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near their current home in Niskayuna, NY. Elizabeth Van Ness Reid talked with Aileen Kwock Char, who is planning a trip to South Africa with friends. Tibby is still involved with a musical group, singing as a tenor; she loves it. Patricia Carson Anderson splits her


time between Virginia and Denver, CO, “Queen City of the Plains.” Katey Geyer Winant spent a weekend


on campus as the guest of Nancy D’Wolf. Besides dining together and reminiscing about the great Class of 1948, they at - tended a lecture at the Tang Museum and a concert at Saratoga Performing Arts Cen - ter, and enjoyed a day at the Saratoga Race Course. Last fall Katey attended the annual convention of the National Busi - ness Aviation Association, which her late husband, John, served as president and CEO. She helped present an award estab- lished in his name, given annually for excellence in promoting the role of avia- tion in the world economy. Jean Elton Moran has moved to a retire- ment community in Springfield, VA, and is delighted not to have to rake leaves, shovel, or cook. She continues to teach. Sue Strauss Kraus spent a hot summer


in Florida. She spends much of her time tending to husband Steve, who still has medical ups and downs. Sue is well, al - though she now sports two hearing aids. She plays bridge with Muriel Grossman Kaufer.


Sue Stone Finney, who is widowed, goes to the YMCA every day, often wearing a Skidmore T-shirt. When another Y mem- ber asked her about it, he declared that he and his wife were members of the Class of 1984!


Zilpha Slosson Erskine visited her daughter and her younger son in Dallas, TX, last June. It was hot, but fun (“Dotsie did Dallas!”). In September her eldest son was married in Greenwich, CT, wearing flip-flops, Bermudas, and a nice white shirt with a bowtie and jacket! It was a second marriage for both bride and groom. It was a happy occasion, complete with superb weather. M. J. Baker is having a ball taking art classes for seniors. She spends time paint- ing pastels on her own and doing lots of work for her church. She retired from her advertising job almost two years ago and doesn’t miss it at all. Joan Theobald Mitchell and Bill are celebrating their 60th wedding anniver- sary this year. They look forward to the graduations of two grandsons, one at Bucknell and the other at the University of Colorado at Boulder.


In June, Allyne Seaman Portmann was


in Mexico, snorkeling with whale sharks. She spent July and August at her island in Canada before returning to Maryland for duck-hunting season. Aerobics three times weekly is also big on Rusty’s agenda. Evelyn Burns Stewart has moved to a


villa in the On Top of the World retire- ment community in Ocala, FL. She is busy with golf and other activities. Daughter Jane has moved from Dallas, TX, to Tam - pa, FL. Evelyn saw Jill Burnside Zeno for lunch last winter and reports that Jill looks “great as always.” On a trip to Yountville, CA, to visit her younger daughter, Leila Goldstein Gar - lock took a hot-air balloon ride over Napa village. During a stay with her first daugh- ter and her family, Leila and clan visited Yellowstone National Park, where they saw wildlife and other highlights during daily hikes. Leila went home aching. Kay Smith Parkhurst attended grand- daughter Allie’s wedding at West Point, with her entire family. She cherishes the memories of seeing the bridesmaids run- ning up and down the halls at Thayer, the bride exiting under drawn swords during the ceremony, and the handsome groom in his new officer’s uniform! Mary Ellen Tompson is another year older and “holding.” She sends her best to all.


Having lost husband Don in 2009, Myr -


tle Butler Neiman says the house is very quiet; they were together for 63 years. The gals from freshman year might remember him, as he was there a lot. Myrtle has two great-grandchildren, ages 8 and 2. Ann Roberts VanDyck is enjoying Char - lottesville, VA. Her son and daughter both graduated from UVA. Painting is Ann’s vocation. Helen Harris Stock lost Lincoln, her husband of 50 years, last March after a short illness. The class extends its condo- lences. Helen is a part-time pension advi- sor to the Southern Nevada Culinary & Bartenders Pension Trust, where she has worked for 37 years. In October she made a trip to the Holy Land. GRETCHEN EISNER RACHLIN 115 RAYMOND AVENUE SOUTH ORANGE, NJ 07079-2339 973-763-6167 FAX: 973-762-3468 GRETCHEN@GOODPILOT.COM


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Margery Buehler Hall English is thank- ful she moved to Masonic Village retire- ment community in Lafay ette, PA.


Because she is still driving a car, she is able to keep up with all of her ac tivities outside the residence. Still a frequent trav- eler, she took a Hawaiian cruise last fall. Her younger son, age 51, passed away, and she has stuck close to home since then. In September she had plans to go to Oberammergau, Germany. EDITH ARMEND HOLTERMANN 319 CLARKE AVENUE STATEN ISLAND, NY 10306-1127 HOLTERGLAS@AOL.COM


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Class Participation 81% Legacy Society 14 / FOP Donors 7


Gertrude Cigliano Kirk moved to a retirement community in Evanston, IL, in 2007. Her husband, Bill, died in 2009 after a long illness. She has three sons: Bill Jr. lives nearby in Chicago with his two daughters, Ian lives in Washington, DC, and Maine, and Jim and family live in Wesley, MA. Jan Sutherland Fairservis spent late October with daughter Jenny ’84 in Ire - land. Last winter, Jan stayed in Mexico at the home of an artist and painted in her studio. Jan’s granddaughter Olivia is 4. PEGGY KAHLES GUYDER 300 GOLFVIEW TERRACE, #149 BOYNTON BEACH FL 33426 PKGBX7@NETZERO.NET


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Class Participation 81% Legacy Society 9 / FOP Donors 5


Maintaining her Pittsfield, MA, home and yard keeps Charlotte Eber wein Suther land active. Her son lives just a few houses away, so she sees her grand - children often; she also has three great-grandchil- dren close by in North Adams, MA. Al though she no longer does choral directing, Charlotte still plays vio- lin in church and with a local pianist and sings in two choirs. She is contemplating knee-replacement surgery. Natalie Hazelton Mata had a terrific


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week in Washington, DC, with two friends from Massachusetts. Seeing the National Gallery was one highlight. Natalie was troubled with shingles last winter and had a full cardiac work-up recently, but medicine has stabilized her problem. She enjoyed summer in “good old Brooklyn,” taking advantage of green markets and concerts in Manhattan. Barbara Freedman Wolfson heard from Hilda Canez Auguste after the devastat- ing earthquake in Haiti. Hilda reported that many residential homes were com-


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