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✒ Anne Downey Tierney, 303 Brooksby
Village Drive, Unit 524, Peabody, MA 01960, 978-886-0181, JFTAFT@aol.com ✒ Ann Brown Janes c/o Catherine Staes,
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The address is the Peabody one in the heading of this letter.
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4335 South Pin Oak Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84124, annbrj@aol.com ¶ There
are lots of changes in the class of 1951 this semester. ¶ Ann Patricia Brown Janes has retired from her position as class reporter. Ann now resides at Concord Park, 68 Commonwealth Ave., Concord, MA 01742. She is in the unit for people with memory issues. Ann loves to get cards and notes. Ann Comerford Kelly came east because her brother, John, died. Ann, Florence Kelley McKenna and Janice McBride Power visited Ann Janes in Concord. They said she was very happy there. Ann C. Kelly has a new address in California. It is Mrs. Ann Kelly, 632 Blanfield Ave., Diamond Bar, CA 97765. ¶ Janice Power and Patricia Chisholm are still learning. They attend LLARC, Lifelong Learning at Regis College. They report that it is very interesting. ¶ Deepest sympathy to Florence McKenna whose son, Paul, died March 4. ¶ Barbara Palmer Schlichte had a wonderful trip to Africa. She said it is gorgeous. She went on a safari. Even with the 10-hour plane rides it was worth it. ¶ Al and Maureen Walsh McEvoy had a very busy Aug. They had 23 houseguests for a week. They filled 3 houses in Wells Beach, ME. Among the guests were 3 great-grandchildren. Armand and Mary-Lee McLaughlin Girouard celebrated 60 years of marriage in June. Mary Louise Mecagni Quinton was at the celebration. Mary was in the wedding party 60 years ago. ¶ Anne Downey Tierney has moved.
1952
✒ Joan Hartley Meagher, 102 Blodgett
Drive, Folsom, CA 95630, 916-985-0643
¶ Patricia Hogan Hogan, 100 Luce Street, Lowell, MA 01852, 978-4531502 ¶ Summer is winding down as I write these notes. I hope everyone had a restful and enjoyable time. My family spent two weeks in Maine. I could have stayed all summer! One of these days, I hope to be in New England when you have a class luncheon. Patricia Hogan Hogan reported that fewer alumnae attended the class luncheon at the Marriott in April. The faithful ones were Patricia Arroll Petrilli, Marie Fleming Sisk, Dorothy Holley Connors, Jill McKearin Paredes, Nancy Quinn O’Keefe, Marie Rizzo, and Pat Hogan. Pat sent around her notebook for each to write something for this report. ¶ Marie Rizzo wrote, The lucky 7 ladies had a wonderful time comparing their hearing aids and had a demonstration on the correct way of putting them in without damaging the ear drum. Marie is excited about running a field trip to the Century House for seniors. She also expressed concern that a pro-life office has not yet been established at Regis. ¶ Nancy Quinn was grateful for Jill Paredes driving her to the luncheon. She would not be able to make it otherwise. ¶ Jill Paredes said they had a great time but Ann Purcell MacDonald was greatly missed. Christina Duggan, Director of Alumni Relations and Donor Engagement, attended the luncheon to give the attendees an update on the Regis Master Plan. She welcomed suggestions made by the group. ¶ Sally Finnerty Tully phoned Pat Hogan with this news. She is now living in Vestal, NY, which is near Binghamton. She attended the Regis Cape Cod Luncheon and then stayed at the Cape for some time. She had dinner with Nancy Boland Johnson when she was at the Cape over Memorial Day. Sally had been in touch with Helen Cruchley Jones who reported on her recent trip. Helen and her sister started from Cape Town, South Africa and sailed up the west coast of Africa past Spain, Portugal, England, and Norway up to Spitsbergen Island Archipelago, which is above the Arctic Circle. She said it was great fun. They went from seeing baboons and ostriches running by the side of the road to reindeer grazing on the hills overlooking the port. Can any of us match that?!?? Helen has moved to West Colombia, SC, to be near family. Patricia McNerney Kelleher has also changed residences, from Ohio to Fredericksburg, VA, where 3 of her children live. What a comfort
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had been fighting cancer courageously for 9 years. ¶ Doris Toohey McCue, who summers in Falmouth and winters in St. Petersburg, enjoyed a lovely garden wedding for one of her grandsons; it was the occasion for a great family reunion. Doris also attended a memorial service for Amy Chin Guen’s husband, Edward, at which she met 8 of the Guens’ very handsome grandchildren. Amy and Eddie were very active in a Chinese clinic and nursing home near Boston. ¶ Alice Boyce Lapoint Smith had a very relaxing and fun-filled summer. She, her friend Betty O’Neil, her sister Maryann ’49, and her granddaughter Claire enjoyed a lovely vacation on Cape Cod. Later she flew to Chicago to visit her son, his wife Erin, and their children, Sophia 17, and 14-year-old twins, Paris and Chaz. They live in Naperville, a lovely Chicago suburb, and she had a wonderful visit enjoying the hospitable Midwest. ¶ Theresa LeBlanc Gray loves flowers and has been spending much time this summer in her garden. The bouquets in her home are lovely. Her daughter Janet recently treated Terry and (Anne) Alfreda Swiston O’Hara to a wonderful evening of dinner and the theater in Boston. Alfreda volunteers at the Visitors’ Center in Gloucester and is available to anyone “free of charge” who’d like a tour of “the other cape,” beautiful Cape Ann. Sounds like a great offer—Cape Ann is so interesting and beautiful all four seasons! Both Mary Buckley Glennon and Alfreda have grandchildren who are students at Santa Clara University in California. Both students spent a semester abroad, one in London, the other in Argentina. Great life for college kids these days! ¶ Catherine “Cay” Nolan Sokol reminded me recently that next spring we will be celebrating our 65th Reunion—hardly seems possible, does it? That should give us much to talk about at the Golden Tower Luncheon on Sept. 26. ¶ I, Mary Daily Neylon, am awaiting the arrival of my family from Chicago and Long Island to celebrate another grandchild’s wedding next weekend. In March, I became a great-grandmother for the 1st time, and another grandson and his wife are due for their 1st child in Jan. Thank God for family; I feel so blessed. I am fortunate that my health allows me to continue volunteer work in our parish and at Lowell General Hospital. We wish more of you would contact us at the above addresses. We need to keep in touch.
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