I was startled and saddened to see long-time corridor mate John Howard’s name listed on the alumni magazine’s In Memoriam page. The internet yielded an obituary: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/gazettenet/obituary.aspx?page=lifestory&pid=162618607#fbLoggedOut Sounds like “JB” lived vigorously and well and went quickly, though much too early. For those given to the more esoteric details of Deerfield history: John’s paternal aunt, [...]

Ryan recently completed his MS degree is aerospace engineering from the University of Florida while continuing to work full time. Ryan has also completed a two year emerging leaders program within The Boeing Company where he is a guidance, navigation, & control flight engineer on CST-100, a commercial crew spacecraft development program. Ryan has actively [...]

Britt Winterer, Jeff McDowell, and Luke Tansill were in Deep Water Cay in the Bahamas for a bonefishing tournament in April (McDowell won). Apparently, mustaches and beards are all the rage with the class of ’92. Bojay Taylor was also there. But he was clean-shaven, so he couldn’t be in the picture. Jeffrey McDowell Class [...]

The Gang of Six ( Joyce and Jerry Rood, Sandy and Tim Day, and Merry and Tom L’Esperance ) celebrated our 8th Annual social occasion and dinner this year in April at the Lawrence Welk Resort in Escondido. Joyce and Jerry Rood were our hosts for the gathering. Kudos to Jerry for spearheading this lively [...]

Sadly, we have been informed of a second passing in this column. Mike Grant reports that our classmate, Peter Schoff, “had a heart attack in London where he lived since the 80’s, and died on March 13th. At Deerfield he was nick-named ‘The Beak’ and was always enthusiastic, mischievous, creative and persistently up-beat. A career [...]

Tim Day ’55 reviews Marines in San Diego’Tim Day relates “I had the privilege of being the Reviewing Officer at the March 15th graduation ceremony at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot in San Diego. It was a great honor to be with 356 newly minted Marines, the DIs, BGen Dan Yoo, and the staff of [...]

I regret not being able to make it to our 20th reunion. I just started a new job as a staff attorney at the Indigent Defender Office in Lafayette, LA after having spent two years in Lake Charles, LA representing children in abuse and neglect cases. The approach to the law in Louisiana is, um, [...]

After almost three years in Singapore with the expectation to move back to the States, life took an unexpected turn and my family and I ended out in Melbourne, Australia. We are having a great time and hope any Deerfield Alum passing through (or anyone that lives here) gives me a shout. Stephen Root Class [...]

I thought classmates might get a kick out of the fact that my twins, Lincoln and Ella, are heading to an elementary school next year headed by none other than Joe Harvey, who taught math and coached crew during our tenure. If he can whip miscreants like Andy Sweetland into shape, I figure he ought [...]

I am thinking about the souls of Peter Hindle and Bryce Lambert. I am thinking about their 80+ years of combined service to those like myself who were taught and mentored by Peter and Bryce. I am angry at their moments of weakness and angry at a legal system which names them but not their [...]