Pamela Gerrol writes: “In an effort to make the best of being unemployed, I spent nine days in California visiting friends and family last June. I had a lovely visit with my cousin Seth Kertzer ’98 and his family in the beautiful setting of the San Jose Rose Garden, which was in full bloom. I was treated to a home-cooked meal by my cousins in Berkeley, Ari Johnson ’04 and his wife Jess Beckerman ’06. I have no idea how they had time to do this between their roles as parents and physicians and running their health organization Muso, in Mali, but it was a wonderful visit and a delicious meal. Later in the week a great group of classmates came together from all over the Bay area for a festive dinner in Noe Valley, which included Eric Bloch and his wife Isabell, Cathy Cockrum Dean, Carl Haverl, Jim Kleinmann, Joy Shiragian, Mike Tempero, and Adrienne Wong. Fun Fact: Nearly all attendees were meeting each other for the first time. There was also al fresco Mexican dining in Santa Clara with Greg Corning, and a bonus Italian dinner in San Francisco with Felice Liang. My nephew and I were hosted (and chauffeured) by Donald and Jennifer Don Apy for an unforgettable day in Napa with VIP treatment, complete with wonderful private wine tastings at two of their favorite wineries—St. Supéry and Davies—and a fun picnic at V. Sattui. Thank you again to everyone for your generosity and for making time to see me. The trip was the highlight of the year for me. On a separate note, I’d like to wish all of my classmates a happy 60th birthday.”
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