Jasjiv Sahney is still in Bangalore, India. His elder
Bart Raser ’83 holds an original Daniel Bellow ’83 oil can.
other hand I am never bored! My stepson, Pasi, is in the National Guard in Oregon, daughter Soraya and stepdaughter Nuria are here with me in Arlington. Gretchen Bowder and her daughter, Georgia, came to visit us here in D.C. this year. Would love to see others!” Laurie Smith and I (Allyson Goodwin) stopped by to see Daniel Bellow and his impressive studio last August on our way to a weekend together at Kripalu. Dan gave me a sweet piece of pottery to bring to our former headmaster, Dick Unsworth ’45, which I delivered to him in October. Dick was thrilled! Daniel had a milestone birthday party with several NMH friends in Brattleboro last summer: Kirsti Hastings McCabe ’84, Brian Rooney ’82, Jonathan Heinemann, David Hiler, Oliver Dow, and Bill Maloney were on hand to celebrate.
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Great to hear from Jabu Maphala! Jabu writes, “Two of my three kids, Woody and Judith, have finished their undergraduate studies and are taking a few years before going to grad school. My youngest, Caroline, is graduating next year. I decided to quit the corporate environment and to take a new path. I have just completed my first year of a doctoral program in business at the Gordon Institute of Business Science in Johannesburg. I hope to defend my proposal in July. Anyone heard from Ronald Jones?” Jens Hermjakob still lives close to Frankfurt, Germany, and is working for an IT company. She enjoyed a four-week vacation in March 2014 to Los Angeles and Hawaii. Also living and working in Germany is Nancy Huston. Nancy and Marggie Slichter “talk” shop via email from time to time. She has also helped with NMH admissions efforts over there. Thanks, Nancy! Juan Rachadell is working at a hospital in Portugal and visited family in Madrid in January 2014. He sends his best wishes to the class of ’84!
son, Maryk (22), is at Trinity College Dublin, and his younger son (19), at Tufts. Catherine Trinka Hamilton: “We are living happily in Burlington, Vt. I work as an executive at Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Vermont and teach part time at the University of Vermont in their master’s in public health program. Along with health-care reform, my 8-year-old twins, William and James, keep me busy. We see [my brother] Eddie Hamilton and [wife] Maja Smith Hamilton a lot, but can barely keep up with their Nordic skiing and triathlons.” Andrew Dole writes, “Since 2004 I have been back in the Pioneer Valley. I teach in the religion department at Amherst College. I’m married to Sarah Buteux, currently an associate pastor in a Congregationalist church in Northampton, and have two children, George (7) and Genevieve (4). We have visited NMH on several occasions, including shortly after the Northfield campus was shut down.” Sharyn Gewanter Collinson says hello from the Baltimore area. Desmond Mullen is now at Organic Transit (Durham, N.C.)—a startup creating solar-electric pedal-powered hybrid bike/cars. They’re creating environmental prosperity for all by making the most efficient vehicles on the planet. From Portland, Maine, Bill Pusey writes, “I continue to work in the banking industry for Promontory Interfinancial Network. We bought a second home up in Rangeley, Maine, this summer.” Bill enjoyed the ski season at Saddleback. Also in the Portland area is Mary Pat Clarke. She has recently joined the NMH Board of Trustees. Thank you for your service to NMH, Mary Pat! Caroline Stookey Dennis relocated to Portland last year as well. I had the pleasure of catching up over lunch with Kristin Hanson Martin in Cambridge last December just before NMH Christmas Vespers. At the time, Kristin and her husband, Bill, were getting ready to depart for Mexico to see the monarch butterfly wintering grounds! That same day, Laura Vantine and I raised a glass after Vespers in Boston. We all agree that a class of ’84 gathering in Boston is a must in 2015. Chris Nagle and I are in regular contact and enjoy an annual spring visit on the Cape. We always include a dinner with two alumni from the class of ’56, and last year Linda and Bill Batty ’59 joined the fun. Being on campus means I get to see those intrepid souls who come back for the Pie Race. This year, Sarah Prescott blazed in again with an amazing time, and Kerry Doyle also made an impressive showing, with a pie to show for her efforts. Some travel for work this year took me to Chicago, and the highlight was dinner with Heidi Kronenberg. Heidi is the founder and managing director of Magnolia Care Solutions, which provides case management and guardianship services to disabled individuals. I continue to enjoy summertime sailing in New England and heard from Ingrid Halonen via Facebook last summer when I sailed into her neck of the woods in Maine. I am enjoying the challenge of parenting my three 20-something kids, who are nearly semi-launched. Anyone know a good
support group for this stage? I enjoy connecting on Facebook with many of you, and admiring photos of your kids, pets, and travel!
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JENNIFER BUELL HORSCHMAN 67 Joyner Ave Ashville NC 28806-4308 jenhorschman@yahoo.com
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GEOFFREY LOCKE 19 Whittier St Northampton MA 01062-9722 gwlocke@gmail.com
I adjusted to U.S. life after a phenomenal three weeks in Argentina and Uruguay. Highlights were watching the Perito Moreno glacier dramatically break apart, hiking to view the Upsala glacier, eating and drinking, and hanging out at the pool and beach in the stunning town of José Ignacio, Uruguay. I have another paper published in an academic journal, a wonderful and challenging class of graduate students at Smith, and a busy clinical practice. Yesterday, Laura Fitch Mattson ’85, who lives in Rye, N.Y., with her husband and two teenage boys, stopped by my home for a much-needed visit. Laura was visiting her mother, Dorothy “Dot” Rugg Fitch ’51, who lives in Greenfield, Mass. Ben Robertson published a book, The Last Generation, which is currently number one on the Amazon young-adult historical fiction best-seller list. Congratulations, Ben. He is living in Keene, N.H. Markham Roberts has also published his first book, Decorating the Way I See It, and it’s receiving rave reviews on Amazon. Missy Crowe moved to Jensen Beach, Fla., to be closer to her mother, and she continues her work as a professional commodities trader/instructor. She planned to visit with Ginny Wasiuk Lay over the holidays. Missy would love to hear from other NMH friends living near her in Florida. Erika Riddington writes: “I’m geeking out in my first year teaching public urban middle school science. It’s so much fun, so much work. Home is in Arlington, Mass., with husband Hugh and children Annika (11) and Magnus (6). I’d be happy to see friends in the area if I ever get to a Boston alum event.” Karin Kimbrough, who lived in Crossley and played lacrosse, wrote from her home in New York City: “I am married with two boys, 8 and 10. I am
Catherine Trinka Hamilton ’84 and her family
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