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Ecky Wyatt-Brown Malick, Genie Winterbotham Ratliff and Patricia Morrison ’63 celebrated the first anniversary of Hen Party Films, which they created to help new filmmakers. One of the films they assisted, “Love’s Labor’s Lost”, was shot at St. Stephen's with a student cast. The film was directed by Jake O'Hare ’10 and Jennifer Sturley ’13. Linda "Mouse" Bulloch said, “Thanks in large measure to the encouragement and teaching skills of Allen and Elizabeth Becker and Pete Melcher, I have just retired after a fine career as a journalist, book author, creative writing teacher and book editor. These days, I lead journal writing workshops for Hospice Savannah. The years at St. Stephen’s gave me a good foundation, both in academics and self-sufficiency. Thank you, hill folks.”
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James Ray ’20 is in the eighth grade. And last, but certainly not least, we are proud that our daughter, Ellen Osborne Ray ’86, is currently chair of the board of trustees at St. Stephen’s.” Joan Williams McCloud and her daughter, Libbie Walker Ansell ’85, were the honorees of the 64th Annual Holiday Charity Ball of the Junior League of Galveston County, which was held on Dec. 12, 2015. Both have been very active in Junior League activities and other Galveston service organizations. Congratulations, ladies!
1963 J U L I A C AU T H O R N
julia@texancapital.com
1961 S T E V E J O L LY
stevejolly@mindspring.com
Patti Donaldson Ballard and her husband, John Ballard, celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in August 2015. The wedding took place on Aug.14, 1965, in the St. Stephen’s Chapel. Congratulations, Patti and John! Their daughter, Kim Ballard Ray ’88, graduated from St. Stephen’s, and two of their grandchildren are here now. Stirling Burnett ’16 is a senior, and Miles Ray ’20 is an 8th grader. John Dulles reported that he continues “to be engaged in civil rights work, especially providing training on Native American and voting rights issues. Judy and I enjoy traveling, heading for Ireland and London this fall, and next year will spend some time with Frank Spring and his wife, Martha, in Sarlat-la-Caneda, France, and the surrounding Dordogne countryside. Looking forward to lots of Duck Confit and Cassoulet!”
1962 DAV I D S A N D E R S
Duncan Osborne wrote that “our son, Michael Osborne ’96, went to St. Stephen’s Middle School. Michael received his Ph.D. from Stanford last year. More importantly, he and his wife, Alison, have a new St. Stephen’s prospect, Duncan Hollan Osborne, born in March of 2014. Also, Betty Osborne and I are very pleased to have our two oldest grandchildren at St. Stephen’s: Natalie Ray ’16 is a senior, and
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solitude. It gave me time to get ready for the course that I am facilitating this fall on current food production systems. There is nothing like enforced quiet to give a person time to recharge the batteries.” Scott Shelton wrote, “Tricia and I have established our residence in the White Bluff Resort area on Lake Whitney. Our house backs up on the 10th fairway on one of the golf courses. I continue to practice law and have offices in Cleburne, San Angelo and Midland. My retirement ceremony will be when they wheel me out of my office feet first. We are enjoying being closer to our children and grandchildren.”
1965 DIANNE DUNCAN TUCKER
John ‘Mo’ Hines reported, “I've just had my second knee replacement (running out of knees), and it went well…all those years of clambering around The Hill; trying to escape being a Sadie Hawkins Day Dance victim; running for coaches Newman, Phipps, Glidewell, Foster, et al.; kneeling in Chapel services, etc. Still dividing the year between our mini-properties in Louisville, Ky., Cashiers, N.C., and Waimarama, New Zealand.” Richard Fullerton wrote that “the last feature I shot, ‘Coming Through the Rye,’ was screened a couple of times at the Austin Film Festival in late October/ early November 2015. I make a fleeting appearance as Charlie, the butcha’/postmahsta’. Strangely, I will not be treading the red carpet or receiving a lifetime achievement acting award at the ceremony, but that’s Terry Malick’s ’61 fault for refusing to wrench me from obscurity and make me a major star. Also, our son, Colin Fullerton, age 23, in the second year of his studies for a master’s degree in classical guitar performance at the Butler School of Music at The University of Texas at Austin, received first prize in the 16th Annual East Carolina University Solo Guitar Competition – College/Professional Division.”
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Tim Pettus wrote that “after retiring and playing duplicate bridge for three years, I am back in Beijing teaching math with School Year Abroad. In past years, I taught St. Stephen’s students for a year, but this year my only Texans are from St. Mary's and St. Mark's. I missed one week of classes because of a minor heart attack, but I think I am fine now.”
Myrna Simon Douglas reported that “Tom and I are celebrating our 50th anniversary in 2015 on New Year’s Eve. We’re ‘elderly’ but not yet old goats and still very good friends. Life is wonderful. We enjoy living just outside Ruidoso, N.M. Lots of deer and forests. Anyone who heads our way for a vacation is welcome to come by or stay.”
1964 We need a class rep. If interested, please contact Lou Porter Bailey ’71 at lbailey@sstx.org. Bayard Breeding recently attended “a three-day individual retreat at St. Benedict's Monastery near Snowmass, Colo. Three days of no cell phones, no Internet, no television, and a lot of quiet and
ddtuck@aol.com
Thanks go to Pat Booker, who has been a super class representative for many years. Please welcome Dianne Duncan Tucker, who now takes over from Pat. Thank you, Dianne! Members of the Class of 1965 gathered for our 50th reunion in October. We congregated for a BBQ Friday night, and Saturday night Jill Matthews Wilkinson ’64 graciously provided her house for a Mexican food dinner. Despite our advanced age, we visited until the early hours of Sunday morning. Sandra Leigh Bryant and her husband stopped in before their scheduled trip to South Carolina. Sandra still has her accounting practice in Houston and has no plans to retire, much to the relief of your representative! Greg Willis and his wife are in Austin and have two children in college. Doug Conly came in from Boulder. He has been retired from IBM for about two years and has traded in his car for a bike. Petie Miller is still living in Pasadena, Calif. She recently showed a painting in a juried show at the Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery. She was delighted to report that the painting sold. Ron DeFord is happily retired except for one month of the year when he puts on a red suit and plays Santa. He has no need for a fake beard. We have at least two dog lovers in our class. Natalie Bayless is a dog trainer in Asheville, N.C., and Muffin Moore breeds ‘beautiful miniature doxons’ in Austin. As a matter of fact, new puppies arrived the night of our reunion. Tina Plowman is living off the grid in Arkansas but makes a few trips to Austin a year to see her daughter. David Hoster has retired from the pulpit and is now a visiting priest. No word as to whether he will try to resume his role as advice columnist, ‘Trainer Dave.’ Carol Dunagan Husbands lives in San Marcos and currently serves as dean of the School of Wisdom. She regularly facilitates classes for the school, sings in the chancel choir and is a lay Eucharistic minister at St. Mark’s. She has a son in Seattle, a daughter in England and another son closer to home. Bill Tamminga is still a practicing