she puts it: “He arrived as you guys received degrees.” Yup, that would be June 5. Mary Lou says: “It took me another 19 years to get a degree, 1983.” She lives in Short Hills and Sea Girt, NJ, and her children, Beth and John, and seven grandchildren all live nearby. She wonders what became of Sue Duffy, Cathy McNamara, Cathy Urban Morris-Eck, and Gail McKinley Donovan. So do we. Contact Mary Lou at maryloudavis@yahoo.com. • In September Kathy Wilson Conroy and Morna Ford Sheehy hosted a post-reunion reunion at Kathy’s that included Susan Callander Lifton, Carol Sorace Whalen, Ann Marie DeNisco L’Abbate, Joan Nicolaysen Taubner, Carol Sinnott Ulmer, and Judy Parker Meyer. Did you notice that I wasn’t there? I had recently had surgery on my lip, couldn’t really eat or speak properly. No way could I go to a “laughin” equivalent and be mute! As for eating: I texted my daughter one night to say that I was having a leisurely dinner, one macaroni noodle at a time. Alexis, in true Weinlandt fashion, replied: “They do say that eating slowly is good for the metabolism.”
Correspondent: Priscilla Weinlandt Lamb priscillawlamb@gmail.com 125 Elizabeth Road New Rochelle, NY 10804; 914-636-0214
1965 50TH REUNION May 29–31, 2015 It is unbelievable that we are celebrating our 50th reunion from Boston College! I hope that all classmates will make an effort to attend our celebrations on Reunion Weekend, May 29–31. • Larry Laureno emails from East Granby, CT, that he thinks the BC–USC football game showed the most BC crowd spirit of any game he has attended. Larry has retired after 50 years in the building materials supply industry in Connecticut. Last year, the Lumber Dealers Association of Connecticut voted Larry the LDAC Lumber Person of the Year. • In August David Linnehan, Bob Mallon, and Bill Kelly represented BC’65 in a reunion of the University Chorale from the early ’60s classes. Bill’s wife, Anne Matthews Kelly ’66, was a member of the first chorale of women, and she sang a soprano solo at this event. Ron Nief had planned to be there but was unable to attend. The Kellys saw Ron in Beloit, WI, in October. They also saw their grandson Nick run in the invitational cross-country meet for the University of Chicago. • Ron Nief and coauthor Tom McBride have published a new Mindset List, The Mindset List of the Obscure: 74 Famously Forgotten Icons from A to Z (Sourcebooks, 2014). He sent me a copy; it is a very interesting, fun read. • Diane and Tom Whelan welcomed their first grandchild, William Matthew Kelley, on July 24. William’s mom, Kimberly Whelan Kelley, MEd’08, is a first-grade teacher in Wilmington, and his father, Patrick, is the assistant principal at Holliston High School. • Wally, MA’67, and Mary (McNamara) Coyle were guests of honor at a surprise party celebrating their 45 years of marriage. They are proud grandparents of eight grandchildren. Mary has retired from her position on the planning board of the Town of Norwell, and Wally recently retired from adjunct teaching at the Carroll Graduate School of Management. The Coyles live in Brant Rock, MA. • Sarah Ann and Jim Mahoney and my 58
husband, Neal Harte, and I spent 16 days in China in late October. It was a fabulous trip.
Correspondent: Patricia McNulty Harte patriciaharte@me.com 83 Church Street, No. 1 Winchester, MA 01890; 781-729-1187
NC 1965 50TH REUNION May 29–31, 2015 Joan Wienk Gallagher spent two weeks in Melbourne, Australia, with son Mike, who had just moved into a new home. In November Joan was off to Maryland for a week’s visit with the East Coast contingent of her family. • P-J Mikita McGlynn reports that her kids and four grandkids are fine. Her youngest grandchild just celebrated her sixth birthday. • Sally Rosenthal Smith keeps busy with volunteering, tennis, golf, bridge, reading, and traveling. Add in five grandchildren, all under the age of 6, and we know she is busy! • Joan Bishop Smith retired from working as a psychotherapist and registered nurse. Now her main focus is being with her family, which includes her husband, Sam, their two daughters, and their families who live nearby in Virginia. Joan’s family are still best friends with the late Ginny McBride McCarthy’s husband, Jim, and share many car-related activities. • Sue Bearden McNamara and Harriet Dower Stephenson spent some time together at Crescent Beach, CT, this past summer. • Joan Mutty McPartlin sent word of a classmate who was profiled in the Wall Street Journal: Susan Casey Engel and her husband spotted an island off the Connecticut coast in the 1960s; heard about a Victorian home for sale on it in the 1980s, when it was decidedly impractical to buy it; and finally bought the house in 1996. Enjoy, Susan! • In the Summer issue, at Karen Kinnealey’s suggestion, I asked you to recall the name of our speaker at graduation. Mary McGinn was the only one to respond, and I have to assume she is correct since she still had the program. It was the Most Rev. Eric MacKenzie, Class of 1914, H’51, auxiliary bishop of Boston. This time, I am challenging you to send in your favorite memories of your time at Newton—funny, happy, sad, and just plain Newtonish. Let’s start to inspire our classmates to return for our 50th reunion, May 29–31. • From Cathy Lugar comes this update: A small group of classmates—Barbara Sweeney Kenny, Joan Walsh Rossi, Linda Mason Crimmins, Judith Aldrich Crowley, Gretchen Monagan Sterling MEd’70, and Cathy—with good support from the Alumni Association, is working on our reunion, making phone calls urging maximum attendance and donation goals. A fun weekend is being planned, so please start making your plans! See you in May!
Correspondent: Linda Mason Crimmins mason65@bc.edu 3902 MacGregor Drive Columbia, SC 29206
1966 After more than 34 years, Alfred “Joe” Anderson has recently returned from Gnevkow, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, to his family home in Framingham, MA, for part of the year. He’ll maintain a limited private psychology practice, including ambulatory
hospice work, in Vorpommern, where he has lived since moving from Frankfurt am Main to the Tollense Valley in 1994. • Janice Ryan Barrett, a professor and chair of the Department of Communication at Lasell College in Newton, has been named a senior Fulbright specialist and appointed to the Fulbright Specialist Roster for five years. During that time, any university outside the United States can invite her to visit its campus for two to six weeks to work with faculty on communication/journalism curriculum development, conduct graduate seminars in communication, or provide expertise on a communication special project. During a fall 2014 sabbatical, she was invited to lecture in the master’s program and to conduct research at Dublin City University in Ireland, and the University of Johannesburg in South Africa has extended an invitation to her for summer 2015. • David Harrington works in investing in health-care companies. He lives in Brooklyn and on Chicago’s North Shore and has also built a compound on the coast of Maine. • Jerry Kelley, of Watertown, announces the arrival of his new granddaughter, Juliet, who was born on his birthday, August 20! • Denver resident Dave Maloney reports that after spending a very sunny summer and fall on Prince Edward Island, he got together with Curt Brand in Washington DC before returning to Colorado. They were joined by Dave’s brother John Maloney ’64, who is living in the DC area. • Tom Connelly writes: As usual our BC group is planning its annual meeting. We always meet on the first Saturday in April and enjoy our “Fools Reunion.” The group includes Brian O’Neill, Tim O’Leary JD’69, Chuck Artesani, Neal Minihan JD’69, Michael Donovan, Paul Brauneis, Kevin Geaney, and Tom Connelly. Unfortunately, during the past year, we lost our first “fool,” Billy Shea, who passed away in December 2013.
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NC 1966 Margie O’Brien Vail reports that her husband, Charlie ’66, and daughter Emily have formed a law partnership. She writes: “Both seem to be enjoying this distinctly new way of connecting!”
Correspondent: Catherine Beyer Hurst catherine.b.hurst@gmail.com 333 Atwells Avenue, #211 Providence, RI 02903
1967 The 1964 football team that beat No. 9 Syracuse was honored at the October 18 Clemson game. Class of 1967 players in attendance were Dave Pesapane, Bob Hyland, Mike Violante, Bill Donovan, Gordie Kutz, Dick (E.) Powers, and Dick Collins. • Thanks to all of you who supported our class mailing by sending in your checks. We have had more than 125 responses so far—and it gave us a chance to hear from you! • Jack O’Brien writes from Port Angeles, WA, that he is enjoying life and plans to attend our 50th reunion. Jack, who earned his MBA from Notre Dame, retired at 55. • Dick Kane and his wife, Johanna, live in Charlotte, NC. Richard Moses, JD’70, is in North Dartmouth,