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CLASS NEWS AND NOTES I’m happy to be walking without pain. What a treat. We continue to love living here at Linden Ponds in Hingham, Mass., where we keep comfortably busy with volunteer activities and seeing our children and “grands” whenever possible. June will find us in Chatham on Cape Cod for three months and wonderful family time. Please take a few minutes to send me more news for our next issue of The Centenarian.
Evie Klebe Hepper and Shirley Wilson McCune ’50
1955 Ellie Rausch Greene 2411 NE Pinecrest Lakes Blvd. Jensen Beach, FL 34957-6648 (772) 334-8006 richardcgreene@bellsouth.net Ellie Rausch Greene writes: Greetings to all the class of ’55. I wish there was more news. When you receive this issue of The Centenarian, please take a moment to send news for the next issue. Joan Parker Stevenson reported that her husband, Jack had open heart surgery in September and is doing well. On February 28 they celebrated his 80th birthday. Joan enjoys singing in several choirs and taking pictures for the Opechee Garden Club. Her granddaughter will be married this summer on Mark Island, which is on Lake Winnipesaukee. Evie Klebe Hepper wrote that she and husband Bill stopped to visit Shirley Wilson McCune ’50, who lives in Deland, Fla. This year was different from earlier visits due to the recent death of Shirley’s husband, Jim, in October 2012. Jim was loved by all who were privileged to know him. He will be sorely missed. Also, (as reported in the last issue) Carol Guerber Messner passed away after treatment for a heart attack. Carol was a good friend to me dating back to high school in Teaneck, N.J. Barbara Hance Blackfan and Cy were in Fort Lauderdale at “LagoMar” for a short time last February. They enjoyed it so much and are planning to return this winter. Evie and Bill Hepper, Bob Barry, Dick and I had our annual lunch in West Palm Beach in March, which has become a valued tradition for us. However, Joyce Tietjen Barry had passed away in 2012 and was missed but fondly remembered.
L to R: Ellie Rausch Greene, Bob Barry, Evie Klebe Hepper and Dick Greene at annual lunch. 18 The Centenarian
1958
55TH REUNION
Hope to see you at Family & Alumni Weekend, Oct. 11-13!
1954 Gwen Kennedy Butz Westin Innisbrook Resort 36750 US Highway 19 North Palm Harbor, FL 34684 (727) 943-3772 jackbutz@aol.com
birth in March to our first great-grandchild, Kinley Rose Baylor. Ashley lives in Schertz, Texas, near San Antonio, which is about a four-hour drive from San Angelo, so we don’t get to see her often as we would like. Please note that I have a new e-mail address: abhobbs75@yahoo.com.
Bill Hepper, Evie Klebe Hepper, Linda Klebe Larsen ’68 and David Larsen
1956 Phyllis Cotter Graf 46 Dennison Road Essex, CT 06426-1351 (860) 767-2328 ggraf2@comcast.net
1957 Alice “Baynes” MacLea Hobbs 2814 Canyon Creek Drive San Angelo, TX 76904-7004 (325) 944-3017 abhobbs75@yahoo.com Baynes MacLea Hobbs writes: Jane Ellicott Flattery wrote that she stays in touch with Deanna Basta Bugan, Kay Lawrence Hall, and Pat Wiegand Fairchild via e-mail and phone. Jane and I are both from Towson, Md., and were thrilled that our Baltimore Ravens won the Super Bowl. Jane did say that in the last Centenary publication there was an article about a book that was written by Dr. Raymond Frey entitled Centenary College, New Jersey. I would think anyone who attended Centenary would love to have a copy and I found it on Amazon. It is the entire history of the College with many, many pictures. In his acknowledgments he mentions Dr. Ernest Dalton, who was at Centenary from 1947-1980. “(Dr. Dalton’s) dream was to write a history of the College to be published after his retirement. Ernie died suddenly in 1984 and his unfinished manuscript was stored in several boxes in the archives until I discovered the incredible wealth of information he had collected.” My family has expanded by two. My youngest daughter, Amanda, married for the second time in February, so I have a new son-in-law. They are living in Las Vegas. Now Arthur and I have a good reason to visit Las Vegas. My oldest granddaughter, Ashley, gave Centenary College, New Jersey is available during normal business hours in Taylor Memorial Library and the Business Office. Or contact Stan Kula in the Office of College Relations at (908) 852-1400, ext. 2329, or Suzanne Cubberly in the Business Office at (908) 8521400, ext. 2365.
C. Joy Riddell 101 East McNab Road #210 Pompano Beach, FL 33060-9278 (954) 781-9315 joyriddell@gmail.com
1959 Ann Hufnagel Rafferty 249 Long Lane Upper Darby, PA 19082-4020 (610) 352-9516 araffert@adphila.org Thais McAleece Haines 1950 Hovsons Boulevard Toms River, NJ 08753-1519 (732) 255-2772 thaishaines@gmail.com Doll Spach Siegel 10 Hartley Farms Road Morristown, NJ 07960-7045 (973) 236-9669 masiegel1@comcast.net Pauline Britt O’Connell writes: Jim and I visited Dallas, Texas, in April 2013 and met with Susan Smith Herbert and her husband, Zan, for lunch and had a great reunion after 50-plus years! Susan and Zan live in Richardson, Texas, and have children and grandchildren in the area. We live in Williamsburg, Va., where I am retired as a fulltime Realtor® and work as a referral agent. Jim is the treasurer for the Southeastern Virginia Golden Retriever Rescue. We have a son in Virginia Beach and two daughters in Richmond and six grandchildren, all in Richmond.
Pauline Britt O’Connell and Susan Smith Herbert
1960 Elizabeth “Betsy” Stanley Thomas 2206 Solmar Drive Silver Spring, MD 20904 (301) 384-8104 BetsyThms@aol.com