CLASS NOTES lots of grandchildren visits. Susan DeHoff Montgomery had a nice visit to
Friends from the Class of ’60 enjoyed lunch at the home of Dick ’53 and Susan Whiteford ’60 in Sherwood Forest, MD. Back row (l-r): Mary McElroy, Diane Howell Mitchell, Susan Mears Whiteford, Susan Huff Schmitt. Front row (l-r): Cholly Hisle, Arlene Lacher Clauss, Corky Smith Gibson, and Jeannie Downs Pohlhaus.
I’ll be able to travel or how long she’ll want to go! Being a lover of animals, she chose Australia, with my proviso that she tell me why she wanted to go, and then research the program and places to tell her parents and me what she learned. She’s an amazing photographer—as I, her father Patrick O’Brien and my father Daniel Reid Long Jr. ’33 have all attempted to be—and took about 2,000 photographs. We were constantly comparing notes on sights, angles, patterns, etc. Our trip far surpassed all expectations. We spent days exploring Sydney, Queensland, Fraser Island and Cairns, feasting our eyes on the flora and fauna via kayak, canoes, catamaran, jungle, beach and trail walking. We shared wonderful adventures, like eating bush tucker (no wiggling grubs), holding koalas, petting kangaroos and becoming landing-strips for butterflies, including a Blue Imperial. The trip created lifetime memories for each of us and an even closer relationship between Erin and me. What a joy!”
Disneyworld in January with 12 family members, four of whom are under the age of seven. She says the walking would have been better with a magic carpet, and that “It’s a Small World” rang in their ears for days afterward! Jeannie Downs Pohlhaus again arranged a fun luncheon when Mary McElroy visited in May. This year, the group met at Susan Mears Whiteford’s house in Sherwood Forest, with its wonderful river-front view. Susan was a very gracious host and we all had a fantastic time. In attendance were Jeannie, Mary McElroy, Cholly Hisle, Arlene Lacher Clauss, Susan Huff Schmitt, Diane Howell Mitchell and Corky Smith Hoshall. After some enjoyable winters in Ft. Myers, FL, Susan Huff Schmitt has decided to move there permanently. In just ten weeks, her house was cleaned out, uncluttered and staged for sale. Shell Point Village is the life care retirement community where Susan’s mother lived and where Susan is headed in October. There will be a view of Sanibel Island from her window. As for your class secretary, Mary McElroy, I continue working on my beaded jewelry business, and have participated in several craft fairs. It’s a very steep learning curve. Right now, I’m having fun buying beads and making jewelry, but am not selling as much I’d like! I’m preparing to sell my work on Etsy.com, which is a website for handmade crafts. Since the Wellness Community of Greater Boston closed in January, I’ve been working on two sepa-
’60 Mary McElroy 10 Hammond Pond Parkway, Apt 508 Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts 02467
mem2008@comcast.net Michael Jackley just celebrated the birth of his first grandchild, Dano Lanier. He continues to recover from last year’s openheart surgery, and is enjoying retirement after more than 35 years with the same law firm. Johns Hopkins University has agreed to receive all of the items connected with his father’s artistic and architectural talents. An example of his work can be found if you Google “Lustine Chevrolet Hyattsville.” Michael has photos of the family on their website, www.welcomehomefarm.net. Corni Ham Lingley had an enjoyable summer, with
Susan Montgomery ‘60 with her grandson Sam Modesitt at Disneyworld.
rate committees—one for operations and the other for grants/fundraising—to help establish a new cancer support organization called Facing Cancer Together: A Community of Hope. It’s been very rewarding.
’62 Eleanor Blake Fuller 750 Pinellas Bayway S Tierra Verde, Florida 33715
eaerobic@hotmail.com Anita Peterson Baker wrote, “I thought I’d
retire after I left The World Bank, but instead I’m teaching in the M.B.A. program at University of Maryland University College and enjoying it very much. I still travel—I conducted a workshop in Abu Dhabi earlier in the year, and participated in another workshop in Panama in June with the U.S. Department of Commerce. I still live in Columbia, MD with my husband John Lampe. If you are in the area, give me a call.” Judith Bernstein Wilson writes, “I have moved into a retirement community and I love it. I am in much, much better health since 2007, when I had pneumonia with MERSA and my son and daughter-in-law had a motorcycle accident. Last year I had pneumonia again and learned that my ten-year-old breast cancer had metastasized to the sternum and right lung area. Hope to be there for our 50th in 2012!” Chris Sherman Raywood had a busy spring. (Yes, I’m going to tell you about her travels.) She went to England for two weeks, visiting Eastern England—York, Lincoln, Cambridge area, Norwich. She saw many wonderful cathedrals, historic houses (loved Castle Howard), Sutton Hoo and several burial tombs, including one at the British Museum containing a complete Viking ship with warrior and all the wonderful gold, etc. The weather was cooperative this time, too. Upon arriving home, she learned that her 19-year-old grandson would be staying with her for some time in the summer. He was good company and she didn’t have to make too many adjustments. Chris went to Baltimore in June to celebrate becoming an official senior citizen with her brother Bill Sherman ’69 and family. (I personally am not sure that’s a good reason to celebrate, but that’s just me.) She also spent a delightful evening with Wayne Sutherland and his wife Colette and Diana Fleischer Schofield. They talked for four hours about life experiences, their families and Friends School. It was a fun evening. Chris feels we are all lucky to have had the Friends experience and a wonderful group of classmates. Her summer was quiet, although Bill and family were visit-
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