Class Notes

I am pleased to have news from several classmates. I wish more of you would keep in touch.

Carmen Zeppenfeldt Catoni’s granddaughter, Ana Zeynep Yildirim ’13, earned a degree from UMW, then traveled with her brother and sister to Turkey to visit their father’s homeland and their Turkish grandmother. Ana’s mother is Ana Catoni Yildirim ’80.

Carmen spoke to Alicia De Rivera-Cruz, whose health seemed better. On a sad note, Carmen saw on Facebook that Anne Garlette Maling passed away. Carol Bailey Miller still works on Virginia Horse Shows Association history and was appointed to the Hall of Fame nominating committee. She spoke with several well-known people in the horse-show world, including Bill Steinkraus, who was on the U.S. Olympic team for several years. Carol has attended several meetings of Mary Washington alumni in Richmond and enjoyed meeting people from different classes.

Elsie Lee Davidson Floyd enjoyed her spring flowers after all the rain but was concerned for others experiencing rain and tornadoes. Mim Sollows Wieland and Earl had the downstairs of their Cape Cod home painted and new flooring put in the kitchen. Marge Diener Knapp lives with son Jon and recently gave up driving. She fell during a trip to Barnegat Light, N.J., and crushed her left elbow. She had surgery in October and received a new elbow, a titanium implant. She called her therapist “Colleen the Crusher” because she worked her so hard, but it paid off. Marge belongs to a singing and bell-ringing group for seniors, and has lunch and plays Scrabble every Wednesday with her 101-year-old pal, Mabel. Mabel usually wins!

I took another escorted tour this spring to the national parks of Utah: Arches, Bryce, Zion, and the North Rim of the Grand Canyon. I didn’t do some hiking trails the younger people did, but I enjoyed the sunrise and sunsets and was awed by God’s country.