1990s

New submissions for Spring 2026: Jon Thompson ’90 writes, “I’m in Windsor, Colo., near Ft. Collins, an hour north of Denver. With my wife of 33 years whom I met in Botswana in the Peace Corps and where I received a blessing from the Dalai Lama. We have 5 girls. Lost one 8 years ago in a car accident. Three grandkids, 2 boys and a girl. I’m retired as of September. How’s it going out there?”

New submissions for Fall 2025: From Chip Gavin: “Huge shout out to Katie Erickson for her years of service, good cheer, and keeping us all connected as our stalwart 1990 class correspondent! Thank you, Katie!”

From Katie Erickson ’90 for Spring 2025: Hello! It has been 35 years since we graduated from Colby College (hard to believe)! Please save the dates of June 6-8, 2025 for our 35th Reunion. ✹ Anna Brookes returned to Colby in July 2024 as the new associate vice president of campus safety and security. She also shared that Jen Millard is a new trustee! ✹ Tom Powers relayed that his son, Connor ’23, graduated from Colby in May 2023 with a government degree. Connor played football and enjoyed studying music and guitar while at school. Connor attended Colby with some of his dad’s hockey alums’ kids, including Jack Rickards ’22 and Katelyn Angeli ’22. ✹ Last September several alumni from the 1990 hockey team gathered for the Colby Hockey Golf Tournament fundraiser. Joining the outing were Chas Riopel ’91, Scott Rickards, Dave Losier ’89, Mark Lombard ’92, Tim Sullivan ’92, Mike Venezia ’89, Rick Angeli ’88, Chris Hurley ’88, and Neil Menard ’89. It was a beautiful day for golf, libations, and laughs. ✹ Scott Meyers visited Boston last year. He is living in Oregon and running an outdoor adventure business. ✹ Kinda Remick Priestley wrote that her son Harry will attend Colby next fall. ✹ Scott Kessell and his wife, Marianne (former high school sweethearts), raised their three daughters in Rockport, Maine, before moving to Lincolnville, Maine, seven years ago. Scott is in his 28th year as a technology project manager for a financial services company. He plays saxophone in two local bands: the 18-piece Mondaynite Jazz Orchestra (aka MoJO; playing at 6 p.m., July 14 on Beech Hill overlooking Penobscot Bay) and an 11-piece funk/soul/R&B band called the Right Track (playing at 6 p.m., July 4 at Camden Harbor). Scott encourages all Colby alumni to dust off their horns and give him a call! (h) 207-789-5100; (c) 207-691-7165. ✹ Stephen Nahley recently saw Toby Bell ’88 and attended both the Colby-Bowdoin football game and the Colby crew regattas. He was happy to see Professor Sandy Maisel at the C Club Awards Dinner over Homecoming Weekend before Sandy’s passing Dec. 9, 2024. They conversed about bow ties, among other things. Steve also reported meeting up with Ann Armstrong ’88 for dinner at the Lockwood Hotel in downtown Waterville. ✹ After returning from Vietnam just over three years ago, Roger Woodberry landed in San Francisco. Roger looks forward to getting overseas again to explore different opportunities outside of academia in sunny California. ✹ Cinda Jones, through her company W.D. Cowls, Inc., gave 500 acres of land to the Nipmuc Tribe of central Massachusetts. “The land donation will support the tribe’s environmental initiatives and traditional ecological knowledge-based land stewardship.” The gift was part of a larger conservation effort by W.D. Cowls, Inc., which has protected more than 10 thousand acres of Massachusetts forestland. ✹ Holly Peirce and Sean Pratt now live in Arlington, Va., after a year in Newport, R.I., where Holly obtained a master’s degree with distinction in national security and strategic studies. They enjoyed being back in New England instead of being assigned to an embassy in Latin America or the Caribbean as they had in the past. They met up with Kevin and Christy Law Blanchard, made it up to Rangeley, Maine, for a few long weekends, and admired Colby’s growing campus. ✹ Erin Coyle Giesser wrote that her three sons are Colby Classes of ’24, ’26, and ’28. “It’s been fun to have them share some of my favorites (Professor Bryant’s courses and Maine) and then find their own passions (rugby and Salamanca). ✹ Steve Coan’s daughter, Elizabeth, started college at Dartmouth last fall. It’s bittersweet since she is their only child, thus making Steve and his wife empty nesters. After 20-plus years working at FootJoy, he started a new job as a marketing director with Titleist in 2024, which he is enjoying. ✹ Congratulations to all! We love hearing from everybody, so please continue sharing your news.

From David Shumway ’91 for Spring 2025: Greetings, classmates! I hope 2025 is treating you all well! I’m guessing people must be busy because there weren’t many responses. Still, I welcome notes any time you feel like writing. ✹ I did hear from Kay Cowperthwait, who had some news to share. She writes, “My son was recently accepted early decision to Colby for the Class of 2029! He’s very excited, and so are we. My wife and I still live in Northampton, Mass., where we have been for over 25 years. I am teaching fitness classes at the Northampton Y, which is a wonderful way to be involved in our local community. My wife is a chiropractor in town, and our daughter graduated from Elon University in 2023. She lives and works in New York City, and we are happy that she is not too far away. I see Michael Doubleday frequently because he is a teacher at Williston Northampton School, where our son goes. I’m hoping to attend the Colby women’s lacrosse networking event in Boston in March with some of my former teammates. I love keeping up with both the women’s ice hockey and lacrosse programs at Colby. I made a lot of great connections two years ago at the 50th anniversary of women’s ice hockey at Colby. I look forward to visiting Colby a lot during my son’s time there!” ✹ As an aside, if you haven’t been to Mayflower Hill in a while, I highly recommend a visit. The changes are amazing, but there are enough familiar sights to bring back all sorts of great memories … AND, coincidentally, we have a reunion to look forward to next year, so you’ll have the perfect opportunity. Until then, keep that news coming!

New submissions for Spring 2026: Mary Beth Heiskell ’92 is currently working as an attorney with the NYS Department of Financial Services and living on Long Island, N.Y. Her daughter and son are adults and in/just entering the world of full-time employment. She stays in regular contact with Tricia Baldridge Wickliffe ’92 and welcomes hearing from other classmates.

New submissions for Fall 2025: Nicole St. John writes, “It’s been a while since submitting to the class notes, but now I have more incentive since my daughter, Isabelle ’28, transferred to Colby this year. She is loving Colby! I was able to visit for Alumni Weekend, and while all the new construction has transformed Colby, it is still the place I remember fondly. I also recently had a chance to visit with John Cook in San Francisco and found the perfect gift for him at the Colby bookstore—he is now the proud owner of a Snoopy Colby t-shirt!” ✹ Tara McDonough recently started a position as the Assistant Director of Prospect Research at St Benedict’s Prep in New Jersey. She’ll continue to live at the beach in Maine, working remotely—and while most people might not jump at a chance to travel to Newark on the regular, this new job means Tara gets to hang with Kimberly (Ereminas) Reeve every couple of months. Let’s hear it for old friends! ✹ Whitney (Adams) Ward writes, “Chris and I recently moved from Hingham, Mass., after 27 years and moved to Hull, Mass.—close to the water. We are now ’empty nesters’ with Lily (25) living in Boston and working in marketing, Sam (23) living in Boston and working in finance, and Sasha (19) a sophomore at Elon. We happily spend our summers on Cape Cod and now our winters away split between Naples and Utah! We made it to Colby Homecoming and loved seeing Jess and Mike Stanton, Hallie ’93 and Chip Smith ’91, Jen ’93 and Scott Reed ’93, and Karen Crebase ’91 and Judd Braverman!” ✹ Donna Burbank will be attending the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, in Jan. 2026. If any other Colby alum are attending (econ majors or otherwise!), it would be great to connect.

From Molly Beale Constable ’92 for Spring 2025: Bob Gramling writes, “Last September George Linge, Mike Gorra, and I did our almost-annual hike for five sunny days on the southern Pacific Crest Trail—an amazing time together, as usual.” They showed their unwavering Colby pride, wearing matching Colby boonie hats as they hiked. Join our Class of 1992 Facebook and Instagram pages for the pic and other photos submitted by classmates. ✹ Jen Jarvis McLin is keeping busy in Switzerland. “After getting my master’s in neuroscience and psychology from King’s College London, I now run my own private therapy practice in Lausanne. I practice in English and see both teens and adults. I travel, too, whenever I can—most recently to Mallorca, the Cotswolds, and London (saw some great shows!), then to Tromsø, Norway, to run a portion of the PolarNight Marathon with my husband, Alex, a lawyer/governance expert in the international sports world. It was minus 14 degrees, and I loved every minute of it! ✹ Jen met Alice Johnson Handwerk and Elaine Bueschen O’Grady in the south of France last summer—a mini-Colby reunion. Alice writes, “Every day was filled with amazing adventures, fabulous food (oh, the cheese plates!), delicious wine, and lots of reminiscing about Colby and D.C. days.” ✹ Matt Brown writes from Colorado: “I’m still working for The Nature Conservancy supporting our global programs and enjoying as much time in the backcountry as I can between travel.” ✹ John Cook visited Colby last summer on a trip between Québec City and Cape Cod. “Add me to the list of those astonished by all the construction! But looking at the library tower from the chapel—it’s still Colby. Many things to be grateful for this year—especially that my husband, Gabe Speyer, and I are celebrating 25 years together. (Ferris Bueller was right about the speed of life!) This spring, I took a short sabbatical from my environmental consulting work, aiming to come back refreshed and re-energized. I stay active hiking in and near San Francisco, playing pickleball, swimming, and volunteering.” ✹ Jessica Maclachlan Gauthier lives in Hilo, Hawaii, and is celebrating 20 years of living on Hawaii Island. “I own and operate Salt Water Real Estate, which I launched in January 2020 … and which quickly became a radical thing to have done on the eve of the pandemic! I’m happy to report that my company is thriving. I have a small staff plus 15 realtors. We also manage dozens of licensed vacation rentals, employing many service providers. We maintained more than 60 local jobs in 2024 and continue to grow. Creating jobs is my greatest joy and honor.” ✹ Tabby Biddle writes from California, “We navigated our way through the LA fires in January and adapted to the changes here in our city. During our evacuation period, I spent some time reconnecting with Dakota Glenn Smith in Venice, Calif. Over this past year, I’ve been focused on helping more women leaders and emerging leaders find their voice, give TEDx talks, and grow their thought leadership. I’ve had the honor of working with women trailblazers from around the world. I’m having a lot of fun seeing my seventh-grade son find a passion for running cross-country. We ran our first 5K together last summer! More to come!” ✹ In January Jim Condron had his first solo art show, Jim Condron: Collected Things, at the New York Studio School in NYC. “The exhibition presented 24 sculptural works and explored ‘thing theory,’ where everyday objects become something new as they collide and converse with other things through Condron’s engagement with them.” ✹ Warren Claytor: “I had the great pleasure of being a Jan Plan professor interacting with Colby’s bright and insightful students in our fourth year teaching the Dare Skyward aviation course. Students received flight instruction in a Cessna 172 at the Waterville airport. They completed the entire FAA private pilot’s license ground school course, read Beryl Markham’s memoir, West with the Night, and David McCullough’s The Wright Brothers and took field trips to the Portland Jetport air traffic control tower, Northeast Aviation FBO and maintenance, and the Owl’s Head Transportation Museum. They also wrote personal, reflective essays at the end of the course. Kids loved it—even the non-science majors!” ✹ During Colby’s January governance meetings in Boston, I caught up with ’92 all-stars David Leavy, Jenny Alfond Seeman, and Jessica D’Ercole Stanton. So much love for our class and for all that everyone is doing to live their best lives. Cheers, and be well.

From Jill Moran Baxter ’93 for Spring 2025: AG Gillis lives in Portland, Maine, where he works as a special ed case manager and teacher at Deering High School. He works alongside Brendan Scully ’92, who is a chemistry teacher. AG sees Krisy (Nordgren ’94) and John Southall and chats frequently with John Cully. AG spent last summer traveling, including a stop in Tokyo, where he visited Ari Druker. He says, “My goal for 2025 is to reconnect with Colby classmates!” ✹ John ’92 and Jen Larsen Daileanes’s son Andy left for a study-abroad semester from Davidson College in NC all the way to Sydney, Australia. Andy is studying at the University of New South Wales, the same university that Jen attended in 1992 with Erin McTernan Aaron, Sarah Oelkers, and Eric Most for Colby’s study abroad. Jen writes, “We had so much fun living in Sydney for a semester, and it’s weird to have a son having a similar experience 33 years later! Andy already has surfed, fed kangaroos, and thrown back some pints. Cheers, mates!” ✹ Lael Hinman Stanczak writes, “Big news is that I am a grandmother! My son and his wife had Mabel in December five weeks early, so we got an early Christmas present.” In August Lael and husband Jim moved to New Hampshire, where they love living around lakes, hiking, and skiing. Lael said Sarah Burditt McDougall visited shortly before they moved and looks forward to hosting her in New Hampshire. ✹ Chris Chamberlain hails from the suburbs of Pittsburgh, where he has lived since 2008. He says, “My wife is a preschool teacher, and we have three boys: a junior at Penn State, a recent high school graduate deciding on colleges, and a sixth grader. For the last four years, I’ve been the CFO of Allegheny Petroleum, a national industrial lubricant and fuel additive company. I have stayed in close touch with Doug Morrione, whom I’ve visited several times in Dubai. I attended his youngest daughter’s baptism in Waterville several summers ago with the extended Morrione clan and spent some time boating and having fun on Great Pond. Last fall I caught up with Sue Furlong Kiggins and her family for a mini-reunion while passing through Brooklyn. Also in 2024, my oldest son and I had a ski week in Vail with Pete Wingate. Pete and I were ski bums there the winter after graduation. Pete is living in Colorado and doing great.” ✹ Be like AG and make it a goal to reconnect with your classmates in 2025!

From Sara Ferry ’94 for Spring 2025: Greetings, classmates. ✹ Rebekah Freeman Schulze has been busy in her role as associate professor of higher education at FIU. She is continuing her important work on college student mental health and recently published a chapter in a book and has another forthcoming. She has had numerous opportunities to present nationally on the topic. She was recently in Boston, where she caught up with Heather Lounsbury and Kim Morrison Lysaght ’90. ✹ Jon Kaplan writes from his home in Washington, D.C. He is still working at the Open Society Foundations and writing his newsletter on how professional cycling explains the world. Check him out at RIDING WITH on Substack. ✹ Prentice Grassi and Polly Shyka run Villageside Farm, an organic farm in Freedom, Maine. Their eldest son, Joseph ’25, studies government at Colby, and last year, Joe and his friend Bibatshu Thapa Chhetri ’25 were awarded a prestigious $10,000 Davis Projects for Peace grant to improve internet access in rural Nepal communities and help farmers better use technology to market their goods and connect with customers. ✹ Like many, I am in the throes of the college application cycle as my oldest sorts through where to spend the next four years. The whole process makes me nostalgic for our years on Mayflower Hill. I can only hope she has a similar experience and she too meets lifelong friends. Speaking of lifelong friends, I was lucky enough to spend a few days with Josette Huntress Holland, Jay Hartshorn, Kamin McClelland Macomber, and Lori Cohen Sherf. We are now busy planning a trip to Banff this summer. ✹ It is always great to hear from classmates, and while this publication is infrequent, you can always drop an update or two on our Colby College Class of 1994 Facebook page. Be well.

New submissions for Fall 2025: After a 25+ year career in international development, Kristen P. (Drake) Patterson recently founded Sacred Journey Death Doula, an end of life planning and death doula business. Based in Arlington, Va., Sacred Journey centers connection, compassion, reverence, and joy. Kristen provides comprehensive support for clients on their final journey, and hosts workshops designed to demystify death by connecting people with their mortality through time in nature.

From Brad Smith ’96 for Spring 2025: First of all, huge thanks to Hillary Brennan McKellar for hosting a truly epic tailgate at the Colby-Bowdoin football game last November. It was a multigenerational affair, with Chuck and Betsy Low Bowen, Adam Cote ’95, Mark Gallagher ’94, and John Jordan ’94 leading the charge. The best part was watching forlorn Bowdoin students and alumni gawk at Colby’s SEC-worthy spread—a sight worth its weight in Spa ’chos. The icing on the cake was watching Colby demolish the Polar Sloths, which guaranteed a happy ending. ✹ OK, on to the notes! Andrew Rice shared that he’s still in his hometown of Oklahoma City, where he and his wife will officially become empty nesters this August. These days, he keeps busy leading men’s retreats and initiation rites for teenage boys, writing poetry, and ensuring his blue heeler gets enough exercise. You can follow along with Andrew’s work at resentmentville.com. ✹ The good professor Mark Mortensen checks in from Paris, where he’s still killing it at INSEAD. He reports that the family is happy, healthy, and growing. Lately, he’s spent time working in the Middle East—and sent his class notes update from the tarmac in Abu Dhabi before takeoff. (Editor’s note: Class notes have been a little light lately, folks … but see what Mark did?! Just carve out a few minutes to send me a quick update while waiting for takeoff, your coffee, or just lounging on a Saturday. I need material, people!) ✹ Jenney Smith Maloy wrote from Western Massachusetts, where she and her husband, Mark, were enjoying the winter whenever there was enough snow for cross-country skiing. They spend the season watching the Nordic Skiing World Cup races in Europe, especially excited to see current and former Colby Nordic athletes competing at the highest level. Something special is happening with the Colby Nordic program right now—Go Mules! ✹ Football teammates Dan Rheaume and Ryan Sullivan both have a son playing football at “Hot” Carleton College in Minnesota. How “Cool” is that? ✹ As for me, I keep busy with my advisory work for Rootstock Philanthropy and growing the Philanthropy Network, a LinkedIn group I founded that’s grown to about 120,000 members. Check it out at philanthropy.network. I catch up as much as possible with Kevin Pirani, Jeff Sklarz, Ryan Sullivan, Dan Rheaume, Gregg LeBlanc, and Jean-Michel Picher. I also ski a lot and spend as much time as I can with my girls. You can also find me on Chebeague Island. Send more notes, please.

From Brian M. Gill ’98 for Spring 2025: Hope everyone is doing well. ✹ Kristelle Aherne Gill, Katherine Littell Hinchey, Rachel Westgate Briggs, Meghan Hauptli Everett, Sarah Eno Felmly, and Liz Hooper Bala had a great time catching up in Florida. ✹ Mary Ellen Shuttleworth Miller, Shelley Wollert, Betsy Kies Raftery, Melissa Carpenter Haire, Mimi Sotiriou Raygorodetsky, Dawn Seckler, Montine Bowen Fredrickson, Leah Bernstein Jacobson, Laurel Hart, Kristina Smith Gates, and Samantha Sheridan Spielman all spent time together in Mexico to celebrate their 30 years of friendship. ✹ Dave Dodwell, his family, and many other families from Bermuda spent time in Florida and met up with Brian Gill and his family. ✹ Jon Foster splits time between his work at Red Smith Foods, Inc. and researching mysterious tar balls that washed up on several beaches in South Florida. ✹ It’s great to hear from everyone. Please keep the news coming!

New submissions for Fall 2025: Ben Grasso is keeping busy with his role at Thornton Academy in Saco, Maine—as well as dad life to an amazing 6th grader. When not parenting or working, you can catch him at Portland Colby Alumni events, or outside running, biking, swimming, or in competitions and events for all three.

From Brad Sicchitano ’99 for Spring 2025: Big thanks to everyone who’s sent in their stories from all over! It’s always amazing to hear from you all; your stories add something special to our community. Don’t wait for the yearly shout-out to share what’s new—whether it’s a random meetup with a classmate or a significant life event, we want to hear about it. Your tales bring us closer and shine a light on the strong friendships and connections we’ve built. ✹ Alex Wall, alongside his spouse, Marie Kent, loves life as a dad to their smart, funny, and independent-minded daughter, Lillian Marguerite, out in Portland, Ore. Alex continues evolving his career as a privacy attorney, focusing on AI governance. ✹ Chrissy Barnett Miller and her family—husband Kevin and daughters Mai and Aya (now 12 and 9)—have resettled in the DC area after seven years in Japan, enjoying family reconnections and U.S. travel. Chrissy contributes her talents as an associate producer for Maryland Public Television and looks forward to exploring Spain and Portugal with her family this summer. ✹ A group of classmates, Louisa Williams West, Kim Barry, Kara Schiebel Kacmarcik, Kelly Bregou, Christina Schleicher O’Donnell, and Stephanie Patterson, rekindled their friendship with a vibrant weekend in NYC. Their idea of relaxation involved powering through back-to-back fitness classes, fangirling at Peloton Studios, and relishing that they didn’t have to cook dinner! It was a weekend filled with reminiscing, commiserating about middle age, hysterical laughter, and finding soreness in muscles they forgot existed. ✹ Kelly Williams Ramot continues her impactful work as executive director of a scholarship fund in NYC, where she has lived for 16 years. An unexpected meet-up with Heather Garni at a conference in Idaho brought them great joy and great memories. ✹ Sean Foley and his family stayed safe during the LA fires, a reminder of the support and concern that stretches across our class, regardless of distance. Sean navigates the adventures of raising three boys (ages 9, 7, and 5), cherishing the everyday moments. ✹ Christie Browning Rana had a chance to catch up with Louisa Williams West and Caroline Kasparian Myler while visiting Boston College, sharing walks and memories. Christie’s involvement with the Colby Women’s Lacrosse Board marks her anticipation for celebrating 50 years of Colby women’s lacrosse. I also look forward to catching some Colby women’s lax games this spring and hope to see others there, too! ✹ Caroline Kasparian Myler also recounts the delightful spontaneity of their meet-up, a testament to the enduring connections and shared memories that continue to bring us together. ✹ These stories, from family life to career moves and fun reunions, show off the vibrant journeys our class is on. Keep the stories coming! Let’s celebrate our paths and keep supporting each other.

• Michelle L. Perron ’90, May 17, 2024, in Waterbury, Vt., at 56. To realize her dream of being a pediatrician, she earned her doctorate of medicine in 1995 from the University of Vermont College of Medicine. She was a dedicated partner in the Timber Lane Pediatrics Group in Vermont, providing care for families in the area. She also enjoyed baking, following in the footsteps of her Grandmother Clark. A consummate homemaker, she hosted family events at her home, enjoyed gardening, and welcomed cats and dogs into her home. She embodied how to live a life grounded in caring, compassion, and love. Survivors include her parents, her husband, Jim Percy, a brother, and extended family.
• Jennifer Fenton-Jones ’91, Dec. 23, 2024, in Harvard, Mass., at 56. From Colby, she attended Boston University and Manhattanville College, where she earned a master’s in education. She taught special education for 10 years before turning her full attention to raising her children. She was an active volunteer, serving as a substitute teacher, chairing an annual family trees celebration, and helping at an elementary school library before becoming ill with cancer. She was a “pacesetter” for the Jimmy Fund Walk in the 2021 and 2022 fundraisers. She also loved reading and treasured her membership in the Women of Candleberry Book Club. Survivors include her husband, Christopher Jones ’90, four children, her mother and stepfather, her father, and a sister.
• Douglas T. Oppenheimer ’92, Jan. 30, 2025, in Hilton Head, S.C., at 55. Following a robust Colby experience—All-New England soccer player and co-captain, varsity lacrosse player, theatrical performer, and senior class president—he played soccer overseas for the Bank of England A.F.C. First Team. He also completed a two-year acting program with the Neighborhood Playhouse in New York, worked for producer Nancy Tanenbaum on films such as The Daytrippers, and earned a master’s in historical studies from the University of Maryland. He found his calling as a history and math teacher, and as “Mr. O,” enriched the lives of students at Ruxton Country Day School for almost a decade and at Garrison Forest School (GFS) for 13 years, both in Owings Mills, Md. He was nominated for the national Claes Nobel Educator of Distinction Award and honored by GFS with the Distinguished Faculty Award in 2016. He also built a career as a highly respected soccer coach with a holistic vision. He coached where he taught but also at other institutions in the area. He was also a technical trainer with Coerver Coaching and earned several prestigious coaching certifications and licenses, traveling the world to study at academies and work with coaches. Most recently, he was cofounder of DSA Labs, serving as director of coaching and player development for the innovative sports analytics company and using DSA’s Statlink software to advise college teams through to professional and national. He passed away after facing esophageal cancer with resolve, courage, and heart, leaving as survivors his father and his brother, Jeffrey Oppenheimer ’98.
• Caryn M. Harris ’93, May 22, 2024, in Nashville, Tenn., at 53. After Colby, she did graduate work in government at Georgetown University and worked as a researcher for several think tanks in Washington, D.C. She moved to Nashville, where she earned an M.A. in conflict management at Lipscomb University and worked as an ombudsman for the Tennessee Commission on Children and Youth. She was an active member of the United Methodist Church and loved the live music available in Nashville, especially performances at Ryman Auditorium. She traveled extensively in Europe, Africa, and the Caribbean; her favorite city was London, where she worked as a teaching assistant during her junior year at Colby. Survivors include her parents, Phillip and Frances Harris, and her former husband, Peter Carney ’92.
• Karl A. Oliver ’93, Oct. 2, 2024, in St. Paul, Minn., at 54. He earned a J.D. from the University of Minnesota Law School in 1996. He opened a successful practice, The Oliver Group, in St. Paul and offered bankruptcy services, represented clients in commercial litigation, and practiced corporate and real estate law. He died from a heart attack and leaves a sister.
• Stuart G. Pitrat ’93, Jan. 27, 2025, in South Daytona, Fla., at 53. He worked as a web developer and programmer, starting first in Boston before moving to Florida. He enjoyed hanging out with his friends, took yearly ski trips out West, and spent summers at his family camp in Maine. Survivors include two brothers, niblings, and his beloved dog, Onyx.
• Michael D. Keller ’95, May 17, 2024, in Saint Augustine, Fla., at 51. He worked as an options broker on the floor of the American Stock Exchange for many years. After his family moved to Florida, he enjoyed his job as an assistant baseball coach at Beachside High School. With a larger-than-life personality, he exuded strength that he instilled in his children, even as he battled colon cancer. He leaves his wife, Lisa, four children, his parents, and three siblings.
• Rachel Jones ’98, Feb. 17, 2026.