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While reading the '85 class column, I suddenly realized that I never
thanked Mary Alice Weller-Mayan for the great job she did as our class
secretary. She stepped in at a time when her services were really needed
because our previous secretary had relocated and was unable to continue writing
the column. My sincerest apologies for having forgotten, Mary Alice, and many
thanks for your encouragement in getting me started. It's been fun! . . .
Cici Bevin Gordon built a ski house in Fryeburg, Maine. She writes,
"It's our sanity--getting out of the city most weekends to hike, swim, ski,
bicycle, whatever." Cici had the great idea of hooking everybody up on the
Internet. Since I'm not a surfer myself, please e-mail your address to
alumni@colby.edu or include it in the questionnaire you send to me. If there's
enough room, I'll print them in the next class column, or I'll have Colby send
you all a letter. . . . Linc Peirce, creator of the
nationally syndicated comic strip "Big Nate," shared his talent with sixth
grade students at the Mary E. Taylor Middle School in Camden, Maine. The
six-day artist-in-residence program is part of this year's Youth Arts theme,
"Humor in the Arts." . . . David Heller never
anticipated moving back to Boston, where he works for Samuels & Associates, a
fast-growing real estate management company. He sometimes stops by Colby on his
way to Sugarloaf for various events. . . . When Liz Eddy
Griffin wed Henry W. Griffin III, many Colby alumni who graduated in the
'40s, '50s and '80s attended the ceremony. The Griffins are both attorneys
living in Portland, Maine. . . . Dede Galvin-Wemple
and family moved to Ligonier, Pa. She anticipated starting a new part-time job
as a development associate in the advancement office of Mount Aloysius College.
Dede went back to Colby in 1991 and said that it brought back good memories but
also made her sad since she didn't know anyone who was walking around on
campus. . . . Suzanna Seymour Gaeddert is working only part
time--as a campus minister to Asian-American students--because, she writes, "I
am experiencing much more joy at being a mom than I thought I would!" I bet
lots of us feel the same way. I know I do. Suzanna says St. Louis is a fabulous
place to live. . . . Sue Edwards McDowell wants to know if anyone
has any good large-dog training tips--her Borzoi puppy has been eating window
blinds and chewing wood molding. Sue anticipated returning to Colby for the
hockey alumni game and was very impressed with the repairs done to the
Fieldhouse and the new facilities she saw around campus on her last
visit. . . . Paul Burns married Kristin Jhamb on the grounds of the
Woodstock Historical Society in Vermont. Paul is a fellow in cardiology at
Rhode Island Hospital, Brown University. . . . Lewis
Holmes began practicing medicine at Heywood Hospital in Gardner, Maine. He
and his wife, Dr. Breena Holmes, reside in Sterling. . . . Philip
DeSimone joined the Spaulding & Slye Brokerage Group and will specialize in
advising clients in the acquisition and disposition of commercial real estate
in Greater Boston. . . . David Beers has been named executive
director of annual giving at WPI. . . . Paul Hause moved to Key
West and opened a bookstore called Caroline St. Books for the gay and lesbian
community. . . . Lou Geremia and family relocated to Boston to be closer
to family and Colby friends. Thanks, Lou, for the info on lost classmates. . .
. Hoolie and Beth Garcia Wiese are living in
Boston. . . . Christopher Robinson is in Washington,
D.C. . . . Representative Paul Doyle was voted "Best
Future Promise" of the state legislature in Connecticut Magazine's
(October '96) survey of the lawmakers: "Lobbyists asked about Doyle say he is
intelligent, but it is his good looks that have attracted the most notice
around the Capitol. `He is a heartthrob,' remarks one legislative aide."
Deborah Bombaci Pappas '83 was named marketing director at
Lightbridge Inc. in Waltham, Mass.
Births: A son, Edward Jack, to Dave and Alex Gauss Andrews
'81. . . . A son, Aidan Patrick, to Bill and Jullane
Cully Wright '82. . . . A son, Patrick Jack, to Regina
and Mark Federle '83. . . . A son, Joseph John, to
Joseph and Paula Donahue Kerwin '83. . . . A
daughter, Erica Nicole, to Karen and Jim McKenzie
'83. . . . A daughter, Anthea S., to Adam Weiss
'83 and Becca Cunningham '84. . . . A daughter,
Eleanor, to Julie and Hall Adams III '84. . . . A
son, Owen, to Eric Coumou '84. . . . Twin sons, Kyle
James and William Clay, to Julie and Todd Halloran
'84. . . . A son, Kyle Patrick, to Jehane Zakher '86
and Paul Johnston Jr. '87. . . . A son,
Rory Elias, to Michael and Maren Nelson Nagem
'86. . . . A son, Alexander Ronald, to Gary and Sara
Whittle Stoffel '86. . . . A daughter, Anna, to
Jennifer and Peter Murphy '87.
Marriages: James F. Lafrance '81 to Susan Mortell Donovan in
Laconia, N.H. . . . Abigail Drury King '83 to
Jeffrey Mark Diggins in Dark Harbor, Maine. . . . Leon
C. Buck Jr. '84 to Muriel A. Evans in Washington,
D.C. . . . Carol J. Hildebrand '84 to Donald B.
Eburne inWest Boxford, Mass. . . . Elizabeth P. Eddy '85
to Henry W. Griffin III in Worcester,
Mass. . . . Kelly A. Vandal '85 to Amos L. Gulezian
in Haverhill, Mass. . . . Elizabeth W. McSorley '86
to David R. Baker in Osterville, Mass. . . . Kimberly
Ann Ryan '87 to Nigel Paul Ekern in Greenwich, Conn.
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