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1954
Helen Desh Woodbridge; 3574 Browning Lane; Bethlehem, PA 18017 Founder’s Day 2015 was observed May 29th with a reception in Payne Gallery, the girls’ gym in former years. Following the reception was the traditional Lovefeast in Peter Hall, the Chapel in former years, followed by the much enjoyed luncheon in Clewell Dining Hall. The event observed the 273rd year since Countess Benigna founded the girls’ school in 1742 in Germantown before it moved to Bethlehem. The Founder’s Day speaker was Paul Peucker, Moravian Church Archivist, whose slide talk, “Treasures from the Vault,” included the Countess’ role in women’s early education. The Lovefeast concluded with the singing of the Alma Mater, written by Charles Meschter, the music by T. Edgar Shields. Knowing nothing of Charles Meschter, I went to Reeves Library where Linda LaPointe found that he was an English professor at Moravian and also an assistant English professor at Lehigh. We both hope to learn more, including the story behind the colors purple and gold. During lunch, Eleanor Simmons MacCormick ’53 shared some interesting memories of her student days with all as did some of the men including Tom Haupert ’65 who recalled the influence of Deans Curtis, Bushnell and Sartwell. Sister Millicent Drake and I missed being with many classmates who attended in the
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past and added much to the singing of our Alma Mater, like Lois Lutz Geehr and her husband, Fred. Also absent this May was my husband, Cas, who passed away March 14th of this year.
1959
Kathy Werst Detwiler; kathydetwiler@comcast.net Note to Class of 1959 from Kathy Werst Detwiler: our 56th Reunion was much fun. Thanks to the efforts of Fred DeFrank, many classmates returned for all/some of the Moravian College Events. Our Alumni Office did a fine job of planning excellent opportunities to renew acquaintances. Friday Night Welcome Back Dinner was excellent; table conversation was enjoyed with Betsy Dreher Honey. Betsy tells me that our class has many more reunions in the future. The Jazz Hounds Alumni Band Concert after dinner was superb. Saturday’s Continental Breakfast provided a happy atmosphere to chat with Pat Conover Diener; so good to see you and play “catch up,” Patti. Later Saturday morning Moravian College updated classroom experiences for me and Wayne and alumni with two new options ... a chemistry lecture/hands-on class and a graduate education lecture. Much missed at our Reunion was Ginny Dancy Dickie, who was unable to attend because of illness in her family. Family challenges also prevented Jeanette Mirne Cornblatt from attending this Reunion, but she will make the effort to work out a plan for next year. Prior commitments also filled the weekend schedule of Ed Ryan, but he has visited Moravian throughout the year and enjoyed meeting with students and Pat Murray Hanna ’82. Saturday’s Lunch was a delight and an opportunity to visit with Marcia Morgan Fish, Dee Lang Keglovits ’60 and our classmate Joe Keglovits; many laughs with this crew! After lunch Wayne and I visited The President’s House on West Church Street and much appreciated the company of Peter French ’60. On the registration form our College asked, “How much fun can you cram into one weekend?”... LOTS! Hope to see YOU in 2016 for our 57th. Bye for now.
1963
Bill Leicht; 16819 N. 59th Place; Scottsdale, AZ 85254 wcleicht07@gmail.com
Dr. John Shigo writes: I am visiting my daughter, Dr. Monica Lawry, in Sonoma, California for the next three months. Monica is a Surgical Cancer Dermatologist in Davis, California. We are on a trip to San Francisco to visit the city sites. I will be in Florida this winter with my daughter, Alexandra, a PA-C in Dermatology. Ali lives in Winter Park, Florida and works in Orlando with a Dermatology group. I visited my three other
daughters in The Plains, VA and Charlotte, NC this spring and my eight grandchildren. One attends Virginia Tech in Engineering! A great life with all my family traveling!
1965 Robert Houser; bobhouser@atmc.net
We are sad to report that Anthony Iasiello passed away on July 1, 2015. Tony was a longtime mentor and educator at Bethlehem Catholic High School, teaching history for 42 years. He started the school’s first wrestling program and continued as Head Coach for 38 years. Tony was the owner of The Sports Corner, president of UNICO, an Italian American Club, Kiwanis and the Knights of Columbus. He was inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame and founded the Christmas City Wrestling Tournament which is currently known as the Tony Iasiello Tournament. He was the President of District XI Wrestling Coaches Association.
1970 Joe and Jane Karaman’s son and wife live in LA and have two children, Charlotte and her older brother, Henry.
1974
Cyndee Andreas Grifo; cyndeegrifo@mac.com J. Mark Jones and his wife Martha Walker Jones ’75 are pleased to announce another grandchild, Grace Irene Neff, who was born April 28, 2015 to their daughter, Marcy and her husband, Andy.
1977
Kathy Lemke writes: I lived in Harrisburg for 25 years. I earned a master’s degree in public relations working almost 30 years in non-profit fundraising. I have earned a second master’s degree in speech language pathology and I am now working as a SLP in an acute rehabilitation facility, my second career. Gene Tutzauer writes: My son, Ryan, will turn 21 on September 30. He plays soccer with Hood College and on that date Moravian hosts Hood. See you there!? My other children are Gene, Jr. NJIT (22), Jaret (17), and, Ashley (16).
1981
Marla Rowe Fannin; marfannin@outlook.com Karen Gottwald Malcolm was ordained as a Deacon in the Episcopal Church in Albany, NY on May 30, 2015.
FALL 2015