Alison Welch Davee ’81 with Jake and Will
my best to stick to a mathematical orientation, no matter what, and pursue the humanitarian values I learned to follow as my motto in life at both Suffield and Bucknell. SARA-JANE OLEKSAK GRIFFIN I am still teaching at a Catholic school outside of Boston. I received my master’s in Education last year. I also am a cycling official at various cycling and cyclocross events in Massachusetts. My best to all the members of the Class of ’79. KIM VARDAKAS CLIFTON Still living in Maryland. My youngest son graduates in June. Hurray!
1981 CL ASS AGEN TS Valisha Graves | valisha@mindspring.com Mark McCullagh | mmccullagh@alpha-pure.com David Spitzler | davidspitzler@yahoo.com Alison Welch Davee | davee@lincolnacademy.org ALISON WELCH DAVEE My sons are growing up so quickly. Jake is now 17 and is beginning to think about college. Will is going to be in high school next year. Both are very active in organized sports all year with soccer, hockey, baseball, and lacrosse. In addition, since we live five miles from the Camden Snow Bowl, they both spend quite a lot of time on the slopes in the winter. Jake is planning on working for the Junior Ski Patrol this winter at Sugarloaf, and Will recently earned his USA Hockey Official’s certification, which now allows him to referee hockey games. This year marks my 20th year teaching French at Lincoln Academy in Newcastle, Maine, and my 26th year teaching high school students. Yikes! Time sure flies. I stay busy caring for my two horses and keeping them in shape for competitions. I would love to see any Suffield folks, so if you’re in the midcoast Maine area, let me know: davee@lincolnacademy.org
Andy Rarus ’79 represents Suffield while running a marathon on Cape Cod, with Joanna Penta and Lisa Rarus ’80
1982 CL ASS AGEN TS David Carangelo | dlcarangelo@yahoo.com John Cook | jwccomp@earthlink.net Margaret Figueroa Hern | ahern@snet.net Madeline Phillips | mkphil@hotmail.com HELENE LANDERS TOOMEY I was sorry to miss our 30th Reunion, but it’s difficult to get back to Suffield from Los Angeles with kids still in school. I stay in touch with Margaret Figueroa Hern who informed me it was a fun weekend. Here in Los Angeles, I’ve connected with John Cook who kindly gave my children (Gray, 13 and Cypress, 11) a tour of the audio world of TV and movies at NBC-Universal. It was fascinating to realize all the steps involved in producing a finished product. It’s also nice to have Vinny DelNegro ’84 in Los Angeles, turning the Clippers into a threatening basketball team. He kindly gave my kids a behind-the-scenes look at how he works his magic in practice to build the chemistry and motivation to create a winning team. He’s changed our allegiance from the Lakers to the Clippers! Watch out for them this season! My son’s football teammate, classmate, and friend is my classmate Tor Peterson’s nephew. Further proof that those SA connections run deep, and the world is quite small! Speaking of classmates, Jorge Inchaurregui was a classmate with my husband, David Toomey, at Claremont McKenna College. We realized that when we connected at a SA Alumni event here in Los Angeles. Suffield Academy was such a life enriching experience for so many of us, we seem to pick up right where we left off when we reconnect. I caught up with Robbin Coates Banks ’81 when she was out here and visited my sister Tracy Landers ’79 who also lives here in Los Angeles. Laura Usifer Riccio lives on the West Coast and we try to stay in touch when we can. Wish I could get back to more Suffield events to see more old friends and their offspring now attending! Anyone passing through LA, I’d love to hear from you! BILL MURDZA I have begun working at a new company—Biogen Idec—as a network engineer. Biogen Idec researches, manufacturers, and markets drugs that help people with multiple sclerosis. My son Andrew just got bumped up to the 8th grade—he loves learning. MADELINE PHILLIPS I greatly enjoyed Reunion Weekend and the Class Agents Meeting. The campus remains beautiful, as always, and I am excited about the renovations to Holcomb Science, Brewster, and several other buildings. Headmaster Cahn spoke eloquently of the Academy’s history and
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