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Classmates 1969

Class Roster

Tina Thuermer THUERMER@wis.edu
Namaste everyone - I'm in my 22nd year of working as a teacher and alumni coordinator at the Washington International School in DC - a place where I finally felt that all the dimensions of my identy and experiences made sense, and where I get to play with kids every day. Read more from Tina.

Alfred Poor
Alfred Poor
Alfred Poor apoor@bellatlantic.net
I was in Delhi for the second half of 9th grade, and all of 10th. I was stage manager and had a cameo role in Around the World in 80 Days. The year and a half I spent in India was a special and influential time in my life. My wife and I've been married for 35 years come this June. We have a daughter and a son, and thanks to the daughter and her husband, our first grandchild arrived last January. Read more from Alfred.

Eve Drobot eve@kapica.ca
I was class of '69. I went to Tufts, then to the Université d'Aix-Marseille in France and picked up pieces of paper from both. For reasons that are too convoluted to explain (but do involve a friend from Delhi days), I wound up on Toronto, Canada. Married a wonderful man named Jack Kapica, a journalist and editor, and produced an equally wonderful daughter named Thalia, who just this spring graduated from the University of Chicago. Read more from Eve.

Suzanne Spooner in Australia
Suzanne Spooner-Munch and her husaband in Canberra, Australia, Octobe 2007. Read more.

Suzanne Spooner-Munch suzsm22@comcast.net
As life would have it, in a strange wonderful twist of fate, we are currently in Canberra, Australia for a year or so while Paul (my husband) works on a project for the Aussie attorney general. I've been here for about 6 weeks now. We are renting a new furnished apartment very centrally located in downtown Canberra. I think the biggest adjustment so far has been the difference in seasons. Read more from Suzanne.


Anne Hyde Rankin arankina@hotmail.com
Hello to everyone, My brother told me about this site, so I went there last night. I really enjoyed everything that you all have done to put it together. Thanks everyone. Read more from Anne.

Joanne Hill Chattaway joannechattaway@yahoo.co.uk
Yes, I am a potter, worked for myself for years but since having a family I now work part time for someone else. Bit more biography: I have 3 children (21, 18 and 16 boy, girl, boy), married to an Englishman and we live in rural England. Read more from Joanne.

Judy Newberry Ashley jotnip2@aol.com
I talked to Sanjiv Badhwar ('69) earlier this week. He's moved to a new house with some extra space to build a couple of more houses on the property (this is unheard of in Torrance, CA!), which he plans to do. Both his parents have passed on, and Rajiv (67? 68?) is in a nursing home in New Delhi and won't recover from a car accident several years ago in Wyoming. Sad. Sanjiv seemed to be doing really well. We had a great chat. Read more from Judy

Vikki Raterman Swisher Bunkys54@comcast.net
Just wanted to add to file.. We are great-grandparents again (#6) this time a girl born October 27. Both Mom and baby are fine 6lbs 3oz 19in and perfect as they all are. Read more from Vikki.

Judy Isenberg Kaufmann, kaufwomann@townisp.com
Peter and I became grandparents for the third time last Friday August 19, thanks to my son Aviv and his wife. Adam checked in at 9 lbs. 4 oz, joining his sisters, 4 year old Grace and 2 1/2 year old Emma. All are well, and we are all thrilled. So life goes on. Read more from Judy

Amrita Ghosh Douglas (Mithua) zade7777@aol.com
We were all constantly moving around! I was at AIS for a long stretch - 1960 to 66 - but I'm telling you, I was too young, and painfully shy until Eighth Grade. The school and other people had me garland Ambassador JK Galbraith three different times in fourth or fifth grade and I was in a panic the first two times, because I really was very small to do that - there's a yearbook picture of me reaching way way up and JKG leaning down to scoop it up. Read more from Mithua

Ted and Anne Beck Scubadore@aol.com
I am attaching a photo taken today at Kent Olson's house in Moraga, California. Today we celebrated Kent's mother's 87th birthday. Read more from Ted and Anne.

Kent Olson familyKent Olson olson@calpoison.org
We still live in Moraga, and are happy we didn't downsize when the kids went off the college because now we can welcome them back into their old rooms while they finish graduate school and begin looking for work. Read more from Kent.

 

Cindy, daughter, Barbara
Barbara Wilcox Bitetto, right, and her daughter visited Cindy Jones Ondrak at her home near Missoula, Montana.

 

Barbara Wilcox Bitetto babsbitetto@msn.com
Last month (August 2005) I drove my daughter to Wisconsin and we stopped to see Cindy (Jones Ondrak) in Missoula, Montana. She passed on the Alumni News website address. I have been enjoying seeing the pictures of the reunion and reading letters. Sure wish I could have been there. Nice to see so many friends in the pictures. Read more from Barbara.

 

 

 

Joe RidolfoJoe Ridolfo rahini@comcast.net
I have been doing case management with the homeless, mentally ill, and AIDS/HIV. My wife runs an HIV clinic and works with the homeless. I helped design two programs for housing by following HUD guidelines. I also did some environmental social work for Chattanooga Creek and was a watershed coordinator that helped get a large grant for the cleanup of the creek. Read more about Joe's music, and listen to a cut.

Grant Fox grsfox@yahoo.com writes, "I live just outside of Philadelphia where I operate my own contracting and cabinetmaking business. I have a son, 15 years old. We spend many of our summers on Georgian Bay, north of Toronto. I was back to India one summer while in college but otherwise just a few trips to Europe. I would love to catch up with others.

There is much more to talk about but my thoughts are in a whirl! Up until a few years ago I was in touch with Karen Gordon ('68) & her husband outside of Princeton.

How are you? It would be great to cross paths again."

Garvan Gallagher avan_gar@hotmail.com writes, "I attended AIS from Sept '65 until May '68 (9th to 11th Grade). I completed high school in Copenhagen at CIS. Since then I've been living in Ireland, lucky enough to make my living from playing and writing music. My friends and neighbors in Delhi, the Adans and Anuvat Sachaveta are in many ways responsible for setting me on this path! I hope they and everyone I knew are well."

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