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ALUMNI CLASS NOTES Bob Johnson ’71 Madison Ave Designs is a full-service innovative company creating turn-key solutions through design, manufacturing, and installation, providing a complete overall look. The business has taken different directions during its 34 years, and it’s about to take another! “I am not retiring. Instead, I am redirecting and returning to fine arts; drawing, painting, writing, and a newfound adventure, documentaries. My daughter, Merritt, has named her business M.A.D. by Merritt, a division of Madison Ave Designs that creates handblown glass, custom paintings, murals, and fine arts…and so, it continues.” A brandywine maple tree was planted in memory of McGehee Isaacs ’72 by Bruce and Leslie Isaacs. The tree is located at the Sayre Athletic Complex…a perfect spot to honor McGehee. The sign reads:
In Memory of McGehee Isaacs ’72 Scholar Athlete 4 years Varsity Football Team 4 years Varsity Track Team 3 years Varsity Basketball Team Student Council Vice President Denison University
Tom Cowgill ’73 of Portsmouth, New Hampshire was in Lexington this summer for a visit. While here he got together with Jay Hollingsworth ’72 and Buck Prewitt ’74 at Mrs. Leslie Hollingsworth’s birthday party. Holly Wiedemann ’73 implemented her succession plan and sold her company to her long-time employee, Johan Graham, to continue AU Associates’ affordable housing and development legacy. Being a serial entrepreneur, Holly is starting Elkhorn Enterprises, LLC, and has already identified her first project; an 1898 post office in Paris, Kentucky. She will transform that into a patisserie and Airbnb units. Stay tuned! Most exciting, however, is that she and Bart will soon be grandparents and will be spending lots of time in Colorado with their son, Britt van Dissel ’07, daughter-in-law Rachel, and Baby van Dissel! Janet Johnson ’75 Kenworthy recently retired and sold her business, the Rooster’s Wife, in Aberdeen, North Carolina. Janet says that over the past year, she had time for reflection. “Like the seasons, it is time for a change for the Rooster’s Wife,” said Janet. “I will continue projects in music, but not at the venue.” Janet says she will be doing
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