Class Notes

1950

John Tedeschi writes, “We are doing well, still at home at our beloved Dog Hollow farm in rural western Wisconsin. We are surrounded by family and—to our joy!—have greatgrandchildren to play with.”

1958

Brian Doyle’s play, Candied Sweets, was stage read at the Cosmos Club in Washington, D.C., recently. Candied Sweets chronicles an American family gathered together for Thanksgiving— when things go spectacularly wrong. By the play’s end, all the family members are wiser.

Peter Schwartz is serving as chair of the American Medical Association’s Council on Ethical and Judicial Affairs. Peter and his wife, Lynn, enjoy annual trips to Ethiopia where he teaches medical ethics and she works with a village in a remote area of the Or Valley. Peter is very proud of his involvement in creating a Medical Humanities Curriculum for graduate medical educators to bring more joy into the practice of medicine and to enhance communication between patients and caregivers.

1962

1 Phil Ferrara and his wife, Linda, traveled to the southeastern U.S. in February, where they stopped in South Carolina to visit classmate Lauchlan McKay and his wife, Dianne. They rendezvoused at a hotel in Florence and enjoyed dinner together, plus breakfast the following morning. It was a great opportunity to catch up on the events of the last few years and to renew old RL friendships.

1963

David Scheff retired recently from Roslindale Pediatrics. He is now working part-time at Beth Israel seeing newborns and enjoying reading real books—not medical journals—again.

1968

John Colbert happily welcomed granddaughter Layla Renée Colbert to the world in November, in the San Francisco Bay Area.

1972

2 Bill Collatos and Tom Quirk ’70, baseball teammates, shared some fond memories of their beloved coach Bill Chauncey on the deck of Bill’s boat in Boca Grande.

1973

3 Bob McTighe enjoyed a minireunion with some former RL junior wrestlers at a varsity wrestling match versus St. Paul’s, Hyde, and Marianapolis this past season. Andy Parsons ’80, Vinny Nagle ’82, and Chris Hannan ’82 were fondly remembering Steve Ward there, as well. All four alumni were impressed by the team’s good fundamentals, movement, and pinning combinations!

1974

4 Former faculty member Bob Jorgensen celebrated his 90th birthday on January 28 with a jam session at Wingate Assisted Living in Needham, where he resides with his wife, Bobby. Pictured are Dean Jorgensen, Joanna

Gormley (Assistant to the Headmaster for Tony Jarvis), Bob Jorgensen, and Mike Pojman.

1980

5 Steve Aronson and John McGinty rode in the Pan Mass Challenge in August to raise funds for the Dana Farber Cancer Institute. Together, they raised more than $20,000. Early indications are that they plan to ride again in 2023.

1981

6 Bill Landay—author of the acclaimed Defending Jacob, which became an Apple+ streaming series— released a new novel this winter titled All That Is Mine I Carry With Me. The book, described as a haunting whodunit about a family living in Newton, is available at your favorite bookseller. (Author photo by John Earle)

1985

7 Paul Cannata, Milton Academy’s head hockey coach for 20 years, will retire from the school at the end of this year. A native of West Roxbury and a Hamilton College alumnus, Paul has had a successful coaching career that also includes stints as assistant coach at American International College and Northeastern University, as well as one year as head coach at North Adams State.

1990

John Grady appeared on the February 2 episode of The Chase—“a heartracing quiz show”—on ABC, and won big money! Episodes of The Chase— including John’s—are available for streaming on Hulu.

1994

8 Phuc Truong, Matt McCambridge, and Matt Engler attended the Roxbury Latin Alumni Entrepreneurs Networking Group at AdeptID on February 27— joining Will Finigan ’16, co-founder of Aliro Quantum Technologies, Matt Langione ’01, Partner at Boston Consulting Group, and other grads for a discussion about quantum computing.

2001

9 Andrew Budreika is a partner at Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, and his wife, Dr. Sara Samimi, is a dermatologist. They live in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, with daughters Ava (9) and Nora (6).

10 A debut novel by Sidik Fofana hit the literary scene this winter. Stories From the Tenants Downstairs is set in a Harlem high rise and chronicles a tight-knit cast of characters grappling with their own personal challenges, while the forces of gentrification threaten to upend life as they know it. You can find Sidik’s new book at your favorite bookseller.

11 JP Jacquet and Adam Champy ’00 enjoyed a round of golf together in Connecticut in November.

Zach Kanin’s sketch comedy series

I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson won a short-form EMMY for best actor (co-creator Tim Robinson). The team is currently working on the show’s third season.

2003

12 Assistant U.S. Attorney Lou Manzo was on the prosecution team that convicted Stewart Rhodes and four other members of the Oath Keepers this winter, for seditious conspiracy for their role in the January 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol.

2008

13 Sean McCarthy and his wife, Gabrielle, welcomed a baby boy, Matthew Charles, on January 22.

2010

Luke Faust and his wife, Chelsea, welcomed a baby girl, Juliet Zera, on November 17.

2013

Ryan Dukeman was named to the “2023 Federal 100” by FCW, which honors the top 100 government data employees, for his teams’ analytics work on Chinese foreign policy and the Afghanistan evacuation.

Myles Garbarini has begun pursuing a PhD in Russian Literature at Columbia.

2018

14 Jimmy Duffy and the Bowdoin Hockey team won the NESCAC Championship title on March 5, with an overtime goal against Williams (and Connor Berg ’22), finishing 3-2. Jimmy is pictured here with sister Micaela, mom Kathy, dad Arthur, and brother Sean on FaceTime!

2020

15 At a bakery in Paris recently, former faculty Dr. Phil Kokotailo and Dr. Sally Stevens were delighted to unexpectedly run into three former students—Kam Miller, Kayden Miller ’22, and Austin Manning!

2021

Nolan McKenna was designated a Deans’ Scholar at Trinity College, awarded to those students in the first-year class who earn the highest 25 GPAs after two semesters. As a Deans’ Scholar, Nolan has the opportunity to serve on the editorial board of The First-Year Papers, an online publication that recognizes the excellent written work of first-year students.

16 More than 40 alumni—ranging from 1982 to 2022—showed up for the annual Alumni Hockey Game on December 26. (Team Magno defeated Team Mo 7-4!)

17 The Varsity Hockey team invited some of their friends to join them on the ice after practice over the winter break. We were glad to welcome this crew of recent grads back to Hennessy Rink. //