tutoring, Marcia Putnam O’Shea is working with an adult trying to pass the GED. She and Skip have three granddaughters who have suddenly become teenagers, so they are harkening back about 30 years to remember how to relate to them!... Joyce Stinson Cote is president of the International Order of The
Thompson, and their daughter Carrie Lewis Wattenberg ’99 established a scholarship fund in his name. Shari is proud to be an honorary member of the Class of ’62.... Sally Marshall Corngold traveled to Kenya, Tanzania, and Zanzibar with a group that included Carol Smith ’61 and Carol’s children,
Author Mary Morton Cowan ’61 says Arctic explorer Donald MacMillan is less well-known than other explorers of the era because he was more interested in the Arctic than in promoting himself. King’s Daughters and Sons, an interdenominational Christian service organization that emphasizes scholarships for students. Joyce is a longtime member who spent six weeks prior to her senior year at Bates in Chautauqua, N.Y., the order’s headquarters.
62 l reunion 2012, June 7–10 l Class Secretary: Cynthia Kalber Nordstrom, 917 Major Potter Rd., East Greenwich RI 02818, cknordstrom@verizon.net Class Co-Presidents: Arthur W. Ridlon, 19844 Gardenia Dr., Tequesta FL 33469, artann@bellsouth .net; Al Squitieri, 24 Dorset Dr., Medford NJ 08055, asqurol@yahoo.com With college bills to pay for daughter Ilona, Richard Carlson works full time and can boast he’s the oldest employee in the Athens (Ohio) School District. He assists other teachers in the field of special education. Wife Dana teaches multiple handicapped.... Jean Cushman Holt and Bill ’63 welcomed new grandsons in 2009: James, born to Odessa and Jordan Holt ’95, and Finnigan, born to Casey and John Holt. Their five other grandchildren belong to daughters Laura Holt-Haslam ’89 and Mary Holt-Wilson ’92. “Finn is our first little one with no parental Bates tradition, but we are trusting that cousins, aunts, uncles, and grandparents will be able to remedy any possible deficiency.”... Joanne Ekwurtzel Coghill sings, swims, teaches computer classes, and participates in two book groups. She and John planned a cruise to Alaska.... James S. Evans is taking his final sabbatical leave from Lawrence Univ. to resume a longstanding collaboration as Honorary Senior Research Fellow at the Univ. of Birmingham for the latter half of 2010.... Hannelore Flessa Jarausch decided to teach at the Univ. of North Carolina–Chapel Hill a bit longer, but will be on leave January–August 2011 in Berlin.... Sharon Fowler Kenrick does water aerobics three mornings a week whether she’s in Florida, where she and Ed winter, or New Hampshire. She helps an art teacher in Florida and a second-grade teacher in New Hampshire with math.... Travel is Rae Harper Garcelon’s passion. At home she’s involved with Senior College, taking classes and helping to run the Walking Club’s bimonthly excursions.... Ken Holden teaches part time, leaving time for trout fly-fishing.... Wanda Jones Corn and Joe ’60 retired from teaching at Stanford but not from research and writing. They have moved back to New England and have desks looking out over Cape Cod Bay. Both are happily finishing books left over from their teaching years.... Cindy Kalber Nordstrom uses Dragon NaturallySpeaking software after carpal tunnel surgery. “It is fascinating to see words appear in print just as quickly as you can say them.”... Carl Ketchum and his wife, Loraine Stratis, enjoy retirement in Larchmont, N.Y. He’s writing a math book and doing some tutoring in math and physics. She’s active in the women’s club and volunteers as a ESL teacher.... Emily Leadbetter Althausen and Alex enjoy access to the beauty and wildlife of South Carolina’s Low Country.... Grant Lewis’ widow, Shari Lewis
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May Robertson ’94 and Alex Robertson ’95, and daughter-in-law, Erin Schaaf Robertson ’95.... Lou Riviezzo reports his multiple myeloma is in remission after chemotherapy, though he takes monthly doses of “maintenance meds.” With 26 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren, he says it feels great to take credit for something over which he has no control.... Judy Rubin Cadorette and Ed planned to travel to Prague and Vienna with the Heritage Chorale for a concert tour.... Pete Schuyler and Sonja planned to semi-retire and work half-time. They went to Costa Rica to explore off the beaten track.... Joy Scott Meyer and Al plan to celebrate her sister’s 50th wedding anniversary this August in Essex Junction, Vt.... Sandy Smith Boynton is busy as chair of the MIT Women’s League, which provides programs, volunteer opportunities, and social activities to enrich the lives of women in the institute as well as the extended MIT community.... Al Squitieri and Harriet met up with old friends John Wettlaufer ’52 in San Antonio, Tony Orlandella ’52 in San Diego, and Sally Marshall Corngold in Newport Beach, Calif. They hoped to see Sylvia Harlow Moreau on a trip to Christchurch, New Zealand.... Ed and Caroline Taber Kiessling enjoy volunteering, spending time with grandsons, and traveling. They had a delightful but too short visit with Laurie Otto Gloede. They see Ed and Judy Rubin Cadorette at concerts and attend Pawtucket Red Sox games together.... Janice Upham enjoys reconnecting with friends, including Una Fosdick Tuck. She works part time at Hospice House, near the Schooner Estates Retirement Community in Auburn.... In 2009, Richard Valcourt married Edina Zsarnai, an on-air editor-anchor for HungarianAmerican Television in New York.... Lyn Webber Nelson reports her husband, Gus, who had Alzheimer’s, died in September 2009. Lyn is still in Raleigh, N.C., helping out with her three grandchildren.... Ed Wilson retired a second time from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern Univ. but continues his connection as the associate dean emeritus for M.B.A. programs, student affairs, and alumni relations.... Allan Wulff is active selling real estate in northern Virginia. He and Ginger made a second trip to China.... Linda Zeilstra Kellom says retirement on Hilton Head is both enjoyable and fulfilling. She volunteers at the First Presbyterian Church, with the Friends of the Library, and at a local thrift store that gives all proceeds back to the community.
63 l reunion 2013, June 6–9 l Class Secretary: Natalie Shober Moir, 50 Mill St., Baden ON N3A 2N6, Canada, nataliemoir@ netflash.net Class President: William S. Holt, 15 Running Tide Rd., Cape Elizabeth ME 04107, wholt@eyecaremed .com Howard Blum and wife Nancy are pulling up stakes in Philadelphia and moving to downtown Chicago, nearer to grandsons Ben (3) and Ethan (5). Howard adds: “Go Cubs! Go Bears!”... Bill Holt has been busy planting more grapevines. He has several varieties that are hardy and growing successfully in Vermont. He figures they should do well in Cape
Elizabeth. Bill is still working but if this vineyard works out he says he may have to retire to keep up with it!... Mary Jasper Cate lives in her childhood home in Eliot, Maine. She announces the birth of her first grandchild, Sophia Cate Wisniewski, on May 7, 2010, to David ’95 and Julie Cate Wisniewski ’93.... Peter Koch describes the ski season in Vermont as lackluster — but he still did ski more than 100 days! This summer Peter and his wife will travel to Spain and Portugal, then be at their cottage on Lake Champlain for boating, fishing, golfing, and biking.... Dave Kramer writes from Nobleboro, Maine, that he has been in touch with new Bates baseball coach Ed Thompson, who is reaching out to all former team members.... Lee Nute and his wife divide their time between their home in Pittsburgh and their place in the California desert (for winter golf). He had been in contact with Bates soccer coach George Purgavie. Soccer became a varsity sport in 1962 (our senior year), and the program will celebrate 50 years in 2012.... Loie Payne Lindner is fully recovered from meningitis. She and husband Dick have planted their vegetable garden, and later in the summer will tour Vancouver Island and revisit favorite camping sites.... Ruthie Raymond Kapnis and husband Johnny are busy with 26 grandchildren who range in age from 24 to 2. Six are in college. She’s hoping that somebody will go to Bates. Ruthie runs the North Shore Medical Center Stroke Survivor Group, started many years ago by her mother. Besides all that, she plays violin in a local orchestra.... Neale Schuman is home in Vermont after a trip to Sichuan Province, China, where he was reunited with friends and former students at Mianyang Teachers College and the Sichuan Institute of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Medicine. Neale taught English there with the Peace Corps, 1993–1995.... We all have an invitation from Evelyn Shepherd Malloy: If you’re near Stonington, Conn., this summer and want a place to crash, take a dip, or launch a boat, you should call 860-535-2674.... Mike True enjoys retirement from teaching and is busy running Lille Antiques in Grand Isle, Maine, near the Canadian border.... Arlene Wignall Nickerson and husband Nick will attend a summer family wedding on Italy’s Amalfi coast, then tour northern Italy and visit the birthplace of Arlene’s grandfather. They enjoy frequent visits with grandchildren in New York and California.
64 l reunion 2014, June 5–8 l Class Secretary: John Meyn, 57 Salt Pond Rd., Friendship ME 04547, jemkpmeyn@aol.com Class President: Elizabeth Metz McNab, 151 Cherry Rd., Kingston RI 02881, ejmcnab@cox.net
65 l reunion 2015, June 11–14 l Class Secretary: Judith Morris Edwards, 2720 Timberlake Rd., Charlottesville VA 22901, juded@ comcast.net Class President: Joyce Mantyla, Apt. 6, 2150 Ibis Isle Rd., Palm Beach FL 33480, tiojack@aol.com Bill Arata, a senior vice president at Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, spoke on “Money Matters” at Bates in May. An investment consultant, he addressed the importance of cash flow management and how to maximize return on long-range investments.... Al Harvie, who captained the indoor and outdoor track and field teams at Bates and won the 120-yard hurdles four straight seasons in the Maine State Meet, is a new inductee into the Maine Sports Hall of Fame. His 110-meter hurdle record stood for 39 years. He also set a New England meet record in the 120 hurdles. A retired educator, Al remains active in Bates athletics doing play-by-play for Bobcat football games and serving as public-address announcer for track meets.... Susan Smith Copley retired in June after 17 years as principal “of the absolutely wonderful Peterborough (N.H.) Elementary School. So now — on to new adventures!”
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