1940s | 1950s | 1960s | 1970s | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s grateful to Sara Lu Persinger Snyder for her faithful work through so many years.
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Ellen McFarland Johnson ecmcjo@gmail.com Jane “Jill” Imray Shapard, like most of us at our age, has not been going places. She does continue to read a great deal, within her interests, but does miss travel and occasional meetings with her best friends from Agnes Scott and beyond. Jill DeBardeleban Mack thinks that she may have permanently damaged her index finger from hitting “redial” to get through to places that advertise they have “the vaccine.” After several weeks, she signed up for a COVID-19 vaccine trial, thinking it would give her a 66 percent chance of getting a vaccine instead of a placebo. After more than an hour listening in person (behind two masks, gasping for air) to details of what she would be doing in the trial, she was told, “Never mind. You should see your primary care physician about your breathing problem.” Rebecca “Becky” Wilson Guberman shares that she is sequestered and safe from COVID-19 at St. Anne’s Terrace apartments in Atlanta. Her only trips in a formerly travel-filled life have been to Publix, the dentist and the audiologist! She tremendously enjoys the Agnes Scott Winter Seminar on the planets. Weekly, she is glued to her iPad for wondrous visits to various planets, including live coverage of Mars exploration. She is also in an Agnes Scott book club. She is honored to join the participants in both groups of smart women whose ages span decades. Eva Purdom Ingle reports that during the campaign in 2020, her political activity consisted of writing many postcards and letters for candidates, attending virtual fundraisers and — with the help of her husband — putting out 20 signs on country roads, all of which were stolen (including four stolen within 20 minutes). Linda Jones Klett keeps in touch with Eleanor Hill Widdice. She also hears from Eleanor’s daughter Eleanor “Lea” Widdice ’92, a doctor in Cincinnati. She has virtual visits with classmate Wilma Muse. For the first time in 30 years, Wilma did not travel from Manhattan to San Francisco to join Linda and Bob for Thanksgiving! Anne Morrison Carter canceled a trip to
Morocco last year. Instead, she has been to a nearby Audubon preserve many times. She has also been to One Day University lectures, a community college course on philosophy and unity, the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, and many theatrical performances and activist/community webinars, all from the comfort of her own home. Phyllis Cox Whitesell and Bill canceled a longplanned 60th anniversary trip. However, they were lucky to get to New York City by train the first weekend in March, just before the virus broke, to see two operas at the Met and visit the Whitney Museum of American Art. From there, they walked the High Line trail, a walking path converted from an elevated railway that moves above the West Side streets and is flanked by native plants and art installations. Longtime fans of rail trail walking, they found this a new experience, unlike bucolic walks along a river or stream. Class secretary Ellen McFarland Johnson took on the project of assembling a document of our “Life After 1960” stories. It occurred to her — after listening to some of those stories during our virtual class meeting in August 2020 — that they should be put in writing. When she asked classmates to send their stories, she received more than 30. She also put together an “In Memoriam” document with the obituaries of many classmates. If any classmates have not received these documents, which were sent out via email, please let her know. Printed copies are available.
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Milling Kinard emkinard@verizon.net Elizabeth “Betsy” Jefferson Boyt, Margaret “Peggy” Frederick Smith, Mary Stokes Humphlett, Mary Ann Leslie Longshore, Milling Kinard, Ethel Oglesby Horton and Mary Culclasure Stephens (sometimes) enjoy monthly Zoom visits to share what they are reading, watching and doing while safely confined to their homes. Katherine Davis Savage finds the pandemic gives her more time for walking, reading and cooking, as well as working as editorial consultant on a new edition of “Care of the Elderly” to be published by Cambridge Press later in 2021. However, her most important job was working as chief judge for her precinct for the 2020 election, when 95 percent of those registered actually voted.
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