CL AS S NO TE S
CHARLOTTE SMILEY READ 6330 GOLF COURSE SQUARE
ALEXANDRIA, VA 22307-1225
GIG4SMILE@AOL.COM
’62 ’63
Sally Oppenheim Lebowich
works for a fraternal organization that supports Shriners Hospitals for Children.
SUSAN SAMBROOK BERRY
402 NH ROUTE 25A WENTWORTH, NH 03282 603-764-9802
LCDRSSBERRYRET@YAHOO.COM
Lucretia Robbins (aka Chrissie Fuller) sent word that Judy Carter
Colligan (many of us who were freshmen in North Hall remember her well) wel- comed her first grandbaby, Liam, in De - cember. He was born to son George and wife Kerry Politzer, both of whom are pro- fessional jazz pianists and composers in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The couple moved there from NYC so George could accept a position as assistant professor of jazz after many years of performing around the world. Winnipeg’s reputation as one of the coldest cities in world did not deter her from visiting the new arrival; a photo of Judy and the baby is posted on the class Ning page.
Sabre Gilmartin (aka Lynda Sable) took
a holiday from wintry Britain and toured around Florida, including Key West and the Everglades, before jumping on a Car - ibbean cruise ship, in early January. Her Face book page confirms the fact that she had a terrific vacation!
Dorothy Skripak Penner and husband
Vern visited Ginger Stocker Howse and
Woody in Seattle, WA, on their way to spend Christmas with son Robert in San Francisco, CA. Robert directs media and communications for the Women’s Pro - fessional Soccer League launched last year. While Dorothy and Vern were in Seattle, the Howses arranged a VIP tour of the Boeing plant; getting up close to the new 787 Dreamliner was quite a thrill. Dorothy and Ginger are facing knee replacements this spring but vow to continue their active lives.
Susan Rose Clark wants classmates to
know that Charleston, SC, is beyond all of her expectations. She invites us to come and visit.
After graduation Martha Dreyer Duper -
ray and her roommate of three years, Barbara Kelston, moved to NYC, where Martha worked for Harry Belafonte. She has now lived in Puerto Rico for many years, and is editor of Caribbean Business
(
caribbeanbusinesspr.com), a weekly she co-founded some 30 years ago. She pro- duced and hosted a Meet the Press-type TV program, did spots on the local English- language radio station, and hosted a week- ly radio call-in program. She lives in a 100-year-old house in Santurce, in the heart of San Juan. Twice widowed, she has three stepdaughters from her first marriage and three children she adopted with her second husband.
Milli Krips Boyce’s 2-year-old filly has
run five times, never finished worse than fourth, and is stakes-placed. Milli and hus- band John are having a blast with friends and family following the horse’s career; they invited 16 friends to watch her race at Churchill Downs from the Stakes Room. The Boyces recently enjoyed a trip to Costa Rica with two of their sons and their significant others, hiking, sightsee- ing, and deep-sea fishing. Their eldest son is filming a documentary about the con- flict in the Congo.
Avis Skinner Medawar is working on
her new online retail business, visavisnan-
tucket.com, which specializes in vintage and contemporary jewelry, fragrances, home goods, and eco-friendly and fair- trade items. She is still looking for new products and can be reached at avisskin-
ner@yahoo.net.
Nancy Lamb Fitzgerald and husband
Art retired to Wilmington, NC, in 2003. They play golf and are active in the educa- tional, historical, and cultural areas of the city. They both consider Wilmington a great place to live.
Elizabeth Cater Jones’s book Awaken to
Healing Fragrance: The Power of Essential Oil
Therapy was published by North Atlantic Books and distributed by Random House in March. The director and teacher of the College of Botanical Healing Arts, a 400- hour program on holistic health with a focus on essential oils, she says her studies at Skidmore have greatly supported her work with this school and its board presi-
dent is Kathryn Nance ’65. Jane Finneman Hochman is saddened
by the frequent news of infirmities, acci- dents, or losses: “It seems to be a sign of our stage in life that transitions occur more dramatically than before.” The wed- ding of Jane’s daughter Jennifer on Hal - low een was a joy. Jane and husband Jack find that frequent visits with their grow- ing family provide comfort and happiness. She likes to “channel” her deceased par- ents’ love to their three little grandchil- dren through stories and songs. She also cherishes friends and says, “Skidmore pals hold central roles in my life!” Jane and
Jack go to London’s Notting Hill for two weeks every few months. Recently, togeth-
er with Sabre Gilmartin and Tamar
Green hauff Karet in a local pub theater, they found themselves surrounded by Skidmore students, who were in London for the semester. Jack informed them that the three women were Skidmore Class of 1963, and Tamar whispered to him, “You didn’t have to tell them the year!” After the recession closed two galleries that represent my work, I was happy to get into two other New Hampshire gal- leries: Long River Studios in Lyme and the Gilded Edge Gallery in Hanover. I was also pleased to sell two abstracted seascapes through my Nantucket gallery. John’s dad had to move to the skilled-nursing area of his retirement complex; his memory sud- denly disappeared, and although he is comfortable and well cared for, we grieve to lose the brilliant and witty man we knew. For the first time ever, John and I were not home for Christmas; instead, we were in Connecticut with our son and then at our daughter’s home; we enjoyed time with all four grandchildren. Later, the whole crew came up to Vermont for a New Year’s celebration including skating, sledding, and snow-fort building. I have posted a few photos in my Reese family album on the class NingWeb site, where I encourage you to send your news. If you have not already joined, please e-mail me for access.
DEBORAH FRANKEL REESE
PO BOX 110
SOUTH STRAFFORD, VT 05070
BYBYNJ@GMAIL.COM
’64 ’65
Carol Spiegel Hadler says life is
good, and she has acquired more grandchildren. She is planning to reduce the size of her therapy practice.
MADDY KLIGORA 2350 STEEPLECHASE LANE
ROSWELL, GA 30076-3914
MKLIGORA@COMCAST.NET
Margaret Haas
(mhaas@umich
.edu) retired from pub- lishing in 2007 but re - mains active as an Epis - copal priest. She serves several congregations and facilitates a discern-
JUNE 3–6
ment group for her diocesan school of the ology. She would love to see classmates traveling through Detroit or Ann Arbor. Sallie Baldwin still has vivid memories of the antics of her college buddies. She is a social worker for the elderly in Spring -
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