Class Notes I receive some strange looks. It doesn’t hurt to try the particular combination of alloying metals used he missed his beach bum calling, as this part of Soby Jostens. It’s the only explanation that makes any Cal suits him perfectly. Oh, and whatever he may and indoctrinate them early. Lynn Seldon dropped a note to announce, “After sense to us. I am (finally, hopefully) wrapping up say about freeway high speeds and my Vespa can’t more than two years permanently traveling (#mid- the four-year restoration of my ’61 Ranchero and be verified. Ignore him. As always, a standing inwill then be able to get back to the project car, a ’62 vite remains for any of our BRs and their friends fiftiesgypsies), Lynn and Cele Seldon have landed in Beaufort, South Carolina, (home of Lynn’s Lincoln Continental convertible. I am still working and families.” Will, thanks for always extending mentor, the late Pat Conroy). They recently co- for SAIC (formerly Engility and formerly TASC) an invite to our BRs who may be visiting the “Left wrote the bestseller ‘100 Things to Do in Charles- at Fort Belvoir, Virginia, managing a team of sub- Coast.” Our racing BR Charlie Luck had time to “race” ton Before You Die,’ and they’re currently work- ject matter experts (scientists) and program analysts as contractors supporting the Defense Threat an email update saying, “Hated to miss the reing on ‘100 Things to Do in Savannah Before You Reduction Agency. We assist the government in union. This is my third year racing on the InterDie.’ Lynn also continues to work on ‘Carolina’s selecting, funding and monitoring research proj- national Motor Sports Association Porsche GT3 Ring,’ the sequel to ‘Virginia’s Ring’ which takes place at VMI and The Citadel (the VMI guy gets ects for the science and technology (early develop- Cup Series and unfortunately we had a race that the girl).” Lynn, your BRs are anxiously awaiting ment stages, BA1-BA4) stages of therapeutics and weekend. Life is good with Lisa and me, and our prophylaxes (e.g., vaccines) against a wide array son, Richard ’12, is working in sales in northern the release of the sequel. Mark Benvenuto sent an interesting note saying, of viruses, bacteria and toxins that cause the De- Virginia and expecting his first child (our first grandchild) in December. I caught up with “After 18 years, I get to hand over the title Steve Goddard and Gene Warren recentdepartment chairman to a friend and colly in Virginia Beach and regularly connect league. Heck, the chairman’s office right with Ben Cottrell and Teddy Gottwald, now looks like the Grinch went through as well.” it – nothing but hooks and some wire, and Teddy Gottwald, dropped a quick upa crumb too small for a mouse. He needs date, reporting, “Fifth grandchild born in a little time to move in. Truth be told, I’m March (boy). Fifth and final son getting looking forward to it. I can focus on my married in September. As a friend told teaching, my research and a few books me, it’ll be good to no longer be ‘first that my editor wants written.” Apparently, responder’ for this one. Ann Parker has Brad Norwood and Matt Waring were opened The Patton Room at The Georges. able to rendezvous for an evening of a litNice banquet space on Main Street in Lextle drinking and dinner while Mark was in Virginia for a conference. I asked Mark if Class of 1983: Thomas Mednikov, Bob Mednikov and Will ington, and hopefully we’ll use it properly for a future reunion; it was designed with he had any future book projects, to which Creekmur met for lunch in La Jolla, California, in July 2019. carrier landings in mind. That’s about it for he responded, “Steve, neat you should now. Hope all’s well with y’all.” OK, Teddy, the partment of Defense/services concern.” Dr. Norask. My editor tells me my next book, ‘Industrial wood, we appreciate your thorough analysis of the challenge is on at our 40th Reunion: You have to Biotechnology,’ should be out soon. OK, not the lead the class and demonstrate a carrier landing! page turner like a follow-up to ‘Twisted Tales from “shrinking ring syndrome” as a result of those alDo you remember which one of our class reunions VMI’ might be, but I’m working on that one, too.” loy metals in our class ring; yeah, right. Will Creekmur reported in saying, “Earlier this ritual was performed, where and who led it Soon, an email discussion ensued between Mark in July, Makena, my daughter, and I spent time off? The answer at our next class notes update. and Brad regarding their recent evening reminiscAn email I received from Steve Hodak: “After back in Richmond for a family reunion and the ing in which Mark stated, “Brad’s right, the stories were good and suitably embellished. Importantly, Northern Neck. Was able to meet up with Southall five years of working with the Green Team (U.S. Bowles at Fuel Pump Coffee on Cary Street for an Marine Corps) at Quantico, Virginia, as an embedMatt finally confessed after 35 years to clobbering Sergeant Major Crowley in the ear with a snowball early morning java and to talk story. The following ded system engineer in the tactical service oriented when we were at Fort Pickett on an FTX and let- day, he made a special trip to my father’s home in architecture program, it is time to go back to Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren. I am joining ting me take the blame! But we both got stuck on the Fan in order to meet Makena. She thinks he’s funny. Now 13 and a rising eighth grader, you may a team being stood up called the technology and guard duty.” Well, Brad stated they had “dinner, drink and wonder about the possibility or need for a Class of protection program, or maybe the security system demonstrably exaggerated story-telling June 12. 2028 provisional appointment. I can still hear the, engineers. Anywho, it is headed by Neil Holloran ’98, so I should be in good company. The group is Mark and a coworker were in town for a Green ‘Dad, no way!’ Can you? In late July, Bob MedChemistry Institute meeting which at that point nikov and his son, Thomas, were in San Diego made up of program security experts, and we have had just concluded (so they were in wind-down visiting. Thomas has been on a cross country road access to other SMEs at Dahlgren as well. I am a mode). Great conversation, but we all noted that trip, and Bob flew out. We met in La Jolla, Califor- ‘generalist engineer’ and have experience writing nia, at Pannikin for a coffee and then showed them cybersecurity and program protection documents. all of our rings have strangely shrunk (most likely owing to a previously undocumented property of around the various beach towns. Bob now realizes Should make for some fascinating work in the next
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