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NotesAlumni Alumni Notes Policy where she met and fell in love with Les Anderson. The war soon touched Terry’s life » Send alumni updates and photographs again. Les was an Army ROTC officer and the directly to Class Correspondents. Pentagon snatched him up and sent him into the infantry battles of Europe. On Les’ return in » Digital photographs should be high- 1946, Terry met him in San Francisco, they resolution jpg images (300 dpi). married and settled down in Eugene, where Les » Each class column is limited to 650 words so finished his degree at the University of Oregon. that we can accommodate eight decades of Terry focused on the care and education of classes in the Bulletin! their lively brood of four, while Les managed a successful family business and served as the » Bulletin staff reserve the right to edit, format Mayor of Eugene. and select all materials for publication. Terry’s children wrote about their vivacious, adventurous mom: “Terry loved to travel. The Class of 1937 first overseas trip she and Les took was to Europe in 1960. On that trip, they bought a VW James Case 3757 Round Top Drive, Honolulu, HI 96822 bug and drove around the continent. Trips over [email protected] | 808.949.8272 the years included England, Scotland, France, Germany, Italy, Greece, Russia, India, Japan, Hong Kong and the South Pacific. Class of 1941 “Trips to Bend, Oregon, were regular family Gregg Butler ’68 outings in the 1960s. They were a ‘skiing (son of Laurabelle Maze ’41 Butler) A fond aloha to Terry Watson ’41 Anderson, who [email protected] | 805.501.2890 family,’ so the 1968 purchase of a pole house in Sunriver allowed the family of six comfortable made it a point to make sure everyone around her A fond aloha to Terry Watson Anderson, who surroundings near Mount Bachelor and a year- was having a “roaring good time.” She passed away passed away peacefully in Portland, Oregon, round second home. peacefully in Portland, Oregon, on March 22, 2021. on March 22, 2021. Terry’s classmates knew her Aloha ‘oe, Terry. as carefree and easygoing, but with a serious “A move to Aspen, Colorado, in the late 1970s side when it mattered. English teacher Arthur brought new opportunities and new friends. Silverman, who founded Ka Punahou, spotted Terry enjoyed the annual music festival scene her talents and made Terry a copy editor and during the summer months. She rode horses proofreader of the student newspaper. In regularly and for her 65th birthday, Les bought her a horse of her own, Danny-Boy. She and Terry’s senior year, Ka Punahou was admitted Class of 1942 to the national student-paper society, Quill Les hosted friends from around the country at and Scroll. the home they built in the early 1980s.” Nancy Dew ’74 Metcalf (daughter of Barbara Fritschi ’42 Dew) When Les passed away in 2000, Terry returned Terry enrolled at Punahou in the first grade, [email protected] | 808.223.9246 and took most of her vacations on Maui, as to Oregon, where she lived out the remaining noted by her envious classmates in the 1941 years of her life close to her family. Class of 1945 Oahuan. She made it a point to make everyone Here’s a bit of Punahou trivia: What graduate around her have “a roaring good time,” and her of Punahou School is the mother of a Boston Betty Spangler Nolen signature response to any kindness extended Marathon winner? It’s Terry, of course. A son, 9 Camino Vista Court, Belmont, CA 94002-2124 [email protected] | 650.591.2415 to her by her classmates was, “Awfully decent Jon Anderson, won the 77th Boston Marathon of you.” in 1973, the Honolulu Marathon in 1981, and As with many 1941 graduates, Pearl Harbor represented the United States in the 1972 Class of 1946 Munich Olympics. interrupted Terry’s college career. She had to Willson Moore drop out of the University of Hawai‘i to join her Terry is survived by her sons, Jon and Rik; her [email protected] | 808.356.3649 sister, Jean Watson ’43 Nielsen, on a Navy daughters, Leslie and Elizabeth; her five These Class notes had to be submitted in convoy to the West Coast. There, she continued grandchildren, three great-grandchildren and April, before Alumni Week occurred and her education at the University of Oregon, extended family. A hui hou, Terry. could be reported upon. I will do so next time. 92 Punahou Bulletin Alumni Notes Meanwhile, it’s time for a bit of 1945 nostalgia Class of 1947 pleases. “I have a great life and am planning involving our ’46ers the year we were juniors on enjoying it as long as I can. My best (76 years ago!), courtesy of Ken Hanson’s Mandy Blake Bowers wishes to all. Perhaps I will see you next saved issues of Ka Punahou (KP). [email protected] | 808.988.5362 summer at the Reunion.” The front page of the May 8, 1945 Ka Punahou Happy summer, everyone. Mary Lou Jenkins Smoot lives in Salt Lake issue featured the winner of the Junior Damon I enjoyed a phone chat with Doug Bell, who City, Utah, as do her two sons. Her daughter speech contest semifinals with Barbara Butler lives in Hawai‘i Kai. He is keeping active by lives in Iowa, and drives over to visit. Mary Ta t e, Alison Kay, Ed Schoen and yours truly walking around the neighborhood and golfing. Lou says her kids spoil her! She also said, chosen to compete against the seniors the He doesn’t have to wear a mask on the golf “Nobody had a high school like we did!” following week. (Author’s note: I also have course, but keeps it on in the club house. I certainly agree! Lucky us! If you’re not up to Ken’s May 15 issue, and in my next junior class Doug’s daughter, Carolynn, who works at Mid- sending me an email, give me a call. I need to nostalgia note I will reveal who won. Alas, not Pacific Institute, is married to Dan Tuttle ’73, make notes, so I don’t forget what you say, me). The Holoku Dance was reported a huge a longtime science teacher at Punahou, who but we’ll enjoy the chat. success with student body president Miki recently retired. Bowers ’45 presenting a congratulatory lei to Aloha, May Day Queen Haunani Kesner ’45 My happy news this year: I finally became a Ackerman. A “Foon Soong” (goodbye) dance great-grandparent! My grandson, Drew (son Mandy was being planned as the year’s last and KP of Andy Bowers ’73), followed the family advice was: “Get that certain someone lined naming tradition begun by my husband’s Class of 1948 up early because it’s bound to be a grand (Miki Bowers Jr. ’45) father, Francis Andrew shindig to close a happy year.” Shirley “Shay” Imaikalani Bowers Sr. (1920). The newest Elva Uyeno Yoshihara Leebrick ’41 Robinson was named the new FAIB V will be called Kalani! They all live in [email protected] senior Academy secretary. Virginia, so I am hoping they’ll be able to come visit before long. Being confined as we all were in the past This was still wartime and V-E (Victory in year, many of us began to think and dream Europe) was big news: “Organized resistance Norman Ault is 93 years old and still lives in about what we would like to do when we are in Germany is over.” The Ka Punahou Lanikai with his wife, Pearl. (Her twin finally able to resume former activities. editorial suggested: “So celebrate. Buy brothers, Bob ’46 and Oliver ’46 King, were These questions were asked, “What is on bonds and sell them for the soldiers. Go to Punahou cheerleaders!) Norman retired in your wish list?” and “Is there something that church, maybe; or just say thanks in a small 1988 from the Hawai‘i Air National Guard as a you would like to see or do?” These were the way to those that have fought for you and lieutenant colonel. He was a technician at replies received: won’t be here to celebrate with you that Hickam Air Force Base for both the Federal mutual goal.” and the State. Theone Vredenberg: “I would like to visit my original homeland, the Big Island, and my On the sports front, the annual track Cornell John “Ole” Mowat and his wife, Susan, live in nearest and dearest family members who Relays ended with Punahou being a close Bend, Oregon. He taught physics in Auburn, reside there!” second place to the winner, Kamehameha Alabama, from 1961 – 1974, then moved into School. The two-mile relay won by the buff ’n software and computer programming from Warren Stenberg: “Keeping it simple. I’d like blue received much KP coverage: “Taking the 1978 – 2006. He and Susan are still skiing to visit my daughter, granddaughter and stick from Richard Knight, Peter Nottage downhill and cross county. They climbed the great-granddaughter in Kihei, Maui.” pulled up from third and did some splendid Himalayas in 2006! Peg Foster Deschwanden: “I hope to see the running to bring his squad up to first,” then John Steadman and his wife, Alison, have Bay of Fundy in Canada and then on to Lawrie Gordon and Larry Doolittle “nosed lived in the same house in Washington, D.C. London, Paris and who knows where else.” ahead to win the exciting race for Punahou.” for 50 years.