ed for next June. These gatherings are a direct result of Linda and Pam reconnect- ing at our 50th. Patty Johnson says that reading the memories classmates shared about the late Linny Oberkotter Fowler in the last class newsletter meant a lot to her. “Linny was such a quiet supporter of Skidmore and will be greatly missed.” Patty and Leonard, along with a co-op bicycle group called the Bicycle Adventure Club, trav- eled near my summer home in northern Michigan in September. Patty advised me to enjoy my 6-year-old granddaughter; they grow up too fast. Her grandkids are turning 15, 14, and 8. The couple is find- ing that teenagers are a lot of fun to be with and very interesting! In May Zelda Jacobson Schwartz reached her goal of running half mara - thons in half the US states. It took her more than seven years, now moving at a much slower pace than she did when she started in 2005. Zelda says it was great fun traveling to so many places and feeling “the energy and pulse” of each event. Margaret “Skeet” Howe-Soper didn’t
get to our 50th because she was camping in Alaska, but she enjoys hearing about classmates. Skeet is relocating from Groton, MA, to Charlotte, NC, near her daughter’s family, which includes some new grandchildren. With a toddler and a newborn, her daughter will appreciate the backup. As a Yankee with deep roots in New England, Skeet says living in North Carolina will be an adventure in itself. She’s looking forward to being closer to her children, enjoying the opportunities of a new location, and being a “goofy” grandma. She says, “Life is absolutely wonderful.” Kathy Norris Scott was in our group of freshmen placed with the juniors in 1957. News of the passing of Linny Oberkotter Fowler in February brought back vivid memories of that year for Kathy. “Has it really been this long since those days?” she asks. Kathy has stayed connected with Skidmore and maintained friendships with a number of alumni. She left Skid - more after sophomore year with class- mates Sally Pew, Carol Levine, and Carol Porta; they all boarded a cruiseliner to Europe. Sally and Kathy stayed in Paris, while the Carols got on a scooter headed for Florence. Kathy ended up hitchhiking around Europe with Nancy “Pop” Popple - well Robinson ’59. Afterward, Kathy lived in Boston, MA, with Pop, Sue Clark Jor gensen ’59, and Pam Watkins Murray ’59. These friendships endured, although Pop and Pam have passed away. Sue now
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lives in Saratoga Springs and is very active with the College. Kathy lived in Georgia from 1968 to 1986, finished college, got a master’s degree, and moved to Athens, GA, for doctoral work in counseling. She was executive director of the Athens Re - covery Residence for drug and alcohol abusers before returning to Maine, where she was director of a long-term substance- abuse treatment center for 10 years and a university professor. She served as the AAUW’s state public-policy chair. She cur- rently lives in Demorest, GA, teaches at a nearby college, and is president of the local garden club. Kathy’s son Mal colm lives in Ardsley, NY, with wife Zizi and three children (one a senior at Colby College and another a freshman); he is a sculptor whose work is ex hibited in NYC’s Union Square Park. Son Jim lives at Trea - sure Island in Florida and is in the vaca- tion rental business. He has three daugh- ters, including twins who graduated from the University of Florida. Kathy’s daugh- ter Beth is an executive chef and a former southern VP of the Ameri can Culinary Federation. Daughter Jessica teaches at a culinary school in Athens, GA, and travels with Royal Caribbean Lines as a culinary evaluator. She has one daughter. CHARLOTTE SMILEY READ 6330 GOLF COURSE SQUARE ALEXANDRIA, VA 22307-1225
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Gayle Schiring Duncan held a mini-reunion at her home in Coral Gables, FL, in February, attended by Carolyn Crowther Cook, Sally Wickes Hayes, Judy Weaver Lupse, and Jane Stevens. “We had so much fun; it was almost as if all those years since gradua- tion had not happened!” The group is planning a trip together later this year. Jane Schwager enjoyed a wonderful South Seas cruise this past spring. To escape the desert heat in Scottsdale, AZ, she spent the summer in Hawaii, which she says is “still one of my favorite places in the world.” SUSAN SAMBROOK BERRY 402 NH ROUTE 25A WENTWORTH, NH 03282-3119 603-764-9802
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Class president Linda Blanchard Chapman reports that “our 50th
reunion was the best ever; so upbeat, well organized, and just plain fun!” She recon- nected with old friends and roommates (Wendy Wesson Benchley, Pixie Cram Elsberry, Nancy Crook Rhodes, Joan
Carter Applegate, and Judy Pettingell) and chatted with classmates she didn’t know before. Husband Phil, who joined the Friday night festivities, “is already talking about coming to the next re - union.” Being on the “new” campus was not a draw for Linda, but the Northwoods Apartments were “great” because she was so close to all of the events. She has en - joyed sharing the position of class presi- dent with Margie Wall Wood these past five years, but they opted to hand over the reins to Barbara Bankes Cunning - ham and Barrie Butler Batchelder. Lin da officially retired from any form of teaching or substituting as of June. She and Phil plan on spending more time with their children and grandchildren. Daughter Nica and her husband live in Charlottesville, VA, with Maddie, 11, and Julian, 13. Son Zachary, wife Amy Tib - betts Chapman ’93, and Addison, 8, Parker, 6, and Tatum, 4, live in Fairfield, CT. Linda and Phil went on a cruise to the Baltics and Norway. She encourages classmates to come visit her in Rupert, VT. Kathy Wagda Otterman was sorry to
miss our 50th. For the last 21 years, she and husband Lloyd have spent winters in an apartment in West Palm Beach, FL, and the rest of the year in a 200-year-old stone farmhouse in the 12th-century vil- lage of Goult, France. The house has beautiful views of an agricultural country- side, and the Ottermans have 300 laven- der plants as well as cherry, apricot, apple, olive, walnut, almond, and plum trees on the property. They love to bike, play ten- nis and golf, and take advantage of the area’s cultural activities. Their son and his family live in New Vernon, NJ, and their daughter and her clan reside on Whidbey Island in Washington’s Puget Sound. Their five grandsons are all 6 feet 3 or taller! The eldest is getting a PhD in chemical engineering at UC–Santa Bar - bara; the youngest is a sophomore at the Delbarton School in Morristown, NJ, and plays football and rugby. Kathy visits her 95-year-old mother in Jupiter, FL, as much as she can. While in Florida, Kathy and her husband take courses in foreign affairs and have recently started playing bridge. Kathy connects regularly with Linda Stiles Ferguson and husband Craig, who live in Darien, CT. Linda was her Skid - more roommate for three years, and they lived together for two years in NYC. Jane Finneman Hochman retired from
the last of many professional boards she was involved with for many years, saying, “I waited until I was sure that I wanted to do this, and finally I did!” Now an emeri-
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