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Jane Goodridge 31-C Archdale St. Charleston, SC 29401 Jane1729@att.net
Our class co-presidents Betty Stanly Cates and Allie Stemmons Simon want to remind you to put the dates of our 50th Reunion on your calendar—please save May 31-June 2, 2013. Do it now! We’re counting down and hoping for a huge turnout! The artists among us have been busy. Irene Pschorr Belknap is getting ready for a show in Paris in Sept.; her son was going to be married in her garden in July; her stepdaughter lives in Wash. and has a one-year-old, and her daughter is moving back to Manhattan. Jean Meyer Aloe received 3 awards from the National League of American Pen Women and the Biennial Celebration in D.C. in May: one for a prose poem, one for a free verse poem and one for a one-act play. Then she was invited to read her poetry at the Library of Congress. In July 2 of Nerissa vom Baur Roehrs’ piano pieces were performed in Leipzig and were reviewed in the local paper. In Dec. 2013 the famous St. Thomas Boys Choir (Bach’s church) will perform a 4-part Christmas carol with organ accompaniment. A couple of her art songs were sung recently in Beijing, Shanghai and Sydney; her 2 songs for contralto will be sung in recital in Zwickau (Schumann’s birthplace) in March 2013. She has CDs of her music and next year will make a 4-CD version of collected works taking the best of each and adding a couple of new things. Sue Jones Cansler and Chuck will mark their 10th year of retirement and relocation to St. Simons Island, Ga. They volunteer for the regional symphony and the St. Simons Land Trust. This year they traveled to Australia and New Zealand, then visited Israel for 2 weeks with a church group. This summer they were back on the road again (literally) as they took 2 of their grandchildren to a family reunion in Leesburg, Va., and then on to Gettysburg and Williamsburg. Allie Stemmons Simon and Heinz continue to go back and forth between Texas and Colo. Ann Clute Obenshain had a great family reunion at their cottage on Seneca Lake in upstate N.Y. and is planning a trip to Paris and London over the holidays with daughters Liza and Meg. Ginger Cates Mitchell came to Charleston for the Spoleto Festival with Laura Lee Brown and Cecil Collins Scanlan! She and Mitch had an adventure in the Arctic this summer watching wildlife, hiking on the tundra and in the Norwegian fjords among fields of wildflowers. Back in Ga. they have welcomed their son Edward and his family back from years in Mexico. Their other 2 children continue with their own entrepreneurial endeavors in N.Y. and N.C. while raising 3 more grandchildren. Susan Scott Robinette retired from real estate sales in Litchfield, S.C., married her husband and moved to the Clemson, S.C. area. They live with 4 dogs and 2 donkeys on a 37-acre farm near Clemson. They hike, go boating on nearby lakes, and attend concerts and lectures at the university and in Greenville and Atlanta. They travel a lot, mostly to Europe, and try to get back to the beach twice a year.
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Cynthia Hubard Spangler was treated by her son and daughter-in-law to a glorious 70th birthday dinner party. That was followed by a family vacation at her partner Charles Askew’s family cabins in Glacier National Park, Mont. They had all daughters, spouses and grandchildren along with her son and grandchildren. Mary Trabue Meyer went to Teotihuacan, about an hour’s drive from Mexico City, in June to see the temples and pyramids of the Toltec. Her daughter Molly opened a yoga studio, Studio Dakini, in Nashville; her son Will has an architectural business in N.Y., Meyer Davis Studio. She continues with her artwork and is working in watercolor. Her mom (95) is still a big part of her life. Marta Sweet Colangelo had a visit with Cathy Detmar Nicholls and her husband Peter prior to traveling around in England, Scotland, and Wales in May and June. Cathy lives near the English coast in Somerset. In summer 2011, Marta and Susan Terjen Bernard had a delightful trip to Greece and Turkey. Lee Kucewicz Parham, Stevie Fontaine Keown, Kathy Caldwell Patten and May Bowers Morris were going on a “girl” trip to Sedgwick, Maine, in mid-Sept. and will stay at Kathy’s home there. Lee is still involved in the DAR, as is Keitt Matheson Wood, who is regent of her chapter in Louisville. Lee is also in 2 very active book groups. This is the last year of teaching history at UNC-Greensboro for Rinda King deBeck. Parker McColl and Jim enjoyed many beautiful days in Blowing Rock, N.C. during the summer with lots of tennis. Their 2 granddaughters in Charlotte (4 and 2 ½) are a joy. Nancy McDowell still works. She has cut her clinical hours to about 20 per week. She’s still struggling with health issues; last year she had spine surgery. Lynn Gabel-Brett is retired, but her spouse Leslie is supporting both of them and is the director of education and public affairs for Lambda Legal, the largest gay rights legal organization in the U.S. They have an apartment in Park Slope and a home in West Hartford, Conn. She alternates between the 2 and visits her mother in Rochester who just celebrated her 101st birthday and is doing well. They have 3 granddaughters; the oldest is at Hampshire College (Mass.) and the youngest is Jasmine (4). I want to thank everyone for contributing to the column, and I hope to see you at Reunion.
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Virginia “Ginny” deBuys H16 Shirley Ln. Lawrenceville, NJ 08648 gdebuys@comcast.net
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Sally Hubbard
52 Sherwood Trail Sewanee, TN 37375-2166 sally@hubbard.net Vicky Thoma Barrette took a 4-day windjammer cruise in Aug. while looking forward to a big trip in the fall: Nancy MacMeekin and Vicky will be off for 7 weeks of travel in Australia and New Zealand.
Melinda Musgrove Chapman is going to Germany in Oct. to visit her son and his family. His oldest son has just started college in Fla. so he won’t be there. Lurline Tolbert Sweet sent her news since 1990. Her husband Paul Buppert died at age 47 in 1990, and she was on her own for 11 years, preparing taxes and working as a church secretary. In 2001 she married Jim Sweet, a pastor and widower, so abruptly had 3 stepsons, 3 daughters-in-law and 6 grandchildren. Jim has served as interim pastor in several churches—in Port Charlotte, Fla., where Hurricane Charley demolished their home; in Cleveland, Ohio; and now in Ocala, Fla. Life with him has been an adventure. Gabrielle “Babette” Fraser Hale is expecting her first grandchild in Sept. She has retired from her energy job and re-entered the publishing world. Her husband Leon has celebrated his 91st birthday, and they’ll continue to spend a lot of time at their country place and fit in grandbaby visits to N.Y. Sally McCrady Hubbard’s husband Charles died at home on 8/19/12 under hospice care. His 81st birthday and their 38th anniversary were in June. Their children, stepchildren and several of his 10 grandchildren came to Sewanee for his funeral Sept. 8. Thanks to all of you who sent kind encouragement. Harriotte Dodson McDannald invites Sweet Briar friends to the Oct. 8 lecture in the Dodson Memorial Lecture Series at St. John’s-Roanoke. The Rev. Fleming Rutledge ’59 will speak on “Jesus Christ and the New Skepticism.” Nancy MacMeekin and Vicky Barrette skied twice this year, at Zermatt and Crested Butte; and went to Austria in May. This summer she made weekly early morning kayak outings, exploring the local tidal creeks of southern Md. She’s been riding bike trails with her kayak friends. She also tutors literacy/ESL, and stays busy with church work, home maintenance and watering flowers. For Laura Haskell Phinizy, it was the year of the grandchild. She flew to D.C. to help daughter Laura drive the twins, Spencer and Sarah Frances, to Augusta for 2 1/2 weeks. Then she met daughter Marion in south Ga. to pick up Stewart and Wesley. Four grandchildren (6 to 9) played baseball and other sports in the yard. Then they all went to Kanuga for vacation. Milbrey Sebring Raney and her husband Bev are well and enjoying their grandchildren in Charlotte and Austin and some travel. Carol Reifsnyder Rhoads and her husband Bob went to China in June with their Chinese daughters-in-law and 3 grandsons (6 to 14). Bob is nearing retirement, but will work one more year as chairman of biochemistry at LSU Medical Center. Soon they plan a life of 6 months in Shreveport and 6 months in Colo. Magda Salvesen, curator of the Jon Schueler Estate, sends news of 2 Schueler exhibitions in N.Y. this fall. The current exhibition of 5 very large paintings is in the Lobby Gallery at 499 Park Ave. until Jan. 5. The next exhibition, “Jon Schueler: The Mallaig Years, 1970-75,” will be at the David Findlay Jr. Gallery with opening reception on Sept. 6. Magda spent 3 weeks in Pompeii in June and is preparing the course on Ancient Roman Gardens that she will give at N.Y.U. this semester.
Saralyn McAfee Smith and husband Hamp will attend his 50th high school reunion near Haddonfield, N.J. Their older granddaughter Sierra (7th grade) debuted in a local production of “Persephone.” Their younger granddaughter Cheyenne is in kindergarten. Saralyn is on the board of their local senior center.
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Penn Willets Fullerton 124 Linden Ln. San Rafael, CA 94901 pennhome@aol.com
Susan Sudduth Hiller 4811 Garrison Rd. Little Rock, AR 72223 ssdh22@yahoo.com
Keenan Colton Kelsey 101 Hawthorne Ave. Larkspur, CA 94939 kkelsey@earthlink.net
Jane W. Nelson
407-C N Hamilton St. Richmond, VA 23221 jnelson@wcrichmond.org Our SBC 50th is not too far away! Let’s start preparing now to be there! Our 45th was a meaningful weekend at Sweet Briar. The best part, I think, was sitting around and getting to know classmates whom we perhaps hadn’t gotten to know well when we were at SBC. Thanks for your news! Let us know if you did not receive the email requests so that we won’t miss you next time. Robin Cutler Maw’s 2 high school reunions last fall were wonderful. She still lives in N.Y.C., but commutes often to Calif. to see children and grandchildren. So Keenan, Randi Miles Long and I hope to hook up with her soon! Robin got together with Ann Mason Curti and Ginny Butters. Robin is in the midst of publishing a book. Penny Steketee Sidor’s first grandchild, Danny, was born this past Christmas Eve, and on Labor Day weekend her second son was married. Randi Miles Long and Herb went to their 50th high school reunion in Westport, Conn. and 2 more in Md. this fall. Preparing for her mother’s 90th birthday has been a huge focus: boxes of letters, genealogy, finding people she thought were lost, all rewarding but overwhelming! Randi has 4 grandchildren from daughter Melissa in Charlotte, and son Kent lives nearby in the Bay Area. She looks forward to seeing everyone at Reunion! Andrea Pearson Pennington welcomed her first 2 grandchildren born in 2011. She retired after 28 years as juvenile court referee and now volunteers with children. She works with the League of Women Voters. Another project is civic engagement with teens from a distressed community in Mobile. In D.C., Martha Madden Swanson and David enjoy classes at Georgetown as well as athletic events on campus, especially the sailing team. They’ve been traveling abroad this past spring. She and David continue to raise funds for a Jesuit school in the slums of Kenya, for children whose parents are AIDS victims. Martha and Dave’s children live in the D.C. area and in L.A.