Class Reunion Yearbook
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Class Reunion Yearbook Charlotte Gallant ’39 One special event for me since our last reunion has been the opening of Gallant Farm Preserve in October 2013. The Preserve is part of Preservation Parks of Delaware County and is located on land that once belonged to my grandfather. I still live in Delaware at Willow Brook Christian Village and continue to enjoy no cooking, no dishwashing and lots of activities. Virginia Lewis Jacobs ’44 Since the last reunion, I have been attending interesting events like playing bridge and having dinner with friends. I moved into an apartment and it is easier living. My memories of Ohio Wesleyan are all significant. I was there during war time when the navy came; that was exciting. My time at OWU was all good. I was active in my sorority, Pi Beta Phi, and elected President, then had to resign due to election as Judicial President of Student Government. My roommate was the same all four years with additions made due to the Navy. My roommate lived in Boston and passed away in December. She was Virginia Kostolski Bartlet. My memories of Ohio Wesleyan are warm, good ones. I would like to return to see the changes. My son John R. Jacobs also graduated from OWU. Janet Schmier Bogin ’49 Email: [email protected] Since our last reunion (2009) Asher and I have moved to Piedmont Gardens, a retirement facility in Oakland, CA to be closer to our daughter and her family. Some of my favorite memories from OWU are of meeting my roommates, who are still my friends. Selene Elliott Butters ’49 I now volunteer for Opera/Columbus and the Columbus Symphony. Helen Krumm Miller ’49 Email: [email protected] I had been reading to 3rd grade students in Fort Dodge and also led tours at our Fort Museum for school children and adults. Now, I have moved to a town home in a retirement community where I volunteer at their service desk and also at their welcome desk. I also exercise five days per week at their wellness center. There are many memories, especially of the Botany field trips with Dr. O’Neil and Dr. Burns and living at Perkins Hall with freshmen to seniors. Elva W. Newdome ’49 Address: 990 Burkwood Rd., Mansfield, OH 44907 Phone: (419) 756-2206 Since my last reunion, I have been a private violin teacher in Mansfield, OH. My daughter Lynn and I took a cruise to Alaska in August 2013. My son Bill took over our business when my husband died in 2000. Bill and his wife Amy have 9 year old twins, a boy and girl. Our third child, Beth, was a professional violinist. Unfortunately, she died of cancer in 2010. My daughter Lynn is still a professional Violinist. My dad graduated from OWU in 1909, my mother in 1915 and my brother in 1941. Some of my favorite memories from OWU are of my roommates, Jean Watts and Dorothy Ann Hancock, my violin teacher and my solo violin recital in 1949. I also have fond memories of Buns, Chi Omega and “little sisters”. Catherine Winkler Olds ’49 Email: [email protected] Since my last reunion, I have been the director of 4 handball choirs, tutoring students, and volunteering at a thrift store and a soup kitchen. Some of my fondest memories from OWU include, being a senior advisor at Stuyvesant Hall, being a lab assistant in the chemistry department and the association with excellent professors. Lorraine "Lorry" Swatik Szabo ’49 Email: [email protected] Since my last reunion, I have been traveling around the world, serving on boards, staying fit (hiking, snorkeling, tap dancing), supporting the arts, and enjoying all the many cultural amenities that Cleveland has to offer. My favorite OWU memory is earning a degree in Chemistry (great department), which was more rare for women then, than it is now. It was my ticket to a productive 38-year career at Standard Oil/BP. Doris Roege Wright ’49 50th reunion, class of 1949, May 14-16, 1999- the last time I was at OWU. After my husband Gene passed away, I was able to sell the house and move to a lovely retirement community, with lots of things to do and people to meet. I even found Pat Ranneman Fritscher who graduated from OWU, class of 1949. I have lots of happy memories of doing things with my roommates. We still have a “round robin” letter to keep in touch with each other. William B. Ailes ’54 Address: 11820 N. Howard Ct. Spokane18 Phone: (509) 466-5315 Email: [email protected] Since retiring, Virginia (Leisy 1954) and I have enjoyed traveling and many volunteer opportunities. We have been able to travel to most of the world and enjoy seeing new places and new cultures. We are sorry to miss our 60th reunion but we will be in Ireland then. Virginia is in her 26th year as the volunteer director for our presbytery’s resource library. She is active in Presbyterian Women serving as historian in both the presbytery and synod. She continues to sing in our church choir. Bill, serves as President of the local food bank, is state secretary for the Sons of the American Revolution, and does some teaching. Our best to all at the reunion. William Walker Amick ’54 Email: [email protected] Since last reunion, I’ve been designing gold courses and walking on the beach at sunrise with my wife, Sara. Some of my fondest memories have been playing on the OWU golf course for four years and winning the Ohio Conference Tournament twice and many other matches. Doug Applegath ’54 Email: [email protected] We moved out of the house into Independence Village assisted living here in Midland Michigan. Not much travel anymore. Some of my favorite memories are of the girls in Stuy Hall, where I was busboy for four years, and the guys in Beta Sigma Tau- the first intercultural/ interracial fraternity. Winifred “Wynn” Boin Breslin ’54 Address: 470 Terrapin Lane, Newark, DE, l9711. Home phone: (302) 731-5738 Email: [email protected] Since leaving Ohio Wesleyan in 1954, I have never been back for a reunion. My husband, William W. Breslin (Phi Kappa Psi) left in l953 due to an injury to his wrist while doing some gymnastics at OWU. We were married that summer and he stayed at Chanute Air Force Base, and I returned to finish my senior year at OWU with a B.F.A. degree (1954). I was a member of Delta Gamma Fraternity. Since leaving OWU, I have taught in the public and private schools of Delaware. I taught at the Delaware Art Museum for 25 years and was elected to the Education Committee, where I served for several years until I stopped teaching and opened my Wynn Breslin Studio at 470 Terrapin Lane, Newark, DE. I am still painting there. In 1966 our only child, William W. Breslin, IV was born. He graduated, as did his dad from the Univ. of Delaware. He has 2 sons, William W. Breslin, age 8 and Ian, age 3. They live in VA. In l976,I initiated an event called "Open Studio" and I still open my doors free to the public once a year. I began this popular event to bridge the gap between artist and public. As a result, I have had several visitors through the years inform me that they either investigated, or attended OWU I feel that has been my biggest contribution so far to OWU. Last spring, I received a gracious letter from OWU president, congratulating me for my accomplishments. I treasure that letter. I am still painting in my studio and in Maine, each summer. I paint now in watercolor, oil, and mixed media. Some of my work may be seen on website: Wynn Breslin.com. There are several other mentions in Google about my doings, if you are interested. One of my favorite OWU memories is of the wonderful "May Day" ! Since I worked several jobs at the university at the time, it was a wonderful day off. One never knew when the bells would ring and we all received a box lunch, so we could picnic, or go on some other adventure. Bill and I would take a blanket and a jug of cider and enjoy our picnic out in the woods along a stream. I later painted that scene on one of the art school's days of painting and sketching ventures. Great memories still remain with me, as I am sure many other classmates, such as Dan Butler, Betty Vossers, who was my roommate, Ping Hilleboe, who all still remain my best friends. I have many wonderful memories of my years at OWU Many of them are also great photos, which, recently have made them even more precious in my mind. Marjorie Butler Burkhart ’54 Cecil Robert Burkhart ’54 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Cecil retired from his practice of pathology in 1995 and since then, after traveling to and fro, we decided that it was time to follow our children west. We are enjoying our Colorado mountains and home in Durango since the move from North Carolina in 2008. It’s great to be close to bother daughters and their families, all of whom are Coloradans as well. Cecil continues to ski, though Marj hung up her skis when she turned 75. We both are active however, enjoying all that Durango and southwest Colorado have to offer…the outdoors, music, theater, art, and good fishing, as well as watching the soccer games of various offspring.