count manager in a successful startup app development company. As for the Goldsteins, our most recent book, The 50 Healthiest Habits and Lifestyle Changes, was published a few months ago by Greenwood, an imprint of ABC-CLIO. The book highlights 50 habits that promote physical, mental and social health for adolescents and young adults. Now, some sad news: On Oct. 16, 2016, we lost classmate Valerie Zucker Holt to lung cancer. Cynthia Howard Harvell shared some memories: “As our families grew and her family moved to various parts of the country, we could always come back quickly to that familiar place. We had a mini Coco for Wo reunion last fall with Mary Jane Atwater, Rachel Sherbourne Cooney and Nancy Pierce Morgan at my family house on Lake Sunapee. Val could not make the trip, but she and husband Biff met us for lunch. She was a trooper to come to our 45th reunion. I transported her and her daughter, Rachel Holt Parker ’05. I will keep her spirit by thinking of her as I walk the beach of Naples, Fla., and when the wind blows through the autumn leaves.” Our class extends its sincerest sympathies to Val’s family and friends.
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Correspondents: Lisa McDonnell, 134 W. Maple St., Granville, OH 43023, mcdonnell@denison.edu; Lois Price, 308 East Mulberry St., Kennett Square, PA 193483818, loprice@yahoo.com Lisa McDonnell wrote a rousing description of our 45th reunion in the last issue, and lots of you shared her sentiments with praise and appreciation for the events and reconnections of the weekend. Many of you noted how wonderful it was to not only see old friends but make new ones too. We especially thank AnMing Sze Truxes, Lois Olcott Price, Susie Chadwick Pokress and Kate Bristol Wick for all they did to make Reunion such a great experience. An-Ming reminds us that our golden reunion is fast approaching—our 50th is in 2021! Be on the lookout for information about how you can get involved, especially with contacting classmates who have fallen out of touch. You can reach An-Ming any time at atruxes@gmail. com with ideas and comments about Reunion. She also thanks everyone who participated in the Class Gift; we exceeded our 45th reunion goal of $75,000! Anne Sigmond Curtis, who traveled from Seattle, was impressed with the courses of study offered at the College now. She thinks we are a diverse and interesting group of women and would be intrigued to engage in “discussion about the issues that were so divisive and hard during our years at CC—Vietnam, civil rights, etc.” Barbara Yanchek Braun enjoyed reconnecting with Anne, especially sharing pictures of their children. Barbara’s two daughters graduated from Boston College; one is a lawyer and the other a nurse. Barbara and husband Robert are considering retirement and figuring out what’s next. Nancy Filbin found Reunion “amazingly validating” as she realized everything we have shared. Sue Nelson Brewster raised two sons at their home in Weston, Mass., and subsequently earned a master’s in education at Wheelock College and became a kindergarten teacher. Sue
retired in 2008 and now enjoys traveling with Glenn. They have been to all the continents except Antarctica; last year they spent six weeks in Panama, Cuba and Brazil. She’s so glad Louise Wright Huntoon came to Reunion! Mary Ash Lazarus worked as VP of merchandising at Dayton Hudson Marshall Fields. She then left the corporate world to start a company and served as the COO of Caldrea/Mrs. Meyer’s. Retired, Mary started a new company, Vestiges Inc. She lives in Minneapolis with her second husband and their two cats. Mary Scallan Guest married husband Bud in 1974 and ultimately settled in St. Louis, Mo., where they’ve been for 37 years. They have three children and four grandchildren. Mary retired in 2009 after 30 years of teaching. Last January, she met Jill Goodrich-Mahoney in Chicago for a girls’ weekend with their daughters. Weezie Hammond Garrison regrets missing Reunion, but her third grandson was born that Friday night: “What fun to watch one’s children become parents.” Weezie spent the summer in Harwich Port, Mass. She saw Alice Ramo Scanlon in Florida in March, and they agreed to make attending our 50th a top priority. Elizabeth Walsh Detmold attended Reunion accompanied by dear friend and CC roommate Louise Wright Huntoon. Elizabeth said it was bittersweet being back at CC without husband John, who died in November 2014. He was 95, and they had been married 40 years. Son Todd lives in Chicago and works for an Internet firm and daughter Hilary is a lawyer in Boston. Elizabeth lives in Northampton, Mass., and enjoys knitting. Arlyn Roffman is enjoying her second year of retirement from Lesley University, where she was a professor for 37 years. She loves to travel with her husband, spend time at their cottage in Maine and sing with Boston’s Mystic Chorale. Susan Chadwick Pokress attended Reunion and hopes to escort her granddaughter
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Correspondent: Dr. Peg Muschell Jackson, 1621 Ptarmigan Drive, Apt. 9C, Walnut Creek, CA 94595-3684, peg@pegjackson.com Bob and Amy Lewis Tabor were able to sell their store in June 2014 and retire. They have enjoyed traveling, including seeing family and friends. At home, they love tending their backyard garden, catching up on reading and just relaxing. Amy is co-chair of our 45th reunion in June. After the sale of her company and nearly two years at the company of the new owners, Lucy Boswell Siegel is planning her escape from NYC to Cape Cod. She has lived in the same apartment for 32 years and will be moving to Wellfleet, Mass. Lucy’s older son has shifted from physics research to bioinformatics research
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to look at CC: “Wouldn’t it be fun to show up for our 50th with a GP’21 on my name badge!” After 20 years as a travel agent with a small local agency, Susan is now semiretired and works from home. Susan and husband Bob traveled to Europe for a two-week river cruise with some CGA classmates of Bob’s. The group also included Anne Sigmond Curtis, Jane Gilbert Snyder and Kathy Swift Gravino, as well as Cathy Pan Flanagan ’68. In September, Ann Louise Gittleman was presented with the Humanitarian Award by the Cancer Control Society. Ann is an internationally recognized nutritionist and has authored more than 30 books on topics including diet, women’s health, menopause and environmental issues, including the New York Times best-seller The Fat Flush Plan. We extend our sympathy to the families of Rebecca Bethel, who died Nov. 17, 2015, and Camelina Como Kanzler, who died Sept. 12, 2015. Correction: In the last column, the name of Johnson House was mistakenly attributed to Dean Alice Johnson. It is actually named in honor of Trustee Ann Werner Johnson ’68.
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