Coming from opposite directions, Bob Kendig met Deneys Purcell and Harvey Kaslow, all Class of 1967, at the top of Potluck Pass, a part of the Sierra High Route on August 9, 2019 Bob Kendig CdeP 1967
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Sarah O’Brien ’86
It was wonderful to spend a week up at Golden Trout this summer with classmates Carolyn and Doug Kirkpatrick. I loved taking my sons Pierce (12) and Ronan (10) on their first camping trip with an amazing group of Thacher Alumni and their families. The hikes, delicious food and the spectacular setting were a magnificent […]
Kristian Meisling ’71
As an outgrowth of my role as Adjunct Professor at Stanford, Ginger von Wening and I went to Scandinavia this summer, where I presented the results of a research study recently published in a Geological Society of London Special volume on Arctic tectonics in Stockholm. We travel a lot and hike and ski regularly in […]
David Gilpin ’70
David continues working with his Pacific Coast Seed company and makes his way to Fallen Leaf Lake on weekends, into the Sierra, and keeping up with his kids and grandchildren close to home on the East Bay as well as a daughter having moved to New York. David Gilpin CdeP 1970
Robert (Frankel) Nalumaluhia ’79
Rob and Kymberlee are enjoying the peace and quiet of the Chalfant Valley and looking forward to skiing at nearby Mammoth this coming winter. Rob continues to enjoy his family practice as a rural physician assistant. Rob’s country-rock band Halfway to Benton was voted runner-up in this year’s Best of Inyo County reader’s poll. Kymberlee […]
Mark Gamble ’86
I spent a week in September on a horse camping trip. We were sleeping at 5,000 ft. in the Sierra’s just east of Lake Alamanor. I got a great shot of my horse, Groovy on the tie line. I am looking forward to our 30th reunion next year! Mark Gamble CdeP 1986
William Rigby ’70
Cannot believe it has been 45 years. Married the love of my life, Mary Brownlow. Although I have lived in Northern New England for 34 years, every year pivots on returning to walk in the Sierras. Last year, bumped into Thacher folk at Horseshoe Meadows! William Rigby CdeP 1970
Brian Bennett ’94
The snow has finally melted in Washington, D.C. and our peas and favas beans are buried in the garden ready for spring rains. Carson Campe, my sophomore year roommate, now lives up the road from us, along with his brilliant wife and energetic four children. Our son Timothy, who turns four in August, loves joining […]
John Wheaton ’56
I am sorry to miss the October 5th memorial for Bob Miller. Denise and Bob were close friends of my mother and they often went to our Sierra cabin with mother during the summer. The Millers loved the mountains and they all had a wonderful time along the American River. Our family misses the Millers […]
J.R. Valenzuela ’97
At the beginning of August, I revisited the Eastern Sierras for the first time since working a summer at Golden Trout Camp after my junior year at Thacher. Evolution Valley and the Ionian Basin in Kings Canyon National Park. Memories of freshman year Homer as I was surrounded by Charybdis Mountain, Scylla, and the Three […]