RE Log Fall 2018

“I think Ransom Everglades is uncompromising, and that’s something we strive to be. We both have a responsibility to ourselves and the community. We have both evolved. Both have a sense of family and both have a lot of tradition – but we are looking forward, too.” – Stephen Sawitz ’75 The parallels: RE and Joe’s Sawitz, who married Ross Sawitz in 2015, now has a daughter, Julia Michelle, who is 2½. He’s cut down his hours from as many as 70 a week to 40-50. Like his mother, he wants to share Joe’s Stone Crab with Julia without insisting that she take up the hard work of guiding it into its next 100 years. He dreams that she, too, will go across the bay to Ransom Everglades when she is old enough. “I loved that school,” he said. “I feel even more in love with it now.” Sawitz tries to stay connected. Beverley brings fellow RE Hall of Fame members and soccer teams for occasional meals. Head of School Penny Townsend is a frequent customer, often bringing special guests from RE. Sawitz was thrilled to dine with Sir Ken Robinson, the educa- tion guru who helped Ransom Everglades launch its REinventing Excellence cam- paign in the fall of 2017. Sawitz can’t help but see the similari- ties between his alma mater and his life’s work. “I think Ransom Everglades is un- compromising, and that’s something we strive to be,” Sawitz said. “We both have a responsibility to ourselves and the community. “We have both evolved,” he said. “Both have a sense of family and both have a lot of tradition – but we are looking forward, too. We aren’t part of the past. We are a very relevant part of the present.” )$// Ransom Everglades LOG 21