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Class Notes 1957 Cecily (Ballou) Quimby writes: “Celebrated our 50th anniversary July 1, enjoying our grandchldren and all of their activities.” 1965 Frank Jaarsma retired after 32 years with Celanese/ Ticona Corporation as a staff engineer “I will be relocating to Florida with my wife to enjoy the mild winters and lots of sunshine.” 1970 Zeke Bates has been happily married to Kathy Strout for eight years and lives in Epping, New Hampshire. His son Chris works at Zeke’s store, Tiles GoneWild, while his other son is working on his doctorate in chemistry at Northeastern. 1976 Peter DeJager, wife Karen, and their children Jeff and Jaime live in Wolfeboro. Peter owns and manages commercial properties in southern New Hampshire and is actively involved as men’s ministry director at the First Congregational Church of Ossipee and leads the weekly Lakes Region Men’s Fellowship Meeting at the Pinckney Boathouse. Stephen Tarbell writes: “[Matt] Hoopes said it was 421 months since I was last in touch, which struck me as a long time. I’m still living in Walpole, Massachusetts, and managing Rocky’s Ace Hardware. Suits me just fine as I get to give advice to my friends and family all day long.” 1978 Chip Tothill writes: “I am still finding my main income to be from ‘professional house painting.’ Yet, I do have an eclectic range of other skills and trainings ... I have tried the last two years to actually get a job at Brewster Academy. No openings for me (as yet!).” 1981 Michael Kiesling writes that while business in surgical implants has picked up, with the uncertainty of future health care reimbursements, he is searching for a career opportunity with a bigger medical company. “The family is great, and my wife, Susan and I are enjoying watching our kids grow, though I’m still getting used to my sons now being 6 and 10! They both love fishing, boating, and swimming. I can’t get them to water ski ever since I broke some ribs showing off!” 1982 Harold Parker wrote that he was appointed prospects director for U.S. Congressman Charles F. Bass and works in Concord. 1983 Kenneth Benson was tired of the congestion in New York City and moved to Stamford, Connecticut, where he is a territory manager at Lane Sales Inc. Mary Ann Stewart, her partner Michele Yelk, and their Papillon puppy Casey live in St. Petersburg, Florida. In March 2011 Mary Ann wrote: “Enjoying spring training here in Florida. Going to Disney World for our birthday, April 14. Both Michele and I have it on the same day! We will be having a meal with Mickey Mouse, family, and friends.” 1984 Glen Gordon writes: “Our restaurant just celebrated its five-year anniversary. I live in Durham, North Carolina, still single, and enjoying living in the South. Patricia (Glidden) Hanson ‘53, Patricia “PD” (Quinlan) Dawson ‘53, Monie Zarinksy ‘54, Ron “Red” Curran ‘54 and his wife Sally during Reunion brunch. After five years, I love just saying ‘Ya’ll’ at least 10 times a day!” 34 BrewsterConnections – Fall 2011
Bill Moore writes: “Karen and I are still doing well, living in sunny Ft. Lauderdale. I’ve changed jobs and am now the director of quality for a turbine engine shop. We overhaul engines for 747s and DC10s.” Rhonda (Valade) Vappi is back in the business of helping people, working at Northern Human Services in the Human Resources department. “My daughter is finished with school and is a licensed massage therapist. Our son Dan is going into 10th grade and working to become an engineer. All is good!” 1985 Andy Russell just moved to Florida and has a condo in St. Thomas. “I plan to spend the warmer months back in Vermont and Maine. I still run a manufacturing company, and when I’m not traveling to one of my factories, I’m working via the internet.” 1986 Julie (Konheim) Abt and husband Jon have three children: Austin, Jordon, and Dylan. They live in Highland Park, Illinois, where Julie is a stay-at-home mom. Nina Assimakopoulos and her children, Ibana, 16, and Isaac, 12, live in Bowling Green, Ohio, where she is a flute professor at Bowling Green State University. “I still enjoy running and watching my kids swim in meets. I have accomplished many of the life dreams I had as a student at Brewster, including producing a CD recording, getting a Fulbright scholarship to study flute in Germany, and remaining physically fit.” Jon Brown lives in Penfield, New York. He heads up the interactive group for an advertising agency and is president of a local mountain bike club. His wife Mio teaches arts at a local college, sons Avery and Ciaran are in college, and daughter Amy is in high school. Chris Butler lives in Plymouth, Massachusetts, with his wife Michelle and their son Ryan, 7. He is a U.S. Army veteran, holds a master’s in criminal justice from Curry College, and is a sergeant with the Plymouth police department. With his family, he enjoys traveling and spending time on their boat around Cape Cod and Martha’s Vineyard. Recollections Experienced Alumni Recall Their Brewster Days Mary Roberts Goodrich ’41 Alton, New Hampshire In June Mary attended her 70th reunion at Brewster “There were about 100 students when I came in my freshman year. Most were from Wolfeboro, only my family – five brothers and sisters – came over from Alton. My older brother Leslie was 16 when my twin brother Preston and I enrolled. Leslie had an International pickup truck, which he drove over in. We all had farm chores to do so as soon as classes were over, we’d all drive directly home.” When asked to compare today’s Brewster campus with that of the late 1930s, Mary laughed. Eliot Assimakopoulos lives in Niskayuna, New York, with his five children. He is the global sales director for GE Digital Energy’s Smart Substation business. He also is the commercial leader for GE’s Microgrid Solution. He was a captain in the U.S. Marine Corps, is a graduate of Virginia Military Institute, and holds an MBA from American Intercontinental University. Liddie (Kimball) Hayes, Betsy (Lurie) Ross, and Geraldine Griffin at their 25th Reunion dinner in June. Alex Dexter is still commercial fishing and recently appeared on the TV show, “Lobster Wars.” “I’ve captained my boat for 11 years. I’ve been married for 21 years, and my wife and I worked with the Disney Channel for four years. No children, just one spoiled rotten dog and one nameless cat.” Mike Farraher and wife Allison welcomed their first child in January, daughter Calabrese. Steve Frothingham lives in Colorado with his children Andrew, 16, and Elizabeth, 13. “After a few years with The Associated Press, I returned to my cycling passion (and the Rockies) three years ago. I’m editor of VeloNews.com, a bike racing website and magazine in Boulder.” Shon Greenblatt grew tired of Los “There was just the one building, the Academic Building. No gym, no library, no tennis courts, but we did have an ice rink, toboggan track, and fields for football and hockey. The day students ate their lunches in the locker rooms in the basement.” “A large group of students enjoyed skiing, and my brother usually carried skies in his pickup while the Thurrell brothers often drove their high-sided truck, filled with a goodly amount of hay for the other skiers to sit on, and would drive over to the Ossipee slope. More often they’d go to the Abenaki Ski slopes where there was a rope tow available so as to make the skiing more enjoyable. Our coaches often spent more time keeping the tow running than they did coaching. It was fun to watch the boys and all were good sports.” A favorite memory: The annual spring dance held at the Wolfeboro Casino near the lake. “The students all chipped in and did the decorations and the refreshments.” www.brewsteracademy.org 35
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