Class Notes

1930s

1938 Terry G. Lacy, Ph.D. reports that she is happily continuing proofreading and translating and only has three chapters to go to finish her two-volume account of her travels. In addition, if any of you find yourselves in Iceland, “be sure to look me up: terrygl@ islandia.is, address Huldulandi 3, 108 Reykjavik. I’d love to see you.” 1940s

1942 John G. R. Wolfe reports good news and bad news. “The good news is that I am still alive and well and living independently in Anchorage, Alaska. As I near my 90 th in July, I recently completed a new, smaller house for myself, on a hilltop, with a delightful mountain view. I moved-in for Thanksgiving & Christmas with all the family present – except for my wife, Margaret. The bad news is that Margaret, after four years of nursing home care for Alzheimer’s, died in September, but she was able to reach age 84 in July and our 50th anniversary in August. I'd love to hear from any other classmates – at Box 101572, Anchorage, AK - 99510 – 1572.”

1950s

1950 Pickett D. Randolph asks, “Where has the time gone? From "Jingles" at graduation in 1950 to our 70 th reunion this Spring! I am in my 27th year as a School Docent at the National Gallery of Art, designing and giving tours to students Pre-K to 12th grade. I also volunteer with our local "Village" helping senior residents age in place. Two notable trips, one in 2018 to Italy and another in 2019 on the Danube Budapest to Bucharest. This year on the Elbe from Berlin to Prague.”

1952 Page Dame III reports that, “Beverly and I continue to thrive in Sarasota. We just returned from nearly a month in Italy. Very early one morning in Rome, and before the crowds, we were the first people into the Sistine Chapel and had it to ourselves for about a minute. Wow. Fellow classmate Alex Doyle ’52 has moved to Sarasota and we have crossed paths. I am in regular contact with George Michael ’52 and also recently with Randy Barker ’52”

1954 Lawrie Pitcher Platt Hall loved reconnecting with Gee Harvey Wheeler ’54 and regrets having to miss the class reunion last spring. “Everyone looked terrific in the photos and Gee did a fabulous job reaching out to classmates.” Lawrie continues to enjoy service on the Winter Park Utilities Advisory Board and her work with local nonprofits, mentoring executive women and spending time with Brad watching college football. She is excited to travel north for a grandson's wedding in July.

1957 Lisa Purnell Raffetto shares, “I have reached a great place in my real estate career when I have three assistants doing the paperwork, social media, and showings so I concentrate on working with people, which I love. Also enjoying trips to Savannah and Manasquan. From time to time I run into Calvert grads here on the Eastern Shore, and we have fun reminiscing.”

1960s

1960 Anne Nelson Apgar is looking forward to her 60 th Calvert School reunion and is also working on her 50 th reunion at Wellesley together with classmate Liz Trimble ’60. Liz is Class President, with Anne leading fundraising. Says Anne, “Calvert clearly gave us both a great start!”

1960 Bowie Arnot recently moved back to Thornton Wood, a townhouse community in the Ruxton/Riderwood neighborhood.

1960 Anne Clayton Mountcastle Bainbridge moved to Chestertown on the Eastern Shore in 2018. She loves life in the small town with its courses at Washington College and tall ship regattas. Says Anne, “Gradually restoring a big old white elephant – I have functioning guest rooms, so come visit!” She now has

Lucy Michaels '61 four grandchildren scattered across the country and is involved in literacy projects and a food donation program.

1960 Elizabeth McCleary Primrose-Smith enjoyed the 50 th Reunion and hopes to make it to the 60 th ! Elizabeth has been bravely battling ovarian cancer for the last five and a half years which has metastasized to her brain and spine. She is getting infusions directly into her brain as well as systemic chemo and reports that she is doing well, all things considered. Ed Smith, her husband of 29 years, died in November from lung cancer. She is now living alone with her golden retriever who is taking good care of her as a nanny, but unfortunately has not yet learned how to cook. Elizabeth was briefly in Baltimore in September for her brother’s funeral and service and can still find her way around the city as it hasn’t changed the streets very much since she left in 1965. She still has fond memories of Calvert and looks forward to reunion.

1961 Lucy Michaels and her niece Chandler Willett spent an exciting 10-day photographic safari in Kenya in August of 2019. “I continue to work in an outpatient physical therapy clinic in Ocean View, Delaware and love living by the beach.”

1965 George Kauffman spent eight days hiking the Presidential Range of the Appalachian Trail in New Hampshire this past summer together with his daughter Kate Kauffman ’01. They summited all the presidential peaks in their hike, with Mount Washington being the crown jewel. He and Kate started their serious hiking of the Appalachian Trail when Kate decided to hike the 80-mile Georgia section for her Calvert Twelvth Age spring project. George also works for a company called TCOM, LP that makes tethered aerostats and lives in Baltimore within walking distance of Calvert.

1970s

1970 Jim Burgunder recently retired from Novartis and will stay in Switzerland, preferring to spend time at his place in the mountains, Villars. He is now supporting his wife’s career and looks forward to the graduations of their three sons in 2020: Mateusz with an M.B.A. from Insead (Fontainebleau, France), Michal with a master’s in computer science from the University of Lugano (Switzerland) and Marcel with a B.S. from UCLA.

1970 Andy deMuth finds it hard to believe that it has been 50 years since graduation. “I have our Eleventh Age football picture on the counter in the kitchen. I am proud to say I can still pick everyone out by memory. As all of us still have hair and the same color, I am sure we will all easily recognize each other at reunion. As I have never been out of the zip code, my wife Lynne and I are living in the same house I grew up in on Somerset. While I walked to and from school every day, my two children, Robbie and

Kate Kauffman '01 and George Kauffman '65

Katie were driven every day. As I type this with two fingers on each hand and my thumbs, I wish we were taught how to type. Robbie is a computer software engineer for Appian in Tyson’s Corner, and Katie is at University of Southern California getting a Master’s in Occupational Therapy. At 62, I am still going strong as a Financial Advisor at Morgan Stanley in downtown Baltimore. I am recovering from some injuries right now but hope to be back on the tennis and paddle courts this year. I have played some tennis with both Bobby Thomas ’70 and Suber Huang ’70, when they come back to visit. We are starting to travel a little more with trips to Italy and France with the kids. We have a condo in Bethany Beach where I practice being a beach bum which is my ultimate goal in life.”

1970 Holly Ballard Kreutter moved back to the United States after 30 years in Asia. She and her husband have settled in Old Town, Alexandria and are enjoying all that the area has to offer, as well as being close to family and friends again, especially with the birth of their grandchildren. She is additionally working part time at a neuropsychiatric wellness clinic.

1971 Tara Lumpkin says, “Thinking of those whom I knew at Calvert, I had a wonderful opportunity to recently connect by email with Calvert School classmate Andy Perkins ’71, who later also attended Yale when I did. Andy had just finished the book Yale Needs Women, which was a huge success. I also still am in touch with Calvert classmates Cricket Hooper Jiranek ’71 and Eleanor Harvey Hartman ’71. I would love to hear from other classmates too. For work, I am the founder and executive director of the nonprofit Voices for Biodiversity, which has diligently been "Building a Diverse Story-Sharing Community to Save Biodiversity" for over a decade. The organization was one of twenty nonprofits nominated in 2019 for the Pritzker Emerging Environmental Genius Award along with the founders of the Sunrise Movement and 350.org. Voices for Biodiversity is made up of group of people with passion to stop the sixth extinction of species by working at the grassroots level to share people's stories from around the world as they try to save wildlife and nature. We are entirely volunteer and have been so for a decade. If saving wildlife and nature is your passion and you want to join the board or volunteer, email me (taralumpkin@ gmail.com). On a personal note, I continue to live in the small mountain community of Taos, New Mexico, where I've resided for the past 30 years.” 1975 Muffie Cook Cummons started a tutoring business (cummonstutoring.weebly.com/) and is working with wonderful students and parents from grades 2-8 in math, reading, and writing. She also recently launched a website, Awesome Teacher Resources (www.awesometeacherresouces.co/#/) in which she sells worksheets, mini books, reading guides, games, and other materials she developed over her 30+ years in education. “This is a great way for parents to supplement learning for their children, as well as for teachers to make planning time more efficient. I have now been married to Tim Cummons for 2.5 years. My oldest son, Todd (30), married last May to Courtney and they bought a house in Evergreen, Colorado. My second son, Ward (26), is living in Wilmington, North Carolina and is working his way into management for a local business. My youngest son, James (22), will graduate from St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota with a double major in Economics and Mandarin.”

1980s

1981 Nancy Barnes Seligson moved back to Baltimore a few years ago. Her daughter Claire has joined the Fifth Grade at Calvert and is loving the Middle School. Nancy has embarked on the new adventure of getting a Masters in Teaching Social Studies at Towson University, and even subs from time-totime in the Lower School. According to Nancy, “I want you all to know that Calvert remains THE place for academic excellence and phenomenal foundations. And I must share that it is also a warm and loving place for all. I am so impressed by what is going on at every level. Come back and share a cocktail with me at an alumni event sometime!”

1982 Frank B. Martien is now a Managing Director with Accenture Strategy focused on achieving financial institutions and corporate clients' B2B payments objectives and is based in Annapolis, Maryland.

1990s

1992 Marshall Johnson married Angeline Zeigler and they both work in the film industry. He is proud to report that he recently learned to riffle shuffle cards, something he never thought he’d achieve. Says Marshall, “Apparently it only takes about two days of moderate effort, and a whole lot of dejection-driven weeping.”

1998 Katharine Fox Castro is living in Baltimore and is thrilled to now have one daughter, Zoe, in Fifth Age at Calvert. “It's great being back on campus daily and seeing some familiar faces. Zoe loves it as well!” Katharine also has a freshman at Roland Park Country School, Stella, and loves having a house of all girls. Katharine joined Bond Distributing (a local beer wholesaler) as the CFO and Director of Corporate Development in July and is loving learning a new (very fun) industry. She lives in Lutherville with her daughters and dog, Penelope, and looks forward to catching up with other Calvert alums.

1999 Matt Councill and his wife Paxton celebrated the birth of their second child, Rosemary, in June 2019. Their son Foster turned three in November. He and his family moved to Charlotte, North Carolina, from Northern Virginia in October 2019. He travelled to South Africa, together with his wife, December 2019/January 2020.

2000s

2001 Kate Kauffman has lived in Seattle, Washington since 2016 working as a District Display Lead for West Elm (part of the Williams-Sonoma, Inc. family). She regularly travels for work and manages the visual aspect of 14 stores along both the East and West coasts. She enjoys spending her free time with her partner of five years, Mike, and their 85 lb. dog, Moose. She still visits Baltimore a few times a year to see her parents, Lulu and George Kauffman ’65, who still reside in Roland Park.

2010s

2012 Meghan Quinn is finishing her senior year at the University of Richmond and is completing her dual degree program with degrees in both Marketing and Pre-Law. She is on the Leadership Council for the

Matt Councill '99

University of Richmond Women's Lacrosse team, and the team is the preseason favorite to win their third consecutive Atlantic 10 conference championship this spring.

2014 Will Thompson is a student athlete who plays lacrosse at Boston University.

2015 Grace Ostendorf earned a 4.0 in her first semester at Tulane University, landing her in the top 5% of her class! She was invited to an exclusive dinner with the Dean for her accomplishments and was also recently inducted into the Pi Chi chapter of Alpha Kappa Psi at Tulane.

2018 Farrell Gregory started Loyola’s Polar Bear Plunge team, a cause he was first introduced to at Calvert. This year they raised over $3,500 as a team, and Farrell was the top fundraiser with $683. Farrell is also Vice President of Loyola’s Service Committee.

Farrell Gregory '18

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The following Calvert School alumni passed away between July 1, 2019 and May 31, 2020.

Thomas F. Carroll III '09 Richard L. Cover, Sr. '41 Anne McAdoo Deford '29 Gabrielle C. Durham '84 Henry C. Galleher '75 Margaret Swope Gans '55 Helen Duker Hubbard '39 Alexandra Stein Kouwenhoven '48 Harriet Cooper Robertson '43 Christopher Rouse '61 Cary M. Stewart '55 Gordon M.F. Stick, Jr. '44 Charles L. Wagandt II '37 Mary Ragan Naylor Webster '35 William E. Woodward '51 ALUMNI

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