CLASS NOTES
REUNION IN A BOX The next time you get together with four or more Calvin roommates, teammates, or friends, let us know. The alumni association will send you a Reunion in a Box filled with fun swag to help you celebrate! Each box has one-of-a-kind T-shirts and some of our favorite Calvin goodies. Visit calvin.edu/go/reunion-box.
This Beta 4 gang gathered for an Alaskan cruise and land tour in June. Left to right: Gordon VanderLeek ’83, Annie VanGiessen VanderLeek ex’81, Tom Hanstra ’83, Linda Kingma Hanstra ’85, Carl Gritter ’82, Jill Hoogewerf Swierenga ’82, and Brian Swierenga ’82
Mo and Nell Veenstra held a family reunion in South Haven, Michigan, in August. Left to right: Cindy German ’23, Linda Veenstra German ’85, Mo Veenstra ’56, Nell DeJong Veenstra ’58, Julie Veenstra VandenBos ex’79, Tim VandenBos ex’81, Will VandenBos ’12, Emily Steele VandenBos ’13, Ruth VandenBos Plaisier ’17, Andrew Plaisier ’16 (not pictured: Brianna Veenstra ’23)
Six Lambda 4 roommates enjoyed a July reunion in South Haven, Michigan. Left to right: Debbie Blauw Knot ’87, Amy Kooistra Herema ’87, Kathy Houskamp Ruiter ’87, Leanne Winters Foulkes ’87 (laptop), Susan Youngsma Wilkins ’87, Susan Randall Vande Brake ’87 Former housemates and their spouses gathered for a summer reunion. Back row, left to right: Jonathan Kinnas ’09, Steve Voss ’09, Rick Mecum ’09, Jason Voss ’09 Front row, left to right: Rachel Mudde Kinnas ’09, Juanita Dreise Hofman ’09, David Hofman ’09, Rachel Olson Triemstra ’09.
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