Posted on: Jul 31, 2026 at 5:24 PM

Impressed with your Canadian grandson. https://www.darlingtonschool.org/today/Details/7231540

Posted on: Sep 02, 2025 at 11:44 AM

Out of context and maybe insensitive to the original context, but, "the new preppy creature from a girl's school," is such a great line!

Today's Boston Globe Obituary: https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/bostonglobe/name/ernest-saltalamacchia-obituary?id=56905295&fhid=15232

Rest in Peace, Salty

Posted on: May 06, 2023 at 8:53 PM

R.I.P.

For those noting the number of recent classmate deaths, these are apparently getting posted as information reaches our moderators,. While this obituary is recent, at least one of the last few was from five years ago. Regardless of when they left this world, we acknowledge their lives as we face our own mortality. May their memories all bring blessing.

Published in Boston Globe Nov. 13 - 14, 2015.

Posted on: Aug 11, 2020 at 2:03 PM

Michelle, Browsing classmate profiles after seeing Carl's email and his video with his reminder that there are some incredibly gifted people we crossed paths with at BHS. Clicked on your profile and clicked through to your website. Your pictures of dust devils and djins reminded me of some of my favorite immediately-post-BHS reading, Immanuel Velikovsky's Worlds in Collision and Earth in Upheaval. So much of our lore, according to Velikovsky, has origins in historical reality.
Looking at your link to sacred patterns I'm reminded of a video I saw in the mid 70's of an oil/colored-water mixture on a thin membrane that was basically a stretched out balloon. When someone played a musical instrument close enough for the membrane to vibrate, the oil/water mix spread into spectacular geometric designs. I've never found the video again, although I have a feeling if I looked now I'd have better results.

Our world's peoples have a lot of stories that have threads of commonality. All proof that we are not all that different. Stay safe. David

Getting ready to join the rolling rally to BHS. Black Lives Matter.

Posted on: Jun 13, 2020 at 10:51 PM

Nice to get out of Dodge this week for the first time in the months. Jumped on a motorcycle and headed towards Providence. Ended up visiting classmate Alan Kooris and took a walk with proper distancing near Narragansett Bay.

Posted on: Apr 26, 2020 at 9:24 PM

Sad to see obit for Ira Gorman in today's paper. Whatever memories I had of my high school years, having Mr. Gorman as my homeroom teacher got the day off to a good start.
Obituary

GLOUCESTER - Ira Gorman, 81, of Gloucester, MA, died Thursday from COVID-19 complications. Ira grew up in Brookline, MA and held fond memories of Driscoll School, watching movies in Coolidge Corner, and sledding down Summit Ave. A self-taught tennis player, Ira made up in persistence what he lacked in form. Ira graduated from Dartmouth College in 1961 and obtained masters degrees from Stanford University and Smith College of Social Work. He taught history in the 1960s at Brookline High School, where he helped to transform the curriculum to include underrepresented voices. In his clinical social work private practice in Connecticut and 20 years at North Suffolk Mental Health, Ira supported countless people through challenging life circumstances. He loved books, classic films, live theater, Chinese restaurants, trips to New Hampshire and Maine, and good discussions. In retirement, he drafted a book manuscript on decision-making. Ira leaves beloved wife Pandora, sister Ellen, daughters Leah Gorman, Liz Gorman, and Emily Gorman-Melo, and grandchildren Joselyn, Laurel, Nathan, and Isaac. He is also survived by life-long friends and extended family. Services will be announced. If desired, contributions in Ira's memory may be sent to The Gloucester Stage https://gloucesterstage.com/iragorman or Coolidge Corner Theater https://coolidge.org/iragorman to help the arts survive these challenging times. Complete notice will follow. Arrangements by Driscoll Funeral Home, Haverhill. For guestbook, please visit www.driscollcares.com

Here's a link to one article about the amazing Boston Dawna https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sdut-boston-dawna-the-batman-of-venice-beach-retires-2010sep07-story.html

Posted on: Mar 21, 2019 at 1:25 PM

And I thought EVERYONE loved their four years at BHS. While I can't say I hated every minute of it, I can tell you I was thrilled never to have to step foot back there. Life began on graduation day.

Posted on: Sep 12, 2018 at 11:39 PM

Just going through some boxes and found my mom's BHS '43 Murivian, and more interestingly, her '93 50th Reunion Mini-Murivian that allowed each member just 100 words to sum up their lives for the previous 50 years. Looking through it left me with two thoughts. One, that some of our parents' generation, of both genders, had some interesting lives, and two, that these instantly update-able profiles serve the same purpose. (Just musing after watching the Red Sox win their 100th of the season, and not being tired after returning home on a red-eye this morning from visiting my granddaughter and her wonderful parents on the west coast.)

I used to run into John in Chestnut Hill occasionally in the 80's when he was back to visit his mother, (if I remember correctly.) We were never close friends as kids but he always had a few minutes to chat and tell a story about his adventures.  May his memory be a blessing.