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spent her birthday with us at the luncheon and took the centerpiece home! Mimi retired from teaching and spends the summer in Cotuit, MA. Husband Bill commutes from Newton. Her lovely daughter, also a Regis alum, came to the luncheon with Mimi; she visits Mimi during the summer with her 2 boys. Mimi and Bill have 3 girls and 6 grandchildren (1 girl and 5 boys). ¶ Judy Murphy Lauch makes our class proud as a Board of Trustee member and supporter of the new president. She is proud of all that Regis has accomplished especially in the last decade. ¶ The Regis Cape Cod Luncheon also served as the first Committee Meeting for the 45th Reunion. Watch for more information to come and save the date: Reunion Weekend, May 17-19, 2013. How can that be possible? ¶ Jo Sullivan, who retired in June 2011 from the Randolph, MA, public schools says it was “a great privilege” being with teachers and students every day. Jo served 2 years as the Assistant Principal for Teaching and Learning at Randolph High School. ¶ Irene Shea McGee retires after 42.6 years of teaching. She said she didn’t want to hear students say, “My great grandmother told me about YOU!” Irene moved to The Villages in Florida, an over-55 retirement community of 80,000. She will be taking iPad and Mac classes, and, as soon as her knee allows, line-dance, clown, and batontwirling classes. If she takes up golf, she’ll wear a bike helmet. ¶ Marion Marascio Vorheiss has recovered from 2 broken femurs and hopes to come to Boston to see everyone at the October Breast Cancer Walk. She recently retired from South Burlington High School after a stellar career as Biology Teacher and Science Department Chair. Her achievements include Science Teacher of the Year of VT and educational foreign travel, culminating in her election as commencement speaker at graduation. Marion had a “great send off and feels blessed.” Congrats, Marion. Granddaughter Addison is adorable and they just got back from Bethany Beach, DE. ¶ Joanne McKeough Eldred saw the picture of the ’68 ladies at the Cape Cod Luncheon and was delighted that our class was represented. She met Dr. Hays as they have a mutual friend and agrees she is quite impressive. Last October, Joanne and her husband bought a home in Asheville, NC, and now divide time between Savannah and Asheville. They will travel to Massachusetts to visit daughter Elizabeth, her husband, and 5-monthold grandson, Tim. Her other daughter Susie will graduate and receive her Doctorate from St. Andrew’s, Scotland, in spring 2013. She hopes to attend
the next Regis reunion and connect with old friends. ¶ Tish Brush Peske, her husband, and son Tim recently vacationed in Skagen, the northernmost part of Denmark. Always interesting geography from Tish! The year has been full for her, work-wise. Her coaching business is thriving and she has taken on the leadership training for Hofmann La Roche in Basel. Son Martin finished his PhD in the spring and teaches Sociology at the U of Lucerne, Switzerland. Tish will be in the US in September, which will give her the opportunity to see a few “Regisites and hopefully lure a few to Frankfurt.” She plans to attend our 45th reunion next spring! ¶ As for me, after my retirement, I cared for my father, who died last fall. He was a great husband, father, dedicated teacher, administrator, kind friend, and neighbor. We miss him. Colin still works on jet engines at GE. Peter is a bartender in Boston; he and his girlfriend Jade were engaged this spring. Last fall, I traveled to DC to participate in the Friends of Liberia activities for the 50th anniversary of the Peace Corps. It is hard to believe that it was 44 years ago that we first went to Liberia. The Liberia events in DC were moving, and fun—lots of grey hair and tie-dye! I finally feel retired. I relish seeing friends (and on weekdays!), visiting museums, reading lots and lots, being in my own home in the daylight, and sleeping past 5 am. I was never a morning person.
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✒ Linda Gartska Daigneault, 300 Forker Boulevard, Sharon, PA 16146, tj.dano@ verizon.net ¶ No one has sent me any info on anything! I could do another travelogue on my trips but that gets really boring after a while. Please e-mail or snail mail me with your unusual travels, your endeavors after retirement, your plans for retirement, get-togethers with other Regis grads, any info you want to share.
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✒ Nora Quinlan Waystack, 126 Merrimack Street, #50, Newburyport, MA 01950, 978-462-0777, nqwaystack@ comcast.net ¶ I hope the summer
months offered family fun and restful getaways. I spent the summer at our house on midcoast Maine, with husband Peter, family, and friends. We ate lobster, played tennis, boated, and chilled out. Regis roomie Patty Hanifey visited. She sold her home in Marblehead this August, and loves her new status as roving Irish traveler, staying with various friends while she decides where to next lay her head. I stay in touch with my freshman
roomie Kathy Dobbyn Bouchard and Nancy McCallum Brennerman. Kathy is in her 2nd year of retirement after various teaching and administrative assignments with the Portland School System. Kathy delights in her role as Grammy and occasional Substitute Teacher. Daughter, Amy, has a daughter, Campbell Paige Kennedy (3), and lives in Falmouth, ME. Son, Kevin, and wife live in Melrose, MA, and are the proud parents of Kathryn Marie, born in March. This past July, Nancy retired after 26 years with Unum Insurance as an Underwriter. She loves retirement, is busier than ever, and travelled with a group of women to the Stonehenge/Glastonbury area of England this year. Her summer activities concluded with a family vacation on Great Diamond Island in Casco Bay, Portland, ME. ¶ Maryann Shebek Korona , from Alexandria, VA, retired 6 years ago from her position as a Federal Agency Attorney, though she still teaches legal courses. Although Maryann only attended Regis through her sophomore year, she speaks fondly of her time with our class as an English major. Husband John also retired 6 years ago from employment with the federal government. They recently vacationed in Costa Rica to celebrate daughter Betsy’s 30th birthday. Betsy works for MSNBC in NYC as a Senior Producer and is completing her MBA at NYU. Maryann’s son Michael is completing his last year of law school at Roger Williams U in Rhode Island. ¶ Dyanne Russet Ridill resides in Needham, MA. She and husband John retired 2 years ago. Dyanne taught art for several years while her sons were young, but most recently worked in landscape design. They winter at their home in Palm Harbor, FL, where they golf. Dyanne and John have two sons, Park and David. Park recently was married this past June. David is 28 and lives in Idaho in the Teton Valley on the Wyoming border. Dyanne says, “It is God’s country without a doubt.” Dyanne visited David for 2 weeks this past summer participating outdoor activities she’s always loved. Dyanne occasionally runs into Sara Donaue Jakobek , who also lives in Needham.
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✒ Sallyanne McColgan, 8 Melbourne Rd., Milton, MA 02186, 617-696-3736 ¶ First, as a class we extend our most sincere condolences to Mary Ellen Moran Suidut on the death of her husband, Ed. Ed was not just a star athlete, he was a stellar man. Our love and prayers are with you. Anne DeRusha Meade wrote to share the death of her beloved mother-in-law, Hazel Meade. When you can describe
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