Alums from ’69 got together at George Chaltas’s home in Palo Alto CA. Front row: Ed Craine, Ben Bullard, George Chaltas. Back row: Bob Linderman, Rob Steinberg, Al Gilbert, and Steve Pollock. designed more vessels in the coastal oceanographic fleet than any other naval architect. He will now begin cruising on his 32-ft sailboat, which he plans to do until someone has to carry him off the boat. That’s it from sunny Cape Cod on the eve of Memorial Day weekend, when we begin to share the Cape with the world.
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DEBORAH PERSONS BROOKE 68 Hidden Bay Drive South Dartmouth MA 02748 dpbrooke@gmail.com
Hello, Classmates. This must have been a busy spring or else the extreme weather across the country redirected everyone’s energy, because I didn’t receive much news. Please know that you now have the ability to post news and search news posted by classmates on the secure NMH online alumni community at community.nmhschool.org. This site will not be an archive of notes published in the magazine. Also remember that whether you choose to submit news or not, you can join and search the NMH alumni database at http://community.nmhschool.org. It is an easy way to get and stay in touch. Please consider adding your email address, as it will make it easier for me to share news with you. Muffie Michaelson continues to donate fundraising and marketing services to various nonprofits, especially the hospital where her husband practices, and IRC Atlanta, the local office of the International Rescue Committee, a refugee resettlement organization. Her favorite exercise is digging and hauling in her garden, and now that she is no longer managing long-distance elder care, she has been trying to work in some photography classes. Husband Rob’s infectious disease practice keeps growing, but he stopped taking weekend calls this year, allowing them to restart dance lessons and travel more. Muffy writes: “We head out west a couple of times a year to ride at ranches and ski. Last fall we traveled to Spain with our younger daughter, Charlotte, who had just graduated from Northwestern. She is now working in Buenos Aires
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with a goal of developing fluency in Spanish, so we are heading there in May to spend a week with her. Our older daughter, Alex, is a 4th-year medical student at Emory and lives near us in Atlanta, so we get to see her often.” Cynthia Roney writes that her son Will graduated from Macalester College this spring and his first stop after graduation is working on a ranch in northeastern NV. Her daughter Jennie is moving up to assoc director at the Arab American Assoc in Brooklyn and enjoying that role. “I am busy with work and a few organizations, the Westside Campaign against Hunger and the International Grenfell Association (which gives me a chance to go home to Newfoundland every year).” Kim Wade Ryan and husband Jim recently moved back to Medford MA after 4 years in NYC and are new grandparents. Lillyan Grace Ryan was born in Dec to eldest son Scott and wife Rachel. Kim writes: “Having raised 3 sons, I am thoroughly enjoying looking at pink and frilly.” Leslie Brooks Scott and husband Bob have been in Lyman SC 19 years. She writes: “We have grown the farm to 400 acres, and I teach 70 riders a week. Another 2 years and I’ll be teaching the children of my 1st students here. Bob has been birding, and the list is up to 118 species spotted on the farm. Uof SC upstate botany teacher came out and did a botanical inventory and the count was over 650 different plants on the farm. It justifies the decision to put a conservation easement on the farm so that it can be used for farming, horses, and wildlife.” As for me, I am still adjusting to being back, after 30 years, in my hometown, where it seems everyone knows or knew me and my family. There are definite pluses and minuses to this situation. In addition to my work as a buyer for a local independent book/gift store, I serve on a few charitable boards and have most recently been chasing a winter’s worth of spiders and dust out of my beach house in preparation for the summer tenants, who always seem to arrive just about 1 week before the “squirrel problem” has been resolved. Please keep the news coming. Photographs are always welcome, but don’t send photos taken on cell phones. NMH prefers JPG or TIFF files.
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NEIL KIELY 111 Ferry Rd Bristol RI 02809-2902 neil@marketinginmotion.com
By the time you read this, 12 Hoggers will have (hopefully) completed a 3-day hike in the Presidential range in NH. This mini-reunion was organized by the originator of the terms “Hog” and “Hogger,” our own Gene Ward. Pictures and lots of stories to follow, I’m sure. I’m hearing from many of you who have turned, or are about to turn, the big 6-0. Congrats to all who have achieved this milestone. I also heard from Hap Schadler, who said he is “still the baby of the
class at 58.” He just returned from a 30-day cruise through the So Pacific. Worst part was realizing that many onboard (his age) were already retired. I was thrilled to hear from Ross Dolloff’s wife Care, who says that Ross is home and “continues to push hard in his stroke recovery following surgery 2 years ago.” He gets around with a cane and is acclimating to computer use, which has been frustrating since he had been something of a computer geek. Ross thinks fondly of his MH days and would love to hear from classmates or have them visit in Boston. John Hargreaves was recently inducted into the Franklin & Marshall Athletic Hall of Fame for cross-country and track, where his career included 8 varsity letters and being named most outstanding male athlete in his graduating class. John “JD” Martin, headmaster of St Andrew’s School in Barrington RI, writes: “I had nothing to report until yesterday (6/16) when Dale Graden blew into town and knocked on my door.” Dale grew up in Barrington and used to play in the SA gym. He was accompanied by daughter Louisa (8th grade). They were going to visit Dale’s mother in ME and planned to visit colleges along the way. “He looked great. Stays in shape hiking and lifting and is gregarious as ever,” quipped JD. Hey, Dale…I live about 6 miles from JD. Because of the economy Steve Row has been “reduced” to a substitute teacher. He teaches calculus, statistics, chemistry, French (thank you, Mr Weber), and music. Looking for a part-time job with a local newspaper. He was editor of a paper in NJ for 8 years. Also works as a pastor in a Baptist church, much to the chagrin of his Presbyterian colleagues. He’s fighting the aging process by working out regularly, and he still rows the Head of the Charles every fall with former Harvard teammates. Jon Rounds and wife Eve become empty nesters this fall (Jon—take it from me; it’s temporary— they’ll be back.) and with 3 tuitions is reminded (too late) of the need for good financial planning. He is one of the founders of a technology strategy start-up, Cloud Technology Partners. “Typical of most start-ups, we have had lots of success but with negative cash flow.” Derek Cavanaugh just returned from his 5th trip to China, where son Jake has lived for 5 years. This 2-week trip to Shanghai was to celebrate Jake’s marriage to Jade Li. Alex Lotocki de Veligost is thrilled that daughter Isabelle will be entering NMH as a frosh in Sept. She is “super excited about going.” Alex and Susan are also excited but somewhat anxious about having their only child leave the nest so early. Alex continues to enjoy his new position with JPMorgan. By the time you read this it will be over, but maybe some of you will have caught a performance on the summer reunion tour of AJ Eckert’s band, the Magnetics. They played up and down the East Coast. Tom Baldwin thinks he and wife Trisha “live such boring lives.” He works long hours (often 7 days a week), they have no children (and are not expecting any), which is why “I don’t have anything exciting to report. However, it’s nice