Daniel went to SUNY-Binghamton for his bachelor’s and his master’s in philosophy. While pursuing his master’s, he and a partner wrote and sold a screenplay. He also writes lyrics with a new band, Peaches and Crime. Aaron graduated with honors from SUNY Plattsburgh, where he’ll continue for an MS in leadership. Ruth Stevens was named 1 of “20 women to watch in sales lead management” by the Sales Lead Management Association. For the award details: www.20women2watch.com/2011/03/2011-winnerruth-p-stevens-emarketing-strategy.html. Jay Ward still teaches physics and chemistry and coaches JV soccer at NMH, finishing his 35th year. Son Bill Ward ’07 graduated in ’11 from Georgetown and is working for Morgan Stanley in NYC. Son Brady Ward ’10 is a soph at Yale this fall, where he is a member of the Spizzwinks(?), a male a cappella group. Jay reports that “NMH is in fantastic shape these days, and we are in a good position to attract a new dynamic head of school. Start making plans for our 45th reunion in ’13. Best to all.” From Alan Winslow: “Sam and I are just completing a transatlantic cruise for our 40th. Other than that, my 20 years at Intel ended a few years back and now I’ve joined a small Web2.0 start-up doing Software QA. We still live in wonderfully kinky and queer San Francisco and would love folks to come visit.”
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SUE PINEO STOWBRIDGE PO Box 29 S Tamworth NH 03883-0029 nfld69@aol.com
Some news came in after the last deadline and others took a little time to write after my recent email. I hope to give you more notice in the future so there will be time to send your news. Many of us now have grown children with families of their own, and while it is certainly fun learning of those marriages and births, please remember that these events should be reported after they occur. If your news of an upcoming marriage or birth does not appear, just drop another note after the fact and I’ll be sure to publish your news. Bonnie Blair Peterson reports that life has been busy in south GA. Her father, who has Alzheimer’s and has lived with them for 2 yrs, just turned 86. She says his goal is 100 and he just might make it. They are enjoying the relationship developing between him and his new Shih-Tzu puppy, which they gave him for a pet. The household is getting quite lively. Bonnie says that after 3 yrs of struggle, she has completed her doctorate in public administration and will be teaching courses for Valdosta State U, starting this summer. She celebrated her 60th birthday by “Swimming with the Giants” in the Atlanta Aquarium. “I wanted something new, exciting, and different, and I think I got it. Now, if the sharks just don’t see me as appetizing…’’ Chris Fleuriel moved to ME to become the
librarian at the Veterans Admin Medical Center in Togus in late Mar. The position was vacant for a year, so she is rebuilding the library. She says it is interesting to be in a place with a broader scope than Dana-Farber—a good challenge. She enjoys ME and doesn’t miss the 3-hr commutes at all. She says: “I’ve managed to continue my small-world experiences: in 1 week I met 2 Northfield alums, Lynne Dow Drinkard ’63 and Ann Hadley Greenberg ’64.” Chris’s son Sam graduated from Cheshire Academy and is headed to Champlain College. Daughter Shoshana will celebrate her 16th birthday in Israel during her 2-week trip there in July. Marti Hall Malabad still lives in VA Beach VA with husband Ellis (40 yrs in July). She has 2 grandchildren and loves retired life, taking time to sail, hike, bike, and travel. She was thrilled to receive a phone call from roommate Ann DainGoeschl during the Annual Fund drive. They’re hoping to connect in CA. She stays in touch with Ann Pettengill Shea, enjoying visits when possible, and would welcome hearing from anyone coming through VA at m.malabad@gmail.com. Libby Leonard Siegmund writes that her daughter graduated from U of Mary Washington, and Libby retired from teaching in June. She hopes they can leave the DC area in a few yrs. Wendy Rosan Costa had a great year working on educational programs at a historic plantation that is near her house in MD. Her oldest son finished his PhD in biomedical nanotechnology, and her youngest is halfway through a master’s in engineering. She says: “I like having grown-up kids.” Leslie Robinson Sharp in Portland OR reports that she is still fairly healthy after a cancer recurrence in ’08, but is retired now and on disability because she is now stage 4 (metastatic). She says the drug she is taking is effective and that many people live quite a while at stage 4. Daughters Clair and Emily are in their 20s and living in the Pacific Northwest, too, so she sees them regularly. Leslie’s husband Bill is making more art lately, while working at IBM as a systems lab manager; happily, he manages to balance the 2 careers. Becky Rounds Michela writes: “All of our children are out of high school and 5/6 of them are done with undergraduate college. We have 1 grandchild and greatly enjoy the time that we spend with all our adult children.” Otherwise, Becky still manages a pool in the summer, coaches swimming in the winter, teaches an early morning religion class, and works in a health food store. She says: “I have also found a lot of delight in sussing out my family tree roots.” Donna Thurston Downing has left ME Medical Center, but husband Tom is now working there. He moved his Lifeline Workplace Health Promotions Program to the Division of Family Medicine at MMC and loves the freedom and challenge. Donna is now in a full-time teaching position at UNH in the occupational therapy program 3 days a week. She is getting used to commuting and tries to take the Downeaster train 1 day a week. She says: “I’m adjusting to reading a lot of papers and preparing lectures/class activities, but love the
change and challenge.”
Danielle Zuraitis Zora is in Waterbury CT, where she is looking for a job again and willing to relocate. She says: “I expect to need to work until I am at least 70.” She received her bachelor’s in sociology/adult ed and her master’s in human services/community counseling. Her work in human services has included supportive housing for the homeless; STD, health, and drug education for high-risk individuals; the correctional system, rehab centers, and shelters; counseling and support services for HIV-positive homeless individuals; housing advocacy; home visits; and health education. I am happy to report we have just celebrated the girls’ master’s degrees. Susie Strowbridge Simmons ’02 earned a degree in technology in education through Lesley U’s distance learning program. Jen Strowbridge ’05 has received her degree in teaching elementary and middle school and special education from U of Southern ME. Husband Marc is retired and still pouring his energy into the Mt Washington Valley Children’s Museum, where he designs and builds exhibits, and the NH Astronomical Association’s Library Telescope Program. He conceived and developed the LTP, which enables library patrons to take out a telescope much like taking out a book. The program is now spreading across the country under the auspices of a variety of different astronomy clubs and interested organizations. NMH is working to improve news gathering. Go to community.nmhschool.org and log in with your username and password or register as a new user. Then, click on Magazine notes (on the left). Please note that that are two buttons: NMH Magazine Notes or Submit/Edit My NMH Magazine Notes. Once you click on the latter, click on Add a New Note.
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PETER KROPP 150 Seaview Rd Brewster MA 02631-1532 pkropp@cape.com
Not much news has been emailed to me since my last column in Jan. Here is the news I have received. George Chaltas sent a picture of our MH ’69 class banner that he displayed during a trip to Antarctica in 12/09. Ed Isaacs was reading Sarah Palin’s new book, which makes reference to our classmate Tim Petumenos, who conducted an interview with Ms Palin in 10/08 during her vice presidential campaign. Tim’s report concluded that there was no ethics violation. In 4/10 David Smith and wife Susan hosted a dinner at their home for Tom Drake and Roland Leong and his wife Kathy. Steve Shapiro was traveling to HI and Mexico over the winter. Our son Adam married Amanda Escamilla on 6/11/10 in Bar Harbor ME. Roger Long has sold the naval architecture firm he started a quarter century ago. In that time, he
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