Take Note four daughters are spread all over the U.S., in Maine, Connecticut, Colorado, and Montana; however, she manages to see them all. She crows that Jake, her eldest grandson, is a very gifted athlete. In her town there is a compatible group of 18 women, 13 or 14 of whom meet on Tuesdays and Thursdays each week for coffee, which she thoroughly enjoys. After trying to get together, Suki had a nice visit with Mary Emily “Emmy” Alexander Kerney, who lives nearby. I saw “Debby” Williams MacKenzie briefly in New York this winter at the Walker’s Trustees Meeting. This year the winter on Captiva, FL, was superb and she entertained a slew of friends and family. Elizabeth “Liz” Nash Muench and Mary-Dixon “Dicky” Barlett Peers went over for lunch and a boat ride. The photo on page 54 shows them on top of a mizzen, an ancient shell mound thousands of years old, located on an island near Captiva. Mary-Dixon “Dicky” Barlett Peers
spends much of the year in Sanibel Island, not far from Debby on Captiva, but she feels it is just not close enough. She loved being with Liz, Debby, and David for a day. “Yes, our classmates are both wonderful and lovely to be with.” Dicky goes on to report, she has “eight grands from 5 to 21 in Maryland (soon to be California), New Jersey, and Massachusetts. We all get together at least twice a year . . . so much fun! Such precious moments!!!!! Yes, I sort of play bridge, trying to learn the new rules, as I learned bridge in the five-minute breaks between classes in college—not a good start! “Bessie stopped by to see us during EWS spring break. She is a wonder and has done wonderful things for Walker’s. The girls are so lucky to be led by her.” Bryan Nash Gill, Liz Muench’s son, just published a book, Woodcut (Princeton Architectural Press), featuring large-scale relief prints made from crosssections of trees. Gill’s book contains 100 color illustrations of his work, which encompasses works on paper, abstract sculpture, and installations inspired by nature. Recently, he has had shows in Connecticut, Massachusetts, and
of the Smithsonian American Art Museum, which involves regular visits to Washington, D.C. Her grandsons Chauncey and Oliver are ski racing in the J4 program in New Hampshire, showing signs of following their Olympic mother, Edie, down a path of ski racing. The eldest at 12 qualified for the Eastern and Can Am series, usually reserved for older competitors. Impressive!
Hope “Piki” Nestares Van Havermeier ’81, (daughter of Jean Hope Phelps Nestares ’55) and Liz Nash Muench ’55 rekindle their friendship after many years. Piki has recently moved to NYC with her husband and two sons after living in Paris for many years. She is a successful artist and photographer.
Colorado, to name a few. You will remember he hosted our 50th reunion dinner in his studio and house, where he and Gina, his wife, cooked a fine gourmet dinner. On an April Sunday I found mention of his book in the New York Times Art Section. Liz, you must be so proud. Our Carol Large Calhoun has been painting more now that peripheral neuropathy of her ankle has sidelined her tennis and paddle games. Her paintings are on exhibit in a nearby Vermont gallery and are enjoying brisk sales. She is a good sport. Carol’s suppressed desire is “to be in a position to be Lady Bountiful. More recently I’d like to be VERY famous and SO respected that I could put my name to a favorite cause— like women and girls globally—and with that single gesture make it soar!” In fact, we have many good sports in our class. This past fall Tania Goss Evans fractured her heel by stepping in a badger hole while shooting in one of the Dakotas. No weight bearing on that leg for three months kept her close to the hearth in Vermont. Spring must be very welcome. Tania continues her interest in art and art history. For the last eight years she has served as a Commissioner
I heard from Terese “Terry” Treman Williams, who, you remember, fractured her ankle a year ago in March. Three surgeries, a fused ankle, and a year later, she has finally graduated to a boot (at this writing) and is able to get around. Terry, we wish you a speedy recovery. On a happier note Terry enjoyed gathering Liz Muench, Marguerite “Meg” Doubleday Buck, and Susan “Susie” Salant Wierdsma for lunch during the
Charleston (SC) Antiques Show this spring. Terry is delighted to be in a town house in Charleston, not far from daughter Margot Treman Rose ’80. I was thrilled to hear from Glenna Holleran Ottley, who called during a visit to Connecticut. Her daughter Leiland lives in Darien and balances working in finance with raising a family. She happened, fortunately, to sell her company just before the downturn and will continue to work there for a while. Glenna is doing well dividing her time between Florida and Idaho where two of her children, Heidi and Gray, live. She enjoys playing in golf tournaments, having triumphed over a fused ankle. Glenna and Phil are celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary and 75th birthdays this year. To mark the occasions the whole family is going to Turkey, from Istanbul to Cappadocia, including time sailing the coast in a gullet. Congratulations, have a grand time. In remembrance, belatedly, I add some further information about Susan Findlay Cathey, who passed away in 2010. Susan loved horses and riding, winning a Maclay Trophy, competing in Madison Square Garden and in Ireland, and as a spectator enjoying horse shows after her riding days were over. A Finch College graduate, in1963 she married Sterling Eugene Cathey, a Korean War SUMMER 2012
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