CLASS NOTES burn off penalty tours at the parade. I opine I will He will enter the Rat Mass of 2014 in August. Dave Shutt, still deployed to Iraq, saying that the be atop Moody Hall, bourbon in hand, yelling at Duke and Penny will be making plenty of road persistent cold temperatures Florida was facing the Corps to dress right dress and stop bouncing trips up to Lexington for lacrosse matches and were making him long for the 100 degree temps when they march by me. to ensure Dane and his BRs keep Christian alive in Baghdad. Dave replied that George should shut Dave Kohler sent me a great note over Christand functioning. his piehole and forwarded a photo of what he mas. When not working for Dominion Resources, David Loy has a beef with BR Willy did in Baghdad on Christmas Day. It gives you a Dave continues to placate his travel bug with trips Funkhouser. Willy apparently left off David’s better perspective on things we take for granted. to Mexico City and Lake Valle de Bravo, Housdaughter from the list of BR children in the Rat I trust by the time this is published, Dave will be ton, Nags Head, Los Angeles, Krakow (Poland), Mass of 2013. His daughter, Chelsea, is also a reunited with his family back in Alaska. and his beloved Vienna and Salzburg, Austria. fourth classman at VMI and is following in his Sadly, Joey Keyes informed me of the loss Oh, and let us not forget a soiree to Paris. Dave footsteps playing soccer for VMI. She is also a of another BR. On Jan. 5th, Danny Fritz sucis starting to feel his years, though, as a second roommate of Neal Fortney’s daughter, Leigh cumbed to Huntington ’s disease at the Blue knee surgery has slowed him down, and he is Anne. Both David and Mack Tabb keep tabs Point Nursing Home and Rehabilitation Center looking for a new sport to replace running. Dave on VMI soccer as much as possible. When not in Baltimore. His obituary was posted in the also keeps up an active social life in Richmond, as being a VMI soccer fanboy, David is living Loudoun Times-Mirror. Danny matriculated well as supports several community activities, like in Appomattox County in central Virginia on with us in 1978 and spent two years at VMI, Habitat for Humanity and ChildSavers. He is also a beautiful farm, growing wine grapes. It’s a excelling in football and baseball. Memoa Dominion-designated floor captain for several small operation right now (produced nine tons rial contributions may be made to the Johns community and volunteer events. of grapes this past fall), but it sells commercialHopkins University-Baltimore Huntington’s Randy Parker and his wife, Michelle, also pro- ly to local wineries in central Virginia. There is Disease Center, 100 North Charles Street, 410, vided a thoughtful holiday missive. They did some always an open invitation for anyone that would Baltimore, MD 21201. Phone: 410/516-6251. summer travel to Riga, Latvia, and the Munich like to have the experience of harvesting grapes So, we are all getting older, slower, balder, and Garmisch areas of Germany. Their children in the fall. Long days of labor in the fields but softer and rounder as Time’s winged chariot are beginning to spread their wings. Son Tyler will fun and rewarding and, of course, lots of wine. draws near. We do not bounce back as fast as be graduating from high school on Memorial Day I may have to take David up on that offer. we did when we were adorned in Keydet grey. weekend and plans to study either mechanical or David also works for Genworth Financial in Yet, for all of us who still stalk this Earth, let us computer engineering in the fall. Daughter Ashley Lynchburg. In his spare time, David coaches the be gentle with one another. Drop me a line, buy is getting her driver’s license and is studying for Appomattox County High School Girls Varsity me a beer and we shall laugh at our misspent her ACTs and SATs while continuing to participate Soccer team. He has three kids and yes, one youth and sing To-whit! To-who!—a merry in track and band. Randy and Michelle welcome grandchild. Is David ’82’s first grandfather? note! In my next epistle, I hope to regale you on any BR traveling in the Dayton, Ohio, area to stop In early January, George Mayforth whined to how I celebrated my 50th birthday. by if they have a chance. John Wranek ’85 contacted me to provide an update on his dyke, Dee Shannon. Dee now lives in northwest Montana. He is suffering from fibromyalgia but has started a new protocol and hopes to be pain free in a few years. His goal is to be medicine free within three years and to be able to return to writing and his vigorous outdoor lifestyle. Dee would love to hear from his BRs. His new address is: PO Box 767, Troy, MT 59935. Phone: 406/ 295-5323; E-mail: larondshannon@mac.com. In January, I received a real letter on corporate stationery from Duke Addison of Addison Commercial Real Estate, Inc., in Jacksonville, Florida. Duke’s eldest son, Grafton D. Addison IV (Dane), is currently a second at VMI, majoring in business/economics. He is the fourth Addison to attend VMI and the fourth Addison to be in F Troop. Dane studied abroad in New Zealand and had awesome experiences Down Under sky diving, bungee jumping, orbing (?), cavern rappelling and tourClass of 1982: Joe Yodzis celebrated his 50th birthday by climbing and conquering ing the country. Duke’s youngest son, the Weisshorn (14,780 feet high) in the Swiss Alps. According to the summitpost.org Christian, is a senior in high school and Web site, there are few climbers who go to Weisshorn’s summit because of the difwas recruited by VMI to play lacrosse. ficulties and long distance in reaching it.
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