Colby Magazine Volume 96 Issue 1 Spring 2007 Article 10 April 2007 Alumni @ Large Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.colby.edu/colbymagazine Recommended Citation (2007) "Alumni @ Large," Colby Magazine: Vol. 96 : Iss. 1 , Article 10. Available at: https://digitalcommons.colby.edu/colbymagazine/vol96/iss1/10 This Contents is brought to you for free and open access by the Colby College Archives at Digital Commons @ Colby. It has been accepted for inclusion in Colby Magazine by an authorized editor of Digital Commons @ Colby. alumni at large Emma James nominated as young alumna trustee Emma James ’04 is nominated for the position of young alumna Board of Trustees. She graduated magna cum laude as a government and trustee for the term beginning July 1, 2007. James was selected by the international studies major after three years. She also received a B.A. in Alumni Council’s nominating committee from a field of 40 candidates law, with honors, at the University of Cambridge (UK) in 2006. nominated by faculty and staff for the position, which is reserved for an James has experience as a disaster and emergency response advisor alumnus or alumna who graduated within the previous seven years of in various countries in South Asia. She succeeds Nancy Joachim ’98, the beginning of her or his first term. the current young alumna trustee, who completes her second term at Nominated for her first three-year term (renewable once), James lives Commencement. in New York City where she was to complete her LL.M degree at Columbia In accordance with the bylaws of the Alumni Association, other University School of Law in May 2007. nominations may be made by petition to the executive secretary of the A native of New Zealand, James came to Colby as a Davis United World Alumni Council with the signatures of one percent of the members of the College Scholar from India. At Colby she was president of the International association on or before June 15, 2007. If there are no nominations by Club and a student representative to Student Affairs Committee of the petition, James will be declared elected by the chair of the Alumni Council. 20S/30s milestones one more expected. Y Kay Howes 45 Floyd Harding and his late Brooks also dropped a line. She is fine wife, Jean, were honored on August Deaths: Kathleen V. Poland ’26, January 6, 2007, in Weld, Maine, at and is debating a trip to Ireland with 26, 2006, for their dedication and 101. v F. Christine Booth ’26, April 10, 2007, in Lawrence, Mass., at her granddaughter. She’s not sure she service to their community and area 101. Amelia Bliss Theriault ’31, March 1, 2007, in Waterville, Maine, wants to put up with all of the hassle residents in Presque Isle, Maine. at 97. v Helen Simmons Dempsey ’32, February 26, 2007, in Brewer, of flying and security! Y Wonderful Northern Maine Community Col- Maine, at 96. v Dorcas Paul Frost ’32, January 29, 2007, in York, Maine, write-up in the Bangor paper of lege played host to the event, “A at 96. v Ruth Stubbs Frazer ’34, January 3, 2007, in Pittsburgh, Pa., at Hussey’s General Store. To refresh Lifetime and Legacy of Laughter, 93. v Elinor Chick Ross ’35, February 20, 2007, in Concord, Mass., at your memory, Elwin Hussey of Love and Service: An Evening 94. v Helena Tebbetts Bessette ’35, March 30, 2007, in Lake Placid, Windsor, Maine, entered Colby in Honoring the Many Contributions Fla., at 92. v Elizabeth Wilkinson Ryan ’37, October 26, 2006, in New 1940 so was class of 1944 (though he of Floyd and Jean Harding.” The York, N.Y. at 90. v Clifford R. Nelson ’38, January 27, 2007, in Star, graduated in 1943). He commuted event was designed to recognize the Idaho, at 90. v Helen Carter Guptill ’39, January 18, 2007, in Newton, from Windsor daily and in his spare contributions of Floyd and nine other N.C., at 88. time worked in his father’s store. individuals, all considered the found- The write-up was about a wedding ers of NMCC. ceremony held in the store’s parking lot that is famous for selling “guns, 46 Hannah Karp Laipson was wedding gowns, and beer,” and just a professor at Assumption College The Marblehead (Mass.) Re- the rest of the soldiers overseas. 38 about everything else. The bride’s and Worcester Community College porter published a charming article gown, of course, came from Hussey’s, but is now retired and teaching for about Martha Bessom Gorman, a Had a nice letter from Nan 44 and her father held a shotgun (also WISE, the Worcester Institute for lifelong resident there. Martha and Grahn Christensen. She is content from Hussey’s). Elwin admitted Senior Education. Hannah was the her sister were the founders of the with her life at her retirement village that this shotgun wedding was re- first president and they now have 450 Tiny Tot School in 1945, considered in Florida, where she does aerobics, ally something different. This was members. Carol Robin Epstein goes “way ahead of its time.” After losing swims year around, and plays bridge. all done to celebrate Elwin’s 84th to the meetings. Y Emily Holbrook her husband, James, Martha and her They have lectures, movies, study birthday. Y Yes, I have traveled Pelissier is active in her women’s club sister sold the school and she went into groups, and travel and tour op- again this year! This time to Brazil. and she is so sad about her pal Betty public school teaching. For 12 years portunities. She visited her son in I went alone and joined a group of 23 Scalise Kilham’s passing, as we all she taught kindergarten in Topsfield. Montecito, Calif., near Santa Barbara. others in Rio de Janeiro. Our hotel are. Y Andy and Dorothy Allen Since retiring she remains active She mentioned that the media really was on Copacabana Beach and we Goettman will stay in Benson, N.C., with her church, the humane society, play up the hurricane threats, but took in all of the sights. Then on to after living in Florida, Texas, and the DAR, and as a volunteer for the even though the last one, Wilma, Salvador, Brasilia, and Manaus, where Virginia. They were invited to build historic Lee Mansion. She still enjoys blew hard she was not evacuated and we boarded a cruise ship and sailed an apartment onto their son’s home. her favorite team, the Red Sox, never survived nicely. Y Judy (Corrine) the Amazon for a week. Absolutely They stay active with golf, bridge, missing a game on TV. She adores her Jones Zimmerman, in South Bur- amazing. Although it was the begin- and church activities. They pass by six grandchildren, their spouses, and lington, Vt., was recovering from a ning of their rainy season, we lucked Colby often when they visit Moose her seven great-grandchildren. fractured hip, which called for surgery out with only two brief, heavy show- Lake Camp, where the family lived in to remove her hip ball, joint, and bone ers. The temperature was in the high the summer for 30 years. Y Shirley Martha Rogers Beach’s fragments. She was hospitalized for 12 42 90s and the humidity was almost as Armstrong Howe has four sons and granddaughter is serving in Iraq. days and in rehab for three months. high, but we always came back from four grandchildren. She and her hus- Martha receives frequent e-mails She has had quite a recovery period our exploration river trip to our air band have traveled in many countries from Iraq, which she finds amazing and still has more to go. Before this conditioned ship. The natives hoped and all over the U.S.A. Y Chuck and I when she thinks of mail security dur- all happened she and her husband for rain soon, as the river was down stay busy, with Chuck golfing and me ing World War II. She even receives had traveled to Washington, D.C., 35 feet. Of course it is spring there painting portraits of people, houses, pictures of her granddaughter and her and found it wonderful. She has five and they will be getting the snow tepees, etc. Keeps us both happy. working mates! Her granddaughter married children, 14 grandchildren, melt from the Andes soon. —Josephine —Shirley Martin Dudley has many people praying for her and and four great-grandchildren with Pitts McAlary 48 COLBY / SPRING 2007 47 Elinor Crewe Farnham Frolio, to do with the midterm elections, reached at 21 Jasmine Creek Drive, 1920s-30s-40s Correspondents wife of Stan Frolio, passed away on including phone banking and the Newport Beach, CA 92625. May 30, 2006, in South Dartmouth, like. They are looking forward to this 1920s-30s Mass. Stan now lives in their condo in years’ reunion. Y Last September 48 Information from Peg Clark 1942, 1943, 1945, 1947 Waterville, N.H. Y Alice and Rich- David Weber was going to enjoy a Atkins arrived too late for the last c/o Meg Bernier ard Sampson enjoy bell ringing for trip through western Canada by rail issue, but here it is. On September Colby College the Salvation Army since they believe with his great Colby friend William 30 some of our classmates met at Office of Alumni Relations in keeping active and in helping those Atherton ’48. All planned, until Wil- Celia Farnham Sturtevant’s home Waterville, ME 04901 in need. The centerpiece of their last liam had a slight physical alert which for lunch.