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Dr. Michael Rabbino ’52 sends his warmest regards to his classmates on the occasion of their 70th high school reunion! Mike, who lives in beautiful San Mateo, CA, retired from practicing internal medicine and cardiology, and stays active volunteering and playing the piano. He and wife, Davida, have two children— Adam and Amy—and two granddaughters —Ella and Sophie. Ella lives in Brooklyn! Mike describes Poly as “an island of beauty in Brooklyn,” and has wonderful memories of the teachers he knew and the friendships he made.
a few contests, and getting First Place in one last year. They’re also raising Monarch Butterflies who deposit their eggs on milkweed plants. Bette then takes the plant and puts it in an enclosure where in 30 days the eggs hatch into hungry caterpillars, going from cocoon to beautiful Monarchs in just days.
60 George Marks ’56 and wife, Bette, recently hosted some of the Poly staff when they were in San Diego and talked about the “old” Poly Days. George and Bette enjoy being in touch with classmates, and look forward to the Zoom reunions. They have expanded their hummingbird photography, entering 26
Bob Mitchell ’62 lives in Carlsbad, CA, and remains active as an author of twelve books of fiction, non-fiction, and poetry. With his wife, artist Susan Love (his copy, her art), he has just published a new art coffeetable book of reflections and responses to the pandemic. Bob studied poetry in France on a Fulbright Fellowship, enjoyed a career as a French professor (Harvard, Ohio State), was a teaching tennis pro, and worked in advertising as a creative director at a number of New York ad agencies (think Mad Men!). Bob credits both Poly Prep and his undergraduate experience at Williams for giving him excellent preparation for life and for teaching him about humanity.
Rick Gordon ’63 hopes everyone is safe and well! Rick and his wife Phyllis have relocated to Palm Beach Gardens, FL and he is still working and playing golf.
Bill Free ‘64 and his wife Chris, live in Piedmont, CA. For the last few decades, Bill has been an independent filmmaker, producing documentary films and series, public policy programming, and children’s programming—live action and animated— for theatrical and broadcast distribution (PBS, BBC, National Geographic, and Discovery Channel). Bill and Chris have close family ties to Brooklyn...two of their grandchildren attend Packer! Also, he continues to maintain friendships with several of his Poly classmates and hopes to see everyone at their next reunion in 2024. Roger Heymann ’65 sold his CPA firm, works part time for an old firm, works with Dressage horses, and is a CFO with a concrete company in Fort Lauderdale, FL. Roger’s children Sean, Monte, and Lauren are all doing great—he’s also the proud grandfather of three grandchildren. THE BLUE & THE GRAY
