www.andover.edu/intouch Kim at kimguzowski@tacollective.org. Kim and Jenny Pettit Van West have been visiting back and forth the past few years between Maine and New York. Jenny herself reports to us, with hyperlinks: “I live in Portland, Maine, with my husband, Jeff, and sons, Charlie and Baxter. I’ve been working professionally as a singer and songwriter for three years and am preparing to release a debut solo album in late fall 2014. [Kim says she had the great pleasure of hearing Jenny play last summer up in Maine—what a treat!] More info: www.reverbnation.com/ jennyvanwestmusic or www.facebook.com/ jennyvanwestmusic. Greetings to everyone!” David Sullivan reports that he has some more of the lambs that he raises: “Shetlands are a heritage breed—mostly bred for their wool, which can have 13 color varieties. Small and rugged and very picturesque.” I was hoping to get to see these in person when I visited Massachusetts in June. And even though we are all “getting on up there,” the human babies are still arriving as well: Kendall Price and his wife are expecting baby number three in June, and Christine Balling reports that “John Claflin and his wife, Camille, just had a son. The boy’s name is Max (Maxim Addison Claflin). All are healthy and happy, per John.” My erstwhile co-class secretary Kim Doggett Formisano (Kim, come back!) reports, “I got a chance to meet up with Istvan Szent-Miklosy at Park School, where I work, to discuss his ‘Bright Fingers’ design, http://kck.st/1jwRuQc. Very cool! It was terrific to see him. He is still sporting his long ponytail. Also, my daughter will be heading to Andover in the fall, Class of 2017! On the revisit day, I ran into Lee Westerfield, whose daughter was making a decision about attending Andover in the fall (not sure what she decided). At a different school revisit day, I ran into Phoebe Conant. It was a lot of fun catching up with her! Secondary school revisits seemed to be a great way to connect with old friends! Hope everyone is well.” Liz Collins reports that she is “making art and lots of new and wild things for interiors in NYC.” You can easily go online and check out the magnificent designs of our award-winning artist and craftswoman. And in addition to all that is interesting and lively, we continue to mark the occasions that are poignant: Jenny Rider was scheduled to be married June 14, and we look forward to a wonderful update with pictures in a later issue. Dave Eckman writes, “In June, my family and I are headed to Israel, where my son Ben will read from the Torah atop Mt. Masada and meet with Soccer For Peace counselors in Tel Aviv.” And sometimes there is just the zany and eccentric, which I called for in my Facebook shoutout. “You want zany and eccentric?” Peter Anton asked rhetorically. “Along with doing lots of community theatre (and my kids joining me for most of the shows), I’ve picked up the hobby of
‘flow arts’ or ‘fire spinning.’ I spin a fire staff, breathe fire, and am an active member of the local fire arts community around Boston and the Northeast.” Wow! Would you come to DC for a command performance? As always, I’d love to see any of you in our nation’s capital. Much love and xxx, Caroline
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Although Ferris Bueller would never be called responsible, dependable he was. And though I have yet to be picked up in a vintage Ferrari by any of these notes contributors, thanks is justly due to them for being dependable as well. Without notes info there are no notes, so thanks for sending things my way. And now, on with the show (oh, if the FBDO theme is lost on you, you are not getting my e-mails). Ferris: Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it. Christina Smith-Gajadhar writes, “Nothing new—same three kids I’ve had for the past several years, though we are looking to downsize to two if the oldest and some university come to a mutual agreement next year.” Cameron: The 1961 Ferrari 250GT California. Less than a hundred were made. My father spent three years restoring this car. It is his love, it is his passion. Ferris: It is his fault he didn’t lock the garage. Tom Powers writes, “I drank too much at a charity auction and bought a safari in South Africa. It turned out to be one of the best things we’ve ever done as a family (the vacation, not the drinking). I taught my 5-year-old son how to snorkel. We saw giraffes, rhinos, hippos, lions, cheetahs, etc. Zebras were everywhere—we had one living outside our tent and named him Zed. Cameron: I am not going to sit on my ass as the events that affect me unfold to determine the course of my life. I’m going to take a stand. I’m going to defend it. Right or wrong, I’m going to defend it. Hyalker Amaral says, “Regards from Portland, Ore.! I flew here to run another half marathon while, funnily enough, Chap Munger is staying at my place in Chicago. He had come recently to interview for a job and started Thursday. Casa Amaral is open for business! On my end, this race will be my 41st half, and I have added three full marathons in that same time. My brother, [Hydalker Amaral] has now run three halfs and will run three more this year!” Ferris: Hey, Cameron. You realize if we played by the rules right now we’d be in gym? Jody Hillegas Lewis reports, “My husband, three girls, and I have moved back to Santa Barbara,
Calif. So far, highlights include our disco hot tub and a SWAT raid topped off with a 2-½ hour standoff at a house across the street. (Not making this stuff up, btw!) So there’s that. Oh, and here’s something else: I got all dressed up and headed to fancy Montecito for my first ever Andover alum cocktail party. I knew no one there, but my nonAndover husband did—turns out he’d made out with one of the Andover reps while they were both in college! Not sure if that counts as something interesting, but I got a huge kick out of watching their eyes bug out as she greeted us at the door.” Garage Attendant: You guys got nothing to worry about, I’m a professional. Cameron: A professional what? Kempton “Kim” Dunn writes, “Living in San Francisco with my wife, Meredith, and our three children: daughter Taylor, 10, son Davis, 8, and daughter Chase, 6. Working as a technology banker with Morgan Stanley but would stop working in a heartbeat if I could just keep coaching the kids in soccer and lacrosse and manage to scrape together the mortgage and private-school tuition. Spending a lot of time up in Sonoma at a 1,600acre ranch co-owned with 19 other SF families, including Bo Lasater ’86. At some point hoping to bring the crew back to a reunion and give the kids a taste of the experience.” Shermerite: Save Ferris? Jeannie: Excuse me? Shermerite: Well, a group of us are collecting money to buy Ferris Bueller a new kidney. They run about 50 g’s, so if you wouldn’t mind helping out... Greg Shufro says, “Life is great. Work is interesting. The boys are in the middle of baseball and soccer seasons, so [wife] Jen and I spend our weekends ferrying kids and sports equipment to fields throughout Westchester, New York, and Long Island. I keep pretty busy outside of work, too, working with a few different organizations, including a new public policy institute called Roosevelt House. Pretty amazing place—housed in the brownstone where FDR and Eleanor raised their family before moving to the White House. If any of my classmates ever wants to attend events there, just shoot me an e-mail.” So, a couple of weeks ago, I was down in Houston on business, and I end up at a work dinner. This guy sits down across from me and tells me he is from Boston. I tell him I went to Andover and he says, “Me, too.” It ends up being Andrew Kunian ’89, David Kunian’s brother. Nice to be in touch with David again, too. Last night I attended the launch for John Bush’s book, Where Does It Hurt? Alger Boyer, Oliver Ryan, Tony Gellert, and Michael Peterson made sure Andover was well represented. I am in touch with both my Andover roommates: Torrence Boone, who works at Google, and David Hayward, who has been at Apple since forever! Ferris: You’re still here? It’s over. Go home. Go.
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