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Fathers to sons... (l-r) Eric Jensen ’82, John Egner ’14 and Garret Jensen ’12 and Mark Egner ’82. Eric and Mark played on the 1982 team that won the state title and John and Garret are on PDS’s current hockey team. Dad settled in. It didn’t take long to make the PDS connection – a very happy discovery, celebrated with hugs! I cannot describe the feeling of relief at finding such a familiar and friendly soul in such a strange and frightening land – it helped to make a difficult day a little less difficult. Sadly, my dad passed away in January. Those of you who had the good fortune to meet Cathy’s dad, Dr. Jack White, will remember him for his exceptional wit, kindness and skill as a physician. He will be sorely missed by many.
1980 Jennifer Dutton Whyte 990 Singleton Avenue Woodmere, NY 11598-1718 516-569-8823 denjen790@msn.com
1981 Camie Carrington Levy 2212 Weymouth Street Moscow, ID 83843-9618 208-882-5658 camie@palousetravel.com Lorraine M. Herr 9 South 021 Skylane Drive Naperville, IL 60564 LHerr@herr-design.com
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1982 Need Correspondent
Alice Ganoe Ryden is living in Larchmont, NY with her husband, Kurt, and their three sons: “Little” Kurt, James and John. Three boys five- and-under make Alice and Kurt very busy but they love it. Alice is a full-time mom now after years of living and working in New York City. Lindsay Suter wrote that he had a wonderful time hosting some classmates (Elissa “Mac” Sharp; Lea-Lea Erdman Marshall and Tom Marshall; Lindsay McCord-Norman; Lauren Goodyear Schramm; Anne Metcalf; Molly Frantz Peacock; John Sprow; and various family members) at his mill house this past summer. They got together in memory of Amanda Lake.
1983 Noelle Damico 17 Dyke Road Setauket, NY 11733-3014 631-751-7051 the2revs@sprynet.com Rena Ann Whitehouse 395 Central Park Place Unit #230 Atlanta, GA 30312 404-898-0484 renawhitehouse@hotmail.com
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Adrienne Spiegel McMullen 216 North Elmwood Avenue Oak Park, IL 60302-2222 708-386-9592 amcmullen2002@yahoo.com
Amy Venable Ciuffreda 8 Rydal Drive Lawrenceville, NJ 08648-3653 609-882-7899 ACiuffreda@comcast.net
Edward J. Willard 214 Lynchburg Road Pilot Mountain, NC 27041-9320 tcwillard@mac.com
Arianna Rosati 251 W 19 Street #3C New York, NY 10011 pavianyc@gmail.com
Will Meyerhofer wrote: “My new book is out! It’s called Way Worse Than Being a Dentist - The Lawyer’s Quest for Meaning and it’s a light-hearted, but also deadly serious look at the state of the contemporary legal world. My first book, Life is a Brief Opportunity for Joy is also being issued as a paperback, with a terrific new cover. I hope people will give ’em a look. You can follow my writerly musings on my blog, www.thepeoplestherapist.com. I’m reaching the one million reads milestone. In other news, my partner, William Kwok, and I hiked the famous Laugavegur trail in Iceland in August. We camped out in tents and ran into some wild weather the first couple days. I can honestly say it was one of those things - a wonderful adventure - that I’ve always wanted to do. Such things should, in my opinion, be ‘done’. After all, Life is a Brief Opportunity...etc. etc.”
Let’s cross the globe from east to west and start with the big news from the New York City area: Elaine Chou left the law firm where she had been working, hit the road, and came back refreshed and reassessed. “After a six-month hiatus, I’m back in the law and just founded a small litigation firm.” Jessie Robertson decided that 16 years at Columbia University and ten years with the adult transplant team at the Columbia Presbyterian was enough. She is now in private practice at Summit Medical Group at Berkeley Heights. “It was career path for sustainable and personal growth,” she says. “I.E., I’m not working 80 hours a week anymore. And, no, you can’t call me at 4 a.m.” Taylor Hwong might not be sleeping much either, though he’s probably used to it by now: “On 11/17, our family grew from three to four, with the arrival of son, Theodore. And in January
1985 Lynne Erdman O’Donnell 9700 NW Caxton Lane Portland, OR 97229 fiveods@comcast.net
1986 Susan Franz Murphy 3838 River Road (Lockhouse) Lumberville, PA 18933 215-297-5794 susifranz@aol.com
1987 Craig C. Stuart 1638 Fell Street San Francisco, CA 94117 415-921-5085 cstuart19@sbcglobal.net Sofia D. Xethalis 1953 Shore Oak Drive Decatur, IL 62521 217-422-5648 sxethalis@yahoo.com.au
Theodore Hwong, son of Taylor Hwong ’88.
I was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel in the Army Reserves, which just goes to show how loose promotion standards have gotten. Hope everyone is well.” Brooke Calder Murphy got engaged, and it seems the only thing she does more than work is travel. She reported from Vieques, where “the Bioluminescent Bay is one of the most magical places on earth. I met a lovely couple today from Santa Barbara. She went to grade school through high school with Melissa Baron’s husband, Stephen. Melissa lives in London now, but is moving to the countryside.” Melissa and