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Class Notes grandchildren. Van has many fond memories of Mercersburg, including playing basketball under Leonard Plantz, with whom he kept in touch for some years.
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Clifford Meyers’ wife, Julia, passed away October 19, 2015.
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John Fillman is alive and well and living in Doylestown, Pennsylvania. He was incorrectly listed as deceased in the obituary for his cousin, John Fox ’55, in the Fall 2015 issue of Mercersburg. The obituary also named John Fox as having established the David Lloyd Fillman ’56 Scholarship Fund; however, David Fillman was its creator.
Chris Frisby ’91 and fellow Alumni Council member Jim McClelland ’55 at the Co-Op on Sullivan’s Island, South Carolina.
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Martha J. Reed, wife of Harold Reed and mother of Thomas Reed ’85, passed away November 11, 2015. She was also the sister-in-law of the late George Reed ’52.
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Jane R. Coates, mother of Raymond Coates, Randall Coates ’68, and Thomas Coates ’77, passed away February 12, 2015. She was also the grandmother of Alexander West ’98, Lindsey Coates Brown ’99, and Lauren Coates ’03, and the widow of Raymond Coates ’46.
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Larry Gluck is medical director of the oncology and apheresis programs at Greenville Health System in South Carolina. He received the Founders Award for
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Leadership from the Cancer Support Community in May 2015.
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Anthony F. Balzebre, father of Frank Balzebre and grandfather of Tony Balzebre III ’03, passed away July 20, 2015. Rich Haskell and his daughter, Gillian, ran in the 2015 New York City Marathon, raising funds for the Red Cross.
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Tim Fleming continues to practice law in State College, Pennsylvania, starting his 32nd year as a criminal defense and family law specialist. Tim has two children, Kelsey Fleming (Turns)—married on June 20, 2015—and Brad Fleming, an Iraq War veteran of the 82nd Airborne Division. Tim lives in Boalsburg, Pennsylvania, with his dog Tibby. He recently completed 20 years of service on the Board of Trustees and Alumni Council of Cardigan Mountain School, where he graduated from in 1970 before attending Mercersburg. In addition to traveling and staying close to many friends in New England, Tim still enjoys photography, fly fishing in Central Pennsylvania, and his law practice.
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Julie Hill, wife of Tom Hill and mother of Ashley Hill ’06, passed away July 24, 2015.
Nancy D. Greenfield, wife of Bruce Greenfield and mother of Mark Greenfield ’75, passed away April 12, 2015. She was also the grandmother of Hannah Greenfield ’06.
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Thomas Chidester’s wife, Emily, passed away November 3, 2014.
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Charles “Van” Allen continues part-time employment in medical administration at the Gould Medical Group in Modesto, California, where he practiced internal medicine and oncology from 1964 to 2000. He has published Keeping Score: Collected Essays, a collection of 130 columns published in The Modesto Bee from 2000 to 2014. He and his wife, Suzanne, enjoy an active retirement with their three children and four
Joe Huber ’64 and Rab Summers ’64 hold their trophies after finishing first in the Spring Island Member/Guest Championship in South Carolina. Louise Huber and Nita Summers finished second in the women’s division.
Three Mercersburg generations at drop-off day for new students in Fowle Hall: Chris Spurry ’66, Beth Spurry ’89, and Olivia Keller ’19.