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st. lawrence university magazine | fall 2014
lot of fun and I’d be happy to play
tour guide. Until next time. Unless
I miss the deadline!
1988
Susie Somerville
Swindell
173 Weed Street
New Canaan, CT 06840
203-966-4695
Next Reunion: 30th, 2017
(Cluster with '86, '87)
will my feelings not be hurt, but I
will send you flowers and a thank
you note!
A nice email from Scott Forbes
reached me after a recent maga-
zine came out. He reported on
way too much work travel along
with a legendary ski season!
As always, the skiing included
some runs with Chris Howes
and John Fields, and now also
includes their kids. Scott’s wife,
Julie, accompanied them, and
Scott mentioned something
about beer and cigars.
Scott also let me know about his
latest ghostwriting effort, a book
titled BLOOM: Inspiring Owner-
ship at Work by Matt Dahlstrom.
He mentioned that it is a great
resource for any manager trying
to get the most out of his/her
employees. I think you should all
run out and buy a dozen copies.
Scott said he is busy writing for
his high school magazine so he
won’t be taking over this column.
Well thanks, Scott!
I received a nice update from
Sue Bradbury Follett, who
recently joined me in the Midwest.
Sue and Rob and their kids Will,
16, Spencer, 14, and Meredith, 12,
moved from Massachusetts to
Wheaton, Ill., when Rob accepted
a job as chief IP counsel for a
chemical company in Des Plaines,
Ill. Sue is hoping for a lot of East
Coasters to visit her. Her sister,
Barb Bradbury-Pape ’88, visited in
April and there were rumors of a
bunch of other St. Lawrence folks
coming soon.
The Alumni Office forwarded me
a picture of a bunch of Betas who
apparently got together for a
mini-reunion in Syracuse in March.
Mike Sepanek, John Costello,
Dick Niles, Kurt Gormley and
Joe Butler ’89 are all looking good.
I’d love to hear from one of them
with details. Come on, guys, fill us
in on what you’ve been up to. Flat-
tery should get me somewhere.
Thanks for reading. If we’re not
already friends on FB, please
friend me! Or of course you could
call me. Or visit me. Chicago is a
Thanks for keeping in touch;
please send me your news via
Facebook or email.
Tim '84 and Maria Stephens
Shea attended the 30th Reunion,
which they said was a blast. Their
daughter, Emily, is a first-year at
UNC Asheville. Their son, Jacob,
had just completed his first triath-
lon. Maria is owner/president at
Just One Small Step Life Coach-
ing Services.
Jonathan Clark and Alice Smith
Clark '88 have a son, Jonathan
(aka Jack), who graduated from
the Salisbury School in the spring
and is a Chip – he enrolled at
St. Lawrence in August. He's
interested in studying business
and pre-law.
Michelle Herron Frechette
and Rod's oldest child turned 21
last spring and the other three are
not far behind. Their escapades
keep the parents busy as they
try to put two more behind the
wheel. When Michelle turned 50,
Rod and her best friends were
over-the-top fun with a surprise
party and a day full of lovely
memories! The joint law practice
for Michelle and Rod continues to
help criminal clients all over New
Mexico. Michelle is looking for
ways to expand the services they
provide, such as consulting with
families to help identify
good mental health and treat-
ment programs.
1987
Elizabeth Solomon
Hubbard
2761 Bernard Place
Evanston, IL 60201
847-864-2821
Next Reunion: 30 th, 2017
(Cluster with '86, '88)
Again I begin with an apology for
missing last issue. I can’t really
blame it on lack of news, so I’ll
blame it on a serious case of pro-
crastination. I enjoy hearing from
classmates and putting together
this column, but I’d be happy to
pass it on to anyone who has
better deadline skills! Just let
me or the Alumni Office know if
you’d like to take over! Not only
Barlow Hagele and Kirsten
made the trip north together.
Jason Duncan was unable to
attend due to the May birth of his
second son, John David Duncan.
Fritz Bedford lives in New
Hampshire with his wife,
Linda Purinton; they have three
daughters, including Monica ’17.
Fritz attended a SLU-Dartmouth
hockey game last winter with Bill
Quinn . He writes, “Bill is an attor-
ney in Concord, N.H., and among
his many activities coaches a local
swim team. I am also coaching for
the North Country Aquatic Club
in Hanover (where my youngest
daughter swims) so we see each
other at meets.”
Fritz was “developing software
and got caught up in a quasi-legal
non-compete contract when the
company I worked for was pur-
chased. So, I taught mechanical
engineering for a year at Norwich
University before starting my
own company. It’s much better,
the work is more interesting and
it is the right place for me to be.
I did find out I liked teaching
and that not everybody knows
thermodynamics.” Both Fritz and
Linda have returned to swimming;
Fritz holds the 50-meter butterfly
short course national record for
the 45-49 age group, and the 50
and 100 backstroke world records
for the 50-54 age group. He
keeps up with Bill Quinn, Mike
O'Neil and John Mosher.
Sue Weaver, who is on the Alumni
Council, writes that if you’re
interested in being nominated for
the council or want to support St.
Lawrence more informally, you
can contact her at snweaver5@
gmail.com.
Reunions are a great time to
reconnect with old friends. We
would love to hear from the rest
of you as well. Please reach out to
either Michael or me at the above
emails or find us on Facebook.
1986
Joy Ciarcia-Levy
26 Sherbrooke Rd.
Hartsdale, NY 10530
914-591-1936
Next Reunion: 30th , 2017
(Cluster with '87, '88)
Lavidge Company, in Phoenix; she
moved there from the East in 1995
and also worked as a reporter and
columnist for the Phoenix Busi-
ness Journal and in PR at a na-
tional animal healthcare company.
Annie enjoys riding hunter/jumper
horses and still competes in shows
with her horse, Kazan. She “would
love to hear from SLU folks visiting
the area -- Greater Phoenix is a
world-class resort destination!”
Following the reunion, Annie,
Laura Danforth Barnes,
Susan Hunt McDowell and
Stephanie Porta Eisele ’84 met
up with Patty Garry Baynes
at The Sagamore in Lake George.
Needless to say, Annie had a
great trip East!
Craig Somerby and John
Stichter drove up together for
Reunion. John’s oldest daughter
is Sarah ’15.
We saw many classmates
who had children entering St.
Lawrence this fall: Tracy Van
Hoven-Hoyt and Sherman ’82's
daughter Noel along with Gale
Barlow Hagele’s daughter,
Elizabeth; Laura Precourt
Howell’s daughter, Gibson;
Donna Winston’s niece; Susan
Nicolais Weaver and Bob
Weaver’s son, Michael; and
Sheryl Mustion Lincoln’s
daughter, Courtney. Imagine their
Family Weekends! Chris Hurd
returns to campus frequently to
visit his daughter, Waverly ’17.
Chris Steffen, Jim Taylor,
Bob Hazen, Bill Helene,
David Ball, Jed Stevens,
Sally Beach Herreid, Kristin
Johnson, Nancy Theis Weed,
Susie Biedermann
Timmermann, Katy Knowles
Sadler and Liz Reid Lawson
were many of the familiar faces
back in Canton! Katy recently
moved from Australia to New
York City and met up with Liz,
who flew back from California to
Connecticut, where she visited
her mother before their road trip
to Canton. Tracy lives in Boston
but commutes to Philadelphia for
her job. She is married to Sher-
man Hoyt ’82 and has two kids.
Kirsten Elmore Meister came
from Annapolis, Md., where she
is a group fitness instructor and
practices yoga as well. Gale
celebration together at the very
special place where we all began.”
The St. Lawrence of our youth, es-
pecially the professors and others
who forged bonds with us and
prepared us to enter the world
as adults, continues to develop
those bonds and prepare today’s
young adults for the world’s chal-
lenges. Reunion gave our classes
a chance to re-connect, but the
vibrancy of the University and the
current student body makes me
confident that the world will be in
good hands when we return it to
our children.
1985
Cary Regan Keigher
1 MacPherson Drive
Greenwich, CT 03860
203-622-5030
Next Reunion: 35th, 2019 (Clus-
ter with '83, '84)
Reunion was a huge success! We
were clustered with the Classes
of 1983 and 1984, which added
so much to the festivities…..from
the gathering Friday night at the
Canton Club to the open-houses
at the sororities and the Saturday
dinner followed by a trip back
down to the Club and the Hoot
Owl! The campus has changed
in so many wonderful ways, with
many new buildings and the
makeover of the Quad (see page
28). But the friends never change!
We enjoyed seeing so many
familiar faces (I don’t dare use the
word “old”!).
Thank you to those who made
the effort to return to campus,
and a big thanks to David Ball
and Donna Winston for lead-
ing the charge with fundraising
as well as Tom Myers for all
his behind-the-scenes planning.
Our class was recognized at the
awards ceremony. I’d like to thank
the contributors in honor of our
30th reunion for helping set a
record for participation.
Joining us from far away was
Anne Robertson from
Scottsdale, Ariz., via Albany, where
she met up with Susan Hunt
McDowell. Annie is a managing
director of public relations at the
All were duly impressed by the
changes on campus, new residen-
tial buildings and plans for a ter-
raced, leveled quad (for more, see
page 28). Tom added that a tour
of the “smart” Johnson Science
building by retired Dr. Tom Budd,
who remains the men’s hockey
game announcer, was capped off
by his prediction that St. Law-
rence will soon have a champion-
ship team. Go, Saints!
During the extraordinarily beautiful
weather Canton blessed us with
at Reunion (wait, wasn’t it always
perfect while we were there?),
Tom discussed the less generous
weather often encountered on our
Outing Club hikes in the Adiron-
dacks with the late professor John
Green, who, on each hike, would
assure him, “Tom - when we get
to the mountain top the sun will
be shining.” Tom is certain that the
sun was indeed shining each time
they summited a peak, though
my recollection differs, with the
weather on top even more fright-
ful than in the valleys.
Tom’s reunion experiences again
left me pondering the quote
about borrowing the world from
our children. Being introduced
to President Fox and his wife,
Lynn, led to this recollection: “It
reminded me of my very first
experience at St. Lawrence. This
gregarious man served pizza in
Sykes. Only four people could sit
in each eating booth. This older
‘pizza’ gentleman sat down with
us and told us funny stories. He
put us at complete ease on our
first day. When he left he shook
our hands and said, ‘By the way,
my name is Frank Piskor.’”
Jacquie Kuno sent me this
wrap-up: “It was great to see so
many of you. Jeff Seitz and I, as
co-chairs, received many heartfelt
notes about the wonderful times
experienced by those lucky
enough to attend. We are sorry
some could not be with us – if
that’s you, please remember, our
35th is only five years away and
(we hope) you’ll be able to make
your way to Canton for another
tries to meet; I last saw her while
we were both working in Ukraine
about 20 years ago. #SLUReunion
on social media will also lead to
lots of fun posts and pictures
from the weekend.
Doug Beckerman planned
on attending Reunion, but work
demands derailed that plan. Doug
had recently joined the execu-
tive team as director of finance
of a retail technology solutions
provider, Spencer Technologies,
outside Boston. Here’s hoping he
can make it back to campus soon.
Thomas Keating ’s drive to
campus follows a route similar to
my own. He writes, “I have always
been spoiled in my geographic
approach to St. Lawrence: North
Creek, Indian Lake, Blue Mountain
Lake, Long Lake, Tupper Lake,
Colton and Canton. The drive is
spectacular.” Tom tried to com-
mandeer one of the ubiquitous
golf carts upon arrival, but was
forced to walk into town in search
of old haunts remaining from our
school days, like the Hoot Owl,
Sergi’s and Morgan’s Ice House.
Sadly, others, like Journey’s End,
the Mine Shaft and McCarthy’s,
are gone.
Tom made full use of the oppor-
tunities to reconnect at Reunion.
He ran the 5K with Doug
Morrison and Tim Shea, a
physician, and compared Ragnar
experiences; he saw Mike Edson
at Brewer Bookstore; Dayton
Haigney, a freshman floor mate,
near the Sullivan Student Center;
and Steve and Alumni Execu-
tive Council Secretary Jacquie
Hasper Kuno near Gunnison
Chapel’s construction zone. He
renewed debate on topics from
Henry Crimmel’s logic class and
Joan Donovan’s debate team
with John Richards, a founding
partner of the D.C. law firm Trout
Cacheris & Janis. Meanwhile,
Cheryl McFadden Adler
enjoyed the festivities while her
husband, Ed, chaperoned one of
their children.
Finally, Tom claims Laurie Reilly
Bebb has invited all of us travel-
ing from the south to St. Lawrence
to stop by for a cup of coffee as
we pass through the Albany area.
Laurie, did you know this?
Save the Date!
Reconnect with old friends,
see today’s campus and enjoy
day trips, seminars, special
receptions, dinners, concerts
and much more!
10th – 2005
20th – 1994, 1995, 1996
25th – 1990
40th – 1975
45th– 1969, 1970, 1971
50th– 1965
55th– 1960
60th – 1955, 1956
65th – 1950
70th – 1945
75th – 1940
PLUS:
Alumni Executive Council’s
100th Anniversary and Singing
Saints’ 65th Anniversary!
alumni.stlawu.edu/reunion
Share your excitement on social
media using #SLUReunion!
eunion R2015
MAY 28-31