Class of 1955 (60th reunion) (L-R) Row 1: Liz Wilson Lowry, Sarah McGee Creech, Gerda Paul Erickson, Joyce Reddick Schafer Row 2: Libby Truitt Furlow, Betty Upchurch Hasty, Frances Moulthrop Gordon, Barbara Brown Dean Row 3: Thyrza White McClure, Phyllis Clough Davis
Recently Louise had a heart attack with accompanying five stents and was in rehab for a while. She looks forward to a visit from her new granddaughter.
Mac McCurdy Senna ’52 and Joe are still enjoying island life on St. Simons Island, GA. “We have three greatgranddaughters now. Maybe they will be Wesleyannes, too!”
“My son, Chan White, and I attended two beautiful weddings this year. Cousins on the White side. One was in New Orleans and the other in Houston, TX. Had a good time. Still enjoying going to Amelia Island where Cleon and I resided before coming to Carlyle Place in December 2007. Blessed to be at Carlyle Place,” writes Betty Smith Moore ’50 of Macon.
Has it really been 22 years since Joan Jennings Norton ’53 of Green Cove Springs, FL, retired from teaching high school English? Joan says, “I’m enjoying ‘the lazy life’ more each passing year. Daughter Jeanne Norton Rollberg ’79 will retire soon from teaching journalism at University of Arkansas. Enjoyed her Christmas visit!”
In March, Betty Davidson Rice ’50 of Atlanta and her sons, Bill and Frank, visited Wesleyan where she introduced them to her alma mater. Betty enjoyed a tour of the Candler Building with Alumnae Director Cathy Coxey Snow ’71 and recalled many happy times as she reminisced about her student days at the College. “Never thought I would be a ‘great-grandmother’ but am proud to have three! Am also proud that my two youngest grandchildren are both at Washington University in St. Louis, MO, - one a freshman and one getting her master’s degree,” says Pat Murphy Persinger ’52 of Lookout Mountain, TN.
“So good to read the class roster listing 88 of our ’53 Pirates - 80 plus years old and still going strong!” exclaims Helen Blackmarr Outler ’53 of Murrayville, GA. From Augusta, GA, Ann Harrell Saunders ’53 sends “love to all the Tri-K Pirates out there.” Ann has two greatgrands, Ella (4) and Jasper (5). “What a joy!” According to Autumn Cook Ireland ’54 of Ormond Beach, FL, 2014 was not a good year. “First half was spent with Maxey in and out of the hospital. Now I’m recovering from broken ankle and a crushed vertebrate. It makes three years my oldest son David has left us, so we’re hoping for a better 2015.”
1955 (60th Reunion)
Celebrating 60 years of sisterhood, members of the Golden Heart Class of 1955 gathered for a funfilled and meaningful reunion thanks to the plans of Reunion Chair Libby Truitt Furlow and committee members Pauline Mann Brennan, Joyce Reddick Schafer, and Barbara Brown Dean. GHs partied at La Quinta Inn on Friday and had dinner at The Gables on Saturday where hostesses Joyce and Barbara welcomed the group to a barbecue dinner. “It was a great experience to attend reunion. Classmates Phyllis Clough Davis ’55 from Lakeland, FL, and Frances Moulthrop Gordon ’55 from Deland, FL, were my house guests and much laughter and “catching up” took place at The Gables in Macon where I moved (from Eastman, GA) in 2013,” writes class party co-hostess Barbara Brown Dean ’55. My vocal career ended several years ago but I still play piano for church and do some coaching. MISS LOTTIE DAH also went into retirement. Last November Gertrude came to stay with me and be my live-in help. Gertrude is my pacemaker and we are wired together for fun. I took a Chinese culture course at Wesleyan - a good program the College offers to senior adults. At the end of the first class I was taken to hospital and received Gertrude. I hope to get back involved soon.”
Home is still Connecticut, but Trustee Gayle Attaway Findlay ’55 returns to Georgia frequently and to campus annually. She writes, “Following the death of my husband, Cuyler, my daughter and her two young sons came to live with me. Their presence keeps me both active and entertained. In total, I have 10 grandchildren ages 7-17. My four children reside in VA, MA, and CT. When possible, I travel. In 2012, I bicycled from Amsterdam to Frankfurt with my son and grandson (my efforts supplemented by battery power which helped during the rough parts). In 2014, I bicycled across Denmark with my son and granddaughter. I’ve enjoyed getting to know Turkey and Italy via lengthy stays with family. Visiting Macon is always a highlight. Watching Wesleyan grow has been exciting and I take great pleasure in being a part.” “Our 60th reunion was Golden! Thank you, Wesleyan, for those who worked to make it possible and for those who attended. We missed our classmates who could not come. Hearing life stories of my classmates caused me to realize what amazing women we have in the Class of 1955. Each one has given so much of her life to serving others at home, in her community, in her church, and many abroad. God bless you all as we live each day to the fullest,” writes Class President Frances Moulthrop Gordon ’55 from Deland, FL.
Wesleyan Magazine Summer 2015