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class notes<br />
G O R D O N<br />
G4Os<br />
Alexander B. Merriman ’49 and his<br />
wife are still raising Christmas trees and<br />
enjoying frequent trips to their house<br />
in Seabrook Island, SC.<br />
5Os<br />
Stephen M. Fortlouis ’54 writes:<br />
“<strong>The</strong> end of last year brought our first<br />
two grandchildren. I retired at the end<br />
of the year and am looking forward to<br />
new adventures.”<br />
David Daw ’55 writes: “I have been<br />
successfully developing products for<br />
the commercial, industrial and<br />
institutional heating, ventilation and<br />
air conditioning industry. I hold many<br />
patents for products sold under license<br />
worldwide.”<br />
Ann R. Langdon ’56 writes: “I have<br />
been working overtime as co-chair<br />
of the 50th Anniversary Gala for the<br />
Creative Arts Workshop where I serve<br />
as a board member. I am also taking a<br />
pottery class there for the first time.<br />
Drew has cut his teaching hours at Yale<br />
Law School but is continuing to commute<br />
to Washington, DC where he is<br />
Of Counsel to Morrison and Foerster<br />
LLP. Liz is doing stand up comedy in<br />
New York City. Allison is still living in<br />
El Paso with her husband, Sergio and<br />
daughter, Frida. She is the Medical<br />
Director of Clint Clinic as well as editor<br />
of the Texas Tech Medical School<br />
Journal.”<br />
6Os<br />
Barbara Taylor Renza ’65 writes: “I will<br />
be moving into my new home in South<br />
Kingstown, RI this fall. My Pembroke<br />
Welsh corgies Cari (photo above) and<br />
Trevor have been attending dog school<br />
in Seekonk, MA, and Franklin, MA.<br />
<strong>The</strong>y are taking agility lessons for three<br />
upcoming agility trials in Rhode Island,<br />
Boxborough, MA and Amherst, NH.<br />
Cari and I also visit Hasbro Children’s<br />
Hospital for pet therapy. Trevor loves<br />
agility and will be entering the agility<br />
trials as soon as he masters the weave<br />
poles.”<br />
7Os<br />
Ann Lipsitt ’72 writes: “I’ve been a<br />
special educator for twenty-nine years.<br />
This year I became one of our school’s<br />
literacy specialists. I draw on my Middle<br />
School memories from my years at<br />
<strong>Gordon</strong> and often hear my teachers’<br />
voices in my own. I even have some<br />
of my favorite worksheets from Mr.<br />
Sprague in my file cabinet. I guess I<br />
knew where I was headed back then.”<br />
Sarah Sturges ’72 is a massage<br />
therapist in Wyoming when she is<br />
not on an expedition to Greenland,<br />
Antarctica or the North Slope.<br />
A L U M N I C O N N E C T I O N<br />
O<br />
Neville Motta ’75 writes: “I am teaching<br />
at <strong>Gordon</strong> and enjoying every<br />
moment with Young Kindergartners.<br />
<strong>The</strong>y certainly spark the wonderful<br />
memories I have of my early years at<br />
<strong>Gordon</strong>. I hope to hear from some of<br />
my 1975 classmates. Write in and send<br />
some news about what you are up to.”<br />
Jessie Sturges Lacey ’73, her husband<br />
Chris and their two boys live in<br />
Vermont. She divides her time between 8Os<br />
a busy chiropractic practice, three horses,<br />
three dogs, their garden and cross-<br />
Butler (photo above) on May 8th in<br />
Sarah Funke Butler ’87 married Patrick<br />
country skiing.<br />
Boston, MA.<br />
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