Class Notes Betty Zengel Johnson ’42 spent time in Jackson, WY, on the R Lazy S Ranch this fall. She rode every day and saw lots of wild animals. Her granddaughter, Kelly Ann Caldwell Yontef, has two daughters, Avery and Cassidy. Emily Dorrance Mayer ’42
:: T he Dorrances at a family gathering: (front) Middy Dorrance ’67, Emily Dorrance Mayer ’42, Doug Mayer (Emily’s son); (back) George Dorrance, Anne Mayer Cheezam ’71, Sallie Mayer Hendrick ’77, Anastasia Dorrance ’03, Mary Carter Dorrance ’07.
Mary Riter Pancoast ’42 writes, “After my husband died, I moved to Whitefish Bay, WI, a suburb of Milwaukee. My daughter, Beth Pancoast Baxter ’64, lives here, as do my two grandchildren and great-grandchildren. My two sons live in Colorado. Thankfully, I still live in my own home with a dog and cat. I keep busy reading, doing needlepoint and taking short trips.”
Elizabeth Drayton Hopkins ’47 moved to Waverly Heights, a CCRC retirement community, in September 2008 with her very sick husband, who sadly passed away in December of that same year. Her children live nearby–son in Devon, Mary Hopkins ’78 in Berwyn and Elizabeth in Wayne. Bessy writes, “I’m just an ordinary ‘retired’ housewife who did lots of volunteer work and assisted at the Gateway School and the Booth School.” Augustine Janeway Rhodes ’47 says, “I live six months of the year in a retirement community in Princeton, NJ, and the other six months in Bradenton, FL. I have finished my film script, “Dinner with :: Tina Janeway Rhodes ’47 Henry van Dyke,” but have not yet sold it. No matter! It was a kick just doing it. I am still enjoying all 18 of Henry van Dyke’s books, which I am fortunate enough to own, as 16 of them are out of print. I hope there is a good turnout for our 65th Reunion.”
Patricia Hansen Bridge ’43
Joan McAdoo Simmons ’47 is an active volunteer at her church and enjoys helping out where needed. She reports that she is “lucky to have all four of my married children living here in Jacksonville, FL. I also have 10 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. I consider myself very blessed.”
:: F . Gardiner and Patricia Hansen Bridge ’43 on their way to a symphony benefit in Cape Cod, MA in 2011.
Virginia McCoy Braun ’52 is active in her community and is a past president of her sorority, P.E.O. They further educate women and also give emergency assistance to local women. Her son, Jim, has a daughter, Hayley–who attended Maret School in Washington, D.C., Vanderbilt University and Duke University. Her daughter, Virginia Henderson Hunter ’73, has three sons and six grandchildren. “They are adorable, and that makes me the great-grandmother–known as ‘Grams.’ I’m on the run all the time! My house in Stone Harbor, NJ, is the hub for everyone!”
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Dorigen McCutcheon Clare ’52 writes, “I appreciate you including me in your notes section and love hearing what other AIS alumnae are doing. I still keep in touch with Virginia McCoy Braun.” Eleanor Jarrett ’52 is a volunteer docent at the Philadelphia Zoo. Jean still enjoys traveling and exercising by basseting with Skycastle French Hounds. Jerry Parke Kinkead ’52 writes, “In spite of a recent hip replacement, in September I was frisky enough to go on safari in southern Africa. I stayed in tent camps in Botswana, Zambia and Zimbabwe, finishing out the 24-day tour with four nights in South Africa. It was a mind-altering experience–living with wild animals up close and personal, learning about different cultures and meeting wonderful people. The trip will stay vivid in memory, yet it is indescribable.”
:: J erry Parke Kinkead ’52 stops to enjoy the view on a recent trip to South Africa.
Sally Winsor Miller ’52 is still enjoying life at Beaumont with her husband, Bill, to whom she has been married for 53 years. Her primary civic interest is still volunteering (40 years) for the Philadelphia Orchestra. She really hopes and prays they can make a full comeback without sacrificing that famous “Philadelphia sound.” There is a vast amount of money that still needs to be raised to solve the bankruptcy problem. Sally and Bill couldn’t be happier at Beaumont, and they highly recommend it. Nonie Wickware Knight and Sally have written a couple children’s books together for the “under five-year-olds” but don’t know any agents or editors. If any alumnae know of any, they are looking for a contact!
Thelma Austin Fry ’43 currently lives in Allen, TX. She has two children, six grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. She lived in Colorado Springs, CO, for 30 years and moved to Allen three years ago to be close to her daughter and family. Elizabeth Wright Latta ’44 writes, “My husband passed away in 2005. I sold my house in Florida and bought a Victorian in Maryland, closer to my five children, 11 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. I visit my children and take vacations when I can. I keep busy with my home and garden. I love to swim, so I put in a pool, which the children enjoy. I think of AIS in Wynnewood often and feel that I received a special education there.”
:: V irginia McCoy Braun ’52 celebrating the birth of great-granddaughter Olivia Hunter, daughter of Howard and Virginia Henderson Hunter ’73. Also pictured are Emma and Adam Hunter.
:: B ill and Sally Winsor Miller ’52 at dinner at Beaumont at Bryn Mawr in March 2011.
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