Class Notes Elizabeth Moller Sanderson, died last February. She is survived by her sister, Nancy Howland ’33, daughter Jane Moore, sons Kenneth, Colin and Robert, as well as eight grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
Henry Saltonstall writes: “Nothing new! We live on happily at Tian Woods in New Hampshire; it is excellent. CCRC for retirees.”
Lewis Perry Jr. enjoys golf and his social life with friends.
Carolyn Jane Pierce Williams, affectionately known as “CJ,” passed away in February. Her daughter, Alice Enge ’62, remembers, “My mom was a secretary of the Alumnae Council and class secretary for many years and loved her Milton experience.” Carolyn Jane’s father, Parkman D. Pierce, was also a Milton graduate as were two younger sisters, and a niece named for her, Carolyn Stetson ’67.
A highlight “in my memory of my one year (seventh grade) as a Milton student,” writes Susan Jackson, was playing the part of Little Red Riding Hood in French (Le Petit Chaperon Rouge).
Warren Arnold has “downsized.” Selling our large house at the top of the market one-year ago, we bought a much smaller house only miles away.
Elizabeth Greenleaf Pattee Homans died on April 8, 2002 after a three-month fight with lung and brain cancer. As a child and into her adult life, Elizabeth traveled extensively, including to Athens, Rome, Windsor, Nova Scotia and Romania. Elizabeth worked at Massachusetts General Hospital, and was active in the Cambridge Art Association, the Cambridge Plant and Garden Club, and the Massachusetts Horticultural Society. Elizabeth is survived by a sister, four children, three grandchildren and three step-grandchildren.
Mary F. Bunker has the best of both worlds, spending the summers in Massachusetts and the winters in New Mexico.
Anne Putnam Seamans and her husband, Peter, are fortunate to live within six miles of all of their children and report that the children and grandchildren are doing just fine. In June their grandson, Tony, presented them with a great-grandson, Campbell Seamans Boisvert. Ben joined the Navy Nuclear Program. Anne is a nanny in Boston. Molly graduated from Connecticut College summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa. Jonathan is at Reed College. Peter is at Prescott in Arizona. Harold is a sophomore at Waring and Amy a sophomore at Marblehead High. Caroline and Jane are looking at colleges and Henry is happy in the sixth grade.
Class of 1937 (from left to right): John Torney, Ruth Young and Ruth Tucker
Ethel Thurber Ortenburger works at the University of New Mexico Law School and is active in her dressage club with her five horses.
The Massachusetts Women’s Political Caucus honored Richard B. Gamble for a lifelong career of “improving the health and welfare of women throughout the world.” Richard was one of the first family planners to travel to Bangladesh in 1953, president of Pathfinder International, a member of the board of International Women’s Health Coalition, and a participant other activities focused on “the development and empowerment of women and girls primarily in Africa, Asia and Latin America.”
Pamela Walker is thrilled and proud that her granddaughter, Caroline Walker, will be entering Milton in the fall. Pamela lost her husband, Peter, in May 2000, after a long illness. She lives in Washington and summers on Cape Cod. William D. Weeks and his wife Franny are well. William practices law part-time with firm of Holland and Knight, LLP, but expects to be fully retired by end of year. “My very best to all my classmates.” Ted Whitney passed away March 20, 2002, after a long illness in his home. He is survived by his wife, Alotta Whitney, sons, Theodore T. Whitney III and Nathaniel Whitney, brother George Whitney ’46, and six grandchildren.
Lucia Brown Dudley is busy on her 200-acre farm with many visits from her children and grandchildren. Lucia is active training and competing with her Portuguese water dogs in the obedience and agility rings.
Edith Fisher and her husband, Jim, will celebrate their 47th anniversary. Both are deeply involved with the museums (Carnegie Museums) and the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust. Family life has brought multiple rewards – sons, daughters-in-law and four grandchildren. Edith is ever grateful for her Milton education. Rodman A. Sharp’s daughter, Lesley Sharp, was just granted tenure as associate professor of anthropology at Barnard College in New York. His younger daughter, Paula Sharp, has published five novels with a sixth one in the oven. Rodman lost his second
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