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By: Linda Buchanan

Linda Buchanan — Sat, 04 Apr 2015 04:45:32 +0000

Chas,

Close on seven years later, I wanted to say that (along with MVP Brooke and the musical stylings of Danny Tieger), you delivered the walk-off home run on that memorable day.

Johnny (Harrity) spoke about David as Teacher, Writer, Advisor, Mentor on behalf of current students at an All-School meeting, it was one of the greatest honors of his life. I have a copy of his notes, I will post them on his memorial website – Holdt the Trickster and being glad to ‘graduate’ in the same year, as he could not imagine a Watkinson without David Holdt.

Caitlin, Class of ’03, also spoke, as did I (for alumni parents), and Nick, Class of ’99, was a fellow Holdt groupie in the audience. We were and are forever a Holdt-inspired family. So thank you for posting this, and allowing me to revisit, to remember, that day and this man, who taught all three of mine to Think. When you pulled out that Larry Doby baseball… You went yard, Chas Danner. To strain the metaphor (ha), I just wanted to jump on the home plate pile-on, even seven years later.

Thanks,

Linda Buchanan
– Nicholas Harrity, ’99 (1981-2013)
– Caitlin Harrity, ’03
– John Harrity, ’08 (1990-2012)

By: Linda Buchanan

Linda Buchanan — Sat, 04 Apr 2015 04:43:41 +0000

Chas,

Close on seven years later, I wanted to say that (along with MVP Brooke and the musical stylings of Danny Tieger), you delivered the walk-off home run on that memorable day.

Thanks,

Linda Buchanan
~ Nicholas Harrity, ’99 (1981-2013)
~ Caitlin Harrity, ’03
~ John Harrity, ’08 (1990-2012)

By: Piper

Piper — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 14:52:35 +0000

hi chas,

i sadly missed david’s retirement because of several family obligations requiring travel in the previous weeks. reading your speech made me remember those days in writer’s workshop and realize that much of my world has been shaped so much by david. thank you for that. hope you’re doing well.

By: jenni french

jenni french — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 21:06:19 +0000

hi chas–
didn’t have the pleasure of meeting you on june 7th, but wanted you to know that in the fall watkinson news we will be listing your website and the fact that others can see your blog entry on David here. Hope it will still be featured by then :-)

thanks for your eloquence and your commitment to David, and in turn Watkinson.

By: liz

liz — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 16:35:02 +0000

Chas, thanks so much for posting that video! i wanted to go to Mr. Holdt’s retirement celebration but had to cancel my RSVP at the last minute due to a last minute trip. :-( now i don’t feel left out.

thanks again! and GO SOX!

By: Mag Ruffman

Mag Ruffman — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 16:19:17 +0000

You make me adore this man I’ve never even met.

Go Sox. Go Chas.

By: Catherine Bayer

Catherine Bayer — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 19:54:44 +0000

You made me laugh. You made me cry.
You made me very, very glad that I passed up the Hillary Clinton step-down speech to hear your Holdt tribute on Saturday instead.
We’re facing college tuition bills that are staggering these days and every now and again the thought crosses my mind that we COULD have / SHOULD have taken advantage of West Hartford Public School System and we’d be in a lot better shape right now….But David Holdt was large part of the “Why Watkinson” for our family. I went on Saturday simply because I was thankful. You made me more so! Nice job!
Go Sox.