Class Notes


1949 BONNIE DUNBAR HAHN


I am still working at the NEST Shelter which is the Nome Emergency Shelter Team. It is a homeless shelter that takes care of those needing a warm and safe place to sleep. It is a very stressful job as we need to deal with lots of drama. I have been at this job for five years. It is an extremely interesting job and I enjoy all the guests very much.


1951 JOAN GORDON JAMES We are currently living in Depoe Bay and loving it. The weather changes every 10 minutes and the sunsets are spectacular. Walks on the beach, seafood dinners, and even some fishing are about it for excitement. We visited London, Paris, Barcelona, and NYC in 2014. Great trip as the weather was unseasonably dry (except in Barcelona where it poured), the British Museum is as fascinating as ever, Paris has to be the sexiest city in the world, and NYC was cold and gloomy (although we did get to see Cabaret with Alan Cumming at Studio 54). On another travel note, we just returned from Yuba City, California where we visited with my son, Ron, and his wife, Irene, for a few days.


1951 FLOY SENIOR I have received all kinds of awards this last year,


including being


named Woman of the Year by the Denver-Area Panhellenic, an alumnae association of 23 national sorority societies. Other awards I have received include the AARP Colorado Outstanding Driver Safety Volunteer, the AARP Colorado Driver Safety Award, Regional Driver Safety Volunteer of the Year,


National Volunteer for Driver Safety Volunteer Award, and the AARP Colorado Driver Safety Volunteer of the Year, an award voted upon by my peers in the state. I was also awarded the Ruth M. Callen Award for my years of volunteer and leadership service to the Alpha Xi Delta Denver Alumnae. I feel humble about these awards because so many other volunteers have also given of their time and talent to these organizations.


1961 MA’CARRY BUTLER CAIRO


gym, and the Riding Master was a Scotsman named ‘Mac’ who was incomprehensible to everyone except the horses. I remember how kind and decent everyone was, and those kindnesses I shall remember all my life. I was telephone pals with Mrs. Miles when she was living in her retirement home south of Milwaukie and, ultimately, spoke at her Services at a Presbyterian Church. Also, I was a pallbearer for Miss Landry at Mt. Scott in about 2007 or so.


1962 BOBBI TORANGO SULLIVAN


Yet another phase of my life. The arrival of a great- granddaughter. Beginning to feel old now. Here’s my photo


as volunteer of the month at the animal shelter with Odette who was soon adopted. I am also active as a Master Gardener specializing in Adaptive Gardening which helps us all garden regardless of our physical or mental limitations.


1962 SCOT MACEWAN I was one of a relatively small number of boys who were admitted to the Lower School at the downtown St. Helen’s campus in the early 1950s. We boys could only attend through third grade. Our teachers were Mrs. Millie Foland, Mrs. Virginia Miles, and Miss Edith Landry. Mrs. Roy taught us Art, Madame Wolfson taught us French, ‘Dorrie’ taught


I’m still working for VSP and am a world-class customer service rep for the eighth year in a row. I recently had a great adventure in San Francisco. My husband and I went to see Dame Edna, who is one of the funniest persons we’ve seen, and we’ve seen many. She picks out people from the audience to talk to and ask questions. She picked me in the first act. In the second act, she had me and a male audience member come on stage. The antics that followed were outrageously funny. I had so much fun. It was great that people from the audience came up to me afterwards and complimented me on my performance. I may start a new career.


1966 KATHERINE KARAFOTIAS SAVE THE DATE —JUNE 2016—FOR OUR 50TH CLASS REUNION. I’m looking for ideas and some of you to help plan this milestone event. If you’re interested in helping, send me an email at karafotiask@gmail.com. Thanks!


1970 GREG CHURCH aka SARVA-DRIK DAS I returned from my second 10-week teaching tour of India in mid-February. This year the itinerary was quite busy, with 12 cities and four states on the schedule. I was accompanied by my wife Sudevi, who hails from the state of Odisha. The photo was taken at an annual meeting held in New Delhi, India where I was invited to speak at a gathering of 1,000 people from 48 various sanghas, or devotional gatherings. It’s growing season now so we are back on the farm tending the orchards and gardens at our home in Sandy Ridge, North Carolina. It would be great to hear from old friends: sarvadrik@gmail.com. I graduated in 1970 and spent four great years at OES.


Greg Church aka Sarva-Drik Das ’70 speaking in New Delhi, India Summer 2015 31


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