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P A R K S C H O O L C L A S S O F 1 9 8 5 2 5 T H R E U N I O N B I O G R A P H I E SDana Welshman-StudleyAt this point, I have spent 22 of my 39 years atPark… AMAZING! As always, Park feels likehome to me. My cousin Tracy runs Park’s After-School Program, my daughter, River, is in thethird grade this year (she will be performing theMay Day dances in two weeks), and my mom,Pat Zifcak, was here until two years ago, whenshe decided to retire to spend more time atchurch. She is a deacon in the Episcopal Dioceseof Massachusetts. This is my 15th year as ateacher in the Physical Education department atPark, I am the head advisor for the ninth grade(they just recently went to Europe and completedtheir work-study jobs), I am a faculty advisor tothe yearbook committee, I coach varsity fieldhockey (we were undefeated this year), sixthgrade girls’ basketball, and varsity lacrosse, and Iam the pool director in the summer. My husband,John, and I are about to celebrate our 18th weddinganniversary in July, and things are great! Weown 11 pets, including cats, dogs, a guinea pig,and two Vietnamese pot-bellied pigs. We live inBrockton, and we vacation in Maine as often aswe can —yes, the animals come, too. All is wellhere at Park. Many things are still the same, butwe are keeping up with the times and learning alot as we go.Row Hard No Excuses, which we took to severalfilm festivals, including one in Boston where wescreened at the Coolidge and Brattle Theatersand saw several old Park School friends andteachers. I still work on documentaries at night,but won’t likely start another feature-length projectuntil my daughter finishes pre-school.Speaking of which, after a lengthy kindergartensearch for Otis (made difficult by a lotterysystem in the city), we were assigned to a newChinese immersion school on Haight Street anddecided to go for it. It has been a remarkablefirst year, and we are consistently impressed bythe community’s enthusiasm. It’s exciting tohelp shape a school from the beginning.These days, I am still in close touch withJamie, Sam, Gretchen, and David Wiborg, alldear friends. I am sorry to miss the reunion andlook forward to hearing others’ news. I alwaysliked our class and truly enjoyed my experienceat Park.Luke WolbachIn typical fashion, I’m attempting tosqueeze something in just before thedeadline. If you’re reading this now, itmeans someone was kind enough toinclude it, despite the late hour. Nonetheless,Sam Potts’ e-mail to the class (titled“Attention Park School people whose e-mail Istole from an e-mail Jen Hershfang forwardedto me”) has inspired me to share a little newsfor our 25 th Reunion (or, as Sam put it, the“You’re Turning 40 Reunion”).I live in San Francisco with my wife, Alex,and two kids, Otis (6) and June (4). Alex grew upin the Bay Area and hasn’t developed a NewEnglander’s appreciation for bone-chilling coldweather, so for now, there is no imminent moveback to the East Coast. It’s been established thatthe kids can cheer for the Giants, except whenthey play the Red Sox. So far, so good. Mybrother, Ben, lived nearby in Sonoma County foreight years, but now manages a farm with hiswife in Cohasset. My sister, Anna, lives in Marinwith her husband and two young kids, so we gettogether often. It’s a real pleasure.I am a documentary filmmaker, though morerecently by day, I edit commercials for skin-careproducts. One of the larger endeavors of my 30swas to make a feature-length film with my father,Left: Luke Wolbach with wife, Alex,and two kids, Otis and June. Right:Mark Simmons and David Ball catchup with friends at the 25th classparty at Allandale Farm.42 The Park Bulletin | Fall 2010
Alumni Notes1933Ruth Crocker Young has moved to anew retirement community knownThe Woodlands in Lebanon, NewHampshire. Ruth now has three greatgrandchildren, all under 2 years old.1938Class RepresentativePutty McDowellpbmcd2@verizon.net781-320-19601947Renny Little enjoyed watching his sonBob Little (Park’s athletic director),daughter-in-law Kathleen, and grandchildrenCaitin and Erin do an Irish jigat the annual family “Little Talent”show last summer. “Bob was a littlewinded at the conclusion, but held uphis end pretty well with the girls.”1950Class RepresentativeGalen Clough812-477-24541953Class RepresentativeBob Brayrbray@thebraygroup.com617-696-8673Margaret “Sally” Casey enjoys beingback “home” in Chestnut Hill. Shesays it’s “hard to believe it’s almost ayear since I left Connecticut. Hope todo better this coming year connectingwith Park classmates.”B E C O M E AClass RepresentativeStay in touch with old friends!Gather class news for the Bulletin!Help plan your reunion!Want to learn more?Please contact Eliza Drachman-Jones ’98Director of Alumni Relations617-274-6022 or alumni@parkschool.org1955Elizabeth Dane is still happily splittingher time between Red Lodge,Montana, and Tucson, Arizona. Shetells us “the lure of Montana after 12years in Helena drew us back forsummers.” Elizabeth has four grandkidsliving smack in the middle ofMontana growing up with a lifestyleas far from Brookline as one couldimagine. “Periodically I bring one ofthem to the East Coast to seeextended family and to enjoy theocean. What an experience it is toshare these ‘firsts’ with them. My husband,Pat, collects Central Americanfolk art, while my life revolves aroundplaying the recorder with severalgroups for the local farmers’ market,summer festivals, nursing homes,really any group that asks us to play.Assorted volunteer activities, lusciousMontana garden, accessible mountainsin both locales, make for anunending array of pleasures.” Elizabethwould enjoy catching up withold classmates, and welcome visitorsto either Red Lodge or Tucson.1957Ruthie Chute Knapp’s book, WhoStole Mona Lisa?, published by Bloomsbury,was released on Aug. 31, 2010and has been selected by the JuniorLibrary Guild as one of its featurednew children’s books.1960Peter F. Dickson is still working forIRS (35 years) and playing churchorgan (30 years) and has no plans toretire anytime soon. “I have a 10-yearolddaughter,” he explains. Peterwishes his class a “Happy 50thReunion!”1961 50th ReunionClass Representative Needed!Read about Susan Mabrey Gaud’scareer in science on page 22.1963Class RepresentativeAmy Lampertaslampert@gis.net617-232-4595In 2009, Nathalie Saxton De Perezwas creating and constructing kilometermarkers in the Dominican Republic.They were a commissioned workfor the town hall of San Juan de laNathalie Saxton De Perez ’63 poseswith one of her kilometer markers inthe Dominican Republic.Maguana in the south west part of thecountry, middle of the Island of Hispaniola.The largest ceremonial Circleof the Taino People in all the Antillesis located in this area, and the mayorand others are trying to put it on themap. Thali says, “Now I’m in Brooklineas part of a care team for my95-year-old aunt and would love totouch base with any of my classmatesfrom Park.”1965Read about Doug Quine’s career in scienceon page 24.1966Class RepresentativeWigs Frank610-964-80571967Class RepresentativeE. D. RowleyDRowley@hammondre.com617-469-04431968Class RepresentativeVicky Kehlenbeckvkehlenbeck@rc.com781-235-2990Mark Zamcheck tells us that 2010“has been a wild year so far.” His oldestdaughter, Doria, just graduatedHampshire College. In August, sheset off for the Tel Aviv Zoo for aseven-month internship. Her youngersister, Kyle, just returned from a fourmonthinternational studies programThe Park Bulletin | Fall 2010 43
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