Hello, fellow ’94s. Spring is the season for reunions. In our case, we need to wait a few more years to return to Hanover. There is another option. Small groups of ’94s, in conjunction with other classes, are getting together for mini-reunions.
Pete Moore organized the Bay Area mini-reunion outside at the Silicon Valley classic, Rossotti’s Alpine Inn in Portola Valley, on May 14. He writes that the event was a combined 1993-96 gathering at a picnic table crammed with ’93s Betsy Cregger, Cathleen Thomas, Chad Thomas, and Lisa Overton; ’94s Pete Moore and Tom Keegan; ’95s Bjorn Kilburn, Brian Wall, Nat Schindler, and Rahul Mathur; and ’96 Briarly Kilburn. Basketball and the Golden State Warriors losing in the NBA playoffs that night certainly didn’t dominate the conversation: Somehow other sports such as kids’ soccer and Dartmouth pong commanded more airtime!
The Boston event was held at an outside bar in Waltham overlooking the Charles River on the one nice night of the entire spring. Great showing included Tracey Revellino, Julie Lane, Jenn (Carroll) Zurcher, Ildiko (Shinkle) and Kevin Nielsen, Michelle (Moore) and Jason Fortier, Neil Smith, Ashley (Bowen) Swenson, Bill Barton, Darcey (Forbes) Bartel, and Beth (Donohoe) Cook and ’93s Todd Cook, Karen and Bobby Sepucha, Robin Cohen, and Luke McInnis. Conversations ranged from high school graduations and proms to Dartmouth graduation to summer plans to “how soon is retirement?” As at most Dartmouth gatherings, several folks stuck around beyond the official end of the event.
By the time this article is published the New York City mini-reunion event will have occurred. If you are interested in hosting a mini-reunion, the time and planning required is minimal. You need a location and a date. I think I spent all of 30 minutes planning the Boston mini-reunion. Reach out to your class leaders or even email me to start the process. It’s always a good time when our class gets together in any capacity. Even getting eight to 10 people to attend is a success.
Mini-reunion pictures and other recent Dartmouth ’94 class events are always shared on the Dartmouth ’94 WhatsApp group. Send me an email with your mobile number to be added.
—Sean Kinney, 53 Lighthouse Lane, Moultonborough, NH 03254; seankinney2001@yahoo.com