together for more than 23 years, but it was only in January of this year that the state of Florida relented and allowed for lesbian and gay couples to get married. Since we are both members of The Mickee Faust cabaret troupe, we decided to hold our wedding in one of the local pool halls where we have performed. And we had so many requests from friends to be bridesmaids that we allowed anyone who wanted to play that role to do so, provided they dressed the part. As such, we didn’t know how many bridesmaids we were going to have, and ended up with fifteen (a truly Southern wedding!). All in all, the comments we heard from the folks who came was that ours was one of the best weddings they’d ever attended, and it reminded those who have had the luxury to take this privilege of marriage for granted that there is something special and sacred about love and the rights that come with being married. I’m attaching a photo of us as we exited the ceremony.
1987 CARLA ENGLISH 93 Prescott Street North Andover, MA 01845-1715 carla_english@yahoo.com DAVID MILLER 28 Hunters Village Way Manchester, NH 03103-5936 davidnowis@gmail.com
1988 DEANA BOYAGES 156 Aurora Street Hudson, OH 44236-2943 dboyages@msn.com
1989 KRISTIN BROWN 45 Georgian Road Cambridge School of Weston Weston, MA 02493-2110 kristinbrown29@yahoo.com Hard to believe it has been a year since our raucous 25th Reunion bash in Byfield! It was a great turnout with several classmates back on campus for the first time since graduating. Some events included stealing a golf cart for a memorable ride around the quad, drinks in front of Ingham, and a (sweltering) dinner in the Bragdon arena. Check out the photo of our class and see who you can identify. I am sure you are able to catch up with classmates on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn—but if you are like me and avoid social media, here are a few updates: Jessica (Clapp) Hennessey and her two daughters, Annabelle and Chloe, moved to Weston, MA., but despite living in the same small town, we barely get to see each other. Ashley Newbert and her partner, Keith, are fostering a beautiful baby girl, Rosalee, with hopes to adopt her within the year. Victoria Resnick writes: “I was very sad to learn from
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the alumni magazine that Mr. Sperry had died. There are not words to express everything I learned from him, but (having grown up to be a college professor) I tell all of my classes that the hardest class I ever took was Bill Sperry’s Honors US History and that we had to write our papers on typewriters, and they are always horrified. I guess that makes us historical!” Like Victoria, Mr. Sperry brings back fond memories of history class and he is someone I think of often when teaching my history classes. Did anyone take Middle Eastern History with him? I still use that book when teaching a Middle Eastern course now. I am sure he would be proud to know that at least two of us went on to be history teachers/professors. Jon Kocsis shared: “My life in a nutshell: My wife and I live in Portland, OR, where we have lived since ’93. We have 3 children: the oldest, Bennett, is a Junior at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo where he is studying Environmental Management and plays attack for their lacrosse team. My other son, Sam, is a high school junior, playing lacrosse and preparing for college admissions. My daughter Maggie is finishing her last year of elementary school and preparing her parents for her teen years. I have been working at Intel for the last 14 yrs, where I am a Finance Controller and planning on taking my second sabbatical this Summer. So far plans include Oahu, RV trip around Utah and lots of golf. My wife and I celebrated our 20th anniversary last year. My college sweetheart, we thoroughly enjoy Oregon, where Pete Longo’s son Elliott
we like to ski, bike, hike and explore from the desert to the coast. We decided to open a new medical clinic in late 2013 to further augment our already brimming lives. Between the business, kids and multiple jobs, we manage to find time to enjoy all the natural wonders that surround us. While I have not had the opportunity to travel to the East Coast for several years, I have many fond memories of the school, friends and experiences. Luckily Bragdon was able to make several trips out to Oregon and would bring me up to speed on the happenings in Byfield, the new rink and updates on Wann and Bromley. At Peter’s request, I helped organize a local alumni group with a common love of the Northwest and GDA experiences. While the momentum has waned, it is comforting to know there is a strong community of alumni who have made their way across the country.” Life sounds good in the Pacific northwest, Jon! And it certainly must be less snowy than here in New England! As any New Englanders knows, we have been inundated with over 100 inches of snow in one month. Crazy winter…can’t wait for summer. A few of us who live in the area see each other occasionally. Allison
(Hyder) Rynack, Courtney (Seed) Nugent, Lindsey Curley, and I had dinner together, which was a lot of fun sharing memories of the bus to school. I continue to work at Pingree as an administrator and history teacher. Weirdly, starting to reach that age when our classmates’ and classmates siblings’ children are coming through Pingree for a tour. Allison Rynack’s sister’s son now Matt and Nicole Prunier’s sons