CLASS NOTES picture celebrating their 50th anniversary and one-half months. “The cold just kills again, they cancelled their trip to Yellowin Las Vegas at the Bellagio. At Christthe old bones anymore.” stone. Some year, they will make it. mas, two of their sons joined them. Their Frank and Ann Gilmore are in AlexanClaiborne and Linda Coupland in third son is in Germany with his frau and dria, VA. Dawn and I will get together with Norfolk were “hunkered down” for super kinder. Dick and Christine have seven them on April 20th, following the Class Hurricane Sandy and fortunately received grandchildren. Agents Conference at VMI. only slight damage. They had tidal water Nick and Carmen Kallelis in Gastonia, Patti Hammond, Roy’s widow, continues in their yard and much debris. “It is hard to NC, invited us to stop by on our way to to enjoy life in Lexington. She is healthy fathom the hit that the Northeast took!” VMI as they are just off the exits from I-85. and happy and spent Christmas in Spring Ken and Katie Dickinson left Roscoe, SD, Gus and Ira Kline had a quiet year in St. Canyon, CO, with family and friends. This in December for their home in sunny, warm past summer, she traveled to France and Merritt Island, FL. We still haven’t gotten Louis. They did take one trip to Charlotte took a river cruise from Normandy to Paris together with them. The first Sunday Dawn to attend the Anglican Dominican Chapter. on the Seine. “Roy would have loved visitdoesn’t work, we will join them for brunch Gus had three stays in the hospital this past ing all the World War II points of interest.” at Patrick Air Force Base Officer’s Club. By fall for surgery for a lump on his neck that Lionel and Carole Lee Hancock from then, they should have thawed out. was malignant. Hopefully, they got it all. Tidewater sent a photo of them and four Lew Diuguid sent us an antique ChristTheir best news is that Ira became a U.S. beautiful granddaughters and one grandson. citizen in September! mas card of VMI Barracks, vintage 1950s. They are all dressed up to attend a wedding. Lew and Kay had a grand year following John and Loretta Kuchnia from Raleigh, Milt and Nancy Hargrave in Dinwiddie, the O’s at long last. “If Kay is up to it, we NC, had a wonderful 10 days last OctoVA, were looking forward to their annual may breeze down to spring training.” ber in Europe, touring Munich, Salsburg, pre-Christmas family dinner gathering at Ben and Damaris Elmore in Pensacola, Innsbruck and Northern Italy. They had their home. They expected about 30 in all. FL, sent us a beautiful 3D Christmas card. perfect fall weather with snow in the higher Bill and Betty Huffcut in Tallahassee, FL, elevations. When Dawn saw it, she said we have to sent a photo of their clan at Christmas 2012. save it, and put it a special place. Thank Marilynn Landis in Arnold, MD, contin“The Lord is good!” you, Ben and Damaris. ues on the go. In December, she flew to Las What a wonderful surprise! After all these Vegas and spent five nights at the Bellagio. Billy and Chloe Elmore from the Outer years, we heard from Dick and Christine Banks have had a bit of “wanderlust.” They In May, she flew to Cape Town, Africa, and Hunt from Oceanside, CA. They sent a recently returned from Italy and Sicily and joined her tour group. There were miles of are spending three months in sand dunes in Namibia, and in Sarasota, FL, before a two-week Zimbabwe, she saw Victoria trip to Spain. Billy claims this Falls. My favorite picture was may be their last trip across the Marilyn walking a three-month“pond.” old lion. We received another beautiMo and Cindy Levine conful card, “The Adoration of the tinue to enjoy life in Colorado. Magi,” Stefan Lochner c1450, They are happy that I have a from John and Connie Emmerich cousin in Grand Junction. Mo in Louisville, KY. John writes, suggests we should fly to Den“See you all in ’17.” ver, spend a few days with them Carroll and Vicky Ferrell write and take the train to Grand Juncfrom Portsmouth, VA, “It is tion – an enjoyable and relaxing incredible that so much time has trip – all in daylight. passed.” Ed Martin reports the sad Bob and Edie Fiske live three news that he has cancer and is miles away and wished us a presently undergoing treatment. great holiday. Dawn dropped by He feels fine at this point. and left their cat a catnip mouse, Carroll and Darrel Mason in which the cat greatly enjoyed. Manakin Sabot, VA, report they Joanne and Drew Fox in Haverare still traveling – Maine, New ford, Pennsylvania, sent a photo York and Myrtle Beach. of nine grandchildren all dressed Ron and Patty McManus in in blue. I bet several of them Lexington, VA, inform us that would look good in cadet gray. they continue to struggle with Bob and Connie Fravel in Port Patty’s Alzheimer’s. Class of 1957: Garland and Sally Sullivan welcomed the Clinton, OH, headed south to Betty Mixson sent Christmas New Year 2013 in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. Florida after Christmas for three greetings from Texas. She had 60
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