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charities. Gen had asked me if
I would close the service with
a reading of the SPS evening
prayer, which I was honored
to do, and which brought back
a flood of memories of all the
Last Night services we attended
together in the Chapel at SPS.
Sad as this occasionwas, Chris’s
life was remembered as one of
joy and accomplishment, and I
am forever grateful to Gen for
asking us to attend and partici-
pate. Then, on September 21, I
boarded a bus with 40 others
from New Milford, Conn., and
headed to the People’s Climate
March in New York City. We
were but a small drop in the
bucket of what turned out to be
a mammoth expression of con-
cern for the future by an esti-
mated 300,000-400,000 people.
It was a joyous, positive, and
peaceful occasion, and there
was a powerful sense of com-
munity, concern, and common
purpose among the marchers.”
1960
Dimitri Sevastopoulo
dimitrisev@nyc.rr.com
Our 55th reunion will take
place from May 29 to 31. Our
form will dine at the School on
Friday, May 29, and on Saturday
we shall get together for dinner
at the Kimball-Jenkins Estate,
where we enjoyed our 50th. I
attended the Alumni Volunteer
Weekend in September at SPS
and, by the time you read this,
you should have received my
fall letter with details about our
May reunion. More to follow.
1961
Mike Seymour
mike@hol.edu
Marianne Kelsey Orestis, sister
of
Steve Kelsey
, has written a
biography about Steve, which
has recently been published.
My Brother Stevie: A Marine’s
Untold Story, Vietnam 1967
is
available from Amazon and
Barnes &Noble. A copy was also
donated to the School library.
William Pier
reports: “En-
joying rowing on the Petaluma
River with the North Bay Rowing
Club, and competing in masters
races. Youngest son Matthew
just graduated from UCSD in
biochemistry, working on algae
research formedicinal use. Third
grandchild arrived in February.
Working with the Salmon Res-
toration Federation to help save
habitat and water for Pacific
Coast salmon and trout.”
1962
Seymour Preston
seymourp576@gmail.com
John Rousmaniere
, yachts-
man and author, was presented
with the William P. Stephens
Award by Mystic Seaport: The
Museum of America and the
Sea. Established in 1988, the
award was named in honor of
Stephens, long known as the
“Dean of American Yachts-
men” and the “Grand Old Man
of American Yachting.” The
award is given in recognition
of a significant and enduring
contribution to the history,
preservation, progress, un-
derstanding, or appreciation of
American yachting and boating.
Maxwell King
reports that,
somewhat to his own surprise,
he is going back to work. As of
the middle of September, he
assumed the position of presi-
dent and CEO of the Pittsburgh
Foundation. At approximately
$1.2 billion and 1,900 funds, it
is one of the larger charitable
foundations in the country. Max
had formerly served as presi-
dent of the Heinz Endowments
in Pittsburgh, as chairman
of the board of the national
Council on Foundations, and as
the editor of
The Philadelphia
Inquirer
. Since 2010, Max has
been retired and has been writ-
ing the first biography of Fred
Rogers of “Mister Rogers” fame.
He and his wife, Peggy, have
been living in northern Vermont
and on Nantucket, but will move
back to the Squirrel Hill neigh-
borhood of Pittsburgh. Max will
continue writing the biography
of Rogers, while running the
foundation. “Work is fun,” he
says. “I’ve done plenty of biking
and rowing and kayaking over
the last four years, and it will
be nice to be back at it.”
Dulany Howland
, former
national board director of the
Harvard Alumni Association,
is co-chairing a gala in Dallas
in October, honoring Harvard’s
president, Drew Faust, who is
coming to Texas to help cel-
ebrate the 100th anniversaries
of the Harvard Clubs of both
Dallas and San Antonio. Dulany
hopes to see fellow SPS gradu-
ate
Ryland Howard ’63
at the
festivities. Ryland served asHAA
regional director for Texas and
has been very active in the San
Antonio Club over the years.
Philip H. Heckscher
and
Michael W. Reid were married
on April 1, 2014, in New York
City. The ceremony was per-
formed by the county clerk at
the city’s marriage bureau and
witnessed by Timothy Heck-
scher, Meaghan Reilley, William
Christie, Richard Estes, and
Christopher Jones. Philip is a
retired schoolteacher and lives
in New York City and Mt. Desert
Island, Maine, where he teaches
Chinese calligraphy at the Col-
lege of the Atlantic. Michael is
supervisor of the Men’s Chorus
wardrobe at the Metropolitan
Opera in New York.
Richard Schade
submits
this news:
“
Will Taft
is the
invited keynote speaker in the
Freedom Center, Cincinnati, on
November 9. I will share the
podium with him. Both of us
are speaking at the event in
commemoration of 25 years
since the fall of the Berlin Wall.
In 2009, I initiated the acquisi-
tion of a Wall segment from
Berlin for the Freedom Center,
a Smithsonian affiliate.”
John Loge
writes: “On July
1, I retired from Yale University
after 23 years as dean of Timo-
thy Dwight College and lecturer
in the English Department,
where I taught a course on na-
ture writing. I have moved from
campus to the Amston Lake
District in Connecticut so that
my nearby grandchildren can
have something to do when they
come over and so that I easily
can be in and on the water and
walk the local trails. Visitors
and guests are welcome.”
FORMNOTES
John Rousmaniere ’62 received
the William P. Stephens Award
from Mystic Seaport.
Philip H. Heckscher ’62 and
Michael W. Reid were married
April 1, 2014, in New York City.
RICHARD PISANO JR.
