Fun times in Western MA. Nate and his wife Betsy invited us to dinner - their boys Nick and Colby were gracious hosts to our 3 yr old daughter and fun was had by all. Nothing like fresh asparagus (from Nate's field) and grilled salmon. Thanks Nate!
Monday, May 25, 2009
Dinner with Nourse (aka Strawberry Man)
Fun times in Western MA. Nate and his wife Betsy invited us to dinner - their boys Nick and Colby were gracious hosts to our 3 yr old daughter and fun was had by all. Nothing like fresh asparagus (from Nate's field) and grilled salmon. Thanks Nate!
Sunday, May 24, 2009
Techno Deerfield
Be sure to check out the Deerfield Academy page on Facebook and the new RSS Feed as well as the Flickr Feed. Things are starting to come together!
Nourse Farm leads the way
If you haven't checked out http://www.noursefarms.com/ lately - and you need to know anything about small fruit plants and their science - check out the page and especially the videos narrated by our own Nate Nourse. The You Tube direct link is http://www.youtube.com/NourseFarms. Talk about high tech farming - they clone plants fron a single cell!
Patton featured in Smithsonian Magazine
This you don't want to miss - Congratulations to Ben Patton for the article in June's Smithsonian Magazine : http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history-archaeology/Presence-of-Mind-Recovered-Ground.html entitled "For General Patton's Family, Recovered Ground"
Famed World War II Gen. George S. Patton's grandson finds his calling in the ashes of his fathers journals (By Benjamin W. Patton Smithsonian magazine, June 2009). A wonderful piece on personal history and it's value. The accompanying video is fantastic and can be found at http://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid1494875046?bclid=1213949676&bctid=23928239001
Maybe I should print my blog on paper and save it somewhere?
Famed World War II Gen. George S. Patton's grandson finds his calling in the ashes of his fathers journals (By Benjamin W. Patton Smithsonian magazine, June 2009). A wonderful piece on personal history and it's value. The accompanying video is fantastic and can be found at http://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid1494875046?bclid=1213949676&bctid=23928239001
Maybe I should print my blog on paper and save it somewhere?
Saturday, May 9, 2009
Nice Catch Jon!
Thanks to Jon Gottscho for alerting me to the Deerfield Alum (Matt Fox '85) who gave a "shout out" to DA on the The David Letterman show. DA has the clip on it's Facebook page and it's always cool to have the virtues of DA on the mass media. Matt was a PG and went to Columbia and is clearly smart - and yet acting is his passion and living in Hawaii shooting Lost can't be all bad.
Sunday, April 26, 2009
RATS! What are the chances that the elusive Whit Sheppard would drive through Deerfield on his way to Williamstown (he lives in VA since moving back from France)? And why did it have to be trustees weekend at DA so I couldn't connect with him over lunch? In Whit style, he walked into the Dining Hall and Jay Morsman '55 P89 (and in year 49 as a faculty member) invited him to join his sit down table. Nice work Whit - now it is time to email your reflections to mailto://jknight@deerfield.edu so we can all get a crash course in "Deerfield Today".
Wonder what Whit was doing in Western, MA? Check out his new use of journalism -
Wonder what Whit was doing in Western, MA? Check out his new use of journalism -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-D7RkSaFa8g
Thanks for reaching out Whit - I'm bummed I missed ya!
-JK
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Monday, March 9, 2009
Swimming wins New Englands, again!
Congrats to Boys Swimming as they successfully defended their NE title! See http://danet.deerfield.edu/news.cfm?action=read&ID=1605 for details.
Sunday, March 8, 2009
Facebook Phenom
By my email search only - there are over 43 members of DA 1983 on Facebook - and I'm sure there are more. Please let them know about www.da1983.blogspot.com and we'll get a FB group going too.
jk
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Recent Sightings
A sighting as rare as the Yeti - Chris Lynch surfaced on March 4, 2009 to make calls to classmates with Doug Schmidt and John Knight. Lucky recipients? Al Kerr, Ed Riccobebe, Jon Bernstein, Jim Wareck, Doug Cruikshank and many others. Thanks! Cruikshank tore his ACL skiing and goes under the knife later this month. The rest of the lads sounded somwhat harried by the economy...
Saturday, January 31, 2009
Bob Fitz hits the Bruins game Jan 31
It was great to sit next to our man in Boston - Bob Fitzpatrick (and his brother '81) as the Bruins skated their way to a 1-0 victory over the Rangers this afternoon. Twenty-one year old Finnish goalie Tuuka Rask (the goalie of the future) got the shutout - and Fitz pointed out that Rask was acquired in a trade for Andrew Raycroft (from Toronto in June 2006). That's hockey knowledge that Fitz has been working on a long time! Lots of fun trading old IHL memories too...
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
Suher Latest in the news
Springfield Republican on Jan 15 runs feature on Iron Horse Music Hall turning 30 yrs old. See story at Iron Horse at 30 - The Eric Suher interview - MassLive.com.
Monday, January 19, 2009
Wareck's New Year
Jim Wareck celebrated his new year in style with a photo from reunions - hoisting the Stanley Can from the famed (and now defunct) IHL. Our own Winter Classic.
Sunday, January 18, 2009
Suher tells tales to DA seniors
During the recent PATHWAYS panel, where alumni return to campus and describe their profession to current seniors and then answer their questions - Eric Suher recounted his ascent to professional success. From dorm room to board room, Eric's career wouldn't have flourished without the support of his school and classmates. We supported him all along, right?
Thursday, January 1, 2009
Up and Running
DA 1983 is merely the scrapbook...but it isn't interesting unless you contribute a scrap once in a while...and please subscribe at right so you receive new posts. And yes, this is a picture of the actual JW door, currently residing in Historic Deerfield's Museum.
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Wednesday, June 25, 2008
2008 - June - DA 83 E News
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
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
Monday, February 25, 2008
2008 - February - DA 83 E News
DA Class of 1983 E-Newsletter
25th Reunion Year Edition
February 2008
Dear 83er,
In this edition:
Reunion Registration-Savings before March 1!
Iowa and Kosovo
Boston Region Event
Recent Class Notes
Next Month: Online Reunion Survey Results
Register now for Reunions, June 13-15, 2008! Early bird pricing ends March 1 and full refunds are available before May 7, if plans change. Lots of people likely to attend!
CLICK LINK BELOW TO GO TO REUNION REGISTRATION PAGE: (you will need your DA Connections userid and password – to get help setting one up, email JK at jknight@deerfield.edu)
https://www.alumniconnections.com/olc/membersonly/DRF/events/event_order.cgi?
Classmate Likely to Attend Reunions
Classmates Likely to Attend Reunions
NAME
GUEST(S)
Whitney Armstrong
Matt Calman
Wills Elliman
Wife, daughter (8), son (5)
Adam Feiges
son (10), daughter (6)
Bill Gleason
possibly sons (7) and (4)
Josh Greenberg
Kids aged 12 and 10
Rob Gulick
Leigh Guyer
Wife, son (8), daughter (6)
RJ Harrington
Don Hindman
Wife, three oldest kids
John Homer
Kids aged 7 and 2
Alex Mack
Sharon, kids 13, 8 and 2
Rev. Paul Mariani, SJ
David Morley
Johannes Mortier
Nate Nourse
Peter Pauley
Scott Pryce
Wife, Child 1.5
Brian Steward
Andrew Stewart
Jeff Spadafora
Van Sullivan
Peter Townsend
Sons aged 12 and 11
P.B. Weymouth
Kids aged 9, 6 and 3
Will Wolf
Wife, sons 10 and 8
From Our Man in Kosovo:
Rob Gulick responds to the Iowa Caucus musings of Adam Feiges:
“Since Adam brought it up... If Obama becomes our next President, I'm in with several UN coeds who have until now rebuffed my advances with the simple question, "Are you American?"
I live in Pristina, Kosovo, by the way, where 90% of the native population has names like Hussein. Ironically, they'd all vote for Hillary if they had the chance. Pristina's main drag here is named "Bill Clinton Boulevard," after all, and many regard Albright as their queen. But, alas, don't let anyone tell you that Bill and Hillary (or Albright and Holbrooke) "fixed" the Balkans. Just Google 'Kosovo' news. To be fair, it's an incredibly complicated situation. Thousands of shades of gray, like the rest of the world. Which is precisely why I'd say it's high time for someone like Obama.”
And our man who’s “been there”, Drew Schiff, comments on Adam’s view of the Iowa Caucus system: “Pls tell adam that this is a spectacular summary of how this process, which is soooo different from all other processes, works.”
And this latest from Kosovo (how come the Americans in the States don’t care as much?)
See numbered photos below the following captions:
Obama's fan base in South Carolina. He really knows how to work up a crowd.
#1 Obama says, "Let's talk about peanut butter." (She says, "OK, mister. NOW you got my attention.")
#2 Obama: "I promise to support legislation mandating more peanut butter for school lunches. How about that?" (Seven-year-old future voter: "Aw-right. I'm down with that.")
#3 "AND... this law will say that all peanut butter has to be CRUNCHY!"
("And two for that!")
#4: Then all hell breaks loose when he adds, "Not only peanut butter, my friends, but also...[wait for it, OB...] marshmallow FLUFF!!" *
"OH... MY... GOD!!" she screams, as friend to her right faints.
"Are you ready for change, America?! STAND UP!! Stand up!!"
O-BA-MA!! O-BA-MA!! O-BA-MA!! O-BA-MA!!
Boston Region Event:
CLASSY ’83 –
Thursday, January 17th at 6 pm - Oak Bar
At the Fairmont Copley
Great to spend some quality time with John Homer and Josh Greenberg the other day. Almost as good as reunions! John works at Dana Farber Cancer Institute and Josh works at Children’s Hospital – so there was plenty to talk about!
PLEASE TAKE A MINUTE to block the dates on your calendar - June 13-15, 2008 – so you have the option of attending. More planning information will be forthcoming.
ClASS NOTES:
Ed. Note. Class Notes can be posted and viewed on www.DeerfieldAlumni.org. If you need any helping logging on to the site, like your unique ID – please email jknight@deerfield.edu
Peter PauleyPeter Pauley (1983) recently accepted a position at Capital Group Companies located in New York, NY as senior vice president. "Back to commuting to NYC. Feel free to drop by for a visit. Excellent view of Rock Center." (Submitted on Dec 3 2007.)
Congrats Jeff Peters!
As seen in the Boston Globe, February 5, 2008, (By Chris Reidy, Globe staff)
Columbia Management announced today that it has named Jeffrey F. Peters head of institutional distribution. The firm is the Boston-based asset management unit of Bank of America Corp. of North Carolina, a financial-services company. Columbia Management, which disclosed a number of personnel changes today, said that Peters will report to firm president Michael A. Jones.
Peters, who most recently was with Putnam Investments, will oversee Columbia Management's institutional sales, client service, consultant relations, and international functions, the firm said.
REMEMBER: 25th reunion is June 13-15, 2008
Contact John Knight at jknight@deerfield.edu (immediately!)
ANNUAL SUPPORT: Please take a minute to think about the kind of stretch commitment you could make for our 25th. It makes a huge difference for Deerfield, with over 30% of the total coming from the 9 reunion classes – (not including the 50th reunion)… THANKS
CONTACTING THE EDITOR:
Please let me know if there is a better email address for this missive…Email for newsletter contributions is jknight01038@comcast.net – or you could always use classnotes@deerfield.edu, or POST YOUR OWN to the website at www.deerfieldalumni.org. Hope to hear from you…
25th Reunion Year Edition
February 2008
Dear 83er,
In this edition:
Reunion Registration-Savings before March 1!
Iowa and Kosovo
Boston Region Event
Recent Class Notes
Next Month: Online Reunion Survey Results
Register now for Reunions, June 13-15, 2008! Early bird pricing ends March 1 and full refunds are available before May 7, if plans change. Lots of people likely to attend!
CLICK LINK BELOW TO GO TO REUNION REGISTRATION PAGE: (you will need your DA Connections userid and password – to get help setting one up, email JK at jknight@deerfield.edu)
https://www.alumniconnections.com/olc/membersonly/DRF/events/event_order.cgi?
Classmate Likely to Attend Reunions
Classmates Likely to Attend Reunions
NAME
GUEST(S)
Whitney Armstrong
Matt Calman
Wills Elliman
Wife, daughter (8), son (5)
Adam Feiges
son (10), daughter (6)
Bill Gleason
possibly sons (7) and (4)
Josh Greenberg
Kids aged 12 and 10
Rob Gulick
Leigh Guyer
Wife, son (8), daughter (6)
RJ Harrington
Don Hindman
Wife, three oldest kids
John Homer
Kids aged 7 and 2
Alex Mack
Sharon, kids 13, 8 and 2
Rev. Paul Mariani, SJ
David Morley
Johannes Mortier
Nate Nourse
Peter Pauley
Scott Pryce
Wife, Child 1.5
Brian Steward
Andrew Stewart
Jeff Spadafora
Van Sullivan
Peter Townsend
Sons aged 12 and 11
P.B. Weymouth
Kids aged 9, 6 and 3
Will Wolf
Wife, sons 10 and 8
From Our Man in Kosovo:
Rob Gulick responds to the Iowa Caucus musings of Adam Feiges:
“Since Adam brought it up... If Obama becomes our next President, I'm in with several UN coeds who have until now rebuffed my advances with the simple question, "Are you American?"
I live in Pristina, Kosovo, by the way, where 90% of the native population has names like Hussein. Ironically, they'd all vote for Hillary if they had the chance. Pristina's main drag here is named "Bill Clinton Boulevard," after all, and many regard Albright as their queen. But, alas, don't let anyone tell you that Bill and Hillary (or Albright and Holbrooke) "fixed" the Balkans. Just Google 'Kosovo' news. To be fair, it's an incredibly complicated situation. Thousands of shades of gray, like the rest of the world. Which is precisely why I'd say it's high time for someone like Obama.”
And our man who’s “been there”, Drew Schiff, comments on Adam’s view of the Iowa Caucus system: “Pls tell adam that this is a spectacular summary of how this process, which is soooo different from all other processes, works.”
And this latest from Kosovo (how come the Americans in the States don’t care as much?)
See numbered photos below the following captions:
Obama's fan base in South Carolina. He really knows how to work up a crowd.
#1 Obama says, "Let's talk about peanut butter." (She says, "OK, mister. NOW you got my attention.")
#2 Obama: "I promise to support legislation mandating more peanut butter for school lunches. How about that?" (Seven-year-old future voter: "Aw-right. I'm down with that.")
#3 "AND... this law will say that all peanut butter has to be CRUNCHY!"
("And two for that!")
#4: Then all hell breaks loose when he adds, "Not only peanut butter, my friends, but also...[wait for it, OB...] marshmallow FLUFF!!" *
"OH... MY... GOD!!" she screams, as friend to her right faints.
"Are you ready for change, America?! STAND UP!! Stand up!!"
O-BA-MA!! O-BA-MA!! O-BA-MA!! O-BA-MA!!
Boston Region Event:
CLASSY ’83 –
Thursday, January 17th at 6 pm - Oak Bar
At the Fairmont Copley
Great to spend some quality time with John Homer and Josh Greenberg the other day. Almost as good as reunions! John works at Dana Farber Cancer Institute and Josh works at Children’s Hospital – so there was plenty to talk about!
PLEASE TAKE A MINUTE to block the dates on your calendar - June 13-15, 2008 – so you have the option of attending. More planning information will be forthcoming.
ClASS NOTES:
Ed. Note. Class Notes can be posted and viewed on www.DeerfieldAlumni.org. If you need any helping logging on to the site, like your unique ID – please email jknight@deerfield.edu
Peter PauleyPeter Pauley (1983) recently accepted a position at Capital Group Companies located in New York, NY as senior vice president. "Back to commuting to NYC. Feel free to drop by for a visit. Excellent view of Rock Center." (Submitted on Dec 3 2007.)
Congrats Jeff Peters!
As seen in the Boston Globe, February 5, 2008, (By Chris Reidy, Globe staff)
Columbia Management announced today that it has named Jeffrey F. Peters head of institutional distribution. The firm is the Boston-based asset management unit of Bank of America Corp. of North Carolina, a financial-services company. Columbia Management, which disclosed a number of personnel changes today, said that Peters will report to firm president Michael A. Jones.
Peters, who most recently was with Putnam Investments, will oversee Columbia Management's institutional sales, client service, consultant relations, and international functions, the firm said.
REMEMBER: 25th reunion is June 13-15, 2008
Contact John Knight at jknight@deerfield.edu (immediately!)
ANNUAL SUPPORT: Please take a minute to think about the kind of stretch commitment you could make for our 25th. It makes a huge difference for Deerfield, with over 30% of the total coming from the 9 reunion classes – (not including the 50th reunion)… THANKS
CONTACTING THE EDITOR:
Please let me know if there is a better email address for this missive…Email for newsletter contributions is jknight01038@comcast.net – or you could always use classnotes@deerfield.edu, or POST YOUR OWN to the website at www.deerfieldalumni.org. Hope to hear from you…
Friday, January 25, 2008
2008 - January - DA 83 E News
DA Class of 1983 E-Newsletter
25th Reunion Year Edition
February 2008
Dear 83er,
In this edition:
Reunion Registration-Savings before March 1!
Iowa and Kosovo
Boston Region Event
Recent Class Notes
Next Month: Online Reunion Survey Results
Register now for Reunions, June 13-15, 2008! Early bird pricing ends March 1 and full refunds are available before May 7, if plans change. See survey results below if you need any convincing – lots of people likely to attend and they name others that should show!
CLICK LINK BELOW TO GO TO REGISTRATION PAGE: (you will need your DA Connections userid and password – to get help setting one up email JK at jknight@deerfield.edu)
https://www.alumniconnections.com/olc/membersonly/DRF/events/event_order.cgi?
Classmate Likely to Attend Reunions
NAME Guests
Whitney Armstrong
Matt Calman
Wills Elliman Wife, daughter (8), son (5)
Adam Feiges son (10), daughter (6)
Josh Greenberg Kids aged 12 and 10
Bill Gleason
Rob Gulick
Leigh Guyer Wife, son (8), daughter (6)
RJ Harrington
Don Hindman Wife, three oldest kids
John Homer Kids aged 7 and 2
John Knight
Alex Mack Sharon, kids 13, 8 and 2
Rev. Paul Mariani, SJ
David Morley
Johannes Mortier
Nate Nourse
Peter Pauley
Scott Pryce Wife, Child 1.5
Brian Steward
Jeff Spadafora
Van Sullivan
Peter Townsend Sons aged 12 and 11
P.B. Weymouth Kids aged 9, 6 and 3
Will Wolf Wife, sons 10 and 8
From Our Man in Kosovo: Rob Gulick responds to the Iowa Caucus musings of Adam Feiges:
“Since Adam brought it up... If Obama becomes our next President, I'm in with several UN coeds who have until now rebuffed my advances with the simple question, "Are you American?"
I live in Pristina, Kosovo, by the way, where 90% of the native population has names like Hussein. Ironically, they'd all vote for Hillary if they had the chance. Pristina's main drag here is named "Bill Clinton Boulevard," after all, and many regard Albright as their queen. But, alas, don't let anyone tell you that Bill and Hillary (or Albright and Holbrooke) "fixed" the Balkans. Just Google 'Kosovo' news. To be fair, it's an incredibly complicated situation. Thousands of shades of gray, like the rest of the world. Which is precisely why I'd say it's high time for someone like Obama.”
And our man who’s “been there”, Drew Schiff, comments on Adam’s view of the Iowa Caucus system: “Pls tell adam that this is a spectacular summary of how this process, which is soooo different from all other processes, works.”
Boston Region Event:
CLASSY ’83 –
Thursday, January 17th at 6 pm - Oak Bar
At the Fairmont Copley
Great to spend some quality time with John Homer and Josh Greenberg the other day. Almost as good as reunions! John works at Dana Farber Cancer Institute and Josh works at Children’s Hospital – so there was plenty to talk about!
PLEASE TAKE A MINUTE to block the dates on your calendar - June 13-15, 2008 – so you have the option of attending. More planning information will be forthcoming.
ClASS NOTES:
Ed. Note. Class Notes can be posted and viewed on www.DeerfieldAlumni.org. If you need any helping logging on to the site, like your unique ID – please email jknight@deerfield.edu
Peter Pauley (1983)Peter Pauley (1983) recently accepted a position at Capital Group Companies located in New York, NY as senior vice president. "Back to commuting to NYC. Feel free to drop by for a visit. Excellent view of Rock Center." (Submitted on Dec 3 2007.)
REMEMBER: 25th reunion is June 13-15, 2008
Contact John Knight at jknight@deerfield.edu (immediately!)
ANNUAL SUPPORT: Please take a minute to think about the kind of stretch commitment you could make for our 25th. It makes a huge difference for Deerfield, with over 30% of the total coming from the 9 reunion classes – not including the 50th reunion… THANKS
CONTACTING THE EDITOR:
Please let me know if there is a better email address for this missive…Email for newsletter contributions is jknight01038@comcast.net – or you could always use classnotes@deerfield.edu, or POST YOUR OWN to the website at www.deerfieldalumni.org. Hope to hear from you…
25th Reunion Year Edition
February 2008
Dear 83er,
In this edition:
Reunion Registration-Savings before March 1!
Iowa and Kosovo
Boston Region Event
Recent Class Notes
Next Month: Online Reunion Survey Results
Register now for Reunions, June 13-15, 2008! Early bird pricing ends March 1 and full refunds are available before May 7, if plans change. See survey results below if you need any convincing – lots of people likely to attend and they name others that should show!
CLICK LINK BELOW TO GO TO REGISTRATION PAGE: (you will need your DA Connections userid and password – to get help setting one up email JK at jknight@deerfield.edu)
https://www.alumniconnections.com/olc/membersonly/DRF/events/event_order.cgi?
Classmate Likely to Attend Reunions
NAME Guests
Whitney Armstrong
Matt Calman
Wills Elliman Wife, daughter (8), son (5)
Adam Feiges son (10), daughter (6)
Josh Greenberg Kids aged 12 and 10
Bill Gleason
Rob Gulick
Leigh Guyer Wife, son (8), daughter (6)
RJ Harrington
Don Hindman Wife, three oldest kids
John Homer Kids aged 7 and 2
John Knight
Alex Mack Sharon, kids 13, 8 and 2
Rev. Paul Mariani, SJ
David Morley
Johannes Mortier
Nate Nourse
Peter Pauley
Scott Pryce Wife, Child 1.5
Brian Steward
Jeff Spadafora
Van Sullivan
Peter Townsend Sons aged 12 and 11
P.B. Weymouth Kids aged 9, 6 and 3
Will Wolf Wife, sons 10 and 8
From Our Man in Kosovo: Rob Gulick responds to the Iowa Caucus musings of Adam Feiges:
“Since Adam brought it up... If Obama becomes our next President, I'm in with several UN coeds who have until now rebuffed my advances with the simple question, "Are you American?"
I live in Pristina, Kosovo, by the way, where 90% of the native population has names like Hussein. Ironically, they'd all vote for Hillary if they had the chance. Pristina's main drag here is named "Bill Clinton Boulevard," after all, and many regard Albright as their queen. But, alas, don't let anyone tell you that Bill and Hillary (or Albright and Holbrooke) "fixed" the Balkans. Just Google 'Kosovo' news. To be fair, it's an incredibly complicated situation. Thousands of shades of gray, like the rest of the world. Which is precisely why I'd say it's high time for someone like Obama.”
And our man who’s “been there”, Drew Schiff, comments on Adam’s view of the Iowa Caucus system: “Pls tell adam that this is a spectacular summary of how this process, which is soooo different from all other processes, works.”
Boston Region Event:
CLASSY ’83 –
Thursday, January 17th at 6 pm - Oak Bar
At the Fairmont Copley
Great to spend some quality time with John Homer and Josh Greenberg the other day. Almost as good as reunions! John works at Dana Farber Cancer Institute and Josh works at Children’s Hospital – so there was plenty to talk about!
PLEASE TAKE A MINUTE to block the dates on your calendar - June 13-15, 2008 – so you have the option of attending. More planning information will be forthcoming.
ClASS NOTES:
Ed. Note. Class Notes can be posted and viewed on www.DeerfieldAlumni.org. If you need any helping logging on to the site, like your unique ID – please email jknight@deerfield.edu
Peter Pauley (1983)Peter Pauley (1983) recently accepted a position at Capital Group Companies located in New York, NY as senior vice president. "Back to commuting to NYC. Feel free to drop by for a visit. Excellent view of Rock Center." (Submitted on Dec 3 2007.)
REMEMBER: 25th reunion is June 13-15, 2008
Contact John Knight at jknight@deerfield.edu (immediately!)
ANNUAL SUPPORT: Please take a minute to think about the kind of stretch commitment you could make for our 25th. It makes a huge difference for Deerfield, with over 30% of the total coming from the 9 reunion classes – not including the 50th reunion… THANKS
CONTACTING THE EDITOR:
Please let me know if there is a better email address for this missive…Email for newsletter contributions is jknight01038@comcast.net – or you could always use classnotes@deerfield.edu, or POST YOUR OWN to the website at www.deerfieldalumni.org. Hope to hear from you…
Thursday, January 24, 2008
Homer and Greenberg in Boston
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It was great to catch up with John Homer and Josh Greenberg in January 08 - before the big 25th reunion...
Sunday, November 25, 2007
2007 - November - DA 83 E News
DA Class of 1983 E-Newsletter
25th Reunion Year Edition
November 2007
Dear 83er,
In this edition:
Boston Region News
Online Reunion Survey Announced
Recent Class Notes
From the DA Intranet
NEWS:
BOSTON – The Boston Region Reunion Committee has announced a change of date and venue for its pre-25th Reunion event. Originally planned as an afternoon chance to watch the decimation of the Buffalo Bills by the New England Patriots on Sunday, November 18th (sorry Munro…), the TV gods have moved the game to 8 pm. Host Pete Townsend lamented, “I’m as fond of my classmates as anyone, but inviting them over on a school night for malted beverages seemed like an unwise move, what, with the wife and two kids and all.” The emergency committee meeting resulted in a spectacular idea:
Boston Pre-25th Reunion Event:
CLASSY ’83 –
Thursday, January 17th at 6 pm - Oak Bar
At the Fairmont Copley
http://theoakroom.com/page/nwxk/Oak_Bar.html
Already likely to be there: Townsend, Davey, Homer, Knight and Grossett (all the way from Maine).
PLEASE TAKE A MINUTE to block the dates on your calendar - June 13-15, 2008 – so you have the option of attending. More planning information will be forthcoming.
AND NOW…THE ONLINE SURVEY
25th REUNION ONLINE SURVEY: Please take a minute to inform your 25th Reunion Committee if you are likely to come back – what information you need to make your decision – or to volunteer to help encourage classmates to “Rally to the Valley”. Simply click the link or hold CTRL while clicking or paste in your browser (Note: Strange things happen in Firefox but eventually it opens:
http://www.zoomerang.com/survey.zgi?p=WEB2269WQ9PZVQ
Speaking of people likely to return for the 25th reunion – we have already heard from Rob Gulick who is “90% likely to make it from Macedonia” and Leigh Guyer who is making the road trip from Seattle. Brian Steward is likely from San Antonio and Craig Pattee and Will Wolf are caravanning from DC!
ClASS NOTES:
Ed. Note. Class Notes can be posted and viewed on www.DeerfieldAlumni.org. If you need any helping logging on to the site, like your unique ID – please email jknight@deerfield.edu
Congrats to Doug Schmidt and Camilla Anderson on the birth of their son, “J.D.” and same to Chip Thorner and Allison Rehnberg (see below). They gladly join the “Late to Fatherhood Club” started 22 months ago by John Knight!
Alex Grossett reports, “As to L.L.Bean, I've been here coming up on five years. The first two years spent in operational areas and the last three in what is now called Corporate Learning as a consultant. While not quite the prediction from the 1983 Pocumtuck "traveling salesman living in Maine" if I remember, it's a great company to work for and it does keep me up here in "God's country"”.
Chip Thorner (1983) and Allison Rehnberg are proud to announce the birth of a baby boy, Lincoln Jon Thorner. He was born on September 22, 2007 in Freeport, ME, and weighed 8 lb., 3 oz. All are well but sleep is minimal! Submitted on Nov 7 2007.Chip Thorner (1983) reports the good news that he was married to Allison Rehnberg in March 2007 and that they are expecting, as well. His company, Boomerang Builders, is doing residential construction in the Freeport, Maine area and he looks forward to bringing his family back to Deerfield for the 25th reunion. Submitted on Sep 25 2007.Peter Townsend (1983) writes, "As a Project Manager for Skanska USA I’ve been helping construct a number of interesting buildings on the Boston waterfront in the past seven years. We’re currently on Commercial Street working on a $185 million dollar hotel and condominium project. My wife, Cindy, and I live with our two boys on the north shore of town and are all looking forward to the 25th reunion this June. See you all there." Submitted on Sep 25 2007.
Wanna buy some land? Rob Gulick has some deals for you in Macedonia! See image below!
From the Deerfield Intranet:
Boys Water Polo Captures New England Championship
Water Polo - Boys - November 10, 2007
Seeded second going into the New England Tournament, Deerfield faced Hotchkiss in their home pool in a semifinal game. Trailing 2-1 late in the first quarter, we scored five goals over the next two quarters to take a 6-2 lead into the fourth and then preserved the win with sound defense. Three hours later, we faced Choate, a team on a hot streak after upsetting fourth-seeded Suffield in the opening round and top-seeded Exeter in the semifinals. Though we never trailed in the opening quarter, we could not open a working lead against the hot-shooting opponents until late in the first half. A buzzer beating shot by Andrew Wood with an assist from Dom Kwok and then a goal in the first ten seconds of the second half by Oliver Lee, who won the sprint and sped down the left side of the pool and scored, gave Deerfield a 10-5 lead, which we never relinquished. In the game's final minutes, all of the team's seniors, including the six who played on the 2-16 team as sophomores were in the pool playing tenacious defense, the defining characteristic of this year's team. Sophomore Grant Villeneuve and senior Trevor Gladych were named to the All-Tournament Team. Senior Marker Anderson carried home the MVP award, and his fellow captain Bo Swindell cradled the team trophy in his lap for the joyous ride home.
Getting Greener All the Time!
November 9, 2007 Biodegradable plates, utensils, and take-out containers are being used in the Greer Store and Koch Center Café and are expected to dramatically reduce the amount of trash Deerfield Academy produces daily. An increase in the quantity of compost produced and then used on campus is also anticipated. According to Ms. Paige, Director of Food Services, “This is the most recent chapter in Deerfield’s ongoing recycling efforts and an exciting opportunity for us as individuals and as a community.”
All the plastic-looking table ware at the Greer and the Koch Café is made from corn, sugar, potato, or bamboo-based compounds and will break down in Deerfield’s own compost pile in just 45 days. The academy’s compost, created from vegetable waste, grass clippings, and the biodegradable table ware, can then be used as a non-chemical fertilizer for Deerfield’s fields and flower beds.
As we move towards the next Green Cup Challenge and build upon previous recycling efforts, mindful cooperation will keep Deerfield “Green.” So read the signs at the recycle stations and remember: bottles, cans and plastics will go into the same bin and will be sorted by the recycling company. Plates, cups, and utensils can be composted.
REMEMBER: 25th reunion is June 13-15, 2008
HAVE an IDEA to help celebrate our 25th?
Want to help make calls and reach out to classmates to spur on attendance?
Want to chair a committee?
Contact John Knight at jknight@deerfield.edu (immediately!)
THIRTY SEVEN classmates can now be viewed on our Class of 1983 Web Album. See current photos of classmates! You can even leave comments…Bookmark this page…
http://picasaweb.google.com/jgknight83/DA1983
ANNUAL SUPPORT: We made a strong push at the end and finished with 63 donors to annual support this year. Not bad – but we really need to rally for our 25th. Please take a minute to think about the kind of stretch commitment you could make in the coming year (some gifts could be increased by making contributions in two different calendar years). It makes a huge difference for Deerfield, with over 30% of the total coming from the 9 reunion classes – not including the 50th reunion… THANKS
CONTACTING THE EDITOR:
Please let me know if there is a better email address for this missive…Email for newsletter contributions is jknight01038@comcast.net – or you could always use classnotes@deerfield.edu, or POST YOUR OWN to the website at www.deerfieldalumni.org. Hope to hear from you…
25th Reunion Year Edition
November 2007
Dear 83er,
In this edition:
Boston Region News
Online Reunion Survey Announced
Recent Class Notes
From the DA Intranet
NEWS:
BOSTON – The Boston Region Reunion Committee has announced a change of date and venue for its pre-25th Reunion event. Originally planned as an afternoon chance to watch the decimation of the Buffalo Bills by the New England Patriots on Sunday, November 18th (sorry Munro…), the TV gods have moved the game to 8 pm. Host Pete Townsend lamented, “I’m as fond of my classmates as anyone, but inviting them over on a school night for malted beverages seemed like an unwise move, what, with the wife and two kids and all.” The emergency committee meeting resulted in a spectacular idea:
Boston Pre-25th Reunion Event:
CLASSY ’83 –
Thursday, January 17th at 6 pm - Oak Bar
At the Fairmont Copley
http://theoakroom.com/page/nwxk/Oak_Bar.html
Already likely to be there: Townsend, Davey, Homer, Knight and Grossett (all the way from Maine).
PLEASE TAKE A MINUTE to block the dates on your calendar - June 13-15, 2008 – so you have the option of attending. More planning information will be forthcoming.
AND NOW…THE ONLINE SURVEY
25th REUNION ONLINE SURVEY: Please take a minute to inform your 25th Reunion Committee if you are likely to come back – what information you need to make your decision – or to volunteer to help encourage classmates to “Rally to the Valley”. Simply click the link or hold CTRL while clicking or paste in your browser (Note: Strange things happen in Firefox but eventually it opens:
http://www.zoomerang.com/survey.zgi?p=WEB2269WQ9PZVQ
Speaking of people likely to return for the 25th reunion – we have already heard from Rob Gulick who is “90% likely to make it from Macedonia” and Leigh Guyer who is making the road trip from Seattle. Brian Steward is likely from San Antonio and Craig Pattee and Will Wolf are caravanning from DC!
ClASS NOTES:
Ed. Note. Class Notes can be posted and viewed on www.DeerfieldAlumni.org. If you need any helping logging on to the site, like your unique ID – please email jknight@deerfield.edu
Congrats to Doug Schmidt and Camilla Anderson on the birth of their son, “J.D.” and same to Chip Thorner and Allison Rehnberg (see below). They gladly join the “Late to Fatherhood Club” started 22 months ago by John Knight!
Alex Grossett reports, “As to L.L.Bean, I've been here coming up on five years. The first two years spent in operational areas and the last three in what is now called Corporate Learning as a consultant. While not quite the prediction from the 1983 Pocumtuck "traveling salesman living in Maine" if I remember, it's a great company to work for and it does keep me up here in "God's country"”.
Chip Thorner (1983) and Allison Rehnberg are proud to announce the birth of a baby boy, Lincoln Jon Thorner. He was born on September 22, 2007 in Freeport, ME, and weighed 8 lb., 3 oz. All are well but sleep is minimal! Submitted on Nov 7 2007.Chip Thorner (1983) reports the good news that he was married to Allison Rehnberg in March 2007 and that they are expecting, as well. His company, Boomerang Builders, is doing residential construction in the Freeport, Maine area and he looks forward to bringing his family back to Deerfield for the 25th reunion. Submitted on Sep 25 2007.Peter Townsend (1983) writes, "As a Project Manager for Skanska USA I’ve been helping construct a number of interesting buildings on the Boston waterfront in the past seven years. We’re currently on Commercial Street working on a $185 million dollar hotel and condominium project. My wife, Cindy, and I live with our two boys on the north shore of town and are all looking forward to the 25th reunion this June. See you all there." Submitted on Sep 25 2007.
Wanna buy some land? Rob Gulick has some deals for you in Macedonia! See image below!
From the Deerfield Intranet:
Boys Water Polo Captures New England Championship
Water Polo - Boys - November 10, 2007
Seeded second going into the New England Tournament, Deerfield faced Hotchkiss in their home pool in a semifinal game. Trailing 2-1 late in the first quarter, we scored five goals over the next two quarters to take a 6-2 lead into the fourth and then preserved the win with sound defense. Three hours later, we faced Choate, a team on a hot streak after upsetting fourth-seeded Suffield in the opening round and top-seeded Exeter in the semifinals. Though we never trailed in the opening quarter, we could not open a working lead against the hot-shooting opponents until late in the first half. A buzzer beating shot by Andrew Wood with an assist from Dom Kwok and then a goal in the first ten seconds of the second half by Oliver Lee, who won the sprint and sped down the left side of the pool and scored, gave Deerfield a 10-5 lead, which we never relinquished. In the game's final minutes, all of the team's seniors, including the six who played on the 2-16 team as sophomores were in the pool playing tenacious defense, the defining characteristic of this year's team. Sophomore Grant Villeneuve and senior Trevor Gladych were named to the All-Tournament Team. Senior Marker Anderson carried home the MVP award, and his fellow captain Bo Swindell cradled the team trophy in his lap for the joyous ride home.
Getting Greener All the Time!
November 9, 2007 Biodegradable plates, utensils, and take-out containers are being used in the Greer Store and Koch Center Café and are expected to dramatically reduce the amount of trash Deerfield Academy produces daily. An increase in the quantity of compost produced and then used on campus is also anticipated. According to Ms. Paige, Director of Food Services, “This is the most recent chapter in Deerfield’s ongoing recycling efforts and an exciting opportunity for us as individuals and as a community.”
All the plastic-looking table ware at the Greer and the Koch Café is made from corn, sugar, potato, or bamboo-based compounds and will break down in Deerfield’s own compost pile in just 45 days. The academy’s compost, created from vegetable waste, grass clippings, and the biodegradable table ware, can then be used as a non-chemical fertilizer for Deerfield’s fields and flower beds.
As we move towards the next Green Cup Challenge and build upon previous recycling efforts, mindful cooperation will keep Deerfield “Green.” So read the signs at the recycle stations and remember: bottles, cans and plastics will go into the same bin and will be sorted by the recycling company. Plates, cups, and utensils can be composted.
REMEMBER: 25th reunion is June 13-15, 2008
HAVE an IDEA to help celebrate our 25th?
Want to help make calls and reach out to classmates to spur on attendance?
Want to chair a committee?
Contact John Knight at jknight@deerfield.edu (immediately!)
THIRTY SEVEN classmates can now be viewed on our Class of 1983 Web Album. See current photos of classmates! You can even leave comments…Bookmark this page…
http://picasaweb.google.com/jgknight83/DA1983
ANNUAL SUPPORT: We made a strong push at the end and finished with 63 donors to annual support this year. Not bad – but we really need to rally for our 25th. Please take a minute to think about the kind of stretch commitment you could make in the coming year (some gifts could be increased by making contributions in two different calendar years). It makes a huge difference for Deerfield, with over 30% of the total coming from the 9 reunion classes – not including the 50th reunion… THANKS
CONTACTING THE EDITOR:
Please let me know if there is a better email address for this missive…Email for newsletter contributions is jknight01038@comcast.net – or you could always use classnotes@deerfield.edu, or POST YOUR OWN to the website at www.deerfieldalumni.org. Hope to hear from you…
Saturday, August 25, 2007
2007 - August - DA 83 E News
DA Class of 1983 E-Newsletter
25th Reunion Year Edition
August 2007
Dear 83er,
Last issue, I was thrilled to mention our most recent addition: Greg Badalich! With 131 members of the class on the E-Newsletter distribution, we are poised to have a great turnout for our 25th Reunion June 13-15, 2008. In the near future we will make available datasets of all classmates to spur on communication. Each of us should invite at least one classmate we’d like to see.
If you would like join the reunion committee – please email JK at jknight@deerfield.edu.
PLEASE TAKE A MINUTE to block the dates on your calendar - June 13-15, 2008 – so you have the option of attending. More planning information will be forthcoming.
Also, COMING SOON – the pre-reunion survey. Too busy to tell us what would make your 25th reunion special – your chance will arrive soon via email – that’s right – the online survey is soon to be unveiled. Getting this newsletter on paper? Please send your email to the editor at jknight01038@comcast.net.
ClASS NOTES:
(Ed. Note. Most notes can be posted and viewed on www.DeerfieldAlumni.org, you should register for the alumni website to read them and post your own.). If you need any helping logging on to the site, like your unique ID – please email jknight@deerfield.edu
Most Recent Postings to class notes on www.DeerfielAlumni.org:
Geoffrey Lewis (1983) writes, "Aloha class of '83,Just got back from a great visit to the East coast with my wife Melissa and three kids, Oliver (11), Ethan (9) and Eliza (4). We started our trip in Rye, New Hampshire where my mother was raised. Lobster this, lobster that...we ate way too much lobster! My two boys decided that surfing on the East coast was a must so they forged their way into the cold Atlantic and had a blast! We also were lucky enough to get in a Red Sox game!Our next stop was Cooperstown, New York for Oliver's baseball tournament at 'Dreams Park'. What a first class event with lots of fun. Everyone loves the Hawaii team...could be the chocolate covered mac nuts or 'puka' shell necklaces we were giving out! We enjoyed the baseball (not soccer) Hall of Fame as well...what a great place!On our way to Cooperstown, we stopped by Deerfield to share this great place with my family. Sure enough, while driving down towards Barton...there was John Knight! We where both a bit shocked but then had a quick, but great chat. The last stop was New York City. Quite a change from tropical Honolulu...but wow, what a great time. We got a tour of Yankee stadium (I was forced), caught a Mets game and a show on Broadway. Can't wait to get back to this wonderful city.Hope to see you all next year for our 25th! Until then, ALOHA from Hawaii!" FOR (THE PHOTO GO TO WWW.DeerfieldAlumni.org) If you need login help, contact jknight@deerfield.edu.
Sadly, since the time of our last issue, we have learned that John Bryan ’83 died in March of 2006. His obit is below, but regardless of how (or if) you remember him, it does seem to add some poignancy to this one time opportunity known as our 25th reunion.
PLAN AHEAD and try to get to Deerfield June 13-15, 2008.
From the Burlington Free Press:
03/27/2006
JOHN TAYLOR BRYAN - JEFFERSONVILLE/WILLISTON —
John T. Bryan, son of Phoebe E. and Alden T. Bryan, and grandson of the late Betsy W. and Joseph A. Estes of Lexington, Ky., and the late Mary and Alden Bryan of Jeffersonville, died Sunday, March 26, 2006. He is survived by his parents; his brother, Beckner L. Bryan; and his wife, Lisa J. Bryan; and their children, Merritt T. Bryan and Lucien A. Bryan, of Jeffersonville. Also surviving him is his dear friend, Dianne Orfant, of Montpelier. Born Sept. 15, 1965, John began his education at Williston Elementary School and was a 1983 graduate at Champlain Valley Union High School. Following graduation from the University of Vermont, he lived in Jackson, Wyo., for ten years engaged in various segments of the resort industry. In 1999, John moved to Denver, Colorado, where he entered upon a new career in psychiatric social work. After achieving his degree in 2001, he returned to Vermont and Jeffersonville and began his association with Howard Center for Human Services in Burlington, where he worked in mental health services. John and his family are forever grateful to HCHS and its employees for the support and affection they gave him through his ordeal with cancer, helping and employing him through recovery following two brain tumor operations and into his final days. We wish to thank as well the many doctors and staff at MCHV, and especially the nurses and staff at the Vermont Respite House in Williston for the care and genuine concern they provided during John's last days. Those wishing to make a contribution in John's memory may consider Howard Center for Human Services (300 Flynn Avenue, Burlington 05401), or the Vermont Respite House (99 Allen Brook Lane, Williston 05495), as well as any charity of one's own choosing.
REMEMBER: 25th reunion is June 13-15, 2008
HAVE an IDEA to help celebrate our 25th?
Want to help make calls and reach out to classmates to spur on attendance?
Want to chair a committee?
Contact John Knight at jknight@deerfield.edu (immediately!)
NEWEST ADDITION TO THE 1983 Communication channel: THIRTY SEVEN classmates can now be viewed on our Class of 1983 Web Album. See current photos of classmates! Imagine the fun! Check it out by holding “Ctrl” while you click on the link below: You can even leave comments…Bookmark this page…
If you are having problems viewing this site, copy and paste the following into your browser: http://picasaweb.google.com/jgknight83/DA1983
ANNUAL SUPPORT: We made a strong push at the end and finished with 63 donors to annual support this year. Not bad – but we really need to rally for our 25th. Please take a minute to think about the kind of stretch commitment you could make in the coming year (some gifts could be increased by making contributions in two different calendar years). It makes a huge difference for Deerfield, with over 25% of the total coming from the 9 reunion classes – not including the 50th reunion… THANKS
CONTACTING THE EDITOR:
Please let me know if there is a better email address for this missive…Email for newsletter contributions is jknight01038@comcast.net – or you could always use classnotes@deerfield.edu, or POST YOUR OWN to the website at www.deerfieldalumni.org. Hope to hear from you…
25th Reunion Year Edition
August 2007
Dear 83er,
Last issue, I was thrilled to mention our most recent addition: Greg Badalich! With 131 members of the class on the E-Newsletter distribution, we are poised to have a great turnout for our 25th Reunion June 13-15, 2008. In the near future we will make available datasets of all classmates to spur on communication. Each of us should invite at least one classmate we’d like to see.
If you would like join the reunion committee – please email JK at jknight@deerfield.edu.
PLEASE TAKE A MINUTE to block the dates on your calendar - June 13-15, 2008 – so you have the option of attending. More planning information will be forthcoming.
Also, COMING SOON – the pre-reunion survey. Too busy to tell us what would make your 25th reunion special – your chance will arrive soon via email – that’s right – the online survey is soon to be unveiled. Getting this newsletter on paper? Please send your email to the editor at jknight01038@comcast.net.
ClASS NOTES:
(Ed. Note. Most notes can be posted and viewed on www.DeerfieldAlumni.org, you should register for the alumni website to read them and post your own.). If you need any helping logging on to the site, like your unique ID – please email jknight@deerfield.edu
Most Recent Postings to class notes on www.DeerfielAlumni.org:
Geoffrey Lewis (1983) writes, "Aloha class of '83,Just got back from a great visit to the East coast with my wife Melissa and three kids, Oliver (11), Ethan (9) and Eliza (4). We started our trip in Rye, New Hampshire where my mother was raised. Lobster this, lobster that...we ate way too much lobster! My two boys decided that surfing on the East coast was a must so they forged their way into the cold Atlantic and had a blast! We also were lucky enough to get in a Red Sox game!Our next stop was Cooperstown, New York for Oliver's baseball tournament at 'Dreams Park'. What a first class event with lots of fun. Everyone loves the Hawaii team...could be the chocolate covered mac nuts or 'puka' shell necklaces we were giving out! We enjoyed the baseball (not soccer) Hall of Fame as well...what a great place!On our way to Cooperstown, we stopped by Deerfield to share this great place with my family. Sure enough, while driving down towards Barton...there was John Knight! We where both a bit shocked but then had a quick, but great chat. The last stop was New York City. Quite a change from tropical Honolulu...but wow, what a great time. We got a tour of Yankee stadium (I was forced), caught a Mets game and a show on Broadway. Can't wait to get back to this wonderful city.Hope to see you all next year for our 25th! Until then, ALOHA from Hawaii!" FOR (THE PHOTO GO TO WWW.DeerfieldAlumni.org) If you need login help, contact jknight@deerfield.edu.
Sadly, since the time of our last issue, we have learned that John Bryan ’83 died in March of 2006. His obit is below, but regardless of how (or if) you remember him, it does seem to add some poignancy to this one time opportunity known as our 25th reunion.
PLAN AHEAD and try to get to Deerfield June 13-15, 2008.
From the Burlington Free Press:
03/27/2006
JOHN TAYLOR BRYAN - JEFFERSONVILLE/WILLISTON —
John T. Bryan, son of Phoebe E. and Alden T. Bryan, and grandson of the late Betsy W. and Joseph A. Estes of Lexington, Ky., and the late Mary and Alden Bryan of Jeffersonville, died Sunday, March 26, 2006. He is survived by his parents; his brother, Beckner L. Bryan; and his wife, Lisa J. Bryan; and their children, Merritt T. Bryan and Lucien A. Bryan, of Jeffersonville. Also surviving him is his dear friend, Dianne Orfant, of Montpelier. Born Sept. 15, 1965, John began his education at Williston Elementary School and was a 1983 graduate at Champlain Valley Union High School. Following graduation from the University of Vermont, he lived in Jackson, Wyo., for ten years engaged in various segments of the resort industry. In 1999, John moved to Denver, Colorado, where he entered upon a new career in psychiatric social work. After achieving his degree in 2001, he returned to Vermont and Jeffersonville and began his association with Howard Center for Human Services in Burlington, where he worked in mental health services. John and his family are forever grateful to HCHS and its employees for the support and affection they gave him through his ordeal with cancer, helping and employing him through recovery following two brain tumor operations and into his final days. We wish to thank as well the many doctors and staff at MCHV, and especially the nurses and staff at the Vermont Respite House in Williston for the care and genuine concern they provided during John's last days. Those wishing to make a contribution in John's memory may consider Howard Center for Human Services (300 Flynn Avenue, Burlington 05401), or the Vermont Respite House (99 Allen Brook Lane, Williston 05495), as well as any charity of one's own choosing.
REMEMBER: 25th reunion is June 13-15, 2008
HAVE an IDEA to help celebrate our 25th?
Want to help make calls and reach out to classmates to spur on attendance?
Want to chair a committee?
Contact John Knight at jknight@deerfield.edu (immediately!)
NEWEST ADDITION TO THE 1983 Communication channel: THIRTY SEVEN classmates can now be viewed on our Class of 1983 Web Album. See current photos of classmates! Imagine the fun! Check it out by holding “Ctrl” while you click on the link below: You can even leave comments…Bookmark this page…
If you are having problems viewing this site, copy and paste the following into your browser: http://picasaweb.google.com/jgknight83/DA1983
ANNUAL SUPPORT: We made a strong push at the end and finished with 63 donors to annual support this year. Not bad – but we really need to rally for our 25th. Please take a minute to think about the kind of stretch commitment you could make in the coming year (some gifts could be increased by making contributions in two different calendar years). It makes a huge difference for Deerfield, with over 25% of the total coming from the 9 reunion classes – not including the 50th reunion… THANKS
CONTACTING THE EDITOR:
Please let me know if there is a better email address for this missive…Email for newsletter contributions is jknight01038@comcast.net – or you could always use classnotes@deerfield.edu, or POST YOUR OWN to the website at www.deerfieldalumni.org. Hope to hear from you…
Monday, June 25, 2007
2007 - June - DA 83 E News
DA Class of 1983 E-Newsletter
June 2007
Dear 83er,
Welcome to our most recent addition: Greg Badalich! That puts us at 131 members of the class on the E-Newsletter distribution – impressive – thanks for keeping in touch.
ClASS NOTES:
(Ed. Note. Most notes can be posted and viewed on www.DeerfieldAlumni.org, you should register for the alumni website to read them and post your own.). If you need any helping logging on to the site, like your unique ID – please email jknight@deerfield.edu
Most Recent Postings to class notes on www.DeerfielAlumni.org:
David Morley (1983)David Morley (1983) writes, "I competed in the US Masters National Championships in Federal Way Washington on the 18-20th of May. Swam five of six personal best (masters times, that is) and finished as follows in my age group (40-44 years) 50 Backstroke - 4th, 100 Backstroke - 5th, 200 Backstroke - 7th, 100 Butterfly - 10th, 100 IM - 7th and 200 IM - 5th. It was a great meet and a lot of fun watching other former Olympic swimmers compete at this level. In fact, there was a swimmer in my age group who is currently training to make his 4th Olympic team for Greece (now at age 42). Don't get any ideas - swimming for me is more for fitness and health reasons and the occasional competition. Beside that, everything else is great. I have been trying to encourage Sean Nottage to get back into the water and train and I keep getting the "I promise this time I really am going to get back in the water and start training again!" Submitted on Jun 18 2007.
David Smith (1983)Lt. Col. David Smith (1983) writes, "Gearing up for my third tour in Iraq this summer by keeping it simple in Vermont. My small maple sugaring operation makes about 40 gallons a year." Submitted on May 2 2007.
Gregory Atkinson (1983)Greg (Tex) Atkinson (1983) writes, "I finally have some news to report from Houston. My wife (Kristin) and I had our 4th child on April 3rd. Her name is Lainee Elizabeth Atkinson. Although she was born 6 weeks early and still in the ICU, she is doing great. She is improving daily, and we hope to bring her home soon." Submitted on Apr 16 2007.Craig Pattee (1983)Craig Pattee (1983) writes, "My kids are terrific: Mack is 3, and Brady is 4. We got them up on skis out in Jackson Hole recently. They love it and are becoming great little athletes. They continue to crack me up and I'm thoroughly enjoying being a dad. Bridget and I and the kids have moved out to a farm in Middleburg, VA, about an hour outside of DC. The commute is incredibly bad, but the quality of life can't be beat. Business is great, and our lobbying firm (Dutko Worldwide) survived the elections just fine. Change is good for the lobbying business (especially since we are a bi-partisan firm). And in my spare time, I'm advising Mitt Romney on his presidential run. So, life is great and I remain a lucky guy. My best to the Class of '83!" Submitted on Feb 15 2007.Kevin McKelvey (1983)Kevin McKelvey (1983) writes, "I am living in Boxford MA with wife Liza and kids, Phebe, 13 and Tim, 6. Phebe is nearing high school age and has already tossed Deerfield into the hat as a viable option. Nice to be a young lady in 2007 and have that choice! I'm sales director for a mobile music company here in Boston called Groove Mobile: selling full track music through wireless carriers like Sprint; think iPod on your phone. Hip-hop & rap rule the scene, so trying to keep up with the Akons, Yung Joc and Justin Timberlakes of the world. Lots of outdoor neighborhood fun: mountain biking, backyard hockey, skiing. The locals keep us very busy. Hoping to get back to DA for a winter sports weekend later this month." Submitted on Feb 13 2007.Paul Magee (1983)Paul Magee (1983) writes, "Currently living in inexpensive Mexico with my wife and children. Had to keep a low profile however after the US recently beat Mexico in soccer! Hoping to bring the family to Deerfield this summer for their first visit." Submitted on Feb 12 2007.
REMEMBER: 25th reunion is June 13-15, 2008
DEERFIELD TRUSTEES from the Class of 1983: Win One, Lose One
Philip B. Weymouth III
Philip B. "P.B." Weymouth III ’83 is the newly elected President of the Executive Committee of the Alumni Association and was also elected to serve a three-year term on the Board of trustees. He is a 1987 graduate of Yale University where he majored in Economics & Political Science and History. In 2004, Mr. Weymouth joined the boutique investment bank, Watch Hill Partners.
Mr. Weymouth has been a speaker and panelist at a variety of Media & Communications conferences and industry events and was a member of the board of the Software & Information Industry Association’s (SIIA) Content Division from 2003 to 2004. Mr. Weymouth currently serves on the board of mix1®, an all-natural, nutritional beverage company based in Boulder, Colorado.
In addition to his service to Deerfield, he serves on the Yale Campaign Committee and the University of Virginia’s National Committee on University Resources and has previously served on the Yale Development Board (1998 – 2006) and The Darden Society Board (1995 – 2002). Recently, he was appointed by the Headmaster as the President of the Buckley School Fathers Committee, upon which he has served since 2004. He and his wife, Elizabeth, reside in New York City with their three children.
Andrew N. Schiff ‘83
WHEREAS: The Board of Trustees of Deerfield Academy notes with regret the expiration of the term of Andrew N. Schiff member of the Class of 1983, as a member of the Board.
and
WHEREAS: Mr. Schiff has served the Board with generous compassion since 1997 as a member of the Board of Trustees, serving on the Executive Committee, the Student Life Committee, the Committee on Trustees and the Investment Committee.
and
WHEREAS: Mr. Schiff has in that time chaired the Student Life Committee and been instrumental in arranging fruitful opportunities for members of the Board to meet with students to listen and learn about Deerfield from diverse perspectives.
and
WHEREAS: Mr. Schiff as a physician has instigated productive discourse on the health issues of adolescents.
Now be it therefore RESOLVED that the Board of Trustees of Deerfield Academy expresses its heartfelt gratitude to Andrew Schiff for bringing his voice, vision and clear promise to the Academy and its people.
and
Be it further resolved that this Resolution be spread upon the minutes of the May 6, 2007 the Board of Trustees of Deerfield Academy and that the Clerk be instructed to send a copy thereof to Mr. Schiff.
NEWEST ADDITION TO THE 1983 Communication channel: THIRTY SIX classmates can now be viewed on our Class of 1983 Web Album. See current photos of classmates! Imagine the fun! Check it out by holding “Ctrl” while you click on the link below: You can even leave comments…Bookmark this page…
If you are having problems viewing this site, copy and paste the following into your browser: http://picasaweb.google.com/jgknight83/DA1983
ANNUAL SUPPORT: Our 24th year since graduation is almost over – and our annual support participation is a little leaner than usual. We have only 39 donors – our usual finish on June 30th is about 60. Please take a minute to participate – at whatever level – if you have not done so already. Go to www.deerfieldalumni.org and click the button to the right called “Make a Gift to Deerfield”. THANKS
CONTACTING THE EDITOR:
Please let me know if there is a better email address for this missive…Email for newsletter contributions is jknight01038@comcast.net – or you could always use classnotes@deerfield.edu, or POST YOUR OWN to the website at www.deerfieldalumni.org. Hope to hear from you…
June 2007
Dear 83er,
Welcome to our most recent addition: Greg Badalich! That puts us at 131 members of the class on the E-Newsletter distribution – impressive – thanks for keeping in touch.
ClASS NOTES:
(Ed. Note. Most notes can be posted and viewed on www.DeerfieldAlumni.org, you should register for the alumni website to read them and post your own.). If you need any helping logging on to the site, like your unique ID – please email jknight@deerfield.edu
Most Recent Postings to class notes on www.DeerfielAlumni.org:
David Morley (1983)David Morley (1983) writes, "I competed in the US Masters National Championships in Federal Way Washington on the 18-20th of May. Swam five of six personal best (masters times, that is) and finished as follows in my age group (40-44 years) 50 Backstroke - 4th, 100 Backstroke - 5th, 200 Backstroke - 7th, 100 Butterfly - 10th, 100 IM - 7th and 200 IM - 5th. It was a great meet and a lot of fun watching other former Olympic swimmers compete at this level. In fact, there was a swimmer in my age group who is currently training to make his 4th Olympic team for Greece (now at age 42). Don't get any ideas - swimming for me is more for fitness and health reasons and the occasional competition. Beside that, everything else is great. I have been trying to encourage Sean Nottage to get back into the water and train and I keep getting the "I promise this time I really am going to get back in the water and start training again!" Submitted on Jun 18 2007.
David Smith (1983)Lt. Col. David Smith (1983) writes, "Gearing up for my third tour in Iraq this summer by keeping it simple in Vermont. My small maple sugaring operation makes about 40 gallons a year." Submitted on May 2 2007.
Gregory Atkinson (1983)Greg (Tex) Atkinson (1983) writes, "I finally have some news to report from Houston. My wife (Kristin) and I had our 4th child on April 3rd. Her name is Lainee Elizabeth Atkinson. Although she was born 6 weeks early and still in the ICU, she is doing great. She is improving daily, and we hope to bring her home soon." Submitted on Apr 16 2007.Craig Pattee (1983)Craig Pattee (1983) writes, "My kids are terrific: Mack is 3, and Brady is 4. We got them up on skis out in Jackson Hole recently. They love it and are becoming great little athletes. They continue to crack me up and I'm thoroughly enjoying being a dad. Bridget and I and the kids have moved out to a farm in Middleburg, VA, about an hour outside of DC. The commute is incredibly bad, but the quality of life can't be beat. Business is great, and our lobbying firm (Dutko Worldwide) survived the elections just fine. Change is good for the lobbying business (especially since we are a bi-partisan firm). And in my spare time, I'm advising Mitt Romney on his presidential run. So, life is great and I remain a lucky guy. My best to the Class of '83!" Submitted on Feb 15 2007.Kevin McKelvey (1983)Kevin McKelvey (1983) writes, "I am living in Boxford MA with wife Liza and kids, Phebe, 13 and Tim, 6. Phebe is nearing high school age and has already tossed Deerfield into the hat as a viable option. Nice to be a young lady in 2007 and have that choice! I'm sales director for a mobile music company here in Boston called Groove Mobile: selling full track music through wireless carriers like Sprint; think iPod on your phone. Hip-hop & rap rule the scene, so trying to keep up with the Akons, Yung Joc and Justin Timberlakes of the world. Lots of outdoor neighborhood fun: mountain biking, backyard hockey, skiing. The locals keep us very busy. Hoping to get back to DA for a winter sports weekend later this month." Submitted on Feb 13 2007.Paul Magee (1983)Paul Magee (1983) writes, "Currently living in inexpensive Mexico with my wife and children. Had to keep a low profile however after the US recently beat Mexico in soccer! Hoping to bring the family to Deerfield this summer for their first visit." Submitted on Feb 12 2007.
REMEMBER: 25th reunion is June 13-15, 2008
DEERFIELD TRUSTEES from the Class of 1983: Win One, Lose One
Philip B. Weymouth III
Philip B. "P.B." Weymouth III ’83 is the newly elected President of the Executive Committee of the Alumni Association and was also elected to serve a three-year term on the Board of trustees. He is a 1987 graduate of Yale University where he majored in Economics & Political Science and History. In 2004, Mr. Weymouth joined the boutique investment bank, Watch Hill Partners.
Mr. Weymouth has been a speaker and panelist at a variety of Media & Communications conferences and industry events and was a member of the board of the Software & Information Industry Association’s (SIIA) Content Division from 2003 to 2004. Mr. Weymouth currently serves on the board of mix1®, an all-natural, nutritional beverage company based in Boulder, Colorado.
In addition to his service to Deerfield, he serves on the Yale Campaign Committee and the University of Virginia’s National Committee on University Resources and has previously served on the Yale Development Board (1998 – 2006) and The Darden Society Board (1995 – 2002). Recently, he was appointed by the Headmaster as the President of the Buckley School Fathers Committee, upon which he has served since 2004. He and his wife, Elizabeth, reside in New York City with their three children.
Andrew N. Schiff ‘83
WHEREAS: The Board of Trustees of Deerfield Academy notes with regret the expiration of the term of Andrew N. Schiff member of the Class of 1983, as a member of the Board.
and
WHEREAS: Mr. Schiff has served the Board with generous compassion since 1997 as a member of the Board of Trustees, serving on the Executive Committee, the Student Life Committee, the Committee on Trustees and the Investment Committee.
and
WHEREAS: Mr. Schiff has in that time chaired the Student Life Committee and been instrumental in arranging fruitful opportunities for members of the Board to meet with students to listen and learn about Deerfield from diverse perspectives.
and
WHEREAS: Mr. Schiff as a physician has instigated productive discourse on the health issues of adolescents.
Now be it therefore RESOLVED that the Board of Trustees of Deerfield Academy expresses its heartfelt gratitude to Andrew Schiff for bringing his voice, vision and clear promise to the Academy and its people.
and
Be it further resolved that this Resolution be spread upon the minutes of the May 6, 2007 the Board of Trustees of Deerfield Academy and that the Clerk be instructed to send a copy thereof to Mr. Schiff.
NEWEST ADDITION TO THE 1983 Communication channel: THIRTY SIX classmates can now be viewed on our Class of 1983 Web Album. See current photos of classmates! Imagine the fun! Check it out by holding “Ctrl” while you click on the link below: You can even leave comments…Bookmark this page…
If you are having problems viewing this site, copy and paste the following into your browser: http://picasaweb.google.com/jgknight83/DA1983
ANNUAL SUPPORT: Our 24th year since graduation is almost over – and our annual support participation is a little leaner than usual. We have only 39 donors – our usual finish on June 30th is about 60. Please take a minute to participate – at whatever level – if you have not done so already. Go to www.deerfieldalumni.org and click the button to the right called “Make a Gift to Deerfield”. THANKS
CONTACTING THE EDITOR:
Please let me know if there is a better email address for this missive…Email for newsletter contributions is jknight01038@comcast.net – or you could always use classnotes@deerfield.edu, or POST YOUR OWN to the website at www.deerfieldalumni.org. Hope to hear from you…
Thursday, January 25, 2007
2007 - January - DA 83 E News
DA Class of 1983 E-Newsletter
January – February 2007
Dear 83er,
25th Reunion Brainstorming Meeting #2 – Saturday February 17th at 3 PM on the Deerfield Campus! Come to Ephraim Williams. Will be followed by DA vs. Exeter in the final home Boys Hockey game and then the Eric Suher birthday fest. Come for all or part of the events – jknight@deerfield.edu for more info.
ClASS NOTES:
(Ed. Note. Most notes can be posted and viewed on www.DeerfieldAlumni.org, you should register for the alumni website to read them and post your own.). If you need any helping logging on to the site, like your unique ID – please email jknight@deerfield.edu
Our thoughts go out to Hardie Jackson and family, especially his parents, on the passing of their prize winning horse Barbaro.
Some things you can’t make up: Case in point – a recent email from an internal database maintenance employee at Deerfield.
Sent: Thursday, January 18, 2007 8:11 AMTo: Knight, JohnSubject: Kevin Patrick
John,
I got a telephone call from a former landlord of a Kevin Patrick who has a box of personal letters that were Kevin’s when he rented from this person in Washington D.C. sometime in the past 6 years. He would like to get in touch with Kevin to see if he wants the letters. I didn’t see a telephone number or email address for Kevin in Banner and then I noticed that he was the class of 1983 so I thought maybe you knew him.
The landlord’s name is Alan Proctor and his email is alan@proctor.us.
He thought that Kevin may have attended Deerfield in the late 70’s but I only found two and one was 1983 and the other 1988.
Let me know if you have any ideas how to get in touch with Kevin,
Can anyone help?
NEWEST ADDITION TO THE 1983 Communication channel: NINETEEN classmates can now be viewed on our Class of 1983 Web Album. See current photos of classmates! Imagine the fun! Check it out by holding “Ctrl” while you click on the DA 1983 link: You can even leave comments…Bookmark this page…
Find out who Brian Steward was “caught” hanging out with!
DA 1983
Deerfield Academy Class of 1983 (copyright 2006)
If you are having problems viewing this site, copy and paste the following into your browser: http://picasaweb.google.com/jgknight83/DA1983
Most Recent Posting to class notes on www.DeerfielAlumni.org: Brian Steward:Like Christmas in January! Last evening, San Antonio was honored with the presence of the Head of School, the Director of Development, the Alumni Relations Director and the pride of Worcester, John Knight. While the Head of School's speech was appropriately enthusiastic and impressive, it was J.K. who stole the show with tales of skate sharpening, his tour as a corridor master, and his status as the penultimate Deerfield Boy. Thanks to all who attended the reception and I look forward to the next event in the Alamo City. (Submitted on Jan 10 2007)
UPDATE: 25th reunion is June 13-15, 2008
This is a date change…
Please let me know if there is a better email address for this missive…Email for newsletter contributions is jknight01038@comcast.net – or you could always use classnotes@deerfield.edu, or POST YOUR OWN to the website at www.deerfieldalumni.org. Hope to hear from you…
January – February 2007
Dear 83er,
25th Reunion Brainstorming Meeting #2 – Saturday February 17th at 3 PM on the Deerfield Campus! Come to Ephraim Williams. Will be followed by DA vs. Exeter in the final home Boys Hockey game and then the Eric Suher birthday fest. Come for all or part of the events – jknight@deerfield.edu for more info.
ClASS NOTES:
(Ed. Note. Most notes can be posted and viewed on www.DeerfieldAlumni.org, you should register for the alumni website to read them and post your own.). If you need any helping logging on to the site, like your unique ID – please email jknight@deerfield.edu
Our thoughts go out to Hardie Jackson and family, especially his parents, on the passing of their prize winning horse Barbaro.
Some things you can’t make up: Case in point – a recent email from an internal database maintenance employee at Deerfield.
Sent: Thursday, January 18, 2007 8:11 AMTo: Knight, JohnSubject: Kevin Patrick
John,
I got a telephone call from a former landlord of a Kevin Patrick who has a box of personal letters that were Kevin’s when he rented from this person in Washington D.C. sometime in the past 6 years. He would like to get in touch with Kevin to see if he wants the letters. I didn’t see a telephone number or email address for Kevin in Banner and then I noticed that he was the class of 1983 so I thought maybe you knew him.
The landlord’s name is Alan Proctor and his email is alan@proctor.us.
He thought that Kevin may have attended Deerfield in the late 70’s but I only found two and one was 1983 and the other 1988.
Let me know if you have any ideas how to get in touch with Kevin,
Can anyone help?
NEWEST ADDITION TO THE 1983 Communication channel: NINETEEN classmates can now be viewed on our Class of 1983 Web Album. See current photos of classmates! Imagine the fun! Check it out by holding “Ctrl” while you click on the DA 1983 link: You can even leave comments…Bookmark this page…
Find out who Brian Steward was “caught” hanging out with!
DA 1983
Deerfield Academy Class of 1983 (copyright 2006)
If you are having problems viewing this site, copy and paste the following into your browser: http://picasaweb.google.com/jgknight83/DA1983
Most Recent Posting to class notes on www.DeerfielAlumni.org: Brian Steward:Like Christmas in January! Last evening, San Antonio was honored with the presence of the Head of School, the Director of Development, the Alumni Relations Director and the pride of Worcester, John Knight. While the Head of School's speech was appropriately enthusiastic and impressive, it was J.K. who stole the show with tales of skate sharpening, his tour as a corridor master, and his status as the penultimate Deerfield Boy. Thanks to all who attended the reception and I look forward to the next event in the Alamo City. (Submitted on Jan 10 2007)
UPDATE: 25th reunion is June 13-15, 2008
This is a date change…
Please let me know if there is a better email address for this missive…Email for newsletter contributions is jknight01038@comcast.net – or you could always use classnotes@deerfield.edu, or POST YOUR OWN to the website at www.deerfieldalumni.org. Hope to hear from you…
Saturday, November 25, 2006
2006 - November - DA 83 E News
DA Class of 1983 E-Newsletter
November – December 2006
Dear 83er,
ClASS NOTES: (Ed. Note. This space will no longer carry the bulk of the 1983 Class notes – unless they are unfit for public consumption – then you’ll see them here. Most notes can be viewed on www.DeerfieldAlumni.org, so you should register for the alumni website to read them and post your own.).
Case in point: Johannes “Yogi” Mortier, won the contest for longest trip to play in the Deerfield Alumni Soccer Game! That’s right, Yogi flew over for the weekend from Dusseldorf, Germany and connected with his former coach, Roland Young who came to watch the game. Rollie walked away with a gift too – a soccer ball from the recent World Cup competition in Germany. Nice work Yogi…Kinda makes you wonder why you haven’t been back to DA recently, doesn’t it?
If you need any helping logging on to the new site, like your unique ID – please email jknight@deerfield.edu…
GOING FORWARD it is likely the Class of 1983 page on the www.deerfieldalumni.org site will be the central location of information and announcements – so know how to get there.
Thirty- Three (33) of us have registered on the new site so far – the more who register and “unhide” a bit of contact information – the more robust the DIRECTORY SEARCH feature will be!
Check out the upgrades on the new site!
Automated registration and password retrieval process.
MyPage feature that can be customized.
Permanent email forwarding.
Ability to create and post class notes and related photos.
The ability to register online for events in addition to Reunion and to display who else is attending.
Use virtually any field in the alumni directory for searches.
Personally select which pieces of information are viewable and which are hidden for your own record.
NEW ADDITION TO THE 1983 Communication channel: Lest you think that this newsletter lacks value when the class notes are elsewhere, a Web Album has been created for the Class of 1983. See current photos of classmates! Make comments about them! Imagine the fun! Check it out by holding “Ctrl” while you click on the DA 1983 link:
DA 1983
Oct 1, 2006by john
Deerfield Academy Class of 1983 (copyright 2006)
If you are having problems viewing this site, copy and paste the following into your browser: http://picasaweb.google.com/jgknight83/DA1983
P.S. 25th reunion is June 6-8, 2008
Please let me know if there is a better email address for this missive…Email for newsletter contributions is jknight01038@comcast.net – or you could always use classnotes@deerfield.edu, or POST YOUR OWN to the website at www.deerfieldalumni.org. Hope to hear from you…
November – December 2006
Dear 83er,
ClASS NOTES: (Ed. Note. This space will no longer carry the bulk of the 1983 Class notes – unless they are unfit for public consumption – then you’ll see them here. Most notes can be viewed on www.DeerfieldAlumni.org, so you should register for the alumni website to read them and post your own.).
Case in point: Johannes “Yogi” Mortier, won the contest for longest trip to play in the Deerfield Alumni Soccer Game! That’s right, Yogi flew over for the weekend from Dusseldorf, Germany and connected with his former coach, Roland Young who came to watch the game. Rollie walked away with a gift too – a soccer ball from the recent World Cup competition in Germany. Nice work Yogi…Kinda makes you wonder why you haven’t been back to DA recently, doesn’t it?
If you need any helping logging on to the new site, like your unique ID – please email jknight@deerfield.edu…
GOING FORWARD it is likely the Class of 1983 page on the www.deerfieldalumni.org site will be the central location of information and announcements – so know how to get there.
Thirty- Three (33) of us have registered on the new site so far – the more who register and “unhide” a bit of contact information – the more robust the DIRECTORY SEARCH feature will be!
Check out the upgrades on the new site!
Automated registration and password retrieval process.
MyPage feature that can be customized.
Permanent email forwarding.
Ability to create and post class notes and related photos.
The ability to register online for events in addition to Reunion and to display who else is attending.
Use virtually any field in the alumni directory for searches.
Personally select which pieces of information are viewable and which are hidden for your own record.
NEW ADDITION TO THE 1983 Communication channel: Lest you think that this newsletter lacks value when the class notes are elsewhere, a Web Album has been created for the Class of 1983. See current photos of classmates! Make comments about them! Imagine the fun! Check it out by holding “Ctrl” while you click on the DA 1983 link:
DA 1983
Oct 1, 2006by john
Deerfield Academy Class of 1983 (copyright 2006)
If you are having problems viewing this site, copy and paste the following into your browser: http://picasaweb.google.com/jgknight83/DA1983
P.S. 25th reunion is June 6-8, 2008
Please let me know if there is a better email address for this missive…Email for newsletter contributions is jknight01038@comcast.net – or you could always use classnotes@deerfield.edu, or POST YOUR OWN to the website at www.deerfieldalumni.org. Hope to hear from you…
Monday, September 25, 2006
2006 - September - DA 83 E News
DA Class of 1983 E-Newsletter
Sept-Oct 2006
Dear 83er,
Welcome new “subscribers”! It is great to have Jamie Rogers and Hong Lee in our distribution list now – that makes 135 going strong in ’83! Let’s try to add as many as we can this year as we prepare to RALLY TO THE VALLEY in June 2008!
Thanks to PB Weymouth for the completion of his 6 years on the Executive Committee of the Deerfield Alumni Association! Drew Schiff has one last year on the Board of Trustees to complete his ten year tenure. Thanks guys!
Deerfield Daughters? It has happened. Four members of the Class of 1983 have all brought children to Deerfield recently as part of the admission process. And they are all daughters! John Munro earns the early bird award, followed closely by Jamie Rogers, Bruce Gregory and Hong Lee. Great to have them all back on campus – even while a little nerve-wracking that DA is the toughest boarding school in the country to get into these days…
ClASS NOTES: (Ed. Note. This space will no longer carry the bulk of the 1983 Class notes – unless they are unfit for public consumption – then you’ll see them here. Most notes can be viewed on www.DeerfieldAlumni.org, so you should register for the alumni website to read them and post your own.).
Case in point: Dave Ziccardi, yup, Dave Ziccardi posted a note there after 23 years. If you need any helping logging on to the new site, like your unique ID – please email jknight@deerfield.edu…
Other notes on the site are from or about Vincent Fabella, Eric Suher, Don Hindman, Chris Day, Dave Morley and the list goes on and on. Register – log in and post a note and a picture – it’s that easy…
GOING FORWARD it is likely the Class of 1983 page on the www.deerfieldalumni.org site will be the central location of information and announcements – so know how to get there.
NEW ADDITION TO THE 1983 Communication channel: Lest you think that this newsletter lacks value when the class notes are elsewhere, a Web Album has been created for the Class of 1983. See current photos of classmates! Make comments about them! Imagine the fun! Check it out by holding “Ctrl” while you click on the DA 1983 link:
DA 1983
Oct 1, 2006by john
If you are having problems viewing the site, copy and paste the following into your browser: http://picasaweb.google.com/jgknight83/DA1983
P.S. 25th reunion is June 6-8, 2008
Please let me know if there is a better email address for this missive…Email for newsletter contributions is jknight01038@comcast.net – or you could always use classnotes@deerfield.edu, or POST YOUR OWN to the website at www.deerfieldalumni.org. Hope to hear from you…
Sept-Oct 2006
Dear 83er,
Welcome new “subscribers”! It is great to have Jamie Rogers and Hong Lee in our distribution list now – that makes 135 going strong in ’83! Let’s try to add as many as we can this year as we prepare to RALLY TO THE VALLEY in June 2008!
Thanks to PB Weymouth for the completion of his 6 years on the Executive Committee of the Deerfield Alumni Association! Drew Schiff has one last year on the Board of Trustees to complete his ten year tenure. Thanks guys!
Deerfield Daughters? It has happened. Four members of the Class of 1983 have all brought children to Deerfield recently as part of the admission process. And they are all daughters! John Munro earns the early bird award, followed closely by Jamie Rogers, Bruce Gregory and Hong Lee. Great to have them all back on campus – even while a little nerve-wracking that DA is the toughest boarding school in the country to get into these days…
ClASS NOTES: (Ed. Note. This space will no longer carry the bulk of the 1983 Class notes – unless they are unfit for public consumption – then you’ll see them here. Most notes can be viewed on www.DeerfieldAlumni.org, so you should register for the alumni website to read them and post your own.).
Case in point: Dave Ziccardi, yup, Dave Ziccardi posted a note there after 23 years. If you need any helping logging on to the new site, like your unique ID – please email jknight@deerfield.edu…
Other notes on the site are from or about Vincent Fabella, Eric Suher, Don Hindman, Chris Day, Dave Morley and the list goes on and on. Register – log in and post a note and a picture – it’s that easy…
GOING FORWARD it is likely the Class of 1983 page on the www.deerfieldalumni.org site will be the central location of information and announcements – so know how to get there.
NEW ADDITION TO THE 1983 Communication channel: Lest you think that this newsletter lacks value when the class notes are elsewhere, a Web Album has been created for the Class of 1983. See current photos of classmates! Make comments about them! Imagine the fun! Check it out by holding “Ctrl” while you click on the DA 1983 link:
DA 1983
Oct 1, 2006by john
If you are having problems viewing the site, copy and paste the following into your browser: http://picasaweb.google.com/jgknight83/DA1983
P.S. 25th reunion is June 6-8, 2008
Please let me know if there is a better email address for this missive…Email for newsletter contributions is jknight01038@comcast.net – or you could always use classnotes@deerfield.edu, or POST YOUR OWN to the website at www.deerfieldalumni.org. Hope to hear from you…
Sunday, June 25, 2006
2006 - June - DA 83 E News
DA Class of 1983 E-Newsletter
June 2006
Dear 83er,
Thanks to PB Weymouth for the completion of his 6 years on the Executive Committee of the Deerfield Alumni Association!
FROM THE NEW ALUMNI WEBSITE (www.DeerfieldAlumni.org):
Thirty- Three (33) of us have registered on the new site so far – the more who register and “unhide” a bit of contact information – the more robust the DIRECTORY SEARCH feature will be!
GOING FORWARD it is likely the Class of 1983 page on the site will be the central location of information and announcements – so know how to get there.
Having you been to the CLASS of 1983 PAGE on the new site at www.deerfieldalumni.org lately? (I know it needs work-send suggestions). If you need help registering for the new site contact Doug dschmidt2@nyc.rr.com or John jknight@deerfield.edu… Check out the upgrades on the new site!
Automated registration and password retrieval process.
MyPage feature that can be customized.
Permanent email forwarding.
Ability to create and post class notes and related photos.
The ability to register online for events in addition to Reunion and to display who else is attending.
Use virtually any field in the alumni directory searches.
Personally select which pieces of information are viewable and which are hidden for your own record.
Giving to DA: We’re in the final 60 days. Help us regain our laudable participation level. It doesn’t get much easier than clicking below:
P.S. 25th reunion is June 6-8, 2008
Please let me know if there is a better email address for this missive…Email for newsletter contributions is jknight01038@comcast.net – or you could always use classnotes@deerfield.edu, or POST YOUR OWN to the website at www.deerfieldalumni.org. Hope to hear from you…
June 2006
Dear 83er,
Thanks to PB Weymouth for the completion of his 6 years on the Executive Committee of the Deerfield Alumni Association!
FROM THE NEW ALUMNI WEBSITE (www.DeerfieldAlumni.org):
Thirty- Three (33) of us have registered on the new site so far – the more who register and “unhide” a bit of contact information – the more robust the DIRECTORY SEARCH feature will be!
GOING FORWARD it is likely the Class of 1983 page on the site will be the central location of information and announcements – so know how to get there.
Having you been to the CLASS of 1983 PAGE on the new site at www.deerfieldalumni.org lately? (I know it needs work-send suggestions). If you need help registering for the new site contact Doug dschmidt2@nyc.rr.com or John jknight@deerfield.edu… Check out the upgrades on the new site!
Automated registration and password retrieval process.
MyPage feature that can be customized.
Permanent email forwarding.
Ability to create and post class notes and related photos.
The ability to register online for events in addition to Reunion and to display who else is attending.
Use virtually any field in the alumni directory searches.
Personally select which pieces of information are viewable and which are hidden for your own record.
Giving to DA: We’re in the final 60 days. Help us regain our laudable participation level. It doesn’t get much easier than clicking below:
P.S. 25th reunion is June 6-8, 2008
Please let me know if there is a better email address for this missive…Email for newsletter contributions is jknight01038@comcast.net – or you could always use classnotes@deerfield.edu, or POST YOUR OWN to the website at www.deerfieldalumni.org. Hope to hear from you…
Thursday, May 25, 2006
2006 - May- DA 83 E News
DA Class of 1983 E-Newsletter
May 2006
Dear 83er,
Ed. Note: This may be our best issue, ever. It includes stories from classmates spanning the globe and careers – while also informing us of the passing this week of a beloved member of the Deerfield Faculty. The single biggest reason this issue is excellent – Doug Schmidt. He called 80% of the class in the last few weeks – and then searched for the other 20%. I guess he is really lonely – after reaching out to all of his class – he got on a plane to China (the most populous place on earth). Thank you Doug for taking the time – it reminds us all that in the next year – our 24th since graduating – a full court press to FIND people and re-engage them with the class could lead to a spectacular time at our 25th reunion (June 6-8, 2008). Put it in the calendar kids…
FIVE MORE REASONS TO BE PROUD of being a member of the Class of 1983:
Kevin Bresnahan is currently Chief of Emergency Medicine at Cape Cod Hospital – for those on the Cape and Islands this summer – that is VERY (sorry, Bryce) useful! We know he is “wicked” busy but hope he’ll chime in to the newsletter when he realizes we found him!
Rob Gulick: “I suppose it *has* been a while since I've been back in that neighborhood. Would be nice to get back for the week of the reunion, but one of my clients is scheduled to open a flour mill the week prior, and I'm predicting a delay -- may keep me here. Will do my best.” (I think Rob thought it was June ’06 – but he was thinking about it!)
After working with UNICEF for a year, I moved to Pristina to help set up the American University in Kosovo, then founded the American Chamber of Commerce here, serving as director until last December. Now, when I'm not selling gum, I write business plans for folks who spent the 90's squirreling away money while Milosevic raised his hell across the Balkans. (If you know anyone who might want to own part of a milling business, by the way, or a ski resort, or an office-and-apartment complex, feel free to give them my number...)
My last contact with DA was when Bill Clinton was over here to help us inaugurate the American University. The head of Clinton's lead team was a Deerfield grad. Strange, I seemed to know it even before I asked. Might as well have had 'DA' stamped on his forehead...
Please pass the above along to the gang. Also, please say 'hi' to Adam. I know he's just up the road from you now. “
The attached picture is of me and a few friends outside a Pristina restaurant. (l-r: Serge Doucette, former Navy officer, keeping the peace; a couple of our boys, also keeping the peace; and Bujar, who makes a decent living selling Wrigley's gum to all of the above.)
LTC Dave “Smitty” Smith 134 EFS/DO Iraq: “Trip is going well. Temperature is starting to creep up there and it’s been fairly wet. We had ¾ inch hail last week. Weather has been wild at times. Picture enclosed is an indicator. Our mission here is rewarding and we are proud to be here. I get home late May. Just in time for the good weather. (Ed. Note: Tail section extols “The Green Mountain Boys”)”
Bill Wester: It is great to hear from you and thanks for sending the newsletter. My wife Carolyn and I and our 3 children, billy-age 12, jimmy-age 10, and madeline--age 6 have lived and worked in Botswana for 5.5 years. Carolyn and I met at med school at Dartmouth and are both physicians (carolyn-ob/gyn/pelvic surgery) and me an internist with specialist training in infectious diseases, and we are now both working for the Botswana-Harvard School of Public Health partnership (public-private partnership between the Botswana Ministry of Health and the Harvard School of Public Health) actively involved with HIV/AIDS patient care and clinical research. Carolyn is mainly focusing on the prevention of mother to child HIV transmission and I am working on adult antiretroviral treatment. We love living and serving here and plan to be here at least for a few more years!! I will attach a recent family photo. We will try our best to be in the US during the reunion time as it would be great to see everyone! Thanks again for sending this and I promise to stay in touch! All the best, bill.
This picture is not our house in the background but a local village in the central botswana (okavanga delta) where we recently went on vacation for a long weekend!
Ed Goodson:” In the last month I quit my job, hung out a shingle, and am back in business for myself. Barbara jumped back into the prep school development business by taking a job at Bishop O’Dowd in Oakland, at which she will start in May. We’re putting our house up for sale today, and will make an offer on a new one tomorrow. And Saturday we leave for our week-long tour of the Northeast. I mention all this because I was starting to feel overwhelmed, but then I remembered: “If I lived through taking care of two infants, I can make it through anything!””
NEW YORK, NEW YORK! On April 11th, ARMSTRONG, CLARK, GOODSON, GOTTSCHO, KNIGHT and SCHMIDT attended the Deerfield Reception in NYC at the Penn Club on 30 West 44th Street. While the 350 other people were a nuisance, they had a great time! If you are in New York, working or visiting, be sure Doug Schmidt has your email so he can invite you to things like:
May 16th NYC Beer and Burger Nite – Open to any Deerfielder, with a predisposition for the 80’s types! PJ Clarkes at 6 PM! Nelse Clark has sent an email to the class of ’83 in NYC and will be coordinating the event – in case Schmidt is somehow “detained” in China! (nelse@attglobal.net).
ON CAMPUS: The sad news of the issue, from a May 2nd email.
Tedman Littwin passed away this morning, surrounded by his family and his books. He will be remembered dearly as a husband, a father, a teacher, and a friend. On the morning of his death, Thoreau was heard to have said, "now comes good sailing" and as Henry David was one of his favorite authors, we have found solace in this quote. We thank you for all you have done to help our family during this difficult time.
Somewhere a good man is whole again, with lines untangled, a steady breeze filling his sail, and a quiet wake left in summer waters.
Much love,The Littwin Family
Replies to this message will be collected and forwarded as appropriate. There will be a gathering on Tuesday, May 9 at 7 PM in the Memorial Building – if you wish I can have something read at that gathering…
FROM THE NEW ALUMNI WEBSITE (www.DeerfieldAlumni.org):
Did u catch the recent Schmidt posting? “J. Douglas Schmidt (1983) writes, "I had a great time at Tim Engelland's art show on the upper east side last tuesday, April 17. While i was there i met up with such notables as our former headmaster, Bob Kaufmann and his wife, Ellen, our former history teacher David Dunbar and of course the man of the hour, Tim Engelland whose current landscapes were some of the best works i've seen. Rumor has it that Whitney Armstrong made it to the exhibit later on in the evening, however, his current tour of duty through southeast asia has made him a stranger on the upper east side of manhattan, and everyone knows about rumors... Tim specifically extended his best to Jim Wareck, Chris Flagg and Brian Steward and David Dunbar welcomed any emails to dunbardavid@hotmail.com.(not sure if this is correct) i think our next gathering in new york city should include Dunbar and maybe a few other surprise guests."
Thirty- Three (33) of us have registered on the new site so far – the more who register and “unhide” a bit of contact information – the more robust the DIRECTORY SEARCH feature will be!
********HOT FLASH******** Leigh Guyer has been found! He has posted his photo on his personal profile page at www.DeerfieldAlumni.org! If u need your ID number to register for the site – contact john at jknight@deerfield.edu. We are definitely picking up steam.
GOING FORWARD it is likely the Class of 1983 page on the site will be the central location of information and announcements – so know how to get there.
Having you been to the CLASS of 1983 PAGE on the new site at www.deerfieldalumni.org lately? (I know it needs work-send suggestions). If you need help registering for the new site contact Doug dschmidt2@nyc.rr.com or John jknight@deerfield.edu… Check out the upgrades on the new site!
Automated registration and password retrieval process.
MyPage feature that can be customized.
Permanent email forwarding.
Ability to create and post class notes and related photos.
The ability to register online for events in addition to Reunion and to display who else is attending.
Use virtually any field in the alumni directory searches.
Personally select which pieces of information are viewable and which are hidden for your own record.
Giving to DA: We’re in the final 60 days. Help us regain our laudable participation level. It doesn’t get much easier than clicking below:
P.S. 25th reunion is June 6-8, 2008
Please let me know if there is a better email address for this missive…Email for newsletter contributions is jknight01038@comcast.net – or you could always use classnotes@deerfield.edu, or POST YOUR OWN to the website at www.deerfieldalumni.org. Hope to hear from you…
May 2006
Dear 83er,
Ed. Note: This may be our best issue, ever. It includes stories from classmates spanning the globe and careers – while also informing us of the passing this week of a beloved member of the Deerfield Faculty. The single biggest reason this issue is excellent – Doug Schmidt. He called 80% of the class in the last few weeks – and then searched for the other 20%. I guess he is really lonely – after reaching out to all of his class – he got on a plane to China (the most populous place on earth). Thank you Doug for taking the time – it reminds us all that in the next year – our 24th since graduating – a full court press to FIND people and re-engage them with the class could lead to a spectacular time at our 25th reunion (June 6-8, 2008). Put it in the calendar kids…
FIVE MORE REASONS TO BE PROUD of being a member of the Class of 1983:
Kevin Bresnahan is currently Chief of Emergency Medicine at Cape Cod Hospital – for those on the Cape and Islands this summer – that is VERY (sorry, Bryce) useful! We know he is “wicked” busy but hope he’ll chime in to the newsletter when he realizes we found him!
Rob Gulick: “I suppose it *has* been a while since I've been back in that neighborhood. Would be nice to get back for the week of the reunion, but one of my clients is scheduled to open a flour mill the week prior, and I'm predicting a delay -- may keep me here. Will do my best.” (I think Rob thought it was June ’06 – but he was thinking about it!)
After working with UNICEF for a year, I moved to Pristina to help set up the American University in Kosovo, then founded the American Chamber of Commerce here, serving as director until last December. Now, when I'm not selling gum, I write business plans for folks who spent the 90's squirreling away money while Milosevic raised his hell across the Balkans. (If you know anyone who might want to own part of a milling business, by the way, or a ski resort, or an office-and-apartment complex, feel free to give them my number...)
My last contact with DA was when Bill Clinton was over here to help us inaugurate the American University. The head of Clinton's lead team was a Deerfield grad. Strange, I seemed to know it even before I asked. Might as well have had 'DA' stamped on his forehead...
Please pass the above along to the gang. Also, please say 'hi' to Adam. I know he's just up the road from you now. “
The attached picture is of me and a few friends outside a Pristina restaurant. (l-r: Serge Doucette, former Navy officer, keeping the peace; a couple of our boys, also keeping the peace; and Bujar, who makes a decent living selling Wrigley's gum to all of the above.)
LTC Dave “Smitty” Smith 134 EFS/DO Iraq: “Trip is going well. Temperature is starting to creep up there and it’s been fairly wet. We had ¾ inch hail last week. Weather has been wild at times. Picture enclosed is an indicator. Our mission here is rewarding and we are proud to be here. I get home late May. Just in time for the good weather. (Ed. Note: Tail section extols “The Green Mountain Boys”)”
Bill Wester: It is great to hear from you and thanks for sending the newsletter. My wife Carolyn and I and our 3 children, billy-age 12, jimmy-age 10, and madeline--age 6 have lived and worked in Botswana for 5.5 years. Carolyn and I met at med school at Dartmouth and are both physicians (carolyn-ob/gyn/pelvic surgery) and me an internist with specialist training in infectious diseases, and we are now both working for the Botswana-Harvard School of Public Health partnership (public-private partnership between the Botswana Ministry of Health and the Harvard School of Public Health) actively involved with HIV/AIDS patient care and clinical research. Carolyn is mainly focusing on the prevention of mother to child HIV transmission and I am working on adult antiretroviral treatment. We love living and serving here and plan to be here at least for a few more years!! I will attach a recent family photo. We will try our best to be in the US during the reunion time as it would be great to see everyone! Thanks again for sending this and I promise to stay in touch! All the best, bill.
This picture is not our house in the background but a local village in the central botswana (okavanga delta) where we recently went on vacation for a long weekend!
Ed Goodson:” In the last month I quit my job, hung out a shingle, and am back in business for myself. Barbara jumped back into the prep school development business by taking a job at Bishop O’Dowd in Oakland, at which she will start in May. We’re putting our house up for sale today, and will make an offer on a new one tomorrow. And Saturday we leave for our week-long tour of the Northeast. I mention all this because I was starting to feel overwhelmed, but then I remembered: “If I lived through taking care of two infants, I can make it through anything!””
NEW YORK, NEW YORK! On April 11th, ARMSTRONG, CLARK, GOODSON, GOTTSCHO, KNIGHT and SCHMIDT attended the Deerfield Reception in NYC at the Penn Club on 30 West 44th Street. While the 350 other people were a nuisance, they had a great time! If you are in New York, working or visiting, be sure Doug Schmidt has your email so he can invite you to things like:
May 16th NYC Beer and Burger Nite – Open to any Deerfielder, with a predisposition for the 80’s types! PJ Clarkes at 6 PM! Nelse Clark has sent an email to the class of ’83 in NYC and will be coordinating the event – in case Schmidt is somehow “detained” in China! (nelse@attglobal.net).
ON CAMPUS: The sad news of the issue, from a May 2nd email.
Tedman Littwin passed away this morning, surrounded by his family and his books. He will be remembered dearly as a husband, a father, a teacher, and a friend. On the morning of his death, Thoreau was heard to have said, "now comes good sailing" and as Henry David was one of his favorite authors, we have found solace in this quote. We thank you for all you have done to help our family during this difficult time.
Somewhere a good man is whole again, with lines untangled, a steady breeze filling his sail, and a quiet wake left in summer waters.
Much love,The Littwin Family
Replies to this message will be collected and forwarded as appropriate. There will be a gathering on Tuesday, May 9 at 7 PM in the Memorial Building – if you wish I can have something read at that gathering…
FROM THE NEW ALUMNI WEBSITE (www.DeerfieldAlumni.org):
Did u catch the recent Schmidt posting? “J. Douglas Schmidt (1983) writes, "I had a great time at Tim Engelland's art show on the upper east side last tuesday, April 17. While i was there i met up with such notables as our former headmaster, Bob Kaufmann and his wife, Ellen, our former history teacher David Dunbar and of course the man of the hour, Tim Engelland whose current landscapes were some of the best works i've seen. Rumor has it that Whitney Armstrong made it to the exhibit later on in the evening, however, his current tour of duty through southeast asia has made him a stranger on the upper east side of manhattan, and everyone knows about rumors... Tim specifically extended his best to Jim Wareck, Chris Flagg and Brian Steward and David Dunbar welcomed any emails to dunbardavid@hotmail.com.(not sure if this is correct) i think our next gathering in new york city should include Dunbar and maybe a few other surprise guests."
Thirty- Three (33) of us have registered on the new site so far – the more who register and “unhide” a bit of contact information – the more robust the DIRECTORY SEARCH feature will be!
********HOT FLASH******** Leigh Guyer has been found! He has posted his photo on his personal profile page at www.DeerfieldAlumni.org! If u need your ID number to register for the site – contact john at jknight@deerfield.edu. We are definitely picking up steam.
GOING FORWARD it is likely the Class of 1983 page on the site will be the central location of information and announcements – so know how to get there.
Having you been to the CLASS of 1983 PAGE on the new site at www.deerfieldalumni.org lately? (I know it needs work-send suggestions). If you need help registering for the new site contact Doug dschmidt2@nyc.rr.com or John jknight@deerfield.edu… Check out the upgrades on the new site!
Automated registration and password retrieval process.
MyPage feature that can be customized.
Permanent email forwarding.
Ability to create and post class notes and related photos.
The ability to register online for events in addition to Reunion and to display who else is attending.
Use virtually any field in the alumni directory searches.
Personally select which pieces of information are viewable and which are hidden for your own record.
Giving to DA: We’re in the final 60 days. Help us regain our laudable participation level. It doesn’t get much easier than clicking below:
P.S. 25th reunion is June 6-8, 2008
Please let me know if there is a better email address for this missive…Email for newsletter contributions is jknight01038@comcast.net – or you could always use classnotes@deerfield.edu, or POST YOUR OWN to the website at www.deerfieldalumni.org. Hope to hear from you…
Saturday, March 25, 2006
2006 - March- DA 83 E News
DA Class of 1983 E-Newsletter
Laaaaaaate March 2006
Dear 83er,
NEW YORK, NEW YORK! On April 11th, ARMSTRONG, GOODSON, KNIGHT, LYNCH, PIERSOL, SCHLICKMANN, SCHMIDT, and WEYMOUTH
are registered to attend the Deerfield Reception in NYC at the Penn Club on 30 West 44th Street. Rumored that Gottscho will appear…Psyched that Goodson is coming from California with his family! To register go to www.deerfieldalumni.org and then “Calendar & Events”. If you are in the city, you should be there…Starts at 6 pm…
In conjunction, Knight will host the first 25th REUNION Brainstorming session at the M Bar, (next door to the Penn Club at 12 West 44th Street), at 5 PM on that same Tuesday, April 11th! Bring your energy and your ideas!
Charlie Cost ‘83 Award
At School Meeting Feb 21: The highlight of this week was the presentation from last year’s Charles Cost Award recipient. This award is a cash stipend granted “to that student who, upon application, demonstrates a sincere desire to work in a volunteer capacity for a significant portion of the summer in a position which best suggests a commitment to help his/her fellow humans, a quality which will long be remembered as an important ingredient in the personality of Charles Piper Cost ’83.” This recipient gave a touching and informative presentation on his project last summer in South Korea. He explained that his aunt was born with mental disabilities and that he wanted to find a way to enrich her life and the lives of those who lived with her in her residential community. With the generous help of the Cost family, he gave art lessons to all interested members of the residential community. The Deerfield community was shown pictures of these proud artists and the work they produced. Finally, these new art students were honored with an Opening at a real art gallery in Seoul. The looks on their faces and the pride with which this project was described demonstrated how important these shared experiences are to the whole community.
FEEDBACK: Thanks to Nelse Clark, Hardie Jackson, Brian Steward, Doug Schmidt and Ed Goodson for their encouraging comments about the January Newsletter. The pictures appear to be a big hit, so keep them coming!
BACK FROM THE MIDEAST, for now…Dave Smith is back from his flying patrols in Afghanistan, but “I'm home until late March then going back to the Mid East for a couple months. Things are good here. Anna is doing well. Hope you are well and had a great holiday season.” Dave Smith Ed. Note: Dave, you are likely back there by now. Our thoughts, prayers and best wishes to you and your family! Keep us posted!
Jon Bernstein writes: “My wife, Kristi, and I have a son (Jack) who will be 2 in March. (Not sure if I've reported before). Too much fun. I've got to say we didn't have to endure too many sleepless nights. He's a champion snoozer at night. Rarely wakes up. (Jinx, as I was typing, he let out a yell. But all's OK and quiet again.) I'm still slugging it out at American Airlines. Determined to stay at least until we turn a profit for 2 quarters in a row. Then I'll contact Mr. Wareck about how to start a revolution.
Other than Jack and work, I spend lots of time helping my folks rebuild their house. Their town, Bay St. Louis, MS, was pretty much destroyed by Katrina. They're fixing up their house and will sell it. You can't imagine the destruction until you see it. I was down there a couple weeks ago, and there are huge (I mean huge) areas where nothing has been touched. It's as if the hurricane was last week. I also have tons of friends and family in New Orleans (my hometown) that we're doing whatever we can to help. The positive is my folks will probably move here.”
Congrats to Kevin McKelvey on his new job as Sales Director in the Americas for Groove Mobile, a hot digital music company!
Dave Venman chimed in with a note to the editor: “My old neighbor (on Plunkett West I) – boy that was a long time ago. (I used to be cool). Good to hear from you – sounds like things are going well, as always, at DA. I have not run into anyone in quite some time, although I used to see Jim Sullivan at Vermont Law School (even that was a long time ago now), and quite a few folks in and around Burlington, VT. I am now married with two children (Ethan 5 and Sophie 2), and living in Lincoln, VT, otherwise known as heaven on earth (population 500 or so). I have my own law practice with my wife, Sandra Lee, with offices in Vergennes and Middlebury. I specialize in Commercial and residential real estate, business/commercial law, and wills/estates, while my wife focuses on criminal and family law. We have no employees to keep overhead low, and with understanding bosses are able to slip out for afternoons of skiing (4 ski areas within ½ hour from home) and mountain biking. Not so bad for an old man.
Gotta go, but I wanted to touch base and say hello. Greetings to all, and I promise to put June, 2008 on my calendar.
Man on the move: Scott Pryce has a new position also: “I’ve been asked to run ProLogis operations in Iberia. ProLogis is an industrial real estate development and management company. This means I’m moving from Paris to Barcelona: it’s tough having to move from one “horrible” city to another. Linguistic adaptations are once again in order: I’m looking forward to morphing my Latin American Spanish to Spanish Castilian, and my Brazilian Portuguese to the old continent’s version of the language. I’ve got a huge renovation project on a house by the beach, which will be ready to receive guests once the contractors finish the job. But it is hard to say when that will be in the land of “mañana.”
THE NEW ALUMNI WEBSITE! Twenty-Eight (28) of us have registered on the new site so far – the more who register and “unhide” a bit of contact information – the more robust the DIRECTORY SEARCH feature will be!
Having you been to the CLASS of 1983 PAGE on the new site at www.deerfieldalumni.org lately? (I know it needs work-send suggestions). If you need help registering for the new site contact Doug dschmidt2@nyc.rr.com or John jknight@deerfield.edu… Check out the upgrades on the new site!
Automated registration and password retrieval process.
MyPage feature that can be customized.
Permanent email forwarding.
Ability to create and post class notes and related photos.
The ability to register online for events in addition to Reunion and to display who else is attending.
Use virtually any field in the alumni directory searches.
Personally select which pieces of information are viewable and which are hidden for your own record.
83 ON CAMPUS
Ed Goodson and family are planning an East Coast trip in early April. They might even hit the NYC reception on April 11!!! Update: They are registered!
FOR THE SKIERS:
Alpine Skiing teams both finish second in Class A in NEPSAC! This is the top New England skiing class. Last year, their first in Class A, our Boys finished 3rd and girls finished 4th. All this without much snow!
Second Place Finish for Alpine Skiers
February 17, 2006: Both the girls and boys team finished 2nd in the NEPSAC Alpine Skiing Class A Championships.
For the Slalom event all 5 boys racers finished in the top 15. Captains Kyle Avery and Marshall MacNabb finished 2nd and 5th respectively. The girls were paced by Christie Schnurr's 3rd place and Captain Liz McClure's 8th place finish.
In the afternoon's Giant Slalom event the girls team was again led by Christie Schnurr and Captain Liz McClure (4th and 7th) with Captain Catherine Hart finishing in 11th. Captains Marshal MacNabb and Kyle Avery led the charge for the boys (4th and 7th) followed by freshman Philip Amato in 10th.
New England Prep School Class A Alpine Ski Championships 2006
Boys Team Results:
Place Team Slalom GS Score
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1 HOLDERNESS 11 8 19
2 DEERFIELD 18 21 39
3 NEW HAMPTON 24 27 51
4 KENTS HILL 44 45 89
5 VERMONT ACAD 60 69 129
6 PROCTOR ACAD 98 52 150
7 ST PAULS 95 58 153
8 EAGLEBROOK 89 75 164
9 GOULD 66 100 166
10 KIMBALL UNION 102 84 186
Girls Team Results:
Place Team Slalom GS Score
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1 HOLDERNESS 11 8 19
2 DEERFIELD 25 22 47
3 GOULD 30 28 58
4 ST PAULS 37 39 76
5 KENTS HILL 58 59 117
6 VERMONT ACAD 77 84 161
7 PROCTOR ACAD 70 94 164
8 KIMBALL UNION 105 73 178
9 NEW HAMPTON 91 96 187
Hosted by HOLDERNESS SCHOOL at CANNON MOUNTAIN, FRANCONIA, NH.
THE PHOTO SECTION:
Doug and Lisa Cruikshank recently visited John and Martha Knight in Hatfield, MA. Doug is on a “garden walk” as he transitions from CSFB to a new job at Lehmann Brothers. In his spare time, Doug has developed a new hobby as shown below. Here Doug shows us the size of his…latest bottle of port wine.
Giving to DA: We’re in the final 90 days. Help us regain our laudable participation level. It doesn’t get much easier than clicking below:
P.S. 25th reunion is June 6-8, 2008
Please let me know if there is a better email address for this missive…Email for newsletter contributions is jknight01038@comcast.net – or you could always use classnotes@deerfield.edu, or POST YOUR OWN to the website at www.deerfieldalumni.org. Hope to hear from you…
Laaaaaaate March 2006
Dear 83er,
NEW YORK, NEW YORK! On April 11th, ARMSTRONG, GOODSON, KNIGHT, LYNCH, PIERSOL, SCHLICKMANN, SCHMIDT, and WEYMOUTH
are registered to attend the Deerfield Reception in NYC at the Penn Club on 30 West 44th Street. Rumored that Gottscho will appear…Psyched that Goodson is coming from California with his family! To register go to www.deerfieldalumni.org and then “Calendar & Events”. If you are in the city, you should be there…Starts at 6 pm…
In conjunction, Knight will host the first 25th REUNION Brainstorming session at the M Bar, (next door to the Penn Club at 12 West 44th Street), at 5 PM on that same Tuesday, April 11th! Bring your energy and your ideas!
Charlie Cost ‘83 Award
At School Meeting Feb 21: The highlight of this week was the presentation from last year’s Charles Cost Award recipient. This award is a cash stipend granted “to that student who, upon application, demonstrates a sincere desire to work in a volunteer capacity for a significant portion of the summer in a position which best suggests a commitment to help his/her fellow humans, a quality which will long be remembered as an important ingredient in the personality of Charles Piper Cost ’83.” This recipient gave a touching and informative presentation on his project last summer in South Korea. He explained that his aunt was born with mental disabilities and that he wanted to find a way to enrich her life and the lives of those who lived with her in her residential community. With the generous help of the Cost family, he gave art lessons to all interested members of the residential community. The Deerfield community was shown pictures of these proud artists and the work they produced. Finally, these new art students were honored with an Opening at a real art gallery in Seoul. The looks on their faces and the pride with which this project was described demonstrated how important these shared experiences are to the whole community.
FEEDBACK: Thanks to Nelse Clark, Hardie Jackson, Brian Steward, Doug Schmidt and Ed Goodson for their encouraging comments about the January Newsletter. The pictures appear to be a big hit, so keep them coming!
BACK FROM THE MIDEAST, for now…Dave Smith is back from his flying patrols in Afghanistan, but “I'm home until late March then going back to the Mid East for a couple months. Things are good here. Anna is doing well. Hope you are well and had a great holiday season.” Dave Smith Ed. Note: Dave, you are likely back there by now. Our thoughts, prayers and best wishes to you and your family! Keep us posted!
Jon Bernstein writes: “My wife, Kristi, and I have a son (Jack) who will be 2 in March. (Not sure if I've reported before). Too much fun. I've got to say we didn't have to endure too many sleepless nights. He's a champion snoozer at night. Rarely wakes up. (Jinx, as I was typing, he let out a yell. But all's OK and quiet again.) I'm still slugging it out at American Airlines. Determined to stay at least until we turn a profit for 2 quarters in a row. Then I'll contact Mr. Wareck about how to start a revolution.
Other than Jack and work, I spend lots of time helping my folks rebuild their house. Their town, Bay St. Louis, MS, was pretty much destroyed by Katrina. They're fixing up their house and will sell it. You can't imagine the destruction until you see it. I was down there a couple weeks ago, and there are huge (I mean huge) areas where nothing has been touched. It's as if the hurricane was last week. I also have tons of friends and family in New Orleans (my hometown) that we're doing whatever we can to help. The positive is my folks will probably move here.”
Congrats to Kevin McKelvey on his new job as Sales Director in the Americas for Groove Mobile, a hot digital music company!
Dave Venman chimed in with a note to the editor: “My old neighbor (on Plunkett West I) – boy that was a long time ago. (I used to be cool). Good to hear from you – sounds like things are going well, as always, at DA. I have not run into anyone in quite some time, although I used to see Jim Sullivan at Vermont Law School (even that was a long time ago now), and quite a few folks in and around Burlington, VT. I am now married with two children (Ethan 5 and Sophie 2), and living in Lincoln, VT, otherwise known as heaven on earth (population 500 or so). I have my own law practice with my wife, Sandra Lee, with offices in Vergennes and Middlebury. I specialize in Commercial and residential real estate, business/commercial law, and wills/estates, while my wife focuses on criminal and family law. We have no employees to keep overhead low, and with understanding bosses are able to slip out for afternoons of skiing (4 ski areas within ½ hour from home) and mountain biking. Not so bad for an old man.
Gotta go, but I wanted to touch base and say hello. Greetings to all, and I promise to put June, 2008 on my calendar.
Man on the move: Scott Pryce has a new position also: “I’ve been asked to run ProLogis operations in Iberia. ProLogis is an industrial real estate development and management company. This means I’m moving from Paris to Barcelona: it’s tough having to move from one “horrible” city to another. Linguistic adaptations are once again in order: I’m looking forward to morphing my Latin American Spanish to Spanish Castilian, and my Brazilian Portuguese to the old continent’s version of the language. I’ve got a huge renovation project on a house by the beach, which will be ready to receive guests once the contractors finish the job. But it is hard to say when that will be in the land of “mañana.”
THE NEW ALUMNI WEBSITE! Twenty-Eight (28) of us have registered on the new site so far – the more who register and “unhide” a bit of contact information – the more robust the DIRECTORY SEARCH feature will be!
Having you been to the CLASS of 1983 PAGE on the new site at www.deerfieldalumni.org lately? (I know it needs work-send suggestions). If you need help registering for the new site contact Doug dschmidt2@nyc.rr.com or John jknight@deerfield.edu… Check out the upgrades on the new site!
Automated registration and password retrieval process.
MyPage feature that can be customized.
Permanent email forwarding.
Ability to create and post class notes and related photos.
The ability to register online for events in addition to Reunion and to display who else is attending.
Use virtually any field in the alumni directory searches.
Personally select which pieces of information are viewable and which are hidden for your own record.
83 ON CAMPUS
Ed Goodson and family are planning an East Coast trip in early April. They might even hit the NYC reception on April 11!!! Update: They are registered!
FOR THE SKIERS:
Alpine Skiing teams both finish second in Class A in NEPSAC! This is the top New England skiing class. Last year, their first in Class A, our Boys finished 3rd and girls finished 4th. All this without much snow!
Second Place Finish for Alpine Skiers
February 17, 2006: Both the girls and boys team finished 2nd in the NEPSAC Alpine Skiing Class A Championships.
For the Slalom event all 5 boys racers finished in the top 15. Captains Kyle Avery and Marshall MacNabb finished 2nd and 5th respectively. The girls were paced by Christie Schnurr's 3rd place and Captain Liz McClure's 8th place finish.
In the afternoon's Giant Slalom event the girls team was again led by Christie Schnurr and Captain Liz McClure (4th and 7th) with Captain Catherine Hart finishing in 11th. Captains Marshal MacNabb and Kyle Avery led the charge for the boys (4th and 7th) followed by freshman Philip Amato in 10th.
New England Prep School Class A Alpine Ski Championships 2006
Boys Team Results:
Place Team Slalom GS Score
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1 HOLDERNESS 11 8 19
2 DEERFIELD 18 21 39
3 NEW HAMPTON 24 27 51
4 KENTS HILL 44 45 89
5 VERMONT ACAD 60 69 129
6 PROCTOR ACAD 98 52 150
7 ST PAULS 95 58 153
8 EAGLEBROOK 89 75 164
9 GOULD 66 100 166
10 KIMBALL UNION 102 84 186
Girls Team Results:
Place Team Slalom GS Score
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1 HOLDERNESS 11 8 19
2 DEERFIELD 25 22 47
3 GOULD 30 28 58
4 ST PAULS 37 39 76
5 KENTS HILL 58 59 117
6 VERMONT ACAD 77 84 161
7 PROCTOR ACAD 70 94 164
8 KIMBALL UNION 105 73 178
9 NEW HAMPTON 91 96 187
Hosted by HOLDERNESS SCHOOL at CANNON MOUNTAIN, FRANCONIA, NH.
THE PHOTO SECTION:
Doug and Lisa Cruikshank recently visited John and Martha Knight in Hatfield, MA. Doug is on a “garden walk” as he transitions from CSFB to a new job at Lehmann Brothers. In his spare time, Doug has developed a new hobby as shown below. Here Doug shows us the size of his…latest bottle of port wine.
Giving to DA: We’re in the final 90 days. Help us regain our laudable participation level. It doesn’t get much easier than clicking below:
P.S. 25th reunion is June 6-8, 2008
Please let me know if there is a better email address for this missive…Email for newsletter contributions is jknight01038@comcast.net – or you could always use classnotes@deerfield.edu, or POST YOUR OWN to the website at www.deerfieldalumni.org. Hope to hear from you…
Wednesday, January 25, 2006
2006 - January - DA 83 E News
DA Class of 1983 E-Newsletter
January 2006
Dear 83er,
FEEDBACK:
Always great to know Jim Wareck is reading the newsletter: “Sorry it has taken me so long to respond to the latest email, but a few thoughts came to mind. One, it appears you must be very busy and successful in your new development post because the November 05 DA 83 newsletter was definitely a paste and cut job. I mean a word for word recitation of an Adam Weinberg PR press release? And Weinberg, are you going to try and convince us that this World Learning Center is NOT a North Korean front operation? Two, since when is it news that Eric Suher is controlling more means of production and avenues of commerce? Couldn't that be in the newsletter every month? And finally, I want to thank you and the newsletter for clearing up a potentially ground-breaking discovery. Around the time I received it, I was out walking at night and thought I had witnessed an unmistakable UFO. But now with the news that DA has appointed a female head of school, I realize the unidentified flying object shooting past the planet Venus was just PB Weymouth when he heard the news. Still in DC, all DA 83ers should call, I make an excellent tour guide and Craig Pattee has offered to pick up lunch.”
(PB gets much positive pub later in this issue…)
November 30 Beer and Burger Social at PJ Clarke’s was well attended and provided many good laughs. Thanks to Doug Schmidt for getting it organized. Knight drove down from DA and brought Andy Blau ’81 with him to the event. Ian Murray ’82 attended and wondered who all the youngsters from ’83 were. Geoff Siefert ’84 stopped by as well, just in from South Africa via London! Dominating the scene was ’83 with Will Piersol, Whit Armstrong, John Kikoski, Schmidt, Knight, Al Compagno, Chris Lynch, Drew Schiff, PB Weymouth and hopefully I didn’t forget anyone. Pete Pauley was sad to miss it, and Dave Madden from CA lamented he had been in NYC only a day before!
Nate Blain complained from DC that nothing fun ever happens there with the class of ‘83. Sadly, I had to inform Nate that a DA sponsored young alumni event was taking place in DC in December…but he didn’t qualify!!! Maybe Nate can find a way to actually get Wareck and Pattee in the same room for a social occasion…
Johannes “Yogi” Mortier apologized from Germany that he could not attend. (Fifty bucks says he is coming to our 25th reunion in June 2008!!!) “Thanks for the note. Sorry, I cannot make it. I left the university of Frankfurt / Main and went into private practice (orthopedics). Home address is still the same.”
Jamie Robinson’s art has really taken off in Athens, Ohio. Look for his “Athens Block” reproductions at this art gallery site: http://www.lamborns.com/athensblock.html
This just blew in: Don Hindman (dhindman@clarknational.com) is living in Chicago with his wife, Maron, and their four children, ages 9, 7, 5, and 7 mos.! Don's most recent (surprise) baby, Trudy, will inevitably prompt a visit to the Urologist for Don at his earliest opportunity. As a "recovering lawyer", Don is running his family's distribution business, Clark National, Inc. Lastly, Don relates that he sees fellow alum Eddie Opler '89 on a regular basis in Chicago, where they meet to discuss the benefits of coeducation at Deerfield.
Eduardo Blohm is Deerfield’s Admission Representative in Venezuela and reports all is well with him…
NEW ALUMNI WEBSITE!
Having you been to the http://www.deerfieldalumni.org/ site lately? (You can get there from http://www.deerfield.edu/ too). It is all NEW – and hosted by a new company – so you will need to register again ONCE then you can create your own username and password. The 9 digit ID # required is being included on address labels in all major school mailings: it starts with “D00”. Contact Doug dschmidt2@nyc.rr.com or John jknight@deerfield.edu if you would like your ID# sooner than the Annual Report 2005 which is in the mail…
Upgrades include:
Automated registration and password retrieval process.
MyPage feature that will contain that information of most relevance and interest to the alumnus/a.
Easy to use and manage permanent email forwarding system.
Regular changes in photographs, content and layout.
The ability to create and edit class and club pages.
An ‘auto generator’ process for alumni to create their own class notes and allows them to upload related photos.
The ability to register online for events in addition to Reunion.
The alumni directory makes it possible for us to use virtually any field in the database for searches.
When updating records, alumni will be able to personally select which pieces of information are viewable and which are hidden.
Further Upgrades Coming:
Message Boards and Chat module
Polls and Quick Survey Module
Career and College Mentoring Modules
83 ON CAMPUS
Recently an alumni swim meet was held to honor the memories of former faculty Larry Boyle (recently deceased) and Bill Tyler (still very much kicking). Team ‘83 was well represented by Dean Singewald, Dave McNeil, Dave Morley and Sean Nottage. John Knight jumped in when the photographer appeared…Nottage and Morley are clearly benefiting from living in the Bahamas and it was fantastic they made the effort to attend the event. Dave McNeils’s father swam in the meet also…Great job!
Tim Ehrhart called from campus on January 6th to see if John Knight was getting any sleep (see below). Tim was in town to help with some family matters. Still working at Chubb (18 years) and living near Clinton NJ with a great wife and a great family of three kids 8,5 and 4!
As for John Knight, he is on a brief break from work at DA to help his wife Martha cope with the Christmas Day arrival of Eleanor Noelle Knight! He says it was still fun opening the gifts 10 days later! JK is taking any advice from Christmas babies on when to celebrate birthdays! Jim Wareck on Nora’s birthdate: “John many congrats to you and Martha. But god it sucks for Eleanor. Now she will only get one set of gifts, unless the Vatican acknowledges that Jesus was actually born in May.”
Making it happen at DA:
PB Weymouth was on hand for the new boathouse dedication, partly to honor his father. Here he is with his dad and his own two rugrats followed by the “press release” about the opening! PB is in his sixth year on the Executive Committee of the alumni association. THANKS PB!
November 15, 2005 Last Saturday on a crisp, blue sky morning, friends of Deerfield crew gathered to recognize donors and to dedicate the newly opened Hammerschlag Family Boathouse. A first-class facility that provides more convenient access to the Connecticut River for rowers, the Hammerschlag Family Boathouse is named in honor of Lynne and Mark Hammerschlag, P'93, P'04 and features three bays of shell storage space, training and strength conditioning rooms, and generous rigging areas.
Evoking a traditional New England barn, the post & beam wooden structure fits in comfortably with its natural surroundings, overlooking a grassy meadow above a quiet stretch of the river. Guests at the dedication ranged in age from 8 to 98 years and traveled from as far as the rowing Mecca of Henley-on-Thames, England -- a testament to the long and proud tradition of Deerfield graduates in the rowing world as well as the prospect of more enthusiastic rowers to come!
NOTHING NORMAL EVER HAPPENS TO:
Brian Steward
This is a picture which was taken (against my pleading) after I fell into the Nueces River near Montell, Texas (20 miles from Rocksprings) last Friday (in November). While the air temp was 70 degrees, the water was approximately 45. That did not prevent me from spending the next 2 hours in and around the river. Beautiful country. The comments about throwing a dog into the river were exaggerated. I was simply trying to ease her transition into the water…unsuccessfully. Fortunately, she eased my transition into the water on two occasions. Also note that I had changed clothes immediately before this spill which made it even more pleasurable.
AND THIS ONE IS FOR BEAUBIEN, SILVERMAN AND SUHER and any other WGAJ founders…an email sent the students 1/11/06 by the faculty rep for the radio station:
“Over the years Deerfield Academy's very own Radio Station WGAJ 91.7 FM THE VOICE has been under-recognized by our beloved community. Year after year DJs have come and gone and the greater community has neither embraced nor directly rejected these beautiful souls. Instead they have been given the cold shoulder of apathy. The poor radio station began to slowly fall and decay.
Luckily for the world, 6 brave Radio Warriors have arisen and taken up the challenge of getting everyone to tune into 91.7 FM, the place to be on the Franklin County dial. These 6 have decided that the station's black and white colors are too boring and out dated. After much debate, coffee and a scuffle or two they came up with the greatest idea imaginable. Give the station back to the people.
In order to do so these great wave warriors have decided to challenge you, O mighty Deerfield, to give the station a new image. There will be a T-shirt contest so everyone can proudly wear the WGAJ logo, which will be displayed on both our new banner and stickers. The logo, the sticker the banner and the T-shirt will all be made by you and contested over. All these will be submitted to the ITS box in the switchboard under the name Mr. Terwilliger.
Then the best 3 of each catogory will be picked and you will vote on the new image of WGAJ. Our job is done. Now it's your turn to let THE VOICE be heard.” The Mighty 6
HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL and keep those stories coming…
P.S. 25th reunion is June 6-8, 2008
Please let me know if there is a better email address for this missive…New email for newsletter contributions is jknight01038@comcast.net – or you could always use classnotes@deerfield.edu. Hope to hear from you…
January 2006
Dear 83er,
FEEDBACK:
Always great to know Jim Wareck is reading the newsletter: “Sorry it has taken me so long to respond to the latest email, but a few thoughts came to mind. One, it appears you must be very busy and successful in your new development post because the November 05 DA 83 newsletter was definitely a paste and cut job. I mean a word for word recitation of an Adam Weinberg PR press release? And Weinberg, are you going to try and convince us that this World Learning Center is NOT a North Korean front operation? Two, since when is it news that Eric Suher is controlling more means of production and avenues of commerce? Couldn't that be in the newsletter every month? And finally, I want to thank you and the newsletter for clearing up a potentially ground-breaking discovery. Around the time I received it, I was out walking at night and thought I had witnessed an unmistakable UFO. But now with the news that DA has appointed a female head of school, I realize the unidentified flying object shooting past the planet Venus was just PB Weymouth when he heard the news. Still in DC, all DA 83ers should call, I make an excellent tour guide and Craig Pattee has offered to pick up lunch.”
(PB gets much positive pub later in this issue…)
November 30 Beer and Burger Social at PJ Clarke’s was well attended and provided many good laughs. Thanks to Doug Schmidt for getting it organized. Knight drove down from DA and brought Andy Blau ’81 with him to the event. Ian Murray ’82 attended and wondered who all the youngsters from ’83 were. Geoff Siefert ’84 stopped by as well, just in from South Africa via London! Dominating the scene was ’83 with Will Piersol, Whit Armstrong, John Kikoski, Schmidt, Knight, Al Compagno, Chris Lynch, Drew Schiff, PB Weymouth and hopefully I didn’t forget anyone. Pete Pauley was sad to miss it, and Dave Madden from CA lamented he had been in NYC only a day before!
Nate Blain complained from DC that nothing fun ever happens there with the class of ‘83. Sadly, I had to inform Nate that a DA sponsored young alumni event was taking place in DC in December…but he didn’t qualify!!! Maybe Nate can find a way to actually get Wareck and Pattee in the same room for a social occasion…
Johannes “Yogi” Mortier apologized from Germany that he could not attend. (Fifty bucks says he is coming to our 25th reunion in June 2008!!!) “Thanks for the note. Sorry, I cannot make it. I left the university of Frankfurt / Main and went into private practice (orthopedics). Home address is still the same.”
Jamie Robinson’s art has really taken off in Athens, Ohio. Look for his “Athens Block” reproductions at this art gallery site: http://www.lamborns.com/athensblock.html
This just blew in: Don Hindman (dhindman@clarknational.com) is living in Chicago with his wife, Maron, and their four children, ages 9, 7, 5, and 7 mos.! Don's most recent (surprise) baby, Trudy, will inevitably prompt a visit to the Urologist for Don at his earliest opportunity. As a "recovering lawyer", Don is running his family's distribution business, Clark National, Inc. Lastly, Don relates that he sees fellow alum Eddie Opler '89 on a regular basis in Chicago, where they meet to discuss the benefits of coeducation at Deerfield.
Eduardo Blohm is Deerfield’s Admission Representative in Venezuela and reports all is well with him…
NEW ALUMNI WEBSITE!
Having you been to the http://www.deerfieldalumni.org/ site lately? (You can get there from http://www.deerfield.edu/ too). It is all NEW – and hosted by a new company – so you will need to register again ONCE then you can create your own username and password. The 9 digit ID # required is being included on address labels in all major school mailings: it starts with “D00”. Contact Doug dschmidt2@nyc.rr.com or John jknight@deerfield.edu if you would like your ID# sooner than the Annual Report 2005 which is in the mail…
Upgrades include:
Automated registration and password retrieval process.
MyPage feature that will contain that information of most relevance and interest to the alumnus/a.
Easy to use and manage permanent email forwarding system.
Regular changes in photographs, content and layout.
The ability to create and edit class and club pages.
An ‘auto generator’ process for alumni to create their own class notes and allows them to upload related photos.
The ability to register online for events in addition to Reunion.
The alumni directory makes it possible for us to use virtually any field in the database for searches.
When updating records, alumni will be able to personally select which pieces of information are viewable and which are hidden.
Further Upgrades Coming:
Message Boards and Chat module
Polls and Quick Survey Module
Career and College Mentoring Modules
83 ON CAMPUS
Recently an alumni swim meet was held to honor the memories of former faculty Larry Boyle (recently deceased) and Bill Tyler (still very much kicking). Team ‘83 was well represented by Dean Singewald, Dave McNeil, Dave Morley and Sean Nottage. John Knight jumped in when the photographer appeared…Nottage and Morley are clearly benefiting from living in the Bahamas and it was fantastic they made the effort to attend the event. Dave McNeils’s father swam in the meet also…Great job!
Tim Ehrhart called from campus on January 6th to see if John Knight was getting any sleep (see below). Tim was in town to help with some family matters. Still working at Chubb (18 years) and living near Clinton NJ with a great wife and a great family of three kids 8,5 and 4!
As for John Knight, he is on a brief break from work at DA to help his wife Martha cope with the Christmas Day arrival of Eleanor Noelle Knight! He says it was still fun opening the gifts 10 days later! JK is taking any advice from Christmas babies on when to celebrate birthdays! Jim Wareck on Nora’s birthdate: “John many congrats to you and Martha. But god it sucks for Eleanor. Now she will only get one set of gifts, unless the Vatican acknowledges that Jesus was actually born in May.”
Making it happen at DA:
PB Weymouth was on hand for the new boathouse dedication, partly to honor his father. Here he is with his dad and his own two rugrats followed by the “press release” about the opening! PB is in his sixth year on the Executive Committee of the alumni association. THANKS PB!
November 15, 2005 Last Saturday on a crisp, blue sky morning, friends of Deerfield crew gathered to recognize donors and to dedicate the newly opened Hammerschlag Family Boathouse. A first-class facility that provides more convenient access to the Connecticut River for rowers, the Hammerschlag Family Boathouse is named in honor of Lynne and Mark Hammerschlag, P'93, P'04 and features three bays of shell storage space, training and strength conditioning rooms, and generous rigging areas.
Evoking a traditional New England barn, the post & beam wooden structure fits in comfortably with its natural surroundings, overlooking a grassy meadow above a quiet stretch of the river. Guests at the dedication ranged in age from 8 to 98 years and traveled from as far as the rowing Mecca of Henley-on-Thames, England -- a testament to the long and proud tradition of Deerfield graduates in the rowing world as well as the prospect of more enthusiastic rowers to come!
NOTHING NORMAL EVER HAPPENS TO:
Brian Steward
This is a picture which was taken (against my pleading) after I fell into the Nueces River near Montell, Texas (20 miles from Rocksprings) last Friday (in November). While the air temp was 70 degrees, the water was approximately 45. That did not prevent me from spending the next 2 hours in and around the river. Beautiful country. The comments about throwing a dog into the river were exaggerated. I was simply trying to ease her transition into the water…unsuccessfully. Fortunately, she eased my transition into the water on two occasions. Also note that I had changed clothes immediately before this spill which made it even more pleasurable.
AND THIS ONE IS FOR BEAUBIEN, SILVERMAN AND SUHER and any other WGAJ founders…an email sent the students 1/11/06 by the faculty rep for the radio station:
“Over the years Deerfield Academy's very own Radio Station WGAJ 91.7 FM THE VOICE has been under-recognized by our beloved community. Year after year DJs have come and gone and the greater community has neither embraced nor directly rejected these beautiful souls. Instead they have been given the cold shoulder of apathy. The poor radio station began to slowly fall and decay.
Luckily for the world, 6 brave Radio Warriors have arisen and taken up the challenge of getting everyone to tune into 91.7 FM, the place to be on the Franklin County dial. These 6 have decided that the station's black and white colors are too boring and out dated. After much debate, coffee and a scuffle or two they came up with the greatest idea imaginable. Give the station back to the people.
In order to do so these great wave warriors have decided to challenge you, O mighty Deerfield, to give the station a new image. There will be a T-shirt contest so everyone can proudly wear the WGAJ logo, which will be displayed on both our new banner and stickers. The logo, the sticker the banner and the T-shirt will all be made by you and contested over. All these will be submitted to the ITS box in the switchboard under the name Mr. Terwilliger.
Then the best 3 of each catogory will be picked and you will vote on the new image of WGAJ. Our job is done. Now it's your turn to let THE VOICE be heard.” The Mighty 6
HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL and keep those stories coming…
P.S. 25th reunion is June 6-8, 2008
Please let me know if there is a better email address for this missive…New email for newsletter contributions is jknight01038@comcast.net – or you could always use classnotes@deerfield.edu. Hope to hear from you…
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