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George Thomsen ’42 shows off his Calvert bow tie, cuff links, and cummerbund at the Roland Park Place’s 30th Anniversary Party
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George Thomsen has retired from the practice of law, but not from fiduciary work. He and his wife, Mary Ellen, moved to Roland Park Place, a continuing care retirement community, four years ago. Sons Roszel ’70, Stewart ’73, and Laurence ’79 (all Calvert, Gilman, and Harvard College graduates) are doing well. “Recently, the last two summers, we traveled in Europe with some combination of all seven grandchildren. Our oldest grandchild graduated from Harvard on the day of my 60th reunion from Harvard, the second graduated in May from Georgia Tech and the third will graduate Hamilton College in 2016.”
Bunny Cromwell Lohsen enjoys playing tennis, gardening, decorating, and reading. Eleanor Stinson Menton finds herself volunteering and traveling. She also enjoys art, music, and serving on various boards. Measles Cromwell Williams shares, “living at Mercy Ridge is a real pleasure; it keeps me on the go. I have lunch with Bunny Cromwell Lohsen ’44, Flopsey Hopkins Borda ’44, and Linell Nash Smith ’44 – who are all on the go also. I love keeping up with all eleven of my grandchildren and am very proud of them (like all grandmas).”
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Diana Russell Deacon and her husband, Jack, have moved to Pennswood Village in Newtown, Pennsylvania. There are some Baltimoreans there, but she hasn’t found any Calvert alumni yet. “This is a wonderful retirement community with amazingly friendly people and many activities. We are still close enough to New York City to go to the opera and we are closer to Baltimore.” Dr. Emita Brady Hill writes, “the first of my grandchildren to get married and complete a graduate degree, a Master’s in Education at Columbia, Sarah Beck, was married in April. My personal news is a book called, Bronx Faces and Voices: Sixteen Stories of Courage and Commitment, which comes out in the fall from Texas Tech University Press. The book had a very long gestation. The interviews were done back in the early 1980s.”
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Kittie Frick Beyer is living in Washington and still enjoys painting with water colors and volunteering at the National Gallery of Art.
Marion Parsons DeGroff shares, “I am enjoying my best volunteer job ever on the Garden Club of America Scholarship Committee, responsible for scholars in Field Botany, Urban Forestry, and Coastal Wetlands studies. Mind stretching and fun!”
Members of the Class of 1949, Louisa Cooper Dubin, Anne Scarlett Perkins, Drewry Warfield Cromwell, Anne Bordley Moss, & Anne Findlay Dorsey have lunch together
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Augusta Needles Field retired at the age of 75. “Because of lung cancer for nearly three years, I have moved to Keene, New Hampshire to be with my two younger daughters and oldest granddaughter. Thanks to excellent treatment, medical care, and pulmonary maintenance exercise (now three days a week), life is an adventure!”
Marjorie McHenry Bride ’51 & Billy Woodward celebrating at the Class of 1951’s 75th Birthday Party in April 2014
Reverend Chotard Doll is now retired from parish work, but busy with many other pursuits: weaving, serving as a docent at a desert park, and tutoring. She shares, “there’s never enough time! I am married with two children and one grandchild. I hope the 75th Birthday Party was a joyful one. It was fun to see the information and remember all those names! I wish I could levitate and just come for an hour or two. Best to all!” Dr. Thomas Garrett still works for the California Department of Public Health. He is married and has six grandchildren. He shares, “I’m sorry to miss the party!”
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Dr. John Breckinridge has lived in the Denver metro area since 1968 and retired as a cardiologist in July 2013. He has three grandchildren at Calvert: Mariana ’19, Nico ’22, and Teo ’22.
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Frankie Hurst Ballman continues to play tennis and enjoys reading, boating, and looking after four children, their spouses, and eight grandchildren.
Eddie Brown, Jr. writes, “my permanent address has been on Woodbrook Lane for all but five years of my life. First in the house my parents built, next in the house my grandparents built, and now in the house Joyce and I recently built. Talk about being stuck!”
Photo by Ann Baldwin Smith ’49
Jay Cooper has been retired since September 2012 after working for over 50 years on Wall Street. He still sees his classmates Dottie Jenkins Pearre ’43 and Harriet Cooper Robertson ’43 from time to time. He shares, “my wife Eleanor and I hosted a very pleasant luncheon for Dottie and three of her four children: Carroll Pearre Jenkins ’64, Molly Pearre Schaeren ’65, and Skip Pearre ’68 at Elkridge. Carroll’s spouse, Alec, and Molly’s spouse, Roman, rounded out the table. It was a wonderful way to celebrate Christmas.”
Phoebe Albert Driscoll ’44 & Dottie Wolff Phipps ’44 are all smiles during Alumni Weekend as they celebrate their 70th Reunion from Calvert
John Bergland ’44 & Deke Miller ’44 enjoying the Cocktail Party during Alumni Weekend
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Marjorie McHenry Bride now lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts after living in Portland, Maine. She continues to work, is very active with cross fit, tennis, and serving on the board of Outward Bound among others. Her family is in Baltimore, and she is getting married this September!
FALL 2014
The Class of 1951 at their 75th Birthday Party, which was spearheaded by Jim Young ’51.
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