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the customRV thatmust be seen
to be believed, and could have
been in
Mad Max
if it had the
scorchmarks. Thank you, Sandy
and Suzie, for a great visit. We
hope to see you again soon.”
Sandy Schwartz
added: “We
are in the slow process of mobi-
lizing our lifestyle, so we openly
invite awesome U.S./Canadian
travel destination suggestions
that do not include the notion of
work! But it really doesn’t look
like it came out of
Mad Max
.”
The San Francisco Bay Area
Form of 1972 Club social sec-
retary reports: “Susan and
Prescott Stone
will be cel-
ebrating the 61st birthday of
Mark Wainwright
together
on January 16. We had our an-
nual Christmas luncheon with
Halsted Wheeler.
”
And our former Bay Area
musicologist formmate, who
has become Buckeye musicol-
gist extraordinare,
Graeme
Boone
writes: “Yeah, a storm
is threatening . . . my very life
today. Hearing the poignant
sounds of this old recording
inundate the auditorium, I feel
the growing chasmof years dis-
sipate as 300 students absorb,
recall, and meditate on this
music in view of writing a set
of answers on their rock ‘n’ roll
final exam. While it is strange
and, in some ways, profoundly
sad to see the overwhelming
lightstorm of our past experi-
ences flatten into the glib pat-
terns of future history, I have
to believe that some flicker
remains of what we ourselves
felt back then at the end of 1969,
listening to this brand-new
music on the frontiers of our
own young lives. The students
today seem especially excited
about that very thing.” Graeme
continues to be a distinguished
professor of music and direc-
tor of the Center for Medieval
and Renaissance Studies at The
Ohio State University.
John Christensen
reports:
“My wife, Andrea, set chore-
ography at a festival in An-
gers (France) in July. I met her
there and helped some with
the production. We toured, by
car, the Loire Valley and Massif
Central and stayed with friends
in Villefranche-sur-Mer, east
of Nice. Then we walked Paris,
fortunatelymissing a heat wave,
riots, and the end of the Tour
de France. The C
ô
te d’Azur
was lovely. France is of course
crowded with tourists in July.
The food is delicious and ev-
eryone seems to drink wine, ap-
ertifs, and digestifs constantly
without apparent consequence.
France is genuinely charming in
places and – like many tourist
destinations – more and more
resembles a theme park. Our
best meal was perhaps at a tiny
regional restaurant in Le Puy
en Volay, where the ancient
cathedral and fortress were
built atop volcanic spikes.”
Jim Moorhead
shares: “I
have enjoyed reading
The Boys
in the Boat,
the story of the U.S.
eight in the 1936 Olympics. The
book highlights the sport’s
physical demands, heightens
my admiration for my Shat-
tuck and Halcyon friends, and
makes me happy I played base-
ball! I recently joined Burson-
Marsteller, the global public
relations firm, as a managing
director in its Washington, D.C.,
public affairs and crisis group.”
Finally, as a public service, our
form’s official photographic ar-
chivist,
Halsted Wheeler
, sent
in a photo of the oft mistaken
Jamie Byrne
. After so many
of you mistook
JT Howell
for
Jamie in a recent photo rec-
ognition contest, we thought it
necessary to jog yourmemories.
Hey, it was the sixties.”
1974
Chris Rulon-Miller
chrisrulon@mac.com
David Clark
writes: “The news
of Bill Oates passing saddened
all of us. Despite people using
the worn-out clich
é
of, “Well, he
lived a long life…” it still hurts
to know he has gone to be with
the Lord. His presence will be
missed. He was a remarkable
man, and as the Rector of SPS,
was what I’d call a true servant
leader. Bill was humble to a
fault and probably the best
listener I’ve ever known. How
many times did he welcome
all of us into the Rectory for
Saturday night feeds and make
his home feel like our own?
One night during a one-on-
one conversation, I shared the
nickname we had given him
(“Wild Bill” – after the cowboy)
and he absolutely delighted in
my confiding this to him. He
was anything but wild, but loved
being considered as such. His
warm smile and constancy will
always stay with every one of us
his life deeply touched.”
1975
Randy Blossom
randy.blossom@blossom-
insurance.com
www.sps.edu/1975
1977
Anne Burleigh
annie.oh.burleigh@gmail.com
In November, I was privileged to
attend the funeral service of our
formmate,
Gordon Stanton
,
in N.Y.C., along with 12 of our
friends. Some of you may not
realize I took over recently as
our form director fromGordon.
He told everyone it was due to a
personal situation, not because
he was sick. He would only re-
veal his challenge to his friends
one at a time and only when
necessary. He did not want
his illness to define him or his
relationships. I was honored to
help him out and take over this
responsibilty.
Ledlie Laughlin
gave a very moving and witty
remembrance. I have included
just a slice of his words here, to
remind us of our connection to
SPS and our love for each other
and for our School: “I’ve known
Gordon since our days together
at St. Paul’s School. For 40 years,
Gordon has been my dearest
friend. We spent a year before
college traveling around the
world. For him, obstacles were
alluring challenges to be taken
head on, because he was always
up for adventure and mischief.
And it was fun getting into
trouble with Gordon because he
always had your back. Always.”
On October 5,
George Gur-
ney
,
Dick Soule,
and I all took
part in the 75-mile Watershed
Bike Ride to support environ-
mental initiatives surrounding
Buzzards Bay (Mass.). The ride
started in Westport, Mass.,
FORMNOTES
Suzanne (Kluss) Crawford ’76
attended the Portland, Ore.,
wedding of Terry Smith and
Kira (Mary Tom) Higgs ’77.
George Gurney ’77, Dick Soule ’77,
and Annie Burleigh ’77 met by
chance at the Watershed Bike
Race in Mass., in October.
