www.andover.edu/intouch 1987 David Kopans 2 Princeton Road Arlington MA 02474-8238 781-646-4515 617-947-2454 (cell) dave@kopans.com
It’s almost fall as I write these notes, and it will be winter when you are reading them. In an era of instant blogging, the time lag of the paperpublished word is, I must say, refreshing. And so are poems. Huh? you say. What is Kopans talking about? Well, if you don’t know, then you are not getting my requests for class notes contributions, so send me a quick e-mail now with your contact info. You see, in my last e-mail I asked for news delivered straight up or in a haiku. Liz Vega (2), Penny Windle Kline (1), Charlie Strout (2), Liz Kinder (2), and Travis “El Presidente” Metz (1) provided the following, which were all great: I never write notes / but haiku tempts me beyond / so for class notes, this: A summer road trip / Girls in van, memories packed / CA 2 MI N BK. John making music / Lila starting second grade / Penny feels lucky. Request for class notes / So many memories speak / But what to say now? The Kopans threw brunch / Perfect Boston summer day / Old friends reunite. 7, 5, and 3 / Taylor Swift is our soundtrack / oh trouble trouble. All before 7:00 / Five lunches, two “healthy snacks” / then crazy breakfast. I knew a classmate / He had a very large head / And then he fell in. In the more traditional form of notes, Brian Lamkin reports, “My older son will be starting at PA as a junior. Needless to say, I am gushing with both parental and PA pride, and if there are other ’87ers out there who are PA parents, I would love to hear from them.” E-mail him at brian_lamkin@hotmail.com. Continuing on the private school theme, Bob Whelan, everyone’s favorite kettle corn–eating tall man, has become head of school at Lake Forest Country Day (north of Chicago). Bob encourages folks to give a shout and visit. He can be reached by e-mail at bob.whelan@lfcds.org. Tom Powers made me happily jealous with his notes, I must say: racing motorcycles, chartering sailboats in Mexico, and getting a cool scar on his foot as a result of an encounter with a stingray. Add to that the starting up (seven years ago) of a mental-health-services and educational consulting company. Check out his cool company and picture: http://brookspowers.com/our-approach. Mike Jung is, no surprise, also up to interesting and exciting things out in Menlo Park, Calif., starting a new venture fund called Founders Circle Capital (www.founderscirclecapital.com/). He also
gets to see Artis Montague (formerly Artis Tague) and Aimee Vincent Jamison from time to time, since all their kids are in the same school district. Alex Chandy has returned to the U.S. after globe hopping through the likes of Rio de Janeiro, Dhahran, Singapore, Brisbane, Luanda, and Bangalore. Houston must feel very different! Or not. Texans like Andy Bowman and Randall Kempner sometimes have that foreigner flavor, I must say (just kidding, guys—and please write in, as it’s always great to hear from you!). In addition to being a managing director in Accenture’s global energy practice, Alex is a proud father of two daughters (ages 11 and 8) and recently welcomed a little boy to the family. If anyone—especially the guys from Adams Hall South—is traveling through the Houston area, feel free to drop him a line at alex_chandy@yahoo.com. Julie Rosicky reports in that she has qualified for the Boston Marathon and is setting her sights on the Lake Placid Ironman. As if that were not cool enough, she reports that her oldest son also has the triathlon bug, and they regularly share training tips. This time, I happily heard from Chuck Mathewes. Chuck, his wife, and two kids are now back outside Charlottesville, Va., after spending the last academic year on leave at Cambridge University, where he reports he “learned all too much about wine.” At UVa, Chuck runs across Greg Hays, who teaches classics. There’s a standing offer from Chuck to buy ’87ers who visit a beer or coffee and show them around Mr. Jefferson’s lovely university. A great offer, I must say, although personally I think he should throw in a grillswith at the White Spot (inside C’ville reference that has been featured by at least one POTUS in a speech). On the short news front (almost haiku-like), Nick Simon reported that The Rocket, a film produced by his company, has gone on to win at Berlin and Tribeca film festivals. Holly Milton spent the summer practicing her putt-putt golf swing with husband and son, and James Lee was running for a seat on the Cambridge City Council. Eric Magnuson is happy to be on sabbatical from his position as a sociology professor. He is writing a nonfiction book titled Utopia 1.0: Burning Man and the Future of the World and is shopping around for a good literary agent. If you have any leads, give him a shout at emagnuson@lmu.edu. Rebecca Rabinowitz reported in for the first time (super!), and as a writer for the children’s section of Kirkus Reviews (11-year veteran) she kindly pointed me to the shiny new Kirkus site. I must say I think it’s a much better resource than Amazon, since you get Rebecca and other smart folks providing summary, flavor, analysis, and assessment info. Check it out, and when doing so, take a peek at this nice-looking haiku book: http://bit.ly/1bv5Ltw. Laura Robertson was kind enough to drop us a line at the start of a new school year and a new job. After eight years working for the U.S. Geological Survey, where she looked at the effects of contaminants on frogs and fish, she switched jobs in August and is now an assistant professor of biology at Shepherd University. She is raising two sons (11 and 13),
beef cows, and Jacob sheep on her farm. A smart way, I must say, to feed and clothe strapping lads! Andrew McNaught also wrote in for the first time, and I noticed that the list of folks attending his October 2012 wedding to Natasha that was just printed in the fall notes was short. Find that copy and please pen in John Stein ’88, Jay Jamison ’89, Aimee Vincent Jamison, and Suzanne Sizer, who, according to Andrew, “took incredible photos.” I, for my part, recently had the pleasure of hanging out with a newly replanted-to-Massachusetts Selena Seto and her husband, Ravi, at a PA event, along with Yvonne and Paul Marston, Jenn and Travis Metz, and Stevie Nezhad ’88 and his awesome fiancée, Aimee Whitlock. Good times.
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 324 14th St. NE Washington DC 20002 202-365-8593 mattlavindc@yahoo.com Heather Ross Zuzenak 16 Essex St. Medford MA 02155 781-874-1747 hrzuzenak@yahoo.com
Greetings from northern California, where I embark on my 17th year teaching at Marin Country Day School, a great independent K–8 school. This year I’m teaching English and history to a bunch of fabulous sixth graders, which ameliorates the pain of separation from my sweet 8-month-old, Joseph, born in December 2012. I brought him to our 25th Reunion, where he joined Polly LaBarre and Bettie Teasley Sulmers’s beautiful baby girls as the youngest in attendance for the Class of 1988. The reunion still looms large in my mind; our impressive turnout made it impossible to catch up with (or even see!) everyone who came. One of the highlights for me, as an English teacher, was going back to class with Lou Bernieri and Rich Gorham ’86. Hearing a bit of Elee Kraljii Gardiner’s beautiful writing and goofing with John Kline at the back of the classroom made getting up early totally worth the effort. If you haven’t already checked out Chris Wiedemann’s wonderful photography project on the address book, be sure to go to our Class of 1988 Facebook page. Andover | Winter 2014
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