Class Notes

1959

Buzz Goodall has gotten his first vaccine and began downsizing his holdings while enjoying his winters in Florida and summers in Nantucket.

Ned Noyes has retired from his real-estate company and he and his wife Rosa are contemplating taking advantage of the current real-estate boom and put their summer house on the Potomac on the market as they consolidate.

1960

Pete Clements has fully recovered from a heart attack nearly a year ago and has returned to his post at Home Depot. He attributes his speedy recovery to his rigorous work-out regime.

Bob Kay has been successful in dealing with his cancer over the last several years. He is looking forward to some warm weather and golf in Providence Forge, VA.

Mons King retired from his pump manufacturing company and stays busy volunteering at PGA golf tournaments as a ‘walking scorer’ who is assigned to follow each foursome around the course. This enables the TV networks to show the speed, arc, distance, etc. of each shot. He recently returned from the Sony Open in Hawaii and is looking forward to his annual trip to Atlanta for the Tour of Champions.

Archie Michael has moved into a retirement community in Litiz, PA., although he still has his house in Ocean City, MD where he can be found entertaining his children and grandchildren.

Don ‘Sparky’ Nichols reports he had all the COVID symptoms in early 2020 but came out unscathed and now has gotten his first shot. Not surprisingly, in retirement, he has gotten his HAM operator’s license and is talking to all his ‘Tec’ friends around the world at all hours of the day and night.

Clinton Pitts spends his summers in Virginia maintaining his farm and continuing to do his small bit to improve the water quality of the Chesapeake Bay by aquafarming a million oysters a year. After the heat of a Virginia summer, he enjoys his ‘cool’ winters in Maine with Galen and blowing snow.

George Reinhart and his wife Doris are both fully retired and enjoying traveling and some golf on the course which abuts their Seabrook, SC residence. Luddy Sells has settled in on his ‘new’ farm (downsizing isn’t in his vocabulary) outside of Middleburg, VA. He and Brianne are still involved with their horses and enjoy having their daughter, sonin-law and two-year-old twins living on the farm.

Sandy Shaw has turned over his equipment business to his son in Frederick, MD. Last year he watched his grandson play in a lacrosse tournament held on the SJS campus and reportedly was in awe of ‘the place’ he left 60+ years ago. As one would expect, he stays in contact with his Bel Air side kick Archie.

Toby Young continues to pursue his love for bridge during these trying times by playing online. Unfortunately, age has forced him to step away from his competitive tennis. He made a generous gift to SJS in memory of his older brother Chip '59 and reported that he had continued his rigorous work ethic the last few years by cutting, splitting and then selling firewood to his neighbors.

ClAss notes

1987

Rick Hoff and his family have relocated to Mount Pleasant, SC. He would love to connect with any alumni in the Charleston area.

2006

Caroline (Combs) Adams and her husband Jason welcomed a son, Gregory Lawrence, on June 2, 2020.

2011

Myers Rhoad is a psychotherapist (Licensed Social Worker) based out of Denver, CO. She started her own private practice called Empowerment Therapy, LLC, in February 2021. She offers therapy to older adolescents and adults, as well as families.

2012

Carrie Spicher recently launched an event planning business, Carrie Anne Events, in North Carolina. Grace McFillen '15 designed her website, carrieanneevents.com.

2016

Sophie Abeles is a 2021 Fulbright Scholarship Semi-Finalist. Sophie graduated from Boston University in May of 2020 with a BA in International Relations and Spanish with Magna Cum Laude distinction. She works as an admissions counselor for an education technology company called 2U.

Faculty Former faculty members Evan and Leanne (Pasqual) Gilbertson welcomed a daughter, Attilia Jane, on July 2, 2020.

ClAss notes

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Penny Allison, wife of Bill Allison '60, departed this life on December 19, 2020, after 44 years of marriage. Penny was the loving mother of four children, Bill, Aaron, Peter and Catherine; grandmother of 10; and greatgrandmother of two. She served the Philadelphia School district as an exemplary early childhood teacher and is memorialized by the Penny Allison Early Childhood Fund, a part of the Carbon County Community Foundation. To date it has already distributed nearly $5,000 to nine early childhood teachers in Carbon County, PA.

Penny and Bill '60 Allison

Adam S. Mott passed away on March 14, at the age of 80. He was the father of David Mott ’82 and Jenny Mott ’81 and grandfather of Adam Hamrick '13. Mr. Mott is also survived by Josie, his wife of nearly 59 years.

Hugh H. Schindel passed away on January 11, 2021 in Hagerstown, MD. Hugh is survived by his wife of 58 years, Rayetta; and their three sons, Hugh “Rusty” Schindel II '82 (Sherri), Kyle Schindel '84 (Kelly), and Matthew Schindel '89 (Maria). He also is survived by six grandchildren, Amy Anand (Gagan), Benjiman Schindel '10 (Samantha), Levi Schindel '16, Ellen Schindel, Anna Schindel and John Schindel; and two great-grandchildren.

George A. Thompson '56 passed away on May 1, 2020. He served in the United States Army from 1960-1962. He was retired from Washington Steel Corp in Pennsylvania. He is survived by his wife Linda (Galloway) Thompson, his daughters Lisa Norman, Colleen Bonus, a son Adam Thompson, and 13 grandchildren.

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Father Dunnan's mother, Diana Baldwin Dunnan, died quietly at home after a long illness on the evening of Monday, February 22, 2021; she was 90 years old. Please pray for the repose of her soul, for Father Dunnan, and for her children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren, whom she loved, and who loved her very much.

A gifted gardener and devoted mother and grandmother, Mrs. Dunnan was committed to philanthropy, serving as the Head Docent of the National Gallery of Art when she was a young mother in the 1960’s, volunteering in several capacities at St. Albans School, and supporting secondary and collegiate education, environmental causes, and hospitals financially, most notably York Hospital in York, Maine.

Mrs. Dunnan was a generous supporter of Saint James over the last 29 years, and obviously a great support to her son. Anyone wishing to make a gift in her memory should make a gift to the school. These gifts will be applied to the Memorial Scholarship Fund. A memorial service for Mrs. Dunnan will be held at St. Peter's by the Sea, in Cape Neddick, Maine, at a date to be announced this summer.