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concepts and how they related
to each person’s life story.
Sims
Wyeth ’69
skillfully moderated
the session, starting with an
analysis of results from a self-
actualization survey submitted
to the entire form. Gradually the
discussion moved in a different
direction and became more
personal as each participant
took a turn reflecting on ‘What
are you not doing that you re-
ally want to do?’ The ensuing
conversation set a great tone for
the remainder of the weekend.
“The second session focused
on a completely different topic,
the form’s unfinished business
from our formative years at St.
Paul’s. This session was a con-
tinuation of a conversation that
started at our 40th reunion two
years earlier. Howcould the form
reinvent its ‘challenge the world’
mantra and use 1970 ideals to
make the world a better place in
2012? A proposal was ulti-
mately formulated and approved
by all to ‘connect with different
stakeholders in the SPS com-
munity to create days of service
across the country tied to our
larger environmental goals.’ It
was agreed to target the spring
of 2013 for scheduling the first
formal ‘Day of Service.’
“The final session focused on
mentoring initiatives developed
by various formmembers. What
couldwe individually offer to the
St. Paul’s School community to
enhance the educational pro-
cess? Aswas poignantly noted in
a summary published after the
discussion, ‘Many talented
alumni would like to give back to
their school in ways other than/
beyond financial support.’
“The rest of the day featured
many outdoor activities: fishing,
hiking, stickball, and night golf
being among the most popular.
On Saturday night there was a
catered, family-style meal, fol-
lowed by a presentation to the
group on multi-generational
stewardship. On Sunday morn-
ing
Bob Rettew ’69
spoke to the
group and answered questions
about the current state of af-
fairs at St. Paul’s.
“One of the limitations of our
five-year reunions is the ab-
sence of our friends from the
forms ahead of us or after us. In
that regard having
Tom Igle-
hart ’69
, Sims Wyeth ’69, and
Bob Rettew ’69, as well as Betsy
Childs from Dana Hall, join us
in our weekend was a real plea-
sure. And then
CraigMacColl
’s
‘Sunday Chapel’ al fresco made
the 48 years from 1964 to 2012
disappear, for like our natural
brothers and sisters, we are
ever aging, but always the same.
As the program drew to the
close, all in attendance were
encouraged by the weekend’s
conversation and the proposed
initiative for engagement. As
one formmate summarized af-
ter the weekend, ‘GMF was the
best reunion ever, the most
substantive and fun occasion
our class has ever had!’ For
more information and some
great photos from the reunion,
please visit
.
“On July 10, 2012 our form-
mate
Robert Luther Edens
(whomwe fondly knew as ‘Rhi-
no’) died in his home. We will
always remember Rhino for his
indomitable spirit. Just as with
our patron saint, Rhino didn’t
suffer fools gladly, especially
those who used authority to
mask their dimwitted pettiness.
In 2 Corinthians 11:19, St. Paul
said ‘ye suffer fools gladly, see-
ing ye yourselves are wise.’
“Good Friday (April 6, 2012)
brought together a variety of
golfing talents for the first an-
nual Cameron Classic, in mem-
ory of our departed Form of
1970 brother,
Mark McLeod
Cameron
. A nine-hole ‘better
ball’ match was hotly contested
with Del’s Phians ultimately
halving thematchwith the Isth-
me-aints. A festive luncheon
followed with awards presented
for all sorts of non-golfing
achievements.
“Following a day of golf and
camaraderie at The Country
Club, another 1970 posse con-
vened in downtown Boston for
an evening celebrating Mark’s
musical spirit. A group of 10
gathered at Boston’s Taj Hotel
to share stories about Mark,
reconnect with each other and
attend a Wang Theatre concert
featuring Further, one of Mark’s
favorite groups at the time of
his passing.
Chris Bartle
pro-
vided backgroundmusic for the
evening with some of Mark’s
favorite tunes, and Phil Lesh
passionately closed out a won-
derful day with a heartfelt ‘Box
of Rain’ – Mark shining bright-
ly down on all of us!”
Nat Wheelwright
reports
that his daughter, Emily, mar-
ried Carl Lowenberg at the
Wheelwright’s home inMaine at
the end of the summer.
Frank Kenison
proudly an-
nounces: “
Jeremy Kenison
’01
and Meghan Piotrowski
were married on
June 23, 2012,
in Wolfeboro, N.H. Jeremy’s
brothers,
Ben ’04
and Ian ASP
’09, were groomsmen. His sister,
Erin, was a bridesmaid. Mom
and Dad couldn’t have been
happier that this lovely out-
door wedding on the shores of
Lake Winnipesaukee came off
beautifully and concluded be-
fore the rains came down.”
1971
Mark M. Wheeler
mwheeler@wtinvestment
advisors.com
Spencer Rumsey
reports: “At
the Long Island Press, where I’m
the senior editor, I’m the only
editorial guy on staff without a
tattoo or a piercing as far as I
know. That’s how old-fashioned
I’ve become. I was awarded the
New York Press Association
award for best feature story for
an article I wrote about home-
less veterans on Long Island,
‘Soldiers of Misfortune.’ I also
won first place in the Associa-
tion of Alternative Newsmedia’s
multi-media category for a web,
print, and video piece I helped
write and narrate called ‘Tunnel
Vision: Inside the East Side Ac-
cess Project,’ a tunnel which will
help almost 100,000 Long Is-
landers under the East River
into Grand Central Station. And
I continue to ‘speak truth to
power’ through my blog, ‘The
Rumsey Punch,’ on our website,
”
From San Antonio, by way of
Miami, Mexico City, Bogata,
Columbia, and multiple points
in between,
Guy Antonioli
reports: “
Leo Romer
came to
Austin from April 12 to 16 and
we had a great reunion after not
seeing each other since gradu-
ating from SPS. We reminisced,
had great daily celebratory
meals, exercised every day after
indulging the day/night before
(Leo walked while I walked and
ran), and made a trip to San
Antonio listening to the Rolling
Stones all the way down and
back. We also had Skype calls
with
Mark Wheeler
,
Hugh
Schmidt,
and
Peter Seymour
.”
Yeates Conwell
writes: “I am
a professor of psychiatry and
geriatric psychiatrist at the
University of Rochester, with
special focus on service system
design and services research. I
was selected last winter by the
Center for Medicare and Med-
icaid Services (CMS) as one of
73 innovation advisors to their
healthcare redesign efforts. My
wife and I are enjoying the
empty nest and a respite from
tuition payments for our three
kids, at least temporarily.”
Bill Damon
chimes in for the
first time inmany years with the
following news: “I sold my
aquarium/pond design busi-
ness of 25 years in Minnesota.
Sold my commercial building
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