April 2024

Grandson Wyatt Randolph ’24, varsity baseball co-captain, will graduate from Gilman on June 1. In ’61 we wore light blue seersucker jackets and navy slacks on Founders’ Day, but ’24 will reverse the look, wearing navy blazers and white slacks. Prepared well both academically and athletically to study and play baseball at Rhodes College in the fall, he will carry the values of the “Gilman Five” with him: Honor, Integrity, Respect, Humility, and Excellence. Edie and I have become “sports ball” enthusiasts — watching our four local grandchildren (three at Gilman and one at RPCS) in their water polo, baseball, lacrosse, tennis, and football games. In our free time we live into our roles as stewards of the family farm — restoring the 19th century bank barn and running a horse boarding operation. Meanwhile, Edie runs the Feather Foundation, and I continue to serve on the Chesapeake Bay Outward Bound School’s board and two JHU-related boards. Our two older grandchildren have gravitated to the health industry: Harrison is a health economist for Deloitte while his sister Hayden, pursues a Ph.D. in psychology.

To change our pace and place, we are drawn to the Appalachian Mountains and lakes in Northeastern Pennsylvania and in New Hampshire. A recent birding trip to South Texas increased our wonder at our natural world and gave us the gift of new friends.