Alumni Class Notes for March 2018

Charles Atticus Carman was born on February 21, 2018 in Moscow, Idaho at 6:00 a.m. (8 pounds, 8 ounces, and 21.5 inches) to Charles Carman (PPE ’14) and Tessa Carman (PPE ’13).

Daniel Leiva (’09) and his wife, Brittany, are expecting the birth of their first child in late August/early September. Danny writes, “The baby’s gender will remain unknown until birth!”

Roger Thomas (Biology ’82) has retired after 35 years of public school teaching at Mountain View Junior/Senior High School in Kingsley, Pa. He and his wife Robin recently celebrated 30 years of marriage. They are the proud parents of Dylan, 23, and Colby Thomas, 22. Roger welcomes contact by King’s alumni. Please write to alumni@tkc.edu for Roger’s email address.

Dawn Caputo (’79) retired last June after serving Haverhill Public Schools, Mass. for 33 years. She initially supervised in-school suspension and then taught physical education on the high- and middle-school levels. Later, Dawn became an assistant principal at Haverhill High School and the Dr. Paul Nettle Middle School. Dawn concluded her career as the attendance officer for the elementary and middle schools, having retired from coaching indoor and outdoor track and field in 2009. As the Haverhill High School head coach she led the ’98 boys team to an undefeated all-state championship. Dawn was selected by The Boston Globe as Boys’ Track Coach of the Year and by The Lawrence Eagle Tribune as Boys’ Sports Coach of the Year. Dawn now resides in Emerald Isle, N.C.

Lois Busby (’57) writes, “My ex-husband and I met at The King’s College and were married 22 years and divorced in 1978. He has now passed away. Karl Ross (’57) passed away on February 17 in Barrie, Ontario, Canada.”

In December 2017, David Elrod (MCA ’17) was hired as a government affairs associate with the National Chicken Council in Washington, D.C.

Davis Campbell (PPE ’16) accepted an offer of admission to Harvard Law School’s J.D. program and plans to begin fall 2018.

Scott Grillo (Chemistry ’83) was recently appointed to the position of Captain, A320, with JetBlue Airways.

David Siefert (’68) has just published a new book, Doxology: Poems in Praise of the Living God (Westbow Press), available for purchase in softcover or as an e-book.

Marjorie (Absalom) Linton (’42) writes that K. Marie Schober (’42) passed away on October 28, 2017, and the funeral was held on November 2. “Marie was probably the most dedicated and long-lasting worker for the College,” she writes. “She did volunteer work on-site through several administrations. She hosted annual alumni reunions at her home, and each time would collect written greetings from each attendee, type them up, and send xeroxed copies to all who had not been able to be there.” Ralph Shirak, who enrolled at King’s in 1939 before leaving to serve in WWII, and his wife Janet (Springer) Shirak (’43), add that “she spent many weeks working as a volunteer, supporting the TKC administration during the transition from Briarcliff to NYC, commuting from her NJ home and/or living on campus. Marie never married and lived alone on a small farm in Mt. Royal, N.J. with a beloved little dog. She became a teacher and taught at the Woodstown High School, N.J., and in the Paulsboro High School, then later at Philadelphia Community College. In the ’50s and ’60s she served as a missionary to Africa. For ten years she served in Zimbabwe and, years later, when she was in her eighties, she went back to visit the places she had cared so much about.” In 2003, she was honored by The King’s College Alumni Association for distinguished service. Marj writes that “She played the piano in her little church every Sunday for years, even as recently as a couple of years ago, I believe. She, Carol Meisky, and I were the last three remaining members of the first class of graduates.”

Roger Arnold attended Northeastern Bible College in Essex Fells, N.J. Roger writes, “I was unable to complete my studies there, due to the U.S. Army draft in August of 1957, but I did go on to become an ordained pastor of a church in Rockville, Md. and later on, the associate pastor of a church in Glen Echo, Md. As a sidelight to my military service, I served as a full time chaplain’s assistant both at Thule Air Base in Greenland for one year, and for two years with the Air Defense Command in New Jersey / New York.”