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Class of 1982
Beth Radford Anthony, her husband, Matt, and their children live in Buckhead. The couple has four sons: Matthew, age 20; Wesley, a Lovett senior; Mason, Lovett grade 8; and Hendricks, age 10. Dan Balser and his wife, Lisa, live in Sandy Springs. Dan is department head and creative director of The Creative Circus. The Balsers have two children, Dori, 14, and Ellis, 9. Dan reports that he hosts an ad industry podcast that can be found at <balserville.com> <or facebook.com/dgms5podcast>. Julie Harrower Diaz and her husband, Andres, live in Dallas, Texas. She is a fundraiser and administrator at Greenhill School. The couple has two children, Peter, 14, and Gabriel, 11. Anne Fitten Glenn is a writer and journalist living in Asheville, N.C. She has two children, Annabelle, 15, and Cador, 12. Anne Fitten just published her new book, Asheville Beer: An Intoxicating History of Mountain Brewing. Jack Hawkins and his wife, Claudia, live in Paducah, Ky. Jack is vice president and owner of a staffing and human resources firm, People Lease/ Prima Staff. He and Claudia have two children, Caroline, 22, and Anna Gibson, 20. Helen McDuffie Izlar and her husband, Paul, live in Buckhead with their four children: Spencer, 19; Elizabeth, 17; John, 13; and Henry, 9.
Luanne LaGrone Johnson is a teacher at Greenfield Academy in Sandy Springs. She and her husband, Sam, have two children at Lovett, Will, a junior, and Anna Glenn, grade 8. Stephanie Apple Kiser and her husband, John Kiser ’80, live in Dunwoody. Stephanie works in the billing department at Central EMS. The Kisers’ three children are John, 21; Matthew, 20; and Jennifer, 16. Jim Landers and his wife, Ellen (Brown) ’84, live in Roswell. Spears Latimore is an executive recruiter for the Lucas Group in Atlanta. Charlotte Craig Lindeman lives in Lookout Mountain, Tenn., and is the vice president of marketing at Cornerstone Community Bank in Chattanooga. She and her husband, Dick, are the parents of three children: Richard, 22; Ashley, 20; and Charlie, 18, the starting punter for varsity football at McCallie School. Lane Jordan Lynch and her husband, Bill, live in Savannah with their children, Jim, 15, and Alex, 13. John Mallory is IT project manager for Aegis Sciences Corp. in Nashville, Tenn. John and his wife, Kim, have six children: Jessica, 27; Nathan, 26; Raynor, 24; Walker, 22; Evan, 20; and Schaeffer, 19. Vincent Merkle is in investment real estate with Heritage Equities Incorporated. He and his wife, Paige (Whitman) ’85, live in Vinings with their three children: Holt, 19; Whitney, 17; and Brooks, 14.
Clare Kelly O’Shaughnessey was a high school counselor for several years and now enjoys being home full time with her children. She and her husband, Michael, have two sons, Jamey, age 18, and Alex, a Lovett sophomore. Megan MacConochie Park lives in Berkeley Lake, Ga., with her husband, Peyton, and son, Franklin, 7. She is the human resources manager at AGCO. Francie White Quigley is a substitute teacher at Christ the King School. She and her husband, Chris, have five sons: Patrick, 24; Andrew, 22; Phillip, 20; Kevin, 18; and Paul, 11. An interesting fact about Francie: she once swung on a trapeze and walked on a high wire. Anne McKibbon Smith is an employee benefit specialist with Northwestern Benefit Corp. She and her husband, Scott, live in Vinings with their two children, Emma, a Lovett senior, and Robert, age 17. Steve Sodel and his wife, Kelley, are parents of Shad, a Lovett senior, and Morgan, a Lovett sophomore. Steve works in senior care for HCCC. The Sodels live in Marietta. Jean Barry Underwood and her husband, Will, have three children: Katy ’12; Emmett, a Lovett sophomore; and David, in Lovett grade 5. The family lives in Buckhead.
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