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and house and packed all up and
returned to the sea, where I
belong. I’m now back in Rhode
Island. If that’s not enough, I got
married again. Her name is
Dawn (DeMeester - good old
Dutch name) and we’ve known
each other for 20 years so I’m
confident I’ve got it right this
time. All kidding aside, she’s the
love of my life and it’s nice to
finally find someone to share
life with.”
Speaking of recent moves,
Steve Gray writes: “I have been
out on the West Coast now for
(almost) two years. Serious cul-
tural change from58 years in the
Northeast quadrant of the U.S.
My wife, Liza, and I nowmarried
for 37 years. When she is not
volunteering for some local
charity or foundation, she is
helping to build out the mer-
chant universe for a mobile app
called Yiftee - a gift-giving ap-
plication. My eldest daughter,
Christina, is their product design
specialist and web designer.
Sarah, our younger daughter, is
in the planning department at
Banana Republic in SF. We are
now a total Left Coast family.”
Curtis Karnow writes:
“Aside from publishing a series
of legal articles, I am also trying
to polish up an old project, a
wretchedly overwritten science
fiction novel. One of the book’s
locales is a sort of school –mist
off the dark orange-black lake,
coldmornings, the bells striking
the hours – you may know it.”
Kiyoshi Kikyo reports from
Tokyo: “I retired from Mitsubi-
shi Corporation last December
but I am still working full time
with same responsibility in re-
gional strategies, energy busi-
ness group. Feel free to contact
me at my office (+81 3210 6918),
home (+81 3744 6300), or cell
(+81 80 5019 083) phone if any
formmates are in Tokyo.”
And from the School’s back-
yard in Concord, Kit Morgan
writes: “I retired frommy job at
NH DOT, now trying to figure
out what to do next.”
David Reath shares this
news: “My family had a busy
start to the summer with our
oldest son Blair gettingmarried.
He’s now working as sales di-
rector at R.J. Rockers Brewing
Company in Spartanburg, S.C.
This twenty-something is riding
around tasting and selling beer.
Makes me rethink my career
choice. Our daughter graduated
from Tufts and we are happy to
offload that tuition, and even
happier that she has recently
been hired by Hubspot as an
inbound marketing director.
Meanwhile the practice for
plastic surgery is going well, and
my wife, Lisa, and I are prepar-
ing presentations on marketing
and social media for our na-
tional meeting in October.”
Tony Sherer is in his fourth
year of teaching English and
drama at the all-boys Woodhall
School in Bethlehem, Conn. It
has a state-of-the-art theatre
with the full support of the ad-
ministration so it is died-and-
gone-to-heaven time for some-
one like me. This year we are
doing One Flew Over the Cuck-
oo’s Nest and Lysistrata (with an
all-male cast!). After two un-
happy stints as a headmaster in
Pittsburgh and Denver, I am
happily returned to the class-
room/theatre where I belong!”
Byam Stevens writes from
his theater inChester, Mass.: “We
just finished our summer sea-
son, but are still in full swing.
Transferring our production of
Pride@Prejudice (a newadapta-
tion/deconstruction) to Capital
Repertory Theatre in Albany –
rehearsals have started and we
play themonth of October. Off to
the Dublin Theatre Festival on
October 6 with 26 patrons (our
fourth annual trip). Then our 9th
trip to London in March.”
Gregg Stone reports that he
was pleased to finally make it to
the Olympics this year, after a
32-year delay from theMoscow
boycott: “I coachedmy daughter,
Gevvie, who rowed in the wom-
en’s single and finished seventh,
winning the B final and in doing
so having the best race of her
career. Many people helped her
on her way, including the staff
at St. Paul’s, who lent us Turkey
Pond and boathouse access on
the Fourth of July, when training
in Boston would have been
impossible.”
From Tiff Wood: “On August
20, I celebrated my 60th on Mt.
Hood with 43 friends and 40
Maine lobsters. Some of us rode
our bikes the 42 miles from
Portland, just so we’d feel we
deserved the feasting. At 60 I
have developed a chronic back
problem that affects mainly my
rowing, for which no diagnoses
let alone cure seems to be
available. My latest is yoga, acu-
puncture, and a weird abdom-
inal massage searching for my
chi. What next?”
Terry Gruber shared this
update: “Claudia and I have our
20th anniversary and Tim, our
son, is applying to colleges this
fall while daughter Rose is
starting high school. Mean-
while, I am still enjoying shoot-
ing the action and emotion of
the women’s sport of ‘marriage.’
Occasionally a groom will up-
stage the bride, like Alec Bald-
win, whose wedding we shot
this summer. Regarding SPS
memories, one of the things I
most miss are the pizza feeds at
the skate house.”
Just in from Bram Lewis:
“Working on a play. Most chal-
lenging thing I could find. All
about Hallie Flanagan and the
WPA. Ran my sixth marathon
last November. Kinda slower
than 20 years ago. I see Byam’s
theatre had a great year. We
should all support!”
Robert N. Taylor wrote this
in April: “Really enjoyed our
40th! Hope to see you in an-
other five years!”
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John Henry Low
jhl@knick.com
JohnHenryLow compiled these
formnotes: “First, hearty con-
gratulations and our sincere
thanks to Charlie Bronson for
arranging such a fabulous 40th.”
The Holts and Lows on Halifax, Nova Scotia, harbor. Pictured
(l. to r.): Donna Holt; Spencer, Constanza, and John Henry Low ’72;
and David Holt ’72.
Remy Martin, owned by John
Henry Low ’72, waiting for this
year’s rescue training.