Although I retired in January, 2019, expecting to have a nice long rest with my wife, Gail, she passed away two weeks ago after a long battle with lung cancer. She had chemo therapy and radiation, but the thing that contributed the most to her weakness was the use of opiates to fight spinal pain. […]
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J.P. Manoux ’87
J.P. Manoux and Tom Cole (CdeP87) celebrated their 50th birthdays with pickup soccer in Tanzania and a summit of Mount Kilimanjaro. The adventure introduced eight of Tom’s buddies to some of the wonders of Africa, where he and his wife have worked to better the lives of thousands for many years. J.P. Manoux CdeP 1987
Noah Rifkin ’75
So I accompanied my far better half on a business trip to Seattle at the beginning of the summer. I remembered that John Gates ’75 & Julia Wrapp had recently moved to Orcas Island. Roberta & I flew out on Kenmore Air to see them as they ever so graciously allowed us to do so […]
Dirk ten Grotenhuis ’56
Same wonderful wife of 52 years and still lucky enough to live in the same wonderful house! Now a great granddad! Dirk ten Grotenhuis CdeP 1956
Karl Kroeber ’67
I have a new granddaughter, Noa, now 21 months, who is, of course, brilliant and beautiful, walking and talking up a storm, and absolutely terrific, except that she lives in St. Louis, which means a long slog every couple of months when the overwhelming need to “see that little girl” hits us. Amazing and wonderful. […]
Dirk ten Grotenhuis ’56
The love of my life and I still live in the same wonderful property in South Pasadena. Susan has given me 3 wonderful children and 8 also wonderful grandchildren. Good luck to you all. Dirk ten Grotenhuis CdeP 1956
William Strong ’58
My wife (Canadian, but now US citizen) is one of those people who is constantly in motion. I will say this little bump in the road (described below) temporarily slowed her down—but the moment she found out she had an acoustic neuroma on her acoustic nerve, she immediately went to work to research the best […]
Michaela Andrews ’99
After eleven wonderful years together, Dr. Jan Bruder and I got married on August 14 in Münster, Germany. In addition to our wedding, other summer highlights included relaxing in Tuscany and hiking in the Dolomites. We have been living in Münster for over three years now and continue to be happy with our lifestyle here […]