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Davis
, Sandy Holloway, Lucy
and
Dick Holmes
, Poppy and
Joe Holmes
, Marcia and
Tony
Horan
,
Terry Mixter
, Becky
and
Jack Parsons
, Jane and
John Pearce
, Lynn and
John
Petrasch
, Judith and
Kit Pool,
Robby van Roijen
, and
me,
with Susan Cobleigh. Events
began splendidly, with a cocktail
reception at the home of Terry’s
son and daughter-in-law, Jed
and Krista Mixter, hosted by
Rena and Bukk Carleton. The
next morning, Jed led a walk
through the dense forests and
rushing streams to crystalline
Phelps Lake on the Laurance
Rockefeller Nature Preserve.
That afternoon featured an
all-out, far-out, one-man show
by Kip Attaway of song parody,
sound-and-light effects, and
general hilarity. Diners scat-
tered in little groups of eight
to local restaurants. The next
day began (mercifully later) to
prepare the group for white-
water rafting on the deservedly
famous Snake River. Few were
prepared for the dunkings
that followed, and some even
volunteered eagerly for bow
positions. All came away wet,
cold, and worn out. The evening
was spent (for some – there
were defectors!) at the Bar-J
Chuckwagon Old-Time Family
Fun Extravaganza: cowboys-
gone-barbershop with fine
harmony and a lot of discord.
The next morning (early!), an
intrepid few ascended by col-
orful hot-air balloons over an
empty golf course by towering
Teton Mountains, disturbing
the grazing cattle, and settling
gently at last into their pasture
near Teton Village, where the
one percent slept on. Back at
the legendary Wort Hotel, Tony
Horan gave a documentary
slideshow of his harrowing 1967
ascent of Denali (Mt. McKinley
to non-climbers), wholly un-
prepared, virtually unassisted,
and unblessed by the gods. Even
the ballooners were grateful
to walk out on level ground
to lunch around the colorful
downtown. The evening closed
the mini-reunion with a grand
reception given by Robby van
Roijen at the National Mu-
seum of Wildlife Art, indeed a
spectacular venue of painting,
sculpture, and at least one art-
ist’s recreated studio.
1958
Philip Bradley
brad0260@umn.edu
Hunt Janin
writes from his
home in southwestern France
that he’s working on a book on
the uses of the English Chan-
nel by England, France, and
other countries during the
Middle Ages.
Patrick Rulon-
Miller
had a refreshing visit
with Elizabeth and
Andy Derr
at their Keene Valley family
complex. Prior guests include
Archie Cox
,
Taylor Gilmour,
and, most recently,
Lindsay
White
, who came by in an RV
and is taking one grandchild
on a tour of historic venues
– Fort Ticonderoga, Niagara
Falls, etc. – think
Travels with
Charlie.
This reminds us of
Lee
Patterson
’s European bicycle
tours with the kids.
Archie Cox
writes: “I don’t
have any particularly notewor-
thy news. I continue to work
full-time, which I really enjoy,
while spending a fair amount
of time on SPS Matters as a
trustee, which has been both
interesting and rewarding. I
serve as chair of the Audit and
Risk and on the Trustees &Gov-
ernance and Investment Com-
mittees. I believe the School is
in a very good place right now,
with excellent leadership at all
levels. I would like to hear from
anyone in our class and can be
reached at 765-631-2000 or at
acoxjr@gmail.com.”
1959
Sydney Waud
swaud@stribling.com
DavidAtkinson
sent this news:
“During July, into early August,
I walked the French route of
the Camino de Santiago de
Compostela, this time in rec-
ognition of Bolivian friends and
colleagues who did so much
for their country – and for the
Atkinson family – in the 1990s.
Anyone interested can check
out my blog (mostly in Spanish)
at www.ElCaminoparaBolivia
.blogspot.com. During my trek,
I was reminded of the sum-
mer of 1959, weeks after our
graduation, when
John Eaton
and I attended the bullfights
at the Fiesta de San Ferm
í
n in
Pamplona, and
Eliot Scull
and
I explored Paris and the British
Isles, mostly on foot, at times
getting lost but always find-
ing our way again. We never
lost a sense of wonder at the
discovery of the unexpected at
the turn of a corner or the crest
of a hill.”
Sam Callaway
sends this
news: “On the weekend of Sep-
tember 6, Jill and I made the
spectacular drive across Penn-
sylvania to Ligonier to attend a
memorial gathering in honor
of our formmate,
Chris Elkus
,
who passed away in mid-July.
Chris’s wife, Gen, hosted an
outdoor dinner on Friday eve-
ning for family and friends at
their house, a wondrous prop-
erty that I am told had been in
the family for generations. We
spent Friday night with Lucy
and
John Douglas
, and what a
wonderful surprise it was when
MalcolmMacKay
appeared the
next day at the memorial gath-
ering, which was held outdoors
at the Rolling Rock Club in
Ligonier. In a series of touching
and moving reminiscences by
family and friends, Chris was
remembered as a man of great
humor, a devoted husband,
father, and grandfather, an ac-
tive participant in family and
community affairs, a lifelong
athlete, and a staunch, endur-
ing supporter of SPS and many
Sam Callaway ’59 at the People’s Climate March in New York City.
David Atkinson ’59 walked the
French route of the Camino de
Santiago de Compostela this
summer.
