In my recently published book “Jottings of a Geriatric Judge” I acknowledged Jack Huyler:“The late John S. (Jack) Huyler, M.A., teacher, writer, diarist, horse whisperer and friend, at the Thacher School, Ojai, California, for recommending me to jot.”He did just that. And my treasured copy of his “The Stamp of the School” was exactly that […]
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Nicholas Cunningham ’46
At about this time of year seventy five years ago, I took the train from NYC to L.A. to enroll in the school that had done such a good job with my disparate brothers: Ty (Frederic), ’39, and Larry (Lawrence) ’42. Ty built on his Thacher education to graduate summa cum laude from Harvard in […]
Abby Dees ’83
It was great to see so many of you for the first time in over 35 years at the reunion, and to my eye, those years look damn good on us! As for me, I’m back on my home turf in the Pasadena area with my partner, Traci, and our menagerie of rescue critters. It’s […]
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 […]
Dean Ambrose ’56
I practiced business law in Los Angeles (1965-1995). For the next 10 years I developed and managed commercial and industrial real estate. Thereafter, I retired, devoting a lot of time to charities including National Public Radio Foundation (1994-present) and UCLA Geffen School of Medicine (2000-present). I live In Los Angeles and Indian Wells. Dean V. […]
Robert Berend ’73
Living in Beverly Hills, working as a real estate investor, and going on lots of music cruises for fun. I’ve got a Ph.D. in human sexuality (www.askthesexologist.com and on Ask the Sexologist on Facebook), and have lectured around the world on that for the last 20 years. Retired lawyer, former socially responsible investment advisor and […]
Caroline White ’98
It’s been quite a year! I got married to Grant Gillespie on May 28, 2016, on a farm outside of my hometown, Sacramento. My sister, Hilary CdeP 2002, was my maid of honor, and I was so grateful to have fellow Toads in attendance: Katherine Halsey, Bronwen Halsey Murch ’98, and Kim Turner ’98. Grant […]
Michael Milligan ’62
The Class of ’62 seems to be edging reluctantly into retirement. MARSTEN and MILLIGAN have been there for years, and, although most of the lawyers show no signs of quitting, the sane among us are slowly packing for the next phase. ROGER IGNON reports selling his business, continuing to do the product development he loves, […]