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1956 Ann Chilton Power anncpower1@gmail.com I am falling behind in trying to use communication technology. My computer is obsolete so I can receive emails only on my cellphone. Please note the new address above.
from the ocean. In summer, they play golf in Amagansett, N.Y., and Sheila plays competitive bridge. She has three boys – two in California and one in Greenwich, Conn. – and seven grandchildren, one a boy! Her oldest is due to have another girl in December. Her grandson studies Arabic at Dartmouth, spent a semester in the Tangier medina, and was doing an internship in Kuwait. He’s fluent in French and studied Gaelic in Ireland for three years. His sister finished her freshman year at the Tisch School of the Arts at NYU,
After more than 50 years in Macomb, Ill., Sheilah Kennedy Dye and husband Tom wanted to get closer to daughter Christy and moved in May to the home they bought in Las Palmas, a retirement community in Mesa, Ariz. They plan to visit their daughter and family in Chesapeake and their son, Tom, in The Woodlands, Texas.
Bruce Ritchie Spain had a great time when Sally Strawhand Westphalen, who lives with Hank in Vero Beach, Fla., came to Richmond for their 60th high school reunion. They also met for lunch when Bruce was on vacation in Florida. Bruce downsized and moved to Westminster Canterbury Richmond, which, she said, is like a five-star hotel. In February, son Quigg Lawrence was consecrated a bishop in the Anglican Church of North America and Rwanda.
Frank and Meg White Fary are Evelyn Nitti Ewald and still active, live in the North Carolina husband Joe flew in May to mountains, and visit friends in Amsterdam, visited the newly Williamsburg. Carole Petley Toone reopened Rijksmuseum and the planned to visit her sister in August in Dottie Spence Dederick and Van Gogh Museum, and boarded a Long Beach, N.J. She husband Ron of Virginia Beach were Baltic cruise said Hurricane Sandy to celebrate their 54th anniversary that stopped swept away many in July. Retired for 11 years, they in Northern landmarks from enjoy traveling. Ron made quite Germany, Mary Chilton Newell ’54 and Ann Chilton her childhood there, a comeback after an abdominal Copenhagen, but I’m sure the arterial aneurism five years ago Helsinki, and Power ’56 were among 57 Chiltons at a memories linger on. and is involved in church, golf, and Stockholm. recent reunion, where Mary announced an investment club. Dottie plays They spent Tim and Mickey bridge and tennis with Lois Prime two days in Foley McDaniel the birth of her first great-grandchild. Liles and visited Johanna Taylor St. Petersburg, enjoy retirement, Higginbotham before Johanna Russia, with family, friends, moved to Colorado. Dottie speaks visiting the and volunteer with Carolyn Ball Baldwin and palaces and work. Mickey Sally French Weber, and sees Grace the State Hermitage Museum, which loves theater, and was to continue said Chandler Hall is gone, a new Vakos Dragas. The Dedericks’ had been on Evelyn’s bucket list. her acting career in Burlington in student center is planned, and only granddaughter is a senior at July. Sheila loves having her near. naming rights were still available Since retiring and selling her University of Vermont. Their only The others are far from college age. for a sizable endowment. Margie association management business grandson is a high school senior Schauer was leaving Washington, in D.C., Marianne McDermott has in Virginia Beach. Dottie has fond Betty Ann Rhodes O’Donnell D.C., for Ingleside at King Farm in focused on her love of animals. She memories of Mary Washington, used to take the bus from Mason’s Rockville, Md. Ann Mitchell Wood has four cats, cares for two feral cat and Class Notes is the first thing she Island to visit Sheila. They’d have said her hair is whiter and her colonies, drives injured animals reads in UMW Magazine. lunch, visit museums, and shop. memory fuzzier, but playing bridge from shelters to rehabilitators, and Betty Ann has goes on forever! Jane Oakes two children, retired 21 years both married, in I enjoyed a small July party ago, lives outside Seattle – Adrienne, at Greenwood in Culpeper, where of Abingdon, Va., Sally Watson Castle ’55 went with who has twins, and Lafayette dined in 1825, and the next and keeps up with Brendan. Megan, day had lunch in the senior staff UMW President Richard V. Hurley and classmates through her youngest, lives in dining room in the West Wing of the Class Notes. Sadly, Hartford, Conn. White House. In June, 57 Chilton wife Rose on a President’s Travel Club Jane reported the family members and descendants loss of Mary Jane Susan trip to Russia, Finland, and Sweden. of my grandparents attended our Leonard in 2009 and Bender Trotter of biannual reunion at Shrinemont. Shirley Ann Lee in Hendersonville, Mary Chilton Newell ’54 was there 2012. N.C., planned trips sharing news of the birth of her first to London with a great-grandchild. Please remember that this has kept her bar membership to be daughter and granddaughter, and to column is a joint effort! Look for an active member of the Animal Scotland and the Western Isles for a Keep in touch via phone or deadlines in this issue, and email Law Committee of the ABA. She weaving and knitting tour. email. We’re just three years from your news to me. Thank you so gave up acting long ago but remains our 60th reunion! much. Betsy Jones Ware’s son and a theater enthusiast. She keeps in his wife, two daughters, and dog touch with good friend Debby returned to Richmond after three Klein, widow of drama professor years in Argentina. They lived with Albert R. Klein. Marianne still Betsy and Latané for three months Joan Callahan Frankhauser travels abroad every year and this Susannah Godlove while work was done on their mahlonandjoan@verizon.net year toured Italy. She has traveled to sgodlove@valleyhealthlink.com house. The Wares’ daughter, also of many wonderful places and met lots Thanks to all who responded to the Richmond, works for an investment When the program arrived for this of interesting people, but her closest postcard requesting news for our firm. Betsy and Latané stay busy past reunion weekend, I slowly friends are still college roommates column! with family and friends. Betsy often realized there would be lots of Nancy Lee Holmes Bolton, sees Lucy Burwell Meade and chats walking and standing, which I still Sheila Liebler Brog of NYC and Virginia Nettles Hutchinson, and on the phone with Vickie Majure can’t do much of, and had to give up Avron, who still works at his law Sue Carpenter Farmer. Souder and Polly Smith Nelson. firm, are healthy and live one street
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