arranged dates for his RPI fraternity brothers. We offer our sincere condo- lences to him. We also send our sympathy to the fami-
ly of Diane Gold Breit, who died last April. We remember her as a savvy busi- nesswoman and community volunteer. My significant other, Chuck, suffered a subdural hematoma and a stroke in May 2013 and is now in a nursing home. He is improving, albeit slowly. Most of the time, he thinks he’s working as he did 30 years ago. I attended my daughter’s sec- ond marriage in Michigan in August— it was a lot of fun. MARDI DUGGAN DREBING 4215 CLEVELAND ROAD SYRACUSE, NY 13215-2415
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rence, Sorento, Rome, and Vatican City. Gracia Parkhill Dayton and Bruce enjoyed spending time with Jim and Mary Brown Bowden, Ginny Hovenden Soutter, Carol Stock Mahony, and Judy Murdough Rollinson ’60 in Vero Beach, Fla., last February and March. AVERILL DAYTON GEUS 2 OLD ORCHARD LANE EAST HAMPTON, NY 11937-3911 631-324-1229
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February after a pre-trip jaunt to Nepal. Bunny and husband Bruce call their busi- ness The Art of Living Tours. To escape another winter in Minneapolis, where they have lived in the same house for 50 years, she and Bruce rented an apartment in London for a month. Their son is a photographer in Los Angeles, and their daughter and her husband are artists liv- ing in Brooklyn, N.Y., with Bunny’s two adorable grandchildren. Sally Huberlie Hale and Jud are down- sizing to a small cottage three miles away at Rivermeade, a retirement community in Peterborough, N.H. Jud will continue to commute to Dublin for work at Yankee Publishing.
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Florence Andresen reports that the wood- en benches in the Alumni Memorial Garden behind Skidmore’s Surrey- Williamson Inn are being refinished and restored. Betty Hartz Hewitt and Marge O’Meara Storrs helped greatly with the project. Florence’s greatniece Jackie was accepted early decision at the University of Indiana with academic and athletic scholarships.
Sara “Bunny” Sprague Monick co-led her fifth tour of India in
Susie Kahn Fiedler took a trip to Italy, with stops in Venice, Flo-
Phebe Grauer Appleton enjoys her life
in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario. She sings with choirs at St. Marks Church and the Evergreen community. Her children and grandchildren visit during the summer. Ingrid Kolseth Zola and Skip took a trip
to China and Hong Kong last year. “Despite the poor air quality, the main cities were quite beautiful and quite advanced.” Son Brad ’86 is getting mar- ried to a Londoner, so he and his family will be living in England. He and his bride to-be are both widowers with three children each. Son Greg welcomed a sec- ond child on November 2, boosting the tally of grandchildren to 13. Marge O’Meara Storrs sends warm greetings to the ladies of ’57! Mary “Chick” Glassey Ehbrecht’s Christmas card featured a lovely drawing of their new house on Cape Cod with a starry sky above. It was solid evidence that she is continuing her artistic endeav- ors. Last year they took trips to attend Chick’s high school reunion in Cazenovia, N.Y., and Adolph’s Fordham Prep and German Society events. Back at home, they enjoy activities held by the Historical Society of Old Yarmouth, the German American Club, and the Civil War Roundtable. Barbi Larsen Lincoln retired in Nov- ember after 28 years with Paine Webber/ UBS as a receptionist in the Boston office. Dubbed by the staff there “Director of First Impressions,” Barbi loved going to work each day. To give her day some structure, she now volunteers for a half day each week at the Newton Senior Center and the maternity ward at the Newton/Wellesley Hospital. “Retirement is great!” We extend condolences to Cindy Nichols Mutterperl, who lost her beloved husband, John, in November to dementia. Although it was a horrific journey, Cindy says the wonderful memories of their time together sustain her. Margi Bishop Maynard had a pleasant summer at their camp on Lake George, N.Y., where they enjoyed a lovely visit with daughter Ann Maynard Dixon ’92, and her family. Ann’s girls are involved in soccer, lacrosse, and field hockey. Daugh- ter Michelle’s daughter, Brittany, was also there, attending the same Girl Scout camp Margi went to 65 years ago. Margi and Bill are helping Michelle and her family deal with her valiant fight against ALS. Joy Hamann Shaw reports news from her farm. She is well-stocked with jars of tomato sauce made from her striped Roman tomatoes. She also learned to make
creamed honey and beeswax candles. She was able to put up jars of applesauce, strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, and peaches. Joy has recovered nicely from major back surgery in February and did lots of walking and biking last summer. I am saddened to report the death of Barbara Shoemaker Newell in September. She will be missed by the many whose lives she touched. I have been easing out of activities recently, including my work for the City of Alexandria, Va., after 38 years of part- time and volunteer work while also work- ing full-time in Washington, D.C. I also stepped down after 10 years as president of a group leading a historic house muse- um from its “chain-link era” through restoration and into public activities. Now I’m trying to figure out what is next. BECKY BECKWITH BALLENTINE 801 S. PITT STREET, #220 ALEXANDRIA, VA 22314
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health nurse. She now enjoys country liv- ing in Virginia and is a support person for a local rescue squad. Judy was recently appointed an infection control officer for the county volunteer rescue company. Lois Fancher Field lives in Vermont, where she is in a walking group and a women’s association at her church. As were many classmates living in the Northeast, she was challenged and chilled by the cold this past winter. Karen James Avery says although she hasn’t yet written a best-seller or traveled around the world, she has been perfecting her Zumba dancing and Jazzercise rou- tines.
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Audrey Malkary Uchill and husband Sherman live in Henderson, Nev., and work for a company that does security for events and conventions in Las Vegas. Audrey, who had successful hip and shoulder surgery, gave up golf for hiking, biking, and Scrabble. The former Massa- chusetts resident received a master’s degree in marketing from Babson College and a certificate in gerontology from UMass. She loved her job as a pension consultant at UMass; she also worked as a career counselor at BU School of Manage- ment and for Drake Beam Morin. Audrey stays in touch with Vivian Costello Carson, Lynn Petersen Bruening, Toni Monetti Hobbins, Libby Rumreich Mottur, and Carol Lehwald Dull. Laura Glarden Schneck lives in Rose- ville, Minn., where she is artfully weaving
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