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was a vivacious and free spirit who graduated from Colorado State University. Her Colorado friends say she will be remembered bombing around Fort Collins in her red jeep, seeking out her next mountain adventure. She graduated from law school but told her father that she wanted to devote her life to being a mother rather than practice law. She raised accomplished children over the past 25 years in Ontario, Canada, with her husband, a member of the Mohawk Nation, on the Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory First Nation Reserve on the Bay of Quinte. Leslie passed surrounded by her eldest son and two daughters, as well as her sister, Jennifer Stackler '79. We extend our condolences to all of her family and friends. 1984 In October, we partied like it was 1984 at our 35th reunion! Special thanks to David Mendelson and his folks for hosting the after party! 1985 Cyril Mowatt Lara Shipp Shiffman Save the date for our 35th reunion: October 2-4, 2020. Interested in helping coordinate reunion activities? Email alumni@latinschool.org or phone 312.582.6040. Chris Light has joined the board of trustees of Kalamazoo College. 1986 Marianne Landa Chao Kristin Walter Marianne Landa Chao teaches spin classes at ClubFit in Briarcliff and Jefferson Valley, NY. While working as a beta tester with Dave Norfleet, the app developer of MyFitnessDJ (an indoor cycling performance app) and reading about the benefits of exercise on dopamine, Marianne and Dave started the Pedaling with Parkinson's 4 program at ClubFit. e program has been ongoing since January 2019 and recently was granted funds from the Rainwater Charitable Foundation to work with Mercy College in Dobbs Ferry, NY, on a clinical trial to examine the benefits of indoor cycling with the MyFitnessDJ program on people with Parkinson's disease. e anecdotal evidence is very positive, and simple quality of life benefits are the goal. 1989 Our 30th reunion was a success! anks to everyone who celebrated with us. Who's up for a 31st reunion? 1990 Naomi Azuma Erin Fahrenkrog Sheehan Save the date for our 30th reunion: October 2-4, 2020. Interested in helping coordinate reunion activities? Email alumni@latinschool.org or phone 312.582.6040. 1991 Marna Fainman Goldwin Steve Sherman George York Anna Slive Harwood was named the new executive director of e Mike Slive Foundation. Anna worked closely with her father, former SEC and Conference USA Commissioner Mike Slive, to help establish the foundation before he died last May. She served as president of the board for the past year and helped run day-to-day operations. During her time assisting the foundation, it has raised more than $500,000 for prostate cancer research in less than two years and funded seven prostate cancer research grants. 5 1993 Beth Goldberg Heller Emily (Johnson) Barton lives in Glen Ellyn with her husband and seven children. She is no longer practicing law in an official capacity; however, she finds that she uses her lawyering skills quite frequently, convincing many children both to get along and be to the next place on time. Her husband, Jake, works in private wealth management at Promus Capital. ey love visitors and would enjoy meeting up with any Romans in the area! Bill Fox writes: "In October, I was invited to join as partner a team at Merrill's Private Bank & Investment Group in Chicago. I'm taking a hiatus from triathlons, having completed my 54th at Ironman 70.3 in Hawaii in June. I was fortunate to have an opportunity to travel across Asia last fall and very much enjoyed hiking up the Himalayas to Tiger's Nest in Bhutan." Beth Goldberg Heller reports: "I live in the West Loop in Chicago with my husband, Rich, and our two boys, who both have attended Latin since JK. ey are now in eighth grade and fifth grade. I am in my fifth year on the board of trustees at Latin and continue to be consistently impressed with our school. Professionally, I focus on marketing consulting, helping brands, athletes and charities connect and give back to the community." Jon Kully has been happily married to Andie since 2005. ey have two children, Andrew (12) and Alex (10). ey live in the West Village NYC, and are building a house in Harbour Island, NY. 4 5 ROMAN CONNECTIONS 38