SPR I N G 2009
From Hugh Rardin ’82
Rardin makes his point in an irreverent look at life’s idiosyncrasies and craziness as only he can scrutinize. Jumping from one topic to another in a harebrained tour of our mundane lives and the things that most people think about but never talk about, Rardin delivers a tome that is sure to tickle. Spanning the gamut from the brutality of boredom to the excitement of discovery in a book that flows from the obvious to heart wrenching recollections of a childhood wrapped around a father who did more than his share of bonding, you will laugh, love, yawn and cry. - Amazon.com
Jay, Scott Kerridge, Ian Robb Patrick, Elise Franco Marbury, Mandy Baker Spollen and myself. The sun came out and the food and music were great! It was really fun to see everyone’s families and watch all of the kids playing together (the next generation of Severn students!). It was a nice family event - my daughter really enjoyed the moon bounce and face painting, and she can’t wait to come back next year. If you are in the area next year, I highly recommend that you try to attend this event. It was great to visit with old friends and to tour the beautiful campus. Here is a note that Cathy Merrill Williams sent to me: “I am living in Washington DC having a lot of fun publishing Washingtonian Magazine and serving on several non-profit boards. My husband Paul and I have two boys ages 4 and 2 who love Annapolis and can’t wait for July and August when we move out there for the summer. I hope this summer we have a few less visitors so that I have time to see some Severnites!”
1988 1986 Send notes to: Sara Tabasi Toomey
150 Longfellow Drive Millersville, MD 21108 410-315-7728 charleysangels@verizon.net
Send notes to: Drew Burns
706 Laurel Lane Severna Park, MD 21146 dburns@pcmgc.com 410-846-5570
1989 Send notes to: Holly Hodson
668 N. Coast Hwy. #408 Laguna Beach, CA 92651 949-497-8770 holly@fijigirl.net
Lots of news from Josh Hallett: “Okay, so I want to nominate myself for the biggest class loser award. When the 10 year reunion came around, I was deployed to Kosovo while on active duty in the Marines. I got off of active duty in 2004, and started flying for Fedex and I promised myself I would not miss the 20th reunion. Well, as you can see, from the picture below, it looks like I might just have to wait until 2019 for the 30th, as I was activated as a reservist, and am currently deployed for 7 months flying in Afghanistan and Iraq. I can’t buy a break. I am wondering, who is behind all of this? Anyway, I saw in the last Bridge that Matt Stader is also deployed, over here, so I’ll have to keep my eyes peeled for him. Stranger things have happened. As a matter of fact, I have run into Randy Russell ’87 while involved with an exercise in Greece, and I recently saw Andrew Plummer ’91 while serving in New Orleans right after Hurricane Gustav rolled through the Gulf. Severn alumni are everywhere! Life has been good to
me so far on this deployment. We have been very busy flying in support of the transition of our national focus from Iraq to Afghanistan. In my off time, I have been training for the Coeur D’Alene, ID Ironman triathlon I will be running in soon after my return. I am hoping to qualify for The Ironman Championships in Hawaii, but the competition is tough in “our” age group, so we’ll see. It is a lofty goal, if nothing else. My wife Wendy and two sons Connor and Hayden stopped by the Severn Campus over the Christmas holiday, to see where I went to school. They were very impressed and I too was impressed when I saw the pictures. It has come a long way in 20 years. I still remember the times there so fondly and wish I could reconnect with everyone in May, unfortunately duty calls, and I’ll try and make it to the next one. Best wishes to everyone, and thank you Holly for keeping our class together, if only in print and pictures.”
1990 Send notes to: Blairlee Sommers Owens
419 Prince George Street Laurel, MD 20707 blairleeowens@comcast.net
1987 Send notes to: Penny Leatherwood Kennedy
penny.kennedy@gmail.com 410-439-5982
Penny Leatherwood Kennedy tells The Bridge; “It was great to see some of you at the Alumni Picnic - our class had a nice turnout. In attendance were the following classmates: Mariam Bahrami, Tina Dennis, Kirk
Mandy Baker Spollen ’87, Sallie Luck ’86, Penny Leatherwood Kennedy ’87 and Sam Bradshaw ’86
Josh Hallett ’89
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