CLASS NOTES
Tony Schaeffer ’78 and Katie Adams were married on May 30, 2015, at the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
to join John Kendall for three days of golf, and we said yes! What a crazy time we had telling old stories. I had not seen Kendall in many years and probably not seen Blair since graduation. After a tough day of golf, we invented a unique game of beach bocce and played beach softball with two guys on a side. We learned that we are not really in shape for either of these very strenuous sports. John is building a house at Kiawah, and it is likely to be ready for the Second Annual ‘Bad Bantam Open’ in April 2016. It may even be more than one foursome next year as word gets out. No low handicaps will be allowed in for certain.”
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Class Secretary: Jory Lockwood, 67 Scarlet Oak Dr., Wilton, CT 06897-1014; jory.lockwood.1978@ trincoll.edu • Class Agent: Andrew S. Terhune George Smith writes: “I am happy to report that my youngest child has graduated from Rye High School, and my wife and I are looking forward to an empty nest. Well, that empty nest won’t be quite so empty as it will include my youngest son who has just graduated from college (NYU proud) and two grandsons (by my oldest son), with a third on the way (by my oldest daughter). We are looking forward to visits to our youngest at Providence College, spending more time in Greenwich Village, and visiting Dallas to welcome our new grandbaby when he arrives. So many things I could never have imagined all those years ago. I am lucky to see and work with Peter Mott fairly regularly and keep in touch with Rand Pearsall frequently as well. Rand and I hope to spend a weekend together with our wives this fall and catch up.” “Although Stephen Berkowitz is not fluent in Spanish or Catalan, he has been offered a parttime contract to be a visiting rabbi in Barcelona starting in September 2015. As part of his work with the developing Reform movement in Spain, he also will travel every three months to Madrid. He continues to serve a Reform congregation in Strasbourg. If any Trinity alumnus from Spain living in Barcelona reads this posting, he would be most happy to be in contact with him.” I remain, Jory Lockwood, your class secretary. My newest adventure was to enter the rally novice class at the Greenwich Kennel Club show with my dog, Teemu Jones. A nerve-wracking performance experience for me, but the team of Lockwood and Jones earned a score of 84. We didn’t exactly burn down the house with that one, but we finished, and it
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counts as a qualifying round. Feel free to send me notes and updates for The Reporter anytime that suits your fancy and your calendar. You don’t need to wait for my invitation; I will collate our stories until it is time to submit. We love hearing from each one of you and hope that more of the great ’78 classmates will drop us a line. The Alumni Office reports: Tony Schaeffer and Katie Adams of Dallas, Texas, were married on May 30, 2015, at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. In attendance were fellow Trinity grads Peter Mott, Alec Monaghan, Heidi Greene and Michael Kluger, Boo and Moose Stroud ’77, Jerry Hansen ’51, Trip Hansen, Bob Carey, and Dede Faulkner Graves ’80. The newlyweds will reside in Philadelphia.
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Co-Class Secretary: Kenneth C. Crowe II, 395 State St., Apt. 4F, Albany NY 12210-1214; kenneth. crowe.1979@trincoll.edu • Co-Class Secretary: Diane Molleson, 4375 Kimberly St., Richland, WA 99352-8477; diane.molleson.1979@trincoll. edu • Co-Class Secretary: James Cropsey, 376 Sanborn Rd., Tilton, NH 03276-5729; james. cropsey.1979@trincoll.edu • Class Agents: Edward P. Almy, Jr., Jane Terry Abraham It was 40 years ago in the summer before we arrived for our freshman year in 1975 at Trinity that the movie Jaws debuted. You probably remember that the guy on the beach said he was a student at Trinity. We arrived at the campus for our freshman seminars and the start of the intertwining of our lives. Mark Ravesloot wrote to say he was excited to “attend graduation once again this year to watch another daughter graduate ’neath the old elms (or whatever the new trees may be that have replaced them) on a bright and sunny day on the familiar quad.” While Ashley received her degree, Mark added that “he was happy to notice a few fellow alumni doing the same in a testament to the bonds created with our alma mater.” Our fellow classmates whose children are in the Class of 2015 include Mike Daly, whose son, John, graduated; Clay Kanzler, whose daughter, Mary, followed him into fine arts; and Mike and Tami Preston, whose son, Benjamin, received his degree. Thirty-eight classmates have children who have graduated or are attending Trinity. Karen Schloss Diaz writes that she’s happy to report that “my husband, Frank Diaz, and I are still partners in diaz · schloss communications, a food and beverage PR, marketing, social media, and branding firm based in Montclair, New Jersey. The agency recently celebrated its 20th year in business. Our expertise is representing chefs, sommeliers, hotels, wine and spirits shops, and food products, and we’re especially well-known for launching restaurants in New York, New Jersey, and beyond. For 10 years, we were partners in an artisanal pizza shop in Manhattan, Waldy’s Wood Fired Pizza & Penne. You can find us at www.diazschloss.com, or check out our business page on Facebook @ diaz · schloss communications public relations. I’ve also written a biweekly restaurant and food trends newspaper column called ‘Choice
Cuts’ for 11-plus years for NorthJersey.com/ The Montclair Times. Our 11-year-old daughter, Lucy, is in seventh grade and was just inducted into the National Junior Honor Society. Trinity Class of 2024 perhaps?” Aldrich Wright sent a note saying, “I got divorced and remarried a half dozen years ago, I’m back at Citigroup working as a data architect, and I’m working on my second master’s ... this time in data analytics.” Louise Dewar checked in, noting that she’s been “married to Al Morton for 33 years and we have one daughter, Margaret, who turned 27 in May. We have lived on the Jersey Shore all this time. Margaret is a stage manager in Chicago and, since we miss her a lot, I imagine that’s where we’ll end up sooner or later since she doesn’t appear interested in returning to Jersey. I have worked in education since the mid-1980s, first as associate registrar and director of the summer school at Monmouth University in West Long Branch, New Jersey. I got a master’s degree in history in 1997 and entered the teaching profession – a little late in life, I suppose. I taught European history at Rutgers Preparatory School for four years and then moved to Ranney School, closer to home, where I was chair of the History Department for 13 years, during which time I earned master teacher certification from the National Board of Professional Teaching Standards. I recently completed a doctorate in educational leadership (May 2015); my dissertation was on the value of Advanced Placement studies to students in small independent schools in the 21st century. I will be presenting my findings this summer at the AP Annual Conference in Austin, Texas.” Louise moved to the American Boychoir School in Princeton, New Jersey, as dean of academics. “ABS is a middle school (grades 4-8) for boys who sing in a professional touring boy choir. They record, film, and tour four times per year. My mandate has been to create an academic program that is rigorous and comprehensive yet individualized to the boys’ needs and entirely portable! No small feat. It’s a tremendous challenge but one that allows us to integrate many of the elements of educational philosophy of recent decades, which is tremendously gratifying as well. It has taken me 35 years to discover what it was that I was meant to do when I graduated from college, but since I have no plans to retire, I guess that’s okay.” Bennett Wethered is an ordained minister in the Orthodox Presbyterian Church and is director of the Machen Retreat and Conference Center in Virginia. “It’s quite beautiful,” Bennett said about the center in the southern Shenandoah Valley. Bennett and his wife, Heidi, have two daughters, Hannah Jinks and Becca Wethered. Hannah, who married last year, graduated from Geneva College in Pennsylvania, where her sister Becca is a student (both majoring in Spanish and music). Nancy Davis has joined Eric Fossum and Kevin Maloney on the College’s Board of Trustees. Bruce Somerstein is on the Board of Fellows. To help us stay in touch, our class has a Facebook page at www.facebook.com/groups/ trincoll79/. Please join.