Chuck Han writes: “On the summer solstice of this leap year, I exchanged vows with Mutsuko Adachi at our commitment ceremony at the beautiful Bernardus Lodge & Spa in Carmel Valley, California. In attendance were fellow ’86ers Wendy Chin, Domenic Di Meo, David Geffen, and John Mannato (my best man when I married my late wife Susan Kobayashi ’87 in 1988). Our children Mina Han, Dylan Han, and Lauren Adachi ’22 led the procession. Susan and I met Mutsuko in 1990 as she was a bridesmaid for her sister-in-law, Wendy. Though our paths crossed only occasionally over the decades, I like to jokingly take full credit for Lauren’s matriculation as I insisted that Lauren practice her alumni interview with me, and we all know how important those were! In all seriousness, I think the example and encouragement of Susan and Wendy, two women electrical engineering alums, influenced Lauren’s decision to attend Brown and concentrate in EE, where she excelled beyond all of us. In an unbelievable twist, Lauren’s West Quad Jameson room was across the hall from the room that Marco Garcia and I shared, the same one that David and Andrew Moran shared! At the end of Susan’s life, she encouraged Mutsuko, also widowed, to get together with a widower, and here we are. As my life has come full circle, I feel immense gratitude to Brown as it has shaped the most important parts of my life: my past, present, and future Brown family.”
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