Class Note 1985
Coaching is a fantastic and enjoyable experience. I suspect many of you have been coaches of various sports over the years, many of you for your kids, perhaps even professionally. Some of you may still be coaching. Each August as the Little League World Series plays out, I harken back to my baseball days, both playing and coaching. So how about this for this year’s U.S. bracket (I took some proximity liberties, but you’ll get the drift here).
In the Great Lakes (Grosse Pointe, Michigan) I saw Amy Durno Harned was in Switzerland doing some hiking with her daughter, Elle. Maybe Kris Robbins is coaching some tennis. In the Mid-Atlantic (Jackson, New Jersey) Bernardsville’s Tim Scherman is living in Chicago and posting a lot of cool pics on Instagram. In the Midwest (Sioux Falls, South Dakota) our only classmate from South Dakota is Karen Lust, so she gets the nod here. I think Karen and Jay McLaughlin have been married for years—maybe they’re doing some joint coaching. In the Northeast (Fairfield, Connecticut) Russ Mitchell told me he’s running the N.Y.C. Marathon this fall with his son, Bob. Maybe Dave Kramer is his running coach. In the Northwest (Walla Walla, Washington) Tory Parrott is from Seattle and I recall she played field hockey—no idea where she’s living now or if she’s playing masters field hockey, but maybe this random reference will prompt her to let us know. In the Southeast (Greenville, North Carolina) last I saw Andy Cohen he was playing beer pong at reunion. He was doing so well I thought he had received some recent coaching. Maybe from Blair Bunting.
In the Southwest (Lufkin, Texas) lots of classmates to choose from. I recall playing intramural rugby against Kyle Caswell, who was a real rugby player. I recall because Kyle scored a try by running over and through me, stepping on my face, chest and entire torso without missing a beat. Maybe Kyle is coaching rugby somewhere. In the West (Rancho Santa Margarita, California) our closest rancho is Aloke Mandal from Rancho Palos Verdes, now an M.D./Ph.D. Aloke shared some recent news that some of his recent research (related to the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act) has been cited by Congress, in addition to news about his daughter’s graduation from Sarah Lawrence. In other California news Eric Wilinski is leaving San Francisco and moving to Portland, Oregon, ostensibly for better Little League opportunities for his son, Soren.
Things I think or wonder about: LinkedIn is like the Freshman Book. If you had a wedding ceremony again, which of the original guests would you invite? Most of us are past the halfway point (maybe well beyond) of our working careers. When I’m in an airport how many people do I know who are also here? Is anyone else a sports official or referee? Does anyone else still carry their Dartmouth ID in their wallet? Who enjoys playing quizzo and bar trivia? Why do I include my address below? Has anyone read this far?
—John MacManus, 188 Ringwood Road, Rosemont, PA 19010; (610) 525-4541; slampong@aol.com; Leslie A. Davis Dahl, 83 Pecksland Road, Greenwich, CT 06831; (203) 552-0070; dahlleslie@yahoo.com
