Reflections 2009:Reflections v4 - Manlius Pebble Hill School

please) if Alan Marcum is available tooversee such a sophisticated IT project.(Great to connect with Alan online!Such a beautiful family.)We were pleased this year to helpCharlie Andrews identify a very happylooking dance partner in a picture fromhis high school past. Apparently, the onethat got away. John Ralph is enjoying anew sales position with a large healthcare linen company in Syracuse. JohnArnow appears in an amazing photo inthe LA times in adaptive ski equipment.According to the reporter, Jon looks likea guy who has hurled himself off a cliffin a chair! (reference archive Tuesday,March 16, 2004, in an article called “TheFall Defeats the Fear.”) Trent Amondenrolled his sons Tristan (9th grade) andRyley (6th grade) in Manlius Pebble Hillthis year. It is my hope that they willcontinue Trent’s legacy of riding theMPH lawn mower! See, I have overcomethe sin of jealousy, Trent! Our heartsand prayers go out to Chris Hancockand family in their time of loss. We willmiss Stew. Chris assured me of hisparents’ resiliency. It still breaks myheart.So good to hear from Frank Cochrane!Frank plans to come to the reunion thisyear and leaves us with this note: “It’sbeen a great 35 years since MPH. Iremember living at Cazenovia in mysenior year and that by far was my mostmemorable and best year at MPH. I’vebeen married since 1982 to Diane andlove her more today than the day we gotmarried. It only gets better every day inevery way. I’ve had two tumors, onebenign (spinal) and one cancer(prostate), I guess paying me back forCazenovia, and am doing real well.Four kids: daughters Michelle, 25, in lawschool, Kathleen, 22, in law school,Melissa, 19, nursing, and “little” 6’3”Frank, 16, is in high school. He plans tobecome a doctor. No, I am not either alawyer or doctor. In fact, I didn’tgraduate from university as I was alreadytoo full of knowledge back then anyway.I own investment businesses and, yes, Ido think the Dow Jones Industrials isgoing to 4000 to 5000 before it decidesto turn around in any meaningful way!I live in Michigan...you may remember Iwas from Canada... moved here when Igot married. I love what I do. But I lovemy family more than anything, for theytruly are my oxygen.”The Fleming family is doing well andhopes you will join them in their effortsto bring the Golisano Children’sHospital into a reality here in CNY! Thepaparazzi has been unbearable eversince Wes appeared on “Bridge Street”and News 10 Now in February in effortsto promote the seventh annual FatherDaughter Valentine Ball – a benefitsponsoring Syracuse’s first Children’sHospital. The event was once again ahuge success with over 650 dads anddaughters and a record breaking $30K.Never waste your sorrows!And finally in the news: I heard fromKevin Johnson but I have been madeaware by a covert, black-ops governmentagency that if I reveal any of the contentof our correspondence, it will be my lastalumni newsletter. In fact, I may havealready said too much; I hear BlackHawk helicopters overhead. Gotta go!”Wes FlemingMPH Class of 1975Donna LoftusSwiniuch ’75e-mailed theAlumni Office tosay that she andher daughterAbigail (see phototaken March 2008)are heading toIreland. Abby is 14 and in 9th Grade atNichols School in Buffalo. Donna isplanning to attend Clambake 2010 forher 35th Reunion!MPH Class of 1977Class AgentEric Spevak ’7746 Cameo DriveCherry Hill, NJ 08003E-mail: spee228@aol.comEric Spevak ’77 appeared on nationaltelevision on December 8 with LynneDoyle to discuss the case of Tina Meier’sdaughter, Megan Meier, who committedsuicide after allegedly being bullied. Erichas appeared on other national tele -vision programs , including the “TodayShow” on NBC, CNN Live, MSNBC,Court TV, ABC News and “Hardball withChris Matthews,” to provide com ment -ary, as well as to debate and discusshigh-profile legal issues. Eric has alsobeen quoted and interviewed in manybooks and articles that have appeared inthe Wall Street Journal, New York Times,ABCNews.com, New York Daily News,Trenton Star Ledger, Divorce Magazine,South Jersey Magazine and ThePhiladelphia Business Journal. Eric’s son,Marshall, is a junior at SyracuseUniversity.MPH School Class of 1978Class AgentCindy (Hawkins) Turner ’78209 Stoneridge DriveDeWitt, NY 13214E-mail: roncindyplus2@yahoo.comCindy (Hawkins) Turner ’78, ClassAgent, wrote to her classmates fromAustralia…G’Day Mates! I am in Melbourne,Australia. My husband Ron is workinghere for about 9 months so the kids andI are staying here with him for a coupleof months this Spring. We will returnagain during the kids’ summer vacation(which will be winter here inMelbourne – but nothing like thewinters in Syracuse!). We’re having somuch fun exploring the city, which weabsolutely love. It does not take long toget to the countryside which is sogorgeous. We have really loved seeingthe beaches (the Great Ocean Road issimply amazing!) and the farmlandsand forests. We will be going to Sydneynext weekend and will spend Easter inTasmania. We have plans to see AyersRock and The Great Barrier Reef in Juneand July and will also do some othertraveling around the country. Oh, andyes, we have seen koalas, emus,penguins and kangaroos (up close - soexciting!). Ron and our son Elliot wentto the Grand Prix yesterday and we willall be attending an Australian Footballgame this week. We are very thankful tohave this oppor tunity to be here withRon and see the sights of the DownUnder. It’s been a great experienceliving here; the people are incrediblyfriendly, and Melbourne is such a calm,safe, well-organized city with fantasticmuseums - and delicious food!30 MPH REFLECTIONS 2009