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SOHO area of NYC. When completed, it will be the first fully green lead-associated house in North America.”
insurance company and look forward to some time off this August.”
Andrew Smilie ’85
The Rev. George Sherrill ‘81 and his wife, Karen.
David Buchanan ’83 David reports, “I was promoted at work to facilities maintenance technician. It is good to be inside now since I have been outside landscaping for many years.”
James Durr ’83 James reports, “I was a chef and owner for nearly 25 years. I retired 10 years ago and am doing consulting work for restaurants.”
Arch Henderson ’83 Arch reports, “I am a chef living in Texas and run my own catering business that does events all over the country.”
Andrew Jordan ’84 Drew reports, “I am living in Utah and am a captain with Southwest Airlines, flying out of Las Vegas, NV.”
Donald Rundlett ’84 Donald reports, “After working in banks for over 20 years, I am now in the business of restoring properties with architectural importance to their original design and stature, bringing them back 75-100 years. Most have been located in the Hamptons, but my next four years will be spent working on a property with a carriage house in the
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Andrew reports, “I have recently retired from the US Air Force after 25 years of service. Our family is settling down here in middle Georgia, and I am back working in cyber security for the DoD. Rectory had such a positive influence on my life. I never realized just how much until I started thinking about my career and accomplishments in the service of our country. Resiliency, being selfsufficient, learning how to integrate into a new community, and love of service, are just a few life lessons I gained, which served me until this day. What an amazing fingerprint on my life.”
Christopher Fearey ’86 Topher reports, “I live in Baltimore, Maryland, with my wife, three kids, and two dogs. Last year, I started a portable storage business out of Boston, so recently, my time has been split between the two.”
W. Rod Gerdsen ’86 Rod reports, “Still working at Blair Academy as an associate dean of students and enjoy seeing all the Rectory kids coming through our doors, including junior Nate Zawoiski and senior Henry Zhang who graduated this year. Also looking forward to meeting Deron and Diana as they join the Blair community in the fall.”
David Angelis ‘88
Jonathan Bruntjen ’88 Jonathan reports, “Greetings from Steamboat Springs, Colorado, where I live with my two boys, Colton and Boden. I always enjoy getting the newsletters and learning what other alumni are doing. If any of the Rectory alumni would like to come out to partake in a ski weekend or longer in Steamboat Springs, Colorado, look us up!”
Ryan Leirvik ’88 Ryan reports, “I live in the Greater DC area, where after many years as an active startup, I opened my own boutique cyber security team, Neuvik. I recently published the book, Understand, Manage, and Measure Cyber Risk.”
Gari Stroh ’87 Gari reports, “I currently live in Oregon and farm wheat.”
David Angelis ’88 David reports, “I’ve been married for 15 years. I have two daughters, and my oldest will be going to Ethel Walkers this fall. In my spare time, I coach my younger daughter’s club soccer team and enjoy watching my oldest play field hockey. I work for an
Ryan Leirvik ‘88
John Prada ’89 John reports, “I’ve been very busy studying to be a coach in core transformation and wholeness work, which is something I
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