indoor heated pool and summers on Lake George. Her middle grandson, Ryan Taylor, plays for the Green Bay Packers! Cynthia Alexander Carlson and her husband left WI for 6 months in FL where they enjoy an active social life. Unfortunately, her husband has been suffering from macular degeneration. Martha Miller Hyatt is a widow now, but her family resides nearby. She lives in her own home and is involved with many activities. I chatted with Ann Norton Merrill, who plays bridge with Ann Tilton Carpenter almost every week. Shirley Tunison Eustis now lives in a continuing care community in Easton, MD, after 25 years in Annapolis. She had a fall, broke some bones and was in rehab for a month, only to have a series of other medical misfortunes. Shirley’s daughter, her husband and their 9-year-old son, Ben, live in NYC but like to explore the Adirondacks during the summer. Ben reads a lot and is an “advanced learner.” Shirley’s son and his wife live close to her in MD. Gloria Hirsch Flanzer got married in 1947 and had 3 children, John, Jane and Peter.
Gloria was a docent at the Art Institute in Chicago for 39 years but had to resign when her son, John, became ill and had to be near the Northwestern Hospital. He died last year, and her husband passed in 1992. Gloria then moved to Northfield, IL, and became a student at the Botanical Gardens, where a new world of art blossomed for her. She has 5 grandchildren scattered about, but they visit often.
1945 Ruth Anderson Padgett 2535 Ardath Road La Jolla, CA 92037 (858) 454-4623 ruthlajolla@aol.com Doris Peakes Kendall is busy with volunteer work, knitting and keeping tabs on family and her new great-grand via Skype. Suzi Curtis Smythe in New Bern, NC, walks and swims every week. She helps the children’s swimming program at the YMCA. She’s been on 2 historic train rides honoring the former PA Railroad, where her late husband used to work. She’s moving soon to MD
to be closer to her family. Nancy Dean Maynard had a great trip to Chicago with family to watch 4 grandkids compete in the marathon. She admitted to staying inside and watching on TV. Ruth Wilgus Rockwell lives in a retirement home with acres of gardens and places to walk. She was expecting family for a big Thanksgiving dinner. Shirley “Shal” Glidden Splaine is healthy, happy and busy. She sent lots of news of weddings, birthdays and garden parties. Her baby brother just turned 80! She’s having fun with her 1933 MG J2 going to shows. Leah Keever Cotton and hubby still live in Duxbury, MA, and go to their summer home in Nova Scotia. Elizabeth “Libby” Bryant Parker has 4 grandkids and 3 greats. She’s involved in her church, the GOP, DAR and the Windsor (CT) Historical Society. Martha Whitney Steers in Williamsburg, VA, is doing what most of the rest of us are: bridge, TV and reading. Balance is her biggest problem. She has a 15-year-old Australian Terrier and was looking forward to a family visit in Atlanta. Gloria Wells
McCreery is in Needham, MA, and has 4 daughters, 9 grands and 16 greatgrandchildren! Nancy Erickson Murphy and hubby, Cal, celebrated their 68th anniversary and are going strong at 88 and 95. They have 6 grands and 4 great-grands. Sad to note that they lost their firstborn at age 65. Our sympathies from all of us. Sue Needham Houston lives at Wake Robin in Shelburne, VT, and enjoys her son and his wife living nearby. She plays in the handbell choir and is painting up a storm. A big shout-out to Amy Potter Drummond ’00 and the Alumni Office for helping with this column. Without their help there would be no ’45 news.
1946 Ramona “Hoppy” Hopkins O’Brien 54 Texel Drive Springfield, MA 01108-2638 (413) 739-2071
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