It was such a cold winter that I think many of us are just climbing out into the rare sunlight (stop laughing, Bill Snipes - and any of you other Hawaiian alums!) After you've baked a bit in the summer sun just as this issue reaches you - drop a quick email or facebook message! [And do read Joel Collamer's '78 column for a few '77 tidbits.]
Speaking of Bill Snipes, he was kind enough to send an update from that sunniest of locales: Maui, where he continues to enjoy life with his wife Heather and younger daughter Megan - a recent black belt at age 11! Bill older daughter Amanda is planning a wedding this year and, in addition to a long overdue return trip to NYC, they celebrated Hawaii's Golden Jubilee last August: the 50th anniversary of the 50th state.
In our last issue, I failed to mention an update from Peggy Krause Perkins. Peggy's youngest son Sidney is a freshman in high school and a cross-country runner; daughter Sadie and older son Luke are both Cornell graduates: Sadie with a recent Information Science System and Technology degree and Luke who is now in Colorado working as a test engineer for biomedical instruments. Peg and her husband Jeff run marathons and triatholons and have raised money for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. And congratulations to Peggy for completing a 5-year masters level course in Pastoral Studies in early '09; she's now the Director of Campus Ministry with Christian Brothers Academy in Syracuse, NY! She feels quite at home, having worked in the diocesan office for 20 years - and now in the very chapel her Dad designed when he started his architectural business when Peggy was 4. It was great to hear from you, Peg!
David McNerney is the new director of business development for Horst Construction near Harrisburg, PA, in charge of developing projects throughout the eastern U.S. Dave has more than 23 years of business development experience in construction management and engineering - and is a professional geologist.
Kevin McGrath was featured in the January Momentum SLU's Campaign Report, along with his wife, Suzanne Brush McGrath '80 for their ongoing generosity and alumni connections in the Boston area. What caught my eye were the sunglasses in their photo - and Kevin's great sentiments about the things we can all do to promote SLU (other than writing a check). "Be creative," he says, "Find good kids in your town and ask them to apply. Talk to friends who've been out of touch and ask them to reconnect. Talking about SLU doesn't cost a nickel. I gave an SLU hat to 'the bagel lady' in Hangham MA and she wears it proudly. Little things add up...SLU is headed in the right direction but given the times and the competitive nature of colleges, we need as many alumni, parents and friends as we can to get involved and participate."
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
Winter 2009
It's with great sadness that we note the passing of John H. "Josh" Emery last June. Born in Chatham, NJ, Josh was a Beta Theta Pi member and a baseball standout in the '76 and '77 seasons. He was a PE major and received his masters in '78. Kevin McGrath kindly provided additional details: "This is difficult class note to write. Our good friend Josh Emery passed away on June 17, 2009. The sadness this news has caused his friends and family is hard for me to put into words. I consider myself fortunate to have had such a good friend. [A picture of Josh with Sam Veraldi is attached.]
"We had a memorial service for Josh at Gunnison Chapel on September 26th during the Athletic Hall of Fame Induction Weekend honoring the Saints 1976 Football Team's 8-1 record (which earned SLU's first NCAA tournament berth). Josh and Paul Fuzak were co-captains of that team. Josh’s sister and brother, Leigh ’73 and Jeff ’78, along with his three children made the long trek to the North Country for the service, Hall of Fame induction, and football game. The 2009 football team did their part to add to a festive weekend by winning the storied Hoffman Cup. The service was wonderfully conducted by fraternity brother and current President Bill Fox ’75. Jay Ireland '77, Josh’s teammate and Beta brother, delivered an emotional eulogy bringing tears of joy and sorrow!
"The weekend also marked the return of Beta Theta Pi to campus. Over 50 brothers, mostly from the 70’s and 80’s, returned to campus and attended the service along with 29 new pledges. This was particularly meaningful to Suzy '80 and me because our son, Brendan ’11, was one of the pledges. With the resurgence of this great institution, it was also a wonderful testimony to the spirit and friendships forged at SLU many years ago. Paul Skomsky ’77 did a wonderful portrait of Josh for the locker room which will remain as a fitting tribute to a wonderful person and a fantastic team. A fund has been established in Josh’s memory: donations to St. Lawrence can be made in his name.
"It's a great feeling to see so many friends with children on campus now. And what wonderful leadership they have in President Fox and his wife, Lynn.
In closing, I wanted to mention another SLU event held a few weeks later in Captiva, Florida: Mark '78 and Gail Allen Garrow's son, Matt, a Colorado College grad, married a wonderful girl and SLU grad, Natalie Gladd ’07. I’m sure we’ll be seeing the photos soon."
Thanks for all the news Kevin, and for your heartfelt tribute to Josh.
Peter Forbes recently wrote to report that he enjoyed seeing a number of classmates at a mini-reunion held in September at the Mountainside Farm B&B in Jackson, NH; the farm and bed and breakfast are owned and operated by Joany Gray White '76. Peter writes, "This reunion was the third consecutive September I've gathered with several classmates for hiking, canoeing, music and general good times. We were joined by Joe Hetko '78 and Paula Weiss of Albany, NY; Glenn and Teri Woythaler of Minneapolis, MN; Kam Ghaffari and Susan Hurley of Westerly, RI; Tom Wood of Newton, MA, John Mumford; Houston, TX, and Kathy Hanlon Bonham '76. Activities included hikes up Black Mountain and Mt. Eisenhower, canoeing on the Saco River, and a trip to the Stone Mountain Arts Center in Brownfield, Maine for dinner and to enjoy music performed by folk singer David Mallett." Peter works as a biostatistician at The Children's Hospital in Boston and lives in Quincy, MA with his wife, Sue, and their two future Laurentians. He'd love to hear from other classmates - you can contact him at peter.forbes@childrens.harvard.edu.
"We had a memorial service for Josh at Gunnison Chapel on September 26th during the Athletic Hall of Fame Induction Weekend honoring the Saints 1976 Football Team's 8-1 record (which earned SLU's first NCAA tournament berth). Josh and Paul Fuzak were co-captains of that team. Josh’s sister and brother, Leigh ’73 and Jeff ’78, along with his three children made the long trek to the North Country for the service, Hall of Fame induction, and football game. The 2009 football team did their part to add to a festive weekend by winning the storied Hoffman Cup. The service was wonderfully conducted by fraternity brother and current President Bill Fox ’75. Jay Ireland '77, Josh’s teammate and Beta brother, delivered an emotional eulogy bringing tears of joy and sorrow!
"The weekend also marked the return of Beta Theta Pi to campus. Over 50 brothers, mostly from the 70’s and 80’s, returned to campus and attended the service along with 29 new pledges. This was particularly meaningful to Suzy '80 and me because our son, Brendan ’11, was one of the pledges. With the resurgence of this great institution, it was also a wonderful testimony to the spirit and friendships forged at SLU many years ago. Paul Skomsky ’77 did a wonderful portrait of Josh for the locker room which will remain as a fitting tribute to a wonderful person and a fantastic team. A fund has been established in Josh’s memory: donations to St. Lawrence can be made in his name.
"It's a great feeling to see so many friends with children on campus now. And what wonderful leadership they have in President Fox and his wife, Lynn.
In closing, I wanted to mention another SLU event held a few weeks later in Captiva, Florida: Mark '78 and Gail Allen Garrow's son, Matt, a Colorado College grad, married a wonderful girl and SLU grad, Natalie Gladd ’07. I’m sure we’ll be seeing the photos soon."
Thanks for all the news Kevin, and for your heartfelt tribute to Josh.
Peter Forbes recently wrote to report that he enjoyed seeing a number of classmates at a mini-reunion held in September at the Mountainside Farm B&B in Jackson, NH; the farm and bed and breakfast are owned and operated by Joany Gray White '76. Peter writes, "This reunion was the third consecutive September I've gathered with several classmates for hiking, canoeing, music and general good times. We were joined by Joe Hetko '78 and Paula Weiss of Albany, NY; Glenn and Teri Woythaler of Minneapolis, MN; Kam Ghaffari and Susan Hurley of Westerly, RI; Tom Wood of Newton, MA, John Mumford; Houston, TX, and Kathy Hanlon Bonham '76. Activities included hikes up Black Mountain and Mt. Eisenhower, canoeing on the Saco River, and a trip to the Stone Mountain Arts Center in Brownfield, Maine for dinner and to enjoy music performed by folk singer David Mallett." Peter works as a biostatistician at The Children's Hospital in Boston and lives in Quincy, MA with his wife, Sue, and their two future Laurentians. He'd love to hear from other classmates - you can contact him at peter.forbes@childrens.harvard.edu.
Spring 2009
As I reviewed my material for this issue I realized most of the credit goes to LinkedIn (If you haven’t checked it out – do – and send me an update)!
Chris Reddy connected via LinkedIn with a long overdue (just kidding, Chris) note: “My wife Mary and I moved to Rochester in '81 and in ‘96 I joined Kodak in IT support. After 12 years, I left Carestream Health (Kodak Health Division) and joined Entre Computer Services as an IT Analyst. In January I was laid off when the company lost a B&L contract and cut way back – as low man on the totem pole...chop! ) Oh well, life goes on. I’ve been using LinkedIn to re-connect with SLU and hometown friends. Just today I heard from Rudy Schlobohm, Gary Webb, you and your sister, and waiting to hear from a few more - great idea this LinkedIn. Several times a year we get together with John (SLU-76) and Charity (? ) Johnson and Jim and Robin (?) Drago to catch up. Our Daughter Kate is a second grade teacher, son Ryan is a District Manager for Aldi's and my youngest is in school studying to be a pastry chef - move over Chef Duff! That's all for now... next report in another 32 years - no, just kidding!” Thanks, Chris!
My sister Holly Steuart Robertson and her husband Steve were happy to discover some special SLU friends living close by in PA: Dave and Sue Ellison Lackmann. Dave and Holly reconnected on Linked-In and found they live only an hour from each other! Dave is President of Burnham Commercial, a leading manufacturer of industrial, commercial and residential gas fired boilers. Dave and Sue have a 15 year-old daughter Jen. Sue is a health educator at The Wellness Center Health Campus at Lancaster General Hospital and also serves as the coordinator of the Safe Kids program in Lancaster County. Sue told Holly that Safe Kids focuses on child safety advocacy, such as encouraging the proper use of car seats. They all had a great time catching up after many years and planned to meet again soon!
Bill Sauter, an Edward Jones financial advisor in Okatie, S.C., was named a principal in February with the firm’s holding company, the Jones Financial Companies. He was one of 25 individuals chosen from more than 36,000 associates across the globe to join the firm’s 310 principals. In addition to his economics degree, Bill holds the AAMS, CRPC and CFP professional designations. Bill joined Edward Jones in 1994 and was named a regional leader in 2006; the company ranked No. 2 on FORTUNE magazine’s “100 Best Companies to Work For 2009” and is headquartered in St. Louis.
Bill Snipes sent an update from his home in Obama’s birth state that his February was highlighted by a visit from his older daughter from California. His wife Heather and younger daughter will start training for canoe-paddling season next month; Bill reports that, “it's a big sport here in d'islands during the summer.”
On the nonprofit/volunteer side, Bill said he hopes that Maui United Way will make its fundraising goal, despite the economy, so that they can continue to award money to deserving agencies.
And to close on a final LinkedIn note: Jill Scott Jablonski from Rochester (where the “wind was whipping”) notes “her twin daughters, Laura and Paige are graduating in May (oh my, that was quick) from Marywood College and are now in the hunt for jobs.” How many of us can relate? My son Drew is graduating from William & Mary and is in the same hunt. Yikes - it’s scary out there!
Chris Reddy connected via LinkedIn with a long overdue (just kidding, Chris) note: “My wife Mary and I moved to Rochester in '81 and in ‘96 I joined Kodak in IT support. After 12 years, I left Carestream Health (Kodak Health Division) and joined Entre Computer Services as an IT Analyst. In January I was laid off when the company lost a B&L contract and cut way back – as low man on the totem pole...chop! ) Oh well, life goes on. I’ve been using LinkedIn to re-connect with SLU and hometown friends. Just today I heard from Rudy Schlobohm, Gary Webb, you and your sister, and waiting to hear from a few more - great idea this LinkedIn. Several times a year we get together with John (SLU-76) and Charity (? ) Johnson and Jim and Robin (?) Drago to catch up. Our Daughter Kate is a second grade teacher, son Ryan is a District Manager for Aldi's and my youngest is in school studying to be a pastry chef - move over Chef Duff! That's all for now... next report in another 32 years - no, just kidding!” Thanks, Chris!
My sister Holly Steuart Robertson and her husband Steve were happy to discover some special SLU friends living close by in PA: Dave and Sue Ellison Lackmann. Dave and Holly reconnected on Linked-In and found they live only an hour from each other! Dave is President of Burnham Commercial, a leading manufacturer of industrial, commercial and residential gas fired boilers. Dave and Sue have a 15 year-old daughter Jen. Sue is a health educator at The Wellness Center Health Campus at Lancaster General Hospital and also serves as the coordinator of the Safe Kids program in Lancaster County. Sue told Holly that Safe Kids focuses on child safety advocacy, such as encouraging the proper use of car seats. They all had a great time catching up after many years and planned to meet again soon!
Bill Sauter, an Edward Jones financial advisor in Okatie, S.C., was named a principal in February with the firm’s holding company, the Jones Financial Companies. He was one of 25 individuals chosen from more than 36,000 associates across the globe to join the firm’s 310 principals. In addition to his economics degree, Bill holds the AAMS, CRPC and CFP professional designations. Bill joined Edward Jones in 1994 and was named a regional leader in 2006; the company ranked No. 2 on FORTUNE magazine’s “100 Best Companies to Work For 2009” and is headquartered in St. Louis.
Bill Snipes sent an update from his home in Obama’s birth state that his February was highlighted by a visit from his older daughter from California. His wife Heather and younger daughter will start training for canoe-paddling season next month; Bill reports that, “it's a big sport here in d'islands during the summer.”
On the nonprofit/volunteer side, Bill said he hopes that Maui United Way will make its fundraising goal, despite the economy, so that they can continue to award money to deserving agencies.
And to close on a final LinkedIn note: Jill Scott Jablonski from Rochester (where the “wind was whipping”) notes “her twin daughters, Laura and Paige are graduating in May (oh my, that was quick) from Marywood College and are now in the hunt for jobs.” How many of us can relate? My son Drew is graduating from William & Mary and is in the same hunt. Yikes - it’s scary out there!
Fall 1009
I was so glad to hear from a favorite classmate: Charlotte Barnard emailed with an update on a special alumni get together she had last July and the May reception for President Sullivan held in NYC:
"I didn’t make it to my class’s 30th reunion last year. Though I did enjoy a reunion with my Junior Year Abroad group. Last July,
Linda Carbone ‘78 organized a lunch in NYC at Artisinal restaurant and classmates came from all over the continent for a long weekend.
Diane Doty from Canada, Cheryl Fontaine and Pat Vietch from California, Connie Colton, Janice Randall Rohl (’78) and Barb Thompson Snow from New England,
Margaret Piper from Michigan, Pat Fuller from Florida, Wanda Lucibello, Olena Polishchuk Care, and yours truly from nearly every corner of New York gathered to
remember France circa ’76 and enjoy a good Brie and a lot of red wine. Our advisor for that year, M. Pierce, traveled from Philadelphia. Rip Westmoreland happened to
be at the restaurant having lunch with his wife, Susan, and he joined us for a bit of reminiscing.
"There was a mini reunion of sorts at the SLU Reception held May 5th at the Hearst Tower to say thank you and farewell to President Sullivan and his wife, Ann.
Again, Larries traveled from near and far, including Bruce Carlisle ('78) from San Francisco, Lynn Ruane Tuttle from the Time/Life Building, as well as other '78ers Chris Roller, Sue Ferguson and Gordon Gannon.
Due to weather, the plan to travel down to Little Italy and dine at Puglia (a popular destination for a group of the class of ’77 when we first arrived in NYC, right Lynn?) was aborted for a late supper at Bricco across the street.
There, the above-mentioned were joined by Steve Whitter ('?), Tad Acker ('78?), and Marianne Eisenmann ('78), as well as Andy Whittier from the SLU Development office to share a large table and more than a few bowls of pasta.
Anyone who has a hankering to get together with alumni and can’t wait for a school-sponsored event should contact Lynn and Warren Tuttle. They host a football party every October at their home, and they get a huge alumni turnout.
Then of course there’s Facebook. It's nice to know so any have held on to photos of our school years!"
Thanks, Char - your news almost makes up for you missing our 30thReunion...okay, you're forgiven - hope to see you soon!
I was also excited to hear from one of my freshman roommates in Carnegie, Robin Schulte, who I admit I'd lost touch with - but through a small comedy of
errors I was able to connect with her via email. She wrote, "I'm in Portland, Maine, where I've been for about 10 years. I moved from New Jersey with my husband Jim who is the head golf professional at a private golf club. We've been married
12 years, no kids but we have a great dog. I'm a computer programmer at Sappi - a paper company. I've been a programmer since we graduated and am seriously ready to retire but this probably isn't a good time for it, I do triathalons and keep busy with swimming, biking and running.
I haven’t been back to St. Lawrence since we graduated but I enjoy looking at the Magazine to catch up with alumni and see if I remember anyone in the pictures
(sometimes I do). I kept in touch with Debbie Newman for a long time but have lost touch in the last 5 years or so."
Robin, it was great to hear from you - and the gauntlet is passed to Debbie! Check in with us - we'd love to hear how you've been.
Trudy Hall, Head of Emma Willard School in Troy, New York, was selected by the Commission on Independent Colleges and Universities as a member of their 2009 Alumni Hall of Distinction. The Commission created the Alumni Hall of Fame in 2000
to recognize graduates of New York's independent colleges and universities who have made extraordinary contributions through their careers and community involvement. Trudy has been Emma Willard's head since 1999. Congratulations, Trudy!
As for me, I spent May and June in double graduation mode - my son Drew graduated from the College of William & Mary and my daughter Tekla graduated from hig school. She heads to the University of Mary Washington in August.
"I didn’t make it to my class’s 30th reunion last year. Though I did enjoy a reunion with my Junior Year Abroad group. Last July,
Linda Carbone ‘78 organized a lunch in NYC at Artisinal restaurant and classmates came from all over the continent for a long weekend.
Diane Doty from Canada, Cheryl Fontaine and Pat Vietch from California, Connie Colton, Janice Randall Rohl (’78) and Barb Thompson Snow from New England,
Margaret Piper from Michigan, Pat Fuller from Florida, Wanda Lucibello, Olena Polishchuk Care, and yours truly from nearly every corner of New York gathered to
remember France circa ’76 and enjoy a good Brie and a lot of red wine. Our advisor for that year, M. Pierce, traveled from Philadelphia. Rip Westmoreland happened to
be at the restaurant having lunch with his wife, Susan, and he joined us for a bit of reminiscing.
"There was a mini reunion of sorts at the SLU Reception held May 5th at the Hearst Tower to say thank you and farewell to President Sullivan and his wife, Ann.
Again, Larries traveled from near and far, including Bruce Carlisle ('78) from San Francisco, Lynn Ruane Tuttle from the Time/Life Building, as well as other '78ers Chris Roller, Sue Ferguson and Gordon Gannon.
Due to weather, the plan to travel down to Little Italy and dine at Puglia (a popular destination for a group of the class of ’77 when we first arrived in NYC, right Lynn?) was aborted for a late supper at Bricco across the street.
There, the above-mentioned were joined by Steve Whitter ('?), Tad Acker ('78?), and Marianne Eisenmann ('78), as well as Andy Whittier from the SLU Development office to share a large table and more than a few bowls of pasta.
Anyone who has a hankering to get together with alumni and can’t wait for a school-sponsored event should contact Lynn and Warren Tuttle. They host a football party every October at their home, and they get a huge alumni turnout.
Then of course there’s Facebook. It's nice to know so any have held on to photos of our school years!"
Thanks, Char - your news almost makes up for you missing our 30thReunion...okay, you're forgiven - hope to see you soon!
I was also excited to hear from one of my freshman roommates in Carnegie, Robin Schulte, who I admit I'd lost touch with - but through a small comedy of
errors I was able to connect with her via email. She wrote, "I'm in Portland, Maine, where I've been for about 10 years. I moved from New Jersey with my husband Jim who is the head golf professional at a private golf club. We've been married
12 years, no kids but we have a great dog. I'm a computer programmer at Sappi - a paper company. I've been a programmer since we graduated and am seriously ready to retire but this probably isn't a good time for it, I do triathalons and keep busy with swimming, biking and running.
I haven’t been back to St. Lawrence since we graduated but I enjoy looking at the Magazine to catch up with alumni and see if I remember anyone in the pictures
(sometimes I do). I kept in touch with Debbie Newman for a long time but have lost touch in the last 5 years or so."
Robin, it was great to hear from you - and the gauntlet is passed to Debbie! Check in with us - we'd love to hear how you've been.
Trudy Hall, Head of Emma Willard School in Troy, New York, was selected by the Commission on Independent Colleges and Universities as a member of their 2009 Alumni Hall of Distinction. The Commission created the Alumni Hall of Fame in 2000
to recognize graduates of New York's independent colleges and universities who have made extraordinary contributions through their careers and community involvement. Trudy has been Emma Willard's head since 1999. Congratulations, Trudy!
As for me, I spent May and June in double graduation mode - my son Drew graduated from the College of William & Mary and my daughter Tekla graduated from hig school. She heads to the University of Mary Washington in August.
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