Charlie Bronson
chasbronson@gmail.com
Bob Stockman
stockman@groupoutcome.com
From Bob Stockman: “Well, what are reunions for if not to plan motorcycle trips? So that is just what I did with Sandy Schwartz, following our fab 45th. We found ourselves triangulating to a funny and heavenly spot outside of Glacier National Park, where Sandy, his beautiful wife, Suzie, and their lovely pooch, Milly, spoiled me to death as a guest in the Schwartz’s ‘Zeppelin’ mobile casa, a custom-designed, tractor-drawn, awe-inspiring machine, capable of accommodating our entire class. As Sandy relays in his lovely note here, we chatted incessantly, rode along with Suzie on her Sportster in the magnificent mountains, swilled wine in the evenings, and had the best time together, comparing all sorts of notes. It was my year’s highlight to be with Sandy and his family. And most happy to report that I just saw the young man, five days post-surgery in Denver, recovering beautifully from a tricky hip revision procedure. And to see his beautiful mother, Phyllis, who was so kind to me as a Second Former in 1967. The Schwartzes are heavenly and timeless. Thank you, Sandy!”
Charlie Bronson writes: “A year and a half ago, a friend of mine in the Philippines noted that I liked to swim and run, so I all I needed to do was buy a bike in order to do a triathlon (he’s a tri coach). ‘No way,’ said I, in a moment of extreme clarity. Biking is dangerous, and I kinda have experience running into things like car doors and cars, from my teenage years (I did ride right into a car head-on behind the Upper at about 5 mph – just froze like a deer in the headlights). Well, long story short, I just completed my second adventure at the Ironman 70.3 World Championship. I use the term ‘adventure’ loosely, of course, because it is an excruciating exercise. I enjoy the swim because open-water swimming is a blast, and it’s not difficult for me. I enjoy about the first 15 miles of the bike, yet there are still 41 to go, and the run is simply one big challenge. It was fun watching the professional men and women pound out sub-six-minute miles after averaging 25-26 mph on the bike course, both courses being the most difficult I have tried (in my short career in this crazy sport). I took on Coach Norman’s offer because it suits me to look for challenges and to continue a path of life learning. I saw this one as a mind/body/spirit challenge, one in which I could test and see the results of my interest in nutrition, my ability to apply myself to a discipline, and to discover whether my spirit could strengthen my performance on the course and off. And so it went. With a battered body from a trail running accident and a couple of bike accidents (some characteristics developed during the teen years carry forward), I was able to finish the race, along with 2,380 other men from 91 countries. While the mind is screaming, ‘You are insane; stop this foolishness!’ and parts of the body are saying, ‘Really, are you kidding me?’ it is the spirit of intention that guides me through. I am ecstatic to have done this for the second time. Maybe the third time is when I get to see how well I can do?”
From Dawes Cooke: “I am still basking in the glow of the best reunion ever. The spirit and fellowship were overwhelming. I have noticed that, at each reunion I have attended, our class looks great. This year was no exception. I, for one, plan to freeze time for the next five years, and I hope everyone else will do the same so that we still look great for our 50th. The reunion – its planning and its aftermath – yielded at least two unexpected dividends for me. First, I reconnected with my long-lost roommate, Robin Beran, and learned that, even though he was going to miss our 45th, he was going to be at nearby Kiawah Island the week before. I joined him for a round of golf at the Ocean Course. I am pleased to report that I was able to enjoy quite a few more strokes than Robin did. Evidently, being a renowned ophthalmologist in Ohio still leaves plenty of time to practice golf. He promises to see us at our 50th. Second, Helen and I were honored by a visit from Susie and Pres Stone during the August solar eclipse. Our daughter, Celia, sent out a SnapChat of Pres and me with the caption, ‘When your dad looks just like his friend.’ I don’t know what she meant, but I was flattered. Pres and Susie are the most gracious houseguests you could ever have. I encourage all of you to invite them to your homes. They can carry on wonderful conversations about anything. And they will absolutely convince you that they came all the way across the country just to partake in your 95 percent humidity and to have their meals amidst your construction debris, with your cat walking around on the dining table. The solar eclipse was memorable in its own right, but the highlight was catching up with the Stones. We look forward to visiting them in San Francisco.”
Jeffrey Keith writes the following: “In addition to being able to spend time this summer racing the beautiful Herreshoff S Boats on Buzzard’s Bay, I was able to spend several days of work and pleasure (including kayaking) with David Holt in Halifax, working on developing a project called Storm Warning/Artists on Climate Change and the Environment that brings together art, science, and politics to affect social and political change. As the curator to the exhibition, I wrote, ‘Storm warnings come in all sizes and shapes, from large red and black flags to the turn of a single blade of grass. This exhibition looks at some of the strategies artists use to create storm warnings of a different order. In putting together the exhibition, I looked for artists who are engaged in creating an inclusive conversation about the health of our planet, and who, through their work, plant the seeds of awareness of human influenced global climate change that will grow into the action we need to protect and sustain the environment of the world we live in. Awareness, ownership, and action over time are the organizing principles of the exhibition. It is all about asking questions. Artists can help us find the questions we need to ask that we haven’t thought of asking yet. It is my hope that visitors to the exhibition will be inspired to look around and see their own storm warnings, and start asking the questions that need to be asked.’”
A note from Sandy Schwartz: “I am on the eve of my big total hip reconstruction, so time is short and nerves are jangled, but nothing is more important to me on this day than reporting to you the joy that Suzie, Milly and I experienced this July from Bob Stockman’s visit to our camp in northern Montana on his beautiful Harley. He stayed with us in our big rig trailer for two nights, which we all regretfully realized in hindsight should have been longer. For Suzie, it was a delight to meet and get to know Bob, who exhibited his typical grace, warm good humor, broad knowledge of all things, and poached-egg-cooking expertise. For Milly, our beloved dog, who some of you may remember from reunion, we thought we were losing to paralysis but she fully recovered, it was a chance to be even more spoiled than usual, since Bob treated her even better than we do. For me, it was a rare and powerful experience to reconnect with my old school buddy on a level deeper and closer than ever lived as young boys at SPS, since we actually got to know one another as we explored the extent of our common and diverse interests. We rode motorcycles through the mountains of Glacier National Park, a magnificent and breathtaking backdrop for the rekindling and cementing of our now lifelong friendship. Coupled with our hikes to the river, meals including huckleberry shakes, colorful camp hosts, and lively conversation and storytelling, it was the highlight of our summer and an experience none of us shall soon forget. Bob Stockman, you rock!”
From Dave Parker: “I have been living in Sebastopol, Calif., practicing and teaching Chinese medicine. I was inspired after living in China more than 20 years ago and developed a practice centered on nutrition, martial arts, and training. Having lived in the mountains of Colorado and the expanses of northern California, I developed a real passion since St. Paul’s for active recreation that includes biking, skiing, and hiking. My best to all our classmates. I so enjoyed reading the summer issue of Alumni Horae and seeing the class picture of all my friends.”
A note from Sally Keating: “It was kind of an epic summer in terms of life changes, setting my husband, Michael, and me up for the next chapter of life, affectionately known as the retirement years. In addition to the very fun and heartening reunion of our class, in June my husband retired after decades as a physician at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., joining me in my retirement some years ago as a nurse practitioner. This precipitated a move from Minnesota to New Hampshire in July, a place with family roots and near and dear to both of us. In August, we had visits with each of our three daughters, our grandson, and sons-in-law. For us this mandated a trip to the Seychelles Islands (oh, darn), the current home of our middle daughter and her husband. Now September finds us still unpacking boxes and hiking mountains in New Hampshire, an auspicious start to another life phase. We welcome wayward travelers, so do come visit if you are in the Dartmouth-Sunapee region.”
Lin Giralt reports from Houston: “We were spared in our neighborhood the wrath of Harvey. Many others were not so fortunate. Three of my wife’s fellow teachers lost everything –house, car, the works. We were blessed indeed; minor damage that workmen finished fixing up a couple of hours ago and total damage around five cases of Johnnie Walker Black (not carried off by Harvey) paid to the workmen and Home Depot. Please remember the less fortunate in your prayers. Best to all.”
Cindi Mann Lermond writes: “How great it was to see everyone in June. I attended our reunion with my granddaughter, Angel, who starts her freshman year at the University of Maine Farmington. Angel was an ASP student at St. Paul’s. Larry and I are starting the process of downsizing and plan to be busy this coming winter prepping current house(s) to put on the market in the spring. I am planning to stay on with my current company for a few more years, but not sure if that will be here in N.H., or somewhere near the southern end of the Blue Ridge Mountain area. If anyone is ever in the area, do not hesitate to reach out.”
And from Lou Borie: “Ever since I spent two summers as a ranger-naturalist on the summit of Mt. Mansfield after college, chatting with many backpackers as they passed over the mountain on their way to the Canadian border, it has been an ambition of mine to hike Vermont’s Long Trail end-to-end. On September 13, I began the 270-mile journey. The hike marks a transition in my life from working full-time to a semi-retired schedule that allows me to do some things I’ve always wanted to do, like hiking the LT, the first long-distance hiking trail in the U.S. I’ve spent the last 35 years working in the field of conservation and environmental protection, and I’ve decided to dedicate my hike to a local conservation project that means a lot to me – saving Gillett Pond, a local pond where I’ve spent countless hours paddling, skating, and taking photographs. Will I be able to backpack the Long Trail end-to-end, across the spine of the Green Mountains from Massachusetts to Canada? I don’t know. A few years ago (let’s say 20) I would have said no problem, but now I’m not so sure. The heart is definitely willing, but the question is whether the knees, the hips, and the back are on board. Only one way to find out. But mainly I’ll be enjoying Vermont’s own footpath in the wilderness and, as John Muir would say, climbing the mountains and getting their good tidings.”
Long-lost roommates Dawes Cook ’72 (l.) and Robin Beran ’72 at Kiawah Island Golf Resort.
Charlie Bronson ’72 completed his second triathlon at the Ironman 70.3 World Championship.
Sally Keating ’72 with daughter Clare and husband Michael on a trip to the Seychelles Islands.
Dawes Cook ’72 (l.) hosted Pres Stone ’72 during the solar eclipse in August.
Bob Stockman ’72 (l.) and Sandy Schwartz ’72 in Hungry Horse, Mont.
Katherine McMillan
katherine@comptonconsulting.com
Rob Deans writes: “Janet and I have started a long-considered move from Long Island by renting a small place outside of Charlottesville, Va. Brooke Royster lives in the neighborhood and he hosted Bailey Hartmeyer and me for an evening of good food, reminiscing, and tall tales. Bailey is still working for AT&T and living in Orinda, Calif., but he and Rosarie make plenty of time to travel. Unfortunately, I missed catching up with Bill Matheson when he was in town (visiting from Aiken, S.C.) for a polo tournament at the UVA facility. I have heard through the grapevine that Q Belk has returned to New Zealand. Maybe we will get some updates from him.”
Chris Rulon-Miller
chrisrulon@mac.com
A note from Tom Wiggin: “Stephen Turner ’75 and I manned Kaikura, his vintage 1955 36’ yawl, to sail down from Martha’s Vineyard to Newport to attend the Newport Jazz Festival. Once there, we met up with Kevin McCaffrey ’75 for a few days of amazing music, reminiscing, and laughs.”
Anderson and Dylan, sons of Mike Wert ’74.
Carl Lovejoy
clovejoy2@gmail.com
Rich Ryerson ’76 and I celebrated the 90th birthday of Dick Ryerson ’45 in June on Mascoma Lake in Enfield, N.H. Dick is still going strong! Sonny Cave was featured in a recent Vanguard Magazine article for his work as the chief risk officer for ON Semiconductor Corporation, headquartered in Phoenix, Ariz. In addition to leading the enterprise risk management program, which focuses on identifying and managing all types of present and emerging risks arising across this global technology firm, Sonny serves as the executive vice president, founding general counsel, chief compliance and ethics officer, and corporate secretary for this five-plus-billion-dollar, publicly traded, U.S. multinational company. The Vanguard article highlights recent challenges for ON Semiconductor, as it faced competition from China to acquire the well known and historically significant Fairchild Semiconductor company, from which some of the original management team went on to found Intel Corporation. Sonny has significant experience in his career dealing with China and other countries in the Asia Pacific region and was instrumental in dissuading Fairchild from accepting the higher-priced offer from the competing bidder by highlighting multiple risks associated with a Chinese buyer, such as the likely need for such buyer to obtain approval from the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States. ON Semiconductor ultimately closed this successful deal, and Sonny is now very focused on examining emerging risks associated with the complex and rapidly changing geopolitical landscape in Asia. The full Vanguard article is available at: www.vanguardlawmag.com/case-studies/sonny-cave-on-semiconductor-corporation.
Carl Lovejoy ’75 (l.) with Dick Ryseron ’45 and Rich Ryserson ’76, celebrating Dick’s 90th birthday.
Spencer Fulweiler
fulweilers@me.com
From Severo Nieves: “In August, my wife, Hilda ’75, and I celebrated our 30th wedding anniversary, and our son, Sevy, married Katie Reilly in Rhode Island on July 22. In attendance was the best man at our wedding, Steve Vaskov, and his wife, Vinita.”
Severo Nieves ’76 (l.) and Hilda Cupeles Nieves ’75 (far right) at the wedding of their son, Sevy, to Katie Reilly.
Arthur Bingham
binghama@nyprivfin.com
Nora Tracy Phillips shared that formmate KT McCammond appeared on Chicago-woman.com’s list of “50 Fierce Women You Need to Know.” In July, Liz Droz became dean of students at Hotchkiss. Liz writes: “The work is great and I am enjoying it all. Part of my interest in taking this job was to give back for all that was done for me at St. Paul’s, where I had great advisers and wonderful role models.”
Bryan Bell writes: “The Seabrook and Bell families gathered on the North Carolina beach for a class reunion. Bruce Seabrook was driving his restored airstream up the East Coast. Deciding that (Bill) Abbé would approve of the effort, Bryan dubbed the vehicle “Shake, Rattle and Roll” after a favorite 45 that was on all three of Abbé’s jukeboxes, and sometimes played in near unison.”
Lisa Marsh-Vetter sends this news: “My husband, Stephen, and I celebrated our 35th wedding anniversary. Hard to believe we are actually old enough for that...”
Scott Elder writes that he has decided to quit his day job and dedicate his life to the study of the Champa Kingdom (Vietnam). “How did the Cham people create such happy sculptures while their Khmer counterparts, of the 12th century or so, were producing such sober stylized stuff?”
From Courtney Stimpson Day: “I’ve been out of touch for a long time, but happy to reconnect with SPS classmates, thanks to the initiative of Nora Tracy Phillips and others. It has been a year of milestones for me. We welcomed the birth of our first grandchild, Anna Elizabeth Day, in April – the daughter of my oldest son, Peter (26), and his wife, Rebecca. My son, Tyler, graduated from college this spring. The boys are gainfully self-employed as partners in an internet/affiliate marketing venture they started during college, which adds comfort to our empty nest. Professionally, I am enjoying running a sizeable company in the in-store marketing space, FrontLine Marketing. I take pride in the company being named a top workplace in Connecticut. My husband, Dick, and I have been married for 28 years. We recently started a small independent church in Stamford, Conn., serving the poor. In our free time, we enjoy active outdoor activities – road biking, hiking, skiing, and golf.”
Angus Beavers writes: “Spending most of my time in Rowayton, Conn., working in local residential real estate and pursuing my hobby of creating a free mobile app that will turn the entire interstate highway system into the world’s largest talking tour. In fact, I am using the hobby as an excuse to take a road test, starting September 11. Somehow, driving off to see America on 9/11 feels very right. I am driving Interstate 90, over which I have laid narrative waypoints at every exit. I am especially excited to visit the Badlands, Mount Rushmore, Mount Crazy Horse, and, of course, the Corn Palace in Mitchell, S.D. Nothing speaks to the majesty and irony of America like a good corn palace.”
Courtney Stimpson Day ’78 with her first grandchild, Anna Elizabeth Day.
Bryan Bell ’78 posing with “Shake, Rattle and Roll” – the airstream camper of Bruce Seabrook ’78, named in honor of Bill Abbé.
Scott Elder ’78 in Vietnam with a Champa Kingdom sculpture.
(L. to r.) Ginger Seabrook, Cole Bell, and Maggie Seabrook, children of the Bruce Seabrook ’78 and Bryan Bell ’78 families.
Liz Robbins
liz.robbins325@gmail.com
It was a very short summer for us. Doug ’17 graduated under sunny skies, and then took off for a six-week trip around the world with two formmates. I caught up with them in Seoul in July, where Eddie Park ’94 organized a very nice dinner for several incoming students, their families, and us. In August, Kedron Barrett came through Boston on his way to visit his mother in Castine, Maine. We had plenty of time to catch up during the nightmarish two-hour drive from Logan to Wellesley (thanks to summer construction). Kedron is still living and working as an artist in Berlin. Later that month, we saw Coldplay in concert with Chris Wood ’71 and his son, David – fantastic show!
Etienne Poirot writes: “Just back from home leave, we spent our summer holidays in Brittany with our four children. David is back from South Sudan and now working in Paris. Yente, Ayla, and Muyin are studying at the Lycee Descartes in Phnom Penh. Judit is working with the Ministry of Social Affairs and me with UNICEF in Cambodia.”
Sarah Bankson Newton submits this note: “It is a big news season for us. Avery married Kevin Deisz on July 1 in Concord, Mass. They are living in Concord for the time being, while Avery makes progress on her Ph.D. dissertation in education (specifically measurement, evaluation, statistics, and assessment) at Boston College. Kevin is a software engineer and is about to join a startup. Lindsay started medical school in the Tufts Maine Track program in August, and donned her white coat on September 9. She will have two years of classroom instruction at Tufts in Boston, and her second two years will be in Maine. The wholefamily was at her white coat ceremony, as son Chase was evacuated from the University of Miami in Coral Gables and was home for the week. That is our personal silver lining to the horrors of Hurricane Irma. Chase is majoring in economics in the business school and has two minors in history and philosophy. He will graduate in December of 2018. I continue to love my board work with Esperanza Academy, a tuition-free girl’s middle school in Lawrence, Mass., as well as my work on the board of the Great Harbor Yacht Club on Nantucket. I also had a delightful reunion with Sandy Douglas and his wife, Jessica ’81, at the Florence, Italy, airport in early May. We literally ended up sitting next to each other in the waiting area. Sandy kept looking at my husband, Jeff, thinking he looked familiar, and realized he had seen him on Facebook. What a very small and wonderful world it is.”
Sarah Bankson Newton ’79 (r.) with daughters Lindsay and Avery at Avery’s wedding.