is busy managing “life.” And so he tells us, Wayzata, Minn. He reports that he “remains dashing somewhere between her home in
“I haven’t had much time myself this past a ‘free agent’ and a near empty nester. My Boston, one of her sons’ prep schools, and
year as my nose has been to the grindstone son Hunter graduates from high school in perhaps her winery in Portsmouth, R.I.
getting A-SALT Group LLC off the ground. three weeks and is headed to Boulder in the Nancy is always one of the first to report
Between our five in hockey, which goes fall where he plans to study film. He’s my in, literally a few minutes after I send out
from September through April overlapping aspiring Warren Miller. His older brother my plea for info, which I truly appreciate.
with football in the fall and soccer/lacrosse Andrew will be entering his second year
I even heard from an honorary mem-
in the spring, and coaching all three sports, (after taking a year off) at Florida Atlantic
ber of our class, Howard Baetjer who
our free time is miniscule and Sarah and I University in Boca Raton. Andrew is
resides near his hometown of Baltimore. “I
are basically limo drivers. We were going to attempting to bankrupt me through his
think of all you guys with great affection.
include a picture, but I decided not to when involvement in equestrian show jumping.
Coaching the St. George’s football team was
Sarah bet me that it wouldn’t go to print. It He just competed in the Olympic trials in
one of the most fun and satisfying things I
was a lovely politically incorrect photo of March, finishing 21st. He made his school
have done in my life. I now teach basic
our five children holding shotguns at the choice to be near his home in Wellington,
economic principles with a strong flavor of
Concord Rod & Gun Club after we shot Fla., where his horses are based.
respect for individual liberty. This stems
some trap during school vacation.” (Corre-
“I continue to be involved with a private from teaching a section of Dan Hollins’
spondent’s note: Five kids, three sports;
equity fund, Telluride Venture Partners. We Utopian Literature course at SG. I’ve never
keep the weapons away from the parents!)
have investments, but no direct manage- been the same since. (Correspondent’s note:
Janet Geschwantner Thomas stays very ment responsibility, in operating businesses Neither have the rest of us!) Most recently I
active. (Recall she is not just a mother, but on both coasts. The thing that really gets me have had a blast learning money and bank-
a grandmother!). Her “update-on-the-run” excited to get out of bed every morning is ing through teaching Money and Banking.
(ahem) was filed as she was off to a dance my nonprofit work, primarily in land con- Best regards to all the great people in the
competition with her daughter, followed by servation. Having gone full term on the class of ’77.” I recall when I first stepped on
her running the Marine Corps Half boards of The Nature Conservancy and the campus for early football fourth-form year,
Marathon in Fredericksburg, Va. (Corre- Minnesota Land Trust, last year I joined the it was Mr. Baetjer (also brand new) who
spondent’s note: … and a marathon-run- board of the Land Trust Alliance, the was there to greet me/us. What a welcoming
nin’ granny at that!). Janet has been ‘umbrella group’ to the 1,700 conservation person he was, fresh out of Princeton and
teaching an insurance class this spring and organizations and land trusts in the U.S. I’m completely enthusiastic about coaching his
will be going back to school this summer to also heading up a small land trust near new football team. Good memories, Mr. B.
finally start working on getting a college where I have my summer place in Ontario. I
And then, there is our esteemed senior
education taking pre-calculus. Janet writes remain firmly committed to always having a
prefect, Master Peter Maduro. As a doctor
that she can “hopefully think back to pre- foot in the grass roots camp. I’m also keep-
and psychiatrist, when he reports a “dream”
cal and manage to get through it without ing busy with the boards of United States
I actually listen as I assume he speaks with
too much effort.” If I recall correctly, Janet Equestrian Team, the National Horse Show
(some) “knowledge.” Giving him the benefit
was toward the head of our class, which and the Cricket Island Foundation.”
of any doubt, Professor Maduro reports, “I
should mean that pre-cal should not be too
Despite the distance, the Internet keeps had the most vivid dream last night: You
tough. I personally shudder at the thought.
Belinda Buck Kielland current and very in- were in it, as was Bill Schenck and Neville
From Newport to NYC, Elena Kissel touch: “Life in Oslo continues at a hectic Lake. I was waiting for ‘something’ in that
and her talented husband Mike were able to pace, with a soon-to-be high school gradu- foyer under the old stairwell.” Yes, Dr.
get away to Arizona with youngest daughter ate, Henrik, in the home. Our daughter Maduro. We were all waiting for that ‘some-
Rosalie for spring break to ride horses and Marika is now a senior at UVA, studying thing’ called ‘a decision’ that would direct
hike. “Great to escape NYC and gaze out at art history and I’m looking forward to our next steps. And the dream you describe
the endless hillsides. Our daughters are being together with her over weekends in was a combined nightmare and a dream
doing very well. Siena is finishing her soph- Newport this summer. The reality that I’m come true. But we all moved up and on. The
omore year at Vanderbilt and is very active about to be an ‘empty-nester’ is a bit of a ever-deep thinking Dr. Maduro has spoken.
in her sorority (Pi Beta Phi). Lucy is starting shock, but having downsized to a lovely
And finally, the update from my Left
the college search and has just been elected apartment has been a wise move. I feel
Coast perch is that I, Peter Barbaresi, began
president of her school, Nightingale-Bam- lighter on my feet and have enjoyed travel-
this past December as president of Clegg
ford in NYC, and Rosie has had a great ing in Europe; a particularly inspiring trip
Industries. We are a good-sized player in the
seventh-grade year. We have enjoyed seeing with an art group to Berlin gave me lots to
promotional products industry. I had spent
many old friends recently including Geoff think about. I send all the best to class-
the past six years as C.O.O. for a retail dis-
Verney ’67. We hope to spend some time at mates and hope anyone passing through
play technology firm here in Orange County,
our house in Newport this summer.” Newport in July/August will check in!”
Calif., working primarily with fast food
Peter Welles writes from the Great Also, Nancy Parker Wilson had sub- companies like McDonald’s, Wendy’s, Taco
American Heartland and specifically mitted a Blackberry report as she was Bell, etc. My wife, Kathleen, has kept busy
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