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For example, 10 minutes step-
ping up and down a one-foot
rise at a pace of 96 steps aminute
and balancing on one foot for
30 seconds while standing on
foam. I passed that and then
took seven days of Beaver Creek
training. Highlights of that in-
clude the revelation that keep-
ing your feet together while
skiing is so passé. So here we
are on January 1 and looking
to work most of February and
March in Colorado and looking
forward to seeing any Paulies
still on the boards and shred-
ding powder!”
Dick Ranck, our 1964 artist-
in-residence, put on “Trouble
with Relationships,” a solo show
of his paintings and sculpture,
at Philadelphia’s Rosenfeld
Gallery from February 2 to
March 2. His wife, Brooke, has
retired from teaching after 42
years in the School District of
Philadelphia. Granddaughter
Talula Grace was born July
29, 2013, to Toby and Matt.
Daughter Becky graduated from
UTexas with a master’s in ESL
after two years in Peace Corps
– Ukraine. She is now teaching
in San Antonio. Dick writes, “I
am doing my best to support
the local cardiology industry.”
Richard Sperry concludes:
“Finally, a group of old SPS ’64
Paulies gathered in Umbria,
Italy, in October. A bit of a pre-
reunion test of old friendships,
all had a great time touring the
surrounding countryside and
getting to knoweach other again
at La Sommita, Bastia Creti, the
hilltop cluster of houses they
had rented. In attendance were
Simmy and Haven Pell, Claire
and Tony Parker, Jad Roberts
and Nathalie Gilfoyle, Bonnie
and Bill Gordon, Peter Gerry
and Taylor Terhune, Patty and
Livy Miller , Ann and Bob
Walmsley, Mina and Chuck
Coggeshall, andmywife, Nancy
Collins, and I. Haven and Simmy
earned accolades for their daily
bike trips up and down moun-
tain roads, while the rest of us
were happy to enjoy the sights,
great food, and scenery of Italy.
One noteworthy visit was to the
amazing basilica and tomb of
St. Francis of Assisi, the patron
saint of Italy. The basilica and
tomb were also just visited by
Pope Francis.”
1965
David Parshall
dparshall@peifunds.com
This report from David Par-
shall : “Liz and Dick Livingston
have moved from New Canaan,
Conn., to Claverack, N.Y., near
Dick’s roots on the Hudson
River. They live at the end of a
little dirt road with horses on
one side and cows on the other.
Bucolic. Dick plans to spend
more time painting, a talent
and passion of his that showed
great promise from earlier days
of painting and drawing with
Bill Abb é in the early 1960s.
An added bonus: Dick and Liz’s
first grandchild, MacPherson
(“Mac”), lives nearby. She bears
a great resemblance toDick in so
manyways, as can be seen in the
photograph of him. And, at an
early age, Mac is already dem-
onstrating the influence of the
memorable and honorable Dick
Whelan, leading with his left.
“As of January 1, Bob Coxe is
officially retired after 40-plus
years in radio news, the last
23 at WSB in Atlanta. Bob is a
master of uncovering obscure
news items, including most re-
cently a news article from 1954
in The Hastings News report-
ing that our esteemed Dorm
1 housemaster in 1960, Gerry
Wichura, had won the Hastings
High School Science Medal.
Randy Morgan has posted
this article, along with many
other noteworthy entries, on
our Form of 1965 website. If you
have not yet registered on this
private website, please get in
touch with Randy (wyndmoor@
comcast.net) to sign up.”
Formmates and friends of the Form of 1964 gathered in Italy recently (l. to r.) back: Jad Roberts,
Nathalie Gilfoyle, Livy Miller, Haven Pell, Bonnie Gordon, Tony Parker, Anne & Bob Walmsley, Peter
Gerry, Patty Miller, and Bill Gordon; front: Nancy Collins, Mina Coggeshall, Claire Parker, Chuck
Coggeshall, Taylor Terhune, and Simmy Pell.
The family of Alec Haverstick ’70 at a recent gathering (l. to r.) back: Sam Haverstick (holding son
Liam), his wife, Casey (holding daughter Sadie), John and Woodney Wachter (holding daughter Izzy),
Genevieve Haverstick, Alec and his wife, Jessica, Sue Yeaw, Emily Umbdenstock (holding son Wyatt),
and her husband, Tyler (holding son Luke); seated: Ed Whalen.