Suffield Academy’s long standing ties with ASSIST were never more evident than at their recent annual Board dinner. ASSIST was founded by former headmaster, Paul “Sandy” Sanderson. Ken and Betsy Lindfors (former headmaster and admissions associate, respectively) ran the organization from 1988 to 2003. Former faculty and parents, Bob ’79 and Anne Stanley P’12, ’16, have been at the helm ever since. Front row, left to right Ashley Gosnell, ASSIST director of development and daughter of Arthur Gosnell ’75, Robert Stanley ’79, P’13, ’16 ASSIST president, Philip Riegel ’87, and Bill Sullivan Suffield Academy faculty Back row, left to right Caroline d’Otreppe P’02, ’03 former Suffield Academy faculty, Nadine Maggi P’14, ’16 ASSIST host parent, Elena Gullo ’16 ASSIST student, Anne Stanley P’13, ’16 ASSIST school stewardship coordinator, Andrew Pilaro ’88 ASSIST board member, Andy Rarus ’79, P’07, ’11, Elise Adib-Samii Riegel ’87, Etienne d’Otreppe P’02, ’03, Lisa Rarus ’80, P’07, ’11, Robin Eastman former Suffield Academy faculty, Martin Eastman former Suffield Academy faculty, and Kristen Sullivan ’87 ASSIST program director
SCOTT SCHROEDER
Not much to report. It looks as if we dodged another hurricane in Florida this year. Our oldest daughter is graduating from FSU in ’16. She may be California bound, and our younger daughter has a couple more years at UCF and may attend graduate school in Germany. It is interesting to me that so many of my contemporaries, like me, moved down here from the North, and now have children who are Florida born natives, but we are hearing from those children that they plan to leave Florida upon college graduation. As a matter of fact, many can’t wait to leave. I suppose it makes sense when you consider that we live about 100 yards from a beautiful beach with crystal clear water, but we very rarely go there. I don’t mess around with boats, windsurfing and all that water stuff anymore—tried golf for a few months and threw the clubs away (guys down here my age grew up on local golf courses and believe three over par a disaster). So much for tropical paradise. My “thing” is to catch a cheap flight to California, grab my motorcycle out of storage and ride the mountains and deserts. That’s all for now.
1969 Greg Putnam
ARCHER MAYOR
My wife Margot and I are hale and happy, still up in Vermont, from where I keep in touch pretty regularly with my old roommate Peter Kircher. I’m still writing mystery books and have cranked out Number 26 in the Joe Gunther series, entitled The Company She Kept, for which Peter gave me a recent thumbs up. Similarly, retired headmaster (in the old days, my soccer coach) Ken Lindfors and I have been keeping in touch, and I have my fingers crossed that I’ll be able to have tea with him and Betsy
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sometime this fall while I’m out publicizing the new book. I’m also still working for the medical examiner as one of his death investigators. But after a few years of doing plain-clothes police work chasing down child sexual assaults, rape, and murder cases for several different agencies, I have decided to fade into semiretirement—keeping my credentials current, but no longer actively “on the job.” I had the pleasure of bumping into Tom Greene ’87 the other day, in his new guise as head of the new Vermont College of Fine Arts in Montpelier, which seems to be thriving under his skilled hand. You never know where you might bump into a Suffield grad next. Anyone in the television or movie business who needs good material, don’t be shy!
DAVID SPERRY
I’m trying to be diligent about writing something for the class notes lest I suffer the continued wrath of Greg Putnam. Putt and I continue to correspond somewhat regularly albeit usually through juvenile and salacious jokes and photos. We haven’t changed a bit since Suffield! On the homefront, my son (the doctor) has one more year of his fellowship in transplant cardiology at The Cleveland Clinic. Then he and his wife (a nurse anesthetist) could end up at any major hospital in the country that does heart transplants. My daughter Jenna and her husband just bought a house in southern New Hampshire. They married last May and are moving right along with their lives. Looks like next up will be...kids—gulp! Hard to imagine myself as a grandfather. The photo of my daughter and I at her wedding is probably my favorite photo. A wise man once said, “To a father growing old, nothing is dearer than a daughter.” No explanation is needed for classmates with daughters, right?
1970
Kit Warner | Chris Weeden
PAUL MORITZ
Still working, but spending more time on the Cape in Colorado and in Florida. Best to everyone at Suffield.
1971
Pierre Genvert | Leo Letendre | Doug Rebert
PIERRE GENVERT
Our daughter Margot ’07 is engaged and to be married next June. She met her fiance while she was at Colgate. Peggie and I have many fond memories of her time at Suffield. It was the turning point in her life.
BRIAN MORRIS
Our daughter Perry got married in May. It was a beautiful and joyous celebration. Cindy and I will celebrate our 40th wedding anniversary next year. I cannot believe how fast the years have flown by.
1974
Blair Childs | Bud Hancock | Tom Leonard
ELMAR NOETH
I just became grandfather for the second time. Susi Nöth is really sweet, just like her cousin Leilani Ai who is already 4-years-old. The wet and cold fall here in Germany always makes me miss the beautiful Indian summer in Suffield. I hope to spend the next summer in our sister city, Riverside, California, being a chaperone for a high school exchange. Looking forward to the next reunion.
RICH ROMEO
My daughter, Eva Kramer, gave birth to twins, Stella Grace and Katherine Evangeline, in April.