Betty Lewis ’74, left, and Deborah Lehman-Irl ’74 had a mini-reunion at Deborah’s home in Hengersberg, Bavaria, Germany. Betty, who is an interpreter in Costa Rica, and Deborah, an English instructor at the Deggendorf University of Applied Sciences, were roommates their senior year. Deborah’s husband, Josef Irl, was the German House head resident 1973-74 and visits the campus when he travels to Colorado for the German-American Partnership Program he’s run for 20 years.
Friends from the Class of 2006 meet every year to play golf at Shining Mountain Golf Club in Woodland Park, Colo. From left: Matt Hollingsworth, Coleman “Woody” Hoyt, Pete Kingston, Spencer Abrahamson, Jason Owens, Colin Holm, David Mendel, and Scott Yanco.
Sammi LaBue ’12 recently traveled to Thailand with three fellow Tigers. From left: Hannah Varnell ’12, Claire Mann ’12, Sammi, and Athena Mikros ’12 pet an actual tiger in Chiang Mai.
CC graduates and a friend gathered to play golf in Santa Rosa, Fla., in May 2014. Front row, from left: Rich Laws ’84, Kelly Powers ’84, Peter Armstrong ’83, and Kevin Director ’84. Back row, from left: John Baumstark ’84, Jim Goldberg, Tom Levy ’84, and Brad Lundberg ’83
Sociology Professor Jeff Livesay and Doug Pray ’83 join their children Lucy Livesay and Theron Pray after the commencement ceremonies at Carleton College in Northfield, Minn., on June 14, 2014. Lucy graduated with a degree in geology, and Theron with a degree in physics.
A few couples who traveled to Cuba last spring as part of an alumni travel-study program gathered at the Aspen, Colo., home of Joan and Rodger Gurrentz ’78 P’15 in July. Seated, from left: Edie Dulacki Sonn ’86, Carolyn Mertz Perna ’70, and Sue Murahata ’74. Standing, from left: Joan and Rodger Gurrentz, Bill Sonn, Lynette and Rainey Corbyn ’74, John Perna ’71, and Dale Kistler.
Jennifer Tobias ’80 hosted a reunion for her daughter, Lily Turner ’11, and Lily’s classmates at her cherry farm near Traverse City, Mich. From left: Sophie De Pillis, Brooke Mead, Belle Bueti, Austin White, Natalie Babcock, Emily Cleveland, Chris Shambaugh, Lacey Huber, Lily, and Jennifer. Earlier in the summer, Jennifer and Lily celebrated the anniversary of Jennifer’s parents. Jennifer’s father, Richard Tobias ’57, has been married to the former Marlene Andersen for 60 years.
Jessica Rodolph ’98 married Billy Berard Aug. 9 at her childhood home in Marshfield, Mass. From left: Michelle Rodolph ’96 (the bride’s sister), Tom Klein ’98, Michelle Segal Smith ’98, Lily Alves ’99, Billy and Jessica, Maciej Konieczny ’98, and Jessica Garson O’Neill ’97.
Members of the Fifty Year Club and friends visited Denver Botanic Gardens in September. From left: Sara Luther ’02, Tom Fitzgerald ’57, Leslie Lockhart Bergstrom ’52, Artie Toll Kensinger ’53, Joanne Steeves ’55, Shirley McMeeking ’59, Sue Arnold Mitchell ’57, Margo Ardourel, Eric Bransby ’47, and Karen Jackson.
From left: Zafar Ali Khan ’80, Cynthia Kanyer Fallon (CC 1979-1981) and Thomas Fallon ’79 caught up on old times in Legian, Bali, in 2013. The Fallons own Piramide Clothing Co. in Manitou Springs, Colo., and Colorado Springs, and travel to Bali once a year to design and produce clothing with cottage industries there. Zafar lives in Kuala Lumpur and would like to hear from old CC friends, who knew him as Aye Pe Kin, his Burmese name. His email address: zaksburma@gmail.com.
Carl Siegel ’04 married Tina Sheng on June 14, 2014, in Stinson Beach, Calif., and CC alumni and friends gathered around the couple. Back row from left: Chris Jain ’04, Andrew Goldsworthy ’04, Thatcher Glode ’04, Brack Herfurth ’04, and Asa Firestone; second row from back: David Nguyen ’04. Third row, from left: Willie Adams ’04, Marcelo Macedo, Andrew Schaper ’04, Amanda Fixsen ’04, Michael Turner ’04, Wesley Thurston ’04, Lauren Martin ’06, Steve Limburg ’04, and Michael Landis ’04. Front row, from left: Al Adams ’81 P’04, Carl and Tina, and Evan deSieyes ’04.
Margaret Snow Benoit ’77 and her husband, Richard Benoit ’75, attended the first CC Books in the Trees event in July 2014 and said they were part of the first group to attend Books on the Beach in California. The event hosts, Pete Nelson ’85 and Judy Merrill Nelson ’85, own Treehouse Point, a private event center and overnight retreat in Fall City, Wash.; Pete’s work is followed on Animal Planet’s “Treehouse Masters.”
Several CC alumni and students often see each other while showing jumping horses, such as this event in Estes Park, Colo., in August 2014. From left: Gretchen Stempf ’12, Haley Griffis ’18, Georgia Griffis ’18, Michael Dennehy ’90, Susie Deeds Griffis ’88 and Ian Griffis ’85 (parents of Haley and Georgia), and Charlie Carrel ’89.
Kevin McDonough ’86 hosted a gathering at his Thornton, Colo., home over the summer. From left: Kevin, Kristin Groth ’86, Jeff Moline ’86, and Xavier Wong ’85.
Graduates of the Class of 1999 joined classmate Sarah Walton for her wedding to Jay Frederic Byfield in Pensacola Beach, Fla., in October 2013. From left: Sarah Ramirez Beuttner, Chloe Grinnell Fennell, Sarah, Katherine Moore Rebstock, and Amie Motsinger Jung. Peter Jung ’00 also attended.
