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Saving Lives

Myra Schultz Biblowit ’66

is working to change the world with the Breast Cancer Research Foundation

Thayer's Top Gun

End of an Era in Room 202

Top Gun Instructor & Blue Angels Wing Commander | Steve "Axel" Foley ’80

Steve Sirrico P ’98, ’03 a Thayer legend retires

A New Website for Thayer A bold new look for Thayer online | www.thayer.org

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HEADMASTER

Ted Koskores '70 P '10, '13

Thomas M. Kent P ’00, ’03, ’09, Chair Paula L. Becker P ’12, ’14, Vice Chair

DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS

Melissa Tearney P ’14, Secretary

Joanna Skoler Gilman '86

Daniel Budde P ’10, ’12, Treasurer

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

Paul W. Kahn DIRECTOR OF PUBLICATIONS & CREATIVE MEDIA

magazine@thayer.org

BOARD MEMBERS Jeffrey Allen P ’15 James Cashman ’73, P ’19, ’21 Julian H. Cherubini ’53

MAGAZINE LAYOUT, DESIGN & PRINCIPAL WRITER Paul W. Kahn

PRINCIPAL EDITORS Joanna Skoler Gilman '86

Miniard Culpepper, Sr. P ’08, ’09 PRINCIPAL PHOTOGRAPHER Chris Bernstein

Melissa Tuthill Forger '92 DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT

Jeff Stupakevich

SUPPLEMENTAL WRITERS Rebecca Delaney, Barbara Browne P '04, '05

James J. Ferrera ’81 P ’09, ’12, ’15, ’16 Steven Gaziano ’02,

SUPPLEMENTAL PHOTOGRAPHERS Paul W. Kahn, Rochelle Ballin '04, John Grant, Nicki Pardo

Ex officio as President of the Alumni Board

Kevin Gill P ’11, ’13 Jay Hanflig P ’16 Linda Hooley P ’06, ’08 ’13, ’16 Kathy Horgan P ’20

Rebecca Delaney COMMUNICATIONS CONSULTANT

Robert F. Daylor P ’02, ’13

CONTRIBUTING EDITORS Rachael Rouvales Vassalotti '79 P '07, '11, '12, Tina Chung, Rochelle Ballin '04, Christine Dahlheimer, Deb Budde P '10, '12, Matt McGuirk P '92, Caroline Brodigan '98, Laurie Chabot '99, Mynetta Jones, John Murphy, Donna Richardson, Kelly Hines, Rick Foresteire P '19, Jeff Browne P '04, '05, Barbara Browne P '04, '05

Brenda Lyons P ’12, ’14, ’18 Brendan McDonough ’87, P ’18 John Morey P ’11, ’13 William Parent P ’12, ’15 Fergus Shiel P ’13, ’15, ’18 Ted Koskores ’70, P ’10, ’13, Headmaster Bill Stephenson, Assistant Treasurer; Business Manager

LETTER FROM THE

DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS Dear Thayer Community, Welcome to the latest issue of Thayer Magazine. In my first year as Director of Communications, this is a timely opportunity to introduce myself. I returned to Thayer this past fall, and in my new role, it has been inspiring to hear the stories of members of the Thayer community.

FACTS ABOUT JOANNA Education: Thayer Academy, 1986 Harvard University B.A. magna cum laude in Fine Arts, 1990 Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth MBA, 1995

In this Thayer Magazine, you’ll read about Myra Biblowit ’66, President of the Breast Cancer Research Foundation; Steve Foley ’80, former Top Gun instructor and Wing Commander of the Blue Angels; long-time science teacher Steve Sirrico P ’98, ’03; and Thayer’s Athletic Director Rick Foresteire P ’19. In other communications news, we’ve also completely redesigned thayer.org and just launched the new website in March. When you visit the site, I hope you will enjoy the streamlined content, simpler navigation, and especially the videos featuring profiles of students, parents, alumni, and faculty. My hope is that thayer.org, along with Thayer Magazine, now more than ever will tell the story of Thayer Academy.

Before coming to Thayer: Joanna worked as an independent consultant focused on marketing and the digital space for clients such as Gillette, Procter & Gamble, Fidelity, P.F. Chang’s, and the Harvard Innovation Lab. Before starting her consulting practice, she was the Senior Vice President for North American Marketing at Sotheby’s in New York and was part of the leadership team that developed and launched Sotheby's online auction sites, including joint ventures with Amazon and eBay.

The story of Thayer Academy is one I love to tell, because the Academy has played an important part in my own story. I started at Thayer in seventh grade and graduated in 1986. Again and again, I tell others that my time here was the most influential part of my schooling and that I felt my education almost complete after commencement. I remain grateful for the gift of my Thayer experience. Thayer Academy provided me with an incredibly strong academic foundation, the joy of discovering new interests in and out of the classroom, and life-long friendships (that included many good laughs) - both with students and teachers.

Family: Joanna’s mother (Norma Oppenheim Skoler ’47), sister (Elizabeth “Liz” Skoler ’80) and 3 nephews (Benjamin Skoler ’04, David Skoler ’11, Stephen Skoler ’14) are also Thayer graduates. Joanna lives in Brookline with her husband and two sons.

Interests born at Thayer: Photography: Joanna became interested in photography during her photography classes at Thayer, and she brought this passion to college where she served as Photography Editor at the Harvard Crimson. Economics: Joanna first studied economics in an econ elective at Thayer, and continued during her freshman year in college. She ultimately decided to major in Fine Arts due in large part to her love of history and the cross-disciplinary nature of the major, but later attended business school. International Travel: Joanna traveled to France with Thayer Academy, and this trip motivated her to study abroad in college in Florence, Italy. In her first weeks there, before learning Italian, she was able to use the French she learned at Thayer and Harvard to communicate with her Italian host family. Working with Children: A long-time Camp Thayer CIT and counselor, Joanna worked as a volunteer with after-school programs in Cambridge while in college and later participated in a program dedicated to reading to children in shelters, when she lived in New York.

While the warmth and spirit of Thayer has remained the same, I’m also struck by what’s changed on campus since I was here in 1986. I’m amazed at the number and diversity of international travel options current students have, the impressive Global Scholars Program featured on page 19, the new food in the Dining Hall (!), the athletic fields, and the Center for the Arts. I'm also struck by the array of community service activities, first formalized into a club by Jim King and a group of my classmates, including my dear friend Patrice Donovan ’86 who is now remembered and honored with an award given at Last Chapel in her name. Thayer Magazine, the website, our social media channels, and all our communications allow us to share these outstanding stories, and my hope is to continue to tell these stories using innovative approaches. I see Thayer as a place where tradition and innovation meet, the combination leading us to excellence. I welcome your feedback on any and all communications you receive from the Academy -- or those you would like to see in the future. Please come and visit the Communications team in Glover 111. We’d love to see you. I hope you enjoy the new issue of Thayer Magazine, and I look forward to hearing your Thayer story. Best,

Joanna Skoler Gilman ’86 jgilman@thayer.org

P.S. In this issue and moving forward, you’ll notice this symbol throughout the pages of the Thayer Magazine. This icon indicates that additional information on this topic is available online at www.thayer.org. Enjoy!

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Table of Contents

Alumni, Faculty, Staff & Parents profiled in this issue:

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Paula Becker P ’12, ’14 Myra Schultz Biblowit ’66 Steven Branfman P ’00, ’02 Steve "Axel" Foley ’80 Rick Foresteire P ’19 Joanna Skoler Gilman ’86 Rosemary Lavelle ’45 Marshall B. Litchfield P ’78 Steve Sirrico P ’98, ’03

Visit the newly redesigned website of Thayer Academy: www.thayer.org

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90 10 23 52 24 3 56 23 16

Letter from the Director 3 of Communications Joanna Skoler Gilman ’86

Thayer Images

Highlights from the past year in pictures

Cover Story

Reunion 2015

- Reunion 2015 Class Pictures

From the 5th to the 60th Class Reunions!

- Hall of Fame 2015 Nine new names inducted! - Alumni Awards 2015

Jeffrey Burnett '66 & Steve "Axel" Foley '80

Alumni Profile

Thayer's Top Gun: Steve "Axel" Foley '80

Myra Schultz Biblowit ’66: Saving Lives

How lucky am I to have a job

Southworth Society

News & Campus Highlights

that affects

- The new www.thayer.org

people’s lives

- Around Campus

so profoundly, to head an organization that is an engine for change, an

A brief overview of Thayer's redesigned website Cheever's typewriter; a poignant Gallery exhibition; a new Biology wing is dedicated to a Thayer icon

- New Faces & Farewells 2015-16

18 19

The Final Word

- A Bright Start & Future

Thayer's inaugural Global Scholars Program

- Footloose 2015

Myra Schultz Biblowit ’66

Thayer Weddings

In Memoriam

the world? It’s

lead BCRF!

Thayer Babies 60

A fond farewell to a Thayer icon, Steve Sirrico P '98, '03

Thayer Arts

privilege to

Class Notes

- End of an Era in Room 202

engine to better an incredible

Rosemary Lavelle '45 Profile of Giving

- Music, Drama & Dance 2015

- Student & Faculty Art 2015

A record number of student participants! Photo gallery

Photo gallery

Excerpt from the Commencement Address of Paula Becker P '12, '14

Thayer Athletics - Profile: New AD Rick Foresteire P ’19 28 - Student Athletes in the NCAA 2015 29 - Athletics 2015

- Recognition Day 2015

- Commencement 2015

- Where We Went

Photo gallery

Thayer Year End - Last Chapel 2015

Photo gallery

2014-2015 Annual Report Affixed to the back inside cover of the Magazine is the 2014-2015 Annual Report. Thank you for your continued generosity to the Academy! www.thayer.org/annualreport

Photo gallery

Photo gallery; Award Winners

College Matriculation for the Class of 2015

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After months of regrading and construction, the new softball and baseball fields are ready for their debut for the Spring 2016 season.

Conor Sage '18 and Mike McDonough '18 prep a 3-D printer in Thayer Academy's new Collaborative Design Laboratory (CDL), located in the balcony of Frothingham Hall. The CDL launched last year and serves as a multidisciplinary makerspace, where students can test ideas, manipulate variables, and work on creative solutions to problems with a variety of media and tools, such as a 3-D printer, vinyl cutter, and laser cutter.

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Learn more online at: www.thayer.org/CDL

Thayer's Boys hockey team celebrates another goal in their Valicenti Cup victory over St. Sebastian's. Thayer would celebrate again later at the end of the season, as co-ISL champs and then capturing the NEPSAC hockey title for the first time since 1987.

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The Blue Angels flight crew in tight formation, led by Thayer alumnus Steve "Axel" Foley '80. Read about how he credits the Academy for laying the foundation for his success both at Top Gun (as a student and later as an instructor) and as the Wing Commander of the illustrious Blue Angels starting on page 48.

The finale of Thayer Upper School's performance of Footloose was memorable not just in the amazing set design and brilliant singing and choreography. The level of participation in the production was an all-time high - with 22% of the Upper School student body taking part this past November.

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Alumna Samantha Martin '12 chats with Headmaster Ted Koskores during Homecoming 2015. Sam was on campus to enjoy the festivities and to record an alumni video profile for the new Thayer website. Visit www.thayer.org to view all of the alumni, student, and faculty profiles!

Detailed pencil sketch of Glover by Connor Donovan '17. See more fantastic work from Thayer's fine art department (both student and faculty) on pages 26-27.

The Class of 2015 makes a final, memorable walk onto the Main Lawn for Commencement ceremonies. See more pictures and details on pages 34-39.

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Saving Lives

MYRA SCHULTZ BIBLOWIT ’66 IS IMPACTING THE FUTURE AT THE BREAST CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATION

JUNE 2012 - Gray Line New York launches the “Big Pink Sightseeing” tour bus in support of BCRF.

There is an infectious enthusiasm in how

But before looking at what lies ahead

Thayer launched me in a very significant

Myra Schultz Biblowit ’66, president

under the direction of Biblowit, a journey

way: with a thirst for academics, a quest to

& CEO of the Breast Cancer Research

back in time is warranted because, as

be the best at what I do, and friendships

Foundation (BCRF) describes her work

Biblowit is quick to note, “I really feel that

that were meaningful.”

and life. “In my case, I feel like I won the brass ring,” she shares, during an

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interview from her New York City office. “How lucky am I to have a job that affects

Biblowit’s Thayer career began in the

people’s lives so profoundly, to head an

10th grade. Growing up in Brockton, she

organization that is an engine for change,

attended public school until there was

an engine to better the world? It’s an

an overcrowding issue at the local high

incredible privilege to lead BCRF.”

school, leading her parents to enroll her at the Academy for a better opportunity.

“This is a very exciting time in research,”

“I loved the academics at Thayer,” she

she adds, “and I’m determined to see it

remembers. “I felt challenged, my interests

through because we have the opportunity

were responded to, and I certainly felt

to change the future.”

extraordinarily well-prepared when I SEPTEMBER 2013 - Delta Airlines dedicates its signature Delta Boeing 767-400 "pink plane" in memory of BCRF Founder Evelyn H. Lauder.

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went to college [at Tufts University] and beyond.” She fondly recalls the close-knit

In fact, it was that work experience, coupled

That she doesn’t take her position for granted

three years at Thayer, and maintained in the

with a serendipitous conversation with

or rest on these impressive numbers is

following decades. “There is a great sense

her close friend Evelyn Lauder, founder of

reflected in the meticulous care with which

of community and friendship. It’s a rare

BCRF (and co-creator of the pink ribbon

she runs BCRF, streamlining it in such a way

environment that’s very empowering. It has

symbol for breast cancer), which ultimately

that the foundation stands as the only breast

a warmth to it, and it extends beyond the

led her to join the foundation as president

cancer organization in the country holding

classroom.”

in 2001. Biblowit actually recruited BCRF’s

both an A+ rating from Charity Watch as

first executive director back in 1993 at the

well as the top four-star rating from Charity

During her three years at Thayer, Myra

foundation’s start. Eight years later, Lauder

Navigator.

immersed herself in a whirlwind of clubs

proposed that she run the foundation, and

and activities. In addition to being an honor

Biblowit recognized that her experience and

“We have one office, located in New York

roll student every year, she served on the

the timing were just right.

City, with just 33 people,” Biblowit explains.

yearbook staff and in clubs such as Asian

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community bonds she formed during her

“From here, we raise all the money to

Studies, French Club, Latin Club, Theta

“I really believed that what stood between

support a global grant-making program that

Alpha, and Play Reading. She also enjoyed

today and a cure, pure and simple, was

now touches 13 countries. No chapters, no

athletic pursuits in field hockey and softball.

funding,” she remembers. “Here was an

affiliates, no walks, no races. All we do is raise

When told of her Black & Orange yearbook

opportunity to take the fundraising skills

funds and give 91 cents of every dollar to our

quote: “There is no quality in life like the

and the management capabilities that I had

mission.”

quality of energy and activity,” she laughs.

and deploy them meaningfully on behalf of a

“As you can tell, I do have high energy and

cause that mattered to me. I had lost my only

a high level of activity in my life!” Following

sister-in-law to breast cancer, and I saw the

her graduation from Thayer, Biblowit studied

opportunity to create a first-class organization

at Tufts, then went to graduate school

that could fuel change.”

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at the Heller School of Social Policy & Management at Brandeis. She has spent her

The results speak for themselves. Since

career in nonprofit management, serving in

taking the helm, Myra has guided and grown

major roles at the Central Park Conservancy,

BCRF substantially— from supporting 50

the American Museum of Natural History,

researchers in the US with grants totaling

and Mount Sinai Medical Center, and as

$8.5 million in 2001, to an international

vice dean of NYU Medical Center, all while

cohort of 240 researchers receiving grants of

raising her two children, Rachel and Michael.

over $54 million in 2016. Under Biblowit’s

For Biblowit, life preceding BCRF was

leadership, BCRF has become the largest

qualitatively full.

private funder of breast cancer research worldwide.

NUMBER OF WOMEN & MEN DIAGNOSED WITH BREAST CANCER THIS YEAR ALONE

♀ ♂

246,660 ♀ $0.91 2,600 ♂

OUT OF EVERY

$1.00 GIVEN

GOES DIRECTLY TO

BREAST CANCER

RESEARCH

I have found caring, smart, dedicated,



generous people at

TOP RATING FROM

every step of the

CHARITY NAVIGATOR

A+ RATING FROM CHARITY WATCH

way who have helped and supported me, and for that I’m

forever grateful.

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CAREER TIMELINE FOR

MYRA BIBLOWIT ’66

Of course, the work of BCRF extends beyond

notes, “The reality is that research has become

just raising money. By design, the organization

less and less organ specific. So the dollars

has no endowment, choosing to direct the

that we are investing are answering questions

funds it raises every year to research. A

beyond breast cancer. Advances in research

scientific advisory board, composed of many

tell us that more and more we’re seeing the

leading lights in breast cancer research, decides

commonalities between cancers, drilling

where these funds go.

down to cellular aberrations that underlie all cancers. We now know that breast cancer isn’t

1966 GRADUATED FROM THAYER ACADEMY

1970 GRADUATED FROM TUFTS UNIVERSITY

“We fund a lot of high-speculation, high-

one disease, it’s probably four or five different

yield proposals—seminal new ideas, which,

diseases, and each has more in common with

if they hit home, could change the future

other forms of cancer than with each other.”

dramatically.” As a result, BCRF-funded

The findings that are resulting from breast

researchers have been involved in every major

cancer research, says Biblowit, “are like the

breakthrough in breast cancer prevention,

hub of a wheel. And these findings will inform

diagnosis, treatment, and survivorship.

and accelerate the resolution of a multiplicity of other cancers. We’re seeing tremendous

There are 2.8 million breast cancer survivors

progress.”

in the U.S. today. If found early, it is 90%

1970-1972 HELLER SCHOOL FOR SOCIAL POLICY & MANAGEMENT BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY

1979-1986 MOUNT SINAI MEDICAL CENTER DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT

curable or treatable, but, this year alone,

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some 246,660 women and 2,600 men will receive a first time breast cancer diagnosis,

Though she lives in New York, her connections

and 40,290 women and 440 men will die

to Thayer remain strong. “Thayer stays in my

from it. Because there is a dearth of federal

heart,” she says. “I’m in and out of Boston all

funding, BCRF’s ability to get money into the

the time—we put so much research funding

hands of researchers quickly is an increasingly

there [BCRF supports work at Dana-Farber,

important factor for researchers. As Biblowit

Brigham & Women’s, Beth Israel Deaconess,

1986-1991 CENTRAL PARK CONSERVANCY EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT

1991-1997 AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT

1997-2001 NYU SCHOOL OF MEDICINE VICE DEAN FOR EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

2001-PRESENT BREAST CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATION PRESIDENT & CEO

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CELEBRITIES HELPING OUT THE BCRF: Every year, BCRF generously receives time and support from global and local celebrities from all fields. Pictured here is Myra with (L) Tony Bennett, Elizabeth Hurley, and Elton John; and (R) Bill Belichick, Linda Holliday, and Thayer alumna and WCVB news anchor Kelley Tuthill '88.

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MGH, Children’s Hospital, Tufts, and Harvard]. Over time, I’ve been thrilled to find many Thayer connections in and

Visit the redesigned

around Boston.” In particular, she notes

thayer.org for more

Kelley Tuthill ’88 and Kelly Doyle ’88, along with the Kelleher family, including Rick &

profiles of Thayer

Nancy P ’93, ’95, ’99, Krissie ’93, Pat ’95,

alumni! Scroll down

and Caroline Kelleher ’99. She is also proud

on the homepage

of the fact that three of her cousins, Richard Schultz ’56, Alan Schultz ’86, and Marni Schultz Schwartz ’85 are Thayer alums. “So,

and watch video profiles of:

between family and colleagues in Boston, Thayer is a special connection to me.” Now that she’s a grandmother, her priorities have understandably broadened, but she remains full of energy and activity. “I like the thrill of the hunt,” she explains. “I like raising money. It’s easy to ask when it’s not

Kelley Tuthill '88

Award-winning journalist for WCVB-TV, Channel 5 in Boston.

for you, when the cause burns in your heart, and you can point to where the dollars go, and you can validate the efficacy of what you’re doing.”

Mike Sheehan '78 But most of all, Biblowit is thankful. “I am blessed to have an amazing staff that’s

CEO of The Boston Globe; formerly CEO of Hill Holiday.

deeply committed to raising the funds that will enable a global team of investigators to change the future,” she says. She is always looking to give back. “I have found caring, smart, dedicated, generous people at every step of the way who have helped and supported me, and for that I’m forever

Samantha Martin '12

Harvard University senior, majoring in Organismic and Evolutionary Biology.

grateful. And so, to the degree that I can help Thayer students find a career path that brings them the same joy that I have had in my career, and especially in leading BCRF, I’m thrilled to do that!”

Myra Biblowit '66 recently was selected as the 2016 recipient of the Thayer Academy Humanitarian Award. Come celebrate her accomplishment when she receives her award at Reunion 2016. Register today online at

www.thayer.org/reunion.

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SEPTEMBER 2015 Thayer begins a new school year with over 690 students - the Academy's highest ever enrollment.

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Rick Foresteire starts as the new Director of Athletics and a member of Thayer's senior administration. Thayer partners with EcoMotion for campus-wide sustainability initiatives.

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(Mourners) Kaddish: A Jewish prayer said for a parent, sibling, spouse, or child upon their death. It is said every day for a year and then on the anniversary of the death.

Thayer Academy received a surprise donation this past fall when Steve Soboroff, former Los Angeles Police Commissioner and avid historical typewriter collector, reached out to the Academy to gift one of author John Cheever's typewriters from his collection. Cheever's typewriter, an Underwood Champion, is currently on display in the Southworth Library, right in the front entrance display case, along with a reprint of the Time Magazine cover article featuring the famous author.

Last September, Pottery teacher Steven Branfman P '00, '02 addressed a large gathering of friends, students and faculty members - both current and former - in the Thayer Gallery. Having to speak during a gallery opening surrounded by his work, was something he had done a thousand times. But tonight was entirely different. Because all around him was the culmination of a deeply personal ten-year journey of grief and healing.

Ten years after Jared’s passing, Steven was able to return to those Kaddish Chawans, glaze them and fire them. This decade-long labor of love was made public in a very special, personal exhibition at the Thayer Gallery in September of 2015. The exhibition, unveiling the 365 Kaddish Chawan, along with some pottery that Jared himself had made, was Thayer Gallery's first show of the 2015-16 season.

On September 27, 2005, Steven's son, Jared '00, passed away from cancer. He was 23 years old. In the midst of grieving, Steven spent the following year creating one chawan (a Japanese style tea bowl) a day. They were the only pots he made for a year. "My daily chawan-making at my wheel was my own personal Kaddish," recalls Branfman.

“There’s so much that I want to say, and yet so little that needs to be said. This journey of dedication and remembrance began here. And Thayer has been and continues to be a family to me and my family," noted Branfman during the Gallery opening.

During Homecoming 2015, Thayer community members came together to honor a beloved figure in Thayer's recent history, Marshall B. Litchfield P '78. "Lunch With Litch" was inspired by an anonymous donor's generous gift, which came with the request that the biology wing of Glover be named the Marshall B. Litchfield Biology Wing. Litchfield was a teacher, a coach, a college counselor, Assistant Headmaster, Director of Studies, Dean of Faculty, and Principal during his 28 years at Thayer. Since his retirement, Litch has continued to support Thayer's faculty and students by faithfully attending alumni functions, committee meetings, and athletic events. Litch loves Thayer and the feeling is mutual.

OCTOBER 2015 Joanna Skoler Gilman ’86 appointed Director of Communications and a member of Thayer's senior administration (see page 3 for her introductory note).

Anni McDonough Zukaskas '94, Associate Director of Admissions, is inducted into the University of Rochester Sports Hall of Fame.

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THE END OF AN ERA IN

THAYER ACADEMY MIDDLE SCHOOL

ROOM 202 STEVE SIRRICO P ’98, ’03 ON FINISHING HIS ICONIC TEACHING CAREER AT THAYER MIDDLE SCHOOL

It's June 2015. In Room 202 of Thayer Middle School, a few days after the conclusion of his twenty-eight-year teaching career, Steve Sirrico furrows his brow. He is surveying the many stacks of collected

of the then-new Middle School building.

books and boxes and bric-a-brac scattered

One day, an eager young student gave Sirrico

about. It’s not the packing up of a career’s

his picture and boldly asked him to put it

worth of teaching that is his biggest present

on the wall. Others quickly followed suit,

conundrum (though as a self-admitted

and a tradition began that most all of his

packrat, just exactly where those items will

students have since followed. The rows of

go is no small issue) - rather, it’s one specific

snapshots fill every wall (and a file cabinet),

thing - that is, several hundred specific

giving added color to walls already teeming

things that are giving him an uneasiness.

with kaleidoscopic posters of marine life

“I’m not quite sure what to do with all these

and biology - mimicking the coral reef and

photographs,” he muses aloud.

tropical fish that live in the humming and gurgling saltwater aquarium in the far corner

they were looking for someone to teach sixth grade biology,” he recalls. “So I came over and met (then) headmaster Peter Benelli, chatted with him, and interviewed for the position the next morning. Hours later, I was offered the job!” At the time, he was working as an epidemiology researcher at Peter Bent Brigham Hospital (a precursor to Brigham & Women’s). Though his parents were both teachers, he had never really considered pursuing the same field until he

are what you quickly notice upon entering his

“Coming here was the best thing that ever

imaginations of young students.

second-floor classroom. This panoply of faces,

happened to me,” he says. “Thayer’s a great

creating a kind of wallpaper, has it origins

place, a great community. That’s why it’s so

from the late ’90s, soon after he moved into

hard to leave.” Sirrico’s Thayer career began on

this classroom following the construction

account of his sister-in-law, back in 1987.

received this opportunity to open the eyes and

hundreds of wallet-sized yearbook pictures -

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at the time), called me one day and told me

of the room.

The photographs in question - hundreds upon

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Micaela Braun ’15 medals with a German crew team at the annual Head of Charles.

“Barbara (who taught at the Upper School

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In the years since, Sirrico has become one of Thayer’s longest serving and most beloved instructors - not only teaching students

The Marshall B. Litchfield Biology Wing is dedicated at a "Lunch with Litch" event celebrating the beloved Thayer teacher, coach, dean, principal and counselor. (see page 15 for more on the event).

a personal story about meeting Jean Michel

reveals some poster board presentations

trips to marine environments to provide

Cousteau; and then a discussion of the

from students from the early 1990s. “Why

experienced-based learning, not only

Great Pacific Garbage Patch and the critical

did I keep this? What am I still doing with

local (whale watching excursions off of

need for conservation. Propping open the

these?” he good-naturedly chides himself,

Boston Harbor), but also distant (Florida

classroom door reveals a whaling harpoon

bemoaning his packrat tendencies. And yet,

Keys trips) and even to the far side of the

in the corner behind it - a gift from a student

he easily recalls that this presentation is from

world (Australia). “One of the things I’ve

- and another story and another teaching

a student who just finished law school - and

most appreciated about Thayer is that

moment.

who had emailed him just the other week to

faculty members are given the freedom to

say hello. And that this one is from Joe, who

experiment and teach different things, and

is working and doing well in New York City.

pursue your passions,” he notes. “When I first

“I was hoping to catch up with him when I

started teaching, I did so merely just by the

was there the other month.” And this one was

book. But then, after I started a marine unit

made by Brianna: “she did three years in the

in biology, it made sense to take the kids on

Peace Corps helping out at places in South

a whale watch.” From there, in and outside

America where they didn’t have water. She’s

the classroom, he continued to pursue an

going to Nurse Practitioner school now,” he

area of science he’d loved since he first went

notes with a face beaming with the pride of a

snorkeling in Puerto Rico as an 11-year old.

parent. Indeed, he speaks of former students

Thayer gave him the opportunity to have

almost like his own children (his own two

and share experiences that led to scientific

sons are both Thayer graduates, David ’98

knowledge and discovery faithfully passed on

and Sam ’03).

NEWS & HIGHLIGHTS: FAREWELL TO STEVE SIRRICO

the basics of biology, but also sponsoring

to a generation of his pupils. Indeed, several of his former students have gone on to work

After twenty-eight years then, what does the

in marine environments, including Dr.

future hold for Steve? “I’m not 100% sure,

Austin Gallagher (see Thayer Magazine, Fall/

to be honest,” he says. “All I know is that I’ll

Winter 2014-15 Issue).

go somewhere warmer in January, maybe do something in the Caribbean. I could teach

Spend any amount of time with Steve, and

another five or six years - but then I’d be

you quickly understand what made him

in my late sixties - and who knows what’ll

so beloved as a teacher - and why Middle

happen. I wanted to retire when I could still

School students formed a gauntlet of

do stuff. I’m not going to just sit around.”

applause for him (and two other retiring

He then looks around the classroom again.

faculty members, Pat Nelson and Dana

“But believe me, it’s really hard to leave here.

Huntington) on their last day of school. It’s

I think the big thing for me is that I want

not just his easygoing and gentle demeanor -

to still stay connected somehow to Thayer.

but it’s the fact that he is always teaching you

Even if it’s in some small, occasional capacity.

something in his conversational way. Even

I don’t care,” he laughs, “Anything just to

while packing up his room, he can’t help but

see the kids! But the hardest part will be

instruct and engage. When asked about a

Moreover, the care and concern Sirrico

September. This part - cleaning up, getting

poster on the wall, a teaching moment arises:

has for his students extends far beyond the

ready to go - that part is normal this time

first, a heartbreaking mini-lecture about

two years he has them in his classroom (he

of year. What’s not normal will be in the

discarded waste of all kinds piling up on the

taught 6th and 8th grade during his tenure,

fall when I don’t have a class to get ready to

shores of the Kure Atoll (the most distant of

and also coached a bit of football, baseball,

teach. It’s going to be very strange. I’ll just

the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands); then

and basketball). Clearing out a cabinet

have to figure it out.”

NOVEMBER 2015 Documentary filmmaker Yari Wolinsky ’00 holds a special screening of his film “Raise the Roof” at Thayer Academy.

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The second annual TAPA coat drive collects almost 200 coats for kids. Kristen Mashikian '17 takes top honors at Southeast District Music Festival.

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NEW FACES 2015-2016

“The funny thing about teaching Middle School is that you have those kids in a sort of tunnel vision - what they looked like

Anne Benjamin P ’20

Jessica Matzkin

when you had them as students is how

Upper School French

Upper School Counselor

years old (or older) and when they visit the

Will Boericke

Erin McGurn

class from time to time,” he reveals. “And

Middle School Math

Upper School Chemistry

Lindsay Culver

Kristin Parnell

Middle School Counselor

Associate Athletic Director

you always remember them. So it’s strange when you see them when they’re thirty

when they do, the first thing they do is look for their picture on the wall.” And so it’s back to the dilemma of what to do with those pictures. “You know, it’s been one of the most sought out questions: 'Mr. Sirrico, what are you going to do with

Jason Pitt

Rick Foresteire P ’19

all the pictures on the wall?' my kids have

Upper School Science

Athletic Director

asked me, time and again.” In the end, he decides to simply leave all

Joanna Skoler Gilman ’86

Callie Schneider

Director of Communications

Upper School Classics

all the books and posters and harpoons

Mike Landry

and knick-knacks are cleared out, and

Supervisor Hanflig Technology Center

Kevin Steuer

the pictures on the wall. “They’re too much a part of the room,” he reasons, “that I just can’t take them down myself.” And so, after

when Steve Sirrico looks around Room 202

Assistant Athletic Director

for a final time before closing the door on a career well-spent, the last thing he’ll see

Drew Zachary

Ted Lawson

are those pictures and faces of eager young

Upper School Science

Middle School Science

sixth and eighth graders, surrounding him, reminding him of the lives touched and minds engaged for twenty-eight years at Thayer Academy Middle School.

Postscript:

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True to form, Steve Sirrico indeed couldn't leave the Academy following his retirement. He can still be seen on campus working part-time as a substitute teacher in the Middle School, and working in the afterschool study and the Student Commons several days a week.

FAREWELL 2015 Elizabeth Sullivan P ’93, ’95, ’98

Jamie Formato

Director of Counseling

Upper School Science Teacher

Middle School Math Teacher

Wendy Apfel

Deanna Mellican

Steve Sirrico P ’98, ’03 Middle School Teacher, Science Department Head

Supervisor of the Hanflig Technology Center

Rhett Cooper

Upper School History Teacher

DECEMBER 2015 The Home for the Holidays on-campus event is a fun, festive success.

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Upper School Latin Teacher

Pat Nelson

Dana Huntington

Middle School Teacher, History Department Head

JANUARY 2016 Austin Gallagher '04 is named to the Forbes 30-under-30 List for Science (see page 67 for more).

NEWS & HIGHLIGHTS: THAYER ACADEMY GLOBAL SCHOLARS PROGRAM

A BRIGHT START & FUTURE FOR THAYER'S

GLOBAL SCHOLARS In the Bakker Reading Room in Southworth

“There’s a recognition that in almost ev-

Rando P ’18, ’20, Karen Jersild, and Francisco

Library, Thayer history teacher and Upper

ery field, the reality of our experiences is

Vega Torres, determined that students and

School Director of Studies Matt Dunne is in

that we’re a more interconnected world,”

faculty could be better served by creating a

a free-flowing discussion with three senior

notes Dunne. “It’s harder and harder to find

program at the school that would build upon

students, Amanda Gilmour ’16, Holly Doyle

situations where you can thrive in a narrow

aspects that Thayer already did well, such as

’16, and Ally Charleston ’16. Each student

parochial environment. You’re meeting with

international travel, critical thinking, and

shares an update on projects they are working

people from other places, you’ll be interacting

interdisciplinary studies.

on - contacts that are being made or followed

in your job and business from companies and

up on, meetings that have been confirmed, fu-

firms from other countries - and so, pre-

The international travel piece, in particular,

ture areas of interest that need to be pursued.

paring our students for those experiences is

was both a source of inspiration and frustra-

All the while, Dunne listens attentively and

invaluable.”

tion. “We have these fabulous Senior Project

periodically asks incisive questions or gives

trips overseas every year,” explains Dunne.

feedback on potential people or resources

The genesis of the GSP came some five years

“But while the students who go on them

he is aware of that might help. This small,

ago, when Dunne began thinking about

return with such excitement and passion, they

highly focused group is the inaugural class

bringing a targeted, interdisciplinary, inter-

graduate just days later. So it’s hard to bring

of students in Thayer’s pilot Global Scholars

nationally focused program to Thayer. After

that experience and that spirit and the fervor

Program (GSP) - a culmination of years of

initially looking into the International Bacca-

that goes along with it back to the community

work in creating a program to help students

laureate (IB) program, Dunne, along with a

here, to inspire others.”

think more critically, engage the world more

group composed of Headmaster Ted Koskores

intentionally, and make connections across

’70 P ’10, ’13, Upper School Director Highley

With these considerations, the next few years

various academic disciplines.

Thompson P ’20, and faculty members Marc

involved figuring out a roadmap of what

Thayer's Collaborative Design Lab opens its doors

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FEBRUARY 2016 Composting bins come to Thayer, making the campus even more green.

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would be the program’s requirements, and

capstone projects, interviewing alumni, the

how students could put the pieces together

work that we’ve done - I have loved every bit

while fitting it all in within Thayer’s larger

of it. Outside of the classroom, every single

curriculum. What emerged included a travel

night I’m finding myself thinking, how can I

element (particularly overseas immersion

further what I am doing with this?” For the

and service opportunities) prior to a possible

year, Ally’s project has focused on supporting

senior spring trip; a curriculum element

educational initiatives in South Africa, even

whereby GSP students would go beyond

possibly collaborating with other ISL schools

the essential foreign language requirements

in the process. “I love finding issues and

(level IV and above), as well as participate in

figuring out how to improve them,” she notes

specific electives having a global dimension (environmental science, history, English); a senior year fall term Global Scholars Seminar (a capstone course incorporating a research project and a presentation to the community). Moreover, GSP participants would be required to have active participation in a globally- or culturally-based club or activity, and would also need to attend at least six public events (lectures, films, conferences, etc) with significant international content. For Amanda Gilmour ’16, the GSP has shaped how she views the world and gave her added focus in her college application process. “My parents would have the news on sometimes, but I didn’t really know what was going on in the world before,” she recalls. “But now, I’m so much more aware of the world - so much so that I’m thinking now about living and working somewhere internationally in the future.” Her work in the GSP has focused on issues of human trafficking and slavery in the modern world, and she’s working on setting up a conference later this spring addressing those topics. “It’s really changed my perspective and caused me to look at the bigger picture on many issues.” Moreover, she adds, “going into this year, I knew I wanted to study business after Thayer, but through this program, I’m focused more on what global programs colleges have to offer, something I’ve taken into account when applying to schools, with more of a focus on

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international issues.”

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Inaugural Thayer Academy Global Scholars Amanda Gilmour '16, Holly Doyle '16, and Ally Charleston '16 with Matt Dunne.

Likewise for Holly Doyle ’16, the breadth and depth of the GSP has been a confidence builder for future college and post-college pursuits. “I knew going into senior year that I wanted to major in Latin American Studies in college,” she notes. “However, everyone always asked me what was I going to do with that?” Through her work this year in the GSP, Holly’s focus has centered around press freedoms, and she is developing a lesson plan to share among World History teachers on how such issues have played out around the world in areas like Egypt and Syria. “The things we’ve been able to learn and accomplish and the issues we’ve been talking about have given me confidence in what I want to study, and that there will be opportunities at a non-government organization (NGO) or other company that I can work for after college,” she says. “But it also has given me confidence knowing that if you follow your passion that you’re going to get somewhere.” Ally Charleston ’16 effuses about being able to talk “for hours” about the GSP with anyone who would listen, crediting the program for helping shape her thinking and direction. “Before this class I had no idea what I wanted

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awareness that I didn’t think was possible. Now I am hoping to major in international business with a minor in Spanish, but I also know that wherever I end up, I have this background knowledge and passion for helping people in the global community that will never go away.” For Dunne, this pilot year has been a special and successful one. “The stories we read, the experiences we studied, and the projects we all tackled together - they are reminders that there are more collaborative aspects going on in the world, and that there are amazing successes when the approach is more collaborative rather than us coming in and telling folks what you ought to do. Those lessons are important ones on how you work with other people, elements that the GSP scholars will definitely take with them.” Finally, Dunne is looking forward to future GSP students picking up where the three girls left off. “My sense is that we’ll have a higher level of interest, especially after they see what is possible and what one individual can do to impact the globe.” Senior Gilmour phrased it best: “In this program we’re always thinking about the future - and it makes you excited about being a part of it.”

to do in college at all, and didn’t realize that this program would be something that would shape that,” she says. “Working on the

Thayer's senior class wins the 16th annual intra-class Winter Wars competition.

“It has opened my eyes to issues and global

MARCH 2016 Thayer Academy's new website launches.

Each of the Global Scholars connected with a Thayer alum who's working and living abroad, and talked with them about the concept of Global Citizenship and their experiences. Matt Dunne noted, "The connection was a great give and take for both student and alumnae. The alumnae gained great insights on what’s going on at Thayer and with GSP, and students were amazed at what the alumna were engaged in. Students started talking about a 'borderless' world the whole experience was remarkable and inspiring." Below are excerpts from the students' alumni profiles.

Erin Lyall '97 Producer-CBS News

Jennifer MacDonald '92

Global Communications Executive at Bloomberg LP

by Holly Doyle '16

by Ally Charleston '16

Global citizenship can mean various things to different people. It can mean being a resident of another country, having travel experience, living within another culture, or even just having a global mindset. Some may not even know how to define global citizenship. However, Erin Lyall ’97 is living the life of a global citizen. When asked what she thought Global Citizenship meant, Erin said, “…to me Global Citizenship would mean, that at the very least, we have a duty to be informed about the world. To pay attention to the world around us and how it works. To contribute in ways big and small to make it a better place. Citizenship, to me, implies an active involvement: you don’t have to change the world, but you can make small ripples in the big pond. Change one life, impact one issue, inform one neighborhood. Recognize that we are all part of the same tapestry and be mindful of our actions within it.” I think we are extremely fortunate to have someone like Erin Lyall not only in our own Thayer community, but also in our global community.

Jennifer MacDonald, a Thayer graduate from the Class of ’92, exemplifies the distinction between a tourist and a traveller; she doesn’t aim to simply see the world, she aims to understand it. Currently living in London, Jennifer works for Bloomberg LP. Since graduation, she has lived in Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Alaska, Connecticut, New York City, and finally London. Reflecting on her experiences abroad and the meaning of global citizenship Jennifer said, “I think over here it definitely teaches you that you can’t just lump everyone into a bucket. You meet absolutely everyone… in the U.S., being so sheltered, it is so easy to rely on stereotypes. Over here, the attitude is more like: ‘We are all in this together’. It forces you to just be tolerant. All of those preconceived notions just kind of go out the window. It has been good for me.”

Learn more about Thayer's Global Scholars Program and read the GSP scholars' complete alumni profiles online at www.thayer.org/GSP

Senior Dan Tardiff '16 scores in the top 5% of the country in the prestigious American Invitational Math Exam.

Grace Shalhoub '90

Filmmaker, Producer, Screenwriter by Amanda Gilmour '16

I had the pleasure of interviewing Grace Shalhoub, Thayer Academy class of ’90. Grace currently lives in Lebanon and works as a screenwriter and producer of independent films. Although we had to work around the seven-hour time difference to Skype, Grace was bubbly and eager to speak with me. Born in Lebanon and raised in Boston, Grace attended Thayer Academy, Boston College, and New England School of Law, and later moved back to Lebanon to start a family. Grace is passionate about traveling and has visited many places around the world, including Thailand, Italy, Russia, Iraq, England, Austria, and India (to name a few). Her love of traveling has been influenced by many factors and has greatly changed her perspective on the world and what it means to be a global citizen.

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GSP Connecting with Thayer Academy Alumni:

When I asked Grace what she thinks it means to be a global citizen, she said, “I think the more you see beyond your borders and live, whether for a month or year or even longer, outside of what you know, that safe environment you’re used to, then you start feeling like a global citizen. When you leave the safety of American borders and actually use your passport, and start to see, hear, and taste different things, and you like what you are experiencing, it ignites something inside you, an energy and a desire for more - more places, more people - the world all of a sudden becomes boundless. You may want to live in another place and immerse yourself in the culture. That doesn’t happen unless you feel comfortable and safe. That’s the trick. Surprising yourself and feeling very okay in a place that ordinarily you would be weirded out by. You relate to the people, whereas you used to see them as a ‘foreigner,’ now they are a friend or a colleague. That’s when you become a global citizen.”

Boys Varsity Hockey team wins the ISLs and takes home the NEPSAC title for the first time since 1987!

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Thayer ARTS TION UPPER SCHOO L MUSICA L PRODUC A 2015-16 THAYER ACADEM Y

you can fly if you'd only cut loose, footloose

e s o o l Foot kick off your sunday shoes

ber 19-20-21 Thursday, Friday, & Saturday - Novem R FOR THE ARTS 7:00 PM - HALE THEAT ER - CENTE

Whenever we choose a musical for the Thayer stage, we begin first with focusing on the experience of the ensemble. How can we ensure a fun, connective, cohesive experience for every student who chooses to participate, from the principal characters to all the chorus members? Footloose was a perfect show for that mission, with many large production numbers involving challenging singing and choreography, and costumes made up of cowboy boots and prom dresses. We had such fun with the 1980s setting of the show, and especially enjoyed the "throw-back Thursday" when the students' parents shared their own 80's prom pictures. With a cast of 107 students (over 22% of the Upper School student body!), everyone was guaranteed to make a new friend and expand their comfort zone whether it was their first time on the stage or one of many.

11. Reverend Shaw (John Lucas '17) and his wife, Vi, (Lauren Bennett '18) attempt to connect in their grief.

22. Everybody cut Footloose!

33. “I’ll hit the ceiling, or else I’ll tear up this town!” 44. R en (Jonathan Stern '16) and Ariel (Julia Shapiro)

- Upper School Drama Director Kelly Hines

on Prom night – 80s style

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7 THAYER PERFORMING ARTS: FOOTLOOSE 2015

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Footloose 2015 55. “I’m Holding Out for a Hero” 66. Rusty (Felisha Cabral '17) sings

“Let’s Hear it for the Boy!”

77. Thayer’s senior girls taking their final bow at the conclusion of the production.

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Music, Drama & Dance 2015 2

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The opening scene from the Middle School production of "Once On This Island, Jr," with Liv Garelick '21 as Little TiMoune.

Takari Hobbs '19 and Madeleine Castanon '18 gracefully perform onstage during the Winter Dance Concert.

Austin Bennett '20 performs a dramatic scene as Agwe in "Once On This Island, Jr."

Upper School Choir Director Kelly Hines gives a pep talk to the Concert Choir prior to their winter performance.

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Anna Kenney '22 shows off her intricate mask from the annual 6th Grade Greek Mythology performance.

Jeremy Ridlon '22 plays saxophone during an ensemble performance.

Sixth Grader Serena Lei '22 plays her violin during an ensemble performance.

Drummer Pablo Hernandez '19 acknowledges the crowd during the Winter Concert.

Anne Kennedy '19 and Noah Larson '16 on electric guitars.

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Student ART 1

Jake Hooley '16 - acrylic painting of a shark

2 Connor Donovan '17 - pastel drawing of a Parisian bistro

3 Owen Kingsbury '17 - blueprints and 3D

model of house for Thayer's architecture course

4 Charcoal drawing by Gabby Whittle '16

Student & Faculty Art 2015 2

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Faculty ART

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Architecture faculty teacher Henry Miller's skateboard and longboard art installation

Samples of clay pots by pottery instructor Steven Branfman P '00, '02

"White Vase on Red" oil painting by art teacher and Thayer Gallery director Karen Koskores P '10, '13

Photograph from New Orleans by graphic design teacher Diane Haigh

Photography teacher Nicki Pardo's moving family portraits

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Thayer ATHLETICS

AD moved to California, and, following a rigorous national search of candidates, I ended up being offered the position some 14 years ago, and that was that.” However, much has changed from then until now. “Since I first started,” he observes, “the job of Athletic Director has changed dramatically. There’s more of a burnout factor these days than before. There’s more expectations, continual communication, and social media. Most of the high school athletics programs are really operating more like small colleges.”

GAME DAY

Rick Foresteire starts anew as Thayer’s Athletic Director following a decade with a rival P R O F I L E B Y T H AY E R E N G L I S H T E A C H E R D A N L E V I N S O N

at Thayer, Foresteire realized that this was a unique opportunity. “I had a good relationship with [former Athletic Director and current Assistant Director of Major Gifts & Alumni Relations] Matt McGuirk ’92, and the more I learned about the future direction of the program, in particular, with the upcoming Thayer

Thayer Academy’s new Athletic Director, Rick Foresteire P ’19, is no stranger to

As a three-sport star in football, hockey, and

Fieldhouse, the more I got excited and

Thayer’s athletic fields, with over thirty

particularly baseball at BB&N, Foresteire

wanted to be a part of this,” he said.

years of experience in the ISL - as a student

always had a passion for athletics, going

athlete, coach, and athletic director. That

on to play the hot corner for four years at

Foresteire has already overseen important

his experience up until this past fall was

Brandeis University. But it took a series of

steps in organizing, modernizing, and

exclusively with rival BB&N is a bit out

serendipitous events for him to fall into

consolidating tasks within his department.

of the ordinary, but in his first year on

the role he was suited for all along - that of

“Department-wise, we are working on

the job, he has embraced the challenge

Athletic Director.

doing some updating of the program in big and small ways - with staffing

and has started forging new paths for the Upon graduating from Brandeis in 1990,

(the key additions of Associate Athletic

Foresteire was initially uncertain of his

Director Kristin Parnell and Assistant

“I had a nice conversation with Arthur

future plans. But in the space of just over

Athletic Director Kevin Steuer, in addition

Valicenti ’51, P ’75, ’75, ’77 the other day

a decade at BB&N, he went from working

to working with John Reid, Middle

talking about Thayer from decades ago,” he

as an assistant hockey coach, to an intern

School Athletic Director), upgrades and

recalls. “Growing up as a student at BB&N

in the athletics department, to a stint as

enhancements on the athletics section

(class of ’86), I remember Thayer being

the head football coach, and eventually, as

of the new Thayer website, and even the

very intimidating on the athletic fields.

Associate Athletic Director. By this time, he

process of handling and washing uniforms.”

And obviously, switching the colors was a

recognized that athletic administration was

strange thing. I am an alum of BB&N and

the career path that best suited his skillset,

Foresteire hopes that this behind-the-

will always have a connection there, but

and he eagerly took on the opportunity

scenes work will help coaches better focus

now it’s time to represent the Tigers.”

to learn in his role. “But then, I got lucky

on instructing kids. “If you have quality

again,” Foresteire recalls. “Because BB&N’s

coaches - and we very much do - and if they

department.

When the opportunity presented itself

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“I really would struggle if I wasn’t

“It’s a new challenge for me, a new

administration, that’s what makes things

coaching,” he says.

culture,” Foresteire says, “and my job is to make sure that kids can feel good

run. ” says Foresteire. “Coaching is not an easy profession: you need great knowledge,

Rick will not be the only Foresteire on

about being here and accomplishing

great communication, the ability to help

game day in the coming years at Thayer.

their goals. I want to build on the

with the college process, time to break

His daughter, Grace Foresteire ’19,

overall pride that the school has with

down film, the list goes on and on. So

is a freshman, and has been an active

their athletics to go along with its strong

we don’t want to bog down coaches with

student athlete, participating on the JV

academic reputation.”

things they shouldn’t have to deal with. ”

field hockey, and varsity ice hockey and

An organized and efficient department will

lacrosse teams. Foresteire's son James

also help Foresteire focus on his favorite

will be attending the Academy as an

part of being Thayer Academy’s Athletic

eighth grader next year.

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feel supported by the athletic and school

Director.“For me, the best part of the job is game day,” he says with a broad smile. “Especially in the ISL, where typically

Thayer Tiger Student Athletes in the NCAA

on a Saturday afternoon there can be upwards of eight different games going

From the Class of 2015

on in a 4-5 hour block. Just watching the kids compete, the rush of winning, the disappointment of losing, the whole feel

Name

School

Sport

- the excitement, the anticipation - that’s

Jordan Allen

Fordham University

Football

Ivy Arlia

Northwestern University

Lacrosse

Joseph DiVico

St Joseph’s College

Baseball

Matt Egan

IMG Academy

Golf

with the eventual consolidation of the

James Ferrera

Northeastern University

Track & Field

fields on Main Campus. “To be able to

Gillian Freter

Endicott College

Tennis

Lincoln Griffin

Northeastern University

Hockey

Connor Hayden

Denison University

Lacrosse

DeVon King

UMass/Dartmouth

Baseball

afternoon, with football, soccer, and field

Sam Murphy

Fairfield University

Lacrosse

hockey games all going during the fall, and

Grantland Nichols

Denison University

Lacrosse

Carlyn Nolen

Bucknell University

Lacrosse

Margaret Nolen

Bucknell University

Lacrosse

Jennifer Parent

Northeastern University

Field Hockey

director. As baseball was always his

Ryan Pfeffer

Trinity College

Hockey & Lacrosse

strong suit, having guided BB&N to 19

Dillon Ratti

Providence College

Lacrosse

Sam Rice

University of Tennessee

Swimming

Andrew Ward

Colby College

Lacrosse

what you’re building towards every week as an athletic director.” In particular, Foresteire is excited about the community building that will occur

have all the varsity teams, most of the JV teams, and even some middle school teams all on the main campus at the same time will really build up school spirit,” he says. “It will be a lot easier on a Saturday

lacrosse, baseball, softball, and track taking place in the spring.” Finally, his involvement at Thayer will extend beyond his work as the athletic

consecutive winning seasons and 6 ISL championships, Foresteire will be taking the helm of Thayer’s varsity baseball team.

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Khalil Al-Nakhala '19 exhorts a fellow runner at the finish line of the cross country race during Homecoming 2015.

Defensive Coordinator Ken Burke gives instructions to his defense.

Javaughn Edmonds '17 prepares for a free throw.

Stephanie Lyons '18 drives to the basket on the TD Garden parquet during the girls' victory over Milton Academy on January 20, 2016.

Crew members Lily Burke '18, Jacky Chen '19, Chase Walker '18, and Louis Lu '19 on a training run in Quincy.

Members of the girls Ski Team: Caitlyn Marat '18, Caroline Bacon '19, Ruby Lippert '19, Ashley Cashman '19, Lily Burke '18, Annabelle Graziano '22, Hanna Stern '18, Rachel Kraan '18, Loan Anh Tran '18.

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Mairead Anderson '17 gives a pregame pep talk to fellow field hockey teammates, including Abby McGrath '17 (#12) and Ilona Perry '18.

Jonathan Stern '16 listens intently to his coach before a varsity soccer game.

Hunter Campbell '15 smashes a backhand volley.

Swimmer Sarah Power '17 readies herself for a swim meet.

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Gymnastics coach Joan McDonough oversees Cass Havlicek '21 on the uneven bars during a practice.

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Last Chapel 2015

West Point representative Albert Barese applauds Brad Rotondi '15, along with alum and current West Point cadet Tim Mills '14.

2 Kevin Cedrone awards Dan Tardiff '16 the Junior Mathematics Award.

3 Don Donovan awards Jessica Dyroff '16 the Naomi R. & Saul B. Cohen Science Award.

4 Voted by seniors to give the Last Chapel speech, Brandon Odom '04 addresses the Class of 2015.

5 Beloved faculty member James Formato receives a farewell gift for his twelve years of teaching science at Thayer.

6 Hunter Campbell '15 & Hanyao Sun '15 7 Alec Provost '15, Jared Segal '15, Tucker Meehan '15

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Students make their way to attend the Recognition Day celebration.

2 Jay Cashman II '19 and Josh Chaskes '19 are all smiles.

Middle School Ambassadors Daniel Teixeira '21, Mikaila Kitchen '21, Kate Pulgini '21, Jessie King '20, Eleanor Rentz '21, Kaydn Darrow '20, and Eileen Gooding '21

4 Middle School Director Carson Smith addresses the assembly.

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the dormant talent within us. My point is that all of you could be a Stephen Hawking. You could be a Steve Jobs. You could be a Gillian Lynne. All it takes is the pursuit of a talent and passion. In high school, it was much easier to pursue these talents and passions with the plethora

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To all 118 of us graduating today, much has been given to us, and therefore, much will be  expected from us. We are a diverse and unique community with our various talents, and we have been so fortunate to be able to further develop those, thanks to this community. From the Senior Speech of Hana

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Senior Speaker Hana Ferrari '15 addresses her fellow classmates.

2016 Class Officers - Colin Ferrera '16, Brooke Joyce '16, and Kaela Keough '16 - lead the graduates during the processional.

DeVon King '15 welcomes the audience to Commencement 2015, giving the invocation.

Michaela Curtin '15 and Alyson Fiorentino '15 smile after the ceremony.

Jake Marcelino '15 and Jordan Allen '15 celebrate graduation together.

Tess Murphy '15, Louise Nessralla '15, Grantland Nichols '15, Carly Nolan '15, Meg Nolan '15, Sean O'Connor '15, and Colin Oliphant '15 in a group picture.

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Eric M. Swain Chair for Excellence in Teaching Ken Burke, Upper School Teacher, English & Foreign Language

Nancy DiNatale Taylor ’60 Award Given by the DiNatale family in memory of Nancy DiNatale Taylor who graduated from Thayer Academy in 1960. This award is presented to the outstanding girl athlete.

Ivy E. Arlia

Thayer Athletic Association Award Presented annually by the Athletic Department to the outstanding boy athlete.

Ryan J. Pfeffer

Maureen E. Bucken Girls’ Athletic Award This award is presented annually to honor Maureen E. Bucken, and is given to a girl in the senior class who demonstrates in her school activities the qualities most admired in Maureen: unselfishness, friendliness, and good sportsmanship. The prize encompasses athletics and citizenship.

Madeline C. Dickson

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Thomas J. Berry III Award Presented to the graduating senior, male or female, who while at Thayer Academy, has best expressed a spirit of camaraderie and fellowship by a demonstrated desire to assist one’s classmates or teammates to improve them

John W. Reynolds

Gilbert A. Booth Awards These awards, given by the Booth family in memory of Gilbert Booth, who graduated from Thayer Academy in 1932, are presented to two students who have best exemplified good sportsmanship.

Ryan J. Pfeffer, Margaret S. White

Ward S. Donner Awards A memorial prize awarded annually to that senior boy and that senior girl who have exhibited in athletics, studies, and character, the highest level of achievement - those qualities admired in Ward S. Donner, who gave so much, so willingly for twenty-five years to Thayer.

Thomas R. Kotopoulos, Margaret S. White

Phoebe Lee Hosmer Foreign Language Prizes Excellence in French Language & Cultures: Ariana

F. Bacon

Consistent/construction contribution to Latin Program: Rebecca Excellence in Hispanic Language & Cullture: Imani

L. Brown

A. George

Leighton S. Tower History Prize A prize to be awarded annually to that student in the senior class who excels in the study of history. Given in honor of Leighton S. Tower, who was for many years an outstanding member of the history department and at the time of his retirement in 1969, its chairman.

Alec T. Provost

Louise E. Saul Awards for English Given in honor of Louise E. Saul, English department head from 1955 to 1966, this prize is awarded for: Extraordinary Interest in the study of literature: Alexandra Outstanding achievements in writing: Lilly

E. King

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L. Luther

Given for excellence in mathematics, in memory of Maurice R. Seymour, who served for many years as head of the mathematics department at Thayer Academy.

Hanyao Sun

Charles R. Mangat-Rai Prize for Computer Programming Awarded to those students at Thayer Academy who, during the time they studied computer science, and after, through qualities of patience, sound logic, and skill in the use of algorithms, did outstanding work.

Sydney R. Packard

Helen Alden Breen Dramatics Award

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Maurice R. Seymour Prize for Mathematics

Awarded to that student who has contributed a great deal of time, interest, and ability either on stage, backstage or both, in school dramatic productions.

Caprial L. Harris, John W. Reynolds

E. Ione Lockwood Music Award This award is given to three students who have been involved in musical activities exhibiting talent, effort, and personality of permanent remembrance.

Catherine E. Boncaldo, Christopher W. Ribaudo, Alexandra K. D’Amico

John M. Rodocanachi Art Prize Given to a senior who has exhibited strong potential and outstanding achievement in the field of art.

Sean O’Connor

Nathaniel Augustine Thayer Scholarship Given by Florence Hamilton Thayer in affectionate memory of her son, a distinguished engineer, this scholarship is offered annually to a senior who has passed the entrance examinations to an institution of high standing to pursue studies in science or related fields.

Jenna V. Menard

Jotham B. Sewell Prize In honor of professor Jotham B. Sewell, the first headmaster of Thayer Academy, this prize is awarded annually to a member of the graduating class for general scholastic excellence.

William T. Alford-Getchell

Walter & Prudence Abell Distinguished Service Award Given to those members of the senior class who excelled in the finest human traits and were disposed to be kind without expectation of recompense.

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(inset and top picture) Jotham B. Sewell Prize recipient and valedictorian Tyler Alford-Getchell '15 speaks to his fellow classmates.

Meg Nolan '15 and Michael Caglianone '15 rejoice in their

Headmaster’s Award Awarded by the headmaster to a member or members of the senior class whose devotion to scholarship and contributions to the community best exemplify the spirit that is Thayer Academy.

Hana K. Ferrari, Nicholas S. Windwer

accomplishment.

Thayer Faculty A idan Rooney, Annie Swett '15, Alec Provost '15, Jared Segal '15, Arianna Bacon '15, Tucker Meehan '15, and Setenay Mufti '15 smile for the camera.

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Marcelino, Jake Mavromates, Michaela Mavromates, Olivia McCluskey, Heather L McDonald, Peter McKeon, Matthew P Meehan, Tucker Christian Menard, Jenna Moran, Samantha K Mufti, Setenay Ani Muldoon, Brendan Murphy, Samuel D Murphy, Tess Azita Nessralla, Louise Nichols, Grantland Taggart Nolen, Carlyn K Nolen, Margaret Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Connor, Sean Oliphant, Colin Packard, Sydney Rose Painten, Jacqueline Parent, Jennifer Peters, Nicholas J Pfeffer, Ryan J Provost, Alec T Pulsifer, Michael B Ratti, Dillon Joseph Ratti, Jake Reynolds, John

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Northeastern University University of Tennessee, Knoxville University of Denver Columbia College Chicago United States Military Academy Quinnipiac University Trinity College Clemson University Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute The George Washington University Providence College Southern Methodist University Dickinson College Boston University Syracuse University Union College Gap Year - Boston Ballet Emory University Bard College Berlin Virginia Tech University of Denver Brown University The American Musical & Dramatic Academy University of Massachusetts, Amherst Colby College Drexel University Georgetown University Syracuse University Lehigh University

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Here are the Thayer classes (“4s” and “9s”) who came back to campus in May of 2015. CLASS OF

Front Row (L-R): Majic Potsaid, Ann Hubbell Mohnkern, Aliisa Leino DiMartinis, Paula Lombardo, Nia-Sue Mitchum, Gail Williams Herson, Cynthia Ciani Anderson, Lois Hirshberg, Barbara Livingston Alexander, Bob Alexander, Larry Pearl.

CLASS OF

Back Row (L-R): Molly Sargent Stone, Peter Reynolds, Ellen Shea Feeney, Bob Capiello, Bob Herbert, Bruce Thayer, Tom Likos, Bob Wagner, Marilyn Parmenter Chambers, Bill Cavanaugh, Rick Aldrich, Jeff Burnett, Kim Berger, Robert Tonner, Jeff Hall, Fred Gardiner, Jack Coleman

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Class of 2010 (L-R): Mike Flaherty, Bob MacCune, Justin Mathieu, Morgan Valicenti, Sophie Bresnahan, Paul Monathan, Sammi DeCoste, Mike Cobb, guest, Shawna Teevens, Lizzie Pereira, Brian Murphy, Grace Curley, Dave McGrath, Mikenah Vege, Kayla Florence,

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Tim Cobb, Mike Carter, Hannah Mulvey, Taylor Windwer, Kara Duval, Isabella DiRado, Conor Mayers, Caroline Morton, Taj Tallarico, John Olson, Andrea Costello, Rob Costello, Max Hoffman, Anna Mandell, Rio Sacchetti, Alex Osterman, Carly DeCoste,

Griffin Budde, Michaela Martin, Jack Turgeon, Rob Geary, Jamie Whatley, Nik Madrano, Brittney Reardon, Becca McGovern, Joe Herbert, Nick MacNeil, Mike Strazzula, Kate Hannigan, Devon Hawes, Sal Tecchi

REUNION 2015: REUNION CLASSES

CLASS OF

2005

(L-R): Nickeisha Davidson, Jeff Kaveney, Breanna Manora Rodney, Tim Arcand, Pat Maloney, Keith Archibald, Yusef Khan, Steve Keady, Matt Harrington, Alex Cusick, Jess Pozner, Chrissy Bevilacqua, Aaron Singh, Hannah Sussek, Greg Collins, Sandy McCurdy, Rob Melchionda, Anthony Aiello, Jackie Blake, D.J. Lawton, Dave Marr, Brian Conroy, Steve Aveni

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2000

(L-R): Rob Trumbull, Allison Kent Trumbull, Tommy Leaver, Jess Conahan Leaver, Sara Eyster, Louis Eyster, Steve Greeley

CLASS OF

1990

(L-R): Chris Devine, Cathy Ferrone, Michelle Hegarty Conquest, Audrey Hoffman Schug, Heather Newberg Schultz, Tracey Tuthill Buckeridge, Brian Johnson, Marcia Hegarty Ubertaccio, Dianne Mallett, Quentin Climer, Allyson Palmer English, Matthew Wilson, Lori Tregoning Donnellan, Paul Currie, Lori Watson, Ted Pirrena, Kara Bassignani, Alex Durso, Stephen Johnson, Stacy Rudnick Pollack, Scott Trefrey, Megan McDonald Davis, Kristin MacDonald Edwards, Joe Palmer, Frank Gaul, Tori Butler Curtis, Phil Laing, Carla Mulcahy Simpson, Sutee Pearce, Ayanna Hines (present but not pictured): William Hinkley, Shannon Doyle, Dan Kramer

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CLASS OF

1985

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(L-R): Paula Nobili*, Betty Bailey*, Michael Bond, Bill Earle*, Kay Keating Ghomas, Mark Farei, Marilyn Olson Quilty, Dayle Katz Lipsky, Jennifer Logan Leone, John Troupe, Ann Marie Doody Winchester, John Goldthwait, Norma Atkinson*, Steve Tanzer * denotes past faculty member

CLASS OF

1980

(L-R): Larry Levin, Seana Kelley, Paul Bakker, Polly Benelli, Amy Hannon Baron, Susan Marks, Katharine Walker, John Callahan, Sally Carr Argiro, Cheryl SpiegelRichard, Bob Welsh, Peter Fitzpatrick

(L-R): Bob Welsh, Steve Foley, Alex Witcher, Brian Day

CLASS OF

1975

(L-R):

L-R: Katherine Bumstead, DeeDee Manning Cryer, John Hopkins, Roger Bumstead, Jay Gallagher, Jay Goulart, Jeff Mangan, Elizabeth Heidenreich Gregg, Elizabeth Huller Eisemann, Bill Sims, P.J. Mahoney Dodge, Mark McLaughlin, Eileen Costello, Margaret Sullivan, Joshua Werner, Robyn Geogan Noble, Sean Sweeney, Jack DiRico, Richard Noble, Robert Colman, Evan Papageorg, Sherry Valicenti Banks, Ju Li Ra

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CLASS OF

1970

(L-R): John Hickey, Ted Koskores, David McCormack, Donna Ambrosino, Craig Sanderson, Christine Bogosian Rattey, William Enright, Theodore Bosen, Mary-Ann Hennessey Bailey, Michael Haller, Marcia Martinson

CLASS OF

1960

(L-R): Barbara Stein, Harriet Faunce Egan, DeeDee Dunn, Nancy Beaton Grassilli

CLASS OF

1955

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Dorothy Connell Stephenson, Bob Grass, Anne McCusker Peirce, Virginia Keith Marr, Joe Crawley, James Crandall, Lawrence Starratt

Thanks to all those who attended Reunion! As always, those in attendance enjoyed a time of remembering fond memories and renewing past friendships (and forming new ones!).

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For those 1s and 6s - it's your year! Be sure to register online for your Reunion. Go to www.thayer.org/reunion.

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Alumni Award Recipients 2015

JEFFREY S. BURNETT CLASS OF 1965

You have been involved with the Academy in one form or another for more than 50 years. You have served as a student leader, active alumnus and class agent, phonathon caller extraordinaire, reunion champion and friend. In recognition of your generous service and unwavering commitment to the Academy, the Alumni Association honors you with this Loyalty Award on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of your graduation.

here are a lot of “probablys”

you could say about Steve “Axel” Foley ’80.

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You could say that he is probably the only alum of Thayer Academy who has ever experienced the physical effects of nine Gs. Or, that he is probably the only one who has flown an F-18 fighter jet—inverted. Or, that he is probably the Academy’s only graduate

On the occasion of the 35th anniversary of your graduation from Thayer Academy, the Alumni Association presents you with this Achievement Award in honor of your extensive service to this country and exceptional accomplishments in the field of naval aviation. Your commitment to your work and to inspiring a new generation of students serves as a testament to Thayer Academy’s mission statement that encourages its students to “rise to honorable achievement and contribute to the common good.”

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who knows what it feels like to be 18 inches away from three other fighter jets while cruising along at 450 mph. This is because Steve Foley is the only Thayer graduate who has his name inscribed both at Top Gun, the United States Navy Strike Fighter Tactics Instructor program (both as a student and instructor), and with the Blue Angels, the Navy's famed flight demonstration squadron. But there is another "probably" in Foley’s amazing biography that precedes all the others. Had it not been for the incredible sacrifice and foresight of his older brothers and sister, and the resulting education at Thayer Academy that launched his journey into

THAYER ALUMNI PROFILE: STEVE "AXEL" FOLEY '80

TOP GUN & BLUE ANGELS ALUM STEVE FOLEY '80 ON HOW THAYER PREPARED HIM FOR A LIFE OF HIGH FLYING SERVICE

And so, this self-described “fish out of water” began

“I started getting an awareness of my environment

his Thayer career in 1976, admittedly doing so with

here. Seeing the commitment that everyone had

serious self-reflection and study, that resume of

some initial resistance. “Only because my family

and recognizing that ‘hey, it's not all about me,’” he

supersonic speed and accomplishment would likely

says ‘you have to do this’ will I do this,” he recalls

remembers. “The faculty and staff—those folks were

have remained unwritten.

thinking. “I have to say, I had a pretty good-sized chip

special. They coached us, drove us to some sense

on my little-kid shoulder! Here I was, coming from

of ownership and accountability, and enabled us to

Charlestown, thinking that I had it all figured out.”

better pursue the ambitions we wanted to pursue.

“My journey to Thayer began when my parents

I refer to it as ‘pixie dust’—something you really

recognized that the school system in inner-city Boston wasn't going to meet their expectations,” Foley recalls.

While integrating socially was quite a shift for Foley,

don't know is there, and then you start to gain some

“Moreover, my brother Frank, along with my sister

the hardest adjustment for him was in the classroom.

self-awareness and you realize, this is pretty special

Lorraine, and my other brother Joe, pushed for me

“Academics was the most challenging part,” he says.

and pretty potent. That is, only if you take advantage

to start looking at some private schools. After going

“But I realized that I had to make a decision. This

of it, embrace it, move along with it, and be a willing

through the full interview process, we came across

was going to be a gut check, one that was going to

participant. That was the key transition for me, early

Thayer and it looked like a perfect fit. I could take

require a lot of focus and determination, and I had to

in ninth grade. I recognized that I needed to be a

the MBTA from Charlestown to Braintree, instead of

decide to do my level best to really focus.” Thankfully,

willing participant here. Getting in the game, being

enrolling as a boarding prospect. I had a lot of close

for Foley, it was a decision aided by the supportive

all-in, and putting as much effort forward as you can

friends in Charlestown and certainly, at age 14, I

community that he had joined.

muster. And what better team to do that with than

wasn't ready to part with them.”

the faculty of Thayer?”

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Foley’s pilot career began while he was at Hamilton

affectionately called "vitamin G”—is described by

qualified individuals to put their names in a hat

College. While he initially considered a path in

Foley as “pretty addictive, in a good way!”

to be considered for the flight leader of the Blue

business, Foley’s world changed when a Marine

Angels. A couple of my colleagues and I were

Corps recruiter visited campus. "I remember

But, despite the exhilaration provided by flying

thinking, ‘this looks pretty cool, and I don't have

a high-speed aircraft, something

thought that was absurd, but

to do it forever.’” The requirement was to serve

else remains Foley’s most cherished

a few hours later, I had talked

four and a half years. “So, in my mind, afterwards

memory from his time with

I could still go on and do those other things I was

United States Navy Aviation. “The

‘supposed to do.’ However, in my case, once I got

camaraderie, the esprit de corps, and

behind the controls of my first fighter jet about

the people you are serving with—

a year and a half into the training program with

having this great opportunity to set

the United States Navy, I thought, ‘they’re going

the conditions for their success—that

to have to throw me out, I'm not leaving this any

was truly special. There were a lot of

time soon!’”

resourcing challenges, critical thinking,

talking, and one said, ‘you should apply.’ And I

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problem solving—the works. To do And, with that, a 27-year career of distinction in

that with men and women who had

naval aviation began.

as much passion as you had? That was

MONDAY Rest Day TUESDAY Pensacola, FL Flight practice & debrief maneuvers WEDNESDAY Prepare for travel

serve our country.”

THURSDAY Arrive at site; Fly two practices in the afternoon

would spend most of his career flying, though he also has experience flying F-16s and A-4s, taking

Foley’s service also extended to his

off from both aircraft carriers and from the ground.

rotational overseas deployments; he

His last name lent itself naturally to his call sign

was assigned to the aircraft carrier

“Axel” from Beverly Hills Cop, the hit movie from

USS Theodore Roosevelt in the North

the mid-1980s. And his flying aptitude led him to

Arabian Sea and served in Operation

the actual Top Gun in 1992, first

Enduring Freedom

as a student, and then as a flight

in 2001, flying nearly

instructor from 1998 to 2000. “I recognized that this was a very privileged opportunity,” Foley says of his time at Top Gun, “As with Thayer, I realized I had to focus and deliver the value that's required and expected of me in this role with my colleagues.” He then adds, with a smile, “To be out there dogfighting with some of your best friends, followed by a debrief to talk about what went well, how we might write the tactics differently, and sharing ideas with other fighter pilots—that’s pretty powerful stuff. And to be doing it all in San Diego—that was pretty clean living. Not to discount getting upside-down in a fighter jet, experiencing seven, eight, even nine Gs!” Flying at nine Gs—

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STE VE 'S FAVOR IT E MA N UEV E R S Double Farvel 1 and 4 - we go inverted, and the 2 and 3 wingmen are upright, and we take that formation down the flight line.

Loop Break Cross Six ship delta and do a big breakout over show center

Low Break Cross Classic diamond formation and do a breakout and re-rendezvous 1 = commanding officer and flight leader; 2 - 4 are the other three members of the team

few months of interviews and the selection process by the chief of Naval Air Training, I was picked. It was quite an

a really special privilege and honor to Foley was selected to fly the F-18, the aircraft he

myself into applying. After a

FRIDAY Fly practice or first day of airshow SAT / SUN Full airshow on each day

honor and privilege.” The Blue Angels—a squadron that celebrates its 70th anniversary in 2016—has a mission “to showcase the pride and professionalism of the United States Navy and Marine Corps by inspiring a culture of excellence and service to country through flight demonstrations and community outreach.” The “boss”—or commanding officer who flies the number one jet, must have logged at

fifty day-night combat

least 3,000 tactical jet flight-

and support missions.

hours and is required to have

Looking back at his military service,

previously commanded a tactical jet squadron.

Foley is reflective. “Clearly, that was a core piece of my life. I would highly

Famous for their incredibly close formations and

recommend it to any young person

precise aerial maneuvers, the Blue Angels are, in

because the requirement to serve our

Foley’s words, “a national treasure with a legacy of

country, to lead men and women

excellence.” He adds, matter of factly, “You become

through challenge and complexity,

conditioned to the proximity of the other aircraft

simply cannot be overrated. That's a

in flight, which enables you to fly as close as 18

distinct advantage.”

inches apart from one another in unison, varying by maneuver and condition. It's all relative, really.

Perhaps his biggest professional

Most of our maneuvers are done at 350 to 450

accomplishment—being selected as

mph.”

the flight leader and commanding officer of the Blue Angels—was one

For Foley, his years with the Blue Angels were akin

that almost didn’t happen. “I had

to a baseball season. “We would kick things off in

finished my combat deployment and

mid-March and finish roughly in mid-November.

had received my master’s degree at

You're on the road pretty much the whole time,

the Naval War College in Newport

doing approximately 75 air shows during the year.

R.I.,” Foley remembers. “Every few

On off days we were conducting flight operations

years, there's an opportunity for

and training.”

saying, whatever ‘this’ is, ‘I have to own this.’

aerialists than the stunts that raise the “oohs

That's a really big transition. But when you do

and ahhs” of the crowd. “The Blue Angels are

that, there's nothing that can get in your way.”

the great ambassadors of naval aviation. For me, it was clear how inspired the youngsters

----Those who attended last May’s Alumni

to the values that Thayer taught me: create an

Awards Luncheon,where Foley received the

opportunity for other folks to say, ‘Hey, maybe

Achievement Award (established in 1986

that's something I want to pursue,’ and ‘while

by the Alumni Association to recognize

I know it takes a great deal of commitment

outstanding contributions to a particular

and focus, I'm going to put in that dedication

career or field of interest), got a taste of what it

and stay on top of it and see this thing

must have been like to be one of his students

through.’"

at Top Gun. Foley shared his story of coming to Thayer and his subsequent achievements in the air while eschewing the podium and

experience with folks across the nation, and to

choosing to walk and talk among his audience.

inspire many people to something greater— that was special.”

“What Thayer really delivered for me, and I think I speak on behalf of my colleagues and

and the Blue Angels has been less high flying,

gathered throng, “is the opportunity to do

but Foley has happily turned his attention

better critical thinking, to recognize the value

to his life on the ground. “I made a very

of integration, to develop a level of maturity,

deliberate decision to move on,” Foley shares.

self-awareness, confidence, and ambition. And

“At the time I had an 11-year-old and a four-

to do that with an approach that recognizes

year-old, and I wanted to spend time with

every member of the team. On behalf of my

them. I wanted to deliver for them what others

classmates, thanks to the national treasure that

had delivered for us.”

is Thayer Academy.”

1980 GRADUATED FROM THAYER ACADEMY

1984 GRADUATED FROM HAMILTON COLLEGE

1991 NAVY FIGHTER WEAPONS SCHOOL "TOP GUN" FIGHTERTOWN, MIRAMAR, SAN DIEGO, CA

STUDENT, GRADUATE LEVEL STRIKE & AIR WARFARE TACTICS

1992-95; 1998-'00 NAVY FIGHTER WEAPONS SCHOOL "TOP GUN" INSTRUCTOR MIRAMAR, SAN DIEGO, CA ('92-'95) FALLON, NEVADA ('98-'00)

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classmates,” he said while pacing among the

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Now retired for four years, life after Top Gun

STEVE

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would get by the show. And it goes back right

THAYER ALUMNI PROFILE: STEVE "AXEL" FOLEY '80

Of course, there is more to these high flying

2000-'03 F-18 FIGHTER SQUADRON COMMAND BUFORD, SC; OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

Foley has since worked in consulting and has jet charter flight service company, as an executive vice president. While still around

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recently joined Solairus Aviation, a private

2003-'04 NAVAL WAR COLLEGE MASTER'S DEGREE

planes, there’s no substitute for flying, and occasional recreational flying, sometimes taking his son with him. “Like his father, he likes the Gs and the loops and the rolls and

Foley has advice that is likely to resonate with current Thayer students and young alumni. “The self-awareness piece was an important

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chasing clouds,” Foley says with a laugh.

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so, unsurprisingly, he “fills that gap” with

2006-'10 STRIKE FIGHTER WING PACIFIC WING COMMANDER NAVAL WAR STATION LEMOORE, CA

transition for me. Your parents and brothers to do this or that,’ but it's not until you really internalize that and make it yours and take the

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and sisters can tell you this all along, ‘you need

STEVE RETIRED FROM THE NAVY IN JANUARY 2011; CURRENTLY AT SOLAIRUS AVIATION

ownership. That's where the change occurs

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This is why I feel it is important to support the Academy: to assure that its unique type of

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superior learning opportunity is given to as many young people as possible.

For Rosemary Lavelle ’45, Thayer has always been a special place. “Thayer is a school that discovers and nurtures the best there is in everyone who comes here,” she says. This has been particularly evident not only in her life - having attended the Academy since first grade as a Thayerlands attendee - but also in the life of her late husband, John Lavelle ’45, and brother, Carlton Crotty ’37. “My husband John always felt that the four years he spent at Thayer were among the happiest years of his life. John and I had been friends since first grade. But when I went off to Thayerlands, John’s father chose to send him to public school,” she recalls. “We chatted at the bus stop each morning, and he told me that he was very unhappy. His love of learning had gone right downhill, and he had begun skipping school because he hated the thought of going so much.” “By the end of eighth grade, John finally convinced his father that he should be sent to Thayer for upper school,” she recalls. “After he got to Thayer, there was a complete reversal in his entire life. All his abilities and skills blossomed, with superb teachers like Mrs. Pennock for art. He developed into someone who was well prepared and readily accepted to Harvard. His whole outlook on life just changed completely.” “My brother Carlton had been repeatedly double-promoted in public school, but my parents thought that at 15 he was a bit young

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for Harvard, so they sent him to Thayer to mature and continue learning. He was so outstanding that he was one of the few one-year students who received a Thayer diploma, and went on to do great things at Harvard, graduating in ’41. My parents were so delighted by what Thayer had done for him that it was decided that there was no place for me but Thayer!”

Rosemary is committed to leaving a lasting legacy at Thayer. “Because we both had such wonderful experiences at Thayer, John and I agreed that we would leave everything we had to the Academy. Not only am I more than delighted to live up to that agreement, but I feel that it is the best possible way I can honor the memory of both John and of my parents. It was they who made it possible for me to have had such an enriching and memorable experience.”

THE

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“I felt the same way about Thayer that they did. At the Academy, we were taught how to study, how to get the most out of college, and out of life. I especially remember Rosemond Bacon for history, Gertrude Wilcox for math, Mrs. Kent for English, and Louise Saul in the Upper School. These are people I shall never forget. They spent their own time helping me to grow wherever I seemed to have any special ability.” “It is so wonderful to come to Thayer now, to see how beautiful it still is and how much activity is constantly happening here. After working with young volunteers with the Annual Fund Phonathon, I am more committed than ever that Thayer continues to produce excellent students.”

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The Southworth Society provides an opportunity for those who wish to support Thayer Academy through various planned giving methods. Named in honor of Dr. Stacy Baxter Southworth, Headmaster from 1920 to 1948, who invoked the vision that General Sylvanus Thayer had in his original bequest during a 1922 speech at West Point: “[Thayer] should be a school that offers youth the opportunity to rise from small beginnings to honorable achievement for service to the

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common good.” Be a part of helping future generations follow in your footsteps. Membership to The Southworth Society is open to all donors who inform Thayer of a planned gift such as, but not limited to, bequests, a charitable trust, annuities, or a life insurance policy with Thayer as the beneficiary. For more information about the Southworth Society, please contact Melissa Tuthill Forger '92, Director of Development at 781.664.2501 or mforger@thayer.org.

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Class Notes

AL L T H E L AT E ST N E WS F RO M T HE T HAY E R CO M M U N IT Y

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Could that be Jay Goulart ‘75 singing the national anthem with his children, Brady and Campbell, at Fenway Park on Sunday September 6th? Indeed it is!

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Mary Ellen Crawford Ames ’36 Mary was recently featured in the MetroWest Daily News commemorating her time in the American Red Cross, which she joined in 1943 after graduating from Wellesley College.

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Esther Kaplan Braun ’43

Helen Young Dolan ’47

Esther writes: “Many major health problems, but I am still keeping involved in activities in this retirement community. My 90th birthday looms! I miss my pals of the ’40s!”

Helen writes: “My husband, Jim, is now in a memory care facility nearby. My health is still good and I am blessed to have my elder son, Charlie, living nearby here in South Carolina.”

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Paul Pratt ’47

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Martha Svenson Shafer ’46 Martha writes: “Still enjoy summers at my family home in Massachusetts. My guests are all of a younger generation, from my years of teaching. I’m fortunate to still be driving and eating out often.”

Paul writes: “New London, New Hampshire is a great place to live in retirement. We have our daughter and family living 16 miles west, and their third and last child graduated from high school on June 10, then to college in August. Four of our five grandkids have completed college degrees, one with a master’s.”

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1949 Cynthia Guild Kling ’49 Cynthia writes: “I have been recognized for contributions to the visual arts and local cultural heritage through original paintings and volunteer work from Bristol Town Arts Council, and a new show at Starksboro Farms in August/ September.”

Constance Gould Lane ’49 Constance writes: “We have moved back to Gloucester, Mass. from Nova Scotia (27 years there) and are in a small apartment in our son’s house. Some difference from the farm!”

John Merna ’49 John turned 85 years old on Halloween! He is still travelling, spending the winters in Key West.

Shirley Duke SanMartin ’49 Shirley writes: “I am enjoying my retirement painting and send love to fellow classmates.”

An Evening Out With 1950 classmates Marshall Ries ’50, Carole Patch ’50, Jack Richards ’50, the Macallums ’50, and Cynthia Guild ’50. Don Westman ’50 of Weston and Pocasset made a cogent comment in a recent phone call. It concerned classmates no longer on this Earth. I pass the thought on: “Don’t cry because that person is gone; smile because he or she existed in your life.” He also shares this news of his grandson, Lee Hall ( 6’3”, 295 lbs.) offensive tackle for Cedar Creek High School in Central Texas was chosen to play in the USA Football Senior All-Star Game on February 3rd at AT&T Stadium. His Dad was a coach and a kicker in Aspen, Colorado; his grandfather, an end and co-captain at Thayer in fall of 1949.”

Richard Reid ’50 Richard writes, “Still holding on to a quiet life on Cape Cod with my wife, children, and grandchildren.”

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1950 Mary Bates Bristol ’50 Mary writes: “We are still in Weymouth and still working. It keeps us out of trouble! Our five kids are all doing well—each has 3 kids! We have 15 grandchildren (simple math!) and all are doing well!”

Janet Field Kyne ’50 Janet writes: “Working as an editor for a new Forum magazine called “Reflections.” Helping to produce a New Year’s Eve skit about a USO Canteen. Short trip to San Diego to visit special cousins. Taking a Brain and Balance class, much fun!”

Bob Mower ’50 Bob writes: “I truly treasure calls or notes I’ve received in the last 90 days from

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Robert Brown ’51 Robert is now living in Georgetown, Mass. near his daughter and her family. Elizabeth Carruthers ’51 Elizabeth writes: “Moved from Cape Cod to York, Maine on July 1, 2014. Now living amidst six of our 10 children.”

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1952 Brenda Storrs Hayes ’52 Brenda writes: “Enjoying Cape Cod Genealogical Society and Cape Cod Glass Club. Trip up the Elbe from Prague to Berlin this past year. Next year will be Scotland to check on granddaughter at St. Andrews.”

“Trigger” Burke ’51 by Matt McGuirk '92

On November 17th, I had the honor of taking

George “Trigger” Burke ’51 to the UMass vs. Harvard basketball game at Harvard. Many of us know that Trigger had a noteworthy basketball career at UMass, earning him Hall of Fame honors there. In fact, the Hall of Fame at UMass is named in honor of George “Trigger” Burke (he is also in Thayer’s Hall of Fame) and it was so special for me to witness how prominent George was amongst his college peers. This was obvious at dinner. We stopped for a quick bite at a local restaurant in Cambridge and just as we sat down, a group of younger UMass grads approached our table to pay their respects to Trigger. One of the boys said, “It is an honor and a privilege to meet you Mr. Burke.” And they all proceeded to line up and shake George’s hand. This sign of respect continued when we entered the gymnasium for the game. As soon as

we walked in, the team priest, their athletic director, Coach Kellog, and many of their players all came over during their team warmups to say hello to Trigger. It didn’t stop there: throughout the game, many UMass fans walked down to our seats to honor Trigger and introduce others to him. It truly was a special evening and an honor for me, personally, to observe this, and to see how many lives George has positively affected over the years. What was even more apparent was that George himself was touched. He would say many times throughout the night how humbled and blessed he was each time that someone approached him. I can only imagine Trigger’s reception at a UMass home game! We certainly hope to do that soon. Oh - and UMass ended up winning the game!

David writes, “Pat’s and my 50th wedding anniversary is this fall. We will celebrate with our last trip to Geneva to visit Shannon, her husband/our son-inlaw Alan, and our grandsons Elias and Gabriel, both born there. Alan will be retiring from the U.N. in November.” CLASS OF

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1957 Deborah Pavan Langston ’57 Deborah writes: “Having passed my 75th birthday and working at Mass. Eye and Ear and MGH for 50 years, I shall finally retire in June. Plans? Disorganized, at present, but they include photography (my hobby), travel to the South Pacific, etc., babysitting grandchildren, and hoping my stainless steel hip holds up.”

served as the keynote speaker and was honored with the first lifetime achievement award for art.

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Barbara Ellis Nyberg ’57

Walter Packard ’54 Walter’s granddaughter, Sydney ’15, graduated from Thayer last June. She is currently a freshman at Wake Forest University.

Barbara writes: “Finally retired after 30 years at Emerson Hospital in Concord. Enjoying my grandchildren’s soccer and track meets.”

1962

Edward Rose ’57 CLASS OF

1955 Gail Barton ’55 Gail writes: “Having retired as a physician, I am working full-time as an artist and enjoying it immensely. I am creating 1 to 3 paintings a week outside, and then exhibiting them in five local galleries, a hospital, and an inn in the “Upper Valley.”

Gordon R. Sullivan ’55 In February 2015, Four-Star General Gordon R. Sullivan delivered the first Todd Lecture Series event of 2015 for Norwich University. His talk was titled “National Security and the Accelerating Risk of Climate Change.” In attendance were officials from the State of Vermont, Norwich University trustees and alumni, as well as several hundred members of the Norwich University community.

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Dick Ossen ’56 Dick writes: “Pat and I have become Florida residents and spend summers on Cape Cod.”

Edward writes, “Eleanor and I enjoyed lunch in July with Sally Donner ’59 and her husband Ken Briers during their annual visit to Cape Cod. Our mutual memories date back to 1954.” CLASS OF

1958 Gordon Thayer ’58 Gordon writes: “We continue to travel and geocache. We keep our contacts with Bruce Elder ’58 and Dick Benson ’58 in Savannah and Florida/New Hampshire, respectively.” CLASS OF

1960 W. Allen Sullivan ’60

Geoff Goodale ’62 Geoff and Pru Goodale ’63 celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with a special celebration of family and friends in Plymouth this past October!

Jonathan Verdun ’62 Jonathan writes: “Enjoying retirement, catching up with family and friends, golf, tennis, and my music. Hiked Yellowstone and the Grand Tetons. Touring Paris and Southern France soon.” CLASS OF

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Allen writes: “My wife and I are still finding satisfaction in our professions: she as a math professor and I as an auditor in the Inspector General’s office of a regional government authority. Every chance we get we spend with our two lovely grandsons and our kids.”

Pamela Weston ’60 Pamela, who goes by the name Ava Avione, was invited to participate in the second World Art Games. She travelled to Bratislava, Slovakia as one of only nine artists invited from the United States. She

Betty Bailey ’63 Betty (right) enjoys time with Bill Earle and Joyce Pickel.

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Helen Gioulis ’66

See Geoff Goodale ’62 above.

Helen writes, “My summers in Maine were the inspiration for a short story “From Away” which was included in The Goose River Anthology, 2015.”

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1965 Jeffrey writes: “I’ve always been intrigued by the accumulated snippets of my mother’s family history. In January, I fulfilled a lifelong dream to travel to New Zealand to meet distant cousins! My daughter Sarah was the catalyst. Equally intrigued by her cousins, Sarah enrolled in a two-week leadership program in New Zealand. I could not let her travel there first! We enjoyed just over three weeks on the North Island, Auckland, Cambridge, and Matamata. Sarah departed for her adventure after our first week in Auckland, which included a stay on Great Barrier Island (read: jealous!) My third cousins, descended from two sets of my mother’s maternal great grandparents, generously and graciously hosted me. I also enjoyed a wonderful day visit with another third cousin in Wellington. She and I are great grandchildren of a set of my mother’s paternal great grandparents. I am fortunate to have taken this journey before my mother died in March, to return and share the story of these distant relatives with her, and to have shared her story with them. I also returned to the onslaught of our record snowfalls!”

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Paula Lamson Brown ’66 Paula writes: “Another year of ups and downs. My husband died in early March 2015. I am very busy with my grandson, age 5. He has a wonderful view of life!”

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Lee’s son Colin ’15 Graduated from Thayer in June. He is currently a freshman at Indiana University.

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Kristin Herzog ’66 Kristin writes, “My painting is going very well. I’ve had a busy year. My solo art show in D.C. just came down in November. Also, I was awarded a fellowship for a two-week art residency at the Virginia Center for Creative Arts. I wish everyone a happy and adventurous 2016!”

Jeffrey Burnett ’65

Lee Oliphant ’73

Pru Goodale ’63

Debby Caldwell McNeil ’66

1974 William Hickey ’74 William writes, “After 25 years with Wainwright Investment Counsel, LLC, in Boston, I have recently joined Morgan Stanley Wealth Management as Vice President.”

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Debby writes, “I can’t wait to see everyone at our 50th. Bobby Wagner ’85 and I went to his and Eddie’s last year and had a ball! I’m doing well and enjoying retirement. Just got back from three weeks in India with friends. Interesting place!”

Robert Nye ’66 Robert writes “Had bypass heart surgery in October, all went well. Our best to everyone from North Carolina!”

1975 Joe Davenport ’75 Joe continues to teach Latin at Norwell Middle School and enjoyed being back on campus to support and celebrate “Lunch with Litch.”

Jay Goulart ’75 See photo on pg. 55.

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Jay Cashman ’71 Jay’s son Jay II ’19 graduated from the Middle School in June. He is currently a freshman in the Upper School.

Mike Connor ’76 Congratulations are in order for Vice Admiral Mike Connor on his recent retirement from the Navy!

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1973 Jamie Cashman ’73 Jamie’s daughter Ashly ’19 graduated from the Middle School in June. She is currently a freshman in the Upper School.

Eric Limont ’73 Eric’s son Kyle ’15 graduated from Thayer in June. He is currently a freshman at Southern Methodist University, where his sister Erica ’13 is a junior.

Lori is still living in New York City. Her three kids all ended up at Washington University in St. Louis. The oldest graduated and is in dental school. Lori keeps busy doing volunteer work, organizing her family, and working out. Would love to hear from Thayer friends and is looking forward to our 40th reunion!

Mark Tosi ’76 Mark’s daughter Arianna ’15 graduated in June. She is currently a freshman at the University of Denver.

1977 Stan Campbell ’77 Stan’s son Hunter ’15 graduated from Thayer in June. He is currently a freshman at UNH.

Nancy Briggs Reynold ’77 Nancy’s son John ’15 graduated from Thayer in June. He is currently a freshman at Loyola University.

Williams College. We celebrated the graduation with my Thayer classmate and best friend, Lisa Covall Rovinsky ’81, and her family. Andrew graduated with honors in mathematics and economics and joined a private equity firm, Landmark Partners, in Connecticut. I am excited to start my graduate studies at Simmons College in nutrition and health promotion in a couple of weeks. Sending my best to all my Thayer classmates!” See photo below.

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1983 Michelle Dickinson Goldthwaite ’83 Michelle’s son Liam ’19 graduated from the Middle School in June and is currently a freshman, joining sister Allie ’16.

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1984 Sandra Bell Calhoune ’84 Sandra writes, “Hello to the class of 1984. I’m living in Connecticut with my husband Randy and my two daughters, Sierra and Amber. For the past four years I have been living out my dream of becoming a published author. I write for Harlequin Love Inspired and I self publish for Amazon. To date, I have published 14 books, with three more contracted with Harlequin. It really feels amazing to work at my dream job. I hope everyone is out there living their dreams.”

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1978 Tom Finneran ’78 Tom’s son Ryan ’15 graduated from Thayer in June. He is currently a freshman at Bucknell University.

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1979 Nancy Fitzpatrick Friedman ’79

Lydia Magliozzi Icke ’84

Nancy recently ran the Bank of America Chicago Marathon in October with her daughter Anna ’11! Denise George Beaudoin ’81 with her husband Tom.

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Peter Dolpin ’81

Paul Baker ’80 Paul’s son John ’15 graduated from Thayer in June. He is currently a freshman at St. Lawrence University.

Peter’s daughter Emily ’15 graduated from Thayer in June. She is currently a freshman at Fordham University.

Sean Fallon ’81 Sarah Abbruzzese Murphy ’80 Sarah’s son Sam ’15 graduated from Thayer in June. He is currently a freshman at Fairfield University.

Sean's son Daniel ’19 graduated from the Middle School in June. He is currently a freshman in the Upper School.

Jim Ferrera ’81

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Jim’s son James, Jr. ’15 graduated from Thayer in June. He is currently a freshman at Northeastern University.

Lydia writes, “Husband Dave and I are still ensconced in Weston, Mass. with our four children. Actually, only three children are currently ensconced with us here, since our oldest is a sophomore at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tenn. We still cannot believe we are old enough to have a college-age child. Didn’t we all just go to college? Appropriately, it’s déjà vu all over again here in our house, with all the kids taking Latin, bringing me wistfully back to the Thayer days in Mr. Earle’s class, learning not only to decline and conjugate, but also lifelong lessons like “Semper Ubi Sub Ubi.” On a somber note, I lost my father last fall, and am very grateful to the Thayerites who tracked me down and sent their condolences. Many thanks for reaching out.”

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Denise George Beaudoin ’81 Denise writes, “Greetings Thayer friends. My husband Tom and I enjoyed my oldest son Andrew’s milestone, graduating from

Tom Geraghty ’81 Tom’s son Emmett ’15 graduated from Thayer in June. He is currently a freshman at Quinnipiac College.

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1985 William Berman ’85 William writes, “Living in Braintree. One son turned 19 in September. Attending Marymount University in Arlington to

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study and play college baseball. He was the captain of Braintree High basketball and baseball teams. Been a joy watching the baseball team win the state championship after losing in the championship game last year. I am self-employed as a loss-control inspector for insurance underwriters and I am a baseball coach for the Braintree Baseball Club. I coach 12-and-under fall and spring AAU teams. Living the dream. Hope all my Thayer grads from ’85 are doing well. I love staying in touch via social media and watching everyone’s families grow up. John Maheras ’85 and Danny O’Hara ’85 are always on my mind. Lost way too early.”

Adam Post ’85 Adam’s daughter Mimi ’19 is a new ninth-grade student at the Upper School.

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She recently completed her Master’s in psychology from Endicott College. Her thesis addressed racial isolation and how it impacts self-esteem. Currently, she is doing cultural enrichment programming for many schools, both public and private, on the North Shore.

Rob Lally ’86 Rob DeMarco ’86 Rob’s son Bobby ’19 is a new ninth-grade student at the Upper School, joining his brother John ’21, a seventh-grader.

Claire Dodds ’86 Claire lives in the Midwest and works as a nurse practitioner, caring for patients after heart surgery. Last summer, Claire’s life partner, Karen Johanns, died after battling ovarian cancer for three years.

Deborah Fitzgibbons ’86 Deborah married Mike Patton on September 12, 2015.

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and their communities. Through the creation of a honey-producing ecosystem, Sweet Progress is able to dynamically grow an enterprise with the goal of eliminating extreme poverty in Nicaragua within five years. To find out more, visit sweetprogress.org or facebook.com/sweetprogress.

See photo on pg. 61.

Janelle Ridder Rotondi ’86 Janelle’s son Brad ’15 graduated from Thayer in June 2015. He is currently a plebe (first-year student) at West Point. Janelle and Brad both competed in last year’s Hatch Run and both came in second place—she in the women’s division and he in the men’s. More than 70 alumni, parents, students, and faculty members competed in the 5K event at Homecoming, held annually in memory of longtime Thayer faculty member and cross country coach Harold Hatch.

Peter Garrett ’86 Peter’s son PJ ’18 is a new 10th-grade student in the Upper School.

Lynne Tobins Glenn ’86 Jodi Spiegel Blakeman ’86 Jodi writes, “In Falmouth, Maine. Working as a mental health therapist. Busy and happy with my four kids, four pets and husband Eric! Hoping to get to the reunion this spring!”

Lynne and her family split their time between Hyannisport, Miami, and Atlanta, where Lynne is a strategist and writer in pharmaceutical, resort, and travel marketing. In her spare time, she is working on her third children’s book.

Vincent Cosgrove ’86

Joanna Skoler Gilman ’86

Vincent combines a career as a personal yacht chef with one as a social entrepreneur and founder of a nonprofit organization. He graduated from Johnson & Wales University in Rhode Island in 1988 with a culinary degree. He has cooked in Nantucket, Italy, and Napa, among other regions, and has launched a health business featuring detoxification programs. The organization he started, Sweet Progress, is a fully self-sustaining charity which was created to empower women in Nicaragua to improve the quality of their lives, their children’s lives,

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Joanna has returned to Thayer and assumed the role of Director of Communications last fall (see pg. 3). Previously, Joanna worked as a consultant with clients including Fidelity, the Harvard Innovation Lab, and Gillette, and was the Senior Vice President of Marketing at Sotheby’s in New York. Joanna lives in Brookline with her husband Robert and their two sons.

Zhenobia Johnson-Hyre ’86 Zhenobia lives on the North Shore with her husband and two children.

Cheryl Weaver Bach '80 with Karen Bell St. Vil '86

Karen Bell St. Vil ’86 Karen writes: “This past summer, my family (husband, Jerry, son, Christian and daughter, Celina) and I visited San Francisco and Napa Valley. While we were in Northern California, we had the opportunity to see Cheryl Weaver Bach ’80, a close family friend and fellow Thayer alum. As we chatted, we realized that we hadn’t seen each other since her graduation from Thayer, which was 35 years ago! Cheryl lives in Davis, Califor-

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1987 Paulette Bruneau Brooks ’87 Paulette recently got engaged to Bart LiPetri.

Scott Ford ’87 Scott is the head of the litigation division at Mintz Levin law firm and lives in Hingham with his wife Jackie and their children, Riley (17), and twins Colin and Carter (15).

Doug Lally ’87 Doug writes: “I visited Thayer Academy this past summer to say hello. As a parent of five, with the oldest now entering seventh grade, I was reminded what an amazing experience Thayer has given me, since I was a young sixth-grade student entering Mrs. Bradbury’s class, through my eight years as the Middle School Athletic Director, and now as a proud alum. My wife and I live in Marion, Mass., very close to classmates Tom Barry ’87 and Scott Adams ’87. My kids wear their Thayer gear proudly and often, and always enjoy visiting campus. On another note, my wife and I traveled to New Zealand with all of our children in January 2015 for four and a half months. Our kids thrived in the “adventure capital of the world” where we were able to paraglide, ride horses, go white water rafting, and travel throughout the amazing country. We homeschooled our children (trying to relive my teaching days at Thayer) most mornings, and tried to do something new and different in the afternoons. It was a family experience of a lifetime for us.” See also photo on pg. 61.

Michael McHugh ’87

Larry Rooney ’87 Larry is the Associate Director of Admissions and External Affairs at Catholic Memorial School.

Susan Doherty Young ’87 Susan writes: “I am living in Milton with my husband and eighth-grade daughter, less than a mile from Lynne Healy Hutchinson ’87. I have been teaching middle school math in the Boston public schools for 15 years, and currently teach at TechBoston Academy in Dorchester.”

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1988 Jeremy Roenick ’88 Jeremy has written his second book, entitled “Shoot First, Pass Later: My Life, No Filter.”

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1989 Laurie (Pfeffer) Amonte ’89 Laurie and Tony Amonte's ’89 daughter Dylan ’19 graduated from the Middle School in June. She now joins her brothers Ty ’16 and Tristan ’18 in the Upper School.

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nia, and we were happy that she and her beautiful family (husband, Fred, daughter, Caylin, and son, James) were able to drive south to meet us at the Golden Gate Japanese Tea Garden.” See photo on pg. 58.

Tony Amonte ’89 See Laurie (Pfeffer) ’89 above.

Matt Collins ’89 Matt’s son Brett ’22 is a sixth-grade student in the Middle School.

Rob McGee ’89 Rob’s son Sean ’22 is now attending the Middle School, having entered as a sixth-grader last fall.

Mike Mignosa ’89 Mike’s son Kevin ’22 is a new sixth-grade student in the Middle School.

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1990 Lori Tregoning Donnellan ’90 Lori’s daughter Ella ’19 graduated from the Middle School in June. She is currently a freshman in the Upper School, joining sister Lexi ’17.

Stephen Johnson ’90 Jeremy scored a goal and had an assist in a Blackhawks vs. Wild/North Stars NHL alumni game on February 20, 2016 at the TCF Bank Stadium in Minneapolis.

Kelley Tuthill ’88 Kelley and her husband Brendan Ward welcomed their third daughter on August 9, 2015. Scarlett O’Shea Ward joins big sisters Maddie (age 11) and Cecie (age 9). See photo on pg. 61.

Stephen opened a second location of his fresh juice business, Lido Juice Bar, in Hingham in April 2015. The original location is in Cohasset. In August the Boston Globe named Lido Juice Bar one of the 10 best juice bars in Boston.

Michael’s son Michael ’22 is a new sixthgrade student in the Middle School.

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Thayer Babies

Brooks Hallisey

Mason Speede

Liliana Faye Witt

Maia Mathilde Dunn

BORN: 2.14.2015

BORN: 2.21.2015

BORN: 3.15.2015

Katie (Barry) ’00 & Ihsan Speede

Kristin (Henderson) ’99 & Matt Hallisey

Jonathan ’00 & Amy Witt

Brad ’99 & Michaela Dunn

BORN: 3.17.2015

Sunny Louise Dean

Amaya Quevedo Aguado BORN: 6.1.2015

Harper Eagan Tierney

BORN: 4.14.2015

Ammara Buttercup Quinn King

Kristie Gillooly ’06 & Archie Dean

Alaina Cotillo Quevedo ’99 & Luis Aguado

Meredith (O'Brien) ’01 & Ryan Tierney

Jeff King '04 & Nicole Henley

Sebastian Jarrod Harrison, Jr.

Caroline Anna McDevitt

BORN: 8.14.2015

BORN: 8.19.2015

Evonne Royston ’04 & Sebastian Harrison

Diane (Goldman) ’00 & Brady McDevitt

Welcoming the newest members of the Thayer community!

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BORN: 7.21.2015

Luke Thomas Russo BORN: 9.7.2015

Jim ’04 & Casey Russo

BORN: 7.25.2015

Mason Hayes Sirrico BORN: 11.26.2015 Jill & Sam Sirrico ’03

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Melissa Huggard Arata ’91 Melissa gave birth to son Dash in April 2015. Dash joins older brothers Lucca and Sebastian.

Michael Jacobs ’91 Michael married Natalie Torres on April 18, 2015 at the Lowes Miami Beach Hotel. The couple live in Miami, Florida where Michael is the Coordinating Chef and Partner at the Hidden Kitchen. He is also Chef and Owner of Strategic Hospitality Group.

Lindsay Madison Delawter BORN: 3.20.2015

Josh ’98 & Tina Delawter

Megan McSheffrey ’91 Megan became engaged to Johnny Morin in November.

promotion. Chris will be serving on the USS Harry S. Truman this year and Paul will be second in command on the USS Ronald Reagan, stationed in Japan starting in the spring. It’s amazing that two Thayer ladies were reunited through their husbands’ naval service." See photo above.

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Kevin Kane ’92 Kevin writes: “I am living in Norwell. I’ve been here for 8 years. I am married to Christina and we have two children, Aidan (9) and Lindsay (7). I work at IDC, a technology market research company, where I manage a group that provides custom research to investors (hedge funds, mutual funds, private equity, etc.). I keep missing the alumni functions, but I definitely love to hear from and see classmates.”

Sarah Slattery Sullivan ’91 Sarah and husband Ty welcomed their first child, daughter Evelyn, in May. CLASS OF

1992 Doug Lally ’87, Matt McGuirk ’92, and Rob Lally ’86

Scarlett O'Shea Ward

Matt McGuirk ’92

BORN: 8.9.2015

Kelley Tuthill '88 & Brendan Ward

New Parent? Share the good news with your fellow Thayer alums! Email us your newborn’s full name, date of birth, weight & height - as well as a high-res (300 dpi or higher) photo:

✉ alumni@thayer.org

Photo: (L-R) Julie, Chris, Paul, Matchje - taken at Chris’ promotion ceremony

Matt, Doug Lally ’87, Greg Lally ’92, and Rob Lally ’86 were among several Thayer alums who enjoyed the annual Big Game Battle fishing tournament based out of Nantucket this past August. See photo above.

Tom Stafford ’92 Matchje Carnie Lanzilotta ’92 Matchje writes, "Julie Peck ’95 and I reunited in Norfolk, VA in the summer of 2013. Julie’s husband, Commander Chris Swanson, was working with Matchje’s husband, Captain Paul Lanzilotta, at the VAW/VRC (E-2/C-2) training squadron. Chris was recently promoted to Commander and Paul was honored to read the official oath for his

Tom is working at Barclays in New York City as a financial advisor and has been enjoying living in New York since 2001. Tom spends much of his free time as a volunteer for FC Harlem, a youth club soccer program for young players of all different age groups and backgrounds. Tom stays in touch with many Thayer alumni, especially Adam Kunic ’92 and Doug Tobins ’92.

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Walter Swanson ’92

Chris McGuirk ’93

Walter writes: “I live in Wilbraham, Mass. with my two sons Jack (10) and Owen (9). I work as the Dean of Faculty and rugby coach at Wilbraham & Monson Academy, an independent school similar to Thayer.”

Chris lives in Norwell with his wife Sarah and three children, Dylan (10), Jake (7), and Ella (4). Chris has followed his passion and is running a very successful youth lacrosse program, the Skipjacks.

William Vernick ’92 Bill lives in New Jersey with his wife and three children, ages 10, 8, and 6, and works at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. CLASS OF

1993 Daryl DeValerio Andrews ’93 Daryl is living in Brookline with her husband Chris and their two daughters. Daryl is also enjoying a successful career practicing law at Berman DeValerio.

Amanda Goulston Shields ’93

Bianca's show, Bianca, is expanding to seven CBS-owned stations in major markets including Los Angeles, Dallas, and Philadelphia just five months after her premiere in New England.

Leslie and Josh Snyder ’93 live in Norwell with their three boys, Jack (11), Drew (8), and Ben (5). Josh works for a general contractor on commercial and institutional projects in the Boston area.

Josh Snyder ’93

Lyndsey Allison Williams ’ 93 Lyndsey and her husband Tony welcomed twin sons, Kai and Jaden, into this world on Thursday, November 12th. She is doing well and continues to live New Jersey.

1994 Louis Bello ’94 Louis was nominated for Best Male Vocalist at the 2015 Boston Music Awards.

Brian Gill ’94

Krissie accepted the position of Director of Development at Rivers after 13 years in the development office at Loomis Chaffe. She and her family, including husband Charlie and kids Hayley and Will, have moved to Massachusetts from their home in Connecticut.

Brian is living in Pembroke and working as a gastroenterologist in Plymouth. He has been married to Kristelle Aherne Gill for 12 years and they have three children, all in Pembroke elementary school. Brian and Kristelle live down the street from Sarah Brandon Quatrale ’95, and they see Liz Brandon ’94 when she comes to visit.

Mikaela Sullivan Leach ’93

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Jon Slawsby ’94 Jon got engaged to Lisa Marie Oseychik at Galley Beach on Nantucket in May. They are getting married in April 2016 in St. John. See photo above.

Alex Doyle Sullivan ’94 Alex and her husband continue to live in New York and had their fifth child this winter. Congrats to the Sullivan family!

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Mikaela and her husband Kent welcomed their son, Thomas Jonathan Leach, on November 23. He was 8 lbs., 7 oz., and 19 3/4 inches.

Amy and Jeff Pickel ’95 live in Plymouth. Their daughter Julia ’22 enrolled at Thayer last fall as a sixth grader.

Leslie (Leibowitz) Snyder ’93

Ken Berman ’93

Bianca Burke de la Garza ’93

Amy (Ryder) Pickel ’94

Amanda and her family recently moved back to the South Shore from Baltimore. She is opening a yoga studio in Hingham this spring and doing yoga classes here at Thayer with our students.

See Leslie (Leibowitz) Snyder ’93 above. Ken and his wife welcomed a baby girl named Karlie on September 9, 2015. Ken and his family live in Brookline; he is the Director of Marketing for FanDuel.

’94, Joe Amoroso ’94, and Michael Chute ’94 all served as groomsmen.

Andrew Leach ’94 Andrew married Amanda Kelsay on August 30, 2015 at the Congregational Church in Mansfield with the reception held at the New England Aquarium in Boston. Brett Fernquist ’94, Brad Shone

Anni McDonough Zukauskas ’94 Anni was inducted into the University of Rochester’s Hall of Fame for her dominance as a lacrosse player there. Anni was inducted into Thayer’s Hall of Fame in 2009. CLASS OF

1995 Jennifer Carne ’95 Jennifer was recently featured in the Boston Globe, highlighting her Spring 2015 induction into Thayer’s Hall of Fame. Jennifer is currently an Assistant Principal in the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District on Long Island, N.Y.

Paul and his wife had their first son, Evan, in June. Paul is living in Norwell and working for his family’s business, Gem Gravure, Inc.

Julie Peck ’95 See Matchje Carnie Lanzilotta ’92, pg. 61.

Jeff Pickel ’95 See Amy (Ryder) Pickel ’94, pg. 66.

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Kaitlyn Morrisey Brosnan ’96 Kaitlyn lives in Rockland with her husband Troy and one-and-a-half-yearold son Jax. She is a clinical social worker and currently works for the Pilgrim Area Collaborative. She still enjoys running and has remained active with some local running clubs.

Jess Bicknell Ingram ’96 Jess lives in Asheville, North Carolina, with her husband and two kids. After getting her MBA at Babson College, she moved to Asheville to help with a solar startup, FLS Energy. Eight years later, she is still there and proud to claim that they were just listed as one of the top 25 solar contractors in the U.S.! In her spare time she is president of the Asheville Women’s Cycling Team, where she races mountain and road bikes. This fall she coached her daughter’s soccer team.

Meghan Mullin Harney ’96 Meghan writes: “Hey guys, been a while! I hope everyone is doing well! Can’t believe it’s been 19 years since I’ve seen a lot of you! I’m sure you are all super-interested in hearing about my fancy life, right? I married a St. Sebs boy in 2011 (Don’t hold it against me) and had two baby boys shortly after. I do a lot of laundry, and recently had an opportunity to clean up baby powder that was poured

ALL over my oldest son's room. Nice new experience to add to my résumé :) Hope to see you all at the 20-year reunion! Maybe we can listen to some Pearl Jam or Dave Mathews ;) See you guys soon!”

Mike Mottau ’96 Mike was recognized on September 27th by his hometown of Avon for his achievements as a Hobey Baker award recipient at Boston College and for his past accomplishments in the NHL. Mike was inducted into the Boston College Hall of Fame in October. Mike was inducted into Thayer’s Hall of Fame in 2006.

Tom Welby ’96 Tom is living in Windham, New Hampshire, with his wife, Kathy, and their three children, Jack (8), Molly (6), and Megan (4). Tom is working in medical device sales for Medtronic.

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Paul Gemelli ’95

1997

Kerri Mulligan Salih ’96 Kerri writes: “Hi, Class of 1996, and all other alums! Things are great here in Washington, D.C. My oldest daughter, Claire, just turned five in January (and starts kindergarten in the fall!) and my younger daughter, Sloane, just turned four in July and is very busy at preschool. Between my raising these lovely girls and working full-time as a broker at DTZ, I certainly have my hands full. My two twin cousins, Nicholas ’19 and Christina ’19 Meucci, are both currently attending Thayer and entered the ninth grade in the fall. I am thrilled that our family is continuing its legacy at Thayer. Christina has already made quite an impact at Thayer, making the varsity girls hockey team as an eighth-grader this past year! Christina also plays field hockey and lacrosse. Nicholas is a good hockey, football, and lacrosse player, as well. I am looking forward to seeing them both succeed, not only in the classroom, but on the ice and playing fields. I am already excited to see all of you at the 2016 reunion. Hopefully, we can get a lot of people from our class (and others) to attend. I can’t believe it has almost been TWENTY years! I hope you are all happy, healthy, and prosperous, and, as always, I would love to hear from you.”

Stephen Allison ’97 Stephen came in first place at last year’s Hatch Run with an impressive time of 17:30. He finished a full two minutes ahead of the second place finisher. More than 70 alumni, parents, students, and faculty members competed in the 5K, hosted annually in memory of longtime Thayer faculty member and cross country coach Harold Hatch. See photo above.

Hillary Baker Catala ’97 Hillary recently opened a women’s clothing and accessories shop, after starting her own e-commerce business, 'The Hil’, three years ago. Hillary and her husband Eugene are living in Connecticut with their four children, one girl and three boys, ages 10, 8, 4, and almost a year. For fun, she plays USTA tennis, competitively through her tennis club, three times a week, and also coaches her daughter’s travel soccer team. Life is crazy-busy, but she is enjoying every moment!

Kristin Cotter ’97 Kristin recently got engaged to her fiancé Nelson. She lives in Savin Hill, and Nelson and Kristin work together in real estate at Jacob Realty in the Back Bay.

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Mike McGuirk ’97 Mike and his wife Sarah (Novick) McGuirk ’95 continue to reside in Norwell with their three children Jack (9), Katie (7), and Molly (5). Mike also continues to work in sales at CGL Electronic Security, Inc. out of Waltham. CLASS OF

1998 Josh Delawter ’98 Josh emailed “My wife Tina and I are happy to announce to the Thayer community the birth of our daughter Lindsay Madeleine DeLawter. Her big sister Kendra Elizabeth is all smiles and very happy to be a big sister. Stats: 3/20/15, 20 inches, 8 lbs., 1 oz.” See photo on pg. 61.

Courtney Eldridge ’98 Courtney was inducted into the sports hall of fame at his alma mater, the University of North Carolina, Greensboro.

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1999 Dan Bello ’99 Dan and his wife Lindsey are living in Reading, Mass. They now have two kids, Luca, who is three and a half, and Josephine, who is one year and a half. Dan is in his 12th year working as a senior loan officer for Residential Mortgage Services in Woburn. Alaina Cotillo Quevedo Aguado ’99 Alaina writes, “I moved back to Madrid in the fall of 2010, where I had lived for five years before while finishing my M.A. from Middlebury. Less than three months later I began teaching 6th grade Humanities at the American School of Madrid and I met my husband Luis. On June 1, 2015 we welcomed our daughter Amaya into our family. We feel so very fortunate and couldn’t be happier! Stats: 7 lbs. and 19 inches”

Chris Fischer ’99 Chris married Natalie Pearson, whom he met during college at Ohio Wesleyan University. The couple has a young son named Topher. They reside in Tarrytown, N.Y.

Kristen (Henderson) Hallisey ’99 Kristen returned to teaching sixth-grade math in the town of Milton this past fall after spending the summer with her new baby boy, Brooks.

Courtland Harlow ’99 Brooks Orpik ’98 After spending the better part of 14 seasons with the Pittsburgh Penguins, Brooks has now become part of the Washington Capitals defense. He is currently in his second year of a five-year contract. Brooks and his wife Erin have a nine-month-old baby girl. He has recently commented on how much he is enjoying the D.C. area. A fun fact: Brooks has recently become the third Thayer alum to have a bobblehead (following Jeremy Roenick '88 and Tony Amonte '89, P '16, '18), which was distributed at the Inova Capitals Blood Drive. See photo above.

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Courtland was recently featured in the news for his work with Project Social Impact (PSI). As co-founder of PSI, Courtland and the PSI team host a two-week summer institute for change makers who believe in the transformative power of the arts. PSI is a gathering of creative minds interested in using the arts for social change.

Lisa Pizzi ’99 Lisa celebrated her fifth wedding anniversary with her husband Eric. They have three-yearold twins, Scarlett and Grayson, and live in the South End. Lisa enjoys seeing many Thayer alums who live in her neighborhood.

Jared Porter ’99 Jared became the Director of Pro Scouting/Special Assistant for the Chicago Cubs under President of Baseball Operations Theo Epstein in August 2015. Prior to joining the Cubs, Jared spent 12 seasons with the Boston Red Sox. His most recent position before departing the Red Sox was Director of Pro Scouting.

Bobby Russell Little ’99 Bobby graduated from Grambling State University. He played semi-pro football for four years, with one year in the Canadian Football League. Bobby is married to his wife Nicole and has one son, Malik. Bobby works as an inspector /substitute construction supervisor for the MBTA.

Rich Shay ’99 Rich recently received his Ph.D. from Carnegie Melon in computer science. He has moved back to Massachusetts and is working at the MIT Lincoln Research Lab in cyber security.

Emily Gordon Spencer ’99 Emily is the founder of the Massachusetts-based Heartillery Group, a nonprofit organization whose mission is to show support, love, and gratitude to our troops overseas in simple ways. Emily is a hands-on, multi-tasking, and goal-driven woman. Her organization’s goal is to share cards and packages with our troops in time for all major holidays. Since the Heartillery Group started in November 2013, Emily and her organization have sent more than 220,000 cards and 3,000 care packages to troops overseas and locally recovering from injury. Despite having a full-time job at the Bulfinch Group, Emily has dedicated hours upon hours rallying family, friends, neighbors, and local communities to support her efforts. Emily and her team of volunteers look for opportunities to partner with other organizations that support the military and their families. She’s a member of the Ladies Auxiliary (Norwood, Mass.), the Norwood Junior Women’s Club, and the Fisher House Boston Charitable Fund-

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2000 Paul Archibald ’00

to learn something new everyday. In addition to Lauren’s demanding career, she is a proud aunt and has completed six marathons since college.

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raising Committee. She also serves on the 2015 MassVets Music Festival. She serves as the FRG (Family Readiness Group Leader) for the 1173rd DDSB and is on the finance committee to help improve financial education through Military One Source. You may have heard about Emily and the Heartillery Group in the news. They’ve been featured in The Boston Globe, on Fox 25 News, and in many local newspapers. She’s also been heard on Veteran’s Voice Radio and the Telecare Network. Learn more by visiting www.heartillerygroup.org or www. facebook.com/heartillerygroup.

Julie Rotondi ’00 Julie was featured in the Boston Globe in July 2015. The article highlighted Julie’s accomplishments on both the tennis and basketball courts at Thayer, the University of North Carolina, and the University of Florida, as well as her career working with autistic children.

Jaime (Sabine) Schuhmacher ’00 Jaime and her husband Ryan welcomed their second child, Piper Rose, on August 12, 2015. Piper weighed 9 lbs. 2.7 oz. and was 21 inches.

Katie Barry Speede ’00

Paul married Lucy Randall on September 19, 2015 in Chestnut Hill, Mass. The couple lives in Boston. Paul continues to be an active member of the Thayer Community by serving as a member of the Alumni Board.

Katie and her husband, Ihsan, welcomed their first child, a baby boy named Mason on Valentine’s Day of 2015. After a wonderful two years abroad, Katie and her family recently relocated from London to Hingham. See photo on pg. 60.

Steve Greeley ’00

Jessica Stanton ’00

Steve joined the New York Rangers as the Assistant Director of Player Personnel after a run at the NCAA Hockey Championship with Boston University in 2015.

Jessica married Brent Poliquin on May 30, 2015 in Dover, New Hampshire. Jessica currently works at Liberty Mutual in Boston.

spring of 2015 to two sold-out audiences. His father, Cary, served as the film’s producer, while his mother, Barbara, was the art director. The film follows a local couple as they recreate the roof of a Polish synagogue that was destroyed during the Nazi occupation. The roof was later installed in the Polin Museum of the History of Polish Jews. Yari traveled nationally and internationally promoting the film. He currently works with his father at their media production company, Trillium Studios. See movie poster above.

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Diana (Goldman) McDevitt ’00

Sarah Cochran ’00

Diana and her husband Brady welcomed their third child on August 19, 2015, a little girl named Caroline Anna. The couple’s three-year-old twins, Henry and Graham, are adjusting to life with a baby in the house. The McDevitts have lived in Hingham for the past four years and love seeing many Thayer alums around town. See photo on pg. 60.

Sarah married Justin Taylor on October 3, 2015 in Osterville, Mass. The newlyweds traveled to Mauritius and Dubai for their honeymoon.

Jonathan Witt ’00 Jonathan and his wife Amy welcomed their first child, daughter Liliana Faye, on March 15. She weighed 7 lb., 6 oz., and was 21 inches long. See photo on pg. 60.

Lauren Medici ’00 Lauren shared that, upon graduating from Dartmouth in 2004, she moved to New York City and began working in the fast-paced finance world. Lauren currently works in institutional equity sales at Oppenheimer & Co., Inc. where there is never a dull moment and she continues

Yari Wolinsky ’00 Yari returned to Thayer for a special screening in The Hale Theatre of his documentary, “Raise the Roof ” this past November. Yari wrote, edited, and directed the film. “Raise the Roof ” was screened at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston in the

Sarah Albrecht ’01 Sarah married Shawn Meehan on December 31, 2014 in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. The couple’s bridal party included Sarah’s new sister-in-law and friend Katie (Fischer) Meehan ’01, who is married to Shawn’s brother Mark, Celeste (Cefalu) DeMartis ’01, and Lizzie (Boyle) Wiseman ’01. Sarah’s brothers Tim ’97 and Dan ’99 served as groomsmen.

Jarod Bullock ’01 Jarod married Aisha Cort on August 9, 2014 in Roxbury, MA. The couple lives in Washington D.C., where Jarod has spent more than ten years at the Department of Defense.

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Celeste Cefalu ’01 Celeste married Matt DeMartis on August 15, 2015 at Hummingbird Nest in California’s Santa Susana Mountains.

Jonathan Earle ’01 Jonathan, a CFA, recently began working abroad in London in June 2015 for the Bank of New York Mellon.

Billy O’Dwyer ’01 Billy and his wife Caitlin welcomed their second child, Nora Riley, on September 25, 2015. She weighed 9 lbs., 1 oz. and was 20 inches at birth, joining big brother Rory.

Lindsay (Shulman) Pugh ’01 Lindsay and her husband Adam welcomed their second daughter, Amelia Grace, in May 2015. Amelia joins big sister Lucy.

Hillary Rader ’01 Hillary married Ethan Feuer on September 26, 2015 at Bearfoot Creek in Bartlett, New Hampshire.

Meredith (O’Brien) Tierney ’01 Meredith and her husband Ryan welcomed their first daughter, Harper Eagan Tierney, on July 21, 2015 (5 lbs. 12 oz. and 18 inches), and are enjoying their time as a family. The Tierneys reside in Newburyport. Meredith relayed, “if anyone is visiting the North Shore, please reach out to say hello!” See photo on pg 60.

Jerry Toomey ’01 Jerry and his wife Beth welcomed their second son, Leo Joseph (weighed 7 lbs. 5 oz), on December 10, 2015.

Lizzie (Boyle) Wiseman ’01 Lizzie married Michael Wiseman on July 27, 2013. The couple’s bridal party included Celeste (Cefalu) DeMartis ’01, Sarah (Albrect) Meehan ’01, Katie (Fischer) Meehan ’01, Kathryn Green ’01, Andrea (Goggin) Reardon ’01, and her cousin Elyse (Boyle) Alexander ’03 as bridesmaids.

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2002 Emmett Carlson ’02 Emmett and Ann Tripp married on July 19, 2014 in Richmond, Virginia. The ceremony took place in the chapel of St. Christopher’s School, a boys’ independent school where they both teach. Following the wedding, the couple honeymooned in Bora Bora and French Polynesia.

Steve Gaziano ’02 Steve and his wife Felecia welcomed their first child, a son, Anthony Charles Gaziano (9 lbs. 13 oz. and 21.5 inches), on Monday, September 28, 2015. See also, picture with Will Gerlin '15 on pg. 77.

cations from Curry College and a B.S. in nursing from the Mass General Hospital Institute for Health Professions. She is a staff RN in the orthopedic clinic at Boston Children’s Hospital, and on the pediatric unit at South Shore Hospital.

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2003 Elyse (Boyle) Alexander ’03 Elyse married Michael Alexander on August 22, 2015 at the Fairmont Copley Plaza in Boston. Lizzie Boyle Wiseman ’01, Elizabeth Iannessa ’03, and Laura Kaveney Briggs ’03 served as bridesmaids. See photo on pg. 69.

Jamaal Dixon ’03

Chris and his wife Corrie welcomed their second son, Ryan Edward Gooding, in 2015. Ryan joins big brother Jack.

Jamaal and his girlfriend Lizzie welcomed their first child together, Deyjah Rose (7 lbs. 15 oz and 20 inches), on May 15, 2015.

Lauren (Blake) Mahoney ’02

Elizabeth Iannessa ’03

Lauren works as a realtor at William Raveis Real Estate. She and her husband Rob live in Hingham and are expecting their first child, a boy, this winter.

Elizabeth is engaged to her boyfriend Tyler. The engagement occurred while on vacation in Iceland.

Shannon (Kelleher) Pretti ’02

Warren lives in Houston, Texas, and works in special projects for National Oilfield Varco (NOV). NOV designs and builds deep sea oil drills that rest on the ocean floor.

Chris Gooding ’02

Shannon and her husband Matt are expecting their first child, a son, in March 2016.

Tony Tompson ’02

Warren Shams ’03

Tony was recently promoted to Vice President of Drama Development & Programming at Fox TV. Tony is responsible for managing the development process of more than 20 drama projects annually, from pitch to pilot, as well as covering current dramas such as Sleepy Hollow, Bones, Minority Report, and the upcoming Houdini & Doyle.

Navid Shams ’03

Leigh-Anne Walsh ’02

Sarahjeet Singh ’03

Leigh-Anne and David Wuori were married on October 23, 2015 in Boston. Leigh-Anne earned a B.A. in communi-

Sarahjeet is engaged to William Desmond, and is planning a spring 2016 wedding.

Navid married Lily Guevara on May 25, 2014 at the Irish Culture Centre of New England. Thayer photo teacher Nicki Pardo served as their wedding photographer. Also in attendance: Navid’s aunt and Thayer science teacher, Fari Khalili, Ameer Shah ’03, Colin Campbell ’03, Paul Juster ’03 and Phil Strazzula ’03.

Merete McCarthy ’04

Sam and his wife Jill welcomed their first child, Mason Hayes, on November 26th. See photo on pg. 60.

Merete is engaged to Brett Giurlani.

Brandon Odom ’04 Brandon graduated from Boston College’s Lynch School of Education with his Masters of Education. He completed the program as a part of the Thayer Teaching Fellows Program. See photo at left, with Napoleon Lherisson '05.

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2004 Kristen Barry ’04 Kristen married Rich Beecher on May 30, 2015 on Martha’s Vineyard. See photo on pg. 68.

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Sam Sirrico ’03

Randy O’Dwyer ’04 Ransom Cook ’04 Ransom writes, “I have been working for a startup in Cambridge, Mass. called THRIVEHIVE for two years. It’s an all-in-one marketing platform for small businesses. In August 2016, I will marry my fiancée Mari Silipo. Life is good!”

Brendan Daly ’04 Brendan married Madeline Bierbaum in Austin, Texas.

Austin Gallagher ’04 Austin married Erica Staaterman on September 12, 2015 at Longnook Meadows Farm in Truro, Mass. Austin was also named to the Forbes 30 Under 30 List for Science (see the list here: www.forbes.com/30-under-30-2016/ science).

protection of our planet is valued at a high level."

Randy married Stephanie O’Brien on July 18, 2015. Randy’s brothers Billy ’02 and Ryan ’04, his sister Danielle ’09, and cousin Joe ’03 were all a part of the wedding party. LJ McAlister ’04 served as a groomsman, as well.

Mackenzie Rader ’04 "I hope this type of recognition inspires the next generation of thinkers, leaders, and change-makers. The sky is truly the limit if you dedicate yourself to learning and work hard towards your goals. These ethics were instilled in me the first day I stepped onto Thayer's campus as a 6th grader and stayed with me throughout the Upper School, into college, and into my Master's and PhD degrees. I am fortunate to be able to trace things back to my time at Thayer."

Jeff King ’04 Jeff and his girlfriend Nicole welcomed their daughter Ammara Buttercup Quinn King (6 lbs. 14 oz. and 19.5 inches) on July 25, 2015. See photo on pg 60.

He is the first American marine biologist to make the list since its inception. When asked about his thoughts on this achievement, Austin noted, "Earning a spot on this prestigious list is a huge honor and perhaps the ultimate external validation."

Jeff’s band, the Van Burens, are busy performing and traveling throughout New England and have a residency on the first and third Saturday every month at the Middle East Corner Bar in Central Square, Cambridge.

"To be included as a marine and conservation biologist on the list alongside other young minds finding cures to human diseases and exploring discoveries in space and technology is proof that the

Trevor married Katie Duncan on September 26, 2015 at the Meadow at Red Ridge Farms in Salisbury, Mass. Bobby Kiley ’04, Ashwin Sooriyakumar ’04, and Ryan Gould ’04 served as groomsmen.

Trevor Marshall ’04

Mackenzie is engaged to Derek Fuhrmann.

Nichole Redmond ’04 Nichole married Brian Duttenhoffer on October 3, 2015 at the George Peabody Library in Baltimore, Maryland.

Evonne Royston ’04 Evonne and her partner, Sebastian, welcomed their second child, a son, Sebastian Jerrod Harrison Jr. See photo on pg. 60.

Jim Russo ’04 Jim and his wife Casey welcomed their second child, Luke Thomas Russo (7 lbs. 10 oz), on September 7, 2015. See photo on pg. 60.

Meena Theva ’04 Meena is engaged to Himanshu Verma.

Liz Thomas ’04 Liz married Brent Powdrill on June 20, 2015 at King’s Chapel in Boston. They celebrated with friends and family at the Omni Parker Hotel. Her sister Erin ’06 served as her maid of honor.

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2005 Anthony Aiello ’05

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Anthony married Becca Hynes on Friday, August 7, 2015 in Chatham, Mass. The reception was held at the Chatham Bars Inn. Joe Fernald ’03 and Michael Griffin ’07 served as groomsmen, and Anthony’s sister, Kristen ’08, was a bridesmaid.

Kaitlyn (Hurley) Corry ’05 Kaitlyn is tutoring and homeschooling children in Los Angeles.

Chizoba Ezeigwe ’05 Chizoba was featured in a June 25, 2015 Boston Globe article talking about her induction into the Thayer Hall of Fame (see pg 48-49) and her hopes of competing in the 2020 Olympic Games. She is currently working for property management firm DTZ in Newton and is assistant coach for the TA track team.

Kristen Barry Beecher ’04 Kristen with husband Rich walk down the aisle.

Tiffany Kelly ’05 Tiffany married Matthew Thornton on October 10, 2015. Her sisters Amanda Kelly Silberman ’04 and Vanessa Kelly ’11 served as bridesmaids.

Dean Levy ’05 Dean married Christa Rizkallah on August 29, 2015 with a reception at the Danversport Yacht Club. Groomsman included Drew Goldfarb ’05, George Tillotson ’05, Rick Sullivan ’05, and best man Andrew Luccio ’05. The couple travelled the Greek Islands for their honeymoon.

Elizabeth Thomas Powdrill ’04 Elizabeth poses with husband Brent at the Public Garden.

Thomas Pierce ’05 Captain Thomas of the U.S. Army's 173rd Airborne Infantry Brigade is stationed in Northern Italy. He is currently deployed to the Ukraine. See photo above.

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Courtney Oliver Lewis ’06 Courtney with her husband Kellen.

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Rick Sullivan ’05 Rick with his groomsmen - including his younger brother, Brian '10, Brian Conroy '05, and Dean Levy '05.

Andrew Leach ’94

Kenny Carberry ’08

Andrew with groomsmen at his wedding including Thayer classmates Brett Fernquist '94, Brad Shone '94, Joe Amoroso '94, and Michael Chute '94.

Kenny's wedding party included several Thayer alums: Kenny's sisters Maura '08 and Erin '12, as well as Matthew Hannigan '08, Robert Johnson '08, and Connor Henley '08.

Elyse (Boyle) Alexander ’03

Matt Frechette ’06 & Alexa Emanuel ’06

Elyse's wedding included Thayer alums Lizzie Boyle Wiseman '01, Elizabeth Iannessa '03, and Laura Kaveney Briggs '03 as bridesmaids along with a number of other alums and faculty members in attendance.

Married in September 2015 in Newport, R.I.

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Carrie Richman ’05

Napoleon Lherisson ’06

Laura Feloney ’07

Carrie is engaged to Brett Tiberi.

Napoleon graduated from Boston College’s Lynch School of Education with a Masters in Education. He completed the program as a part of the Thayer Teaching Fellows Program. See photo on page 71.

Laura and Jake Minevitz ’07 are engaged!

Rick Sullivan ’05 Rick and Jennifer Faig were married on May 23, 2015 in Boston. Rick’s younger brother, Brian ’10, Brian Conroy ’05, and Dean Levy ’05 served as groomsmen. See photo on pg. 69. Rick also graduated from the MBA program at BU’s Questrom School of Business.

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Kerri Aylward ’06 Kerri was married to Billy Besinger on August 22, 2015 in Falmouth, Mass.

Kristie (Gillooly) Dean ’06 Kristie and her husband Archie welcomed a daughter Sunny Louise (7 lbs. 1 oz.) on April 14, 2015. See photo on pg 60.

Alexa Emanuel ’06 Congratulations to Matt Frechette ’06 and Alexa Emanuel ’06, who were married on September 5, 2015 in Newport, R.I. See photo on pg. 69.

Marykelly Gooding ’06 Marykelly married Chris Tarallo on Saturday, October 24, 2015 at Holy Cross Church in Easton.

Lauren Hooley ’06 Lauren got engaged to John Coppo in New York City. The pair attended Boston College together. Following his proposal, John surprised Lauren with a dinner he planned for their families and close friends. They are planning a Boston wedding in the fall of 2016.

Kaitlyn Kelleher ’06 Kaitlyn continues to live in Sydney, Australia since her semester abroad four years ago!

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Courtney Oliver Lewis ’06 Courtney married Kellan Daniel Lewis on September 6, 2015, and honeymooned in Bora Bora and the French Polynesian Islands. See photo on page 68. Courtney earned a Bachelor’s degree in English from Northeastern University in 2011 and a master’s of education in higher education administration (also from Northeastern) in 2013. She is currently employed as an academic advisor at Bouve College of Health Sciences at Northeastern University. The couple currently resides in Medford, Mass.

Joe Rosano ’06 Joe lives in New York City and works as a Vice President at Skybridge Capital. He travels around the country quite a bit, and enjoys it. Joe enjoys coming back to Scituate to visit with family when he can. CLASS OF

2007 Devin Cahill ’07 Devin placed third for women at the 2015 Hatch Run. More than 70 alumni, parents, students, and faculty members competed in the 5K, hosted annually in memory of longtime Thayer faculty member and coach Harold Hatch. She also recently accepted a new job as a client service manager at Wellington Management, and continues to be a member of Thayer’s Alumni Board.

William Cook ’07 William writes, “In 2014, I received a Master’s in sustainable design from the Boston Architectural College, and now work for an architectural firm in Cambridge called Sebastian Mariseal, whose projects emphasize community engagement, open space, and sustainability. I live in Cambridge and bike to work.”

Chelsea Tallarico Foster ’07 Chelsea is the lead singer in a band called KANEHOLLER. She recently married her bandmate Jon Foster last summer, performed at the Made in America Festival, and went on a U.S. tour with the Ting Tings. KANEHOLLER an electronic-soul duo consisting of Chelsea and Jon Foster. Formed in Brooklyn, N.Y., in the summer of 2011, the duo now calls Venice Beach, California home. KANEHOLLER’s musical style weaves a future sound with timeless jazz, blues, and electronic melodies, inspired by Lauryn Hill, Etta James, RJD2, Otis Redding, DJ Shadow, Talking Heads, and Portishead. KANEHOLLER just released their first volume of music titled “Vol. 1, 2 and 3.” They are now in the studio recording their first full-length album.

Brian Freitas ’07 Brian married Lina Bystrova in August. Dan Irons ’07, Brian Chen ’07, and Kevin Doo ’07 served as groomsmen, while Doug Carter ’07 and Chris Wozny ’07 were in attendance.

Brian Gibbons ’07 Brian signed a one-year contract with the New York Rangers on July 1, 2015. Prior to the Rangers, he played for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (AHL), the Pittsburgh Penguins (NHL), the Springfield Falcons (AHL), Columbus Blue Jackets (AHL), and the Hartford Wolfpack (AHL).

Lauren Burgess ’08

Taylor was recently promoted to Events and Marketing Manager at EF Education First in Cambridge, Mass.

Lauren is in the process of completing her Master’s of Science in Management at Emmanuel College and celebrated her three-year anniversary at Boston Children's Hospital Trust in January.

Emily Humphrey ’07 Emily recently joined the Kimpton Hotels and Restaurants Group as their Area Revenue Manager.

Alex Jackson ’07 Alex married Tyler Channell on July 25, 2015 in Uxbridge, Mass. Ayana Myers ’08 and Kalkidan Dougherty ’10 served as bridesmaids.

Ashley Milford ’07

Kenny Carberry ’08 Kenny married his fiancée Kate Rennie on June 20, 2015 at the Providence College Chapel in Providence, R.I. Several Thayer alumni were in the wedding party, including Kenny’s sisters Maura ’08 and Erin ’12, as well as Matthew Hannigan ’08, Robert Johnson ’08, and Connor Henley ’08. See photo on pg. 69.

Ashley is engaged to John Agostinelli. They moved to Minnesota in February 2015, where they bought a home.

Alexis Claytor ’08

Jake Minevitz ’07

Miniard Culpepper ’08

See Laura Feloney ’07

Miniard moved to Washington D.C. at the end of the summer to begin his work as an attorney for the U.S Department of Housing and Urban Development.

Ricky Vazza ’07 Ricky is living in New York City and recently became engaged to his girlfriend, Whitney.

Chris Wozny ’07 Chris married Jen Pagliughi on September 18, 2015 at the Wequassett Resort and Golf Club in Harwich, Mass. CLASS OF

2008 Allie Burak ’08 Allie graduated from Boston College in 2012 and worked for Price Waterhouse in their consulting department before deciding to go back for her master’s degree. This past May she completed her Master’s in Taxation and Accountancy at Boise State University and has passed 3 of the 4 parts to the CPA exam, taking the final CPA section in October. Allie absolutely loved the Boise area, the people, and the skiing in Sun Valley, but she returned to the Boston area in August to work at RSM McGladrey in their Family Wealth Services Group in Charlestown.

Alexis is currently a teacher at the Harlem Village School in New York.

Marcus Dennis ’08 Marcus married Theresa Clarke on October 11, 2015 in Stoughton, Mass.

Matt Evans ’08 Matt is now the Northeast area scout for the Washington Redskins of the National Football League.

Shane Reardon ’08 Shane is serving as a First Lieutenant in the United States Marine Corps, stationed in North Carolina. He is a platoon commander of 46 Marines and one Navy corpsman, specializing in amphibious assault. He is responsible for their training in peace and their employment in war. Shane is humbled by the work he does and is passionate about teaching his Marines to be better warriors. They are currently deployed in support of the Combat Assault Battalion in the Pacific.

Harrison Slutsky ’08 Harrison writes: “I’m working in baseball operations for the Red Sox, where I focus on advance scouting. I work with our scouts and Major League staff to prepare reports and information on our upcoming opponents. I currently live in the North End in Boston.”

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Taylor Hamilton-Trudeau ’07

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2009 Tricia Nicolas ’09 Tricia is currently working as a reporter for Worcester News Tonight in Worcester.

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2010 Griffin Budde ’10 Griffin graduated from Boston University in May of 2015, and is now employed at the Commonwealth of Massachusetts’ Department of Conservation and Recreation.

Steven Burak ’10 Steven graduated from Fairfield University, with a degree in marketing from the Dolan School of Business, in May 2015. While at Fairfield, Steven was a fouryear varsity golfer and captain of the golf team. He won the MAAC Conference Golf Championship as a sophomore and played in the NCAA Golf Tournament. In September, Steven will head to Jupiter, Florida to become a professional golfer, with the hopes of someday qualifying to play on the Web.com tour, which is the prerequisite to the PGA tour.

Colin Geary ’10 Colin is working at Broadway in Chicago in theatre management.

Kate Hannigan ’10 Kate writes from Boston: “I have been working at the Museum of Fine Arts for a year now, and I still get lost in the maze of galleries more than I would like to admit. As the Special Events Assistant, I

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help manage all of the Museum’s events, and I work on the exhibition opening receptions and dinners. I think my career path started when I was planning dressdown-day fundraisers at Thayer as part of my senior project. In college, I realized I wanted to work in events after planning the spring concert on campus. I consider myself pretty lucky to be doing something I love and surrounded by so many creative people at the museum. That was always one of my favorite parts of Thayer, too—the creativity and passion of the students and teachers.”

Kirsten King ’10 Kirsten has recently been promoted to curation development coordinator at Buzzfeed Motion Pictures.

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Sean Fernald ’11 Sean is now living in Los Angeles and working as a corporate financial analyst at the Walt Disney Company.

Lindsay Freter ’11 Lindsay writes: “I received the President’s Purchase Award from Colby College in 2015. It’s given to a student that is showing work in the Senior Art Show for studio art majors. The Colby Art Collection purchases one student’s work to add to their collection and hang somewhere on campus. My work was an installation titled Gray Area.” See art image at right.

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Emily Lydon ’11 Emily graduated from MIT in May 2015 and is attending the Duke University School of Medicine.

Brad Peterson ’11 Brad graduated in May from Providence College and is now a recruiter for Insight Global.

Richard Robbie ’11 Richard was named Student-Athlete of the Year in 2015 for his hard work and dedication on and off the tennis court by Duquesne University.

David Skoler ’11 David graduated in May from Syracuse University with a dual degree, in finance from the Whitman School of Management, and in information management and technology from the School of Information Studies. After graduation, he traveled for a month through Europe, visiting 13 cities and eight countries. He recently began his job in New York City for Deloitte Consulting as a business technology analyst.

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2012 Julia Budde ’12 Julia is back at Boston University for her senior year, following a study abroad/ internship program last spring in Paris and a summer internship at Corinthian Events in Boston, working with Elizabeth Iannessa ’03.

Cassandra Becker Mahar ’12 Cassandra is majoring in international relations and psychology at the University of Rochester, where she was named to the dean’s list for academic achievement for the 2015 spring semester.

Katherine McManus ’12 Katherine, a senior lacrosse player at Notre Dame University, was awarded the Yeardley Reynolds Love Unsung Hero Award this past June. This national award recognizes the accomplishments of student-athletes who demonstrate dedication, integrity, humility, hardwork, community service, kindness, and sportsmanship. She was also named President of the Notre Dame Student-Athlete Advisory Council, where she will act as the point person for the 750 student-athletes and their community volunteer efforts. The Boston Globe ran a feature article about Katherine and her accomplishments on July 5, 2015.

Melissa Piacentini ’12 Melissa has made Dean’s List every semester that she has been at Syracuse, and has won team MVP on her women's hockey team during her sophomore and junior years. She was named Best Offensive Player and broke the school record for goals scored. Now she is Syracuse’s all-time leading scorer with 44 goals.

Angela Vassalotti ’12 Angela is majoring in marketing with a minor in Spanish at Bentley University. She is currently doing a research internship at Wealth Management Systems.

2013 Kelcie Finn ’13 Kelcie, a sophomore forward on the women’s field hockey team at Trinity, earned second-team NEW-CAC honors after registering a team-high nine goals and five assists for the Bantams.

Allie Hooley ’13 Allie studied abroad in Copenhagen during the fall of ’15, where she took courses towards her architecture major. CLASS OF

2014 Chris DeGiacomo ’14 Chris - along with PJ McDonald ’15 - has been a member of the Hingham-based South Shore Baseball Club’s AAU Sea Dogs for 12 years. They recently won their fourth NEAAU championship.

Nick Falkson ’14 Nick, a member of the Team Cape Cod baseball team, recently traveled to Oregon for the Senior Babe Ruth World Series. He is a sophomore at Brandeis, plays third base, and was named TCC’s Player of the Game when they played Fairfax.

Julianne Landry ’14 Julianne racked up 447 saves and an .894 save percentage in her second year as women’s ice hockey goalie at Brown University. A highlight of her season was a shutout win with 38 stops in a 2-0 victory at Union.

Bob McGovern ’14 As a freshman, Bob was the starting goalie for the University of Maine.

Bridget Norton ’14 Bridget, a sophomore at Boston College, recently joined the Her Campus Boston College as part of their publications team.

Stephen Skoler ’14 Stephen finished up his first year at the University of Michigan, studying computer science and enjoying all the classes that he

has taken (computer science and others). He also learned Hebrew and hopes to travel to Israel via Birthright and/or a semester abroad. This past summer he had an internship at a research and consulting firm in Boston called Aite Group, where he learned about capital markets and different financial institutions. He also used his computer science knowledge to learn VBA and to create Microsoft Excel macros for many of his coworkers.

Will Gerlin ’15 Will did his senior project at Morgan Stanley under the supervision of Alumni Board President Steve Gaziano ’02. See photo below.

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Jacob Stern ’14 Jacob writes, “This June, I completed my first year at Northwestern University. As a Radio/Television/Film major, I spent most of my first year completing my core requirements in film theory, film production, and screenwriting. I took several other interesting courses, including two courses through the selective Kaplan Humanities Scholars Program. In my free time, I was the photo editor of Northwestern’s Syllabus yearbook and worked on five student film sets (with roles such as assistant producer, script supervisor, photo documentarian, and assistant editor). The culmination of my year was creating a short documentary on three Chicago drag queens, that I am currently submitting to film festivals nationwide.” CLASS OF

2015 Micaela Braun ’15 Micaela participated in the 51st Head of the Charles as a member of one of the German teams.

Matt Egan ’15 Matt has won multiple New England Professional Golfers’ Association tournaments since mid-July, most recently its Elite Event. His final score of 69 edged out the next closest competitor by a stroke.

Adam Gaudette ’15 Adam was drafted in the 5th round (149th overall) of the NHL draft by the Canucks.

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Lincoln Griffin ’15

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Although Lincoln was originally planning to play in the USHL for the Wisconsin Green Bay Gamblers, he will join Thayer teammates Adam Gaudette ’15 and Jon Barry ’14 as a member of the Northeastern University Huskies.

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Brad Rotondi ’15 Brad and his mother, Janelle (Ridder) Rotundi ’86, both competed and placed 2nd at this year’s Hatch Run: Brad in the men’s and Janelle in the women’s division. More than 70 alumni, parents, students and faculty members competed in the 5K, hosted annually in memory of longtime Thayer faculty member and cross country coach Harold Hatch. Brad had to receive special permission from the administration at West Point, where he is a pleb, to attend Homecoming and compete in the race.

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In Memoriam Miriam Rubin Snider ’37 Miriam Rubin Snider of Needham, formerly of Newton and Centerville, passed away on Monday, July 30, 2012. For 71 years, the beloved wife of Robert N. Snider. Loving mother of Dr. James Snider & his wife Susan of Brookline and the late Betsy Gross and her surviving husband Dr. Peter D. Gross of Wayland. Cherished grandmother of Melissa McCray & her husband Jonas, Andrew Gross, David, Rachel and Sarah Snider. Great grandmother of Carter and Brandon. Dear sister of Harriet Sherman, Marjorie Abramson and the late Charlotte Rothman. Fond aunt of many nieces and nephews. A graduate of Thayer Academy class of ’37, Miriam was involved in Theta Alpha, Girls Athletic Association (GAA), Basketball, Bowling, and the Glee Club. She was well known for her bright smile and alert anticipation.

1938 Janet Willson Devlin ’38 Janet Willson Devlin passed away on March 29 in Boston. At Thayer, she was a member of Theta Alpha, the Girls' Athletic Association (GAA), and the Glee Club. She also participated in bowling, volleyball, and hockey.

Janet was a lifelong resident of Wollaston and after Thayer graduated from Academie Moderne. She is survived by her son William Devlin and wife Karla of Vermont, daughter Katherine Devlin Casey ’65 and son Joel Devlin and wife Nancy of Quincy. She was predeceased by her son Robert Devlin Jr. ’59. She also leaves nine grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.

James Queeney ’38 James F. Queeny of Duxbury died peacefully at his home on January 3, 2015, surrounded by his loving wife of 71 years and his 5 children and grandchildren. He was 94 years old. Born in Quincy on January 30, 1920, Mr. Queeny was the son of the late James F. Queeny (1899) and Caroline A. Queeny. Following his graduation from Thayer in 1938 he attended Colgate University prior to his enlistment in the United States Naval Reserve. On May 15, 1943, Mr. Queeny married his wife, the former Charlotte H. Fitzpatrick ’42. During World War II, Lieutenant Queeny served as Executive Officer aboard PT 508 and saw action in both the Atlantic and Pacific Theaters. Mr. Queeny participated in the invasion of Normandy and subsequent combat operations in the Channel Islands, and then in the Pacific Theater in the Philippine Islands. Following the war, Mr. Queeny continued his studies at Harvard College. He graduated with the Class of 1947. His mentor was Harvard Professor and U.S. Naval Historian Rear Admiral Samuel El-

iot Morison, who included Mr. Queeney’s report of operations, The Far Shore, in his book, The Invasion of France and Germany, which was part of the Official Naval History of World War II.

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In 1948, Mr. Queeney received his master’s degree from Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland. Subsequently, he served as a Naval Intelligence Officer at the Pentagon before moving his family to Duxbury in 1952. During the following 32 years, Mr. Queeney taught in the Duxbury schools. He is remembered by his former students and colleagues as a compassionate and guiding gentleman of scholarship. Mr. Queeney was a visible and active member of the Duxbury community, serving as a trustee of the Duxbury Free Library and co-chairman of the town’s Bicentennial Committee. He was a member of the Duxbury Rural & Historical Society, Duxbury Frostbite Society, Duxbury Wharf Rats, and Ex-Navos. Mr. Queeney was an honorary member of the Duxbury Yacht Club where he was sailing master and member of the race committee for over 50 years. James is survived by his wife, Charlotte H. Queeney of Duxbury; his daughter, Charlotte Q. Vena and her husband Edward F. Vena of Duxbury; his son, James F. Queeney III of Duxbury; daughter, Elizabeth A. Queeney of Duxbury; daughter, Suzanne L. Ragsdale and her husband T. Smith Ragsdale of Georgetown, S.C.; and daughter, Caroline M. Queeney of Chatham. James was the loving grandfather of Elizabeth R. Vena of Boston, Edward F. Vena and his wife Jeanette Mundt of Brooklyn, N.Y., Hart Peary and her hus-

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band Scott J. Peary of Arlington, VA, Warner G. Queeney ’01 of Boston, Caroline M. Queeney of Medford, Caroline T. Russo of Kittery, ME, Samuel M. Little and Baldwin M. Little of Charleston, SC. He is also survived by one great-grandson, Charles R. Peary.

1939 Priscilla Wales Trezise ’39 Priscilla Wales Trezise of Monument Beach and North Andover, formerly of Duxbury, died November 9, 2015 at home surrounded by her loving family at the age of 93. She and her husband, Frederick W. Trezise, had been married for more than 68 years. Born in Brockton on April 25, 1922, she was the daughter of the late Edwin Stanton Wales and the late Doris Louise (Jenkins) Wales. She was predeceased by her younger brother Robert Stanton Wales ’46. She was a thirteenth generation direct descendant of Priscilla and John Alden. Priscilla graduated from Thayer Academy in 1939 as well as Wheaton College in Norton. Priscilla was very involved during her days at Thayer. She was a member of Theta Alpha, a member of the Dramatics Committee and Glee Club; was on Honor Roll as well as a member of Cum Laude. Priscilla was also very active in athletics. She was a member of the Girls' Athletic Association (GAA), Hockey, Basketball, Golf, Badminton, and Riding. Priscilla was noted for being a real friend, sincere and dependable. She and her husband travelled to all corners of the world, including many wonderful family trips to Bermuda, but no place was more precious to Priscilla than her porch at Monument Beach looking out at Phinney’s Harbor. Priscilla was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and

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great-grandmother, and her life centered around her family and friends, of which she had many. Her positive nature and her ever-present warm bright smile endeared her to everyone she met. In addition to her husband, she leaves behind her 5 children, Elizabeth O. Trezise of Newburyport; Frederick W. Trezise, III and wife Joan Gerster of Marion; Robert W. Trezise and wife Sheryl of Amesbury; Anne A. Ford ’77 and husband Robert of Appleton, ME, and Susan T. Peckham and husband Christopher of Mont Vernon, NH; her grandchildren, Lucy and Nicholas Osborne; Heather Rivera and husband Zeus; Nicole Trezise; Hannah Ford; and Nicole and Samantha Peckham; and great-granddaughters, Olivia and Kaylee Rivera and soon-to-be-born twin Rivera girls. She also leaves her loving cousin George O. Jenkins and wife Margot; her adoring nieces Cindy and Mary Lou Wales, Susan Buck and Patti Luessenhop and nephew Michael Wales.

1940 Alfred DiRico ’40 Alfred DiRico, 95 years old, passed away peacefully on Saturday, November 28, 2015 surrounded by his loving family. Beloved father, grandfather, brother, son, uncle, friend and devoted husband of 68 years to Rosalie DiRico. Born in 1920 in Quincy, Fred remained a resident of Quincy to the present day. He was the son of Francesco DiRico and Rose DiRico, two Italian immigrants. Fred was the owner of Hub Folding Box Company, the largest independent premier paper and plastic folding carton converter in the Northeast. Approaching its 100th anniversary in 2018, Hub Folding Box Company is a

family business that creates innovative custom designs and award-winning packaging for leading consumer product companies such as Diageo, Bacardi, Revlon, Gorton’s, Elizabeth Arden, Ghirardelli, Titleist and Patron Spirits Company. With packaging in its DNA and its unparalleled customer service, Hub Folding Box Company brings years of experience, innovation and cutting-edge technology to deliver perfection with each and every carton produced in their 300,000 square foot state-of-the-art facility located in Mansfield. Fred ran the company with his two brothers Joseph and Henry DiRico, his sons and nephew. He succeeded both his brothers and continued in the business to the present day. This exceptional business started in 1918 by his father Francesco DiRico, an Italian immigrant who traveled to Ellis Island, the Island of Hope, in search of a better life. Francesco, one of these fortunate immigrants, arrived in New Haven, CT, where he went to work at National Folding Box Company and learned the trade of packaging. Several years later, he relocated to Boston. At this time, Boston was the center for industrial activity. In 1918, Francesco’s entrepreneurial spirit and determination drove him to start his own company, Hub Folding Box Company in Boston, the “Hub” of New England. 1918 was an exciting year to be in Boston. As World War I ended on November 11, 1918, the Boston Red Sox had just won their 5th American League Championship. It would be the last World Series win for the Red Sox until 2004. His father envisioned packaging for local area businesses in Boston that were flourishing during this period of growth and prosperity. Hub’s first customers were dry cleaning companies and tailor shops scattered throughout eastern Massachusetts. Their customer base expanded in the 1920s to include bakeries. Francesco’s first great invention was inspired by DuPont’s creation of cellophane in the 1930s. Hub became the first folding carton manufacturer to

Fred began working at the company as a teenager. He learned the trade from watching his father Francesco. Fred attended Quincy High School and graduated from Thayer Academy. He went on to University of Maine and to Tufts Medical School. When World War II broke out, he immediately left school and enlisted in the Army and served for the duration, mostly in Belgium. After the war, at his father’s request, he joined the family business and worked there continuously for the rest of his life. Fred was so proud of his family business. He worked at Hub Folding Box Company as a teenager up until the age of 95. Hub recently won the Massachusetts Family Business Award for 2015. Hub has the unique experience and rare perspective that only comes from running a business that has survived three generations. The third generation of the DiRico family continues to be specialists in this world-class business today. Much more importantly, he was a loving family man who always put his wife and children first and enjoyed being with them above all else. He loved his summers on Cape Cod, traveling to Saratoga to watch his horses race, and he loved to spend his weekend afternoons watching his favorite Boston sports teams.

Fred is survived by his loving wife Rosalie McWilliams DiRico, and by his six loving children Frank and his wife Jennifer DiRico of Hamilton, MA; Paul DiRico of Marshfield, MA; Mark and his wife Lisa DiRico of Norwell, MA; Joseph DiRico ’73 of Quincy, MA; and John DiRico ’76 and his wife Krista DiRico of Marshfield, MA, and Margaret Carr ’78 and her husband Chris Carr of Wilton, CT. An avid sports fan, he was also a horse-racing enthusiast and owner. One of his horses, Disco Rico, won the prestigious Maryland Breeder’s Cup. Fred’s greatest role was being “Papa” to his grandchildren. He is survived by his 11 devoted grandchildren, Timothy and Brian Carr; Fred and David DiRico; Jack ’17, Matthew ’18, and Cameron DiRico; Sarah, Elizabeth, Katie and Emily DiRico. He was predeceased by his brothers Joseph DiRico and Henry DiRico and his sister Millie Flavin. He is also survived by many treasured nieces, nephews and cousins.

Martha Ann Lawton Mancino ’40 Martha Ann “Miki” Mancino joined her well-loved husband of 67 years, Jimmy, in eternal rest on Wednesday, February 11, 2015. Miki passed away peacefully at Royal Nursing and Rehabilitation Facility in Norwell. She was 92 years old. Born November 20, 1922, Miki Lawton grew up in Hingham with her two doting and adoptive parents, Flora and Carl Lawton. Carl was a diamond exporter, and Miki, an only child, lived a charmed life on the South Shore: she rode horses, raced boats in Hingham Harbor, played tennis on a court in her backyard and got a new car when she turned 16. At Thayer Miki was a member of Theta Alpha, Girls' Athletic Association (GAA), and the Glee Club. She also participated in field hockey, basketball, bowling, badminton, tennis and riding.

In 1948 she married James “Jimmy” Mancino, a Navy pilot who trained pilots reporting for duty in World War II. They raised two daughters, Judy Lee and Carla, in Weymouth. Miki was cleaning out her childhood home as an adult and found that not only had she been adopted, but also that she had a sister. She could not and did not learn of the whereabouts of this birth sister until 2003. That year, Miki was reunited with that biological birth sister, Ruth Campbell, following extensive detective work by Ruth’s daughter Cindy. The sisters, reunited after 80 years apart, enjoyed a strong friendship and bond until Ruth’s death in 2009.

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develop and utilize cellophane windows for food products. Consumer packaging was changed forever, as consumers could actually see what they were purchasing. Hub Folding Box Company also designed the first waxed paperboard carton for institutional frozen fish, eliminating the need for heavy wooden crates that had been used historically. His next creation was the tomato carton followed by the egg carton, which was produced by day and then delivered to farmers at night by horse and buggy. Hub’s most recognized design and invention was the six-pack bottle carrier for Orange Crush, which Hub patented in the 1920s.

Miki Mancino was beautiful and the conventional housewife of the 1940s and 1950s, but she was hardly typical. She liked to have a good time and often-eschewed housecleaning to play softball with the neighborhood kids. She was the mother who took all the kids to the beach. She made up her own humorous songs, had a quick wit, always spoke her mind and loved hamburgers, chocolate and The Match Game. She was a champion bowler and played in leagues throughout her lifetime. She was “a hot ticket” and will remain so in the hearts and minds of her family and friends. Miki is survived by her two daughters, Judy Lee Paulding, of New Boston, NH and Carla Falletti of Hingham, as well as her sister-in-law, Deanie (Mancino) and her husband, Charles Foster, both of Quincy, as well as many nieces and nephews. Her four grandchildren are Danielle Service, Concord, NH; Craig Service, Lynnfield; Alicia McLaughlin, Middleton; and Melyssa Scarfo, North Reading. The four surviving great-grandchildren are Hayden, Gavin, Payton, and Ava.

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1941 Roberta Jones Karr ’41 Roberta H. Karr, 90, of Chatham, died on November 1, 2015 at the Cape Cod Hospital after a lengthy illness. Born in Quincy, MA in 1925, she was the only child of Mildred (Henderson) Jones and Daniel W. Jones. She was a 1941 graduate of Thayer Academy. During Roberta’s time at Thayer Academy she was involved in the Girls' Athletic Association (GAA), field hockey, basketball and the dramatics committee. Roberta whose nickname was Bobbie, was known for her sincere friendship. After Thayer, Roberta received her BA from Boston University in 1945. She spent many years in the bookkeeping department of Faulkner Hospital before moving to the Cape and working at Household Finance in Hyannis. Once her children were born, she stayed home to care for them and her mother. She was an avid pet lover with a passion for cats, dogs, and horses in particular. She was an active 4-H mom as well as a member of the Mid - Cape Horsemen’s Club of Harwich and Rough Riders of Hyannis. Her favorite hobbies included knitting. Roberta was the wife of the late Paul W. Karr, Jr. She leaves behind two daughters, Lesley A. Karr of Chatham and Marcia A. Towey of Acton, a son-inlaw, Sean T. Towey of Acton, and a beloved granddaughter, Siobhan E. Towey.

Walter Clement Nason, Jr. ’41 Walter Clement “Walt” Nason, Jr., 91, passed away peacefully at his home in Arlington surrounded by his family on January 7, 2016. Born in 1924 in

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Dorchester, he was the son of Vera Guild Nason and Walter C. Nason. Walter is survived by his beloved wife of 65 years, Charlotte Ann (Collyer), and his four children. Walt was raised in South Weymouth and Braintree, MA, and graduated from Thayer Academy in 1941. He made the most of his Thayer career as a member of the yearbook staff, rifle club, dramatics committee, camera club and school council. He was a four-year honor roll student and graduated as a member of the Cum Laude Society and class valedictorian. From there he went to MIT where he earned a BS in Chemical Engineering in 1945 and a MS in Mechanical Engineering in 1949. He then worked for the US Air Force at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio, on oxygenating pilots at high elevations. Following Wright-Patterson, Walt worked for Cambridge Corporation, an Arthur D. Little affiliate, where he and two others developed a patented vacuum jacketed container, designed to carry liquid oxygen for use in aircraft. Walt then began a long and satisfying 45-year career as Chief Design Engineer at Process Engineering, Inc. (now part of Chart Industries, Inc.), where he designed cryogenic storage and transport vessels. He thoroughly enjoyed his career in all respects, particularly the good friendships made with colleagues and customers. He was very active for many years with the Compressed Gas Association, chairing the old Cryogenic and Low Temperature Committee and participating on several others. Walt was an early adopter of computers and was a self-taught programmer. Many remember his contents chart programs and other design-related programs. Walt also thoroughly enjoyed his children, grandchildren, photography, biking, camping, boating, and traveling. He was a lifelong student of everything: technology, history, and current events. He loved to learn. Many CGA and in-

dustry colleagues have continued to ask about Walter over the years and always had a kind word to offer - and hopefully received one in return. His spirit and passion for the industry will be missed.

1943 Audrey Barrett ’43 Audrey Barret of Lexington, MA formerly of NY, passed away peacefully in the company of caring friends on August 20, 2015. Audrey was the beloved daughter of the late Frank and Emma Barrett, and devoted sister of the late James and Frank Barrett. She was the aunt of James Barrett of Duxbury, Patricia Barrett, Barnaby Barrett and Joshua Angel of CA. Audrey was a cherished friend of Mary Ann Reilly and the Reilly family of Milton. Audrey was a 1943 graduate of Thayer Academy. During her time at Thayer, Audrey participated in the Theta Alpha Club, the Girls' Athletic Association (GAA), the Glee Club, and was a member of the Academy’s first Art Club. In addition, Audrey played on the girls field hockey team. It seems friendship was important even when Audrey was young. Audrey selected this quote for her senior yearbook entry, “Every friend is to all other a sun, and a sunflower also. She attracts and follows.” Audrey retired from Harvard University after a long career at the school.

1944 Virginia Nelson Kennedy ’44 Virginia “Ginny” Nelson Kennedy, 89, passed away peacefully on April 18, 2015, surrounded by her loving family. Born on February 24, 1926 to the late Eric and

After graduating from Thayer where she was a cheerleader, played field hockey and bowling, and was a member of Theta Alpha and the Glee Club, Ginny worked for Howard Johnson’s Restaurant. It was there that she met and soon after married the late Neil J. Kennedy. She was a devoted and loving mother to their 10 children as well as a lifelong friend, companion and unyielding supporter of her husband of 62 years. Family meant everything to her and she was happiest when the whole family was together. In addition to her 10 children, Ginny was the matriarch of a family that included 23 grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren. Her considerable energy was put into nurturing her large family. She was active in Girl Scouts and many other school and neighborhood activities. She was also a strong and determined woman who recovered completely from two major strokes at the age of 75 and then took care of her husband as his health declined and sadly passed away in 2008. Ginny is survived by 4 sons, Robert and Maureen of Warren, NJ, Neil and Barbara of Clifton Park, NY, Steven and Maria of Longmeadow, and John and Linda of West Springfield and 6 daughters, Donna Kennedy of Douglas, Susan Reilly and Joseph of Wilbraham, Letty Davis of Sanford, ME, Janet Pepka of Suffield, CT, Virginia Goodwin and Mark of Exton, PA and Sandra Stafford and Victor Nigro, Jr., of Suffield, CT, as well as several nieces and nephews.

Harris Ullian ’44 Harris Ullian of Warwick, RI, passed from complications of Multiple Sclerosis on Monday, May 4, 2015, at the age of 88. He was the son of the late Abraham and Sayde Ullian. While at Thayer, Harris played baseball, football, basketball and tennis. He also participated in the school orchestra. In his

senior yearbook, his classmates remembered him as “a good center, a good pianist - in fact, an excellent everything.” His wonderful piano technique has everyone swooning. He’s known and liked in every circle.” After Thayer, Harris served in the U.S. Navy as an aviation meteorologist during World War II. He eventually went on to graduate from Brown University on a football scholarship. He then went on to attend and earn two graduate degrees, English and Biology, from Syracuse University. He owned and operated Ullian’s Sweater shop in Brockton. He opened Teen Haven of Brockton and Quincy, specializing in juniors sportswear. In 1977, he closed the clothing stores to dedicate his full time career to music. With his lifelong passion for jazz music, Harris played gigs as a second income. Harris was a member of the Brockton, Boston and Providence federation of musicians. He played with the Benny Goodman Band in his Navy years and wrote prize-winning scores for drama productions at Brown University. Harris taught jazz piano for 30 years in Easton, many of his students became accomplished musicians. The Easton Music Parents Organization recognized him with a scholarship that bears his name. As his MS progressed, he adapted his piano method by playing the melody rather than the chords with his left hand. He continued playing in two bands, entertaining at his Assisted Living Home and later at the RI Nursing Home. Despite living with MS for 38 years, Harris rose to its challenges on a daily basis. He was a true example of strength and integrity. Harris was the husband of his beloved late wife, Sema Ullian; father to Laura Ulliian, Martha Rustigian, the late Abbie Ullian Corey; grandfather to Nicholas and Tanya Rustigian; father-in-law to Robert Rustigian and Robert Corey; uncle to many loving nieces and nephews.

1945 Jane Carpenter Bradley ’45

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Helen Nelson in Quincy, Ginny was the last surviving sister to 4 siblings, including the late John Nelson ’56.

Jane Carpenter Bradley of Manchester, MA, 87, died peacefully surrounded by her family. She is survived by her husband John, her children: Juliet Bradley of Truckee, CA, Ralph and his husband John Mahi of Washington, D.C., Francis and his wife Adrienne of Manchester, MA, Jane “Didi” Blau and her husband Richard of Manchester, MA, and by her eight grandchildren Sarah Jane Bradley Miller, Katrina, Brett and Erika Cornell, Camilla and Cecily Bradley, and Emily and Amanda Blau. Her immediate and extended families adored her. She graduated from Thayer Academy in 1945. During her time at Thayer, Jane was an active member of the Thayer Community. She served as the secretary for her Senior Class and the Girls' Athletic Association (GAA). She was also a member of Yearbook, Theta Alpha, Verse Speaking Choir, Current Events, Honor Roll, Cum Laude, the Seniors Honors Group, Dance Committee, and the Field Hockey team. In Jane’s yearbook, her classmates noted, “Jane is liked and admired by all, for not only is she an excellent student, but she has a wonderful personality and one of the loveliest voices we’ve heard.” Following graduation from Thayer, Jane attended Radcliffe College. Much of her life was spent in service. She was, at various times, President of the Radcliffe Alumni Association, a member of the Board of Overseers of Harvard University, member and/or officer of the boards of trustees of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Boston Museum of Science, Beverly Hospital, Cabot Family Charitable Trust, and the Institute of Contemporary Art. She also served on the boards of trustees at Cabot Corporation and Fiduciary Trust Company.

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1946 Mary Lyon Manson ’46 Mary Lyon Manson died peacefully on Friday, June 12, 2015 at the age of 86. She was the widow of the late Dr. James Gavin Manson. In the Thayer yearbook, her classmates remembered Mary as “versatile, pretty and intelligent.” She was a member of the yearbook staff, Theta Alpha, Girls' Athletic Association (GAA), Glee Club and Dramatics Club. She also served as secretary of the Scribblers’ Club and vice president of the Spanish Club. She was a member of the field hockey, tennis, soccer, archery, basketball, and badminton teams. She completed her Thayer career as a member of Cum Laude Society. After Thayer she attended Radcliffe College where she earned her BA, MA and PhD. She was a noted scholar of Virginia Woolf and beloved teacher at the Winsor School in Boston for 20 years.

Doris Arion Perkins ’46 Doris Perkins passed away on Wednesday, January 28, 2015. Born and raised in Quincy, she remained a resident until her passing. Doris attended Thayer for three years and was a member of Theta Alpha, the Spanish and Science Clubs. She is remembered in her senior yearbook as “tall, slim and happy-go-lucky.” She was a secretary in Dr. Armstrong’s office in Braintree. She was the beloved wife of the late Philip C. Perkins; devoted mother of Philip C. Jr. and his wife Carol of Newton, Timothy J. and his wife Elizabeth of Hingham and the late John

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F. Doris is also survived by her six loving grandchildren, John, Kathryn, Michael, Benjamin, Jackson and Griffin.

Sylvia Hall Scaife ’46 Sylvia Hall Scaife of Fredericksburg, VA, passed away at her home on August 27, 2015, after a long illness. Mrs. Scaife was born in Boston on February 28, 1929, and grew up in Quincy, MA. She attended Thayer Academy in Braintree, MA. While at Thayer, Sylvia was a member of Theta Alpha and the Art, Camera and Science Clubs. After making honor roll all four years, Sylvia graduated a member of Cum Laude Society. In her senior yearbook, for which she was a member of the editing staff, Sylvia is remembered as “reliable, gracious and efficient.” It is written, “Sylvia has been with us since Thayerlands days and is admired by everyone for the exceptionally good work she has done throughout the years.” After Thayer, Sylvia graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Tufts College in 1950. She and her husband, William Scaife, were married in the Tufts chapel on June 17, 1953, and settled in Fredericksburg, VA in 1956. During her lifetime Mrs. Scaife served on the Fredericksburg Planning Commission and belonged to numerous local clubs and associations. An avid reader, lifelong patron of the library, and a member of the Fredericksburg Literary Club, Mrs. Scaife valued education. Prior to her marriage she taught sixth and seventh grade math at St. Anne’s School in Charlottesville, VA. She taught home-bound students of the Fredericksburg City Schools for many years and served as a member, and then chair, of the Fredericksburg School Board. Mrs. Scaife was also the owner and administrator of Hughes Home for Adults assisted living and adult day care.

After her retirement she devoted time to the Central Rappahannock Heritage Center, serving on the Board of Directors as treasurer for several years, and was treasurer of Women in the Giving Spirit (WINGS). In all of these pursuits, her intellect, dedication and organizational skills were highly valued; her contributions to the Fredericksburg community made a difference in many lives. Mrs. Scaife’s family and friends will remember her as a generous person who, together with her devoted husband, was happiest sharing both their Fredericksburg home and Northern Neck cottage with a “cast of thousands” as she fondly referred to her friends and family. Just as her activities in the community helped sustain some of Fredericksburg’s important institutions, her work as a homemaker sustained a lovely and productive life for her family, who deeply appreciate all she did to create and maintain the home from which so many benefited. She is survived by her husband, William M. Scaife, Jr.; her children, William M. Scaife III (Caren Eby Scaife), Susan Scaife Duerksen, and John H. Scaife (Anne Lounsbery) and was predeceased by a third son, Allen Ross Scaife (Cathy Edwards Scaife). She leaves 11 grandchildren; and a great-granddaughter.

1947 Janet White Barker ’47 Janet R. (White) Barker, 86, of Hanover, formerly of Cummaquid, passed away on November 21, 2015. Born April 22,1929, in Milton, she was the daughter of the late Earl “Bob” and Lois (Tilden) White. While at Thayer, Janet jumped in headfirst and was actively involved in countless

After Thayer, Janet was accepted to Jackson Von Ladau School of Fashion in Boston. She was employed as an art teacher at Wilder Memorial Nursery School and was an active member in the Scituate and North River Art Associations. Janet was the beloved wife of the late Marshall B. “Burt” Barker; devoted mother of John Marshall Barker of Mashpee, Stephen Douglas Barker of Cummaquid, and William Bradford Barker of Plymouth; dear sister of the late Priscilla Petersen; cherished grandmother of five; and great-grandmother of three.

1948 Lois Nelson Farnsworth ’48 Lois Nelson Farnsworth, 85, of Chichester, NH passed away April 8, 2015, at the age of 85. She was born in Quincy, to Carl G. and Elizabeth M. Nelson. She grew up in East Braintree and attended Thayer for her senior year. At Thayer, Lois was a member of Theta Alpha, Glee Club, and the tennis team. In the yearbook her classmates said of Lois “ few people have become such a part of the school in one short year as Lois has; her sunny disposition must be the secret.” After Thayer Lois graduated from the University of Massachusetts - Amherst with a bachelor of science in home economics, and an education minor. Having been active in 4-H in her youth, she started her career as an assistant 4-H Club agent for the Cooperative Extension Services in Worcester.

In 1954, Lois married her high school sweetheart, Calvin M. Farnsworth ’48, with whom she shared a great zest for life, and together they raised four grateful and loving daughters. After the last toddler went off to school, she taught and then served as director at the Acton Cooperative School, where her daughters had attended preschool. Always an enthusiastic volunteer for every activity in which her girls were involved, including 4-H Club, Girl Scouts of America, and U.S. Pony clubs, Lois was considered by many to be a creative mastermind. When Cal’s career took them to Davidsonville, MD, Lois enjoyed working in the catalog department at Sears and took on many volunteer activities. In 1979, Cal and Lois purchased Clark’s Grain Store in Chichester, where she was active in the day-to-day business. A member of the Pittsfield Women of Rotary, Lois was enthusiastically involved in the design and construction of many annual parade floats and thought of its membership as an extension of her family. Lois treasured her family and her friends, and that love was returned to her. The picture of endless energy, determination, empathy and fun, she will be missed every single day. She is preceded in death by her beloved husband of 57 years, Calvin M. Farnsworth ’48, and her cherished sister, Carol E. (Nelson) MacDonald. She is survived by her daughters, Susan Farnsworth of Fort Lauderdale, FL, Nancy Farnsworth Yeaton and husband Jeremy of Pittsfield, Judy Farnsworth Gough and husband Tom of Annapolis, MD, and Jane Farnsworth Collins and husband John of Saginaw, MI; grandchildren, Madeline, Jeffrey and Caroline Collins; and brother, Walter E. Nelson of Menlo Park, CA.

Leslie Watts, Jr. ’48 Leslie E. Watts, Jr., 88, a resident of Easton for the past 52 years, died Monday, December 21, 2015 at home after a period of failing health. He

was the husband of the late Anita (Runge) Watts. Born in Quincy on November 24, 1927, a son of the late Leslie and Marion (Ford) Watts, he was raised in Braintree and was a graduate of Braintree High School. He continued his education and attended Thayer Academy and Brown University.

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clubs and activities. She joined the Glee Club, the choir, the Drama Club, and the Girls’ Athletic Association to name a few. Janet also participated in many sports such as archery, badminton, basketball, field hockey, tennis, and softball.

Leslie was employed as a general supervisor for Peabody Construction for 25 years. A dedicated husband and beloved father, Leslie was a conversationalist who enjoyed meeting people. He designed and built his family’s home and was an outdoorsman that enjoyed hunting, fishing and gardening. He was an avid New England Patriots Fan. He is survived by three children, Bradley Watts and his wife Peggy of Middleboro, Craig Watts and his wife Cindy of Raleigh, NC, and Leslie Colwell and her husband Craig of Raynham; a sonin-law, Paul Hart of Stoughton; a sister, Shirley Graziano of Middleboro; and five grandchildren, Kevin Hart and Lauren Hart both of Stoughton, Daniel Watts of Raleigh, NC, and Annaliese Colwell and Marlena Colwell both of Raynham. He was also the father of the late Deborah Hart and brother of the late Ruth Nelson and Betty Morris.

1953 Donald Valle ’53 Donald Valle's family announces with a heavy heart that Don has passed on to that great country club in the sky. Sorry that many of you will have to rearrange your foursomes, but you can rely on him to guide your shots from now on. His new membership in heaven began on Saturday, November 29, 2014, after battling a courageous fight with cancer. He was a proud father, grandfather and great-grandfather.

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A class of 1953 graduate, Don was a member of Glee Club and Hi-Y; and played football, basketball and baseball. In his senior yearbook, it says he was liked “as athlete and as friend.” After Thayer, Don graduated from Colgate University in Hamilton, New York, where he met his beloved wife, Judy, and began their life together. He was married to Judy for 57 years and they had three children. After the Air Force, they lived all over the East coast while working for Metropolitan Life for 37 years and retired in Homosassa, FL, enjoying golf and mentoring their grandchildren. Dave and his wife Karol along with their two children Chris and Jennifer were visited often in Colorado. Last summer Don became a great-grandfather to Teagan (“Teacup” as grandpa called her). Rich and his wife Linda and their herd of horses were regularly visited at the Vallee Ranch in Rochester, New York. His daughter Debbie and her husband Don with their four boys, Travis, Brad, Michael and Kyle filled their time in Crystal River. Don’s brother Bob ’64 and his wife Beth live in Boston, which is where he was born. They traveled the U.S. and the world from Scotland, Ireland, England, to New Zealand and Australia, but unfortunately, never made it to his safari in Africa. Family memories were made camping in Canada, visiting Hawaii, California, Alaska, Colorado, and New York. He proudly swung from the pot bunkers and paused on the infamous Swilcan Burn Bridge at St. Andrews and graced the links from Pebble Beach to Doral including Pinehurst, Oak Hill and TPC Sawgrass. Yes, he nudged the ball from coast to coast. Golf was a large part of his entire life and passed that love onto his grandchildren here in Crystal River. Grandpa rarely missed a golf tournament, football, baseball or soccer game and became “Grandpa” to all their teammates. Additionally, he loved to fish and enjoyed looking at maps of the world.

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1955 Susan Sproul Nordbeck ’55 Susan Nordbeck, heralding from Easton, passed away on September 2, in Naples, FL, at the age of 77. The daughter of Helen and Richard Sproul, Susan grew up on Depot Street and attended Oliver Ames High School. She finished her high school career graduating from Thayer Academy in 1955. While at Thayer, she was involved in Theta Alpha, Girls' Athletic Association (GAA), Chapel Choir, Glee Club, tennis, softball, basketball and badminton. Susan remained a longtime resident of Easton, where she raised her two sons, David and Gregg. In 1985, Susan married her high school classmate and soul mate, Leonard Nordbeck. They were very happily married for 25 years until Lenny’s passing in 2010. Susan touched the hearts of many people over the years. Her compassion for those in need was unwavering. She spent a majority of her career as the Head of Volunteer Services and Patient Advocacy at Cardinal Gushing Hospital in Brockton. In her retirement, she volunteered her time to Florida’s Guardian Ad Litem Program where, she helped provide best interest advocacy for neglected, abused or abandoned children, giving them a voice in court and helping them find loving, permanent homes. Anyone who knew Susan knows she was also a lover of animals. Every horse, dog, cat, bird, gerbil, rabbit or otherwise lucky enough to live in her house or in her yard were all deeply spoiled. Sue was also known as a prankster who always surprised her friends and family with a great laugh. That was one of her mottos “Never take life or yourself too seriously.”

What some might not know is that Sue was also a very talented painter, winning many awards and accolades in her later years. Susan retired to Naples, FL in 1997 with Lenny. They enjoyed boating, entertaining and it would seem, befriending every person they ever met. But over her lifespan, more than anywhere else, Susan felt most at home on the mid-coast of Maine. She spent her summers visiting the Pemaquid region and introduced many family members and friends to the area. Quite simply, Maine was her beacon. Susan is survived by her sons, David (and Lisa) Taylor and Gregg (and Terri) Taylor; her stepsons, Lenny (and Debbie) Nordbeck, Lany (and Jennifer) Nordbeck, and Tim (and Michelle) Nordbeck; her grandsons, Samuel, Luke, Joseph and Benjamin Taylor; her step-grandchildren, Seth, Jake, Lyier, Nicholas, Taylor, Victoria and Nate Nordbeck; and her brother, Richard Sproul. Her legacy will live on in each of them.

1959 George F. Lawton Jr. ’59 George F. Lawton, Jr. passed away suddenly at his home in Stony Creek, NY on November 14, 2015 at the age of 75. He was vice president of construction and an engineer for F.X. Messina Corp. in Braintree. He had been associated with that firm for 44 years and was most recently a consultant for them. He leaves behind his beloved wife Anne Marie “Nancy” Manning Lawton and his former wife Susan Rose Spurling ’59. He was the devoted father of George H. Lawton of Hyannis, and Heidi Lawton McCarthy, married to Michael McCarthy, of Middleboro. He was the dear stepfather of Kathleen Jones of Holbrook, Steven LoBue of Wilmington, NC, and Christine Young of Weymouth. George was born in New Bedford and

Otto Zavatone ’59 Otto Zavatone passed away peacefully in his home in Chatham on March 6, 2015. Otto, who was born in Quincy on December 28, 1940, is survived by his loving wife Barbara and his dog, Madalena; his siblings, Leo (Burgi) Zavatone, Veronica Coyne and Mary Pearl and Barbara’s siblings, Maureen McCarthy (Gerard) and Gerry Mooney (Debbie), many beloved nieces and nephews, close friends Richard Costello and Geoffrey Morris, and too many other friends to name. Needless to say Otto will be missed by many. Otto is predeceased by his parents Otto Sr. and Helen (Lally) Zavatone, his brother Jim and his favorite Uncle Jake Zavatone. Otto attended BC High School in his freshman and sophomore years and came to Thayer for his junior and senior years. While at Thayer, Otto was an integral part of the school band and their ski club. He then went onto the University of Colorado in Boulder and fell in love with the landscape there. A true renaissance man, Otto (nicknamed “Leonardo” in Colorado) lived his life to the fullest. Self-employed but never unemployed Otto was a fisherman and shell fisherman, a carpenter, a brewmaster and a musician. He worked ski patrol for the

Aspen Highlands for 13 years, and was a major part of the Boulder, Colorado music scene. Examples of his finished carpentry work is visible in what he and Jay Lanzillo called the “fishermen’s bar” at the Chatham Squire.

While a student at Thayer, Dick was a senior member of Student Council. He played basketball, serving as a captain senior year and led the team in scoring and pitched three seasons on the varsity baseball team.

He skied with Spider Sabich and Jean Claude Killy, dined at Elaine’s, fired guns with Hunter S. Thompson, and played John Lennon’s music on Lennon’s upright piano. Otto was a local legend who grew his own vegetables in a pesticide-free garden (he was famous for his home-grown tomatoes!) and cooked gourmet meals for “Boo” for over 30 years. He surprised Boo and proposed to her at Elaine’s.

Dick went on to play baseball on a full scholarship at Parson’s College in Fairfield, Iowa and was drafted by the Boston Red Sox as a pitcher in 1966. He ended his professional baseball career in 1971, but lived his life with an extreme passion for baseball.

Otto knew lots and lots of people but treated all with kindness and a panache seen by few in our lifetime. He was a rebel and a rock star. Few know (but would not be surprised) that Otto played with and backed up musical legends like Del Shannon on “Runaway” (playing a B3 Hammond organ), Chuck Berry on “Johnny B Goode” (keyboard), Judy Collins (he was 20, she was 21 years old), the Shirelles, the Marvelettes, the Crystals, Jimmy Buffett, Tiny Tim, Buck Dean & the Buckin’ Strings and Commander Cody & the Lost Planet Airmen. He also played with Fiddlesticks at the Sou’Wester in Chatham and at the Squire he and Geoffrey were a musical “pair that beat a full house.” His rendition of Jimmy Buffett’s “A Pirate Looks at Forty” was a treasure that brought comfort to many. Otto has gone “down to the crossroads.” Fair winds Otto.

1962 Richard Mills ’62

Richard ’Dick’ Allan Mills died March 28, 2015 with his family by his side in Scottsdale, AZ. Dick was born on January 29, 1945 in Boston to Harvey and Barbara Mills.

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had been a longtime Braintree resident. After graduating from Thayer Academy where he was on both the football and track teams, he went on to graduate from Wentworth Institute of Technology, class of 1961. George loved his Catholic faith and his family more than anything, together with his friends and coworkers. He enjoyed boating, hunting, cars and motorcycle riding. He was especially fond of being at his cabin in Stony Creek. He was an avid fan of the New England Patriots and he always enjoyed telling jokes. His work ethic and generosity symbolized his life, as he touched all who knew him.

Dick was the founder of All About Pitching and the co-author of the best-selling book, The Science and Art of Baseball Pitching. Through these two venues, Dick dedicated his life to coaching elementary, high school, and college-aged pitchers be the best they could be. Dick is survived by his wife Ginny Mills, son Ryan Mills, and his sister Patricia Mills Bradshaw.

Carol M. Occhino ’62 Carol M. Occhino, 70, formerly of Braintree, went home to be with her Lord on March 26, 2015 after a short illness. Carol was the daughter of the late Margaret (Shehab) and Matthew Occhino. She is survived by her sisters Janet Horkey of Whitman, MA and Linda Mattia of Port Hueneme, CA. Linda was by Carol’s side throughout her illness. She is also survived by her nieces and nephews. Debbie Ribak of Easton, MA, David Horkey of Whitman, MA, Randy Mattia and his wife Dawn of Normal, IL, Teresa Zielsdorf and her husband Paul of Ventura, CA, and Nick Mattia and his wife Sara of Penryn, CA. She is also survived by many grand nieces and nephews. Carol graduated from Thayer Academy in 1962. In her senior yearbook, her classmates memorialized her as, “A lady – gentle and refined, obliging and cheerful, industrious and kind.” She was a member

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of Theta Alpha, Girls' Athletic Association (GAA), and played basketball, field hockey and softball. Carol went on to Ripon College (WI), and served in the Peace Corps teaching English in Tunisia. She then lived in Denver, CO where she recruited for the Peace Corps for 4 years. She also lived for a short time in San Francisco before moving to Los Angeles. Carol worked many years as a compliance officer making sure companies stayed in line with regulatory requirements in LA. She was also an active member of MENSA. Recently Carol had been volunteering with the Freda Mohr Jewish Family Services organization. She enjoyed developing brochures, writing weekly newsletters, leading craft time, and planning themed parties for the religious holidays. Carol had a whole other family in the world of online contests and sweepstakes. She enjoyed sharing opportunities with others, connecting with people who had similar interests, and sharing the many prizes she won with her family and friends. Carol enjoyed many things...but loved her family and her cats most of all! Auntie Carol is remembered by her sisters, nieces, and nephews for her love, generosity, and above all...her sense of humor. Her cats will remember her for her love and for “rescuing” them from animal shelters when they had nowhere else to go. From Family Chain: “Our family chain is broken, and nothing seems the same. But as God calls us one by one, the chain will link again.”

1964 Betsy Rubin Corman ’64 Betsy Rubin Corman, 68, a resident of Stamford, CT and formerly of Derwood, MD and Wellesley, MA passed away on April 17, 2015 after a valiant 18-month battle with pancreatic cancer. She was born June 24, 1946 in Brockton, MA to Sylvia Rubin and the late Charles V. Rubin. She was raised and educated in Brockton, MA graduating from Thayer Academy in 1964 and Cornell University in 1968. At Thayer, Betsy was an honor roll student. She was a member of the Cum Laude Society, Theta Alpha, Girls’ Athletic Association (GAA), Glee Club, and Harmony Group. She also competed in field hockey and softball. Betsy worked for IBM Corporation in various locations for 32 years, retiring in 2000. Upon her retirement she started her second career as a volunteer with Greenwich Hospital. Gradually increasing her participation, Betsy was the coordinator for the oncology volunteers at the hospital, including training of new oncology and hospice volunteers, and scheduling monthly educational sessions for the volunteers and she also served as Vice President of the Greenwich Hospital Auxiliary for one term. She was one of the founding members who brought the Schwartz Center (for Compassionate Care) Rounds to Greenwich Hospital and remained as the coordinator for this program until her death. She started the Healing Shawls program, which has provided over 2,300 shawls to oncology patients who have been treated at the hospital on both inpatient and outpatient bases.

She was also a member of the hospital’s Cancer and Palliative Care Committees. She was nominated three times for the hospital’s Quality Award and received several Certificates of Appreciation. Involvement with palliative and compassionate care led to Betsy and her husband becoming the founding donors of the hospital’s Palliative Care Department. Further philanthropic ventures included major grants to Boston Latin School, The Schwartz Center for Compassionate HealthCare, Appalachian Mountain Club, and WSHU radio, among a wide and numerous variety of other charitable organizations. Mrs. Corman is survived by her devoted husband Stephen Corman, her sister Deborah Rubin Cooper ’69 of Schuylkill Haven, PA, and her mother Sylvia Rubin of Stamford, CT. She was predeceased by her brother Donald Rubin ’61 of Vancouver, BC, Canada, and her father Charles V. Rubin of Chestnut Hill and Brockton, MA. She also leaves behind eight loving nieces and nephews and 12 grand nieces and nephews.

1969 Gerald D. Gardiner ’69 Gerald D. Gardiner passed away peacefully with his family at his side on December 2, 2015, at the age of 64. A lifelong Quincy resident, he was a graduate of Thayer Academy where he was involved in Glee Club, as well as football, basketball, baseball and track. After Thayer he attended Belknap College before working as a Quincy police officer until his retirement. Jerry is survived by his wife Dyanne C. (Campbell) Gardiner; his son, Timo-

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1970 Victoria Anne Gibson ’70 Victoria Anne Gibson passed away on July 29, 2015, at Providence St. Mary’s Medical Center in Walla Walla, WA. She was born on September 30, 1952, to James Edwin Gibson ’37 and Winifred Florence Taylor Gibson in Boston. She married Edwin L. Tribble in 1983 in Glenwood Springs, Colo. They were divorced. She graduated from the University of New Hampshire in 1974 with a bachelor’s of science degree in preschool education, and from Walla Walla College in 1999 with a master’s degree in social work. She worked with children in preschools and day-care centers, taught 5-year-olds how to ski and swim, and she was a substitute teacher in Colorado, Florida, Idaho and Montana. She moved to Walla Walla from Hermiston and worked with elders at the Adult Day Care Center at the Walla Walla Senior Center, and in the mental health field. She served as a volunteer Christian counselor with Good Samaritan Ministries in Walla Walla. She was an excellent seamstress, a gift from her maternal grandmother. She took up quilting after her sister, Wendy, began, and it was a hobby they enjoyed. She also enjoyed knitting, crocheting, water-coloring, reading her Bible and listening to books on tape. She enjoyed American history and Christian missions work and support. Victoria was an active and much-loved member of Life Church of Walla Walla. She also belonged

to the Rose Society and the Walla Walla Quilt Guild. Victoria is survived by her stepson, Chris Tribble of Willits, CA; a sister and brother-in-law, Gwendolyn L. ’67 and Ivan P. Wooden of Craig, CO; a brother and sister-in-law, P. Taylor ’75 and Cheryl Gibson of Wayland; and five nieces and nephews. She is preceded in death by both parents.

1975 Alice P. Maloney ’75 Alice P. Maloney, 59, a lifelong Quincy resident, died peacefully on August 12, 2015, at home, surrounded by her loving family. Lisa was born and raised in Quincy. She was a graduate of Thayer Academy, Class of 1975 and Simmons College, Class of 1979. She enjoyed her family’s summer home in West Yarmouth. She had been employed as treasurer for the Maloney Seafood Corporation of Quincy, formerly of Boston, for over thirty-five years. Lisa enjoyed gardening, the outdoors and sailing. Beloved daughter of the late Thomas M. and Alice (Cassidy) Maloney, Sr. Devoted sister of Thomas M. Maloney, Jr. and his wife Marie, Francis C. Maloney and Donna Ciampoli, and Joseph P. Maloney, all of Quincy. She was predeceased by Richard G. Maloney, Mary Maloney, and Adele Maloney. Loving aunt of Tracy E. Maloney ’80, Lynne C. Maloney ’84, Stephen P. Maloney ’89, Thomas M. Maloney III ’01 and his wife Christina, Therese H. Maloney ’02 and Patrick P. Maloney ’05. She is also survived by many cousins and friends.

1989 Robert E. McKenna ’89 Robert E. McKenna, 43, of Marshfield passed away on September 16, 2015. He attended the Middle School and the Upper School. While at Thayer he was a standout wrestler as an underclassman, having two solid seasons before leaving in the spring of 1987.

IN MEMORIAM: 1960s - 1980s

thy D. Gardiner and his wife Christine Kurpeski of Watertown; his brothers Paul F. Gardiner ’67 of Milton, Robert C. Gardiner ’68 of Quincy, and the late Kenneth D. Gardiner.

As an adult, Robert was an avid big game hunter and taxidermist. He is survived by his parents John and Elizabeth McKenna.

1993 John Sargent ’93 John E. Sargent, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, February 3, 2016, at the age of 41. He was the beloved son of Frances E. Sargent of Charlottesville, VA, and David T. Sargent of Hingham; and loving brother to Lee C. Sargent and Tyler W. Sargent, both of Brooklyn, N.Y. John was raised in Hingham and graduated in Thayer Academy's class of 1993. While at Thayer he played both Varsity soccer and lacrosse. He is remembered by classmates and friends as a kindhearted, gentle and talented soul. He resided and worked in Scituate for the last ten years.

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The Final Word AN EXCERPT FROM THE COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS OF FORMER CHAIR (CURRENT VICE-CHAIR) OF THAYER’S BOARD OF TRUSTEES, PAULA BECKER P'12,'14

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I encourage you seniors to follow your dreams to find your success – and to do that, you must challenge yourselves, you must take risks and you might sometimes face failures along the way. Don’t let fear of failure hold you back – get used to failure. My kids always get mad at me when I am not unhappy when they fail – they get annoyed because I think failure is a good thing – because it means they are challenging themselves, working outside of their comfort zone, reaching for their success. When they fail, I do what my parents did for me, comfort them and then tell them to look around: “Yes, you fell and you are down, but you are in a good place actually – think about it – the harm is already over and the only place

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you can go from here is up – so get up and get going. Recognize that there will always be missteps along the way, some big and some small, and that’s ok. You will learn so much more from the failures and you will get stronger with each loss: that climb, that challenge, that rise – because those are the best parts of your life, those are the everyday parts of life. They make us who we are. So, here we are in 2015 and I have come a long way, my own failures and challenges incorporated and proud of them. I am speaking to you as the first female Chair of the Board of Trustees. When I joined the Board in 2007, I was one of only 3 women on the Board. When I was asked to be leader of the Board, I was hesitant and concerned that I was

going to be that measure for all women – evaluated based on my gender and not regarded because of what I could, or would do. Did I want that responsibility; could I do it, would I measure up? But I thought to myself, I have been chosen to lead because I am the best person for the job, and I can do what anyone else can do and I can do it better. And – I know in my heart that I can make a positive difference, so why not me? I thought to myself – when others see something in you first, that you didn’t even see in yourself and there you are, you have to have faith that they are right and you take the plunge, you push yourself, and you lead and you flourish. And you are proud that you have taken that step, and you are proud that you have become that positive role model for others.

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