Til Jones Neri, Joanne Teale Snell, and Josephine Kleinmaier Tornes say “hi.” Let’s keep our wonderful ’53 spirit going! If you have e-mail changes, please pass them along to me. MARYANNE “MIBS” WADE MENK 14 DEXTER DRIVE S. BASKING RIDGE, NJ 07920-1552
MMENK@VERIZON.NET
eled to Washington, D.C., in January to hear Navarette v. California argued before the U.S. Supreme Court. Joan’s son, Clay, a superior court judge in Mendocino County, Calif., presided over the trial in this case. She and Clay called seeing the SCOTUS in action “the thrill of a lifetime!” Bob Wolff reports that he and wife Cindy Lorenzen Wolff are enjoying life in Clinton, Ark. The couple has been doing a lot of traveling, often in their own plane. Cindy suffers from global aphasia, caused by damage to the part of the brain that controls communication; it also affects her mobility. Their five chil- dren and 19 grandchildren live in Sacramento, Calif., Honolulu, Hawaii, and Denver, Colo. Cindy and Bob hope to fly Saratoga in May for Reunion! Lydia Pardo McMinn is a poet! Her lat-
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est inspiration can be found on our class Web page at
www.skidmoreconnect.org (click on class pages, then 1954). Lydia is also helping plan our 60th reunion. Emily Whitlock Moore lives happily in
the hills of Roanoke, Va., where she is busy keeping up with family, reading for radio shows, and staying involved in her church, garden club, and local Daughters of the American Revolution. After husband John passed away in February 2013, Marcia Weeks Clayton moved to Brunswick, Maine, to be near her daughter. Marcia welcomes visitors. Barbara Gettens Morrissey and hus-
band Jim enjoyed a Rhine River cruise last year, sharing the journey with old friends and making new ones. The couple also spent lots of time with their children and seven grandchildren. Barbara has been in touch with Syd Barlett Tansi, a Baker Hall housemate during freshman year. Barbara has also stayed in contact with Marcia Clayton. Joanne Ewig McCallum has been trav- elling in the U.S. and France. She hosted the whole family at her home in Hunting-
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ton Beach, Calif., and enjoyed several USC tailgate parties last year. In a happy coincidence, Joanne works alongside “Keppie” Miller Sullivan ’72 in a local chapter of the Assistance League. Anne Rayner Korjeff and husband Mike enjoyed their far-flung and busy clan, which includes three children and four grandchildren, for a weeklong summer reunion.
Marilyn Stief Burger has fond memories of her Skidmore year as a freshman at Smith House. She says the experience was a won- derful start to her college career. She gradu- ated from Case Western Reserve in Cleve- land, Ohio, and became an art teacher. Dorothy “Doke” O’Keefe Dube insists
that “since life is not bad, it must be good!” Doke lives in Walkersville, Md., where she is making friends and enjoying visits from family close by. Now that her children have settled into adulthood, her life is very pleasant because “grandchil- dren bring only joy.” Marion Clausen Gray and Woody attended their first family reunion in over two years, a chance for their grandchil- dren to meet several younger cousins for the first time. The highlight of a January trip to NYC was attending the 90th anniversary of the Blue Hill Troupe, a group Marion sang with for many years. She plans to join us for Reunion and tells us that Joan Morace Tennille may also attend, health permitting. Sandy Strouse Gaylord and Tom have booked their trip to Saratoga for our 60th reunion. She says, “It seems only yester- day we were seniors living in Skidmore Hall.” Sandy sends her best to classmates. Patty Williams is excited about Reunion and hopes to make at least part of the weekend. Ona Lee Barron Bickelhaupt and hus-
band David, who divide their year between Columbus, Ohio, and Longwood, Fla., find caring for two homes a chal- lenge. David is in declining health, which limits their social schedule. The couple acquired a rescue papillon female named Blaise, a wonderful dog who delights in keeping them company. Vision problems have made it impossi-
ble for me to read and type your submis- sions. Lydia Pardo McMinn has agreed to step in as class scribe and will be in touch. Thanks for all of your news. I look forward to being with you at Reunion. ANN BALLINGER WILCOX 877 JEFFERSON WAY WEST CHESTER, PA 19380-6909 610-692-6366
BALLIWILCOX@GMAIL.COM
Tacoma, Wash. She would like to do more to foster nonviolent political action for the environment and social justice worldwide. Glenna Green Citrin retired after a 40-
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year run in the travel business. She is sell- ing her home in Lakeville, Conn., to enjoy warmer climes in Naples, Fla. She has nine grandchildren. Diana Pascal’s grandson, Christian, is a sophomore at Trinity College; granddaugh- ter Cara is a junior at Episcopal High School. Diana and husband Jack have resided in Garden City, N.Y., for 53 years. Mare Johnson Frankenberger is in a retirement community that has “every- thing one would want in their old age— great people and lots of stimulation.” She sits on several boards and does a little social work. One of her grandsons is at Stanford, another is pursuing an MSW, and a granddaughter will attend Manhattan College this fall on a soccer scholarship. Diane Davis Nelson’s second great- grandson, Victor, was born in Boston last April and is “so cute!” Her eldest daughter remarried in Kennebunkport, Maine, in August with all the family there. Her youngest granddaughter, Abby Noble, plays soccer at Eastern Carolina University. Diane and Jim manage to play a little golf and lots of bridge. They love their life in Savannah Lakes Village in McCormick, S.C. Carolyn “Rusty” Ruscoe Burt moved
from her home of many years in Sarasota, Fla., to Madison, Conn., to be near family, including four granddaughters. Rusty is recovering from a second hip replace- ment. She still swims, but had to give up the more active sports. She enjoys making new friends and playing bridge. Jackie Loohn Stempfle and husband Bill attended a weeklong Elderhostel semi- nar at Hillsdale College in Michigan last July on Islam and the West. They stay busy keeping up with eight grandchildren. Carol Stewart Schneidewind and Gil visited Bermuda for the 16th time in June 2013. She met Phyl Bartlett Towle in North Conway, N.H., for a three-hour lunch, an annual tradition. Carol notes, “We always have so much to tell each other. Old friends from early years are precious.” I received an e-mail from Jack Trebour
on Christmas Day that his wife, Jacque Ward Trebour, had passed away in February 2013. She was a neighbor in Wilmarth freshman year. Jack recalled how much fun it was when Jacque
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