Katie’s mother, Kathy Robinette, provided us with this story in the hopes that someone reading it who is going through a difficult time is reminded to never give up, there is always hope.
CL A S S N O TE S 1990
1993
Sheila Wiley Harrell - Life is good. We are all enjoying country life
Class Agents:
back in Virginia. Good to be near family, friends, and Oldfields. Looking forward to Alumnae Weekend - it's always fun to get back to campus and see how great it looks and even more fun to see all the familiar faces. Class of 1990 has an impressive showing every year - regardless of year - it's always fun!
ALICE P. FENDLEY
Emily Daignault-Salvaggio - Clinched the Field Hunter division of the 2015 Thoroughbred Charities of America Thoroughbred Makeover.
nginas@yahoo.com
25TH REUNION
1991 Class Agents: ELISE “LELEI” JENNINGS COYLE Leleicoyle2gamil.com ALLISON GOODMAN FLEITAS
agfleitas@comcast.net Allison Goodman Fleitas - Ok, ladies from class of '91, it's our 25th
year reunion this coming April!! I would love to see you all for a fun-filled weekend of catching up and reminiscing of the good old days! April 29th through May 1st.... Hope to see you all there, xoxo!!
1992
Thank you, Katie and Kathy – your spirit and determination are inspirations to us all!
9869 Meetze Road Midland, VA 22728 alicepfendley@gmail.com
NGINA SIMPSON SHULMAN
301-213-9329
CYNTHIA VAN DER NAT-CRISCUOLO
14416 Clubhouse Rd Gainesville, VA 20155 cynthiavandernat@hotmail.com
Junior League Thrift Shop. I ran my 10th marathon in October. It was in Delaware, and it went great!
ALYSSA BOYLE STARZYK
PO BOX 1960 Edgartown, MA 02539 absmvy@gmail.com 617-719-6498 Mary Simmons Evans - It has been 24 years since I graduated from
Oldfields. I think about Oldfields every day. Often, I am reminded of the great memories as well as the great learning experience I received from Oldfields. When I see a Louis Lamour book, I think of Jim Weeks and the Wild, Wild West, or when I see a piece of chess pie, I think of the class dinners with the Rogers. Recently, my child was eating marshmallow fluff, and it reminded me of Oldfields. On the cold winter mornings, the first thing I do is put on my Oldfields sweatshirt, the gray one with the appliqued letters spelling OLDFIELDS. Fun times were had by all and only the memories are there to last. I am proud to be an OS girl!
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Mahasin Suad Ugdah Karamemis '96 pictured in OK! magazine’s society page at Jali Diwani Arabic Art Calligraphy Exhibition in Dubai International Financial Centre
Tracy Patterson Zirko - On January 27, 2014, we welcomed our second child, a daughter named Emma, and she is now a very happy and active toddler. My son Henri is now four and just finished his first year of preschool. We still reside in Chicago, but are looking to move to Phoenix, AZ. So if there are any OS girls in the Phoenix area, I would love to hear your thoughts on living in Phoenix.
1997 shelleysmatthews@gmail.com NENA ADAMS MEURLIN
nenaadams@hotmail.com hollyperzynski@hotmail.com JILL KUSNER ROWLETT
Class Agents:
jillkusner@gmail.com Katie Robinette Corun '96 with Dr. Gary Cohen at GBMC’s 50th Anniversary Celebration
1309 Scotts Creek Circle Mount Pleasant, SC 29464 georgianettles@yahoo.com
206-719-0913
443-226-2504
WENDY STEWART
navy2001@mac.com
443-253-1938
AMANDA DELCHER SUTTON
401-293-0442
washcollgrad@yahoo.com
GEORGIA CRAWFORD NETTLES
1996
804-353-1141
HOLLY PERZYNSKI
1995 400 Glen Road Portsmouth, RI 02871 ackdesigns@icloud.com
PAM IRVIN JORDAN
MARY SIMMONS EVANS ' 92
SHELLEY SHORT MATTHEWS
Class Agent: KELLY GARRELS GOULART kellyggoulart@gmail.com 813-428-6009
MARY SIMMONS EVANS
718 Maple Drive Surfside Beach, SC 29575 pdj42096@gmail.com 843-997-4632
of the class dinners with the Rogers
Class Agents:
1994
BRYNNE HARTLEY PECK
205-447-5562
443-610-9697
Laura Powell - Hello, all! I am still living in Ardmore and at work at the
Class Agents: 3772 Montevallo Road Birmingham, AL 35213 mevans@raypoynor.com
540-788-3940
Katie Robinette Corun '96 - Katie has been on quite a journey since she was diagnosed with an inoperable malignant brain tumor in 2011 while in nursing school. As a guest speaker at the Greater Baltimore Medical Center’s 50th Anniversary Gala this past October, she shared her story. A newlywed at the time of the diagnosis, this was the last thing Katie was expecting to face. Refusing to give up, she continued with nursing school and her part-time job throughout her everyday as well as bi-weekly infusions of chemotherapy for almost two years. She even managed to give back through a group called Angels Among Us, organizing several local fundraisers and raising over $25,000 to benefit Duke’s Preston Robert Tisch Brain Tumor Center. The funding is used for brain tumor research, from which Katie has benefited and which is why she is alive today.
...when I see a piece of chess pie, I think
717-687-6685
1998 843-532-8437
Class Agent: ANNI CANSECO DRINKWINE Anni@drinkwine.us
20TH REUNION
Class Agents: ADRIENNE SELIGMAN
Katie and her husband, Ronald
alseligman@yahoo.com
Katie spoke at her nursing school graduation in 2012, but due to missing a semester because of brain surgery to obtain a biopsy, she did not get to graduate with her class. In 2013, on the way to recovery, Katie once again was the commencement speaker and received her hard-earned degree!
BLAIR SOWERS-SEAL
sowersb@gmail.com Mahasin Suad Ugdah Karamemis '96 - I moved to Dubai, United Arab Emirates, in 2014 and I’m absolutely loving it!! UAE is incredibly safe. Dubai is really westernized, believe it or not! I’ve met so many people from all different backgrounds. You can have a fun night out with Your girlfriends and enjoy cocktails, or mocktails in my case. Currently, I am working as a Speech Language Pathologist to children with special needs. There’s nothing more inspiring and uplifting than making a direct difference in an individual’s life every hour of my working day. Recently I was privileged to attend the opening ceremony of the Jali Diwani Arabic Art Calligraphy Exhibition in Dubai International Financial Centre with my mother, an art instructor. I am so blessed to be among the VIP art admirers and guests at this wonderful event. Alhamdulillah OLDFIELDS MAGAZINE WINTER 2016
Lannin Kerry Braddock - I was married on October 17, 2015, to Michael W. Braddock II on a gorgeous fall day in Wilmington, North Carolina. Kristen Kipnes Phelps '99, fellow alum and my best friend, was my matron of honor.
Katie credits the brain cancer treatment program at Duke University and her local GBMC oncologist, Dr. Gary Cohen, for saving her life. Katie is an ambassador for Duke’s brain tumor center, speaks publicly in and out of the state of Maryland about HOPE and her journey as a brain tumor patient. Although there were many ups and downs, all of which Katie and her husband, Ronald, faced heroically, Katie is now doing much better. She still has some significant health issues due to the unimaginable length of her chemotherapy treatment, but she finds joy in every day. WINTER 2016
Lannin Kerry Braddock '98 and Kristen Kipnes Phelps '99
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