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Keithley Rose Miller ’65 with her granddaughter Emma Louise Casey.
Roz Kemper McLean ’65 and Barbara Montgomery O’Connell ’65 in front of the harbor in Camden, Maine.
Ann Babcock ’65 with 3 of her 4 grandchildren near Mt. Mitchell, N.C.
time to take a class on the 19th century novel at VCU. Sue Morck Perrin also sends happy birthday wishes to all. She ran into Laura Burks Logan ’64 at Pawley’s Island, who recalled that our headmistress, Susanna P. Turner, was the Head of School at an elementary school in Roanoke after her retirement from St. Catherine’s. Once again, Miss Turner is setting us an example for finding the next chapter in our lives. Ann Dennison Murray is getting ready for second son Ian’s wedding in California to “Mei Li, a lovely girl who just graduated from Stanford Law School. [Husband] John will officiate as he did two years ago for Jonathan’s wedding.” Happily, Ann reports she is recovering well from a benign brain tumor discovered in March and will be back to teaching online for Kansas State University this fall. Anne Stuart Brown Swann also is recovering from medical challenges, but getting great joy from five grandchildren and their parents. She has fond memories of St. Catherine’s days: “coming from a small town, it was wonderful….I still feel like the young girl I was at St. Catherine’s—it’s just my body that isn’t quite the same!” Barbara Bassett Rittner and husband Peter spent eleven days discovering London. She writes that when visiting Chaucer's gravesite she could hear “echoes of Ms. Trimmer’s voice” at Westminster Abbey and remembered “Mrs. Morgan reading Chaucer to us, so we would know what middle English sounded like.” I (Susan) don’t remember much, but I can still recite the first 14 lines of the Canterbury Tales Prologue!
reconnect and have fun together. The trips that Annabel Morgan Edge organized to the garden and the museum were wonderful. Lastly, I am very impressed with the fine education the school is offering today.”
Peyton. Husband Drew retired from the US Naval Academy.” Susan Williams Treitz wrote: “Oh, how I missed you all.” Weezie Firth reports that her daughter, Firth, married Matt Martin in Crested Butte, Colo. on July 31. Keithley Rose Miller wrote that she has seen Cathy Hall Stopher and Weezie Firth. She is living in Palm Beach and designing with Kemble Interiors. “Coastal Living featured a Hobe Sound guest house of mine in their March/ April issue.” Margaret Eppes Curtis wrote that the reunion was great. “I only wish we had full attendance.” Carolyn Mapp Hewes reports that she and Lem share six children and 10 grandchildren from 2 to 19 years. They are very involved in health charities in Atlanta, including Alzheimer’s and Autism. Sally Cooke Newcomb has been married to Luke for 37 years, has two daughters, Sarah and Molly. Mary McKinstry Marriner and her husband, David, of 47 years, live north of Atlanta. She occupies her “time creating painting: large horse paintings, and smaller, pastel pet portraits and wildlife paintings. My website is marymarriner. com. Check it out!” Buff Hanes Thomas and husband, Ritchie, went on “the trip of a lifetime, a safari in Botswana at the end of June. Elizabeth LeSueur also had an “absolutely amazing trip to South Africa.” She stays busy on St Simons Island, Ga., “especially with the Glynn Visual Arts, which is this area’s oldest art organization.” Melinda White writes that she is living in Dunedin, Fla. where she has been since 2001. She recently retired after eight years as a high school French teacher and nineteen years as an elementary school librarian. Molly McPherson Dewey has been “married 26 years to Steele Dewey, we have six married adult children and 16 grandchildren so far!” Betty Davenport Wright lives in “Richmond in the same neighborhood that was my childhood home.” She has been married since 1969 to Buster, has two daughters who were 13 year gals from St. Catherine’s. Jane Wright Hunter ’89 is in Charlotte with 3 kids and Stewart Wright Hilbert ’93 is in Richmond with four kids, including a set of
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We were sad to hear of the death of Barbara Tyler Frickel’s mother. However Barbara is fine otherwise and sends greetings to classmates. Lindsey Massie Huddle writes, “I enjoyed our 50th Reunion tremendously. The class members from Richmond were so hospitable. They provided wonderful dinner parties where we could
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Barbara Montgomery O’Connell writes, “Jack and I have been touring Maine and met up with Roz Kemper McClean! She lives one hour south of here and picked us up at our B&B in Rockland. We toured Camden and Rockland ending with two hours at The Farnsworth Museum which has a fabulous collection of the three generations of Wyeths. It was great to see her! We had a wonderful 50th reunion. We missed all of you who could not be there and enjoyed reconnecting with all who were there.” Roz also saw Charlotte Moore Davenport and Fran Davis Ward in N.H. She has three daughters and five grandchildren. She taught for 30 years. She is “living in my dream house, gardening, grandmothering, and traveling but excited to see what else is out there.” Charlotte adds that she spent time this summer camping in Acadia National Park. Ann Rawlings Colby launched a new business, Willie Byrd Chocolate Sauces, named for her dad. They have four flavors, gift baskets etc. It is in a store near you or you can find it online at williebyrdsauce. com or on Facebook. Susan Manson Newell wrote that she missed seeing everyone and loved the pictures taken at reunion by Polly Bozorth. Polly enjoyed seeing and taking pictures. She adds “I think we look great and young! Whatever you are doing keep up the good work!” Sarah Lambeth Sinnickson wrote: “Happily retired in 2008 after serving as President of Pardoe Real Estate in Washington, D.C. and Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage Baltimore Region. I have two daughters, two grandsons, and a granddaughter,