class notes Keyes” and “any science majors” who wanted to share news or memories of our Newton days. Thanks to Rusti Murphy Kitts, who recounted that she lived in Keyes for three years, “top floor, great dorm and loved the elevator”! Rusti frequently sees fellow Keyes dorm-mates Cyndi Norton Cockren and Cathy Franzoni Skaggs NC’74. No science majors got in touch, but as one of the three chemistry majors in our class, your correspondent reports that chemistry has rarely played any active role in my life after Newton, except that I am very active cook! My husband, James, and I still operate J. Stockard Fly Fishing, our online fly-fishing retailer. It’s great fun! • Plans continue to develop for our Newton class’s 40th reunion, scheduled for May 31 to June 2. Hope to see you there!
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Correspondent: Patricia McNabb Evans patricia.mcnabb.evans@gmail.com As I write this column, February is winding down, and I am looking at some pretty deep snow here in Foxborough; it’s nice knowing that by the time you read this, we will be enjoying some beautiful spring weather! • Thanks to Roger Bolus for a note about a reunion of four of the six roommates from Mod 22A. Roger moved to California right after graduating, and now he is on the research faculty of UCLA’s Department of Medicine and the owner and founder of the consulting firm Research Solutions Group. After his daughter’s October 2012 wedding, Roger was able to connect with former roommates Jim Sullivan, Jim Staudt, and Paul Hayes and had a great time reminiscing over dinner in New York City. Jim Sullivan lives in Connecticut and had been in institutional investment; Jim Staudt is a partner in a Westchester County law firm; and Paul is a wealth manager in Pennsylvania. It was the first time they had seen each other since graduation. They were unable to locate Mod-mates Ron Hayes and John Raymond, but they hope to connect with them next time. • I also heard from Ann Hoffman Franczyk. In 2006, she founded the group Always Our Children in the Diocese of Springfield to support Catholic parents of
gay children and to serve as an alternative voice within the church. Ann has served on the board of Fortunate Families and has addressed the BC Graduate School of Social Work students over the past several Octobers. Chet Franczyk is a pediatrician, and in January, he was sworn in to serve on the Massachusetts Commission on LGBT Youth. Ann and Chet are the proud parents of Mark and Kata. Thanks, Ann! • I regret to share news of the deaths of three of our classmates: Thomas Dorsey passed away in September. After graduating from Tufts Dental, he had a practice in Weymouth for more than 25 years. He was the father of Ginny and Evan and had one grandchild and many close friends. In October, we lost Richard Sullivan. Richard earned his MA from Bridgewater State College after BC and taught for several years at St. Gregory’s in Dorchester and at Uxbridge High School. He had been a commercial fisherman in Marshfield since 1980. Our sympathies go to his wife, Mary, and family and their many friends. Paul Wenger of Amherst, NH, passed away in December, leaving his wife of 34 years, Lorraine; three children; and one grandchild, in addition to his seven siblings, their families, and many friends. Among many other things, Paul was an avid rower; he was a member of the Merrimac River Rowing Association and participated in the Head of the Charles in Cambridge three months before becoming ill. Please remember all these families in your prayers. • Take care, and I always look forward to hearing from you!
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Correspondent: Beth Docktor Nolan beth.docktor.nolan@bc.edu Your class correspondent has no news other than a tree falling on the Natick home of Terry Nolan and husband Scott McDowell during Hurricane Sandy. Other than the tree and the roof, all is well. I obviously am in need of news, so please write! Hopefully Christine Berthiaume Clancy, Diane Cifaldi Collins, Ellen Conner MSW’79, June Cooper MSP’76, Kym Corbett, and Jolan Cossairt will each send an update before the next issue is due. But you do not have to wait for me to call your name—write now!
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Correspondent: Hellas M. Assad hellasdamas@hotmail.com Dottie Lambert Sullivan enjoyed reconnecting with BC friends at a fall football tailgate. She and husband Denis married in October 1975 and had always lived in Metro Boston until moving to Concord in 1978. After graduation, Dottie worked at MIT Lincoln Labs and the MITRE Corp. for 11 years, conducting math and computer science research. Denis, also in the computer industry, worked at HewlettPackard and is currently at Nokia. Their daughter Kathleen graduated from Fairfield University in 2008 and teaches AP chemistry in Bridgeport, CT. Daughter Kristen is a 2011 Fordham University graduate; she is currently working in New York City and hopes to attend law school this September, pursuing studies in public service law. Dottie is in touch with Reva Bikofsky Davis and Maria Ferullo Dutra, who both reside in Massachusetts. She also enjoys seeing Anne Maher Talley, as the Maher and Sullivan families go way back to the 1960s. • Hugh Maguire’s memoirs were published in April 2012 by iUniverse. Titled My First 40 Jobs: A Memoir, the book chronicles Hugh’s work experiences over more than 30 years, from his first job as a newspaper boy in Massachusetts to ventures as far away as Hawaii. • I hope to see many of you at the upcoming Sesquicentennial gatherings this year. As always, best wishes to all, and please send in any news to share.
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Correspondent: Mary Stevens McDermott mary.mcdermott@cox.net
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Correspondent: Gerald B. Shea gerbs54@hotmail.com Another somber start to a column: William Mulcahy passed away last December after a distinguished 32-year career as a policeman and detective in his hometown of Medford. Bill was a proud alumnus of Arlington Catholic High, and after BC, he earned a master’s degree in criminal justice. He loved football, baseball, and hockey, and was a talented athlete. Bill is survived by his wife, Katherine; four brothers; and many nieces and nephews. • Martin Droz is involved with a California woolen sock manufacturer, and he was kind to send along free samples to Wilfred Morrison and yours truly! Great for ice-skating! • In early January, Pola (Papetti) Buckley was sworn in as Maine’s new state auditor after her selection by the state legislature. She previously served as principal auditor in the Department of Audit. The auditor’s office primarily audits the financial statements of the state and expenditures of federal programs in the great state of Maine— which once was part of Massachusetts! Pola will serve a four-year term. Congratulations,