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| on the mountain Winter/Spring 2013
Memoriam
in
Denis O’Connor III, ‘83
SKS
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Alumni News
Margaret Griswold writes, “I wish to inform you of the death of
my dad,
howard p. miller, Jr. ‘37
.
Through him, I had the
pleasure of hearing all about The Storm King School and how
much it meant to him. Through you, I was able to borrow his
senior yearbook and several generations got together to hear
him share his prep school memories. you then went the extra
mile and made a copy for us and invited me to the Storm King
Social in Lincolnville, ME in 2011. From this meeting, I was able
to share back with him the current happenings of SKS. Thank
you for keeping him in touch with SKS through
On the
Mountain
and many thoughtful mementos, which he very
much enjoyed.”
raymer “mickey” maguire ’40
passed away at the age of
81
in July in Orlando, FL. While at SKS, Raymer was involved in
many school activities. He was the manager of the senior store,
a member of the dance committee, the quarry business board,
junior football player, basketball manager, senior football
manager and ran track.
SKS staff and alumni from the early 70s will be saddened to
hear of the passing of one of our own,
Laura Green ‘74
.
One
of the first women of Storm King, Laurie went on to graduate
from Bennington College. Soon after, she
made a trip to Europe, falling in love with
France and deciding to make it her
permanent home. For 35 years, Laurie
was a teacher and educational adminis-
trator. She travelled throughout Europe
but always happily returned to her
beloved home in Pointoise, France.
Laurie’s beautiful spirit was always
subtle and mysterious, her intellect keen,
her humor dry and ironic. Her loyalty to carefully-chosen loved
ones was steadfast. To all who knew her, she was an unforget-
table woman: stunning, reserved, sweet, deeply committed.
She passed away unexpectedly in Pointoise on January 16,
2013.
A memorial service will be held this summer in northern
New Jersey.
It is with great sadness that the School announces the passing
of
tina marie barry ‘90
in September 2012. Tina was greatly
respected and much loved by all who knew her from her time
here on the Mountain, including students, faculty and staff. The
only student to attend SKS from both the Bahamas and
Australia, Tina also founded chapters of both Amnesty
International and People For The Ethical Treatment of Animals
during her time here.
Those wishing to express their condolences can reach Tina’s
mother Brenda Barry at PO Box CB13016, Nassau, Bahamas.
A LEGACy OF
COMPASSION
Honoring
Past SKS Parent
Elaine Stillwell
uPon receiVinG The
2011
Nassau County Senior
Citizen of the Year award,
Elaine Stillwell said “God has
a plan, and everything I’ve
ever done has fed into what
we’re doing. Find your passion
and be thrilled to share your
talents. I’ve sowed the seeds
of passion and love, and I
hope they’ll be perennials, not
annuals.”
The passion she speaks of
is for her work with bereaving
families, a career that grew out
of tragedy.
In August 1986 her two
oldest children, 21-year-old
Denis ’83 and 19-year-old
Peggy were killed in a car acci-
dent. Fourteen months later,
Elaine and her husband Joe
founded the village chapter of
The Compassionate Friends.
More than 25 years
later, they are still its
leaders, welcoming
bereaved parents and
siblings, sending out
a monthly newsletter
and providing the
impetus for five new
local chapters.
Along with
providing support
for families through
Compassionate
Friends, they
spearhead
programs for the
bereaved, training
support for group
facilitators, maintain a
website of bereavement
programs in Nassau
and Suffolk counties
in New York, chair an
annual bereavement
conference, work with
agencies, hospitals,
counselors, support
groups and people of
all faiths to build a
bereavement support
system on Long Island.
Sharing what she
has learned, Elaine has
traveled across the coun-
try, delivering speeches
and leading workshops.
She has written hundreds
of articles for magazines,
newspapers and newslet-
ters, two books for griev-
ing children and a book
for bereaved parents.
Even though her
children have been gone
for more than 25 years,
Elaine feels they still
make a difference, as she
lovingly shares them with
the world through her
writing and the programs
offered in their memory.
