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Rivers lost a stalwart member of the community on July 4, with the passing of Mariagnes Clifford. Back in January, Mariagnes’s son David Clifford ’80 dropped us a note about his mother, writing, “Our mother Mariagnes Clifford celebrated her 95th birthday this Sunday. She worked at Rivers as a teacher and in the alumni development office and is the proud parent of three Rivers alumni. [In addition to David, she leaves Stephen Clifford ’85 and Bruce Clifford ’83.] Those were only a few of her accomplishments while working at The Rivers School and camp from 1976 into 1990s.” The Rivers community extends its condolences to the Clifford family.

Jamie Rice ’85 is the head men’s hockey coach at Babson College. In April, the team claimed the NEHC Tournament Championship on home ice, for the first time in the program’s history. Jamie sent along a photo of the team, noting that among the players were three Rivers alumni: John Corrigan ’18, Rory Casey ’19, and Matt Cormier ’20.

Adam Lowenstein ’10 writes, “I have completed my postgraduate residency at Tufts University School of Dental Medicine and am practicing pediatric dentistry in Wellesley and Framingham.”

Sarah Bargamian ’18 was awarded a Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship this spring, after graduating from Hamilton College as a Hispanic studies/ neuroscience double major. The award will bring her to Spain to teach English. The Hamilton news office interviewed Sarah about the honor, asking her about her pursuit of the Fulbright ETA. Sarah shared that she hopes to “share [her] passion for language learning and to facilitate communication and cultural understanding.”

Jamie Rice ’85, head coach of the men’s hockey team at Babson, shared this photo after Babson won the NEHC Tournament Championship. David Clifford ’80, right, and his mother, Mariagnes Clifford, celebrated Mariagnes’s 95th birthday in January. Mariagnes, a longtime Rivers community member, passed away in July.

This winter and spring brought a spate of news stories about the collegiate athletic achievements of our alumni. The Brockton Enterprise ran a story about Yale basketball star Azar Swain ’17 and the influence his father has had upon him; in January, the Yale Daily News reported that Azar had recently become the program’s all-time leading three-point scorer. The Winthrop Transcript ran a story about ice-hockey star Jenna Letterie ’18 and her role in Middlebury’s national championship season. The Needham Times reported on Sophia Buckle ’20’s Boston Marathon debut, which raised $9,000 for Beth Israel Deaconess HospitalNeedham. Hamilton College reported that field hockey player Becca Munoz ’21 had been selected for the Maccabi USA games, which took place in Israel in July. And, reported Jewish Boston, Ziv Deener-Chodirker ’22 was also bound for the Maccabi Games, to play on the hockey team. Alums Tess Sussman ’18, Myles Epstein ’19, and Zach Gruber ’22 also participated in the Games.

BJ Dunne ’06 and Azar Swain ’17 connected at The Basketball Tournament (TBT), a 64-team event that features former NBA players and overseas superstars. BJ was coaching at the tournament and Azar was playing.

In Memoriam

Donal Sisk ’49, September 10, 2021 Stetson C. Winkfield ’49, P’73,

May 30, 2021 Oliver H. Rodman ’50, July 23, 2021 Warren M. Little ’51, Dec. 11, 2021 George A. Benway ’54, October 6, 2021 Frederick J. Fleron ’55, June 2, 2021 Frederick G. Pfannenstiehl ’59,

GP’19, ’21, June 26, 2022 Cary Corkin ’69, August 8, 2022 William M. Whittemore ’69,

March 4, 2022 Matthew E. Tackeff ’70, October 24, 2021 John H. Flahive ’82, June 17, 2022 Michael P. Franchi ’85, July 13, 2022 Frederick N. Jones ’86, April 27, 2021 Katherine L. Shepherd ’05,

January 11, 2022