Page 43 - Alumni Horae: Vol. 93, No. 3 Spring 2013

1962
Seymour Preston
seymourp576@gmail.com
Wick Rowland has retired
again, this time from Colorado
Public Television in Denver.
Already dean and professor
emeritus of journalism and
mass communications at the
University of Colorado, he is
now President & CEO Emeritus
at CPT12. Plans include con-
tinuing to write on various
national public media policy
issues, lecturing at universities
in the U.S. and abroad, a good
deal more skiing and sailing,
and spoiling his crew of “grand-
munchkins.” His work in public
television was acknowledged in
a Denver Post story in Janu-
ary, and a video produced for his
retirement party featured trib-
utes from PBS leaders and top
Colorado political figures. Wick
also participated in the SPS
strategic planning retreat last
summer and reports that “in
addition to the honor of being
included, it was eye-opening as
to the richness of the School
community. As a member of a
particular form, one tends to see
the School largely through the
lens of that group’s experience
and its reunion reminiscences.
By contrast, the planning re-
treat exposedme to the thinking
of many from across the
School’s generations, reminding
me that, as extraordinary as the
Form of ’62 is (!), the School is
blessed with outstanding alums
at every stage of its history.”
1963
Peter J. Ames
peter.ames3@verizon.net
www.sps.edu/1963
Peter Ames writes: “I am look-
ing forward to our 50th reunion
at the end of May. Only about 76
of us graduated, but we are
expecting more than half at the
reunion.
Henry Livingston express-
es similar sentiment: “Most
wanted – 100% attendance, we
are halfway there – let’s get
going. Call those youwant to see
at reunion. Do it now.”
News from Bill Crane:
“Looking forward to our 50th
reunion. Perhaps the place to
start is grandchildren and how
important they have become in
Barb’s and my lives – watching
themgrow, spending significant
time with them and developing
meaningful relationships. On
the employment front, I am
extremely fortunate to have a
job that I continue to enjoy –
as a hearing officer resolving
special-education appeals four
days per week. A Buddhist
meditation practice has been
(for nearly three decades) an
integral part of my life. Hospice
volunteer work, offering my
presence to others, continues to
be surprisingly satisfying. Sev-
eral years ago, Barb and I moved
into a more urban setting (Lex-
ington to Somerville, which is
next to Cambridge and Bos-
ton), giving us walking access
to the subway, dozens of res-
taurants, a gym, and a great
movie theater. We will be in
Provence and Paris for 10 days
to celebrate Barb’s 65th b-day
shortly before reunion.”
From Jack Radcliffe: “I re-
tired from the newspaper busi-
ness on April 5, 2005. Wife
Catherine and I bought a kayak
business in Bristol, R.I., the next
day and operated it for four
years. Meanwhile, I started
Wepecket Island Records, a label
that records ‘traditional Amer-
icanmusic by modernmasters.’
Wepecket incorporated in 2009,
and we have 23 full-length CDs
in our catalogue, with projection
for six additional projects in
each of the next three years.
While all this has been going on,
I’ve started performing pub-
licly again, touring every spring
with Wepecket’s ‘Rolling Roots
Revue,’ playing piano, guitar,
and fiddle. Looking forward to
the 50th!”
Jock Chamberlain writes
from Bolivia: “Working and liv-
ing at 9,200 feet in the Andes of
Bolivia, bringing broadband via
super-WiFi to the rural and
low-income areas of Latin
America to help reduce the
serious digital divide. Have been
diagnosed with Parkinson’s, but
it’s not slowing me down. Found
my Shangri-la; surrounded by
Quechua Indians, hanging
bridges, and real food. Annie,
my Inca Princess, lets me sneak
black-market Snickers bars
every once in a while .”
1964
Richard S. Sperry
overcable@aol.com
A heads-up to all from Form
Director Rick Sperry that SPS
’64 will be having its 50th Re-
union a year from now, May 30
– June 1, 2014. More news to
come about this historic mo-
ment.
Ted Baehr reports that he is
still going strong with his fam-
ily movie rating service, www
.movieguide.org.
We were delighted to hear
from Alex Shoumatoff, who
writes that he is doing lectures
and workshops in Borneo in
Jack Radcliffe ’63 performs
again on his fiddle.
Marcia and Ray Payson ’64 hosted a wedding at their Rhode Island home for Marcia’s daughter, Livia,
and Joel McCrum. Ray and Marcia are to the bride’s right. 41