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I offer a challenge: Memorize Lee Kass Hilton has 1957 In Memorium 1 2 Frost’s poem “The Road Not one daughter and three We send condolences to Jean Taken.” Find the new book grandchildren ages 17, 15, Lenox West’s family. Jean 1943 by David Orr published by 13. Lee is a retired French passed away this past July. Fannie Rockefeller Gabriel Penguin recently and investigate and Spanish teacher. She has your personal example of “The travelled extensively taking I (Freda Friz Schopfer) need 1947 Road Not Taken,” and reflect French students to France and to add my personal reaction as Margaret Fassett Luedecke upon your past academic Switzerland. Over the last 50 I attended the memorial service 1948 inheritance, your present years, she has been to Europe, for Jean Lennox West. It was Ai Handa Moore status and your future goals. Africa, South and Central extremely heart-warming to be America, and lands in between. in the church where she grew 1949 1955 She attends lectures at several up and be with all her family Doris DeArment Geduldig Six graduates of the Class museums and travels in and who are super folks. They were 1950 of 1955 attended our 60th about New York City. She has so welcoming including Edie Jane Hellyer Vasile reunion in June. It was a lovely been widowed for ten years. Hall Neal, Ken Neal and me get-together, and a chance in everything. The video at the 1953 to see the beautiful campus I did a Google search of Rhea reception included many photos Kathryn Hibbs and learn about the variety of Atwood (Ruth Atwood). Still of Jean at Beaver with many Mary Ann Wylie Komar programs offered at Arcadia. can’t find where she lives other of her classmates. I think her 1955 than France, but saw a video grandchildren were made more Patty Darling Kile Janet Murray Albright divides concerning her newest book, aware of Jean’s life before the Joan Leaman Wharry her time between Virginia, Florida Couch to Couch: Spiritual Travels passing her husband and all the and Germany. She has a new on the French Huguenot Trail, accomplishments that she had 1956 orchestral composition written about French Protestants in experienced. She will be missed by Sulamita Landes Spiegel for three cellos and orchestra, the 16th and 17th centuries, all of us and by her family as well. 1957 which premiered in 2010 and whom she has been researching Kathleen Gibbons Babkow will be played again in 2016. and writing about for the We are sad to report that Kathy Cynthia Roth last several years. Interesting Gibbons Babkow passed away in Eugenia (Jean) Lenox Roberta Beyer Loukas tells that where I live in Central November. We send condolences West ’57, ‘95H CONTACT YOUR 1942 am running again for our Town the church choir. A catering us she and Al were married Pennsylvania, there were many to her family. Her last response CLASS EDITOR Dorothy Kulp Edwards Plan and Zoning Commission business provides fellowship and 60 years in August, and settlers of that faith. If you’d to our request for class notes 1958 is doing well and living and already talking about the additional finance. When in although she is retired from like to search for her, try Rhea follows: Kathy Gibbons Babkow Carole Freedman Rachlin 1945 Lois Hinlein Hirsch independently in a senior fall book sale of paperback. I am Boynton Beach, Fla., they work teaching, she volunteers at Atwood on your search engine! and her husband, Al, traveled 1960 823 Elkins Avenue community in Lancaster, Pa., still going into our town hall to part-time at ACE Hardware the hospital and at church. to London and Paris with their Elizabeth “Libby” Elkins Park, PA 19027 enjoying her large family of act, as they say, a Greeter. Best and participate in church From Tana Kresge Pratt: “I oldest son, his wife, and their Thompson Dorl five daughters, their spouses, to all, Fannie R. Gabriel. and community activities. Shirley Kiefer taught literature retired again, but occasionally, oldest grandson, age six, over the 1946 Jean Bump Panek nine grandchildren, three classes for adult education after I spend some office time holidays, returning on New Year’s 1976 24104 Ann’s Choice Way great-grandchildren with one 1954 Cynthia Baketel Systrom and retiring from the public library. helping out one of the piano Eve. Their younger son and his Mary Ellison ’76, ’81M Warminster, PA 18974 on the way, and two step- In August, I sent self- husband, David, spent the One of those classes is now tuner/restorers who now has wife presented them with their 1978 grandchildren. Three of her addressed stamped envelopes summer on their boat in Maine published as a paperback book. his own business. I type on second grandson in late July. Alia Schneider 1947 Marilyn Yost Burhoe daughters attended Beaver to a dozen or more classmates and plan to return to Stuart, a 1930’s typewriter! We have 121 Timberline Trail College, with one daughter, and received three replies: Fla. soon. They celebrated two Joan Peppelman Clougherty and downsized again. Our son, Barbara Erhardt Grunwald and 1981 Ormond Beach, FL 32174 Susan Edwards, graduating grandchildren’s marriages in Elsa-Lu Greenblatt Berkowitz Alex, moved from his recently- her husband, Frank, traveled to Susan Mead Mastronardo in the Class of 1969. Dorothy Helen Dodge LeFor of California. One is in the first year have worked tirelessly for our class, purchased house on August Austria and Prague in May. When 1984 1948 Carol Roland Ranger spends her days socializing, Manhattan wrote to say of Dartmouth Medical School. keeping us up to date on classmates 31 (last day we were in our they are at home, they keep busy Nancy Wyche Morgan [email protected] reading, doing word puzzles, they are selling their second and organizing and running the “old” apartment, as well). He by two of their grandchildren and entertaining her family. home in Vermont and will I (Loretta Parker Liljestrand) reunion. They meet frequently is now living in Dallas which who live nearby. They travel to 1992 1949 Margaret Sprinkle Yearsley Dorothy has good memories of travel more. I replied saying feel no envy for the classmates for lunch, and yours truly (Suzi is his company’s headquarters Virginia Beach often to visit with Kenneth Wagner 8619 Egret Point Court the old Beaver college campus. I do travel extensively and who have no news to share with Ketz Foster) is hoping to be for the electronics division. I their other three grandchildren. 1994 Tampa, FL 33647 may put together “54 Travel their college alumni, because invited sometime, as I now live the will step down as our Optimist The Burnses look forward to Ellen Wruble 1943 Tips for Seniors” which there does not seem to be enough summer months near Arcadia. Club’s secretary, and won’t their yearly winter visit as they Greenberg ’94, ’98M 1952 Marion Hemphill We send condolences to the could prove to be helpful. space for me to shout out my be on the board for the first pass through St. Augustine 6699 Roberta Road SW family and Class of 1943 on the news: “I am healthy, active and At Reunion, we talked about time in many years. Art, Marti on their way further south. 2003 Ocean Isle Beach, NC 28469 passing of Fannie Rockefeller Irene Mack Goodsell wrote: filled with happy memories each and every one of you, and I have had our ups and Eileen Lafferty Marmino Gabriel, class editor. Following is “Speaking of volunteering I and unique experiences despite remembering fun things we downs with numerous visits Bea Durham Blackman is Lillian Howarth Pagano Fannie’s last class note submission: am thrilled to tell you Millard tragic events.” Look around all did. We would love to hear to doctors and the hospital, living in a continuing care 10726 Sima Court (husband) was named Citizen of and feel blessed—there are so from all of you. Please send but we are plugging along.” community where she’s involved Santee, CA 92071 I personally have received no the Year here in Delta, Ontario, many from our class who have me old news, new news, or in many activities. She spent a news from any of our class— Canada. We lived here full time passed away too soon. Remember even your dog’s birthday. Did you know that June 3 week in Burlington, Vermont Joan Heil Prall however, I have just come back from 1984 to 1994 as landed those fresh faces from mid- and 4, 2016 will be our 60th this summer and is looking 3007 S. Erin Drive from a two-month stay in our immigrants, and Millard’s century that had plans for the 1956 reunion? Time to think about forward to a river cruise visiting Oakton, VA 22124 skilled nursing care area of ancestry founded this village in future! This is the future—we We are sad to report the passing returning and seeing what chateaus and the wine country Life Care Facility, where I live. 1794.” Irene describes the life in have made it this far and now of Class Editor Patty Darling our little college from 1956 of France this November. 1954 Loretta Parker Liljestrand Gather it was sciatica then an Delta as a haven with no TV, by plan for the next 18 years to Kile and send condolences to her has become. Grey Towers is [email protected] infection developed, which is choice. They do have a telephone be significant, to be productive family. Following is Patty’s most still there more beautiful than Diane Barry Heavens and really what held things up. I and a laptop. They sing with and appreciative of our lives. recent class note submission: ever. 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1957 Emma Jane Murphy Burns rough medically, but seem to last probate in progress. This time keep them VERY busy. They schedule. We also greatly enjoyed opponent until the very end. my ice cream.” (Joke: I suggested her family and saw some sites [email protected] be “back on track” now. Their she is really going to quit, with have seven great-grands in Texas, flying to Great Falls, Mo., renting Carole told me that she wanted that everyone get to work on we have missed on other trips. two granddaughters are now 17 the exception of seeing legal aid which is a distance from old a car and driving the “Going to the you all to remember her as losing 5 lbs. so they can come to The downside to a wonderful Freda Friz Schopfer ½ and 16; in their senior and clients one morning a week. She Idaho. They do come up to visit, Sun” highway into Glacier Park in one who “adored” her days at our 80th birthday party. DS) trip was Larry getting his pocket [email protected] sophomore years in high school. is now looking for a retirement though. Forest fires have been a Canada. We visited Banff, Calgary, Beaver and especially winning picked on the subway two days hobby. She needs suggestions threat but they continue to cope. Edmonton (where Phil’s brother best actress in play contest. Shirley Renninger Cressman: before we were to return home, 1958 Dwaine Fry Sutherland Ellie Perrine Cox is on the other than tennis, golf or bridge. I lives), Jasper, and Lake Louise. Had Ina Dolfman Stess and I will “Bob and I were blessed to resulting in some interesting [email protected] mend after a year of hospital am suggesting quilting, exercising Julia Sturgeon Martin went an exciting white water rafting trip miss our chats with Carole, go the Berkshires for six days manipulation of finances. stays, surgeries, rehabs and then and/or gardening. Any others? to Israel in May with a church in Jasper. Did it once, never again. whose wit never left her. with Willow Valley friends. It February 10 he had a scheduled 1959 Kathleen Ostermann 24-hour care at home. She is now group. She recommends that you Of course, I don’t want to leave was packed with goodies like a back operation, and then on the [email protected] pretty much on her own with Patricia Dart Milford remains try that trip before you are 80 out the trip some of our classmates It’s difficult learning about concert at Tanglewood, several 27th, he had a stroke (the two help two days a week and says busy on her little farm on the (I can second that as well—lots took to Holland at Tulip Time with those who have left us, but summer stock shows, visits to were unrelated) which has left 1960 Betty Holton Weiss she’s making “great progress.” North Fork of Long Island. They of walking). It was very safe as Viking River Tours. I think they fortunately those of us who still ‘cottages’ of the rich, many him quite debilitated. He has [email protected] are also working on the cemetery they walked up and down hills are the greatest! I talk to Gail and occupy the planet are telling first-class museums, a Shaker had months of therapy and has Pat Carthage spends much of her stones at their church. Some and stairs. She is still playing Rennie, also. Gail has sold the farm tales of fun and family. village...good food...I have made great progress but remains 1962 Lynn Kronenberg Berman time painting and traveling with stones date back to the 1600’s. tennis (sort of) and volunteering and moved into a townhouse in one more birthday before 80 handicapped. I, as his caretaker, [email protected] members of an art association It is the oldest English cemetery at the local library plus singing Washington, Pa. Rennie and Doug Bunny Brown Curley is always but time flies. Bless you all.” have found a new role in life. to which she belongs. She has in New York State. In July, they in the church choir. She is have had their ups and downs, but a loyal contributor. She asks, How fortunate we are to have 1963 Gail Nazzaro Biggs traveled to many areas of Europe attended a reunion with her sister enjoying reading a lot. “I have seem to be well at the present and “How’s life? To quote our Becky Winn King explains: “I had all the experiences we have [email protected] painting sceneries and nature. Sandy’s family. Her children enjoyed all my life. Hooked on they still enjoy the winter in Venice, daughter-in-law’s mother, ‘I’m don’t reply very often because I had. Our travel days are over and She is looking forward to a came down from Canada for the Sudoku and my two cats.” Fla. We all have our little problems, too blessed to complain.’ Dwight still do most of the things that Alaska seems further away than 1964 Linda Mann trip to Virginia this October. occasion. She is still weaving, but still feel blessed. I realize that is building ‘hope chests’ for our I told about several years ago! I ever. My future news may now be [email protected] In the winter, she spends time knitting and keeping well. Edie Hall Neal writes, “After with our ages and schedules, it is five granddaughters. He loves do have one interesting tidbit limited. Best to all. Stay healthy!” in Florida visiting on the West leaving the memorial service difficult to plan ahead, but let’s to build furniture and has given this time: I did a seven-week 1967 Gail Agerton Coast, but staying on the Betty Siebener Kleman had for Jean West with Freda Friz try to think seriously about 2017. three already to the oldest girls, cruise on the Queen Victoria Our prolific author, Kay gail.agerton@ East Coast near the ocean. a wonderfully successful 80th Schopfer, and my husband, Ken, It certainly would be great if our soon to be putting the finish on earlier this year. On our stop in Lanning Winters, is enjoying prufoxroach.com birthday/family reunion. More I again realized how many years class could make a record for a the last two. My life with five Honolulu, I was able to spend the the season before gearing up Cindy Howard Hermanson than 55 folks attended including have passed since our friendships returning 60-year reunion. I know children and 13 grands seems to day with one of my roommates for autumn and its chores: 1968 Judith McColl Barrow has been retired for ten years. her kids, grandkids, nephews, at Beaver began. Freda and I sat I sure would like to see as many as revolve around visits, birthdays, at Beaver, Marda Heffner “Having a lovely lazy summer [email protected] She stays in touch with many sister-in-law, etc. Kim’s son, at the luncheon with two of Jean’s possible. WE HAVE STORIES TO church, and travels. We are Phillips ’60, and her family. We in our old farmhouse with of our classmates including Paul, will be getting married grandsons (one from Stockholm SHARE! Keep well, enjoy each day. looking forward to a bucket list had not seen each other since hummingbirds and goldfinches 1969 Christina Anne Hill Connell Pat Carthage, whom she says in Miami on Dec. 5 and she and one from Texas) and recalled trip with Viking Ocean Cruises I graduated! A great visit.” who keep things hopping. [email protected] lives approximately one half will see her whole family again. many of our adventures and 1958 to Norway next June. February Earl and I are off to Greece in hour away from her son; and Tom and Kirstin will be back nonsense antics from so many From your class editor, Dwaine and March (will be) on Siesta Also bringing us up to date is Pat October for ten days. I am busy 1970 Cheryl Hopkins Damico Lynn King Hennessey, Cindy, in the States for two months years ago. It has been a while since Fry Sutherland: After a long, Key, if anyone cares to see the #1 Fletcher Lyford: “Last October gearing up for author visits in [email protected] Nancy Maresca Piper and after a four month sail on their I have sent in any news because I hot summer with drought in beach in the U.S., come and we’ll we had a glorious river cruise on the new school year. Mailing Ellie. They used to get together boat in the Caribbean. Aruba, feel I am living a fantastic, non- many of the states, we return to enjoy the white Quartz sand.” the Danube. The trip began in gobs of postcards to prospective 1971 Judith Odonovich for a yearly reunion which Costa Rica and the Panama adventurous life at this point in those chores and patterns that Prague where we met up with a places. An 80th reunion?... [email protected] she is hoping to resume now Canal are the ports of call time in a wonderful continuing compose our daily lives. I hope Carol Schoch Vorosmarti friend who showed us places in how can that be? Hugs to all.” that Ellie is on the mend. on the cruise that she will be care community of Brittany Pointe this finds you well and with the begins with a totally unnecessary Prague where our tour was not 1972 Louise Sgarro taking with friends in January. in Lansdale, Pa. We love our optimistic and fighting spirit of apology: “I’ve been one of those going. One of the highlights was a Kay’s reference to our 80th [email protected] After teaching in California, Lois She just “keeps doing.” apartment and everything about those girls who knew “how to ‘bad’ people who never answer visit to the Mucha Museum to see reunion is a little premature as it Brown returned to the East Coast it. One of our friends stopped live and how to make a living.” your call for news. I’m trying ‘The Slav Epic,’ a cycle of 20 large won’t take place until 2038. No 1973 Chris Hibbard and worked as a librarian. Now, Barbara Brown Pinchuk in and said that we are living in Was that a quote of which Dr. to reform. Clemmy and Alan canvases depicting, in the Czech offense, but I’m not planning [email protected] completely retired, she lives in settled for a three week trip to a three bedroom rancher on the Kistler was enamored or was he Brodsky have left the Pittsburgh Art Nouveau style, the mythology on attending. We are planning 1975 Patricia Roberts Lucas her family’s home on the Jersey see daughter Melissa in Kauai third floor. I never thought of it the author? Anybody know? area and are now near us outside of Czechs and other Slavic peoples an 80th Birthday Party to take [email protected] shore with her dog, Patrick. after Joe’s health problems that way, but that is exactly right. of Washington, D.C. They by Alfon Mucha. With many place during Reunion 2016. cancelled a trip to the East How fortunate we are! I am so glad I have no idea when you will came to my art show at Gallery stops along the way, our final river That will be around our 80th Linda Strickland Barbara Gordon Cooke Coast for the 50th anniversary that we have been able to travel receive this. One of the great B in Bethesda, Md., and we all cruise stop was Budapest and a birthdays (What? Who? NO [email protected] underwent a knee replacement in of his brother, Tom. Daughter, to so many wonderful countries mysteries of the modern went out for dinner afterwards. visit with a Rotarian friend who WAY!). Pat, Alma, Barbara and August. Prior to surgery, she and Julie, and grandsons, Max and around the world—England, world is why this publication I was lucky to have one of my we had hosted in our home some I are working on it. Hope to see 1976 Karen Schwartz Scheiner Ned spent a wonderful week on Peyton, joined them in Hawaii France, Spain, Italy, Hungary, delivers its news months after watercolors picked to be published time ago. Never having been to you then, more on that by mail. [email protected] Cape Cod with their entire family. for beaches and barbeques. Ireland, Scotland, Wales, China, it requests submission. Can’t in the Washington Post. My 15 Budapest, we found the city to Max, just turned 12 in August, Russia, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, you see Miss Green or other minutes of fame! Our family be beautiful and still trying to 1960 1977 Mary Beth Hauser Hadley Marti Berglund Curtiss is was fresh from a wonderful Mexico, Canada, and Finland. I faculty members tolerating (including grandchildren) numbers recover from so many years under Our wonderful 55th reunion [email protected] still working part-time. She graduation from 6th grade where only wish we had been financially that type of time allowance! I 13 and we all stayed together at a the communist rule. The finale is over, and although we were will be moving out of her large he received two awards and able to do some of those trips in totally understand why your beach house for a week in Virginia. was ending our trip in Rome and, small in numbers, we had a Candace Brasch Mitchell family home and downsizing gave a wonderful graduation our younger days, so that we could contributions have dropped off, Our oldest granddaughter again, another visit with friends, grand time. We all attended the [email protected] into a “cottage” in October. speech for his class. Can you have repeated them in later years. but hope this won’t deter you visited Arcadia on her college and an opportunity to try out discussion on the arts, forensics, tell that Grandma is proud? Right after I retired, Ken and I from sending them to me. search but chose another school. my limited understanding of the and building and grounds, 1983 Barbara Reppert Million Ann Godsey Stinnett writes that took a seven week road trip across She’s 6’1” (don’t know where Italian language. We were hosted enjoyed the champagne brunch [email protected] she had finally closed out her Joy Daubert Rittersbacher notes the northern part of the United At any rate, I sadly begin with that height came from) and is by my friend and her family. She and dinner with classes of `55 law firm corporation at the end that they are okay “for old folks.” States, returning via the southern the passing of Carole Freedman looking for basketball players!” and I met in 1958 on the streets and `65. The Alumni Office did a Mary Stillman Sundra of 2014, hoping to retire. That Guess what? They have four route. At that time, we visited Rachlin in late August. Carole of Rome, asking directions, and fantastic job in the planning and [email protected] didn’t work too well. She is now llamas, two burros, one horse, many of the National Parks and fought to win the battle for I’ll start working on losing those have been friends ever since. execution of all the many events. practicing part-time, with one and one mule, plus ten acres to had a wonderful time on NO time some time and was a formidable five pounds right after I finish We spent time with her and

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1984 David Eatough Thanks to all of you who and I went to the Philadelphia Here are some book titles I have the Consul General of Italy, in 17-year-old girl and the other is grandchildren in Haverford, played together. I am not sure [email protected] contributed to our class gift. We Opera together during the enjoyed through my book club Philadelphia, after the program. a 15-year-old boy. Takarazuka is Pa., before I fly back to London. when she went to law school and were able to give $11,000 to the 2011/12 season. While in or through the lifelong learning The following week, I chair the a very quiet city surrounded by How wonderful it is to be began a law practice. It could have 1989 Alice Visco Jacobs Arts and $11,000 to Athletics. Las Vegas, Suzanne Decker classes we so enjoy.....I Am Malala Culture Theater of the Mercer the Rokko Mountains and is not with family and old friends been after her husband passed [email protected] A second laser will be purchased Fenimore and husband, Frank, by Malala Yousafzai, A Fall of County Italian American Festival. too far away from Kyoto, Osaka, from Beaver at this time.” away. I have recently found out which will be used by the Art, visited and we traveled to the Marigolds by Susan Meissner I present as well as emcee the Kobe, etc., all interesting historic through a mutual friend, that 1990 Linda Vandegrift Music and Theater Departments. Valley of Fire, Hoover Dam, (fiction that goes between the festivities for three days, from places. I have often contacted Andrea Fedowitz Johnsen she came out as a lesbian and [email protected] A storage shed will be built Mount Charleston and enjoyed a time of the Triangle Shirtwaist 25-27 September. On 5 October, with Sherry Kugler Weidner sends: “Just a bit of news from married. Her wife was listed in near the Easton Road turf field play together. In San Francisco, Fire and 9/11), Life in a Jar I will host another diplomatic and Barbara Starks Favazza. my latest trip. I met a student the obituary, Gabriela Assagioli. 1992 Jennifer Seyfried by the Athletic Department. Sue Fenimore visited me for a by Jack Mayer (amazing story reception at my home for the They are like my American from Beaver from 1948/49 jennifer.seyfried@ Needless to say both the Arts long weekend. We enjoyed Muir of Irena Sendler, a Holocaust leader of the Benedictine Monks sisters. I hope I will be able to go only. She majored in music and We need to elect (appoint?) a atkinsglobal.com and Athletic Departments love Woods and the ballet together. A rescuer in Poland), and Breakfast of Norcia, Italy. Also in October, back to the States and visit our then decided it best to transfer. new Class Fund Agent. Arcadia the Class of 1960. Our donation delightful surprise after 54 years with Buddha by Roland Merullo we are planning another statewide alma mater with them. The only Her name is Norma Errig does most of the work, sending 1993 Linda Coceano helps to make our fund agent, since graduation was to tour San (a busy New York business presentation on the curriculum concern now is the fact that my Lever, from Lansdale, Pa. We out letters and following up. [email protected] Nory Berman Block, grateful Francisco with Sue Williams man travels across country at Ocean County College. husband has aged a lot, though connected as only two from the The agent really works with to her classmates as she battles Habermeier and husband, with a Buddha type monk… Retirement is not leisurely for he spends happy declining years same college can, and continued the reunion team to choose a Elisa Hoffman cancer. Nory continues to work Hans, and Becky Winn King interesting changes result).” me, but it is so very interesting.” with our son, daughter-in-law our friendship while visiting class project to fund in honor [email protected] and play tennis as she undergoes ’58, when their cruise ship and their children. We have the South and New Orleans.” of our class’ reunion. We do her chemo treatments. docked in San Francisco Harbor Gail also tells us: “Susan Joan Dretler Rubinstein tells: two other children; a son and solicit funds each year, but our 1996 Stacey Lombardi Soricelli before voyaging to Hawaii, Mandelbaum Axelrod has “Our family is well and we daughter in Tokyo. So we are Susan Beckwith Dewis tells: agent really only has to write a [email protected] Molly Fretz Stevens, our reunion New Zealand and Australia. shared how their Fire Island are looking forward to winter lucky to go back to Tokyo quite “My husband, Les and I continue cover letter. Will someone please chairperson, was unable to be part The friendships made during neighborhood was experiencing in Vero Beach, Fla. Is anyone often to see them. Your mail to live in St. Davids, Pa. We’re volunteer? Respond back to me. 1997 Maya Johnson of Reunion as she is recuperating our college years have lasted some changes as a result of planning to be there as well? A has reminded me of my happy both retired, husband in medicine Talk it up between friends and [email protected] from a serious illness. a lifetime. As we approach Hurricane Sandy. So many of great book to read, think about, old days at my old dormitory, and I as a physical therapist, but let’s get an agent right away! our 55th Reunion I am also the beaches had been lost in and discuss is Between the World Beaver Hall. I still prefer Beaver are busier than we were when Tracey Reed Sara Michelson Bloom, retired thankful for the preparation some areas and over a dozen and Me, by Ta Nihisi Coates. College to Arcadia University as working. With five grandchildren, 1963 [email protected] from newspaper work, was called received at Beaver for my beloved homes were to be destroyed so Not long but pretty powerful.” the name of our alma mater.” three in Scotland, two in Oregon, Robbie Kresch reports that this out of retirement last fall to return occupation as an educational that the dunes could be rebuilt. and a son and girlfriend in Los is the 25th anniversary for her 1998 TaraJean Tweddle to reporting mode. Sara is also leader in Christian schools. Thankfully, Susan and Irwin’s Sherry Kugler Weidner writes: “I Lynn Auerbach Kaplan writes: Angeles. We make the effort to and spouse, Leni. The children Trzaskawka in her 11th year of leading two home was not one of those in traveled to Singapore in March to “I have been reunited with a sister bring them all here, together for took them to Maui to celebrate [email protected] memoir-writing workshops for 1962 danger. Susan still goes into the visit our younger son, daughter- I never met, although I knew the month of July. For two weeks, and they are scheduled to go on the adult recreation program in I asked our classmates by email office of her company, Love and in-law and three grandchildren about her when I was 20, 54 years we have 13 under one roof—then a Caribbean cruise in January. 1999 Cat Kirschner Mattingly her hometown of Southhold, (let me know if you did not Quiches Gourmet, several days who now live there due to son’s ago! My dad had been married 11 for the other two weeks— She reports “we are so happy [email protected] N.Y. Sara`s book of personal receive one from me) if they a week. Tap onto Susan’s blog work. It was a very interesting in Europe, had a child and was when the husbands return. that the Supreme Court gave essays, But He’s Not My Dog: and had been in touch with anyone address, www.susanssweettalk. visit. If you go online and look divorced. With the coming of the Grandchildren now ages 5 to 12. us equal rights this year!” 2000 Tricia Kershner Luddecke Other Tales, continues to sell via from our class. I also asked if com, to read about her visit with for architecture/gardens in war in the 1940s, we couldn’t get They love this experience and [email protected] Amazon.com and a short story they could recommend any President Obama, and you might Singapore, you’ll see some good any info and my dad never talked so do we! Not sure we can keep Naomi Hutchison Black reports titled The Mission is available good books. Remember, at our also like to read two blogs about photos of that country. Husband about the situation. About five up the pace, but we’re trying!” their big news is that son Peter 2001 Jennifer Bach Jones on the Amazon Kindle website. 50th reunion, we suggested women’s choices! (She mentions Chuck elected to not make this weeks ago, I got a phone call from is getting married on Nov. 6 [email protected] starting a book group? her Beaver roommate, Ellen long journey. All three of our the male companion of the sister Your editor, Lynn Kronenberg in Key West, where he and his Gloria Vogel Hering attended Welz Einhorn, in that one.) children’s families as well as other I never knew. They live in Buenos Berman, reports: “After the bride-to-be, Mary Dell, are 2002 Tiffany Strahan Reunion. She`s a retired educator. Gail Williams Tattersfield dear family members visited for a Aires, Argentina! Her name is Arcadia Florida Reunion, Janet living. However, shortly after the [email protected] Her daughter is a senior geneticist writes, “George and I drove Katherine Kurtz sent an week at Wrightsville Beach, N.C., Shirley Auerbach Mendel. She Copeland Zinman, Linda May wedding, they will be moving doing gene research and her son to Nashville in late May to announcement of her September in July. This fall, all six of our will be 80 in October 2015. A Sklar, Connie Gerber Levin and to Naples, Italy where Peter will 2003 Eileen Butkovic Cook works in the U.S. Patent Office. attend our granddaughter’s show opening at the 3rd St. granddaughters are in universities miracle—they do happen. They I met for lunch at Tealiscious, be stationed on a naval base for [email protected] high school graduation. We Gallery in Philadelphia. in the state of Virginia, including found me! Please visit tinyurl. in Delray Beach, Fla. We had a the next few years. She hopes 1961 had the opportunity to enjoy the one from Singapore. The two com/p26887h; the story will lovely time catching up on each to visit Italy in the near future! Kerry Ann Braunstein We send our condolences to Ann a delightful breakfast with Gilda Battaglia Rorro- grandsons are in middle and high astound you. Yes, 80 years later, I other’s families. We hope more Naomi is still directing the DePetro Grebe, whose husband, Russ, Judy Boetticher Leve and her Baldassari shares: “I returned school in Singapore. While in have a sister. Our daughter wrote of you will join us next year! Early Childhood Program at the [email protected] passed away this past March. husband, Dan, at their home from Italy in June and started Singapore, we took a five day trip this magnificent article. If you Presbyterian Church and teaching in a community just east of organizing a statewide conference to a small island off the coast of want to contact me, call my cell The Arcadia Florida Reunions music, singing in the choir and 2004 Breann Donnelly Sue Fenimore and her husband, Nashville. They are traveling fools on ‘Preserving and Promoting Malesia. We swam while there, so 814- 934-2710, but the article will be held this February generally keeping very busy. [email protected] Frank, had a nice trip through and are hard to find at home Heritage through Education’. now I can say I’ve been swimming explains most of the story.” in West Palm Beach, Boca British Columbia and continued for more than a few weeks at a in the South China Sea. Oh, yes, Raton, St. Augustine, Naples, Connie Armor Wurster reports Erica Fajge all the way through the Yukon. time. It was great to see them.” You asked for an update, so books. I just finished reading the Virginia Dunsten Bruno sends: Sarasota, and St. Petersburg. that she had a wonderful [email protected] here it is. On 19 September, the book The Boston Girl and enjoyed “I am visiting Pat Allen to Make sure to let the Office of summer. Gardening, visiting In my (Eva Oehrle Fronk) Gail continues, “Carol Fleming New Jersey Italian and Italian it; also The Orphan Train.” celebrate our 75th birthdays. Alumni Relations at Arcadia their boys in Charleston and 2006 Megan C. Corcoran positions as an interim principal Halsey and I share August American Heritage Commission I went to Naples, Fla. for a know your Florida address! Atlanta and visits with the megan.c.corcoran@ over the last four years, I have birthdays and always remember is hosting an annual congress at Keiko Tani Fujimoto emails: few days to see my brother, grandchildren! She recently disney.com traveled across the country to be in touch. Carol is still Mercer County College on ‘The “We left Tokyo where we had who now, sadly, is in a home I saw an obituary in the had a complete left knee serving Christian schools in working in real estate sales but Universality of Italian Heritage’ lived for over 70 years and now for dementia sufferers. We are Philadelphia Inquirer, Friday, replacement after a botched 2007 Dennis Greene Bucks County, Pa., Las Vegas is lucky enough to have her curriculum. I have been the chair we have lived in Takarazuka, going to Philadelphia to Kathy Sept. 11, 2015, for Lynn meniscus repair a year ago. The [email protected] and San Francisco. The joy of summer home at the Jersey of the curriculum project for 13 Hyogo Prefecture with our son Kurtz’s private view of her Goldberger Zeitlin. She was therapy was grueling but also these experiences was enhanced Shore where she can escape with years and it is the theme of this and his family for two-and-a- latest exhibition of paintings. in the Class of 1963. I saw her rewarding. She says, “I’m walking by visits from my Beaver 1961 her sons and their families. year’s event. I present there and half years. We enjoy having our I will be a few days with my after graduation. She lived in without pain and since the knee classmates. Ann Simonin Grebe host a diplomatic reception for grandchildren around. One is a cousin and her children and five our neighborhood. Our children lengthened my leg, I no longer

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2008 Caitlin Rooney Meeker have sacroiliac or sciatic pain 1964 women’s suffrage movement and were in attendance and are Food and Drug Administration. Claudia Tang has been and 4th grade at her new school, [email protected] down my leg. Also, the pain in Arnold and Carol Hacker my family’s involvement in it. pictured with the grooms in She and her husband are also in working as a nurse aide at a Wyomissing Hills Elementary! my lower back is completely Hillman have moved to More information can be found the photo: Jason Ford ’08, the process of buying a house! large hospital. She and her She recently received her Barry Hendler gone.” She is back to teaching Bluffton in the South Carolina on my websites: SuffrageWagon. Nicole Krempasky Horn ’07 husband celebrated their one master’s degree in education [email protected] piano and looking forward to “low country,” an easy drive org and SuffrageCentennials.com and Darrah Mugrauer ’06. Gregory Endy married Ashley year wedding anniversary at from Arcadia University a new crop of piano students. to Hilton Head Island, Wise, and their first child, a a hobbit-themed hotel in the 2010 Grace Wainwright Taylor Beaufort and Savannah. Enjoy Sorry there’s not more news, 2009 daughter, is due in late October. mountains of Montana. Jaclyn Bazsika has been gracewainwright@ Gail Nazzaro Biggs and Butch your new home and area! but I haven’t heard from Rebecca O’Brien lives in Gregory works in technical attending the University of gmail.com enjoyed a great trip to New Zealand you…(Linda Mann) Aberdeen, Scotland. She is a support. Ashley has been working Kristina Thomsen is enrolled Denver for human resources last winter. Not only did they Jack and Elsie McDonald physician assistant in Aberdeen for Schneider Electric in their in the NYC Teaching Fellows management. She is working at a 2011 Carrie Fillebrown miss much of the terrible New Smoluk, their sons and families 1979 Royal Infirmary, currently global HR department as a program, teaching ESL in a boutique technical firm as a senior [email protected] Jersey winter weather, they saw stayed in Falmouth on Cape Clare Gwin Sweeney has been working in hematology. She recruiter supporting their North middle school in the Bronx. technical recruiter. She moved so much of a wonderful country. Cod in August and drove up promoted by Developmental is getting married on Oct. American hiring. She completed She is also a graduate student from Denver to Austin in April Kimberly Lane Their long stay of 27 days enabled to visit me in Quincy, where Enterprises Corporation from 4, 2015 to Kevin Fyfe, a her masters of science degree at Hunter College, getting with her fiance and got a new job. [email protected] them to learn so much about the we and their son, Geoff, and program specialist to director Scotsman she met in 2005 in psychology from Southern her degree in education country from the North Island his son, Zachary, went on the of the nonprofit’s North Penn while participating in FYSAE. New Hampshire University. (concentration in TESOL Melissa Wainwright attended Derek Tracey to the South Island. In July, Gail National Park Service tour of the Training Center in Hatfield, Pa. K-12). She spent 2012-2014 Rider University and obtained [email protected] traveled to Oakland, Calif. to Adams presidents’ homes: their In her new position , she will Romesha Robinson Wilson Alice Luczak has been working in Togo, West Africa teaching her master’s degree in school attend her daughter’s wedding. birthplace houses (John and John supervise the work performed got engaged to her longtime full-time as a high school math English with the Peace Corps. counseling services. She works as 2012 Susan Laverty It was a wonderful outdoor Quincy) and Peacefield, where by six DEC staff members to sweetheart while on vacation in teacher in East Windsor, N.J. an assistant manager at Advance [email protected] California wedding with two generations of the family lived improve the quality of life enjoyed London in August 2011. She and In the past year she graduated Rachel Teter has been living Auto Parts, as she searches for dogs and all of the bride’s nieces until the mid-1900s. The family by dozens of developmentally- her husband went to high school with her master’s degree in Washington, D.C. She is work in a school. She is engaged 2014 John Doherty and nephews participating. enjoyed exploring around the disabled men and women, and together in Jamaica. They got in education from Rutgers working at the Peace Corps as to her high school sweetheart [email protected] Falmouth area and eating at area to help each reach his or her married on Aug. 18, 2012 at the University and bought her first the administrative specialist in who she has been dating for Elaine English Spiller continues restaurants, but the road trips to full potential in a safe, positive Concordville Inn. In May 2013, place in the Trenton, N.J. area. the Office of Victim Advocacy. 11 years, and they will be 2015 Chelsea Reedman to be grateful for the education she and from the Cape were traffic environment that encourages Romesha earned her master’s She married Warren Hendrickson married in August of 2016! [email protected] received at Beaver College. Elaine torture; a return trip in summer value, hope and responsibility. degree in public administration Jessica Adkisson has been in April 2015 and graduated is now retired and enjoys volunteer is unlikely. No retirement for with a minor enlisted in the U.S. Navy from American University with Tovah Skolnick has been work and travel. Most recently, Elsie; she’s a rep for LegalShield Clare Sweeney has been in human resources from and is finishing a master’s a master’s degree in international working in Annuity Sales as an Elaine visited Phoenix, Arizona and IDSheild which keeps her promoted by Developmental West Chester University. degree in international peace development in May 2015. internal wholesaler at Nationwide to spend time with her daughter very busy and she’s loving it! Enterprises Corporation from Currently, she works with and conflict resolution at Financial in Columbus, Ohio. and three granddaughters. program specialist to director the City of Philadelphia as a American Military University. Angela Brachelli has been She and her fiancé, Ryan Truini, Golfing, gardening and bird of the nonprofit’s North Penn human resources professional. On volunteering for Aid For Friends got engaged on their birthdays Barbara Quillen Dougherty watching have kept Mimi Training Center in Hatfield. In Jan. 11, 2015, she and Andrew Santagata works at Toys and plans to return to school on August 5th (yes, they have the writes the following: “Despite the Hirsch Brauch busy this her new position, Sweeney will her husband welcomed their baby “R” Us headquarters as a project in the fall to start a master’s same birthday)! They are planning spread of cancer, God gave me an summer. I visited her in supervise the work performed girl, Nyla Alexandria Wilson. manager. He proposed to his degree at Temple University. their big day on October 8, 2016. awesome summer 2015 filled with Germantown, N.Y., in August. by six DEC staff members to long-time girlfriend, Jennifer, in She works full-time at Trader family and friends and the stamina We made several trips to a improve the quality of life enjoyed 2010 October of last year and is busy Joe’s as an assistant manager JoLynne Holloman Bremmer to occasionally get to the beach to Hudson Humane Society to by dozens of developmentally Grace Wainwright Taylor planning their wedding, which and is still traveling the world, moved to the Pacific Northwest surf fish. I am now under hospice deliver kittens that had been disabled men and women, and has been working as a debt will be in September 2017. just like Arcadia taught her to! last autumn after completing care and enjoying the end of harsh dumped on Mimi’s property to help each reach his or her management counselor at her master’s degree at Arcadia treatments and the beginning of and spent a lovely, musical day full potential in a safe, positive the Philadelphia College of Rachel Palis is an associate Brittany Mitchell is celebrating while working in University symptom-based care. It is certainly at Tanglewood in Lenox for environment that encourages Osteopathic Medicine and has veterinarian at Town & Country five years at Staffmore LLC, as Communications. She works a kinder, gentler approach with Tanglewood on Parade. We met value,hope and responsibility. established a custom card and Vet Clinic in Ogdensburg, N.Y. a payroll supervisor. She started for Seattle Sounders FC as the pain management at its heart. As a up again recently in Ipswich, Previously, she served for 13 years invitation business, Taylor Cards, graduate school in September digital media coordinator. Her person of faith, I find that being a Mass., for our annual “fat fest” as a therapist for emotionally with her husband, Andrew Taylor Christine Moser moved to pursue an MBA with a global job has taken her around the tough cookie comes from my at the Clambox for heaping disturbed children at what is now ’11. They had their daughter, to New York City and has perspective and an international country with the team this year, relationship with God who is amounts of clams and then ice the Mental/Behavioral Health Charlotte Rose, in May 2013, and been teaching students with finance certification from including Philadelphia twice, helping me through even some of cream at White’s. She was on her office of the Montgomery County recently moved into a new home autism in grades K-2 at a Arcadia. She says, “I am truly and she’s looking forward to life’s little roadblocks. I appreciate annual fall birding trip to Plum Department of Behavioral Health in Glenside in August 2015. public school in Brooklyn. excited to continue my Arcadia completing her first year with hearing from so many Class of ’63 Island, then on to the Portland and Developmental Disabilities. experience and better my life.” the club this November. friends. Our 50th reunion was so area and then to Boothbay Jared Knable moved to Rebeka Seyfried Melber has been After graduating from Arcadia, over the top and it was so Harbor, where she visited 1993 New York City and is a a research analyst for the U.S. she initially moved to Delaware, Stephanie Verenski Wolfe wonderful to once again connect friends and, of course, birded. Laura Berlin has recently biotechnology sales representative Army and received her master’s and later moved to Philadelphia married Chazz Wolfe two years as ‘Beaverites.’ Love to all and published a collection of at Celgene Corporation. degree in applied intelligence when she started at Staffmore. ago, and they live in Denver, Thank You for Your Prayers”. Marguerite Buckman Kearns romantic poetry called Chasing from Mercyhurst University. She She lives in Elkins Park, Pa. Colo., where she will complete a writes, “I’m the national co- the Chalice. It is available on Danielle Mangano has been also started her own photography master’s degree in clinical mental chair of the Inez Milholland Amazon and Barnes & Noble. working as a recruiter for a business, Photo Becky, based in Jennifer Pacheco has been living health counseling this December. Centennial observance in 2016. Congratulations, Laura! Japanese bank covering back the Washington, D.C. area. in London, where she participated She is working at a residential Inez Milholland is America’s office operations, administrative in Spring 2007 FYSAE and treatment facility for teenage suffrage martyr (1886-1916). 2007 roles, and intern/entry level Shannon Scurlock Zish founded later spent a year abroad from girls, many of them in the foster The Inez Milholland Centennial Dennis Balyeat Greene analyst programs recruitment. Unspoken Thoughts, LLC in 2009-2010. She works in sales care system, with histories of Observance is a project of the and Ryan Greene were married the Washington, D.C. metro for a non-fiction book publisher. abuse and neglect, trafficking, National Women’s History July 4, 2015 in an intimate Christina Rynearson Lopez has area. She and her husband etc. After graduation, she lived Project. I have also launched backyard ceremony in Annapolis, been living in Maryland and is live in a condo in Northern Christa Greagori is so excited in Cote d’Ivoire, West Africa for a storytelling series about the Md. Several Arcadia alumni working as an accountant for the Virginia with their two dogs. for a new year of teaching 3rd two years, where she lived with

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a host family, learned French, Caitlin Mocata McGee-Crane Graduate and volunteered at a school for has been running Simply Equal girls with trafficking and abuse Education and traveling the world Alumni News In Memoriam: Francis G. “Frank” Vitetta ’15H histories. She hopes to continue any chance she gets! She was to use her counseling and fine married in April. Fellow alumni art backgrounds to see girls such Rachel Palis, Kellie Clay, and 1989 as these find hope and walk the Amanda Malamut were members Dr. Charles A. Cognato ’89MEd If an editor is not road to healing and restoration. of the wedding party with many married Elisabeth Needhammer Trustee Emeritus Francis G. “Frank” Vitetta ’15H passed away “I asked that representative if he was one of Stacy’s teachers. He listed for your class, other alumni in attendance! on July 26, 2015 at the Barnegat on Oct. 15. Frank was loyal and dedicated to Arcadia University, said he was not; he was the president of the College. That told me and you would Amy Brode has been working Lighthouse on Long Beach having contributed to the University in countless and diverse ways so much about the character and caring attitude of the people at be interested with her fiancé, Adrell Dalsan, Abigail Wang has been working Island, N.J. Charles is principal over the years. this university. A relationship began that ultimately resulted in the at The Vanguard Group in as a crochet pattern designer. Her of Stetson Middle School in West Frank and his wife, Dollie, were longtime supporters of Arcadia formation of the Stacy Anne Vitetta Professorship. For our family, in volunteering, Malvern, Pa. She is a chief of designs have been published in Chester, Pa. Mrs. Cognato is a University. In 1995, the Vitettas established an endowed research this has been a very fulfilling way of ensuring that Stacy’s name will contact the Office staff for an officer at Vanguard. books and magazines and she’s computer software designer at fund in memory of their daughter, Stacy Anne Vitetta ’82. The live on and that she will not be forgotten.” of Alumni Relations Her fiancé is a member of the loving the creative direction Farmers Insurance Company in biannual award assists young, non-tenured faculty who are starting Frank also reminded graduates of the responsibility they hold as ([email protected] management team within the her life has taken! Together Wilmington, Del. The couple their teaching careers, have limited resources, and exhibit a passion thinkers, scholars, and practitioners. or 215-572-2160). Retail Services Division. Adrell since their first year at Arcadia, resides in West Chester. for pursuing undergraduate research. Eleven faculty members have “As you move on from Arcadia, whatever your chosen profession, and Amy met during their final she and Brandon Haze ’10 been named to the Professorship since its establishment. be resilient and be aware of important responsibility you assume in Class notes may be semester in Brubaker Hall. were married in June 2013 and 1997 Frank was the retired chairman and CEO of VITETTA, a directing the future of this country.” submitted online They were both members of the welcomed their baby girl, Daphne David Rizzo ’97MSPT is Philadelphia-based architectural, engineering, at arcadia.edu/ same group in Policy—thesis Indigo Haze, in August 2014. working as a principal physical and planning firm with offices in eight cities. alumni-class-notes- class for business majors. They They are enjoying being new therapist for the State of New VITETTA’s projects have won numerous design submission. both graduated in May 2010, parents...”life is pretty great!” Jersey. He is the author of awards from organizations such as the American and remained together. Adrell Faith, Family and Children With Institute of Architects, the National Trust for proposed in September 2013, Kimberly Martel is working Special Needs (Loyola Press). Historic Preservation, and Progressive Architecture and they will be getting married as a senior consumer strategist Additionally, he co-authored magazine. The firm’s projects include work on on Oct. 2, 2015 just outside at Big Picture, a boutique Spiritually Able and the Adaptive Philadelphia City Hall, the Philadelphia Criminal of the Jim Thorpe area. marketing strategy and research First Eucharist Preparation Kit Justice Center, the Pennsylvania Capitol Building, company in Auckland, New with his wife, Mercedes McBride St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children, the Lisa Durso attained her doctorate Zealand. Kim’s interest in New Rizzo. These works were inspired Liacouras Center at Temple University, Market of veterinary medicine (DVM) Zealand started during her by his daughter, Danielle, who East (now Jefferson) Station, and the National from Mississippi State University time at Arcadia, while studying has autism and are intended to Zoological Park in Washington, D.C. College of Veterinary Medicine abroad at Auckland University help a child with special needs At Arcadia, Frank served on the University’s in 2014. Since then, she has in 2009. She headed back to prepare for their sacraments in the Board of Trustees for 25 years, retiring in 2010. been practicing emergency Auckland in January of 2012 Catholic faith. Follow the family’s He chaired the University’s Building and Grounds medicine in Birmingham, Ala. and is in the process of securing autism journey on their Facebook Committee, taking a leadership role in guiding She returned to Mississippi State permanent residency there. page, Autism With The Rizzos. the Landman Library project and the planning University CVM for a small of the Commons. He also assisted with Knight animal rotating internship, where Shawn Cammy has been 2009 Hall projects, the expansion of the Dining Hall, she hopes to gain a residency working for Bloomberg LP Michael Pogach ’09M was renovations to Murphy Hall, and the design and in emergency medicine/critical on their dockets team for the promoted to associate professor construction of the Health Sciences Center and care. Her biggest move was Bloomberg Law Product. He of English at Northampton the Kuch Athletic and Recreation Center. In his to small town Mississippi in spent four wonderful years living Community College and role as Trustee Emeritus, he continued to advise 2010! Lisa says, “the South has in Philadelphia working for the granted tenure. His debut novel on campus building projects through the Finance a charm to it that will reel you federal government. He now lives was released in September, and Infrastructure Committee. in. Another plus is that I haven’t in northern New Jersey with his a sci-fi/dark fantasy thriller During Arcadia’s 2015 Graduate shoveled snow in five years.” lovely girlfriend Sage Heyman. entitled The Spider in the Commencement ceremony, Frank received Laurel. Visit the publisher’s site an Honorary Doctor of Fine Arts. During Jennifer Gray has been working 2011 tinyurl.com/spiderinthelaurel his address to graduates, he spoke of how his many odd jobs in Philadelphia, Jennifer T. Arnold ’11, for more information. relationship with Arcadia, which stretched back and having tons of fun doing ’14DPT, and Zachary G. more than three decades, began: so! Storytelling for Historic Baker ’13, were recently “In March of 1982, my wife and I lost our Philadelphia, working for engaged. Jennifer is a physical daughter, Stacy Anne. She was to graduate from Dickens Village at Macy’s, and therapist with Texas Children’s what was then Beaver College that May with a serving at Anne’s Kitchen Table Hospital. Zachary is a graduate major in science. A few days after she died, a very in Glenside (so if you’re in the student at the University of nice gentleman representing the school knocked area, stop by!). Very soon she Houston, working on his on our door and wanted to express his condolences will also be starting work as one doctorate in psychology. for our loss. He also wanted to invite us to a of the Betsy Ross interpreters memorial service that was to be held in the Castle at the Betsy Ross House in Old the following week in honor of Stacy. He told us City—exciting! Since her last that the senior class wanted to dedicate their class update, she has moved from gift of three flowering trees planted in the landscape Delaware into Philadelphia, garden in front of the Castle in memory of Stacy. and she is putting down roots with her boyfriend, Aaron.

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