Walt Borisenok P’06 ’08

This could be his last year. Bill’s wife Kathleen
also has thoughts of retiring from the middle
school where she has taught since 1998. Kathleen
and Bill had a fun summer camping in their
new Jayco pop-up in the Adirondacks and
Allegheny National Forest. In September, Bill broke
two hours in the Philadelphia Half Marathon for
the seventh time, attended a Phillies/Cards game
and then headed to tent camp in the “Grand
Canyon of Pennsylvania.
bArry Fischer’s first novel, “Elegant
Solutions” is available from Amazon. Barry’s
compelling read is as much about the insanely
corrupt characters as their exquisitely executed
frauds. Take it from us, “Elegant Solutions” is a page
turner you won’t want to put down.
Jay McNaughton has had
an article on the global financial
crisis published in a Japanese journal.
An elected board member of the
Washington (D.C.) Society of
Investment Analysts, Jay regularly comments on
international investment issues on VOA satellite
TV programs beamed to China. Jay also enjoys
an occasional lunch with “old” (nothing personal)
schoolmates.
Rod Blackburn, whose illustrated books
about the great homes of New England are
available online and in book stores, is working on
another book, this one an ethnographical work on
the Okiek tribe of Kenya.
Marty Seligman’s latest book, Flourish, was
published in April (Simon and Schuster). Recently,
Marty has spoken in San Sebastian (“where Paul
Monaco and I got drunk in 1961”), Zurich and
Heidelberg (“remembering Dr. Schellenberger and
Mr. Lindsey fondly”) and at the House of Commons
and 10 Downing Street. He is off to South
America this fall. Meanwhile, Marty’s daughter Lara
graduated from Penn last spring and started work
as a National Journal reporter (through Lara, Marty
re-connected with Bob Kaiser, now retired from
the Washington Post). Son Daryll is a freshman and
daughter Nikki a junior at Penn.
George Ryon and Jack Hume ’58 bought
Cornell’s restaurant in Schenectady’s “Little Italy”
area. George has a large Victorian with rental units
in Cape May, NJ (www.queenanneofcapemay.com).
Jonathan Gordon, Dan Chirot and
their wives Sarah and Cynthia lunched near San
Diego this summer. Says Dan: “Jonathan and I were
pleased to notice that neither of us had changed
a bit since we had last seen each other in college.
Except, of course, that we are both wiser.”
Dave Evans reports that his Achilles tendon
mishap, suffered while exploring the inner secrets
of the Great Pyramid last fall, finally has been
repaired after creative surgery by a Bethesda
Naval hospital surgeon. Dave will soon return to St.
Simons, GA for the winter after a year’s absence.
He and wife Sherry are also travelling to Chicenika,
Mexico in December.
Speaking of travel, Homer Lang and wife
Demi will be circumnavigating the USA this winter
visiting friends and relatives. If you want to dog-sit
for 2-3 months, call Homer.
John Nigro reports that his “granddaughter
and grandson couldn’t wait to get back [to the
Academies] in September… that was never my
wish!” Sound familiar?
Jeff Slovak is trying to get his weight up for
his club’s winter festival. Jeff and fellow members of
“The Lake George Naked Snow Angels” will make
snow angels in the town park for the enjoyment of
all. The key word is Naked.
Your correspondents Alan Klein and Ken
Kudon were both in Russia this summer within
weeks of each other. Alan says that “two overnight
trains to and from Moscow to an aluminum plant
killed a few brain cells which I could ill afford. St.
Petersburg and Moscow are great cities but bring
a lot of Dollars/Rubles.” Ken adds that merchants,
restaurants and pickpockets will try their best to
make you poorer.
Linda Furlong
11 Astra
Wayland, MA 01778-3901
lpfelvis821@aol.com
AAG’60: In response to my question as to
what is happening, Susan Lyons Green
responded that she is “not dead or in jail.” She is,
however, consumed by her efforts on behalf of her
not-for-profit organization “Guilderhaven” which is
celebrating its 10th anniversary. The organization
is devoted to animal rescue, not in the traditional
save and place sense but rather through the use
of half a dozen spay/neuter clinics throughout the
Capital District. Susan and Jim have three children,
one in Chicago, one in Santa Fe and one who will
be returning to the Albany area shortly.
bArbara Weiss Dahlgren tells me she
is not currently working, but after listening to her
travel schedule it is apparent she wouldn’t have
time. This summer she took what she described
as the “trip of a lifetime” – a visit to London
coupled with a Western Mediterranean cruise
that encompassed seven ports. Her favorite stop
was Florence. On that trip, lots of dates, historic
events and even poetry lines that she learned at
AAG came “flowing back.” Later in the summer, she
made a trip to Cape Cod to spend time with her
sister Joan Weiss Signer and her family. The
trip home included some driving and some flying.
Between planes in Chicago, Barbara contacted
Mary Ellen Fischer Klein who came to the
airport with Alan and a picnic. Barbara and Larry
have three children, two in San Diego and one in
Oregon whom they see frequently.
In July, Joyce Berman Brooks and I caught
up with Barbara Schaeffer Schwartz
who was spending her traditional summer week in
Maine. We spent a beautiful day at Goose Rocks
Beach enjoying the weather, good food and many
laughs. Barbara reported that she is happily retired
and spends her days playing bridge, taking classes,
learning how to play mah jong, knitting and visiting
with her children and grandchild. She also loves to
work in the garden but says it is increasingly difficult
to get up off the ground. “I wonder how I ever
found time to work.”
Would love to hear and report on what the rest
of the class is up to so please be in touch with me.
1961
Leonard Berns
2D Misty Hollow
Ballston Lake, NY 12019
leonardberns@longtcare.com
AA’61: Your correspondent failed to mention
in his last report that not only was the late Ted
bArnes present in our Reunion Cue through the
loving bio prepared by his family, but that he was
represented at our reunion dinner by his widow
Karen. She attended as the guest of Andrew
Fisher, who reminded us that, in his words, “Ted
and Karen were childhood sweethearts who stayed
together through thick and thin, a relative rarity
today.”
Soon after the
reunion, Mr. Fisher,
himself a widower
for five and a
half years, wrote
to announce his
engagement to
another lady, Ann Mead. Again, let Andy explain:
“Ann Mead and I met in that hotbed of singles
action, the church bereavement-support group,
and have known each other for about a year and
a half. This is the first photo taken of us as fiancée
and fiancé (thank you, Earl Sharp).” The nuptials
are planned for October 16th, to be followed by a
honeymoon in Paris. Your correspondent notes that
it is testimony to the happiness and fulfillment that
Andy found in his first marriage that help to bring
him to the altar again.
Linda “Trudy” Hemstead Calabrese
24 Crane Road
Huntington, NY 11743
sbkcc@aol.com
1962 50th
Robert P. McCarthy
5 Fox Hollow Rd
Troy, NY 12180
cormaccompany@verizon.net
Lauree McMahon Hickok
89 Luke Hill Road
Queechy Lake
Canaan, NY 12029
LMHickok@aol.com
Reunion
AAG’62: Our 50th Reunion is May 18 &19,
2012. Mark your calendars and let me know if
you need a bed in Albany!! Ann Schultze
volunteered to help at Reunion!! Any other takers?
If you didn’t get two e-mails from me in September
asking you to write for class notes, I don’t have your
e-mail address ! So please e-mail me. Many thanks
to those who wrote in; it makes this job so much
fun! And see you ALL IN MAY!!
Helen Boulokos Fallon: “It is
September 1958, the last school year classes were
to be held in the Washington Avenue building. That
building was creaky, ancient, and nothing like the
facility students attend today. I was a Freshman in
the high school that fall and it fell to the student
body to assist in the move to the Academy Road
site. OMG, what a change! No winding staircases
to class and gone was the cavernous study hall
where we spent “free time” studying. Memories! I
implore the class of 1962 to join me in celebration
of our 50 year anniversary come May 2012.
Sadly, we have lost one classmate, Joanne
Schaeffer, but I am hopeful that the rest of
you will make this trip down memory lane on that
weekend.
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