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1 3 4 2 Class Notes 6 7 5 In August 2017, Madeleine Arthur ’11 began a PhD program in public health and epidemiology with an emphasis on drug addiction at Boston University. 1 Dani Blake ’09 (née Fraizer) married Turner Blake on November 3, 2018 in Richmond. The pair first met at a seventh-grade dance hosted at Steward and attended by students from St. Christopher’s and St. Catherine’s Schools. The wedding party included Steward alumna Gracie Andrews ’09. 2 Carlos Cevallos ‘13 entered medical school at the University of Virginia in August 2018 (pictured here at his White Coat Ceremony) 3 Madison Ellis Ellington ’09 married Trey Ellington on September 8, 2018 in Charlottesville, Va. Steward alumni in the wedding party included Maclaine Ellis ‘13 and Admissions Associate Beth Farmer ’09. 4 Steward Admissions Associate Beth Farmer ’09 married Steward’s Assistant Coach for varsity boys soccer, Casey Smith, on September 29, 2018 in Richmond. They held their rehearsal dinner at the Bryan Innovation Lab and Steward alumni in the wedding party included Liz DeLaney ’08, Mary Martha DeLaney ’08, Madison Ellis Ellington ’09, Kate Farmer ’11, and Blair Oliff ’10. Claire Kirchmier ’14 began working as a nurse in the mother infant unit at MCV after graduating from James Madison University with a degree in nursing in May 2018, and got engaged to Michael Sims ’13 in November 2018. Ashlee Kurfees ’01 (née Healey) and her husband, Nick Kurfees, gave birth to a baby girl, Finley, on November 28, 2018. Upper School Division Assistant Lee Healey, was thrilled to welcome her new granddaughter this year. 5 Bryan Law ’78 retired from the Richmond Fire Department in August 2018, where he was a lieutenant and served for 33 years (pictured here with fellow RFD firefighter Andrew Ware ’03). Jason Lewis ‘00 opened his own business in 2018, GVA Tire & Auto in Oilville, Va. Meg Montgomery ’05 and her husband, Steward’s Director of Plant Operations Chad Montgomery, gave birth to a baby boy, William Rivers, on December 4, 2018. 6 Jordan Rennie ’09 and his wife, Lauren Rennie, gave birth to a baby boy, Liam, on March 21, 2018. 7 Mary Margaret Wroten ’07 (née Watson) married Andrew Wroten on May 5, 2018 in Richmond. Steward alumni in the wedding party included Kelsey Mohring ’08 and Monica Casper Shleis ’07. Do you have an important life announcement? Scan here and submit a class note! The Colonnade | 27