72 class notes
me! There are great new methods that entail only a one-night stay in the hospital and no lifelong limitations on movement. It was great to see everyone at our S.F. last lunch reunion and I recently enjoyed seeing Lisa Dollar Buehler and Laurie Bechtel Dachs, who have both (and unbeknownst to each other) purchased condominiums across from me. Congratulations to Brenda Beckett! Lyn Wyman: I’ve been retired officially for a year and a half from the Haas Center for Public Service at Stanford, but I continue on as a senior advisor, helping with various projects from archiving to editing stewardship letters. We managed two family vacations this year—one to New York in July to celebrate Dennis turning 65 and one to Maui in December to warm up and chill together. My kids are busy being millennials: Molly (26) lives in San Francisco in the Mission and has just stepped down from being program director at PeaceTones in order to discern and pursue her next step. Meanwhile, she supports herself by ushering at the Orpheum and tutoring. Annie (25) lives in Brooklyn and is pursuing her dream of being an actor. Hence, she is a server and bartender, which leaves her time to audition for whatever comes up. She loves N.Y.C., and so I think we will remain a bicoastal family for the foreseeable future. What’s next for the retired couple? Traveling, we hope, while we can still carry our own suitcases and keep our footing on cobbled streets and hills and dales. I run into Ann Kuchins frequently at plays— always a pleasure—and I had a wonderful time visiting Mo Ragan Rafael for a few days in August. She introduced me to the Pageant of the Masters in Laguna Beach. Can’t wait for our next gathering. Louise Vessey Edwards: My news is that my daughter Barbara gave birth a few days after Christmas. Baby Odette is here and the whole family is smitten. Little Odie makes three granddaughters. Olivia (13) is totally into water polo, like her aunts were. Natalie (10) plays water polo, too, but she loves animals and plays with her kitties and walks Gigi, my dog, for me since having my back surgery in November.
1968 Eugenie Schlueter emschl@sbcglobal.net
Daphne Macneil daphnemacneil@yahoo.com 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!
1969 Virginia Sewell vsewell@mac.com
Sandy Donnell: Generally slowing down bit, a little stiffer, at moments forgetful, though trying to keep alert and flexible. I am in the last year of my second term on the Belvedere City Council, not to run again. I am thankful that my children and their spouses live nearby. Marna Sweeney Haley says it best, “In the morning I get up and I have nothing to do. By bedtime, I’ve done about half of it. My husband and I are official snowbirds now, spending the winter in Sun City, AZ and summers in Durango. We love the warm and not having to shovel snow. Here in Sun City, I get to walk everyday, learn desert landscaping, and read a lot. In the summer I do the same, with mountain gardening plus time for the grandkids.” Vickie Eidell Johnston has the same idea: wintering in Palm Beach and summering in South Hampton. She still volunteers in the nonprofit sector, and she is flexing her competitive muscles in a whole new way. “I took up competitive croquet two years ago and have done really well in tournaments all over the east. It’s complicated, highly strategic, and definitely a blood sport, probably because I mostly play against men.” Kerry O’Brien Kloetzel: Our favorite vacations involve cruising; last year visiting Hawaii and Mexico, and later this year Hawaii, Samoa, and Tahiti. Love that warm weather! Sold our home and are now enjoying the freedom of condo living. So easy to just get up and go. It is located in a country club setting, so I am attempting to learn golf but have a long
Patty Look Lewis ’69 and her truck
way to go! My two grandchildren are also a priority. Paul and I joined Wendy Waldo Harmstead and husband, Rocky, in Maui for a week to celebrate Wendy and Rocky’s 40th wedding anniversary. Wendy may need a warm respite from the many trips to visit her four grandchildren in North Dakota and Utah. Cathie Shipper Leslie: Starting in August, Ian, the three dogs, and I started on our 8000 roundabout mile journey from NM through CO, UT, NV, CA, OR, WA, ID, MT, SD, WY, ND, MN, VT, NH and to ME with a side trip through Ontario and Quebec. We camped everywhere—RV parks, national forests, middle of nowhere (boondocking), staying with friends (Cay Craig!) and relatives when possible. Hoping to check out sites on the east coast before we head back in late spring. And then, who knows?” Patty Look Lewis is camping in her own inimitable way. After seeing her husband through open heart surgery, with the help of Annie Gregory Knight, she writes, “Last week I had the great idea of disconnecting from the world of medicine altogether, grabbing Walt and driving an airstream down to Baja where we can sit on a beach until we don’t. I gave that one up for now. My favorite possession is my camp stove where I cook with a wok on our porch. I teach meditation, painting, and facilitate inquiry on a weekly basis. Cay Craig: I am now living in Walla Walla, WA and I am still working with SEPALI Madagascar and hoping to exit soon. We are selling textiles that make a beautiful silk canvas if any of the talented painters in our class would like to try. Julie Donohue Schwartz: We’ve moved to Oregon full time. We have a 37-acre