Class Note 2002
Hello, ’02s! I’m happy to share lots of updates with you. Brett Quimby and his wife, Alyssa, welcomed their daughter, Emerson Jean Quimby, to their family in August. The family lives in Los Angeles, where Brett teaches middle and high school English and his wife practices medicine. They’re excited to see Emerson grow! Katie Lynch sent me her exciting news, “On January 19 my novel Confucius Jane will be released by Forge Books. The book is a blend of women’s fiction and romance with a dash of magical realism. More information is available at www.confuciusjane.com.” Great news out of Texas, where Aaron Pumerantz, now a major in the U.S. Army, was recently named chief of rheumatology at Fort Bliss. He and his wife, Christa, also welcomed their first child, daughter Gracyn Marie, on August 25, 2015. They are enjoying every minute of being her parents!
Caroline Pott filled me in on ’02s she’s been seeing around the East Coast and her new job. “Another recent stint of a few years in Washington, D.C., allowed me to see much of that city’s permanent Dartmouth population. On a few work-related trips to State College I also saw Charlie White, Chris Moore and Mark Kissling, all of whom work for Penn State. In August I made the trip down to Charlotte, North Carolina, to see Molly Redmond, who is a biology professor at the University of North Carolina, and we visited the highest mountain east of the Mississippi. In September I was up in Hanover and at Moosilauke working on the ’66 Bunkhouse (featured in DAM Jan-Feb issue). I loved meeting both the older and younger alums, and of course wielding sharp tools and being overfed by the lodge. I also delighted in a homemade dinner and hike with Flora Krivak-Tetley, who’s working on her Ph.D. Shortly thereafter I packed two suitcases, a backpack and a pair of scuba fins for a new job on St. Croix, in the U.S. Virgin Islands. I am managing the East End Marine Park for the Virgin Islands government. Having done very little research on the island before I came, I am pleasantly surprised that I love my new home so far: For a small island there is a ton going on, including a vibrant farm and restaurant scene, a university, rum distilleries, hikes to remote beaches, sea turtles, sailing, scuba diving, historical plantations—truly something for everyone. Beau McCoy was here over the holidays; Beau’s Dartmouth paraphernalia allowed us to meet two alums and the family of a current student within three days. I won’t make it to reunion this year, but Phil Mone, Merrielle Macleod and I are plotting a young(er) alum takeover of the annual Dartmouth Alumni Club of the Virgin Islands flotilla next May.”
Katie Pasciucco and Yelena Blackwell bumped into each other in Brookline, Massachusetts. Yelena wrote, “Each of us welcomed a baby to the family recently! Katie’s little Karlie arrived on September 9 and my baby Alex joined us on October 13. Both Katie and I are amazed by how fast time is flying by and look forward to play dates soon!”
Our 15th (14th) reunion is in less than two months. Hope to see you there!
—Anne Cloudman, 315 West 99th St., Apt. 2D, New York, NY 10025; acloudman@gmail.com
