Class Note 1996
Issue
May - Jun 2018
Quite often this column is dedicated to classmate news from the world of business, news of life’s little events or, occasionally, the passing of one of our own. With the conclusion of another winter behind us and the renewal that is spring, I want to dedicate this particular column to updates of a truly celebratory nature that will remind us all of the greatness that is another trip around the sun.
First, there is classmate news of the marital persuasion. I am happy to report that Mercedes Lopez married Martin Anderson on February 10. The now Mrs. Anderson, who works for the Archdiocese of New York, relayed that they were wed in a “beautiful, quiet wedding with family” in the Lady Chapel of St. Patrick’s Cathedral. Congratulations to the newlyweds and best wishes for many years of happiness ahead!
Second, we have the arrival of the newest member of the class of ’96 family. On that very same day (February 10) and in the very same city, Ryan Carey and his wife, Beth, welcomed one Finnegan Jack Carey into the world. Baby, mother and new, doting dad all appear to be doing exceptionally well!
Third, comes word of new adventures, as our own world traveler Monica Oberkofler Gorman and her husband, John, set off in January for a destination few on our planet ever get the opportunity to visit in person.
“Greetings from the end of the world. We are alive and well. The verdict for this once-in-a-lifetime post: Antarctica is magnificent and otherworldly.” I can testify to the fact that Monica’s pictures are amazing, and I am quite jealous of their amazing sojourn to the bottom of the world!
And, last, comes particularly happy news of life, perseverance and the power of family. Our own Ken Lee has endured perhaps one of the most difficult years of his life, and in doing so found a perspective to which many in this world can only aspire. I’ll let his words of late February speak for themselves: “Exactly one year ago I underwent emergency brain surgery and, for a while, could barely talk or read. Because of the doctors, nurses and staff at Massachusetts General Hospital and the Francis Burr Proton Center, tonight I get to worry about the buffalo-sriracha cauliflower I made for dinner and whether the USA will beat Canada for the gold. [Secretary’s note: They did!] I also can’t express enough thanks to my beloved wife, family and friends who made this possible.” Ken, his wife, Becky (Symmes) Lee ’98, and his entire family celebrated his last round of chemotherapy in mid-January. Best wishes for many, many years of good health to come, Kenny, and may we all take a little time to appreciate all the good that life brings us in this season of renewal!
—Garrett Gil de Rubio, 1062 Middlebrooke Drive, Canton, GA 30115; ggdr@alum.dartmouth.org
First, there is classmate news of the marital persuasion. I am happy to report that Mercedes Lopez married Martin Anderson on February 10. The now Mrs. Anderson, who works for the Archdiocese of New York, relayed that they were wed in a “beautiful, quiet wedding with family” in the Lady Chapel of St. Patrick’s Cathedral. Congratulations to the newlyweds and best wishes for many years of happiness ahead!
Second, we have the arrival of the newest member of the class of ’96 family. On that very same day (February 10) and in the very same city, Ryan Carey and his wife, Beth, welcomed one Finnegan Jack Carey into the world. Baby, mother and new, doting dad all appear to be doing exceptionally well!
Third, comes word of new adventures, as our own world traveler Monica Oberkofler Gorman and her husband, John, set off in January for a destination few on our planet ever get the opportunity to visit in person.
“Greetings from the end of the world. We are alive and well. The verdict for this once-in-a-lifetime post: Antarctica is magnificent and otherworldly.” I can testify to the fact that Monica’s pictures are amazing, and I am quite jealous of their amazing sojourn to the bottom of the world!
And, last, comes particularly happy news of life, perseverance and the power of family. Our own Ken Lee has endured perhaps one of the most difficult years of his life, and in doing so found a perspective to which many in this world can only aspire. I’ll let his words of late February speak for themselves: “Exactly one year ago I underwent emergency brain surgery and, for a while, could barely talk or read. Because of the doctors, nurses and staff at Massachusetts General Hospital and the Francis Burr Proton Center, tonight I get to worry about the buffalo-sriracha cauliflower I made for dinner and whether the USA will beat Canada for the gold. [Secretary’s note: They did!] I also can’t express enough thanks to my beloved wife, family and friends who made this possible.” Ken, his wife, Becky (Symmes) Lee ’98, and his entire family celebrated his last round of chemotherapy in mid-January. Best wishes for many, many years of good health to come, Kenny, and may we all take a little time to appreciate all the good that life brings us in this season of renewal!
—Garrett Gil de Rubio, 1062 Middlebrooke Drive, Canton, GA 30115; ggdr@alum.dartmouth.org