Spring 2011 - Baldwin School

RITA NAGLE writes that she and her
family are living in CT and that Rita is
currently working at a HF here. Rita is
glad to report that the days of long commutes
to work are gone; especially since
she has four kids who are four and under.
Rita’s boys, Liam and Niall, are enjoying
their last year of pre-K and seem to be
shaping up as opinionated as her. When
Rita asked them to clean up toys the
other day, Niall said “well, actually, I don’t
agree to that. Let’s make some kind of
deal if you want me to do everything
around here”. Rita’s girls, Nora and
Phoebe, are one and a half and busy
chasing after their brothers. If anyone
comes for a visit, Phoebe will be more
than happy to serve tea in her kitchen.
Nora is all about chasing the dogs and
tempting them with treats, and she loves
to sing even though she cannot talk yet.
We are, of course, looking forward to
spring and an April vacation with the
Nagle clan to celebrate my dad’s 80th
in Jamaica. If anyone finds themselves in
the suburban NY area, don’t hesitate to
look us up! ROCHELLE RUDOLPH
WEISS writes that her “Life is good. We
are all doing well”. Rochelle is pleased
to announce that her daughter Haley has
started Upper School this year, and loves
it. Haley is in the B-flats, played on the
tennis team in the fall, and is just finishing
swim team season. The new academic
schedule that Baldwin has adopted for
the Upper School (classes meet for an
hour and 15 minutes every other day,
instead of 45 minutes every day), is a
huge hit with all of the girls, and has
appeared to really decrease their daily
stress levels. Rochelle wrote that her son,
Drew, started Middle School, 6th grade,
at Haverford this year, and he is also doing
well. He ran cross country in the fall,
and is now on the swim team. He and
ANN CAPPALONGA BUNN’s son,
David, actually performed in the Baldwin
Middle school play, Meet Me in St.
Louis, in early March. Rochelle and her
family took a really cool trip over winter
break to Nicaragua. They spent half of
the trip renting a house in a lovely small
beach town called San Juan del Sur, and
then the 2nd half of the trip, doing more
adventurous things. While at the beach,
Haley developed a friendship with a local
14 year old girl, and they have been able
to keep in touch. Rochelle’s family is
hoping to be able to somehow host her
here sometime in the future. Nicaragua is
known for its volcanoes, so they spent a
few days hiking volcanoes, exploring volcano
caves, and even sledding down one.
MARION FOX PEARLMAN writes
that she is enjoying staying home with
her 3 children – Zander is four, Alli is
seven, and Jordana is nine and a half. She
and her family ski every weekend during
the winter months and Marion is proud
to say that her two girls are now better
than her and her son was going to the
top of the mountain before he turned
4!!! Although Marion says that she never
brags about her kids, I think that she has
every right to. AMY SALER OSTROFF
writes that Love to Langa (L2L) is starting
to feel like “the little charity that
could!” She wants to give special thanks
to classmates ELLEN ANDERSON
RONEY for nominating L2L for Nike’s
WE Giving program (globalgiving.org)
and EMILY KLEBANOFF and SUE
HOUSER WINANT ‘78 for help with
applications, as well as all of the friends
who have made generous donations.
“I’m so lucky to have such amazing
classmates!” The most recent updates on
our progress can be found on Facebook,
please “like” us at Love to Langa. I am
saddened to report that BETH HILLIG
FALK was diagnosed with Colorectal
Cancer in January of this year. She is
currently undergoing chemotherapy
and radiation treatments. Her prognosis
is great, but her journey is not without
its obstacles. Beth is committed to
getting the word out to everyone about
getting yearly mammograms, colonoscopies,
and physical exams because early
detection is so critical. Beth’s spirits are
upbeat and she is already identifying
herself as a “cancer survivor”. Beth has
started a blog named Semicolon (http://
www.bethsrecovery.blogspot.com) and
encourages people to follow along as she
bravely fights this cancer. In her most
recent blog post Beth states “While I
was pleasantly surprised to learn that
none of my doctors are yet worried that
this thing is going to kill me, I’ve been
equally surprised that the treatment, so
far, isn’t so bad. Granted, I’m still in the
early stages, and the road ahead is long,
but two weeks into it, I can still honestly
say that I feel good.” Beth, on behalf of
all us in the Class of ’85 I want you to
know that we are with you during this
journey. Our prayers and love to you
and your family. As for me, KATHRYN
(KEBBIE) BUDD, I continue to love living
in Iowa. Although it was a very cold
winter with lots of snow, life continues
to be wonderful. I have developed a new
appreciation for layers and outfitters like
Columbia and North Face. I continue to
enjoy working for Whirlpool and I was
just given a new opportunity within the
company. Maren and I are looking forward
to a two-week cruise to Mexico in
March and hopefully will be back on the
Main Line in the summer for a visit.
1986
Mary Lyness
mjlyness@gmail.com
1281 Belmont Avenue
West Chester, PA 19380
1987
Kathleen Egan
kathleenegan@earthlink.net
JENNIFER LINDNER MCGLINN
writes, “Chris and I welcomed Caroline
Marianne on November 23, 2010. Big
sister Kate turned 2 on March 3. She’s
already on her second pair of running
shoes. I’m editing recipes for Mount
Vernon’s cookery book, Dining with the
Washingtons, due out in October 2011.
Also continuing with free-lance writing
and baking for private clients.” STACI
CARSON SILVERMAN reports, “Max
is talking up a storm these days and loves
to walk around the house wearing my
shoes. Everything in our house seems to
revolve around Thomas the Train. Hope
everyone is doing well.” LISA BOEHNE
TOBIAS writes, “Things are the same
as always with me. My mom continues
to deteriorate, but I am just glad that
she’s still with me. My son is going to be
in his middle school play... No shocker
there. I am happy to report that I am in
touch with several of our classmates. I
see KELLY CORDRAY and KARIN
KERSHNER. I also met Jennifer’s adorable
new baby girl, Caroline. MELISSA
WATTAM and her husband flew in from
England and we met their sweet baby,
Jack. I also got to see JENNY MILLER
SECHLER too. Not to mention all of
my Baldwin Facebook pals! The older
I get the more I treasure each of you.”
It’s been really nice to reconnect with
Lisa. From those on the West Coast:
CHRISTINA YOUNG MOROVATI,
“Things are great but hectic in Los
Angeles. I am still working full time
in the house counsel office for Chubb
Insurance Company. The kids are growing
fast. Abraham is turning five in July
and Eloise will be three in May. For the
first time ever we did not come back to
Philly for Christmas. Instead we met my
sister Kimberly and her family in San Diego.
I saw KATHY GOLDMAN PAUL
in January. We were able to meet up at
her house and catch up without kids
or husbands.” From Kathy, “We are all
doing great in LA.” Her oldest, Sami, is
applying to private school for 6th grade
and that process has been exhausting (is
this what our parents went thru?).....her
son, Brayden, is in 2nd grade and loves to
skateboard, play baseball and soccer. And
finally from COURTENAY SINGER,
“Everything is going well. Still working
at USC’s Annenberg School for Communication
& Journalism, enjoying living
in LA, attending as many film screenings
as humanly possible, and doing lots of
hiking with my dog.” As for me, I am in
New York and launching a new show on
Hallmark Channel this Spring. Fingers
crossed, all goes well. ALYSSA FABIANI
KAY writes in, “The Kays are still hanging
in there. Bill has new job at Apollo
in NYC and gone all week. I am taking
back up oil painting and playing lots of
tennis and squash.”
1988
Andrea Corson
acorson@earthlink.net
EMILY BUMBLE FROGGÉT delivered
Zoey and Isabella, on April 14, 2010 to a
very pleased family.
1989
Nina Abraham Lieberman
nina.lieberman@gmail.com
23 West 73rd Street, #414
New York, NY 10023
For those of you who missed my mea
culpa in my email blast, I am very sorry
for dropping the ball on the last set of
notes. We do, however, have exciting
news from our classmates. MARIANA
ALBERT LESHER and her family
welcomed their second child Nicholas
on September 5, 2009. Nicholas, an
all-around mellow kid (what is it with
second kids that make them so mellow?),
started walking in the fall, so they’re
spending their days catching up with
him. He adores his big sis Anna, just as
she adores him. In the fall, after 14 years
with her employer, Mariana resigned and
joined the American Hospital Association
as a Senior Data Analyst for the research
subsidiary. She will be working with the
research team to gather and analyze data
about hospitals in the Unites States and
the communities in which they are located.
Lucky girl, she gets to wear her slippers
to work (the organization is based
in Chicago, but Mariana will be working
from home). Congratulations to Mariana
and her family. I love SUSAN DALLER
FUDALA’s energy. She has returned to
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