REUNIONS & CLASS NOTES

Alumni Gatherings

River City Roll, Richmond, Reception with St. Catherine’s, April 7, 2022 University Club, New York, May 19, 2022

Reunion

Alumni returned to campus in May 2022 to celebrate

Reunion

Class of 1972 | 50th Reunion

50TH REUNION COMMITTEE

Mr. David G. Blalock Jr. Mr. Christopher M. Davis Mr. Thomas A. Dingledine Mr. William E. Garrison III Mr. Hugh T. Harrison II Mr. Andrew S. Herzog Mr. Philip J. McEwen Jr. Mr. William H. Parrish IV Mr. Victor H. Penzer Mr. Edward P. Roberts Mr. Walter S. Robertson III Mr. James B. Sessoms

More details on page 89 of the annual report. When planning for their 50th reunion began in the fall of 2021, the committee was anxious to get to work contacting classmates and organizing a celebration worthy of this golden milestone. After two years of staying safe and social distancing, the opportunity to gather with longtime friends and some long-lost classmates was a great incentive to bring the Class of 1972 together May 7-8, 2022. More than 80 guests attended the class party hosted at the home of Susan and Walter Robertson on Saturday evening, including beloved faculty and coaches – some of whom are still teaching at St. Christopher’s! Classmates came from as far as California, Florida, Georgia and Wyoming to attend the weekend’s festivities. For some, it was the first time seeing classmates since graduation. However, the years and the distance quickly faded as they reminisced about the past and shared pictures of their children. Everyone was grateful for a weekend to come together to celebrate the class and remember those who have passed throughout the years.

In honor of their 50th reunion, the class chose to make a collective gift to the Whole Boy Fund to support mental health and wellness efforts at St. Christopher’s School across all three divisions. The Whole Boy Fund will provide resources to support peer advisor education and development, faculty training to recognize and respond when boys need help, and educational programs and speakers for boys and families. The Class of 1972 made gifts and pledges totaling $146,553 in honor of their reunion, with an additional $30,350 for Annual Giving.

Reunion

Class of 1997 | 25th Reunion

25TH REUNION COMMITTEE

Mr. Andrew M. I. Bogle Mr. Matthew H. Gehring Mr. James R. Parker IV Mr. Matthew A. Philips Mr. Hugh K. Rabb Mr. E. Matthew Schaaf IV Mr. John Sherman III Mr. Samuel S. Taliaferro III

More details on page 93 of the annual report. For decades, alumni of St. Christopher’s have rallied together around the milestone 25th Reunion to identify a special fundraising cause that is meaningful to members of the class. The Class of 1997’s Reunion Committee felt that it was the deep and meaningful connections to former teachers, coaches and advisors that made their experience so impactful. The relationships formed while “under the pines” are a seminal aspect of the St. Christopher’s experience and the class was excited to support the School in a way that will ensure distinguished teaching remains a defining aspect for all Saints. In particular, members of the class felt a deep connection to longtime faculty and staff member Andrew Jackson Bolling III. Serving St. Christopher’s from 1958-2015 in countless roles, Mr. Bolling dedicated so much of his life to the School and had a gift for connecting with young men.

The A.J. Bolling III Chair of Distinguished Teaching

This chair was originally established by the Class of 1976 at the celebration of their 25th Reunion in honor of longtime teacher, coach and administrator A.J. Bolling III. Income provides recognition and additional financial support for teachers who excel in the classroom and whose leadership helps to strengthen the bond between students and faculty. The Class of 1997 elected to support this existing endowment fund to help increase the minimum balance and to ensure well-deserving teachers receive the benefits of this chair.

In total, the class raised nearly $90,000 toward The Bolling Chair and an additional $24,000 in Annual Giving in honor of their 25th Reunion.

Class Notes

If you have news to report, please contact Jennifer Scallon: scallonj@stcva.org. Please remember to include your class year and a photo if you have one.

1954

Jim Boyd still reads and still does math. As evidence, he contributed to the book “Mathematics Travel and Food.”

1960

Wilmot Kidd was recently profiled in “The Wall Street Journal.” Wilmot is President of Central Securities, his closed-end fund in New York. He is touted as “racking up one of the greatest long-term track records in the history of investing” and in the past 20 years has outperformed Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc.

Wilmot Kidd ‘60. Photo: Desiree Rios for the WSJ

1962

Sadly, Harry Wilkins lost his wife of 48 years, Bonnie, on February 9, 2021. He happily retired from International Paper Co./Union Envelope Company and is looking forward to staying in touch with old friends.

1963

Barbara and Bob Priddy, after 41 years in their home on S. Wilton Road, have joined other Saints at Westminster Canterbury Richmond. They have four grandsons. Bob is still working from home as an Adviser with Truist Investments.

Walter James retired from the active practice of medicine 50 years after receiving his license. He had specialized in internal medicine, pulmonary disease, and critical care, and in the last 30 years in sleep medicine. He was the founder of the Sleep Center at Piedmont Hospital in Atlanta. He is married and the father of two about-to-be-married children. He will spend his retirement playing golf and doubles squash, drawing with graphite, reading, and trying to resist the pull of political activism.

1964

The Class of 1964 continues to host an annual volunteer project, which they have done every year since 2011. In June, they helped pick up trash along the James River.

Members of the Class of 1964 building on a tradition of service.

1968

Dr. Ralph Caldroney was inducted into Omicron Delta Kappa, the national leadership society, at Washington & Lee University on May 5. Ralph is a retired physician and served for eight years in the Army Reserves with deployments in Germany, Iraq and Afghanistan.

Garrett Epps is Professor of Practice at the University of Oregon School of Law. He retired in July 2020 from 30 years of teaching constitutional law at American University, the University of Baltimore, Boston College, Duke University and the University of Oregon. He is dividing his time between Eugene, Oregon, and the Baltimore-Washington area. He has six grandchildren. Having successfully completed a $10 million capital campaign for Richmond Ballet in December of 2019, Billy Hancock returned to the for-profit world. In addition to launching a startup in the real estate sector, he currently serves as CEO of Clean Water International, which manufactures and sells Aquatize, an EPA approved antimicrobial drinking water disinfectant for livestock. Billy is proud to report that Robert A.C. Hancock ’21 has returned from a summer program at London School of Economics and is a Sophomore at JMU.

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Three generations of Saints in Nantucket. Back row: Clay Davis ’23, Robert Hancock ’21, Charles Hancock ’23, Claiborne Hancock ’92, Jessica Hancock, Billy Hancock ’68, Austin Hancock, Claiborne Johnston ‘96, Carter Johnston (St. Catherine’s ’97), James Hancock ‘95. Front row: William Hancock, Claiborne Johnston IV ’33, David Hancock, Archer Johnston (St. Catherine’s ’31) and Janie Johnston (St. Catherine’s ’34)

StC Plants Tree in Memory of Walter Lindsey ’75, First Black Graduate of StC

By Jabriel Hasan ’11

Attending April campus events held in memory of Walter Lindsey ’75 symbolized for me a full-circle moment.

Before the program for the first StC Black graduate who died in February, I reread the article I had written on him for the February ‘08 edition of The Pine Needle. Its candid details somewhat surprised me, yet I also appreciated their realness. Mr. Lindsey’s political consciousness echoed at his April 2022 tree dedication, planting this awareness into St. Christopher’s soil.

Though vocal in some respects, Mr. Lindsey never moved to publicly display his mark on our School. Indeed, The Pine Needle article in 2008 required some digging to identify and locate the School’s first African American graduate. In recent years it seems the Black Alumni Association inspired an overdue and timely focus on our demographic’s contributions. To be the first Black anything in a predominantly white institution represents no minor feat. For certain, as Mr. Lindsey’s friend and classmate, Tom Baker ’75, said at the dedication, the road could not have been easy. The perseverance required is itself remarkable.

I will remember Mr. Lindsey for his quiet heroism, without which the way would not have been charted for other Black students’ arrival. His physical stature upholds my metaphorical sense that I have stood on a giant’s shoulder. For this, I simply say, “Thank you.”

Jabriel Hasan ’11 graduated last spring from Union Presbyterian Seminary and is now pursuing a master’s in clinical mental health counseling at William & Mary.

Class Notes

Class Notes

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Wilson R. Trice recently received the Lettie Whitehead Pate Evans Award from the Westminster Canterbury Foundation (Richmond) for his many years of devoted service to that continuing care facility.

The Trice family

1969

Peter E. Broadbent Jr. has been appointed by Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin to a fourth term on the Library of Virginia Board, making him the first person in more than 70 years to receive appointments from four governors to the library board. During his three prior board terms, Broadbent twice served as chair. Broadbent is a partner at Christian & Barton, LLP in Richmond, where his legal practice focuses on telecommunications, intellectual property, business and governmental relations.

Tom Harry, coached the Nansemond Suffolk Academy golf team to the division 2 State Championship in 2022, at Meadowbrook Golf Club.

Tom Harry ’69 with the golf team Tim Carrington has retired to his country home in Rappahannock County, where he has been assisting the “Rappahannock News” on special assignments. This spring the Virginia Press Association awarded Tim a first-place citation for local government reporting and a second place in feature writing. Tim spent the first half of his career with “The Wall Street Journal” where he was a reporter, first domestically and then in a three-year assignment overseas; then wrote a regular column on the stock market and later was promoted to an editor position. He next moved to the World Bank, taking on a variety of responsibilities with a special concentration in the African continent.

1971

From Jerry Walker: “We are still alive and well and living in the hinterlands of Walkerton, VA. I’m trying retirement for the 3rd time. This time it might stick. Now that things (COVID) are lightening up a little bit, we are opening our farm for events again. Our next event will be A Walk Through History on November 5, 2022. Set up in our woods, we will have Native Americans, reenactors from the Revolutionary War, Civil War, WWl, WWll, Korean War and maybe the Vietnam War teaching about the history of all these eras. Come one, come all and have fun while learning a little history.”

Jerry Walker ’71 and wife Cecky Ropelewski

1972 50th Reunion

See page 48

1973

Tucker McLaughlin received the 2022 Marvin “Skeeter” Francis Award, recognizing individuals for distinguished service to, or coverage of, ACC sports. McLaughlin has been an accredited ACC beat writer for three decades.

Dave Dorian, director of the Atlantic Coast Sports Media Association and Brett Friedlander, sportswriter with the “North State Journal” presented Tucker ‘73 with the award. (Photo by Blakely Swanson)

1976

Dusty Boyd, Jimmy Rose, Rex Smith, Doug Mallory and David Hawkins went with their wives to France in May 2022. The group visited Paris, the Champagne region, and the Normandy region where they did an in-depth tour of the D-Day beaches and important points.

Pictured at Pointe du Hoc (L to R): Dusty Boyd, Jimmy Rose, Rex Smith, Doug Mallory and David Hawkins

Class Notes

45th REUNION Class of 1977

Front Row (L to R): Richard Taylor, Edward Anderson, Tommy Catlett, Scott Cardozo, John Honey, Marc Butler, Jimmy Blackford, Marshall Burke, Clinker Moss, Frank Maloney, Burnell Bullock, Bill Dodrill

Back Row: Steve Frazer, Lewis Wright, Russell Bowles, David Howell, John McCammond, Billy Trigg, Bolling Lewis, Todd Collier, Andy Mauck, Chris Branch, Boyd Cobb

40th REUNION Class of 1982

Front Row (L to R): Berno Hamilton, Ned Trigg, Barry Tatum, Lane Stern

Back Row: Kevin Jones, Parrish Jeffrey, Bunt Young, Brian Campbell, Freddie Preston, David Lewis, Rob Pilcher, Ed Sawyer, Grif Blackard, Charles Alexander, Gee McVey, Garrett Horsley, Dave Martin, Rob Martin, Jay Ball, Jack Martin, Rob Ault, Scott Woodard

35th REUNION Class of 1987

First Row (L to R): Tom Rhodes, Scott Wallace, Renard Charity, Doug Camp

2nd Row: Billy Waechter, Tim McCoy

3rd Row: Matthew Farley, Ben Ackerly, David Addison, Byron Parker

4th Row: Ben Cox, Colin Wright, John McLeod, George Dunston, T Bell

5th Row: Stewart O’Keefe, Chas Hall, Marc Nystrom

Class Notes

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Scott Andrews has been appointed by Governor Youngkin as Chair of the Board of Trustees of the Virginia Retirement System (VRS), where he will have the opportunity to serve the more than 750,000 members, retirees and beneficiaries of VRS.

1978

Jim Cain received the “Bill Axselle Lifetime Achievement Award” for his contributions to the real estate finance, and mortgage industry over his three decades in Virginia.

1980 & 1981

Sam Williamson ’80 and Dean King ’81 are in year two of their film content incubator start-up, Gum Street Productions. Their first show, a modern-day snapshot of the Hatfields and the McCoys was recently filmed in West Virginia. Tune in for this, and other shows, coming soon.

1982

Michael Calkins and his business partner Scott Halloran made recent news when their company Trolley House Refreshments was awarded Operator of the Year by the National Automatic Merchandising Association. NAMA reported that the team has more than 25 years of experience building client relationships, providing award-winning customized break room and catering experiences for companies throughout Central Virginia. Michael and Scott also own and operate Groovin’ Gourmets, an award-winning catering company based in Richmond, and Parterre, a local restaurant featuring Southern cuisine at the Linden Row Inn.

Michael Calkins ‘82 received the Operator of the Year award.

1983

Stebo Delcardyre is the co-founder of Zero Acre Farms. He has created Cultured Oil, a healthier cooking oil with a smaller environmental impact.

Hunter Jenkins and his family sponsored and facilitated an outdoor exhibition called Stations of the Cross, a live demonstration and outdoor meditative walking exhibit reflecting the 14 stations of Christ’s walk to his Crucifixion. The exhibition was in Montana in early fall.

Check out Ray Martin’s new books of poetry, “Time and Tide” and “Reflections on the Water.” Drawing from the inspiration of nature, the moments of life, the ocean, the Bible, and travel, these poetry collections are sure to resonate with readers on many levels. Both are available on Amazon.

Ted Lawrence took over as Deputy Mission Director for United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Somalia in July 2022. Ted and his family – wife, Claudia, and three kids, Ellie (18), Enzo (16) and Dario (14) – are based in Nairobi, Kenya, and will be there through June 2024. Drop Ted a line and go visit!

1987

After 27 years at Wells Fargo, Sam Farnham retired in September. He hopes this will allow him to get back to Richmond even more and “hopefully more time swaying with the tall pines, if you will.”

1990

Col. Francis Park was promoted to the rank of Assistant Professor at the U.S. Army War College. He is currently the director of the Basic Strategic Art Program, which is the credentialing course for the U.S. Army Strategist functional area.

Greg Suskind is the new board chair for CARITAS, a charitable organization that helps provide solutions for homelessness and addiction in Richmond.

1991

Donny Wade celebrated his 50th birthday in September surrounded by Saints in Virginia Beach.

After publishing his fifth book of poetry last year, Temple Cone is on sabbatical this fall from the U.S. Naval Academy, where he is Professor of English. Over the summer, he attended the Bread Loaf Writers Conference in Middlebury, Vermont, writing many poems and

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Saints joined Donny Wade ‘91 to celebrate his 50th birthday. Front Row: Davis Wrinkle ’81, Chris Bliley ’91, Mac Wade ’18, Donny Wade ’91, Clark Dennison ’91, Ashby Hackney ’90 and Coleman Bowles ’24. Back Row: John Siewers ’91, Lankford Wade ’95, Gray Garland ’79, Richard Mitchell ’78, Rand Dupriest ’88, Churchill Bowles ’88.

30th REUNION Class of 1992

Front Row (L to R): Burke Lewis, Scott Nystrom, Josh Wishnack, Adam Carter, Knox Hubard

Back Row: Christian Kiniry, Tee Clarkson, Alec Bates, Christopher Buford, Charles Bayler, Carrington Williams, Michael Chapman, Taylor Reveley, Cabell Ackerly, Mark Bain, Joe Brockman, Chris Oakey

20th REUNION

Class of 2002

Front Row (L to R): Beau Pratt, Alan Carney, Willy Flohr, Tripp Greene, Timmy Pratt, Mike Gray, Allen McDowell, Jay Scherer, John Tucker, Grayson Goldman

Back Row: Stewart Ackerly, Kevin Elmore, Preston Kendig, Chris Purdy, John Cronly, Matthew Washko, Ross Buerlein, Wyck Sweeney, Joel Parker, Allen Johnson, Alec Boyd, Matthew Ucci, Nick Robertson, Jordan Ledbetter, Ben Nicholson

15th REUNION

Class of 2007

Front Row (L to R): Matt Talbott, Chandler Pace, Ben White, Kyle Menges, Basil Jones, Ted Moore

Back Row: Jeb Bryan, Zach Greentree, Alex Grymes, Eddie Watkins, Scott Bacigal, Matthew Thompson, Blair Smith, Brelan Hillman, Thomas Jenkins

Class Notes

Class Notes

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stealing numerous apples from the trees outside Robert Frost’s cabin.

Haskell C. Brown III was appointed City Attorney for the City of Richmond, Virginia, effective August 1, 2022. In this role, he serves as the chief legal advisor for the City Council, the Mayor, the Chief Administrative Officer, and the agencies of City government.

1993

Wells Hanley has created a series of podcasts called I Wrote This Song For You. Each episode includes inspiring messages and, as the title suggests, a song he writes for each person.

1994

John Morgan wrote an article, “The Meanest Teacher in Town,” for “Richmond Family Magazine” where he reflects on legendary St. Christopher’s Middle School English teacher Millonn Lamb, also the mother of Bill ‘87 and Doug ‘89.

This photo of John and Mrs. Lamb was taken following the 2022 graduation.

1995

Andy Featherstone and his wife Amanda just celebrated the 2nd anniversary of their toy shop, RVYay Toys and are excited to be named one of the top three toy shops in Richmond for the second year in a row by “Richmond Magazine.”

1997 25th Reunion

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1998

Rob Pinkerton and wife Jennifer welcomed son Graham Robert Pinkerton on August 7, 2020.

David Satterfield and his wife recently welcomed a daughter, Leighton, to the family. He also took a new job working as an Associate Creative Director with William-Morris Endeavor’s internal ad agency, 160over90. He’s attached to the NYC office, but works remotely from Richmond.

2001

Tyler Brown celebrated his 40th birthday in Cape Cod with Saints classmates.

Elizabeth and Andrew Crowley welcomed John “Jack” Steele on June 17, 2022.

Andrew Crowley’s son Jack Blake Kimbrough and wife Julia welcomed their second daughter, Charlotte West Kimbrough, on September 4. She joins big sister Virginia “Ginny.”

Blake Kimbrough ‘01 introducing new baby Charlotte West to her big sister Ginny.

2002

Matthew Washko was promoted to Commander in the Navy, officially joining the senior officer corps. His wife Amanda and daughter Sammy pinned the new insignia on him. He is still the Chief Engineer on USS John F. Kennedy (CVN 79), our nation’s next nuclear powered aircraft carrier, currently in the final phases of construction and testing at Newport News Shipbuilding. The ship is scheduled to be delivered to the fleet in the summer of 2024.

Saints gather at Tyler Brown ‘01’s 40th birthday dinner. Front row: Nick Peace ‘01, Luke Pope ‘01, Tyler Brown ‘01; Back Row: Charles Kempe ‘01, Robert McMullan ‘01, Mason Antrim ‘01, Alexander Cochran (not StC), Rob Cann ‘01

Class Notes

Matthew Washko ‘02 with his family

Marshall Alexander ‘03 with friends Will Parrish ‘04 with his family

Nicholas Erdle ‘05 and Claudia

2003

Marshall Alexander is President of Solid Entertainment, a new management entity that runs all of country music artist Eric Church’s entities. This summer, Marshall joined Church and a group of familiar faces on a Scotland golf trip that Eric centered on the 150th Open Championship this past July.

2004

Will Parrish and wife Alison welcomed their second child, Elizabeth Sharon “Lily” Parrish on February 3, 2022.

2005

LCDR Nicholas Erdle, his wife Claudia and their daughters, Livia (4) and Camilla (1) have recently moved to Naples, Italy, where he continues to serve in the U.S. Navy as an orthopedic surgeon. He is excited to be stationed in Europe, and hopes his fellow alumni will reach out when they visit Italy!

Tim Rose and James Hoffman completed their MBAs from the University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business as part of the Executive MBA Class of 2022. James

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Will Hardy ‘06 Tapped as New Head Coach for NBA’s Utah Jazz

From the San Antonio Spurs to the Boston Celtics and now the Utah Jazz, alumni Will Hardy ‘06’s meteoric rise through the NBA coaching ranks has filled the Saints community with pride.

Hardy was recently selected as head coach of the Utah Jazz. When he considers his path from the courts at StC to the present day as the current youngest head coach in the NBA, it’s not something he necessarily saw coming. “Man, at that time I was focused on being a basketball player, not a coach,” he laughed. “There was never a moment where I envisioned anything like this.”

Off the basketball court, Hardy believes his time as a Saint gave him the essential understanding of how to relate to others and show respect for different points of view. “I always felt like St. Chris was formative in teaching interpersonal skills,” he said. “It’s important to learn how to exist in a world full of people who are different from you and have different experiences.”

Hardy also learned a lot about hard work. “St. Chris was hard, and it was meant to be hard,” he said. “I learned to manage my time, put my head down and do the work. That prepared me for everything that’s come after.”

Coach Hardy led the Jazz to victory over the Denver Nuggets in his debut.

Class Notes

10th REUNION

Class of 2012

Front Row (L to R): James Brugh, Jack McDowell, Charlie Williamson, Jim Partee

Back Row: Sutton White, Harrison Houlihan, Andrew Lambrechts, Charlie Vaughan, Adam Richardson, James Lockerby, Tyler Yeatts, Landon Kemp

5th REUNION

Class of 2017

First Row (L to R): Jackson Begley, Paul Thompson, Gordon Mitchell, Jackson Southworth, Ricky Stockel, Kannon Noble, Thomas Kehoe, Allan Pedin, Drew Vanichkachorn

Second Row (L to R): John Damgard, Luke Parry, Graham Mauck, Will Thomas, Thomas Branch, Neil Dwivedi, Drake Wielar, Berkeley Galston, Griffin Gayne, Christian Longood, Rob Jessee, Alexander Petrie

Third Row (L to R): Sheldon Towell, Hayden Mitchell, Robert Allen, Gunther Abbott, Chris Hull, Brent Mistr, Edward Anderson, James Armstrong, Davis Evans

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Tim Rose ‘05 and James Hoffman ‘05

Seth Wagner and family received the Faculty Award for Academic Excellence and noted with a smile, “I know that would make some of my former teachers (who at times struggled to get things through my thick head) proud.”

2006

Kerry and Rob Bennett welcomed identical twin boys, Robert Yelverton Bennett III and Francis Reilly Bennett, on May 24, 2022.

Kate and Daniel Dickerson welcomed daughter June on December 30, 2021.

2008

Stephen Davis married Amanda Garnett on May 14, 2022.

Jack Hutcheson married Layne Ezzell in Jackson, Wyoming, on August 6, 2022.

Elizabeth and Kevin Isaacs welcomed their second baby, Betsy, on August 24, 2022.

2009

Malcolm Magovern married Laura Edwards on May 14, 2022.

Lindsey and John Stillwell welcomed John ”Jack” August Stillwell on February 28, 2022.

Saints came from far and wide to celebrate the wedding of Jack Hutcheson ‘08. Front Row: Stuart Marth ’06, Neil McGroarty ’08, Clarke Gottwald ’08, Christopher Irby ’08, Tommy Bartosic ’08, Sam Priddy ’08, Jack Hutcheson ’08, John Parrish ’08, Teddy Mitchell ’08, Billy McGuire ’85. Back Row: Rob Valentine ’08, Claiborne Irby ’73, Alex Hardy ’08, William Irby ’08, Stephen Davenport ’08, JP McGuire ’12

Class Notes

2010

Seth Wagner and wife Cassie welcomed Mary Elizabeth “Mae” Wagner on June 7, 2022. Seth also joined Herbert J. Sims, a wealth management, investment banking and institutional services firm. He will lead financing for senior living communities and charter schools in the Southeast and across the nation. The company opened an office in downtown Richmond in July.

Jack Jessee married Kelley Berman on June 11, 2022.

2013

Christian Alcorn married Whitney Busch on August 13, 2022, in Charlottesville. (See picture on facing page)

2017

Jackson Deal ‘17 and Burke Widhelm ‘18 led Christopher Newport to a 16-0 record and a No. 1 national ranking in lacrosse.

In May 2022, Robert Allen earned his masters degree in computer science from Wake Forest University, where he was also undergrad class of 2021. A few weeks later he married his bride, Austin, also a Wake Forest graduate. Their wedding was on the water in Cape Cod, Massachusetts. Robert is working in IT for Lowe’s and is based in Charlotte, NC. (See picture on facing page)

2018

Nick Biddison (pictured on the next page) was drafted by Major League Baseball’s Los Angeles Dodgers. The 2018 alumnus was picked 135th overall in round four of the MLB draft.

2019

The trio of classmates Davis Gillenwater, Luke Valentine and Jack Westfall helped lead Sewanee to its first Southern Athletic Association title since 2017, and earned a Division III tournament bid to go with it. Valentine made the all-tournament team scoring 11 goals and dishing out three

Class Notes

Christian Alcorn ‘13 surrounded by Saints

Robert Allen ‘17 celebrating with his new wife and friends

Max Buono ‘23, Scott Butterfield ‘23 and Tyler Hutchison ‘19 Nick Biddison ‘18

assists in three games. Westfall tallied 4 goals and 2 assists, and Gillenwater 4 goals and an assist.

Tyler Hutchison bumped into Max Buono and Scott Butterfield (both ‘23) at the Virginia Science and Technology Scholars Summer Academy at NASA Langley. Max and Scott completed the summer academy in 2022, while Tyler participated in the same program in 2018.

Sam Moore earned the Athletic Director’s Scholar-Athlete award, recognizing student-athletes for outstanding academic achievement at UNC.

2021

Jayden Smith broke the Davidson College school record, running the 110-meter hurdles in 13.54 seconds, and was ranked sixth in the NCAA at the time. Smith was also named the Helen DeVane Carnegie Freshman Athlete of the Year by the Davidson athletic department.

In Memoriam

1950

Benjamin Briscoe White Jr. of Richmond, Virginia, died July 2, 2022. He is survived by sons B. Briscoe White III ’76, William B. White ’78, Christopher B. White ’80 and David M. White ’89, as well as grandsons Benjamin B. White IV ’07, Christopher B. White Jr. ’07, Harley M. White ’07, Jesse K. White ’12 and W. Sutton White ’12. 1951

John Jeffress Cardwell of Irvington, Virginia, died August 24, 2022. 1953

William Hammond Hunt of Abingdon, Virginia, died April 26, 2022. He is survived by brother Harry H. Hunt III ’52 and sons William H. Hunt Jr. ’78 and J. Turner Hunt ’80. Morris Alexander Richardson of Muldrow, Oklahoma, died December 1, 2021. 1954

Samuel Whitefield Stevenson Jr. of Richmond, Virginia, died March 28, 2022. 1956

William Gaines Ellyson of Irvington, Virginia, died June 3, 2022. He is survived by his son William T. Ellyson ’90. 1961

The Honorable John Spence Reid of Manakin-Sabot, Virginia, died July 17, 2022. He is survived by his son John J. Reid II ’89. Beverley Randolph Wellford of Richmond, Virginia, died May 6, 2022. He is survived by his brother Ten Eyck T. Wellford ’71. 1964

William Harvey Sydnor of Richmond, Virginia died July 19, 2022. He is survived by his brother Charles F. Sydnor ’77. 1965

Patteson Branch Jr. of Richmond, Virginia, died August 7, 2022. He is survived by brothers David M. Branch ’68, Carlisle M. Branch ’71, Christopher Branch ’77, son Patteson Branch III ’90, and grandsons Patteson T. Branch ’25 and Charles R. Branch ’29. Philip Whitfield Hughes of Richmond, Virginia, died June 16, 2022. He is survived by his brother V. Gregory Hughes ’72. 1968

William Preston Greene of Charles City, Virginia, died May 29, 2022. 1985

William Fitzhugh Claflin of Richmond, Virginia, died November 20, 2020. 2001

Stephen Alexander Woodward of Richmond, Virginia, died March 4, 2022. He is survived by brother Philip C. Woodward ’97.

FACULTY, STAFF AND BOARD OF GOVERNORS

Quincy Flowler Dudley of Richmond, Virginia, died September 8, 2022. She worked at the Lower School as Mrs. Mountcastle. Allen Mead Ferguson of Richmond, Virginia, died June 25, 2022. He served on the Board of Governors. Alice Funkhouser Flowers, of Richmond, Virginia, died July 31, 2022. She served her 34-year career in publications, public information and archives at St. Christopher’s.

Ben White ’50

Morris Richardson ’53

Jack Reid ’61

Pat Branch ’65

William Claflin ’85 John Cardwell ’51

Samuel Stevenson ’54

Ranny Wellford ’61 Hammond Hunt ’53

Bill Ellyson ’56

Bill Sydnor ’64

Phil Hughes ’65 Bill Greene ’68

Stephen Woodward ’01 Quincy Dudley