Class Notes Marianne Wells is back in Plano and trying to have half of the state declared a national monument. Pam Pitzer Willeford worked on the recent refurbishment of the Texas Capitol and took us on a tour Saturday morning. Pam raised funds to restore some areas to their original state. After the tour, we headed off to the Lady Bird Johnson Wildlife Center. We did not set up a formal tour as we had two experts in our midst, Lynn Woodward, who does landscaping in Waco and Elizabeth Murphey Milam, who is a Master Gardener and President of the Rose Society. Nita Smith took some time off from an extensive renovation project on a duplex and met us at the Center for a visit. We also managed to lure Mopsy Hopkins Casstevens out for the first time in decades. She is retired from the law and loving it. Tricia Wilson is in the midst of several real estate projects and keeps ending up running committees at her church. Bev Scott is planning a trip to Greece and Turkey. Ann Wessel was tour guide, party consultant, chauffeur and scheduler for fellow out-of-towners and managed to keep her charges and herself in the middle of everything. Vicki Vanston Rothschild came in to Austin a bit early to have some doting time with grandson, Charlie, and organized an event Saturday night at Vespaio’s. We raised a glass to ourselves and solved most of the problems of the world during dinner. Those who could not attend but sent regards include Andrea Nasher, Vicki Michaelis Bartholow, Jackie Miller Stewart, Laurel Ornish and Cathy Castleman Greene, who
was too busy organizing relief efforts in Haiti to make it. Nancy Leake Abelanet had to be coaxed to attend with the guarantee that we would keep perkiness to a minimum, and she reported that we had succeeded. We all exchanged and showed off photos of children, grandchildren, pets, gardens and houses. What fun to celebrate our birthdays and our long-term and very precious friendships!
1969 Class Agents – Communications: Carole Bond Jordan, xin2cu@aol.com Susan Skeeters Barnett, susan.barnett@swbell.net
In April 2010, our classmate Cheryl Milkes Jerome Moore passed away. Our hearts go out to her daughter, Elizabeth Milkes Applbaum ’01, and her sister, Lynn Milkes Frank ’71. Cheryl was a talented, highly intelligent, contemporary woman who cared about her community and her family. She was a successful lawyer, a community volunteer, a devoted mother, and the kind of person who never stopped learning and stretching so she could do more. Cheryl was also highly irreverent, funny and a breath of fresh air. She cared deeply, maybe too deeply, about the world around her. We will remember her, laughing and smiling, as the true friend we knew in the spring of ’69.
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Sissy Best Cullum ’75, Sue Ann Plum Bacheller ’75, Martha Maclay Sweezey ’75, Bonnie Bass Smith ’75 and Barbara Glaser Rosenblatt ’75 at Alumnae Day 2010
1972 Class Agent – Communications: Markeeta McNatt Brown, mmbrown@swbell.net Sandy Brunow writes: “My three sons graduated at the same time in May 2010. Michael and I could not be prouder.” Blair Baldwin Hudson writes: “My daughter, Lenore Grayson Hudson, married William Edwards Clark.They will live in Dallas and I am thrilled to have a psychiatrist in the family!” Kathryn Leslie Gomberg reports: “Our daughter, Anna, who teaches chemistry in an inner-city London high school, and our musician son, Peter, have announced their engagements; both weddings are due to take place in 2011. Middle son, Stephen, has just graduated from Manchester University with a history degree. Our youngest son, Simon, continues with his medical studies at Oxford University.”
1975 Class Agents – Communications: Leslie Ann Crozier, lcrozier@hotonhomes.com Betty Barr Whitman, whithamwayne@sbcglobal.net
In April the Class of ’75 celebrated our 35th class reunion in ’75 style – two nights of lots of love, laughter and girlfriend giggles. Thursday night Barbara Glazer Rosenblatt graciously hosted a girls’ night out at her lovely home. We had more than 25 classmates attend, and we enjoyed a wonderful evening of cocktails, hors d’oeuvres and catching up. Friday we had three tables of classmates at the Hockaday luncheon, and then Friday night we all headed to my place at The Plaza Turtle Creek for the grand finale celebration party with our favorite St. Mark’s Class of ’75 classmates. More than 75 Hockaday and St. Mark’s Class of ’75ers sipped margaritas, took pictures and dined on yummy fajitas. The evening culminated
with dancing the night away to our favorite tunes from the 70s! One of our favorite faculty members and dance teacher, Buster Cooper, also made an appearance. It was so great to hang out with all of our Hockaday classmates, but hands down, the highlight of the weekend was surprise appearances from three of our classmates who most of us haven’t seen in decades: Diane Taylor Depoi, Heidi Hall and Jacque Dutton. Diane lives and works in the Preston Center area, Heidi also lives in the Preston Hollow area, and Jacque drove in from Fayetteville, Arkansas. Sue Ann Plum Bacheller traveled the farthest, arriving from Jakarta, Indonesia and yes, Sue Ann looks exactly like she did 35 years ago! Suzie Haas McCann couldn’t make the reunion, but she was in Dallas visiting friends a couple weeks ago, and Jana Hayes and I enjoyed dinner at Mi Cocina with Suzie. She will be back in October, and I promised her we’ll do a mini reunion with all the DFW gang. Mark your calendar for April 2011. I’m already planning the Hockaday and St. Mark’s Class of ’75 36th reunion! Big girlfriend hugs to all of y’all, – Leslie Ann (& Betty too!)
1976 Class Agent - Communications: Sharron Hunt Munson, shmunson@sbcglobal.net Wendy Leer Campbell writes: “I now work at
Houston Hospice as a volunteer coordinator but am interviewing to be the pediatric hospice worker. I have always been an advocate for children as a teacher and dyslexia specialist. I want to be an advocate for children at the end of life as well.” Trish Mairs Klestadt writes: “I am married and live in Scarsdale, New York in Westchester County. I am still a practicing lawyer but I try to work as little as possible. Peter travels for business to Europe and I tag along as much as possible. We have a weekend www.hockaday.org