Carl Rapp continues to stay in touch and told me he ran into Kathryn Brown Wyrough last summer at a rest stop on Interstate 87, somewhere,
I suppose, in New York State. Each family was loaded with the usual freight of a mid-summer travel weekend-children, spouses, luggage, and fast food. Kathy was doing well, her three kids (Carl's memory was a little fuzzy here, so I hope I'm close with this number) keep her busy, and she said she stays in touch with a handful of close Trinity friends. I will be attending the Class of 1983 20th Reunion, thanks to my wife, Lisa '83, so I get to relive the experience (which, as noted in the last Reporter, was quite enjoyable), but not have to worry about remembering everyone's name. I will be looking for other classmates from 1982, so stop by and let me know what is happening.
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Class of 1983 Alumni Fund Goal: $90,000 and 55% participation. Class Secretary: Marissa Ocasio, 88 Wolcott Hill Rd., Wethersfield, CT 06109 e-mail: marissa.ocasio.1983@trincoll.edu; fax: 212-251-8543 Class Secretary: Wendy Farnham Schon, 224 Ridge Rd., Madison, CT 06443-2067 e-mail: wendy.schon.1983@trincoll.edu Class Secretary: Tina Tricarichi, 5610 Chelmsford Dr., Lyndhurst, OH 44124-4007 e-mail: tina. tricarichi.1983@trincoll.edu; fax: 216-687-0779 Class Agent: Bruce C. Silvers, Esq. Reunion Leaders: Todd Beati; Bruce Silvers We want YOU to attend our 20th College Reunion! Sorry if some news has been left out in the past and really sorry about a couple empty prior Class Notes pages but here's a fair amount of news: Al Strickler sent an enthusiastic greeting as he's planning on attending our 20th with the entire family-Leslie (wife), Olivia (seven), Harrison (five), and Maggie (one)! After working in the healthcare field for several years, he started his own medical supply company with a unique niche in the industry; after four years, his company manufactures special technology and cost-saving products for hospitals in the D.C. area, including Maryland and Virginia. His successful company is continuing to grow withAl at the helm. He states that he stays in touch with Trin alumni in the NYC/Connecticut area but wants to connect with many more friends at Reunion! Margot Blattmann dashed off a quick, succinct message to me as she was off to Morocco-always the exciting traveler. She said she didn't want to include her mundane news about horses, dogs, etc., but Margot are you coming to Reunion, we hope? Amy Bennett Borst has sent the following wonderful news in more than once, and I saw it mentioned under births but now it w ill be in the Class News. She and husband, Robert, had a baby daughter, Meredith Bennett, on April 9, 2002. Congratulations! Can we expect all three of you at Reunion? Chris Holmgren sent in an update for the first time to the Reporter and brought us up to date with the following: he's doing phoning for 58
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Reunion so is obviously planning on coming and hoping a lot of you are, too! He's been happily married for four years to Eva Marie and living south ofBoston with their 16-month-old-son, Ian. Ian proved to be a very lucky baby indeed-his 9/11 story hits very close to home, as wife, Eva Marie, is a United Flight attendant and had in the past worked that same flight that went into the WTC. Fortunately, she was on maternity leave as the due date was 9/11 with Ian arriving a little late on 9/20/01. Chris works at Fleet Boston Financial where he heads up the oil and gas business for the bank. A committed employee, he can't believe h e's been at the bank for 15 years. He and his wife love the Boston area. In addition to family and work, Chris has become very adept at a new hobby, sailboat racing, and has competed at high levels with America's Cup and Olympic caliber sailors. While fatherhood keeps a check on his sailing, he is still competing and zealously, if not jealously, watching buds in New Zealand competing for the World Cup. Chris was able to fill me in on several classmates with whom he keeps in touch: Ken Wyker, who is married with two children in San Antonio, TX, and is general counsel for a major broadcasting company; Kevin Zitnay, who is married with three children and living outside of Charlotte, NC, where he is a neurosurgeon (some might have said, '"he's no brain surgeon,' but he actually is .. ."-that was Chris' editorial comment, not mine, Kevin); Jackie Nenner recently married (congrats!) and is a veterinarian in NYC; Dana Anderson O'Connell has been married to Roger O'Connell since shortly after graduation, and they live in southern Connecticut with their two children. Thanks for the thorough update on five classmates including yourself-! assume you are ensuring to the best of your ability that they all attend Reunion, right? James Maffiolini has been a dutiful reporter of his news and always has new, interesting info to convey. Presently, his good-sized family and life in general are always changing, and he is trying to negotiate attending Reunion between daughters' dance recitals, rehearsals, etc. Charlie Ingersoll wrote in that he and his wife, Honor, along with their daughters, India (five) and Mary Wilder (two), are doing well, and he says he will be at Reunion- great, Charlie. He is a client partner at the executive search firm Korn Ferry International in D.C. Before that, he has been in D. C. since graduating from Trin, working for 10 years first in politics/ government, first on the Reagan campaign and then in the White House, State Department, Commerce Department, and USIA! (what happened to the legislative and judicial branches, Charlie?). Since college graduation, he has focused not only on work and family but also has been active with St. Anthony Hall, serving on the national board and has been president of that board. Robert Markstein wrote in that he works as a practice management consultant, serving physicians in the Boston metropolitan area. He and w ife, Monica, live in Newton, MA, with their three children-Annie (six), Melissa (three), and Eric (four months). Rob did his job and managed to get Arthur Warrington to contribute to the Class Notes, and h e is an assistant professor in the neurology department at Rochester, Minnesota's Mayo Clinic. His research focus is an interesting one, multiple sclerosis and spinal cord repair. Congratulations to Art and his wife, Eileen, who are expecting their first child (a boy) in April. Even better, they plan on bringing him to the Reunion! Ruthie Flaherty Beaton wrote in a very interesting and thorough report. She and her family in West Newbury, MA, with four children: Tommy (15 and one-half, and a freshman in high school; Lyndsay is 13 and one-half, and a seventh grader; Shannon is nine and one-half and a third grader; and, last but not least, Patrick is six, and is a kindergart-