Thornton Academy Postscripts Alumni Magazine Fall 2015 | Page 29

Class Notes Savings Institution Board of Directors on July 1, 2015. • Class of 1990 Rhonda A. MarquisIrwin shares she is happily married with two daughters (4 1/2 and 3 years old), living and working in Chicago, IL. Class of 1950 Robert Pate shares, “The Class of 1950 passed all other classes in donations to the Thornton Fund with 50% of our class contributing. Thank you all!” Class of 1996 Chad Collin is married to Minnie Harrington Collin ’99 and will celebrate 14 years of marriage in August. They have 3 children. Class of 1972 Stanley “Bucky” Knox invites anyone traveling in South Carolina to get in touch and visit. He is a retired park ranger and is happy to take visitors hunting and fishing. Please contact Brittany at 207-602-4439 or brittany.brown@ thorntonacademy.org Class of 1975 Scott Davis and Loretta Yerxa ’76 were married on August 30, 2014 at their home, in a beautiful outdoor wedding ceremony on the shores of Lake Arrowhead in North Waterboro, ME. Class of 1981 Joyce Leary Clark shares, “The building that housed my Scarborough law office was destroyed by fire in September 2014. Luckily, the attorneys at Prescott Jamieson Murphy Law Group on Beach Street took me in, and I joined the firm this year. Ed and I also relocated to Saco three years ago, just in time for Emma (Class of 2016) to start at TA and Henry (Class of 2022) to start at Burns.” Class of 1981 Eric A. Purvis was elected to the Saco & Biddeford Class of 1998 Jennifer Conley Burnett shares, “On January 11th, 2015 I finished my first marathon during the 2015 Walt Disney World Marathon weekend. During my time at TA I ran both indoor and outdoor track, but never really raced anything longer than the 400. After completing two half marathons I decided it was time for the full. One of my first thoughts crossing the finish line was Coach Defo would be so proud! Stephanie Shuler Walsh is the Course Medical Director for the Boston Marathon. She coordinates all the medical tents along the marathon route. This past marathon was her second year working in this capacity. She is a disaster relief volunteer for the American Red Cross who was called to respond in Boston the year of the bombing. After her experience that year, she was asked to assist with the marathon the following year. Last year, she was awarded Volunteer of the Year by the American Red Cross. Class of 1999 Kelly Giddings Butler has added to her family with her two youngest children Maggie born (L to R): Jeffrey Gaylord ’85 (Florida), Joel Levesque ’85 (Virginia), Jim Nathanson (attended TA Sophomore year, 1982-83), John Nadeau ’85, and Chris Gordon ’85. Photo by brother-in-law, Jim Bunting, in April 27 at a Change of Command ceremony, Coast Guard Headquarters, Washington DC, where Nadeau was relieved as the Commanding Officer of the Marine Safety Center and promoted to Rear Admiral. 4/28/13 and Evan 9/25/14. Elizabeth (McGee) Capdevielle gave birth to twins on January 19, 2015—Andrew Robert & Alyson Elyse. Elizabeth and her husband of 7.5 years, Jason, resi