Class of 1983 25th Reunion Special E-Newsletter
June 2008
This image pretty well sums up the spectacular 25th reunion on June 13-15, 2008. Reunion Chair Doug Schmidt is grinning for many reasons. He is standing in front of our exclusive 25th reunion headquarters tent that was situated on Ephraim Williams lawn, he is holding the Warren Agry ’41 Cup for reunion attendance and he has his first child in his arms, JD. A new member of the “Late to Fatherhood Club” (joined most recently by Chip Thorner, Jamie Robinson and Al Kerr), Doug has a lot to be proud of, but he is still being overhead saying what a great “cast of characters” the Class of 1983 turned out to be!
For more entertaining views of classmates in attendance, please visit our photobucket site at http://photobucket.com/DAReunions1983 Please add yours!
We are grateful to the 66 classmates and their families who were able to attend some portion of the weekend. The full list of adults:
Whitney B. Armstrong
Mark C. Beaubien
Geoffrey S. Bennett
Jonathan J. Bernstein
Nathan M. Blain
Eduardo A. Blohm
Kevin A. Bresnahan
John L. Brown
Spencer L. Brown
Matthew A. Calman
John H. Cianciolo
Nelse H. Clark
Alexander P. Compagno
Peter H. Crow
Douglas A. Cruikshank
Edward G. D'Alessandro Jr.
Timothy G. Ehrhart
William B. Elliman
Adam J. Feiges
Christopher S. Flagg
William F. Gleason III
Jonathan A. Gottscho
Joshua D. Greenberg
Bruce W. Gregory
Paul W. Gregory
Leigh J. Guyer
Robert J. Harrington Jr.
Christopher J. Harris
John N. Kikoski
John G. Knight
Christopher C. Lotspeich
Christopher J. Lynch
Todd S. Malik
Paul P. Mariani
R. Robert McGill Jr.
Johannes W. Mortier
D. Sean Nottage
Nathan S. Nourse
Craig L. Pattee
Benjamin W. Patton
Peter S. Pauley Jr.
Eric F. Peterson
William B. Piersol III
Scott F. Pryce
Dan Puschak
Frederick F. Rehberger IV
James F. Robinson
Andrew N. Schiff
Paul C. Schlickmann
J. Douglas Schmidt
David G. Shelton
Dean R. Singewald II
John B. Sory
Brian C. Steward
Andrew M. Stewart
Eric S. Suher
There is much clamoring for a full listing of contact information so the class to continue reconnecting and networking – and not just by the fortunate attendees of the reunion. To that end, the editor is preparing a spreadsheet of basic contact information – with street address included on if it is the only communication channel available (i.e. no email or phone on file). The editor is also considering mapping the address file, which is especially useful to those classmates who travel a considerable amount. If you are philosophically opposed to being slightly more available to your brethren of the Pocumtuck Valley, please email the editor at jknight01038@comcast.net by July 7th.
Let this be a lesson to those who weren’t sure about reunions. The class programs were informative, lively and just plain interesting. The food was good, the childcare options (kids over 3) were fantastic. The dorms still have no air conditioning. The beer is still plentiful. Your classmates are even more interesting to talk to. But singing along with Peter Hindle ’52 as he leads the assemblage in the school songs is still priceless.
Finally, one last plea for annual support participation. We’re aiming for 75 donors, a class record, in this special year. ANY AMOUNT is absolutely appreciated by Deerfield. Above all, counting you in would be best. Thanks for considering it if you haven’t already at www.deerfieldalumni.org or PO Box 306, Dfld, MA 01342
JK
