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Sally Bloodgood-Rollins, Diane Blaha Carney, Jacqueline Carter-Matsapola, Helen Coxe Cheney, Jane Dewey, Nina Dorsey, Suzanne Eusden, Gustavia Evans, Cindy Olive Filliger, Lucy Flint-Gohlke, Gwen Fowlkes, Ann Stiff Heine, Holly Cleveland Hildreth, Toni Holden, Kate Lilly Jarvey, Joyce Johnson, Victoria Johnson, Carlotta Kip, Jane Kranzler, Dorothy Lagemann, Jill Lerer, Robyn Bodenrader Loesch, Nancy Mackinnon, Babette Masse, Anne Mendenhall, Roz Munro, Lisa Nelson, Ann Woodd-Cahusac Orenstein, Sarah Pendleton, Dini Todd Price, Barbara Pynchon, Priscilla Higano Rohrer, Amy Schmertzler-Anisimov, Martha Rogers Scully, Abby Shaine, Beth Shapiro, Christine Kuehl Startup, Kim Streeter, Penny Stone, Susan Stone, Sue Machie Talin, Vicki Harrison Ward, Ann Waters, Liza Webster, Meredith Weidenman, Carol White, Lorna Spinosa Willard, and Priscilla Woods. That’s a lot of people to lose! If you are in touch with any of them, please let me know.
PHILLIPS Tom Rawson P.O. Box 1361 Eastsound WA 98245 206-632-8248 tomrawson@gmail.com
The passing last October of Hale Sturges, a well loved and respected French instructor during our time at PA, elicited much response on our class Facebook page. Hale was remembered as an inspirational teacher whose melodious accent, combined with his unbridled enthusiasm, made early morning French class as entertaining as it was educational. Jocko MacNelly said it best: “He was a giant. One of my favorite and best teachers. I remember his roaring ‘Pas de tout!’ at a wrong answer.” Pete Morin ’73 remembered, “He had a way of saying ‘oui’ that was amusing. He drew out the ‘ou’ and sawed off the ‘i.’ ” Nick Hadley noted, “I can still quote Villon because of him.” I had a memorable outside-of-the-classroom Hale Sturges interaction lower year: Mr. Sturges and family lived in Adams South. Mark Lawrence and I were roommates in Taylor East, just a short water-balloon toss from the Sturges front door. One warm spring Sunday afternoon, when all the windows were open, Mark let loose with a string of poetic obscenities in a volume and cadence too conspicuous to ignore. Mr. Sturges was outdoors, probably with his little kids. He looked up and Mark was nowhere to be seen, but I was right in the window, in Sturges’s clear view. He asked in his deep, stern voice, “Tom, was that you with that colorful language?” “No, sir,” I replied. “But you know what I’m referring to, yes?” “Yes, sir.” He then gave his trademark smile, as if to say, “OK, I know who it was, and both you guys should learn to practice a little discretion.” I smiled back, and that was the end of it.
Rick McKallagat attended the memorial for Hale at Cochran Chapel and sent the following account: “Hale’s brother, grandson, daughter, and wife, Karen, all spoke. The overriding theme was that Hale Sturges was a man who expected and demanded excellence and was willing to help in all ways possible to achieve the excellence demanded. A standout moment: His daughter stated that Hale did not believe in heaven, but she did, and she felt his presence at her daughter’s birthday as multicolored balloons escaped into the sky. His last words to her were ‘Annie, the tide is coming in.’ ” Hale was a fixture at PA reunions, always genuinely interested in hearing the once-everyfive-years report on the twists and turns of his former students’ journeys. Our condolences to the Sturges family, and a merci beaucoup for four years of inspiration and 40-plus more of friendship. Congratulations to Bruce Poliquin, newly elected member of Congress from Maine’s Second District. This is the largest congressional district, in geographical area, east of the Mississippi River, covering all of northern and eastern Maine from Lewiston and Bangor to the borders with Quebec and New Brunswick. Bruce ran a tireless campaign, reaching out to voters all across the district. He first had to win a Republican primary in June before facing off against a well-known and respected Democratic state senator in the general election in November. I’m reminded of upper year, when some PA ’72ers participated in the Washington internship program, working in congressional offices in DC, performing such tasks as answering constituent mail, researching issues, and writing speeches. After Bruce’s victory in November, I wrote to PA to ask about the status of that program. I received a nice response from Dean of Studies Patricia Russell explaining that the internship program no longer exists but that there is interest in reviving it. Perhaps a PA student from Maine will have the privilege of learning the ropes of Congress under Bruce’s tutelage. The Class of 1972 wishes Bruce all the best in serving the citizens of northern Maine. Mr. Allis and Mr. Lyons would be very proud. Checking in from Rocky Mountain country, Javier Baz says, “I’ve been in Denver with my wife Colleen and our two boys for the past 10 years. Great town to chill and bring up kids. I still do a little investing but take time to ski and travel. If you are in the area, please let me know.” Javier caught John Palfrey’s Colorado stop on the PA head of school’s Connecting Our Strengths tour, commenting, “It looks like PA is on the right track.” Chris Herzeca had a similar experience, reporting, “Just came back from an Andover event at which Head of School John Palfrey spoke. I was very impressed with him. A rare combination of intelligence, warmth, empathy, insightfulness, and grace. The school is in great hands.” Doug Billman reports from Brookline, Mass., “I have been in Brookline since 2000, having lived in London from 1984 to 2000. I currently have my own business (Sports Solutions International), consulting to tech companies who target the sports
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Welcome to our 60th year! Cornelia “Connee” Petty Young was one of the first to go, as she and husband Jamie traveled east from California to celebrate her January birthday with family Andover | Spring 2015
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