bate s no t e s
1965
1963 Reunion 2018, June 8–10
Reunion 2020, June 12–14
class secretary Natalie Shober Moir nataliemoir@netflash.net
class secretary Evelyn “Evie” Horton ehhorton@me.com
class president Bill Holt wholt@maine.rr.com
class president Joyce Mantyla tiojack@aol.com
Dottie Selden Stone ’63 and George are members of a committee from three congregations who are sponsoring a Syrian refugee family in West Hartford, Conn. They are learning that it truly does “take a village” to settle a young family with four children and help them begin a new life in the United States. Last August, Judy Mosman Butler and Skip, Bob and Terry Hood, Natalie Shober Moir and Jim, Butch and Marti Sampson, and Dottie Selden Stone and George enjoyed a mini-reunion at the fabulous Primo Restaurant in Rockland, Maine. Bob and Terry arrived by boat, having sailed aboard Kismet to Rockland from their home in Virginia.... Ed Rucci hosted the Annual Rucci Open Golf Outing at his home in Rhode Island in August. Attending were John Curtiss, Bill Farrington ’66, Thom Freeman, Web Harrison, Al Marden, Howie Vandersea, and Monty Woolson....John Farr won two gold and three silver medals in track and field at the North Carolina Senior Games Championship. He missed the gold in the 50-meter race in a photo finish.... Bob Hood of Merry Point, Va., now retired from a career in corporate finance, was elected to the board of the Northern Neck Orchestra....Dottie Selden Stone and George are members of a committee from three congregations who are sponsoring a Syrian refugee family in West Hartford, Conn. They are learning that it truly does “take a village” to settle a young family with four children and help them begin a new life in the United States.
1964 Reunion 2019, June 7–9 class secretary-treasurer John Meyn jemkpmeyn@aol.com class president Gretchen Ziegler gretchenz958@gmail.com
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Spring 2017
Newt and Pat Lord Clark ’67 enjoy being grandparents. They planned trips to India and the Bahamas....Ralph “Tom” Day and Olga have moved to Stevenson Ranch, north of Los Angeles, to accommodate her retirement. His 36 years in Silicon Valley gave him many interesting jobs, from spy satellite software to Uber driver. Now he plans to find bridge games and join the Rotary....Bill Gosling and Jean had a busy year of travels. He plays tennis and serves on three community group boards.... Richard Hillman’s novel Tropical Liaison won a Florida Authors & Publishers Assn. 2016 President’s Award for general fiction. The sequel, Finding Rafael, comes out in 2017. Rich also play USTA tennis tournaments and cares for his granddaughter. He and Audrey celebrated their 49th anniversary....Leon Hurwitz and Fran live in Shaker Heights, Ohio. Fully occupied as a retiree, he travels, reads, and exercises more and learned how to cook....Ted and Judi Laming Krzynowek ’66 took a European cruise to celebrate their 50th anniversary....Susan Smith is a volunteer coordinator for Maine Huts & Trails out of Kingfield. “Working and volunteering at the huts keeps me hiking, walking, and healthy!”…Karl Wolf continues his international travel combining adventure and volunteering. In 2016 he spent a month each in Mexico, Sicily, Nicaragua, and the Republic of Georgia.
1966 Reunion 2021, June 11–13 class president Alexander Wood awwood@mit.edu
1967 Reunion 2017, June 9–11 class secretary Alexandra Baker Lyman toads@snet.net class co-presidents Keith C. Harvie kcharvie12@gmail.com Pamela Johnson Reynolds preynolds221@gmail.com
1968 Reunion 2018, June 8–10 class secretary Rick Melpignano rickmel713@gmail.com class president Richard J. Gelles gelles@sp2.upenn.edu
Jane Hippe Reilly and Russ ’66 traveled to Prince Edward Island to find his “people.” She works part time as the financial assistance specialist at Child Cares Services and enjoys visiting with the grandchildren....On their way south on a holiday, Ron Marsh and husband Dennis Ambrose stopped in for lunch with Henry Seigel and husband Michael Carr for an enjoyable afternoon. Ron and Dennis tied the knot last year. On a visit to Maine and Bates, Henry reconnected with Denis Fortier....Rick Melpignano’s woodworking projects include wine presentation boxes, desk clocks, keepsake boxes, and knife holders. Twice a year he performs in a piano recital in Natick and Boston.
a great congregation....Mike Randolph is a senior avionics systems engineer/architect with Lockheed Martin in Owego, N.Y. Susan Freed Randolph’s love of plants keeps their home alive with gardens and water features....Dave Rogers is SVP with Lee Hecht Harrison, which helps companies simplify the complexity of transforming their leadership and workforce....Bob Ziegelaar manages an angel investment fund for Maine startups and does volunteer work.
1971 Reunion 2021, June 11–13 class secretary Suzanne Woods Kelley suzannekelley@att.net
Reunion 2019, June 7–9
class president Michael Wiers mwiers@mwiers.com
class secretary Bonnie Groves beegroves@comcast.net
class vice president Jan Face Glassman jfaceg1@hotmail.com
class president Richard Brogadir dbrogie1@aol.com
Sally Butler Garneski teaches French at the Evergreen School in Shoreline, Wash., where grandson Matthew is a student.... Winnie Dennis Lim wrote from New Zealand where she and Lee were hiking. They had “a near miss” with a major earthquake. “We could have easily been in Kaikoura with all the other tourists who enjoyed days in a tent city and a rescue by navy destroyer.”…Chris Eddings was named by Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan to the state’s new Public Information Act Compliance Board.... Carol Hendrickson returned to York, England, where she spent her JYA, for a visit that was a wonderful blend of nostalgia and new discoveries....Richard Lutz runs RHL Media, which trains charities and university staff to get their messages across on multimedia platforms. He has homes in Birmingham, England, and Scotland and does long-distance walking, including the Italian coast with Jim Burke and Dave Pierson....Bill Matteson is retiring after 44 years at the Univ. of Rhode Island as director of property and support services. He and Pam, also retired, intend to travel again....Jeff Thompson got two new lungs on Labor Day. “Hopefully a new lease on life, and will make it possible to see all of you at our 50th.”
1969
Sally Greenlaw Kinney fulfilled a bucket-list item by driving her RV 7,000 miles. “It was lonely at times but the spirit of my beloved spouse, Bob (’70), was with me every mile.” A highlight: at a remote campground near the Delaware River’s source she noticed her neighbor wearing a Bates T-shirt. She and Blake Shafer ’13 “spent that evening sitting by the campfire sharing thoughts about everything and anything.”
1970 Reunion 2020, June 12–14 class co-secretaries Stephanie Leonard Bennett slenben@comcast.net Betsey Brown efant127@yahoo.com class president Steve Andrick steve.andrick@aig.com David and Pam Decker Baker split time between South Paris, Maine, and Hilton Head, S.C., and travel widely....Chris Belcher Bosanquet enjoys retirement in Plymouth, Mass.... Ted Callaghan, who lives in Alaska, plans to hike a section of the Appalachian Trail starting at Katahdin....Julio DiGiando teaches math at a technical school and chases after his Batesie daughter’s two grand boys....Janet Drewiany Taylor, in Fairbanks, Alaska, stays busy with travel, bridge, skiing, Jazzercize....Donna Dustin Strachan volunteers in a marine science program and appreciates living way Down East.... Bill Penders and Bonnie enjoy visiting their three daughters and eight grandchildren.... Martha Peterson Kuhlmann is an Episcopal priest serving with
1972 Reunion 2017, June 9–11 class secretary Steven H. Mortimer stevenhmortimer@gmail.com class president Wayne V. Loosigian wloosigian@exeter.edu Allen Agnitti’s intellectual memoir With a Thousand Antennas: A Dilettante’s Story is now available in paperback or e-book format....