CLASS NOTES 1943
Judy Aliquo, Director of Development, and Paige Meginley Winburn, Alumni Relations Director, enjoyed a visit with Lois Naylor Berl in her home in Wilmington, during which Lois shared wonderful pictures from the Friends days of the 40’s and 50’s.
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The Alumni Office received a call from Ira Doom who is still living in Virginia. After catching up a bit, Ira told us, “I liked WFS because I thought it was one of the best educations around, especially: the small class size which allowed for one-on-one teaching and the challenges the teachers put forth to the students.” We love hearing from alumni around the country, so please don’t hesitate to check in with us, as Ira did, by calling 302.576.2981, or email alumni@ wilmingtonfriends.org. Jim Simon (See 1964.)
Condolences to Ernest May ’44, whose wife of 56 years, Elizabeth “Betty” May, died on November 1, 2010.
Shelia Brown Arbury sent this update after attending the DC Regional Reunion on February 22: “I have a graduate degree in public health and work for the Occupational Safety & Health Administration protecting the health and safety of workers. I have two grown children and two grandchildren; luckily they are all in the DC area right now. For fun I have been taking Greek language classes and have enjoyed three recent trips to Greece. I enjoyed my last WFS reunion and plan to attend the next one in 2012.”
Condolences to Alice Mearns Ivy, whose husband, Edward, died on January 11, 2011. Alice and Ed were married in 1952.
John, Erika ’99, and Josephine ’03 Kurtz and their New Moon/Kurtz Collection rug businesses were highlighted in the News Journal’s Brandywine Signature magazine, February 2011.
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Congratulations to Anna Hubbard Bellenger who shared two recent milestones in her art career: 1) 100 Artists of the Brandywine Valley has been published, in which Anna is listed, and 2) she will be included in the American Watercolor Society Show in NYC this upcoming April.
We were happy to catch up with Kathy Gehret Welsh at the Washington, DC, Regional Reunion. She is currently working in Ashburn, VA as a loan officer for Prosperity Mortgage, a joint venture between Wells Fargo and Long and Foster Realtors. She is also serving as the President of the American Daffodil Society and continues to play tennis in her spare time. Baily Bellenger Cyprus (See 1954.)
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Alumni Relations Director Paige Meginley Winburn and Lois Naylor Berl ’43
enjoying a Quaker education in elementary school at Newtown Friends.
Richard Broad was discovered to have several, even closer than six degrees of separation, connections to other alumni at the DC Regional Reunion. Among them, he talked with Shelia Brown Awbury ’62, whose younger brother, Peter Brown ’64, was a classmate of Richard’s. And Richard realized in their conversation that Ed Simon’s ’00 parents, Jim ’60 and Lisa, had purchased Richard’s childhood home decades ago, which meant that Ed and Richard had grown up in the same house. Richard runs Middle States Soccer Camp, which draws players from all over the mid-Atlantic. In its 38th year, Middle State Soccer Camp will host a session at St. Andrew’s School this summer.
We learned from Houston sources that Carol Quillen has advanced to a new administrative role at Rice University. She is now Vice President for International and Interdisciplinary Initiatives, as well as Associate Professor of History.
1983
Jim Bellenger and Lisa Craven Bellenger (See 1954.) Brandywine Signature magazine’s February 2011 issue included a piece about Melanie Togman Sloan and her work as the executive director of Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, DC. Melanie is quoted as saying: “We have a responsibility to help make the world a better place.” And the article noted that Melanie “cites a Friends philosophy of ‘taking on controversial issues and sometimes taking unpopular stands to do what is right.’”
1984
The News Journal highlighted Paul Schnee’s casting career in movies, in a November 7, 2010 article. Paul recently worked on Winter’s Bone, which won first place at the Sundance Film Festival; he also worked on Monster’s Ball and Conviction, among many other films.
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Jonathan Layton and his wife, Abigail, are keeping busy in Hockessin with their threeyear-old twins, Jacob and Katie, and sixmonth-old Zachary.
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On August 6, 2010, Anna Hubbard Bellenger ’54 was joined by her extended family and friends at her one-woman art show at The Howard Pyle Studio. Back row, left to right: husband George with granddaughter Madison Bellenger, Grandson “Reddy” Cypress, son-in-law Chip with his son and Anna’s grandson William, Anna, son Jim Bellenger ’83. On floor: Baily Bellenger Cyprus ’78 holding Baily’s nephew Austin Bellenger with her arm around her nephew George Bellenger, and Lisa Craven Bellenger ’83. Also attending, but not shown: Faith Poole Greeley ’54 and Janet Holmes Waddle ’54. 20
Spring 2011 • Friends magazine
Gale Carothers-Freeman lives in Bucks County, PA, in an historic home, built around 1800, which keeps her very busy with maintenance. Married to Don Freeman, she has one son who just graduated from Penn State University in December 2010 and is applying to graduate schools for the fall. Their other son is
Jacob, Zachary, and Katie Layton