ALUMNI AT LARGE 1959 Joanne K. Woods classnews1959@colby.edu As I write this we are expecting our third weekend snowstorm in a row in the Boston area, but when you read the column spring should be here. Y Solange and Reed Thompson made their annual trip back east to visit old friends in and around New York City and their son and his family in the Boston area. They spent three fun days with Posie and Grant Hendricks and their family. It usually takes Reed
gave them the opportunity to visit with two of their sons in Massachusetts and Virginia during the holiday season. After arriving in their former neighborhood, they had the chance to reunite with friends. They planned to return north in March because Elaine is taking four courses at Keene State College. Y Joan (Crowell) ’60 and Skip Tolette took a trip to Costa Rica. They walked a couple of beaches, zip-lined (!!!) and hiked the rainforest, and boated a river with alligators, monkeys, and many neat birds. In Florida they spent time with Beverly (Johnson) ’60 and Keet
John Clark ’60 retired after 53 rewarding years of teaching, the last 22 teaching math at a community college in Poughkeepsie, N.Y. and Grant about 45 seconds to get past the year apart from each other and revert to how they were 50+ years earlier. It’s like time stands still. Mary Jane and Tony Ruvo came into the city from their New Jersey home, and they all had a delightful three-hour lunch at Patsy’s in Midtown, one of their favorite Italian haunts on the west side. Assuming all body parts are operable, the Thompsons plan on being at our 55th in 2014. Y Tim and Barbara Churchill Eddy keep busy. Tim is still in business as a financial advisor, and Barbara volunteers at their church. They have three properties to maintain: a home, an office building, and a place in Maine. Their three children have provided six grandchildren. They enjoy taking Road Scholar trips, which have included the mansions along the Hudson, the Black Hills, Mount Rushmore, and Mesa Verde National Park. Y Ed Goldberg remains active and travels constantly. He spends four months a year in Bozeman, Mont. There are lots of aging flower children reliving the Fifties in a beautiful setting. Trout fishing in highaltitude lakes, horseback riding into the wilderness, skiing in unbroken snowfields, and hanging out with cowboys at local bars make for full and exciting days. Much time is spent learning about alternative sources for his local town, which has struck down wind turbines for a variety of good reasons. The balance of his life seems to be filled with good friendships, family, books, and frequent trips to Israel, where he is involved with one of the universities. Y Elaine (Healey) ’62 and Paul Reichert enjoy living in New Hampshire, but trips to other places are also very rewarding. Leaving for Florida in the middle of December
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Arnett and had an enjoyable lunch with the Arnetts, Chris Rand Whitman, Val and Bob Marier ’60, Jack Pallotta, and Patty Richmond Stull. Y In April 2012 Jacqueline Bendelius Davidson’s book, Nets Through Time: The Technique and Art of Knotted Netting, was published by Maine Authors Publishing. The book describes the history of knotted netting from 23,000 B.C. to its adoption by contemporary fiber artists. Requiring only two simple tools, the technique evolved in many cultures around the world. Nets are used for fishing and trapping game and also, with the same knot, for making lace of fine threads. In December the book was awarded an honorable mention by the New England Book Festival Y Dan Van Heeckeren sent the sad news that Doris, his wife of 49 years, died in November, two days after a snorkeling accident and near drowning in Hawaii, where Dan had been attending an AMA interim meeting. Doris had been in the Holsteiner horse business, but she and Dan had made a decision some years ago to stop breeding because the market for foals had collapsed. In the fall they took the final step in winding down the horse business. Last summer they had a giant family reunion at Nags Head, N.C., in memory of Dan’s mother, Jenny, who died just before Christmas 2011 at 98. Dan has been dealing with recertification as a U.S. Sailing senior judge, adapting to decreased balance and locomotion due to stable Parkinson’s improved with medication, and coping with the absence of his soul mate and best friend. He is looking forward to a spring fortnight in Europe, visiting in Sweden and the Netherlands.
1960 Jane Holden Huerta classnews1960@colby.edu Wendy McWilliam Denneen took a wonderful trip to the Caribbean with Al ’58 and Kay German Dean ’59. Highlights were snorkeling in Roatán, Honduras, and sailing in an America’s Cup yacht race. Y Mike Silverberg is still working and enjoying the challenge. He regularly sees Hank Silverman ’61 and Dick Fields ’61 and talks by phone with Ron Weber and Steve Curley. Mike and his wife travel on their boat to Block Island. Y Anna Johnson lives in Oregon, where she is removed in time and space from Colby. She remains in touch with Dorothy Reuman, who taught in the Music Department. Anna is becoming a master gardener through a University of Oregon program. Y Every January Ken Nigro hosts a baseball cruise, which Eunice Bucholz Spooner joined this year. In the middle of the night, his phone rang; the voice said, “Earl Weaver is dead.” Hall of Fame manager Earl Weaver had been going on Ken’s cruise for the past 20 years. Ken is still recovering! He was going to be working for the Red Sox during spring training and planned to attend Orioles games in Sarasota. Y Steve Curley writes that Phil Shea, a great classmate, is on his annual winter escape to Phoenix, where he continues to prove that he can’t play golf in the winter in Scottsdale any better than he plays in the summer up north. Y Ellie and Russ Zych noticed that the Brothers Four (remember our 1960 winter carnival?) were in concert in Tarpon Springs, so they made reservations. After the concert they talked to Bob Flick, the only original member in the group. Bob remembered the Colby gig, which basically kicked off the group’s career. Y Judith Allen Ferretti and her husband had an educational Road Scholar trip to the Florida Everglades. They learned a great deal about the delicate ecosystem in Florida and the efforts to restore the balance between plants, animals, and marine life. Y Skip ’59 and Joan Crowell Tolette returned from a trip to Costa Rica, where they hiked in the rainforest, boated a river with alligators, monkeys, and many neat birds, AND zip lined! Y Charlie ’61 and Ann Dudley DeWitt plan a move to the Highlands in Topsham. Part of this retirement community is located on land that Ann’s ancestor purchased in the late 1700s. Y Ronald Weber enjoyed the Palm Beach luncheon where President Adams spoke and 80 alumni from many classes attended. He spent Christmas in Colorado with three sons and one grandchild. Y Steve Finner’s choral-conducting career at age 74 continues to expand! He’s the
conductor of the Randolph, Vt., community chorus, the Randolph Singers, a group of around 40. Steve reports that there are many fine singers and the rehearsals are off to a fine start. Y Maren Stoll Fischer is taking a group to the fjords of Norway on a mail boat—an adventure, NOT a glitzy cruise. Gail Harden Schade, Marion Porter Potter, and Carlene Daisy Kelleher will join her. They’ll travel into the Arctic Circle and visit spectacular fjords! Y During the past year, Tony ’57 and Bev Jackson Glockler camped in Acadia with daughter Margot Glockler Liffiton ’88, took a cruise through Alaska’s inner passage, and survived Hurricane Sandy. During the brunt of the storm, EMT Bev was on a call with a mother in labor and got to the hospital just one hour before the baby was born. Y Chet Lewis and his wife, Fran, left the snug environs of East Lansing, Mich., at the end of October to travel to Narragansett, R.I., to take care of his 97-year-old mother-inlaw—just in time to experience Sandy’s visit to the Northeast. Y One of the many reasons that Lucky Christov moved to Southern California was the lack of hurricanes. They neglected to tell him about the earthquakes! Y John Clark has retired after 53 rewarding years of teaching—the last 22 years teaching math at Dutchess Community College in Poughkeepsie, N.Y. John and his wife, Eleanor, are busy playing tennis and taking classes at the community college. Y Bob Marier and his wife are active golfers—Bob has a single-digit handicap! Bob has returned to Colby to do concerts with the Colby Eight. He has just released a CD, Melodies From Maine, which is sold in Maine and on iTunes—or directly from Bob (bobmarier@me.com or 772-336-0701).
1961 Diane Scrafton Cohen Ferreira classnews1961@colby.edu Melinda and Wayne Westbrook’s daughter, Sarah, will represent Vermont in the Miss USA Pageant this June in Las Vegas. Wayne says, “Wish her luck!” Y Bob and Jeanette Benn Anderson, along with Jeanette’s caregiver, Ann, relaxed on Marco Island again this winter. Bob reports that Jeanette continues coping with MS challenges. They continue traveling and go out to eat quite often. “She still loves Colby and all of the friends she got to know while there.” Y Margaret “Peggy” Bartlett Gray shares: “My husband and I are skiing again in Sun Valley, Idaho, this winter. Bebe Clark Mutz spent pre-Thanksgiving time with us in Vermont. She’s still the bright, spunky