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Many Saints were in attendance at Ibbie Hedrick Britton’s ’00 wedding on April 30, 2016. L to R: Ashley Taylor Jaffee ’00, Lorrie King Smith ’00, Ann Robertson Vaughters ’00, Jeb Britton (St. Chris ’99), Ibbie, Molly Trice '99, Elizabeth Irwin ’00, Windsor Jones Betts ’97
thanks to everyone who helped Maggie raise $89k+ for an Ole Miss scholarship created in memory of Maggie’s sister-in-law and her fiancé. Richmond is busy too! Ibbie Hedrick Britton tied the knot with Jeb Britton (St. Chris ’99) with Ann Robertson Vaughters, Ashley Taylor Jaffee, and Elizabeth Irwin in the wedding party! (Fun fact: Katie Rutledge Nelson briefly “crashed” the newlyweds’ honeymoon down in Kiawah which was great fun!) Rebecca Gricus looks forward to seeing Sarah Gricus Marshall ’98 for the first time since Sarah moved to London in August 2014 – they’re definitely overdue for some serious sister bonding. Elizabeth Hiett loves working in VCU’s Global Education Office with people from all over the world on really cool international projects and programming — she even gets to speak some very rusty Italian now and again! (It should be mentioned, however, that her blog “Liz and Limes” misses her desperately…) At 2 ½, Leigh Bladergroen Glatt’s son Charlie keeps his parents on their toes (to put it mildly). Her daughter Evelyn is enjoying JK at St. Catherine’s with Ann Robertson Vaughters’ oldest daughter Elsie Jane. Megan Gross White moved back to town, and her son Eli is loving JK at St. Christopher's. Elizabeth Irwin had a busy summer of weddings, road tripping through Grand Teton and Yellowstone National Parks, and playing Pokemon Go! She had amazing weekends in Charlotte at her cousin’s wedding — always fun to see her aunt Eleanor Deane Bierbower ’75 — and in California with Louise Irwin Welch ’96, Dede Deane Irwin ’68, and Alexandra Ellen Ebrahim ’96 for her niece Annabelle’s christening! Until next time, keep being your amazing selves… just don’t forget to tell me all about it!
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Evan Garrison, garrison.evan@gmail.com Ida Trice Vaclavik, idavaclavik@gmail.com While some of us were in Richmond, Susanna Taylor and her new husband Jeffrey Koons were visiting Rachel Perlstein and Titine in New Orleans. Susanna is enjoying exploring San Francisco on her days off from her clothing store Two Birds. She recently returned from an exciting trip to Iceland. She enjoyed seeing the magnificent wild scenery and relaxing in the hot springs. Melissa Britt Mitchell and Julie Griffith Goodman also had their own reunion in New York City over the summer. Although the weather was hot, they enjoyed going to dinner and to Broadway shows. Melissa is busy working as a recruiter and running around Atlanta with friends and family. Holly Dew Roper continues to study for a Masters in Professional Counseling. She is in her second semester at Research Guidance Service Inc., a private counseling practice. After her Master's she will start a residency. Liza Bance continues to play guitar and sing. She has produced two CDs. Mary Mason Williams Foukal, Ann Kamps Kramer Taliaferro and Emily Valentine Schutt have their hands full with their kids who already seem like the Three Musketeers. Kendall Priddy SmithHarrison and her husband Tito welcomed their first child this year. Leon Ismael Smith-Harrison, III (Trigg) was born on April 2nd, 2016 in Charlottesville, Va. The couple has been living there for the past two years. Tito is in med school at UVA, graduating in 2018, and Kendall is an ICU RN. As for your correspondent Evan, I am in my
Top: L to R: Peyton Schutt, son of Emily Valentine Schutt ’01; Carrington Foukal, son of Mary Mason William Foukal ’01; Dell Taliaferro, daughter of Ann Kamps Kramer Taliaferro ’01 Middle: Melissa Britt Mitchell ’01 (left) and Julie Griffith Goodman ’01 (right) had their own reunion in New York City over the summer where they enjoyed going to dinner and Broadway shows. Bottom: Susanna Taylor ’01 married Jeff Koons on Oct. 11, 2015
final year of Dental School at VCU. I am heading back to Harrisonburg, Va., after graduation to start practicing. Kitt Murphy Zuk writes, “My husband and I both competed in (and completed) a full Ironman competition in Mont-Tremblant this summer. It was 140.6 miles of swimming, biking and running (fun) which made for a long day and required quite a bit of training this summer. Thankfully we both finished and now I can cross that one off the bucket list and never have to do it again. Other than that, we are still living in New
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