Reflections 2009:Reflections v4 - Manlius Pebble Hill School

MPH Class of 1982Class AgentGene Shapiro ’82152 Brushy Hill RoadNewtown, CT 06470E-mail: gshapiro@innov-8.comGene Shapiro ’82, Class Agent, reports thefollowing on his classmates:Susanne (Carroll) Duffy ’82 and herhusband Brian are the founders ofStronghearts, an organization dedicatedto children struggling with congenitalheart defects. If you’d like to read moreabout it, check out their website atwww.stronghearts.org.Susan (Falso) Goetzmann ’82 says thatshe has five great kids, all boys, David,21, at Le Moyne College; Ryan, 20, atOCC; Danny, 18, Steven, 16, andAndrew, 15, are in high school. She haslived in Skaneateles for the past 10years. She is currently working at theSkaneateles Community Center as afitness instructor, where she teachesclasses and trains people for triathlons.Ian Leong ’82 lives in Thailand andreports things are going well. He returnsto Syracuse once a year to catch up withfamily.MPH Class of 1983Class AgentMandy (Myrus) Nestor ’834321 Trout Lilly LaneManlius, NY 13104Jenifer Holcombe Soykan ’8310536 East Kay Gartrell PlaceTucson, Arizona 85747E-mail: jsoykan@cox.netAllison Dorr ’83 lives in WesternAustralia. Allison is the mother of twogirls Darcy (12) and Alix (10). Sheis teaching at a Montessori school.MPH Class of 1984Class AgentSarah (Keith) Dowling ’8411457 Madera Rosa WaySan Diego, CA 92124E-mail: sarahdowling@sbcglobal.netSarah (Keith) Dowling ’84 Class Agentwrote…“I am living in San Diego, Calif.with my husband Sheridan andchildren. Her son Ricky, 22, will begraduating this year from Wagner withan art degree. My daughter Hollis, 20, isstudying psychology and playinglacrosse at Gettysburg. Sarah works asthe senior products editor for RealAge,an online health media companyworking with Drs. Michael Roizen andMehmet Oz. My hobbies revolvearound animals – showing her horse injumping competitions, working as aprofessional pet care provider and thisyear will be establishing Stepping OutStables – a charity for the rehab,retraining and re-homing of racehorses.Missing the good ole years? Miss thefriend you DON’T hear about? I wouldlove to know “what happened” to a lotof people?When I am able to get back, miss the“old” MPH… the skunk smell, the oldlockers, the big green box tanning. Ithink of memorable quotes such as: “Iam hingachgook” “McLean crossed thePatanomic” “The ahhh,Mesapotamiahhhh” I can’t make thereunion this year – for now trips backeast are about lacrosse games andgraduations.Sarah also caught up with some classmates,mostly on Facebook, and reports…Mark Del Popolo ’84 is living in TampaBay, Fla. with his wife Joan. Theymarried in 2000. and have twodaughters, Katie, 5, and Rachel, 3. Markowns a small publishing companycalled Gameplan Magazine, which heand his brother Joe started after school.Mark still plays golf and lives by the15th green of his home course. Whenasked what he misses about MPH, hereplied: I miss nearly everything abouthigh school, but am unable to make thereunion this year. To all that knew my AuntConnie, she passed away two years agofrom a stroke.Thomas Carver ’84 is living inLiverpool, married to second wife Jillfor four years. He has four children:Clara, 12, Genevieve, 10 (from previousmarriage) and twin boys Liam andBenny, 2, with Jill. He works as anOnondaga County sheriff’s deputy andwrites: I’ve gotten way too fat and don’thave time for hobbies because the kids driveme crazy… LOL. I am still lamenting thatthe Class of ’84 never had a senioryearbook. I have spoken to Peter and Jim acouple times, but would really love toconnect to all. Hope to see you at our 25threunion.Kimberly (Camp) Cuvo ’84. I foundKimberly on Facebook and we havechatted quite a bit. Kim lives in Easton,Pa., is remarried and has two daughtersand one very cute granddaughter,Addison Rae. She is a three year survivorof breast cancer – YAY KIM!James Stern ’84 is living in Denver withwife Farah and two children, Ella, 4 andTeah, 2. He is still working as anattorney (good to know) but playingthe lottery and hoping (like the rest ofus). When asked of his hobbies, hewrites; sitting alone and being quiet, so outof the norm around here. What happenedto the Free Time? 25 years? THAT’SCRAZY. I am sorry that I can’t make thereunion.Laura Turner ’84 is living in Schenec -tady with her significant other, Janet.She has two children, Rachel, 16, andSarah, 14 and works as a consultant tothe NYS Office of Children and FamilyServices. Laura edits training curricula,monitors training deliveries andoccasionally writes training curricula.She has worked in human services/childwelfare for 20 years. Laura would loveto hear from or about other MPHclassmates! Her hobbies includecooking and reading. She remembersthe camaraderie of our little class of13 and wonders what Cliff Roth andPeter DiCaprio are up to. Laura writes:I may make the reunion if anyone else willshow up..Renee Osteyee LaPoint ’84 lives inFairport, NY outside of Rochester. She isa single mother of three children – twoboys and a girl. She travels a lot –vacationing in the summer and skiingin the winter. She is currently onvacation skiing in Switzerland. Shemight be able to make the reunion32 MPH REFLECTIONS 2009