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1960 classmates L to R: Bev Guy, Vickie Kempton, Nancy Ayres, Kitty Shield, Janie Norfleet Class of 1957 Christmas Luncheon at TJ’s in the Jefferson Hotel; L to R; Front Row: Caroline Gray McNiel, Betsy Saunders Miller, Sandra Bruner Hague, Ceci Christison Manley, Judy Cochrane Gilman-Hines, Babs Childrey Fowler; Back Row, Left to Right: Pat Pusey Clark, Mary Denny Wray, Louise Cobb Boggs, Caroline Hunton High, Polly Taylor Watson, Jeanne Brydon
Nile, fulfilling a life-long dream. She was looking forward to warmer weather! Your scribe continues to love living in Richmond and especially reconnecting with classmates. I’m looking forward to our 60th and can possibly host a class of ’56 event at Westminster-Canterbury! In the meantime I urge everyone to come to the St. C. Advent Service and Tea in December followed by lunch with classmates. It’s always fun. In fact Isabel wrote that she enjoyed attending last December along with Amanda, Susie, Champ Roberts Johnson and myself!
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Ceci Christison Lawson, 3907 Foxfield Ter., Richmond, VA 23233; cecilawson@aol.com; and Ellen Michaux Gower, 786 Drift Rd., Westport, MA 02790; egower4549@aol.com
Susan Cone Scott moved to Austin, Texas last October. “After 51 years of a wonderful life in Charlottesville, I am beginning a whole new chapter of my life. My son Frederic is here in Austin. My daughter Alexandra is not too far away in New Orleans. I am relishing time with my family, and starting this new life. Austin is an exciting city and the people I have met are making this transition really a good one. I have landed well.”
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Susan Judd Cunningham Ellis, 217 Crossing Cove Way, White Stone, VA 22578; sweetsue@vabb.com
Suzanne Sulzer Powers reported that, after nearly forty years of surgeries, pain and discomfort without making much progress with her eyesight, she said farewell to her right eye! She is okay with it, pain free, able to drive legally and adjusting to the challenges of having only one eye. She is to be admired and we send good wishes her way. Alice Horsley Siegel reminds us that she is the proud
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grandmother of nine, including 6 year old Alice Winston Branch ’27, a Gold at St. Catherine’s, and her two brothers who attend St. Christopher’s, who are the children of Eliza Siegel Branch ’93. Three other grandchildren are in Alexandria and three are in Charlotte, N.C. Alice spends a lot of time at her farm, Chericoke, in King William County, especially in the summer working on her flowers and vegetables. She sounds good and is still having fun. Sally Yeatts Taylor has a granddaughter in the St. C class of 2015 and a new great granddaughter by her oldest granddaughter living in Marion, Va. She is very excited. Lina Lee Bacigalupo Butler divides her time between her homes in Richmond and Deltaville, Va. and is enjoying being the Treasurer of the Deltaville Library. She loves line dancing and even performed in a talent show to benefit the Middlesex County Rescue Squad. Would love to have seen that! Of your class correspondent Susan and husband Gary’s six grandchildren, we have one graduating from Vet School at Virginia Tech and joining a large animal practice in Charlottesville. Another is graduating from UVA and undertaking her doctorate in physical therapy at VCU. The other four are also doing well in their endeavors. We are very busy keeping up with various family members on both coasts and in between, including Dallas, where one of our daughters and her husband moved after USAir merged with American Airlines. The other daughters are in Petaluma, Calif. and Williamsburg. I was hoping to hear more news from you all. Remember that news of what you do and where you go is important to all of us and we love keeping up. Please feel free to contact me at any time to report on your comings and goings.
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Linkey Booth Green, 32 Chelsea Ln., Carlisle, PA 17015; linkeyg@embarqmail.com; and Nancy Moss Hahn, 1305 Rye St., Houston, TX 77029; nhmh@aol.com
Please send us your news!
Four generations of St. Catherine’s L to R: Alice Branch '27, Eliza Siegel Branch '93, Alice Horsley Siegel '58, Carlisle Morrissett Branch '40
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Kate Roy Massie Christian, 101 Maple Ave., Richmond, VA 23226; kateroy@earthlink.net Kitsy Rose Small has three grown sons and 10 grandchildren ranging in age from 1 year old to 20! Melinda Parker Skinner had her whole family together last Christmas: “A Christmas miracle!” Daughter Emily is an award winning Broadway actress and last winter starred in the Virginia Repertory Theatre’s production of Mame. Bruce Miller, artistic director of the Virginia Repertory Theatre, noted that Emily “is an exceptional actress, as well as a vocalist, making her an even better fit for Mame, a role that demands acting chops, as well as vocal chops. Richmond should be proud that she came from the community here.” Definitely watch the video of Dottie Norris Schipper’s free ballroom dance program on YouTube (youtube/Y3GP_9GyB2s). Carol Manning Walker stays “busy with County Zoning Board meetings, party politics, office work for our contractor business …. daughters, grandchildren, trips to the beach and childhood friends coming here for our yearly laugh fest.” Frances Bailey Broaddus Crutchfield’s grandson, Walter Meade Broaddus, was born May 7, 2014 to her son Henry Broaddus, Vice President for Strategic Initiatives at William & Mary. Frances received an award from the National Federation of Press Women for one of her poems. On the acting front, she played the grandmother in “The Snow Queen” and the Wicked Witch in “Shrek the Musical” for Chesterfield Children’s Theatre, and was named Best Extra for her portrayal of a drunken bum in “Little Shop of Horrors.” In October, Frances rode the first European train into Iran and recorded the experience in a poem posted on the website for Golden Eagle Luxury Trains. Eva LaVerge de Coligny says “Cal and I have just spent a month on Kauai in Hawaii. Our son Guerric and his family live in Hawaii and we have visited enough to fall in love with the place and its people. We live most of the year in Roanoke and love that too, but not in January. As we age it is fun to run into graduates