Photos (L to R): Grant Fletcher's '78 daughter, Katie, in Hawaii; Dan Miller '78 with his family during their visit to Cottonwood Lakes; In Aspen, ª Five Toads Take the Bowlº: Mark Leydecker '79, Criss Leydecker Troast '81, Grace Callander '16, Margaret Troast '16, Arianna Finger '15; Brian Kopperl '82 and his wife, Leslie Talmadge, at the ribbon cutting for the solar energy farm at Bolton Orchards, Mass., in November; John Schaffner '82; Big Hanky, by Peter Cole '83; Jake Cunningham's '83 Chatham Brewing is expanding.
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GEORGE ARNOLD reports, ªStill down in New Zealand, working on ways to lift the pace of innovation in our health system. I'm interested in hearing from anyone who is involved in similar endeavors around the world. We love visitors, so if you find yourself down in this part of the world, please let me know.º DON DENNIS notes, ªI was at Thacher only during my sophomore year in 1972. I now live on a small island in Scotland and make flower essences with tropical orchids, which we send out globally. I have four children, and graduated from Marlboro College in Vermont some time ago. We've lived in the U.K. since 1983.º RYAN WOOD writes, ªWorking hard as the founder/CEO of Frontline Aerospace (cleantech and defense markets or, more specifically, gas turbine efficiency and drones). I have 7-year-old twins and a 10-year-old daughter now. She starts sex education after spring break... Yikes!º
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THOMAS BEATTY ’99 and his wife, Rebecca, welcomed son August David Beatty to the world February 17. KATIE ISAACSON HAMES ’99 and Wil Hames welcomed their daughter, Helen Belle Rose Hames, into the world on August 23, 2013. Katie has been doing farm-to-table work at Midland School, and now little Helen Belle goes to work on the farm, too! (photo 4)
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GRANT FLETCHER shares, ªBusy year for commercial real estate management, keeping up with two kids in college (UCLA and Yale) and my youngest, who is a freshman in high school. Still managing local beach safety and spending the rest of the time in Hawaii or Mexico. No complaints. Aloha classmates and all the best... Grant and family.º DAN MILLER writes, ªWe're still living in Berkeley (ªweº now being wife Jennie and son Ben, with daughter Sarah off at college). I'm the editor of Macworld (website and magazine), while Ben is braving the wilds of Berkeley High School and Jen continues to work in educational publishing. We managed a backpacking trip last summer to Cottonwood Lakes; got to visit with the Thacher crew at Golden Trout and bored my kids with stories about the summer I worked there. I've missed most of our reunions but do think fondly
ISABEL BLANK ’98 shares, “On March 5, 2014, our daughter Marie Anna Isabel was born. We appreciate this great gift and cherish every moment with her.” (photo 2) KIM TURNER ’98 and her husband, Mike, were thrilled to expand their little family to three with the addition of baby Adelaide on March 2, 2014. “She should be ready for ‘moose laps’ in no time!” (photo 3)
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STANDISH PENTON reports, ªA lot to write about! In the last year we traveled the world for a new experience, flirting with living in Cuenca, Ecuador, for a whileÐit reminded me of Ojai! But ultimately, we decamped from the equestrian business in Littleton, Colo., and moved to Georgia where we own York House Inn. It is Georgia's oldest bed and breakfast, operating since 1896. It is a great area for foods and, on the Georgia Wine Highway, it is a new and exciting business lifestyle. We are trying to learn to be Southern! Y'all come visit North Georgia now.º JOSH ROSENBLATT writes, ªAs we begin thawing out after a long winter, Kate (EWS '76) and I still love New England. Our daughter, Sarah (EWS '05), is loving her work with preserving St. Patrick's Cathedral on 5th Avenue in New York and Ali is working for Habitat for Humanity in Guatemala. Kate is in her second year as museum shop manager at the Berkshire Museum in Pittsfield and I am still working for IBM from home, writing marketing copy, and managing an online software catalog.º
JENNIFER KRITZ ’94, her husband, Sam, and their 4-year-old son, Noah, have welcomed a new member to their family! Max Oliver Ditzion was born on January 1, 2014, and was the best New Year’s present ever. Max was the first baby born at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston in 2014! (photo 1)
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LUCINDA BROWN REVELL ’00 announces, “My husband and I welcomed twin boys, Ian and Grant, into our family in January 2014. They were born, 8 pounds each, in Bangkok and now the whole family is back in Cambodia.” ANTHEA TJUANAKIS COX ’01 and Ian welcomed their son Victor Ioannis Cox Tjuanakis on November 2, 2013. (photo 5) ARIELLE FLAM MITTON ’03 and her husband welcomed their son, Emmett, to the world on October 4, 2013! (photo 6)
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