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andwent tomy son’s high school
football game with me. I also
chatted with Chris (Kiff) Gal-
lagher ’87 a few weeks ago,
which promptedme to dig up the
video of the 1986 production of
Grease! Turned a couple of songs
into YouTube soon-to-be clas-
sics! Brought back very fond
memories. Giveme a shout even
if you are just passing through
N.C: hbost2@alumni.duke.edu.
Absolutely love my new job in
Durham. It’s good to be back in
my old college stomping
grounds. This new job is a great
smaller company. They lend to
VCs and to startups. I am re-
sponsible for the success of all
of their large strategic initiatives.
Basically I am the VP of getting
stuff done. Not a bad gig at all.”
Kerry Vallance is on half-
year sabbatical after 22 years of
teaching. Spending time taking
her three boys to their 10 base-
ball games a week and prepar-
ing for her first half-marathon
are keeping her busy! She and
her boys are also running
the Susan G. Komen 5K Race for
the Cure Philadelphia 2013 on
Mother’s Day this year. They
plan to continue their summer
baseball tour by checking out
Atlanta, Tampa, and Miami (8
stadiums down, 22 to go!).
Hannah Griswold McFar-
land reports: “I live in NYC with
my two little girls, Louisa, 7, and
Georgina, 4. I started a luxury
tennis and golf wear company,
L’Etoile Sport, a year ago. I hope
everyone will buy tennis and
golf wear for the women in their
lives – www.letoilesport.com.”
Timmie (Friend) Haskins
sends this news: “Last weekend,
we moved back into our apart-
ment in Russian Hill (SF) after
moving out for a year so we
could put on a roof deck, rewire
the electrical, and renovate our
(formerly 1960s) kitchen. The
place looks great, and we’re
happy to be home. I am ec-
static to have been able to do
interior design for someone
even better than a paying client
– ourselves! It was my hardest
job yet, but lots of fun to do. I
also got my website up: www
.tfriendinteriors.com. I plan to
addmore to it, but for now it has
a few of the jobs I’ve worked on
with photos. Our daughter
Lucia turns 6 this summer and
is a total blast. She always
makes me laugh.”
Carol Faulkner wrote: “Not
much has changed. . . . My kids
keep getting older and techno-
logically far more sophisticated
than I. Older twin boys are 12,
younger twin boys just turned
7. I work full time as a clinical
psychologist at a school pro-
gram for middle schoolers and
high schoolers with emotional
and behavioral disorders. There
is quite literally never a dull
moment –most quiet moments
are followed by some sort of
crisis, either minor or extreme.
But, I love the kids, love the
work, and go home to husband
and kids and the beautiful little
town of Bristol, R.I. I was sorry
tomiss the reunion last year, but
after the passing of Bill Priest-
ley , I just didn’t have it in me.
However, it was nice to be
briefly in touch with some of
Bill’s and my friends who I had
not spoken to much (or at all)
since graduation. Maybe some-
day I will get my kids to teach
me how to Facebook, or Insta-
gram, or ooVoo, or some such
thing, so I can continue some
sort of communication! Man, I
feel old.”
A news report from Fred
Singer : “My company, Singer
Equipment (we distribute res-
taurant equipment and sup-
plies), was selected as ‘Dealer of
the Year’ by our industry maga-
zine for our growth and pro-
gressive business practices. It is
not exactly an Oscar or a Mac-
Arthur award, but still nice
recognition in our little indus-
try! We are still living in the
Philly area and would be happy
to connect with others. Actu-
ally, one more note that people
might find funny. For the last
two years I have been home-
schooling my children in reli-
gion after being disappointed
with the offerings from our
local synagogues. We have been
reading the Bible, and that Fifth
Form religion has come in very
handy! No Tillich yet, but who
knows what might happen!”
1988
Gordon P. Bellamy
gbellamy@gmail.com
www.sps.edu/1988
1991
Marcy M. Chong
chonghall@gmail.com
News from your form director,
Marcy Chong: “I’m in the midst
of planning a ‘mini-reunion’ in
NYC on Saturday, June 8. John
Colpitts (aka Kid Millions, aka
Man Forever) will perform at
the Metropolitan Museum of
Art in NYC. Please join us for
the show and a party after-
wards; details available on the
alumni page of the SPS website
www.sps.edu/alumni/alumni-
events.
Diana Clark Stroble writes:
“My best 40th birthday present
was a surprise weekend visit to
Seattle from Lucy Barzun
Donnelly and Laura Hazard
Clark ’89 . My husband, Peter,
planned a huge surprise party
for me on March 2 with many
friends and family from Boston
and N.Y., and here in Seattle. My
father, Christopher Clark ’58,
also flew in for the weekend.
The Tone family of Los An-
geles is clearly overachieving
hard. In January 2013, the first
novel of Kristin DiGaetano
Tone was published by Diver-
sion Books. The romantic com-
edy, Breathe , was co-authored
by Tone and two compatriot
yogi/writers under the collec-
tive pen name of “Kate Bishop.”
Breathe explores the pitfalls,
heartache, and hilarity of self-
discovery and falling in love.
The book was drafted between
the hours of 9 p.m. and 5 a.m.,
when kids and jobs were asleep
and involved lots of tea and long
conference calls between the
co-authors in Boston, Bend, and
Los Angeles. Jen Boyle was an
early reader and provider of
encouraging feedback. Lea
Carpenter Brokaw and Rosie
Stovell O’Donnell gave sup-
port and guidance once the
book was written.
Meanwhile, Franchot Tone
is on tour following the January
2013 release of his debut album,
(L. to r.) Diana Clark Stroble ’91 celebrated her 40th birthday
in Seattle with cousin Laura Clark ’89 and friend Lucy Barzun
Donnelly ’91. 49