Class Notes

1954

Mary McKibben McCrae recently moved from Durham, NC to Hilton Head, SC. She writes that she would love to hear from any Park Tudor alumni near her - mmccrae@comcast.net.

1959

Tom Adams moved from New York City to Juno Beach, FL in February 2020.

1965

David Easlick is currently appearing as an expert witness in ten fraternity hazing and sexual misconduct cases across the country.

1968

Connie Lathrop Ryan moved to Noblesville, IN in April, 2020. She and her husband have six grandchildren; the oldest is a freshman at DePauw and the youngest was born in December, 2019.

1979

Angela Holder Ciccolo was named Outstanding Chief Legal Officer in the ACC NCR 2020 Corporate Counsel Awards. She is Chief Legal Officer & Secretary of Special Olympics International in Richmond, VA.

1982

Bob Black has now completed four of the six planned books in his "Mathematical Lives" biography series for Royal Fireworks Press. They are available at the Royal Fireworks website: https://www.rfwp.com/series/mathematical-livesbiographical-novels-by-robert-black.

Craig Jackson successfully battled COVID-19 in the spring under the treatment of fellow PT alum Dr. Bill Harvey ’84.

1986

Kathy Schmid Smith has been teaching online fitness classes through Zoom during the COVID-19 pandemic to keep her community connected, motivated, and fit. Kathy is a certified Personal Fitness trainer, Les Mills Body Pump instructor, and Pilates teacher.

1988

Avrille Polack writes, “Last year, I passed my final California licensing exams to become a licensed clinical psychologist. Until shelter in place, I worked in a prison psychiatric facility, and I am now about to open a private practice in the East Bay. My family is well, and we are all working and schooling from home in Oakland, CA.”

1991

Steve Wright is the voice and puppeteer of the title character in the new movie "Allan The Dog" (2020), now available to rent or own on cable, satellite, and most streaming services. The buddy comedy also stars Sam Daly, Alison Haislip, Gwen Hollander, and Steven Weber, who most will recognize from the hit NBC show "Wings." Steve has been a producer for "The Bachelor" franchise for over a decade, and you can learn more about "Allan The Dog" at www.allanthedogmovie.com.

Chris Stack participated in “Lessons in Survival” with the Vineyard Theatre Company in New York from October 6 – November 11. Fueled by the urgency of our present moment, The Commissary, a multigenerational collective of more than 40 theatre artists, came together in a virtual performance to reinvestigate the words of trailblazing artists and activists who survived and created in times of revolution in our country.

1998

Kate Broyles opened a business, called Sensory Play Date, in Carmel, IN last year to provide sensory products and information for children and adults with autism or any sensory needs.

2001

James Riswick and his wife, Sarah, welcomed their son, Finn Benjamin Gael Riswick, in August 2020.

Susan Meshburger Lattuca and her husband, Frank, welcomed their daughter, Vivian Ann Lattuca, on April 4, 2020.

2002

Laura Buonanno Isaacson started a new job at Park Tudor School. She is working the position of Instructional Assistant for the 2020-2021 school year at the Lower School.

2003

Kelly Marquart Klocke has accepted a Senior Asset Manager position with Apple REIT, a hotel-focused Real Estate Investment Trust firm based in Richmond, VA. She will have a portfolio of 40 hotels in 14 states. Kelly previously spent 12 years working in hotel operations.

2008

Yunha Moh was crowned the winner of “Chopped” season 47 episode 7, which originally aired on October 20, 2020. Yunha is a chef based in Brooklyn, NY, and founder of Tamra Teahouse.

2011

Shannon Gray successfully passed the July 2019 Illinois Bar Examination and the February 2020 California Bar Examination.

2012

Maya Vance got engaged to Eddy Wagner in March, 2020. Maya began working in the spring as a Varsity Track Assistant Coach at Park Tudor. Eddy is the Head JV Basketball Coach and Assistant Varsity Basketball Coach at Park Tudor.

2013

Cassandra Merrero and Levi Siegel got engaged in September, 2020.

2016

Jack Stewart (left) has received a Fulbright U.S. Student Program Award to Turkey for the 2020-2021 academic year. Stewart will support the teaching of English at Gaziosmanpasa University in Tokat, Turkey, as part of a Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship.

conGratulations

To Reid Searles ’06 and his wife, Megan, on the birth of their daughter, Madeline Reese Searles on March 17, 2020.

To Susan Meshburger Lattuca ’01 and her husband, Frank, on the birth of their daughter, Vivian Ann Lattuca, on April 4, 2020.

To French Teacher Blair Richards and her husband, Jason Niebrugge, on the birth of their son, Oliver Niebrugge (left), on April 13, 2020. To T.J. Woodard ’06 and his wife, Megan, on the birth of their son, Turner Jeffrey Woodard on May 16, 2020.

To James Riswick ’01 and his wife, Sarah, on the birth of their son, Finn Benjamin Gael Riswick, in August, 2020.

To Middle School History/ Humanities Teacher Drew Bogan and his wife, Stephanie, on the birth of their daughter, Georgia Grace “Gigi” Bogan (left) on September 4, 2020.

To Junior Kindergarten Teacher Abagael Martin and her husband, John, on the birth of their daughter, Juniper Ruth Martin, on October 31, 2020.

To Nick Ward ’08 on his marriage to Laura Valderrama on October 15, 2020.

Deaths

Ann Morrow Misdom ’54 on July 23, 2019. Patsy Atkins DeLong ’54 on February 10, 2020. G. Gilbert “Gil” Purdy ’55 on April 13, 2020. Virginia Greer Mosbaugh Horne ’83 on April 24, 2020. Andy Wirick ’78 on May 22, 2020. Retired Tudor Hall and Park Tudor Music Teacher, Elise Marshall, on June 14, 2020. Colonel Torrence Rogers ’56 on July 20, 2020. Emerson Davis ’60 on October 20, 2020. Hurst Groves ’59 on November 11, 2020.

conDolences

To Kelly Marra Henke ’80 on the death of her husband, Steven Henke on January 8, 2020.

To Fifth Grade Teacher, Brandi Williams, and Harper-Avery Williams ’34 on the death of their grandmother and great grandmother, Myra Barnett, on April 13, 2020.

To Annie Mosbaugh Knapp and Mary Lea McTurnan ’83 on the death of their sister and step-sister, Virginia Greer Mosbaugh Horne ’83 on April 24, 2020.

To Thomas Garner ’85, Sanford Garner ’87 and Kendall Garner ’17 on the death of their mother and grandmother, Alfreida Garner, on April 28, 2020.

To Middle School Art Teacher, Kathy Campbell, on the death of her father, Kenneth Puller, on May 21, 2020.

To Systems Support Specialist, Shirley Gaughan; Kelly Gaughan ’14; Assistant Director of Athletics, Ann Kizer; and Reece Kizer ’21 on the passing of their father, grandfather, grandfather-in-law, and great grandfather, Leon Charles Farmer, Jr., on May 27.

conDolences cont. To Ceramics Teacher Marlina Koonce on the death of her niece, Isabella Kay Crumpacker, on June 10, 2020.

To Heidi Marshall ’73 and Hollace Marshall Crain ’71 on the passing of their mother, longtime Tudor Hall and Park Tudor Music Teacher, Elise Marshall on June 14, 2020.

To Michael Dowort ’96 and Steve Dowort ’99 on the death of their mother, Nancy Dowort, on June 27, 2020.

To Randy Rogers ’64, Carol Cummings Rogers ’59, Mary Holliday Rogers ’59, Alexander Rogers ’61, J.B. Rogers ’82, Shawn Graft ’85, Anne Rogers Mitchell ’85, Holliday Rogers '20 and Ellie Rogers '23 on the death of their brother, brother-in-law, uncle, father-inlaw and grandfather, Colonel Torrence Rogers ’56 on July 20, 2020.

To Director of Nursing Services, Cindi Pauszek, Andrew Pauszek ’08, Robert Pauszek ’11 and Matthew Pauszek ’13 on the death of their father and grandfather, Brian David Field, on August 14, 2020.

To William Rhodehamel ’79 on the death of his mother, Evaline Rhodehamel, on August 22, 2020.

To First Grade Teacher Andrea Reid on the death of her mother, Judith Nixon, on August 30, 2020.

To Cathy Hamaker ’88 on the death of her mother, Marilyn Hamaker, on September 5, 2020.

To Harrison Greenberg ’10 and Lillian Greenberg ’13 on the death of their mother, Shari Simon Greenberg on September 21, 2020.

To Maggie Dean ’66, Kay Booth ’68 and Will Ryan ’08 on the death of their aunt and grandmother, Gloria Ryan, on September 24, 2020.

To Jimmy Dora ’14 and Arianna Dora ’17 on the death of their grandmother, Shirley Dora, on September 29, 2020.

To Richard Brake ’84, David Brake ’85 and Joe Brake ’88 on the death of their aunt, Norma Jo Huron Lipsett, on October 8, 2020.

To Sarah Hoover ’02, Rachael Hoover Lekic ’04 and David Hoover ’08 on the death of their grandmother, Frieda Paris Sanders, on October 17, 2020.

To Don Davis ’62 on the death of his brother, Emerson Davis ’60, on October 20, 2020.

This year, the Park Tudor Parents Association and Park Tudor Alumni Association invited the entire Park Tudor community to participate in the PT Pumpkin Carving Contest! Students and alums participated virtually and were awarded prizes in Traditional, Historical, Glitzy, Funny and Most Creative categories.