Class Notes & Alumni News

1930-1949

Jane Hoffert Moore ’46 1620 Calumet Dr. Houston, TX 77004

713-529-9700

Alongside her family, Alice Milliken ’44 celebrated her 96th birthday on November 5, 2022.

1950-1957

Jane Heyck Gaucher Montgomery ’53 3121 Buffalo Speedway, Apt 4104 Houston, TX 77098 713-621-4673 texaschm2@comcast.net

Page Thomson Steele ’54 23714 Cansfield Way Katy, TX 77494 713-504-3792

Dear Alums – I cannot believe we have celebrated over 60 birthdays together in our little birthday group! Our birthday group has remained long term friends and allies! On to more fun and companionship in the next 60 years!

Ann Collette Mengden ’50 says “Happy New Year!” and shares this photo of her in front of the door to her room at The Village.

Nicky Sanborn Minear ’56 sends this update on her and her family, “On October 16th my daughter Devon Laws and Nathan Wilson were married at the Depot in San Marcus. The wedding was held on the Platform, the reception was held in the Station House and our accommodations were cabooses. On January 29th, my oldest granddaughter Shelby Laws was married to Travis Hempel of Victoria. They were married at Beneath the Oaks in Midfield, TX (Bay City area). Shelby is a chemical engineer and a graduate of Georgia Tech with highest honors. Travis is a mechanical engineer. Both are employed by Dow in Seadrift. On May 12th my youngest granddaughter Chelsie Laws received her degree in Math from Texas State. She will be teaching in the fall.”

Bob Beeley ’56 shares, “At age 84 I have been blessed with good health, a wonderful family, and too much knowledge to keep to myself. It’s a pleasure to help others reach the same plateau with their businesses. And so, I do.”

1958

Lucy Lee Lamme

21 Briar Hollow Lane Unit 803 Houston, TX 77027

713-781-1765 lucylamme@att.net

58ers, we have another milestone in our long lives. Kinkaid is tearing down the last of the "new school", our high school. In 1957, we walked down the airconditioned (!) single aisle to Senior Corner, where we could smoke(!!), past shiny new lockers to begin as seniors. We lost Dorothy to Lamar but gained Kendall Robinson Dighton and Sue Shaffer Peters. Some events I remember...The newspaper had a Mr. and Miss Falcon contest to sell 5c. papers and the first crowned were Linda Lester Griffin and Frank Foshee, followed by Virginia Joy and John Elias. Alas, those romances didn’t make it past high school. Parker Swanson was the Lord High Admiral in our G&S production. Who knew he could sing? Did he get to kiss Sally Eastham Chapoton? John Webb won the ceremonial stick horse as Top Hand in our first Rodeo Day and our football team LOST to St. John’s. I’ve never forgiven QB Jim Parks, Eddie Gumbert, or cousin Will Lee Kay Christie, gallop back into our lives, and Jimmy Janse, we’re all on the Back Nine so tee up with us. Joe Rollo, surface. Jody Ruhl must be as busy as ever. And Bob Everett, we were prom dates!

1959

John David Hagerman 24800 I-45, Suite 100 The Woodlands, TX 77386 johndhagerman@hotmail.com

The ’59 class lunch bunch is still meeting from time to time after a Covid pause; and if you want information as to getting on the email lunch notice list, contact Glenn Seureau at Star Motor Cars at 713-868-6800 or John David Hagerman at 713-248-5801.

1960

Sassy English Stanton 1404 Potomac Houston, Texas 77057 713-266-9919 sassy@stanton-pinckard.com

Allan Port Houston, Texas allan.port@att.net

1962

Adrian Turner Ross Houston, Texas adrian@rexross.com

Dear 1962 Classmates,

Way back in April 2022, a small but delightful group of us celebrated our 60th Reunion. There was a chilly, but fun barbecue at the Kinkaid campus on Friday evening, and on Saturday we gathered at the home of Rex and Adrian Turner Ross Barry Rose came from Montana. Tony Kupersmith and wife Beecie came from Virginia, and Sandra Provost and husband Bob came from Arizona. The local folks who joined us were Gibson Carothers, George Schudy and wife Judy, Tony Walsh Duperier, Randi Fay Yocum, Carolyn Ferguson Means, Jean Merritt Johnston, Sam Harrison, Chip Stanberry and wife Janet, and Richard Domercq and wife Patrice. Susan Cooper Gaudet and Tim Havens weighed in via Zoom. To those of you who could not join us, you were missed. A good time was had by all. On a sad note, Kathy Freeman Steigerwald passed away recently. If you happen to know of any other classmates that we have lost in the past several years, please let me know and I will note it in the next newsletter.

Happy 2023 to everyone, Adrian Turner Ross

1963

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1964

Claire Andreae Murray Silver Spring, Maryland claire.murray@verizon.net

Welcome to the age of blossoming infection, as lo and behold we are now being blessed by Flu, RSV, colds and old friends like a myriad of Covid variants. Neglected we are not by varmints of multiple varieties. Hopefully one and all have either escaped or have fully recovered from the more purulent villains afloat in our environs.

I have heard via the grapevine that some of our classmates have resumed travel, retired, moved into senior communities and have made forays into personal reunions with old friends. As the times “they are a changing” such that it is difficult to stay up with all the challenges presented today.

Ed Greacen in sharing, punctuates the dilemmas of our current times ranging from social media overriding parental input to weather change and other environmental consequences evolving over the generations. Despite continued turmoil, both domestic and international, which seems inevitable he extols us all to, “Enjoy today! Encourage future generations!”

If anyone was to take that message to heart it would be Bonnie Brigance Leadbetter and family who have been expanding their horizons from the sparkling waters off the Amalfi Coast to Paris and the Eiffel Tower.

Believe it or not Bonnie’s husband Gary even ventured into paragliding from 10,000 feet. Bonnie confessed, “Still too scary for me—I did it off the coast in California last year, but 400 ft up is way better than 10,000! My tale should have been more entertaining—such as when the nav in Switzerland told us to turn into a field or when we went to return equipment to the ski rental shop the day we left Zermatt and found it was closed or when the boys got stuck on the mountain because the lift closed early and they had to be rescued by a snow groomer, or that the rental cars were so small for 5 people that we had to travel everywhere with suitcases on our laps and under our feet.” Ahh, such are the unforeseen travails of the adventurous.

As for myself, Claire Andreae Murray, I cannot believe how arduous it is to release to the universe a lifetime of memorabilia that strains the little gray cells to recall from whence it actually came. Not to mention the voluminous treasures passed down from four previous generations residing in every crawl space and storage unit about the eastern seaboard…add to that monumental task is dissolving both our practices and offices replete with 35 years of files, books and psych paraphernalia. I now know how hoarding apparently begins with but a single box placed in an attic instead of the Salvation Army.

Here’s hoping that all your sweet memories are at your disposal and that you continue to build new ones with your loved ones. If you have an urge for pay back leave your mountain of goodies for them to sort through...LOL

1965

Tami Fox Brau Austin, Texas tazmazan@gmail.com

Barbara Moses Robertson reports, “Corby and I have two grandchildren that are SENIORS this year at Kinkaid: Hope Morenz ’23, daughter of Shea and Christine Morenz ’92, and Hunter Robertson ’23, son of Brooke and Corby Robertson III.

Hunter was the quarterback of 2022 Varsity Football team. Kinkaid won the 2022 SPC Championship against Episcopal! Jake Robertson ’27 is in 8th Grade, Keen Robertson ’28 and Shea Morenz ’28 are in 7th Grade, and Kaki Robertson is in 4th Grade. All are at Kinkaid. GO FALCONS!

Our two oldest granddaughters, Lillie Morenz ’21 and Bradyn Robertson ’21 are sophomores at The University of Texas. Lillie is a member of Pi Beta Phi Sorority and in The School of Nursing. Bradyn is a member of Kappa Alpha Theta Sorority and in PLAN II. HOOK EM HORNS!

Jay Jorns writes “I moved to a new apartment for active seniors in Seabrook. I have a view of Clear Lake remembering the many water skiing adventures on Clear Lake during my youth.” Jay reports his birthday bash was a great success.

Pat Kidson Fogle Cavanagh Houston, Texas plkfc@hotmail.com

Friends,

I’m writing this message in December just after attending Kinkaid’s Alumni Holiday Party. I love that event because I see friends from other classes as well as parents of former students and, big bonus, many former students. Our class was represented by Elizabeth and Jim Tang, Linda and Rod Crowl, and me. I wish more of you would make time for this next year. The food is fabulous, thanks to Chef Mark Harris and his team, the wine is top-shelf, and most of all, the blessings of longtime friendships top the evening.

It was wonderful to hear from Gibb Bauer who loves living in Alpine, TX!

This from Bubba Koenig: I hope this finds you and all our classmates safe and healthy. Well, after almost 3 years Linda and I finally were able to take a cruise. We flew to Naples to catch the ship; made three stops in Croatia at Split, Hvar and Dubrovnik; on to Bari Italy, Corfu, Greece, Taormina and Palermo in Sicily, Naples, and then flew home from Rome. Highlights were Dubrovnik (we’re big Game of Thrones fans and Dubrovnik was the location for King’s Landing in the GOT series) and Naples for a full tour of Pompeii. The cruise was great, but the trip over and back was a nightmare. The logistics of international travel were awful. All-in-all, not a great travel experience but worth it to see everything we saw. Still hoping to make Israel in 2023. Hope everybody is safe and healthy and enjoying our "Golden Years."

David Boldrick writes that he has had a good year, working some, building refrigerated places, working on his old sailboat, volunteering with Meals on Wheels, and having fun with a 12-week-old puppy.

Rob Wilson is proud that three generations of Wilsons won SPC football championships their senior years - Rob in 1966, his son Carson ’98 in 1997, and grandson, Cade Brown ’22, son of Doak ’92 and Jennifer Wilson Brown ’92, in 2021.

Jim Tang has been enjoying retirement for the past two years. His great joy has been keeping busy as a grandfather of two. His oldest granddaughter, Kelly, is three and half, and a photo of Jim holding her was selected to be on the cover of the Royal Oaks Community Magazine for December 2022.

Grandson Rayan Tenzing Tang, son of

Dr. Jeffrey Tang ’05 and wife

Dr. Mehwish Ismaily, is eight months old. They are expecting a daughter in April 2023. Jim and wife Elizabeth enjoyed a very pleasant vacation in October to Vermont and New Hampshire to see the spectacular fall colors.

John Diffy and Martha have enjoyed being with their kids in their locations (CO and U.K.) and all together in Steamboat Springs for the holidays. Their getaways in the Virginia mountains and on the South Carolina coast have been refreshing. They continue to be fortunate in having opportunities for purposeful volunteer work through their church’s food ministry, their local (PA) symphony and history center, and their Virginia chamber music center. Looking ahead, a concert tour in Portugal, and holidays in England and/or Greece, look likely in 2023. John’s message to all: “Best wishes, fellow Falcons, for a healthy and happy 2023.”

Tua Smith Burke’s mother passed away in April, and her older brother passed away in August. Those are two huge losses in one year. But joyfully, she enjoyed another granddaughter’s wedding in Lincoln, NE where she met her great-grandson for the first time. That makes eight grands and one great-grand for Tua!

As for me, a twice-delayed-becauseof COVID Chapelwood UMC Chancel Choir tour of Croatia, Slovenia, and Italy (Venice) was finally completed in October. We had concerts in four beautiful churches with large audiences in attendance. Unlike Bubba’s, our experience was mostly positive with one exception - due to a medical emergency on our flight home from Frankfort, we made an unscheduled stop in Iceland where we were on the ground for two hours. Since we couldn’t deplane, there was only one thing to do - shop on Amazon! Two grandsons will graduate from high school this year. No college choices yet. I continue work in my home with students, most of whom are dyslexic, to stay connected to Kinkaid through PK and Kindergarten Admissions testing in the fall, to ring handbells and sing in the Chancel Choir at Chapelwood UMC, and to spend as much time as I can with my very busy children and grandchildren. I am telling the universe that a trip to Africa in 2024 is on my mind. If any of you have been, please share your insights.

Love and blessings to everyone who reads this news. Stay healthy and happy in 2023!

1967

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Buddy Trotter reports he and wife Jeanie ventured to Portugal in early November, visiting Lisbon, Coimbra, and Porto, along with other towns. They were enchanted with the architecture, cleanliness, and friendliness of the folks there. After retirement, Buddy and Jeanie have developed a new career performing songs for residents of senior living facilities in the Katy, TX area. "There’s been quite a demand, actually, for our performances, and the residents seem to love what we do" Buddy says... "They ask us back, so that’s a good thing!"

1968

Annie Owen Houston, Texas anniedowen@me.com

Elizabeth Topper Nash San Marcos, Texas enash@grandecom.net

The Class of 1968 is sad to share the loss of beloved friend Carl Moody earlier this year. We extend our sympathy to Carl’s family, friends and loved ones. In May 2021, he wrote the letter below to the class correspondents.

From Carl, “Rhonda and I retired to our family home in a lovely neighborhood near Independence Hall in Philadelphia in 2016. Auspiciously, we apparently brought our Texas Mojo, or perhaps it was the leadership of Austin’s Westlake High’s alumnus Nick Foles’ leadership that led to the Eagles going on to win the Super Bowl that season! I’m sure that goody will warm the hearts of many who read this. Lest I sound cocky, I might also note the Eagle’s subsequent return to their accustomed record.

We had been preparing our home in Philadelphia for a decade and after spending frequent long weekends here, Rhonda went from saying she didn’t think those Yankees would like her to finding more friends than you can shake a stick at and encouraging me to pull the trigger so we could live here full time. Next to paying attention to God, marrying Rhonda, and having our family, it was the happiest decision I ever made. I wake up every morning so grateful to be here!

We are having a ball with friends and family. Lots to see, do, and enjoy here. Easy access to New York, the beach, mountains. Our neighborhood is filled with history, culture, restaurants, and adventure. Easy access to golf and lots of friends to play. Beautiful walks. 15 minutes to the airport. I’m like a salmon who has swum upstream to his birthplace...but hopefully to a more promising outcome.

Our youngest daughter and her husband gave birth to our youngest grandson in April 2020 and left their high-rise apartment in Boston to shelter in place with us in Philadelphia for eight weeks, arriving when our cherry trees were in full bloom and our neighborhood was filled with tulips.

Last Summer, we came to Texas for our youngest son’s wedding. We spent Thanksgiving in Scituate, MA with our oldest daughter and her family. This winter our youngest daughter and son-in-law sent us tickets to join them and little Xavi in Aruba where they were wintering. Our Granddaughter (22) in Louisiana graduated from LSU and her brother is graduating high school and has providentially accepted a scholarship to study nuclear science 30 minutes away from us at Penn State, Brandywine!

Rhonda and I have backpacked the 480-mile Camino de Santiago de Compostela pilgrimage across Northern Spain two more times and the 450-mile Chemin de St. Jacques/ GR65 pilgrimage from Le Puy en Velay to St. Jean Pied de Port in the Pyrenees once with side trips to Lourdes and Fatima. Knocked around with our daughter and son-in-law who lived in Madrid, and had some lovely times in Paris, Porto, Lisbon, Avila, and Toledo.

Before COVID shut down my club, I was swimming a mile once or twice a week. I swam a 10K just before the pandemic struck. Actually, I swam 404 lengths of a 25-meter pool...adding a 100-meter sprint at the end of the 10K to prove I was quitting out of boredom, not exhaustion. I don’t plan on doing that again. Too much chlorine!

In April, our five kids, their spouses, and nine grandchildren surprised us by showing up at our son’s home in Wylie, TX for a surprise family reunion! First time we have all been together in over ten years. Blessed, humbled, and grateful. We returned home to once again enjoy the cherry blossoms and tulips.

A friend who is an accomplished Blacksmith in East Texas wrote me saying he had just turned 71 and was waiting for the other shoe to drop. I told him that turning 71 is like putting on a flip flop, so I look forward to the other flip flop falling so I can slip it on and go to the beach. As I told another friend over lunch at the Fort Worth

Club who was complaining about being practically run over while going 80 MPH on the Sam Houston Toll Road, 80 is the new 60. That is my wish for you.

Not sure how all this came together. I certainly had no idea. Thought I would have to work until 85. Looking back, I see the hand of providence. It has always helped to look up. I am grateful for you and our other dear Kinkaid classmates for so many fond memories and for enduring friendships!”

1969

Bonnie German Chandler Harvard, Massachusetts bchandler1@charter.net

The Class of ’69 is still going strong. Marcy West, who has more energy than any ten other people, has started a farm-to-table business of raising grass-fed, grass-finished beef. She and daughter Kelley now have a USDA-approved slaughter plant for their beef. “So far, we are selling out of her veterinary clinic on Westheimer and developing a clientele by participating in farmer’s markets in the Houston area. We additionally sell organic free-range eggs, and are exploring selling the organically raised broilers that we are presently using for our own consumption. Since the peach crop last spring was amazingly abundant, I learned how to make jellies, jams, and preserves from our peaches, figs, grapes, and pears. We are on schedule to have 18 calves this year, with a total of 14 steers already in the slaughter pipeline. We butchered our own farm raised turkeys for Easter and Thanksgiving, and plan on another two for Christmas. I got a little too happy using the new incubator that Kelley got me last spring. Do you know anyone who wants ducks? Lots and lots of ducks?” Marcy is also breeding and showing her Kangal dogs and Australian shepherds. She is “still trying to avoid knee surgery, still working two or three full time jobs [including husband David’s tire business], still riding herd on three grandkids, although on weekends, I swear, the number of children at the farm grows exponentially.”

I was holding my breath for Judy Neun as Hurricane Ian approached Florida this fall, but she survived intact. She thanks all her friends who reached out to check on her at ground zero during the storm. “All is good now in paradise. The beaches are opening after two months, but only for walking! No swimming allowed yet.” She explained that there is a lot of pollution and many dangerous pieces of various materials hidden in the sands and under the water. Since her new house is two miles from the beach in Naples, the storm surge didn’t reach them. “We were lucky that the only damages were my lanai screen door blew off and no power for five days. One block away there were boats in the street, debris, cars abandoned, and tons of furniture just littered everywhere! Even the Ritz Carlton was heavily damaged and will be closed until next spring. I was in Palm Beach in 1992 when Andrew hit as a Category 5 hurricane and had no damage then, either, so I wasn’t worried since all the weather channels expected Ian to go up to Tampa! Instead, the storm was so huge it covered the entire state and the wind blew the power out before it made landfall about twenty miles north of here. Some of my favorite restaurants on the beach were completely gone, and our beautiful pier was destroyed, but they are rebuilding it now.”

Carole Smithwick-Kiebach reports that she and David have put behind them the bad experience of trying to build a dream house on their farm in Willis, TX. “We are now abiding in a ’cozy’ 900-square-foot apartment in our barn. The 64 square miles of timber property that abuts two and half sides of our farm has been sold to a national subdivision development company, so we are not making any more plans for building until we know what will be surrounding us. We have just returned from a month in Brunssum, Netherlands, visiting our grandkids for the first time in three years (way too long; boy, have they grown!) with a family week in Vicenza and Venice, Italy. Son Andrew ’98 (fs) and wife Jen have bought a flat in Vicenza in anticipation of her retiring from US Space Force in 2027. She will continue with the NATO assignment for another 18 months, so we will be heading back for a Carnival visit in February. Thanksgiving in Georgia with family and college friends, and Christmas in Seattle with son Eric and wife L complete our travel itinerary until this summer.”

From Rick Frachtman: “Anne and I recently returned from the Malt Shop Memories cruise to the Eastern Caribbean. These oldies cruises are great fun (the Flower Power cruise being another) for those who enjoy music of the 50’s, 60’s, and early 70’s. Several of the original artists are still performing, now in their late seventies or early eighties. There were plenty of activities and ports of call, and we were bombarded with entertainment. Our trip occurred during the World Series. We were surrounded by obnoxious Philadelphia Phillies fans, but we persevered and had the last laugh. I actually won a couple of small bets on the Astros placed earlier in the year in Las Vegas. However, no one will mistake me for Mattress Mack.” Don Pickels also wrote with a music memory, this one from 1969: “Jeff Cross and I proudly bought concert tickets for The Temptations, appearing in the old downtown Coliseum. We dressed up ’hippy preppy’ and picked up our girlfriends Kristy and Gloria, excited to see live performances of "My Girl," "Ain’t Too Proud to Beg," etc. but we were shocked walking in we were way under-dressed! On the long walk to our seats, we got verbally assaulted but kept our cool and said nothing. It was intense for about five minutes.Then the music began. After the first song ("The Way You Do the Things You Do"), we were all laughing and dancing together. We obviously loved the music and were accepted by the crowd as fellow Motown fans. That’s the power of great music!”

Peggy Whitmore Douglas is “still busy with my two grandkids here in Pittsburgh. Son Rob just came for a Thanksgiving visit from Florida where he is an attorney for City Group. I still ride my horse as often as I can. My most productive time is spent with visits to rehab and assisted living facilities with my two Therapy Dog International dogs. My older one has clocked more than 700 volunteer hours!”

Jeff Cross retired as of September 2021 “I wonder if I am about the last to make this step in our class? I am stubborn, but finally realized that my clients could get by without me, mostly because all of a sudden, I noticed most were managed by people not too much older than our son. To celebrate retirement, my wife Elise and I took off in April for a six-week road trip from Houston to Sister Bay, Wisconsin and back. We were gone for about six weeks, drove 5,200 miles and played 16 different golf courses in 11 states. We covered 21 different Interstates on the trip. It was a lot of fun to see places we had never seen and also some we wanted to see again. The highlights were getting to attend the Kentucky Derby in Louisville and spending three days at Firestone CC in Akon, Ohio. Not as exotic a trip as I can imagine most in the class have taken, but memorable to us. We are due to get a new SUV in 2023 and may head west to Wyoming next year. I imagine we need to get in road trips while we can still drive!” As for me, Bonnie German Chandler, I can report that John and I see our son and his family most weekends, and my daughter has been living with us since the pandemic. John finally retired from his research position at the Harvard Observatory this past summer, but he is still doing most of the same research at home in consultation with other colleagues who have also “retired.”

I am still raising a lot of our food, training dogs, riding my horse, and competing in dog and goat shows, but choral singing had to take a hiatus during the pandemic and still hasn’t revived. I’d love to take some road trips like Jeff, but it is hard to find farm sitters who can milk goats!

1970

Malcolm Waddell Houston, Texas

mwaddell@waddellinvestments.com

mwaddell@sba-skincare.com

2022, it’s the end of the year that most of us in the Class of 1970 turned 70, and the year that we finally celebrated our 50th high school reunion, a couple of years late. That April makeup gathering with the Class of 1971 was a blast, but I’ll save those comments for the end of this column. Let’s start with your latest updates.

Once I got her email address corrected, the first news came streaming in from Sheryl Lynn Coles Jones: “Jack and I got married in 2019 in New Orleans, where Jack is from and where my grandmother (dad’s side) was from. New Orleans has always been a special place for both of us. For the most part, we are well, but have noticed that this decade brings additional challenges. Ever notice how easy it is to tweak something that takes weeks to heal? Merging our six kids, and eight grandchildren (two boys born in 2020 and 2021) has been both fun and busy. I finally got one of my three kids back to Texas – the only one not born in Austin, Tyler, now lives in Austin. Son Travis and family live in Virginia, and daughter Elyssa lives in Tucson, so we are still traveling quite a bit to be with them. Being retired means we have more time to go but going is getting a little tougher as the years pass. Still, we love to travel and went to Alaska and Santa Fe, NM this year. Next year we are planning to resume our European travels to France, Spain, Italy, Scotland, and Ireland to explore and continue working on our family history. Jack is still doing a little consulting, and I spend time volunteering as a Master Naturalist, culinary assistant at cooking classes, beekeeper, and soon to be volunteer for both the Daughters of the American Revolution and Daughters of the Republic of Texas. This year I am planning to hang wreaths on veterans’ graves in both San Antonio and Austin. Staying active and continually learning seems to keep us younger, at least at heart. This year we will be in Houston over Christmas and New Years to be with Jack’s family and attend a wedding reception of Warren’s daughter, Lauren. That will be the longest time we have been in Houston since 2019. I am sorry we couldn’t make the reunion but looking forward to the 55th.”

Next up was a note from Ed Neuhaus: “I have the typical retirement scenario – golf, travel, and even croquet. But the most fun thing I do is drive carpool for four of my grandkids two times a week. The ’bus’ ride is only 15-20 minutes, but I get their update on who likes who (or the other way around), what their favorite music is and even some inside scoop which means what is said on the ’bus’ stays on the ’bus’. I had to be taught this very basic lesson after my first time to drive ’the bus’. One of the kids turned me in to their parents for looking at my phone! Truth be known, I was looking at my phone to play one of their songs, BUT I know I should not be doing that... lesson learned for both me and them!”

Suzanne and I traveled to Scotland this past summer and got to spend a beautiful evening with Lisa Tuttle, her husband Colin and daughter Emily. Our class’s most published author shared: “As for us, we continue as usual, despite all the political turmoil, the scary increase in cost of living, and the more or less usual worries. However, inflation has taken a local toll – the Stonefield Hotel plans to shut down from January 4th until March 4thsomething that has never happened before. I think Emily won’t mind having that break, since she’s been working so long and hard (and has money saved up), but other staff are not so lucky and may not return when the hotel opens again – at least, not if they manage to get other jobs, which might not even be in the area. Since Emily’s birthday is in February, we are thinking of going away somewhere for another break and her birthday treat. Very likely somewhere in Spain. I do have exciting book news! (Well, it is exciting for me.) It looks like I’m going to have not one, not two, but THREE books published in 2023. One is a short story collection titled Riding the Nightmare, from Valancourt Books (in the US), who published my previous collection, The Dead Hours of Night, in 2021. It will be available in hardback, paperback and as an e-book. Another is a new novel, the third in my detective series set in 1890s England, The Curious Affair of the Missing Mummies. It’s being published, like the first two, by Jo Fletcher Books in the UK, but I think it should be available in the US from Amazon and other booksellers. And the third book is a reprint of a short novel, first published in 2004, called My Death. I am very excited that this new edition is being published by New York Review Books in their NYRB Classics list.”

Suzanne and I visited with Linda Dixon quite a few years ago in her second home at the time, Las Vegas, NV. After living in Santa Fe for quite a few years, she’s back in Vegas and sent: “A quick update on my life: in the summer of 2021, I tripped over my coffee table breaking my right ankle and left toe. I was hospitalized and underwent surgery the next morning. I’m doing much better now, although I have periods of fatigue and slight brain fog. Occasionally, I walk with a cane. Ending on a happy note, Vegas has established the Formula I car races incorporating the STRIP as part of the course. Adele is beginning her residency here, as well as Garth Brooks. We just finished the Professional Bull Riders Rodeo. My adopted niece sang the National Anthem at the T Mobile Arena to kick off the event. She sings for many of the events in Las Vegas and loves it.”

On a recent trip to Austin, I had coffee and spent a morning with Joanne Hankamer, Randy’s widow. She showed me her beautiful new townhome in the Old West Austin Historic District – the same neighborhood where Randy and she had lived. Their two daughters, Kelly and Cheryl, both live in Austin and are doing well. Kelly was working in town, and Cheryl had just recently moved back after leaving a job in the DC area. It was a lovely visit.

I got a wonderful note from Robin Beck about Andy Beck, their children, and her latest news: “We still miss Andy at the holidays. He brought energy, love, and hilarity. Some of our families’ most repeated stories begin with him. Though we were no longer married, we were usually all together for the holidays. That included dear Priscilla with whom Andy found so much happiness in those last few years. Here’s what’s been happening in BeckVille. Older son Jack is in the Bay Area where he has started an organization called Turn Out which matches volunteers with queer organizations. I believe he is in his fifth year and just received a grant from California to scale-up his operation in three additional cities. He was also just awarded a Roddenberry Fellowship/ Grant. He works like his dad (too many hours) and really enjoys living in Oakland where he gets to see many friends from his previous time overseas. Younger son Alec and his wife are mostly on the go. They live about 40 minutes from us. Alec’s wife Amelia Brodka participated in the Olympics this year in Japan as skateboarding and surfing were added as new sports categories. Alec works for the Tony Hawk Foundation which partners with skaters and citizens who want to build a skatepark in their city. They now have over 500 skateparks up and going. Amelia just closed out ’Exposure’, her annual event for women skateboarders. She is from a small town in Poland that is the hub of the refugees coming from Ukraine. Alec and Amelia met after college, when she moved to a small town in Oceanside, CA, which is where I grew up. I live in Laguna Niguel, a little below Newport, with husband, Mike McCann. The weather has been wonderful for all the gardening I so enjoy except for the outbreak of the Laguna fire which stopped one street above us – pretty scary, and we evacuated for two days. I’m not retired yet. My company, BioBarrier, (safer surgical gloves) survived Covid and is in scale-up overseas. We hope to have product for sale in the coming year. With Covid still in so many factories, we took the time to file new patent applications and execute prototyping for follow-on products.”

Bob Frachtman checked in with his latest news: “We now have three grandkids: Gabriel (4), Levi (1.5), and Lily (4 months). Our daughter Adrienne will be applying to dental school next year at age 31. Anyone with contacts at UT Houston? Older son Julian’s rich media self-serve international ad company is doing very well. His younger brother Brandon is a commercial real estate developer and just finished his first building in downtown Austin and is starting #2. He was also instrumental in the building of a very cool night club downtown called Superstition. I’m getting a great second education in the world of business from these two. My wife Sherrie is enjoying being a Nonna, along with being on two non-profit boards (one of which is Austin PBS). I’m still practicing full-time as a gastroenterologist. Our Austin group of 40 gastroenterologists has joined a national group based out of Dallas, so I now have about 700 partners. We’re very lucky to be in Austin with all our kids and grandchildren.”

Brian Atlas wrote in from his mountain home: “Well a lot is happening with my family. I have three daughters, three sons-in-law, and seven grandchildren. My youngest Angela had a baby in January. My grandkids range from 10 months to 15 years. This past week I took the entire family to Disney World. I have to say it was the best trip, not vacation, that Cindy and I have ever been on. The Disney company creates the best attractions you can imagine. We had a great time. I retired in April, and we bought a home in Silverthorne, CO where we spend most of our time. I sold my development in Austin. We still maintain our home in Houston where the family lives including my 92-year-old mother and her 95-year-old husband. Most of my time is spent golfing, traveling, skiing, hiking, and enjoying my family. Cindy and I were in Italy in September and had a great time. Other than that, I’m just working on my new house in the mountains and getting ready for ski season.”

Erik Littlejohn shared: “This may be the first time (or at least the first time in a long time) that I’ve written with an update. My daughter Isabella graduates in May from The American University of Paris. We will get a jump on the Christmas season when I visit her in Paris in early December. She will be back in Houston for Christmas and New Year’s before returning for her last semester. Following graduation, we are planning a celebratory European victory lap to favorite spots. It will be a fun and memorable time, and I’m certainly looking forward to it! Best to all my classmates.”

From just up north I got this note from Phil Salvador: “We are all fine here in The Woodlands. I continue to progress my sea kayaking ’career’ through trips and training. My wife Christiane has always got projects on the go. In January she will visit our daughter Carla in South Korea where she is studying. We don’t hear much from our son Lucas. It seems to be because he is either too busy with his job at ASML in Connecticut or having too much fun with his friends.”

Sam Collins was the next to check in: “Hi Class of ’70. At our age we should all be thankful we’re still here to enjoy what for I hope most of us is the time of our lives where it’s all about grandkids, travel, and doing what the hell we want when we want. Our first-born Jordan ’00 got married to Samantha in October in San Juan where they live. She’s a dream, and they’re living the Caribbean good life in Puerto Rico. Daughter Emily Collins Blau ’02 and husband Lance live in Cinco Ranch in Katy with our two grandchildren, Poppy (3) and Bennett (18 months). They’re both a lot of fun, and we’re with them often. Wife Andi and I did three weeks in September in Italy and Portugal with friends – a great trip. Right now, we’re on a plane to Vegas for four days for food and shows and a little gambling. All is well. We’re enjoying this stage of life. Hope y’all are, too.”

Selby Schwend sent an email with a similar sentiment: “We couldn’t make the reunion this year due to a travel conflict with our long-planned trip to Ireland. We had a great time driving all over the country visiting castles, museums, seaside vistas and fabulous pubs along the way. We’re trying to figure out how to go back sooner rather than later. All the kids are doing well and are still spread out across the country. Our oldest grandchild graduated in May from the Citadel, and our youngest just turned two.

We’ve got eight grandkids in all, and they are truly a blessing. Hope all my classmates are doing well and enjoying the golden years.”

Janet Lee Cohen was with family in Bethesda, MD when she wrote: “We’re currently planning a 50th anniversary trip in 2024, hoping to go to Italy. Fingers crossed we’ll be able to celebrate somewhere. It really doesn’t matter where we are. We can’t quite believe we’re old enough to have been married for so long. We lost Rick’s 98-year-old dad in April. He and Rick’s mom were married for almost 76 years. We feel fortunate to have had him in our lives for so long. He was full of wisdom and fun, the best combination. I’m grateful for all of you and for our crackerjack reporter. Malcolm doesn’t sit still for very long but long enough to persuade us to weigh in, whether we have anything exciting to report or not. Thankfully, I have nothing exciting to report, and right now, that suits me fine. These last few years have brought enough ’excitement.’ Sending love to all our classmates for a safe, healthy, peaceful, and joyous holiday.” Janet’s right! I do want you to check in whether you’ve got big news or not.

Like Janet, Frank McGuyer felt he, too, had little to report, but the sale of his successful homebuilding company in 2021 was a big deal and well-timed. Frank updates us: “Post-merger has been much busier than expected. It seems assimilation is more difficult than anticipated. I am still tied in with an earnout for three more years and obligated to provide a lot-and-land bank for a couple more. Our granddaughter is enjoying Kinkaid, so I’m sure that we will be visiting the campus more. Grandson here is also close by at St Francis. Our son Bart ’02 and his family are still in LA, and we don’t see that changing anytime soon.”

Bill Blomdahl reports: “All is well in Tyler. We spent Thanksgiving with our two daughters and their husbands and our four grandchildren in Houston and had a blast with all of them together. They are all coming to our home in Tyler for Christmas, so Nancy is gearing up for that. Nancy and I bought a new farm just outside of Tyler, and I have been working on some timber management and pond work with the idea of stocking the pond for the grandkids. We have lots of deer, so I have been feeding them and trying to get a handle on how many we have. We have a low fence place, so they come and go as they please, but they do really like the corn I feed them. We had such a great time at the Reunion. It was a great turnout and as usual so fun to see and catch up with everyone and their spouses. We need to have one every year if possible since we are not getting any younger! I just turned

70 in August, and Nancy turned 65 this past April. We celebrated our 45th wedding anniversary this past June, so 2022 has been a big year for us.”

Ellen Ginther Reifslager has been on the move in 2022 and has more trips planned: “We seem to have been traveling all year. Besides being in Hawaii for six months, it’s mainly been road trips to some of our favorite places in the west. We just had Thanksgiving with our son Matthew and daughter-in-law in Sedona. Now it’s out to see our daughter Angela and her family in Laguna Beach before Christmas. Our youngest Christen is leaving on a trip to Egypt on Christmas Day, so we will be home to send her off on her big adventure. Wishing everyone a healthy and fulfilling holiday season and new year.”

Like Ellen, we traveled extensively in 2022. Besides the trip to Scotland in mid-summer, we also went abroad to Barbados, South Africa, Botswana, Namibia, Australia, and New Zealand. We did a full family trip to Maui in March just before the reunion. It was a great travel year after the Covid lockdown.

Katherine Thomson Jordan (fs) shared her travel story and news of brother Erwin Thompson (fs): “Our cruise trip from Montreal to Fort Lauderdale was very nice although Hurricane Fiona demolished the port and businesses at Prince Edward Island. It kept our ship from docking there, and that was really one big reason for the trip! Years ago, a friend whom I made when Roy was stationed at Columbus Air Force Base said her family had a home on the Island, and it sounded so beautiful. It was fun to see Quebec City, a little of Montreal, the small island of Cap aux Meules, Boston and a little bit of Ft. Lauderdale – overall a worthwhile 10-day trip! I went to see daughter Katie and family last September in New Bern and had a great time celebrating her birthday and grandson Logan’s 8th birthday. We came home to celebrate my youngest grandson Benjy’s 3rd birthday and my 70th! Hard for me to say it! But all here are doing well. Blessed and looking forward to Christmas with my brother Erwin and wife Margaret. They have temporarily relocated to New Braunfels, while they remodel a new home in The Woodlands. Their son Stephen and his wife and two boys now live there also. They haven’t given up on retiring in New B because they still have property there, so I just hope it’s not going to take too many years!

Happy Holidays to all!”

Tom Hale and wife Sherry have also been traveling a lot in 2022: “We went to Banff and Jasper, Canada for hiking and golf – gorgeous mountains and glaciers. Then we went to Istanbul and Troy with Browne Baker and wife Robin. We went and saw friends in Spain north of Gibraltar in a little town called Jimena de la Frontera. We also visited the ancient Roman towns of Italica, Emerita Augusta, and Baelo Claudia. These sites have wonderful Roman ruins. Sherry is still at the top of her tennis game. Our son Theodore is kicking tail at the Houston DA’s office. My daughter Emily is still traveling the world, and I am doing real estate until I die.”

Speaking of Browne, he, too, sent a quick note: “We’re in Canyon Lake with Tom Hale and Sherry for a quick Thanksgiving holiday getaway.”

Browne, Robin, Tom, Sherry, Suzanne, and I attended a jazz concert at Alta Arts in Bellaire in November. At that gathering, Browne shared the news that our former classmate Dick Colvin (fs) had serious health problems. Browne and Dick were roommates for their first two years together in college at the University of Texas, and they had remained friends over the years. In my first class-notes request, I included the news about Dick’s condition and asked you to share any thoughts or memories about Dick, who left Kinkaid after 8th grade. Many of you were saddened and expressed your hopes for his recovery. Unfortunately, Dick passed away the day after Thanksgiving. He was surrounded by his family. Trish Houck (fs) sent this remembrance: “I want to share a very sweet memory of Dickie. I hadn’t thought of this in ages and ages. Either we were in kindergarten or first grade when Dickie invited me to go to the circus with him, my very first date! My mom was so excited for me! I’m sure I was all dressed up in very scratchy petticoats and patent leather shoes when he came to the door for me. I don’t remember any more specifics, but I do hope you’ll share this story with his wife Nancy and son Richard, Jr. I hope it brings a smile to them both to know that even at six Dick was a ’lover boy.’” I heard from Dick’s cousin, Phil Colvin, who asked that I forward Trish’s email to him to share with the family at Dick’s memorial services in Hunt, TX last week. One other piece of sad news came from Ginger Hamblen Busboom, “My sweet husband Mark Busboom passed away on November 14, 2022, from Lewy Body Dementia. He had a tough time this past year due to aggressive dementia. He was 73.” On behalf of all our class, I extend our deepest sympathies to the Colvin and Busboom families.

Trish and I got to spend an afternoon together the week after Thanksgiving on a charity matter and have caught up on several emails. She lives in Dallas and is doing well. When asked about her holiday plans, she shared:

“My daughter Reilly will be in Dallas for Christmas, so we will be here with her! She graduated from the University of Oklahoma in May 2018 and started working at Baylor, Scott and White in Plano in June. This is the first Christmas since she graduated that she hasn’t been working on Christmas Day! We are, also, planning on having her cousin Emily Hale here with us, too.”

I’ll end as promised with the April 2022 Reunion recap. Despite so many of you being unable to attend due to 70th birthday trips/plans and other pent-up family travel obligations, we had a good turnout for the “Class of ’70 Turns 70 Reunion”. Attendees at one or more of the festivities included Neal Anderson, Browne Baker, Ted Barrow, Bill Blomdahl, Sam Collins, Carolyn Hazelhurst Cullinan, Alan Gerger, Tom Hale, Larry Jacobs, Linda Weingarten Kates, Trey Lander, Erik Littlejohn, Bill Paull, Betsy Mickley Sheets, John Tio Suman, and yours truly. Ron Bernell and Bob Frachtman stopped by, but both had other commitments. Our Saturday night dinner at Caracol was celebrated with friends from the Class of 1971, including Lila Pace Belitz, Laura Hazelhurst Cullinan, Claudia Frost Ford, Frank Pardue, Mike Pearson, Cindi Wilson Ray, Heidi Sheesley, Lisa Morris Simon, and Marisue Dougherty Tallichet. Thanks to all the many spouse attendees who put up with us telling all our old stories. I was supposed to take pictures, but all I did was visit. So many of you who didn’t attend had wanted to, so I think we’ll have enough demand for the 55th. By the time this note is printed that weekend will be just two years away, just one year later than Bill Blomdahl wanted!

Thanks as always for sharing your current happenings and keep those emails coming in.

1971

Claudia Wilson Frost Houston, Texas Cfrost@orrick.com

Louisa Patty Barnes shared the news that her fall on black ice in early February delayed their planned cross-country road trip in April, but they pulled it off, with her husband driving the entire westward leg (5,000 miles one way due to all their side trips to visit family and friends, and to see some sights along the way). On their way back home, somewhere in Minnesota, they made a sudden stop that unknowingly allowed their special cargo (a four inch "pet" tarantula they were transporting back east for their niece) to escape. When they discovered her loose in the back of the car three days later, they had to completely empty their car in order to capture her, carefully checking every item as they took it out. They finally found her hiding under the console between the front seats! Also, in October she got to serve on a jury for a two-day criminal trial. Fascinating, but exhausting experience. Louisa concluded, saying “so now I am looking forward to a nice, quiet winter at home in New England.”

Darrell Bock reports that he is still engaged in his ministry work around the world. Last year he was in Australia, New Zealand, Germany, and Switzerland as well as numerous locales in the USA.

Danny Carroll checked in from Wheaton and shared the news that his newest book was published in August: The Lord Roars: Recovering the Prophetic Voice for Today (http:// bakerpublishinggroup.com/books/thelord-roars/410430)

The Class of 1971 lost a cherished member with the passing of Helen Potter Allison this year. We extend our condolences to Helen’s family, friends and loved ones.

Best wishes to all of you for a safe, and wonderful summer.

Claudia

Lewis Luckenbach reports, “My wife, Kathy, and I drove to Crozet, VA for a nice driving vacation. Ellen Carrington King is the owner of the award-winning King Family Vineyards at Crozet, VA. I have been there a few times. We had a mini 50th class reunion with Ellen Carrington King, George Shackelford, who lives in nearby Culpepper, VA, his grandson Hunter, and myself. Between Ellen, George and myself, we have 20 grandchildren. We had a great time talking about past times as well as our information about our families.

The King Family Vineyards is a wonderful facility and very family friendly in a great setting in the Virginia Appalachians. On the home front one of my grandchildren. Valentina, plays soccer at the Albion Hurricanes Soccer Club on Campbell Road in the academy program. One of her teammates is a third grader at Kinkaid. Valentina attends the St. Constantin School. Small world. Allan Tang will be wintering at his place in Palm Springs, California. Happy holidays to all.”

Mike Frachtman shares that besides practicing law he spends his weekend at his place at Chappell Hill, a few miles east of Brenham.

1973

Pam Dilworth Kissiah Berkeley, California pkissiah@gmail.com

Thank you to our hard-working host committee: Caroline Jogerst Sabin, Chuck Blanton, Marion Perryman Liedtke, Chris Jones, David Martin, Missy Baker Jones, Lisa Bernell Rostad, and yours truly. If you have not received your invitation, please contact me at pkissiah@gmail.com.

Thank you to those classmates who wrote to me sharing their news. I love hearing from you!

Scott West is excited to announce the arrival of his and Laurie’s first grandchild, Maxine T. West. Maxine was born May 2022 and is the daughter of Zach West ’06 and Liana West. Scott’s wife of 35 years, Laurie Dempsey, is holding baby Maxine.

Jane Staub Towler has a granddaughter! Talia Hetta Sturtz born August 9, 2022. Jane is excited to have timed her retirement quite well from her nursing career. Now she is getting to spend time between Boulder (with her daughter’s growing family) and Bethesda. Janes says she is looking forward to seeing everyone in March! Be there!

Janet Weingarten Battista sent her greetings from Bryce Canyon where she and Tom traveled after a wedding weekend in Houston. Janet is enjoying traveling again and getting back out into the world! She cannot wait to see everyone in March.

her free time cleaning out so much acquired stuff, she is now volunteering for a few causes that are close to her heart. Caroline’s travel has been mostly domestic and focused on family in Oregon and South Carolina, but she hopes to plan some adventures in 2023. Caroline also reports that her three kids are doing well in their various endeavors. Her middle son, Finlay, recently married and started a company focused on providing industrial hemp materials for construction purposes. Her oldest son, Colin, is pursuing acting and screenwriting in Hollywood and her youngest son, Ben, is the founder of a craft brewery in Austin, Friends & Allies Brewing. He has a great tasting room, so if you live in Austin or are just visiting, stop by and taste the brews!

Caddell Liedtke and wife

Marion Perryman Liedtke are still living in Midland. They are both looking forward to seeing their Falcon Classmates at our 50th Reunion. If we miss any of you there, maybe we will see you in the Texas Hill Country where we recently bought a place and plan to spend more time.

Chris Jones ticked two things off his Bucket List! He went to Scotland during the first week of September 2022 and played eight rounds of golf (that’s around 40 miles of walking) in nine days. His body is still recovering! He was also thrilled to attend Game 2 of the World Series in Houston! Hooray for the Astros ~ World Series Champs!

Lewis Luckenbach III Sugar Land, Texas lluckfam@aol.com

Allan

Tang Houston, Texas allantang@earthlink.net

The Class of 1973 has a BIG celebration upon us! Our 50th Reunion will be in March 2023, and we are looking forward to having everyone come together for what is sure to be a festive “hippy-dippy” trip down Memory Lane. The early 1970s were crazy years to be in high school!

(But I guess high school years are always crazy!)

DeLinda Fuqua Baker reported that her family has been humming along in 2022 with very few changes. DeLinda’s oldest son is a real estate developer in Seattle, WA, and her daughter is a marketing director for a museum in Houston. Her other son has resigned from the Coast Guard and is pursuing an engineering degree. DeLinda loves spending time with her two granddaughters (2 and 4 years old) who are growing very fast and are incredibly cute! Her husband retired from ExxonMobil and rather than kicking back and traveling, he began teaching at Texas A&M at Galveston. He grew a beard and is enjoying the professorial life.

Bart Brewer and wife Julia are almost empty nesters, with their youngest now off to college out of state and their oldest in his senior year at a local college. Discussions and decisions regarding future plans are just beginning to come to the forefront.

Caroline Jogerst Sabin retired at the end of September 2020 after 18+ years of managing a private foundation in Houston. It was quite an adjustment, but the timing of retirement was fortunate, as it gave her time to care for her mother during those last few months of her life. Besides spending

Missy Baker Jones and husband Scott Jones are finding a bit more time to travel. Although Scott is still working, his schedule has become more flexible. They spend their time between Savannah and Columbus where their kids and grandkids live, and they are also getting away for fun travel with friends. Their favorite recent trip was a return visit to Fogo Island, Newfoundland, CA. Missy and Scott also try to meet their family as often as possible at their place in Western NC. They are looking forward to seeing everyone at our 50th Reunion!

Robert Bradley reports that there is a growing contingent of Kinkaid alumni with homes on the Guadalupe River in Hunt, TX. In addition to Rob, there are three other classmates with homes there and he suggested a future reunion in Hunt! Sounds like fun to me!

And finally, Pam Dilworth Kissiah and husband Gary have just finished remodeling a townhouse in Los Gatos, CA where we raised our kids. We have enjoyed reconnecting with friends there, and I have recently taken up pickleball and cycling (thanks to the invention of e-bikes!). I have accepted that I will never improve my golf game - as I started playing much too late!

But with pickleball, there’s hope! We still spend time at our bay house in Berkeley and are also enjoying hikes with our dog, Clover, who just turned one. I am looking forward to our 50th Reunion in Houston and really hope to see you there!

1974

Madeleine Topper Sheehy Houston, Texas madtop05@gmail.com

1975

Judy Levin Houston, Texas jude118@aol.com

1976

Homoiselle Sadler Bujosa Houston, Texas hbujosa@att.net

1977

Jane VanDeMark Houston, Texas janevandemark@yahoo.com

1978

Sarah Deal Frankenfeld Austin, Texas sarahf422@me.com

No news this issue? Come to our 45th

Reunion March 24-25 to see each other in person and ask your classmates face to face how they are doing! That is a MUCH better way to learn about one another than writing it out!!

Go to kinkaid.org/reunionweekend to learn more about the weekend. Be on the lookout for information coming soon about our Class Party on Saturday, March 25! Look forward to seeing everyone!

1979

Steven Arnold Houston, Texas sda@3lmc.com

Evans Attwell Houston, Texas eattwell@gmail.com

Alice Berry Houston, Texas missformicadinette@yahoo.com

1980

Tom Dunlap San Diego, CA 619-929-1413 td@tomdunlap.com

1981

John McReynolds Houston, Texas j-mcr@comcast.net

1982

Maria Semander Crawford Redondo Beach, California msemander@yahoo.com

Greetings Classmates! The last time I wrote this column we were still looking for a place to host our 40th reunion and I’m happy to report that not only did we find the perfect place, but we all survived the night too! They say “a picture speaks a thousand words” so I decided to send in our group pictures from the reunion for those who didn’t see the pictures and those who didn’t make it. Our theme was “Taking it Back to Old School” and hosting it at El Patio definitely took us back in time. The weekend was a huge success thanks to the event planning expertise of Michelle Rogers Rogers. I was happy to be her “personal assistant” but the reunion truly came together because of her.

The girls of ’82 had an impromptu Girls Night Out the night before our reunion at Emily Wynne Bolin’s house. We pulled out old yearbooks, laughed a lot and talked about how glad we are that we didn’t have social media back then! We did utilize modern technology though and Facetimed Mike Curran in San Diego, who couldn’t make it to the reunion but had sent a video with his best wishes for a successful and fun party.

On the night of the reunion, the Class of ’82 joined forces with the Class of ’81 for a combined Reunion. It proved to be a great move…. double the classmates and double the fun. Passing the door of “Club No Minor” as you walked into El Patio and to the backroom party brought back so many memories! Crazy to think that we all drank margaritas in that same bar over 40 years ago.

It was great seeing everyone from ’81 and ’82! Party goers from our class included; Michelle Rogers Rogers, Emily Wynne Bolin, Eveta Weingarten, Helena Papadopolous Johnson and husband Tom, Baranna Baker, Laura Wynne Cale, Waverly White Gage, Michael Guerriero and wife Hilairy, Heather Harrison, Bruce Phillips and Marilyn Taylor Phillips, Robbie Cox, Ben Eaton and wife Dawn, Carol Attwell Bourne and husband Mike, Bubba Vandiver and wife Courtney, Martin Brock, Cynthia Chambers Ortale, Melisa Billingsley Herring (and a late appearance by hubby Fred!), Susan Schwartz Cornett, Vince Elliott, Annelise Bovet, Caroline Coates, Nelle Gregory and husband Tim, Curt Alfrey and wife Sabine (class of “much younger” lol), Harlan Murphy, Fay Monsen Kirby and husband Don, Greg Kung, Leslie Reid and Duncan Lamme (who isn’t in the picture but I swear I thought he came!) and also Cathy Davis Bell and Cynthia Davis who didn’t make it to the reunion but were at Girls Night Out. Hope I got everyone! I had to go off my memory for spouses (which at our age is definitely hit or miss) so my apologies for missing anyone. And of course…. me, Maria Semander Crawford

I hope everyone has been doing great since the reunion and staying happy and healthy. Be ready to send in updates next time around…you should have plenty to report by then. In the meantime, take it easy and if it’s easy, take it twice!

Will Cravens is still living in Houston and married to his beautiful college sweetheart Janet. They have three kids in college: James at SCAD, Mary getting her MBA at University of San Diego and Stephen, a freshman at University of St. Thomas. Chico and Kay are still doing well and are two of his best friends. He’s working full time for the Scanlan Foundation, a giving foundation that supports the Catholic Church in Texas.

Meg Estes Tapp lives with husband Filson in Houston. She is the plant expert for Houston Public Media / NPR radio station in Houston. She also teaches Classes at Urban Harvest and travels nationally to speak to and conduct workshops for garden clubs.

Malek Bohsali’s son, Laith, started his freshman year at Texas A&M studying engineering, like his dad. Their daughter, Leah, is a freshman at Memorial High. He continues to work on real estate development projects.

Marc Oster joined Lee Majors in the Bionic Man club by getting a new hip. I am already a member! I think my referral will get me an extra IV bag of fluids when I go in for my second knee replacement.

Bobby Briscoe retired as an Army Officer (1991-2011). He started as Private, retired as a Major. He did two tours in Iraq. He is a Union Airline Captain-Boeing 737 with United Airlines. He is the CEO and owner of West Houston Aero, an aircraft maintenance, repair, and parts company. He has been married 21 years. He lives behind St. Thomas High School in Magnolia Grove.

For seven plus years Karen Fillipone Haddock and Bill have been living in Wellesley, MA. Their son William graduates from California Lutheran University December 2022, and will likely stay in LA; their daughter Annabel graduated from TCU in 2022, and lives in Manhattan. Karen is an adjunct faculty member at Boston College supervising student teachers. They have two rescue dogs. Bill loves to kayak, and Karen is running with the kindest group of people New England has to offer.

Kelly and I are empty nesters and are loving life (and freedom)! We have seven children, one in Boston, Chicago, Fort Collins, San Diego, and three in the Houston area. Annie, our youngest, got married in November and Tinsley, the middle daughter, is getting married in May, which will make four married –three daughters and one son. We have five grandchildren all in the Houston area, two girls and three boys.

1984

Jackie Fair Houston, Texas jfair36900@aol.com

1985

Carolyn Lasater Hodges Dripping Springs, Texas carolynhodges@marykay.com

1986

Julie Templin Berman Houston, Texas julie@thelimogeslady.com

1987

Doug Rosenzweig Houston, Texas dougrosez@aol.com

1988

John Semander Redondo Beach, California cperiod@hotmail.com

1989

Elizabeth Oxford Pagan Houston, Texas elizabethpagan@me.com

Hi class of ’89!

I have to start off by saying this job is so fun. I truly love that I get to email back and forth and keep up with so many of you all. As I get older, I realize more and more how lucky we were to all grow up together at Kinkaid. I feel such a connection to each one of you - you are like a second family and it is such a gift.

In that vein, I’ve luckily gotten a chance to see lots of our ’89 crew lately! This past spring, Greer and I went to Walter Weathers’ boys’ Post Oak Little League game! Now that we are empty nesters, we don’t get to do things like that, so it was a real treat! The

Anthony Brown The Woodlands, Texas abrowntex@gmail.com

Weathers brothers brought home a win so it was a great day all around! Then in October, Lynn Rothermel Neligan (who lives in Boston) was in town, so Jill Lichtenstein Deutser and I went and met her for coffee. We had SO much fun catching up! Finally, in November a bunch of us flew to Denver to visit Laney Vaughan Pitstick. Jill Lichtenstein Deutser, Bronwyn Burke Tilton, Beth Young Young, Andrea Boone Chapman, Jennifer Deal Rogers, Hillary Jarrett Millikin and Allison Withers Edwards all made the trip. We stayed up way too late laughing, re-telling old stories and catching up on each other’s current lives. Even though we don’t all keep up every day, it was still like we were together just yesterday at Kinkaid. And now for the updates. I loved all the responses I got this time. Thank you!!

Bo Ford: Bo and wife Cassie moved up to the Pacific Northwest in 2018, living on Mercer Island outside Seattle. Raising two characters, Caroline and Alice, who are now in 6th and 7th grade. Come visit in the summer!

Scot Johnson: Many of you have already been thru this experience with your own kids, but our twins Adele and Abby are seniors at Kinkaid and smack in the middle of the college admissions process. That brings back memories of my mom at our typewriter filling out repetitive info on my applications. There are some aspects that make the process easier these days, and some that make it more complicated. I think there are about 12 kids or so working through the process with each dean, and there was only a single person working with all of us! For those who don’t know, my mom passed away August 5, 2022 after a long battle with complications from dementia. It was sad to say goodbye, but we rejoiced at celebrating her life and knowing she is no longer suffering. My dad is doing well, all things considered, and he has been a real trooper and tremendous role model during our challenging journey. Best to all of you.

Markus Kolber: My legal career appears, finally, to be on track. I had nearly departed from the profession, burnt out, following many years as contract counsel to the Public Defender of New Mexico, when my long-time musical colleague and former radio co-host, Rick De Stefano, turned to me at rehearsal one day and asked if I would consider working for him. Now I’m an associate of the De Stefano Law Firm; we specialize in Real Estate litigation.

For about the same length of time, I have been a member of the Taos Lions Club; they’d been pressing me to join for years but when I learned that my Uncle Reinhard had been elected to the presidency of his Lions chapter in Klosterneuburg, Austria, I finally relented and now I’m on the board of directors. The coolest thing about our club is that we are the stewards of a 19th century flying-jenny carousel; we set it up and operate at various community events and the Abuelitos bring their Hitos to put ’em on the horses and tell us how they themselves rode it when they were their grandchildren’s age.

On Sundays I can be found at the audio-visual console on Santiago Lane as we broadcast the 10:30 am service from St. James Episcopal where my wife serves on the Vestry. Speaking of Janice, we will be celebrating our 10th wedding anniversary on the upcoming Summer Solstice. My brother Briton ’93 visited us this past August with his sons (10 & 12) and our mother Jeriann (like Julie Templin, not technically a KHS graduate) and her husband John Reeder. We (all the Kolber boys) rafted the Rio Grande, rode the Cumbres & Toltec scenic railroad and re-visited the original MeowWolf in Santa Fe. Janice and I, who are, both and each, childless do love the opportunity to have fun outings with our nephews but the best part about spending time with other people’s children is that you give them back at the end of the day especially after Uncle Mark has bought and enjoyed with them all the candy they can request.

Robert Liddell: Hello, All! Here’s the news you’ve all been (not at all) wondering about: I’ve finally entered the parenthood game. Patricia Curran Liddell was born on May 29. I imagine all of your kids are in college or headed there at this point. But I’ve been late for everything since 6th grade advisory, so why should this be any different? Patricia is a happy little girl who inherited her father’s tendency to stay up too late. I couldn’t be prouder of her. Her mother Carly is a natural at this, and I just keep telling myself not to break the baby. If all continues to go well, I look forward to explaining to Patricia’s teachers one day soon that I am not, in fact, her grandfather. Otherwise, we live in the Heights, and I’m still teaching literature and medical humanities at the University of Houston.

Lynn Rothermel Neligan: Just wanted to share the news of my beautiful, sweet mother, Jane, passing away suddenly this summer. Mom always said Friday was her favorite day because it was her day for driving carpool in her Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser station wagon! She loved it, and we had so many huge laughs. Oh, how we miss her, but we are blessed with so many happy times.

Jennifer Deal Rogers: Well… life has been very busy for my husband, Joseph, and I for 21+ years and we are about to be empty-nesters! So crazy! Our oldest daughter, Mary Louise (named after my sweet mom!), is a junior at TCU. Our son, Will, is a freshman at Ole Miss. They are both LOVING college! Our youngest, Margaret, just got accepted to TCU for the Fall and we are so excited! As for me, I’m finally spending more time in Texas these days and connecting with our Kinkaid group and my UT friends more! It’s been so fun! I threw my Mary Louise a 21st birthday recently in Fort Worth and loved having Sarah Wheless Murrin ’90, Jennifer Pruitt Toomey ’90 and Lea Montgomery Payne join us for her party! Joseph and I will have some time on our hands soon when our kids all are gone … so sad to have them out of the house … but if any of you are in Atlanta - call me! We’d love to meet you for lunch or dinner!

Criss Holloway Scruggs: Criss is enjoying life’s wild ride! Besides her work with BMC Software in Houston she’s very active with her husband, Richard, two girls – Samantha (18) enjoying her freshman year at The University of Alabama #RollTide and Ali (12) her 7th grader involved in almost every activity known! She moved just over a year ago to a new home (still in Katy, TX) to add room for her mother-in-law. And, she added two new four-legged family members – white lab, Ruger and black lab, Rett. She’s spent much of the last year traveling, managing household renovations and spending time with family and friends. Life is good, and she hopes everyone is doing well!

Bronwyn Burke Tilton: Bronwyn is still practicing law and is a partner at Litchfield Cavo LLP. The mid-life crisis puppy’s name is Birdie. Burke is a Sophomore at Sewanee, playing lacrosse as a goalie and Connor is a Senior at Memorial and a varsity lacrosse goalie along with Tricia Greenwood Hurley’s son.

Me: Greer and I are enjoying year two of empty nest life. Year one was tough because my sweet dad, who most of you probably remember, passed away in February from complications from Alzheimers. But having all of the extra time to be with him was such a blessing. Thank you to so many of you who reached out - recalling days when he would drive us around blasting the Rolling Stones or Willie Nelson in the car, how he served up hot dogs every year at Field Day, how he made his famous “coffee milk” for us when I had sleepovers, and how he once gave some wise advice about life to some of our guys at a party. Thank you for sharing all of that with me! Other than that, empty nest life has been really fun. So far, I’ve taken up Mahjong and gardening, and we’re doing some traveling. Our son Charlie ’21 is in his sophomore year at Vanderbilt and loves it SO much. Fun ’89 connection is that he has become friends with Wendy and Michael Dalton’s daughter Bailey, who is a junior there. Vandy is just fabulous and Nashville is a blast. We love any chance we get to visit. This past summer it was a treat having him home - he was here to intern for Brad Deutser ’83 (Jill’s husband) at his amazing company, Deutser.

Well, that’s all I’ve got for you this round. Thank you again to all who wrote in. I hope all of you have a happy and healthy 2023!

1990

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1991

Lane Alexander Danville, California lanealexander@yahoo.com

Amy Mehta Parmar and husband Ashi live outside Philadelphia and both work in the city. Amy is working for the Pennsylvania Public Health Initiative on the finance team.

Kerry Johnson Anthony is doing well and enjoying life in Irvine, CA. Her business providing help to those with food insecurity and dietary restrictions is growing and was just awarded a huge healthcare contract to provide Medically Tailored Meals to the Medi-Cal (state Medicare provider). She shares that “my kids are 12, 13 & 14 now and all growing up to be good humans, so this momma has nothing to complain about. I literally tell them Kinkaid stories every week (my daughter Kenady is obsessed with our yearbooks and what it was like to grow up in the 80’s. She thinks we were all so cool). I’m trying to help their schools in Irvine, where we live, prepare them for learning how to learn. That’s what Kinkaid taught me and I’m still learning!”

1992

Jennifer Wilson Brown Houston, Texas jenniferwilsonbrown@yahoo.com

Billy Forney Houston, Texas billy@f4interests.com

Amy Stuyck Watson Houston, Texas amyswatson@hotmail.com

1993

Courtney Dreyer Beauchamp San Antonio, Texas courtbeauch@gmail.com

Wendie Seale Childress Houston, Texas wendiechildress@gmail.com

Ashley Morgan Hanna Houston, Texas ashleymhanna@gmail.com

The Class of 1993 is excited to celebrate our 30th Reunion March 24-25, 2023! Be on the lookout for an invitation with more details about our Saturday night class party. We hope to see everyone there!

1994

Courtney Domercq Daily Houston, Texas cdomercq@hotmail.com

1995

Meredith Riddle Chastang Houston, Texas meredithchastang@gmail.com

Dejon Banks Hawthorne Pearland, Texas dejonbanks@gmail.com

Rachel Applegate tells us, “In August, I left my five-year post at the Alley Theatre and, alongside my father, moved back to the sunny shores of Naples, FL where I now serve as the Chief Marketing Officer at Gulfshore Playhouse, the newest League of Regional Theatres in the nation (a pretty big deal)! Gulfshore Playhouse is about a year away from opening a new $67 million dollar theatre - which is right in my wheelhouse, having opened new theatres for The Kinkaid Theatre (now Katz Performing Arts Building), Signature Theatre, Arena Stage, and the renovated Alley Theatre. After only about a month here though, Hurricane Ian hit the area hard, but luckily, we were spared, though the Theatre construction did take a beating and is behind a bit. As you’ll recall, I’d only started at the Alley when Hurricane Harvey hit Houston and flooded the Alley. I’m hoping I’m not bringing the weather forces to all my new theatres! All in all, it’s been a great move and I look forward to visiting when I’m back in Houston sometime soon.”

Deborah Vest Brown “is keeping up with life and her kids! Audrey ’24 is a junior at Kinkaid so we are surviving that and enjoying using college visits as a good excuse to squeeze in some fun travel. Charlotte ’27 is in 8th grade at Kinkaid and we enjoy doing volunteer work together through National Charity League. A highlight of this year was a family trip to London over spring break. All is busy, but good!”

Carvana Hicks Cloud shares the following, “After seeking election for Harris County District Attorney in 2020, I founded and operate The Empowered Survivor, a nonprofit social health collaborative, designed to prevent domestic violence homicides in underserved communities of color. I am serving on the Kinkaid Alumni Board and the Crime Stoppers of Houston Board. Most importantly, I enjoy spending time with my husband and two kids who are my world.”

Aisha Carter Crumbine reports, “After 20 years in education, I’ve finally taken the show on the road as an international speaker and leadership coach. In short, I help people be blown away by their lives at home and at work. That I get to travel the world teaching people how to be the gift blows *my* mind. ::insert shimmy here:: Top it off being a mom to two ah-mazing kids and a husband I still like after 20 years together...I’m winning.”

Sam Cruse is still living and working in Houston with his family and ill-behaved dogs. He’s proud to be undefeated in a long-running golf match against fellow ’95ers

Casey Ford and Patrick Hadlock

An update on Kelly Kepper Devlin and Eric Devlin, “Eric is still running his digital forensic company, Lone Star Forensic Group, and working on the Oxygen network show, Cold Justice. I’m still teaching preschool. Our oldest Haley will graduate from Houston Christian High School this May and is awaiting college acceptances. Our younger daughter Riley is in 7th grade at Cornerstone Academy.”

Leisa Ladin Dillon, and husband Andy, “have a “Lifer” at Kinkaid Sam ’23 who is living up her senior year! It has been so nostalgic to watch her in action. In addition, they have a freshman girl Cameron ’26 who is very sad to see her sister go to college next year.”

Laura Lawhon Evans shares, “We are going on four and a half years in

Austin now with husband Rian and three boys Vinson (16), Peter(14), and Drew(12). They are at the same school as Julie Barrett Philp’s kids, so I get to see her at all the school events. I have been at Abel Design Group, an architecture and interior design firm for nine years, and have been leading the office here in Austin since I moved here. Excited to be working on designs for several new offices and restaurants in the area.”

Katie Medlen Goodwin says, “I have been living in Denver, CO for over 15 years. I feel lucky to be here with husband Scott, our daughter Elizabeth (12) and son Allan (9). My kids are Colorado natives so, naturally, excellent skiers. We ski on weekends in the winter, hike, bike and fish in the summer. I get together with our classmate Lindsay Tate Yocum as often as possible; reconnecting with her is one of the best things about living here!”

Kathleen Dunwoody Graf reports, “This summer we were road warriors and drove through Colorado and Utah seeing some of the most amazing places in our gorgeous National Parks. Arches and Canyonlands National Parks are not-to-be-missed. And now we have two young men in high school, Charlie and Austin are a sophomore and freshman at Strake Jesuit. The caboose and our redhead Tyler is in third grade at West U Elementary.”

Clay Hackerman remains in Bellville,

WA and enjoys working as a surgeon at Polyclinic. He and wife Grace are busy with their girls who are now six and ten. This year the family enjoyed a trip to Hawaii and a stay in Houston with the family.

Dejon Banks Hawthorne serves as the Executive Director of LEAD (houstonlead. org), a nonprofit that prepares youth for success by providing life skills and exposure to new opportunities. This summer, she accompanied a group of students LEADers to Jackson Hole and experienced the stunning Teton Mountains. She is grateful to Kinkaid and all of her fellow classmates who support her work and attended LEAD’s Mardi Gras Masquerade. Dejon is conducting research regarding positive youth development with the University of Houston and Texas A&M University, and she recently co-authored a paper that was published in the Journal of Experiential Education. Traveling, curling up with a good book, serving, and savoring time with family and friends add joy to her days.

Katherine Howe shares, “My son Charles is three and obsessed with knights, cooking, and doing "a big dance number" a la Gene Kelly. We’ve abandoned NYC to live in Massachusetts, just north of Boston, full time, where I’m working on a novel and two nonfiction books, all of which (oof) are supposedly coming out in fall 2023. In a related story, I finally have smile lines. We will miss our NYC Kinkaid pals Amanda Hulsey, whose son Burl and daughter Zuzu are good pals of Charles’s, and Rohit Shah whose sons Dev and Ravi are also our good baby friends. (As a baby Charles wore all Burl’s clothes and slept in Dev and Ravi’s bassinet.) Anyone wanting to keep up on my book news can check out katherinehowe.com, and if any Kinkaidians pass through Boston, I hope they’ll let me know.”

Lindsay Wadler Hyman “is looking forward to spending the holidays with my family in Mexico. My daughter Kate ’25 (15) is a sophomore, and son William ’28 (13) is in 7th grade!”

Artie Johnson reports that, “The Staglin-Johnson family is grateful for health, love, and friendship. We were happy to celebrate both grandchildren Arthur III & Sicily spending time with both sets of grandparents.”

J.J. Johnston is thrilled to be helming Classical Theatre Company as it enters its 15th anniversary season. You can purchase tickets or support CTC at http://www.classicaltheatre.org He’s also over the moon to announce his wedding plans to Lindsay Anne Ehrhardt, set for March 2023. Robert Lemus is tapped as Best Man.

Marilyn Bloss Koester continues to teach in the Department of English at Rhodes College in Memphis. Her daughter Mary Lee attends college in Chicago while her sons, George and John, are in high school keeping her and husband Drew busy at home.

Michael Kuntz says, “I am grateful for my two daughters, Hattie (6) and Georgia (2), my wife Jennifer and our life at the foot of Kilimanjaro, Tanzania. And my gratitude for the holidays is family visiting for over a month for some good meals and travels. Wishing you a healthy and heartwarming end of the year and start of 2023.”

Robert Lemus tells us, “There is a lot to be thankful for this year. I joined the law firm of Gordon & Rees Scully Mansukhani LLP as a litigation partner in July and continue to support the Classical Theatre Company (with JJ Johnston) and sit on its board of directors. Laura’s probate and family law practice continues to grow. Morgana, Alexandra, and Elesha were excited to go to Disney World for the first time this year, and Morgana will be participating in Disney dancing at Disneyland this December.”

Kathryn McCarter Moore shares, “I am a licensed clinical social worker at the VA, working in mental health. Mary Helen (6) is in 1st grade at Roberts Elementary, and Margaret (5) is in Pre-K at St. Luke’s.”

Tim Okabayashi reports, “My family and I have been living in Cambridge, UK since 2018 for my work with SLB. Recently taken on a new position as the Methane Emissions Consulting Manager. I still cannot pass my UK driver’s license test. Recently started learning to be a coxswain for 8-person crew boats along the Cam River. Visited with Pamela Hay who lives in London over the summer.”

Ashley Browning Pfiester shared this update, “I am the Director of Curriculum and Integration at Trinity Episcopal School in Austin, TX. I’ve been working at Trinity since I moved from Houston to Austin in 2011. My two boys, Charlie (4th grade) and Ben (2nd grade), also attend Trinity. I love that we get to experience the community and traditions together. Husband Austin and I are looking forward to a family adventure in the Galapagos Islands in March 2023.”

Therese Roque says, “I’m working as a lead speech-language pathologist in Dallas ISD. We welcomed our daughter, Tailynn, in September of last year and are enjoying watching her grow and learn new things.”

Parker Stanberry continues to live in Miami and to run his travel business Oasis. His loyalty to H-town sports remains intact, and he made it to Minute Maid for three games (including a World Series game) during the Astros playoff run.

Kathryn Wolf Krischer is still in northern California and happily juggling recruiting and kids. “Very grateful for our visits home to Houston to be with our forever friends. Go Gold!”

1996

Erin Jones Brown Houston, Texas erinjonesbrown@gmail.com

Emily Mitchell Covey Houston, Texas emily.covey@gmail.com

Cheryl Auster Freidberg (fs) recently left the Lone Star State to take a position as Associate General Counsel with Oorah/Kars4Kids in Lakewood, NJ. Cheryl relocated with her husband and their two children Yosef (2.5) and Kaleb (2).

1997

Christina Wilson Altenau Houston, Texas Christina.altenau@gmail.com

Daniel Jenkins Houston, Texas Danieljenkinsiv@gmail.com

1998

Amy Parker Beeson Houston, Texas amyparkerbeeson@gmail.com

1999

Elizabeth Evans Mann Houston, Texas elizabeth.e.mann@gmail.com

2000

Spencer English Houston, Texas spencer.english@gmail.com

Alyssa Gardner Kilpatrick Houston, Texas alyssakilpatrick@hotmail.com

Michel Miller Mullett Houston, Texas michelmullett@hotmail.com

2001

Krystal Carter Houston, Texas krystaldcarter@gmail.com

Stuart Pradia Camden, New Jersey stuart31@gmail.com

Chad Roosth shares, “For the Roosth family, we’ve had an exciting couple of years. In 2020, we moved from NYC to Sarasota, FL, where we’re immensely enjoying the white-sand beaches of Siesta Key, bright-orange sunsets, and, of course, the 80-degree winters. Our daughter Eliza Wren Roosth turned two this year, but the big news in 2022 was welcoming our son Scott Rhyland Roosth born in May. Scotty is full of vibrancy, life and energy...especially at 3am when we really, really wish he were sleeping!”

Michael Petranek and his wife welcomed their second son Owen in December of 2021. Henry loves being a big brother. Michael recently took over as Editorial Director of the Graphix Media imprint at Scholastic, overseeing the licensed graphic novel program.

Sarah Lucas says, “Still loving life as a philosophy professor in Exeter, UK! I am pregnant with my second boy, who is due in March 2023. Come visit me.”

Ashleigh Retzloff reports, “I am still working as an R&D Chef for Cosori and have expanded into food styling for commercials and shoots. We relocated to DTLA from Anaheim this year and love it!”

Erin McGowan Forssman says, “I am excited to share that we welcomed our first child Alexander "Xander" Forssman on March 7, 2022. I am still working as the Director of Grants Management for Houston Endowment and supporting the Foundation’s annual distribution of more than $100M in grants to the Greater Houston community.”

Lindsey Boyd Hunt and husband David welcomed Boyd Burnam Hunt last September. Big sister Henley adores her baby brother and he’s pretty smitten with her too. Lindsey still lives in the Clear Lake area and works in communications for Clear Creek ISD.

Eileen Jones reports, “Busy busy out here in LA! I’ve been writing a reimagining of To Catch a Thief for Paramount - and shameless plug time - my husband has the next installment of the Scream franchise coming out in early 2023. So, if you like scary movies, buy those tickets! We were in Montreal while he shot it over the summer, which was fun but incredibly humbling as it seems I’ve forgotten pretty much all my French!”

Kavita Rao shares, “August 2021 Neel and I welcomed our first child Luka Trikha. I am still touring the US on two different dance conventions. This past year I had the pleasure of visiting Kinkaid on more than one occasion. I was honored to speak at the Cum Laude Assembly for the ’22 graduating class and spend a week over the summer as the guest artist in residence for the incoming dance company. My entertainment company Karmagraphy had a very busy 15th year and I continue to work as a choreographer in film and television. My latest work can be seen in season 2 of Little America on Apple TV+. If you want to dance with me, you can catch my dance fitness classes on POPSUGAR.”

Alyson Weaver Nicholas writes, “I’m still living in Santa Monica, CA with husband Evan and our two kiddos August (6) and Rosy (4). Recently, I started a new job writing on the HBO Max show PRETTY LITTLE LIARS: ORIGINAL SIN. Feeling happy, healthy, and grateful!”

Katherine Tropoli Plumb tells us, “2022 has been a fun and busy year in the Plumb house - we have taken some great trips and are enjoying the last year that all three children will be at the same elementary school! Last summer, I went to the San Juan Islands and Olympic National Park with

Mollie Schall and Cabell Walker Wood and we had a great time. I am enjoying celebrating everyone’s 40th birthdays!”

Tyler Scharar is serving as the Director of Facilities for Naval Base Yokosuka, Japan, as a Commander in the Navy.

Mike Constantiner says, “I have two kids now, although I think that’s the same as it was in the last update. Recently I’ve been hyper focused on my new AI company called MATT.AI. It recommends yoga poses based on you inputting different parts of your body you are trying to work on. It’s like an AI powered private yoga instructor. I named it MATT.AI after my old business partner, friend, and yoga guru Matthew Rosenberg.”

Alma Gomez Shields shares that, “Life is very busy, but oh so fulfilling, these days! We welcomed our sweet girl Hallie Shields in August. Older brother Harris is loving having a sibling and is keeping us on our toes himself as a very active toddler (definitely soon-to-be threenager!). I am also still enjoying private practice as a shareholder with the law firm of Liskow & Lewis in Houston focusing on energy litigation.” www.pollardsgentlemanjerky.com

Aynsley Armbrust reports, “I’m plugging away at attempting to work the least amount with the most reward. Not sure I’m doing it correctly, but at least I’m enjoying the journey. One of my latest ventures includes luxury beef jerky or "steak-in-a-box" as I lovingly refer to it. Give it a try and let me know what you think!

Other than attempting to be an entrepreneur, I spend my days still working in commercial real estate and pretending to be a professional equestrian. LaLa Land treats me well, but now in Houston I have an adorable baby niece with red hair and blue eyes.

Stacy Soefer Gomar is still trying to convince me to move back... Maybe someday she will succeed.”

Stuart Pradia is enjoying the east coast per usual, still coaching at Rutgers-Camden University. “I will be home for Christmas and if you’re ever in Philly, let me know!”

Kate McCormick Heinzer spent the past year prioritizing bug fixes and minor improvements but did not add any new features.

Louise Frank Pennebaker says, “Hi Hi! I am living in Houston and married to Drew Pennebaker ’00 and have four little boys! Also, I am working as an artist. I had my first solo exhibition in December 2022.

My work is represented by Mont Art House. Jennifer Monteleone (wife of Will ’02) has opened a gallery in town, and I am lucky enough to be one of her artists.”

Stacy Soefer Gomar writes, “Hi friends! All is the same with me! Still living in Houston. Fun fact - now neighbors with Alan Falik. I have a 6th grader at Kinkaid. That’s it … and Bruno is a ham sandwich.”

Tripp Fried shares, “I cannot remember the last update I sent, but wife Anne Hoppe Fried ’04 and I are now living in Denver. We moved up here at the end of 2018. Not a lot new to report, but we welcomed a son back in February of 2021 (Ford Fried) and our crew has been spending as much time as possible in the mountains when we can escape the city. We are still making regular trips back to Houston to visit family, all of which still reside in the area. Don’t hesitate to reach out if you come through town, or visit the mountains. We would love to catch up.”

Phillip Winfrey tells us, “Robyn and I are in the thick of being uber drivers for our kids and all their activities. Maya (12), Will (10), and Laura Kate (9) are enjoying riding horses, playing football, climbing and rafting in western Colorado. Hoping to fly my Super Cub project in this 40th year and also finally take our original design airplane to market for the engineering company that I am working for. We’ll see.”

Iman Houston Farrior reports, “The Farriors are keeping busy in Los Angeles! I am working as a business affairs executive at Creative Artists Agency and just helped my kids launch a new brand, Starrior (www.starriorworld. com) aimed at informing kids through fashion. My four kids are also busy with school, soccer, trumpet, volleyball, piano, tennis, and their acting side hustle. One of my twins Marli will be making her big screen debut in the remake of White Men Can’t Jump starring Jack Harlow (coming summer 2023). Husband James is golfing and boxing (for exercise), but mostly chauffeuring kids around LA. In July, we celebrated our 10th wedding anniversary in the Bahamas with family and friends, including several Kinkaidians!”

2002

Ariana Nizza Chapman

New York, New York

Ariananizzachapman@gmail.com

Leslie Roemer Labanowski Houston, Texas leslielabanowski@gmail.com

2003

Anne Tropoli Kahle Houston, Texas anne.tropoli@gmail.com

2004

Jordan Allison Boyce Houston, Texas jordan.boyce67@gmail.com

Emily Catherine Jeter Riggs Houston, Texas ecjriggs@gmail.com

2005

Grace Lee Hofer Houston, Texas graceleehofer@gmail.com

2006

Casson Wen Missouri City, Texas cassonwen@gmail.com

Katherine Botts married her college boyfriend Jackson Conrad! They were wed in Houston surrounded by family and friends, including bridesmaids Amanda Waddell, Lauren Gaw, and Kimberly Keeney Wood. They killed it on the dance floor, learning the steps to "Cotton-Eyed Joe," "The Git Up," and "Wellerman" (TikTok Sea Shanty)!

Katrina Korhonen married her now husband, César Giralt, in Ravello, Italy on September 25, 2022!

Emily Schreiber had an exciting 2022. After almost 10 years working in non-profit fundraising, Emily started a new job in April at PNC Bank, where she is advising high-net-worth clients and families in their philanthropic giving and impact investing. In November, Emily got married to Sam Stein. They live in Houston with an adorable aging chihuahua, Mr. Flaco.

Megan Altman Walker and husband Blake were excited to welcome their second son, Patrick James Walker, into the world on June 11, 2022. Big brother Benjamin has now gotten used to the idea that Patrick will be sticking around for good!

2007

Lauren Lestin Philipson Atlanta, Georgia Laurenphilipson3@gmail.com

2008

Kirby Allison Los Angeles, California kallison22@gmail.com

Mason Bashaw Clelland Houston, Texas mason.clelland@gmail.com

Kirby Allison is the Senior Communications Manager at kid’s book company, Literati. She currently lives in Austin and enjoys spending time with her nephews, one niece, and pup Frankie.

Mason Basha Clelland was promoted to Co-Business Unit Manager of Goldman Sachs Private Wealth Management offices in Houston and Dallas. She and her husband spend their free time with their fur kids Rocky and Bullwinkle!

Cullen Cone recently finished the Rice Professional MBA program (Class of 2020) Go Owls! He and wife Elizabeth welcomed their first child Catherine “Cate” Holland Cone on January 25, 2022!

Mary Katherine Cummins and husband Jim ’07 recently welcomed their first child, Charlotte Elizabeth “Cece” in March 2022. Their fur baby George is loving big brother life.

Emily Burke Maas and husband Andy welcomed their second daughter Cameron on May 13, 2022. Their oldest Julia loves being a big sister!

Serena Mammen Weber completed her psychiatry residency this past summer and moved back to Houston! She started a faculty position at Baylor College of Medicine and sees patients at The Menninger Clinic. She and husband Max have two Rhodesian Ridgebacks, Kruger (5) and their new

9-week-old puppy Okavango (Okie)!

Jessica Messier Beall and husband Charley ’06 are moving to Baltimore this summer with their two kids, George (3) and Philip (1), and dog, Murphy (8), where Jessica will start her neonatology fellowship at Johns Hopkins!

Kevin Anding married Katie Pacholczyk in July 2022. They are expecting a baby boy in April. The couple also welcomed a new Golden Retriever Banks into their family, and Kevin began a new job at Advertising Agency Cheil Worldwide.

Morgan Latin was admitted to the State Bar of Texas in December of 2021. She is now serving as an Assistant City Attorney for the City of Houston.

Brittney Quezada Reed is a corporate immigration attorney in Houston. She married Dillon Reed on October 10, 2020. They are currently expecting their first child in December 2022! They also have a sweet beagle puppy together named Mia Reed.

Tracy Konig Bateman and husband Kyle will welcome their second child in December 2022. They also recently moved and live on the same street as fellow Class of 2008 friends Sarah Atnipp Partin and Emma Christopherson Elsenbrook!

Lauren Howell Anderson is a clinical social worker. She and husband Stefan currently live in Lake Orion, MI with their two children, Owen (born Aug 2020) and Evie (born Sept 2022).

In December 2022, Lloyd Rude earned his MBA from University of Houston specializing in the energy transition. He currently works in the oil and gas industry.

Owen Mason recently married wife Genevieve in Oxford, England.

Katherine Bookout Booth lives in Atlanta with husband Will, sons, Harry and Mills, and their beloved dog, Rippy. Katherine is a management consultant and expecting their third child due Spring 2023.

Jared Gooding is living in Chicago and works as a full-time lighting designer. In addition to his work in Chicago, Jared has worked on projects in no less than eight cities including the Kennedy Center in DC, and two shows with STAGE in Houston. He was also voted into the union for theater lighting designers and is a member with United Scenic Artist 829. Jared also DJs regularly.

Audrey Pyle Voss’s daughter, Madison, turned two at the end of July. She has such a joyful personality! She is also currently pursuing her Doctorate of Nursing Practice (DNP) degree.

Andrew Klein is a corporate attorney at Targa Resources in Houston. He enjoys hanging out with all his Kinkaid friends and going on outdoor adventures. His highlight of 2022 was watching the Houston Astros win the World Series in person at Minute Maid Park. Go Astros!

Kristin Wilkinson Wescott joined AKQA in March as Management Supervisor on the Delta Air Lines account. In addition, she is serving as Education Committee Chair for the Atlanta Ad Club. Outside of work, she and husband Ben are staying busy with their active daughter Lane (1.5) who is constantly feeding Nellie, their dog, anything she doesn’t want on her plate.

2009

Alanna McAuley London, England armcauley75@gmail.com

2010

Evan Henke New York, New York henke.evan@gmail.com

2011

Avery Geisler St. Louis, Missouri aag459@gmail.com

Harry Hantel Los Angeles, California hhantel@gmail.com

2012

Kirby Gilbert Shaw Houston, Texas kirbygshaw@gmail.com

Forbes Dumas and wife Maddy were married January 8, 2022 in New Orleans, LA. They currently live in Baltimore, MD.

2013

Katie Shaffer Silver Houston, TX katiershaffer@gmail.com

Julia Shaffer lives in Houston and is engaged to James Mentz. She is a psychotherapist in private practice at Julia Shaffer Counseling. James is completing his first year of residency in plastic surgery at UT Houston.

Mollie Gaylor is living in NYC and recently left EY after 5 years to join an artificial intelligence tech startup. She lives with Marissa Smith and dachshund Josephine.

Savannah Friedkin lives in London and is currently attending London Business School.

Christina Fondren Thurmond got married last year. Christina and husband Carter live in Austin with their new puppy Honey. She just launched her private practice Christina Thurmond Psychotherapy working with adolescent and young adults.

2014

Haley Ebel O’Brien Edgecombe County, NC hbeobrien@gmail.com

2015

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2016

Kate Hinnant Houston, Texas kathrynhinnant97@gmail.com

Emma Hanan married George Randt ’13 this past June and moved to New York City where she continues to work for Deloitte as an M&A consultant while he pursues his MBA at Columbia.

This summer Christina Oti and Lauren Herring went on a belated post grad trip to Greece with a travel company, visiting Santorini, Naxos, Paros and Athens. Lauren just started as the e-commerce associate working on the marketing team for the fashion brand Hunter Bell in Houston.

Kate Hinnant continues to run her marketing business, Monarch Atelier, while also acquiring the title of Houston’s Owner and Editor of the national franchise publication, The Scout Guide.

Buck Tower moved from working at Robinhood to now working in healthcare tech at Verily, still in San Francisco.

2017

Ellee Dukes Austin, Texas elleedukes@mac.com

Jake Reinbolt Dallas, Texas jakereinbolt@gmail.com

Alexis Johnson shares, “I recently joined the Houston Police Department and now serve the city of Houston as a police officer. I am also currently pursuing my Master’s degree from American University in Terrorism and Homeland Security Policy.”

2018

Katherine Berman Lexington, Virginia katherine@katherineberman.com

TX Harris Salt Lake City, Utah txharris92@gmail.com

Isabel Stallings Orange, California isabel.stallings@gmail.com

Mitchell Roberts is in his last semester at The University of Texas. He will be receiving a B.S. degree in Aerospace Engineering with a minor in Business Administration. Mitchell (Team Lead) and a team of two other students recently applied for - and won! - a research grant from NASA to study applying space-based estimation techniques to drones in GPS-Denied Environments.

2019

Elizabeth Baird Oxford, Mississippi elizabethbaird2000@gmail.com

Antonio Castro Dallas, Texas antonio.castro0@yahoo.com

Ellie Lucke Austin, Texas ellielucke15@gmail.com

Seb Seager New Haven, Connecticut seb.seager@gmail.com

2020

Sally Buck Nashville, Tennessee sallyhbuck@gmail.com

2021

Daryn Mehling Ithaca, NY darynkmehling@gmail.com

Skyler Swanson Austin, TX skylerswanson@icloud.com

Maddy Klimczak & Forbes Dumas

January 8, 2022

Laine Lieberman ’10 & Getty Hall

April 2, 2022

Sarah Powell ’09 & Mike Barnhart

April 2, 2002

Alison Purinai & John Beckworth ’07

April 23, 2022

Camilla Brusenhan & Carter DeWalch ’13

May 7, 2022

Perveen Singh ’06 & Peter Nussbaum

May 7, 2022

Abby Burns ’10 & Philippe Haffner

June 4, 2022

Sophie Williamson & Peter Kokernot ’12

June 18, 2022

Emma Hanan ’16 & George Randt ’13

June 25, 2022

Keri Tiner ’06 & Dan Soltis

July 9, 2022

Clara Brahimy & Andrew Winters ’12

July 9, 2022

Katie Pacholczyk & Kevin Anding ’08

July 9, 2022

Lauren Maguire & Barrett Mize ’13

July 23, 2022

Dani Carter ’10 & Tobi Olorunsola

August 6, 2022

Lauren McGrath & Jamal Dawson ’04

August 6, 2022

Rebecca Harris ’09 & Leah Lewy

August 27, 2022

Emily Robinson ’13 & Trevor Walter

September 10, 2022

Katie Williamson ’08 & Gordon Knutson

September 17, 2022

Katrina Korhonen ’06 & César Giralt

September 25, 2022

Katherine Botts ’06 & Jackson Conrad

October 8, 2022

Elise Mossy ’06 & David Wells

October 15, 2022