stay connected... Nantucket, MA. He shared the ‘before’ and ‘after’ with us, and his home is spectacular. He was also kind enough to share some golf tips with me, which had immediate effect. Topper managed to avoid trips to Germany, Dubai, Singapore, and several other places that need jet blast deflectors and/ or engine run-up facilities, to join us. There was great enthusiasm for future outings for as many as would like to attend and subject their golf games to merciless ridicule.” Charley added, “The trip would not have been the same without Chef Eddy. He commandeered the shopping list and the Weber, and turned every dinner into a therapy session to erase the painful memory of Leete meat. A typical Eddy meal: pork roast, sausage, steak, and spare ribs. With chicken as the vegetable. This was not a list of choices. We ate it all, because it was delicious and felt kind of balanced. And because Lee understands that aged golf trippers need to do at least one thing we can never tell our wives about.” John Erskine reports, “I reported in the 50th Reunion Book on my status with respect to wives and offspring. Regarding grandchildren, I report as follows—three of my five children have provided six grandchildren to date. Apparently, this total is still a work in progress. Another couple of additional grandchild units are possible, although I have been informed that no additions are in the works at this time.” Robin Hogen writes, “As you may have seen on Facebook, I decided to volunteer as a ski instructor for disabled skiers at the The Bart J. Ruggiere Adaptive Sports Center in Vermont. It’s a great program to help people with disabilities experience the joy of skiing. That will keep me busy most weekends this winter.” Adios, amigos. Keep writing and emailing.
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Anstiss Bowser Agnew 36 Wallacks Drive #5 Stamford, CT 06902 203-912-5264 a.elizabeth.b@gmail.com Catherine Hoover Petros 25119 U.S. Hwy. 40 Golden, CO 80401 303-885-4814 chpetros@msn.com
As our 50th Reunion approaches in June of this year, outreach by the reunion committee and other recruits has been initiated and has reached a fever pitch. So many of us are looking forward with great anticipation to circling back to the Abbot
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www.andover.edu/intouch and Andover campuses to celebrate this milestone together. We are still planning events for the weekend, so feel free to contact Anstiss Bowser Agnew and Catherine Hoover Petros with ideas or input. Warren Osborne Collins has been busy selling and packing up her farm homestead in Kinderhook, NY, to move to Falmouth, on Cape Cod. When it came down to it, organic farming was just getting too exhausting. Laurian Cannon Coburn continues to fly for United and has been busy with her Florida parents, now in their 90s. She’s living in VA and uses our own Mary Jane “Mitsy” Major as her internist. Mitsy still works long days, runs every day at 4 a.m., practices Buddhism, and spends long weekends with her wonderful husband, Tom, on the DE Shore. Sally Cobb Dale is busy taking care of her grandkids and also lives on the Cape. She feels so lucky to have her daughter and her family right there. Nancy Howe Erdmann is living part-time in Exeter, NH, dividing her time between two houses and dealing with all those issues we confront as another year goes by. Speaking of which, Anstiss Bowser Agnew FINALLY retired Dec. 30 after a half-century of social work in NYC. She continues to have a private psych practice in NYC. Her son, Chris, surfs, snowboards, writes comedy, and tutors. Daughter Lizzie cofounded moderncitizen. com, a San Francisco clothing company for young professional women. Anstiss spoke with Priscilla “Prilly” Hammond Hall who sends her love to everyone. Anstiss caught up with Hannah Whitney in Bozeman, MT, where she grooms dogs while generally enjoying the outdoor life. We’re hoping she can make it back to reunion! Ann McKeever Hatch may be able to make it, to help lead the special Abbot tour of the Addison. Theda Braddock will be a panelist at the reunion lecture on the environment taking place at Abbot June 9 at 9 a.m. Theda is a distinguished professor at Truman and her credentials are outstanding. Louisa “Weezie” Huntington and Linda Sullivan met Anstiss in NYC in November for a day of gab, museums, and lunch. Weezie recently returned from her second life-altering photography trip to Iceland. I believe Theda is using one of Weezie’s photos as the cover of her new book. Jane von der Heyde Lindley celebrates a new grandson. Barbara Barker related that she has had a good year with travel and medicine. Pamela Jones reported: “The years I spent at Abbot were very transformational, and yet I wasn’t even aware of it at the time. It became apparent after I arrived at college, what with a new coed environment, the protests, the War, the Beatles, and a new, emerging culture. I look forward to comparing notes with my peers about the impact Abbot has had and to seeing classmate Susan Gallagher. For these reasons, I’m very drawn to the 50th Reunion.” From Diana Bonnifield Hill: “My mother, the last of our parents and the Greatest Generation,
passed away at 87, signaling a turning point in my life. Life is short; time to live it. After some grand international travel, we’re staying home to add an elevator to our house. My husband, Mike, is selling real estate and I’m volunteering as president of Soroptimist International of La Jolla, CA, which is dedicated to helping women and girls succeed. Our hope is that someday our Earth’s environment will stabilize, and peace will be the norm. As I write, Margery Goldman is preparing for the Women’s March on Washington. She and Catherine Hoover Petros have second homes in East Vail, CO, minutes apart, so come out and visit!” Linda Sullivan spent the holidays in Maine this year and most enjoyed her time with her grandnephews, who are 5 and 2. In closing, we are all indebted to Linda for the endless hours she spent gathering the photos and bios of so many of us for the reunion yearbook. Her perseverance, tenacity, and dedication were extraordinary! We send our thanks and appreciation to her. The book should be published by the time you read this, and it will contain 60 amazing stories and pictures of our classmates a half-century after graduation. Those who did not send a story for the book (18 of you!) can still get in touch with Linda (sullivanlf06@aol.com) and she can create an addendum.
PHILLIPS Joseph P. Kahn 28 Gallison Ave. Marblehead, MA 01945 781-639-2668 617-515-7553 (cell) josephpkahn@gmail.com
As I type this in the early days of 2017, our 50th Reunion Yearbook (which you may already have) is in final production. I trust you’ll enjoy leafing through it leading up to our June 8–11 reunion. Collecting classmate essays was not always easy. A number of you seemingly (a) never received the original sign-up package or (b) ignored it and/ or tossed it away unread. We did our best to give you another shot. But we also wish more of you had participated. Anyway, thanks again to Paul De Angelis and Steve Gardner for assisting. With apologies for any omissions on my part, here are the nearly 100 who answered the call: Anthony Alofsin, David Anderson, Chris Apitz, David Arnold, John Bassett, Jeff Beardsley, Bruce Berlow, Franklin Bigelow, Ray Bird, Farlow Blakeslee, Bill Bostian, Michael Bradley, Steve D. Brown, Steve G. Brown, Bart Brush, Fletcher Chamberlin, Bob Cohan, Charles Collier, Andy Cunningham, Dan Cunningham, Church Davis, Paul De Angelis, Stephen Dembski, John Doran, Charlie Dyer,
Michael Earle, Hap Ellis, Ford Fraker, Steven Francesco, Keith Funston, James Gadsden, Tom Gadsden, Steven Gardner, William Garner, Carvel Glenn, Mark Haley, Alexander Harris, Charles Harrison, John Hanley, Paul Hertz, James Hurley, Mark Hausberg, David Huntington, Donald Jamieson, Barry Johnson, Joe Kahn, Peter Keller, Steve Kellogg, Harvey Kelsey, Mel Kendrick, Lawrence Ketch, and James Koch. Also, Jamie Lee, Rod Lewis, Charlie Lucas, Paul Matthews, Dean Maytag, Bruce MacNelly, Steve McCarthy, Jeff Melamed, Luis Menocal, Walt Mintkeski, Joe Moore, Sidney Morris, Dave Nierenberg, Tom Parry, Arthur Perkins, Jack Quarrier, Derek Rainey, Philip Reed, Tom Rees, Bruce Reider, Van Remsen, Bill Robinson, Denny Roth, Jonathan Salk, Edward Samuels, Wade Saunders, John Sears, John Shea, Tom Sinclair, Rob Smith, Sandy Stott, Richard Squires, John Swartz, Steve Townend, Robert Tuttle, Jonathan Vincent, Rob Waters, Richard Weinberg, Lock Whitney, Daniel Williams, John “Buz” Williams, Bill Williamson, Chuck Woodbury, Charles Wright, Sam Zimmern, and Craig Zimmers. Some takeaways: Based on what you wrote, PA ’67’s most effective recruiting tool may well have been the 1962 Time magazine cover story featuring Headmaster John Mason Kemper. (I have a copy personally inscribed to me by Charlie Collier, a gift bestowed at our 40th Reunion.) Some of us had fathers or brothers with Andover connections, so we had at least a vague idea of what the school was like. However, many might never have even heard of PA were it not for that Time piece. Whatever one thought of Kemper at the time, his august cover portrait launched a thousand applicants. Memories of JFK’s murder and how we heard about it 54 years ago remain vivid. (I was studying in the library when shockwaves rippled through the main reading room.) Makes me wonder how many early-2000s-era students will invoke 9/11/2001 in their 50th Reunion essays. Our class’s not-so-secret college admissions weapon? Bob Hulburd, who could apparently get anyone into an Ivy League college. (No disrespect, guys!) Imagine any single PA administrator having that much juice these days. You can’t, and there isn’t one. Senior year’s American History course burns brightly in our collective memory. So do Dudley Fitts, Hart Leavitt, Wayne Frederick, Jack Richards, Tom Lyons, Gren Benedict, Josh Miner, Kelly Wise, Guy Hughes, George Edmunds, George Best, John Hawes, James Grew, George Sandborn ’24, Len James, Simeon Hyde ’37, Cornelius Banta, Fred Peterson ’34, Diz Bensley ’43, Robert Lloyd, Charles Packard, Harper Follansbee, Sherm Drake, Bob Leete, and Steve Sorota. Not that anyone asked, but I’d toss in
Fred Stott, James Adriance ’28, Fritz Allis ’31, and Meredith Price, too. Our class graduated future teachers, doctors, and lawyers by the bushelful. But no Bushes. (Unless you count Hap Ellis.) It likewise produced many talented singers and musicians, former and current. Might they play and/or vocalize together sometime during Reunion Weekend? That would be awesome. The late Norman Cross pops up, Zelig-like, in several narratives, a fitting tribute to a wonderful classmate gone much too soon. All our children and grandchildren are goodlooking and above-average. Of course. Last October I attended my Harvard 45th reunion, where I ran into PA classmates Ford Fraker, Joe Cavanagh, Steve McCarthy, and Rob Smith. One highlight was a panel discussion on climate change and political activism hosted by David Arnold. Our own reunion committee is recruiting Dave to host a similar discussion—joined, we hope, by PA and Abbot alumni long involved with environmental and conservation work—when we convene in June. Should be interesting, if not slightly unsettling. Won’t you plan to join us on the Hill? That, too, would be awesome. Sadly, late news of the deaths of two classmates has reached me. Ira Leinwand passed away in Philadelphia last January. A Yale graduate, Ira worked in building design and construction for years and was an avid outdoorsman. His survivors include his two children, Sarah and Greg. Also lost in December 2015 was Ibrahim Abdil Mu’id Ramey (nee Clayton Ramey). A longtime peace activist, Ibrahim most recently served as director of civil and human rights at the Muslim American Society Freedom Foundation in New York. Our deepest condolences go to their loved ones, friends, and colleagues.
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Karen Seaward 1071 Thompson St. Carson City, NV 89703 klseaward@att.net
We wrote on the theme of non sibi for our class notes, suggested by Marisa Connors Hoyt ’99, class secretary committee cochair, Andover Alumni Council. These notes coincide with the 10th anniversary of Andover’s Non Sibi Day. Cary Cleaver wrote that she finally sorted through her mom’s legacy and boxed-up jewelry, collectibles, old brass, glass, and artwork. Upon returning from dropping off the last box at a thrift shop, she was pulled over for speeding. The officer gave her a warning, and when she apologized for being too preoccupied with happy feelings to notice the speed limit, he said, “See, sometimes good things do happen to good people.”
Sharon Hughes Fiyalka is involved in animal rescue. “This includes trapping feral cats on Fire Island [NY] so that they can be spayed/neutered and then released back into their colonies. That effort has been extremely successful in bringing the population down. In addition, we supported Bernie Sanders, which I also consider giving back even though we ended up with Donald Trump.” Daisy Schnepel wrote: “Ever since I was lucky enough to overcome breast cancer in 1989, I have been very aware that I was saved for a reason and that I should give back in thanks for such a blessing. I continue to put in countless volunteer hours for my neighborhood organization. This year, at the suggestion of a new board member, the Neighborhood Association put up its first holiday tree with stars that can be marked with hopes for the neighborhood and the world.” Debbie Webster’s non sibi evolved out of teaching mid-school where her students participated in PeacePal. This organization connects U.S. students with students in foreign countries who write to one another several times a year. The concept is to promote world peace through multicultural personal relationships. After retiring from teaching, she began volunteering with this organization at her local high school, mentoring an after-school club under the auspices of UNESCO. Non sibi for Cher Lewis is daily; she has taken an Italian Neapolitan tradition, where you buy a coffee for the person behind you in line, and she has extended this to daily interactions. “Sometimes it’s a smile and a compliment for the teenager who you know feels like an outcast, or a helping hand for the couple down the road who can’t keep up with the landscaping.” She watches for small things to remedy: “a hat for the man at the station, tucking a bit of money into a neighbor’s mailbox who is experiencing hard times.” Toby Dondis Farman works in a local food bank as often as “real” work permits. “As a fortunate 24-year survivor, I participated in an annual ‘Mother’s Day tea’ for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society and was able to raise significant dollars for research and help for current cancer patients.” In the fall, she walked a half-marathon to benefit the Jimmy Fund. For Nan Roberts, the focus is the hunger of local children on the weekends and during the summer. “Mike and I work with a local group to try to mitigate this horrifying situation. I read to firstgraders in a Title I school and mentor at-risk young women at the local high schools.” She wrote the application for a juried art show to achieve their nonprofit status, and worked to ensure enough votes for a tax to provide 10 years of pollution mitigation in a huge nearby lagoon. When Paula Atwood retired from fulltime work in 2013, she “started participating in a yearly medical mission project to Peru with the Peruvian American Medical Society, an Andover | Summer 2017
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