Class Notes

I don’t think I have ever contributed to our class news since I graduated from Mary Washington College, but I have always enjoyed reading what my former classmates have written. Thankfully I saved my “Battlefield” yearbook from 1964 and can refresh my memory as to who you are! I have no excuse now, so I volunteered to be our class agent, having retired in 2007 from my first career of eighteen years in public education (teacher, principal, assistant superintendent) and my final twenty-six years as the CEO of a start-up health foundation, created in 1985 through the sale of a large New Hampshire hospital. My two children are grown and traveling the world, while my second husband and I happily reside in rural Wolfeboro, NH. We first dated my freshman year (he was at UVA), but we went our separate ways. Forty-five years later we reconnected – but that is another story.

I would love to hear from more of you, not just about what you have accomplished, but add what you are doing today, and perhaps memorable moments from your years at MWC.  I still smile at the vision of Suzanne Meyers, a friend from the class of 1965, rushing soaking wet from her prior swimming class into Dr. Van Sant’s philosophy class, late on a regular basis, totally disrupting the class with some far-fetched tale of why she was late. Dr. Van Sant always allowed the interruption with a smile. Or the Halloween night my roommate Ann Carney and I dressed up in Raggedy Ann and Andy costumes and knocked on Dr. Mitchell’s (English Professor) front door for trick or treat and scared him to death, he obviously expecting only little kids.! I’m sure you all have some serious or crazy, fun memories to share! I would so love to hear from you – WRITE!

Carole Whitehead Bolt Hylton wrote, “I was Carole Whitehead in 1964 when I graduated from MWC. Van Newman was my roommate all four years. After graduation I married Paul Bolt who I met at a MWC mixer in 1962. Paul was an engineer who designed warheads  for the navy at the Dahlgren Navy base. We had two sons and resided in Fredericksburg where I worked at Fredericksburg Christian School for 26 years,
first as a teacher and then as elementary principal. We spent many years traveling all over the country in our travel trailer visiting many beautiful national parks with our two sons.  We took a cruise to Alaska which we both enjoyed immensely. My husband died of Alzheimer’s which was a very difficult journey. I then moved to Waynesboro, Virginia to be near my son, his wife and two grandchildren. I started attending Wayne Hills Baptist Church and in Sunday School class I met a gentleman who had also lost his mate to Alzheimer’s.  We began dating and then married in 2010. We enjoy each other’s grandchildren, our church activities, and traveling.”