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Colby Magazine Volume 106 Article 23 Issue 3 Fall 2018 October 2018 Class Notes Colby College Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.colby.edu/colbymagazine Recommended Citation Colby College (2018) "Class Notes," Colby Magazine: Vol. 106 : Iss. 3 , Article 23. Available at: https://digitalcommons.colby.edu/colbymagazine/vol106/iss3/23 This Departments 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.
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1930s, 1940-1943, lived for 20 years. Three of her four children friends from London. While in Boston ‘Would three days KP cure that?!’ Ever hear
1945-46 also live in Bath so she’s “lucky enough to waiting for their flight, they had a brief a Chinese give a rebel yell?!” John said
Colby College see them often.” She has a cat for company but very pleasant visit with Nancy Cope- they became best friends after that. I have
Colby Magazine and is looking forward to her 90th birthday land and Barbara Cheeseman Hooper. another Lee story, which involves Water-
Waterville, Maine 04901 party in November. Y Mary-Lou Roberts Y Judy and Herb Nagle met Brenda and ville. However, I will save it for next time.
Friberg reports that she and her husband Lum Lebherz for lunch in Middleboro,
classnotes@colby.edu “are doing pretty well—both in our nineties Mass. Herb and Lum have remained close
and we both drive.” They keep in touch, friends since 1948, and Herb says Lum 1954
1944 “though not often enough,” with Ozzie is the same Lum that we all remember! Art Eddy
Josephine Pitts McAlary and Virginia Young Ellis. Y Lloyd Guptil classnews1954@colby.edu
classnews1944@colby.edu reports that his wife, Mary Ellen Bonsall Robert Anderson writes that he and Sally
Guptil, suffers from loss of memory but 1953 had a nice visit with Jonathan Kent from
remains cheerful at 90. Y Robert Bedig Barbara Easterbrooks Mailey Colby, who brought them up to speed on
1947 sent me one joyous sentence. “I held my classnews1953@colby.edu campus news. Recent health issues (Who
Gerry Boyle ’78 great-granddaughter, Leona June, in my Eight hardy classmates made it to the 65th said, “Growing older is not a job for the
classnews1947@colby.edu arms this summer!” Congratualtions, reunion. They include Quintilio and Ruth faint of heart?”) have curtailed their trav-
Bob. Y Earlier this summer Hope Harvey Sheehan Bersani and Carolyn English el for a while. Y George and Diane Cham-
Graf and I had a nice visit over lunch with Caci, who all live at Brooksby Village in berlin Starcher spent a month at their
1948 Jean Sheppard Silva in Camden. It has Peabody, Mass. Also attending, Helen Koni- older son’s home on Sebago Lake, where
David Marson occurred to me that I never report on my ares Cleaves, Electra Paskalides Coumou, they enjoyed reunions with family and
classnews1948@colby.edu “doings” as I’m so caught up in reporting Mimi Price Patten, Alden Sprague, and with Diane’s sister, Susan Chamberlin
A highlight this summer for me was when all yours. I have lived at The Highlands, a Carolyn Doe Woznick. I imagine Colby Trauger ’60. With help from a trainer, Di-
I called Howell Clement, my roommate retirement community in Topsham, Maine, showed them a good time. Thank you for ane has recovered from a serious fall. Y
at Hedman Hall in the summer of 1944. for 17 years. Hope also lives here. I have representing our class this time. Carolyn Lois McCarty Carlson is now living at Say-
As I may have mentioned before, Howell my own house, which I share with my eighth English Caci reports that they had a won- brook Village in Haddam, Conn. Y From
lives in Kalispell, Mont. We have not had beagle, Dougie, all but one of whom have derful time as Golden Mules. “Each of us the Calvin Coolidge of our class, Arthur
a conversation during the ensuing years been rescues. I’m very active within the was given a tiny golden mule to attach to “Bob” Cummings, comes the following:
but have corresponded regularly. I looked Highlands community as well as at the our name tags! The weather was beauti- “Things are quiet. Nice lobster boat cruise
up his telephone number on the Internet Topsham Public Library, where I’ve been on ful, and we all enjoyed meeting President on Casco Bay. Reading Rocket Men. Take
and called. We had a long conversation, the board of trustees for a number of years. Greene, who was pleasant and affable and a care.” Y Sue Johnson continues to be
bringing each other up to date on our Not surprisingly, I read a great deal, both terrific speaker,” she said. They missed Bob happy with her life at Sunnyside Life Plan
families and careers and reminiscing about physical books and on my iPad. I always Grindle, Chase and Nan Murray Lasbury, Community in Harrisonburg, Va., even
our summer semester in 1944 when we have a book with me wherever I go, even if and everyone else. Y Back in early June though the last few years have brought
were roommates. Y Betty Dyer Brewster it’s only to the grocery store! I don’t travel John Lee treated Art Eddy ’54 and one of some health challenges. She still enjoys
wrote that she is still in Naples, Fla., from much any more, but this summer I did fly Art’s daughters (a D.C. resident) to lunch being involved with the Sacred Dance
October to April or May and then back to to Oregon with my daughter, Elisabeth at his favorite Chinese restaurant, known Guild. She had a thrilling trip to Tennes-
Memphis, where she lives in a continuing ’81, for a wonderful visit with my cousin for its roast Peking duck. This was Art’s see to view the solar eclipse and visit her
care retirement community and is just a and his family. And now having survived once-a-year visit. John lost his feline friend, granddaughter and first two great-grand-
few miles away from her oldest son and his the hottest and most humid summer in Whitey, missing the companionship meow children (her third great-grandchild was
family. Y During late spring, summer, and Maine since the early ’40s when records greetings. John’s daughter returned this born in January 2017). Y Dave and Betsy
fall I live in a community called Newbridge were first kept, I’m looking forward to fall summer after flying around in an embassy Powley Wallingford thoroughly enjoy good
on the Charles in Dedham, Mass. Recently, in Maine. Thanks for sending your news. I plane, saying, “Some people have all the health, family, and friends. They keep up
Bob Sage ’49 and his wife, Phyllis, became appreciate all the help you can give me. fun.” Y Priscilla Eaton Billington wrote with Jane (Millett ’55) and Karl Dornish,
residents here and I see them occasionally. I that she had another family get-together Ann Burnham Deering ’55, and Ellie Sho-
played golf a few weeks ago with my daugh- on the Outer Banks in North Carolina. Her rey Harris ’57. They planned to see Mark
ters, Deborah (Marson ’75) and Marsha
1950 son and daughter rented a house by the Powley this summer. Both Wallingfords
Gerry Boyle ’78 seaside so she could enjoy all the amenities hope to attend our 65th reunion next June.
Moller (Lehigh ’78). They both hit the ball
classnews1950@colby.edu offered with her three grandsons. Y Before Y In June I had an enjoyable round of golf
a lot further than I did, but they were kind
to the “old man.” Nine holes were enough I close, I want to share a John Lee story. (neither of us fell over) with Bob Thurston
for me. When I return to Admiral’s Cove in He always sends good ones from the past. at the Bucksport, Maine, golf club, which
Jupiter, Fla., this fall, I’ll play nine holes at 1951 I quote: “Our Maine group of enlistees flew bills itself as the longest nine-hole course
least once a week and additionally workout Chet Harrington from Camp Kilmer, N.J., to Camp Rucker, in Maine. It’s such a treat hearing from
with a trainer twice a week. Y I had dinner classnews1951@colby.edu Ala., for basic. The company of about 150 folks, so please keep the news coming.
with Carol Stoll Baker late this spring and it was from the Northeast: New England
was great to spend time with our classmate. Yankees, Boston Irish, New York Italians,
1952 Philadelphia Poles, with a sprinkling of Jews, 1955
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Art White Puerto Ricans, and African Americans, let
1949 classnews1952@colby.edu alone Chinese. The sergeant went through classnews1955@colby.edu
Anne Hagar Eustis all the names with difficulty in pronunciation For two weeks in August, my husband and
Art White and Mary Cloutier were guests
classnews1949@colby.edu until he got to LEE. He said, ‘now there is I drove around northern Maine. We didn’t
at the 60th reunion of the Hotchkiss
Time again for a little catch-up on the news class of 1958—a very pleasant weekend. a fine Southern name—Lee.’ He asked, stop at Colby this year because we were
from us ’49ers. Y Evelyn Armstrong King Y Betty Brown Holmes and her husband ‘Where are you from, Lee?’ I answered, there last year. Instead, on the way home
is still living in Bath, Maine, where she has have for years been house swapping with ‘Maine, and I am a Chinese Yankee!’ we stopped in Augusta and stayed over-
70his stroke, he is often not in attendance. eighth decade, Mac and his wife, Arlette,
Y For my own news, in August I took a are in the travel-mode, living in a 36-foot
trip to Caraquet, N.B., with some cous- fifth-wheel trailer for six months each
50s NEWSMAKERS ins to visit my mother’s ancestral home. year, skiing during the winter in Utah; and
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Not only did we find the house in which as spring approaches, they enjoy visits to
Art Goldschmidt ’59 received a Lifetime she was born (in 1905), but were invited several national parks in U.S. Northwest.
Achievement Award from the Centre County inside to have a look around. The current Finally, they enjoy their home of several
Democratic Committee in September. occupants were insistent that we see “the years in Acton, Mass., about 25 miles west
Goldschmidt, professor emeritus of Middle East birthing room.” As we went upstairs, there of Boston. In late 2018 they plan a trip to
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history at Penn State, has been a Democratic were mementos on a wall that included a Scotland, and in the fall a river cruise in
party volunteer for more than 50 years, including picture of my Uncle Ernest. I knew then, Portugal and Spain. (In the next issue I hope
serving as committeeman for State College 20th for sure, that we were in the right house. Mac tells us where all this energy comes
precinct since 2002 and as political liaison It was an emotional moment. I had last from.) Y I and my wife, Linda, remain at
for Foxdale Village Retirement Community been in this home when I was 14 and home in Rockport, Maine, enjoying the
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since 2011. He also chaired the State College spent a summer visiting my aunts, uncles, amenities of coastal life. I finished selling
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Democratic Committee 1972-73. and cousins. The present owner will not my third business, that of preparing taxes
sell the house as it will be moved to the for the past 30 years, making me—final-
Acadian Village and restored to its for- ly!—a retired person. The second business
Art Goldschmidt ’59 mer state as a representation of a home I sold back in 1985 was that of Seacoast
of its era. The people of Caraquet still Security, which still displays the familiar
night. I found in my luggage the phone apartment number. I would have been speak French today and still earn their red decals seen throughout Maine. We have
number for Bill ’53 and Ann Eilertson Mc- surprised if anyone here ever even heard living from the sea. My maternal grand- six children; four are located nearby while
Donough, and we met them near Portland of Colby, and here I find a former occu- father had a schooner and fished for cod. the other two visit and remain in touch with
for lunch the next day. I asked Ann about pant of my apartment was an alumna!” texts, with photos, and with Skype. Linda
the freshmen dorm near the train tracks and I, along with two other senior couples,
in Waterville and the buses they rode up
1957 rented a cottage on Popham Beach in early
the hill (since I didn’t live downtown). 1956 Don Tracy September for a week of rest and sampling
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Charlene Roberts Riordan classnews1957@colby.edu Maine’s sand and surf. Y I’m hoping that
We thought the dorm in 1951 was an old
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house by the trains, and that there were classnews1956@colby.edu I never thought I would slide into the role our Class of 1957 can soon muster up
two sophomores who were helpers and Brian Stompe spent five days teaching of our Class of ’57 correspondent, yet more news about ourselves, showing
in charge. I seem to remember that the fly-fishing at a Boy Scout camp. Luckily, I’m very happy to try to write about 600 that those over 80 can still write about
train used coal and that its bell was quite no forest fires to interfere. Coastal salm- words per issue; however, remember, we, some of the experiences and benefits of
loud. Ann couldn’t remember where she on fishing continues to be excellent when as a class, are a team—you supply the being among the many older graduates of
had breakfast, but the other meals were weather and schedule permit. He took news and I piece it together and submit Colby. Contact me anytime with your news.
on campus. We thought it was interesting his neighbor, who had never been salm- a regular newsworthy column for us, the
to talk about the dorm downtown that she on fishing before, and introduced him to Class of ’57. Your classmates want your
knew while Colby was just opening the a nice 18-pound King and a smaller fish. news about yourself, because it’s always 1958
good to hear from our classmates and Mary Ellen Chase Bridge
new residence hall downtown. Y My pre- Brian sent a picture of the fish—WOW! His
how we are doing as we tackle age 80 and classnews1958@colby.edu
decessor, Kathie Flynn Carrigan, sent me gardens are thriving, as are the weeds
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a note from her new home in the Catskill and the need for maintenance. To cele- above. I remember, when I passed age 50, Twenty-one members of our Class of 1958
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Mountains of New York, where she moved brate their 60th anniversary, Brian and my dad warned me that my struggle with returned to the Hill for our 60th reunion
to be near her family in her old age. She his wife, Susan, embarked on a river aging was yet far ahead of me. Very true, as in June: Burt Angrist, Leigh Bangs, John
has a nice apartment in a senior housing cruise from Budapest to Amsterdam. Y most of us are now experiencing; however, Baxter, Mary Ellen Chase Bridge, Marty
facility and many helpful staff to fill any Janet Nordgren Meryweather wrote that we members of the ’57 vintage remain an Burger, Gordon Cunningham, Gail Crosby
needs, including meals. Her whole fami- Kathy McConaughy Zambello, Chris Lay- active group! Y Eleanor Roberts Little- Davis, Carol Hathaway de Lemos, Al Dean,
ly was together there in July for a week, er Larson, her daughter Claire, and she field and her husband live in Vermont but Pete Doran, Ernest Gauer, Jane Gibbons,
and they had a great Maine lobster feast took an excursion to Prince Edward Island spent some time this summer in western Bob Hesse, Don Kennedy, Karen Breen
one night. Kathie said, “Of course I miss in August. Janet is planning a visit to her Maine living in their small camp on Ellis Krasnigor, John Ludwig, Bob Saltz, Brad
Maine, but my many Maine friends keep daughter’s in Issaquah, Wash., during Pond near the Appalachian Trail. She was Sherman, Barbara Newhall Stevens, Joan
me up to date on a regular basis. Colby Salmon Days in October. Then she’ll meet planning to meet up with a couple of our Shaw Whitaker, and Marian Woodsome.
is growing very fast—it’s going to be so up with a dear high school friend who re- classmates. Y Don Dinwoodie says he’s We had lunch together Friday in Foss Hall
different. We’ll hardly recognize it. I’m cently returned to Seattle after her Aussie winning the race with his third year battling and dinner together Saturday (with mem-
so glad we were there in the beginning husband’s death. Then onto Snohomish Parkinson’s disease. Meanwhile, he’s active bers of the Golden Mules) in Cotter Union.
of the new/old campus days—we have to see a cousin and a grandson. The ad- on boards encompassing AARP and the The choices of activities Friday and Saturday
lots of stories to tell!” Y How fun to hear juvant treatments for the breast cancer Parkinson’s Foundation. Don and his wife, included talks by Walter Iooss on his photo-
from Carol Smith Brown, who started ended in September—a successful clini- Elaine, still live in Colorado and are working, graphic career with Sports Illustrated, Jody
with our class. She shared a story of a cal trial at DFCI. A good friend of Janet’s, along with family members, on building an Spear ’63 on environmental challenges in
coincidence: “I have just moved into an the Reverend Robert Raymond, former “Earthship house” (Google this—an inter- Maine, and historian and professor Raffael
apartment in a senior living facility. The priest at Church of Our Father, Hulls Cove, esting project). Their grandchildren often Scheck about relationships between French
other day I got my mail and it included the Maine, now resides in a retirement com- return to visit from their homes in France prisoners and German women in Nazi
Colby Magazine. I sat down to read it and munity in Bar Harbor. Since his retirement, and Spain. Y Mac Harring calls this news Germany. The schedule also included tours
noticed the address—it was addressed to he often sits up front playing his trumpet item the “task of recording the trials and of Miller Library (including a climb to the
a Mrs. John J. Martin at my address and to accompany the hymns. However, since travels of the geriatric set.” Although in his clock), Special Collections, the Museum of
71Art, and the downtown area. I recognized saw many of her friends and roommates, Wizarding World of Harry Potter in Orlan- so happy. Y Jane and Peter Henderson
nothing in the library until I saw the familiar who lately have been meeting yearly at her do in December. Pat and her sister, Su- took a much-needed vacation from the
grandfather clock and entered the reading Chamberlain place. They do a great job san, went to Vietnam and Cambodia last Southland heat and spent a week on the
room, which was recently renovated, with of keeping up. Again the star of the show February. The best thing about the very Maine coast. They stayed in Ellsworth
the original long tables where some of us was David Greene, a terrifically talented long flight was flying over the Bering Sea and pivoted from there to Schoodic Point,
often studied. A highlight of the weekend and kindly person, clearly well along in and flying Russian and Chinese air. Pat Bar Harbor, Acadia, Southwest Harbor,
was the traditional Parade of Classes, with a dedicated stint at a revitalized Colby, also visited Santa Fe, where she went to Bass Harbor, Deer Isle, Stonington, Tho-
balloons and banners, ending in a session Waterville, and Maine. “He really makes us the Indian market and started Christmas maston, Port Clyde, Lincolnville Beach
with President Greene updating us on cur- all very proud.” Bill was boating to Digby shopping. Like many in our class, she (great fried clams), plus some fun time
rent College topics and projects, including the next week and says all is well at 81! can’t believe she’s 80, but fortunately on a lobster boat. They visited their fa-
a partnership with the City of Waterville to Y Gay Fawcett was fascinated reading she’s enjoying relatively good health. Y vorite lighthouses and, of course, the
build a new dorm downtown to house 200 the article about the picture of Elsie the Peg Jack Johnson took a fabulous four- Holy Donut shop in Portland on the way
students and revitalize the area with a new Cow and is wondering who the lucky one week trip to Vietnam and Cambodia with back. While in Boston they spent half a
hotel, retail spaces, offices, and housing. is in our class who received the cow. Gay Overseas Adventure Travel in February. day browsing a very unusual collection
At this event our own Leigh Bangs was is trying to clean up the family home of all She spent a week in Toronto in June for of old but very interesting books in the
honored as a distinguished alumnus “for his her parents’ things. She is dealing with two a Rotary International convention, and Brattle Bookshop. Y Mike Silverberg
visionary work in the chemistry lab and his years of reconstruction to get the home she recently returned from two weeks in continues to work four days a week and
business prowess,” which included being back to its original state of 100 years ago Scotland with her three sons and their enjoys being active. He’s in contact with
awarded eight U.S. patents in six different as the result of a water leak several years families to celebrate her 80th and share Steve Curley, Dick Fields ’61, Hank Silver-
scientific fields. Congrats again, Leigh! ago, which destroyed much of the interior. the heritage of both her parents. Hav- man ’61, and Ron Weber. Mike and Gale
Jane Gibbons also deserves recognition Restoration of furniture was a nightmare ing traveled to 48 countries, Pat hopes flew to Rome, where they met up with a
for taking part in—and finishing!—the and also the insurance problems. She was to explore more of the U.S. She doesn’t large group of business associates on a
25-mile bike ride on Friday morning. Jane leaving soon for the South of France and see many Colby grads but enjoys reading cruise ship and toured Italy and Montene-
reported that she has climbed the highest then Paris, and then on her annual cruise about what everyone is doing. Y Donald gro. Gale and Mike and their family are all
mountain in every state except Alaska. The with the Maine Historical Society, this Freedman hasn’t seen any classmates for well. Y Jane Holden Huerta is celebrating
doctor says her knee won’t hold up for that year to Vietnam and Cambodia. It’s a first many years and would love to renew some her 80th all year as the big day isn’t until
one, but we’re impressed nonetheless. The for her going to that part of the world. Y old friendships. Don and his wife, Susan, December. She and Juan will celebrate
weather during reunion was sunny and warm Gladys Frank Bernyk, quite by accident, are active in their small community in Christmas and New Year’s on the Queen
every day, and we had the usual good times found Carlene Price White mentioned the Berkshires. Don is retired from the Victoria, cruising the Canary Islands.
updating each other and reminiscing about online and was interested to read about business world and teaching. They went
our years on Mayflower Hill—1955 panty her Kuranda Project for Dogs for vets and to Kenya and Tanzania in August to follow
raid and campus revolt, car mysteriously the handicapped. Gladys was sick in the the wildebeest migration. Y Ken Nigro is 1961
appearing on steps of the library, etc. We spring and is not very healthy yet. Y Cath- still reasonably healthy and doing some Diane Scrafton Cohen Ferreira
missed the traditional appearance of the ryn Marcho Cootner celebrated her 80th work for the Red Sox. He just returned classnews1961@colby.edu
“old” Colby Eight to serenade us, as they birthday with a party at her house, where from his annual trip to the Dominican Re- A nice surprise to hear from Richard “Dick”
did for almost 60 years, and especially attendees enjoyed her tribal artworks. Y public, where the Red Sox hold a 10-day York ’64, who started with our class, took
the rest of our class. Wish more of you The 12th edition of A Concise History of the kids camp with kids from the U.S. and the a break, and then returned to Colby and
could have joined us! Y Remember to Middle East, written by Art Goldschmidt Dominican Republic. Ken also visits Balti- graduated with Lee Scrafton Bujold ’64,
send me news at any time of the year. and Ibrahim Al Marashi, was published more frequently to see Orioles games. Y your correspondent’s sister. “Haven’t been
Without your input we won’t have a column by Taylor and Francis, based in England, Bob Marier has written two mystery nov- in touch for 60 or so years, but who’s
that we all enjoy so much. Thank you! Aug. 31, 2018. Art is professor emeritus of els, which are Kindle books. The first is counting? I’ve had four or five strokes but
Middle East history at Penn State, where Tidal Pools, set in Maine in a small coast- am still here and pretty much confined to a
he still gives an occasional lecture and al village, and features a chapter about wheelchair, making long travelling a tough
1959 advises some students. He and Louise Colby. It takes the reader to L.L.Bean, proposition, so I won’t be attending any
Joanne K. Woods (Robb ’60) live in Foxdale Village Retirement Kennebunk, and Alfred, where two excit- 60th reunion, in Hawai`i or Waterville. I
classnews1959@colby.edu community. Art will be recognized in Sep- ing trials take place. The second, Perfect moved from Rhode Island to Seattle, sailed
Fran and Boyd Sands continue to enjoy tember at the Centre County Democratic Fairways and Stolen Lives, involves a down to Aruba, got married, had two kids,
retirement in Cape Canaveral, Fla. Boyd Committee dinner for lifetime achievement. string of strange murders of young women and ran my own sailboat business for 25
visited with Bill Chapin this past winter, He continues to knock on doors and to that take place at random locations where years and then transitioned to retail mar-
emails weekly with Charlie McInnnis invite local candidates to speak to Foxdale PGA Tour golf events take place. More at keting, travelling from here to California,
and Felix Suchecki, and was looking residents. * Next spring is our 60th reunion, Bob’s website bobmarierbooksandsongs. Texas, Florida, and back to New England,
forward to seeing Phil Shea ’60 in the so when you next hear from me let’s have com. Y Molly Otis Lynn Watt reminisces then up to Maine and my 25th Colby reunion
fall. Y Darwin and Jacqueline Bendelius plenty of news in advance of that event. that 62 years ago she was getting a ward- and, eventually, Maui and Honolulu. I now
Davidson became great-grandparents in robe trunk and heading off to Colby. She live in Everett, 30 miles north of Seattle.
May! Annalise “Annie” Day Steele was is grateful for the sense of purpose and Reading the Colby Magazine class news I
born in the hospital in Ellsworth, Maine, 1960 the ability to take control of her learning enjoy hearing about all the trips people
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where her mother, the Davidsons’ grand- she found at Colby. Molly is very active— are taking, but am also saddened by the
daughter-in-law Stormi, is a delivery room classnews1960@colby.edu co-leads their annual seven-day ukulele passing of so many friends I made there.”
nurse. Their grandson Garrett is a full-time Pat Sturges Aufdenberg moved to Pana- festival, plans for her courses, reads her Y Terry Lee spent another winter in
year-round lobsterman. By the age of six ma City, Fla., last September during Hur- poems at a Highlander Center, and had a Nokomis, Fla., next to Venice on the Gulf
weeks, Annie had been on three boat trips! ricane Irma. She loves the weather but reading with her husband in Woods Hole. Coast. Going again in 2018! “We’re lucky
Y Bill Chapin went with Bonnie Brown misses her daughter and granddaughter. Molly wonders how she can be so old, so to have made lots of friends while renting
Potter ’63 to her 55th Colby reunion and Pat, her sister, and brother visited the lucky in love after 48 married years, and a family home the last two years. Saw Red
72and Steve Thompson, Lillian Waugh and this summer. Dick ’62 and Joan Dignam
David Yelton, Bob Whitehouse, Bev and Schmaltz are building an addition to their
Pen Williamson, and Nancy (Godley ’65) camp on East Pond in Oakland. They sold
and John Wilson, and Yours Truly were their house in Connecticut and look for-
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there in the flesh, and I know so many ward to spending summers here. They
Doris Kearns Goodwin ’64 has been in the of you were there in spirit! Bonnie did love living near Colby and hope to see
news discussing presidential leadership and a fabulous job as our class president in some of us next summer when the house
what history can teach us. From an essay preparing, organizing, and covering every is completed. Pen Williamson continues
in Vanity Fair to a book review (her latest is detail so that the reunion came off flaw- to have a fabulous life—skiing in the win-
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Leadership in Turbulent Times) in the Dallas lessly from beginning to end. On Friday ter, mainly in Montana, where his daugh-
News to interviews on WBUR and in the and Saturday there were tours of Miller Li- ter and her family live; rowing his shell
IndyStar, Goodwin warns, “There is a terrible brary, the Museum of Art, the campus and daily during the summer; and traveling
danger in growing accustomed to the erosion downtown Waterville, plus faculty lec- at every opportunity. He said, “the only
tures, and Jody Spear led a discussion, person at our reunion who was exactly
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of meaning in our political discourse. Serious,
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perhaps lasting, damage is being done to our “Channeling Rachel Carson: Environ- the same size as he was as a senior was
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identity as Americans and to our democracy.” mental Challenges in Maine Sixty Years.” Bob Whitehouse!” See you at our 60th!
Friday was capped off with a Maine beer
and wine fest, a huge barbecue buffet
Doris Kearns Goodwin ’64 on the Colby Green, and a dance party 1964
at (Jess) Marchese’s Blue Light Pub. On Marcia Phillips Sheldon
Saturday, we walked the traditional Pa- classnews1964@colby.edu
rade of Classes from the Eustis Build- Steve Schoeman and his wife, Joy, are
Sox games and Celtic Woman concert in Lane bringing 40 inches of rain in five days
ing to the Colby Green, where awards planning a visit to Rome for the famous
Sarasota. Missed Dick Poland ’62 and his to my area. I live in Hilo, and the flooded
were given and President David Greene sights and for the spiritual values in the
Dixie Spirits. Maybe next year… Everybody Bay Front and raging Rainbow Falls made
spoke, followed by the “Vacationland magnificent churches. Y John and Judy
is healthy and I’m into grandkids’ sports. national news. Many classmates, along
Luncheon”—lobster rolls, mussels, lots Milner Coche spend time during the sum-
Love southern New Hampshire (18 years with Colby administrative offices, wrote
of salads, and Maine desserts, includ- mer at the New Jersey shore. Judy has
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now)! I agreed to sing again with a choral or called and asked about my location
ing whoopie pies. Saturday evening we practiced for 40 years in clinical psychol-
group this fall. Still taking guitar lessons. and welfare. Wishing all classmates the
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had a reception in Foss, where President ogy at her Coche Center in Philadelphia
Daughter Katy and husband Matt moved very best in this time of extreme weather
Greene joined us. After our class photo and Cape May County, N.J. She teaches
to Boulder, Colo., for work, where we’ll unpredictability! Our column is a bit shorter
and dinner, we shared stories from our psychiatric residents at the Perelman
visit soon.” Y Henry “Hank” Sheldon this time due to only a few responses to
days on campus, including statistics that School of Medicine at the University of
recently moved from the western suburbs the email request for news. Please share,
made us happy we went to Colby when Pennsylvania and writes about psycho-
of Chicago to “beautiful Prescott, Ariz.,” and because your classmates care! Aloha!
we did! In 1959 tuition was $1,100/year therapy. Judy spends time with her fam-
celebrates “loving it so far!” Y Penny Dietz
and now it’s $66,780; 1,181 students, ily, including daughters, step-daughters,
Sullivan loves living in Fairfield Harbour,
New Bern, N.C. She reports “a very caring 1962 now 2,000; endowment was $7.2 mil- their husbands, and her four grandchil-
Nancy MacKenzie Keating lion, now $775 million; 104 faculty, now dren. Y Lee Scrafton Bujold, our class
community” where “everyone takes care of
Pat Farnham Russell 220; 26 buildings then, now 45. News president, encourages all classmates to
each other.” Penny keeps busy with bridge,
classnews1962@colby.edu shared from some participants: Bonnie plan on returning to the Colby campus
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dominoes, golf, volunteering at the library,
Brown Potter and Bill Chapin ’59 cruised for our 55th class reunion in June 2019.
running social programs, and serving on a
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to Canada for the fourth time with eight She feels “blessed beyond belief” as
board called Craven Concerts that brings
live performers to New Bern. “Just got back 1963 other boats from Camden. Buck ’62 and she follows the activities and achieve-
Paule French Nat Gates Lawton moved into a Seabury ments of her granddaughters. At home
from Nashville, where we looked at acts
classnews1963@colby.edu retirement community outside Hartford, there are Lee’s beloved dogs, Fanny Faux
available for the 2019-20 season.” Y Diane
Conn., in January. Yours truly also moved Paw and Whoopie Pie, and a new kitten
Scrafton Ferreira, your correspondent, Dear classmates—instead of the usual
to a retirement community, OceanView named Hello Dolly. Y Richard Larschan
the grateful recipient of an airline travel format for our class notes, I’d like to tell,
in Falmouth, Maine, in September. Jane cruised along the Maine coast, ending
pass for the past 18 months, experienced especially those who couldn’t make it,
Melanson Dahmen paints every day and up in Montreal, where he had lunch with
wonderful memories snorkeling in Belize about the wonderful 55th Colby reunion
had a show at the Maine Art Gallery in ’60s English professor Bill Wees. Bill went
and the Galapagos, relaxing on a spa trip to we had in early June and share news
Wiscasset, where she saw Peter Ketchum, on to a long career at McGill University
Mexico, hiking with an Overseas Adventure from some who were there. Twenty-two
who is also still painting. Jane will be cu- and is now in his 80s and as sharp as
Tour to Ecuador and Peru, along with visits to of us, plus some spouses, gathered for
rating another series of “Talking Art in ever. Richard continues to travel and to
California, D.C., Maine, Maryland, Nevada, three days of spectacular Maine summer
Maine, Intimate Conversations” at the teach at the 92nd Street Y in New York
and New York. Currently I’m training for a weather and fun. Noel and Judy Allen
Lincoln Theater in Damariscotta during City. He spends happy times with his new
high-altitude “Essence of Bhutan” trip in the Austin, Ed Buyniski, Pam (Plumb ’65)
the 2018-19 season. Her work is shown granddaughter, Samantha. Y Jack Ross
Himalayas with Road Scholars in November. and Charlie Carey, Linda and Al Carville,
at the Portland Art Gallery and the Powers and his wife, Jean, are taking a road trip
Instead of GNP, citizens embrace their GNH, Sue Comeau, Jane Melanson Dahmen,
Gallery, Acton, Mass. Charlie Cary was to Maine and renting a cottage in St.
or “Gross National Happiness.” I’m ready Buck ’62 and Nat Gates Lawton, Jana and
overheard complimenting Sue Comeau, George. They looked forward to Maine
to explore the concept: my Hawai`i Island Doug MacMillan, Ruth Pratley Madell,
saying, “I learned more about economics lobster and steamers. Back home in Ari-
home has been besieged with unexpected Skeeter ’59 and Karen Beganny Megath-
from you than from any classes I took!” zona, Jack plays golf often and Jean does
weather events! In the past six months, I’ve lin, Bonnie Brown Potter and Bill Chapin
Sue, on Colby’s Board of Trustees for 18 yoga. They volunteer at a children’s clin-
sustained damage from an earthquake, wit- ’59, Marty and Paul Rogers, Dick ’62 and
years, caught up with Linda Greenlaw ’83 ic in Nogales. Jack says, “Life is good…
nessed ash and vog from the volcanic flow Joan Dignam Schmaltz, Jody Spear, Carl
to go on a lobstering expedition with her knock on wood.” Y Dennis Hardy met up
only 14 miles away, and survived Hurricane “Skip” Stinson, George Swasey, Brenda
73with Senator Susan Collins (R-Maine) at Those who couldn’t make it met us at my for aortic valve replacement and cataracts. Y Bob Davis has moved from a 25-acre
a fundraiser for a longtime mutual friend house on Pemaquid Pond in Nobleboro, He and wife Dale Rottner Haas ride their chicken/turkey/maple syrup farm in Ohio to
in Wells. Y Martha Farrington Mayo was where we hung out for the rest of the day. bicycles five or ten miles a day and “follow a new suburban home in Indianapolis. After
visited at her home on Squirrel Island by Donna Brown Salisbury, Diane Mattison Boston sports religiously.” They have dinner eight years of retirement from an internal
two dogs, two cats, two boys, and their Anderson, and Judy Turner Jones spent the with Ann and Bud Marvin when they’re in medicine/gastroenterology practice, he’s
two parents. Her own two cats, Dandy night; Marcia Harding Anderson stayed at Florida. Y Ruth and Harold Kowal spent working his way through a knee replacement
Lyon and Nemo, were glad when the dogs a B&B in Round Pond; Jay Gronlund came about two months touring southwestern while hoping to get more involved in the
left. Y John Pomeranz keeps the “old- from Connecticut and spent two nights in France. Y Pam Plumb Carey sent word art-sculpture world. Isn’t Bob the perfect
time pleasures” going in his life: He’s had Gorham with John Tewhey; Rick and Nancy that the title of her new book has changed example of what a liberal arts education
a nice, quiet summer with family, boats, Winslow Harwood tied up their sailboat on to How to Survive Your Dream Vacation: 75 can do? Y Jackie and Dean “Dag” Wil-
and work. Y BJ Campbell and her hus- John Cornell’s mooring in Brooklin, Maine, Ways to Keep Your Companion Talking to You liamson stay fit chasing two grandsons
band, Frank LeRose, live in Sun City near and spent two nights with him, igniting a on the Road. Y Your correspondent was around their Milton, Mass., home, riding
Hilton Head, S.C. “We’re especially grate- new friendship after all these years. John also on the road visiting Taiwan, Hainan, new bikes along a 12-mile rail trail, and
ful for the winters without deep cold, ice, was kind enough to drive them the two hours Hong Kong, and Macao last May, spending swinging tennis racquets and golf clubs.
and snow. Although we did have snow last to the lobster pound and then my house. some summer weekends in the Berkshires, As a reward, they took a river cruise from
January (first time in many years) and it We had a wonderful time, reconnecting, and then off to Argentina, Paraguay, and Switzerland to the Netherlands. Y The
lasted three days.” BJ and Frank will trav- catching up, laughing, eating, etc. I will Uruguay in August. Hail, Colby, Hail! forever-young Anne Ruggles Gere loves
el to Budapest for a Viking River Cruise definitely do this again, maybe even next work too much to retire. How do I know she’s
through Vienna, ending in Nuremburg, year. Quite a few people expressed regret young? Her youngest just graduated from
Germany. After that, four days in Paris. they couldn’t make it, so I plan to get in 1966 HIGH SCHOOL! Y Steve Rand fights mental
Having lived in Paris for 10 years, BJ re- gear earlier next time and, of course, not George Cain stenosis by serving in the NH legislature.
turns from time to time since there is “so take off for two weeks in Colorado prior classnews1966@colby.edu He campaigns on a “progressive platform”
much to experience, both the old familiar to the get-together.” Others attending Greetings! It was encouraging to learn that with a “Bernie” flavor. Y Beth Adams Keene
and the totally new.” They will visit Tours included Jan Wood Parsons, Sunny Coady, 19 of you are still alive and well. Hopefully, happily reports that she’s not dead yet. To
to see several chateaux, including BJ’s Louise Melanson Belknap, Pat Campbell, for this column the “alive and well” total will prove it, she traveled to Alaska, ate salmon
favorite at Chenonceaux. Next will be a Tom and Nancy Ryen Morrione, Andy ’64 exceed the “obits.” Y I just returned from a on 10 different occasions, and then headed
drive to Brittany for five days of unsched- and Nancy Greer Weiland, Don ’62 and week in Italy, and I learned the most amazing to a gathering at Pat Berg Currier’s place
uled time. They visit her two sons and Becky Lowd Legro, and Adora Clark Hill. fact. In Italy, you can eat all the pasta you in Harpswell with 10 other Colby ’66 gals.
three grandchildren in Massachusetts; (I’ve omitted non-Colby spouses) Y Also want and not get fat. All that really happens Y Barbara “Barbie” Wise Lynch is a busy
Frank’s daughter and three grandsons in reconnecting at the annual Artisan Bread is that you’re easier for other people to see. realtor with busy grandkids, many living
Florida; and his son and granddaughter Fair in Skowhegan July 28 were Judy Guptill Y This fact is not true for Ireland, where within five minutes of her home. Her top
in Raleigh, N.C. BJ feels “totally blessed Simmons and Fran Holmes Varney. They John ’65 and Gretchen Wollam O’Connor Colby memories: The Supremes concert,
to have the health and means to travel to roomed together in ’61, ’62, and ’64. Y revisited after a 50-plus year hiatus. No skiing on the Colby slopes, and being on
see people and places that we love and Lanky Lew Krinsky and Ellen spent several pasta in Ireland, but the plentiful pubs made a geology field trip and learning that the
are very special to us.” Y As a member days on Prince Edward Island with “pristine the roads look very narrow. Now, living in small hill she was standing on was an
of the Pacific Northwest Writers Associa- and magnificent scenery and seafood to a Groton bungalow, they’re enjoying their esker left by a retreating glacier. Y Paula
tion, Jim Harris “maintains an interest in your heart’s content.” They also hosted their retirement, and Gretchen notes the preser- McNamara works hard marketing her
the printed word.” Books, he writes, are fifth annual Colby sendoff in Houston for vation of the Carol Lordi contingent of Ellie husband’s photography to corporations,
his primary focus: reading and review- the incoming Class of ’22. There were 36, Caito Thompson, Linda Kaiser Wantman, ad agencies, and fine art collectors from
ing. He volunteers at the organization’s including family members and those admit- and Marty Walker Marchut, who meet at their studio in Wetherfield, Conn. She also
writer conference and helps “new writers ted under the Posse Foundation program least once a year in celebration of a very writes poetry and short stories. Y Laurance
massage their unpublished books into for high-potential multicultural students. special person. Y Doug Meyer is avoiding Angelo lives in city center Philadelphia,
a format that publishers might want to Lew and Ellen also spent time with Laura the “obits” by biking at least 10 miles became a vegetarian five years ago (but
read.” Jim was mentored in the publish- and Michael Gilman during a New England daily, six days a week. He’s also a sailor, admits to missing a slice of bacon now
ing business by Alan Mirken ’51 and the trip. Y Dave Fearon still works as senior and he recently sailed from Connecticut and then), walks everywhere he needs to
Colby Museum of Art. He posts reviews on consultant with the Barton Russell Group. to Rockland, Maine. Y Gary McKinstry is go, and continues to be interested in this
Amazon, GoodReads, and the newsletters They work with small towns to help them a different kind of sailor. He sailed on an world and in the life we live. Y Mary Mastin
of the Pacific Northwest Writers Associ- market themselves as lifestyle-appropriate 18-day Crystal Cruise from Ft. Lauderdale Gourley writes from her roadhouse room in
ation and the Pacific Northwest Book- locations for small companies and global through the Panama Canal and liked it so Talkeetna, Alaska, a home built before the
sellers Association. While Jim writes on citizens. Creative use of technology helps much that he booked another cruise next Gold Rush, where the views of Denali are
a tablet, he reads books from his library. connect people and allows commerce from year to Alaska. Y Debbie Chase is also a plentiful. Y Fran Finizio attended Colby’s
a distance. “Think Waterville, Maine,” writes traveler, five trips in eight months. On her Alumni College in July, met Jay Fell there,
Dave. Y Linda Cotton Wells shares two of last trip to Scottsdale, she had lunch with and will head to his condo in Naples, Fla.,
1965 your correspondent’s passions. Her travel as soon as the weather changes. Y Michael
Dick Bankart roommate Mary Gourley Mastin. Y Terry
included a week on the Olympic Peninsula in Saunders Lane, now one of my favorite Clivner, AKA the ‘Wanderer,’ continues
classnews1965@colby.edu Washington followed by a two-week cruise his trekking around the country with wife
female classmates (inside joke for readers
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MINI REUNION. Nineteen of our classmates to Alaska. She is also very involved in gene- of these columns), recently sang the Verdi Sherleen. He pulled off the highways and
and two Colby spouses gathered July 15 for alogy, working mostly as a “search angel” Requiem at the Hatch Shell on the Boston byways long enough to spend Christmas
an unofficial 53rd reunion organized and helping adoptees find their birth parents. Esplanade. She’s a member of One City with newest granddaughter, Victoria
hosted by Betsy Stevens Palmer. Here is She had three long-term searches end suc- Choir, which performs with the Landmark Rose. Y That’s all, folks. Most grateful to
her recap. “A bunch of us met at Muscongus cessfully in the past few months. Her sixth Orchestra. Y Gayle Jobson Poinsette and everyone who wrote to avoid the obits!
Bay Lobster in Round Pond, Maine, where great-grandchild was born on Mother’s Day. partner since our 25th reunion Gary Barnes
we enjoyed traditional lobster-pound fare. Y Dave Hatch reports successful surgery enjoy their 80-acre retreat in Plainfield, Vt.
741967 1968 other prepares to return to Africa for another the pace!” He’s looking forward to seeing
Bob Gracia Lynne Oakes Camp four-year term. This is when they plan their classmates at reunion. Y Sandy Hoe,
classnews1967@colby.edu classnews1968@colby.edu total family reunion with his four children, senior of counsel at Covington & Burling,
spouses, and 16 grandchildren—25 of them continues representing clients in govern-
The call for news suggested that you brag Our 50th Reunion is now history. It was a
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in all. They always miss having his wife, Mary ment contracts. His senior status allows
a bit. Paul Cronin has some well-earned wonderful experience, though, and it was
(Weller ’69), who went to be with the Lord in him to undertake related activities such as
bragging to do. His daughter Erin was mar- great to reconnect with people we may not
2006. It’s always a precious time. Perhaps traveling to China last June on a program
ried July 7 in Jackson, N.H., at the foot of have seen in 50 years. For me, I have to say
there will be some great-grandchildren five sponsored by Yale Law School to speak to
Black Mountain. If your memory serves you, the part that stood out was the mini Alumni
years from now! Y Our class officers for and meet with Chinese government officials,
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it will be no surprise that the Cronin clan College. It made me remember why I went
the next five years are Jolan Force Ippolito academics, and law students about U.S.
knows how to celebrate—and that they did. to Colby in the first place. It was outstand-
and John Leopold as co-presidents, and I government procurement contracting and
The bride was also recently named science, ing, and kudos to Art Brennan for putting
(Lynne Oakes Camp) will continue as class public-private partnerships. In August he
technology, engineering, and math teacher it together. Our reunion committee did a
correspondent. Keep your news coming! visited Kyrgyzstan to engage in a similar
of the year in Massachusetts. After the wed- fantastic job, and Colby went above and
exchange with a program sponsored by
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ding festivities, Paul and Susan headed to beyond to make us feel special. Y Steve
the U.S. Depar tment of Commerce’s
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Prouts Neck to visit daughter Amy ’06 and Ford reported that our class had 76-percent
Commercial Law Development Program.
son Brian ’96 and their children. Sources participation in the class gift and that we Ray Gerbi Previously, he engaged in similar efforts
report that there was a wide smile on Paul’s broke all prior dollar giving records. Thanks classnews1969@colby.edu with the governments of Liberia, Iraq,
face. Y Charlie and Sally Ray Bennett also to Steve for serving as our 50th
Happy fall everyone! Anne York Samson, and Afghanistan. He continues as adjunct
returned to Rhode Island this summer for Reunion chair and for his many years as our
in Portland, Ore., enjoys spending time with professor of government procurement
an extended visit. This was their first trip class president. Y Steve Campbell had a
her four grandkids, who live nearby. Anne law at George Washington University Law
back to New England in five years, and they wonderful time at reunion and especially
volunteers as an usher at local theaters School and remains chair of the board of
visited Cape Cod for a family reunion that enjoyed the evening chat with President
and oversees her condo’s preparation a government contracts training company
included more than 60 people. Y Elaine Greene. He found him very compelling
efforts for the big earthquake, which she called the Public Contracting Institute.
and Kurt Swenson looked for many years but wasn’t as enthused as he might have
says is long overdue. She loves to travel Sandy also serves as outside general
for a warm-weather place in Florida without been about his thoughts on expanding the
and welcomes any visitors who would like counsel to a congressionally chartered
any success. They finally ended up visiting reach of Colby. He feels that diminishing
to come to Portland. Y Laurie Killoch commission examining Department of
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Vero Beach, and with a recommendation the impact of Colby in the Northeast is to
Wiggins shares that we have many class- Defense procurement rules and regulations
from CA and JJ Mueller Sinton, they bought reduce the value of the alumni base, and
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mates who’ve worked for the past couple with the goal of simplifying the system to
a place there. Kurt plans to play some golf he’s concerned that perhaps there will be
years on our 50th Reunion, and many “speed lethality to the warfighter.” He is also
and visit with friends. I wonder how long it less support in the future because of this
more who have recently volunteered to president of the National Council for Public
will be before Kurt will become nostalgic emphasis. Y Other than reunion news,
help. You’ll be hearing more very soon! Y Private Partnerships, providing education
for a good old New Hampshire snowstorm? Thom Rippon remains fully entrepreneurial,
Rand Surgi contacted me from Burns, Ore., on P3s for both public and private sectors.
Y Ken Ingram, as you might recall, is a working existing enterprises and starting
while on a road trip he and Kathryn had Sandy isn’t sure when all this might end, but
fine and polished tennis player. But in his new ones, both for-profit and not-for-profit.
been planning for 10 years. Their itinerary says as long as he can continue to share
dotage, Ken decided to engage in another He’s been a farm owner-operator since
includes seven national parks—Theodore his experience in the areas of procurement
love: motorcycle riding. While riding in 1975 and a licensed attorney-at-law since
Roosevelt, Glacier, Olympic, Crater Lake, and public-private partnerships to “clients”
Mexico, he found himself, due to a blown 1973. He’s a cofounder and board chair
Craters of the Moon, Yellowstone, and like foreign countries and congressional
tire, forced to choose between an oncoming emeritus of the Ronald McDonald House
Grand Teton—as well as Newberry National panels, he likely will continue for a while.
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car and a ditch. He chose the ditch. So, located on the campus of Geisinger Medical
Volcanic Monument, Yakima wine country, On the humorous side, Sandy reported that
Ken celebrated his 74th birthday recovering Center. He’s the only person on earth with
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Columbia River valley, and Washington/ while watching the college championships
from his injuries and being thankful for an Ivy League law degree and a degree
Oregon coast 101. They hope to store their on Jeopardy! recently, one answer in the
some concerned passersby and competent from Hamburger University [McDonald’s
trailer in Utah and pick it up again to do the category of “Cheeses” was “An educational
surgeons. He plans to come to the USA soon franchisee]. He’s also a United States
Southwest next year. Rand plans to attend institution in Maine with 2,000 students.”
to be checked out at the VA before he takes Army veteran of the Vietnam era, with
our reunion. Y Don Clark, still working with The contestants were from Columbia,
up his tennis racket again. He did not say service in the 3rd Armored Division as an
USAID, checked in from Angola, where his Brown, and Oklahoma. Unfortunately,
what he’ll do with the motorcycle. Ken lives enlisted man (mortar squad, then NATO
work supports programs addressing malaria the only answer any of them tried was
in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. Y Eric affairs specialist). His personal activities
and HIV/AIDS. Although planning to retire, Bowdoin (Bowdoin cheese?). None got
Rosen, to the best of my knowledge, has include engaging the arts and humanities,
he continues to get requests to help fill in the correct answer. Sandy says, “We have
not been riding around greater Boston on playing adult league ice hockey year round,
during staffing shortages at posts around some work to do!” Y Have a great fall and
a motorcycle, but he does shop at Whole watching birds, weight lifting, hiking, biking,
the world. Finding himself again overseas, winter everyone. See you in June 2019!
Foods on occasion. While on one of his paddling, tent camping, reading, gourmet
he says, “Okay, this is the last one.” Don
trips, Eric saw a young fellow, mid-thirties, cooking, and rose gardening. He recently
feels fortunate that his wife of 40 years is
wearing a Colby shirt. Eric is of a friendly became a certified Pennsylvania Master
very understanding (as long as the job isn’t 1970
persuasion, so he inquired as to the fellow’s Naturalist. He personally planted 10,000 Libby Brown Strough
during the winter). This year they celebrated
Colby pedigree. Turns out the young man is tree seedlings on his farm in 1976 to honor classnews1970@colby.edu
the arrival of their first grandchild, thus
the son of Bill Tsiaras ’68. Bill, as some of the nation as part of her bicentennial and to
causing a big change in priorities, so he Jeff Parness reports that he’s still teach-
you might recall, was a fraternity brother of create diverse wildlife habitats. Y George
plans to work only two months—and maybe ing and writing at Northern Illinois Uni-
Eric’s. You never know what life has waiting Rideout was sorry to miss the 50th, but
hang up working for good next year. Last year versity College of Law. Grandchild #5,
for you around the corner at the market. he had a grandson’s graduation to attend.
Don joined two softball leagues—one for Adriana Grace, was born in June in L.A.
Every five years his two missionary pilot
over-70 and one for over-60. In the over-70s Y In June Anne Pomroy shared a week
sons and their families serving in Africa,
he feels young and fast again, but “some of out of her beloved Maine summer to
Ian and Kevin, overlap time in the U.S. for
those 60-year-old whippersnappers push visit Debbie Anderson. They had terrific
two weeks as one arrives for a year and the
75weather during a week of camping around obituary for Ronald DiOrio, who passed was a lot of fun doing something different statehood, David has the pleasure and
Puget Sound in Washington, the Cascade away Jan. 19, 2018, in Burgettstown, Pa. from normal daily activities and meet- honor of serving as vice chairman of Maine’s
Mountains, and the inland desert of the Ron served in the Peace Corp, traveling ing new people. He’s looking forward to Bicentennial Commission as they prepare
Missouri flood lands. As Debbie says, to Afghanistan. He was a teacher, substi- seeing everyone in three short years. Y to commemorate 200 years of Maine
they had a great time telling old Colby tuting mostly for the Burgettstown School Lyme disease has been afflicting lots of becoming Maine. Y Bill Alfond enjoyed
stories from each other’s warped point District. Interested in family history, ge- us, and Leslie Anderson writes about her a terrific time on the golf links in Ireland
of view! Y Bill ’69 and Karen Knapp nealogy, he was a World War II historian own bout, which caused her to lose most in early June. Not only was the weather
Lyons have been back in Maine for over and a numismatist (coin collector). Y of July and August to recuperation. She superb, but also the golf course! (His
two years now, and after 35 years in the Nothing new to report from the Strough suffered from second-degree burns as a favorite was Waterville links). His decade-
Midwest they’re very happy to be home. family. We have been spending a quiet result of the medication treating Lyme, long commitment to Educare in Waterville,
They had the pleasure of hearing Col- summer at our house on Lake Winnipe- and now can’t go out in the sun without a holistic preschool for Head Start kids, has
by Magazine editor Gerry Boyle ’78 talk saukee, N.H., interspersed with visits from hats and gloves. She did get a hybrid deepened both as a financial commitment
about his mystery writing a couple of friends. Hope all is well with everyone. bike and loves it. She’s visited with Deb- and in his understanding of the power of
years ago, and this summer heard Doug- bie Messer Zlatin, Mary Jukes Howard, public money and the frustration of deci-
las Rooks ’76 speak on the Maine Dem- Pat Trow Parent, Jan Blatchford Gordon, sion-making when government bureaucracy
ocratic party. One of the most rewarding 1971 and Karen Hoerner Neel. Leslie is still is involved. His wife, Joni, and he continue
experiences for Karen is knowing that a Ann E. Miller doing a lot of painting and is fascinated to enjoy their children and grandkids,
former student of hers from the University classnews1971@colby.edu that painting is becoming such a fulfilling with much summer fun at their camp on
of Nebraska-Lincoln is teaching at Colby Dog days of summer? Heat wave? Swel- avocation this late in life. Y As for me, Belgrade Lakes. Y Catherine Joslyn was
as a visiting assistant professor. After tering humidity. Ugh. WHAT? We will all be I’ve just returned from a wonderful trip to showing in an invitational group art exhibit
being an educator for 30 years, Karen is chilling later, but this is ridiculous at the the UK to meet the children of my young in Tampa (Aug.-Oct.) and had a solo show
delighted to know that she contributed to time of my writing! So many of you are friend, who was my mother’s adopted in Cleveland in September. Meanwhile, she
Colby today by playing a small part in his spending the summer gallivanting around grandson. Confused? Well, there is a cir- was plugging away at her great downsizing
career path. Other than that, their chil- visiting Colby classmates and others. cle of good friends going back to 1971. project, in which she will eventually finish
dren and grandchildren are well and their How cool is that? Y Jon Stone writes that This young man’s parents are among my emptying out her Pennsylvania home/
oldest grandchild is looking at colleges he visited Larry Boris and his wife in Den- best friends in the whole world, and their studio/storage of more than 20 years.
already. And they’ve been putting the cu- ver, then met Steve Orlov and his wife in children have been a huge part of my life (“As an artist/collector who’s a little bit of
riosity instilled by Colby faculty to work Prince Edward Island. (Quite a trek across (and my mother’s) ever since. My mother a hoarder, that’s quite a job!”) She already
by traveling quite a bit, which has been the continent!) He claims the spouses and this young man had an extraordinary has the place in which she’ll eventually
fascinating. Y Karen Brandt Byers has shake their heads when the boys begin relationship and she was so proud to reside, in Cleveland’s Shoreway-Gordon
been the Dana Farber Cancer Institute’s to reminisce and laugh about their ear- introduce him as her adopted grandson Square Arts District, near Edgewater Park
biosafety officer since 1989. Dana Farber ly life experiences. * Y Crater Lake and (since I’ve never had children). It was al- on Lake Erie and the happening West Side.
is an ideal environment for sharing bio- Glacier National Park were on Bill Hlad- ways confusing to those who didn’t know Still in the same geographic region she’s
safety with investigators and professional ky’s agenda this summer, traveling with the story. I hadn’t had a chance to meet been in for most of her career. But she still
development. Pursuing her biosafety in- his son. His photos are breathtaking and his two young children until this summer. enjoys special things that she loves about
terests through the American Biological awe inspiring. Everything is so BIG! And We had an amazing time, and among the Cleveland—affordable place for arts lovers
Safety Association International has led we humans are so small. He’d hoped to happy events was a lunch at which other and sailors. She’s keeping her little pad
to speaking engagements in Accra, Gha- cross paths with Susan Doten Greenberg good friends were present. Paul Machlin in the Sunshine State. Cathy has taken
na; Seoul, South Korea; New Delhi, India; ’70 but missed her in Seattle. Y Happy to and his wife happened to be in the UK, some big trips in recent years: Thailand
Taipei, Taiwan; and Cancun, Mexico. Her have moved to Portland, Rich Abramson too. Paul was the Colby Music Depart- and Rajasthan last year and Istanbul/
interest in laboratory-acquired infections tells of walking every day with John Bubar ment chair for many years after Peter Uzbekistan/Kyrgyzstan this year. Think Silk
led to co-authorship of a chapter on the ’68 while continuing to consult with sev- Ré’s tenure. I’ve known Paul since 1971, Road. Fascinating. If that weren’t enough,
subject in the 3rd, 4th, and 5th edition of eral school districts and substance abuse too, and it was pure coincidence that he in November 2017 she again assisted with
Biological Safety, Principles and Practic- educational programs in Maine. They’re served Colby for so many years, now re- a weavers’ conference in Cusco, Peru, my
es (ASM Press). She was pleased to be trying to initiate a program that seeks tired himself. Six degrees of separation. research home of many years where she
co-editor of the 5th editions and is also to provide secondary, post-secondary, did her Fulbright project in 2001. She also
co-editor of Applied Biosafety, the journal and life-changing experiences for at-risk continues with the group Weave a Real
of the American Biological Association youth. Rich loves his time with his twin 1972 Peace (WARP), giving support to families
International. As of this writing, she was granddaughters. Y Ken Didsbury was Nancy Round Haley producing textile products to better their
in the airport waiting for a flight to Bei- busy this summer visiting Bill and Car- classnews1972@colby.edu lives all over the world. And a lot of the U.S.A.
jing to give another talk on her literature olyn Additon Anthony at their summer David Cheever wrote that he and John still remains on her bucket list! Y Russell
survey of lab-acquired infections. This home in Damariscotta; having lunch with Koons recently shared a wide-ranging Cleary was gratified that the family of Curtis
last summer, Karen had the joy of sharing John and Susan Farwell Philson in Port- conversation about Colby, especially its Sears ’73 afforded him the opportunity to
time with her children, sons-in-law, and land; and enjoying a visit with Anne Pom- impact upon Waterville and upon the region, call Curtis the day before he passed away
four wonderful grandchildren. She joined roy ’70 at her summer home in Sullivan. with respect to the ambitious plans with of acute myeloid leukemia July 4, 2018.
the daughters swimming with the grand- Y Living now in Rockport, Maine, Steve which they have some familiarity. They “Although he was not able to speak, the
shared some of the importance of Colby in
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children on the beaches of Rhode Island, Magyar has moved his financial plan- family assured me that, as they held the
and she went to Israel to see her son, who ning practice to South Portland and was the attainment of Maine’s statehood. John telephone up to Curtis’s ear, he did indicate
does research on social-work supervi- joined by his daughter, Elizabeth Magyar later contacted his friends at the Water- that he understood me as I spoke,” Russell
sion in the West Bank. (And to swim in Stockwell ’98. He enjoys spending time ville Historical Society, who decided that wrote. “After Colby, I enjoyed the company
the Mediterranean, and to visit some of every week with his two grandsons in having a 200-year-old perspective might be of Curtis and his family over the many
the amazing archeological sites in Jeru- Scarborough. Steve returned to Colby for interesting. (“I’m hardly qualified, but how years in Concord, Dalton, Gloucester, and
salem.) Y Andy Hayashi sent along the Alumni College this summer and says it could I turn down such an opportunity? I’m Boston, Mass.; back again in Waterville; in
speaking there Sept. 13.”) Also, regarding
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