Class Notes
1979 Class Correspondent: Carol Bush 2829 E. 35th Tulsa, OK 74105 cbush@crimecomok.org or 918-747-7687 Wendy Ware ’79 recently moved back to Tulsa and is teaching and training students to become dialysis technicians; her first class will graduate in June. She is living with her youngest daughter Aurora and 5-year-old grandson Brody. Her middle daughter Kira lives and works in Los Angeles as a make-up, hair and special effects artist for the movie industry. Her oldest daughter Jesse just moved to Norman, OK from Colorado to pursue her 3rd year post doctorate via the internet for the University of Colorado in research human genetics. She and her husband Sean have a 3-year-old daughter, Brigit. Wendy’s oldest son Sterling is in Tampa, FL working at a gym that teaches MMA fighting and training and hopes to one day own his own gym. Wendy’s youngest son Ricky is just finishing up classes to be a certified ASE auto mechanic and already has several career leads lined up when he graduates in May. Wendy would love to chat with anyone working in the medical field in order to glean information that can be used while teaching her classes. Peggy Dalious ’79 finished her breast cancer treatment at the end of last August and is feeling great. She spends a lot of time snowshoeing and road cycling. She and Michele will be spending a sevenday trekking trip to Macchu Pichu, Peru in May. This summer begins the building of her log home in the mountains of Colorado. John Freeman ’79 is still in Houston, TX with his family and plans to stay there until daughter Emily (9th grade) goes to college — then maybe will consider a move back overseas. His oldest daughter Megan attends Case Western in pre-med and son Jonathan a junior at Awty High School is looking at colleges while leading his basketball team in scoring. If you ever find yourself down his way or have a child that is interested in the oil business or have a child attending Rice who needs a hand, let him know. Karen Forsythe Fadzen ’79 is now working for a wealth management firm that serves several family offices after 17 years of running a single family investment office. She and her family still reside in Sewickley, PA.
Phil Powers ’79 — Phil Powers ’79 operates the American Alpine Club — the national organization for climbers. He has two children in college (one graduates this spring), one in high school and his youngest is 8-years-old. He spends his time climbing and skiing and still drives the same truck he had in high school. It has 432,000 miles on it now. If anyone wants to go climbing, his business —Jackson Hole Mountain Guides — operates all over the West. He and his wife Sarah live in Denver, CO.
Marissa Maxey Lane ’79 lives in Oklahoma City with her two daughters and has a new position as assistant to the Attorney General in the general counsel division. She advises various state agencies, including the dental board and psychology licensure board. Her oldest daughter Olivia is almost 17 and about to be a senior in high school and is set on being a pediatrician. The youngest is almost 15 and will be a sophomore, she has found her passion in dance, especially modern dance.
Lee Dinwiddie ’79 — Lee Dinwiddie ’79 and his wife Mary are enjoying owning their own veterinary practice in a tight economy. One son just finished a semester abroad in Nagoya, Japan in December. Their other son is a Marine and being deployed to Afghanistan in May. Prayers for his safety and well being are appreciated.
Kyle Bethal ’79 lives in Houston, TX but is now working for Shell as an advisor for Shale gas projects in North America. The biggest news is that his son will graduate this year and is starting college next year with the hopes of playing football for Huntingdon University in Birmingham. Tim Hammond ’79 has been traveling to Brazil, India, Indonesia and the west coast for most of the year. Russia has filled his calendar for the month of July. His wife Kathi is a tax manager for an accounting firm and stays very busy. Their oldest son Ed is in his second semester at Ball State and Little Tim is 13 going on 25! Jeff Harrison ’79 is well and working hard as always! He still travels for work and is spending more time in Washington, DC than in Denver. He is looking forward to golfing in Scotland in May and hopes his handicap won’t get in the way.
Anne Melendez Parker ’79 has a sophomore daughter at Georgetown studying Linguistics and Chinese, who was recently accepted to a summer program in Bejing. The triplet boys are 16-years-old, in three different schools and all are driving. Peter Noll ’79 is teaching architecture at the University of Houston and doing architectural visualization on the side. His daughter Katie will be going to the University of Oklahoma in pre-nursing next fall and his son, Michael is a sophomore playing baseball. His wife, Lynn has returned to school to finish her MBA.
Mark Dyer ’79 — Mark Dyer ’79 lives in northwest Oklahoma City/ Edmond area and is a tax CPA. His children are Stephen (16), Josiah (13), Caleb (11), Erin (9), Mary (7) and Micah (3). Mark is considering pursuing legislation that will provide college tuition benefits to students whose parents are drawing social security.
1982 Class Correspondent: Wendy Wilk 10803 Whiterim Dr. Potomac, MD 20854 wawilk@aol.com or 301-983-1447 Danielle Holland ’82 is using her love of animals to help change lives and remember a classmate. She and her dog, Lucy are a certified Therapy Dog team through the national organization, Therapy Dogs, Inc. Together they visit residents at assisted living facilities and kids at The Children’s Hospital at Saint Francis. Lucy is also a Reading Education Assistance Dog (R.E.A.D.) through Utah-based IntermountainTherapy Animals. They also participate in the R.E.A.D program at MacArthur Elementary School once a month. In addition to being a great therapy dog, Lucy is also a natural athlete; she started agility classes about a year ago and hopes to compete in agility trials later this year. Danielle’s most rewarding experience with Lucy has been participating in the first GuRuStu Tulsa Dog Walk benefiting the Tulsa SPCA. They won second place in the fundraising contest, thanks to generous contributions by friends and family. “It was a great feeling raising money to help support the Tulsa SPCA, but I got even more than I expected,” said Danielle. “I asked my Holland Hall classmates, with whom I’ve reconnected through Facebook, to donate HOLLAND HALL MAGAZINE
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