We had about 37 formmates and assorted
family members make the trek to Con-
cord from as far away as Taiwan (John
Chen, planning his world domination
from the Risk
TM
-tested base of East
Asia); Beijing (Angus McDougal, clothing
designer, probably also planning world
domination, just more discreetly than John);
Canada (J.F. Auffrey, master accountant);
Montana (Drew Hanes Westerman, fish-
ing enthusiast and registered nurse);
geographically self-satisfied West Coasters
(Brooke Lloyd, future Microsoft CEO; Mark
DeVito, mustachioed nightlife/music
impresario and his business partner, Ben
Bleiman); New Yorkers in abundance (Amy
Catlin, Luke Wolin, Jordan Webb, Mike Getz,
Pete Pachios – finance gurus of various
stripes; Gina Mysliwiec, ER doc; Dustin
Brauneck, NYC Ballet marketing honcho;
Allie Dailey, landscape architect extraor-
dinaire; Natalie Guarnaschelli, dietitian
par excellence; Greta Braddock, fashion
writer; the multi-hyphenate Kareem
Roberts; the eminently employable though
not quite employed math Ph.D., Duncan
Sinclair); and, of course, DC-ites ranging
from high-powered lawyers (Cybil
Gregory Roehrenbeck, Brian Gilmore) to
business mavens (Sheerin Florio Vesin,
Amy Brown Graham), West Virginian
progressive activists-cum-politicians
(Lida Shepherd), and lauded, published
poets bound for Fulbright Scholarships
in Kazakhstan (Michelle Chan Brown).
Some traveled shorter distances, but
still get full credit (Ian Katz, computers;
Meg Leonard, writer; Christine Graham,
scientist; Arielle Greenleaf Driscoll, market-
ing; Alissa Abrams, lawyer/classics; Jake
Keeler, architect/builder; Ann Carley Gavin,
cooking; Tavis Tenney, WWE aficionado;
JP Aubry, economist), all of whom reside
in New England; and Willy Kates, a teacher
in N.C.
We marched in the Alumni Parade, ate
Upper food in the hockey rink, attended
performances, napped in the library, saw
our plaque unveiled, watched Boat Races,
played lacrosse, and sat on the boat docks.
Pictures and a glimpse of your past can
be viewed at www.facebook.com/SPS1999.
I’ve failed at many things in my role,
including figuring out whether “formmates”
is capitalized, hyphenated, or two words
altogether; but my biggest regret has been
my inability to track down our “missing”
friends. However, the weekend reminded
me that life goes on for all of us and that
our rarified high school experience can
never be replicated over the course of a
weekend.
So, to those of you who opted for your
present lives over your past, I understand
and admire your choice. Perhaps someday
you will choose to return, but I caution you
that the St. Paul’s you knew, and perhaps
loved, no longer exists. My time as form
director has given me the excuse to recon-
nect with many of you, and I hope I did
not overreach too brazenly in assuming
that everyone wants to be friends. I sin-
cerely hope that, if any of you are passing
through D.C., you will take the time to let
me know.
Tavis Tenney, Kareem Roberts, faculty
member Rick Pacelli, and Willy Kates
JP Aubry, Brooke Lloyd, “Paope” Pachios, Tavis Tenney, Kareem Roberts, Mike Pappas,
and Mark DeVito
Duncan Sinclair with his girlfriend,
Annie Trowbridge
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