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their decades of volunteer work as advocates with the Wichita National Alliance on Mental Illness. Their work included efforts to reduce the stigma of mental illness through providing community education and awareness of the critical need for access to improved treatment of brain diseases. 6
James M. Kauffman ’62, Afton, Va., professor emeritus of education at the University of Virginia, has been recognized by Marquis Who’s Who Top Educators for dedication, achievements and leadership in the field of special education. 3 Gerald W. Kaufman ’61 and L. Marlene Cender Kaufman ’61, Brownstown, Pa., retired marriage and individual counselors, wrote their sixth book, “55 & Counting, a Guide for Pre-Retirement” (Walnut Street Books, March 2020). 4
Kathy Cutrell Royer ’67, Elkhart, Ind., is board president of the Center for Community Justice.
Henry D. Landes ’68, Souderton, Pa., founder of Delaware Valley Family Business Center, was honored for more than 30 years of helping family businesses succeed – as businesses and families. In Oct. 2019 he was honored as the 2019 Alumni of the Year at Dock Mennonite Academy, Lansdale, Pa.
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Alumni team up for opioids educational musical Goshen College alumni and former theater majors Bruce Hostetler ’88 and Melody (Yeazell) Hays ’88 (above) teamed up on an original staged musical titled “It’s Just a Pill,” to educate school-aged children, their families and teachers about the risks associated with opioids and substance misuse. The play was produced by North Carolina-based Mountain Area Health Education Center (MAHEC), a state leader in opioid misuse prevention, safe pain management and medication-assisted treatment in primary care settings. The onehour professional production and supplemental curricula have been developed to provide schools in Western North Carolina and across the state with engaging, ageappropriate opioid prevention and awareness tools to support their students and families. Last year they reached over 4,000 students.
Louis Lehman ’62 directed the Pacific Men’s Chorus Festival at Lebanon (Ore.) Mennonite Church on Oct. 19-20, 2019. Participating singers came from all across the Willamette Valley from Portland to Sweet Home. The program focused on songs of faith and inspiration and included classical, spirituals, hymns and gospel song arrangements.
Denzel Short ’60 and Merna Short, Westland, Mich., celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary on Dec. 21, 2019. Keith S. Yoder ’68, Winchester, Va., professor of plant pathology in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Virginia Tech, has been granted emeritus status. 7 DEATHS Lawrence (Willie) Ems, husband of Kristin Troyer Ems ’66, 2155 Flatwood Rd. N.E., New Salisbury IN 47161, died Aug. 25, 2019. Karen J. Grossman ’65, Wolcottville, Ind., died Aug. 31, 2019. Catherine Bohn Hartman ’65, wife of Harold W. Hartman ’50, 3202 Mallard Ln., Goshen IN 46526, died Nov. 9, 2019.
Tom Lehman ’69 and Rafael Falcón (faculty ’79-11) published “Hurricane María: Stories of Resilience and Compassion” (Independently published, Nov. 2019), which consists of English and Spanish accounts of people in Puerto Rico who lived through Hurricane María and its aftermath and those who came to the island afterwards to help rebuild and render aid. Profits from book sales are donated to the Academia Menonita Betania, a school begun in 1947 by Mennonite workers in Puerto Rico. The book is available for purchase on Amazon.com. 5
Catherine Miller Hartzler ’65, wife of David L. Hartzler ’64, P.O. Box 7115, Knoxville TN 37921, died Sept. 26, 2019.
Gerry Lichti ’64 and Treva Bontrager Lichti ’64, Bel Aire, Kan., were honored on Aug.17, 2019, by Inter-Faith Ministries, Wichita, Kan., at their 68th annual humanitarian awards gala with the “Peace by Piece Award.” This award recognized
Maris Knox Kneeland ’61, wife of Justin Kneeland, 3233 Greenwood Dr., Dewy IL 61840, died Jan. 22, 2020.
William D. Hooley ’60, husband of Edith Hooley, 68080 County Road 29, New Paris IN 46553, died Dec. 7, 2019. Angelina Maniaci Jones ’63, wife of James Jones, Buena Vista, Colo., died Oct. 28, 2019. Lila Zehr King ’64, wife of Ronald G. King ’64, 1185 Portland Dr., Harrisonburg VA 22801, died Sept. 4, 2019.
Charles “Fred” Koppy, husband of Joan Fisher Koppy ’67, 19174 County Rd. 16, Bristol IN 46507, died Sept. 5, 2019.
MAHEC is currently offering the script and supplemental curricula for use by substance misuse prevention groups, churches, schools, libraries, drama teams and anyone who wishes to independently produce and use the play as a prevention and awareness resource. 3
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