Jane's Pocket Change: Farewell Connie

For us here at school we have lost an iconic figure; a man who watched over us all and made sure we kept the values of CSW front and center all the time.

In The Boston Globe this week, the obituary of a very important CSW figure appears-- here. It's a lovely piece and we thank Rachel Stoff in our marketing and communications department for helping to pull together in under 1,000 words - a strong sense of the life of Conrad Jason White ‘54.

For us here at school we have lost an iconic figure; a man who watched over us all and made sure we kept the values of CSW front and center all the time. When I think of Connie, I think of civility; he was a gentleman through and through. When I think of Connie, I think of seriousness of purpose, deep inquiry and stick-to-it-ness.

Connie interviewed me with a small group of alumni/ae in 2001 when I applied to be head; he made sure we trimmed the ivy from the side of the Kluchman Building so we could see the gryphon (and we re-painted it in his honor and sent him a picture to make sure he knew we had heard his wishes). Connie spoke with authority and he commanded our attention.

We loved Conrad. He made us better human beings. Thank you Connie for being so integral to sustaining our school, for your generosity and for your beautiful, quiet influence on so many of us. Rest in peace.

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Pocket Change is a web diary written by Jane Moulding, head of school.