Class Notes

Yolande Long and husband Mike went on an Alaskan cruise and saw whales, seals, sea otters, and bald eagles. They stopped in Juneau, Sitka, Ketchikan, and Victoria, B.C., before returning to Seattle. Older son Ross Fallen, a finance and economics major at VCU, had an internship at Hardywood Park Craft Brewery, where he learned about small business finances. Younger son Drew Fallen is in his fourth year at U.Va. and had a summer internship at the Virginia Historical Society. He’s in the Distinguished Majors Program in history and double majoring in religious studies. Yolande’s daughter, Elizabeth Fallen Brockwell, is a stay-at-home mom working hard at the best job ever!

Lundy Baker Updike’s son, Jim Updike ’13, received a computer science degree from UMW in May and is a junior Java developer in Sterling, Va. Third son Tom
Updike ’17, who is interested in music and engineering, started UMW this fall. The family will claim alumni from ’76, ’13, and ’17!

Barbara Baylis Hinton’s husband, Don, went as a contractor to FOB Sharana in Afghanistan for six months, and their older daughter, Lt. Laura Hinton, was deployed last winter to Kandahar. She hoped to return home in September but missed her sister’s graduation from the University of South Carolina. Daughter Jacklyn Hinton is staying in Columbia, S.C., and contemplating graduate studies in genetics. After being a substitute teacher for 15 years, Barbara joined the “dark side” and works in a Fairfax elementary school front office. It seems strange to her to go back to work as many of our contemporaries retire, but she hopes it will keep her young. Barbara reconnected last year with old roommate Penny Beard Jones ’77.

Newby and Becky Adams Mauck welcomed second granddaughter Kaitlyn Virginia Mauck in April.

Beverly Downey McCraw and husband of 29 years Jon live in Spencer, N.C., near Charlotte. Daughter Sara Beth is a senior at Columbia International University and was to do a summer internship in Guatemala. Son Ethan graduated high school with honors. Beverly planned to serve on a Campus Crusade team in July for two weeks in London and a week in southern France, working with a small Baptist church in Carpentras. Beverly, a full-time substitute teacher in Rowan County for 13 years, enjoys teaching kindergarten one day and high school the next.

Sharon Reel Fuhrmeister, a middle-school speech/language specialist for 11 years, retired in June. Before nearly 30 years in public schools, she worked in rehabilitation at Our Lady of Lourdes Medical Center. Older daughter Krista has Sharon’s grandson, Everett, 1. Son Gregory works in Chicago. Younger daughter Erica is a Johns Hopkins University senior. Tom and Sue Smith Hane joined Sharon on a summer trip to Spain and France.

Nancy Saunders Puckette and husband of 37 years Jim of Pleasant Valley, N.Y., are legacy executive directors for Tupperware Brands Corp. Daughter Annalise is a corporate event planner, and Nicole is a photographer.

Eva Grace Shedd lives in Silver Spring, Md., with husband Brett and son John, who finished his first year of college. Eva still works at the American College of Cardiology in D.C. Sadly, her mother passed away in February. Her dad, 92, lives in Williamsburg near Eva’s sister, Ellen Grace Jaronczyk ’70. 

Karen Sullivan Iseman and husband Ron of Ormond Beach, Fla., volunteer year-round with Operation Christmas Child of Samaritan’s Purse, which sends shoeboxes around the world to children who never receive presents. The Isemans vacationed in Maine in June, covering most of the state, from Acadia National Park to Mount Katahdin. Karen volunteers at a children’s home, is on the Genesis Counseling Center advisory board, and teaches classes at her Methodist church.

Carolyn Roberts said Cathy Colbert came for the January inauguration in D.C. So, Lucy Dee Kinsey hosted a lunch at her house with Hannah Patterson Crew, Daphne Johnston Elliott, Elaine Perrino Mazur, Judy Sledge Joyce, and Carolyn Roberts.

Suzanne Hawkins Stephens is back to being a lady of leisure, aka jobless, and still coaches 4-H archery. Jack still works at Rayonier Performance Fibers in Jesup, Ga. Older daughter Linda had one semester left at Georgia Southern University and aims to make the 2016 U.S. Olympic Archery Team. Younger daughter Emily is a freshman at Georgia Southern University. Suzanne is The Star-Spangled Banner lady, having sung the national anthem at three public events!

Mary Johnson Mulligan is an official empty nester. Son Patrick graduated from Emory School of Medicine in May and married a fellow med student in Phoenix. They began their residency at University of California, San Francisco, so Mary plans lots of trips to the West Coast. Daughter Katie works for a Spanish pharmaceutical company in Miami. Daughter Courtney works in sales with MicroStrategy and lives in D.C. Mary hopes to work another five years for NASA at the Kennedy Space Center before retiring.

Originally in the Class of ’59, Sylvia Pyle gradually earned her degree and graduated as an older adult student in ’76. She taught at Drew Middle School in Stafford County for 19 years, retiring in 1995 with her husband to Singer Island, Fla., then to Indian Wells, Calif., outside Palm Springs. Her son is an art curator; her daughter is an attorney. Her grandson is a senior at Marymount College in San Pedro, Calif. Her granddaughter graduated from Southwestern Law School in Los Angeles and works at an Orange County firm. Sylvia is active in her community women’s club. Her husband loves golf. They vacation in Monmouth and San Diego, and travel to Florida and Fredericksburg.

Henry and Madelin Jones Barratt’s son, William, returned from Shanghai in March to a new job in Arlington, Va. His wife, Susanna, joined him in July. Madelin’s daughter, Ellen, still teaches in Fairfax, and younger daughter Anna goes to James Madison University. Henry still does venture capital work and lots of gardening.

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