Photos (L to R): John Davies ‘82 and son, Markus; Jake Cunningham ‘83 2nd from the left; Rebecca Bowman ‘84 and fiancé, James Griffing; 1984 classmates Menashe Bleiweiss and David Chao in Israel; Melissa Jensen Williams ‘85 with her children; Brian Greene ‘89 with wife, Rosi, and daughter, Samirah, at the Grand Canyon; Jeff Menashe ‘89 on Aconcagua in Argentina
MIlestones classmate, MENASHE BLEIWEISS. He is now a respected rabbi and has a wonderful family of 10. It was great to see him and makes me realize the definition of happiness and satisfaction is ever relative.”
1985
This summer ERIC GROSS reported, “I just finished my first year as Director of Academic Equity and Categorical Programs for Santa Cruz City Schools after six years as a principal. I’m now heading for Cancun for a few weeks to relax before I return to my work with migrant students, English learners, and students living below the poverty line. I recently saw RODD KELSEY in Sacramento. He doesn’t like to brag so I will: Dr. Kelsey is now leading the research division of the National Audubon Society for the Pacific Flyway.” MELISSA JENSEN WILLIAMS broadcasts, “Just moved to Ireland with the family for some amount of time—between a year and forever. Anyone have plans to be passing through Dublin?”
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SHAUNA NYBORG ’99 married Seth Weisburst on July 14, 2012, in Mendocino, Calif. Celebrating with them were many CdeP 1999 ladies: JAMIL ABOU-SAMRA, SHANNON HASTINGS BAKER, SARAH BRUSS GABRIELSON, KATIE ISAACSON HAMES, EVAN KANALY HERBERTS, CLAIRE KENDRICK, ERIN HOPPIN LEE, KIM CAHILL PETERSON, SARAH SAWYER, and ANNIE NYBORG ’00. (photo 6)
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1986 1989
CHRIS G. DIENER notes, “Our oldest child (of five), Abbey, was accepted to MIT and just started as a freshman there in August. Our next oldest, Jonathan, turned 16 two weeks after Abbey left and started driving her car. Now, of course, it’s ‘Jon’s car.’”
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ANTHEA TJUANAKIS COX ’01 and Ian Cox celebrated their wedding for a second time on July 7, 2012, in her father’s village of Kato Zakros on Crete. Among the family and friends who traveled from the States to participate in the traditional Greek ceremony were DARREN BECHTEL ’00 and Katharine and Goodwin Harding (parents of JOHANNA HARDING ORTIS ’91, MEGAN HARDING DEBOER ’93, and SEAN HARDING ’98). (photo 7)
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BRIAN E. GREENE reports, “I married my Nepalese sweetheart a few years back in Ojai with a number of Thacher alumni in attendance. Made it a combination-of-cultures type of event including Nepalese dance—we enjoyed it. Now, my wife Rosi, our families, and I are overjoyed to share that on May 12, 2012, we welcomed our new love and the youngest Greene, Samirah Isabella Shrestha Greene. My sister, DAYNA GREENE ‘85, came out for our daughter’s Chati (sixth-day ceremony to ‘pen a newborn’s destiny’). Next big event is sixth-month rice feeding.” JEFF A. MENASHE reached the 22,841-foot summit of Aconcagua in Argentina on December 31, 2011. MARIELLE C. WARREN and her dad, former Thacher teacher, Chuck Warren, hiked 170 miles of the John Muir Trail over 12 days and finished by greeting the class of 2016 at Golden Trout (see photo page 35).
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1991 1994
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DANNY A. SONENSHINE was named one of OC Metro’s 2012 “40 Under 40.” After six years of corporate law, Danny switched gears and opened his first restaurant in 2005 and now owns 19 Wingstop franchises. (Go to blogs.thacher.org/ classnotes for the full article.) MEREDITH A. BRESSIE announces, “This is quite the year! Marc and I are engaged to be married at the end of October at Meadowood in St. Helena, Calif., and then we are off to Rome for the honeymoon. We look forward to all of our upcoming adventures—renovating houses in the area together
ANNIE JACK ’95 married Travis Riddell in Jackson Hole, Wyo. on July 28, 2012, in the company of many beloved Toads, including EMILY WILSON ’95, DAVID MCCLOSKEY ’96, ANTONIA FAIRBANKS SIVYER ’95, MEGHAN JEANS ’93, KACEY PERKINS TIFT ’95, WILSON RENIERS ’95, RAMSAY PALMER ’95, and ABIGAIL JOHNSON CANNON ’95. (photo 5)
CLAIRE C. MILLIGAN ’02 and Jessica North were married with a symbolic ceremony on May 12, 2012, in Santa Barbara with family and friends and they made it legal in New York City on May 24. Standing up for Claire were matron of honor LUCY MILLIGAN WAHL ’00, bridesmaid STEPHANIE HUBBARD MCGIRT ’02, and “bridesman” DAVID GAL ’02. New York witnesses were Lucy, Andrew, Gretchen, and MARSHALL MILLIGAN ’69. (photo 8)
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