Class Note 1986
Issue
January-February 2024
It was great to be on campus for Homecoming 2023, when many classmates gathered to celebrate the start of our special 60th birthday year despite the rainy weather. Many ’86s withstood the rain to walk in the parade with our “60 birthday cake,” and the class dinner on Saturday night was a fun addition to the usual slate of festivities. Thank you, Laura Lindner Sankey, for putting together such a wonderful event. I look forward to gathering once again next Homecoming to wrap up the year of 60 celebration!
In addition to those I saw at Homecoming, I heard from Cam Johnson that a small group of ’86 and ’87 Phi Delts, with and without spouses, got together in Idaho this past June for a six-day rafting trip on the Middle Fork of the Salmon River. They included Cam, David Hess, Ted Sears, Dave Criswell, Jack Martin, Phil McCune ’87, and Craig Wilson ’87. Regrettably, they were not able to mix up a batch of Phi Reds on the river but plenty of good food, drink, and laughter was had by all. An amazing part of the world!
Love is in the air and the children of ’86s have been keeping their parents busy with weddings lately! Liz Shea Fries and husband Thom Fries celebrated the marriage of their son, Dan, to Prahelika Gadtaula with a traditional three-day Hindu bash outside Katmandu, Nepal. In attendance were classmates Lali Jayasankar Haines, Michael Moody,and Kathleen Harris Orlin as well as Jay Haines ’87, Taraneh Azar ’89, and Thom’s sister, Janet Chinitz ’81. A more local reception was held in Brooklyn, New York, with more Dartmouth attendees, including Dave Koeninger, Debbie Weitzman, Sarah Page, Paul Davis,and Jim O’Shaughnessy. Next, the son of Peter Gibson and Margie Wallace Gibson ’88, Christopher ’14, celebrated his wedding with plenty of Dartmouth folks in attendance, including his three Dartmouth siblings and alums Mike McTernan, Kevin Sankey, Laura Lindner Sankey, Patty Doykos and Chris Mulligan ’85. Liz Babb’s daughter, Abby Fanlo, got married and in attendance were Jessica Cohn Healy, Douglas Healy ’87, Wini Welch Kinney, and Sam Kinney. Gary Greene’s daughter, Emily ’17, also got married, and his other daughter, Alison ’20, was the maid of honor. Fellow ’86s in attendance were Hugh O’Reilly, Andrea Lordan, Steve Kylander, Ben Clements, Michael Rockefeller, and Anne Desmond. It’s always nice to see a sea of green at the nuptials!
In other news, Jonathan Skurnik recently mounted an exhibition of his abstract photography in Pasadena, California. William Rexer II is the director of photography for The Crowded Room, a 10-episode thriller on Apple TV+. Greg Labate was named one of Lawdragon’s 2024 leading corporate employment lawyers. These attorneys try to maintain equilibrium between corporate America and its workers.
Please continue to send me your news! For those who provided me with news and updates at Homecoming, thank you for your cooperation and keep reading future issues!
—Suzy Nachman Mercado, 55 Aspen Wood Lane, Fairfield, CT 06825; suzynmercado@gmail.com
In addition to those I saw at Homecoming, I heard from Cam Johnson that a small group of ’86 and ’87 Phi Delts, with and without spouses, got together in Idaho this past June for a six-day rafting trip on the Middle Fork of the Salmon River. They included Cam, David Hess, Ted Sears, Dave Criswell, Jack Martin, Phil McCune ’87, and Craig Wilson ’87. Regrettably, they were not able to mix up a batch of Phi Reds on the river but plenty of good food, drink, and laughter was had by all. An amazing part of the world!
Love is in the air and the children of ’86s have been keeping their parents busy with weddings lately! Liz Shea Fries and husband Thom Fries celebrated the marriage of their son, Dan, to Prahelika Gadtaula with a traditional three-day Hindu bash outside Katmandu, Nepal. In attendance were classmates Lali Jayasankar Haines, Michael Moody,and Kathleen Harris Orlin as well as Jay Haines ’87, Taraneh Azar ’89, and Thom’s sister, Janet Chinitz ’81. A more local reception was held in Brooklyn, New York, with more Dartmouth attendees, including Dave Koeninger, Debbie Weitzman, Sarah Page, Paul Davis,and Jim O’Shaughnessy. Next, the son of Peter Gibson and Margie Wallace Gibson ’88, Christopher ’14, celebrated his wedding with plenty of Dartmouth folks in attendance, including his three Dartmouth siblings and alums Mike McTernan, Kevin Sankey, Laura Lindner Sankey, Patty Doykos and Chris Mulligan ’85. Liz Babb’s daughter, Abby Fanlo, got married and in attendance were Jessica Cohn Healy, Douglas Healy ’87, Wini Welch Kinney, and Sam Kinney. Gary Greene’s daughter, Emily ’17, also got married, and his other daughter, Alison ’20, was the maid of honor. Fellow ’86s in attendance were Hugh O’Reilly, Andrea Lordan, Steve Kylander, Ben Clements, Michael Rockefeller, and Anne Desmond. It’s always nice to see a sea of green at the nuptials!
In other news, Jonathan Skurnik recently mounted an exhibition of his abstract photography in Pasadena, California. William Rexer II is the director of photography for The Crowded Room, a 10-episode thriller on Apple TV+. Greg Labate was named one of Lawdragon’s 2024 leading corporate employment lawyers. These attorneys try to maintain equilibrium between corporate America and its workers.
Please continue to send me your news! For those who provided me with news and updates at Homecoming, thank you for your cooperation and keep reading future issues!
—Suzy Nachman Mercado, 55 Aspen Wood Lane, Fairfield, CT 06825; suzynmercado@gmail.com