husband have lived on the east end of Long Island for 10 years. They enjoy their grandchildren, ranging in age from 1–10. ¶ My husband Gary and I (Virginia McNeil Slep) enjoyed a road trip through Pennsylvania, Virginia, North Carolina, and Tennessee in April. It was our first time there in the spring, and it gave us a new appreciation of Aaron Copeland’s “Appalachian Spring.” I study the Civil War, so I welcomed a chance to visit several battlefields: Harpers Ferry, Lookout Mountain, Fredericksburg, and Chickamauga. My hypnosis practice is growing, and I teach a class in Creative Writing at Regis in the Lifelong Learning program.
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✒ Kathleen McCaffrey Ford, Mixief@ verizon.net ¶ Our thoughts and prayers to the families of Susan McCooey Sherman and Carolyn Murack Pillow, who passed away.
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Susan of Arlington, VT, was married to George Sherman. She died April 9, 2010. After Regis, Susan received her Master’s Degree in History at the U of Connecticut. She taught for many years in Maine, Connecticut, and Peru. Upon retirement, she skied. She and her husband were members of a senior group, the Silver Griffins. Carolyn of South Hadley, MA, was married to the late Landon B. Pillow. After Regis, she earned a Master’s Degree from the U of Pennsylvania and her Doctorate in Education from UMass, Amherst. For years, she was a Social Worker and Educator. Carolyn was an animal lover and never turned away a stray dog. ¶ Katherine Moynihan McGovern and her husband Bernie spent last winter in southwest Florida. While there, she rode the Regis float in the Naples St. Patrick’s Day parade. She and Sharon Gibbons Reardon attended a President’s reception in Naples where Regis’s new President Antoinette M. Hays, PhD, RN, gave an enthusiastic talk on Regis’s progress. On Kathy’s drive home, she visited Sally Daily Buckler and her family in Maryland. ¶ In April, Lisa Brown Kane, Barbara Doran Sullivan, Anne Marie Fontaine Healey, Carole Groncki McCarthy, Mary Louise Howe Gleason, Kathy Henighan, and Mary Ellen Lavenberg visited Carol Jewell Hunt and her
husband Jay in Southampton, NY. In the summer Carol’s art was shown at the Southampton Cultural Center and the Spanierman Gallery in NYC. ¶ In June, Katherine McGovern, Carol Connolly Farley, and Sheila Tierney Gale got together in Connecticut for a 3-hour lunch. ¶ In July, at their home in Vineyard Haven, MA, Gail Hoffman Burke and husband Walter
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hosted their 3 grandchildren, ages 18 months-6 years. In August, 10 of our classmates, Anne Bartley White, Deidre Casey, Jean Cassidy Chlapowski, Barbara Sullivan, Sharon Gibbons Riordon, Gail Hoffman Burke, Carole Groncki McCarthy, Katherine McGovern, Mary Ellen Lavenberg, and Marie Shatos attended the annual
Cape Cod Luncheon at the Willowbend Country Club. The drawing for our class-sponsored raffle took place. The prize was a weekend at the Custom House in Boston, and the winner was classmate Maryal Curtin Redmond! All proceeds ($2,400) go to Regis as part of our class gift. ¶ In the fall, Carole McCarthy and her husband Ken will travel to Poland. Carole, who has researched her genealogy for years, anticipates meeting some of her relatives in Warsaw. It is a small world: Carole and Maura Turco Dwyer each have a child living within 10 miles of each other in the LA area! ¶ From the world of WOW, Kathleen Henighan was photographed on a lake standing on a paddleboard! ¶ Class President Kathleen McGovern reports that plans are underway for our 50th Reunion.
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have had a satisfying summer and fall. Twenty-five classmates met at Eleanor McCarthy Bouvier’s house in Falmouth last August for potluck and conversation. Travel, grandkids, and retirement were popular topics. Libby Chamberlain Houlihan, now living in Middletown, RI, brought a discussion topic to the get-together “What’s saving your life right now?” A member of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious, Nancy Corcoran discussed what religious orders are going through with the Vatican, saying in her usual feisty manner, “I am 65 years old, and I will not be complicit in my own oppression!” ¶ Susan Doyle Callahan retired from the library reference desk in Fairfield, CT. She visited Ireland in July and France in October. ¶ Susan Airoldi Kalloch travelled to Easter Island in May. ¶ Lida McMahon Harkins greeted her 11th grandchild in July (now 8 girls and 3 boys). In Sicily last year, she was impressed by the strong ancient Greek influence. Lida works for the Massachusetts Secretary of State’s office. ¶ Pat Boyle Buckley and husband Jerry are still working, Pat in real estate. Their 6th grandchild was born in July. They spend time in Naples, FL, though too infrequently for Pat’s taste. ¶ Francine Bailey Osterson does parttime bookkeeping and volunteers at a “listening post” safe room in San
Francisco once a week. She saw Nancy Greene Barry and Anne Bernson (an
avid bridge player) in Hawaii last winter. Nancy works part time at Hawaii’s State Legislature. Last fall Connie Alexander Giorgio, husband Peter, and the Ostersons traveled to Yellowstone National Park, Alberta, British Columbia, and Portland, OR, where Connie’s son Matt lives. Connie said that, like all Cape Codders, she had visitors from June through August. Annie Bernson and Mary McAuliffe visited Tahiti in October. ¶ Beth Lewis Bowen travelled to China with the Westminster, MA, Chamber of Commerce in late October, her 2nd trip there. She also recently visited her daughter in India for a 6th time. ¶ Eileen Gaquin Kelley gets together with Mary Jo Mead Zaccardi and sees Art and Kathy Shields Ronan when they visit from Plano, TX, where Kathy teaches middle school English. ¶ Irene Megan Norian reported in from Middlebury, VT, that she and Roger second-honeymooned on Maui last year. Irene volunteers at Vermont Adult Learning and at a local soup kitchen. Grandbabies 8, 9, and 10 arrived in a 5-month span last year, making 10 total (6 boys and 4 girls). Irene saw Mary O’Hearne Hanemann at their 50th high school reunion recently and reported that Mary is as ebullient as ever. Retired from a banking career, Mary lives in Berkley, CA, and Phoenix, AZ, where husband Michael is a professor emeritus in economics. ¶ Lee and Nancy Mytkowicz Sullivan spent two weeks touring Poland; Nancy said now she understands her heritage. Young people there speak English, Poles love Americans, and the country is being westernized rapidly, Nancy observed. ¶ Mary Lou Collins wrote, “Italy last April, Barcelona and Malta in August.” Although retired, she’s a consultant for MITRE. ¶ Eleanor Merrigan Olsen lives in Virginia and works as a director of a senior retirement facility. She is married to George (42 years) and has 4 grandchildren, with another coming soon. ¶ Kathy Frost Burke recently cruised the English Channel with her siblings and respective spouses, then visited daughter Deb in London. ¶ Elaine Falcione Wallace volunteerteaches second graders in Dorchester and loves it. ¶ Diane Valenti Liebmann checked in from Green Bay (“Go Packers!”). She and husband Bert travelled in China for 3 weeks with a group, including her sister Valerie Valenti Cloutier ‘65 and husband Bob. Diane’s 2nd grandchild arrived this fall. ¶ Donna Murphy Klei delights in 3 granddaughters. Like many of us, she attended her 50th high school reunion this fall. She plans a trip to Honduras next spring. ¶ Larry and
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