January 2021 Class Notes for Class Pages in Alumni Connections

1963

Dear Friends from the Class of '63,

We thought everything was on the road to recovery - the pandemic, presidential election, Christmas and going to church in parking lots or on Youtube or Zoom. Then yesterday happened, January 6, 2021. I think we all need to read the book called "A Boy, A Mole, A Fox and a Horse." It's about Love and Kindness. I had to read it twice to understand the message fully.

Thank you to those who wrote me. Here's what our classmates are up to:

Mary Roberts Judkins writes that she hasn't sent any news since our 50th, which she enjoyed very much. Here is a brief recap from 2013 to the present: In 2013, I was living in Hume doing my horse thing and my in-home dog boarding business. In 2016, I decided it was time to live in town. I thought it would take me 2 years to sell my house, but it took 2 weeks by myself. I quickly moved to a townhouse in Warrenton, It was hard to deal with all the steps for me and my aging dog, so this past October I moved to a one-level house in Warrenton. Covid has certainly made a difference for me as my family is all far away, but I have my dog and I'm coping. I am in frequent touch with SUE JORDAN Rodarte in , TX, and am trying to figure out a good volunteer project. I am in a study club, book club and have been very active in VA politics.

SALLY LIVINGSTON Brown shares that she and her husband skied for three week in CO before the shutdown in March. We enjoy staying at our river home, "Baywatch" and have been able to entertain small groups there since we could get outside on a porch and then enjoy water sailing or kayaking. Our heartbreaking news is that our daughter, Sarah, was diagnosed in May with glioblastoma brain cancer.. Her brain surgery was successful. She is only 53 years old and has always been athletic and in great health. Our family would appreciate your prayers.

SHEARER TROXELL Luck reports that dealing with the pandemic has meant deeper cleaning of bathrooms and towels., more phone calls to shut-ins and widows, enjoying Zoom Sunday School and family visits and book groups and doing more word games and jigsaw puzzles, having distanced visits on our screened porch with BYOB - Bring Your Own Blanket, She attended the Dec. Virtual Richmond Holiday Gathering where she heard Dr. Fox give her wonderful State of the University message. Shearer is hoping everyone is coping well and staying safe. We CAN do this! Now let's journey to Houston, TX, to hear from EMILY DETHLOFF Ryan. She and Tom have picnicked in every park within a 20-county radius. We have not seen our son and grands in over a year, but have talked a lot. We have read all of David McCullough's books which are fabulous in every way. Happy New Year to all!

ANNA KATE REID Hipp writes that she and her husband, Hayne, went to MD Anderson in Houston for six weeks to treat him for MDS, a form of blood cancer. She says that it was a special time. In spite of the expertise in Houston, Hayne died on August 27 after they returned to Greenville. "We had a fabulous 57 years run. "ANNA KATE reports that she has made it through her first Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years without him and now her new life "has taken on a life of her own." Thank you for sharing this, ANNA KATE.

JANET BISH Holmes also writes that she lost her husband, Gordon, this past year. They both came down with Covid 19, and he died. She'll not forget this year and its challenges. Her good news is that grandson, Steve, graduated from Riverside Military Academy and entered Auburn University. Her granddaughter, Courtney, graduated with honors from Auburn in Dec. My new granddaughter, Lyric, was born in August this past year. She describes this all as three bright spots.

We are all thinking of all of you and send you our love.

Please share your news with me: [email protected].

Lynn Butts Laidig ’63

1965

Class of 1965 Secretary, Ann Mebane Levine: [email protected]

January 8, 2021

Hi, Class of ’65!

My previous web column was written in September. Now it is already time for another! These columns need to be submitted to MBU on a quarterly schedule, so I’ll tell you what news I have since last writing. You may recall I told you that I was considering driving from to Crozet, VA to visit my daughter Melissa and family for Thanksgiving, since I hadn’t seen them for a year. Well, I did it, and I’m glad! I had trepidations, of course, but my family quarantined themselves for a week before I came--as well as taking Covid tests, and all was well. My grandkids, Lilah (16) and Julian (14) seemed so grown since I last saw them. One of the big treats while I was there is that on the day before Thanksgiving, my daughter and I drove to Lynchburg to see SUSAN THOMPSON Timmons ’64 and her wonderful one-woman art show at the Academy Center for the Arts of 22 of her recent oil paintings! The exhibit was titled “Antarctic Meltdown: Reality and Realism,” and was based on memories and copious photos from Susan and husband Tim’s fascinating visit there in 2013. Susan gave Melissa and me a private tour of the gallery’s exhibit of her works, and we were blown away! Before visiting the gallery, we met Susan at her lovely condominium where she and her husband treated us to a delicious pre-Thanksgiving meal with turkey and trimmings, and a birthday pie to celebrate Tim’s birthday that day! It was marvelous to see her work. What an accomplished artist!

Above: (l-r) Melissa Levine Miles and ANN MEBANE Levine ’65

Below: (l-r) ANN MEBANE Levine ’65 and SUSAN THOMPSON Timmons ’64 Our Class of ’65 Book Club continues with our monthly zoom meetings, and we have such fun! At our December meeting we went with a perennial seasonal favorite. The Best Christmas Pageant Ever by Barbara Robinson. So many of us have loved that book over the years and it was great to revisit it! We had 20 classmates on the zoom call, and a few of them came in holiday attire! I have added some pictures showing you what I mean, and also a photo of the zoom screen of our meeting. We’ve got a very important book on tap for our January meeting—Isabel Wilkerson’s Caste: The Origin of Our Discontents. This is a deep-dive study of the history of racism and class in our country and I highly recommend it to you. Going forward, we’re reading a memoir by Jacqueline Winspear in February, This Time Next Year We’ll Be Laughing. In March, we are going to read Barack Obama’s A Promised Land. Let me know if you would like to be added to our Zoom invite list, and I’ll tell Pickett Craddock, our Zoom Maven, to add you to the list.

ELIZABETH BROWN McKell MELANIE WALTHALL Chambliss

NANCY JACKSON Miller MARY WHITTLE Chapman From Top Left: PICKETT CRADDOCK, PEGGY MALONE West, KAY EARLY Dougherty, ELIZABETH BROWN McKell, NANCY JACKSON Miller, SUSAN THOMPSON Timmons, MARSHALL WILKERSON Kress, MARSHA NYE Adler, JAN HADDRELL Connors, HELEN YOUNG Hutcheson Massingill, ANN MEBANE Levine, JULENE REESE Roberts, EMY MARTIN Halpert, MELANIE WALTHALL Chambliss, MARY WHITTLE Chapman, and GARY Flake. Not pictured: MARY GILLESPIE Amos, JUNE EARLY Fraim, MEREDITH CARTER Patterson, and JUDY BRYANT Skinner. Photo by JUNE EARLY Fraim.

I learned from EMY MARTIN Halpert that RANDI NYMAN Halsell had fallen recently and torn her rotator cuff, necessitating surgery. I wrote Randi, and she replied that she had fallen off a two-step step ladder in her pantry, getting a vase from the top shelf. Thus, she says, no more step ladders for her, and she doesn’t recommend them to any of her buddies! When she wrote me in mid-December she said it had been six weeks since her surgery and she was finally getting well. Her daughter from Southern California had come when she had her surgery and helped with getting through the first week, along, of course, with Randi’s husband, Ed. Their pediatrician-daughter lives locally, and provided lots of advice and help, and was planning to host Christmas Eve duty (usually Randi’s job) as well as on Christmas Day for everyone, on the patio near the outside fireplace. I hope Randi’s well-recovered by now, but everyone should remember her advice about step ladders, even short ones!

1969

The Class of 1969 learned with great sadness that our classmate CORRIE SMITH Sargeant died of Alzheimer’s in Nov. 2020. She is remembered fondly by everyone who knew her, and several classmates make specific mention of her in their notes.

SUSAN CHRIST CAMPBELL writes I retired June 30, after 26 years with Payson Schools, but was asked to continue part-time with grants, Emergency Operations, and English Learners. When that's finished next June, I'm done! I camped in Oct. at McDowell Mountain Park in the Valley where there are endless trails to explore. I love my 18' trailer. I joined a friend to hike 7.3 miles for my 73rd birthday in Scottsdale's McDowell Sonoran Preserve. Kayaking at twilight was the BEST. The lakes are like liquid silk and the full-moon rises add to the wonder I always feel when I'm out in creation. I was sad to learn that CORRIE SMITH Sargeant had died in Nov. "Lovely" is the best word I can use to describe her. I'm sure she moved the world closer to what it can and should be.

“Coronatide,” as ANGIE BROCK has called it, hit Arizona hard, even in rural areas like Payson, and everything I’ve done has included meticulous COVID-19 precautions. Hand bells are on hold, but one gifted ringer and I recorded several bell/piano duets for the church's online services. Dec. included a virtual Lorie Line Christmas concert. My friend Gail and I watched from our homes. One of the last things we had done before the March-June shutdown was attend a live Lorie Line concert in Chandler, AZ. Lorie's gorgeous virtual concert brought great joy to a different, diminished season. Reading and hand-written notes (lots of both) round out coronatide activities. Thank goodness for friends. Just when I think, "Gosh, it's been three days since I've seen or talked to another human," a friend calls, my Scrabble partner comes for the newspaper coupons, or a neighbor joins me on daily walks. I am blessed. I hope 2021 allows us to get back to the people and activities we most love and enjoy.

SUSAN LENNOX Robbins shares I only knew CORRIE SMITH Sergeant for the 2 years that I was at Mary Baldwin before I transferred to University of Virginia for my final 2 years. Our freshman year, Corrie lived in the dorm room next to mine. She was full of life. Something fun, or an interesting conversation, was always going on in her room. Corrie helped make my freshman year memorable. After I earned my Masters at Rutgers, I worked for 6 years for the US Army at Fort Monmouth. Then I moved up the Garden State Parkway to AT&T Bell Labs, which eventually became AT&T Labs. Since retiring, I have focused on working for my Presbyterian Church as a deacon and an elder. My Labrador retrievers have been great company, as well as a ton of work. My black lab is an AKC Breed Champion, and my yellow lab holds three obedience titles. It was a real education and a lot of fun getting into the dog show world. My grandchildren are doing well despite all the at-home learning. They can’t wait to get back in the classroom when the COVID-19 virus dies down. Their parents also can’t wait for them to go back to school. I wish all my classmates a happy, healthy, and safe New Year.

EMILY (LEE) SHORT Thrasher writes It really is sad news that Corrie has died. She and ALEDA HAYS Rickelton were my freshman roommates. We were the best of friends. I’m still in touch with ALEDA, but hadn’t heard from CORRIE in a number of years. Now I know why. I’ll mourn this early and horrible death. May she be with the angels who are rejoicing that she has been restored to be with our Lord. My husband, Warren, and I are still in Savannah, trying to outlive the pandemic. We’ve gotten really good at Zooming at church and with our children in Philadelphia and Hartford.

JUDY GALLOWAY writes I’m just trying to stay well, holed up in with my little French bulldog who keeps me company. Always wear my mask when out. I taught Market Research & Consumer Behavior for New York University online and will teach again in 2021. Cannot wait for the vaccine to be distributed so that I can travel to see friends again and have guests in New York City.

SHERYL AMEEN Fiegel shares In 2020, I co-authored a book about the two preeminent illustrators of aviation subject matter. Champions of Flight: Clayton Knight and William Heaslip, Artists Who Chronicled Aviation from the Great War to Victory in WWII was released by Casemate just weeks before the world-wide COVID-19 shutdown so all planned promotional events were canceled or postponed. In the category of small world, the daughter of one of the illustrators retired in Staunton and was an active member of the art community there. Along with my favorite art history professor, the late Mary Echols, Jacqueline Neva Heaslip was one of the founders of Staunton’s CoArt Gallery.

My roomie travel group—SALLY ROBINSON Tebeau, MARTHA RAISIN, GINNY MOOMAW Savage, LISA ROWLAND ’70, and GAIR HARTLEY Jewell ’70 —were unable to get together this year, but we had a great pre-holiday Zoom call in Nov.

JANIE CARTER Vaughan writes During this year of “lock-down” time, I decided to get out my watercolors. I emailed 3 images to the Virginia Watercolor Society, so their juror could decide if one of them might be accepted in the 2020 exhibition. I was pleased that one was chosen! Sometimes I’m lucky, sometimes not. It was fun to go to the exhibition opening at the Museum of Virginia History and Culture in Richmond. Masks in place, of course! Time to get ready for the 2021 gamble. Get out those brushes again!

BEKAH KENNEY Caruso reports I am feeling thankful today. Thankful for our family cottage at Montreat to which Bill and I have retreated three separate weeks. Thankful for PBS Passport, which has offered us dozens of quality videos to view, including "Victoria", and also to our library, which has supplied us with episodes of "The Crown" and "Highlander" as well as countless books. I am thankful for FaceTime sessions with our son and grandkids. I am thankful for good neighbors, who have checked in to ask if they could pick up anything for us at Home Depot or Kroger. I am thankful for our church, whose streaming allows us to be a part of events from our sofa, looking out the bay window to treetops, watching the birds and squirrels play, and singing without masks. I am thankful for my husband, whose good spirits have kept me afloat on my down days and who has laughed with me about simple pleasures. I have so much to be thankful for!

ANN LEWIS Vaughn shares that in Sept. 2020, the production crew for the upcoming movie “Mayberry Man” filmed several scenes in Mount Airy, NC. Everyone observed COVID-19 restrictions, and the show did go on! I was so excited to be an extra in the production and met many fascinating people. Brett Varvel, the star, is quite the family man, and the movie itself is geared for the family. It is set to premiere in the spring of 2021. Brett Varvel, star of the upcoming movie “Mayberry Man,” is sandwiched between ANN LEWIS Vaughn ’69 and her “movie husband,” Calvin Vaughn.

1971

CATHERINE “KIT” O’BANNON Llwwellyn writes 2020 has been a year for the world. John and I and 6 dear friends from Louisville took an awesome cruise to New Zealand and Australia....kiwis, Tasmanian devils, kangaroos, thermal pools, and spectacular Maori villages. Definitely all on our bucket list... but an added attraction was attending the Australia Open amidst threatening fires and the soon-to-be prevailing Covid. Tennis is still my passion! My son, Austin, purchased his first home and shares it with his brother Tyler and their dog Virgie. Pickleball, voracious reading, cooking ethnic dinners with our sons, and closet organization have occupied much of our time. Celebrated 38 fun years of marriage with John in Dec. See you all in June for our 50th, I hope . SUSAN (SU) NORTON Minor writes Rob and I moved from Nashville to Lexington at the end of 2019. We look forward to getting more involved in the Lexington community and local activities once they resume. It’s been quite a change from Nashville, but the pandemic has provided plenty of time to adapt! Hope to see everyone in Staunton in June.”

EMMA DAVIS Napier writes I have been back in the States for a while living in Forest. After living so many years in Australia, it is like having a heart in two countries. Our daughter is settled in South Australia and has two grown children there. Our daughter-in-law has remarried since our son’s passing, and they live in Charleston SC. Three lovely granddaughters are there at home with them. I have been blessed over the years with times with family in the US and Australia, but travel, especially international travel, is limited these days!

LAURA SADLER Olin shares My husband of almost 50 years and I live in a 121 year old home in Lancaster, PA. I retired several years ago after a career as Director of our public school district's education foundation. Until Covid changed everything, I was also still enjoying a 40 year run as a swimming instructor. When pools open again, I hope to continue. My husband is a semi-retired family physician. Our veterinarian daughter, her husband, and 10 year old twin daughters live in TX. Our son is a radio broadcaster with iheart media in California. Christmas 2020 had to be safely celebrated with a Zoom call, and we surely hope we can be giving real hugs in the late spring! Meanwhile, I am a voracious consumer of books, enjoy gardening, visiting virtually (or from a distance) with friends, and sharing affection with our 2 cats.

1972

Send class notes to: JILL BUTLER Pendleton [email protected]

ANN WILKERSON writes that my memories of MBC days are different from others because I only attended for one year, and it was in Paris. I grew close to all of the wonderful girls in my cohort, but time and distance have separated us now. It seems like not a day goes by that I don’t recall something about that 1970-1971 school year. Yesterday, I was reading about the restoration of the organ in Notre Dame and remembering the free organ concerts on Sunday afternoons. I opened a bottle of Champagne, and I remembered the champagne ice cream at the Mumm vineyard. On our first long weekend, a lot of us went to London where it was fun to hear English again and eat eggs for breakfast. I shared French cooking classes and still remember what was done with the chicken’s feet. We went to the theatre and to the movies where I learned modern French slang thanks to subtitles. The Musee d’Orsay was just a train station, and unbelievably, I did not like wine. I remember you fondly, Blanche, Mary, Barbara, Ruth, Kit, Nenie, Marcia, Eve, JoAnne, and all the others who made this year special. You are part of my life history. We’ll always have Paris. PAGE PRICE Henrion: In lieu of some of the MBU administrative staff visiting , we had a Zoom meeting. It actually was fun and generated some much needed donations.

JAN TRIPLETT: I have been hosting BSC’s Nationwide Rebuilding Business Forum online every Thursday since March 15. We have people from around the country and even overseas and Canada who come and share ideas, experience, and expertise. Dr. Joe Sprangel and Dr. Karen Hiltz from the MBU online MBA program have been regular contributors. The Forum started as a way to stay positive and called the Covid-19 Business Support Group, then it became Rethinking Business Support Group, and now we are Rebuilding — not a bad journey and several MBU MBA alums (2019 class) have also attended and added to the discussion. I have some great guests lined up who will share their wisdom in 2021 but there is room for more. I am always looking for speakers so if any classmate would like an opportunity to share their entrepreneurial journey, specific wisdom on business ownership, or a business-related topic, please contact me ([email protected]). The only requirement is that it has to be an information session not a sales pitch. The sessions are recorded and I am happy to make these available. Here’s the link to each Thursday session: https://bit.ly/BSCRebuildBizForum. We will resume Jan. 7, when I will share ideas on how to work together without killing each other for partners, co-founders, and family businesses. Everyone is welcome — including former and not yet business owners and family members. We spend the first part of the session with attendee introductions and then everyone shares an idea (give) and has an opportunity to ask for help from the Forum attendees (get). I also completed my CBTAC (Certified Business Technical Advisor Consultant) and Directors credentials to continue to support people with disabilities who want to access the self-employment grant programs. These are available in TX, FL, and I believe VA through Workforce Solution, and there is a federal program as well. The goal is to support new businesses and strengthen existing ones. I have been working in this field for over 25 years as well as working with what a colleague called “temporarily-abled” people who want to start, better manage or grow their business. Anyone with questions about being a provider or taking advantage of these programs may contact me or their local Workforce Solutions Commission. I continue to teach in the Dr. Susan Nolan Palmer Graduate Programs in Business, Master of Business Administration Program. My areas are governance (internal and external regulation and policies) and accounting and finance and I help with the APEX business plan program. I love working with students. 6 Key Tasks for Your End of Year Checklist.Check out my post featured on Allbusiness.com. These are mine. You may have other items to add. Then, take action and get them done! https://www.allbusiness.com/end-of-year-checklist-for-a-more-profitable-new-year-102872-1.htm l

NINA REID Mack shares my husband and I are grateful to have the farm, with ponds, barns and gardens around us, as we make our way through this pandemic year. Seeing more of our children and grandchildren has been a surprising “silver lining”. Our daughter and her husband’s first child (our first granddaughter) was born in April in NJ. We were able to drive from SC to NJ to visit with them for a few weeks in April. Our son, his wife and two little boys (ages 4 and 3) from CA spent the summer months here, with our son and his wife working remotely and my husband and I helping out with childcare. The CA crew is here again for a few months after driving cross country and camping at night. We expect a Jan. visit from the NJ family. With a sad heart, but loving memories, I remember our classmates JULIE ANDREWS Allen and CAROLINE Watts.

OLIVIA WATSON Neill writes I have been very active in the NSCDA - National Society of the Colonial Dames of America for many years and a past President in MS. It is very interesting, but so many (compared to other colleges) of our National and local leaders have attended Mary Baldwin. I guess it is because Mary Baldwin has been steeped in history and has so many old buildings. I thought you would be interested in my observation. One of our fairly recent National l Presidents is STUART CHAPMAN Cobb ’65 who graduated from MBC. In about four years it appears that our next NSCDA National President will also be a Mary Baldwin graduate. Stay healthy, friends.

DONA CONNOLY Mastin shares it’s getting a bit hazy to recall too much that happened when I was 18 or 19, but taking zoology lab practicals were some of the most challenging for me my freshman year. My assigned time must have been one of the last sessions, because the samples in formaldehyde under the hot lights were practically steaming in their dishes, exuding nauseating odors that only made the exam more stressful. When the allowed time was up, I remember that I walked out with classmate LELIA Lytle ’72, both of us glad to be out in the fresh air and to put that experience behind us. It was lunchtime, and despite the nasty smells of the past hour, I remember we talked about what was in store for us at Hunt Hall. When we walked in, though, there was something called “Veal Birds'' on the menu. Whether it was the name (just after identifying the tissues of avian and other pitiful creatures on their specimen trays)—or possibly the smells emanating from the dining room, there was immediate agreement that we wanted no part of that particular lunch menu. A hasty retreat to the “cheeseburger” pleasures of “The Club'' was clearly in order. Students these days may have many more dining options, but who among the Class of 1972 would trade any of those for that little cubbyhole of a snack bar? Relieved to say that our family has been making it through in good health during this past year. We now have 6 grandchildren: 3 boys in our son’s family, and 2 boys (including a 4-month born in August) and 1 daughter in our daughter’s. We are fortunate indeed to now have each family living within a half hour of my husband and me, in the Dayton, OH area.

MARILYN MUHLEMAN Rausch shares I write with my cute little long haired dachshund in my lap. She is one of our four dogs here in the Northern Neck of VA, on the Great Wicomico River near Wicomico Church, Kilmarnock and Irvington. We love it here and welcome all visitors. We have seen CONNIE SAMSONOFF Martenstein ’71 and LEAH WALLER Golden ’72 here. It is a perfect place to quarantine. Even though we have had a lot of rain, it is still beautiful.

SUSAN MYERS: OMG, has it been three months? Have I done ANYTHING? Just checked my calendar (I keep one so that I don’t have to solely rely on my pillbox to know what day it is). To avoid taxing my ever-waning memory, I’ll go short-term and concentrate on the recent holidays, for which I made Charleston eggnog, which apparently gets even BETTER with age, something I think the nog and I have in common after a few glasses of it. Just a short almost-nine years later, I’ve begun seeing the transition from Manhattan to Staunton take shape: Saks Fifth Avenue gifts, for example, were replaced by ones from Tractor Supply and Harbor Freight [to be fair, I never really NEEDED Squirrel Logs before]. Yet I still toggle between the old and the older Susan: my sisters each gave me a calendar—one from the Bland County Historical Society and the other featuring Australian Firefighters. So far I tend toward toggling Down Under. On a sad/silver lining note, my neighbor died (non Covid), and left her cat lifetime rights to her condo. Though Rachel [aforementioned cat] and I were never really that close, now we sometimes get together to kibitz over coffeecake and Kibbles [at least a bit]. And while I never considered myself particularly zoomy, I’ve adapted as it seems the primary way just now to stay in touch with friends worldwide. And I do, seriously, miss my friends, none more than CAROLINE WATTS. Only in her absence do I realize how important it is to have someone who you can count on to tell you the absolute truth, warts and all, without being judgmental. I will never not miss her.

BLANCHE WYSOR Anderson shares I don’t have much to report. During COVID, David and I have not done our usual traveling. I have kept up with my dear friend, JAN Triplett in Austin by phone and email. I recently reconnected with SUSAN ROGERS Parks and checked in with CLATIE HARRIS Campbell and CONNIE ELAINE ATKINS Lewallen. I heard from Dr. Jim Lott. I missed seeing everyone at the cancelled April Alumni Reunion. I hope that MBU will have a post pandemic party on campus. I plan to go if I’ve had my vaccine. My favorite memories are the people and my year in Paris!! One silly memory from my senior year was several of us drinking wine with Joanne Ferriot at her home and all of us, including Dr. Ferriot, went to campus and just rolled down the hill from Hunt Hall to the wall in front of Grafton Library. We giggled and laughed. A sophomore memory was all of us in Rose Hill, French House. Most of us owned an album by Simon and Garfunkel with the song “Cecilia” on it. We opened the windows, synchronized our watches and dropped the needle on our record players so that we played “Cecilia” at full volume at the same time. It was awesome. EP (Ms. Parker) was probably not thrilled.

And finally, from a mysterious classmate: A big year for LAURA HALL: Not ONLY did artist Lori Hall design a "Nurse Hall Caregiver Professional" figurine [available on Amazon] to her, BUT on her 70th birthday her brother arranged a 40+ person worldwide surprise Zoom call that may only have been upstaged by her personal email birthday greetings from none other than Francis Collins. THE Francis Collins. Very impressive, Nurse Hall!

Note: Several of you have expressed interest in reading CAROLINE WATTS’ obituary. Here is the link: https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/dailyprogress/name/caroline-watts-obituary?pid=1 97083770 1974

Send your class notes to KATY COLVILLE Reid 17321 MacDuff Avenue Olney, MD 20832 [email protected] Message KATY COLVILLE Reid on Facebook to join Class of ’74 Facebook group. KATY COLVILLE Reid writes I also encourage you to check out our CLASS OF ’74 on the new ALUMNI COMMUNITY PORTAL at alumni.marybaldwin.edu. You can connect directly there and check out news of your former classmates.

SUSAN ENGLANDER Fraile updates with the following: Bob and I are enjoying retirement life in Lancaster, PA, with summer time spent at Lake George, NY. Our year ended on a high note as our daughter Katherine married Dave Wainwright in Maggie Valley, NC. Our sons are in Denver, CO, and Seattle, WA, and so we are hoping 2021 allows more travel opportunities. CAROLINE PRICE-Gibson shares that she and Stephen celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary this past year. She said, it has been a joy to be able to share in the lives of our sons. She writes that she has been sticking close to home and enjoying long morning walks (about 4 miles) to the lily pond and down the neighborhood hike and bike trail. She said that she has been part of a vaccine trial this year.

REBECCA BIEN Sullivan shares the following: I am in King George living on a creek, and so I have pretty surroundings during this pandemic. Walking in a small local park has been a great way to stay fit, as well as virtual Zumba classes offered by the Y. Also started canoeing with my husband. In addition, I have been working on countless cross stitch projects and making masks for family and community, and quilt tops for charity. My husband and I have 5 grandchildren, ages 2-16, in SC and VA. She recently updated that she now owns a Hobie Pedal kayak.

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LAURA REED Bivans writes Happy Winter everyone! We’ve had a very dry, slightly warm winter so far. I am officially retired! Ha – I have a new job cleaning, organizing and taking care of my parents. I am spending most days at the “Farm” (that’s where they live on a Farm), I’ve cleaned out the Barn (now has Dad’s collection or some of it!), their 3 car garage (full of Mini tractors my brother collected!) and their 8 car garage (there is a Carriage Room we’ve been working on with 13 carriages in it, organizing the 7 “old cars” in it and a bunch of collectables)! Plus taking care of my home and the Bay. So don’t jump into retirement! The BIG news is my daughter, MARGARET “MARGIE” BIVANS Fogle ’10 is expecting a baby – bad news she’s due the week after the Reunion so not sure I will be there! We are all excited it’s the first grandchild for us! Margie and Nick are very excited and trying to get ready for another mouth to feed (we have 2 grand dogs already! Thomas has been busy too; he bought a house in Fessenden, ND. He’s happy and now learning the ins and outs of homeownership! Hope everyone is well and hope to see you all in June. Keep in touch!