Photos (L to R): Thacher boys outside their rooms in Hong Kong with Stewart Walton ’64 as their prefect—circa 1963; John Taylor ’65 with his wife and granddaughters; Howie Lewis’s ’67 garden in Vermont; Brad Macneil ’68; Sandy Volkmann ’70 with his wife in Peru; Don Dennis ’74 with his three oldest children in Scotland.
MILESTONES change. It’s the most serious problem we and our children have ever faced and we must educate our children about the important choices to be made. My son, Matt, and I are mentoring and investing in small-tech companies. It is exciting, as always, to hear the fresh ideas and concepts which in the years to come will make a difference in our lives. All the best to my fellow 64s. I hope and trust you are healthy and happy.” DICK LIVERMORE says he “Just celebrated the baptism of my first grandchildren (twins!), Elizabeth Sealy Heinz and William Clifton Heinz. They could be members of CdeP 2031!” ARCHIE LOOK says “I live in Tokyo but during my yearly summer vacation in California and San Francisco, I met up with classmate JIM WRIGHT and cousin KIM CARDIN ‘66.” SIG MURPHY retired as an Army Pathfinder at the rank of Brigadier General and then became a judge for over 16 years. He was reactivated immediately following 9/11 to work on a portion of our national missile defense system. He and Mary, his wife of 43 years, retired to Rockport, Texas. He is presently the Coast Guard Auxiliary Assistant National Commodore in charge of FORCECOM for the nation. His daughter, Anne Marie, is an attorney in San Francisco, and his son, Sig, works in the field of cyber warfare and intrusion, living in Laguna Beach. Sig and Mary have three grandchildren. Sig raised quarter horses for 30 years, is a master diver and pilot.” STEWART WALTON announces that, “I’m finally retired. Learning French, reading, pedaling my bike, working with the Boy Scouts, fixing the house, tending the garden, singing in the choir. It’s hard not to be engaged. Geneal and I are still living in the house in Encinitas that I bought in 1975 as I was getting out of the Navy (two remodels later, of course). We are looking forward to the reunion next year, and would like to hear from friends from the 60s at CdeP. Incidentally, I was surprised that there were no comments on my little article about the origins of Toads as a mascot.” JOHN WINTRINGHAM reports, “I retired from 42 years of ministry on May 1. Visited Mr. Shagam this summer on a motorhome tour of 30 national parks in celebration of retirement.” JIM WRIGHT JR. notes, “Sold most (but not all) of my tax practice in 2012. Now I am practicing retirement. Enjoyed lunch with ARCHIE LOOK this summer.”
MARRIAGES C O N T I N U E D
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JEFF MANSON ’98 married his best friend and art collaborator, Vanessa Waring, on September 21, 2013! (photo 8) 8
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On July 5, ALEXIS MacDONALD ’98 wed Mick Bormann at an old metal factory in New York City. Fellow Thacher grads LUCIA CRAVEN, CHARLEY MEDIGOVICH, and Alexis’s cousin, BROOKE MOOREHEAD ’99, were present for the party—” as well as a few Cate folks who behaved themselves nicely.” (photo 7)
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JOHN TAYLOR says, “I continue to revel in retirement. I am singing in a barbershop chorus (probably a real “aha” for some of my classmates!), working on the restoration of a 1940s steam locomotive, writing books on New Mexico history (and a pictorial history of Thacher that came out in December; see page 10), and spending a lot of quality time with my wife, Lynn (OVS 1966), and our two marvelous granddaughters, Emma, 16, and Madison, 12. Looking forward to my 50th in 2015.”
NATHANIEL D. FAGGIOLI ’00 married Stacie Sida Wang on July 6, 2013, in a barn on their family property in Sonoma, Calif. In addition to family and friends, many Toads helped them to celebrate the nuptials. Stacie and Nathaniel went to Italy and Croatia for their honeymoon and are now living in San Francisco. (photo 9) MARLEY ORR ’00 shares, “On September 7, 2013, I married Gabe Reilly—a funny and loving New Yorker and Wesleyan alum— in Paso Robles, Calif., at Cass Vineyards and Winery. The day was completely magical; there were butterflies and dragonflies in the air and, at night, stars as far as the eye could see! I was so thrilled to have my long-time friend, YUI SCRIBNER, along with me for the ride. She helped me get ready, kept me calm, and danced the night away with me. T.J. LANGER ’01 married Rachel Rosenberg on June 8, 2013, in San Diego. “I am happy to say friends, HEATHER AND BRIAN KELLY—both CdeP 2001, were in attendance!” BRENTON SULLIVAN ’03 had a summer wedding in Lake Tahoe with his new wife, Courtney. (photo 10)
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T. DALLAS SWIFT ’06 married Lauren Elizabeth Troy, of Rochester Hills, Mich., on October 20, 2012. After wedding in Chicago, they are now living in Delaware. (photo 11)