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getting it ready for sale before moving to a YOUNG passed away on Aug 8. GORDON 1940s senior center. Did you know there is a LYON lived life to the fullest. He was a person of LOUNGE at Woodstock, given by Lois’ many talents, a naturalist, & wrote several Jottings family? TOM WILSON & Rene continue books about his life & hunting feats. He to enjoy frequent Los Angeles Philharmonic loved Burma & the Laju people he grew Class of 1942 concerts. His architectural practice focuses up with. He spoke Laju & several dialects MUSHIR HASAN is 90 & in reasonable on residential projects, taking much more fluently. He was so happy to be able to hold health; he occasionally mentally strolls time for permits. A surprising event was that his first great-grandchild, a boy, before back to his 5 happy years (memories tend their car (carrying them) independently rolled he passed. NORMAN ROADARMEL is to be selective) in Woodstock some 80 years down their drive, crossed the street and far much the same; staying healthy, active at ago. He was in Class of 1942 from Grade 2 curb, landing precariously on a lower hill- his church, keeping busy with family wed- to Grade 6. “Now going through the Quad- side. Very unnerving, but no doctors needed. dings, graduations, etc, & is expecting his rangle, Life in Woodstock & of late ‘News DOTTIE KOENIG POWERS & Erl continue second great-grandchild. He & Doreen are for Alumni’ - I am duly grateful to receive to live in their beautiful home with help, planning a trip to the Greek Isles with two them - I see the very positive development including 5 weekly delivered meals. They other couples. RAJ & Marjorie BERY have of the school I knew into the impressive are happy that Dottie’s recovered from a fall the “usual aging defects” but keep busy as educational institution of today. “Dr. Long & that her family is back in Atlanta & they regular Curry Club members & visiting fam- in his From the Principal’s Desk of August can visit often. Erl’s great-grandson Paul ily & friends in upper NY. They are planning 29 mentions that one of the valuable quali- “visits” via pictures from CA. All of Erl’s a trip to Norway to see the fjords. AL BJER- ties the school hopes to develop among its family visit personally or via internet and KESTRAND is doing fine in spite of some students is they become ‘risk-takers’ —ob- phone. BRUCE AMSTUTZ planned that this arthritis. He is still driving & living alone in viously not fool-hardy & reckless— & not year’s bird trip will be his final one. CECILY his house & keeps busy with family, Rotary be afraid to make mistakes. The Principal MARTIN BOOTH continues in basic good & church activities. DICK BOLLINGER has prefaced this with a recent experiment health & enjoys her large family & hearing doesn’t play the violin anymore because of bearing out Mark Twain’s observation that from our classmates. She & Pam James stay arthritis, but Anna Mae still plays the piano. 20 years down the road people tend to regret active in Australia. Pam sent a letter telling They like living in Holly Creek, CO, & vis- more what they did not do than what they of her continued healing from a stairway iting daughters in KS & CA. They plan to did. “It is the implementation of concepts fall, her daughter’s great improvement in take the Zephyr to CA at Thanksgiving. They such as that mentioned by Dr. Long that health, the care she gives her grandchildren visit the STODDARDS (S) in Lincoln, NE, enables Woodstock to prepare its students & much more. FRANCES BRUSH SCHIL- & are planning a week in Steamboat Springs. to meet the challenges of the times.” Wood- LINGER enjoyed two trips last year, one in JOYCE REYNOLDS COUPAL & Frank stock 80 years ago was an excellent modern the San Juan Islands, & a cruise to Alaska moved to assisted living in Sand Point, ID, school turning out girls & boys prepared with a friend & her son & wife. She hadn’t last year & like it there very much. They are for the next stages of their development to published another book but hopes to produce both keeping pretty healthy but are having meet the demands of their times. The world Doodles by Noodles. Her dog Pebbles is good memory problems. JOE DUERKSON lost has changed & also Woodstock. But it is company. She called ANN MOORE HALL’s his wife, Mary Lou, last year. His sister-in- not only the challenges of the times which son who reported that Ann still knows her law moved in with Joe & Mary Lou a few have changed but maybe also the aims & family but otherwise is not doing well. years ago & helps take care of him. Joe fell dreams of the youth. “Despite the passing of MARY LUTLEY GEE’s grandchildren age & broke his back but is recovering. BETTY so many years I still retain respectful regard from 11 to 23; all 6 work hard at University ANN SUMMERS DYKSTRA is healthy & for the Principal, Mr Parker, & the teachers (one at Oxford) or school. She continues to still plays some music. She sings in a choir & masters of my days there in Woodstock. live in Stroud, within walking distance of lo- & they are preparing for a new concert. Her As for the school, it remains the institution cal shops & St. George’s Church. LAURAL youngest granddaughter moved back from I would recommend, conditions & means LOADER DOWNWARD is happy to be near Germany and is going to UCLA. Another permitting.” family on the Isle of Man. She makes a yearly granddaughter is working on renewable visit to her daughter & family in England. energy as an engineer in S Africa. A local Class of 1944 ELIZABETH CUMMINGS DEITZ & Jim magazine did an article on Betty. MARIE JOAN MERRILL MACHATA is enjoying twice drove to Merritt Island in FL, one for a TEMPEST EYRE has some rheumatism & family visits & more during the 6 weeks she visit with my brother TOM CUMMINGS ’43 neuropathy, but otherwise she is fine. She was at her camp in the Adirondack Mts. She & one for his funeral. Also joined his family plans to visit family in Scotland & spend happily welcomed Greg (son of FRANCIS in PA for another service & interment for him part of the winter in St Petersburg, FL. She BLASDELL) and Nancy Blasdell to her & his wife, MARY STEWART CUMMINGS stays in a hotel where some of her Cana- church. From January to March she enjoys ’43. At our cabin, July 21, in MN, a 100 mph dian friends go. She enjoyed lunch with southern FL. LOIS LYON NEWMAN rep- “straight wind” brought down 18 of our trees, IAN BRADSHAW ’48. VIVIAN NICHOL resented our class at the Woodstock yearly but there was no other damage; this was quite NORDEN goes to Curry Club, but has quit reunion in California; this enabled her to a contrast to our son’s property where almost many outside activities. She is not traveling have a final visit with TZ. Boston is 2017’s 200 trees have to be replaced. —Elizabeth any more, but her daughter & family visit reunion location & Lois urges classmates to Cummings Deitz her from Nova Scotia. JULIAN MILLER attend. Unfortunately she fell in September moved in with his daughter & family. He & fractured her hip, spending 3 weeks in a Class of 1945 goes to the gym three times a week & has rehab center; once home, aided by her walker, Another year has passed & the class of ’45 not seen a doctor in five years. He asked she continued clearing her beautiful home, has lost one of its members. GORDON about ARTHUR YANG, who went to the 40 - Quadrangle School of Mines in CO, but after that we LEIBBRAND survived double pneumonia on the phone with CHUCK HAZLETT, who lost contact with our Chinese classmates. early in the year. She makes jewelry, paints lives near Daytona Beach, FL. While visit- JULIAN’S oldest granddaughter is married in watercolors, plays bridge, belongs to sev- ing LULU, GEORGIA fell on the beach & & living in Charleston, SC. RUTH STEW- eral clubs & is now president of the residents broke her right leg, keeping us there for a ART is retired now from the CIA & says she association. Her latest accomplishment was month instead of the planned one week. Hur- has no major health problems. She walks for publishing her memoirs, with a book signing ricane Matthew chased all of us out of the exercise & keeps busy going to many activi- in Feb for her book Full Circle – the Life & area; everybody is OK now, but no internet ties that DC offers. She enjoyed seeing the Travels of an Oil Patch Wife, available on for us. We are now in Livingston, TX. with Beach Boys at Kennedy Ctr. Her brother, Amazon. She lived in 15 countries. I was about 2,000 miles to go back to our winter DOUG STEWART ’41, died suddenly on unable to get any information about MA- campground in Carson City, NV. Our nomad Sep 15 in Boise, ID. ROBERT WILLIAMS RYLOU LOUCH SAHLSTROM or DON lifestyle often keeps us away from access reports that he has prostate cancer & heart RICKARD. If anyone has any information to the internet, so unable to be in contact problems. He hs fixed up their house to make about them, please contact me. —Ruth Nave with one & all. Next year we will be more it easier for them & has hired two people Leibbrand prepared, with news from & about more of to assist them.