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WAITANGI DAY 2010
Saturday February 20

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Check our Roger in the New York Times: another victory in getting the American Law Institute to withdraw its support of the death penalty!

AshleyAtAlcatraz

Yes, your eyes are right. To the left is a picture of Ashley behind bars. Behind the bars of Alcatraz, to be exact. Ashley took the first vacation of her working career to visit the "high points" of San Fran -- catching up with former Midd classmates, friends,and brother Jim and sister Lori.

Come back soon -- we hope to have some more pics up!

Cunieform Peace TreatyHere's another.... Roger and his Research Assistant Milosz (Milo) Pierwola in front of a reproduction of the cunieform version of the oldest peace (and extradition) treaty in captivity.  It was entered into about 1280 B.C.E. by Hattusilis, King of the Hittites, and Ramses II, Pharoah of
Egypt.  (There is also a hieroglyphic text of it.)   Roger has been
known in talks on International Criminal Law to recount his discussion of the treaty with Ramses's (superbly restored) mummy in the  Cairo Museum.

Many of you have asked about Ted and his glassblowing business. He has just updated his website to include a whole host of pictures of his new line of Marine Sculptures. Check it out at www.taongaglass.com.. Here is one called Arabian Knights. Check out his website for the story behind the picture.

Arabian Knights

 

Roger continues doing his work with the International Criminal Court, and continues to travel every summer to Salzburg for Salzburg Law School on International Criminal Law, Humanitarian Law and Human Rights. Below is a picture of him with a well known Nicaraguan-born social and human rights advocate (and former actress, fashion icon, and....) Can you guess who it is?

 

Roger and Bianca

As for Ted's other creation (with a lot of help from Jaymie), here he is:

Little Farm Boy
Well, we have another party planner in our midst! Ashley, who has been working at the Heinz Center in Washington on environmental issues, was the organizer of a big benefit on May 5, A Toast to Tom Lovejoy, their Biodiversity Chair. The event was a big smash: the master of ceremonies was Chevy Chase, and attendees included Tom Brokaw, Raffi, and a list of who's who. Ashley, with her typical panache for dress, had the brainstorm of having everyone wear bowties. Below is a picture of her with Tom Brokaw (blue bow ties and cum(m)erbunds) and some other Heinz Center Staff.
Ashley and Tom Brokaw

INTRODUCING OUR NEWEST GRANDDAUGHTER
CHARLOTTE ROSE DILGARD CLARK
BORN SUNDAY, JANUARY 11, 2009

and
INTRODUCING OUR NEWEST GRANDSON:
AZURE LEE CLARK
Born June 6, 2008
8 pounds, 7 ounces and 22 inches
Hello World!

The Happy Family After the Arrival

Being Born is Tiring
Mother and Son Boy are the Boys Tired Father Son Conversation
Peek-a-Boo At the Beach First Bath with My Rubber Duckie
With Mom and Grandmom Deb Hangin' Out Rockin' With Grandpa

 

 

2008 HIGHLIGHTS in the BossClarkDilgardClark Household

  • The big highlight of 2008 was the birth of our grandson, Azure Lee Clark, pictured above. Amy was planning to be there for the great event: Azure was due on Ted's birthday, June 18. But little Azure couldn't wait. He decided he didn't want to share birthdays with his father (June 18), grandfather Roger (June 14) or cousin Grace (June 20), but wanted a birthday of his own. So he claimed JUNE 5.
  • After 19 good years at Temple Law School, Amy has finally been tempted to leave, getting an offer she could not refuse from the new Drexel Law School, where good friend and former colleague Roger Dennis (a/k/a "the other Roger") is the new Dean. A new challenge -- and when you want a change, changing jobs is easier than changing husbands! But, as might be expected, between Temple and Drexel, she is spending a lot of time with her new grandson in Hawaii.
  • Ashley, now living DC and working with the Heinz Center, was on the road during July. First to London to visit lil' nephew Rupert, then on to Bosnia, where she is working as a volunteer camp counselor at a camp organized by the Global Children's Organization; click here to go to the GCO's website where you can make a donation. The GCO "nurtures children traumatized by intolerance, terrorism, or war by providing summer camps and on-going programs which prepare both children and volunteers to be active participants in building a peaceful world." And let's hope Ashley's Bosnian gets a few words beyond "I don't understand!"
  • Ashley attended an ICC Confernce with Roger at Princeton. Our friend Enid was kind enough to document the visit for us:

Ashley and Roger at Princeton

 

2007 HIGHLIGHTS in the BossClarkDilgardClark Household:

  • 2007 was a jam packed year: we added two new surnames and one new degree. The BossClarkDilgardClark family (which is really the BossClarkReynoldsMcLeanDilgardClark family) has become the BossClarkReynoldsMcLeanDilgardClarkConwayLewis clan. Phew!
  • On April 7, Melissa wedded Hamish Conway in a lovely ceremony in Christchurch. The entire BossClark family headed DownUnder for the big do: Amy, Roger, Ashley and Rupert did the weekend turnaround for which we are famous; Carolyne, Seymour and Philip spent a day or two more. Ted and Jaymie took a more leisurely and sane approach so Ted could show Jaymie his grandparents' home and the park where both he and his father played on Anzac Parade in Wanganui.
  • August 4 took the clan (including the extended Boss family) to Hawaii to see Ted wed his long-time love Jaymie Lewis in front of the Waimea Waterfalls on the North Shore of Oahu. The celebration (and it was some celebration) commemorated the nineth anniversary of the day they met: when Ted picked up a hitchhiker on his way to a Phish concert! Click here for some great wedding pictures.


    Introducing: Hamish Conway (and Melissa Clark-Reynolds)
    A pril 7, 2007

    Introducing: Jaymie Lee Lewis (and Ted Clark)
    August 4, 2007


  • In between the two weddings, we added another degree: Ashley graduated with highest honors in Political Science from Middlebury College in Vermont. The crew in attendence included Amy, Roger, Seymour, Carolyne, Philip, Ted, Jaymie, Aunt Mary, Uncle Hugh, Aunt Kelly, cousins Briggs and Mackenzie, Mary and Arthur Lecates, and Bill Clinton himself. (Oh, he was the graduation speaker!)
  • After graduation, Ashley did a (very) short stint working for an offshoot of the DNC before joining the Heinz Cente fir Scueb cem Economics and the Environmentr as a research assistant in Washington DC.
  • Gracie and AvivMelissa visited the US in February to spend a week at an intensive executive MBA program at MIT. Gracie stayed in Haddonfield. Melissa and Gracie were honored guests at 2007 Waitangi Day, joined by Rupert who flew in from London for the occassion.

    At the right are Gracie and Aviv enjoying a dinner at McDonalds after the movies.
  • The sad event of 2007: the death of fearless and feared Brendan at the age of 17 (human) years, quite long for a cat. We'll miss him (though we're sure the chipmunks and rabbits will not). But he is now reunited with his life-long pal Bowser.

 

2006 HIGHLIGHTS in the BossClarkDilgardClark Household:

 

 

Philip: Look How Happy I am

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2005 HIGHLIGHTS in the BossClarkDilgardClark Household:

2004 HIGHLIGHTS in the BossClark Household

2004 REUNIONS

This year has been a big one for reunions! Amy returned to Bryn Mawr College for her 35th reunion (BMC "clusters" its classes so it's actually one year off!). And even better, she and three of her roommates from senior year had an informal reunion in Ocean City -- the first time the four had been together since graduation.

Roger returned to Wanganui to celebrate Wanganui East Primary School's 100th anniversary, where he met up with many of his classmates from the 1940s. And in October, Roger and Amy attended Roger's 40th law school reunion in Wellington: dinner at Bellamy's (the dining room of Parliament), followed by a dim sum lunch the next day. Eighteen of the thirty-five members of the 1964 graduating class were at the event.

 

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