CLASS NOTES
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1941
Ruth Curran Dolim ’41 writes, “My Daughter Judy Dolim Shafer ‘77 recently returned from a trip to Portugal and the Island of Madeira. She stayed with a cousin who took her everywhere, looked up family history and our cousin Gabriel Olim also took her to the archives where they found more on our family. While there, they went into a neighborhood Cafe and asked where the de Olim’s live and the owner walked them down to a little hut where Judy’s great grandparents had lived. She met many cousins including her dad’s second cousin Francesco and his family, as well as a 91 year old second cousin! My grandson Charlie just returned from an 8 month stay in Germany, where he had a wonderful experience in a study abroud program. Flying out of San Francisco Aiport, Charlie stayed with us on his way to Germany and on his way home to Seattle from Germany. From Seattle Charlie returned to Boston to begin his senior year at Boston College.”
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Judith Rees Cunningham PHOTO writes, “Same Time Next Year photo of Helen Rogers Haladyna, Nannette Siracusa McAlister, Maureen Rubis Leimbach, Judy Rees Cunningham, and Fran Cummings from the Class of ’59. We gathered for our now annual lunch at Allied Arts in Menlo Park.”
1960
Patricia Conway Putkey <PHOTO writes, “ What delightful surprise! Two Mercy grads meet on a Jesuit lead pilgrimage to Eastern Europe. Mary Pappert McCarrick 1964 and Patricia Conway Putkey 1960.”
1953
Dawn Yaley Scannell writes, “Great news...Our 23rd grandchild is due August 1, 2017. We have 7 children, 6 married. Great-grandchildren number 8 is a year old. More to come for sure.”
Susan Torriglia Monahan writes, “Retirement takes getting used to after 40 years of work. So I joined Kiwanis which do great work with students. Opened a college advising program and work with students on college applications. To take care of the rest my husband and I babysit nine super grandkids and attend summer concerts.”
1955
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Diane Dobson Sullivan PHOTOs writes, “All my friends from the 1955 class are having their 80th birthdays and we’ve been to several parties. First picture above is from Carol Van Liet Mann’s party, pictured is Madeleine Vonau Cunningham, Carol Van Vliet Mann. Carolyn Gustafson Lyon & Diane Dobson Sullivan. Photo just below is from Pat Britschgi’s 80th birthday party that her family gave her a on Aug. 19th, pictured Madeleine Vonau Cunningham, Pat Britschgi Wagner, Diane Dobson Sullivan, Carol Van Vliet Mann & Carolyn Gustafson Lyon.”
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1959
MERCY HIGH SCHOOL BURLINGAME
1961
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Carolyn Jeane Buhs, SND, PHOTO works with Solidarity with South Sudan in a teacher training college, she writes, “Our students have completed their end-of-trimester exams... On August 11th, we will have Graduation Mass and Ceremony for 37 Level Four students. God bless them! This is our largest class to graduate! Seeing them go forth is another transformation for us as we hope they will bring blessings to the children they will be teaching. Thank
