stage breast cancer but is doing fine now. Last July she published her first book, a collection of 29 humorous poems titled Zero Gravitas. Her quilt-making seems to have gone by the boards, at least for now, as “poetry and handmade books are my current creative joys,” she says. Leslie Chorches Weinstein lives in West Hartford, CT, with Richard, her husband of 42 years. They have four grandchil- dren, two girls who live nearby and two boys in San Francisco. Leslie’s mom cele- brated her 100th birthday last year. In September I had a delightful trip to London and Paris, my first solo trip to Europe and my first ever to London. Paris welcomed me back graciously after I’d been unavoidably detained elsewhere for nearly 20 years! That month I also wel- comed my third grandchild, a boy named Chase. I sing in a community choir for ages 50-plus, and I raise money for music and music education in central New York through the Syracuse Sounds of Music Association, which I serve as VP. I’m feel- ing very blessed these days. BARBARA CROSSMAN BELL 218 CANDEE AVENUE SYRACUSE, NY 13224-1608
BICI@TWCNY.RR.COM
dings in October. They made a side trip to Prague, which they loved. Jeff sent a photo of himself standing in front of a statue of Winston Churchill, and he says he was amazed that everywhere they trav- eled everyone spoke “American.” Carol West Seldin is a trustee of the Country Playhouse in Westport, CT, on the board of advisors of Shakespeare and Co. in Lenox, MA, and master gardener and president of the New Canaan, CT, Beautification League. New Canaan’s St. Luke’s School, which her husband has served as a trustee and of which both sons are graduates, recently dedicated its Seldin Performing Arts Center. Meanwhile, the gardens at the Seldins’ Dogwood Hill home, were featured in local magazines and In the Garden, a book by Stacy Bass. Carol’s son Douglas Seldin ’08 has con- ducted theater workshops for Skidmore, where he directed A Midsummer Night’s Dream in the fall and taught ad vanced acting styles this term. In October Debbie BozBeckian Rapto - poulos hosted a fundraiser for Judy Will - sey and Barbara Tsairis’s World Class Ghana, a nonprofit to help women and children in Amasaman, Ghana, by provid- ing clean water and sanitation. Enjoying
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Jeff Jannuzzo and wife Ann-Marie went to England for family wed-
the “fun, funny flashback-to-the-’60s weekend” were Sibyl Waterman Haley, Barbara Burgess Maier, Sandy Lipson, Linda Zieper, Dede George, Bev Leader, Chris Werner, and Mimi Freund Tilton. My husband and I took a fabulous trip
up the Rhine in October. Early voting and flu shots behind us, we enjoyed every mo - ment on the river, on the land in France and Germany, and with friends, savoring the food and libations of the regions we visited. I continue to search for the “me” in retirement. Please consider posting your photos on Facebook: just search Facebook for Skidmore College Alumni, click “like,” and follow the directions for uploading photos. JULIA GROSSE BRODHAG 1025 REGENCY DRIVE CHARLOTTE, NC 28211-4778
SKIDDIE71@GMAIL.COM and NURSING CORRESPONDENT: SERENA ROTH BATEMAN
SERENAROTH@AOL.COM
ment money grow. She enjoyed having her sons come home from college at Yale and Temple last year. She likes connecting with Skidmore friends on Facebook. After moving between Chicago and Brook - lyn for 40 years, I have settled in Cobble Hill, Brooklyn, with my husband, Jim. Both of my children, Anne and Tom, are math teachers. I am the school nurse at Marymount School in Manhattan and love being surrounded by amazing teen agers. Jim retired from finance but is an adjunct professor of finance and accounting at Fordham University. I loved my time at Skidmore, but I never understood why people continued to focus on their alma mater. Then last May I went, reluctantly, to our 40th class reunion with roommate Judy Costello Brinckerhof, and I was stunned to find myself moved, on multiple occasions, as I contemplated the role that Skidmore and my classmates had played in my life. When Judy pressed me to be - come class secretary (after she agreed to be class president), I accepted. Please help by sending your news! And many thanks to Martha Pantier Tehan for keeping our class connected over the years. BARBARA DEVINE BODE 235 KANE STREET BROOKLYN, NY 11231
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Katherine Negus is working at Vanguard, watching her retire-
swing for May 30– June 2 (which is not Memorial Day week- end). Facebook has lots of posts, both new news and thoughts from days of old. Lynn Faught is compil- ing our class his tory. And the generous challenge grant will help us make a mark with our class giving. Get in touch with classmates you haven’t heard from; I bet you’ll be glad you did! Another reason to arrive early and attend the Friday dinner: Doug Gray has agreed to arrange for the authors of Assisted Liv - ing, the hilarious cabaret musical he de - veloped, to perform a few hit songs if we buy them dinner! Among the song list are Help, I’ve Fallen for You (and I Can’t Get Up),
WalkerDude@Facebook.com, and The Uplifting Viagra Medley. Book those planes, trains, and automobiles now. Jennifer Smith Linck has been helping with grandchildren Erin, 8, Anna, 4, and Ryan, 2, while their father, Jennifer’s son Brett, has been a flight surgeon in the air force. His wife, Jamie, came back to the US with the children when she discovered that Brett would be deployed in Germany for three years; he is due to return state- side in August. Jamie’s parents, also help- ing with the children, live more than 50 minutes away, so Jennifer has been doing a lot of driving. She has also visited daughter Kimberly, a critical-care nurse for spinal cord and head injuries, who lives in Utah with daughter Avery, 1. Jennifer enjoyed a peaceful, quiet Christmas season. Therese Haberle was in the midst of
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mad packing when she uncovered some treasures from Skidmore days, including the request forms to have male visitors allowed in our rooms. She was hoping to also locate documents from the disband- ing of classes in spring 1970 and the “occupation” of the president’s office. Terry hopes to make it to Reunion. Lynn English Ainsworth became a grandmother again in December, welcom- ing third granddaughter Alice. The family calls the baby Aly, after Lynn’s youngest daughter, Alyson, though the baby’s mom is Lynn’s daughter Joy (Colgate ’04 and Temple Medical School ’09), who’s a resi- dent at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. Joy’s husband, Matt, (also Colgate ’04) completed his PhD in neuro- science at Penn. Alyson (University of Virginia ’06, Virginia Tech ’11 in veteri- nary medicine) will finish her paid intern-
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