CLASS NOTES
Carl Shrawder joined the Friends regional reunion in Los Angeles, too late for the group photo but decked out in his WFS sweatshirt. Carl reported that he is enjoying retirement and loves traveling around the world.
1962
Tyrie comes from a long line of strong, serviceminded women: her great-great grandmother was a midwife; her great grandmother was a nurse; her grandmother and grandfather were medical missionaries in Katmandu, Nepal; her mother, Biddy Miller Jenkins ’51, was a nursing instructor at the University of Delaware; and Tyrie’s daughter studied medicine, carrying the family’s medical tradition into the sixth generation.
Carl Shrawder ’57, Los Angeles
John Kurtz, well known as a rug designer and businessman, recently exhibited his oil paintings from the last 25 years in a show at his New Moon Gallery in Wilmington. The News Journal reported that Kurtz “mounted the show to remind himself—and his friends and customers—that painting is his first love.” After graduating from Friends, John trained at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Arts and the Academy of Fine Arts in Florence. He began to appreciate rug design and taught himself to restore rugs, seeing them as works of art. In the article, John said, “I’m kind of an accidental businessman because it was the art that intrigued me.” He is now involved in designing rugs for his shop, then commissioning them from Nepal. John is in good company in his business, New Moon Rugs, which also employs his wife, Ellen, and daughters, Erika Kurtz ’99 as chief operating officer and Josephine Kurtz ’03 as artistic director.
1965
Fred Rapkin and his wife Alice celebrated 41 years of marriage on May 31, 2010. Fred and Alice, who live in Needham, MA, have four daughters and three grandchildren. Fred has worked for 26 years in the water treatment/ filtration industry.
1970
Lisa Ann Olsen and Roy Henry Wilkinson were married on May 15, 2010 at their home in Bothell, Washington. (Please see photo, and more from Roy, on page 23.)
1973
Dr. Tyrie Jenkins was honored in March 2010 by the Junior Achievement of Hawaii Business Hall of Fame as one of three outstanding business leaders in the state. Since 1990, the JA Business Hall of Fame has honored 70 of the state’s most distinguished business women and men for “outstanding contributions to free enterprise and the promise of a better, stronger society.” Tyrie has been the medical director of the Laser Eye Center of Hawaii since 1996, and she performed the first Lasik eye surgery in the state. As the Center’s website recounts,
most-recorded narrator in the country, with more than 1,000 books to her credit. Carol Quillen (See 1952.)
1980
Tracey Quillen Carney (See 1952 and 1957.)
1983
Bob Davis (See 1952.)
1984
Susan Tattersall Davis (See 1952.)
1989
Tyrie Jenkins ’73 with fellow honorees at the Junior Achievement of Hawaii Business Hall of Fame tribute 1974
With great sadness, we report that Eloise Gould, 14-year old daughter of Anne Melloy Gould and Alex Gould, died on May 1, 2010 after a two-year battle with cancer. Eloise was a student at Tandem Friends School in Charlottesville, VA. In addition to her parents and sister, Annabelle, Eloise’s survivors include Anne’s siblings Joseph Melloy ’75, Michael Melloy ’76, Kevin Melloy, Mary Mellow Fitts ’83, and Elizabeth Melloy Butler ’86.
1976
Tim Gibbs (See box story, page 26).
1979
Laura and Fred Pardee ’52 sent a wonderful article from the Denver Post about a recent performance by their daughter, Martha Harmon Pardee, with her husband, Erik Sandvold, in a production of Up at the Curious Theatre in Denver. The joint performance was significant because Martha and Erik, both renowned local actors, hadn’t performed together since they were newlyweds 17 years ago. With the arrival of daughters Addie, 14, and Tuuli, 12, it became impractical for them to act in plays at the same time. It was Up director Chip Walton’s idea to bring Martha and Erik back onto the same stage. “This is something I’ve wanted to see happen for a very long time, and I’ve wanted it to happen at Curious,” Walton said. “These are big-time actors who have both made huge contributions to the theater community at every level. And I think audiences have a deeper relationship with them because of that.” Both Martha and Erik are narrators for Talking Book Publishers Inc., a service for the blind. Martha is the
In February, Linda Holmes was part of the four-person team honored by the American Women in Radio and Television with a Gracie Award for Outstanding Podcast. Linda co-hosts the NPR News podcast, Culturetopia, and also writes NPR’s “Monkey See” blog. NPR’s press release said, “Culturetopia encapsulates the week’s news in books, movies, television, music, and media. Every Wednesday, [co-host Neda] Ulaby, Holmes, and guests offer a rundown of notable arts coverage from across NPR News shows, providing additional insights into many of the stories.” The 35th Annual Gracie Awards were presented on May 25th in Los Angeles.
1990
Amy Jersild Hsu wrote, “David and I married in 2007 and we have two adorable kids (Evelyn, age 2, and Torben, age 1). While I’ve suspended my private practice since Torben’s birth, I will eventually continue to practice psychotherapy specializing in eating disorders and trauma. I will also continue to publish on these topics. Raising kids in the city (Philadelphia) is a joy and a challenge— although we’re not quite ready to give up urban living just yet!” Omar Khan led a QUEST Lunch & Learn with upper school students, faculty, and parents. Omar spoke about his work in global health initiatives. Omar’s friend and colleague in the Delaware medical community, Tim Gibbs ’76, Executive Director of the Delaware Academy of Medicine, also attended the talk. (See also pages 3 and 26.) Upon receiving a recent issue of the Whittier Miscellany, Matt Meyer wrote, “Thanks a lot for passing on the Homecoming edition of the Whittier back in October. I work for the State Department now, as a senior economic advisor, and I have been in Mosul, Iraq, leading a team trying to revive the Saddam-era banking system here. I have enjoyed thinking about how my Whittier experience with Mr. Maguire and, more broadly, my WFS education had roles in what I am doing here—among other things, living on a military base, one of the Summer 2010 • Friends magazine
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