*** THE INDIA-33 BULLETIN ***
DECEMBER 2006
Compiled by Don Clement
Dear India-33 Brothers and Sisters,
Had I known putting this newsletter together would be this much fun, I’d have started doing it way back when Bob passed the torch. The flame was down to a flicker but after throwing some $3/gallon gasoline on it, I think we just may have it blazing. I wish more of you had responded, but after those of you who didn’t write realize what loathsome slackers you have become, perhaps we’ll hear from you come next year. That’s not to say that some of those who DID respond are not also loathsome slackers. And Bryan, please don’t take that personally.
Now, listed in alphabetical order (what else would you expect from a teacher?), are the members of the group, their contact information, and the news they sent in, or not.
The Management
DECEMBER 2006
Compiled by Don Clement
Dear India-33 Brothers and Sisters,
Had I known putting this newsletter together would be this much fun, I’d have started doing it way back when Bob passed the torch. The flame was down to a flicker but after throwing some $3/gallon gasoline on it, I think we just may have it blazing. I wish more of you had responded, but after those of you who didn’t write realize what loathsome slackers you have become, perhaps we’ll hear from you come next year. That’s not to say that some of those who DID respond are not also loathsome slackers. And Bryan, please don’t take that personally.
Now, listed in alphabetical order (what else would you expect from a teacher?), are the members of the group, their contact information, and the news they sent in, or not.
The Management
Bob & Julie Alexander 
Don, great to hear from you, and that you are taking up responsibility for pulling our newsletter together- fantastic! Will get you some comments by the 20th and look forward to the newsletter. Uh, Bob? It was the 20th, already. Where were you?
John Anderson
I visited John in Louisville over Thanksgiving. “Big John” is looking and feeling great. He promised me he will absolutely positively be at the next I-33 Reunion. He retired from the University of Louisville effective December 31, 2006 but says we can still contact him at that address. He and his girlfriend, Karen, plan to hit the road in his camper and travel the country until he gets tired of it.
Beverly & John Archibald
Neal & Judy Barille
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a Christmas Card. They are alive and well in Ashville. Neal mentioned that he had recruited once or twice at the College of Wooster for the Miami MBA Program. He also did a program at Rubbermaid and remembers standing on a Wooster street corner beside two traditional Amish men as he was going to an art boutique in an old bank. He was impressed by the contrasts.
Mike & Ruth Berry (Kister)
It is heart-warming always to think of our group.
'06: Really loving the rhythm of retirement...It's as the Mamas & Papas sang, "go where you wanna go, do what you wanna do, with whomever you want..."
This freedom took Mike and I zigzagging around the world and U.S.A. most of the year: Borneo Is/Kuching /Kuala Lumpur, Cambodia, Vietnam, then around U.S. northwest, and several trips to Wyo./Co. Also Jordan (esp. Petra), Israel and Palestine. Really love these cycles of life. This cycle is time for exploration all over again, like in our 20's.
Here's a few funky photos, of Mike and I doing a Global Village build in tropical Kuching. Only thing we missed while living out of suitcases was having our 2 grandchildren in our arms, laughing together.
CEMENTING TEAMWORK PASS THE BUCKET MIKE BUILDING.JPG)
Kathy & Grant Bowman-Wacker
Hugh & Lynne Brown
Happy holidays during this exciting and thankful time. We are doing well.
We particularly remember one highlight of 2005. This was the most memorable first reunion of our Peace Corps group 39 years after first greeting each other. What a treat - it was once again “family” with so much to share and appreciate. All still displayed a heavy service orientation but also much agony over the direction of our country since the idealism of the sixties that first motivated us.
2006 once again brought changes for Hugh. He left the City of Broomfield after five good years of rapid organizational growth and change. He spent much of the spring with granddaughters Rachael (4) and Sarah (2) at the zoo and many playgrounds. During the summer and fall he helped neighborhood nonprofits explore collaboration and is now on his own as the property manager for a partially redeveloped former Army medical depot. The city is seeking new owners to continue the redevelopment, so the task now is to maintain the property and the office space and warehouse tenant base. So far he loves being his own boss and working less than two miles from home.
Lynne has been even busier at Habitat this year. 42 homes were completed in 2006 and the search for land has resulted in new partnerships with developers. Lynne’s interest in brownfields development took us to New York City in September and we again enjoyed Central Park, theaters and restaurants.
August brought all the Brown side of the family together for the wedding of a nephew in Traverse City, Michigan. In October we visited Eric, Ana and Mason (3) in Seattle culminating in the November 1 arrival of grandson Alexander. All are doing well. Hugh’s mother again joined us from October to mid-December. We feel most fortunate and grateful for the good health and activity of both our mothers, as Lynne’s mother is more active than ever in her new home in Des Moines.
We are very pleased with the completion of a three-year neighborhood-building project with 42 neighbors joining to fund and manage the construction of six town homes as a defensive measure against higher density development on a vacant neighborhood lot. We are also celebrating the conversion of some of our one-way neighborhood streets to two-way after a 20-year campaign.
We, of course, are energized by the results of the November national elections and particularly look forward to the vision and spirit of our new governor. May peace, thoughtfulness and caring for each other be more frequent marks of the new leadership.
Best wishes for a joy-filled holiday season and a rewarding new year.
Tom & Ramola Carter
Other than announcing for Governor of Maryland (changed my mind when I read that they are in financial trouble), trying out for the Cleveland Indians and watching three years of Scrubs reruns on the Comedy Channel, I can't think of much that happened during the year worth passing along. Our kids (Adarsh, 31; Archana, 29; and Anisha 25) continued to stay out of trouble with the law. Adarsh is teaching math and theory of knowledge at Crossroads School in Santa Monica, CA; Anisha has been working as an editor for such television classics as Reunion and Angela's Eyes; and Archana is bartending while considering her next career move -- possibly back into animation or working abroad. The big news is that Anisha will be getting married at the end of February in New Delhi. Her fiancé, Mike Tomlinson, has been a friend since their freshman year in college. Ramola has been trying to plan and manage the planning of a marriage from a distance of 10,500 miles while simultaneously providing travel advice to quite a few of the 40 or so folks who will travel from here to India for the event. I'm trying to stay out of the country as much as I can so as not to get in the way of the serious work. I've made trips to Shanghai, India and Missouri. Serious culture shock in the latter.
Don & Diane Clement
Diane and I have been accused, since retiring after twenty-eight years in my school personnel job in Cleveland in 1996, of not being able to stay put or hold a job for longer than it takes frozen custard to melt in the South Carolina sun. While some of our friends and family have lived in the same house ever since they got married four decades or so ago, we have moved five times and I have held seven different jobs just since we retired. All the moving helps us compensate for not traveling much. We moved from Valley City, OH to Seabrook Island, SC to Johns Island, SC to Crossville, TN to Charleston, SC to Wooster, OH. I’ve sold real estate, done customer support for fundraising software, been a transportation supervisor for a golf resort, been a social work caseworker, taught middle school English/Language Arts, supervised No Child Left Behind tutors and substitute taught in grades K-12. I prefer to think of it as trying things on to see if they fit. At any rate, I do hope we are done moving and job jumping, at least for a while.
In June 2006, we bought a small house in Diane’s hometown, surrounded by her family and old friends and the largest Amish community in the world. And, we are just a short drive from Cleveland where our son, Matt, lives and works. Many of our oldest and dearest friends are still in the Cleveland area so we truly feel as if we have come back home.
We did manage a trip in late September to visit friends and family in Oregon. The highlight of the trip for me was the fulfillment of my lifelong dream to tour the Tillamook Cheese Factory.
Don, great to hear from you, and that you are taking up responsibility for pulling our newsletter together- fantastic! Will get you some comments by the 20th and look forward to the newsletter. Uh, Bob? It was the 20th, already. Where were you?
John Anderson
I visited John in Louisville over Thanksgiving. “Big John” is looking and feeling great. He promised me he will absolutely positively be at the next I-33 Reunion. He retired from the University of Louisville effective December 31, 2006 but says we can still contact him at that address. He and his girlfriend, Karen, plan to hit the road in his camper and travel the country until he gets tired of it.
Beverly & John Archibald
Neal & Judy Barille
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a Christmas Card. They are alive and well in Ashville. Neal mentioned that he had recruited once or twice at the College of Wooster for the Miami MBA Program. He also did a program at Rubbermaid and remembers standing on a Wooster street corner beside two traditional Amish men as he was going to an art boutique in an old bank. He was impressed by the contrasts.
Mike & Ruth Berry (Kister)
It is heart-warming always to think of our group.
'06: Really loving the rhythm of retirement...It's as the Mamas & Papas sang, "go where you wanna go, do what you wanna do, with whomever you want..."
This freedom took Mike and I zigzagging around the world and U.S.A. most of the year: Borneo Is/Kuching /Kuala Lumpur, Cambodia, Vietnam, then around U.S. northwest, and several trips to Wyo./Co. Also Jordan (esp. Petra), Israel and Palestine. Really love these cycles of life. This cycle is time for exploration all over again, like in our 20's.
Here's a few funky photos, of Mike and I doing a Global Village build in tropical Kuching. Only thing we missed while living out of suitcases was having our 2 grandchildren in our arms, laughing together.
CEMENTING TEAMWORK PASS THE BUCKET MIKE BUILDING
.JPG)
Kathy & Grant Bowman-Wacker
Hugh & Lynne Brown
Happy holidays during this exciting and thankful time. We are doing well.
We particularly remember one highlight of 2005. This was the most memorable first reunion of our Peace Corps group 39 years after first greeting each other. What a treat - it was once again “family” with so much to share and appreciate. All still displayed a heavy service orientation but also much agony over the direction of our country since the idealism of the sixties that first motivated us.
2006 once again brought changes for Hugh. He left the City of Broomfield after five good years of rapid organizational growth and change. He spent much of the spring with granddaughters Rachael (4) and Sarah (2) at the zoo and many playgrounds. During the summer and fall he helped neighborhood nonprofits explore collaboration and is now on his own as the property manager for a partially redeveloped former Army medical depot. The city is seeking new owners to continue the redevelopment, so the task now is to maintain the property and the office space and warehouse tenant base. So far he loves being his own boss and working less than two miles from home.
Lynne has been even busier at Habitat this year. 42 homes were completed in 2006 and the search for land has resulted in new partnerships with developers. Lynne’s interest in brownfields development took us to New York City in September and we again enjoyed Central Park, theaters and restaurants.
August brought all the Brown side of the family together for the wedding of a nephew in Traverse City, Michigan. In October we visited Eric, Ana and Mason (3) in Seattle culminating in the November 1 arrival of grandson Alexander. All are doing well. Hugh’s mother again joined us from October to mid-December. We feel most fortunate and grateful for the good health and activity of both our mothers, as Lynne’s mother is more active than ever in her new home in Des Moines.
We are very pleased with the completion of a three-year neighborhood-building project with 42 neighbors joining to fund and manage the construction of six town homes as a defensive measure against higher density development on a vacant neighborhood lot. We are also celebrating the conversion of some of our one-way neighborhood streets to two-way after a 20-year campaign.
We, of course, are energized by the results of the November national elections and particularly look forward to the vision and spirit of our new governor. May peace, thoughtfulness and caring for each other be more frequent marks of the new leadership.
Best wishes for a joy-filled holiday season and a rewarding new year.
Tom & Ramola Carter
Other than announcing for Governor of Maryland (changed my mind when I read that they are in financial trouble), trying out for the Cleveland Indians and watching three years of Scrubs reruns on the Comedy Channel, I can't think of much that happened during the year worth passing along. Our kids (Adarsh, 31; Archana, 29; and Anisha 25) continued to stay out of trouble with the law. Adarsh is teaching math and theory of knowledge at Crossroads School in Santa Monica, CA; Anisha has been working as an editor for such television classics as Reunion and Angela's Eyes; and Archana is bartending while considering her next career move -- possibly back into animation or working abroad. The big news is that Anisha will be getting married at the end of February in New Delhi. Her fiancé, Mike Tomlinson, has been a friend since their freshman year in college. Ramola has been trying to plan and manage the planning of a marriage from a distance of 10,500 miles while simultaneously providing travel advice to quite a few of the 40 or so folks who will travel from here to India for the event. I'm trying to stay out of the country as much as I can so as not to get in the way of the serious work. I've made trips to Shanghai, India and Missouri. Serious culture shock in the latter.
Don & Diane Clement
Diane and I have been accused, since retiring after twenty-eight years in my school personnel job in Cleveland in 1996, of not being able to stay put or hold a job for longer than it takes frozen custard to melt in the South Carolina sun. While some of our friends and family have lived in the same house ever since they got married four decades or so ago, we have moved five times and I have held seven different jobs just since we retired. All the moving helps us compensate for not traveling much. We moved from Valley City, OH to Seabrook Island, SC to Johns Island, SC to Crossville, TN to Charleston, SC to Wooster, OH. I’ve sold real estate, done customer support for fundraising software, been a transportation supervisor for a golf resort, been a social work caseworker, taught middle school English/Language Arts, supervised No Child Left Behind tutors and substitute taught in grades K-12. I prefer to think of it as trying things on to see if they fit. At any rate, I do hope we are done moving and job jumping, at least for a while.
In June 2006, we bought a small house in Diane’s hometown, surrounded by her family and old friends and the largest Amish community in the world. And, we are just a short drive from Cleveland where our son, Matt, lives and works. Many of our oldest and dearest friends are still in the Cleveland area so we truly feel as if we have come back home.
We did manage a trip in late September to visit friends and family in Oregon. The highlight of the trip for me was the fulfillment of my lifelong dream to tour the Tillamook Cheese Factory.
After 38 years I have finished typing up my Peace Corps diary. It is now in the final stages of editing and this “tell all” epic will soon be sent floating through the blogosphere. Some of you are, no doubt, shaking in your boots, and rightfully so, I might add. It might be prudent to start consulting with your attorneys and reading up on “defamation of character” law. Especially you, Ed.
Ed & Brenda Collins
Kudo's for re-establishing the "Bullet-in." I appreciated Bob's efforts and know that you have the skills to carry on his tradition. Many things going on in the Collins household in addition to "decking the halls" and getting ready for our annual celebration. Matt, Deena, Leah, Ally and Ethan, Paul and Hannah, Amy and Andy, Josh, Jon and Mariah, Peter and Christina, and Stephen will celebrate in Middle Point, while Ed, Mary Beth, and Reese will be in Tannytown, MD - but we will see them in February because Amy and Andy are getting married in Columbus, Ohio on February 24th. Jon and Mariah are expecting their first child in April. The sonogram indicates it's a girl, which brings the total to five granddaughters and one grandson. Son Peter is a sophomore at Ohio State, and youngest son Stephen is a high school senior looking to enter the University of Toledo in the fall. Brenda and I continue to enjoy more time together since I "retired" last April from Krendl Machine. What actually happened was I reduced my hours and continue to work for access to the health insurance program. For that opportunity I am truly grateful. To all my beloved and special brothers and sisters of India-33, May the Prince of Peace grant you Peace and Prosperity today and in the coming year.
Ed and I have been in touch and plan to meet for lunch one of these days since we both live just off US 30 in Ohio about 3 hours apart. I suggested we meet half way and he reminded me he already lives in “Middle Point” so I should drive All the way. I’m so confused.
Larry & Candee Evans
For Candee and myself, the trips of the past year were the highlights. We presently are in good health drinking toddy’s everyday (that's a joke you fool)!!!
Our 35th wedding anniversary was spent July 1st on a 15 day trip to Tahiti and ten of those days were on a cruise through six islands where we stayed five days on Moorea (simply lovely and why in the world did I not think about visiting there on my way back from India 38 years ago. WOW - I can just imagine what that would have been like). In mid August, we spent a week in Alaska on a cruise visiting a glacier and seeing whales. Lovely area so green and rich in adventure that we want to go back again and see more on land.
In early October, we flew to Cabo San Lucas and had a very relaxing time at a first class resort on a time-share exchange. Though quite humid, we were there in between two hurricanes and enjoyed the many varieties of seafood.
I'm still working full time at the State Patrol office and have no more than two years until retirement. Our latest PNW windstorm had us quite busy at work with all of the power outages and trees down.
Candee officially retired this summer as a speech therapist; but, rehired part-time at least three days a week at an elementary school in a neighboring school district about 18 miles away. It's a smaller community and she still likes the work with the children.
Merry Christmas to all and best wishes for the upcoming year of 2007.
French Polynesia July 2006Larry and Candee called to wish Diane and me a Happy New Year on New Year’s Eve. We email each other almost daily. He sends me porn and I send him Bible verses. You believe that, don’t you? Diane and I visited Larry and Candee this summer while we were in the PNW, but they were off vacationing in Cabo St. Lucas. Seems I got my dates wrong. I hate when that happens!
Merlyn Fernandez (Thekaekara)
Ken & Yvonne French
en didn’t send anything for the Bulletin. Shame on you, Ken. That’s gonna hurt you on the Peer Evaluations. But, look at it this way, you’re in good company.
Bob Hanson
Bob emailed me recently in reply to some questions I had about Nutricycle Systems, his family’s environmentally friendly waste disposal business. He said, “Shit happens,” and they are trying to make the most of it.
Gene Hazzard
I trust this reply finds you and yours in the best of health!
Happy Holiday's
Well, the same to you, Gene. Only next time, try not to be so wordy.
Bryan & Florence McFadden
It'd been nice if, with all our tax $$$$$ & not to mention speeding fines, the states of Texas and NMex could have cleared their stinking highways of the few inches of snow they had recently. Surprised that the Carrerra handled it as well as it did. Been busy here on the ranch roping & branding my herd on the north 40.................
2006 was a splendid year, not without some grief (lost mom-nearly 90, my dear Aunt Kitty -94, and a very close friend-60), but with the great joy of a very healthy and robust Theodore Christopher McFadden being born on March 7th to my daughter Suzanne, whom I most affectionately call my gay urban pioneer. (She and her partner Marion have just purchased a lovely property in Tacoma Park, MD & will be moving there in the spring).
Had the family & extended group with us in Bay Head for the summer, which amounted to 10 little ones 5 years & younger. Good thing they all love the beach. And we were delighted to have a very brief but most enjoyable visit from Prem, Alpheen, Merlyn and Stan. Liberty was in the water & sailed frequently. And the only negative aspect was having to work for a few weeks.
Visited India from October 13 to November 15. Met up with Dr. Nair & Dr. Thomas (my farm's vet's) in Trivandrum, my friend Moosa in Tellichery & with a dear friend who I hadn't seen since 1968 Joyce Prabhakar. She now owns a 350 acre coffee plantation in Chicmangalore, Karnataka. A very classy lady. She & her husband - he passed away a while back - owned a very large poultry operation in Bangalore. Unfortunately it was about 20 years ahead of its time & they didn't do that well with it. Did a lot of touring through South India, lots of temples, palaces, etc. Particularly impressed with Bhubaneshwar area.
Now out here in Colorado until mid May.
Oh yeah. merry & happy
Getting Bryan to send this in was about as easy as getting a rooster to lay and egg. He claimed the reason he was late was that he got caught in the big Southwest snow storm just before Christmas. Yeah, like we’re supposed to believe that! I raz Bryan, but he knows I love him.
Tom and Marge McGarry
I don't really have much news since our reunion. I had a chance to visit with Tom Carter last March when I was in DC for a conference. Lately I have been checking out plane fares for a possible trip to India within the next two years. The family is doing well and we plan to visit relatives and friends in Buffalo and Niagara Falls for the holidays. I was asked to judge chickens at the local youth fair in August and it brought back old times. If anybody plans to be in the Central New York Finger Lakes area please drop a note and I could meet you or give you directions.
Best wishes to I-33 friends and family for the coming year.
Presentation of the annual Dan McGarry memorial award
at the Odessa Montour High School Graduation June 2006
Prem & Alpheen Menachery (Thekaekara)
The highlight for us this year needless to say was the big event on September 2,when David our son wed his beautiful bride Priya. Our one disappointment was that we had to limit the guest list to 500 (only!) and so we could not invite all our friends and we hope you understand. It was a memorable day in every way. The wedding Mass was beautiful (we missed Dad who if he were alive would have been the celebrant). Dave and Priya were beaming on the altar surrounded by their 14 bridesmaids and 14 groomsmen. The reception was a fun filled event.. The weather was a big factor since hurricane Ernesto was wreaking havoc in DC for days before the wedding but miraculously the sun shone bright on their wedding day which made it all the more enjoyable! Though Prem (our in-house photographer) was banned from carrying a camera we did not lack pictures of the wedding celebration since Stan (Alpheen’s brother), an avid photographer captured the special moments with over 800 photos! For those of you who have the time and would like to see the wedding pictures, google “premmenachery” and you can browse the albums.
Prem continues with his business full time and Alpheen loves the flexibility of part time at Publisher’s Circulation Fulfillment. We have managed a few trips this year mostly to attend weddings of family and friends and a month long trip in the summer to India for Dad’s first anniversary and recently a relaxing vacation in Sedona, Arizona.
Nimmi continues to work in Family Practice at the Marino Center for Progressive Health, in Cambridge and enjoys her job.
Derek has postponed starting up his Pediatric Practice and is working full time at the North Shore Children’s Hospital in Salem.
Dave is still with Lutron and doing well as Senior Sales Engineer and is looking into taking an MBA.
Priya (who we are trying to convert into a Boston sports fan) is enjoying setting up their home with all their wonderful wedding gifts. She is also job-hunting in the field of publishing/writing.
This year had flown by and we look back with gratitude on our many blessings. We look forward to enjoying every moment of the year ahead.
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year To All!
Paul Parker
There have been no reported Parker sightings since the late 1980’s. Should he appear in any of your areas please report him directly to the Harvard authorities. Do not attempt to approach or apprehend him on your own. His cigarettes should be considered lit and dangerous. It is rumored he may be hiding in the mountainous semi-autonomous region on the border between Afganistan and Pakistan.
Don & Katy Peek
Carol Reichert & Susan Russell
A couple of update items are in order. 1) we moved this year from my family home to a co-op apartment here in Poughkeepsie and love it. 2) we returned to India for 5 weeks this fall...in addition to visiting Himmatnagar we also did the Jaipur/Agra/Delhi loop with a friend who had never been to India, and we had our first visit to Ranthambore National Park and spotted a tiger, which was very exciting. Our other excursion was Hyderabad/Augrangabad/Nasik, which was also new territory. The Ajanta and Ellora caves were really spectacular. 3) we are now grandmothers, as Susan's eldest daughter and husband have a wonderful little boy, Peter Alexander MacPhail, who will be a year old on December 30. So it has been a busy year in the Reichert-Russell household.
Wishing happy holidays to all.
Richard & Linda Schaye
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: Nathan Greenwald-Schaye (22 months) and Theo Greenwald-Schaye (two months). They live in Ithaca in a fixer-upper on Lake Cayuga. (I’m assuming they live there with their parents. – Don J)Linda retired and is taking courses at Brandeis, lots of yoga, and works one day a week for the Newton, MA school system on their technology. I came out of retirement and work four days a week as the assistant director of a project to improve the quality of Jewish Day Schools in greater Boston.We make frequent trips to Ithaca to visit our younger son, daughter-in-law and Nathan and Theo. Our older son moved to Jamaica Plain (Boston) and is living with a wonderful woman (whom we like too much!) Stay tuned.
Linda with Nathan and Theo Richard and Nathan
Prem & Alpheen Menachery (Thekaekara)
The highlight for us this year needless to say was the big event on September 2,when David our son wed his beautiful bride Priya. Our one disappointment was that we had to limit the guest list to 500 (only!) and so we could not invite all our friends and we hope you understand. It was a memorable day in every way. The wedding Mass was beautiful (we missed Dad who if he were alive would have been the celebrant). Dave and Priya were beaming on the altar surrounded by their 14 bridesmaids and 14 groomsmen. The reception was a fun filled event.. The weather was a big factor since hurricane Ernesto was wreaking havoc in DC for days before the wedding but miraculously the sun shone bright on their wedding day which made it all the more enjoyable! Though Prem (our in-house photographer) was banned from carrying a camera we did not lack pictures of the wedding celebration since Stan (Alpheen’s brother), an avid photographer captured the special moments with over 800 photos! For those of you who have the time and would like to see the wedding pictures, google “premmenachery” and you can browse the albums.
Prem continues with his business full time and Alpheen loves the flexibility of part time at Publisher’s Circulation Fulfillment. We have managed a few trips this year mostly to attend weddings of family and friends and a month long trip in the summer to India for Dad’s first anniversary and recently a relaxing vacation in Sedona, Arizona.
Nimmi continues to work in Family Practice at the Marino Center for Progressive Health, in Cambridge and enjoys her job.
Derek has postponed starting up his Pediatric Practice and is working full time at the North Shore Children’s Hospital in Salem.
Dave is still with Lutron and doing well as Senior Sales Engineer and is looking into taking an MBA.
Priya (who we are trying to convert into a Boston sports fan) is enjoying setting up their home with all their wonderful wedding gifts. She is also job-hunting in the field of publishing/writing.
This year had flown by and we look back with gratitude on our many blessings. We look forward to enjoying every moment of the year ahead.
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year To All!
Paul Parker
There have been no reported Parker sightings since the late 1980’s. Should he appear in any of your areas please report him directly to the Harvard authorities. Do not attempt to approach or apprehend him on your own. His cigarettes should be considered lit and dangerous. It is rumored he may be hiding in the mountainous semi-autonomous region on the border between Afganistan and Pakistan.
Don & Katy Peek
Carol Reichert & Susan Russell
A couple of update items are in order. 1) we moved this year from my family home to a co-op apartment here in Poughkeepsie and love it. 2) we returned to India for 5 weeks this fall...in addition to visiting Himmatnagar we also did the Jaipur/Agra/Delhi loop with a friend who had never been to India, and we had our first visit to Ranthambore National Park and spotted a tiger, which was very exciting. Our other excursion was Hyderabad/Augrangabad/Nasik, which was also new territory. The Ajanta and Ellora caves were really spectacular. 3) we are now grandmothers, as Susan's eldest daughter and husband have a wonderful little boy, Peter Alexander MacPhail, who will be a year old on December 30. So it has been a busy year in the Reichert-Russell household.
Wishing happy holidays to all.
Richard & Linda Schaye
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: Nathan Greenwald-Schaye (22 months) and Theo Greenwald-Schaye (two months). They live in Ithaca in a fixer-upper on Lake Cayuga. (I’m assuming they live there with their parents. – Don J)Linda retired and is taking courses at Brandeis, lots of yoga, and works one day a week for the Newton, MA school system on their technology. I came out of retirement and work four days a week as the assistant director of a project to improve the quality of Jewish Day Schools in greater Boston.We make frequent trips to Ithaca to visit our younger son, daughter-in-law and Nathan and Theo. Our older son moved to Jamaica Plain (Boston) and is living with a wonderful woman (whom we like too much!) Stay tuned.
Linda with Nathan and Theo Richard and Nathan
Jack & Alice Slattery
For some reason I thought you had moved to SC? Charleston? Well, you see, it’s a long story, Jack. Hope all is well with you and those around you. Best wishes.
Paul & Michal Stefanacci
Lark Stevens
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Diane and I reconnected briefly with Lark when she was in town visiting her mother. We had a nice lunch at an Indian restaurant. She was talking about moving to Charleston, but as far as I know, she is still living in Virginia.
Mike Thorburn &
Will Guazzaloca
And a wintry good evening to you all. Christmas carols are playing, the apartment is filled with enough flowers and greens to open a flower shop or wonder if someone had passed on, Christmas cards and lists are on the table with the best of intentions, and the season races on. It's been a year of set backs and celebrations, but when I truly think about it, the cup is not half empty; it is, indeed, running down the side.
I can barely remember this morning, let alone the last twelve months. Vacation last month stands out as a singular treat. We took an indulgent cruise from Monte Carlo to Miami on the Crystal Serenity. Lovely to be floating in a parallel universe where needs and most wants were graciously met. There is a vastness in that landscape that I find healing on many levels. To be free from phones and eager hotel guests was bliss in itself. But to share the adventure with friends and to revel with life on board the ship was what a holiday is supposed to be and rarely is. In spite of your request for photos, they may have to wait until next year. We finally bought a digital camera, but without grandchildren to show us how to organize them, let alone how to send them, takes far greater skills than we currently possess. Travel seemed to be the one constant that tugged at heart strings this year. I had to go to Washington DC for an international concierge congress (yes, even we have our boondoggles). Will's dad lives outside of Boston, and he has been quite ill, so that entailed several runs east. And then exploring California is always a treat.
We both had some health issues of our own, and it is frustrating that it takes so much longer to feel better than in the day when two aspirin seemed to handle everything. When I think about the rhythm of the year, we seemed to settle into a comfortable routine. Continue to be involved in community service projects. There is a caring circle of friends who are really like family to us, and we socialize with them on a regular basis. Otherwise I often come home from the hotel and simply want to collapse. My usual line when describing work is that I play a featured role in a theater of the absurd production where everyday the cast of characters change. In truth, I continue to get great pleasure in helping hotel guests and in making a difference in their visits.
We are considering options about when and where to retire. Having had several "sabbaticals" from the world of work, our options have yet to play themselves out. But where to find community, to live in a nurturing environment, to continue to learn, and to love life are all part of the discussions I seem to have around 4am many a morning. The answers will come once we narrow the questions down. Certainly being with all of you last year was a powerful reminder of how special friendships truly are. Several friends have died this past year, and each one has taught us again and again to treasure the time we have. Hardly a note to end a holiday greeting with, so God bless us all tiny Tim.
With heartfelt love
Wally & Jean Tyner
JoAnn & Rick Vogel-Skutch
Thanks so much for staying in touch- really enjoy your emails - the newsletter sounded like a great idea, but...time...our Christmas got pushed back a week when Rick had an unexpected stay in the hospital in December- all is well - we are just far behind
Instead of Christmas - a New Year's newsletter would be better for me- can possibly sit and think after the holidays
We are traveling to visit our son after Christmas.
Warmest wishes
How does September 2010 sound for the next India-33 Reunion? If you are interested in hosting, please let us know. As soon as we have a host, we can narrow the dates down so everybody can mark it on their calendars.
This Bulletin will be available to read online at http://tennyank.blogspot.com/. Please let me know if this raises any privacy issues for you, and I will gladly remove the content in question. -- Don
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