Two of Margery Buehler English’s grandchildren were married in 2013. Life is otherwise uneventful, for which Margery is grateful. Mary Lou Woodruff Street’s big news was the wedding of her son, David, at the Streets’ beachside Florida home in September. She and husband Bud also cel- ebrated their 10th wedding anniversary last year. Bud has three great-grandchil- dren. He and Mary Lou continue to play golf. She enjoys swimming to stay young. Joan Fredericks Whetstone and Stan
went to Park City, Utah, and California last summer to visit children Karin and Stephece and their kids, who are all soccer stars. While there, Joan and Stan paddled a canoe and enjoyed a visit from Joan’s San Francisco relatives. Boca Raton, Fla., resident Leah Cunningham Wood is so happy to be liv- ing independently in an ACTS continu- ing-care retirement community despite her low vision. Daughter Lorraine, who visited in October and December last year, is doing well in spite of her Parkinson’s; she maintains a gluten-free diet and receives acupuncture. Son Tom and his boys Harry, Justin, and Ross will swim in the city’s annual Hall of Fame Pool Swim. Harry and Justin helped Tufts take third place in the National Water Polo Competition in November. Ross helped Penn Charter School beat rival Germantown in swim racing. Helen “Bucky” Buch Thorpe volun-
teers two days a week; she distributes clothing to needy families and plays with medically challenged children. Bucky enjoyed a great trip on the Mediterranean this past September and spent Christmas at son Phil’s Boulder, Colo., home. The children of daughters Anne and Susan are all out of college now. Daughter Carol’s child is a freshman at Perdue. The class mourns the loss of Elinor Huckle Groff, who I recently learned died in 2011, Ginnie Birks Alexandor, who died last June, Bev Cox Smith, who passed away last June, Dori Higgons Popenoe, who left us in December, and Marjorie Litz Burgess, who passed away in December. We extend condolences to the families of these extraordinary women. I stay busy playing bridge, attending
church, knitting hats and scarves for sea- men, shoveling snow, and serving as treasurer of the New Dorp High School Alumni Foundation. EDITH ARMEND HOLTERMANN 319 CLARKE AVENUE STATEN ISLAND, NY 10306-1127
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Sallie Holland Corish is grateful for her five children, all of whom live near her in Arlington, Va. Sallie, who has survived several serious illnesses, lives in a retirement community. Ellen Kelsey Dubocq married Pastor Marico Wilson last May in Arizona. The couple plans to move to Tucson after Ellen sells her ranch in St. David. Ruth Niederlander Shoumate enjoys river cruises. Most recently, she visited Prague and Berlin while touring the Elbe River. Ruth is back on the dance floor after suffering a broken hip in 2012. She recent- ly published an article in a local Ft. Myers, Fla., newspaper on “aging happily.” Ruth Raush Wilson is grateful for 63 happy years of marriage to Richard and for their lovely retirement home in Willow Street, Pa. Ruth says the facilities and quality of care are excellent. Marion Copp Hinds enjoys golf and is usually the oldest of any group she plays with. She divides her time between homes in New Hampshire and Florida. Marion is amazed at how active many of our class- mates are. Mary Snyder Close works three days a
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week at an adult health day-care center in Summit, N.J., which she finds very rewarding. Mary is also studying the flute, her first attempt at music. “It is fascinat- ing and a real challenge.” She welcomed her first great-grandchild, a beautiful little girl, last year. Mary, too, treasures her Skidmore memories. Dorothy Richards Zopf authored a chapter in a recent book on the history of Taos, N.M., from geologic times to 1930. His chapter, “Never From a Store,” focused on the days when Taos residents had to make their own clothing and other provisions. Miriam Dyer Dunning lives in a con- tinuing care community in Orange City, Fla., where life is busy and people are friendly. Making the decision to join the community, she says, was “a gift to me and to my children.” Joel Sandleman sends his greetings to
all classmates. Remarried four years ago, he is delighted with his large family, which includes eight grandchildren. Joel is fighting a serious illness, but knows his family will “see it through” with him. I am saddened to report the college recently received notification of the pass- ing of Dorthea “Dusti” Dorge Kreitner in 2009. Joan Kelly Williams died last July, and Helen Mabie Firkins left us in December. We remember these women as vibrant members of our class and offer condolences to their families.
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new life for herself in Beaufort, S.C., where she delights in the art, music, his- tory, and natural beauty of the region. She cares for her pets, volunteers, plays golf, attends church, and spends time with her many friends. Joyce’s children are spread around the country, so she travels frequently to visit them and enjoys trips around the globe. She stays in touch and visits with Anne Schaaff Wadhams in California and Joan Kreuser Noone in Florida. Barbara Freedman Wolfson marks her
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30th year as a mediator with a local dis- pute resolution center and her 14th with a Shakespeare drama club. She frequently visits her children along the east coast and recently visited Argentina. Barbara plays indoor doubles tennis all winter and cross-country skis. Gloria Dagilas McMurrough retired
after 38 years as associate director of admissions at Roger Williams University. The school honored her with the dedica- tion of a bench on campus. Glo takes courses at UMass, cares for her cairn terri- er, volunteers at an animal shelter, and participates in a book club. Our hard-working annual fund chair, Isabelle Bohman, is travelling the world. Last year, she covered Panama, Hawaii, France, Portugal, Spain, England, and Newark, N.J. Her trips included several river cruises. In November she flew to New Delhi and toured Northern India, then went on to Katmandu, Nepal, and Bhutan. Between trips, she made videos showcasing an emergency preparedness expo and her local food bank. Anne Schaaff Wadhams and husband Charlie have settled into a retirement community in Fresno, Calif. They enjoy their large, “noisy and wonderful” family, and send love to all her dear classmates. Sylvia “Bickie” Webster and husband
William live in their circa-1794 house and summer at their 40-year-old camp. They spent last January and February in Anna Maria, Fla.
From Hawaii, Alice Newman Fink reports that she is “still floating in the middle of the Pacific,” and sends a warm aloha across the miles. Ann Hammel Kahl is considering mov-
ing to Utah from Florida to be near her son. She was the caregiver for her sister,
After being widowed in 2009, Joyce Griffin Lovell has made a
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