“How did it get so late so soon? It’s night before it’s afternoon. December is here before it’s June. My goodness how the time has flewn.”—Dr. Seuss
Trivia question: What do my very good friend Peter Garfield and the late actor Tony Randall have in common? Answer: Introducing Quinton Zhang Garfield! With a baby born May 18, Peter is the newest first-time father in our class—congrats! You can read more about Peter and other classmates who have pursued careers in the arts in the latest edition of our class newsletter (www.dartmouth84.org). Thanks to Cary Bernstein, Dani Klein Modisett, Karen Thomsen Trost, Kathy Krause and Liz Brody Gluck for compiling the latest edition. While Peter is just beginning parenthood, other classmates have recently witnessed their offspring graduate with the class of ’13, such as Amy Worden Smith, whose daughter Emily wore a mortarboard in June. Also marching on Baker lawn was Rick Bertasi’s daughter Reilly. Speaking of Rick, he and his wife, Sarah, are hosting a party in Santa Barbara, California, this summer to celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary. That’s right, 25 years ago a motley crew of ’84s witnessed this event (along with the elephants, giraffes and other assorted wild beasts) at the Santa Barbara Zoo. Did I just say wild beasts and Dartmouth ’84s in the same sentence? Coincidence? I think not. Among the original congregants who may attend (if memory serves) are yours truly and Jan Gordon, Ricardo Worl, Ray Wood, Marc Devorsetz, Rich Jelsma, Ford Allen, Dave and Kim Kendall Robertson, Tom Parker and Al Chaker.
Folks, make sure you block your calendars for a return trip to Hanover for the 30th reunion of the great class of 1984, which will run from June 12 to 15, 2014. Our 25th reunion may not feel like it was all that long ago, but our 30th reunion chair Ed Kenealy has been reaching out to fellow ’84s to join our 30th reunion committee. There are plenty of ways to help out, from organizing sports activities to working on meals and entertainment to assisting with and selecting symposia topics. You can check out the “Reunion Team” section of our 25th reunion website (25th.dartmouth84.org) for a sampling of some of the ways you can participate. This will be our last ’84-only reunion for quite some time so let’s pull out all the stops to make this the most memorable one ever. If you’d like to lend a hand or just offer some constructive ideas for the reunion, you can e-mail Ed at ed.kenealy@dartmouth84.org. Ed also writes “I am currently international general counsel for Liberty Mutual Group located in Boston, although it feels like I am out of the country as often as I am in it. My wife, Deborah, is also a lawyer and focuses on domestic abuse issues. My son Andrew is a ’15 at Dartmouth and on the heavyweight rowing team. My daughter Diana just graduated from high school. Coincidentally, Andrew was high school classmates with the sons of Carla Small and Bob Cronin and Anjali Chuttani and her husband. All three boys are now ’15s at Dartmouth—small world. Along with Paul Groark, who practices law in central Massachusetts and primarily represents Spanish-speaking clients, I tend to see fellow ’84s Garry Douglas, Howard Jones, Roger Mann and Dave McCormick with some frequency because Dave does a great job organizing group lunches about once a quarter. I also just reconnected with my freshman- and sophomore-year roommate, Marc Koehler, who is currently a Foreign Service advisor with the Department of State, advising the joint chiefs of staff. ”
—Derek Chow and Jan Gordon, 770 Union Av., Boulder, CO 80304; (303) 448-1580; janandderek@comcast.net
