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after selling the 16-office ho-
listic health center I managed
for 30 years. Working hard at
not letting turning 65 upset my
attempts at youth. Tom Iglehart
also sent the Christmastime
photo of the bronze pelicans,
which were a gift to Annie and
Bob Rettew
from formmates,
the Form of 1970, and a couple
of generations of grateful stu-
dents and parents. They were
installed in the garden of their
new home in Concord in June,
the same time as the hono-
rarium dinner generously held
in their honor by the Form of
’70. Bob and Annie have begun
what they affectionately call
“The School Street Pelicans
Society.” Anyone who visits
them and has their photo taken
with the pelicans automatically
becomes a member.
Nicholas
Dungan
reported to us through
a Facebook post that he is still
very much building bridges in
Franco-American relations at
the Institut de Relations In-
ternationales et Strat
é
giques
in Paris.
Bob Bennett
shares: “Can’t
say that I’ve done anything
very illustrious – what a long
strange trip it has been, ya’
know? I would like to hear what
has happened to everyone else.
Went to the ’69ers site: www
.sps1969.org – not many peo-
ple checking in. Would like to
hear, for instance, how
Charlie
Bradshaw
’s efforts in Africa
are going. Some of us stayed
close to home and some went
far flung. I want to hear from
the far flung, if possible.”
From
Paul Reingold
: “I’m just
finishing a four-month sabbati-
cal in New Zealand – we’ve had
a great time. I will have returned
home by Christmas.”
News from
Bill Cahill
: “My
son, Robbie, married the beau-
tiful Evan Brown in Healdsburg,
Calif., in October. They met at
Stanford, where she was on the
sailing team. They both work
in technology startups in SF.
I’m still president of Calfox and
enjoying paddle tennis in Ross.”
Charlie Bradshaw
responds
to
Bob Bennett’s
inquiry to tell
us of his work in Uganda: “Beth
and I are entering the final year
of our three-year assignment
as Music Department head and
principal, respectively, at Bishop
Lutaaya Theological College in
Mityana, Uganda. Our work has
been to equip clergy, lay read-
ers, musicians, teachers, and
counselors for the churches and
parish schools in Mityana Dio-
cese, and to introduce training
programs in marketable skills.
In May 2015, I spent a pleasant
evening in the Kampala home of
the only other known alumnus
in Uganda,
Robin Kibuka ’67
,
and his wife, Rose. In December,
we received a visit fromanother
“Old Boy,” the
Rev. Canon Tad
de Bordenave ’61
. We thank
the Lord for his provision. We
are grateful to classmates and
other alumni who have sup-
ported us with prayers, words
of encouragement, and financial
contributions.”
1971
Dennis Dixon
dennis.c.dixon@gmail.com
www.sps.edu/1971
I hope you’ve already made
your plans to join the Form of
1971 in Millville from June 3 to
5. Please be sure to register so
the School knows you’re plan-
ning to attend, and make your
hotel reservations today. More
information about the weekend
and our form’s plans, as well
as the registration link, can be
found at www.sps.edu/1971.
I had a great 2015 – across
the U.S. east/west and north/
south, pulled tons of metal out
of conservation land, worked on
iPhone app (unpaid), worked (a
little) on a geodatabase project
(paid!), and generally kept my-
self out of trouble.
Unfortunately,
JohnGilligan
died from a brain hemorrhage
on May 4, 2015. He was a doctor
with Pacific Medical Group in
Beaverton, Ore.
Both
Peter Seymour
and I
have spokenwith
LeoRomer
on
the phone to Venezuela. He is a
very enthusiastic individual, and
loves being able to speak English
to someone, aswell as speakwith
someone who knew him many
years ago. The government has
been busy destroying his multi-
generation family agribusiness,
which tends to consume one’s
attention.
Rodney Place
sends the
news that he is an active artist
and art-entrepreneur/art-as-
development in South Africa.
Byam Stevens
sends his
news about his next act: “The
2015 season was my last as
artistic director of the Chester
Theatre Company. After 18
years at CTC and a life working
in small not-for-profit the-
atres, I’m switching to the life
of a freelance artist – writing,
directing, and teaching. First big
project was writing, directing,
and producing American Bal-
let Theatre’s 75th Anniversary
Gala at the Metropolitan Opera
House in May. I’m currently
working on a libretto for a full-
length ballet of
The Red Shoes
for the University of North
Carolina School of the Arts.”
This from
Riker Davis
: “I
have been 38 years at the same
address in Ruidoso, N.M. This
year, Cindi and I are moving
about three miles away into the
Cedar Creek area. We are build-
ing a great house on a ridge top
at 7,545 feet, with an awesome
view of 12,003’ Sierra Blanca
Peak. There will be plenty of
room for visitors. We can see
winding down our demanding
property management lives
in the foreseeable future. I’ve
been in touch with
Reed Peters
,
who has a great spot over in
Arizona. Cindi and I are going
to drive over to check out his
sanctuary soon. El Ni
ñ
o brought
heavy snow this winter to our
Sacramento mountains, and we
enjoyed lots of powder turns at
Ski Apache.”
Colie Harding
writes: “I’m
still living in Clinton, N.Y., a
few hundred yards away from
both Harding Farm and Ham-
ilton College. The stroke I had
two years ago makes that more
than walking distance, but I’ve
been making progress from
horizontal to vertical. I manage
to get to the factory every day
to make plastic parts for fish-
FORMNOTES
SPSers (l. to r.) Terry Gruber ’71,
former master Richard Lederer,
and Bram Lewis ’71 after Richard’s
performance of “The Lighter
Side of Language” in N.Y.C.
Eric Carlson ’72 (r.), with daughter Rachel, son Andrew, and wife Peggy
at Andrew’s commissioning as 2nd Lieutenant, U.S. Marine Corps.
