Alumni Class Notes July 2021
Admiral Farragut Academy Alumni Class Notes from July 2021 Alumni Newsletter. See what our alumni have been up to after graduation! Click the image to see it larger.
Sergio Oliver ’58S stopped by campus and shared lots of great memories while attending Farragut. Oliver remembers, “The Cotillion dance as I remember, the last one prior to graduation, May of 1958. I recall painting a sheet, and we surreptitiously ran up the flagpole the night prior to graduation to hang it. What wonderful memories!”
Mike Pacht ’61N recently found this picture taken forty years ago in 1981 at the 20th reunion with the Class of ’61N. After Farragut, Mike attended Coe College and Howard University Law School. After leaving his law practice and four years in NYC as an administrative law judge, he bought and sold a restaurant. Twenty years ago, he also bought a bed and breakfast in Woodstock, Vermont, which he sold six years ago. Today Pacht is happily retired and he and his wife have two daughters, two sons-in-laws, and four grandchildren, ages 26 to 15. (Picture from left to right: Bill Minty ’61N, Mike Pacht ’61N, Allan Gussack ’61N, Bob Kaplon ’61N, and Eric Engler ’61N)
Bob Kurz ’63N was appointed Treasurer of the International Game Fish Association (IGFA) in Dania Beach, Florida. Bob is a Life Member and has served as an IGFA Representative (2011-2016) and Trustee (2017- Present). His wife Sally also serves as an IGFA Representative. Both are accomplished anglers having travelled the globe in pursuit of Billfish.
Scott Hansen ’90N came to campus and showed his daughter Kelsey around. He shared, “if I had to do it all over again I would not change a thing from attending Farragut to graduating from the Citadel. I had the best time and developed life-long friendships.” Hansen is the co-founder of Island Brands, a premium beer based in Charleston, SC. Currently Island Brands is available in 7 states and 3 countries, with over 6,000 points of distribution.
Allison Kowalczyk ’14 graduated from the College of Law from Syracuse University and will be attending Officer Development School in Newport, RI. Allison is looking forward to getting her orders from the Navy in August, before attending Navy Law School.
Ensign Trevor Bennati ’17 on graduated from USNA Class of 2021. Trevor is currently working at Annapolis in the Power Flight Program andwill be reporting to Pensacola for flight school.
Dani Greco ’17 graduated with Summa Cum Laude from Wagner University with a Bachelor of Arts in Theater Studies and Film & Media.
