Menlo News July 10, 2019

Catching Up With Menlo Alumni: July

News and notes shared by Menlo alumni near and far

Greg Eaton '65 astride a horse while on a trip he took with multiple Menlo classmates in 2018. Greg Eaton ’65 (pictured astride a horse, above) told us about a special trip he and several classmates took. He said: “Following our 50th class reunion in 2015, several of us decided that we would try to arrange a road trip at some future date. It was ultimately decided that we would travel to central New Mexico to visit Steve Harvey ’65 at his new ranch bordering Sumner Lake, about 2.5 hours southeast of Albuquerque. In May 2018, I, along with Bill Miller ’65, Jeff Armstrong ’65, Dave Robertson ’65, Karl Burger ’65, and our spouses, made the trip for a three-night visit. The day after we arrived, Steve put some of us to work moving about 60 head of cattle from one watering place to another, a distance of about three miles (but if you haven’t been on a horse for 30 years, it seemed longer). Steve’s ranch is in the high desert, at about 4,300 feet of elevation, so the days were moderate and the evenings cool. There were hundreds of wild turkeys around Steve’s ranch house and barns, along with a fair number of rattlesnakes. With the exception of Burger, Robertson, and me (Eaton), the rest of the group have all retired from active and interesting careers. The three still working are doing so to ensure that the others get their Social Security checks. Everyone agreed that it was a great trip, and we are trying to plan another one, perhaps to the wine country of Northern California.”

Peter Helwing ’65 and his wife have relocated to Greenville, S.C., where Peter is pursuing his love of painting. Peter had long painted as a hobby, but following the successful sale of his telecommunications company in 1996, he pursued it on a more full-time basis. You can view Peter’s work on his website, Helwingart.com.

Andrea Miller ’92 updates us that she’s in Texas working as a teacher and tutor while also volunteering as her temple’s treasurer.

Jordan Zamir ’94 recently became General Counsel at Second Measure, a startup in San Mateo that analyzes U.S. credit card transactions to answer questions about consumer behavior.

In May, Chrissy Guibara Bertolli ’04, her husband Andrew, and son Parker welcomed a baby girl, Brooke (above).

Julie (Campbell) Costello ’08 and Patrick Costello ’08 celebrated their third wedding anniversary on July 9, 2019. They recently bought a house in Redwood City and rescued a dog they named Riley (pictured above, showing his love).

Later this month, Tim Benton ’11 is set to marry Melissa Gilkey in San Diego (both pictured above). They met through their mutual friend, Kent Lacob ’11. Last year, Tim moved to Seattle to start work for Stryker Medical Devices.

On June 7, Adam Boyd ’11 married Jocelle Flores in San Francisco (pictured above), where they live with their dog, Bella.

Whitney Hooper ’11 married Taylor Lemmon in Menlo Park on May 27.

Ryan Thompson ’18 participated in the Ironman 70.3 Victoria triathlon race on June 2, 2019, in British Columbia. The race was a 1.2-mile swim, 56-mile bike, and 13.1-mile run.


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