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CHAMPS GARNER SOCCER CUP CLASS OF ’19 AND ’20 James Sands ’19 and Andres Jasson ’20 took home the Major League Soccer Cup with the New York City Football Club in December 2021, showing that once a Bruin, always a Bruin.
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24 Baby Layton, son of Zach Dobbs ’06,
holds on tight to his newest friend.
FACULTY AND STAFF NOTES
Donohue, welcomed Issa Rafaela on July 1, 2021 (and she was born in the back of their car). See photo 27.
Director of Alumni Relations Zach
25 Pretty in pink (and blue and white!): Baby Abigail, the daughter of Jon Kaptcianos.
Dobbs ’06 and his wife, Kelsey,
26 Baby Adam, son of Nick Salazar, poses
Pre and Lower School Counselor
welcomed a baby boy, Layton Louis,
Joey Zannino ’03 and his wife, Paige
on July 14, 2021. See photo 24.
Pedersen (GA ’06), added another
for the camera.
boy, Christopher Peer, to their young
27 Baby Issa, daughter of Emmanuel
Saldana, appears comfortable anywhere — including the kitchen floor! 28 Wide-eyed Christopher, son of Joey
Joe Fowler, father of Upper School
family on January 13, 2022. He joins
science teacher Tim Fowler and
his older brother, Tommy (2).
himself a long-time colleague and
See photo 28.
friend of many at Brunswick, died
Zannino ’03
To read the full obituary, turn to
IN MEMORIAM
page 77.
Alan “Lanny” Bolte ’62, 75, of Santa
after a long illness on May 22, 2021.
bilateral training of U.S. allies. I’ve
the hardest live fire ranges in the
been all over the place, primarily
U.S. military from March-April.
Monica, Calif., died on January 6, Upper School Dean of Student Life
2020, due to complications from cancer.
working with Japanese forces in
“I also had the opportunity to
Jon Kaptcianos and his wife, Gisele,
the Okinawa jungle and Mount
be the ground tactical commander
welcomed Abigail Grace on October
Fuji. I’ll be out here until February
for a series of airborne raids with
15, 2021. See photo 25.
2022 before returning to Camp
an Army Blackhawk squadron.
Lejeune, N.C., to prepare for my
Prior to deployment, I was asked
Upper School Classics teacher
spent his early career in advertising
next deployment.
to do a mountain leadership and
Nick Salazar and his wife, Susie,
and publishing. He created many
“Since leaving Quantico in
Alan lived his early life in Connecticut and was educated at the University of Pittsburgh. He
tactics course with a bunch of
announced the birth of Adam Jude
television and video shows primarily
June 2020, I took command of my
special forces dudes in the Eastern
Benedict on Thursday, October 28.
related to his love for vintage cars
platoon and have been all over the
Sierras. We did advanced rock
This is baby No. 12 for the Salazars!
and automobile racing. An avid
United States for training. We’ve
climbs, rappelling, and ice climbing.
See photo 26.
racer himself, he was also a prolific
executed plenty of urban warfare
We even had the opportunity to
and open live fire training ops in
summit Mount Shasta.
Camp Lejeune, and spent seven weeks in the Mojave Desert doing
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TIMES OF BRUNSWICK • SPRING 2022
“Hope all is well around ’Wick.” See photo 23.
writer, speaker, and public address Emmanuel Saldana, associate
announcer for many automobile
director of diversity, equity, inclu-
events, including the Vintage Auto
sion, & belonging, and his wife, Carol
Racing Association, for many years.
