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Gascoin Ruffie for brunch this past fall. We all sat on the deck and chatted like magpies. Still working and still enjoying it. No plans to retire for a while.” Michele Clark: “My life has not changed much. I am still at the UNLV, School of Nursing. I am the interim chair for the psychosocial department and I continue to be the Ph.D. coordinator for the doctoral program. I am hoping we find a chair soon so I can get my life back to normal. I am pretty involved with teaching strategy (called team based learning), and have submitted a couple of grants to test its efficacy in the academic and clinical setting. My mom passed in February 2012. It was sad for all of us but my siblings and I are doing well. My twin brother and I plan to retire in the next two years. I think we need the encouragement of each other to just dive in and start another journey in life. My sister Sandra has retired and loves it! I saw Deborah Tanous Scofield here in Las Vegas and had a great visit!” Susan Durney Mickelson: “We have purchased a second home at the Indian Ridge Golf Club in Palm Desert and we are splitting our time between there and Lake Oswego. We are loving the golf and the warm weather in the desert. Our daughter, son-in-law, and grandchildren are living in Belle Meade in Nashville, so we love visiting—not only to see them but to enjoy all country music has to offer. We are hooked on the TV series Nashville so it was a treat to go to the Blue Bird!” Kathleen Ramos Sharp: “This certainly has been a year of change for me. I retired from EMC in September and am taking advantage of retirement. I had an extended visit with my daughter and her family in Bozeman, MT as well as visiting family in Quincy, CA and Riverside, CA. My latest adventure was joining my youngest daughter and her family on a cruise to Jamaica, Cozumel, and the Grand Caymans, climbing up rushing falls, engaging with dolphins and stingrays as well as visiting ancient ruins in Cozumel. At Christmas, I was blessed with having much of my family and 10 of my 12 grandchildren at our home for a holiday celebration. The year ended on a sad note with the passing of my mother in late December; she had been living with Alzheimer’s for about 10 years. My goal for 2014 is to downsize much of the stuff accumulated over the years— and that is a tall order.” Deborah Tanous Scofield: “I celebrated my first year of retirement and then had a very surprising heart attack. Evidently you can’t outsmart heredity. I
went home to Monterey for a family visit and saw Lola Hogan, Carolyn Cain, Kathy Ramos Sharp, Lynn Tomlinson, and Tita Gascoin Ruffie for brunch, which was hosted by Lola Hogan and her husband, Fritz. Always wonderful to catch up with others. I am volunteering with a local VFW that helps military families in need. With the help of the community, they managed to fill over 600 requests for assistance over the holidays, including food baskets, gas cards, household goods and toys and clothing for children. Wishing all a happy and healthy New Year.” Caroline Lord Mackenzie: “I am in transition to another adventure. I am putting the CA house on the market in January 2014, and then after the sale I will move to Hawaii. My Hawaii house has been rented for seven years and it is time for house projects. All classmates are welcome to visit, once I move in. I’ll send address updates for sure!” Eleanor (Tammy) Dougherty: “I’m still living in the Washington D.C. area, working as a consultant in education, and enjoying being ‘Nana’ to Alex (2).” Sheila Broderick Johnson: “Three years ago I
had a bad accident. Last July, I had knee surgery, followed by the repair of six toes. I still have some pins and plates here and there, but I am finally on the way up, despite the possibility of one more small repair. In January we lost our mother. We had a lovely service for her, and then the real work began. Clearing out her home was much like emptying Target. The really fun event this year was the marriage of my daughter Elizabeth Johnson ’90 to Philip Hornsey. Elizabeth and Philip are happy beyond belief and living in Austin. Carter and her family are fine and trying to navigate life with two teenagers: Josie (16) and Edward (15). I hope to be able to travel in a few months.” Pat Allen Sparacino: “I re-retired (after a yearlong recall) from UCSF in August 2013. I am re-exploring the possibilities that retirement affords, including providing career counseling for students at Stanford who are interested in a nursing career and professional development for nurses at our county ‘safety net’ hospital which is resource poor. Traveling is one of our retirement goals, with at least one overseas trip a year and stateside trips
Class of 1964: Front row: Joan McCaskey Rosenbaum, Liz Holt Protell, Carol Covington Thompson, Marianne Hidas-Trotter Second row: Flo Nixon, Maureen Finn, Laurie Carson Griff, Susie Perelli-Minetti Bothwell, Kathy Hoffman Enright Third row: Sheila McMahon Williams, Donna Hart Reid, Julie Bisceglia, Connie Powell Rodman, Antoinette Ziegler Hubbard, Tonia Macneil, Evelyn Anderton, Christine Cotton Gannon