Sustaining a Legacy of Achievement Sustaining a Legacy

C l a s s N o t e s1963HARRY SCHOOLEY, Williamsville, N.Y., writes,In June 2010, after teaching history for 38 yearsat the other college prep school called “Sem”- Buffalo Seminary, I retired from my 43-yearcareer in education. In recognition of my yearsthere, Buffalo Sem named a classroom in myhonor. To celebrate, Lon [LON YOUNGQUISTSCHOOLEY ‘63] and I bought a new house inWilliamsville, N.Y., and in January we traveledto Kauai for a delightful escape from the Buffalowinter!1965REUBEN MUNDAY, Detroit, Mich., was electedChairman of the Board of Directors of the lawfirm of Lewis & Munday, P.C., effective January1, 2011.196645 th ReunionApril 29 – May 1, 2011DAVID BRIGGS, Santa Barbara, Calif., writes,I retired from the California Department ofRehabilitation in February 2009. I am fulfillingone of my bucket list items by going to everyBaltimore Oriole home game this season. Whenthe Orioles are on the road, I stay with my97-year-old mother in Easton, Md. My wife andI met up with JOHN SCHOOLEY ’66 at hishome in Maine this summer. In October, I will beheading back to California and then over to ourplace in Kona for some waves.BARBARA HAUCK, Fairview, writes, I publisheda book last year A Picture Palace Transformed:How Erie’s Warner Theatre Survived a ChangingWorld. Now I am spending my time weaving,working on my genealogy, writing and teaching atthe Inner City Neighborhood Art House. I teachchildren from 7-12 various classes in weavingand fiber arts. My husband, Tom George, and Ihave been married now for over two years. Wetravel throughout the country to see our children.Our last trip was to the state of Washington tocelebrate my son Matt Fogarty’s wedding onSeptember 5.ROBERT ROSENKRANTZ, Brookline, Mass.,writes, My wife, Kari, and I are enjoying living inthe Boston area, playing with our two grandkids,and skiing and snowboarding in Vermont.1968PATRICIA “TRISH” HALL, New York, N.Y.,was appointed the New York Times Op-Ededitor. Andrew Rosenthal, editor of the opinionpages, announced Trish’s appointment. Mr.Rosenthal said the nature of the job, whichconsists of soliciting and editing opinion articlesfrom writers outside the paper, required someonewith a breadth of experience. “I can’t think ofanyone better suited for a job that has alwaysbeen hard, requiring a broad range of knowledgeand interests, as well as editing, managing anddiplomatic skills,” Mr. Rosenthal said. “It isgoing to be an even bigger, more fun, and harderjob now, as we seek to expand and developour Opinion report.” Before joining The Timesin 1986, Ms. Hall worked for The Wall StreetJournal as a copy editor and a reporter. She leftThe Times in 1996 to become executive editorof the magazine Martha Stewart Living and thenreturned to The Times after a few years. In hermost recent role, Trish served on the masthead asthe assistant managing editor responsible for sixweekly sections: Dining, Home, Thursday Styles,Travel, Real Estate and Sunday Styles.1970JASON SMITH, Forty Fort, has had two articlespublished in Eye Care Professional Magazine in2010, one in March and the other in September.Jason is a graduate of the New England Collegeof Optometry in Boston, Mass. He received hismaster’s degree from King’s College in Wilkes-Barre. He is a graduate of the University ofFlorida, Gainesville and the University of SouthFlorida, Tampa. He has served as the Chief ofOptometry at the White Haven Medical Centerfor mentally challenged patients and served asClinical Director for the Omni Lens Contact LensCorporation. Jason is also the founder of HomeEye Care, which provides eye care to homeboundand nursing home patients throughout Luzerneand Lackawanna Counties. He has been inprivate practice since 1993 at Forty Fort Eye CareAssociates. His most recent article can be seenat http://issuu.com/eyecare_professional/docs/ecp_0910.197140 th ReunionApril 29 – May 1, 2011BARBARA ROSS, Sommerville, Mass., publishedher first mystery novel The Death of an AmbitiousWoman in August 2010. Following the sale ofher educational technology company, also inAugust 2010, she was named as a co-editor/copublisherat Level Best Books, which publishes ananthology of short stories every November. The2010 edition, titled Thin Ice: Crime Stories byNew England Writers, contains Barbara’s story“Key West,” which received the Al BlanchardAward presented by the New England Chapters ofMystery Writers of America and Sisters in Crime.Barbara recently donated copies of these books tothe Wyoming Seminary library.JANE TROUP, Springfield, Mo., writes, I’vecontinued my work as an artist with greatsuccess, and it only took 35 years! This fall I wasjust named Best Dog Artist by DoggieaficianoMagazine, funny. My two daughters are enjoyingand working hard in college. My wonderfulhusband and I spend weekends at our countryhome riding our horses through the beautifulOzark mountain landscape. Life is very good. Ithink of my time at Sem with great fondness andwould love to hear from old friends. You cansee my work on my website janetroup.com andartfulhome.com.1972MARY LOPATTO, Washington D.C., has beennamed Managing Partner of the firm Chadbourneand Parke LLP in Washington, D.C. Mary joinedthe firm in January 2006 as a partner in theInsurance/Reinsurance Group. Prior to joiningthe firm, she was the Managing Partner of theWashington, D.C. office of LeBoeuf, Lamb,Greene & MacRae, LLP (now Dewey & LeBoeufLLP).POLLY MITCHELL, Philadelphia, writes, InSeptember of 2010, I accepted a job at GirardCollege in Philadelphia, leaving WyomingSeminary after 13 years as its PR Director. Analumna of the University of Pennsylvania, I havewanted to return to the Philadelphia area forsome time, and this job offer gave me the chanceto do so. Girard College (It’s not a college, justas Wyoming Seminary is not a seminary. Hmmm... there seems to be a pattern in my employmenthistory!) is an independent school for childrenin grades 1 through 12 located in the Fairmountsection of the city, and I am the new Directorof Communications. I love the hustle bustle ofPhiladelphia, and I am delighted to supportGirard’s extraordinary mission. Of course, Imiss many Sem people and various aspects ofmy old job; I am particularly sorry that I wasn’tin the crowd watching Sem’s field hockey teamearn another state championship! I hope allof you loyal Journal readers know how muchI will miss serving as editor of this wonderfulpublication. It has been an honor and pleasurewriting or editing stories about you, takingphotos and planning each issue with the Alumni-Development and PR teams. I look forward tobeing a Journal READER, and I am determinedto be IN FRONT of the camera occasionally atalumni events! (Ed.’s Note: Look for Polly inthe Philadelphia gathering photos on page 21.)Contact me at pmitchell1019@gmail.com.1973CRAIG PHILLIPS, Baltimore, Md., writes, Afternot seeing my cousin DUANE PHILLIPS ’75(who has lived in Berlin Germany for the last25 years) in over a decade, I decided to combinea visit with the Berlin Marathon. He, his wifeMarina, and Honey their Basset hound, are allwell and happy. Duane, being an internationallyrenowned architect, aficionado of Germanbeers and a rather poor snooker player, was theperfect guide and host. He also entertained mewith fascinating tales of his nearly single-handedresponsibility for the fall of the Berlin wall… Bythe way, if anyone is looking for a running partnerplease contact me at whosjgalt@aol.com.31