Class Note 1983
We begin my sixth year as class secretary. Just to remind you, our column is only as good as the news that I get from you, so I encourage (plead with?) you to send me your news, no matter how trivial you may think it is. Thanks Toby Brewster for sending me a note. Toby has been teaching, coaching and advising at St. Paul’s School for 18 years. He worked for two years at Bowdoin College (admissions) and then returned to St. Paul’s as director of college advising. Now back in the classroom, he is teaching fourth-form humanities (American literature and history) to 10th-graders. He is the head coach of the boy’s cross-country team and is assistant coach, to Joe Holland ’84, of the Nordic team. “With three Dartmouth coaches—Joe, me and Jill Blackmer ’79—we are a powerhouse in the New England Nordic world. We are fortunate to have national-caliber skiers like Jack and Tessa Schrupp—offspring of Eliza Deery.”
Becca ’84 and Toby have been married almost 24 years and are starting to plan a 25th anniversary trip next year. “We have four boys, Will (Northeastern ’16), Eli ’17, Peter (St. Paul’s ’17) and Seth, who will be in seventh grade at the local middle school. Lots of college tuition in the years ahead. (Maybe we will go to Starbucks for our anniversary.)” Becca works in development at St. Paul’s, where she is director of the parent’s fund.
Toby arrived late to our 30th reunion “but enjoyed a late night in the Phi basement. Same as it ever was….”
And from the alumni office, news of Kevin Meuse. Kevin recently joined Boston’s Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP’s trust and estates department as partner. Kevin joins Nutter from the Boston office of K&L Gates. He focuses his practice on estate planning and estate settlement matters and also serves as trustee of numerous private trusts. His broad practice encompasses post-mortem tax planning, resolution of disputes with the tax authorities and the negotiation and preparation of complex prenuptial agreements.
Liz Mueller spent another “fabulous” month in Italy—two weeks in Sicily and two weeks in Tuscany, all at Italian language school.
And from Facebook: Bill Huber is a grandpa, Kurt Bredenbeck went to Elton John’s White Tie Summer Ball and danced with Grace Jones to Chris Martin of Coldplay, Tina Poulter Carrier and family traveled across the USA and Tina has been doing some open-water swimming. Andre Hunter and Kelly Fowler Hunter celebrated an anniversary and Mac Gardner caught a fish. Phil Ruder and his wife Lisa just celebrated their 20th anniversary. Doug Darrow also celebrated an anniversary. James McKim, Debbie Robbins Healey, Heather Roulston Ettinger, Kathy Bowler Mitchell and, I’m sure, many others dropped kids off at various colleges for freshman year.
Lastly, a very cool article in the Smithsonianmag.com, “Following in the Footsteps of Balboa,” about Juan Carlos Navarro and his trek to retrace Balboa’s footsteps across Panama. Have a fun fall!
—Maren Christensen, 173 S. Nardo Ave., Solana Beach, CA 92075; marenjc@yahoo.com
