Gail (Hobson) Rodgers: “I have three children, Lauren (22) and 12-year-old twins (Christopher and Alexis). Yep, 10 years between them—I know, what was I thinking! As for plans for the big 5-0, I share my birth year with my husband, Carlton, and two of my brothers-in-law. We’re thinking about throwing a huge party. We’ll see how that works out. If it happens, there will probably be some ’88s in attendance, as I’m still in touch with a few of my esteemed classmates.”

Michelle Stowe Ong: “My updates are interesting this past year. I am an internal medicine doctor with a specialty in geriatrics and integrative medicine, which combines alternative and standard medicine. I’ve practiced for 20 years in the Lake Norman, North Carolina (outside Charlotte), area, but with the stress and changes in primary care medicine and the approach of my 50th birthday I started to feel burned out and decided to take a sabbatical. I’ve spent a wonderful six months writing, spending time with family and traveling. My oldest daughter is a junior at Dartmouth and loves it. My other daughter will graduate high school this year. My husband and I are contemplating moving to Asheville, North Carolina, to begin new jobs and the empty-nest lifestyle! As for celebrating my 50th, I had always wanted to attend Jazz Fest in New Orleans during college, but never got the chance. So I have booked a house and will be attending this year with a group of ’88 women.”

Sam Braverman: “My plans for celebrating my 50th have changed because (as we are all aging a bit) I have developed a nagging hip and decided that the heli-trip might be too much. I am planning instead on a golf trip to Scotland (where my oldest is studying for a year at University of Edinburgh). I was lucky enough to get a tee time in the annual lottery at the Royal & Ancient Golf Club at St. Andrews, so will play in May with three friends at St. Andrews, Turnbury, Gleneagles and maybe a course in the Highlands, such as Royal Dornoch. I’ll then pick my daughter up from school and am planning a further trip to St. Petersburg with my mother, wife (Jennie Arlin) and daughter. Work is still busy. I cofounded a white-collar and general criminal defense firm (Fasulo Braverman & Di Maggio, LLP) in New York. Jennie is an associate with my firm, working in the appellate practice, and we are both adjunct professors at Pace University Law School; I teach trial advocacy and Jennie teaches advanced appellate advocacy. I just finished my term as president of the Bronx County Bar Association and am a member of the house of delegates for the New York State Bar Association.”

Kirby Fowler, with wife Carmina Perez and daughters Tory and Maya, lives in Baltimore, Maryland. He practiced law with a firm until 2001, when he joined the then-mayor to create and implement various economic and community development initiatives, such as the adoption of arts districts with financial incentives for artists. Since 2004 he’s been the CEO of the Downtown Partnership of Baltimore, a nonprofit dedicated to growing and promoting downtown Baltimore. To celebrate his 50th Kirby plans to rent a minibus, stocked with beer and wine and loaded with close friends and family, to host a party in the rooftop club room at 10 Light, a newly renovated apartment building in downtown Baltimore. Kirby will DJ, playing highlights from years of collecting music for his iPod.

Please tell us your celebration plans, and hope to see lots of you in Hanover in October.

—Jere Mancini, 34 Wearimus Road, HoHoKus, NJ 07423; d88correspondent@gmail.com