School Story:
[From 50th Reunion Yearbook...]
Religious Administrator (Active), the Episcopal Diocese of Connecticut, Hartford
BS University of Hartford
Wife, two grown children, one grandchild
Off to college in the fall of 1957 at Rollins, drafted in September 1958, discharged from the Army in 1960, back to college, left to work for AEtna Life, finished college in 1968 at UH, continued to work for AEtna, joined a local real estate/insurance firm and became a principal owner in 1970. Following a successful run, left the active business in 1980 to give something back while I could and went to work for the Episcopal Diocese of Connecticut as its assistant administrator and later assumed the position of Canon for Stewardship and Administration in which role I am still active and I still find great joy in exercising my faith in this way.
Along the way I developed an interest in automobiles and was a partner in a small auto business for many years primarily focused on antique and classic cars. Until my health challenged me, it was a wonderfully therapeutic outlet.
Susan, my beloved wife, has been my faithful and patient partner for 41 years and is a retired MSW and a visionary in several arenas. We have two delightful children, Christian and John - both in California. Chrissy and her husband Dave are Alternative Education teachers in Santa Cruz and are raising our only grandchild – Little Jack, age two! Our son John is a very successful dot-commer in San Francisco. They are a great joy to us!
I remember most of my days at NMH for the wonderful base education I received. The faculty made a marked impact on me - something I realized long after graduation. The rest of my time was spent in pursuits at NMH I would choose not to recall, i.e. less than distinguished!
Following a dismal failure on the part of NMH to nurture our son in the late '80s, I realized how much the school had changed from a caring environment to a bottom line institution as many of its colleague schools had been forced to do as well.
My goal is eventually to retire, continue modest philanthropy, and find another challenge to carry me to new explorations and solutions. I don't plan on spending much time rocking on the porch!
I am profoundly disappointed in the state of our country's leadership and would hope in some small way I can work toward regaining our compass which we have dreadfully and painfully lost.
