CLASS NOTES and there. I’ve hung out with Brian Martin own practice.” Blair Gregory says,“Nothing spending the weekend in Lexington.” in Charleston, Brad Harris in Washington too new or exciting with the Gregory clan Dave Hudock is “currently in San Diego, D.C., Derick Atkins in NOVA, John Newton down here in the metro-Birmingam area. The where I’ve been since June of last year. in Houston, and Ron Ferguson in Miami over usual … kids, school..wrapping up with the Since arriving here, I’ve been assigned to the last few years. My wife Elizabeth and fall baseball season for my 8-year-old.” He VMFAT-101, the Marine Corps’ F18 training I have three children, a boy age 5, and two is “still with the same agency, United States squadron. I’m the squadron’s Maintenance girls who are 2 years and 15 months respecProbation Office. It’s been 10 years now, Officer which is made interesting by the fact I tively. We also still live in the Tidewater area still enjoying the work and trying to make a am not a pilot and this is the largest fixed-wing of Virginia.” difference in people’s lives.” He has “not run maintenance department in the Marine Corps. Joel Harding is “still with the State Departinto anyone recently but some good telephone Needless to say, it has been a time-eating ment as a Diplomatic Security agent, posted conversations with some of the guys from and demanding challenge but I’ve enjoyed in Washington.” He’s getting ready to “head ’97.” Blair does want “everyone know that it very much and have learned a tremendous to our Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan next they have a place to stay, with us, if they are amount since being here. Looks like I’ll be on March.” Joel reports, “Brian Bagwan finished passing through this area.” Jamie Jeter is board with the squadron until next summer at his training with DS about six months ago. “living in Hampton Roads. Just got back from which point I hope to move across the street He’s at our field office in New (I’m stationed at Miramar) to a York, where he’ll probably be for logistics squadron and finish my the next year or so. I spoke with third year in San Diego there. It him a few times when he was will be a welcomed relief! Next nearly completed with training week I’m taking the PE exam for and he was doing quite well.” Max civil engineering, so the little free Hopkins is “the XO for 5/11” and time I’ve had outside of work has he got himself elected “president been spent attempting to study. of the VMI San Diego Chapter in I’m able to sit for the exam due July.” Max promises pictures from to my job prior to this one as the their Founders Day lunch. environmental director for Marine Eric Jones reports that he’s “a Corps Base.” special agent with the department Dave “had dinner with Shah of homeland security in Norfolk, Rahman a few months ago. He’s VA. Been here for almost 10 years working as a civil engineer in now. Me and my wife Lisa are the LA area where he lives with expecting our first child in March, his wife and two kids. He hasn’t so we’re busy getting things ready changed much other than sporting Class of 1997: The Guarins vacationed in New Hampfor his arrival (it’s a boy). I do see a full-on beard!” and even though shire in summer 2011. Pictured, from left, Ben, Mike, Brett Thompson. He is a lawyer in he hasn’t “spoken to Steve Strain Karen and Tim. Virginia Beach and just opened his in a while but I do know he is
Class of 1997: Attending Valerie and Donnie Hasseltine’s wedding were, from left, front row, David Zirkle, Kevin Thomas ‘98, Dan Hall, Brian Smith and Joe Klapatch. Back row: Keith Peterson, Col. John Brodie, David Witherspoon, the bride and groom, John Duckworth, Daniel Owens and Andrew Staich.
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back at the Pentagon, sill on active duty in the Air Force. The last time he was at the Pentagon he was working fiscal issues for the AF, though I have no idea what he’s doing there now.” He also reports that a while back he “saw Nick Elliott was at his house in McKinney, Texas, when I happened to have a long layover at DFW during a trip between DC and Hawaii. I’ll be traveling back to DFW again in November and hope to see him.” Mike Guarin “bought a new house last year in a suburb outside of Boston (my house number starts with 97 - go figure). Still married to my wife Karen and our two sons: Ben (my 6-year-old) and Tim who will be 5 in a few days. I spend my days juggling career and family ... I’m currently a criminal investigator with the Insurance Fraud Bureau of Massachusetts. I’ve been with them for a little over a year now.” Joe Howard says, “I haven’t run into anyone recently. I jumped with Staich last year when he was here in Phoenix. Cris and I did go on the VMI cruise in the Med along with some pre-cruise sightseeing in
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