C la ss Notes son Lane and his little sister Tess in Providence, RI, two days a week! We close by sending our condolences to the families of two classmates. Robert Osborne of Delanson, NY, and Robert Fenton of Concord, NH, both died after battles with cancer last fall. Bob Osborne was a distinguished geologist who was passionately involved with the Cave House Museum of Mining and Geology at Howe Caverns and served multiple terms as the mayor of his village. He leaves his wife, Dr. Martha Fletcher, and three children. Robert Fenton was a captain in the USAF and an air traffic controller. He loved the open road and drove for several transportation companies, as well as the Concord and Bow schools in his retirement. He leaves wife Diane and six children, who have suggested gifts in his memory to the UNH Fund. —Diane Deering, 921 Deerwander Rd., Hollis Center, ME 04042; diane.deering@alumni.unh.edu
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Our 45th Reunion is coming up, and we hope you have made plans to join us on June 14-16. The Spectras are playing Saturday night, and we anticipate a large turnout and good conversation. Here are some tidbits from your classmates: Richard Pastor retired from Mount Wachusett Community College, moved to Florida, and took a job at Daytona State College as associate vice president for enrollment and student development. After five years, he finally found retirement, riding bikes, and kayaking. Sue Colbath Smith retired from teaching, although she continues to sub. She also serves as president of the NYS Reading Association and is a grandmother of five. “It’s great to be back in NH after decades away,” writes Sue Anne Lapierre Bottomley, who has spent most of that time in Maryland. An art major, and Dijonnais ‘67, she now has an art blog. Her most recent project has been drawing every town in NH. Follow her at: www.sueannebottomley. blogspot.com. Bonnie Yudickey Knott is a realtor in Amherst, NH. Bill Estey has found a position in “retirement” at Southern New Hampshire University teaching Field Experience for Seniors in the School of Education Teacher Certification Program. G. Fred Forsyth is a consultant, band member, and coach for high-tech companies in Silicon Valley. He also spends time at his home in Lake Tahoe. Sue Ann Robinson works at the Long Beach Museum of Art, as well as giving arts workshops. Jim Carsley made a car tour of the US in March 2012. Larry McElreavy sells real estate and lives in Charlestown, NH, after 30 years of coaching college football. Our condolences to John Donovan, whose wife died of cancer last year. He is keeping busy with writing projects. Barton Cummings continues his music performances, as he continues to recover from a stroke. Charlene Urwin retired from the University of Texas at Austin. From June to October, she pokes around in Vermont, thus justifying her antique business in Texas. Susan Landry volunteers at the Wolf Trap Performing Arts in Vienna, VA, and sings with the Sweet Adelines. She has competed at the international level in Las Vegas, Hawaii, and Houston. John Shore enjoys his work in Austin, TX. Jan Sheen enjoys working in Hopkinton, NH, and spending time with grandchildren. Jay
“Helping the homeless has opened my eyes to the hollowness of the many preconceptions we accept as gospel.” —Elaine Economides Joost ’70
Boynton practices law in Andover, NH. Paul Ambrose of New London, NH, is an Online Education Director for NH Community Colleges. Robert Traip Call of Portsmouth was planning a trip to Europe and Russia. Bruce and Donna Cheney McAdam also planned a retirement trip to Russia. Richard Goedkoop of Lancaster, PA, is retiring from the LaSalle University communications department after 32 years. He will continue as a battlefield guide at the Gettysburg National Military Park. (I taught a program for Johns Hopkins University at Franklin and Marshall in Lancaster, PA, for 12 years. I should have looked him up!) Pat Dolphin Mosenthal retired from her job as a compensation analyst with Arlington County, VA. She and her husband fill their time traveling, reading, and taking “bucket list” courses, and volunteering. In Oregon, Steve and Beverly Hobbs explore the history of the West, including tracing the westward portion of the Lewis and Clark Trail. Many of you report that retirement is wonderful, including
Stevan Cote of Saco, ME, Dawn Beasley Duke of Leminton, VT, and Rev, Sharon Tinkham of Sanbornville, NH. Our sympathies go to the families of these classmates, whose obituary notices have been received by the alumni office: Mary Horman Jewell from Franklin, NH (June 9, 2010), Brent R Jackson of Dorchester, MA (Dec, 20, 2009), John B Coyle (Feb 8, 2010) and Elizabeth Manning Tomanelli (Nov, 2010). —Angela M. Piper, 1349 S. Prairie Cir., Deltona, FL 32725; a.piper@alumni.unh.edu
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Edna Gabriel, Lynne Nellen, Pam Penick Bisson, and husband Henri ’73 were all aboard the M.S. Marina on a trip offered to alumni through GoNext Travel. They enjoyed an 11-day cruise of Polynesia— snorkeling, swimming, off-roading, exploring, and learning of the wonders of the South Pacific. Frances Provencher-Kampour is an enterprise development advisor with the U.S. Agency for International Development in Washington, DC. She works in the Bureau of Economic Growth, Agriculture, and Trade and is currently working on the implementation of procurement reform for USAID. Ed’s Note: Thanks to Jim DesRochers for agreeing to serve as class secretary. Here’s his update: “It’s been 44 years since graduation and a life filled with opportunities for which UNH was the foundation: working in London, Scotland, and Washington, DC, followed by opportunities in Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and now Phoenix. I’ve had the privilege of seeing the Panama Canal, Bermuda, Bahamas, Hawaii, Bejing, Shanghai, and Hong Kong. I’ve been mar-
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