Class of 2009
Class Notes
View All Notes for Class of 2009Hey, ’09s! It’s hard to believe it’s been 15 years since we graduated. Hoping to see you all next year for our reunion on campus!
In the meantime, here is some news from our class. Hakim Al-Amin has been promoted to assistant head of school at the Bishop Walker School—a premier private school for boys in Washington, D.C., and he’s launching a tutoring company, Al-Amin Education.
Carli Bekkering wrote to share that she and her husband welcomed daughter Nya Kelly January 8 (to join big brother Lukas, who just turned 2).
Elyssa Benedikt had her third child, Caleb Raphael Benedikt, in October. He was welcomed by older children Lilah (3) and Aden (6). Elyssa is now living in Wellesley, Massachusetts, and had a great time recently seeing Julio Gomez in Honolulu, Hawaii.
Daniel Hilsinger is out in Sweden playing music, raising money for Cancerfonden (a cancer research nonprofit), and tracking down his long-lost relatives after being on a Swedish ancestry reality TV show!
Tom Kern published a year-long lecture series on YouTube on the connections between automata theory and formal logic called “Regular Languages and Model Theory.”
On January 13 Aaron Sims reunited with Pete Sabori and Paige Anderson for a memorable lunch in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Post-feast Aaron led them on an expedition to showcase his office. Unfortunately, Aaron forgot his keys. To this day Pete and Paige aren’t sure if Aaron works there. The mystery endures.
Ry Sullivan and Amber Sullivan welcomed a son in December 2023 after a four-and-a-half-year fertility journey. They couldn’t be happier to see their family grow in San Francisco! He also wanted to share that despite rumors to the contrary, Thomas Donahoe has not joined N’Sync Tour 2024 as a backup dancer.
—Liz (Doolittle) Kahane, 39 Tierra Monte Drive NE, Albuquerque, NM 87122; (617) 909-7669; elizabeth.d.kahane@gmail.com
Obituaries
View All Obituaries for Class of 2009Whitney Anne Buckholz ’09
Whitney Anne Buckholz ’09 died on June 5 after a brave battle with metastatic breast cancer, surrounded by family at her home in Brooklyn. Whitney was born March 3, 1987, in New York City and graduated from Saint Ann’s School.
Brice Acree ’09
Brice Acree ’09, Ph.D., passed away November 11, 2019. He majored in government and French and completed a French foreign study program in Paris. He served the Dartmouth community as a class officer and an admissions ambassador.
DeVon A. Mosley ’09
DeVon A. Mosley ’09 passed away in late 2018. At Dartmouth DeVon was a classical studies major. He was a student-athlete and a member of the Dartmouth men’s basketball team.
