I was deeply saddened by the recent death of our classmate Bud Lester. Bud and I roomed together on the third floor of the Upper School. We were both on the gymkhana team. We camped together on extra day trips in the Sespe. And much else. Bud may have been the most popular guy in […]
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Justin Stephens ’94
2018 is the first year in the last 7 vintages where a majority of our grapes will be harvested in October rather than September. Last week we were happy with this, but as I type this it is raining. Not a big deal yet, but it does make you twitch a bit. At least the […]
Martin Sproul ’71
Martin has dialed back his law practice and uses his law office mainly to pursue his first profession: teaching Transcendental Meditation. On account of the anxious times in which we live, or perhaps because brain science and trauma therapy have caught up with what Maharishi Mahesh Yogi was teaching half a century ago, these days […]
Larissa Baram ’15
Larissa started at Barnard College last fall after spending a gap year studying and working in comedy. Along with numerous classes, Wally performed stand-up comedy at open mics in Los Angeles, at large festivals, and on a tour of the West Coast. Read an article about her here. Larissa Baram CdeP 2015
Perry Gates ’59
My work with the Passamaquoddy Indian tribe continues. The current contract with my non-profit, Projects, Inc., ends in late 2016; however, we are applying for continued grant funding that will allow the tribe to build two maple syrup processing operations on their tribal lands where most of them live. This could take us another 2 […]
Ella Goodbrod Moench ’00
We moved to Bellingham, WA, (and would love to connect to any PNW Thacher folks) and are enjoying the change in pace. I am teaching math (hilarious) and science at a super small school and loving the 16-month age of my little guy. We took him on his first backpacking trip at the end of […]