Bryan and Louise have moved full time to the quaint coastal town of Cayucos but still commute to Paso Robles (30 minutes) for work. Looking forward to our 45th in June of 2019… put it on the calendar to be in Ojai. Annie Beckham CdeP ’14 graduated last June from Colorado State and has now started […]
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Eric Sweet ’63
My wife and I fled from the chaos in Brazil and emigrated to Portugal. We are in the city of Oporto. Only one of my children still lives with us, our 9 year-old daughter Lara, who is studying at the Deutsche Schule (German School), not far from our apartment. We have not gone to work […]
Rey Balderas ’82
Wishing everyone the best! I picked up running the last two years, ran my first Marathon last year, and will now run Boston this year for the first time. Besides working and serving in my local church, I have been enjoying my daughter’s soccer performances, working with her through the recruiting process and college visits. […]
John Van Nortwick ’52
Nothing very exciting to report other than Sonja and I are still vertical, out here in West Texas, and happy to have recently celebrated our 55th wedding anniversary. Good to be able to still go to work every day. John Van Nortwick CdeP 1952
Sarah Lavender Smith ’86
Following the adages “do what you love,” “follow your passion,” and “make work more like play,” I started a business as a personal running coach to supplement my work as a writer for Trail Runner magazine. I coach adults of all levels, for distances ranging from the 5K to 100 miles and multi-day stage races. […]
Julia Romano ’00
I’m winding down on my third – yes third – Masters degree – this time a Masters of Science in Yoga Therapy! ‘Twas a seemingly circuitous path getting me here – from journalism, to international relations work, to psychology – and yet the work I’m doing now feels like a straight shot from the heart. […]
John Taylor ’65
I continue to love retirement–not sure how I ever had time to work! Have just submitted another history book to the publisher and continue my work on restoring a 1944 steam locomotive and singing in the New MexiChords, an Albuquerque barbershop chorus. One of my granddaughters will be a freshman in college next year, another […]
David Gilpin ’70
Dave and Melissa Gilpin are alive and well running the seed company in Pleasanton, Ca., and splitting their time between tons of work, their kids, and the magical family cabin near Fallen Leaf Lake. They have also celebrated marriages of their two children making for great times. David Gilpin CdeP 1970
Katie Isaacson Hames ’99
Katie and Wil Hames welcomed their daughter, Helen Belle Rose Hames, into the world on August 23rd, 2013. Katie has been doing Farm to Table work at Midland School since 2009, and now little Helen Belle goes to work on the farm, too! Katie Isaacson Hames CdeP 1999
John Van Nortwick ’52
Last night in Los Angeles, ERA Sellers Buyers & Associates won the Gene Francis Award for 2013. This real estate company is owned by my family and me, and has offices in El Paso, TX, Las Cruces, NM, and Albuquerque, NM. The Gene Francis Award recognizes the best overall company in the ERA Franchise System […]