Classnotes: Fall/Winter 2020
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DREW CLASSNOTES The College of Liberal Arts Richard Semeraro and his to see people discover the common bonds of into details, her family’s activities include wife, Dana, were featured in the humanity, and to personally bring people of a farm, US forest service, rock quarry, beef 55 Groton-Mystic Neighbors magazine different cultures together to live in harmony cattle, and managing a pizza restaurant. in February 2020. They moved to Mystic, with one another.” Dottie confines herself to Bible study, Connecticut in 2004 and have been busy Also, just to make the record straight, I had church work, sewing, quilting, painting, ever since with civic, religious, cultural, a question about the status of Neal Nadler writing, and gallivanting. and recreational activities. Richard notes and Edwin Freedman, so I got in touch with Prunella (Read) Williams is glad that that one of the benefits of a Drew education the Alumni office. They informed me that she doesn’t have to pay the college bills for was the opportunity and encouragement to both are deceased, but they had no details. daughter Lynn’s three children: Allyson at participate in such activities. Marybelle “Mimi” (Brewster) Hollister Salem College, Tina at UNC Chapel Hill, and and her husband, Don, traveled widely to see Michael at UNC Pembroke. She got to New Ronald Vander Schaaf their family. No more do members of a family York to visit her son Mark, his son Mark, C’56, T’59 settle on the family farm. They covered and Mark’s newborn, Quinn. So, picture [email protected] Hawaii, California, Oklahoma, Georgia, New Pru as a great-grandmother. 56 Let’s get the bad news out of Mexico, Montana, western Massachusetts, Jim Bloom’s grandson, Joseph, graduated the way first. The noble class and Spokane. In April 2019, they embarked from Duke with a double master’s in 65th Reunion of ’56 is moving forward on a Road Scholar program to Slovenia and business administration and environmental without three of our valued members due Croatia. Mimi said her favorite cartoon from management. to their deaths in 2020. Susan Haste sent a the New Yorker pictured God sitting on a Lynn (Swader) Fedor moved into a senior note to say that her father, William “Bill” cloud looking down at the Earth saying, facility just in time to greet Mr. COVID-19, Onderdonk, passed away in January 2020. “What the hell was I thinking?” so activities have been greatly diminished. Just three days later, Walter Everett C’56, Flora (Robinson) Hullstrung hosted a She had lived in her house for 53 years. Is T’60 died in Danville, Pennsylvania. He had lunch for Prunella “Pru” Williams, Harold that a record for our class? Her new address served as pastor of United Methodist churches “Hal” and Barb Quigley. She celebrated her is available through the Alumni office. in New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, and 85th birthday last August by going to a Mets Roy and Ruth (Schubert) Haynes have Pennsylvania. He is most famous for his game at Citifield. In her Christmas letter had an active year. While in Florida, they strong stands against capital punishment. she said, “…may we embrace 2020 with attended a Road Scholar program on the Back in his beloved Webster, New York, anticipation and inspiration.” Apparently Arts of St. Petersburg, highly recommended. David Rein lost his battle with an extended COVID-19 wasn’t listening. They went to Missouri to help daughter illness in June 2020. He was a double major Elinor (Nelson) Clark’s grandson, David, Anita and her husband Robert with various at Drew, concentrating on the classics and is a computer systems administrator in Boca projects. The days there included a visit to psychology, and then continued in the classics Raton, Florida. His brother, James, has a five Branson. Roy only biked 1100 miles in 2019. at Brown, and in the teaching of English year scholarship leading to a doctorate at the We can hardly call him a piker biker. Amazing. as a second language at the University of University of California, Santa Cruz. Frank C’52, T’55 and Christine (Azzaro) Michigan. He wrote many books and taught Dorothy “Dottie” (Simpfendorfer) Noyce Dreisbach rotate between their front and students from more than 50 countries. From has had some ups and downs. The downs back porches. While on the front porch they his writings, we have a sentiment that is so included the loss of her treasured sister, greet neighbors in cool St. Paul, Minnesota. appropriate for this time in our nation’s life: Sylvia, and some physical challenges including Then they retire to the solitude of their back “I feel that relationships are bound by neither her 15-month-old grandson breaking his leg. porch to enjoy the woods and its resident time nor space; and I cherish opportunities But the ups were plentiful. Without going birds. For a treat they drive 10 minutes [email protected] I Fall/Winter 2020 1 hung in there with me. I long for the day (Baier) and Walter “Walt” Adams. So I’m Ellen M. deLalla Indianapolis. “We had a good life together,” his service as the chairman of the board of that I can get back to the theatre in person hoping that Florida will get the virus under 59 [email protected] says Charlotte. She extends a shoutout “to the U.S. Institute of Peace. He was asked to and sing in the choir! control. Trying to stay healthy and involved Ellen (Artus) Richardson Frank Pete and Jodi (Della-Cerra) Headley C’60 consider running for the U.S. Senate from My Drew roommate of three years, Esther takes more time than it used to, but I think lives in Tucson, Arizona. During the pandemic, who do a great job in keeping in touch.” Virginia and concluded that the political (Tyler) Prichett, died in December 2019. I’m still in the game. My daughters will let she just goes to get groceries or to the pharmacy Speaking of Peter “Pete” Headley, he has climate in recent years was just too toxic She married John Prichett C’59 in 1957 me know when it changes!” and wears her mask. She gardens early in received some more plaudits and awards: and decided not to run. His eldest daughter and they had five children. Her son, John From Helen (Christianson) Blackburn the morning as daytime temperatures are an appreciation and gratitude award from is an OB-GYN physician and his youngest Edward, predeceased her in 1999 at the age and Elliot Blackburn: in the 100s. She enjoys using email to keep Rolling Thunder for their (Jodi’s, too) work daughter works as an analyst for Doordash. of 33. Esther graduated from Monterey “So we got back from a beautiful two in touch with her two children and four with Wreaths Across America (over 1,000 He has a grandson and a granddaughter. He College of Law in 1988, and worked at Warner months on the Gulf in time to be isolated. grandchildren who live in diverse parts of wreaths donated and placed on graves); and sends his best to his great Drew colleagues, Lambert. While living in Hollister, California, We are well, doing what so many are doing— the nation. a Leaders in Christian Service award from and especially hopes all will stay healthy in Esther worked as an attorney for the Monterey staying close to home, ordering groceries “[I] can hardly believe it, 60+ years ago,” Milligan College for his voluntary community this trying time of COVID-19. Victim Witness Assistance program and online for curb pickup, masking up when declares Beverly (Bess) Vasquez of Arnold, service of over 500 hours in the Mountain Roger Navratil reports, “like everyone, participated in the Community Action Board we have to go to a store, and becoming California. She and her husband, John, are Home Veterans’ Hospital, Community Living we have been going nuts since March.” He and the board of Hazel Hawkins Hospital. experts at Amazon and other online orders. “extremely lucky to be living on the ninth Center, based in northeast Tennessee. Pete and Marge finally ventured out into Florida, After her children grew up, she pursued Two of our adult children have visited us, fairway of a great golf course.” COVID-19 and Jodi’s annual trip to Arizona for baseball where they have been putting up a place next her own interests, forming the Ridgemark and since then, we have all been isolating. has made their contacts with wonderful spring training was cut short by the coronavirus. to Marge’s son and family in St. Augustine Tennis Club, working for the Community On the other hand, we had to be content friends severely diminished, but they find Now they mostly stay at home, and wear a for when they get OLD—his upper-case! They Pantry, and acting with the South County with our granddaughter’s online high school that their playing of Rummikub and doing mask when going outside. have usually taken trips around the U.S. and Community Theatre. Well known for her graduation in suburban Denver, a phone puzzles have increased. They can visit with Another couple married for 62 years is overseas, seeing over 60 countries and all 50 wonderful singing voice (although I never report of our daughter’s Zoom retirement their families who are conscientious about Carole (Horncastle) James and Richard states. Health issues are in the past. Drew heard her sing in her four years at Drew) party, and online parish worship. Elliot masks and social distancing.