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1969Class Notes ArchivesFrom February/March 2001 AALFNY Newsletter: ** Charlotte (Coleman) Tyler came back to the US after spending many years abroad, and started her own business manufacturing and marketing high-end ornamental soap. (www.ornamentalsoap.com) After an initial very encouraging response in the market, sales have been growing steadily. Still a one person operation for the moment, she suspects that she'll be needing extra hands to help with production, shipping, marketing, etc. very shortly. From July/August 2001 AALFNY Newsletter: **Jean-Francois Galy operates La Boutique, a fun and nautically- inclined retail store located in Le Méridien Hotel. Anybody visiting Boston is welcome to come and visit and alumni interested in operating a retail gift shop in partnership or otherwise...please drop a line! From November/December 2001 AALFNY Newsletter: **Alphonse Bernard writes: " 'La nostalgie n'est plus ce qu'elle était” some say. Well, to judge from the AALFNY website, nostalgia is certainly alive and well with the Lycée alumni. It brings back wonderful memories. Thanks and congratulations. Its existence was brought to my attention only recently, as we (Jacqueline Moreau '69 and myself, married since 1973), held an impromptu "réunion d'anciens" at our home in Brussels with Patrick Jacques '69 and his wife Agnès, Patrice Falzon '69 and his wife Josette, and Patrice's sister Laurence Falzon '70. As we all had been rather good friends at the Lycée, we never really lost track of each other. But our reunions had been few and far between. The fact that we and Patrice had been wandering around Africa for 20 years had not helped things.Though, amazingly enough, we found ourselves in Cameroon between 1984 and 1988, when we had last seen each other. Keeping up with Patrick was a bit easier, especially after we came back from Africa 3 years ago to settle in Brussels where he also lives. As for Laurence, who lives in Paris, we hadn't seen her for 33 years! Patrice and his family were in Europe on their yearly leave from their current residence in Dakar, Sénégal. So we all got together for a week-end in Brussels. As the Falzons had never actually visited Brussels, we showed them the sites, the Grand'place, Manneken Pis, etc... The weather was beautiful, which is a rare thing in Belgium. But the highlight was "moules et frites" and good Belgian beer! Well, that was good, but not reallyTHE highlight. THAT was spending Sunday afternoon, browsing throughour old dusty and musty Lycée yearbooks. "You remember him? her? the time when? Wonder what happened to him/her?" We all took pictures, videos etc..., and then it was time to part, promising each other that we wouldn't wait 13, 33 or whatever to meet again.At some point,over a few glasses of beer, it had been mentioned that the Lycée's alumni now had a web site. A few days later, I found it. And so another trip down memory lane... From the class of ' 69 email directory and newsletters popped out names still familiar and never-forgotten, but never heard of since we all left the Lycée to pursue our own lives, Florence Amar, André de Nesnera, François Dumontet, Steven Goldschmidt, Denise Raab, Carole Vonderweidt. Other names also, on whom, once in a while, we heard a bit of news, Jean-François Galy, Xavier Brétillion, Rémy Ayache. And many others also. Other classes, other names. I might be biased of course, but as far as I'm concerned, the Class of '69 was certainly a "Grand Cru." So where are you all, and when do we all get together?" **Peter Laurence writes: "I am a Professor of Mathematics on leave from the University of Rome. For the last two years I have been a Visiting Professor at Columbia and NYU where I have taught mathematical finance. I decided to join S&P as a consultant since they are letting me work on developing some fascinating new models of credit portfolio risk which are challenging both from an analytic and numerical point of view. I lived in Italy for ten years so now I am "mezzo italiano". My wife Magda whom I met while in Rome is from Innsbruck in Austria." **Alicia (de la Serna) Peel wrote to us soon after the WTC tragedy on Sept 11th: "(Hearing about) the LFNY Alumni Association Website from my sister Isabel and brother Victor was really the only good news this week. Like most of us I keep a wonderful memory of my time at the Lycée and of New York - arrived there from Europe just a few days before JFK was shot, was there for the Beatles arrival, the World Fair and much more exciting times.It has been heartbreaking to see the events of Sept. 11, 2001. The scale of the attack is beyond words and my heart goes to all the victims and most especially their families. I have been a disaster keeping in touch with old friends. Tessie Arpels '67 came to Spain to stay with us a few times after we came back to Spain and my sister Isabel and I went with her and her parents to Greece years ago. I am very happy to hear she has remarried (to Oudi Recanati '67). My very great friend at the Lycée was Isabella di Montezemolo, Alberto´s sister and in spite of writing to each other for a while we lost touch. I never forgot the parties at Alexandre de Bordes. He was a lot of fun and it was great to read about him. Say hi from me if you are in contact with him. What happened to me? Finished the Bac in France, came back to Spain. Went for a bit to University but did not finish Economics as I started working in an art gallery and loved it. Met an English art dealer who lived in Spain and I married him. Worked from then on with him both independently and in Sotheby's. We have a 26-year-old son, also an art dealer, and a 24-year-old daughter who is finishing a Masters degree in Media Business and hopes to go into Film producing. We live between Madrid and London . Pheew! 35 years in short." **Paul Bernstein is an editor on the Metro staff of The Washington Post, working with reporters who cover education, immigration and religion. He is married to Willow Bodman, a free-lance photographer. They have an 11-year son, Aaron, and live in Fairfax County, Va. Paul was thrilled recently to hear from Steve Goldschmidt '69 and Peter Laurence '69, classmates he had not spoken to in three decades. From March/April 2002 AALFNY Newsletter: **Décès: Julie Ann Krewer passed away January 26,2002 of breast cancer. A memorial service was held for Julie on February 12th. **Puck Wullenweber writes: « What a wonderful site! I've periodically searched the Internet for info about the Lycee and this time I hit the jackpot. You are doing a great job. I can't believe all the names I still recognize. I left the Lycee after Troisieme as I left NYC, but I still have very fond memories of skating at Wollman, fencing in the ballroom, New Year's Eve dinners at Patrick Jacques’, parties in Glen Cove at the Marescots, going to camp at M. Kasriels and on and on...I now live in upstate New York, not far from Carole Vonderweidt ‘69 who I ran into a few times. Catherine Golebiewski ‘69 also lives up this way. I've worked for 29 years for the Elmira Psychiatric Center as a psychologist. I currently run a forensic psychiatric unit for adolescent girls. It would be great to track down the whereabouts of as many as possible. I'd love to know what that old gang is up to now! » **Carole (Vonderweidt) Hansen writes “Puck Wullenweber, Evelyne Noel and I were a trio for years. I reconnected with Puck several years back, when, of all things, I saw her on television, competing in the Empire State Games here in Syracuse. I managed to track her down, and we got together. Since then, we've lost contact again. Evelyne, Puck and I were good friends throughout our many years at the Lycée. When we were in Seconde, Evelyne's father got transferred to Israel. But our friendship continued, with letters going back and forth on a regular basis. Around the time we were in Première, Puck's mother died tragically, and Puck left the Lycée to live in New Jersey. The three of us were pretty inseparable during our years of school. We lived in close proximity to each other, so we rode the number 19 bus together morning and afternoon. Evelyne and I were also great phone buddies. As soon as we got home, we would call each other, and talk for hours, until our exasperated parents would make us hang up. I have no idea what we talked about, but having two teen-age daughters, I sometimes feel like I'm seeing my life being repeated. Thank goodness now there is call waiting! Puck and I have drifted apart, despite occasional chance run-ins due to the fact that she also lives in upstate New York. But after 42 years, amazingly enough, the friendship between Evelyne and me continues, despite travels, marriages, and nearly grown children.” **Steve Goldschmidt lives in Manhattan and works in the Village as a real estate broker at Ashforth Warburg Associates. He has a son, Alex 13 1/2 years old, who lives with his mother in New Jersey. He adds: "It took a little work, but I’ve gotten in touch with and seen a lot of Sandy Kremnitzer (now Mintz), and Peter Laurence (who is living in NYC for a few years on sabbatical from teaching in Rome). Paul Bernstein is married and has an 11 year old son and lives in DC where he is an editor for the Washington Post. His sister, Nina Bernstein ’68, is a reporter for the NY Times and recently was up for a National Book Award for her book on the failure of the foster care system in New York City. Jennifer Schmid is doing well in the woods of Georgia and is, among other things, raising dogs for adoption. Maria Schless (now Baer) specializes in leukemia research at the Roswell Park Cancer Center in Buffalo, NY. " **Remy Ayache wrote in : "You are doing a great job with these lists (Find A Classmate). I see that my class of ‘69 is almost complete. I had the pleasure of having lunch with Peter Laurence ‘69 last month. I can't believe that it has been over 30 years since we last saw each other. It was a lot of fun to reminisce about old times especially after the events of Sept 11. It has been pretty sad. Those events really hit home. I used to work at 3 World Financial Center (American Express tower) for about 12 years until I left last year. Every day I would walk either through the Trade Center or above on street level and take the north bridge. I would see the beautiful Winter Garden. I still can't believe that all of it is gone. The comfort I can take is in the knowledge that good friends like François Dumontet are alive and well, as well as all my buddies at American Express who managed to escape, some with pretty frightening stories. It really would be great for all of the '69 class to get together somewhere! It is tough to arrange since people are scattered all over.” From Winter 2002-2003 AALFNY Newsletter ***In Memoriam: Jacques Hirschler ’67, brother of Monica Hirschler '69, informed us that Monica passed away of breast cancer in 1991. She left behind 3 children. From Winter 2003-2004 AALFNY Newsletter ** Anne (Schreiber) Devos is a volunteer at the Chocolate Museum of Bruxelles and has four daughters. ** Patrick Jacques is in private practice in Analytical Psychotherapy. ** Philip Westfall is currently with the Dept of the Air Force; his professional field is managing satellite communications for distance learning. ** Décès: Jacques Hirschler ’67, brother of Monica Hirschler '69, informed us that Monica passed away of breast cancer in 1991. She left behind 3 children. From November 2004 AALFNY Newsletter ● Remy Ayache writes: "I design, analyze and recommend financial software systems for PC/Client server or Internet applications. My wife Hedy is a vice-president of a major New York bank. My sons are both attending Cornell University. Maurice (21) is studying engineering and hopes to do research in Applied Physics. Gabriel (18) is majoring in Hotel Management and would like to pursue a career in management in the service industry." ● Alexandra Bonfante-Warren writes: "I'm a writer, editor, and translator living in New York. This year, I've had two translations come out, Theo: The Other Van Gogh and a wonderful children's book, I'm Not Jealous!. Both are from the French, and my master's thesis in art history will be on Philippe de Champaigne, so those long-ago seeds seem to have taken root. I'm currently putting together a pair of art books on Palazzo Pitti and the Uffizi. I wish us all peace (and fun) in the coming year. Don't forget to vote!" ● Perrine Rouillon nous ecrit: "Si quelqu'un connait quelqu'un qui connaît quelqu'un qui connaît quelqu'un qui pourrait avoir envie de publier un de mes livres en anglais ça me donnerait déjà un prétexte pour venir à New-York." |
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