CLASS OF ’48
CLASS OF ’50
Then and Now Ellie Faye Hines Kilpatrick, W’48, and Robert Kilpatrick, R’48, were among the first alumni couples to celebrate their weddings in Cannon Memorial Chapel. The colorized photo from that day (above) hangs in the Bride’s Room of the chapel. Hundreds of double alumni couples have followed in their footsteps, including Tara Stanley Zinna, ’97, and Michael Zinna, ’96, pictured below.
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A beautiful portrait of Jessica Lynn Suttenfield appeared in the Richmond Times-Dispatch on Jan. 10, 2010, the day after her wedding to Christopher Bernard Duke. If you saw it, you undoubtedly recognized her striking resemblance to our own Jacqueline Pitt Suttenfield, wife of James Emerson Suttenfield, R’49. Jackie hosted a bridesmaids’ luncheon at the Country Club of Virginia. Jean Brumsey Biscoe is recuperating well from a fall that injured her sternum. Jean and I reminisced about our role models when we were growing up—our mothers particularly— and others at Westhampton College and the University of Richmond. We were extremely fortunate to have so many caring people to emulate. Judy Barnett Seelhorst was named United Methodist Woman of the Year for her district last fall. Judy knits French fur trader hats for her son and his two boys, who participate in the reenactment of Kentucky’s founding. Judy also serves on the county library board and is helping to plan a new main library. I hope she makes time to visit her grandchildren. One is a voice major at the College of Charleston and the other is a Ph.D. candidate at Cal Berkeley. Frances Stuart Bailey and her husband, Rolen Bailey, R’49, are happily ensconced at Culpeper Baptist Retirement Community in Culpeper, Va. They now can gather the Richmond contingent for trips to Massanutten and the lake. Their son, John, town manager of Orange, Va., can visit them along with his son and daughter, Augusta and Chase, who live nearby. Rolen and Frances do miss their Ridge Baptist Church fellowship. Elizabeth Koltukian Cowles of Tulsa, Okla., loved receiving the University’s beautiful 2010 calendar. “Buildings appear and the acres of woodlands are diminishing,” she says, “and yet our campus is still quite lovely.” She often is on the road visiting daughter Mary in San Antonio, son Jim in Plano, Texas, or son Sid and his family in Oakland, Calif. My grandson is home from Afghanistan after the success of his infantry sniper unit in Marjah. Sgt. Brock has mustered out and is in college, while his wife, Allie, is finishing up at U.Va. Their son, Gunner Lee, is five months old.
Westhampton Class Secretary Ellie Faye Hines Kilpatrick P.O. Box 38 Crozier, VA 23039
As I was writing this, preparations for our 60-year reunion were underway. When you are reading this, that wonderful event will be over. Just making it to our 60th is an amazing accomplishment. We have some great news from Maryanne Bugg Lambert. She and Pete are now great-grandparents. Little Ben was born Oct. 30, 2009, and Maggie, who arrived on Jan. 1, 2010, was the first baby of the year to be born at Richmond’s St. Mary’s Hospital. Ellen Largent Perlman and Al enjoyed a Caribbean cruise for Christmas vacation. They continue to be active members of their local World Affairs Council and are involved in the Florida Life Care Residents Association. Their varied cultural interests include going to the theater, poetry classes that Ellen teaches, and attending international telecasts at local theaters from the Metropolitan Opera. Frances “Franny” Sutton Oliver writes that she and Raymond have had a difficult year physically, but they continue to support each other and their children and grandchildren. Her daughter, Cynthia Oliver Butler, W’81, climbed Mount Kilimanjaro to celebrate her 50th birthday. Franny and Raymond recently enjoyed a personal tour of the Virginia governor’s mansion conducted by former First Lady Anne Holton. Jean Tinsley Martin and Roy spent several weeks in Florida in January. Frances “Franie” Chandler Long regrets that she will be unable to attend our reunion. Her son, Allen, who lives in California, will be coming to visit on his spring break during the same weekend. Franie sent an obituary for Peggy Campbell Tait, a member of our freshman class, who died Nov. 29, 2009. Prior to his last illness, Les and I enjoyed a relaxing cruise to Bermuda. After his death, Les was honored at Hathaway Tower with a memorial celebration on Veterans Day. He was interred on Jan. 20, 2010, in Arlington National Cemetery with full military honors. Our family has been blessed by the warmth and compas-
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