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is about to publish the second of his two novels, The Topher, about children in Warkworth, Ont. His first novel, Drumlin Fever, was published in 2020, and both are available on his website. Graham also has two books of poetry in the works: Paintings and Poems, by Norma Cotter and Graham Cotter, and Cabochon & Pyx as well as two autobiographies: How’s the Old S.O.B.? (domestic) and A Dill Pickle on the Side (professional). These are in addition to more than a dozen books he’s written. Graham is a retired Anglican priest who has a home near Warkworth, serves as an honorary assistant at St. Mark’s Anglican Church in Port Hope, is an honorary canon of the Cathedral Church of St. James in Toronto, and publishes weekly letters on science and theology.

1952

Rex Crawford

says the best years of his life were spent at St. Andrew’s College. Many people left a lasting impression on his life, most notably Thomas Tudball and Dick Gibb. “I will never forget the day I was signing off to go to Toronto with Mr. Tudball. He told me on the way that I was a born leader but didn’t realize it. Those words had a profound impact and would shape the future of my life,” Rex recalls. The trip to Europe organized by Dick Gibb is one never to be forgotten. “Memories of that trip and my school companions will never fade and remain vivid to this day,” he says. Rex, who lives in Wallaceburg, Ont., has been professionally active in industry, farming, and politics, with the most enjoyable being the business of farming. He grew crops that included corn, wheat, sugar beets, and tobacco on 400 acres and managed 200 cattle over 25 years.

1959

Alf Wirth

semi-retired at the end of 2018, when he and his wife, Anne-Marie, bought an apartment in Panama City, Republic of Panama, where they spend each winter. They also have one in Vienna, Austria, where they stay for most of the year. He says both are beautiful cities with excellent infrastructure and great healthcare. “Panama’s weather is tops, and Vienna is rated as the best place to live in the world,” Alf reports. “Vienna also features one of my daughters and three grandsons, one of whom attends SAC.” Nicolas Pourazim is in the Class of 2024. Despite COVID-19 challenges, Alf and Anne-Marie visit Toronto for a few weeks in the spring and fall to catch up with old friends who no longer travel and to attend events like the 50-year-plus dinner and the Red & White Gala. retired after a 50-year career from his business, Pioneer Handcraft Furniture, in Severn Bridge, Ont. He lives in a cottage in nearby Orillia in the French River area of Georgian Bay and spends time each winter at his home on Anna Maria Island in Florida. He has stayed in touch with several classmates.

Malcolm Black

reports that he is exceedingly well and getting in his 10k steps a day. He is president of the Kids & Classics Boatshop Museum, a charity that allows kids to build a boat in two days, then get in it and row. Two winters ago, the charity restored a 17-foot Penn Yan outboard boat, and last winter, a 16-foot Shepherd. He says 2021 was the first year the Kids & Classics volunteer sailing program was hosted at Belwood Lake Sailing Club, and they had seven antique dinghies sailing. Malcolm is president of Beaumont Mill Antique Market, which lost five months of income to the pandemic, but he reports that his other business, Blackbox Radio Controls, carried on as usual. SAC alumni are always welcome in Glen Williams, Ont.; just ask for Malcolm at the antique market or the boatshop museum.

Malcolm Black ’62 in his first outing in the Penn Yan outboard boat.

1963

Terry Montgomery

retired from a 46-year career as an architect. He is a founding partner of Montgomery Sisam Architects. The Toronto firm was retained for the renovation of St. Andrew’s science and technology wing, completed in 2021. Currently, Terry’s firm is engaged in the St. Anne’s School project, SAC’s all-girls sister school slated for completion in 2023. “Our primary aspiration for St. Anne’s has been to transform the existing house into a contemporary learning environment without sacrificing grace and dignity. Once renovated, the house will establish an impressive centrepiece for the ultimate build-out of the campus,” Terry says. Although retired, he will be keeping a close watch on the construction as the dream for SAS becomes a reality.

reports that after 28 years of experience with regional responsibilities in journalism and in-house regional communications directorships for Wall Street Journal Asia, FedEx, Arthur Andersen, British Telecom, and Hewitt Associates, he and his wife, Norrie, retired and moved back to Canada in 2018. They live in Mahone Bay, N.S., and are enjoying sailing. They have also added a new family member, Luna, a 65-pound Great Pyrenees.

Gordon Hawke

is now fully retired and enjoys spending lots of time at his cottage in Muskoka, Ont., a beach house in South Carolina, and occasionally his home in Toronto. His son, John ’10, got married on the beach at his new home on Prince Edward Island last summer and brought his bride, Maigan, to Muskoka for their honeymoon and a celebration with family and friends. Gordon says he is happy to be finished with his Bay Street days in the investment banking business and is enjoying lots of outdoor time on golf courses and fooling around with old boats and cars.

Doug Soules

says the view from his window overlooking the Forks of the Credit River Provincial Park in Caledon, Ont., (see page 42) motivated him and his wife, Linda, to move there from Toronto in 1988 and raise their daughters, Shannon and Heather. Over the years, he says, it has been the backdrop to countless birthdays, holidays, and other celebrations with family, friends, and associates from places near and far. These days, they enjoy playing with their three grandchildren. Travels to places like the U.S., India, Europe, South Africa, Hong Kong, Taiwan, the Caribbean, and more are fantastic, but they always look forward to coming home to enjoy the view.

1973

Fred Drewry

enjoyed a laugh-filled birthday lunch last fall with classmate, Tab Buckley, their first get-together since the pandemic began. Fred described their initial meeting in 1968: “Tab was literally the first guy I met at SAC. Coincidentally, both of our parents seemed anxious to drop us off early. We were the first in our six-person room in Mac House. With the manners of a true gentleman, Tab introduced himself and helped carry my luggage up to the room. As we stood on the steps of Mac House waving goodbye to my parents, Tab turned to me and said, ‘Ya got any &%$#ing cigarettes?’ We have been best friends from that very moment.” Fred says they share pivotal life moments and offer each other advice. “We were best men at each other’s weddings and have watched each other’s children come and grow. We have been there offering support as we buried each other’s parents. Tab taught me how to ski. I taught Tab how to pick up restaurant bills,” he says. “With retirement in hand for us, we now share the joy of life known as grandchildren.”

Raymond Leung

received a 2021 ASCE Distinguished Service Medal Award in Region 10 of the ASCE (American Society of Civil Engineers), the largest engineering association globally, representing 150,000 professionals in 177 countries. Raymond is vice-chair of Region 10, which represents international members and covers all countries outside of North America. Raymond is chairman and CEO of C&L Holdings in Hong Kong, where he lives with his wife, Chiang Ann.

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Class of ’77

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1977

Alan Hamilton

retired in May 2021 after 36 years working in family practice. He worked in Dryden, Ont., and then Scottsdale, Ariz., and was voted the Top Family Doctor in Phoenix three times by Phoenix magazine. Now retired, Alan and his wife, Sue, are looking forward to travelling, volunteering, biking, hiking, pickleball, and golf. They spend summers at their house in Kelowna, B.C.

1979

Bill Cathers

retired from his position as the director of retail operations at Subaru Canada Inc. and general manager for Subaru of Canada’s corporate retail store, Subaru of Mississauga. His plans include more SAC friend visits, hockey, golf, skiing, biking, travelling, and building a garage.

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1982

Doug Cooper

attended the annual December Christmas cheer gathering in Toronto and reported a good turnout from the Class of 1982 with Paul Beckwith, Chris Murphy Ives, Kevin Freer, and Rob Taylor. Doug gives a big honourable mention to classmate, Rob Tanner, who flew in from Alberta, and whom many have not seen since Prize Day in June 1982.

1982 classmates, Paul Beckwith, Doug Cooper, and Rob Tanner at the pub night in Toronto in December.

Mike Elliott

and his wife, Nancy, sold their house in midtown Toronto and moved to Newmarket in December 2021. Their agent was classmate, John Carser. Mike’s son, Alex, is in his first year of studying engineering at the University of British Columbia and is going through the joy of seeking summer internships. Mike continues to run a start-up company, Green SaniTech Inc., distributing disinfecting solutions in the Greater Toronto Area. Three years ago, he formed the company with his Grade 8 SAC roommate, Rob Taylor. They maintain an office and warehouse in Pickering, Ont., along with his husky-cross, Chewie.

1984

Jonathan Paull

was promoted to the rank of Acting Captain within the Whitchurch-Stouffville Fire and Emergency Services in December. Jonathan has been a part-time firefighter since 2014 and a preservice firefighting instructor at Georgian College in Barrie, Ont.

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1987

Mark Davidson

deployed to Kuwait from February to May 2022 with the Canadian Armed Forces. He served as a flight surgeon during Operation Impact at the Operational Support Hub South-West Asia, which provides logistical support for operations within the Middle East. Mark explains that this involves training missions in support of the Jordanian and Lebanese militaries as well as the NATO training mission in Iraq, and Operation Artemis, the Royal Canadian Navy maritime security and counterterrorism operations in the Arabian Sea. His role is to provide medical support for Canadian personnel at Camp Canada, the logistical hub at the Ali al Salem Air Base in Kuwait, and U.S.

1988

Corey Anquetil

is president of Akaei Retail Consulting, a North American retail drug chain-focused business development firm he launched in 2020. Akaei partners with pharmaceutical companies along with a diverse mix of international manufacturing clients seeking pathways into the largest drug chains and healthcare consortiums within the U.S. and Canada. Corey and his wife, Jennifer, split their time between Toronto and Austin, Texas.

1991

Gonzo Corral

is back in his hometown in Spain after working 11 years at the Spanish Embassy in Kuwait.

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1992

Scott Armstrong

and his wife, Patricia, moved to a new home in Hanover, Ont., “on the day that everyone panicked to buy toilet paper, March 16, 2020,” he says. Their five children are all adults, and most have moved on to their own places in Kitchener, Peterborough, and Tillsonburg. Scott and Patricia’s home backs onto the Saugeen River, where they are visited by a variety of songbirds. They took a year off from teaching and purchased an off-grid cabin in Northern Quebec in September. In October, they travelled to the Maritimes and paid a visit to classmate, Torin Buzek, on his farm in Martock, N.S. In December, they volunteered to join humanitarian aid organization, Samaritan’s Purse, on their Ukraine deployment. Becasue of their limited experience, they were invited to train as leaders in Calgary and while there, visited Rob Shillum ’90. The couple also enjoyed a quick visit to Burnaby, B.C., to see classmates, Marcus Hooper and Elyot Waller.

Scott Armstrong ’92 and classmate, Torin Buzek, in Nova Scotia.

Will Bijl

reports that all is well and he is navigating through this pandemic. Will is in his 21st year in policing in the Greater Toronto Area as a uniform

1991

Geoff Browne shares this fabulous Old Boy experience:

I was in a Sundance Institute Collab Workshop to develop a feature film, Yahoo Boys, which I wanted to shoot in Nigeria. This is a film I’d been trying to make for 13 years about a teenager who needs to choose between staying in her village and fighting oil conglomerates or moving to the city and working with a gang of “Yahoo boys” (email scammers).

I was tasked with shooting a scene from the script; however, recreating the Niger Delta in Los Angeles is no easy task. I wanted the scene to stand on its own, so I called it a short film and titled it Gboy.

After not seeing Shane Manning ’90 for years, we got together for beach volleyball. I mentioned the scene I needed to shoot and explained that it involved an oil field. He snapped his fingers and said, “Darren Katic.” Shane and Darren, from the Class of 1992, work together in the oil business. Within a couple of days, he connected us, and without hesitation, Darren offered up one of his oil fields to shoot the scene.

I cast American Nigerian actors and shot the scene last summer. It turned out great, largely because of the location. One of the actors had to carry an AK-47 for the scene. Across the road from the oil field is a police training facility, so I alerted them there’d be a fake gun on set.

The entire shoot went smoothly, and the talented actors knocked it out of the park. Nigerians watching the film today think it was shot in Nigeria. When the Sundance workshop participants watched a cut of the scene, they were blown away.

Because of the Old Boy connection, I was able to make a proof of concept for my film and, fingers crossed, it will lead to me raising the budget to get the film shot.

officer and, at times, as an Acting Sergeant for his platoon. He lives in Burlington, Ont., and is involved in coaching his son’s sports teams, teaching on the side with personal fitness training, and looking forward to travelling again.

Richard Fraser

and his wife, Andrea, have two beautiful girls, Zara, 12, and Emilia, 9. They live in Jamaica, having moved from London, U.K., where they studied law and worked in private practice for several years. Richard joined Digicel Group, a mobile telecom business, in 2007. He worked there in various capacities: head of mergers and acquisitions, head of legal and regulatory affairs, and COO for its Jamaican operations. In 2017, Richard joined Scotia Group Jamaica Limited (a subsidiary of the Bank of Nova Scotia) as its general counsel and chief governance officer/corporate secretary. Since the passing of his father in January 2022, Richard says he has “developed a deeper resolve to do good for all those around me and am driven to make sustained changes in my community. One of my favourite pastimes is bird shooting each August when the season opens. It is a tradition I shared with my father and many friends, and the memories I have make him live on.” Richard is the honorary secretary of the Trelawny Gun Club. Last year, the members helped a local primary school by donating more than 30 tablets and 150 data SIM cards to ensure 100 per cent of the school population had devices and access to the internet to do their virtual online learning. He says it feels good to do good, a real Andrean trait.

Darcy Montgomery

is beyond proud to be the father of Lola, who is joining the First Cygnets class at St. Anne’s School in the fall. Darcy is executive producer and creative director at Velvet Rope Productions, a brand content studio he founded in the late 1990s that focuses on video and digital creative. He’s living in Toronto’s Leslieville neighbourhood with his wife, Leah, and children, Lola, 13, and Quinn, 10. Despite the mathematical implications of the Class of 1992’s 30-year reunion, he’s looking forward to catching up with classmates. has had a big career change. He is now one of the foremost memorabilia experts in the United States, having started in sports, then branching into Hollywood and music memorabilia. He has worked directly with athletes and the estates of legendary singers and musicians, notable Hollywood actors, and industry leaders. Dan spent more than six years as the sports specialist at Julien’s Auctions in Beverly Hills, Calif., where he generated $12.5 million in auction sales. In mid-2017, he left to pursue his own business as a memorabilia appraiser. Dan estimates he has appraised roughly $20 million in memorabilia in the last five years. In November 2021, he accepted the position of chief operating officer of a start-up company called The Memorabilia Network. It will operate as a production company producing television content telling the stories of collectors, athletes, and celebrities, focusing on notable artifacts from their collections and careers and the stories behind them. It will also be a full-service auction house.

Rob Osborne

resides in Bermuda with his wife, Jessica, and their two children. Rob is the chief legal officer of the captive insurance company for PricewaterhouseCoopers. In this role, Rob oversees litigation on a global basis. He also acts as general counsel to the Caribbean Region of PwC.

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and his wife, Jenny, announce the birth of their daughter, Astrid, in December 2021. The family lives in Hong Kong.

Eric Wright

took on the role of CEO of LexisNexis Canada in 2018 and relocated to King City from London, Ont. He says it’s nice to be back in the Toronto area and not too far from St. Andrew’s. He and his wife, Amy, have twin 9-year-old boys, Bishop and Griffin, potential future Andreans! In the winter, the family skis and snowboards and heads up north every weekend, where Eric gets a chance to spend time with many Old Boys, most notably classmates, Mike DeAngelis and Mark Shillum.

1993

Robert Leckey

was granted the honorific designation, Advocatus Emeritus (Ad. E.), in fall 2021 by the Bar of Quebec. This designation has been awarded since 2007 to members who have distinguished themselves through their remarkable careers, outstanding contributions to the profession, or constructive community work. Robert is the dean of the Faculty of Law at McGill University and is in the second year of his term as president of the Council of Canadian Law Deans.

William Long →

and his wife, Sarah, their children, William, 9, and Jane, 6, and his parents, John and Sarah, attended the 2022 Easter Parade in New York City. The Pipes & Drums was a featured performer at the April 17 parade along Fifth Avenue. The Long family met up with Head of School, Kevin McHenry, and Executive Director of Advancement, Greg Reid, who were there to cheer on the Corps. William is an orthopedic surgeon at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City.

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1997

Stephen Foster

connected coincidentally with Mike Mills ’90 over their love of bourbon through the TikTok subgroup, Bourbon TikTok. The pair met up in November, when they took in a Miami Dolphins game. Steve, his wife, Trish, and their two daughters moved from Bradford, Ont., to Illinois in 2021, where Steve is a hydrogeologist with Legacy Corporation.

2000

Ryan Brandham

and his wife, Sarah, welcomed their first child, Nathan, on Feb. 14, 2022. The family lives in Oakville, Ont. Ryan is a director at BMO Capital Markets.

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2002

Ryan Austin

shares that his company, Synapse, recently secured a large grant from the Canadian government to help with economic recovery in Ontario, and at the back of that, also closed on a venture financing round with Grotech Ventures, BDC Capital, IDEA Fund Partners, and Generation Ventures. Hamilton Petropoulos ’08 represents GenVen on the Synapse board. Synapse has employees in Canada, the United States, Mexico, and Nigeria. Its software powers learning and development operations for enterprises.

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and his wife, Kate, welcomed their second child, Rowan, on Jan. 24, 2022, a brother for Desmond, who just turned 3.

Joshua Delmas

and Olivia welcomed their first child, Millie Olive Fay, on Aug. 9, 2021. Josh is a part-owner of a pari-mutuel wagering operation for the North America horse racing market. As well, he owns and operates a sportfishing charter boat. Josh and Olivia plan to build a new home this year in Barbados and continue to travel every chance they get. Josh and classmate, Dominic Sacher, are still the best of friends and regularly meet up. Josh hopes to get back to Canada soon with his wife, whose family is from Montreal.

Aladdin Diakun

has been working hard during the pandemic to build alignment between law, wellness, and sustainability in his life and career following a stint on Bay Street, the centre of Toronto's Financial District. He is grateful for the support of his partner, Sarah, whom he met in law school. Aladdin has started practicing in association with WRD LLP, a tech-enabled, sustainabilityfocused business law firm in Toronto. In 2021, he joined the board of Impact Zero, a not-for-profit helping to build the circular economy, and he earned two sustainability designations (SASB FSA and GARP SCR). For the past year, he has been working with Lawyers for Climate Justice to deepen climate competency and climate

resilience in the Canadian legal profession and justice system. Aladdin has this to say about the conflict in Ukraine: “I started studying Ukrainian as a small act of solidarity, building on a love of languages that was fostered at St. Andrew’s. As an Andrean of mixed Ukrainian heritage, I am eager to connect with others in the Andrean community who want to support Ukraine’s people. For those looking to help, I would like to highlight the work of the Voices of Children Foundation, which has been providing traumainformed support to Ukrainian kids affected by war since 2015.”

James Gideon

has been promoted to vice-president, product merchandising, with adidas Canada. In this role, James will be responsible for leading the brand’s go-to-market strategy in Canada and orchestrating the merchandising process.

John Knutton

was appointed the general counsel for the Seminole County Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller in August 2021. His boss is the elected official overseeing more than 1,000 governmental functions, ranging from jury duty to managing thousands of court cases and paperwork, processing traffic tickets and payments, and recording documents into the Florida county’s official records. He says it’s been a wonderful experience. His wife, Jenny, was also recently promoted to chief of the consumer protection unit of the Attorney General’s Office in Orlando. Their daughter, Caroline, started Kindergarten last August, and John reports she is growing up so fast.

John Knutton ’02 with Jenny and their daughter, Caroline, 5, on New Year’s Day on the St. John’s River just north of Orlando, Fla.

Nicholas Weedon

is the recipient of the Independent School Advancement Professionals (ISAP Canada) Mary Birt Award. Nicholas started in the SAC Advancement Office in 2008 as the Old Boy Officer and is now the school’s Director of Development. The award recognizes an independent school professional who has given their time and wisdom, reaching out as a mentor in the industry. Ryan Wong

and his wife, Natalie, welcomed Liam on June 3, 2020. Their first child, Constance, is nearly 5 and happy to be a big sister. Ryan is regional investment compliance director, Asia Pacific for Invesco Ltd., an investment management company. He and his family live in Hong Kong.

2003

Brent Brandham

and his wife, Sarah, welcomed their son, Jack, on Dec. 30, 2021. Brent is senior vice-president of sports & recreation at Arthur J. Gallagher Canada Limited. Jeff Johnstone →

and Jennifer Jeffrey were married on Sept. 17, 2021, at St. Michael’s Cathedral in Toronto. They celebrated with friends and family at the Rosedale Golf Club the following day. Jeff’s brother, Scotty Johnstone ’06, was co-best man and classmates David Amadori and Jordan Ross were in the wedding party. Old Boys in attendance were Gord Hunter, Brendon McCullough, Chris McFarlane, Adam Parent, Nathan Rothwell, and Luc Zoratto, all from the Class of 2003. Henry Paluch ’22, Head Prefect this school year, was the piper. Jeff and Jennifer moved to a new house in the Davisville Village neighbourhood of Toronto.

Chris McFarlane

and classmate, Nathan Rothwell, led the inaugural King Winterskål Pond Hockey Tournament and Family Fund Day event on

Family Day in February. More than 150 people participated in the event, which raised over $22,000 for cancer research at Stronach Regional Cancer Centre at Southlake Hospital in Newmarket and Princess Margaret Cancer Centre in Toronto. The family-friendly event included a pond hockey tournament in the morning followed by a family skate and lots of delicious food and drink, including mulled wine provided by Brendon McCullough ’03. To help boost fundraising, there was a silent auction with many items generously donated, including a St. Andrew’s College gift basket courtesy of Jarryd Stock ’03. The pond hockey tournament saw skaters brave blizzard-like conditions in the morning in true Canuck spirit! The winning team included Nathan along with classmates, Alex McNeil and Jeff Johnstone.

Matthew Posa

and his wife, Jane, welcomed their second child, Bennett, on Oct. 6, 2021. Their older son, Caleb, is 4. The family lives in Milton, Ont., where Matthew is a family chiropractor at The Healthy Family Chiropractic.

Nathan Rothwell

and his wife, Ashley, welcomed Matti John Daniel on Sept. 27, 2021. Nathan is president at Rothwell Wealth Management. officiated the 108th CFL Grey Cup in Hamilton, Ont., on Dec. 12, 2021, between the Hamilton Tiger-Cats and Winnipeg Blue Bombers as the line judge for the game. This was his second Grey Cup in as many years. Andrew hit another milestone in 2021 as he celebrated his 100th game officiated on Dec. 5 with the Eastern Final game between Toronto and Hamilton. He is still active with the local amateur officials association in Toronto as president of the Toronto Football Officials Association. Andrew welcomes any Old Boys interested in getting into the stripes to reach out to him. Between games, he works at CIBC as a director of credit card products, primarily overseeing the Aventura travel cards for the bank.

David Woodcock

and his wife, Bailey, welcomed Declan on Aug. 24, 2021. The family lives in Chicago.

Declan enjoys his first Blackhawks game in February with his dad, David Woodcock ’03, and mom, Bailey. Darryl Stock

and his wife, Natalia, welcomed their second child, Frederico, on March 2, 2021. Their daughter, Olivia, is 3. Darryl works at BDO as a leader of their digital strategy team, and the family lives in Toronto.

2005

Richard Oosthuizen

and his wife, Erica, welcomed Noah on Oct. 25, 2020. The family lives in Nanaimo, B.C., and both Erica and Richard are doctors.

2006

Scotty Johnstone

and his fiancée, Tamara Sarkisian, welcomed Brady on Dec. 25, 2021. The couple got engaged days before the pandemic lockdown was announced in Ontario in 2020. They spent the last 18 months in Winnipeg, Man., until Scott’s company moved them to Ottawa, Ont., in March. Scott is the senior director of operations for No Frills and is responsible for Eastern Ontario and the Atlantic.

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2008

Andrew Chan

took on a role in January as executive director of development with the BC Cancer Foundation. He and his wife, Madeline, live in Vancouver, B.C., with their sons, Caden and Jesse.

2009

Mick Carr

married Taryn Jane Bergin on Aug. 28, 2021 on Cameron Lake in the Kawarthas area of Ontario. Mick’s brother, Andrew ’11, was the best man. Also in attendance were Dylan Hewko ’11, Arun Partridge ’11, and John Maynard ’69. Mick and Taryn are settling into their new home in Uxbridge, Ont., with their dog, Ted. Above, from left: 2009 classmates, Tyler Aron, Dylan Calvert, Ryan Cathers, Grant Nych, Alex Culp, and Ryan’s dad, Bill Cathers ’79. Below: Ryan Cathers ’09 and Meagan Nevala.

Ryan Cathers

and Meagan Nevala were married Sept. 24, 2021, at Belcroft Estate in Gilford, Ont. They couldn’t have asked for a better day, Ryan reports, with family and close friends in attendance. After the ceremony, Old Boys changed into Gordon tartan kilts to surprise the guests.

2010

John Hawke

and Maigan Newson were married on Aug. 19, 2021, at Cape Tryon Lighthouse on Prince Edward Island. A small reception was held for close family and friends in Muskoka, Ont.

Michael Zhang

and his wife, Rachel, welcomed a daughter, Logan, on Jan. 21, 2022. Older brother, Leo, turned 2 last November. The family lives in New York City. REUNION

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2012

Mark Denton

has been living in London, U.K., for the last four years, working as a product manager at a

financial technology company specializing in payments in healthcare. When he’s not busy working, he trains for and completes marathons. In October, Mark ran the 2021 Paris Marathon and is training for the Ultra X 125 Scotland, a 125-kilometre marathon scheduled for this summer in the Scottish Highlands.

2015

Joseph Shields

was honoured as a serviceman at the Toronto Maple Leafs home game on April 14, 2022. He was selected by the Canadian Armed Forces to be their “Troop of the Game.” Joseph was featured on the jumbotron while receiving a standing ovation from the crowd of 18,000 and was presented with a Leafs jersey by former Leaf, Bob McGill. He was nominated out of all CFB Kingston members and selected based on the following elements: cooperation with peers and superiors, individual work habits and abilities, and loyalty to section/base. Joseph graduated from the Royal Military College of Canada (Kingston) last year with a bachelors of arts - concentration in political science. He is employed at CFB Kingston, supervising the base procurement section (Logistical Suport Squadron, Local Purchase Orders).

2016

Michael House

finished his undergraduate degree at Wilfred Laurier University in 2020 and began working full-time at a public accounting firm as an auditor. Last September, he wrote the Common Final Examination held by CPA Ontario, the final step toward completing the CPA designation and found out in December that he passed the exam. Michael lives in London, Ont.

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2017

Corey Andonovski

signed an NHL contract with the Pittsburgh Penguins in March. In his senior year playing hockey at Princeton University, Corey led the team in scoring with 22 points in 31 games.

William Deo

graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in May 2021 with a BSE in mechanical engineering and a BA in physics. He was named a Kleinman Energy Policy Undergraduate Fellow and was awarded the Sachs Innovation Prize in 2020. He served as the undergraduate chairman and a governor of the Mask and Wig Club, the oldest all-male collegiate musical-comedy troupe in the United States. William will be completing an MSE in mechanical engineering and energy science at Penn in May 2022, then will be moving to Houston, Texas, to work in energy investment banking. He would be happy to meet up with any Old Boys in Houston. and Will McHenry ’18 were part of the Queen’s Gaels men’s golf team that won the OUA Championship in October. It marked the first OUA banner for the men’s golf team in 24 years. Queen’s won the tournament at Cherry Downs Golf Club in Pickering, Ont., with a final team score of +3, nine strokes ahead of second-place finishers, Wilfrid Laurier.

Michael von Schalburg ’17 is hoisting the trophy and Will McHenry ’18 is to the left.

2018

Cameron Hillis

made his NHL debut with the Montreal Canadiens on Jan. 1, 2022. X