CLASS NOTES holiday season I heard from Ziggie Wysolmerski, who lives in his home in Rutland during the winter and at Lake St. Catherine during the summer months; Patty Pike Hallock, also living in Rutland; Dick Swift’s widow, Carol, who lives in Florida, and appreciates receiving the Quarterly; and Lucille Clark Myron ’42, who resides in California with her husband of sixty-six years. All are well. Harry Twitchell and his bride, Betty, have very much enjoyed their first year of married life, except for Tropical Storm Sandy. Send your news to— June Hoffman Dorion Unit 114, 3 General Wing Road Rutland, VT 05701 jdorion@myfairpoint.net
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Ione Lacy Keenan passed away on on February 12, 2013. Ione was a member of Sigma Gamma Sorority, Omicron Nu, and Phi Beta Kappa. It was also her pleasure to be a member of the allgirl band after the ROTC band was called up for active duty. In addition to working as a medical assistant in her husband’s medical practice for forty years, Ione enjoyed a life-long career in volunteering. For one year, she also taught dietetics to student nurses in the Department of Home Economics at UVM. Send your news to— UVM Alumni Association 411 Main Street Burlington, VT 05401 alumni@uvm.edu
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Send your news to— UVM Alumni Association 411 Main Street Burlington, VT 05401 alumni@uvm.edu
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I’m not receiving much news from the class of ’46. I’m sure you are all doing something exciting, even if it is moving to someplace smaller, which I expect to do soon. I was at a senior (old folks) dance in Burlington recently, where I was happy to find Virginia Campbell Downs whirling around the dance floor. She is enjoying life at Shelburne Bay in South Burlington, a senior independent-living facility. Send your news to—
Harriet Bristol Saville 203 Deer Lane, #4 hattiesaville@comcast.net
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Mary Kinerson Quimby passed away on October 23, 2012. Cynthia Quimby Young ’68, Mary’s daughter, wrote that her mother loved UVM and the time she spent there and was proud of the fact that Cynthia followed her to UVM. Mary was a strong advocate for social justice and was active in civic affairs and the Democratic Party. She served the State of Vermont in many capacities and later had her own real estate business. The Quimbys retired to North Carolina and then to Tennessee. As for myself, I’m not doing much, but I did thoroughly enjoy our snowy winter, even though I’m not skiing any more. Send your news to— Louise Jordan Harper 15 Ward Avenue South Deerfield, MA 01373 louisejordanharper@yahoo.com
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65TH REUNION OCTOBER 4–6, 2013 alumni.uvm.edu/reunion If you are interested in planning your upcoming reunion, email alumni@ uvm.edu. Carleton Whittemore Sprague, who lives in Port Isabel, Texas, reports that his wife of fiftyeight plus years passed away in March 2012. He is still enjoys playing golf and has eleven hole-in-one attested certificates. Email alumni@ uvm.edu if you are interested in serving as class secretary. Send your news to— UVM Alumni Association 411 Main Street Burlington, VT 05401 alumni@uvm.edu
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Doris Galloway Cassiday was awarded an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters by Charter Oak State College in June 2012. In 2013, she was named a Distinguished Nominee for Administrative Award by the Connecticut American Council on Education Women’s Network. Harold Raymond Garinger passed away on October 30, 2012. With a strong interest in airplanes, Harold entered a Cadet Train-
ing Program and was flying to Europe in early September 1945, when the war ended—so he turned the plane around and landed in Nova Scotia. He and another pilot worked their way south and ended up walking the campus of UVM, wearing their Army uniforms. Seeing them on campus, the university president thanked them for their service to the country and asked when they wanted to enroll. Harold was proud when his grandson Jeffrey entered UVM as a freshman in the fall of 2012. Nancy Toby Shisler writes that she and her husband, Joseph, moved from Zepherhills to Winter Garden, Florida, to be closer to their children. As a fifteenyear volunteer at the hospital and a member of a barbershop chorus and Christian aerobics class, she hopes to find similar groups in their new location. William Elgood, also known as ‘the Deacon’ by his Sigma Phi brothers, died January 21 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. After three years in the U.S. Maritime in World War II, he received a B.A. degree from University of Vermont and then an M.A. degree in speech and library science from University of Michigan, where he later taught and coached debate. Bill went on to become director of General Motors Institute’s Library for over twenty years. Another classmate, William Towle, D.M.D. died in Venice, Florida, January 30. He served in the Army Air Corps in World War II in North Africa and Italy. After receiving a B.A. degree from UVM, where he was a member of Sigma Nu, he graduated from Tufts Dental School in 1952 and served with the U.S. Army Dental Corps Reserve. Bill practiced general dentistry in Richford for thirty-five years, served as a hospital volunteer, and was active in many civic organizations. As this went to the Alumni office at the end of March, your class secretary and Al Callahan were enjoying being “snowbirds” in New Smyrna Beach. Send your news to— Arline (Pat) Brush Hunt 236 Coche Brook Crossing West Charleston, VT 05872 pat.hunt@kingcon.com
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Robert and Barbara ’52 (Hayden) Dufresne were saddened by the unexpected death of their only daughter, Susan, on September 12, 2012. Although
Susan lived near her parents in Florida, her love always remained in Vermont, where she is now buried. Winston Arthur Way of North Hero, Vermont, passed away January 26, 2013. After completing a master’s program in agronomy at UVM, Win stayed on at the university and became the extension agronomist for Vermont, a position he enjoyed for thirty-two years. He became well known locally for his television programs on WCAX’s “Across The Fence,” as well as the numerous articles he wrote and lectures he presented in small towns throughout Vermont. Win, who loved his work and educating people, described himself as leading a “charmed and charming life.” Hedi Ballantyne, class secretary, has been reluctant to submit personal news, but reports that three years ago her husband had a heart valve replacement operation and last June suffered a stroke that affected his speech and swallowing. “After a few set-backs in the summer, he is now home in my care and making improvements. He enjoyed celebrating his 90th birthday in Stowe with a family gathering at the Stoweflake Resort during the UVM Alumni gathering there. We were easily the oldest people at that event and got our pictures taken.” Send your news to— Hedi Ballantyne 20 Kent Street Montpelier, VT 05602 hedi.ballantyne@gmail.com
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Harry and Beth Lohr McCarthy, who spend their winters in Fort Myers, Florida, recently had dinner with Ray Vescovi and his wife, Sue, also in Florida for the winter. They hear regularly from Lee and Gloria MacDonald ’52, who are retired in Colorado. Harry and Beth returned to Quechee, Vermont, in early May for the summer. Barbara Jones Coussement reports that she has been a patron of the Lyric Opera of Chicago since moving to Wheaton, Illinois, in 1971. Barbara was selected Volunteer of the Year for her Chapter of the Lyric organization in 2012, for which she was recognized by the Lyric Board of Directors at a formal dinner at Chicago’s Four Seasons Hotel . “Go LYRIC and Go CATS!” she cheers. Email alumni@uvm.edu if you are interested in serving as class