43
London, N.H., during the glori-
ous month of July.” To celebrate
their serendipitous meeting,
Julia and Sally decided to jog
the northwest slope of Mt. Ke-
arsarge, swimout to Loon Island
Lighthouse on Lake Sunapee,
zip-line the wooded slopes of
Mt. Sunapee, bicycle to Quechee
Gorge, Vt., for a Simon Pearce
glass-blowing demonstration,
and brunch at Graze Sustain-
able Table. The ladies seam-
lessly wove life tales of their
respective journeys since the
memorable 40th reunion. With
history in play, it wasn’t hard
to include family, moves, travel,
developing practices, inten-
tions, and possibilities into the
conversational mix. SPS again
proved to be an anchor in a sea
of change.
Our indefatigable Colorado
and Cape Cod correspondent
Jeffrey Keith
reported on his
family’s recent Rocky Mountain
High with Linda and
Henry
Laughlin
at 12,800 feet on
the Devil’s Causeway above
Steamboat Springs over the July
4 weekend. Linda and Henry are
fabulous hosts and playmates.
Between the 4th of July parade,
Linda’s gallery, the Steamboat
Springs Rodeo, the amazing
fireworks, and the over-the-
top hike, it was all the Keiths
could do to go back to their
digs, watch a little World Cup,
and then spend most of Sunday
cooling their jets in the Straw-
berry Park Hot Springs. Got
this great Xmas-card-quality
picture to boot. As is evident in
the photo, the whole hair thing,
now abandoned by neces-
sity by the old man, continues
through the next generation. In
other news, Jeffrey did race in
the Quissett Yacht Club S Boat
Invitational Regatta, but sadly
his own fast S Boat, the
Coyote
,
did not “splash” this season and
he was asked to race a friend’s
S Boat instead.
Nick Parker
writes: “Hap-
pily married to Carolyn Foster
for 30 years with two perfect
children, Olivia and North. We
are living in Hailey, Idaho. I got
a hall pass and amworking for a
year in Niassa Province in Mo-
zambique, flying a Cessna 182
for the Wildlife Conservation
Society, supporting elephant
anti-poaching patrols. I live
in a tent, but I have maid ser-
vice. It is spectacular country,
especially seen at 300 feet and
100 mph. Unfortunately, the
elephants are being killed for
ivory at a horrible rate. Ele-
phants could be extinct in our
lifetimes unless governments
ramp up the pressure on the
consumer countries. Enough
preaching. I saw
Jamie Byrne
way too briefly in August. He
is well preserved. And I did not
mistake him for
JT Howell
.”
Meanwhile,
HalstedWheeler
sent in an archival photo of
the Form of 1972 Lunchmeats,
once a feared force of non-
sanctioned soccer, fitting in
with the era’s anti-establish-
mentarianism by eschewing
traditional practices, training,
and rules. According to Hal-
stead, the photo was the “only
away game of our 1971-72
season at Concord Academy,
where we triumphed 1-0 (at
that time Concord Academy
was still an all-girls school, and
had been the partner in SPS’s
first coeducational exchange in
1969). The Lunchmeats from the
Form of ’72 were in fact formi-
dable athletes. They may have
beaten SPS varsity. We were just
a bunch of, well, Lunchmeats!”
So please keep your cards
and letters and old (and new)
photos coming in.
1973
Jose Maldonado
jmaldon54@gmail.com
This summer, I kept busy with
the NYC mayoral transition
and have accepted a change
in role to that of counsel and
policy advisor to the NYC fire
commissioner, where our big-
gest challenge is diversifying a
department that ismore than 90
percent white male. My son is
in his Fourth Form year at SPS.
From abroad,
Jim Brooke
sends this news: “Greetings
from Cambodia! After eight
years in Moscow, I finally
jumped ship, moving to Phnom
Penh on July 7. I have taken
over as editor-in-chief of a
new English-language weekly,
The Khmer Times
. In September,
we go twice a week. In Janu-
ary, daily. I have a nice set-up
here – a sixth-floor apartment
with views north, south, and
east. Cambodians are friendly,
food is great, and history is
fascinating. A big plus to trade
the land of frowns for the land
of smiles! If any classmates
are planning to come through,
drop me a line. There are some
lovely cruises up the Mekong –
visitors board in Saigon, drop
anchor in Phnom Penh, and
then end up near Angkor Wat.”
KatherineMcMillan
writes:
“I hosted
Jim Brooke
at the
Cape Ann Forum in September,
where he gave an excellent
analysis of the current situation
in Russia to a crowd of more
than 200. Jim spent eight years
in Moscow, first as bureau
chief for Bloomberg News and
then Voice of America.
James
Caviston ’74
was in attendance
and we all gathered afterwards
on my dock overlooking the
Annisquam River to reminisce
about our St. Paul’s days.”
1974
Chris Rulon-Miller
chrisrulon@mac.com
From
Burnet Maybank:
“I
finished my second stint as di-
rector of revenue under former
South Carolina Governor Mark
Sanford and have returned
to private practice. I certainly
enjoyed seeing everyone at the
40th Anniversary!”
Bruce Chan
writes:
“What
an amazing reunion, thanks to
Artie Sistare
and the rest of
the organizers. My daughter,
Hanna
Chan
, is in her Sixth
Form year at SPS, and Gabriel is
SPS alumnae gathered in July at the home of Julie Green ’75 (l. to r.):
Mimi Anderson ’76, Jennifer Rand ’75, Kimberly Bancroft ’76,
Mallory Clarke ’76, Anne Latchis ’75, Julie Green, Ashley Elinor ’75,
Emily Bateson ’76; front row, (l to r): Twig Mowatt ’75, Marny
Kittredge ’76, Helen Hunt ’75, Nanny Starr-Marshall ’75, Katy
Melody ’76, and Amy Clarkson ’76.
