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The deadline for news for the FALL MKA Review is May 15, and the deadline for the SPRING issue is December 15. News can be submitted at any time in response to the Alumni Office's annual mailing, on the MKA Fund remittance envelopes, via mail or email to the MKA Alumni Engagement Office (alumni@mka.org), or to your class representative. We keep ongoing files for each class and welcome photographs in digital or hard copy. If your class does not have a Class Representative listed, please consider volunteering for the position! It is a great way to re-establish contacts with old friends, does not require a great deal of time, and is essential to the ongoing vitality of the school. Thank you.

1941. / TKS / Mrs. Enid Hyde, 5402 Duvall Drive, Bethesda, MD 20816; enidghyde@aol.com

1945. / TKS / Mrs. Leigh Smith, 847 Franklin Street, Vineyard Haven, MA 02568; lbsmith15@yahoo.com

1951. / TKS / Mrs. Gail Marentette, 93 Glen Avenue, Llewellyn Park, West Orange, NJ 07052

1952. / TKS / Mrs. Martha Moran, 8011 Strauff Road, Baltimore, MD 21204; martha.moran1@verizon.net

We share with a heavy heart that Daphne McGill ’s husband, Robert E. McGill III, passed away peacefully on September 22, 2022 at his home in Essex, CT.

/ MA / It is with great sadness that we share the passing of Rev. Arthur K. “Terry” Wing III on August 1, 2022. He was 88. After graduating from Montclair Academy, Terry received a B.A. from Lehigh University in 1956, and after two years in the army, he earned a master of divinity from Virginia Theological Seminary in 1961. He was ordained into the Episcopal Diocese of Newark the same year.

1954. / TKS / Ms. Georgia Carrington, 38 Silver Spring Lane, Ridgefield, CT 06877

/ MA/ Mr. Sheldon Buck, 22 Bedford Court, Bedford, MA 01730-2903; sheldonbuck@me.com

It is with great sadness that we share the passing of Gail Garner Jacobus ’58. She passed peacefully in her sleep on September 3, 2022 in Vero Beach, FL. Our thoughts and prayers are with her family, especially MA alumni Roland "Jake" Austin Jacobus III, to whom she was married for 61 years.

1956. / TKS /Ms. Susan Ferdinand, 125 Limerick Lane, Phillipsburg, NJ 08865; facesbyferdinand@gmail.com

Nicole DeJurenev reports "After fighting with my computer since the beginning of August, I did manage to find a friend who fixed everything. So now I am back on line and trying to delete the thousands or more emails. Should be a lot to talk about when the election results come in tonite."

"Love to all you dear classmates." writes Julia Schou Estes. "Not much news from down here, just some fun things. Every Thanksgiving our whole family rents a big house on the beach for a whole week. Last March I was a "flower granny" with her other grandmother in my granddaughter's wedding. Last year I redid my backyard and even put in a putting green and a fire pit. Needless to say, we have had some wonderful times outside."

Your faithful reporter, Sue Crook Ferdinand, has spent the last 6 months pounding the treadmill and reducing her calorie intake, and has shed 70 lbs. Our family is celebrating the return of my son, Mark, a producer at CBS News, from a self-imposed exile in his office where he dealt with the intense chaos of the election for more than a year. Our other source of joy was grandson Noah, a nursing student at Pitt, who was the big winner on Wheel of Fortune on Thanksgiving.

Anne deVausney Hallowell says "After 2 years of staying home and avoiding COVID, we have begun to travel! Started off with our 3 children and their spouses for a September family reunion trip to an Inn at the end of Prouts Neck, Maine. Although the weather wasn’t great, we ignored it and had lots of fun hiking, beach walking, and getting to know some good restaurants and a wonderful museum in Portland. Our Massachusetts Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays will be first in Gloucester and next in Ipswich with our kids, grandchildren, other relatives, and our dogs. The torch has been passed, as I am no longer cooking the holiday meals, hurrah!"

News from Carol Barnard Ottenberg: "I wish I had something exciting to reportskydiving, triplet grands, greatgrands. But nothing much new. I have returned to tennis and enjoy a weekly game, riding my bike to the courts. Lots of late summer canning and freezingpeaches, apples, plums, tomato sauce from my own plants. Other than that, I am back to cutting jigsaw puzzles, missed seeing Nancy Prescott Ward in Maine - I was there too early -but had a great visit with Gail Zabriskie Wilson."

And from Molla Kaplan Reisbaum "All is well with the children and grandchildren. I must say that Covid did a number on all of the students be they elementary through college and beyond. Many have found it difficult to get back on track. Wishing all of the students a quick and easy comeback. Now that we are in our eighties we find ourselves dealing with the medical profession. Not a pleasant experience! Waiting for an appointment frequently have to wait up to three months to see the MD. What happened to the golden years! Stay strong, stay healthy, stay happy. "

Helen Nelson Skeen says "It's been a quiet year for me - no trips - not much activity. I am just home from 4 months of summer at Martha's Vineyard where I still enjoy the beach and swimming. Carol Cooper Henry and Bill rent a house near me in September, so I saw them a couple of times. Carol likes the beach too and is still a beautiful swimmer.We had a nice time catching up."

Gail Zabriskie Wilson is back in Naples, FL after a great summer in Maine with all family there at one time or another. "Never a more beautiful fall! " she writes. "Minor hurricane Ian damage

ALEX TARSHIS '97

for us but extreme for so many. May have to have a second knee replacement in 2023 but still playing golf and going to water aerobics, volunteering in our community library. Kids and grandkids scattered. Nice visit with Linda Cole LeStage in October in Duxbury, MA while we were visiting my sister Aubin (Ames ’54) in Little Compton, RI. Spend lots of time with Aubin here at our CCRC in Florida. Good move for us, now 6 years ago.

Sally Bever Zweibach "Usually I have nothing to report. But this fall has been busy. I returned to the Shaw Theater Festival in Ontario after many years away. Great productions in lovely settings. Highly recommended. Also, I was hoenormous artwork for the school lobby, with our photos and names on it. Teaching does not pay well in dollars, but it surely reimburses in love. Heading to Dublin for Christmas week with my younger son and his family. At home, I volunteer at my public library’s Book store , serve on the boards of my Retired Teachers Union and a local summer concert series. Walking the dog is my only exercise, although there’s a gym in my building that I find frightening. I get to NYC cultural events, although fewer than formerly. Everything is less than formerly, except my weight.

/ MA / Mr. Eric Jaeckel, 811 SE Klemgard St., Apt. #250 Pullman, WA 99163-5461

Dr. Lawrence Nazarian, 82 Brickstone Circle, Rochester, NY 14620; LFredN@aol.com

1957. / TKS / Mrs. Thelma “Tam” Knight, 3001 Linton

Tell us about your work. I work at Life Sports Agency and my title is EVP of Marketing. We represent NBA and International basketball players. I lead the marketing side of the firm and spend a lot of my time on endorsement deals for our current clients.

What areas of opportunity excite you the most right now in terms of representing an athlete? I've worked on this side of the business representing athletes for more than 10 years now, and what's most exciting today, for someone in my role especially, is the way that my clients can have full autonomy over their personal brand and all they want that to mean. Some of my clients love the fashion and lifestyle space, others just want to play basketball and be able to take care of their families, and others want to set themselves up to go into media and broadcasting post-career. Whatever their goals are, we can set up an action plan and make it a reality. It's a fun process to be a part of.

What is your biggest career challenge you have faced and what did you learn from it? I think the biggest challenge is how reactionary I have to be. Sometimes we put a lot of work into something, and it never gets executed because of something like a trade or an injury, which is completely out of my control. It goes the other way too though where a client can have a breakout stretch and generate a ton of interest from sponsors out of nowhere. I've learned to just focus on what I can control, or at least get a little better at doing that.

What is your proudest accomplishment? My first gig was as the basketball operations intern for the New Jersey Nets in 2002, washing jockstraps and loading coolers, so I guess my proudest accomplishment professionally is where I am at today. The sports industry is very competitive and the business of representing NBA players can be even more so.

What advice would you give to other young alumni who want to pursue a similar career in the sports industry? The advice I would give is to try to get your foot in the door at a big company where you can learn about the industry in a big picture sort of way. Working in sports can mean so many different things, whether it's marketing, communications, community engagement, operations, sales, or coaching. I was really lucky to get a job at the NBA, in the Entertainment & Player Marketing group, when I was 25, and that group worked across the entire league, helping so many different departments. I was there for six years, and it was in that time that I really figured out what side of the business was best for me by being exposed to so much.

In what ways did MKA prepare you for the path your life has taken? In sports, your network is really important, and MKA really prepared me for that by helping me start to build that network when I was still a student. Some of my closest friends from high school are people I was able to work with years after we left MKA and still rely on. Those relationships have been so valuable to me, both personally and professionally.

Boulevard, No. 201C Delray Beach, FL 33445; tknight115@aol.com

1958. / TKS / Mrs. Diana Little, 1-K Buckingham Road, West Orange, NJ 07052; dianablittle@gmail.com

It is with great sadness that we share the passing of Gail Garner Jacobus. She passed peacefully in her sleep on September 3, 2022 in Vero Beach, FL. Our thoughts and prayers are with her family, especially MA alumni Roland "Jake" Austin Jacobus III ’54, to whom she was married for 61 years.

It is with a heavy heart that we share that Nancy Adams Scherer passed away surrounded by family at the age of 81 on May 5, 2022 after a brief illness.

/ MA / Mr. Henry Agens, 86 Eagle Rock Way, Montclair, NJ 07042; hymelee@earthlink.com

1959. / TKS / Ms. Jarvis Reilly Nolan; email: jarvisno@aol.com; cell: 858 504 1072

1960. / TKS / Andrew Lyons Smith, Jr., husband of Sally Alice Unkles Smith, passed away July 17, 2022.

1961. / TKS / Mrs. Suzanne Hardy, 47 Bartlett Parkway, Winthrop, MA 02152; sueshardy@comcast.net

/ MA/ Mr. David Bruck, 34 Nelson Ridge Road, Princeton, NJ 08540; dbruck@ greenbaumlaw.com

From David Bruck: As it turns out, the members of my class are presently “laying low,” so I have no news about them other than sad news regarding the passing in March 2020 of our classmate Charles Lundt . However, I must tell you that I recently received a heartwarming email from John Farrar ’62, and while I know that I am the secretary for the Class of 1961, I want to share this with you. John and his wife live in Western Montana and are both retired from “intense careers.” They are living the “Yellowstone life” although not as grand as Kevin Costner in his role as John Dutton in the popular series. John had read my last report, which appeared in the fall 2022 issue of the Review magazine. He reminded me of a football game that we played in a heavy downpour in 1960 against Oratory, a traditional rival, in which we won the game by scoring the extra point on a trick play (thanks to Coach Carmen Marnell) carried out in the last minutes of the game leading to a 13 -12 victory. The win was carried out by a fake kick and a pass from Steve O’Neill to John Farrar for the winning play. The game was so emotional to me that I wrote a poem about the game, and in particular the fake play, for our English course with Frank Brogan. Many years have passed since that game, but seeing an email from my teammate John where it was apparent that he remembered the game as vividly as did I, was nothing short of heartwarming, as I said. Thanks for the memories, John. As for me, I am still practicing law with my firm, planning some traveling, and appreciating every day.

1962. / TKS / Mrs. Barbara Creed, 501 Portola Road, #8185, Portola Valley, CA 94028; bbcreed@aol.com

Barbara Creed met with Head of School Nigel D. Furlonge for lunch in San

Francisco, CA in August 2022. Here she is pictured with a TKS emblem that was on her white blazer for being the best athlete in her grade.

MKA’s Distinguished Alumni Award in 2012. You can visit https://poetlaureate.illinois. gov/past-features/featuredpoet-guernsey.html for more information.

1965. / TKS / Ms. Katharine “Kitty” Haines, 201 East 83rd Street, Apt. 15F, New York, NY 10028; khaines22@ aol.com

We share with a heavy heart that Susan Wright’s husband, James Wright, passed away from cancer at the age of 83 in his home in Hanover, NH on October 10, 2022.

/ MA / Mr. W. Doug Donald 189 Sedgefield Circle Winter Park, FL 32792 D1Donald@aol.com

Congratulations to Bruce Guernsey whose work was featured on The State of Illinois Poet Laureate. This site highlights the poetic legacy of Illinois and showcases the bevy of fine poets currently writing within the state. Bruce Guernsey is Distinguished Professor Emeritus at Eastern Illinois University where he taught Creative Writing and 19th Century American Literature for twenty-five years. He has also taught at William and Mary, Johns Hopkins, and Virginia Wesleyan where he was Poet in Residence for four years. He was awarded seven faculty excellence awards for teaching at Eastern Illinois, and in 1992-1993, was selected as the State of Illinois Board of Governors’ “Professor of the Year,” the highest award in the state system. He has been the recipient of two Senior Fulbright Lectureships in American Poetry to Portugal and to Greece and has twice sailed around the world as a faculty member with Semester at Sea. Bruce was bestowed

1966. / TKS / Mrs. Jessie Boyer, 8095 S. Addison Way, Aurora, CO 80016; boyerjessie@hotmail.com

/ MA / Mr. A. Craig Cameron, 11 Bay Point Drive, Ormond Beach, FL 32174; ccameron@ cameronhodges.com

Mr. Douglas Fitzpatrick, 70 Eastern Vista, Sedona, AZ 86351

1967. / MA / Mr. Craig Perry, 25 Mooregate Square Atlanta, GA 30327; Craigcperry250@gmail.com

1968. / TKS / Ms. Avie Claire Kalker, 10 Knolls Road, Williamstown, MA 01267; heraldicone@gmail.com

/ MA / Mr. Geoff Gregg, 6108 Percheron Trail, Summerfield, NC 27358; tartanone@triad.rr.com

1969. / TKS / Ms. Christine Hannon, 97 North Street, Northhampton, MA 01060; channon@smith.edu

/ MA / Dr. Edward A. Griggs Jr. 100 Cedar Street, Apt. B24 Dobbs Ferry, NY 10522

1970. / TKS / Ms. Leslie Bryan, 844 East Morningside Drive, NE, Atlanta, GA 30324

/ MA / Mr. V. James Castiglia 3 Lark Lane, Oak Ridge, NJ 07438; vjc@vjamescastiglia.com

Mr. Peter Webb, Mile Slip Farm, 48 Mason Road, Brookline, NH 03033; pwebb@winerbennett.com

1971. / TKS / Ms. Philippa Bowles, 39 Orts Road, Hamburg, NJ 07419; john11t24@outlook.com

/ MA / Mr. Jeffrey Jones, 77 Monroe Street, Cedar Grove, NJ 07009; coastdaylight98@yahoo.com

Mr. Anthony Vitale, 10 North Wood Avenue, Apt. 601, Linden, NJ 07036; tvod9999@gmail.com

1973. / TKS / Ms. Susan Read, 38 College Circle, Staunton, VA 22401

/ MA / Mr. Thomas C. Galligan 14805 Audubon Lakes Drive, Baton Rouge, LA 70810-8419; tgalligan714@gmail.com

Mr. Gregory Lackey, 216 Hunters Road, Medford Lakes, NJ 08055-2116; gregory.lackey@usps.gov

1974. / TKS / Ms. Erin Cuffe Crawford, 121 Clarewill Avenue, Upper Montclair, NJ 07043; erincrawford@verizon. net

1975. Mr. Paul Zuckerberg, 1790 Lanier Place, NW, Washington, DC 20009-2118; paul.zukerberg@gmail.com

1976. Mr. Frank Godlewski, Fells Bridge, 249 Runnymede Road, Essex

Fells NJ 07021; fellsbridge@ gmail.com

Mrs. Sara Close, 76 Wootton Rd, Essex Fells, NJ 07021; dmjcrowther@comcast.net

1977. / MA / Mr. Robert Hubsmith, 16 Warren Road, Maplewood, NJ 07040; roberthubsmith24@gmail.com

Mr. Andrew Pedersen, 335 Ocean Blvd, Atlantic Highlands, NJ 07716-1731; apedersenco@gmail.com

1978. Ms. Pamela Zeug 60 W. 57th Street, #15F New York, NY 10019; pl.bolton@gmail.com

1979. Dr. John Brink, 1246 Beach Haven Road, Atlanta, GA 30324

Mrs. Shawn Ortiz, 2163 Gilbride Road, Martinsville, NJ 08836

Mr. Bruce Eng; Lattjiu@aol.com

Congratulations to James Johnson and his team on receiving the Law Department Alumni Award, which is the NYC Law Department’s highest honor. During the worst of the pandemic, the lawyers of the Law Department supported, counseled, and defended the City reeling from the onslaught that killed 25,000 people in 3 months.

1981. Mrs. Laura Itzkowitz (Laura Reisch), 37 Nottingham Road, Manalapan, NJ 077261834; howardandlaura@ optonline.net

1982. Congratulations to Pam Holding on ringing the closing bell at The New York Stock Exchange on October 17, 2022 with the Fidelity sustainable investing team. She is very proud to be part of this milestone in Fidelity’s 75+ year legacy and celebrate their commitment to innovation and helping investors meet their financial goals.

Congratulations to Cheryl McCants on being named one of the 2022 Best 50 Women in Business by NJBIZ Magazine

The NJBIZ Best 50 Women in Business program recognizes 50 women who have made a significant impact on New Jersey business and the community at large.

1983. Mr. Walter J. Davis, 66 Oakwood Drive, New Providence, NJ 07974; davisteam@comcast.net

Mrs. Maureen Natkin (J.P.), 5 Riverview Road, Irvington, NY 10533

1984. Mrs. Jennifer Jones Ladda, 17 Belleclaire Place, Verona, NJ 07044; jjonesladda@gmail.com

Congratulations to Dr. Ross I.S. Zbar on his powerful book Floating Feathers: A Doctor's Harrowing Experience as a Patient Within Conventional Medicine --- and an Impassioned Call for the Future of Care in America.

Dr. Ross I.S. Zbar spent his career as a plastic surgeon in the US, as well as abroad in developing countries, mending disease and trauma-related deformities, and he was never hesitant to make his voice heard as an advocate for better patient care. Then, on a warm December day in 2018, Ross suffered a trauma that nearly took his life, putting him into the hands of his profession in a way he never anticipated. While his life was ultimately saved, his journey to wellness within the conventional medical establishment (three weeks in the ICU and in-patient rehab) was nothing short of nightmarish. Vowing to be a strong voice for change, Ross used the power of his mind to recover faster than any of his doctors predicted. Floating Feathers not only recounts his compelling story but also elucidates a thoughtful and authoritative critical call to the members of his beloved profession for a massive overhaul.

It is with deep sorrow that we share the news that Richard Cosgrove has passed away. Rich was an integral part of the MKA community, first as a student and then as a loyal alumnus. He served on the Alumni Council for many years and always did so with a smile. Rich will be greatly missed by all who had the pleasure of knowing him.

1985. Congratulations to Christopher Smith on joining Alphy as a board advisor. Alphy is a software development company that offers companies a better way to recruit, retain, and advance women and allies in the workplace.

1986. Ms. Jennifer Remington-Knodel, 44 Hamilton Drive East, North Caldwell, NJ 07006; jenremknodel@aol.com

1987. Mr. Dennis Rodano, 3 Byron Road, North Caldwell, NJ 07006; rodanod@verizon.net

Ms. Lynne Yellin, 413 Ridgecrest Drive, Chapel Hill, NC 27514; lynneGY@aol.com

1989. Mr. Louis Lessig, 2009 Morris Drive, Cherry Hill, NJ 08003;

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Mr. Josh Raymond, 33 Oak Place, North Caldwell, NJ 07006; jraymond@msbnj.com

Classmates Sharad Sahu and Mark Strobeck ran into each other on the greens in August 2021 at Aronimink Golf Club in Newtown Square, PA.

Louis R. Lessig has been elected to serve on the Membership Advisory Council (MAC) representing the Northeast (which includes 11 states) for the Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM). The five members of the MAC serve as the interface between the Society’s Volunteer Leaders, the Board of Directors, and staff. They provide strategic input from the members within their region and also share input provided by state leaders within the Regional Council to the Board of Directors. The MAC also provides feedback from the Board of Directors to the membership, which is presently more than 318,000 global members.

Josh Raymond has been elected Mayor of the Borough of North Caldwell. Josh ran for Mayor with Council Candidates Art Rees and Stephen Weinstein, parent of Kate Weinstein ’22 and Sydney Weinstein ’20. The Raymond Team slate were all elected in a historic election for a Democratic Mayor and Council.

Josh and his team are grateful to the North Caldwell voters