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Chris Prenovost moved to Ottumwa, Iowa (home of M*A*S*H’s Radar O’Reilly), to work at a coal-fired power plant. His “possibly politically incorrect work involves installing scrubbers and baghouses to capture the pollutants that come from coal burning.” While college expenses are a burden, his four kids are not. Courtney Walsh has lived and worked in Italy for 20-plus years in financial journalism, radio, and TV and now covers the Vatican for Fox News Radio. Courtney and hubby Michele have three kids and a small farmhouse/inn in southern Tuscany. She’d welcome any PA classmates (perhaps at a special PA ’78 rate) at www.locandatoscanini.com. You can find Courtney on Facebook “and in the Rome phone book” (remember phone books?). Courtney ate breakfast with Bill Vandeventer in Seattle last summer. BVD’s summer adventure involved rescuing Mike Cannell’s family cat, Bella, from the smoky wildfires raging around Ketchum, Idaho. Details remain sketchy but involve a dog needing root canal surgery and a hidden flask of bourbon. Fortunately, BVD’s architecture biz in Seattle is picking up. John P. Margolis’s architecture firm outside Boston turned 20. He “celebrated middle age by losing 25 pounds in 10 weeks and placing in a fitness competition.” Nobu Ishizuka still works for Skadden Arps in Tokyo, though he “spends as much time as possible with daughters Megumi ’08 and Midori ’11 at home in Madison, Conn.” Nobu vacationed with Paul Heimann in Maui last year. Paul pilots jets for NetJets. (Contact Paul for another special PA ’78 discount, perhaps.) Nobu also rows with a men’s crew and raced against Jamie Tilghman at the Head of the Charles. Jamie runs his architecture firm in the Washington, D.C., area, working for clients such as NASA. Jon Belinkie attended his daughter’s Andover graduation last June “with no small amount of nostalgia and another real reminder of aging.” Jon still works in insurance in Maryland and has daughters at GW, Holy Cross, and Cornell Law. Dan Weld still lives in Seattle; he’s a computer science professor at the University of Washington. “Did a sabbatical two years ago in Brisbane, Australia, with the family—wonderful! My oldest kids— twin boys—are finishing their college applications. How can so much time have passed?! (And man, colleges seem much, much harder to get into!)” Lori Yarvis and hubby Ty Burr celebrated with Shady Hartshorne and wife Laurie Ellis at their
double birthday party in Boston. Lori’s daughter Eliza loves Skidmore; sister Natalie’s looking at schools. “We were recently in Istanbul with friends and some Boston chefs for a foodie tour—spectacular city,” said Lori. Ty’s latest book, Gods Like Us: On Movie Stardom and Modern Fame, is a great read and was recently mentioned on Facebook by hipster icon James Franco. Jeff Savit lives in Needham, Mass., with wife Lori and two daughters. “After 18 years as a trust/ estate attorney and four years as a geriatric social worker, I became the president/CEO of the Jewish Alliance of Greater Rhode Island three years ago and continue to happily fulfill my life ambition to run a nonprofit fundraising/programming agency.” Jeff also notes, “Although Joe Tatelbaum has lived in Shanghai for 32 years, and I have never left eastern New England, the two of us still remain tied at the hip. Go figure!” Speaking of the infamous Joe T., he was recently spotted vacationing in Jamaica with Charlie Schueler and family. Joe proudly posted a photo of wife Grace on Facebook getting her hair braided. Unfortunately, Joe couldn’t get his hair braided (not quite enough there), so he thought about doing his eyebrows instead. Lee Apgar boasted that son Alex ’17 received his first penalty in high school hockey (and enjoyed the indoor warmth of the penalty box in PA’s current cushy hockey rink). Ron Ryan had a senior moment trying to remember how many Blue Book rules he broke at PA—and still wonders “how college counselor Robin Crawford got me into college with my SAT scores.” Mr. Crawford, retired, was recently spotted by Cosmic Ed Hill ’79 in Portland, Ore. Jamie Wolf moved to Beaufort, S.C., three years ago; she says, “Given the sub-zero temps elsewhere, it was a wise decision! Husband Pete is retired from the military and my daughter is considering pursuing a dual degree in public health and law while working full time! I’m entering in the IsaBody challenge, 16 weeks of goal setting for health, weight, fitness, and overall wellness. Wish this nonathlete luck!” Go, Jamie! Rachel Blain says she is “emptying the nest: two in college and one in boarding school. My parents live nearby, and I’m being helpful to them. My husband has headed the Eaglebrook School in Deerfield, Mass., for a dozen years; I teach and offer my opinions generously. Eaglebrook has brought me into contact with some great folks, including Beth Garrity-Rokous ’79, Abigail Jones Feder ’80, Martha Phipps Maguire, and Bill Ughetta.” Bruce Conklin lives in the S.F. Bay Area and continues running a lab at UCSF “focusing on human cardio/neurogenetics using engineered stem cells.” His kids are at Claremont and USC. He and wife Bonnie are enjoying being empty nesters. George Mostoller lives in Philly, works at the UPenn library, and “plays music under the name Hawk Tubley.” David Sternlieb still lives in Park Slope, Brooklyn, with wife Nancy and daughter Sonya, who’s
applying to college, and son Theo, a high school freshman. “I’ve spent 14 years at The Atlantic Philanthropies, a nonprofit group with a strong commitment to social justice. Recently, I became Atlantic’s chief operating officer in addition to serving as general counsel. It’s fulfilling work. Middle age has its woes—parents fading and joints creaking—but I’m happy.” Gustavo Tavares “continues living in Santo Domingo [Dominican Republic]. I got divorced in 2012, so I’ve been single this past year. Oldest son Gustavo ’09 will graduate from Tulane in May, so I will visit New Orleans then. Son Carlos is class of ’15 at Wentworth Institute of Technology, and my daughter, Nicole, a high school senior, is currently filling out college applications.” Bill Mudge lives in Mesa, Ariz., and is producing a film on solutions to antibiotic resistance. Look for War in Our Bodies: Can We Win? in 2015. Jeff Strong (your correspondent) remains in Brooklyn with wife and twin high-school seniors. (I don’t remember it being this much work/pressure for smart kids from the Northeast to get into college!) After a long career in ad agency account management, I’m working as a marketing/advertising consultant for a variety of nonprofits and creative types—check out redballproject.com for an interesting, artsy sponsorship opportunity for your city/company!
1979 35th REUNION June 13–15, 2014 Amy Appleton 2201 Hall Place N.W. Washington DC 20007-2217 202-338-3807 Applta9@aol.com Rick Moseley 7703 McCallum St. Philadelphia PA 19118 215-275-5107 rdmoseley@gmail.com Doug Segal 1556 North Orange Grove Ave. Los Angeles CA 90046 323-969-0708 dougsegal@earthlink.net
During the polar vortex this past winter, classmates remembered stormy days when we were at Andover, especially the blizzard of ’78. Now, spring has sprung, and we have our reunion in June! Rachael Horovitz remembers a creative solution to being snowbound during the great blizzard: “I hope everyone remembers my ‘disco in the snow’ party that night—speakers in Day Hall windows—featuring The Commodores’ ‘Brick House.’ ” We sure do remember that storm. It was mighty, mighty! Andover | Spring 2014
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