With great sadness I report that Amy Stein died on May 14 in a rock climbing accident near Leavenworth, Washington. Amy received a master’s in architecture from the Rhode Island School of Design in 2004, and her love of climbing and the outdoors led her to relocate to Squamish, British Columbia, two years later. She is survived by her father, Jay, stepmother Gretchen, brothers Benjamin and Peter, sister-in-law Rebecca, stepsister Fox, stepbrother Fleming, and nieces and nephews Annie, Jack, Jason, Sylvi, Sammy and Zachary. An obituary will appear on the magazine’s website at www.dartmouthalumnimagazine.com, and those who wish are welcome to post remembrances of Amy.


Our 15th reunion was a huge success. Please check out pictures on the class of 1997 Facebook page. During reunion class officers were elected. Jenn (Tudder) Walus and Lindsay Noecker are co-presidents; Amy Henry is vice president; I will continue to serve as secretary; and Alejandro Soto is treasurer. Appointed positions include webmaster Tony Field and newsletter editor/social media manager Cai (Boldt) Pandolfino. Other appointments are forthcoming. 


Special thanks to Kristin (Canavan) Wilson for her many years of service to our class as president and co-president. 


In other news, Phil Lord sent an update from Sydney, Australia. He and Chris Miller are down under directing The Lego Movie, a computer-animated film scheduled for February 2014 release. Phil wrote: “Staying right on Sydney Harbor which sounds wonderful until you realize that means waking up to cruise ships blaring electronic horns at all hours and avoiding terrifying giant bats while jogging. Yes, I jogged. One time for 10 minutes. Sorry to brag.”


The Lego Movie will feature the voices of Will Arnett, Elizabeth Banks, Morgan Freeman, Liam Neeson and Will Ferrell. Can’t wait for it!


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—Jason Casell, 6426 Needle Leaf Drive, Rockville, MD 20852; jhcasell@gmail.com