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and his wife, Jane, visitedWash-
ington in May. The three of us
went to Arlington Cemetery and
visited the graves of our fathers,
Colonel David Sheldon Barry
and Commander Frank Gardiner
Wisner – though my father is
not especially known for his
having been in the U.S. Navy
during World War II.”
Bill Riker
submits this up-
date: “My church congregants
keep me busy when I’m with
them, and I’ma bit more focused
with the time I have left. Still
enjoying our garden, our home
on Lopez Island in Washington,
and the growth and changes in
Barbara’s and my combined
family of seven children, 16
grands, and various in-laws. I
hope life continues to inform
our lives for many years.”
Charlie McKee
reports:
“Nina and I, along with other
family members, attended the
graduation of our grandson
AidanMcKee ’14
. In addition to
his diploma, Aidanwas awarded
the Douglas Baseball Medal
for the best overall baseball
player and the Lovejoy Sci-
ence Prize for the student who
best integrates science into
his liberal arts education. Next
year, Aidan will be attend-
ing William and Mary. Other
family members attending the
graduation were Aidan’s sister
Nina ’12
, his mother, Betsy Ring,
his dad,
Charlie Jr. ’83
, Char-
lie’s spouse, Joseph Hamilton,
and PeggyWescott, Aidan’sma-
ternal grandmother. It was a
wonderful weekendwith perfect
weather and many fun activ-
ities. SPS is in excellent shape
and the leadership provided by
Mike Hirschfeld ’85
and the
faculty and staff couldn’t be
stronger.”
1960
Dimitri Sevastopoulo
dimitrisev@nyc.rr.com
1965
David Parshall
dparshall@peifunds.com
David Parshall
submits these
updates:
“A small gathering of
friends from the form, plus a
couple of special guests in New
York, spent a delightful evening
together in June and covered
many topics, including a few
tales from the 1960s, some se-
rious discussion about lessons
learned over the years (e.g., the
importance of listening), sea
changes underway in publishing
and e-publishing, and the geo-
political fragility of our world
today, especially in the Middle
East. We began at 6:30 p.m.
and concluded at 11 p.m.
“
Andrew Wylie
visited the
School in April as a Schlesinger
Fellow at the invitation of the
Rector. Andrew spoke to the
entire School community at
Memorial Hall, met with stu-
dents separately in a smaller
group, was hosted by faculty
members at two dinners, met
privately with the Rector, and
walked through the School
grounds. This was Andrew’s
first visit to the School since
1965. Andrew told me that he
enjoyed being there and that
he was impressed by the quality
and diversity of the students. He
said, ‘Everyone was incredibly
nice and lovely.’
“The School recently com-
pleted a film (shown at spring
alumni events), which features
a number of alumni who speak
about the School Prayer or
appear in clips illustrative of
the principles embedded in
the Prayer. Our form is well
represented, including a clip of
Bill Kennedy
commenting on
kindness as a simple virtue and
showing a youthful photograph
of him from 1965. There is also
a clip of
Tom Lambert
with
a patient at the Tibetan Delek
Hospital in Dharamsala, India,
where he and hiswife, Catherine,
have volunteered over several
extensive periods overseeing the
medical needs of Tibetan refu-
gees. The film, entitled ‘Coming
Home,’ is posted on the School’s
website, at
“Ann and
Sandy Faison
have
leapt into life on all of their four
feet in Eagle, Colo. They thrive
on new endeavors and chal-
lenges each day and, except for
their friends in the East, there
is not much they miss. They
are contributing to their new
community and keeping very
fit. They are both involved in
Habitat for Humanity and other
nonprofit activities, including
their church and local soup
kitchen. Ann is also editor of a
local newsletter. Their winter
sports include skiing and snow-
shoeing. In the summer, it’s ten-
nis, golf, mountain biking and
hiking. Sandy has completed
1,000,000 vertical feet on the
slopes during this ski season,
a challenge he set for himself
early on! They also have made
many new friends and learned
to live with elk and deer in
their backyard. Sandy and Ann
will be primed for competitive
FORMNOTES
1965 gathering: Nat Prentice, Russell Corey, Berny Gray, Kiril
Sokoloff, David Parshall, Henry Livingston ’63, Andrew Wylie, Arn
Welles, and Dick Livingston, with Lillian Corbin (cousin of Russell,
Henry, and Dick).
Formmates from ’57 celebrating George de Man’s 75th birthday
on Shelter Island in May include (l. to r.): John Pearce, John
Petrasch, George, Sandy Holloway, David Hunt, and Bob Fuller.
Ann and Sandy Faison ’65 skiing
in Aspen, Colo., with the Ma-
roon Bells in the background.
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