Scott Harbottle's Obituary

Services: Funeral services will be held on Thursday, May 28, 2009 at the funeral home at 11:00 AM.

Visitation: The family will receive friends to pay tribute and celebrate the life of Scott at THE DeJOHN-FLYNN-MYLOTT FUNERAL HOME OF SOUTH EUCLID, 4600 MAYFIELD RD. (just East of Green Rd.) on Wednesday, May 27, 2009 from 5:00-8:00 PM.

SCOTT ALAN HARBOTTLE, aged 53 years, was born January 25, 1956 in Miami Beach, FL to Lyman “Jug” and Eyvonne Butler Harbottle. The son of a Navy Commander, Scott lived in Rhode Island, California, Hawaii, Japan, England and Alexandria, Virginia. He graduated from Davidson College in 1978 and the Marshall Wythe School of Law at the College of William and Mary in 1981. Scott clerked for a 9th Circuit Court Judge in Phoenix, where he met Ann Woodley and they married in 1983. After moving to Washington D.C., Scott worked for a private law firm and the US Department of Justice. Upon transferring to the Cleveland area, Scott again was employed with a private firm before joining the Bankruptcy Division of Key Bank where he worked for the next 19 years. Scott’s son, Thomas Scott, was born in May of 1989, followed by son Alan Walter in August of 1991. Scott also leaves a sister, Lisa Bates, her husband Thomas, and nieces and nephew, Sara, Tucker and Hayden of Cashiers, NC. Scott was a cherished friend and devoted companion of Michael Gower and treasured friend to many. An active member of Liberation United Church of Christ, Scott also sang with North Coast Men’s Chorus. Scott cherished time spent with his sons and among many interests, he loved music, the arts, travel, Cleveland sports, and holidays spent with extended family in the mountains and Outer Banks of North Carolina. He will be remembered for his devotion to others, his commitment to the church, his generous spirit and his vibrant sense of humor.

Memorials: In lieu of flowers, contributions may be given to the New Sanctuary Fund at Liberation United Church of Christ, 13714 Madison Ave., Lakewood, OH. 44107.

Sue Colan White

Bruce - Sue (Colan) White here - thanks for your efforts in putting out this Class Desperation email to gather any info from us who have fallen in the cracks after our formative years at Davidson.

I have been in contact with several Davidsonians, although not from our class, however. I wish I could help with the extensive list you compiled, as I would dearly like to hear from my freshman roommate Sherry Natale. I have tried Facebook and other Googling but to no avail. Even with the social network site Facebook, it is still restrictive to join a specific alumni group within Davidson's Facebook group unless you have an active Davidson email account. Now, after OVER 30 years, who would ever have that? And what the heck was "email" back in the day....?

I will continue the pursuit for our favored bunch, and will keep your list in mind.

I have done well with a nursing degree after Davidson. I have been with Children's Hospital of The King's Daughters here in Norfolk, VA, for over 25 years, mostly as management and staff RN in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, but for the past 5 years as an Operating Room RN with CHKD. I am SO looking forward to retirement, so I can train for my half-marathons and triathlons WHERE and WHEN I want to! I occasionally get to see a Davidson basketball game when they venture out of the Carolina piedmont. My father, who was a USNR Captain, active in World War II and Korean Wars, was buried at Arlington Cemetery last year with full honors - an amazing event for the family to participate in. I have had my own battle with breast cancer and reconstructive surgeries, but am looking forward to cancer-free years in the future.

So, that's my update in a nutshell. I am glad the blogspot has been created - it's been a joy to see all of us grow up and prosper. But remembering the food fights in the eating houses and climbing onto the top of the Chambers Building on a dare - those memories will always be a part of me. Those four years feel like forty to me when I think about how they have influenced the rest of my life.

Thanks for stepping up to the all-consuming job of Class Secretary. I've had a blast reading your Class Notes - keep up the good work!

Sincerely,
Sue (Colan) White

Scott Harbottle 1956-2009

Dear Classmates:

I received the following note this morning from Bob Schermer relaying the very sad news that Scott Harbottle died May 15th.
I remember Scott as a gentle soul whose calm demeanor and smiling eyes always seemed to help smooth out the rough edges of my day.

And even though we seemed to only catch up with each other at reunions and the very occasional email, I can already feel the
effects of the significant void that his passing creates in my life. We will miss you Scott.

Take care.

Bruce

Bruce- You may have heard, but in case not, I am shocked and saddened to
report the death of Scott Harbottle on May 15, 2009. Even as I write this
they are completing the visitation at the funeral home in Cleveland. There
will also be a service for him tomorrow. Here is the website for his obituary on the funeral home site.
http://www.funeralquestions.com/obits/dejohn/memorial.asp?listing_id=133166
Bill Gaynor from our Grey House group is attending tomorrow and has
promised to report back. There is a spot on the website to send condolences
and I am sure that those who knew his sister Lisa Harbottle Bates would want
to pass their sympathies on to her. Words escape me now. Please pass this
on as appropriate and let the alumni office know. Thanks, Bob

Claire Montgomery Bailey

Bruce, this is probably too late for your deadline, but I thought I would send a short up-date - most of our stuff seems to get printed in David's ' 77 class notes.

David and I have been in Anderson, SC for the last 10 years. He is the minister at Central Presbyterian Church and I work for the Controller of the hospital. Our oldest, Erin, finished up grad school this summer and is an auditor for PriceWaterhouseCoopers. Our middle child, Allison, is a junior at USC Upstate majoring in Early Childhood Education and the youngest, John, is a freshman at Wofford College.

While we have always tried to get to several basketball games a year, we have really enjoyed the last few years of Davidson Basketball, going to the tournament in Charleston for several years, to Chattanooga this year and the highlight of recent years, Detroit last March! Hope to get back to the NCAA next year wherever it is.

On a sadder note - my father, David Oren Montgomery, Jr. ' 53 died on March 23, 2009 after a year long battle with cancer.

If this doesn't make your deadline, you'll have a jump on class notes for the next issue.

Thanks,

Claire

Bob Hayman

Hi Bruce,

Good to hear from you. I hope this finds you well.

I've been entirely out of touch for entirely too long. I was supposed to meet Debbie and Dave Schmidt at Davidson a couple weeks back, but I chickened out as the blizzard approached (was driving down from Delaware with my wife and son). But I got back in touch a bit, and it made me realize how much I missed Debbie and Dave, and missed Davidson.

Re. an update, my wife Alice and I are both teaching at Widener law school; I teach a modest range of stuff -- constitutional law, poverty law, disability law. Through last semester, I taught a class with Joe Biden, but he left me for another job. I have a new co-authored book, just released last week -- it's on desegregation, and it has some good stuff in it, none of which I'm responsible for. And most importantly, my son Caleb is now in third grade, and is undeniably the coolest kid in the world, though I concede the possibility that he's tied for that honor.

Hope something here is helpful. Thanks for doing this -- the notes are great; it did my heart good to read them (and the pictures are priceless).

take good care,
Bob Hayman

Robert Cathey

Dear Bruce,

I missed your deadline but I did want to send an update for Davidson's publications. I just published my first book, God in Postliberal Perspective: Between Realism and Non-Realism, with Ashgate Pub. Co. (U.K.) in their series 'Transcending Boundaries in Philosophy and Theology.'

The book may be purchased from Ashgate's website (www.ashgate.com) or from Amazon in either hard back or e-version.

Thanks for keeping the members of the class of '78 connected. I could not have written this book without Davidson's influence in my life.

Faithfully,

Robert Cathey

Earnie Church

Hello, Bruce; appreciate the effort.

Here's a quick bio. I've been an executive recruiter for the past twenty years and have my own business here in Greensboro. I've been married almost thirty years now (to the former Lori Hill of Winston-Salem) and have two grown children and a new granddaughter. As you know, Davidson always used to stress (and maybe they still do) that 85% of their graduates went on to graduate school. I'm part of the other 15%, but my son is a Ph.D. student and my daughter is working on her Masters.

Take care,

Earnie Church

Phil Oblinger

Bruce
Quick and dirty...practicing Emergency Medicine in Cincinnati for almost 25 years; Medical Director at Bethesda North Hospital and active with EMS at the local and state level. Still happily married to Erin and have 3 great daughters( 21, 23 and 32). Getting old like everyone else but still try to play baseball for old guys and not yet a grandpa.

I do see Eppa Rixey( Cannon Hall counselor extraordinaire) frequently and he is the MAYOR of Indian Hill, Ohio where we live. Can you believe that? Eppa Rixey a Mayor?? Actually he does a great job and has an approval rating better than our President.
Hope this helps

Phil Oblinger

Ellen Schlaefer

Hello Bruce. Here's a little bit....

Ellen Schlaefer is Director of Opera Studies at the University of South Carolina and maintains an active freelance career across the country. This fall she directed LA BOHEME for the Lyric Opera of Kansas City as well as directed scenes for DAVIDSON COLLEGE OPERA WORKSHOP. That's right, opera in the old 900 room. It was kind of freaky. She directed SCOTT JOPLIN AND TREEMONISHA for Opera Memphis in January and DOUBT - A PARABLE for Trustus Theatre in Columbia. Next up is OUR TOWN the opera , for USC.

Powell Slaughter

Hey, Bruce.

Good hearing from you, and hope Jon's (MacLean) doing well. You happened to catch me at a
good time, so I'll give you a quick update.

I've been living in Greensboro almost 20 years now, and last September
celebrated my 15th anniversary with my wife, Liz Urquhart. I finally settled in
a career track when I moved here, working as an editor and writer. After 10
years with the furniture industry's weekly "newspaper," Furniture Today, I
joined the startup team of Home Furnishings Business, a monthly magazine focused
on business strategies/best practices and news for furniture retailing, in late
2005, where I'm senior editor.

Davidson folks I've kept up with include the family of the late Larry Hall --I'm
godfather to his son, Roy, and daughter, Tate. Roy's joined me on regular summer
trips to the back country of the Sierra Nevada. Also Frank Fields and Terry
McDonald. I try to keep up with Buck Banks, who lives in Miami now; and always
run into Mike Harris, who works with a leather upholstery manufacturer, at
furniture trade shows.

Recently, I went to the Davidson-Butler game with Dave Gleim (another I'm in
regular contact with), Butch Beard and Frank. Enjoyed visiting with Wayne Cross
and his son afterward, along with Kevin and Sherri Doughterty.

We were all asked at work to set up facebook pages, and that's put me back in
touch with several old Davidson friends, including Marc Jacowitz, Bill Sherwood
and Reese Jenkins.

I've been pretty lucky in that growing up, I always wanted to travel, and my
work has taken me on extended trips to some interesting parts of the world,
including the Philippines, China, Vietnam, Singapore, Germany, Spain, southern
Brasil and Mexico. My wife and I also have spent a lot of time in Scotland,
which along with the Sierra Nevada, is where I like to go on my on dime.

Hope you're well, and hope to catch up with you in person at a reunion one of
these days. Their proximity to the High Point furniture market has kept me from
attending for some years, but I plan to change that since HFB doesn't produce
daily editions at the show.

Cheers,
Powell

Sherry Baker Doherty

Dear Bruce,
Thirty One Years! OUCH

I will try to think of something exciting to share but have nothing to brag
about, other than ... well, ...KD and I still have jobs, we're kinda pudgy but relatively healthy, our kids are
healthy and we are grateful they don't live at home.

KD and I have lots of laughs with each other and close friends every weekend,
enjoying good food, wine, music and sports.

That's about it in Doherty Land. (Enjoying March Madness but compared to last year...
not so much.)

Jarry Taylor

As you know, I'm never bashful to respond to a request for an update. Here are a few:

Children--Wilson is about to finish his junior year (technically, his second class year) at the US Naval Academy. He continues to do well there, and is leaning toward requesting submarines for his service selection/duty after graduation in 2010. Jarred (Davidson '07 grad) decided to work for 2 or 3 years before going to law school. He worked for a year in D.C. as a paralegal for a law firm, then applied and got a job in Google's legal department in Mountain View, CA. He's having a blast--how can you not at Google? He'll likely apply to law schools this fall/winter and start in the fall of 2010. He went to the Davidson v. St. Mary's basketball game since he was in the neighborhood. Tough loss.

Marriage--thriving and doing well. Janet and I celebrated our 25th wedding anniversary this past fall, but delayed our planned trip due to my parents' health situations (had a tough fall--mother died in September and father in December). Met the boys in California and did the Napa Valley wine tasting thing (Wilson turned 21 last month, so he was legal)--pretty surreal to go wine tasting with your children. Then Janet and I carried on from there (sans enfants) and spent 5 nights on Lana'i (photo attached).

Alums--Bob Schermer and I went to Chattanooga for the SoCon tourney and had a great time even though the Cats were knocked out early. Saw several classmates, including Jim Murphy (duh), Marc Jacowitz and Tim Purcell.

Hope all is well with you and all the '78ers!!

Randy Sherrill

Bruce,

I have sent you a few notes over the past several years about what is happening in my mundane everyday world, so I was surprised to see my name on the MIA list.
Several of our class were in attendance at the Davidson-UNCG game in Greensboro and had time at the pregame reception to catch up some.

I am in my ninth year of ministry here in Winston-Salem at Konnoak Hills United Methodist Church. Very involved in community ministry with the neighborhood around the church and with Open Arms Community, a community immersion ministry on the south side, of which I am President of the Board of Directors. My wife is the pastor of Burkhead United Methodist Church in the Sherwood Forest area. We have one son who lives in Kernersville with his wife and our grandpets. He is a real estate broker, but is working in the aircraft repair business until the market turns. Our daughter-in-law is working part-time and going to school, preparing for pre-pharmacy studies.

Randy Sherrill

(Ed.'s Note: Randy is correct of course. He was not MIA - only my mind was missing when I put him on the list of missing classmates. Sorry Randy. Can I plead old age yet?)

Bertis Downs

My update is that we took the family to the Inauguration-- photo attached. Addie is 11 and in sixth grade and Eliza is 5 and a kindergardener.

Since it is a non-touring year for R.E.M., I am teaching my Entertainment Law course at the University of Georgia School of Law, where I occasionally run into Davidson graduates (always the best students of course). Athens is still the same which is mostly good. And this year, we even got snow!

Tom Amis

Hi Bruce, sorry for the delay. And thanks for the effort to keep everyone in touch. Here goes:

I was married last year to Emily Lawson, a remarkable woman who left the world of private equity to start a series of innovative charter schools in inner-city Washington. We took a month-long honeymoon to India over the new year............although I had been on business this was the first opportunity I'd had to visit the country in depth. An amazing place.......from inner-city Mumbai to camping in the Thar desert to playing elephant polo in Jaipur.....a little bit of everything and a great way to start a new phase of our lives.

Work wise, I run the renewable energy group at the law firm of Alston & Bird in Washington DC, where we focus on solar and wind project development, carbon management issues and clean energy technology. Its an exciting sector and one where I think we can make a real difference.

Regards, Tom

Lucy Zener Sarris

We enjoy reading your updates and have been meaning to write for some time. Lucy and I never met when we were at Davidson, but thirty years later a chance online reference to college led to a first date in 2004 and our wedding in 2007. The best people I've known are from Davidson and even though my time there was short and bittersweet, its impact on our lives is great and everlasting.

Sincerely,

George and Lucy Sarris
Baltimore, Maryland

Ginny Newell

OK Bruce, So you want 8 years in 2 or 3 sentences...here goes:

For the millinium I climbed Kilimanjaro, then in 01 did the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu,, then I went into the "parental care-taking"
phase we all hit. I lost my Dad in May 06 and Mama in April 08. During this period, I continued to grow my business-ReNewell, Inc.
Fine Art Conservation serving clients from NY to Florida and NOW on Jan 17th 09, I am getting married!

(And later, after the wedding)

I married Bob Wilkins who is a Realtor with Coldwell Banker on 1/17/09 in a small private ceremony followed by a dance.
Susan and Freddy Clayton and Frank and BA Hamilton came as well as Sam and Ava Spencer, Herb Jackson and Laura Grosch,
the Avingers, the Abbotts,the Ligos. It was a blast!

Bob is the father of 4 ages 16-24. We both enjoy the arts as well as the outdoors. Career wise, I started ReNewell, Inc.
Fine Art Conservation in 1983. I restore 18th and 19thc oil paintings and works of art on paper for private collectors
and museums from NY to Florida. Conservation is a fabulous combination of science and art/art history so it has been
a rewarding and interesting career.

Is that enough Bruce-or more like, MORE than enough!

Let me know,

Ginny Newell