1963 Nancy Hunt Brandt-Erichsen (Anchorage, AK) Sorry to miss the reunion.We had two family high school graduations in May and a Rotary Conference in Australia in June.We had a couple of weeks to tour and were very excited to finally visit Australia. Margaret Scrogin Chang (Williamstown, MA) My grandson, Isaac Chang Stiepleman, was born February 12, 2003, in Oakland, California. I spent the month of February in Berkeley, not far from classmate Ann Darling Lynn. Isaac was a week overdue, and Ann kept me calm and centered with walks and friendship, especially on the day before Isaac’s birth.Who would have thought this wonderful event would bring together two women who met so long ago in Browning Hall? We are scheduled to lead a Williams Alumni tour of China, departing from San Francisco on April 3.The tour operator won’t consider canceling in spite of war and pestilence. I wish we were going under better circumstances.Then there’s my children’s literature conference in England in August—and a trip to Oregon to facilitate a meeting between my parents and Isaac! Gayle Neumuth Silva (Canoga Park, CA) I am enjoying retirement from a career in social work. I’ve done some traveling, enjoy my three-year-old granddaughter, and still take classes for enrichment of the soul. I have two married sons who light up my life.
Karen Diehl Merris (Hayward, CA) Russ and I spent ten interesting days in Turkey after Christmas.
1965 Robin Adair Warjone (Seattle,WA) Diane Granholm Armstrong ’64 and I testified before the U.S. Senate Committee on aging in Washington, D.C. on Feb. 11, 2003: she wrote the book The Retirement Nightmare and I lived it (when three family members sued me for a “guardianship” claiming that I was “incapacitated”).The court dragged it out for nearly 11 months, and it cost me everything I had.The corruption and unconstitutionality of these courts is what we discussed.This is why I dropped out of sight three years ago. It’s given me more karma than I needed this time in my life! Cynthia W. Ray (Tool,TX) I had a wonderful trip to New Zealand visiting daughter Caitlyn, who’s studying glass blowing there. I enjoyed reading Diane Josephy Peavey’s new book on her “frontier” life.
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1967 Susan Johnson Willey (Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA) I enjoyed getting together with other local alums recently. I hope an alum chapter will form and continue activities on the Monterey Peninsula.
1968 Susan Mersereau (Seattle,WA) As I contemplate a life of more travel, painting, and writing, I have now taken on more responsibility as a senior vice president and chief information officer of Weyerhaeuser Company. I love the new challenge and have decided to keep working as long as I have fun. My husband, Phillip, retired for five years, is also equally busy.
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Class of 1968 Bottom row, left to right: Karen Shumaker, Carol Vernstrom Riley, Anne Kingsbury Henderson. Top row, left to right: Pamela Bickoff Fields, Katy Schoellerman, Diana Wieland Ball, Elene Johnston, Nicki Warren Weekes, Judy Craig Rueda.
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Robin Adair Warjone ’65 and Diane Granholm Armstrong ’64 testified before a Senate committee on aging.
Rana V. Holbrook (River Hills,WI) My husband,Will, and I had a great evening in Philadelphia with Andrea Forthmann Thomson ’70 and Peter. My daughters are both working in San Francisco, after graduating from college. Charla Connelley Shadduck (Lakeview, CA) I am retiring from the Ontario-Montclair School District after 32 years in both regular and special education.We still live at the San Jacinto Wildlife Area, where Ross is habitat supervisor for the Department of Fish and Game.
Susan Kendall Maass (Claremont, CA) I worked on the CSLA (California School Library Association) 2001 Long Beach Conference Committee, then was elected State president-elect (2003), president (2004), and past president (2005).
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