Jeanne Rorick Laser, ’59, 14160 Lee Rd., Waldron, MI 49288, worked for 14 years at Adrian Training School with delinquent boys and girls. She also worked for four years at the Community Action Agency and spent eight years as a teacher’s aide in Hillsdale. Jeanne is a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution and the Salvation Army board. She was also chosen as grand marshal of the 2009 Labor Day celebration in Waldron. Jeanne and her husband, Bob, have been married for 54 years. They have five children, 15 grandchildren, and 10 great-grandchildren. Richard LeMoyne, ’59, 18548 Southampton, Livonia, MI 48152, retired in 1999 after 31 years with Detroit Public Schools, where he worked in the internal audit and accounting offices. Richard served for 15 years on the board of the Michigan First Credit Union of Lathrup Village. He and his wife, Sara, have been married for 38 years and have two sons. T. John Leppi, ’59, 509 Landra Lane, Henderson, NV 89015, taught clinical/ applied anatomy for more than 45 years before retiring. He volunteers at the Henderson Presbyterian Church food pantry and at the Anatomy Dissection Lab at Touro University College of Osteopathic Medicine. He has traveled throughout the United States, as well as to Europe. He and his wife, Violet, were married in 2003. Sherry Hood Penney Livingston, ’59, 90 Albee Dr., Braintree, MA 02184, is a professor of leadership in the College of Management at the University of Massachusetts at Boston. She is also the founding director of the Center for Collaborative Leadership. Sherry has written a new book, Next Generation Leadership: Insights from Emerging Leaders which will be published in 2010. She is the on the board for NSTAR South Shore Hospital Higher Education Resource Services (HERS). She is married to James. Sue Alcorn Madison, ’59, 188 Mallard Row, Goldsby, OK 73093, is a volunteer at the Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History, where she does bone preparation in the vertebrate paleontology lab. She also volunteers with a local
dog rescue organization. Sue is married to John. Marcia Roush Mahan, ’59, 09830 Meadows Trail, Boyne Falls, MI 49713, is retired. She took a trip to Isle Royale. She also traveled to Yellowstone for the 50th anniversary of Ron, ’59, and Mary Lou Burgess Kalinger, ’57; she was the maid of honor at their wedding in 1958. She is married to Chester. Their winter address is: 1555 N. Main St., Frankfort, IN 46041. Louis Meeks, ’59, 260 Waverley Ave., Newton, MA 02458, is an orthopedic surgeon in sports medicine and is president of Meeks Zilberfarb Orthopedics Association P.C. Louis is also an assistant clinical professor at Harvard Medical School. He is on the board for the Wang Center, the New England Sports Museum, and the New England Conservatory of Music. The 2008 Harvard Orthopedic Journal was dedicated to him for his numerous years of service to the Harvard Orthopaedic Residency Program as a model teacher, mentor, and friend. Louis received the 2000 Golden Apple Teacher of the Year award from the Harvard Orthopaedic Surgery Department. He has traveled to South Africa, Ireland, England, Australia, Argentina, France, Italy, Greece, Turkey, Switzerland, and Alaska. Louis and his wife, Berneda, have five children and eight grandchildren. Carolyn Wood Miller, ’59, 1612 S. San Ray, Green Valley, AZ 85614, is retired. She and her husband, Lloyd, teach an afterschool electronics and kit building class at the local middle school. Students in the class build AM/FM radios and remote controlled cars.
49431, is retired. She is an active volunteer with Mason County Historical Society (White Pine Village), the American Association of University Women, and garden and literary clubs. Glenna is a member of the Albion College Alumni Association board, where she serves as secretary. She and her husband, Chuck Paukstis, ’57, were named Volunteers of the Year by the Historical Society. She was also named a grant recipient by the AAUW. Glenna and Chuck have a daughter, Sarah Paukstis, ’92. Kip Petherick, ’59, 215 Berwyn St., Birmingham, MI 48009, retired as senior vice president and managing director of McDonald and Co. Investments. He and his wife, Wendy Wheeker Petherick, ’60, have been on two church mission trips to Iquitas, Peru. They also volunteer at church missions and homeless shelters. They have traveled to Africa, Israel, Switzerland, Germany, France, Holland, and Belgium. Kip and Wendy’s family includes son Jeff Petherick, ’85, and grandson Chad Petherick, ’10. Wayne Raquepaw, ’59, 9831 E. Townline Rd., Frankenmuth, MI 48734-8500, retired in 1991 from AC Rochester in Flint, where he worked as a senior manufacturing designer. He is a member of the male chorus at St. Lorenz Lutheran Church in Frankenmuth. Arnold and Lois Hall Rich, both ’59, 29670 East Side Dr., Beaver Island, MI 49782, traveled to Israel in 2006. They are active in Bible study fellowship. They hold Sunday services in their home on Beaver Island in the summer. They spend their winters in Grand Rapids. They have 12 grandchildren.
Judy Turner Moore, ’59, 4305 Fairway Dr., Fort Gratiot, MI 48059, is retired. She and her husband, Bill, traveled to Mexico Copper Canyon in their motor coach, as well as all the countries in Central America and the Panama Canal. They have also traveled throughout the United States and Canada. They have been married for 50 years and are the parents of Susan Moore Sine, ’90. They have six grandsons.
Roberta Langdon Richardson, ’59, 1417 Fox Hollow Rd., Niskayuna, NY 12309, retired from teaching English and reading. She is a volunteer, a master gardener, and a literacy volunteer. Roberta is the leader of a book club and serves as assistant manager of the Library Book Store. She is also a member of AAUW. She has traveled to Europe, the Middle East, and Asia. Roberta and her husband, Max, have three children.
Glenna VanderMeer Paukstis, ’59, 502 N. Lakeshore Dr., Ludington, MI
David Ryder, ’59, 372 Canyon Dr. S., Columbus, OH 43214, is a retired
chemical editor. He helps maintain the library at International Friendships, and is also computerizing the music library at his church. David types chapters of the Bible for Wycliffe Bible Translators. He and his wife, Susan, visited missionary friends in Oaxaca, Mexico in 2008. They have four grandchildren. Betty Briggs Smith, ’59, 1822 Willow Creek Dr., Lansing, MI 48917, retired from full-time ministry in 2004. Betty is currently on the clergy staff at Grand Ledge United Methodist Church. She is married to Bill Biergans. Loren Smith, ’59, 711 Riomar Dr., Vero Beach, FL 32963, is a principal at Threshold Management. He previously worked for 10 years in marketing and for three years as CEO of a small cosmetic company. Loren also worked for three years as CEO of a large consumer bank, and spent more than 20 years running a strategic growth consulting practice. Loren serves on the boards of two small businesses. He is married to Ann. Robert Smith, ’59, 1301 Canterbury Lane, Glenview, IL 60025, is selfemployed. He had a specialty practice in orthodontics for 45 years. Robert is active with the church and Kiwanis. He has taken many cruises over the years. He has two children and four grandsons. Patricia Miller Stade, ’59, 2820 Marshall Ct., Madison, WI 53705, retired after 21 years as director of Portage County Department on Aging. She is married to Ramon. Larry Stone, ’59, 6341 Island Lake, East Lansing, MI 48912, is the president of the Central District Dental Association. He is also a member of the Vedder Society of Crown & Bridge Prosthodontics. He has been involved with the Rotary since 1966. He is married to Paula, and they are the parents of Scott Stone, ’86, and Sara Stone Psihas, ’89. Jim Taup, ’59, 6464 River St., Alden, MI 49612-9511, is retired. He has been a high school tutor for six years. Jim is a past member of the Grass River National Area Board, the Alden High Tea board and the Alden Volunteers.
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