son’s home, which sustained flooding but is now well on the way to being fully restored. Jo shared a note from Betsy Clark Schramel and husband John, which included photographs from class- mates in Smith House who frolicked on the Jersey Shore the summer following our freshman year! We extend condolences to Gail Law - rence Lerch, who lost Bill, her husband of 58 years, in October after a sudden on - set of viral encephalitis. Gail adds, “He was a super dad, husband, and person and is so very missed!” We also send our sympathies to Myrna “Mickey” Sawyer, whose mother died at the age of 103 in 2011. Mickey works part-time at a local hospital, writing pol - icy and procedures documents and han- dling legal records. Jo Madden joined me and my husband, Bruce, along with Sallie Neuweiler Hen - rie and husband Art for a “catch-up” luncheon at the end of the year. As al - ways when we get together, many memo- ries emerged and much laughter ensued. Jo stayed on with us for New Year’s cele- brations. ANN BALLINGER WILCOX 877 JEFFERSON WAY WEST CHESTER, PA 19380-6909 610-692-6366
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Bill’s 80th birthday was celebrated in December with many of her family gath- ering from around the country. It was a great time. Jo Firor Alfenito reports that Marion “Dutch” Rendell Seaton passed away in March. We extend condolences to her family. MARDI DUGGAN DREBING 4215 CLEVELAND ROAD SYRACUSE, NY 13215-2415
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beautiful paintings: tortoiseshell cats, and a wire-haired dachshund who lives in Paris. Emily warned us of the wretched conditions of the NYC sidewalks last year, and in August she became a victim to them when she fell and broke her elbow. Happily, she recovered nicely and spent Thanksgiving with her family in Rhode Island. Sandy Linen Halsey took all the “girls”
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in her family to NYC to see The Nutcracker ballet at Christmastime. It was a treat for
Emily Blake sent several wonder- ful pictures, including two of her
I received news from Jackie Loohn Stempfle that husband
her oldest grandchild, who just turned 21 and had never seen it. A grand time was had by all. Sandy plays golf in the sum- mer and bridge in the winter. Barrie Lentz Sargent had fun entertain-
ing her teenaged grandson during the holidays. Joan Perkins Ferguson is as active as
she ever was, and enjoyed a lot of skiing this past winter. Joan may be the only person in our class who has climbed every peak in the Adirondacks—can anyone else make that claim? Gladys Fedoroff Fisher and husband Mike had a great year, including an enjoy- able trip to London in October. Jessica Samuel Gray moved from Con - necticut to Salem, MA, and in December relocated to Boston. Janet Copeland Eschenlauer has not slowed down a bit. Ever open to new ideas and projects, she and husband Ar - thur experimented with home-curing of prosciutto and bacon this year, toured the Erie Canal, and traveled to Urbino, Italy. Janet also went to Portugal again to visit archaeological sites and church architec- ture. Arthur continues to focus on garden management, while Janet’s interests cen- ter on painting and photography. With great sadness, I report the death of Abbie Lee Bingham Henn in October, after a five-year battle with emphysema. In addition to traveling all over the world with her husband, Abbie also dared to go hot-air ballooning, bobsledding, glider riding, white-water rafting, and mule rid- ing to the floor of the Grand Canyon. Our condolences to her family. My granddaughter Julia Hutson ’13 graduates from Skidmore this May. I’ve been amazed by her descriptions of Skid - more—the opportunities offered, the new programs, the variety of classes. She loved working one day a week in the Zankel Music Center doing public relations. A double major (English and international affairs), she wrote her thesis on James Joyce. She was VP of her class in her jun- ior year before going to France to study in Paris. Am I proud of her? You bet! AVERILL DAYTON GEUS 2 OLD ORCHARD LANE EAST HAMPTON, NY 11937-3911 631-324-1229
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gery right after Reunion last spring. Com - plications arose in November, meaning more surgery, but he recovered enough to enjoy a splendid surprise 80th-birthday
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Nancy Mann Germanetti’s hus- band Hugh had bilateral knee sur-
celebration at Williams College with their children and grandchildren. Hope Thompson Kerr is still playing tennis and paddle tennis, and participates in golf leagues with younger players. She says the best exercise she gets is officiat- ing field hockey in northern New Jersey. Last winter she toured Morocco, where she rode camels, visited beautiful mosques, and watched goats climb into argan trees (argan oil is used in cooking and cosmet- ics). In August she saw Julie Gaines Pha - len and Joy Hamann Shaw in Vermont and spent Thanksgiving in Dallas with her daughter. Pat Naigles Lyons and Herb sold their homes in Florida and New York and now live in Bellingham, WA, near their son. Ada Vapnek Ciniglio says she is “not quite up to retirement yet.” Since July she’s been running ArtTable, a national organization for women in leadership positions in the visual arts. Ada welcomes hearing from alumnae ArtTable members at
ada.ciniglio@
gmail.com. After many years enjoying Nantucket Island, Tina Tonon Burnham and Bob have moved into a retirement community in Charlton, MA, about 15 minutes from Worcester and the University of Massa - chu setts. Tina was delighted to receive the class directory. Dotty Wakeman Mattoon was sorry to
miss Reunion but was traveling in Nami - bia, Botswana, and South Africa. This fall she visited Laos, Vietnam, and Cambodia on a monthlong trip. She says she en - joyed learning about the histories of the countries and getting to interact with the local people. Mary “Chick” Glassey Ehbrecht is still selling real estate and enjoys her church vegetable garden and the Hopp Ground Garden Club, which she serves as awards chair. She also helps run a program to encourage mentally handicapped people. Chick and Adolph attended the conven- tion of the Society for the Preservation of Old Mills (water- and wind-powered) and enjoyed visiting functioning mills and the huge Mercer Museum of old hand tools in Doylestown, PA. Margi Bishop Maynard and all 16 fam -
ily members, including children, spouses, and grandchildren, gathered in NYC for Thanksgiving to enjoy the city and to see the Macy’s parade. The visit included Times Square, Chinatown, the top of the Empire State Building on Thanksgiving night—and, as Margi writes, “one of the best (and free) rides in the world: the Staten Island Ferry.” The feat of the year for Margi was climbing Buck Mountain
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