Ry Marchant ’71 was joined by family at his Circuit Court Judge swearing in. Lizzy Gehr Marchant ’04, Reilly Marchant ’03, Meg Marchant ’98 and Beth Watlington Marchant ’72.
Nancy Toms Breeden has another grandson – Charles Russell Breeden, son of Eric Breeden ’01 and wife Sarah, was born Aug. 14, 2014. Charlie joins cousins Hudson Burnett, 4, and Trey Burnett, 8 (sons of Blair Breeden Burnett ’96 and husband Edward). Boodie Wiltshire McGurn was recently elected to the Virginia State Golf Association board of directors. She and two other women are the first females to serve on the VSGA board.
1974
40th Reunion
Helen Anderson Carter and Willy Carter graciously opened their lovely home for our 40th class reunion. We were fortunate to have approximately 50 classmates in attendance. Betsy Brinkley Munz from San Francisco traveled the farthest. Others who came from long distances included Meg Campbell, Whitney Dodd Godwin and Woody Dykers, all from the state of Georgia. Peggy Thornton Lammers and her husband joined us from Ohio. We appreciated the faculty who made the effort to be with us as well. They included Nancy Archbell Bain, Karen and Charlie McFall, Margaret Daniel, Nancy Pace Newton and Gwen Donohue. We are indebted to Walker Jones, who made the trip from New York, for spearheading efforts to recruit classmates to attend this year. After a fun, casual BBQ dinner, tradition prevailed as we gathered in the den to watch Walker’s recently
updated version of our wonderful “The Way We Were” movie. A few tears, much laughter and many cherished memories made our 40th a night to remember fondly! – Submitted by Anne Cary Hall Allen and Margaret Reese Mertens DIED: Robin Jones Eddy on Nov. 25, 2014. At Collegiate, she played field hockey and basketball, was a member of the Glee Club and the French Club and served on the Judicial Board and the Proctor Board. She enjoyed many summers as a camper and counselor at Nature Camp in Vesuvius, VA. After graduating from Sweet Briar, Robin taught school in Lexington, VA. She then married and moved to Little Compton, RI, where she worked as a commodities broker. Robin returned to Virginia to teach in Lexington and later began a career in the real estate profession. She was preceded in death by her father, Wayland H. Jones. She is survived by her mother, Marietta Barnes Jones; son, Stetson Blackwell Eddy; sister, Rebecca Jones Wickham; brothers, Wayland D. Jones II and Freeman E. Jones; four nephews and two nieces.
1975
Rhonda King Perraudin writes, “I am now living in Waterloo, Belgium. The kids have flown the nest.
The Excellent Advice of a Few Famous Painters, a book by Tyler Norman Scott ’75 is now available in paperback and for the Kindle (see class notes for details).
Virginie, 22, is working in Washington and Xavier, 19, is a freshman at UPenn. The whole family got together on Carters Creek for Thanksgiving. Mom, living at Westminster Canterbury was able to come visit, too. When I visit mom, I often run into Miss Helen Tanner ’49. We reminisce about our old French classes. Who would have guessed that I’d end up living in a Frenchspeaking country and my kids would be bilingual? I remember Collegiate with great fondness.” Tyler Norman Scott is the author of The Excellent Advice of a Few Famous Painters. Tyler writes, “I have written a funny sad novel about divorce set in Richmond. I wanted to give people hope – and amuse them. I’ve used art and the art world to tell the story (even though I don’t know how to paint).” The book is available on Amazon and www.tylernscott.com.
1978
Adair Dages Wheat writes, “Dividing time between NYC and RVA. In photography school at the International Center of Photography. Having so, so much fun! Four daughters are 18, 21, 23 and 24 years old. Emma is a senior at St. Margaret’s (Tappahannock), Susannah is a junior at Wofford College (Spartanburg, SC), Parker is a grad student at Ole Miss, and Remy is working for Bain and Company in Atlanta.”
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