Episcopal High School Magazine Fall 2013 by Episcopal High School

EHS THE MAGAZINE OF EPISCOPAL HIGH SCHOOL

Volume 65, No. 2

Fall 2013

Features

Spirit Weekend 2013 Celebrating 175 years of EHS

EHS Athletics Hall of Fame This year’s induction of six individuals and three teams

What’s in a Name? History of School Buildings

Six Generations on the Hill One family’s EHS tradition

Behind the Scenes Luke David ’93 shares his perspective of Episcopal’s evolution

Chronicling a Life at Episcopal High School Perry Epes ’65 reflects on his High School experiences

A Sketch of a Legacy The High School at 175

Departments 3 From the Headmaster

4 Around Campus

71 Class Notes

121 In Memoriam

JOSEPH BRYAN LIBRARY

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From the Headmaster

his fall of 2013 has been a poignant one on The Holy Hill, as we celebrate the 175th anniversary of this venerable School. Students and faculty alike operate within the context of the School’s rich history with heightened awareness and an increased sense of purpose. The spirit on campus has never been stronger, the energy of our students never higher, and the pride in Episcopal never greater. When you blend this palpable sense of the history with today’s excitement on campus, this is a truly unique time on the Hill. In 1839, Mr. William Nelson Pendleton launched our beloved School with 35 students and a tuition of $210! During the Spirit Weekend chapel, Head Chaplain Gideon Pollach delivered a marvelous address. He described the School in its earliest days as holding a unique position “at the crossroads between earth and heaven.” He reminded us that occasions like Spirit Weekend and important anniversaries provide opportunities to reflect on the theological goals that inform our life together and to enjoy the enduring qualities of this School, two of which are absolutely “optimism and hope.” He said, “Optimism is ours because we now and always believe that the future is unwritten and can be better than our past ... And hope is ours because we work for that better future; we don’t just dream about it.” He challenged students to consider the marks they are making during their “moment in history.” Through wars, depressions, recessions, and countless trends and fashions, this School has faced history and challenged itself to move forward. This is each individual’s, and each generation’s, challenge to continue to build upon the solid foundation an even stronger Episcopal High School for the future. We recently concluded the 10-year accreditation process for the Virginia Association of Independent Schools and the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. The final phase of this year-long endeavor was to receive a delegation of eight educators, including three heads of school, who spent four days on campus engaged with our faculty and students, groups of parents, alumni, and Trustees. I am delighted to say that we exceeded all 73 accrediting standards and received the ringing affirmation of the Visiting Committee! Their final report stated: “Netted out: the first impression of the esprit de corps only gets enhanced and underscored as the stay lengthens. Pride in the core value of honor, appreciation for 100 percent boarding and the community it generates, gratitude for the student/faculty relationships, enthusiasm for rigor, variety and intellectual opportunities in the

classrooms, authentic spirit for the athletic teams – all combine to create the essence of the School.” As we emerge from this accreditation process, enter the post-Promise campaign period, and embark on the next 175 years, we are poised to transfer our energy toward programmatic development. The Board of Trustees has established a Branding Task Force to focus on the unique identity of EHS to “separate us from the pack” and ensure that we continue to strengthen our position in the boarding school world. We have established the Curriculum Development and Innovative Teaching Task Forces to drive academic advancement, and the Student Life Task Force to continue to enrich the personal development of each child at EHS. I have never enjoyed a more positive fall on the Hill, with wonderfully responsible students and spirited leadership from an outstanding senior class. Of course, throwing open the doors of our new academic facility, Townsend Hall, has added some excitement! This building stands as testimony to two foundational values at EHS: academics and friendships. Its strong, classic presence demonstrates the School’s critical commitment to academics, and, as the funding for this facility emerged as an expression of the appreciation that Board colleagues and friends of John Townsend ’73 accord him, representing the mutual respect and lasting friendships that are forged on the Hill. I am pleased to report that admissions interest remains very strong this fall. Recognizing that the most essential element of EHS is the human connection between talented, motivated students, and capable, committed faculty, there is nothing more important to help us to sustain and build upon the strength of EHS for the future. So, today’s charge is clear: to know what is timeless and must be sustained, while setting the School’s sights on an even stronger future. With your support, I am confident that the Episcopal community will embrace this challenge in the spirit of the School’s motto: Fortiter, Fideliter, Feliciter – Boldly, Faithfully, and Joyfully, as we begin the next 175 years! Sincerely,

F. Robertson Hershey

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Around Campus Natural Systems Art teachers Liz Vorlicek and Nat Duffield exhibit ceramic and pottery sculpture in the Angie Newman Johnson Gallery.

“Natural Systems” opened the 2013-14 gallery season on Oct. 15. E H S : What is the meaning of your exhibition title, “Natural Systems”? L I Z V O R L I C E K : Much of our artwork is inspired by the natural world. My husband, Nat, and I both love gardening, bird watching, and walking in Laird Acres. Stumbling across critters like box turtles, foxes, hawks, black squirrels, deer, and other wild and woolly things that live on campus is part of our lives at EHS. We also have a mutual interest in botany and the way plants and flowers are put together. E H S : You both create three-dimensional art. How else is your work similar, and how is it different? LV : Nat and I are both ceramic artists who work primarily in porcelain and stoneware clays. Nat is a utilitarian potter who makes his artwork for everyday use in the kitchen and at the dinner or banquet table. His work reflects his passion not only for preparing and serving the perfect meal from his dishes, but also for making vessels to display verdant garden

bouquets from the campus garden that he shares with the Olsen family. I am a sculptor, and my work is not only narrative but also influenced by the natural world in spaces like organized and tidy gardens. I am also drawn to the chaotic nature of plants with robust and hearty vines, which might encroach on and take over objects of beauty, from one day to the next. Many of my pieces are composed from multiples, several or hundreds, which make up a whole. These compositions are often similar to a collage of pieces that all fit together to tell a story or pull the viewer into another world. E H S : This show incorporates student work from Introduction to the Arts and English 3. How does the student work enhance the exhibition? LV : As co-director of the Angie Newman Johnson Gallery, I have been interested in working with our students and collaborating with them in the life of the gallery. In “Natural Systems,” Introduction to the Arts helped produce the installation piece

called, “The Writer’s Corner.” The students worked toward creating a sense of space and place for ceramic tablets and found objects. The process of working with the students inspired me greatly; allowing their ideas to guide the process was part of the fun and a great way to share ownership of the work. Seeing the excitement of an art opening through their eyes was refreshing and profoundly touching. Perry Epes ’65 and I led a Wednesday tour of “Natural Systems” for his course English 3: Reading Nature and Writing Poetry course. The tour started with a writing exercise in which the students created titles for the artwork. I chose a couple of these titles for my ceramic sculpture: “Departure,” by Quinn Ainslie ’15, and “Folds and Coils in Nature” and “Sweet Tooth,” by anonymous students. I was also quite pleased with the way that the space was transformed by our artwork. Many people who came into the space said they felt like their visit to the gallery provided a respite from the frenzy of the day.

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Keeping the Camp Fire Burning On the annual Burch Trip, a freshman reaches her limit – and then keeps going. A N E X CE RP T F RO M TH E JO U RNAL OF C AMD EN ALFOR D ’17

Camden Alford ’17 captured Jerry Kuo ’17 and Brandon Williams ’17 asleep at a pit stop after staying up all night to tend their group’s campfire.

n Sept. 20, the Class of 2017 left the comfort of dormitories, dining services, and plumbing to backpack the Appalachian Trail on the annual Burch Trip, an Outward Bound experience originally established in the fall of 1997 by EHS alumnus Lucius Burch ’59. We are tired. We are more than halfway through the trip, and our group is struggling. After three days of tramping and trudging through the woods, we’ve hit a wall. These past few days my group has meshed well and hiked quickly. When the leaders trust us and step back, we have great conversations and confide in each other. Now we are a unit. A unit in a daze as we hike the last five miles to our campsite. Earlier today, we got to rock climb and belay each other. Having my team hold me up and cheer me on while I clung to the rock face was empowering and culminated in some intense bonding.

Front row: Outward Bound leaders Dan and Marissa, Camden Alford ’17, Sarah Gray Castle ’17, and Gaby Cruz ’17; second row: Noah Collins ’17, Brandon Williams ’17, Spanish and social studies teacher Meg Jones, Virginia Helm ’17, and Page Light ’17; third row: Whit Goode ’17 and Jerry Kuo ’17.

But that was this morning. Now we have five miles to go before we reach the campsite. Just five miles. Yesterday, we hiked 13. But these five miles are the longest of the trip. Last night our leaders challenged us to keep a fire burning all night long. We each had a two-hour shift, except for Brandon Williams ’17 and Jerry Kuo ’17. Brandon and Jerry decided that they were going to stay up the whole night to ensure that the fire would last until morning. At six the next morning, the fire was still burning, and we had succeeded. But that meant Brandon and Jerry had only gotten two hours of sleep. We were paying for their sacrifice now. The boys became cranky and

irritable. They started falling asleep as we hiked. They tripped and stumbled. Now as we take a 10-minute break, the boys have literally fallen asleep with their packs on. They aren’t the only ones who are tired; we all are. Our packs seem heavier now, and the conversation is more forced. Our feet hurt, but we continue to trudge onward. As we hike through the interminable woods, I realize that we will complete these five miles, and we will be better for it, because my group will have gotten there together. The woods can change your outlook on the world, and this trip has challenged me and pushed me out of my comfort zone.

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Episcopal Welcomes Five New Faculty Members DONALD R. “ROANE” BABINGTON

Social Studies M.A.T. James Madison University B.A. James Madison University

A recent graduate of James Madison University, Roane teaches social studies, coaches, and helps with dorm and study hall supervision. Strong local family ties and an ambition to help the next generation achieve their potential has led Roane to Episcopal. He coaches varsity football, wrestling, and baseball and is a member of the Hoxton Dorm team. He recently earned his master’s in education from James Madison University and lives in Alexandria, Va.

MARC A. CARTER

Chair of Computer Studies Director of Technology M.S.I.S. University at Albany, SUNY M.S. University at Albany, SUNY B.A. Wagner College As a graduate of the University at Albany with two graduate degrees in the fields of educational technology and information science management, Marc is well suited to lead Episcopal in the 21st century. He oversees technology and its integration schoolwide. Marc comes to us from the Louisville Collegiate School, where he served as the director of educational technology. Prior to his tenure at Collegiate, Marc also held positions at Lycos, Inc., MTV Networks, Office of High Education, and State University of New York at Albany. He possesses a passion for technology, but moreover, he enjoys helping others to learn how to integrate technology into their daily lives. In addition to overseeing Episcopal’s technology effort, Marc serves as an advisor, is a member of the evening study hall team, and lives on campus with his wife, Laurén; their daughters, Adrienne and Madison; and their dog, Mia.

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BRADLEY D. KOVACH

Science M.A.T. University of Memphis B.S. Grove City College

Bradley joined the Episcopal faculty after teaching science and math in the International Baccalaureate program at the Cayman International School in the Cayman Islands. Prior to his career in education, Bradley spent several years conducting genetic research as part of a small biotech startup in Memphis, Tenn. When asked about the experience, he commented, “Being on the cutting edge of our field was exhilarating and helped me realize my desire to be an educator. I found that I was constantly seeking (or creating) opportunities to tell people about our work.” At Episcopal, he teaches chemistry and physics and coaches tennis. In addition to personal profile writing and meta-humor, Bradley enjoys sports, Nintendo, and games of chance. Bradley coaches girls’ JV tennis and lives on Berkeley Dorm with his wife, Alyssa; their son, Edison; and their three dogs, Manolo, Dolce, and Gucci. LIONEL L. RAUTH

Mathematics B.A. University of Virginia At the University of Virginia, Lionel studied math and psychology, played club ultimate Frisbee, and honed his counseling and teaching skills during several summers at the Summer Enrichment Program at U.Va. After graduating from college, he spent two years in Washington, D.C., as a research fellow at the National Institute of Mental Health, investigating human vision with functional MRI. Now at EHS, he is ecstatic to have achieved his dream job: teaching math. Lionel also serves as an assistant coach for the boys’ junior soccer, basketball, and track & field teams. In his free time, he enjoys running, Frisbee, eating, and riddle solving. He lives on Hummel Dorm.

LOUIS G. SMITH

English J.D. University of California, Hastings College of the Law B.A. Williams College After earning a B.A. from Williams College, where he played football, lacrosse, and rugby, Louis began his teaching career at the Brooks School in North Andover, Mass. At Brooks, Louis taught English, journalism, and studio art; coached football, lacrosse, and girls’ ice hockey; served as an advisor; and ran a dormitory. Notwithstanding a teaching hiatus during which he earned a law degree, clerked for federal judge John Garrett Penn, and was a commercial litigator, Louis’ love of teaching motivated him to return to the classroom. He taught English at Sidwell Friends while maintaining his own law practice. He decided to leave law altogether and now, at EHS, Louis teaches English, coaches varsity football and JV boys’ lacrosse, works with an advisory of freshman boys, and is a member of the Hummel Dorm team. Louis is an avid fan of music, playing guitar, and singing from time to time with local bands. He lives on campus with his three boys, William, Max, and Charlie, and their dog, Red.

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Reclaiming the Cup On the Saints’ home turf, the Maroon wins the Seminary Hill Cup by their biggest margin ever.

Seminary Hill Cup team captains. Front row: Blake Richardson ’14, Grace Falken ’14, Mandy Holt ’14, Adelle Bortz ’14, Georgie Wilkins ’14, Suzelle Thomas ’14, Headmaster Rob Hershey, Babbie Andrews ’14, Isabelle Jones ’14, Amanda Lynne ’14, Charlotte Hunt ’14, Lane Ballentine ’16, and Sara Wilder Bryant ’16; second row: Rennie Harrison ’14; third row: Lilly Wilbanks ’15, Cara Driscoll ’14, Millie Waller ’15, Ann Gordon Finney ’15, Fleming Redd ’15, Natalie Wall ’15, Ellie Hough ’14, Mimi Perka ’15, Ella Bickley ’15, and Sophie Holt ’15.

espite the rainy weather, this year’s Seminary Hill Cup had overwhelmingly positive support throughout the community. The cheerleaders did a great job promoting the event, and both boys and girls alike wholeheartedly supported all of our teams from start to finish. This year was the first year in the history of the competition that we won on Saint Stephen’s & Saint Agnes’ home turf, and we won by the biggest margin of any of our victories to date (6.5 to 3.5). One of the highlights was the Seminary Hill Cup dinner for all of the EHS SHC participants and their coaches. Danielle O’Banion ’97, head coach of women’s basketball at Kent State University, returned to campus to speak with the crowd and did a fantastic job motivating everyone to not only win this year’s competition but also to push to establish its place as one of the most important traditions at EHS. Now in its sixth year, the Cup no longer seems like something new. It now feels like it’s always been a part of Episcopal.

Adelle Bortz ’14 (foreground) and Grace Falken ’14 (background).

From left, Addision Ingle ’14, Kiamani Wilson ’14, and Isabelle Jones ’14.

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Mi Casa, Su Casa EHS students visit Spain and host Spanish visitors. W H O ? Fifteen Spanish students and 14 EHS students, including Ford Ainslie ’14, Harleigh Bean ’14, Adelle Bortz ’14, Mary Ann Broughton ’15, Nina Davila ’15, Brett Dewing ’14, Madison Hughes ’15, Felicia Mannix ’14, Liz Martinelli ’14, Adam Morin ’14, Sarah Luther ’14, Chris Shea ’14, Peyton Schwartz ’15, and Anabel Winants ’14. W H AT ? The fifth annual educational and cultural exchange between the Colegio Buenaventurada Virgen María Irlandesas de Bami and Episcopal High School. W H E N ? Three weeks in June in Seville,

Spain, and two weeks in September at Episcopal.

Spanish exchange students visit the National Gallery of Art.

W H E R E ? EHS students toured the

region of Andalucía, visiting cultural highlights such as the spectacular Alhambra palace and gardens in Granada and the exquisitely beautiful “Mezquita” in Córdoba. The Spanish students saw the Air and Space Museum, the monuments at night,

The White House, the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial, the Capitol, the Newseum, most of the museums on the National Mall, and Mount Vernon. W H Y ? Mary Ann Broughton ’15

says, “Speaking with my host family on a daily basis and asking locals for

directions improved my Spanish drastically. In fact, it helped me skip a level of Spanish at EHS. I am keeping up with my exchange student via Facebook and email. She sends me messages in English, and I write back to her in Spanish. I truly think this friendship will last a lifetime.”

“ Exploring the narrow streets of Seville with the Spanish students and my American classmates was probably my favorite part of the exchange. The most surprising part was the Spaniards’ daily schedule. We would start class in downtown Seville at 9 a.m., go back to our host family’s house around 1 p.m., eat lunch around 3 p.m., take a siesta, and then go downtown for a 10 p.m. dinner. Their schedule threw me off at first, but I soon got used to going to bed every night around 1 a.m.”

“ The Spanish students loved almost everything about the Episcopal campus, including dorm life, the library, mass meetings, athletic events, Ainslie Arts Center, and most importantly, the dining hall! One of them commented that the experience was akin to being in a Harry Potter movie, as the idea of boarding schools is foreign to Spanish society. The only somewhat difficult adjustment for them was the earlier dinner time and the all-too-brief seated lunches, by Spanish standards.”

– Mary Ann Broughton ’15

– Catherine Gomez-Goodnow, Spanish Teacher and Trip Chaperone

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The Learned Ladies A free-wheeling prose adaptation of Molière’s 1672 play opens Episcopal’s performing arts season. Colorful costumes and sets earned Director of Theater Meg O’Connor and Technical Director Tim Nielsen a Judge’s Special Recognition Award for Outstanding Production Design Concept and Execution at the Virginia Theatre Association State Convention and High School Theatre Festival, attended by 44 schools. into the choppier, stichomythic rhythms that worked for our re-imagining of the play.

The cast of “The Learned Ladies,” staged in Breeden Black Box Theater Oct. 10-11. Front row (seated): Savannah Lambert ’14 and Maddy Gale ’16; second row: Drew Styles ’14, Montana Crider ’15, Madison Hardaway ’15, Lydia Webster ’16, Brooke Webb ’16, and Robert Talley ’16; third row (standing): Brian Kim ’16, Tommy Dixon ’16, Bailey Coleman ’15, Leo Weng ’15, and Kathleen Leonard ’15.

E H S : What special skills did students hone working on this production? M O : No one in the cast had worked on a classical comedy before. We did a lot of exercises to study the movement and the style of the period, as well as text analysis to get through Molière’s complex thoughts. We were also learning a lot about incorporating comic bits into a scene. It’s difficult because in order to wring a laugh out of an audience, a pair of actors has to execute a complex series of moves with extremely precise timing. But if it looks rehearsed, no one will laugh.

E H S : What is special about this adaptation of

EHS: W hy did you choose this play? M O : When I was a professional actor, our company rou-

M E G O ’ C O N N O R , D I R E C T O R : The adaptation comes

tinely did Molière plays on the outdoor stage. I knew that his work could be fast, funny, and physical. The things Molière was satirizing in his plays way back in 1672 are still jokes that we get today. I was also looking for something that would challenge and suit our diverse group of actors. We are lucky to have a lot of girls who are funny and fearless as well as a large number of boys who are up for anything in rehearsal.

“The Learned Ladies”?

from a translation I did from the original French text. At the beginning of his career, Molière was heavily influenced by the Italian Commedia dell’Arte, a highly physical type of comedy that relies on improvisation and mask work. When adapting the script for our actors, I took a lot of liberties with the text, transforming the long, elegant phrases of Molière’s original

Fall Play In early November, EHS mainstage performed “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.” Left: Puck (Kathleen Leonard ’15) and Oberon (Brian Kim ’16) watch the unfolding chaos they’ve created. Right: The black light effects in the magic world were a highlight for many in the audience. From left: Lydia Webster ’16, Maddy Gale ’16, and Sarah Luther ’14.

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Author Eric Metaxas Visits Episcopal as Portrait in Faith Speaker O n Nov. 6, author Eric Metaxas arrived on campus as the 2013 Portrait in Faith Speaker. Metaxas is best known for his two biographies, “Amazing Grace: William Wilberforce and the Heroic Campaign to End Slavery” and “Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy.” He has also written children’s books, scripts for the animated “Veggie Tales” films, and was a cultural commentator on CNN, MSNBC, and the Fox News Channel. Metaxas was the keynote speaker for the 2012 National Prayer Breakfast. “It was truly a great experience to hear Mr. Metaxas speak as the Portrait in Faith visitor,” said Tim DeCampo ’14. “The story of his journey to faith was a sound reminder that the formation of our beliefs does not happen overnight, and our questions about faith take years to answer. The stories he shared of the heroic faithfulness of William Wilberforce and Dietrich Bonhoeffer were an inspiration to us all to stand up for what we know is right, even if we are standing against the culture of the world. Mr. Metaxas aptly left us with the challenge to regularly question our beliefs, and in turn we will maintain an ever more intimate relationship with God.”

Front row: Head Chaplain Gideon Pollach, Chino Agualana ’14, Jimmy Mondal ’16, Portrait in Faith Speaker Eric Metaxas, Tim DeCampo ’14, Adam Morin ’14, Maya Glenn ’14, and Maja Olsson ’14. Second row: Brian Kim ’16, Senior Warden Blake Richardson ’14, Headmaster Rob Hershey, Dick Rutledge ’51, Martin Doblmeir, president of Journey Films, Mary Ann Broughton ’15, Mary Helen Tarbutton ’15, and Assistant Head for Student Life Tim Jaeger.

Portrait in Faith is an annual program that offers powerful models in Christian faith to Episcopal students in the hope that their lives will be informed, shaped, and inspired by courageous men and women. This

companion event to the Theologian in Residence program was established in 1994 by Reginald E. Rutledge ’51 in honor of his wife, the Rev. Fleming Rutledge, and his family members who attended EHS.

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Faculty Accomplishments and Professional Development E nglish teacher A L I S O N H O L B Y attended the Stanley H. King Counseling Institute, a weeklong course in Colorado Springs, Colo.

H E I D I H U N T L E Y , chair of the Social Studies Department, attended the National Council for Geographic Education Annual Conference in Denver, Colo. Her focus during the conference was on energy resources.

impact on my work as an advisor, coach, and dorm faculty member. I am amazed at how yoga can calm the mind, strengthen and stretch the body, and improve overall health. Now that I am back on campus, I am looking forward to deepening my own practice and teaching colleagues and students.” Recently, Episcopal’s piano teacher E L I Z A B E T H L A N E gave two lecture recitals, one for the Levine School of Music piano faculty in Washington, D.C., and the other for the Montgomery County Music Teachers Association. The topic was “Teaching Ensemble Piano Literature.” S H E L L E Y R O D G E R S , who has

Heidi Huntley, chair of the Social Studies Department, visits the Laramie River Station Coal Plant in Laramie, Wyo.

This summer Assistant Director of Admissions H E L E N W O O LW O R T H traveled to Bali for a 200-hour yoga teacher training with the Mukti School of Yoga. Her group had to fit 200 hours of training into three short weeks, but they did have three days off during which they went mountain biking and whitewater rafting, rode elephants, and took an Indonesian cooking class. Woolworth said, “Practicing and teaching yoga has already had a positive

Helen Woolworth, assistant director of admissions, visiting with an elephant in Bali.

worked assisting the deans of students since 2000, embarked on a solo pilgrimage in June walking The Way of St. James (Spanish: El Camino de Santiago), 500 miles from Pamplona to Santiago in northwestern Spain. The Camino de Santiago is the pilgrimage route to the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela in Galicia, where tradition has it that the remains of the apostle Saint James are buried. This was one of the most important Christian pilgrimages during medieval times, together with Rome and Jerusalem. Rodgers said, “I was approaching a significant birthday and wanted to do something different. I had seen the movie ‘The Way’ starring Emilio Estevez and Martin Sheen which planted a seed. Next thing I knew, I bought a plane ticket and borrowed a backpack from Episcopal and was off... and walking. It was amazing. I met people from all over the world. Buen Camino!” Assistant Chaplain T H O M H U M M E L and his wife, Ruth, travelled to Jerusalem as senior fellows of the Christian Heritage Research Institute, which organizes conferences and works

Shelley Rodgers, administrative assistant to the dean of students, on a stop during a pilgrimage through Spain.

with and briefs journalists on the condition of Christians living in the Holy Land. They have done this every year for the past 20 years. Additionally, he presented papers at two conferences. At the first conference, Hummel presented a paper on on the history of the American Consulate in Jersusalem. The second conference was sponsored by the Gelbenkian Library and the Armenian Patriarchate of Jerusalem. It was a threeday conference of international scholars on Armenian history and theology. Hummel wrote about Anglo-American Protestant relations with the Armenian patriarchate in the 19th century. In July, math teacher and Director of Student Activities and Residential Life J E F F H O I S I N G T O N flew to Nicaragua and visited his son, Tim ’05,

Jeff Hoisington, math teacher and director of student activities and residential life, braving the rapids through the Grand Canyon.

who lives there and works as a Peace Corps volunteer. Tim is a teacher in Diromio, just outside of Managua. Tim has been in Nicaragua since September 2012. He lives with a family and teaches environmental science to 6th graders. In addition, he works with teachers to develop curriculum and has organized a youth soccer league. Matt Koerner ’96 picked him up at the airport. He is teaching in a private school in Managua. Tim and Jeff were able to travel to an island in Lake Nicaragua called Ometepe, where they motorcycled around and toured various sights. Among other things, they hiked up to the top of a 4,000-foot volcano. They then headed to the beautiful beaches of San Juan del Sur, as well as the historic city of Grenada. In August, Jeff took a two-week float trip (225 miles) through the Grand Canyon. “The sights were spectacular...sunrises, sunsets, shooting stars galore. The white water was terrifying...waves were as high as eight feet,” said Jeff. Most of the time he was in a five-person raft, but occasionally he paddled the inflatable kayak. He saw many big horn sheep and a great variety of birds. He also took numerous hikes up various side canyons. This summer Chinese teacher J U L I E WA N G - G E M P P joined the Chinese students studying in the Abroad Gansu volunteer program (UZI) to teach English at a rural school in Wuwei City, Gansu Province, located in the Hexi Corridor, along the Silk Road. Regina Ye ’15 participated in this program in summer 2012 and introduced it to the EHS community. Inspired by Emily Dickinson’s “If I can stop one heart from breaking, I shall not live in vain,” this program has become increasingly more successful as more and more Chinese students study abroad, and students from other countries participate in this program. Parents of about 90 percent of the students at the school in Wuwei City, where Wang-Gempp was teaching, are migrant workers. They have gone to the coastal cities to earn money and have left their children in the care of

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Julie Wang-Gempp at Echoing-Sand Mountain near Dunhuang City in China.

COINED School, dedicated professors tailored a special program for GomezGoodnow, and the focus of her studies centered on Chilean history culture and language. Her academic work focused on the turbulent history of the country dating back to 1973 with the overthrow of Chilean president, Salvador Allende. Gomez-Goodnow’s class work was complemented by many visits to various important landmarks and museums in and around Santiago, which greatly enriched her experience. This is not the first time GomezGoodnow has traveled to Latin America as she was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and during the ’60s, spent four years of her childhood in Santiago, Chile, as her father was a diplomat

Chinese teacher Julie Wang-Gempp with the first grade students whom she taught in Wuwei City, Gansu Province.

grandparents or older relatives. The students are eager to learn English, which they begin to learn in first grade. Wang-Gempp said it was a joy working with the highly motivated students at this school. After the program, she travelled with friends along the Hexi Corridor of the Silk Road. The highlight of her trip was visiting Danxia Scenic Area in Zhangye city, and Dunhuang city, a major stop on the ancient Silk Road, best known for its Mogao Caves. In August, Spanish teacher C AT H E R I N E G O M E Z - G O O D N O W

traveled to Santiago, Chile, after being awarded a scholarship by the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL), and she participated in a two-week cultural immersion program sponsored by COINED Intercultural organization, which promotes Spanish-based courses as well as volunteer and internship programs throughout Latin America. The COINED School in Santiago is located in the heart of the downtown area in the Providencia district. At the

Spanish teacher Catherine Gomez-Goodnow in Valparaiso, Chile.

assigned to the American Embassy there. Nonetheless, it has long been her dream to return to Santiago to become reacquainted with this beautiful city, and on a whim last spring, she decided to apply for this scholarship, never dreaming she would be selected. This was an exciting trip, which inspired Gomez-Goodnow in so many ways. Most importantly, it inspired her to teach culture with a conscience. Chile is a spectacularly beautiful and complex country, and she hopes that most, if not all of, her students will one day travel down to Chile and see for themselves the raw beauty of the country and the warm hospitality of the Chilean people. She is so grateful to her colleagues at Episcopal High School for helping her make this trip possible and also to ACTFL and COINED for selecting her.

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Head Tour Guides A

s Head Tour Guides, these seniors are responsible for greeting families on move-in day, sending out tour requests, confirming tour guides on a daily basis, giving weekly tours, assisting with open house and revisit days, and giving Saturday tours to prospective families and alumni. Front row: Khaile Forbes, Wick Waller, Kristin Aria, Callie Nelson, Page Dudley, Lauren Tarde, Rachel Vadhan, and Emily Bivins. Second row: Bowen Amos, Annie McIntosh, Parker Allen, Liz Martinelli, and Lizzie Redd. Third row: Holden Shearin, Sam Armm, Gray Williams, Ike Kilis, and Nathan Kassaw.

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ed by Head Cheerleader Artie SchoenÂ â&#x20AC;&#x2122;14, these 11 seniors were elected by the EHS community to encourage school spirit. Front row: Suzelle Thomas, Babbie Andrews, Head Cheerleader Artie Schoen, Evan Fisher, and Kiamani Wilson. Second row: Amanda Lynne, Harleigh Bean, and Gray Williams. Third row: Lizzie Redd, Blake Barefoot, and Byron Jones.

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he Honor Committee, which is composed of seniors and faculty members, is responsible for upholding and enforcing the Episcopal High School Honor Code. The 2013-14 group is led by Honor Committee Chair Jack Glover ’14. Front row: Caroline Bond, Mandy Holt, Chair Jack Glover, Tim DeCampo, and Charlotte Hunt. Second row: Wright Griffith and Savannah Lambert. Third row: Mark Carter, Tim Rogers ’79, Kim Olsen, and Brendan Baran. Not pictured: Andrew DeJoy.

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he Monitors are elected each year by the faculty and students, with the Headmaster’s endorsement. These seniors serve as leaders for the student body and as mentors to new students. This year’s Monitors are led by Head Monitor Suzelle Thomas ’14 and four Senior Monitors. Front row: Senior Monitor Babbie Andrews, Senior Monitor Annalee Walton, Head Monitor Suzelle Thomas, Senior Monitor Byron Jones, and Senior Monitor Blake Barefoot. Second row: Caroline Bond, Charlotte Hunt, Georgie Wilkins, Haley Robinette, Emily Hunt, and Mandy Holt. Third row: Wright Griffith, Andrew DeJoy, Kiamani Wilson, Harleigh Bean, Tim DeCampo, and Gigi Dick. Fourth row: Khaile Forbes, Brett Dewing, Jack Glover, Gray Williams, Allston Moore, and Rob Young. Not pictured: Chino Agulanna.

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he student-run Vestry challenges our community to participate in all aspects of chapel life at the School and creates opportunities for students to question their beliefs in a safe environment. Friday’s chapel service is traditionally student-run and includes student readings, musical performances, and chapel talks. Vestry members are chosen each year by the Head Chaplain and the students from the previous year’s Vestry. Front row: Adam Morin ’14, Maya Glenn ’16, Senior Warden Blake Richardson ’14, Mary Helen Tarbutton ’15, Karli Francis ’15, and Sara Wilder Bryant ’16. Second row: Junior Warden Jack Glover ’14, Maja Olsson ’14, Tim DeCampo ’14, Mary Anne Broughton ’15, and Chino Agulana ’14. Third row: Brian Kim ’16, Madison Hardaway ’15, and Jimmy Mondal ’16. Not pictured: Savannah Lambert ’14.

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his year, 35 of Episcopal’s new students are legacies. Twenty-five of these legacies are new students who have siblings who are current or former EHS students, and 10 are children or grandchildren of alumni. Some of these legacy students and their alumni family members gathered on Opening Day in front of Stewart Gym for the annual legacy photograph.

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n Sept. 17, students were presented academic awards for excellence in studies completed during the 2012-13 academic year.

Front row: Isabelle Zabriskie ’16, Excellence in Introduction to the Arts; Kathleen Leonard ’15, Excellence in Themes in Global History 2; Madison Hughes ’15, Excellence in Vocal Music; Brooke Webb ’16, Excellence in English; Liz Mao ’15, Excellence in Mathematics; Lucy Catlett ’15, the Ingle Family Award for Theology; Bailey Coleman ’15, Excellence in Drama; Savannah Lambert ’14, Excellence in Latin; Grace Falken ’14, Excellence in Physics; Blake Richardson ’14, the Middlebury College Award for Excellence in Foreign Language; and Jennifer Zhang ’14, Excellence in German. Second row: Augusta Nau ’15, Excellence in English; Andrew DeJoy ’14, the Dartmouth College Book Award for Outstanding Work in Social Studies; Ania DeJoy ’14, Excellence in French; Monica Jeon ’14, Excellence in Chinese; Leo Weng ’15, Excellence in Chemistry; Mandy Holt ’14, Excellence in English; Kyle Al-Shafei ’14, Excellence in Computer Studies; David Jang ’16, Excellence in Mathematics; and Weibo Fu ’14, the Harvard University Award for Scholastic Achievement. Third row: Lewis Gaskin ’14, Excellence in Spanish; Emily Hennessy ’14, Excellence in Photography; Kathryn Matheson ’14, the Sewanee Award for Excellence in Writing; and Max Smith ’14, Excellence in Themes in Global History 1. Fourth row: Jackson Neagli ’14, Excellence in Biology; Ike Kilis ’14, the George Washington University School of Engineering Medal/Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Certificate for Outstanding Work in Math and Science; and Sarah Luther ’14, Excellence in Studio Art.

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Fall Athletics in Review E HS athletic teams enjoyed another fall season with many teams having breakthrough seasons. The 2013 Seminary Hill Cup, hosted by St. Stephen’s & St. Agnes, was a chance for the Maroon to “bring back the Cup.” Episcopal Athletics Hall of Fame Member Danielle O’Banion ’97 returned to speak to the girls’ teams at the annual SHC Dinner the night before the competition began. The girls responded by amassing the largest margin of victory in the event’s history, 6.5 to 3.5, to return the Cup to EHS. The Episcopal community had the chance to witness some inspired performances at “tournament time” with many teams advancing through first round opponents in the league championships. Girls’ varsity volleyball advanced to the ISL Tournament semi-finals by upsetting Georgetown Visitation after dropping their regular season match to them. Girls’ varsity soccer was one game away from clinching the A division title, and they advanced to the ISL Tournament semi-final with a decisive 3-0 win over Sandy Springs Friends on Coxe Field. Boys’ varsity soccer peaked at the right time, winning three of their final four games, including a great win over highly ranked Flint Hill. Girls’ varsity field hockey added to the streak by advancing to play in the ISL Tournament quarter-finals and the girls’ varsity tennis team was selected for the final state tournament pairings for the ninth straight season. Our girls’ cross country team saved their best races for the end. With most of last year’s fifth-place team from the state finals graduating, a new and inexperienced team ran their best races of the year to place sixth at the state finals. They were led by all-state performer Grace Falken ’14. On the boys’ side, Greg Morgan ’15 had his

best performance on the state course to earn all-state honors. The boys’ varsity football team had one of their best seasons in eight years finishing with a 3-1 IAC record and 5-4 record overall. The Maroon matched up against Bullis in Hummel Bowl in the final league game of the year for the IAC Title with an atmosphere that rivaled The Game in

anticipation and support. The team eventually fell to the Bulldogs for their only league loss of the season. The following senior athletes committed to compete at the intercollegiate level at the NCAA Fall signing date: Greg Malinowski to the College of William & Mary for basketball and Rennie Harrison to the University of Richmond for basketball.

The boys’ cross country team goes out fast to get ahead of the large pack.

Left to right: Brooks Buyck ’17, Blake Richardson ’14, Mary Helen Tarbutton ’15, Tate-Louisa Mikkelson’16, and Olivia Johnson ’16 find their pace during a meet.

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Nigel Beckford ’14 finds an open space during a game against Bishop Ireton.

Bea Huffines ’16 returns a serve during a tennis match.

Josh Szymczak ’16 works to get around a defender during a game against Bullis.

Anabel Winant ’14 heads toward the goal, momentarily unchallenged.

Aubree Philips ’15 makes a move to fake her opponent.

Harleigh Bean ’14 goes for the kill.

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Voices Carl Morris ’99 2013 Inductee, EHS Athletics Hall of Fame

he first Saturday in November will always hold a special place in my heart. Fall is in full swing, the air is crisp, the leaves are falling, and Episcopal and Woodberry square off for one of the greatest rivalries in all of high school sports. People who are unfamiliar with the series will assume the game is unique due to the fact that it is one of the longest unbroken rivalries in high school football. However, students, faculty, and alumni of either school will graciously clarify this misnomer and explain that The Game represents much more. EHS vs. WFS displays the tradition of excellence that both schools have created and maintained for generations. The legacies of our two schools are built on helping students reach their potential in all areas, including in athletics. These similarities between the schools pushed this game into the bitter rivalry it has become, just like Army vs. Navy or Harvard vs. Yale. The week leading up to The Game is easily the most exciting week of the school year. The anticipation begins early in the week and grows exponentially with each passing day. The impending visits of family members

and alumni serve as fodder for all of the excitement the week will hold. School spirit, while always very visible on campus, seems to take on a life of its own during Spirit Week. Every contest, whether it’s a cross country meet or a volleyball game, takes on a new meaning as students hustle to attend any game they are able to in order to support their fellow classmates, and perhaps, stretch their vocal chords for the upcoming bonfire and football game. The hardest part of the week as a football player is something that most players at the high school level have never had to deal with. Allowing yourself to get caught up in the emotions of the week will leave you drained and running on empty during The Game. It sounds simple enough, but proves to be a formidable challenge – keeping control of your nerves and anticipation so you can peak at game time. The enthusiasm of the student body, faculty, alumni, and, most importantly, the senior class creates the overwhelming feeling that it’s your job to bring home a win and make your school proud. When Saturday morning finally arrives, getting out of bed is as easy as if it were Christmas morning. Breakfast is tough to eat because your mind races

and very quickly gets stuck five hours into the future. What will happen? How will I play? Who will be the hero of The Game and bring pride to their school? The excitement approaches its apex as kickoff draws near, and it’s finally time to let all that emotion and excitement out as you take the field. Kickoff brings an exhilaration the likes of which you will feel very few times in your life. It is almost indescribable. This is what you have prepared for, what you have looked forward to, hoped for, and dreamt about. It is a chance to represent your school, family, and self. The school spirit on display leading up to The Game is something that most schools will never know. The community truly comes together to support its team, and the players strive to bring glory to their classmates and alumni. The Game affords every member of the EHS community an opportunity to be involved in a common goal. Being part of a tradition that dates back to the early 1900s is something that is tremendously special. We are all involved in a historic ritual that will forever link our two schools and the values we hold true. 1998 - Episcopal 40, Woodberry Forest 10. EHS 9 Wins 0 Losses

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Gray Williams ’14 Captain, 2013 Varsity Football Team

s an EHS student and football .player, The Game is one of the most defining athletic experiences of being at Episcopal. The tradition behind The Game turns a simple football game into a week-long event that exemplifies EHS school spirit. Walking around campus in the days leading up to The Game, there is a noticeable buzz around the School. Everyone, not just the football team, is waiting in anticipation for Saturday to come. It all starts on the Monday before The Game, which is the start of Spirit Week. Students get dressed up in different themed costumes each day to help build the excitement, and all eyes are on the football team as we prepare to take on the Woodberry Tigers. The emotion keeps building up until our final football practice on Friday, the most spirited and emotional practice we have all year. Following this practice, we await the results of the JV football game, hoping we can gain some momentum and extra excitement before

our game even begins. The night before The Game is always a hectic time. We have the traditional bonfire, one of the single most inspiring community events of the year, attended by students, faculty, parents, and alumni. The football team puts on our jerseys and stays close together near the bonfire, trying to be as involved with the community as possible while still focusing on getting ready for The Game. During the bonfire, various community members will come up to us and wish us last minute goodlucks or ask us about our gameplan. It is an amazing feeling to know that the EHS community is fully supporting us. After the bonfire, there is a studentrun DJ. This allows everyone to get as pumped up as possible before The Game. Many football players opt not to go to the DJ in favor of an extra hour of sleep, as the following day is one of the most tiring days experienced by a highschool football player. After a night of fitful sleep, we wake up ready to go. After a team breakfast, we look for ways to pass the hour or two of downtime. While the rest of

the School is getting dressed to go tailgate, the football team is walking over to lunch. We eat whatever we can stomach, fighting down the butterflies the whole time. Walking over to the locker room, our minds are racing. We’re thinking about what we need to do to reach our ultimate goal, beating Woodberry. In the locker room, everyone is quiet, nervous, but mainly excited. Running through the tunnel to the field, we’re done being nervous. All we’re thinking about is right now. Even thinking about The Game gets me excited. Although there are only 11 players on the field, everyone who has ever been a part of the Episcopal High School community is involved in it. We understand as players that we are representing our team, our coaches, our families, and our School. Not just the current students and faculty, but alumni and former teachers as well. I see this tradition as being unlike any other. While every school has their own traditions and rivalries, none of them are as historic as the annual Episcopal vs. Woodberry football game.

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C E L E B R AT I N G 1 7 5 Y E A R S OF THE HIGH SCHOOL

N F R I D AY, N O V. 8 , T H E C O M M U N I T Y C E L E B R AT E D T H E 1 7 5 T H A N N I V E R S A RY O F T H E H I G H S C H O O L AT A R E C E P T I O N O N M A R C H L I B R A RY T E R R A C E A N D

A SPIRITED DINNER IN LAIRD DINING HALL. HEADMASTER R O B H E R S H E Y A N D B O A R D C H A I R M A N B A I L E Y P AT R I C K ’ 7 9 SPOKE TO GUESTS ABOUT THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THIS C E L E B R AT I O N A N D T H E R I C H H I S T O R Y O F E P I S C O P A L H I G H SCHOOL. THE PROGRAM INCLUDED A VIDEO PRODUCED BY L U K E D AV I D ’ 9 3 A N D V I C T O R M A D D O X ’ 9 3 . T H R O U G H O U T T H E V I D E O , P E R RY E P E S ’ 6 5 , C H R I S G I B L I N ’ 8 6 , S A R A H A K R I D G E KNUTSON ’96, AND BROOKE W E B B ’ 1 6 R E A D A PA S S A G E F R O M T H E 1 8 9 4 - 9 5 E P I S C O PA L Y E A R B O O K .

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Dinner guests enjoyed a delicious dinner, a touching video about the 175th anniversary of the School, and music by the Episcappellas and Jack of Hearts.

The McLaughlin family celebrating at the Spirit of The High School dinner. From left: Leebo McLaughlin ’70, Nancy McLaughlin, Lockwood McLaughlin ’06, Lee McLaughlin ’03, Jess McLaughlin, Beezie McLaughlin Sayers ’02, and Hanley Sayers.

Headmaster Rob Hershey shared his excitement about being part of the School during this important celebration.

* To view the 175th video, visit www.episcopalhighschool.org/175years

Marree Townsend reflecting on remarks about the School’s anniversary.

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The 113th Game The 113th consecutive game versus Woodberry Forest opened up in the Hummel Bowl with terrific crowds from both schools. Woodberry arrived with a 7-1 record, and EHS held a 5-3 record. The first drives for both offenses were effective with Woodberry opening up the scoring on a nice touchdown run. EHS responded with a methodical drive, which featured some effective plays from Brian Chase ’15, Nigel Beckford ’14, and Blake Barefoot ’14. The drive was capped by an excellent catch by Chase for a touchdown. From there, Woodberry dominated The Game after a number of costly turnovers limited what EHS was capable of doing. The talented Woodberry team played much of The Game on a short field and scored on a number of plays, while EHS was overmatched by the bigger opponent. The final score was 56-13. The EHS football team bids farewell to seniors Blake Barefoot, Nigel Beckford, Will Hollister, Jackson Neagli, Martin Sharp, Thomas Thagard, and Gray Williams.

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The Class of 1973 40th Reunion

Members of the Class of 1973 at the dedication of Townsend Hall, honoring their classmate John Townsend. From left: Tom Harrison, Morgan McAlpin, Ned Leary, Gene Brooks, Walter Cart, George VanMeter, Bob Prevatt, Paul Mengel, Easley Johnson, Palmer Holt, John Townsend, Rolfe Robertson, Billy Peebles, David Carr, Woody Coley, Ross Lampe, John Moses, Hank Osborne, Richard Schley, Ralph Strayhorn, and Henry Morgan.

The Class of 1973 gathered in the Alumni Cottage for a reception on Friday, Nov. 8. Front row: Marshall Ellison and Bob Prevatt; second row: Woody Coley, Tom Harrison, Ross Lampe, George VanMeter, and Porter Farrell; third row: David Carr, John Townsend, and Billy Peebles. Paul Mengel ’73, Porter Farrell ’73, and Easley Johnson ’73 at the Spirit of The High School Dinner.

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Townsend Hall Dedication

It was a beautiful morning to dedicate Townsend Hall, the capstone project of The EHS Promise, a building named in honor of former Board Chairman John Townsend ’73.

Board Chair Bailey Patrick ’79 introduces John Townsend ’73 during the dedication program, touching on Townsend’s commitment to the School and highlighting the accomplishments achieved during his tenure as Episcopal’s board chairman.

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“From the Side Lines”

Arts teacher David Douglas (left), photographer Elizabeth Watts, and Maizie Clarke ’04 at the opening of “From the Side Lines,” a photographic exhibit celebrating the work of Watts and curated by Clarke. Watts and her husband, social studies teacher Bobby Watts, have been a part of The High School community for 22 years.

The 2013 Advisory Council This year, the Board of Trustees established a Branding Task Force. During Spirit Weekend, the Advisory Council served as a focus group in this effort, delving into the discussion of what unique opportunities are available to carve out the School’s position in the boarding school market. The recommendations from the Advisory Council will assist the Board of Trustees’ Branding Task Force as they consider ways to strengthen the School’s brand.

Front row: Sam Finney, David Woltz ’85, Grant Brown ’02, Alec Hooff ’02, Catherine Cay Dreese ’96, Rob Baker ’86, Leigh Goodwyn, Charlotte Wickham, Jamie Connor, Margaret Driscoll, and Alex Schultes ’99; second row: John Wickham, Sean Driscoll, Tyler Meurlin ’96, Anne Redd, Kathy Finney, Henry (Doyle) Stoever ’84, Lauren Sims Polak ’01, Ellen Bivins, Mark Bivins, Kathryn Tyree, Bill Tyree, Ellen Webb, Topper Webb, and Edmund Redd. Not pictured: Morgan Guthridge ’99 and Bill Goodwyn.

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The Athletics Hall of Fame Welcomes New Inductees The Athletics Hall of Fame honors athletes who have brought excellence, recognition, and pride to the School over the years. This year, EHS inducted six individuals, two football teams, and a track & field team, who joined the ranks of Episcopalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s elite athletes during a ceremony on Nov. 8.

William Riley Deeble III

hether coaching wrestling, cake football, or tennis, Mr. Deeble was an outstanding and devoted mentor, teacher, and trainer. His friend and colleague, Jim Seidule, remembers that for many years he coached all three seasons, and for each sport, “he was the same hard worker, specializing in having his athletes in shape, teaching the fundamentals, and winning. Yet, I do not think he had any athletic background in any of those three sports. Like all the coaches during my years, we were amateurs. We were teachers first. Riley developed into an excellent coach, highly respected by his athletes, the faculty, and his competing coaches.” For 25 years, Mr. Deeble coached the cake football team, where half of the varsity players on the undefeated 1961 football team and hundreds of other boys began their careers. He was head coach of varsity wrestling for 27 years (195784) and assistant coach for eight years (1952-53, 1985-92). Under Mr. Deeble’s leadership, Episcopal won the Metro Championship in 1961 and placed second in 1962, won the St. Albans Tournament in 1963, and was co-champion in 1967. Mr. Deeble coached several state champions, including Chip Compton ’73, John Goddin ’77, Charlie Leake ’77, Carter Jordan ’81, and Will Thomas ’82. When the Virginia Independent School Wrestling Association (VISWA) was formed in 1972, the coaches elected Mr. Deeble to be president, and he served in this post for 15 years. In 1992, on the night of the finals of the St. Albans Tournament, St. Albans presented Mr. Deeble with a chair on which was inscribed, “In appreciation of 35 years of coaching and dedication to the sport of wrestling.” Although he counts this recognition from outside Episcopal among his proudest moments, he says, “Election to the Hall of Fame is recognition from within the EHS community, but it satisfies a superior standard of honor. I value it accordingly.” “I was proud to vote for him,” says Mr. Seidule, “and proud that he will be inducted. In fact, I cannot think of a better reason to have the Hall of Fame than to induct William Riley Deeble.”

Robert Wilson, Jr.’54

three-sport competitor, Dr. Wilson excelled in football, basketball, and track & field. At Episcopal, Dr. Wilson won two letters in football and was one of just four players to play both defense and offense for the undefeated 1953 football team. He earned First Team Washington Evening Star AllPrep and Virginia All-Prep honors. Dr. Wilson also played three years of varsity basketball and was co-captain of the team for two years with Morton Boyd ’54. As a junior he set the single-game scoring record with 27 points; and then as a senior, he set the record again, with 38 points in a game, a record that stood until 1987. In track & field, Dr. Wilson won two letters and competed in the broad jump, high jump, shot put, discus, and javelin. As a junior, he placed third in the state in broad jump, and as a senior, he was state champion in both discus and shot put. He also won the schoolwide decathlon in both 1953 and 1954. Dr. Wilson won the C.C. Baldwin Award for Sportsmanship in 1954 and was also a Senior Monitor and Chair of the Honor Committee. The 1954 edition of “Whispers” notes, “Robert Wilson displayed about as many talents as any one person could. Not only on the athletic field but also in other activities, he has been a consistent winner.” Captain of the undefeated 1953 football team Fletcher Carter ’54 remembers, “He was a good football player, a tough basketball player, and an overall tough competitor. I’m proud of him for being inducted. It’s quite an honor.” In reflecting on his own success, Dr. Wilson gives all the credit to his fellow athletes. “I was so fortunate to have such wonderfully talented teammates,” he says.

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Bruce Huyler Rinehart’56

multidimensional athlete .earning seven varsity letters, Mr. Rinehart was a force in football, wrestling, and track & field. During his junior year, he was named “Player of the Week” by The Washington Post after scoring three touchdowns on four offensive plays in a game against St. John’s. He led EHS to a No. 1 ranking in The Washington Evening Star during his senior year. The paper reported, “The Maroon had one of the best scholastic runners in fullback Bruce Rinehart. He scored 13 touchdowns and made 25 conversions for 103 points, second highest total in the area.” Those numbers made Rinehart the team’s leading scorer and set a school record for most touchdowns in a season. He also set a school record for punting (43.1 yards per punt). He was named to the All-Metro Team, The Washington Evening Star All-Star Team, and All-Prep, and he scored two touchdowns in the 55th Woodberry game to clinch the Prep League Championship. His teammate, Bud Billups ’56, says, “So many fullbacks just plow ahead going up the middle. And he could do that. But he was also very capable of breaking away. He was nimble and quick, and he had some very good open-field runs.” Mr. Rinehart was also a three-year letterman in wrestling. As a junior, he won the Metropolitan Wrestling Tournament, despite being unseeded. He won matches against previously undefeated Severn and Woodberry wrestlers. In the spring, Mr. Rinehart was co-captain of the track & field team and was a pole-vaulter and hurdler. During his senior year, he received the Rinehart Medal for Athletic Worth, an honor that was first established by his grandfather, and was a member of the Honor Committee and a Senior Monitor. After graduating from Episcopal, Mr. Rinehart went to the University of Virginia, where he was a member of the track & field team. Mr. Rinehart says, “I am truly honored and thrilled to be inducted and listed among the incredible athletes and coaches that have gone before, some of whom I teamed with while at The High School.”

Elwood Brogden Coley, Jr.’73

t Episcopal, Mr. Coley ..was a vital member of the football, basketball, and baseball teams. He was named All-Prep safety in football and All-Prep in basketball. He served as captain of the basketball team during his junior year and co-captain in his senior year. Mr. Coley won the C.C. Baldwin Award for Sportsmanship, the William Caskie Watts Award for Basketball, the Alexander Spotswood Award for Football Team Morale, and the Rinehart Medal for Athletic Worth. He was also a Senior Monitor and member of the Honor Committee. Mr. Coley attended the University of North Carolina, where he received the Butch Bennett Award for his determination, sportsmanship, and sacrifice as a freshman basketball player. He later received UNC’s Foy Roberson award for most inspirational player and was co-captain of the 1977 NCAA finals team. Mr. Coley served on the EHS Board of Trustees from 2001 to 2009, and as the chair of the buildings and grounds committee, he was the driving force behind the new athletics center and construction of the Goodwin Hall of Fame Room. He was a recipient of the Board’s Distinguished Service Award in 2011, and he helped found the Episcopal-Woodberry Alumni Golf Challenge, which raises scholarship funds for Woodberry and Episcopal. Coach Jim Seidule remembers, “Woody played both offense and defense. He was the safety on defense and the hardest hitter on the team. Woody practiced hard and played hard and loved every minute. He rightly deserves to be inducted. He could have been an excellent performer in any sport.” Mr. Coley says, “I am truly honored to enjoy any association of my name with Episcopal’s tradition of spirited play, and specifically the laureates. We owe so much to those before us that set The High School standard of winning and sportsmanship: our coaches who gave their best years to develop us as athletes and human beings, and our teammates who gave their best in every game.”

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Carl Everette Morris’99

lthough he did not .. start playing football until he was a junior at The High School, one year later Mr. Morris was named All-Interstate Athletic Conference (IAC) and Honorable Mention AllMet. Coach Mark Gowin refers to Mr. Morris’ endzone catch against Landon during his senior year as “the best one-handed catch I have ever seen.” Mr. Morris was captain of the basketball team during his senior year and a three-year starter on three state championship teams. The team won the IAC Championship his junior year. During the spring athletic season, Mr. Morris was captain of the baseball team his junior and senior years. In his senior year, he was All-IAC and won the Miller Award for Baseball. Mr. Morris was also a Monitor. He played football at Harvard University, where he was named Ivy League Player of the Year and Ivy League Offensive Player of the Year during both his junior and senior years. During his junior year, he led the Harvard team to their first undefeated season in 88 years. As a senior, he ranked second in the nation in receptions and receiving yards per game. Mr. Morris set eight Harvard records, including most receptions in a game, reception yardage in a game, receptions in a season, reception yardage in a season, career receptions, and career yardage. Following his senior year, he was named American Football Coaches Association All-American and was also awarded the Harry Agganis/Harold Zimman Award as New England’s Most Outstanding Senior Football Player. He received the William J. Bingham Award as Harvard’s most outstanding male athlete his senior year. After graduating from Harvard, he played in NFL Europe and in the Arena Football League. Coach Gowin says, “Carl’s talent was extraordinary, but his work ethic was what made him great. If he wasn’t working on a specific skill as a three-sport starter, he was in the weight room improving his overall strength and speed. On top of all these well-deserved accolades, Carl is one of the kindest, most personable, and humble young men that I have ever had the pleasure of coaching.” Mr. Morris says being inducted into the Hall of Fame is a great honor. “My teammates pushed me to become a better player and to compete at a much higher level, and the exceptional coaching allowed me to succeed at two sports I had never played before.”

Lauren Elizabeth Vance’02

three-sport athlete .at EHS, Ms. Vance excelled in cross country, basketball, and lacrosse. She was co-captain of the basketball team and received All-ISL honors as a senior, leading her team to the ISL regular season and playoff championship. Her team earned a No. 4 ranking in the state with a 20-5 record, which earned the team a new school record for wins. Ms. Vance was also co-captain of the lacrosse team during her senior year. She was named All-American, All-ISL, and All-Met (second team) during both her junior and senior years. Ms. Vance won the Coaches Award for Lacrosse during her junior year, and as a senior won the Tyler Award for Girls Lacrosse and the James H. Fannon, Jr. Family Award for Athletic Worth. She was inducted into the Cum Laude Society her junior year. After graduating from EHS, Ms. Vance went to Princeton, where she was a four-year starter for the lacrosse team. She earned NCAA All-Tournament Team and Third Team All-America her sophomore year, Second Team All-America her junior year, and First Team All-America her senior year. Ms. Vance was captain and Ivy League Co-Player of the Year during her senior year, All-Ivy League during both her junior and senior years, and a starter in National Championships in 2003 and 2004. She was nominated for the Tewaaraton Trophy for Outstanding Player in Women’s College Lacrosse her sophomore and senior years. She received the C. Otto von Kienbusch Award for outstanding female scholar-athlete and the Emily Goodfellow Award for lacrosse her senior year. Courtney Banghart, Ms. Vance’s basketball coach at EHS, says, “Lauren is a very gifted athlete. She has both speed and size, but her competitive spirit and relentless motor is what separated her from her peers. While basketball wasn’t Lauren’s best sport, she was an integral part of the growth of the program, in how she defended, how she led the team with courage, and how she approached her work as a teammate. Lauren is a winner. She always has been and always will be, and this quality alone elevated the Episcopal athletic program as a whole.”

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The 1969 Track & Field Team

uring the 1969 track & field season, the team, captained by Tom Herrington ’69 and Joe Simpson ’69 and coached by Jim Seidule, defeated the best public, parochial, and independent schools in Virginia and Washington, D.C. The team won all of its 10 scheduled meets that year, including the Cronly Invitational (with a margin of 29.5 points over the second-place school) and the Virginia Prep Meet, as well as the Alexandria City Meet and the Hill-Woodberry Meet, both of which ended with dramatic relay victories in the last event. In addition, the team defeated Woodberry Forest on four separate occasions and completed its undefeated season with a championship in the Virginia State Meet, topping second place Bishop O’Connell by 17 points. The team set school records in the pole vault (Jesse Erwin ’69), high jump (Jim Morton ’69), triple jump (Morton), 330-hurdles (Jenner Wood ’70), and half-mile and mile (Tom Herrington ’69). In Coach Seidule’s 19 years at Episcopal, the 1969 team was the only one that achieved undefeated status. Coach Seidule says, “They were at their best in the toughest competition. When called on to compete, many times they went beyond what they and the coaches thought they could do. Thus they set numerous individual and school records. I think we had only one injury. Not one pulled muscle!” Co-Captain Joe Simpson and teammate Jenner Wood remember Coach Seidule’s dynamism as the driving force behind this championship team. Simpson says, “His boundless energy and enthusiasm (I can see him running around practice yelling, ‘Getting ready!’) made us focus on what we were supposed to do.” Wood recalls, “He would run around during warm-ups and stretching yelling, ‘It’s a great day for the race – the Human Race!’”

The members of the 1969 track & field team were: Walter Fondren Allday ’71 William Oliver Baldwin III ’70* Richard Bardolph, Jr. ’69 Joseph A. Boyd III ’69 Philip M. Bray ’70 Edward Trigg Brown, Jr. ’70 Carl Ivan Carlson III ’70 John Sloan Cathcart ’69 John Ross Clark ’71 G. Moffett Cochran ’69* William Ruffin Cox III ’71 W. B. Rodman Davis ’70 Richard McKenzie Dobbins ’70 Paul Anderson Duke, Jr. ’70* Jesse H. Erwin IV ’69 Ralph Wilson Gorrell ’69 Thomas Williford Herrington ’69 (co-captain) F. Howard Hudgins ’69 Stephen Bordley Hyde ’69* Estill Forrest Jones, Jr. ’69 Lawrence Elliott Lee ’70*

Oliver Shepler Marshall ’70 Peter Muir Marshall ’70 Jack Beverly Matthews ’69 Lee Massey McLaughlin, Jr. ’70 James McKay Morton ’69 James Edwin Newman, Jr. ’70 Owen Gray Benedict O’Connor ’70 Peter Van R. Rhein ’70 James M. Seidule (head coach) Christopher Hart Shepherd ’71 Joe Hartsell Simpson ’69 (co-captain) David Lee Speights (assistant coach) George Craig Stewart III ’70 Robert C. Vaughan III (assistant coach) James Cooke Wilson III ’70 Henry Alexander Wise, Jr. ’69 E. Jenner Wood III ’70 Richard Fenner Yarborough, Jr. ’63 (assistant coach) *Deceased

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The 1991 and 1992 Football Teams

ed by Head Coach Mark Gowin, Episcopal’s first undefeated football team in 30 years finished the 1991 season 9-0 and was .IAC Champion. The team shut out Woodberry 41-0, putting an exclamation mark on a perfect season. Keith Davis ’92, Harrison Thurston ’93, Andre Gilbert ’92, Billy Hollows ’93, and Chaney Milner ’93 were named All-IAC on offense. Flynn Jarrett ’93, Cary Goodwin ’93, and Mark Masterson ’92 earned All-IAC defensive honors. Goodwin ’93 was inducted into the EHS Athletics Hall of Fame in 2007. The 1992 football team also went undefeated, equaling the impressive feat of the 1991 team. The 1992 squad outscored opponents by an unbelievable 302-30 and extended the School’s winning streak to 19 games. The team was ranked No. 3 by The Washington Post. Nine seniors made the All-IAC team: Harrison Thurston ’93, Chris Jacobs ’93, Randall Fontes ’93, and Flynn Jarrett ’93 on offense; and Cary Goodwin ’93, John Strubing ’93, Pat Scott ’93, Jon Ylvisaker ’93, and Billy Hollows ’93 on defense. Coach Gowin was named The Washington Post All-Met Coach of the year, and Goodwin ’93 and Hollows ’93 added All-Met to their AllConference honors. Coach Gowin says, “The reason for our success those two years was not only the very talented young men that comprised the teams, but also the team chemistry. These young men loved to push each other in practice knowing that the reward would be how well we performed on game days.” Captain of the 1992 team Cary Goodwin remembers, “Coach Mark Gowin and staff always made sure we had fun when we went out on the field and, most importantly, let us know just how special the streak was as the weeks went by. We all became better friends for having spent those seasons together and are very lucky to have had such a positive athletic experience at such an amazing school.”

The members of the 1991 football team were: Fred Calvin Alexander III ’92 Paul Gregory Allen ’94 Brian Charles Barker ’93 Erek Lawrence Barron ’92 George Stanford Bason III ’93 Stephen R. Castle (assistant coach) William Thomas Clark ’92 Christopher Lawrence Corley ’93 William Keith Davis, Jr. ’92 Calvin A. Evans, Jr. ’92 Randall Wilson Fontes ’93 James G. Fraser (assistant coach) Aladdin Ben Freeman ’94 W. Clark Gallivan ’92 William Weems Gates ’93* Andre Darius Gilbert ’92 (captain) Cary Longstreth Goodwin ’93 Mark E. Gowin (head coach) Randolph Aaron Hawkins ’94 William Harold Hollows, Jr. ’93 Christopher Tate Jacobs ’93 Flynn Nelson Jarrett ’93 Dion Brandon Jones ’93* Geoffrey R. Kane ’94

Thomas Walker Lamond ’93 Julian Bonner Mann ’93 Mark Harrison Masterson ’92 Jeffrey Yates McSwain (assistant coach) Raymond Dwayne Milner ’93 Jordan Barro Monsour ’93 Calvin Rodman Nelson ’94 Robert Torrey Nunnery ’93 David M. Phillips, Jr. (assistant coach) William Hall Presnell, Jr. ’92 Zachary J. Rodman ’92 Patrick Eugene Scott ’93 Andrew Chadwick Stone ’94 Rahmaan R. Streater ’93 John Philip Strubing ’93* Harrison Hundley Thurston ’93 Christopher S. Whalen ’93 Thomas Benbury Paxton Wood ’93 John P. Wrenn ’93 Jon Alastair Ylvisaker ’93

The members of the 1992 football team were: Paul Gregory Allen ’94 Toshihiko Amano ’94 Fletcher Warner Brumley ’94 Stephen R. Castle (assistant coach) Eugene Hines Cobb ’94 Ralph Mason Cobb ’94 Christopher Lawrence Corley ’93 Luke Christian David ’93 Craig Alexander Anthony Dixon ’93 Brooks Easter DuBose ’94 Randall Wilson Fontes ’93 James G. Fraser (assistant coach) Aladdin Ben Freeman ’94 William Weems Gates ’93* Cary Longstreth Goodwin ’93 (captain) Mark E. Gowin (head coach) William Harold Hollows, Jr. ’93 Darrick Ishmel Jackson ’96 Christopher Tate Jacobs ’93 Flynn Nelson Jarrett ’93 Luke Zeigler Jarrett ’94 Darion Lee-Taylor Jones ’94 Geoffrey R. Kane ’94

Thomas Walker Lamond ’93 Jae Young Lee ’94 Ralph Waldo McGee III ’94 Jeffrey Yates McSwain (assistant coach) Raymond Dwayne Milner ’93 Jordan Barro Monsour ’93 Calvin Rodman Nelson ’94 Edward Argyle Percival ’95 David M. Phillips, Jr. (assistant coach) Patrick Eugene Scott ’93 Andrew Chadwick Stone ’94 Rahmaan R. Streater ’93 John Philip Strubing ’93* Harrison Hundley Thurston ’93 Leonidas C. Vaughan IV ’93 Christopher S. Whalen ’93 Toby Stack Wilt, Jr. ’95 Thomas Benbury Paxton Wood ’93 John P. Wrenn ’93 Jon Alastair Ylvisaker ’93 *Deceased

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2013 Hall of Fame Induction

The 2013 Hall of Fame Inductees were, from left: Bruce Rinehart ’56, Carl Morris ’99, Lauren Vance ’02, Robert Wilson ’56, and Woody Coley ’73. Not pictured: Coach William Riley Deeble III.

Members of the 1991 and 1992 football teams returned to The High School for the Hall of Fame Induction. Front row: Captain Andre Gilbert ’92, Andrew Stone ’94, Cal Evans ’92, Coach Steve Castle, Calvin Nelson ’94, Coach Mark Gowin, Chaney Milner ’93, Harrison Thurston ’93, Luke David ’93, and Fred Alexander ’92; second row: Patrick Scott ’93, Coach David Phillips, Eric Barron ’92, Flynn Jarrett ’93, Darion Jones ’94, Aladdin Freeman ’94, Christopher Jacobs ’93, Brooks DuBose ’94, Luke Jarrett ’94, and Paul Allen ’94; third row: Geoffrey Kane ’94, Coach Jeffrey McSwain, Alexandra Strubing Paradise, sister of John Strubing ’93; Randall Fontes ’93, Mark Masterson ’92, Cary Goodwin ’93, Craig Dixon ’93, Lee Vaughan ’93, Jon Ylvisaker ’93, Chris Corley ’93, and Rahmaan Streater ’93.

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Several of the 1969 track & field team members and their families were at the Hall of Fame Luncheon. Front row: Jeananne Baldwin, daughter of Bill Baldwin ’70, Co-Captain Joe Simpson ’69, Coach Jim Seidule, Alex Wise ’69, Ollie Marshall ’70, and Roddy Davis ’70; second row: Bud Cox ’71, Phil Bray ’70, Leebo McLaughlin ’70, Craig Stewart ’70, Elizabeth Gamble, sister of Stephen Hyde ’69, and John Cathcart ’69.

Darion Jones ’94, Calvin Nelson ’94, Aladdin Freeman ’94, and Chaney Milner ’93 during halftime of The Game.

Coach Ed Rice (left) and Coach Jim Seidule visit on the field during halftime of The Game.

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ARCHIBALD ROBINSON HOXTON, SR. CLASS OF 1895 AND HEADMASTER 1913-47

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The stories behind our campus buildings tell the history of our beloved School.

What’s in a Name? B Y LAUR A V ET T ER

HILE OTHER SCHOOLS HAVE REBUILT AND RELOCATED, EPISCOPAL HIGH SCHOOL HAS

REMAINED CENTERED ON THE SEMINARY HILL CAMPUS SINCE THE SCHOOL’S FOUNDING 175 YEARS AGO. IN 1839, THE VIRGINIA THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY PURCHASED AN 80-ACRE ADJOI NING TRACT OF L AND FOR $5,000 TO SERVE AS THE SITE OF EPISCOPAL HIGH SCHOOL, WHICH OPENED ITS DOORS TO 35 BOYS ON OCT. 15 OF THAT YEAR. SINCE THEN, THE CAMPUS HAS EVOLVED TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE GROWING STUDENT BODY AND CURRICULUM.

Over the years, many have asked about the origins of Episcopal High School’s building names. In honor of the School’s 175th anniversary, we share with you the stories of these iconic structures. HOX T ON HOU S E

Before EHS opened its doors, the site of the School’s campus already had a rich history. Episcopal’s Hoxton House was Mount Washington, the country estate of Eliza Parke Custis Law, granddaughter of Martha Custis Washington and stepgranddaughter of George Washington. In 1991, upon learning the distinguished provenance of Episcopal’s administration building, the School engaged in a project to restore the parlor to its neo-classical, Greek-revival grandeur.

Hoxton House served as the Headmaster’s residence until the construction of a new residence in 1951. Since that time, it has become a hub of student life and the site of the School’s administrative offices. It shares its name with our sixth headmaster, Archibald Robinson Hoxton, Sr., Class of 1895 and Headmaster 1913-47. Hoxton devoted all but four years of his adult life to Episcopal High School as a teacher, coach, and administrator. L IG G E T T H A L L

Through the generosity of Mrs. Emma Coleman Liggett, widow of Hiram Shaw Liggett 1876, Liggett Hall was constructed in 1893 to house Commencement exercises, lectures,

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concerts, plays, and literary functions. Mrs. Liggett’s gift was the first significant capital gift made by a woman. With the construction of Pendleton Hall, Liggett Hall was converted into faculty housing. B L AC K F O R D H A L L

Constructed in 1904, Blackford Hall was known as “new” Blackford for many years because it replaced an older building that served as the home to the Blackford Literary Society. Over the years, Blackford Hall has operated in many capacities, including as a dormitory, student center, and administrative offices. The hall was named for the School’s long-serving Headmaster, Launcelot Minor Blackford, who led Episcopal from 1870 to 1913. Blackford transformed EHS from a school whose very survival was sometimes in doubt into a vibrant, sound, and modern institution. During Mr. Blackford’s tenure, many of the School’s most cherished traditions and organizations came into being: Monitors, literary societies, the Missionary Society, student publications, and interscholastic athletics. Mr. Blackford’s legacy survives in the form of the student leadership opportunities he fostered during his tenure. Headmaster Blackford launched a building campaign that would meet the requirements of the modern school that evolved from his vision. After 43 years of devoted and visionary service, Mr. Blackford retired in 1913, passing on the leadership of a school he had transformed from a struggling institution into one of the nation’s top schools.

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In 1913, Stewart Gym replaced the School’s first gymnasium, which had been constructed in 1877. The gym was the gift of Mrs. George W. Peterkin, wife of the Bishop of West Virginia who was in the Class of 1858, and her two sisters, the Stewarts of Brook Hill, Va. The gym was given as a memorial to their father, John Stewart, and their uncle, Daniel Kerr Stewart.

Given in memory of Joseph Bryan 1861 by his sons, Bryan Library was built in 1927. Joseph Bryan was a trustee from 1888 until his death in 1908. Although Episcopal is now served by the David H. March Library, this first library building stands as a monument to the School’s commitment to academic endeavor and excellence and also houses the School’s archives.

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In anticipation of Episcopal High School’s centennial in 1939, Centennial Gymnasium was constructed in 1937 with gifts from Old Boys and friends of Episcopal High School. Its predecessor, Stewart Gym, was constructed before basketball court dimensions were standardized, and therefore it lacked sidelines. The two side-by-side courts of Centennial Gym met the requirements of a modern basketball court, as well as the indoor athletic needs of the School at the time.

In 1950, Pendleton Hall was constructed to accommodate functions that had outgrown Liggett Hall. Until the construction of Callaway Chapel in 1990, Pendleton Hall also served as the School’s chapel. The building continues to function as an auditorium and the home of Episcopal’s performing arts program. Pendleton Hall is named in honor of Episcopal High School’s first Headmaster, William Nelson Pendleton, who

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led the School from 1839 to 1844. During his tenure, Mr. Pendleton grew Episcopal’s enrollment from 35 to 110 students and set the School on firm academic footing with a rigorous curriculum, which included mental and moral philosophy, Latin, Greek, physics, geometry, algebra, arithmetic, engineering, and geography. F L I P P I N F I E L D HOU S E

Fittingly, the EHS field house is named in honor of one the School’s greatest athletes, Harrison F. Flippin ’26. As a student, Flippin trained on an old wooden track. Since the construction of Flippin Field House in 1967, EHS student athletes have honored the Flippin family and the long tradition of EHS athletics by training and competing in Flippin Field House. More than 100 of Flippin’s patients and friends donated the funds to build Flippin Field House, which was dedicated in his honor in 1967, one year before his death. H U M M E L B OW L

Since 1970, Hummel Bowl has been the site of football, lacrosse, and soccer games. The 2,800-seat facility was made possible through the generosity of Mr. and Mrs. Fred E. Hummel in memory of their son, Fred E. Hummel, Jr. ’43.

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Also given by the Hummels in 1970, Hummel Learning Center houses the Modern and Classical Languages and Mathematics Departments, the technology center, and the David H. March Library. The David H. March Library was given by John P. March ’38 in memory of his brother, David H. March ’40, in 1990 as part of a significant renovation of the library. C A L L AWAY C H A P E L

One of the few Episcopal churches named in honor of a layperson, Callaway Chapel was constructed in 1990. Callaway Chapel honors Patrick Henry Callaway, Episcopal’s cherished math teacher and baseball coach who devoted his life to Episcopal High School from 1916 to 1989. A I N S L I E A RT S C E N T E R

The construction of the Ainslie Arts Center in 2003, adjacent to Pendleton Hall, provided students with a grand facility to house Episcopal’s Performing and Visual Arts Departments. The Ainslie Art Center is named in honor of Lee Sanford Ainslie, Jr. ’56 and his wife, Sharon. Mr. Ainslie ’56, EHS Headmaster from 1981-98, ushered Episcopal High School through transition while preserving

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the School’s traditions and character. Under the leadership of Mr. Ainslie, EHS fully embraced coeducation, presenting its female students with equal opportunities for excellence and leadership in the classroom, on the athletic field, and in all facets of school life. Upon his retirement, Mr. Ainslie passed on to his successor a school prepared to enter the new century. B A K E R S C I E NC E C E N T E R

Constructed in 2005, the LEED-certified Baker Science Center houses state-of-the-art classrooms and laboratories. The Baker Science Center was named by Dr. Lenox D. Baker, Jr. ’59 in memory of Dr. Lenox D. Baker and Dr. Benjamin M. Baker 1919. T OW N S E N D H A L L

Named for John L. Townsend III ’73, Trustee Emeritus, in honor of his service to the School as Chairman of the Board of Trustees 2001-11, Townsend Hall’s spacious and stimulating environment for learning and teaching is the latest addition to the Episcopal High School campus. This new academic center, which opened its doors in September of this year, is home to the English, Social Studies, and Theology Departments.

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PATRICK CALLAWAY (1916-89)

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BA K ER SC I E NC E CENTER

SHARON AND LEE SANFORD AINSLIE, JR. ’56 (EHS HEADMASTER 1981-98)

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What’s in a Name?

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LENOX BAKER ’59

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JOHN TOWNSEND ’73

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Six Generations on the Hill BY JOHANNA D R OUB AY

The Ingle family’s connection to The High School spans more than 160 years.

t must have been divine intervention on behalf of the Ingle family that caused EHS to go coed in 1991. For five consecutive generations spanning almost the entire history of the School, a member of a single branch of the Ingle family had attended Episcopal. But the fifth generation, a family of four boys, produced no sons – only daughters. Mercifully, the Ingle family comes from a long line of ministers, including Osborne Ingle 1856 and James Addison Ingle 1884, who could reason with the Almighty about upholding this important family tradition. Lo and behold, Penelope Addison Ingle ’14 is set to graduate from Episcopal this spring.

1856 1884 1913 From Osborne down through the youngest Addison, six generations of Ingles have come of age at the same school, on the same campus – in a sense, in the same home. “Episcopal High School has meant more to me in my life than any place I have ever been,” says James “Ad” Addison Ingle III ’44. “The physical properties have changed, but the core is exactly the same.” Nevertheless, he was initially stunned by the news of the biggest change in the School’s history. “I was visiting The High School when it was announced that Episcopal was going to go coed. I was sitting next to the young Flick Hoxton ’35, and he about had apoplexy. That was some announcement!”

David Jervey Ingle ’80, too, had reservations. “I remember thinking, ‘Oh no, this is the end of an era.’ But then when it came time for my daughter to go here, I couldn’t have planned a better way to honor my family and my father and my grandfather’s heritage. Addison is a senior now, and she’s absolutely loved every second of it. It’s been the greatest experience of our lives so far.” This year Ad ’44, David ’80, and his wife, Eliza, established the Ingle Family Theology Award to further solidify their legacy at The High School and to honor their family’s ministerial past. The first award was presented to Lucy Catlett ’15 at the 2013 Fall Academic Awards Assembly.

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Osborne Ingle Descending from eight generations of clergymen, Osborne Ingle 1856 was the first in his family to attend EHS. In 1860, he enrolled at the Virginia Theological Seminary (VTS), where he studied until the outbreak of the Civil War in 1861. He went on to become the director of All Saints Parish in Frederick, Md.

1884 Family Ties: A number of current students walk in the footsteps of their parents and grandparents who also went to The High School. The following list only skims the surface of families who have shared the traditions of Episcopal High School. Does your family’s history intertwine with Episcopal’s across several generations? Send your stories to alumni@episcopalhighschool.org. Sandy Ainslie ’56 Garth Ainslie’84 Lee Ainslie ’82 Ford Ainslie ’14 Quinn Ainslie ’15 Hayne Ainslie ’17 John Ainslie ’17 Carl Ragsdale ’59 Camden Alford ’17 Quinn Ainslie ’15 Hayne Ainslie ’17 John Amos ’58 John Amos ’87 Bowen Amos ’14 Rufus Barkley ’48 James Barkley ’14

Winston Holt 1913 Winston Holt ’49 Winston Holt ’82 Sophie Holt ’15 Bob Mason ’52 Robert Mason ’77 Ann Mason ’15 Malcolm Matheson ’32 Charley Matheson ’59 Charley Matheson ’81 Kathryn Matheson ’14 Eve Matheson ’16 David Maybank ’50 David Maybank ’79 Catherine Maybank ’15

Bill Calvert ’51 Cooper Catlett ’14

John McIntosh ’46 Charlie McIntosh ’75 Annie McIntosh ’14

Greig Cummings ’53 Will Cummings ’16

Ben Moore ’48 Allston Moore ’83 Allston Moore ’14

Bailey Dixon ’49 John Dixon ’80 John Dixon ’15 Henry Blake ’57 Stephen Faris ’16 Gene Geer ’47 Porter Geer ’16

Bob Nulsen ’43 Charlie Nulsen ’75 Haley Nulsen ’14 Pen Sandridge ’52 Kate Oldham ’15 Sture Olsson ’38 Elis Olsson ’82 Maja Olsson ’14

James Addison Ingle His son, James Addison Ingle 1884, was the second of 10 children, all but three of whom died of diphtheria. Following in his father’s footsteps, James attended Episcopal and VTS, and in 1892 he moved to China. In 1901, he became the first bishop of Hankou. He died shortly thereafter of yellow fever.

1913 Bob Page ’23 Peter Page ’53 Hughes Page ’16 Roy Percy ’34 Billy Percy ’57 Maja Olsson ’14 Doug Mackall ’49 Mimi Perka ’15 Boopa Pritchard ’56 Celeste Pritchard ’14 Bob Rogers ’47 Tim Rogers ’79 Louie Rogers ’15 Josh Darden ’54 Josh Szymczak ’16 Duke Tyler ’55 Ken Tyler ’82 Jordan Tyler ’16 Alfred Williams 1918 Don Williams ’80 Gray Williams ’14 Andy Wise ’56 Halsey Wise ’83 Olivia Wise ’15 Hale Wise ’15

James Addison Ingle, Jr. After the death of his father in 1903, James Addison Ingle, Jr. 1913 returned to the United States and eventually enrolled at Episcopal, where he played on the School’s first basketball team. He considered the ministry but was drafted into World War I, an experience that son James Addison Ingle III ’44 supposes “removed all religion” from his life.

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James Addison Ingle III Carrying on his father’s interest in basketball, James “Ad” Addison Ingle III ’44 managed the varsity team. And like his father, he was a member of one of the School’s literary societies. Tuition in those days was $900, and Ad received a $100 scholarship because his grandfather had been a bishop.

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The youngest of four sons, David Jervey Ingle ’80 was the only one of the four brothers lucky enough to attend Episcopal. “I sang in the choir just like my dad and grandfather. I was a waiter just like my dad and my grandfather,” says David. “And probably got demerits just like his father,” interrupts Ad.

Penelope Addison Ingle ’14 In 1995, Penelope Addison Ingle ’14, the first of David’s three daughters, was born. “I named her Addison because I wanted to honor my father,” he says. “And I kind of knew in my soul I wasn’t going to have any boys.” Addison plays volleyball and manages the lacrosse team. She is a tour guide and a member of the Environmental Club and the Young Alumni Leadership Program (YALP).

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An alumnus sees Episcopal’s evolution through the camera’s lens BY LUK E D AV ID ’93

The video topics ranged from squash to the performing arts and included every team and academic department. We conducted close to 80 on-camera interviews and spent close to four weeks on campus during the 2012-13 academic year. I attended chapel, sat in classes, got inside huddles, and joined the community at mealtime. It was an amazing opportunity to learn about present-day Episcopal. How much has changed? What are the students like? What is it like to be a member of the community now? And there was an added bonus: free food.

walked across campus trying to find a classroom, not knowing the teacher, or where, exactly, the classroom was located. It was a feeling not unlike the one I had when I first arrived, fresh from Langley High School, in August of 1989. But this moment was just a few months ago.

What I found from my unique perspective as an alumnus and now a videographer was that the School has transformed in many ways. But what has always made Episcopal special is, of course, the character of the students, and I don’t believe that has changed one bit. If it has, it has been for the better.

I have been fortunate over the course of my career to work with Episcopal frequently. Automatic Sports, a company I cofounded with Victor Maddux ’93 several years ago, provides game film for many of the varsity teams at Episcopal and other area schools. Our most recent assignment was to create 32 videos about life at EHS for the School’s redesigned website.

Today’s EHS students are curious and energetic. They engage with the world around them, and they have the confidence and ability to come up with their own ideas. I was amazed at the amount and intensity of interaction between the students, teachers, and coaches in the classroom, on the field, and in the performance spaces. After the students’ initial

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shock of seeing a camera in the classroom, and some normal and expected silliness, they forgot I was there. They were too engaged in the material to care. One thing that really stood out was the increased focus on community service. EHS students know about the world around them, and they care about it. They care about the problems the world faces and the solutions to these problems. Under the guidof Head Chaplain “Under the guidance of ance Gideon Pollach and Head Chaplain Gideon many others, the School has embarked on a path Pollach and many of selfless contribution the common good others, the School has to from which I don’t embarked on a path think it will ever look back. Each year, for of selfless contribution example, the School a Special Olympics to the common good hosts track meet coordinated from which I don’t think by student volunteers who serve as partners, it will ever look back.” cheerleaders, and friends to the athletes. I will never forget the look of happiness on the faces of the Special Olympics participants as they competed with the help of many EHS students. Episcopal student-athletes compete. Although the School draws from a smaller pool of athletes than many rival schools, they are always on the hunt for IAC and ISL titles. I can confidently say that this trend is nothing new. From the moment I arrived on campus those many years ago, I noticed an eagerness to compete and a hunger to win. I’ll never forget a statement made by EHS Hall-of-Famer Bud Cox ’71 when I interviewed him for the School’s Hall of Fame video in 2010. He talked about succeeding “not at a particular cost, but relative to one’s best.” That is a feeling that these students and their coaches demonstrate day in and day out at The High School, and an attitude that will serve them well when their playing days are over. The outlets for personal expression at Episcopal today are astonishing. There is an artistic program for almost any interest, and if there’s not, the School is willing to invent one. We filmed a rock band rehearsal, orchestra class, ceramics studio, and countless works of art in almost every form. There are more

than three plays produced every year, and the artwork displayed in the Ainslie Arts Center is amazing. As for today’s EHS choir, I don’t think there is a more tangible and powerful example of why coeducation was a great idea. There seems to be an automatic need for schools these days to pronounce that they produce leaders. At Episcopal, leaders emerge, they define themselves, and they embrace and refine the school culture, leaving an undeniable mark on the place as they pass through. I interviewed one lacrosse player who told me that she had already committed to, and received an appointment from the United States Naval Academy. As we spoke, her modesty and sense of self amazed me. A few days later, while filming a community meeting, Headmaster Hershey announced that Suzelle Thomas ’14 would be the Head Monitor for the 2013-14 school year. She stood to be recognized, and I immediately realized it was the same lacrosse player I had spoken to days earlier. On the athletic field, in the classroom, and in every facet of life at EHS, these young men and women step up and do the right thing, make good decisions, and lead by example with pride, humility, and a sense of connection to the entire community. On more than one occasion over the course of the year, I wondered how to capture on camera what this place is really like. Over time, I realized that not only was this impossible, but that it wasn’t necessary. Just like our days at Episcopal, every year is different, every class its own. What we all remember is the sense of camaraderie and the amazing faculty who pushed us as far as they were able. I’ll always remember the influence of those incredible educators. And from time to time, I can still hear their voices encouraging me to do the right thing. In November, at the 113th playing of The Game, Episcopal honored the undefeated football teams of 1991 and 1992, the latter of which I somehow snuck onto while Coach Gowin wasn’t looking. I celebrated with my teammates, shared stories about the glory days, and missed those who couldn’t be there. I said a prayer for John Strubing ’93, William Gates ’93, and Dion Jones ’93, friends and teammates whom we lost far too early. When I think about our collective ability to approach life, the good and the bad, with a determined and compassionate spirit, I thank my parents and Episcopal High School for the gift of that spirit.

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A Life

at Episcopal High School BY W. PER RY EPES ’65

had my first opportunity to write about the Ep i s c o p a l Hi g h School in December 1964, reporting for The Chronicle, the student newspaper, on the celebration of the School’s 125th anniversary. Looking back, my writing seems naïvely passive, not quite on the level of a good time was had by all but still quite conventional. There was a testimonial dinner for Mr. Patrick Callaway, then in the 48th of his 68 years at EHS. After listing the tributes to his gifts as a teacher and

coach and exemplar of honor and truth, I concluded that “a most enjoyable and inspiring program was then closed with the benediction.” Very bland indeed, but today I would stand by my early earnestness. I was beginning to get it that the essence of Mr. Callaway’s greatness was the genuine humility of his love for this place. I was beginning to recognize how a wish to be generous in serving something larger than ourselves can sustain us over time. It can be stirring to want to feel humble.

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hen my wife, Gail, asked me what I have valued most about being here at Episcopal, I realized that from the first my fellow students gave me credit for having gifts that could be of service (as long as I did not break our strong ethic against getting a swelled head). They voted me “most intellectual” in the Class of ’65. They would patiently listen to my poetry and published some of it in The Chronicle and the Daemon. When some of them ventured to show me their own efforts at writing, they were trusting that my advice would credit what they had done well, not just point out faults. Such was the model of the best teacher I ever had, Mr. William Bee Ravenel, who rewarded me with the Joseph Bryan Medal for English. Yet his greatest gift was not to let me rest on laurels. When I said once that I would like to become a teacher of literature, he observed that it would take much patience to gain the education needed for such a career. I think he meant a whole life’s worth, and more than just academics. I never took a course with Mr. Ben Johns, a great biology teacher, but I gained so much from his generous practical wisdom. He welcomed me into his family every time I sat at his table in the dining hall, and they all have remained lifelong friends, including his grandchildren.

REV. MARC ANDRUS AND GAIL EPES

When I first applied for a teaching job in 1974, Episcopal had no openings, so I ended up at Woodberry Forest. And I was truly daunted, as a callow young English teacher, the first time I saw Woodberry’s bonfire. Along the ridge below their chapel, the whole student body burned bright – 360 boys running full tilt through the dark with torches, which they flung onto the piled wood as each one drew near, and the flames leapt a hundred feet into the air. So this was how they got fired up! What was the EHS team in for? What was I in for? A great and good time in our lives, it turned out, our 13 years at Woodberry. We found it to be a place of pastoral beauty, of gentle manners and earnest study, a school which values genuine feeling and prizes original thinking, where the individual can flourish. I felt fortunate to have served my apprenticeship there before I came to teach at Episcopal in 1987. “And how did God call you to EHS?” asked Gail as I was beginning these reminiscences. “When the Holy Spirit called you to Virginia Seminary,” I answered, thinking of how we were advised not to spend all three of her seminary years living apart. I took a leave of absence from Woodberry and taught at Episcopal during her middler year; then when Gail was ordained, we moved permanently to Northern Virginia, because she could have so many more opportunities for parish ministry here. Her own minister growing up had thought I should apply to seminary as well, but I concluded I could do my most for God in the English classroom. We will always have then-Headmaster Sandy Ainslie ’56 to thank for welcoming us to Episcopal and especially for warmly endorsing Gail as the first female assistant chaplain after coeducation from 1991-2008. We have enjoyed lasting friendship and great spiritual blessings of colleagueship with the Rev. Marc Andrus, a seminary classmate of Gail’s who served so memorably as the School’s chaplain from 1990-97, as well as with the Rev. Dr. Thom Hummel, who continues as chair of the Theology Department and team teaches an Ethics & Aesthetics class with me. Current Headmaster Rob Hershey, whom we first met early in our careers at Woodberry, has upheld Episcopal with his firm belief in the chapel program and has always provided his personal support of the joint ministry Gail and I developed here, which was marked by a heartwarming yearbook dedication to both of us in 1999.

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Last week I received an email from one of our highly qualified young English teachers. She had been talking with a student of mine about a paper I’d assigned on a contemporary American nature poem. It reminded her of a few of her own favorite modern English nature poems, which she included in her email. This sort of collegiality is one of the true delights of working in this department, along with the very practical pedagogical and technological assistance we give each other every day. Such is the deep significance of our re-congregating in the magnificent new humanities building, Townsend Hall, which was dedicated during Spirit Weekend. Here faculty and students may dwell expansively as true scholars and appreciators of learning. I haven’t room to list all my current colleagues here. I will keep talking with them daily about what they mean to me, knowing I will not be ready to say goodbye when I retire at the end of this school year. For now, I will mention a distinctive few former or long-standing colleagues in English. First is David Dougherty ’64, a fellow student who, as Senior Monitor, gave me some of my first richly deserved demerits. David’s teaching career started on a parallel track with mine, he being chair of the English Department at Episcopal while I was head of English at Woodberry. When I came back to EHS in 1987, I had the privilege of seeing firsthand David’s greatness as a teacher. I was grateful to borrow his insights on “Hamlet,” such as the importance of how the ghost is interpreted in any given production. He was instrumental in hiring me to succeed him as department chair before he went on to serve as Headmaster at North Cross School and then the Hill School in Pennsylvania, from which he recently retired. In his long teaching career at EHS from 1951-94, Allen Phillips demonstrated undisputed mastery over the fundamentals of English grammar and passed on to generations of students a profound respect for correct usage. His legendary stature was owing to his distinctive gift for inspiring students of all ranges of ability to reach deep within themselves for their finest efforts. John Walker lit up his career at EHS from 1969-2009 with a winning gift for enthusiastic reception of ideas. Though he was such a veteran himself, he always convinced his students and colleagues that they had come up with something brilliantly new. John’s continuing passion for the Adirondacks informed his deep respect for Emerson and Thoreau. He could tell when their metaphors truly touched the marrow of life. Fraser Hubbard ’68 is a wonderful Southern talker and writer who taught at EHS for 14 years. I loved waxing lyrical with Fraser between classes; I can still dazzle my students by reading aloud some of his eloquent musings on “Huckleberry Finn:” “King Solomon couldn’t divide the child in two. Huck Finn says ‘You Can’t Pray a Lie.’ And Mark Twain, apparently, has trouble writing one.” Bill Hannum brought an elegant simplicity in thought and manner (and dress!) to Episcopal for 25 years. I always felt a great depth beneath his graceful calm. One alumna memorably said that Bill Hannum was unmatched in bringing a class instantly to focus with one incisive question.

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“ The Class of 1999 proudly dedicates this edition of WHISPERS to Mr. W. Perry Epes and the Reverend Gail Epes, who have provided intellectual, creative, and spiritual guidance to the student body of Episcopal since 1987. Mr. Epes inspires in his students a greater understanding of literature and a desire to learn, and Mrs. Epes engages us in chapel with her pure, refreshing sermons and her gentle, powerful presence. Bringing smiles to the faces of everyone who sees them together around campus, Mr. and Mrs. Epes provide a goodness essential to the Episcopal community. As teachers, counselors, and friends, the Epeses are an inspiration to the Class of 1999 and to Episcopal High School.” – 1999 WHISPERS DEDICATION

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“ Perry Epes became the English Department Chair soon after my arrival at EHS, and I simply can’t imagine a more nurturing, capable mentor. Despite a towering intellect that dwarfs my own, Perry never once made me feel inadequate. On the contrary, after every conversation with him, I left feeling rejuvenated and ready to tackle any challenge ahead of me. I imagine that’s exactly how Perry’s students feel even today, and I hope, profoundly, that they recognize what a privilege it is to have been a part of this wonderful man’s legacy. In Wordsworth’s “Tintern Abbey,” he mentions “that best portion of a good man’s life,/ His little, nameless, unremembered, acts/ Of kindness and of love.” Perry’s acts that fit this bill are beyond number, and Episcopal, and I, will miss him terribly.” WHIT MORGAN, ENGLISH TEACHER AT EPISCOPAL SINCE 1987

Whit Morgan came to EHS the same year as I and has been a vigorous younger comrade in the literary cause all this time. Still very much in his prime, he conveys his passion for Shakespeare with a dramatic classroom manner, such as his unforgettable acting out of Ophelia’s description of Hamlet’s madness. Mason New, who succeeded me as English Department chair, also bridges to an earlier time, having taught here for 12 years now. He is as considerate an administrator as he continues to be compassionate as a teacher, bringing a remarkable gift for treating everyone with dignity, as equals.

One of my most rewarding “duties” in boarding school has been directing plays, which I started doing at Woodberry on the merest qualification of being a friend of Peter Coy, a former English teacher who had been in my fraternity at college. I gained enough on-the-job training there to step into the role at Episcopal, where Sandy Ainslie was supportive in precisely the perceptive, considerate ways that made it so appropriate for the Ainslie Arts Center to be named in his and Sharon’s honor. I also appreciated the discerning interest of French teacher Nelson McDaniel, the great impresario of Episcopal’s Washington Program. One of the plays I most enjoyed directing was Athol Fugard’s “Master Harold . . . and the Boys” in November 1989, shortly before the end of apartheid in South Africa and the beginning of coeducation at EHS. The remarkable cast included Sean Nelson ’91, from Nashville; Sas Mwine ’91, from Uganda; and Peter Scott ’90, from Washington, D.C. They were able to convey this drama of shame and thwarted forgiveness with delicacy and impact. Another favorite was Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet” in April 1992, in honor of the first year of coeducation. Don Pocock ’93 as Romeo and Caroline Fitzpatrick ’94 as Juliet were themselves an item that lasted through the show and lifted us all by their living out their roles right here in the everyday of a boarding school winter. Robert Dull ’92 played Tybalt and choreographed the swordfights with astounding skill and realism, having qualified as a stage combat instructor during his high school fellowship at the Folger Shakespeare Library (one of the great features of teaching English in D.C. over the years). More recently, Meg O’Connor as director and Tim Nielsen as stage technician have done break-out work in expanding and diversifying Episcopal’s theater program. Last spring, we were deeply honored to receive from them the Gail & Perry Epes Award for Audience Excellence, our own “Oscar” that sits proudly on the mantle at home. Another source of great pleasure and meaning for me has been the achievement of many student writers over the years. In his senior year, Forrest Pritchard ’92 self-published a full-length collection of poems, “West Virginia Flower Garden.” Inscribing a copy of the book for me, he said that “it stands for what you can do when you dream.” Now an organic farmer in Berryville, Va., Forrest has recently published to great acclaim a memoir, “Gaining Ground” (Guildford, Conn.: Lyons Press, 2013), about returning his family’s land to productivity and prosperity with sustainable farming techniques. Charlie Porter ’98 also self-published a full-length collection in his senior year; “A Ticket Cost a Nickel” shows a remarkable gift for a conversational idiom dramatized by vivid imagery: “People – it is my voice inside your head (now) . . ./ let it ring and echo . . ./ come and be/ seriously with me.” For the last 15 years, I have coordinated

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entries for the Young Poets Competition for D.C. area high school students, sponsored by The Word Works, publisher of my own poetry book, “Nothing Happened” (2010). The following EHS students have been co-winners of the competition over the years: Michelle Gil-Montero ’98, who attended Brown University, received her M.F.A. in poetry from the University of Iowa Writer’s Workshop, and has just published a volume of poetry, “Attached Houses” (2013); Pilar Andrus ’00, daughter of former chaplain Marc Andrus and his wife, Sheila, who wrote an unforgettable elegy to her piano teacher, Sarah Lisanick, and went on to pursue her B.F.A. in creative writing from the University of Virginia and an M.F.A. in poetry at Indiana University; Will Frazier ’10, who won the Young Poets Prize as a sophomore and again as a senior, and is now in his fourth year at the University of Virginia; and Kathryn Matheson ’14, who won the prize last spring and right now is still improving by leaps and bounds. I can also mention Ted Dodson ’03, whom I did not teach but who has since received an M.F.A. from Brooklyn College and is working as a poet and editor in New York. I plan to invite him to EHS as a visiting writer later this year. A friend suggested that I could cap these reminiscences by taking a walk around Episcopal in my mind’s eye to see what memories different places evoke. I’ll start with the house on the corner of Quaker Lane and Bishop Lane, right opposite the middle gate between Episcopal and the Seminary, where I lived until I was six (so the quip that I still live on the street where I was born is only slightly exaggerated). Occasionally, I could hear muffled roaring from up the Hill long before I understood the clamor of football games or even what the School was. Next, I’ll imagine continuing my walk through the Seminary, where Gail and I used to sneak off bounds for quiet strolls when I was a student, little knowing that The Holy Hill would continue to be at the very center of our lives. Back on campus, I’ll stop outside Centennial Gym, where I leaned to kiss Gail during a break from the Finals Dance in May of 1965, right when Headmaster Richard P. Thomsen happened to walk by. He snapped at us that “This sort of thing just ruins a good evening,” and we giggled as he walked away, for we thought this was precisely what the evening was all about. But let me end with tribute to Dick Thomsen ’30, a great educator who was always very kind to me and could rightly have punished me far more for all the demerits I collected. Instead, he taught me with the simplest statement – “You need to think about whether this is the right school for you” – and then he stepped back to let me decide, for the rest of my life, as it has turned out. Last night, I was working late with the student editors of The Chronicle to finish up the layout for the first Parents Weekend issue in this year of the 175th anniversary of Episcopal High School. The dedication of Townsend Hall is featured, of course, but also it is the 125th anniversary of the very first issue of The Chronicle in November 1888. In the time I have served as faculty advisor, starting in 1997, I have been impressed by the increasing editorial sophistication of the paper, which received a distinct impetus under the editorship of Eamon Coy ’04, son of my friend Peter Coy. I think it is safe to say that we are fulfilling the founding editors’ hope that, “the breadth of our paper will render our School life interesting to those outside the community as well as those within.”

Life at Episcopal High School

BILL HANNUM

FRASER HUBBARD ’68

JOHN WALKER, JR.

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THE HIGH SCHOOL AT 175 It is a daunting task simply imagining the act of compiling 175 years of stories into one cohesive history, with countless protagonists, artists, authors, and heroes weaving themselves in and out, each one rightfully deserving top billing. The appropriate place to begin would be to realize that the stories, all of them, are set on the same stage, on a hill adjacent to the Virginia Seminary, where in 1837, the leaders of the Seminary decided to establish an educational institution to properly educate the younger boys of the diocese. Two years later in 1839, Episcopal High School enrolled 35 students and became “The High School.” It wasn’t simply pride and love for their school that had them referring to the School in such a seemingly presumptuous way. Rather it was the fact that for 30 years Episcopal High School was the only high

school in Virginia. Other early schools were called academies, institutes, or seminaries. It wasn’t until the public school system was established in 1870, that “high school” became a general term. Today, Go High School! is a familiar spirited mantra that speaks volumes to the rich history that has lived on this hill. The stories here span generations. They take place during our country’s proudest and weakest moments, together telling a history of a School that has transformed physically, each decade bringing with it changes to the landscape with new buildings, paths, and appointments. The legacy, each and every day, continues; students follow the same principles of tradition, honor, and discipline that those who came before them did; they walk the same footpaths: they live beneath the same sun.

hrough the phone lines, his voice soft and rich with the deep Southern accent that Old Boys are known for, H. Winston Holt III ’49 talks slowly, reflective and pensive, and his voice is thick with the emotion that is common when talking of one’s past, of the formative years of youth, and of the experiences that shaped, tore-down, and lifted the fragile pieces of self trying to fuse into one solid person of good character, strength, and honor. “You weren’t asked if you wanted to go to a place,” Holt said about the decision to go to Episcopal. “You were told.” In 1946, Holt came to Alexandria from Richmond. His father had attended Episcopal, as had his mother’s brothers. “My dad had gone there when things were really rough, and to graduate they had to know Greek.” So rather than graduate, H. Winston Holt (1910-13) earned the quality points and headed to Virginia Military Institute. “I was the first Holt to graduate from Episcopal,” he said, a fact that should be an overwhelming sense of pride to him; however, he sees it as simply part of his story, and as the beginning of his descendants’ story. Holt’s son, H. Winston Holt IV ’82, and his granddaughter, Sophie L. Holt ’15, are both part of the Episcopal legacy. “I am honored to be able to carry on the legacy and follow in both my grandfather and father’s footsteps,” said Sophie Holt. “Every time I get the chance to talk to my grandfather, he is always curious about what is new at The High School. He never fails to share his passionate memories about his days here, telling them with such vivid detail that it is as if EHS is always on his mind. Last year, he came to visit me, and I took him to my dorm, Dalrymple, which coincidentally used to be his dorm as well. He says that if he remembers correctly, my room was once his room too, only back then his door was a canvas curtain. In ways like this, my grandfather and I have gotten closer through Episcopal. I can only hope that I will be able to carry everything I have learned here with me throughout my life, just as my grandfather has done. Episcopal has become part of my family, and I hope that my sisters will be able to experience it, just as the two generations before us have.” The memories that flood the minds of Episcopal alumni are rich and diverse; all remember things differently, some recollections are sharper and clearer than others, some have faded, while others have purposely been suppressed (less fond memories like the now debunked “rat system”). Overwhelmingly though, alumni remember the significance of seated meals in the dining room – the times when the community would leave the distractions of their day outside, where troubles seemed less pertinent, and the familiarity of conversation over a shared meal, with the

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comforting sounds of sloshing milk in glasses, and forks clinking against plates. These were the times that would ease the mind and heart. Outside the dining room, where there are now backpacks propped against the walls, piled precariously against one another, there once were hooks that held the jackets of boys who would rush into breakfast, lunch, and dinner, grabbing them carelessly, fitting their arms in quickly to make it to the table. Long tables filled the dining room, the new boys sitting in the middle, the masters at the head, and the old boys filling in the spaces along the sides. “That was important,” said Rodney Robinson ’86, “because you learned the tradition of community service. You had to serve everyone before you served yourself. I am not sure that is how it is nowadays, but each new boy in the middle had to make sure that he served everyone at the table, and once those boys were satisfied, then the new boy could eat. Obviously, that came back to you when you were an Old Boy.” Robinson came as a sophomore to The High School from South Carolina and remembered the tradition of new boys serving the Old Boys and the masters with fondness and deep appreciation, realizing that these acts of service and civility were at the core of honor and good manners. “I would say this,” Holt ’49 said about seated meals, “and this might not sound like anything deep, but at that time, you didn’t pay a lot of attention to things other than just surviving. This was a family-type operation. We wouldn’t even break for Sunday or anything. While you were there, everybody sat together. You sat with the masters and their families. It really held us all together.” Carl Ragsdale ’58 walked into the dining room close to 10 years after Holt, and nearly 30 years before Robinson, but his memory of the room, with its atmosphere, vibrancy of spirit, family, and survival parallels theirs. “Having seated dinner with the masters was very important,” Ragsdale said. “If I recall correctly, we rotated every six weeks. This gave us the chance to get to know the masters in an environment outside of the classroom. It also gave us the chance to get to know the various and sundry students in the School in other grade levels. They would have seniors and juniors and sophomores and freshmen all sitting at the table, so you mixed and mingled with people from other classes. “We didn’t miss dinner,” he continued. “Looking back on it, that was a good thing. At the time, I wasn’t terribly impressed with it!” He laughed, then remembered, “We all hung our coats outside the dining room door, and wore the same coats to breakfast, lunch, and dinner for three or four years. And probably never cleaned them! So by the end of our tenure there, they were pretty bad. “I had never worn a tie, or even owned a tie in my life before I went to Episcopal,” Ragsdale said. “I was from Richards, N.C., and my parents had to drive to a town about 35 miles away to buy me a coat and tie, and then teach me how to tie. I got to Episcopal, and talk about country comes to town. I was it!” “The coat and tie? That just brought in a military discipline,” Holt remembered. “But the student waiters and every table organized with a rack set in the middle with the milk and water, and the master and his wife, if he had one, sat at the head. It was a big family deal, and it was something that got us through the night, so to speak. The food was wonderful. The conditions were terrible, but you know, when you are a child, you don’t care about things like that.”

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Ragsdale agreed that sitting at meals with the masters and their families was an important part of the experience and beneficial to his development as a youth. “The association with the masters and their wives at dinner was very comfortable and helped me learn how to relate to adults and have a conversation with them and not just be seen and not heard.” Eating with faculty offered more than just adult conversation. It aided in the development of table manners. Robinson remembered an encounter with Mr. Lee Sanford Ainslie, Jr. ’56, Headmaster from 1981-98. “I remember eating with my fingers once, only once,” Robinson said, “because Mr. Ainslie was like, ‘You got to use your knife and fork to eat your chicken. I know you love it, but you definitely shouldn’t use your fingers.’ That was interesting. Those are the things you remember!” The tradition of seated meals is revered not only by alumni, but faculty place strong value in the institution of seated meals at Episcopal, too. “It was Jackie Phillips, wife of Allen Carleton Phillips, Jr. (1955-94), who first made me understand the importance of seated meals over 20 years ago when I was a ‘rookie’ on the faculty,” said social studies teacher Bobby Watts (1992-2014). “Her point was that seated meals were another chance to educate young people. Her perspective was that in the fast-paced world of today, there were fewer opportunities for our students to actually sit at the dinner table for a served meal, surrounded by family members. The seated meals at The High School offer an opportunity that may not be regularly available to students, and there is a chance for them to learn more about displaying good table manners, conversing politely with others, and serving others by stacking and pouring. Seated meals are a tradition and a part of the mission at this School.” Holt strongly felt the dining room offered a crucial respite from ’ the realities of life and school work. “The dining facility was the shining light of Episcopal High School,” Holt said. “It could be snowing, ice and rain, or you could have had a bad day or flunked a course or something, but when you went into that dining room, and it was all lit up with the white table cloths and the silver and the Episcopal High School china, it was a savior. It kept us all together. I cannot overemphasize the importance of that dining room in my life because everything else was kind of sloppy and you made do, but the dining room was something special.” The dining room has changed since Holt, Ragsdale, and Robinson were students; there are no longer rectangular tables, with new boys serving old boys first. The room is full, circular tables filling every inch of space to accommodate the almost 450 students and their faculty. But the energy that resounds off the walls, the sign of a good story being told, with captive audiences wide-eyed, forks paused halfway to their mouths as they listen with anticipation, and the patient and gentle nodding of the faculty as they absorb and process the stories of their students while watching carefully for those who are struggling in class or with friends, praising athletic and performing arts accomplishments – those intrinsic characteristics of what Holt referred to as the “shining light” of EHS are still there, and vibrant, strong, and wholly unwavering.

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Undeniably, the faculty are at the crux of the Episcopal experience. For without their joy and unrelenting commitment to the School, its history, and its students, and the memories of those who have passed through the hallways, would certainly be diminished. Each generation of students remembers with a profound fondness a love for a master, a teacher, an advisor, or a coach. For the entirety of the School’s history, these adults have been more than just “in loco parentis.” They are friends, guides, and mentors, and teachers of life, of academics, and of experience. Headmaster Rob Hershey (1998-) said he believes the “faculty to be the creative and enduring force in the life of a school. Episcopal has been blessed with the presence of individuals on the faculty whose lives have modeled the best of what it is to teach and care for young people: Callaway, Ravenel, Tompkins, Phillips, Walker, Maher, Epes ’65, and Watts. Each of these individuals possess the integrity, the passion for learning, the love of young people, and a devotion to the ideals of Episcopal High School. Each stands as living testimony to the mission of the School.” Holt remembered with great fondness Patrick Callaway (1916-90) and Flick (Archibald Robinson Hoxton 1895, 1913-47). “Mr. Callaway was a bachelor, a magnificent man. He was a superb baseball player. Both he and Flick taught mathematics, and they were both very good athletes. Flick had the record for the quarter-mile when he was a student here in 1935; it wasn’t broken for 20 years. He was a great football player, too. He was very fast and was a big man with a huge upper body, but he could move! Those two men were giants; they were pseudo-fathers to me. Not that there weren’t other people who were plenty good, like Lee McLaughlin (1945-57). But those two men, along with my father, have been very influential to me my whole life.” Holt admitted to getting choked up just days before his graduation when Mr. McLaughlin presented him with his track letter. “I kind of lived a pretty second-level life at Episcopal,” he said about his limited involvement in extracurricular activities during his time at the School. Holt remembered the kindness of Mr. McLaughlin and how receiving his letter, “let [him] go with an uplifting feeling.” Ragsdale said that it was Allen Carleton Phillips, Jr. (1960-94) who was the master that influenced him the most. “If I recall correctly,” he said, “he had us a read a book by Charles Beard called “An Economic Interpretation of the Constitution.” The thrust of that book was that the founding fathers, while they may have had very lofty principles, were also acting to protect their own economic interests. Boy, that was just a….” he paused. “It expanded my influential horizons a lot because it was a different twist on what I’d always believed, and heard, and been taught and read. That was very influential. Mr. Phillips was just a wonderful man, a wonderful friend. I enjoyed his classes, and I enjoyed him a lot. Even after I graduated, I always enjoyed going back and seeing him. “I took Spanish and Latin with Mr. Heslett Murray, and did poorly in both of them. He was incredibly patient. I remember one time when I had a Latin exam and there was some circumstance in which questions were preprinted on the pages of a test booklet, and we had to flip through and answer them. Two pages, now this was the final exam,” Ragsdale emphasized, “two pages in my book had stuck together, so there were, I don’t know, four questions I left entirely blank. I didn’t realize I had done it. Later on, Mr. Murray called me back and gave me a chance to answer those questions, which kept me from flunking, which I was close to doing. That was pretty nice.” Years later, it was Mr. Phillips who touched the life of another student, not an unusual course of events since some masters were known to remain

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at Episcopal for the duration of their careers, sometimes their lives. To be a sequential part of a student’s life, to multiple students, over a multitude of years in a lifetime, was quite the norm. What that says of the devotion of the School’s faculty! “Mr. Phillips was my English teacher,” said Robinson, “and he’d also dole out the demerits. But he was always fair to everybody. He didn’t care where you were from, what your background was. If you didn’t follow the rules, you had a demerit. He always had good stories to tell, was always good for conversation. He was always fair and was always just a very good resource.” Robinson also reflected on his relationship with Mr. Ainslie who was the headmaster when Robinson was at Episcopal. “He was very important to me, especially because I was a Monitor. He gave you tremendous responsibility and expected a lot of maturity from the seniors and the Monitors throughout the year. And he treated you like an adult. Everyone was treated the same at Episcopal. I say that specifically, because I am a black person, and I would think that things might have been different for me than everybody else. Honestly, between Shelor, and Ainslie, and Phillips, they treated everybody the exact same way, and so you knew that there was some egalitarianism amongst the students, and amongst the faculty. “We called Joe Shelor ’52 (1962-2007), ‘Badge’, like a badge of honor. He was a professor of chemistry, and also a lacrosse coach. I wasn’t doing well in chemistry and he worked with me every single day after school for 20 minutes. He took me through things, talked through things, and made sense of different things until I got really well on track with his class. I sat at his table during meals many times with his wife and his kids. He was always there to make sure that I understood the work and that I was doing well, and he really always went out of his way to make sure that I was doing well there.” Lane Eastland McCluer ’94, one of the first 48 girls at EHS, remembered with audible fondness, Jackie Maher (1992-2013). “She was my advisor and my physics teacher. The School really was a very masculine environment, and I was there the first year that girls came to the School. It was a wellplanned out integration, and a thoughtful community, but it was really great to have the role model of a woman in the faculty, especially one who was in the sciences, which was rare.” Social Studies teacher Bobby Watts is an example of one of the School’s teachers who has seemed to make a life out of enriching students’ experiences, serving as a trusted mentor during their time on the Hill and even after. “Bobby Watts is a traditional guy,” said McCluer. “I felt like he put a lot of faith in me when I was Head Monitor. I really liked him and felt he gave me a lot of support.” Caroline Hagood ’12, also a Head Monitor while at Episcopal, agreed with her that Mr. Watts bestowed upon his students his absolute faith in their potential and abilities. Hagood said, “He called me ‘Madame C.’ He just had this unwavering confidence in me that I would be able to succeed. He had confidence in me in the classroom, but he was really the first teacher outside of the classroom to make me feel entirely worthy and undaunted by my position as Head Monitor. He was so gracious and confident in me. I try and stay in touch with him still… and it really can’t get any better than Bobby Watts’s smile.” The generations of masters who have dedicated their time to the students on the Hill have left a legacy that is inspiring to new teachers who join the community. Science teacher Brad Kovach is new to EHS this year, and he was drawn to the School because of the impact that those before him have made. “I remember last year when I came for my campus visit and interview that I was blown away with the number of faculty who had been here for 20 plus years,” said

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Kovach. “Coming from an international school, where teacher turnaround is much higher, average is two to three years, this was a real shock. I quickly realized why teachers come to Episcopal and stay: the perfect storm of faculty who love what they do, students who are motivated to learn, and an administration that provides the ideal environment and support. “As I went into Mrs. Lewis’ classroom to teach a sample lesson, I noticed a portrait on the back wall of the chemistry lab. Later investigation would reveal that this was a former faculty member, Joe Shelor, who had such an impact that the room is now named in his honor. I will admit, it was a little intimidating thinking about trying to fill those shoes. As the day went on, and I learned more about life on The Holy Hill, a bigger picture began to emerge of what it means to make that sort of difference here. Through advising, coaching, living on dorm, eating meals together, socializing on the weekend, and countless other avenues, the faculty here at Episcopal boils down to much more than simply sharing our knowledge; it’s really about sharing our lives and redefining the traditional understanding of family. Reflecting back on that visit, I think the portrait of Mr. Shelor was a big part of why I accepted the position at The High School, not so much for the prospect of having my own portrait hanging on one of the walls someday, but rather for the simple fact that Episcopal is the type of place where that sort of impact is being made every day.” ••••

I will not lie. I will not cheat. I will not steal. I will report the student who does. When prospective students visit the campus for the first time, the first traditional doctrine they discover is the sacred Honor Code that has shaped and guided thousands upon thousands of Episcopal alumni through their days at EHS, and their days after. It is not merely a set of rules to follow in order to avoid disciplinary action or ridicule, but rather it is a cherished code of morality, loyalty, and character, meant to guide students into developing ethical decision-making, into forming friendships based on mutual trust and understanding, and bringing everyone to the same level, regardless of economics, family name, hometown, or academic and athletic prowess. All follow the Honor Code. “I remember one time,” began Ragsdale, “I think it was a reception at the Headmaster’s house prior to new students coming in, and I overheard one new parent say to Mr. Thomsen (Richard “Dick” Thomsen ’30 (1939-67)), ‘This honor system kind of goes against the grain. We don’t want our children to be snitches and tattletales and so forth.’ Mr. Thomsen’s reply? ‘There’s a very simple solution to that. If you don’t believe your child can abide by the honor system, don’t send him here.’ That sort of ended that conversation.” Ragsdale continued, “The honor system to me was more about just being honest and not lying. It was about being honorable. There is some difference there. It just became sort of a underpinning background of character development that I think most people at Episcopal live by, not just during their time at Episcopal, but probably all their lives. I think it was just something that you almost got by osmosis. I don’t believe, I don’t think you can make anybody be honorable. You have to give them an environment, perhaps in which they can be honorable. It was just part of the life. Nobody beat it into your head. You just knew it was there. You knew it was a standard you needed to live by. “The honor system was even more important to me after I graduated from Episcopal. I guess because I was influenced by it for so many years and saw so many others influenced by it. When I got out in the world, and in business, it was not a big deal. It was just a standard I lived by. If I was faced with an issue that had moral or dishonorable implications, it wasn’t like I sat there and agonized over it; I just did the right thing.”

Robinson agreed that living by the Honor Code was more a way of life than anything else. “I am sure everybody says the same thing, where it’s like, at the end of the day, you can ask yourself, ‘Am I being honorable? Am I being a gentleman? Am I doing the right thing?’ There are no shortcuts.” “[The Honor Code] was a reverse way of making them more honorable rather than just acting as a policeman. You never saw that until you were older,” Holt reflected. “A colonel in the army paid us all money to guard the avocados from thieves, and the thieves really were us. He gave us a nickel. You know, we didn’t know until years later that he just used psychology on us. A boy in school, 24/7, you could really enforce it, and so it really worked. I was very impressed by it, and I ran into it later on at Virginia, and even when I went through officer academy school in the Army. They had an honor system, and in fact, one of our classmates was dismissed from the school because he stole a sock from somebody.” It is the fourth point of the Honor Code that Robinson found to be the most interesting and powerful component of the pledge. I will report the student who does. Robinson believed that this point, this command, allowed students to see the code as not being just about them, but about their community; all the students are tied together by the notion that they are responsible for living lives of honor and protecting the honorable environment of The High School. McCluer felt the Honor Code was an instrumental part of her experience at the School. “It was taken so seriously that I just felt like there was no chance of considering dishonesty in a casual way. The level of commitment was important to me and carried over into my adult life and into my parenting. It was a hard line to follow. It didn’t give you a lot of room to make mistakes, but you knew really clearly what any consequence of any dishonest action would be.” McCluer, a native of the Mississippi Delta and the School’s first female Head Monitor, came to Episcopal because she felt it was the healthiest option of the schools available to her, and she valued the integrity of the academic program. She expressed a hope that her children would grow to embrace and follow a similar code that would guide them honorably. Almost 15 years after McCluer graduated, Hagood came to The High School from Charleston, S.C., and found the Honor Code to be “the fundamental pillar of EHS,” she said. “It’s almost impossible for me to think of one without the other. Now honor resonates for me in my daily routine at U.Va. In retrospect, sometimes it seems kind of overwhelming that a high school 15-yearold would have these huge shoes to fill in terms of discipline, integrity, and overall maturity. This is something that most students anywhere else at that age would never really be expected to completely follow. But, they would also never really get to experience the absolute reward of it. I think the Honor Code is the most tangible structure that I can point to in my development at Episcopal.” Jack Glover ’14, this year’s chair of the Honor Committee, agreed that the Honor Code is an inherent part of life at The High School. “The Honor Code has forever acted as the central focus of both academic and student life here at Episcopal,” he said. “It revolves around simple tenets that are taught to most at an early age. What makes our Honor Code special is that we are expected to uphold its morals in everything we do, whether we are in or out of the classroom. Students are expected to follow its values. As chair of the Honor Committee, I am privileged to help educate my fellow classmates knowing that the values that the Honor Code instills in us will forever guide us beyond the gates of Episcopal. It is safe to say that the principles of the Honor Code are what has made Episcopal the School that we all love.”

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For generations, the Honor Code has been the common thread sewn through the School’s history, invariably linking past with present. John White, in “Chronicles of the Episcopal High School in Virginia,” shares the words of William Holding Echols, Jr. (1875-78), who believed that the Honor Code, in addition to sportsmanship, was the most enduring and impressive “invariant” of the School. Echols said, “[It] was painted on a board and nailed over a door in the old school room. It stared us in the face every hour of every day we lived here. We knew ever fly speck on its dirty face. The old Honor Pledge, it grew to be to us like the Confederate Flag, a thing to live for, to fight for, to die for.” ••••

In a Nov. 11, 1989 article published in The Washington Post, titled “The School with a Southern Accent,” Ken Ringle ’57 wrote about the School during its 150th year and reflected on the “relentless and often bizarre pressures of boarding school life – pressures that make it a kind of tortured boot camp of the mind and soul, a process of self-discovery both terrifying and exalting, sometimes at once.” The article went on to describe the experience on the Hill, the masters, the academics, and the spaces in which students lived and learned. “Those of us who wandered into that life, unknowing, in the 1950s found our life revolving around two enormous study rooms right out of Dickens, where identical rows of ancient hinged-top desks crouched between banks of high, curtainless windows, and brooding prints of classical Victoriana glared down from plaster walls.” What helped those Old Boys to endure was the comraderie that was a natural consequence of living and learning together in the same conditions. “You knew you were all in the soup together,” said Holt. “It levels the table. Nobody gets a better deal; you all sleep in the same dorms; you get the same meals.” In the early years of the School, boys would sleep all together in one room, beds lined up, no doors to separate their spaces. As the years went by, fewer boys slept in each room, but doors were still not part of the living space. Privacy was an elusive concept, a fact that gets to the core of a boarding school and the bonding experiences of living and surviving side-by-side. When Ragsdale and Holt were students at Episcopal, there were a handful of day students who attended the School. “The differences between boarders and day students were really significant,” said Ragsdale. “The day students, we didn’t have many, would go home after athletic practices and on weekends. By doing that, they missed the down time that we had when we were just hanging out, whether it was in the gym with a pickup basketball game, or in Egypt, lighting a cigarette. I think you get to know your peers in those situations in a different way, and perhaps a deeper way, than you do if you’re just in class with them, because class is such a structured environment.” On dorm, Ragsdale found himself living among classmates with diverse backgrounds and different stories of hometowns and families. Once they were all together at Episcopal, their stories merged together to form a new piece of the School’s history. “There were lots of people that were from different backgrounds, both economically, and culturally than I was,” Ragsdale remembered, “but it worked out all right. It was a tremendous experience.”

Robinson remembered that when he boarded at Episcopal, the living conditions were very simple. “We were slobs and our bathrooms had no doors on them, and everything was so sparse. There were roaches everywhere, but you realize, no one’s complaining because everyone is in it together. The heat didn’t work all the time, but for the most part, because you were with your buddies, your friends, you had a lot of good bonding experiences.” Despite being of a different generation at Episcopal, with conditions that have been upgraded and modernized, and rooms and bathrooms that now have doors, Hagood shared Ragsdale and Robinson’s sentiments about learning and living with different people. “Every single person is brought to this baseline level where they get to grow and learn from each other in the exact same environment,” she said. ••••

Winston Holt ’49 (second from left) with former classmates Joe Flesher, Doug Mackall, and Dick Hobson at their 50th Reunion.

Like Holt and many others at EHS, Ragsdale has a strong familial connection to the School. One of these connections occurred when one of Ragsdale’s three daughters, Anne, married Mr. Ainslie’s son, Garth ’84. These two Old Boys’ families merged, resulting in a line of Ainslies who have spent their high school days on the Hill like their grandfathers. Quinn Ainslie ’15, one of these grandchildren, said, “I am so proud of my grandfathers, Carl Ragsdale and Sandy Ainslie. Gran Carl’s and Grandaddy’s commitment to making Episcopal a special community, which fosters education, athletics, and arts, has deeply shaped my time here. I have truly come to appreciate all the time and love they have given this School. Knowing that their legacy is part of every aspect of EHS life motivates me to strive for greatness.” Beyond the familial bonds that are part of the School’s history, there are relationships that go beyond typical friendships that find their roots in the days spent at Episcopal. These are kinships unique to a boarding school community, bringing with them a dizzying array of emotions, pride, joy, and loss when learning of the fates of classmates. Hearing about accomplishments, marriages, families, tragedy, and even deaths, brings the experiences of life on the Hill back to the forefront of the mind – memories like a slideshow reel of grainy photos, seeing the faces of those who were roommates, classmates, and friends, and the faces of those who have been lost. The strongest and most sustaining of relationships are born from the shared experiences found in living, learning, struggling, and overcoming together. Relationships beyond the years spent at Episcopal are as diverse as the students who are in them. Some alumni forge lifelong bonds and stand at one another’s weddings, while others might lose touch but find one another again later in life. Regardless of the circumstances behind these relationships, they are strong, even formidable, and they can weather the gravest of storms. This current of understanding and shared experience solidifies an innate and impenetrable bond that is Episcopal. There is life outside the gates; it doesn’t just stop in its tracks with the experiences at Episcopal being the only substantive part of Episcopal. These relationships, born amidst the most vulnerable moments of adolescence, surpass the ritual of Commencement. This year, in the 175th year of Episcopal High School, it is the discovery of shared history and rich legacies that continues to bring the School community together, allowing reflection on one profound and prevailing fact: the School has traveled through decades, with characters and stories that have shaped its history, and it is quite clear indeed, that God has blessed The High School.

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John Melvin P.O. Box 1770 Pawley’s Island, SC 29585 (H) 843-237-9815 jmel@sc.rr.com I heard from the following people in response to our inquiry regarding the possibility of a 70th Reunion Weekend in the fall of 2013: Dave “Farmer” Carr (via telephone): He and Marty are doing fine. We discussed our respective golf games in sorrowful tones. Tench Coxe (via email from France): Tench is our foreign correspondent. Frank Dusch (in person and via telephone): We will get together for a Carolina Panther game this fall. This is an annual event for Frank and me. Johnny “Mac” McCullough (great informative email): The Quiet Texan is doing fine. Eddie Meade (great informative telephone call): We shared health reports. Billy Perkins (from his wife, Liz, via email): Billy is in nursing home. Walt Rogers (via email): Walt

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is experiencing the “old folks” physical symptoms, as we all are. Those of our class that did respond to the recent inquiry regarding the possibility of a 70th Reunion were negative, so that matter has been dropped from consideration.

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Harvey Lindsay One Colley Avenue, Apt. 900 Norfolk, VA 23510 (H) 757-423-1877 (O) 757-640-8202 harveylindsay@harveylindsay.com Stuart Gilchrist and his wife, Mary John, are living in Williamsburg in a retirement community, Williamsburg Landing, and he said that they were in

Florida last spring and had the opportunity to visit with several EHS Old Boys. He said that Henry Schacht ’48 had arranged a luncheon inviting many to attend, and that was one of the highlights of his trip. Also, I’ve kept in touch with Eddie Leake, and he is working on several different projects in Richmond and seems to be doing great. He has had the opportunity to have lunch with Doug Mackall ’49 on several occasions and was brought up to date on the activities of our EHS class. Charlie Churchman was great in responding to my request for stories and sent me a very interesting email concerning him and his family. He says that he has some memories of his EHS experiences in 1945-47 when he was “incarcerated” there. Charlie wrote, “As for my present situation, I am still living in our house in Bridgewater near Bridgewater College, where I taught for 32 years with my wife, Pat, and son, Chad, who maintains a landscaping job at James Madison University.” He also related a story about his time at EHS: “I even got a fellow ‘prisoner’ at Blackford Hall to participate in a night escape into D.C. We used sheets hung from a window to avoid deception by Rocky, our guard and the dorm supervisor in his apartment at the end of the hall.” This is a true story and one that, I have to admit, I tried to participate in while at EHS. Unfortunately, I was seen heading back to the School while hitchhiking on the Arlington Freeway. John Murchison was good enough to write me a letter last fall, and it was too late to get in to the fall issue of our magazine. He says that “conditions here in Wilmington/Wrightsville Beach are amazing. I’m healthy, and I’m anxious to tackle each day with the old EHS enthusiasm. I spend five to six months here at the beach and a lifetime in Wilmington.

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Fishing is still a big part of each week, winter and summer, trying to catch fish on each of the many rods on the boat. Fly, salt, and freshwater truly get my attention on not how many but how well the cast is made to produce a strike. As you may know, my Frances died in April 2011. She rose with our Lord on Easter morn. She suffered only a short time from cancer, for which we are all giving thanks.” He also said that his son, Reid ’72, returned for his 40th Reunion at EHS in 2012 to report that no one from our class celebrated a 65th. I am holding out for our 70th. I hope that we will all stay healthy and attend a 70th Reunion, God willing. Hunter McGuire, Jr. writes that his most memorable events at EHS were drawing a perfect circle for Mr. Callaway and solving Mr. Shackelford’s “square tower” problem. “Their compliments and examples continue to sustain and inspire me,” he wrote, “Last week in Wilmington, I enjoyed finding Johnnie Murchison as friendly and sharp as ever. My most memorable event at EHS was the first time I met Mr. Hoxton in the hall and shook his hand. I can still remember that handshake as being probably the firmest one I’ve ever received. He was a great man and a great leader for our School.” John Crosland writes, “One of my fondest memories of my senior year at The High School involved a basketball game with Anacostia. We did not have a winning season – only five wins in 18 games. I was certainly not a starter on the team, and we were definitely not favored to beat Anacostia that day. Our coach, Bus Male, was a hard taskmaster and preached against shooting outside the key. We got behind, and he put me in for a starter who was having a tough day. I immediately got clear behind the key and launched a 40-footer without thinking. Coach Male was up on his feet yelling at me and throwing his hat on the ground before I released the ball, but it went through the rim clean and clear – all net! The shot gave me confidence, and I proceeded to hit three more downtowners from behind the key. Coach Male calmed down after

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The Class of ’48 at their 65th Reunion. Front row, left to right: Hugh Richardson ’48, Doug Mackall ’49, Pete Eastwood ’48, and Ben Moore ’48; second row: Jack Clarkson ’48, Dick Cocke ’48, Henry Schacht ’48, and Paul Barringer ’48.

the third shot went in, and after we beat the much taller and highly favored Washington team 45-41, he even congratulated me.” Peyton Craighill sent this report, “At our advanced age, at last Mary and I are grandparents! Here are the facts: birthday – July 11; her name – Riley Elizabeth Craighill; her parents – Ashley and Peyton M.; her home – Arlington, Va.; her cuteness quotient – through the roof! Mary and I are enjoying life thoroughly in the Kendal retirement community in Lexington, Va. Being surrounded by natural beauty of the Western Virginia mountains, living in a college town dripping with culture, and in a loving community, how can we help but be happy! Any time you take I-81 between Staunton and Roanoke, drop in on us. You’re guaranteed a warm welcome.” Gene Geer called me from Charleston and left me a great voicemail about his time at EHS. He said that he and Park Smith got into a lot of trouble while there and on many occasions were bailed out by Mr. Callaway. One time, he was late getting back from New York and received 50 demerits, which ruined his weekends for several weeks. Gene suggested that perhaps each of us could send photographs so that they

could be included in the magazine. As a matter of fact, Elizabeth Watts, class notes editor, mentioned to me that any photographs would be welcome for the magazine.

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Hugh Richardson 1819 Peachtree Road, NE, #200 Atlanta, GA 30309 (O) 404-351-0941 Since this was our final EHS Reunion, I asked class notes editor and photographer Elizabeth Watts to reuse this 65th Reunion picture that she took with the names included. Some of those who couldn’t attend weren’t able to identify every classmate. Thanks to Doug “Piggyback” Mackall ’49 for arranging with Elizabeth to have the photo taken. The June 7-8, 2013, Reunion Weekend at The Holy Hill was a memorable one. Academically, and open to all, was the fascinating two-part symposium featuring popular and admired Episcopal history teacher Bobby Watts and media expert Alex Jones ’64, who comes from a long line of journalists. Socially, all classes gathered Saturday night for dinner in Laird Dining Hall and were entertained by Richmond’s pro show

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band, “Attraction,” highlighting two terrific singers, Tiri and Kay. In the fall of 1947, Alabamian Pete Eastwood showed his speed as a scat back on Hoxton Field. In the spring, he starred on the track in the low hurdles, 44-yard dash, and mile relay. Then in 1952, stars fell on Alabama when Pete, having graduated from the University of Alabama, married his ‘Bama classmate, the attractive Grace “Punky” Brooks. After military service, Pete, who had lived in Demopolis, Ala., and Punky settled in Birmingham. They are the parents of a son and three daughters. 1947-48 Head Monitor “Cap’n Jack” Clarkson, now The Honorable John E. Clarkson, and his charming and most knowledgeable wife, Kirk, came from their Norfolk residence for the Reunion. Kirk said that 1947-48 Senior Monitor Norris Broyles and his pretty wife, Shirley, would have been at the 65th but had previously accepted an invitation to the graduation of Shirley’s grandchild at Baltimore’s St. Paul’s School. The Clarksons were glad to see their grandson, Tucker Clarkson ’08, a 2007-08 Senior Monitor and Head Cheerleader, who was enjoying his Fifth Reunion. Henry Schacht, the 1948 basketball captain and the class’ best baseball pitcher came all the way from Vero Beach, Fla., where Henry owns Schacht Groves and has been growing premium Indian River citrus for over 55 years. Accompanying Henry was his winsome wife, Janet. Earlier in the year, Henry and Lockwood Rianhard welcomed Phil Hammond, Stuart Gilchrist ’47, and Eddie Pryor ’50 to the Vero Beach Yacht Club. A picture and report on this gathering should appear in a future issue. Merrill and Paul Barringer arrived from Hilton Head, S.C., not only for the Reunion, but also for the graduation of their granddaughter, Sarah Merrill Barringer ’13, who had been voted Most Improved Girls Tennis Player for the fall term and is now attending the University of North Carolina. Merrill Barringer is the sister of Ellen Underwood, Jason Eckford’s wife. The Eckfords live in Charlottesville.

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Joby and 1948 tennis captain Frank Meade could only attend the Reunion on Friday, but Frank brought news that Gus Middleton, now a widower, was planning to relocate from Jackson, Tenn., to Bishop Gadsden, the same premier Charleston senior community where Joby and Frank live. Frank continues to play tennis (often tournaments) and has become a good golfer. His son, Frank Jr., is a graduate of U.Va. and a Richmond banker, and his other son, Edmund, also is in Richmond and is an attorney. Frank’s terrific-looking daughter, Allison, is one of Boone, N.C.’s leading lawyers. Dick Cocke, who was the inspiration for our 60th Reunion was at the 65th with his appealing wife, Susan. They had lost their spouses and were sort of brought together by their daughters, who were best friends. Dick can claim to have graduated from The High School; The University, where he belonged to The Hall (St. Anthony); and The Law School. He jokes that under new frosh football coach Bus Male, he went out for the first practice but was gone by the second. A fine athlete, Dick started the 1947 EHS football season on the “B” team, caught the eye of backfield coach William Ravenel and was elevated to varsity. Doug Mackall ’49 had a date with Emily Hunter Slingluff, a Sweet Briar graduate like Merrill Barringer, Shirley Broyles, and Kirk Clarkson, who’s always a big help in supplying names. Judy and former EHS Trustee Ben Moore will be back in Alexandria next year when Ben’s grandson, Benjamin A. Moore IV ’14, gets his EHS diploma. Ben’s eyebrows have grown so full over the years that, it has been said, an airline attendant might suggest that they could be used as a flotation device. As for your humble scribe who’s been banging out these notes on a manual typewriter for over 40 years, I was rejected by Princeton in the spring of 1948. But since my grandfather and father had graduated there, I applied again after spending 1948-49 at The Hill School and was accepted. Following graduation in 1953 and two years in the Army’s field artillery, I returned to Atlanta. I’m

still computer-illiterate and stumble around in an old folk’s home with one good eye trying to avoid fellow residents who zip by in their electric carts. News from other Reunion classes: The prettiest spouse among the younger alumni was Sarah Campbell Goodman, wife of Scott Goodman ’78; mother of Campbell Goodman ’12, who is an engineering student at U.Va.; and daughter-in-law of Frank Goodman ’44, who Bus Male called the most versatile athlete he ever coached. In the fall of 1944, Frank was the freshman starting tailback for Virginia and led the Cavaliers to victory over the traditional season-ending rival the University of North Carolina. Frank was best man at Rufus Barkley’s wedding, and Jack Clarkson was a groomsman. Frank was the donor of Episcopal’s Goodman Squash Center, which is a prized addition to the School’s excellent athletic facilities. Frank and Rufus were members of U.Va.’s revered “7 Society”…Residential realtor deluxe R. Cotten Alston ’63, a Davidson man, whose photography of people and places at The High School has graced the pages of EHS mailings and calendars, had a lot to do with putting together the 154-page 50th Reunion book for his class. It resembles a coffee-table book and is a project all 50th Reunion classes could strive for. Cotten’s roots run Maroon. His father was Robert C. Alston ’35, uncles were Philip H. Alston ’29 and James L. Alston ’32, and one of Cotten and wife Valerie’s daughters is Honor Alston Thornton ’06.

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From John Ritchie: This has been a busy summer for Virginia and me, mostly running back and forth to grandchildren’s birthday parties in New York and Massachusetts with a grand finale when we got together for a family vacation on Nantucket. Busy, but lots of fun as long as my old knees could keep up. So I especially appreciated the responses from those of you who received my email requesting news for our class notes. Here is the news you passed along: Lamar Cecil and his wife enjoyed a visit from Jim McNeely and his wife who were in Lynchburg with various members of his family early in the summer to have a look at Thomas Jefferson’s other house, Poplar Forest, which is on the edge of town. Then the Cecils were off to escort Washington and Lee organized tours to look at Georgian country houses in England and a few weeks later to Spain and Portugal. 2014 will find them leading a trip on the TransSiberian Express and a cruise down the Adriatic. “It’s a good life,” says Lamar who must be “Mr. Washington and Lee” in the eyes of many alumni. Jack Hamilton dropped me a note shortly after returning from a family reunion (wife’s side) in Yarmouth, following a week’s vacation in Wellfleet, Cape Cod. They live near The High School in a townhouse condominium in Fairlington with a nice pool and tennis courts. He runs into Dick Hobson ’49 once in a while as he lives close by in Alexandria. (Dick was active politically in Northern Virginia for a number of years and may still be – old pols just fade away, like old soldiers. Just kidding, Dick, you were a great one.) Jack goes to Winchester frequently to visit his older daughter, Michele, and grandchildren, and less often to visit his younger daughter, Lisa, in New York City. (Talk about a busy city. Whew!) He reports that Webster Gibson, the son of the late Churchill Gibson ’49, is the rector at Christ Church in Winchester. Jack still participates in activities at Grace Church, Alexandria, although he is somewhat limited by health issues – respiratory problems, replaced aortic

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valve, and a pacemaker. He’d like to see classmates at The Game in November! Gordon Leggett and his wife, Madeline, spent two weeks in France in May. Their first week was a walking tour with friends of Brittany and Normandy, where the weather was comfortable and the gardens were in full bloom. In Paris, they stayed in a B&B in the 14th Arrondissement, and when the weather turned cold and rainy for several days, they learned the intricacies of the Parisian mass transportation system; acquired good maps from the websites of the metro, bus, and intra-city rail lines; and continued to enjoy the sights of this enchanting city. Gordon stays close to The High School and noted the retirement of faculty members Bob Eckert, Jackie Maher, and David Hathaway and how much they had meant to the School’s strength and accomplishment of its mission. He also noted that he and Madeline attended a grandson’s test to achieve his Taekwondo black belt level in Danbury, Conn., in July. He passed at age 11! My final report is from Pete Thomas, who was at The High School in 1948 and 1949. He has a gift for expression, and so I am going to just give you directly his response to my email: “See lots of old friends on this email. Moved back to grow up town – Thomasville, Ga. – in fact to the same two-bedroom house that was in the country at 139 Junius Street, but it ain’t in the country nor two bedrooms anymore. Was in Daytona Beach with Brown & Brown for great career. Heart attack in ’89, prostate in ’93, but back to normal. Wife died in ’07 – same year I redid old house. Involved in IT business doing security, etc., including web work, storage, etc., for large accounts, banks, hospitals, ISP municipals. Another company does captive management and thirdparty loss prevention and claims for physician-owned malpractice companies in South Carolina, Tennessee, Georgia, and Illinois (plus complicated D&O, E&O, and bonds for insurance). Also involved with a company that manufactures paint additive branded with Glade scents along with Filter Spray also

branded by SC Johnson. Both in Home Depot and Lowes by year end. Already in Minnards. I have five of six children celebrating my 80th plus, four grands and one great. Dick Singletary had a happy saying, ‘Every Day is Saturday. And when you’re past 80 years old, all I can say is “Amen, brother.” Dick got it right. Every day is Saturday.’”

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Walter Reed (H) 707-448-3347 waltnloli@earthlink.net Dear friends, here are updates on several members of our class, which I pass on to you. Some of us are dealing with health issues which can only be expected when we approach (or already achieve) the 80s, but most are in pretty good shape and many find retirement rather nice. And so to the details: Betty and Frank Boxley: Both are in good shape and looking forward to a trip to visit their daughter who lives on Little Cranberry Island near New Bar Harbor, Maine. Frank remembers the pleasure of driving with Jim Hickson in route to our last Reunion at The High School. Tom Buist: We had a grand chat about Charleston, S.C., where he was one of several students from that fine old city attending The High School. I recounted my experiences when Loli and I were stationed at Charleston AFB back in the early ’60s and was delighted to know that he attends church with Bob and Randy Beretta, old squadron mates of ours from our assignment at Torrejon Air Base outside of Madrid. Tom had kind words to say about Col. Brown, who helped him with math. He also is now in good health after a cataract operation and has lost weight after learning more about proper nutrition. Tom is also attempting to locate an original copy of Mr. Ravenel’s “English Reference Book.” The High School’s library doesn’t have it, and the copies I ordered on the Internet are seventh edition and filled with all sorts of exercises and recommended reading lists. If anyone knows of an original copy, I’d

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appreciate a loan. After I recommended reading “Valley Forge,” Tom recommended “Flight of the Eagle,” also about George Washington. Marion and Bill Calvert: Bill is still singing in a barbershop quartet and travels with his many children and grandchildren (grandson Cooper Catlett ’14 is a senior this year) and is still playing golf. Both he and Marion are in good health despite cataracts and assorted eye surgeries. I really enjoyed keeping up with my old roommate and only hope we can get together one of these days. Ann and Pegram Harrison: A brief note telling us that we are in their prayers (the most wonderful gift we could have) and recounting the remarkable accomplishment that he and Ann can play a duet organ recital. He modestly added that so far nothing worth selling tickets for, but it’s enough to get us thinking about coming east when tickets are available and our doctors give us permission. All his children are “seriously grown” and they all gather together in Ilsboro, Maine, during the summer for a most satisfying vacation. His final remark, which tells us so much, is “that it’s good to be topside!” We really agree. Mildred and Jim Hickson: Jim has no serious health problems at this time but filled me in on his hernia operation, which has been the case with most of our classmates I am told. When I called, Mildred answered, and, after agreeing on what a pain air travel has become, she agreed with me that it might be good to return to those days when we travelled to Alexandria on the train. She finally found Jim out in the yard teaching his grandson archery. Jim states that he is very concerned with the national financial status ($13 trillion in debt). Still, Jim draws comfort from his upcoming trip back to Bedford, Va., for the dove hunting season since they have had lots of rain and the corn was cut early. I would love to see Jim and Bob Page get together at such a grand event. Sylvia and Lee Marston: I received a brief note indicating that they are about to move, wishing us God’s blessings (which we have in abundance thanks to

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so many prayers received), and hoping to have a nice chat soon. Charlie Merriman: A wonderful email from Charlie outlining his yearly schedule as summers in Northeast Harbor, Maine, and winters back in Richmond, Va. In Maine, he faces all the customary diversions, such as golf, tennis, sailing, hiking, and most everything else except for swimming where the ocean is always cold. His typical day starts at about 5:30 a.m. (ours starts at 10:00 a.m. with coffee and TV), a 4-mile walk in David Rockefeller’s former park involving a steep climb up and around a mountain and around a beautiful lake. Later in the day, golf and duplicate bridge. (Loli and I love bridge, but our children pushed us into Spite and Malice.) Also, there are social events in the evening, and, with his keen gift of succinct clarification, he states, “It is all sort of like summer camp for adults.” This coming winter, he plans to travel down to Palm Beach, where the old people go. (Anyone who hikes 4 miles a day is not old, say I.) Many of his friends already do the P.B. thing, and since Loli and I have been visiting family in South Florida for years, we certainly understand. Charlie reminisces about the Rhine River cruise with Dick Rutledge, Fred Hutchins, and Julian Robertson about 10 years ago. I wish Loli and I could have gone along as we were stationed at Wiesbaden, Germany, near the Rhine from 1970 to 1972. Ah well, such is life. Holly and Jere Michael: Jere is fully retired now but still pretty busy, which is good. They will soon be traveling to Turkey and environs after having had a four-country safari in Africa, so there’s life in the old guy yet. He still dances, but not Zumba, thank you, due to a great lack of youth, he says. Upon learning of Loli’s difficulty with gym activity, he kindly sent us a short film on therapy given by an 87-year-old lady. We hope to work up to it, but first some light aquabatics. Thanks, Jere. We appreciate your help. Winnie and Bob Page: Bob says he is fully engaged in maintaining his 1,000-acre family estate north of Richmond, Va. He looks forward to

dove season watching the dogs work the birds though there are no quail anymore. Wouldn’t it be fun if he and Jim Hickson could work together on the hunt? I believe Jim is also a deer hunter but nothing to report on that subject. Hardy Patten: We had a nice chat about The High School since Hardy lives in Alexandria, and he visits often and knows most of the staff. The Episcopal-Woodberry game is at EHS this year, so our 65th Reunion will have to be in November 2015, so plan ahead guys. Hardy is on the EHS Athletics Hall of Fame Committee and believes that Mr. Ravenel as baseball coach and Buck Boxley ’50 as football standout should be nominated, but we need to input some recommendations to the committee ourselves. Please give it some thought since our numbers are in decline. Hardy has had many achievements in his life including singing soprano at the National Cathedral, ROTC at Amherst, followed by a commission in the Air Force and duty in Japan as an intelligence officer, and duty performance throughout the Pacific Ocean area. He takes care of himself and works out three times a week. Jim Rumsey: Like most of us, Jim has been challenged by the economy, but is still getting away when possible. Soon he will fly to Switzerland to see Zurich followed by a Viking River Tour on the Rhine River. Like so many others, he had a hernia operation some 15 years ago and now is as healthy as can be. Fleming and Dick Rutledge: Dick’s business is putting on national conferences for small to medium technology companies who seek a larger “footprint” in their market niche. (Remember, Dick’s first career was with IBM, and he did quite well with them.) He also has developed an early morning program called “Men on Fire” for Christians in the Greenwich and Westchester County areas. It features preachers who present strong biblical messages. Of course, I remember Dick’s success on the tennis courts, as I was the EHS tennis team manager our senior year when Dick upset so many of the nationally ranked junior players. Now he plays in the

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over-80 level and was ranked eighth in the Eastern Tennis Association for 2012. Although successful in so many things, he bows to the real star in the family, his wife, Fleming, who continues to preach and teach across the country. I can vouch for her, too, since she was able to educate my Loli to prepare kale for my blood problem. I hated the strong acidic flavor but must eat it to help generate my white blood cells. Thanks to Fleming, I now almost like it and expect to be completely restored to full health. Patricia and Palmer Stearns: A grand chat with Patricia who was so complimentary of my Loli. Both Palmer and Patricia are in fine shape although Palmer had a case of pneumonia a while back. They are so happy to have their grandchildren around, two of which live nearby. Rosie and Doug Whitlock: They have done a lot of traveling including Budapest, St. Petersburg, and Helsinki. He remembers Mr. Ravenel hiring him to watch over Mr. R’s study hall but only because he wanted to keep an eye on him. Living in Bethesda, Md., now he can visit The High School easily. His career included a commission in the U.S. Marine Corps as an air observer for the field artillery units and after that, law school. I mentioned how much Loli and I love San Francisco and cherish our membership in The Marine Memorial Club there. He one-ups me having been there, too, staying in the USMC Commandant’s suite. Though he sounds pretty healthy to me, he confesses that he wears a defibrillator after five bypass surgeries. They still visit Bermuda every summer. Julian Robertson: I’m rarely able to contact Julian, but just now, I started reading Tom Brokaw’s book, “The Time of Our Lives,” and found Tom’s discourse on the need to improve our national education system. In it, he covers several individuals who are finding ways to improve areas long considered hopeless, and one of those “heroes” is Julian Robertson (page 38). I was greatly impressed with Tom’s earlier book, “The Greatest Generation,” because my father was a part of that

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Here are the Class of ’53 reunionites – front row, left to right: Dick Walker, Peter Page, Jim Simmonds, and Mac Woodward; second row: Wayne Holman, Marvin Cox, Jon Bryan, Dick Baker, and Charlie Leavell; back row: Drummond Ayres, Harry Warner, and Sam Holt.

group, and now I believe this more recent book will point the way toward an America that will meet the challenges of today and tomorrow. Check it out. Loli and Walt Reed: We are both recovering from health problems. Loli from lung surgery and me from a low white-cell count coupled with a bothersome hernia. We send all our prayers to our dear God for all of you and hope to reunite at our 65th, God willing. All the best to all of you. Walt.

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Fred Cleveland (H) 817-870-2087 fredclev@sbcglobal.net Fred “Grover” Cleveland is still teaching mathematics at Tarrant County College, conducting morning prayer at Trinity twice a month, and doing other volunteer activities. He tries to do some light exercise for one hour a day. Fred says, “Next year my life begins at 80.”

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Sixty years later, almost to the day, 12 Old Boys of the Class of ’53 gathered again at The High School and had a grand visit, catching up on long lives and adventures, comparing memoryversions, and enjoying the bonds of old camaraderie. Our lively conversations brought out the youth still in us. Good fun, many laughs. We want to do it again. You can still see familiar parts of The Holy Hill. But, as we have grown, so has The High School. Yet you sense the familiar traditions – honor, common courtesy, strong principles, friendship, holding the door, saying sir, learning, and becoming. Speaking of becoming, the guys sure had some becoming companions looking a lot fresher than their old geezers. Voted “Most Amazing Plan for Tomorrow Morning:” Donna and Peter Page driving back home to Alaska. At dinner, we especially remembered our classmates who have died. They are listed on the roster on page 77. (Before the Reunion some of us compared notes to update this roster. It wasn’t easy, and we probably have errors and omissions. Please communicate any corrections you notice.)

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Here are three personal notes . . . From Richard R. Walker: “It was a pleasure attending the Reunion and joining classmates for dinner in the beautiful Ainslie Arts Center. Since 2004, EHS has invited the public to concerts by the National Chamber Players, plus receptions following the concerts, in the arts center. Those of us who live nearby have had an opportunity to attend the wonderful concerts and receptions. Celebrating the Reunion in the arts center was therefore a very special way to connect the old memories with the new ones. Thanks, EHS, for the hospitality in June and on other occasions.” From Drummond Ayres: “Back on that late summer day in 1950, when my parents first hauled me up the Hill and dropped me off outside Blackford Hall, I took one look around and decided, outright, that I liked the place. Since then, hardly ever does a day pass that I do not, at some fleeting moment, think back fondly and appreciatively of something that happened when I was at the old School. My three years there were just about the best thing, or at least the most formative thing, that ever happened to me. And our Reunion, with its overflowing nostalgia and warm camaraderie, happily carried me back, time and again, to those olden, golden days. Long may The High School thrive!” Ed Mullins regrets that he had a conflict and could not attend his 60th Reunion. He intends to make up for that before the end of the year by cobbling together those of the 1953 class who are in the D.C. area when he attends the board meetings of the American Inns of Court and the National Center of State Courts and visits his firm’s (Nelson Mullins) law office – all three of which are in the D.C. area. He often sees Nelson Weston ’54 and Austin Moore, who are in Columbia, S.C., as well as Bill Weston ’52, who resides in Augusta, Ga.

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The High School’s Class of 1953 Those who attended the 60th Reunion, June 7, 2013, are marked bold. Those who have died, are marked with an * asterisk, with the year of death, where known, in parentheses. Please send in corrections and additions. Byron Samuel Anderson, Jr. * B. Drummond Ayres, Jr. Charles Richard F. Baker, Jr. Corydon Mercer Baylor, Jr. (2011) * Robert Kendall Brown George Stubblefield Bruce III Jonathan Randolph Bryan Edgar Thomas Conley IV * David Marion Connor, Jr. John Jay Corson IV (2007) * Marvin R. Cox H. Greig Cummings, Jr. Claudius Stuart Dawson, Jr. Alan Lowther Day (2012) * Hollis Dewberry John Henry Duer III Ammon Gresham Dunton, Jr. Thomas Christian Ferguson Archibald Gann, Jr. (1993) * Benjamin Owen Geer (2003) * Frederick Barrow Hand, Jr. (2012) * William Speed Hill (2007) * James Barnett Hodges, Jr. David Brooks Holland (1999) * Wayne James Holman III Samuel Clark Oliver Holt Edward Wier Hutchins Robert Kirkwood Kannon Jones Charles Douglas Leavell Micajah Woods Lupton, Jr. (2012) * Marion Hall Lyons, Jr.

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Bob Baker in Durham, N.C., reports, “I retired from law practice at the end of 2000 and work part-time as a mediator. When not doing that, I play golf. My second wife died in 2009. I have a wonderful girlfriend who lives a few blocks from me and whom I knew when I was in grammar school. She lived in Florida

William Boston McKinnon Peter Ross Miller Austin Talley Moore, Jr. Edward Watts Morris, Jr. * Edward Wade Mullins, Jr. Hugh Hargrave Murray III Peter M. Page Charles Scott Parker Bailey Patrick, Jr. David Reid Phillips Isaac Mayo Read, Jr. Thomas Pinckney Rutledge Rivers Alexander Moir Roe Christopher Winfree Ryan, Jr. Lawrence Mitchell Scarborough, Jr. Cornelius Decatur Scully, III Morgan Lunsford Shelor (2001) * James Lynah Sherrill (2004) * Samuel Hale Sibley, II (2006) * James Gordon Simmonds William Lucas Simons, Jr. Paris Eugene Smith William Clark Spencer, Jr. Frederick Sloat Van Winkle Richard Royce Walker Harry Hathaway Warner Reid White III John Dana Wise, Jr. * James P. Woodard Malcolm Philemon Woodward Oran Carl Zaebst (1953) *

for over 50 years before moving back to Durham about three years ago. I have three wonderful children who live in Raleigh, Richmond, and Dallas. They have given me seven fantastic grandchildren, two of whom have graduated from college and have good jobs. One is a senior in college, one a junior in high school, one a freshman in high school, and the youngest one is in the sixth grade. I am fortunately in good health and enjoying life to its fullest.” Mort Boyd in Louisville, Ky., writes, “Not much to report from these quarters. Anne and I are in good health. I play golf a couple of times a week,

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rather poorly. I have been having fun chatting with BeBop and Frog about Louisville joining the ACC next year. They both warned me how tough a league it was, especially in basketball. That was before the University of Louisville beat Florida in football in the Sugar Bowl and UofL won the NCAA basketball tourney and our Lady Cards were runners up! This is on top of Louisville having more Fulbright Scholars during the last three years than MIT or Dartmouth! (You laid a nice academic foundation at U. of Louisville, Charlie.)” John Burress (Winston-Salem, N.C.) writes: “Mary Louise and I have the Reunion on our calendar and plan to be there absent any happenings that occasionally occur with folks our age. I am very busy, have an office, and work every day, mostly with schools near here, that serve autistic children and also learning disabled and dyslexic children. I have spent a lot of time working in North Carolina trying to make our state No. 35 among those that require that the treatment of autism be covered by health insurance. We passed the House this year but must wait until next spring for the Senate run. Mary Louise and I are healthy and having a great life, five children and seven grandchildren. My stepson – her son Ed Walker ’85 from Roanoke, Va. – is a new trustee at EHS. I attended two football games this fall with Charlie Tompkins.” Jim Chapman in Albuquerque, N.M., acknowledged my email and says it’s too early to say whether he can attend next June’s Reunion. This from Richard R. Davis (New York City): “Thank you for your email. We would love to see the ‘butterfly rainforest’ at the Florida Museum of Natural History. The American Museum of Natural History had such an exhibit, and it thrilled our twoyear-old granddaughter. Thank you for your kind words about our 50th yearbook. I am planning on attending our 60th. (Gee, that sounds like a long time!) Unfortunately, we are getting to the stage where we will begin to miss many of our admired, and fondly remembered, classmates. I have nothing

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to report, except a granddaughter (and most of our classmates are way ahead in that department) and a good bit of travel, which I suspect many of our classmates are also doing. In any event, I look forward to seeing you at the Reunion.” Charles DeLashmutt is still working in his family engineering business in Arlington, Va. Jack Jones (Savannah, Ga.) writes, “An old friend asked me, ‘What’s new?’ and I answered, ‘At 77, what can be new?’ Then it occurred to me that I wanted somebody to brag to. I have been following my grandson’s track experiences. Jack Jones IV, the son of Mark ’84, has become quite a runner. He is a senior at McCallie and captain of the track team, and had best times of 50.1 in the 400m and a split time of 49.1 in the 4x400m relays at the state meet. Next year, he plans to be running on the W&L track team. Attending his track meets and watching films has been a fun experience and bring back great memories of The High School. Hope all my young friends are doing well.” John Mason writes from Alexandria, Va.: “Yes, indeed, I’ll be there. Living close by as I do, I drive by EHS just about every day. My news is mostly no news, which they say is good news. I stay busy coaching – or mentoring, as we call it now. In tournament bridge, I still direct local games, mostly to bring along rookie directors who will eventually take those games over. In birding, I join the censuses at nearby Gibson Island, Md. On those marathon days, I mentor the sons, daughters, nephews, and nieces of birders, now long gone, who coached me there 60 years ago.” Kirk Williams (Alexandria, Va.) is taking up golf again after a two-year layoff due to a couple of lower extremity operations. He reports mixed results, “but hey, hope does spring eternal, doesn’t it?” Charlie Covell is still doing moth research and curatorial duties at the McGuire Center, Florida Museum of Natural History in Gainesville, Fla., playing golf and traveling to the tropics now and then for field work. He returns to Louisville yearly to conduct a

public butterfly counting event around July 4. Betty is busy with church and civic work. One son, Rob, lives in Gainesville, while Chuck and Katherine both live in the San Francisco Bay area.

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Terry Cooper (H) 434-202-8065 (O) 703-931-8172 terry@cooperresearch.us 60th Reunion: 2016

We had another reunion of our old Charlottesville crowd (plus old friends now living in Charlottesville) on April 27 and, of course, EHS was well-represented. Attendees included, with their spouses or significant others, Bruce Rinehart, Tom Gilliam, and me, plus, from other classes, Jack Rinehart ’52, Fred Shields ’55, Henry Carter ’55, Mark Gibson ’57, Tommy Boyd ’58, Lang Gibson ’58, Landon Hilliard ’58, Ricky Pietsch ’58, and Graham Randolph ’58. The day before that event, Bruce Rinehart hosted a lunch at The Whiskey Jar, one of many restaurants owned by the son of Rives Richey ’55. I refer to the group as “three excellent wrestlers and me.” It was Bruce, Rives, Mark, and me. I’ve recently talked with two members of our class about the non-job pursuits that have enriched their lives. The big surprise is that Walter Klingman is musical. For some years now, he’s been playing guitar, harmonicas (he may play several different harmonicas in the course of a single song), and mandolin in church praise bands and bluegrass and country groups. He’s actually planning to do some recordings. I have three of his harmonica instrumentals on my iPod. He’s good! With Bill Saunders, it’s the Boys and Girls Clubs of Newport News, with which he’s been actively involved for 35

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Hayne Hipp ’58 Conquers the Appalachian Trail

Last summer, Hayne Hipp ’58 completed a six-year quest that took him from Maine to Georgia as he trekked the Appalachian Trail (AT) that crosses 13 states. Beginning in 2007, Hipp hiked sections of the AT that ranged from short, three-day walks to two-week hikes, usually covering eight to 22 miles a day. He enjoyed meeting other hikers along the way and commented, “On the Trail, you put aside all differences and focus on the positives that each fellow hiker brings.” In June, Hipp and his son, Reid, hiked 98 miles together. His wife, Anna Kate, joined him on several portions of the trail in New Jersey, Connecticut, and New York, and in July, she accompanied

years. Bill got involved in community groups at the urging of his first boss but became somewhat disillusioned because he felt the boards he was on weren’t action-oriented. Then, at the request of Hampton’s then-mayor, he concentrated on the Boys and Girls Clubs. At his first meeting with their board, he saw that the board didn’t move to the next item on the agenda until a concrete commitment had been made to address the previous item. He saw, as he put it, that this board “was operating from the heart,” and he’s given his heart to it ever since. Other news: Jim Shannon reports that he is retiring from the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey after 33 years of service. Harry Blair writes, “In June 2013, I retired after 45 years of college teaching, beginning at Colgate in 1968 and

him on the final part of the journey, ending in Harpers Ferry, W.Va. With the AT journey completed, Hipp is planning more hikes in the future. “Hiking becomes addictive,” he said. And, being on the trail provides “a time of reflection and deeper thought that you can’t get anywhere else.” Congratulations to Hayne Hipp on an impressive accomplishment!

including Bucknell, Cornell, Rutgers, and finally Yale, where I served as associate chair of the Political Science Department. In my last couple of years at Yale, it was a great pleasure to have Baobao Zhang ’09 as one of our majors in political science.

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William Jones deButts, Jr. of Charlottesville, Virginia, died peacefully

at the age of 73 on April 27, 2013. (See page 128 for obituary.) Bill was born on Feb. 27, 1940, in Arlington, Va., was the son of William Jones and Mary Livers deButts, and the loving husband to Ann Pringle deButts. He is remembered for his impeccable character and immeasurable loyalty. Bill shared his love for hunting with his family and close friends, with his dogs by his side. With devotion and pride, family was the single most important aspect of his life. Bill is survived by his wife; and four children, Logan deButts Bernstein, William Jones deButts III, Richard Foster deButts, and Martin Pringle deButts; his eight grandchildren; his brother, Richard Henry deButts; and his sister, Mary deButts Strother. Bill will be greatly missed by his family and his friends. A graveside memorial service was held on May 2, 2013, at Monticello Memory Gardens. William E. Hood, Jr. – 55 Years Later – “EHS opened me to the project of lifetime learning. I’ve followed it to where I am today: healthier, happier, and more creative than ever. But it hasn’t been a stroll. “After graduation, I went to Sewanee. In the first semester, I flunked analytical geometry but earned an A in a thirdyear French conversation class (thanks to Hi-Ho Harnley) and another in English (thanks to King Kong Karlsen). That semester, I also began 24 years of active alcoholic drinking, and in the second year, I slid into a chronic cycle of major clinical depressions that went undiagnosed for 30 years. Two years later, I was a patient at Highland Hospital in Asheville for the better part of a year, and subsequent recovery was slow. “By 1963, I was well enough to go back to college. Fantasies fueled by alcoholism and general escapism-fromlife convinced me that I should become an artist. Because my father had already forfeited tuition money at two private colleges, I thought I should go to a state university; my mother was dying of lung cancer, so I wanted to stay close to home. The University of Georgia was my choice.

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“Quite to my surprise, I bloomed there. Although I earned a B.F.A. in painting and drawing, it became obvious that my real talent lay not in the making of art but in writing the history of art. I applied to NYU’s graduate Institute of Fine Arts and in 1976 completed my Ph.D. “With the support of a fellowship to the American Academy, in 1971 I moved to Italy for three years of dissertation research. In 1974, I started teaching at Oberlin College with primary responsibility for the history of Italian Renaissance art. In December 2007, I retired and came to New York in January 2008 as a visiting professor at Columbia University until 2010; since then I have been visiting professor at the Institute of Fine Arts, my old graduate school. “Over the years, I’ve published a number of scholarly articles and given dozens of papers. ‘Fra Angelico at San Marco’ (Yale University Press, 1993) is a book about an extensive group of frescoes by the 15th-century Florentine painter. In January 2000, I delivered a paper about Michelangelo’s mastery of the male nude; that led to the book I’m writing now, ‘Best Men: Fortunes of the Male Nude.’ I’ve also started writing general non-fiction, and I published a piece in the April 4, 2013, issue of The New York Times. “Today, I’m a student in the 67th grade. Last May, I celebrated 31 years of recovery from alcoholism, and the fellowship of recovery, along with my parish church in New York, is at the center of my life. What’s more, I haven’t had a serious depression in a decade. I’m sustained by an abundance of intellectual, spiritual, and emotional nourishment, and at its heart is my partner, John Soppe. Grace is amazing. “Episcopal High School in Retrospect – Most teachers don’t force rowdy boys to ponder the meaning of life, but ours did. They also demonstrated the human capacity to create knowledge. Even today colleagues can hardly believe that Mr. Karlsen lectured to us about Ernest Jones’ biography of Freud (some of us developed instant Oedipus Complexes); and recently I astounded somebody by

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saying that I’d written a paper for him on Berthold Brecht’s ‘The Caucasian Chalk Circle.’ In Peter and Mike Sevareid’s family, I met people who had big ideas and unconventional opinions (i.e., Eleanor Roosevelt was not the Bride of Frankenstein). Deane Hall’s parents often invited us to dinner, where they gave me the incomparable consolation of feeling truly at home. “Even so, EHS was a boot camp of the implacable demands made on impressionable boys as they were pressed into a rigid template of ‘manhood.’ The School’s relentless emphasis on athletic competition and the scramble for recognition as jocks; the public display of individual students’ grades; and, at the core of it all, the institutionalized bullying known as the rat system: these were the training exercises that separated the winners from the losers. I don’t recall that any adult ever inquired about me with the intention of listening, or initiated even a banal conversation about how to imagine my future. As a seasoned teacher of young people, I think that EHS’s neglect of our wellbeing when out of the classroom or off the playing field was unconscionable. However, all of that seems to be in the past. If so, the change is a great improvement.” Marion Kemper Humphries III: After EHS, Kemper graduated from the University of Virginia in 1962 with a B.A. in biology. He received his M.D. from the University School of Medicine in 1966. Kemper completed a medical/surgical internship at the Medical College of South Carolina followed by one year of residency in internal medicine. Kemper next completed training in ophthalmology at the Medical College of Virginia in 1971. He joined Vistar Eye Center in Roanoke as one of six ophthalmologists in 1971, and the practice had 16 when he retired in 2005. Kemper has been very active hiking the Appalachian Trail, biking, and running multiple races throughout his life. He particularly enjoyed the “Lynchburg 10 miler.” In 1997, Kemper sustained a heart attack and underwent coronary artery

bypass grafting. He retired in 2005 but has remained active in health care. “I joined and trained with one of the recovery teams which are the “hands” of the Red Cross after disasters occur. We were sent to the Biloxi/Gulfport area following Hurricane Katrina. What complete devastation we encountered, especially eight to 10 blocks from the shore! The team not only attended to physical needs but also spiritual and emotional ones. Based on my experiences with the recovery team, I know that pictures of devastation in Oklahoma cannot do justice to what is seen in person. As a result of my health issues, I cannot be on the ground helping in affected areas any longer. Because I was so blessed by my experiences in disaster recovery, I have thoroughly enjoyed my volunteer work at a local hospital where I serve as a friend, pastor, and encourager. My wife, Jane, and I visit the local nursing homes. We also have ‘adopted’ a 95-year-old man and his 98-year-old wife who still live at home. I am constantly blessed by those I encounter. Just last week as I prayed for a lady with severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), she offered a prayer for my wife and me. What a surprise and uplift! “Four years before I retired, Jane and I moved to Smith Mountain Lake. It is a great place to live with all water sports – fishing, boating, swimming, etc. Our 12 grandkids range in age from 5 to 23 years old, and all enjoy the water. I have thoroughly enjoyed teaching these children the joy and the respect that is needed, especially around lake water. “The one EHS memory anchored in my mind is from the winter of 1957. Billy Wood was my roommate. With a heavy snowfall, there was a deep snow drift just below our window. Some of the guys thought it to be a perfect opportunity to jump out the window into the drift. As I recall, no one was severely injured, but one or two had sprains! Mr. Callaway was truly a gentleman and a scholar, and he was exactly what I needed as a rat entering as a sophomore – and what a tennis talent he was! I also benefitted from Mr. Ravenel’s precise instruction, and

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Mr. Williams’ intensity, especially in Latin 4, where there were only four students. “Despite the fact that I have been an insulin dependent diabetic since 1947, the Lord has truly blessed my life, and I feel very fortunate not only for the family that I have, but also for the many opportunities available to serve, especially the elderly (a group into which I am rapidly advancing!). I knew that I would get older as the years passed, but never old!” Charles Venable Minor, Jr., of Charlottesville, died peacefully at his home in Free Union on Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2012. (See page 129 for obituary.) He was born on May 14, 1940, in Charlottesville. He was the son of the late Charles Venable and Polly Minor and the loving husband to Susie Minor. “Ven” proudly served with and was honorably discharged from the U.S. Navy. He was a graduate of the University of Virginia. One of Charlottesville’s most established real estate brokers (Venable Minor and Associates); he will always be remembered for his loyalty and honesty. He is survived by his wife; their two children, Halsey Mclean Minor and Raleigh Colston Minor; nine grandchildren; his twin sister, Betty Minor Cobb; and his eldest sister, Louise Minor Sinclair. He was preceded in death by his brother, Raleigh Colston Minor. He will be greatly missed by all of his family and friends. A graveside memorial service was held at the University of Virginia Cemetery. Giles “Lige” St. Clair: After EHS, Giles “Lige” St. Clair completed one year at Colgate University and transferred to the University of North Carolina, where he majored in industrial relations and graduated in 1963. He moved to New York City, where he worked for a family firm, S.B. Penick and Company (chemicals, drugs, and insecticides), for two years. He subsequently worked for Sportsman International, Inc. as director of marketing (hunting and fishing) from 1965 to 1967. He then joined BASF Corporation as assistant to the vice president of marketing (manager, advertisings, and promotions). He became

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vice president of marketing and sales group for Travel Consultants, Inc., (1969-71). Lige subsequently moved to Alamo, Calif., where he worked for Dean Witter Reynolds, Inc. in Walnut Creek as an investment manager. He died in Incline Village, Washoe, Nev., on Oct. 17, 1992. Peter Sevareid – Following EHS, Peter Sevareid received an A.B. from Harvard University in 1963, and a J.D. from Georgetown University School of Law in 1966. He entered the practice of law in Washington, D.C., and subsequently taught law at the Kenya Institute of Administration in Nairobi, Kenya, 1968-1971. Peter completed an L.L.M. from Yale School of Law in 1972, and in the same year joined the Temple University Beasley School of Law where he received the Lindback Award for Teaching in 1989. He has also done research in Ghana, Liberia, South Africa, Thailand, and China. Peter taught in the Temple Law Program in Tokyo in 1996 and in Beijing in 1999. As professor of law, he initially taught legal decision making, family law, and dispute settlement, and subsequently specialized in non-western legal systems. He has multiple publications. As a Pfc. in the U.S. Army, Peter majored in the “mimeograph machine.” In 2002, he retired from teaching. Peter has traveled extensively all over the world, all seven continents. Travel and photography remain as significant interests. On his website www.flickr. com/photos/petersevareid, extensive pictures can be viewed from Kenya, Thailand, Russia, Greece, and multiple other countries. His favorite books are Alan Hollinghurst’s “The Stranger’s Child” and Mary Renault’s “The Persian Boy.” He has been active as a director of the River Blindness Foundation in Houston, Texas, which distributes funds to combat onchocerciasis, a flybourne parasitic disease which causes blindness, presently in 270,000 people, primarily in Africa. He has also been a board member and fund raiser for the Association for Voluntary Surgical Contraception, New York City, which

provides this service in the U.S and 50 developing countries. “There were many good things about EHS, but in my day, options were limited for those who were not skilled athletes. At the 50th Reunion, I was pleased to see the facilities for art, music, and photography. I was also pleased to see women students and teachers, that there was no more rat system, and that teachers were no longer called ‘masters.’ But I was sorry to see that there is no specific club for gay students. “I am gay. I had no idea that I was gay until I was 53, a year after my father died. Till then I did not even have gay dreams. I live half the year in Thailand with my Thai boyfriend. The other half I live in Pennsylvania with my wife of 48 years.” He is trying to learn Thai – a difficult, tonal language. And particularly likes walking on the beach in Pattaya, Thailand. Peter also enjoys the snow-bound log cabin on 40 acres outside Marshall, Va., which has been owned by his family for 60 years. “Of the EHS teachers I remember with fondness Mr. Harnley. The most stimulating teacher intellectually was “King Kong” – Mr. Karlson. Though I was valedictorian of our class and president of the Blackford Literary Society, I was not spared his severe judgment. I gave him a short story I had written and when he returned it he said: “wait 10 years.” Michael Sevareid – Peter Sevareid relates “My brother died Aug. 4, 2013. Eight of his family members, including me, were at his bedside when life support was removed. The doctors felt that because the tumor was large he would have lived only two or three months had he not had the operation. He knew it would be a risky operation. He was brave and took a chance. He especially wanted to live longer for his two youngest children, ages 17 and 19. He wanted his ashes spread at our cabin in Virginia. The loss of a twin is tough. I knew him a long time.” (See obituary on page 129.) Michael is survived by his twin brother, Peter, husband of Alice Sevareid, of Swarthmore; half-sister,

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Cristina Vershel, of Atlanta, Ga.; daughter Tara of Marietta and sons Matthew and Colin, both of Los Angeles, Calif., children of first wife Jacqueline Sevareid, of Los Angeles, Calif.; son Eric and daughter Alexandra of Mount Joy, children of second wife, the late Jill Reed of Elizabethtown; three grandchildren; and his companion, Julie Strickland, of Mount Joy. A memorial service honoring Michael’s life was held on Aug. 31 in the Leffler Chapel at Elizabethtown College. Robert Haigh Wadsworth – Bob followed EHS with an A.B. degree from Princeton in 1962. He served as captain with the U.S. Army in Germany, 1963-65. Shortly thereafter, Bob joined Lybrand, Ross Brothers, & Montgomery (founded Philadelphia, 1898 – accounting) which in 1973 became Coopers & Lybrand. For a time, Bob worked for a private client and subsequently in 1982 opened his own business as president, The Wadsworth Group (New York, Phoenix, and Los Angeles). He sold the firm to a major bank in 2001. Bob has experience as an owner and chief executive officer of various businesses involved with the mutual fund industry. He has served as a senior executive officer of several mutual funds. Bob is presently director of European Equity Fund, Inc., The New Germany Fund, Inc. and multiple other funds. After growing up in Bronxville, N.Y., Bob moved to Arizona in 1989 and now lives in Paradise Valley, Ariz. “I love Arizona and wish my parents had moved here before I was born.” He and his family have a vacation home in London. “I traveled a lot on business, got to like it or got used to it and still travel extensively around the world. I like to read The Economist but don’t have time to keep up with it except when I’m on a plane. I’m the only person in Arizona who doesn’t play golf.” Bob also relates, “I have always enjoyed construction, have rehabbed many houses, and built my current one. I have raised bees.” Bob has been a trustee and former treasurer of The Phoenix Boys Choir

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and has also been a sponsor of the Arizona Opera. “The two masters who had the most effect on me were Mr. Ravenel and Mr. Walker ’43.” Mr. Tompkins was also one of his favorites.

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It’s been said that you can judge a conservative by the year he wants to go back to. I’m sure none of us wants to go back to the late ’50s, but our memories of that place and time still connect us. Billy Bobbitt writes, “My wife and I both have packs of beagles, so we spend most of our time with them, and we have friends in Charlottesville with whom we occasionally beagle (The Farmington Beagles). I am retired from the practice of law and living on the farm my parents bought when Daddy retired from EHS. It is in the little village of Rockbridge Baths in the northwestern part of Rockbridge County. Our farm is across the road from Camp Maxwelton, run by the MacLaughlin family. Lee McLaughlin was the football coach at EHS who had moved to Washington and Lee before our time. Sid Walden was also connected to the camp. I see Stuart Walden ’59, who lives in Eastern North Carolina, a couple of times a year.” From John LeGrand: “I recently stopped by and saw Jim Seidule, who was my dorm master my senior year. He is living in The Villages in Florida with

thousands of single women. (I would like to think it was when he read about the wild activities there that led him to move there.) It was nice to see him again, and he is in great shape. After four years at EHS, the only memory I have of any statement made to me and retained from any master was Mr. Seidule stating, ‘If you give money to the government to do something for yourself, it is like giving yourself a transfusion from one arm to the other through a leaky tube.’ It is my feeling that the tube is not even connected in this day and time. His statement made an indelible impression on me, and I refer to it frequently.” Tenney Mason sent these EHS memories: “Half a day of classes on Saturday; varsity sporting events on Saturday afternoon; and Monday off. We would catch the bus at Fairlington and go into the main bus station in D.C., where we were supposed to explore cultural venues; but where we would indulge in all sorts of debauchery. “Waiting on tables: For some reason it was a big status symbol to become a waiter. You would serve two tables of 14, and the cool guys could return to the kitchen with a tray of 28 heavy, dirty plates balanced on the palm of their hand and suspended several inches above – but never touching – their shoulder. “Two-hour study halls every night. “Church or chapel services every day and twice on Sunday. “Coats and ties worn over shirts with frayed collars. “Smoking was a huge deal. You did it illegally before you turned 17 and legally in an area next to the wrestling gym called Egypt after you came of age. The illegal act was much more fun because of the challenging game of cat and mouse required to thwart the authorities. Favorite haunts – the squash courts (people who never hit a squash ball had racquets that they would display ostentatiously on their way to commit the sin); public restrooms in just about any establishment in Fairlington or Shirlington; any deep, dark woods, etc.

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“Joe McCain ’60 (younger brother of Sen. John McCain ’54) catching his room on fire by throwing a partially extinguished butt in his trash can. I can still vividly remember seeing the smoke curling out of his window as we walked past McGuire Hall on the way to morning chapel.” Elliott Randolph writes, “My first year was a real eye-opener. Even though my family roots were deep in Virginia, I was, coming from a border state, ill prepared to understand the School’s Southern personality. Fortunately, it has changed dramatically for the better since the late 1950s. Those changes were visibly evident when we were all there for our 50th Reunion. The School had evolved into a much gentler, kinder, and all-embracing institution. All for the good and very different from the school we knew in years past. And gone, too, are some of the more onerous traditions that all first-year students were subjected to: the rat system. I sometimes think that the School was part of the casting studio for the movie ‘Deliverance’ or we were all being trained to be characters in Pat Conroy’s book about the Citadel, ‘The Lords of Discipline.’ Sadly, and I’m not sure if it was a ‘Southern’ affliction, there was a pervasive meanness among many of our fellow classmates that forced you to keep your guard up at all times, at least as a first-year student. The expression then was ‘bitter.’ And, as a wise-ass new boy, I earned my share of ‘Rat Courts,’ or whatever they were called back then. One upper classman, name not to be mentioned, took great satisfaction in pummeling me whenever he could. I was fed up with the whole affair and sought revenge by placing a vitamin pill on his radiator. If you bunked on third Dalrymple, you’ll remember how quickly the heat came on in the winter months. Constant banging as the pipes expanded. But my stinking vitamin pill made his room almost uninhabitable. Revenge at last, but someone leaked my name as the culprit…where upon the Senior Monitors screamed at me for a few hours in the second-floor trophy room of Centennial Gym. Thankfully,

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the rat system is long gone, to the betterment of all. “I could mention many happier times, but they always involved skipping off somewhere or gaming the system, usually resulting in demerits and other unproductive forms of punishment. “Of course, my five years at EHS were filled with many beneficial intangibles that helped me deal with the years ahead. We all grew up, some faster than others, some more slowly, and I think our lives, careers, and families have all prospered from our years on the Hill.” John Siegling: “Two things come to mind immediately as amusing. Do people remember when A.W. Lewis ’62 went missing from the campus, and he was given 100 or 1,000 demerits, and his demerits were listed on the bulletin board under the name ‘AWOLewis?’ I have never forgotten that. “Also, my old roommate, Bob Steptoe, had gotten in touch with me at some point, and I thought I was going to impress him with my athletic ability by boasting that I had just run the Cooper River Bridge Run. He was quite unimpressed, because his entire family had just run the New York Marathon.” I agree with Elliott. I suppose the rat system was tolerable for those with strong egos, but for many of us at age 14, it could be truly humiliating and productive of all sorts of negative attitudes. I credit Mr. Thomsen ’30 for beginning to dismantle it. Adding to Tenney’s stories, I recall how well a pack of Luckies fit nicely hidden in the end of the window shade bracket of the McGuire dorm rooms. I was a proud member of Club Lagelli: ad hoc meetings (Bill Hart ’60 presiding) under the shelter of the old board track. I recently ran into Fred Ribble ’60. He has pursued “independent scholarship” since leaving EHS. My best memory is, of course, the Bible reading our very last breakfast the morning of graduation: “No greater love has a man than he lay down his wife, er… life, for a friend.” All’s well that ends well.

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I jumped at the opportunity to be the new Bev Eggleston as it forces me to reach out and catch up with all of you. Can it atone for 50 years of no Christmas cards? My goal is to try to reach each person at least once a year. Earlier in the summer I went to George Morison’s beautiful home, Stoke, in Aldie, Va., to attend the reception following his son Dulaney’s wedding. It was an elegant party with George hosting in Old Virginia style, as you would expect. Harry Burn reports on a nomadic lifestyle, between homes in Florida, Connecticut, and Charlottesville. He still enjoys his investment management company, Sound Shore, but is really enthused about his family coming to Florida last Christmas: five grandchildren, all under 3 years old. Tom Coates is practicing law in Richmond. He took an emotionally gratifying trip to Poland with his daughter, Victoria. They visited the family of Tom’s deceased wife, Krystyna. I called Neil McBryde just as he was preparing to leave for France, two weeks in Provence and then Paris. He promised to give a full report when he returns. I thought you all might be interested in Rand Beers, who was an 11th grade rat our ninth-grade year. Rand is now the acting secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, one of the biggest, hardest jobs in the world. I had the opportunity to interact with him on several projects. Our country is lucky to have him; he has great judgment and a lifetime of experience dealing with tough problems.

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Cotten Alston (O) 404-310-0541 cottenalston@gmail.com 55th Reunion: June 2018

We came to the 50th Reunion, June 2013, to give witness that 68 is indeed the new 49, or thereabouts! It was an amazing assemblage of older and wiser souls from far and wide. Our 1963 “Whispers” counted 54 young boys in our class…since then we have lost 11 to trauma and tribulation; one is incarcerated and unavailable; there were good reasons and a few lame excuses for absences; but 29 good men made the journey. From Oregon came Betsy and Frank Moss, Mary and Wilfred Painter drove through the Cumberland Gap from the farmland of Indiana, the King (Tut Tutwiler) came from New Iberia, Brooks and Warren Stewart from Denver, Jim Maddox and Bill Nelson from NashVegas, Sam Williams from Sautee, and us other assorted characters still hanging out in the Old Dominion and along the East Coast all showed up! After three to four years of nine months of 24/7 closeness at EHS, there is a familiarity, often a real bond, amongst all of us…I was amazed at how similar many of us were to my memories of teener years and yet how much all had grown and moved on to live larger and fascinating lives. It is this spirit that keeps me keeping on as your class recorder…for many reasons we were all thrown together back then – some loved it, others cannot speak of it; but the place was rich in many ways, and our classmates were even richer. Add 50 years of hindsight and the depth of our peers is even more astounding… “Who’d a thunk?” was spoken often as we viewed and reviewed during the weekend. It was an amazing time in so many ways… Chad Young, Dick Yarborough, Page Wilson, Sam Williams, Ty Tyler, Carrington Tutwiler, Jere Taylor, Warren Stewart, Jim Stallworth, Sam Smart, Strother Scott, Jamie Poindexter, Wil Painter, Walter Nicklin, Bill Nelson, Frank Moss,

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conversation whenever a large gathering/reunion is called. We were most fortunate to have home-grown talent for our very first Symposium, but speakers could be from anywhere. Princeton and many of the Ivies (and boarding schools) have perfected the reunion. We hope EHS will be growing toward a more robust scenario. “My Brother, My Sister,” by Molly Haskell, is all over the internet and The New York Times as I hunt and peck these words (9/2013)…the book is amazing and we were fortunate to be a teeny sidelight in Ellen Hampton’s journey. (Her photo is absent in group photo due to our scheduling error.) It was a pleasure to share the 50th with her gracious presence. Wil Painter has been to Ghana with Engineers Without Borders since June, along with various auto racing sorties, and I think he said he and Mary were off to run a marathon…more going on in his life than in many of ours bundled! Professor George Logan is back in the classroom at Darden…always working on a side deal. Thanks, George, for honchoing the reunion. Our Friday night seated supper was lovely in so many ways, but especially noted by many were the touching blessing by Rev. Frank Moss and the powerful benediction by Rev. Kent Higgins. Their presence and skillful interactions were powerful and greatly appreciated. Edward Armfield is still traveling, fishing, and golfing and living the dream with Anne! Colonel George Brooke is back in Lexington, Va. Kirk Colton is retired and enjoying life in Easton, Pa. Edward “Ned” Dwelle has been living in Germany for many years. He has three lovely grown children and is a professional Feldenkrais practitioner. Lot Ensey, Mr. LoTax, was heard but not seen. Mayo Gravatt is now a judge in Blackstone, Va.…I did not get his take on Judge Judy; but his work load would put her to shame. He looks like he could continue his rack and vaulting career tomorrow! Ellen Hampton is a successful professional financial consultant. Ashton and David Harrison were looking good and graciously acceded to Strother’s unrelenting

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Boomers’ Last Hurrah by Walter Nicklin ’63

By the summer of 1963, the beckoning future was alluring as Yvette Mimieux, the newest Hollywood starlet to grace a “Life” magazine cover. The youthful President Kennedy had not been assassinated, Martin Luther King was about to give his “I Have a Dream” speech and, most (self) importantly, I and the other very first Baby Boomers were graduating from high school. Whatever happened, anyway, to Yvette Mimieux? To America? And to me? Those are the kind of questions sparked by a 50th high school reunion – especially teenage-like questions centered on “me.” Even the term “teenager” only came into vogue with us Boomers. “Boy, do I feel sorry for you!” The man, in blue blazer and khakis, drink in hand, smiles at the woman and shakes his head. This is the first time they’ve ever met, this beautiful summer evening, here in a party tent on a campus near Washington, D.C. The woman, not knowing what else to do, returns the smile and opens her eyes wide pleading for an explanation. “You’re married to the Piglet, right?” He laughs. “How can you stand it?” He doesn’t bother to wait for a reply but, eyes twinkling, turns into the crowd searching for someone else to tease, possibly torment. It sounds like a fraternity party, but both the man and the woman are senior citizens (he’s a retired doctor, in fact). Given the 18 months of planning that went into this extraordinary three-day event, it’s not unlike a bridezilla wedding, or even a queen’s Diamond Jubilee. But it’s his high school reunion; and she, a somewhat reluctant and bemused attendee, is my spouse. Yes, I’m Piglet, and this is my 50th school reunion. Like most Boomers, my classmate and I have never grown up. Reunions are always fraught, but the symbolically significant half-century mark seems especially so: the Golden Anniversary, the mother of all high school reunions. And 2013 marks the initial year of such celebrations for the very first wave of Boomer high school graduates. Over the next couple of decades a total of roughly 75 million Boomers will be forced to take stock of their lives – and what these generally well-lived lifetimes have wrought for the country. That should be fun for us Boomers – if not for the rest of the nation – since we’ve always had an almost genetic-like predisposition for self-centered reflection and nostalgia, loaded with ostensible meaning. Reunions give us permission – if we Boomers ever needed permission for anything! – to lapse back into being insufferable teenagers. Our sheer numbers have allowed us to do this. By the summer of 1963, my Boomer cohort accounted for four of every 10 Americans then alive. Spoiled by our Depression-era parents and targeted by the biggest businesses, we were made to feel entitled and distinct in driving the nation’s economy. So now we hog the nation’s wealth – an estimated 80 percent of personal financial assets. Moreover, we’re responsible for over half of all consumer spending. No wonder our own children, the so-called Millennial Generation, consider themselves “special” and have taken to social media displays of never-ending “selfies.” For us Boomers can be said to have written the book on narcissistic displays of selfimportance. And we’re still writing it, as evidenced by the fancy food, well-stocked bars, seminars, and tours served up for the Episcopal High School Class of 1963. Of the 55 surviving “Old Boys” (11 are already dead), 29 returned for the Reunion. If we have changed – and the teenaged yearbook photos on our name tags won’t let us forget the ravages of time’s passage – tradition-rich EHS has perhaps changed even more. continued on next page

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continued from previous page Founded in 1839, as a place to send the privileged sons of the rural South for a classical education, the Alexandria, Va., boarding school accepted neither blacks nor girls when I was a student. But of today’s 430 students from across the U.S., roughly half are girls and a quarter nonwhite; one-third receives financial aid. Tuition now approaches $50,000 a year (versus $1,800 in 1963). Similarly, the Spartan living arrangements, fondly recalled by Sen. John McCain ’54, have been superseded by fancy new buildings with the most up-to-date, even luxurious, accommodations. Beyond buildings, the School’s endowment is now $180 million, compared with $3 million in 1963. “Boomer excess!” declares one classmate, with an air of self-deprecatory humor. Indeed, the School’s capital campaigns have been largely funded by loyal “Old Boys” from ours and other Boomer classes. “Beer and wine! That’s for kids! Where’s the hard stuff?” barks one of the spouses who’s learned how to socialize with her husband’s fellow Old Boys over the years. “For the 50th, we deserve the good stuff!” “I’m just shocked we can drink at all on campus!” laughs another Old Boy, marking his first return to EHS since graduating. No matter how old and decrepit we look (or feel), returning to high school’s fields of youthful dreams re-energizes the sentiment that we’re still the center of the universe. Though in far better, more youthful shape than most of his former students (he never smoked or drank), the teacher/coach who joins the Reunion acts as a facilitator in nostalgia and Boomers’ unique place in the world – as well as co-conspirator against time’s passage. What we’ve done as so-called adults since high school graduation matters not – compared to this proudly remembered fact: “Our football team was ranked No.1 in the whole metropolitan area by The Washington Post! Our tiny school! Not just among private schools but also among public school powerhouses, the Episcopal Maroon!” He then calls out the names of star players, as well as the games and the plays that made them stars. Tears well in my eyes (I feel like John Boehner!). Oh, what might have been! The pass I dropped! The trip to D.C.’s Ninth Street, where all the strip clubs were and where I smoked the cigarette that got me kicked off the football team! If those are the biggest regrets of my life, what does that say about my generation’s priorities? “Takes balls!” is one reaction. “Typically self-indulgent Boomer” is another. But mostly the reactions are of unconditional acceptance of the once handsome classmate who returns as a postoperative transsexual. “The School’s very first Old Girl!” cheerily toasts one Old Boy at dinner. “Fitting that the Women’s Movement can be said to have started precisely when we graduated in 1963,” notes another Old Boy, “with the publication of Betty Friedan’s ‘Feminine Mystique.’” “It’s not that our classmates have changed,” observes one of the Reunion’s organizers at the weekend’s close, “it’s our reactions to them that have changed… Everything is so cathartic.” After 50 years, all must be forgiven – even by one classmate who previously had avoided all contact with the School and let it be known that on his “bucket list” was to finish “my book about how I needed 20 years of therapy, off and on, to recover from the four worst years of my life.” What’s not forgiven is opposing political views. How the same school inculcating the same values could produce both Rush Limbaugh listeners and self-professed Social Democrats is perhaps worthy of a Ph.D. dissertation. But on this is agreement: “The country’s going to hell.” “Well, we have no one to blame but ourselves. We Boomers are the ones who’ve been in charge.” But soon the nation won’t have us Boomers “to kick around anymore,” in Richard Nixon’s immortal, pouting lament. Never again will one generation so dominate the nation’s conversation and culture, so we won’t exit without a lot of noise. That’s what 50th Reunions are all about. Thus the nation should gird itself for one last, lingering crescendo of self-absorbed nostalgia.

invitation to attend! Mary Fry and John Haygood were up from Durham. Francis McGovern attended supper on his way to California for a daughter’s engagement announcement party… makes me tired just thinking about such a schedule. I believe that he is teaching at Duke Law School as well as other consulting work. Jim Morgan was not able to attend, but he will have another chance with his second graduating class, 1964, which is rounding up a great Reunion team under the leadership of David Dougherty ’64. Jim, a former journalist of note, was instrumental in assisting us to complete several bios of classmates for our yearbook. Betsy and Frank Moss made the longest journey from Portland, Ore., and totally energized the party. Bill Nelson traveled with son, Andy ’01, and together they distributed samples of the two to threeyear-old family venture, Belle Meade Bourbon – following great-grandfather’s recipe! (He got shut down by Prohibition!) Jamie Poindexter came up from Broadway, Va. Laura and Sam Smart drove up from Fredericksburg. Peggy and Jim Stallworth always seem to have just been visiting someone that you knew…they are sort of like the bumblebees cross pollinating acquaintances and information! Thanks for keeping us in touch. Strother Scott was everywhere, on the Internet, in person, on paper – he personally accomplished the Vietnam section of the yearbook; and he was the glue that kept us on task and properly directed. Thanks again, RSS, and thanks to Evie for putting up with all of our stuff. Walter Nicklin, publisher of the Rappahannock News out in Warrenton, was asked by one of the local papers to pen his thoughts and observations… you read it here first (page 85)! Thanks, Piglet.

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Alex Jones (O) 617-496-2582 (H) 617-497-2387 JonesAlex@aol.com 50th Reunion: June 6-7, 2014

Our 50th Reunion is in June, and an effort is well underway to bring back the Class of ’64 in force. The Reunion Committee is hoping to assemble not just those who graduated in 1964, but everyone who was, however briefly, a member of the class. David Dougherty, who is chairing the Reunion Committee, has made it explicitly clear that the goal will be to be as inclusive as possible. The spirit will be to make everyone feel comfortable and encouraged to return. This reunion business is complicated. There are some members of our class who have routinely returned to EHS for reunions, and I think it is fair to say that they have been glad they came. Time has sanded off the sharp edges of us all, and it is almost like getting to know people afresh who you never really came to know in our high school years. But some people, for whatever reasons, have returned infrequently or never returned at all. For some, it may be an aversion to all reunions and others just not wanting to return to Episcopal. Those years were tough ones for many of us, and our memories mixed. It is the members of our class who have come to reunions infrequently or not at all that David and his group are going to try hardest to attract. A team of volunteer callers, composed of many members of our class and organized by Jimmy Black and Tigger Alexander, will begin making calls in October in an effort to reach out to everyone who has been able to be identified as ever being part of the Class of ’64. If you would like to be a part of this group of callers, you would be welcome. Everyone who was in any way a part of the class will be contacted and encouraged to come. There are a surprising number of people who were at EHS with us at some point, but for one

Will Haltiwanger ’65 taking a break.

reason or another left or were assigned to another class. Doesn’t matter. We want them to come back in June. And it isn’t a money-raising scheme. The Reunion Committee’s goal is just to bring us all together again...to know each other again, to see the School again, and to think about where we go from here. Hugh Wachter has emerged as a key player in the Reunion. His professional specialty is creating online yearbooks for reunions that allow people to tell the stories of their lives and mull their high school memories in light of half a century’s passage. He is in the process of doing that very costly task for us as a gift. Also on the committee are Jim Lewis, John Keith, Tom Pope, and me. Again, if you would like to be involved, let any of us know. And when you get a call or an email about coming – which you will – take it seriously. You are wanted at EHS next June, and we all hope you will join us.

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Jim Sullivan (H) 615-292-3536 (O) 615-327-5759 jsullivangrayson@gmail.com and Richard Lee (H) 617-497-4523 dlee60@verizon.net 50th Reunion: June 2015

Mystery solved. For the second year in a row we’ve had Sam Darby on Amber Alert, only now to learn just what he is doing “out of the office” in August. Sam is in Italy. (And the rest of us are not...) Moreover, he is enrolled in a sailing course as prelude to taking off for the Eolean Islands. Assuming it is not the Costa Concordia School of Navigation, we applaud his well-chosen absence. Sam reports a marriage of, now, 40 years, four children, all out of the house, but not far away from the family home in Roanoke. He continues practice as a lawyer even as his wife directs a local family service organization. Sam notes, “The recent retrospectives on Dr. King and the 1963 March on Washington brought back some memories of our time at Episcopal.” (Such is an inspiring foil to, say, the Cuban Missile Crisis. It might be of interest to get folks’ recollections on either event.) We heard from others listed in our “cold case” file, over which remains

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This happy baby is the first granddaughter of Jim Sullivan ’65.

John Robinson ’65 in the world’s smallest jet plane, the BD-5.

posted a permanent APB on Dr. David “Phant” Patterson. It was a pleasure to get word from Timbo Hubbard who acknowledges a settled existence in Chapel Hill after 25 years. Though “four kids have flown the coop, two have returned – just temporarily, of course” in keeping with current economic demographics. We look forward to a photo of Timbo coaching his 5-year-old granddaughter’s soccer team. He reports earnest political discussion with Kenny “Spud” Royal, deer hunting each fall with Tommy Pope ’64 and a dearth of contact with Clinton Laird, despite the latter’s residing relatively nearby in Raleigh. Mason “Speed” Sexton sends us a remarkable story involving his production of “Client #9,” the Academy Award nominated documentary on the rise and fall of New York Governor, Eliot Spitzer. He sees it as an “important civics lesson about how things really work in American politics,” though apparently, his offer to screen it with commentary at Episcopal was declined. Too prurient, we assume? Prior to his foray into filmmaking, Mason has worked on Wall Street. He and wife, Jane, have raised four children, three of whom seem to be well on their way to making their mark in the

highly competitive N.Y.C. tech/media market. Their youngest, Daisy, is about to enter law school after graduating from Davidson. Mason recommends the annual EHS-Woodberry Golf Tournament – usually held in Charleston – as a fine way to keep up with former classmates. Partners have included Ed Armfield ’63, Billy Preston ’66, Charles Bagley ’72, Jack Sibley ’66, and Tom Dashiell ’66. (For the “good walk, ruined” element among our class, perhaps, an archery event is in order.) In lieu of another John Hunter Robinson megaton Coho Salmon photo (always available), we have elected to attach a shot of John inspecting the piloted equivalent of a cruise missile. The BD-5 is the world’s smallest jet. John gets to do these things for the government. As a Vietnam-era Army helicopter pilot – and being over six feet tall – John’s look of mild consternation can be appreciated. Mercifully, seeing is not flying. And, like our Universe, the Sullivan Dynasty continues to expand. Jimmy Sullivan proudly announces the birth of his first granddaughter. (See exuberant photo.) We find particularly appealing the fashionably retro 50s-era Christian Dior headgear. Connecticut Yankee, Humphrey Tyler, writes us extolling the virtues of LinkedIn in re-establishing contact with High School fellow travelers. A recent exchange with Phil Terrie ’66 reveals that the latter has become a historian of some significance as

regards the Adirondack Mountain area. Humphrey’s son, Chad, still in the Marines as a helicopter flight instructor, was married this summer in San Francisco. Attending the wedding were Cadwell “Ty” Tyler ’63, Jim Sibley, Chad’s Godfather, and Robin Manning Reva ’98. It is our understanding that Humphrey is failing miserably in his attempt to eschew reference to female alumni as “Old Girls.” But then, rather than offending, we are all getting to an age whereby we are tolerated with but a thin scrim of a smile. And, Will Haltiwanger reports being eligible for Medicare. He admits to slowing down a bit. The photograph was taken in his backyard pool. Lastly, no issue would be complete without succinct commentary from roving ambassador of good will, Jamie Totten. We now find him in the Adriatic Sea off the Balkan coast with wife, Jodie. As always, Jamie is on a mission. He reports a “never-ending pursuit of world peace, harmony, and understanding.” Now, who can top that?

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Peter Howell writes, “I am being inducted into the United States Professional Tennis Association Southern Division’s Hall of Fame for my contributions to tennis. The induction will be in May at the Isle of Palms, S.C. It is a great honor to be recognized by your peers. I was fortunate to be inducted into the Georgia Tennis Hall of Fame in 2010.” Hollis Taggart maintains his art gallery on Madison Avenue in New York City. He specializes in 20th century

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American paintings and sculpture. His three sons are now 26, 22, and 15.

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Kinloch Nelson (H) 585-385-3103 (O) 585-264-0848 kinloch@rochester.rr.com and Marty Martin (H) 919-787-5804 (O) 919-272-2106 marty_martin@bellsouth.net 45th Reunion: June 6-7, 2014

Greg Robertson reports his three children are doing well, in their 20s, employed and almost self-sufficient. His wife, Libby, returned to the job market on a part-time basis after a few years’ hiatus only to find herself appointed a few months later as the full-time CFO of a Richmond-based franchising company. Amongst other projects, Greg reports that, as an Old Boy who grew up in Staunton and lives in Richmond, he is the head labor negotiator in Las Vegas for MGM Resorts for its various labor contracts covering 26,000 employees in 12 hotel/casinos. The irony he says is that his adversary, the union’s chief negotiator, who is president of the international union, is a fellow who grew up in Williamsburg and went to Woodberry. Small world! Bo Cheatham reports he is now a first-time grandfather to Samuel Oscar Goodwin (EHS Class of 2029), who is the son of James and Fagan Cheatham Goodwin ’96. Bo plans a September golf outing to Scotland. [Now doubt in preparation for next year’s reunion golf tournament.] T. Lad Webb has been promoted to executive VP for defense products at Paris-based Zodiac Aerospace. Having worked international sales in over 65 countries, Ladson will be working across multiple product sets and organizations, to grow U.S. military products

David Luther ’70 and Marty Martin ’69 ran into some EHS alumni at basketball game at Elon. Left to right: David Luther ’70, Laura Hollister ’12, Taylor Kelly ’12, Marie Thomas ’13, and Marty Martin ’69.

Samuel Oscar Goodwin (EHS Class of 2029) is the grandson of Bo Cheatham ’69 and the son of James and Fagan Cheatham Goodwin ’96.

and services. Zodiac Aerospace is a $4 billion aerospace defense corporation with 30,000 employees globally, half of which are at 37 U.S. locations. T. Lad also leads export control regulations compliance for the group. He additionally serves as VP of the A-6 Intruder Association – a 1,000-person group of active and retired aviators, maintainers, and technical representatives. He recently visited Matsushima Air Base in Northern Honshu, Japan, to oversee replacement activity for key airfield equipment to return Matsushima AB to full operational capability as they continue recovery from the tsunami.

Marty Martin ’69 attended Special Friend’s Day at Grymes School with Chloe Coffin, daughter of Bob Coffin ’70.

Kinloch Nelson reports he is still playing guitar and performing music professionally. During the summer, he played in California and will return there in September for more shows and a visit with family. Immediately afterwards, he heads straight to Boston for a weekend of gigs including a performance and workshop at UMass at Boston. In October, he’ll be performing in Woodstock, N.Y., on stage with Laurence Juber, Paul McCartney’s guitar player from Wings. He indicates, “Life is good, we are healthy, and the bills get paid. If I can, I’ll make it to EHS

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for track team dedication and the WFS game weekend. If not I’ll just say ‘Re Rah Gloomy!’” [Editor’s inquiry: Can we get Sir Paul for our 45th Reunion?] Marty Martin attended this year’s Grymes School’s Special Friend’s Day celebration as the guest of Chloe a.k.a. “Charlie” Coffin (EHS Class of 2023). Charlie is the daughter of Bob Coffin ’70. Bob and Marty also enjoyed a long overdue visit with Harbert Adams ’70 at his home in The Plains. Marty begins his third and final year of service on the IRS Advisory Committee for Tax Exempt and Government Entities (ACT) and related Exempt Organization subcommittee. He anticipates this year will be quite interesting given what has occurred in the IRS’ Exempt Organization division this year. He served as co-project leader and co-author. He will present the 2013 report to senior IRS and U.S. Department of the Treasury officials. This year’s report title is: “Exempt Organizations: Leveraging Limited IRS Resources in the Tax Administration of Small Tax-Exempt Organizations.” As a result of recommendations contained in the 2012 report “Exempt Organizations: Form 1023-Updating It for the Future” which he co-authored, the IRS recently announced the release of a test version and forthcoming Interactive Form i1023 (www. StayExempt.irs.gov). Can’t sleep? Both reports are available at http://www. irs.gov/Government-Entities/Reportsof-the-Advisory-Committee-on-TaxExempt-and-Government-Entities(ACT). Marty was named a lecturer with the North Carolina State University Institute for Nonprofits. He will teach the Institute’s nonprofit minor’s capstone course during the 2013-14 academic year. He recently was designated as a BoardSource Certified Governance Trainer for nonprofit organizations and their boards. Lastly, he serves as chairman for the EHS Callaway Loyalty Society. If not already a member, he gently reminds his ’69 classmates that they are eligible to qualify for membership during our 2014 Reunion year.

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Left to right: Quinton Robinson ’72, Jamie Coleman ’72, Pat Stewart ’72, Beau Wilson ’72, Janice Herbert, Pinkney Herbert ’72, Anne Swinford, and Bill Swinford ’72 in front of the Cape Lookout lighthouse.

Friends from the Class of ’72 at their annual Reunion. Left to right: Darr Hall ’72, Quinton Robinson ’72, Bruce Faurot ’72, Gene Hooff ’72, Billy Bell ’72, Jamie Coleman ’72, Dal Burton ’72, Bill Swinford ’72 (mouth open, always talking!), Vince Dobbs ’72, Preacher Wilson ’72, and Henry Morgan ’73 and Spanky Schley ’73, who are “mates” on Billy’s boat, and Pinkney Herbert ’72 (kneeling). Not pictured: Nelson McDaniel, Reid Murchison ’72, Pat Stewart ’72, and Weyher Dawson ’72.

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Craig Stewart (H) 703-820-3713 (O) 202-261-6706 Craig.Stewart@bernstein.com 45th Reunion: June 2015

I spoke to Leebo McLaughlin during a Roll Call phonathon. He is still teaching high school biology and running his summer camp. The big family news is that son Lee ’03 got married in August.

I got a nice call from John Coupland. I had missed him on a Roll Call phonathon call, and he returned my call! He and Kris are delighted to be grandparents. Daughter Beth has a son and lives in Charlotte, and son Jack has a new daughter, lives in Raleigh, and works with John. Beth helps out with some accounting work. John says his golf game is suffering, the insurance business is picking up, and he misses being actively involved in the leadership

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of his state and national insurance association. In June, I had dinner with Will Corbitt in Wilson, N.C., on my way down to South Carolina for business. He was kind enough to drive over from Greenville to join me at my favorite barbeque restaurant in the world – Parker’s. Will has been doing a lot of consulting in the biomedical research world the past five years. Su-Su’s still teaching dance; and Will ’02 and Suzanne ’98 are doing well. Not to brag, but my younger daughter, Lee ’13, graduated from The High School in June and won the Fannon Family Award for outstanding female athlete, as did her older sister, Ansley ’07. With Lee having departed, our class representation in the student body now falls solely on David Luther’s daughter, Sarah ’14. Cricket and I were in New Orleans in June for the wedding of Sarah Montz ’06 and Bruce Harcus. There were lots of EHS connections. Our class was also represented by Kitty and Jimmy Farrar and Sara and David Kelso. Ed Rutledge reports that his second granddaughter was born on March 28. Emmy Lillian Rutledge is the daughter of his son, Reeves, and daughter-in-law, Kristen, who live in Columbia, S.C., so Ed sees them often. His third granddaughter, Clare Rutledge Stallings, is due on June 24. Her parents are Ed’s daughter, Elizabeth Rutledge Stallings, and husband Page Stallings.

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Geoff Snodgrass (H) 504-895-4200 geoff@snodgrassplc.com 45th Reunion: June 2016

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Beau Wilson (H) 212-588-9363 (O) 212-603-6185 beau.wilson@ms.com 45th Reunion: June 2017

For those who missed the 41st Reunion this past June at Dr. Billy Bell’s magnificent lodge, Crow Hill, in Otway,

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Jamie Mason ’73 (right) met Katie Chapman ’09 (left) and Olivia Vietor ’09 at Sewanee’s graduation.

N.C., please do not miss the next gathering in 2014 (details to follow). Our 2013 “Reunion hosts,” Leigh and Billy Bell, were gracious in every respect for their 23 guests – 16 Old Boys and their wives. They opened up their family lodge in an idyllic setting on the North River; served Southern-style seafood throughout; and provided recreation and fishing on Billy’s Bertram, SLeigh BellS, on their fantastic Crystal Coast at Cape Lookout! Our Class “military recruiter,” Vince Dobbs (Navy), ensured the front-and-center presence of Pat Stewart (Navy), and Quinton Robinson (Army). Our VIP guest was the esteemed Nelson McDaniel, now retired but very busy at Tyron Palace in New Bern. Please see the photo above.

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Porter Farrell (H) 817-732-4315 pfarrell@farrellcompany.com 45th Reunion: June 2018

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Bill Stokes (H) 919-493-7481 (O) 919-490-7141 billstokes972@yahoo.com and Gilliam Kittrell (H) 919-788-8171 (O) 919-876-7411 Gilliam3rd@aol.com 40th Reunion: June 6-7, 2014

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Willie Moncure (O) 703-816-8888 william.moncure@raymondjames.com and Hunt Burke (H) 703-768-1705 (O) 703-684-1645 huntandmolly@verizon.net 40th Reunion: June 2015

Hunt: Alright, William, you can give a brief wedding update (nephew WFS / Charlottesville) – No Long List! Willie: Huntly – Huntly – too many Tigers to list! But a great gathering. The Surprise, Rob Banner, whom I haven’t seen in 20 years, had been the employer to Beth Johnson, future wife of Gilby Butler! H: Welcome back to the small world of Virginia, Mr. Moncure. What is Rob doing now?

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W: First, he and his wife, Julie, tried to dance everyone – and I mean everyone – into the floor. It took my legs two days to recover! H: I know he is in Middleburg. W: Rob has run Great Meadows for the last five years H: Gold Cup, Twilight Polo, and all that? W: Yes, 40 events plus weddings and more. He says come on out, one and all. H: Maybe I can convince John Wetzel, who has been bike peddling through Napa to peddle through The Meadows and talk wine to them. W: If he hurts himself there, he can drop in on Dr. Stuart Brown in Boyce for some of the “remedy.” H: It is a good part of the country to get into trouble. So, Class of ’75, please tell us what trouble you or a shy classmate have been getting into! Other news: Scottow King reports that he continues to serve as vice president and general counsel of the chemical division of Occidental Petroleum in Dallas. His wife, Camille, teaches at Southern Methodist University and his daughter, Grace, is enrolled at Virginia Theological Seminary.

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Boota deButts (H) 703-998-1487 (O) 703-933-4092 whd@episcopalhighschool.org 40th Reunion: June 2016

Greetings, fellow members of the Legendary Class of 1976. I apologize for my absence the past publication, and I am sure there has been a news void in your life since then. Fear not, I am back at the old typewriter, so to speak. Where should I start? On a totally unrelated matter, I asked if any of our classmates had any memories of attending Nixon’s inauguration our freshmen year. I heard from a few of you and quickly requested updated personal information. Larry VanMeter as usual wrote a long, rambling story about being above the podium and looking down at Nixon taking the oath. A far cry from when his son John Thomas ’10 watched Obama’s first inauguration on

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a Jumbotron near the Lincoln Memorial with two million other people. His oldest son, Browning, should be well into this second year of law school at Columbia. John Thomas is at W&L. Third son Charles is at home and daughter Jennie is at Miss Porters. Larry has given up his judgeship in Lexington and is running a startup online gambling site. I don’t have all the details yet, but I am sure it will be a success. The fun thing about working here at Episcopal is that you do get to connect with classmates. I received an email from Mike Berry alerting me to an admissions candidate from Fort Worth, who is now attending Episcopal. I parlayed that communications into an update. Mike, as some of you might know, is president of Hillwood Properties, a fully integrated real estate developer, owned by Ross Perot, Jr. He says business is great. Their largest project, and what Mike spends most of his time on, is something called AllianceTexas. As usual for Texas, it is large, like 17,000-acres large. It is a master-planned development including industrial, office, retail, multi-family, and land development. Mike and his wife of 28 years, Marilyn, have four daughters, two working in Fort Worth, one at the University of Georgia, and one at the University of Texas. Mike will be working for a while longer to pay for all those weddings! Echol Marshall responded to my inauguration memories ploy. He too remembers being up close and personal with Nixon at the inauguration and the parade. He says he took a bunch of photos and wonders if they are still in the darkroom in the basement of Pendleton. Echol, they demolished that darkroom and buried all the bodies in there a long time ago. His niece, Clare Simon ’11, attends Boston College and has spent time in France, studying art history. Echol commented that Nelson McDaniel would be proud of her. Not exactly sure why, I don’t think Nelson knows Clare. John Adams responded to my desperate plea and said he has been practicing urology in Beaufort, S.C., for the past 12 years. He also has 3- and 5-year-olds as well as two kids in

college, one being Mary ’11 who is at Parsons in New York City. I am fortunate in that my two sons, Hunter ’10 and Austin ’12, both play lacrosse at Princeton. This past spring they played UNC in Chapel Hill. June and Al Rhyne came for the game with their daughter, Anna, who is in high school at Charlotte Country Day. Their other daughter, Haley, is a sophomore at Chapel Hill; Ben a senior and punter on the Stanford football team; and Beau is working in Augusta for a nuclear engineering firm. Al is the godfather of one of my boys, but I can never remember which one. Anyway during about this time, I heard from George Cornelson, who has some lacrosse-playing boys, (no surprise there!) and was planning on coming to the game and meeting up, but ended up watching one of his son’s game so we never connected. He has a son who is at the University of Colorado in Boulder playing defense on their lacrosse team and another who I think is at Charlotte Country Day. George lives in Charlotte and is still in the real estate business, which has been tough, but coming around. Fred Garth is always good for a laugh. He recently launched his 11th and 12th magazines! Is this guy a serial publisher or what? They are the Guy Harvey Magazine and Scuba Sport Magazine. I think they just give him an excuse to expense trips to the most beautiful beaches in the world! He is finishing up his third novel and is hitting the social media scene hard, tweeting up a storm. As we go to print, he is up to eight followers. Woohoo! He and his wife, Blair, have been married 21 years and have a college-bound daughter named Teal and a 14-year-old daughter named Adia. If you want to you can check him out at www.guyharveymagazine.com/blog. The fact that I see Ab Boxley regularly here at school and that I work for him (sort of, he is on the Board) doesn’t mean I can’t update everyone about his comings and goings. Ab is competing his 25th year as president of Boxley Materials Company in Roanoke. Here is a direct quote concerning what he has discovered since serving on the

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board here at Episcopal. “I am incredibly impressed with the School right now and believe that it has never been in better shape, in spite of the weakness of its financial oversight generally, and CFO specifically.” Not a good sign there! Ab is very involved with the Roanoke community and sits on many boards. He and his wife, Julie, are busy driving their four children who are still at home, Sam, Joe, Charlie, and Sallie, to school events and several hundred athletic events per year. His oldest son, Buck, is working in Washington for DCLinktank, an event aggregator and job board for the D.C. public policy world. During the summer he sees many EHS alumni at Figure 8 Island in North Carolina, and stays in close touch with Howard Smith (Legendary Class of 1976) and Wells Goddin ’75. Well, that’s it for now. Come visit. Take care and stay in touch

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John Baicy (H) 336-774-8086 (O) 336-722-7768 jbaicy@ImmediaPrint.com 40th Reunion: June 2017

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Jim Clardy (H) 704-332-4195 (O) 704-339-2015 Jim_ClardyJr@ml.com 40th Reunion: June 2018

Harry Archer, Mack Faulkner, Gus Barber, Cook Edens, Scott Goodman, Douglas Macgill, Brad Gray, Betsy and Jock Liles, John Richards, Kirk Taylor, Steve Vogel, Army Wellford, Woody Woodside, Ben Salt, and your humble correspondent returned to the Hill in June for our 35th Reunion. Harry, Army, Ben, Woody, Mack and I, being the notorious cheapskates we are, stayed on Hoxton Dormitory (we were joined by Mack’s brave wife, Yvonne, and three boys – Draper (13), Jake (10), and Rett (6). Our class convened for dinner Friday night at Equinox in D.C. (seems like we were just there for our 25th) followed by a pub crawl that lasted well beyond our bedtime.

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Annette and Robert Mason ’77 (right) hosted the EHS alumni reception in Charlotte last spring. With them are Bob Mason ’52, Esten Mason, and Headmaster Rob Hershey.

We slept late and then spent Saturday marveling at the facilities and amenities that have sprouted since we departed the Hill before dinner on campus and another late night on King Street in Alexandria. But mostly we rejoiced in our good fortune to have made the half-century mark with most of our marbles (if not hair) intact. Firmly ensconced in middle age, we enjoyed many laughs over how we managed to survive the dismal state of late ’70s American culture of our high school years. Platform shoes and leisure suits were in, shaggy hair was abundant, and FM radio was saturated with bad rock. Like good bourbon, we’ve mellowed over the years, comforted by the fact that have parlayed our mediocre legacies at EHS into successful businesses, marriages, and families. As it says in the Old Testament, “C” students will inherit the Earth. Mack Faulkner lives in Darien, Conn., and works for CLSA, an Asian broker headquartered in Hong Kong. Mack says that following his children’s sports teams leaves little time for hobbies other than skiing at Mad River Glen in Vermont. Cook Edens and his wife, Kelly, live in Arlington with their two boys, Jack (11) and Will (9), where Cook runs an IT recruiting business. Cook stays active coaching his boys in lacrosse and taking them fly fishing, wing shooting,

skiing, sailing golfing, tennis, etc. Cook is a steward for The National Steeplechase Association and a member of Washington Golf and Country Club. He reports that he recently spent a great week in Montana great fly fishing, shooting and horseback riding with his family. Army Wellford lives in Richmond with his wife, Carter Carpin, and son, Hays Alexander Wellford (10), a fifth-grader who accompanied his dad for the weekend on Hoxton Dormitory. Army is the curator of the Maymont Foundation carriage collection (Maymont being a historic Gilded Era estate that is now a park in Richmond.) He’s also an artist, musician and actor – his iPhone screen saver is a photo of his walk-on role in Steven Spielberg’s “Lincoln” as Nehemiah Cleary, a Copperhead Democrat from New Jersey, suitably attired as a midcentury Victorian gentleman. Army is currently working on re-releasing on vinyl the first five records he recorded with his band, Love Tractor, which was part of the early ’80s Athens, Ga., band scene that also produced R.E.M. and the B-52’s. Army paints oil portraits of people’s pets and finally, hosts a midnight “B” movie show on central Virginia PBS on the last Saturday of each month. The show, reports Army, is “tongue and cheek.” Army undoubtedly set the sartorial standards for the

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weekend with his cream-colored suit, bow tie, and canary yellow, tattersall vest, looking like Tom Wolfe if had been pictured on the cover of “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band.” Steve “Herr Vogel” Vogel covers veteran affairs for The Washington Post. He and his wife, Tiffany Ayers, live in the Washington suburb of Barnesville, Md., where their three children – Donald (13), Charlotte (10), and Thomas (5) – attend public school. His book, “Through the Perilous Fight” – about the burning of Washington during the War of 1812 and the story behind the National Anthem – was published in May by Random House. The fact that anyone in our intellectually and academically challenged class is capable of reading a book is remarkable; that one of us actually wrote a book borders on the incredible. Steve recently shaved his mustache – which he grew after graduation during Steve Six’s annual bike trip through Germany – after experiencing difficulty eating an ice cream cone. Scott Goodman’s company, Goodman Properties, develops shopping centers. His oldest son, Campbell ’12, graduated from Episcopal and is in his second year at U.Va., where he is studying engineering and plays for the school’s squash team. Shields is a junior at Atlanta’s Woodward Academy and plays on the state championship golf team. Scott, who just celebrated 24 years of “blissful marriage,” said that he enjoys golf and squash in Atlanta and skiing and hiking in Telluride, Colo. Scott says that he regularly sees Chip Craighill ’79 whose son, Hunter ’15, is a third-generation student at Episcopal. Harry Archer and his wife, Sally, live in Wilmington, where he is an independent insurance agent. Two of Harry’s three boys – Charlie, who is playing lacrosse at the University of Jacksonville and Ned, a freshman at Ole Miss – graduated from Woodberry Forest School while his oldest, Harry, is living in Raleigh and is an alumnus of Virginia Episcopal School and N.C. State. Ben “Mr. Cheerful” Salt is teaching middle school language arts and

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Jim Chesson ’79 with his children and uncle after the 2013 Commencement. Front row, left to right: Grace Chesson ’08 and Joslyn Chesson ’13; second row: Zach ’05, Jim Everett ’67, and Jim Chesson ’79.

social studies at Kingswood School in Winston-Salem. He and wife Ginger have two children, Jack (17) and Meg (9). Jack is an honor student and runs cross country; Meg is a budding tennis star. Ben says that he enjoys playing tennis with his family, playing golf (time permitting), and reading. Woody “Too Wide” Woodside and his wife, Sydney Peel, live in Knoxville, Tenn., and have a 14-year-old daughter, Steward, and a 13-year-old-son, Joey. Woody reports that he spends most of our time at middle-school activities including soccer games and swim meets. Brad Gray is the manager for Infusion Care IV Therapy as well as director of sales for Evergreen Beverage. He lives in Richmond, has two teenage kids, and enjoys boating, golf, and swimming. He sees Jay Spruill ’79, Tom Catlett ’77, Achille Guest ’79, Bo Montague ’79, John Walker ’79, Tayloe Dameron ’81, and Army Wellford from time to time around town. Douglas Macgill and his wife, Alice, live in Atlanta and recently celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary. Douglas Jr. is a senior and pre-med at the University of Georgia, and Mallory

is a freshman at Georgia Tech. Doug is the chief operating officer for Manage Mobility and enjoys boating and fishing in Savannah where he frequently sees EHS classmates Cam Adams and Reid Williamson and Jack Sayler ’79. John Richards and his wife, Jordan, live in Alexandria with their son 14-year-old son, Thorpe. John practices law at TroutCacheris, PLLC in Washington, a firm he started in 1996 with fellow Old Boy Bob Trout ’66. And finally Gus “Augustus” Barber and his wife, Lloyd, live in Martinsville, Va., where he toils in the apparel business, and she is the director of development at the Smith River Sports Complex. Their daughter, Parham ’08, graduated from Sewanee: The University of the South in 2012 and is currently working in Port Townsend, Wash. Son Milt graduated from Woodberry Forest School in 2011 and is in his third year at the University of Virginia.

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Marion Williams ’12 (left) went on a 75-day NOLS program in New Zealand. Afterward, she and her father, Don Williams ’80, went bungee jumping off the Kawarau Bridge, flying the EHS brand.

1979

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Terrell Bowers recently released his debut album, “Turning Point.” He is offering a “super-duper” deal at www. TurningPointByTB.com.

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Staige Hoffman (H) 813-287-9887 (O) 813-781-3184 staigehoffman1@aol.com 35th Reunion: June 2015

Hello and I hope all is well with our fellow Old Boy classmates of 1980. I can still use Old Boy since that was what it was back in our day... as we all recall. I do recall many times not having a master at our table for a particular meal and then upon his appearance at dinner, for example, we received the stare down due to the food stains from the meal before…Oh well, I guess that was the risk that they took when the table linens were not changed after each meal.

I recently heard from fellow Old Boys Clay Brants and David White. Clay writes, “Good to hear from you. Update from Fort Worth, Texas: Married to Laurie O’Neil Brants, and we have two daughters, CeCe (14) and Maggie (13). We own a successful residential real estate firm, Brants Realtors, Inc., founded in 1926. As president of the Greater Fort Worth Association of Realtors, I had a chance to visit campus while attending the NAR Legislative Meetings in Washington D.C., in May. Most impressed with the additions to campus dorms, studio, and athletic facilities. Hardly recognized Berkeley Dorm and the old gym!” Clay’s contact information is: (work) 817-731-8466; Clay@Brants.com; and www.Brants. com. David White writes that he is an author and sportswriter working out of Birmingham, Ala. He has written four books, two non-fictions and one fiction, and he is working on a fifth, a football fictional piece based in Alabama that should appeal nationally he hopes. He also writes two blogs: one on SEC football (concentration on Alabama, Auburn, and the rest of the SEC), along with basketball, baseball

(college and pro) and a lot of PGA stuff. David says to let him know via email if anyone would like to receive his sports blogs information. David also writes a Vanderbilt sports blog, which is where he attended college and graduated in 1984. David is married to the former Beth Weatherford of Enterprise, Ala. They have been married since April of ’07 (six years and change). David also has two daughters by a previous marriage, Isabelle (18), who is going to W&L this fall, and Fairbanks (14), who is in the eighth grade at Mountain Brook Junior High. David says, “I’m hoping she will be a Vanderbilt Commodore down the road. But wherever she goes will be good. She may follow her sister to W&L, which would be excellent.” David’s email is davidwhite2010@gmail.com; and web site is www.davidwhite.com. Jeff Flynn was in town this summer on a business trip, and we caught up for breakfast. Jeff and his wife, Becca, live in Owings Mills, Md. They have two sons. Jeffrey Jr. is attending St. John’s College in Annapolis, Md. and Cort is a senior in high school getting ready to make the college commitment. Jeff is with Jones Lang LaSalle. Tom Garland is planning on being in Tampa soon for a trade show and we do plan on catching up. Lucas Fleming is still in St. Petersburg running his successful law firm; married to wife Tara; raising their daughter, Avary; and, attending many Gator games. Also, Lucas’ daughter, Sarah is a junior at Sewanee, and she plays on the softball team. My wife, Tricia, and I have two sons, Staige, Jr. and Huntley. Both are students at University of Florida. Staige is a senior, and Huntley is a freshman. I recently heard from Harry Warner in Richmond via LinkedIn, which I have been remiss in updating lately. Thank you, Harry, and I will follow up soon. John Dixon is in Winston Salem with his children, and his son, John ’15, is a new junior at EHS this fall. He recently attended the Virginia Tech-Alabama game. I know this because I saw him in the stands, and we exchanged some text messages. He

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is also busy with his company, U.S. Industrial Piping, in Kernersville, N.C. (www.usindustrialpiping.com). Let’s keep in touch. I assume our next Reunion is June of 2015, because we are not listed for June of 2014 on the EHS Web site. Pretty good estimate, I guess, what with our class year of 1980.

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Seward Totty (H) 859-268-8673 (O) 859-514-6434 seward.totty@gmail.com 35th Reunion: June 2016

1982

Dave Coombs (O) 804-934-4707 david_coombs@cable.comcast.com 35th Reunion: June 2017

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Frank Vasquez (O) 888-343-6245 Ext 5249 (H) 804-767-5096 rfvasquez@yahoo.com 35th Reunion: June 2018

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knows all of the best sushi chefs in L.A. Ed founded a company called RoleStar. David Forsythe writes, “I have returned to the East Coast after eight years in Oregon. I have been hired as an orthopedic surgeon at the newly opened Riverside Doctors Hospital in Williamsburg. I am employed by Riverside Medical Group. It’s great to be back in Virginia as I can see my folks in Charleston as well as my brother who is in Maryland. My wife let me return east mainly because our oldest started college in Front Royal, Va. My brother, Jim ’86, married his grade school sweetheart, Alexandra, in January, and he is working for the Department of Defense in Lexington Park, Md.” Milo Jones sent this report, “In August 2013, Stanford University Press published my book on strategic surprise entitled “Constructing Cassandra: Reframing Intelligence Failure at the CIA, 1947-2001.” Otherwise, I’m still living in Warsaw, teaching in Madrid and Lyon, and doing consulting and merchant banking all over.

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Art Taylor (H) 703-273-8331 art@arttaylorwriter.com 30thReunion: June 2016

30thReunion: June 6-7, 2014

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Thorne Gregory (H) 203-655-7139 (O) 212-500-3049 TGregory@marathonfund.com 30thReunion: June 2015

The Class of ’85 must have learned about leadership at EHS. Scott Yeager is the CFO of Austin, Texas-based indoor skydiving company iFly. Scott took me skydiving in Austin this year – awesome experience. Robert Avinger provided his leadership to the Collier Lilly Ride 4 Life in Davidson, N.C. It was our 10th Anniversary CLR4L and the most successful ride yet in memory of Collier. This summer I visited with Dr. Clark Trask at Nags Head. I visited Ed Kerr in Santa Monica, Calif. He has a new baby boy named Walker, and he

Worth Williamson has recently passed the baton my way for compiling the class notes, and it’s been great reaching out to some old classmates I’d lost touch with myself as well as hearing from guys I already talk with more regularly. Glad to be sharing some updates and outlooks from everyone who contacted me. Todd McKee has two bits of news from earlier this year. In February, he joined McKenzie Laird law firm in Nashville after spending eight years as general counsel for a medical college and an international relief organization. The practice focuses on providing employment, health care, corporate governance, and general business advice to both for-profit and nonprofit businesses. Also in February, Todd founded a nonprofit of his own: ToolLife.org collects tools – “everything from a backhoe to a hammer,” he says – to distribute

through nonprofits and to establish tool micro-businesses in developing countries. “Both endeavors are going great!” Todd said, and while he didn’t ask, I’ll encourage everyone to check out the site and donate as they can to a good cause. Rob Baker was writer and creative director behind the Paul Harvey inspired “So God Made a Farmer” commercial for Ram Trucks during this year’s Super Bowl. As a result, he was invited to the annual TED Conference in Palm Springs to accept induction into and speak on behalf of Ads Worth Spreading. An article on the making of the commercial will appear in the Communication Arts Photography Annual out this summer. Currently the commercial has reached over 21 million views online and was elected Best Commercial of the Year (all categories) by YouTube “Ad Blitz” along with leading praise from USA Today, The Wall Street Journal, Sean Hannity, and Bill O’Reilly. Mike Mullen moved last fall to central Pennsylvania, where he’s now working for Pinnacle Health in Harrisburg, continuing to practice obstetrics and gynecology. He’s also remarried recently – to Hali Brandstein – and has acquired three step kids in the process! The full count in the family is five boys and a girl – all teenagers, except for one of the boys who is 21. “I am enjoying the beautiful rolling hills on my motorcycle, and the flat water in a canoe or kayak (depending on who else comes along),” Mike told me. “I have the biggest garden I’ve ever planted, and I continue to enjoy cooking (especially low and slow barbecue) and brewing beer and mead.” A few Old Boys from our class have children hitting high school age this year, and at least one has already started up classes at Episcopal! Lisa and Mike Webber’s oldest son, Jackson ’17, headed to the Hill this fall – and Mike has two more sons as well. “God help us if all three end up going to school there!” he said. While both Tom Roback and Charlie Parker encouraged their respective children in the same direction as well, it just wasn’t meant to be. Tom’s

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son will be starting at Loyola-Blakefield, and Charlie’s daughter is going to Lawrenceville. Tom is managing director for Blue Ridge ESOP Associates, and Charlie, president of Parker Oil Company, is one of the firm’s clients. A couple of other Old Boys didn’t have recent news to share, but updated on long careers still in progress. Clark Graninger has been in Tokyo since 1997 – along with his wife and now two kids, aged 10 and 2 – and he is currently leading the retail and business banking groups as managing executive officer at Aozora Bank. While his trips to the U.S. each year haven’t yet coincided with homecoming, he hopes to make it back to Episcopal one of these years. Meanwhile, Jim Bard is down in Atlanta these days with a wife and two children as well. He’s been with Accenture for 16 years as a management consultant focused on supply chain operations. As for me, my wife, Tara, and I have a little boy, Dash, coming up on his second birthday in December. He has already lived up to his name and keeps us on the run all the time. I’m teaching at George Mason University these days, reviewing mysteries and thrillers for The Washington Post on a semi-regular basis, and have also had good luck with my own short fiction, most of which is published these days in Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine. One of my stories, for a regional anthology, won me a third Derringer Award this year and was named a finalist for both the Agatha and the Macavity Award. Needless to say, I’m grateful for the honors and attention. And I’m looking forward to hearing more news from everyone – both personal and professional – so email whenever you can!

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David Haddock (H) 571-286-9486 (O) 703-854-0334 dshotr@yahoo.com

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settling in nicely. Hampton is building up his real estate consultancy, and Leigh works for Samsung.

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David Hallock is happy to be back in Northern Virginia. He is currently working as deputy chief of staff and legislative director for U.S. Senator Mark Warner.

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1990

Zan Banks (H) 404-252-7848 Zan_Banks@comcast.net 25th Reunion: June 2015

1991

Will Coxe (O) 803-404-0984 williecoxe@gmail.com 25th Reunion: June 2016

John Doering writes, “After a long bachelorhood, I’ve gone all in and got married and will be having a baby in the same year. Our wedding was on Feb. 9, 2013, and our son will be born in mid-November. We had a good EHS contingent at the wedding.

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Cal Evans (O) 706-425-3444 hotcarlevans@gmail.com 25th Reunion: June 2017

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Leigh, Charley (4), and Hampton Nager moved to Dallas last year and are

Well, it’s taken a team of forensic detectives, some of Alexandria’s less reputable

private investigators, and a handful of well-placed bribes to piece together the details of what I understand was a well-attended and downright riotous 20th Reunion Weekend. A big thanks to all of our classmates that made the trip, and on behalf of the Class of 1993, a sincere thank you to stalwart alum Craig Dixon and all the faculty and staff that planned such a grand fete. Sadly, I was unable to attend as I am in the process of relocating my family from one desert to another at the behest of the U.S. government. (After two years in Kuwait, where booze and bacon are strictly forbidden, the Four Seasons in Doha, Qatar, should be a veritable Shangri La.) However, I was able to employ crack reporter Liz Jacobs Tuff who provides me some of the sketchy details from the weekend. Liz reports that “30 or so of our classmates showed up...most of them from North Carolina.” Well, that makes sense, the Tar Heels have always travelled well. According to Liz, Pat Scott looked 20 years younger than everyone else, Heather Collins was radiant, and Barnes Boykin works on a farm. I was hoping Liz could give me some more details on Barnes, but I think there was a language barrier between the two – we all know it’s very hard to understand Liz’s Connecticut accent. Mrs. Tuff ’s fellow University of Richmond grad, Rahmaan Streater, was in attendance and looking very dapper. Rahmaan played a couple years in the NFL, but given the notoriously low pay of professional athletes, he made the smart move over to Wall Street. Last time I checked he was a trader for JP Morgan, but he’s probably running the place by now. Ham Morrison and his lovely wife, Mimi, made the trip up from Charleston, S.C., but Ham’s old roommate from the College of Knowledge, Jon Ylvisaker, bowed out because I hear the swell in Montauk was double overhead. Hey, Utah, get me two. Liz’s brother Chris Jacobs, Victor Maddux, and Luke David reportedly attended every event from beginning to end, leading many to wonder if they ever actually left EHS. Griff Burris Gideon, Gary Graham, and Lee

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Vaughan all stayed on the girl’s dorm – something that I’m sure none of them had done before. My sources tell me there were even some late night shenanigans, including a pilfered keg and a commandeered golf cart, facilitated by some Pinkertons who were obviously on the take. All in all, everyone seems to have had a fine time trading stories from our time on the Hill and oohing and ahhing over all the improvements around campus. There seems to have been considerable interest in the co-ed pool scene. We hardly had it as bad as say Ernie Helfenstein ’50 who was supposedly tossed out a window of Dal sandwiched between two mattresses, but boy, the EHS of today, with its new buildings, pristine ball fields, and tanned, toned student body, sure seems like a hell of a place to go to school. Let’s not wait another 20 to see each other again. Woodberry Weekend is just weeks away, and I hear the 1993 varsity football squad is being inducted into the Athletics Hall of Fame, which means Super Dave and I will be in the Hall before all-conference, all-state, alleverything Victor Maddux. A travesty of justice, if I’ve ever heard one. But an occasion, nonetheless, to cheer some of your classmates as they line up on the gridiron one last time. Banzai!

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Emily Breinig (O) 214-234-4242 fletchee@hotmail.com 20th Reunion: June 6-7, 2014

Eliot Lee visited the EHS campus in May while attending a conference in Washington. Eliot is now married and was expecting his first child in September. He was elected to serve in the National Assembly of South Korea. Mandy Machado wrote, “My husband and I made a trip to Charleston and had a great time having dinner and drinks with Courtney Gunter Rowson ’95 and her husband, Carter. It was a blast to reconnect and laugh at old EHS pictures. I can’t wait to make it back to Charleston and hopefully get to see Anne Tate, Kendal Meyer,

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Eliot Lee ’94 (center) with Bobby Watts and Steve Castle during a visit to campus in May.

and Jane Pope the next go around. I’m looking forward to our 20th Reunion!” Patrick and Emily Fletcher Breinig have a new family member – son Matthew Robert Breinig was born on July 15.

1995

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1996

Randy Shelley (H) 843-346-7950 (O) 843-577-3396 randallshelley@gmail.com and Temple Forsyth Basham (H) 804-447-4238 temple@fancypantsrichmond.com 20th Reunion: June 2016

From Randy: Well, ladies, it is official. Cassanova himself has decided to take the plunge. Perpetual heart-throb and Popsugar reporter Thomas Beckner is engaged to the lovely Christina Perez. Congratulations, T Beck! I ran into Garland Lynn and his family at a cookout in Charleston,

S.C., over Labor Day. The adults were outnumbered by children, and we spent most of our time chatting while lifeguarding poolside and applying sunscreen and bug spray to the growing community of rug rats on James Island. Kent Lowry and I attended a guys’ fishing weekend at Edisto Island, S.C., recently. Actually, little fishing was accomplished as we only reeled in stingrays and sharks. Slizz isn’t a very “species specific” angler and seemed to enjoy himself nonetheless. Andy Smith writes that he caught up with Head Cheerleader Luke Zehner at a spa in the Bay suburbs over the summer. They enjoyed organic facials and chai lattes while their dogs received acupuncture. Sounds like quite the life… Nick Arcos graduated from Notre Dame with a B.A. in anthropology. After four years with the Fox news affiliate in Denver, he went to the University of Washington-Seattle for a master’s degree in urban planning. He is now working with the NOAA Tsunami Alert Team in Hawaii. He is married to Beth Martin, who has a Ph.D. in geology from the University of Washington. Matthew Koerner reports that he and his family are living in Nicaragua,

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Court and Laura Morton Michau ’96 with their daughters, Caper and Millie.

where he is the middle school principal at the American Nicaraguan School in Managua. From Temple: Salutations to all! I hope you and your families are doing swimmingly. I’m going to apologize now for my lackluster performance this time around. But I have a good excuse: The Basham Family Foursome moved! Yes, the new house is only 10 minutes from the old, but still the transition has me dazed and confused. Every time I unpack a box I hope to find my brain inside. The good news is we’re still in Richmond – home of the Flying Squirrels, capital of the Confederacy, and proud host of the first annual Bacon Festival, the mention of which causes me to instantaneously salivate. Unfortunately, I missed that event but did find time for some equally gourmet Mexican cuisine at Plaza Azteca (or “Aztec Plaza”), where I ran into Gretchen Byrd ’95. Always great to see her and only wish it happened more often. We remarked on how sad we felt upon learning of the death of Dr. William Hannum and agreed that he was one of our favorite teachers at Episcopal. A remarkable educator and human being, he will be greatly missed. Laura Morton Michau sends the cutest photos of her daughters, Caper and Millie (my goddaughter!), looking

Thomas Beckner ’96 and his fiancée, Christina Perez.

Tyler and Jane Pope Cooper ’96 in Telluride, Colo.

California cool on the beaches of Santa Barbara. So jealous. She and Jane Pope Cooper tell me they had a terrifically fun and relaxing time together with their families in Telluride this summer. Jane and Tyler bought a new house in Spartanburg, S.C., where she often sees Jamie Johnson Boyd. Over the summer, Jane hosted a joint trunk show with Carter Hancock Johnston ’97 and Alston Armfield ’05 on Sullivan’s Island, where they managed to squeeze in some sun and fun while selling their goods. Carter and husband Claiborne are the proud parents of Virginia Archer, born March 18. Archer is a doll, who clearly inherited her mother’s

penchant for style. Between her godmother’s gorgeous gems (Jane Pope Jewelry) and her mother’s chic clothing line (CCH), Archer is destined to be a fashionable gal. Carter and I hung with another fashionista, Hampton Moore Eubanks, at a dinner party hosted by none other than Robert Birdsey ’95 and his lovely wife, Laura. The Birdseys - including daughters Parker (5) and Charlotte (2) – moved here from N.Y.C. and credit Hampton with introducing them. Aside from matchmaking, Hampton stays busy doing marketing and P.R. for women’s health initiatives at the VCU Medical Center, including the recent

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launch of their new labor and delivery unit. Not to mention chasing her busy toddler, Guy. Can we say rock star? Speaking of rock stars, I ran into Jay Starling at a wedding in Charlottesville. He was playing guitar (Dobro to be exact) with the band; they were awesome! So awesome, in fact, that I tried to join them at the mic but thankfully was spared that embarrassment (for once) when my husband physically restrained me and explained, “Temple, this is not Open Mic Night.” Hopefully, I’ll get my chance at karaoke later this fall when I join Sarah Akridge Knutson on the Eastern Shore of Maryland. We have a lot to sing about, including the fact that she and Brian celebrated their 10th wedding anniversary in May! They’re proof that The High School brings people together. Congratulations to one of D.C.’s power couples. Another D.C. power couple, Andrew and Gray MacNair King, are kicking buttocks and taking names in their respective jobs with Sen. Graham and Fannie Mae, and – more importantly – Masters Hayes (4) and Anderson (2). Sounds like life is far from dull! Alas, the only exciting thing I did this summer was a two-week sightseeing trip across China. Sarah Pugh Kadish tried to arrange a visit from Seoul but logistics proved insurmountable. Luckily, she recommended the best spots for Peking duck and braised eggplant in Beijing and Shanghai. My waistline can prove it. Au revoir, Old Boys and Girls! (By the way, can we come up with another term? Something more youthful sounding perhaps?) If you are ever in the Richmond area, look me up. Maybe we can get bacon together. Holla!

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Bill Allen (H) 919-781-0805 (O) 919-784-8371 williamwallen@gmail.com 20th Reunion: June 2017

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Lauren and Caldwell Clarke ’97 and their children, Will and Katie, cheered for the Maroon at the Episcopal-Flint Hill football game.

updates this time, but they’re all pretty spectacular. I had a couple of notes from overseas. First, Thomas Joyce writes: “I’m starting my second year at The American School in Switzerland, and this year we welcome a new headmaster to campus, Charlie Skipper. I am looking forward to working with him. I spent most of this summer traveling. I began the summer climbing Mount Kilimanjaro, going on a safari, and exploring Zanzibar a bit. On my way to and from Tanzania, I spent just a couple of days in Istanbul. It is an amazing city. I am looking forward to visiting the city again this fall. I am currently training for the Istanbul Marathon in November, so I will be back for the weekend to see the city from a different perspective and to run from Asia to Europe. Most of the summer was spent exploring D.C. and traveling around Maine to catch up with friends. On my way back to Switzerland, I did an extended layover in Iceland. Although I wasn’t there long, I saw some amazing sights. I strongly recommend the Iceland layover if anyone is traveling to

or from Europe in the summer. I’ve got a couple of short trips planned for the fall, but I am on the lookout for something longer for spring break in April or next summer. As always, if anyone is traveling in southern Switzerland or near Milan, let me know. “ Pretty incredible stuff! See the accompanying photo of Joyce at the summit of Mt. Kilimanjaro. Nicely done, Thomas! In other ex-pat news, Lexa Sibley Remmes wrote in from Jolly Old England: “Evan and I are starting our eighth year in London. We have two little boys with full-on British accents. I think it’s cute but Evan is not so sure. No plans to head back to the states anytime soon. I climbed Mt. Ararat in Turkey this summer with some family/ EHS alumni. I hope everyone is doing well and looking forward to reading what everyone is up to.” Lexa did not extend the same invitation for house guests that Joyce did, but I’m sure she meant to. Locally, I heard from three of my former second Berk-mates, J.W. Perry, Joe Segrave, and Jim Goodwin. J.W. writes

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Thomas Joyce ’97 at the peak of Mt. Kilimanjaro.

Virginia Archer Johnston is the daughter of Claiborne and Carter Hancock Johnston ’97.

Joe Seagrave ’97 and Hal Berry ’97 biking with their children in Asheville, N.C.

that he is still in New York City practicing corporate law. He has encouraged anyone heading that way to look him up. He also continues to refuse to join Facebook, so if you need his digits, just let me know. I’m the gatekeeper. J.W. and Devie had another son back in late March – Edward Rawle (“Rawle”). Jack loves having a little brother – he has stopped telling them to “throw baby brother in the garbage,” so they are making great progress there. Check plus on the parenting. Jack and Rawle have decided to room with James and Duncan Goodwin at EHS starting 2023 and 2025, respectively. Jack is hoping to live on Berkeley but Rawle wants to live on Dal.

Speaking of the Goodwin kids, Jim reached out to tell me that his kids are 2½ years old and 7 months old. He and Courtney are still in the McDonald’s program to become owner operators. He has a financial advisor in Raleigh that has been helping him make money, whose name coincidentally is Bill Allen, and who also happens to write the class notes for his alumni mag. Small world! Jim also got together with Joe Segrave and two other Jabronis who didn’t even bother to go to EHS to play 47 holes of golf – straight – in Pinehurst. They had a blast and I hate that I missed out. Joe Segrave has been hitting the links a lot lately, apparently. Life is great in Asheville, where he sees a lot of

Hal Berry ’95. They live in the same neighborhood, and their kids are all roughly the same age. The two of them play a good bit of golf together, and as the photo illustrates, they hike together, too. In the next update, they’ll all be living in a duplex together filming a reality television show. Bringing the news back to New York City, Carter Hancock Johnston sent me word that her daughter, Virginia Archer Johnston, was born on March 18. She and Claiborne aren’t sleeping very much, but they’re loving every second of it! The clothing line that she’s started with her sister Alston Armfield ’05 continues to grow. You can now purchase directly from their website – cchcollection.com – and they’re starting to get their stuff in stores outside N.Y.C. as well. Also from New York, Finny Akers sent me the following news: “Rugby shut its doors in February. The company wanted to invest that money into another Ralph Lauren brand that is huge overseas, to launch stateside. That being said, I have just helped launch the first two Ralph Lauren Denim & Supply stores in North America, one in Boston and one in NYC. Exciting and fun times for sure. A massive expansion of the brand is planned over the next four to five years. Jackson is amazing – MVP of his baseball team last spring as a pitcher and short stop, finished

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Left to right: B. Reeves ’95, Bill Allen ’97, Bonner Mann ’93, and Will Stronach ’98 at a party in Raleigh.

James, Henry, and Amelia Schackai are the children of Jason and Kate Crawford Schackai ’97.

his second season of lacrosse, and has chosen not to have any girlfriends at school at the moment because he told me that he’s “a 10 and they’re just all 3s.” Next coaching moment as a dad will be teaching some modesty to go along with that strong self-confidence. My roommate is Scott Harris’s cousin; every week in Scott’s honor, we reenact the time I beat Scott up over losing in Mario Kart. I’ve got a steady and wonderful girlfriend right now. She’s fantastic, and she’s over 24 years old! Baby steps... I got a great bit of news from Chris Shepherd, who sent me this:

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“Malkovich has finally finished a bit of schooling in the home state of West Virginia, wrapping up an M.B.A. and law degree, not to practice law but to work in the public and legislative realm on sustainable economic development policy. I may end up in D.C. for a bit to get some experience under my belt, but have my sights on West Virginia for the longer term. If you had told me just five years ago I’d end up an earnest policy geek, I would have sent you packing to Haw-town. But I’m embarking on my third and final career, and I’m pretty pumped about it. I see T-Gil in L.A. somewhat

irregularly, who has defined upward the meaning of ‘LA Dude’....seriously, the guy does it all, production, lacrosse coaching, rock band, gorgeous girlfriend. He’s doing insanely well, I can report firsthand.” Great news from Malk, and one of the better emails I’ve received in a while: big update on himself, plus he dropped some knowledge about another classmate (using his nickname, no less) and also managed to get in a “haw” that wasn’t forced at all. Kate Crawford Schackai sent this report: “I live in New Hampshire and work for the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth. My husband, Jason, and I have three children: my stepdaughter Amelia, who is 7; stepson, Henry, who is 5; and our son, James, who is 4. We own a 180-year-old farmhouse in a tiny town you can hardly find on a map (Wentworth), and spend a ridiculous amount of time rebuilding it (I’ve learned carpentry, wiring, plumbing, and drywall), and stocking the wood stoves. James aspires to be a gentleman when he grows up; I’m teaching him not to drop doors on people, and will introduce the concept of demerits next time I feel particularly disciplinary.” Not much changes in Raleigh, but I hope that if any of you are in the area you’ll let me know. In the last update, I mentioned several alumni that I see on a somewhat frequent basis, however I made a glaring oversight. Will Stronach ’98 and I see each other pretty regularly, in fact almost weekly, so I was pretty embarrassed when he called me out on failing to mention it in the notes. So, this one’s for you, Will! Back in the spring, I attended a party where I saw Stronach, B. Reeves ’95 and Bonner Mann ’93, who was sneering as always. See the picture from the event. It’s always great to see these folks and there is no shortage of laughs when we get together. Thanks to all who wrote in. Please email or call the moment EHS-related news breaks!

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Katherine Moncure Stuart (H) 540-672-4258 katstu@gmail.com 20th Reunion: June 2018

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Becky Kellam (C) 917-628-5945 beckykellam@gmail.com 15th Reunion: June 6-7, 2014

It’s been a while, Class of ’99! And I’ve missed hearing all about you and your goings-ons. I loved hearing back from you, and encourage those who didn’t respond to do so next time I email stalk! (Don’t be upset that there is nothing to read when almost no one writes me back! Just kidding... sort of.) Here goes: Walker Inman is living in Boston and completed his mechanical engineering Ph.D. at M.I.T. two years ago. His daughter, Eliza Burke, was born Sept. 3, 2012. In 2012, he started a company that develops and sells instrumentation for drug discovery research. Killing it, Walker! I hope you get free samples. Lindsay Whittle Comstock reports that she and her husband, Ethan, are living in D.C. She went back to nursing school at Georgetown and now works as a nurse manager at a community-based clinic in Adams Morgan and loves her job. Yay, Lindsay. This sounds right up your alley! So happy to hear that you are. Stephen Salyer is living in Greenwich, Conn., and is expecting a son any day... In fact, Catie may be in labor as I type. Good luck to all and God bless Catie for breeding a Stephen, Jr.! Marques Green reports that he is living in L.A. and will attend the American Film Institute this fall. “The Bluest Note,” an award-winning short film he directed, has been well received nationally and internationally. Whoot, Marques... I’m ready for my close-up! Philip Cox celebrates the birth of his second child, Ella Kate, on June 29. His first child, Charlie, is almost two. He and Alex Shultes (also a new daddy and living in Miami) are in regular communication, and he is playing as much golf

EHS friends gathered to celebrate the wedding of Katie Kaufman ’99 and Will Coffman. Left to right: Chris Pracht ’99, Will Graham ’99, Clair Clarke ’99, Morgan Guthridge ’99, Sonya Sperry ’99, Becky Kellam ’99, and Adam Devinere ’99.

Ravenel Richardson ’99 (left), Susannah Hornsby (sister of R.S. Hornsby ’99), and Becky Kellam ’99 at the Foxfield races.

as he can when not changing diapers and working in commercial real estate development. Reid Phillips is living in Nashville and has started a photography business. Insert shameless plug for best friend’s website here: www.reidphillipsphotography.com. She, Ravenel Richardson, and Andrew Nielson ’98 got to see each other in Nashville over the Fourth of July weekend. I smell trouble with that trio... but surprisingly Nashville

still stands! Dr. Richardson is temporarily living in Ohio with her husband and is in the beginning stages of having her dissertation published. Signing bonus, maybe? She, Susannah Hornsby (R.S.’s sister), and I got together at Foxfield this year to don our finest hats and pastels. Good times (see photo). As for me, I’ve been living in Virginia Beach since last November and am working for a caterer. This summer Will Graham and I went to the Raleigh

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Stewart Gilchrist Jones ’00 with her daughters, Hayward and Anne Turner.

Sleeping sisters, Eleanor and Charlotte Albosta, are the daughters of Jessica and Andrew Albosta ’00.

Panic shows, and we plan to tear up AC for Phish’s Halloween run. That about does it, folks. Ta-ta for now!

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Schuyler Williams 703-304-9423 schuyler13@gmail.com and Maisie Cunningham Short 202-744-5434 maisieshort12@gmail.com 15th Reunion: June 2015

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my hometown after several great years in N.Y.C. and Dallas, and I could not be happier! I was fortunate enough to be offered the chance to move within The Wall Street Journal to the D.C. office, so it seemed very much meant to be. I moved back in April and have loved being able to see my five nephews, niece, two older brothers (Victor Maddux ’93 being one of them), sisters-in-law, and parents on a regular basis after being gone for nearly 10 years! And now that school is back in session, I certainly look forward to visiting EHS more often, beginning with the WFS game this fall.

Since moving back, I have had a chance to catch up with a handful of EHS friends including Lillian Smith down in Wrightsville Beach during my annual trip with the family; Brenton Hardee ’02, Will Nisbet ’01, Grant Brown ’02, Ted Maffitt, and Will Doffermyre ’98. I continue to see Hattie Gruber and Elizabeth Hossfeld when I am back in N.Y.C. for work, both of whom continue to be doing very well. It has certainly been a lot of fun to see everyone on more of a regular basis and a nice way to ease back into living on the East Coast. We have a shorter update from our class this time around, which is shocking I know considering our track record. With that said, we continue to hear great news regarding engagements, weddings, and birth announcements… Anne Perry Swift writes that she and her husband are still enjoying Austin and just gave birth to their first baby, Katherine Worrill Swift, born on June 5. Congratulations! Moving slightly north to Fort Worth, Will Blocker recently proposed to his now fiancé, Allison Ruyle. They are getting hitched on March 15, 2014 in Wichita Falls, Texas, which I look forward to attending! Will is still working at XTO energy while finishing up his M.B.A., so he definitely has his hands full. Down in the ‘true’ Deep South, Stewart Gilchrist Jones and her husband, Crawford are still living in Birmingham and now have two girls Heyward (2), and Anne Turner who was born on Feb. 27 of this year. (See photo) Not surprisingly, life is crazy and exciting for their family of four! Stewart writes that she was able to catch up with Sarah Brown, Becky Arnesen Jenkins, Sarah Gamble, Betsy Watts Metcalf, Carlie Hooff Casella, and Maisie Cunningham Short at Brittanny Wildman and Bill Meirling’s wedding in Cape May, NJ. Congrats to Brittanny and Bill – I think they are the first EHS couple from our class to get married! Betsy Watts Metcalf and her husband, David, are still down in Atlanta and expecting daughter No. 2 in January. Betsy writes that they are

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André Townsend Tennille IV is the son of Dre Tennille ’00 and Leah Kannensohn Tennille ’01. He was born on Sept. 8, 2013.

very excited and anticipate a very busy schedule balancing two little ones that are only 18 months apart! Something tells me they will do just fine. Betsy is working at The Lovett School in their Academic Resource Center, working with students who need extra help. Last but not least, Andrew Albosta and his wife, Jessica, welcomed Eleanor Jillian Albosta to their family on Feb. 22, 2013. She is pictured here with her big sister, Charlotte, a few days after returning home from the hospital. They continue to reside in Northern Virginia and are, no doubt, loving life! Congratulations all around and thanks to everyone who wrote in. I hope to hear from more of you in a few months!

Lauren Sims ’01, Lindsay Soyars Ward ’01, and Katie Elmore Thomsen ’00 at Lindsay’s wedding reception.

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Taylor Gillis Clement (O) 910-693-0032 tgclem@gmail.com and Leah Kannensohn Tennille 859-229-7645 lktennille@gmail.com 15th Reunion: June 2016

From Taylor: Leah and I didn’t get many responses from the class this fall, but we did get some great pictures and have had a busy few months ourselves. Baxter and I had a son in March named William Baxter Clement IV. I went down to Myrtle Beach in June for Jordan Hadwin’s engagement party, and we are all looking forward to her wedding in September.

Joey and Lacy Baldwin Noble ’01 with their son, Harrison Lyons Noble.

I also got to see Leah Kannensohn Tennille and Lee Tennille Carson when we were visiting the North Carolina Mountains, and we were both able to meet Lee’s son, William Hunter Carson, Jr., who was born May 20. Katie Elmore Thomson ’00 and Lauren Sims Polak attended Lindsay Soyars’ wedding in June. The wedding was at Airlie in Warrenton, Va. Lauren reports that they had a great time and Lindsay looked amazing… which (from the picture) they all do!

Lacy Baldwin Noble and her husband, Joey, welcomed the arrival of their son, Harrison Lyons Noble on July 16, 2013. Lacy reports that they are thrilled to be new parents to this sweet boy. James and Kyle Kloefkorn Dreher and big sister Stella welcomed Yvette Anna Dreher into their family on March 4, 2013. Hope to hear from more of you for the spring class notes. Keep an eye out for emails from me or Leah.

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Lee Tennille Carson ’01 (left) with her son, William Hunter Carson, Jr., Leah Kannensohn Tennille ’01, and Taylor Gillis Clement ’01 with her son, William Baxter Clement IV.

Taylor Gillis Clement ’01 (right) and Jordan Hadwin ’01 at Jordan’s engagement party.

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Anne Arnold Glenn anne.a.glenn@gmail.com (H) 540-371-6370 and Millie Tanner Rayburn (H) 919-370-7496 millierayburn@gmail.com 15th Reunion: June 2017

Babies, engagements, and weddings seem to dominate the news for the Class of 2002. Anne Arnold Glenn and her husband, Locke, welcomed their first

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Yardley Fuge is the daughter of Erin and Jeff Fuge ’02.

son, Eli, on June 23, 2013. On the very same day, Millie Tanner Rayburn and her husband, McCord, welcomed their second child, a boy named Tanner. Oddly enough, Tanner was born on his big sister Annie’s second birthday. Catherine Bass recently became engaged to James Black and will be married in May 2014 in Highlands, N.C. She just moved to the Virginia Highlands neighborhood in Atlanta and started the executive M.B.A. program at Goizueta Business School at Emory University. She will complete her degree

while working full-time at Korn/Ferry International as an executive search consultant. Daphne Allen Fair writes “I have not sent in an update in a long time, so I think that it is probably time. I am currently back at EHS working in admissions as one of the assistant directors. I live on campus, on Harrison Dorm with my husband, Eric, my 19-month-old son, Weston, and our two daschunds, Huck and Winks. We are expecting our second boy in January and are really excited! I am officially outnumbered! I am also coaching the girls’ crew team and advising freshman girls. I am absolutely loving being back at EHS as part of the faculty family!” Alicia Mincey Stowers got married in December 2007 and moved to Florida. She went to nursing school in central Florida after which she worked at Emory as cardiothoracic surgical ICU nurse. She had a gorgeous son named Noah Samuell, moved to Augusta, Ga., and continued working as a nurse. Recently, Alicia settled in St. Louis, where she is working as a cardiac ICU nurse. She states, “It’s amazing how crazy life gets sometimes. Things are great.” Kat Hutchison Merritt sends this update, “I got married last September (2012) to Spencer Merritt in Chapel Hill, where we met as undergrads at UNC. After having worked for five years on Capitol Hill in D.C., I decided to leave politics and return to Chapel Hill to attend business school. I graduated this past May from UNC Kenan-Flagler with an M.B.A., and I’m now living back in D.C. with my husband and dog, Maggie. I recently started working for 2U, an educational technology company.” Carter Moore reports, “I moved to Canberra, Australia, in April 2013 in search of a new lease on life. Doing well so far!” Grant Brown teaches sixth grade at St. Albans School in Washington, D.C. He is working on a master’s degree during the summers. Jeff Fuge writes, “My wife, Erin, and I recently bought a house in Bethesda,

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Michael and Daphne Clyburn MacEwen had a wedding celebration at Saint James School this year. Left to right: Sarah Wood ’03, KiYonna Carr ’03, Michael MacEwen, Daphne Clyburn MacEwen ’03, Connie Kargbo ’03, and Diane and Doug Kehlenbrink

Jackson Rose Blankenship is the daughter of Ross and Winslow Moore Blankenship ’03.

Md., and had a baby girl, Yardley Minnix Fuge, on Aug. 2. Yardley was born weighing 6.7 pounds and everyone is very healthy and happy!” Suzanne Pinckney writes, “Jake Pflaum and I are living in Sleepy Hollow, N.Y., for our third year back on the East Coast. We are getting married in Richmond in May 2014 at Brook Hill (the beautiful family home where mom is buried). I have

been enjoying planning the wedding with Jake; we are a great team! I have also launched my own business this year, branching off from the corporate sustainability consulting I was doing for the last six years. My business partner lives in Italy and we make sustainABILITY playful, practical, and profitable for any size business. My brother, Bryan ’98, and his wife are both heading out on tour with the Navy in the coming months. They live in Norfolk, and I know Dad is enjoying having them based so close by. Dad is doing great – retired, sailing, and volunteering in Richmond. All is well with the Pinckneys!” Susanne Inman Frayser married Pete Frayser on May 18 in Savannah, Ga. Lots of EHS people were in attendance which made the event that much more fun!

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Alden Koste Corrigan (H) 443-783-4659 alden.koste@gmail.com 15th Reunion: June 2018

I hope everyone from the Class of 2003 is doing well. I was very sad to miss our 10th Reunion. However, I heard from those who attended that we had a great

turnout and that everyone had a wonderful time. My absence was due to my recent marriage to Frank Corrigan. We were married in Palm Beach, Fla., in June. We are back in Atlanta now, enjoying the summer and getting settled into our new house. I love hearing from everyone, so please feel free to send updates to let us know how you are doing! Winslow Moore Blankenship graduated from Georgetown Medical School and will be completing her residency in dermatology at the combined Georgetown and Washington Hospital Center program. She and her husband, Ross, were very excited to welcome their daughter, Jackson Rose Blankenship, in November 2012. M.R. Rowe started a new job at Dinsmore & Shohl, a Cincinnati based law firm, in Charleston, W.Va. She is an associate in the corporate department and does trust and estate work. M.R. recently got engaged to Michael Litman, who is also an attorney in Charleston. They will be celebrating their nuptials in July in Lewisburg, W.Va. David Schoen recently moved to Austin, Texas, where he is currently living with some of my fellow Vanderbilt Commodores. Sanford Zeigler is still living in Menlo Park, Calif., with his wife, Susanna, and their lab, Sullivan. Sanford is trying to wrap up his surgical training and stay sane. In June, Matt Horton came to visit, and they had a blast. Case Anderson reports that he just finished year-two of his summer master’s program in the School of Letters at Sewanee and is beginning his fourth year of teaching high school English and writing at Commonwealth Academy in Alexandria, Va. He is also planning on coaching wrestling at Episcopal again this year. Daphne Clyburn MacEwan is still working at Saint James School. She continues to teach Spanish, coach varsity field hockey, and also serves as the dorm head of the younger girls’ dorm. She has also been involved with helping grow the faculty professional

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Caitlin Smith 337-302-2444 caitlin.ann.smith@gmail.com and Harrison Gilchrist (H) 804-443-5247 chgilchr@gmail.com 10th Reunion: June 6-7, 2014

Mike Webb ’04 completed his Navy flight training by qualifying with day and night landings in a FA-18 on the aircraft carrier USS Bush. Congratulations, Mike!

EHS friends and family celebrated at the wedding of Mary Radford Wyatt and Odie von Werssowetz ’04. First row, left to right: Mary Radford and Odie von Werssowetz ’04; second row: Anna Henderson Brantley ’04, Dorothy Hutchison ’04, DeWitt Tillet ’04, Mary White Martin ’04, Margaret von Werssowetz ’06, and Frances deSaussure ’06; third row: Martin Cornelson ’79, Hugo Gilbert ’04, Powell Fraser ’67, Caitlin Smith ’04, Mary Peterkin ’04, and Peach Smith ’74; fourth row: Case Anderson ’03, Miller Cornelson ’06, Blake Murphey ’04, Shaw Cornelson ’04, Amanda Weisiger ’08, Harrison Gilchrist ’04, John Milam ’05, Sarah Montz ’06, and Mason Tillett ’06.

development program. This summer she started graduate school at Bennington College in Vermont and is working on getting her M.A. in teaching a second language (Spanish). While they had a smaller ceremony last summer, Daphne and Michael MacEwen

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had a wedding celebration at Saint James School this year. Sarah Wood, Connie Kargbo, KiYonna Carr, and Doug and Diane Kehlenbrink attended, and a wonderful time was had by all.

From Harrison Gilchrist: I am still living in Charleston, S.C., where I’ve recently started working for the Peninsula Company, doing residential and commercial real estate. Mary Peterkin announced her engagement to longtime boyfriend Clayton Worthington. They are planning a May 2014 wedding in Cashiers, N.C. A large EHS contingency gathered for the wedding of Odie von Werssowetz to Mary Radford Wyatt on April 27 at Kiawah Island, S.C. (see photo) They are now residing in Charlotte, NC with their dog, Larry. Lilly Haywood graduated from veterinary school this past spring and moved to Lexington, Ky., for a yearlong internship at an equine hospital. Between graduation and her move, she was able to spend some quality time with (a very pregnant at the time) Brittany Bell Moye! Alexander Keevil changed schools over the summer, and is now teaching middle school math, and middle/high school drama at The New Community School in Richmond, Va. He was also accepted into the education specialist degree program at the University of Virginia, with a focus in school administration. He will start classes this fall, on a part-time basis. This past summer he was back working at Camp Virginia in the Allegheny Mountains with Charlie Williams. Eamon Coy writes, “The Coys are still living in Purcellville, Va., and I’m currently splitting my time between being a sound engineer, community college student, and dad. My wife, Jenn, is expecting our second child (a boy) in October! We are lucky to see Gail and Perry Epes ’65 every now and again as they’re renovating a beautiful

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Larry and Brittany Bell Moye ’04 taking their son, Lawrence Anderson Moye V, home from the hospital.

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and am currently working for Warner Brothers on ‘The Carrie Diaries.’” Dana Whitten is an attorney practicing family law at Ethridge, Quinn, Kemp, McAuliffe, Rowan and Hartinger in Rockville, Md. Parker Woltz Mackie writes, “I have a couple of updates! I graduated from Harvard Business School and married Mac Mackie in May. We were married at Figure Eight Island; Mrs. Epes officiated and Mr. Epes ’65 read during our ceremony. We had an awesome time celebrating with lots of our friends from EHS (see photo). I’m now a senior consultant in the strategy and operations practice at Deloitte Consulting, and Mac is in his second year of law school at Washington and Lee. If anyone is in the Lexington area, please get in touch.

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Chris Mixon (H) 212-249-2432 (O) 609-944-7528 cmixon.mxn@gmail.com and Lila Warren (H) 540-592-3609 lilawarren@gmail.com 10th Reunion: June 2015

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Molly Wheaton (H) 504-288-1990 mewheaton@gmail.com and Margaret von Werssowetz 843-607-5788 margaretvonw@gmail.com 10th Reunion: June 2016

Friends from Episcopal enjoyed the festivities at the wedding of Parker Woltz ’04 and Mac Mackie. First row, left to right: Dorothy Hutchison ’04, Madison Penninger ’04, Rick Stubbs, Parker Woltz Mackie ’04, Mac Mackie, Yibba Colyer ’04, and Mary White Martin ’04; second row: Caroline Mathison ’04, Emily Glass Flannery ’04, Ginny Hopper ’04, Allie Tanner ’04, DeWitt Tillett ’04, Whitney Brooks ’04, Katharine Ragsdale ’04, and Anna Henderson Brantley ’04.

old farmhouse a few miles from where we live. We had an excellent New York City weekend visit with Sam Duke in August and are looking forward to his wedding this fall! I’ve attached a picture of my daughter Andy (EHS Class of 2028) swinging in her issue shirt.”

Brittany Bell Moye and her husband, Larry, welcomed Lawrence Anderson Moye V to the world June 10. They are loving life with “Lawson” in Raleigh. Richard Hagerty reports, “I have joined IATSE 161 (International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees)

From Margaret: Big news, Class of 2006, I’m writing from inside the building. I’m excited to say that as of mid-October, I’ve moved from legal marketing to a new position as an alumni programs officer at Episcopal. It’s wonderful to be back on The Holy Hill (not to be confused with the less prestigious Capitol Hill), and I doubt many people have as good a view out of their office window as mine looking out over the Front Drive. Despite my new position, I’m still residing in our nation’s capital and in June moved

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Scout Douglas ’06 married her college sweetheart, Russell Osborne, in front of Hoxton House on June 22. DAD was very proud to give the bride away. The big outdoor reception was held on the strip. It was a beautiful night at The High School. Scout and Russell are living in Falls Church, Va., with their brand new puppy. Left to right: Jess Hoffman ’06, Madison Mellish ’06, Ryan Jackson ’06, Scout Douglas Osborne ’06, and Christian Broyhill ’06.

Left to right: Frances deSaussure ’06, Margaret von Werssowetz ’06, Nea Fowle ’06, Harrison Jobe ’06, and Eleanor Cooper ’06 in New York City last summer.

to an apartment in Dupont Circle with my new roommates Kingsley Trotter and Sazshy Valentine. Kingsley is still working in the Office of the Vice President and has recently ranked Sarah Montz as her number one best friend, much to the dismay of other close contenders. Kingsley’s fervent devotion to her old roommate may

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or may not be related to the fact that Sarah recently became Sarah Montz Harcus when she married fellow W&L alum, Bruce Harcus, this past June in New Orleans. The wedding was a great Episcopal reunion with friends flying in from all over. One of my favorite people who I got to see at Sarah’s wedding was Lizzie

Martin. Lizzie has been off the beaten path for a while, as she went to Peru for five months, volunteering with kids and traveling all over. She hiked the Inca Trail and “made some friends... mostly with people but also some stray dogs.” My advice to Lizzie is to stop leaving the country and come visit D.C. at least once a month, please. In other wedding news, Anne Womble got engaged on the beach in South Carolina to John Hobart, whose sister, Mimi Hobart, currently teaches math at EHS. They will get married in May. Anne informs us that she still sees a good deal of fellow Atlanta residents Thomas Light (who is enjoying his girlfriend making him gourmet dinners) and Jackson Tucker. Thomas and Jackson are two of the many ’06 gentleman to participate in the (not-school-official) annual Old Boys Classic this past Labor Day weekend in Folly Beach, S.C. No fantasy football draft/golf tournament has ever been so elaborate, and they have the Sloan Battle-crafted maroon-andblack gift bags to prove it. This year, the gang included Thomas, Jackson, Sloan, Paul Light, Miller Cornelson, Mason Tillett, Jenner Wood, Fletcher Dunn, Steve Shaw, Daniel Gottwald, David Lambeth, Kyler Carr, Mark Battin, Chris Williams, and Rutledge Long. Rutledge Long updates us: “I’m a boarding school faculty member at Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School in northeast Georgia, near the southernmost part of the Appalachian Trail. I coach football, teach 12th grade AP government, eighth-grade history, and now appreciate the heavy workload that our mentors suffered through in order to build some character in us. I’m still engaged to Tracie. That seems like a sure thing. This past summer I earned my PADI open water diver certification, my wilderness first aid certification from the Wilderness Medical Institute, and led outdoor trips on the Edisto, Stono, and Saluda Rivers in South Carolina. To take it all the way back to the spring, in perhaps the most humbling honor of my life, I delivered the eulogy for Colonel

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Van Noy Thornhill ’41. The Colonel was a WWII vet, an avid hunter and fisher, and an annual donor to the Roll Call fund. I’ve been blessed to see many ’06ers this past year and look forward to a fantastic Old Boys Classic over Labor Day. Special thanks to RCWIII (Bobby Watts) who has mentored me for the past seven years, writing, calling, and visiting me from time to time.” Back to the ladies, I am sad to say that Molly Wheaton has flown the coop, leaving D.C. for Austin, Texas. In Austin, she quickly started a new job in advertising and seems to be having a great time meeting new people and branching out. Another sore loss for Washington is Chris Williams. After a couple blissful months of pseudo-retirement and a summer NOLS trip, Chris has left D.C. for Richmond, Va. He has just started law school and is soliciting feedback on his newly grown beard, which he claims has been overwhelmingly positive so far. Jack Pitney has also finally grown a beard which he has been working on since high school. Feedback has been mixed; New York City can be cruel. In other N.Y.C. news, Nea Fowle writes, “I’ve moved to the Big Apple, the concrete jungle, the city that never sleeps.” I can confirm that this elegant and concise update is true, as I got the chance to take a spur-of-themoment trip to visit Nea, Eleanor Cooper, and Frances deSaussure this August. Eleanor continues to work in finance and live with Harrison Jobe and another roommate in a sixthfloor walk-up that guarantees only fit visitors. Frances is working as one of the site directors for Blue Engine, an education non-profit that places teaching assistants in public high school to eliminate the gap between what it means to be college-eligible and what it means to be college-ready. Another D.C. resident making visits to our New York friends, Katharine Pelzer just celebrated her second year working at SOL VISTA, a startup tech company focused on making environmental sustainability business as usual

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in the real estate industry through cleanweb technology and simple efficiency solutions. She moonlights as the fiction and poetry editor and marketing and development strategist for the Intentional, a quarterly print publication of articles, essays, fiction, and featured art that examines the 20-something experience, explores true quality of life and where we want to go as a society, and seeks to redefine success for our generation. She recently saw Eleanor Cooper and Harrison Jobe while vacationing at Harrison and his boyfriend’s place in East Hampton. Harrison works at NPR with Elizabeth Harrison. Elizabeth is still living in downtown New York and says that they did a mini-reunion recently with Nea, Eleanor, Holly, Frances, Harrison, and Jack. Holly Casey just accepted an offer to go to ELLE magazine, where she started right in the middle of New York Fashion Week and will be managing a lot of their non-endemic business as well as some fashion and jewelry/watches. Elizabeth also writes that she sees a lot of Steve Shaw and Miller Cornelson, who live with her boyfriend. Miller moved into Paul Light’s old room after Paul moved to Boston for a new job. Elizabeth ran the San Francisco Marathon in June, which she says was “really fun,” forgetting to mention that she placed 10th among women – no small feat. Another member of the formerly glorious EHS women’s cross-country team, Mary Lide Parker writes that she is still living the good life in beautiful Chapel Hill. She is training with her two best friends from college to race in the Richmond Marathon on Nov. 16 (which may have passed by the time this goes to print). She also writes, “I saw my favorite EHS people at the beginning of the summer – Sarah Cespedes, Cate Smythe, and Dina Clay (all on separate occasions). Love those ladies dearly.” Christian Broyhill updates us: “I am still living in Denver and studying counseling at Denver Seminary. This summer, I had the opportunity to go

back to EHS for Scout Douglas’ wedding! I loved being back on campus and spending time with Scout Douglas Osborne, Jess Hoffman, Madison Mellish, Ryan Jackson, and all of my old teachers.” Ina Dixon writes, “I finished my M.A. degree in history from the University of Chicago! My thesis was about the Atlanta Cyclorama, an enormous (around 400-feet in circumference and 50-feet in height) panoramic painting of the Battle of Atlanta painted by a team of Germans in the late-19th century. The paper, which was titled “Artifact of Modernity: The Atlanta Cyclorama and Civil War Memorialization in a New South” was a big success with my Chicago professors, and I owe many thanks to EHS alumni and Atlantans like Honour Alston Thornton and her dad Cotten Alston ’63 for introducing me to Atlanta history. My thesis also never would have been written had Jenner Wood not taken me to the Atlanta Cyclorama when I demanded to go see it way back when.” Honour Alston Thornton moved to Chicago at the end of last year and says that she and her husband love it. Her husband started graduate school at Northwestern, and she can’t wait to see people at Anne Womble’s wedding next May (which happens to be on her birthday, so Anne, make sure you get her a cake). From Peter Dunbar: “All is good here in Philadelphia. Spent the summer doing research at the children’s hospital but kept plenty of time free to mountain bike and kayak north of the city. I am starting my second year of medical school now and looking forward to the coming time in the hospitals to figure out what I want to do with my life! Missing the EHS family and hope to see you all soon.” Another high achiever, Vynn Huh is in her second year of a Ph.D. program in biomedical engineering at Washington University in St. Louis. She passed her qualifying exam this summer and went to Alaska on a cruise with her brother, Gabe ’04,

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Franny Kupersmith lives in San Francisco and recently served as assistant to the lead photographer for the America’s Cup. She enjoys visiting friends and family back in the Washington, D.C., area. Message from Linda Farrar: “On behalf of Wiatt’s family, I write to express sincere appreciation to the EHS community and especially to the Class of ’07 who have remembered and honored Wiatt by naming their annual gifts in his memory. Episcopal held a singular and much valued place in Wiatt’s life, and we remain forever grateful that you continue to hold Wiatt in your hearts.”

2008 Left to right: Leah Andress ’08, Zack Hoisington ’06, and Caroline Andress ’11 fly fishing in Colorado.

Parham Barber ’08 and her boyfriend, Sam, during their West Coast backpacking trip.

and the rest of their family. Other than that, her life pretty much revolves around research and class now that the semester has started. Good luck! In closing, I still know Peyton Killeen but will allow her life to remain a mystery. Please email your updates to me at margaretwonw@ gmail.com, and let me know if you are ever in the D.C. area!

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Cassie Findlay is living in New York City and working in the Japanese Department at Christies Auction House. She frequently sees Victoria Friedman.

Lucy Glaize lglaize@gmail.com 10th Reunion: June 2018

The Class of ’08 had an excellent time at our Fifth Reunion in June. The weekend was filled with lots of catching up, exciting times out in D.C as well as on The Holy Hill, an impressive prank by the Class of ’93, and a beautiful toast in memory of John Everhart. Thank you Leah Andress, Lindsey deButts, and Wes Graf for organizing the weekend for us! It was a blast! In fact, Carson Roberts wants to bag the whole “five-year thing” and go ahead and plan another Reunion ASAP. I agree! Carson is the marketing coordinator for Suzanne Kasler Interiors in Atlanta. She says that if other EHS-ers would move to Atlanta, it would be awesome! Leah Andress is still living and working in D.C, and loved having everyone in town for our reunion. (She did an excellent job planning a few additional off-campus activities for our class during Reunion Weekend!) Later this summer, she and her family went fly-fishing out west with Zack Hoisington ’06, who is a guide in Aspen, Colo. Clark Wright had an epic summer full of road trips. First, he partied with Matt Hurley in the Outer Banks of North Carolina, catching great rays SUBMIT YOUR CLASS NOTES ONLINE! JUST GO TO THE HOMEPAGE AND CLICK ON “ALUMNI” AND THEN “CONNECT.” FOR HELP WITH PASSWORDS OR LOGIN, PLEASE CONTACT THE ALUMNI OFFICE.

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Members of the Class of ’08 enjoyed their Fifth Reunion. First row, left to right: Lindsey deButts, Lily Fowle, Marguerite Kleinheinz, and Elizabeth Elliott; second row: Carson Roberts, Ann Gordon Pelletier, Lucy Glaize, Amanda Weisiger, and Eleanor Galloway; third row: Spencer McKenna, Leah Andress, Mike Rizzoni, Philip Newland, and Will Hand; fourth row: Elly Montague, Spencer Graves, Whit Slagsvol, Eliza Coker, and Upton Stover; fifth row: Trina Brady, Wes Graf, and Ann deSaussure.

and waves. He saw Upton Stover and John Fagan in Chicago. And of course, like everyone else, Clark had an awesome time at our Reunion seeing all of our classmates. After the Reunion, Clark traveled to Atlanta, Florida, and Charleston, where he saw Clay Dunnan and Whit Slagsvol. Now, he’s back in New York City, working as the director of baseball at Yorkville Athletic Association. Clark hopes that everyone had an awesome summer. Spencer McKenna is still living in Boston with Graham Jones. He’s still enjoying work and the New England life. Spencer would like to thank Matt Hurley for making us proud in Afghanistan! Zach Glubiak is living in Brooklyn, N.Y., teaching five classes, coaching boys’ soccer, and taking an LSAT class three nights a week. Lee Carter was featured in the Colorado College magazine. He graduated from Colorado College in 2012 and is now an investment analyst at Invested Development in Boston.

Parham Barber has been doin’ it all! She spent the summer backpacking from the Bay Area of California up to Port Townsend, Wash., where she and her boyfriend, Sam, just moved. Parham is looking forward to pursuing a career as a woodworking chainsaw sculpture artist. Parham was my first EHS ’08 visitor out in Portland, Ore. She made a quick pit-stop in the City of Roses during her backpacking trip to say hello, and refuel for the remainder of her trip. I am still enjoying living in Portland, and just completed the first year of the clinical nutrition and dietetics program at the Oregon Health & Science University. I had fun having some visitors in Portland this summer, as well as traveling around a bit. It was a treat to see many familiar EHS faces at the wedding of Jess and Lee McLaughlin ’03 at Camp Maxwelton in Rockbridge Baths, Va., in August.

Olivia Vietor ’09 (left) and Lillian Smith ’12 played against each other in the SewaneeDenison lacrosse game.

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As this issue went to print, we learned that Martha Cammack passed away on Oct. 12. In this time of reflection and pause, I hope each of us can look back on and smile at one special moment shared with Martha. Many have so graciously shared their memories of Martha and demonstrate just how much of an impact one person can have on our lives. I will remember the fact that Martha was one of the few people who could always bring a smile to your face. Always. For that, I am grateful that I had the chance to know Martha, to call her a friend, and to be surrounded by her wonderful spirit. I hope that you can share a similar memory of Martha, too. I offer sincere and heartfelt condolences to the Cammack family from

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Cameron Hawkins ’10 (right) and Martha Perez-Sanz ’10 were both in Asia in the fall of 2012. Cameron was on a NOLS adventure in India and Martha was studying language and culture in Nepal. They managed to get together in Nepal.

Robert Kittrell ’10, Brendan Luther ’10, Barry Hughes ’10 and two friends with their fishing tournament award.

the Class of 2009. Our thoughts and prayers are with you during this time. You may notice that we have two class correspondents now; please welcome Kathleen Hullinger who has graciously accepted the offer to take a lead on writing these with me going forward. You can send (via email, Facebook, Twitter, or smoke signal) any updates you have about your lives to either one of us and we’ll be sure it’s included here. Katie Chapman reports that she is off to Jackson Hole, Wyo., and is living with Tess Waldrop ’08. Katie tells us that she doesn’t see herself leaving

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anytime soon (who can blame her) and that she currently is working at a rafting company. And to show how small the world truly is, during her time in Jackson Hole, Katie has also ran into Beirne Hutcheson ’10 and Paul Blake ’10 in a short span of two weeks. You might have seen two of our own featured on the EHS website recently; Anderson Wasden and Will Reily have started their own business, Akando Hunting Supplies. From what I can tell, the duo has created a duffel bag for hunting with an ozone generator. The ozone is designed to eliminate odors,

which, in hunting, is important to eliminate the scent of a human from a passing deer. Anderson and Will have set up a website for their product, so be sure to check it out and, “if you see them in the halls, be sure to wish them luck” with their new product. Caroline Moncure graduated from UNCW and moved to San Francisco at the end of August. She reports that she saw Jeila Martin Kershaw at a Beyoncé concert in Nashville and had a great time. Caroline also had plans to see Molly Seeley during her trek out to California. California will be home to another EHS alum, Claire Battis, who reports that she has graduated from the University of Southern California and now lives in Hermosa Beach while working as a behavioral instructor for children with Autism. Bess Trotter has moved to Denver and lives with Ginna Oates. They are likely to run into Phil Dujardin, who also lives in Denver and is working for Larimar Associates. Jeila Martin Kershaw spent four days in Paris with Mary Spencer Morten. Upon her return she saw Claire Channel, Hanes Dunn, Haley Morgan, and Sam Dashiell in D.C. along with several younger EHS alums that were in the city. Abbot Matthews graduated from Colby College and now lives in Old Town Alexandria while working for the Department of Defense at the Perry Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies. She will be in Alexandria until March when she leaves for Brazil to teach English on a Fulbright. David Block reports that he is moving up to Philadelphia and will begin law school at the University of Pennsylvania with Allante Keels. David will be pursuing a joint J.D./M.B.A. Kathleen Hullinger now lives in Dallas working for Fidelity Investments. She lives around the corner from Katie Rozelle and the two see each other frequently. If you ever find your way to Atlanta, be sure to let Billy Hackenson know, and if you are passing through Dallas, be sure to find Kathleen. Finally,

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Peter Pritchard ’11 (left) and Sutton Alford ’11 came out to support Nick Weeden ’11 when his Brown lacrosse team played UNC at Chapel Hill last spring.

Tier Gibbons ’11 with students in Uganda.

everyone should be marking their calendars for our first reunion on the Hill, scheduled for June 6-7. More details will come as we get closer and closer to the five-year mark, but we fully expect to see all of you there! Be well, 2009.

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Whitt Clement (H) 804-353-9333 wwc3uk@Virginia.EDU 5th Reunion: June 2015

The waters off of North Carolina’s coast were exhausted this summer after

Barry Hughes, Brendan Luther, and Robert Kittrell lived and worked in Atlantic Beach, where they secured a third-place finish in the local fishing tournament. They also grilled out with Taylor Ibrahim and enjoyed a visit from Anthony Juker before he left for summer naval training in San Diego. Paul Blake spent time traveling in Africa and Jackson Hole and still finds time to support BBC News. Coles Lawton interned for Christie’s Art Gallery in New York and lived near Reddin Woltz and Frances Brandley. Other 2010 alums working in the

Big Apple were Ben Baldwin, Tom Gosnell, Adam Stowe, Alix Wright, Alexandra Vandeventer, Eleanor Blaine, Cricket Roberts, Danielle Molina, Paige Weber, Alex Smith, J.T. VanMeter, and Will Kalaris. Beirne Hutcheson, who trained with the British Army in Europe, also visited. Coles’ summer highlight was attending a Beyonce concert in Brooklyn with Reddin, and she is excited to live with Eleanor and other friends during her last year at U.Va. Coles plans to visit the Hill to see her brother James Lawton ’15 and cousin Campbell Jackson ’15 this year. James Dorsett and I met up with Will Cook in D.C. on July 4th and went to a Nats baseball game. We also saw Emma Wiltshire. Vincent Mariano recently returned from doing research in the Philippines and will continue to play rugby at Middlebury this fall. I enjoyed seeing him and Charles Gillock, who were all working in D.C. this summer, along with Rachel Hurley, Leah Dodson, and Juliette Crowther. Hunter deButts is preparing for his final year of lacrosse at Princeton. Lee Cowden reports he is well and excited for his senior year at Kentucky, as long as the ‘Cats can avoid another NIT post-season loss. Tom Gosnell, Robert Kittrell, Brendan Luther, Barry Hughes, James Dorsett and Gene McCarthy had an adventurous sailing trip in the Mediterranean Sea in June with no reported casualties. Please continue to stay in contact throughout the year, especially as much of our class transitions from college to the real world this spring. There are plenty of open sofas in Charlottesville, should any of you pass through this year.

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Ambler Goddin (H) 703-683-4757 lag9qy@virginia.edu 5th Reunion: June 2016

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Rhett Griggs ’11 on his summer travels in Europe.

Left to right: Taylor Wilson ’11, Cameron Baker ’11, Anne Maxwell Douglass ’11, Caroline Andress ’11, Ruffin Mitchener ’11, and Addison Bortz ’11 enjoyed time together on Figure 8 Island last summer.

adventures we have planned but while we are focused on the future, many of our classmates have been quite busy over the past few months either studying abroad, winning championships, receiving awards, or simply visiting old high school friends. This past spring, Maria Cox received the Midterm Foundation Fellowship, which is the University of Georgia’s premiere undergraduate scholarship. She was also able to attend the Cannes

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Film Festival as part of a University of Georgia study abroad trip. This fall, along with a few of our other classmates, Maria will be studying abroad in Europe. She will spend the fall semester in England at Oxford University. Also this past school year, Reid Nickle was elected chief of staff of the Wake Forest student government. He then spent his summer working in D.C. for a political consulting firm.

Over the summer Taylor Wilson, Ruffin Mitchener, Anne Maxwell Douglass, Caroline Andress, Cameron Baker, and Addison Bortz all met at Figure 8 Island, N.C., to enjoy the Fourth of July together. Rhett Griggs spent his summer studying in Europe then traveling some on his own to different places around the continent. Elizabeth Henderson and Amanda Acquaire spent part of their summer working at Episcopal in the Alumni/ Development Office. They helped set up and ensure that Reunion Weekend ran smoothly then stuck around for a few weeks to continue to work in the Alumni Office and to house sit for various faculty members. A little farther north, Angie Phillips competed on the McGill tennis team in the national championships in Toronto. Her team was awarded first place! As far as summer vacations go, the award goes to Tier Gibbons. Tier traveled to Uganda with a group of students from Lasell College to help out at the Bulobi Primary School where they taught seventh- and eighth-grade students math, English, and science. They were the first group of college students to go and help out in that particular community. Their help in the classrooms was greatly needed since many of the students in that area had little to no chance of passing their exams thus preventing them from moving on to high school. Tier comments that “at first it was very sad to see that the students were struggling with simple English and math concepts, but it was also such a joy to see how much they had learned in the 14 days we were there.” While they were there, they also visited the Arlington Academy of Hope, where they help kids in need find sponsors so they can move on to secondary school and ultimately college. While the trip was focused on helping the children in the schools, they were also able to climb Mount Nusu and went white water rafting on the Nile River. This coming fall semester Tier will be studying abroad in Australia. Also studying abroad this coming fall will be Taylor Wilson and Ruffin

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Mitchener. They will both be headed to Madrid, Spain, to spend their next semesters.

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Andrew Tovsky, Greg Everett, Lee Stewart ’13, Hughes Page ’16, Annie Page ’13, and Pete Page in St. Barth’s.

Friends from the Class of ’13 enjoyed a mini-reunion at Miller Winston’s family beach house at DeBordieu, S.C. Left to right: Maggie Graney, Lucy Douglass, Erin Montz, Miller Winston, Ali Alford, Annie Gray Dixon, Sarah Merrill Berringer, Crawford Horan, and Kate Bickley.

Left to right: Oliver Goddin ’13, Christopher Colley ’13, Ashton Alto ’13, and Anders Hedman ’13 traveled in Europe last summer.

As trite as it may sound, it really is hard to believe that more than a year has come and gone since the Class of 2012 left The Holy Hill as graduates! The members of the Class of 2012 have been so incredibly busy (although we all would expect nothing less from our classmates!) that I don’t know where to begin! This summer Laura Hollister was a counselor at Camp Twin Creeks. She has declared her major as elementary education with a minor in business administration. Laura keeps her social schedule as full as her class schedule as she is a member of the Elon Orchestra, the secretary of the Elon club basketball team, and a member of Alpha Kappa Psi, a business fraternity. Jesse Ling and Julian Lockhart are rooming together yet again this year! Although they did not live together at Duke this past year, this will be the pair’s fifth year as roommates. Summer Thomas completed “Beast,” or basic training at West Point, this summer. Congrats, Summer! Toye Adenekan worked at a local summer camp. He also traveled to Nigeria and London in order to wind down before school starts back up. He also has been writing songs for a mix tape he has been working on. I had the opportunity to catch up with Carly Lyerly at the Kappa Alpha Theta Emerging Leaders Conference in June in Chicago while learning valuable leadership skills and bonding with sisters from across the country! Sarah Claiborne studied abroad in Italy this summer and put her art history skills to work! Stuart Agnew did some work this summer around Episcopal for both the reunions and a camp. Additionally, Stuart worked as a counselor at her

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beloved Camp Lachlan where Will Cauthen ’11 also worked. Hannah Gray, Austin Conger, Maggie Boozer, Celeste Jones, Chris Wasden, Ben Taylor, and David Maybank are enjoying their time on the mountain at the University of the South. Matt Lopiano traveled to Kingston, Jamaica, this past summer in order to carry out missionary work with Fields of Growth, an organization that aims to bring lacrosse to the youths of Jamaica so that they might redirect focus away from crime and channel energy into a more positive outlet. This summer, Eleni Hadjis was an intern with the architecture department at Thrasher Engineering, West Virginia’s largest privately owned engineering firm and one of the Mid-Atlantic’s leading engineering firms. Austin Conger, Hannah Gray, Marshall Weisiger, Weeza Miller, Emmy Ragsdale and Merrill Pischke all lived in a house in Charleston together this summer. Lauren Mealy had a great year at the University of Georgia and is enjoying her summer job at Sea Island. Wells Patrick and Elizabeth Buyck are also working there. Taylor Kelly is majoring in international studies and minoring in political science and French at Elon University. She plans to study abroad during her junior year. Good luck with all of your endeavors this academic year, Class of 2012! Hope to see many of you at The Game! God bless The High School.

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Maggie Graney (H) 304-345-2207 GRANEYMH@MiamiOH.edu 5th Reunion: June 2018

The Class of 2013 starts to embark on their “new chapter” in life by leaving Episcopal to become proud alums this fall! However, we all had eventful summers that were shared with some of our classmates. A handful of our class had a great time in Myrtle Beach, S.C., right after graduation, but it was a tough goodbye when the few days came to an end. Right after leaving “beach week,” Ali Alford, Elle Wilson, Erin Montz, and I spent time in Atlantic Beach at the Alford’s beach house. While we were there, Annie Page began competing and riding her horse as much as possible. Her barn went to New York to ride alongside some of the biggest names in the sport, including Olympians and riders that represent the United States overseas at other large events each year! Lee Stewart and Logan Sandor also focused on sporting events this summer. As Lee worked with 6- to 11-year-old children at a sports camp, Logan was a camper at four different soccer camps to prepare himself for the PG year he will be starting this fall. While these students enjoyed themselves at various camps, other EHS alumni found themselves overseas! Anders Hedman, Oliver Goddin, Ashton Alto, and Christopher Colley backpacked their way throughout Europe. As these four prepared to come back to the States and get themselves ready for college, Peyton Bryant set

herself up for a trip of her own. Along with a few of her soon-to-be classmates at Washington and Lee University, Peyton will backpack over 40 miles on the Appalachian Trail! Some others in our class spent time in the great outdoors this summer, too, including Ali Alford, Elle Wilson, and Miller Winston with the NOLS program. Ali spent time in the Northwest region of Washington on a 30-day backpacking trip, while Miller sea-kayaked in Alaska. Elle stayed on the East Coast and camped in North Carolina right before moving into her new home at Duke University. Lucy Douglass also took a backpacking trip with her new classmates at Davidson College through the school! A couple groups of friends in the Class of 2013 got together right before summer was about to end to spend time together and acknowledge the fact that we won’t be returning to Episcopal. Lee Stewart and Annie Page went to St. Barth’s in the Caribbean with the Page family. A large group of girls, including Lucy Douglass, Crawford Horan, Erin Montz, Ali Alford, Kate Bickley, Sarah Merrill Barringer, Annie Gray Dixon, Miller Winston, and I went to the Winston’s beach house on Figure 8 Island, N.C., Grace Weisiger and Abby Fralin were also at the beach in DeBordieu, S.C. I believe it is safe to say we will all miss the graduating Class of 2013, but we are extremely excited about our new adventures to come and can’t wait to return for the Woodberry Game on Nov. 9 as alumni!

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John Chapman Doering ’91 to Amanda Mia Imbesi, Feb. 9, 2013

Matthew Breinig to Patrick and Emily Fletcher Breinig ’94, July 15, 2013

Harrison Lyons Noble to Joey and Lacy Baldwin Noble ’01, July 16, 2013

Davis Cochrane White ’99 to Anna Gabriella Richardson, March 16, 2013

Mary Randolph Johnson to Townes and Marshall Turnbull Johnson ’95, Dec. 28, 2012

André Townsend Tennille IV to Dre Tennille ’00 and Leah Kannensohn Tennille ’01, Sept. 8, 2013.

Beatrice Clay Harty to Edgar and Barbara Kennedy Harty ’96, March 11, 2013

Yardley Mannix Fuge to Erin and Jeff Fuge ’02, Aug. 2, 2013

Sarah Phinizy Gamble ’00 to Jason Karls, Aug. 10, 2013 Brittanny McDowell Wildman ’00 to Wilhelm Urbina Meierling ’00, June 15, 2013 Anne Lindsay Soyars ’01 to Casey Ward, June 22, 2013 Katharine Watts Hutchison ’02 to Joseph Spencer Merritt, Sept. 15, 2012 Susanne Grantland Inman ’02 to Pete Frayser, May 18, 2013 Alden Nicole Koste ’03 to Frank Corrigan, June 15, 2013 Lee Massey McLaughlin III ’03 to Jessica James, Aug. 17, 2013 Odon Franz von Werssowetz ’04 to Mary Radford Wyatt on April 27, 2013 Elizabeth Parker Woltz ’04 to George McDonald Mackie V, May 18, 2013 Scout Elizabeth Douglas ’06 to Russell Osborne, June 22, 2013 Sarah Elizabeth Montz ’06 to Bruce Harcus, June 22, 2013

Virginia Archer Johnston to Claiborne and Carter Hancock Johnston ’97, March 18, 2013 Graden Geard Esmael Armstrong and Catriona Nessa Armstrong to Yasine and Kyle Armstrong ’98, Oct. 16, 2013 Ella Kate Cox to Sarah and Philip Cox ’99, June 29, 2013

Eli Glenn to Locke and Anne Arnold Glenn ’02, June 23, 2013 Tanner Rayburn to McCord and Millie Tanner Rayburn ’02, June 23, 2013 Lawrence Anderson Moye V to Larry and Brittany Bell Moye ’04, June 10, 2013 Jackson Rose Blankenship to Ross and Winslow Moore Blankenship ’03, Nov. 2012

Eliza Burke Inman to Amanda and Walker Inman ’99, Sept. 3, 2012 Scotland Jane Rhodes to Jordan and Noah Rhodes ’99, Aug. 3, 2012 Eleanor Jillian Albosta to Jessica and Andrew Albosta ’00, Feb. 22, 2013 Katherine Worrill Swift to Austin and Anne Perry Swift ’00, June 5, 2013 William Baxter Clement III to Baxter and Taylor Gillis Clement ’01, March 27, 2013 Yvette Anna Dreher to James and Kyle Kloefkorn Dreher ’01, March 4, 2013

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In Memoriam J A M E S L EW I S A L S TO N ’ 3 2 of Atlanta, Ga., died on July 2, 2013.

n the Hill, Mr. Alston played scrub football and scrub baseball, as well as varsity football, basketball, and baseball. He was a member of the Blackford Literary Society and the Missionary Society. He also participated in choir. After Episcopal, he graduated from the University of Georgia. Mr. Alston received his law degree from Emory University Law School in 1939 and began his law practice in Atlanta in the firm that later merged into Alston & Bird, LLP. During World War II, he served as a captain in the U.S. Army Judge Advocate General Corps in England. Following the war, King George VI named him a member of the British Empire for his service during the close alliance between the United States and Great Britain. He later practiced real estate title law until his retirement from Alston, Miller & Gaines in 1976. Mr. Alston was preceded in death by his wife, Lucille. He is survived by a son and daughter, four grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren. Other EHS relatives include brother Philip H. Alston, Jr. ’29 and nephew R. Cotton Alston III ’63.

J A M E S H U L L H E R B E RT ’ 3 6 of Winchester, Va., died on Aug. 24, 2013.

t EHS, Mr. Herbert was a Monitor, a waiter, and a member of the Fairfax Literary Society. He played tennis and “B” squad football. After graduating from Princeton University in 1940, he returned to his family farm in Delaplane, Va., to become a farmer. In 1941, Mr. Herbert joined the U.S. Army Field Artillery. He later volunteered for active duty in the U.S. Army Air Corps to become a fighter pilot. He served as a flight leader with the 77th Fighter Squadron of the 20th Fighter Group, headquartered at Kings Cliffe, England. Mr. Herbert flew 57 combat missions over Europe, including an historic bomber escort mission that returned through Russia. Mr. Herbert was honorably discharged in December 1944 at the rank of major, having earned a Distinguished Flying Cross and an Air Medal with five oak leaf clusters. He returned to Delaplane, where he operated a cattle farm. He was active with Emmanuel Episcopal Church and served on the boards of Marshall National Bank & Trust Co., Fauquier Hospital, and the Virginia State Fair. Mr. Herbert is survived by his wife, Betty; sons Bruce T. Herbert ’75 and Robert Beverley Herbert ’72 and three other children; nine grandchildren; two sisters; and 10 nieces and nephews. J O H N T H O R PE L AW R E N C E R I C H A R D S ’ 4 0 of Alexandria, Va., died on March 30, 2013.

t Episcopal, Mr. Richards played varsity football and squash and ran track. He participated in choir and Glee Club and was a member of the Blackford Literary Society. He was also a Monitor, Head Waiter, member of The Chronicle Board, and manager of the commissary. Mr. Richards served on the Board of Trustees from 1987 to 1993. Mr. Richards matriculated at the University of Virginia before enlisting in the U.S. Navy at the outset of World War II. During the war, Mr. Richards served as a naval aviator flying TBM torpedo bombers from small escort carriers in both the Atlantic and Pacific theaters. He received the Presidential Unit Citation for his role in the capture of the U-505 in June of 1944. After graduating from the University of Virginia in 1950, Mr. Richards was recalled to active service during the Korean conflict and served as a legal officer and flight instructor in Pensacola. He retired from the Naval Reserve with the rank of commander. Mr. Richards was a member of the Alexandria Bar in active practice for more than 60 years, serving as president of the Alexandria Bar Association from 1964 to 1965. He is survived by his wife, Nancy; three daughters; son John Thorpe Lawrence Richards, Jr. ’78; brother Charles Ligon Richards ’39; eight grandchildren; and a great-grandson.

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H OWA R D K E L LY S E I B E L S ’ 4 1 of Mountain Brook, Ala., died Oct. 14, 2013.

t EHS, Mr. Seibels played tennis and was on the JV football team. After Episcopal, Mr. Seibels attended Sewanee: The University of the South, leaving early to enlist in the U.S. Army. He was wounded in Northern Africa on a training mission and rejoined the 83rd Infantry Division. His platoon landed at Anzio, then pushed up through Italy and into southern France. In August of 1944, in the Battle for Briancon, a strategic mountain pass between France and Italy, his group was captured, and he spent the rest of the war a POW. At the end of war, Mr. Siebel returned to finish at Sewanee with honors and moved back to Birmingham, running Birmingham Fire and Casualty for many years. He went into investments as a broker with Berney Perry Co., then moved to Robinson Humphrey and later Smith Barney as vice president. He retired at age 89. He is survived by four children, eight grandchildren, a brother and two sisters. EHS relatives include cousins Edwin Grenville Seibels, Jr. ’64 and Robert E. Seibels II ’65.

J O H N G I B S O N S E M M E S ’ 4 1 of Potomac, Md., died Sept. 7, 2013.

t The High School, Mr. Semmes was a Senior Monitor, Head Waiter, president of the Missionary Society, and chairman of the Committee on Final Arrangements. He was a member of the Blackford Literary Society, Egypt, and the Hop Committee. In addition, he played varsity football and was captain of the varsity track team. In 1941, he won the C.C. Baldwin Memorial Award for sportsmanship. Mr. Semmes attended Bowdoin College and Yale University, leaving during his sophomore year to enlist in the U.S. Army as a private. In World War II, he served as a first lieutenant and tank platoon commander in the Second Armored Division during the Battle of the Bulge. He was awarded the Silver Star and the Purple Heart with oak leaf cluster, among other decorations. After the war he returned to Washington, D.C., and graduated from George Washington University Law School. From 1950 to 1969, he was a partner in the law firm Semmes & Semmes and eventually started his own private practice. He was preceded in death by his wife, Virginia. He is survived by son John Gibson Semmes ’90 and two other children; four grandchildren; and two brothers, including David H. Semmes ’45.

VA N N OY T H O R N H I L L ’ 4 1 of Charleston, S.C., died March 31, 2013.

t EHS, Mr. Thornhill was a Monitor, a waiter, and a member of the Fairfax Literary Society and the Missionary Society. He managed the varsity football team, played “B” squad basketball, and ran varsity track. Mr. Thornhill graduated from Clemson University in 1948 with a degree in mechanical engineering and was president of the senior class and president of the senior council. He worked during the holidays and summers throughout his high school and college years in his family’s oil business, and in 1948 began full-time work with the Charleston Oil Co. He joined the U.S. Army in 1942. He was appointed to Officer Candidate School and graduated April 4, 1944, at which time he joined the 178th Engineer’s Combat Battalion, serving with this unit for the two years in Europe under General Patton in the 3rd Army. He participated in the liberation of Paris and the Battle of the Bulge. In 1944, he was awarded the Bronze Star for heroism for constructing a bridge over the Orr River. He reverted to Reserve Status in 1946. Mr. Thornhill was survived by his wife, Jane; three children; six grandchildren; two great-grandsons; and one brother.

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R I C H A R D T H O M A S W E S T ’ 4 1 of Bethesda, Md., died May 3, 2013.

n the Hill, Mr. West was Head Monitor and a member of the Blackford Literary Society, Egypt, the Hop Committee, the Missionary Society, and the Committee on Final Arrangements. He played varsity football and basketball and was captain of the varsity baseball team. In 1939 and 1940, he won the Johns Prize. He won the baseball prize in 1939, the history prize in 1941, the Rinehart Medal in 1941, and the Randolph Fairfax Memorial Prize Medal in 1941. Mr. West matriculated at Princeton University, where he graduated magna cum laude and was elected to the Phi Beta Kappa Society. He served in the U.S. Army from 1943 to 1946. He worked at Weaver Bros., Inc. from 1948 to 1992. There he established the insurance division and retired as executive vice president and member of the Board of Directors. He also served as president of the Chevy Chase Club. Mr. West is survived by his wife, Jane; three children; five grandchildren; two great-grandchildren, and two brothers, Martin Raymond West, Jr. ’39 and Donald Granbery West ’45. J O H N C AU L F I E L D D A LTO N ’ 4 4 of Wellesley, Mass., died June 23, 2013.

t The High School, Dr. Dalton was a member of the Blackford Literary Society. He played “B” squad basketball and varsity baseball. He attended University of Virginia and University of Virginia Medical School before graduating from Harvard Medical School in 1950. During World War II, he served in the U.S. Navy, where he was in an accelerated program. Three years later, he was assigned to the U.S. Marine Corps for two years during the Korean War conflict. During the 1950s, Dr. Dalton completed all the requirements for his boards in internal medicine. He was a resident on the Harvard Service at Boston City Hospital, a resident at Peter Bent Brigham Hospital, and a cardiac resident at Massachusetts General Hospital. Following his residency, Dr. Dalton opened his office for the practice of internal medicine. He was on the visiting staff of the Chelsea Soldiers Home, where he served as chief of the Fifth Medical Service and the Hahnemann Hospital, where he served as president of the staff for two years. Dr. Dalton was on the active staff of Massachusetts General Hospital for more than 55 years. He was preceded in death by his wife, Olga. He is survived by a son and two daughters, nine grandchildren, and six great-grandchildren.

T U C K E R F I S H E R D A N A ’ 4 4 of West Columbia, S.C., died March 19, 2013.

t Episcopal, Mr. Dana was a waiter and a member of the Blackford Literary Society, and he participated in choir. He played varsity football and basketball, as well as tennis. Mr. Dana served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. He then graduated from the University of South Carolina with a B.S. in electrical engineering. After graduation, he joined his father and brother at the Dana Insurance Agency and was a member of the executive committee of the Independent Agents of South Carolina. He retired in 1995. As a member of the Columbia Kiwanis Club, he served on the board of directors for four terms. He was also president of the Central Tuberculosis and Respiratory Association as well as president of the South Carolina Lung Association. He also served with the United Way, the Carolina Carillon, the Junior Chamber of Commerce, and on the Forest Acres Planning Commission. He was a charter member of St. Martin’s-in-the-Fields Episcopal Church and served in an advisory capacity on the St. Martin’s Foundation Board. Mr. Dana was preceded in death by his wife, Sophia. He is survived by two daughters, his six grandchildren, and one great-grandchild, a brother, and a sister. EHS relatives include his great-nephew, Francis Dana Beach ’13.

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F R A N C I S L E E S T UA RT S AY R E ’ 4 5 of Delray Beach, FL., died Feb. 26, 2013.

n the Hill, Mr. Sayre was a Monitor and played on the varsity football, basketball, baseball, and tennis teams. Mr. Sayre matriculated at Dartmouth College, where he graduated with honors and went on to the Tuck School of Business. After graduation, he worked as a management consultant before joining the family business, American Abrasive Metals Company, in the late 1960s. Mr. Sayre was a longtime member of the Rumson Country Club, Seabright Lawn Tennis and Cricket Club, Seabright Beach Club, Eastward Ho!, and the St. Andrews Club in Delray Beach. He served as warden of St. George’s by the River Episcopal Church in Rumson, N.J. Mr. Sayre was an avid golfer, bridge, and tennis player; a fan of the Brooklyn Dodgers and New York Giants; a lover of Cape Cod; and a connoisseur of big band music. Mr. Sayre is survived by his three children, four grandchildren, and his brother Austin B. Sayre, Jr. ’48.

WA R R E N F L E M I N G A L L E N ’ 4 6 of Denver, Colo., died Jan. 28, 2013.

r. Allen attended the University of Colorado and Denver University, and he served in the Naval Air Corps Reserves from 1948-49. Mr. Allen was a Shriner and member of the Rotary Club, Junior Chamber of Commerce, and Senior Chamber of Commerce of Grand Junction, Colo. Mr. Allen is survived by his sister, a son, a daughter, six grandchildren, and a great grandson.

J O H N S T UA RT C A S S I L LY ’ 4 6 of Sykesville, Conn., died June 29, 2012.

t Episcopal, Mr. Cassilly was a Monitor and member of the E Club and Missionary Society. He played on the varsity football, varsity baseball, Centennial basketball, and squash teams. He is survived by his wife, Eleanor, a daughter, a brother, a niece, a nephew, and several grand nieces and nephews.

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J O H N D AV I D H I G G I N S , J R . ’ 4 8 of Mountain Brook, Ala., died June 21, 2013.

n the Hill, Mr. Higgins was a member of the Fairfax Literary Society, Glee Club, 8:30 Club, and 12th Night. He ran track and played on the JV football and Greenway baseball teams. Mr. Higgins earned a master’s degree in mechanical engineering from Cornell University in 1953 and became a certified professional engineer. He was a member of Tau Beta Pi, Pi Tau Sigma, and Kappa Tau Chi honor societies and Alpha Delta Phi fraternity. He played on the Cornell golf team, earning a varsity letter and becoming Cornell University golf champion. Mr. Higgins spent two years on active duty in the Army Field Artillery during the Korean War and later in the Army Reserves attaining the rank of major. Following the Army, he joined Birmingham Paper Company, serving as plant engineer and general manager. He later served as general manager of St. Regis Paper Company. He successfully started and ran two companies: American Design, Inc., which became the largest printer of labels in the Southeast, and Boxall, Inc., printing folding boxes, primarily for pharmaceuticals. Mr. Higgins served as president of the Mountain Brook City Council and on numerous boards, including the Mountain Brook Board of Zoning and Adjustment; Board of Directors of Exchange Security Bank; Board of Directors of the Birmingham Kiwanis Club; Board of the Birmingham Area Council of Boy Scouts of America, himself having attained the rank of Eagle Scout; Board of Directors of the Country Club of Birmingham; and he was a founder and board member of Wade Hampton Golf Club in Cashiers, N.C. Mr. Higgins was also a deacon and elder at Independent Presbyterian Church, a member of the Newcomer Society, president of the High Hampton Colony Club, and past member of the Shoal Creek Country Club, Cedar Creek Racquet Club, and Wildcat Cliffs Country Club. He was a member of the Two Bit Rollers, Scramblers, and High Price Dogfights, and founded the High Hampton Colony Club Men’s Dogfight. He was an avid hunter and bridge player. Mr. Allen is survived by his wife, Betty, two sons, John D. Higgins III ’79 and Lt. Col. Robert B Higgins ’81, three grandchildren, a sister, and two nieces.

J A M E S P L E A S A N TS M A S S I E , J R . ’ 4 9 of Richmond, Va., died Oct., 14, 2013.

hile at EHS, Mr. Massie was Senior Monitor and waiter and played on the varsity and JV football and track teams and the cake football team. He was a member of the Missionary Society, Stewart Athletic Club, E Club, Hop Committee, Wilmer Society, and choir. He was also vice president of the Fairfax Literary Society. He graduated from Episcopal in advance standing and matriculated at the University of Virginia where he earned a degree in biology, was a member of Delta Psi Fraternity, a varsity letterman in track, manager for the University’s “Corks and Curls” yearbook, and assistant manager of varsity football. After U.Va., Mr. Massie served in the U.S. Coast Guard for the Coast Guard 5th District Headquarters in Norfolk, Va. Later, he was a broker for Davenport and Company in Richmond, Va., before moving to Goochland County and discovering his love for farming. He loved the land, and particularly that of his farm at Dungeness. Mr. Massie was a member of the Society of Cincinnati of South Carolina and served for many years on the Collegiate School Board of Trustees. He is survived by his wife, Joy, two sisters, two sons, a daughter, and 10 grandchildren. EHS relatives include his nephew, William S. Peebles IV ’73.

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M A X W E L L V E N A B L E PA R K E R ’ 5 0 of San Antonio, Texas, died March 23, 2013.

n the Hill, Dr. Parker was a member of the Wilmer Society and Fairfax Literary Society and worked in the school post office during all four of his years at EHS. He played on the varsity wrestling team, JV, 130, and cake football teams, Greenway baseball team, and ran track. Dr. Parker graduated in advanced standing from Episcopal. After high school, Dr. Parker earned his bachelor’s degree from Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas, and his medical degree from the University of Texas at Galveston, where he was a member of the Zeta Chapter of Psi Chi. He completed his medical internship at Denver General Hospital and his residency at Kapiolani Maternity & Gynecology Hospital in Honolulu, Hawaii. Dr. Parker practiced medicine for most of his career in San Antonio, before contracting his services to various hospitals through locum tenens in Texas as well as other states. Dr. Parker served in the U.S. Air Force Reserves and was honorably discharged in 1968. He was a member of various organizations including the American Medical Association, Southern Medical Association, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Texas Association of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, San Antonio Surgical Society, San Antonio Obstetrical and Gynecological Society, Bexar County Medical Society, Texas Medical Association, Merry Knights of King William, and Order of the Alamo. While being a doctor was a true passion and love, he also relished his time away hunting and fishing. He is survived by two daughters, two sons, a stepson, three grandchildren, his brother, Charles S. Parker ’53, and two sisters. EHS relatives include his grandfather, Charles S. Venable 1895; uncle, Charles V. Minor 1918; father, Horatio M. Parker 1921; and cousins, Julius P. Barclay ’42, Charles Scott V. Barclay ’50, and Raleigh C. Minor ’54.

S Y D N EY H . S H U F O R D ’ 5 1 of Randolph, N.J., died on Aug.10, 2012.

t The High School, Mr. Shuford was a Monitor, member of the “Whispers” business staff, Chronicle board, and Blackford Literary Society. He ran on the varsity and JV track teams and played squash. Mr. Shuford served with the U.S. Army 85th Q. M. Depot Company in Idar-Oberstein, Germany, during World War II. After the Army, he earned his bachelor’s degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and his master’s degree in counseling and human services from Montclair State University. He was a member of Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity and involved in student politics. After college, Mr. Shuford began a career in banking, working for a number of banks, including Hanover Bank, N.Y., Asheville Mica Company, N.Y., Manufacturers Hanover Trust Company, New York, N.Y., and North Carolina National Bank, Charlotte, N.C. Mr. Shuford was a member of St. George’s Episcopal Church in New York, N.Y., worked with the Rainsford House men’s residence, and at one time, served as the EHS Alumni Secretary. He is survived by his wife, The Rev. Sheila C. Shuford, numerous nieces, nephews, and cousins, and his two beloved dogs. EHS relatives include his cousin Vance B. Field ’50.

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M I C A J A H WO O D S LU P TO N , J R . ’ 5 3 of Mountain Brook, Ala., died June 24, 2011.

t Episcopal, Mr. Lupton was a member of the Blackford Literary Society, Missionary Society, Glee Club, and choir. He played on the 130-pound and varsity football teams, varsity track and wrestling teams, and JV baseball team. He also served as a waiter. After graduation, he matriculated at the University of Alabama, where he earned a bachelors of science in biology and was a member of Phi Delta Theta fraternity, Rho Alpha Tau freshman honorary, and Alpha Epsilon Delta pre-med honorary. Mr. Lupton served six months active duty with the U.S. Army Reserves at Fort Jackson, S.C., before entering a career in investment banking. He was a member of the Industrial Developers Association of Alabama and Alabama Securities Association and past member of Mountain Brook Club, Bachelor’s Cotillion, and German Club. His many interests included golf, hunting, cooking, and Alabama football. He is survived by his wife, Martha Ann, a son and a daughter, six grandchildren, and five nieces and nephews. EHS relatives include his father, Micajah Woods Lupton 1926.

C H A R L E S W I L L I S D U B O S E ’ 5 4 of Camden, S.C., died May 19, 2013.

fter high school, Mr. DuBose earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Rollins College in Winter Park, Fla., where he was a member of Kappa Alpha Fraternity. Following graduation, he served in the U.S. Navy Reserves for two years on active duty and 18 months aboard the battleship USS Iowa in international ports and waters. After the Navy, Mr. DuBose went on to hold a lifelong career in real estate working at Wm A White & Sons in New York, N.Y.; Reston Group in Washington, D.C.; Stevens & Company in Charlottesville, Va.; Sea Pines Plantation in Hilton Head, S.C.; CP DuBose & Son in Camden, S.C., and then founded his own company, Charles Willis DuBose Real Estate in Camden, S.C., which was later absorbed by Russell & Jeffcoat. He was a member of Grace Episcopal Church, Springdale Hall Club, the Huguenot Society of South Carolina, and past member of the Camden Gun Club, Camden Hunt, Farmington Hunt, and Farmington Country Club. Mr. DuBose is survived by his wife, Diana; son, Brooks Easter DuBose ’94; a daughter, a brother, and a sister. EHS relatives include his father, Charles Perkins DuBose, Jr. 1925.

J U L I A N E M M E T T W I N S LOW, J R . ’ 5 4 of Hertford, N.C., died July 20, 2012.

t Episcopal, Mr. Winslow played varsity football and tennis and was the captain of the junior varsity basketball team. He also participated in choir, dramatics, and Glee Club, and he was on the “Whispers” staff. After graduation, he attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he was a member of the Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity. He later served in the U.S. Army in counterintelligence. He returned to Hertford to join his father in Winslow Oil Company, retiring in 2006. He was a member of Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, serving as acolyte and choir member, as well as in other capacities through the years. He was a member of the Perquimans Jaycees, the Hertford Rotary Club, and the Hertford Housing Authority. He is survived by his wife, Betty; his son, Julian Emmett Winslow III ’85, and two other sons; his sister; and four grandchildren.

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E VA N S K E L LO G G W H I T I N G ’ 5 5 of Kailua, Hawaii, died May 6, 2012.

t EHS, Mr. Whiting wrestled and played cake football and tennis. He also participated in choir and dramatics and was chair of the Wilmer Literary Society. After high school, Mr. Whiting enlisted in the U.S. Army and later graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. He entered the U.S. Air Force and flew B52s for two tours of duty in Vietnam. After the war, he became a pilot for Northwest Airlines. In 1980, he earned an M.S. degree in experiential education from Mankato State University. He retired at age 60 in Hawaii. Mr. Whiting is survived by his wife, Marianne; a daughter and son; two grandchildren; and three sisters.

J O H N D U D L EY M C L A N A H A N ’ 5 6 of Athens, Ga., died Oct. 13, 2013.

n the Hill, Mr. McLanahan was a Monitor and a member of the Blackford Literary Society, and he served on the staff of “Whispers.” He played varsity football, varsity basketball, and tennis, and he participated in Glee Club and E-Club. Mr. McLanahan matriculated at Yale University. While at Yale, he was a member of the Delta Kappa Epsilon Fraternity. After obtaining his undergraduate degree, he received his law degree from Emory University. While serving as a first lieutenant in the U.S. Army, Mr. McLanahan was stationed in Korea. He practiced law for 40 years with the firm Troutman Sanders in Atlanta and served as the chairman of the Board of First American Bank & Trust in Athens, Ga. He was an Eagle Scout and a member of Emmanuel Episcopal Church, Athens City Club, Athens Country Club, and the Gridiron Secret Society. Mr. McLanahan is survived by his wife, Penny; son C. Rhodes McLanahan ’89 and another son; two daughters; 11 grandchildren; and three sisters. Other EHS relatives include brothers-in-law David H. Drennen ’64 and William Miller Drennen ’60 and nephew John Lawrence Watson ’83.

W I L L I A M J O N E S D E B U T TS , J R . ’ 5 8 of Charlottesville, Va., died on April 27, 2013.

At The High School, Mr. deButts was on the Honor Committee and the Advisory Board and was Chairman of the Hop Committee. He was a Monitor and participated in E-Club, choir, Glee Club, and Missionary Society. He also played varsity football and tennis, ran varsity track, and was co-alternate captain of the varsity wrestling team. After Episcopal, Mr. deButts graduated from the McIntire School of Commerce at the University of Virginia. He was a member of St. Elmo Hall Fraternity and Z society. He served as a first lieutenant in the U.S. Army and was honorably discharged. Following his military career, he worked for International Paper Sales Company in New York, Chicago, and Atlanta. He later became owner and president of City Laundry & Dry Cleaners in Charlottesville, Va. Mr. deButts is survived by his wife, Ann; children William Jones deButts III ’87, Richard Foster deButts ’88, and two others; eight grandchildren; a brother, Richard Henry deButts ’58; and a sister.

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C . V E N A B L E M I N O R , J R . ’ 5 8 of Charlottesville, Va., died on Oct. 23, 2012.

t EHS, Mr. Minor was a waiter and played varsity football and baseball and was co-alternate captain of the varsity football team. He also participated in E-Club, A.A. System, Egypt, Glee Club, and Missionary Society. Mr. Minor went on to serve with the U.S. Navy, from which he was honorably discharged. He graduated from the University of Virginia and later established the Charlottesville real estate brokerage Venable Minor and Associates. Mr. Minor is survived by his wife, Susan; their two children; nine grandchildren; and two sisters. EHS relatives include father Charles V. Minor 1918 and brother Raleigh Colston Minor ’54.

M I C H A E L S E VA R E I D ’ 5 8 of Mount Joy, Pa. died Aug. 4, 2013.

t Episcopal, Mr. Sevareid was a Monitor, a member of the Blackford Literary Society, Missionary Society, the Glee Club, choir, and track teams After EHS, he earned a bachelor’s from Middlebury College in 1966 and an master’s from Central Missouri State University in 1992. He also studied drama in London and received an A.B.T from the University of Minnesota in 1968. Sevareid had a lifetime full of accomplishments and adventures in the entertainment industry. He acted in Hollywood and on Broadway and in 1971, he played Cpl. Bill Wembley in “Raid on Rommel,” a film which starred Welsh actor Richard Burton. As a screenwriter, Sevareid contributed to episodes of 1980s television series “The Dukes of Hazzard” and “Fantasy Island,” and he produced the 1983 film “Happy Endings.” He worked for CBS from 1970-79 as a program executive for notable shows such as “All In The Family,” and later as director of miniseries. From 1979-81, he served as the vice president of production for MGM Films, Inc. In 1990, Sevareid became a professor at Elizabethtown College, which he has described as his most gratifying work. During his tenure, he taught in the communications and theater departments where he pearheaded a theater minor in 1993 followed by a theater major in 2002. Sevareid also served as artistic director at the Ephrata Performing Arts Center. Following his retirement as associate professor of theater in 2007, he performed locally at Gretna Theater, Hershey Area Playhouse, Theater of the Seventh Sister, and Ephrata Performing Arts Center. He is survived by his twin brother, Peter Sevareid ’58, a half-sister, two daughters, three sons, three grandchildren, and his companion, Julie Strickland.

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G . M O F F E T T CO C H R A N ’ 6 9 of New Canaan, Conn., died Nov. 18, 2013.

n the Hill, Mr. Cochran was a Monitor and a member of the Fairfax Literary Society, E-Club, “Whispers,” Chronicle, the editorial board of the Daemon, and the varsity track and soccer teams. He served on Episcopal’s Board of Trustees from 1989-95 and 1998-2000. After The High School, Mr. Cochran received both a bachelor’s and law degree from the University of Virginia. After law school, he began his career in New York City with J.P. Morgan, followed by Bessemer Trust, where he was a member of the Management and Executive Committees. Mr. Cochran became chairman and CEO of Donaldson, Lufkin and Jenrette Asset Management Group and then president of Credit Suisse Asset Management, after Credit Suisse’s acquisition of DLJ. Mr. Cochran was founder, chairman and CEO of Silvercrest Asset Management Group. He founded Silvercrest in 2002 and built it into a substantial investment management company, which was taken public in June 2013. He was chairman of the board of directors of the Jefferson Scholars Foundation, a trustee of the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, and served on the board of managers of the University of Virginia Alumni Association and the board of trustees of the Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation Inc. He was also a member of the College of Charleston Foundation board of directors. He is survived by his wife, DuPre, two daughters, his brother, two nephews, H. Carter S. Cochran, Jr. ’99 and W. Alexander R. Cochran ’01.

J A M E S W I L L I A M WOT R I N G I I I ’ 8 4 of Hickory, N.C., died June 7, 2013.

n the Hill, Mr. Wotring was Head Monitor. He played varsity football and basketball and served on the Honor Committee, the Discipline Committee, the Monitorial Review Board, and the Demerit Decision Committee. He worked in finance at Light Foot Capital. He is survived by his parents, two daughters, a sister, and three nieces.

B U R K E L AW R E N C E B O G E R ’ 9 9 of Atlanta, Ga., died on April 8, 2013.

t Episcopal, Mr. Boger ran varsity cross country and track and was on the varsity wrestling team. He was a tour guide and performed in the winter musical and spring play. He earned the Edwin Wilson Award for Excellence in Acting and the School Award for Excellence in Drama. He also participated in the Einstein Club, the Outdoor Club, and Spectrum, and served as an acolyte. Boger matriculated at Southern Methodist University. He began his career in improv theater and later moved on to real estate. He held various sales positions with Jenny Pruitt & Associates and Sotheby’s Atlanta Fine Homes in Buckhead. His knowledge of leases and real estate contracts led him to Big Game Brands (formerly Raving Brands), a food and family entertainment franchise and private equity group. Burke is survived by his father, a brother, a nephew, two aunts, and four cousins.

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M A RT H A LO C K E C A M M AC K ’ 0 9 of Nasheville, Tenn., died on Oct. 12, 2013.

t The High School, Ms. Cammack played JV field hockey and lacrosse. She was editor of “Whispers” and a head tour guide her senior year. She also served as a Senior Mentor and a Peer Mentor and was a member of the Young Republicans Club. Ms. Cammack received a B.A. in environmental studies from Wofford College. At Wofford, she was a student ambassador for the admissions department and a student team member in the Development Office. A member of Kappa Alpha Theta, Ms. Cammack served as her chapter’s chief financial officer and ritualist. She was also a participant in Reformed University Fellowship. She was most recently employed at the Melrose Branch of Suntrust Bank in Nashville. She is survived by her parents; her stepmother; her grandparents; and her four sisters, including Alice Laird Cammack ’11 and Julia Meriwether Cammack ’06.

F R A N K L I N B A R K E R W E S T ’ 1 2 of Alexandria, Va., died on Sept. 6, 2013.

t Episcopal, Mr. West ran varsity cross country and was named MVP in junior lacrosse and JV wrestling. He also played junior basketball and JV football and was a tour guide. He matriculated at the College of Charleston, where he was a member of Pi Kappa Alpha. He also belonged to St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Alexandria, Va. He is survived by his mother; father and step-mother; sister; step-grandparents; and aunts, uncles, and cousins.

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any donors choose to make memorial or honor gifts to Episcopal High School as a way to pay tribute to friends and loved ones. We are grateful to these donors who contributed to EHS from July 1, 2013 to Oct. 31, 2013.

Memorial Gifts In Memory of Mr. Edward Trigg Brown ’36 Dr. and Mrs. Arthur W. Whitehurst ’60

In Memory of Mr. Ben Irving Johns Mr. Robert Caldwell Wallenborn ’84

In Memory of Mr. Patrick Henry Callaway Mr. and Mrs. W. Page Dame III ’59

In Memory of Mr. Fielding Lewis Logan 1921 Mr. and Mrs. Fielding L. Logan, Jr. ’57

In Memory of Ms. Martha Locke Cammack ’09 Mrs. Elizabeth M. Woodcock and Mr. John A. Woodcock

In Memory of Mr. James Pleasants Massie, Jr. ’49 Mr. and Mrs. William S. Peebles IV ’73

In Memory of Mr. Dabney Hutter Craighill, Jr. ’44 Mr. Robert Edley Craighill ’77 In Memory of Ms. Debra Cecelia Dayson Mr. William Alexander Nisbet ’01 In Memory of Mr. Robert Wiatt Farrar ’07 Mr. David B. Glaize ’07 In Memory of Dr. William Evans Hannum II Mrs. Honour Alston Thornton ’06 and Mr. John Thornton In Memory of Mr. Charles Rapley Hooff, Jr. ’31 Mr. and Mrs. Charles R. Hooff III ’58 In Memory of Mr. Charles Rapley Hooff, Sr. 1902 Mr. and Mrs. Charles R. Hooff III ’58 In Memory of Mr. Archibald Robinson Hoxton, Jr. ’35 Mr. and Mrs. Archibald R. Hoxton III ’62

In Memory of Mr. Fairfax Sheild McCandlish, Jr. ’37 Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Drayton, Jr. ’37 In Memory of Mr. William Boxley Parrott ’56 Mr. and Mrs. John C. Parrott II ’60 In Memory of Mr. Allen Carleton Phillips, Jr. Mr. Richard Lewis Mack ’81 In Memory of Mrs. Yvonne Tomanelli Pinckney Ms. Suzanne Eliza Pinckney ’02 In Memory of Mr. Landon Haynes Roberts, Jr. ’73 Mr. and Mrs. Walter M. Cart, Jr. ’73 In Memory of Mr. Oscar Potts Ryder, Jr. ’78 Mr. Robert J. Cheek ’78 In Memory of Mr. John Gibson Semmes ’41 Mr. and Mrs. J. Evander MacNair III ’62 Mr. Richard S. T. Marsh Mr. and Mrs. Richard Moran Mr. and Mrs. Albert Santorelli

Mr. Raphael Semmes Mr. Ira S. Siegler In Memory of Mrs. Virginia N. Settle Mr. Robert Caldwell Wallenborn ’84 In Memory of Mr. Franklin Barker West ’12 Ms. Elizabeth Stuart Agnew ’12 Ms. Anne T. Billingsley Ms. Eleanor H. Blaine ’10 Mr. John Renwick Blaine ’12 Mr. Sanghyun Chung ’12 Mr. Harrison R. Clement ’12 Ms. Elizabeth Austin Conger ’12 Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Connelley Ms. Sharon Connelley Mr. Austin I. deButts ’12 Ms. Lindsey S. deButts ’08 Mr. William Hunter deButts IV ’10 Mr. and Mrs. William H. deButts III ’76 Mr. Christian Daniel Driscoll ’12 Mr. and Mrs. Charles M. Fairchild Mr. Hunter J. Fairchild ’11 Mr. Michael J. Gillaspie Mr. David B. Glaize ’07 Ms. Caroline M. Hagood ’12 Mr. and Mrs. D. L. Harrison Ms. Elizabeth G. Helm ’12 Ms. Emma L. Holt ’12 Ms. Chase D. Hughes ’12 Mr. and Mrs. Steven C. Johnson Ms. Megan E. Lewis The Hon. and Mrs. Frank Lucas Ms. Carrington L. Lyerly ’12 Mr. Charles A. Marshall ’11 Dr. and Mrs. John L. Marshall ’79 Ms. Elizabeth L. Mealy ’12 Ms. Mackenzie P. Nix ’12 Mr. and Mrs. David Olimpi Mr. William Wells Patrick ’12

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Mr. William R. Pitts Mr. Armour M. Shaw ’12 Mr. and Mrs. Michael Urban Mr. and Mrs. Dan Charles Vance Ms. Lauren E. Vance ’09 Mr. Michael J. Vance ’12 Ms. Sarah T. Vance ’06 Ms. Anne M. Weisiger ’12 Ms. Grace A. Weisiger ’13 Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Welsh Ms. Virginia Maddux Wright ’13 Mr. Turgay Yavuz Mr. George Estus Youmans III ’12 In Memory of Mr. Francis James Wideman, Jr. ’41 Mr. and Mrs. Francis J. Wideman III ’64

Honor Gifts In Honor of Mr. David Wilkinson Carr ’43 Mr. and Mrs. William S. Peebles IV ’73 In Honor of Mr. David Wilkinson Carr, Jr. ’73 Mr. and Mrs. William S. Peebles IV ’73 In Honor of Mr. Elwood Brogden Coley, Jr. ’73 Mr. and Mrs. William S. Peebles IV ’73

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In Honor of Mr. William Perry Epes III ’65 Dr. and Mrs. Robert A. Pierce II ’78

In Honor of Mr. Joseph Badger Shelor ’52 Mr. and Mrs. John L. Appleby ’77

In Honor of Mr. and Mrs. William Perry Epes III ’65 Mr. and Mrs. Eamon M. Coy ’04

In Honor of Mr. Richard Myers Stubbs Mr. and Mrs. Stanley R. Addess

In Honor of Mr. Joseph James Lawton IV ’15 Ms. Coles Heyward Lawton ’10

In Honor of Mr. John LeRoy Townsend III ’73 Mr. and Mrs. William S. Peebles ’73 Mr. and Mrs. Henry C. Riely ’73

In Honor of Mr. Evan Paul Leonard ’13 Mrs. Bonne K. Brown In Honor of Ms. Kathleen Slater Leonard ’15 Mrs. Bonne K. Brown In Honor of Mr. James Dunn Mason ’73 Mr. and Mrs. William S. Peebles IV ’73 In Honor of Mr. David Maybank, Jr. ’50 Mr. and Mrs. David H. Maybank, Jr. ’90 In Honor of Mr. James M. Seidule Mr. Robert Love Taylor, Jr. ’57

In Honor of Mr. Robert Crenshaw Watts III Dr. and Mrs. Robert A. Pierce II ’78 In Honor of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Crenshaw Watts III Mr. Alexander Anderson Keevil ’04

The Bell Society A great bronze bell rings from Hoxton House at Episcopal High School. Its unmistakable sounds carries all Episcopal alumni back to the time when they moved in response to it, when it set the rhythm of their days – to breakfast, to chapel, to classes – ringing joyously for an important athletic victory, or reluctantly for study hall. – Riley Deeble, Respected Master 1951-92

The Bell Society honors members of the EHS community who have chosen to provide a future legacy to the School through wills, trusts, charitable gift annuities, life insurance policies, or other planned gifts. The High School has a long tradition of generous support of this kind, and today, nearly 150 alumni, families, and friends are members the Bell Society. Making a planned gift is an excellent way to support the longterm needs of our community and to perpetuate your lifelong interest in EHS. If you would like to join The Bell Society, or if you simply want to learn more about your giving options, please visit our planned giving web page at www.episcopalhighschool.plannedgiving.org or contact me with any questions. MATT DRAKE Major Gifts Officer 703-933-4026 MHD@episcopalhighschool.org

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