A reading of “Black Butterflies” by Marylou Di Pietro ’74 (center) was presented Dec. 7 in NYC. Marylou cast the son of Sally Williams Cook ’74 in one of the roles. The ground- breaking play is based on the life of Rose Williams, sister and muse to Tennessee Williams. See blackbutterfliestheplay.com to learn more.
for a friend’s battery and lighting company as manufacturing manager. They try to travel at least twice a year (HI, AK, CA, WY, MT, AZ and TX; up and down the East Coast; the Caribbean; and many other places so far). Her oldest son, Shane, is a police detective for the Town of Wenham and resource officer to the local schools. He and his wife have 2 beautiful children: Alyssa, 14, and Cameron, 8. Jean’s youngest son, Ian, is an engineer at Microsoft in Cambridge, MA. He and his wife just brought baby boy, Jackson, into the world. She maintains contact with her Shepard friends: Beth Bladen Norcross, Wendy Parsley Haupt ’73 MT and Nancy Lee Smith ’73 MT. Lindsay Henes O’Donovan, who lives in Cambridge, MA, with husband, Brian, writes, “Getting ready for our big show that he is the host of with WGBH, ‘A Christmas Celtic Sojourn.’ We will tour New England with several shows at the Emerson Cutler Majestic in Boston. I am the pianist and co-producer of the show. Also busy with co-hosting with Brian traditional Irish concerts at The Burren in Somerville. Just back from a trip to St. Paul, where our eldest daughter Aoife O’Donovan co-hosted ‘A Prairie Home Companion,’ on which she has been a frequent guest performer!” Kate Dixon-Rose writes that her business, Cooking at Kate’s, is getting some press. Visit
bit.ly/20qGhYD to watch a segment that ran right before they opened their doors in Oct. They are also open for summer rentals and intimate weddings. Nancy Bianchi Miller completed a 5K in Washington, DC, to raise money for the Lungevity Foundation, the leading private research provider for lung cancer. Nancy walks 4 miles daily, so I am sure she lapped all the other participants! Lucy Main recently returned from a cruise to Turkey and Greece, a good escape before winter settled in to Malone, NY. I had a fun evening with Deborah Ross Chambliss when she was in Philadelphia on business. A 3-hour dinner spent catching up on life felt great! Lydia Biddle Thomas continues to expand her business in NYC, helping people organize and remove the clutter in their homes and lives. She recently took a side trip to Venice, Italy, while on her way to Switzerland to attend a friend’s birthday party; she and a small group kayaked through the canals. Ann Cowperthwaite is a sculptor, teacher and co-owner of Eidolon Designs in Raleigh, NC; she specializes in custom- designed, high-quality furniture, special architectural projects and millwork. Thanks to all who shared their news–let’s hear from the rest of you!
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SUSAN BROWN WARNER warners@optonline.net Lisa Burke Hennessy recently reconnected with freshman roommate Kathryn Roberts McMullen on Cape Cod. They both spend time there in the summer and always look forward to catching up. Lisa’s twins, Andrew and Brooks, are juniors in HS. Husband Peter works in real estate in NYC. They have a horse farm, Stony Creek Farm, in North Salem, NY, and Lisa continues to pursue an interest in decorating homes for clients. Kathryn Roberts McMullen winters in Naples, FL, and summers on Cape Cod. She is still at the Ritz-Carlton Resorts of Naples, planning meetings and events from Oct. to April, then dallying on the grounds crew
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DEBRA BRAY MITCHELL dbraymitch@gmail.com
In October, Janet Spurr ’76, Anne Tilney Brune ’76, Lynn Esler Vail ’76 and Cabby Herr ’76 reunited over lunch at Lehigh University to cheer on Lynn’s son, who plays for Lehigh.
at Cape Cod National Golf Club all summer where her husband, Frank, is the chef. Their son Miles is in his 2nd year at the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, NY, where his daddy is an alum.
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JILL MCLAUGHLIN GODFREY Jillgodfrey25@gmail.com While only a few people attended the 40th reunion of the Class of 1975, it was still a huge success. The timeless and easy camaraderie we found ourselves with set the tone for the entire weekend. Arden Avedisian and Amy Schimelfenyg arrived tanned and beautiful from their fun life in FL. Suzanne Quimby Reed and Jill McLaughlin Godfrey, Nancy McIntire Zemlin, Sandy Comstock enjoyed the pristine fall colors, wining and dining, and seeing wonderful Colby women again.
Susan Sherry Barnett has lived in many places since graduation but has called Charlotte, NC, home for the past 20 years. She and her husband (a high school sweetheart) work in real estate. Their 2 sons’ colleges have them cheering for SEC football and ACC basketball to keep things interesting and fair. Besides work, Susan stays busy with gardening, traveling, reading and exercising. A group of Burpeeites had a minireunion in Newport, RI, in Sept. 2014: Caren Demoulas Pasquale, Diane Remondi De Falco, Lisa Hammond Carvalho, Alice “Mari” Hanabergh O’Sullivan, Sue Chapman Warren, Meredith “Missy” Craig Davis, Ellen Fitzpatrick Criscione, Martha Colinan Ellicott ’81 along with Susan. They had not seen each other in a while but picked up where they left off. Gotta love our CSC friendships! Heidi Caswell Zander lives in her hometown of Rockport, MA, where she owns the Tidal Edge Gallery (TidalEdge Gallery.com) featuring her artwork. Heidi paints primarily with oil, and the local seascapes and vistas are her subject matter. After graduation, Carla Schmelzer Meyers went to UNH School of Law and then practiced in Concord, NH, for 12 years. She met and married Dan Myers, and they have 2 sons: Daniel, 27, and Mathew, 26. When Dan’s job moved them up and down the East coast, Carla started
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JANET E. SPURR Spurr1@msn.com In Oct., Lynn Esler Vail visited from Laguna Beach, CA, to see her son, who attends Lehigh University, win a soccer game against BU. Anne Tilney Brune joined from VA, as well as Holly Hexner Giampapa ’75, Katherine “Cabby” Herr and Heidi Scheller ’75. The group had lunch and dinner and then cheered at the game.
Carla Schmelzer Meyers ’79 and her Morgan horse, Gracie.
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