stay connected... 1988 Terri Stroud 800 4th St. SW, Unit N418 Washington DC 20024 202-486-4189 terri.stroud@gmail.com Laura Cox 21 Merced Ave. San Anselmo CA 94960 415-302-7709 laurajeancox@gmail.com Matt Lavin 2221 46th St. NW Washington DC 20007 202-365-8593 mattlavindc@yahoo.com Heather Ross Zuzenak 12 Ginn Road Winchester MA 01890 781-874-1747 hrzuzenak@yahoo.com
They didn’t give us much space this time (where’s the love for ’88?), so apologies in advance to submitters for my heavy editorial pen. From head class secretary Terri Stroud: “In March, I traveled to Selma, Ala., to participate in the commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the 1965 Selma to Montgomery marches that culminated in the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Over the course of the weekend, I attended various civil rights–related workshops, watched and listened as President Obama honored the bravery and sacrifice of the men and women who marched 50 years ago, and, along with thousands of others, marched across the Edmund Pettus Bridge, the site of ‘Bloody Sunday.’ In May, I joined Aisha Jorge Massengill, Heather Dunbar Lucas, and other members of the PA family at a discussion on equity and inclusion that was held at Busboys and Poets in Washington, D.C.” Miguel Sancho is still “living the dream” at ABC News’s 20/20—and asks that you encourage everyone you know between the ages of 18 and 49 (that demographic currently includes all of his classmates, btw) to watch regularly. He also says that he’s taken up a new hobby: moving! He writes, “Accompanied by my saintly wife and two unbearably perfect children, I now live in lovely Larchmont, N.Y.—with Cricket Mikheev. (To clarify: We have separate dwellings.) Next stop: midlife crisis, abandonment of career and all material possessions, and a new life at an ashram, aboard a Great Lakes freighter, or perhaps the circus.” Chris Sapuppo is earning degrees in building technology, construction management, and carpentry while working as a developer in Austin, Texas. He’s never been happier, and his multiple
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management and construction roles have kept things pretty interesting. Moby Parsons recently purchased two Powerball tickets and is hoping for the best. As backup, he’s practicing orthopedics in Durham, N.H. He recently took his family on vacation to Bali. He has three children, so kids’ activities govern most of his free time, but he’s enjoying the simplicity and consistency of family life—until his numbers hit, that is. Our class playwright, Tory Stewart, is still in Los Angeles. Her newest play, Rich Girl, was presented at the Old Globe in San Diego in May and then at Theatre 502 in Louisville, Ky., in June. Tory’s also been writing pilots and screenplays and just finished a new play, Ophelia Redux. Leilah Powell told her that a play Tory wrote for children, Mercy Watson to the Rescue, was being staged in San Antonio in June. Susanna Rhodes Beckwith’s oldest daughter, Isabelle ’18, just completed her first year at PA, living in Double Brick. Susanna ran into Henry Gourdeau ’89 chasing his toddler on the lacrosse field. She was disturbed to find he looks exactly the same and that while she has a 15-year-old, Henry’s child is only 2. Isabelle is in math class with Kyle Welch ’18 (Peter Welch and Lisa Welch’s son) and toured with Bart Kalkstein’s daughter on revisit day. Worlds colliding. In her free time, Susanna runs a pediatric literacy program in Rhode Island and raises two more girls, Lila and Posey. She sees Matthew Hruska and Flossie Crisp ’89 often, as their kids all attend the same school. Shannon Meyer met up with Tanya Selvaratnam this past winter in NYC, where she tried unsuccessfully to get into Tanya’s soldout show, Sorry Robot. Shannon is still living in Carbondale, Colo., and has a 14-year-old son and 12-year-old daughter. Look her up next time you are in Colorado. Nick Hofgren and family live in London and Wiltshire. They have their hands full with new deerhound and lurcher puppies. Nick has been building a principal investment business in Guernsey and plans to expand into the UK and Ireland later this year. Tina Merrill and family spent a sabbatical living in a small village on the Otago Peninsula, on New Zealand’s South Island. Husband David did biology research, and Tina hiked remote beaches, penguin watching. They reluctantly returned home to Durham, N.C., this summer. Tahisa Paul Southwell writes that “after four years living off the coast of Belize, my husband, 4-year-old daughter, Tesla, and I moved to Mississippi and Las Vegas briefly for work but are headed back to paradise in June. Doors always open for guests!” After five years in Shanghai, Lucia Jaccaci, Tony Jaccaci ’87, and their boys are coming back to the States. In China, they opened YK Pao School Secondary Division. They are headed to Ohio, where Tony will be the next head of school at Cincinnati Country Day.
Ann Gerschefski is a realtor at William Raveis in Sherman, Conn. She also still works as an orchestra musician on Broadway, so if anyone’s at a show, peek into the pit and see if she’s there. If you want to buy or sell a house anywhere in the world, contact her at anngerschefski@raveis.com. In other news from our nation’s capital, I (Matt Lavin) hit my own personal Powerball when my beautiful and charming girlfriend, Christie, said yes to my proposal of marriage. Although I’d planned on a super-short engagement, Christie informs me that it takes dressmakers longer than a few days to stitch a wedding gown together, so, as Miguel says, stay tuned—there’s more to come. Until next time, be safe out there.
1989 Laura Bauschard 2918 Octavia St. San Francisco CA 94123 415-806-2412 (cell) lbauschard@gmail.com Curtis Eames 978-994-9015 curtiseames111@gmail.com Gina Hoods 400 Chaney Road, Apt. 1024 Smyrna TN 37167 423-892-7140 404-667-4939 ghoods@yahoo.com
Sitting at my computer on a beautiful spring day, I have a few updates to share. The age of social media makes it a bit challenging to share news that has not already been dispersed. I give to you the info freely shared with me. Gabe Wardell currently resides in Atlanta with his wife, Trin, and their two children, Gustav and Greta. He works as director of group marketing for the Center for Civil and Human Rights, while also working in the film community. He is a coproducer for the Atlanta 48 Hour Film Project, and he cochairs the film evaluation committee for the Atlanta Jewish Film Festival. Pablo Mozo opened La Cubana, a restaurant with two locations in Toronto, with his sister Corinna ’86. The Cuban diner/luncheonette is doing great business. Pablo’s son, Pepper, is a huge hockey fan like his dad. The family spent time this past spring driving around Iceland. Send pictures for the next set of notes! Erin O’Reilly is enjoying life in Park City, Utah, with her husband and two rescue dogs. The couple celebrated their 20th wedding anniversary in June; they’re also running two IT companies. They are hoping for a better ski season this winter. Libby Palomeque has fallen in love with sparkle and taken up figure skating. By the time y’all read this, she will have conquered her first competition! Congrats!