yet. All is good with me and mine. Loved seeing so many at Reunion, but it was way too short. We need a Reunion week! Carol Anne Provence Gallivan: Mills and I have a new grandson (10 wks.) and granddaughter (18 mos). They are grand, indeed, and have brought such joy to our lives. Two of our 3 grown children are married to really wonderful people, and all 5 of them are gainfully employed and happy. We have 2 attorneys, 2 business executives and 1 in the medical field. Mills is on the mediating/speaking/traveling side of law now, and I have enjoyed accompanying him around the country. The friendships of other attorney couples have been the most enriching aspect of these professional meetings. We just passed our 40th anniversary and are taking a trip to Europe to celebrate. We feel extremely blessed and hope for more of the same! Joan May Harden: I just walked our dogs to a cacophony of cows, donkeys and roosters—my new life in Lexington since we sold our Ridgewood, NJ, house. I loved Reunion, especially seeing Cindy Bekins Anderson and Ginna Rogers-Gould after all these yrs.! It was wonderful to see Diane honored for all her hard work, too. Right now, we are well, kids and grandkids are well and all visit us here on the farm regularly, so I am happy! Kristy Alderson: Mark and I are taking daughter Tegwyth to Dartmouth in Sept. to begin college. I also received happy news that my cousin’s daughter is attending SBC as a freshman. Mary Buxton: Grateful to be spending lots of time in North Lake Tahoe! Renee Sterling: Reunion was great. I presented a talk on estate planning and the benefits of giving while reconnecting with wonderfully accomplished women. Spent days before and after in Charlottesville with fabulously creative friend Boyd Zenner ’74, who is architectural acquiring editor at UVa Press. Wow! I’ll share that I was voted into “5 Star: Top 100 Wealth Managers” published in 8/13 Texas Monthly magazine. Barb Prentiss: This has been an amazing and busy yr. for me. The highlight (so far!) was marrying Al Davis, a very genuine Santa in his spare time. We were married at dawn on 6/1 in the north Cascade Mountains followed by a family unity ceremony on 6/22. Family and friends joined us throughout June to celebrate. My oldest son, who lives in southern CA, and his family, including 2 precious grandsons (2 and 9 mos.), made it, as did Al’s daughter from Reston, VA, and her wonderful son. Al’s twin sister and husband made it from TX as did many others from around WA. Missing was my younger son, who is in the Coast Guard in HI. He and his wife are enjoying paradise, but couldn’t get away. I love my position as IT director for the U. WA med school. It’s truly my dream job. I try to stay in touch with a few of our classmates through Facebook and am more than happy to connect with more. No name change so I’m easy to find! Ginger Woodward Gast: It was great seeing everyone at our 40th reunion. I was amazed that none of us have changed a bit! I so appreciated Sue Dern Plank’s offer for a ride from Fairfax. I had a lovely lunch with Ann Major Gibb in Berlin, MD, this summer and have enjoyed Renee Sterling’s thoughts about Italy. Youngest daughter, Katie, will study in Milan fall semester and of course I’m planning a visit
in Nov. with another daughter. Son and daughter-in-law are expecting twins in Dec. and I am joyfully looking forward to my 1st grandchildren. Lisa Fowler Winslow “Really enjoyed our 40th (gulp!) reunion. Everyone looked great. Betsie Meric, Jane McFaddin and I were suitemates once again, just like back in our senior yr.! The campus looked beautiful, but I sure missed the dairy yogurt! I saw Peggy Cheesewright Garner in Seattle in July. We had lunch together in her beautiful surroundings. She was disappointed that she could not make it to Reunion— hopefully she will to the 50th! Kathy Pretzfelder Steele: After 40 yrs. with the same company, I retired at the end of July and am totally enjoying my new life. I get lots of exercise and participate in many community activities and functions, but the best part is that I’m spending more time with my daughters and granddaughter (1). It was wonderful to see everyone at Reunion. Trish Gilhooly O’Neill: Just got back from Barcelona on a 10-day cruise from Venice with our family to celebrate our 40th wedding anniversary. So hot, but so much fun! Living between Greenwich, CT, and Honolulu now. I get together with Jan Story Honick for lunch whenever I am in NYC. Nan Robertson Clarke: Like you said, Reunion was so much fun. Great to see the “usual suspects” and some classmates I had not seen since graduation— I’m looking at you, Cathy Razz! It is really gratifying to see what strong and remarkable women we have grown into. My favorite Reunion moments were the unscripted ones, like a stroll around campus and a walk up to Monument Hill. (Why did it seem such a strenuous hike in 1973?) A month after Reunion, son Charlie got married here in Charlotte; the month after that, son Robbie got married in Fort Worth, TX. So an eventful summer for us—we are kind of glad to settle back into our normal (boring) existence! Jeanne Schaefer Bingham: Rack and I wanted to come to Reunion this yr. but my son graduated from high school that weekend. He is a freshman at U. FL—only a half hour away! Stacy, our married daughter with 2 sons (2 and 5), is building a house this yr. on 5 acres next to us. Could the Lord have treated me any better? I am so happy. Sue Dern Plank: We started the New Yr. in Belize, joined by our daughter and family. We enjoyed scuba diving and playing with our granddaughter (6 1/2 mos.). I spent part of each of the next several mos. with Elena and Clara in Clarksville, TN, while her husband was away. He returned home safely a week ago after 7 mos. away. We also saw them in May, when my daughter attended her 10th reunion at Albany Academy for Girls, and again in June, at a wedding in Cohasset, MA. If I’d known grandchildren were so much fun, I would have had them sooner! In late May, I lost my dear friend, Elisabeth, from my St. Andrews days, to melanoma. It made me realize that we had known each other for more than 40 yrs. and that perhaps I am older than I feel most days, but what memories we have of our times together! I had a lovely time at our 40th reunion—what a great bunch we are! It was such a fun time I wish we could see each other more often. I’m glad so many, including Ginger Woodward Gast, returned to “the Patch” for the 1st time in decades. I have been
busy catching up in my gardens this summer since little was accomplished last yr. when I was involved settling my mother’s estate. Additionally, we have been babysitting our daughter’s dog (114 lbs.) and cat since April, in addition to our own cat. Visits to various vets seem to occupy a large amount of my time. In early Aug., we hosted the annual “Send Off” for incoming 1st-yr. students, their families and alums of Norwich U., my husband’s alma mater. Visits from family and friends have made the yr. fly by, too. Weezie Blakeslee Gilpin: I have been back on the East Coast for a yr. living in Needham, MA, and working as a counselor at St. Mark’s School in Southborough. I still miss San Diego, especially during the storms last winter! Bob continues to work as an independent college counselor helping students navigate the college process. We celebrated his 70th birthday with a trip to Portugal over my spring break and had a wonderful time. I discovered that there is a white port, but it is not imported to the States, probably a good thing. After a wonderful time at SBC at our 40th reunion, we spent the summer on Martha’s Vineyard, most of it with children and grandchildren. Blake, a history professor at Tulane, Abbey, and Bear (18 mos.) were with us for 8 wks. Alexa, now a stay-at-home mom, Mike, and Elizabeth (5 mos.) spent a week with us and we are hoping to get Christopher, a manager of a Sydney, Australia, Lululemon, Allison and Tillie (2) back for a visit in Oct. They are expecting their 2nd in early March, so we have tentative plans to go to Sydney in the spring. Bob and I adore being doting, silly, hands-on grandparents and it is a true joy to watch our children raising their own kids. Jane Potts: Reunion was fun, and great to see so many old friends. I have seen Deborah Ziegler Hopkins twice since Reunion, as she and her husband bought a house in Cashiers, NC, and I visited her there this summer. Fortunately it is only a 5-hour drive from Charleston. We had a 3-hour lunch with Harriet Broughton Holliday; it was fun catching up with her. She hopes to make it to our next reunion. We also had a nice dinner with Catherine Cranston Whitham, who was 2 classes behind us at SBC, and who now lives in Richmond, but has a home in Cashiers. When Deborah, Betsy Perry, Terry Christovich Gay and I returned to Richmond after Reunion, we had a really fun SBC dinner with Linda Lipscomb, Lisa Wickham Haskell, Lacy Williams, Melinda Williams Davis and Sandra Taylor at my mom’s house. Lots of talking and laughter! Evelyn “Evie” Carter Cowles: I am sad to report that Jane Jordan Crawford passed away on 8/6/13. I do not have any other information at this time. As I compile these notes, I am in MT enjoying the cooler weather, fishing, photography and beautiful views. Back to VA in mid-Sept. to enjoy riding, foxhunting, painting and more beautiful views (yes, I am spoiled). Reynolds claims he’s going to cut back to working 3 days/wk. but I wonder how long those days will be! We went to England in March to see the Grand National and what fun that was, both the races and visiting old friends. Thanks to everyone for their quick response to my plea for news!
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rossiespell@yahoo.com I am sad to report the death of our classmate Anya Starosolska on 7/2/13. Our sympathies go out to her family. Ann Stuart McKie Kling: Bill and I are essentially empty-nesters now. Daughter Shelby is a junior at Northwestern and son Jay is 25 and living/working in NYC. The sale of our skin/wound care manufacturing company last yr. gives us more time to do fun things. We have done some traveling (Santa Fe, France, Scotland this past yr.). Bill started a new venture and I was asked to join SBC’s board of directors! I attended my 1st board meeting as a “member-elect” in June in D.C. and will begin the next 3 yrs. of service in earnest at our meeting on campus this Nov.—I’m so honored and excited to be a part of this stellar board. I stay connected with lots of SBC alumnae through our DFW Alumnae Club and with frequent calls to my close friend Cindy Sorenson Sutherland. Mimi Hill Wilk: Am proud to announce our best yr. ever with 2 weddings: 1st, we just attended the 6/22/13 wedding of son Kenneth Walter Wilk Jr. to adorable Heather Ann Stevens with only immediate family at the beach. They will be settling here in AZ as educators with their master’s. The next wedding event is 11/16/13 when daughter Liz marries John Richard Harrell (who is everyone’s dream son-inlaw) in Paradise Valley, AZ. Pictures to follow in Nov. of the dashing couple! Miss everyone, but as you see my life is here in the warmth of AZ. So please come visit or call when you’re in town. Ellie Boyd: I celebrated Bastille Day in Boston at a mini-reunion with Robin Christian Ryan, Ruthie Willingham Lentz, Lee Wilkinson Warren and Liz Thomas Camp—finally got to ride on the Duck Boat! Boston bounced back in style! I will join Robin on the SBC Friends of Art board and look forward to learning more about the sculpture/folly project being commissioned to complement the library addition. The plein-air group I started last yr.—Pomperaug Outdoor Painters (POP)— had its 1st show with 20 painters and 46 paintings in Sept. It can be seen on Facebook: http:/tinyurl.com/kul5dql. Kelly Borrowman Slobodian: I just came back from a week in Annandale, VA, helping Susan Stubbs Brown with her granddaughter Elizabeth (2) while Susan’s daughter and son-in-law got away for a few days. I live between VT and NC and went to meet Susan by train. My husband Paul and I have a waterfront real estate business in New Bern, NC. Our 3 sons are grown, 1 married. When not in NC, we are in southern VT. Mary Bush Norwood announced that she will again run for Atlanta City Council in the Nov. election. Debbie Pelham Bigum: The biggest news is the birth of granddaughter Natalie Huttman, born 12/ 22/12 in Alexandria, VA. Randy and I still enjoy our retirement in Miramar Beach with the beautiful waters and golf courses. Our mountain home in Boone, NC, was finally completed and is
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