Since High School:
Hi all,
Great to get reconnected through Bob Hoffman, and
see some familiar faces, and wish I'd been able to
attend some of the reunions since the 20th. THAT was
a great time! Life in the South is goooooood...and
warm! Also friendly and "civil" -- the Southern way and
all that.
My children have been a big focus of my life. Son Rob,
32, attended Exeter and Harvard and is now with
McKinsey, the worldwide consulting firm. Beth, 29, went
to Univ. of Penn. and now lives in NYC with a good job
and apt. in SoHo. My youngest, Carolyn, is 22, grad of
NYU and is in the processing of applying to med school.
They are all wonderful people...I have been very, very
lucky.
After college, I spent a year as a airline stewardess with
United Airlines -- walking across the country in the air
as a glorified waitress and thought better of THAT -- so
went into business and was heavily involved in young
Republican politics, as well as banking.
After ERA and post-Nam, came to my senses, and
became a Democrat and eventually got into the
newspaper business. While reporting is my love, I had
ended up on the management/money side of the biz
more than I wish, bringing in the revenue to buy all that
quality journalism! Of course...talk about an industry in
trouble now. Let's not even go there!
I owned a community newspaper company in the Boston
suburbs, which we sold off in in the late 80's. Did a stint
with the Dukakis presidential campaign in 1988 on the
North Carolina leadership team, surviving Susan
"Estrogen" Estrich et all (my unsweet nickname for the
campaign manager.)
Moved to Savannah in 1995 to a more religious-based
environment for my children, and launched current
company in 1998. Married more than once over the
past 40 years. Ah...hindsight. A very l-o-n-g story!
Everyone's bios are so interesting to read, but that's
not at all surprising, as ya'll were all an amazing group
of people.
I could cast the Palatine version of the "Brat-Pack!"
And, I have so many great memories. Love to hear
from anyone.
Best regards,
Lou Dennett Phelps
Hi all,
Great to get reconnected through Bob Hoffman, and
see some familiar faces, and wish I'd been able to
attend some of the reunions since the 20th. THAT was
a great time! Life in the South is goooooood...and
warm! Also friendly and "civil" -- the Southern way and
all that.
My children have been a big focus of my life. Son Rob,
32, attended Exeter and Harvard and is now with
McKinsey, the worldwide consulting firm. Beth, 29, went
to Univ. of Penn. and now lives in NYC with a good job
and apt. in SoHo. My youngest, Carolyn, is 22, grad of
NYU and is in the processing of applying to med school.
They are all wonderful people...I have been very, very
lucky.
After college, I spent a year as a airline stewardess with
United Airlines -- walking across the country in the air
as a glorified waitress and thought better of THAT -- so
went into business and was heavily involved in young
Republican politics, as well as banking.
After ERA and post-Nam, came to my senses, and
became a Democrat and eventually got into the
newspaper business. While reporting is my love, I had
ended up on the management/money side of the biz
more than I wish, bringing in the revenue to buy all that
quality journalism! Of course...talk about an industry in
trouble now. Let's not even go there!
I owned a community newspaper company in the Boston
suburbs, which we sold off in in the late 80's. Did a stint
with the Dukakis presidential campaign in 1988 on the
North Carolina leadership team, surviving Susan
"Estrogen" Estrich et all (my unsweet nickname for the
campaign manager.)
Moved to Savannah in 1995 to a more religious-based
environment for my children, and launched current
company in 1998. Married more than once over the
past 40 years. Ah...hindsight. A very l-o-n-g story!
Everyone's bios are so interesting to read, but that's
not at all surprising, as ya'll were all an amazing group
of people.
I could cast the Palatine version of the "Brat-Pack!"
And, I have so many great memories. Love to hear
from anyone.
Best regards,
Lou Dennett Phelps
Louise Dennett Phelps
