My Family
I am divorced and have five daughters and seven grandchildren
My oldest daughter is Sarah Allene Bloomer. She was born in Charleston, SC. She attended Greenwich High School and completed her preparatory education at Cranbourne Chase School in Tisbury, England. After studying at Oberlin Conservatory of Music and the Guildhall School of Music, she graduated from Smith College. She lives in Lexington, MA, and has two children, Oriel and Alex. She was employed by MathWorks until 2006, when she established her own consulting business .
My second daughter is Gail Connell. She was born in Greenwich, CT. She graduated from TASIS England, an American preparatory school in Thorpe, England, Boston University and the Cambridge School of Culinary Arts. She lives in Montrose, CA and has three children, Caitlin and Maggie, who are twins, and Matt. After 15 years as a private chef and boutique caterer, in 2006 she opened a café and catering business in Montrose called Gourmet a go go.
My third daughter is Leslie Lawrence. She was also born in Greenwich, CT and did her preparatory education in England, at Cranbourne Chase School and Queens College in London. She graduated from Barnard College. After 12 years with ADP, in 2006 she left the corporate world to spend more time with her two sons, Oliver and Cameron. She is married to Bobby Lawrence, who is co-owner of an insurance agency, J.W. Allen & Co., in downtown New York City. They live in Rowayton, CT.
My fourth daughter, Kate, was born in London. She graduated from Greenwich High School and in 2009 from Boston University, to which she transferred after a year at the University of Newcastle in England. She spent the 2006-07 academic year working as an intern at W Magazine in New York City. After travelling in the Midde East and India, she lived in Istanbul, Turkey before moving to London, England, where she works with a wealth management firm.
My youngest daughter, Alice, was born in Greenwich, CT. She graduated from Greenwich High School in 2007. She is living in Glendale, CA while working as a party princess and folk dancer and completing the credits she requires to earn a degree from Lesley University, Cambridge, MA. She has a strong avocational interest in choral singing.