CLASSCHATTER 1949
Kenneth R. Gosnell, BS, Charleston, WV, is still hanging in at 92. . .Vivian “Dee Dee” Dillon Martin, BS, and Allan “Ike” Martin, BS, ’51 MS, Springfield, VA, celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary in 2009.
1950
Carl R. Abrams, BA, ’52 JD, Washington, DC, completed a 28-year military career in 1980, serving as chief judge, USAF. He is a bicycle enthusiast and has logged over 59,000 miles, 28,000 of which are on a tandem bicycle with his wife of 57 years.
1951
Raymond M. Van Camp, BS, ’53 MS, Columbia, SC, has been retired for 15 years and is healthy and active at age of 81. . .Arthur Garrison Phillips, BA, New York, NY, is a retired actor and senior volunteer. . .John P. Russell, BA, Mill Creek, WV, is a longtime WVU Alumni Association member. . . Renna Thayer Shaver, AB, Keyser, WV, is retired . . .John F. Skinner, BS, Clarksburg, WV, is 91 years old and in the process of writing his memoir . . .Torrence “Tod” Trent, BS, and wife, Irma Trent, ’50 MS, Uniontown, PA, celebrated their 61st wedding anniversary in 2009.
1953
Billy Baer, JD, Baltimore, MD, still practices law in Baltimore City. . .Mary Ellen Brown, BS, Fairview Heights, IL, retired in 2009. . .George Esper, BS, Morgantown, WV, celebrated his 10th year as the Ogden Newspapers Visiting Professor in the School of Journalism. . .Jack L. Garrison, BS, Sherwood, AR, is retired. . .Mary Margaret Hastings Miller, BS, ’54 MS, Morgantown, WV, retired from teaching in Union County, OH, and returned to WV. . .Mausby “Bill” W. Rogers, BA, and Patricia Rogers, ’68 MA, Keyser, WV, have been married for 54 years.
1955
Eileen Ficks Schoen, BS, Denver, CO, is retired and still enjoys working part-time as the backup proofreader at Heinrich Marketing. . .Irving Seager, MA, Little Rock, AR, is a retired high school science department chairman. . .Robert J. Shipman, BA, Caledonia, MI, is retired and has five grandchildren. . .Earl J. Synder, BS, Dover, DE, is a retired lieutenant colonel in the US Air Force.
1956
Joseph Sokol, BS, Hagerstown, MD, has been married 56 years and has four grandchildren. He enjoys retirement after working 36 years in teaching and 22 years of service with the National Guard . . .Jack H. Smith, BS, Aiken, SC, is proud to say that his two daughters and son-in-laws are all WVU grads. . .Donald L. Wadsworth, BS, Abilene, TX, is retired from the US Air Force.
1957
John P. Cherry, BS, ’66 MS, Bluebell, PA, retired in 2007 after working for 34 years. . .W.L. “Bill” Curry, AB, ’59 MD, Richmond, VA, has been a pediatrician for 45 years. . .Charles W. Lewis, BS, ’62 MD, Greenwood, IN, received the George W. Bush Presidential Volunteer Service Award in 2008 . . .W. David McWhorter, BA, ’58 MD, Winchester, VA, is retired and has seven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. . .Elizabeth Mallory Miller, BS, ’61 MA, Diamond Bar, CA, retired as a school psychologist after 29 years of service with the California school system . . .Robert E. Milne, BS, Laguna Woods, CA, is retired. . .Michael D. O’Kelly, BA, Clarksburg, WV, is a retired Unitarian minister. . .Carrol B. Simmons, BS, Elkins, WV, retired. . .John Takovich Jr., BS, ’64 MS, ’76 EdD, Pembroke Pines, FL, retired from Miami Dade College in 1996.
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1959
John C. Armstrong, BS, ’62 MS, Williamstield, OH, has twin grandsons—the Carter Twins—who broke into country music in 2009. They are living, writing, and playing in Nashville and elsewhere. . .Elda Montgomery, MA, Livermore, CA, is retired after teaching for 41 years and still returns home to WV twice a year. . .Esther Murphy, BA, and husband, Joel Murphy, ’60 BA, Lewes, DE, celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in January 2009. . .Paul E. Stewart, BS, Parkersburg, WV, is a member of the WVU Emeritus Club. . .Kathryn Vitek, BA, Oakland, MD, retired as an equal employment manager in the federal government. . .Alice Jean Fortney Welch, BM, ’60 MM, Abilene, TX, has two children and two grandchildren, and teaches music part-time at Abilene Christian University.
1960
Lawrence P. Chambers, BS, Severna Park, MD, is retired. . .Emil Czul, BS, Kissimmee, FL, would like to see some WV snow on Jerry West’s statue the next time it is featured. . .Marion Ihlenfeld Watkins Deever, BS, Triadelphia, WV, and Richard Deever, ’67 BS, are both retired from teaching. They live on a 180-acre farm where Rich raises cattle. . .Jean Faulkner, BS, ’67 MS, Grafton, WV, is retired and recently spent four months in Florida. . .Sylvester Fretwell, BS, Elkins, WV, celebrated his 50th wedding anniversary with his wife Carol with a renewal of vows ceremony on the beach at Poipu, Kauai, Hawaii. . .D. Fred Garner, BS, ’65 JD, Naples, FL, was recognized as a Best Lawyer in America in 2010. . .George A. Jones, BS, Greensburg, PA, is retired. . .Hugh G. Kennedy, BA, Midland, GA, has been married for 45 years and has two kids. He spends his time traveling and volunteering. . .Keith H. Moredock, BS, ’62 MS, Rices Landing, PA, retired. . .James R. Proudfit, BA, Washington, PA, owns an insurance brokeage firm specializing in the oil and gas industry. . .Melvin R. Redmond, BS, Waynesboro, VA, is retired. . .John L. White, BS, ’63 MS, New Castle, WA, is enjoying retirement by traveling with his wife Katerina. . . Harriet G. Williams, BS, Blythewood, SC, is a professor of public health at the University of South Carolina in Columbia.
1961
Robert B. Maxwell, MS, Cross Lanes, WV, retired after working as an assistant professor for 31 years at WV State University. . .Charles N. Morrison, BS, San Bernardino, CA, is retired and occupied with communicating with his old fraternity brothers and WVU classmates. . .Alan Sherman, BS, Trabuco Canyon, CA, and his wife Dolly have been married 50 years. They have seven grandchildren. . .Preston L. Shimer, BS, ’62 MS, Hampton, FL, is retired from recreation and parks. . .Ralph B. Stoner, BS, Delphos, OH, is retired and enjoying life. . .C. William White, BS, Strongsville, OH, retired in 2003 and has been married to his wife, Alicia, for 40 years.
1962
Gabriel J. Basil, AB, Schenectady, NY, retired in 2008 as president of Schenectady County Community College after 18 years of service. . .K. Paul Davis, BS, ’68 JD, Charleston, WV, was named a Best Lawyer for Corporate Law, and chairs that practice group. . .Roger Evans, BA, Charlottesville, VA, is a retired SSA district manager. . .Frank D. Hale, BA, Lorton, VA, is a retired colonel in the US Air Force. He and his wife Dolly have three children and seven grandchildren, and enjoy traveling. . .Kenneth L. Miers, BS, Lathrop, CA, is semi-retired.
1963
Joseph A. Arewa, BS, Dunkirk, MO, is retired. . . Guy O. Farmer, BA, Orlando, FL, was named one of Florida’s Super Lawyers. He practices employment and labor law at GrayRobinson. . .Eugene Garrett, BS, Hagerstown, MD, took extended trips to
England, Ireland, and Scotland in the summer of 2008. . .Jacob Gatrell, BA, Berlin, MD, is retired from the US Department of Energy and the US Army. . .Jerry Hess, BS, Columbus, OH, is retired from Medco Pharmacy after working there for 23 years. . .Richard G. Huffman, MS, Lewes, DE, retired at the beach. . .Opal Legg Norton, MA, Myrtle Beach, SC, is retired. . .Russ Rutan, BA, Staunton, VA, sold his business and retired. He spends his time with his grandchildren and wife, playing golf and traveling. . . Stanley Sergent, BA, ’66 JD, Sarasota, FL, is a labor arbitrator and a member of the National Academy of Arbitrators. . .Patricia Kay Helmick Wooster, BS, ’68 MA, Arlington, VA, married David Edward Wooster in June 1983. David’s great-great grandfather, David Wooster, fought in the American Revolutionary War and Wooster, OH, was named after him.
1964
Nancy C. Alert, BS, ’67 MA, Columbia, SC, is a retired history teacher. . .Jane Hanst Burks Brown, BS, Millsboro, DE, is retired. . .Laura M. Buchanan, BS, Glen Burnie, MD, is a science teacher. . .Robert H. Cummings, MA, Daniels, WV, is a professor emeritus at Christopher Newport University. . .John M. Dawson, BS, Basking Ridge, NJ, retired after over 30 years of service at various securities firms on Wall Street. . .Russell Fitzpatrick, BA, Orange, TX, is retired but still visits WV twice a year. . .W. Philip Goodboy, BS, Belle Vernon, PA, retired in 2009 from Bloom Engineering Company as a manager of engineering. . .Linn L. Power, MS, Winchester, VA, lives in the Shenandoah Valley WestminsterCanterbury Retirement Community. . .Justice Larry V. Starcher, BA, ’67 JD, Morgantown, WV, retired from the WV Supreme Court after 12 years of service and joined the WVU College of Law as a lecturer in law.
1965
Jack William Blair Jr., BA, Destin, FL, is retired. . . Charles M. Bursich, BS, Pittsburgh, PA, is retired and enjoys following WVU sports. . .Bonnie C. Campbell, BS, Brooksville, FL, retired after teaching for 27 years in Pasco County. . .Judy McGuire Lambert, BS, Bluefield, WV, retired after 40 years of service as a teacher at Bluefield High School. . . George T. Menas, BS, Newport, RI, retired in 2009 from Newport Federal Savings Bank as a senior credit officer. . .Kenneth L. Price Jr., BA, ’68 BS, Hilliard, OH, became the Episcopal Bishop of Pittsburgh in 2009. . .Stephen E. Rawe, AB, Charleston, SC, has a private practice in neurosurgery in Charleston. . . William J. Taylor, BS, Mason, OH, retired after 40 years in the insurance industry. . .Joseph M. Turek, MA, Connellsvile, PA, had his first grandson, Carter Jack Wilson in 2009. . .Susan Hofstetter Vaughan, BA, Saint George, ME, published her sixth book, Primal Obsession, which won the romantic suspense category in the More than Magic contest.
1967
David Akers, BS, ’76 MS, ’84 MS, Indiana, PA, and wife Peggy have two granddaughters. . .Bridget Courtney, BA, Ann Arbor, MI, is retired and has been living in Michigan since graduating. . .Gilbert W. Devine, BS, New Stanton, PA, retired from Allegheny Energy, Inc. in 2003. . .Charles J. Ezell Jr., BA, ’69 MS, and his wife Cathy Ezell, ’73 BS, Monument, CO, traveled to Indiana for their son’s wedding in 2009. . .Jim Gabriel, BS, ’68, MS, Beaverton, OR, is president/CEO of Harris Group, an engineering consulting firm. . .Charles L. Layman, BA, Tallahassee, FL, retired in 2001 after 33 years of service as a criminal investigator for the Florida Department of Law Enforcement. He enjoys playing golf and thrives on WVU football and basketball . . .Terry L. Lichty, BS, Williamstown, NJ, retired after 40 years of service in txhe school system as a teacher, principal, and superintendent. . .Nicolas B. Lozano, BA, Huntington, WV, retired from CitiGroup. . . Robert C. Murtha, BS, Fayetteville,