Class Notes

Greetings to the Class of ’73, and the year many of us reach that landmark age requiring us to dive into the alphabet soup of Medicare plans. It is not for the faint of heart. Hope all is well with each of you.

Music continues to keep me busy between church at the organ and oboe with the Henrico Concert Band. My honeybee hobby is a challenge and a constant learning experience. They swarmed this spring and we were lucky enough to capture one of the swarms. It was an incredible experience; well over 10,000 bees clustered on a small holly tree branch and I’m within inches. But not without putting on my veil! In June we made our annual flight in our 1946 J3 Piper Cub to Sentimental Journey in Lock Haven, Pennsylvania. Over Maryland we were faced with black skies and lightning bolts. We diverted to the closest airport and waited out the storm. Otherwise, skies were beautiful and we got in lots of flying time in our yellow bird.

Patricia Stewart writes, “We welcomed my older son and his wife’s first child, a son Logan, on May 24. The family lives in Puerto Rico—nice place for ‘Nana’ to visit!”

Janet Hedrick writes that she continues to visit Sharon Richmond Janis and is the proud “aunt” of Sharon and Bill Janis’ daughter, Catherine. This spring they attended the ceremony where Catherine received two awards from the National Traffic Safety Board. As “adopted” aunt and niece, Janet and Catherine do things together including a vacation to Cape May this summer. She is learning to bowl and continues to work at the School Nutrition Association Foundation. Janet shared a memory of Barb Barnes from the 2003 reunion. Barb, who passed away last year, was surprised that this southern small town girl was living in Massachusetts, which was her home state. “Jan” had come up in the world.

So, what about you? What’s happening? It would be great to hear from more of our classmates. Send news any time of the year; don’t wait for the reminders. I look forward to hearing from you. Soon!