Classes ending in 0's and 5's will have their reunion in the 2015-2016 school year, beginning the weekend of September 25-27. Please save the date!
CLASS NOTES
1955
Ron Rubin wrote to Class Correspondent Jane Samet Rogers: “Hoping this note finds you well. I miss Dick Whitney and Minor Keilhauer; what great friends they were. I have fond memories of RCS, especially the dorm for three years. Now in Plantation, FL, with my dear Julie, together now for 17 years, but we met in 1964. Painting still, writing and designing jewelry of sterling silver and 24-kt gold with sapphires from Ceylon and rubies from Burma. Also, paintings and antiques for the Lincoln Road Shows in Miami Beach. My hometown of Deal, NJ, has changed, I am told, but I still have friends in Key West, Nantucket, Kennebunkport, and Portland, Maine, my former homes. Two summers ago were spent in Paris, St. Germain Du Pres, about a block from the Seine and the Louvre. Had a fine time. Now, at age 78, so few friends left, sadly, but I would be pleased to hear from any Riverdalians. My fond regards.” Bettyann Holtzmann Kevles also wrote to Jane: “After having spent 35 splendid years in Pasadena, CA, and another 14 in New Haven, CT, Dan and I have moved to our apartment in the City and have made ourselves officially New Yorkers by serving on a New York City jury. I retired from Yale and am still writing and giving talks; the last took me to Berlin in April to an exciting conference on imaging— all sorts and for all purposes. In May, we visited Israel, where
Dan spoke, and we spent time with our grandson Michael, who was spending a gap year in the Middle East—the fall in Jordan and the spring in Tel Aviv—all in the interest of improving the Arabic he’d been studying at his home in Washington. We continued from Israel to Turkey, mainly but not entirely in Istanbul, and have since listened to The Iliad and The Odyssey with a fresh sense of the terrain and the sea where it all takes place. We have time to listen while coming and going to our house on Cape Cod. After so much travel, my husband wanted to know how many miles we needed to stay home. Not sure, but I think we can manage. My best to all of ’55, and thank you for your efforts keeping us informed.” And Margo Krasne had this to say: “Jane, I sold my loft of 36 years, had an interim move, found a permanent home on E. 65th, and am back writing again. I don’t know if you knew I had written a book of fiction (available in paperback and Kindle at Amazon) called Appearances and Other Stories. Still working with clients on presentation and communication. Loving life!” Brian “Bud” Knecht writes, “Not much to report except for enjoying a busy and happy family life. Judy and I moved back to Albuquerque from Florida in late 2011 to be closer to our four kids, seven grandkids, and three greatgrandkids. Hard to believe we have a great-granddaughter who’s a freshman in high school! My best
to all fellow ’55 Riverdalians.” Allan Chasanoff still lives in Manhattan and would be happy to hear from his classmates. His e-mail address is Allan@chasanoff.com. Ginevra Padula is still living in the same house on Arlington Avenue where she was has lived since she was 10 years old. She has retired as a school librarian. Her brother, fellow Riverdalian Lou Padula ’53, passed away in March.
Please send your news to your Class Correspondent before MAY 1, 2015. 1955 Jane Samet Rogers jazzpiano@sc.rr.com
Stephanie Ratner LaFarge writes, “I am now living on Bainbridge Island, WA. I am still employed as a psychologist working for the ASPCA. My main duties are a national pet loss hotline and assisting first responders to animalrelated disasters. I have three grandchildren on this island. Another grandson, Oliver, is working as a researcher at Harvard, and my granddaughter Lucy is at Middlebury.” Tobé Barbara Greene Saskor has kept in touch with English classmate and good friend Angela Luker, and had a wonderful reunion in London many years ago. Tobé (she changed her name in college) and her husband, Ludwig, brought up three children in Wilton, CT, and moved to Pinehurst, NC, 12 years ago. Daughter Giselle lives in Connecticut with her two children, and both Michael and Krina live in Seattle. Tobé’s husband passed away two years ago. She continues to pursue her photography career.
The Class of 1954 celebrated their 60th Reunion at Sarabeth’s in New York City.
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