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the office of the public defender. She took the LSAT in June and is applying to law school and is looking for work in the Bay Area, where her boyfriend lives. I’ve been happy to have a makeshift ceramic studio in a shipping container on our land. Hopefully, I will bring my gas kiln over from our burned-out property and get it functional in the next few months. Eventually, I will have a nice studio as part of the garage structure we have planned. This summer, I showed my work at Gather/Style gallery in Montecito, and my pieces have been selling. My inter-club tennis team won its division, and my USTA team went to sectionals in August. I was deeply saddened by the news of Molly’s son’s passing. It made me realize that I still feel connected to you all even after all these years. I am also sorry that Judith left us so soon. I enjoyed the time I spent at her home for our 30th reunion and know she is missed by all.
1971
DeDe Rogers dede.rogers@comcast.net Patty Lee Schminke schminke@comcast.net We publish notes for each class once a year—oddnumbered class years in the spring and even-numbered in the fall. Look for your class notes in the spring issue!
1972
Suzanne Scoville suzanne.scoville@gmail.com Fredde Foster Vanderwerff is living in Mill Valley and still working as a nurse at UCSF. Jalynne Tobias Redman just moved from Arnold to Murphys, where she bought a townhouse within walking distance of town. She loves walks to the park and wine tastings in the area. She continues to teach and has accepted a position as education technology coordinator at her school. Her summer included a technology “Rock Star Camp” in Las Vegas and an annual trek with
Perla Armanasco Gray ’72 and family at the wedding of daughter Gigi
possible. I would love to see anyone who Dacia Burz Djirbandee to the Carmel is passing through Colorado. We live in Bach Festival. Jalynne often sees Karen the beautiful roaring Fork Valley, 30 miles List Letendre, Kimberly List Caneer, from Aspen. (Note: Many Santa Catalina and Julie Hobbs Bryan. Karen List grads will remember drama teacher Letendre: I am winding up the project Charlotte Perry, the aunt of Charlotte management of a four-year grant with the Perry White. Charlotte recommends Department of Education and am working Dorothy Wickenden’s Nothing Daunted, a part time on a federally funded grant in book in which her aunt’s life story is special education teacher credentialing mentioned.) Perla Armanasco Gray spent at Cal State University, Monterey Bay. I this last spring planning her daughter’s expect to stay on until mid-2015, when wedding! On June 21, Gigi Rose Gray I will attempt retirement once again. I married Nick Littlemore in Amagansett, just returned from a Stanford travel/ NY. Kate Johnson: I just returned from study assignment in June on ‘Arts of my third annual fly fishing trip with Northern France and Belgium,’ which Sheila Steiner Asher. We made a pact to was a fabulous introduction to the newest meet annually and fish somewhere on the museums in that region. I’ve been busy planet. I stay in touch with Laura Knoop with six grandchildren, ages 3 to 11, as Pfaff, Kathleen Doyle, and Trish Tobin well as travels with my husband. Recently, Kubal hoping our class can have its own I got together for lunch with a group reunion sometime soon! Laura Knoop of our classmates, including Kimberly, Pfaff: Not much change in my life but still Julie, Jalynne, and Marion Donovan act as chairman US of Bonhams auction Corrigan. Also enjoyed seeing Katie house in S.F. I can’t believe it has been Finnegan Darnell and Jalynne at Julie’s 13 years at Bonhams! We are renovating surprise 60th party in Salinas. Sally a home in Watch Hill, RI, so someday Hansen Green: I’m having a wonderful we will spend more time in the summer time in France, where it was the summer of Catalina’s Class of 1972 girls in the southwest of France! All in various stages of celebrating our 60th! Mary Reilley and husband came to visit me at my home, and Karen List Letendre, Julie Hobbs Bryan, then we went down to Marseille before Jalynne Tobias Redman, they went off to Italy. Next came Katie Katie Finnegan Darnell, all from the Class Finnegan Darnell, and we went down to of 1972, celebrating Julie’s 60th birthday visit Pam Scott Kinslow. Then Lucinda Scales Chapman and Pam came for a fun, fun visit! Charlotte Perry White: I loved attending Reunion and hope to be at the next one. At the moment, our life is busy with work and six grandchildren all living nearby. We just had our 39th wedding anniversary. My husband is still a busy optometrist. I recently started playing the cello, and I ride my bike as often as