Class Notes CLASS OF 1988
CLASS OF 2003
CLASS OF 2006
Dr. Richard Parker joined the United States Navy Reserve as a public affairs officer in April 2013. He is currently assigned to Navy Public Affairs Support Element at Naval Station Norfolk, Va. and also serves as the public affairs officer to Operational Support Unit 0612 at Navy Operational Support Center in Charlotte, N.C.
Correction from Winter 2014 Issue: The incorrect class years were printed for the wedding party of Andrea (Moss) Trimble ('03) and Seth Trimble. Her wedding party included Walker alumni Jenny (Crabbe) Woodruff ('03), Amanda Xiques ('03), Alix (Brown) Carlson ('03), Lauren (Marcinko) Gober ('03), and Meghann Stubel ('03). Other Walker alumni in attendance included Rachel Berkowitz ('03), Brett Murray ('03) and Lindsay (Joyner) Orr ('03).
Arturo Holmes, Jr. recently completed his first year of medical school at Meharry Medical College in Nashville, Tenn. Former Walker music teachers Mike and Deb Gerace attended Arturo’s White Coat Ceremony, which highlights an entering medical student’s transition into the study of medicine.
CLASS OF 2004
CLASS OF 1991 After 12 wonderful years at The Walker School, Peter Sullivan and his family will be relocating to Asheville, N.C. during the summer of 2014 to begin his new role as Lower School Assistant Principal at Carolina Day School.
CLASS OF 1995 Clara Rice married Andrew Hlavac ("LAV-ik") on September 21, 2013, at Mt. Airy Forest in Cincinnati, Ohio. Clara is currently Director of Media Relations and Assistant Project Manager for JRA, a company that designs and realizes theme parks, museums and corporate visitor centers around the world, including Atlanta's own World of Coca-Cola.
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Mary Elizabeth (Newton) Tekesky and her husband Michael "TJ" Tekesky both graduated Saturday, May 10, 2014, from Mercer University. Mary Elizabeth received her M.S. in the Physician Assistant Program and will be joining an Orthopaedic group in Pulaski and Blacksburg, Va. TJ received a B.S. in Nursing and will be joining the Trauma One Emergency Facility at Carilion Clinic in Roanoke, Va. They will reside in the Blacksburg/Christianburg area. Mary Elizabeth was the recipient of the Heritage Award for Continuing a Tradition of Excellence and TJ received the Wallace Odell Duvall Excellence in Leadership Award, which recognizes the outstanding leadership of a graduating senior from the University's undergraduate schools and colleges.
CLASS OF 2007 Natalie (Halpern) Hales and Woodruff Hales were married on September 7, 2013, at Northside United Methodist Church in Atlanta, Ga. The wedding party included Caroline Dalton ('07), Abby Marcinko ('07), and Sarah (King) Reid ('07), as well as Natalie's sister, Abby Halpern ('09). Other Walker alumni in attendance included Morgan Hale ('07), Leighann Hughart ('07), and Emily Morris ('07). Natalie and Woodruff met during their freshman year at Wake Forest University and reside in Washington, D.C.