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The formnotes below reflect
information received through
February 1, 2015. Please send
newsand/orphotosofyourselfor
other alumni to include in these
pages. The address is Formnotes
Editor,
Alumni Horae,
St. Paul’s
School, 325Pleasant St., Concord,
N.H. 03301 or alumni@sps.edu.
Thank you.
1934
A spring 2012
Alumni Horae
article featuring
Efrem Zim-
balist, Jr ’36
, star of the TV hits
77 Sunset Strip
and the J. Edgar
Hoover-approved
The F.B.I.
,
helped to reignite an 80-year-
old friendship with his SPS
classmate,
Francis H. “Mac”
McAdoo, Jr.
“Since hearing and
sight challenges had touched
both of them, they rekindled
friendship through letters,”
writes Zimbalist’s daughter,
Stephanie. “Very sweet to see
Daddy revel in Mac’s as they
came in the mail.” Since her
father’s death in 2014, Stephanie
Zimbalist has continued a cor-
respondence with McAdoo and
his son,
Preston McAdoo ’67
.
The familiesmet in Vermont last
fall, where they took a photo to
send to the
Horae
. “Mac,” who
turned 100 years old onFebruary
25, jokedwhen asked permission
for the photo to appear, “There’s
no one left to tease me anyway.”
1943
Norm Walker
walkerns@verizon.net
Bob Pennoyer
has just written
his memoir,
As It Was,
which has
received high praise from crit-
ics. Scott Horton, a contributing
editor of
Harper’s Magazine
,
calls the book an “irresistible
memoir,” and writes, “
As It
Was
is a lesson in a life well
lived, and a tonic for dark and
troubled times.” The book can
be purchased at bookstores and
through Amazon.com.
1946
Sid Lovett
sidlovett@gmail.com
www.sps.edu/1946
We are looking forward to the
70th reunion, June 3-5. As of
January 15,
Michael Coe, Trow
Elliman, Mike Wall
, and I plan
to attend. We hope others will
join in too.
1947
Charlie Dodge
Capt. Herbert Poole
writes: “I
live in southern Maine in the
summers, then snowbird in the
Fla. Keys. Over 30 years trying
to keep an eye on the effects of
global warming on our Atlantic.
Yes, it
is
happening. Things are
changing, creatures, and fish
being affected, ocean rising very
slowly.”
1948
Henry Sprague
pm.club@yahoo.com
Burton Closson
noticed a piece
in the Yale alumni magazine
about the son of formmate
Byam Stevens
(
Byam Stev-
ens ’71
) and Burton would like
to make sure Byam ’71 is simi-
larly recognized for his accom-
plishments in
Alumni Horae
. He
submits the news that Stevens
recently completed an 18-year
run as artistic director of the
Chester Theatre Company, a
professional theater company
located in the foothills of the
Berkshires. During his tenure,
Stevens produced eight world
premieres and transferred 17
productions to Off-Broadway
and regional theaters. In 2005,
he commissioned, produced,
and directed
Random Acts
, a
drama addressing the bully-
ing and coercive behavior af-
flicting American middle and
high schools, which played to
thousands of students. In 2006,
he was honored by the Mas-
sachusetts Alliance for Arts
Education with the Champions
of Arts Education Award for
unique programs brought to
schools to create theater for
public performance.
1951
John Lorenz
cossacks4ever@fairpoint.net
www.sps.edu/1951
I am so pleased that already (as
of mid-January) the following
are officially planning to attend,
or are hoping to attend our 65th
reunion:
Douglas Barclay, Da-
vid Carter (has already made
a reservation!), Fred Church,
Mark Cluett, Fred Gardner,
Ebby Gerry, Steve Gurney,
Flix Kloman, John Lorenz,
David Morrish, Art Perry,
Bill Prime, Fergus Reid, Steve
Reynolds, Mort Saunders,
and
Charlie Van Doren
. Among
these formmates, nine wives
also plan to attend. In addition
to the Friday dinner, June 3 at
Coit, we’re excited to attend a
Saturday evening (June 4) din-
ner at the Rectory. Join us.
1952
Peter Stearns
pstearns@blissnet.com
Peter Gates
, a docent for many
years at the Metropolitan Mu-
seum of Art in New York City,
has taken on the challenging
role of guiding high school
juniors and seniors on tours of
the museum. We were delighted
when he offered to shepherd
Debbie and
Asa Davis
and my
wife, Dee, and I on a whirlwind
tour of his favorite rooms and
unique pieces of art that might
FORMNOTES
Last fall, Stephanie Zimbalist (r.),
daughter of Efrem Zimbalist ’36,
made a trip to North Bennington,
Vt., to visit her father’s longtime
friend, Francis McAdoo ’34 (l.),
and his son, Preston ’67.
Formmates from 1952 (l. to r.): Peter Gates (sitting), Peter and Dee
Stearns, and Debbie and Asa Davis in the Members Dining Room
at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
