was impressed with the new Campus seven years at WMA.” Center. Matthew Stafford and Anna Symin Charpentier reports, “For Schmidt ‘08 were married on March the past two years, I have taken on 20, 2011. Matt has enlisted in the work with the Episcopal Diocese Marine Corps and will graduate from of Massachusetts as the Media boot camp July 1, 2011. Coordinator and liaison of Trinity
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Matt Stafford ’07 & Anna Schmidt ’08
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NECROLOGY Charles F. Blood Jr. ‘31 Benedict F. Galas ‘36 Robert H. Grant ‘38 Warren H. Fish ‘38 Donald B. Walker ‘40 Capt. Edward M. Porter Jr. ‘41 Eward W. Irla ‘42 Richard E. Underdorfel ‘42 Kent T. Lewis ‘43 Leo W. Simard ‘44 Robert W. Stillwell ‘44 Dr. Eugene W. Beauchamp ‘45 Robert B. Sanderson ‘45
Church on Copley Square for the Hope in Action Campaign, which seeks to bring economic justice to the Greater Boston region by furthering the United Nation’s Millennium Development Goals right in our own neighborhoods. The campaign brings college coaching to those who cannot afford it at a satellite campus of Bunker Hill Community College in the Villa Victoria neighborhood in the South End of Boston. The work fulfills me by using my time, talent, and treasure for the good of others, which complements my ongoing education as a health care professional.” Michelle Majkut writes, “I wanted to update the Wilbraham & Monson Academy community on my education and future endeavors. I will receive my bachelor’s degree in international studies with a concentration in developing societies, and a minor in Spanish from Western New England College this May. In the fall I will be attending Villanova University School of Law to pursue their 3-year J.D./L.L.M program, where I will obtain a J.D. in international law from Villanova University and then a L.L.M in human rights at Birkbeck College, part of the University of London system. The Academy truly facilitated my passion for international relations and human rights, and I am forever grateful for the knowledge I gained during my
Bruce A. Leavitt ‘48 Donald L. Kaufman ‘48 Paul F. Galasso ‘49 His Excellency Krisda Arunvongse ‘50 Harry J. Pappas ‘51 Peter B. Brigham ‘51 Laurence J. LLynch ‘52 Richard A. Nadeau ‘52 Edward L. Fenton Jr. ’53 Robert E. Hyde II ‘54 Francis J. Maloney Jr. ‘57 Sergay G. Zarynoff ‘57 Philip T. West ‘58 Mr. Harvey A. Marron ‘60
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Emily Vincunas was named All Region by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America for 2010. She is attending Wheaton College.
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Kayla Peloquin represented the city of Springfield as Colleen in the Holyoke St. Patrick’s Day Parade.
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Victoria Mordasky, a freshman at Roger Williams University, is a member of the first-year student leadership program. She plans to minor in international relations and spend her junior year in New Zealand.
Matthew Natario is one of 40 recipients of a MassMutual Scholarship as part of the company’s Career Pathways Program. MassMutual awarded 40 scholarships of up to $5,000 each to local students who plan to attend a regional college and pursue careers in business, financial services, or information technology.
>/,9, (9, ;/,@ 56>& Cindy and Pasco A Avery have been living in Florida for the past three years. Pasco is working for the University of Florida as a postdoctoral researcher at the Indian Rivier Research and Education Center. Cindy
Mr. Richard L. Cullison ‘61 Rev. Christopher Connell ’64 William A. Griffin ‘68, Trustee 1987-1997 Richard G. Hirsch ‘71 Harrison B. Wilson III ‘73 Jeffrey J. Ouellet ‘00 Former Faculty & Staff Mark J. Tychonievich, teacher of Latin at the Academy from 1981 to 1984 and a Smith Hall dorm parent Philip A. Sweeney, taught English at Monson Academy Ronald G. Sansouci, member of the
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is tutoring part time at Huntington Learning Center and home schooling Josiah, who is in the third grade. Pasco taught biology from 1988 to 1991 at the Academy. Jonathan Shee, who taught French at the Academy from 1994 to 1998, writes, “I am in my 13th year teaching French at St. Luke’s School in New Canaan, Connecticut, and heading the World Language Department. I have many fond memories of my 4 years at WMA and am still in touch with some alumni. Cheryl Wolfe, who taught art in the middle school in the 1990s, is an art teacher at Quabog Regional High School in Warren, Massachusetts. She has just completed a term of 25 years on the Quabbin Regional School Committee. Helping Southern Vermont: Head of School Emeritus Richard Malley has been very busy during in his retirement. He is a full-time volunteer for Habitat for Humanity in Bennington, Vermont. He says hello to former students and faculty! Recovering: Former Interim Headmaster and faculty member Fred Watts is recovering after surgery. He promises that he will be up and about in time for Reunion, when we will dedicate the Fred Watts Bench near Gill Memorial Library on June 11. In the meantime, please keep Fred in your thoughts. Former faculty member Mark Warburton ‘86 will teach next fall at the Laurel School outside Cleveland, Ohio. Read about his doctoral degree in Class Notes.
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