58 Anne Lloyd Vaughan writes, “We love living in Wyoming – none of the humidity of the East Coast. We spend eight months here and the rest of the year at Shelter Island, NY.”
63 DIED: Doug Taylor on Feb. 21, 2011. After graduating from Guilford College, Doug worked for the DMV as a program analyst. He retired from Bank of America as a systems officer. Doug enjoyed sports car rallies, golf, and was an avid sailor. He was also a lifelong Episcopalian and a member of All Saints Episcopal Church.
64 DIED: Michael Jarvis on March 18, 2011. Michael graduated from UVA and served in the US Marine Corps Reserve. He founded Isotec Communications Incorporated and Jarvis Communication Services, Inc., served as chairman of the board and president of the Jarvis Corporation, and was president of ROLM Atlantic. Michael was also president of Charter Leasing Corporation. He was involved with many corporate and civic organizations in Richmond and most recently served as a member of the board of the Bank of Virginia, Preservation Virginia, and the Bon Secours Richmond Health Care Foundation. Michael is survived by wife Cristy Conner Jarvis ’68; eight siblings (including brothers Emmett Jarvis ’66 and Tim Jarvis ’77); children Jenna Jarvis Atwood ’97, Liza Jarvis Scott ’99, Maria Jarvis Darby ’02, and Michael Jarvis ’06; and two grandchildren.
65 Fleet Gregory Davis writes, “I’m still living on the Eastern Shore, but I am beginning to restore my family home in Hanover with my brother – long, long process!! Still doing Garden Club of Virginia things and am on the restoration committee which is great fun and very interesting.” In December 2010, Bill Roberts received a master’s of distance education from University
Summer 2011
Anne Dobbins Brasfield ’65, her daughter, Mollie Heilig Storey ’92, her sister, Leigh Dobbins Johnson ’78, and Leigh’s daughter Carter Crenshaw ’06. Anne writes, “We just returned from trekking in the Andes in Peru. It was a great opportunity to be together as we hiked the Inca Trail for a week, ending at Machu Picchu. It was challenging but so much fun being together! Our group consisted of 13 people representing 5 countries. 12 mules transported our food and supplies for the trip, and two emergency horses accompanied us. Fortunately, we didn’t need them!”
Susu Schmidt ’67 recently spent a month birdwatching in Kenya. of Maryland University College. He is currently an adjunct associate professor at University of Richmond teaching intercultural communication, gender communication and interpersonal communication.
67 Susu Schmidt spent a month birdwatching in Kenya with a UVA colleague who advises local groups how to manage land to conserve wildlife and helps train young people as interpretative naturalists for eco-tourism. They surveyed
sunbirds in eight national parks and shorebirds by the Indian Ocean. Susu said, “In Africa, the human population keeps doubling, causing deforestation, drought, erosion. Despite 20 percent of Kenya preserved in parks that are certainly beautiful, wildlife is highly stressed. Nevertheless, A Rocha at Watamu offers win-win, positive-feedback programs giving scholarships to schoolchildren and training farmers. Every place we camped, guards carried machine guns to protect us from bandits, kidnappers, and lions; except the Maasai warrior who circled our camp carrying a metal-tip spear.” As a contract editor, based in Beaufort, NC, Susu advises authors how to polish manuscripts for publication (www.susanschmidt.net).
69 Merri Ann Hunt has retired after 28 years of critical care nursing, including 26 years in the operating room as a nurse anesthetist. Melinda Vick Wilson writes, “2011 is a busy year for the Wilsons. I celebrated my ‘big’ birthday with four other couples on a cruise to the southern Caribbean. We also have trips planned to Montana
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