ClassNews
Class of 1990 25th Reunion dren attend the school, so it is really fun to see each other and each other’s children regularly,” said Doree. Kimberly (Arp) Babbit writes, “I’m a documentary producer at CNN and have worked there for 23 years. Most recently, I produced a documentary on Pope Francis with Correspondent Chris Cuomo that aired in September. I am married to Joel Babbit and our daughter, Brooke, is a fourth grader at Lovett, making her the third generation in our family to attend The Lovett School. Shannon Connell writes, “I’ve been living in Denver, Colorado, for the past three years with my husband, Matt Gaghen, and our two children, Ryan (12) and Caroline (10). We caught up with Julie Merkle in Steamboat this summer; so great to see her! I’d love to see any classmates, if you’re headed my way to enjoy the mountains.” Wright Mitchell opened his own law practice last year, Mitchell Law, focusing on Employment Law and Civil Litigation. His son, Harrison, is a fourth grader at Lovett and is having a great experience. Burke Hare, wife Mary, and daughters, Lexie (12) and Catherine (10), have spent the last year and half adjusting to their new civilian life in Huntsville, Alabama, after Burke’s 22 years of service in the U.S. Air Force. Both Burke and Mary work as senior engineers supporting the Missile Defense Agency. Last year, Burke was elected by the members of the Space Camp Hall of Fame to serve as their Executive Director.
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Burke also holds a seat on the Space Camp/Aviation Challenge Alumni Advancement Board at the U.S. Space and Rocket Center. Burke sits on the Tennessee Valley Chapter of the Air Force Association’s Executive Council. Both Burke and Mary are most proud of how their two children are great students, great athletes, and wonderful kids. Emily (Jenkins) Followill, a photographer based in Atlanta, published a book in 2015, The Southern Rustic Cabin. She traveled the south to capture theses cabins, while Lisa Frederick wrote the text. A book review in Garden & Gun magazine described the book: “A couple of centuries ago, cabins were testaments to survival in the mountain wilderness. Like the pickles
and preserves in the cellar, the roughhewn beams represented the work of a family to turn a stretch of forest or prairie into a place where they could settle down. And to modern caretakers from Alabama to Virginia, log cabins still embody a palpable sense of home. Photographer and Garden & Gun contributor Emily J. Followill puts that feeling on paper in the new book The Southern Rustic Cabin, a tour through thirteen lovingly maintained cabins across the region.” Class of 1989
As told by: the Lovett Alumni Office Suzanne (Schnelker) Brown and husband, Jerry, welcomed their seventh child, Claire Thérèse, on April 9, 2015.
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