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reports that Wick received the
school’s Distinguished Alumni
Service Award. In his accep-
tance remarks, he spoke about
the pedagogy of dialogue and
responsibility in independent
school education and its legacy
of public service as reflected
in schools such as Catlin and
St. Paul’s.
1965
David Parshall
dparshall@peifunds.com
www.sps.edu/1965
A vigorous and jovial group
of us spent a delightful fall
weekend with Breeze and
Skip
Hobbs
at their farm in Sheffield,
Mass. Skip and Breeze set a new
standard of gracious hospital-
ity. Skip was master chef on
Friday evening, serving us a
delicious beef stew and braised
leeks, with everything raised
or grown on the farm. On Sat-
urday, we toured the farm and
visited with Skip’s eager Belted
Galloway bull, Duke, and his
Galloway “ladies,” plus another
field of Scottish Highland cattle.
Nick Hoff
’s wife, Jamie, lost her
sunglasses in the field, but it
turned out that Duke was trying
them on for a new sporty look.
We then climbed the side of a
mountain behind the Hobbs’s
cabin. When a hauntingly dark
stormcloud appeared above, we
tucked into a cave that
Peter
Twining
spotted, just in time
to shelter ourselves from a
torrential downpour. Eventually,
we made it to our destination, a
spectacular gorge. A delicious
barbecue dinner awaited us
that evening and
Bob Lievens
presented a preview of photo-
graphs that he has assembled
from Pictorials from the 1960s
and other sources, including a
most impressive shot of
Bob
Hall
leaping over a high hurdle.
Looking forward to seeing these
and other photographs at the
Mt. Washington and at our 50th
reunion dinner. Liz and
Dick
Livingston
joined the group
on Friday evening, adding (as
they always do) to the joviality
of the occasion.
Rick Billings
arrived on Saturday, exhibit-
ing his characteristic fortitude
on the climb up the mountain
and reporting that as of mid-
October, 68 of us, including
spouses, have booked rooms
at the Mt. Washington. By the
time this is published, we ex-
pect there will be a number of
additions. Overall, the weekend
put all of us in the mood for our
50th reunion in May. Looking
forward to seeing each of you!
1966
Richard Woodville
rwoodville@verizon.net
Ray Hornblower
and I met
for a cup of coffee in N.Y.C. on
New Year’s Eve day. We rumi-
nated about the past and current
events and wished each other a
happy New Year. Ray is working
with a scientist at Johns Hopkins
University, whose technology
has been effective in eliminating
certain cancers. Ray is balancing
his efforts to get funding for
this technology with devoting
an hour a day to his concert
singing career. Interested SPS
alumni should e-mail him at
ray@hornblower1881.com.
1967
Thomas Beale
beale.tom@loreda.org
John Landes
writes: “Still in
Sag Harbor, N.Y., with Bay Burg-
er restaurant and Joe & Liza’s
Ice Cream, new granddaughter
Rose Willoughby Tremblay, and
chairman of our local public
radio station, WPPB 88.3 FM.
Also, founder of our annual
Sag Harbor American Music
Festival. Please come and see
me in Sag Harbor.”
1968
Tom Shortall
shortall.nevis@gmail.com
I’ve had the opportunity to
see or speak to a number of
formmates. On a recent trip to
California, my wife, Alice, and
I dropped in on
Craig McNa-
mara ’69
at his walnut farm
in Winters, Calif. Craig was a
terrific host and sends his best
to the form. I have recently
reached out to
Randy Johnson
.
He and his wife, Letty, are living
in Andes, N.Y. Randy also sends
his best to everyone. In early
December, I had lunch with
Barclay McFadden
in N.Y.C.,
followed by a dinner with
Dick
Furlaud
,
Jim Colby
,
Jim Rob-
inson
and
TimMegear
.
Tuck-
er Hood
and his wife, Cathleen,
came to visit us in Nevis in
early January. I was able to get
Tucker’s help harvesting limes
and sour oranges and a number
of other tasks. As of this writing,
Tucker was seen in the kitchen
creating what will be a superb
sour orange marmalade.
1970
Tres Davidson
swdiii@gmail.com
www.sps.edu/1970
1971
Dennis Dixon
dennis.c.dixon@gmail.com
Tiff Wood
reports from Port-
land, Ore.: “Healthy, but suffer-
ing from my share of overuse
injuries, which pretty much
encompasses all of my aging
ailments. Susan and I recently
returned from our third trip
to Italy in the last four years,
this time visiting Tuscan hill
towns and spending three days
in Rome, where I rowed on the
Tiber with a friend who is on
FORMNOTES
1965 formmates and wives enjoyed a mid-October weekend in
Sheffield, Mass., at the home of Breeze and Skip Hobbs. Front (l. to
r.) are: Jackie Hall, Deb Lievens, and Robin Willcox; row 2: (either
side of sofa): Breeze Hobbs and David Parshall; row 3: Anita
Prentice, Jamie Hoff, and Peter Twining; and row 4: Rick Billings,
Nat Prentice, Skip Hobbs, Bob Hall, Nick Hoff, and Bob Lievens.
1968 formmates Tucker Hood
and Tom Shortall visited the
Lime Kiln in Nevis in January.
