A Philanthropic Life

Daryle Bost ’89 didn’t grow up in a philanthropic family. But with some hard work and guidance, he has dedicated his life to it. He is now serving his second term as a Pomfret trustee. After graduating from Guilford College and working in several positions with Wachovia Bank, Bost started a private bank and had the opportunity to begin raising money. He landed his first fundraising job at Wake Forest as a major gift officer, then went on to John Hopkins University: Krieger School of Arts and Sciences. Bost spent eight years at a law firm before returning to fundraising at Williams College. Last year, he became the associate vice president for presidential advancement.

1965

Art Dielhenn published a book in September 2022 entitled, Get Out of Your Head, It’s A Mess In There! Born as a pandemic project following a twenty-year turn as a career coach, the book includes 101 aphorisms and 101 cartoons to inspire and entertain the reader. It’s already being used in some educational settings and is now an Amazon #1 bestseller.

1970

Ben Bensen wrote, “Go 1970! Our class won the three-way 50th Reunion ‘contest’ for participation last June, coming in ahead of the youngsters of ’71 and ’72. We had a great time together, officially and unofficially! May there be many more. (How and when to be determined!)

While Marshall Eaton and I only covered a few miles of the Long Trail this past year, it’s always good to hike with him — even in the foul weather we had this time.

In a vain effort to become one of the ‘cool guys’ in our class, I had rotator cuff surgery in January. Charley Griswold and Matt Bates, among others, gave me sage advice based on their success with this highly undesirable activity, not to mention the relative pleasures of extended physical therapy. Several who haven’t had their shoulders done opted for knees or hips instead. But my

2004 Honda is long out of warranty but still runs, so I have no excuse, right?

This has been a good but hard year for our class. We lost some spouses as well as classmates along the way, but keeping in touch is a very good thing.”

Mark Lipman presented two film exhibits in early 2023 at The Museum of Northern California Art in Chico, California. Urban Owl ran from January 26 to March 19. Filmed over a six-month period during the Covid lockdown, Urban Owl follows the growth of three great horned owlets high in a eucalyptus tree in a San Francisco park where the adults have nested for many years. Almost simultaneously, Refuge is a sunrise-to-sunset portrait filmed over three years in the Gray Lodge Wildlife area — a beautiful sanctuary in California’s Central Valley where hundreds of thousands of migrating birds spend the winter. Refuge unfolds slowly without music or narration, offering an opportunity to sink deeply into the experience of birds, water, mountains, trees, and grasses. It can be viewed as a narrative piece, a visual meditation, or a sound poem.

1979

Kathy and Todd Gattoni welcomed their fourth grandchild, Luca Gattoni, on January 10, 2023, at Cape Cod Hospital. Luca arrived at a healthy 10 pounds 9 ounces.