www.andover.edu/intouch 1970 45th REUNION June 12–14, 2015
ABBOT Penny Snelling Sullivan 972 Summit St. Lebanon PA 17042 717-274-0498 sullivan@mbcomp.com Sandra A. Urie 38 Prospect St. Winchester MA 01890 781-729-4480 sandraurie@gmail.com
Let’s start right off with a save-the-date notice. Our 45th Reunion will be the weekend of June 12–14, 2015. More details will be forthcoming, but we hope many of you will plan to be at Andover in June. Sad news to report: Sandy Urie’s father, Richard C. Urie, passed away on Aug. 24, 2014. He was very present at Abbot during our time there. He drove many Abbot girls to Boston on the weekends, and he took many of us to the best restaurants in the area, such as Pier 4 and the General Glover House, and presided over many visits to Friendly’s. He and Sandy’s mother, Marion, frequently opened their home to many of us. We sure were fortunate to be in Dick and Marion’s care! Quite a few e-mails are bouncing back to us, making it difficult to stay in touch. Please send (or e-mail) your most recent e-mail and street address, so we can update our addresses, gather news to share, and find out if our classmates are still working or retired on some tropical island. —Penny and Sandy PHILLIPS Peter Williams 3070 Shamrock North Tallahassee FL 32309 850-893-3342 Petewilliams1@hotmail.com Frank Herron 38 Prospect St. Winchester MA 01890 617-852-0126 ffherron@gmail.com
Class Guideline No. 71: Even when leaning against a highly polished bar, shaking hands with that tonic and gin, pay attention to your surroundings. On a Thursday in late July, after hearing a presentation on the restoration of the whaling ship Charles W. Morgan, I (Frank Herron) hoisted sail and scudded over to the bar at a yacht club. While perched there, I heard someone call my name. I loosened my grip on the tumbler and
turned. There, to my shock and awe, stood Graham Skinner. We had first met in the fall of 1967, as new 10th graders sharing a three-room “suite” (with fireplace!) in Eaton Cottage. He looked in July just about the same as he did that long-ago September. Wry grin? Check. Floppy hair? Check. Bright eyes? Check. Graham had just traveled from his home in California to Massachusetts so he could sail with his dad from Marblehead to Nantucket on a Bermuda 40 for a rendezvous of Hinckley boats and their owners. (We, alas, have only a twoperson ocean kayak.) Graham and I caught up that evening and then the next day at the wharf amid the Hinckley hulls. While at Brown, Graham— now a grandfather—caught the engineering bug. He piled an engineering degree on top of his Brown diploma and then worked at Lockheed Martin for a long time. And now? In something resembling retirement, he commutes regularly from his home in Los Gatos—via Route 17 South—to Soquel High School in Santa Cruz. He teaches AP physics. (Somebody’s got to do it, right?) Other news from California has come (via Vimeo, not face to face) from Paul Yeuell, fueled by the 40th reunion of Stanford’s class of 1974. Paul was among a group of classmates who submitted 90-second “updates.” Paul devoted his clip to his treasured relationship with his full-blood Belgian Tervuren (if you are in Brussels, then it’s a Chien de Berger Belge). A check of the American Kennel Club’s website indicates that Paul picked a dog that matches his own characteristics: intelligent, courageous, and alert. One other characteristic of dogs—including his, which is named Bodie— that Paul appreciates: They “allow themselves to receive love.” The segment was filmed at their Sundaymorning sheep-herding class, which Paul says is “the highlight of both our weeks.” As the segment draws to a close, an excited Bodie runs off to begin his class. Paul calls after him: “Bring me sheep! Bring me sheep!” Perhaps we could hire Bodie next year to help us round up enough classmates to ensure a good turnout for the 45th Reunion. It appears that Alex Donner has had little trouble getting clients to flock to the musical engagements for Alex Donner Entertainment. His outfit had a busy spring and summer. In addition to a steady diet of society weddings and all that, venues included the Boscobel House and Gardens in the Hudson Valley, Gotham Hall in Manhattan, and the Mellon Auditorium in Washington, D.C. Alex sums up the playlist: “It was Gershwin to Gaga and everything in between.” Alex recalled that in November 2011, he and his orchestra played on Andover’s Great Lawn at the 80th anniversary of the Addison Gallery. All went well until someone asked that he turn the volume down so students in Bartlett could study. Alex recalled that the mini-confrontation sent him
briefly back to 1969. He recovered. He risked probation by pushing back gently, saying, “We’ve both got a job to do” and continuing the song. There were no repercussions. He will still be welcome back for the 45th Reunion. That high number reminds us that time is marching onward. It presents many challenges. That has happened with Nick Leone, who wrote in July that he had spent the previous 10 weeks taking time off from work (thanks to the Family and Medical Leave Act) to help care for his 90-yearold mother, Jane. He explained that he was doing this “as she journeys through her final years with dementia.” As of the end of July, however, he realized that demands were too pressing, so he left his position as a regional president for Apartment Life. Nick noted that he and his wife, Cindy, enjoyed a break with a quick trip to Boston in early July. Cindy had never been to the fabled Hub, and, says Nick, “she really loved it.” The weather cooperated, thanks largely to Hurricane Arthur’s strong veer to the east. However, Nick wonders whether Cindy would “say the same thing if we came in February,” when the difference between Boston and their hometown of Charlotte, N.C., would be near its peak. Following up: Here are the answers to the quiz at the end of last issue’s column (matching the names with the comments about the “Kemper and the Unkempt” article in Andover magazine): One: Rich Samp. Two: Mark Kelly. Three: Chuck Willand. Four: Jim Quinby. Five: Fred Peters. Six: David Short. Hmmm. The end is here. Can’t believe this issue has a Class of 1970 submission with no mention of Chip Boynton. This flows from Class Guideline No. 27: With discipline, all is possible. [Editor’s note: The Academy has learned that Richard Burr Tweedy Jr. passed away on Nov. 4, 2014. Please see his obituary in the In Memoriam section.]
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Sara Ingram 500A E. 87th St., Apt. 12D New York NY 10128 212-879-4665 sara-ingram@earthlink.net Abby Johnson 1983 Maison Way Carson City NV 89703 775-885-0612 saged183@gmail.com
Mary McCabe knows all about staying connected to Camp Fatima for exceptional citizens, where she is in her 45th year of fun and service. She produced “The Sound of Music” at the camp this Andover | Winter 2015
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