CLASS NOTES
2003 TASO KAPERNEKAS 447 Flanders Road Coventry, CT 06238-3439 tkap07@gmail.com Thank you all for reaching out to me and my help— this time around the infamous Brandon Bates. Not the best showing that we have ever had; however, I understand how busy everyone is with new husbands/wives, children, pets, work, family, etc. Hopefully we will be able to Make The Archon Great Again, next spring. Hope you all have a fantastic winter and look forward to seeing as many of you as possible at our alumni events. Cheers and happy readings. Cory Katherine Ryan (Demuth) and Eric Daniel Ryan were married in Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts on June 11. Governor’s Academy was well represented! Our dear friend (and Govs faculty) Maud Smith Hamovit performed the ceremony, laced with allusions to works from Shakespeare and
L-R: Joe Levitt ‘01, Derek Falvey ‘01, Joe Fannon ‘01, J.J. Morrissey ‘02, and Larry Lyons ‘01 at recent World Series game in Cleveland
Avery Morrissey, daughter of J.J. Morrissey ’02 and Aly
Cory’s beloved English texts, with extraordinary thought and care. Having Brooke Eaton, Kelsey Ricci, Katherine McCaslin, David Spector, Allison MacMartin, Kendra Wroblewski, Jefferson Phillips and Craig Bonaventura from the class of ’03 stay for the weekend made the whole event feel like home. Henry Eaton ’70 and Perry Eaton ’08 and the bride’s cousin Griffin Harris ’17 were also in attendance. Bride and groom are deeply grateful and honored by the love they felt from their Govs family. Dan Guyton had a chance to see Meghan O’Malley Thedford and Laura Ellison Preble in Seattle this August. They had a great day catching up, drinking coffee and he was able to meet their adorable children, Owen and Vera. He even got to ride the ferry to Brainbridge Island with Laura, where she lives! Chris Kelley married Ali Coutreau ’06 this past summer, which was a beautiful event at Ali’s home and at the chapel at GDA. We all had a fantastic time, and as always, a pleasure being with people you could only have met at a place like GDA.
Dan Guyton ’03 visits with Meghan O’Malley Thedford ’03 (with Owen) and Laura Ellison Preble ’03 (with Vera), in Seattle, Wash.
2004 LESLIE CLUNIE 137 P Street, #2 South Boston, MA 02127 lesley.clunie@gmail.com Exciting news from the Class of ’04. Congratulations! Hope everyone else is doing well. Jillian (Vavlitis) Hurley and husband, Mitch, welcomed their new baby boy on August 24, 2016. His name is William Patrick Hurley! Julie (Benjamin) Lago writes, “It has been an eventful few years since I last submitted anything to The Archon. Three years ago, I married my best friend in a beautiful wedding in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Emily Moore was my maid of honor, while Katherine Russell and Jessie Cavallaro were bridesmaids, and Brendan Giblin was a groomsman. My husband and I still live in Newmarket, New Hampshire, with our puppy, Gus, and are thrilled to be expecting a baby girl in January of 2017. Emily and I couldn’t be more excited to become new moms together and to have lots of play dates in our future! I’ve attached
Brandon Bates ’03 , Chris Kelley ’03, Taso Kapernekas ’03, and Jon Weiss ’03 at Chris and Ali Kelley’s wedding, summer 2016
Bride Cory (Demuth) Ryan ’03 poses with Govs alums at her June 2016 wedding. Pictured here (l to r, back): Henry Eaton ’70, Griffin Harris ’17, Allison MacMartin ’03, Jefferson Phillips ’03, Craig Bonaventura ’03, Perry Eaton ’08, Kendra Wroblewski ’03, Brooke Eaton ’03; (l to r, front): Cory (Demuth) Ryan ’03, Kelsey Ricci ’03, Katherine McCaslin ’03, and David Spector ’03
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