CLASS NOTES
1969
Judy Reed Smith ’64 in hijab in Iran.
to Denmark for a week in August. I will take them on a tour of the country to the places I like the most. Looking forward to that.” Judy Reed Smith wrote, “As I am 50 years behind on class notes, I’ll try to summarize. First, I have the great pleasure of having my son take over my company doing strategic consulting for the telecommunications industry. Our clients find him wonderful, so I am excused from the many conferences and client visits with 6am flights and 15+ hour days, which had been the pattern for the 25 years since graduate school. I still hit the office most days, but the stresses are gone. My son, Fedor Smith, with wife Molly, also juggles three wonderful little ones, ages 4, 2, and 6 months, and tries to bike, surf, ski, kite sail or other sport a few times a week. He lives in Hingham, MA, just a ferry ride away from our Waterfront apartment and State Street offices. “My daughter, Tiverton, and husband Austin McClintock live on Beacon Hill, a 20-minute walk away, and have equally full work and play agendas. (My children grew up in a redone 1917 factory which made Prince Spaghetti but have each chosen 17th century houses for their families.) The two McClintock boys are 9 and 11 and travel with us every year. Two years ago, we went to Wyoming for 10 days with my sister, BJ Reed ’69. BJ is a gifted teacher of skiing, riding, and dancing. We stayed at the ranch where she taught the boys all aspects of horse care and riding and took Normand and me on great adventures. This April, we took the big grand boys (always without their parents) to South Africa for two weeks of up-close time with magnificent animals and visiting Zulu battlegrounds, villages, and school. I put a few pictures on Facebook. We all still go to the beach I went to in high school called Point O’ Woods, and we squeeze all of us into our little house. My husband grew up in the Adirondack Mountains, so we also head north to climb mountains and cut down trees. My new freedom gives Normand and me time to travel together, and we have had some good adventures with different friends. These include two weeks in an incredibly friendly, first world, safe Iran last spring. I have the bonus of having a classmate, Leslie Kirkman Reed, as a sister-in-law, so stay somewhat informed about happenings. I look forward to our next reunion. The last one was a 10.”
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Family of Judy Reed Smith ’64, missing a new baby boy born January 2016.
Children of Judy Reed Smith ’64, Fedor Smith and Tiverton McClintock.
Judith Prest wrote, “Although I retired from my school social work job in 2009, I am not REALLY retired—have been working to build my art/writing/teaching/creativity coaching business, aka Spirit Wind Studio, LLC. Have been working with several coaching clients, mostly on writing, and one of them recently got a book of poetry published. Have been working on my OWN book, Elemental Connections, a collection of my nature poetry and photos—taking the big leap and printing in color this time. Hope to have copies in hand by mid-July. Still doing expressive arts groups at a local addiction day treatment place and have just completed the second grant-funded poetry program there—got funding from (wait for it) The Institute for Poetic Medicine to run an eight-week poetry program, two open mic poetry events, AND to print a book of clients’ work. Running poetry and expressive arts workshops in the community and out of Spirit Wind Studio. It is great FINALLY to be able to do the work I think I am meant to do. My husband is still running his consulting business out of his office in the barn. Our son is working and taking online college classes…. Life is good. If anybody wants to find me, I am at jeprest@ aol.com, or on Facebook both as Judith Prest and as Spirit Wind Studio, LLC.” Barbara Jean “BJ” Reed (See 1964.)
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William “Zeev” Golin wrote, “Shalom. Since 1980, I have been living in Israel (currently in the city of Rehovot), and for nearly all of that time have been working for a Tel Aviv-based bank. After 35 years of marriage to Rina, a native of London, UK, we have three daughters and seven grandchildren. My pastimes include running, guitar-strumming, and Jewish learning.”
Jim Shippen ’65 with wife Cathy, daughter Tyler, and son Jimmy at a restaurant in Paris; Jim and Cathy were celebrating their 45th wedding anniversary.
1966 Georgia Higgins Helthall wrote, “I am really looking forward to our 50th reunion in October. My husband and I are planning to be there, but our first grandchild is due October 14! We’ll keep our fingers crossed. Ric and I moved from Frederick, MD, to Healdsburg, CA, in 2011. We are minor partners in Bertapelle Cellars, a boutique winery owned by friends of ours. We love living in Sonoma County. The weather is great and the landscape is beautiful. If any of my classmates ever visit wine country, please stop in!”
1967 Many members of WFS class of 1967 were in attendance at the funeral of classmate Warren Deitcher, including Richard Stat, Jay Resnick, Sam Shames, Ona Murdoch Hamilton, Jo Ann Tigani Sears and Dean McSpadden. It was a wonderful tribute to Warren.
1976 Our condolences to Carol Deitcher Schachat on the passing of her brother, Warren Deitcher ’67. (See 1967 and In Memory.)
1978 1978 class members, Sue Finger Michaelson, Carol Longacre, Alice Zino, and Marci Lobel celebrated Marci’s (second) 28th birthday together in Newark in early April.