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Clover “Chloe” Morrissett Weller writes: Summer was busy with two family weddings! My nephew was married to a lovely Swiss nanny July 30 at Boldt Castle, Heart Island, in the Thousand Islands, NY. The reception was a delightful, hour boat ride away at another island. My two grandsons, Alex (8) and Andrew (6), in true Swiss tradition, were part of the wedding party as chimney sweeps for good luck. They were dressed in black with top hats and carried small handmade ladders with a clover dangling from a ladder rung. Lots of family and wonderful Swiss folks, too! Then on August 13th, my niece was married at Hammonasset State Beach in Connecticut. Beautiful wedding and a fun Bar-B-Q followed. Again, a fabulous time with family and friends! Georgia had an incredibly HOT summer, so it was perfect to spend time up north! We are busy taking several courses through Osher Life Long Learning affiliated with UGA, serving on various boards, and fitting in strength training, walking, golf and, best of all, grandsitting! Elaine Dominguez Rawlinson writes: No big news. Just living a happy country life with visits to London and a lot of opera, which I love. My eldest granddaughter, daughter of Angie, has a beautiful singing voice, plays the guitar and piano, and will most likely be a pro one day. Look out for Delilah Montagu, she is only 13 at the moment. My son Anthony has come back to live in London which is wonderful for me; he had been out in Dubai for six years. He is my son who went to Georgetown University in DC. My eldest boy, Michael, works and lives close by in the country, so I am very lucky to have them all so nearby. My brother, Luis Dominguez, lives in Florence, so I make little trips to Italy all the time.
1954 Betty Richards Tripp 18 School Street Stonington, CT 06378 860-535-0432 betty.richards@sbcglobal.net I want to share with you all that Centennial Weekend at Walker’s was a huge success! Frances “Frannie” Haffner Colburn and I were there from our class, often joining with friends from the classes of 1953 and 1955. The campus was spectacular with the just-renovated Riding Center looking so spiffy that it almost made me want to take up riding at age 75. Tents were sent up on the lawns, the largest of which held the 1,150 people who attended the Centennial Chapel Saturday. Meal service in different venues throughout the weekend served wonderful food, with an accent on locally grown goods.
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Several former Chairs of the Board of Trustees being recognized at the Centennial Chapel. From left to right: Susan Chapin Berl ’64, Amey Amory DeFriez ’45, P’67, ’69, Elizabeth “Betsy” Rauch Rainoff ’53, Elizabeth “Sue” Cesare, Margot Treman Rose ’80
Both the exhibits and the programming focused on the school historically as well as Walker’s today. I am certain that other parts of this issue will highlight different aspects of “Six Generations of Walker’s Women,” so I shall limit my comments to say that the School is in exceptionally capable hands with Head of School Bessie Speers. A surprise 75th birthday present to Karen Bisgard Alexander from her husband Walter was a trip to England with their children (spouses and grandchildren left home to take care of each other). Karen reports that, while she was sorry to miss the Centennial because the dates conflicted, they had a wonderful time, reminiscing and laughing about funny times and events from many years ago. Ursula Bitter Ulmer, a Swiss resident who summers in the old family house in Watch Hill, RI, attended the 50th Anniversary of JFK’s Peace Corps in Washington, DC, in September. Ursula was a member of the second group that went to Sierra Leone from ’62-’64. Many of her friends and colleagues from that time spoke of the profound and indelible impact those years have had on their subsequent lives. Ursula lives in Zurich, is a Jungian analyst and teaches at ISAP (International School of Analytical Psychology), an organization which evolved from the Jung Institute there. During a recent summer visit in Rhode Island, Ursula and I visited with Frances “Frannie” Davis Johnstone who lives quietly in Westerly. Patricia “Patsy” Kelly McCornack, our Martha’s Vineyard classmate, phoned recently hoping I could join Anita Larsen Fivek and her in New Haven after she finished a duplicate bridge tournament there. Patsy had a hip replacement over the summer but is getting back to normal, which means a very active life involved in several community organizations. Her children and grandchildren are regular island visitors, sometimes for most or all of the summer.