you want to see some of my work, check out this link: www.nbcnewyork.com/video/#./ blogs/open-house/Designer-Living—Park-AvenueDesign-with-Guy-Clark/151384165.” Rich Miller met Glenn Frey of the Eagles at a fundraiser in New York City recently and spoke to him for 10 minutes. Awesome. Laird Johnson turned Rich onto the Eagles during the fall of ’75 in North Crossley. Wore out their greatest hits record that year. Rich attended a Lucinda Williams concert with Stephanie Ackler ’80. Mark McCormick stopped by to say hello at the Love for Levon benefit. Rich is looking forward to seeing everyone at the reunion.