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granddaughters who live in Boston, Mass. Barbara’s second book of poetry, Alphabetricks, was published by Daffydowndilly Press. Each poem, framed in the shape of a letter, describes some- thing that begins with that letter. Barbara says working on the book reminded her of the graphic design class and independ- ent study in bookmaking she took with art professor Victor Liguori. “I remember setting letterpress type and operating an old printing press in Hathorn Hall. I titled my work The Active Alphabet Book. So, not much has changed!” Vicary Clark Thomas reports that she
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and Janet Felker, Sandy Gross Bressler, Nancy “Taffy” Lawson, Carter Coates Donovan, Kate Stephenson Taylor, and Cindy Lamson continued an annual tra- dition of gathering at Jenni Walter King’s lovely home in Wellfleet, Mass., this past July. They can’t wait for this July. Penny Cunningham Hommeyer and Kathy Kariotis Harmon got together for a brief reunion on Cape Cod this past summer. It had been 43 years since they had seen one another. “There was lots of catching up to do, but oh my, it was fun.” Jane Hastings Larrabee and her hus- band of 43 years, Garey, live in West Danville, Vt., where they own and operate an old-fashioned general store that has been in Jane’s family for over 100 years. In addition to his work at Hastings Store, Garey serves as village postmaster. Jane, a Vermont justice of the peace, has per- formed more than 150 weddings, several right at the store counter. Son Curt and his wife, Jennifer, live three miles away and with their son Ian, 16, and daughter Caleigh, 7. Daughter Jenny and her hus- band, James, live just up the street with their daughters, Alyssa, 4, and Ava, 1. My freshman roommate, Lori Rusling Shearer, has lived in the UK for 42 years, residing in London for the past 40. Although her American accent has the locals pegging her as a newcomer, her five children are all “truly British.” Lori is delighted that Skidmore is holding regional events in her adopted city. Retired from teaching, she serves a neighborhood watch program and per- forms with a church choir. Her family enjoyed the excitement of the Summer
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Barbara Lydecker Crane and husband Bill enjoy seeing two
Olympics and the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee in 2012. Elaine Allen resides in Oakland, Calif. A professor of biostatistics and epidemiolo- gy at UC-San Francisco, she also serves as a mentor for a group of biotech and ana- lytics startups in the Bay Area. Last year, she received the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Director’s Award for the best research on online education and was named UCSF Consultant of the Year. Daughter Julia is finishing a PhD in phar- macogenomics at UCSF, and son Chris is running the data science group for startup Atlassian. Elaine says she is having too much fun to think about retiring. She and husband Jeffrey summer at their home in East Hampton, N.Y. We sadly note the passing of Ruth Lamy Brons last May and extend condo- lences to her family. BARBARA CROSSMAN BELL 218 CANDEE AVENUE SYRACUSE, NY 13224-1608
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around the country. She also visits her four grandchildren. Two of them, ages 5 and 6, live in Salt Lake City, Utah; 1-year- old twin granddaughters reside in Cleveland. Jaye Scholl Bohlen and husband Charlie live in Glendale, Calif., most of the year and travel to Maine every August. Last May they walked part of the Cotswold Way in England with friends. Daughter Anis is a lawyer in London. Sons Charlie and Peter work in the enter- tainment and fashion industries. Betsy Polezoes D’Annibale spent a
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week in September traveling through Northwest California and watching the Americas Cup in San Francisco. Martha Seem Banghart celebrated the marriage of her son, Andrew, to Fatina Petersen last year. She welcomed her first grandchild, Jacob Oliver, son of daughter Tracey, in October. Martha and husband Byron recently purchased a house in Sanibel, Fla. Her intergenerational com- munity choir, Deer Creek Chorale, is thriving. Martha Resnik Reiss passed along the
sad news that her husband, David, died in January. Her two stepsons are married and each has a daughter. Martha works as a clinical nurse specialist in the adult emer- gency department at New York Presbyter- ian/Columbia Hospital. My grandson, Jack Eric, was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, in December to my son,
Nicole Visconsi Mawby enjoys competitive ballroom dancing
Jonathan, and his wife, Kathleen. Jack is adorable and luckily seems to be growing into the good looks of his parents. Those of you who remember my father from those raucous Happy Pappy weekends will appreciate that Jack’s middle name was selected in his honor. JULIA GROSSE BRODHAG 1025 REGENCY DRIVE CHARLOTTE, NC 28211-4778
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regional gathering at her home in Chattanooga, Tenn., in December. Sue and husband Mark love living in the “lovely, outdoorsy” city, which will host an Iron Man triathlon in September. They visit their two daughters, who live in Atlanta, Ga., and Wisconsin, as often as they can and adore their three grandsons. The couple ticked off an item on their bucket list with a Christmas trip to Groesbeek, Holland. They later spent a week in Nuremberg, Germany, visiting Sue’s exchange-sister from 1967, who is still her best friend. Sue will be leaving her position as head of school at Girls Preparatory School in Chattanooga to take on that role at the Purnell School in New Jersey. West Palm Beach, Fla., resident Janice Pulve-LaBletta recently switched her focus from the work world to the United Methodist Church of the Palm Beaches. There, she is involved with the Chan- cellor Choir, a Christmas dinner theater event, and a Bible study group. She also enjoys spending time with Lorenzo, her chihuahua, and following equestrian events in Wellington. Last year Betty Sandbeck’s brother Ken passed away. In October she was engaged to a man she met in a singles golf group. “It’s my first marriage and his last,” she quips. Nancy McNiff and husband Jim left St. Louis and moved into a small cottage in Mashpee on Cape Cod that affords them quick access to their families in New England. They are “sort of” retired; Nancy is working part-time at an animal hospital and Jim is with the Falmouth Enterprise. Nancy takes painting classes with her mother, which gives them some time together and helps keep her mother active. “This new stage of our lives pres- ents some different challenges and oppor- tunities, but it’s all good.”
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Sue Reinhardt Groesbeck en- joyed hosting a “Skidmore to Go”
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