30 • THE GRYPHON Fall/Winter 2019-20
CLASS NOTES
our little paradise! We so enjoyed seeing everyone at the 50th reunion two years ago - we'd love to see you again.
1950s
Tom Holzman ’68 and his wife
Heli Meltsner ’56 writes: My new
Alison welcomed twin
book, The Arts and Crafts Houses
grandchildren. Here they are
of Massachusetts: A Style
modeling their CSW onesies.
Rediscovered, came out in May 2019. I enjoyed doing the
Cheryl O’Donnell ’68 writes: I
fieldwork, research, and
have been retired from social
photography and also enjoyed
work since 2017, when my position
having finished it. If you're
at a hospital diversion program
interested, it's available on
was eliminated. In the meantime,
Amazon. Now I'm at work on my next book about Cambridge architecture. Stay tuned!
I'm spending time spoiling my Gay Donham Quereau ’58, Mary Doll ’58, William Doll ’91
Lois Knight ’57 is proudest of
teaching a variety of humanities
I should have gone to our 60th
being a Founding Member of The
courses, including “Literature by
last year! Here are photos Will
Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee,
Women,” “Literature of the South,”
took of the four of us, including
now in its 24th year! She has been
“World Mythology,” and
my husband, Quentin. You can
in animal rescue work all her life,
“Foundations of Story.” It would be
see what fun we had. It was a
but the elephants have brought it
wonderful for me to host
to another level. Her son gave her
prospective students from the
“elephants.com” for her birthday in
Cambridge School.
1995 and it has expanded their
HUGE treat — a great gift! Susan Jones ’59 writes: After 50 years dabbling in the arts, I
outreach globally! In addition to
Gay Donham Quereau ’58 writes:
rescuing 27 elephants, their
Still ticking. I met up recently with
less full time after my retirement
mission is educating and they
Mary Aswell Doll ’58. We've been
from MIT 13 years ago. This past
teach worldwide.
returned to the activity more or
best friends since first grade in
summer I had my first solo show
Chappaqua, NY, and we both
at the Belmont, MA, Public Library.
Mary Aswell Doll '58 writes: Next
transferred to CSW the beginning
It was up through the end of
year will be my 20th year at SCAD
of our junior year. We had a
August 2019.
fabulous reunion together this
1960s
past week in Lewiston, ME, with Dona Aitken ’68 Columbine Lantern
poodle and cats and looking for other sources of income to keep
her son, William Doll ’95, also a
Dona Aitken ’68 writes: Past
graduate of CSW, and my
faculty Finlay McQuade and his
husband. Mary, knowing I had
wife Lynne Giallombardo visited
lost my CSW yearbook, brought
us in June. We showed them
me a copy, and it was a GREAT
Glacier National Park and the
treat! Wonderful memories. My
lovely environs of Ovando, MT and
husband and I spend 5+ months
had a great time. Although I
of the year in mid-coast Maine.
foolishly cut the ends off of two
We have four grandsons (9, 7, 6,
fingers of my right hand with the
and 4) who live in Chicago and
table saw (note blue wraps in
London. We get to see the
photos) I am happy to say they
London family twice a year and
healed well and I am back at
the Chicago crew more often,
work in the shop making things
there, in Maine, and in Cleveland.
like this Japanese lantern style
We both love retirement but this
lamp for a show in October 2019.
aging thing is sometimes
Maybe these pictures will inspire
frustrating. We're doing fine
classmates to visit us in beautiful
all-in-all. Greetings to classmates.
Montana, too! We like to share
cats, poodle, and husband in the style to which they have become accustomed. My daughter Rosalie, 28, flew the nest in August 2019, moving to Salem, MA, to put her newly minted BS in interior design to work. Tom Graham ’69 writes: I enjoyed spending time this summer with CSWers Daniel Lewis ’69, Mark Ames ’69, and Oliver Blackman ’70. All are thriving. Looking forward to exhibiting my tin can collages and other tin can stuff at the 16th Annual Fearrington Folk
Tom Holzman ’68
