The second annual ’82 Park City, Utah, mini-reunion happened February 28-March 3. Almost 50 classmates, spouses, and friends enjoyed sunny Park City and Deer Valley slopes, following mountain guides Mike Sapers and Eric Einhorn, a Park City ski instructor. Two groups of ’82s also enjoyed unbeatable skiing, spectacular views, and first-class amenities at Wasatch Peaks Ranch, a private resort developed by Kristin Farrish Shaw’s husband, Tiger Shaw ’85. Apres-ski, skiers enjoyed delicious dinners at the homes of gracious hosts Marci and Mike Sapers and Dana Burroughs Klinges and Dave Klinges ’79. Other ’82s in attendance included Lee Apgar, Mike Berg, Alison Schmults Burns, Ian Campbell, Brad Carpenter, Eric Christensen, Mark Cormier, Kelly Dixon Cooper, Tom Daniels, Vaune Dugan, Sue Elliott, Brad Fanestil, Peter Feer, Peter Folger, Martha Hill Gaskill, Glenn Grube, Laura Morrell Hicks, Gail Kezer, Peter Moran, Kimberly Quirk, Beth Haffenreffer Scholle,Kristin Shaw, Martha Solis-Turner, David Winchester, and Charlie Winslow. Stay tuned for the third annual Park City event in 2026. Buy your Epic or Ikon pass now at sharply discounted rates. Questions? Contact mikeberg82@gmail.com.
I had a welcome email from John Gaudioso, who lived with Kwab Gyasi-Twum across the hall from Tee Lotson and me in Casque & Gauntlet. Ah, group living! Pete Folger and Bobby Hill ’80 lived next door with the only first-floor thermostat and a large radiator. When they turned down the heat, John and Kwab had to layer up. One night John’s bedside water glass partially froze. Folger’s justifications were sad: “Bobby’s backpack melted!”; “The pencils on our desks spontaneously combusted!” This all led to many late-night thermostat raids.
John congratulated me on my upcoming retirement and said when he left the technology world in 2022, he took a really enjoyable break from job hunting. Later that year he was asked to join the New Jersey legislature as a nonpartisan economic analyst. “A wonderful career opportunity for me,” he said, with one caveat: 50 percent of the analysts are promoted every few years, so with no such ambitions, he’s usually the oldest or second oldest analyst in the room. But he thinks the youths are mildly amused by him. John, everyone is amused by you. You’re funny. I’m sure they appreciate your humor, and wisdom, and expertise. Then again, they are probably mocking us all behind our backs, these youths. John and Kwab get together a few times a year and he shared a photo from the recent indoor U.S. track nationals, where Chuck Cairns had joined them.
Nancy Kricorian also emailed. We were in Toulouse together. Nancy’s new novel, The Burning Heart of the World, was just published. I’m buying it straightaway. I’ve read Nancy’s three previous novels and each is beautiful, poignant, poetic, and thought-provoking. They also incorporate humor, which is remarkable given that the themes relate at their core to the Armenian genocide and diaspora. They will be worth your time. Check out Nancy’s website at https://nancykricorian.net. A la prochaine, mes amis!
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