Fall/Winter 2010 - Pingry School

spine. Dr. McLaughlin was
chosen as a Castle Connolly
New York Metro Top Doctor
for 2010.
Peter Moenickheim writes:
“We have resettled in the
Dallas area after 12 years in
Columbus, Ohio. My kids (all
four of them) taught me about
Facebook and I was able to
reconnect with classmates Jill
Logio Graham, her husband
Scott Graham, and David
Carno. If any Pingry-ites are
in the Dallas area, look us up.”
You can contact Peter at
peterm65@yahoo.com.
Steven Schultz writes: “I am
still living in Princeton with
my wonderful family. I have
been operating Naturally Nora
(all-natural baking mixes),
which was started by my wife
Nora, for two-plus years. Our
products can be found in
supermarkets across the country.
I always enjoy running
into Pingry alumni in
Princeton.”
1984
Edie McLaughlin
Nussbaumer is enjoying life
in New Jersey with her husband
and two daughters. She
writes: “It has been wonderful
catching up with so many
Pingry friends at the monthly
World War II Lecture Series
held at The Millburn Library.
Check www.njww2bookclub.
com for upcoming dates.
Would love to see you there.”
Betsy Lucas Vreeland writes:
“I had a funny Back-to-School
Night—felt like it was Pingry
in the early ’80s! I sat in class
with [Trustee] Conor Mullett
and Martha (Ryan) Graff and
also ran into Alison (Malin)
Zoellner ’83.”
enough) old friends. Having
two children at the Short Hills
Campus has proven to be a
‘mini-reunion’ of its own.
My son Hardy and daughter
Paige are in the same grades as
the two sons of Dr. Sam Lalla
P ’21, ’22. So, we get to see
the Lallas all the time. This
gives us a chance to reminisce
about Sam’s brief stint in the
Gerns while we all live vicariously
through our kids.”
1986
25 th
Reunion
John Campbell III writes: “I
am looking forward to celebrating
my 25th reunion this
May at the Beacon Hill Club.
I have been working on the
planning details with Gil Lai
and Dan Marshall, and we
hope to see many members of
the Class of 1986 out at Pingry
at Reunion Weekend!”
Gil Lai writes: “I am very
excited to be celebrating my
25th Pingry reunion with fellow
classmates at the Beacon
Hill Club on Saturday, May
14, 2011. I have been on the
planning committee with John
Campbell and Dan Marshall,
and we are hoping to have a
great turnout this year!”
Dan Marshall writes: “Well,
2011 brings great promise—
and one other thing for the
Class of 1986—yes, our 25-year
reunion. John Campbell, Gil
Lai, and I have started the preliminary
planning for the event
along with Brooke Alper from
the Alumni Office. Right now,
it looks like we will have it at
the Beacon Hill Club on
Saturday, May 14, 2011, for an
evening of merriment. In the
near future, we will be calling
on our classmates to encourage
everyone to attend. We can’t
wait to catch up with everybody.”
1987
Linda (Cohen) Curtis ’87 and children
Linda (Cohen) Curtis
writes: “On August 1, 2010,
we welcomed Sadie Frances
Curtis into the world. She is a
true Juneau baby and is already
wearing hoodies in the rain
like her big brother.”
1988
Marc Lionetti married Jen
Lucas on June 13, 2010, at
Memory Lane in Dripping
Springs, Texas, with David
Lionetti ’89 serving as Best
Man. Marc received a Masters
in Counseling from U/Texas
Austin and is a counselor at
the Khabele School in Austin,
where he and Jen reside. He is
also a guitarist and vocalist
with the Lost Pines, an Austin
bluegrass band. Jen operates a
small fair-trade company.
Paul Witte recently welcomed
his second daughter (Pingry
Class of 2028) and marked the
occasion by making vacation
plans to travel to Las Vegas
with fellow ’88 alumni Kri
Bayha, Scott Berson,
Andrew Beyfuss, Dr. Darren
Blumberg, Bob Brandes, Jim
Novick, and Frank Vallario
to celebrate everyone’s collective
40th birthday—yikes!
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1985
Will Mennen P ’21, ’22 writes:
“Everyone had a great time at
our 25th Reunion. It was great
to see so many (although not
Front row, from left: Faculty member and mother of the groom Pat Lionetti P ’85, ’88, ’89, Marc Lionetti, Jen Lucas, Denise
Lionetti ’85, Tracy Pew, faculty member Lydia Geacintov P ’84, ’88, Michaela Lionetti, and David Lionetti ’89. Back row,
from left: Greg Thomas ’88, Paul Cohen, Jessica (Barist) Cohen ’88, Rich Gilbert ’85, former faculty member and father
of the groom Bill Lionetti P ’85, ’88, ’89, Drew Merrill ’89, Glen Pew ’88, David Gibson ’88, and Kim Gibson. Also in attendance
were Laura Pisani ’88, her husband Joe Junkin, and their son Ryan. David Gibson, Rich Gilbert, and Drew Merrill
were the singers/accompanists.