Dee Scates
deescates@aol.com
A message from Sophie Backus: “Greetings from the Sunshine State. Living in Florida and working as an RN. We enjoy the new books and photos and music shared by my SPS gang – a talented bunch for sure. Would love to share snail mail with friends and peers or, when it is safer, to enjoy a small gathering with visitors.”
Wesley Moncrief shared: “I don’t have much news worth reporting. My daughter, Marguerite, turned four in July. We are doing well and are healthy here in Fort Worth, Texas.”
Jason Ramus reports: “I got together with John Meeks, Stephen Hermsdorf, and Alex Eberts for a Zoom plus online game of hearts in early July. It was great to meet and see happy and thriving spouses and children virtually. Highly recommended and can’t wait till our next outing.”
Marcy Chong writes: “Given all that has happened in 2020, I am even more grateful that I was able to start the New Year in Stowe, Vt., cross country skiing and getting together with Sam von Trapp ’90 and David Brownstein ’90. I’m still hopeful that there will be a way to see old friends again in person before the end of this surreal year.”
Trevor Patzer
trevor@littlesistersfund.org
These are crazy times with COVID-19 (sucks), protests (totally support), and geopolitical turmoil (complicated). That said, life in Maryland remains very pleasant. If anyone is in the neighborhood, please let me know as it would be wonderful to cross (socially distanced) paths.
Tiffany Gill, Ph.D. (Philadelphia), Monique Bobb Schlichtman (Chicago), Karen Traylor-Adolph, Ph.D (Atlanta) and Tiffany Stafford (Houston) reunited at SPS and renewed their friendship of more than 30 years in commemoration of the 30th anniversary of the SPS student march to the N.H. State House building in support of MLK.
Sophie Backus ’91 checking in from Florida.
Trevor Patzer ’92 with his wife, Mari, and daughter, Sofie, at the Jefferson Memorial during the peak cherry blossom explosion in D.C.
(L. to r.) 1992 formmates Tiffany Gill, Monique Bobb Schlichtman, Tiffany Stafford, and Karen Traylor-Adolph at last year’s SPS MLK Day events.
Lloyd Walmsley ’96 (l.) met up with Vittorio Cottafavi ’95 for a (socially distant) hike in Maine’s Acadia National Park in July.
Marc Aronson
marcaronson43@yahoo.com
Shields Weaver Callahan writes: “My husband, Chris, and I welcomed our fourth child, Patrick John Henebry Callahan, on June 29. He joins big brother Whilden and sisters Margot and Nell at home in Richmond, where I am the director of Mohs micrographic surgery in the Department of Dermatology at Virginia Commonwealth University. If anyone is in the area, please let me know. There is nothing quite like catching up with other Paulies.”
Amy Randall Beltz writes: “My husband and I welcomed our son, Wright Armstrong Beltz, to this crazy world in March. He has developed incredible distance socializing and FaceTime skills, and he has spent time with his grandfather, Donn Randall ’71, uncles and aunts Alec ’03 and Alice Randall and Alison ’06 and Ben Tyler. Wright has also had visits from Attix and Emma Exner and parents Victoria Serues and Stephen Exner. I missed seeing the rest of the Form of 2000 this year and hope everyone is doing well. I’m looking forward to our 21st Anniversary celebration next year!”
Elizabeth Farwell writes: “We welcomed Sarah Zeynep Ozer to the world this January. It’s been a great time to work from home and enjoy lots of time with her, especially as my teenaged goddaughter was here and attending school virtually. Regardless of the external chaos, we have a lot to be thankful for.”
Virginia Russell
virginia.w.russell@gmail.com
Alexa Melkonia-Maclver writes: “The last few months have been quite interesting and busy for me. Upon returning from maternity leave in December, I made a slight career change and shifted from the ER into a position as an RN in an ICU. My last night on orientation was the first night we had a COVID-19 patient. Needless to say, starting a new job and being a first-time mom during a pandemic has been extremely challenging, only complicated by the fact that I am considered high risk and am immunocompromised. No words can convey the things I have seen and the spectrum of emotions myself, my colleagues, and our patients have been through. It is an understatement to say this year has been daunting and all-consuming at times. My area in Massachusetts has been considered a hot spot. The socioeconomic makeup, level of health liter- acy, and health issues in my community made this area a breeding ground for COVID-19. Thanks to the amazing response by our governor and the general vigilance of our community, we have managed to do well since the initial outbreak. I only hope this path continues. Until then, I will keep doing whatever I can to provide the best care I can, educate wherever possible, and pray this nightmare ends soon. Stay safe, everyone.”
Browning Platt
platt.browning@gmail.com
Kat Wilkinson writes: “Brit Marien and I met up in Lake Tahoe over the summer. We spent a lovely afternoon catching up and reminiscing about our days swimming in Turkey Pond. We’ve been able to connect a few times over the past year as her job is headquartered in my home county of Orange County, Calif.
Sarah Zeynep “Zeynie” Ozer, daughter of Lisa Farwell ’00.
The children of Chris and Shields Weaver Callahan ’00 (l. to r.): Nell, Margot, Patrick, and Whilden.
Alexa Melkonian-MacIver ’02 during her final night of orientation as an RN in the ICU.
(L. to r.) George Hamilton ’15, George Congdon ’15, and John Foote ’15 with Jake ’15, Hayden ’18, and Luke Dieterle ’20 at the Dieterles’ Maine home.
Brit Marien ’12 (l.) and Kat Wilkinson ’12 met up in Lake Tahoe over the summer.