stay connected... I wore a yellow T-shirt with a black-and-white photo of Al Pacino from the movie Dog Day Afternoon, and she was far ahead of the fashion trend in Calvin Klein. Last, a senior decided to give me the nickname “Frampton” because my hair was reminiscent of the cover of Frampton Comes Alive. We all remember Paige’s gorgeous locks—no nickname was needed. What are some of your early memories? Chuck Schneider answered Jane’s request for news, writing, “I attended the summer reunion, which was certainly a highlight! Other things include the release of my fiction sequel to A Portrait in Time, titled The Vale of Years; the imminent rerelease of two of my early novellas in a hardback, paperback, and digitally available anthology (Deities and Demons, containing second edition rewrites of Cytherea and With Tower and Turrets, Crowned); continued patient care in my oncology practice at the Helen F. Graham Cancer Center in Newark, Del.; got remarried in February 2015 to the love of my life after ‘dating’ her for five years.” Upon hearing that our class has yet another author, I immediately searched Amazon for more information on Chuck’s work and found glowing reader reviews. The 35th Reunion was Chuck’s first, and we hope that he will make attendance at all future reunions a new tradition! Rich Goldberg’s son, Alex ’18, put together and performed a lower-year violin recital last fall, which Jane was honored to attend. She thinks that Alex is an amazing talent, and she encourages all of us to keep an eye on the PA music scene to take advantage of other opportunities to hear him play. Dan Hajjar and Jane continue to get together for coffee and a campus walk when Dan’s in town visiting family. He made it back for both Thanksgiving and Christmas in 2015 after several years celebrating away and has enjoyed getting reacquainted with campus. Dan loves teaching high school math at the William Penn Charter School in Philadelphia and keeps busy playing bass with two local rock bands. Classic rock rules! If you want a night out in the greater Philly area, contact Dan to see if he’s playing. Susan Getgood travels a lot for work and has been brushing up on her Icelandic language skills in preparation for a pleasure trip to see the Northern Lights. Sue, please be sure to send us a first-person account (and photos) so that those of us who can’t travel can enjoy the spectacle vicariously. And, as a public service announcement, I wanted to let you know that if you have a bluelink. andover.edu e-mail address, PA is ending this service. No news yet on what will replace it, but be sure to make any changes necessary so that you do not lose contacts or information you want to keep! Please do drop us a note with an update on what is happening in your life. Eddie Garden? Harry Bartlett? —Amy Davidsen
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1981 35th REUNION June 10–12, 2016 Warren Jones Houston Texas 281-450-6457 wcjonesllc@gmail.com Stefanie Scheer Young New York NY 917-287-6111 stefanie.scheer@gmail.com
We are saddened to report that we lost our beloved classmate Chris Arnold on Oct. 30, 2015. Chris was our class poet and pianist. His wit and zeal were an inspiration to us all, and this is a truly great loss to many. We are collecting his poems and songs, so please send along any you have to your class secretaries, as his family hopes to put together a book of his writing. Chris’s brother, Rome Arnold ’73, wrote this obituary, which appeared in the New York Times. “Christopher Colver Arnold, age 52, beloved brother, devoted uncle, and friend to many, died Friday, Oct. 30, in Southampton, N.Y. He was born and spent his early years in Chicago, where he attended the Latin School; later, he moved East and graduated from Phillips Academy Andover. After spending a year at Rugby School in Warwickshire, England, he earned a bachelor of arts degree from the University of Pennsylvania. Chris was an accomplished writer, composer, lyricist, event producer, photojournalist, art gallerist, and collector. He dazzled with his knowledge—quoting Caesar in Latin, Homer in Greek, or Shakespeare in rhyme—and was the life of the party with his musicality, often playing the piano and singing his own parodies of Cole Porter tunes. Chris worked in public relations for many years with his close friend Ted Kruckel at Ted, Inc. He coproduced events for clients including Van Cleef & Arpels, Christian Dior, InStyle, and Vanity Fair. Throughout his life, Chris loved photography. A decades-long friendship with legendary photographer Bert Stern steered him to the art world, where he became associated with the Keszler Gallery in Southampton, a venue recognized for its local support of the artist Banksy, as documented in an HBO special. Chris was inspired by new artists and the challenge of unusual installations at Art Miami and Art Hamptons, including transporting the wall of a building adorned with a piece by Banksy. ‘Moncle Chris’ will be missed by his nieces and nephews and their friends, who loved his magic tricks, Marco Polo in the pool, piano playing, and card games. His family and all who knew him mourn the loss of a kind and sensitive man whose sense of style, mischievous wit, and generous spirit brightened every room he entered. Chris is survived by his brothers Rome and Greg, their
wives Lisa and Mona, and Rome IV. Contributions in his memory may be made to the Southampton Hospital Foundation. Plans for a life celebration/ memorial event will be announced at a later date.” We would like to honor Chris and the other classmates we have lost at our upcoming 35th Reunion, June 10–12. Please contact your class secretaries if you would like to be involved in this planning. Best —W&S
1982 Graham Anthony 2502 Waterville Drive Champaign IL 61822 434-989-5800 grahamanthony@earthlink.net John Barton 480 Hulls Highway Southport CT 06890 203-254-7751 (home) 212-230-3235 (work) jwb@tfm-llc.com
The rapid countdown to the deadline for the submission of these notes brings to mind, as short deadlines always do for me, Scott Corry, immortalized in our yearbook mid-struggle with the long-past deadline of his History 35 paper (and currently holding regular visiting hours on Nantucket). Ultimately embracing the task, as Scott did then, I’m grateful to several classmates and to Facebook for help in collecting a few stories. I found honors given (and due) to Yalda Tehranian Uhls in a very complimentary profile of her work in the field of parenting and media and her recent book on the subject, Media Moms and Digital Dads: A Fact-Not-Fear Approach to Parenting in the Digital Age. The Deseret News, of Salt Lake City, says, “Her even-handed approach and position as a voice of reason rather than alarm make Uhls an asset to any parent who has ever worried about the hours spent in front of a screen.” Given my own struggle to keep my kids from spending too much time with their various devices, I’m grateful for Yalda’s efforts and reassuring findings. Yalda’s work, both as a research scientist for UCLA and a family and media advocate for nonprofit Common Sense Media, is described as focused on the intersection of technology and child development. I’ve found Common Sense Media to be an extremely useful tool and recommend it to any of our classmates still parenting (or perhaps grandparenting?) younger children. Yalda found support from others in the Andover community. She received book blurbs from Lisa Henson, P’16, and Willow Bay ’81, and was pleased to see Lisa, Andrea Feldman Falcione ’83, and Devin Zimmerman at her book signing. Paula Lee wrote Yalda’s first book review, and Chandri Navarro hosted her when she was in DC. Another team effort from our class can be found in the creation of the Restwise System, created