1976
REUNION YEAR
1981
REUNION YEAR
Antonieta and
Liz Westbrook (Emma Willard/ Thacher exchange ’75) plans to join Jan and Reilly Pollard for the Reunion Weekend. Looking forward to this! While in Utah on business, Liz spent a few nights with Jane and Tim Bowman CdeP 1977. Tim and Liz went cross country skiing and visited Robert Smithson’s Spiral Jetty (1970 artwork in the Salt Lake).
Javier Arango’s family: Javi (9), Andy(5), and Thunder. Coco Trumbull and Kirk Mueller with their children Paige and Will.
1978 Although Will
graduated from Thacher in June, David (CdeP 1979) and Marganne Winter Oxley continue their trips to Ojai to visit their daughter Sondra who is a freshman. Will and David spent several weeks at the beginning of 2006 working with Ojai’s CREW to fix trails that were badly damaged in last year’s epic rainstorms.
After nearly seven years overseas in Hong Kong and London, Cathy and James Hanley brought their family back to Woodside, CA. All of them ride periodically, and their sons are active in soccer, tennis, and lacrosse. They miss the Leydeckers in London, but look forward to meeting other future/past Thacher alumni in their new digs.
1980 Jill Komura returned to school (yet again) to complete a Masters in Divinity degree at Seattle University. She hopes to seek ordination and find work as a hospital chaplain and pastoral counselor. So far, she’s thoroughly enjoying the program.
Caroline and Bruce Somers’ family: Violet (8), Camelia (10), and Chi-Chi.
After 4.5 years since moving back to Hawaii from San Francisco, Brian Marguleas and his family are firmly settled into their little cottage home in lush Manoa valley. His wife, Elizabeth, is now marketing strategist for CommPac, one of Hawaii’s top communications firms. Brian was “Super-Stay-at-Home Dad” to Mailie (2.5) and Melia (5), but in January he became Campaign Coordinator for Hawaii’s US Representative Ed Case as he announced his campaign for US Senate against incumbent 81year old Senator Daniel Akaka. Meanwhile, a dozen candidates scramble for Mr. Case’s open Congressional seat. It looks to be an exciting year for Hawaii politics. They have a three-month-old white Maltese puppy, Kea. “If anyone’s visiting Oahu, give us a call: 808-988-1438.” Janie Carroll and Weston Richardson CdeP 1980 sons: Sam (6) and Jack (9).
1982 Rick and Phoebe
Twichell Peterson’s children: Cara (14), Steven (11), and Tommy (9). Henry and Emily Williamson Hancock’s children on Nantucket Island: Charles, Sarah, and Ellie.
1979 Anna (Lele) Herron Galer wrote to say that all three sons (Alex, 15, Peter 12, Simon 10) are in a Quaker private school, but she is still doing art programs in the public school system, including huge murals with the students and other wonderful projects. Meanwhile, Brad is starting up his own pharmaceutical corporation.
1983
Brian Kopperl joyously announces his wedding to Leslie Talmadge (originally from San Francisco and now from near Boston) on January 7. Here they are pictured at Stinson Beach.
Denise Miller called with the happy news that Nicole Miller and Eric Jensen’s son arrived on December 21, 2005. Carver Robert Jensen weighed in at 7.5 pounds and measured 19″ long. Mary and Jonathan Blinderman with Jack Padraic, Bridget, and Finn.
When Thacher students were in Baton Rouge over Thanksgiving week, Alison Terbell Nikitopoulos hosted everyone for dinner. It was a highlight of the trip! Marian Huntington Schinske is the administrative director of Novato Spirit, a new non-profit that she founded in Novato, Marin County to help low-income kids participate in well-established educational and recreational schools and training programs in the community. Kris Andersen with
daughter Karina in Rocklin CA.
Ed Sanchez reports that his “midlife crisis got interrupted by a one-year tour as an Army helicopter pilot in Afghanistan.” This spring, he’s looking forward to the readjustment to normal living. “Not too sure where life will take me next but I am eager for the adventure.”
36 The Thacher News