She moved to San Francisco in 1965 and worked as a Head Start teacher, as well as a waitress and a flower girl at the Spaghetti Factory. Following the untimely death of both her parents in a plane crash in 1970, Linda left teaching and began following her passions, one of which was for antique quilts. Along with a childhood friend, she opened a quilt store in Marin County, curated museum shows, and immersed herself in the world of quilts. Linda lived in San Anselmo for 25 years.
Phil Fox ’55
Robert DeWolfe ’60
Philip Fox, 76, died unexpectedly in Bangor, Maine, on October 4, 2103, as the result of a massive stroke. He was born September 1, 1937 in Boston. He grew up in Williamstown, Massachusetts. After Putney, Phil attended Antioch College in Ohio and Wayne State University in Detroit, where he earned his PhD in drama. He became an instructor at Wayne and a manager of the university’s drama program and theater’s box office for 40 years. During this time he was a frequent actor in area and university productions. Following his retirement from Wayne, he moved to Johnson City, Tennessee, to join friends and enjoy a milder climate. Once there, Phil found new opportunities to act, and he joined the Johnson City Arts Council, a group from which he recently completed his term as president. He also became an active member of St. Christopher’s Episcopal Church.
Rev. Robert H. DeWolfe, son of the late Dr. and Mrs. D. C. DeWolfe, of Putney, died July 6 in Thailand, where he had been living in retirement. After Putney, Marlboro College, and a tour in Vietnam, he received a master’s of sacred theology degree from then Berkely School of Divinity. After further study, he was ordained an Episcopal priest. Rob served parishes in Maine, Vermont, and Honolulu. At one time he was director of the detox center at University of Maine-Farmington. Rob leaves his children, Thomas and Rebekah, his brothers Dan DeWolfe ’50 and Tom DeWolfe ’56, a niece, and three nephews.
In his retirement, Phil became a multi-month summer resident of Southwest Harbor, Maine, a place that became his emotional home and where he shared a summer house with his brothers, Tom and Ken, and their families. He loved Mt. Desert Island and Acadia National Park, where he rode his bicycle on the carriage paths and savored the ocean views. He became an active and favorite member of the Acadia Repertory Theater, appearing in many mysteries and comedies. He was an active member of the Causeway Club, a supporter of the Harbor House, and a tour guide for visitors arriving on cruise ships. Phil was the loving elder of a 22-member Fox clan, made up of three brothers and two sisters, all with spouses, four nephews, four nieces, and their families. A celebration of his life will take place next summer in Maine, probably in early August.
Music was another of Linda’s passions. She relished her participation in a women’s percussion band, with which she marched in Washington, DC, for women’s and LGBT rights. She was sang in the Mendocino Women’s Choir and Mendocino Music Festival. She was proud to have started the “Heartbeats,” a percussion group she assembled in Albion to march on International Women’s Day. Linda was passionate about many socially progressive causes and about the environment. She dearly loved all four-legged friends. She studied with anthropologist Angeles Arrien, whose work inspired the next part of Linda’s life. In 1997, at the age of 55, she moved to Albion to create a retreat center. Linda called it “Heart and Hands.” Between 1996 and 2009, hundreds of people came to Hearts and Hands to be restored through writing, yoga, meditation, movement, and Womenclan workshops. Linda is survived by her lifelong friend Julie Silber, her life companion Michele Tellier, her sister, Elisabeth Reuther Dickmeyer ’65, and an extended family that includes Victor Dickmeyer ’06.
Linda Reuther ’60 Linda Ann Reuther passed away on September 20, 2013, at the age of 71. Linda was born August 24, 1942, the first child of Walter P. and May Wolf Reuther of Detroit. Walter P. Reuther was an ardent labor leader and the founder of the UAW. Linda grew up in Detroit and environs, attended Putney, and later graduated from the University of Michigan with a degree in education.
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