from me in a while, “My life is not my own”. As of this writing, they have just turned 15-months, and I now understand where the word “toddler” originates! And they get into everything. My wife Carol and I still have our farm and old stone house in rural PA (not far from Harrisburg), along with the four horses, three cats and a dog. With Ellis and Aiden, we now have the “twos” filled. Carol continues her work as a graphic designer and art director (and amazingly finds time for a full workload AND take care of the boys in the evening). I continue to work as a fashion and lifestyle photographer based out of New York and have produced a second edition of my fine art book Vanishing Ireland. (Shameless plug—available for purchase from www.blurb.com.) Overall, life is good, if not exhausting. One day last month, my son Aiden (who has been a bookworm since he was five-months old), discovered an old copy of suffield. By himself, with no prodding or set up from me, he perched himself on a foot stool and proceeded to “read” the magazine! I’ve been in touch with a fellow classmate, Mickey Ahearn, who went to the same college, Franklin & Marshall. He tells me he has three kids heading out of their teenage years. Wow, I have a ways to go for that.”
Ron Rivard “Life is good. My family and children are well. As the years go on, I look back on the great times at Suffield. Keep up the great work. Go Suffield!” Chip Spear “My daughter, Carolyn Fieger ’11, is currently attending Suffield Academy. She is a junior and has been involved in fall and winter sports. This has allowed me to make weekly or every other week trips to the Suffield Academy campus, as well as visiting other prep schools. From a facilities’ standpoint, Suffield Academy is at the top! The new Tisch Field House is spectacular. Thanks Tommy Tisch ’72 and the rest of the Tisch family!”
1973 Class Agents Jody Cranmore, jcranmore@cfmlawfirm.com Jim Knight, j.jamesknight@comcast.net
Ned Higgins “Jeff Prudden is stopping by to spend the night and visit on his way from New York City to Florida.” Roger Williams “I have weathered the merger of EDS into H.P. I still love managing Little League baseball championship teams in Vienna, VA. My 10 year old son Grant has qualified for seven Junior Olympics swimming events! Eight year old Luke is not far behind!”
inspiration and compass to get me pointed toward a future in the broadcast business. Who will ever forget the ‘road trips’ to the Springfield Coliseum for the roller derby match or J. Geils concert?”
Jeff McGowan “I can remember playing soccer and having an away game on Halloween. Of course our colors are black and orange and we were made fun of by the other team. Of course we came out on top, but it was a funny predicament to be in. I remember going to an Alice Cooper concert by bus from Suffield. It was a big road trip to Hartford, and we were all excited to see the big show with him hanging himself at the end-such a big deal! But our curfew time came before the big finale, and we all had to leave. I always wondered how that execution turned out! It was always a mad rush to sign up for events off campus. Another memory is Hank Aaron hitting his historic 715 home run—during study hall. We all knew he could hit the big HR that night, and the game was on TV which was something back in the 70’s. We had the radio on and when he did hit the big HR we said heck with it being study hall and we ran down to the lounge and saw the replay! Rocky just laughed it off—no punishments for history! Hope to make it in October.”
1976 Class Agents Jennifer Cartmell, jannecart@yahoo.com Molly Debevoise Rennie, molly.rennie@uwmorris.org Neil Smit, smitneil@aol.com
Jeffrey Keeney “I always enjoy my annual summer visit with Bill McDonald. We always go for a morning bike ride up the Connecticut River Valley (this year’s ride turned into a 50 mile excursion due to some poor navigation by the ride leader). I beat him in tennis and then we caught up on the past year sitting on the raft in Fenwick!” Molly Debevoise Rennie “I am living in Short Hills, NJ, with my two daughters Trina and Tory Rennie. My eldest daughter Trina is a junior at Kenyon College, where she plays lacrosse. My younger daughter is a senior at Millburn High School, where she runs cross-country and will be attending Colby-Sawyer College in the fall. I am the corporate campaign director for United Way of Morris County in Morristown, NJ. Looking forward to seeing Cynthia Rogers later in May when she is making a trip east to visit family and catching up with more classmates at our reunion. A special hello to Tracy Milliken and Tony Ashbaugh. Tony, you never called me back!”
1975 {35th reunion} Class Agents Carey Fiertz, cfiertz@exportrisk.com Mark Teed, mark.teed@wachoviasec.com
Janice Hadley “I completed the required courses from the Four Winds Society’s Healing the Light Body School. I am offering the healing techniques from the Peruvian Quero elders to all interested people. I continue to study and teach Tai Chi. Can’t wait to see you all at the reunion!” Mark Graham “A favorite memory of Suffield was working at and running the school’s radio station, WSAR... Mario Vincenti was an incredible
Abhichart Abhinorasaeth ´76 & girlfriend with Paul Hugo ´76 & wife Diana in Bali.
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