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 [...]

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, [...]

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 [...]

Hello and best wishes to all. Owned and operated a small business, Orient Country Store, for 31 years. Recently sold the business. My wife, Diana, and I will be moving back to Honolulu. While in Orient I have been involved in numerous organizations and served on a number of civic boards.including school board , fire [...]

I am excited to be moving from Chicago to Dubai, UAE this Spring! This will be my first expat adventure! The emotional oscillation between exhilaration and abject fear makes me feel like a kid again. After 23 great years in Chicago I’m taking the opportunity to enjoy another growth spurt, learn a new language and [...]

Not content to merely rest on his laurels as a member of the winning group in the ’88 DA battle of the bands, along with classmates Paul Degeorges, Wael Qattan, Forest Clingerman, Dirk Winter and Joshua “Jovi” Prokopy (all class of ’89), guitarist and singer Eric Redlinger ’89 has now found ongoing success with his [...]