I
think I’ve mentioned a few thousand times before that my son James graduated
from BU in May. In September, I helped him move from his former apartment in
Brookline to his new apartment in Allston. Of course, every other
apartment-dweller in Brookline and Allston was also changing apartments on the
same day. I have never seen traffic like this in my life outside of concerts or
sports. Rental vans and trucks everywhere (including ours, of course). Also,
about 98 degrees in the shade, and no shade. When we actually were able to
reach his building, it didn’t take very long to schlep his stuff up to the
third floor, and I was pretty glad to be done with the whole process.
I
have mixed feelings about all this. On the one hand, I’m very proud of him for
landing jobs and finding an apartment and roommates. He’s a very responsible
kid, and he does a good job of taking care of himself. On the other hand, he
clearly didn’t move home after college, but continues living out in the world.
Those first steps I was so eager for when he was a toddler now keep moving
further away. My little boy is growing up.
Our
numbers remain steady at 692. If you ever get any contact information for
classmates, especially email addresses, please forward them to me.
I
do have a little mystery about two classmates: Robert Fitzgerald and Edward Lawrence.
Does anyone know the whereabouts of either of them? Thanks for your help.
Sad
news: Classmate Deborah Ann Frattarelli Surabian died last month after an illness
lasting over a year. Debbie actually attended the 2011 reunion.
As
mentioned previously, we are trying to put together a massive 60th
birthday party for us all. Details on the where and the when are being worked
out. I’ll let you know when I do. We will need to make the usual titanic effort
to contact AWOL classmates. If you’re willing to make a few phone calls, please
let me know. That’s one task I would prefer to shirk off. Thanks!
Classmate
Mariachristina DeMarco McKendall is running for state senator in North Kingstown
and Narragansett. Here’s Tina’s Facebook page:
Classmate
David Fowler’s daughter Tiffany has published a new children’s book. Here’s a
trailer for it:
And
here is Tiffany’s web site:
David
has a lot to be proud of!
Classmate
Bill Dube continues to push the boundaries of electric motorcycle technology
and performance.
The
latest excursions for Bill and his wife Eva are to the old Loring AFB near
Caribou Maine:
Eva
gave a great "dog and pony" show to about 100 middle-school girls as
part of the kick-off for their Science and Math Summer Camp program:
They
also raced Eva's electric streamliner sidecar motorcycle, KillaJoule, on the
Bonneville Salt Flats:
They
continue to flirt with speeds around 200 mph!
You
may recall that classmate Tom Iacono published an article in the Providence
Journal about Albert Martin, the only Rhode Islander at the Alamo. As a result,
Tom received an invitation from the RI Heritage Hall of Fame to attend the
induction ceremonies that were held to honor Captain Martin. Tom was told that
his article “influenced the board’s decision.” Tom, Nancy, his son Ellis
attended the ceremony in Providence. “It was an interesting and enjoyable
afternoon. Martin was inducted along with several other notable Rhode Islanders
from the 19th century. It was very gratifying to know that my effort to share
the story about a forgotten Rhode Island hero resulted in his being placed in
permanent recognition and honor among other greats from our state.”
Classmate
David Lanni reports that he took his son and two of his son’s friends to Cancun
to celebrate his graduation from high school. “It was my son and his two
friends, so, as you can imagine, managing three boys in Cancun can be
challenging. We experienced Hurricane Ernesto and for two days, we had high
winds, torrential rains, and high surf. Although it took away from our vacation
time, if you have never experienced a tropical storm in the Caribbean it is
fascinating. We also went rappelling, zip lining, and swam in an underground
cave. Overall a lot of fun!”
We
have lots of ways to keep in touch online, now. For example, we have a web
site:
(thanks
to Ernie Sutcliffe for starting and maintaining)
and
wiki:
(also
thanks to Ernie)
and
Facebook group:
and
a Facebook event for the last Reunion:
Check
out one or more of these easy ways to see what people are up to.
And,
by the way, I post these updates online at http://chse1971.blogspot.com/.
See
you next month!
Ed
DeJesus
PS
Any
info on any of these missing classmates?
Michael
Gavigan
Lori
Paolino
Neal
Sapoznick Storme
Linda
Irene Baris
Susan
Jean Bottomley
Janet
Claire Buckley Flynn
Janet
Phyllis Cohen
Donna
Croner Pytka
William
A. DiBiasio
Anthony
Ralph Difillipo
Joan
M. DiMeglio Rogers
Karen
C. Erickson
Paula
Jean Frye
Craig
Hart
Robin
Faith Levy
Jennifer
Rosemary Lyles
Roxane
Poulin
Debra
Quattrucci
Anna
M. Ryan
Donna
J. Sciarra
Patricia
Ann Shiel O'Rourke
Frances
Terranova
