CLASS NOTES boys, Bo (13) and Max (11). After VMI, I was a trooper with the Virginia State Police (VSP) before going to law school. After law school, I was in private practice for a few years before rejoining the VSP as one of their in-house attorneys. Hope everyone on your end is well.” Rodney Marks – “Doing well across the river in Leesburg. I work for FedEx. Still doing Air Force Reserve at Andrews. Rob Hays ’90 and I fly together over there. Our oldest son is headed to George Mason in the fall, and the younger son will be a junior in high school. I had a layover at the Omni in Richmond [recently] and had a few flashbacks of Ring Figure. Hope you’re doing well. Let me know, and I’ll come across White’s Ferry and meet you for beer.” Mike Vitulano – “I’m living here in Secaucus with my wife, Lorraine. She and I just signed a contract to buy a house in Nanuet, NY. She is a kindergarten teacher, and we were looking for a house that will be a reasonable commute for both of us. Beginning in July and after 43 years of being a Jersey resident, I will be settling in Rockland County, NY. I am still teaching math and coaching high school football. I also coach wrestling and outdoor track. I have been in contact with Todd Oakes and other BRs on Facebook. Todd, if you are reading this in the Alumni Review, I hope you can make it up to Jersey for your next business trip, so we can hang out for a while ... Mike” Sean Cantrell – “Still down in Richmond, running Marshall Mechanical and trying to raise a 6-year-old girl! And you’re an empty nester! Business is going well. We are doing residential and commercial HVAC and plumbing work. We did Walt Coleman’s house this spring. I see Tom Munno, Frank deVenoge and Mack Carr around town, as well as Bobby Clark. I’m getting ready to hire a VMI grad, Kaine Toomey ’10, as a project engineer; he starts May 23rd. Have you seen or heard the whereabouts of Lance Gilman?” Beatty Barnes – “After the VMI, I started doing stand-up comedy and have not stopped. I spent five years in the U.S. Navy (’87-’92) and was stationed with (Brad) Maak ’87 on U.S.S. Gunston Hall. I will be married 20 years in July. Two kids: Beatty III (13) and Ivy (10). Living in Norfolk, VA. That sums it all up. I have done many plays and have toured around the country. I’ll give more details later. I would have done this a long time ago but didn’t know if I was still in anyone’s thoughts. The time at the ‘I’ has always been special to me. I hold the school dear to my heart.” I hope you have enjoyed hearing from these Brother Rats! I encourage you to stay in touch, either through social media or by providing an update for the next Review! Take care! ... Drew
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Gents: It’s the day after New Market Day, and these notes were due yesterday. Ah, how things never seem to change. The good news is that it’s a Sunday, so I think we get some reprieve. Besides, you guys stepped up, and you shared a lot that is going on. So, let’s jump into it. How about Big Daddy Kevin Jones? Kevin and Robin had Morgan Elizabeth Jones on March 2, 2010. All is well, and we congratulate the family. Kevin e-mailed yesterday after taking his dog, Gen. Stonewall Jackson, for his morning walk, to wish everyone a great New Market Day. Kevin also mentioned the new release of “Invictus,” the South African rugby movie and something about the world’s greatest sport. Kevin, I think your movie watching days are soon to be limited to DVDs and the couch. You might want to have a talk with BRs Spieldenner and Cobb. I’m not sure what is in the water in Richmond, but our other two new dads wrote in to say that they had linked up for “daddy drink night.” Bob and Ken, you might want to give Kevin a shout before the next night out. I was able to have lunch with our ever-sobusy president, Ned Cox, in Richmond. Ned is working at a local law firm in commercial real estate; please don’t ask me more than that, because I could not keep up with him. Anyway, he, Sharon and their four boys are doing well, and Ned has mentioned trying to get a bunch of guys to a Richmond baseball game this summer. More on this social networking stuff in a little while. Ned recently took command of a training battalion that is located out of Fort Picket, VA. He said that his battalion has the only National Guard certified repel trainers, so he has to spend some time on the road in Indiana, as well as Fort Benning, GA. I received an e-mail from Jason Gray who has left Richmond and moved to GA: “I am still an Army civilian but have moved to Fort Gillem, GA. I took a new job as the XO to the CG of First Army … The job is exciting, fast paced and challenging and I know will benefit my career in the long run.” Jason has also stayed in touch with Mike Biliunas and Frank Campion; the three of them attended a Capitals game in DC this winter. Got a quick update from Matt Ans who got back last summer from two years in Pakistan and is now working at Headquarters Marine Corps. He has run into or spoken to Wayne Jones, Matt St. Clair and John Giltz, and all four of them have made the cut for O6. Not to
be left out from our Navy brethren are Mike Monfalcone and Joe Grealish. They both got picked up, and Joe has already pinned on the rank. Matt is living in Arlington and would love to get together with anyone in the area for beer and stories. Great job to all the BRs who are headed into the rare air of Eagles! From an earlier edition, it has been confirmed that Dr. Bill Bersing is a doctor! Bill wrote that he received his DM, Doctorate in Management, in organizational leadership from the University of Phoenix in May 2009. Sorry, Bill; sometimes good news doesn’t travel that fast. Anyway, he is living with his wife, Barbara, and their two children in Trieste, Italy, and travels extensively. I think the last e-mail was “back from Dubai and Korea before heading to the states.” Bill, glad to have you back in the net and would love to continue to hear from you. Trying to stay with an educational tone, I saw something online about Harlan Carvey and his recently published book. I called, and it turns out that Harlan has published several books. As far as I know, Harlan is the only published author for the class; he was a resident of NEB and dare I say it, Mallory Hall! Those of us who spent precious time in the Daniels Den and the hallowed halls of Scott Shipp might need to rethink a thing or two. But on a serious note, Harlan, that is excellent, and we are very proud of you. I am not going to even try to explain what his books are about, other than the field is computer forensic analysis. Harlan reports on the following events: “Had dinner with Jim Masella … Jim is out of Georgia and comes up to NOVA to teach as part of the Army Reserve.” He also “chatted” with Larry Nathan on Facebook, and Larry was headed to Quantico the last week of April. Lastly, he ran into Sean and Kristi Dooley on a Friday night and was hoping to cross paths with them again soon. Harlan, thanks for the update and the great example. Got an email from Raf Barsamian after he saw my picture with Lori in the last edition of the Review. Raf, now you just need to send us some news, but thanks for the kind words. I also got quick updates from our class bike racers, Trey Walker, who is training for a half Ironman in September, and Sean Raborn, who wrote in late April that he got hit with 4 inches of snow in Castle Rock, CO, and was ready for spring. Also had a quick phone chat with Eric Buchanan; found him and Meg in Salt Lake City, returning from a convention and catching a day of skiing. They are doing well, and Eric continues to grow his law practice, as well as participating in numerous speaking engagements. The following updates all came off of Facebook with more to follow on that: Kent Doan wrote in, “Just got back from a tour in Iraq as
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