tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24349109909277417292024-03-27T07:18:33.095-04:00DA 1983Of, for and about the Class of 1983 from Deerfield Academy (MA).DA 1983http://www.blogger.com/profile/16546926064670245201noreply@blogger.comBlogger898125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2434910990927741729.post-89892622812475235592024-03-27T07:18:00.001-04:002024-03-27T07:18:00.140-04:00Pattee announces new firm https://advocuspartners.com/We are thrilled to announce the official launch of Advocus Partners, a public affairs firm made up of 8 firms: BGR Group, Capitol Advocacy, Capital City Consulting, The Herald Group, Hicks Partners, LLC, Hilltop Public Solutions Stateside Associates, and The Tarrance Group. Advocus Partners is a comprehensive advocacy company with a national footprint. We are DA 1983http://www.blogger.com/profile/16546926064670245201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2434910990927741729.post-32989483337677233032024-03-26T07:26:00.001-04:002024-03-26T07:26:00.131-04:00Badenhausen Changes It Up From LinkedIn:After nearly 13 years leading corporate communications at BlackRock, I’m transitioning this month to be a part-time Senior Advisor at the firm. Working with Larry Fink, his senior leadership team, and my amazing colleagues in BlackRock Corporate Communications has been the highlight of my career. Stepping back is bittersweet, but I’m looking forward to the next DA 1983http://www.blogger.com/profile/16546926064670245201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2434910990927741729.post-28824804717913533222024-03-24T20:05:00.000-04:002024-03-24T20:05:07.026-04:00Some of NY's Finest(LtoR) Doug Cruikshank, Jim Wilmott '82 and Doug Schmidt recently met in NYC to dispense sage college advice to Emma Wilmott '24, months before her halcyon days begin at Yale... DA 1983http://www.blogger.com/profile/16546926064670245201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2434910990927741729.post-46931624116109274382024-03-23T16:06:00.000-04:002024-03-23T16:07:00.990-04:00Happy Anniversary Nelse!DA 1983http://www.blogger.com/profile/16546926064670245201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2434910990927741729.post-11853845993903805862024-03-13T06:01:00.001-04:002024-03-13T06:01:57.338-04:00Knight sends his best from Italy!DA 1983http://www.blogger.com/profile/16546926064670245201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2434910990927741729.post-76250858252846775242024-02-29T15:26:00.005-05:002024-02-29T15:26:29.707-05:00Travels Congrats to Rob McGill for his current travels in Thailand! (From FB)DA 1983http://www.blogger.com/profile/16546926064670245201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2434910990927741729.post-4095569615745427532024-02-28T14:42:00.002-05:002024-02-28T14:42:33.615-05:00Recent Lunches announce new photo policyTwo great classmate lunches happened recently and all participants "forgot" to include a photo with their information sharing. This, sadly, includes your editor. Hence the new policy of yearbook photos as stand ins. Enjoy!Will Piersol and Andy Stewart dined in the West...While Knight and Wareck dined in the East!DA 1983http://www.blogger.com/profile/16546926064670245201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2434910990927741729.post-91303992227548162272024-02-22T11:02:00.003-05:002024-02-22T11:02:36.360-05:00Leap for Deerfield's Day of Giving!One week away is Deerfield's biggest call for PARTICIPATION in supporting the school - the Day of Giving. (Psst - you can give earlier than then, like now...)By February 29th is the time to send a few bucks to Deerfield in support of a great education and to wave the BIG GREEN flag for the Class of '83. Your choice!deerfield.edu/dog2024DA 1983http://www.blogger.com/profile/16546926064670245201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2434910990927741729.post-28970595470192670122024-02-06T06:00:00.003-05:002024-02-07T06:56:19.792-05:00Reunion Patriot From Ben Patton:Bob Keirstead and I reconnected at last year’s reunion and - as a career Air Force pilot - I got him to take part in a filmmaking workshop for vets in my NGO Patton Veterans Project held in WY in January.A patriot and now budding filmmaker!DA 1983http://www.blogger.com/profile/16546926064670245201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2434910990927741729.post-13500130480467318112024-02-05T05:00:00.003-05:002024-02-05T05:00:00.142-05:00Episcopal Finance...Congratulations to Geoff Bennett!!!Deerfield Associates is very pleased to share the following announcement made this week by Charley Stillwell, Head of School, Episcopal High School, located in Alexandria, Virginia. “It is a pleasure to let everyone know that our search process to find our next Chief Financial Officer has been successfully completed. It is a tall order to find a wonderful DA 1983http://www.blogger.com/profile/16546926064670245201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2434910990927741729.post-1124482311849659062024-01-12T14:22:00.001-05:002024-01-12T14:26:46.267-05:00Robert Perkins Obituary (1939 - 2024)Former Teacher Robert Perkins Obituary (1939 - 2024)https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/legacyremembers/robert-perkins-obituary?id=54076862Robert Perkins ObituaryPublished by Legacy Remembers on Jan. 11, 2024.Robert Edward Perkins, 84, died January 11, 2024 after a brief illness. He was born in Hartford, Connecticut, son of the late Montez (Rideout) and Alfred Perkins of Brooksville, DA 1983http://www.blogger.com/profile/16546926064670245201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2434910990927741729.post-65379236997197415992024-01-04T09:17:00.005-05:002024-01-04T15:49:18.403-05:00Whit Sheppard has passed Whitney Sheppard ObituaryWhitney Clark SheppardWhit Sheppard, 59, died peacefully on December 27, 2023, at Greenwich Hospital, after a bravely-fought battle with melanoma.Born in New York City on December 8, 1964, Whit was the beloved son of Linda C. Waterman, the late Christopher R. Sheppard, and the late Mike Waterman.Whit moved to Greenwich as a very young boy, and attended the GreenwichDA 1983http://www.blogger.com/profile/16546926064670245201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2434910990927741729.post-75692062678623242162024-01-04T05:00:00.001-05:002024-01-04T05:00:00.130-05:00Hank for the win...Well, IT DIDN'T TAKE LONG! Leave it to Hank to stroll to a neighborhood watering hole in Miami and sit down at the bar next to a gentleman in a green hat. Turns out it was his classmate Eric!THANKS for taking and sending the photo! Going to be a Happy '83 New Year...DA 1983http://www.blogger.com/profile/16546926064670245201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2434910990927741729.post-55086013807562694812024-01-01T12:18:00.001-05:002024-01-03T16:23:23.862-05:00Stick together in ‘24Celebrate '24 by connecting with DA classmates just like Doug and JK did! And remember to send the evidence to the blog, please. DA 1983http://www.blogger.com/profile/16546926064670245201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2434910990927741729.post-44037501525853778832023-12-31T12:44:00.001-05:002024-01-03T16:23:38.276-05:00New YearGrateful for all the classmates who keep in touch. Here's the latest from Chris Lotspeich with an intro by his wife Amy, all via Facebook. "Hi everyone! As this year comes to a close, I wanted to be sure to thank you all so much for your generous contributions of meals and financial support toward them. Chris wrote the note below to give everyone an update on how he's doing. As he says, DA 1983http://www.blogger.com/profile/16546926064670245201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2434910990927741729.post-24662775702833783712023-12-05T05:30:00.001-05:002023-12-05T05:30:00.247-05:00NYC Rendez Vous Doug Schmidt saw John Kikoski at a recent Deerfield event in NYC. John had been in Taipei during the Covid pandemic and is happy to be back in New Jersey...DA 1983http://www.blogger.com/profile/16546926064670245201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2434910990927741729.post-38909595168334005172023-12-02T16:54:00.003-05:002023-12-02T16:54:29.722-05:00The HoldoversIn case you missed it, Deerfield student makes film debut in "The Holdovers". Sadly he costars alongside Paul Giamatti...a Choatie!https://www.masslive.com/news/2023/12/how-a-deerfield-academy-student-became-a-star-of-blockbuster-film-the-holdovers.htmlDEERFIELD — Two years ago, Catriona Hynds, Deerfield Academy’s director of theater, got an email from a team casting a movie.“I often wonderDA 1983http://www.blogger.com/profile/16546926064670245201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2434910990927741729.post-8054475192058864102023-11-22T07:56:00.001-05:002023-11-22T07:56:58.953-05:00Happy Thanksgiving ‘83!Enjoy any family time you get this week!JK and Doug DA 1983http://www.blogger.com/profile/16546926064670245201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2434910990927741729.post-53108163568407950722023-11-03T11:11:00.001-04:002023-11-03T11:11:26.319-04:00Morley on the move Congrats to David Morley on his recent trip to Egypt!DA 1983http://www.blogger.com/profile/16546926064670245201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2434910990927741729.post-83215336255706311762023-10-05T13:29:00.002-04:002023-10-05T13:29:39.660-04:00A Challenge for ChrisBased on Facebook posts by his wife Amy Dunn, Chris Lotspeich appears to be in a battle with ALS. There was a family wedding this summer and there are lots of wonderful photos, some are included here.There is also an effort to support the family with meals (they are in Glastonbury, CT) that was posted by a family friend. We'll see if there are other ways to support our classmate. StayDA 1983http://www.blogger.com/profile/16546926064670245201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2434910990927741729.post-28550415167216436122023-09-27T05:00:00.007-04:002023-09-27T05:00:00.142-04:00Quiz AnswerThe dog in the DA outfit belongs to Leigh Guyer and is named "Marchand" after a Boston Bruin named Brad Marchand! (Bonus note: Brad MArchand was just named the 27th captain of the Bruins!)DA 1983http://www.blogger.com/profile/16546926064670245201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2434910990927741729.post-20258626276962674772023-09-24T08:26:00.001-04:002023-09-24T08:26:00.159-04:00Gettin' AroundRob McGill is living his best life. He' recently been backstage at concerts and at art galleries supporting his mom. What a guy...DA 1983http://www.blogger.com/profile/16546926064670245201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2434910990927741729.post-40839735127427172862023-09-20T05:00:00.007-04:002023-09-20T05:00:00.145-04:00Along For the RideIt can be a chore when you attend your spouse's high school reunion, but not when a DA83 classmate is there too!Van Sullivan and Mark Czuj survived together!The great backstory is that while both were attending our 40th reunion in June, someone recognized Van's wife and told her about the upcoming reunion for her high school this fall. And the rest is history!DA 1983http://www.blogger.com/profile/16546926064670245201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2434910990927741729.post-71260853568318297882023-09-17T08:23:00.002-04:002023-09-17T08:23:39.049-04:00Double DougsHuge kudos to California resident Andrew Stewart for making the most of a single day in the NYC area! He visited with Doug Schmidt and Doug Cruikshank!DA 1983http://www.blogger.com/profile/16546926064670245201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2434910990927741729.post-62010442479133313032023-09-14T06:21:00.002-04:002023-09-14T06:21:33.807-04:00Quiz TimeWhich classmate has a dog named Marchand and wears stylish DA outfits? DA 1983http://www.blogger.com/profile/16546926064670245201noreply@blogger.com