Julie Wormhoudt ’71 Julie Wormhoudt now has a winter home in Lake Chapala, Mexico.
Grace Kruger Adam ’76 Grace and her family are still in Nebraska where her husband Mark is a veterinarian. Her parents, Harold and Susan Kruger, moved up for assistance. Harold passed away on June 23, 2018, and the family had a wonderful memorial service in September. Several from Collegiate came up for that and the Kruger family appreciated that so much. Mom Susan lives in an independent apartment and will turn 90 in April! An update on Grace's children: Suzanna and Matthew Stagemeyer live in Overland Park, Kansas, with Elijah, Michael, and Violet; Levi and Brooke Adam live in Wilcox, Nebraska, with Truly, Tell, and Lively; Zachary and Staci Adam live in Hyannis, Nebraska, with Braxton and Kyson where Zachary is a Sandhills veterinarian; and Olivia and Rob Nichols live in St. Joseph, Missouri. "We are blessed," Grace says. "Good memories of Collegiate. Always enjoy our reunions!" John Humphreys ’78 John Humphreys is about 30 minutes south of Savannah and would love to see any and all classmates if they are in the area. It was great seeing so many at the 40th Reunion! Laurie Cusick Newton ’86 Laurie Cusick married Mark Newton on September 20, 2018. She works for Wichita USD259.
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Jeremy Doughty ’94 Jeremy Doughty joined Charter Communications (Spectrum) as a Systems Engineer II in December 2018 in Broomfield, Colorado. This follows suit with his former experience with Cisco as a Video Engineer. Samara Taher ’95 Samara Taher and her husband, Ajay David, lost their beloved baby daughter Dessa to a condition known as necrotizing entercolitis. Dessa was born prematurely on January 13, 2018, and passed away four weeks later. To remember Dessa’s resilience and the huge footprints she made with her tiny feet, Samara and Ajay have created the Dessa Taher David Preeclampsia Research Fund. For more information on this taxdeductible fund, please contact Samara at treo_me@yahoo.com. Marc Paxton ’97 Marc Paxton attended WCS from 5th grade through 10th grade, but has remained a loyal Spartan to this day! He even traveled from Dallas in 1997 to attend the prom for what would have been his senior year at Collegiate. Since then, he has lived in South Korea, received bachelor’s and master’s degrees, and beat stage-four brain cancer. He also managed to get married and have 5 kids, too. It’s easy for him to look back and see that the five years he spent at WCS were critical to his development; the academic education he received was top-notch, but the choir, art, theater, and sports made it the whole package. Devin Sikes ’01 Devin Sikes works as an attorney on appellate and international trade law matters in Washington, D.C., for the law firm Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, LLP. The firm recently promoted him to counsel. SuperLawyers also named Devin a 2019 “Rising Star” in D.C., a peer-nominated accolade reserved for the top 2.5 percent of attorneys nationwide. His wife, Sheebani, continues to excel as Senior Manager, Public
Exchanges for Kaiser Permanente in D.C., and their son Bodhi celebrated his first birthday last November.
Parker Mitchell '02 and Grant Mitchell '04 Parker Mitchell and Grant Mitchell are the new owners of Gentry Ltd. Menswear at The Waterfront, having purchased the business from Britt Fulmer on August 31, 2018. Parker is taking the role of President and will run daily operations, while Grant is an investor and will consult on strategic efforts. Former owner Britt will stay on full time doing the same things he’s done in the last 42 years, providing extraordinary service to his loyal clientele, while Parker will bring new energy and style to grow the business. The brothers plan to grow the fashion selection while keeping an eye to tradition and expand Gentry’s social media presence. They look forward to assisting WCS students for Prom and Homecoming tux rentals, or their first job interview suit, as well as dressing the WCS dads in their menswear attire! Ruse Brown ’03 Ruse Brown has been named to the Top 35 Under 35 for UBS Financial Services in 2018.
