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class who need to meet their soulmates? Have ’em call me! LOL.” Leigh Heyman shares, “It’s been a pretty exciting year! It’s been a little over a year since my wife and I moved from Boston to Washington, D.C. I accepted a job at the White House to run the operations and software development for whitehouse.gov and other executive branch websites. It’s been a pretty spectacular ride so far, but even more exciting is that my wife gave birth to our first child, Evalyn Rose Heyman, September 2012! We couldn’t be more thrilled. Eva is happy and healthy (though she doesn’t let us get much sleep)! See a photo of her on page 67 outside the West Wing in her Nobles outfit—a gift from Brooke Asnis ’90 and the graduate affairs office.” Elena Weiss MacCartee says, “Congratulations to Gwen, Maggie, George, Jamie and Leigh, and thanks, Bart, for sharing.”
1991 Class Correspondent
Kelly Doherty Laferriere kdl@snet.net Greg Hoffman reports, “My wife, Jamie, and I welcomed Nola Helena Hoffman into the world on Feb. 13, 2012, joining proud older brother Rowan. Never thought I would have to paint a room pink.”
1992 Class Correspondent
Lynne Dumas Davis 703-623-4211 LynneDumas@aol.com
54 Nobles winter 2013
A memorable photo taken of the Class of 1994 offspring. From left: Laila Dix (Andra Voldins Dix), Sage Albright (Lawson Allen Albright), Olive and Callie Glenn (Lisa Z. Glenn), Ava Murphy (Annie Stephenson Murphy) a friend, August Dix and Nate Albright
1993 Class Correspondent
Sam Jackson
Sam Jackson writes, “Looking forward to seeing everyone in May as we celebrate our 20th! In the meantime, here are a few updates.” Ian Lundgren writes, “I will begin a shark-tracking project with Mass State Fisheries and UMass on St. Croix USVI in June. I’ve been hearing about Chris Irwin’s band rocking on St. Thomas on the radio.” Speaking of Chris Irwin, he adds, “I live in St. Thomas, USVI, with three kids (all boys) ages 5, 4 and 4 months. I got out of the Navy after 14 years as a SEAL, and I’m still a reservist. I work for an investment research company (13d.com) and also own and operate a CrossFit gym with my wife (reebokcrossfitstt.com) and compete for CrossFit. I still play live music around the island (chrisirwinband.com) and recently wrote and recorded the soundtrack for a movie about fallen SEAL and
Medal of Honor recipient Michael Murphy (murphmovie.com). Those are the biggies. Life is good.” Unfortunately, Joanna Meany Gomez is unable to join us in May, and for good reason, as she is reporting from Hawaii: “I just received my master’s degree in education with a specialization in middle-level education. It’s been a tough 18 months of work (on top of continuing to teach eighth-grade science), but I am excited to integrate all that I’ve learned. There have been lots of changes to education since we were in middle school. (I remember going to the library to complete research, now students just Google it.) Many of us may remember the middle school years as painful and awkward, but I really enjoy teaching eighth graders. They just have this incredible energy. They burst into the classroom eager and excited to learn, no matter what the topic (although perhaps without a pencil or homework planner). I get to laugh (really laugh) with them multiple times a day. I really can’t imagine a better job!” Lydia Langford writes, “All is well. I’m still living in NYC, but I’m
back in Massachusetts often. I would like to thank my classmates for the outpouring of well wishes and fond memories of my mom, who passed away last September. I got so many wonderful notes from my Nobles classmates, and it really meant a lot to me. Our childhood/teenage friends are really so dear, as our parents remember them best. Anyway, it was really nice. Looking forward to seeing everyone this spring!” Sam Jackson shares, “As for me, in May I completed my master’s in aging studies from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. I still work for Benchmark Senior Living as a senior executive director overseeing communities in Haverhill and Waltham, Mass.”
1994 Class Correspondent
Annie Stephenson Murphy 415-377-4466 annie_stephenson@yahoo.com Cole Parker reports, “I ran into Jim Hampe at a biotech event in Cambridge last spring. I frequently