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class notesG O R D O N A L U M N IC O N N E C T I O N3OsMartha Livingston ’36 was recently featuredon Gordon’s website singing the old GordonSchool song. View it at www.gordonschool.organd on the school’s Facebook page.5OsKatharine Langdon ’50 writes: “I am busy andinvolved in Northampton, MA doing cancerconnection, Hospice, singing and substituteteaching in a Preschool. I just completed a cdof children’s music which includes many ofthe songs we learned at Gordon. If any alumniare interested in purchasing a cd for theirgrandchildren or children please email me atkitdlangdon@comcast.net.”60sRosalind Rustigian ’65 (pictured above withfaculty member Eric Collins) visited Gordonthis February to accept the Kindergarten classesdonations of mittens to the Rhode IslandDonation Exchange Program.Barry Nelson ’66 and his wife Linda werefeatured this summer in an article in the BostonGlobe. They have been riding a tandem bicyclefor over 15 years and have been tandemparticipants in the Pan Mass Challenge, a 200mile fundraising bikeathon which raises moneyfor cancer research and treatment at DanaFarber. This past August, Barry and his wife rodeseparately along with 5,197 other riders raisingover 30 million dollars for cancer research.7OsAlexandra Morgan Oliver ’74 writes: “I amalmost at the two year anniversary of AlexandraMorgan’s Animal School in Warren, RI. Weoffer dog daycare, social boarding, groupclasses and private lessons, and lots of animalrescue.”Douglas B. Shire ’76 ran this year’s BostonMarathon to raise funds for the MassachusettsEye and Ear Infirmary, where he works on aproject developing an implant that will restorevision to the blind (www.bostonretinalimplant.org). He makes his home in Ithaca, NY withhis wife Jody Kessler, a singer-songwriter andinterfaith minister. He also has a son Logan (18)and a daughter Aurora (16).Rachel Thorne Germond ’77 writes: “I movedfrom Chicago in June 2010 to Norfolk, VAand am teaching at Old Dominion Universityand setting choreography. I recently performedand taught theater and dance at DuocUCUniversity in Santiago, Chile which was veryenjoyable and inspiring.”8OsKaplan Mobray ’86 was the guest speakerat the AISNE Middle School Student of ColorConference at Milton Academy this February.He also performed on the saxophone at thisyear’s NFL Super Bowl Weekend Player NetworkingEvent in Miami.9OsKatherine Trafton ’91 writes: “I am teachingsixth grade math and science in Olympia, WA.In November I earned my National BoardTeaching Certification. Another major accomplishmentthis year was going car free startinglast January. Now I bike, bus, or carpoolwherever I go. I’ve had the distinct pleasureof seeing classmates Nola Riedel Kopfer ’91and Lily Shuey ’91 and their children this year.”Georgia Hunter Farinholt ’92 and her husbandRobert spent New Year’s Eve on CopacabanaBeach in Rio. They enjoyed taking part in thelocal traditions—dressing in white, tossingflowers into the sea to honor Iemanjá, theGoddess of the Water, and jumping seven timesover the surf for good luck.Ian Perkins Tracy ’95 and his wife Annewelcomed their daughter, Lark Virginia Tracyon April 3rd. Lark joins her older sister Lilianand brother Ian “Perk” (photo above).Laura Dunn ’96 is attending the businessschool at Columbia University.Rob Glancy ’97 writes: “Karl Dunkelman ’97married Meagan Kuntz (of Orlando, FL) inNaples, Florida on April 30th. Noah Davis ’97and myself served as groomsmen and BenPapps ’97 was an usher.”Sareh Rajaee ’97 is studying quantitative andbiostatistics research at Harvard School ofPublic Health after recently graduating fromBrown University’s Medical School. She willstart her residency this July in general orvascular surgery.Andrea Weisman ’97 writes: “I am a clinicaltherapist in Taunton, MA and also working onmy LICSW, which I hope to have by spring.14