Ronald “Tak” Takvorian ’66, P’02, ’03, ’06 and Sarah Takvorian ’06 As her father played the piano in Cochran Chapel Reunion Weekend, Sarah Takvorian looked on with pride. “This is my first time seeing my father play publicly and it’s pretty special.” Though the two attended Andover decades apart, Sarah says she is grateful for their shared Andover experience, which “surpasses almost all others that we’ve had together. “My dad tells stories of the 1960s Andover boys throwing butter onto the ceiling in [Paresky] Commons to see if it would stick and putting on a ‘faculty car showcase’ as their senior prank. Those things didn’t exactly fall within my Andover experience 40 years later. But frankly, much ultimately seems common across our two experiences: The non sibi culture, a commitment to excellence, an astounding diversity of opportunities available to students, and the extended community that endures and strengthens long after graduation.”
Gar Lasater Jr. ’56 and Trustee Emerita Mollie Lupe Lasater ’56 with nephew Miles Lasater ’96 (son of Gar’s brother, Ike, ’68); Miles’s wife, Liz Lasater ’96; and their three children Mollie: “Gar and I met through our families in San Antonio, well before Andover. We were in the same class, which has made our relationship with Andover a lot more fun. What got me involved with Andover was the bicentennial campaign, in 1978. Headmaster Ted Sizer was very influential; I thought he was wonderful, and Garland and I started coming back for reunions. “Between both sides of our family, 19 family members have gone to Andover. Garland IV would be the fourth Gar to go to Andover. He’s 10, and he’s primed to go!”
Andover | Reunion 2016
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