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I recently moved back
to the area after 20 years in Atlanta. I just built a house in Norton and I work as a software developer for Sun Life Financial.
I have applied to start law school in September and have three children: Chris, Savannah,
and Lauren. Chris did a 15 month tour in Iraq and is heading to Afghanistan in late spring as part of the Army 3rd ID. My
free time is spent on outdoor activities: mountain climbing, bowhunting, hiking, kayaking and riding motorcycles. You can
check out more info at bergevine.com. Life is good! – Russ
Bergevine
Caroline Caron Zimmel is married and living in Oxford CT with her husband and two dogs. John and I will celebrate
10 years of marriage in June (that went by fast!). After graduating from Northeastern
University in 1988, I began my insurance career in the commercial underwriting training
program at The Hartford, which eventually led to my current position with an insurance wholesaler, Colemont Insurance Brokers,
in Farmington, CT. For fun,
John and I like to visit with family and friends in New England and beyond, hang out with
the dogs, travel, shop for antiques, ski out west in the winter, and cruise on our boat to different destinations in summer.
I am also very involved in activities at my church, including serving as a eucharistic minister and a lector. It has been
fun keeping up with news and photos of my former classmates through the websites and reunions. I am really looking forward
to the next event, and I am glad to see that so many from our class seem to be doing well.
Dottie Charland McNamara
is married with 4 kids and 2 dogs and working in the finance office for the RI National Guard. In my "spare" time, well, honestly,
I'm not sure what spare time is--but I'm attempting to read more in my old age. I can usually be found behind the camera at
family or friend's events. I know that nobody likes to have their picture taken, but everybody loves to look at pictures! I've
really had a lot of fun chatting with and seeing everyone that has been able to get in touch or attend the reunions.
Looking forward to more get-togethers with the Class of '83!
Brett Davey is Director
of Public Relations at Roger Williams Medical Center in Providence.
He is married with two kids -- Van, five, and TJ, two. For fun, Brett writes and produces independent movies. His latest is
in production now and is called "International Stinkbomb!"
Steven Dulude lives in Warwick
and works as the Director of Finance for the Rhode Island Parent Information Network, a non-profit agency in Pawtucket that helps individuals in need of support services. For fun, he is involved
with community theater, currently serving as the Treasurer on the Academy Players of East Greenwich's board. He has appeared
in many plays, musicals and cabarets over the years. Also, Steven enjoys hiking (Mt Washington
is the bomb!), traveling whenever and wherever he can, and watching football (Go Pats!!).
Jon Fitzpatrick is
a "confirmed bachelor" who has been living and working in the South End of Boston for almost 10 years. After college,
I took a part-time job at a restaurant and never looked back. I am presently employed by the Aquitaine Group. People
in the Industry would call me a "Lifer" (among other things...) Some of my favorites include biking, swimming, working
out, eating out, theatre, photography, writing (anything creative) and spending summers on the Cape. I am blessed with
good health, great family and tremendous friends. I lead a full life but never too busy to reconnect with friends from
my past.
I'm a Mom
of two girls. I still live in my same neighborhood and my kids go to the schools I did. I guess I'm not much of a mover! (LOL) I
work for the Pawtucket School Department in several different positions and most days, it’s great. I’m
still short so not a lot had changed for me all these years! -- Karen
Furtado
Jay Grinsell graduated
from the University of Hawaii,
where he also met his wife. After living in Oregon, where their son was born, Jay and his
family moved to Massachusetts where they have resided for
the past seven years. Jay works as a Senior Financial Analyst for a company that does clinical research for the big pharma
companies. Jay recently got a crew cut after losing a bet with his son regarding how many touchdowns he would score in a season!
Dave Louis has been
living in the DC region upon graduation from RPI. I'm married with three children and a dog. I've been working for
AT&T nearly 20 years and I'm presently an Account Director in the Federal Sales organization. For fun, I enjoy spending
time with my family including exercising with my oldest son and taking my youngest son to soccer practice/games. I don't
travel to Rhode Island very often but sincerely appreciate
Brett's and Dottie's efforts to coordinate events with the "old" gang.
I now live
in the White Mountains of New Hampshire with my wife and young daughter. I am self-employed as an Automation Engineering
Consultant working with companies in the US, Italy,
and Canada. In addition to work,
I am also involved in local charities and serve on the board of the local economic council. Living in the mountains gives our
entire family a chance to ski, hike, bike, and show shoe right out the back door. I still get to Rhode Island quite a bit to visit family and friends and enjoy remembering the simpler times
of Tolman. -- Anthony Ruddy
Dot (Thomas) Peckham is married with three children and lives in Coventry. Her
two daughters, Nicole & Alyssa, are off to college (URI & CCSU) and her son Tyler is a freshman at LaSalle in Providence. She works in Providence
and is a Senior Healthcare Analyst at Lifespan, Inc. In her spare time, Dot plays soccer 3-4 times a week on a couple of different
women’s soccer teams, as well as playing on a co-ed team with her husband Doug. She is living by the motto: “You
don’t stop playing because you get old. You get old because you stop playing!”
I, who could not get away from Pawtucket fast enough, ended up teaching English in Poland after Middlebury and got
involved in a very different kind of foreign service...married my husband, Rafal, there and dragged him back here. After
repaying student loans and getting a job in development (fundraising, not community) at Brown, we bought a house in Oak Hill
(a looong way away from the Broadway of my youth) instead of returning to Eastern Europe. We are the parents of two beautiful
kids (15 and 11). I'm still in Development, love working for Moses Brown (anyone remember the Georges - Demopulos
and Panichas - from Goff? They went to MB) and enjoy living in Rhode Island. Nice
to see all of you having fun at Fado...do we have to wait until next June? -- Tammie Worthington-Witczak
P.S. Walking the dog near Max Read field tonight I learned that Tolman
beat Cranston 28-0 to win their division for those of you who are interested.
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