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CLASS NOTES
SUMMER 2012 | ST. LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY MAGAZINE 45
1979
KimHo mann Amoroso ’79
35 Cedar Street
Marblehead, MA 01945
781-639-4945
SLU79KA@comcast.net
Next Reunion: 35th, May 30-June 2, 2013 (clus-
ter with ’77, ’78)
I recently attended the Saints-Harvard men's
hockey game and ran into a few classmates. Eliza-
beth Collins and JonMacomber were there with
George and Eileen Eichmann.
At the game, we also saw Gard Holby and Anne
Funkhouser. They were attending a squash tour-
nament that their St. Lawrence daughter was
playing in and happened to hear about the game.
We had a mini KDS-Sig Chi reunion there at the
rink. Anne reports that Ajiri Tea is doing well and
she hopes to see the tea sold in all 50 states soon.
I enjoyed a March vacation at Siesta Key, Fla., at
the beautiful oceanside condo of Chris Koski . We
had ve days of sun and fun.
A reminder to all KDS alums, please think about
donating to the KDS Alumni House Fund we have
set up with St. Lawrence. For more info, just con-
tact me.
The Boston Alumni Club is up and running and
having some great events. If you live in the Bos-
ton area and are not getting the emails, contact
the alumni o ce.
1980
Fran Russo-Cress ’80
273 Converse Street
Longmeadow, MA 01106
413-565-2620
mfcress@comcast.net
Next Reunion: 35th, 2016 (cluster with ’81, ’82)
1981
Steve Lubrano ’81
30 Goodfellow Road
Hanover, NH 03755
603-275-5736
Steven.d.lubrano@tuck.dartmouth.edu
Next Reunion: 35th, 2016 (cluster with ’80 ’82)
Well, I missed the deadline to solicit news from
you, so I thought I’d ponti cate a bit on my recent
trip to campus. I brought my daughter to Canton
for an admissions visit on one of the coldest days
of the winter. You wouldn’t know it by the kids
walking around in short sleeves. She did all the
things you’d expect under the guidance of a cadre
of friends – each contributing a di erent perspec-
tive (athlete, genius, sorority girl).
I saw Shawn Smeallie’s daughter at the hockey
game – still carrying books from a visit to the li-
brary, I noticed, but also surrounded by young
men who seemed to be very focused on her and
not the game. Scott Carpenter’s daughter, a Nor-
dic ski superstar, was o competing at a winter
carnival. Her picture was headlined all over the
athletics center; she’s had a great career.
St. Lawrence remains near the top of my daugh-
ter’s list. I think that has a lot to do with what she
learns by eavesdropping on stories that Hans
Copeland and I still tell--stories that Betsy Purcell
Copeland ’83 is tired of hearing about. Our tales
foretell something very positive and say more
about SLU than anything else.
My daughter’s strategy when she visits a school
is to hang out where the students are, watch-
ing and listening. What she learns easily trumps
the well-manicured lawn, Gothic architecture or
points of interest memorized by the o cial tour
guides.
The St. Lawrence students she listens to are tell-
ing a version of the stories that Hans and I are still
telling 30 years later. They have the same sense of
awe that we had. SLU has changed plenty in ap-
pearance, but the spirit is the same that we had
when we were there.
Good luck to our sons and daughters as they
make some very tough choices. Our kids are
going to have options. It’s good to know that if
St. Lawrence is one of them, we can be assured
that they will be well served by the choice. If life
tries to beat them up after they graduate, we can
expect that the education they got at SLUwill pre-
pare them to deal.
After you read this please go right to your com-
puter and sendme an email with your news… for
the next issue!
1982
Karen Helle Nemiah ’82
58 Old eld Road
Fair eld, CT 06824
203-256-1171
karen.nemiah@gmail.com
Next Reunion: 35th, 2016 (cluster with ’80, ’81)
As my ngers tap the laptop keys to bring
you news of our college, I keep wondering:
“Where the HECK is our high school senior go-
ing to nd himself in college as you are reading
this?!” Thankfully, he only applied to a handful of
schools. Stunningly, he was accepted by all. Yay.
None were SLU. Boo.
I wish I could report on scads of ’82 Chips head-
ing to SLU, but at this point I amnot in the know. I
am aware of two who were accepted; stay tuned.
A Fair eld friend’s son went the Early Decision
route, so as of this writing, all hopes for the Class
of 2016 are pinned on him.
Wherever our band of 18-year-olds end up, we
can only hope they have their share of great expe-
riences and opportunities to do fabulous things.
You know, following in the footsteps of those
awe-inspiring ’82ers before them!
Speaking of awesome, you may have caught an
article in the New York Times Sunday paper back
in February, entitled “60 Lives, 30 Kidneys, All
Linked.” It told a magni cent story of 60 people
whose lives are now forever entwined as friends
and strangers who built a chain that saved lives
through kidney donation. The phenomenon,
dubbed Chain 124 by the nonpro t National Kid-
ney Registry, was orchestrated by 17 hospitals in
11 states over four months. No small feat, it re-
quired computer matching, surgical prowess, or-
gan shipping and a committed Long Island busi-
nessmanwhose own daughter’s illness motivated
him to create the ultimate in“paying it forward.”
In bringing this medical miracle to the public’s
attention, the writer invited Bob Montgomery,
a pioneering transplant surgeon with Johns Hop-
kins Hospital (who was not involved in the chain),
to comment. Bob referred to it as a “momentous
feat” that captured the far-reaching potential of
orchestrated kidney exchanges. He added, “We
are realizing the dream of extending the miracle
of transplantation to thousands of additional pa-
tients each year.” Cool indeed.
Dave Newton and his partners at Casual Work-
force have launched a virtual marketplace for
skilled professionals and small business services.
Dave is a managing member and chief marketing
o cer of this Monkton, Md., company whose new
website, FastHelp.com, went live in March and is
rapidly improving the way people can “ nd help
to solve problems and get tasks done.” The com-
pany, which is just over a year old, reached their
public launch via “days of conversations, gallons
of Mountain Dew, and key-stroking till our eyes
were blurry and ngers sore,” said Dave. Perhaps
FastHelp will o er to get the partners key stroke
assistance the next round!
What better time-honored way to celebrate col-
lege accomplishments than a return to campus
for some fun and reminiscing? The newly re-insti-
tuted St. Lawrence Homecoming, last November,
was a huge hit all around. Alice Sherbow did her
very best to recruit classmates to come and en-
joy the campus and some good lawn party-style
dancing. Those wise enough to get their Wedge
x included Lisa Thorpe Brown , Ron Buell, Jen-
nyMiles, Sarah Johnson Redlich, Al Timpson '83
and Kevin Brooks. A foray into the former ATO
house was also a weekend highlight.
Dave Batson not only got to enjoy the revelry
of Homecoming, but was fortunate enough to
represent his father, Ray Batson '56, at the Athletic
Hall of Fame induction. Ray, who passed away
in 2009, was inducted as a member of the men's
hockey teams 1954-56. Other '82ers with ties to
inducted players on these legendary teams are
Sandra Walker (dad, Mickey '56) and Michelle
Reid Plimpton and Mark '83 (Mark's dad, Bill '55).
Dave reported it was great to catch up with these
chips of hockey greats and an honor to represent
his dad and meet many teammates, including
several Saints hockey legends. He added, “Along
with our 30th Reunion, it was great to visit cam-
pus twice in one year. The entire University sta
and athletics department personnel did a fantas-
tic job with both the Homecoming activities and
Hall of Fame events.”
Back on the West Coast, life may not be as pre-
dictable as Dave and his wife balance things in
the world of (twin!) teen daughters, Emily and
Caroline, 13. Dave reports, “Among school, sports,
volunteer activities, etc., it's non-stop family fun
here in SoCal!”
Here’s hoping your college ties keep you smiling
through the summer. Congrats to all those col-
lege bound; and enjoy it all. (Safely. And don’t use
the credit card unless it’s an emergency. And call
now and then. And....)