news, please forward your e-mail address to my e-mail address listed above. Without much ado, here's the latest news fi路om your fellow Bantams: Claudia Baio sends n ews that Grace Cavero Feliu had a baby boy, Gabriel David, w ho celebrated his first birthday this New Year's Eve. Claudia is managing her law firm in Rocky Hill, CT, and now boasts of an office in Flint, MI,-concentrating on litigation. Outside of her practice, C laudia is busy teaching as an adjunct at UConn Law School and moth ering her three-year-old son. Claudia also sends word that Lisa Gilson is pursuing an advertising career in New York C ity, and Carlos Santos has been named partner in the Hartford, CT, law firm of Polinsky and Santos. From the Great Plains, Doreen Rice writes that she and h er husband, Steve Butler '81 , are the proud parents of a second son, John Jacobson Rice Butler, born in November of 2001. John is also welcomed by his big brother, Geoff, now 12 years old. Doreen loves her w ork as director of development at Pembroke Hill School in Kansas City and is mulling over a possible call to ordained ministry while volunteering as a local hospital's chaplain. Doreen also serves as an alumni admissions volunteer for dear ol' Trin. She had the pleasure or giving President Hersh and Peter Burns of the College's development office a tour of Pembroke's campus in M arch. Doreen and Steve are very active in their Episcopal church . Steve is the senior warden and choir director. In addition to church activities, Steve is a stay- at-home dad, little league coach, and C ivil War re-enactor with Geoff. Gregg Avitabile sends a " no news" message from the District, but mentions that, pursuant to a recent merger, he is now w ith the law firm of PiperRudnick and is focusing his practice on national employment Issues. A. J. Hern has gone solo in Hartford w ith his litigation practice, having left Gordon, Muir & Foley to set up shop at One Congress Street. We hear he's busy keeping those clients h e brought w ith him pleased. A. J. and Margaret Figueroa Hern welcomed their fourth child, Justin David, on M arch 19, 2002, joining siblings C lare Eileen, Owen, and Amelia. R ev. Bill Pfohl announces the blessing of a daughter, Anne Kimble, born Dec. 30, 2002 to Bill, Pam, and their three sons. Bill notes that sleep is a rarity of late, as, in addition to his family obligations, he is senior pastor at J esse Lee United Methodist C hurch in Ridgefield, CT, and is at work on a Ph.D. at Drew University. Kathy Gallant sends word that she has been promoted to director of the Qualitative Institute at Strategic Marketing Corporation in Philadelphia (though she works out of Rochester, NY). Her firm provides marketing research and consulting services to global pharmaceutical and healthcare concerns. Joe Reid has founded Waterfield Partners in the Boston area and represents several principals in the communications field. Joe rep orts a great trip to Paris with family this winter and mentions that other Americans in Paris of late include Shirley Marinilli . Jay Gangi continues to ~njoy life in San Francisco and reports recent travels to Vietnam, B elize, Honduras, and the Baham.as. Jay claims to be w inning the "last-roommate-to-marry" battle against Eric Stepper. Bon chance, m es amis . Phoebe Madden '87 is recovering from a grueling holiday concert 62
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schedule (featuring th e ringing of jingle bells by son, Philip) , at w hich time I, Tom Madden , have the annual o ccasion to meet all of th e voice students w ho have been in and out of my house all year-quite a delightful group, really. We had the pleasure of dining with Joe and Di Scorese at their lovely Montvale, NJ, home a w hile back and were wowed by the talented Scorese girls. We also e~oyed a recent dinner out in Boston w ith classmates, Greg Carter and Katie Cook . Send news!
Class of 1987 Alumni Fund Goal: $40,000 and 52% p articipation. Class Secretaries: Lincoln S. Purdy and Nancy Golding Purdy, 54 Bridle Path, Franklin, MA 02038-4104 e-mails: lincoln.purdy.1987@trincoll. edu ; nancy.golding.1987@trincoll.edu Class Agents: Jeffrey A. Concepcion; C hristopher Smith
Megan thinks that, unfortunately, one of Trinity's rolls of film that was accidentally swapped with someone else's roll, contained the 1987 Class picture: I remember a few months back when Megan returned from the photo sh op and let us k now that the pictures sh e got back were not Trinity's and someone else got ours! I' m sorry I didn't get back to you earlier on this; I know you asked about it quite a w hile ago. Sandra (Greiner) Gibbs writes, " I don't know if I've already reported this, but if not h ere's the latest: My husband, C hris, and I moved to the Philadelphia suburbs a little over a year ago. I'm a litigator for an environmental law firm, and Chris runs the Berlitz language school in Wayne, PA. Our daughter, Nellie, turned two in October. We saw Megan Woolley a couple of months ago, and I correspond with Cynthia Phelps Asher, who is living with her husband and four b eautiful daughters in England." Jeanne Hopkins says, " I am living in Quincy, MA, a full-time mother to three boys and a part-time optometrist in Quincy. We are also involved in lo cal politics, as my husband, John Keenan, is a City Councilor in Quincy. I am still involved w ith Trinity admissions. I do local college fairs, and I am the alumni interview coordinator for the Boston area. We need alums who can interview prospective students. It is a lot of fun, so let admissions know if you want to help. I keep in close contact with Anne Kelso Gubitosi.We have seven boys between the two of us, so it is never quiet w hen we get together." Skip DeCapua says, " Funny how ironic things are- and what a full circle some information takes ... "Not too much news from my end. Other than being a candidate for School Committee, there isn't much information I can share ... I am (still) married. Susan and I have two children, Scott (seven), and Kaitlyn (four). We (still) live in Milford. I (still) practice law in Milford, and so on, and so on .. . " The days, weeks, months (and now) years seem to melt together. I don't spend as m uch time as I should staying in contact with classmates. (Shame on m e.. .). " I see Holly Davoren '88 regularly. She moved back to Milford w ith her boys. Our kids play together fairly often. I regularly see Joe Cataldo '88 in one of the various local courts/ arenas. I try to stay in touch with Erick Kuchar and Brian Durkin at least through e-mails. "Sorry I can't offer any better news .. .I will let you know how I make out for School Committee- if you don't pick it up on the AP wire ..." Mary Giurleo says, "Hi, Lincoln. Good to hear from you. It's nice that you and Nancy are such proactive class officers!