Cecil (Mike) North Jr ’48 (center), who passed away on October 4 in Belvedere, CA., pictured with his stepson Tad Kinney ’74 and son Alex North ’81.
that the winters are cold, but traffic jams are now in the past. Richard never married, but his success in the stock market allowed him to travel extensively and meet many wonderful people. 19 74 GEORGE PROUT recently accepted the position of divisional president of Craft Diamonds, a global lab-grown diamond producer and jewelry manufacturer, and the largest supplier of labgrown diamonds in North America. He shares that at Craft, they have begun the process of building one of the largest solar panel arrays in Asia next to the growing facility in order to achieve carbon neutrality in the production process. He looks forward to leading the effort to create an ethical, sustainable alternative for the next generation of American consumers, while simultaneously making the jewelry industry’s most important product category—with its unique, luxurious capacity for demonstrating affection—more accessible to everyone.
19 75 SARAH (SALLY) C.M. PAINE, the William S. Sims University Professor
at the U.S. Naval War College, gave the George C. Marshall lecture in military history at the annual convention of the American Historical Association in January 2022. The lecture was titled “Centuries of Security: Chinese, Russian, and U.S. Continental vs. Maritime Approaches.” Her publications include The Wars for Asia 1911-1949 (winner of the Leopold Prize), The Japanese Empire: Grand Strategy from the Meiji Restoration to the Pacific War, and Imperial Rivals: China, Russia and Their Disputed Frontier (winner of the Jelavich Prize).
a month, he sees STEVE ARNASON at a fun book club that started 20 years ago. He also encounters many other Milton graduates from earlier classes in local travels. He is looking forward to his 45th reunion! 198 1 JAMES (ALEX) NORTH regrets to inform classmates that his father, CECIL (MIKE) NORTH JR ’48, passed away on October 4, in Belvedere, California. “Dad was a Milton man through and through. He was always wearing his Milton hat, Milton windbreaker, or both. He never stopped
learning and demonstrating Milton’s ‘Dare to be true’ motto.” 198 2 AMY GRILLO writes that four years ago she moved on from her teaching position in the Department of Psychology & Education at Mount Holyoke College to help start a new College of Education Studies at Wesleyan University. “We are up and running, finally back to in-person learning on campus, and I’m enjoying seeing the offspring of many former Milton friends come and go at Wes!” When Amy is not at work, she is living in southern Vermont
1 980 ALBERT (MORY) CREIGHTON III
writes that he is living with his family on the North Shore of Massachusetts. His two sons, Sam and Andy, graduated from college and are working both locally and far away. Albert remains busy with his growing company, Pinpoint Laser Systems, building laser measuring systems that are used by high-tech companies around the globe. He also is active with local volunteerism and mentoring at a local high school on the robotics team, along with being an active member of a local land conservation organization and formerly the chair of his town’s finance committee. About once
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DAVE SALWEN (center) shares a photo of a mini class of 1984 reunion in London this past October. Joining him were EDWARD SHUGRUE (left) and DOUG GRINDLE (right).
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