Class Notes agent’s responsibilities is to send to each BR and Caitlin. Terry and Kelly Stoneman sent a and Nicki celebrated their 35th wedding annia Christmas card. I receive many in response. card with multiple family photos, as did Elliott versary on a cruise to New England. and Amy Wolffe. The period ended with a text message from They arrive as cards, cards with photos, cards Steve and Cathy Andrews wrote that in addiJohn Alerding. John and his wife, Anne, share with notes and cards with enclosed summaries of the year that has passed. a wedding anniversary date with me and Patti. tion to their daughters, Virginia and Caroline, Cards arrived from Larry and Rose Ciacci, being home for the holidays, Virginia brought December began with an email from Matthew Keys and an attached video of his new Vince and Sheila Copenhaver, Rob and Rebecher 18-month-old dachshund. Dusty and Lisa Boyd sent best wishes for the dog, Hudson. Matthew and Tanya live in lower ca D’Alessandro, Matthew and Tanya Keys, holidays. Manhattan but will be relocating to Don Bradshaw, who lives and a home they bought in Virginia. works in Brooklyn, wrote about getDave Hageman sent an email with a photo taken at a wedding he ting together in 2016. attended in the Detroit area. Jody Pat and Beth Griffin also wrote Weatherwax was also in attendance. about getting together during 2016. I spoke with Tuck Masker on his Tim and Becky Mecredey wrote birthday while Tuck was driving that they plan to be in New York through Washington, D.C., traffic City May 1 and would like to visit on his way to meet Robby Wheeler with me and Patti. for dinner. Wheelz is a pilot who Dennis Milsten wrote that 2015 flies out of D.C. I also received a was a busy year, but he and Donna text message from Andy Ludlum hope to visit VMI during 2016. with photos of Andy and Tuck after Class of 1980: From left, Josh Priest, Ken Trotman, Tom Bersson, Bert and Peggy Schneider wrote they completed a ride through the Peyton Campbell, Brian O’Neill, Bob White, John Lillard, Mike from Arizona that they were having Luning and Boyd Gaines at a Norfolk, Virginia, Christmas party. our cold weather. Purcellville, Virginia, area. The Hampton Roads chapter of Robby Wheeler wrote that he is the VMI Alumni Association is very flying for American Airlines out of active, and several of our BRs parD.C. but still lives in Dallas. John and Anne Alerding enclosed ticipate in their events. Dixon Tucka page of photos and notes in their er often organizes chapter lunches, card. They live in Lexington and and he copies me on the invitations. both teach at VMI. John’s son, I received two separate email mesJohnny ’12, completed F-22 trainsages from Tom Bersson and Ken and JoAnn Trotman – each with ating and is stationed at Langley Air Force Base. tached photos – following the chapter’s Christmas party held at the Aaron and Nancy Bush noted in Norfolk Yacht Club. Our class had their letter that they celebrated their 35th anniversary in October. Their the highest number of attendees, year included two beach vacations. not including Ali Mahan and Dixon Their grandson, Micah, will be two Tucker. They were: Tom Bersson, in May. Their third granddaughter, Peyton Campbell, Boyd Gaines, Areina, was born in October and John Lillard, Mike Luning, Brian Class of 1980: Andy Ludlum, left, and Tuck Masker after completjoins her sisters, Ava (5) and AnaO’Neill, Josh Priest, Ken Trotman ing a ride in Purceville, Virginia, in November 2015. and Bob White. JoAnn Trotman leigh (3). They welcome anyone in added that their son, Owen, a captain in the Gary and Karen Levenson, Phil and Lynn Lothe Hershey, Pennsylvania, area to visit. Marine Corps, returned from a deployment in gan, and Bill and Ginny Roelofsen. Ed and Dianna Baker sent a note from the El Salvador and was next deploying to Norsmall, historic town of Kenansville, North CaroChris and Jen Dombalis sent a card with picway. Their son, Alex, will graduate from VMI tures of their daughters, Taylor (14) and Alexis lina, where they relocated in 2014 when Ed left in May. (10). David and Diana Hageman sent a card private practice to join Vidant /East Carolina Jack Keane also sent photos taken at a similar containing several photos, including one taken University. Dianna has retired from nursing. gathering in D.C. Jack got together with Joe Belat our reunion in front of our spirit sheet. Phil They celebrated their 30th wedding anniversary koski, Mike Harper and Bob Liguori for dinner and Kathy Munisteri sent a card with multiple in September. Their daughter, Katie (25) is a – the first time they were all together in 35 years! family photos. Rob and Traci Robinson sent a hairstylist in San Diego, California. Their son, As you probably know, one of each class card with a photo of their daughters, Maddie Charlie, is 21 and lives in Greensboro.
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