stay connected... “Speaking of manliness, I have three words: Dale Jenkins III. Dale is still kicking butt and taking names as a Massachusetts state trooper. His twin girls just turned 4. He has many more guns and motorcycles than I do, but I am still much more handsome and more fun to be around.” Hail to the chief.
1997 Jack Quinlan 514 S. Clementine St. Oceanside CA 92054 760-415-9054 illegalparietal@gmail.com Kelly Quinn 2538 NW Thurman St., No. 205 Portland OR 97210 919-949-0736 illegalparietal@gmail.com
By the time all of you read these notes, we’re hoping you will have somewhat thawed out from this winter’s mind-numbing polar-vortex coldness. And maybe it’s because of this crazy winter that everyone decided to hunker down and hibernate rather than dish on your or your fellow classmates’ good news. It’s cool. We get it. Just know that the next two rounds of notes will have a ton of baby updates as a result of the aforementioned hibernation (which we will genuinely be happy about!). Several of you ended 2013 and began 2014 with incredible news, from album releases to baby adoptions to kids singing the ABCs. All wonderful feats. So let’s dig in. The second half of Erik Limpaecher’s year was filled with a new son, Tyler, and some serious cycling from Concord to Topsfield, Mass., making stops at Andover along the way. Time in the saddle allowed Erik to reflect on what Andover looks and feels like 17 years after graduation…and to also receive a “strange look” or two from current students as he “zipped through the West Quad in Lycra.” As one of us lives in biker heaven, we’re going to say they just wanted to make sure your kit matched completely, all the way down to your socks, Erik. Nothing strange about that! Hannah Weiner and Kenny Weiner ’96 welcomed a baby girl, Cora Dare Weiner, into their family in November. Kenny and Hannah made the journey to Kansas City, Kans., for Cora’s arrival and brought her back home to Illinois a week later. The best news was received two days before the New Year, when the Weiners finalized the adoption. Hannah reports that older brother Evan loves his new baby sister and everyone has settled in well. Still living in Hong Kong, Alice Chan and her family welcomed their second son, Declan Wang. He’s a cutie—already smiling in the baby photos— and brother Cameron looks pretty excited to be a big brother. Congrats! Pete Robbins released his seventh album on Jan. 28, 2014, on his Hate Laugh Music label. Pete
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also held an NYC release concert on Feb. 1 at the Cornelia Street Café. The album features MacArthur “genius” grant–winner Vijay Iyer on piano and Pete on alto saxophone (as well as bass and drums). The first track is “Sweet Child o’ Mine,” which can be nothing but phenomenal, given Pete’s talent. If you want to learn more, check out peterobbins.com. Olga Massov not only bought an apartment in Brooklyn with her husband but is working on two more books! Both are due out in 2015: one with Chopped judge chef Marc Murphy and another with the people behind Van Leeuwen Artisan Ice Cream. Seriously, folks, Olga has worked on some solid cookbooks over the past two years. Time to make sure you have a few on your shelves! Anna Post is currently working on a book about wedding etiquette with illustrations by Happy Menocal ’98. Socrates Kakoulides happily reported a roommate reunion took place on New Year’s Day over lunch. Brandon Stroman was in town from LA, catching up while Socrates’ wife, Jill Otto ’98, and sister, Maria Kakoulides ’98, were able to reminisce too. Socrates and Jill were also lucky enough to escape the NYC cold for some vacation time in Brazil. Also vacationing in warmer climes was Heather Barry, who set out to explore Croatia with her sister, Keziban Barry ’02. Comfort Halsey Leckerling happily settled into rural Vermont life after a yearlong sabbatical stint at Stanford. Her children—Rowan, 6, and Cedar, 4—are loving learning and hanging out with the students at the Mountain School. Comfort is enjoying being back in the classroom, teaching Spanish and, when time allows, studying West African dance, playing guitar, and singing. She also hopes many of you attended Anne Zuerner’s show, Light House, in Brooklyn in April. Kevin Cline continues to love life in San Francisco, where his daughter, Finley-Ray, was about to turn 2 at the time of this report. Kevin happily reports Finley-Ray is singing her ABCs, and as a result, he’s hoping for “some super-genius, DoogieHowser-level intelligence.” Having met Finley-Ray, we’re pretty sure she surpasses even Doogie Howser! Kevin also caught up with Bear Witherspoon in San Francisco following Bear’s incredible motorcycle trip throughout South America. And there you have it! Best wishes to everyone, and we’ll talk with you soon.
1998 Zoe Niarchos Anetakis 75 Waltham St., No. 4 Boston MA 02118 781-475-9772 zbniarchos@yahoo.com
As promised in my last column, there is an amazing amount of baby news to report. This past December, I was thrilled to give a big holiday welcome to quite a few new additions. Amy Mueller Christodoulo
and Peter Christodoulo welcomed a son, George Mueller Christodoulo. George and big sister Daphne are quite the pair, and I love fawning over both of them. Lindsey Heller Lohwater and husband Justin welcomed their second daughter, Blake Caroline. Blake is beautiful, and big sister Peyton is beyond thrilled. Adding to the “twos,” Emily Porter and husband Ryan also welcomed their second daughter, Helen Claire Morrissey. Helen joins big sister Margaret, 18 months. With two under 2 in the Morrissey house, I think Emily’s expertise in the hectic and fast-paced world of emergency medicine will probably come in handy. There were a couple of additions in the firstborn category as well. Mary Laura Lind and husband Leslie Thomas welcomed Corrine Genevieve Thomas last fall. Biased or not, I think Miss Corrine is perfect. Just perfect. Grace Dingledine and husband Michael Puckett recently welcomed Francesca Victoria Woods-Puckett. Grace gave birth at home, and Francesca was quite happy with the environment, as she allowed her mother 23 hours of labor before making her arrival. I mentioned previously that Grace and Michael were married last summer. What I didn’t mention is that they had a ton of Andoverites in attendance. Attention must be paid! Gillian Goldberg, Alexandra Mulvey, Kieran Fitzgerald, and Zack Waldman joined in the fun, along with Leah Willis, who also served as wedding coordinator, and Charlotte Latham, who stood as Grace’s maid of honor. Mike Gutner and his wife, Becca, also welcomed their firstborn, Sadie Jane, last June. After 10 years at Google, Mike took some time off to enjoy Sadie’s first months and has relished the role of dad. He told me, “It’s a storybook of clichés, wonder and amazement over and over again.” Ain’t that the truth. Mike reports that Miss Sadie is tough as nails. I love this description and will love it even more when she tries to climb out of the crib that Mike built her—from scratch. Did you know Mike does some furniture building as a hobby? I think maybe we should keep that to ourselves, lest we make other new dads feel like slackers. More recently Mike has dipped his toe back into the tech scene, hunting around Boston startups. I’m excited to see where he lands! I know that life is not a competition, but if we’re counting progeny, you should know that Nicholas Olmo recently welcomed his third son. That’s right, folks: In the time it has taken many of us to have none, Nick had three! Nick and his wife, Johanna, have moved to Kissimmee, Fla., to be closer to family (read: closer to free babysitting services). Nick works for Gabriels Technology Solutions, the company that powers the technology behind the New York Times and Boston Globe real estate sections, Sotheby’s International Realty, and Christie’s International Real Estate, among others. Nick sent me lots of good news to report, for which I am indebted. He single-handedly saved me from Facebook stalking this time around. So here it is: Ahmed Khan works as a financial advisor and had his third child, a boy, last summer; Juma Waugh