had a modern day twist on the opera; that is, I was playing Elvis Presley. Photo might be a little crazy but the audiences loved it. I am playing the role of Larry in an August 2016 production of Stephen Sondheim’s Company taking place in West Chester on August 18-21. I was so impressed with alumni weekend. I was fortunate to participate in activities on all three days.”
Robert Kurtz reports: Will Madeira ’04 was married in Rye, NY on June 4 to Meredith Clinton. Will is Gary Madeira’s oldest son and my Godson — Gary and I go back to when we were four-years-old. EA will be well represented at the wedding with Gary’s father, Harry R. Madeira ’44, Gary’s brother Steve Madeira, Will’s sister Annie Madeira ’07, and me. Sadly, Haverford will also be present with Gary’s nephew Geordie Coffin and old friend Jon Edwards. Planning on flying my colors with my school tie given to me by Kip Zirnkilton, who has two of his crew at EA.
Bill Luff writes: “This past April, I launched an Advisory start-up primarily geared to the Commercial Real Estate industry. CRE Visions, is an independent and objective Advisor for Owners, Investors, and Occupiers. After three decades of leadership and production roles with three of the top four global real estate providers, I thought that this is the optimal time to deliver this innovative consulting model and value proposition.” Gary Hodder is still practicing law in Toronto and celebrating time with friends and family. He is always happy to hear from his friends at EA. Chris Cole’s daughter, Devlin K. Cole, graduated recently from Case Western Reserve medical school and will be a pediatrician in Honolulu.
1974
1972
Class Agent: John Spofford
Class Agents: Payne Kilbourn, Betsy Marshall, John Senior
Craig Snider and Lulu Nahary are residing in Southern California.
Save the Date 45th Reunion May 5 & 6, 2017
Steve Lewicki reports: “My daughter, Sophia Zoe Lewicki, and Trilok Acharya, who have been officially married for five years, are having a Nepali Hindu wedding ceremony in our backyard on July 3, 2016. Trilok currently works as an engineer at Google, and Zoe works as a speech language pathologist at McGlynn Middle School. They are very excited to celebrate their Nepali ceremony and wedding reception with family and friends.”
1975 Class Agent: Jim Cooke
Betsy Marshall is proud to announce: “My daughter Alexandra Alford, who is a twin, had twins, Peyton and Liam who are seven months old, are lots of fun, and full of personality. I retired in November and am having a wonderful time. I’d love to see anyone coming through town.”
1973 Class Agents: Rex Gary and Jerry Holleran
Ted Tsaltas reports: “our daughter Kelly graduated in May from Washington University’s graduate school of Social Work and has accepted a position in St. Louis. Our son Michael is studying theatrical set design and stage management, and will be working at Shenandoah Playhouse this summer, then designing scenery, lighting and sound for all of his college productions this coming year.
I continue on the full-time faculty of the University of Tennessee in Ob/Gyn and presented an ongoing study on first trimester fetal echocardiography. My wife Kim is doing costume design for Chattanooga Theater Center and four other companies in town as well.”
Peter Van Roden has been named senior VP of globalthemed entertainment for Warner Bros. Consumer Products. Most recently Peter had been National Geographic’s senior VP of global experiences and events. Warner Bros. Consumer Products offerings include the Wizarding World of Harry Potter, Harry Potter: The Exhibition, attractions based on DC Comics’ heroes and villians, along Looney Tunes’ animated characters. Clark Stull writes: “Beth and I are going to CA for the first time as we have daughter Jessica out there at USC on a scholarship in environmental science. Cousin Bill Sargent ’70 has been in the LA area for 30 years in the aerospace industry. His mom, my aunt, Dorothy Sargent, Hon., is 91 now. She taught 1st grade at EA for 30 years.” Jim Cooke reports: “I assisted in the research for my cousin David McKean’s latest nonfiction work, an historical biography on our mutual ancestor, Pennsylvania Governor Thomas McKean, entitled Suspected of Independence: The Life of Thomas McKean, America’s First Power Broker (Amazon). George Bell’s roommate at Harvard for one year, David was appointed U.S. Ambassador to Luxembourg in February after having served as Director of the Office of Policy Planning at the State Department. I enjoyed meeting with Steve Mattoon and his fiancé Karin Campion while they were visiting
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