DEPARTMENTS: CLASS NOTES
Class Notes 1951 Wilbraham David Tyson checked in with the Office of Advancement in July. He writes: “There has been little posted on the class of ’51 … no doubt because we aren’t doing much of interest these days. I guess the news is we keep on keeping on. My best to Wilbraham (and Monson) and to the class of ’51.”
1964 Wilbraham Stephen Rozwenc resides in Thailand and is a widely published expat poet. He has published six collections of poetry. His latest collection includes translations of poems by famous Russian poets created in an exciting collaboration with old friend Victor Peppard, Ph.D., a professor of Russian Language, Literature and Culture at the University of South Florida in Tampa, Florida. The collection can be found using this link: https:// theplumtreetavernrussia.blogspot.com.
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the pantheon of great 19th-century art collectors. Richard is a longtime art critic in England and the United States. For many years he was a journalist and university lecturer in London. He lives in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. John Cluett checked in regarding the passing of his Wilbraham roommate Richard A. Bucci ’65. He writes: “I found myself opening a bottle of ‘Bucci’ Italian white at a party in Carmel, CA, the other night and realized it had been a couple of years since I’d spoken with my old roommate Richard A. Bucci. When none of the five phone numbers I have for him answered, I looked online and discovered to my great sadness that he had passed away in July of 2020. He was a true friend, a dedicated doctor and a swell human being who couldn’t do enough for those around him. I raised a glass (maybe a few) of Bucci to ‘The Bootch.’ Thanks old friend, for your sweetness and all the laughs.” 2
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a SCUBA club at Wilbraham in about 1963, which was second in popularity to Mr. Mattern’s headmaster choir … until his wife took up diving with us!” Mr. Williams is also an accomplished aviation professional and continues to teach ground school in his living room two nights per week for his wife and friends.
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1965 Monson 3 Charles “Chuck” Nothe’s latest book, “Five Names on a Granite Slab” is a nonfiction story of the Monson, Massachusetts, men killed in the Vietnam War. Chuck personally knew four of the five Monson men whose names are listed on the granite memorial in front of the Monson Town Hall (one of whom was fellow Monson Academy alum Ken Berube ’61). For his book, Chuck conducted interviews with family members, friends and fellow service members, and included documents from the D.O.D., maps, pictures and after-action reports. In July, Mr. Nothe attended a book signing hosted by the Monson Free Library. He is pictured, left, with WMA’s Director of Stewardship Sean Valentine at the signing. 3
4 Darius Mojallali reports, “Life is good after a year of retirement following 37 years of full-time ordained ministry in the Episcopal Church.” Rev. Mojallali, wife Stephanie and son Matthias, 18, returned to Delmar, New York, where he and Stephanie met and where he served a parish for 20 years. He writes: “I am spending much more time playing my musical instruments— violin, guitar, mandolin, uke, a little banjo—and singing with my wife in a church praise band (actually I lead it). Matthias was born when I was 50, and he’s about to graduate from high school! Yikes! I have fond memories of my four years at Wilbraham, and especially friends Stanley Rosenblum, Ron McEvitt and Rene Fabricant (and many others!), as well as our beloved headmaster Gray Mattern.”
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1 Richard Carreno released a book set in July. “John H. McFadden and His Age: Cotton and Culture in Philadelphia,” the first full-length biography of the Philadelphia cultural titan, adds McFadden’s oft-forgotten name to
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2 Harry “Terk” Williams reports that he and his wife, Lisa, are “living the dream in the Florida Keys.” They enjoyed a visit with their son and daughter and their spouses and kids over Father’s Day in June. Their 12-year-old grandson stayed for a few extra days so that Mr. Williams could introduce him to scuba diving. He writes: “For what it’s worth, I started
In 2005, Clive Hyman set up his own business, Hyman Capital Services Limited, and still works in the corporate Mergers & Acquisitions and funding markets in the U.K. and around the world. Clive writes: “I am looking forward to the ability to bring my new girlfriend and soon-to-be bride to Wilbraham at some point when we are all able to travel. I have fond memories of my time there. If
