stay connected... Harriett’s husband, David DeLong, an especially significant time for her and her family. Harriett’s main activities are art-related. She is archiving and exhibiting 50 years of David’s work, which consists of drawings, paintings, etchings, and watercolors. She also makes cards and papiermâché sculptures for commission or donation. She exhibited some of her late husband’s work in Savannah, Ga., and was cocurator of a show at the Albin Polasek museum in Winter Park, Fla., called Life in the Fast Lane. The show captured David’s love of motorcycles and the sport of motorcycle racing. Four of David’s etchings were shown here in Portland, Ore. Sadly, I did not get to see the etchings, as I did not know they were in Portland. Included in Harriett’s letter was also a photo of her papier-mâché sculptures. They are delightful, and I wish all of you could see them. Harriett also traveled 40,000 miles in her red truck, visiting family in Georgia, Virginia, and North Carolina, during summer 2013. A busy lady, and our hats go off to her. Please keep the news coming, classmates.
PHILLIPS Mike Bromberg P.O. Box 423 The Sea Ranch CA 95497 707-785-3910 mjbromberg@pbnlaw.com
Irv Milheim of Montana, having resurrected his tuba skills, is playing in several ensembles, including the Flathead Valley Community Band and the Glacier Symphony. In June, he traveled to France to play in a band with members from across the U.S. at the 70th anniversary commemoration of the Normandy D-Day landings. Dean Gitter and wife Lynn are moving to a home north of Taos, N.M. Quite a move for an Easterner! Pete O’Hara and wife Pat have become Florida residents. They’re living in Dunedin, on the Gulf Coast north of Clearwater. Dave Hill reports that after several health episodes he continues to work as a financial professional for AXA Advisors, as a result of wife Gisele’s TLC and, he says, “the skills of my medical team.” Dave does construction work at Habitat for Humanity two Saturdays each month. Dave and Gisele will soon celebrate their 48th anniversary with a rail trip through Switzerland. I well remember a tall, gangly prep from the South whose charm made him a favorite in 1948—Warren “Hutch” Hutchins. Hutch now lives in NYC, after a long career in international finance with Citibank and Bank of America Merrill Lynch. His career took him to many wonderful and interesting spots around the globe. He retired from BoAML in 2009 but stayed on as a consultant for four years. Hutch and Henry S.F. Cooper both worked on the annual Russian Nobility Association Spring
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Ball in NYC, held in May at the Hotel Pierre. Hutch (who never was north of North Carolina before attending Andover) is a director of the Russian Nobility Association in America. Henry is also a director of the Glimmerglass Festival in Coopers town, N.Y. Hutch’s connection with European nobility also includes 35 years as president of the Royal Music Foundation, Inc., a charity affiliated with the Royal College of Music in London, of which Prince Charles is president. Hutch’s Citibank career had him meeting several heads of state, including Marshal Tito and Ferdinand Marcos. Who’da thunk it? Denny Donegan, living in Dalton, Ga., interviews PA applicants from Georgia, Tennessee, Alabama, and Arkansas. He has conducted a number of interviews on Skype and finds it a fine way to connect with prospective students. He reports that two recent applicants were born in Ho Chi Minh City. Dick Sagebiel and I communicate fairly frequently by e-mail. He and wife Daisy are Bay Area residents, and Dick still goes in to San Francisco for weekly conferences at the melanoma clinic and still is involved in research. His writings in the field are prolific. Dick and Daisy have been married for 53 years. Dick reports that Daisy is “Swiss and skis much better than I do (did).” They travel extensively and take many trail hikes in Tuscany, Switzerland, and California. They were headed to the Galapagos at this writing. Fritz Seil tells of his close relationship with Frank Yatsu ’51. They were best men at each other’s weddings. Frank passed away in 2012. He had invited Fritz to join him in the neurology department of Oregon Health & Science University. Fritz remained there when Frank went on to the University of Texas. Ed Selig has enjoyed presenting seminars in moral philosophy sponsored by Brandeis University. He also claims to be making slow progress toward playing Chopin nocturnes “in a not altogether disgraceful manner.” Paul Jameson and wife JoAnna continue to enjoy life in Concord, Mass., walking and bicycling around town. Paul occasionally runs into Duane “Dusty” Johnstone and William “Wick” Doggett. Paul is studying general relativity and has organized a “humanist discussion group” in Concord. I am saddened to report the passing of U.S. Air Force Colonel (Ret.) Frederick R. Dent on Jan. 1 of this year. Fred went to West Point after Andover. He obtained an MS degree in aerospace engineering from the University of Texas, and in 1963 he was assigned to Elgin Air Force Base, developing and testing weapons systems. He went on to aerospace research pilot school at Edwards Air Force Base and remained there as an academic and flight instructor. In 1969, he went to Vietnam as a flight commander. He had over 350 combat hours. After Vietnam, he earned an MBA degree from Auburn University and was assigned to the Pentagon. He eventually logged more than 3,587 hours in 36 different aircraft. He was awarded the Distinguished
Flying Cross, Meritorious Service Medal with one oak leaf cluster, Air Medal with 12 oak leaf clusters, and Air Force Commendation Medal. Following his Air Force career, Fred established a waterfront oyster bar in Florida. He is survived by his wife of 56 years, Marion, two children, and two grandchildren. I’m still spending most of my time at The Sea Ranch on the Sonoma, Calif., coast, watching the pelicans, egrets, seals, whales, deer, and quail go by. My wife, Lisa, is still in active practice in environmental law at the old Morristown, N.J., firm and commutes to The Sea Ranch. We plan on celebrating my 80th in Provence in the fall. If your travel plans include Northern California, I’d love a visit. As ever. —Mike
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Patricia Eveleth Buchanan 9 The Valley Road Concord MA 01742 978-369-6838 pebl35@comcast.net
It was wonderful to hear from so many of you in response to news of the Abbot Bazaar reprise last May. Julie Gaines Phalen said she wished she were “not so far away—I would love to walk on the Abbot Circle.” She planned to leave Sarasota, Fla., in late June to spend the summer in Vermont. While in Florida, she and husband Clif saw Anne Oliver Jackson, who wrote of having also visited Pam Bushnell Ellis in Sanibel, Fla. Later, Anne caught up with Polly Jackson Townsend and husband Jerry, and Betsy Hitzrot Evans and husband Dick, at the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, Mass., for a tour and a long lunch. There is more on the peregrinations of Sally Swayne Jennings, following her move to a new home last winter. Speaking of the bazaar, she wrote “Wouldn’t it be fun? But alas, it can’t happen for me. [My husband and I] are just back from two months in California after having moved into our nice little cottage in mid-February. Off again [in early June] to either Sacramento for the high school rowing nationals (if the graduating grandson/crew captain’s boat qualifies) or Seattle for his graduation.” She sends her best to everyone, as does Elaine Audi Macken, who was hosting a party for the departing music director of her church on the day of the bazaar. Not entirely absent from all things reminiscent of Abbot, she said, “I did watch the Andover-Exeter football game online as my granddaughter is just now finishing her prep year at Exeter.” (Elaine’s emphasis.) Nancy Bailey Riegel would have loved to attend but was going to a family wedding. Libby Hollister Zimmerman wrote, “Sorry not to be able to participate, but I’m a long way away. Just got back from a birding trip to Scotland—a bit chilly