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Betty “BJ” Spoerl Eckerson had a long chat with Marge Fayen Boyd, who is living happily in California. BJ passed along the sad news that Dodi Lip- tak Homewood passed away in Septem- ber. Dodi had macular degeneration and problems with arthritis, which kept her wheelchair-bound. BJ says she and hus- band Bill are holding their own in the Boxford, MA, condo they’ve lived in for 16 years. Kathryn Krauskopf Brylawski (travel
kayb@verizon.net) stays busy playing bridge, working part-time, spending time with grandchildren, and taking advantage of community programs. She took a sec- ond trip to China last year. CAROL FLEISCHER BOSWELL 106 OLD BILLERICA ROAD, ROOM 231 BEDFORD, MA 01730 781-860-0482
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the wedding of her eighth grandchild in Connecticut last year. She says there are just two grandsons left to marry off. A 10th
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day. She is grateful for everyone’s good health. After weekly rehearsals for three months
for her Christmas show, Elizabeth Van- Ness Reid had to miss the event because her stamina gave out. The good news is, after several months Tibby says she was back to feeling like herself again. “Getting old ain’t as much fun as I thought it would be,” she quips. She sends her love to all ’48ers. Leila Goldstein Garlock had a wonder- ful trip to Santa Fe, NM, with daughter Susan Garlock Lesser ’73 last year. Phyllis Horton Obermeyer stays in Se- bastian, FL, until mid-April. She enjoys hearing from fellow snowbirds. In Gainesville, GA, Henrietta Hopkins
Jernigan appreciates “being kept in the loop about the Class of ’48—it’s a great group.”
BETTY BRYAN ROSENBAUM 150 COOK HILL ROAD, APT. 1105 CHESHIRE, CT 06410 203-271-8805
Virginia Miller Lyon went to
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great-grandchild was born last June, giv- ing Virginia a great-grands total of seven boys and three girls. DO DUNKEL JERMAN 1983 SANDSTONE VISTA LANE ENCINITAS, CA 92024-4247 760-634-7640
Towel, about the recent loss of her hus- band, John, and her difficulty in adjust- ing to life alone. It is now available as a paperback from
Amazon.com. I’ve already ordered my copy. Katey hopes it will help others not to feel so alone, adding, “I have been told that it has done just that, and that makes me feel good.” Kay Smith Parkhurst has a new great- granddaughter, whose father has finished his Chinook helicopter training and is heading off to Afghanistan, where he will be in charge of 70 to 90 men. Joan Theobald Mitchell and her family
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were planning a gathering at Hilton Head, SC, to celebrate husband Bill’s 90th birth-
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Katey Geyer Winant authored a book called One Washcloth, One
Jeanne Herrup Elman’s husband, Mar- shall, needed a pacemaker this past year and also had a melanoma removed from his eyelid. All is well now. Jeanne and Marshall have “married off” a grand- daughter and grandson and have also been blessed with the arrival of their third great-grandchild, a girl. I received a note from Maggie Torres, who informed me that her friend Mary Ellen Tompson died last May after under- going surgery for a broken hip. Maggie and Tommy had retired to Ft. Pierce, FL, together after enjoying teaching careers; they had been planning to return to New Jersey this year. GRETCHEN EISNER RACHLIN 115 RAYMOND AVENUE SOUTH ORANGE, NJ 07079-2339 973-763-6167 FAX: 973-762-3468
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Connie Turner Nold moved to an assisted-living facility near her daughter in Douglassville, PA. She under- went a long operation to remove a can- cerous jawbone. Last year Joan Frederick Whetstone attended the weddings of two grandsons in Colorado. Joan and Stan visited Utah and took in some of the stunning moun- tain vistas in the Arches, Dead Horse Point, Goblin Valley, and Capitol Reef parks. Anne Whitaker Richie is the subject
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of My Annie, a biography by her husband, Douglas. Available on
Amazon.com, it chronicles Anne’s life, including her time as one of 25 Skidmore nursing students in the Class of ’49. Seven of these classmates continue to communicate with each other
via regular conference calls. Audrey Platt Jacobson spends winters in Charleston, SC, and would like to con- nect with alumni in the area. Kay Christie Shaw’s youngest child turned 50 this year. In Scituate, MA, Kay keeps up her harbor walks and enjoys singing in the church choir. Katherine Morse Pincus’s granddaugh-
ter is graduating from Williams College this spring. Tinka and Mickey are still cruising, most recently on Regent Seven Seas from Rome, Italy, to Ft. Lauderdale, FL. They spend winters in Florida and summers in Minneapolis, MN. Caroline Bruner Dean and husband Hank celebrated their 60th wedding anni- versary last February along with their son and his wife, who were marking their 40th. Caroline has 10 grandchildren and four great-grands, including one who is finishing up high school. Caroline and Hank spend summers in a family cottage in Ontario, Canada, and the rest of the year in West Chester, OH. They play golf and travel to Texas to visit a daughter who lives there. Caroline, who had both knees replaced, is still active in her church and enjoys reading and crocheting. Dorinne Shutter Armstrong is still liv-
ing in her three-story 1840s house in Frederick, MD. Her knees are “complain- ing,” but she is happy to be in an area that offers great music, theater, and res- taurants.
Helen Buch Thorpe spent Christmas in Boulder, CO, baby-sitting two great- grands, ages 6 and 10. Bucky volunteers two days a week at a children’s organiza- tion and takes exercise and yoga classes, which help her back. She ventured to Seattle, WA, and Vancouver and Victoria, British Columbia, last spring. Leah Cunningham Wood’s grandsons Austin and Harry competed in the Inter- national Swimming Hall of Fame event in Ft. Lauderdale, FL, this past winter. For the holidays, daughter Loraine joined Leah at her Boca Raton retirement com- munity, where family were put up in a guest suite. Leah is still low-vision but keeps going. Phyl Dye Turner and Ed celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary with a big clan reunion in Indiana. She and her fam- ily members enjoyed indoor games, pic- nics, and a round of golf. She travels to Santa Fe, NM, for the month of Septem- ber and stays in Scottsdale, AZ, for a cou- ple of weeks in March. Daughter Julie, who lives in California, still shows her thoroughbred horse. Marge Fee Neff loves her new digs in
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