bridge. Dr. O'Brien is now a member of the history faculty at Cambridge! I am very impressed, although not surprised. Phil always had an intellectual bent, but can you picture him in one of those "Alice in Wonderland" academic getups? And where do they get those hats? Okay, enough about Phil's sartorial habits. I have lots of other info to report. Let's see ... CLAIRE CAPECI is still in New York, where she is an associate media director at Angotti, Thomas, Hedge Advertising. Claire works on the SAAB account; I hope she gets a free car as a bonus. JEANNE MONNES is now JEANNE PRICER (see Weddings ), having married a fellow Navy officer in February. Jeanne is a graduate student in oceanography at URI and lives in Newport. Up the coast a bit, STEVE DONAGHY has settled on Cape Cod and has started a new business, AquaHealth , Inc., with BARCLAY HANSEN '84. The entrepreneurial Steve says the company was incorporated in December 1991. With the first clients on board, Steve and Barclay sell purified water to restaurants and hotels throughout the Cape. LOUISA WRIGHT SELLERS started a new job as a portfolio manager at Wilmington Trust in Delaware. Louisa writes (no pun intended) that she and her husband still live near Philadelphia and see PAM VON SELDENECK and ERIK GRANADE regularly.AlsoinPhilly,JEFFERSON KISE toils as a commercial banking officer at Chestnut Hill National Bank. He and his wife purchased "a large, old house," and Jeff notes "the renovations move slowly." He hopes the pace quickens so they can stop cooking in the baby's room before "Fester" arrives on June 1. I'm assuming the appropriate parties understand the "Fester" thing; "Fester Kise" seems a little silly to me, and I imagine he'd have a tough time in kindergarten .. . A little farther south, CHRIS CASKIN checks in from D.C. with news that he and his wife are living in an apartment inN.W. Washington. Chris is a stock broker for Wheat First Securities; in his spare time, he is a kicker for a local flag football team that recently won the Fairfax County (Va.) championship. Chris sees JOHN KOCHNOWICZ and his wife; they had a baby girl in September. News has also made its way to me via the phone oflate, and that's always a quick way to get your name in print. ERICA THURMAN MERRILL obviously reads this column; she responded to my offer of admissions assistance for any of her kid dies at Horace Mann School. I am happy to report that we had admitted her advisee before Erica tried to curry my favor. Erica and hubby, ANDY, are expecting their first little Merrill on April15 (too late for a tax write-oft). (See below for announcement of birth.) The Merrills are happily old-fashioned and have not discovered the gender of their new family member. Erica tells us that MARY REILLY MOONEY is also expecting her second baby this summer. Wow. No storks are in JOHN MOLNER's immediate future (or are they?), but the irascible bachelor has been caught. His high school sweetheart (well, maybe "sweetheart" is not
the correct term, but he did date her in high school, and maybe even took her to the prom ... ) will become his wife on Aug. 15. John has been working at a small investment firm on Wall Street since getting his M.B.A. from Chicago two years ago. Plans are still tentative, but the Molners are pondering a return to Illinois after the nuptials. Congrats also to another pending bridegroom: GREG DAVIS will wed a Harvard alumna this summer. My spy in Cambridge tells me Greg met his intended at a wedding two years ago: he was an usher, she was a bridesmaid! Who says "always a bridesmaid ..." RON PRUETT re-surfaced 24 hours after John called (must've been something in the air; both called after almost four years of incommunicado... ). Ron and wife, NANCY SCHNEIDER, have been on the go for quite a while. After Nancy finished her Ph.D. in psychology at Northwestern, the Pruetts were transferred to Paris, where Ron worked in international trade and at the U.S. Embassy to France. The Pruetts returned to the States so Ron could accept an offer from Liberty Mutual, where he'll continue his expertise in international trade in Boston. Ron and Nancy are also the proud parents of a daughter, Elizabeth, born last fall. Ron says the baby has Nancy's intelligence and his aggressiveness. He wouldn't say whose looks she inherited! PAUL BRENNER is the first honoree in my new "85 Seconds of Fame" feature . Taking a cue from the late Andy Warhol, I will occasionally highlight the achievement of a classmate who has earned Warhol's infamous "15 minutes of fame" distinction. Eightyfive minutes was my first thought, but that seemed like a long time on the stage of fame; we'll call it seconds. Anyway, the debut of this new Class Notes storyline singles out Paul, who was featured in the Feb. 24 issue of Newsweek, which reported on recent medical findings that suggest homosexuality might be a function of genetic factors. Paul, along with his mom and his lover, Todd, were profiled in a sidebar article that discussed the pain and soul-searchingofparents during a child's "coming out" process. Morn Brenner is an active member of the Chicago chapter of P-FLAG (Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays). If I'm not mistaken, I think Paul is the first '85er to grace the pages of Newsweek , and it's always a hoot to see someone you went to school with pictured alongside Gorbachev, Leona and Bill Clinton. My other on-going sub-feature, "The Longevity Index," has three more members. JANE WEINFELD, KIM FORD CORLISS and GREG ACCETTA now share their perch with JANE MCDONOUGH BAYER, JULIE MILLER and CHRIS DOYLE. Each has worked for the same employer for seven years. Jane's claim to the title arrived on March 1; she reports that she has worked at Whitman, Requardt and Associates since June 24, 1985. "Sounds like I have everyone beat on tenure in one spot." I have to agree with Jane. We graduated on May 26; that means she started 30 days later. I'd hate to start ranking people
by starting date, but as the field of contenders grows, that could be useful. I'm actually amazed that anyone, let alone six of us, has been in one place for seven years. Julie called last week to chat about grad programs in education, but until that plan takes effect, she, too, has been signing paychecks from one employer since commencement. She has moved from Hartford to Boston, but IBM is still the name on the check. And while Chris has been modest and hasn't officially noted his longevity, I will do it for him. National Westminster Bank nabbed Chris during on-campus recruiting days, and he's still there. So there are The Six. Any others? ANNIE PROCTOR sends "greetings from the Nation's Capital!" Since July 1991, Annie has worked at the U.S. Information Agency (USIA) in D.C. under the auspices of the PresidentialManagernentintern (PMI)program. She is currently a program officer for the Near East branch of the international visitor program, and says she enjoys it greatly. Finally, and most sadly, I must report the passing of another member of the Classofl985. LEA ECONOMOS died in Hartford in early February. She was 28. Her obituary in The Hart路 ford Courant said she was originally diagnosed with cancer in 1980, and although she was only given a couple of years to live , Lea successfully fought her leukemia for 12 years. Friends and family organized a nationwide search for a bone marrow donor last year, and Lea received a transplant in Seattle shortly before her death. A family friend said, "She fought up until the last moment and really tried to overcome this illness." Our best to her family and friends . On that sad note, I sign off until next time. Keep those cards and calls coming. News recently received in the alumni office: Greg Accetta , review appraiser/ commercial real estate appraisal for Fleet Bank in Providence, R.I., tells us of the birth ofhis son, Steven Gregory, on Feb. 2, 1992. He weighed eight pounds and twelve ounces. PATRICIAGUNTHERAUCLAIR and her husband announce the arrival of a son (see Births ). The proud morn is a Ph.D. graduate student in physiology and lives in Rockville, Conn. JEANNE DEVELIN BARBIERI is the buyerofgirls'sportswearfor Hills Department Stores in Canton, Mass. J. HUNTER BARR has another daughter, Anna D., born on Feb. 7, 1992 at home in ArHngton, Mass. "Her sister, Pauline (two and one-halO really seems to like her," report the proud parents. Hunter works at MarketPulse in Cambridge, Mass. DAVID BLYN says he bought a 1982 Isuzu Pup with 120,000 miles for $400. "Runs great," he adds. BRIAN BOHALL finished a New York University program in mainframe computer programming and has accepted a position with Metro-North commuter railroad. JOSEPH DEDOMENICO completed the M.B.A. program at the University of New Haven. He is now a certified financial planner. MICHAEL DUFFY is a commis-
sioner at the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination, located in Boston. CHRIS ELLIOTT, who is a biomedical engineer at Davol, Inc. , writes that he ran into Mike Connelly at an orthopedic surgery convention in Washington, D.C. Chris still plays trombone, works out, and continues to work on his M.B.A. at the University of Rhode Island. CAMILLE GUTHRIE is associate producer/director of research for USA Network in New York, N.Y. MICHAEL JACOBSON has begun a double master's degree program in marine affairs and international studies at the University of Washington in Seattle. "HavegonefrornaDINK to a STINK (student income, no kids)," he notes. KATIE YORKJOHNSON continues to work on her Ph.D. at Vanderbilt where she is majoring in developmental and clinical psychology. She says she is married to a gr!)at guy. On Sept. 7, 1991, JAMIE '83 and KIRSTEN KIMBALL KAPTEYN had a baby girl named Ingrid. A previous issue listed the baby's name incorrectly. JEFFERSON KISE is working on an M.B.A. at Drexel University. He and his wife were expecting their first child last June. He writes, "Recently helped LOUISE WILLIAMS SENOPOULOS move from her house." ANN KEZER and STEPHEN LAZARUS expected their first baby in early June. Ann is director of Executive Human Resources. JOSEPH LUNGHAMER announces the arrival of his son (see Births). The baby is the first grandchild on both sides. MICHELE MARTE-ABREU is engaged to Erik F. Indzonka and is planning a wedding for November of 1992. TRICIA MAXON writes that life in Telluride, Colo. is great. After leaving New York City last fall , she and her boyfriend packed their bags and moved to the mountains. She worked for the ski school during the winter, and of course, skiied in her spare time. She is currently employed as the lead lender for the First National Bank of Telluride. ANDREW and ERICA THURMAN MERRILL announce the birth of Hanna Boe Merrill on April 1, 1992. SANDY MONAGHAN and his wife, Corina, also have a new baby. Patrick Muller Monaghan arrived in January of 1992. Sandy is vice president at The Binswanger Company in Philadelphia. MATTHEW MOORE is moving to Los Angeles in September 1992 to pursue the movie business. After nearly five years working on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., STEVE NORTON is in Guilford, Conn. where he is employed by a management assistance company"at which no one ever bounces a check." ELIZABETH PAPPAS is store manager at Bob's Stores in Manchester, Conn. WILLIAM PINNEY writes, "Almost finished with Ph.D. in clinical psychology, after spending two years in Boston as an intern at Beth Israel Hospital. I am getting married in May
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