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sabbatical. For the rowing en-
thusiast, onMay 30-31 we have
the 15th running of the Corval-
lis to Portland Row, a 115-mile
rowing stage race; and June
26-28, the Northwest Regional
Rowing Championships. Come
visit and I’ll find a seat for you!”
From
Curtis Karnow:
“I fi-
nally bought the Martin guitar
I’d wanted since Corner House
in 1969. Got Amazon to publish
my collection of very, very short
stories,
Just A Bite
, and was just
appointed to a State Supreme
Court committee on judicial
ethics (no ironic comments
please). Still having play dates
with
David Baldwin
.”
Hornor Davis
shares: “I like
semi-retirement but seem to
work harder than ever. Mostly
in Aiken, S.C., with lots of SPS
history. Of six houses on my
street, four have SPS con-
nections. I live in the former
Seymour Knox house, just down
street from Mrs. Ohrstrom.
In summer still in Watch Hill,
R.I., off and on in West Virginia.
Delighted to see anyone passing
this way. I missed reunions this
year while nearby at Proctor for
my niece’s graduation. I had lots
of nice reports from her dad’s
Form of 1974 about my brother,
Caldwell Davis ’74,
who died
in 2013. His youngest daughter
joined her middle sister at Se-
wanee, from which their oldest
sister graduated Phi Beta Kappa
in June. Really appreciated all
the support and news. My wife
and I had an amazing visit this
fall with my SPS roomie,
Reed
Peters
. Shockingly, our first get-
together in a decade! Bothhe and
my wife grew up in Pittsburgh.
He will never toot his horn, but
he has been a proprietor of Cave
Creek Ranch in Portal, Ariz., for
more than a decade. Google it! It
has some of the greatest bio-
diversity in the U.S. or North
America. Sadly, it was severely
struck by the floods you heard
about last year. He is essentially
mayor of the community and it’s
all thriving. Best birding in the
U.S. Check it out.”
December news from
Peter
Seymour
: “I am doing well, as
aremy two teenage boys. I spent
Christmas up in the Portland,
Maine, area as several family
members live there. I had the
great pleasure of stopping in
on Wendy and
Chris Denison
on the way back, and Chris
prepared me the finest lobster
roll I have ever had. As if that
weren’t enough, Wendy made
sure I took home an order of
homemade duck soup. It was
great to catch up. I fear that the
Denisons may have to change
their address as I will be stop-
ping there on my way through
the great state of Maine.”
Here’s what
Byam Stevens
is up to: “Going into my 19th
season as artistic director of
the Chester Theatre Company.
Just got back from teaching a
workshop at University of North
Carolina School of the Arts. Am
writing, directing, and producing
American Ballet Theatre’s 75th
Anniversary Gala at the Metro-
politan Opera House in May.”
Bill Wood
writes: “I’m still at
GlaxoSmithKline (31 years and
counting), heading up computer
authentication services, al-
though re-orgs later this month
could possibly change that
situation. My big news is that
our daughter, Mia, is expecting
twins in May – a boy and a girl!
She married Jeb Broomell, a
sweetheart from high school,
in June 2013.
Terry Gruber
was
at the wedding and his company
did the photography.”
1972
John Henry Low
jhlknick.com
From New York City,
Jon De-
land
writes that he is still an
“orthopaedic surgeon, special-
izing in ankles and feet. Two
children (both married). We are
all in N.Y.C., and my greatest
treasures are Emme, my wife,
and family. But I am lucky to
love my work too. All the best
to schoolmates!” Jon continues
his practice at the Hospital for
Special Surgery.
Ernesto Cruz
(The Artist
Formerly Known As Ernie)
writes: “Best wishes to all the
classmates. I continue at Credit
Suisse as an IPO and equity
capital markets expert. I did
some business with
Jamie Urry
over at CVC. Good times also
with
Eric Ruttenberg ’74
,
whose children are attending or
did attend SPS. My own children
chose to stay in New York and
one chose Hotchkiss. I remar-
ried this year to a wonderful girl
from Washington State, Carrie.
I recently had a nice conversa-
tion with
Charlie
Bronson
,
who is pushing the entrepre-
neurial envelope in Asia. His
report is “splitting my time
between N.Y.C., Miami, Nica-
ragua, and Colorado. Everyone
welcome.”
Dierk Groeneman
reports:
“My spouse, Sanae, and I just
returned from a long weekend
in New Mexico to celebrate
our 20th wedding anniversary.
While in Taos, we had dinner
with
Sandy Schwartz
and his
wife, Suzie. We also toured their
magnificent home, which looks
straight out of
The Hobbit
, and
Jamie Byrne ’72 during our
“Milville daze.”
Sandy Schwartz ’72 is “For Sale,”
standing aft deck on the bow
section of his family’s new RV.
Bob Shepley ’72 and Mike
Sweeney ’72 wandering in the
Chebaco Woods in Massachu-
setts in January.
1972 formmates Ian Laird, Matt
Mandeville, and Charlie Bronson
looking for that long lost shaker
of salt.
