could join us, as she lives in Massachu - setts. Evie sees Bev Weinstein Litman and husband Roger on occasion. To quote Evie, “Getting to this ripe old age of 75 is very scary, but also allows us to say and do whatever we want.” A good discussion topic for our upcoming 55th reunion! Marilyn Ramshaw Adair shared her
love of being a grandparent. Her son has two children, ages 12 and 13; she does intergenerational Road Scholar trips with them. This year they are heading to the Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center in Hut chinson. Roe Schainman Halper attended Skid - more’s scholarship dinner in Saratoga, as her granddaughter is a scholarship recipi- ent in the class of ’15. Roe’s husband, Poppy, along with daughter Jan ’86 and husband Ken, also attended. Roe visited the Tang Museum, which she says had “a most excellent show.” Roz Sutton Oesterle joined in the fun
at Maryann’s place, where some of her beautiful watercolors are displayed. Roz also works in oils, and every autumn she shows at the well-attended and famous art fair near home in upper Westchester. Sandy Bendfeldt (stage name Sandy Benee) feels blessed and grateful to be alongside many outstanding singers and actors as she performs in cabaret shows in NYC and at the Actors Workshop. She is a cancer survivor now in year seven since her last treatment. She has a new great granddaughter, sings at her syna- gogue, and attended a Stravinsky concert at Bard College, from which both her son and grandson graduated. Soon classmates will begin planning for
our 55th reunion next year. I’ll go up to Skidmore with Joan Cangelosi Kicska and Jane Haddad Evans, who will be fly- ing in from Seattle. They both hope to visit Bobbie Young Shafer, who lives in Saratoga. Charon Perry Sisler’s former roomie,
Jane Johnson Fear, accompanied by her husband, Bob, spent a couple of months with Charon in Pointe Vedra Beach, FL. Charon also got together for golf, bridge, and lunch in St. Augustine, FL, with nurs- ing major Alice Lawrence Roehrig. Sadly, I received an e-mail from Arlene Friedman Rimson’s husband, Ira, that she died after a short illness. The class extends condolences. I was looking forward to a summer trip
to Cape Town, South Africa, including a three-day safari. My son and his family moved to Armonk, and my daughter, who lives in California, is a writer on the TV
show Beauty and the Beast. The grandkids, ages 4, 5, and 6, are all well; we had a family get-together on the July 4 weekend. CAROLYN BROWN STRAKER 500 E. 83RD STREET, APT. 11K NEW YORK, NY 10028-7208
MOMSTRAKER@AOL.COM
’60
Having returned from an Overseas Adventure Travel trip to Colom -
bia, Sandy Blair Ohanian reports she had “a great experience shared with my 11 co-travelers and an outstanding guide.” The group visited Bogota, Medellin, the coffee triangle, and Cartagena, enjoying “great people, food, history, culture, and scen ery.” In March, Sandy spent a week- end with Sue Laird Robinson in Sarasota, FL, “catching up on each other’s news.” Becky Martin Watson went on “the
most wonderful” 10-day riverboat cruise from Amsterdam, Netherlands, to Ant - werp, Belgium, in April. The Grand Circle Cruise Line ship carried 120 passengers and a crew of 30. Becky described the Dutch people as energetic bicyclists, physi cally fit, and very ingenious in how they control water resources in their country. She had fun traveling with a friend from Denver, CO, who she grew up with in Niagara Falls, NY. Becky’s second granddaughter graduated in May from the Uni versity of North Carolina in Charlotte. Becky attended the ceremonies with son JP and his family. JP heads up the Heri - tage School, a private K–12 day school for about 450 students. Pat Timothy has “turned into an impre- sario” since finding a baby-grand piano for the community room in her senior- living residence. She accompanies a sing - ing group that has presented two concerts so far, with more scheduled. They partici- pated in a townwide jamboree, a fundrais- ing and community-building event that featured a diverse program of 10 acts. Approaching the keyboard after a hiatus of 25 years “has been a challenge,” says Pat, “but now I am committed to putting aside time to practice, practice, practice.” Sound familiar? Marty Miller Spencer had to do just a
bit of bragging about daughter Susan, edi- tor of Woman’s Day magazine. The job is “the pinnacle of her 25 years in the maga- zine business.” Marty marvels at how Susan, a mom and wife with a high-pres- sure career, does it all so well. She joined Susan and her daughters for a three-gen- eration photo shoot for the May issue of Woman’s Day; going to NYC, adds Marty, “was an experience in itself.” Dinner in Providence and a Skidmore
Club of Rhode Island gathering brought together Pam Crossley Faulkner, Judy Harmon Miller, Sue Denby Pelton, Jean Braddon Lewellyn, and Lois Blum Reit - zas. The crew was joined by Sue Grove Hyson’s son, who called his mother and gave everyone a chance to talk to her by phone. They all hope to see her at the next area event. Lois Reitzas and husband Gary spent
a weekend in Saratoga with Judy Engel - hardt Klyde and Joe. Judy, who had not been back for many years, was “really im - pressed with Skidmore’s campus and Sara - toga.” Lois had a great time accompany- ing daughter Lisa and granddaughter Amy to Skidmore’s Junior Admissions Work - shop in January. Lois hopes that Amy will end up at Skidmore. Although she contin- ues to practice law in Fall River, MA, Lois has limited her work to juvenile court, where she represents children or parents involved with the Department of Chil - dren and Families. Like many classmates, my husband and
I are celebrating our 75th birthdays (how could that be?) this year. To mark the big event, Alan and I took a month’s tour of Southeast Asia with Overseas Adventure Travel. The experience was informative, educational, and very spiritual. Our main guide, Ron, was joined by local guides in Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos. His understanding, intelligence, and knowledge enlightened, delighted, and helped us understand the complex world of Southeast Asia. GAIL BENDIX JAFFE 5431 N. PASEO ESPEJO TUCSON, AZ 85718-5229 520-575-0165
GAILBJAFFE@MAC.COM
’61
Linda Collier Kenerson reports that Georgia Kelley’s restaurant
in San Juan Capistrano, called Mollies Famous Café, is a “happening place.” Linda’s crew of nine adults and five kids had lots to eat and enjoyed the fun sur- roundings. Everyone was happy, includ- ing Georgia, who joined them at their table. Linda took a crowd of family and friends to the August wedding of her youngest son. She also enjoyed five days with Pam Merton Jackson in the Dallas/ Fort Worth area, with visits to six muse- ums, lots of talk, walks, yoga, great eats, and meeting Pam’s friends as well as her husband, Keith. Pam and Linda remi- nisced about a trip to Italy that a number of ’63ers, including me, took in 2012. Linda reports that another mini-reunion, biking with Patty Paige Johnson, is slat-
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