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In September, several members of the Class of ’77 and their offspring met at a Phelps House reception for alumni parents whose sons and daughters were entering PA. From left, Bill Yun with daughter Susan Yun ’17, Virginia Chapman Belser (son Noah Belser ’16 is not pictured), Asa Ackerly ’17 with mother Noel Schwerin, Jorge Virgili with daughter Adriana Virgili Alovisetti ’15, Rob Canning with son Krishna Canning ’16, and Olivia Durrett ’17 with father Bryan Durrett.
condolences to Jon’s sister, Magee Mudge. If any of you have any stories about Jon to share, please send them to me and I will forward them on to his family. Stay in touch. May the new year be good to all of you. —Mari
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The torrential rains in Colorado are finally subsiding as I get these notes written. I don’t know of any PA families who have been affected, but our prayers are with those who have suffered through this very unusual but devastating natural disaster. On a very sad note, Laura Richards ’74 sends notice of the passing of Pam Richards. Laura writes, “It is with enormous sadness that I tell any of you who were friends of my sister Pam that she passed away suddenly on Monday [Sept. 2, 2013]. She left behind her two daughters, Julia and Emily Cohan; her siblings, Laura, Tim ’81, Chris ’81, and C.C. ’82; and her parents, [faculty emeritus] Jack and Wendy Richards.” [Editor’s note: Please see Pam Richards’s obituary in the In Memoriam section.]
We are all extremely saddened by this loss. The Richards family was such an important presence for our class from many perspectives, and our thoughts and prayers are with them in this difficult time. [Editor’s note: Jack Richards passed away on Oct. 5. Please see his obituary in the In Memoriam section.] Perry Flanagan and her husband became empty nesters with the graduation of their youngest from Northwestern in December 2012. When Perry’s daughter Katie moved to NYC this past summer, Karin Genis and Dave Dumais very generously welcomed her to stay with them while she hunted for an apartment. At Andover, Perry counted Karin and Dave among her good friends, but she is impressed and grateful for their generosity toward her daughter 35-plus years later. “Lifelong friends are the best!” she writes. With the newfound flexibility, Perry and her husband have downsized from a house on a lake to a smaller condo with all the latest and greatest finishes, overlooking a wooded wetland. She invites anyone in Michigan to come by. Her new address is 3731 Wabeek Lake Dr. West, Bloomfield Hills MI 48302. George Chadwick writes from Silicon Valley that he is still a prosecutor there and intends to run for judge soon. He’s raised four boys—one of whom is still in high school—essentially by himself for the past several years. He adds that he’s kept in touch with Labeeb Abboud, Steve Harrington, and Millard Tydings, but that “the East Coast is pretty far away.” We wish him luck in the upcoming elections. “Judge Chadwick” has a nice ring to it. Sue Chira wrote from NYC. She is still with the New York Times, now as assistant managing editor for news, helping oversee the daily news report after nearly eight years as foreign editor. Sue and her
husband are new empty nesters (an emerging trend for our class): Their son just went off to college, and their daughter, a journalist, just switched jobs after a year in the workforce. Their apartment feels too quiet, but she writes that they are trying to take advantage of it by traveling, staying out later, and cramming in more cultural events. Things are extremely busy with Tim Draper and his family. He recently founded Tim Draper University of Heroes, an eight-week boarding school for 18- to 26-year-olds who have the potential and the risk profile to change the world. Those interested can find out more at www.draperuniversity.com. Tim’s family practices what they teach at Draper U.: Son Adam ’04 started Boost.vc, a technology accelerator in San Mateo, Calif.; son Billy ’07, who is still dating his Andover sweetheart, recently left Facebook to join Apartmentlist.com. Daughter Eleanor is studying art at USC Roski School. Not all is work with the Drapers. When Tim walked daughter Jesse down the aisle in June, a “Call Me Maybe” flash mob combusted and the YouTube video went viral, with 250,000 hits. Julie O’Donnell Allen’s life continues along the same lines it has for 30-some years in Chicago— same husband (Ron Allen), same job (practicing law at Sidley Austin), and almost the same house. Like many in our class, Julie and Ron are coping with newfound freedoms as they, too, become empty nesters. She writes, “Our boys have flown the coop. My older son returned from a few years in China to begin a PhD degree program in government at Cornell University. My younger son signed with the New York Rangers and had his NHL debut Tuesday. Hope to see my classmates at a rink someday.” We look forward to seeing young Mr. Allen’s exploits on the ice. Since the Avalanche have Andover | Winter 2014
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