1984

Lots of news to report this month so I'll dispense with my usual attempt at a clever introduction for the column and get right to the point. Anna Sonnerup was recently featured in the Faces in the Crowd section of Sports Illustrated extolling her first place finishes in both the 7.5K and the 15K winter biathlon nationals. Anna qualified for the U.S. Biathlon Team as did classmate and beau Erich Wilbrecht. As we go to press, both are preparing to leave for Europe to compete in the World Cup and World Championships. When not training, Anna has been working on her Russian and German and "trying to write children's stories" while Erich has worked as a biologist for the U.S. government and as a fly-fishing guide.

As always the marriage front is a busy one. Kim Kendall and Dave Robertson were married last July in Newport, R.I., in a wedding Kim said included "60 Dartmouth people," which is surely a new indoor record. Featured in the wedding party were bridesmaids Karen McCarthy, who is working on her Ph.D. in clinicial psychology at the University of Colorado in Boulder, and Elisabeth Smith, who is practicing law in Del Mar, Calif. Kim and Dave are both engineers living and working near Boston and from time to time "meet Tim Dining for sushi" when he is not studying at the UNH business school.

In a bit of follow-up reporting, I am happy to say that I personally verified the marriage of Brad Farris and Shantha Gona '86 in Montclair, N.J. The reception included a host of Brad's AD brothers: Gene Haldeman, who is practicing law in New York, and Nate Archibald, who is also in the city working in advertising and will marry in Sweden in June. I took the opportunity to chat with Nate's bride-to-be, Osa, who obviously did not understand the American concept of undercover reporting. She innocently told me about how Nate and Gene met Osa and her Swedish friend in a Manhattan bar and were so impressed because "at the end of the evening they walked us to the cab and shook hands instead of trying to kiss.us." Also in attendance were Bruce Bagdasarian, a lawyer in Boston, Sean "Animal" McAuliffe, who is working in Philadelphia, and Mike "Dirt" Winston, who deserves special mention for two reasons: first, though he is a dermatologist living in Brooklyn, he still sported a deep, dark tan from his recent trip to Florida; second, in true AD fashion, he spent most of the party sweet-talking an attractive woman only to finish the night alone with his brothers drinking beer in the basement. Rounding out the much smaller non-AD contingent was Ben Giess, who is engaged to Kathy Streeto '86 and finishing up his second year at Wharton's M.B.A. program and preparing for a career in investment banking in New York (at least the part about marrying Kathy Streeto is unique).

Eric Redwine writes from Dallas of his engagement to legal secretary Liz Duke. Eric, who is practicing law at Jones, Day, Reavis and Pogue, will make it official on November 10 in Mesquite, Tex. During a recent trip to New York I ran into Bobby Zrike, who told me he is working at Goldman Sachs's Private Investment Group selling to high-net-worth individuals. He spends what little free time he has playing golf and squash (with high-net-worth individuals, no doubt) and said that at this writing, "I'm not married and I have no kids that I know about." Space is tight, so no room for a witty closing line except that I'll talk to you soon.

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