and selling scarves, blankets, and place- mats, knitting and crocheting, creating macramé, and making jewelry. A new hip replacement has allowed her to continue folk dancing, working in her extensive vegetable garden, and collecting garage- sale treasures. She invites classmates trav- eling in the Minneapolis area to visit. Ballston Lake, N.Y., resident Carole Gilligan Mushaw in an active volunteer for Therapy Dogs International and visits nursing homes (and Skidmore!) with her Havanese and toy poodle. She also has a “retired” standard poodle and two amazing Bengal cats. Carole keeps in touch with Maria Bouloukos Cassier, Naomi Tandet Shapiro, and Barbara Ward Hayes. Ann Ferguson Connolly enthusiastical-
ly takes yoga classes after years of being a yoga instructor. She keeps fit and happy hiking and snowshoeing and taking life a little easier. Barbara Rees Loucks is becoming quite comfortable with iPads and e-mail. She is very proud of grandson Glenn, who attends Keene State College. Barbara is active in her church and with the White Plains Foundation Board, raising money for a library. She has also served on the Auxiliary Board of White Plains Hospital. At home, Beau, a miniature longhaired dachshund, is an alert and loving com- panion. Nan Cooper Healy and husband John
have lived in Argentina, France, and Australia over the years. They now enjoy a quiet life in Nevada, where Nan is presi- dent of the Incline Hospital Auxiliary and treasurer of the Women’s Club of North Tahoe. Phyllis Atwood Walsh enjoyed castle and vineyard views on a summer 2013 Rhine River cruise. Gail Dodge Meade moved from the snows of New Hampshire to the sunny climes of Gainsville, Fla., to be close to family. She is impressed with all the opportunities for senior citizens and the vibrant activity offered by the university town. Sally Kear Braun and husband Samuel traveled to San Francisco, Santa Rosa, and other stops in Northern California for the winter holidays. Sally participates in a women’s writing group and a daily medi- tation group and swims four days a week. She went to NYC for a month to get her “fix” of art, theater, and music and to spend time with children and grandchil- dren. She welcomes classmates visiting Sedona, Ariz., to contact her at
sbraun@esedona.net. New Rochelle, N.Y., resident Elizabeth
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“Buffy” Dwelle Halliday has retired from her position at a small nonprofit. She’s enjoying her five grown children and their families and is thankful for success- ful hip surgery. Barbara Hawes Wood has moved to
Tucson, Ariz., where she has her own interior design firm. Flora Crisp Rowse, who has a sister in
Tucson, winters in Phoenix. Here in Tucson, the sun is shining and
life is good. We wish the world would turn a little slower. BOBBIE HAYMAN SCHWARTZ 7130 E ONDA CIRCLE TUCSON, AZ 85715-3424
TUCSONSCHWARTZ@GMAIL.COM
Planning Committee, I believe that our 55th, which will be held May 29-June 1, will be as great, if not greater, than
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our 50th. While on campus for planning activities last summer, I had some fun conversations with Skidmore staff mem- ber Andy Campbell, who is working with our class. We discovered that we both are interested in comedy. Andy spent 12 years in Los Angeles, NYC, and Orlando, Fla., as a performer and host of a morning televi- sion show. Now married with two young children, he has settled down in Saratoga and is doing a fabulous job for Skidmore. I heard from Helen Earsy Pechacek,
who took an adventurous trip with hus- band Bob to Tibet, Nepal, and Bhutan this past fall. Helen recently retired as a nurse practitioner and is very much looking for- ward to our 55th reunion. Evy Zoda Shippee fled the cold and snowy Northeast to spend February and March in Florida. As reunion chair, she encourages classmates to contact her with any questions or suggestions. (You can also forward ideas to Maryann Bruno McCrea or me.) Susan Gosch Martineau and Bob recently moved to Delaware to be closer to their grandchildren. The couple trav- eled with Susie Walden Divine ’60 and her husband to Portugal in December. Two of their favorite activities are golf and bridge. In France, Anne-Marie Philippe
deTourbet and husband Francis hike, play golf and bridge, and travel a lot. They skied in Chamonix, visited London for a long weekend, and spent a week in Italy touring Tuscany. She enjoyed hosting a
family reunion of members ranging in age from 5 to 93! Anne-Marie adds, “We appreciate our good health.” Gail Wheeler and longtime boyfriend
Bob recently traveled to China. “It was outstanding, probably the best trip we have ever taken.” Sandy Bendfeldt continues her cabaret and acting career in NYC and Connecticut. She notes, “To be engaged in these things has turned out to be the most satisfying thing I have done to date.” Former Skidmore roommates Joan Cangelosi Kicksa and Jane Haddad Evans took a trip to Sicily and Palermo, Italy, in February. We extend condolences to the family of Janet Rosencrans, who passed away in December. A devoted educator, she will be greatly missed by the many whose lives she touched. Norm and I had a fabulous trip to South Africa, where we saw elephants, zebras, rhinos, hippos, and giraffes as well as a lion and its family. In Cape Town for a week of activities including in-home con- certs and homemade dinners, we truly felt a part of the culture and community. We traveled with a group of psychiatrists, psy- chologists, and social workers, who were all great. I even learned to play the bon- gos! During the December holidays, we celebrated my birthday on a Disney cruise with our son and daughter and their spouses and our three grandchildren, ages 4, 5, and 6. I loved seeing the kids so happy interacting with Minnie, Mickey, and Goofy, and having a blast on the water slides. CAROLYN BROWN STRAKER 500 E. 83RD STREET, APT. 11K NEW YORK, NY 10028-7208
MOMSTRAKER@AOL.COM
Zealand and Australia. In mid-September, Peggy and a friend visited Thailand, Singapore, and Bali, traveling onboard an Orient Express. Peggy is very active and enjoys her volunteer work. Son Charles and his family live in Savannah, Ga., which is “a blessing.” Daughter Carolynne lives in Philadelphia, Pa., and returns home frequently. Marcia Miller Spencer is still drawing upon the sewing and pattern-making expertise she gained studying textiles at Skidmore. She has been making costumes for a local youth theater’s production of Oliver. Joyce Jacobs Grand is the author of Margaret: From Newton to Nerja, the tale of
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