Minor and recurring characters¶
Last updated through CTL6 ch 38.
Partner surnames for Jonathan’s intercourse partners are aligned with author The List (Climbing the Ladder/Notes/Character List.txt) where chapter prose uses a given name only.
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Alec Glass | AWLL home — see Crossovers.md |
| Wendy Glass | Aunt; Logan Square dinners; Lisa's mother |
| Lisa Glass | AWLL home — see Crossovers.md |
| Jack Nelson | Mailroom supervisor; Hancock scout; hospitalized Feb 1982 |
| Nick Boyne | Mailroom; law school; fish tank at move |
| Harry Foulkes | Mailroom → runner after layoffs |
| Bob O'Day | Mailroom; police academy track |
| Jack Clinton | See Clinton_Jack.md |
| Valerie Spurgeon | Wife; advance refused Mar 1982 |
| Noel Spurgeon | Major (CTL presentation); AWLL home — Spurgeon_Noel.md; Crossovers.md |
| Samantha Spurgeon | AWLL home — see Crossovers.md |
| Eric Thiele | Executive; Rachel's uncle |
| Gudia Chaudhary | IIT; early girlfriend; fades after father block |
| Charlotte O'Malley | Mailroom; fling then resignation Aug 1981 |
| Stuart Kowalski / Maria | Bridgeport firefighter/social circle |
| Tom Quinn / Dustin Brady | AWLL home — see Crossovers.md |
| Teresa Hernández | Maria's sister; casual sex 1981 (CTL1 ch 10) |
| Kristy Benton | Loyola circle; later wife of Jack Clinton |
| Allyson Crowley | Loyola circle; Majorca history; games host |
| Phoebe Miller | Kristy’s cousin; InterContinental CTL1 ch 38 |
| Sally Carlson | NYE Naperville party CTL1 ch 34 |
| Lucy O'Shea | Allyson game night CTL1 ch 41; sister Desirée O'Shea |
| Sylvia Ochoa | Allyson game night CTL1 ch 41; dated Stuart (church) |
| Shelly Kind | Allyson game night; English Lit; marries Perry Nielson (GM home — see Crossovers.md) |
| Bianca Pérez | Computer Science; Sofía’s mother; housemate |
| Paula Georgiou | Loyola circle; murdered Feb 1982 |
| Julianne Hodges | Card-game prize night CTL1 ch 49 |
| Nickie Marsh | Afternoon temp; prior Marines CTL1 ch 37 |
| Sharon Williams | Enderlee's secretary; one-night stand at Hancock move |
| Nick Andros / Mrs. Andros / Costas | Landlords; Nick dies Mar 1982; Costas disowned gay son |
| Jeri Lundgren | AWLL home — see Crossovers.md; Kenwood / trust / occasional lovers |
| Jeri staff (Karl, Karolin, James) | Lundgren household |
| Bob Leahy | Bev's ex; absent father |
| Doctor Kelly Lochner | Violet's therapist |
| Sam Kassan | AWLL home — see Crossovers.md |
| Emily Coughlan | Monroe secretary; fired Jun 1982 |
| Detective Clark Newsome | Paula homicide |
| Sandeep Singh | Mailroom from Aug 30, 1982 |
| Marcia Blake | Washington aide; Kenosha debates |
| Haley Lawson | Personnel; workplace dating |
| Glen Rodgers | See Rodgers_Glen.md; also GM (prison) |
| Stefan Chojnicki | GM home — Bev counsel; see Crossovers.md |
| Nelson Boyd | Hart-Lincoln; Jonathan's attorney |
| Sophie Wilson | Waitress → Art Institute circle CTL2 |
| Ivy Turner | Sophie’s Art Institute friend |
| Esmeralda dos Santos | Confidential first time CTL2 ch 5 |
| Katy Martin | Party circle; sister Lexi Martin |
| Ellie French | Baseball games; Business/Computers ’86 |
| Meg Kassidy | Loyola baseball; SoCal |
| Kasey Oulaj | Loyola baseball CTL2 ch 26 |
| Miranda Black | Accounting; Loyola baseball CTL2 ch 26 |
| Josie Mears | Journalism; Loyola baseball CTL2 ch 26 |
| Juliette Porter | Threesome with Bianca; later breaks up with her |
| Clara Crowley | Allyson’s sister; virginity date CTL2 ch 44 |
| Marie Benton | Kristy’s younger sister CTL2 ch 46 |
| Jasmine Neill | Esme’s friend; Cicero CTL2 ch 52 |
| Jenny Temple | Marie’s HS friend CTL3 ch 3 |
| Keiko Suzuki | See Suzuki_Keiko.md |
| Izzy Stevens | Loyola pizza night CTL3 ch 13 |
| Kasia Pucinski | Landlord agent; sober sex CTL3 ch 17 |
| Anna Bergdahl | Matheson team secretary; brief relationship CTL3 |
| Cecilia (CeCi) Forsythe | Milford Quaker film student; Morse housemate Aug 1983 |
| Nicole Gallagher | Meg threesome CTL3; later Bianca’s partner / Sofía co-parent |
| Taya Awiakta | Cherokee valedictorian CTL3 ch 62 |
| Stefi Hogue | Art-school model CTL4 ch 45 |
| Tara Schumann | Stefi’s friend CTL4 ch 52 |
| Natasha Mazarov | Interior designer; Wednesday arrangement |
| Alexa Wilson | Sophie’s sister; Northwestern CTL4 ch 59 |
| Teri Maguire | Circle twin; chaste through CTL3; no-strings from CTL4 ch 67 |
| Debbie Jones | Jasmine/Esme friend CTL4 ch 67; not Debbie Vaughn |
| Erin Laning | Natasha’s friend; Wednesday substitute CTL5 |
| Missy Monroe | Pool afternoon CTL5 ch 16 |
| Trisha Williams | Missy’s friend CTL5 ch 16 |
| Jennifer Rivers | Nursing track CTL5 ch 17 |
| Piper Kelly | UChicago; Goshen hayloft; casual CTL5 ch 20 |
| Lexi Martin | Katy’s younger sister CTL5 ch 24 |
| Nikki Forster | Condo dating CTL5; marriage-goal mismatch |
| Skyler Stevens | Taya’s friend; AZ State Journalism/Mass Communication |
| Krissy Eubanks | Art Institute CTL5 ch 35 |
| Mei-Ling Chen | Boca Florida client-party CTL5 ch 38; not Mei-ling Li |
| Kendra Jackson | Art student hanging-party CTL5 ch 40 |
| Kassie Georgiou | After Kendra same day CTL5 ch 40 |
| Desirée O'Shea | Lucy’s sister; spin-bottle CTL5 ch 43 |
| Isabella Andersen | Spin-bottle virginity chip CTL5 ch 44 |
| Claudia Schmidt | Spin-bottle CTL5 ch 44 |
| Dewi Nasution | Spin-bottle CTL5 ch 44 |
| Priscilla Baker | Twin night with Tiffany CTL5 ch 52 |
| Tiffany Johnson | Twin night with Priscilla CTL5 ch 52 |
| Traci Metcalf | Art-student “senses” CTL5 ch 57 |
| Liz Coulthard | CeCi student film attic CTL5 ch 61 |
| Becky Gearhard | After Liz; attic CTL5 ch 61 |
| Suzanne Anderson | After Liz; attic CTL5 ch 61 |
| Gamila Khaled | Northwestern CTL5 ch 66 |
| Kaitlin Quinn | Isabella’s friend CTL5 ch 69 |
| Willa Gibbons | Saint Martin CTL5 ch 71 |
| Stacey McMmillan | Saint Martin CTL5 ch 72 |
| Anji McAuley | Saint Martin CTL5 ch 72 |
| Patrick Shaughnessy | AWLL home — Global Security; see Crossovers.md |
| Doctor Jerry Morrison | Keiko oncology, Rush-Presbyterian |
| Ted Farley | Investigator for Bev's parents |
| Thomas Hart | Hart-Lincoln partner; pension mandates |
| Sofía Angélica Kane-Pérez | Jonathan and Bianca’s daughter (b. Apr 9, 1984) |
| Brandon Littleton | AWLL home — Hart trustee; see Crossovers.md |
| Jorge González | AWLL home — IIT tenant; see Crossovers.md |
| Gwen Meyer | Family-law attorney (Heather/Bev fight) |
| Stan Jakes | Tribune reporter |
| Deanna Haight / Ateljé D | Gallery; Jonathan patron and model |
| Chelsea Drake | See Drake_Chelsea.md |
| Marlena Volkmer | ~$25M divorcee client; condo dinners |
| Lyle Danforth | Sierra Nevada Re; personal Cincinnatus retained after corporate exit; open to corporate return post-Clermont (CTL6 ch 38); wants more Deanna work; Chicago Fourth dinner planned with Deanna as companion |
| Cynthia Taylor | EA hire; Violet swap planned 1985 |
| Ian McIntyre | Golden Gate Livery SF; 20% stake |
| Leslie Arnold | Ford, Jackson & Finch; Hollywood pipeline |
| Daniel Maitland | Helios Analytics CEO |
| Jiāng Yù (Jade) | Loyola CS; Insider Club; casual partner CTL6 ch 21 |
| Bill Drucker | Clermont compliance counsel |
| Naomi Kasparov | Clermont office manager (Yūsuke) |
| Kendall Roy | Clermont CCO (from Spurgeon) |
| Henry “Hank” Rawlins | Clermont Compliance (Northern Trust; July 15 start — CTL6 ch 37) |
| Don Rice | Clermont Legal (CTL6 ch 37) |
| Kayleigh O'Connell | Thomas Hart's granddaughter; Stanford; Hart-Lincoln ties; casual with Jonathan (Mark Hopkins CTL6 ch 12; Top of the Mark ch 37; morning after ch 38 — summer Chicago planned) |
| Katherine Hamburg-Miller | Stanford pre-med → med school; Lyle Danforth beard/escort (six gay clients; three regulars); escort name Miller; real surname Hamburg / Hamburg-Miller (CTL6 ch 38); virgin until Jonathan Mark Hopkins May 20; friends-and-family Cincinnatus (~$12k); Sam's Grill (ch 12, ch 38); Deanna gallery SF (CTL5 ch 46) |
| Alicia Moore | Turpin HS / Anderson Township; Stanford pre-med; intends Match near Columbus, OH (CTL6 ch 38); Sam's Grill with Lyle/Katherine (ch 12, ch 38); later GM cardiology |
| Mei-li Lin | LA escort/companion; suite with CeCi (CTL6 ch 11–12); family Chinatown restaurant SF (ch 38) |
| María Luisa López | LA apartment CTL6 ch 11 |
| Marisa Brown | Art Institute freshman CTL6 ch 16 |
| Serena Braga | UChicago dorm; Deanna sketches CTL6 ch 27 |
| Saskia McLean | NYC threesome with Deanna CTL6 ch 30 |
| Sophia «Sapphire» Andersen | NYC CTL6 ch 33 |
| Mei-ling Li | Jiāng’s friend; Chicago threesome CTL6 ch 35; not Mei-Ling Chen |
| Daisy Becket | Dallas; Becket orbit hotel CTL6 ch 10 |
| Debbie Vaughn | AWLL home — see Crossovers.md; Netherland Plaza CTL6 ch 8; not Debbie Jones |
| Sui-Fong | Mei-li Lin’s mother; owns SF Chinatown restaurant; seeks investment discussion with Jonathan (CTL6 ch 38) |
| Mei-Ying | Mei-li Lin’s youngest sister; SF State freshman; ice cream date set May 21 (CTL6 ch 38) |